Adolescent Hero in the Works of Katherine Anne Porter and J.D. Salinger
Rashmi Gupta (Author)
Synopsis Growing up for some adolescents is a source of anxiety. They dread relinquishing childhood dependency and assuring responsibility. Sometimes they feel completely overwhelmed by these problems. IN these cases, previous blighting experiences make them hostile or excessively submissive. From the birth an individual is influenced by the social environment and he influences it. The 'law of conditioning' plays a significant role in fashioning human personality. The influences of home, the freedoms and constraints of society and processes of conflict, cooperation, accommodation and isolation have distinct contribution in the process of conditioning. The social forces, social problems and social situations hamper or help an individual towards the realization of his aspirations. Many of the problems arise form gender discrimination and social set-up or structure. It is against this backdrop the author has tried to assess the adolescent behaviour in the works of Katherine Anne Porter and J.D. Salinger. Katherine Ane Porter's later stories and J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye most appropriately suggest the modern predicament of alienation. Feeling isolated the hero distrusts truth, justice and love and negates everything conforming to a value-oriented society. Salilnger's main concern is with the dehumanizing effects of urbanization and technological developments on the psyche of an individual. The writer feels that an incessant striving for warlth, luxuries and comforts of technological civilization lead the individual to spiritual vacuity. The individual in Ms. Porter's works desires to understand the past and compares it to the failures of modern man in a mechanized, chaotic world. Ms. Porter longs for the pastoral world of the past but mocks its inadequacy to meet the contemporary challenges. This paradox of illusion is essential to her art and philosophy of life. The book would be highly useful not only for students and researchers of English Literature but also for students and researchers of Psychology and Psycho-Therapists.
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Rashmi Gupta, Ph.D., is serving in DAV College, Chandigarh. She has also worked as Lecturer in RKSD College, Kaithal and in the Department of Evening Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. She did her M.A. and M.Phil in English Literature from Kurukshetra University. She completed her Ph.D. in 1997 from Panjab University, Chandigarh. Her areas of special interests are American and Norwegian Fiction. She teaches literature and grammar at the undergraduate level. She has also contributed a few articles in University journals. She has published another book Female Freedom in Ibseri's Works.
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"The Atelier Mcclane is an Artist duo from Rennes (France) formed in early 2013 by Julia Crinon and Hugo Marchal. Both graduated from the Fine Arts School of Rennes respectively in 2013 and 2015.
Their four-handed experimentations led them to the creation of a distinctive graphic style that they define in a variety of fields: wall drawing, installations, screen printing, publishing... although drawing remains their primary means of expression.
In constant evolution, their works verge between figuration and abstraction, and the duo are engaged in a process of questioning and playing with the traditional codes and conventions of their medium.
Their thinking themes evolve around the place of politics in daily life. They try to understand the way the systems of domination weigh on the sensitive individual and their environment. With Black, White and figuration they compose radical and symbolic images with many levels of interpretation and narration. Without answer or instructions, they project their visions, concerns and stands.
Seriously considering the way they work as a duo and its everyday life implications, the Atelier McClane cannot imagine working in any other than the Do It Yourself way."
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Rafael Benitez: I didn't turn down offer to return to Liverpool
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Rafael Benitez has shot down reports that he spurned the opportunity to return to Liverpool this month.
Things haven't exactly been rosy for Napoli this season, nor have they been for Partenopei boss Rafael Benitez's former club Liverpool.
The Spaniard's side absorbed a major blow in August by bowing out of the Champions League in the play-off round, before even kicking a ball in Serie A.
Napoli followed this up by struggling through the early days of the league campaign, winning just once through the first four matches on the fixture list.
Meanwhile on Merseyside, Liverpool have gotten off to a sputtering start under Brendan Rodgers, currently sitting in the bottom half of the Premier League table with 21 points.
Murmurings have suggested that the Reds could respond by making a move to bring Benitez back to Anfield to replace Rodgers in a dramatic turn.
Benitez's future at Napoli has been in doubt for some time considering relatively poor results and an inability to agree an extension on his contract, which expires in June.
On Wednesday the ex-Liverpool boss said he was firmly focused on Napoli, however, revealing that he had turned down two unnamed offers over the past two weeks.
La Gazzetta dello Sport subsequently claimed that it was Liverpool and Valencia who had attempted to bring in Benitez, but the Partenopei head coach has now refuted the report.
Benitez told a press conference after Napoli's 2-0 win over Parma on Thursday: "The two clubs I saw reported in the paper were not true.
"It's not easy to be serious and professional in football, but if they don't give me permission to reveal the names, the I won't.
"I can say that one was a club side and the other was a national team."
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With the victory over the Ducali, Benitez's Napoli provisionally have moved into the top three in Serie A, relieving some of the pressure on the Spaniard in southern Italy.
As for Liverpool, it appears the Reds did not indeed move to swap Rodgers for their former Champions League-winning manager, who still has plenty of admirers on Merseyside.
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Ian is a freelance football journalist based in Boston, USA who fell in love with the game upon first watching Francesco Totti work his magic on the ball. After earning a degree in Politics and History from Brandeis University, he turned his attention towards the world of football journalism and is now a regular contributor to Goal.com, Squawka, Rant Sports, and Soccer Newsday in addition to his work with HITC Sport.
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Neat handwriting shows Meghan 'expected' letter to be published, newspaper says
By Tess de la Mare, PA
PA Media: UK News 15 January 2020
Lawyers for The Mail On Sunday and Mail Online have claimed that the Duchess of Sussex's "immaculate" handwriting in a private letter to her father is proof she intended it to be published.
The two outlets are in a legal battle with the duchess over the publication of the letter which she wrote to Thomas Markle in August 2018 about a series of allegations he had made about her in the press.
Meghan's action against Associated Newspapers Limited, the Mail On Sunday and Mail Online's parent company, alleges the publication of the letter amounts to misuse of private information, infringement of copyright and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018.
But, in its defence, the company has said the duchess's care over the letter's presentation indicated she intended it to be disclosed to the public or believed that it would be.
Documents submitted to the High Court stated: "It is to be inferred that the letter was written and sent by the claimant with a view to it being read by third parties and/or disclosed to the public, alternatively knowing that the same was very likely."
It continued: "It is apparent from the letter that the claimant took great care over its presentation.
"The letter appears to have been being immaculately copied out by the claimant in her own elaborate handwriting from a previous draft.
"There are no crossings-out or amendments as there usually are with a spontaneous draft.
"It is to be inferred also from the care the claimant took over the presentation of the letter that she anticipated it being disclosed to and read by third parties."
Before landing her role in hit US TV series Suits, Meghan supplemented her income by teaching calligraphy and also by creating custom invitations for weddings and other events.
The Duchess of Sussex (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)
In an interview with Esquire in February 2018, she said she had discovered her talent for calligraphy at the Catholic girls' school she attended as a teenager.
She said: "I went to an all-girls Catholic school for like six years during the time when kids actually had handwriting class.
"I've always had a propensity for getting the cursive down pretty well.
"What it evolved into was my pseudo-waitressing job when I was auditioning.
"I didn't wait tables. I did calligraphy."
The court documents submitted by Associated Newspapers Limited further claimed the duchess's decision to keep a copy of the letter indicated she intended to share it with third parties in the future.
It said: "The claimant kept a copy of the letter.
"It is to be inferred she did so in order that she could use it herself, including by disclosing its contents."
Currently there is no date set for the trial.
It may be months before any trial takes place and there may be a series of hearings beforehand to deal with preliminary legal issues.
The parties may settle the claim out of court at any stage of the proceedings and, if they do, there is likely to be a statement made in open court which tends to include an apology from the defendant.
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A Finding Aid to the James Daugherty Papers, 1904-1978, in the Archives of American Art
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Daugherty, James Henry, 1889-1974
The papers of painter, muralist, children's book author and illustrator James Daugherty measure 6.5 linear feet and date from 1904-1978. The papers document Daugherty's career and artistic process through a small amount of biographical material, correspondence, writings, printed material, and sketchbooks. The 150 sketchbooks span seven decades and are the bulk and highlight of this collection. They contain preparatory drawings and sketches for artworks, murals, and illustrations, as well mock-ups for books, travel sketches, and a good deal of writing. Daugherty worked in both a non-objective abstract style and in representational illustration. His illustrations depict biblical stories and familiar characters and caricatures from American folklore including Revolutionary War heroes, Native Americans, American explorers and frontiersman.
The collection is arranged as five series.
Series 1: Biographical Material, 1911-1965 (Box 1; 1 folder)
Series 2: Correspondence, 1911-1978 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet)
Series 3: Writings, 1940-1960 (Box 1; 2 folders)
Series 4: Printed Material, 1917-1975 (Box 1, 1 folder)
Series 5: Sketchbooks, 1904-1974 (Boxes 1-11, OVs 12-13; 6.3 linear feet)
James Daugherty (1889-1974) was a painter, muralist, children's book author and illustrator in Weston, Connecticut. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, the Daugherty family moved first to Ohio, then to Washington D.C. where Daugherty spent his adolescence. He studied art at the Corcoran Art Institute, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the National Academy of Design in New York City, and with Frank Brangwyn in London. Daugherty was a member of the Society of Independent Artists and was featured in their 1917 exhibition. His artwork has also been featured in exhibitions at the Whitney Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. As part of the Public Works of Art Project, he created murals at the State Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio and at the Ferguson Library in Stamford, Connecticut. Daugherty also wrote and illustrated several children's books including Andy and the Lion, and Daniel Boone for which he won the Newberry medal in 1940.
The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Hilary Price in 2018.
Donated to the Archives of American Art in 1993 by Charles Daugherty, Daugherty's son, and in 2017 by the James Daugherty Foundation, via John Solum, Trustee.
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
The James Daugherty papers are owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
James Daugherty papers, 1904-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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I use my aggression as a tactic: Junaid Khan
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani fast bowler Junaid Khan said on Wednesday that he is a humble person but he tends to use his aggression on the field as a tactic to demoralise the opposition. Speaking to SAMAA TV after returning to Pakistan, Junaid Khan said that it was an honour to have been part of the squad that had won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. "We played the final match against India without any pressure," said Junaid Khan. "The bowlers especially performed well throughout the tournament."


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24 Hours In Cape Town
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Cape Town is famous for its harbor, the second most populated city in South Africa after Johannesburg with an estimated population of 3.74 million in 2011 and located on the shore of Table Bay. Cape Town was initially developed to be a supply station for Dutch ships sailing to the Far East, India and East Africa by the Dutch East India Company. During the colonial era, it was known to be an economic and cultural hub. It is one of the most multicultural cities that is alive with sounds, creativity, colour and taste in the world. It has been named the World Design Capital for 2014 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design.
Come to Cape Town and enjoy one of the most popular global tourist destinations in Africa, there are so many sightseeing centers for you to experience with its rich cultural heritage. The city has hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup, 1995 Rugby World Cup, and some other World Championships in different sports.
Whale watching is something you may never forget in a hurry when you are in Cape Town, you can watch the Southern Right Whales and Humpback Whales off the coast during the breeding season-August to November and Bryde's Whales and Killer Whale can be seen all through the year. There are also the Heaviside's dolphins and the Dusky dolphins for you to see in the city. You can make your destination the Cape Wine lands such as Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek, if you love to taste wine accompanied with sightseeing.
Mostert's Mill is the only complete windmill in the country, built in 1796 which can be visited by tourists. However, there a lot of popular locations that you may love to visit such as the V&A Waterfront, the City Bowl, Hout Bay, Camps Bay, Sea Point, the Constantia, Rondebosch, Newlands and Somerset West. The Table Mountain National Park is where you would find the famous Table Mountain. You can hike up or even camp here. The Atlantic Ocean can be seen around Noordhoek that is linked with Hout Bay.
Penguins can be seen at the Boulders Beach near Simon's Town and if you love surfing, Cape Town is where you should visit when you are in Africa. The Red Bull Big Wave Africa surfing competition is held yearly in the city.
There is the massive Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden that houses a protected natural forest and fynbos along with a variety of animals and birds and over 7,000 species in cultivation, including many rare and endangered species. In 2004 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Cape Town International Airport was once named as one of the winners of the World Travel Awards for being Africa's leading airport. The airport serves the local and international flights; it is the second largest airport in the country and has a large number of international destinations for its users. There is no time that you would lose out when you visit Cape Town.
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Answer Define chromatid: How DNA Exchange Between Chromatids Increases Genetic Diversity
Define chromatid: How DNA Exchange Between Chromatids Increases Genetic Diversity
Define chromatid. How can one tell sister chromatids apart from homologous chromosomes? Explain how DNA exchange between chromatids increases genetic diversity.
Define chromatid.
A chromatid may be a body that has been new derived or the copy of such a chromosome, the 2 of them still joined to the first body by one body structure. When a cell is making ready to divide, it makes a replacement copy of its entire DNA, in order that the cell currently possesses two copies of chromosome.
Before replication, one chromosome consists of one polymer molecule. Following replication, everybody consists of two polymer molecules; in alternative words, polymer replication itself will increase the quantity of DNA however does not (yet) increase the amount of chromosomes. The two identical copies each forming one-half the replicated chromosomes are referred to as chromatids. Throughout the later stages of organic process, these chromatids separate lengthwise to become individual chromosomes.
Chromatid pairs are ordinarily genetically identical and same to be homozygous; but, if mutation(s) occur, they will gift slight variations, within which case they are heterozygous. The pairing of chromatids should not be confused with the ploidy of an organism, that is that the range of homologous versions of a chromosome.
Sister chromatids:
Chromatids could also be sister or non-sister chromatids. A sister strand is either one in every one of the two chromatids of an equivalent body joined along by a standard bodily structure. A combine of sister chromatids is named a span. Once sister chromatids have separated (during the phase of cell division of cell division or the anaphase II of meiosis throughout sexual reproduction), they are once more known as chromosomes, every having an equivalent genetic very mutually of the individual chromatids that created up its parent. The DNA sequence of two sister chromatids is totally identical (apart from terribly rare DNA repetition errors).
How can one tell sister chromatids apart from homologous chromosomes.
Most organisms have DNA as their genetic material. Diploid organisms like humans bear two copies of comparable chromosomes. These are called homologous chromosomes. Throughout metaphase I of meiosis I, homologous chromosomes seem in pairs. Sister chromatids are the two precise copies that are fashioned by the replication of one polymer molecule at the S part of the interphase. The key distinction between homologous chromosomes and sister chromatids is that homologous chromosomes might not carry identical info all the time whereas sister chromatids carry identical information all the time.
Homologous chromosomes are made up of both maternal and paternal chromosomes but the Sister chromatids are made up of either a maternal or paternal chromosome. Homologous chromosomes may contain same or different alleles of the same gene. Thus, the gene sequence is not identical at all the times the Sister chromatids contain identical gene sequence throughout the chromatids except in the chromosomal crossover. Homologous chromosomes appear in the metaphase I of meiosis Sister Chromatids and I are formed during the DNA replication in the S phase of interphase. Homologous chromosomes do not stick together. They exist in pairs as comparison Sister Chromatids are joined together by their centromere. Homologous chromosomes are composed of four DNA strands. Single sister chromatid is composed of a single DNA strand. Homologous chromosomes are segregated during the anaphase I of meiosis I but Sister Chromatids are separated from their centromere during anaphase II of meiosis II and the anaphase of mitosis. Homologous chromosomes allow random segregation of chromosomes and genetic recombination during metaphase I. Sister chromatids allow random segregation of chromatids and chromosomal crossover during metaphase II of meiosis and metaphase of mitosis.
Explain how DNA exchange between chromatids increases genetic diversity.
Although we tend to are all-distinctive, there are usually obvious similarities inside families. Perhaps you do have constant nose as your brother or red hair like your mother. Family similarities occur, as a result of we tend to inherit traits from our folks (in the shape of the genes that contribute to the traits). His passing of genes from one generation to succeeding is named heredity. Straightforward organisms die genes by duplicating their genetic data and so cacophonic to make a uniform organism. Additional advanced organisms, together with humans, manufacture specialised sex cells (gametes) that carry 1/2 the genetic data, then mix these to make new organisms. The method that produces gametes is named meiosis.
Meiosis makes sperm and eggs:
During meiosis in humans, one diploid cell (with 46 chromosomes or 23 pairs) undergoes 2 cycles of cell division but only one round of DNA replication. The result is four haploid daughter cells known as gametes or egg and sperm cells (each with 23 chromosomes – 1 from each pair in the diploid cell).
At conception, an egg cell and a sperm cell combine to form a zygote (46 chromosomes or 23 pairs). This is the first cell of a new individual. The halving of the number of chromosomes in gametes ensures that zygotes have the same number of chromosomes from one generation to the next. This is critical for stable sexual reproduction through successive generations.
Genetic variation is increased by meiosis:
During fertilization, one gamete from each parent combines to form a zygote. Because of recombination and independent assortment in meiosis, each gamete contains a different set of DNA. This produces a unique combination of genes in the resulting zygote.
Recombination or crossing over occurs during prophase I. Homologous chromosomes – 1 inherited from each parent – pair along their lengths, gene by gene. Breaks occur along the chromosomes, and they rejoin, trading some of their genes. The chromosomes now have genes in a unique combination.
Independent assortment is the process where the chromosomes move randomly to separate poles during meiosis. A gamete will end up with 23 chromosomes after meiosis, but independent assortment means that each gamete will have one of many different combinations of chromosomes.
This reshuffling of genes into unique combinations increases the genetic variation in a population and explains the variation we see between siblings with the same parents.
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Kanye West Brand vs Artist: How Censoring Ye Is Literally Fascism
The artist formerly known as Kanye West is one of the greatest artists in human history, from genre defining, bending and innovating music, fashion, design & film he has an undeniable catalogue. He has consistently inspired me through his interviews, taste level, work ethic, work methods, skill level and unparalleled creativity. He is one of my favourite designers, filmmakers, beatmakers, musicians, performance artists, writers, even down to the art on his album covers by Takashi Murakami, George Condo & Virgil Abloh being some of my favourite paintings & visual pieces of art ever made. As a Black male beatmaker-painter-designer-multidisciplinary creative person that exists in the year 2022, I grew up on Ye & feel like I owe a lot to Ye for paving the way for people like me to exist, and showing me an unconventional path that changed the trajectory of my actual real life.
Ye's art always had a deep sense of morality, empathy, higher reasoning and logic, a unique sense of humor, abnormal intelligence, curiosity, holistic thinking, divergent thinking, loads of knowledge encapsulated in a short period of time, meta cognition, & an enhanced perception of the bigger picture. Ye albums feature plays, allegories, stories of his real life, his taste in film, literature, fashion, poetry, his opinions, narratives, and life encapsulated in music & art.
People like Drake, Travis Scott, Tyler The Creator, Donald Glover, Bo Burnham, Jerrod Carmichael, Aziz Ansari, Bon Iver, Elon Musk, Jay Z, M.I.A, Balenciaga, OFF-WHITE, Supreme, Louis Vuitton, H&M, Zara, Walmart, and almost everyone & everything else wouldn't look how it looks today if it wasn't for the language this man introduced with his creativity. Entire genres, subcultures, ways of dressing, sounding, looking and representing yourself were curated by Ye and made the norm in society, globally.
What I quickly realized is that Ye holds a strange space in pop culture for everyone. He is, in my opinion, the most outspokenly principled artist of his generation, which is why everyone takes his opinions so personally. He's taken the most abrasive social stances of any artist within my lifetime, and many of his stances have been based on how he actually feels about an issue after contemplating it, even if the opinion will be detrimental to his career, which it has objectively been at various points. I really believe he really believes every stance he takes, and has a reason for it that he can explain, regardless of whether other people like it.
I believe Ye is an independent thinker with a very high I.Q, that has a philosophy towards how he lives his life that is more consistent than the people he is able to manipulate by having an opinion that makes them mad one day, until he creates music that they love the next day.
Most pop stars don't take any social stances, most humans don't take as many social stances as Ye, but because he's outspoken about his beliefs, people feel entitled to his opinion. Because he said George Bush doesn't care about Black people, people felt entitled to who he would vote for in the future and couldn't fathom that he would support Donald Trump. Kid Rock also voted for Donald Trump but I don't think anyone on Earth cares. I had multiple conversations with other humans in real life who were genuinely personally emotionally invested in who this man would vote for, and it's fascinating to see cause what other artist or entertainer does anyone care about in that way?
As an artist who is exposed to tons of subversive and ironic art on a daily basis, a White Lives Matter T-Shirt worn by a Black designer is one of the least offensive things I saw that week. When I first saw it, I laughed. But then I saw how big this situation got and I really had to ask myself, who is Ye?
Seriously, who is this guy and why does his opinions matter? I know why his opinion matters to me, but why does everyone else care to the point where everyone needs him to change his mind? Why is every opinion he has the main headline? I saw a writer label the shirt "violent", which was actually quite offensive, especially during the current warlike climate where actual violence is occuring, but it really seems to be the way people are reacting to this shirt, as though it's actually violent.
I saw people instantly begin saying things like "Kanye needs to take his medication" and it was fascinating how quick people were to pull that card to dismiss this artist for making art. The Balenciaga fashion shows have people wearing garbage bags spandex and helmets but I've yet to hear people call Demna crazy. Ye has always repurposed narratives like with the confederate flag bomber jacket, but it seems like people really love getting mad at this guy, and maybe that's just a part of it. Maybe that's just what you sign up for when you become Kanye West. Maybe his role is to piss people off, make people think, make people talk, get called crazy and create beauty in the process, but I think his censorship by corporate entities needs to be taken far more seriously by everyone.
Ye is like Farrakhan to me, I may not agree with everything he says, but after I hear him out, I agree with a good 99.9% of it, or at the very least, I can understand. I don't believe Ye is a bad guy, I don't believe he's violent, I don't believe he's in an episode, I think he's an artist while simultaneously being one of the most famous and rich people on Earth, and his artist side is fighting against the usual confines of what it meant to be a celebrity, a billionaire or black man in America. Usually someone at that level of fame and influence is confined by agents, managers, and various corporate entities, but he's also this actual creative genius hell bent on expressing himself through the confines, and dealing with his life very publicly.
As of this writing Ye has been banned from both Instagram and Twitter for hate speech. Being a celebrity from Hollywood is weird, it has enough power to make you president as seen with Regan and Trump, but celebrities don't have a secret service. What celebrities do have is brands, Kanye West the brand is a business with thousands of employees around the world, Ye the artist is the same expressive kid from Chicago with more eyes on him than the pope, at a level of fame and influence most humans won't achieve, that is actually acting on his own volition, and it seems like various corporate entities have a problem with that.
It's unconventional to negotiate your deals on instagram, but it's also unconventional being the first ever Ye while instagram exists. His baby mama drama is on tv because his baby mama is on tv, they're arguing on instagram because they're an instagram family, I've seen various people have the same arguments on facebook, he doesn't have to be in an episode for wanting say over his children, his designs or the rest of his life, and expressing it publicly.
I believe banning Ye from expressing himself is an attack on free speech, it's an attack on artistry, it's an attack on our culture, that's one of the most objectively influential human beings on planet Earth, and he can just be muted by these platforms that are supposed to be public squares. Ye is an artist, who decides what an artist is allowed to express and how do they determine this? This is a slippery slope that leads directly to fascism, or it's the smoke of the fire that's been going on for a while, specifically since 2020. Maybe the censorship of Ye is the elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about with these platforms, that the entire planet uses at this point, that have been taking censorship into their own hands. Is Mark Zuckerberg playing God?
I think Ye freely expressing himself is the key to a better world, he creates space for dialogue that needs to be had. There are people threatening nuclear war and actual violence, I think Ye putting some letters on the back of a shirt can get a pass.
Do we need to discuss how the BLM organization stole millions of dollars? Do we need to discuss the passivity of the phrase Black Lives Matter, with Mattering being the bare minimum of the solution to the issue? Do we need to discuss the necessity for an olive branch between different groups of people who are being polarized into a civil war by mass media? Or how Ye has a White ex wife, and half white kids? Or that maybe if white kids felt like white lives mattered those kids in schools wouldn't take them so easily, maybe we have bigger issues than chastising an artist for making Art and we can have the actual conversations, which is the artists role to start.
Any fascist organization goes at the poets first, its happened every single time throughout history, if the biggest poet of his generation can be silenced, what hope does anyone else have in expressing themselves? Who decides what we are allowed to express?
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'Historic breakthrough': Norway's giant oil fund dives into renewables
April 7, 2019 0 Comments	14 views
Norway's $1 trillion oil fund, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, is to plunge billions of dollars into wind and solar power projects.
The decision follows Saudi Arabia's oil fund selling off its last oil and gas assets.
Analysts say the investments are likely to power faster growth of green energy.
Unlisted projects make up more than two-thirds of the whole renewable infrastructure market, which is worth trillions of dollars.
But now the sum the fund can invest in green projects has been doubled to $14 billion.
"Even a fund built on oil is seeing that the future is green," said Jan Erik Saugestad, CEO of Storebrand Asset Management.
In March, Norway's sovereign wealth fund said it would dispose of its investments in 134 companies that explore for oil and gas, worth almost $8 billion.
The fund divested $6.5 billion of coal-related investments in 2015.
"Unlisted renewable energy is a growth industry," said Tom Sanzillo at IEEFA.
In 2017, $18.8 billion went into fossil fuel investments, compared with just $0.4 billion into renewables.
Developing world split on climate finance at UN flagship fund
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Vulnerable countries are backing governance reform at the Green Climate Fund, while emerging economies resist efforts to impose conditions on finance Developing countries are split over whether the UN's flagship climate fund needs a voting system to break deadlock on policy and project decisions.
At present, all 24 members of the Green Climate Fund board have effective veto power.
The US used this in October to block a Chinese bid for a green development loan.
Several policy issues have been repeatedly deferred due to lack of consensus.
As the fund prepares to solicit a fresh round of contributions, a long-running debate flared anew at a board meeting in Songdo, South Korea on Tuesday.
Representatives of vulnerable communities joined rich world voices in calling for governance reform, to make money flow faster.
"In this context, the board has the responsibility to apply the most efficient decision-making procedures possible.
Decision-making should not become a barrier to the delivery of climate finance, which hurts not only the fund and its reputation, but more importantly the fund's recipients and vulnerable countries the most." US-China trade war spills into Green Climate Fund Saudi Arabia's representative railed against any kind of voting system, arguing it would only weaken the developing world's hand.
"The voting system will do nothing but put you in an inferior position," Ayman Shasly told his peers.
"These governance flaws, they need to be addressed," he said.
Equinor Remains Positive About Overcoming The Challenges Of Funding The Energy Future
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Third, we think it is becoming increasingly clear that significant investments need to be made in the world's energy system to deliver into the demand growth and into the energy transition." In the renewable scenario from the energy perspective or the two-degree scenario as it is often referred to, they predict renewables growing at 7.4% annually from now to 2050.
They also expect oil and gas to remain very relevant over this time frame, and a need for new investments in oil and gas under each scenario.
It assumes significant growth as a part of the final energy demand mix.
Also, new investment is required for the energy transition including renewable energy, and new solar, and new wind in significant infrastructure, and in energy storage.
Last year the investment in renewable energy barely reached $300 billion.
"We're looking at a number between now and 2040 of around $10 trillion in new investment in renewable energy," Alton says.
We do see a high volume of project financing capital, much of which can support that important construction phase." Building a renewable future Again referring to IEA and the latest world energy investment report, 60 billion dollars of project financing have supported renewables globally in 2017.
"We also see interesting developments in the capital markets," Alton explains.
While he sees an increasing number of banks as the typical risk takers for the construction phase, there is evidence of growing interest from the project bond markets and the capital markets.
"This, for us, will provide a broader set of partners to fund the significant amount of capital to deliver the energy transition.
Norway oil fund omits meatpacker JBS from deforestation watch list
The $1 trillion investor is raising deforestation concerns with a number of beef companies but not the Amazon's biggest cattle buyer, despite evidence against it Norway's $1 trillion oil fund has blacklisted 58 companies for promoting deforestation, including Brazil-based soy producer SLC Agrícola.
Since 2008, it has invested $143.4 million in the meatpacking company, despite evidence of links to deforestation.
"The fund says it has committed itself against deforestation and has already divested of companies associated with it.
Thus, the fund should not finance meatpackers, considering how they operate today.
All of them operating in the Amazon stimulate deforestation, at least indirectly.
"We are glad that the GPFG is finally taking steps to address the massive deforestation caused by soy and beef producers in Brazil, both through divestment and ownership engagement," said Vemund Olsen, a senior policy adviser with Rainforest Foundation Norway.
But instead of divesting, the fund should use its financial influence to demand that companies like JBS, Marfrig and Minerva cut their ties to deforestation.
We are glad to see that the fund is finally beginning to do this." Cattle ranching is the biggest driver of deforestation across the Amazon rainforest.
The Norwegian government has given so far $1.14 billion, which represents 94% of total.
While it did not flag up JBS' links to deforestation, the fund did raise concerns about corruption.
Budget Deal Increases Wildfire Disaster Funding By $2 Billion Annually
A proposed budget to fund the U.S. government carves out an additional $2 billion annually toward wildfire disaster response after a series of record-breaking wildfire seasons have plagued the West.
The bipartisan measure would allow for an additional $20 billion in wildfire disaster funding over 10 years to prevent "fire borrowing," which occurs when officials from the Forest Service and other federal agencies use money set aside for fire prevention and reforestation programs to fight wildfires.
Fire borrowing has become an increasingly common practice as wildfires grow more destructive due to climate change.
The eight worst wildfire seasons on record have all occurred in the past 15 years, according to the National Wildlife Federation.
The provision creates a contingency account through 2027 that can only be tapped by officials once funds from the usual firefighting accounts have been drained, according to The Associated Press.
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), along with Reps. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), played key roles in securing the funding in the spending bill, which is awaiting Senate approval.
"This long-overdue, bipartisan solution to the madness of 'fire borrowing' will at last treat these infernos like the natural disasters they are, with the benefit that millions of dollars will now be liberated each year for essential wildfire prevention," Wyden said in a statement Thursday.
Environmental groups praised the additional wildfire disaster funding as a major step for conservation efforts.
"The comprehensive solution to the wildfire funding problem included in the bill is a tremendous victory," Lynn Scarlett, co-chief external affairs officer for the Nature Conservancy, said in a statement Thursday.
Palestine has been ignored by US-based global green fund since 2016
Palestine has been a full member of the UN climate convention (UNFCCC) since March 2016.
But neither Ishii, nor any Gef official, formally responded to Atteerah.
They indicated they will contact their headquarters in Washington and will come back to us," Kilpatrick wrote.
In a letter to Ishii, dated 22 June 2017, he said: "I would like to kindly remind you with [sic] the letter sent to you on 18/7/2016." A Palestinian official delivered the letter via email to a Uruguayan diplomat who is secretary to the Gef council, William Ernest Ehlers.
But there was no official response to Atteerah's letter.
Sign up for CHN's newsletter Palestine's representative to the Gef, Ahmed Abu Thaher, told CHN via email: "We sent to Gef CEO several letters, especially after Palestine became a party in CBD and UNFCCC.
Asked whether Espinosa, or any UNFCCC officials, had contact with the Gef about Palestine's communications, Nuttall would not comment.
A spokeswoman told CHN that the Jerusalem-based Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (PAPP) had been coordinating with the Palestinians on this matter since they received a request on the same day in 2016 that Atteerah originally wrote to Ishii.
The spokeswoman said: "The State of Palestine, as a non-annex I country to the UNFCCC, is eligible to access these GEF resources, as all other developing countries… UNDP/PAPP is ready to support the Environment Quality Authority and the Palestinian government to prepare these reports, upon request, and meet its obligations as a member to the UNFCCC." She said the UNDP had not communicated with the Gef directly about the Palestinian requests.
One application for funding, submitted by a group of 25 developing countries, made on 11 March, 2016, was approved by the time the Palestinian government first wrote to Ishii, on July 18.
More Funds For Fair Trade Farmers Trying To Expand
More Funds For Fair Trade Farmers Trying To Expand.
Loans of 8-to-12 months or so in duration for growing crops aren't hard to get, but capital expenditure financing for facility and equipment needs, not so much.
But meeting those needs was out of their usual purview.
Then, about a year and a half ago, they developed an approach called the Fair Trade Capital Collaborative, a way to make loans to fair trade suppliers relying on "trust underwriting"–working with borrowers with whom they have long-standing relationships and who, in turn, can provide loans to their suppliers.
Plus financial institutions don't like to make loans of that size in any case, since they take as much time as bigger deals with much less payoff.
When farmers get loans, they have to pay double-digit interest rates, something that's not a viable alternative over a period of three to five years.
With trust underwriting, RSF can avoid some of the usual due diligence process–for example, sending a representative to a remote part of the world to assess the level of risk– and provide loans at more affordable rates of around 5%.
"A lot of development funding is top down, with project design that is not local," says Carly Kadlec, green coffee buyer at Equal Exchange, a West Bridgewater, Mass.- based RSF borrower since 2014, which provides fair trade organic coffee, chocolate, cocoa and other products, working with more than 40 small farmer co-operatives in 25 countries.
One of three borrowers involved in the pilot, Equal Exchange met with representatives of three of its farmer cooperatives in Chiapas, Mexico, a year and a half ago to pinpoint their greatest funding need.
Other borrowers involved in the pilot phase include Indigenous Design, which works in the fair trade apparel industry, for wool producers in Peru, and Guayaki, which sells tea, to help build a new drying and milling facility in Brazil.
IoT In The USA: 3,000 Companies, $125B In Funding, $613B In Valuation, 342,000 Employees
ReadWrite Labs The July 2017 IoT Revolution Landscape – click to get full resolution Spoke Intelligence and ReadWrite, an IoT-focused publication and accelerator, just released their inaugural IoT Revolution handbook, and the numbers are very, very significant.
Smart matter IoT is the "internet of things," a blanket term for adding intelligence and connectivity to products and sensors.
Ultimately, we're "smartifying" and connecting everything and every thing … giving all things the ability to sense, to act, to control themselves, to be controlled by humans, and to impact their environment.
(Note that while companies on the list sell IoT products and services, many of them also provide other products.)
More than a quarter of the companies are in just five categories: AI and machine learning (401 companies) Connected home (282 companies) Healthcare – Enterprise (240 companies) Facilitative reality (216 companies) Data security (208 companies) These categories make sense: AI and machine learning are essential to not only processing but also accelerating decision-making on the flood of information that IoT appliances and sensors are creating.
The connected home is the low-hanging fruit of IoT — consumer IoT — that enables people to monitor and control their home and media.
And massive investments in data security — $7.1 billion — are attempting to answer the challenges of IoT security.
Perhaps surprisingly, IoT has been a thing for a long time.
John Koetsier IoT interest, as measured by Google Trends, since 2004 Clearly, however, the trend has been on the rise since 2013, with a sharp spike in 2015 and continuing growth in 2016.
John Koetsier is a journalist, analyst, and speaker.
UN climate fund criticised for accrediting growing list of private banks
Growing number of multinational banks becoming conduits for UN climate funds means money will not reach certain projects, NGOs warn Civil society organisations warn that the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) decision this week to accredit more private banks will disadvantage poor countries.
Accredited institutions help the GCF deploy funds to developing countries by assisting national institutions develop proposals and receiving funds from the GCF on their behalf.By March last year, the GCF had accredited 22 entities among them three multi-national banks – Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Credit Agricole.
At its recent meeting on 6 July, the board further accredited the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi (BTMU), much against protest from NGOs observing the process.
The balance between mitigation, mostly the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through technological fixes to the energy system, and adaptation, protecting against the impacts of warming, is a key climate finance issue.
Nacpil said public institutions and NGOs prioritise adaptation projects which are financed through grants thus benefitting poor countries whose urgent need is to cope with climate change impacts.
Climate Weekly: Sign up for your essential climate news update "Banks prefer proposals on energy systems for mitigation which they co-finance so that part of the funding is a loan and the rest a grant," said Nacpil.
"This will disadvantage humanitarian institutions with adaptation projects in need of a 100% grant because they will be ignored by the accredited banks in their countries," said Nacpil.
The secretariat of the fund did not respond to a request for comment.
BTMU, a Japanese bank, was among five other institutions the GCF accredited including the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
In what she called the worst GCF board meeting she has ever attended, Orenstein criticised the board for "not prioritising the needs of poor people but putting political agendas and egos first." This was after her showdown with the co-chair, Ayman Shasly, who prevented Orenstein who was representing civil society organisations (CSOs) from naming the entities whose accreditation they were challenging.
Key Republicans call for probe to see if Russia funded anti-fracking groups
Key Republicans call for probe to see if Russia funded anti-fracking groups.
Two key House Republicans have called on the Trump administration to investigate whether Russia is trying to undermine the U.S. energy industry by funding environmental activism as part of a "propaganda war against fossil fuels." Russia's goal is to "suppress the widespread adoption of fracking in Europe and the U.S.," according to a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin from House Science, Space and Technology Committee chairman Lamar Smith and energy subcommittee chairman Randy Weber.
"If you connect the dots, it is clear that Russia is funding U.S. environmental groups in an effort to suppress our domestic oil and gas industry, specifically hydraulic fracking," said Mr. Smith, Texas Republican, in a Friday statement.
"They have established an elaborate scheme that funnels money through shell companies in Bermuda," he said.
The widespread adoption of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling has fueled an energy boom in the United States that threatens Russian exports of oil and natural gas, which accounted for 68 percent of the country's export revenue in 2013.
The letter pointed to reports that Russian entities may have funneled millions through a Bermuda shell company, Klein Ltd., to the Sea Change Foundation in San Francisco, which has in turn provided grants on anti-fracking groups like the Sierra Club and the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund.
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If the environmentalist our truly serious about clean and safe energy we will re-invest in Nuclear Power.
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Shitbox Rally reaches $15 million for Cancer Council
Proudly the charity's biggest national fundraiser, Shitbox Rally challenges teams of two to drive a car worth less than $1k (aka a 'shitbox') across Australia's dusty outback roads for a week.
When founder James Freeman launched the rally in 2009 he wanted to find a way to fight for cancer victims and sufferers after losing both hismother and father to cancer in quick succession.
With 17 rallies completed to date, it has clearly been a winning formula of hard work, fun and fundraising with participants testing themselves physically, emotionally and spiritually.
"I am absolutely thrilled that our combined fundraising efforts have ticked over $15 million raised, especially to reach this amount before we embark on our 10 year anniversary rally next year. I am hoping with the continued support from our participants we can capitalise on our growth and double this amount in the next 5 years." said Freeman.
Also contributing to fundraising totals is the rally's little brother, Mystery Box Rally which is a similar, shorter rally where participants are only told which town they will begin and end in – the rest is a mystery.
Professor Karen Canfell, Director of Research at Cancer Council NSW said "We are incredibly grateful to Box Rallies for raising $15 million for Cancer Council, which helps to fund our life-saving research. We rely on community donations to fund our work; since 2010, Box Rallies has helped fund over 24 cutting-edge cancer research projects across Australia – projects that are giving us hope for a cancer free future".
Its been a massive 2018 for Box Rallies so far with the Brisbane to Darwin Shitbox Rally breaking all fundraising expectations in May, a ten-year anniversary rally just announced for 2019 from Perth to Sydney and the 2018 Mystery Box Rally due to start in Mildura this October.
Watch our 2018 Shitbox Rally Video: https://vimeo.com/277405423
Donations can be made at: https://www.shitboxrally.com.au/
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CFDP 2117R Eva Lyubich, Joseph S. Shapiro, Reed Walker, "Regulating Mismeasured Pollution: Implications of Firm Heterogeneity for Environmental Policy," (January 2018, revised March 2018) [18pp, Abstract]
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Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop of Belleville
Pope Francis today announced that he has named Father Michael G. McGovern, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, as the Bishop of the Diocese of Belleville. Pope Francis also announced that he had accepted the resignation of Bishop Edward K. Braxton, who was installed as the Bishop of Belleville in 2005. Bishop-elect McGovern, 55, is expected to begin his ministry in the Diocese of Belleville later this year. A date for his ordination and installation has not been set due to the coronavirus restrictions.
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Bishop-elect McGovern will succeed Bishop Edward K. Braxton as Ordinary Bishop of Belleville.
Chicago, Ill. (April 3, 2020) – Pope Francis today announced that he has named Father Michael G. McGovern, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, as the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Belleville, Illinois. Pope Francis also announced that he had accepted the resignation of Bishop Edward K. Braxton, who was installed as the Bishop of Belleville in 2005. Bishop-elect McGovern, 55, is expected to begin his ministry in the Diocese of Belleville later this year.
"We congratulate Bishop-elect Michael McGovern on his appointment to the diocese of Belleville," said Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago. "He has served the People of God and the Church with humility and distinction for more than 27 years. We are confident he will be a strong and compassionate leader for the Belleville diocese, and we look forward to working with him."
Bishop-elect McGovern, a native of Evergreen Park, Illinois attended Christ the King Grammar School and St. Ignatius College Prep, both in Chicago. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago in 1986, and from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Ill., earning an S.T.B in 1993 and a M.Div. in 1994. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 21, 1994 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.
Bishop-elect McGovern has had several parish assignments including as Resident at Immaculate Conception Parish, Highland Park, and at St. Clement Parish and Holy Name Cathedral, both in Chicago. He was Associate Pastor at St. Juliana Parish and Queen of the Universe Parish, both in Chicago and at St. Mary Parish, Lake Forest and Pastor at St. Mary Parish, Lake Forest and St. Raphael the Archangel, Old Mill Creek.
Bishop-elect McGovern has served the archdiocese as Secretary of the Archdiocesan Incardination Committee, Associate and Vice Chancellor, Archbishop's Delegate for Lay Ecclesial Movements, Archbishop's Delegate for Extern and International Priests and as the Co-Chair of the Chicago Priest Convocation. He has been a member of the Archdiocese Presbyteral Council, a Dean in two Vicariate I Deaneries and a Member of the College of Consultors. He served on the Pastor Advisory Committee for the To Teach Who Christ Is Campaign and as member of the Priests' Placement Board. He has served as the Interim Episcopal Vicar for Vicariate I since the 2019 appointment of then-Auxiliary Bishop Alberto Rojas as the Bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino, California.
Bishop-elect McGovern served as a Member of the Board of Trustees of St. Ignatius College Prep and is a Member Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.


COVID-19 How to address a humanitarian crisis of children in detention in Latin America
Adolescents do not perceive freedom in the same way that we do, which is why in the face of a pandemic like COVID-19, we have to see not what we think they need, but what they really see as indispensable, according to Margoth Montaño, Head of the Legal Area of Cenvicruz (Program for adolescents with criminal responsibility of the Departmental Government of Santa Cruz), Bolivia.
This opinion was given during our third webinar entitled: "COVID-19: Humanitarian crisis of detained children in Latin America", where we were able to hear different voices of experts working with adolescents in conflict with the law from different latitudes of the continent.
At the event, Sofia Cobo, a law doctor certified by the SEP-CONOCER Program in the Standard of Competence No. EC1106 called: "Promotion of the Principles and Rights of the Comprehensive Criminal Justice System for Adolescents", said that in the face of a public health emergency like the one we are experiencing worldwide, the main consequences of the pandemic on young people should be analyzed from the paradigm that it does not affect all people in the same way.
This opinion was shared by Ignacio Mayoral, Assistant Professor of Criminal Law and Mediation at the International University of Valencia (VIU), who added that the same solutions for everyone are not useful, which is why specific cases must be dealt with so that everyone can count on what is indispensable during a Coronavirus emergency situation.
Adrian Piejko, master in Human Rights and Democracy, with a specialty in Groups in Situations of Violation of Rights, currently works as the person in charge for Bolivia in Tutator Foundation, explained on his part that beyond the principle of pro freedom, in most cases it is an excellent opportunity to seek the objectives of juvenile criminal justice based on reintegration and dialogue.
The event was moderated by the National Director of Projects of JJI, Sarahi García, who closed with two fundamental ideas: justice does not mean internment and if supervision at liberty were strengthened, it would not be so difficult to imagine being able to decongest the system and that more adolescents are with their families during the pandemic.
During the event, it was recalled that Juvenile Justice International (JJI), recommends the following to the operators of the system:
Suspend the imposition of custodial sentences;
Provide probation to or parole when it may be applicable to:
Adolescents with a medical condition;
Pregnant adolescents;
Teenagers with semi-institutional measures or free time internment and replace it with home internment;
Adolescents with less than 6 months of time in their prison sentence and
Postponing or changing sanctioning measures of deprivation in cases of adolescents with non-privative precautionary measures.
This activity is the third in a series that we will be conducting with experts in the area. For more information, you can follow us on our social networks, or write to us at info@jjadvocates.org.
It is worth mentioning that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has a publication entitled "Principles and Best Practices on the Protection of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas", which explains the general principles and conditions of deprivation of liberty, which can be consulted here
Written by Douglas Keillor, posted on April 14, 2020
https://www.jjadvocates.org/es/covid-19-como-atender-una-crisis-humanitaria-de-nins-detenidos-en-latinoamerica/
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There's sarcasm and then there's ….
parango in Uncategorized September 14, 2018 769 Words
I would rather eat flypaper than get into it online or in the twitterverse, but my wife's profession demands that she stay current with issues in the local community, and so, she inevitably comes up against surprisingly rabidly held differences of opinion. A recent post in response to a well-meaning piece of advice (she reads me the good ones) uses the phrase "in a perfect world" with venom and sarcasm dripping in equal measure each time she uses the phrase, and she uses it in every sentence. In a perfect world, the writer intimates, the suggested idea might be of value; in our world, no blinking way. With each repetition, however, the sarcasm increases in intensity, aggressively crossing a line somewhere around the fifth or sixth iteration. However obliquely crafted, this is an attack on the person offering a suggestion. It is not uncommon to find a writer in opposition to an idea, but why angry? If angry, why sarcastic rather than directly confrontational?
Sarcasm interests me because it allows both injury and deflection: " I never called you a drooling idiot. I just suggested that there does not exist a universe in which your pathetic inanity might be remotely worth considering. Have a nice day."
Of course, there's a lot of sarcasm out there, most of which is simply part of contemporary habits of language. Some studies have found that sarcasm is almost a second language, occurring in about twenty percent of conversations, hardly noticed and virtually inoffensive. "Yeah, right", "Nice try", "I'd love that", and hundreds of other statements are sarcastic in that they are insincere, but so commonly used that they've lost most of their sting. Most of us meet sarcasm often and early on and come to understand that while it is insincere and occasionally confusing, it's a language we had better learn to negotiate if we want to fit in. We use it without thinking, often as a comedic counterpoint to conversation, although even sarcasm used to humorous intent can backfire at times: "No, you look fabulous". That might fly as bros shop for tee shirts, but fall flat at a fitting of a wedding dress. In some instances, we had better mean that the person looks fabulous or keep our opinion to ourselves.
That's all transactional sarcasm, give and take, sarcasm lite. The darker, heavier, more bruising brand of sarcasm takes two forms. The first, and the most confusing is intentional insincerity deployed to create emotional confusion, awkwardness, or embarrassment. The second is the "perfect world" kind, anger passed off as humor.
To be clear, both of these more damaging forms of sarcasm are about power. The origin of the word is with the Greek for stripping the flesh, and sarcasm used to exert power is intended to cut. Anger thinly disguised as sarcasm is an expression of contempt, bullying to create injury. My powers of diagnosis are fading by the minute, but the link between insecurity, defensiveness, fear, and angry sarcasm seem pretty clear. Clumsy exertion of dominance is part of the sarcastic attack, but there's fear at play as well; anger expressed directly takes a stand, is willing to be seen for what it is, and accepts accountability. Angry sarcasm wears a shabby mask.
Intentional insincerity is harder to deal with. This is trap-door sarcasm. A person you think of as reasonably decent asks what you think about the food served at a party. You answer sincerely, but are met with, "You didn't think I actually meant I wanted to know, did you? That's funny." Trap door. The bottom falls out. You are made to feel stupid, or hypersensitive, or conceited, or thoughtless in responding to what you thought was an honest question or statement. There's no room to respond without playing into the trap. This is condescension, manipulation, contempt, and cruelty hiding as a joke.
In a perfect world, to borrow a phrase, we say what we mean and mean what we say, and even in this imperfect world, it's never too late to do better. Language re-training in our house started when our kids were small. We saw how the ordinary sarcastic joshing, teasing, what was essentially sarcasm lite presented by friends, grandparents, strangers who meant no harm, confused and injured our children. Yes, the occasional sarcastic comment slips out, but not often, and not to manipulate or dominate. For example, I am baselessly accused of snoring when I drop off while watching television. I jolt awake and ask, "was I snoring?" I think you can guess what comes back.
Never too late to do better, family.
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Jim Shearer, Angola, gets inoculated against COVID-19 by Cameron Memorial Community Hospital pharmacist Casey Francoeur on Tuesday morning. Shearer was one of about 300 people who were to be vaccinated on Tuesday.
People who are vaccinated at the Steuben County vaccination clinic at Crooked Lake are encouraged to sign #END this together banners posted in the Steuben County Event Center. They are also encouraged to share the hashtag on social media.
Shannon Tew, a volunteer working with the Steuben County Health Department at the Steuben County COVID-19 vaccine clinic, shows a vial of the Moderna vaccine on Tuesday.
Health Department transitioning into the COVID-19 vaccination business
CROOKED LAKE — COVID-19 vaccinations of people 80 and older from Steuben County has begun in earnest at the Steuben County Event Center in the Steuben County Park.
Vaccinations started for that age group on Monday. On Tuesday, the Steuben County Health Department was starting to work in concert with Cameron Memorial Community Hospital, which continues to be the lead agency running the clinic.
"We couldn't have asked for a better partner than Cameron," said Alicia Walsh, administrator of the Steuben County Health Department.
The vaccination clinic was set up by Cameron in December as vaccines started being made available, first for health care workers. The first inoculations started on Dec. 18 and as many as 300-plus people have been vaccinated a day.
Health care workers started receiving their second dose of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine last week. This week people 80 and older are queuing up alongside the health care workers and first responders who were first in line for the vaccine.
"What you're doing out there is tremendous work," said Jim Getz, vice president of the Steuben County Council, talking to Walsh on Tuesday morning. "It's unbelievable what you've done in a short amount of time."
Cameron's facilities staff set up the clinic working in cooperation with the Health Department, which is transitioning in to start vaccinating the general public. Just who is eligible to get the vaccine is determined by the Indiana State Department of Health. It's been estimated that the entire state's population that wants to get the vaccine might be able to do so by summer.
Vaccine being administered by the Health Department is the Moderna vaccine, which doesn't have to be stored in as cold of temperatures as the Pfizer vaccine.
Kelly Hammons, executive director of strategy and development at Cameron, said the response from the public has been very positive. On Tuesday, numerous people showed up to inquire as to when they could get vaccinated.
"It's a huge relief for the people in the health care community that the people are responding in such a positive way," she said.
People are filling most of the available slots for vaccinations, which are determined by the state. To register, go to ourshot.in.gov. People may also call the local vaccine hotline, 624-5594. For those lacking online access, people at the hotline can help with registration.
"Definitely the schedule is filling up, is full, period," Walsh said.
More than 3,000 people have been vaccinated at the Crooked Lake site. That includes health care workers from DeKalb, LaGrange and Noble counties.
When the site first opened, it served as a regional site for health care workers. As health care workers are fully inoculated, the site will transition to mainly just Steuben County residents.
Walsh said the site could reasonably be expected to vaccinate up to 400 people a day. As of now, the daily number hasn't been much more than 300. There were about 200 vaccinated on Monday and more than 300 were expected for Tuesday.
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Iran to start construction of new nuclear power plants
Iran will start construction of new nuclear power plants in summer, nuclear energy chief said on Monday.
Iran will begin constructing the infrastructure of two new nuclear power plants within next two or three months, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi said.
He rejected the alleged reports by the Zionist regime's media about construction of Fordow nuclear facility, and said that the International Atomic Energy Agency's president has been informed about the construction of facility.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Salehi pointed to withdrawal of the US from Iranian nuclear deal, and said that for sure, Iran will overcome this difficulty.
He described the country's prospect as brilliant in spite of the enemy's pressures.
The US president announced in early May that Washington would pull out of Iran nuclear deal and reinstate sanctions, which had been lifted under the accord.
The first round of the sanctions snapped back into place in August, with the second round, targeting the energy and oil sectors, took effect on November 5.
This is while other signatories to the deal (i.e. Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia) have thus far criticized Washington's unilateral move and repeatedly renewed their commitment to the deal.


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Gantz to Hezbollah: War with Israel will cause 'immense' damage to Lebanon
"What Gaza experienced a few weeks ago is only the tip of the iceberg" of Israel's military capabilities, says the Israeli defense minister.
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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaking at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2021. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
(June 8, 2021 / Israel Hayom) Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz issued a warning to Hezbollah on Monday, saying that the damage to Lebanon in any future war with Israel would be "immense."
Speaking at an event marking Israel's recognition of its 18-year presence in southern Lebanon as an official military campaign, Gantz said that such a war would be fought on Lebanese and not Israeli territory.
"Lebanon needs to know that what Gaza experienced a few weeks ago is only the tip of the iceberg. The targets are ready. Those with rocket-launchers hidden in their yards are putting their neighbors in jeopardy. Those who are armed by Iran and trying to operate in the aerial sphere—will be marked and shot down at the place of our choosing. The war that erupts from Lebanon—heaven forbid—will mostly take place on the enemy's territory, and the damage to it will be immense, painful and comprehensive," he said.
In an apparent message to the Lebanese government, Gantz said: "War is not predestination. We can put an end to the decades-long fighting if only Lebanon's leadership wanted to."
Turning to Hamas, which is holding captive two Israeli civilians and the remains of two Israeli soldiers, Gantz said that Israel will not pay the prices it once did to secure the release of captives.
As part of the Egyptian-brokered talks to shore up the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that went into effect on May 21, Israel is demanding the return of the Israeli captives and the soldiers' bodies as a pre-condition for permitting the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip. During his meeting in Jerusalem on May 30 with Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate head Maj. Gen. Abbas Kamel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized that the return of the captives was a top priority for Israel.