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Notice to Third-Year Law Students and Recent Law School Graduates
Notice to Third-Year Law Students and Recent Law School Graduates
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is seeking to provide fellowship opportunities for recent law school graduates at its national headquarters as a Government Watchlist Fellow, Prisoners' Rights Fellow, or Privacy and Surveillance Fellow. These positions are unpaid. However, we are willing and able to assist qualified applicants as they seek funding from outside organizations or law schools.
- 3L or recent law school graduate.
- Preference given to candidates who can devote at least 20 hours per week.
- Strong legal research and writing skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and phone skills.
- Interest in civil rights and liberties work and issues affecting the American Muslim community.
- Preference given to students who have demonstrated a particular interest in constitutional law and/or federal litigation.
How to Apply:
- Download and fill out the CAIR application found online at http://www.cair.com/about-us/internships.html
- Email your application, resume, cover letter, and a writing sample to email@example.com.
- Indicate the fellowship you are applying for in the subject line of your email.
- Indicate your availability and desired start date.
About CAIR:
CAIR is a grassroots civil rights and advocacy organization. CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties organization, with regional offices nationwide. CAIR's national headquarters is located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Since its establishment in 1994, CAIR has worked to promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in America. Through media relations, government relations, legal work, education, and advocacy, CAIR puts forth an Islamic perspective to ensure the Muslim voice is represented. In offering this perspective, CAIR seeks to empower the American Muslim community, encourage their participation in political and social activism, and to protect their rights.
CAIR values a diverse and collaborative work environment. CAIR welcomes all individuals, and encourages all qualified applicants to apply regardless of religion, national origin, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, citizenship, and disability status.
Government Watchlist Law Fellowship
According to recent reports, nearly half of the 690,000 people on the U.S. government's database of terrorist suspects are not connected to any known terrorist group. Furthermore, according to the government's watchlisting guidelines, officials need only "reasonable suspicion" to secretly place someone on the list; "concrete facts" are not required. Individuals placed on one of the government's terrorist watchlists generally experience prolonged and intrusive screening, interrogation, and detention when traveling or are prohibited from boarding flights altogether. The rapidly expanding secretive terrorist watch list program not only raises serious concerns about ethnic and religious profiling, but also raises issues about due process under the U.S. Constitution.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is seeking a government watchlist law fellow to join the civil rights department of its national headquarters. The fellow will work closely with our team of attorneys to handle a variety of substantive legal tasks pertaining to the rapidly evolving field of national security law and the implications on the civil rights and liberties of all Americans, with particular focus on the constitutionality of terrorist watchlist designation procedures. The fellow will gain in-depth, practical legal experience by working with CAIR attorneys and clients on complex government terrorist watchlist related issues and high-profile federal constitutional litigation.
In particular, this work will include:
- Drafting legal memos, pleadings, motions, and briefs on unique issues of national security law relating to the designation of individuals on governmental watchlists and its implications for fundamental due process and other civil rights under the U.S. Constitution.
- Conducting in-depth legal research and analysis of cutting-edge issues of national import.
- Interviewing witnesses and potential clients.
- Developing a comprehensive understanding of the federal government's terrorist watchlist program and assisting CAIR's attorneys in developing successful legal strategies to challenge violations to constitutional rights of individuals aggrieved by their unfair designation on government watchlists.
Prisoners' Rights Fellowship
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is seeking a prisoners' rights fellow to join the civil rights department at its national headquarters. The fellow will work closely with our team of attorneys to handle a variety of substantive legal tasks pertaining to inmates' religious practices in state and federal prisons. The fellow will gain in-depth and practical legal experience by working with CAIR attorneys to ensure that all inmates, regardless of religion, are allowed to observe and practice the religion of their choosing. The fellow's responsibilities include:
- Drafting legal memos, pleadings, motions, and briefs on unique issues of religious freedom and inmates' rights to practice their religion.
- Corresponding with inmates and conducting intakes to determine whether an inmate's claim is actionable under the law and following up on potential claims and allegations through subsequent correspondence and interviews.
- Developing a comprehensive understanding of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, national prison policy, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses of the First Amendment, the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act, and the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
- Producing reports and white papers on nuanced issues of inmate rights to religious freedom, with the possibility of publication in law reviews or online.
Privacy and Surveillance Law Fellowship
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is seeking a privacy and surveillance law fellow to join the civil rights department of its national headquarters. The fellow will work closely with our team of attorneys to handle a variety of substantive legal tasks pertaining to the rapidly evolving field of constitutional privacy rights, with a focus on protecting the First and Fourth Amendment rights of all Americans in an era of pervasive surveillance. The fellow will gain in-depth, practical legal experience by working with CAIR attorneys on high profile federal constitutional litigation.
In particular, this work will include:
- Drafting legal memos, pleadings, motions, and briefs on unique issues of constitutional law relating to the protection of the privacy rights from overly broad and invasive governmental surveillance.
- Conducting in-depth legal research and analysis of cutting-edge issues of national import.
- Interviewing witnesses and potential clients.
- Developing a comprehensive understanding of the federal government's means of mass electronic surveillance and assisting CAIR's attorneys in developing successful legal strategies to curtail the overreach of the modern American security state.
CAIR Civil Rights
Since CAIR's founding in 1994, CAIR staff has worked tirelessly to advance the civil rights of all Americans, regardless of faith. Starting with just a small office and a telephone, CAIR has developed into the preeminent organization that Muslims contact when they require legal advice and assistance. CAIR has grown into a preeminent civil rights advocacy organization that has been recognized for its work both in the United States and internationally.
Even now, civil rights advocacy remains at the center of CAIR's work. CAIR has served more than 25,000 victims of discrimination since its founding. Our nation-wide offices receive a total of approximately 3,000 inquiries a years and work to resolve them through mediation, negotiation, public pressure or, if necessary, through legal action. Our services are often provided free of charge to the community.
In 2011, CAIR updated our "Know Your Rights and Responsibilities" pocket guide. This wallet-sized pamphlet provides details of your rights as an employee, student or airline passenger, and teaches the reader how to react to an anti-Muslim hate crime and what to do if you are contacted by law enforcement. CAIR provides these guides free of charge and has distributed more than 1 million copies since it was first written.
Please continue reading to find out more about the work that we do.
1999 Civil Rights Report: Expressions of Faith
Executive Summary
The majority of complaints received by CAIR's offices in 1999 consist of incidents of religious accommodation denial. Complaints about the lack of accommodation to Muslim prayer in schools and the workplace accounted for the largest portion of cases. Hijab related complaints came in second place, a marked change from previous years, which implies an increased tolerance toward Muslim women's attire by the American public.
Still, a survey of Muslim parents and students in the public school systems shows that the majority shy away from requesting religious accommodation. Accommodation policies in most school districts surveyed in this report do not adequately address most of the religious requirements of Muslim students, suggesting that the problem of accommodating Muslim students is more structural than incidental in nature.
At the workplace, there has been a modest change, with some corporations adjusting their policies to accommodate the religious practices of their employees. Still, incidents of discrimination recur even at places where education and moral persuasion in the past have led to successful resolution of discrimination complaints.
In public schools, there has been little progress in the form of policy initiatives by some school districts in favor of religious accommodation. Yet most school districts surveyed in this report do not address most Muslim concerns. Local Muslim communities ought to be more active in providing input to school boards, so that school district policies regarding religious accommodation address the needs of Muslim students. Also, Congress and the Department of Education may take appropriate initiatives to address the needs of minority students, similar to what government did when the Equal Access Act was passed and implemented dealing with concerns raised by religious conservative Christians.
1999 Civil Rights Report: Expressions of Faith
2002 Civil Rights Report: Stereotypes and Civil Liberties
Executive Summary
Data gathered for this report demonstrate that Muslims in the United States are more apprehensive than ever about discrimination and intolerance. U.S. government actions after September 11, 2001, alone impacted more than 60,000 individuals. Muslims have charged that the government's actions violated the First and Fourth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution because they included ethnically and religiously-based interrogations, detentions, raids, and closures of charities.
In addition, the daily experiences of Muslims in schools, workplaces, public areas, and airports have often included incidents in which they were singled out, denied religious accommodation and otherwise discriminated against by reason of actual or perceived religion and ethnicity. In the past year CAIR received 1,516 complaints from community members, which represents a three-fold increase over the previous year. Individual claims reported directly to CAIR affected the lives of more than 2,250 people; most were subjected to incidents of bias-motivated harassment and violence. Unlike any other past crisis, the post-September 11 anti-Muslim backlash has been the most violent, as it included several murders.
Excluding the September 11 backlash incidents, this year's normal reporting period contains 525 valid complaints, up from 366 in 2000/2001--a 43 percent increase. These incidents included the termination or denial of employment because of religious appearance; the refusal to accommodate religious practices in the workplace, schools, and prisons; the singling out of individuals at airports because of their distinct names, appearances, and travel destination; the detention or interrogation of Muslims by federal and local authorities based on profiling criteria; and the denial of services or access to public accommodation facilities because of religious or ethnic identity. All of these experiences have common elements of setting religious and ethnic features of Muslim life or Muslim religious and political views apart from what is considered normal and acceptable. The fallout from the September 11 attacks continues to impact Muslim daily life in several ways, especially at airports and ports of entry. FBI agents and other local law enforcement authorities have sometimes responded to hearsay reports, and conducted raids and interrogations of legal immigrants and citizens. While the government has defended such actions as necessary for national security, none of these actions led to the arrest of terror suspects. Instead they disrupted the ability of thousands of Muslims to practice their religion freely, negatively impacted the careers and hopes of many individuals, and threatened democratic freedoms and the rule of law.
Two particularly encouraging developments are noteworthy. First, on April 3, 2002, a federal judge in Detroit, Michigan ruled that the Bush administration's policy of closed immigration hearings was unconstitutional. The ruling came in the case of Rabih Haddad, who had overstayed his immigration visa. In another case involving a hate crime, a Dallas, Texas jury convicted Mark Stroman for the murder of Vasudev Patel last October. Storman thought the Hindu man looked Middle Eastern and killed him to avenge the attacks on New York and Washington.
2002 Civil Rights Report: Stereotypes and Civil Liberties
2003 Civil Rights Report: Guilt by Association
Executive Summary
In 2002, Muslim community members in the United States reported 602 complaints of discrimination to CAIR. This represents a 15 percent increase over the previous year. More than any other year, the daily experiences of Muslims in schools, workplaces, public areas, airports, and in encounters with the courts, police and other government agencies included incidents in which they were profiled and singled out because of actual or perceived religious and ethnic identity. Anti-Muslim sentiment related to September the 11th has been cited in many reports. Never before had an international terrorist act had such a long-lasting impact on Muslim life in the United States.
When compared to the year preceding September 11th, this year's reports show a 64 percent increase. The fallout from September 11 continues to impact Muslim daily life, whether at schools, in the workplace or in general public encounters. Mistreatment at the hand of federal government personnel continue to be reported in substantial numbers. FBI agents and other local law enforcement authorities have sometimes responded to hearsay reports, and conducted questionable raids and interrogations.
In 2002, the Department of Justice has continued to take actions in the name of combating terrorism, when in fact they have targeted broadly Arabs and Muslims in this country. The investigation dragnet in 2002 included the special registration requirements that singled out students and visitors to America from Muslim-majority countries. Also, many Muslim homes and businesses were raided and private property seized pending investigation. Moreover, queries by some FBI agents about mosque membership lists and media reports about a proposed FBI counting of mosques raised widespread apprehension among community members who believed they were being scrutinized based on their religious association. Other profiling-based interrogations and searches continued throughout the year, though reported with less frequency than the few months immediately after September 11th. Critics of the government have charged that such actions violated the First and Fourth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Singling out Muslims is increasing in all sectors of life. A significant number of cases took place at private businesses, places of residence, the Internet, and courts. Contributing to the rise of discrimination against Muslims is the continuing anti-Muslim rhetoric, especially by some evangelical leaders and neoconservatives. A segment of this report documents examples of their divisive language. The vilification of Islam and Muslims by such elements continues unabated.
1998 Civil Rights Report: Patterns of Discrimination
Executive Summary
Data gathered for this report demonstrates that Muslims in the United States are increasingly challenged by discrimination and intolerance. The daily experiences of Muslims in schools, workplaces, public areas, airports, and government agencies often include incidents in which Muslims are singled out, denied religious accommodation and otherwise discriminated against by reason of actual or perceived religion and ethnicity. This year's report contains 284 such cases, up from 240 in 1997--an 18 percent increase. All of these experiences have common elements of setting symbols, rituals and other unique features of Muslim life apart of what is considered normal, acceptable and tolerable in the dominant culture.
A decline in harassment and violence
Incidents of harassment and violence account for 36 cases, compared to 85 incidents in 1997. The decrease in the number of incidents can be attributed to the absence of events such as the crash of TWA Flight 800 or the Oklahoma City bombing. These tragic events were unfairly blamed on Muslims, and led to a surge of incidents of harassment and violence against Muslims in the United States.
A rise in discrimination
This report documents 248 incidents of discrimination--a 60 percent increase over the previous year. These incidents include the termination or denial of employment because of religious appearance; the refusal to accommodate religious practices in the workplace, schools and prisons; the singling out of individuals at airports because of their distinct names, appearances and travel destination; and the denial of service or access to public accommodation facilities because of religious or ethnic identity.
Sources of bias
Many cases described in this report indicate that ignorance of Islam and its religious practices continues to be a major factor contributing to the mistreatment of Muslims. Another major factor is outdated corporate policies that do not take into account the needs of the rising Muslim population in the workforce. Some corporations have recognized this fact and implemented new policies to insure the free exercise of religion in the workplace. One example is a decision by Stream International in Dallas, Texas, to assign a room for employees to pray. Another example is an initiative by American Industry in Nashville, Tennessee, to institute a "floating break" as a mechanism allowing workers to attend Friday prayer at a mosque.
Private sector companies may decide to adopt an initiative similar to President Clinton's 1997 guidelines on the accommodation of religious practice in the federal workplace. In this initiative the president specifically recognized the right of a woman to wear hijab (loose-fitting clothing with a head covering that Muslim women wear in public) and advised government offices to accommodate this and other religious practices of Muslims and people of other faiths.
Not all government initiatives have promoted tolerance in the past year. American Muslims are apprehensive about community members held under so-called secret evidence procedures. Also, the Computerized Automated Passenger Screening (CAPS--known as passenger profiling), initiated by the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, may prove to be an institutionalized form of discrimination. Exchanges between travelers and airline representatives and narrations of passengers' experiences illustrate that ethnic and religious stereotyping can be a problem in the profiling procedure.
Another major source of discrimination is the bias against religion in general and Islam in particular. Muslims have been portrayed as the "other," often leading to biased behavior by persons in positions of authority as well as by members of the public. CAIR recently published educational booklets, An Employer's Guide to Islamic Religious Practices and An Educator's Guide to Islamic Religious Practices, which helped in the resolution and/or prevention of several discrimination cases--a indication that changes in public perception are attainable through the constructive exchange of ideas.
1998 Civil Rights Report: Patterns of Discrimination
2004 Civil Rights Report: Unpatriotic Acts
Executive Summary
Last year marked the highest number of Muslim civil rights cases ever recorded by CAIR's annual report on the status of Muslim civil rights in the United States. Reports of harassment, violence and discriminatory treatment increased nearly 70 percent over 2002 (the year after the 9/11 terror attacks). This represents a three-fold increase since the reporting year preceding the terrorist attacks.
Although reports of abuse in areas of passenger profiling and unreasonable arrest, search and seizure have dropped significantly, incidents of hate crime have more than doubled. Also, allegations of mistreatment by federal and local law enforcement personnel (including profiling and discriminatory application of the law) accounted for a third of all reports, the highest record ever in real and proportionate terms.
Five factors contributed to the sharp increase in reported incidents:
- A lingering atmosphere of fear since the 9/11 attacks.
- The war in Iraq and the atmosphere created by the pro-war rhetoric.
- The noticeable increase of anti-Muslim rhetoric, which often painted Muslims as followers of a false religion and as enemies of America.
- The USA PATRIOT Act, the implementation of which has been associated with abuses.
- Increased reporting by community members, due to the increase in the number of CAIR offices, allowing more cases to be documented in 2003 than in previous years.
CAIR recommends a number of governmental actions be taken in order to stem the rise of anti-Muslim discrimination. These recommendations include a call for a public inquiry to post-9/11 policies impacting the Muslim community and a call for implementing reforms suggested by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice regarding post-9/11 investigations and detentions. Also, a number of legislative actions are suggested to curb the use of profiling in law enforcement, strengthen hate crime prosecutions and end abuses associated with the USA PATRIOT Act.
2004 Civil Rights Report: Unpatriotic Acts
1997: The Status of Muslim Civil Rights in the United States 1997
Unveiling Justice
American Muslims are increasingly concerned about their recognition in society and about the ability to freely practice their faith. As this report indicates, Muslims experienced 240 acts of, discrimination violence and harassment in the last twelve months, a threefold increase over the previous year. These incidents ranged from Muslim women being fired or denied jobs because of their religious garb, to harassment of Muslims at the nation's airports, other public facilities, schools, and government agencies because of the persons' apparent religious affiliation. There is also a lack of religious accommodation in the military and the prison system. In relative terms, claims of discrimination and bias increased from 50 percent of the total experiences in 1995/1996 to 65 percent in 1996/1997, while reports of incidents of violence and harassment declined from 50 percent to 35 percent.
The majority of the experiences documented in the report deal with how public perceptions influenced acts of bias. Such experiences appear to be associated with three identifying factors whereby a person's religious, ethnic, or group affiliation became "known." Chief among these is religious practice (significant in 53 percent of the cases), which includes Muslim women wearing a head covering, or men wearing a beard and kufi (a cap worn by Muslim men). The other identifying factors are ethnicity (significant in 32 percent of the cases)—physical features or a "Muslim-sounding" name—and association with the Muslim community through sociopolitical activism (significant in 14 percent of the cases).
American Muslims are becoming more willing to defend their rights. Across the United States, Muslims are establishing precedents for religious diversity in the workplace, in schools, in government institutions, and even in the military. In some cases, these precedents are being established in the courts, including a case of a Muslim worker in California who was recently awarded about $3 million in a discrimination law suit. As a result of this increased level of activism, about 10 percent of the experiences discussed in this report represent victories in the American Muslim community's quest for tolerance, justice and religious freedom.
The backgrounds of individuals taking their experiences to government and nongovernment agencies reflect the diverse nature of the American Muslim community. Individuals of Middle Eastern descent make up the largest segment (45 percent) of those taking action to redress their claims, followed by Africans/African-Americans (25 percent) and then by people whose families originated in Southwest Asia (17 percent) and Europe (8 percent).
Evidence presented in the Case Summaries section of this report will demonstrate that the largest number of claims centered on fair employment practices and religious accommodation in the workplace. It is also in the work setting that American Muslims have been most able to win recognition of their religious rights.
1995: A Rush to Judgment
A Special Report on Anti-Muslim Stereotyping, Harassment and Hate Crimes Following the Bombing of Oklahoma City's Murrah Federal Building, April 19, 1995
Council on American-Islamic Relations
September, 1995
Within hours of the April 19, terrorist attack on the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, media reports and self-proclaimed "terrorism experts" linked Muslims, Arabs and "Middle Eastern-looking men" to the blast. This unsubstantiated linkage prompted stereotyping, harassment and actual attacks on Muslims and Arab-Americans around America.
These incidents mainly took the form of: 1) numerous threatening phone calls, including bomb threats, to mosques and Islamic centers; 2) verbal abuse directed at Muslims who appeared in public; 3) harassing behavior by co-workers; 4) direct physical attacks such as rock-throwing, beatings and shootings. In addition, two mosques were set on fire; one of these incidents has been officially ruled arson by fire investigators.
From these reported incidents CAIR has identified two alarming trends:
(1) A growing anti-Muslim prejudice has caused Muslims to experience an increased sense of alienation; and (2) numerous incidents of anti-Muslim violence that target highly visible Muslim institutions and easily recognizable Muslims, especially mosques and women who wear the traditional Islamic
hijab (dress covering the head and the body, with the exception of the face and hands).
To reduce the anti-Muslim sentiment documented in this report, CAIR makes the following recommendations: (1) That Congress and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hold hearings to investigate the extent and severity of the anti-Muslim sentiment in the country, the causes of such prejudice, and its implication for civil rights legislation. In particular CAIR urges Congress to add "persons targeted for their religious and/or ethnic attire" to the categories of persons and federally protected activities covered by the Civil Rights Statute. (2) That the media exercise restraint when reporting developments of emotionally-charged events. Much of the stereotyping and defamation of innocent Muslim citizens and residents could have been avoided if reporters had applied basic standards of journalism. (3) That police departments and Muslim communities establish better channels of communication so Muslims and Arabs feel comfortable coming forward to report their experiences of bias and hate crimes.
Read the 1995 civil rights report, A Rush to Judgment.
1996: The Status of Muslim Civil Rights in the United States 1996
The Price of Ignorance
April 19, 1995, marked a turning point in the American Muslim experience. On that day, and for some days thereafter, Muslims were blamed for the devastating attack on the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. This unfounded accusation led to numerous incidents of anti-Muslim harassment and violence. Because of that terrible experience came the decision to publish a report each year on Muslim civil rights in the United States. This document, entitled "The Price of Ignorance," is the first such report.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) recorded some 300 anti-Muslim incidents in the year following the Oklahoma City bombing. In addition to bias and bias crimes, Muslims experienced discrimination and intolerance. The trend that developed throughout the year was alarming: reports of verbal abuse and threats of violence decreased from 95 percent to less than 30 percent, while reports of actual violence and discrimination increased from 5 percent to more than 70 percent.
A profile of the Muslim victims indicates they come from a variety of ethnic, attitudinal, and political backgrounds. A majority of the victims took some action to restore their rights. However, some 40 percent took no corrective action, primarily because these Muslims had no legal or financial resources.
Ironically, anti-Muslim incidents increased in a year of overall positive developments for the American Muslim community. This progress was characterized by increased local and national recognition of the growth of Islam in America. However, as Muslims became more visible, old hatreds and negative stereotypes came to the surface.
Anti-Muslim sentiment seemed to thrive on the American public's general ignorance of Islam and the American Muslim experience. American Muslims, as well as people of other faiths, pay a high price for this communication breakdown, especially with regard to missed opportunities for mutual understanding.
To deal with this lack of information and its negative impact, the Muslim community must expand effective programs designed to educate and reach out to other segments of American society. Also, leaders of other faiths must also recognize this emerging national problem, and publicly condemn anti-Muslim prejudice. Tolerating bigotry will only serve to harm the entire society.


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"King Kong" was so 20th century. All that climbing and heavy breathing — so low-tech. This is the 21st century. Marc Brickman can have his way with the Empire State Building from wherever he happens to be, which, on Friday, will probably be his usual hangout, somewhere in a hotel with an unobstructed view.
Mr. Brickman, a lighting designer, has worked with Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen and the Blue Man Group, and has created light shows for the Summer Olympics in 1992 and the Winter Olympics in 1998. On Friday, to take note of the Whitney Museum of American Art's move downtown, he will conjure representations of a dozen works of art onto the sides of the Empire State Building.
More about the idea behind those representations later.
The paintings are not Mr. Brickman's, although he does paint as a hobby, he said. The paintings are from the Whitney collection. "We're dealing with Andy Warhol and Elizabeth Murray and Rothko," he said. "Giants."
Of course, the Empire State Building is a giant in its own right, and Mr. Brickman's representations will be displayed with its almost infinitely morphable light system, on the giant space starting at the 72nd floor and climbing 31 stories, as well as 200-plus feet on the antenna structure that gives the building its full 1,454-foot height. "It's like the biggest gallery in the world," said Donna De Salvo, the chief curator and deputy director for programs at the Whitney Museum.
For the record, the paintings in question are measured in mere inches. Warhol's "Flowers" is 36 inches by 36 inches, to name one that Mr. Brickman considers a personal favorite. Murray's "Children Meeting" is larger, at 101 3/16 inches by 127 inches. Mark Rothko's "Untitled (Blue, Yellow, Green on Red)" is in-between, at 77 3/4 inches by 65 1/2 inches. Jasper Johns's "Three Flags" is 30 5/8 inches by 45 1/2 inches, and 4 5/8 inches deep.
Translating — or transforming — paintings like this is a first for the Empire State Building. It lights up in color nearly every night, recognizing everything from sports teams to charities to college commencements. Ms. De Salvo said the light show for the Whitney's move "could have been the simplest of the red, white and blue." That would have recognized the "American" in the Whitney's full name, she said, stretching out the word "American" for emphasis.
But the planners at the Empire State Building "really got into it," Ms. De Salvo said. "They started to think about works in our collection."
They could consider such possibilities because in 2012 the Empire State Building installed an LED lighting system that could generate 16 million colors. It was a far cry from the outdoor lights — four beacons — that were installed by 1956, 25 years after the building opened. They were replaced by more powerful floodlights in 1964, just in time for the World's Fair, and by colored lights in 1976, just in time for the nation's bicentennial. For years, the colors were changed by maintenance workers who put colored plastic lenses on more than 200 bulbs.
The new system can be programmed to change colors by itself, no plastic lenses necessary. But conveying paintings on that scale? A painting is paint on canvas. This is light on limestone.
"This is not meant to be a reproduction; it's meant to be representational," said Anthony E. Malkin, the chairman and chief executive of Empire State Realty Trust, which owns and operates the building. "This is performance art."
"It's using the color palette" of the paintings, Mr. Malkin said. "It's trying to convey the sense of what the artists presented."
"Personally, I collect Wyeths," he said, "but I know a Rothko from a mile away. You know a Jasper Johns. We're not trying to go with subtlety here. We're trying to go with visually recognizable themes of major works. I've heard Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 a million times, and if you were a real aficionado and you owned a lot of recordings, you would have heard it dozens and dozens of times and you would recognize the subtleties of each performance. If you're that guy, you'll connect to this in a different way than someone who clicks on Google for Jasper Johns. Somebody who's a collector is going to appreciate it differently from someone who is not, but we're making it possible for somebody who's not to appreciate it as well."
The Whitney sent Mr. Brickman high-resolution images of some of the paintings, and there was a test of what he had in mind. A "virtual representation," Ms. De Salvo called it — images on a computer screen, not on the building itself. "It didn't happen in the middle of the night and you missed it," she said.
But there was a run-through in the middle of the night last Friday. Photographers who documented it captured an extravaganza that was more of a light show than a gallery show.
"It was taking what I do and putting it in the context of the art world rather than doing a Pink Floyd show or the Olympics or just another lighting of the Empire State Building," Mr. Brickman said. "I thought this was an opportunity to take the greatest artists in the world and use that as inspiration, their color palettes and the way they painted — for instance, Rothko and how he used color — and really try to emulate that on the building."
And as for whether everything will happen on cue this Friday, he said there were backup systems and "redundancy everywhere." He mentioned the night Hurricane Sandy roared through in 2012: "The lights stayed on while a good portion of New York went black that night. The redundancy was so good, the lights stayed on like a beacon."
The light show will coincide with the Empire State Building's 84th anniversary, and there is more of a Whitney tie-in than just this event with the lights. The Whitney's collection includes a Lewis Hine photograph of one of the ironworkers who pushed the building's steel frame into the clouds. "Sky boys," Hine called them.
On Friday, Mr. Brickman's plan is to walk out of the control room inside the Empire State Building before the lights go on. He will head for his hotel, leaving Dietrich Juengling, a special effects artist, to run the computers that control the light show.
Mr. Brickman will be in touch by cellphone, which, for all the technology involved, will echo the building's very first day, in 1931. President Herbert Hoover turned on the lights inside — but he was not on the premises, either. He, too, did the honors by remote control, from Washington.

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Resources for Criminology Majors
Increasing your marketability in the workforce
Employers look for job candidates who stand apart from the rest of the pool. Many justice-related agencies prefer entry-level people with specializations in a language other than English, science, law, accounting and international studies. While your degree in criminology will prepare you for work in all aspects of the criminal justice field, a minor, an internship and leadership experience increases your marketability and strengthens your résumé.
Major and minor partnership possibilities
The following are among the most popular alternative majors and minors students seek outside of criminology. Blending criminology with one of the following programs allows you to bring something unique to your career in criminal justice. You should select an additional major or minor that coincides best with your graduate school or career aspirations:
Professional Associations in Criminal Justice
Continuing education after graduation
Like most professions, the field of criminal justice has a number of professional associations that support ethics in the profession, report current research findings and foster partnerships among its members. Professional organizations are collections of practitioners, organizations and agencies committed to the support, development and enhancement of the criminal justice profession.
Membership in professional organizations is important following graduation from the criminology program because the publications and meetings sponsored by these organizations will help you continue to hone your professional skills. The annual meetings and publications also provide information about what is new in the profession, allowing you to stay up-to-date on current issues, trends, policies and programs. Also, many of the organizations provide information about job openings, so they are excellent resources when career searching.


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Smart Watering in the Garden
In the hot summer month of July, we are often focused on watering to keep our plants in the landscape and garden alive. With water being one of our most important natural resources we want to make sure that we conserve water and avoid wasting it. There are simple steps you can take to conserve water but yet still keep you garden alive and growing during the summer.
Below are tips that you can put into effect and water smartly in your own garden and landscape:
- When preparing to plant, add organic matter (aka compost) to the soil. Organic matter increases water-holding capacity of the soil, especially in sandy soils.
- Mulching around plants in landscape and gardens not only control weeds but will reduce water loss from the soil due to evaporation.
- Touch the soil to determine when to water. Moist soil will hold together better in a ball than dry soil. Avoid watering plants on a schedule just for the sake of watering.
- Switch overhead watering to soaker hoses and drip irrigation where possible. This can reduce landscape water use up to 50 percent. Much water from overhead watering is loss to evaporation before it even reaches the plant roots.
- When hand watering, water at the base of plants instead of over top the leaves. This allows more water to reach the plant roots before evaporating and also discourages plant diseases by keeping the leaves drier.
- Water deeply and less frequently. Lightly watering plants every day does not encourage a deep root system that plants need to better withstand dry periods. Instead, soak the soil to a depth of at least 6 inches to encourage roots to seek water.
- Water early in the morning instead of mid-day to reduce water loss to evaporation.
- Many plants are often tougher than we give them credit for. All plants will need routine water after planting to get them established for usually the first year. However, established trees and shrubs should be able to thrive without regular watering unless we have a serious drought. Vegetables and container gardens will probably require more frequent watering during the growing season.
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- Plant drought-tolerant plants when possible. Once these plants are established, drought tolerant plants will not need regular watering and will thrive during hot, dry weather.
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AST 1239 – Heaven Secrets Arena, Showdown Against the Saint Child
Under normal circumstances, Qing Shui should refine that formidable energy. After all, the Saint Child would definitely not hold back against him. Furthermore, the Saint Child also had extremely formidable strength.
However, the main issue now wasn't that Qing Shui didn't want to refine it, rather, his body was currently in a saturated state. He recently just had a lot of increase in strength. For the time being, his body was unable to absorb more powerful energy within. After all, the gap from the last time when he refined the energy was still too recent.
It was also because of this that Qing Shui set his sight on the realm of the State of One with Elephant and made himself coordinate with the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant. Despite so, he was still the one who took the lead. His familiarity with the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant was undoubted, and they could communicate through their consciousness.
Qing Shui managed to increase 100,000 nimbus of his strength in merely one visit to the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal. He still had one more day left. He didn't know if he could increase a bit more of his strength. Even increasing a tiny bit more would mean a greater chance of victory to Qing Shui.
On the next day, the rumors had long since been spread around the entire Heaven Secret Academy. Qing Shui challenged the Saint Child to a battle. Its location and more all become the main topics around the Heaven Secret Academy. The teachers and elders, as well as other high-ranked people from the academy, already knew about it.
The Saint Child was a famous figure in the academy. It could be said that almost everyone knew him. After all, the Saint Child himself was already the Saint Lord Custodian to begin with. Even some Grand Elders or Custodian would give the Saint Child face. The reason being that, it was very likely that he would become the support for the Heaven Secret Academy in the future.
This kind of person was someone who might not be seen even in a lifetime. Furthermore, he would definitely have a formidable force behind his back. Hence, Qing Shui felt that he need to be really careful. If he died, he would die for nothing. If things would end the other way around, he still need to be prepared for some emergency situation.
Saint Child had always been someone who was really proud and arrogant. To think that he would also fall in love with a woman. If he couldn't manage to succeed in pursuing the Eldest Princess, even his future cultivation would be affected. This was also the reason why he lost his self-control last time.
Originally, the Saint Child had never once feared how many people were after Eldest Princess. Even though he didn't have much interactions with her, he knew that the woman he like wasn't someone who would be taken away by others so easily. Even if it was the leader of the Lord Sect and others who liked Yu Sunu, he was never worried.
However, he never expected that a brat, who came out of nowhere, would be able to hold her hand. This felt just like a sharp sword that pierced into his heart. Deep down, the Saint Child had already regarded Yu Sunu as his own exclusive woman. As if he would let other people dip their fingers on her. On that day, he already had the intention to kill Qing Shui. However, he felt too surprised and complicated inside, so he needed calm his heart down. This was the reason why he decided to leave quickly that day.
The matter was being discussed all over the academy. However, most of the topics were about how Qing Shui didn't know about the immensity of heaven and earth. After all, throughout these years, it was as if the Saint Child had put an enormous rock deep down in their heart. They were all chained by the reputation of the Saint Child. It was just like Tian Jiange, but except compared to his, it was more widespread.
"Brother Sui, do you think the challenge match this time is something to look forward to?"
At an isolated spot within the manor, two old men were playing chess. One of them wore a yellow gown. On top of the gown, there was a picture of a golden dragon. The old man seemed a bit old. He looked really elegant and possessed the temper of a king. The aura he emitted on the other hand, felt especially thick and immense.
The other old man on the other hand, wore a purple gown. There was the picture of a Sky Consuming Lion drawn on it. In comparison, this old man had a slightly taller and sturdier body. He had thick grey hair that resembled that of a lion's mane, and he emitted an oppressive pressure.
The man who spoke was precisely the old man in purple lion gown.
"Do you know the young man who challenged Little Fu well?" The old man in gold dragon gown asked.
The old man in purple lion gown on the other hand, looked at the chessboard as he spoke slowly. "That young man just joined the Heaven Secret Academy not long ago. But he seems to be really close to that little lass Sunu. Furthermore, ever since he came, Sunu's cultivation has been increasing constantly."
"You are indeed well-informed. Then I suppose you should have an answer by now." The old man in gold dragon gown smiled and lifted up his head.
"Unless he is an idiot, no one would play a joke with their life. This young man might not be an idiot. It's just that he is still too young, it would have been unbelievable if he could be a match against Little Fu." The old man in purple lion gown slightly knitted his brows as he spoke.
"We will see by then. No matter who wins or loses, we shouldn't make a big deal over it. One day, this very young man might just become the support for my Heaven Secret Academy." The elderly man in gold dragon gown chuckled.
"Brother Sui, is the young man really this daring?" The old man in purple lion gown looked at the elderly man in gold dragon gown in awe.
"Brother Cao, in any case, we still have time. Why don't we just observe him slowly?"
"But how about the strength of the Fu Clan?" The elderly man with the surname Cao asked gently.
"The Fu Clan is a prosperous clan. However, it is still going to depend on Little Fu. If Little Fu didn't manage to take hold of the entire situation, this will only put an end to the golden age of the Fu Clan.
Heaven Secret Academy, Heaven Secret Arena!
This was the largest arena in Heaven Secret Academy. It was also the most popular place within the Heaven Secret Academy, the reason being that only important battles would be held here. Normal people weren't allowed to battle here.
Today was the day Qing Shui challenged the Saint Child. Its location was at the Heaven Secret Arena.
The Heaven Secret Arena had long since been crowded with people. A lot of people already came even before the sky turned bright. Now, the sun was already rising gradually. There was still a bit of time left until the fight started.
"Do you guys think that Qing Shui will dare to come?"
"Most likely yes!"
"I wonder how long he will be able to hold himself for on top of the arena. Will the Saint Child kill him?"
"At least he wouldn't kill him on the Heaven Secret Arena. He still need Qing Shui to cure Fu Yanting's injuries."
"Do you guys know that this young man is very close to the leader of the Breezing Wind Veranda?"
"Ah, this match will be exciting then. A lot of people is aware that the Saint Child is after the leader of the Breezing Wind Veranda. I wonder who the woman will cheer for."
Very quickly, the sun was already at three poles high. This was also the promised time for the battle. Soon after, a man appeared from afar. He slowly approached the arena and skywalked. His movement looked elegant like an immortal fairy.
"Saint Child!"
"The Saint Child is here!"
"He is so handsome!"
The Saint Child slowly walked up to the arena. After that, he stood there quietly, not moving even an inch.
"Saint Child!"
"Saint Child!"
A lot of people was screaming 'Saint Child'. These were all the people from the Saint Child Band. This moment already showed just how powerful the Saint Child's connection was. He was a mysterious yet powerful man. Normally, very few people would get to see him.
"That Qing Shui is being so pretentious. Don't tell me that he doesn't dare to come for the match!"
"Exactly, it would be no fun if he doesn't come."
"Yeah, even if he doesn't come, the Saint Child will still have the right to kill him. Not just him, even other people shares equal rights to do so."
Everyone was discussing about the match. Time went on little by little. Qing Shui only have another fifteen minutes to show up. If he didn't, it would be considered that he had given up on the match. But right at this moment, he made it.
He was really fast, like a meteor catching up with the moon. At the moment when the crowd noticed him, he had already appeared on the arena.
Qing Shui let Qing Sha attended the fight. They didn't actually come together, as Qing Sha came earlier than him. She was at an empty spot below, very few people actually recognized her. In addition to that, she was now also with Yan Jinyu and the Seventh Princess.
Eldest Princess had just arrived. She came slightly earlier than Qing Shui. Her appearance once again brought up discussions among the crowd.
Qing Shui stood on top of the arena as he looked at the Saint Child. He looked at his indifferent expression and also his intermittent powerful arena. A wave-like pressure constantly charged against Qing Shui.
An elderly man acted as the eye-witness. He had already announced the rules on top of the arena. Hence, the match was already considered to have begun.
"You are the one who challenged me. Other than matters over life and death, why don't we bet on other things?" The Saint Child looked at Qing Shui and smiled.
"Sure!" Qing Shui wasn't surprised. This was already within his expectation.
"How about this, if I win, you have to cure my brother, and you can never meet Sunu ever again." Saint Child looked at Qing Shui.
His words once again caused an uproar below the arena.
"Saint Child is indeed a good brother!"
"He's not just a good brother, but also a very passionate man."
"If it isn't because of Fu Yanting's injury, Saint Child wouldn't have accepted Qing Shui's challenge."
"Of course, it's fine for me to cure your brother. But what will happen even if I left Sunu? Women aren't something that can be given to other people. Besides, Sunu and I are just friends. Don't you find the condition which you offered useless?" Qing Shui would never be at a disadvantage in a verbal arguement.
To Eldest Princess's surprise, she heard the two talked about her on the arena. However, she could do nothing but only listen at the moment.
"Well, then I'll go with what you said! Let's begin!" The Saint Child responded in his usual calm tone.
"Wait, are you people with the surname Fu all so shameless? If I need to do something if I lose, how about you? Don't you need to promise me a few things if you lose instead?" Qing Shui said with a smile.
"Lose? As if I will lose?" Saint Child looked at Qing Shui in shock.
Qing Shui knew that he was doing it intentionally. Nevertheless, he still said with a smile. "There are just too many people with undeserved reputation."
Merely these few simple words already made the Saint Child upset. He could only helplessly say: "Say it, you can suggest anything you want."
"It's very simple. Next time, keep that cocky pride of yours back to yourself. Also, don't think that Sunu is your woman just because you think you look handsome. Oh, and stop shouting Sunu's name. Do you know how disgusting she finds it? She wants me to tell you that you suck and that she doesn't like you." Qing Shui said with a smile.
These words struck the Saint Child really hard. Even though he said that he didn't believe it, deep down, he was a bit convinced by it. The reason being that he had seen this brat hold Yu Sunu's hand with his own eyes. For him to be able to hold the hand of a woman like this, if they didn't share any blood relations with each other, it was already enough to speak for everything.
Yu Sunu was really upset. This little brat was being too nasty. Since when did she ever said things like these? Even though some of the things which he said were real, but she herself had never spoken about it before. How would he know about some of her thoughts?
Even the Saint Child's formidable heart had been struck by it and as a result, he slightly shook. He smiled: "I have said before, as long as you win, I can promise you anything."
"You arrogant brat! Get lost!"
"As if Saint Child is someone you can compete against.
"Exactly! Lets see how you will die later! Who do you think you are! The reason why Saint Child promised to fight you today is because he pitied you. Or else, you wouldn't even be qualified to challenge him!"
"Saint Child, I support you!"
"Saint Child, finish him off within seconds!"
At this moment, the people from the Saint Child Band started to spit their saliva at Qing Shui.
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AST 1240 – The people who supported Qing Shui. The tyrannical weakening abilities. Speed
Qing Shui didn't really feel anything towards the people from Saint Child Gang who were spraying out their saliva at him. He hoped that he could make Saint Child lose his calm with his sharp words. Even though the hope was a bit unrealistic, he still wanted to give it a try.
This was also why Qing Shui got Eldest Princess involved. Of course, he could already tell that Eldest Princess wasn't fond of Saint Child. Basically, it was impossible that she would like him, that's why he did it. After all, Eldest Princess wasn't his, Qing Shui's woman. If she was his woman, he would have long since fought against Saint Child as if his life depended on it instead of waiting until now.
Thinking up to this point, Qing Shui couldn't help but think that this might really be effective. There was no perfect person in this world. Everyone would have their own flaws. It was said, "One who knows his own strength and that of the enemy, will be invincible in battle". Only by grasping the opponent's weakness would one be able to deal a killing blow to the enemy.
"Father, I support you, beat him!"
The voice which suddenly came through caused the people all around to be tremendously shocked. A lot of people looked towards Qing Sha in surprise. Qing Sha on the other hand, pretended nothing had happened and let out yet another scream. Previously, people really still didn't have any idea who Qing Sha was supporting. But as she screamed out yet again, a lot of people witnessed that she was screaming in the direction of Qing Shui.
"Qing Shui, we support you, the Breezing Wind Veranda supports you!" Yan Jinyu shouted at this moment.
"Little brother, I also support you! Beat him!" Tian Jiange's voice came through.
After that, more and more voices which stated they supported Qing Shui came through. Originally, the fact that the Breezing Wind Veranda supported Qing Shui had already caused the crowd to feel incomparably shocked. This also meant that the Breezing Wind Veranda was very close to Qing Shui. The crowds all thought that the battle on the arena was a battle between two rivals in love.
After that, even Tian Jiange's voice was heard. This made even more people drop their glasses. A lot of people knew that Tian Jiange was from Lord Sect. Originally, Lord Sect was neutral in the battle today.
However, Tian Jiange promised Qing Shui that he wanted to be on his side and face it together with him. This scream took a lot of courage.
"Since when is Lord Sect on the same side as Breezing Wind Veranda?"
"Exactly. Even though Lord Sect and Saint Child Gang have always been competing against each other, they have never once taken part in things like this. Could it be that the leader in Lord Sect is also attracted to that woman?"
"I am from Lord Sect. I have never heard of us taking any sides before."
"Yeah, what's going on?"
Qing Shui observed Saint Child whom still looked calm. He knew that actually, deep down, the Saint Child's heart had already started to waver. The reason being that not only Breezing Wind Veranda supported him, even Lord Sect was behaving similarly.
Lord Sect might be powerful but it wasn't enough to put pressure on Saint Child. The main pressure which he got was from Breezing Wind Veranda voicing out that they supported Qing Shui. Even though he hasn't fought but even if he was to emerge victorious eventually, he would still feel that he lost.
This kind of thought made him feel really tired. He had never been like this before or rather, he hadn't felt this way in many years. For the first time, he felt like a clown standing there.
"Let's begin!" Qing Shui said gently while looking at Saint Child.
"Yeah. Let's get on with it. You can start first. I am afraid you might only have few chances for that." Saint Child looked at Qing Shui with bright eyes. At this moment, he was once again burning with confidence. It's just like a burning sun.
"Alright then, my pleasure."
As Qing Shui finished speaking, he took out the Big Dipper Sword and immediately used the Demonic Beast Armor Manifestation.
Following up, Qing Shui summoned the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant!
The appearance of the formidable Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant in the sky shocked lot of people. Anyone could tell that the dragon elephant was extraordinary. The pressure and aura it emitted already made a lot of people fearful.
The expression of Saint Child changed slightly. Qing Shui knew that now, at least he had begun paying attention to Qing Shui. The fact that he began taking him seriously meant that he himself was a lot stronger than the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant but he still didn't dare to let down his guard.
Dragon Roaming Step, Nine Palace Orientation!
Qing Shui's body was like a roaming dragon in water as he charged towards Saint Child.
Piercing Sword!
Qing Shui swiftly thrust out his sword towards Saint Child without any flashy moves. It was as if he suddenly appeared beside Saint Child. That spot was an extremely tricky spot. It was a blind spot.
Saint Child moved his body. With graceful steps, he easily avoided Qing Shui's attacks.
His footwork was very fast. Fast to the extent that it had ascended to an artistic state.
Qing Shui on the other hand, was relying on the mysterious features of his Dragon Roaming Step and Nine Palace Orientation. He was testing the limits of Saint Child with this.
But to his surprise, his opponent managed to dodge it fairly easily.
Qing Shui also stopped hiding anything. He immediately raised his speed to its maximum and thrust out the sword in his hand with technique from Taichi fists.
Saint Child's eyes were shining brightly. He once again avoided his attacks a number of times and proceeded to open his mouth and say, "You have to be careful now!"
His calm voice came through. After that, instead of retreating, he charged in and thrust out his right hand. This hand seemed really long and soft but it looked incomparably bizarre. It even seemed like it contained a tough and unyielding energy as it instantly extended up to Qing Shui's sword edge as he executed his Single Finger Flick.
Violet Gold Slash!
Qing Shui abruptly raised his power to its maximum. This was Qing Shui's temporary explosive force. For a short while, he exploded with terrifying strength.
A clear noise rang out.
Qing Shui's body got blown backwards really quickly. The formidable attack from before went straight into Qing Shui's meridians through the sword's body. If Qing Shui's meridians weren't powerful enough, this kind of force would have immediately caused a serious injury to Qing Shui. It might even destroy his meridians as a result.
To think that he could actually pull off attacks like these once he was strong enough.
Today, Qing Shui was considered to have broadened his horizons. From this attack alone, Qing Shui wasn't sure about Saint Child's true strength. But he knew that he was a lot more powerful than him. Maybe Saint Child was testing him as he didn't release his full strength.
Nine Continents Mountain!
Qing Shui controlled the Nine Continents Mountain and charged it towards Saint Child. He crushed it against him with full force.
"If this is all you have got, you are not qualified to challenge me." Saint Child shook his head. He turned his hand from a palm into a fist and immediately punched the Nine Continents Mountain.
The Nine Continents Mountain immediately got blown backwards. Qing Shui was controlling it with his consciousness. He he extended his hands and clapped a few times to set the Nine Continents Mountain in place.
Difference, this was the difference. Qing Shui had expected things to be like this. After all, his current attack contained prowess of less than three million nimbus. The Nine Continents Mountain may be worth five million nimbus, it was still not enough when up against an opponent like Saint Child.
"Of course not. Later on, you will know what else I have," Qing Shui said with a smile.
"That demonic beast? Even though it's not bad, it's still not a match against me. If you are going to rely on it, you will still lose." Saint Child extended his hand and took out a javelin. It was silver-white in color. On top of it, there was a powerful killing intention being emitted from it.
Qing Shui didn't know if this battle technique was a legendary grade weapon. But it should be really close to it.
Now, Qing Shui was really nervous. Saint Child was really powerful. But it wasn't to the point of Qing Shui being powerless in fighting against him. He summoned the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant with his mind.
Vajra Subdues Demon!
Emperor's Qi!
Without any hesitation, Qing Shui jumped onto the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant. He immediately called upon it, as he could no longer let down his guard.
Diamond Sword Qi!
As this went on, even Qing Shui was stunned. He had actually weakened about 6 million nimbus of his strength. That meant that Saint Child originally began with strength of more than 20 million but now, he was left with no more than 15 million nimbus of strength.
Powerful, the water in Heaven Secrets Academy was indeed deep. He wondered what level Saint Child's strength belonged to within the Heaven Secrets Academy. Was he considered to be at one of the highest levels within the pyramid? How many more people were there who were more powerful than him?
At this moment, Qing Shui was already standing on top of the dragon elephant. Using the State of One with Elephant now could help make his strength achieve more than 11 million nimbus. But even with this being the case, there was still a difference of about four million nimbus in strength.
"You actually have this kind of tyrannical weakening martial technique?" Saint Child said in shock after looking at Qing Shui for quite a while.
Considering that his strength dropped from the original 21 million down to barely 15 million, this had still caused quite an enormous impact on him. This was the most depressing thing one could experience. It was not that he wasn't strong enough, it was just that his strength has been weakened by someone else out of nowhere. This kind of feeling was enough to make someone spurt blood.
"Take this!" Qing Shui shouted. He called upon the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant and immediately charged towards him.
State of One with Elephant!
Mighty Dragon Elephant Stomp!
It was an enormous explosive power. The entire sky had been burst open. Everywhere, greyish dark mushroom clouds could be seen. It spread a wide range around the sky. The weather in the four continents had abundant Origin Qi. As compared to the five continents, it was even harder to pierce through the sky.
There were explosions all around in the air. Even heaven and earth were shaking and tearing apart.
Saint Child's face finally changed a little. A layer of silver white colored armor appeared on his body. The five meter long War Halberd in his hand suddenly shot out a strong and violent "Gasosaurus" and charged towards the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant.
Nine Continents Mountain.
Now, Qing Shui didn't want to make the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant interact with Saint Child too early.
Qing Shui had long since avoided it with the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant. He temporarily gave up his control over the Nine Continents Mountain. No matter how powerful it was, the Nine Continents Mountain would come to a stop after it exceeded Qing Shui's maximum distance at which he could control the mountain.
Primordial Flame Dragon Whip!
Eight-eight Divine Nebula Formation!
Qing Shui only whipped his opponent's head. His Spirit Energy Attack was a lot more powerful than his physical attacks.
Spirit Energy Attacks were often weird and tricky. However, it wasn't able to threaten his opponents. Even if occasionally, it happened to burst out with critical attacks, the gap in strength between him and his opponent was still really big.
Tire him! He should first tire him out!
Qing Shui was controlling the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant. From time to time, he would use the Instantaneous Diamond Evasion and the Ferocious Dragon Elephant Attack.
Under the State of One with Elephant, even though he still got blown back by the opponent, the powerful physical body of the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant was surprisingly able to take it. This was what shocked Qing Shui. As long as it could take his attack, Qing Shui would have ways to tire him to death.
Qing Shui took out a Heavenly Talisman. He quickly slammed a few of them which helped boosted strength, against the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant and tossed a few which reduced strength, towards Saint Child.
And also Buddha's True Eyes!
Maybe because the gap between their strengths was too large, the Buddha's True Eyes was uneffective. It might also have been because his opponent had a lot of things with him. In any case, the Buddha's True Eyes didn't manage to succeed.
Seal of Xuantian!
Qing Shui remained calm and unhurried. He immediately raised up his hand and an enormous silver platform appeared in the sky. It smashed Saint Child who was below and for a moment, made him freeze in shock. But this was also only for a moment. That time interval was so short that it was almost unnoticeable.
When he had weakened the strength of Saint Child previously, he had also weakened part of his speed. The Diamond Sword Qi reduced speed. The Seal of Xuantian also did the same. With these, the effects could already be seen clearly.
Originally, Qing Shui specialized in both speed and footwork. The Instantaneous Diamond Evasion of the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant was something that didn't even need to be talked about. Both him and the dragon elephant shared thoughts with each other. Even under the State of One with Elephant, the Nine Palace Orientation could still be used.
Do not look down on the speed and appearance of a demonic beast. A lot of the martial techniques of humans were learned from demonic beasts. For example, Qing Shui's Dragon Roaming Step and Nine Animals Mimicry Technique.
The Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant had its Dragon Elephant Step. It was just as abstruse. Hence, now, with both Qing Shui and the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant being in the state of One with Elephant, they had finally managed to gain some advantage in speed.
Speed meant power. Speed was the only factor that could never be destroyed among all the martial arts in the world. In front of absolute speed, everything was a paper tiger. But as if it would be easy to get absolute speed. Now that Qing Shui could gain some advantage with his speed, he felt like he finally managed to see brightness from the dark sky.
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How to Set Your Profile URL and Public View on LinkedIn
After you fully update your LinkedIn profile, your next goal is probably to share it with the entire world, not just your LinkedIn network. The best way to accomplish this is to set up your profile so that your full profile is available for public viewing.
Setting your profile to full public view gives you several advantages:
- Anyone looking for you has a better chance of finding you because of the increased information tied to your name.
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- You give increased exposure to any companies, projects, or initiatives that you're working on by having that credit published on your LinkedIn profile.
When you're ready to set your profile to Public, follow these steps:
- Go to LinkedIn and log in. Hover your mouse over the Profile link in the top navigation bar and click Edit Profile. You arrive at your profile page. Below your photo, headline, and name, look for your LinkedIn URL. (It's the web address ending in a string of characters and numbers.)
- Hover your mouse over the LinkedIn URL and click the cog next to your LinkedIn URL to change your public profile URL. This step takes you to the Public Profile settings page.
- (Optional) To set a custom URL for your LinkedIn profile (
www.linkedin.com/in/yourtext), click Create Your Custom URL link and fill in the text box that appears with the part of your custom URL which appears here as yourtext. For example, if you want your custom URL to be
www.linkedin.com/in/joelelad, you would enter joelelad in the text box. You can type anywhere between 5 and 30 numbers or letters, but don't include any spaces, symbols, or special characters. When you're done, click the blue Save button to save your changes.
Keep in mind it's much easier to point people to
www.linkedin.com/in/joelelad/than to
Keep your URL changes to a minimum (preferably, just set it once and leave it) so that everyone knows how to get to your profile, especially search engines. (If you change your custom URL later, the previous custom URL is no longer valid.) Otherwise, you'll have different versions of your profile with different URLs in different places on the Internet.
- Scroll down the Customize Your Public Profile section on the page and determine what parts of your LinkedIn profile you want available for public viewing. Pick which sections of your LinkedIn profile are public. To reveal a section on your public profile, simply select the check box next to that section. Your basic information is already selected for you by default, but you can decide whether to add your education, positions, groups, or any other indicated section. As you add sections, the preview of your profile page on the left side of the page is updated.
- Scroll down and click the blue Save button to save your changes. After clicking the Save button, you will still be on the Public Profile page. Therefore, when you are done making your changes, click any of the links in the top navigation bar to go about your business.
If you want to promote your LinkedIn profile on other websites, like a blog, social network, or personal website, you can create a special clickable LinkedIn icon (called a public profile badge) that can be added to a website to direct people to your public LinkedIn profile. Just click the Create a Public Profile Badge link underneath the Your Public Profile Badge section along the right side of the screen.


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Speed is often stated as being the difference between a good player and a great player. When most people think about a fast player, they visualise a winger flying down the touch line to score in the corner or a centre making a mid field break and out sprinting the full back.
However, how often do these situations actually occur in a game or even a season? On average, most players cover less than 10m per ball carry. There is no doubt that it is important to be able to finish once a break is made but surely what is most important is to make each and every ball carry as effective as possible.
Question – How does a player make each and every ball carry as effective as possible?
Answer – By avoiding contact.
This will at best, lead to a greater number of breaks (and therefore tries) and at worst, ensure that the player takes contact on their own terms. Therefore, the key to becoming a great rugby player is multi-directional speed (also known as agility) not flat out maximum speed. This means that the coach and player would be best served by spending the majority of training time improving agility rather than performing repeat 50-100m sprints to improve maximum top end speed.
Agility is the ability to change direction at speed and under control. Changing direction or side stepping involves decelerating from the direction the player was going in then re-accelerating towards the new direction. The key to a quick change of direction is to shorten the amortization phase (time between the deceleration and acceleration). Doing this requires a great deal of strength, body control and coordination in order for the change of direction to be effective.
Just like tackling and passing in rugby, side stepping is a skill that needs to be taught and learned. There are progressions that go from simple to complex for teaching tackling that a player needs to go through in order to build success and confidence. The same can be said for side stepping. In addition to this and most importantly, just like tackling, there is a desired technical model that the coach should expect, teach and reinforce in order for the player to improve their side stepping technique. There is much more to agility development than setting out cones or poles and asking your players to run around them.
The Chaos step
The 'Chaos Step' is the most aggressive side step a player can use and is one that would create the greatest separation between the attacker and defender (thus creating 'chaos' in the defence).
The following technical model should be taught statically at first and then progressed to dynamically (involving lateral and linear movement) and finally with a reactive component to make the side step more game related (going from simple to complex and slow to fast/reactive activities):
Step outside the box – The box is an imaginary line that goes from the shoulders down to the floor. The player must step outside this line in order to create an angle to push off in the new direction. The further the player steps outside the box, the bigger the change of direction (as long as the leg is loaded, see below).
|Step outside the box
Load to explode – The side stepping leg must be bent (loaded) at the knee and hip in order to be in a position to immediately decelerate momentum and push off (explode) in the new direction. Side stepping on a straight leg means that time is wasted while the knee flexes and the muscles get in a position to contract. It will also create harmful shearing forces on the knee and ankle that could lead to injury.
|Load to explode
Step on a flat foot – To change direction quickly you must be on your toes – is an agility myth. This is the call I hear most often in relation to well intentioned coaches trying to give their players agility advice.
By giving this cue you are telling your players to put their foot into plantarflexion (pointing your foot down) which is an unstable position that could lead to ankle injuries. Dorsiflexion (toes up) is the best position for the foot during all speed and agility activities as it stabilizes the ankle joint thus prevents injuries (not only to the ankle but
also to the knees and hips) and importantly in terms of producing powerful movements, it initiates the stretch shortening cycle in the gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus. This is the basis of plyometrics, which states that a muscle will act more powerfully if it has been pre‐loaded or stretched before it contracts (this will help to reduce the amortization phase – see above). In order to achieve maximum power the foot should also point perpendicular to the direction in which you are about to move and should be actively driven into the ground to take advantage of newtons 3rd law of motion: "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction". This means that the greater the foot drive into the ground, the more force that will come back from the ground and help propel the body in the new direction. Using the teaching point "pop the balloon" helps the player to understand and visualise the forceful foot drive into the ground that is needed.
Lean to the space – The players upper body should lean towards the new direction (or the space you are stepping towards) in order to prevent "shoulder sway". If the player leans over the side stepping foot, they will not be able to change direction until the body is realigned with the side stepping leg to create the angle for push of. This shoulder sway creates lag time before the step can occur.
|Shoulder sway – the body is leaning towards the side stepping foot. This will lead an increase in time between the deceleration and acceleration in the new direction = slow side step
There are many varieties of the "Chaos Step" that players could learn and utilise in a game (for example, speed step, double step, split step and spin step) but only by mastering the techniques previously outlined will the player be able to perform any side step variation with the maximum success. Only once the technique has been learned will it be appropriate to have your player perform repeated agility runs. Failure to do this will result in your players ingraining inefficient movement patterns which will lead to a much slower side step (longer amortization phase) that the defence will find easy to read. If you want to make the most of every ball carry and increase your line break and try scoring statistics then spend more time training for agility.
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DHAKA, Aug 29, 2018 (BSS) – Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim today said no dialogue can be held with people those burnt innocent people to death.
"No dialogue can be held with BNP, a party which patronized people who opposed War of Liberation, killed Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members in 1975," Nasim, also an Awami League Presidium Member, said.
He came up with the observations while addressing a discussion marking National Mourning Day at National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINH) in the capital.
Organized by NINH unit of Swadhinota Chikitshok Parishad (Swachip), the discussion was presided over unit president Dr MF Jahurul Haque Chowdhury, NINH director Prof Dr Dwin Mohammed, Swachip president Dr M Iqbal Arslan, secretary general Dr MA Aziz, and Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital director Prof Dr Uttam Kumar Barua, among others.
Nasim said there is no other option for BNP but to join next general election, adding people will oust the BNP-Jamaat alliance from country's political arena by casting their ballots against them.


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Many thanks to all who took part in no boundaries 2017
11:20 - 11:45
European Collaboration, Europe and Brexit
- Event Space
Brexit, but what's the situation? So why collaborate with European partners? How can Creative Europe support you?
Proposed by: Christoph Jankowski
11.20 - 11.45
"What does it take to be heard"?
- Cinema 1
Feeling frustrated with being the token that ticks the boxes? Beginning to burn at NOT being heard?
Proposed by: Julie McNamara
11.20 - 11.45
Assimilated Voices / Invisible Artists
- Cinema 4
Who speaks for minority issues? Why do the same companies and artists get heard again and again?Why are we obsessed with 'new work'? What artists are invisible and why?
Proposed by: Joey Hateley
11.55 - 12.20
Let's stop using the word 'Digital'
- Event Space
Live 'broadcasts' of theatre started in 1881.
'Digital' is now as ubiquitous as 'electricity'. Let's find a new term for it.
Proposed by: Marcus Romer
11.55 - 12.20
Don't leave the learning at home.
- Cinema 1
Spend time to talk about what you have heard and turn it into songs and poems to take away with you. I'll make it work for you.
Proposed by: Pete Moser
11.55 - 12.20
#unusual alliances
- Cinema 4
Inspired by DiverseCity yesterday I'd like to explore "what might an #unusual-alliances movement look like?"
Proposed by: Caz Brader
11:20 - 11:45
The Top 5
- Interact Suite
How do we force the CEO's and SMT of the Top 5 funded organisations to attend this conference (not the diversity officers)
Proposed by Suzanne Allen
11.20 - 11.45
The Planet! A season of work in 2018 about the environment
- The Studio
All the topics we have talked about this morning – immigration, homelessness, refugees, diversity – will be even more negatively affected if we don't so something about the environment.
Proposed by: Judith Knight
11.20 - 11.45
Unlikely Alliances
- Heron (main theatre)
What would a network of unlikely alliances look like? Where would it be? What would it need?
Proposed by: Becky Chapman
11.55 - 12.20
Europe Now
- The Studio
Europe, culture, UK
Proposed by: Christoforou
11.55 - 12.20
Give up on the Arts Council before they give up on you
- Interact Suite
Proposed by Sue Barnes
12.30 - 12.55
Throwing potatoes at politicians
- The Studio
A session looking at using humour to revisit and express ourselves.
*may include vegetables
Proposed by: Natalie Hunt (Madame Zucchini)
12.30 - 12.55
Follow-up from Creative Barking and Dagenham talk
- Interact Suite
If culture is brought alive through human beings and arts is experienced by human beings – do we then need to locate arts outside of culture in order to better serve both and help represent communities?
Proposed by: Harriet Bovwell
Organisers reserve the right to amend the programme in the case of unforeseen circumstances.


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Tactical Carbine Level 1 – 11/08/19
Course Overview
Taught by hand selected PNTC Instructors, Marines, SWAT and/or Law Enforcement officers. The PNTC Tactical Carbine Class is a one-day world-class school that focuses on marksmanship, safe modern operation of the AR, shooting in close quarters and teaches proper tactical maneuvers for defensive purposes. Students shoot 200 round hundreds rounds over the duration of the school and experience some of the world's best training on incredible target systems and ranges.
This is not your normal day at the range and we'll show you how to utilize the AR to its full potential and be prepared for a variety of defensive scenarios. If you want the world's best tactical carbine training from the world's best instructors, on the world's best AR's, on the world's best ranges, PNTC's Tactical Carbine School is for you!
Course Includes
Safety Review & Instruction
Rifle, Optics & Gear Review
Fundamental Defensive Carbine Operation Instruction
Basic Tactical Sling Skills Instruction
Fundamental Rifle Marksmanship Skills Review
Carbine Zero Techniques
Loading / Reloading & Malfunctions
Positional Shooting Skills & Drills
Basic's of Shooting With Movement & Moving To Cover & Shooting From Cover
Multiple Target Transition Engagement Skills
Close Quarters Target Engagement Skills
Scenario Based Skills & Drills
Eye & Ear protection (electronic hearing protection recommended)
Serviceable carbine – typical calibers are 9mm, 45 ACP, 30 cal, 5.56 mm, 7.62 x 39mm
Serviceable sling- suitable for a variety of shooting positions – tactical type preferred
Minimum 1 magazine pouch
Minimum of 3 serviceable magazines
250 rounds of ammo for two days
Suitable range wear depending on the season
Hat, sunscreen, bug spray etc
Bring your lunch. PNTC has snacks and drinks for a small fee.
Course Cost:
$200 PNTC Members
$225 Non-Members
$0 PNTC Training Members
This school is basic and suitable for all SAFE and responsible shooters who are looking to take the next step in their performance. Also, the course is idea for those shooters with a military, law enforcement or tactical shooting background OR competitive shooting background; You should be in adequate physical condition and be able to stand, bend and move for several hours outdoors; You should also be able to fire from the prone position.
Lodging can be booked at this link via Peacemaker's Lodging Partners Partners: peacemakernational.com/lodgingPartners(We have found that Hampton Inn tends to offer the best rates for our class)
By registering for this course student accepts all of the following;
All students agree that all information taught will be used for lawful defensive or lawful recreational purposes only
Student accepts that upon enrolling, PNTC reserves the right to remove students without refund for unsafe, rude or unusual behavior or in the event that students are unable to reasonably carry out training and or live fire
Student confirms that they are not a convicted felon and are lawfully permitted to use and own legal firearms under the United States Constitution.
Student must also accept that this course will cover basic rifle marksmanship skills
NOTE: We have ammo available for purchase: 223, 5.56, 308, 9mm etc
Please ensure that your firearm is UNLOADED and cased prior to arriving at PNTC. Please leave your training firearm cased and in your vehicle upon arrival. We will tell you when it's time to get your firearm.
Please do not bring a "concealed carry" firearm into the training room. No ammunition or loaded firearms of any kind are permitted in the training room.
PNTC Staff/Instructors reserve the right to the determination of the successful or unsuccessful completion of the course of the individual student based on, but not limited to, safety, attitude and/or overall skill development. PNTC also reserves the right to remove any student for any safety purposes, or highly unusual or disruptive behavior with or without refund based on PNTC's sole determination.
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