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Superstar singer, Davido who has been rumored to be expecting another child with an Atlanta-based 24-year-old lady, Amanda has revealed his unborn child's name.
The singer, currently in the US with his new baby mama said via his Snapchat that his second child would be born on Sunday, 7th of May, 2017 and would be named "Hailey".
He further added a baby shower would be held in Atlanta to celebrate his second child.
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The Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills (ECMS) is a new employer-led training facility for the Black Country, designed to enhance productivity in the region's high value manufacturing sector.
Building on the region's renowned industrial heritage, the Elite Centre will drive economic growth in the Black Country – and beyond – by providing specialist training to upskill the current and future workforce, helping to close skills gaps identified by employers.
The Elite Centre is based at the University of Wolverhampton's Springfield Campus and will deliver skills training, through short courses and apprenticeships, at four key locations in the Midlands.
ECMS is a collaboration between the The Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership, University of Wolverhampton, Dudley College, Cast Metals Federation, Confederation of British Metalforming and Institute of Cast Metals Engineers.
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Institute casts about for a new headquarters
The Institute of Cast Metal Engineers (ICME) has moved its headquarters to the new National Foundry Training Centre in...July 31, 2018
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When did you join the company? I joined the Messner family in September 2009. After almost 20 years working for large and impersonal retailers, I really wanted to work for a small family owned retailer. Messner was the perfect choice, as they had a wonderful reputation and were well known for their impeccable customer service.
What is your role? Prior to Messner Flooring, I worked for Arhaus Furniture for 11 years; initially as a design consultant and later was promoted to the store manager. Being able to go to client's homes and help them make their homes a special place was a true joy. During this time my passion for interior design grew and I am pleased to share my years of experience with the customers at Messners.
What do you like about your work? The customers that shop at Messner Flooring have the best selection in all of Rochester at their fingertips. I love having the opportunity to work with each of our clients to make the best choices for their lifestyles, as well as the perfect design choice for their homes.
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The soil in the region is unique with a blend of limestones "caillottes", flint and Kimmeridgian marls with fossilized oyster shells "terres blanches". Terres Blanches is a rich soil that gives Poully Fume minerality, finesse and character.
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Reflections on Abundance with Michell Stanley
Michell Stanley of Moksha Living and I finished our second year of Intentional Living, a fall workshop series designed to bring awareness around our fear, forgiveness, love, and abundance patterns and reset foundations for new mindsets.
I asked Michell a few questions after our abundance workshop last night. Our sharing around abundance wasn't about manifestation--it's about our openness to recognizing possibilities and resources where they are. We believe that embracing and transforming fear, releasing through forgiveness, and reinforcing self-worth and love practices contribute toward an abundance mindset.


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Ron Bonjean is a Republican strategist and partner at ROKK Solutions
Democrats won because both Virginia and New Jersey are blue states, which Hillary Clinton carried during the 2016 presidential race. Virginia Democrats already have the governor's mansion, as well as both Senate seats. More voters are registering blue than ever before in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington. In addition, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie achieved record low approval ratings amid his various scandals, virtually guaranteeing a Democratic win. These voters who elected Democratic governors last night were energized more than ever largely because of Trump's victory and their fear of continued losses if they stayed home. Congressional Republicans should see this as a warning shot across their bow that GOP voter enthusiasm will surely suffer if they don't have significant legislative wins such as tax reform to run on soon.Read the full article at POLITICO


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Acupuncture, Herbs, and Dietary Changes Remove Toxic Heat and Soothe Inflammation
A dictionary might define the word eczema as derived from ancient Greek, meaning "to erupt" or "boil over," but for anyone suffering from the condition the meaning is much more than that. Eczema is an ailment that can disrupt an entire lifestyle.
The condition, sometimes called dermatitis, is characterized by an inflammatory condition of the skin. This causes redness, itching and vesicular lesions that become scaly, crusted, or hardened. It isn't pleasant to look at. Nor is it easy to live with.
The incidence of eczema has increased dramatically during recent decades, and current estimates are that eczema will affect 12-25% of children and 10-25% of adults worldwide.
Imagine what it would be like if the "seven-year itch" were more than a figure of speech; if you literally had to live with years of constant physical itching. That is what life was like for a teenage patient of mine. For years this young man had lived with his skin problem. Restless itching and lack of sleep had affected his self-esteem and schoolwork. He had gained weight, become depressed, and when he arrived at my clinic some six months ago he and his parents were in a state of desperation.
Eczema strikes patients of all ages and sexes. This young patient was typical of many I have seen over the years. He had consulted doctors and tried numerous prescription drugs and ointments, but his condition persisted. His skin was now hardened and discoloured and the natural inner balance of his body was obviously out of whack.
What is Eczema?
There are three basic types of eczema: Contact eczema – caused by an allergic reaction to external irritants. Atopic eczema – occurring primarily in patients with a family history of ailments such as asthma. And Generalized eczema – which is widespread over the skin. The young patient I refer to here suffered from atopic eczema, which is the most common type and often referred to as dermatitis or allergic eczema. Many patients who have this type may also suffer from asthma or hay fever, or they may have relatives who have these conditions.
I believe that the growing number of toxins in our environment contributes greatly to the growing epidemic of inflammatory skin conditions. When these toxins accumulate in the spleen they weaken the function of the immune system. The body then expels the toxins through the skin and the result is skin problems such as eczema.
Western Medicine Treatment of Eczema
Mainstream medicine generally depends on drugs for the treatment of eczema. While often effective, this approach only temporally alleviates the symptoms, and it ignores the underlying causes of the disease. In addition, the drugs often have negative side effects. The FDA recently warned about two popular eczema medications, pimecrolimus and tacrolimus (generally known as Elidel and Protopic respectively). Both drugs suppress the immune system and – although the jury is still out on this – they could contribute to cancer.
According to Chinese medical theory eczema is influenced by three essential factors: wind, heat and dampness. These influences may be external, as evidenced by the fact that many patients feel their condition worsens during damp weather. Or, the influence may be inside the body, emanating from the spleen, the stomach, or the lungs. This is why some patients also have digestive and/or breathing problems.
"We come into this world head first and go out feet first; in between, it is all a matter of balance." – Paul Boese
TCM Treatment for Eczema
The underlying theory of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) is that the body should be in a perfect state of physical and emotional balance to reach harmony with the outside world. When the balance is upset, disease results. In the case of my young eczema patient it was obvious after an examination of his pulse and the colour and texture of his tongue, that the cause of his problem was excessive dampness in his stomach causing indigestion. In addition, the drugs he had been taking to control his condition had, over time, contributed to the accumulation of excess of toxins in his body.
Following time-honoured TCM principles I use two key methods to restore balance: acupuncture and herbal therapy. Acupuncture involves the insertion of sterilized fine steel needles at specific points in the body in order to stimulate the function of internal organs.
Three body meridians are essential to the treatment of eczema – the lung, spleen and liver meridians. These three organs have direct influence on the skin. The choice of acupoints in the spleen meridian is of primary importance for eczema patients and it takes a qualified practitioner to identify them correctly. In the hands of an expert the procedure isn't painful and most patients gain immediate relief from itching.
The TCM treatment of eczema aims for more than temporary relief. The ultimate goal is 100% cure.
In the Chinese medical system there are some 10,000 herbs that are used for medicinal purposes. About 1,000 of these are used in daily practice. The selection of herbs is highly sophisticated and it takes knowledge and experience to make the optimal choice for each particular patient. Rarely does one prescribe the same herbs for different patients. This is true even if patients suffer the same disease.
Blood plays a defensive role by delivering nutrients and removing metabolic wastes, toxins and pathogens from the body. In the case of chronic eczema, I have observed that the patient's blood is deficient and the immune function is weak. This problem is not difficult to solve. Herbs with properties of cleansing and enriching are safe, effective and economical. They may taste bitter but when taken as prescribed they can be highly effective.
As well, patients should detoxify their system regularly with herbs that are readily available in supermarkets and herb stores, such as:
• Coix Seed – a grain with anti-bacterial, anti-cancer properties.
• Mung Bean – to help expel heavy metals and pesticides from the system. Boil until the beans split, and eat as a warm dish.
• Honeysuckle Flowers and Dandelion – helps remove toxins from the lung and stomach. (Cooked or raw.)
• Portulaca – helps cleanse the intestines
A healthy lifestyle is of utmost importance to prevent re-occurrence of eczema. Anything that aggravates the symptoms should be avoided. This includes food allergens; although food allergies are a very individual matter, common irritants may include wheat, corn, dairy, soy, peanuts, eggs, beef, and lamb. As well, patients should avoid skin irritants such as wool and lanolin. Exposure to environmental triggers can also worsen symptoms, as can exposure to water, changes in temperature, sweat and stress. Dry skin often makes the condition worse. When washing or bathing, patients should keep water contact as brief as possible and use a minimal amount of soap. After bathing it is important to apply a high quality lubricating cream to trap any moisture while the skin is still damp.
Other rules include:
• Do not smoke or drink alcohol, coffee or soft drinks.
• Limit your sugar intake and avoid junk food.
• Eat lots of fresh vegetables and whole foods.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Exercise daily and get outside for fresh air.
If patients take shared responsibility for their well-being, eczema can be cured. After six months of regular treatment my young male patient had finally returned to good health. He is an example of the hope that TCM offers for all sufferers of eczema. By following a well-designed program of treatment and adhering to dietary recommendations, patients can permanently live life without the constant itch.
Article source: http://vitalitymagazine.com
About the author:
Jian Ping (Jenny) Shi received her Doctorate in Acupuncture from the renowned Chinese Traditional Medical College in Hubei and a master of science (Pharmacology) degree from Tongji Medical University in China. She certified in pharmacology at the University of Illinois and has extensive teaching and research credits including projects sponsored by the U.N. World Health Organization. Dr. Shi has been in practice for more than twenty years and now runs her own clinic in Toronto. For an appointment please call (416) 707-7552.
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Eczema Club reader review
"A very good informative site about this very distressing condition. As an ex sufferer myself I can really relate to this as it advocates natural remedies rather than drugs and medicated ointments. A good site for the topic."
- Susan, naturalhealthbenefits.com
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Today you can read in Breakit about my latest investment in the champagne Guldkula. Very exciting! Håkan Guldkula who started the brand is a really cool person and great to exchange ideas with. The investment isn't in Nordic Tech House, but an investment based on passion. It simply felt good to be a co-owner of this champagne when given the opportunity. Everything that is limited increases in value and champagne is one of those things, you can't just make it anywhere. It is Richard Juhlin that makes the champagne, and it has already won awards.
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Yesterday Håkan and I celebrated with a lunch! It's so amazing to have the opportunity to invest and be a part of several journeys at the same time. In addition to that, I get to meet so many intelligent and interesting people along the way. The network is essential. Soon, Nordic Tech House will be launching and you have the opportunity to get help with getting started with your company. It'll be like a digital dragons den. How exciting!


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Adorable Mum is a worldwide forum for mothers.
Our aim is to help one another in every way possible to realise the great potential every mother possesses.
The Adorable Mum forum provides an avenue for mothers to learn from one another, and to realise they are not alone.
As a member of this group, no mother should ever feel isolated and together, hand in hand, we will all emerge as stronger and better mothers in an environment of love, care and trust.
The Adorable Mum forum is for everyone, whether you are an expectant mother, a new mother looking for encouragement and support or a mother with toddlers, older children or teens, this forum is for every woman of all ages.
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Celebrating Motherhood, Celebrating Greatness!
Our vision captures the essence of who we really are. It is the foundation of what we do. Our goal is to create an enabling environment for mothers and women to support and help one another. In doing so we hope to become a forum that will make motherhood and parenting easier, more exciting and a more enjoyable and rewarding part of life.
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- Mothers are rare gems and ought to be valued and celebrated.
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This year's list of worst airports in South America begins with the truly terrible and ends with discomforts found at the world's most remote terminal. The "top" two worst airports are both found in Venezuela, where travellers complain of an absence of chairs, dirty bathrooms, general chaos and little in the way of activities. In Rio de Janeiro's Galeão Airport, seat cushions and general directions are equally as hard to come by, and the overall facilities are a bit dated. However, the biggest headache here comes from trying to get in and out of the airport itself – the two small lanes often leaves traffic around the airport at an utter standstill. Brazil's Manaus international Airport is, by contrast, far less busy and provides only the most basic airport functions as a result. And finally, Mataveri airport on Easter Island rounds off the list. Though its small size does lead to a lack of amenities and frills, it's perhaps understandable given that the nearest city is over 3700km away and the airport receives only one or two flights per day!
These are the Top 5 Worst Airports in South America based on overall airport experience as determined by voters in our 2015 Airport Survey:
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Monday, January 6, 2014
Trail Tech - Trail Tire Comparison
Comparison: ITP TerraCross R/T, Maxxis Bighorn and Interco Reptile
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Trail Tech - Hitcase Action Camera Case
I personally have a GoPro so I am not looking for a case for this purpose. My discovery of the GPS app called EveryTrail for your smartphone (see earlier post for more details) and my excitement to use it on the trails this coming season, I started thinking about just how I would use it. Keep it in my pocket? Sure that will work but I would like to use the camera for snapping pictures of my favorite parts of the trail, I'll likely be wearing waterproof pants and wearing gloves. No, I want it accessible, preferably mounted on my handlebars. And that is what got me started searching for someway to mount my phone but also keep it safe.
There are many options on the market, but you have to know how to search for them. Googling the search terms "iphone case" gets you darn near a million hits. "waterproof iphone case" narrows it down a bit and "mountable waterproof case" gets you closer but it still didn't get me where I wanted. So I searched "can I turn my iphone into a Gopro?" and then I started seeing the results I wanted. Apparently another search term that could have helped would be "iphone action camera".
Waterproof is a very important feature for my use, although I do not plan on submerging the phone I will be getting into mud and don't doubt at all that I will at some point get a big mud plop right on my phone.
After many hours of research I managed to find one locally at London Drugs, it is called iMountz. Being that is was local (returnable) and the price was actually better than most I could order online I picked it up. I was hesitant as I wasn't able to find any actual reviews on it, it was obviously Chinese made and didn't have the look of quality I was looking for but what did I have to loose. As soon as I saw it in person I was pretty sure it was not going to work the way I had hoped.
- The screen cover was a thick clear plastic and couldn't see any way that it was going to allow use of the touch screen, also the only button on the phone it left access to was the home button. This presents a big problem for my use as I would have to start the camera app before putting it in the case and leave it on for my entire trail ride with the LCD on which would probably kill my battery before the ride was over.
- The screen cover had a small section just above the home button that did contact the screen and was intended to allow you to touch the area of the screen where the camera button is. This was very intermittent, it barely worked sometimes and didn't work at all other times.
Otterbox and Lifeproof both make amazing products for everyday protection of your iPhone, so another though was to buy one of these cases and then use velcro or figure out someway to attach a removable clip. This is a viable option but two things kept me from going this driection:
- The cost. With either Otterbox or Lifeproof I would be looking at close to $100
- I still wouldn't have the product I wanted as I would still need to adapt a mount which although it wouldn't be hard to do still presented some issues of reliability as I would adapting my own solution rather than it being purpose built
With more research I came across the Hitcase. This one looks to have it all, full access to the phone and all its functions other than charging or headphone jacks. Waterproof case, slide on mounting point, good price and the cherry on top, compatibility with all of my GoPro mounts.
I will do another review later this year when I get a chance to trail test this case.
Friday, December 6, 2013
Fort a la Corne Forest Review
Located 50km North of Melfort, North East of Gronlid. There are many entrances into the forest, the one on the map is the one we used.
(Note that maps show directions to where the trails start and are not the actual trails)
Terrain: Mostly sand and dirt trails
Tons & tons of trails all in a beautiful wooded area. Lots of wildlife, views of the river and small streams.
Some of the neat places of interest on these trails include
-The Sandberg Creek Rest Stop (located beside the river, gorgeous!)
-Dale Skiftun Memorial
-Large areas of burned out forest
-River views
Map of trails found at the shack at the Sandberg Creek Rest Stop
Update January 28, 2014 - I have created a GPS map to the Sandberg Creek Rest Stop from one of the forest entrances and uploaded it to EveryTrail, you can see it here.
Trail Tech - Every Trail GPS App
This is absolutley perfect!! I just found out about an iPhone app called Every Trail and got to see some examples on their website. I am so excited to try this out! It will track your trail movements and then plot them out on a Google Map that you can share with others. You can also post pictures along the way of particularly scenic spots. This is just what I have been looking for, you can check out the sad selection of Saskatchewan ATV trail maps they have posted on their website here.
Make sure you have this app with you this coming season and share your trails with us!
Make sure you have this app with you this coming season and share your trails with us!
Quad Corral Website
In my attempt to gather information about Saskatchewan Trails I ran across this page by the Quad Corral. On this Page they list a number of places to ride and a brief description of each (although maps would be really nice too), I will be checking all of these out and hopefully posting more information soon.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Melfort Cross Country Ski Club Trails Review
Located 15 minutes North of Melfort past Gronlid, 2.5kms off highway 6
(Note that maps show directions to where the trails start and are not the actual trails)
We stopped here one summer to do a warm up ride before heading to the Fort a la Corne forest. These trails are your typical Saskatchewan wooded trail, beautiful scenery and wildlife. The trails have great tree cover during a hot afternoon. Some sandy soil and a creek which may be passable only at certain times of year.
There are not enough trails here to keep you entertained for very long. Driving at higher speeds you could cover all the trails in just a couple of hours, but if you are looking for a great nature trail this is one.
Remember: These are ski trails that are open to ATV's please respect the land as it is a privilege for us to ride here.
Ottopasso Trails Review
Located 20 minutes South of Saskatoon on highway 219
(Note that maps show directions to where the trails start and are not the actual trails)
Updated June 17, 2016
The Ottopasso Trails are owned by the Saskatoon Track N Trail motocross club, and is primarily used for racing during the summer. They allow any and all ATV riders in the facility for a fee. Day passes are $25 and can be purchased at Recreation Supply in Saskatoon. If you think you will be spending a lot of time here you can buy a yearly pass which gets you a key and unlimited access for around $200. Memberships and day passes must be purchased ahead of time, if you head out with out making prior arrangements you will find a locked gate.
This is the closest your going to get to California sand dunes here in Saskatchewan. Soil conditions are....sand. Very loose and constantly changing with the winds. There are many hills to climb around the perimeter of the facility and a motocross track located near the center. Many of the trails are well suited to ATV's although sxs's are too wide for most.
The only downside of Ottopasso is the size. It is a great place to spend a couple of hours but it starts to feel restrictive after a bit. This would be a great area for a first time rider to learn as there are many open spaces and the area is enclosed or to test out a recently modified ATV because you won't be too far from the trucks.
Wednesday nights is when the club does their races during the summer and the facility gets quite packed. Probably not the best time to head out.
For a Google map of the facility, click here.
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by Natalie
Eleven-year-old Reuben Land shouldn't be alive. He failed to breathe after he was born, and it was only when his father commanded him to breathe that he did. His father, Jeremiah Land, is a peculiar man, seemingly with the ability to perform miracles. The Lands live a quiet life – until Reuben's older brother Davy kills two local villains who attempt to harm the family. Davy is arrested and tried but escapes before his sentencing. As the Lands set off in search of Davy, they're followed by a fed who's convinced they'll lead him to Davy's hideout. Providence brings them to Roxanna, whose stories and home give the family warmth through winter in the Badlands.
Leif Enger's novel, a beautiful story of a family in 1960s Minnesota, is woven throughout with cowboy and outlaw tales as well as references to biblical stories and other works of literature. This is at the same time an adventure story, love story, and a somewhat supernatural story. I hesitate to compare anything to To Kill a Mockingbird because reading that was a formative experience for me. But as I read Peace Like a River, I kept thinking that this could be Leif Enger's TKAM. He didn't need to write another book (although he has). This is a perfect book to cozy up with this fall and winter. Savor a cup of tea or coffee while you drink in the beautiful, poetic sentences and endearing (but not sappy or sentimental) story.
Purchase Peace Like a River here.


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|August 15, 2018 | Issue #38
Welcome Telesur to the Struggle to Light Up the Skies
Notes on the Civil War Between Media from Below and Media from Above
By Al Giordano
What's at stake is much bigger than one man (Chávez) or one TV station (Telesur). An authentic rebellion against the real center of power in this world (that is to say, against the Commercial Media) has finally gained traction. We, of the Authentic Journalism renaissance, may indeed look back at this moment someday as having brought a decisive, historic shift in the saga of how humans evolved around media and vice versa. The Civil War of Journalism has arrived: media from below against media from above. A photograph made of words is therefore in order, to explain the context and to set the stage. Lights! Camera! Action! Good morning, América. You're on the air!
A decade ago, taking note that Commercial Media had supplanted powers once reserved for governments and Civil Society, a very small group of communicators began discussing the problem between them. They were in New York City – "the media capital of the world" – and they vowed to each other Quixotically to tilt their lances and charge up the hill together at the electronic windmill. One of them wrote and sang "The Sky Is A Landfill," pleading "turn your head away from the screen, oh people." Another penned a manifesto – The Medium Is The Middleman: For a Revolution Against the Media. They did not spark any revolution. They did anger enough of the hands that previously had fed them (the aforementioned media middlemen) to bring setbacks upon themselves. One did not make it to today. The other almost didn't, but he writes to you right now.
These memories are no longer bitter. The sweet smell of change is in the air. It took many years and many more kilometers to find that somewhere else in a country called América there were others – many others, including perhaps you, kind reader – also holding up lonely candles against the same media-imposed silence and darkness. Today there are so many candles lit in the cause of all América that the candles no longer flicker alone and sky is no longer just a landfill. The "wind from below" has begun to clean the airwaves, the sky dreams aloud of being a sky again, and human beings dream now of being human again.
Marcos by Latuff
Marcos, the writer (the journalist!) found humor in the seeming futility of launching "a war of words" into the din of an over-mediated world, where ideas do not easily gain traction. From his earliest known essay, the 1992 "Chiapas: The Southeast In Two Winds, a Storm and a Prophecy," first published in 1994, he addressed the problem of media. His text brought the reader along on a tour through the impoverished Mexican state of Chiapas:
In Ocosingo and Palenque, Cancue and Chilón, Altamirano and Yajalón, the Indigenous people are celebrating. A new gift from the supreme government has made life a little happier for the peons, small landowners, landless campesinos and impoverished inhabitants of the ejidos. They have been given a local radio station that reaches the most isolated corners of eastern Chiapas. The station's programming is fitting: Marimbas and rap music proclaim the good news. The Chiapaneco countryside is being modernized. XEOCH transmits from the township of Ocosingo and can be found at 600 Mhz AM from four in the morning till 10 at night. Its news shows abound with lies. They tell of the "disorientation" that "subversive" lay-workers spread among the peasantry, the abundance of aid credits that are never received by the Indigenous communities, and the existence of public works that have never been built. The viceroy is also given time on the air so that he can remind the population with threats that not all is lies and rap music; there are also jails and military bases and a penal code which is the most repressive in the Republic. The penal code punishes any expression of discontent. The laws against demonstrations, rebellion, inciting to riot, etc., demonstrate that the viceroy is careful to maintain everything in order…
Marcos reported the existence of a different voice, a voice "from below." He called it a wind…
Not everyone hears the voices of hopelessness and conformity. Not everyone is carried away by hopelessness. There are millions of people who continue on without hearing the voices of the powerful and the indifferent. They can't hear; they are deafened by the crying and blood that death and poverty are shouting in their ears. But, when there is a moment of rest, they hear another voice. They don't hear the voice that comes from above; they hear the voice that is carried to them by the wind from below, a voice that is born in the Indigenous heart of the mountains. This voice speaks to them about justice and freedom, it speaks to them about socialism, about hope…the only hope that exists in the world. The oldest of the old in the Indigenous communities say that there once was a man named Zapata who rose up with his people and sang out, "Land and Freedom!" These old campesinos say that Zapata didn't die, that he must return. These old campesinos also say that the wind and the rain and the sun tell the campesinos when to cultivate the land, when to plant and when to harvest. They say that hope is also planted and harvested. They also say that the wind and the rain and the sun are now saying something different: that with so much poverty, the time has come to harvest rebellion instead of death. That is what the old campesinos say. The powerful don't hear; they can't hear, they are deafened by the brutality that the Empire shouts in their ears. "Zapata," insists the wind, the wind from below, our wind.
After midnight on January 1, 1994 when the Zapatistas seized four city halls in the region, they also seized another seat of power: the XEOCH radio station. From its occupied studios they broadcasted their declaration of war against the Mexican state and against the global neoliberal economic system. On May 28 of that year, Marcos, in another communiqué, joked, "Yesterday we ate the XEOCH's control console and two microphones. They had a rancid taste, like something rotten."
"These old campesinos say that Zapata didn't die, that he must return. These old campesinos also say that the wind and the rain and the sun tell the campesinos when to cultivate the land, when to plant and when to harvest. They say that hope is also planted and harvested. They also say that the wind and the rain and the sun are now saying something different: that with so much poverty, the time has come to harvest rebellion instead of death." – Subcomandante Marcos
Photo: D.R. 1998 Al Giordano
Maybe you were reading it then. Or maybe you have read it since. Or maybe you are reading those words for the first time today, in which case you may notice, with a smile, that these are the words of a writer on fire. He's not writing for money. He's not auditioning for a sinecure at a glossy magazine or elbowing his way up the ladder to a movie deal. He's not trying to impress anyone in power. In that essay, he was threatening to shoot them. And that is how he won his freedom of the press at an hour when no other writer enjoyed it.
Again and again, in what now number hundreds of communiqués, the Zapatistas have returned to this quest of "searching for a way to speak." And they showed the world that the path to authentic freedom of speech does not require sucking up to the Commercial Media, but, rather, by treating it as the adversarial force that it is. For most of the past twelve years, for example, after the national network TV Azteca broadcast a plethora of knowing falsehoods about the indigenous struggle, the Zapatistas have simply refused to talk to the network. And instead of relying on newspapers to tell their story, they tell it themselves, in their communiqués.
Most impressive is that they get their communiqués published in newspapers and across the Internet in full, without editing or censorship. For those of us communicators who have struggled for years against editors and bosses to be able to speak freely through the media, what Marcos achieved as a writer – winning the previously unthinkable right to publish his texts exactly as he submitted them – was an astounding feat. It did not go unnoticed that he and his compañeros first had to take up arms in order to create that editorial space.
When the Mexican government took two Zapatista militants as prisoners in 1996, the rebels seized XEOCH radio again, provoking the state to free their comrades. But as Zapatismo evolved, its doctrine of autonomy from below instead of seizing existing power structures became more refined on the matter of media: Two years ago, the Zapatistas, without pleading license or permission from the government, simply erected their own radio network – Radio Insurgente – broadcasting in Spanish, and the Maya languages of Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Tojolabal and Chol, on five FM frequencies blanketing the state. And the official station, XEOCH, has withered into irrelevancy.
In Latin America there have long been popular models for unlicensed radio in the service of popular struggle, such as Radio Soberanía in Bolivia's coca-growing region of the Chapare. In Caracas, Venezuela, the pioneering independent neighborhood television network Catia TVe arose from the barrio, challenged, and won from its government the right to broadcast. In recent years, as we've wandered around América with our candles lit looking for the people who were also holding candles and also once thought they were alone in it, we've introduced these people to each other, and to Narco News readers, through the School of Authentic Journalism and other projects and reports.
What we have lived in recent years is nothing less than a hemispheric laboratory solving the problems of media and communications between peoples. As the Zapatistas of Mexico developed the model for a different kind of journalism, media and speech from below, Community Media stations like Catia TV in Venezuela would hand the Commercial Media its defining defeat – in Napoleonic terms, its Waterloo – and show the world what media from below can do in April of 2002.
Part of the Commercial Media's self-perpetuating and profitable mission is to mask how powerful it really is. The rise of media as the seat of power was a silent coup, unspoken, unseen. In place of reporting that story – indeed the most significant story of the late 20th century in terms of its impact on people's daily lives – its "journalists" kept telling us that we had governments, elections, that we could choose the men in power. After all, election campaigns are very profitable for media companies, the primary beneficiaries of all that advertising. It's the perfect con. It maintains the public illusion that we live in "democracies" and can choose who makes decisions for us.
And since things often go awry, the media provides a never-ending list of scapegoats to point the finger at, including elected officials, who simply get replaced by another elected official, who promises "change," and only those who can raise buckets of money (that is to say, who serve the interests of those who have it) can get near the microphone and have a chance at competing. The golden rule of this con is that presidents can come and go, governments can change hands from one party to another, as long as none of these cowards confront the economic powers of which Commercial Media is gatekeeper.
Your alienated manifesto-writer noted in 1997 that "a popular revolt against media… upon gathering sufficient steam, may in fact have the effect of forcing the powers behind the screens to uncloak." A year later, in a country called América, a former paratrooper and once-imprisoned leader of a failed rebellion, Hugo Chávez, won an election for the presidency of Venezuela. But the Media's script for yet another politician promising change to be domesticated did not go according to plan. A major fissure erupted between the Media and the State and its repercussions – including today's launch of Telesur – are still exploding.
Charlie Hardy displays a Venezuelan newspaper with an article censored by a pre-Chávez government at the 2003 Narco News School of Authentic Journalism in Mexico.
Photo: D.R. 2003 Jeremy Bigwood
The big media barons were also upset that the Chávez government would not harass the small, neighborhood, Community TV and radio stations that were gaining popularity parallel to his own rise. The truth is that, prior to 2002, the Chávez government, although it did not repress the Community Media movement, did not embrace it either. That came later. But it was a thorn in the side of the Commercial Media that these small TV and radio stations from below existed even though, being nonprofit, they did not compete for advertising money. Miguel Angel Martínez, president of the private-sector Chamber of Radio Broadcasters has railed that the Community TV and radio stations are "illegal," should be shutdown, and has publicly advocated that commercial broadcasters "interfere" with the low-power signals of the smaller media from below. The motives for such threats probably have more to do with the role that the Community Media stations are playing in Civil Society's rising political consciousness: Nothing is more annoying, or discrediting, to professional liars than pesky truth tellers showing them as such with regularity. On the day that the Commercial Media can no longer maintain public illusions will be the day that its entire racket crumbles.
Another factor in what is now an adversarial relationship between the Chávez government and the Commercial Media is that Chávez didn't just tax or criticize the media – he became the media. In 2000, Chávez started his own TV show – Alo Presidente! – and with a very different format than, say, the weekly radio monologues by George W. Bush in Washington or Vicente Fox in Mexico City. Every Sunday, on VTV - Venezolana de Televisión (Channel 8) – and Radio Nacional Venezolana (RNV) – Chávez brings all his cabinet secretaries into the studio (sometimes the show goes out into the provinces, too), as well as a live studio audience, and he takes phone calls from the public. If a caller mentions, say, a problem at a local school, Chávez then calls the Education Minister up on camera, asks him how the problem will be fixed, and comes back a week later to report how the problem was fixed.
President Hugo Chávez on the set of Alo Presidente!
Photo: D.R. 2002 Al Giordano
So, as everybody now knows, in April of 2002 the Commercial Media in Venezuela, including international media companies that "report" about Venezuela, participated openly in fomenting and supporting a violent coup d'etat.
Or maybe not everybody knows yet? In which case let's take a brief stroll down amnesia lane and summarize our report when it happened: Three Days That Shook the Media, in which an elected president was kidnapped at gunpoint by rogue military officials as the Commercial Media – national and international – shouted in unison a big lie, that "Chávez resigned." A new "president," oilman Pedro Carmona, was installed. His first actions were to shut down the public television and radio stations, raid the Community TV and radio stations, dissolve Congress and the Courts, and launch a house-by-house search to round up members of Congress, political leaders, journalists, and others that were unlikely to recognize his legitimacy.
Media barons like the aforementioned Miguel Angel Martínez signed the decree supporting the Carmona "government." The New York Times cheered the coup in an editorial. Its correspondent Juan Forero dispatched an immediate puff piece titled "Manager and Conciliator – Pedro Carmona Estanga." The Inter-American Press Association, the trade group of the owners of commercial daily newspapers in América issued a statement cheering the coup: "President Robert J. Cox said today that political developments in Venezuela demonstrate to nations throughout the world that there can be no true democracy without free speech and press freedom."
As Le Monde Diplomatique reported, the military vice admiral that led the coup went on national TV, on the Venevision network, and boasted, "We had a deadly weapon: the media. And now that I have the opportunity, let me congratulate you."
And there they were, our deer in the headlights: the Commercial Media uncloaked, bearing its anti-democracy teeth, and the first grand battle of Journalism's Civil War began.
A then 32-year-old worker at the Catia Community TV station that had been raided and shut down by the coup forces, Blanca Eekhout, and her colleagues gathered and decided to fight back. They went to the closed public television station, Channel 8, broke the padlocks off the doors, overpowered the police, and put the station back on the air with a call for the people to fight back against the coup. As Chávez minister Jesse Chacón later acknowledged, the recovery of Channel 8 was "owed, in great measure, to the help given by Community Broadcaster Catia TV. Its people were already taking great risks, among them their lives, but they helped to retake the transmitter. Their lives were in danger throughout those days. Their own headquarters had been raided. They succeeded in escaping. They took their cameras and stayed mobile, as did the people from Radio Perola. There was a very fierce persecution against them, something that has not been reported in the daily newspapers."
Blanca Eekhout
Photo: D.R. 2003 Al Giordano
And so Pedro Carmona would go down in history as "dictator for a day." The coup collapsed, and the elected president was restored to power. One of the heroines of our story, Blanca Eekhout, of the Narco News School of Authentic Journalism, is now the director of the public television network she and her colleagues brought back to life.
One of the most moving moments that your formerly alienated manifesto-writer lived to report came two months later in Caracas, as 40 Authentic Journalists from the Community TV and Radio stations in Venezuela filled the chairs in a makeshift studio at the Catia public hospital for that Sunday's broadcast of Alo Presidente! No longer held at arms length by the Chávez government, this was the day that the heroes and heroines of the decisive battle received his grateful embrace. As the president entered the room, and the program went live to the nation on public TV and radio, our colleagues stood up, but they did not applaud politely as most folks do when a head of state walks in. They raised their fists in the air – to remind their president of where true power comes from, which is from below – and they sang…
De pie cantar, que vamos a triunfar / avanzan ya banderas de unidad / y tú vendrás marchando junto a mi / y así verás tu canto y tu bandera / al florecer. La luz de un rojo amanecer / anuncia ya la vida que vendrá,
De pie marchar, que el pueblo va a triunfar / será mejor la vida que vendrá / A conquistar nuestra felicidad / y en su clamor mil voces de combate se alzaran / dirán canción de libertad / Con decisión la patria vencerá.
Y ahora el pueblo que se alza en la lucha / con voz de gigante gritando; adelante!
El pueblo unido jamás será vencido! El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!
That translates as:
Singing on our feet that we are going to win / the flags of unity advance / and you will come marching next to me / and there you will see your song and your flag / upon blooming, the light of a red dawn / that already announces it will come
Singing on our feet that we are going to win / it will be a better life that comes / We will win our happiness / and in the clamor of a thousand voices of combat it will be reached / offering a song of freedom / with decision the country will win
And now the people have reached the fight / with the voice of a giant, shouting, forward!
The people united will never be defeated! The people united will never be defeated!
And what else could Chávez do but to sing along?
It has been entertaining to watch the hysterical reactions to today's big event: the launch of Telesur. From the tantrums by media barons and a prominent human rights simulator the other day, to the U.S. Congress' resolution to launch a propaganda TV or radio network into Venezuelan airwaves (reported by Dan Feder here on Friday), the idea that Alo Presidente! will be taking calls now from all América has stirred the hornet's nest and virtually assures that Journalism's Civil War will soon escalate.
Nobody knows – not even the staff of Telesur, I suspect – what the new network is going to be like. And so this is a moment for those of us whose thirst for truth makes us soldiers of Authentic Journalism to take inventory of what information and weaponry is available, and which troops can count on each other if the going gets rough.
What do we know about Telesur? It will be a different kind of TV network in that it will not have commercial advertising (although it will have "sponsors" much like some public broadcasters have, to what degree of intrusion is unknown). With its funding ($5 million dollars, half from Venezuela, half from other governments) it won't, at least for a while, have to obey the advertising or stockholder classes, and therefore it potentially allows for the voices from below to speak more loudly to more people. Telesur indeed does have the potential to cause a kind of explosion: a super-nova blast of speech on a continent whose voices have been suppressed by the mass media from the first day that television existed to the present.
Thus, it is taking heavy flack before it even broadcasts. As U.S. Congressman Connie Mack (R-Florida) railed the other day in his warnings about Telesur: "Chavez readies to launch his own television network patterned after Al-Jazeera to spread his anti-American, anti-freedom rhetoric… Hugo Chavez is an enemy of freedom and of those who support and promote it. He is a threat to the United States and stands to undermine the balance of power in the Western Hemisphere. Today America has sent a message that we will not turn a blind eye as Hugo Chavez continues to snuff-out freedom and hijack Venezuela from its citizens."
There are ways that power overreacts, at times, that make its darkest fears come to life. The "show" that Mack is describing – that "the balance of power in the Western Hemisphere" is about to shift and the gringos are going to have a conniption about it –would certainly cause a lot of viewers to tune in. Indeed, it's the big story that this publication has been reporting for five years, from our 2000 Opening Statement. Maybe that's what he means by "not turning a blind eye"?
In any case, Authentic Journalists are for a very wide definition of free speech and such attacks on Telesur from wound-up mechanical clones of the deteriorating empire will provide the new station with much goodwill – and many defenders – at the start.
And yet there is always a danger that large "alternative" media projects fall into the trap of trying to replicate or imitate the large establishment media, which is to say that they become overly cautious and boring. I think of Air America, for example, the liberal talk radio network in the United States that launched last year and is still struggling to gain traction, in part because it is so highly partisan to a political party (the Democrats) and it made some early bad staffing moves with an authoritarian creative director (now gone) that wanted to replicate The Daily Show for radio. There just wasn't enough red meat going over the airwaves to stir public passions. And now Danny Goldberg and Carl Ginsberg, both good people of vision, are trying to put it back together again. Media, in part, is an art of definition, and the first most important task for any media (and this goes for individual journalists, too) is self-definition.
And this brings our story back to where it began: to Chiapas, and the Zapatistas, who know a lot about self-definition, and who have pushed many, including your formerly isolated manifesto-writer, to work very hard, horizontally with others, to do the heavy lifting of defining ourselves. Some of us in this now hemispheric network of Authentic Journalists, who define ourselves as "of the left" and "not involved in electoral campaigns" (see? Just those two definitions save us from a lot of unnecessary headaches!) are currently working together in response to The Sixth Declaration of the Lacandon Jungle, to define aloud, as the Zapatistas recently stated of themselves, what we are as Authentic Journalists, where we are now, how we see the world, how we see our "country called América," what we want to do, and how we are going to do it. It's about core beliefs, and not something that Authentic Journalists can simply hire a publicist to figure out for us.
Martín Sánchez of Aporrea.org, "beating" President Chávez, "with goodwill and for the good of the revolutionary process," during the press conference for the Community Media.
Photo: D.R. 2003 Apporea
In fact, there was an interesting report yesterday on Aporrea (from the Cuban Prensa Latina) in which Telesur began to answer some of those self-defining questions:
With the proposition of "deactivating the media plantations" Telesur, Latin America's first television channel, with its headquarters in Caracas, comes to the airwaves on Sunday, July 24.
Aram Aharonian, one of the inventors of the project and director of Telesur, told Prensa Latina that the channel will not back down for even a minute from its initial goals, in spite of the negative reactions from U.S. authorities.
"We will begin to deactivate the media plantations in Latin America with a very important tool toward Latin American union," the Uruguayan journalist said…
"We still lack a lot. We just began. We're getting goals scored on us. But we have begun to seek the tools that will work to counteract all of it," he said in allusion to the dominant foreign media in the region.
Aharonian believes that one of the fundamental goals of the channel is to permit Latin Americans to see themselves through their own eyes and not through foreign media.
Asked about the decision by the U.S. House of Representatives to begin radio and TV broadcasts against Venezuela in a presumed response to Telesur, the director called the initiative "ridiculous."
"The U.S. Congressmen seem to be unaware," he said, "that in Venezuela there are more than 40 private television stations and 128 cable channels, but just two public broadcasters."
He said he believes it is really about an attempt to disqualify Telesur before it has broadcast a single program. "It's a marvel of science fiction," said Aharonian.
He said it's an attempt to poison the waters and create public opinion against Telesur, and that it's possible that they will be able to blackmail some people in some countries, but in general the unifying goals of the channel are well understood.
"In a certain way, that attack fills us with satisfaction and pride, because it demonstrates that we are on the right path in the goal of giving a new option to Latin American television viewers," he said.
The channel's news director, Colombian journalist and producer Jorge Enrique Botero, said that on July 24 Telesur will begin its broadcast with four blocs each six hours long.
He said that it programming will be experimental until September and will include news segments, chronicles, documentaries and Latin American cinema.
In this first stage, Telesur can be seen via cable or on the air in Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Guatemala, among others.
Okay, here we go. Aharonian is a capable, gregarious, guy with a sense of mischief and he admits what may be the most important quality for him to have: that he knows he doesn't have all the answers, or even all the questions, formulated yet.
The heat generated from Telesur's opponents (that is to say, from Hugo Chávez's and Fidel Castro's opponents), like much of what the Commercial Media focuses upon, can be blinding. Usually, that is its intent.
The story below the surface, though, in the Bolivarian project of Latin American unity that marks Telesur and that Chávez has long advocated, is that there is a thriving discussion going on among and between social movements (including the Authentic Journalism movement) about whether the future of the hemisphere is a matter to be settled by seizing existing power (from above) or by constructing it anew (from below). It is a debate that rages everywhere… in Bolivia, in Ecuador, and currently with particular passion in Mexico, and even in Venezuela it was revealed by that moment when the Community Journalists stood up, punched their fists in the air, and sang a message to Chávez.
In Mexico, today, the debate manifests itself most strikingly in the new Zapatista initiative for "the other campaign" that is "from the left" and that "does not participate in elections" in open contrast with the presidential campaign of Mexico City Governor Andrés Manuel López Obrador for the July 2006 elections. Since Chávez's 1998 election in Venezuela, there have been presidents elected in Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina, and Uruguay that were said to be of varying shades of "left" or "center-left" (one of whom, Ecuador's Lucio Gutiérrez, already fell when the social and indigenous movements that supported him came to view him as a traitor). And from the "right" there is a perception that López Obrador, who leads in public opinion polls, would solidify a left bloc in Latin America that could stand up – as the Organization of American States recently did – to the impositions of the United States and its economic interests.
López Obrador himself – now having survived a vicious attempt to knock him off the ballot through a plot called the "desafuero" (we blew the whistle on it back in February) – rejects all comparisons of him to Venezuela's Chávez or even Brazil's more cautious union organizer-turned-president Lula da Silva, and defines himself as of the "center." And on June 19, immediately prior to declaring a "red alert" and then announcing "the other campaign," the Zapatista Subcomandante let fly a communiqué that harshly attacked each of Mexico's political parties and presidential candidates by name and did not mince words in his references to López Obrador, known in the Mexican press by his initials, AMLO. Marcos called AMLO "a serpent's egg" out of which will hatch a mirror-image of AMLO's arch-nemesis, disgraced former President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, who the Zapatistas declared war upon twelve years ago.
Nobody has yet translated the full communiqué to English, but let me translate some key passages:
"When AMLO's project is criticized it is not about criticizing a project of the left, because it is not one, and that is what he himself has declared and what Lopez Obrador has promised to the higher Power. He has been clear about it and only those who don't want to see it (or for whom it is not convenient to see) continue trying to see and present him as a man of the left. AMLO's project, according to him, is of the center.
"And the center is no more than a moderated right, a door to the plastic surgery clinic where social fighters are transformed into cynics and despots, a stabilized macro-economy with new elevated roads and early morning press conferences…
"With Lopez Obrador we are not confronting a leader who is nostalgic for his nationalist revolutionary past, but, rather, with someone who has a very clear project for the present… and the future… He offers to create the bases for a 'modern' State, and that's why he tries to differentiate himself from Lula, Chávez, Castro and Tabaré. His will not be a neoliberal administration with a left hand (Lula in Brazil, Tabaré in Uruguay, Kirchner in Argentina), nor a socialist government (Castro in Cuba), nor a popular nationalism (Chávez in Venezuela). It will be A NEW MODEL OF A NON-NATIONAL STATE (that species of neoliberal war) in Latin America."
Obviously, when the Zapatistas (or Authentic Journalists, or others) define themselves as people that "do not participate in elections" that doesn't mean they (we) don't talk or write about elections and their consequences. (The Zapatistas, in fact, were among the most articulate and meaningful critics of the desafuero plot against López Obrador.) But the debate between those who want to seize existing power and those who want to construct a different kind of power from below has started to hit light speed in Mexico and elsewhere. In a communiqué published yesterday Marcos responded to some criticisms of the Zapatista's Sixth Declaration and its plans for "the other campaign," including "that the right would use Zapatismo in order to strike a blow at López Obrador, in other words, at the political center (I know that those observations speak of AMLO's being on the left, but he says he's in the center, so here we're going to take what he says, not what they say about him). The majority of these observations are well intended, and they seek to help, rightly warning of obstacles in the path, or rightly providing opinions as to how the movement that the Sixth is trying to arouse might grow."
Addressing other critics who suggest the Zapatistas should stay in Chiapas, Marcos responded:
"…we had the premonition that those criticisms would be praise…if the Sixth had declared its unconditional support of the political center represented by López Obrador. And if we were to have said that 'we are going to come out in order to join with those citizens' networks in support of AMLO,' there would be enthusiasm, 'yes,' 'of course you have to leave, you don't have to stay shut away, it's time for Zapatismo to abandon its hideout and join its experiences with the masses devoted to the one-in-waiting.' Hmm…López Obrador. He just presented his 'Alternative National Project' to the citizens' networks. We are suspicious, and we don't see anything more than plastic cosmetics (and which change according to the audience) and a list of forgettable promises. Whatever, perhaps someone might tell AMLO that he can't promise 'the fulfillment of the San Andrés Accords,' because that means, among other things, reforming the Constitution, and, if my memory serves, that is the work of the Congress. In any event, the promise should be made by a political party, noting that its candidates will fulfill it if they are elected. The other way there would have to be a proposal that the federal executive would govern above the other branches or ignore them. Or a dictatorship. But it's not about that. Or is it?
"In the politics of above, the programs seek, during election periods, to add as many people as they can. But by adding some, others are subtracted. Then they decide to add the most and subtract the least…"
This same kind of discussion occurs in Bolivia (between social and indigenous movements that are more in the "from below" tendency and militants of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party of Evo Morales). It occurs in Ecuador, in Argentina, in Lula's Brazil… (It is a very different kind of discussion than, say, that in the United States between supporters of Democrat candidates or third-party candidates, because it is, in its essence, the existence of authentic social movements that are non-electoral in Latin America that make the discussion real and not merely intellectual fodder.) And it occurs in a different way in Venezuela, where the electoral leader, Chávez seems more attentive to its existence, more relaxed about it, and where the attacks upon his government are so fierce from such detestable anti-democracy quarters that social movements see an interest in defending national sovereignty even as they push the electoral leader to comply with their grievances.
The existence of authentic social movements that are non-electoral in Latin America makes the discussion from below real.
Photo D.R. 2003 Al Giordano, in Oventik, Chiapas
The Commercial Media does not televise (or even write about) the debate between "from above" and "from below." And it never will. Better said, it cannot, because the debate cuts too close to home. For this is the dialectic at the core of Journalism's Civil War: do we seize "media from above" by trying to land a job at the New York Times or CNN? In order to do that, there are so many compromises to make, especially "the bottom line" in which those media exist to make profits for its owners. And that rule alone brings an entire swathe of priorities – the targeting of consumers with expendable cash, which is to say, not the majority of the people – because that's what advertisers pay to reach. When Media is commercial, the game is fixed.
Here's an example of how Commercial Media – and those who rely on it for their "information" – portray the choices to be made during Latin America's left turn. It comes from former U.S. President Bill Clinton's June 20 speech in Mexico City (at the Banamex Center!) where Clinton praised Brazilian President Lula for "having put the Brazilian people on the positive side of global interdependence" as a "responsible leader" who has "brought Brazil to do business with the rest of the world" while presenting Venezuelan President Chavez as the alternative model to be avoided. Chávez, said Clinton, "thinks he can have all the oil and money to defy the rest of the world" and that "Mister Chávez's model has not brought prosperity to Venezuela nor is it a good example of the insertion of Latin America into the positive side of global interdependence." Clinton then said that, "Latin Americans have to decide which of these models is correct." As if there are only two models! And who is left out of the two choices provided by Clinton as absolutes? Virtually every social movement whose voices have been reported here for five years: those that fight for autonomy, authentic democracy, justice, liberty and the construction of autonomies from below. And to think: Clinton told a hall full of Mexicans that they must choose between those two models on the very day that Marcos called López Obrador a "serpent's egg" and spoke of his "new model of a non-national state."
When, for example, also in June, the Bolivian social movements shut down the roads and highways calling for nationalization of the gas industry, for a new Constitution, and to stop the imposition of a hated presidential successor, they weren't risking their lives for a "Brazilian model" or a "Venezuelan model." They have their own Bolivian models – and even those are distinct depending on locale – that they're fighting for. And there are plenty of Brazilians and Venezuelans who, likewise, are fighting inside their countries to push their governments into better models. The same goes for the Ecuadorian indigenous majority. And, obviously, the Zapatistas of Mexico often state they want "a world where many worlds fit."
An immediate challenge ahead for Telesur (and equally for Narco News, and others) is not merely to report this very vibrant discussion launched by the Zapatistas "from below" (although we must report it: It's authentic news). It is also to take a hard look at what it is to make media, what it is to be a journalist, and especially to be an Authentic Journalist, or a network of them, and apply it to our work and world.
"A new way of looking… far from the glare produced by the spotlights, from the pandemonium of the bandstands, from the pushing and shoving behind the news, from the fight for the exclusive." – Subcomandante Marcos
Photo: D.R. 1999 Al Giordano
"...a woman, a journalist by profession, ended up leaping, not without difficulties, the complicated and thick wall of zapatista skepticism, and she stayed and lived in the indigenous rebel communities. From that time on, she shared with the compañeros the dream and the sleepless nights, the joys and the sorrows, the food and its absence, the persecutions and the respites, the deaths and the lives. Little by little, the compañeros and compañeras came to accept her and to make her part of their daily lives. I am not going to recount her history. Among other things, because she has preferred to recount the history of a movement, the zapatista one, and not hers.
"This person's name is Gloria Muñoz Ramírez. During the period from 1994 to 1996, she worked for the Mexican newspaper "Punto," for the German news agency DPA, for the North American newspaper "La Opinión" and for the Mexican daily, "La Jornada." In 1995, on the morning of February 9 and along with Hermann Bellinghausen, she carried out what might have been the last interview with Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos. In 1997, she left her work, her family, her friends (in addition to things that only she knows), and she came to live in the zapatista communities. She did not publish anything during those 7 years, but she continued to write, and she did not abandon her journalistic keenness. She wasn't a journalist anymore, of course, or she wasn't just a journalist any longer. Gloria was learning a new way of looking, the one that is far from the glare produced by the spotlights, from the pandemonium of the bandstands, from the pushing and shoving behind the news, from the fight for the exclusive. The way of looking that is learned in the mountains of the Mexican southeast…"
"She wasn't a journalist anymore, of course, or she wasn't just a journalist any longer." When we call ourselves Authentic Journalists, that's really what we're saying: We're not just journalists, but human beings and workers and farmers of truths, and many other things, too. These words bear repeating: "learning a new way of looking, the one that is far from the glare produced by the spotlights, from the pandemonium of the bandstands, from the pushing and shoving behind the news, from the fight for the exclusive."
This way of looking (and of listening) is from below.
And so today we extend a welcome to the journalists of Telesur and wish them, fraternally, the best of luck. They already have the luck of having made the right enemies before they even fired a shot, and the luck of being unencumbered by the advertising model of journalism. If that leads them to join in this "new way of looking," of looking, listening, and reporting from below, alongside, and not apart from the people, they're going to make some very good friends out of colleagues in all corners of our América (including, again, perhaps you, kind reader): the ones that already recognize each other whenever we see the other ones holding up the little candles from below, the candles that made it possible, when we have held them up together, to light up the skies of a country called América.
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Angry Birds Review
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Price: $2.99
It's time for a little confession. I've never played Angry Birds before. In the two years since Rovio released it's mobile juggernaut, I have not been the cause for one of the 250 million downloads that the series has achieved. Yet, I've not been spared the litany of media coverage and advertisements for the game. Truly, this is one of the first mega hits for a burgeoning mobile gaming platform that will undoubtedly be remembered as a classic in future years. It started on iOS, but its popularity has proliferated onto the Android, tablet, DS and PSP market.
But not on WP7 (and curiously enough, not on Xbox360 either)…that is, until now. It's another title Microsoft can scratch off its list of missing apps on the Zune Marketplace, one that from the early stages of the OS's existence, almost didn't happen. Today, though, Angry Birds launched on a spanking new OS to ultimately increase its popularity once more.
So given the chance, I jumped on to see how well this two year old game stacks up with the hype behind it. Needless to say, this review isn't for the gamers out there familiar with the game. Like I said, Angry Birds has spread its wings amongst everyone, it's the Tetris of the new millennium. No, this review is for those of us that happened to miss the phenomenon on its first go around, or if you happened to live in North Korea for the past two years. But it's also a review that pits what the game really is, and what it seems to be after all the adulation and blandishment it has received.
Windows Phone finally has Angry Birds, and now it's time for the masses, once more, to revel in its wake.
Angry Birds is wickedly simple to learn, yet its not in the nuances of control that makes it a challenging and fun experience. Its addictiveness comes from its level design, and a heavy emphasis on chain reactions, and figuring which bird can do the job of starting said chain reaction to let the next bird take it from there. At the start of a level, one has a predetermined amount of birds at their disposal to try and destroy the green pig's fortifications (I'll spare you the reasoning behind this fowl and swine conflict, it's all window dressing to give meaning to the proceedings). You also have a slingshot to fling the many variety of birds that you'll have to use, but the caveat is that you can't choose what bird goes in what order–you'll have to use the birds given to you and the order that they provide. Which you'll have to figure what part of the fortification you'll go after first. Each fortified building or structure is made up of different elements. Some parts are made of stone, while others are made of ice and wood. The hodgepodge of materials to bust up present their own types of challenges to work around. In order to succeed, you must find a chink in the armor, and see where to fling your birds to exploit that deficiency. Ice and wood are easily breached, but the tougher stone slabs will take a couple of beatings before they fall, depending on the bird being thrown.
That said, this sort of gameplay can lead to a lot of trial-and-error, repetitive play. In order to get at all the green pigs in each level, you have to work through their fortified locations, but having that task can be tough considering the possibilities and options of your attack. It makes for some interesting situations, and it comes down to some small amount of planning if you want to avoid that sort of trial-and-error approach. Looking at the structure in front of you and assessing what part to attack first with the first bird in your hands will make it a more cerebral, and ultimately, satisfying experience. What adds more to the experience is the sheer inventive level designs that you'll have to overcome to beat the game. I have to give props to Rovio in creating a magnificent, Rube Goldberg-esque, set of levels to play. The first initial levels are your basic forays to get you in-tune with the birds abilities. Those first levels wont impress you, and to be honest, pale greatly to the sort of mad scientist contraptions you'll encounter in later stages. They're fantastic, and really add to that element of surprise and eagerness to move on to the next level. Setting explosions in motion that create chain reactions of destruction is ultimately satisfying and never gets old. It brings the eight-year-old in all of us that loved to knock down the wood block castles of our own making.
In short, Angry Birds succeeds best when it's about solving the puzzle of the structure to knock down. Taking an approach of discovery to find the right path of destruction is what really makes the game tick, and I can see why it's such an instant favorite to gamers out there. It's a simple formula that yields great challenges. In the grand scheme of gaming things, you can't beat that.
Graphics, Music, Presentation
While Angry Birds' level design is king, it's complemented well by its visual appeal and presentation. Graphically, it's not pushing the boundaries of the hardware, nor does it have to. Instead of flash and glamor, you have a cartoon style that borders on simplistic, and actually gives the visuals a Saturday morning cartoon feel. It certainly makes it easy to get in to, being so aesthetically friendly. It serves it well, though, as the visuals keep the framerate silky smooth with nary a slowdown. When the birds go crashing into walls and causing a ruckus, sending shrapnel of bits and pieces around, everything is presented so cleanly that it makes it even more enjoyable to replay some of the more, explosive levels.
What helps too is the quickness of load times. You can be in and playing within seconds, which is saying a lot considering some of the load times present in other games. One of the best things about playing this, is that you can literally start a level over in just a second if you happen to mess up. That swift restart helps to keep you engaged, and you don't have to sit there and wait for a level to load to pull you out of the moment. Kudos to Rovio for achieving this.
Another layer that adds to the feel of the game is the sound effects. Birds cluck, screech, and chirp in flight and on impact, while the pigs oink in defiance. These little things add a small amount of humor, and just enough lively chatter to make the game experience complete.
Achievements, Extras, Etc.
The icing on the cake comes in the form of Golden Eggs. These are hidden eggs that must be found throughout the 165 levels available in the game. I won't divulge what you get for these eggs, but it's an added extra that makes it worth it for the watchful eye.
Achievements wise, definitely the hardest is the Episode – 3 Total Destruction achievement. To obtain this cheevo, you must have three stars in all the episode's levels. Tough task to accomplish, but it will definitely add more replay value to the game.
In Closing…
As a first time player of Angry Birds, I can safely say that the hype is well deserved. Birds does a wonderful job of creating an addictive experience, and one that makes it hard to put the game away. Each new level gets better than the last, and each new bird you encounter wrinkles the formula just enough to add a new layer to the puzzle. And with over 160+ levels to try and obtain three stars on each level, you can have a huge amount of replay value and sink in plenty of hours. At this price, it can't be beat.
Time will tell how Microsoft handles the other missing updates that were either free or at a low price for Angry Birds. However, for $2.99 and the amount of content available, this title is well worth the asking price, and another feather in Microsoft's cap.


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Hello Jesse, :)
It's a Windows Portable Devices (WPD) driver update.
W10 update / Microsoft - WPD - 2/22/2016 12:00:00 AM - 5.2.5326.4762
Device Manager identifies my graphics as "Nvidia NVS 310". It was not sold by Nvidia, but HP. HP have re-arranged the components compared to Nvidias version in order to get a lower profile (probably to fit in some compact HP PC-models).
I built the system myself from a Shuttle barebone. There was little room and I needed a card like this to support 2 pcs. of 2560x1440 monitors. The intel CPU of the day (it is around 4 years ago I think) just suppported one HDMI monitor.
Damn .. now this update also became available on the unaffected PC. Exactly same problem with the phone after installing it.
I don't have a "portable" Windows, so my guess is I don't need the update. First time I've seen this type of update. Don't think I'll mess with it.
You do realise that Visual Studio 2017 came out today? Did you install that (or something from it like the redistributable)?
I think the two things are probably related.
Normally these strange events (like this update) can be explained by something you did. I'm guessing you did that thing today. For example.....you might have plugged in your phone after installing Visual Studio 2017.
I decided to install the update and now i can't access my phone from my PC. It is charging though. In device manager is shown as MTP and it can't find drivers for it.
What the hell was i even thinking...?
P.S. I checked windows update history and it says that this same update is installed and then that it failed installing. Now it asks me to install again and it gives me error 0x800f0217.


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The membership of the Bowling Green State University Choral Society is a collaborative musical venture between the music students of the university and singers from across northwest Ohio. The ensemble is under the direction of Mark Munson, director of BGSU choral activities. This year's season will consist of three hard-core classical concerts for the choral enthusiast.
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Joyous Sounds: A Yuletide Celebration will feature guest appearances by the BGSU Graduate Brass Quintet and organist Michael Gartz at 7 p.m. Nov. 28 at First United Methodist Church, 1526 E. Wooster St., Bowling Green.
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Auditions for community members who wish to join the choral society for the season will be held on the evenings of Tuesday and Aug. 22. Those wishing to participate should sign up for an audition time online here. Auditioners should bring a piece to sing.
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■ The Toledo Museum of Art and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra team up to present a 10-hour festival of the innovative music of composer Lou Harrison featuring guest artists organist Paul Jacobs, violinist Todd Reynolds, and Grammy Award-winning Third Coast Percussion. In addition there will be two concerts of the composer's chamber works, a screening of a film about the composer, and a lecture demo of gamelan music.
The event happens from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. Tickets prices for the events vary. For more information, call 419-255-8000 or visit toledomuseum.org.
■ It's Friday! presents It's Essential performing a mix of pop, soul, jazz, and standards from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday on the grounds of the Toledo Museum of Art. Concert-goers are asked to pull up a chair or bring their own and enjoy the summer evening with a cool drink, small plate edibles, and an eclectic array of music. For more information, visit toledomuseum.org.
■ The Music at the Market Series presents the ensemble Ind'Grass creating a unique fusion of bluegrass, Americana, roots, rock, and reggae. The five-piece band includes bassist Bryan Sigrist, mandolinist Dylan Alxander, guitarist Josh Bucher, banjoist Ryan Warkentin, and fiddler Tom Wilkins. Music begins at 7 p.m. Thursday on the Commodore Schoolyard Lawn, 140 E. Indiana Ave. Concert-goers should bring their own blankets or chairs. Katie's Randy Cat is slated for the Aug. 17 concert
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■ Sights and Sounds in downtown Chelsea, Mich., continues from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Featured performers include: GFK Trio (funk), Bust Stop Poets (Americana/acoustic), Victor McDermott and the New American Standard (Americana), Blue Light Band (rock, blues, pop), the Devil Elvis Show (Elvis tribute), Strings and Things (traditional acoustic), and the Potter's Field (Americana). SRSLY Cinema will present a free outdoor movie, Independence Day: Resurgence (PG-13), at dusk. A complete list of events and activities is available at chelseafestivals.com/festival.
■ Klezmephonic, an Ann Arbor-based Klezmer band, explores rollicking feylakhs, sweet cradle songs, and hot American vaudeville tunes at 8 p.m. Saturday. The Matisse Project — featuring Detroit natives composer Christopher Bakriges and violinist Gwen Laster — presents its latest collaboration, A Musical Reflection on Henri Matisse's Jazz, at 4 p.m Sunday. Guitarist Joshua Breakstone performs jazz at 8 p.m. Wednesday. All three events happen at the Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. Tickets are $5 to $30 and available from 734-769-2999 or kerrytownconcerthouse.com.
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Eric Moll, Chief Executive Officer of Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics (as well as Public Hospital District No. 1), addressed the membership of the Economic Development Council of Mason County and the Shelton Mason County Chamber of Commerce Friday during a luncheon at the Shelton hospital. The CEO talked about the impact on MGH if the Affordable Care Act is fully repealed.
Moll's presentation was part of the Health, Transit & Power Luncheon put on by the EDC and the Chamber and hosted by Mason General Hospital.
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