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Course Descriptions - Spring
Please Note: Courses descriptions for Spring 2020; for earlier terms, please contact enrollment services for the appropriate class schedule.
This a list of all courses the College can offer; the College does not offer all courses every semester. For the current semester's courses, go to the class schedule. The class schedule provides more complete information, including course description, instructor, course fee, and textbook required.
PSY101 - Introduction to Psychology
Course introduces study of human behavior. Content includes survey of all elements of this behavioral science. Focus is on learning, motivation, emotion, perception, intelligence, human development, mental processes, and contemporary research. IAI S6 900
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
IAI Code: S6 900
PSY107 - Applied Psychology: The Psychology of Personal Growth
Course increases awareness of values, emotions, and other motivational factors that affect an individual's growth. Content includes learning theory, personal behavior, human relationships, personal growth in a culturally diverse society; opportunity for group experience to examine similarities and differences between self and others in diverse society.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY108 - Psychology of Personal Growth
Course provides advanced study of psychology of personal growth. Content includes specialized focus on career development, advanced group work and substance abuse education. Recommended: PSY 107.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY110 - Multicultural Psychology
Course is designed for students to explore multiculturalism from a psychological perspective. Focus is on the ways in which culture has shaped understanding of psychological theory, research and practice. Cultural variations in psychological functioning will be studied with regard to motivation, emotion, perception, development and mental process. These multicultural perspectives also shape vales, norms, and worldview. Topics include cultural oppression and group subjugation, along with methods aimed at equity and equality.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY120 - Human Development
Course introduces study of human development. Content includes physical, intellectual, emotional and social growth from conception to death. Focus is on normal developmental stages and patterns of adjustment to differing life-time demands. Theories and principles of human development examined in light of contemporary research. Credit may not be earned in both PSY 211 and PSY 120. IAI S6 902
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
IAI Code: S6 902
PSY122 - Human Sexuality
Course explores biological, psychological and social aspects of human sexuality. Content includes sexual identity and effects of genetic, cultural and environmental influences on human relationships and behavior.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY125 - Understanding Diversity
Course examines the role that diversity and oppression play in our lives, in our communities and in society at large. Diversity issues in relation to culture, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, language background, sexuality, gender and disability will be addressed. The course will examine prejudices, personal biases, and stereotypes, and is designed to promote advocacy and the creation of a just society. Recommended: PSY 107 or PSY 110.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY130 - Introduction to Human Services
Course introduces field of human services and human services theory. Content includes human problems in aging, child abuse, drug abuse, delinquency, mental retardation, criminal behavior, health, poverty, education and employment, and the organizations and agencies designed to alleviate such problems. Review of several intervention strategies also included. Recommended: PSY 101.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY201 - Educational Psychology
Course focuses on application of psychological principles to educational practice. Content includes cognitive and psychological development, human learning, and motivation, with emphasis on application for learner-centered instruction, assessment, and diversity. Twelve hours in local, K-12 school settings are required. Students cannot receive credit for both PSY 201 and EDN 201. Prerequisite: None; PSY101 recommended.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY202 - Social Psychology
Course focuses on scientific study of individual behavior as affected by presence of others. Content includes interpersonal attraction, aggression, prejudice, attributions, persuasion, attitudes, social influence, norms, and conformity. Prerequisite: PSY 101. IAI S8 900
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
IAI Code: S8 900
PSY203 - Psychology of Abnormal Behavior
Course explores how biological, psychosocial, and sociocultural influences on an individual produce and maintain various psychological disorders. Content includes preventive measures and therapeutic strategies; dysfunction assessment, ategorization of abnormal behavior, and research methodology. Prerequisite: PSY 101.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY204 - Adolescent Psychology
Course presents biological, cognitive, and social development of adolescents in contemporary society. Focus is on healthy adjustment to social environments of home and school, self-identity study, adjustment, intimacy, sexuality and research methodology. Prerequisite: PSY 101.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY205 - Adult Psychology
Course focus is on changes that occur in adults from young adulthood through old age in the following areas: biological development, sensation and perception, learning and memory, intelligence, creativity, and wisdom. Content includes mental health, personality, motivation, research methodology; social factors such as inter- and intra-generational relationships, work, leisure, and community involvement. Prerequisite: PSY 101. IAI S6 905
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
IAI Code: S6 905
PSY206 - Theories of Personality
Course surveys originators and major theories of personality development. Content includes psychoanalytic and neopsychoanalytic, social-biological, behavioral/social learning, humanistic-existential, cognitive, and trait approaches; research methodology and overview of personality/environment interactions. Prerequisite: PSY 101.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY211 - Child Psychology
Course examines development of child from birth through adolescence. Content includes physical, cognitive, language, emotional, social and psychological development in family, peer group, and educational settings; also research methods and biological foundations from conception to birth. Focus is on child rearing theories and techniques that appear beneficial to adjustment. Credit may not be earned in both PSY 120 and PSY 211. Prerequisite: PSY 101. IAI S6 903
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
IAI Code: S6 903
PSY221 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Course offers systematic study of industrial psychology. Content includes application of psychological methods/principles, integration of theory and empirical research in business and industry related to managing and working in diverse organizational environments. Focus is on practices in personnel selection, placement, training, performance appraisal; job analysis, design, satisfaction, and motivation; labor relations, leadership, decision making, and organization development; research methodology. Prerequisite: PSY 101.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY230 - Behavioral Sciences Practicum I
Course provides planned and supervised field experience in human services environment. Minimum 250 (two-hundred-fifty) hours in a supervised field experience, content includes identification of practicum objectives for student, in consultation with the site supervisor and faculty supervisor. Focus is on supervised practical work experience to develop an understanding of the helping process and the role of the helping professional. Prerequisite: HSV 110, HSV121, PSY107, PSY 130, PSY 235 and PSY238 with a grade of "C†or better; or consent of HSV department coordinator.
4 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 15)
Fee: $65
PSY231 - Behavioral Sciences Practicum II
Course continues PSY 230. Provides planned and supervised field experience in human services environment. Content includes identification of practicum objectives for student, in consultation with the site supervisor and faculty supervisor. Focus is on additional supervised practical work experience to deepen understanding of helping process and role of the helping professional. Prerequisite: PSY 230.
4 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 15)
Fee: $65
PSY234 - Family Systems and The Addictive Process
Course explores various family systems theories. Content includes patterns of communication, roles adopted by family members, and development of identity and self-esteem in the family. Focus is on relationship of dysfunctional family systems to addictive process, and methods of helping families move to healthier level of functioning.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY235 - Psychology of Group Behavior
Course studies human behavior in group situations. Content includes structure and interaction of groups, makeup of successful groups, leadership qualities, conformity, deviance, and group pressures. Current group counseling research reviewed; specific simulations of actual group sessions to illustrate effective group counseling approaches. Recommended: PSY 107. Prerequisite: HSV 110.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY236 - Psychology of Group Behavior II
Course continues PSY 235. Content includes analysis and interpretation of human behavior in therapeutic group setting; development of appropriate intervention strategies; leadership styles and ways of working with different populations examined; simulations of actual group sessions and role playing of effective group counseling approaches conducted. Prerequisite PSY 235.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY237 - Psychopharmacology
Course studies behavioral and cognitive effects of psychoactive drugs, including both illicit and illicit drugs, and use of drugs in treating psychological disorders. Content includes both psychology and physiology of addictions; information on drug use, misuse, abuse, and addiction; socially abused chemicals and historical background, pharmacology, psychological and physiological effects, medical uses, dependence patterns and toxicity.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY238 - Substance Use and Related Disorders
Course examines historical, societal, psychological, behavioral and familial perspectives of substance use and co-occurring disorders. Content includes current theories on substance use and related disorders; the etiology and assessment of substance use and trauma related disorders; characteristics of addicted behavior; impact of alcohol and other drug use on family and society; substance use relative to special populations; historical and current treatment and the recovery process; practical knowledge of applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations, and code of ethics. Recommended: PSY 101
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY240 - Introduction to Social Research
Course introduces basics of research in social sciences. Content includes research design, methodology, simple statistical analysis of data and interpretation of empirical social data. Students design, conduct, and interpret short survey. Prerequisite: Introductory course in any of the social sciences.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY241 - Biological Bases of Behavior
Course studies behavior from a biological perspective. Content includes analysis of behaviors in genetic, developmental, physiological and evolutionary terms; interaction between physiology, behavior and environment. Prerequisite: PSY 101.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 0)
PSY290 - Topics in Psychology
Course surveys major issues relating to field of psychology. Topics selected from subspecialties: biological bases of behavior; sensation and perception; emotion, consciousness, learning, memory, developmental psychology, personality, psychological disorders, therapeutic methods, and social interaction. Focus and/or scope differ from other psychology courses currently offered. Can be repeated on different topics up to three times for up to nine credits. Prerequisite may vary by topic.
1-4 Credit Hours (lecture: 1-4; lab: 1-4)
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Ride In and Ride Home 10/4: 10-4
I decided to ride down Massachusetts Avenue and around Stanton Park towards the new bike lane near Union Station. I have a lot of problems with this bike lane, especially when riding west. My biggest problem is that it doesn't start until after the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Union Station Drive and this intersection is super perilous and would really benefit from the presence of a bike lane! This section also hasn't been paved, so maybe the bike lane situation will be addressed later. But as of now, it doesn't really pass the "kid" test that I apply to all bike infrastructure, which is the test that asks the question "would you ride this section is you were accompanied by a baby goat? Or even a human kid?" I can't say that I would.
Part of the Union Station/Columbus Circle renovations is the extension of the on-street section of the Metropolitan Branch Trail. Here's a section that was recently built.
I get what they're trying to do here, namely prevent drivers from driving on the trail. But I wouldn't exactly style this very friendly to pedestrians or bicyclists. I love barrel racing as much as the next guy but this is ridiculous.
Is First Street NE one-way or two-way? I think it used to be one-way, but now it's two-way. Though I'm pretty sure I saw southbound drivers on both sides of the yellow line. If it's two-way now, that's a massive improvement for cyclists since we'll no longer have to ride on the sidewalk for half a block.
Lesser known agency headquarters:
And well-known, but now closed, bus stations.
I have a bit of a history with the Greyhound bus station (I used to busk there when I still played the banjo) and I'll miss it a little. The Official Wife and I used to take the bus to visit each other when we were in college. I have somewhat fond memories of taking the overnight bus from DC to New York and arriving at the Port Authority bus terminal at 4:30 in the morning and walking down 42nd Street to take the train up to Connecticut. It was cheap and we were young and in love. Thanks, bus station, for playing a small role in the budding relationship that became that budded relationship that is now my marriage.
I continued up First NE and rode through a Wendy's parking lot before following the bike lane across Florida Avenue on Eckington Place to R Street NE. There are new apartments in Eckington. They look like every other new apartments in DC.
I followed R Street across Florida Avenue (again- its a diagonal street) and continued along the way and for a bunch of blocks I rode behind a guy and his kid. The kid, who was a little kid, wore a backpack and on the backpack was written the name THEO ROY, words from the Greek and French respectively meaning God and King. Now, I've never been granted the naming rights to a child but I'd like to think I'd do a better job managing expectations. Best of luck, God King.
I ride up a big hill on my way to work and down a big hill on my way from it. In spite of the relative wheeeee-ness of my downhill afternoon ride, I just wasn't feeling it today. You know how some days you see those bike commuters who just look surly and pissed off, like they might as well just be miserable and driving a car? That was me today. I'm really not normally like that, but for whatever reason (read: very specific reasons that I won't detail), I just wasn't feeling it today. I even wanted to kick some cars, as their drivers passed me too closely. I mean, if you're close enough to kick, you're probably too close, right?
Down 19th and down Pennsylvania and down 15th and down Pennsylvania again. A very mixed bag when it came to pedestrians blocking the bike lanes today. Some seemed rather apolegetic and got out of the way when they realized that they shouldn't have been there and others seemed extra-oblivious and wholly dedicated to completely ignore all of my huffy sighs and passive-aggressive glances as the walk signs that very much did not read WALK.
I rode up the House side of the Capitol. There were approximately one million tourists. One million.
I continued down Pennsylvania Avenue (seriously, DC has like three streets and two of them are Pennsylvania Avenue), passed an armor car, dodged an SUV, stopped short when a guy drove his red sedan towards a parking spot that he wasn't going to fit in and made it seven blocks before stopping near the sidewalk where I intended to cross the street to get to the Post Office. As I stopped, a guy on a moped rolled up behind me and then cut me off to pull up onto the sidewalk. When can we start the War on Mopeds?
The Post Office gave me a certified letter that told me I owed DC a fine for $75 for excessive growth of shrubbery.
I rode up 7th Street to North Carolina, rolled a few stop signs, passed the park and turned down A Street to get home. I walked through the door and was greeted by a hyperactive poodle. EtP might need Ritalin.
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- la burbujaOctober 04, 2012 11:14 PM
i know that god king boy! he totally lives up to it.ReplyDelete
and i've spent hours at the BLS!
and i've even been to connecticut!
(but i've never had shrubbery-related fine)
Saw a dad and kid on a very cool bike first thing this morning in the alley from which I begin my bike commute. It's one of those bikes that is a tandem, only the kid is up front on a flat board-type seat and he is pedaling. That totally made my day.ReplyDelete
- XavierOctober 05, 2012 4:50 PM
So I work in the BLS building, though not for the BLS, and bike to work too. Thankfully (and this is a sentence rarely uttered), the bike entrance to the garage is on North Capital Street.ReplyDelete
Is 1st St NE between Union and BLS 1 way? Yes and no. Formerly, before the double yellow was repainted, it was two way from the Amtrak service entrance north to G St, but from the service entrance toward the circle is one-way toward the circle, which is why vehicles litter both sides of it.
The orange barrels and that sign are both new. That bollard behind the sign was only installed in the past few weeks, and the traffic lights turned on in the past few days. The walkway hasn't even been open for a month. They're most definitely trying to get the drivers used to the intersection, and not drive down that path. Theyll be gone soon enough.
I was biking home recently past the whole foods in glover park, and because of the construction they had rerouted pedestrian traffic into the street for a small section, with cones around it. I saw a car get very close to a little girl with bouncy pigtails and a pink dress and it made me very nervous. Around that time I had the same thought about how infrastructure (in general) should be considered from the perspective of imagining cute children using it.ReplyDelete
Also, maybe the shrubbery citation is a buildup to a knights who say ni joke from the jokesters in the DC government.

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Vermont Web Internet Benefits
Since the demand for the Web Internet in Vermont has soared, the cost of High-Speed Internet is going down. When dial-up Internet appeared, it was not very reliable Internet connection because of busy phone lines and slow performance and the cost of dial-up Internet was expensive. The appearance of High-Speed Internet gave an opportunity to download and share sizeable files in an instant. Furthermore, much better performance of DSL cable quickly began to compete against dial-up Internet and the cost of High-Speed Internet became even lower than dial-up Internet connection. If you have broadband Internet connection, you can use enjoy Vermont Web Internet services at your desktop.
- Check, send, and receive e-mails instantly
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- Create, design, and maintain personal website
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The Friends of the Haenertsburg Grasslands
promote MORE THAN JUST GRASS!
FroHG volunteers are the custodians of one of the most threatened South African vegetation types, the critically endangered Woodbush Granite Grasslands, its associated indigenous forests and water catchments. Our unique grasslands play a very important role in a highly water stressed region, and they boast an extraordinary biodiversity with many plants and animals occurring nowhere else in the world.
The Woodbush Granite Grasslands are totally irreplaceable (similar to most of the Fynbos) as they evolved over thousands of years, and once disturbed, they cannot be rehabilitated within human time frames! Therefore they also have the highest conservation priority score in the Limpopo Province.
The largest continuous piece, about 190 ha, is the section known as the Haenertsburg Townlands. However our focus extends to the numerous smaller remnants scattered on both public and private lands in the Magoebaskloof / Haenertsburg mountains.
The Woodbush Granite Grassland has finally been gazetted as a protected vegetation type (Government Gazette, 9 December 2011).
This gazetting enhances its conservation status.
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Haenertsburg Nature Reserve declared on 17 June 2016 (Provincial Notice 68 of 2016)


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2Paper necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 65 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
Real Estate professionalism meets IT creativity. This will be used throughout the company as its main brand from business cards to WebSite and uniforms. We are looking to reflect the credibility of the company as we are dealing with highly sensitive material and would like to portray a sense of security and comfort in our logo.
Real Estate Document Management
Will be determined post contest
Desired Color Scheme:
Desired Style:
web2.0, fresh/clean, eyecatching, professional yet trendy
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Primary service:  Real Estate electronic document management service consists of converting final transaction documents to soft copies with a simple GUI for navigation on a CD which is provided to the Real Estate professional and their respective client. .Notes: Eliminating paper, saving space, organizing and simplifying. This said we are fairly open to your ideas. Real Estate Document management is an exciting new Information Technology firm in its initial stages of establishing ground by building lucrative relationships on long term business opportunities with IT professionals world wide. Our logo will be the building block of all marketing material to come i.e WebSite, Brochures, uniforms etc. The founders with over 30 + years combined background in both Information Technology and the Real Estate industry are big enthusiasts of the SitePoint for services and are sure to be fair in assessing all aspects of the interaction with the designers to further pursue future opportunities not limited to employment local or remote. The length of the company name will pose a challenge in creating logo that is not too busy or complex yet eye catchy and brandable.  It needs to be of highest quality and visually impressive. Thank you in advance for your efforts.
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The Best Thriller Movies of the 1990s
List Rules Vote up your favorite suspense films that were released in the 1990s
The best '90s thriller movies are a diverse collection of crime, suspense, sex, betrayal, violence, and insanity. Do we have your attention, yet? Fans of the suspense film genre will tell you that the 1990s gave us some of the greatest thrillers ever. The best '90s thriller movies that will stay with you long after the credits have rolled.
What are the greatest '90s thriller movies? We cannot begin our conversation of '90s thrillers without paying respects to Quentin Tarantino. Tarantino released some of his most popular and iconic pictures in the 1990s. Known for their intricate and non-chronological plots, as well as their graphic violence, films like Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs took audiences on unpredictable and often terrifying journeys through L.A.'s seedy underbelly. In addition, there are also some great psychological thrillers on this list. Films like The Sixth Sense, an iconic picture featuring one of the most legendary twists in cinema history, will make you question everything.
Other top '90s thriller movies on this list include The Silence of the Lambs and The Usual Suspects. We wish we could give you more details about one of the most popular thrillers of the '90s, starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, but unfortunately, the first rule of Fight Club is that you do not talk about Fight Club. Vote up the best '90s thrillers, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comment section!


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Bloomberg - "The U.S. will get downgraded, it's a question of when," Scott Mather, Pimco's head of global portfolio management, said today in Wellington. "It depends on what the end of the year looks like, but it could be fairly soon after that."
The Congressional Budget Office has warned the U.S. economy will fall into recession if $600 billion of government spending cuts and tax increases take place at the start of 2013. Financial markets are complacent about whether the White House and Congress will reach agreement on deferring the so-called fiscal drag on the economy until later next year, Mather said.
In a "base case" of President Barack Obama being re- elected and Congress becoming more Republican, there is a high likelihood an agreement "doesn't happen in a nice way, and we have disruption in the marketplace," he said
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America, get your hankies ready.
NBC Sports presents "Barbaro: A Nation's Horse," a special one-hour documentary look at the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner, who touched the hearts of horse racing fans and animal lovers around the world last year with his fight for life before finally succumbing to injuries suffered at the Preakness Stakes. "Barbaro: A Nation's Horse" looks back at the thoroughbred's impressive six and a half length win at the Derby, his dramatic injury and his amazing will to live that captured the imagination of the public. The film also examines Barbaro's legacy and impact on the future of horse racing. "Barbaro: A Nation's Horse" premieres at 5 p.m. ET Sunday, April 29 on NBC, on what would have been Barbaro's fourth birthday.
"It's extremely rare that an athlete stirs the depth of emotion among people that Barbaro did," said Dick Ebersol, Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics and executive producer, "Barbaro: A Nation's Horse." "We were lucky enough to have a front row seat to witness the rise of this remarkable horse to win the most prestigious event in thoroughbred racing, the Kentucky Derby. Sadly, we were also there for his devastating fall at the Preakness Stakes; and we were there to document why his subsequent struggle to live touched so many people."
We find it incredibly touching that the documentary is scheduled for Barbaro's fourth birthday; surely, he would have appreciated that, had he possessed sentient thought. We smell Sports Emmy!
Barbaro Documentary Airs April 29 On NBC [The Horse]
(Oh, by the way, T.J. Simers points out today that you can interview Barbaro's saddle. Sign us up!)


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If Peeta and Katniss (given the hilarious mashup name Peeniss by fans) are your thing, there will be plenty of angst in the upcoming 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' film. But since there will also be a lip lock between Katniss and Gale (aka Kale), that should make the other half of the fandom happy.
If you're in that latter group, the brand new theatrical trailer has some Jennifer Lawrence on Liam Hemsworth action just for you.
While at San Diego Comic-Con promoting the upcoming film on Saturday, July 20, Lawrence talked about a gross kiss between her and co-star Josh Hutcherson (warning: it contains some pretty unsexy bodily fluids) and discussed the wild parties the cast held while filming in Hawaii.
"[They] were so weird," Lawrence admitted. "Woody Harrelson in a cropped top was my favorite. He got really hot and wanted to borrow a shirt of mine because he wore a thermal and the only thing he could fit in was a baggy crop top."
"And the best part is nobody mentioned it! The whole party, like nobody said anything. They're just like, 'Yeah, Woody's in a crop top.' That was great."
Can you say "favorite new mental image"?
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The Department of Revenue helps you recover money and property from sources such as unclaimed paychecks and abandoned safe deposit boxes.
What You Should Know:
- To claim property, you must be its verified owner. Unless you are an estate executor, you can't pick up property for a relative or friend.
- To prevent money and property from going unclaimed, you should share information about your financial records with trusted family and friends, update your address when you move, and quickly respond to mail from your bank and business contacts.
- The Department of Revenue provides this service for free; beware of individuals or companies that will charge you a fee for this service.
How do I search for unclaimed money or property?
Find out if there is any unclaimed property in your name or your business' name on the Department of Revenue website. If you find personal property, you can then request a claim form. If you find business-held property, you'll need to prepare an authorization form that states that you have the right to act on the business' behalf.
What proof do I need to claim my property?
You'll need a notarized claim form, your Social Security card, photo ID, and either proof of address or proof of account. If you're claiming money or property as an estate executor, you'll also need the probate documents.
I requested a claim form but haven't received my property yet. Why is this?
Numerous requests for claim forms come in daily, but not all of these requests correctly match property to owner. It's possible, for example, that there's another city resident with your name. So, if you haven't heard back yet, it's likely the property is not yours.
Source: Department of Revenue. This information was prepared as a public service of the State of Georgia to provide general information, not to advise on any specific legal problem. It is not, and cannot be construed to be, legal advice. If you have questions regarding any matter contained on this page, please speak with the agency that is the source of the information.


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Dear Mr. McThag:
Thank you for contacting me about policy proposals that seek to reduce gun violence in the wake of the tragedy in Newtown.
I am a hunter and have always owned guns, and I support the Second Amendment.
But assault weapons such as AK 47s are intended for killing, not hunting.
Solutions for reducing gun violence must address many areas, from protecting law enforcement and keeping weapons out of the hands of criminals, to school safety, access to mental health services, and confronting a culture that sometimes glorifies violence.
I support reinstating the assault weapons ban and restoring the 10-round limit for ammunition magazines. And, I support universal background checks so that we can know if person buying a weapon has a criminal record.
I appreciate hearing your views on this very important issue, and I will keep them in mind. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future.
Sincerely, Bill NelsonAnd he's not up for reelection until 2018. Joy.
He's a gun owner, but...
I've gotten a "we got your message and will get right with you" from Rubio.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Cover Story: Sports Illustrated
Someone used to say you could gauge the condition of the illustration market by what was on the cover of Time magazine. If Time was using illustration then most other magazines would follow suit and thus illustration assignments in general would experience an up tick. If Time was on a photo cover jag, then the illustration market would experience a downturn. Well, I dunno what Time is doing these days, but if their cover was once some sort of illustration 'canary in a coal mine', then I'd have to say that bird is dead.
These days in magazine covers its "photo or bust" - and preferably a photo of some celebrity's bust! You have to wonder what the point is. How is your publication supposed to stand out on the stands if your cover shows the same thing everybody else is showing month after month after month? What kind of marketing strategy is that?
This week, let's take a look at the days when magazines actually considered illustration a viable (perhaps even superior) alternative to photography. If a few creatives with some clout in print media happen to be reading this week and wake up to what they've been missing, there might even be some Time left for the illustration business.
* This week's topic arose because Charlie Allen (who has already so generously shared a wealth of Bernie Fuchs images with us from his files in recent weeks) sent the three Fuchs SI covers you see here today. Many thanks, Charlie!
* And speaking of Charlie, his latest CAWS is up a day early this week. If you didn't visit last week to see Charlie's amazing marine paintings, be sure to drop by Charlie Allen's Blog right now for some more gorgeous, eye-popping artwork, presented extra-large so you can better appreciate the details.
* My Bernie Fuchs Flickr set.
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- Anonymous5:10 PM
I love this blog! Read it all the time.ReplyDelete
Speaking of SI illustrated covers, any idea who painted this cover? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/7789/index.htm
- Anonymous5:12 PM
seems to have cut off the link:ReplyDelete
- Anonymous5:13 PM
sorry ...ReplyDelete
- Charlie Allen5:36 PM
Wow....prompt use of the SI covers, Leif.....and for good reason. We seem to live in a quality-deaf culture these days....raucous, in-your-face commercials, photos, advertising, editorial content....not to mention music, films, videos, etc. etc. I get wound up! The cartoons and illustrations that I see these days have to be 'edgy'....a weird technique or portrayal of characters. No emphasis on design and draftsmanship....a negative emphasis instead of positive. Card carrying curmudgeon, here! Anyway, ain't Fuchs great?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous5:40 PM
Thanks. I couldn't make out the last name. Any information on Frank Mullins?ReplyDelete
This person's site has some info no Frank Mullins. Walt reed's Illustrator in America would also.ReplyDelete
He did many very good sports illustrations.
Charlie, you nailed it!.. but good taste in most adv. and illustration, isn't the only place it is missing. Glad my career years were when Fuchs and other tasteful illustrators ruled.ReplyDelete
Another proud curmudgeon, here. ;-)
Tom Watson
I miss illustrations. Seems in this economy it's cheaper to have a photo than pay an artist. A lot of publications fail for lack of interest. Perhaps good illustrations might save a publication?ReplyDelete
Sorry, I'm feeling a little curmudgeonly myself.
- Charlie Allen10:58 PM
JOEL....Welcome to the curmudgeon club....and we need more, in other areas, not just illustration. But you're right on. I'm amazed by the obscene amounts paid to athletes, actors and entertainers, investment bank execs and board room money manipulators, etc., etc. Not to mention the payoffs to our 'elected representatives' from every lobby in the world. Yet, and it's always been this way, pennies are pinched for many of the creative types that make life interesting and worthwhile. Hey....enough! Must be the weather.ReplyDelete


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Same-Sex Marriage Decision Greeted with Cheers
As news of the California Supreme Court's 4-3 decision affirming same-sex marriage broke last week, gay and lesbian couples in Berkeley declared victory.
Several hundred people gathered at San Francisco City Hall around 10 a.m. May 15 to hear the court's ruling, that California is the second state in the country, after Massachusetts, where gay couples have been judged to have a constitutional right to marry.
Berkeley resident and executive director of Bay Area-based gay and lesbian family support group Our Family Coalition Judy Appel went to the steps of San Francisco City Hall to hear the decision.
"It's a really amazing day," said Appel, the mother of two Oxford Elementary School students, whom she is raising with her partner.
Our Family Coalition was one of the plaintiffs in the court case, Appel said.
"It's a victory for all in California," she said. "It really affirms California as a state that recognizes gays and lesbians as equals. It has awarded us the same rights. This is just the beginning of a sea change throughout the country."
As organization plaintiffs, Our Family Coalition highlighted the importance of the case for children belonging to same-sex parents.
"It's a historic day to have the Supreme Court declare that everybody has equal rights to partake in civic institutions, particularly marriage. We were so thrilled that the courts courageously declared that gay and lesbian couples can also raise families when they get married, if they decide to do so," she said.
"It's important our children know parents are equal to other parents and have the right to marry. My kids have been really worried about this."
Like thousands of other same-sex couples, Appel and her partner got married at San Francisco City Hall in 2004, only to see the union later nullified by the courts.
"We can get married all over again, and we will," said a jubilant Appel.
Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples turned up at the Charles M. Holmes Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Center on Market Street in San Francisco Thursday evening for a "Celebration of Love and Family," and thousands celebrated on the street in the Castro.
Moments after the news was announced, the youth group from the Pacific Center for Human Growth—an LGBT organization based in Berkeley—took the rainbow flag hoisted in front of their building on Telegraph Aveune and ran across the street to Willard Park to celebrate.
"It's tremendous news for everybody," said Pacific Center Board President Scott Vachon, who has been with the organization for six years. "The Supreme Court made the right decision. This is much more than gay and lesbian rights. It's about human and civil rights. It's about treating everybody fairly and equally with respect."
The Pacific Center has several hundred LGBT members, Vachon said.
"I was 10 years old when being gay was declassified as a mental illness. Now I am 45 years old and people in the LGBT community have opportunities to marry," he said. "In 35 years, a lot has happened."
Vachon said that until last week, people at the center were bracing themselves for disappointment about the court decision.
"But the Supreme Court really took a firm stand on human rights," he said. "Gay couples and gay families deserve the same rights and respect and dignity as anybody else in the state of California."
The court's decision, which becomes effective in 30 days, faces a threat from conservative groups who are proposing a new initiative to ban same-sex marriage.
Right after the decision was announced, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom told a roaring crowd: "It's about human dignity. It's about human rights. It's about time in California.
"I am married again," said Berkeley resident Ed Valenzuela, who adopted Malcolm X first-grader Kiki with his partner Gary Walker seven years ago. "We got married four years ago at City Hall, and it's exciting to have a valid marriage license again. I hung on to it in the hope that it would become valid one day. There are some complications ... Some people are trying to put up an amendment to change the constitution and we have to fight that through the election season."
Valenzuela and his partner decided to get married primarily for their daughter Kiki. "We did it so that she could see us get married and know that we were just like any other family," he said. "It's time for another celebration, time for another victory."


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Reply 60 of 109, by 2mg
Probably best to stay on-topic to this thread so others can easily read the above posts for related information. I guess it's also a courtesy to the developer(s) who worked on the patch.
In that case, I guess I'll have to use xBRZ Zenju provided in his download link on pg. 1 and copy it to DAUM 😀 I'll try to find out if that one is newer compared to one on Gulikoza's page. I've read that DAUM supports it under special configuration.
PS: Zenju implemented it into another emulator, but I still think DOSBox could use shader/filter support.
( http://www.snes9x.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?t=15191 )


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An HGV driver who took both hands off the steering wheel to make a credit card payment on his phone was among more than 3,000 reckless motorists caught by police using unmarked lorries in the past year.
Video footage of the trucker travelling along the M40 near Leamington Spa has been released by Highways England to mark the first anniversary of the launch of the "supercabs".
Police forces across England have been using the three unmarked HGV cabs to monitor driver behaviour and catch careless and dangerous drivers in the act.
Danger on the roads
The trucker on the M40 was one of a number caught letting go of the steering wheel completely to use his phone. Other footage captured using the cabs included a van driver who was using one hand to change gear and the other to hold his mobile phone. The driver of a pick-up truck was also filmed using both hands to write a text message on his phone.
Among the most common offences detected by the police trucks were people not wearing a seat belt (1,195 were), drivers using a mobile phone (1,062), motorists not in proper control of their vehicle (262) and speeding drivers (118).
Richard Leonard, head of road safety at Highways England, said: "We introduced the three new HGV supercabs last year to help keep the roads safe and tackle dangerous driving by people who have either got into bad habits or are simply ignoring the law.
"The cabs have helped to identify over 3,000 unsafe drivers over the past year, and we hope our week of action on the M1 will encourage everyone to think about what more they could do to improve how they drive."
Bird's-eye view
The three supercabs patrol motorways and major A roads across England, and have been used by 29 police forces over the past year in a safety initiative known as Operation Tramline.
They give officers a higher vantage point to spot and film evidence of unsafe driving behaviour by pulling up alongside vehicles, and drivers are then pulled over by police cars following a short distance behind.
Police officers issued 462 penalty charge notices and filed 2,533 traffic offence reports – usually requiring drivers to attend a driver education course. There were also 73 prosecutions for more serious offences.
Police have employed similar tactics using buses to catch offenders in urban locations.
Unnecessary risks
The National Police Chiefs' Council Lead for roads policing, Chief Constable Anthony Bangham said: "Operation Tramline is a successful collaboration between the police and Highways England.
"We remain committed to tackling those who take unnecessary risks with their own safety and the safety of others on our roads by allowing themselves to be distracted while driving. The consequences of these actions are often devastating.
"We will continue to work alongside Highways England on Operation Tramline and will prosecute drivers who ignore the risks.
Tom Cotton, the Road Haulage Association's head of licencing and infrastructure policy, commented: "We need to improve road safety – there's a small minority of drivers whose actions endanger other road users often with tragic consequences.
"Operation Tramline is an invaluable initiative to help police catch the drivers putting themselves and others at risk."


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|FRC's Tony Perkins
Ever since SPLC named FRC as an anti-gay hate group for consistenly and deliberately launching inaccurate attacks against the lgbt community, FRC has been taking potshots at the organization. From accusing the group of attempting to taint the military against Christians to falsely linking the group to an awful near massacre at FRC headquarters (in which a deranged young man, Floyd Corkins, attempted to force his way in, shoot FRC employees, and stuff Chick-Fil-A sandwiches down their throats), FRC has been practically itching to seek some sort of retribution against SPLC.
And every time the organization attacks SPLC, it gives SPLC's supporters (and yes you can include me in that group) an opportunity to publicly prove the fact that FRC is in fact an anti-gay hate group.
This is the latest attack from FRC:
They say you can't buy love, but that won't stop SPLC from trying! Money may be no object for the anti-Christian group, but mainstream support certainly is. Facing growing scrutiny for their tainted and biased "research" from the military to the media, Southern Poverty Law Center is resorting to bribing teachers to force their agenda into the public schools where unsuspecting children reside. In Hawaii, eyebrows shot up at the news that SPLC was giving teachers a $250 kickback just for attending a local training session on "Teaching Tolerance." The cash incentive struck a lot of people as odd, including state Representative Bob McDermott. In academia, where educators are used to paying for trainings -- not profiting from them -- McDermott thought something smelled fishy with SPLC's offer. In a letter to Hawaii State Department of Education District Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi, he asked the office to put the brakes on the session. Matayoshi refused and instead gave the department's blessing to the workshop, which SPLC held the first weekend of March.
That's FRC's sordid rendition of the story. However, a more objective piece from the Hawaii Reporter reveals that the claim of "paying teachers to attend the program" is merely a cover for yet another attack on the lgbt community:
The "agenda" of the program concerns McDermott, because he said there's obvious "social engineering," including a "disproportionate focus on normalizing homosexuality," while also trying to discredit Christian beliefs. "The theme of this curriculum is so called 'anti-bias' unless, of course, you are a person of faith. One example is the following: 'Patrick is being raised in a very strict and exclusionary fundamentalist Christian home…'. If that is not biased I do not know what is," McDemott said.
And there is the rub. From the FRC:
Digging deeper into SPLC's materials, the state rep was outraged to see that almost 25% of the example scenarios "deal with gay acceptance." "Why is the gay population -- which is no more than 4% of the general population -- consistently disproportionately represented in these new teaching materials?"
And yet another portion of the article - courtesy of the Hawaii Reporter - which FRC omitted in its hysterical article:
Maureen Costello, director of the Teaching Tolerance program, said the organization works around the country with various school districts within the guidelines of the school districts, either by donating to the schools or paying a small stipend to teachers who help improve the pilot program and Hawaii did in fact approve teachers to receive stipends.
. . . "There is real tension around the LGBT issues and some faith based people. We work to find common ground. Every parent wants their child to feel safe and accepted at school. We want everyone to get along even if they do not share the same values," Costello said.
Costello said the pilot program is still being revised and Hawaii teachers across the state are having input into the final product. Some teachers have told the law center that they believe more information on native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders should be included, and the law center is working to incorporate that suggestion, she said. Costello also offered to meet with McDermott or his staff via Skype to give them access to the full curriculum and to review it with them.
One wonders if McDermott will take Costello up on the offer. I think he should. I also think he should leave FRC by the wayside because it's obvious that the organization is using him to not only unfairly attack the lgbt community (the main reason why SPLC declared it to be a hate group) but also to make inaccurate statements about SPLC, such as the following:
. . . it's a program that may be coming to a school district near you. According to Costello, SPLC has been dangling money in front of educators -- and schools -- for the opportunity to teach the kind of "tolerance" that motivates people to bring guns into office buildings and shoot innocent people.
Whatever the case may be, it's not farfetched to say that FRC doesn't give a damn about the safety of Hawaiian students. Nor does the organization care about anything else but "settling the score" against SPLC.
Perhaps FRC should school itself on what the Bible says about revenge, especially if said revenge is against a justifiable action.
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|Hazleton Standard-Speaker, 11MAY2004
"Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Commenrtary [sic]
Memphis coach Hubie Brown has local roots, Speaking of Sports [by] Ray Saul
When former Ebervale and Jeddo resident HUBIE BROWN was named head coach of the NBA Memphis Grizzlies by general manager JERRY WEST, the media types immediately pointed out that he would be the oldest coach in the league (he's now 70) and that he had been out of active coaching for 15 years.
All that aside, Brown last year took a franchise that perennially lost more than 50 games a season, including 60 or more four times, and quickly began to turn it around.
This season, under Brown, the Grizzlies finished 50-32 and made the NBA playoffs for the first time ever. Vancouver was granted a franchise in 1995-96 and the club moved to Memphis in 2001-02 and retained the nickname. The Grizzlies lost to the San Antonio Spurs in four straight, but won more games by far than any other Grizzly team.
In past years, Brown coached on the high school and college levels. He coached the New York Knicks to the NBA playoffs twice and the Atlanta Hawks three times.
Brown's parents were CHARLES BROWN and ANNA BRISLIN BROWN. The family moved to Elizabeth, N.J., when Charles found a job there. Hubie lettered in basketball at Niagara and played with the Hazleton Hawks in the Eastern Pro League.
His sister Genevieve married JOHN HOOPER. Daughter CAROL (HOOPER) lives in Hazleton and her brother, JOHN HOOPER, lives in Cape Cod and Florida. Several cousins also live in the Hazleton area.
Because of the success of the team, the Grizzlies had an average attendance of 15,188 this season."
Absolutely love the misspelling of "commentary"! In an article that is supposed to bring "fame" to a small town, the small town screws up the section title! So very Hazleton!
So what's the connection? Is there a connection or is this another family tall-tale? Let's see what tomorrow's "Tuesday's Tale Tales" brings!


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33 thoughts on "What the Spice Girls Did For Us"
I was a teenager in the nineties and very into bands like Placebo, Oasis and Nirvana. To be into the Spice Girls was a big no-no but I was. I loved what they stood for, Girl Power. Ok, yeah, maybe it wasn't a totally flawless image of strong women (Baby Spice…) but it still empowered me as a young woman along the same lines as Alanis Morissette. I remember having heated discussions with my grungy buddies over the merits of the Spice Girls and their message to young females. Personally, I agree with you and think the Spice Girls played an important part in empowering a lot of women, young and old.
Spice Girls Rule!
They were incredibly cheesy, but I loved them. I was in the UK for the latter half of 1997 and it certainly rubbed off on me. Did anyone else collect the promotional ring pulls from cans to get their 'Bonus Single'? I think you needed over 20. I scavenged these from what people left on the trains Dedication! Not to mention my determination to wear the necklace with a 'Girlpower' pendent from Shout Magazine.
In hindsight, it was blatantly commercial, but I was 10 and I just liked how they looked and what they said. The messages were very simple, but at least they were good. However, if someone wants to be my lover they also have to be my friend…so you can build on them.
Haters 'gonna hate', but I think they did more for young girls directly than any other prominent group (at the time). Absolutely no disrespect to those who were fighting the good fight before, I am so grateful to be a feminist born in the 80′s and not the 40′s.
Ps. Leggings aren't trousers/pants, I can't believe that this has been allowed. Can't we have cargoes back instead? Pockets are useful.
fuck yeah, Spice Girls made me a feminist at 10!
Agree wholeheartedly. When I hear a Spice Girls song I am reminded of a time when I felt the world was small enough for me to conquer and I wasn't restricted just because I had/have(?) a vagina. More empowered women role models are desperately needed.
They are feminist icons no doubt. Their brand of feminism wasn't exactly profoundly deep, Feminism For Children if you will, but nobody sneers at JK Rowling because she's only written books for kids.
i was the absolute number one spice girls fan. i literally learned english by translating all their songs into my language. frankly i didn't think much of the lyrics, because i couldn't always understand them. but i loved their joie de vivre. for me they bridged the gap between children's music and the more grown up stuff which i eventually got into later on in life. i think what i loved was the idea that each of them was different, i guess that was what i found empowering – it didn't matter who or what you were, whether you were sporty or posh, you could still be friends. back then i didn't realise it may have been a publicity stunt, and frankly i would not have cared – what it mattered to me was that i enjoye their music and i wished i could have had a group of friends like that.
in indsight one of the things that i really appreciate about the spice g. was that they were sexy but not sexual. as a girl growing up I was coming to terms with my body changing and it was natural that i took an interest in my physical appearance. 'dressing ip' like one of them helped me to do that, because it made me feel like yes i was a girl but i never went out dressed like a slut and pulling boys was never the point – the point was being happy with who i was and having that camaraderie with my best (girl) friends. we used to go out feeling that together we could be strong and that friendship was the most importnat thing to us. i can frankly say that in terms of friendship, those days were the best of my life.
i agree entirely. i believe that the spice girls were a band for girls that celebrated girldom, rather than a bunch of sex dolls that tendered towards the male gaze. the primary message here was sisterhood, or at least that's how i always read it, and in retrospect i still think that was the case. few popstars have managed to do this – the only other girlband that managed to do something similar were TLC. i think because of them 'girl power' practically defined the nineties and teaching girls to stick their tongue out and stamp their feet at stupid boys is no bad thing!
My family got free tickets to the grand prix and I spent the whole day collecting ring pulls from pepsi cans people had thrown on the floor. Managed to get enough ring pulls for a CD for me AND my best friend. I'm glad to find someone else who was as dedicated as me!
Ah, and the limited editon impulse. I can still smell it now.
Not sure where I stand on the 'Spice Girls as feminist icons' view point – I was too young at the time to really consider my fandom in feminist terms and I think I'm too nostalgic now when I look back! But I do remember reading some quote along the lines of 'Feminism has become a dirty word, Girl Power is a new way of saying that' and for the first time really considering what 'feminsim' was. Whether or not you agree with the quote, it got me thinking.
I completely agree (and already have my tickets booked for Viva Forever!)
Oh man, my mum totally did not let me get the platforms (too young) and I swear I can still smell the impulse.
Anyway, I caught a bit of Spiceworld on Viva the other day, and was struck by how relatively little make up they wear, how their crop tops were about as sexy as they got, and how (still slim) not skinny they were. They looked more normal that actual normal work a day young girls in town centres do nowadays. Can't imagine a sporty spice in the Pussycat Dolls or whatever oiled up girl band is current at the mo.
I loved them! I had the tapes, the pencil box and stationery, the bag, and I even tied my hair in pigtails like 'Baby Spice', and called the hairstyle 'The Spice Girls Ponytails'. I'm not really contributing to the discussion at all, am I? I just wanted to share my Spice Girls fangirl story.
I was a little too old to like the Spice Girls without irony, but I loved them anyway. They were so much fun… and they looked like they were having such a laugh all the time. Who wouldn't be into that?? I wanted to have massive hair and leopard prints and cackling laughs with my best friends, too! They had a boys-have-cooties quality about them, but maybe that's another reason they were so popular. It was all very fun, very accessible, very catchy, and very Girlz Only. Brilliant. I will always love them.
Oh my god I had a dream phone! Paha I forgot what I ridiculous game that was. And yes the spice girls were awesome. Also the fact that they weren't just a one dimensional band. You could be Baby Spice or Sporty Spice- it didnt matter and it wasn't so pigeon holed. Try and separate and categorize the identities the pussy cat dolls or Little Mix….
Spice Girls rocked.
I agree wholeheartedly! As a child of the nineties (born in the late 80s) the Spice Girls were my first pre-pubescent impression of the world of pop music, and I think they had a significant effect. Many of this might look different now, and recollections of my first fan-passion are probably tinged with nostalgia and naiveté, but here's what I think the Spice Girls showed me as a little girl that other pop stars didn't:
1.) They were pretty, and sexy, and stylish, without being completely oversexualised. Anyone who disagrees should watch one of their later shows (I found a clip from 2007 on youtube), where they're strutting around in high-heels and mini-skirts that are much more sexualized than their original looks.
2.) They were all different. Of course it was a cleverly fabricated marketing strategy, but the mere idea that there are actually many different ways to be a girl was empowering: You can be wild and outgoing or shy and aloof; you can be sporty or have a sweet tooth (or both).
3.) To a naive young fan believing the whole sisterhood angle, they showed that girls can in fact have lasting friendships that they place great value on. Contrary to what many media want to make us believe, women are not naturally illoyal, bitchy, jealous and spineless.
4.) Their songs were not all about men and relationships. It sounds ridiculous, but I don't think all pop starlets today can say the same about their albums. The Spice Girls at least also sang about their friends and their mothers, occasionally.
As to the two articles cited: I'm not even going to go into detail about the Daily Mail one because of its completely harebrained reasoning (the Spice Girls are the cause of binge-drinking, promiscuous women and paedophiles? Really?), but I think you're very right in saying that the way one sees the Spice Girls is a matter of age, and Grace Dent's opinions represent a different generation. I believe my generation profited from Girl Power.
What about En Vogue! Remember them?!
how did i forget?! how shameful of me. en vogue were about as powerful as you could get.
Spice Girls were awesome! Sure they were limited in the fact that they were a pop group commercialised to sell records, but at least the message was right. Girl Power! Fun! Friends! What have we got now – Rihanna's S&M? Spice Girls may not have overthrown the patriarchy but I'd say their overall effect was a good one and far less worrying than what goes down now.
I love the Spice Girls as much as any girl born in 1988, but to me, they have nothing to do with feminism. I would never even connect those two subjects, it's like they're in different time zones. The Spice Girls were cheesy and the epitomes of commercialised music, but frankly, who cares? They were the very first band I got into, purely because all of my girlfriends were into them. I think you could spin them either way – feminist because of the 'friends before boys'-thing, not very feminist because while they may have incorporated different types of girls, they were still pretty afwul girly stereotypes. Sure, they had Sporty Spice, but she still wore tiny crop tops. All they got asked about in interviews were clothes and which boy they liked best, Damon Albarn or Noel Gallagher. Anyway. The Spice Girls were just some good old fun, not very feminist maybe, but pretty harmless all in all.
I was twelve when their songs hit Australia, and even then I understood that what they were doing was good for girls — their emphasis on friendship between women is what has stood out for me looking back. There were definitely flaws in them if you take a feminist reading of them (the commercialisation waters it all down), but as a bit of a "My First Taste of Feminism", it doesn't leave a bad taste in the mouth. and it's been mentioned, they're miles away from who girls have to look up to now!
There's an excerpt of an interesting essay with feminist slant on Spiceworld the Movie here:
would agree with Nyssa, they're better role models than many current celebs
Agreed. I too loved the Spice Girls, but they were in no way feminist to me.
Hmmm, I've always felt the Spice Girls stood for the start of the ugly 'entitlement' feel of all the pop culture now with young women. I was 18 in '95 and I was entertained by them, I guess maybe I had just missed what it was you guys are so passionate about. I saw them as a bit silly and although they sung about girl power, I didn't find it empowering. They were all one dimensional (one is scary, one is 'posh' (who wasn't), one is baby etc… drove me nuts) – a bit like the Sex and The City girls. But yeah… I was probably just that little bit too old for it!
This is a very poorly written article, and I really don't think that the Spice Girls have anything profound or interesting to say about feminism. Do better, Vagenda, you're usually a lot funnier and more relevant than this.
The Spice Girls weren't feminists and nor were their followers. Their fan base wasn't brimming with empowered ten year olds poised to burn their trainer bras at a moments notice. They weren't destined for and haven't gone on to bright careers in the political arena – the one place, if ever, to make a difference. Instead they were the genesis of a superficial feminist hysteria that held no real credibility as personified by the characters the band members assumed – Baby Spice?
I loved the Spice Girls and do to this day. I moved to the UK from Canada at 9 where Alanis Morissette was the big thing. At 9 I didn't love her for being doyenne of an empowered movement instead, over there, she was shit hot and I liked her music. The same applied to the Spice Girls. I wasn't moved by their lyrics or message but it was their cult of poptastic followers that persuaded me. If it weren't for pressure from my cool cousins to quickly choose which Spice I liked best [my catastrophically uncool choice was Posh having not heard the album and understanding she was the most boring - oh how it's paid off now!] I wouldn't have run off to make an emergency purchase of their album.
The Spice Girls aren't feminists and Girl Power wasn't a feminist movement. Their huge and worldwide popularity did however direct a fair bit of exposure to the issues women face and that's no bad thing. A great thing in fact and whether my generation went out to fight the corner of equal rights or not, the Spice Girls were a constant reminder that women are strong and women are equal.
The kind of 'feminism' the Spice Girls stood for isn't anything I'd go for now, and I can see why you might be reluctant to even call it feminist. But I was 6 when Wannabe came out, and I don't think anything else would have been accessible.
I'm lucky enough to have a totally awesome mum and was exposed to 'proper' feminism from around the age of 8, but before that the Spice Girls were my heroes. Just being exposed to the idea that there was this thing, 'girl power', that some people thought I didn't have, but Emma, Victoria, the Mels, and Geri knew I did, was an important thing to be aware of. Sure, by itself it's not enough. I'm not going to say the Spice Girls lyrics embody a comprehensive feminist manifesto. But they were a bloody good start.
Totally agree, the Spice Girls were appalling- not feminist or 'empowering'- but a thinly-veiled attempt at targeting an under-exploited market (at the time) of 'tweenies', while wearing not many clothes (hence also appealing to the 90′s lads' mags demographic too), peddling some really poor music and vocal stylings, and making a ton of cash from endorsements. I normally agree with nearly everything else Vagenda has to say, but on this subject I really couldn't.
They were mine too. I was exactly the right age (about 8 when Wannabe came out, I think, and riding the glory years as a pre-teen) and I loved them. They trumped all the rubbish boybands and completely suited my personal ideology at that time – girls are awesome, boys smell. I can't imagine being an older girl when they hit though. I don't think I could have enjoyed them as a 16 year old. My lasting nostalgic adoration aside, I suspect that their one dimensional quasi-feminism was only really empowering to the under 10s. (Maybe?).
Although quite tongue in cheek, I think this article makes some really good points. Personally, I remember listening to the spice girls and destiny's child and thinking how great it was to be a girl and that clearly, being a girl was loads better than being a boy. Sadly, however, there was almost a decade (I'm thinking from age 15 to 23) where I apparently forgot all about this, was seriously miserable at several points, until I had to read the second sex for my MA. Which I didn't really understand at the time, but which compelled me to find out more about this 'feminism' thing. I genuinely remember thinking – do we really need feminism anymore? Aren't we all happy and equal and shit? Needless to say I was walking round in DARKNESS. Now feminist debate and writing helps me understand more and more about the way things are… Hopefully with a view to being… Less miserable?!
Oh my. I only just discovered Vagenda tonight and already a salute to the Spice Girls? Thank you!! I have my reading material for the next…forever.
I was 11 years old when the girls launched – their perfect market. And I loved them. I actually watched my life, school and mates change under their influence. We petitioned to have a girls footie team and held spice girl parties just to celebrate our awesomeness. Now as an adult I can see they were a controlled, commerical entity but who cares if that entity is encouraging girls to be their best, love their mates over boys and dress how it makes them happy? Modern shit box commercial crap like TOWIE teaches girls to use their phones not brains, and have nothing to talk about but diets, fashion and men who look more like girls than men. all hail the girls – im with you there. p.s i too was the only white kid who insisted on dressing like Mel B and trying to grow my own afro. legend.
The Spice Girls were definitely a positive influence for girls! I was so excited about being a girl, and not needing boys to be happy, when I was way into them…around 10-13 I think…and yes, I also forgot it all over again had low self esteem for the next four years…wow, it felt a lot longer than that!
You know, it was empowering just to have a band of GIRLS singing about how awesome it was to be GIRLS to listen to, vs. the stupid boy bands that I was only supposed to like because of how cute they were.
They had a great ethos and message. most of their lyrics were about friendship and having a laugh as opposed to worrying about some guy whilst dropping in practical messages about safe sex (put it on, put it put it on now) Yes they wore some revealing outfits, but mixed up with more casual and customised clothing that suggested a fun approach to fashion instead of the need to be done up at all times and styled by someone else. They also didn't rely on a boring and heavily rehearsed appearance (girls aloud anyone?) which suggests complete lack of individual thought. What's more, in a musical world saturated with manufactured pop artists, they actually wrote many of their songs and had the confidence, empowerment and solidarity to stand up for their own views and dictate their careers, thus ended up sacking two management teams who they deemed unacceptable. yes laydeez, GIRL POWER.
no you can't, use a pretty pink handbag like you're supposed to. your a girl. we manly men use pockets!!!!


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My story begins with a photo of the tombstone of my great-grandfather who is buried in New York. Jewish tombstones indicate both the name of the deceased as well as his or her father. I've gotten several different interpretations of his father's name on the tombstone. While the second name is clearly Mordechai the first name appears to be Peish or Feish. My great-grandfather's death certificate offered no guidance only noting his father's name was "Max", presumably an Americanized version of Mordechai provided by his grandson for a grandfather he never met. At this point I had only my great-grandfather's tombstone and death certificate and thought I had hit a dead end.
When I began to prepare for my trip I posted a question on the Jewishgen Belarus Special Interest Group e-mail. Had anyone been to Dunilovichi or Glebokie? If so could they offer me any guidance? I heard from a number of people who had traveled there or in nearby regions. Some offered additional names that they were researching as well as travel tips. One of the most valuable contacts was with a woman who had traveled to Dunilovichi. When she returned she organized a fund raising campaign and arranged for the Jewish cemetery to be cleaned up and for the stones to be documented. That effort resulted in a list of the tombstones which were translated to the extent possible.
I noted that of the 369 tombstones only two thirds were legible. The earliest burial was in 1761 and the last was in 1950. Presumably someone returned after the war and with his death the Jewish community of Dunilovichi ceased to exist, yet another story to explore. The first surname didn't appear until 1887 and then a long period ensued until 1901 when surnames began to appear with some frequency.
In reviewing the spreadsheet, I first looked at surnames that might resemble my family name of Raichel. There were two Rayhels, possibly relatives, who had died in 1919 and 1936. I then decided to ignore the surnames and evaluate them for anything which might resemble Peish or Feish Mordechai. One name jumped out – Pesach Mordechay was the father of Eska Zinger who had died in 1938. Hmm, could this be my great-great grandfather? The name wasn't Rayhel or Raichel, but something gave me pause. I knew of Singers from Dunilovichi. My parents had told me there was some sort of relationship to an Abraham and Sadie Singer, but were never sure to which one we were related. Some years back I had tracked down the grandson of the Singers who had been contemporaries of my grandparents. Could this be the linkage between our families?
I did a search on the name Eska which confirmed that it was a female name. I now had a working hypothesis that Eska was born a Rayhel and married a Singer. My great-grandfather Schloime had died in 1932 so would have been a contemporary of Eska. Perhaps she was a sister. I then looked to see if there was a record of the death of Pesach Mordechay and found one in 1904 without a surname. It gave his father's name as Moshe. So if my hypothesis proves correct I've identified my great-great grandfather (Pesach Mordechai), my great-great-great grandfather (Moshe), a sibling to my great-grandfather (Eska) as well as the linkage between the Singers and the Raichels.
I went back to my earlier research on the Singers who immigrated. Perhaps there was a clue that I missed in my research that might make sense in light of this new information. I had discovered the immigration record of Itze Singer from Dunilovichi. In faded writing by his name was recorded the name "Abraham". He gave his father's name as Benes Singer and immigrated in 1913 to his cousin Abraham Schwartz at 613 Rockaway. Suddenly I had an "Aha" moment. The name Schwartz hadn't meant anything to me at the time as I assumed it was a relative from Dunilovichi whom I hadn't yet encountered. But the address seemed familiar. I went back to my immigration database and confirmed that was the same address given for my great-grandfather when his son immigrated in 1911. Suddenly Abraham Schwartz clicked into focus. My great-grandfather's oldest daughter had married an Abraham Schwartz. By marriage he would be a cousin to Abraham Singer even though he had never met him at this point in time. This was 1913 when a woman traveling alone was held as a "likely public charge" until a man vouched for her. Offering the name of a male cousin by marriage would have taken precedence over a female blood cousin if one wanted to enter the country smoothly.
I also had an immigration record for a Schie Singer from Dunilovichi whose father was given as Pines Singer going to his uncle, Schloime Raichel, my great-grandfather. I never was able to trace him successfully after his immigration as I was unsure what the name Schie became once Americanized. I also found that Singer was about as challenging as Weinberg. There are a lot of them. But now I wondered if Benes, the father of Abraham Singer, was the same person as Pines, the father of Schie. I could imagine the names sounded very similar to the person recording the immigration information.
The family tree was sprouting mental leaves linking the Dunilovichi graveyard to my New York immigrant relatives. If my great-grandfather was Abraham Singer's uncle, then perhaps Eska Zinger was his mother, Benes (Pines) his father and Schie his brother. And one more trip back to the Dunilovichi cemetery to tie it all together. There was one more record of a Zinger. Drum roll !!!! Benjamin –Binush Zinger who died in 1934, son of Nachum. A little research confirms that Benes is the shortened version of Benjamin. And working my way backwards I do a search for tombstones for a Nachum and discover his death in 1921. How do I know this is the correct Nachum? It was the only Nachum in that time period and his father is listed as Benjamin. Among Ashkenazic Jews, children are frequently named for a grandparent who is deceased at the time of their birth.
So what does it all look like when I put it together? The graveyard data is framed in bold lines and the other names are those who immigrated to the US. This is a very abridged version that just deals with the names I've mentioned.
All conjecture at this stage, but a very strong working hypothesis woven out of naming patterns, immigration records and tombstones in a Belarus cemetery.
While in Vilnius I will be reviewing the revision (censuses) lists in the archives. Hopefully I'll find something that will confirm or disprove my theory. For now I'm very optimistic that I'm heading down the right road.


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