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BODY FAT PERCENTAGE WOMEN – COMPLETE GUIDE If you’re still relying on scale weight to judge the success of your fat loss goals, you’re wasting your time. Yes, I said it. Stop looking at your scale weight for good, because it doesn’t give you a complete picture of fat loss or body composition, especially if you strength train. Even BMI calculators, the medical hallmark for whether we’re ‘healthy’ or not, are based on weight. According to BMI, if you fall into the healthy range of scale weight for your age and height, then you are at a healthy body fat level. However, many professional female athletes with lower body fat levels and higher muscle mass fall into the ‘unhealthy’ category for body mass index. This tells you that BMI is not an accurate measure of health and that ‘ideal weight’ doesn’t really exist. If you’re working on losing fat, it’s also not a reliable calculation because it doesn’t take into account lean muscle or body water. Bodyfat percentage is a much better gauge than scale weight when it comes to evaluating progress toward your fitness goals. When you are working on losing excess body fat, focusing on scale weight could cause a decrease in motivation when the numbers on the scale don’t reflect what you hoped to see. By instead assessing body fat percent, you’ll have a much clearer idea of whether you’re meeting your goals! Let’s take a look at whether an ‘ideal’ or ‘healthy’ body fat percentage actually exists, how to measure your body fat, and how to create a body fat target range for yourself. HEALTHY BODY FAT PERCENTAGE FOR WOMEN Let me be clear that there is no ideal body fat percentage for women! Instead, this will depend on your specific fitness and body fat goals. It may also depend somewhat on genetics, your natural body type or ‘build’, and fat distribution, which is how stored fat tends to accumulate on your specific body. Fat distribution in women also changes as we age. Due to all of these factors, two bodies with the exact same body fat percentage could look pretty different. Finally, if you’ve ever heard men talking about sub 7% body fat, remember that women naturally have and need more fat on their bodies than men. For example, if you look at the chart below, based on the American Council on Exercise body fat ranges, the essential bodyfat range for women is 10 – 13% while for men it is just 2 – 5%. Body Fat Percentage Chart Women So, how do you know what your percentage of body fat currently is, determine a goal body fat percent for yourself and adapt your fitness and nutrition plan to reach that goal? HOW TO MEASURE BODY FAT PERCENTAGE There are a variety of ways to measure body fat percentage, but some of them are expensive and unfortunately many of them are inaccurate. Let’s take a look at a few and their pros and cons: WAYS TO MEASURE BODY FAT - Online body fat calculator – Body fat calculators say they can calculate your body fat based on age, height, weight and activity level. Disregard these right off the bat, because they’re NOT accurate. - Skin calipers – Otherwise known as a skinfold method, calipers give an estimate of body fat by having you pinch your fat in a few places throughout the body to measure bodyfat. Cheap ones are easy to find, but they can get varied results on the skinfold measurements based on who’s doing the testing, the accuracy of the areas chosen for testing and their testing technique. It’s not uncommon to get a different body fat measurement when two different ‘testers’ take the same skinfold measurement on the same body. More accurate skinfold calipers like Skyndex are several hundred dollars and can be cost prohibitive. - Bioelectric impedance – There are two main types of bioelectrical impedance analysis devices: one that you hold in your hands and body fat scales. These devices send out a low level electrical signal into a foot or hand and measure how long it takes the signal to travel to the other foot or hand. Fat will slow this down, while muscle, being a depot for water, will speed it up. These types of measurements can also be inaccurate because many things can impact the signal as it travels through the body including callouses on hands or feet, or how you hold or stand on the device. - Hydrostatic weighing – This underwater weighing process estimates body fat by measuring your weight on land and in the water. Fat is lighter than bone and muscle, so if your underwater weight is on the heavy side, you have a lower body fat percentage. This method of calculating body fat percentage is one of the most accurate, but it can also be expensive and may only be offered by hospitals, universities and sports organizations. - DEXA scanning – DEXA stands for dual energy xray absorptiometry in which you receive an x-ray scan that evaluates bone mass, lean body mass and fat mass throughout different areas of the body. It’s not quite as accurate as hydrostatic weighing for measuring body fat, and it can also be expensive. One thing that’s also worth noting is that you may get a wide variety of body fat percentage results from one method to the next, which can be confusing! There’s one more way to get an estimation of body fat percentage, which may be just as reliable of some of the others. Better yet, it doesn’t cost a penny! And that’s to rely on the eyes. MEASURING BODY FAT PERCENTAGE VISUALLY Measuring body fat percentage visually can be a great way to determine body composition without any expense at all. That’s why we’ve put together this series of images to show what different body fat percentages look like for women. You can use these photos to gauge where you’re at now, and to create a goal for yourself to work toward. Below the chart, we’ve given a description of each bodyfat range so that you can determine which range fits your personal fitness and nutrition goals. Body Fat Percentage Women Pictures 10 – 12% Body Fat As you can see, this body fat range overlaps with the essential fat range on the American Council on Exercise chart above. This low of a body fat percentage in women is very hard to attain and is one that’s often sought by female bodybuilders for competition. This is nearly impossible to maintain year-round, so most female bodybuilders will actually have a higher level of body fat when they are not in competition season. This very low body fat level can put women at health risk and they can begin to experience amenorrhea (lack of menstrual periods), so this isn’t a recommended target range for most women. At this body fat level not only can you see the separation of the individual muscles, but you can also clearly see the striations in the muscles and vascularity (veins sticking out). 15 – 17% Body Fat The 15 – 17% body fat range is a little more than a female bodybuilder has during competition season, and is more accessible for women if they are extremely committed to fitness and nutrition. But it’s important to recognize that to attain and maintain this body fat percentage, it’s going to require incredible dedication and consistency to the right nutrition and fitness program and LOTS of HARD WORK! In this body fat range, a women will have a visible six pack and you can still see some muscle striations and veins. The 15 – 17% body fat range is achieved by many female fitness models in preparation for photo shoots. At this range, hips, buttocks and thighs will look muscular and less round. Some women still do experience lack of menstrual periods in this range. 18 – 20% Body Fat The 18 – 20% body fat range is a more reasonable target range for women who are after that ‘athletic’ look because it’s easier to maintain than the higher levels. At 18 – 20%, you can still see strong ab muscles, but the six pack may not be as defined. While there’s usually a small amount fat on the hips, thighs and butt, it’s not very noticeable. Some women reaching for higher levels of fitness prefer this look because it retains some curves. 21 – 23% Body Fat This body fat range is generally considered ‘fit’ and many female athletes and most fit celebrities fall into this range. At 21 – 23% body fat, you may see a small amount of ab definition, but definitely no six pack. There will be slightly more curves in the legs and buttocks at this range than in the 18 – 20% range. 24 – 26% Body Fat This body fat percentage is considered the low range of average for women in many body fat charts. At this level a woman is generally considered to look slim, but not too skinny. Curves in the hips, thighs and buttocks will be apparent at this range. 27 – 29% Body Fat At this body fat range, fat begins to accumulate in the breasts, stomach, legs and butt. If a woman has been training, you may be able to see some muscle definition in some areas, but you may also be able to pinch some fat in the abdominal area. 30 – 35% Body Fat At the 30 – 35%, curves in the stomach, breasts, hips, thighs and butt will be more pronounced. You will probably not see much muscle definition at this range. 36 – 40% Body Fat At this range, the hips begin to become wider and the face and neck will become rounder. 50% + Body Fat The 50+ range is considered to be morbidly obese on most body weight charts. Remember, it’s important to keep in mind that body fat percentages can look really different on different women – depending on height, age or the way fat is genetically distributed in your body. Body fat percentage is a much more accurate way to gauge progress than the scale, because it takes into account any muscle you may be adding to your frame during your workouts. Instead of shooting for a goal weight, try shooting for a goal body fat percentage. Toss out the scale and use a tape measure or the above photo guide to judge month by month progress. If you’re looking for the right fitness and nutrition program to get you into a leaner body fat range, we’ve got you covered. MAX/Shred ==> Focus on fat loss without losing muscle mass AX1 ==> Build muscle and blast fat at the same time Program Selector ==> See which program best fits your goals - Scale weight is not a good way to measure progress toward fitness goals because it can’t tell the difference between muscle weight, temporary water weight or fat weight. - BMI is also not an accurate way to gauge body fat or health, because it doesn’t take into account the amount of muscle mass you may have on your body. It is based only on height, weight, age and self-reported activity level. - Body fat percentage is a better way to measure progress toward fat loss and fitness goals. - There are several ways to measure body fat percent, but each have their pros and cons. Some are inaccurate and inexpensive while others are more accurate but more expensive. - Estimating body fat visually can be a great way to determine your current level and create a goal for yourself. We’ve provided a body fat photo chart and some guidelines to help you decide what body fat percentage goal you want to work toward.

Catching up on Rabbit Sales Today these two boys went to their new homes in London. :) This little lass left on Saturday to go to a hobby farm with two young ladies up Goderich way. On Saturday I sent Peppin and two black rabbits, from a young man I know, off to a fellow in Appin. Her Daughter had left the previous Monday . I exchanged her for the one black doe and decided over the course of the week that I didn't need to keep her. Ser Bogs left the same day. He may or may not come back. Told the family to try him out and if he was a good fit he could stay, or he can come back and they can pay the different for a baby rabbit. :) If he comes back I have someone who might take him on as a breeding rabbit. All pictures on this site belong to AT Home Pets. Not for your use. Taking them in THEFT. If you want a picture ask for one. Comments are closed. I have been breeding rabbits for a quite a few years. I thoroughly enjoy them as animals and think they make great pets. I also like to take some of them to rabbit shows to see how they measure up to the standards. For the BEST rabbit forum I've ever found. Go to Rabbittalk.com. Good for the pet rabbit owner as well as the breeder for meat or show.

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I am proud to be a co-author of a new and key publication in the field of population health intervention research (PHIR). This is the culmination of a challenging and very interesting 2-year project, involving experts from a number of different disciplines and fields. It is published by Springer Nature in the Open Access journal ‘Trials’. Click here. “Population health intervention research: what is the place for pilot studies?” Authors: Lehana Thabane, Linda Cambon, Louise Potvin, Jeanine Pommier, Joëlle Kivits, Laetitia Minary, Kareen Nour, Pierre Blaise, Julie Charlesworth, François Alla and Discussion Panel. Involvement in this international collaborative project and open access publication is in keeping with my personal values, and those of A Tree of Life Sciences in “transcending borders and boundaries” in high value projects. More to follow about this PHIR publication and involvement in related work. by Dr Julie Charlesworth

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While Motitations are my first creation on AudioTEACH I have others that will be introduced as time goes on. I am focusing on Motitations at first simply because I have enough material to create 100’s of them on topics that I am very familiar with. Topics I believe can help a lot of people. Another type of audio I’ll be posting down the road will be a little longer in length and provide very specific instructions on how to do stuff mostly related to personal growth, health and fitness. Then we have the traditional guided meditations. I love guided meditations and especially ones that take you on a journey someplace deep within yourself so that is the type I plan to create. The meditation below is my first attempt at doing this. Between Breaths Meditation Category: Meditation / Relaxation Length: 20 Minutes Lyrics: Michael Ingraham Narrator: Michael IngrahamBetween Breaths is a relaxation Meditation with brain entrainment music so it should never be listened to when driving, operating equipment, etc. How To Use 1) This...

A segment of Virginia Basketball fans will express, from time to time, frustration over the lack of five-star recruits. But then, it’s never been about five-star recruits with Tony Bennett, who prefers to build through chemistry, as opposed to simply accumulating talent. “We’ve tried very hard to recruit to the pillars in our program and guys that are excited about, you know, what Virginia stands for – basketball-wise, academically, the opportunities here. And gratefulness, I think, breeds chemistry, and breeds that unity,” Bennett told reporters this week at the program’s annual media day, held this year, as last, via Zoom. Bennett, 295-103 in 12 seasons at Virginia, and 364-136 in 15 seasons overall as a head coach, has a national championship, five ACC regular-season titles and two ACC Tournament titles on his resume, so, what he does works. But it is different. You’re not going to see five-star phenoms looking to go to the NBA after a cameo in college matriculating on Grounds to learn the Pack-Line. Bennett and his staff do well on the trail – UVA has had four first-round NBA draft picks in his tenure, and a second-rounder, Malcolm Brogdon, was the 2017 NBA Rookie of the Year. Kids choose UVA because they have things to work on, and know that the Bennett system can help them get to where they want to go – in basketball, in life. “I think that’s always been one of the strengths of most good programs in any sport, but our program, when I think of the guy going through it, even guys, we’ve had guys that have transferred, we’ve been fortunate to have the right kind of guys, and they’re grateful and thankful for this opportunity. And that’s challenged more the way today’s it’s shifting, but doesn’t mean you can’t find those who are excited about this,” Bennett said. Bennett, for his part, seems more excited with opportunities like the one he has in front of him. Virginia isn’t the favorite in the ACC, was picked 25th in the AP and coaches polls, because of what it lost (Trey Murphy III, Sam Hauser, Jay Huff), and because there wasn’t much waiting in the wings to step up and fill the void. Bennett had to hit the transfer portal hard, coming out with two of the best available players in the country for his efforts, landing East Carolina power forward Jayden Gardner and Indiana shooting guard Armaan Franklin. Those two, plus holdovers Kihei Clark and Reece Beekman, should form a solid nucleus, but it will take a few weeks of learning on the job before you’ll get a good feel for this team’s ceiling. The learning is what Bennett is all about, when you get down to it. “The best compliments that we’ve ever received here are when people walk into our practices and say, you know, you guys work really hard, but there’s a spirit of joy in the gym, guys, you’re professional, or you go at it, it’s intense, you hold them accountable, but and there’s a lightness and a fun spirit or joyful spirit amongst the staff, the players and how they play. I love that. And I think those kinds of environments, in success and in in adversity, are a difference-maker. And I always want to try to protect that to the best of my ability,” Bennett said. “Sometimes I’m the reason there’s not joy, because I’m a I’m a stubborn, grumpy old guy, you know, and, but then you’ve got to think about that. But I think all those things breed the right kind of environment. And you always talk about good soil, what’s going to promote the most growth, and the good soil is when it’s joyful, when it’s hard working, when you have the right kind of young man, and I think we’ve strived to do that.” So, if you’re upset that Virginia isn’t in the mix for next year’s top recruit, understand, it’s part of the design. When Bennett talks about “good soil,” you can almost imagine him talking to his plants as he waters them in the morning. “You know, college-age guys, they, I hope, they love to play, and I hope they never, I think that sometimes when when guys start thinking about other things, if they can always remember, I love this game, this is a great opportunity, then there is that spirit of joy, and it’s about the right stuff,” Bennett said. “But I think when young men start thinking about, well, I have to live up to my expectations, I can’t fail, or this is about the pros, this or that. That’s all part of it. But I think if they can always remember why they play, and who they’re representing, what they’re about, that’s the key for excitement when there’s even uncertainty out there. “I see our society, and I see college sports, twisting that, and that’s where I see guys struggling go into themselves. And that’s our job as coaches to promote. This is about the right stuff. And we’re going to be as good as we can. And so, I think that’s an important thing for young guys to keep in mind, because I’ve seen over the years, the ones that have had success, I don’t know why, but Joe Harris just comes to my mind. Obviously, he’s had great success, but you talk about who loved to play, and played with joy, and never let the expectations or any of that other stuff get in his way. He just loved it and wanted to win, he was about that. And then some guys have struggled with the expectations, and you see all that stuff competing. That’s why it’s a great privilege to coach and help navigate that with the young men you’re with.” Story by Chris Graham

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Memorial Day is here, which means so are the days of sitting in a lounge chair and sweating while looking unreasonably fabulous. Whether it's to beat the summer heat or to show off a new swimsuit, Austinites may have more options than they think to take a swim at the many pools around town. Even if you haven't committed to an overnight stay, most hotels offer day passes, and some even offer other deals or poolside programming. One great way to find passes not just to pools around town, but also to spas and other hotel amenities, is to browse ResortPass. (Not sponsored, just cool.) There are 26 Austin options on the site right now. But we wanted to let you know what's going on beyond the pass — who will set you up for a great meal, who lets you drink out of a coconut, and whose views (or lack thereof) provide the best ambiance for your day off. Some of our choices aren't even on the platform. Go grab your sandals, and save us a towel. Greater Austin YMCA Let's start with the less glamorous before we break out the poolside fashion. The YMCA is a family staple for a reason, and if your goal is just to get in the water regularly throughout the summer, especially with kids, it's a great place to start. There are "interactive hours" at the outdoor pools (more fun than swimming laps) at the East Communities, Hays Communities, Northwest Family, Southwest Family, and Springs Family YMCAs, as well as the YMCA at Camp Moody. The Y is semi-affordable; It would probably be cheaper to visit a hotel pool once or twice, but a Y membership includes a month of access, guest passes, and much more, and may replace your gym membership for the summer. $69 per month, with age and household discounts. austinymca.org Hotel Van Zandt If your pool visit doesn't include spritz and giggles, why are you even there? Hotel Van Zandt is opening up its stylish rooftop pool for the "Spritz & Giggles Poolside Happy Hour & Sunset Swim" event series. Every Monday through Thursday, visitors can enjoy $8 frozen Aperol spritzes, $8 specialty cocktails, and a special pool menu with items like a refreshing green salad, pork belly al pastor tacos, and a spicy fried chicken sandwich. Geraldine's, the main restaurant, is right inside for even better drinks, expanded bites, and sometimes live music. Starting at $48 per day for adults, $15 for kids. hotelvanzandt.com If one day at the Carpenter Hotel pool is just not enough, the hotel has now added monthly passes. In addition to unlimited access to the secluded pool in the Zilker neighborhood, a pass gets a $30 discount for the new monthly BBQ Pool Parties (bringing attendance down to $25). That will include a great spread of less commonly seen barbecue items like grilled bay scallops, mushroom skewers, elotes, deviled potato salad, and more. Monthly pass holders also get to bring one child under 8 for free. $40 daily, $200 monthly. Both Monday through Thursday. carpenterhotel.com South Congress Hotel The South Congress Hotel is right in the middle of where many Austinites want to be on a summer day, if it weren't so dang hot. This rooftop pool solves that problem in style, with daily pool passes every day of the week, as well as cabana rentals. Café No Sé supplies poolside drinks and snacks, and downstairs, Austin's Best New Restaurant Maie Day offers a hearty meal after a day of napping in the sun. Cabanas can be rented for four people and include self-parking, bottled water, and a bottle of champagne or bucket of High Noon. Days for $40 and cabanas for $300 on weekdays; days for $75 and cabanas for $400 on weekends. southcongresshotel.com Hotel Viata is a bit of a sleeper hotel among Austin boutiques, as it's located a little beyond West Lake Hills. Still, if you want a taste of Italy, the drive to this retreat will be worth it. Not to mention, with the extra room these downtown hotels can't offer, a pool pass includes access to a hot tub, fire pits, and great views of the hills around the city. Pool passes are available, but if you want to see it for free before you spend, wait for June 10; The hotel invites guests 21 and up to check out the pool for free at the "Summer Festa in Piscina" party, with a "Taste of Italy" add-on ($55) for Aperol Spritz, limoncello lemon drops, and negronis all day. $45 per day for adults, $25 for children. resortpass.com This rooftop bar and pool is known for its never-ending events calendar, and of course that energy extends to poolside entertainment. There will be live music on the weekends, plus live DJ sets on Saturday nights, alongside whatever other programming happens to be going on inside. Even if it's a do-nothing day, these large, over-the-top drinks will give you a delicious challenge. The "Boot Scootin Fruity" mixes rum, an aperitivo, hibiscus, and lime in a cowboy hat punch bowl ($90); the luxe "Mojito 75" combines Moët & Chandon with rum and mojito must-haves in a disco ball ($230); and an unnamed cocktail is worth trying just to enjoy it from a real coconut. Starting at $15 for adults, $10 for children, and more for daybeds and cabanas. waxmyrtles.com Perhaps one of the best known pools in Austin for its retro vibes, fun events, and accessibility to on-foot wanderers is the Austin Motel. This is a great, less expensive choice that's probably more fun for casual pool revelers who would feel a little put out by having to dress up and behave in a more luxe hotel setting. There are also frequent poolside events at this motel, like the free "Bounce Motel" series with live DJs, or the body-positive "Chunky Dunk." The pool is offers daily passes every day, even when there's nothing on the calendar. $25 on weekdays, $45 on weekends, or $600 in three-and-a-half-month "waves." austinmotel.com

Honesty, Integrity, and Trust in Repairs July 27, 2018 11to foster excellent business relationships with our rental homeowner clients, with their tenants, and with our vendors. It’s our belief that honesty is always the best policy, but unfortunately, not everyone in the rental management industry agrees with us. Our last blog post detailed an encounter with a maintenance and repair vendor that raised the issue of ambiguous disclosures and hidden costs in contracts. Specifically, in contracts between property management companies, vendors, and rental homeowners. In short, here’s what happened: while discussing the ins and outs of our working relationship, a new vendor offered us a 10% discount on every job we gave them. That sounds nice, except that the rental homeowner was to be billed for the full amount, while they passed on to us the 10% they were offering. This amounts to a kickback, and we told them we wouldn’t participate in this kind of illegal practice. Is this Ethical? Our business is built on the principles of transparency and compliance with the law. Even if contracts can be ambiguously worded so that interpretations of the contract are twisted to the advantage of one party over the other—does that make it right? In the issue of vendors billing our rental homeowners a full invoice price, while passing a 10% discount to us, our questions are: Can we with good conscience take a profit from this? Are we truly providing the best service to our clients? Are we complying with our code of ethics? For us, the answer to each of these questions is a resounding “No.” Doing the Right Thing We informed our new vendor that at Austin Fleck Property Management, all their invoices to our home rental owners should reflect the actual cost of the job, with no 10% added in. We don’t believe in profiting from our owners’ maintenance upkeep or repairs. For us, it’s a win/win situation. The property owner gets quality work for a fair, honest price; the tenant gets prompt, professional service; the vendor gets paid promptly for work performed and gets more business from the property management companies they serve; and as the property management company, we can keep honest books that balance to the penny. This pleases our owners, their tenants, and the vendors. And it pleases us. Needless to say, our new vendor was shocked by our high standards, since this was the first time they had seen such unswerving dedication to honesty, integrity, and trust in the rental management field. They were thrilled! Images used under creative commons license – Commercial Use (7/23/18)

It’s the rare book I hear about in the morning that I’m reading by the afternoon, but that’s exactly what happened when I caught wind of Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas’ This is What It Sounds Like. Rogers was Prince’s engineer starting in 1983 and ending around 1988 — arguably the peak of Prince’s creative output. Every interview I’ve ever heard or read with her has been nothing short of fascinating, and this latest one was no exception. This bit in particular caught my attention: In my day, we had to go from the materials to the vision. The budget would only allow you to have so many materials, so much tape. You could only afford this caliber of recording studio. You could only bring in these musicians and rent these instruments. You had to stick within your budget. So you gathered your materials in your budget and came up with a vision that you could make from these materials. Today, they go the other way around, from the vision to the materials. While this lack of constraint can be liberating for some, I think it’s also the very thing that makes it so hard to come up with something great. In my experience, it’s really in the manipulation of materials and working within their constraints that so many great ideas or visions come forth. That’s why I try very hard in my own work to start with materials and let them take me where they want to go.

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Think Steve McQueen's original "Bullitt" Mustang and the first Plymouth Voyager minivan have nothing in common? Think again. Both are actually on the elite roster known as the National Historic Vehicle Register. Never heard of it? You're not alone. It's like the National Register of Historic Places, but instead of recognizing places, this registry recognizes cars. In 2013, the Historic Vehicle Association, a government agency whose goal is to "preserve and celebrate the stories of our nation's most significant vehicles," joined with the U.S. Department of the Interior to create the National Historic Vehicle Register to recognize and archive "significant historic automobiles within the Library of Congress." There are currently 24 vehicles listed. Every April, the Historic Vehicle Association hosts an exhibition called Cars at the Capital, which brings a rotation of several of these cars to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Among the cars in 2018 were the original 1968 Ford Mustang driven by McQueen in the film "Bullitt"; the 1985 Modena Spyder Ferrari from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"; a 1927 Ford Model T; a 1918 Cadillac U.S. 1257X; and the very first 1984 Plymouth Voyager minivan. For most of us, the Cars at the Capital exhibition is the only way to get up close and personal with these automobile examples of American history. That's because all of the cars are privately owned. Some are on display in museums around the country, so exhibiting them is up to each owner's discretion. The National Historic Vehicle Register website will note where one of the cars is being publicly exhibited so people can check them out.

Your privacy is critically important to us. At Automattic, we have a few fundamental principles: - We are thoughtful about the personal information we ask you to provide and the personal information that we collect about you through the operation of our services. - We store personal information for only as long as we have a reason to keep it. - We aim to make it as simple as possible for you to control what information on your website is shared publicly (or kept private), indexed by search engines, and permanently deleted. - We help protect you from overreaching government demands for your personal information. - We aim for full transparency on how we gather, use, and share your personal information. Who We Are and What This Policy Covers Howdy! We are the folks behind a variety of products and services designed to allow anyone — from bloggers, to photographers, small business owners, and enterprises — to take full advantage of the power and promise of the open web. Our mission is to democratize publishing and commerce so that anyone with a story can tell it, and anyone can turn their great idea into a livelihood. We believe in powering the open internet with code that is open source and are proud to say that the vast majority of our work is available under the General Public License (“GPL”). Unlike most other services, because our GPL code is public, you can actually download and take a look at that code to see how it works. - Our websites (including automattic.com, wordpress.com, jetpack.com, woocommerce.com, crowdsignal.com, gravatar.com, intensedebate.com, vaultpress.com, akismet.com, simplenote.com, simperium.com, leandomainsearch.com, cloudup.com, longreads.com, atavist.com, mailpoet.com, automatewoo.com, jetpackcrm.com, happy.tools, wpcourses.com, wpscan.com, newspack.pub, and wp.cloud); - Our mobile applications (including the WordPress mobile app for Android and iOS); - Our other Automattic products, services, and features that are available on or through our websites (for example, WordPress.com plans, the Payments feature, the Pay with PayPal block, WordPress.com, Jetpack, the WooCommerce Shipping & Tax extension, Gravatar, the IntenseDebate comment management system, Akismet plans, Simplenote, Simperium, Cloudup, Longreads, MailPoet, AutomateWoo, Jetpack CRM, Happy Tools, WordPress.com Courses, WPScan and Newspack); and - Other users’ websites that use our Services, while you are logged in to your account with us. Below we explain how we collect, use, and share information about you, along with the choices that you have with respect to that information. Information We Collect We only collect information about you if we have a reason to do so — for example, to provide our Services, to communicate with you, or to make our Services better. We collect this information from three sources: if and when you provide information to us, automatically through operating our Services, and from outside sources. Let’s go over the information that we collect. Information You Provide to Us It’s probably no surprise that we collect information that you provide to us directly. Here are some examples: - Basic account information: We ask for basic information from you in order to set up your account. For example, we require individuals who sign up for a WordPress.com account to provide an email address and password, along with a username or name — and that’s it. You may provide us with more information — like your address and other information you want to share — but we don’t require that information to create a WordPress.com account. - Public profile information: If you have an account with us, we collect the information that you provide for your public profile. For example, if you have a WordPress.com account, your username is part of that public profile, along with any other information you put into your public profile, like a photo or an “About Me” description. Your public profile information is just that — public — so please keep that in mind when deciding what information you would like to include. - Payment and contact information: There are various ways in which you may provide us payment information and associated contact information. For example, if you buy something from us or earn revenue through your site, we’ll collect information to process those payments and contact you. If you buy something from us — a subscription to a WordPress.com plan, a premium theme, a custom domain, some Longreads swag — or if you pay fees to a person or business through their WordPress.com site (for example via the Payments feature or the Pay with PayPal block), you’ll provide additional personal and payment information like your name, credit card information, and contact information. We also keep a record of the purchases you’ve made. If you use our Ecommerce Services (including Store on WordPress.com, WooCommerce Shipping & Tax, and WooCommerce Payments), you’ll have to create a WordPress.com account or connect an existing account and, for some Services, provide your site URL. You may also provide us with financial details to set up a payments integration, like the email address for your Stripe or PayPal account or your bank account information. Additionally, if you use WooPay to make purchases on other sites, we will store the contact information and payment information you provide to that service. And if you participate in a revenue sharing opportunity for your site, like WordAds, you’ll provide some additional information — for example, a tax ID or other identifier so we can process payments to you. - Business Profile: Some of our products collect additional information from you as part of creating a user/customer profile. For example, if you are a Jetpack CRM customer we may add you to our customer relationship database (powered by Jetpack CRM!) using information you provide us including your name, your employer, your job title or role, your contact information, and your communications with us. If you are a Happy Tools user, we use information you provide us like your timezone and location information, your company and team information, and your contact information, to set up your account and power the Service’s features. - Content information: You might provide us with information about you in draft and published content (a blog post or comment that includes biographic information about you, or any media or files you upload). - Credentials: Depending on the Services you use, you may provide us with credentials for your self-hosted website (like SSH, FTP, and SFTP username and password). Jetpack and VaultPress users may provide us with these credentials in order to use our one-click restore feature if there is a problem with their site, or to allow us to troubleshoot problems more quickly. - Communications with us (hi there!): You may also provide us with information when you respond to surveys, communicate with our Happiness Engineers about a support question, post a question in our public forums, or sign up for a newsletter like the one we send through Longreads. When you communicate with us via form, email, phone, WordPress.com comment, or otherwise, we store a copy of our communications (including any call recordings as permitted by applicable law). - Job applicant information: If you apply for a job with us — awesome! You may provide us with information like your name, contact information, resume or CV, professional or personal references, similar professional and employment-related data, and work authorization verification as part of the application process. We may also collect additional information about you during the process, like background and credit checks (in applicable jurisdictions and only for certain job roles). You may also provide us with demographic information when required by law or to support our diverse workplace initiatives, such as your gender, racial or ethnic origin, veteran status, and disability status if you voluntarily submit such information as part of your application. We collect demographic information in accordance with applicable law, and do not request demographic information in jurisdictions where it may be prohibited. We will only use this sensitive information to accommodate a disability or illness, comply with legal obligations, protect the health and safety of our employees, and facilitate our internal programs relating to diversity, inclusion, and anti-discrimination. Information We Collect Automatically We also collect some information automatically: - Log information: Like most online service providers, we collect information that web browsers, mobile devices, and servers typically make available, including the browser type, IP address, unique device identifiers, language preference, referring site, the date and time of access, operating system, and mobile network information. We collect log information when you use our Services — for example, when you create or make changes to your website on WordPress.com. - Transactional information: When you make a purchase through our Services, we collect information about the transaction, such as product details, purchase price, and the date and location of the transaction. This includes when you purchase something we sell or when you use our Services (like WooPay) to buy something from a third party. - Usage information: We collect information about your usage of our Services. For example, we collect information about the actions that site administrators and users perform on a site using our WordPress.com or Jetpack services — in other words, who did what and when (e.g., [WordPress.com username] deleted “[title of post]” at [time/date]). Our WooCommerce Usage Tracker also tracks information like your email address, WooCommerce settings, and PHP settings, along with information about your online store, like the aggregate number of orders and customers. We also collect information about what happens when you use our Services (e.g., page views, support document searches at en.support.wordpress.com, features enabled for your website, interactions with our Admin Bar and other parts of our Services) along with information about your device (e.g., screen size, name of cellular network, and mobile device manufacturer). We use this information to, for example, provide our Services to you, get insights on how people use our Services so we can make our Services better, and understand and make predictions about user retention. - Location information: We may determine the approximate location of your device from your IP address. We collect and use this information to, for example, calculate how many people visit our Services from certain geographic regions. We may also collect information about your precise location via our mobile apps (like when you post a photograph with location information) if you allow us to do so through your mobile device operating system’s permissions. - Stored information: We may access information stored on your mobile device via our mobile apps. We access this stored information through your device operating system’s permissions. For example, if you give us permission to access the photographs on your mobile device’s camera roll, our Services may access the photos stored on your device when you upload a really amazing photograph of the sunrise to your website. - Interactions with other users’ sites: We collect some information about your interactions with other users’ sites while you are logged in to your account with us, such as your “Likes” and the fact that you commented on a particular post, so that we can, for example, recommend posts we think may interest you. As another example, we collect information about the comments IntenseDebate users make while logged in and use that information to, for example, tally up statistics about your comments (check them out in your dashboard!) and display information about your comments in your IntenseDebate public profile. Information We Collect from Other Sources We may also get information about you from other sources. For example: - Third Party Login: If you create or log in to your WordPress.com account through another service (like Google) we’ll receive associated login information (e.g. a connection token, your username, your email address) - Social Sharing Services: If you connect your website or account to a social media service (like Twitter) through our Publicize feature, we’ll receive information from that service (e.g., your username, basic profile information, friends list) via the authorization procedures for that service. - Financial Account Info: If you use WooCommerce Payments, we’ll receive information relating to your Stripe account, such as your email address and phone number. If you use WooPay, we’ll receive your payment information from Stripe. - Google Account Information: When you connect your Google account to your Newspack powered site, we may access certain Google user data such as your Google Ad Manager Configuration (the network code and your ad units) and your Google Analytics data to allow you to access and manage features more seamlessly. For example, you may be able to manage your Google ads and see your Google Analytics data directly within the dashboard of your Newspack powered site. The information we receive depends on which services you use or authorize and what options are available. Third-party services may also give us information, like mailing addresses for individuals who are not yet our users (but we hope will be!). We use this information for marketing purposes like postcards and other mailers advertising our Services. How and Why We Use Information Purposes for Using Information We use information about you for the purposes listed below: - To provide our Services. For example, to set up and maintain your account, host your website, backup and restore your website, provide customer service, process payments and orders, and verify user information. - To ensure quality, maintain safety, and improve our Services. For example, by providing automatic upgrades and new versions of our Services. Or, for example, by monitoring and analyzing how users interact with our Services so we can create new features that we think our users will enjoy and that will help them create and manage websites more efficiently or make our Services easier to use. - To place and manage ads in our advertising program. For example, to place ads on our users’ sites and some of our own sites as part of our advertising program, and understand ad performance. - To market our Services and measure, gauge, and improve the effectiveness of our marketing. For example, by targeting our marketing messages to groups of our users (like those who have a particular plan with us or have been users for a certain length of time), advertising our Services, analyzing the results of our marketing campaigns (like how many people purchased a paid plan after receiving a marketing message), and understanding and forecasting user retention. - To protect our Services, our users, and the public. For example, by detecting security incidents; detecting and protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; fighting spam; complying with our legal obligations; and protecting the rights and property of Automattic and others, which may result in us, for example, declining a transaction or terminating Services. - To fix problems with our Services. For example, by monitoring, debugging, repairing, and preventing issues. - To customize the user experience. For example, to personalize your experience by serving you relevant notifications and advertisements for our Services, recommending content through our Reader post suggestions, and providing new essays and stories through Longreads for your reading pleasure. - To communicate with you. For example, by emailing you to ask for your feedback, share tips for getting the most out of our products, or keep you up to date on Automattic; texting you to verify your payment; or calling you to share offers and promotions that we think will be of interest to you. If you don’t want to hear from us, you can opt out of marketing communications at any time. (If you opt out, we’ll still send you important updates relating to your account.) - To recruit and hire new Automatticians. For example, by evaluating job applicants (including verifying their identity, experience, and other information submitted) and communicating with them by phone, email, or social media platforms. If the application progresses, we may also collect interview information and background check information. This may also include verifying information required to initiate employment, for purposes such as confirming ability to legally work in a specific location, setting up payroll, and complying with statutory reporting requirements. Legal Bases for Collecting and Using Information A note here for those in the European Union about our legal grounds for processing information about you under EU data protection laws, which is that our use of your information is based on the grounds that: (1) The use is necessary in order to fulfill our commitments to you under the applicable terms of service or other agreements with you or is necessary to administer your account — for example, in order to enable access to our website on your device or charge you for a paid plan; or (2) The use is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation; or (3) The use is necessary in order to protect your vital interests or those of another person; or (4) We have a legitimate interest in using your information — for example, to provide and update our Services; to improve our Services so that we can offer you an even better user experience; to safeguard our Services; to communicate with you; to measure, gauge, and improve the effectiveness of our advertising; and to understand our user retention and attrition; to monitor and prevent any problems with our Services; and to personalize your experience; or How Long We Keep Information We generally discard information about you when it’s no longer needed for the purposes for which we collect and use it — described in the section above on How and Why We Use Information — and we’re not legally required to keep it. For example, we keep web server logs that record information about a visitor to one of Automattic’s websites, like the visitor’s IP address, browser type, and operating system, for approximately 30 days. We retain the logs for this period of time in order to, among other things, analyze traffic to Automattic’s websites and investigate issues if something goes wrong on one of our websites. As another example, when you delete a post, page, or comment from your WordPress.com site, it stays in your Trash folder for thirty days in case you change your mind and would like to restore that content, because starting from scratch is no fun. After the thirty days are up, the deleted content may remain on our backups and caches until purged. If you are a job applicant, we will keep your personal data during the application process, and for a certain period thereafter. To determine that period, we take into account a number of factors, like our legal and regulatory obligations (such as equal opportunity obligations) and whether we may need to retain personal data for internal business purposes like analyzing our applicant pool. While no online service is 100% secure, we work very hard to protect information about you against unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction, and take reasonable measures to do so. We monitor our Services for potential vulnerabilities and attacks. To enhance the security of your account, we encourage you to enable our advanced security settings, like Two Step Authentication. You have several choices available when it comes to information about you: - Limit the information that you provide: If you have an account with us, you can choose not to provide the optional account information, profile information, and transaction and billing information. Please keep in mind that if you do not provide this information, certain features of our Services — for example, premium themes that carry an additional charge — may not be accessible. If you are a job applicant, and you choose not to provide certain data elements to us, we may not be able to proceed with the recruitment process. - Limit access to information on your mobile device: Your mobile device operating system should provide you with the option to discontinue our ability to collect stored information or location information via our mobile apps. If you choose to limit this, you may not be able to use certain features, like geotagging for photographs. - Opt out of marketing communications: You may opt out of receiving promotional communications from us. Just follow the instructions in those communications or let us know. If you opt out of promotional communications, we may still send you other communications, like those about your account and legal notices. - Set your browser to reject cookies: At this time, Automattic does not respond to “do not track” signals across all of our Services. However, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies before using Automattic’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Automattic’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies. - Close your account: While we’d be very sad to see you go, you can close your account if you no longer want to use our Services. (Here are account closure instructions for WordPress.com accounts.) Please keep in mind that we may continue to retain your information after closing your account, as described in How Long We Keep Information above — for example, when that information is reasonably needed to comply with (or demonstrate our compliance with) legal obligations such as law enforcement requests, or reasonably needed for our legitimate business interests. If you are located in certain parts of the world, including some US states and countries that fall under the scope of the European General Data Protection Regulation (aka the “GDPR”), you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, like the right to request access to or deletion of your data. European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) If you are located in a country that falls under the scope of the GDPR, data protection laws give you certain rights with respect to your personal data, subject to any exemptions provided by the law, including the rights to: - Request access to your personal data; - Request correction or deletion of your personal data; - Object to our use and processing of your personal data; - Request that we limit our use and processing of your personal data; and - Request portability of your personal data. You also have the right to make a complaint to a government supervisory authority. US Privacy Laws Laws in some US states, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia, require us to provide residents with additional information about the categories of personal information we collect and share, where we get that personal information, and how and why we use it. You’ll find that information in this section (if you are a California resident, please note that this is the Notice at Collection we are required to provide you under California law). In the last 12 months, we collected the following categories of personal information, depending on the Services used: - Identifiers (like your name, contact information, and device and online identifiers); - Commercial information (your billing information and purchase history, for example); - Characteristics protected by law (for example, you might provide your gender as part of a research survey for us or you may choose to voluntarily disclose your race or veteran status as part of your job application); - Internet or other electronic network activity information (such as your usage of our Services, like the actions you take as an administrator of a WordPress.com site); - Geolocation data (such as your location based on your IP address); - Audio, electronic, visual or similar information (such as your profile picture, if you uploaded one); - Professional or employment-related information (for example, your company and team information if you are a Happy Tools user, or information you provide in a job application); and - Inferences we make (such as likelihood of retention or attrition). If you are a job applicant, we may have also collected: - Education information, such as the education you disclose in your job application. You can find more information about what we collect and sources of that information in the Information We Collect section above. We collect personal information for the business and commercial purposes described in the How and Why We Use Information section. And we share this information with the categories of third parties described in the Sharing Information section. We retain this information for the length of time described in our How Long We Keep Information section. 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The Future Of Labor As I mentioned yesterday, I am moderating a panel this morning at NewCo Shift Forum on The Future Of Labor. As I think about, there are three big megatrends impacting the future of labor/work. The first has largely played itself out over the past thirty years and that is globalization and outsourcing. I believe we have seen most of the impact of that trend in the US as wages and the standard of living has risen dramatically around the world and has stagnated here in the US for the working class. We are not yet in balance with the rest of the developed/developing world, but we are getting close enough that it is a much harder decision now to move a job somewhere else. The next two big megatrends are starting to happen and they will shape the next fifty years. They are the move to an on demand model for work and the automation of work. And so, the two people that are joining me on stage this morning are people who can help us think about where all of this might be going. Stephen DeWitt is the CEO of USV portfolio company Work Market. I wrote a bit about Work Market here a few months ago. Work Market’s software allows employers of all shapes and sizes to arrange the people they work with into labor clouds. These labor clouds include freelancers, contractors, and full time employees. When they need something done, they issue the work order to the labor cloud and someone picks up the work order and gets it done. If you think about many of the operational things companies do (provide customer service, install something, attend a marketing event, make a house call, etc), these labor clouds allow an employer to get the work done without thinking about the kind of relationship they have with the worker. This is the “on demand” model for work and I think we will see this model explode in the coming decades. Maya Rockeymoore is the CEO of Global Policy Solutions, a think tank and advocacy organization that focuses on the needs of workers and their communities. She is an expert on the US Social Security System and has written extensively on it and other issues. I talked to Maya last week in anticipation of this panel discussion and I wanted to get her take on what happens to all of the jobs we could lose to automation over the next few decades. She explained to that we may want to look at the safety net that we built with social security as a model. We will get into that in more detail this morning as that is an interesting idea to me. I don’t think all the work opportunities will be gone in fifty years. But I do think the nature of work is changing quite dramatically in front of our very eyes. Some jobs will clearly be automated out of existence. We are already seeing that. And other jobs will go from being full time employment to on demand employment and that will require big adjustments from everyone, including policymakers. I thought it was interesting in Henry Blodget’s talk at DLD, which I blogged this past weekend, that we have gained 30 hours a month in productivity over the past fifty years and that 28 hours of those gains have gone towards watching TV. We are going to gain even more hours in productivity over the next fifty years. And what we do with those hours will say a lot about who we are as people, what we value, and where we are headed as a society. It is very possible that jobs and work will matter less and other things will matter more, a concept my partner Albert has been considering in his book World After Capital. We should be talking about these issues as a society instead of pretending that we are going to bring back all of the jobs lost to globalization and outsourcing over the past fifty years. Those jobs are more likely to be gone completely via automation than coming back to the US. So that’s what I plan to do with this panel today. It should be interesting. Regarding job losses vis-a-vis automation:- *Spreadsheet Automation* over the last 30 years (MS Excel, etc) has “destroyed” tens of millions of pencil & ledger office jobs.- *Database Automation* over the last 30 years (MS Access, SQL, Oracle, etc) has “destroyed” tens of millions of filing & sorting office jobs.- *Accounting Automation* over the last 30 years (Quickbooks, Peachtree, etc) has “destroyed” tens of millions of bookkeeping & ledger data entry office jobs…. And yet unemployment is under 5% You’re right. The only big difference is the speed of changes, taking into account it’s accelerating! My favorite phrase.But seriously… our access to information regarding this pace of change is likewise accelerating; our access to metrics & planning-related data is unbelievably accessible.On top of that, our access to instruction to learn & adapt is dramatically more accessible & more affordable now as well. The pace of change is beautifully matched by the human capacity to learn and meet these challenges.This is thankfully not a dark asteroid that will strike one Tuesday afternoon at 3PM. Everything we have been doing over these last 30 years of the aforementioned automation has been preparing us and equipping us for the next advance. I am extraordinarily optimistic about the future of abundance. I’m optimistic too. We’ll be able to tackle together those issues and challenges, especially if we find the right ways to deal with AI. Let’s make sure that the road ahead isn’t too bumpy… We’ll see. our access to instruction to learn & adapt is dramatically more accessible & more affordable now as well.Agreed that “our” (you and me) access is, and even that “our” (society) access is in theory, but the institutions on which we rely to teach our young people are, historically, very slow to adapt. Are *we* going to be prepared in time? Good point: those old institutions will have to adapt & add real value to survive and be relevant.I am sure there must be an exception, possibly two, but I can’t think of an advanced / technical / practical skill one would want to learn that is not currently cheaply (or even freely) available online.Global free/cheap practical education, provided one has access to a reasonable data connection & a familiarity with the English language (though that too is becoming less of a barrier).And the technical progress that many fear is also bringing down the costs and complexities of deploying the access itself. I am sure there must be an exception, possibly two, but I can’t think of an advanced / technical / practical skill one would want to learn that is not currently cheaply (or even freely) available online.Right, but that creates an additional problem. When things become more ubiquitous, they are valued less. IMO, two things our young people need to learn in order to succeed are critical thinking and grit. Those can both be taught by letting our young people fail – and try again – and argue with us. 🙂 Fortresses with pension funds to continue financing for the rest of the century. I’m not sure I follow. Is that a suggestion? or an explanation of why institutions are slow to respond? I think he means the top US univs have millions (or billions) in funding. Working for Accenture (AC at the time) around 1987 – 30 years ago – textile mills and furniture manufacturers in NC. We always talked about the increasing rate of change – 30 years ago – it certainly did change – was ugly for a lot of people for a long time, as were the changes in Louisville, KY which was dominated by manufacturing when I was growing up in the late 60’s and early 70’s. A lot of the generation that experienced the change had it bad – but the next generation turned things around and found/made new opportunities in both areas. It’s has always been hard – always. It’s gonna be hard again and again and again, the hard cycle is shorter and the recovery is faster Not to mention that AI/network-effect driven, digitally stored for distal/time-shifted execution, process automation is a somewhat different automation animal altogether. That automated cocktail jump starts the series acceleration factor, the amplification of near instantaneous social/economic interdependencies.And those amplified social/economic interdependencies are evermore likely to be implemented inside a growing entanglement of AI driven network-effect API bureaucracies. Network APIs controlled by powerful first movers that evolve into ever larger opaque un-comprehended hard to map digital entanglements. Good points, but I think it’s different this time around. https://www.youtube.com/wat… it is effectively the machine vs human version of ricardo. we should all read more ricardo next to schumpter. I think he is going to be on my to do with.And is that baxter thing real? I agree – the *differences* between humans and computers are what will save us .In the case of automation, a human that is good at working with bots will be far more productive than one that can’t. So we would expect doctors to become adept at working with diagnostic bots, designers to become good at working with design bots, etc. Greater productivity in each case.So LONG TERM, the automation revolution will be a tremendous benefit to mankind.BUT, over the short term, during the transition period, it will get ugly in many places. The disruption to the labor market will be relatively swift and severe. Agricultural automation happened slowly, over many decades. And yet you still had a lot of unemployed farmhands that suffered for it, moving to the city, trying to get new factory jobs. When the changes happen more quickly, to more people, you will have a LOT of people that become unemployed and will suffer personally as they try to adjust to the new order of things. When 3.5 MM transportation employees get replaced by self driving vehicles, that’s a pretty big chunk of the labor force that will suddenly be looking to re-train itself. And some of those individuals will never find their place in the new economy. So it’s worth pondering what we should do about that. Similar to how – in economics – the *differences* between two nations is what causes the size of the benefit to both nations under free trade. Short term is going to be super duper ugly. Return of the luddites is already happening. but we haven’t seen riots when a critical mass of people across professions get pisses. which is theoretically possible given the sheer amount and type of automation happening The return of the luddites is right. Many people (though, not this crowd, I’m sure) wrongly associate “luddite” with anti-tech, but their complaint was in not sharing in the rewards of automation. People are going to get really pissed at some point, for sure. Most of these panels suffer from the famous cognitive bias “to the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail” (Charlie Munger).*And the audiences suffer from many of the other cognitive biases. I trust the broadminded perspective of Mr. Wilson to bring balance to the panel, but is there a particular hammer you feel this group will favor specifically? Could you do me a favour and share with me your secret for operating without a cognitive bias ?I have always assumed that a cognitive bias was a necessary viscerally imposed experiential evil that one laboured to triangulate around by open collaboration/debate with others operating from an alternate cognitive biases. Assume everyone has them & look for them.Assume you have one & identify it.Compensate. what happens when you get burger creation automation? What did we do with the 350,000 telephone switchboard operators who were suddenly automated out of a job in just a couple of years? http://ethw.org/Telephone_O…Or what did we do with the millions of filing clerks and ledger pencil pushers?Same thing here. We adapted. i mean, this is different.Like I’m high risk for breast cancer (at age 30!) for complicated familial history reasons, plus, I also carry the additional risk of having dense breasts. Pretty much every study ever done in this area involving mammogram (and I would assume tomographs, since all they are are 3d mammograms), show that a radiologist who only reads breast imaging of all types vastly outperforms a community radiologist, who reads all sorts of imaging. Given my health history, this means I am vastly limited where I can go for a mammogram/tomograph (I’m switching this year, as insurance carriers are finally catching up to science). Furthermore, this limitation drives up healthcare costs (for obvious reasons)While this isn’t approved by the FDA (yet) and not even widely talked about, an AI vastly outperforms specialist radiologist in reading mammograms (and for the sake of discussion, we’ll assume tomographs).doi:10.1002/cncr.30245Which means, I could switch to anywhere that has tomograph machines as long as they have access to an AI, once the FDA clears the technology. I would prefer that an AI sees all my imaging. My doctor, who is also a researcher, finds this idea incredible. She works with a team of specialist radiologists, (up to 10 people in rotation, as part of a breast cancer clinic she is part of) and she primarily sees young women like me. These radiologists have both general radiology fellowships plus a follow-on fellowship to just just breast cancer work. (though some in this group are in the middle of said same fellowship, she’s in a teaching hospital) She might end up with 1-2 radiologists, including fellows, after this technology is widespread, for specific situations, like CAD Guided help with screening while also performing a biopsy. And she is in a speciality clinic inside a large teaching hospital . Community hospitals will cut even more people That’s crazy!I mean, what are all of these people going to do. These aren’t telephone operators. They are doctors, who are very smart, in highly competitive fields inside medicine, with years of training, who are becoming obsolete overnight. In German bu(with umlaut)rger can mean citizen. You get robots. I have faith in markets, but I’m not sure how we navigate these shifts in how/where/when people work. It appears that it’s time to invest in arts education and find a way to loosen the connection between work and income. Also, one thing no seems to talk much about in this context is that traditionally and culturally people — men especially — have defined themselves by their profession. It’s no joke that there are last names like Miller and Smith. How do we shift to a culture where identity is tied to something else? and to be fair women have disproportionately looked for spouses based on this. some was due to limited economic opportunities, but there is vast literature that women won’t “marry down” economically nearly as much as men will and do. This has disastrous consequences as men without family ties are much more likely to commit crime and women that are single have obviously less financial resources and their children have much worse outcomes (on average, of course there are exceptions). The broader implications of family formation and lifestyle are going to be a big issue in the next few decades as traditional employment declines / shifts Guilty as charged. I refuse to “marry down,” but then again I’m 50 and on my way to being a crazy old cat lady.But seriously, these considerations about family are very important and they need to be talked about as well. ok, i respect your honesty and we have had multiple interactions in comments so i think we both know this is sincere, but you don’t have to answer if you don’t want. when i say and studies say marry down they usually refer to about anyone earning much less. I certainly get that you don’t want to marry an unemployed or minimum wage worker. However, if a guy had everything else you wanted in a man, but was a lpn / radiology tech making $40-50k, would that be a deal breaker for you or many of your single friends ( doesn’t describe me to clarify)? I think there is a difference of “not marrying a deadbeat” vs marrying someone that would carry their own weight but definitely earns less. My personal experience is few women of means would want the $50k guy, and society seems ok with that but disgusted by men who wouldn’t marry a woman who is a “6”. I can see all sides to the issue just curious your take. (especially after clarifying that marrying down doesn’t mean unemployed bum lol) but was a lpn / radiology tech making $40-50kSee my comment. It would depend on the other (a-g) were met in some way.So the radiology tech who was writing screenplays or was a good artist might get a pass. The radiology tech who spent his free time watching football games might not. The Physician watching football games would. Ditto for the poor medical student one year out of school.The rationalization comes into play anytime you can say “but they are also” to your friends and somehow tag something important or potentially even a minor game changer to the makeup. yeah, most studies i have read seem to say that isn’t the case. that lower income is pretty much a straight disqualifier, which is a major reason for such low marriage rates in lower socioeconomic segments of society which is a massive problem for everyone. don’t have an answer and certainly economic success is a major factor for me as i find a long term partner. just curious of perspectives. definitely appreciate your point that needs more of the other factors and then perhaps that is enough to make it up. I’d marry a lower income person if the person matched my main criteria — intelligent, shared values, hard working and ambitious. Some people can meet those criteria and still be lower income. Ha! Lots of stereotypes in there! I’d marry a man who shares my values, is intelligent, and who is hard working and ambitious, even if he made less than me. My current boyfriend is a farmer and he makes a lot less than me. For me, the main criteria is intelligence. After my divorce, I was single for a very long time due to the fact that I’m very selective. I’d rather be single than with someone who is a compliment, not a detriment, to my life. He sounds great. Why aren’t you marrying him if he makes you happy and brings you vegetables?(Internal jewish mom was triggered) Oh, he is fantastic! I will marry him some day (he already asked me). Just have some other stuff to do in the meantime. He also lives five hours away in another state so we have logistical issues to iron out.On the food side, we have a great story about how we met. It all revolves around pickles. How’s that for an internal jewish mom trigger? I should tell you that shawn (my fiance) wants me to start a business called the pickle wench since I do regularly ferment my own pickles (and vinegar, and I would use my own vinegars if I could guarantee a given acidity over a period of time), Because he thinks women in pirate costumes selling pickles would be hilarious, and because I had bought a more obscene variant of pickle wench as a domain at one point to try and gift to someone I was dating (not shawn) who was obsessed with pickles, making shawn think there was a branding opportunity in pickles, clearly Vinegar based or you are fermenting them? Those look super yummy. I can’t eat the seeds. I love Rick’s Picks mean beans:http://www.rickspicks.com/I wish somebody made seedless pickles. Sure I can cut them out but unless I’m at home or with somebody I know it’s not very polite (but I still do it and put on red pepper flakes) I love Rick’s Picks too! I make pickled green beans as well. Also carrots, cauliflower, pearl onions and I’m going to try asparagus this Spring.Can you eat the parisian cukes? I sometimes make pickles with those. Not very seedy at all. Though the skin isn’t as good as when you use true pickling cukes. No. I am almost impervious to anything. I drink tap water around the world. Including in Latin America.I cannot eat cruciferous vegetables which includes seeds from cucumbers. It does not bother me as much as it bothers you :-)I have eaten more canned green beans than almost anybody because my family growing up had a very strict rule of you eat is what is on your plate,but there was an exception for me, because there just had to be. men especially — have defined themselves by their profession.I don’t think this is a man thing I think it’s a people thing. People are impressed and pay their respects to:Not in any order:a) Wealthb) Education (or even drop out from a good school)c) Looksd) Athletic abilitye) Artistic ability f) Professiong) Fame or notorietySo someone who ranks high in one area can be respected generally.In some cases having one of (a – g) is used as a rationalization for respect or admiration. In other cases having a really strong showing for one of these can completely remove another negative that might be implied in certain groups of people otherwise. None of those criteria are on my main list. Even c) Looks is subjective. In the past I have dated people who would be considered “ugly” but because of who they were as a person, I found them attractive. I used to have e) Artistic ability on my list because I am very artistic and I thought I needed to find someone who understood that part of me. But that doesn’t really matter as much to me anymore as long as the person I am with respects and loves that part of me. That is a lot of TV watching. This is exactly why I am sometimes skeptical of the proponents of universal basic income when they talk about freeing people to do the things they are passionate about. I suspect 90% of the people will just sit around and watch tv. Of course, then there’s us, the people who sit around and read AVC. I’m walking 🙂 Yes, I suspect that too. Or some may do more harmful stuff. The issue with technological unemployment is that in that long-term scenario (a) we as a society don’t really *need* them to work, there’s zero or negative value if they were doing a made-up job or a job that a machine can do better, so 90% of the people watching TV is acceptable; (b) on the other hand, freeing up these 10% that can’t help but create interesting things *is* a benefit, because of them the alternative schemes (which in the long run reduce to “made-up job or a job that a machine can do better” to force them to have a “job” for their income) are harmful. Skills training will be an important part. There will always jobs to do, even if it’s on-demand or part time. Any sole proprietor or small business owner can attest to the amount of retraining needed to operate the different parts of a business throughout each stage of business growth. Institutionalizing constant skills growth will be as big as a safety net. Looking forward to get the video of your panel.I’m particularly interested in the future of management jobs and how automation will impact managers. Several platforms (like Work Market) are dealing with on-demand work – freelance on very specific tasks, not management. And I’m convinced we’ll also have on-demand platform for managers. “The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.” – Warren BennisI’m looking forward to the video as well. Great way to present it! Then neither of them is / are needed – remove them both. Do dogs pay taxes? I always thought that Work Market was enabling the continuation of the first trend you mentioned. They are a supporting platform for the ongoing labor arbitrage, whether it’s global, local or regional. “Work Market’s software allows employers of all shapes and sizes to arrange the people they work with into labor clouds.” At the heart of work automation is that we have all taken-up a “3rd job”, doing the work that others used to do, because we self-service ourselves online more than ever before. [Using Toffler’s analogy, the other 2 jobs are: 1/ our real job that we get paid for, 2/ taking care of ourselves/our family.] Good point. In addition to the self-service done just living, many do “real job” work which they used to have assistants do – typing, etc. 100% Agree. This has allowed companies to lower costs although it has resulted in an offsetting annoyance and I would even add potential mental health issues.You typically can’t get a real person on the phone (you get a phone tree). And as a result there is less accountability by companies because of that lack of human involvement and distance from the customer and their annoyance. And since all of your competitors are doing the same you don’t have to be any more honest in your approach.Have a problem with your new flatscreen TV? Good luck with getting someone at either the store or the manufacturer to make it easy for you to solve the issues that you are having.Go into a store and have a question on what they are selling? The help almost certainly has no clue at all. So you might as well not even bother asking a question.The blame for this doesn’t even fall on the companies that are doing it. That’s right. It falls squarely (and I really believe this) on people as a group who buy things on price (en masse that is) and have decided they aren’t willing to pay a bit more for a better experience. So the companies (in order to keep up with the competition) have to fall into the same mold. Same with politics, same with just about everything. It’s not often my agreement percentage with your comments breaks 80%. This is one of those times. I agree 100% with this one. 🙂 Yup . Stone walling customers is easier that way. Good one.We are in a a disposal world, that’s why personally buy where I can get help if I need it–for American Airlines (5m miles, they answer the phone for me), SPG hotels same, and believe it or not Amazon returns–kinda seamless. Demographics will/do have a major impact on the world of work (low birth rates in the developed world, longevity, generational attitudes…). Will be interesting to see if these macro drivers accelerate automation or redirect some of the changes outlined Albert is right: attention is a form of capital, and watching tv is a poor way to invest it. By deploying our creative powers intelligently we could bolster our civilization to new heights. Instead we are witnessing the un-idle wicked wreaking havoc on what’s left of the free world. Fred always said 90% of the population are consumers. Now I know he was referring to audience/market for tech startups, but is there a correlation to our culture as a whole? Does the 1%/9%/90% rule play out in a greater context? Good point, how do you go from all-consumer to all-creator, in other words from a society of spectator to one of doers? That may be part of the underlying root cause. The key point is that we are conditioned, specifically trained in fact, to be consumers. Blodgett’s comment above, that we’ve gained 30 hours to spend 28 of it on the couch, is certainly by design. Society has been designed for the last 60 years to consume. We figured out production (thanks to WWII) and now society “needed” consumers to absorb the factory capacity, and more recently, enable maximum profits for the owners of capital. If there was money in self-actualization, we’d be a different world. Go Work Market! Steve, and the whole team, are doing great things What I like about the people running USV is your interest in the intersection of technology and society. With great power comes great responsibility, and the designers of the systems we will use have a great effect on society.Capitalism is great at producing wealth and resilience. I would say there are three areas where it has major challenges:1) Market discipline vs humanitarianism. When an LLC goes bankrupt because no one wants its products, this is a desirable part of the market. When humans go hungry for lack of demand for their work, it is not. In this category we can put long-tail diseases including affecting large populations with a small economic footprint (what Bill Gates says calls for “creative capitalism”). Patents exacerbate the problem, Open Source helps solve it.There will be a growing class of unemployed people who will come under this caveat as increasing automation lowers average demand for human labor. Eventually this will lead to more protests like OWS and Tea Party against the growing plutocracy. We can tax the robots and redistribute wealth to the people in the form of unconditional basic income. After we do that, we can abolish minimum wage laws which prevent them from taking unpaid internships.2) Things that everyone needs. Food, Clean water/air, Healthcare, Education, Emergency services etc. When buyers don’t compete, prices go down. We can see that every country with a single payer system has not just universal healthcare but lower prices per capita than the USA. And many of them have better health outcomes! Including more doctors per capita, shattering the myth of “shortages”.This is the concept of “monopsony” or “collective bargaining power”. There are no defectors among the buyers, so it becomes a question of simple supply and demand. You can see this also domestically as Medicare is able to squeeze better prices better than any other insurance.Many anarcho-capitalists struggle against this because one side is not “free market” yet the prices are lower for he consumer, and there is a simple explanation. Finally they say, the USA may be getting far better R&D than other countries. Now this is true – more breakthroughs occur in the USA. But innovations will be able to come from anywhere in the world if we start to disrupt the Patent system for drugs with Patentleft drugs and the compensation models of the kind I have described here https://qbix.com/blog/index… . And everyone can benefit from work done anywhere. A global knowledge society where everyone is able to add something. This is something Albert talks about extensively in World After Capital.3) When you are not the customer, you are the product. This concept is also known as negative externalities.Factory farms for example, treat animals very inhumanely in order to save a buck. What’s even worse is that they are incentivized to increase demand in order to exploit the externality more and more for profit. Look up “National Dairy Checkoff”. Other side effects include things like being a major (perhaps the greatest) contributor to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. All because of capitalism.You see similar incentives for private prisons. But also for companies that pollute other people’s space, or produce vehicles that pollute. It all adds up, but the costs and violations may be distributed among thousands and millions of actors and victims. Fat lot of good will it be to sue them after the fact, and that’s even if you have standing. The damage has already been done for millions of people ans billions of animals and much of it may be irreversible. We need to think in terms of systemic legal and cultural regimes, such as an *emphasis* on preferring clean wnergy or social responsibility, balanced with profits. It factors into millions of little executive decisions.Meanwhile in Sweden, laws designed to prevent traffic congestion have been linked to much reduced asthma in children. A nice benefit.Is the alternative to Capitalism in every area only “Totalitarianism” as many fanbois of Capitalism say? (That’s what they mean when by the word “socialism”.) I think not. As Albert says too, we need to look at solutions in a world which is rapidly being reshaped by technology, and where previous assumptions such as “employers value their employees” may hold less and less. We must not have one hammer for every nail. …good to hear that there are some people with a vision. hope that this group will be heared and gets influencial enough. The US will loose under the protective (working) policy. Sad… Regarding the automation of job, Bill Gates and Warren buffet brought up a couple really good points in a recent interview they had (https://www.youtube.com/wat….Warren mentioned that farming was really big in the early days of the US and many feared that tractors will put many people out of a job. Somehow we managed to work around it.Bill said that even if our jobs do become really easy, most people (he was probably referencing to salaried employees) wouldn’t complain about an extra day off. With the extra day off, there will be more opportunity for other business (and hourly employees) to expand their business.Old jobs will either go away or take less time to do with the help of technology / automation. New jobs will come to replace them. Our economy will find a way to re-stabilize and find a healthy balance. Good listen. AI / automation question comes at 37min mark. No doubt. However there is certainly public policy that discourages employment. When we fix that we can provide short term solutions. What you are talking about is more long term. It’s also intertwined with education, qualification, and training. One of the neat things about tech geeks is they can use independent platforms to qualify themselves versus some standardized test or some certification that only says you could pass a test once. Certain people in public policy apparently have no experience with the class of people that is perfectly happy sitting around doing nothing all day long and not having to work. And this (despite Albert’s good intentions) doesn’t mean they are going to pursue some higher purpose or creative endeavors.This is similar to how you will see cows in a field just standing there and grazing and looking content. The brain has not developed enough to care or be bored. Not everyone’s brain is looking to be enlightened and challenged. Not the cow, not my cat, not some people who will be happy not to work and just engage in a passive activity. Taking a less sinister view of the world:There are policies in place that discourage hiring. Obamacare for example. Or very high corporate taxes which depress wages.Change those policies and things will change Agree. Also the general change in how you have to deal with people because of all the rules and regulations that didn’t appear in the past. Result of both political parties trying to help that has hurt. Bleeding hearts who have no practical experience in employing people or perhaps people who worked for large companies where someone else had the aggravation. Can’t say this, can’t do that. All in the name of worker protection. And what has happened? Easier and cheaper to not hire people.One thing good about the new President is that he was running a small business at the core. And given his attention to detail he almost certainly knows of the aggravation that someone in that position encounters. Can write an entire book on things like ADA compliance and having to dot the i’s and cross the t’s for each and every protected group. Meaning he is very close to the actual fucked up things that happen from day to day because of his flat management structure as well as family involvement. class of people that is perfectly happy sitting around doing nothing all day longI hear ya and I am sure there is some percentage of people who won’t work, period, but I also think some of the “sitting around” you mentioned is out of desperation.I’ve been in the position of making a very good income in exchange for very little of my time, but I’ve also been in the opposite position (and back and forth a bit over the years). The challenge to “get up and do something” with one’s life can be debilitating when one doesn’t know how the bills will get paid. Not sure that’s the word I want. People don’t know what to do next. Confusion? Frustration? The challenge to “get up and do something” with one’s life can be debilitating when one doesn’t know how the bills will get paid.Agree with that. But I am not talking about people sitting around for the reasons you mention but people who are perfectly happy sitting around and doing nothing.Unrelated but related somewhat there is this idea that has gone around that says essentially that woman are held back by men and therefore don’t have the same opportunities. That’s true. Further that a woman want to be independent of men and not have to depend on a man. That is true as well. For some women that is (how many I don’t know). But it is also true, if you have been around as long as both of us have, that there are woman who are perfectly happy not having a career and having a man provide and take care of them in every possible way. (Unrelated by the way to potential or intelligence I might add.) The way depicted in mad men tv show and as displayed prior to women’s lib movement. If you listen to the women who want to be independent you would think that there aren’t any of those other women at all that exist out there. But in fact they do exist. Not every woman wants to be a career woman and to be independent. Just like not every worker wants to be an owner or an employer or an entrepreneur. “This is similar to how you will see cows in a field just standing there and grazing and looking content. The brain has not developed enough to care or be bored” I would thrown out of this community blog for writing what I think of your comment shame on you. You’re upset that I insulted cows? Or that I insulted people who might be similar to cows? Of course there are people whose brains are less developed than others. Think any one of us could learn enough information to be the first to perform a heart transplant procedure? Or even be in a position to train to do one? People differ in their intelligence, motivation and thousands of other factors. And luck as well.Further, I didn’t insult any particular group of people. Only people who exhibit behavior that would make them part of a group which I have highlighted. “Perfectly content doing nothing..”There is a difference. I didn’t say ‘everyone who is from X country is like Y’ or “everyone who is of X religion is like Y’. “with the class of people” ?”Think any one of us could learn enough information to be the first to perform a heart transplant procedure? Or even be in a position to train to do one?” A very high % could Yes. Repeat the procedure, Repeat the procedure Yes.”Perfectly content doing nothing” I guess a modern day Leucippus & Democritus could be accused of that. A very high % could Yes. Repeat the procedureThe difficulty does not come from following rote steps. It comes from knowing what to do when there is a problem and/or anticipating and preventing problems. Besides there are now even with non average people differences in what surgeons do even given the same basic playbook. That is where intelligence comes into play. Likewise anyone can be trained to fly a plane once it is in the air. It’s the takeoff and landing in difficult conditions or emergencies where experience and intelligence comes into play.I guess a modern day Leucippus & Democritus could be accused of that.Most people aren’t those examples. If they were you wouldn’t be using them as examples. “with the class of people” ? “non average people” “That is where intelligence comes into play” “Most people aren’t those examples” “If they were you wouldn’t be using them as examples.”= Nicene Creed I was not aware genius is visible from outside… Plenty of public policy discourages education as well. I once had a young woman in college who worked for me, picking up my son from daycare and bringing him home and starting dinner and helping him with homework, etc. She accidentally became pregnant in her junior year and had a baby. Initially she was able to get public assistance for housing and food. Her plan was to finish college. By the time she had the baby, she only had one year left of college and was also applying to law school. However, social services did not support it; they told her she could take job training but they would remove her assistance if she went to college. I tried to help this young woman work through the hurdles of the system to no avail. The bureaucratic rules were nonsensical. Stupid all the way through Good luck on your panel – enjoy it while it lasts…’cause an algorithm is likely being written to take that job. 😉 Ray Dalio and Bridgewater are doing exactly that:* http://www.businessinsider….Meanwhile, in Amazon’s shop of the future … It only needs 3 staff, apparently:* http://www.businessinsider…. I hear Google et al are working on witty bots, too … And ELIZA was created in the 60s.https://en.wikipedia.org/wi… How do you know that I’m NOT a witty Google bot? That’s easy – you’re not buggy enough. All bots have bugs, because all software does. I would say he is buggy enough to sound human! Upvoted for rhyming (you), though late comment timing (me). Regarding the first trend – globalization & outsourcing – just yesterday I was reading a speech by Charlie Munger, who dropped the following thought-provoking line of thinking in a speech about the strengths and weaknesses of the discipline of economics:Another example of not thinking through the consequences of the consequences is the standard reaction in economics to Ricardo’s law of comparative advantage giving benefit on both sides of trade. Ricardo came up with a wonderful, non-obvious explanation that was so powerful that people were charmed with it, and they still are, because it’s a very useful idea. Everybody in economics understands that comparative advantage is a big deal, when one considers first order advantages in trade from the Ricardo effect. But suppose you’ve got a very talented ethnic group, like the Chinese, and they’re very poor and backward, and you’re an advanced nation, and you create free trade with China, and it goes on for a long time.Now let’s follow with second and third order consequences: You are more prosperous than you would have been if you hadn’t traded with China in terms of average well-being in the United States, right? Ricardo proved it. But which nation is going to be growing faster in economic terms? It’s obviously China. They’re absorbing all the modern technology of the world through this great facilitator in free trade, and, like the Asian Tigers have proved, they will get ahead fast. Look at Hong Kong. Look at Taiwan. Look at early Japan. So, you start in a place where you’ve got a weak nation of backward peasants, a billion and a quarter of them, and in the end they’re going to be a much bigger, stronger nation than you are, maybe even having more and better atomic bombs. Well, Ricardo did not prove that that’s a wonderful outcome for the former leading nation. He didn’t try to determine second order and higher order effects.If you try and talk like this to an economics professor, and I’ve done this three times, they shrink in horror and offense because they don’t like this kind of talk. It really gums up this nice discipline of theirs, which is so much simpler when you ignore second and third order consequences.The best answer I ever got on that subject – in three tries – was from George Schultz. He said, “Charlie, the way I figure it is if we stop trading with China, the other advanced nations will do it anyway, and we wouldn’t stop the ascent of China compared to us, and we’d lose the Ricardodiagnosed advantages of trade.” Which is obviously correct. And I said, “Well George, you’ve just invented a new form of the tragedy of the commons. You’re locked in this system and you can’t fix it. You’re going to go to a tragic hell in a handbasket, if going to hell involves being once the great leader of the world and finally going to the shallows in terms of leadership.” And he said, “Charlie, I do not want to think about this.” I think he’s wise. He’s even older than I am, and maybe I should learn from him. Good to note a comment that takes on a global perspective rather than your T word mindset although I am UK based I find your cognitive comments on a nation state with a history that shapes its cultural attitude to the west today demeaning “you’ve got a weak nation of backward peasants, a billion and a quarter of them”Free trade with China is crucial to the west as is IMO our ability to merge neurosciences & technology to enable mortals to process information in some hardwired form (cortex) we have to evolve, I know I am open to jibes but this post is about the future today. Those are Charlie Munger’s words, not mine.I am a huge proponent of free trade, but I thought his POV was thought-provoking, as it highlights one possible downside. If one nation is the most powerful on earth, by a large margin, would they willingly cede that position to another in exchange for being a certain % more wealthy? I don’t know the answer to that, but it’s interesting to think about. Rob well said. I have an Economics Degree from Wharton and an Engineering Degree from Moore School.There are so many things that both Economists, Doctors, and Scientists take as fact things that are in fact fallacy.I was reminded this in Lego Robotics League tonight. I was really working with the kids to line up the robots, tighten up the axles, and square up the wheels. We still had a big variation. That’s ok we work towards the center.LE says it best you work down to you level of competition. I call it the PhD effect. B.S. Bullshit, M.S. More shit, PhD Piled Higher and Deeper in Shit.There is a big thing called common sense. Your last sentence is the right one. Yes we are certainly a % more wealthy. But who did the wealth go to? Most of us on this board, not so much to those that live in the swath of “red states” Big fan of common sense. Me too. One of the things I look for most is engineers that can both think and also do.In some disciplines like economics its hard. But if you’ve been in business it’s easier. “Those are Charlie Munger’s words, not mine” Rob my error mea culpa. but nevertheless thought provoking from another perspective. Workmarket needs to develop an additional brand that is more small business friendly.The website is slanted toward either larger businesses or businesses that employ people that have enough time to be able to dig to the bottom of how workmarket can help them. There is a huge demand in small business for what I think they offer but unfortunately the way it is presented on the workmarket site is a big turnoff for anyone running a small business who is short for time. And they all are. Let’s call it 20 and under employees although it might as well be 100 and under.Additionally it’s unclear if the solution is to manage your existing freelancers or to be able to hire and attract new freelancers. While it appears to also be the latter from copy,it’s not clear from the site (and a quick check) how actually works.Clicking in the appropriate place requires someone to read a solutions guide on this page:http://content.workmarket.c…Not the way to make things easy for time pressed people. I say ‘I think’ because I am not even sure I have the gist correct. I have thought the same exact thing about WorkMarket. I abandoned it several years ago. I don’t want to hire people based on tasks. I want to hire people based on their value and build relationships with freelancers who can help me build value and who also gain value from their relationship working with me. The whole freelance marketplace has been disrupted by tech, but there are so many solutions that have made it harder for me to find talent. Part of the issue with many of these ‘so called’ new age companies is that they are constructed to scale to a big size with lack of attention to actual detail and quality. It’s an entirely different animal and approach to business. You cast a big net and don’t sweat the small stuff or details. Literally. Now I fully understand if that is what they have decided to do and if it works for them in building their business to a point where they can make money and that that is the game. But please don’t confuse building a quality business/product/service with what amounts to winning financially (which I am fine with as you know..). Especially given what Fred is saying and thinking they are or should be doing. Because you are 100% ignoring a very large part of business and a very loyal part as well.What’s interesting in both our comments is that we are looking for different things that could easily be side niches for a company like work market as opposed to being one corporate entity that tries to make everyone happy.I have needs for freelancers but there is no way it appears I can use workmarket to solve those needs. Will TV survive? I believe the Labor Department and that the unemployment rate is accurately calculated by non-partisan officials and statistician.But I also believe the real life experiences of friends and family in the job market.While it’s always dangerous to extrapolate too much about an entire country from one’s experience, I also can’t pretend that I don’t know a lot of folks who are really struggling to find work right now. Some of them are comparatively “unskilled” (e.g., 2 year associates degrees vs. Bachelors degrees or, better, still, professional graduate degrees) but many also have graduate degrees and/or degrees from world class universities. While going to an Ivy League school does not guarantee anyone a job, it’s a head-scratcher to see folks with 20-30 years of experience, hard skills in design, development, and/or management and prestigious degree find little interest to no interest in their services.And, to paraphrase, “It’s a recession when your neighbor loses their job; it’s a depression when you lose yours.” I thought Trump could, and might well win, in part because I thought there were many wealthy progressives who work in media, tech, and finance, and live in places like Brooklyn and San Francisco who were just not seeing how much economic distress families were feeling throughout the US, even in families with 1-2 adults with “in demand” skills. The lagging growth in income is resulting in families that, if they do have jobs, are struggling to save for retirement, let alone college. If anyone has it, I’d love to see what the Gen-X retirement savings levels look like for example.So there’s something up, at least in my opinion.Possible theories:- We’re not seeing the “real” unemployment number because we’re paying enough attention to the decline in the participation rate (see http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11… for context)- We’ve not adjusted our tracking of employment to account for the “gig economy” and the peaks and valleys free lancers encounter – Rampant age discriminationThis last point is the most controversial, but I think in tech, including and especially NYC tech, it’s a big problem. There is a big hiring bias for tech talent of people over 30 or so., which I’ve seen first hand and also seen many colleagues run into. This doesn’t seem as pronounced in the valley, where I think there is more familiarity with developers who have gray hair. But in places like NYC, it seems like some (not all) orgs, founders, and execs have difficulty believing that folks north of 30 might be able to write code. That’s a problem I hope we can overcome soon. I believe the Labor Department and that the unemployment rate is accurately calculated by non-partisan officials and statistician.I do too, but the measurement itself does not really represent what a lot of people think it does – unemployment – and doesn’t address the problem of underemployment. Working as little as fifteen hours last week, even for no pay, could qualify one as employed. I hope you don’t mind my commenting on this because I think the distinction I’m about to make is relevant or I wouldn’t bother: “While going to an Ivy League school does not guarantee anyone a job, it’s a head-scratcher to see folks with 20-30 years of experience, hard skills in design, development, and/or management and prestigious degree find little interest to no interest in their services.” They are interested in their “services” just not interested in the “cost of carry.” If these workers were to offer to consult with/for these same companies, I’d bet they would have plenty of takers. The problem is that companies are facing rising penalties in every category, lawsuits over age discrimination etc and software that in many cases makes some of the routine processes obsolete. The bodies are the easiest to cut when the numbers have to be met. But those folks who are being cut are more valuable than ever…..provided they are willing to hang a shingle and work independently or within a specialist agency. They are already versed in coding, mature, professional and highly sought after…just not as employees. I think a paradigm shift in thinking about how their work is structured is what is missing…because there is definitely still plenty of work to do in almost every industry. I can assure you they are absolutely interested in “consult(ing) with/for these same companies” — in fact most of them (e.g., my friend who went to Harvard, does videography and graphic design, can do some web development, and worked tier 1 ad agencies for 2 decades”) are only looking for consulting. He can’t give work away. First: Sorry for the delay in responding. For some reason, I can never see responses to my posts in Disqus. I’m not good with the tech stuff and I’ve spent DAYS trying to track down the issue and I still can’t find it.Secondly: If you can, in other words, if you think you friend wouldn’t mind, can you share more info with me? I’m currently working on this very thing and I’m boggled. I know how much work has to be done, but what keeps confusing me is whether or not it is a choice of industry issue or a choice of expression issue. I’m not explaining what I mean very well and for that I am sorry, but what I’m trying to get at is…is this an issue of the market your friend has chosen or the way he explains his value proposition to said market? I will ask.All I can say is I know many very well qualified people — great degrees (Masters and above and/or Ivy League) with years or even decades of experience at tier 1 companies or firms, and market relevant skills (e.g. software engineering), who can’t find work, including contract gigs. The only common denominator is they all are over 30-35. Can I prove age discrimination is at work? No. But do I see a ton of older (i.e., over 30) workers, even software developers, who are really struggling to find work right now, even on the coasts and other “hot” markets. Absolutely. Whatever policy is chosen, this feels like an exercise where HOW you say it is as important as WHAT you say.Acceleration where the second derivative of improvement is positive is hard to wrap one’s head around. Prior rate of change is so tangible that attempting to change people’s minds that the rate of change of the rate of change will increase at orders of magnitude to what they are used to is a very difficult hurdle to overcome. Yet, it is a pre-requisite to societal change and something whoever is implementing policy must figure out.If the distribution of outcomes of the effects of automation on society is bi-modal (something I currently would posit but by no means is fact), then figuring out the above is the crucial factor to achieving the positive mode. Personally, a far scarier thought:Beyond on demand work – there is a enough theoretical comp sci and economic papers out there that it might be doable to have the contracts for said labor in continual negotiation on an open market while someone is in the middle of working. so you could start the day with one labor contract, and end the day with a radically different one, including starting out the day paid $100/hr and ending at poverty wages.If that falls out, basically, labor has no hedge on tomorrow. And that is a bigger problem by far. Thanks Fred for including this topic in your blog and moderating a discussion that includes both tech and economic justice advocates. This is a critical issue for the low income communities in Oakland, California where I am that have already lost jobs and homes as a result of globalization and the financial crisis. An additional angle on this topic is what is the future of wealth? Maya Rockeymoore knows a lot about the racial wealth gap which is way worse than the income inequality gap. We need solutions that address how we bring back community wealth building opportunities (e.g. worker co-ops and community land trusts). Very interested in building an effective labor cloud – Talent blooms everywhere and technology connects and enables virtual organizations to operate at great efficiency. Several of my clients have already committed to this resource model and it’s been very effective. However, there is still one major challenge – scaling the workforce. My suggestion: LinkedIn should be all over this service model, they have all the parts to take the App work-for-hire model to the next level. A fragmented work force is also one that’s easily manipulated.Where’s team spirit? By breaking work down into measurable sets of actions in specific skill-sets (tags), we transition from “corporate” production to “value based” production, thus taking advantageof a vast and global digital labor market.A single person can be associated with several “companies”, which are nothing more than a manager with “formula” for converting certain sets of actions into $. Along a similar vein, we are building a liquid marketplace for people time and skills. We are crowdsourcing our beta. Come check it out at http://www.crowdraising.co/metacam...https://www.youtube.com/wat… Nice piece. IMHO you’re missing a key component though.The “on demand workforce” isn’t really new: it’s the logical continuation of the progressive shift from traditional employment (fixed labor contract, 9-to-5, input-based) to independent work (freelance contract, ad-hoc, output-based).What is truly new is the growth of distributed workforces (which isn’t at all the same thing as globalization or offshoring) – fundamentally, the realization that the office was an unnatural evolution of the factory floor and that knowledge work can be done from anywhere ; that talent is much more evenly distributed than job opportunities. And that has much larger implications for the economy and society, starting with a very welcome reversal of today’s increasing concentration of opportunities, GDP and wealth in an ever smaller number of cities – with the corresponding social inequality as a result. We may finally be breaking the location paradox that academics have been discussing for decades. We launched a company along these lines today. Someone sent me to this page. More on our perspective, for what’s it’s worth: https://www.adjy.com/news Congratulations! A couple of questions for you.a) I imagine this is a marketplace that connects marketing and design professionals with companies? How do you expect to overcome the catch-22 inherent in these businesses of building enough supply and demand? As you know, the industry is littered with corpses of marketplaces that never found liquidity.b) How are you differentiated from the many others who operate in the same space? Are you targeting a specific niche? Thank you.a. Sort of. The intent isn’t to be another marketplace. The intent is to deliver an outcome using the most appropriate group of people and resources. There are a lot of factors that play into that (availability, experience, relationships, location, fit, cost, etc.) For example, the head of sourcing for a large civil engineering company told me that he wants to be able to point to a bridge and say – “Bring me all the resources I need to build a bridge just like that one”. I think that’s an interesting problem to solve.b. I suppose it depends on who we’re compared against. We’re focused on outcomes more than providing a directory of people. We want to move toward a model that operates with a governance, profit and equity that is shared among participants (people and service providers) – similar to a DAO.I’m happy to provide more depth on the model. Feel free to contact me through the site.

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OREGON STATE BEAVERS 2021 – 22nd 2020 – 15th 2019 – 6th 2018 – 27th 2017 – 11th 2016 – 14th 2015 – 12th 2014 – 13th 2013 – 16th 2012 – 12th 2021 IN REVIEW Let’s not avoid the bars in the room. The 2021 season will go down as one of Oregon State’s weakest for exactly one reason: there was no bars lineup. Only five bars scores of 9.8 were recorded all season, gymnasts without 10.0 starts provided some of the most important and highest-scoring routines, and the team finished the year ranked 48th on the event. In fact, the lack of bars lineup ended up shrouding the quality on the remaining events. The Beavs were able to get mid-196s last season as what was basically a three-event team, and it would have taken only a 49.150 on bars to upset Denver at regionals and advance to the regional final. Sadly, the team peaked at 48.825 on bars. Lacy Dagen – VT, BB Savanna Force – FX Lexie Gonzales – BB Lena Greene – VT Niya Mack – UB, FX Jane Poniewaz – VT, UB, BB THE NEW ONES Oregon State brings in a gigantic new class of 9 athletes, which is essential in the effort to reinvent many of these lineups. I expect to see a solid number of these first years get real competition time in 2022. Of course, let’s start with Jade Carey. What’s interesting about Carey is less how she might fit into lineups (spoiler alert: yes) and more the eternal conundrum of how to manage skill selection for high-difficulty elites when they come to college. Does it make sense to try a vault like the Cheng, or will the wow-factor of a historically difficult vault in college not be able to overcome execution deductions? Would a downgrade to any number of easier 10.0-start vaults (she has like 5) end up gaining anything, or are the deductions about the same anyway so you might as well go for difficulty? Carey is at her best when she’s doing insane elements on vault and floor, so that asset must be retained, and her ability to land under control on floor when performing difficulty makes it particularly appealing for college scoring. What I’m saying is, Carey is going to have her most successful NCAA career if “and she’s the first person to do that in the history of college gymnastics” is said a lot. Conversely on beam, downgrading will be the name of the game and college gymnastics should allow Carey to pare down her routine to avoid those stumbling block built-in deductions from elite (always shocking to NBC, apparently) and somewhat equalize her scoring potential on beam with the other events. As for bars, it’s sort of a misconception that Carey used to be terrible on bars. Even as a L10 she had NCAA-lineup ability there (her Pak and FTDT have always been great), but she lacked the necessary composition until recently. As we stand now, Carey is on track to Alex McMurtry where we’re like, “Hi, you’re good at power” and she’s like “Here’s a 10 on bars.” OK, also there are other first years in this class I promise. British elite Phoebe Jakubczyk most recently featured on GB’s team at this year’s European Championship and could show up on several events. Most importantly (no surprise), she looks to provide an absolute must in the reformed bars lineup with plenty of options for difficulty. Also keep an eye on Natalie Briones, the sister of US elite Brandon Briones, as a multi-eventer who definitely would have been in the bars lineup last season if that had been one of the choices. Her best event is probably floor, where I’d also anticipate seeing her some, but the need is far greater on bars. On the bars topic, walk-on Carley Beeman is pretty much a bars specialist and could also find her way into that six. Shifting the focus from bars, another new one who looks to make lineups is Karlie Chavez (if your name isn’t Karlie or Kaitlyn, GET OUT OF THIS TEAM), who has excellent results on vault and floor, with a Yurchenko 1.5 on vault and a quality DLO on floor. She’s very heir-to-Kaitlyn-Yanish. As for the others, Kaitlin Garcia hasn’t really managed the scores in L10 aside from vault, but she showed a few events at OSU’s preview meet and could be called upon as needed. Perhaps one of the most interesting question marks of the whole season is Lauren Letzsch. Letzsch was a junior elite about a thousand years ago and has basically been injury MIA ever since, meaning there are no possible expectations. Still, she finished 13th AA at junior nationals in 2016, sandwiched right between Olivia Dunne and Jordan Bowers, and if she’s healthy and competing, then vault, beam, and floor would all be realistic events for her. That’s kind of a no-brainer as it shouldn’t be too challenging for this team to improve on last year’s total scores given that there are now some people on this roster who don’t want to assassinate the bars at every opportunity (or at least…less). With Jade Carey coming in to improve the scoring potential on every event, we should see gains all over the place with the possibility of 197 popping up again. Oregon State hasn’t gone 197 since the 2019 season, and hitting that mark in 2022 would be a solid indication of the progress for this year’s team. 2021 Event Ranking: 10 |Lineup locks: Jade Carey, Madi Dagen, Kaitlyn Yanish, Sydney Gonzales, Karlie Chavez| |Lineup options: Kristina Peterson, Kayla Bird, Natalie Briones, Ariana Young, Lauren Letzsch, Kaitlin Garcia| Oregon State will be encouraged by how things are shaping up on vault. For a team that has never really been known for power vaulting, this year’s squad should have a competitive repertoire of 10.0 starts even beyond Carey. Carey will certainly be counted on for astronomical scores as the top vaulter. I’d imagine the DTY or the Lopez are the most likely college vaults for her, though I’d like to see the Amanar or Cheng get a moment or two because if someone is going to do those vaults in college…Carey. As far as the others, Madi Dagen’s very stick-able Y1.5 will be a huge asset once again for 9.9s, and first year Karlie Chavez brings another new Y1.5 that can be a top-3 vault for this lineup on her good days. As always, put Kaitlyn Yanish into the lineup in pen as her Yfull has the massive distance and reliability to score well each week. Kristina Peterson and Sydney Gonzales both bring 10.0 starts back to the roster with their round-off 1/1-on entries, and while the landings can sometimes be hit-and-miss, they both get pretty solid amplitude as far as 1/1-on vaults go, and the boost in start value should continue making those vaults lineup-worthy. That’s probably the best-case six for OSU, but there should also be several other Yfull options, like Kayla Bird who led off last season, who can go for competitive scores. 2021 Event Ranking: 48 |Lineup locks: Jade Carey, Phoebe Jakubczyk, Kayla Bird, Natalie Briones| |Lineup options: Colette Yamaoka, Madi Dagen, Carley Beeman, Kaitlyn Hoiland, Jenna Domingo, Kaitlin Garcia, Kaitlyn Yanish, Ariana Young, Kristina Peterson| Obviously, it’s reinvention time on bars. Not much should return from last year’s lineup, though I do imagine that Kayla Bird (who got four of OSU’s five 9.8s on bars in 2021) will be called upon again. So perhaps not a fully new six. Also keep in mind that Oregon State should be getting fifth-year Colette Yamaoka back on bars after missing last season. She has been good for a weekly 9.750 throughout her career, which is not a huge score, but they would have killed for it last year. Madi Dagen also presents an interesting case because she had by far Oregon State’s best execution on bars last year but was working without a 10.0 start. And still got some of the team’s best scores. If she’s able to get a reliable 10.0 SV this year, I’d want her in the lineup. Otherwise, we’re looking at first-year o’clock. Jade Carey showed up at Oregon State’s November preview straight from the tour and did a full competitive bars routine that would probably have gone 9.850 in a meet, so she’s on track there. Jakubczyk will be needed as another top scorer, Briones has the swing to be a good college bars worker, and Beeman should get a chance as well. 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It’s not a ton of definite, competitive beamers though, so Oregon State may be looking for that “first year who hasn’t really had the scores before but figures out beam in college” type to beef up this slate of options. 2021 Event Ranking: 14 |Lineup locks: Jade Carey, Kaitlyn Yanish, Madi Dagen| |Lineup options: Karlie Chavez, Phoebe Jakubczyk, Natalie Briones, Kayla Bird, Kristina Peterson, Sydney Gonzales| Oregon State will definitely raise the power quotient on floor in 2022. For Carey, she should be able to compete a double double for controlled landings and good college scores pretty comfortably, but I’d kind of like to see her bring a DLO 1/1 to college gymnastics. How about both? 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If one looked good, it wasn’t a very fun process, or vice versa. Remembering the satisfaction of spray paint (in process AND style!) I grabbed a small spray bottle and filled it with diluted paint, hoping to get a similar effect, and OOOO-LA-LA!!! As soon as I saw the marks it left, I knew that would be the way forward. Watch the whole fireworks art process Like the colorful fog and glittering trails REAL fireworks leave behind, this spray bottle process creates beautiful layers of brightly-colored explosions. More importantly, it’s INTENSELY fun! We used some squares of paper as the backdrop for our fireworks paintings, but your kids might enjoy working on larger paper – you could even hang pieces of an old sheet or scrap fabric outside and go to town with bigger spray bottles. As a bonus activity, you can even recycle your art into spark-free paper sparkers! As I’ve gotten older, fireworks have become more of a symbol of individuality than patriotism. 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As Amazon Associates, we make a small commission on qualifying purchases.* - Construction paper or cardstock - Tempera or acrylic paint (gold looks AMAZING!!) - A small spray bottle like this or this kind with a trigger-style sprayer. - Bottle caps, lids, popsicle sticks, or other cutout shapes DIY STAMP SUPPLIES: - A glue stick - Stamps, stickers, a q-tip, or pencil eraser (to add dots and other shapes) How to Make Fireworks Paintings With Kids – DIY Instructions: Mix paint and water in a small spray bottle. Bright or light-colored paints (and metallics absolutely POP off the page!) work best on darker backgrounds, so pick your color palette with that in mind. Squeeze about a tablespoon of paint (acrylics and tempera work best) into the bottle, then pour tap water in, filling roughly a quarter to one-third of the bottle up. Screw the cap on, then give your paint bottle a good shake! The key here is to not dilute the paint TOO much – you still want intense colors! If I had to guess on a ratio, I’d say 1 part paint to 2.5 parts water (depending on what kind of paint you’re using). Pick out the background paper for your firework art. We wanted these to look like a night sky, so we went with black and deep blue heavy construction paper. We trimmed ours into squares, but you don’t need to! Find objects you can use to create fireworks shapes. This spray bottle technique offers a wonderful opportunity for kids to experiment with positive and negative space. Grab some items that will create “fireworks shapes” – circles, linear objects you can fan out, or pieces of paper you’ve cut into other specific shapes. Experiment with spray painting. Grab your first piece of background paper and start spraying. What happens if you hold the spray bottle close to the paper? How does the paint look different if you hold the spray far away? Add shapes, then spray! Now that you’ve done a bit of spraying as a first layer, experiment with adding shapes. Lay down some items and spray over top of them. After you’ve sprayed, take the items off the paper. Do you see your shapes in the negative space? Continue building up the layers of spray paint. Continue to add layers of spray until you feel finished! Add paint drips and firework details (optional). To emulate those dazzling trails of stardust fireworks leave behind, we used a small piece of sponge dipped in watery paint to squeeze dripped blots over our piece. After creating a series of blots, we pulled the paper up on its side, letting the paint roll down to the page to create drippy lines. You can experiment with turning the paper to make the drips go in different directions. You can stop there, or keep the process art fun going by inviting kids to add more fireworks shapes in the form of stamps, stickers, arrangements of q-tips, etc. As our final step, we created some positive-space abstract fireworks shapes by stacking simple scrap paper strips. Once finished, a few of these hanging together look fantastic as a collection or as part of a gallery wall. Fireworks Art Activity Variations for Toddlers and Preschoolers 1. Use a trigger-style spray bottle. Younger kids may find the style of spray bottle that we used more difficult to work with. If you have little ones you’d like to introduce to this process, I’d recommend using trigger-style spray bottles instead (I’ve linked to a smaller version than typical household spray bottles up in the supply list). Instead of pushing down with one finger, they can pull the trigger with both hands – a much less frustrating experience for little digits. 2. Use marbles in a box to make firework paintings. Swap out spray bottles for a cardboard box and marbles! Lay a piece of paper in the box, squeeze dime-sized amounts of paint in a few different colors on top, throw in some marbles, and let your kids shake the box or tip it from side to side. You can enjoy their finished firework art as is, or invite them to cut out large circles (or any shape) and glue them to a piece of construction paper that’s been prepped with a cutout of a simple skyline. 3. Make fizzy fireworks paintings Instead of paint, fill your spray bottles with a mixture of white vinegar and food coloring. Lay out a tray filled with a piece of paper that’s been covered in baking soda “firework” lines and let your child spray the vinegar mixture onto it. Watch their eyes light up as the vinegar reacts with the baking soda, causing a fun fizzy ‘firework’ effect! 4. Try Forked Firework Art This variation involves dipping the prongs of a fork into paint and stamping it onto black paper, dragging the ends outward to make it look like a firework. It’s perfect for toddlers and preschoolers because it helps to improve fine motor skills, plus, it’s a blast to see a common utensil transform into a cool art tool. 5. 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South African artist Mary Sibande’s striking portraits and sculptures make people stop and wonder at her portrayal of black women dressed in regal, post-colonial domestic worker clothing, set in a story of empowerment — reining in a horse, conducting a silent symphony, knitting a Superman cape. The wonderment of her work is now on display at Columbia’s Leroy Neiman Gallery, and their creator has been sharing her inspiration in an extended conversation with Barnard College. At the “Art and Equity” campus event in early 2018, an idea was hatched following Sibande’s talk with visual artist Toyin Ojih Odutola, last year’s Lida A. Orzeck ’68 Distinguished Artist-in-Residence. Professor of art history Anne Higonnet and professor of Africana studies and English literature Yvette Christiansë then invited Sibande — one of the most significant contemporary South African artists and a major voice in the dialogue about the intersection on race, culture, and labor — to be this year’s Virginia C. Gildersleeve Professor. "Mary Sibande's life-size figures of women in monumentally over-life-size clothing are such a witty, spatially bold, and meta-feminine expression of how gender, race, and class intersect when it comes to domestic labor, and nothing could be more in the spirit of the Gildersleeve Professorship,” said Higonnet. “We wanted an artist who could teach those issues visually and verbally, so the combined format of a big talk, an exhibition, and some fundamental teaching seemed the right combination.” See Sibande’s Art To coincide with Sibande’s appointment at Barnard, the Leroy Neiman Gallery is hosting her first solo exhibition in New York. The gallery is showing six works from two series, Long Live the Dead Queen (2007-2011) and The Purple Shall Govern (2013-present), through May 1, 2019. Nearly 150 students from Barnard’s Introduction to Art History course will view the exhibition and talk with Sibande about the practice of creativity and how she uses her art to push past stereotypes of black women’s body and space. “The diversity of her work is grounded in the kind of radical interventions that restages 'blackness,' the domestic labor of black women, and the conscripted, militarized labor of black soldiers under apartheid,” said Christiansë. “Bringing her into our space of collective learning invites all of us to see differently, as her presence facilitates closer curricular bonds between Africana studies and art history, particularly in our work with students around identity — how we express identity, whether racial, ethnic, sexual, religious, national, for example — and the modes in which we do so.” Sibande's exhibition was curated by Columbia graduate student and curatorial assistant at Dia Art Foundation Sally Eaves Hughes '19GSAS; curatorial advisor was Kellie Jones, professor of art history and archaeology at Columbia. The exhibition was sponsored by the Barnard College Department of Africana Studies, the Institute for Research in African-American Studies, Columbia University School of the Arts, and the Collaborative to Advance Equity through Research at Columbia University, the Ford Foundation, and a Humanities New York Action grant. Hear Sibande Speak On April 25, 2019, Sibande will be the keynote speaker at Columbia’s Institute for Research in African-American Studies 25th anniversary weekend conference celebration. Sibande will hold pre-exhibition talks and then conversations at the gallery, exploring the conference’s theme of “Free to Be Anywhere in the Universe: An International Conference on New Directions in the Study of the African Diaspora.” More About Sibande Sibande’s notable awards include the 2017 Smithsonian National Museum of African Arts Award and the Johannesburg Alumni Dignitas Award in 2014. Sibande has exhibited her work extensively, including in Made Visible: Contemporary South African Fashion and Identity, on view at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts through May 12, 2019; Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2018; South Africa: The Art of a Nation at the British Museum in London in 2016; and Desire: Ideal Narratives in Contemporary South African Art at the 54th Venice Biennale, as part of the South African Pavilion in 2011. Sibande’s work is in prominent public and private collections, including the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington D.C., the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, and the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio. —N. JAMIYLA CHISHOLM

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Jaw-Dropping What Brad Pitt Is Doing To American Indian Reservations Brad Pitt has been partenering with Fort Peck, Montana Sioux and Assiniboine nation tribes to build 20 super green homes for residents whose income levels are at or below 60 percent the area’s mean income, with a percentage of the homes reserved for seniors and disabled veterans. More Than Talented Pretty Face Celebrity When Pitt isn’t jet-setting to movie locations and being a father of six (three biological and three adopted), he’s running a non-profit, Make It Right. His organization has been most notable for building 150 sustainable homes in Louisiana’s Lower Ninth Ward post-Hurricane Katrina. “We hear stories from people who have nine families living in a five bedroom home and take ‘sleeping shifts’ to share the limited beds,” writes Make It Right communications director Taylor Royle. “Most homes are smaller, one or two bedrooms. We [met] a woman who shares a two-bedroom home with her elderly mother and her brother’s family—she and her three children sleep on the floor in the living room.” Now, through a Low Income Housing Tax Credit Rent-to-Own program, residents in his Make It Right American Indian homes will be able buy their new green homes after 15 years of renting. “These LEED Platinum, solar-powered homes will have three or four bedrooms and two or three bathrooms each, and built with certified Cradle-to-Cradle vendors, which means they’re developed responsibly and use reclaimed materials,” reports NationSwell. “It’s certainly a big improvement from some of the current homes on the reservation, which are rife with black mold and structural problems, resulting in high utility bills due to inefficient design.” Using participatory democracy principles, Pitt’s organization organizers met with families and community leaders about their needs and their vision for their new homes, and how the builders can preserve the culture of the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes, such as doorways facing east or north and using tribally significant colors. “We are enthusiastic about these home designs that reflect traditional life ways while exemplifying deep green public-impact architecture,” said Architecture for Humanity architect Nathaniel Corum. Fort Deck, America’s ninth-largest Native American reservation, has over 6,000 tribal members living on the 2-million-acre reservation. Over 600 people are waiting for housing. That means overcrowding is all too common. The Washington Post has reported unemployment is over 50 percent on the reservations, with approximately three out of every four children live in poverty, and the cycle of abuse imposed on the First Nation Peoples includes widespread problems with alcohol and methamphetamines exist in the communities there. Make it Right donors are giving people a safe place to live, promote sustainable living and solar energy, and help those in need of reconstruction after natural disaster. Some options of donation are green gifts which include: solar panels, paint, native plants, Energy Star appliances, and more. Average energy bills have decreased for the homeowners because of the green technology installed in the Make it Right homes. At first, te homes were only available to peopl whose homes were leveled from Hurricane Katrina but now, the green homes are accessible to teachers and first responders. Lower Nine residents are still eligible and but the program is extending the offer of housing to others. Pitt’s foundation employs lawyers, social workers, and loan workers to help the former residents of the Lower Ninth Ward whom many of which lost all documentation during Hurricane Katrina to get through the mortgage application process. The income of the applicants does not affect the applicant’s ability to obtain a home. The unsubsidized mortgage is designed to be no more than one third of the applicant’s income. There have been problems with the New Orleans green homes, but Pitt and his followers are doing more than just trying to do the right thing. Brad Pitt and his foundation have given hope where there was none. They are doing what government could do, but is not. While recognizing much more is needed aside from building green homes to fix reservation’s problems, Pitt and his organization members are helping to “make it right.” Anyone can join. Anyone can contribute. Anyone can become informed about their world. "United We Stand" Click Here To Create Your Personal Citizen Journalist Account Today, Be Sure To Invite Your Friends. Please Help Support BeforeitsNews by trying our Natural Health Products below! Order by Phone at 888-809-8385 or online at https://mitocopper.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomic.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomics.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST Humic & Fulvic Trace Minerals Complex - Nature's most important supplement! Vivid Dreams again! HNEX HydroNano EXtracellular Water - Improve immune system health and reduce inflammation. 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And if a nation is only as good as how it treats it’s poor, sick and minorities….then we are not doing a very good job. Cool cat. Where’s my dog? Looks good on the surface, but..they have to RENT the home for 15yrs, and after that, they can purchase the 15 yr old home? Does any of the RENT go to the purchase price. The way the article is worded, sounds like Pitt and Co. is getting 15 yrs of interest, and then ALLOWING the poor to by the home… How is this helping the poor exactly? Looks like he’s part of the NWO agenda to create a nation of renters. Some people would give their left reproductive organ to own a 15yro house. believe rent to own and in 15 yrs it is yours. I’m with you Deborah. I suppose there are still plenty of folks that just can’t stop hating something – it’s their loss when they hate. I guess I feel a little bit bad for them that they don’t even know it jacks with them to hate. But I do feel really good about what Pitt is doing. I really had know idea. Good on him. What is the deal with voting down people’s comments who are commenting on Brad Pitt’s philanthropy What a good story… I do have to say.. That one home sitting in the middle of the plains(?) looks like a serious Tornado magnet. I like the Pitts. they have their failings for sure, but don’t we all, and he and she do try. wow, really cool, i just wish there were more people like that!! What an amazing story. Had to help give it a boost. Aho, i agree with you, thanks for the post! It’s called “putting your money where your mouth is”! It’s good you copy my TYPE of name. If everyone did this we can warn people about the dangers of “corporate food”, negro politics, liberal hypocrisy, etc, under different categories. Our names will be our advertisement, er warnings! I am known as MSG Chicken as a warning about MSG in your food. I read many comments and no doubt about MSG in the food affects, or infects your brain. Obviously something is infecting brains of commenters here – such as your using terms such as “negro” politics.” Dark ages have returned. To Debra Dupe, You obviously are racist and cannot accept them as your equal because you look down on them. STOP looking down on Negroes and your racism will go away and you wouldn’t have been DUPED by the illegal negro sodomite currently occupying the White House. I do not look down on Negroes and treat them as anybody else. The reason why I call him negro because that is the way he sees himself and the world – as a negro! And that is the way he WANTS to see the world if you read anything about him and by his own words, such as his autobiography. So, I oblige the man and his ways, much to his own racist hurt, however. If it bothers you just reverse engineer negro and substitute “white” (or Boosh if you want to) and it won’t bother you anymore because you do not look down on whites (or George Boosh). You remember how the trashed Georgy boy Booosh. Didn’t seem to bother you did it? The Taxpayers are the real stars, can anyone say tax write off. He would impress a lot more if this power couple would stop collecting kids that are taken care of by hired help so that the “stars” can have a photo shoot holding orphans. The children would be a lot better served if the power couple helped the children ‘s parents raise their own kids. I have a lot more admiration for the single parent holding down 2 jobs, raising a family and trying to do the right thing then a ex drug addict whose only claim to fame is that he is paid a ridiculous amount of money to play dress up. You’re correct about it being a tax dodge, Jay, but what’s your point? It’s money that the Pitt’s are unable to keep but they do have a choice who they give it to. It’d be less work to let the tax man have it, wouldn’t it? Yep, I have to agree with you there, fair play for his forward thinking. I fully agree Mayhem. If your tax money MUST go…then put it where YOU want it to go. And we get voted off, too funny! Agreed! What if all the elite used their money for humanitarian causes instead of rights abuses? He could have put his tax dodge into something else. What are taxes? Something that government wastes. Yeah, I got voted off, I got voted off, that’s my cherry broken. If we get voted for kind words, this place must be full of ( choose the most offensive word you can think of) . @ carsonking-you said, “If we get voted for kind words, this place must be full of ( choose the most offensive word you can think of) .” So, you’ve noticed that folks get voted off BIN for “kind words.” That leaves one to wonder, doesn’t it? It doesn’t make me think crow, the world is full of crap people, this crap is dedicated mind, that took some loggin in and out, to make people want to read what’s been hidden. I read every post that’s been voted down and 50% of the ones showing, so their plan is a fail. Yes…I especially read the voted off comments as well. I will try to refrain from making comments, hereafter, that leave you out…..since you don’t look beneath the surface long enough to see to see the motives/agenda of a hate groups web site. Because even though human nature and curiosity usually motivates us to read what has been deemed ‘unlikeable’ by the majority…..the badge of unlikeable still remains. And THAT is their ultimate goal. Who is Brad Pitt ? First and foremost, Brad Pitt is a humanitarian. He’s also an award-winning actor and movie producer. Born on December 18, 1963, he’s received a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and 3 Academy Award nominations in acting categories, two other Academy Award nominations, winning one, for productions of his film production company Plan B Entertainment. He’s also “one of the world’s most attractive men, a label for which he has received substantial media attention.” I upvoted you not for what you said – screw holy (not) wood and their awards, and if looks matter more than deeds then you have gang oft agly as beauty is only skin deep. Deeds will not replace faith, but with faith you’ll generally find deeds. Such mean spirited comments are a disgrace to all of us. Most rich people do nothing for the disadvantaged. Bravo to those who hep make it right. Brad Pitt is an admitted atheist – we should be praying for him, not glamorizing him. As long as people keep honoring the atheists and other evil(s), God’s wrath is going to continue to rain down on our nation. People need to wake up before the door to the ark is closed – and locked. How many houses have YOU built for Homeless folks to live in? How many have you built? If you MUST know….I haven’t built any….but I have given away….two..to disabled individuals. How many have YOU given away? During the Vietnam thing-a-bobber……every other young native American from that reservation, entered the military. Some of those men are pretty well decorated, ol’ Charlie and those NVA, thought they had a demon by the tail, when he mixed it up with some of those natives. Plus a lot of those men, went into WWII and the Korean conflict and of course, there are the recent events in the middle east , so if anyone one needed a extended hand and a hand up……. Mr. Pitt just went up a whole bunch of notches in my book. The folks on the reservations around there are and have been soldiers as their ancestors were – it’s in their blood. Many still join to serve as a way out of poverty, being about the only way out for many. And, they make some of the finest and most fierce soldiers. As long as he’s not helping struggling Caucasian people living below that 60% mean, being the typical self-loathing white Hollywood elitist that he is. Or… is he Nephilim? ; ) As long as he’s not helping struggling Caucasian people living below that 60% mean, being the typical self-loathing white Hollywood elitist that he is. Or… is he Nephilim? ; ) What if he helps all people he can – as equals? This page has certainly brought more than enough comments reflecting too many people do not think of all humans as equals, the very core of all human rights. BTW – Do you know Mr. Pitts is self-loathing. or is that simply another racist comment based on color of his skin and his profession? Deb, that’s exactly my point. I’m the furthest thing from a racist you’ll find — and a self-described humanitarian. Humanitarian, as in ALL humans regardless of race. What Pitt and Jolie do IS fine, but…why do they never seem to help whites? IF they do we never hear about it in the white self-loathing press ; ) From their adopted kids, Katrina, to this latest which you dutifully reported as most star-struck Hollywood reporters do. Careful who you call racist…you were a way too quick to pull the trigger on this one. And don’t be fooled…it’s ALL a tax write-off. It’s win win for them — IF they were true humanitarians…we’d never hear about it. It’s ALL for the worshipers to watch, read, and report on when not watching Entertainment Tonight. Mile – Facts about US poverty and race might help in understanding why the Pitts and many others are involved in philanthropic work with US Peoples of Color. Please see Urban Institute and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and Uninsured estimates based on the Census Bureau’s March 2012 and 2013 Current Population Survey (CPS: Annual Social and Economic Supplements) here: http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/poverty-rate-by-raceethnicity/ In 2010, 67% of all people living in poverty in the US were Peoples of Color. The US Census declared in 2010 15.1% of general population lived in poverty: 9.9% of all white persons 12.1% of all Asian persons 26.6% of all Hispanic persons (of any race) 28.4% of all black persons. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_the_United_States) Furthermore, “poverty is notoriously high on Native American reservations. 7 of the 11 poorest counties in per capita income, including the 2 poorest in the U.S., include Lakota Sioux reservations in S. Dakota.” (Wikipedia) And finally, I ask: Do the Pitts really only lend a helping hand to Peoples of Color? Not according to what I’ve read about their projects. They do, however, lend a hand to Peoples of Color globally. Why – by far, most of those in need in the world – the 1.2 of humanity that are Have-nots – are People of Color. Again, let’s look at poverty facts, bearing in mind these are almost all Peoples of Color: 1. Nearly 1/2 of world’s population — over 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day. Over 1.3 billion live in extreme poverty – less than $1.25 a day. 2. 1 billion children worldwide are living in poverty. According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty. 3. Over 1 billion people lack adequate access to clean drinking water and an estimated 400 million of these are children. Because unclean water yields illness, roughly 443 million school days are missed every year. 4. In 2011, 165 million children under the age 5 were stunted (reduced rate of growth and development) due to chronic malnutrition. 5. 870 million people worldwide do not have enough food to eat. 6. Preventable diseases (eg diarrhea and pneumonia) take lives of 2 million children a year who are too poor to afford proper treatment. 7. 1/4 of all humans live without electricity — approximately 1.6 billion people. 8. 80% of the world population lives on less than $10 a day. 9. In 1998, the UN estimated it would take $40 billion annually to offer basic education, clean water/sanitation, reproductive health, and basic health and nutrition to every person in every developing country – about $58 billion today. 10. “The poor are hungry and their hunger traps them in poverty.” Hunger is the number 1 cause of death in the world, killing more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. (World Food Programme) Now remember: The capitalist world system was built on 3 things: war, race, and empire. As Malcolm X once declared, “You can’t have capitalism without racism.” (Reply button won’t show up under your posts after several refreshes) Thanks for the info, Deb. According to those statistics, ALL things equal whites should receive 9.9% (lets call it 10), Asian’s 12, Hispanics 26.5 and blacks 28.5 of Branjelina’s humanitarian efforts (kidding). With 85% of American’s now living paycheck to paycheck, another 8% have no more than 6 months tucked away, and the complete destruction of the middle class — seems the majority of us are in the same boat regardless of race. Honest to God I don’t give a rat’s ass what they do, who they adopt, what their wearing, etc…it’s just amazing to me that so many do? I imagine most fascinated with these celebrities are unsatisfied with their won lives. Sad they can tell us what Jolie wore to the Oscars, but can’t name the Secretary of State or the three branches of govt? Yet, vote…and tend to be supporters of the O’dministration. Again, the reply button seems elusive… You, MileHi, made a comment about the percentages living in poverty and that the poverty level whites should receive 9.9% of the assistance – why do you assume they do not? Are you so ‘humanitarianly’ suggesting that the Pitts need to assume that responsibility? They, as you, have the right to utilize their income to help whomever they want to, or not. They chose to help those in the Lower Ninth Ward, in many other areas as well, and this per the article, to try to assist those relegated to reservations and abject poverty by helping construct homes that would not only be available to them, but would help save on utility costs and benefit in other aspects. Are you suggesting that they instead should be helping the 9.9%? Is it not THEIR money and do they not have the right to utilize it to help whomever they wish to? Maybe they saw the need and decided to help and left the 9.9% that you are championing to you so that you could be the ‘humanitarian’ you claim to be Mr. (and Mrs) Pitt can distribute the monies he has garnered in any way he wishes to and I for one think it is admirable that instead of just putting it in an offshore account that he has chosen to help others in this world. I would think anyone who professes to be a ‘humanitarian’ would admire that he has chosen to do that as well. He earned the money; he can give it to whomever he wants. Others made comments about it being a ‘tax write off’ – so? Everyone here who has income has something they re writing off on their taxes – I would love it if I were wealthy enough to be able to help someone in the ways that this family has but I am one of the 9.9% at this point and I await you building me a green home that I can live out my days in (no reply button again) Or…or maybe this is simply a win win as a tax write-off and a huge pat on the back by the idol worshiping media giving a collective, perpetual pat on the back. Again, true humanitarianism doesn’t require nor deserve the attention of the public eye time & again. Sure, maybe that’s a cynical way of looking at it — but, I have good reason — so should you. It’s just funny to me how the sheep continue to prop these people on pedestals as if they’re deity’s. It’s easy to give if you have it to do so…yet… It was recently reported that only 88 people (interesting #) control nearly HALF of the worlds wealth…WTF?? IF these “people” only gave a percentage of that wealth to charities, or toward fixing the worlds ills, we could defeat so many of these social and economic issues in short time, or at least be decades ahead of where we are now. But, it appears a different agenda is at play. NWO? Take the Gates Foundation, Soros, Buffett, or your favorite elite or celeb — Babs Streisand, maybe? Do you really think their efforts are for the betterment of mankind’s wellbeing? The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation exposed Sure, the Pitt’s aren’t the pits. In fact I just watched a Pitt movie this weekend, “Kalifornia”, and have to say Pitt’s acting was really bad. But, it was on of his first — he’s come a long way. Never mind the freaky crap with Jolie — the viles of blood, the awkward, yet “loving” kiss of her brother, the accusations by her father, John Voight, of her mental state…well, you get the point. I think Billy Bob Thornton said it best a few years after he and Jolie parted… “She’s so beautiful she didn’t have to do anything — it was like f*cking the sofa” **The following excerpt was taken out of my last post. Hmmm…let’s try again…this was in the Rense article regarding the Gates Foundation linked in my previous post.** “Through the philanthropic and humanitarian work of such people as George Soros, Bill Gates, Kofi Annan and Bono, to name just a few, people are beginning to recognize the needs of the world’s destitute people and acting to do something about them. There is talk by Soros and another thinker, James Tobin, about the creation of some type of tax upon financial transactions that would be used to support domestic programs in the developing world. Humanity surely has the ability to institute these and similar changes; it just needs the will to do so.” http://www.lucistrust.org/meetings/fullmoon/talks/02gemtalkny.shtml A tax on all financial transactions is part of what Lucis Trust calls “The Plan.” This begins with the proclamation of the “Maitreya,” the New Age Messiah who they have been grooming for more than three decades. According to Cumbey, who is a lawyer, the “Plan” also includes a ((new world government)) and religion under Maitreya, a universal credit card system; an authority that would control the food supply; a universal tax; and a universal draft. “They plan to ((outlaw)) all present religious practises and symbols of orthodox Jews and Christians,” Cumbey writes. “New Agers have threatened violence and even extermination of Jews, Christians and Moslems who fail to cooperate with Maitreya and his ((new religion)).” Look, stars can spend their money on any thing they want, ANYTHING, and I think Brad Pitt is an amazing person for what he did for those people in New Orleans and now for the Indians. What have his critics done to help others? I am not the kind of person that hero worships, and I certainly am not the kind of person that would be considered a groupy. I have met over 100 singers and artists in my life, and I have had dinner with many of them. To me they are just people like you and me, but I have a great deal of admiration for Brad Pitt, his wife and what he is doing for those in need, and until all you critics get off your asses and start helping others less fortunate like Mr. Pitt is you have no right to critize him. How many houses has Obama built? Somebody needs to get a life, I’ve read all these posts that were removed, obviously the work of sombody with way to much idle time. There are people who follow around poster and article writers to vote and bother. Must be leading very boring lives. Thank you once again, Melissa. Good stuff , personally I think their a great couple smart and generous without the tag , good to see humility overcomes self indulgence and vanity. God bless guys. If the story is true then my hat’s off to Brad for his vision and generosity…..regardless of the opinion of many of the buffoons comments above… Amazing how certain stories really bring out the trolls. Apparently you have a problem with someone doing something positive for the real Native Americans in the US? A hearty thank you to all my loyal readers here on BIN, especially those with sensible, humanitarian-type comments. The rest of those commenting are a sad reflection of American values these days. I’m stunned by the less than human attitudes. Maybe there really are aliens amongst us? See the voted down comments (by clicking “show” – many praising Pitt’s work and mine. There’s clearly a well organized attack in progress by right-wing agitators. Before It’s News is notorious for this, one reason why progressive readers and contributors are abandoning this site. If BIN doesn’t exercise some editorial balance it will become just another site for regressive hate fests. Thank you Mr. Brown. This page has indeed become a good example of a regressive hate fest. And yes, it does appear organized. Is this also an example of “Christian” ideology? I for one respect people walking the walk of Christ. True humanitarian causes should revolve around helping people be more independent, rather than giving them something for what is seemingly nothing. Being an Indian myself, I disagree with Brad Pitts actions here. If you look at the tribes that don’t take govt assistance or any assistance from anyone, they are completely independent and in some cases, wealthy. I would site the Lumbee, who are rejected by other tribes for NOT taking or wanting govt subsidies. I would also point out that Johnny Depp said he would buy Wounded Knee and give it back and he never did. Hollywood types feel all “indiany” once in awhile and say things that they soon forget. It’s a good article, Ms. Dupre and I mean no disrespect here at all, I know many other Indians agree with me, they don’t want Hollywood people messing around in their affairs. Not to be rude, but white folks haven’t really been much of a help to my people over the years, you know? What a load of PSYOP bull… This is the beginning of the destruction of aboriginal American culture and the assimilation of them into our broken civilization. I mean how disrespectful is it to assume that they want to live how most of us don’t. We should really be asking them for teepees… Ask for teepees? These tribes did **not*** say that’s what they wanted. It’s disrespectful – in fact, a human rights violation – to tell them what they should be asking to have. It’s called the right to self-determination, something it seems too many are forgetting here in Comments – including Mr/Mrs. N Morgan. Thank you very much for making this point clear. Thanks for pointing this out Deborah, Hopefully most Native Americans and Canadians and Aborigines that are still with us realize that it was relatively a small number of whites and others that came against them in the past, and now ( ? ) The rest of us can’t control every yahoo that comes expressing their psychopathic DNA. And native Americans by their actions very much appreciate many things white man has brought to the table e.g.; inventions: AC electricity, and radiant electricity_Tesla_white man………….. And there are also those Native Americans who have heard, believed, and received the good news of the Kingdom of Heaven ! Thank you, Lion, but don;t you think Native Americans had their own version of good news of the Spirit long before white man invaded their land and tarnished their culture? Don’t you think their own tradition, Spirit and spirituality deserves to be respected as much as your does? Whatever part of traditions, spirituality, culture, or an individual is actually a true expression of the Holy Spirit of God through Y’shua the Anointed One, I respect. Anything less I don’t respect, though I might be respectful so as not to offend. What I do know is, that Y’shua has commanded all cultures, nations, and individuals to repent from their own ways, their own expressions, and to follow Him, an infinitely Holy God. Native Americans are not exempt from “repent, for the Government of Heaven is at hand”. If they had the good news of the Kingdom of Heaven before white man came along, they were ripping the rest of us off by not telling us in all that time. But I’ve never heard Y’shua say, or read quotes in scripture that He said to make disciples of all ethnic groups, except for the Native Americans, since “they have it all together”. “All authority in heaven and earth has been given to Me” If anyone wonders what tha heck has happened to themselves, or their culture, or whatever, they can take it up with Him. Why would BIN readers vote Paul Brown’s comment (below) off this page? paul brown: “Such mean spirited comments are a disgrace to all of us. Most rich people do nothing for the disadvantaged. Bravo to those who hep make it right.” When those rich people, as you say actually follow through with such promises. I think you were being a bit glib by acting that you don’t know if I’m male or female. Funny, you are getting huffy about the negative comments and I tell what natives have told me and you get snippy at me. What you do with that information is up to you, Debra. The fact is, if the Pitts wish to actually do something for the communities they claim to care about, housing isn’t’ it. Education IS. Getting educated can lead to independence. Better education leads to better lives. If I offended you, well, too bad, you have now offended me by doing what most progressives do, which is tell people what they need or what is good for them,when frankly, you have no clue what is really needed or what the true issues are. I can say I appreciate the efforts you put forth towards the environment and other things, but some things need to left alone and most natives want to be left alone. I don’t want to be disrespectful to an elder, but I would be remiss if I didn’t warn you that you and the Pitts are stepping on sensitive ground, that hurts more than helps.. Tribe of the LION of Judah: As far as inventions go, you think natives couldn’t have come up with those things without white people? Wow, pretty low brow comment.. N.Morgan, sure they could if given enough time and education ( as you said ), just turned out like it did, along with all the other. Actually while driving through an “Native American reservation” yesterday, and feeling some of the oppression there, I was thinking: Here a handful of whites beat them down into the dust, then their descendants later on say something general like, “what’s wrong with them, why don’t they ‘get with it’. “ Why don’t you do an expose’….get a few of those hacked-off First Nations recipients of those houses to talk about how ticked off they are about renting to own a new home? If you were actually “IN TOUCH” with the real feelings of the people you were just trying to speak for…..You would know that they prefer to be called ‘The First Nations’ not natives. I would venture to guess your comment had much more to do with “taxes” and the nations economic situation according to your PARTY affiliation….rather than a FAMILY affiliation. Neil – Apologies re the s/he reference. I deliberately did that out of respect, not knowing any other than a male with your first name that I’ve seen but will not mention here since you prefer “N” and not caring about your sexual orientation. (I hope that makes sense. I know many writers who choose to disguise their real persona and respect that, too.) I only see what you are saying, not what any other First Nation/Indians are saying in your comments, so I can only respond to you. Were the Pitts asked to work with those tribes on an education project? Certainly, not to my knowledge. You might think that would be a better project, isn’t that up to the people to decide? Again: self-determination is the key to empowerment. As far as my doing that, with all due respect – you’ve sadly misjudged. I work at not telling people what they need. In fact – I do not even believe in “education” for that reason. Only individuals (regardless of culture) know what they really need to learn. Instead of education, I, therefore, believe in learning and all the principles regarding learning – directly opposed to telling people what and how they need to think. I’, glad you appreciate my efforts regarding environment and other things – but hardly think it is your place to tell me to leave some issues alone because “most natives want to be left alone.” For one thing, my ancestors caused so much pain and misery to American Indians, when asked to raise awareness about their plight as I’ve often been asked to do, I try to honor that request to the best of my ability. Instead – you “warn” me to stay away? Is that a threat? Hardly a way to respond to an elder or any human of any age. If I or Pitts have hurt more than helped, we surely need to know – but not from an onlooker or self-appointed spokesperson. One thing is for certain, your comments reflect a dire need for greater understanding on both sides of the fence. For that, I’m greatly appreciative of them. Education ignored by the Pitts? From Wikipedia: Angelina Jolie has co-chaired the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, that funds education programs for children affected by disaster. In its first year, the partnership supported education projects for Iraqi refugee children, youth affected by the Darfur conflict, and girls in rural Afghanistan, among other affected groups. The partnership has worked closely with the Council on Foreign Relations’ Center for Universal Education—founded by the partnership’s co-chair, noted economist Gene Sperling—to establish education policies, which resulted in recommendations made to UN agencies, G8 development agencies, and the World Bank. Jolie joined the Council on Foreign Relations in June These are the types of activities in which the Pitts spend their spend time. I’ve yet to meet a child living in poverty, sleeping on the floor, experiencing violence at home, in community or war-torn situations – who can learn well. Providing safe homes for these children, where they can have a good night’s sleep… and their parents can, too – is a fundamental requirement for learning. Twisted games on B4in… If you Look closely you will see them. Actually Crowpie, most preferred to be called Indians, since Native American is just another term used by people who don’t know what they are talking about. Secondly, I thought about letting the others come and see and comment for themselves, but I was not trying to start a fight, only pointing out what everyone seems to ignore here, which is that we as a people are capable of caring for ourselves, when we aren’t interfered with. It’s funny how none of you want to hear from the people you are claiming to want to help so badly.. Typically.. Yes, there certainly seems to be an issue with Indians on here, you people seem to think we cannot think for ourselves and we need YOU to do it for us.. N. – Of course we appreciate hearing from an Indian. When Indians observe self-determination, a human right, by meeting with and expressing what they want a project to achieve with non-Indians – in this case a project aimed at helping alleviate their homelessness, is it really fair or ethical to tell non-Indians they have wronged the people? Self-determination is what most Aborigines strive to obtain and is what this project boasts of observing. Had those tribes asked Mr. Pitt to stay away, I am certain he would have upheld that decision, too. Now, if someone from another tribe told him (or anyone else) to stay away from the tribes inviting him to work with them, that would be viewed as a violation of self-determination – by the intruder. You’re not wrong, N.Morgan, we have an almost identical situation in New Zealand. The Maori are not indigenous but they were here before us. We gave them the right royal screw over and have spent the last 150yrs imagining they’d be rooted without us. Arrogant much? Where do you think my opinion comes from? Surely you do not think I speak out of turn…out of ignorance or out of inexperience. I happen to be 1/4 Cherokee. My Grandfather on my mothers side is full blood. So careful that you assume I do not know my community, my Elders or my history. I have every right to speak as well as you….and YOU have no MORE a right to speak than me. You are the one trying to avoid the topic…….. Just how UNHAPPY are those First Nations people who now have a home to live in? I would venture to guess….that they are very happy. Why are YOU so ticked? I am part Blackfoot, and just thought I’d chime in to say, I prefer “Indian” too, I do not use the term Native American, I don’t like it. . .just sayin’ God bless his soul! Thank you, Clear. Oops. You responded with kindness. Get ready to be voted off this page. So sorry. Apparently this site is full of American Indian haters so I guess I’ll side with you then. F-um all, leave them alone and let them live their lives regardless of their needs. They don’t need your pity or donations, they’re fine….. My guess is this will receive negative votes as well………..OH yes, this is Before It’s News isn’t it… Well folks, there’s absolutely nothing to read here as nearly all the replies are hidden to negative votes… I think my negative votes came from Deborah and her boy Paul.. Fine with me, the truth doesn’t ever float well with commies.. Typical trying to always force things on people, like Obamacare and a bunch of other socialist crap. Yet, Socialism always fails, go figure.. It’s rather funny, I actually thought Deborah would appreciate the input and WANT to know what the people thought. LOL I’m not going to respond again, I don’t cast pearls before swine.. Sorry, N Morgan, the negative votes weren’t from me. Sorry, not a commie or socialist, although not their enemy either. I don’t hate anyone, but I don’t appreciate bigotry, deception, or abuse, and I do appreciate people who try to follow the Golden Rule, from which all morality is derived. Sorry, I think your last comment was casting swine before pearls. Again, N., your thinking is incorrect. Only time I vote down is when people make personal attacks instead of engaging in adult conversation. Name-calling (bad enough in kindergarten) almost fits that personal attack criteria – like calling people “commies.” Here’s at least one good one, Tom, in case you missed it before voted off the page: “Such mean spirited comments are a disgrace to all of us. Most rich people do nothing for the disadvantaged. Bravo to those who hep make it right.” Ok these are photo imaging homes, I work with these software. Where are the real houses, Yeah i’m pretty sure we can all tell that they aren’t real photo’s but good for you. The homes are yet to be built but they’ll look like…. walla! Yes, obviously these are photo imaged shots to show what the houses will look like when complete. Most top architects are using this technique for their clients. It’s extremely helpful to the prospective home owner, isn’t it? Hope the follow-up story does show the job complete, and hopefully Mr. Pitt understands that the inhabitants are hunter-gatherers in a very cold muddy hot and hostile environment – this is like no country most understand. Hey readers! Guess at least some of you have worked out all you need is several co-conspirators to hop under an article and vote every humanitarian comment down, leaving mainly hateful ones against the article subjects and the author. Congratulations. At this rate, it’s no wonder evil is prevailing. I blame their parents. The type of venom they spit at what appears to be a positive act had to have come from somewhere. Parents … remember to hug your children because if not they will grow up to hate everything in the world, the yin and the yang. So true. Thank you Unique. Yes, hug – and also of equal importance: Listen to your children. Did you know the most effective way to prevent later emotional and mental problems in life is listening to children? The most effective way to prevent child and later in life suicide? Yes, – listening to children. Technology to create green jobs a plenty, http://www.scipiobiofuels.com Doing it right means building jobs as well. Thank you ruk9p! Would be better if he was building earthships instead of this ugly trash. “Ugly trash”? Find one homeless person who’d not be appreciative of having one of Pitt’s green homes and ask them to contact us with their comments. If you’re really offering your contributions, the link in the article takes you to a page where you can volunteer – along with dozens of other goodhearted people. Thank you! Interesting comments, “We see the world not as it is but as we are.” mw315, thank you for your input, seemingly the wisest words on this page. We see the world not as it is but as we are” So said the guy who sees the world that way? Kind of an oxymoron statement isn’t it? “American Indians” or “Native Americans”? My BIN colleague N. Morgan, in a comment here, provided valuable insight into political correctness and preference regarding terminology for America’s First Nation Peoples. Here’s what PBS says about “Indians” and “Native Americas” terms: Despite supposed political correctness of Native American, it has not become the preferred term. “The acceptance of Native American has not brought about the demise of Indian,” according to the fourth edition of the American Heritage Book of English Usage, published in 2000. “Unlike Negro, which was quickly stigmatized once black became preferred, Indian never fell out of favor with a large segment of the American population.” Nor did the word Indian fall out of favor with the people it described. A 1995 Census Bureau survey that asked indigenous Americans their preferences for names (the last such survey done by the bureau) found that 49 percent preferred the term Indian, 37 percent Native American, and 3.6 percent “some other name.” About 5 percent expressed no preference. Moreover, a large number of Indians actually strongly object to the term Native American for political reasons. In his 1998 essay “I Am An American Indian, Not a Native American!”, Russell Means, a Lakota activist and a founder of the American Indian Movement (AIM), stated unequivocally, “I abhor the term ‘Native American.’” He continues: “It is a generic government term used to describe all the indigenous prisoners of the United States. These are the American Samoans, the Micronesians, the Aleuts, the original Hawaiians, and the erroneously termed Eskimos, who are actually Upiks and Inupiaqs. And, of course, the American Indian. “I prefer the term American Indian because I know its origins. … As an added distinction the American Indian is the only ethnic group in the United States with the American before our ethnicity.” (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/fts/bismarck_200504A16.html) Exactly, why would the originals want to be labeled under the likes of Amerigo Vespucci, “Native Amerigos” – yep, we’re Italian right!? Negro is the proper description. Black is not a race but rather a derogatory description of the negro. If you look up the word “black” in a dictionary you will see that it is one of the MOST negative adjective in the English language. Well, who thought of calling Negroes black then? It was a mulatto or a semi-negro from the Caribbeans I think. A liberal negro who decided to use that term and for a good reason. Black means something very negative and this was his idea for the “black movement” back in the 60′s to supercharge the negative of the negro. Remember how they like to use the term “black power”? For instance we have: Uhh, black power. Black Mamba (one of the most poisonous snakes in the world next to oBama), and now we have, Since we have been calling them that haven’t you notice they have gone downhill and actually are becoming like the term? Words have POWER you know….. Some definitions of BLACK: adj. Marked by anger or resentment. adj. Extremely dark. adj. Soiled with dirt or soot. adj. Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences. adj. Offering little or no hope. adj. Distributed or sold illicitly. adj. Deliberately misleading. adj. Harshly ironic or sinister. noun. Absent of light. Doesn’t “negro” sound more humanistic and conciliatory? Perhaps if we called them negro again they might become tame? And Black Power? How about ordinary Negro Power? MSG, Many thanks for all the time and thought you put into this one. What happened, however, to the term “African Americans”? In grad school years ago, the overarching preferred term was Peoples of Color. One study showed Black Americans prefer to be called Black. “85% of persons who did answer said they prefer to be called, or referred to as, Black.” See: http://blacklikemoi.com/2011/12/study-says-black-americans-prefer-to-be-called-black-rather-than-african-american/ Actually, it was blacks themselves who expressed their preference during the civil rights turmoil of the 60s. Hence the terms Black is Beautiful, Black Power, and other terms of their own choice. It was a reaction to the term negro, which had been degraded to the epithet nigger, which every decent person rejected. It was also an act of assertiveness. Peoples of color refers to all who are not white. They all share a common bond of being discriminated against by the people of power and privilege, the whites. The “negroes” as you call them would knock you silly if you called them such here down south. And, I was corrected by a black woman when I mentioned “Afican American” as she said the term was derogatory since it was reminiscent of slavery and she certainly wasn’t from Africa. Guess it all depends on who you talk to and I would recommend asking whomever you are speaking with what their preference is – hers was “black.” To War Pony, If I was talking to her I would refuse to call her “black” and explain to her why it is derogatory and then tie in to spending the next hour selling her insurance (good opportunity). After one hour I swear to you they prefer being called “negro” to get me out of their house and never want to be called “black’ again! LOL! Don’t be fooled people… ‘they’ do 50% good 50% evil… look at his wife…and her united nations work.. it’s how the illuminati function… the houses would be toxic, just like his movies. Hollywood just makes money and controls the minds of the weak. It’s Swamp Gas, realy….and entertaning. Brad’s wife is a Looney Toon. But, I think she is talented in her profession, as Brad has also become, over time, though I would say his delivery is a bit strained and monotonous, even on his best days. Definitely overrated, in my opinion. Certainly, I would never elevate another human simply because they have international recognition or a God-given talent. They are just actors; nothing more than extremely well paid professionals, who have found success in their chosen avocations. That being said, what he is doing here is a good thing. Fort – It’s good to see you approve of the Pitts philanthropy – but Angelie Jolie is hardly what people who know her call Looney. Anyone who makes personal and professional sacrifices to adopt three children deserves greater respect that that. She and her husband, however, do not stop there. They give more and more to better humanity – so are clearly more than “just actors.” Thank you very much for raising these important issues. Fort PECK, NOT Deck. I worked west on Ft. Belknap. Even the second in charge of the BIA at Belknap – a Sioux – admitted that they are some of the most racist people, especially against the Hopi, including most other tribes, making jokes about a speaker that came to the reservation one day, saying sarcastically “I Hopi makes it home.” Some of these commenters need a hug or something. Such vitriol for what appears to be a positive act. Maybe if Brad Pitt converted all his money to gold bars and lived out the rest of his days unabomber-style in his underground bunker with his beans, bullets, and bible they will think more highly of him. Unique, Your analysis seems to be spot on. Thank you. Would yuo please read this and tell me if you see a correlation? Maybe it isn’t only Mr. Pitt under attack here. “Women Human Rights Defenders Endure Four Horrendous Abuses As Targeted Individuals” /alternative/2014/07/four-abuses-women-human-rights-defenders-are-subjected-as-targeted-individuals-2986402.html where are the real pics? who is the tard voting down everything? Hilarious, cracks me up. I had to press show comments on everyone. I love when I have to do that. It’s so FUNNY! Just for the record, Mr. Pitt has also helped in New Orleans for the low income. Say what you will, but before you judge this man, name a contribution you’ve made to the needy/humanity – hypocrites (or is it envy, one of the seven deadly sins)? Wow, he is still overpaid. Good works, obviously he want’s all to know. Not that impressed, he and all others should give back but where do people think this will get him. More acting gigs? He got a actor fired because he tried to witness to him, yeah nice guy. Next? Nancy, I thought Americans believed in the principle of religious freedom. Don’t you believe in this basic human right? Or does that freedom and right only apply to your brand of Christianity? Exceptionlism is the root of misery the US inflicts globally. What is more important: Walking the walk or talking the talk? Seems to me Mr. Pitt walks the walk. Here’s what Mr. Pitt said about equality: If there was a nation of gay married couples that were telling you you couldn’t practice your religion, I’d be speaking up for you, too… So, let’s stop the nonsense.” In demand as much as he is for his talent, Pitt hardly needs to rely on raising awareness about his philanthropy for acting gigs. Many deservedly well-paid celebrities are philanthropic – but think about this: What if they all gave back as much as Mr. Pitt does? Fort DECK?! It’s Fort Peck! There is this thing in journalism called fact checking. Use it! Thank you. There’s a thing in the world called kindness. In language you seem to understand: “Use it.” Now doesn’t this make more sense than dropping a boatload of money in Haiti of all places ?? Nice to see the money staying home for a change, and Brad Pitt is to be commended for helping these folks…………………. Haiti needs it, too, my friend. Just got this in from Leonard Peltier in an email as he is threatened with dying in prison, as mostly people of color do: “We are a strong and beautiful people. If our truths and our love of our Mother Earth does not prevail than no person anywhere and not even nature itself will be safe and protected.” This is a heartwarming story. I’m so glad that Brad has taken this on. I went to his “Make it Right” website and left a message for him/them to consider purchasing large tracts of ‘raw land’ (no water or utilities…which is cheaper) in various areas of the United States… to allow people living or wanting to live “off the grid” in Tiny Houses or Tiny Houses on Wheels…so we could move there and buy our individual ‘plots’ from them (with interest going toward their non-profit) but making it affordable for us without zoning laws preventing us from becoming self sufficient and financially secure, again. Many of us are the former middle class and don’t want to be dependent on utilities when we can have green energy like solar and wind. Many of us don’t want ‘treated water’ which is not healthy with chlorine and fluoride. We would be using water catchment with filtration for our water source. Please send prayers that they will consider doing this! As I stated in my request to Brad Pitt; we are looking for a hand…not a handout. Thanks for the prayers. 4mothernature2, I applaud your suggestion to the Pitts and hope they will respond favorably to your excellent idea and much needed green tiny house project. It is also commendable than you include in your comment and message to the Pitts and the rest of the world that you seek a lending hand, not a handout. I pray the Pitts or someone else favorably answers your call. Thank you. Stay strong. Regarding Native issues, Mr. Pitt might consider sharing the following with his family, friends & associates. “DISAPPEARED” & “SUICIDE-D” Activists along “DEATH-POTS” Highway (#16) gives new meaning to “RED OCTOBER”; corp.Can Desperate to KILL WAD Accord’s COMPENSATION INFO Re; TPP, C-CIT, CETA, NAFTA, Shareholders arrangements?’. Human Nature; How Cultures & Traditions can be used to try & explain Bullying & Info Deprivation to Protect the Power of “Death-Pots”. After reading about the fears of retaliation of the Native Canadian women at the Special House of Commons Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women, by powerful chiefs & councils for questioning & improving the chiefs/councils plans & decisions, etc., it has been suggested that it might be easier to minimize any potential for negative “stereo typing” of Native chiefs & their councils by: 1) the most vulnerable Native community members (95% – 99% of the members of Native communities), 2) non Native funders of Native communities 3) et al, by pointing out once again, but, with greater emphasis, that the most vulnerable community members, both; Native & non Native, are slowly & painfully becoming aware of the threat that is posed to the bullying, information depriving despots (Death-Pots) by way of the sharing of the relevant information, in forums that have eliminated the fear of retaliation. And, therefore, in regard to the recent, June 5, 2014, comments by the grand chief of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians Gordon Peters about negative “stereotypes”, it has also been suggested that Mr. Peters needn’t be concerned as Native & non Native Canadians have made: 1) the distinctions between the bullying despots & the most vulnerable community members 2) the distinctions between those chiefs & councils that want/need their community members to start getting the relevant information, including the information & questions in The WAD Accord & its Compensation those chiefs & councils who need to keep their community members in the dark in order to supplicate the most “vulnerables” to limited beliefs & “hopes” thereby, maintain, &/or, enhance their abusive powers. Perhaps, Mr. Peters can take some solace in knowing that he may be able to learn more about which bullying, information depriving despots are presently being “de-stereotyped”. Some of the chiefs & councils may even graciously admit that some of the more abusive aspects of human nature are being used & rationalized by despots by claims that the abuse of their power is based upon tradition, &/or, culture that excludes the comprehension of the abuses by non Natives. Doesn’t this suggest that unless you are in the position of being able to be bullied, etc., then you are incapable of, &/or, should be prohibited from helping those who are being bullied by providing the information & safe forums for the discussion, sharing, improving information, plans, etc. before they become a decision that are acted upon & the human costs are added up? There are many examples of this “helping” precedent in other human communities around the globe. The potential sponsors of this “helping process” understand the importance of identifying, investigating, prosecuting & enforcing the prevention of the abusers from continuing their abuse. Similarly, the potential sponsors can assist the most vulnerable community members to ascertain the amount of compensation they are due for previous abuse. These sponsors who are being considered have also observed & understand that the political abuse of the RCMP is causing a great deal of morale problems within the non union service (see; Paul Palango; “Dispersing the Fog”). Therefore, it is for the aforementioned reasons that the potential sponsors would like to be considered to help the most vulnerable community members eliminate their fears & help the most vulnerable develop the natural resources that are accessed by way of the community’s lands. These are also the lands that have already been secretly “negotiated”, &/or, are in the process of being secretly “negotiated” within Canada by way of the despots & without the full due diligence sharing of the information with the most vulnerable community members. There are several reasons why some of these foreign corporate sponsors might be considered. They are: 1) basically, to understand & perhaps prevent bullying despots from making secret arrangements whereby, in exchange for: a) the despots’ cooperation to endorse the last minute “new” &”improved” environmental & safety standards, etc. for their projects that may be derived from the C – CI Treaty, the EU – Canada CET Agreement, the TP Partnership, et al b) the “protection” provided by the bullies for the potential foreign participants/ investors from the most vulnerable community members, the potential foreign participants/investors may exclusively & secretly reward the bullies financially & thereby, further legitimize the bullies power & control by way the bullies’ mechanisms of fear. 2) some of the potential foreign participants are as disgusted with the “unethical” & “inhumane” arrangements of corporate Canada & their representatives in the government of Canada as many Native & non Native Canadians, et al, are. One potential participant said: “It’s not that we are racist when it comes to dealing with Canadians, it’s just that we can’t stand the way that you suck up to us”. That is to say; while corporate Canada & its political representatives “suck up” to the “coveted” foreign investor, the “Canadians” also “shi…”, uh, “purge down”. It may be regrettable that this bullying is just part of human nature? Our job is to identify & to minimize, &/or, eliminate it. Therefore, while the most vulnerable Native community members may be looking for a much “better” deal that protects their rights to live & express themselves in the absence of fear, isn’t it reasonable to assume that they can also expect to start getting the aforementioned relevant information for their humble consideration, including The Compensation that is embodied in The W.A.D. Accord? So, does the “much better deal” by way of these “foreign” countries include: 1) the elimination of the bullying by the information depriving despots, 2) enabling the employment opportunities that can equal those non Native Canadians & then use the “better deal” to shrink the financial disparity between: the 95% – 99% of the communities’ most vulnerable members the 1% – 5% of the existing political & financial bullies, both; Native & non Native? 3) et al. But, aren’t the above reasons why The W.A.D. Accord (aka; The Australian Question) was developed in the first place? That is to say, The Accord was developed in order to ensure that the most vulnerable community members are getting the relevant information & are getting the opportunity to consider, to discuss, to ask questions about it, to improve, to create alternatives, to reject, etc., the information & questions in The Accord, including The Compensation that is embodied in it? By way of closing, now that Mr. Peters’ concerns about negative stereotyping have been laid to rest, the most vulnerable community members, et al, might also consider some of the other areas of information that they are continuing to be deprived of that can be, &/or, are being abused by the the aforementioned bullies in order to strengthen their, the bullies’, “legitimacy” besides: 1) the on going land settlements & treaty rights negotiations, 2) the development of Aboriginal self-governance 3) et al? And, finally, how do you, the readers in North America, China, the European Union, the Trans Pacific nations, et al, think that these human nature issues can be redressed by The WAD Accord? I look forward to reading about your questions, your comments, your improvements, etc., regarding the above & the information listed below. David E.H. Smith For more Information & Questions re; The Relationship between Human (Nature) Rights & Economics in the C-CI Treaty, the CET Agreement, TP Partnership, et al, via The W.A.D. Accord, see; Facebook; “David Smith, Sidney, BC”, Google; “David E.H. Smith” to access RECENT ARTICLES, LETTERS & NOTIFICATIONS by DEHS. To the best of my recollection, the Ft. Peck reservation owns a casino and may have a better cash flow than other reservations – like Ft. Belknap. Wouldn’t it be better to offer assistance to the MORE needy if such is really the case? I realize this all funnels through the tribal council, but the Sioux (Assiniboine and Gros Ventre) at Belknap would appear to be the more deserving candidate. Slogan – “What a Pitthole! These homes are very Bradley built.” wow, alot of comments! i couldn’t read them all. i would like to comment on solar energy. i love using the sun for power. we have them on our cabin. they work great. glad to see them used on these homes. a big money saver. Thank you, Love Ya. I find it difficult to describe the freedom I experience knowing my home and car are powered by the sun – as others still pay through the roof for electricity’s cool and warmth and for fuel to power their cars. It’s one the way for everyone, no matter how many dirty tricks Big Oil plays to sustain their dirty dangerous fossil fuel machine. am not getting what it exact.sorry but you can get here @ http://www.welworthrealty.com “It is always great to read good news about people helping people rather than so many reports of war in the Middle East. Brad Pitt has done a great deal of good and for that I personally thank both him and Angelina. Foundations are a tax haven in a sense which allow for the personal decision making on how the money which would have been paid in taxes is spent. Some wealthy people decide to support cats for example and while that is certainly their right, I believe Brad is doing the right thing by supporting people first becaue the trickle down effect will still eventually help other needs as well. Hindsight is however often clearer than foresight and so I would leave a message here for him hopefully to find to keep in mind. In the eighties, I helped build homes one summer in Mexico and while the homes were certainly well needed and over three decades the town did rise above poverty and is doing much better today, looking back I realized that had we gone in and built industry instead the end result would have happened a lot faster and the people would have benefited more greatly by the reward of their own labor. Every community needs certain modern services which create jobs such as water, electricity, grocery stores, textiles for clothes and shoes, along with all of the necessities for life. So, many textile plants have left America now that it is almost impossible to find for example a man’s dress shirt made in America. Brad and Angelina both have a great sense of fashion about them and perhaps they might consider instead creating jobs by forming their own fashion label, building industry in America to make those labels, etc. etc. This is something I am certain they would come to realize in time; however given I have already lived and realized it, I think perhaps helping them step to this realization faster would be a good thing. Volunteers could still help there are tons of young college students working on studies in design, volunteers could still help build the small factories and anytime a community can clothe and shoe itself it also helps promote a greener environment verses all of the shipping that occurs now globally in bringing clothing and shoes to our markets. The countries were under developed at the time those factories were built overseas are not above poverty and are now in self sustaining cycles of providing for their own. So, a small lose in profits for them is not going to be the end of their worlds. All of this could still be done under the workings of a Foundation as a non-profit endeavor and the end results ultimately be paid back and purchased by town helped or the workers hired to become for profit operations. If our Congress men and women will not bring jobs back to America. WE as Americans can by working together if someone will simply spearhead the project. “Make It Right” is a perfect name for such an undertaking. If you would like help organizing this just send me a message. All the Best, KB “ Will be interesting to see what the homes look like in 5 to 10 years. I’ve been to many of the reservations in the Midwest and oftentimes they do not maintain the homes they are given for free by their housing authorities. Glad to see someone is trying to do something to improve the living conditions, but I am afraid it needs to come from within before any actual long term success can be realized. And in six months from move in; they will be trashed. How come this pritt brat fellow by all the money did he rob me? I think this is great but my mother could use a new home. She lives in a broken down trailer on the Mescalero Apache Reservation and the tribe will not help her out. The tribe recently acquired new trailers for tribal members but she doesn’t qualify!? She is 64 years old with a lot of health issues raising her grand children. The youngest being 3 years old. She could use some help with a new home. Sounds very unfair. I wonder how she missed the new trailer opportunity and what we could do? its great to read about some one putting their money where there mouth is and doing something, but then I read about the LEED certifications and suddenly it turns into a political statement merely using poverty as a stage prop. For the cost required to for all that, they could have built double the homes. and it doesn’t matter if its donated. some one, some where, paid for those items, and that money could have gone twice as far. For the price of one energy star washer, you can get 2 regulars. for the price of one quality CFL, you can buy a box of regulars. even solar is not free. It takes 15 yrs or so to recoup the costs if the system lasts that long, though if the homes are in a no grid zone thats a lessor consideration. Instead of a handful of special high priced show case homes that benefit companies on the sustainability bandwagon, how many off the self trailer and modular homes could they have bought? 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Michael Norris takes a detour from his Random Walk to visit Literary Kicks, by way of Columbia College in Chicago, where the Jack Kerouac scroll manuscript of On the Road is currently on display. Mike says, “While he was able to create the Scroll in three weeks, the task of turning it into a publishable novel took quite a bit longer. Kerouac brought the Scroll to Robert Giroux, who had edited The Town and the City. When Giroux suggested that the 120 foot long manuscript needed some editing, Kerouac is said to have replied “There shall be no editing of this manuscript; this manuscript was dictated by the Holy Ghost.” Eventually, Viking Press agreed to publish the book, and after many revisions supervised by Viking’s editor Malcolm Cowley, the book finally was released in 1957, six years after the initial draft.” Leave a Reply

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On Having Influence The simple truth is, all of us have influence on others, whether we know it or not. And this influence can be good or bad, positive or negative. Our very lives will always have some sort of impact on others, and it is vital that this impact is a helpful and edifying one. But sadly we can also have a very negative impact on others, and bring about much harm. And this can even come about by not really doing much of anything: simply blobbing along through life can impact others – but for ill, not for good. That is, even when we are not seeking to have any influence, we will still be affecting others. For example, a non-Christian may not be actively or directly hostile to Christ and the gospel, but simply being a non-believer means you are not having a godly influence on others which you were created to be doing. As Jesus so plainly said, “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters” (Matthew 12;30). Another thing about influence is this: we often just don’t know what sort of influence, or how much, we are having on others. The feedback is not always there, and it will not really be till the next life that we actually learn just how much of an influencer we were – for good or ill. So let me here mention an example of each sort of influence, beginning with the good. If you are a Christian and determined to reflect Christ in all you do, you should be having a daily impact on others. You may not be aware of such influence, and you may not hear much about it, but influence you will be having. If you are involved in any sort of Christian leadership, you will likely get some feedback. But from my experience, a lot of this feedback is of the negative variety. People seem quite willing to share all their criticisms of you, and offer their many complaints. Thus you will often be aware that some people do not like what you are doing, and they will let you know about it in no uncertain terms. Positive feedback may be a bit more difficult to come by. Even simple expressions of gratitude for something you have done may be rare and sporadic. Just consider the time when Jesus healed ten lepers – only one bothered to come back and thank him. Well, the servant is not above the master, so that will often be our lot as well. I for example do not get heaps of praise or encouragement. I seldom hear if my various efforts have borne any fruit. It will only be when I go to be with the Lord that I will learn of any good I might have done for Christ and the Kingdom. But on occasion I will get some feedback, alerting me to the fact that I have helped someone become a Christian, or grow in their Christian faith, or simply encouraged them along the way. An example of this came just today. A person had read one of my articles and it helped her in a process of recommitment to Christ by the sound of it. Her remarks are as follows: Just this morning, I was convicted of how for most all my life, I have ignored God’s Word even in my so-called “Christian” life. I have gone to the Lord to confess my sin of hypocrisy, rebellion, deceitfulness and refusal to hear and obey. I had asked the Lord why it has taken me sooo long to see all this and I put my question into my search engine and this article popped up. God used your writing to reveal the answer and Spurgeon’s writings are my favourite to reveal truth to my soul. Thanks be to God for His Grace and Mercy to such as people like myself – a brand plucked from the fire. The article she referred to is this one, written seven years ago: https://billmuehlenberg.com/2012/07/20/the-normal-christian-life-a-growing-awareness-of-sin/ Wow, now that is encouraging. It is good to know that what I do may have a bit of an impact for good once in a while. It is easy for all of us to get discouraged and think we are doing nothing of value for the Lord, but then every now and then we get a bit of positive feedback like this, and it renews us, encourages us, and emboldens us to keep on keeping on. Who knows how many people we may have helped to lead to the Lord or strengthen in their walk as disciples? Most times we will never hear about what good we may have done. God of course gets all the glory here, but as Paul reminds us, we all have a role to play. Some plant, some water, and some reap the harvest – so we all can make valuable contributions. There are also, sadly, many cases of negative influence. Every time a Christian falls away, or backslides, or apostasises, it influences and affects us all – for the worse. We get discouraged every time we hear of a brother or sister falling away, or repudiating Christ, or rejecting basic Christian teachings. This happens far too often. Whenever we learn of a fellow Christian betraying the gospel or denouncing some aspects of biblical truth, it hurts us all. It certainly hurts me. I groan in my spirit and have to cry out to God whenever I hear of another case of a believer going the wrong direction, holding to false doctrine, or pushing ungodly agendas. Just this week an example of this occurred. A couple I have known for a long time who have been stalwarts in defending marriage and family seem to have started to capitulate on the issue of homosexuality. Media reports of course always have to be regarded with some suspicion, but if this is true, and is a case of caving in to a worldly agenda, then it is a real worry indeed. And this happens so often. Leaders, pastors, churches, even entire denominations, will compromise on key biblical truths, or even repudiate them altogether. That affects all of us. We all suffer when any professing Christian starts to lose the plot, or veers away from biblical truth and values. It is so easy for us to get discouraged, and even want to give up altogether, when we see others caving in and falling away. It takes special strength and perseverance to hang in there when it seems all around you so many are giving up the fight or even going over to the other side. So that is a very negative sort of influence, and it can certainly take its toll. My reminder to all of us is this then: we are all influencers. Our daily lives will have all sorts of impact and effect on others. The question is, what sort of influencer will we be? Will we have a positive influence on others, one that spurs others on to know Christ or grow in Christ, or will it be a negative influence, leading others away from Christ or away from growth in Christ? The choice is ours. I want to be an influencer for Christ and the Kingdom. I want to hear those words one day, “Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of the Lord.” 5 Replies to “On Having Influence” Amen! I find it difficult to see fellow believers who don’t think twice about these issues and worse of all are not at all affected when they see a brother or sister giving in to the cultural pressures. I just don’t get it, never have. So be encouraged again Bill. Your writing is inspiring and I pray more and more will tune in. Also Bill, sadly too many are after the praise of the world ie: people, to do good, rather than look to the Lord for uplifting. The Lord said the following statements, “My peace I leave you, not what the world gives, but my peace I leave with you”. “When you are converted, strengthen your brethren” “If you love me, feed my sheep”. “When you do this to the least of my brethren you do it unto me”. So at the end of the day, we are asked to do good, not for what we receive in return, but for the Lord, he will reward us, in his own time, in his own way. Just keep doing good without expecting reward in this life. And another thing that some people do not understand, just because you give service, it may not be appreciated, because it is not the service that is needed. We need to look for the service that is needed, not just what we think we want to give. Anyhow, for what it’s worth, like your blog and enjoy very much reading the material, lots I agree with, some I don’t, and sometimes it gives me a slightly new angle to look at the scriptures. Is always good to hear other points of view, especially when it can help others. This article is very helpful for me and others. If I could only remove me from me. I suppose some of my self indulging could be filed away as grieving, for our Lord, and how he must weep at the rebellion of his creation. And some is just plain old simply me, wanting some recognition or praise. I’ve been spending more and more time on my knees lately not asking but begging, Lord take away this me focused idiot and fill me with the things of your heart. And of course this week we have the case in Australia of the leader of a large Pentecostal church testifying about the pedophilia of his own father while he was a pastor. It seems much of the good the church does is completely undone by the failings of a few high-profile “shepherds”. But I guess that’s human nature; I too followed that same course many years ago until God once again drew me back to a relationship with Him. Just listening to Andrew Bolt and one of his guests ventured the opinion that they would not trust a politician who had no enemies. Perhaps this applies to Christian leaders as well. Rest assured you do great work and have a positive influence on many lives.

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It’s based around Founders of the Ebony Kingdom with Crows + Potence combat. Nana Buruku is there for her master phase and hand size — however she’s a secondary vamp. The stars are Iniko the Black Lion and Nangila Were. The seating order was: 1. Michal Kazmierczak, ‘migalart’, Poland: HoS,EL wall 2. Ke, ‘Ke’, New Zealand: Guruhi Combat 3. Martin Weinmayer, ‘angrynewb’, Austria: Girls Animalism 4. Juha Laukkanen, ‘Bloodartist’, Finland: Dem + Obf Bleed 5. Corwin Brindley, ‘DJHedgehog’, USA: Ventrue Stickman I was very fortunate in the final with my prey (Martin) playing Girls Animalism rush and selecting Nana as his first minion. I was able to Founder down to my own copy of Nana with the Black Lion and contest cheaply. This provided a possible win condition and it also allowed me to win the first (and subsequent) Ashur cycles. The stealth-bleed of grand prey Juha put Corwin under pressure immediately and soon depleted his Deflections. Being the only player on the table without bounce I was concerned about becoming a bleed sink — however Michal (Harbinger / Legionnaire Wall) seemed more intent on blocking than bouncing. This may have just been card flow, either way I wasn’t complaining. Martin and I continued to contest and he influenced out Aksinya Daclau. The turn prior to Juha ousting Corwin, I managed to Fame and dunk Aksinya with a full and immediately emptied (after the combat) Maskini. This was crucial as it denied Martin the ability to bounce bleeds. He had to bring out another vampire (Cybele) in order to have a chance of winning and was left on 3 pool. Juha ousted Corwin and immediately attempted to oust Michal who was forced to play a My Enemy’s Enemy to survive which ousted Martin. I played a Direct Intervention on Michal’s next Telepathic Misdirection causing him to be ousted by Juha (2 VP). You can see this on https://www.twitch.tv/videos/350083857?t=07m02s. The head-to-head was fairly straightforward as Juha was almost out of cards and on my next turn I got Nana Buruku back. From there it was just a case of playing sensible, keeping his minions under control and not messing it up.” One thought on “Ke (part 1 of 3), rude awakenings and new ways of playing.”

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By Blake Froling READ THE ORIGINAL VERSION HERE March 27 — Let’s start this by stating the obvious: the Tigers are going to stink. Unfortunately, that’s not a hot take. It’s a fact. General Manager Al Avila spent the second half of last summer remodeling an aging and expensive team and actually did a decent job, as far as we can tell so far. The farm system is not barren anymore, and some might say it’s in the upper half of baseball in terms of talent depth. But we’re not here to talk about the 2021 Detroit Tigers, we’re here to preview the 2018 Detroit Tigers. It’s not going to be pretty, but what you see on the field this year is necessary to making sure the club returns to its former glory. As for when exactly that will happen is anyone’s guess. ESPN writer Sam Miller described the Tigers’ upcoming seasonperfectly: Everything the Tigers…do this year will be sad, the product ugly, the philosophy underneath it uncomfortably crass. Lots of things will happen that will nudge up their chances of being good in 2020 or 2021, but the rewards are so far off — not even “wait ’til next year” — and uncertain that it’ll be hard to be emotionally moved by them. He’s referencing tanking in the first sentence. Yes, the Tigers will be tanking. Is it morally responsible to intentionally field a noncompetitive team in order to get a better draft slot? If it’s within the rules and you have a plan, yes. The Tigers appear to have a plan at least. The Marlins, who Miller was also referring to in that quote, do not. Be glad you don’t root for the Marlins. Bright spot at the hot corner Yes, believe it or not, there are a few bright spots on this Tigers team. One of them is Jeimer Candelario. The rookie third baseman came to Detroit from the Chicago Cubs via the Justin Wilson/Alex Avila trade. Candelario hasn’t even played a full season in a Tigers uniform and I’m already confident Detroit won the trade. Here are Avila’s stats in Detroit and Chicago last season: https://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/share.fcgi?id=Lgen4&output=iframeJustin Wilson’s splits were even worse: Tigers fans got a brief glimpse at Candelario last season once he was called up from Triple-A Toledo and he didn’t disappoint, hitting .330 with three home runs in 94 at-bats. Candelario has already proven to be a far superior fielding third baseman than Nick Castellanos, who will be manning right field this season. Some baseball pundits have even projected Candelario to be a possible AL Rookie of the Year candidate. The 24-year-old doesn’t even have to be that good to give Tigers fans hope. If he maintains a batting average above .280 and has a decent glove, that would be a win. Candelario is projected to hit second in the batting order. Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera are healthy — for now The two sluggers both slogged through horrible seasons at the plate in 2017, largely due to various maladies, but now it appears the aging stars are finally healthy again. Cabrera injured his back at the World Baseball Classic back in March and never fully recovered. His numbers reflected the pain he was fighting through all season, posting career-lows in runs, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, walks, batting average, on base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS. Spring training numbers are not always a great indicator of regular season success, but Cabrera says he feels healthy and the numbers reflect it. In the grand scheme of things, Cabrera’s performance this year won’t add very many wins because of the lack of talent around him, but could help in a possible trade scenario, however unlikely that may be. Martinez had heart problems at the end of last season and dealt with other injuries that kept him out of 55 games, the most he’s missed in a season since 2008 (not including 2012, when he missed the entire regular season due to a knee injury). When Martinez was in the lineup, he was devoid of any pop his bat, and don’t even get me started about his baserunning. The best-case scenario for the Tigers would be for Martinez to rediscover some of the power he lost in 2017 and turn into a viable trade chip at the deadline. Worst-case would be if he posts similar numbers to last season and becomes a liability in the batting order. Manager Ron Gardenhire will also have to decide if it’s worth keeping Martinez in the lineup if (when) the team is out of contention. Those at-bats would be better used by a younger player who might have a future with the team. The tanking starts early this year Jordan Zimmermann is starting on Opening Day. Yes, that same Jordan Zimmermann who posted a 6.08 ERA last season. While this is largely a ceremonial title, it’s embarrassing that the Tigers have to trot out this guy on the only day Comerica Park won’t be half empty. I do appreciate how Gardenhire wants to get the tanking started as soon as possible. This is a great first step in that regard. All reports indicate that Zimmermann is again fully healthy and feeling confident, looking better blah blah blah. Insert all the spring training propaganda you want, I’ll believe it when I see it. Zimmermann has been one of the worst free agent signings in franchise history, and he’d have to have one of his best seasons of his career to erase that. As for the rest of the rotation I am excited to see what new pitching coach Chris Bosio can do with the rotation. Bosio has earned a reputation as one of the best pitching coaches in the MLB thanks to the success Jake Arrieta and Kyle Hendricks had under his tutelage. . He was with the Chicago Cubs when they won the World Series, so he has a pedigree of success. Several Tigers pitchers have mentioned how he’s already helped them in the short time he’s been with the team. Maybe I’m falling for the spring training propaganda, but he’s got my hopes up. As for the rest of the starting rotation, there is one bright spot and four or five question marks. Michael Fulmer is healthy after undergoing season-ending elbow surgery last season. He should be poised to reclaim his spot atop the rotation and provide Tigers fans relief every fifth day. He also could be the most valuable trade chip Al Avila can dangle in front of other teams in July. Francisco Liriano was brought in solely to be traded, that much is obvious. He had a fantastic spring and if he pitches well in the first few months of the season, he’ll surely have a one-way ticket to a contending team. That should be plenty of motivation. Matt Boyd and Daniel Norris have been perennial breakout candidates ever since coming to Detroit. Both were up and down last season, both in performance and professional level, as both spent time in the minors. Both had ERAs above 5 but both are dripping with potential. If one or both have decent years, the Tigers could have a fighting chance to not be the worst team in baseball. Mike Fiers was brought in from the Houston Astros to be a veteran presence on the staff, but he’ll start the season on the DL and his spot in the rotation is far from safe, especially if Norris and Boyd get off to fast starts. About that bullpen… It’s going to be a disaster once again. Shane Greene will be the closer until he’s inevitably traded. After that, I honestly have no idea who will step up. All eyes will be on young flamethrower Joe Jimenez, who had a disappointing brief stint in the majors last season. If the team accidentally gets a lead in the 7th inning, the bullpen will aid the tanking effort by promptly blowing said lead. Call it tanking insurance. You know what to expect this season with the Tigers. A whole lot of losing. Knowing this before the season should make it somewhat more tolerable. At least there’s a method to the losing, unlike back in the dark days before 2006. Instead of focusing on wins and losses, focus on individual performances. There will be plenty of new faces you won’t recognize, but that’s OK! They could turn into the group that brings the Tigers back to relevancy. Or they could be shipped out in July, who knows. It might be more worthwhile to check in on the Toledo Mud Hens if you’re bored on a summer evening instead of a Tigers game. Record: 70-92, 5th in AL Central, not the worst in the MLB! All-Stars: Nick Castellanos, Michael Fulmer Trade candidates: everyone

NOV 12, 2013 – The Oklahoma City Thunder came to the Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday for the first and only time this season. The Pistons held on to a slim two-point lead after the first quarter, mostly due to 10 points by Josh Smith. But Kevin Durant and the Thunder charged back, taking an 11-point lead late in the second quarter. Less than two minutes into the third quarter, the Pistons tied the game back up at 56. It was a game of runs, with one team racing out to a lead, then the other coming right back. A late third quarter run capped off by a Jeremy Lamb three-pointer at the buzzer gave the Thunder an eight-point lead. The Pistons were not able to overcome that deficit and ended up losing 119-110. Durant led all scorers with 37 points on 9-15 shooting and 17-19 from the charity stripe. Russell Westbrook added 20 points and Serge Ibaka had 11 with nine rebounds. Rookie center Steven Adams looked impressive coming off the bench, scoring 17 and grabbing 10 boards. The Thunder dominated the inside, outscoring the Pistons 50-40 in the paint and also outrebounding the Pistons by 10. The Thunder move to a 4-1 record with the win. Greg Monroe continued his hot streak, posting another double-double (20 points, 15 rebounds). Smith had perhaps his best game as a Piston, scoring a team-high 25 points and adding eight rebounds. Brandon Jennings seems to be over his injury and looked like the guard we saw in Milwaukee. He scored 22 points and dished out 11 assists. Rodney Stuckey came off the bench and scored 17 points. Even though the Pistons are a big, physical team, they can also got out in transition with the best of them. They outscored a very athletic OKC in the fast break 25-12. The Pistons then embarked on their four-game west coast road trip, starting in Portland. The Pistons have historically struggled in the west, going 1-43 in their last 44 road games against the Western Conference. They looked to change their fortune against the hot Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard’s nine first quarter points helped the Blazers jump out to a four-point lead at the end of one. Midway through the second quarter, the Pistons came back and took a 43-42 lead on a Rodney Stuckey three-pointer. But the Blazers continued their hot shooting and eventually took a three-point lead into halftime. The Blazers controlled the third quarter, never giving up their lead. With 1:28 left in the fourth quarter, the Pistons charged right back, coming within four points after a Jennings layup. But the Pistons failed to score another point, and went on to lose 109-103. Lillard had a hot hand the whole night, going 5-8 from beyond the arc and scoring 25 points. The frontcourt tandem of Robin Lopez and Lamarcus Aldridge combined for 35 points and 22 rebounds. Their defense, however, was a little suspect. They allowed the Pistons to score 60 points in the paint, compared to just 36 for the Blazers. Portland moves to 5-2 on the year. Brandon Jennings did all he could to keep the Pistons in the game, scoring 28 points, including 13 in the fourth. Andre Drummond bounced back from an off night against the Thunder, scoring 16 and grabbing 16 rebounds. All of his points came in the paint. Greg Monroe continued his hot streak, scoring 19 points and snagging eight rebounds. Josh Smith scored 11 and Stuckey added 13 points off the bench. The Pistons fall to 2-4 on the season, including three losses in a row. The Pistons move on to Oakland Tuesday to square off against Golden State at 10:30 pm. The game can be seen on Fox Sports Detroit, and heard on 97.1 the Ticket. – See more at: http://impact89fm.org/sports/2013/11/12/pistons-recap-oklahoma-city-and-portland/#sthash.09eaHAKp.dpuf

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Once you’ve done that, you will be able to view your cart, customize your items, and finally purchase your photos! How do I text an access code? One of the main ways you can gain access to your photo gallery is by texting the access code we have given you to our special short code of 90738. Now, if you've never texted a shortcode before, there's nothing to fear! The process is exactly the same as sending a text to a standard phone number, with no additional charges or fees incurred. How do I access my PhotoDay gallery? Have an iPhone? What about an Android? What if you have neither, and just have a computer in front of you? The good news is, you can take a peek at your gallery in any of these scenarios. If you're on mobile, just text your access code to 90738. Alternatively, if you want to stick to the web, just go to https://galleries.photoday.io and type in your gallery's access code! How does AdvancePay work? AdvancePay is a credit that can be used towards a future order. You have the opportunity to purchase Why should I purchase an AdvancePay credit? Get a jump on your child's picture day when you purchase an AdvancePay credit. With AdvancePay, you get to enjoy discounted pricing, discounts or shipping offers that are not be available after picture day. The best part? You're not locked into any package! You can apply your credit after you see your child's photos to any products or packages that you like. How do I purchase an AdvancePay credit? You will receive a unique code for your child's picture day that you can text to 90738 and in return, you'll receive a link - or - we will provide you with a direct web link. Either way, once you've clicked the link, you will see the option to purchase AdvancePay credits. Once you purchase the credit, you may get a coupon code to take advantage of the special offer we’ve set up for all the early birds! You can apply this coupon at the time that you place your photo order. Check out this visual step-by-step for more info. Can I use my AdvancePay credit for more than one child? If the children are in the same gallery, then yes!!! You can apply your AdvancePay credit to more than one child. However, if your children are in different galleries, you will need to purchase an AdvancePay credit for each gallery. How much time do I have to order photos? To get our best pricing, please place your order within 4 weeks of your picture day. Pricing does increase 4 weeks after the gallery publish date. Our galleries expire about 3 months after your picture day. What are my payment options? We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover I can't find my photos in the gallery. What do I do? I can't make it to the scheduled photo day! What do I do? If your child can not make it to the scheduled photo day you have the option to meet us at one of our other jobs. We photograph many teams/leagues/organizations in the area and you can meet us at one of those jobs to get your photo taken. All make-ups need to take place within one week of your originally scheduled picture day! *Take note: If your miss your originally scheduled picture day, your child will not be in the team photo.

Premier League Winners and Losers After Saturday's Updated Week 27 EPL TableFebruary 22, 2020 Chelsea and Manchester City were the big winners of Saturday's Premier League action, narrowly beating Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City, respectively, to put some distance between themselves and their main rivals. The Citizens now lead the Foxes by seven points in the race for second place, and the Blues sit four points ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham. Elsewhere, Brighton & Hove Albion held Sheffield United to a 1-1 draw, Crystal Palace beat Newcastle, Burnley cruised past Bournemouth and Southampton defeated Aston Villa. Here are the standings after Saturday's fixtures: Here are your winners and losers from Saturday. Winner: Olivier Giroud Chelsea boss Frank Lampard took a risk by starting Giroud against Spurs, and the decision paid off after just 15 minutes, when the veteran forward scored the opener: The 33-year-old has started just three Premier League matches all season, and his lack of action will have some questioning his spot in France's national team going into the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament this summer. Giroud fits Les Bleus' system like a glove, however, and showed on Saturday that he can still be effective, even without regular minutes. It was a major statement from the former Arsenal man, who appears in line to once again start for Les Bleus this summer. Loser: Jose Mourinho While the final scoreline would indicate this was a close match, Chelsea were far better moving forward than Spurs. The only goal the visitors got came off the leg of Antonio Rudiger, highlighting their struggles in the attacking third. Spurs played with no real tactical plan and seemed to lack an extra gear when it was needed. Mourinho may be dealing with several key injuries―most notably Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son―but that's no excuse for the poor tactical choices. The loss also took his record against Lampard to 0-3: Mourinho has done some good work in north London since taking over from Mauricio Pochettino, but after his struggles on Saturday, his team once again sits four points behind the Blues in the race for the top four. Winner: Riyad Mahrez Gabriel Jesus got the winner for City at the King Power Stadium, but Mahrez did the hard work with a fantastic run. He got the defenders out of position before playing in his team-mate, even though he could have gone for personal glory. It was the top moment of what was a great match for the Algerian: The home fans jeered their former star for large stretches of the contest, and it must have felt good for Mahrez to silence them with a star showing that struck a massive blow to their bid to finish in second place. Loser: Sheffield United's Champions League Hopes The Blades were never expected to be battling for a Champions League spot at this stage of the season, but as it stands, they're tied for fifth place on points with Spurs. City's UEFA ban means that spot could be enough to advance to Europe's top club competition next season, pending the Sky Blues' appeal. Dropping points at home against the likes of Brighton is not a recipe for success in the race for the top five, however, and the draw means the Blades have won just two of their last five matches. Sheffield United will face Chelsea, Leicester and Everton in the final weeks of the season, before ending the campaign against Southampton. They need to pick up as many points as they can before that difficult run.

Double the colors, double the fun! We love the cuffed bottom and this oxydyed jogger comes in our bolder colors and can be created in any of our designs including Smash (shown), Bubbles, Crackled, Webbed or Lines! Just indicate what you want below. Pairs really well with our Bold Oxydye Crewneck or Hoodie Sweatshirt! Shown here in Fuchsia and Purple Oxydye Smash. Let us know what color combo you want!

Here are 100 facts related to water pollution causes and effects. Let’s learn together Before unveiling the 100 water pollution facts, let’s have a basic understanding of water pollution. Water as a significant resource of survival is uniquely vulnerable to pollution. Water pollution happens when toxic substances from cities, towns, or factories get dissolved in water bodies. This mix of toxic substances in water causes water pollution, which then becomes a cause of alarm for all the living beings on Earth. UNESCO defines water pollution as an incident wherein any substance that is not present in water is dissolved in water in an undesirable concentration. An increase in human population, urbanization, and endless industrialization have contributed most to contaminated water, the natural resource which is essential for all life forms to sustain and survive. Why is Water Pollution harmful? The failure to meet basic survival needs by having safe-drinking water is considered as a cost that we paid in the name of development. The UN, signed the Millennium Development Goals in 2020 wherein a pledge was taken by the countries of the world, to lessen by half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water. It is significant to focus on achieving this goal because the availability of clean and safe drinking water can solve many health issues and thereby eradicate poverty and inequality. According to a recent report by NITI Aayog, it was stated that from 2018, India has been suffering the “worst water crisis in history”. A recent survey report estimated that 70% of surface water in India is unsafe for consumption, with an estimation of 40 million liters of waste being added to water bodies every day around the nation. This has resulted in numerous deaths and stress on all living beings. Water pollution is a threat to life, and honestly speaking: it kills. Water Pollution Facts and Statistics Here are 100 water pollution facts for water pollution facts and statistics: - Water being a ‘universal solvent’ makes it very vulnerable to pollution. - Annually, approximately 14 billion pounds of garbage, mostly plastic, is dumped into the world’s water bodies. - The four main causes of water pollution in India are – Agriculture, social-religious beliefs, human activities, and industrial discharge. - Water Pollution can be broadly categorized into three categories – surface water pollution, marine water pollution, and groundwater pollution. - The problem of water pollution makes it important to have programs for testing and treatment of contaminated water. - More than a quarter of the world lacks access to clean water with Uganda being on top of the chart. Approximately 40% of the population of Uganda travels 30 minutes and more to get access to clean water every day. - 70% of the lakes and rivers of China are polluted, While 80% of India’s water bodies are severely polluted. - Another heartbreaking fact hidden behind the big problem of water pollution is that in India more than 1000 children die due to the lack of access to safe water every day. - Water pollutants include both organic and inorganic factors. - Waste from trees, plants, animals, etc. are organic factors of water pollutants. - Inorganic factors include ammonia, chemical waste from factories, and discarded cosmetics. - A significant fact that we are mostly unaware of is only about 1% of Earth’s water is freshwater, the rest is salty water. - Surface water refers to the top layer of any water body. The problem of surface water pollution occurs because of industrial waste. - Surface water contains certain organisms that can break down pollutants into harmless substances giving it a tendency to clean itself. - Globally, 80% of the population with a lack of access to safe water belongs to rural areas, and 50% of the total population who is having unsafe water sources belongs to Africa. - When waste is washed or blown into the oceans causing immense destruction to marine life it is called marine water pollution. - While groundwater is the most reliable source for irrigation and agriculture, it is also suspected to be polluted when man-made products get into it. - Gravity plays a major role in groundwater pollution. - While some of the deadly water-borne diseases are Typhoid, Paratyphoid fever, Cholera, Diarrhea, Tuberculosis, and Jaundice; about 80% of stomach diseases are caused by water pollution. - Urbanization, capitalization, and industrial development are major causes of water pollution; and poverty, Inequality, and discrimination are the major cause of water scarcity. - Municipal wastewater is as prominent a source of water pollution as industrial waste. - If we fail to lessen the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water then by 2030, 700 million people worldwide will have to be removed from their places causing immense migration because of water scarcity. - It was in 2010 when the Right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation was recognized as a human right. - An exquisite fact is that with a score of 97 on the ocean health index, Russia tops the list of countries with clean water. - We must know that pathogens are disease-causing microorganisms. - We must also know that pathogens are found in faeces, thus all sewage waste is likely to contain pathogens. If waste-water treatment is not followed appropriately, the water is polluted and causes deadly diseases. - One more mesmerizing fact is that heat is also a water pollutant. Heat can reduce the oxygen-retention capacity of water. This is known as Thermal Pollution. - In June 2021, an oil spill incident caused massive destruction in the Bay of Bengal, wherein ten kilo-liters of oil were spilled in the Bay of Bengal due to a crack in a merchant vessel’s fuel tank. Oil (petroleum) pollution harms aquatic life and causes immense loss. - Oil Pollution first came to public attention with the Torrey Canyon disaster in 1967. - The most notorious and destructive oil pollution incident was the Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska happened in 1989. - The cleanup expenses by Exxon, after the oil spill incident, were about $2 billion. - Sediment pollution comes from non-point sources, such as construction, agricultural and livestock operations, logging, flooding, and city runoff. This contaminates water and causes water pollution. - Another cause of water pollution is the occurrence of dead zones. This happens because of the reduction of the level of oxygen in certain coastal areas. - The world now has approximately 700 dead zones where sea animals cannot survive. - One of the sources of water pollutants refers to ‘point sources’ – a pipe source that is used in releasing industrial and domestic sewage waste is called ‘point source’. - When a variety of water pollutants enter water bodies without any confined source or area it is then called a ‘dispersed source’ of water pollutants. - While point sources of water pollution are easy to control, it is a task to control dispersed sources of water pollutants. - Water pollution is measured by analyzing water samples. - Water samples can be analyzed by Physical, Chemical, or Biological testing. - Determining water quality and safety is not based on the clarity of the water. The same water that is suitable for swimming and fishing can be polluted enough to be unsafe for drinking and cooking. - Yamuna, River Salween, River Plate, River Danube, and the Rio Grande are the five most polluted rivers around the globe. - Currently, the world is dealing with a severe situation of water pollution, whereas more people are killed by unsafe water than any other form of violence like war. - As per many survey reports, by 2040 almost the entire population of the Middle East and South Asia will face severe water stress only because of water pollution. - 10% of Beaches in America are not even safe for swimming anymore due to extensive water pollution. - People who belong to poor countries pay around 10 times more than rich country people, for buying water from water vendors. - Water use increased globally every year by 1% causing immense pressure on the limited availability of water, an endangered resource. - Globally, 35% of healthcare facilities lack the availability of water and soap for washing hands. This becomes a major concern in times of COVID crises. - Even if rich people are able to access clean water, water pollution is a problem for everyone because of the growing percentage of water scarcity and water pollution. - Color, odor, taste, and temperature are good physical parameters that indicate contamination of water. - Algae, fungi, viruses, and bacteria are a few biological parameters on which the level of water contamination can be judged. - Plant nutrients, i.e. nitrates and phosphates can enter water bodies. This supports the growth of algae. - Eutrophication is a process when a water body becomes rich in plant nutrients. - As per a 2012 UN report on nutrients in water bodies, the number of lakes with harmful algal bloom will increase by approximately 20% causing more harm to these water bodies. - Humans add as much nitrate into the environment as plants and that is the reason why the growth of the human population also becomes a cause of water pollution. - De-nitrification is an economical approach that converts nitrates present in the water into gas and works as a treatment for polluted water. - Radioactive waste can cause water pollution and is dangerous to the health of all living beings. - Radioactive pollutants include wastewater discharges from factories, hospitals, and uranium mines. - Sedimentation, coagulation, and filtration are the steps of primary treatment of wastewater before dumping it into water bodies. - City Sewage is the main source of river pollution in India. - Natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, and climate change, also cause a change in water quality. - To solve this global issue of water pollution, ongoing revision of water resource policy at all levels is required. - One of the first environmental legislation in India is the water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. - Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Boards were established in India under the water act 1974. - The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (EPA) under article 253 of the constitution was enacted in the wake of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. - The use of fertilizers is one of the causes of water pollution and India is currently the world’s third-largest producer and user of fertilizers. - The use of compost instead of fertilizer can help in reducing water pollution. - Global warming is an increase in the earth’s temperature due to the greenhouse effect, this adds on to thermal water pollution. - A mesmerizing fact about water pollution is that it is also linked to air pollution which causes acid rain, thereby leading to water pollution. - Septic tank is an innovative water treatment technique that treats sewage water at the same location where it originates instead of taking it far away. - Even in developing countries, more than 80% of sewage is discharged untreated, polluting and contaminating water bodies. - A very disheartening fact about water pollution is that one million seabirds die every year because of it. - The appearance of green roofs has served several purposes for environmental change such as absorbing rainwater, providing insulation, and creating a habitat for wildlife. - The first appearance of the green roof was in the Ziggurat of Ancient Mesopotamia, from the fourth millennium until 600 BC. - Earth day is an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of water pollution and all other pollution and enlighten people about their roles in reducing any kind of pollution. - Another thought-provoking fact about water pollution is that it is caused when drugs like birth control pills, painkillers, and antibiotics make their way into wastewater. - Do you know that you can survive several days without food but not without clean water? - Dreading that our rivers have six times more wastewater than water in rivers. - More than 50% of aquatic species are at risk of extinction. Also, 24% of mammals connected to water bodies are in threat. - Approximately 80% of ocean waste is plastic. - The cost of development is such that everything that is a byproduct of human civilization and by human civilization is a threat to the environment. - As per the deaths due to pollution survey, every eight seconds, there is a death of a child under the age of five due to water pollution. - Factually speaking, it is not merely a choice but the need of the hour to act and stop water pollution. - Each organism in an ecosystem has a role to play to maintain the health and safety of the ecosystem. - As per the UN, the current level of WASH (water, sanitation, and hygienic) financing is not sufficient to meet sustainable development goals. - On an optimistic note, as per the UN reports, 70% of countries have determined plans to reach low-income communities with WASH. - Only 44% of the rural population is able to have access to safely managed sanitation. - It is further heartbreaking to know that less than 50 countries globally mention women’s participation in water management. Creating gender barriers amid big crises like water pollution. - In 8 of 10 rural households, women and girls are responsible for providing clean water to the family. - Almost half of the schools lack access to handwashing facilities which will become an even bigger challenge during the pandemic and in post-covid scenarios. - Another challenging fact faced globally is that 90% of global power generation is water-intensive in nature. - The most cost-effective health intervention is hygiene promotion. - Every year, climate change is increasing the number of water-stressed regions globally. - Changes in water availability also trigger refugee dynamics and political instability. - Draughts account for 5% of all natural disasters. - Recovering from water-related disasters requires heavy funding and investment. - As per one of the UN reports, out of all the natural disasters that occurred between 2001 and 2018, 74% were water-related disasters. - 40% of household wastewater is left untreated causing immense water pollution. - Without proper governance and policies, the water crisis is only going to escalate. - The physical world of water is also bound to its socio-political world. - Water is at the core of sustainable development. Water pollution is becoming a cause of serious concern for all sections of society across the globe. By embracing a sustainable lifestyle and spreading awareness in our vicinity, we can very well become a part of the change. If you have any other relevant facts related to water pollution, kindly write them down in the comment section below, we will certainly consider adding them to this compiled water pollution facts list. Content writer and editor with a knack for telling stories, Ankita Taneja is an English graduate. Being creative and productive is her source of happiness, and she believes that it is a great way to enjoy art, literature, and life to the fullest. She is a writer writing for a cause. 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Remember the Wwise Adventure Game? Well, we just launched Wwise-301: Wwise Unity Integration, a new certification which, using the Wwise Adventure Game sample project, will guide you towards mastering the Wwise Unity Integration. Discover creative possibilities with the Wwise Unity Integration, create and modify scripts to fit your needs, construct zones with environment effects, and learn to facilitate a dynamic music system that makes objects in the game move to its rhythm! While the Wwise-101, Wwise-201, and Wwise-251 certifications focus on making you a Wwise expert, the Wwise-301 certification builds on what you’ve learned in Wwise, and helps you master sound integration in Unity. This is a more advanced certification, however its learning material assumes that you have never used Unity before, and truly covers all you need to know about the Wwise Unity Integration. We wanted to make sure that you have a lot of fun learning, and with the Wwise Adventure Game, we ensured that you get a head start. With a complete Wwise Unity Integration project, you will get to rebuild the game step-by-step, and before you know it, you’ll be able to build your very own project from scratch! This hands on approach goes beyond getting you familiar with integrating audio in Unity. It gets you as close as possible to a real-life game production scenario, from the get-go. Every method or technique you learn in the Wwise Adventure Game, can be applied in other Unity productions. So, we encourage you to use the Wwise Adventure Game as your playground for experimentation or as your source for inspiration. Remember this is an open-source project, so every tiny piece of the game is at your disposal! Here’s a breakdown of what you will learn: - Lesson 1: Adding Sound to a Game: Take a supersonic deep-dive into integrating audio in Unity and learn one of the quickest ways to load a SoundBank and post an Event from it. - Lesson 2: Ambiences: Extend how you post Events with specialized positioned modes and use the Attenuation spheres feature to display the distance of your attenuations directly in Unity. Furthermore, use the EventPositionConfiner script to simulate a volumetric sound source inside a Trigger. - Lesson 3: SoundBanks: After learning how to load SoundBanks in the first Lesson, learn how to dynamically load SoundBanks as you traverse the Allegro Kingdom (the world of the Wwise Adventure Game). Once you get the hang of loading SoundBanks by triggers, learn how to load SoundBanks from Scenes. This lesson allows you to easily define what content should be loaded at any given moment. - Lesson 4: Posting Events from Scripts: Learn to create your own scripts in a matter of seconds. This is an essential part of developing with Unity. Learn to attach a sound to in-game mechanisms and finish off by connecting the Adventurer's attacks to the input of your computer’s microphone! - Lesson 5: Controlling Game Syncs from Scripts: Learn to manage your soundscape at runtime by integrating Game Syncs. You start off by using the Wwise Unity Integration components and then write custom scripts to set the footstep sounds based on the surface material or modify the ambiences based on the time of day. - Lesson 6: Environment Effects: Create zones in which sounds will be reverberated in an abundant soundscape comprised of many active voices and locations, and define different acoustic regions with the use of AkEnvironment components. - Lesson 7: Callbacks: While most of your audio integration will rely on sending calls from Unity to Wwise, learn to return information from Wwise to Unity and make the world of Allegro Kingdom dance to the rhythm of the music. - Lesson 8: Advanced Music System: Integrate the advanced music system from the Wwise Adventure Game demonstrating two music structures playing simultaneously. Then, create detailed variations in the music composition depending on your location in the game. - Lesson 9: Making your own Adventure Game: Learn how to integrate the Wwise Unity Integration into any Unity project from scratch. Create a new Unity project, integrate the Wwise Unity integration and fine-tune it to your needs! November 28, 2018 at 03:52 pm Yay! This is awesome, and just _perfect_ in timing for me as i just finished your first courses and here i was looking through the unity asset store for a 1'st project to start adding and working audio into... soo much thanks! //time to dust up the ol synthesizer and field recorder skills :) December 13, 2018 at 08:20 pm 不错。虽然只是一个集成的初级入门，但是对于游戏音频工作者来说，这个就是葵花宝典，天下第一的武功秘籍。谢谢楼主的无私。楼主you are the hero!!!!!thank you !!!

Part six of the continuing adventure of Lucy in Guatemala. Lucy is with Heather from Project Somos – a project that is building a children’s village for orphaned and abandoned children. As I write this in my outdoor “office”, my computer has a pink hue on the keyboard. Dusk is settling in and the birds are making quite the racket. It is such a beautiful time of day here in Guatemala. As usual, little Lucita is doing great. She is learning a few Spanish words here and there and has been helping with the shopping. The other day we went to the huge produce market where there are rows upon rows of the most amazing fresh fruits and vegetables, you can imagine. We only prepare vegetarian meals in our home so it is heavenly for us to have such an assortment to choose from. You should see the avocados… I swear, they are the size of Lucita’s head! At the beginning of the week Greg and I helped our friend settle into the new children’s home she has built for the kids she cares for. Greg was especially busy doing many of the handyman things that needed to be done; hanging smoke detectors, fixing baby cribs, moving furniture, etc. He always had willing helpers close by to assist where they could. Seven year old, Jefferson was particularly keen to help out! On Thursday we were taken to see our first potential piece of land in this area. It was absolutely incredible. I’ll say no more at this time because there is so much to consider before we do anything. We’ll return today (Sunday) to look at it more closely and then Monday go visit another one! Our minds and hearts are filled with so much excitement as we anticipate things progressing towards our vision. Until Next Week, Heather and Lucita Thanks again Heather. Heather’s blog is an interesting read. It’s cool to read how an organization like this starts up, what they have to go through and who is involved. I wouldn’t mind bathing in all that delicious food like Lucity is! I look forward to seeing the land they choose (or will the land choose them), I’m also glad to see that it isn’t just my children that like to play at the electrical outlet.. Con, I think the land has chosen us. Oh my!Just working on this weeks’ blog update with Lucita’s visits to the land! Heather

For the past couple weeks you’ve seen a lot from us on the blog, Twitter and Facebook about Charles Darwin with our recent release of the Charles Darwin Library on BHL. This week, we feature a user dedicated to saving the remaining two endemic non-flying mammal species of Hispaniola, and his project, “The Last Survivors,” is funded by the Darwin Initiative Fund. The beauty of this story from a socially-networked perspective? This user actually discovered BHL via Twitter! Social Media is a beautiful thing! So, without further ado, meet Dr. Jose Nunez-Mino!

BHL image files are hosted by the Internet Archive (IA). The IA will be upgrading their power 16-17 April 2013. This will result in planned outages to the system. These outages will affect BHL’s ability to serve page images, generate PDFs, and downloads of certain file types. Searching and browsing BHL metadata will not be affected by this outage. Please be aware that in addition to the planned outages listed below, there may be residual and temporary outages around planned downtime. - 16 April 2013: 14:00 – 19:00 UTC - 17 April 2013 22:00 – 02:00 UTC In the event of any additional major outages, please monitor this site for more information. Sorry for the inconvenience that this will cause our BHL users, but in the end this will provide better service. From the Internet Archive blog: Brace yourselves, outages are coming This week, we are doubling the power coming into our primary data center so that we can archive and serve even more web pages, books, music and moving images. During those upgrades, there will be times when many of our web sites and services will not be available. Details below. To keep the data safe, we will proactively shut down most of our services served from our primary data center. archive.org, openlibrary.org, iafcu.org and our blogs will be unavailable during the outages. The upgrades will happen over a two day period. We anticipate two prolonged outages, the first one from about 7am to 12noon PDT (14:00-19:00 UTC) on Tuesday, April 16. And the another one from 3pm to 7pm PDT (22:00-02:00 UTC) on Wednesday, April 17. Work might require additional outages between those two major ones. During the outages, we’ll post updates to our @internetarchive twitter feed. Sorry for the inconvenience. Leave a Comment

SHEs are passionate! SHEs (Sidetracked Home Executives) are passionate people. There's nothing more true than this statement. Have you ever met a real SHE that isn’t? Oh, and we like to use exclamation marks too! One of my longtime SHE friends, LouAnn, was one of my guinea pigs for my Weight Loss book, The Mouth Trap: the butt stops here! She reported to me: “Who knows, maybe my “passion” for eating is a package deal with my “passion” for other things in life. Somehow, I need to trust in the wisdom and love of my Creator to know this was the perfect “problem” for me and be thankful for it. I will never quit trying to look my best and take these pounds off, but I’m going to quit pretending I can do so without suffering. I cannot. So, I’ve decided to turn this suffering into a prayer for others who are facing something worse. My neighbor works at Ronald McDonald House and has no shortage of stories about suffering far worse than a weight problem. I don’t have a child going into surgery today—but somebody does. My transmission is working—but somebody’s just went out—on the freeway. So for today, I’m going to think about how wonderful it will feel to wear my “skinny jeans” again and go fill up on steamed cauliflower. I’m starved and lunch is not for another two hours and that’s the pits. But, guess what else I get to do? I get to go hug my two healthy girls in the next room. Zero calories. I’ll take it.” When LouAnn wrote that to me, she was still counting calories and being hungry all the time. Since she’s followed me into the world of low-carb living, her suffering has diminished considerably. Now she can have that steamed cauliflower drenched in butter and covered with cheese! So much for suffering with hunger! You can get excited about being organized Back to the theme of this blog. When Peggy and I got organized, we both had the fear that we'd lose our zest for living. In Sidetracked Home Executives we said, “Sure we could be two of those perfectly organized women if we wanted to, but did our families realize what we’d lose: our creativity, our spontaneity, our laughter, and our vitality? We saw ourselves moving from job-to-job with no emotion, stripped of our zest for living: “Daddy, why is Mom so sad?” “Don’t bother her, dear. She’s organized—that’s the price we must pay to have hot meals and clean clothes.” No more would we consider our child’s request to tell him a story or read him a book as the most honored invitation we had ever received. HA! “Move aside, lad, I’m cleaning the groove in the patio door.” Is THAT what they wanted? NEVER! Of course they didn’t want us to change.” When we got our acts together, our enthusiasm came right along with it. It was that burning desire to change and a desire to help others that prompted us to write Sidetracked Home Executives: from pigpen to paradise. That enthusiasm is God’s gift to us and we can never lose it. (Maybe misplace it for awhile, but never lose it.) When we have enthusiasm, we get to bask in the stuff of heaven. Yes, there is heaven on earth and we can become part of it at will. Yes, we’re in the world with its suffering, but with our love of life and just a little order, they can keep us above the fray. To learn more about the SHE 3x5 card file system, this blog will help in a fun way. It was mostly written by a man. His wife is a SHE and he tells about her venture into the world of 3x5 cards: http://blog.cluborganized.com/weve-got-to-get-organized