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By 1981, after nearly a decade of violent conflict in Northern Ireland, Her Majesty's Prison Maze, outside Belfast, held a number of IRA prisoners. But locking up these men didn't stop the fighting on either side of the wall. Hunger depicts the events of that spring, when IRA member Bobby Sands organized a hunger strike that made headlines worldwide. It's the stuff of myth, bitter contention and still-raw emotions, yet Hunger is hardly the account you'd expect.
This is the debut feature of Steve McQueen, a young, award-winning British visual artist who works primarily with film. (McQueen co-wrote the screenplay with Enda Walsh, the Irish playwright.) Hunger is neither bio-pic nor docu-drama. Historical facts are few, larger context even less so, and those without knowledge or (even fuzzy) memories of these long-ago, far-away complicated times may feel some frustration. McQueen clearly tilts more toward art than documentary, yet his work is no less powerful for it.
The 96-minute Hunger is divided into three distinct sections. The first, a series of often spare vignettes, establishes the ongoing tensions and casual brutality within Maze. The second is an almost theatrical presentation of Sands' motivations. And the third is a harrowing yet lyrical depiction of Sands' slow death.
The early segment establishes the perpetual cycle of distrust, confrontation and violence in the prison's H-block, much of it played out on the battleground of the body. The prisoners are on a blankets-and-no-wash action, refusing to wear clothes, and turning their cells into filthy pits of rotting food and smeared shit. They sport grotesque beards, visible reminders of their defiance. Thus, the guards beat them and forcibly shave them. But beards grow back, and so on.
It's the ultimate body-as-battleground that forms the both the literal and metaphorical heart of Hunger, when Sands, unseen to this point, kicks off the hunger strike. His reasons are explicated in the film's gripping middle segment, during which Sands (Michael Fassbender) meets with a priest, Father Moran (Liam Cunningham).
Here, McQueen presents, without larger comment, the point-counterpoint of Sands' self-destructive act. Both men are Republicans, so this isn't a recitation of the British vs. Irish positions. Instead, it's a dissection of what, if any, value Sands' potential suicide holds, for himself and the larger cause. Specifics asides, it could be any other situation where an irrational fervency is potentially incompatible, or even detrimental to, more traditional avenues of dissent.
While Sands defends his no-surrender position as the ultimate act of support, Moran warns of vainglorious martyrdom, of "writing your name large for the history books." Moran posits that the hard-lining on both sides -- twice in the film, we hear audio newsclips from the equally resolute Mrs. Thatcher -- is increasingly counterproductive, and that Sands' short-term win could be subsumed by long-term losses.
It's a stunning segment, an unbroken 18-minute take that frames both men in profile across a table. The material is highly charged, and it's as if all the words, ideas and intractable issues unheard in film's other two sections are crammed in this one burst of rapid-fire discourse. It begins with bantering -- trust me, it's a relief -- and ends, like so many irresolvable conflicts, in sad stalemate.
The film's final third depicts Sands' last days (wherein Fassbender joins the pantheon of method actors who starve themselves into terrifying spectres). We listen as a doctor dispassionately recites exactly how the body will cease to function. The once-brutally-beaten, now near-catatonic Sands is treated by prison medical staff with methodical tenderness; Sands' fiery arsenal has shrunk to simply the will to die.
Throughout, McQueen composes many striking shots, some perversely beautiful, such as snow falling on freshly bloodied knuckles or the abstract patterns created by streams of emptied piss pots filling the hallway from beneath cell doors.
McQueen is so gutsy and unsparingly unsentimental in most of this film, that the two places he employs analogy were a trifle disappointing. One is Sands' recitation (with unnecessary flashback) of a childhood event, the other bit of visual gilding of Sands' death scene. But these are quibbles in what is a remarkably assured piece of cinema.
Hunger is undoubtedly a challenging work. For some, its spareness and violence alone will make it difficult viewing. But in a larger sense, McQueen has managed to make a film about "The Troubles" that takes no partisan position. (Someone will surely argue otherwise, but the intent seems clear.)
Likewise, it's tough to make a movie about this topic without resorting to emotionalism, but McQueen does admirably. With virtually no conventional techniques such as defined characters, dialogue or music to cue us, many scenes are as you read them, with no definitive text. Consider this vignette from early in the film:
Leaving his house, a prison guard looks up and down his quiet street before dropping to his knees to check under his car for (presumably) a bomb. Is his street-scan to search for other threats? Or to determine that the street is deserted so that no one will mark his anxious act? Or is it just to check the weather, as routinely as he checks his vehicle's undercarriage?
As such, each viewer may in fact see a slightly different film, or find their assumptions in flux. With its predetermined ending and its lack of narrative, McQueen's film is something of a meditative exercise -- albeit an occasionally brutal and jarring one.
Because it lacks a broader accounting of the external -- the ugly tenor of those specific times that created and sustained bad behavior -- Hunger is not really a history lesson. But as an analog for how seemingly civilized cultures justify violence and barbarity in the name of a higher cause -- be it inside or outside the law -- Hunger is assuredly provocative and strangely beautiful.
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2017-18: Posted a season-best time in the 200 free against Buffalo with a time of 2:04.33… At the MAC Championships, swam her fastest 500 free of the season with a time of 5:13.23, her fastest 1650 free with a time of 17:45.28, and her fastest 400 IM with a time of 4:42.78… Posted a season-best 1000 free against Akron clocking in at 11:01.19… In the 200 IM, swam a season-best time of 2:23.44 against Marshall… Recorded a season-best time of 3:52.53 in the 400 free relay against Ball State.
2016-17: Competed in seven meets for the Bobcats this season… Her best finish came against Toledo when she finished fourth in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:46.68… Her best finish in the 100 breaststroke came at the Marshall Invite with a time of 1:13.30… Her best time in the 200 breaststroke came at the Louisville Invitational with a time of 2:31.90… Her best time in the 100 fly came against Eastern Michigan with a time of 1:03.00.
Prior to Ohio: Earned four Varsity letters for swimming at Highlands High School… Was team captain senior season… Competed for Anderson Barracudas Swim Team and Kingfish Aquatic Club… Was a 4x State Qualifier, Kingfish Aquatic Club Team Record Holder, and NASA Jr. National participant… Earned Honor Roll all 4 years… Was a member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor, and the University of Cincinnati Volunteer group.
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Liquid gold! Drinkable snacks, including a convertible chocolate shake.
I have recently acquired a new blender, and so needless to say, there has been a LOT of blending going on in our house! And juicing. How beautiful is this juice above?! Who knew kale, cucumber, celery, carrot, beetroot, mint and ginger could be so GORGEOUS? I suspect many of us did!
Green smoothies have to be THE greatest drinkable snack in my opinion. It's quick, versatile, fabulously nutritious, and gives you a nourishing little energy boost. I have been dining out on this spicy green smoothie this week – give it a go!
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Handful of kale/spinach/greens
1/2 apple or orange
1/4 cup frozen berries
1/4 banana
1/4 – 1/2 tsp freshly grated ginger
1/2 cup coconut water or filtered water
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1 avocado
2 tbs raw cacao
2 tbs agave or maple syrup
1 1/4 cups nut milk, or water
A pinch of sea salt
A few ice cubes
Blend, thin out a little with some more water if you like, and drink! This recipe will make enough for two.
If you do happen to have any leftover, why not convert it into a choc-mint mousse! Just add around 1 1/2 tsp chia seeds per serve of leftover goodness, along with 3-4 finely chopped mint leaves and combine well. Pop it into the fridge for an hour and there you have it!
I decorated with bee pollen, but anything you like would be fine, chopped nuts, lavender flowers, raspberries, yum! A cheeky little dessert full of fab.
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Telecom services will be a $1.6 billion market, with the mobile network services sub-segment recording the fastest growth with 5.2% in 2016 to reach $909 million, the company in a statement said.
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With increased spectrum holdings, after the ongoing bidding process, telecom service providers are expected to launch more affordable data offers due to the intense competition after the entry of Reliance Jio Infocomm.
Gartner also added that the government would spend $7.2 billion on IT products and services in 2016, which is an increase of 2.4% over 2015.
It included the expenditure from Union as well as state governments on internal services, software, IT services, data center, devices and telecom services.
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The 'Digital India' initiatives are making government processes streamlined and integrating the data repositories," she added.
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has released some tips for people keen to keep to their New Year's resolutions.
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Physical activity is essential for physical health and often workers will spend all day sitting at a desk and not moving around.
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Diet also plays an important part in general health and is the main culprit for much of the obesity suffered in the UK. People trying to cut down on bad food should consider keeping a food diary. A diary can identify bad eating habits and pin-point where you might be going wrong.
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Mormon Missionariesby Jan
This past week my family had a unique experience: On Wednesday we saw my little sister off to be a missionary in Chile, and then on Thursday we met my husband's little brother at the airport as he returned from his mission in Brazil. To see the metamorphosis that these young men and women go through was incredible and I thought it might be interesting for some of our readers to know a bit more about these young people they see on bikes and street corners.
- Elders (the young men) and Sisters (the young women) are addressed by their title and their last name. Mormons don't all have the same first name.
- Elders are generally between 19-21 years old. Sisters have to be at least 21. There are also "couple missionaries" who are married and already retired. They probably won't tell you how old they are.
- Elders serve for 2 years and Sisters serve for 18 months. Couples serve for 18 months as well.
- Nearly all missionaries first go to the Missionary Training Center In Provo, Utah for a few weeks before they embark on their mission. There are 16 other MTCs throughout the world. They teach the basics of language and teaching techniques. Their language programs are so successful that several government organizations have approached the Mormon church to ask them what their secret is. Unfortunately, the secret is the Spirit and a very real manifestation of the gift of tongues. The State Department just can't replicate that.
- Missionaries don't choose where they want to go. Otherwise, they would all end up in Venice, probably. They are called by members of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles who receive their direction from the Spirit.
- Missionaries pay for themselves. They aren't church sponsored and they aren't paid for their service. They are very literally serving.
- There were 54,494 missionaries serving in 348 missions throughout the world as of April 2009.
- Missionaries always work in a companionship. There are usually two, sometimes three, missionaries who live together, eat together, work together and teach together. Nothing weird going on there, it is an extension of having two or more witnesses when they teach and testify.
- Missionaries don't date. If you want to talk to them because you are hoping they will ask you out, you are wasting your time.
- The missionaries' purpose is to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to anyone who is interested. They talk about the restoration of the Gospel through Joseph Smith, the Atonement of Jesus Christ and how it applies to us directly, why we are here on the earth and what our purpose is eternally, and how to live a life in harmony with God. When you meet with the missionaries they will likely present a series of four to six lessons introducing gospel concepts.
- When missionaries go home, they resume their normal lives. Then they date, go to school, get married, reminisce about their missions, and stop wearing ugly ties. In fact, if you have Mormon friends, ask them if they went on a mission. They might have some entertaining stories for you.
So next time you see a set of missionaries walking around, get to know them. (If they are wearing ugly ties, forgive them. They are only 19). They could be from anywhere in the world, and perhaps they were called to that mission just so that they could meet you.
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are missionaries allowed to meet guys at their same age (who are linving in the cities where the missionaries are serving)just for having fun together (without speaking about their faith at all)? Or do they have to work for their church 24 hours a day?
Kate, Good question. It seems harmless enough to just spend time hanging out, but they don't. Their schedules are usually packed full of gospel-sharing activities. Besides that, even if they could hang out for just an evening and have fun, I don't think they would be able to keep from talking about their faith. It sort of becomes part of you when you are a missionary.
That said, they do have like sports nights and movie nights and other things where they socialize with people who want to come. I served my mission in Russia and we had lots of time to make friendships in those ways–sports nights, english classes, church-activities. Everyone is welcome to come to those. I don't really know how it is in the states though.
thank you for this information!
why do mormon missionaries have to wear suits and ties all the time?


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11" Wide x 8-3/4" tall x 7/8" deep, efficient heat exchanger will prolong the life of your transmission and improve its overall performance. Specifically designed for Acura RDXs with late-model, electronic overdrive transmissions.
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Speaker 1: Today we'll be having a look at the Derale 8000 Series line of plate-fin transmission coolers. Here's what our transmission cooler looks like installed. Now, the reason you're gonna want an auxiliary transmission cooler such as this one on your vehicle is quite simple. Heat is the enemy of transmissions. It is the number one cause of premature failure on your transmission. By reducing the temperature of the fluid inside your transmission, you will extend the life of it, and also have added cooling abilities.
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Made a quick mounting bracket from flat aluminim. Couple of zip ties later and it was installed. Would have liked informatin on about how much TM fluid to add. 180062
Been a year now, the Taco is running great, have hauled about a 5500 total load on several multi hour trips, transmission is solid.andrew - 03/20/2016
Installed the product today. My installation is pretty unique on the Jeep Liberty CRD. This vehicle has a pusher fan in front of the stack of heat exchangers (Condenser/Trans cooler, intercooler, radiator), so the "zip tie" installation is not an option. Also, the stock trans cooler, which is the bottom 1/4 of the A/C condenser, has a different type of fitting on it. Product seems to work as intended. Hoses were a bit hard to get onto the barbs, even with a little transmission fluid as a lubricant. 47086
Fun to install but if you follow the video it goes really smoothly. This was the number 1 recommended cooler for my 2012 Honda Odyssey Touring so I went ahead and got it. Before installing it I hooked my scanner to my van and drove 2 straight hours in the city and on the high way, transmission fluid temperatures would reach 195 at times. After installing it I tested the temperatures under normal driving and under towing. Under normal driving, after 2 hours the transmission fluid never got over 170. It took almost 3 hours before the transmission fluid reached 185. The van was already nice and warm when I decided to test towing so I'm not sure how long it took to get up to temperature but I can say after 45 minutes of driving through the Saura Town mountains (Hanging Rock, NC), the transmission temperature never went above 190. I would give 5 stars but the provided hose was not the correct ID and I could not get it to fit properly so I had to go buy more hose. 444073
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Excellent quality and build. I installed this in a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche. I wanted a factory look installation so I mounted the bottom of the cooler in the factory bracket located mid way and made a bracket to mount the top of the cooler. I mounted it with the hoses downward so they will not be visible from the outside of the car. See pics for details on the brackets and mounting. 176500
I decided to install the Derale 8000 on my 2005 Honda Odyssey with 57,500 miles as an investment in hopes to prolong the life of vehicle. The Derale 8000 series came with complete with all the parts needed for my installation. I had zero trips to the auto parts store. I'm not a mechanic but the installation was fairly easy. The videos provided by etrailer was extremely helpful and gave me confidence to do the install. The hose, provided, fits perfectly into the factory Honda hose outlet from the radiator. Also, as mentioned by other reviewers, installing the hose is a difficult even with transmission fluid to lubricate. However, I had a hard time trying to secure the cooler, due to the tight space between the condenser and radiator. A long cutting pliers/scissor would help and a lots of patience. Install with confidence! Thanks Etrailer for the awesome instructional videos! 391814
2003 dodge caravan sport 3.3l. 110kmiles Where to start... Well it's okay. Fwiw, it's small and made of metal. I didn't know it but there was a trans cooler already installed in my vehicle, and it is aluminum much much better at dissipating heat. I read every review from here to there, watched all the videos. The common theme (sales pitch) is you can't cool your trans fluid enough. I will agree with that statement, but I also believe too much of a good thing is no good. When mounted the way recommended this unit sits directly in front of the air condenser/oem trans cooler/ radiator. It blocks some of the air that is passing through. **I did a before and after check using a infrared heat gun on the lines. It was a few degrees cooler under normal operating conditions, idle for a few minutes. I don't know what the difference is under heavy loads but imagine the difference may grow to as much as 10-15 degrees or so. Somebody in the laboratory (engineers) has this info, but they won't post it for obvious reasons. Not much of a difference at all, but if you are concerned about protecting your transmission, then this may help you to sleep a little better. I'm giving this three stars because while it will help me to sleep a little better it is fairly cheap in materials. The fasteners are plastic zip ties, (PLASTIC). If you've ever used zip ties you know they don't last long. I didn't have to use much hose and only used it on one side, the other end (existing line) was long enough so that worked out fine. I think if you have a newer vehicle this is the route to go as far as bolt on and go there's nothing i found easier than this. However, at over 100k miles, it was not fun at all. My fasteners were stubborn and I could not get behind the a/c condensor to secure the fasteners behind without disconnecting the a/c lines. I didn't have a problem with removing the a/c lines because after over 10 years the a/c was weak and needed to be serviced. This totally bit me in the rear. After assembly, I thought I could simply head over to the a/c shop for a recharge at a fair price. They got half way through and during the recharge mode their machine failed and it could not be completed. After doing extensive research (many many hours) into a/c service, repair and TMI (too much information) overload. My options were either to nickle and dime repair my a/c system or buy a complete a/c kit, spend an entire back breaking weekend installing it, then paying the shop to charge it, looking at upwards of 5 benjamins or more if I did it myself. I settled on an over the counter a/c recharge kit. It worked fine, but that took many hours of research to determine whether or not it was working correctly. In short, if you have a newer vehicle with less than 100k miles or so I'd recommend it only if you are occasionally towing upward of 75% of your vehicle tow capacity. If your towing weight is less, and you are not towing very often then your vehicle already has a cooler in it that should be more than sufficient. If you are towing beyond 75% of your vehicle capacity and doing it frequently, IMO I believe your best option is to get a tow vehicle with a higher rated tow capacity to begin with. For vehicles over 100K miles, it's your call. I did it, but I did it because over the course of 10+years my vehicle rarely carried much weight in it at all and it was always serviced regularly except -as mentioned - the a/c. I still think my transmission has a lot of life in it, and for what I paid on this D13503 in addition to suspension upgrades, I least I know that I did what I could as far as preventive maintenance. One final note, do not remove any more parts/grilles, nuts and bolts, wires, lines on your vehicle than absolutely necessary. Make it as simple on yourself as you can. Some of these videos have you cutting lines, adding compression fittings, ( I didn't need any) removing wiring harnesses, etc, etc,,. Look at the big picture. Every install is a little bit different. And if you decide to go with this transmission cooler it should drop right in and you can carry on with whatever else is more important, family, friends, life, etc.. Thank you very much for reading my review, and may you have a wonderful day. Olajoe 93170
Nice review-- comment by: Arthur - 09/03/2013
The install was very simple. This installation video you had was great! We just returned from a 400 mile road trip which put the cooler to good use with no leaks or issues. Great service and a good price. 72125
Thanks for shipping so fast. the response time was impressive! Below is a picture of the install of my Derale trans cooler (13503) installed in my 2010 Jeep Liberty. I did not install with the inlet/outlet on the bottom due to thinking that with a plate and fin type cooler air might get trapped in other end. I mounted it horizontal and put the inlet flow on the bottom to assure that any air gets purged. Odd thing about this trans is that there is a bypass valve on the lines that is thermally operated. The flow to the coolers is bypassed until a specific oil temp is reached. Then flow is allowed to go to the cooler(s). This is done because the trans cooler is completely independent of the radiator. There is no thermal exchange between the trans fluid and the engine coolant. With the transmission fluid bypass valve in operation it is not possible to reduce trans temp below a preset level (or nearer ambient temp) because the thermostat valve simply turns off flow to the cooler(s). In a conventional setup the coolant flows all the time and there is no by-pass. Trans fluid is kept from dropping in temp by the engine coolant which will actually put heat into the trans coolant if the engine coolant is warmer. Chrysler has no thermal exchange with the engine coolant so they thermostatically control flow to keep the trans from operation at a too low temp. In short, in my vehicle I can't reduce the trans temp below the thermostat setting, But I can assure that the temp of the trans can never be too hot. I also mounted the trans cooler on brackets I made. I was uncomfortable pushing the rods thru the radiator and the air conditioning and factory trans cooler. The added mass of the Derale trans cooler may have been a little too much clamped onto the radiator. I tapped into the original hose with a 3/8 double barb fitting and double clamped all connections. Also below is a exploded parts view showing the by pass valve on the trans lines which directs trans fluid back to the trans and by passes the cooler(s) until the trans gets to a specific temp. It is item #3. 97702
still working great!John G - 09/02/2014
Nice discussion John, thx. Did you have over heating problems prior to cooler install. I have a 2011 Liberty that overheats any time I use it off road on hills in the summer....the Jeep dealer told me that they all do this...I wonder if its actually the bypass thermostat?-- comment by: Don W - 10/25/2014
Hi Don, My Jeep has never overheated either engine or trans. I have never heard of them being prone to overheating either. If you suspect the inline thermostat on the coolant line I think that would be easy to check simply by feeling the lines and seeing if the line is returning hot trans fluid without going up front to shed some heat. I added the cooler because I put a trailer hitch on and just wanted to make sure that the trans would stay in the proper operating temp range. Are there a lot of bugsdebris in the trans or engine radiators? Is the thermostat cycling properly? Any pinched hoses? If the engine coolant is too hot it may be a pinched hose. Check the temp of the inlet hose versus outlet hose while the engine is running. If the return line is at the same temp as the outlet hose the radiator is not shedding the heat adequately. Cooling problems can be a little tricky but a little detective work can usually solve it.-- comment by: john G - 10/28/2014
Hardest part of the installation was confirming which of the lines was the hot and which was cold. After that, installation on my 2005 Pilot was easy. Just follow directions or find a YouTube video. Tranny coolers are a must if you're planning on taxing the transmission by hauling/pulling or doing lots of hill climbing with a load in the truck/SUV. Shipping was super fast and customer service follow up on my order was great. I will absolutely buy all my trailer stuff from these guys. 291142
Still going strong. No problems and Ive still happy with the installation and performance. Thanks for following up!James - 10/27/2017
Diana H. Was the best! Easy to work with and she was very well versed in the product we purchased. She saved us on shipping and did all she could do to get the product to us quickly .....thanks Diana H. Well Done! 554107
No problems towed a lot of trailers and works like advertised....thanksSteven B - 08/15/2019
It was a pretty straight forward installation. I did have to remove the battery and tray as the factory spring hose clamps were positioned such that I could only get at them from the top, couldn't squeeze the clamps from a below angle. Thankfully I watched their video before ordering to see I needed another length of hose to finish the install. Took about 3 hours and seems to work well. 568120
The D13503 transmission cooler was a fairly straightforward DIY installation on a 2010 (3rd gen) Honda Odyssey. Watch a video or two on etrailer.com and you should be able to figure everything out. Two issues came up. First, it is not trivial to get the hose pushed securely onto the nipples of the cooler or the vehicle. Readers should thoroughly lube the inside of the hose and the outside of the nipple. (I suppose a tight fit is good, just be prepared to apply force and be patient!) Second -- and this is why the product only gets 4 stars from me -- the head of one of the plastic mounting rods broke off. No extras are supplied, so I figured out a zip-tie solution. It leaves me nervous about the strength of the remaining three, but the installation seems secure for now. Potential DIYers should also note that you are likely to break some of the body panel retainers (aka "clips") during disassembly of your vehicle's front end. (Not surprising on my 95,000 mile van; they were brittle.) Be prepared and locate a source for replacements ahead of time. Overall, this product seems well-designed, is offered at a great price from etrailer, and has the potential to lengthen the life of your transmission even when not towing. 348570
Installed this in a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder. Fit is excellent. I wanted to remove the factory radiator connection as this is a common point of failure allowing coolent to enter the ATF. This is plumbed from the transmission to the factory cooler, then to this new cooler, then back to the transmission. The only thing extra I had to buy was a 3/8 double barb to connect to an existing hose. This cooler adds about half a quart of ATF to the system. I can't speak for any temp drops as I don't have a temp gauge installed yet. 101344
Good product easy install! had to order extra 5 feet hose to fit my 2012 Sienna. I bought it for towing my RV without damaging my transmission. Don't have any info if it really helps lowering my trans temperature but pretty confident about it. 528992
this product is of good quality and a good size to make a big difference on the cooling of the transmission, so much that when its spring winter or fall, when i'm just driving around town the engine wont get to operating temperature until i drive for about 30 min. It's an easy fix to just use a piece of cardboard over the transmission coolers when its cold out and your not towing. Then the temp comes up as usual. When towing just make sure to keep the bugs out of your rad and coolers. Towed my trailer through the mountains where my truck over heated last year and had no problems this year. truck is a 2012 ecoboost 3.5l f150. Needed a few fitting but the local farm supply store had them, i hooked it up in series behind of my stock cooler, the fluid goes from the rad to this cooler then the stock cooler. 568743
I have a 2007 Silverado Classic w/ 4.8L and was somewhat nervous about buying the tranny cooler because I have never done this before, but honestly, it's pretty self-explanatory. I bought the 8000 series I also used GM adapter D13035 and it fit easily in the "out" position of the radiator. I placed the cooler in the very front of the oil cooler so that it would get 100% air. However, because I did not want the ties to go through the oil cooler and then the radiator, there is a bottom bracket that goes across <--------------> the oil cooler and I cut slits into it and made holding bracket for the trans. cooler so now it is about an inch in front of the oil cooler. This will allow maximum cooling because air can circulate all the way around the cooler. I'll post some pics when I can. -Art P.s. Had to buy about 3 more feet of hose, but not too bad of an install for someone who hasn't done this before. 31532
I am installing this on a 2007 Silverado, new body style, V6, 4.3L . I assume the trnasmission return metal line will have to be cut and the rubber line coming from the cooler will fasten to it? Is there an adapter for this or just a standard hose crimp?-- comment by: Derek - 02/10/2014
You will connect the new cooler input to the OEM cooler output using an adapter, part D13035. From there output hose on the new cooler will fit over the barb on the metal OEM return line and use a hose clap to secure. We have a video of this kit being installed on a 2011 Suburban, the install will be very similar on your Silverado.-- Patrick B - 2/13/2014
The cooler was exactly as described. The best part was the instructional videos showing 2 different installs on Honda Odysseys. They each installed it in slightly different ways so I was able to use both videos to get the job done right. I wouldn't have felt confident in doing this job myself without etrailer's assurance that I was getting the right part. 443108
Received product timely. Was as expected. Got item installed. Instructions were very good. Will look at etrailer for future parts/items. Recommend them to others. 570061
Fabulous. For a 2002 Odyssey don't remove factory fittings from RADIATOR. Remove hoses from steel tubes that come off the radiator and use a double male fitting from the hardware store for the return hose. To make life really easy, download a copy of Honda's installation for Factory Cooler to figure exactly where the return lines are. Rip off the bumper. Get er done. 1 hr. The whole car drives different. Smoother. Quieter. 39178
Just installed this on my 2005 Avalanche (since I'll be towing a larger travel trailer now), after seeing the how-to video on this site (relating to the same product). Overall the installation went very well, and I highly recommend this product. While my Avalanche had the factory-installed towing option, it did not provide an external transmission cooler and instead utilized a cooler built into the radiator tank (better than nothing, but an external cooler is best). If you're installing on a 2005-era Chevy 1/2 ton, do yourself a favor and order the D13002 Mounting Kit and the D13035 Radiator Adapter fitting; and while you're at it I recommend getting another 3' or so of 5/16" transmission cooler hose. The first two items make it a no-brainer to install the cooler, and while the cooler hose supplied with this cooler is decent, it's just not long enough to supply the hose lengths required to connect to the radiator and the existing line going back to the trans. Of course, I mounted my cooler in the center of the rad on the factory "A" frame (in front of the rad), if you somehow mount the cooler more to the passenger side then the supplied hose might be long enough. I ended up using two of the supplied self-tapping screws, but needed to obtain four bolt/washer/locknut combos to mount the brackets to the cooler's mounting holes. The cooler comes with four pads and plastic straps to mount it against the radiator, but no one I talked to likes those as they tend to break over time. Better off mounting it properly :-) Since I don't have a transmission temp gauge I can't tell exactly how much cooler it's operating, but a trans cooler like this is pretty much a requirement for any substantial trailer weight. 153766
Product has been working flawlessly, would purchase this again :-Mike H - 09/30/2015
Soooooooooooooo easy to install. Great ad on. no glitches. directions were perfect. Price was also fabulous. The cooler on an Odyssey is undersized so this really helps even when you are not towing. 555378
Installed the transmission cooler before our 15 hour trip to Florida from Kentucky. Previously had overheating problems with the transmission on long trips. The transmission never overheated during our latest trip with this new transmission cooler installed. Cooler came with everything available, with the exception of tools, to complete the installation. I will install another one if we upgrade to a later model Honda. 266795
Put this trans cooler on a 05 Odyssey because without it they have transmission problems and every automatic needs one realistacly. Heat kills transmissions. This one has enough volume for this size vehicle and keeps it 30 degrees cooler then engine temp. Ran it from the transmission to the radiator and out to the cooler and back to the transmission. This helps with cold weather warm up temps while dropping the normal operating temp to a better operating temp for the transmission. Overall I am highly satisfied and it is providing longevity to my vehicle. 244199
Easy install, works well. 728042
We had this installed on our 06 Odyssey during some subframe work with the intention of pulling a popup camper. It worked GREAT. Not a blip on the temperature gauge or struggle going through hills while towing. 725247
This has worked flawlessly since I installed it a year ago. No leaks or problems. Pulled a resilient of the mountains and my transmission temp never exceed ed 200 deg F. 722413
Great price Fast shipping. 718419
It installed just like the instructions. Straight forward with no difficulties. I ended up buying a different tow vehicle, so I really can't comment on the function of keeping the transmission cool while towing. 712010
Finally finished the installation. The adapter didn't work for my application. I found an etrailer video that used Derale Snap-In Radiator Adapter Fitting for GM Item # D13035. Ordered the adapter for my 2007 Jeep Compass. That did the trick. The mounting steps with the kit were ok but I only managed to put in 3 of the 4. However the oil cooler is secure and won't budge. I'll update if needed but the install was a success. 706597
quick service, cooler is on, so far so good. would order from etrailer again. thank you. 697075
Good product and easy to install fast delivery friendly staff 697649
works great, no issues 693819
Really pleased wit this cooler works really good before couldn't go up the road wit out a trailer tans be up on 90 now I can flick up da road wit da trailer and be down to 75-80 688610
Working great 679914
I Installed this on a 2015 Chevy Colorado about a year ago. The install was not complicated just took time and patience to plumb correctly. I run this in line with the factory transmission cooler. I rarely see temps over 200 degrees when towing a 5500 pound trailer. You DO NOT need to cut any lines if you use the GM adapter fitting sold by etrailer. Just remember to top off fluid after install. 677689
I have not installed my transmission cooler as of today. But the quality and construction look's very nice. I am sure with this kind of quality build it should last me a long time on my Nissan Frontier pick up. Also the simplicity of the installation and directions I am sure any novice can install this. Great Job! Steve GA 674661
I could not use it because of the leaka ge. 665040
Trans cooler looks excellent and complete. Will install this weekend. 653813
Great reviews on transcooler--convinced me to install one--does lower my oil by 20 degrees pulling a 24ft trailer with my tahoe 650228
used on a 2011 silverado 1500 it was a breeze installing my transmission fluid has yet to reach the Temps it did before no leaks I got what I wanted Thanks 647514
We love our trailer. It has traveled with us many places. 643138
Quick delivery. Product was just as advertised. Hooked up and works great! 642689
Product was easy to use and install. Depending on the location selected, you may need to purchase more hose to complete the connections, but since this is not vehicle specific, it's no big deal. I'm seeing about a 40 degree drop in transmission temperature using this cooler. Good product. 641130
I was looking for cooler to install on my 2007 toyota FJ cruiser because I was going to start pulling a 16ft airstream camper. I picked this cooler from etrailer because of it's quality and price. It was easy to install and it fit perfectly. My only negative comments about this product is that they didn't supply enough hose to attach both in and out lines. I had to go to a local auto parts store and buy and additional 3 feet of hose. The directions were pretty good, but I had a difficult time determining which transmission lines were in and out. This was on me not the product. Since the installation of this cooler I have pulled my camper across Florida and through the hills of Georgia without any transmission cooling problems. I would have given it 5-stars if they would have included 3-more feet of hose. I would buy it again 640805
Cooler works great !! That being said, cooling hose was too short and an odd size. None of the local parts stores had 11/32 trans cooler hose. had to order it . The rest of the install was pretty straight forward and is now keeping my trans much cooler. 634486
Fast shipping and the best customer ser vice! 628786
Excellent product. No issues or leaking of any kind. :) 622056
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3 Simple Hacks to de-stress NOW
Do you sometimes feel like you're falling apart? Does it take everything you've got to hold it together, knowing that you've got a job, a family and friends who have no idea how stressful it is for you?
I get it.
I've been working with a huge group of patients who are exactly like you... Some are going through a divorce....some are SUPER MOMs...(hero to all but herself)..... and some are just plain scared shitless for reasons which are just can't be explained.
Well, the good news is that there's something you can do right now which will take your heart rate down.....take your nervous system to merely "operate" level instead of overdrive....and...well....just clear your head up a little.
So let's get to it.....Ready?
Step 1. B-R-E-A-T-H-E.
It's hard to remember this one if your mind's on overdrive, but it's absolutely the single best thing you can do for yourself. Start by sitting yourself down in a comfortable chair, but keep your back straight. Drop your shoulders. Peel your tongue off the roof of your mouth and let it rest comfortably between the top and bottom teeth. Now inhale to the count of 4. Hold your breath to the count of 4. Now exhale to the count of 8.
Repeat the above 5 times.
How do you feel now?
Step 2. Forward fold.
Stand with your feet hip distance apart, arms by your sides. Take a slow....deep....inhale, and then with an open mouth, let the air out with an "Ahhhhhh!".
Repeat the above 2 more times.
Now slowly drop your chin to your chest, and then keep moving the top half of your body down as though you were going to touch your toes. If you can touch your toes, great! If you can't, that's fine....just go to where you can. This is not a competition! Some people like to rest their hands on books standing on their bottom edge, so that they're tall....some use a chair to rest their hands on. Whatever your body can do is perfect. If you need a slight bend in your knees, then let them soften. Just hang there and breathe gently......at first, you can move your head side to side as if you were saying "no". Then move your head up and down as if you were saying "yes". Do these movements slowly. If you want, you can move your head in circles, or any other movement that feels good to you. Then just let your head hang down loosely....feel it's weight.....
Stay in that position for a minute or more, and then SLOWLY rise up.....one vertebra at a time....to a standing position. (Ninja trick: Try rotating your knees inward so that they're facing each other...then contract your thigh muscles and then stand up. Your knees won't actually be able to face each other, but this will take the strain off your low back!)
How do you feel now?
Step 3. Bring out your inner baby.
OK....I know this sounds weird, but it works. You might have to go to your car and do this if you don't have a bathroom that is yours and yours alone.....
Stand in front of the mirror and stick your tongue out. Now....make sounds like a baby....(I told you it's weird!) That's right....stick your tongue out and make those "Bah...bah....bah....bah" and "lah....lah lah.....lah.....lah....sounds. Let your voice travel up and down....higher and lower....The more you mimic a baby, the better it works. You might want to let your voice go softer and louder as well.....Play around with this one and see what works for you. I've had people tell me that they found themselves laughing and the spell of anxiety was broken!
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Are you still working on this? I'd love to convert the rest of the episodes, however I'm not sure how you went about doing it. I have some free time, I'd like to take this on as a fun project for me to do if you dont mind.
Are you still working on this? I'd love to convert the rest of the episodes, however I'm not sure how you went about doing it. I have some free time, I'd like to take this on as a fun project for me to do if you dont mind.
I'm not currently working on this. I wanted to convert the rest some time in the future, but I kind of lost interest and/or motivation. You're free to do it if you want to.
I just took the Quake map sources (they're all over the internet, they were officially released in 2006 or so) and imported them using JACK and fixed the geometry and logic in them (most Quake triggers and funcs work differently from HL ones and some aren't in HL, like func_door_secret). At some point I also wrote a simple script that replaced all 8-bit light values in the Quake map sources with equivalent HL _light values, which I would run before importing the map, but I can't find it right now. I found a Quake texture WAD for HL somewhere and used that for the textures, but it's missing a lot of Episode 2+ stuff.
I wrote custom AngelScript entities for all Quake monsters, items, guns and some triggers that were in Episode 1 and the DM maps, using code and models from Xash Quake.
Their models are also smaller in scale (compared to HL models) and some of the animations are a bit screwed up, so you'll have to fix them, which Norman did for all the models included in the pack.
Q: Did you convert quake maps?
My most familiar programming is C++, PHP, Lua, JavaScript.
Learning programming Angelscript.
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"I just took the Quake map sources (they're all over the internet, they were officially released in 2006 or so) and imported them ..."
1. I'm 100% sure that you took the compiled maps from Quake Remake.
2. You took the models: weapons, nps, etc. from the Quake Remake.
3. You did not specify the people who did this work, it's not cool.
4. But you can still fix it.
Unkle Mike - Convert maps from Quake to GoldSrc.
XaeroX, Dr. Tressi - Modeller
XaeroX - Animator
Crazy Russian - Q1 MDL Decompiler
I didn't take the compiled maps from Quake Remake. I took the map sources from here and imported them into JACK, fixing entities and such. If I had taken the compiled maps from Xash Quake, the lighting would've been much better and closer to the original. Also I don't think they would even load in Sven properly. I did use the models and code from it though, which is mentioned in both the OP and the readme.
Thanks for the names though, I will add them to the OP and to SCMapDB. Not sure if it's a good idea to reupload the whole package for a readme change.
Would it be possible to have the shalrath and death knight added? I wanted to port over some Quake maps, but not having those monsters makes it unworkable since they're important for the maps.
It certainly is possible. You would need to upscale their Quake Remake models a bit and port the AI code to AngelScript. I'm thinking of coming back to this and porting the rest of the episodes, so I might do it myself at some point.
If you make it a priority, I'll offer my mapping services for the rest of the Quake episodes.
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I think fgsfds should just port the rest of the npcs, and GiGaBiTe the maps and everything else. Much less work for both of you, and you know, when people have a large task to do they tend to drop it. The only way around it (and the frustration it gives you to look at a project that will never be completed) is to make little tasks, and stop there, then rest.
A lawsuit waiting to happen.
Still waiting for that lawsuit against SC developers for using copyrighted assets in official maps since forever, Mommamesa being one from SC 4.8 using Descent 3 tracks. I think there may still be some copyrighted assets in some official SC5 maps.
If going by history is any prediction, it will never happen. Mappers have been cross porting copyrighted assets between games for decades, and the only time it has become an issue is when IP is used without permission to make a full semi-official sounding game. Bid for Power, Duke it out in Quake and the Stargate mods are examples, but they were hit for IP use and not copyrighted content. Garry's Mod has copyrighted content from pretty much every 3D game ever created and the only legal trouble Garry got in for it was to notify players that the IP owners don't allow them using the assets for commercial projects.
Quake is a different story, Half-Life is a direct descendant of Quake and even used Quake assets for the DMC mod, with more Quake content being ported by the community. If Id hasn't cared for 22 years, they're not likely going to suddenly change their minds.
If you people are scared I get it, being an official steam game now. But just like garrys mod, Everything else is made by the community so theres no control or lawsuit coming against that. As long as its not shipped with an official update, anything should be 100% safe, so go nuts with all that custom content!
In fact, I gave up Doom Remake because of copyright. I had maps of all the episodes of the Doom 1. And I'm not going to share this with the community.
At least, until I am convinced that because of this there will be no problems with the law.
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Viewed by: 7975 people Comments (4) Category: Zeus Leonardo Tags: culturally responsive, equity, Leadership
Zeus Leonardo is an Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Studies in Education at University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Leonardo's work is guided by an attempt to capture "the real experiences of race, both by whites and people of color." He argues that whiteness has not been historically marked by a certain sense of rigidity, but instead, has the ability to flex, change, and morph in order to ensure its survival. Moreover, Dr. Leonardo argues, the construct of whiteness continues to shape global cultural identities even as it fragments our total understanding of race. By embracing a new, if not uncomfortable understanding of race and race relations, Dr. Leonardo believes that a more genuine sense of multiculturalism can be fostered.
Since the late 1980s, education has witnessed the creation of a new subfield of study called "Whiteness Studies." Since the arrival of Peggy McIntosh's (1989) essay on white privilege, David Roediger's (1991) documentation of the history of the white working class in the U.S., and Ruth Frankenberg's (1993) interviews showcasing white women's vacillation between evading and recognizing race, a veritable explosion of writings centering whiteness gives educators a new arsenal for analyzing schooling. Overall, the innovation of Whiteness Studies has helped educators focus on the contours of racial privilege, or the other side of the race question that has long been neglected. Rather than the usual, "What does it mean to be a person of color?" it asks, "What does it mean to be White in U.S. society?" Traditionally, race analysis focused on the experiences and developments of communities of color, their struggles with racism, and hopes of one day ending it. In The Souls of Black Folk, Du Bois (1904/1989) posed the question to African Americans: "How does it feel to be a problem?" Partly ironic in the sense that African Americans were on the receiving end of racism, the question was nonetheless profound in extrapolating what life is like when you are perceived to be a problem within the audacious assumptions of American democracy. The turn to whiteness, which is now in full swing only two decades after the initial works, perhaps asks Whites the same question without the implicit irony: "How does it feel to be the problem?" This time and coming mainly from White scholars writing about whiteness, the tone is more literal, even accusatory. How do we scaffold educational leaders to adopt the study of whiteness in a critical way?
There are some immediate challenges to implementing a "pedagogy of whiteness." Immersed in multiculturalism, many school leaders have taken minority studies seriously. We can hardly find a school that does not, in some form or another, take up the cultures and histories of people of color, from additive approaches that incorporate a teaspoon of ethnic studies and stirs the pot, to more transformative approaches that revamp the curriculum and entire school culture. In a word, multiculturalism has become hegemonic; it is the common sense. It does not suggest that we are somehow "doing it right" but that most educational initiatives now have to contend with diversity even superficially. These victories notwithstanding, it is problematic to focus solely on the margins, which negates a critical look at the center, reinforces the ostensive invisibility of whiteness, including Whites' racial investments and general process of racialization in schools. Once again, they escape critical scrutiny, historical accountability, and moral culpability.
The turn to whiteness disrupts the focus on minorities, indeed re-centers Whites once again. Certainly educational leaders might do well to suspect that whiteness is up to its old tricks again. In fact, Whiteness Studies arrives on the scene precisely at the moment when minorities have gained a legitimate foothold in curricular, instructional, and cultural reform of education. There are workshops on raising race consciousness for Whites, videos showcasing the White mindset, and conferences on White privilege. In short, Whiteness Studies has become an industry. That said, if Whiteness Studies centers whiteness, it places it in an atypical, even uncomfortable position. It puts whiteness on trial without indicting White people as individual embodiments of an ideology called whiteness. When Roediger writes that whiteness is nothing but false and oppressive, he was careful to distinguish between whiteness and Whites. A focus on whiteness surely centers Whites in an analysis of racism, but this is not the same as saying that Whites themselves are only false and oppressive. There have been examples of Whites who fought and continue to fight on the side of justice, the abolitionist John Brown being an obvious instance, but as an ideology whiteness has no redeeming characteristics because it has functioned primarily to stratify society. This leads David Roediger to suggest that it is nothing but false.
What does it mean to be critical of whiteness? In schools, first this means that leaders would encourage locating whiteness. Passing as unremarkable and even unmarked, – from which books count as "the canon," to whose perspectives are legitimated and whose voice is relegated to "special interests," to the hidden racial referents of policies like NCLB, to the implicit norms of "safety" (whose safety?) in public dialogue about race – the ideology of whiteness must become familiar and then made strange. Familiarizing students and educators on the codes of whiteness allows them to understand the taken-for-granted, or whiteness passing as simply good values or a universal human nature, when in fact it is particular and partial. It is partial in two senses of the word: part of the whole and a form of investment.
Once whiteness is made familiar, then it must be made strange. No longer able to disguise itself as normative, whiteness becomes peculiar once it is located. However, unlike ideologies of color, which are not only false and whose history has produced rich legacies of resistance to educational inequality, whiteness has had a bad track record. As Roediger said, it is a bad idea. It has no cultural content other than the enforcement of racial hierarchies. Students would learn that the strange machinations of whiteness include the law, which rejected Takao Ozawa's 1922 plea for citizenship on the basis that he may have claims to be White through culture (defined as "American") but in no way is he Caucasian based on scientific evidence of the time that traces whiteness to the Caucasus Mountains (see Lopez, 2006). A mere three months later, the same Justice wrote the decision against Bhagat Thind who claimed Caucasian status based on his origins in the Caucasus region of Indo-Asia. This time, the court ruled that Thind may be Caucasian but common sense says he is not White. Where the court ruled on the side of science in the first and thwarted Ozawa, it rules on the side of common sense in the second and frustrates Thind. Strange indeed. The upshot is that "White" is whatever Whites and whiteness say it is. Whiteness has no essence and shape shifts according to the whims of whiteness as long as its overall interests remain intact. Education that takes whiteness seriously is a schooling worth the name.
Dialogue is key in moving toward this type of education; these dialogues can be the first steps in building trust and openness among White and non-White colleagues, and ideally broadening consciousness of the legacy of White privilege. Here are some examples of dialogue "starters" that can open the door to critical examinations of Whiteness.
– Why do so many Whites find it uncomfortable to talk or think about their own racial identity?
– What would change about Whites' lived experience if they recognized their own racial conditioning?
4 Responses to "Whiteness Studies and Education: Making the Familiar Strange by Zeus Leonardo"
I'm so glad to see a blog about this because I think it's really important information. I am a white special educator interested in issues of equity and inclusive settings, and I often struggle to know what to do with my own privilege as a white person. Further, I believe I have a responsibility as an educator of preservice and inservice teachers to foster commitment to equity and that begins by understanding your own identity deeply and constructively.
This is hard for many white educators and it is my duty to mediate these difficult dilemmas in ways that promote growth. Thank you for your timely discussion of such an important topic!
Your first question, "Why do so many Whites find it uncomfortable to talk or think about their own racial identity?" might be answered using a question that you pose earlier in your essay, which powerfully illustrates both the traumatic and deconstructive potential of Whiteness Studies: "How does it feel to be the problem?"
As Kimberlé Crenshaw writings on intersectionality have demonstrated, however, race is one among several identity-based ideologies that, in an slight modification of your phrasing, "has no cultural content other than the enforcement of [race, class, gender, etc.] hierarchies." If our communities might ever hope to work toward the broadened consciousness that you've described as resulting from a process of familiarization and estrangement, it seems that each of these ideologies must be made similarly subject to interrogation.
When I try to consider consequent restructuring of social meanings (which is unimaginable to me), I think of your phrase: "Whiteness Studies has become an industry" and worry that, in the semiotic freefall, many of the same old vested interests might take the opportunity to more easily reconfigure even their own "master's tools" (I look with suspicion to the prevailing, "postmodern" emphasis on "the individual" in popular culture). How might we ensure that this does not happen?
Moreover, as a white/male/middleclass/heterosexual, what can I do to participate in a more equitable restructuring of society when prevailing ideologies might automatically position me in an undeserved position of authority? That is, how do I resist the often-unconscious temptation to build in my own image?
Consideration of this topic is especially timely as we endure an election cycle characterized by nefarious rhetoric shrouding racist undertones and overt pandering to "grassroots" conservation of the central tenets of whiteness(by both major parties on certain issues like education). Unfortunately, in the current climate, re-centering the conversation is a daunting proposition in the face of an increasingly vocal scapegoating focused on the "other" (e.g., the immigrant, the indigent, the gay, the Muslim, and incredibly, the President). This pessimism having been aired, I undoubtedly agree that we cannot heal the body by splinting its extremities. That is, as Dr. Leonardo aptly points out, acknowledging the ailments of our central structures (built on the falsehoods of whiteness) is a vital step to support remedies on the margins. Uncomfortable as they may be in the near term, discussions of privilege are essential.
Whiteness is hard to see when it is a part of one's daily experience. When it is the norm, it's easier to look at the other as being unusual non-desirable or strange. Perhaps as white privilege is more concretely defined in relationship to how it enhances one's access and status daily within one's life and work and institutions, people can see how institutions are formed from the basis of one group's power over others.
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The death under mysterious circumstances of the Dalit youth whose marriage to a girl from the Vanniyar community last year unleashed a venomous anti-Dalit hate campaign in Tamil Nadu provides a tragic twist to the caste politics in the State.
The body of E. Ilavarasan was found on Thursday with head injuries along a railway track in Dharmapuri, bringing a pitiful conclusion to the personal story of a young couple whose love proved unequal to the poisonous politics of caste. Ilavaran's marriage to Divya in August 2012 had set off a chain of events, each more horrendous than the other, which was exploited by the rabid assertion of Vanniya "honour" and the targeting of Dalits in their entirety.
After Divya's father committed suicide, evidently motivated by a misplaced sense of "dishonour", the Pattali Makkal Katchi, the vehicle of Vanniya political assertion, unleashed a hate campaign against Dalits. Mischievously alleging that Dalits were waging a 'love jihad' campaign to entrap girls from the backward classes into marrying Dalit boys, Vanniya hotheads set upon an entire Dalit neighbourhood, and intimidated and emotionally blackmailed Divya into forsaking her marriage.
On Wednesday, Divya, who had returned to her maternal home, had said with finality that she would not return to Ilavarasan. The very next day, Ilavarasan was found dead.
Ilavarasan's parents and the community from which he hails, suspects foul play in his death, and dismissed early speculation that he had perhaps committed suicide, unable to mend a broken heart. The matter has been taken up by bodies representing Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes, and could have political repercussions in Tamil Nadu.
But the greater tragedy is that such caste politics continues to be played in a State where the Dravidian movement took root in the 1930s in order to empower socially backward communities through the 'self-respect movement' - and where inter-caste marriages, organised by mainstream political parties , became a vehicle for social emancipation in the 1960s.
That movement initially started off as an effort to break the stranglehold of the "upper castes" - principally Brahmins – in the administration and in politics. It proved enormously successful in that endeavour, with the other backward classes becoming politically empowered and securing access to education and employment on the back of affirmative action programmes.
But that political mobilisation project is far from complete, since the fruits of its effort appear not to have percolated to the Dalits.
Although the other backward classes and the Dalits were once united in their opposition to Brahminism – and Brahmins – in Tamil Nadu, that opportunistic alliance appears to have become fractured over time, since they are competing for the same pool of entitlements.
As happened at the national level when the political parties championing the cause of the Other Backward Classes became the most vociferous opponents of the move to provide reservations in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward Classes in Tamil Nadu have today become the standard-bearers of the politics of caste-based bigotry targeted at Dalits.
As the tragic episode involving the Divya-Ilavarasan marriage establishes, this has manifested itself today in the rise of "honour crimes" – which are centred around the exploitation of sentiments over the issue of female sexuality and "community honour".
As CPI (M) leader Shubhashini Ali points out, so-called katta panchayats in Tamil Nadu (much like the khap panchayats in the north) lay down the perverse – and extra-judicial - rules of social engagement and wield enormous influence in society even today.
That all this should find tragic traction in Tamil Nadu, particularly given the roots of the self-respect movement is doubly tragic. That social revolution, which began well but lost well its way, is still incomplete. It has, if anything, been hijacked and perverted by the newly empowered other backward classes, which practice the worse forms of caste bigotry that would have shamed the founders of the Dravidian movement.
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