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Cultural Narratives and the Succession Scenario: Slumdog Millionaire and Other Popular Films and Fictions
Paul, Robert A., International Journal of Psychoanalysis
An approach to the analysis of cultural narratives is proposed drawing inspiration from Lévi-Strauss's analysis of myths as fantasied resolutions of conflicts and contradictions in culture and of typical dilemmas of human life. An example of such an analysis revolves around contradictions in the Western cultural construction of the succession of generations. The logic of the structural analysis of cultural representations is explicated, the schema of the succession scenario is laid out, and the conflicts that generate it are identified. The movie Slumdog Millionaire is examined in some detail as an illustration of the succession scenario at work, and a comparative analysis shows how the same underlying schema accounts for otherwise obscure aspects of comparable contemporary popular narratives including Harry Potter, The Lion King and Star Wars.
Keywords: applied analysis, film, interpretation
Introduction: The cultural analysis of film (and other) narratives
Psychoanalysis has been since its earliest days a theory of culture as well as of the individual mind. In this paper I offer a contribution to this cultural project using the Academy Award winning movie Slumdog Millionaire and several other contemporary popular fictions to exemplify and illustrate a way of interpreting collective, shared fantasies that shape a cultural milieu, in this case, our own. I ground my argument in Glen Gabbard's (1997) observation that there are several different ways in which psychoanalytic thinkers have approached the analysis of film. These include viewing a film as a reflection of the film-maker's unconscious; as a representative of a developmental moment; using the application of Freudian dream theory; involving the analysis of spectatorship; and through the appropriation of psychoanalytic constructs by the film-maker. Probably the most common approach Gabbard mentions is the analysis of a character, generally the main protagonist, as if he or she were a real person whose psychodynamics can be examined with the same tools one uses with an analysand in clinical work.
In this paper, however, I will employ yet another of the approaches Gabbard proposes, which he calls the 'explication of underlying mythology'. As he writes, early Hollywood producers "unwittingly served as cultural anthropologists"; and he goes on to observe that:
[I]n pleasing the audience, film-makers also articulate the cultural mythology of the era, specifically Lévi-Strauss's  notion that myths are transformations of fundamental conflicts or contradictions that in reality cannot be resolved. Just as dreams function as wish fulfillments (at least in many cases), so do films provide wish-fulfilling solutions to human dilemmas.
(Gabbard, 1997, pp. 429-30)
In his original discussion of the play Oedipus Rex in The Interpretation of Dreams, Freud (1900) analyzes neither Sophocles nor the character Oedipus. Instead, he shows that the play resonates with an audience because it presents to them in a public, symbolic form a schematic representation of a dynamic conflict that, Freud assumes, is widely if not universally shared by each of the viewers. In order to accomplish this, the play, like other collective representations available to many individuals at once, but unlike individual dreams, day-dreams, or fantasies, must have a generic or formulaic quality that is suited to addressing what is likely to be common to the audience members rather than what is idiosyncratic or personal, as is the case with individual fantasies.
The analytical approach Gabbard refers to as the analysis of spectatorship, best exemplified in the work of Norman Holland (1968, 2006), represents one way to work with collective representations, by moving from the text to the fantasies evoked by it in individual audience members or readers. My approach in this paper will take a different tack, following on Gabbard's suggestion of looking to Lévi-Strauss's myth analysis as the basis for a method that identifies the resolution of cultural conflicts and contradictions in the structure of the text itself. …

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Check out this brand new teaser for “Think Like a Man” with Jennifer Hudson, Ne-Yo, Rick Ross and a special appearance by actor/comedian, Kevin Hart.
Be on the look out for “Think Like a Man” to premiere TOMORROW, Wednesday Feb. 29th on BET’s 106 & Park and VEVO.
“Think Like a Man”, music from & inspired by the film, will be available in stores and online on April 10th!
(Via Epic Records)
Download Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo ft. Rick Ross “Think Like a Man” on iTunes

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A Lidl supermarket in North Wales has been placed up for sale. In January the discounter submitted an application with Flintshire council for the former Co-op/Somerfield site in Connah's Quay - which has been empty for nine years.
Under the plan it would be knocked down and a new Lidl store built. No decision has yet been made by planners but the nearby Lidl on Deeside Retail Park has gone on the market - for someone to either buy or rent.
The lease on the site would be £96,000 a year. No guide sale price has been given by agent Legat Owen.
READ MORE: Lidl has 11 target sites in North Wales
It is all part of a plan by Lidl to expand the brand and improve its store offer in the region. The German firm has 11 sites on its current target list. Across the UK the chain currently has 880 UK stores but wants to see that increase to 1,100 by the end of 2025.
At Deeside the current site is just over 12,000sq ft.
Legat Owen said: "The property forms part of the larger Deeside Retail Park which is anchored by The Range, B&M and Pets At Home. Lidl have acquired a relocation site and have submitted a planning application for a new store approximately 1 mile to the north west and is anticipated handover will be Q1/Q2 2023."
Talking about its relocation plan, Lidl said: “The decision to invest in the existing store was also put on hold as a result of the availability of the application site (in Connah’s Quay), which offers the opportunity to deliver a purpose-built, modern discount foodstore format within a district centre location.”
- Aldi reveals plan for new 'modest' store in North Wales town

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Young Gun Gursimran Singh's Mesmerising Voice Soon Will Be Heard In B-Town
Gursimran Singh who sizzled the music world with his astounding persona and charm and mesmerizing voice is all set to enter the b'town world.
That's right a birdie informed us about the singer signing a well-renowned banner for his musical debut in Bollywood.
Extracting immense fame and fan fam from a number of albums, Gursimran is all geared up for his upcoming projects in the pipeline.
The shoot of the untitled project will be starting later this year. Gursimran has given a number of hits such as Gal dil di, Russida ni hunda, Baapu, Moved on, Agg, Yaari and many more.


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Many people relate disability with an injury, but that is not always the case. According to Principal, 96.5% of missed work is because of illness, not injury.
You need a reliable back-up plan and you have options.
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You’ve worked hard for a successful future and disability insurance can keep you and your family on that path even in the event of a disaster.
3 key differences between Short-term verse Long-Term Disability Insurance
Both types of disability insurance replace a portion of your monthly base salary up to a cap during disability. The biggest difference is the length of time you are covered and the amount of coverage benefit.
Short-term disability insurance has a shorter wait time before it kicks in. On average about 14 days. It takes around 90 days before the policyholder or employee can start receiving long-term disability coverage.
There’s a significant difference between costs for short – and long-term disability coverage. It comes down to your health status, type of occupation, age and other factors. Because short-term insurance plans have shorter payout periods, this type of coverage can be more affordable.

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During the winter break, I discovered the podcast series Radiolab and have been slowly making my way through all of them ever since. (My parents don’t understand my enthusiasm for the series–maybe it’s the playful, artistic style of the podcast which is so different from a traditional newsreader. Then again, I don’t understand their enthusiasm for contemporary Vietnamese ballads sung by botoxed middle-aged ladies, so I guess we’re even.) Anyways, last night I listened to the podcast titled “Vanishing Words.”
The gist of the podcast is this: a computer science and English professor analyzing the texts of a variety of works discovered that in the later Agatha Christie novels, there was a 20% reduction in vocabulary, which roughly coincided with the time that people believed she might have come down with Alzheimer’s. Other researchers, surveying a group of nuns, discovered a correlation between linguistic complexity of essays written when the nuns were eighteen and the likelihood of mental deterioration in their latter years. The less “idea dense” the essay, the higher likelihood one would develop some sort of cognitive impairment.
All of this is correlation, of course. No one’s proven one causes the other, even if it does. But it does hint at something. And as a writer, it makes one hesitate a bit before typing out the words. Does my own prose predict what will become of my mind several decades down the road? Does my relatively facile implementation of linguistics ensure that my neurons will be in working order while I’m yelling at the kiddies to get off my lawn? Or does every trip to the thesaurus damn me to the drooling stare of senility?
“More research is needed before you jump to conclusions,” you might say. And I’d say that you are right. Whatever the case, though, this podcast struck a nerve. I’m not afraid of getting old, per se. It’s not about getting wiser or being more experienced. It’s not about moping about things that could have been because I’ve never had the courage to do things while I was younger. It’s not even about dying–because everyone dies. It’s about losing mind and memories, because it’s those two things that make us who we are. Without them, our identity is gone. And I find that frightening. Terrifying.
On the other hand, losing your mind in a Lovecraftian way would be marginally more scary. But it would, at least, be a far more spectacular way to go.

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Mindful parenting and caring – coming soon
This introductory online course for parents and carers is designed for those who want to learn some simple ways to help their children de-stress, feel calm and centred with mindfulness.
The course is a co-creation between Lorraine Murray, an expert with over 17 years experience, foster carer and author of 2 books on this subject ‘Calm Kids’ and ‘Connected Kids’, and one of her Connected Kids Tutors, Suzi Gibson – mum of a teenage son and daughter who has been practising and teaching meditation for years! Together, they will empower you with some basic skills to help you bring more peace into the home.
Teaching your children mindfulness will help them to improve their focus and ability to manage their emotions with more peace. The workshop is suitable for any level of experience and particularly for carers and parents. It is a helpful taster for those who are interested in teaching kids meditation.
Connected Kids™ Connected Parents
This course will help:-
- by introducing you to the benefits of learning meditation for your own wellbeing
- you understand how mindfulness supports children’s health and wellbeing
- to introduce you to mindful parenting methods
- by talking you through different breath and relaxation techniques for children/teens
- you understand how your energy and emotions affect your children
- provide you with some simple techniques to help you and your family feel calm and centered.
Costs and Access
This is a self-study online course which will include:
- full access to the mindful parenting online course
- online resources to help you develop your personal meditation practice
- downloads of useful tips and ideas
- a discounted rate for the foundation connected kids course (online/in-person)
- support from our connected kids online facebook group (for students who have taken the course
- invitation to online ‘ask the expert’ sessions
Workshop Release Date
We will be releasing this online resource in spring 2020. Please ensure you are on the mailing list to be kept informed.

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Ghaith Abdul-Ahad writes: Migration is the topic of almost every conversation in the cafés of Baghdad and Damascus – in towns large and small across Syria and Iraq and beyond – along with the pros and cons of social aid given to migrants in different countries. The best routes are common knowledge, and information on new developments and up-to-date advice spreads quickly on social media, via Viber, WhatsApp and Facebook. These days all you need to reach Europe are a couple of thousand dollars and a smartphone. It’s a significant change from the late 1990s, when – in Iraq at least – UN sanctions combined with the conditions of Saddam’s dictatorship meant it was barely possible to get by, existence depending on government handouts and meagre state salaries. Few had the money to reach Europe. Tens of thousands left Iraq but most languished in dull Amman in Jordan. Most people I knew wanted to leave, and most failed – for lack of funds, will or simple luck.
I was one of those who failed. I had finished my degree in architecture and was desperate to continue my studies in Vienna or Beirut, or at least to get a half-decent job in Amman or Dubai. I was a military deserter, so I had no hope of obtaining a passport: my only way out of Iraq was by procuring fake documents or finding a smuggler. I tried for three years. I spent nearly $3000 – then a fortune – on fees to smugglers. I was lied to, betrayed, and conned out of money I had borrowed. For nine months I lived with my bags packed, ready to go, and every night I made a call to the smuggler, who kept lying and saying that the next day was the day. Eventually, I gave up and unpacked my bags and waited another five years.
For decades, the paths that led out of war, destruction and poverty into the safety of life in Europe was a closely guarded secret, the property of smugglers and mafias who controlled the routes and had a monopoly on the necessary knowledge. They conducted their illicit trade out of dingy cafés in the back streets of Aksaray in Istanbul and – for the lucky few who reached Greece – the district of Omonia in Athens, where those who had got that far were handed on from one network to another, to be lied to and manipulated again. After all, they had no choice but to hand over their cash in exchange for a promise and a hope.
This year everything changed. [Continue reading…]
Watch “Libya’s Migrant Trade: Europe or Die (Full Length)” here.
The Washington Post reports: U.S. Special Operations forces have opened a new front in their hunt for the African warlord Joseph Kony, moving closer to his suspected hideout in a lawless enclave straddling Sudan and South Sudan, according to military officials and others familiar with the operation.
As their mission stretches into a fifth year, however, U.S. troops have turned to some unsavory partners to help find Kony’s trail. Working from a new bush camp in the Central African Republic, U.S. forces have begun working closely with Islamist rebels — known as the Seleka — who toppled the central government two years ago and triggered a still-raging sectarian war.
The Pentagon has not previously disclosed its intelligence sharing and other forms of cooperation with the Seleka. The arrangement has made some U.S. troops uncomfortable. [Continue reading…]
Alexander Betts writes: Throughout the crisis, a debate has been on whether it is a “migrant” or a “refugee” crisis. It has been important for the public to understand that most people coming to Europe have been from refugee-producing countries and that “refugees” have a particular set of rights under international law. Furthermore, people have a right to seek asylum, and have their claims to refugee status adjudicated.
However, the stark dichotomy between “refugee” and “economic migrant” masks a growing trend: that many people coming fall between those two extremes.
The modern global refugee regime was established at a particular juncture of history, in the aftermath of the Holocaust and at the start of the cold war. The 1951 convention on the status of refugees defines a refugee as someone fleeing “persecution”, based on race, religion, nationality, membership of a social group, or political opinion. The interpretation of that definition has adapted over time. But at its core was the idea of protecting people whose own governments were either out to get them or unable to prevent persecution by others. Today, the sources of cross-border displacement are increasingly complex, and many fit poorly with the 1951 convention.
Environmental change, food insecurity, and generalised violence, for example, represent emerging sources of human displacement. In strong states, the government can usually provide some kind of remedy or resolution to people affected by these types of crisis. However, much less so in fragile states. People who fall outside the internationally recognised definition of a refugee but are nevertheless fleeing very serious socio-economic rights deprivations might be called “survival migrants”.
In the contemporary world, a significant proportion of the people we attempt to describe as economic migrants fall into this category.
Survival migration has been an emerging challenge. Nearly a decade ago, Zimbabwean asylum seekers fleeing Robert Mugabe’s regime made up the largest group of asylum seekers in the world. Most British people would probably assume that at the height of the crisis between 2003 and 2009 the majority would have been refugees. However, in South Africa, to where the overwhelming proportion fled, only about 10% were recognised as refugees and up to 300,000 people a year were deported back to Zimbabwe. The reason for this was simple: they were not judged to fit the 1951 convention definition of a refugee. However, on ethical grounds, it was incontrovertibly cruel to deport people back to a country in a state of socio-economic and political collapse.
This example illustrates how current policy responses bypass engagement with long-term trends. The world as a whole lacks a vision for how to respond to the changing nature of displacement. So much of the current “crisis” is not a crisis of numbers but a crisis of politics. We need bold leadership that correctly and honestly articulates the causes of movement and outlines global solutions. [Continue reading…]
The Guardian reports: European governments are aiming to deny the right of asylum to innumerable refugees by funding and building camps for them in Africa and elsewhere outside the European Union.
Under plans endorsed in Brussels on Monday evening, EU interior ministers agreed that once the proposed system of refugee camps outside the union was up and running, asylum claims from people in the camps would be inadmissible in Europe.
The emergency meeting of interior ministers was called to grapple with Europe’s worst modern refugee crisis. It broke up in acrimony amid failure to agree on a new system of binding quotas for refugees being shared across the EU and other decisions being deferred until next month.
The lacklustre response to a refugee emergency that is turning into a full-blown European crisis focussed on “Fortress Europe” policies aimed at excluding refugees and shifting the burden of responsibility on to third countries, either of transit or of origin. [Continue reading…]
Droughts used to be given names as the came and went, but now the drought has no name because it never ends
Turane Mohamed says: I come from Wajir in Northern Kenya.
Pastoralists keep camels, cattle, sheep and goats. People also try to grow crops like maize, millet and sorghum, but they often fail because of poor soil and lack of rain.
The pastoralists have come through a long journey in adapting to climate variability.
From the 1950s to the 80s, the drought was minimal. Drought used to be given a name. You only needed a small number of animals to have food security.
As a child, I used to lose weight when I went to school in town and fill up on milk, ghee, meat and wild fruit when I came home for the holidays.
The trend from the 90s to today, the drought has been happening constantly. People have given up giving it a name. [Continue reading…]
Khaled A Beydoun writes: Muslims are only newsworthy when behind the gun, not in front of it.
Modern journalism continually reaffirms this baseline with regards to domestic crises and, perhaps even more so, international human rights calamities.
The systematic targeting of Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR), a nation ravaged by strife since March of 2013, has devolved into massive scale ethnic cleansing.
However, few outside of the African nation and beyond the human rights community are even minimally aware of this humanitarian crisis.
Der Spiegel reports: The day has only just begun, but the phone in Anja Damerius’ office at the University of Siegen is already ringing off the hook. An elderly woman wants to read books to refugee children: “Yes, of course!” Damerius says into the receiver. “When are you available?” A family from the neighborhood wants to distribute food. “Come over.” Toys? “Please drop them off at the church, our garage is full.”
The masters student from North Rhine-Westphalia had actually planned on spending her semester break relaxing, sleeping in, meeting friends and doing a bit of partying. But instead, she’s been working on the campus from morning to evening, she says.
Damerius, 33, coordinates the program for 50 to 60 refugee children at the University of Siegen. She is one of a dozen volunteers at the university who are working with asylum seekers, known here as “guests.”
The regional government has placed approximately 200 asylum seekers in the university gymnasium. Initially, it was seen as a temporary solution, meant to provide shelter for a few days until space in the reception center opened up again. But by now, refugees have been living on the campus for almost a month — and nobody at the university is seriously expecting that the asylum seekers will be housed anywhere else by the time the semester starts in mid-October, despite official promises to the contrary. In fact, 17 additional refugees arrived just last week.
But hardly anyone in Siegen is complaining. The student union is organizing meals through the cafeteria; a student initiative has launched daily language courses, and almost 90 interpreters have been recruited; and, with the help of students, the city is organizing primary medical care.
Siegen University rector Holger Burckhart, who is also vice-president of the German Rectors’ Conference, says that given their status as public institutions, universities have a responsibility to help. “We are part of social life and can give something back to society here.” According to Burckhart, the students are getting a clearer sense of the scale of the world’s crises. [Continue reading…]
Owen Jones went to Calais (at the French end of the Channel Tunnel) to meet some of the people risking their lives in the hope of finding asylum in the UK: For most of its inhabitants, the Jungle is a transit camp, not a permanent settlement, but there are the rudimentary trappings of a community. A few shops have been set up in tents, mostly selling warm cans of fizzy drinks. A caravan near the entrance serves as a community noticeboard: it advertises the make-do hospital 250 metres away and its opening hours; bikes for €20-€30 (£14-£21); a bike workshop; advice for dealing with police and the asylum system.
There are political posters, too. “The grass is greener where there are no sides,” says one, featuring a dark-hooded silhouette climbing over a fence. Another says: “NO BORDER – RESIST! REBEL! REVOLT!” A large blue-and-white-striped tent functions as a community centre; it is filled with people in sleeping bags. “I’m human like you” is graffitied on the side, along with words such as “Help!” and various messages in Arabic. Young men sit outside, charging mobile phones with a few precious plug extensions as music blares from a loudspeaker. Every evening, hot meals are distributed, but not quite enough for the number of residents.
The various nationalities group together: the Afghan flag flies over one tent. As a white westerner, I swiftly attract attention. Not everyone is happy to see a British journalist. At one improvised shop, I explain where I’m from and why I’m there. The mood sours instantly. “You in England, you don’t like us,” spits out an Afghan in his early thirties with considerable venom. “You English, I don’t like you either.” With a dismissive swipe of his hand, he tells me to go away.
But nearby, there is a warmer reception: some laughing young Afghan men beckon me over, perching beneath a makeshift shelter and playing with cheap pay-as-you-go mobiles. Habib* tells me that he’s 24 years old, although his friends snigger as though that’s preposterous. “I first left Afghanistan in 2006 and went to the UK, but they refused my asylum and deported me back,” he says. He is not the only Afghan who tells me this: having settled in Britain and being sent to Afghanistan, he feels as though going to Britain is returning home. “Our life is dangerous; we are not safe in Afghanistan, that’s why we leave Afghanistan. We come here to make the good life.”
Habib comes from Jalalabad, where his mother still lives; but his brother and uncle were killed by the Taliban, he says. He travelled all the way from his war-torn home to Calais by lorry, on foot and by taxi. “In England, they give you a home, they give you a doctor, they give you the food money,” he says. When I tell him that a single asylum-seeker such as himself gets only £36.95 a week, he is taken aback but not deterred. “They’re not supporting the refugees here. We need a home, we need school, we need the good life. We are not animals.”
With so many stressed people from different cultures crammed together, he says, fights break out at night. “Of course it’s dangerous here. The Jungle is not safe.” [Continue reading…]
The Wall Street Journal reports: As Europe grapples with the biggest wave of migration since World War II, the fates of those crossing the Mediterranean are increasingly being determined by class systems based on money, ethnicity and religion.
On these transnational trails, migrants tell of a fast-developing market for human cargo, where cash or creed can ensure a safer trip, more resources and better treatment.
The discrimination starts at the beginning of migrants’ journeys at the hands of smugglers looking to maximize profits, and it ends with European authorities scrambling to handle the overwhelming numbers of people arriving and prioritizing them by nationality.
In Greece this weekend, authorities deployed a 3,000-capacity passenger ferry to the island of Kos to host Syrian refugees arriving in record numbers. Thousands of other asylum seekers on the island from Iraq and Afghanistan have been left without shelter, and with only sporadic access to food and a much longer wait to get their documents processed.
Syrians are prioritized because the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has advised governments that they are so-called prima facie refugees, meaning they should be granted instant humanitarian protection because they are fleeing a war zone. [Continue reading…]
It’s been an incredibly quiet show. In recent years, the U.S. military has moved onto the African continent in a big way — and essentially, with the exception of Nick Turse (and Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post), just about no one has noticed. In a sense, it’s a reporter’s dream story. Something major is happening right before our eyes that could change our world in complex ways and no one’s even paying attention. Of course, in the West, developments in Africa have been “seen” that way for centuries: that is, little if at all. Think of it as the invisible continent. There can be no place that has, generally speaking, been less in American, or even in Western, consciousness until recently. This is, of course, changing fast in Europe as a wave of desperate immigrants from fragmenting Africa, dying in startling numbers in their attempts to cross the Mediterranean in every rickety kind of craft, has made a distinct impression.
The African continent has, in recent years, been aboil, a phenomenon to which the American military has only been adding as it pursues its unsettling “war on terror” in its usual disruptive ways — and Turse has been Johnny-on-the-spot. His reporting for TomDispatch and his new book, Tomorrow’s Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa, have done much to give a higher profile to just what U.S. Africa Command has been doing across that continent. In his most recent report for TomDispatch from civil-war-torn South Sudan, he focused in for the first time on the phenomenon of child soldiers and how the Obama administration, which has denounced their use in countries that are not its allies, repeatedly looked the other way while a South Sudanese military it had built used them. It wasn’t a pretty tale. Today, he turns from U.S. and South Sudanese policy matters to the saddest story of all — those child warriors themselves and what makes them tick, drawing on his interviews with South Sudan’s youngest soldiers. Tom Engelhardt
The child veterans of South Sudan want to know
Will Americans support them?
By Nick Turse
PIBOR, South Sudan — “I’ve never been a soldier,” I say to the wide-eyed, lanky-limbed veteran sitting across from me. “Tell me about military life. What’s it like?” He looks up as if the answer can be found in the blazing blue sky above, shoots me a sheepish grin, and then fixes his gaze on his feet. I let the silence wash over us and wait. He looks embarrassed. Perhaps it’s for me.
Interviews sometimes devolve into such awkward, hushed moments. I’ve talked to hundreds of veterans over the years. Many have been reluctant to discuss their tours of duty for one reason or another. It’s typical. But this wasn’t the typical veteran — at least not for me.
Osman put in three years of military service, some of it during wartime. He saw battle and knows the dull drudgery of a soldier’s life. He had left the army just a month before I met him.
Osman is 15 years old.
Emma Dabiri writes: Following the killings of unarmed men and boys such as Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner and Walter Scott, the United States is entering what’s being called a new civil rights movement, with activists ensuring that the world now knows about the ongoing onslaught against black life.
Movements such as #BlackLivesMatter have been huge in their reach, spreading far beyond the US and capturing the imaginations of people of all colours and nationalities. In November, as many as 5,000 protesters marched in London to condemn the grand jury decision not to prosecute the police officer who shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Patrisse Cullors, one of the creators of #BlackLivesMatters, said: “We are in a historical moment where we can make great shifts inside and outside US borders to ensure that #BlackLivesMatter around the world.”
But do all black lives really matter? In contrast to the thousands who protested at the US embassy in London, far fewer organised for the 900 Africans who drowned in the Mediterranean last month. So where are the protests to demand that European governments deal with this situation in a humane way? [Continue reading…]
The New York Times reports: Hundreds of women and girls captured by Boko Haram have been raped, many repeatedly, in what officials and relief workers describe as a deliberate strategy to dominate rural residents and possibly even create a new generation of Islamist militants in Nigeria.
In interviews, the women described being locked in houses by the dozen, at the beck and call of fighters who forced them to have sex, sometimes with the specific goal of impregnating them.
“They married me,” said Hamsatu, 25, a young woman in a black-and-purple head scarf, looking down at the ground. She said she was four months pregnant, that the father was a Boko Haram member and that she had been forced to have sex with other militants who took control of her town.
“They chose the ones they wanted to marry,” added Hamsatu, whose full name was not used to protect her identity. “If anybody shouts, they said they would shoot them.” [Continue reading…]
President Obama couldn’t have been more eloquent. Addressing the Clinton Global Initiative, for instance, he said: “When a little boy is kidnapped, turned into a child soldier, forced to kill or be killed — that’s slavery.” Denouncing Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, and offering aid to Uganda and its neighbors in tracking Kony down, he said, “It’s part of our regional strategy to end the scourge that is the LRA and help realize a future where no African child is stolen from their family, and no girl is raped, and no boy is turned into a child soldier.” In support of Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi, whom he has lauded as “not only a great champion of democracy but a fierce advocate against the use of forced labor and child soldiers,” he’skept her country on a list of nations the U.S. sanctions for using child soldiers in its military. And his ambassador to the U.N., Samantha Power, has spoken movingly in condemnation of the use of child soldiers, which she’s termed a “scourge,” from Syria and the Central African Republic to South Sudan.
Only one small problem, as Nick Turse, author of Tomorrow’s Battlefield: U.S. Proxy Wars and Secret Ops in Africa, points out in his latest reportage: the young, desperately divided nation of South Sudan is something of an American-sponsored creation, its military heavily supported by Washington, and so its child soldiers — and it has plenty of them — turn out not to be quite the same sort of scourge they are in Burma, Syria, or elsewhere. Somehow, they’ve proved to be in the American “national interest” and so, shockingly enough, as Turse reveals today, were the subjects of a presidential “waiver” that sets aside Congress’s 2008 Child Soldiers Protection Act. The willingness of a president to sideline a subject he’s otherwise denounced in no uncertain terms is worthy of a riddle that might go something like: when is slavery not slavery? And the answer would be, when it gets in the way of U.S. policy. With that in mind, let Turse take you deep into South Sudan, where children tote AK-47s and the sky is not cloudy all day. Tom Engelhardt
The kids aren’t all right
Presidential waivers, child soldiers, and an American-made army in Africa
By Nick Turse
MALAKAL, South Sudan — I didn’t really think he was going to shoot me. There was no anger in his eyes. His finger may not have been anywhere near the trigger. He didn’t draw a bead on me. Still, he was a boy and he was holding an AK-47 and it was pointed in my direction.
It was unnerving.
I don’t know how old he was. I’d say 16, though maybe he was 18 or 19. But there were a few soldiers nearby who looked even younger — no more than 15.
When I was their age, I wasn’t trusted to drive, vote, drink, get married, gamble in a casino, serve on a jury, rent a car, or buy a ticket to an R-rated movie. It was mandatory for me to be in school. The law decreed just how many hours I could work and prohibited my employment in jobs deemed too dangerous for kids — like operating mixing machines in bakeries or repairing elevators. No one, I can say with some certainty, would have thought it a good idea to put an automatic weapon in my hands. But someone thought it was acceptable for them. A lot of someones actually. Their government — the government of South Sudan — apparently thought so. And so did mine, the government of the United States.
The Washington Post reports: As Europe struggles to stem a spring flood of migrants from Africa and the Middle East trying to cross a deadly Mediterranean Sea, Israel has begun to toughen its stance toward refugees, telling unwanted Africans here they must leave now or face an indefinite stay in prison.
Israeli authorities are sending letters to the first of 45,000 Eritrean and Sudanese refugees, informing them they have 30 days to accept Israel’s offer of $3,500 in cash and a one-way ticket home or to an unnamed third country in Africa, or face incarceration at Saharonim prison.
Israeli leaders have proclaimed that their tough approach — building a fence along the country’s border, denying work permits for illegal migrants, forcing them into a detention center in the desert — may ultimately save lives by dissuading migrants from attempting a perilous journey. Critics of the Israeli policy counter that a country built by refugees should be more accepting of those fleeing war, poverty and oppression. [Continue reading…]
CORRECT!V reports: The Italian mafia has established a hidden but lethal presence in Africa. Its members own diamond mines, nightclubs and land, all with the complicity of corrupt regimes.
Italian anti-Mafia authorities estimate that organised crime groups earn €26 billion a year in Italy alone. But the figure only scratches the surface of its economic power. Mafia Inc. is more than ever a global business, infiltrating legitimate economies worldwide. And the extent of the empire is unknown.
An international team of reporters from the non-profit investigative journalism centres IRPI and ANCIR (with the Investigative Dashboard Africa) partnered with the data analysts of QUATTROGATTI and the production room of CORRECT!V to uncover for the first time the Italian Mafia’s grip on Africa.
Supported by two working grants for independent journalism, the Innovative Journalism Grant of the EJC and Journalism Fund, the work took seven months, and included trips to Sicily, Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Lombardy, in Italy and South Africa, Namibia, Senegal and Kenya, in Africa.
Ten investigative reporters from six different countries, one data-journalist and a data-scientist, three editors, one cross-examiner and a bunch of lawyers joined the effort in producing in-depth research into the Mafia’s involvement in 13 countries. [Continue reading…]
Jonathan Jones writes: What is it like to look at the very last of something? To contemplate the passing of a unique wonder that will soon vanish from the face of the earth? You are seeing it. Sudan is the last male northern white rhino on the planet. If he does not mate successfully soon with one of two female northern white rhinos at Ol Pejeta conservancy, there will be no more of their kind, male or female, born anywhere. And it seems a slim chance, as Sudan is getting old at 42 and breeding efforts have so far failed. Apart from these three animals there are only two other northern white rhinos in the world, both in zoos, both female.
It seems an image of human tenderness that Sudan is lovingly guarded by armed men who stand vigilantly and caringly with him. But of course it is an image of brutality. Even at this last desperate stage in the fate of the northern white rhino, poachers would kill Sudan if they could and hack off his horn to sell it on the Asian medicine market.
Sudan doesn’t know how precious he is. His eye is a sad black dot in his massive wrinkled face as he wanders the reserve with his guards. His head is a marvellous thing. It is a majestic rectangle of strong bone and leathery flesh, a head that expresses pure strength. How terrible that such a mighty head can in reality be so vulnerable. It is lowered melancholically beneath the sinister sky, as if weighed down by fate. This is the noble head of an old warrior, his armour battered, his appetite for struggle fading. [Continue reading…]

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In the vast tapestry of human history, the role and status of women have undergone profound transformations. From being relegated to the shadows of societal norms, women have risen to assert their rights, voice their opinions, and redefine their place in the world. In this dynamic journey of empowerment, the lens of the documentary has become a powerful tool, capturing the essence of women’s development in all its vibrancy and complexity. Through vivid narratives and poignant visuals, documentaries have unraveled the intricacies of women’s struggles, achievements, and aspirations, illuminating the path towards a more equitable and inclusive world.
The Art of Documenting Change: The art of documentary filmmaking possesses a unique ability to portray reality with an unvarnished truthfulness that resonates deeply with audiences. Through meticulously crafted narratives and striking visuals, documentaries shed light on the multifaceted dimensions of women’s development, ranging from the challenges they face to the remarkable milestones they attain. Whether it’s uncovering the intricacies of gender inequality, spotlighting pioneering women leaders, or celebrating the triumphs of grassroots movements, documentaries have the power to amplify women’s voices and spark conversations that catalyze change.
Breaking the Shackles: Gender Inequality Exposed: One of the most compelling themes within the realm of women’s development documentaries is the exposure of pervasive gender inequality. Documentaries such as “Half the Sky” and “He Named Me Malala” have peeled back the layers of systemic discrimination, revealing the harsh realities that countless women endure. These films narrate stories of resilience and courage against a backdrop of unequal access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunities. By vividly showcasing the lives of women who challenge and transcend these limitations, these documentaries compel viewers to confront the injustices that persist and galvanize efforts to dismantle them.
Trailblazers of Progress: Women Pioneers in Focus: Documentaries celebrating women pioneers stand as vivid tributes to those who have broken barriers and shattered glass ceilings. Films like “RBG” and “Hidden Figures” shine a spotlight on trailblazing women who have made significant contributions in fields traditionally dominated by men. By chronicling their journeys, struggles, and triumphs, these documentaries not only honor their legacy but also inspire future generations to dream bigger and reach higher. They remind us that women’s development is intrinsically linked to a legacy of resilience, tenacity, and relentless pursuit of excellence.
Voices from the Margins: Amplifying Grassroots Movements: Documentaries also serve as powerful platforms for amplifying the voices of women who have historically been marginalized and underrepresented. Films like “Daughters of the Forest” and “Girl Rising” immerse viewers in the lives of girls and women striving for change within their communities. These documentaries underscore the transformative impact of education and empowerment, often initiated from the grassroots level. By bringing these stories to the forefront, documentaries galvanize support for initiatives that uplift and empower women at the local level, ultimately contributing to broader societal transformation.
Beyond Boundaries: Global Narratives of Women’s Empowerment: The beauty of documentary filmmaking lies in its ability to transcend geographical boundaries, connecting viewers to the shared struggles and aspirations of women around the world. Documentaries like “A Small Act” and “Period. End of Sentence.” bridge cultural divides, revealing common threads of strength and resilience that unite women from diverse backgrounds. Through vivid storytelling, these documentaries foster empathy, encourage cross-cultural dialogue, and inspire collective action towards achieving gender equality on a global scale.
Conclusion: In the tapestry of human history, documentaries on women’s development serve as vibrant threads that weave together stories of struggle, triumph, and transformation. Through vivid narratives, striking visuals, and unflinching honesty, these films shed light on the complexities of gender inequality, celebrate women pioneers, amplify grassroots movements, and foster global solidarity. As we bear witness to the dynamic journey of women’s empowerment through the lens of documentary, we are reminded that the fight for gender equality is an ongoing quest, fueled by the power of storytelling and the unwavering determination of countless individuals. Just as the camera captures these narratives, the legacy of women’s development documentaries continues to frame a future where every woman’s potential is fully realized and celebrated.


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For much of the season, Mississippi State has looked like a stronger program than Arkansas. Over the last two weeks, that perception has changed a bit as the Bulldogs throttled Missouri and were then throttled by Alabama, and Arkansas picked up a wild overtime victory over Ole Miss and took it to LSU Saturday.
The folks making odds took notice, and they installed the Razorbacks as three-point home favorites over Mississippi State. Not too long after the odds were released, the line shifted to the Razorbacks being 3.5-point favorites.
Fayetteville has not historically been kind to Mississippi State, but the Bulldogs picked up a huge win in the Ozark Foothills.
We'll have to wait until Saturday to see how this one will play out.

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HOUSTON -- The Hispanic population is increasingly favoring convenience stores, which have become lucrative bulk vending locations in some markets, as shopping destinations. According to a recent NPD Group study, U.S. Hispanics make almost two more visits a month than non-Hispanics to major oil chain c-stores, and nearly one more visit over a 30-day period to traditional c-stores. For some Hispanics, purchases at convenience stores supplement or substitute those that are normally made at grocery stores.
For bulk vending operators who depend on accurate location demographic data to market their machines, NPD's findings may come as a surprise. Hispanic, or Latino, locations are commonly identified as mom-and-pop grocery stores, restaurants and specialty food stores. But the expansion of Latino shoppers, a key bulk vending demographic, is a trend that will likely continue.

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Having A Pet Insurance Can Save You Thousands
Pet insurance is a bit straightforward. You will pay for monthly premiums and in case that your pet requires medical attention, your pet insurance will cover it. But, like choosing the right pet for your family, finding the best pet insurance companies is never simple. The costs may differ depending on your pet’s breed and in many cases, there are deductibles to be paid. So, can you still save money from having a pet insurance?
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Any animal can be insured if you want to. Pet insurance may be as low as $8 monthly up to $100. Premiums may increase for different reasons including the breed’s medical history, what city you’re living in, and if you need illness coverage. Usually, dental work isn’t included with pet insurance, but if the premiums are high, you will get more coverage.
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If you choose to buy pet insurance, you must get a policy that covers both illnesses and accidents. Since pet health insurance does not cover preventative care or normal checkups, illness and accident protection is one of the best benefits of pet insurance. While covered diseases may be limited sometimes, the good thing is that majority of pet insurance plans are customizable and enable policyholders to select their reimbursement level, deductible, and incident or annual maximum.
Deductibles are the amount of money you need to pay for treatments before insurance kicks in. It ranges from $0 to $1000 for majority of plans with high cost for lower deductibles. Usually, reimbursement options are available from 50 percent to 100 percent, which means that you may choose to be fully or partially reimbursed. The range for incident and annual maximums differs from $1000 to $15000 even if you will be paying more for higher maximum.
It is also essential to keep in mind that pet insurance works differently compared to the usual health insurance. Whereas insurance companies that cover humans pay for upfront medical fees, best animal insurance companies require pet owners to pay for medical bills and apply for reimbursements. Other owners express frustrations at the process of reimbursement and surprised to know that particular conditions are not covered. If you are not sure about what is covered, see to it that you have read the contract and ask some questions to the company regarding your preferred plan.
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Pictures of Marc Jacobs’ Parisian home. That dalmation is the perfect accessory.
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In the heart of Dubai, where extravagance and opulence converge, a remarkable residential project stands tall, redefining luxury living in the city. DAMAC Safa One, a collaboration between DAMAC Properties and De Grisogono, is an exquisite masterpiece that blends architectural brilliance with high-end craftsmanship. This blog takes you on a journey through the lavish world of DAMAC Safa One, showcasing its unique features, amenities, and the allure of its partnership with the renowned Swiss luxury jeweler and watchmaker, De Grisogono.
A Match Made in Luxury
DAMAC Properties, a leading developer in the United Arab Emirates, is known for its dedication to creating iconic properties that redefine the standards of luxury living. De Grisogono, on the other hand, is a name synonymous with unparalleled luxury in the world of high-end jewelry and watches. The collaboration between these two prestigious brands has resulted in the creation of DAMAC Safa One, a residential development that epitomizes the essence of luxury.
DAMAC Safa One is a striking architectural marvel that soars above the Dubai skyline. Its sleek and modern design is a testament to the city's commitment to pushing the boundaries of innovation and aesthetics. The tower's glass façade reflects the shimmering city lights, creating an ever-changing spectacle, day and night.
The interiors of DAMAC Safa One are designed to offer residents the utmost in comfort and sophistication. The residential units range from spacious one-bedroom apartments to expansive penthouses, each meticulously crafted to exude opulence. Floor-to-ceiling windows provide panoramic views of the city, allowing residents to bask in Dubai's captivating skyline.
DAMAC Safa One boasts a comprehensive range of amenities designed to cater to the desires and needs of its discerning residents. From a state-of-the-art fitness center and swimming pool to a luxurious spa and wellness center, every aspect of this development is focused on enhancing the quality of life. Residents can indulge in the lap of luxury, with round-the-clock concierge services, valet parking, and 24-hour security ensuring peace of mind.
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Sometimes encrypting messages isn't enough, and the very act of sending them must be hidden as well. Now physicists have discovered how to camouflage messages and guarantee that they remain hidden.
Ranking countries by their “networked readiness” reveals a major geopolitical digital divide.
The ability to teleport quantum information between diamond crystals that can also store it is a small but important step toward a quantum Internet.
We should be able to use Jupiter's radio emissions like ground-penetrating radar to study the oceans on Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, say space scientists.
The global network of links between the world's airports looks robust but contains a hidden weakness that could lead to entire regions of the planet being cut off.
Law enforcement agencies are turning to social network theory to better understand the behaviors and habits of criminal gangs.
Comcast’s proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable is reminiscent of a 1990s-era plan for Internet dominance that Comcast then distrusted.
Studying cultural variation around the world has always been expensive, time-consuming work. Which is why the newfound ability to mine the data from location-based social networks is revolutionizing this science.
The latest stretchable electronics need to make a faster transition to patients, and this new work could help.
If the NSA did have the keys to the backdoor in a random number generator it could break some encryption without trouble.


The general disciplines of calibrating phased arrays, constructing beam weighting coefficients, and performing computations on the output signals from a phased array system, all belong to broad field known as array signal processing. Basic topics from array signal processing, as well as advanced topics such as radio frequency interference mitigation, are surveyed in this chapter. For phased arrays used in demanding applications like radio astronomy, a priori array calibration methods generally are insufficiently accurate. In practice, array calibration generally involves measured signal responses or correlations with bright sources, so calibration is included here in the same treatment as beamforming and signal processing.
In the context of antenna array receivers, beamforming is the process of linearly weighting and combining signals from array elements in order to form a desired spatial response pattern. An example of response pattern is shown in Fig. 10.1. Beamforming can be viewed as spatial filtering where the discrete-in-space samples of the propagating wavefront (i.e., the outputs of the distinct antenna elements of the array, each in a different position) are used as inputs to a linear filter. Typically the beamformer is designed by adjusting the element weights to achieve higher gain, directivity, sensitivity, and signal to noise ratio than is possible from any single array antenna element. In the process, the high gain field of view is narrowed to a relatively small directional region know as the beam main lobe, or simply the beam. The lower response peaks outside this main lobe region are undesirable artifacts of the beamforming process and are pattern sidelobes.
Beams may be steered to a desired direction by inserting time delays in the signal path of each element to compensate for differential propagation delays across the array for wavefronts arriving from that direction. These time aligned signals sum coherently in the beamformer and so higher gain is achieved in the desired steering direction. For narrowband signals this steering time delay may be replaced by simply multiplying element signal streams by the equivalent complex phase shift e−jωkτi where ωk is the narrowband subband center radian frequency for the kth channel and τi is the alignment time delay correction for the ith element (this is equivalent to the phase shift derived in Sec. 4.1).


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Such friendly little critters...
Came across another deviantART Disney fanfic. The first one is alright enough, it's a Lion King one. The second one is a weird mashup of various storylines, with some weird tweaks. Such as throwing them all in highschool. While the highschool thing is severely overdone in both webcomics and television, it is appropriately Disney since that's one of their favorite kinds of settings. Then I found a third on Pinterest that originates from Tumblr called Pocket Princesses that's made by a Disney employee.