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Refurbished Sony Multi-Country Format VCR with remote & instructions
Used Sony SLV-ED939ME in very good operating condition. This VCR allows playback of PAL (British) VHS tapes & NTSC (USA) format tapes. It's been cleaned, lubricated and tested using several of our PAL format and US format tapes.
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Features include:
Nice quality picture playback at all three tape speeds. Sets up to playback format automatically (there's also an on-screen menu that allows changing the playback format)
6 Head HiFi sound. Sharpening adjustment through the on-screen menu. Automatic tracking setup, with manual adjustments available on the front VCR controls. The VCR can operate between 110-240VAC. A US type two prong power plug adapter is included.
Condition: Good operating condition, very clean. The top cover has been nicely repainted. Some minor scuffs and tiny crack at the top front corners, a small chip or two on the front panel. The remote control has a replaced battery cover (see photos)
10 Day return policy (read details below)
Includes: triple RCA cable, original remote control & batteries. A reprint of the original 64 page instruction book is included.
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Help within close or near area was a strategy of the past because going out of the way meant more expense. Travel cost was the main reason people always found the nearest possible source of assistance. Sending messages to faraway locations too was a costly matter. But once the telecommunication development or advance appeared, postal deliveries became less unless the document in print or writing was very necessary. However, with the spread of electronic media and computer based information growing so rapidly far and wide communication to and from sources has become only a matter of few seconds. For businesses especially to pass instructions, information and market operation ideas the cyber technology helps immensely. Its infrastructure is constructed with intricate programmes that can only be managed by those who are educated and experienced in that field. Once installed in an office the system needs further assistance for smooth uninterrupted operation. Because, human involvement always leave opportunities for faulty functions even though the machine is made to perfection.
Therefore for every organisation that has the computer systems running IT support services in Melbourne are there to achieve the best results. These are provided by many big and small enterprises alongside computer based businesses. In many organizations there are in-house departments to maintain the systems. However, there are times specialized assistance is needed. This can be compared to a general practitioner and the consultant doctor in the medical field. Special attention is required when the faults cannot be detected by an ordinary computer operator or even a programmer. In such a situation these agencies are able to monitor form their location or even physically come to the company that needs assistance.
It could be a network malfunction in the intranet connectivity that is within the office or a problem in the connection with the server. If it is a physical problem that is in the hardware of the computer, that too will be fixed. The it support services also are exponents of programming. This comes handy when internal functions like web based operations like the e-mail, uploading and downloading from other networks become wonky. Much business gets delayed and interrupted due to such faulty conditions. Besides, a network of an organization keeps expanding as the operations or business also gets wider. At this instance too extra hand is sought to develop the infrastructure of the communication system. The Owl IT Services provides quality managed IT services for every business and industry.
A business expands as the customers grow giving the company more opportunities to create new productions or to enter into new markets. This means, the staff strength too will be increased and therefore more communication activity is seen. There is always work for these assisting firms in the computer related businesses and they should be prepared to meet the demands.

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MLK Beloved Community
Are you interested in a community rooted in Reverend Dr. MLK Jr's ideals around equity, inclusion and civil rights? Then this LLC might be perfect for you!
Come be a part of the MLK Beloved Community Living Learning Community, which provides a home and support for MLK Program students, no matter what your identity is. Join the collective!
Students living within the Beloved Community will have the opportunity to engage in exceptional high-impact experiences geared towards establishing lifelong relationships while participating in programs and activities geared at their development as future campus and community leaders.
MLK's Beloved Community will provide a collaborative experience for residents between other LLCs that have missions that align with the mission of the LLC. Scholars will also have the chance to participate in such activities as the MLK 1001 and 2001 First Year Seminars and the Martin Luther King Jr. Immersion Experience as well as other programs and events sponsored by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Program.
"There is another element that must be present in our struggle that then makes our resistance and nonviolence truly meaningful. That element is reconciliation. Our ultimate end must be the creation of the beloved community"
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - April 15, 1960, in Raleigh, North Carolina
This community is open to first-year residents.
Alexander Hines
Director of Equity, Access and Inclusion
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Call to Action on Immigration Executive Orders
The American Ethical Union signed the below statement from Know Your Neighbor: Multifaith Encounters
Faith-based and humanist groups call on government to reaffirm American values
"Although the U.S. is a nation of immigrants and has a long history of welcoming refugees from diverse lands, we also have a history of different periods of xenophobia and exclusion, including the Chinese Exclusion Act, the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, and the rejection of Jewish refugees from Nazi persecution and genocide. None of these actions made our country more secure, and we can be certain that the great majority of our people do not support a repeat of such episodes."
—Maha Elgenaidi, Executive Director of the Islamic Networks Group
"Any attempt to ban Muslim refugees based on their religion betrays our values and sends the un-American message that there are second-class faiths. Our country, founded by immigrants who established religious freedom as a bedrock principle, is better than this. A threat to anyone's religious liberty is a threat to everyone's religious liberty, and we as Baptists stand with those facing religious persecution around the world, regardless of their faith."
—Amanda Tyler, Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
San Jose – The Know Your Neighbor: Multifaith Encounters campaign, a program of the Islamic Networks Group (ING), released the following statement today in reaction to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump restricting immigration from a number of Middle Eastern and African countries.
The executive orders issued today and earlier this week by President Donald Trump require us to reaffirm basic values that we share with the great majority of Americans:
- Respect for diversity, pluralism, and religious freedom: Although the executive orders do not explicitly mention Muslims or their faith, several provisions target Muslims. As such, they violate the principles embodied in the First Amendment and our country's commitment to religious neutrality.
- Care for the stranger and the needy: Except for the native peoples, since its founding the United States has been a nation of immigrants. Our country has a long tradition of welcoming and supporting immigrants and the needy; the rejection of refugees fleeing horrific violence flies in the face of the obligation to help and the hospitality that the American people have traditionally shown to those in need.
- Civil liberties: While these orders do not explicitly target particular groups, they clearly impact primarily one religion (Muslim) and one ethnicity (Latino). Singling out these groups reinforces and encourages existing prejudice and discrimination against them, including U.S. citizens and documented immigrants belonging to these groups.
- Unity and solidarity: Policies whose effect is to single out specific religious or ethnic groups violate the sense of national unity and solidarity that allows the diverse people of our nation to live in peace and harmony.
Although these measures purport to deal with the threat of terrorism, there is little evidence to support this claim. What they do, however, is to cast a dark cloud over the entire American Muslim population, making it all too clear that their significant contributions to American life are not welcomed. This impacts women in headscarves who have been the object of increased harassment and students in schools who have seen a rise in bullying in recent years due to anti-Muslim rhetoric which will increase with these policies. In response to the Executive Orders, we faith-based and humanist organizations call for an increase in:
- Interfaith engagement, including both interfaith dialogues and events bringing people of diverse traditions together for mutual encounter and learning. To get started, see this page.
- Education about Muslims and Islam, including presentations by Muslim speakers and "meet a Muslim" events in houses of worship or other public venues. To get started, see this page.
- Commitment to and training in being "upstanders" who respond supportively to incidents of hate and bigotry.
This is a time to come together as a community and uphold our sacred values. Therefore, in responding to the current situation, and to prepare for possible actions in the future that may likewise call our fundamental values into question, we commit ourselves, and call on all who share our concerns, to respect the principle of nonviolence in thought, word, and deed.
- We will maintain an attitude of charity and openness to all, including those with whom we most profoundly disagree. We will seek to understand their motivations and assume that they are sincerely seeking what is right unless presented with clear evidence to the contrary. If we are people of prayer, then we will pray for their well-being and for wisdom for them and for ourselves.
- In our statements, we will condemn actions but not persons. We will speak firmly but respectfully of and with those whose words and actions we oppose.
The Know Your Neighbor: Multifaith Encounters (KYN-ME) campaign is a program of the Islamic Networks Group (ING) whose mission is to increase religious literacy and build relations among Americans of all backgrounds. In pursuit of this mission, the KYN-ME campaign, which was first initiated in partnership with the White House in 2015, aims to build interreligious and intercultural understanding, empathy, and respect by promoting face-to-face encounter between people of diverse faiths and worldviews. Know Your Neighbor: Multifaith Encounters works to foster understanding and dialogue by encouraging Americans to get to "Know Your Neighbor."


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The world is a white wall.
Shine a red light on the wall and it appears red. Shine a green light: it appears green.
Like the wall, we perceive the world according to the light of our own consciousness. When we are sad, the world appears ugly: when we are happy, the world is beautiful. We shine our own light on the world, and so the world appears.
Looking at the world, we see ourselves.
Each level of our being – body, vital, mind, heart and soul – has its own consciousness, its own light. Looking from our mind, we see our mind; looking with our heart, we see our heart.
The mind is finite; the heart infinite. Being finite, the mind sees itself as "inside" and the world as "outside." For the heart, being infinite and all-encompassing, there is only "inside" – there can be no "outside."
The mind walls itself in, isolates itself from the world. From the inside there will always be fear, doubt, suspicion, misunderstanding, jealousy and even hatred towards what is outside, toward "the other." The heart however knows no boundaries, no separativity and hence no outside, no "other". Where there is no "other" there can be no fear, doubt, suspicion, misunderstanding, jealousy or hatred, for all is oneself.
How can the light of the heart replace the light of the mind? The same way the light of the sun replaces the light of the moon and stars – naturally, effortlessly and spontaneously.
We have only to meditate in our hearts to become our heart's light.
When we enter into and become our heart's light, we shine our heart's light on the world and thus see everything in a new light, the heart's reality-light, the light of love, peace, joy, clarity, oneness and perfection.


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My decision to do the summer school program at the London School of Economics and Political Science was one of a personal challenge. Doing a three-week intensive course on the laws and functioning of the European Union on a semester break probably wouldn't be on most university students list of things to do and I did underestimate how much work would be actually involved. Normally, my contact hours for my double degree at UTS are around 10 hours per week however at LSE it was 4 and a half hours per day: a 1.5 hour tutorial in the morning followed by a 3 hour lecture in the afternoon, accompanied with required readings every day, 2 assignments and an exam to finish the course. Automatically I thought to myself, Sarah you are way in over your head especially since I hadn't done a written exam since the HSC. Unlike a lot of the other programs BUiLD ran this break, I was the single representative of UTS at LSE – I have done a lot of travelling alone so I wasn't nervous going into the course. But as the course progressed and probably not to the surprise of those who know my Swiss 'do everything early' work ethic it turned out to be a month of, to quote Kylie Jenner 'realising things'.
The London School of Economics is situated in the heart of London; a five-minute walk to the theatre district, Soho and Piccadilly Circus. It was a 20 minute ride on the infamous London tube from where I was staying in West Kensington. My days began this way, learning to always get the second train as it wouldn't be as full as the first. Followed by training every morning in the LSE student unions gym – besides the usual confused male gaze of a girl lifting heavy weights, it was my routine to prepare myself for the long day of learning.
Having only three weeks to scratch the surface of the EU was intense. My usual work ethic is that I start an assignment 4-6 weeks before its due and have it done minimum 1 week before its due date. Having only a week to do an essay worth 20% and a week to study for an exam that was worth 80% was something that made me realise how much I am actually capable of.
It wasn't all work though, I made sure I had time to do things that had always made my time in London before so much fun. Going to see Phantom of the Opera, eating at a multitude of Vegan restaurants, spending hours at Camden markets and even training with some British powerlifters made my time even more enjoyable than I imagined.
In terms of studying, I couldn't have chosen a more perfect time to study the EU in London because right in the middle of the course was the UK's referendum on whether to remain in EU. Being actually in the capital city of a country divided on whether or not to stay within the EU and learning from academics involved with the EU was unparalleled to any learning experience I have had. To wake up the morning of the results in complete shock at the decision and gathering around the radio to listen to David Cameron's resignation speech due to the leave vote was being part of history.
Within 24 hours London dramatically changed; with the people of London's constituency voting remain, the shock of the decision was felt immediately. As the day progressed so much was happening; the multitude of resignations from the Labor party, calls for a second referendum as well as the overall concern for the future of the United Kingdom itself with calls for London itself as well as Scotland to leave the UK. There wasn't the same rushed vibe on the tube, no one was talking or reading the papers. The city was in disbelief and our lecturer himself said that 'academics now need to do soul searching'.
I received an overall A for my work and that is something I am so proud of. My time in London was something I won't forget; whether it be from what I achieved in terms of education or just for my overall well-being, it was an experience that will stick with me


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Can you believe HxGN LIVE 2019 is right around the corner? What are you most excited to experience?
As you prepare yourself to be wowed by motivating keynotes, cutting-edge technology and new strategies for putting data to work, don't forget one of the most important things — having a place to rest your head at the end of a long, productive (and hopefully fun) conference day. With each year, the conference gets better and better, and a huge part of that experience — what I like to call the icing on the cake — is the location.
When you attend HxGN LIVE, you'll have the privilege of walking the halls of the The Venetian for several days. This extensive, electric and elaborate hotel is one of the largest hotels in the world — and you'll be impressed by its grandeur as soon as you walk in. With scenes inspired from Venice, Italy, you could easily spend an entire day just sightseeing, whether that's looking at fine art, walking over cobblestone bridges and listening to singing gondoliers.
If you're looking for entertainment, you'll find a little bit of everything right nearby. In addition to playing a few rounds of blackjack or taking a spin on the roulette wheel, A-list musicians frequent The Venetian's main theatres, and world-renowned DJs call the TAO Nightclub home. HxGN LIVE's Thursday night event will be held at TAO — where you can check out excellent views of the Las Vegas Strip from its 40-foot-long terrace located outside! You can meet new friends and old colleagues for a cocktail at The Dorsey or for a crazy milkshake at Black Tap, or you can grab breakfast at one of the fine pastry shops and juice bars. (There's also a Starbucks, if you need a reminder of home.)
Of course, you can choose to stay anywhere in this legendary town. But what better place to call your temporary home than the conference's host hotel? Everything you'll want or need is within steps of your hotel room door. Located in the heart of the Vegas Strip, The Venetian rooms are some of the largest suites in Vegas —boasting over 7,000 oversized, plush suites attended to by 3,500 incredible staff members.
The all-Italian-marble bathrooms and spacious living rooms are just a couple of the lavish pieces you will find in each standard suite. Guests can also enjoy a relaxing swim in the resort's luxurious pools that are spread out over 1.2 acres, and also have access to the rejuvenating Canyon Ranch Spa, where you may choose to enjoy hundreds of spa and wellness services.
While space permits, we encourage attendees to book your stay at The Venetian as soon as possible to enjoy all of the luxury and convenience at a specially negotiated rate — only available to HxGN LIVE 2019 registered guests.
So go ahead, have your cake and eat it, too.
I look forward to seeing you in Vegas at the beautiful and luxurious Venetian.
See you in June!
Heather White, Marketing Communications Specialist for Hexagon Corporate Communications and Marketing, holds a bachelor's degree in Communications from Kennesaw State University and plays a fundamental role supporting corporate, internal, and conference communications.


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8th November 2018
The year was 1987. I was a young Christian, not yet a pastor and still working in business. Our church in Bedford was meeting in a rented hall while our own building was undergoing major extension and refurbishment. While I was enjoying worship along with the rest of the congregation, I suddenly felt God speak to me very clearly: to give the generous bonus I had recently earned towards clearing the outstanding debt on the building project. I remember walking to the front of the meeting and challenging everyone to join me so that we could clear the debt together. Thirty-one years later, the God-lesson I learnt in my twenties still applies today: Put God first, money second.
A Faith Target of £2 Million
Over the last six weeks, we have been sharing the heart of Vision 2030 – to Reach thousands with the Gospel, to Restore individual lives and the communities around us, and to be a Resource to hundreds of churches. As part of this exciting new vision, we have set a challenging faith target of £2 million for the current year, from September 2018 to the end of August 2019.
Last Sunday, I spoke about having a spirit of generosity. Please listen to the message here if you missed it – I promise it will do you good! Now I am asking each one of us to act, to give sacrificially towards the achievement of Vision 2030. As always, we are asking everyone to participate according to their individual circumstances – please give out of what you have, not out of what you do not have.
We are inviting each of you to take three steps:
1. Review your regular giving to King's
2. Give towards Vision 2030
3. Consider making an additional up-front Vision 2030 gift
At the back of your Vision 2030 booklet (available at sites if you do not yet have one) you will find the Vision 2030 Commitment and Gift Form, detailing these three steps. We would ask you to prayerfully review your giving, complete the form and return it on or before our two Vision 2030 Gift Days on Sunday 11 and 18 November.
We have a God-given opportunity to see significant Gospel and Kingdom breakthrough over the coming decade. These next two weeks will determine the pace at which we can move forward.
King's Church – Let's go for it! I am praying for a huge uplift in our annual giving and a massive upfront offering.
Let's put God first!
Posted by Steve Tibbert
Steve Tibbert leads King's Church London, with sites in Catford, Downham and Lee. Over the past fifteen years the church has seen continued growth, both in size and diversity. Steve is also involved in Newfrontiers and regularly coaches other lead elders. His book, Good to Grow, was published in July 2011. He is married to Deb, and they have three sons.
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PUBLISHED: 13:05 17 September 2018 | UPDATED: 13:32 17 September 2018
Fire crews were called to reports of a man trapped in his car after a crash in Wimbish yesterday.
Crews were called to the crash on Mill Road involving one car which had left the road.
The collision happened around 2.30pm and on arrival firefighters reported that one male was trapped in the car and worked to release him by 4.20pm.
The casualty was left in the care of the ambulance service.
A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "An ambulance, two Hazardous Area Response Team vehicles and an ambulance officer were called to a road traffic collision at Mill Road, Wimbish shortly after 2.30pm on Sunday.
"A man was transported to Addenbrookes Hospital."
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First Appearance: LNH 2023 #0
Powers: Gadgeteer. Has numerous simulated powers available within Nate Walker's pocket dimensions, and carries the standard Marshals' gear.
Note: Boomer is as much nickname as anything else, and he still uses it as a NAC Marshal. As of October 2025 he was on track to graduate in the spring of 2026, but it's possible he was admitted to the Marshals program that semester as a sort of internship. He had hoped to join the Tesla Branch of STRAFE, but that apparently didn't work out and he was assigned to the Texas sector after graduating.
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By Rick Hayes:
President Trump is currently on a roll, fulfilling one campaign promise after another, turning the economy around and making significant advances on the international stage regarding North Korea, Israel, and Iran. But you would never know it if you followed only the mainstream media.
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APME UPDATE • March 7, 2019
April 11-12, 2019: Denver NewsTrain, hosted by Colorado State University and the Colorado Press Association
If you have news about news, news leaders or newsrooms you'd like to share, send details here.
Register by March 15 to pay as little as $65 for APME's Denver NewsTrain digital-skills workshop April 11-12
Save money on already affordable digital-skills training by registering before the early-bird deadlines for APME's Denver NewsTrain workshop April 11-12.
A stellar lineup of trainers will help you polish your skills in social, data, mobile, video and verification.
Early birds pay only:
And the first 20 to register will receive a free AP Stylebook.
Attendees will benefit from the expertise of these journalists on the digital edge – who are also accomplished trainers – teaching:
Because of NewsTrain's emphasis on immediately usable skills, attendees often rate its interactive training as 4.5, with 5 as highly effective and useful.
"Ya'll ARE AWESOME. I didn't want to leave the lectures to use the bathroom because they were so good," wrote Phoenix NewsTrain attendee Chase Budnieski, a journalism student at Arizona State University.
The agenda (PDF) – bit.ly/denagen – was customized for Denver by a host committee of local journalists led by Colorado State University's Department of Journalism and Media Communication.
The 1.5-day workshop is being held in conjunction with the Colorado Press Association (CPA) Convention at the Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center in suburban Denver.
The concurrent CPA convention, April 11-13, will feature an additional day of training, meetings and keynote speakers, as well as a job fair, plus awards ceremonies for both the association's Colorado Better Newspaper Contest and the Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters contest.
#DenverNewsTrain will be the 93rd such workshop organized by the Associated Press Media Editors. APME, a nonprofit group of newsroom leaders, has sponsored NewsTrain since 2003, training more than 7,500 journalists and visiting every U.S. state and three Canadian provinces.
Questions? Email Linda Austin, NewsTrain project director.
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ASNE, AP release budget for Sunshine Week 2019
Dear Editors and News Directors:
PLEASE NOTE the following additions and updates:
_ A writethru to the main story, BC-US--Sunshine Week-Fading Light, has moved. It includes additional details about the state of the newspaper industry and a quote from an industry expert.
_ A glance to accompany the main story, BC-US--Sunshine Week-Fading Light-Solutions, has moved.
_ BC-US--Sunshine Week-Fading Light-Column, by ASNE board member Joyce Terhaar, has moved.
_ The American Society of News Editors is providing examples from newspapers around the country of "journalism wins," including accountability stories and communities helped through journalistic efforts. See those at the following link, http://sunshineweek.org/2018-journalism-wins/
Sunshine Week focuses attention on access to public information, open government and journalism's role in promoting transparency. But what if there is no news outlet to shine the light? Over the past 15 years, newspaper closures and consolidations have left more than 1,400 cities across the U.S. without their main source of regular local news. What that loss means to the community and the ability to hold officials and government institutions accountable is the focus of this year's Sunshine Week.
The American Society of News Editors launched the first national Sunshine Week in 2005 to coincide with the March 16 birthday of James Madison, father of the Constitution and a key advocate of the Bill of Rights. This year, ASNE, The Associated Press and Associated Press Media Editors mark the occasion with a package that examines a new and troubling trend across American journalism: the loss or diminishment of local news coverage. Sunshine Week begins this Sunday, March 10.
As a companion piece, the AP also is re-launching its Sunshine Hub, a digital tool that tracks anti- and pro-transparency legislation in every state. That tool is accompanied by an investigation into how local law enforcement agencies handle requests to release police video footage.
The following stories and multimedia content have moved in advance under embargo for use beginning Sunday, March 10, and throughout Sunshine Week. The Fading Light story and its sidebars have been released in time for Sunday print publications and will move live at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday. The Police Videos story will move next week for use on Wednesday, March 13.
For information about the overall project, contact Tom Verdin, editor of the AP's state government team, at firstname.lastname@example.com
Moved in advance for use Sunday and thereafter:
WAYNESVILLE, Mo. _ Five minutes late, Darrell Todd Maurina sweeps into a meeting room and plugs in his laptop computer. He places a Wi-Fi hotspot on the table and turns on a digital recorder. The earplug in his left ear is attached to a police scanner in his pants pocket. He wears a tie; Maurina insists upon professionalism. He is the press_ in its entirety. A Facebook blogger, he is the only person who has come to the Pulaski County courthouse to tell residents what their commissioners are up to, the only one who will report on their deliberations _ specifically, their discussions about how to satisfy the Federal Emergency Management Agency so it will pay to repair a road inundated in a 2013 flood. Last September, Waynesville became a statistic. With the shutdown of its newspaper, the Daily Guide, this town of 5,200 people in central Missouri's Ozark hills joined more than 1,400 other cities in the United States to lose a newspaper over the past 15 years, according to an Associated Press analysis of data compiled by the University North Carolina. Blame revenue siphoned by online competition, cost-cutting ownership, a death spiral in quality, sheer disinterest among readers or reasons peculiar to given locales for that development. While national outlets worry about a president who calls the press an enemy, many Americans no longer have someone watching the city council for them, chronicling the soccer exploits of their children or reporting on the kindly neighbor who died of cancer. Local journalism is dying in plain sight. By David Bauder and David A. Lieb. 2,300 words. Photos. Video. An Abridged version also is moving.
Moved in advance for use Sunday and thereafter:
CONCORD, N.H. _ Newspapers typically have played the lead watchdog role in their communities, holding local officials accountable for their statements and actions, filing public records requests to shine light on government agencies, even filing lawsuits or seeking changes to state law as a way to promote transparency. With the newspaper industry in steep decline, that role is being lost in many areas of the country. The lack of oversight by a vigorous press gives elected officials and government bureaucrats a free space to do what they want without fear that it will be exposed. With no watchdog to shine the light, corruption and waste can flourish. By Michael Casey. 700 words. Photo.
Moved in advance for use Sunday and thereafter:
It is a story of corruption that will stay secret, politicians who will need fewer votes to win, even dangerous communicable diseases that will spread faster as our best scientists struggle to fight them. The story is the slow and painful demise of local newspapers. Whether you follow the news or not, whether you trust journalists or not, the financial challenges slaying local newspapers will affect your community, your wallet, your quality of life. By Joyce Terhaar/ASNE. 900 words. Photo.
_ A selection of images by editorial cartoonists.
Moving in advance on Monday, March 11, for use Wednesday, March 13, and thereafter:
Police officers are suspended after allegedly beating a teen suspect in West Virginia. An Iowa police sergeant is fired over a traffic stop involving a black teenager that he insists he handled appropriately. And a 22-year-old Georgia man ends up dead after a struggle with a trooper and allegedly shooting himself, an explanation his friends doubt. Each incident was captured by officers' body cameras in recent months, and the videos could show the public whether the police acted appropriately or not. But in each case, police departments have opted against transparency and refused to release the videos in response to public records requests by The Associated Press. Body cameras have been sold to the public and policymakers in recent years as a breakthrough tool to increase transparency in policing and build public trust. But a review by The Associated Press finds that departments routinely withhold videos of high-profile shootings and other incidents for months when requested, if they ever release them at all. A patchwork of state laws and local policies around the country gives great discretion to police chiefs and prosecutors to determine whether, and when, to release the videos. By Ryan J. Foley. 1,500 words. Photos. Video. An Abridged version also is moving.
_ Sunshine Hub, an online transparency tool developed by AP for its customers' use that tracks state legislative attempts to alter the flow of public information.
Sunshine Hub is an online transparency tool that can be accessed by AP customers. The news organization worked with freedom of information experts to create the tool, which tracks state legislative attempts to alter the flow of public information. This includes bills that seek to make certain information off-limits to the public or harder to access.
The bills have been collected here: https://sunshine.ap.org
The link is accessible to anyone with an AP member account. Members who have not signed up for other AP services can create an account through APImages. After registering, the newly created account credentials can be used to access the Sunshine Hub.
The hub provides detailed information about each bill dealing with government transparency and has a number of features reporters and editors will find useful. Reporters will be able to follow the progress of individual bills, sort bills by topic, post comments and suggest legislation to add. Send feedback to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Thank a Journalist Day set for March 13, 2019
MUNCIE, Ind.– Thank a Journalist Day, a nationwide campaign initiated by a team of Ball State University advertising and public relations students, will recognize the work that journalists do to empower their communities around the world.
Gov. Eric Holcomb has proclaimed March 13 as Thank a Journalist Day, in conjunction with Sunshine Week, a national, non-partisan initiative held annually to focus on the importance of open government, the public's right to know on local, state and national levels, and the First Amendment.
Thank a Journalist Day acknowledges the role journalists play in keeping communities informed and safe. On March 13, everyone can participate and to thank a journalist on their social media outlets including Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #thankajournalist. The Ball State team will also tap specific supporters across a global network to thank a journalist.
"At a time when fake news, misinformation and attacks on the First Amendment take place so frequently, this class saw a need to thank journalists," Kelli Reutman said. "Most journalists work on a hyper local level keeping politicians honest, writing about the local influencers and being a voice for those who can't or won't speak up for themselves."
The project is part of an advertising campaigns class, under the leadership of Professor Michelle O'Malley, lecturer at the Department of Journalism at Ball State University. It is designed to raise awareness about the role journalists play in telling the story of community across the country. The One For All initiative at Middle Tennessee State University and Freedom Forum Institute in Washington, D.C. are national sponsors and helping spread the word.
"We have thanked firefighters, police officers and teachers who are all vital to the community," said O'Malley. "However, we might never know about where the fire was, or who was burglarized, or won the ball game or received all A's, if it weren't for journalists. Journalists are an important part of every community's fabric and today is a good day to thank them for doing this very important job."
More than 100,000 media outlets across the United States provide communities with news that supports everyday life. It's time to thank them for providing us with the truth, and protecting free speech and democracy, said O'Malley.
Ball State students behind the project are Alissa Brewer, Michaela Dean, Claire Demirjian, Eddie Metzger, Kelli Reutman and Jillian Wilschke.
For more about the Thank A Journalist campaign, please visit thankajournalistday.com and follow us on Twitter @ThankJournalist or Facebook @thankajournalist.
From left to right: Students Claire Demirjian, Jillian Wilschke, Eddie Metzger, Kelli Reutman, Alissa Brewer, Michaela Dean, Lecturer and Class Advisor Michelle O'Malley
Apply by April 30 to bring APME's NewsTrain digital training to your town in 2020
If you're looking to bring affordable training in digital journalism to your region in 2020, consider hosting one of APME's NewsTrain workshops.
Apply by April 30 for a chance to experience the learning, morale boost and fun of a NewsTrain workshop in your town next year.
The first step is to put together a tentative host committee of representatives from local journalism organizations and apply. Successful host committees work hand-in-glove with the NewsTrain staff over six months to plan and promote their workshops.
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System Identification of Structures subjected to Human-Induced Vibrations using State-Space Modelling
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This report combines concepts of structural engineering with the field of biomechanics, through human-induced loading. The study analyzes responses of a steel I-beam under the activity of jumping. State-space system identification approach was utilized to create a model that could adhere to various tests and simulations. The model was used to generate simulated output responses to monitor the overall health of the structure. Included, is the analysis and design of the provided structure, along with the system identification and continuous-time representation of the state-space model. A number of PZT devices and software were used as well. Results were evaluated to determine effects on human comfort and system performance. Conclusions involve finishing thoughts and future recommendations.
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France manager Corinne Diacre has announced the final squad of 23 French women selected for this summer's FIFA World Cup: Bordeaux star Viviane Asseyi is on the list!
After a month of intensive preparation, France's first game of the tournament is against South Korea on 7th June, followed by Norway on the 12th and Nigeria on the 17th.
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These have become one of our go to recipes. Kale is so good for you and has numerous health benefits but due to its strong flavour, some people tend to struggle eating it and I can sometimes find it a little overwhelming if there is too much on my plate! However, these super simple and easy Kale Crisps make eating kale an absolute dream and are the perfect addition to salads and stir fries; eaten alongside meat or fish; and even just eaten as a tasty snack! Feel free to add your own blend of spices or just have them plain, whatever suits your taste buds on the day!
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Bag of Kale / Whole Kale
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The Pet Sofa Bed boasts a 2.5" thick memory foam base which provides an ideal amount of softness and support that gets evenly distributed throughout the bed. It's memory foam quality ensures that the bed never flattens, sinks, or sags over time, and specifically helps to soothe the aching joints of pups with growing bones or for senior dogs with arthritis.
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Cassia Powell is a Visual Arts honours student from the University of Victoria, in British Columbia, Canada. She is a digital illustrator, acrylic painter, animator, and now, installation artist.
Her work focuses on a variety of themes, such as nostalgia, personal trauma, dreams, gas stations, small bathrooms, and the effects of the digital age on the human psyche.
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The L.A. Auto Show's Biggest Debuts
The Los Angeles International Auto Show kicks off the major auto show season this November with a number of significant vehicle introductions, redesigns, and North American debuts. New vehicles span the market, from extreme sports cars to family crossovers and advanced electric vehicles.
Most of the new models introduced in LA will arrive in dealerships over the next year, though some are concepts that demonstrate design and technology directions for models that may or may not make it to production in the coming years.
Check out the following slides to see some of La La Land's spotlight premieres.
Note: We'll be updating this slideshow continuously this week as new models debut and embargoes are lifted. Check back often.
2018 Jeep Wrangler
The world got its first official glimpse of the 2018 Jeep Wrangler at the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers' Association (SEMA) show earlier this fall, but now we know a lot more details about the Wrangler's engine options and equipment. The redesigned Wrangler is set to arrive in dealerships in January.
Wrangler buyers will have a choice of three engines, with four-cylinder and V6 engines available at launch and a diesel engine coming in 2019. Transmission choices include a six-speed manual and an eight-speed automatic. Two robust four-wheel drive systems are available.
Compared to previous-generation Wranglers, the 2018's looks are evolutionary rather than revolutionary (probably a smart move for Jeep, who doesn't want to mess with a successful icon). A variety of roof and door configurations will be available. Its windshield will still fold flat onto the hood, though a frame will remain upright to help the SUV meet current crash test standards.
2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
On the heels of its worldwide debut in Dubai, the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 came to Los Angeles for its North American debut. Chevy says the 2019 ZR1 has the highest horsepower, best track performance, and most advanced technology ever to be employed in a Corvette.
In a bit of a surprise, Chevrolet also presented a ZR1 roadster on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show. The ZR1 will be priced from $119,995, while the convertible will start at $123,995.
Under the hood of the 2019 ZR1 is a 6.2-liter supercharged V8 that produces 755 horsepower. Two aerodynamic packages will be available, including a high-wing package for maximum cornering performance and a low-wing package that enables the ZR1 to reach its greater-than-210-mph top speed.
The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette will be built in Bowling Green, Kentucky and is expected to go on sale in spring 2018.
2018 Lexus RX L
The Lexus RX is one of the most popular luxury midsize SUVs available, but until now it has lacked seating for more than five. That changes with the 2018 Lexus RX L, which adds a third row to provide room for either six or seven, depending on the configuration of its second row.
The Lexus RX L will be available in either gas or hybrid models with a starting price of $47,670. The three-row RX L models will be 4.3 inches longer than two-row versions and have a more upright rear hatch window to accommodate the third row. Three-zone climate control, leather seating for the first two rows, a power tailgate, and power-folding rear seats come standard.
Like the standard RX, the RX L will include an array of standard advanced safety technology, including adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, and lane-keeping assist.
2019 Subaru Ascent
Subaru returns to the 3-row SUV market with the introduction of the 2019 Subaru Accent. Every Ascent will come with all-wheel drive, seating for seven or eight, and the EyeSight suite of advanced safety and driver assistance features. The Ascent is expected in dealers next summer.
The Ascent was driven onto to the stage at an event prior to the start of the Los Angeles Auto Show by the Barkleys, a family of eight Labrador and Golden Retrievers. Subaru says that more than 48 percent of their owners have at least one dog in their households.
The all-new midsize SUV will be powered by a 260-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder engine that sends power to all four wheels through a continuously variable automatic transmission. Properly equipped, it can tow up to 5,000 pounds.
BMW showed an array of vehicles at the LA Auto Show, including their fastest M-badged vehicle to date. The redesigned 2018 BMW M5 can leap from zero to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds and has a top speed of 189 mph. Its 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine produces 600 horsepower.
The four-door luxury midsize sedan will arrive in dealer showrooms next spring with a base price of $102,600. It includes an xDrive all-wheel drive system that can be switched from all-wheel drive to rear-wheel drive depending on how you wish to drive the car. There won't be a manual transmission offered in the 2019 M5; all models will include an eight-speed automatic transmission with three modes, including a performance mode with extremely quick gear changes.
The sedan's weight has been reduced through the use of lightweight components, including a carbon-fiber-reinforced roof and a weight-optimized exhaust system.
2019 Volvo XC40
Not only did Volvo introduce its newest crossover vehicle to U.S. customers at the LA Auto Show, but they also introduced a new way to put one in your garage. Starting next spring, you can buy, lease, or (for the first time) subscribe to get an XC40.
With the Care by Volvo subscription program, customers pay $600 per month for the all-new XC40. The payment includes the car, maintenance, and insurance (provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance) with an annual mileage cap of 15,000 miles. Most of the negotiation-free vehicle acquisition process can be accomplished online.
The 2019 Volvo XC40 is a luxury compact crossover that is available in front- or all-wheel drive. At launch, the XC40 will be powered by a four-cylinder gasoline engine. Hybrid and electric powertrains are expected at a later date.
Hyundai Kona
Arriving in the first quarter of 2018 will be Hyundai's entry into the subcompact SUV market. Unlike some recent entries in the segment, the Kona will be available in both front- and all-wheel drive and offer a choice of two engines, including a 175-horsepower four-cylinder turbo.
All Kona models will include a 7-inch touch-screen infotainment system that supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Automatic emergency braking and lane-keeping assist are available on upper trim models. A rearview camera comes standard, and rear cross traffic alert is included on all but the lowest trim.
The Kona has a low, wide stance with bold fender cladding, LED lighting, and available contrasting roof colors. Prices for the 2018 Hyundai Kona have not been released.
2018 Nissan Kicks
Nissan chose the Los Angeles Auto Show to introduce their newest crossover. The subcompact four-door 2018 Nissan Kicks will arrive on U.S. shores this June with a dynamic take on Nissan's signature V-Motion design and a choice of solid and two-tone color schemes.
The Kicks is intended as an urban adventure vehicle, not an off-roader. It will only be available in front-wheel drive and will come standard with a 125-horsepower four-cylinder engine paired with a continuously variable automatic transmission. Competitors will include the 2018 Toyota C-HR and Honda HR-V.
Automatic emergency braking will come standard on every model, as will support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. A surround-view monitor will be available.
2019 Kia Sorento
All 2019 Sorento models will be equipped with seven-passenger seating, which is only available on some trim levels of the 2018 Kia Sorento. New front and rear fascias with updated lighting designs give the crossover a new look.
The crossover has also been refined with an updated six-speed automatic transmission and an available eight-speed automatic. Kia is dropping the four-cylinder turbo from the engine lineup, which now includes four-cylinder and six-cylinder engines. Kia expects to offer a diesel engine in the Sorento at a future date.
The 2019 Kia Sorento will include a host of advanced safety and driver assistance features as standard equipment on EX models and above. Currently, features such as automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control are optional on EX models.
2019 Lincoln Nautilus
Lincoln is breaking from its alphabetic names with the introduction of the 2019 Nautilus. It will replace the 2018 Lincoln MKX in the company's lineup when it arrives next spring. The luxury midsize Nautilus takes on Lincoln's current design language with a bold, upright split grille leading the way.
The 2019 Lincoln Nautilus will also feature a host of new technology including a lane centering function that goes beyond what most lane departure correction systems do by subtly applying steering inputs to keep the crossover in the middle of its lane. It works in conjunction with the SUV's adaptive cruise control system. Also available on the Nautilus: an evasive steering system that helps drivers maneuver around potential collisions.
The Nautilus will include driver comfort systems ranging from Lincoln's Embrace lighting system that welcomes drivers with lights that sequentially illuminate as they approach and enter the vehicle. The driver's seat adjusts in 22 ways, and a 13-speaker Revel audio system comes standard.
2019 Infiniti QX50
Infiniti brought out the 2019 QX50 at the LA Auto Show, announcing that the new luxury crossover is the most technologically advanced vehicle in the company's history. It features their first variable compression engine, which they say delivers potent power and excellent fuel economy by constantly adjusting engine tuning.
Infiniti expects the crossover to achieve combined city/highway mileage of up to 27 mpg. The QX50 will use a continuously variable automatic transmission. Front-wheel drive comes standard and all-wheel drive is available.
The 2019 Infiniti QX50 will also feature ProPilot Assist, which takes a step toward autonomous driving by managing acceleration, braking, and steering when the QX50 is driven on single-lane highways.
BMW Concept X7
The Los Angeles International Auto Show marks the North American debut of the BMW Concept X7. The concept provides a glimpse of the forthcoming BMW X7 luxury large SUV, which will be built at the company's South Carolina plant. The final production version is expected in 2018.
The tall, square front end features a massive take on BMW's signature two-part grille. The rest of the car is just as massive, with sculpted sides, tall windows, and large glass panoramic roof. Which details make it to the production version remain unknown, but it's likely BMW will push the design envelope on what will be their flagship SUV.
Infotainment in the concept isn't limited to front-seat occupants. Passengers in the two second-row seats have large monitors that can be controlled by gestures. Information can be shared across all of the SUV's screens at the swipe of your hand.
BMW has not yet released information about the production model's powertrain or pricing.
Toyota Adventure Concept (FT-AC)
Auto shows bring some wild concepts that show features that will never make it the road. However, they also show features that are previews of coming attractions. The Toyota Adventure Concept (FT-AC) looks like a blend of both – a hybrid vehicle with significant off-road abilities.
The bold FT-AC includes design cues from other Toyota SUVs and crossovers such as the 4Runner and C-HR but amps up the volume with massive wheels, a wide stance, and bulky fenders. Aggressive cladding, a safari-style roof rack, and LED lighting systems complete the concept's look.
Some of the features that won't likely make it to production include a retractable bicycle rack, fog lights that can be removed for use on a mountain bike, and a camera system that can record your adventures using both visible and infrared light. Those videos can be uploaded to the cloud as they happen through the concept's Wi-Fi hot spot.
2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
Mitsubishi is bringing back the Eclipse name. This time it will be applied to a crossover SUV, not a sports car. It will, however, come with a turbocharged engine under the hood and be available with a wealth of interior convenience and driver assistance features.
The 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is expected to arrive in dealerships this March with a starting price of $23,295. Standard features include automatic temperature control, heated exterior mirrors, a multifunction information display, and Bluetooth.
Upper trims gain a panoramic sunroof, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring, a 360-degree camera system, and automatic high beams.
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Serving community, oil patch workers | Cromer Valley Store in southwestern Manitoba has the goods — or will order them
CROMER, Man. — When a town has a First Street West and doesn't have a Second Street West, it's safe to say it is really small.
Cromer, population 30, has a First Street East, a First Street West, a United Church, a natural ice hockey rink, a shuttered Manitoba Pool Elevators and not much else.
Even with its small size, Cromer has retained something that dozens of prairie towns, hamlets and villages lost decades ago: a thriving general store.
The Cromer Valley Store, a modern building with tan metal siding and a red roof, stands out in a community where most structures were probably built two or three generations ago.
During one recent afternoon, three flatbed trucks and several pick-up trucks were parked outside the store.
In a matter of 20 minutes, about 25 customers entered the store, which features an eight-metre ceiling, wide aisles and an odd assortment of merchandise.
Trailer hitches, 36-inch wrenches, flame retardant overalls and steel toe boots were on display, along with Ritz crackers, gum and toothpaste.
Mark Toews, who has owned and operated the hardware and grocery store for more than three decades, said he has always stocked a diverse array of products.
However, he has substantially altered the merchandise mix over the last five years in response to the oil boom in southwestern Manitoba.
"We've been very fortunate," he said.
"The oil patch has moved in here. That's been our life saver…. It's luck of the draw. We didn't move to the oil patch, the oil patch moved to us."
Toews and his son-in-law, Kent Duncalfe, who co-owns the store, took advantage of their good fortune last year by building a 6,000 sq. foot building next to the old 2,160 sq. foot store.
Duncalfe said the investment was worth the risk.
"It has drawn more customers. There's more room for people to shop," he said during a tour of the old store, which is now used for storage.
"Before … in this small area, when you had four people (inside) it was getting crowded."
Toews, who was born in Alberta, moved to Cromer with his family when he was a year old. His father farmed in the area and bought the Cromer grocery and hardware store in 1977. Toews partnered with his dad in 1980 and they built a new store, which is now the old store, in 1981.
Toews, who has lived in the small community for the last 54 years, joked about the size of Cromer.
"When our family used to leave for the weekend it cut the population in half."
Cromer may be tiny but it is located in the heart of Manitoba's oil industry.
Two petroleum firms, Enbridge and Tundra Oil & Gas, have tank farms just north of Cromer and hundreds of oil patch workers pass through town each day. Still, watching Toews and Duncalfe engage with customers, it's evident their success isn't solely based on location, location, location.
When Murray Downing, a farmer from Reston, Man., walked through the door, Toews and Duncalfe bantered with him as if he was an old friend of the family.
When the farmer inquired about a set of socket wrenches he had or-dered a few weeks earlier, Duncalfe asked Downing if the set was a surprise Christmas gift for his wife.
"I like to think we're still community oriented. Our community is the heart of our business and they've been faithful to us," said Duncalfe, who grew up near Birnie, Man., and moved to Cromer five years ago after marrying Toews' daughter.
"The oil patch definitely helps us but the community does as well."
Young men working in Manitoba's oil industry could easily buy clothing, boots, tools and other gear at the larger communities in the region, such as Brandon, Virden and Melita.
Yet they come to Cromer Valley Store because Toews and Duncalfe provide what they want at a fair price, including fast food.
In the back corner of the spacious store, two employees prepare pizza, cheese buns, sandwiches, pastries and sausage rolls five days a week in the in-store bakery.
"We do our own sausage roll. You should try one, you'll never be the same," Toews said with a laugh.
While the food lures in dozens of oil workers every day, the store doesn't sell another staple of the convenience store trade: cigarettes.
Toews said it's because he is a Mennonite, and smoking isn't part of his faith.
Besides food, the store also offers an embroidery service to companies in the region. An employee used an embroidery machine in the old store to sew the name of an auction mart into a hat.
Duncalfe said they provide embroidered jackets, work shirts and other items to oil field firms, to give to their employees or use them as promotional tools.
Duncalfe will slowly take over the store over the next year or so as Toews prepares to do other things with is life.
"I'm going to step back," Toews said while sitting behind a desk in the store office.
"My wife and I will likely do some mission outreach in our church."
Nonetheless, it's unlikely that Toews will completely walk away from a store that has occupied 35 years of his life.
"Talking to Kent the other day, I can probably come back here and work whenever I want."


text: Drawing on works by feminist and archival studies scholars like Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Ann Stoler, and Carla Kaplan, this paper explores a new approach to reading multiple recovered narratives by and about women. I examine the unsettled prehistory of Rose Pastor Stokes' 1916 "problem play" The Woman Who Wouldn't. I read this play historically in order to theorize the complicated ethical negotiations implicit to the textualization of immigrant women's struggles in the early twentieth century United States. To do this I propose a "provisional" reading practice that gathers together two critical impulses, deferral (Sedgwick) and process (Stoler). This method aims to redirect critical attention toward the particular challenges of reading recovered texts relationally. My provisional approach to Stokes' play highlights the work's indebtedness to an earlier murder trial narrative. In November 1908 the nurse and Russian Jewish immigrant Sara Koten was tried for murdering Dr. Martin Auspitz. Newspapers reported that Koten had requested the doctor's presence at the home of a pretended patient where, on his arrival, she shot him through the heart. While counsel entered a plea of insanity, Koten proved less compromising, explaining that Auspitz had chloroformed and raped her while she was working for him. She determined to kill him on discovering that she was pregnant. While the courts evidently accepted the plea of insanity, Koten's own rendering of events is visible due to a newspaper retelling from later that year, which transcribes into English a prison conversation held in Yiddish by social worker, leftist political activist, and writer Rose Pastor Stokes, herself Jewish and an immigrant. Stokes claimed that her identity as a woman and a Jewish immigrant enabled her to register the nature of Koten's troubles. Stokes' literary productions, as I will show, complicate this straightforward vision of solidarity between two immigrant women. Analyzing Stokes' work alongside early twentieth century print production surrounding the Koten incident, I show how a provisional reading practice can be deployed to recover the complexities of relationships between communities of immigrant women.


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