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I wrote Dream almost ten years ago, but for better and worse, it seems eerily relevant today. Here it is for FREE:
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Please download it, read it, use it and send the link to anyone else you think might put these ideas into action!
From the front flap:
What do Paris Hilton, Grand Theft Auto, Las Vegas, and a McDonald's commercial have in common with progressive politics? Not much. And, as Stephen Duncombe brilliantly argues, this is part of what's wrong with progressive politics. According to Duncombe, culture—and popular fantasy—can help us define and actualize a new political aesthetic: a kind of dreampolitik, created not simply to further existing progressive political agendas but help us imagine new ones.
Dream makes the case for a political strategy that embraces a new set of tools. Although fantasy and spectacle have become the lingua franca of our time, Duncombe points out that liberals continue to depend upon sober reason to guide them. Instead, they need to learn how to communicate in today's spectacular vernacular, not merely as a tactic but as a new way of thinking about and acting out politics. Learning from Las Vegas, however, does not mean adopting its values, as Duncombe demonstrates in outlining plans for what he calls "ethical spectacle."
An electrifying new vision of progressive politics by a lifelong political activist and thinker, Dream is a twenty-first-century manifesto for the left, reclaiming the tools of hidden persuaders in the name of spectacular change.
Two opposite conclusions can be drawn from the fact that enjoyment is a political factor in late capitalism, that its politics are a politics of fantasies: either a purist withdrawal into desiccated rationality or what Stephen Duncombe proposes, beating the enemy at its own terrain and thereby opening up a new field for radical politics. This book is simply the sine qua non for any renewal of Leftist politics — a must for anyone who wants the Left to overcome its purist shame! — Slovoj Zizek
Dogged by our dour moralism, it's high time we improved the quality of life on the Left. Duncombe's splendid plea for a politics rich in wit, sensuality, and aspiration will light up the path ahead. — Andrew Ross
Boring speeches, denunciations of things that everybody else enjoys, a dour ethos of self-sacrifice — no wonder n one wants to be progressive activist! Of you're eft-of-center and tired of losing, you need to read this book immediately. Stephen Duncombe — one of the best political writers of his generation — makes an impassioned, eloquent, and entertaining case for a joyful aesthetic of dissent — Liza Featherstone
Imagination is central to all successful political projects and yet the mainstream Left has allowed its imaginative faculty to atrophy in recent years. Duncombe shows how the methods pf some of today's most creative social movements can teach the Left to Dream again and, by exercising its imagination to create a winning progressive politics. — Michael Hardt
The old saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and getting the same results couldn't be more appropriate for today's politics. Dream inspires progressives to fantasize and re-imagine a new politics and drive to make it reality. — Lisa Witter, Fenton Communications
Duncombe's is a fresh and original voice that will be welcome in American culture. — Marshall Berman
From reviews:
Reminds us of the passion and creativity of a left political tradition worth reclaiming. — The Nation Blog, Katrina vanden Huevel
Makes the case that spectacle can be an ethical and sophisticated means of appealing to, even seducing, the American public. — Village Voice, Emily Weinstein
His appeal to the Left to think outside the box is a refreshing voice. — Tikkun, Rabbi Michael Lerner
One of those indispensable…books that progressives who are interested in strategies to achieve political power and goals must read. — BuzzFlash
This is not a wake-up call—what Duncombe asks of progressives is to dream better. — Slate, Joshua Glenn
We should thank [Duncombe]: the progressive movement needs a lot more creative thinking if we're to win over the country. — Daily Kos, David Sirota
[Duncombe] offers a re-imagined brand of progressivism, suggesting that his readers play politics a bit more like a video game. — Boldtype, Justin Kazmark
Arguing that "fantasy and spectacle have become the property of fascism," theorist, performer and activist Duncombe asserts that progressives should "build a politic that embraces the dreams of people and fashion spectacles that give those dreams form." His persuasive and pyrotechnic display of radical political thinking draws on a quirky mix of models—celebrity culture, the video game Grand Theft Auto and Umberto Eco's idea of opera aperta or free interpretation of art—to delineate how progressives can convey their message to a larger audience. What makes this polemic both inventive and exciting is its author's love of high and popular culture, which allows for deft juxtapositions of cultural icons like Bette Davis, Charles Baudelaire, Dungeons and Dragons and Tony Soprano. While many of his arguments have a flashy aura, Duncombe (The Bobbed-Haired Bandit) also makes incisive observations, such as that Cindy Sheehan and Rosa Parks had significant political experience before they entered the public eye or that politics rests as much on the imagination as reality. Noting that much current progressive writing retools old modes of thought, he persuasively and entertainingly argues that "if we really want to change reality, then we have to try and do something different." — Publishers Weekly


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Raleigh Agenda: The City of Raleigh wants to improve the Southern Gateway
I'm contributing to a new online site called Raleigh Agenda. They launched earlier this month and I'm hoping to expand on some greater Raleigh development and other topics there as an addition to the blog. I recommend you check it out and subscribe to the email newsletter.
I have a post up there now about the city's southern gateway and the vision plans around invigorating this tired, neglected area of the city. From the article:
It may be ironic then that this area, the Southern Gateway, is lacking the same kind of investment that other areas of the city are experiencing. An extremely vehicle-accessible area with roads like Saunders, Wilmington, MLK Boulevard, and the behemoth, I-40, are actually negatively impacting new investment.
*The City of Raleigh wants to improve the Southern Gateway via Raleigh Agenda.
That site is nice and has some good content. Hopefully they can add an RSS feed and comments section as those are what keep me coming back here between posts.
After decades of pandering to North Raleigh it's nice to see the city remember "Oh yeah, there's a south side too, I guess we should make sure it's not completely ignored after all." I mean, the neglect to areas south of downtown have long been so obvious, it's mind-boggling.
I'm glad finally SOMEbody is starting to realize this now. Hopefully, it's not too late to do some good there.
Some new development would be great. (Wasn't a shopping center supposed to go in next to Red Roof Inn with a grocery store?)
Maybe when I-40 is finally finished, something good can get moving.
Yes, south raleigh has a lot of potential as well. I think if someone were to come in and build some major buildings for a businesses in those large vacant lots just north of 40 on S Saunders.. that would definitely gravitate more to that area. I've heard that Goodnight has been buying up all that land in the south for a while now. So if true and they start to sell or develope… that could be huge.
I can just imagine a tall building there on those lots with a roof top bar/restaurant. That would be one of the best views in Raleigh!
To be fair, all gateways into DT Raleigh suck in one way or another. While the promise of the northern gateway via Capital has been discussed for years, it's still not improved. Most of the roads from the east and the west don't feel like gateways at all and encounter ugliness just before one reaches downtown. Western Blvd probably has the most appeal from an experience perspective but it has to pass that damn prison and it doesn't really take you into the core of DT; you have to switch to another road. The same is true for Glenwood. It's lovely drive actually from the Beltline to its terminus but it dead ends into Morgan rather abruptly and unceremoniously.
HIllsborough Street is a very nice approach to DT and is getting a lot of attention but it does not move traffic in a way that a gateway would intend.
New Bern also has a really nice approach to DT and a lot of upside potential but it's not coming from a direction that has a lot of exposure to the thru traffic on I40.
That all said, the southern gateway is the most critical and the most important part of that is S. Saunders. More than a ball park, Raleigh needs a serious streetscape plan NOW for S. Saunders to address both landscaping and the built environment. When the best looking things on a street are a Harley dealer and a cemetery, you know you've got a problem.
Wilmington and Hammond also need work but these roads spill into neighborhoods and should never be encouraged to be thoroughfares or gateways. That said, the areas south of DT on those two roads also has a ton of potential.
I am happy that the city is beginning to recognize that the southern gateway is long overdue for development. The vast majority of visitors who fly into Raleigh are directed to this route. Once you exit 40 to South Saunders, you are immediately greeted with older, unkept warehouse facilities, overgrown lots, dated strip malls and used car lots. I would hope that the city would realize that aesthetics are important. I am especially appreciative of the monster truck that sits just north of Red Roof Inn.
In my mind the gate to a city's downtown is the start of where pedestrians are the focus, and no longer in [serious] danger (though I was lightly tapped by a city truck that didn't stop at a Hargett st stop sign this week). This is how ancient cities were arranged….the gate lets you into the walls, and inside the walls you are safe. Raleigh's "walls" need to be expanded out quite a bit I think…i.e., expand the area where pedestrians are primary and not secondary. Rebuild street grid in some places ( I am crazy enough to propose installing a grid all the way to Caraleigh such as can be done). Sure, monumental art akin to ancient triumphal archs (that little brick circle at Hillsborough/Edenton seems to beg for some big industrial piece of art to me). For gods sake bury all of the power lines downtown and add boom signals at every intersection. Stretches of Lane and Harrington don't even have sidewalks! I am overflowing with ideas…I wish I could get the ideas out of my head and onto a basemap of downtown just to see how it might all look…
The article makes a good point about S. Wilmington being the BRT line for Wake County's transit plan. I can see it being lined with taller buildings, with medium density (especially townhouses) flaring out in either direction from there.
Another great point was made about Western Blvd. How amazing would it be to replace Central Prison with a high density residential area? I think apartments might be hard to sell, but I'm imagining a rowhouse neighborhood like Capitol Hill in DC, or Back Bay in Boston, with like 10K+ per square mile type density, and a main street connecting to Western. I know the prison isn't going anywhere for a long time, but by the time it does, I imagine the land will be worth a lot of money. People would have a hard time complaining about heights and/or the "character" of the neighborhood if the buildings are all 2-3 stories and there's absolutely no neighborhood there right now.
@Mark, I love the idea of expanding the grid of DT but I wouldn't hold my breath. We couldn't get that done for just a small area (Peace and Capital).
@Steve, I have always been a proponent of taking the prison & the morehead school and combining them with Pullen park to make Raleigh's central park that is largely flat, adjacent to neighborhoods to the north and useful. This park can extend to the other side of the of Western in the Dix property and western can tunnel under sections of it so that the parkland area is contiguous. In turn, the upper area of Dix Hill could be developed with high density that connects it all the way down Lake Wheeler to downtown proper.
@Steve – just convert the prison into apartments. Call it "the jail house" or something. ha.. jk
@john – the capital project should be starting next month. and when that is complete.. that will be an excellent gateway straight into raleigh. especially with the kane project going in right there as well.
The gateway needs to be more than just the few blocks north of DT on Capital. It needs to be addressed from 440 & Capital southward in the same way that S. Saunders needs to be addressed from 40 northward into downtown.
Despite the fortune of not having an interstate highway slice through its center, Raleigh could take some cues from other cities who have or are planning to remove their urban freeways. For the best results, big ideas are needed.
S. Saunders Street and S. Wilmington Street need to be redesigned — slower traffic, street parking, urban frontages for buildings. Lake Wheeler could use some attention too.
More solid connections are also needed between Southwest and Southeast Raleigh. I envision an extension of Centennial Parkway from Lake Wheeler Road to Rock Quarry Road if not further. With the planning for Dix, I'd put a lot of thought into connections to the park as well.
@RaleighRob yes Cracker Barrel was suppose to but they had to have the big sign on pole and COR said NO.
@CX Centennial Parkway won't connect to Saunders as behind gas station/BK is EPA brown field site and new Caraleigh Commons is backing up to flood plain & walnut creek. No room left.
The land across from Harley dealer is the land that needs a 10-15 story building and yes Lake Wheeler needs upgrades & sidewalks. The area has more potential than Capital & New Bern. I was hoping the City would built complex by red roof and put 1200 employees there in 18 story complex.
Please show Ray Price and his Harley dealership some respect. He has kept his business on the south side when he easily could have moved to a nicer area of town decades ago. His company was sponsoring events downtown when the only thing down there was homeless people and pigeons. I hope Ray Price Harley, Earp's Seafood, Murray Tire, and Bob's Army Surplus don't eventually get priced out of the area.
@cx, what other cities are you referring to? Just curious.
The South and East ends of Raleigh have largely been ignored. The New Bern Ave. revitalisation plan is about adding bus lanes and sidewalks. Not really going to improve the gateway entry. Capital's gateway will look nice but too short. Here's to hoping Capital improves out to the beltine.
Perhaps a stadium could go in at the Cargill site or central prison?
The city needs to provide incentives for companies willing to expand/relocate to the South and East so we can start to redevelop those areas. The zip code 27610 should be of highest priority.
And then when businesses and developers come to the South and East sides of downtown, there will be the complaints that it's gentrifying and pricing out the "original" residents/businesses. Can't win.
@bam, I stand by my earlier statement. I am not disrespecting Ray Price. I said it was the best looking thing on that stretch of road. That's not being disrespectful.
I still say that a Harley dealer shouldn't be the nicest thing on a gateway entrance road. We should aspire to be better than that. Ray Price should be the floor of our expectations, not the ceiling.
@BC: Never heard anything about Cracker Barrel. After more digging, the project I was thinking about is "Penmarc Village".
@BC: I get what you're saying about extending Centennial Parkway. Based on the potential benefits, alternatives should be explored, be it a new street (elevated through the flood plain) or better connections along existing streets that skirt the flood plain.
@Paul: San Francisco removed its Embarcadero Freeway and part of the Central Freeway. New Orleans has explored removing the Claiborne Expressway outside of the Treme and French Quarter. Dallas and TDOT is considering removing I-345 east of Downtown. Many other have or are considering removal, trenching, or covering highways in hope of reconnecting neighborhoods.
Raleigh has this opportunity too with neighborhoods south and north or Downtown.
@RaleighRob, thanks for the link to the proposed Penmarc project. While it looks like it would definitely be an improvement to the area, it sure is uninspired and completely ordinary. I'd certainly hope for something better. I'd almost rather nothing happen than something lame that will be there for the next few generations.
@John – I agree with your last comment. Although it would be nice to have something there, I would much rather hold off until we can get something much better. That looks very unappealing.. and my opinion is.. it would not be the best thing to see first thing when you enter into downtown. I think something similar to what they have done in North Hills would be great.. maybe on a slightly smaller scale.
I'd like to see S. Saunders become a tree lined boulevard with periodically accessed service roads to the east and the west for the businesses. A tree buffer between the thoroughfare and the service roads would give the city the opportunity to shape the experience of travel to and from DT without necessarily requiring a complete overhaul of the land use of all properties that currently line it. If necessary, I'd trade the center median on S. Saunders for east and west landscaped buffers. The service road could be initially accessed going south from McDowell and the fork of S. Saunders where those two roads meet and the north bound service road could have one lane that starts from the south side of 40 and a dedicated offshoot turn lane from the exit off of 40. Certainly there are some buildings that are simply to close to the current road configuration to make this work but one can dream. Once the configuration is in place, it could raise the land value of adjacent properties and encourage better, more thoughtful development.
The very first thing the Dawson/McDowell connector (proper name of this segment from downtown to Caraleigh) is freakin' sidewalks. The whole situation here was a trumped up reason to demolish the southside neighborhood between South Street and Rocky Branch…it really doesn't need to exist in its current configuration (though I understand that this all essentially our only N/S route all the way through downtown). There are a host of minor changes that can be down to properly urbanize the area and not touch the Rocky Branch buffer area and flood plain, such as 1) take out the South Saunders light at Dawson/McDowell and make use of the jug handle intersection at Prospect/Saunders and the way into that corner. You can then take out the stretch from the light to the old Saunders alignment, smush the Dawson/McDowell lanes together eastward and develop Saunders across the road from Ray Price. I also still think taking out the MLK-Dawson/McDowell interchange vastly improves the area and expands the downtown footprint. Dropping West St to MLK, taking Dorthea *back to Dawson (like it used to be) and developing the SE corner of that old interchange. I realize this means moving Heritage Park but it is aging and in need of a rethink anyway.
Why not create a large roundabout at the intersection of S. Saunders and McDowell?
There's quite a bit of land taken up by the existing intersection and a large roundabout would provide an opportunity to locate some sort of DT entrance feature like a fountain, a sculpture, etc. The N/S thru corridor could engage the roundabout in a fairly gentle way that won't significantly slow the movement through the intersection. It doesn't necessarily need to be a circle, it could be more oval in shape if necessary.
I know this is changing the subject, but when you mentioned roundabouts, I couldn't help but think about our need for one at five points. I have SEVERAL reasons why, probably too many for a comments section. But alas, I'll just keep watching near-misses at the awkward red light.
So you I guess you know Five Points used to have a roundabout? Pics hanging in The Point. https://localwiki.org/raleigh/Five_Points_Traffic_Circle
@Mark, thanks for that link. Certainly any new roundabout would need to be better than that sad little one that they used to have in Five Point. It could afford to have one more like the one on Hillsborough at the entrance to NC State.
Probably too much for the comments section on the Southern Gateway… but my vision for a Five Points roundabout is similar to Dupont Circle in DC. Lose the median. From the north side, Glenwood starts dropping 4 center lanes (2 each direction) around Alexander Rd (elev 306′). Two side roads start ramping up on both sides. So by the time you get to the intersection, 2 thru lanes each direction of Glenwood are tunneled underneath and there is a surface roundabout for local traffic (only need a simple 1 lane circle since lower traffic volumes).
On the south side, similar story, local lanes ramp down and reconverge with the thru lanes somewhere before Harvey St (elev 288′). Current elev of Five Points intersection is 320′, so the topography naturally lends itself to the idea.
The pedestrian experience would be improved simply by hiding all the thru traffic and basically restoring the neighborhood feel to the sidewalks and shops rather than feeling inches away from a thoroughfare. And it solves the complicated turn movements that people can't seem to understand. You'd lose some of the current street parking but I think that's a price worth paying. And I could see it as a catalyst for mid-rise development at the Yadkin Bank & gas station properties.
Mike, I suggested the exact same thing on the Urbanplanet forum! I think everyone wins…commuters bypass a choke point. Pedestrians have many fewer cars to dance around. Thomas Circle also has submerged bypass lanes, and probably others in DC.
@Mike…wait, actually a guy whose handle is Green_Man suggested it first and also compared it to DuPont….sorry for taking credit…also…you two one and the same perhaps?
Yes! Now, just need to get the city to understand the benefits of dropping some serious cash on the project!
Here's an excerpt from a letter I wrote to NewRaleigh with reasons for a 5-points roundabout:
1) Pedestrian safety. Five Points is a residential area, and, as such, people like to jog, walk their dogs, stroll their children, etc. The way Glenwood is traveled is downright dangerous for pedestrians. Creating a roundabout would sufficiently calm traffic and bring an element of safety to those walking the neighborhood. To the opponents arguing it would stifle traffic on Glenwood, that's precisely the idea. Traffic-calming was the rationale behind building the roundabout on Hillsborough St., a similarly traveled road, and it has worked beautifully. The right lanes fronting The Rialto and Lilly's are parking lanes after 5:00p and on weekends; I would suggest making these lanes permanent parking lanes, creating a less-complicated one-lane entrance to the roundabout.
2) Mitigation of driver confusion. I live off of Whitaker Mill Rd., and I see–almost daily–a near-miss accident involving drivers unfamiliar with the Whitaker Mill/Fairview right-of-way. Despite the (small) posted sign instructing Whitaker Mill drivers to yield to oncoming Fairview traffic, these drivers either a) don't see the sign, b) are distracted by pedestrians crossing Glenwood in front of The Rialto, or c) engage in an awkward stalemate with Fairview drivers who don't know they have the right-of-way. A roundabout provides simplicity for drivers: yield to traffic in the circle.
3) Resumption of two-way traffic on East Fairview Rd. The one-way block of Fairview east of Five Points creates an awkward interruption of flow, requiring westbound traffic between Capital Blvd. and Oberlin Rd. to divert onto Scales St., a street that is not designed for cut-through traffic. A roundabout, coupled with resumption of two-way traffic on Fairview, would create a seamless pathway from Capital to Oberlin.
4) Aesthetics. Five Points is one of the prettiest neighborhoods in the city, and I love living here. However, I believe the area's appearance would be VASTLY improved with buried power lines, removal of traffic lights, and an attractive roundabout "hub," perhaps highlighted by landscaping (a large "city-symbol" oak tree?), a fountain, a statue, whatever. A fantastic model to follow is Monument Ave. in Richmond's Fan District. Their use of roundabouts and accompanying statues create an eye-catching focal point for the neighborhood and the city.
I can't be the only one disappointed that Will's letter to NewRaleigh about reasons for a 5-Points roundabout was only 4 points, right?
A LETTER? to NewRaleigh??? Why a letter? And why to NewRaleigh? And is this even possible? Maybe try City Council, the Mayor, or Office of Transportation Planning.
Is there a new brewery coming to 'South Raleigh'?
Was on Hoke street I believe this afternoon (which is much further south than much of the current gentrification) and industrial. Looked into a building that i was riding by and could clearly see the brewery tanks through the window, where the paper had come down. Area could be a great area for breweries, etc lightweight industrial, etc. You certainly have to leap over an area that has been slower to change but its closer to Downtown proper than many of the east Raleigh areas that are transforming.
Would Love to see Taller High Rises along the Southern End of Downtown and near Shaw University. I think that it will Better Enhance that part of Downtown a lot. Raleigh is About to Explode and When it Does….WOW.!!
Great points Will. The grey, out-of-place, now furniture shop would still be there unfortunately, but a roundabout would definitely be an aesthetic asset to the neighborhood. A small statue in the middle referencing historic Raleigh, similar to the way Richmond does with Monument Ave would be pretty nice!
Because of a few odd new comments on this thread, I re-read the entire thread from the top, and found some really interesting and thoughtful posts, especially from the poster named "John" (no relation to me).
With downtown spreading down from the north…Pullen Park, NC State Centennial campus, Farmer's Market, and Dix Park along the west side…I agree it is definitely time to pay some more serious attention to the layout and streetscapes on the immediate south side, especially where Dawson becomes South Saunders, and rolls over that short rise, less than a mile, to I-40.
Think about it: I-40 is THE great east/west expressway from California to Carolina, and downtown Raleigh is right there, in view, just one mile north of that expressway. If I were Raleigh, I would want that one mile from I-40 into Downtown to really make a statement about Raleigh.
As for this one odd comment here, I came to this site to express my love for Raleigh,i live here and I love this city. I love reading the comments here and love to see the progress that Raleigh is making. are my capitialized words less enough for you Jeff. And in case your wondering why Jeff because I have a crappy laptop that is why.
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How do I leave here?
Or, the more pressing matter: how do I tell you about my last week here? Especially without it seeming like a diary entry.
Of course, this post would start with St. Patrick's Day. How appropriate. After the event at Poets House, Brittany and I walked to the McDonald's to (FINALLY) get me a Shamrock Shake. SO DAMN GOOD. So then it was officially St. Patrick's Day, of course. We tried maybe a thousand different places before we settled on leaving the immediate vicinity of our house and heading up to Times Square for the night. New York City was in fine form, let me tell you. Brittany got a lot of comments on her "leggings," which were actually bright green elastic pants made for a seven year old child (she got them at Target). She was a sight to behold. At one point we acquired some St. Patty's Day necklaces, which was good because I was feeling a little un-festive, considering the greenest things I own are all various shades of olive. Once we skipped out of that place, we found some Irish people walking around who steered us with them to another Irish pub. I have no idea how I'm ever going to top this St. Patty's Day next year…I mean, where in Michigan would you ever just find a giant group of Irishmen wandering around? Maybe I'll just have to jet on over to Ireland next year, that seems like my only option.
If I left out one particular Irishman it would be a glaringly obvious exclusion and everyone would probably notice. His name is Colm (like Coll-um…it's an Irish thing I guess?), and he does animation. You should check out his stuff on his blog, it's www.colmgriffin.blogspot.com Do it. God, I sound like such a blogger now. I refuse to ever think of myself as a "blogger," even if it just means I'm in complete denial about it that's fine with me.
The next day was pretty rough. I don't honestly know how I functioned, but somehow I was completely fine. I went to sleep at 5:00 am and woke up at 8:30 to get my butt to Poets House on time and raring to go. I spent another late night there, hanging out with Victoria in the lobby and reading some of the poetry of Paul Celan, around whom the event centered. If you haven't read "Deathfugue," it is absolutely essential that you do so. If someone asked me to give them a poem that exemplified duende, I don't think I would ever be able to find a better poem to answer that question. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/archive/poem.html?id=179933
I slept harder than I ever have after that. Then again, I feel like I've been saying that a lot lately. The next day I showed up at Poets House early in the morning to help out with a children's event. Carin Berger, a children's poetry author and collage artist, read to the kids and conducted a collage workshop with magazine clippings. After that, we had a quick turnaround for another adult event regarding the language of the Qu'ran, which I attended. It was pretty interesting, but I could tell that the speaker was a bit overwhelmed with the task of fitting a discussion covering the entirety of the Qu'ran in to one two-hour session. My favorite point that he made: most of the lines are connected with a syllable that translates to the word "and," except for the lines addressing the orphan. A friend of the speaker's pointed out that this was the prophet Mohamed's special message of understanding to orphans (he was one himself): that the orphan begins with no sense of connection. I thought that was amazing.
After the event, I lugged all the paper for my chapbook over to Staples, my final hope for cutting and printing my chapbook. They turned out to be extremely helpful, which was just about the biggest sense of relief I could have asked for. That weight lifted off my shoulders, I set out to meet Victoria for a dinner date at Max Brenner: Chocolate by the Bald Man. The place was AMAZING. It was my chocolate dreamland. Actually, I should note that the food was pretty good, too. I had a Greek salad that was amazing–and I usually don't use qualifiers with salads. The main attraction was the dessert, though. Their dessert menu is as long as or longer than the entire menu at most restaurants! They're interesting combos and ideas, too. You can get ice cream bars that come with chocolate sauce and candy pieces and dip them to create your own as you go, you can order from a multitude of incredible-sounding sundaes, crepes, and regular desserts with a twist, experience several different fondue options…it was completely overwhelming to try to decide what to get. I ended up ordering the dessert pizza, which was basically a pizza crust with a thick layer of melted chocolate topped with bananas and (a mountain of) toasted marshmallows. Victoria ordered the s'mores fondue, which was equally as incredible and unique. They brought out a little flame source, along with marshmallows, graham crackers, a little container of melted chocolate, peanut butter, bananas, and raspberry spread. Whoever thought of peanut butter/chocolate/banana/marshmallow s'mores is my HERO. It's like all my favorite things swirled into one. Needless to say, I ate a lot of dessert. But I was also thankful to have been able to spend some one-on-one time with Victoria again. She's a really inspiring person. Frankly I'm really flattered that she's my friend…it's exciting to know that someone older, wiser, and smarter would enjoy spending time with me! Going to see Max Bemis remains one of my favorite NYC memories.
The next day (Sunday), after sleeping in for a little while, Brittany and I made our way down to Brooklyn to see the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. I hadn't actually been to Brooklyn yet! Now the only borough I haven't visited is Staten Island. We had a great time–the gardens are spectacular. I can't wait to see them when everything is blooming. After the gardens, Brittany showed me around some of her digs. She works at BOMB Magazine, which has its offices in Brooklyn. We stopped in at The Green Grape, this adorable little grocery store, and grabbed some fantastic pumpkin bread with chocolate chips in it. It seemed like there were a million options for dinner, but we ended up settling on an adorable Mexican restaurant called "Pequena," which lived up to its name. The food was fantastic. My mouth was on fire. I've had such crazy cravings for Mexican food here. I've realized how much I usually eat, and so I think going without it a bit has made me go a little nuts over it.
After that, we hurried home so I could meet Colm to go to a movie. We were a bit early (the movie didn't start until 9:45), so we went to Billy's so I could grab a cupcake and then we just walked around and talked for a while. At last, someone here who doesn't make fun of my midwestern accent! He calls cupcakes buns. I'm fascinated by the differences in words like that. We went to see "Limitless," the movie about the guy who takes a pill to turn his brain superhuman. It was interesting, for sure. Not my favorite movie but not a waste of time, either. We walked up to Times Square after the movie so Colm could experience Coldstone. They were not, unfortunately, playing club music this time. Darn.
After wandering around outside, not sleeping, and eating ice cream in the middle of the night in freezing temperatures, I went to sleep pretty sick. I downed a packet of Emergen-C, a lot of advil, and laid low for most of Monday. I at least accomplished a few things for my bookbinding the next day: I went to the art supply store and bought needles and thread, ordered a red velvet cake from Big Booty Bread Co. (a bakery down the street at 23rd and 8th) and bought forks and plates. That night was the going away party for us Kalamazoo girls…which didn't last too long, but the food was really good, at least. Since I had decided to bypass laundry my last week in favor of shopping, Brittany and I walked over to the Forever 21 in Herald Square. She found a necklace for me that's a little tiny wooden horse…I love it so much and I will always remember that she picked it out for me! Despite that store being so gigantic (it's three levels…) it's so much less overwhelming than the one at home. Much less crowded, quieter, and better organized. After finding a place to grab smoothies, we made our way back to the house. Of course, this journey would not be complete without us getting lost and turned around AT LEAST once. Something about being together makes us both directionally challenged.
The next morning (Tuesday) I stopped in at Staples to big up my chapbook. They could not have done a nicer job–and they were pretty cheap, too! I was ecstatic. I had everything all ready for my bookbinding party that night. After work, I headed over to Big Booty to pick up the cake. For some reason I didn't look at it before I started carrying it away, so it was pure torture wondering what it looked like! It definitely did not disappoint. The bookbinding party-goers and I all agreed that it was basically the best cake we'd ever had–most and dense without being too rich, with fantastic cream cheese frosting. Lydia, in particular, was running around screaming CAAAAKE!!! The general consensus was that someone had slipped some cocaine in this cake batter, because we were all nutcases after we ate it. The binding actually went really quickly–Emma and Olivia from the program are knowledgeable about book arts and helped us out immensely. Brittany hand-lettered the titles as we finished binding, and she did an absolutely beautiful job. It was so powerful to actually hold one of the books in my hands. I'm so happy with the end result, and I'll cherish the memory of that bookbinding party for forever.
Colm came to the end of the party and we hung out again for the rest of the "night" (night seemed to turn into 8pm-4am in the morning this last week). Funny that I could click so much with some random guy I met on St. Patty's Day…and a random IRISH guy I met on St. Patty's Day, at that!
On Wednesday evening I presented my chapbook to my seminar group. It was a strange experience to read the poems aloud. The speaker of these poems is much bolder, wilder, more assertive and violent than my speakers tend to be. She's a lot farther from my projected self than my speaker usually is so it was out of my comfort zone…but in a good way. It was exhilarating to show people that side of myself.
So now we come to yesterday. The days have flown by. Poets House hosted an event on the poetry of Zbigniew Herbert, an important Polish poet that I had never studied. I would say these kinds of events were some of the most useful to me while I was here–even if I didn't get to actually see them, they put the poets' names on my radar and marked them as important. I was a little bummed, because Charles Simic was supposed to be on of the speakers, but he couldn't make it because of a health problem. Still, it was extremely interesting and the program room was PACKED. Brittany came along, too, so that made it even more enjoyable. I would say it was one of the busiest (if not THE busiest) event I've been to at Poets House.
So today. This is my last day here. I'm so devastatingly sad to leave this place, I can't even begin to describe it. I've given a copy of my chapbook to everyone I'm close to at Poets House, and it's just about time to hand a copy to the librarian to leave in the library (!!!). My supervisor, Mike, treated me to lunch and we sat down to eat it together. Victoria came in and brought me little mini red velvet cupcakes, despite not having to work today. Strangely enough, I spent most of my time today training a new intern. It was strangely like the circle of life. The amount of love I have for this place, and the way in which that love is reciprocated, absolutely knocks me off my feet.
I'll update you guys on the goings-on of tonight after they've happened. For now, the plan is to go to the MoMA once I get out of work (with Brittany), and then meet Lydia at Max Brenner for a farewell dinner. SOB.


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Becoming energy independent by developing our shale deposits would allow America to reduce her involvement in the Middle East while stimulating her economy and providing jobs for thousands of Americans.
During the oil crisis of the 1970s, America was crippled by OPEC efforts to shut off oil supplies in 1973 and 1979. Drivers faced long lines at gas stations and rationing as price controls exacerbated an already bad situation. President Carter warned Americans that world oil supplies were estimated to be exhausted within five years. Politicians demonized oil companies as the bad guys and Congress passed the Windfall Profits Tax to penalize Big Oil for what they considered to be excessive profits. Given the situation of price controls and punitive taxes, it is not surprising that oil companies slashed their exploration budgets and hunkered down to ride out the storm.
Fortunately, America wearied of President Carter's incessant doom and gloom hopelessness and elected Ronald Reagan as his replacement in 1980. Reagan came into office optimistically vowing to turn America around and restore her to glory. Reagan fought for lower taxes and less regulation to free business from the heavy hand of government and restore the animal spirits of the market. Congress, ever the shrinking violet, insisted on phasing in tax cuts which forced America to endure two more years of deep recession while Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volker's tight monetary policy worked to bring interest rates down from their highs of 21%. Once everything was in place in 1983, the American economy rocketed into the longest peacetime expansion in American history with every segment of the American population benefiting from the rising tide which indeed lifted all boats.
Since the oil crises of the 1970s when the notion of energy independence entered into the political lexicon, it has remained the prominent political goal of every candidate running for office when discussing energy policy. Politicians pledge to work for energy independence, but do little about it upon entering office. The idea of being free from the threat of being over the barrel as OPEC and the Middle East had us back in the 70s is most appealing but impractical without the discovery of additional domestic supplies. The deregulation of the transportation industry begun under President Nixon and continued under Ford and Carter was expanded under President Reagan to include energy, culminating in Reagan's repeal of the Windfall Profits Tax in 1988. Deregulation and lowered taxes stimulated the oil companies into reinvesting in oil exploration and the development of new drilling technologies.
Hydraulic fracturing is a drilling technology which has been around for decades. First used in the 1940s, the process involves the injection of a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into a wellbore to create fractures in the deep underground rock strata that act as conduits for the oil and gas deposits to flow into the wellbore. At depths of over ten thousand feet, there are massive layers of rock between these fractured wellbores and relatively shallow ground water sources typically residing a few hundred feet below the surface.
Environmental activists, never satisfied with any source of energy, have generated irrational fears over hydraulic fracturing in recent years with tales of groundwater contamination that have been debunked. These same environmentalists were promoting the use of natural gas only a few years before as an alternative to the development of additional nuclear power plants and accusing oil companies of refusing to search for additional natural gas deposits. This is a ludicrous proposition as oil companies are in the business of finding and developing energy sources to maximize their profits and increase the wealth of their shareholders, and any attempt to suppress the development of energy would stand in opposition to their mission. The price of energy serves as their only guide to decisions as to whether the expense of finding and developing energy sources is tenable.
The need for affordable energy has prompted America to increasingly involve herself in the affairs of the Mideast at the expense of blood and treasure to protect the free flow of oil around the world. The Mideast, divided into the Sunni and Shiite sects, has fought for millennia over the legitimacy of the Islamic prophet Mohammed's legitimate successor. The discovery of oil wealth has only intensified this holy war as control of these riches is up for grabs, and these riches have allowed for the purchase of advanced weapons systems. Terrorism is the preferred political mechanism to adjudicate grievances with much of the hatred directed towards America and her unwanted presence in the region which is necessary to ensure the oil flows and the riches continue to accumulate.
America has fought three major wars in the Mideast to protect the oil supplies and punish terrorists allowed to operate with impunity in certain areas. Terrorist groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Muslim Brotherhood are so powerfully entrenched they actually form political parties and hold power in certain areas blurring the line between terrorism and politics. Syria is currently engaged in a civil war with several terrorist groups including al-Qaeda fighting against the government of dictator Bashar al-Assad who is backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the terrorist group Hezbollah. Shia Hezbollah is aligned with Iran while Sunni Hamas is aligned with Saudi Arabia, and the Muslim Brotherhood, originally a Sunni group responsible for founding Hamas, has expanded to pan-Islamic cooperation for the advancement of Islam. There are a multitude of splinter groups and smaller factions whose only common factor is a hatred of America.
President Obama is preparing to involve America in the Syrian conflict with no side palatable to American interests and nothing to be gained as we have no interest other than regional destabilization. The Syrian rebels include our 9/11 nemesis al-Qaeda while the Syrian government is backed by a newly resurgent Russia looking to expand her influence in the region under Putin and the terrorist group Hezbollah spawned from the Iranian Revolution of 1979 which held American embassy officials hostage. Both sides include players hostile to the United States with records of atrocities committed against America.
The development of domestic energy sources would allow us to greatly reduce our presence in the Mideast conflicts currently raging and force other countries to step into the breach. China and Russia are poised to do so to their advantage possibly with the intention of disrupting oil supplies in the hopes of curbing American hegemony, but the oil crises of the 1970s demonstrate that oil is a world commodity needing buyers to complement sellers. Development of these domestic supplies, now estimated to be enough for over a hundred years of energy independence, would further insulate the United States from nefarious disruptions in the Mideast.
Energy independence is a political pipedream which is now within the realm of possibility. It would allow us the flexibility to pull back from unpalatable Mideast conflicts and stimulate our depressed economy while increasing American wealth and raising our standard of living. To achieve this, we must muzzle the irrational environmentalists and call off progressive efforts to hamper hydraulic fracturing in the form of EPA regulations and denial of public lands to responsible exploration efforts. Progressives are fighting energy independence because it means freedom from government dependence and the need for progressive initiatives which keep Americans beholden to their political beneficence.


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New Forest Northern Commons - Foxbury
Our 150 hectare heathland restoration project on the edge of the New Forest: an blooming landscape of yellow flowering gorse, purple heathers, flourishing orchids and foxgloves, and blossoming trees in their infancy, all braided with miles of gravel trackways. Join our rangers at the basecamp to learn about Forest wildlife, or hire the site for recreational purposes.
Inheriting Foxbury
Foxbury went through extensive timber extraction as its ownership changed hands. The site was inherited as a vast area of undulating landscape; of remnant seed bed; of areas of retained birch and pine; and of the once dense understorey of Rhododendron.
Today we are half way through our initial funding and the changes continue year on year. Stands of birch and pine remain; rhododendron clearance is at 90%; natural regeneration of the seed bed and heather is already underway and the wildlife we would expect to see is slowly returning.
Galloway cattle
We graze Foxbury's open areas of heathland restoration with a herd of belted Galloways. The cattle help keep the encroaching scrub and grasses at bay, and also trample thick bracken stands, in order to allow the developing heather to establish. Our rangers and volunteers undertake seasonal management such as Rhododendron and birch removal, bracken herbicide application and hedge cutting.
Woodland management
As well as lowland heathland, we are also re-establishing native broadleaf woodland at Foxbury. This Winter our volunteers planted 3500 English oak, sweet chestnut and common alder saplings, the first year of a 5 year project which will see us plant up 26 hectares of Foxbury with around 20,000 trees.
Butterfly transect
Last spring we set up a butterfly transect running from Half Moon common into Foxbury. We recorded an array of species over the spring and summer, and as our heather communities develop over the coming years, we hope to see an influx of Silver-Studded Blue butterflies (our specialist heathland species). The transect has been laid out to take in a selection of developing habitats: open heathland, woodland edges and woodland rides.
With the help of volunteers from Hampshire Ornithological Society, we undertook a Nightjar survey during the Summer, looking for churring males. We have a healthy population of breeding Nightjars in Foxbury, the birds having begun to use the site since the clearance of commercial conifer post-2006. We will continue monitoring them this year.
Recreational access to Foxbury is by invitation only. Have a look at our events and volunteering pages to find out what's going on.


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Etohum is the most popular incubation program among start-ups in Turkey, and it has been the most active year for Etohum, organizing dozens of events in 12 months. Founder Burak Büyükdemir has announced 40 start-ups selected at Etohum Start-up Summit.
We have had the opportunity to know 40 start-ups of Etohum, which has an increasing trend just as Turkish internet industry does. I believe in 2012 these start-ups will be more popular compared to previous years, just as Etohum ecosystem will have a major place for Turkish internet in the future.
I guess this year we will get beyond being merely "an etrading country". If the entrepreneurs continue down the road, we will be publishing stories of new investments, and 2012 will be year for Turkey that Turkish investors (angel and first level) will want to live again.
I don't want to be too wordy, so let's have a look at the list of Etohum 40 start-ups, with Website name, Founders and Description in order. Hope it will help you make more effective comments this year
You can find more detailed information about start-ups and owners at the bottom of the list. We will share the list of Etohum 15 once it is announced.
Etohum 2012 – Etohum 40 Start-ups
1. iyibilir.com: Faruk Erdoğan – E-learning Project based on a social education management system.
2. Millandfashion.com: Orhan Seyfi Dayıoğlugil – Etrading start-up focused on bags sales.
3. OpenAgenda: Talip Taştemel – A start-up that provides functional web services to SMB's with a SaaS model.
4. Giysicini.com: Didem Yeni, M.Gökay Borulday – A smart cyber wardrobe, sharing website for social shopping.
5. Akillibaslangic.com: Erdem Samut – A development and education support website for pre-school children.
6. Foodback: Berk Çağlayan, Çağlar Çakar – A mobile application you can use to instantly submit your feedback about restaurants and cafes you've just visited to restaurant owner.
7. Etrafimda.com: Berkant Kölem,Ismail Örün, Tom Reil -Michael Schramm – A real-time, location based mobile coupon platform that enables users find daily campaigns on their smart phones using QR code technology.
8. Last Moon Games: Ahmet Levent Sevgili – Mobile gaming company, a start-ups that can develop games in very short time with its physics engine and game editor.
9. Dekoreko.com: A.Elif Coşkunkan, Zeynep Akın – A closed and vertical private shopping club focused on house decoration items.
10. Yurtlarburada.com: Murat Durak – Student dormitory guide that promotes Private Student Dorms in Turkey and helps students find accommodation in cities they are new.
11. Apsiyon.com: Erkan Doğan, Meriç Akdamar Kudret Türk – An online project developed as SaaS. It aims to create social networks in block residents while making residence management easier.
12. Mobil Soru: Şeref Burak Selvi, Mürsel Yıldız – Education start-up that makes tests, quizzes, practice exams accessible via mobile phones for students.
13. Mijastore: Dinemis Sabancıoğlu, Çiçek Çizmeci – Turkey's online clothing brand.
14. BiAcayip.com: Mustafa Namoğlu, Gökalp Üstün – A vertical etrading start-up that sells worldwide popular items and interesting gifts.
15. Minder.com.tr: Çağrı Karahan, Uğur Acar, Ahmet Engin Bayrak – Computer controlling by mimics (Mimic Project), Issue command to computers using brain waves and intelligent control systems (Project P300).
16. Popkop.com: Tolga Esin, Can Elbeyli – A location based messaging application that users can use to meet new people around them and start conversations with them.
17. Connected2.me: Ozan Yerli A website that people can use to anonymously IM with you.
18. Parlakbirgelecek.com: Orkun Şahmalı An online platform that helps university candidates find the ideal university programs that suit their interest, abilities and character.
19. Lamagama: Nilay Yüce, Gökhan Ertem – A start-up based on simulations and gaming technologies. Develops games for IOS, PS3 and PS Vita platforms.
20. Fiyatbilir.com: Talat Uyarer – An etrading start-up that sells grocery items that are packages by their manufacturer on a regular basis.
21. Alışveriş Kulüpleri: Zülfiye Avcı – This service makes it possible to view private shopping campaigns on a single point, and makes them easier to access categorizing by interests.
22. Udo Games: Andaç Altak, Gökhan Güngör, Samet Kara, Türker Karahan – Android based mobile gaming development platform.
23. Gimora.com: Aydın Günal, Murat Duran Durguner – Gimora.com brings world brands and designers together, while selling jewellery and accessories in Turkey and worldwide.
24. Infodif: Kerem Çalışkan, Salih Eren Parlakgümüş – This start-up develop image processing and video analysis software.
25. Knoobl: Süleyman Uslu, Emin Sadıyev, Ömer Eldemir, Mehmet B. Kopmaz – Mobile information and education sharing tool.
26. Padmenu: Duygu Kutluoğlu, Çağatay Çelebioğlu, Adil Burak Kılıç – The service is for restaurants, cafes and bars. It is used on tablets; it is a digital menu and order system which is interactive and can be brandized.
27. Abonekit: Eda Evdüzen, Aslı Gökdere, Onur Bozkurt – A subscription based etrading platform that periodically displays items that go for users' basic needs or interests.
28. Alictus.com: Arif Emre Taş, Ecem Baran, Onur Dilek – GamePho app enables smartphones be used as motion sensitive remote controls for PC's and smart TV's.
29. ollaa.com: Ahmet Alp Balkan, Uğur Kumru – This social network allows users share their activities instantly on their mobiles, using the verbs application provides.
30. Mobil Uygulamam: Yiğit Darçın, Halil Cem Tonguç, Cenk Çivici – Mobile application development platform for SMB's on the web with low costs.
31. Mutualizm: Lütfi Demirci – A platform that lets developers find co-founders.
32. WASD: Ufuk Şahin – Gaming start-up that has developed browser based strategy game engine Pantheon.
33. BMsmart: Alper Kılıç, Barış Eskikaya – An SaaS solution for companies to address their business management needs.
34. Buggum: Burkay Özdemir, Murat Pak, Emre Canbazoğlu – A gaming studio that aims to develop mobile and social games.
35. Vanilyaclub: Mustafa Ekim, Beri Bener – An etrading website that offers monthly subscription and sends 4-5 trial packages of new beauty products of luxury brands every month.
36. Üniversitelianlatsin.com: Eril Gün Ezerel, Tuğberk Kılıç, Övünç Metin – A professional social network for university students.
37. Drawium: Seçkin Can Şahin, Özgür Sayın Bican – A toolkit that gives developers the ability to channel their users' attention.
38. Funrika – istar: Cem Nahit Köne, Mehmet Öykü Bilgiseren, Tufan Özdoğan, Yücel Fakıoğlu – Start-up that lets users create characters and play games using 3D Avatar technology .
39. Wimsh: Hayri Can Akyel, Berkay Yıldız – Social photo sharing network.
40. Trendpin.com: Kerem Işık – Social shopping network.
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So besides some debris, we fared well. And since we had electricity all day, we were able to get a lot of things done today.
It occurred to me today that I haven't posted any photos of the guest room since we moved in. We are currently sleeping in the guest room, because we haven't finished (or started) the master bedroom yet. Here are some photos of where we are with the guest room:
|We used "Minty Fresh" by Valspar in the guest room.
|I've had this furniture since I was 2! I'm thinking of trying to refinish it, because it has some water marks.
|No trim or closet doors... story of my life!
|Thank gosh for temporary shades.
We obviously still have a lot of work to do here. Some things to do:
- install closet doors
- install trim
- window treatments
- lamps for the bedside tables
- chair for the desk
- hang painting
- upholster and install headboard
Last weekend, I brought over a painting from my mom's house. It's a watercolor that my mom bought for me when we redid my room when I was 12. It's bright and colorful, and goes with the bright paint in the guest room.
I love the colors. I'm not sure if you can tell in the picture, but the painting also has great texture to it. As you probably can tell from the photo, the painting has kind of fallen in the frame. Also, the frame itself is painted blue, which matched my room at my mom's house. For our guest room, we wanted the frame to be more subtle, so the picture can stand out.
I painted the frame, and fixed the picture so it was straight in the frame. I also cleaned the glass, which probably hadn't been cleaned in 10 years. Then Matt helped me hang it in the guest room, above the desk.
I really like how it turned out, and I love it with the green paint. We really need to start hanging more art, but I have such a hard time making a decision on where to hang it... Hopefully it will all come together soon!
Aside from hanging the painting, we started some other things. Matt worked on putting up more trim, and I started some new projects (upholstering the headboard and making crayon art). I also cleaned and did some laundry. All in all, it was a really good day, even though we don't have too much to show for it. We also got stuck in the next town due to flooding, but more on that later.


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Is it Hoth in here, or is it just me?
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Copper used to build schools stolen; men face charges
Copper used to build schools stolen; men face charges
DELAND, Fla. —
A technician in the Orange County school district is accused of stealing a ton of copper in Volusia County.
Detectives said 54-year-old Brian Weydert stole copper from school job sites.
Weydert allegedly gave the stolen metal to 58-year-old Robert Harrell to sell for scrap near DeLand, officials said.
Volusia County deputies said at least 2,000 pounds of copper was stolen.
Both men were booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail.


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Commentary by Joseph Ford Cotto
At long last, it has come.
There can be no way of comprehensively explaining what this means to those of us who have watched -- for years on end -- as a seemingly endless series of sacrifices were made.
We witnessed not only a country, but a society which did more than any other to develop and, more broadly, cultivate the 'New World' crumble under the jackboot of a grossly inferior, quintessentially alien, power. We saw a particularly destructive form of globalist cosmopolitanism tear away at perhaps the healthiest, and certainly most productive, variant of nationalism humanity has ever known.
In short, we stood by as the European Union ate the United Kingdom alive; first by consuming the scraps which fell from its table, then jumping up onto that table and devouring the filet mignon. Next-to-nothing was left for those who sat down for dinner, and if they dared ask to be excused, their chairs were bolted to the floor. Should they have protested, their bodies got tied to their chairs.
Once the Brussels monster is allowed to enter the room, as the lyrics from Hotel California go, "You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave."
Unless, of course, you follow a process so labyrinthine that it was intended to dissuade any rebellious actor; kept on the books only for the sake of public relations -- so respect for democracy could be feigned. Last year, the folks of the UK finally decided they had enough and, by a total of about 52 percent, voted to exit the dining hall once and for all. The common people took the EU's hypothetical opt-out more seriously than the smartest guys and gals in the room ever did. ,
This triggered many things; the resignation of crypto-then-openly-Europhile Prime Minister David Cameron, the sacking of his cabinet, the already-diminished credibility of the oppositional Labor Party, the determination of Scotland's government to hold another independence referendum, the resurgence of patriotic sentiment, and the tender feelings of an incalculable number of special snowflakes.
Most important is that the UK's sovereignty -- something its citizenry cherished for centuries on end -- was reasserted. The chief executive would once again be the monarch in concert with parliament under constitutional law. No longer would bureaucrats in Belgium, most of whom are not even from there, effectively function as the lord of our world's most awesome manor.
There can be no understating what an indignity it is to have one's country ruled by those who not only live far from there, but care for it as nothing more than a meal ticket, or perhaps a storage room for the excess baggage of other nations. From high taxation to open borders to a general disregard for longstanding cultural norms, the EU turned the UK into a renter within its own home.
Should Britons have had a problem with this system, which millions upon millions obviously did, it could not change without consent of other EU countries. In the unlikely case enough of them sided with the British public, a top-down authoritarian system of appointed rulers made it perilous for any real progress to unfold.
This situation is so dire that, in the EU's parliament, legislators cannot even introduce bills.
With its departure from the EU, the UK has an opportunity to gain its footing on the world stage once again. Seeing as about 25 percent of our planet was once under the Union Jack, this should hardly be problematic.
When Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50, which officially began the Brexit process, she took a stand not only for her constituents, but the cherished ideals of self-governance.
As a native Floridian (we do indeed exist), whose home state remained with the Crown even as colonies to our north joined George Washington's revolution, I am proud to see the UK rediscover those essential principles it imparted on my homeland.
Hopefully the UK will build stronger relations with its former possessions -- from St. Augustine to Auckland -- and contribute to a safer, healthier, more prosperous world.
Joseph Ford Cotto, 1st Baron Cotto, GCCCR is the editor-in-chief of The San Francisco Review of Books and a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist. In the past, he covered current events and style for The Washington Times's Communities section, where he interviewed personalities ranging from Fmr. Ambassador John Bolton to Dionne Warwick. Cotto was also a writer for Blogcritics Magazine and Yahoo's contributor network, among other publications. In 2014, H.M. King Kigeli V of Rwanda bestowed a hereditary knighthood upon him, which was followed by a barony the next year.


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Fitbit health tracking
Elly McGuinness takes a look at the new fitness sensation Fitbit. What is it and how does it work? Most importantly, how do we incorporate it into our fitness regime?
Ftitbit consists of a family of products designed to track every part of your day – including activity, exercise, food, weight and sleep – to help you stay motivated, and see how small steps make a big impact. There's something for every taste, budget and technical requirement from the everyday category of wrist bands to performance-specific watches.
All Fitbit products track steps, distance, calories burned and active minutes. All but the most basic Fitbit also track sleep patterns. At the performance end of the range you'll also have access to things like heart rate and GPS tracking. All of the products feature wireless syncing and online and mobile tools, such as the Fitbit app to help track your exercise, sleep, hydration and food, and connect with friends.
Seeing your progress can really help you realise what's possible, and investing in a Fitbit may help to take you on the next step of your health and fitness journey.
Fitbit was built on the premise that fitness is not just about gym time; it's about all the time. So, it can be a great addition to your fitness regime.
There are many things to consider when choosing a health and fitness regime to follow through with.
For example:
• What type of exercise to choose: indoor, outdoor or a mixture of both? Running, walking, cycling, swimming, yoga, pilates, dancing, group fitness, a team sport, or something else?
• Who to exercise with: just yourself, with a buddy, in a group, or to enlist the help of a personal trainer?
• What nutrition guidelines to follow: enlist the help of a nutritionist, or just cut back on processed food, for example?
• Balance: how will you ensure you get a good balance of enough rest and recovery as well as the right frequency, duration and intensity of exercise?
• Motivation: how will you motivate yourself to get out the door in the first place?!
Professional advice from a registered exercise professional should always be your first port of call. They can help get you set up with an appropriate personalised programme, help you with exercise techniques, and help you stay accountable to your goals.
Once you're in the swing of things you may find you want some extra assistance to ramp up your progress towards your goals. Investing in a Fitbit could help you to achieve this, especially if you're a 'details' person who likes to be well organised and able to measure progress from each and every workout. Similarly, if you find you're in a bit of a rut and could do with a mini accountability 'buddy', then a Fitbit could be
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A new study revealing that a significant portion of dark chocolate products sold in the U.S. may contain undeclared milk could shake some consumers' confidence in the industry in the week leading up to Valentine's Day – one of the category's most significant sales events.
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Hay fever and sleeping tablets 'can increase risk of Alzheimer's and dementia'
Over-the-counter hay fever pills and sleeping tablets can increase the risk of Alzheimer's, a study warned today.
The findings have "public health implications" about "potential safety risks", according to scientists.
Other drugs for depression and bladder control were also linked to dementia .
The drugs have an "anticholinergic" effect, which blocks a chemical transmitter that people with Alzheimer's lack.
Ancient Europeans lactose intolerant for first 4,000 years of cheese making
Family Sues Restaurant After Son Eats Pancakes, Dies
A family in Minnesota is suing a local restaurant after their son ate two pancakes there and died last June. They say that 16-year-old Scott Johnson, who was so allergic to dairy that trace amounts had sent him to the emergency room before and the family generally avoided dining out, ate the breakfast only after his mother asked the server if the gluten-free pancakes were also dairy free, and said the cook would have to also clean the griddle before making them. "Things that you wouldn't even imagine have dairy in them," mom Cindy Johnson tells KFOR 4. "He had just finished and he said, 'We have to go now.'"
Many people with gluten sensitivity have not had proper tests
People who believe they are sensitive to gluten have often not been adequately tested to rule out celiac disease, reports a new study.
Jessica R. Biesiekierski told Reuters Health that people with trouble digesting gluten who are not tested for celiac disease may not get proper treatment, which could lead to health problems down the line.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition in which eating gluten – a protein found in grains such as wheat, barley and rye – damages the lining of the intestines, resulting in digestive symptoms and potential complications.
Some people who don't have celiac disease or haven't been tested have similar symptoms they believe are triggered by gluten.
Are hidden food allergies making you miserable?
When it comes to chronic pain and depression, there's no reason why you "just have to put up with it." We now know that these states—and a host of conditions that accompany them—are caused by the inflammation of microglia in the brain. The microglia (your brain's immune cells) turn on inflammation, and when they reach a tipping point, they become hyperreactive. The slightest assault can set them off, triggering system-wide inflammation that can be difficult to stop.
Could you be allergic to your mobile phone?
They have been accused of frying our brains; altering our posture and ruining our grasp of the English language but now scientists claim mobile phones could also bring us out in a rash.
If you have ever noticed swelling, redness, itching or blistering near your cheekbones, ears, jaw or hands, you may be allergic to your phone.
A new study suggests the nickel, chromium and cobalt found in common phones made by BlackBerry, Samsung and LG among others, can cause skin irritations.
'Do you know what gluten is'? Jimmy Kimmel asks four dieters why they have gone 'gluten-free'… and they can't explain it
Gluten is actually composed of two different proteins: gliadin (a prolamin protein) and glutenin (a glutelin protein). Though 'true gluten' is sometimes defined as being specific to wheat, gluten is often said to be part of other cereal grains — including rye, barley and various crossbreeds — because these grains also contain protein composites made from prolamins and glutelins.
Lots of people say they're intolerant to it, but most of them don't even know what it is. That's what talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel says is the case in Los Angeles, where he says eating gluten is considered worse than Satanism. And, at least according to his research, it seems he is right.
Antibiotics On Food Causing Children To Have Allergic Reactions To Fruits, Vegetables
The hidden allergen in your gluten-free foods
Ever hear of lupin? Me neither. That is, until last week, when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a warning about this legume, stating that it can cause allergic reactions ranging from a mild case of hives to full-blown anaphylaxis (yikes). The most susceptible populations: People with existing legume allergies, especially peanut allergies. The reason this news is troublesome: Lupin is popping up in an increasing amount of foods, thanks to the onslaught of gluten-free products (apparently it makes a great substitute for gluten-containing flours), yet people still have no idea what it is or that it may cause them harm, said Dr. Stefano Luccioli, a senior medical advisor at the FDA.


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"For goodness sake, Sam, steer", scolds the Rare dev as we grind up against the rocks for the second time. Another pirate is attempting to control a cannon after a glass of exceedingly strong ale, but his vision is seriously blurred and he can barely stand up. And another is attempting to patch the holes in the side of the ship before we sink to our watery graves.
As we turn the ship full lock to the right, one of our crew drops the anchor and we perform a strange pirate ship handbrake turn, whipping around to take on the other ship once more. Cannonballs blast through the ship's side as we adjust the sails to catch the wind and go hurtling towards them.
They didn't stand a chance; hadn't even got their sails up or out of the dock, but boy did we celebrate - especially the chap on the ale.
But that's a segment of what happened in our time on the waves in Sea of Thieves, the upcoming title from Rare. It's a bit of a disorganised crew, but its some of the best laughs we've had in a long time.
Sea of Thieves is a online multiplayer game where you play as a pirate with a group of mates attempting to sail the seas on a huge pirate ship. But in order to have any success whatsoever, you'll need to take on different roles, or at least be aware of everything that needs doing as you roam the big blue.
There's the anchor, the height and angle of the sails, the direction of the wind, the position of the ship, the firing of the cannons and the repairs you'll need to make sharpish if you get him by an enemy's cannon fire.
Of course there's also grog to drink and accordions to play, just because you can't help but get into the pirate life. Yo ho yo ho and all that jazz.
Although we were limited to the ship and only had a goal of taking out enemy ships, there's something quite magical taking to the seas in your very own pirate ship, especially with a team of your friends.
Our team of five actually managed to take out two enemy pirate ships, with lots of accompanying yells and laughter, much to the delight of our accompanying dev guide. And as we watched them sink slowly into the deep, we celebrated with a few sips of grog and a serene of instrumental sea shanties.
But it although we all had fun, it felt like a very thin slice of the Sea of Thieves pizza. Rare promises that the game will offer an "emergent experience with limitless adventures" with players able to explore rich worlds and fight fantastic creatures such as a kraken.
It also seems that there will be a portion of the game played out on land, but our play session was limited to the waves. We're intrigued to see just how far these pirate adventures will take us in the full game, but with no whiff of a release date yet, we're aware this is obviously just a snippet of what's to come.
Sea of Thieves first impressions
If this is just a taster of what's to come - and we really hope it's not the entire experience - then we're totally on board. Sign us up for pirate orientation, because if you get some mates together this could be an absolute blast.
But if it's limited to the waves and battling, it might lose its charm quickly.
However, we've got lots of faith in Rare, so we'll just have to wait and see.


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It is only just recently I have discovered the pagemaps site, I do vaugely remember looking ages ago but it never impressed upon me until now. And I LOVE them!! The last 3 days in a row my good friend Jennie and I have been choosing each other sketches to do. These are the LOs I have completed from the sketches Jen chose for me .....
I now have given myself a goal of completing ONE LO a night, I think it is a goal I can achieve and the pagemap sketches are helping me to achieve that goal!! So every night Jennie is choosing me a new sketch!!
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AnonD-159893, 28 Jun 2013Got mine yesterday. Its within expectations and its price range.Good Enough.does it have ambient light sensor?
Sameer, 03 Jul 2013Dear Nokia Asha, I really like this types of sets, Let me suggest a few options I hope you ... morehahaha - these are good suggestions. but this extensive feature set will come at a price - and as of today, if the Asha 210 costs about Rs.4.2K, your dream phone will cost no less than 12K. and this is why Nokia may not come up with such phones, because they are targetting the masses.... :)
Dear Nokia Asha,
I really like this types of sets, Let me suggest a few options I hope you will have a deep look into it,
1. Please put a high mega pixels, like 8 mp
2. please put a high size RAM like 512 or 1 GB
3. Please make the display screen a bit larger,
4. front camera,
and the options which a smart phone requires, if all these options are set I guarantee that most of the people will love to buy it,
Owesome nokia mobile WIFI but it's hasn'but it's hasn't been sale in my town..
Asha_Lover, 02 Jul 2013Did you have the phone? I feel very skeptic about this..I meant I bought the phone. And like I said it is a cheaper alternative than others out there in the market at the same price range. Small software performance lags should be fixable with future firmware and software updates.
tjeet, 01 Jul 2013Is this phone support we chat? Plz rplyAs far as the software availability, Wechat is available for Nokia Asha 303, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310 and 311.
hope they will update it soon
matrempit, 02 Jul 2013is it already in malaysia market?RM 239 from Nokia outlet. ie. The Curve.
Supergeared, 02 Jul 2013Had it for 2 days - Good Phone. If you just want to be connected with a WiFi then go for it. Y... moreDid you have the phone?
I feel very skeptic about this..
Supergeared, 02 Jul 2013Had it for 2 days - Good Phone. If you just want to be connected with a WiFi then go for it. Y... moredoes it supports whatsapp and wechat?? please tell
I like qwerty keypads and it seems sony xperia pro was the last decent android phone with qwerty.
I bought this bcos I love the keypad.
But I realised that it cannot read my micro sd card from my android device. My phone contacts and photos etc. There is a lot of lag and it function so slowly.
I felt that I bought a piece of brick.
Overall I am quite disappointed
matrempit, 02 Jul 2013is it already in malaysia market?yup, it's available in Malaysia. I saw some units at Plaza Low Yat in Bukit Bintang last June 27, 2013. price is around 300-450 MYR
Had it for 2 days - Good Phone. If you just want to be connected with a WiFi then go for it. You can think of it as the super cheap version of blackberry. It has its limitations though e.g. no wechat yet or skype etc. Definitely better battery life than samsung galaxy star. This could be a better alternative than galaxy star given galaxy star's battery issues and low res. display.
Nokia should have added a required features to such awesome designed devices
features like: Reverse Internet connectivity to the device via computer with Ovi suite, Optical track-pad, 3mp cam, flashlight, Nokia maps, Symbian OS, color swappable cover & keyboard, most social app available in market support like WeChat, etc.
The device looks cool but the add-on whatsapp/facebook button just doesn't make a USP for the device. Yes, it will sell-off in the market but also make people realise these down-points soon!
Internet connectivity via computer to the device is what the Windows platform is providing & I believe is an awesome feature for any device existing in market.
Connectivity via phone consumes much data of the limited phone's dataplan. This upgrade / integtation in Ovi suite could change Nokia's game in the market & make it a top contender in the people's list of phones/brand-to-have list.
Anonymous, 29 Jun 2013can i use net by this mob through nokia pc suit?all Nokia smartphones have a Ovi suite compatibility & can connect to the Internet using data usage from ur cell phone. So u can browse ur computer by using internet via ur device connected to it.