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|Anaxagoras - 2016-07-05 |
He's not quite right, but his take on it is a helluva lot funnier than an on-the-nose description of reverse racism.
Reverse racism does exist, but it by-and-large doesn't matter. That black guy who says that all whites are bigoted assholes is being racist, but it doesn't really matter. Yes, he probably shouldn't hold such broad-brush ideas, and he's not really helping things, but his racism doesn't have the weight of the dominant social structures (including government) behind it. His racism doesn't result in oppression... just some hurt feelings. Maybe.
A white guy saying the exact same thing has many real-world consequences. What's more, the average black guy has a helluva lot more to complain about. A *hell* of a lot more. Much of it caused by whites. So I'm inclined to give him a break, even if, technically speaking, he's in the wrong.
And now that I've explained, in tedious detail, something which may-or-may-not have been misunderstood in the first place, I'm off to hunt for a job. (Being unemployed has many advantages. A decent income stream is not one of them.)
That's just arguing semantics.
The idea behind the "reverse racism doesn't exist" claim is that racism as a term requires all that institutional and cultural backing that you and Aamer are talking about. Your straw-black-man being a jerk example should have a weaker term like "racial discrimination" or something, but not "racism".
At least that's what I learned in my anti-oppression class. Arguing about this point is fun sometimes, but if you can even argue cogently about this we're obviously on the same side. = )
Wait... so when black activists use the word "racism", they include all the institutional and cultural backing? That seems counterproductive, since most whites (myself included) mean the more limited definition of "racism". It seems like they're guaranteeing that they'll be talking past their critics, and their valid points will be lost due to misunderstanding.
Of course, given how resistant many whites are to the idea of institutional or wide-spread cultural racism, maybe semantics is the least of activists' problems.
Try to keep up, Gmork.
It's not OK to be racist if you're not white. But it is, by and large, harmless. Occasionally it isn't harmless, and that's when it clearly becomes Not OK. (tm) But most of the time, non-white racism is just something you roll your eyes at and think "That person is wrong".
The world is full of idiots & people who are wrong. It's just something you have to get used to. I'll save my energy (and arguments) for wrong ideas that cause harm.
"It's not OK to be racist if you're not white. But it is, by and large, harmless."
"Occasionally it isn't harmless, and that's when it clearly becomes Not OK."
It's not OK period. That is the whole fucking point.
Holding "allies" (IE non-racists, anti-racists, etc.) responsible for things they have no direct contribution to is pure ignorance. You're basically making the argument that because systemic oppression exists and has largely been instituted by whites, ALL whites even those not involved in said systemic oppression are fair game for racism and should just "have a thicker skin".
Sorry, that's bullshit. Stop making excuses for bad behavior.
Yes yes, but how many racists can dance on the head of a pin?
None, given they are white.
Hey Anax, I wrote back to you in the other thread.
In this thread, I'm going to have to entirely, entirely disagree with you about the definition of racism, and I'm going to have to accuse you of what is one of humanity's favorite cognitive biases to plague itself with.
I am not resistant to accepting the existence of more pervasive, insidious and/or willful kinds of racism that affect different groups disproportionately; sometimes they are 'institutional' or 'systemic' or whatever precise adjective best fits, and they do exponential damage.
That does not mean that wronging/harming a white because of race isn't racism or isn't harmful. If you're pitching a moral system in which this is the case, I'll throw it right back. That sort of special pleading is the heavy-lifter in racism worldwide. It's how racists can stand themselves, after telling themselves one particular story or another about how they don't have the same duty to others if that other person is from a given group. (I'm skipping over 'people without a conscience at all' as not worth discussing here)
I have been affected by racism that was not severe or life-threatening, but was harmful, life-altering and institutional. I'm a middle-class straight white male. This doesn't mean I think it's equivalent to things it's not equivalent to. But to say it wasn't what it was is just pure fucking bullshit of an immoral sort. And I'm as sure as can be that these wrongs were because of race, sex, orientation etc.
5 for evil for this fucking stand-up's racism. The emperor has no clothes. Come on. Really disheartening to hear this from you. Have a deep think on this. Have a long, slow deep think.
While you're at it, think about whether it's at all pragmatic to play "if you're not with us, you're against us" kinds of rhetoric, here or in the Jesse Williams speech. Does a wedge-driving double-standard help anyone to intellectually and emotionally prioritize our common humanity over the many other things we can want (whether for good, bad or indifferent)? How far do you think sheer guilt-throwing can take it?
I hope we don't need to have a definition debate in order to talk and think about this. If you're going to give me a campusy definition of racism that fits a specific metaphysic, I'm going to shrug off that metaphysic.
And I hope that your response doesn't boil down to "what a white thing to say", or at least I'll preempt that by pointing to special pleading again.
See, Aamer? That's how a joke works.
Wait wait wait.... I agree with your definition of racism. I find the activists' use of the word to be.... peculiar. Which is why I thought (and still think) that this comedian's take is off. But it's only off a little bit, and he goes on to illustrate the power differential that's at the heart of his "Reverse-racism doesn't exist" idea. His idea is (IMO) still wrong, but it's the kind of wrong that doesn't bother me much.
Frankly I don't find generalizations inherently repugnant. Speaking of groups in generalities can actually be useful, or amusing. The problem comes when people hold too firmly to those generalities. And then whether the person is somebody I roll my eyes at or actually get angry about depends on the circumstance: are they pointlessly (and harmlessly) venting, or are they supporting an oppressive structure?
If you want to get angry about this comedian, go nuts, I guess. I haven't heard the rest of his material, so I don't know his take on things.
Hey Gmork, guess what?
The shit you're referring to, ignoring anything that changes the context of racism, has to be done in modesty, otherwise it ends up covering the struggles of others.
A good example would me referring to your history of an absolutely vulgar perspective on the use of the word faggot in this thread, thus derailing any instance that you have a point.
The exact same shit you're doing now.
By the by, you're a nigger fag go cuck some Ayn Rand meat after you read this you fucking neonazi fatty
I replied in the other thread too.
Here and there, I don't think we're as far apart as I/we first thought.
But I don't think this video and its idea are a shrugg-off-able as you do. I think it's racist and encourages racism, because it basically says that we don't owe to one race what we owe to others, because of mass generalizations, and as if systemic racism in America benefits all whites and they're all responsible for it. For fuck's sake.
Who cares if he goes on to illustrate a top-down power differential when it's a) not a new idea, b) not unusual for anyone but a white conservative to admit to, and c) there are plenty of wrongs that people do to each other by the minute that don't occur in an 'institutional' way?
Isn't it in his own interest to try to pin anything he can on that power differential, and see if it sticks? How does that deserve any credit?
I'm not trying to make my argument here exist in a vacuum. If you want to work toward reforming the whole country so that life is much better for the bottom 80% of the economy, in terms of wages, education, health and so on, I'm with you. If you want to talk about changing how institutions work so that conscious and sub-conscious racism is mitigated as much as humanly possible, I'm with you.
I have no idea how hostile rhetoric, special pleading and hypocritical racism are going to help with that.
Not to mention I've seen plenty of Louis C.K.-esque uses of the word "faggot" by a large percentage of users on this site. The difference is that those same users (yourself included) lose all sense of humor when they feel it's an easy way to attack someone they disagree with. It's funny when someone you agree with uses it ironically, but unfunny in another context. That is called hypocrisy.
Which, incidentally, is what I am arguing against in this thread. The hypocrisy of saying "it's okay to be racist towards certain races". See what I'm getting at?
"By the by, you're a nigger fag go cuck some Ayn Rand meat after you read this you fucking neonazi fatty"
It's only trolling if you don't mean it. Swing and a miss, shoebox.
Hey Gmork, nice timing. I bet fighting the fear of a trannysoreass dragging you into the men's bathroom keeps you up all night.
Maybe people would take you seriously if hypocrisy wasn't a platform hailed by high school drop outs.
Large percentage? That'd mean something if it wasn't for the fact that you hold onto your keyboard with the iron grip of a conservative finding his lost expedition into paedophilia. Maybe if you did something that wasn't "Louis C.K. esque" of promoting a shitty ideal with an all or nothing regard to self awareness and coverting it as a tense of authority like 99% of fans who jerk off to red haired bimbos crooning dried up turds with an anti-establishment complex, then maybe we'd have a conversation that doesn't have you devoutly pushing an either/or system of dismissal.
"But I don't think this video and its idea are a shrugg-off-able as you do. I think it's racist and encourages racism, because it basically says that we don't owe to one race what we owe to others, because of mass generalizations, and as if systemic racism in America benefits all whites and they're all responsible for it. For fuck's sake."
Jesus, I just re-watched the first minute before he goes on how to be a reverse racist and I am wondering what the fuck you're even talking about. He never denied what he was doing was racist. He's being absurd about the definition of reverse racism.
And there is a benefit to certain mass generalizations and that's having a cliff notes summary of what is happening around you/them so you have a better clue of where and what to investigate. Yes, mass generalizations can be horrible when horrible people come up with and establish them, but constantly going with a clean slate predominately shoots you in the foot when ever you go into objectivist mode. It doesn't keep you falling into a superficially vindictive and ignorant state of mind. It enables and encourages it. It's essentially an aphrodisiac to any racist cracker who is hoping to grow their ranks.
"Who cares if he goes on to illustrate a top-down power differential when it's a) not a new idea,"
No shit. Next
"b) not unusual for anyone but a white conservative to admit to,"
When you get enough brownie points to get into their circle, yes it is still unusual, but out in the open they must be on some powerful shit to forget that they're trying to rebrand it.
"and c) there are plenty of wrongs that people do to each other by the minute that don't occur in an 'institutional' way?"
So let's forget what bigger system supports those non-institutional bits of racism? I'd be more with you, but the logic you're selling is the same bit an angsty teen uses after being shunned for using the word faggot
"Isn't it in his own interest to try to pin anything he can on that power differential, and see if it sticks? How does that deserve any credit?"
No shit and no shit. The black vs white narrative has been socially engraved to the point where any other minority gets the sympathy glance. It's lauded in high school texts as a grave injustice with an insert that has the words "also Native Americans". You seriously expect something to stick when anything that has ANY active initiative in that power differential (cough cough affirmative action) and can be in concept regarded just as fucking bad as anything else listed as racist?
Seriously, only chodes worry about not being racist when racism is a dynamic, broad concept that can be swung in enough directions to be used for or against any progress in equality. Quit fucking worrying about racism and accept the fact that "whites did this" is a bitter pill to swallow of keeping score and can be a way of understanding other people's misery and suffering.
Also, Gmork, go jam your nuts in a filing cabinet.
"I bet fighting the fear of a trannysoreass dragging you into the men's bathroom keeps you up all night."
Except I have no phobia or hatred of anyone in the LGBT community. Another huge swing and a miss.
"Maybe people would take you seriously if hypocrisy wasn't a platform hailed by high school drop outs."
My argument is against hypocrisy, so your statement is non-sequitur.
"Large percentage? That'd mean something if it wasn't for the fact that you hold onto your keyboard with the iron grip of a conservative finding his lost expedition into paedophilia. Maybe if you did something that wasn't "Louis C.K. esque" of promoting a shitty ideal with an all or nothing regard to self awareness and coverting it as a tense of authority like 99% of fans who jerk off to red haired bimbos crooning dried up turds with an anti-establishment complex, then maybe we'd have a conversation that doesn't have you devoutly pushing an either/or system of dismissal."
I really don't have to do anything, you just sort of destroy your own credibility all on your own. Maybe one day you can explain to me why you dislike my platform of disliking racism and other forms of mass generalization. I doubt it'll make a lick of sense, you seem too invested in trying to be edgy to have a decent conversation.
To be fair, most of the time when people use the term "racism" they aren't even describing racism, they're describing bigotry. Racism implies an actual ideological framework. White supremacists are racist. Neonazis are racist. Historically, some Black Musilim organizations have been racist. The average "racist," though, is just a bigot.
Both are problematic, but the constant, almost universal conflation of the two doesn't do anything to improve the situation. It's not arguing semantics to say that it's impossible to have a meaningful, productive dialogue abut something when don't even have accurate language to describe it.
Institutional/cultural racism is a whole different thing though (and is the cause of a lot of bigotry).
You are complete slime and the fact that you pretend you're being called a bigot because you're disliked is Caninante level of delusion.
When you're done pretending that you've earned anything just for being here then maybe you'll get a chance to work on your self loathing
Shoebox, you are the king of non-sequitur. It's like you're arguing with your own mental projections.
You clearly have no idea who I am or what I stand for, based on your consistently incorrect assumptions.
What do you have against anti-racism? Are you sticking up for racists? That's something that qualifies as "absolute slime" in my book. Perhaps you should check yourself before you wreck yourself.
fuck's sake, Shoebox, your knee-jerking here is making you stupid
I'm glad you see real sophisticated and ironic comedy going on here. It's like Westboro Baptist Church levels of zaniness, isn't it?
"Seriously, only chodes worry about not being racist when racism is a dynamic, broad concept that can be swung in enough directions to be used for or against any progress in equality."
no special pleading for you though, right?
"So let's forget what bigger system supports those non-institutional bits of racism?"
This is a conclusion that you've somehow squeezed out of what I said? Simplify it harder, why don't you? Maybe you can simplify it all the way down to a black or white issue.
"no special pleading for you though, right?"
Isn't that what I'm saying? I don't have god damn track record of arbitrarily lumping people into shit as if it's an end all answer, and if anyone says otherwise I'd be more than happy to be called out to discuss it.
It is good to acknowledge a concept where ignorance plays a role in the actions, but I'm not really sure it exists. If it's there then it really should have slowed Gmork down.
BWOOSH MOTHA FUCKAN BWOOSH
Also OZ, I think the problem with the word racism is there are people who build up frameworks to people who are not necessarily defined by race. You've seen it on this site in regards to LGBT via exhibits, and to an extent furries. I think it's extremely disingenuous to reside such a concept solely to race and has been problematic for any horrendous person to put aside their viewpoint to acknowledge systematic bigotry
Shoebox, maybe I didn't follow you. Oh well, thread is old now and what's done is done.
S'alright. It's just the problem with anything that's edgy. Need time to find out what is what and it is common and logical to be apprehensive to immediately accept it or let it pass.
|Bort - 2016-07-05 |
Anyone can be racist against any race, even against their own. Whites can hate blacks, blacks can hate whites, Jews can hate Jews ("race" is poorly-defined and can hold Jews to be a race), the Irish can hate the British (it used to be that the Irish were seen more as a different race in this country), etc.
When individuals practice racism, it's a personal failing. But we also have a pretty good idea of who has the power overall, and which direction the racism flows in terms of overall real-world consequences. That's what undermines the concept of "reverse racism": blacks or Hispanics don't have the ability to significantly change the power dynamics just because you can find an instance of a rapper saying "kill all white people".
The context of "reverse racism" is typically, for example, someone on Fox News saying "look, here's a black person saying a racist thing. But it's okay for them to be racist but it's not okay for whites to be racist? Where are the laws fighting black racism (i.e. reverse-racism)?"
Well it's not okay for individual blacks to be racist any more than it's okay for individual whites to be racist. The difference is, white racists have collectively oppressed blacks for hundreds of years and proven resistant to legal remedy, while black racists have collectively griped among themselves and have been subjected to the full weight of the law when their racism spilled over into action against whites.
There just isn't any comparison.
You've mischaracterized parts of that, and there is some comparison.
Then fucking say it dipshit. Don't fucking leave a cliffhanger like a desperate conspiracy theorist trying to avoid the hecklers in public.
|Void 71 - 2016-07-05 |
This video is passive-aggressively demanding a 'punch white faces' tag.
|bawbag - 2016-07-05 |
|Scrimmjob - 2016-07-05 |
Damn, this guy is a laugh riot.
I need to get my orcs account to give me a hummer. Dry as dog shit here.
|Shoebox Joe - 2016-07-07 |
GMORK'S BDSM WET DREAM IS GETTING SPEARED BY A NIGLET CHUCKING BICYCLE PUMPS!!!
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10 EASY WAYS HOW TO COPE WITH MOVING STRESS
Moving is an extremely stressful period in one’s life. Handling mixed emotions when moving is upcoming can be challenging. On the one hand, it’s the start of an exciting step towards a new location with the opportunity to explore and meet new people. On the other hand, moving comes with a lot of changes. So, moving stress is a natural result of
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CHANGES. Even good changes can be a little scary. When you move, you change the location you are familiar with, the layout of your home, maybe even your friends and your job.
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A continuous severe plastic deformation (SPD) technique called equal-channel angular sheet drawing (ECASD) was used to mechanically deform an annealed magnesium AZ31B alloy. Samples of 2.45 mm thickness by 50 mm width and 200 mm in length were cut from a sheet and then submitted to two different ECASD routes: route A: the sample is not rotated around its axis and, route C: the sample is rotated 180°around its axis between passes. The samples were held up to six ECASD passes at room temperature (RT). The processing speed was set at 20 mm/min for both routes. The mechanical properties and the micro-structural evolution were studied as a function of the number of passes, and processing route; tensile and hardness tests were used for this purpose. A grain size refinement is achieved from the first pass for both routes, being the grain refinement more marked for route A; at the last passes is evident the presence of twins. Hardness had shown a remarkable increase in each pass. It was found that the route C produces better uniform hardness distribution through the thickness of the samples when is compared with route A. Nevertheless, ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and yield strength (YS) are inconsistent with the Hall-Petch relationship. It could be due to a higher rate of texture softening verses the strengthening effects of the grain refinement.
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The authors thank Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Medellin and Institute for Metal Forming-Lehigh University for their all-round help in the entire work. This work has been financially supported by Colciencias with project code 1210-569-34713.
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Bill Stanley (BS Geology, 1977)
Exploration Geologist in Phoenix, Arizona
I am currently the Vice President of Exploration for Atna Resources (www.atna.com), a publicly traded gold exploration and development company based in Vancouver, B.C. My work is principally focused on mineral exploration and mine development in the Great Basin - and to a lesser degree in Mexico and Canada. My wife Wendy, our daughters and I currently live in Phoenix, Arizona.
Ten days after my 1977 CWU graduation, I was in the field and I have a vivid memory of my first field day as an exploration geologist. I spent three years in Alaska working on mineral exploration projects with WGM, Inc. where I searched for base metals, gold, and industrial minerals in central Alaska.
In 1979, a significant downturn in the Alaskan exploration industry occurred and I started looking for new opportunities. I found an exploration geologist's position with Homestake Mining Company in Reno, Nevada and moved from Alaska to Reno in November of 1979. Homestake was a great company to work for and I was given wonderful opportunities to grow professionally. I spent 15 years with Homestake exploring for gold deposits in the western US, Canada, Chile, and perhaps the best assignment was reconnaissance exploration in New Zealand. The exploration group had great success discovering several major gold deposits including the McLaughlin deposit in California, McCrae's in New Zealand, and the Ruby Hill mine in Nevada.
In 1993, a management opportunity arose with Cyprus Amax Minerals in Reno working with my long time boss from my time at Homestake. I joined Cyprus Amax as its Great Basin District Geologist. From 1993 through 1999, I worked in the Western US and Alaska as the US Exploration Manager before being transferred to the corporate offices in Tempe, Arizona in 1999. Shortly after arrival in Tempe, Phelps Dodge launched a hostile take over of Cyprus and we all got our walking papers. While disappointing, it did give me an opportunity to go back to school and I began an MBA program at Arizona State University in 2000 - graduating in 2002.
I consulted in the mineral industry until 2004 when the metal markets began to again show promise. I accepted my current position with Atna Resources in January 2004, based in Reno (but still living in Arizona). So far, we have had one multi-million ounce gold discovery at the Pinson Mine in northern Nevada and are exploring several other projects throughout the Great Basin. Working for a small entrepreneurial organization like Atna is a material change for me after spending the bulk of my career with what were Fortune 500-sized companies. One wears many hats in small organizations, but also has the ability to fundamentally influence the corporation, its direction, and success.
While in Reno, I married another geologist who I had met originally when we worked in Alaska. Wendy received her undergraduate at University of Michigan and her MS in Geology from the University of Western Ontario. We have two daughters - one at Emory University in Atlanta and another who will be attending University of Richmond in Virginia in the fall of 2008. Much to our chagrin, neither of our daughters have much interest in geology or science as career paths, but we are proud of them nevertheless.
Certainly 30 years of exploration geology has taken me a long way from Central, but the foundation that professors - such as Bob Bentley, Don Ringe, and Steve Farkas - gave me during my days at Central has served me well for three decades. Central will always be a special place to me and I will always be thankful to those who fostered my interest in geology and gave me the fundamental tools and knowledge necessary to make science a career.

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I have a green and black gingham seersucker, and black broderie anglaise for the straps. Or something. I’m still a bit hazy on the details. Maybe I’ll make my own piping, if I’m feeling really ambitious. The fabric, being seersucker, has really subtle stripes, and I have some idea of chevrons in the skirt, if I have enough fabric. Can you make chevrons in a circle skirt?
But, I don’t really want to buy it, print it out, tape it together, trace it onto pattern paper, do an FBA, and then realize that it doesn’t fit me right anyway (I’m facing the terrible fate of having to grade all of my patterns, ever). So, I decided, why not draft it myself? It has two darts, how hard can it be? (Ha ha.) I would never knock off a pattern from an indie pattern company, but this is Burda and vintage and, well, I don’t feel bad.
I am using a piece of muslin, a tape measure, the Burda line drawing, and a giant roll of paper towel to draw my pattern pieces on (I couldn’t find a newspaper). The pieces themselves are coming along all right, but I feel that the construction may prove difficult. Burda seems to have made the X across the bodice out of one piece, but surely that is not an economical use of fabric…
I have been working slowly but surely on the lap quilt for kim.
This is a nice shot of my studio area. Or at least the entrance to it. I have carved out space in a cluttered home to work in. I am liking this top so far. I really like the some of moda’s puzzle pieces line. The greys are really warm, dove grey you might say? The idea of bright colors on neutrals is one I will explore further.
I am so new to quilting, and entirely self-taught. This is my second project with half square triangles, and I want to practice them more and more until I get those darn points sharp every time! The situation is improving with practice. I sew such wobbly seams.
After such a long break from the internet, it is really exciting to read blogs again and gain inspiration. I look forward becoming a more skilled quilter!
I did get a piece of new fabric:
This from andover fabrics Frippery line designed by Thomas Knauer. There is some of that line in the above project, it looks like little eggs…
I couldn’t resist cruising Hawthorne Threads’ sale page the other night. I am on a super budget (for me), but that’s what several shots of herbal liqueur will do to you, I guess. Hawthorne Threads has such super fast shipping! I got 5 yards of this bad boy in the mail within two days. And that’s across country! So, I am figuring this will be a back someday. I did find a pretty neat piece of apparel fabric at the thrift store for you, Alice, but I don’t have a pic of it yet so next time.
sewing action shot, and the little country studio.
Shannon here. I wanted to share a project that I just started, one that I have been dreaming about for a long time, but have lacked the confidence to undertake, due to its duration. Knitted leggings, on size 0 dpns. Yeah bud!
I am starting with the ringwood pattern stitch from Nancy Bush’s Knitting Vintage Socks, That done up in some merino sock yarn (dyer’s name forgotten by now), and then I switched to Poems sock yarn, one of those yarns that emulates the Noro color effect. You can see the massive increases there, in order to get a harem pant-style leg. These leggings are going to be made up of sock yarn remnants, so get ready for some chaotic color blocking!
Over winter break, Alice and I completely finished one quilt (as yet unblogged), got almost done with this quilt, and started a third, smaller quilt for a friend of mine. It was regular quilting bee, and there will be posts to come about it, I promise.
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A series of open doors establishes the rhythm of the work, and a series of numbered signs is placed above each door. The fact that the third door has its sign removed lends it an uncanny aspect, impossible to not notice and still unsettling in relation to the effect achieved. With all these open doors from which to choose, which one would influence our lives the best, and which ones should be ignored?
This image is from my series Misbegotten Places, where I photograph small sets built from photographs. With proper lighting and camera angles these sets become lifelike, yet always somewhat misbegotten. Editions are limited to 9 prints.
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Webster Arts, “Inspiration” Nov. 13 - Dec. 21, 2018 (Misbegotten Places #3)
The Other Art Fair, May 2019
The Other Art Fair, Nov. 2019
Agora Gallery, “Chelsea International Photo Competition” Feb. 19 - 21, 2019
Atlantic Gallery, “ESCAPE/ISM” Feb. 19 - March 9,2019
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About John Manno
For four decades, working from my studio in Manhattan, my work for high profile clients had been seen in some of the most prestigious publications. Now I create images that express my own aesthetic. These photographs have appeared in dozens of gallery exhibitions and art fairs at home and abroad.
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By THE TODO PODER AL PUEBLO COLLECTIVE
On April 27, 2013, hundreds of people from across California came to Oxnard for the Justice for Our Communities! Families Organizing to Resist Police Brutality and Abuse conference, the first statewide event of its kind. Fueled not only by embitterment and trauma, but also by dignity and hope, families from across the state came together to attend an unprecedented and successful daylong gathering that consisted of several keynote addresses, workshops, and a people’s assembly. The goal of the conference, hosted by Oxnard College MEChA and organized by the Colectivo Todo Poder al Pueblo, was to begin charting a new course for the people’s movement against the brutal and daily violence of the police.
Over the last several years our communities have witnessed an acute increase in the adoption of military tactics and technologies by civilian police agencies and the implementation of severely draconian social control implements such as gang injunctions and police partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security. These trends have resulted in a precipitous rise in incarcerations, as well as daily tragedies running the gamut from casual bullying and racial profiling to brazen extra-judicial killings in broad daylight. This coincides with a boom in the establishment of privately owned and operated prisons and detention centers, as well as the increased reliance of American corporations on profits generated by the coercive (enslaved) labor “employed” in these same modern-day dungeons.
As we noted during the opening statement to the conference,
“The poor themselves have been criminalized. Whether it’s mental illness, drug addiction, an inability to pay child support, a lack of documentation for economic refugees, et cetera – all these problems, rooted in poverty and desperation, have become equivalent to high crimes… Then there’s driving while black or brown, or walking while black or brown, both of which we’ve seen are capital crimes in the eyes of the pigs. These problems are inseparable from the nature of capitalism itself.”
We’ve also witnessed positive signs in the form of a vocal and visible mass sentiment that rejects these hopelessly adverse conditions. The era of the protracted “economic crisis” and the post-September 11 “Homeland Security State” has become increasingly punctuated by the emergence of spontaneous outbreaks of rage and demands for justice on a mass scale. These have manifested themselves in differing degrees and in different ways, from the uprisings surrounding the police killings of youth such as Oscar Grant in Oakland and Manuel Diaz in Anaheim, to the Occupy movement’s demands for political representation for the “99%” (the overwhelming mass of common people), to the migrante justice movement’s impatient demands for immediate legalization. The outspoken popular perception of “rogue” LAPD officer Chris Dorner as a modern-day folk hero is just one of many signals indicating the defiant undercurrent that seethes within communities across the U.S.
Increasingly, it’s become clear that a common thread binds these disparate social movements and phenomena: the recognition and rejection of the unrestrained force and brutality utilized by the police. Police aggression and the militarization of civilian life, long an intolerable burden for working-class Raza and African communities, now plagues a large cross-section of U.S. society. Trigger-happy “peace officers” (many of whom were recruited from the ranks of formerly enlisted armed forces personnel) have organized themselves into associations and unions that hold unchallenged political sway, legitimizing and protecting their ability to act in a manner that utterly negates our rights. Our communities have fallen in the cross hairs of a campaign of extra-judicial killings by police that claim, on average, between one and two lives per day.
Faced with these grim realities, families and grassroots forces from across the state united to build the April 27 conference in the agricultural community of Oxnard, California. The purpose was clear: the time had come to qualitatively improve the level of inter-regional collaboration, formulate a common strategic vision, and fight for the fulfillment of our communities’ urgent demands for justice.
The conference began with a family panel, which drew in the participation of the survivors and relatives of victims of extra-judicial killings such as Teresa Ramirez, mother of Robert Ramirez (Oxnard), Becky and Claudia Limón, the sisters of Alfonso Limón, Jr. (Oxnard), Cephus ‘Uncle Bobby” Johnson, uncle of Oscar Grant (Oxnard), Damian Ramirez, close friend of Michael Nida (Downey), Genevieve Huizar, mother of Manuel Diaz (Anaheim), Rosemary Dueñez, mother of Ernest Dueñez (Manteca), Cindy Mitchell, sister of Mario Romero (Vallejo), and Tara Mahoney, sister of Michael Mahoney (Oxnard). Many of these families met each other for the first time, and their grief and power resonated throughout the conference hall.
The workshops represented the diversity of practical resistance tasks that forces across the state have undertaken. These included presentations on best practices in neighborhood copwatch activities and direct actions, “’know your rights” trainings, legal advice for families pursuing wrongful death claims against police departments, skill-sharing and advice for media operations workers, the formation of community medic collectives, the development of community self-defense capabilities, and information on the fight against civil gang injunctions.
Keynote speakers included Nation of Islam Minister Keith Mohammad of East Oakland’s Muhammad Mosque #26, who played a key role in the fight for justice for the family of Oscar Grant, who was brutally slain in 2009 by BART police officers in Oakland. Cruz Reynoso, the first Chicano Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court and professor emeritus of law at UC Davis, also spoke on matters of judicial bias, police brutality, and the importance of our keeping up the fight. Alex M. Salazar, a former officer with the LAPD Ramparts Division, revealed his own insights on the impacts of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) amongst officers and the racism engrained in the culture of police agencies.
In a concluding keynote address, independent community journalist Thandisizwe Chimurenga noted the importance of networking across geographical and cultural boundaries, and the need for persistence:
“Your families are needed in the movement, and the movement is needed in your families. You have a responsibility to have as much clarity as possible, to get it and to give it, about the nature of this struggle that you now find yourself in. That means that you have to study; you have to read and analyze and discuss with folks who have been doing this work for years; you have to travel outside of your immediate communities; and you have to travel outside of this country to see firsthand that you are not alone in having lost a loved one to police – to the violence of the state; that you are not alone in organizing to extract justice from the police and system that employs them.”
The conference ended with breakout sessions where attendees held a dialogue on the specific goals and activities that participants could undertake in the coming year. The Conference resolved to: a) foster the organizational development crucial to continuing our fight on the statewide level; b) deepen a collective perspective; c) consolidate our array of media and communications tools; d) further implement tactics that have yielded practical results in the fields of base-building and leveraging change, and e) further coordinate statewide activities, mobilizations, and conferences.
This included calls to challenge the Police Officers’ Bill of Rights (POBOR), a notorious document that protects the ability of individual officers to act with impunity, and a call-out to converge on Sacramento for events such as 2013’s October 22 National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation, and 2014’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, an event that ignores the plight of victims of police brutality.
Upcoming statewide mobilizations in the immediate term include a Thursday, July 11 protest against the National Gang Conference in Anaheim, and a Statewide Unity March Against Police Brutality, also set to take place in Anaheim, which will take place on Sunday, July 21, 2013. This action will commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the brutal slaying of Manuel Diaz at the hands of Anaheim Police officers.
The conference was immediately followed by a family-led vigil from Downtown Oxnard’s Plaza Park the Colonia barrio, where Alfonso Limon, Jr. was shot to death on October 13, 2012 in a so-called “incident” involving nine cops while he was out for a jog. Two of those same cops were among the seven implicated in the June 23, 2012 homicide of Robert Ramirez. The 805 Weekend of Resistance concluded with families participating in a rally and unity march through Oxnard the following day, Sunday, April 28, 2013.
As Thandisizwe Chimurenga concluded:
“This is not an easy fight. This is not a quick fight. At times this may be a bitter and ugly fight, but it must be a fight in collective fashion. In numbers we have strength, we have power, and we will have victory.
A Luta Continua – The Struggle Continues – E Vitoria e Certa – Victory is Certain – We Will Conquer Without a Doubt – The People United Will Never Be

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India spoken 'frankly & bluntly' with Russia on Ukraine conflict
Highlighting India's efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India has had the opportunity to talk to Moscow "very frankly and bluntly" on the issue.
He also said that India has been used by others in 'passing messages' during the conflict.
Jaishankar, during his a visit to Malaysia, was interacting with the Indian community during an event.
"I go back to India tomorrow, I have the foreign minister of Ukraine visiting me the day after that. We have also been the country who have the opportunity to talk to the Russians very frankly and bluntly on this issue (Russia-Ukraine conflict). On different aspects, others have used us to pass messages," Jaishankar said.
"The same thing applies when it comes to the Gaza-Israel conflict as well. This is not an issue of a moral cop-out. This is an issue today of appreciating that real life actually has a whole lot of complexities and that the considered answers, the sustainable answers, cannot be very angular. They cannot pick some facets to the exclusion of other facets," he added.
Regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India has always condemned civilian killings and called for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will land in India for a two-day visit today during which he will discuss bilateral ties as well as cooperation on regional and global issues of mutual interest. He is visiting India on invitation of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
Apart from meeting Jaishankar, the visiting leader is also expected to meet Deputy National Security Advisor Vikram Misri and interact with the business community.
"During his visit, Foreign Minister Kuleba will have a number of engagements, including official meetings with External Affairs Minister and Deputy NSA to discuss matters pertaining to the bilateral partnership and cooperation on regional and global issues of mutual interest," a Ministry of External Affairs press release said.
In a major statement, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Putin that "this is not the era of war" on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Uzbekistan last year. The statement even made to the G20 communique under the presidency of India.
The visit comes days after a telephonic conversation between PM Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on March 20, during which the two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen India-Ukraine partnership in various spheres.

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Deposing before sessions judge M L Tahilyani, Arif Lakdawala said the money was then passed on to the alleged killers on the same day in pursuance of the alleged conspiracy.
The witness told public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam that he had gone to suburban Juhu on June 27, 1997 along with his builder friend Keki Balsara to collect money on behalf of Abu Salem. Two persons arrived in a Tata Estate car and handed over the money in two bags to the duo.
The witness said the two persons who had brought the money were music composer Nadeem Akhtar Saifee and Ramesh Taurani.
Asked if he could identify both, the witness said Nadeem was not before the court while Taurani was sitting with the other accused. He pointed at Taurani and the latter stood up for identification.
Narrating the sequence of events, the witness said after handing over the money to them, Nadeem and Taurani had a telephonic conversation with Abu Salem on the former's mobile phone.
He heard Nadeem telling Abu Salem, "Bhaijaan abhi Gulshan ka kaam jaldi kar do" (Brother, now complete the job of Gulshan soon).
Even Taurani told Abu Salem, "Bhai abhi to paise de diye hain, Gulshan ka kaam jaldi kar do" (Brother, now money has been paid up, finish the work of Gulshan).
In a related development, defence lawyer Aban Ponda filed an application urging that this witness be treated as an accused because he had actively participated in the conspiracy.
Earlier, the witness identified two of the three accused who had accepted the alleged contract money given by him and Balsara. However, he could not identify the third one and wrongly pointed out at co-accused Shabir Ali.
The witness told prosecutor Nikam that after collecting the money from Nadeem and Taurani they departed for their homes. Abu Salem contacted them on the same day to give further instructions for depositing the money with his men.
As per Abu Salem's instructions, the witness said he and Balsara went to Nagpada and waited in their car outside a hotel. Three persons approached them and asked for Abu Salem's money. They also showed a slip bearing Balsara's car registration number.
The two bags containing the money were handed over to the trio who dispersed after collecting the amount, the witness told the court.
Asked about his association with Abu Salem, the witness said the former was his close friend and used to visit his petrol pump in the early nineties.
After the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts, Abu Salem had shifted his base to Dubai.
On three occasions thereafter, Lakdawala visited Dubai for business purposes and met Abu Salem, the court was told.
All the accused were present in the court. A strong posse of policemen was posted outside the court.
Investigating officer Arun Bagadi is handling the case.
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Commanders, ready your weapons and let’s get nautical! We are happy to announce that the 3D action shooter game, Azur Lane: Crosswave, will release physically and digitally for the PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe in 2020! The official website will be available at a later date.
Azur Lane, the original mobile app game released in China in 2017 for iOS and Android platforms, reached critical acclaim in China and Japan, hitting five million players within its first four months. In Azur Lane: Crosswave, the PS4 version of this game uses the Unreal Engine and recreates the beloved Azur Lane character designs in the style of cel-shaded 3D graphics!
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Prime Gaming offerings for June 2022
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Remember, we’re not in June yet. So you can still grab May’s offerings as well. Dead Space 2 and more are on there, so hop to it!
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Cabinet approves the Scheme titled Viability Gap Funding for development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
- The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister has approved the Scheme for Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for the development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). BESS are devices that enable energy from renewables, like solar and wind, to be stored and then released when the power is needed most.
- Under the scheme, 4,000 MWh of BESS projects will be developed by 2030-31.
- Further, the project will provide financial support of up to 40% of the capital cost as budgetary support in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF).
- Outlay of the scheme: The VGF for the development of the BESS Scheme has an initial outlay of Rs.9,400 crore. This includes a budgetary support of Rs.3,760 crore.
- To ensure that the benefits of the scheme reach the consumers, a minimum of 85% of the BESS project capacity will be made available to Distribution Companies (Discoms).
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- Total outlay of Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for the development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)?- Rs.9,400 crore

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Toe arthroscopy has historically had limited applications but is beginning to emerge as a viable treatment option for select toe pathologies, and continues to have expanding indications as technology and techniques improve. Toe arthroscopy has used a multitude of distraction techniques to perform the procedures but all have had limited success. Thus, we propose a simple toe arthroscopy distraction technique that uses an external positioning arm to allow the surgeon to apply manual traction in multiple positions without the use of an assistant, external weights, or any reprocessed sterile equipment.
See video under supplementary data.
Toe arthroscopy and arthroscopic interventions within the metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) have been very limited and out of reach for most surgeons. The difficulty has centered on procedural space within the joint and the ability to keep the joint distracted while having working tools in the joint space. The lack of uniformity and consistency in distraction techniques has led to surgeon frustration and abandonment of the procedure. With the development of high definition small joint arthroscopes and small joint instruments, the spectrum of surgical indications has expanded. Current indications include hallux rigidus, synovitis, loose bodies, arthrofibrosis, gouty arthritis, osteochondral lesion chondroplasty, microfracture, and nonreducible plantar plate tears.
Because of the increasing number of toe arthroscopy indications, the number of cases is continuing to grow and there is a new need for re-evaluation of equipment setup and surgical techniques (Table 1).
Table 1Indications and Contraindications
First metatarsophalangeal joint arthroscopy
Presence of large osteophytes that prevent adequate visualization of the anatomy
Arthroscopy of the first MTPJ is an area of interest that is continuing to grow amongst “foot and ankle specialists.” Currently, several things must be considered for a successful surgical outcome of the first MTPJ. Because of the size of this joint, appropriate equipment is mandatory for both visualization and treatment of the joint arthroscopy. Typically, either a 1.9-mm or a 2.7-mm 30° high definition arthroscope is needed to provide adequate visualization while mitigating iatrogenic injury. A 2.9-mm shaver or 3-mm burr is adequate for most procedures, and a 1.4-mm electric cautery is also useful at times if used cautiously in safe anatomic regions.
To assist in visualization and to decrease iatrogenic complications, adequate distraction is paramount. Early arthroscopists used several different skeletal and soft tissue traction techniques. Some of the techniques used include a mini external fixator
This can be dangerous and increase iatrogenic damage because of the inherent inability to maintain constant joint distraction. Newer techniques have also been documented that have the hallux suspended using a Kirschner wire
Although effective, we feel that these distraction techniques have deficiencies that can be eliminated and simplified saving time and money. Thus, we propose a simple toe arthroscopy distraction technique that uses an external positioning arm and finger trap to allow the surgeon to apply constant manual traction in multiple positions without the use of any rope/pulleys/weights, reprocessed sterile equipment, or the reliance on an assistant in the operating room, which further decreases cost and increases operating room efficiency.
The patient is positioned supine. The following ordered steps are then conducted. (1) A small bump is placed under the patient's ipsilateral hip to align the ankle perpendicular to the table. We use a bump consisting of folded bed sheets or towels. (2) A standard safety strap is applied around the waist, and an additional 4-inch strip of tape is applied around the contralateral padded ankle and bed to decrease movement of the body and contralateral leg during the procedure. The tape is placed over the padding to ensure patient safety and comfort. (3) An external positioning arm Trimano (Arthrex, Naples, FL) is attached to the ipsilateral surgical side of the bed (Fig 1). The mounting bracket of the external positioning arm is placed at the most distal point of the main bedrail. (4) The patient undergoes sterile preparation and draping in the standard fashion. (5) Toes 2 to 5 are wrapped in Ioban together. (6) The hallux is separately wrapped ensuring that the Ioban is approximately twice as long as the toe for incorporation into the distraction apparatus (Fig 2). Mastisol adhesive is then applied to the Ioban on the great toe. (7) Once the patient and table are fully draped, the external positioning arm is prepared with a disposable clear camera sheath (3M Steri-Drape, 13 cm and 244 cm; 3M, St. Paul, MN) standard to most operating room supplies. The external fixation device is now ready to be positioned properly relative to physician preference for the procedure being performed. (8) The patient's critical landmarks are marked and identified; we start with identifying the great toe MTPJ and the extensor hallucis longus tendon. We then mark the dorsal medial and dorsal lateral portals sites both approximately 5 mm from the extensor hallucis longus directly over the MTPJ. (9) The extra-large finger trap is slid over the great toe just proximal to the interphalangeal joint ensuring that the extra Ioban goes deep inside the finger trap (Fig 2). (10) The finger trap is simply squeezed to help the adhesive adhere the Ioban, and then a small kocher clamp is placed just distal to the tip of the toe squeezing the extra Ioban in the finger trap. The finger trap is attached to the external positioning arm (Fig 3) directly; no ropes or pulleys are used. In most cases, simple gravity of the lower extremity provides 4 to 6 mm of distraction, which provides enough room for complete joint exposure (Fig 4). The arthroscope and arthroscopic tools are then inserted in the standard nick-and-spread technique. The senior author (K.D.M.) prefers to use a short 30° 2.7-mm high definition camera, a 2.9-mm shaver, and a 1.4-mm cautery. Initially, a dorsal synovectomy is performed to create visualization; next a complete articular examination is completed (Fig 5). The working and viewing portals are exchanged as needed for adequate visualization and instrumentation. Small to moderate dorsal cheilectomys (Fig 6) can be performed as well as debridement and microfracture of osteochondral defects (Fig 4) using standard small joint instruments. If, during the procedure, visualization is not adequate because of tight spacing, the external positioning arm is gently pulled in line with the lower extremity for additional distraction. This can provide a larger space for placement of the arthroscope and tools. If an angle needs to be obtained for visualization, the external positioning arm allows for varus or valgus stress to be applied or flexion/extension depending on the angle needed. The trimano external positioning arm is a single cylinder that allows for easy access to all quadrants of the MTPJ; it also makes incorporation of fluoroscopy positioning much easier, thus limiting radiation exposure to not only the patient but also the medical personnel in the operating room. (Video 1 details our technique.)
Using our simple toe distraction setup may decrease surgical setup times, reduce overall costs, and minimize the burden on central sterilization and operative equipment as well as decreasing essential personnel. The surgical setup time is decreased when the ancillary staff prepositions the external positioning arm on the operative bedrail as described earlier. This method removes all reprocessed sterile equipment, ropes/pulleys/external weights, and additional operative assistants, thus, cutting costs and the burden regarding the sterilization process and operating room staff. The external positioning arm is a common piece of equipment in operating rooms in which shoulder arthroscopy is performed; in most cases, the burden of the upfront equipment purchase has already been accounted.
We acknowledge that there are some limitations. Two of our main concerns are: (1) slippage secondary to water saturation of the Ioban, and (2) the finger traps may cause the toe to slip out secondarily to the circumference of the hallux, which may exceed that of the extra-large finger trap thus prohibiting its use.
We have addressed the first problem with the use of an Ioban being placed on a dry prepped toe. Mastisol is applied over the Ioban and allowed to become tacky, and then the extra-large finger trap is applied. If slippage remains problematic, a 2-0 nylon suture can be used through the skin and finger trap keeping in mind the location of the neurovascular structures. A third option, which is our current preferred method, is a pointed reduction clamp through the finger trap into the proximal phalanx that tightens the trap and decreases slippage. A combination of all the above may also be used to decrease known limitations/complications (Table 2).
Table 2Pitfalls and Risks
Purchasing enough external fixation arms for both shoulder and ankle procedures
Too much traction placed by the surgeon can lead to neurovascular damage (very uncommon)
Slippage due to traction during the procedure can lead to iatrogenic damage
Potential safety improvements associated with our technique include elimination of ropes/pulleys/external weights and inconsistent distraction provided by a fatigued assistant. Our technique may also help prevent traction injuries because the surgeon can easily gauge tension applied to the toe. In addition, the ease of positioning may potentially decrease the amount of fluoroscopy time and radiation exposure to the patient and the surgical team if indicated. In conclusion, using an external positioning arm to provide toe distraction can be completed in simple setup while reducing operative costs and improving patient positioning and surgeon comfort (Table 3).
Table 3Tips and Pearls
The external positioning arm should be applied before sterile draping on the ipsilateral side of the patient
The need for reprocessing equipment is eliminated. The use of a single sterile dressing that is discarded after the procedure is all that is required
The foot pedal for the arm should be positioned before draping
The setup time and amount of equipment for toe arthroscopy are reduced
The external positioning arm should be removed from under the sterile drapes; then, its sterile dressing should be placed just before the procedure
The technique allows for easy maneuverability of the leg or joint of interest at any time during the procedure. It enables easy removal of the Chinese finger trap and external positioning arm for films to be taken without interfering with the picture
The need for a Kirschner wire through the distal phalanx is eliminated
The patient is placed in the supine position to undergo great toe arthroscopy. The patient is prepped in our standard fashion and then sterilely draped. Toes 2 to 5 are then wrapped in Ioban the great toe being wrapped in its own separate piece of Ioban. Mastisol is then applied to the Ioban covering the great toe to help prevent slippage of the finger trap. The largest finger trap is then applied to the great toe with the other end attached simply placed over the external positioning arm Trimano (Arthrex, Naples, FL). A nonpenetrating towel clamp is then attached to the finger trap through the twisted Ioban that overhung the great toe. The remainder of the video shows the ease of maneuverability of the setup to facilitate the C-arm as well as maintaining the traction needed for the arthroscopic procedure.


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Well, contrary to expectations, we had a lovely day and reached the airport with no stress at all. We’ve said a sad goodbye to our trusty jeep which has got us about the place for three weeks:
Now we are in the lounge waiting for our flight and I’ve copied and pasted my diary into this blog. On our way down this morning, we stopped for a short hike (2 miles) at Desoto Falls:
We then had lunch in a lovely place called Dahlonega. It was the most successful gold mining town in Georgia in the 19th century, but is now set up for tourism – though in a much more tasteful way than Alpine Helen. All the old buildings round the main square have been turned into shops or restaurants – we ate on the balcony of the Bourbon Street Grill, a little piece of New Orleans in Georgia.
The old courthouse in the middle of the square has been turned into an interesting little museum about gold mining, which we enjoyed.
So now we have two flights to go and then we’ll be home. Time to start planning the next trip.
Saturday, 30th July, 5pm
Today, we visited Brasstown Bald, the highest point in Georgia (4784 ft). It’s another of these mountains where you cheat by driving within half a mile of the summit – but it’s a steep half mile. At the top is a little visitor centre with good exhibits about the history of the area (I particularly liked the talking model of Woody, a 1920s Ranger) and a stupendous circular viewing platform from which you can see four states if it’s not too hazy. We probably could see them, but the guide maps supposedly telling you what you were looking at weren’t very clear so I couldn’t swear to it. The picture gives some impression of the waves and waves of blue hills rolling away, but doesn’t do it justice.
We then headed to Vogel State Park for a picnic lunch and to walk the Bear Hair Gap trail, a 4+ mile loop which rises to an overlook from which you get a very pretty view of Lake Trahylta, the main focus of Vogel.
So now we’re back at the cabin drinking tea and contemplating the detritus of 3 weeks holiday which needs to be packed up for our journey home tomorrow. Before that, we have the joy of cooking up all the stuff we have left into a giant pasta concoction. The packing can probably wait till tomorrow – checkout’s not till 11am. We’re about 90 miles from Atlanta and our flight’s 9.15pm so there’s plenty of time. However, I hate these last days and although we usually do something on the way, I never settle till we’re at the airport.
Friday 29th July, 5.30pm
Back on the balcony, this time with beer and chips. An easier day today – after yesterday’s tumble we decided to limit the hiking. All the mountain areas we have been in are very proud of their waterfalls. We visited three today, driving in a loop round scenic backroads. Helton Creek Falls is not far from the cabins and these were the least spectacular. Dukes Creek Falls are 300 feet high and beautiful. Anna Ruby Falls (pictured) are unusual because they are double falls – two creeks falling into the same basin, one from about 50 feet and the other from about 125 feet. None of these falls are just off the road so we’ve still done 3-4 miles and a fair bit of descent and ascent so I feel we still deserve the beer.
We also visited the town of “Alpine” Helen. This sounded intriguing in the guide book, a little bit of Bavaria in Georgia. It was certainly everything I expected, and more – truly tacky! Still, it had a good grocery store, Betty’s, which concealed all mod cons in a log cabin style early 20th century general store ambience. We stocked up our bread supplies there and had a tasty lunch in one of the cafés. The guy playing the oompah music in the centre was authentically dressed on his top half, but I don’t think floral shorts really cut it instead of lederhosen.
11pm. Still up so must be getting used to the mountain air. Microwave Chinese dinners tonight, not a patch on the real thing (including John’s own stir-fries).
Thursday 28th July, 4pm
Sitting on the balcony again, this time with a nice cup of Earl Grey. That’s one of the advantages of self-catering, you can make a proper cup of tea rather than the mug of tepid water with a teabag on the side that you are served in restaurants. I’m exhausted. Today we decided to climb to the top of Blood Mountain – well, I feel you can’t avoid it if you are staying half way up, it’s only polite. The Appalachian Trail goes over it – we’ve crossed the AT several times already but not actually hiked any of it, though we did some when we were in Shenandoah a few years ago. It’s over 2 miles up and, rather than coming straight back down we decided to continue on the AT for a while then take the Freeman Trail, a link which would return us to the AT more or less back where we started, making a loop of 7 miles. It wasn’t my favourite hike ever. The summit of Blood Mountain is surrounded by trees (although there are views just before it – too hazy for pictures of course) and as for the Freeman Trail: 1.8 miles of scrambling up and down over tree roots and rocks and no views at all. (The picture shows Blood Mountain taken the next day from a viewpoint on the highway.) Mind you, it was on the easy AT return that I managed to trip and fall over a root. Two skinned elbows and a grazed knee. At least we didn’t meet any snakes or bears.
10.30pm. Lasted a bit longer tonight. Delicious veggie chilli cooked by John, red wine and a film watched on the tiny TV. Time for bed.
Our final stop was a lovely cabin in the woods in North Georgia. It was very peaceful but lacked wifi so no blog posts. I’ve been keeping a diary however, so I’m taking advantage of the wifi at Atlanta Airport to catch up.
Wednesday 27 July, 4pm
Today, we left North Carolina and returned to Georgia. It was a very pretty run through to Blairsville, which is the nearest town to the cabin we are staying in. We didn’t explore the place much but still had a very good impression of it. We started at the Welcome Centre at the Chamber of Commerce, to get trail information etc, and came across possibly the most helpful person we’ve ever found in one of those places. Then we moved on to the nearest shopping centre where we ate a good lunch in The Aviator Cafe (excellent service again) before grocery shopping in the supermarket next door. This was Bi-Lo, a chain new to us, and it was really brilliant – full of good, fresh fruit and vegetables and even stuff like tofu and other vegetarian staples which we’ve struggled to find in US supermarkets in the past. Even their checkout system seemed super- efficient compared to home. Maybe I have been on holiday too long if I am finding a supermarket so exciting but Tesco in Maryhill will now seem a terrible climbdown (though I don’t like it much anyhow, even if it is new).
Our cabin is a few miles further on half way up Blood Mountain (not as remote as it sounds, it is just off US 19). We had swithered about choosing more modern cabins closer to town or these ones which are more basic but have the advantage of almost straddling the Appalachian Trail. The trail won. The cabin (Wild Boar) is great, we have all we need and are now sitting on the balcony enjoying coffee. There are two wild boar heads on the cabin wall, Henry and Clyde apparently (the latter a good name for visiting Glaswegians). According to the cabin log book, other guests have found them spooky but they seem ok to me, and they also seem to have died accidental deaths (trucks on the road). I wouldn’t like to think they’d been hunted.
There are two bedrooms – a small one downstairs and a loft under the eaves. We’ll sleep in the latter and use the other as a walk-in dressing room. Such luxury! Our last room in Bryson City was called the tree house, but this almost literally is one. The balcony has been built round a living tree while the trunk supporting the roof has not been modified and still has its branches intact.
10pm. Pizza cooked and eaten. Beer drunk. Most people who have written in the cabin log drive out somewhere for dinner but, as I’ve said before, we’d rather both be able to have beer or wine so we’ll be eating in every evening. Even if the booze does send me to sleep. And so to bed.
Our second port of call was Savannah, where we stayed in another beautiful inn. The Catherine Ward House was built by a sea captain for his wife in 1886 and, apparently, the exterior featured in the film of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. I meant to do my homework before we came and read the book or watch the film or, preferably both, but like many things it never got done.
The first day was very hot, high 90s, but thunderstorms cooled it down a bit the next day. Going out was still a bit like stepping into a sauna, but we had a great time wandering around all the same. I would recommend the three Telfair Museums. The original museum was founded in 1883, in a house bequeathed by Mary Telfair, and shows 19th and 20th century art. The Owens-Thomas House is set out as a late 18th / early 19th century house complete with slave quarters and the Jepson Centre is a contemporary building with contemporary art. Best of all was the Jepson cafe – probably the best lunch menu I have ever seen!
Our other memorable meal was at Leoci’s, an Italian near where we were staying. The food was excellent but the floor show was better. When we went in, the place was buzzing because part of the ceiling had just collapsed after an earlier storm. A few minutes later, a candle set fire to one of the umbrellas outside causing much panic amongst the staff. When one of them then dropped some glasses behind the bar, the child at the next table couldn’t contain himself and screamed “This is AWESOME!” It certainly was.
Below are some pictures taken on our wanderings.
We visited Ocmulgee National Monument on our way out of Macon. It’s a Native American site (Muskogee) with a good little museum and several mounds – you can go into the Earth Lodge which has the genuine floor, about 1100 years old, but reconstructed walls. As in Maes Howe in Orkney, it is aligned so that on certain days the sun shines directly through the entrance tunnel across the centre.
The other mounds were used as temples (one was partially destroyed during the construction of a railroad) and for funerals. Eventually the Muskogee were displaced and ended up in Oklahoma. The usual sad and shameful story.
Our first real port of call: Macon (pronounced May-con). According to our guidebook (Frommer’s) “only Savannah tops Macon for its striking old buildings” and “the 1842 Inn is reason enough to come to Macon”. Probably right on both counts I would say. The Inn is elegant and comfortable – we had coffee on the verandah, breakfast in the courtyard and hors d’oeuvres in the parlour. The latter was an opportunity for guests to socialise and we met a lovely lady who had travelled from upstate New York to attend to her house in Macon. She had previously lived there and was now renting it out to students.
Other highlights of our visit were the Hay House, an Italian Renaissance Revival home built c1855, and St Joseph’s Cathedral.
We found good places to eat, notably Lemongrass, an award winning Thai restaurant whose cool and minimalist decor contrasted with the faded Southern charm elsewhere. The sad thing was that the place was really quiet – we felt we were almost the only tourists around. Macon deserves more visitors.
Our fifth annual North American road tour has begun! Since 2007 we have visited the Canadian Rockies, Virginia, Arizona and Utah. This year, I will add 4 states to my tally: Georgia, both Carolinas and Tennessee. We started with a very long journey on Sunday, 10th July, then, after a night in one of the hotels at Atlanta Airport, we picked up our car en route to our first port of call, Macon, Georgia. On the way though, we stopped off to visit Callaway Gardens, a 14000 acre site created in the 1930s. It was really beautiful and we wished we’d had time to do more there. The pictures are of hibiscus in the horticultural centre, the garden’s signature flower, the plumleaf azalea, and the butterfly house.

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