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Mr. Tony Wong
Tony Wong is a corporate/commercial lawyer specialized in securities law. He is called to the Bar in British Columbia and previously in the Northwest Territories. He has practiced as in-house counsel, as well as with large law firms in the private sector. In the public service, he was the former head of corporate and securities regulation for the Northwest Territories, as well as senior legal counsel with a provincial securities commission. He has also provided independent development consulting to a foreign government. He currently serves as General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for a TSX-listed, public mining company.
In addition to volunteering with SUCCESS, he was previously Board Chair for The Vancouver East Cultural Centre (The Cultch), New BC Societies Act Transition ad hoc Committee Member and Annual Meeting Chair for The Greater Vancouver Interactive Arts Society, Annual Meeting Chair and Lawyer (pro bono) for Ember Arts Society, Director and Legal Administrator for The Pacific Club, and Committee Member, City of Yellowknife Audit Committee.


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Holiday Visa for USA from UK – FAQs
If you're planning to travel to the US for a holiday, you will need to ensure you have secured the relevant permission from US authorities to enter the country.
The main options for British nationals for tourism are visa-free travel under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), or a tourist (B classification) visa. Eligibility, entry requirements and costs differ depending on which route you proceed with.
We answer some of the most commonly asked questions by British nationals looking to visit the US as tourists.
Am I eligible for visa-free travel to the US?
As a British national with a valid, e-passport you may be able to travel to the US without having to go through the process of applying for a US visa.
That said – while a visa may not be necessary, you will have to undergo security pre-screening. This is done via ESTA – the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation.
If you have a valid US visa, you will not need to apply for ESTA.
To apply for ESTA you will need to complete and submit the online form for every traveller (including children). The information you provide will determine your eligibility for travel under the Visa Waiver Program.
To be eligible, the following must apply:
- You are a national of a VWP country (such as the UK).
- You hold a valid e-passport from this country.
- You are travelling to the US temporary business or pleasure you are travelling through the US to another destination country (transit).
- Your trip is 90 days or less.
In most cases, decisions are instant, although it is recommended to apply at least 72 hours before your date of departure.
If successful, you'll be issued a confirmation number which you will need to present at the border along with your passport.
While ESTA approval remains valid for multiple visits to the US, it can be good practice to update the information about your US travel and accommodation arrangements in advance of each trip to avoid delays at border control due to additional questions or information requests.
Is the UK one of the US Visa Waiver countries?
Yes, the UK is one of the countries participating in the US Visa Waiver country.
This means British nationals, ie those with a valid British passport, can apply for ESTA to evidence they satisfy all of the requirements.
How much does ESTA application cost?
The ESTA application costs $14 per applicant. If your application is rejected, you will receive a partial refund of $10.
I have a criminal record – can I travel to the US?
Your options here will depend on your specific circumstances, the nature of the offense and the punishment you received.
Those offences considered less serious for example may not in themselves preclude you from travel to the US, whereas crimes involving moral turpitude will generally render you inadmissible.
Where you do have a record of criminal activity, you would need to submit a waiver of inadmissibility. This would be presented to an embassy officer together with your visa application to request entry into the US where you are otherwise deemed inadmissible by reason of your criminal record.
In all cases, full disclosure to the US immigration authorities is mandatory. Failure to declare an offense, regardless of when and where in the world it took place, would be considered visa fraud and could result in entry refusal to the US, and impact your future US visa applications.
Even where a visa waiver is granted, you may still face additional questioning and scrutiny at the border when attempting to enter the US, under Customs and Border Protection officials' discretionary powers.
I'm not eligible for ESTA – can I apply for a visa?
If you are not eligible for ESTA travel, you will need to apply for a US visa.
If you are a national of a non-Visa Waiver country, a B-2 visa will be needed to vacation in the US. You would apply using form DS-160, and providing the required supporting documents and attending a visa interview at a US consular post or Embassy in the country where you are making your application.
If however you are ineligible for ESTA travel by reason of having a criminal record, it's likely you would need to apply for a waiver of inadmissibility to accompany your visa application.
This is a highly complex area of US immigration and you are advised to take professional legal advice on your circumstances to ensure you are following the required process and providing all relevant information and documentation.
This will depend on the grounds for your ineligibility. If you are ineligible for ESTA on grounds of inadmissibility, such as having a criminal record,
How much does a US tourist visa cost?
To apply for a B visa, you will need to pay the MRV visa application fee at the time of filing your application. At the current rate this is $160.
US visa fees are subject to change and it is recommended to check the prevailing rate at the time of making your application.
I'm planning to carry out some business-related activity while I'm in the US – is that allowed?
The VWP permits tourism as well as some business-related activities, but not carrying out gainful employment.
The B-1 business visa will cover you if you are travelling to the United States to temporarily engage in business activities, such as attending a conference or seminar, or other legitimate activities of a commercial or professional nature. The B-1 visa will not allow for gainful employment or productive activity such as operating a business.
If you are looking to combine business and tourism while in the US, you should look at the B1/B2 visa. At your visa interview, you should expect to be questioned about your plans and you will need to detail both business and leisure aspects. Note that if you secure a B2 visa on the basis of vacationing in the US with no intention to carry out business-related activity, you would be in breach of your visa conditions if you do during your stay carry out such activity, for exmaple, attending a business conference. It's a matter of thinking ahead and ensuring your application covers your full planned activity.
Beware Border Control!
While ESTA approval or a visa will permit you to trval to the US, gaining entry will remain subject to the discretion of the border officials. You may be required to answer further questions relating to your circumstances and plans while in the US in order to be granted entry.
NNU Immigration can help with any questions about applying for a US visa.
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JUNE 8, 2017 NOTE: With the main website still down as of today, the best place to find the campaigns hosted by Campaign Creations are in the DOWNLOAD MASTERLIST below. For reference, check the following spoiler box for a list of the CC Campaigns.
Life of a Marine
The Flame Knives
Aeon of the Hawk
Ascension of Duran
Dark Purposes
Vision of the Future
Black Dream
Final Destiny
Zeji Conversion
Past Purposes
Dawn of Darkness
Fallen Angel
Fall from Grace
Celestial Irruption
The Gallantry
The Fenix
New Avalon II (and the original)
The Bob Levels
War of the Tribes
Reclamation of Aiur
Here, with the help of the community, I have compiled a year-by-year list of as many StarCraft fan campaigns as I can find. It is the most complete list you will be able to find online. Take some time to peruse the list, try out a few campaigns, and experience some of the richness of StarCraft's fan campaign history.
courtesy of Pr0nogo
APR. Terran and Protoss War Part 2 (author unknown)
APR. Crysalis (author unknown)
APR. AiurGax by Krusek
MAY Terran and Protoss War Part 3 (author unknown)
JUN. The Antioch Chronicles Episode I: Psionic Storm by Auspex Studios
JUN. Terran and Protoss War Part 4A (author unknown)
JUN. Battle for New Troy by David McLean
JUL. Fringe Wars by Peter Gage [Newest version (1.5) can be downloaded here]
JUL. The Retaking of Illian by David McLean
JUL. Jim Raynor's Story (author unknown)
JUL. Terran Prologue Campaign by Sam Hawes
JUL. StarCraft II: The Eternal Flame (author unknown)
AUG. New Avalon by Daedalus Infinity
AUG. Return of the Zerg by Artent
SEPT. Retaking Tarsonis by Fredrik Björeman
OCT. The Alliance by Varanus
OCT. The Dark Templar by Hivemaster
------- The Bob Levels by Tim
FEB. Badlands by Klorr
MAR. The Fenix by Desler
APR. New Avalon II by Daedalus Infinity
APR. Reclamation of Aiur by Sharandar
MAY Palinchron Concordance by Varanus
JUN. The Antioch Chronicles Episode II: Negative Suns by Auspex Studios
JUL. Legacy of the Confederation Episode I: Past Purposes by The Oracle
JUL. Liberation by J.D.
JUL.(?) Space Hulk by Rudder [Still looking for download link]
------- The Bob Levels 2 by Tim
AUG. The Bob Levels 3 by Tim
AUG. Recolonize Mar Sara by Whiplash Omega
AUG. Fall from Grace by Desler
SEPT. The Relics of the Xel'Naga by Tassadar124
OCT. Vision of the Future by Razorclaw X
NOV. After Brood War by Gabble [Original links dead, reuploaded here]
NOV. Legacy of the Confederation Episode II: Dawn of Darkness by The Oracle
DEC. Final Chapter by JY Lacombe
DEC. Dark Cold (author unknown)
APR. Space Madness by John Goodrich
JUL. Forgotten World by Gabble [Original links dead, reuploaded here]
JUL. Celestial Irruption by Desler
AUG. The Praetor Daexan Campaign Part 1 : Allies by Whiplash Omega [Alternate download here]
FALL Temporal Distortion by Lotharan
------- The Shifters by JudasCloud
------- The Birth of Tassadar by Sodon [Can be downloaded here]
MAY Fallen Angel by The Oracle
JUL. Starcraft Terran Campaign by Cman11 [For some reason, each of the .scm files were renamed into .zip files? You're welcome to rename them yourself, but I've done it for you here]
JUL. Prophecy by Razorclaw X
OCT. Royal Season by Renmazuo
NOV. Resurgence by Varanus
DEC. The Gallantry by Desler and Xavier
FEB. Final Destiny by Razorclaw X
JUN. Zeji Conversion by Razorclaw X
JUL. Montag: Quest for Freedom by Shadow Spy
------- The Alliance by Sodon [Still looking for download link]
JAN. The Hybrids by Mithrandir
APR. The Hybrids Chronicles by Erl Justin Pachero
JUL. Protoss 101 (no link) (author unknown) [Can be downloaded here]
AUG. Wicked Reality by Ling-Mac
------- Blood Destiny by Sodon [Can be downloaded here]
APR. Life of a Marine by Gemini
MAY Clan Wars Campaign by Aster
------- The Flame Knives by Metathrom
------- Aeon of the Hawk by Metathrom
JAN. Newrand Citadel by Messiah00Guy
FEB. Fall of the Gods by Snoopy
APR. The Shadow by Naiiphs [Can be downloaded here]
OCT. The Revengers by Volka, translated by Richan
JUN. Silent Warfare by NeoKamui
JUL. A Starcraft Odyssey by Funkybomber
JUL. Enslavers III: Twisted Legacy by Drake Clawfang [Still looking for download link]
SEPT. Zantaboan campaign by LogFish
NOV. UGF StarCraft Campaign by StarSword
DEC. Starcraft: The Shadow of Space by Neo-Claw
FEB. The Templar Archives by Drake Clawfang [Still looking for download link]
APR. State of War by Falchion [Alternate download here]
MAY StarCraft Gold by d0minik
JUL. Ghost Training by Drake Clawfang [Still looking for download link]
AUG. The Mar Sara Missions by Drake Clawfang [Original links dead, reuploaded here]
AUG. StarCraft Heroes by d0minik
SEPT. Dominion: The Koprulu Crisis by Falchion
NOV. The Mar Sara Missions - Episode II by Drake Clawfang [Still looking for download link]
DEC. Bootcamp by Gemini
------- Ascension of Duran by Whiplash!
FEB. Dark Swarm by Legion [Can be downloaded here]
MAR. Battle of Ahman-ro (AKA The Road to Ruin) by Revan
MAR. Legacy of a Warrior by Marine [Unofficial patch by adamnesico here]
MAR. ACMD0 by Thalraxal
MAR. ODYSSEY CAMPAIGN Part 1: The Treasure of CSS Reliant by Jadefang
JUN. Battle of Otto Heigndal by DeProgrammer [Mod can me found here]
JUL. StarCraft Fusion by d0minik
SEPT. KANE by Krazy
NOV. Starcraft: Survivors by GnaReffotsirk
NOV. The Zakat Chronicles by Krazy [Alternate download here]
JUL. The Will of Atai by Krazy [Original links dead, reuploaded here]
JUL. Celestial Reverie: The Sweet Science by Desler [Can be downloaded here]
JUL. StarCraft: Reuniting by Church [Original links dead, reuploaded here]
JUL. Starcraft: Aftermath by GnaReffotsirk
JUL. Defiance of the Fallen (no link) by Ricky Jr. Nomura [Can be downloaded here (copy/paste into your browser, zip contains spaces): files.campaigncreations.org/sc/contest2-campaigns/Defiance of the Fallen_Incomplete.zip]
JUL. Adun by TheProgramer
JUL. Rise From The Ashes by Dem0ns1ayer [Original links dead, reuploaded here]
JUL. Echoes by Tipereth [Original links dead, reuploaded here]
AUG. StarCraft: Vile Egression by Laconius
AUG. StarCraft: Hands of Power by thebrowncloud and Tim [Can be downloaded here]
AUG. The Last Cerebrate by The Oracle [Original links dead, reuploaded here]
SEPT. Doodan Episode 0 - Loyalty by Doodan
NOV. Veterane Campaigns: Cerebrate Hunters by d0minik
NOV. Veterane Campaigns: Ver Vano Siege by d0minik
------- Ascension of Duran: Dark Purposes by Whiplash!
APR. Empire Wars by Robotronic
MAY Doodad Episode 1 - Joining Forces by Doodan
MAY Doodan Episode 2 - The Infestation by Doodan
MAY Doodan Episode 3 - Retirement's End by Doodan
MAY Doodan Episode 4 - The Saga of Doodan by Doodan
JUL. Starcraft: The Black Sun by mxmagic
JUL. StarCraft I: Echoes of the Swarm by omega20 [Original links dead, reuploaded here]
OCT. StarCraft: Gas by Church
APR. StarCraft - Storm Surge by StratosTygo
JUL. Black and Sunny: The 69-42 Saga by mark_009_vn
JUL. Resonance by Church
SEPT. StarCraft: Reincarnation by deepstrasz
DEC. Star Adairis: Sector Wars by StratosTygo
AUG. Star Adairis: Civil Conflict by StratosTygo
FEB. StarCraft Uprising by StratosTygo
OCT. Tales of Halcyon by Andrea Rosa (October 2015)
JUN. Kevin Cooper's Story by DaMnUFo0
JUN. The Critter Campaign by BounceHimUp
JUL. Impending Doom by DaMnUFo0
JUL. Lorham by Valadorn
JUL. Civilian by Valadorn
AUG. Antebellum by GrimReaper308
NOV. Balkhorn's Bad Times by DaMnUFo0
DEC. The Chosen by Valadorn
DEC. Rise of Devours Children by Vorgozz
APR. Fire It Up! by Vorgozz
MAY Salvation Episode II - Raiders Roll by Iquare
JUN StarCraft: Inconsummate by Pr0nogo
2006/7? The Chronicles of Zeratul by Drake Clawfang [Still looking for download link]
------- Operation Bravo by Aiursrage2k [Still looking for download link]
------- The Scion 6 Saga (author unknown) [Still looking for download link]
------- The Confederation by Axellraff [Still looking for download link]
------- STARCRAFT: S.C.R.B.I.C. by Kiran [Still looking for download link]
These lists are still incomplete, so help of any kind is appreciated. If you are aware of any campaigns or download links that I am missing, please post on this thread or shoot me a PM.
CONTRIBUTORS: Pr0nogo, adamnesico, NudeRaider, Alevice, Thalraxal, Laconius, Krazy, Lavarinth, Shinok, Sodon, Lotharan, Naiiphs
Thanks to all of you for all your help!


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While there is community support for a Latino Cultural Center, very few are interested in bringing it to site that is primed to support Phoenix's burgeoning music community.
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Building on an empty city block, RED Development brings a mixed-use high-rise to the downtown core.
The Phoenix Chorale introduces a third candidate for artistic director: Christopher Gabbitas, Artist Professor at University of Redlands in California.
"Hello, Sunshine" by Daniel Mariotti features 30 photographs, taken over 30 days of journaling.
The weekend-long celebration of arts, music, and culinary delights takes place December 7-9 in Margaret T. Hance Park.
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Finding somewhere to call home (even just temporarily) is certainly your biggest priority once you arrive in Australia. Living in the airport lounge will not um… 'fly' with Aussie authorities and as you can imagine it is most uncomfortable – as demonstrated by Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks, Terminal).
Deciding to 'wing it' when you land is probably not the most thought out plan and certainly, will cause problems at customs if you don't have an address. This is why planning ahead can make things so much easier and your whole experience that much more enjoyable.
Luckily there is absolutely no shortage of accommodation in Australia. The choices are only limited by your budget.
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Most new arrivals choose to book arrival accommodation. This typically serves as a base to get a shower, sleep off the jet lag and find a more permanent accommodation solution.
The exact type of arrival accommodation you select will largely be influenced by your taste and budget. For students, or for those with limited finances, a hostel might be the best option, to begin with.
Of course hotels, guesthouses and B&B's are popular and convenient choices too. If your budget is more limited and a hostel is not your thing or you have kids traveling with you may choose motels or self-catering apartments.
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The Family Policy Institute of Washington is circulating a hilariously frightening video of a 5'9'" white male asking university students, as part of a test to see if they would contradict/judge him, absolutely ridiculous qestions about his identity.
The fellow asks, with some of their responses following in italics, if they would believe him if he claimed he's:
- enrolling in a the First Grade Class- "If that's where you should feel you should be." Probably not….I guess? Unless you haven't finished First Grade to this point."
- a woman "Good for you. OK. Yeah."
- Chinese- "Good for you. Be who you are."
- 7 years old- "If you feel 7 at heart. Good for you!" I wouldn't go out of my way to say you're wrong."
- 6'5" tall- "I wouldn't tell you you're wrong." I feel that's not my place, as like, another human, to say someone is wrong or to draw lines and boundries."
Well how about asking these sheltered snowflakes some follow-up questions, that challenge them to make important judgements on people they may encounter both inside and outside of their "safe spaces"?
- Would you take a ride from a seedy looking stranger or group of strangers, because they gave complete assurances they were upstanding citizens?
- Would you, as a young lady, accept an invite back to the room of a fellow twice your size, whom you'd just met, based on his guarantee he's a terrific guy?
- Would you lend a large sum of money to person with whom you were completely unfamiliar, simply because the borrower promised to pay it back?
- Would you take drugs offered by someone claiming to be a pharmasist?
- Would you allow yourself to be given a physical or operated on by a lady or gent declaring they were an MD?
We'd all like to think that more serious, threatening circumstances would lead to more reality-based responses. But listening to how these kids justify their insane rationalizations strongly implies they haven't really received anything close to proper training in adult decision making.
Their other worldly cluelessness puts both themselves, on a small scale, and the nation on a large scale at great risk. Just think about the PC response to a short interviewer swearing he was 6'5" tall. "I wouldn't tell you you're wrong." I feel that's not my place, as like, another human, to say someone is wrong or to draw lines and boundaries."
Consider how that absurd reasoning, especially the not drawing line and boundaries part, bodes ill for a civil society, presently under threat from barabaric enemies. These poor dumb ass college kids would be the first to suffer the deadly consequences of their own non-judgemental ignorance.


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This NPC can be found in Ulduar .
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- Hodir yells: I... I am released from his grasp... at last.
- Hodir yells: You will suffer for this trespass!
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- Overview – Break out allies trapped in [Flash Freeze]. Once freed they will provide assistance in various ways.
- Damage Dealers –
Stand on a [Snowdrift ] to avoid [Flash Freeze].
Break out allies trapped in [Flash Freeze].
Move or jump to negate the effects of [Biting Cold].
- Healers –
Stand on a [Snowdrift ] to avoid [Flash Freeze].
Move or jump to negate the effects of [Biting Cold].
- Tanks –
Prepare for heavy damage when Hodir gains [Frozen Blows].
Move or jump to negate the effects of [Biting Cold].
- Hodir
- Biting Cold – Deals increasing periodic damage to stationary enemies. Movement diminishes this effect.
- Freeze – Inflicts Frost damage to nearby enemies, immobilizing them for up to 10 sec.
- Flash Freeze – Encases all enemies not standing on a Snow Drift in a block of ice. Enemies that are already frozen will be killed.
- Frozen Blows – Physical damage reduced by 70%, but attacks deal 148 additional Frost damage. In addition, all enemies suffer 19 Frost damage every 2 sec. Lasts 20 sec.
Allied Adventurers
Allied Adventurers begin the fight encased in [Flash Freeze]. Once freed they will grant their aid until Frozen again.
- Shamans
- Lava Burst – You hurl molten lava at the target, dealing 24 Fire damage.
- Storm Power – Charges a nearby friendly target with lightning, increasing critical strike damage by 135% for 30 sec.
- Mages
- Fireball – Hurls a fiery ball that causes 20 Fire damage and an additional 9 Fire damage over 6 sec.
- Conjure Toasty Fire – Conjures a Toasty Fire nearby that warms friendly units. Toasty fire can be extinguished by falling ice or Flash Freeze.
- Singed – Standing near a Toasty Fire applies Singed which Singes the enemy, inflicting 14 Fire damage and increasing damage taken from magical spells and effects by 2% for 25 sec. Stacks up to 30 times.
- Melt Ice – Attempts to melt a nearby Flash Freeze, inflicting Fire damage equal to 100% of its total health over 10 sec.
- Priests
- Smite – Inflicts Holy damage to an enemy.
- Great Heal – Calls upon Holy magic to heal all nearby allies.
- Dispel Magic – Dispels magic on an ally, removing 1 harmful spell.
Hard Mode
Defeat Hodir quickly to preven thim from destroying the Rare Cache of Winter.
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Smallwood State Park pays homage to the highest-ranking Marylander during the American Revolution, William Smallwood. His house was called Smallwood Retreat, where he spent the majority of his life. In 1934, the citizens of Charles County took an interest in the house and its historical value. By the mid-1950s, the state began its restoration of the original plantation house and opened it to the public as Smallwood State Park in 1958.
The park now offers close to 1,000 acres of land for recreational fishing in the summer and offers guided tours through the historic Smallwood Retreat. You can take a trip to see the house and plaque that resides on the front lawn commemorating not only Smallwood's service to the nation but his dedication helping the newly formed United States of America when he was elected to the Senate in 1791. Sadly, he passed away in 1792 with his mark on history and the small town of Marbury. The land surrounding the house is now used as a state park where you can explore the trails, take a look around the marina, or even discover something new in the Discovery Center.
Children of all ages will love the playgrounds and wide-open fields. The trees provide shade from the hot summer's sun and privacy from your neighbor in one of the 15 RV sites. While the sites do not offer full hookups, there is a dumping station and water spigot near the campground to provide the necessary services. The park enjoys warm summers and cold winters.
Smallwood State Park is just a 50-minute drive north of Washington, DC, and an hour and twenty-minute drive to Baltimore, Maryland. There are no shopping malls and five-star restaurants in the area but you are able to find small diners and shopping boutiques. You can explore the town and meet some of the locals as you learn about what makes Marbury such a calm town. If you need to buy a few groceries, the nearest supermarket is about 15 minutes away from the park.
On your way into the park, you will notice that the roads are paved, the trees are trimmed, and a welcome sign greets you. Once you are checked in, it might be helpful to take a map of the park as well as find out from the staff about any points of interest in the park. Rather than driving around the park, you can walk to the marina or bike along the trails on your visit. Take a few moments in the morning to listen to the birds calling to each other before you take a morning run around the park.
Smallwood State Park does not have much elevation so it is important to be careful of flooding in the summer and fall months. If you notice that the forecast is particularly stormy, then take a raincheck on your visit to the park. If you plan to arrive later than anticipated, call the park ahead of your arrival to make sure there is a ranger or park host to greet you upon arrival. The gates close at sunset each evening and open bright and early the next morning. You can expect the park to be full in the warm summer months and slightly empty in the cold winter months.
The Family Circle Campground has 15 sites that are available for RV camping. There are only electrical hookups available but you can use the water spigot and dumping station on your way out. You will have to check in with the rangers before you make your way to the campground. While the max limit for a trailer or RV is 30 feet, although some visitors have been able to fit up to a 43-foot trailer. Most of the sites are back-in and level. There are plenty of trees between you and your neighbor, so you won't have to worry about privacy. Amenities included are a fire ring, lantern post, hot showers, restrooms, and a picnic table. You are not allowed to bring your own firewood and must respect the campground rule which prohibits the gathering of firewood from the surrounding areas. The park does provide you with firewood for a small price, remember to ask your host where you can pick up a bundle. You may stay a maximum of 14 days at a time and can reserve a site up to 11 months in advance.
Mattawoman Creek is stocked with blue catfish, largemouth bass, perch, crappie, and rainbow trout. The lake is a great place to spend the day fishing. If you do not have a boat, then you can rent one from the camp store for a reasonable price. The camp store also offers bait and rods. You do not need a license to fish from the shore or a boat in the park, so be sure to pack your rod and tackle box.
Each summer during the peak season from mid-April to late-October the park hosts guided tours through the Smallwood Retreat. Tours are open for visitors of all ages to participate in. This is a great opportunity to get to know more about the history of Maryland and visit an extraordinary house. The park also offers discovery programs and guided hikes to liven up your visit. So dust off your history hat and come for a visit to one of the oldest houses in Maryland. Rest assured that you will enjoy your time and maybe even learn a thing or two.
There are two trails for you to enjoy during your RV stay in at Smallwood State Park: General Walk Trail and Birdwatchers Trail. Birdwatchers Trail is the easier trail of the two with a steady incline leading you around the park. You can take a hike up this simple trail and enjoy the view along the way. General Walk Trail is a two-mile trail that almost goes along the circumference of the inner park area. Remember to take sunscreen with you and stay hydrated on the trails. Pack your sturdy hiking boots and remember to leave nature as you found it on your hike.
You can be a pirate for a day and go treasure hunting with your family and friends with geocaching. Geocache is simple to play and requires a spirit of adventure, a pen/pencil, sturdy walking boots, a device with GPS capabilities, a water bottle, and your own personal treasure to trade. Before you go explore make sure you know the rules of logging your cache. Be sure to leave a cache area as you found it to keep the adventure alive.
You can rent a canoe from the park's store year-round at a reasonable price. Take your time to explore Mattawoman Creek and observe the different plants and animals as you glide along the lake. Lifejackets and oars are available for rent as well. You could paddle along the edge of the lake and run your fingers through the cool water. Remember to leave all electronics back at your campsite to prevent them from getting wet or falling into the lake. If you bring a snack out on the lake, please be mindful of the environment and take your trash with you.
Maryland is home over 400 species of birds year-round. You can spot different birds along the shoreline and the trails as you go. Pay close attention to the different types of birds and where they build their nests. Many of the trails offer prime habitat for the Northern Fulmar, the lovely swans, downy woodpecker, and many more. Remember to bring your binoculars and pack a sturdy pair of walking boots, if you plan to do a day of birding then explore the Birdwatchers Trail and pack a snack and some water with you for safe measures.


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Northern Irish GPs set for £8.8m contractual funding boost
General practice in Northern Ireland will receive an £8.8m funding boost as part of the 2018/19 GP contract, the Department of Health has announced.
It brings the total investment in 'GPs and related services' to almost £22m this year, the Department said – the largest funding allocation since 2004.
GP leaders said the additional money was 'very welcome' after years of chronic underfunding.
The practice-based pharmacy scheme will see £4.54m of the additional resource with a target of around 200 pharmacists working in practices across Northern Ireland by the end of the year.
In addition, £1m has been allocated to cover rising indemnity costs.
And £1.8m will be used to 'address demographic pressures on GP practices', including rising populations and increasing numbers of patients with long-term conditions.
The Department said that £1.5m has been allocated for improving and expanding practice premises – primarily for creating space for multi-disciplinary teams and training GP trainees.
In May the Department announced that primary care would received £15m from the £100m transformation fund from the DUP's confidence and supply deal with the UK Government.
That money is to support implementation of multi-disciplinary teams and new models of care.
The Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration has yet to make a recommendation on how large an increase to take-home pay GPs should receive. The BMA indicated this would follow 'later in the year'.
General practice has been hit by severe recruitment and retention problems with multiple practices facing closure in some areas.
Dr Tom Black, chair of BMA Northern Ireland's GP committee, said and extra money in general practice was welcome.
'GPs will be particularly happy to see further investment towards demography increases as our population is now living longer and with more complex health needs.
'This is being felt acutely among working GPs as their numbers continue to dwindle across the country while patient numbers grow.'
He added: 'The environment for primary care is still an extremely challenging one, yet despite this GPs remain committed as ever to providing the best possible service and level of care for their patients in these circumstances.'
Dr Grainne Doran, chair of RCGP Northern Ireland said she was pleased to see the Department's commitment to general practice.
'For too long, GP services have been underfunded and both doctors and patients have suffered as a result.'
She added: 'The College has been working closely with the Department of Health to design the new model of multidisciplinary team working in primary care and funding was recently announced for piloting this.
'Premises investment will be vital to ensure that this new way of working can be rolled-out across the entire region.'
However she added that a full solution for indemnity costs was needed in line with England and Wales where government-backed schemes have been announced.
'We must not create financial disincentives for newly qualified GPs and trainees that will encourage them to consider working elsewhere in the UK, instead of training and working in Northern Ireland.'
Readers' comments (2)
Once again, investment in general practice and not general practitioners! There is a difference!
PBPs: a useful help in the surgery yes but not investing in what really matters
Premises and indemnity investment: we await the details but 1 million between 1000 gps equates to 1000 pound per Gp indemnity help, hardly a massive investment, and does this go to gps or ooh or where??????
We need:
1) to incentivize Gp by making it financially equal to a career in hospital medicine
2) massive help with indemnity cover
3) to get gps where they are needed, ie the western and southern trusts
4) stopping shift left work without proper resources being shifted left as well
Until these issues are addressed then we will see further demise in ni primary care, we are conning ourselves that fiddling with the edges will make any real impact into the workload of an increasingly diminishing pool of stressed gps


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APC Chairman In CRS, Wife, 5 Others Perish In Ghastly Auto Accident On Afikpo/Abakaliki Motorway
The factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, (CRS) Mr. Matthew Achigbe, his wife and five others died in a ghastly motor accident on Saturday, on Afikpo/Abakaliki Expressway in Ebonyi state, on their way back from official duty.
The accident was between a Toyota Fourrunner and Toyota Camry and it occurred before the Akpoha Development Centre in Afikpo North area of the state.
An eye witness, said officials of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) have taken the dead victims to Mater Misercodearie Hospital in Afikpo.
"Members of the Road Safety should please intensify patrol along the area so as to avert more accident," he urged, adding that there was no survivor in either of the two vehicles.
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Hey Kids,
It's Flag Day today, just in time to get everyone in a patriotic mood for Independence Day. On this day in 1777 the Second Continental Congress picked a flag for the brand-new country. I've included some helpful resources below in honor of Flag Day. Use them to earn a badge for Connect Your Summer, perhaps the Keep It Real badge for nonfiction, or Explore History, or even Be Creative if you read about Betsy Ross or Francis Scott Key. Listen to patriotic music to earn an eLectrified badge. If you have any questions about our Connect Your Summer program, please see any of our wonderful library staff members.
Bear Hugs,
Describes the holiday of Flag Day that occurs on June 14th every year to celebrate the creation of the United States flag.
An illustrated version of the song honoring the American flag.
Born the eighth of seventeen children in Philadelphia, Betsy Ross lived in a time when the American colonies were yearning for independence from British rule. Ross worked as a seamstress and was eager to contribute to the cause, making tents and repairing uniforms when the colonies declared war. By 1779 she was filling cartridges for the Continental Army. Did she sew the first flag? That's up for debate, but "Who Was Betsy Ross?" tells the story of a fierce patriot who certainly helped create the flag of a new nation.
Describes the life of the lawyer and poet, Francis Scott Key, best known for writing the poem "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1814.
Music and Media
Join Francis Scott Key on the choppy waters of the Chesapeake Bay in this stunning iconographic video that will transport you to one of the most important days in U.S. history. This video tells the story of the creation of the American National Anthem. Includes patriotic songs performed by acclaimed singer/songwriter Jo Dee Messina.


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Would you like to get better at reading and executing rhythm in music? In music, rhythm is a big deal!
Category Archives: Music Theory
2 Simple Tips to Help You Read Music
I remember the days when I couldn't read music at all. And this was when I was studying music at College!
I remember feeling frustrated that all the other people in my music class could do it so easily.
Strumming Overhaul: Part 1
Strumming. It should be easy right? You grab a pick, move it up and down on the strings and bam, you have an endless supply of ways to play chords. True in theory, but in reality, have you found that you need some fresh ideas to spice up your strumming? Are you in that un-inspiring place of knowing a few patterns that you always go to? Allow me to set your strumming skills on fire! Read on.
Will Reading Music Make Me a Better Guitarist?
Did you know many guitarists can't read music? I suspect that if they learned how, they would double their abilities. I know that it's true for me. I have proven that being able to read music has given me a huge advantage over and over again when learning songs, composing and being asked to play for various events. So, let's have a think about how music reading could give your playing a huge boost!
Music's DNA: The Chromatic scale
The Chromatic scale may have a fancy name, but in the end it's just a sequence of letters and symbols that will empower you to build a solid musical mind frame. It's super important!
I truly believe this is such an important concept for guitarists to understand. The Chromatic scale is all you need to know to "see" the notes on the guitar. It's a really great foundation for building other concepts later such as intervals, chords and scales.
A Life Saving Website
That makes teaching so much easier!
I just want to quickly share a website with you that I've found really helpful when teaching guitar. I believe it's fantastic for any music student, and it's free! It's also accessible by students so they can train at home or on their devices and it's even available as an app. The site is musictheory.net. So good!
Unlock the Guitar Fretboard
The guitar is a formidable instrument and many people can get a nice sound out of it, no doubt about it. However, when you can see the notes on the fretboard your guitar skills and awareness will sky rocket. If you can't find notes quickly and you'd like to then I invite you to read on.
The Major Scale
Understanding this scale is absolutely vital to becoming a better guitar player!
Greetings! If you've read my previous posts on the Chromatic Scale and Unlocking the Fretboard then you're now ready to become acquainted with the Major Scale. This scale is probably the foundation of nearly every catchy song you know. The major scale is a sequence of notes from which we can build melodies, chords and even guitar solos. In Western music this scale is everywhere. You and major scales really need to get to know each other… Let me introduce you.
Old School
An appreciation of the works written by a great guitar educator… William G Leavitt (1926 - 1990)
One of the most helpful books in my personal guitar journey was "A Modern Method for Guitar Volume 1" by William Leavitt, often referred to as the "Berklee Book". This book is over 50 years old, and yet it still sells everywhere because it's so good. I'd like to pay tribute to this fantastic book, as well as a few others written by this dedicated author. A big thanks to the Berklee Press, who keep books like this in print.
Yes, Music Theory Matters!
Why you need it and why it's like having musical super powers!
What is Music Theory?
Well, it's basically the study of all things musical. This includes the bread and butter stuff like pitch, rhythm, scales, intervals and chord construction. But it's also the study of how it all works together and how you can use it! Building your knowledge of music theory is probably the biggest investment you could make when learning any instrument, and…it doesn't have to be slow or tedious.


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The Housing Monitor relies on data from contributors like you to show that evictions and displacement are not isolated cases, but rather widespread processes threatening a large portion of city-dwellers. We believe that gathering as many cases as we can is the first step in informing and supporting neighborhood-based activism that aims to resist gentrification and displacement, and an important basis for influencing more relevant, just and inclusive housing policies. We also recognize that sharing some types of information might place individuals at risk. This is why take the following precautions to protect your privacy and security.
// How and where is my data stored?
// Who can access my data?
// How does the Housing Monitor treat sensitive information?
The Housing Monitor considers sensitive information: types of occupancy, unit vacancy, abandoned buildings, and threats of evictions.
This information will only be shared in the form of general statistics at the level of the neighborhood and the city, and will not be associated with any specific geographic location.
// Which data is made accessible by the Monitor?
The Housing Monitor grants limited open access to the database. This is what we believe is important to make accessible for the Monitor to serve its purpose:
- Transfers of property ownership. When a plot or building is sold or bought, it often happens without residents' knowledge and could threaten their housing security. It can also be an indicator of real-estate speculation that could lead to higher rents and evictions. Finding out about transfers of ownership helps neighborhood-scale organizing at an early stage.
- Evictions. Sharing the locations and rates of evictions is important because it situates isolated legal cases within a widespread, city-wide process that is affecting thousands of households. //something about social work/legal support? or not happening anymore?
- Buildings built after 1992. // the 1992 thing is not very clear, what about 2004 law? also increased allowable BUA... we need to clarify this point more then phrase it.
- Demolitions. // also not clear what is the link with eviction and the monitor's stated goals, we should clarify then phrase.


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Luxembourg features a high density of theaters, at least as compared to its dimensions. This proves the height of its cultural tradition.
Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg is but a taste of what the theatrical scene of Luxembourg means. Théâtre des Capucins and others are also notable.
Theater lovers can make reservations by resorting to the information provided here. An entire world of culture will unveil at their feet.


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Critical reflection of contemporary artworks can be often found in the company of moral judgments, whose main purpose is to form a personal canon, a set of positive or negative evaluated artworks, formed not so much in accordance with the Kantian judgment of taste (nor the value of beauty that it entails), but rather with the individual's world view, understood as a set of personal stances and/or beliefs by which one economically solves everyday political or ethical issues (preserving the energy and time that would otherwise be spent on conscious or maybe even critical valuation).
The problem with this occurrence is not so much in the fact that the described moral apparatus is in close relation with the aesthetic judgment, but more so that it is covered with an apparent a-moral valuation, to which one usually prescribes the status of being progressive.
To figure out the precise workings of this 'loaded' valuation and the consequences that it holds for the evaluated artworks and their creators, the artists, a case study is in order. In this regard, I would like to start with an art project of a young Slovene artist Iza Pavlina that due to its specific structure offers itself almost as a paradigmatic example.
The artwork in question is a spatial installation exhibited at the artist's solo exhibition titled Talk to Strangers! (1), which sets the scene for a sensual dialectics between a frail teenage girl and 'too curious' or even straightly perverse old men. The installation consists of two rooms: a reconstructed teenager's room, full of 'girly' decorations such as posters of various pop stars, forming an atmosphere of childhood safety and intimacy, and a room filled with printed online chat conversations that the artist had with the anonymous men.
As it is suggested by the title of the exhibition 'Talk to Strangers!' these conversations are key. In them the artist performs a carefree and naive teenage girl, whose youth is the object of lust of various anonymous conversation partners; subjecting herself to fictional danger as she adjusts her appearance and mannerisms to achieve the semblance of naive and youthful conversing on the subject of love, kissing, various body parts etc.; all in order for the enacted nature of the situation, the deceiving of the ones who themselves deceive, to dialectically flip the implicit power relations.
One could thus make out that the artwork expresses a gesture of empowerment, a surpassing of the sexual difference and its symbolic tyranny. But the latter quickly turns out to be problematic, as the artist seemingly makes two mistakes.
The first is the erroneous implication that the sexual difference can be in any way affected by the 'truth' of the situation; that the act of deceiving old men would somehow turn the power relations and make the slave out of the master and the master out of the slave. The artist disregards that the act of conversing in online chat rooms does not depend on the authenticity or the factual availability of the desired object, but is instead — due to the virtual character of the exchange — intertwined with the object of desire, which is the game of conversing itself: the act of leading on the girl and tempering with her presupposed naïveté and innocence, and not the physical possession of her. This means that although the situation is indeed fictitious and fake, the enjoyment of her conversation partners is already actual and there. Making the reversal of the implicit power relations in the context of the described artwork unattainable.
The other mistake sneaks into the conversations themselves — or is, in other words, the problem of their execution. In various parts of her conversations, the artist fails to fully deceive her conversation partners. Her speech gets caught up in moral tendencies as she asks them about the meaning of their perverse inclinations – something that is not in accordance with the role of a naive girl, oblivious of the situation in which she has found herself. Questions in the manner of 'why don't these people rather go out of the house and find appropriate partners', 'why can't they, therefore, not fulfill their heteronormative destinies', are already subjugated to and conditioned by the generally accepted moral presupposition in the sense of 'pedophilia is bad', 'online deceiving is bad', etc.
They point towards already formed opinions (towards the stance of 'knowledge" and not "ignorance" or naivety) and are as such rather the result of the commonsensical pathos that usually surrounds the subject of pedophilia than of youthful and childish curiosity.
While the first mistake, therefore, shows that the artwork is not related to empowerment as the power relations remain unscathed or unaffected, the other disbands the semblance that the artwork is in any way an intimate dialectics (possibly understood as an expression of the artists personal artistic poetics) as it is riddled by moral presuppositions that incorporate a wider social aspect, which itself remains unaddressed and consequentially displaced.
But contrary to how it might first appear, these mistakes are not imperfections that make the artwork weak. What is interesting and why we should consider it as a paradigmatic case, is the fact that due to the two mistakes the artwork is even stronger or even more persuasive. Indeed the two mistakes undo its only intelligible narrative (as said before the artwork does not concern the act of empowerment nor any particular artistic poetics); they undo the only aspect that connects the elements of the spatial installation into a conceptually rounded unit beyond a simple illustration of a chosen hypothetic situation (i.e. the online chat conversation between a minor and a pedophile), but the artwork still functions, despite this void it does still persuade us.
The moral presuppositions take the place of its driving force, which is something that they can inconspicuously do only if the actual valuation that they relate to is already on its 'home ground': totally fused with the act of aesthetic judgment. Meaning, that all the indignation that we as a society hold towards pedophilia serves as the actual moment of judgment that consciously or unconsciously makes the mentioned artwork not only good but functioning – it is its primary animistic driving force.
But the sole mention of indignation also implies that we are not dealing with mere moral judgment. The artwork does not enact a reflection of hypothetic acts in relation to some pre-established notions of good and bad. Moral tendencies exhibited in the described artwork take place as aliens, as moments of disturbance, which surprisingly leave the artwork (at least in the eyes of the spectator) undisturbed. This means that despite the failed attempt to enact the role of the innocent girl (i.e. the artist breaks character and speaks as herself) she is still ascribed with the figure of the innocent girl, similarly as her conversation partners, whose photos are exhibited along with the printed online chats, are still ascribed with the figure of a perverse delinquent.
More than as a judgment of hypothetical acts the situation of the artwork thus functions as the creation of moralistic figures. Which means that the final narrative, as much the result of the artwork itself as of its reception, is heavily conditioned by the beforehand functioning of the moral imaginary. And as this imaginary is both the product of the working of the artwork itself as of its corresponding reception, as the latter is even prone to actively fill in the lack of the artist's execution, it is also conditioned by the need for these subjective figures to have a status of objectivity and general recognition. Or in other words, with the spectators need for others to share his imposed subjective figures, to affirm him in his own subjectivity. It thus affirms the power of communal bond and consequentially produces the feeling of rightness, homeliness, and security that replace the pleasure of beauty as part of the Kantian judgment of taste and animate the actual artwork.
The previous statement that the moral presuppositions can take the role of the artwork's driving force only if the actual valuation that they relate to is already fused with the aesthetic judgment, is, therefore, not completely accurate. It is not so much the case of moral presuppositions, but of figures that are at best moralistic. As much as it is not the case of moral valuation that would coincide with the act of aesthetic judgment, but the case of aestheticisation of moral valuation or the reduction of the latter to the level of moralistic imaginary and its correlating relish. The aesthetic judgment is thus not straightforwardly moral – although it is still full of implicit moralistic notions, which fail to form actual judgments and create a moralistic logic of sensation instead.
But before we continue with the exposition of this logic, it is perhaps important to note that while the artwork of Iza Pavlina is indeed an evident example of something that we could call the aestheticisation of moral valuation in aesthetic judgment or the judgment of contemporary artworks, the actual role of this aestheticisation in the conception and reception of artworks is usually considerably less evident or cloaked in a seemingly 'leftist' social critique or line of questioning.
An example of this sort of less evident functioning of aestheticisation of moral valuation can be found in the example used by Jacques Ranciere in his book The Emancipated Spectator (2). There he talks about the installation The Eyes of Guetete Emerita, dedicated by Alfredo Jaar to the Rwandan massacre. The installation was " […] organized around a single photograph showing the eyes of a woman who has seen the massacre of her family: hence effect for cause, but also two eyes for a million massacred bodies." (3)
From this Ranciere derives that the "[…] metonymy that puts this woman's gaze in place of the spectacle of horror […] disrupts the counting of the individual and the multiple. [That i]t revolves around the construction of the victim as an element in a certain distribution of the visible. [Or in other words,] belongs to a system of visibility that governs the status of the bodies represented and the kind of attention they merit." (4)
The crucial question at this point is, what "[…] kind of attention [is] prompted by [this] particular system." (5) To which the chosen example offers an answer in the form of a turn from the 'incapable' victim to a 'capable' (6) or empowered one – to a figure of a victim, whose image would disrupt our perception and its correspondent thought. This leads Ranciere to comment: "[…] for all that they have seen, these eyes do not tell us what Gutete Emerita thinks and feels. They are the eyes of someone endowed with the same power as those who view them, but also with the same power that her brothers and sisters have been deprived of by the murderers — that of speaking or remaining silent, of showing one's feelings or hiding them." (7)
However, what Ranciere fails to ask himself in this regard, is, what instance or mechanism gives the eyes the described power, or in other words, whose gaze do they actually materialize. The victims of the Rwandan massacre are indeed reduced to the eyes of Gutete Emerita and her story, something that is already implied by the title of the installation and the exhibited short description of her story, but as long as they are presented through the photograph, which isolates and 'under-lits' them, they are also reduced to an icon: to an icon of godship through which the story of a woman that saw the massacre of her family passes an already established moral judgment.
The isolation of the eyes can be perceived as a gesture of disembodiment, a reduction to a partial object, through which the represented woman is dehumanized and her tie with the massacred people abolished. Leaving only the abstract figure of a 'morning mother of a nation', an usurped story, that serves as a phantasmatic projection plane for the spectator's very own moralistic apparatus, emphasizing: 'this is unacceptable!'
The chosen example, therefore, does not represent a capable and empowered victim, whose gaze would challenge us and furthermore disrupt our perception, but instead reduces it to a figure of a passive, incapable victim and the impersonal moralistic gaze, which uses it as its own moralistic fiction.
Here again, the spectator holds an active stance in relation to the artwork, but only so far as she tests her own moralistic imaginary. Or in other words, only so far as her personal canon of preceding moralistic judgments matches the ascribed moralistic fiction of the artwork. It is exactly this aspect that distances our short analysis of the two cases from the problem of representation (at least as it is most often perceived).
The problem of the two mentioned artworks is not that of appropriately representing its referents (the subjectivities that find their way into their narratives). As it is shown, we can not talk so much about concrete subjectivities, but more about moralistic figures – products of fiction, or more concretely, results of moralistic imaginary. Which means that the function of the artworks is not to represent, but to create. To create in twofold: first the fictitious figures that are not so much subjectivities, but more an imagery of thought (part of the moralistic logic of sensation); and second the actual subjectivities, which are not part of the fiction or the narrative of the artwork (are not represented by the artwork), but are instead the ones who (through the parallel process of self-constitution) actually create it. This means that the driving force of the artwork (set behind these moralistic figures) is inscribed by the actual spectatorship (stripping the artist of his active role in the creative process and reducing him to the level of her spectators). Although not in the mere sense of hermeneutic meaning construction and inscription into the artwork (the artwork is not simply the 'text' and the spectator its 'reader' — which would still imply a subject in a direct relation to the art work, free of any out of context (i.e. out of art-context) residue). But rather in the wider sense of an a-personal or a-indvidual creation of the societal sense and societal awareness, making the artwork not only an object of thought, perception, or aesthetic valuation, but also a constituting platform of its correlating subjects' own subjectivity.
The artwork is, therefore, a societal tool. Or even better, is itself sociality (as its constitutive relationship with its spectatorship presents its existential condition), a process of subjectification, leaving any critical reflection of the artwork forced to face its own implication in the wider process of constituting the subject of its own reflection.
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However, one could quickly notice that to list the figures of an innocent girl, a deviant devil and a morning mother of a nation is not enough to fully expose the complexity of the moral imaginary that drives the before mentioned artworks. What is present, are also figures that don't attach to concrete narrative points and are not consequentially as evident, but nevertheless still present.
One of the basic figures in both analyzed cases could, therefore, be determined as the figure of evil, for which one could easily use Badiou's words and say, it is something, that is "[…] presented, not as a fanatical non-opinion undermining being-together, but on the contrary as a politics aiming to ground authentic being-together. No 'common sense' can counter it; only another politics can do so." (8)
In this sense, the moralistic judgment implied by the before mentioned narrative points of the artworks (i.e. the conviction of the figure of the deviant devil and the figure of the culprit of the Rwandan massacre) would not be positioned simply to derive an unquestionable field of otherness and exclusion, an universalistic evil, whose function would be to ensure the unimpeded constitution of the societal subject in general, but instead to set in motion a specific politics, whose output would again not be a subject in general, but instead a specific type of subject, regarding to a specific type of societal sense, and furthermore, to a specific notion of society.
The aestheticisation of moral valuation as part of a wider functioning of the moral imaginary would, therefore, lead to the implementation of a specific form of moralistic logic of sensation (sensual functioning of art as creation of moralistic figures or images) that can not be reduced to a mere codification of concepts and ideological notions: it bears no depth or mystery, no hidden agenda, it is nothing but a surface of sense – which reinstates and at the same time surpasses the well-known idea of the ideological nature of art. It would present a process of politicization of art. But as long as it would lead to a specific moralistic logic of sensation, a process of specific politicization. Meaning, that the actual process of politicization would not necessarily lead to the ideal democratization of the social imaginary and consequentially the social body, nor it would present an abstract possibility of the latter (not stating the way it could actually be achieved) – something that is usually implied by the sole mentioning of the notion of politicization.
Aesthetisation of moral valuation would entail a process of making and implementation of specific politics, and art intertwined with this process would be art as a specific political endeavor: not only disrupting the supposed apolitical slumber of the masses by means of neutrally representing important political and ethical issues, but as an endeavor already engulfed in the important political happening, inconspicuously contributing to the actual formation of various political bodies — regardless of how problematic they may actually be.
[First published in Slovene at Radio Študent (link), translated and modified for ŠUM Journal (link), now republished with corrections]
(1) Iza Pavlina, Talk to Strangers!, Erotic gallery Račka (2014).
(2) Ranciere, J., 2009. The Emancipated Spectator. London, New York: Verso.
(3) Ibid., p. 97.
(4) Ibid., pp. 98-99.
(5) Ibid.
(6) See ibid., pp. 48-49.
(7) Ibid., pp. 97.-98.
(8) Badiou, A., 2005. Metapolitics. London, New York: Verso; p. 20.


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