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Reckoning with Dark Times is an anthology of seventy-five poems of Pash (1950-1988), eminent Punjabi poet and revolutionary whose real name was Avtar Singh Sandhu.
His rural background, political activity journalistic career and revolutionary ideology rendered life and colour to his poetic art. The poems in this collection range from his earliest in Lohkhatha to his latest in Khilre Hal Verke, published posthumously. His earlier poems overflow with intense rage that the poet felt on seeing the deprived. His later poems reflect his poetic negotiation with all aspects and facets of life. In his last collection, we find Pash’s poetic negotiations in all its richness and maturity.
The English translation is authentic and at the same time
Tejwant Singh Gill (b. 1938) is a Professor of English and literary critic in Punjabi. In English and Punjabi he has authored several books on critical theory, cultural discourse, historiography and literary practice. His papers on Neruda and Lorca have also appeared in Spanish. He is a prodigious translator of Punjabi Literature into English and vice versa. Besides poetic compositions he has also translated novels and plays. His critical book Pash: Jeeven te Rachna is a much acclaimed study for the poet. He is the former editor of Alochana in Punjabi and Bharati Journal of Comparative Literature in English. He is currently Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla.
The book comprises seventy five poems of Pash (b. 1950; d. 1988) in English translation. More than any one else, he, in his short life, embodied the image of a revolutionary poet. On the basis of influence imbibed from Pablo Neruda and Bertolt Brecht, he was also credited with writing ‘poetry from below’ in Panjabi. For all this, his poetry did not sound subaltern. After all, a great deal of dexterity had gone into the negotiating of it. No wonder, by the time of his untimely death, this influence had become invisible. It seemed as if correspondence prevailed between his and Neruda’s autochthonous and Brecht’s estranging poetry.
Pash was, infact, the pen-name of this highly gifted and deeply innovative poet. His real name was Avtar Singh Sandhu that he appended only to a couple of his poems in the beginning. All his poetry in the three books to appear during his life-time and in another after his death, bore his pen-name only. For all the religious and ethnic appellations predicating it, his real name did not define his creative core that with its semantic zone his pen- name was to do. In the Farsi language from which it originally comes as noun, the word ‘Pash’ denotes fragrance. For Pash this was to connote experience of a deeper kind. Used twice in the same breath, it, as adjective, stands for sprinkling that for a poet underlines communication. Thus, this pen-name stood for communicating awareness which by reflecting and refracting the epic side of truth could grow into wisdom. Surely, this was a vocation very much after his heart.
To contend that, at the time of assuming this pen-name, Pash knew all this will be a misnomer. It was perhaps the name of a village-girl from which he coined this pen-name through declension. Interfacing it is the fact that a lady-teacher for whom all his adolescent adoration went had name sounding somewhat alike.
Be as it may, the past significance and present meaning of the pen-name was tremendous for Pash at the time he assumed it. The poetiç art he visualised was meant to articulate wisdom by reflecting or refracting the actual, bare and raw experience of life. To delve into its ethnic or religious mystique was none of its business.
Various factors drawing upon his rural background, political activity; journalistic career and revolutionary ideology sought to give this colour to his poetic art. The basis was laid by his rural background i.e. his birth and nurture in Salem, his native village. Situated on the southern fringe of the Doaba region, the native village at the time of Pash’s birth presented altogether a picture in contrast. Part and parcel of the region hailed for its optimum literacy and prosperity, this village had scarcity and illiteracy as its hall-marks. Factors to impinge from beyond its vacinity, further augmented this contract. How policemen, petty officials and marketeers cast their shadow upon life in the village could not miss Pash’s discerning eye. Thus was laid the basis of his impulse to rub every fact against the grain of actuality so as to cultivate his memory and imagination.
The family in which he took his birth was also marked by this contrast. So far went the land it owned, the family belonged to middle rung in the village. Approximately ten acres in all, the land owned area wise by his father was not meagre to cultivate for a living. Barren and sandy as of other families in the village, it was not adequate enough as to ensure a self-sufficient life. So his father, Sohan Singh Sandhu, had joined the army finally to retire as honrary captain. Thus supplemented by his pay, produce from the land ensured a self-sufficient living for the family. His long absence was however a factor that Pash’s mother, Nasib Kaur, had to face while bringing up her four children growing in, as it were, a row. Wayward as he was, Pash worried her the most. At this age, his waywardness did not seem promising at all. What to talk of being original in the etymological sense of going to the roots or origins of things, it did not seem so even in the metaphorical sense of being different in a sustaining way.
As was the practice then, Pash was put to school at the age of x or so. Though he was good in studies, yet formal learning and teaching did not much enthuse him. As a career it, even later, did not find favour with him. This was how the contrast of life in the village left its mark upon him. The earlier impulse to sacrifice ones career for the motherland gone into the background, career-making through formal education had come to occupy the foreground of life. Pash had no strong wish either to advocate the residual or sponsor the dominant impulse. It was a proof of his wayward nature. None could then guess that the impulse to write revolutionary poetry would emerge later on with such power.
With effortless ease, Pash did earlier classes in that school of the neighbouring village. After passing the middle examination, he joined the next class for matriculation from the same school. For reasons overtly unknown but covertly drawing on life in the village, he left the school for a training centre in vocational education. Without doing ft the whole hog, he then got recruited in the Border Security Force. After discharge, he was back in the village where, if not anything else, he could at least have a roof over his head. It was clear that he was not cut out for career in the conventional sense.
From then, he embarked upon self-education as much for ideological as creative anchor in life. Acquired through his own initiative and will, it equipped him with intellectual awareness. Even academic acumen did not lag behind. With his sharp intellect to sustain him, he launched several journals one after the other. Rolie Baan (Raging Arrows) in the first and Siar (Furrow) in the second instance, were noteworthy for the specific reception they drew from and the particular effect they exercised upon the young readers. If ideological fanaticism of those in the venture forced him to close the former, then financial constraint it was that did not let him continue with the latter.
Around the time of editing the first journal, Pash got embroiled in the Naxalite movement. For some time its ideology of (a) armed insurrection (b) individual killing (c) city versus countryside dichotomy and (d) pristine fervour to turn the world upside-down cast almost a spell upon his inquisitive but engaged mind. It was under this spell that his poetic art took a leap forward. However, the type of orientation he had, it was only a matter of time for him to outgrow this spell. Creditably enough, he did not take long for that and more so to launch his career as a revolutionary poet. The jail term he suffered for a murder committed by some votaries of Naxalism and the torture he went through cemented his resolve further. As a result alignment with life became his anchor, particularly in the writing of poetry.
This alignment went beyond commitment, so fashionable then.
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Financial Analysis: Exactech (EXAC) & CONMED Corporation (CNMD)
Exactech (NASDAQ: EXAC) and CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ:CNMD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
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CONMED Corporation beats Exactech on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
Exactech Company Profile
Exactech, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, distributes and sells orthopedic implant devices, related surgical instrumentation and biologic services to hospitals and physicians. The Company’s segments include knee, hip, biologics and spine, extremity and other products. Its other products segment includes miscellaneous sales categories, such as bone cement, instrument rental fees, shipping charges and other product lines. The Company distributes joint replacement systems, including knee, hip, spine and extremity implant systems, and biologic products and services and bone cement materials used in orthopedic surgery and dental procedures. The Exactech Knee System provides solutions for partial, primary and revision total knee arthroplasty. Its hip solutions address the continuum of hip arthroplasty. It manufactures and distributes various products and services designed for the healing and regeneration of bone and soft tissue, including products, which contain human allograft.
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CONMED Corporation is a medical technology company. The Company is engaged in the development, manufacturing and sale on a global basis of surgical devices and related equipment. The Company provides surgical devices and equipment for minimally invasive procedures. The Company’s products are used by surgeons and physicians in a range of specialties, including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery and gastroenterology. The Company’s product lines consist of orthopedic surgery, general surgery and surgical visualization. As of December 31, 2016, the Company’s products are distributed domestically directly to over 6,000 hospitals, surgery centers and other healthcare institutions, as well as through medical specialty distributors. The Company’s orthopedic surgery product lines include sports medicine, powered surgical instruments, and sports biologics and tissue. These products are marketed under a range of brands, including Hall, CONMED Linvatec, Concept and Shutt.
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Did Biden’s Speech Help the Filibuster? Share Tweet Email By The FirstWed, Jan 12, 2022Length 3:32 We have more on Democrats’ efforts to ram through voting legislation with Florida Congressman, Greg Steube. More Clips, Hold the Line More Like This The Worst First Year President EVER | Bill O’Reilly Thu, Jan 13, 2022 This has been the worst first year of any presidency, says Bill O’Reilly. Biden Pleads To Big Tech Thu, Jan 13, 2022 Rep. and Former Green Beret Joe Kent joins Jesse on the show to give an update on the current state of the military, while Biden begs Facebook and social media platforms to fight COVID ‘misinformation’. Trump Beats Biden Easily, Poll Shows | Bill O’Reilly Wed, Jan 12, 2022 This may be the lowest point yet for President Biden, says Bill O’Reilly. Biden Heads To Georgia Wed, Jan 12, 2022 Dana covers President Biden’s speech at visit to Atlanta to push for federal voting rights legislation. Exposing Biden’s “Voting Rights” Lie | Bill O’Reilly Tue, Jan 11, 2022 If voter ID is racist, somebody better tell Mexico & Canada! Biden Misleads Americans, Gets Caught | Bill O’Reilly Mon, Jan 10, 2022 President Biden misled Americans in his January 6 speech and the Washington Examiner exposed it, reports Bill O’Reilly.


Australian Open 2018 draw recap
The Australian Open 2018 is just four days away ago and the draw for the tournament just took place today. Feel free to check our Australian Open 2018 betting preview, including outright winners, tips and a betting guide.
Roger Federer will kick off the Australian Open title defence with a first-round match against former Briton Aljaz Bedene. The Swiss legend was present at the live draw on Margaret Court Arena this morning and he is paired in the same half as six-time champion Novak Djokovic. Furthermore, Roger could face another encounter with Juan Martin del Potro, the man who stopped him at the US Open last year. The interesting fact is that Roger Federer was a No 17 seed last year, but now comes in as No.2 and defending champion in the same time.
World No.1 Rafael Nadal had a much better draw as he will face Victor Estrella Burgos in the opening round. Then he might take on Marin Cilic, Nick Kyrgios, Jack Sock and finally the third seed Grigor Dimitrov. Nadal withdrew from the ATP World Tour Finals in November and he also missed the Brisbane tournament. However, he has played in two exhibition tournaments this week with no apparent pain and the Spaniard is expected to be fully fit for his first-round tie with Victor Estrella Burgos.
Meanwhile, the men’s draw’ sleeper, Novak Djokovic, who is the 14th seed will face Donald Young in the first round and then probably Gael Monfils, and if he wants to make the quarter-finals will have to beat Alexander Zverev. Due to this difficult draw, Djoko who was the joint favourite to win the tournament, is now back to odds 6/1.3
Andy Murray is one of the biggest absentees ahead of the tournament, as he will not compete following surgery to correct the hip problem which has kept him out since July. The Brit last played competitively at Wimbledon and joins the absent Kei Nishikori on the sidelines. In addition, Stan Wawrinka pulled out of the Tie Break Tens event at Melbourne last night in order to be fresh ahead of the opening round of the Australian Open.
As for the women, Great Britain’s Johanna Konta will play American Madison Brengle. Konta looked decent at the Australian Open over the past two years, reaching the Semi-finals and quarter-finals of the tournament. She now have a good opportunity to reach the final at least after Serena Williams’ withdrawal.
The Top seed Simona Halep will take on the Australian wildcard Destanee Aiava in the first round, while the second seed Caroline Wozniacki will face the Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu. Simona Halep is the in the same half as the Wimbledon winner Garbine Muguruza, who also has a difficult quarter containing Maria Sharapova and Angelique Kerber.
Venus Williams, who lost the all-Williams final last year, will face the in-form Belinda Bencic in the opening round and she is in the same quarter as the US Open champion Sloane Stephens.
Maria Sharapova is playing her first Australian Open since 2016 after she failed to pass a drug test and therefore she was handed a 15-month ban. She will kick off this year’s Australian Open with a first-round match against Tatjana Maria, and she is in the same quarter as Garbine Muguruza, Angelique Kerber and Agnieszka Radwanska.


Continuing their eternal forward motion that has ensured the longevity of their 20-plus year career in Metal with 10 full-length releases, countless sold out shows, and over one million albums sold worldwide, Fort Lauderdale Florida Nu-Metallers Nonpoint endure through sustaining an unbreakable bond among themselves and to a diehard fan base all over the globe.
Having gone independent and unveiled the blueprint that they are going to working from for their next release “Ruthless“, Fort Lauderdale’s Nonpoint have now shared the third (and final?) episode of a making of series that has documented everything they have gone through to get this far. This one sees the band talk with management
Last week Fort Lauderdale Florida Nu-Metallers Nonpoint declared independence and have begun work on their eleventh studio record “Ruthless“. Reading between the lines of frontman Elias Soriano’s comments in both of the first two episodes of the making of documentary series directed and edited by Francesca Ludika, it seems as though the band have felt
In an interview Dope frontman Edsel Dope infamously once said that major labels pick up bands, throw them against the wall and see what sticks and that with the majors there is no second chance or opportunity to mature with the knowledge gained if you don’t make your targets. One band that suffered such fate
A group of seasoned musicians, each known for music within different subgenres got together in 2019 with the vision of creating music without boundaries, to feed off each others ideas and spark that creativity that often pushes the envelope and gets people talking. In choosing to create a concept piece for their first record, former
After the 25th Anniversary of “Statement“, the major label debut album from Fort Lauderdale Florida natives Nonpoint has come the 15th Anniversary of their album “To The Pain” and with that a vinyl release. That vinyl includes a quartet of tracks recorded at Uptown Recording in Chicago Illinois in 2019 and one of those is
10th October saw Nonpoint take to the stage for a pay-per-view live streamed set to celebrate 20 years of their major label debut album “Statement“, the Fort Lauderdale Florida quintet subsequently putting down 10 further records with vocalist Elias Soriano and drummer Robb Rivera being ever present in the group since 1996. In that time
Continuing the 20th Anniversary celebrations of “Statement“, the major label debut album from Nonpoint, here’s a full set from 23rd October 2000. It saw the band tear up The Reverb in Toronto Ontario Canada with Glassjaw and perform tracks from that album including “Victim“, “Endure” and “Mindtrip“. A first generation VHS tape transfer brought to
Last performed live in 2004, Nonpoint have cut “Tribute“, a cover medley that mashes up “Children’s Story” by Slick Rick, “Woo-Hah!” by Busta Rhymes, and “Method Man” by the Wu-Tang Clan from their recent 20th anniversary live streamed performance of their major label debut, “Statement“. For a limited time only you can still watch the show here.
Continuing the build up to their 10th October 20th Anniversary pay per view stream for their album “Statement“, Nonpoint are have shared “Milestone” cut from their set in Flint Michigan which itself will be streaming this coming weekend… Nonpoint Comment: “We once played Flint, Michigan 13 times in one year, and 12 of the 13


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As investment services go digital, Hong Kong regulators have found it necessary to issue tailored guidance to protect investors.
From 6 April and 23 August 2019 respectively, new guidelines from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority will increase the regulatory requirements for financial institutions offering investment products via online platforms. Continue reading
Federal Decree No. 24 of 2018 has amended certain provisions of Federal Law No. 3 of 1987 (the “Penal Code”) to strengthen anti-corruption legislation in the UAE and bring it in line with other jurisdictions by including foreign public officials within its scope.
Crucially, the provisions, which are now in force, apply outside the UAE, to any person who commits a bribery offence if either the offender or victim is a UAE citizen, if the crime is committed by an employee in the UAE public or private sector or if it involves public property.
There are also new powers for the UAE authorities to confiscate the proceeds of crime. To read our full briefing, please click here.
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The People’s Republic of China recently enacted a new law that will impact foreign authorities, corporations and individuals involved in overseas criminal enforcement actions. The Law on International Judicial Assistance in Criminal Matters allows Chinese authorities to block requests for documents, testimony and assets requested in international criminal investigations. Continue reading
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) released on 23 November 2018 its recommendations on the types of data regulators should be collecting from financial institutions (FIs) regarding compensation tools, as part of its workplan to address misconduct risk in FIs. This data is intended to help regulators monitor the effectiveness of FIs’ compensation structures in addressing misconduct risk and assessing whether additional measures are required.
To read our full briefing on the matter, please click here.
Welcome to the autumn 2018 edition of our corporate crime update – our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, sanctions and related matters. Our update now covers a number of jurisdictions.
For the full update on each jurisdiction, please click on the name of the jurisdiction below where we provide a brief overview of what is covered. Continue reading
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On financial services, the final political declaration contains essentially the same three points as in last week’s outline political declaration (the implications of which were discussed in our blog post of 15 November, available here), although there is some limited further clarification. The three points on financial services are copied below with new substantive additions underlined: Continue reading
Last Friday, the SFC announced (via a circular) that it had commenced a thematic review of selected licensed corporations (LCs) to assess their risk governance and oversight frameworks as well as risk management practices. Continue reading
Yesterday’s announcements on the terms agreed for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU say relatively little about the future framework for cross-border trade in goods or services. More detail is expected on this next week.
The draft withdrawal agreement provides that a transition period will continue until 31 December 2020. Although this was provisionally agreed in March 2018, yesterday’s statements make this a more likely reality. Continue reading
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has recently allowed the Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) appeal against the Market Misconduct Tribunal’s (MMT) findings that two former executives of a listed company (ATML), Mr Charles Yiu Hoi Ying and Ms Marian Wong Nam, had not engaged in insider dealing in ATML shares. Continue reading

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BEIJING (Reuters) - CEFC China Energy is in talks with China’s state-run CITIC Group for CITIC to take a maximum 49 percent stake in the private conglomerate’s European unit, a CEFC executive briefed on the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
A CEFC spokesman said he couldn’t immediately comment on the matter.
CEFC Europe said late on Monday that the firm’s activities in Czech Republic would continue, and a new unnamed Chinese shareholder would join the firm.
Czech news website www.tyden.cz said without naming its sources the new shareholder would be China’s state-owned CITIC Group, and that it would take a 49 percent stake in CEFC Europe.
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Written by Francisca Lam
Hong Kong is known for fostering an “exam culture” where students are put under extreme pressure to do well in exams. The imposition of this culture is more imminent than ever as exams have an increased amount of importance on society now. Many educational institutes now have a shifted focus on results, and a higher desire for student academic success.
Since globalisation ‘managerialism’ refers to the usage and application of a business model to measure different factors (accountability, efficiency, and sometimes surveillance) on education. As many education systems develop, managerialism has an increasingly profound impact on the structure of education systems. The previous primary goal of achieving student happiness is now secondary to the primary need of attaining high exam results – factors that could influence this includes the governmental desire to prioritise economic growth and the natural influence from globalisation.
As managerialism affects the society, it inherently pushes students towards achieving academic success, even if it means putting in more time and effort outside of class to achieve so. A recent survey shows that most students in Hong Kong go for tutoring lessons after school- 54% of students in Form 3 (the Year 10 equivalent) and 72% of students in Form 6 (the Year 13 equivalent). The results demonstrate that students are under a certain pressure- the time where they previously would have been able to enjoy something of their interest may be taken away due to extra tuition classes that push them towards the ultimate goal of academic success. But Hong Kong is not the only city (and country) to have such a pressurising exam culture. Schools in England create a similar pressuring environment for students to study in. Parents and workers in the educational field should be worried about the damaging effects that the pressuring exam culture can bring to students.
“Good exam scores are important, but the hothouse atmosphere and the paranoia that can create can be damaging” – Richard Harman, chairman of the Boarding Schools’ Association
To put this into context, there has been a 59% increase in self-harmers in the year of 2010-2011, which is a double of the year previously. The statistic becomes increasingly important as researchers begin to find correlations between mental health and academic stress. The Nuffield Foundation reports a double in teenagers with rising mental health problems, and the Samaritans (British-based) have found that 70% of the teenagers who engage in acts of self-harm and with accompanying suicidal thoughts stem their problems back to academic problems. Astonishingly, the figure from academic problems is much higher than other figures from problems that stem from relationships, parental issues, or bullying.
In 2006, Margaret Lee and her colleagues in the Chinese University of Hong Kong found a correlation between suicidal thoughts and test anxiety, which stemmed from parental dissatisfaction based on how the students performed academically. This correlation was further investigated further in a later study in 2009 by Lee when she surveyed 3383 students on the same subject on the correlation between academic pressure and an adolescent’s mental health.
Despite statistics and correlations in research, there hasn’t been a single piece of research that can verify that the sole cause of the decline in mental health is because of society’s exam culture. However, it is worth noting because that there isn’t a single root cause to these issues, it is now causing researchers to claim that it is more becoming reasonable and justifiable than it was in previous decades that the growing competitive educational systems are a major contributing factor to these issues. Schools and parents should try to help their students and children to change from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset, and to develop skills and strengths for them to become resilient people in the future and have them understand that their skill-set is largely beyond the boundaries of a number or a letter grade.
People with a fixed mindset usually believe that they are good at something, or they are not. They believe that being “good at something” derives from a person’s inherent nature because a person is who they are born to be. On the other hand, people with growth mindsets believe that anyone can do anything because of their own actions. The differences between the two mindsets are extremely subtle, but the effects are long-lasting. A person with a fixed mindset would find any form of trouble to be devastating towards them. They will eventually talk themselves into giving up, instead of trying to learn from this process and take one failure as feedback, which is what a person with a growth mindset would do.
“One of the most basic beliefs we carry about ourselves, has to do with how we view and inhabit what we consider to be our personality.” – Carol Dweck, Mindset
The two mindsets are fundamental; whichever mindset you inherit affects your behaviour, your relationship with success and failure (professionally and personally), and ultimately, how happy you are. In Carol Dweck’s book Mindset, she found that “the growth mindset is so winsome since it creates a passion for learning, rather than a hunger for approval.” The quality of a growth mindset is that a growth mindset believes that anything, ranging from fundamental human qualities like intelligence and creativity to emotional relations like love and friendship can be cultivated over time if a person deliberately puts in effort to make a conscious change. People with growth mindsets know that failure isn’t something that will set them back- in fact, they consider every “failure” to be something that can be learned from. Something that they can grow from.
A growth mindset however, doesn’t mean that a person believes that they can do everything. In Dweck’s research, she specifically emphasises on how the developing mind works and identifying methods on how the mind can be reprogrammed. In Mindset, Dweck reveals the people with fixed mindsets usually see risk and effort as a giveaway of what a person is inadequate at. Essentially, it reveals that people with fixed mindsets inherently come up shorter in one way or another.
In The Examined Life by Stephen Grosz (psychoanalyst and professor at University College London), Grosz discovers that the root of the “stubborn fallacy” of that creative excellence is inherited by birth, and not cultivated through active application of a certain skill could be due to a child’s childhood, and upbringing.
From Carol Dweck and Claudia Mueller’s study (from 1998), Grosz discovers that today’s culture of excessive parental praise is the driving cause for the destruction of a child’s self-esteem in the future. It cultivates an unhealthy environment for the child and by producing out empty praises, praise essentially has the same effect as criticism- it expresses the indifference of the parent. Rather than giving a child praise or punishment, the presence of a parent is more important. Presence helps build a child’s confidence by demonstrating to the child that he is deserving of the attention. An absence in presence demonstrates to the child that an activity is worthless unless if the outcome of the activity leads to praise.
“Being present, whether with children, with friends, or even with oneself, is always hard work. But isn’t this attentiveness- the feeling that someone is trying to think about us- something we want more than praise?” – Stephen Grosz, The Examined Life
When applying this theory back to the exam culture in Hong Kong, it can be assumed that the only “path to success” is from parental praise- in Hong Kong, parental praise stems from academic success. If students are focused on academic success, it causes unnecessary pressure and causing a student to feel trapped under the education system in Hong Kong. Parents often spend a considerable amount of resources on tutorial lessons for a student after school; this causes them to overlook a student’s’ mental and physical health and well-being.
It’s important for teachers and students both to recognise the importance of developing genuine interests and skills, and how to lead a fulfilling life. Our current education system in Hong Kong (DSE) should enter a reformation to better accommodate students and to protect their mental and physical health and well-being whilst striving for academic success. Even without a reformation, it is imperative for students to understand that there is more to life than academic results, and they should be striving to have a well-rounded life.
In 2016, 68128 candidates took the DSE- 24611 students met the minimum requirements to enter any of the universities in Hong Kong. Despite this, the universities only offer a maximum of 15000 places, leaving some students to apply to courses from the Vocational Training Council. Students who “fail” should recognise that although there is a high emphasis on academic success, there is still a place in society for what they are capable of doing.
A student should focus on their growth mindset – focus on the skill-sets that they aren’t familiarised with and strive to get better. They shouldn’t fix themselves to thinking that they are inherently worse than others in a certain subject or skill. After all, the main goal of school is to teach students skills that they can bring along with them later in life. Although our exam culture breeds high pressure, it is important to not focus all the attention on the negatives of the education system in Hong Kong. Focusing on the negatives will not help rationalise suicidal behaviour found in adolescents in Hong Kong, and it will not normalise suicide especially stemming from difficulties and the high pressure environment.
There are many means to help alleviate the situation on the suicidal behaviour found in adolescents that are inadvertently caused by society. It is imperative for the media to stop simplifying what suicide is- stop labelling and rationalising suicides that are from our exam culture. It is the duty to stop the normalisation of the act of suicide from a student. It should never be “common” for a student to commit suicide because of the environment they were bred in. Educators should discuss the implications of suicide and should take an active role in the student’s’ life- students need to recognise that suicide is not the “exit” from our exam-culture. Finally, parents should remain seized in their child’s life- share what your child loves, and most importantly, let your child know that they are loved regardless of their academic success.
As the times shift, it’s inevitable that the city progresses alongside with globalisation, resulting in Inevitably, there are consequences that follow with such a shift. We can all contribute to the effort of protecting our youth in this culture – encouraging the youth to shift to a growth mindset. Assist the youth in understanding that there is much more to life than academic success- don’t dwell on the failures that they meet along the road. The ability to learn from a failure is much more valuable and precious than beating yourself up over one minor setback.
Chiu, Peace. “More than half of Hong Kong secondary school pupils show symptoms of depression, quarter display signs of anxiety.” South China Morning Post, http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2108850/more-half-hong-kong-secondary-school-pupils-show. Accessed 12 Nov. 2017.
Popova, Maria. “Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets That Shape Our Lives.” Brain Pickings, Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-mindset/. Accessed 12 Nov. 2017.
“Presence, Not Praise: How To Cultivate a Healthy Relationship with Achievement.” Brain Pickings, Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, http://www.brainpickings.org/2013/05/23/stephen-grosz-examined-life/. Accessed 12 Nov. 2017.
Yip, Paul. “Put an end to stereotypes for students’ sake.” South China Morning Post, http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2061683/put-end-stereotypes-students-sake. Accessed 12 Nov. 2017.

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I’m not much of a food truck person, but this one was a dream come true for me. I was able to try all the food trucks in the Seattle area before the summer was over. I was going to try out some of the newer ones, but this one definitely made me a believer. The food is amazing, the music is top notch, and I think it is a great way to show off your local food scene.
This isn’t exactly the kind of place you should go, but it is a great place to see the food scene. It’s fun to see what other people are eating. It’s a great way to get a feel for the local restaurants. It’s a great place to get some new ideas for your own food truck.
I think this food truck is pretty great, but I don’t think anyone really loves it, so I must be doing something wrong. But I digress. Let’s just say that this is one of those places where it can be a great place to just hang out and have a good time.
So maybe the food isn’t great, but it’s good enough to eat.
I love the food scene in noire, and I think the food truck is a great place to go to get some food. It’s a great place to get new ideas for your own food truck. I think the food isnt great, but its good enough to eat.
Well yeah, it was a great idea to have a food truck in noire. I think the food was also a bit bland, but you can’t fix that, you have to eat it.I love the food scene in noire, and I think the food truck is a great place to go to get some food. Its a great place to get new ideas for your own food truck. I think the food isnt great, but its good enough to eat.
What’s great about this food truck is that in addition to the food, you can also get a cool weapon. The weapon here is called the ReNoise, or the ReNoise in short. Basically, it makes your food taste really great. It seems to be a combination of a very light, sweet, very fresh, and very spicy sauce. I haven’t had ReNoise, so I can’t say for sure, but I think it sounds damn good.
So, we all know what ReNoise tastes like, but that doesn’t mean it tastes great. Not only does it have some flavor, but it also has a great smoky flavor to it, which makes it not only delicious, but also extremely interesting. I also love the idea of a food truck that makes food taste like something else.
The new ReNoise food truck appears to be made in the same way the old one was, by the same team. The only thing that differentiates it is the color they use. The new one is red, and is basically ReNoise without the smoky flavor.
I was one of the first people who had heard about the ReNoise food truck, and I’m not ashamed to say that I was one of the first people who had eaten any of its food. It has a very nice, flavorful flavor and it has a great smoky taste to it. I’m not sure why, but I think it might be because it has a much lower alcohol content.

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Casually leaning across the table on a Friday in Hubbub, Anshuman (C ’19), who requested his last name be omitted, thumbs through screenshots of Grindr messages. “Flash me that exotic chocolate ass.” It’s accompanied by emojis of a monkey, a dark–skinned man wearing a turban, and a pile of poo.
They’ve investigated dating history patterns through social media, or heard through others whether their partners are “creepy with Asian girls.” Holly says dating history is often what raises alarms for her: “If I am the eighth Asian woman in four years, then I know.” To other students, it’s not so obvious.
“It’s not like they’re petting your hair and asking you to tell them about your parents’ immigration story,” Holly says.
After comments like this, Ashna says she has a hard time trusting the intentions of the white men who flirt with her.
She is wary to date them, and actively puts up a “protective layer.” This racial dynamic exists in the queer community as well, students say. so I know a lot of Asian men who are queer who make it a point to be the dominant one in relationships, especially when it’s a white partner,” says Luke (C ‘19), a student who identifies as a half–white, half–Asian man and requested his last name be omitted.
“How can you tell if someone has a fetish for Asian women? But it is important to interrogate it.” At Penn, many Asian students say they can trace their first experiences with feeling objectified to their first year at Penn.

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The fracture is the important medium of the reservoir, not only the important reservoir space, but also the good flowing channel. The existence of fractures can greatly improve the flowing characteristics of reservoirs, greatly improve the flowing capacity of the fluid and increase permeability.
The existence of fractures will greatly improve the industrial value of petroleum reservoir formation and improve the development significance of petroleum reservoir formation. For dense petroleum reservoir formation, the existence of fractures, can change the nature of the reservoir, the conventional porosity reservoir, change of fracture porosity reservoirs, or porous fractured reservoir.
More fractured reservoir development in our country, the reserves committee regulations of the state, for calculation of reserves fracture porosity reservoirs, need to calculate the storage of the fracture and pore reserves, respectively.
Thus, fractures in the reservoir exploration and development, oil and gas reserves calculation and other aspects are very important, however, fracture research mainly use intuitive core observation, microscopic thin section observation, imaging logging, such as observation, field outcrop observation of fracture parameters of quantitative is qualitative, or semi-quantitative method, is not a direct quantitative determination method.
The mechanism of nuclear magnetic resonance shows that when the hydrogen nucleus does transverse relaxation in the pore, it has a collision effect with the pore wall. The collision process causes the energy loss of the hydrogen nucleus, which makes the hydrogen nucleus return from the high energy state to the low energy state, the lateral relaxation of the hydrogen nucleus. Pore size determines how much hydrogen in the process of nuclear collisions with the pore wall, the smaller the porosity, the hydrogen nuclei in the process of doing the transverse relaxation, the greater the collision probability between the pore wall . Pore is smaller, the hydrogen nuclei of transverse relaxation rate is higher, said the nuclear magnetic resonance image signal is called a longitudinal relaxation time T1 (ms) image and transverse relaxation time T2 (ms), T1 image measurement, nuclear magnetic resonance core analysis measure T2 images, usually with a T2 image pulse sequence for different echo time series T2 images, different echo time series T2 images is used to calculate the proton density image, according to obtain T2 images, the proton density images can get porosity, permeability, the reservoir physical information such as the percentage of movable fluid   .
Many scholars have conducted many studies on application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology work: Zhao Jie  to carry out the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology such as evaluation of pore structure research, based on the core nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum holes and the contrast of mercury intrusion pore size distribution, the permeability coefficient of transformation model is established and the ratio relationship; the fractal geometry expressions of the nuclear magnetic resonance T2 values were deduced by the method of using the magnetic resonance T2 spectrum to study the pore fractal structure of the reservoir. Shi Q and Pan Y.S.  using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging technology research of fissure structure of coal, the main crevasse of the coal sample is obtained and water flow in the coal sample fluid channel . At present, it is widely used in the analysis of the core analysis   , reservoir evaluation, oil layer flowing mechanism and logging and so on.
Visible, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology in the study of reservoir structure has been preliminary application, this paper, by using nuclear magnetic resonance T2 curve to identify the different types of reservoir cores, and it can estimate the core fracture porosity.
2. The Basic Method of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurement
After sample in 100% saturated with water, measure a T2 distribution, can be at different time and T2 signal intensity (amplitude) relational data, on the basis of these data, can be calculated curve of rock porosity and effective porosity values. Then, the sample after dehydration processing, under the condition of the given pressure, free water out sample, only bound water in the pore space, and then do the NMR measurements, get a T2 distribution and cumulative pore volume porosity curve and irreducible water value (expressed in MBVI). Based on these observations, to make a MBVI and longitudinal axis vertical parallel lines, find and 100% saturated cumulative porosity curve intersection, according to the intersection as a with the parallel to the horizontal axis vertical, and horizontal axis intersection corresponding T2 values that determine the T2 cutoff value.
Nuclear magnetic method: to determine the irreducible water saturation corresponding to the sample, nuclear magnetic resonance T2 spectrum curve is equal to the T2 spectrum of nuclear magnetic irreducible water saturation is less than the T2cutoff value of T2c immobile package under peak area and the ratio of the T2 spectrum of unit area. The volume of water is equal to the volume of pore volume, which is the difference between the volume of pore volume and the volume of water. In actual data processing, the determination of the T2 cutoff value T2cutoff is the key.
3. The Characteristic of the T2 Curve of Different Pore Types
Different reservoir pore structure features in nuclear magnetic resonance T2 curve is different, generally sandstone reservoir, pore structure characteristics of pore throat, characterized by bimodal characteristics, low-peak in T2 small location, high-peak in T2 large location (Figure 1).
When the reservoir is dense, it may be multi-peak, usually high peak at T2, and low peak at T2, small pore more, large pore less (Figure 2).
4. Using CT Scanning Techniques to form Digital Samples
Based on high resolution computed tomography (CT) scanning technology, can get the sample of the high resolution scanning images, these images are digital processing, identify the pore features of each image segmentation to extract, obtain the reservoir pore structure plane characteristics, and through the three- dimensional modeling of reservoir pore structure, reservoir pore structures of 3D model (Figure 3).
Figure 1. NMR T2 curve for conventional reservoir formation.
Figure 2. NMR T2 curve for tight reservoir formation.
Figure 3. Establishing 3D pore structure model.
5. Use 3D Printing to Form Artificial Solid Rock Samples
Form the sample after 3D pore structure model, through on the computer for further processing, can be formed with the same sample model of pore structure, this model can be in the high precision 3D printing machine printing (Figure 4).
The purpose of this study is to determine the fracture features of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) reaction, therefore, on the basis of rock pore structure, need 3D print out the fractures in the entity model of the sample. The feature of the nuclear magnetic resonance T2 curve is that the fractures are present in the reservoir. The second is whether there are different reactions of different characteristics of the fractures. Three is whether there is a different response to the continuity of the fracture.
Based on the above purposes, the four samples were designed: basic pore and single vertical fractures (2 #); Basic porosity plus multiple intercostal fissures (3 #); Basic porosity plus multiple discontinuities (4 #); Basic pores add multiple discontinuities (5 #). The basic porosity of each rock is the same, the width of each rock fracture is the same. As shown in Figure 5.
6. The Results of Different Production Fractures Were Compared
The corresponding T2 curves were obtained by using the magnetic resonance analysis of four samples of different yielding fractures, as shown in Figure 6. The T2 curve feature has the following characteristics:
1) The T2 curve has three peaks, located at 1000 ms, 40,000 ms, and 150,000 ms;
2) The two low T2 peaks are essentially the same, and the final high T2 peaks are different;
3) 2 # sample peak maximum, 5 # sample peak lowest;
4) 2 # is closer to 3 #. 4 # and 5 # are closer.
Above all, in-situ fracture on T2 curve has obvious characteristics. The width of the fracture determines the peak T2 position. The volume of the fracture de-
Figure 4. Entity model by 3D printing.
Figure 5. Four different attitude fracture models.
Figure 6. T2 curves for four different attitude fracture models.
termines the size of the peak (height). The T2 curve shows the width of the fracture, it has nothing to do with the production of the fracture. The T2 curve can reflect the total volume of the fracture, it has nothing to do with the continuity of the fracture.
7. Fracture Porosity Calculation
Based on the total porosity of the T2 curve, fracture porosity can be calculated quantitatively. Fracture in the reaction of the wave is calculated, by nuclear magnetic porosity calculation conversion, can obtain the total porosity curve, on this curve, fracture wave of start and end time T2 corresponding porosity difference is the fracture porosity. As shown in Figure 7, the cumulative porosity at the beginning of the fissure wave was 4.23%; at the end of 6.14%, and 1.91% of the increase was the fracture porosity of the core. The results show that the fracture porosity of the rock core is consistent with the design of the core of the core, indicating that the porosity is reliable.
Figure 8 is a tight sandstone gas reservoir 24#, 205 Well, nuclear magnetic resonance T2 sample curve characteristics. The existence of the sample fracture can be observed, through calculation, the fracture porosity of 0.24%.
Through the use of 3D printing, simulation of different attitude fracture of the reservoir rock, forming different 3D printing sample, the application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) test method, accurate to obtain the response cha-
Figure 7. Schematic diagram of fracture porosity calculation for 2# 3D printing sample.
Figure 8. Schematic diagram of fracture porosity calculation for 24# sample of XX205 well.
racteristics of the fractures on the T2 curve, for fracture (fracture pore type and pore fracture, fracture) reservoir research provides a new method, also for the accurate calculation of fracture porosity, provides a simple and effective method. The main ideas are as follows:
1) The fissure in the rock sample, in the NMR T2 curve, has obvious response characteristics, which is the high amplitude of the narrow band, which is the unique response characteristic of the fissure.
2) The characteristic of the fracture, which is closely related to the width and volume of the fracture, is not related to the attitude of the fracture, and is not closely related to the continuity of the fracture.
3) The fracture porosity can be T2 curve and nuclear magnetic porosity quantitative calculation, if the fracture characteristics and differences, pores in reservoir rocks in T2 curve peak for independence, can use T2 curve and the imaging porosity calculation to obtain;
4) 3D printing technology in various fields has a very wide range of application, the application in fractured reservoir analysis is a beneficial attempt, believe that applied in the study of oil and gas reservoirs have more broad prospects.
  Liu, T.Y., Wang, S.M., Fu, R.S., Zhou, M.S., Li, Y.H. and Luo, M. (2003) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Rock Pore Throat Structure Analysis. Pe-troleum Geophysical Prospecting, 38, 328-333.
 Zhang, C.M., Chen, Z.B., Zhang, Z.S., Li, J., Ling, H.S. and Sun, B.D. (2007) Fractal Characteristics of Reservoir Rock Pore Structure Based on NMR T2 Distribution. Journal of Oil and Gas Technology, 29, 80-86. (In Chinese)
 Li, J.L., Zhou, K.P., Zhang, Y.M. and Xu, Y.J. (2012) Experimental Study on Freezing and Thawing Damage of Rock Pore Structure Based on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 31, 1208-1214.


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With the promoting of environmental awareness, people are spending more and more time focusing on clean energy and electric vehicles.. The UT Science Forum offered a lecture about wireless charging vehicles given by Omer Onar on Nov. 7.
Imagine charging an electric vehicle without plugging it in and even while it is in motion. Onar explains how electric vehicles can be charged without plugging in and how they can become easily accessible. Onar estimates that by 2020, electric vehicles (EV’s) will be much more common.
Onar now works with power electronics and electric vehicles inthe Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and he mentioned his idea about charging vehicles in motion in his lecture.
“It makes your life easier,” Onar said. “You can drive wherever you want. You’ll sustain your charge without needing to stop and recharge your battery every couple of hours.”
The vehicle can be charged by coils, and the more time you spend on those coils, the more charge you’ll get. The best quality of this design is convenience.
Installed under highway asphalt or concrete, charging stations would charge EV’s as they pass over them. Roadside vehicle sensors would identify the vehicle and battery to determine how much of a charge to apply. “You don’t have to do anything,” said Onar.
Chuck Thomas, a staff of UT, believes wireless charging is feasible.
“I think the wireless transmission can prevent accidents, and make people be more adapted to this kind of transmission.” said Thomas.
For more UT Science Forum information, click here.
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The former manager says his Toffees team was one piece away from challenging for trophies
The Scot has been out of work since leaving West Ham and admits that he would consider a move into international coaching with the United States
David Sullivan promised a ‘high-profile’ appointment but having already lost out on one, the co-owner has to get it right this timeEven as late as Tuesday night, David Moyes had the backing of one of ...
The Hammers are keen to lure a new boss to the club but it remains to be seen if they will be able to land a marquee name
• Moyes was appointed to role on six month deal• West Ham interested in Paulo Fonseca and Rafael BenítezDavid Moyes has left West Ham after the club decided against extending his contract. The former ...
• Former Everton manager’s current deal expired on Sunday• West Ham also looking at other options to replace MoyesWest Ham are aiming to end the uncertainty over their managerial situation in the next...
The Red Devils boss laughed off a clash between the two midfielders, one of the few talking points in a dour goalless draw
With the Red Devils a whopping 19 points behind Premier League champions Manchester City, their manager insists he wants more
The Red Devils could not find a way to beat Adrian, but Jose Mourinho's Manchester United will finish second in the Premier League.
The former Manchester United and Everton boss has said that he is not short of options with regards his future

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More animations from the USGS
Interactive maps from Webdogs
These United States: A Chip Off a Very Old Block: Discovering Pangaea, the Real Motherland!
Have you ever looked at a map and seen that the coasts of South America and Africa would fit together almost perfectly if you could slide them next to each other? Well, South America and Africa aren't the only continents that would fit together. The shapes of all seven continents would fit like a puzzle. Geologists, people who study the Earth, are just beginning to understand how the continents we made.
Around 220 million years ago, there were no continents, only one huge place called "Pangaea," which means "all lands" in Greek. Scientists think that Pangaea split into two parts - a northern part and a southern part - about 200 million years ago, and that those halves eventually split again and drifted to where our continents are now.
But what kind of force is strong enough to move entire continents thousands of miles across the ocean?
Scientists think it has to do with the "theory of plate tectonics." This theory says that the continents and oceans are floating on a hardened crust that lies over a thick layer of hot iron- and magnesium-bearing rock called the mantle. This mantle is hot liquid. The Earth's crust, which is the part that we all live on, is hard. It gets cracked in places and turns into pieces of crust floating on the hot liquid mantle. Their movement around the world is how Pangaea was split apart and how its pieces got to their current locations!
The United States is just one chunk of crust that split off from the original chunk called "Pangaea" and was pushed around the Earth's surface until it became the shape that we all see today. Where will it end up? Some people say that part of the state of California is moving up towards Alaska. Some people think the East Coast is going to fall into the ocean. Guess we'll just have to wait another 200 million years to find out.
Links to Other Dispatches
Neda - Twisters, cyclones, and tornadoes, oh my!
Nick - Searching for the true "Bridge of God
Teddy - All that Yellowstone Park has to offer

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"Blood Knot" -- From Controversy to Conversation at American Players Theatre
When Athol Fugard’s Blood Knot premiered in 1961 at the African Music and Drama Association in Johannesburg, it was met with a storm of controversy tied to race. The play is about two black half-brothers—one very dark and one light enough to pass for white (played initially by Fugard himself)—and their rage as oppressed people under apartheid. As a result of the performance, the production was immediately banned in South Africa, and interracial casts and audiences were also outlawed.
When the same play kicked off the American Players Theatre season this summer —almost six decades later— it was also met with a storm of controversy tied to race, specifically questioning the casting of longtime APT company member James DeVita in the intense two-hander. In Mike Fischer’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel review of the production, he acknowledged it had been traditional to use a Caucasian actor in the role of the light-skinned brother but chastised the theater for following this precedent writing, “No white actor can capture that existential dilemma as well as a black actor can.” He continued, “APT would never cast DeVita as a black man in an August Wilson play. It shouldn’t have cast him as a black man in this one.”
In the weeks that followed, the review was shared via social media across the country, with actors, critics, directors, and audience members weighing in on the issue of “whitewashing” — giving a role written for a person of color to a white actor. APT’s actions were compared to a St. Louis production of Jerome Robbins’ Broadway earlier this year, a revue of scenes from famous American musicals which cast a white actress as Tuptim, an Asian character in The King and I. It was also likened to the 2015 incident at Ohio University where a white man was tapped to play Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop.
In response, APT Blood Knot actor Gavin Lawrence issued a statement which said in part, “If what you come away with after having experienced Blood Knot is a problem with the casting, then I humbly submit that you’ve missed the point, or that you have some other agenda – either way I have to say that you’re clearly not ‘woke.’ And for those who jump on social media bandwagons based on headlines without doing your homework, please work on your critical thinking skills. When a situation of racial or cultural appropriation in the American theatre truly calls for response and action, I’ll be right there with you. This production, however, is not one of them.”
The play’s director, Ron OJ Parson also stood behind the production, stating that, “The allegorical nature of the play is enhanced with this casting,” walking back an earlier statement that he gave to Fischer in a pre-opening night interview where he admitted that he “might well have cast Blood Knot differently,” if the decision had been his.
Blood Knot playwright Athol Fugard’s correspondence with actor James DeVita was also made public, which included the writer’s statement, “I have always seen Blood Knot as an extended metaphor, which the use of a white actor serves to exaggerate. Positing a white and black body as having come out of the same mother goes some way to express the ambiguities of the time, and moreover, underline that race is but a construct.”
An additional statement from American Players Theatre detailed the care with which they undertook the production, and finished with this: “We value both the art and the conversation, and understand that people may – and do – disagree. And those viewpoints are also important and necessary to continue this very complex, very difficult and too-long ignored conversation. Only through such conversations can the arts continue to be a powerful voice on the issue of race in the stories we tell.”
Despite these explanations, some members of the Madison arts community did not feel that APT did enough to acknowledge their concerns or respond to their objections. In a recent phone interview, local director Dana Pellebon said, “I understand what Fugard was trying to do in 1961, during apartheid in South Africa. It was groundbreaking. What I’m saying is that in 2018 Wisconsin, there are many other factors at play, regardless of the historical aspect. The context is different now. For me, (casting a white man to play a mixed race character) is inappropriate, in almost every way. We are living in a different time. My story should not be played for the torture porn of white people.”
In an effort to initiate a constructive conversation about the casting controversy, on Sunday, August 12, American Players Theatre extended an invitation to the general public to attend a special pay-what-you-like performance of Blood Knot and remain in the theater after the show for a panel discussion and talkback featuring nationally known black actors, critics and scholars. The discussion was moderated by Jerald Raymond Pierce, the Chicago-based writer who penned a recent article about the issue for American Theatre magazine.
APT Artistic Director Brenda DeVita welcomed the panelists to the stage, including award-winning actor and recent Ten Chimneys Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program Master Teacher Stephen McKinley Henderson; scholar and theater professor Khalid Yaya Long; and Atlanta based arts journalist Kelundra Smith. Author and arts engagement expert Donna Walker-Kuhne was scheduled to participate in the panel also, but was unable to attend due to flight delays. Blood Knot’s director Ron OJ Parson was also asked to join the panel, but could not take time away from other directing projects.
DeVita set the tone for the discussion by stating that the experience of the previous several months, when the theater and its artistic decisions had been called into question both locally and nationally, was both harrowing and challenging, but ultimately a gift. “We’re all just trying to understand better what it is to be a human being and reflect that through our art,” she said. “Our intent today is to have a complex, nuanced discussion about what we need to learn, as we move forward.”
And while the audience in the crowded theater listened intently and respectfully, that’s what happened, perhaps for the first time since the controversy began.
It is significant to note that when asked about the often vitriolic response on social media prompted by his review of Blood Knot, former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel critic Mike Fischer responded, “I can’t comment on what’s on Facebook, since I have not seen it.” Actor Gavin Lawrence similarly went on record saying that he had not read Fischer’s review before posting his response. And when I spoke to Dana Pellebon several days before the talkback, she indicated that she did not plan to attend the forum since, in her view, it would not be a “community conversation,” as none of the panelists were local.
Fortunately, Pellebon had a change of heart. She saw the play and spoke her mind about the experience when the floor was opened up to members of the audience. Mike Fischer was also in attendance, although he did not comment, and Gavin Lawrence shared the space as a performer.
Far from presenting a unanimous, singular response, the panelists offered a wide range of opinions and analysis about Athol Fugard’s play, its relevance to American audiences in 2018, the lens that contemporary audiences use to view the work, and how casting choices can affect that experience. Henderson started the discussion by largely dismissing the controversy. He began, “Someone yelled fire in a building that wasn’t on fire, making a statement that the casting was wrong. . . it’s ludicrous. I was proud to see this brilliant production, cast brilliantly, performed brilliantly.”
Later he added that “casting is not a social justice act,” but conceded that theaters need to embrace the issues facing contemporary society, with new plays that address problems of racism, which he termed “America’s birth defect.”
Smith echoed his admiration for the production, and saw the play as a natural catalyst for audiences and theater-makers to begin related conversations about race that “we have been itching to have.” She referenced an Actors Equity report published in 2017 that showed less than 10% of performance contracts were given to black actors and that people of color in general are grossly underrepresented onstage. As a corollary, she wondered aloud how black actors could pursue their American dream, which should ideally be attainable by all, in an atmosphere of so few opportunities.
Smith also referred to the initial casting of a white man in the role of the light skinned brother in 1961 as a “decision made in trauma” — under the system of apartheid — and that in the current context that precedent holds little sway. In response to a question about respecting the playwright’s intent, Smith agreed that it is important to consider, but the writer is only one stakeholder in a production and should not necessarily have final say on how a play is cast or produced.
Long contributed his view as a scholar, that conversations about racial representation onstage are ongoing, and the questions of “whose story is it, and who gets to tell it? are common discussion points at dramaturgical conferences. As a professor who routinely asks his students to consider the historical context of each play they study, Long suggested that Blood Knot at APT had elicited much stronger responses than productions mounted in 2012 and 2014 using the same casting conventions because the social and cultural context for audiences has changed dramatically in that time: Namely the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements have emerged and police violence against young black men has increased, making viewers rightfully more sensitive to representations of race.
Long characterized his own concern with APT’s casting of Blood Knot as a “re-centering of whiteness.” He elaborated, “I believe that the audience walks away from this production seeing a white man berating a black man, and that’s an opportunity missed, to look at the way colonization affects all people.”
Toward the close of the talkback Henderson summed up the value of theater that confronts contemporary issues by saying, “The frankness of art is healthy. We can’t be lightweights about it. Art wants to leave us better than it found us. But it can cost.”
Finally our moderator encouraged us all to keep talking to each other about thorny issues presented in plays like Blood Knot in our homes, and in our communities. “It’s the only way we can make change,” Pierce concluded.


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Lots and lots of food talk and lots and lots of cooking/baking this week!
It has been a very exciting time for my business and in particular my Vegan Bars. You can read about them on my website: http://www.quickandhealthycookbook.com/ Orders have been coming in like mad, so I have been making batches and shipping them all week. It is very exciting to have such a healthy product, and have people really enjoying them! Right now I have two flavors, but I am already brainstorming a 3rd. If you have been enjoying the bars and want to suggest another flavor, please let me know!! As long as it doesn't change the fat or calories by much, I am open to new ideas.
As I mentioned last week, my friend, Erin, was on Shark Tank on Friday. Not only was she on Shark Tank, but they were totally awesome! When we were at dinner the conversation turned to cakeballs. Erin has been wanting to try the cakeballs for some time, and Joe, her boyfriend, spoke of his love of red velvet cake. Well, heck...that's my specialty red velvet cake balls. In all fairness I was already planning to make a batch to send to Ryan in Iraq, so I just got a little extra creative.
For Ryan - Red Velvet and Mint Chocolate are currently in transit to his APO in Iraq (by the way, any of my readers who bake and want to send goodies his way...he will be there for a year and LOVES goodies!!).
For Erin - Maybe some people were going to bring Erin flowers to the viewing party Friday night, but I decided to turn the cakeballs into balloons of sorts and made a bouquet out of them. Here she is at the party with her bouquet! I love how they turned out :)
For Joe - I left the chocolate off of two red velvet cakeballs and wrapped them for him. He loved them!! How fun :) This was the second time that I had someone that wasn't sure they would like them fall in love. It makes me so happy to share treats and have them be enjoyed.
Later this afternoon I am going to make "fish sticks" for Paul for the week with broccoli cheese hash. I will take pics. If they turn out good, they will make a great easy meal that I think kids would love (I am going to use wheatabix and whole wheat breadcrumbs which I already have prepped). I will also make more batches of Vegan Bars!! Keep the orders coming!
Quick side note - was going to eat out on Friday night, but really the only thing I would have wanted on the menu was a grilled chicken salad. Not that it is a big deal, but I just didn't want to pay $10-12 for a salad I had all the ingredients for at home. So, I ate before we went out. Honestly, I enjoyed doing that so much more! I was kind of dreading eating out all three nights this weekend (very unusual for us to have plans all three nights of the weekend).
And finally, I got an email from JT on Friday saying, "I am at Burger King." I wrote him back thinking I needed to talk him off the ledge. Nope, he didn't need me. He was just ordering coffee! Wager still alive and well!!
Pics of Sunday creations to come later!

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The Dibrell Lady Wildcats beat the Irving College Lady Tigers in a tough cat fight winning 43-18 on Monday night at Dibrell.
Maddox Adams led the Lady Wildcats with 18 points, and Ana Dimas followed close behind with 13.
Adams and Dimas started the game with a foul shot each and continued to score layups in the first quarter, overwhelming the Irving College defense. Between the two, they scored 18 points for Dibrell, 9 each, to secure a stout lead.
Lady Tiger Jayla Hudson scored Irving College’s only points in the first quarter as Dibrell forged ahead 24-2. In the second quarter, Irving College worked to close the gap as four additional players were able to score some points.
Dibrell lost it in the second quarter a bit, unable to score as much. The two teams scored 9 points total for the quarter, but with the lead that the Lady Wildcats achieved in the first quarter, the Lady Tigers were still down 33-11 at halftime.
The second half proved to be a more even fight as Dibrell only outscored Irving College by 3 points. The Lady Wildcats’ guard play weakened in the second half leading to much fewer points scored for Dibrell.
Lilly Cathcart went on a roll at the end of the game with a steal and a couple layups for the Lady Tigers, keeping up with the Lady Wildcats. Both teams scored the same amount of points in the final quarter.
The Lady Wildcats set themselves up for success in the first quarter, and the lead was unbreakable.
DIBRELL -- Maddox Adams 18, Ana Dimas 13, Anslee Crick 6, Lakelyn Basham 4, Jenna Mullins 2 IRVING COLLEGE -- Lilly Cathcart 7, Madisyn Petrovic 4, Ali Young 3, Jayla Hudson 2, Summer Wanamaker 2


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Eating disorders can affect individuals of all ages. However, it appears that teenagers tend to be the most vulnerable towards developing an eating disorder. This article will discuss the various eating disorders that teenagers can suffer from, their causes, and treatments.
The most common eating disorders that teenagers suffer from include anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa, also known as anorexia, is an eating disorder where the individual restricts their food intake to an extreme. The characteristic that an individual who has anorexia nervosa is that this individual has a fear of gaining weight, therefore eats very little, exercises excessively, forcibly vomit themselves and/or use laxatives, and will find excuses to fast.
In contrast, bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder where the individual eats excessively. Those suffering from bulimia nervosa have been known to eat items that were still frozen, thrown in the trash or raw and/or eating lots of junk food. Even though those suffering from bulimia nervosa eat excessively, they also have a grave fear of gaining weight. Therefore, like those suffering from anorexia nervosa, will exercise excessively, forcibly vomit themselves and/or use laxatives to help negate the calories they take in.
Another common eating disorder is binge eating. Binge eating is an eating disorder when the individual eats an excessive amount of food, but does not do anything to compensate for it as those suffering from bulimia or anorexia do.
There is no exact cause that leads to eating disorders, nor is it really known why teenagers are vulnerable to having one. What is known, however, are the characterizations of an individual with an eating disorder, the symptoms and the statistics.
Within the United States alone, 10 in 100 young women will suffer from a particular eating disorder. Normally young girls between the ages of eleven and eighteen, and young women between the ages of 18 through 30 will have an eating disorder. Young men and boys suffer from eating disorders, as do children of both genders, however this is very rare.
The characterization of an individual who suffers from an eating disorder varies for each individual and the disorder he or she is suffering from. However, one thing that every individual who suffers from an eating disorder is that they fear the idea of gaining weight. There are cases of those who have an eating disorder who are already very skinny, are of a normal and/or healthy weight and obese, so the characteristics really seem to lie in personality. A teenager most likely to suffer from anorexia nervosa, for example, will be an individual who is a high achiever and a perfectionist with low self-esteem, and wants control of his or her life. An individual most likely to suffer from bulimia nervosa and/or binge eating feels out of control, especially in regards body image, hates his or her body image and is secretive about eating habits. Binge eaters and suffers of bulimia normally binge in secret, will have extreme diet habits from eating low-fat items to high-calorie foods, and will refrain from social events involving food.
The symptoms of a teenager suffering from an eating disorder varies according to the type of eating disorder the individual has. For example,a teenager might look very thin and emaciated if he or she is suffering from anorexia and will deliberately control food portions to prevent food portions, feel cold a lot, depressed and lethargic. A teenager suffering from bulimia will also feel depressed, however it will be because that individual is dreadfully unhappy with his or her body shape, image and size. Suffers of bulimia will often buy and hide food excessively and make excuses to go to the bathroom right after meals. General symptoms for all eating disorders include dizziness, fatigue, constipation, weakness, irritability, insomnia, inability to concentrate, and menstrual irregularities for girls.
Several factors could drive a teenager to adopt an eating disorder. First, favorite activities that might require a particular body weight and shape is desired. Second, social pressure dictated by bullies, idealized beauty based on celebrities, and social fads might lead a teenager to adopt an eating disorder. Third, low self-esteem related to weight loss, weight gain and body image could cause a teenager to begin an eating disorder. Fourth, certain biological and/or personality traits could cause a teenager to adopt an eating disorder.
In order to treat an eating disorder, a teenager will need to see a doctor, a psychiatrist and a nutritionist. Together, these three specialists will help the teenager adopt a healthy diet and exercise regime, and obtain the medication and therapy needed to return the individual back into good standing and health. If the eating disorder has gone on long term, the teenager being treated for it might also need to be treated for anemia, bone loss, tooth decay, digestive problems, heart problems, depression and seizures. Either way, once a teenager has been diagnosed with an eating disorder, he or she will need to undergo treatment immediately to prevent long-term damage and more serious disorders that could spawn from the eating disorder.
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Seriously, who doesn't love fall? I think it would be a consensus around here that Iowa is having one of the most beautiful falls in recent years.
The colors are vibrant and turning slowly letting us savor every sweet new color. The last few years it seems to practically happen in a weekend. A few years ago we went out of town for a weekend and when we left our trees were full of leaves. We came back two days later and after a cold, windy weekend our trees were literally bare.
Not this year! This year it is amazing. We spent Monday afternoon savoring the goodness.
While Oliver napped we played outside. It was one of the few warm days we have left and we enjoyed every warm degree, tank tops, flip flops and all.
But there was no doubt it was fall, especially as the bus came rumbling down our street.
This is turning out to be the season of rejuvenation that our souls needed around here. Here's to savoring all the moments this fall will allow.


Pethouse Pet of the Week
Pepe dishes the dirt on Joe Biden, KPFT interviews, Doe-Nuts, McDonald's, and more
Pethouse Pet of the Week
Name: Pepe, as in Le Pew, the cartoon skunk, and Santos, power hitting DH for the 2016 D3 national baseball champion Trinity University.
Birthdate: Nov. 8, 2016. I'm barely out of my puppy year. I'm still getting carded at bars.
Ethnicity: "I'm a spunky li'l Terrier dude, spruced up, "fixed," and a real smarty pants. I'm 15 pounds and that'll be my peak weight. Citizens for Animal Protection is having its annual "Home for the Holidays" Open House this weekend. How's this for a deal? Adoption fees will be waived Saturday, courtesy of the pet-friendly folks at West Houston Suburu.
Come and get me: I'm available for adoption at 11 am Friday at Citizens for Animal Protection (17555 Katy Freeway; 281-497-0591). Tell them, "Ken sent me."
Pulitzer? Pancakes? The state of journalism...
Pepe's pearls: My inept agent Bernie Shelley has done it again. His latest genius move: booking me to join Chronicle columnist Lisa Falkenberg for pre-recorded interviews that will air Christmas and New Year's Day on KPFT Pacifica Radio (90.1 FM).
Now I know how it feels to be the side dish in a combo meal. Here's a sample of how the interview went down:
Host to Lisa Falkenberg: "You've won a Pulitzer Prize. Tell us what you think about the future of journalism. Take all the time you need for your thoughtful answer."
Host to me: "Real quick, what's the Flavor of the Month at Baskin-Robbins?"
Host to Lisa Falkenberg: "You're the best columnist in Houston by far. What will be the long-term effect of the current Texas Legislature?"
Host to me: "What time does the Burger King on Westheimer close?"
Fun fact about Lisa: she doesn't watch television. That means we average six hours of watching TV a day.
Just an average Joe
Tickets are still available for former Vice-President Joe Biden's "American Promise Tour," tonight at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land. Journalist Maria Shriver will lead the conversation with Biden. Guessing the first question: "Are you running for president in 2020?" Sounds more than a Casey Kasem song request than a question.
Tickets, which include a copy of Biden's new book, Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship and Purpose, are $49.50 to $119.50, available at Ticketmaster locations. The yakking starts at 8 pm.
Bargain burritos. Snickerdoodle Bagels at Einstein Bros.? Blasphemy!
McDonald's is bringing back - and expanding - its "Dollar Menu" to include $2 and $3 tiers.
For a buck: Sausage Burrito, McChicken, Cheeseburger and all sizes of fountain drinks.
For $2: Sausage McGriddles, 2-piece Buttermilk Crispy Tenders, Bacon McDouble (best bargain going), and small McCafe drinks.
For $3: Classic Chicken Sandwich (new), Sausage McMuffin with Egg, Triple Cheeseburger and Happy Meals.
Dosey Doe, the sweet-sounding concert barn on I-45 in The Woodlands, has opened a separate Dosey Doe Breakfast & BBQ restaurant, 2626 Research Forest Blvd. in The Woodlands. This place has a full-service menu like a phone book, including the concert hall's famed chicken-fried steak. It's big. Of particular interest, Gourmet Doe-Nuts, handcrafted with alluring flavors like German Chocolate Cake, Pecan Pie, Maple Bacon, Lemon Poppyseed and PB&J.
Click on here for a complete concert schedule, but I'm can't-waiting for Don McLean on Feb. 17. The Box Tops are coming June 16.


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If you love your veggies fresh, organic, local, and with minimal packaging, it makes perfect sense for you to get a box of veggies delivered instead.
If you are looking to get a box of organic veggies delivered, you might want to try one of the following. Some of their produce is imported, so if you wish to have a low carbon footprint, opt for locally harvested veggies:
1. Zenxin Organic – Zenxin Organic vegetables are available from Cold Storage supermarkets, and their produce isn’t too bad. For its online store, the minimum order is $50 worth, and delivery costs $10 if your purchase doesn’t exceed $150. You can also visit their physical store at Blk14 Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre #01-25, which even stocks condiments.
2. Green Valley Farms – We visited the premises recently and are pretty impressed by the owner’s commitment to organic farming. The minimum order required is $30, but the website doesn’t stipulate if there is a delivery fee. Worth a try!
3. Quan Fa Organic Farm – If you have patronised Real Food and Lins Smoodees, chances are you have already tried their produce. Both outlets cook and/or juice with Quan Fa’s vegetables. There is no minimum order but delivery is free once your purchase exceeds $50.
4. SuperNature – A bit on the pricier side, and they import a lot of their food but they have an amazing variety of food items. Order a Farm Box which they will choose and pack for you, or choose your own. Deliveries are free for orders above $70, otherwise they charge a $20 delivery fee. Do check out their impressive store at 21 Orchard Boulevard #01-21/27 Park House, they also have a smaller store at 290 Orchard Road #B1-20A Paragon.
5. Green Circle Eco Farm – Their minimum order is $30 worth of veggies. We spent $35.20 for all the produce in the photo, including a $5 delivery fee. The verdict? Very fresh.
Try them out and let us know how you go!


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Third Stage is the third studio album by rock band Boston. It was released by MCA Records in 1986. The band started the recording for this album in 1980, but had undergone many problems and was released six years later. The album went to number 1 on Billboard 200 and it stayed for four weeks.
- "We're Ready"
- "The Launch"
- "Cool The Engines"
- "My Destination"
- "A New World"
- "To Be A Man"
- "I Think I Like It"
- "Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love"
- Brad Delp - Lead Vocals
- Tom Scholz - Guitars, Organ, Piano, Bass, Drums, Percussion
- Jim Masdea - Drums, Percussion
- Sib Hashian - Drums, Percussion
- Fran Sheehan - Bass
- Gary Pihl - Guitars
- Produced by Tom Scholz
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