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Amoeba Mid Century Modern Chair
The Amoeba was originally designed in 1958 for use throughout the Amsterdam Royal Hotel, designed by the same architect. The Amoeba is an example of a classic furniture design inspired by the movement to adapt organic forms into our interior spaces. An iconic piece with its minimal, simple and distinctly "Danish" design. Its creation is taken from respect of the dimensions, the angles, the pitch and curve wrap of the original design.
Making the Icon
The distinguished shape of the Amoeba Chair was created by omitting all straight lines from its design curved surfaces. The elegant shape is generous for lounging yet has a minimal airy appearance. The Trumpeter is mid century modern in design and represents the era with its revolutionary form.
To this day, the piece including its stitching is hand created primarily due to its unique curvatures. Reproducing the original form in curve and proportion is part of the quality story aside from materials used in premium reproductions.
Genuine Top Grain Aniline Leather
A small percent of the world's leather supply is of high enough quality for 100% Top Grain Aniline upholstered furniture. Aniline Dyeing is the process of soaking the hides in transparent aniline dyes which allows color to absorb into the natural hide. Top Grain Aniline leather is then topical stain protected to minimize liquid absorption during every day use but does not require imitation grain stamping methods which imprint a Faux grain over the majority of the leather surface. Without all the synthetic topical coatings, it breathes naturally making it comfortable for seating. It is soft, supple, durable and pliable, maintaining the characteristics of pure leather.
Product Design Features
StyleMid-Century Modern Chair
Base FrameHigh quality aluminum base in chip and flake resistant Satin Finish
Body FrameConstructed around a synthetic "dimension true" curvature fiberglass shell
Seat PlatformReinforced seat cushion platform for firm longer lasting support
Foam TypeMulti-density foam seat cushion for comfort, support & cushion memory
Seat StyleSmooth Contour cold pressed foam body wrap provides a meticulously smooth contour for this design
Stitch Edge TypeCross Edge Stitch
Leather Type100% upholstered in Genuine Top Grain Premium Soft Aniline Leather
Leg DesignHigh Polished stainless steel
Feature360 degree swivel base
DimensionsHeight 42.9" x Depth 31.5" x Width 34.6"
DimensionFloor to Seat Height, 16"
FeatureThe entire chair is stitched and crafted by hand
FeatureComes standard with floor protection caps on legs
FeatureRemoveable zippered seat cushion
Warranty3 year limited warranty
100% Genuine Top Grain Premium Aniline Leather
Making up only 5% of the worlds leather supply Top Grain Aniline is the best quality, softest leather we offer. This premium leather is Aniline vat dyed with the color penetrating through to the back of the hide. Top Grain refers to the actual surface of the hide presents a natural leather appearance and touch you would expect.
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Cream White
This series is upholstered in premium Top Grain Aniline European leather. This is a significant upgrade in leather options. Top Grain is the actual surface of the cowhide. While no one knows the actual number, a small percentage of furniture sold today is upholstered in Premium Top Grain Aniline leather. Some claim as low as 5%. Aniline dying describes one of the two processes in which color is applied to the leather with the dye penetrating the leather and extending beyond the surface, into the leather itself. For modern furniture requiring a clean aesthetic, Top Grain Aniline Leather is both "liquid vat" (deep penetrating) and surface dyed to achieve the main color selection and to conceal uneven tones and blemishes in the hide. Top grain aniline is the softest leather and naturally breaths well. Because Top Grain refers to the actual surface of the animal hide it presents a natural leather appearance you would expect. While it is true that raw Top Grain Aniline absorbs spills easier, furniture grade Top Grain leather features a stain resistant treatment making it exceptional for everyday lower maintenance use. Although rare, nothing wears, looks or feels better than premium Aniline Top Grain leather. Over time it patinas and becomes more comfortable versus wearing out.
"Split Grain" is the most common leather used on furniture. This reproduction has been upgraded to Top Aniline leather and does not use Split Grain leather. Nonetheless, this paragraph will help explain the difference in quality and price between the leather types. Split Grain is the underside of the hide that has been separated from the surface or "top" of the hide. While defined as actual leather, Split Grain leather does not have the natural surface grain of the top of the cowhide. A topical layer of insoluble pigment is applied to the surface of split grain leather, which is then stamped or "grain embossed" to imitate the surface appearance of actual leather. This topical layer contains the color that the leather will be.
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Hasan Masud Bashir, Hiroshi Maeno, Christine Marshall, Claire Heesun Park, Richu Raju, John T Seykora, Vivian Lee; Role of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Src-Family Kinase Activation in Human Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2016;57(12):1281. doi: https://doi.org/.
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Corneal epithelial wounds are a serious global concern that can lead to deeper corneal scarring and blindness. Our previous study suggests activation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and Src-family kinases (SFK) may play a role in corneal epithelial wound healing in murine derived corneal epithelial cells. To further understand the role of the EGFR/SFK pathway in wound healing, wound assays using immortalized human corneal epithelial cells and primary human corneal epithelial cells were examined in the presence and absence of tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Using live cell imaging and Western blot analysis, cellular events were correlated to cell migration rates.
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Monolayers derived from 2.040 pRSV-T ATCC (2.040) immortalized cells and primary human corneal epithelial cells (HCEC) were established and subsequently wounded. Cells were incubated with small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors or vehicle at various concentrations in pairs. Wound assays were either imaged with a live cell imaging system and analyzed with Image J software, or collected as protein lysates 24 hours after wounding for Western blot analysis.
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Cells incubated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors showed marked inhibition of cell migration into the wound gaps 24 hours post wounding at all concentrations tested, while cells with vehicle only demonstrated near complete resolution of the wound area. There was a strong correlation between cell migration and activation of EGFR and SFKs. Treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors inhibited cell migration and this correlated with decreased levels of activated EGFR and SFK in wounded 2.040 and HCEC.
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Enhanced corneal epithelial wound healing was previously observed in murine derived corneal epithelial cells with increased levels of activated EGFR and SFK. The introduction of small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors inhibited the capacity of wounded human corneal epithelial cells to migrate and close wounds, paralleling decreased activation of EGFR and SFK on Western blot. Results from this study suggest a critical role for EGFR and SFK activation in human corneal epithelial wound healing with small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors potentiating EGFR/SFK dependent signaling. Further studies to enhance human corneal epithelial wound healing through increased activation of EGFR and SFK should be conducted.
This is an abstract that was submitted for the 2016 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Seattle, Wash., May 1-5, 2016.
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This last weekend me and some of the boys got out of the office for a mini sender at our local resort, Lost Trail Powder Mountain. They had a small array of features to hit, most importantly the reverse rainbow as an up rail(epic). So we moseyed around for the afternoon having our selves a hoot of a time on the snow that remains, actually it's still snowing right now, crazy. Picture taking was very limited due to the fact no one wanted to stop having fun, so enjoy the shots we did get.bitterroot valley, mt It's good to see winter still has the moxy to hang around and upset all the fair-weathered folk that seem to be pretty upset at this point, I guess I just don't own cool enough sandals to be getting all worked up that winter is staying late. Party on Wayne!
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From OLPC
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SDCC is a small Device C Compiler that was specifically designed to the needs of 8 Bit Micros like Intel 8051, Maxim 80DS390, Zilog Z80 among others. SDCC comes with SDCDB a source level debugger and ucSim a free open source simulator for Intel 8051 and other micro-controllers
apt-get install sdcc
Note: may be necessary to install sdcc-doc and sdcc-ucsim
yum install sdcc
Working with SDCC
Compiling a program
Write this in an ASCII editor and call the archive test.c (Or whatever name you want):
char test; void main(void) { test=0; }
sdcc-sdcc -c test.c
The -c option is for disable the linker, the next step is trying without the linker:
sdcc-sdcc test.c
Final test, modify the test file and include the following (if all goes without warnings SDCC is well installed):
#include <string.h> char str1[10]; void main(void) { strcpy(str1, "testing"); }
this is needed to test that SDCC supports libraries.
For OLPC we are going to work with the 8051 processor, for single source file 8051 projects you can Compile your programs with the following command:
sdcc-sdcc sourcefile.c
When doing this command the output files are as follows:
- sourcefile.asm - Assembler source file created by the compiler
- sourcefile.lst - Assembler listing file created by the Assembler
- sourcefile.rst - Assembler listing file updated with linkedit information, created by linkage editor
- sourcefile.sym - symbol listing for the sourcefile, created by the assembler
- sourcefile.rel or sourcefile.o - Object file created by the assembler, input to Linkage editor
- sourcefile.map - The memory map for the load module, created by the Linker
- sourcefile.mem - A file with a summary of the memory usage
- sourcefile.ihx - The load module in Intel hex format (you can select the Motorola S19 format with --out-fmt-s19. If you need another format you might want to use objdump or srecord).
- sourcefile.adb - An intermediate file containing debug information needed to create the .cdb file (with --debug)
- sourcefile.cdb - An optional file (with --debug) containing debug information.
- sourcefile. - (no extension) An optional AOMF or AOMF51 file containing debug information (generated with option --debug). The (Intel) absolute object module format is a sub-format of the OMF51 format and is commonly used by third party tools (debuggers, simulators, emulators).
- sourcefile.dump* - Dump file to debug the compiler itself (generated with option --dumpall)
Multiple Source file projects
SDCC can compile only ONE file at a time. For example assume that you have a project containing the following files:
- Ex1.c (contains some functions)
- Ex2.c (contains some more functions)
- Exmain.c (with more functions and the function main)
The first two files will need to be compiled separately with the commands:
- sdcc -c Ex1.c
- sdcc -c Ex2.c
Then compile the source file containing the main() function and link the files together with the following command: sdcc Exmain.c Ex1.rel Ex2.rel Alternatively, Exmain.c can be separately compiled as well:
- sdcc -c Exmain.c
- sdcc Exmain.rel Ex1.rel Ex2.rel
The file containing the main() function Must be the First file specified in the command line, since the linkage editor processes file in the order they are presented to it. The linker is invoked from SDCC using a script file with extension .lnk. You can view this file to troubleshoot linking problems such as those arising from missing libraries.
Additional Libraries
Some reusable routines may be compiled into a library. Libraries created in this manner can be included in the command line. Make sure you include the -L <library-path> option to tell the linker where to look for these files if they are not in the current directory. Here is an example, assuming you have the source file Exmain.c and a library Exlib.lib in the directory mylib (if that is not the same as your current project):
sdcc Exmain.c Exlib.lib -L mylib
Note here that mylib must be an absolute path name. The most efficient way to use libraries is to keep separate modules in separate source files. The lib file now should name all the modules.rel files. For an example see the standard library file libsdcc.lib in the directory <installdir>/share/lib/small. (For me <installdir> = /usr)
Memory models for the MCS51 family
SDCC allows three memory models for MCS51 code (Including the 8051), small, medium and large. Modules compiled with different memory models should never be combined together or the results would be unpredictable. The library routines supplied with the compiler are compiled as small, medium and large. The compiled library modules are contained in separate directories as small, medium and large so that you can link to the appropriate set. When the medium or large model is used all variables declared without a storage class will be allocated into the external ram, this includes all parameters and local variables (for non-reentrant functions). When the small model is used variables without storage class are allocated in the internal ram. Judicious usage of the processor specific storage classes and the 'reentrant' function type will yield much more efficient code, than using the large model. Several optimizations are disabled when the program is compiled using the large model, it is therefore recommended that the small model be used unless absolutely required.
Storage Class Languages Extensions
These are specific to the 8051
- Xdata / far
Variables declared with this storage class will be placed in the external RAM. This is the default storage class for the Large Memory model, e.g.: (For our purpose this class should be crucial)
__xdata unsigned char test_xdata; (In this case test_xdata ==> 0x01)
Writing 0x01 to this variable generates the assembly code:
90s00r00 mov dptr,#_test_xdata 74 01 mov a,#0x01 F0 movx @dptr,a
- Code
'Variables' declared with this storage class will be placed in the code memory:
__code unsigned char test_code;
Read access to this variable generates the assembly code:
90s00r6F mov dptr,#_test_code E4 clr a 93 movc a,@a+dptr
char indexed arrays of characters in code memory can be accessed efficiently:
__code char test_array[] = {'c','h','e','a','p'};
Read access to this array using an 8-bit unsigned index generates the assembly code:
E5*00 mov a,_index 90s00r41 mov dptr,#_test_array 93 movc a,@a+dptr
Related Documentation
If you want to see more documentation specifically for the 8051 try this file (This depends on your machine) :
Some .c examples
Compilling for Debugging
--debug When this option is used the compiler will generate debug information. The debug information collected in a file with .cdb extension can be used with the SDCDB. Another file with no extension contains debug information in AOMF or AOMF51 format which is commonly used by third party tools.
Assembler Interface
- First we have this example code
unsigned char __far __at(0x7f00) buf[0x100]; unsigned char head, tail;
void to_buffer( unsigned char c ) { ! if( head != (unsigned char)(tail-1) ) /* cast needed to avoid promotion to integer */ buf[ head++ ] = c; /* access to a 256 byte aligned array */ }
- Then we do a cut and paste form an .asm file, we have to begin the code with _asm and finish it with _endasm we define a new function to_buffer_asm(). Also we hand-optimize the assembly code and insert an #define USE_ASSEMBLY finally we have:
unsigned char __far __at(0x7f00) buf[0x100]; unsigned char head, tail;
#define USE_ASSEMBLY (1) #if !USE_ASSEMBLY void to_buffer( unsigned char c ) { if( head != (unsigned char)(tail-1) ) buf[ head++ ] = c; } #else void to_buffer( unsigned char c ) { c; // to avoid warning: unreferenced function argument _asm ; save used registers here. ; if( head != (unsigned char)(tail-1) ) mov a,_tail dec a xrl a,_head ; we could do an ANL a,#0x0f here to use a smaller buffer (see below) jz t_b_end$ ; buf[ head++ ] = c; mov a,dpl ; dpl holds lower byte of function argument mov dpl,_head ; buf is 0x100 byte aligned so head can be used directly mov dph,#(_buf> >8) movx @dptr,a inc _head ; we could do an ANL _head,#0x0f here to use a smaller buffer (see above) t_b_end$: ; restore used registers here _endasm; } #endif


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A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design
Designer of the universally-recognized Jurassic Park dinosaur shadow on movie posters, Chip Kidd seeks to teach an appreciation for graphic design to young artists. His playful guide features a number of book covers showcasing the intricacies of color, size, font, and content, as well as juxtaposition, cropping, metaphor, and irony. Ten design projects in the final chapter put these lessons into action. An illuminating tool made essential by the author's experience and brashly sarcastic sense of humor. Ages eight and up.
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Blazer Top
Blazer Top
You'll often wear this easy-care top instead of a blouse.
In soft viscose, with a low neckline and cleverly shaped collar.
This long-sleeved top has a more well-groomed appearance and is more sophisticated than many of its kind. Its attractive low-cut neckline and cleverly shaped collar nearly has the same impact worn under a blazer as a blouse would (which requires more care). The neckline is beautifully finished without any seams. The integrated lining in the top front section makes the bust section opaque and prevents your underwear from showing through. A touch of elastane makes the soft, delicate viscose fabric stretchy and keeps it in shape. So your shirt will always feel great on your skin and will fit perfectly. The high neck section will protect your jacket collar from getting stained. A perfect basic that will never look bulky, even under figure-hugging jackets.
Slender, slightly tailored fit. Length in size 12: 59cm (23"). 95% viscose, 5% elastane. Machine washable. Exclusive to Fashion Classics.


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Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake
With its bright purple hue and bursting with flavour, this is a fabulous twist on the classic cheesecake. This slow cooker blueberry swirl cheesecake is cool and refreshing, indulge after a heavy dinner – or a light one!
For the base
- 300g digestive biscuits
- 140g butter, melted
For the filling
- 275g caster sugar
- 100g blueberries
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 900g cream cheese
- 4 tbsp plain flour
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 200ml soured cream
NB. For this recipe, you will need a heat resistant dish or bowl that fits easily into your slow cooker.
- Using a food processor, blitz the digestive biscuits so that they are reduced to a fine crumb. Add the melted butter and blend until the mixture is combined
- Spoon the mixture into a heat resistant dish (able to easily fit into your slow cooker) and using the back of a spoon or spatula, firmly press the mixture into the base and sides of the dish
- Add most of the blueberries (put a few aside for decoration), 25g of the caster sugar, the cornflour and 1 tbsp of cold water into a small pan. On a gentle heat, stir until the sugar has dissolved
- Once dissolved, increase the heat and allow the mixture to bubble for a few minutes until a sauce has formed. When ready, leave to one side to cool slightly
- Using an electric whisk and a large bowl, whisk together the cream cheese and remaining sugar. Add the flour, vanilla extract, eggs and soured cream and continue to whisk until the mixture is completely combined and smooth
- Set aside around a 1/5 of the cheesecake mixture and add the blueberry sauce to the remaining mix. Stir the sauce through so that the mixture takes on a purple hue
- Spoon the berry-cheesecake mixture onto the biscuit base, smooth down and top with the remaining plain cheesecake mixture using a spatula
- Pour around 200ml of water into the bowl of the slow cooker and carefully lower the dish with the cheesecake inside. Cover the slow cooker with the lid and cook on high for 2-3 hours. When the cheesecake is ready, the edges should have set and should no longer look shiny
- Allow the cheesecake to cool down in the slow cooker for an hour, before removing and placing in the fridge to chill for 2 more hours
- Top with the remaining fresh blueberries before serving


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Delightfully smart and heartbreakingly poignant, Allison Pearson's smash debut novel has exploded onto bestseller lists as "The national anthem for working mothers." Hedge-fund manager, wife, and mother of two, Kate Reddy manages to juggle nine currencies in five time zones and keep in step with the Teletubbies. But when she finds herself awake at 1:37 a.m. in a panic over the need to produce a homemade pie for her daughter's school, she has to admit her life has become unrecognizable. With panache, wisdom, and uproarious wit, I Don't Know How She Does It brilliantly dramatizes the dilemma of every working mom.
About the Author
Allison Pearson, an award-winning journalist and author, is a staff writer for the London Daily Telegraph. Her first novel, I Don't Know How She Does It, became an international bestseller and was translated into thirty-two languages. It was a major motion picture, adapted by Aline Brosh McKenna and starred Sarah Jessica Parker. Her most recent novel, I Think I Love You, is set to become a stage musical. She is a patron of Camfed, a charity that supports the education of more than a million African girls (www.camfed.org). She lives in London with her husband, the New Yorker writer Anthony Lane, and their two children.
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"Fast . . . funny . . . heartbreaking. . . . You root for Kate the whole length of her roller coaster ride." —The New York Times Book Review
"The national anthem for working mothers." —Oprah Winfrey
"A comic wonder: wildly hilarious, achingly sad, perfectly observed." —The Miami Herald
"The book every working woman is likely to devour. . . . A hysterical look—in both the laughing and crying senses of the word—at the life of Supermom." —The New York Times
"Think of Kate Reddy as Bridget Jones' older, harried, married working-mother-of-two sister. . . . Hilarious." —Entertainment Weekly
"Perfectly captures the driven days and frequently sleep-deprived nights of that modern mammal, the working mother . . . with acute humor, piercing insight and more than a touch of tenderness." —New York Daily News
"The definitive social comedy of working motherhood." —The Washington Post


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The Tree of Peace
is a native American symbol
of powerful and timely ideas
about human relations and social order,
about the alignment of Human Law
with Spiritual Law and Natural Law
It is the ancient image of the
Six Nations Confederacy
or "Iroquois League"
North America's oldest surviving sovereign government
It is the ancient image of the
The Legend of The Peacemaker
an ancient oral tradition depicts the Confederacy's founding
© Marcine Quenzer
In an ancient time, the Haudenosaunee were ruled by warfare and anarchy, and people lived in fear and hunger, preyed upon by powerful warriors and tyrants.
One day, a canoe made of white stone carried a man, born of a virgin, across Onondaga Lake to announce The Good News of Peace had come, and killing and violence would end. "Peace," he said, "is the desire of the Holder of the Heavens. Peace comes when people adopt the Creator's Mind, which is Reason."
For years The Peacemaker traveled teaching the Path of Peace—that "all people love one another and live together in peace." One by one he convinced each person, village and nation to accept his teaching. Hiawatha, an Onondaga, was his spokesman.
John David Fadden
At last, all the people gathered Onondaga Lake for the first Grand Council of the United Nations. There, Peacemaker transmitted The Great Law of Peace—instructions to form a society and government based on liberty, dignity and harmony.
The White Pine—with five needles clasped as one—became symbol of Five Nations united as one Confederacy. Peacemaker uprooted a White Pine, exposing a deep cavern with a river at its bottom. He told warriors to cast weapons into this hole and the river carried the tools of war deep in the Earth.
Replanting the White Pine, The Peacemaker said, "To bury the hatchet signifies the end of war, killing and violence."
"The Tree of Peace," Peacemaker explained, "has four white roots extending to Earth's four corners. Anyone who desires peace can follow the roots to their source and find shelter under The Great Tree."
Atop the White Pine sits Eagle-that-sees-far to be ever vigilant to sound alarm when evil threatens. The Great Peace endured for centuries before Europeans came to the New World.
On June 11, 1776 Haudenosaunee "forest diplomats" attended a Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Congress President John Hancock welcomed them as "brothers", recognizing the long and friendly dialog between colonials and Haudenosaunee on freedom, law, democracy, and government.
The Onondaga chief who led the Haudenosaunee ambassadors bestowed on John Hancock the name "Karandawan", meaning "Great Tree." For decades Iroquois had counseled colonists in the Art of Union, urging them to unite.
Three weeks later, the Declaration of Independence was signed, and a new democracy was born.
Thus, Tree of Peace became a symbol of an emerging United States government. White Pine became the Liberty Tree displayed on colonial flags. Eagle-that-sees-far became the American Eagle, still a symbol of American government. In the Peacemaker Legend five arrows were bundled together to represent the strength through unity. Today, on the U.S. Great Seal, the American Eagle clutches a bundle of thirteen arrows, representing the original colonies. American government was patterned after the Haudenosaunee, where all people—both women and men—are represented and control their government.
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As Tree of Peace, the White Pine is a unique symbol of government rooted in the Natural World, not human cleverness or power. Like the Old World's Christ and Mohammed, Peacemaker was a New World spiritual messenger come to fulfill a Divine Plan.
As White Pine roots in the Earth, the Great Peace expresses a view that Law and Government are expressions of natural order. To the Haudenosaunee, Peace is Law—they use the same word for both concepts. Peace is also religion—marriage of spirituality with politics, Righteousness and Justice. It's no abstract idea, but a way of life based on wisdom, graciousness and respect for Mother Earth and "all our relations."
September 17, 1987, over 200 people gathered at the Washington, DC Mall to plant a Tree of Peace, led by Leon Shenandoah, Chief of the Confederacy, and Chief Oren Lyons of Onondaga Nation. Mohawk Nation Chief Jake Swamp placed an arrowhead, symbol of the weapons of war, under the tree, explaining, "If we have feelings of war among us, we must take them out and bury them. If we have feelings of greed, we must take them out and bury them. Feelings of mistrust must be buried so we can start to create the atmosphere of peace for future generations."


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I was on Ching-Chou Kuik's DT for all of 2017; creating at least 3 cards a month. I had to resign this month, due to my health. It was a very difficult decision and one that I fought all the way. I made a lot of cards this year. I love all of them; but there are too many to highlight here. LOL!
I am currently the Facebook Coordinator for Conie Fong; and have equal amounts of cards from both of my Design Teams. I chose my favorites and that was how they ended up being equal. These artists are very special to me and I am honored to have been a part of their teams.
I also love Aurora Wings and Imagine That Digis by Kris. I didn't have time to create as much with their images; but I still purchase them; and try to create with them when I can. I hope you enjoy my choice of cards.


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This lighthouse was for some years part of the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, and some restoration was done on the buidling. It is now managed by the by the Natural Environment Research Council and is reportedly in deteriorating condition. Wayne Lewis writes, "I was born in Birkenhead, down the hill past the farms, not far from the lighthouse, Observatory, and Windmill. I have nothing but the best childhood memories of looking out my bedroom window at night and looking at the beam of light coming out of the observatory, actually seeing lightning hit the windmill one stormy night, and setting the sails spinning on fire, and summer holidays playing around the lighthouse, wondering how I was going to get up to the big bulb one day to switch it on. It is a beautiful lighthouse with a big wall around it, and lots of clinging ivy."
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r/Shoplifting banned from Reddit, How can we help?
Submitted by boringskip in Illegalism
Is there a discord? Any r/shoplifting mods here? I messaged a couple of their mods just now.
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Is there a discord? Any r/shoplifting mods here? I messaged a couple of their mods just now.
Wow they're really cracking down on anything subversive.
If any former mods from there want to mod here, let us know.
more than that. heres a non comprehensive list:
If they're going after anything in favor of 'criminal' activity, they might take down r/anarchism next.
If they do, Raddle will be flooded with a mix of really nice people who'd fit right in, and misguided, confused people that call themselves anarchists despite having no clue what they're talking about and refusing to read any litterature that could teach them what it's all about.
The liberals would get weeded out pretty fast, for better or worse. Raddle's always been very proactive in that regard.
What do you mean by this?
Just that f/anarchism is quick to spot propaganda-fed liberal talking points and call them out.
What are the liberal talking points?
"I'll fight to defend that nazi's free speech, no matter how much I disagree with the message"
"The real truth is somewhere in the middle."
"Israel is a shining beacon of democracy in the middle east."
"Antifa are the real fascists."
"Hillary would have saved us."
"Our founding fathers (however you end this sentence, it'll be liberal af)"
people are pushing everyone to voat.
Link us to examples so we can counter with raddle plugs.
A decent amount of former r/GunDeals subscribers aren't particularly excited about moving to Voat, so they might be willing to try out a space here on Raddle. But you'd probably have to go to Voat v/GunDeals and promote the presence.
didn't i see you earlier today conflating hierarchy with the use of force to argue removing racists from anarchist spaces is authoritarian
in which case you should probably get out of that glass house before you start throwing any stones
if you can't tell the difference between force and the socially legitimated right to use force, i.e. the right to be obeyed, then what are you are you doing on an anarchist website, nothing here will make sense to you
jokes are fine. thumbing your nose at people over their theoretical knowledge when you haven't even got basic political theory down isn't. it is incredibly pretentious
edit: apparently this isn't fucking clear to some people but the "right to be obeyed" i talked about here is what anarchists mean by "authority"
the point isn't that an anarchist treats authority (the right to be obeyed) as legitimate, the point is those who hold authority take advantage of political imaginaries to justify their power. a state may appeal to "the collective interests of the nation" to justify its monopoly on the use of violence, for example. so the "socially legitimated right" to use violence is something of a social construct.
did you think "socially legitimated" meant i was literally arguing it was legitimate, oh my god do you have any understanding of political language whatsoever
how did it sound different
my point is that there is a difference between the use of force and authority (the socially legitimated right of the use of force, or the right to command) so it isn't necessarily authoritarian to use force
how are you this bad at political thought that you needed me to explain this to you three times
and how, in spite of this, are you so prone to speaking down to others on questions of politics
how the fuck are you this aggressively ignorant, i am actually kind of stunned
i am not arguing in favour of objective natural rights nor am i saying society can make any action morally legitimate. i have clarified this three times now and it's like you're not even bothering to read.
what i am saying is that whoever is recognised as possessing an adequate claim to command, and under what circumstances, will depend on the social context of existing power relations. "the socially legitimated right of force" refers to the narrative that some people possess the right to command and others must obey. it is unarguable that in present society a police officer possesses a right to employ the use of violence in situations average civilians don't! this is what i mean by "legitimated". so i'm speaking of the right of legitimate force as a social convention and construct that anarchists are naturally opposed to.
it's this right that constitutes hierarchical relations, so it's impossible to say that just any use of force is an example of hierarchy in action. otherwise you'd have to say the working class polish-american anarchist who assassinated william mckinley possessed some form of hierarchical power over the president of the united states, which would be a fucking absurd claim.
therefore your attempt to argue that anarchist spaces should accommodate racists is not only insane but really fucking dumb! and still you seem more interested in patronising people who know better than actually... doing any reading on the subject! so you probably shouldn't mock raddlers for being poorly read.
what's shocking about it?
hierarchy is a chain of privilege, status, and command, so it's predicated first and foremost on the right of command. obviously force has an important part to play there but that doesn't mean force is inherently hierarchical.
what do you think hierarchy is then
if you think "serious political discourse" will accept the use of the word "hierarchy" to mean "any act of violence whatsoever" then you're wrong, and i'm not surprised the only scholar you can find to agree with you is noam "what's anti-semitic about holocaust denial" chomsky, i mean, this is what happens when you fail to distinguish between power and authority
shoplifting as hierarchical? seriously?? so the fact the corporation possesses formal legal protection over its property and can have me arrested is incidental to the question???? so i have authority over corporations i guess. the fuck is wrong with you
Hierarchy, in the social sciences, a ranking of positions of authority, often associated with a chain of command and control.
lmao you denied hierarchy had anything to do with a chain of command (which would predicated on the right of command, y'know) and when i used the word "authority" you asked me what it meant
why are you reviving threads that are almost a month old?
especially when you've tried to get all snooty about "giving me the last word" more than once
anyway when i defined hierarchy as a "chain of privilege, status, and command" you basically told me that was a dumb idea so i'm not sure what your point really is anymore. are you just arguing semantics for no reason or what? i mean if you aren't going to stick to your own definition then a semantic dispute is kind of pointless
archive.org has r/anarchism saved 664 times over 8 years, but just the front page, so you can click on linked articles in the title but it's not like you can view self posts or any comments, which sucks cuz there are good discussions there sometimes
Why don't we add some to the archives then? I believe one can manually add pages.
for sure! it's too much for one person to do alone, so it'd be great if many of us contributed.
if u click on the title of a post and it takes you to a page that says it's not archived, click the option that says "save this url in the Wayback Machine" i'll do some later
i run a harm-reduction subreddit for artificial cannabinoids, fully expecting it to be banned within the next few months. Guess i found my final reason to fully push me to raddle.
Cool! Sounds like an interesting forum.
Sounds fascinating.
This makes me so fucking mad
Declare a national shoplifting day in solidarity?
It's mighty entertaining watching reddit admins explain which sexual services they've banned with these new rules and which are still permitted:
Tldr; used panties = sell, blowjobs = don't.
there is a discord ;) msg me
discord is unsafe, you should use matrix/riot.im
i can set up an encrypted chatroom if you'd like
only unsafe if someone reports it
it's unsafe for a lot of reasons, including being a closed and corporate platform, and not supporting encryption, or non-javascript methods of connection. and you can guarantee they scan servers for keywords.
Thats the definition of unsafe
Im here thanks to banning gundeals, beerswap, and other trade subs. I deleted my 10 year old account, it had been steadily down hill there for the last 7-8 years and I was quite tired of reddit's shenanigans, bots, trolls, corrupt mods, and completely worthless admins.
https://discord.gg/2Ke7dx6 Here's a Discord. This one is pretty good. Another I like: https://discord.gg/WbpqXde


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LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — By just about all accounts, the first day of the Bassmaster Legends presented by Goodyear was a frustrating experience for the 55 anglers competing in the final Major of the 2006 season.
So how difficult was it for the elites?
Consider, only two limits of five fish were brought to the scales Thursday. Seventeen anglers managed to land only one keeper fish and 11 other anglers were shut out completely. The slow bite was contributed to water temperatures hovering near 90 degrees, clear skies and a lack of current on the Arkansas River where this tournament is being staged.
The bad news for the anglers is that similar weather conditions are expected today. But the good news is that even though half the field weighed in less than four pounds of fish Thursday, each of the 55 elites has a reasonable chance to survive the cut to 12 anglers which will take place after Friday's weigh-in at the State House Convention Center.
Leading the way after the first day of fishing is Missouri pro Brian Snowden, who bagged five fish totaling 15 pounds, eight ounces. Little Rock resident Scott Rook caught the other limit on Thursday and is currently in second place with a 12-13 total. Rounding out the top five are Missouri's Rick Clunn (10-15), Alabama's Gerald Swindle (10-13) and Kansas pro Brent Chapman (10-3).
Those five men are the only ones to register double digit weight totals Thursday. Not surprisingly, it is believed that three of them (Snowden, Clunn and Chapman) are fishing in roughly the same backwater area which is a two-hour run southeast from downtown Little Rock.
Snowden said the key to his bite yesterday was finding just the slightest amount of moving water to pull fish into his hole. He described the area as having varying degrees of water depth (from 12 feet to six inches) and had ample cover to which he could throw his Yum black neon tube lure for bites.
Even with a virtual stranglehold on one of the 12 weekend slots, Snowden said he'll head to the same area today and won't pull any punches.
"Someone else can do just what I did yesterday," he said. "So sure, I'm going to try to catch as many as I can. We won't have the numbers on Saturday because everyone will go down to zero."
Texas' Matt Reed (ninth place, 8 pounds, 8 ounces) is believed to be fishing in the same general area as Snowden, Clunn and Chapman. He doesn't mind the long boat ride if the area continues to produce quality fish.
"Yesterday was a lot of boat riding and a little bit of fishing," Reed said. "But I'm targeting bigger fish. I could go catch a whole bunch of little ones. I caught four keepers yesterday. Me and Brent are sharing the same shore. There weren't many to start with there and there are even less now. But you've got to go all out. Brian's probably the only one who doesn't have to catch a fish to make the cut."
North Carolina's Guy Eaker (10th place, 8-2) is also sacrificing the quantity of bites for the quality of bites.
"I've seen some big fish," he said. "I lost a four pounder yesterday. But I'm fishing in the thickest part of the water I can find. It's the only way I can get a bite. I'm in an area where there's a lot of laydown, big trees and logs in there. I just get up in the middle of it."
Alabama's Aaron Martens went with a different technique on Thursday — opting instead to fish the main river north of the launch unlike many of his fellow anglers. He caught approximately 25-30 throwback bass, but still was able to put a 7-12 sack on the scales which was good enough for 11th place.
Martens said Thursday's action on the Arkansas River was about as difficult as he's seen in his career.
"On a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the hardest, I'd say it was a nine at least," he said. "I wouldn't say it was a 10 because I've seen tougher ones. But you have guys that didn't cach a fish who still have a chance (to make the cut) if they get a 15, 16-pound sack. And there's always that possibility if you get on the right stretch."
John Crews is one angler who didn't need a reminder of how tough the river played Thursday. The Virginia pro didn't land a keeper, but did hook more than two dozen bass that narrowly missed the 15-inch length required to put them in the live well. That, along with the fact that Friday's cut should be low, has Crews thinking he's got a chance to survive into the weekend.
"I was trying to play the numbers game and hoping that I could get a couple keepers," he said. "It just didn't happen. So, I'll go to totally new water today, change it up, fish hard. We'll see what happens."
Like Reed said, anything can.
"This thing is a crapshoot right now," Reed said.
Weigh-in is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. CST at the State House Convention Center in downtown Little Rock.


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Barring certain types of photography where motion (or other) blur are intentional parts of the image, a major goal in photography is to come out with a sharp, in-focus photograph. In order to show you how to take a sharp digital photograph I will identify situations where a less than sharp image may arise and outline what you can do to counter them. Some of these situations include, but are not limited to, low light situations, moving subjects, camera shake, lens specific issues, and camera settings. By tackling some of these issues you will come away better armed with the necessary knowledge to avoid them, ultimately resulting in sharper pictures.
Camera and Lens Specific Issues
Before getting into the specific camera settings for how to take a sharp digital photograph, there are some gear specific considerations which can help you get the sharp photo you desire. For every lens that is out there, there is a specific focal length at which the lens performs the best. Although stopping down a lens to the highest F/number technically brings the maximum amount of the scene into focus, this doesn't mean that the lens is the sharpest there. Most lenses have a spot, generally around the middle of the road (F/8 or thereabouts) where the lens is the sharpest. You can find this spot on your lens by putting it on a tripod, taking pictures of one object through many aperture values, and observing them at 100% on your computer afterwards. Alternatively you can look up your lens' sweet spot on various websites such as SLR Gear. By shooting at this sweet spot whenever practical and possible you maximize your chances of getting a sharp image.
If your camera system's lenses have an image stabilization system integrated (IS for Canon and VR for Nikon), these can greatly improve your handheld shooting. Image stabilization essentially helps to eliminate vibrations caused by camera shake and can help photographers shoot approximately two stops slower than without it. There is some debate to whether or not this can help when the shooter themselves are the cause of the motion. The general consensus as well is that you should turn IS (or VR) off when you are using a tripod in order to maximize sharpness. All in all though, if you are shooting handheld, image stabilization is your friend.
Finally, this should be common sense, but you get what you pay for. One of the simplest ways to maximize the sharpness in your images is to buy the best equipment you can afford. Don't think that the 500mm mirror lens you got off eBay for $100 is going to give you the same quality as a Canon EF 500 mm F/4L USM IS lens.
Landscape/Still Photography
The first situation we are going to approach is how to take a sharp digital photograph when you are shooting landscapes or other still subjects (such as in product photography). To begin with, I make sure that enough of my scene is in focus through adjusting my aperture. I can't have a sharp digital photograph if my depth of field is too shallow for my subject. Stop down your aperture (increase the F/number) in order to bring more of the scene into focus. To get the sharpest image possible for this kind of subject I always want to use a tripod when shooting. This minimizes any human factors of shake in my shooting process. Finally, put some thought into where you are going to focus your image and make sure that is executed. For product and still photography there is usually a specific object that you want to be in focus so this is fairly straightforward. For landscape photography, you can maximize the amount of your scene which is in focus by calculating the hyperfocal distance and focusing there. If you aren't familiar with the hyperfocal distance, or don't want to calculate it, a good rule of thumb is that you can focus approximately 1/3rd into your scene in order to maximize the sharpness in your scene.
Camera and Subject Motion
One significant source of unsharp images is motion. This can be the motion of the subject that you are photographing or the motion of the camera incurred by shooting handheld (without a tripod). The main way of countering this motion is to use a fast enough shutter speed to halt that motion. You should know what shutter speeds are needed to halt your specific motion. For sports or bird photography this often means using a shutter speed of 1/500th of a second or faster. In order to counter camera shake when shooting handheld, a good starting point is to shoot at one over your focal length or faster. For example, if you are shooting with a 200mm lens, you are going to want to shoot at 1/200th of a second or faster to make sure that camera shake isn't an issue.
You should be conscious that you may have to juggle with your aperture and/or your ISO in order to attain these fast shutter speeds. Increasing the ISO will allow you to shoot with a faster shutter speed, but may introduce noise to your image. Similarly, opening up your aperture will also allow you to use faster shutter speeds, but as seen above, decreases your depth of field. By choosing what "unsharpness" is acceptable and what is not you can use these manual photography basics when figuring out how to take a sharp digital photograph.
Sometimes when photographing moving subjects, your image is unsharp simply because you (or your camera) didn't focus properly on your subject. For sports and animals a good way to prevent this is to use the AI SERVO focusing mode on your digital camera (if available). This adjusts the autofocus automatically for a moving subject while you hold the shutter button part way down. That way you can track your subject and take your picture at the opportune time.
Finally, if the space that you are in and your current equipment load allows it, a tripod or a monopod will give you a little more stability here as well. For these action shots, make sure you choose one that allows you an acceptable range of movement.
Night and Low Light Photography
Low light situations are the trickiest environments for photographers trying to get a sharp photograph if only for the different types of unsharpness that haunt you. If you are photographing a still subject this is less of an issue. Put your camera on a tripod, lower the ISO, adjust the aperture for your desired depth of field and use as long a shutter speed as necessary (but be careful that too long of an exposure can cause noise as well). For situations when you can't use a tripod or there are moving subjects, shutter speed becomes the limiting factor once again. As discussed previously for moving subjects, this now becomes a game of balance between the shutter speed necessary, aperture's depth of field, and noise from high ISO. Essentially you have to pick out what type of unsharpness is acceptable and can be sacrificed to get minimize the other two.
Finally, in order to make sure that your images are sharp, consider using manual focus for low light situations. In night photography or low light situations your camera may search in the darkness to get a fix on the focus and there is more of a chance than usual to end up with a poorly focused image.
Overall Conclusions
When learning how to take a sharp digital photograph, the overall words of wisdom to take away from this article are:
- When at all possible, use a tripod.
- Counteract motion of all kinds by using a fast enough shutter speed.
- Be wary of your depth of field with respect to your desired level of focus.
- Use a low enough ISO to avoid camera noise.
- With respect to focusing, consider using AI SERVO for moving subjects, manual focus in low light, and the hyperfocal distance for landscape photography.
- Know your lens' sweet spot. When possible, use it.
- Buy the best equipment your budget can handle.


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The Royal Bafokeng Insitute (RBI) is an organisation with a simple but powerful purpose – to set children on the path to achieving their potential. In order to realise this, we pioneer world-class education in the Royal Bafokeng Nation, supporting students and developing skills throughout the communities we serve.
The RBI was founded in 2007 as a part of Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi's larger goal of ensuring a sustainable future for the Royal Bafokeng Nation. Historically, the RBN has relied on its abundant mineral wealth to support itself, but early in his reign, Kgosi Molotlegi realised that this could not always be the case and developed a master plan that would help the Nation chart a course to long-term sustainability.
He knew education was a key part of achieving this vision and tasked the RBI with strategically addressing the challenges in the Nation's schools to ensure that all its children were able to achieve their potential.
To deliver on our mandate, we know that we need to act with boldness and focus. The state of South Africa's educational system is problematic, so to really make a difference we need to display the strong leadership that will make us a true agent of change. In this way we can bridge the gap between society and opportunity and pioneer world-class quality in South Africa, adding value not only for the Bafokeng, but the country as a whole.
The Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) is located in the North West province of South Africa. The administrative capital, Phokeng is near the town of Rustenburg, around 150km from the major hub of Johannesburg. Home to some 150,000 members living in some 29 villages, the RBN is in many ways a typical South African community. With the legacy of the educational system of the previous government, its members face numerous challenges in ensuring their children receive the standard of education they need to succeed in life. Unlike many other communities, however, the RBN has the benefit of mineral resources and a strong vision for the future under the leadership of Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi. With this in mind, the RBI works to address the current educational challenges in the region while at the same time helping to develop the human potential required for the Nation to flourish in the future.
By choosing to work within a few key strategic areas, we focus our efforts where we are able to have the greatest impact. In this way we make sure that we are directly benefiting Bafokeng learners but also serving to uplift the broader community.
The quality of a learner's Early Childhood Development (ECD) has been shown to have a direct impact on their performance throughout their school career and even on their earning potential later in life. Children begin to learn long before formal schooling begins, so the attention and interaction they receive in these formative years is vital to ensure future success.
ECD is a key focus area for the RBI, not just because the standard across the RBN is currently lacking but also because investment in this area has a substantial long-term impact on its learners. With this in mind the RBI is in the process of establishing 10 high-functioning ECD centres, each with experienced and trained practitioners. Through a franchise model with the Royal Bafokeng Enterprise Development Programme (RBED), this network is projected to ultimately grow to around 50 Centres around the RBN, ensuring that all the Nation's children are school-ready by age six.
The RBI is in the unique position of working with both independent and government-run schools to deliver quality education to Bafokeng learners. This requires an approach premised on partnership and creative solutions, developing new ways of working in the independent space and then introducing these into the public space through targeted interventions.
The RBI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Section 14) with the Department of Education (DoE) to help both parties to deliver quality education to Bafokeng learners in RBN government schools. These schools still effectively function as public schools, but we are able to assist in improving governance where necessary, and ensure that they are receptive to our interventions.
There are currently two independent schools in the RBN – Lebone II: College of the Royal Bafokeng and Kitsong. The RBI is deeply involved in both of these, using them as both examples of best practice and spaces to develop new approaches to education. In this way they not only serve as leading schools for their own students but also as resources to the broader education community in the area. Future development in this area will also include further Accessible Intervention Schools – "low-fee" institutions focused on core learning areas in IT-rich environments that enhance learning.
Our initiatives vary from school to school, based on specific needs and circumstances, but are generally focused on the following areas:
Conducting on-going assessment on the performance of specific test groups of students in key learning areas to gauge the effectiveness of interventions and inform further development.
Identifying students that need assistance in core subject areas and giving them the support and resources they need to develop these skills.
Providing support and resources to improve teacher skills in key subject areas, as well as developing consciousness around the craft of teaching itself.
Training and supporting principals and community members elected to SGB positions to ensure that they are able to institute good school governance and strengthen the effectiveness of the SGB as a whole.
Working to influence policy directives by engaging in discussions at both Provincial and National platforms.
As part of our holistic focus on education we know that it is important to support School Leavers in order to help them to effectively transition into the working world.
Our programmes therefore focus on instilling practical and marketable skills so that people can use them to live financially independent lives.
Working with FET colleges we help learners to gain the certification they need to enter the construction, hospitality, nursing and engineering industries.
The practical skills learned through these courses help the learners to find employment and are useful to the community as a whole.
Using a means/needs assessment, we assist promising students through loans that cover tuition and associated living expenses.
Post-school students who apply for funding for university through our Student Loan Department are enrolled on this course. It helps to prepare them for tertiary study and focuses on the three broad objectives of community service, academic stretch and social development.
As part of our mandate of human development, we conduct training with members of the RBN's Traditional Governance Structure to develop their skills across a broad range of areas.
The primary focus of our Teacher Development curriculum is the art and craft of teaching itself. This is often overlooked but we believe, as in any other vocation, that it takes extensive practice and focus to perfect one's skills as an educator. This core competency is also vital for improving subject-specific skills and understandings, as well as for the creation of a broader culture of learning across our schools.
This development model draws strategically on the skills of practitioners from Lebone and the RBI, alongside superb teachers in our other schools. These individuals are employed to transfer these skills in the areas in which they excel, thus creating a rich reservoir of promise for aspiring new teachers and also for experienced practitioners.
As an ISO 9000 company, we strive for high standards and a professional approach to our work. All of our programmes are either accredited or are in the process of being accredited. We believe that this is important because it shows the community that our interventions are of a high standard, and shows teachers that the skills acquired can be transferred to other professional environments. Accreditation also affords us the opportunity to access certain state funding and to position the RBI as a service provider to an ever-growing market in the business of skills provision.
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June 2000
The President's Message
by Phil Lebovitz, M.D.
Director's Column
by Jerry Winer, M.D.
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President's Message
by Phil Lebovitz, M.D.
This academic year has been a stimulating year for the Society. The Program Committee has done an excellent job of identifying, and arranging for, high quality papers; the format was modified to have only one discussant in order to facilitate a more lively interaction between the presenter and the attendees. The Pritzker Auditorium at Northwestern's new hospital has proved to be a setting that also promotes contact between the audience and the speaker. Many of next year's presentations have been arranged, also.
The biennial conference of March 2000 accomplished its goals of beginning an exploration of the clinical issues facing us when we treat lesbians and gay men, as well as establishing a basis for clinical discussions with members of the gay and lesbian mental health community. The attendance was very good. The Society attempted to include pharmaceutical companies and to obtain funding from them for the conference. This, however, was only a partial benefit. The Conference planning committee learned that specific guidelines are essential for working with these companies; if the Society decides to approach them again in the future, terms, such as kind of exposure and cost for the opportunity, will have to be clearly presented and accepted prior to the conference.
Over the summer I am asking the members to think over an issue about the categories of membership that has come to the attention of the executive committee in the last few months. A proposal to broaden the Society's full membership category to include any applicant who has graduated from a recognized psychoanalytic institute, even if the institute is not accredited by the American Psychoanalytic Association, was briefly discussed at the April business meeting. The attendance at the business meeting was too low to consider the possibility of a definitive resolution of this issue at that meeting. The agreement reached by those at the meeting was to inform the membership of this idea through this column and through a mailing; the November business meeting would then be the time to reach a decision about this proposal.
The Society has an application for membership which is used when one seeks to become a member. The application inquires about the applicant's training and requires the applicant to sign a statement that he/she will abide by the American's principles of ethics and will abide by the Society's provision of the Psychoanalyst Assistance Committee. The application is reviewed by the membership chair/committee, is then brought to the executive committee; and then the applicant's name is circulated among the entire membership for comments. The applicant's credentials must meet basic standards in order to reach the point of his/her name being circulated.
The question which most of us raise is what is gained by broadening our membership in this manner; alternatively, the challenge might be raised whether this would "dilute" or lower our standards. Although this will most likely be the focus of the discussion of this proposal, a reasonable case can be made that by allowing graduates of other institutes to be part of our membership, we have more opportunity to influence the standards of other parts of an analytic community and to become the umbrella organization which could function as a local consortium of the kind in which the American participates in its effort to establish certification across psychoanalytic groups.
Finally, I have deep appreciation for Hank Evans as he completes his year as past president, for Dick Herron as he completes his term as treasurer, for Steve Flagel as he finishes as secretary, to the program committee ( Dan Busch, George Moraitis, Brenda Solomon, Sallee Jenkins, Joe Cronin), and the biennial conference committee (Jim Fisch, Dottie Jeffries, Bert Cohler, Bob Fajardo, Marty Fine, Dennis Shelby, Hank Evans, Virginia Saft).
Director's Column
by Jerry Winer, M.D.
Summer is fast approaching and we look forward to a more relaxed pace at the Institute after an unusually busy year. To celebrate the end of the academic year, this year's graduation party will be held at The Standard Club. Congratulations to the graduates: Linda Garrity, Neal Spira, Robert Welker, Michael Grover (Child and Adult), and Colin Pereira-Webber (Child and Adult). During this past year, we have also welcomed Caryle Perlman, Steve Stern, Leo Weinstein, Colin Pereira-Webber, and Neal Spira to the Institute faculty.
The American Psychoanalytic Association held its Annual Meeting in Chicago during May, and the Institute and Society co-hosted a cocktail party on Tuesday, May 9th. Over 200 guests marveled at the wonderful facilities of the Institute and were treated to excellent food and drink. Thank you to Brenda and David Solomon and Caryle Perlman who co-chaired the local arrangements committee.
After almost a full year of planning, the Institute's very ambitious Conference on Youth and Violence took place over the weekend of May 12-13. Although registration was lower than we had originally anticipated, by all accounts the conference was a resounding success. Over 200 registrants representing schools, law enforcement, social service agencies, the legal system, clergy, health care providers, and state and local government, heard presentations by local and national experts from a variety of disciplines. The Public Forum provided an opportunity for members of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the lay public to attend a portion of the conference on Friday. This "town meeting" was moderated by Chicago's own John Callaway, with panelists Mark Smaller, Elijah Anderson from the University of Pennsylvania, Steven Marans from the Yale Child Study Center and the Western New England Institute, Douglas MacDonald, Assistant Chief of Police for New Haven, CT, and Paul Vallas, Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Public Schools. The conference would not have occurred without the "blood, sweat and tears" of a very industrious committee, under the chairmanship of Bob Galatzer-Levy. Pat Rueckheim, who devoted countless hours to organizing the program and preparing the very distinctive brochure, is in the process of constructing a report to be presented to the conference's lead sponsor, The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust and other supporters and interested parties.
The first Thomas James Pappadis, M.D. Prize was awarded to Paul David Meyer for his paper entitled "Freud and the Human Sciences." Mr. Meyer just graduated from the University of Chicago. The paper will appear in the next volume of The Annual of Psychoanalysis, which is a special volume on "Freud and the Modern World." Contributors to the volume include members of our own psychoanalytic community, as well as Peter Loewenberg, Glen Gabbard, and Marcia Cavell. The volume of The Annual will also be published in a special paperback edition to be offered for sale at the bookstore of The Field Museum when the Library of Congress Freud exhibit "Conflict and Culture" comes there in October 2001.
I am very proud to report that the Barr-Harris Children's Grief Center has met the matching grant of $50,000 for this year. The Barr Foundation and Irving Harris each agreed to double their support from $25,000 to $50,000 if the Institute was successful in raising an equal amount. With a little more effort, and hopefully the expertise of a Development Director, maybe we can up the ante to $75,000!!!
The Board of Trustees elected new officers who are already taking on fresh initiatives for our organization. The new officers are: Eva Lichtenberg, chair; Mara Blumenthal, vice-chair; Harvey Kallick, treasurer; and Henry Evans, secretary. They are actively recruiting new members, and I am very excited to report that Renee Gelman, M.D. will be joining the Board. Renee maintains an apartment here and visits approximately every six weeks, so she will be able to attend Board meetings and many of the Institute activities and social functions.
In our ongoing efforts to reach out to other schools, agencies, and cultural institutions, the Institute will jointly sponsor a half/day conference with the C. G. Jung Institute on The Interpretation of Dreams: 2000. This will be held on October 28th at the Jung Institute in Evanston. Bob Fajardo chairs the committee meeting with representatives of the Jung Institute to plan this program. Bob Galatzer-Levy and Harry Trosman will make presentations, as will two members of the faculty of the Jung Institute. A brochure is being prepared and will be distributed at the end of the summer.
To date, seven candidates have been accepted for the fall class of the Core Program. The Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program has received 7 applications for its fall class and expects several more. A number of past students of the Psychotherapy Program have gone on to candidacy in the Core Program. Congratulations to Jim Fisch who was recently appointed Director of this very successful program.
Victoria Lautman recently interviewed me about our Institute and psychoanalysis for "City 2000." This is an effort to record in sound and visually the city of Chicago in the year 2000 for the future.
A very fine summer to everyone.
Editor...........................Richard I. Herron, M.D.
Assistant to the Editor....Ms. Eva Sandberg
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Kelly steals show from Holtby
For 61 minutes and 18 seconds it was the Braden Holtby show, then with one single shot—his only shot of the night—it became the Chris Kelly show.
Through three periods of regulation playoff hockey the Bruins had 29 shots, Holtby had 29 saves. The Bruins dominated at times through regulation, but couldn't get any rubber past the 22-year-old Holtby.
Holtby—making his first career National Hockey League playoff appearance—was nothing shy of amazing for the Capitals.
"It was a great game by him" said Capitals defensemen John Carlson. "He held us in it the whole way, we had our chances and we didn't really cash in on a few good chances. He kept us in there the whole game and you can't ask a goalie to keep you in there for 80 minutes of hockey every game. We have to give him something."
Thanks to Chris Kelly and his overtime game-winning-goal, the positive attention has been shifted to the Bruins. Kelly beat Holtby 1:18 into overtime giving the Bruins a 1-0 series lead in their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals matchup with the Washington Capitals.
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Game two is set for Saturday afternoon in Boston. Puck drops shortly after 3:00.
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text: Aamer spent 14 years in the US detention camp Guantanamo Bay [File: Luke MacGregor/Reuters] Doha, Qatar - Barack Obama's failure to shutter Guantanamo Bay was a stain on his legacy as US president, according to Shaker Aamer, a Saudi-born UK resident held at the infamous US detention centre for nearly 14 years without trial. Aamer was arrested in Afghanistan in 2001, but was never charged with a crime. He was released from the Cuba-based prison in October 2015 and has since lived with his wife and four children in Britain. Despite Obama's January 2009 executive order to close Guantanamo, he failed to do so throughout his eight years of presidency. Of the 240 prisoners who were there when Obama took office in 2009, 55 are still in Guantanamo, according to Human Rights First. As many as 19 have been cleared for release, while a mere three individuals from the remaining detainees have been convicted by a military commission. Overall, more than 780 people have been held in Guantanamo, and the prisoner population peaked at 684 people in June 2003. President-elect Donald Trump, who will take office on January 20, has already vowed to keep the prison open and lock up "more bad dudes". Al Jazeera spoke to Aamer about Obama's legacy, the effect of hunger strikes and his life after his release. Al Jazeera: Will the US shut down Guantanamo Bay? Shaker Aamer: Can they shut down Guantanamo? Yes. But first of all, people have to understand why they want to keep Guantanamo open. There's more to it than just politics or safety. If they close Guantanamo, what will tell the world about who's to blame for these 15 years when they put [away] all these people who didn't belong there? It's just about explaining to the people. We are talking about one of the most sophisticated intelligence services in the world. Guantanamo proved to the entire world that the CIA operates outside [the rules] of the [US] government. It's a government inside a government, and they operate outside the law. Who's willing to answer all these questions? Are they willing to answer them? No, they're not. READ MORE: What's next for Guantanamo? People have to ask why it cannot be closed. It's about responsibilities and opening the books, answering questions to the whole world. First of all, they have to [answer these questions] to the Americans. The impact of what happened on Americans was great, on the way they live and their freedoms. And everything we suffered was because of "national security". I couldn't receive letters from my own kids because of "national security". I couldn't speak freely with my lawyer because of "national security". After all this, do you think they're going to close Guantanamo and then tell the world they've got only a handful of people that "we're trying to put on trial for the past 10 years and until now we cannot succeed"? Can the world accept that? No. That's why this scarecrow that is Guantanamo has to stay. Al Jazeera: Will you continue to fight for the closure of Guantanamo? Aamer: It's about our futures. We are still suffering. They [governments] refuse to talk about it now. For [governments], it's normal because they didn't lose anything. But for me, I lost 14 years and I won't sacrifice them without benefiting today and tomorrow - and I'm not talking about personal compensation. They compensated us [financially], but without saying, "sorry". Aamer hugs a supporter at a protest outside the US embassy in London [File: Luke MacGregor/Reuters] It's a lot bigger than me. It's not just because of the detainees. We are talking about a whole government, a whole system. They [the US government] lied to their own people just to let their soldiers accept torturing us. Can you imagine that they had to go to classes and show them movies about us? They had to make [guards and soldiers] believe they were defending freedom. For [a soldier] to accept all this, they had to brainwash them. Now we have to reverse everything to let them know that we are human beings and we haven't done anything. Al Jazeera: You have a reputation as having been a key protest leader while you were in Guantanamo Bay. How important were the hunger strikes and other protests within the prison walls? Aamer: When someone launches a hunger strike, it means he is willing to lose his life for the cause. It is a peaceful tactic. They told the world we were trying to kill ourselves to serve al-Qaeda. It's amazing how they twisted logic. They were so brutal when they dealt with us [on hunger strike]. But a hunger strike was our peaceful means of telling the world: "Listen, if I'm guilty, put me on trial. If I'm innocent, send me home". We were hunger striking to gain some human rights. I swear to God, they treated us as less than cockroaches. READ MORE: Guantanamo torture victims should be allowed UN visit Some of the guards would break down. Not once, not twice - 10, 20, 30 times. It's beautiful when you see this soldier become your friend; when they sacrifice their own job, their income, for you. Some of them refused to participate [in force-feeding], they were sent back from Guantanamo. Even though the US denies it, the hunger strike was effective. We gained some control. We changed the whole equation because of hunger strikes. Al Jazeera: What has life been like since your release? Aamer: I have no restrictions for me in any way - not written. But my phone is tapped; my house is being watched; there are cameras in front of my house all the time. My lawyer advised me to stay away from overseas phone calls. I refuse to talk to anybody because I'm worried about my family and my kids. I don't want to do anything, even go back for questioning. My wife is still not ready to take any more pressure or shock. It's so sad. At the same time, my wife worries every time there is a knock on the door. People in the UK are going to jail because they one time knew someone who is in Syria now. Imagine if I receive a phone call from someone who was in Guantanamo right now? Definitely, they are going to come knock on my door. WATCH: Closing Guantanamo - President Obama fails to keep his promise (2:19) That's why I'm free, but I'm not free. I'm being watched. When I came out, I found a different family, a different life, different kids. My kids are grown up. To build a strong relationship with them is not easy. It is hard. They are my kids, but they are not my kids. They are very good kids, very educated, very smart. They still see me as a little bit of a stranger. Al Jazeera: It appears that Obama's final presidential term will expire without the closure of Guantanamo Bay. What do you think that says about his legacy? Aamer: I remember when Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize [in 2009]. It was sad. I told [my lawyer], if people like Obama get this prize, it means nothing. Where is the peace he's implementing? At that time, we were roughly 300-something people [in Guantanamo]. What peace did he bring to the world? The damage he did is worse than [former US President] George Bush. If Obama can get this prize, it's just an insult. That prize is nothing. It's just a decoration. For Obama, he wants to close it. I have no doubt, but I think he's too much of a coward. You cannot be a hero without being willing to sacrifice. He proved he's the biggest liar; he proved he's not a leader. The most basic thing he could have done is close Guantanamo. He could have brought so much [respect] back to America. Follow Patrick Strickland on Twitter: @P_Strickland_ SOURCE: Al Jazeera News Human Rights Guantanamo Bay US & Canada United States