This week for ‘Your Edge’ we preview Clint Gutherson v Tom Trbojevic, highlight the best and worst-performing teams in the yardage game, look into the Blues backrow race as well as passing props, and find the best value plays of the weekend.
Gutho v Turbo
We’re at the point where only a couple of games a week are really worth looking forward to at the moment. Warriors v Tigers has the potential to be interesting on Friday night while the Rabbitohs taking on the Panthers in Dubbo will give us some idea of where Wayne Bennett’s side are at despite their injury issues. However, it’s Eels v Sea Eagles – Clint Gutherson v Tom Trbojevic – that is the big draw in Round 11.
Clint Gutherson has become one of the most complete fullbacks in the NRL in 2021. He’s doing it on both sides of the ball and has elevated himself closer towards the top tier fullbacks in the competition. ‘The King’ is no longer just the effort man or the player that can run for the full 80 minutes. He is still providing a lot by pushing up through the middle to be second in the competition in supports with 10.9 per game, but it’s his play out the back of shape on the edges that has taken his game to another level. He is providing the Eels attack with another elite ball-playing option out wide while also acting as a finishing threat as a ball-carrier.
Meanwhile, Tom Trbojevic has pieced together one of the best five-game spans in recent memory. He has seven tries, ten try assists and ten line breaks to his name already this season. We’re not quite ready to call him the best #1 in the game just yet, but he’s close based on the fact he is the sole occupant of the top right quadrant in the above graphic.
You can really see how involved he is in the Sea Eagles attack when putting him against all spine players that have played at least three games this season.
Gutherson is unlikely to have the same statistical output as Trbojevic on Sunday, but you will see him sniffing around the ball all evening. He will pull the defence out of shape by hanging around the ball carrier and open up space for others out wide. In defence, few make more try-saving tackles than The King. Trbojevic will be the deciding factor in this one, though. If he can continue to pile up the attacking stats and generate points for the visitors, we might be in for an upset.
Net Running Metres
Shock: The five teams in the NRL that are streaks ahead of the rest on the ladder are also streaks ahead in the yardage battle every week.
The Penrith Panthers are beating their opponents by almost 500 metres while the Melbourne Storm, Parramatta Eels, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sydney Roosters also significantly out-perform their opposition in the yardage game every week. Unsurprisingly, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are the only other team consistently winning the middle as they continue their Tom Trbojevic-inspired climb up the ladder.
Net running metres also mirrors the bottom of the ladder with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Brisbane Broncos and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at 14th, 15th and 16th, respectively, on both lists.
Blues Backrow Race
It’s that time of year again…
State of Origin chat is heating up and the backrow position is one that is generating a lot of discussion.
As we’ve just highlighted above, the yardage game is key and will be something Brad Fittler will be looking to dominate as the New South Wales Blues look to rebound from their shock series loss in 2020.
Tyson Frizell, Jake Trbojevic, Angus Crichton, Cameron Murray and Tariq Sims were all mentioned as possible starters in the second row in NRL.com’s recent team prediction piece. Crichton is the one player most expect to slot in on the edge and he stands out in the visual below as one of the best metre-eaters in the NRL.
Cameron Murray has spent all of his time at lock this season but has averaged 108 running metres per game. He’s familiar enough with playing on the edge that playing him wider isn’t an outrageous option. His ruck speed could open up all sorts of opportunities down the short side – something that sounds especially exciting if Tom Trbojevic is playing in the centres.
Tyson Frizell is also up there while Tariq Sims rates a mention too. I think we can ignore the Jake Trbojevic suggestion…
Tevita Pangai Jr is the true left-field option after an excellent start to the year in a dire Broncos outfit. You often can’t capture Pangai Jr’s best performances with numbers. It’s his energy in both attack and defence, the timing of a strong carry or big shot from nowhere that allows Pangai Jr to dominate a game. He handled David Fifita relatively well in their Round 8 clash against the Titans, and that is something Brad Fittler should consider when naming his 17 for Game 1.
Side note: How about Teig Wilton (NSW) putting himself up in the top right corner with Buy of the Season candidate, Isaiah Papali’i (NZ)? Wilton has only been named on the edge three times this season (Round 4, 5 & 7) but averaged 152 metres across those games.
We’ve made regular mention about the increasing number of passes backrowers are throwing in the NRL these days here over the last few weeks. But having seen Jarrod Wallace make passes off the kickoff, Marty Taupau shift the ball through the middle and tip a player over the line on Friday, Junior Paulo look like a 123 kg halfback and James Fisher-Harris add a pass to his game to become the best prop in the world, I wanted to check in on the Pass:Run ratio of all props in the competition.
The four already mentioned are towards the top of the list, as expected.
However, Aaron Woods, Jordan McLean and Aiden Tolman aren’t names most would bring up when talking about passing props. The game is revolving around big bodies moving the ball more and more as the rounds go by. These unexpected ball-playing props are worth keeping an eye on before checking back in on these numbers in a few weeks.
Ben Murdoch-Masila scored a barnstorming try through the middle of the Eels defence last week and will back himself to cross the line against a flimsy Wests Tigers side this week. He has been named on the edge (where the Tigers have conceded 20 tries this season) but could end up in the middle as he did towards the back end of the game in Round 10. Either way, he’s going to be a target for the New Zealand Warriors in good ball areas early on Friday night.
Your eyes are always directed towards Melbourne Storm players when it comes to the anytime try scorer market in a match that they’re heavy favourites. However, Angus Crichton rolling through Albert Kelly in his Broncos debut presents as a likely source of points for the Roosters on Saturday night. Per the Sport Tech Daily Try Scorer Portal, Crichton has scored in six of his 24 games since the start of last season, bagging a double three times.


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PURPOSE: Studies show a high level of mental health problems among refugee children. This study examined whether a subset of refugee children living in Denmark accessed psychiatric healthcare services more than those born in the country. METHODS: This study compared 24,427 refugee children from Asia, The Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa and former Yugoslavia, who obtained residency in Denmark between 1 January 1993 and 31 December 2010 with 146,562 Danish-born children, matched 1:6 on age and sex. The study looked at contacts with psychiatric hospitals as well as psychologists and psychiatrists in private practice. RESULTS: Between 1 January 1996 and 30 June 2012, 3.5 % of the refugee children accessed psychiatric healthcare services compared to 7.7 % of the Danish-born children. The rate ratio of having any first-time psychiatric contact was 0.42 (95 % CI 0.40-0.45) among refugee boys and 0.35 (95 % CI 0.33-0.37) among refugee girls, compared to Danish-born children. Figures were similar for those accessing private psychologists or psychiatrists, emergency room, inpatient and outpatient services. CONCLUSIONS: Refugee children used fewer psychiatric healthcare services than Danish-born children. This may indicate that refugee children experience barriers in accessing psychiatric healthcare systems and do not receive adequate assessment of their mental health and subsequent referral to specialist services.

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SUWANEE, Ga. — Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US supports S. G. Torrice Company in its donation of Mitsubishi Electric equipment to Homes For Our Troops.
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2005 and it's funny today. And I know because this book has been tested by fire. I took some kids on a road trip and put the disc in the cd player and showed them the book and they laughed themselves silly.
It's based on an old comedy routine by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, two of the funniest guys ever to live. The idea is that a 2000-year-old man came to a school so kids could ask the oldest man in the world what life was like way back then. And the answers he gave!!! Wait until you find out why kids hated lunchtime (and what you got for snacks), why homework was HOME work, and the words to the first song. (HINT--it's the title to this post)
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library has plenty of copies of this terrific book and you'll find it in the Read-Along section--that means the books have cd's in them so you can listen as well as read. Listen to the cd but read the book also because there's more material in the book than on the cd. And don't be surprised that this book looks like a picture book because it is!! So don't be embarrassed to get it--REAL MEN enjoy stuff like this because it's HILARIOUS!! And it's a Good Quick Read.
And, as a bonus, he's a clip from an animated 2000 Year Old Man special that aired on TV in the '70's. It talks about why Shakespeare was not a great writer. (and, yes, that part is in the book too)
So don't sit around already--go to the library and check it out!
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Residents of Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have been thrown into pandemonium following the death of five persons as a result of generator fumes.
DAILY POST gathered on Thursday that a family of three, involving a husband, his wife and his child died in Emeyal community in Ogbia after inhaling fumes from a generator.
The corpses of the deceased were said to have been discovered three days after their deaths following an offensive odour coming from their bodies in the area.
A resident of the area while reacting to the incident said, “The entire family slept on Sunday. There was no sign of them till Wednesday afternoon when we started perceiving foul odour from their house.
“The odour was saturating the entire neighborhood and it got so curious.
“The family always kept to themselves and that was why nobody discovered their condition on time. Toxic gas from a generator killed them. They must have inhaled it over night. We called the police.”
The police in the area identified the family’s name as Ibieneye Tubotamuno.
Confirming the incident, the State Police spokesperson, Mr. Asinim Butswat, disclosed that the corpses of the deceased were discovered at about 3:50pm on Wednesday after residents alerted the police.
“On July 29, 2015 at about 1550hrs, policemen responded to a distress call, that a foul smell was oozing out of the house of one Ibieneye Tubotamuno, at Emeyal Community, in Ogbia LGA.
“The policemen forced the house open and discovered the dead bodies of Ibieneye Tubotamuno, male, 34; Jennifer Asiagbuladia, female, 30 and Goodluck Tubotamuno, boy, eight years.
“Preliminary investigation revealed, that the deceased must have died about three days back, when they were last seen, as a result of inhaled fumes from a generator exhaust, which was kept inside their living room.
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Archives: Sam Lewis ‘Waiting On You’ – Album Review
This article was first published on August 25th, 2015 on forthecountryrecord.com.
Country soulman Sam Lewis first came to the world’s attention in 2012 via his self-titled debut album, but the singer/songwriter from Asheboro, NC has been honing his talents and paying his dues for far longer. Obsessed with the guitar as a young man, he joined a friend in Knoxville to write his first collection of songs, playing them in coffee shops, before in 2008 self-releasing an acoustic record titled ‘One’s A Long Time, Two’s A Fly By’. Twelve months later Sam moved to Nashville and connected with producer Matt Urmy, who introduced him to famed guitarist Kenny Vaughan, and from there they went into the studio. Six tracks were recorded in one day, and, encouraged by the productivity, Sam saved enough to get a second studio session in January 2011. The record was finished, and when it was released the next year it garnered positive press from the likes of No Depression and PopMatters.
But that wasn’t the end of the story, and soon Sam was out on the road, playing wherever he could and soon attracting bigger and bigger audiences. Last summer (2014) he returned to the studio, this time at Southern Ground, accompanied by a host of even more celebrated musicians and collaborators. The collective played together live and tracked all twelve songs in just two and a half days. The result is an incredibly enjoyable and musically credible record that borrows from country, folk, blues and soul, Sam’s rich baritone guiding us effortlessly through a plethora of classic offerings.
From the smooth harmonies and gentle sway of ‘She’s A Friend’ to the 50s blues swagger of ‘Reinventing The Blues’, Sam is reverently understated and eternally sincere, treating his songs like something between adored children and carefully curated pieces of art. Each track takes on something of a classic feel just for the incredibly capable interpretations of well-loved styles of old, fallen out of fashion but never truly gone. While Sam opts for the rhythm of traditional rock ‘n’ roll on opener ‘3/4 Time’ and ‘Things Will Never Be The Same’, he has plenty of time for the heartfelt country storytelling of ‘Texas’ and sweet ditty ‘Virginia Avenue’, and that’s where the sweet spot of this album lies.
There is something wonderfully relaxing about ‘Waiting On You’; even the slightly more up-tempo songs are comparatively reserved and Sam never pushes or strain his vocals, meaning that he’s always in a comfortable range that serves his husky, soulful voice well. Like a sweet syrup or honey, he is reminiscent of a young Chris Stapleton in places, channeling that instant star power that is not forced nor contrived. Some people are just born to play music, and it’s clear that Sam Lewis is one of those people.
The record presents further texture with the southern blues/gospel of closer ‘I’m Coming Home’, the swampy troubadour tale of ‘Little Time’, the pedal steel-infused heartache of ‘Never Again’, and the country soul lighter-waving of ‘Love Me Again’, presenting a unified collection of material that is sure to explore different styles, but keep them in the same family. Playing the whole record live and putting it together so quickly has helped this; all the songs sound like chapters from the same book. This is also thanks to the incredible contributions of guitarist Darrell Scott (Steve Earle, Guy Clark, Robert Plant), harmonica player Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Neil Young), guitarist Will Kimbrough (Rodney Crowell, Jimmy Buffett), keyboardist Gabe Dixon (Paul McCartney, Supertramp), vocal group The McCrary Sisters (Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin), producer Oliver Wood (The Wood Brothers) and Grammy-nominated mixer and engineer Brandon Bell (chief engineer at Southern Ground Studios).
So if you want an album to take you to your musical happy place, make you think, make you move, make you feel, then Sam Lewis’ new record ‘Waiting On You’ is for you. It is a fabulous tribute to southern music in its way but also its own entity that will be loved for many years to come.


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BULLYING tactics from city council officers could see Notts boroughs forced into building too many houses in suburban areas, it has been claimed.
The accusation was made at a public inquiry into councils' core strategies, held at the Methodist Central Hall, in Upper Parliament Street, yesterday.
The Government has decided that 30,550 new homes must be built in Notts before 2028, split between 17,150 in the city, 6,150 in Broxtowe and 7,250 in Gedling.
The inquiry, chaired by planning inspector Jill Kingaby, was attended by residents, action groups, planning officers and Broxtowe MP Anna Soubry.
The first morning of the inquiry looked at whether the councils had fulfilled their "duty to co-operate".
Meryl Topliss, of Brinsley, said the number of houses should rise in correlation to the anticipated increase in population according to census data.
She said: "I'm here because I think the housing quotas are unfair. If the allocation stays as it is, then the smaller town in those boroughs will be overcrowded. The question is has there been an element of bullying?"
Mrs Topliss produced census estimates from 2011 which said the population in the city would rise by 13.7 per cent, with Broxtowe and Gedling due to see a two per cent increase in inhabitants.
But the housing quotas put forward would see 20 per cent more homes in Broxtowe and 24 per cent in Gedling, with a 50 per cent increase in the city.
Mrs Topliss said the rises should be closer to 75 per cent in the city, 11 per cent in Broxtowe and 14 per cent in Gedling.
Councillor Chris Barnfather, who sits on Gedling Borough Council's planning committee, said: "We have a plan that benefits the regional boroughs. A duty to co-operate is a duty to compromise, but the city has just resorted to playground bullying."
Christine Sarris, corporate manager of planning and building control at Ashfield District Council, said sites on the boundaries of Ashfield, such as Top Wighay, would affect the district but the council had not been properly consulted in the planning process.
She said: "We feel that we have asked a number of questions that as yet have not been satisfactorily answered. We are not disputing there have been meetings, but how constructive have these been?"
MP Anna Soubry added: "Far from there having been any co-operation, in effect there was a dominance of the borough councils by the city."
She said her constituents worried that towns such as Stapleford could become part of Nottingham's urban sprawl if quotas were kept as they were.
Dave Pearson, of Stapleford, said the public had been ignored.
He said: "I don't think there has been much co-operation. I never even received any notice of public consultation. There have been very few meetings and none of them have been public."
Matt Gregory, a planning officer with Nottingham City Council, said borough councils had been kept informed through quarterly meetings and an open floor for comment on the council website.
He said: "The duty of co-operation goes much wider than those meetings. It's a political process, not officers dictating others' planning. They have endorsed the Aligned Core Strategies through their councils."
The inspector said she acknowledged meetings had taken place between councils, but wanted to hear more on the details.
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It’s a rare day in the winter when I don’t have a pot of homemade soup in the fridge. I can whip up a satisfying meal or a hearty snack on a moments notice and I don’t know anybody who would turn down a steaming bowl of soup when they stop by to visit. White bean and ham is a family favorite and is a stick to the ribs soup that doesn’t need much more than a salad and a slice of good bread to make it a meal. I usually use a ham bone to make the stock but didn’t have one on hand so used ham hocks instead. They give the soup a rich, smokey taste but don’t add a lot of meat to the soup. Either one works well.
White Bean and Ham Soup
- 1 pound of white beans – either Great Northern or canellini
- 8 cups water
- 3 or 4 ham hocks
- 1 cup carrots, chopped
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 3/4 teaspoon thyme
- Dash of hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- Salt and pepper
Soak the white beans in cold water for several hours or overnight. Drain.
Put the ham hocks in a large pot and cover with 8 to 10 cups of water. Bring to a simmer and cook until hocks are starting to fall apart. This usually takes several hours. I added a handful of celery tops and the bay leaves to the stock as it simmered. Remove the hocks from the stock when they are done and let them cool. Remove meat from the bones and set aside. Strain the stock to remove celery and any meat bits left in the pot. I chill the stock at this point so I can skim off the fat from the ham hocks.
Saute the carrots, celery and onions in 1/4 cup olive oil in a large pot until they are soft. Add stock, beans and thyme and simmer until beans are soft, usually about 2 hours. Season with salt and pepper and add vinegar and fresh parsley. I like to mash some of the cooked beans to thicken the soup a bit.
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"Vivendi Universal Games has today announced that it has hired award-winning composer Chance Thomas for the position of Tolkien Music Director. In his new role, Thomas, who most recently worked on the Oscar-winning animated short film The ChubbChubbs, will be responsible for creating and producing musical themes for all of VU Games' Tolkien-inspired games." To read the entire article, CLICK HERE!
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I Know A Man … Ashley Bryan
Film Screening at the Gracie Theatre – Husson University
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7:30 Showing of film (56 min in length)
8:30 Q & A with film director: Richard Kane
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I Know a Man … Ashley Bryan is an inspiring new documentary by Richard Kane and Robert Shetterly about this 94-year-old creative wonder who skips and jumps in his heart like a child. Born in Harlem, schooled by the renowned artist Romare Bearden, and raised in the Bronx, Ashley was drafted out of art school into the segregated US army at age nineteen. He served in an all-Black battalion during World War II and preserved his humanity by drawing, stowing supplies in his gas mask. Ashley now lives on the remote Cranberry Islands, Maine, and has been using art his entire life to celebrate joy, mediate the darkness of war and racism, explore the mysteries of faith, and create loving community. He is a poet/illustrator of over 50 published children’s books, and makes magical puppets and sea glass windows from found objects inspired by his African heritage. The film explores his world from the time his father “was given the mop and the broom”, (a reference to the Gordon Parks photograph). He quotes Marian Anderson admonishing “to keep another down you have to hold them down, and therefore cannot … soar to the potential within you.” He spreads beauty through his linocut prints exhorting “Let My People Go”. His life story and the art he makes from this wellspring of experience is an inspiration to people of all ages.
Ashley is the recipient of three Coretta Scott King Awards, a NYC Public Library Literary Lion Award, and a 2017 prestigious Newbery Honor Award for his latest book Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life.
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Can You Get a DUI for Medical Marijuana Use in Arizona?
The legalization of medical marijuana in many states, including Arizona, raises questions about the implications of its use in various situations.
One concern is the use of medical marijuana and the possibility of getting a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) charge.
In this article, we will explore the following topics:
- How DUI Laws Apply to Medical Marijuana Use
- Whether Marijuana Shows Up in a DUI Blood Test
- The Legality of Driving Around With Medical Marijuana
- Whether Police Can Search Your Car if You Have a Medical Marijuana License in Arizona
- Penalties for Medical Marijuana DUI Convictions
How DUI Laws Apply to Medical Marijuana Use
Regarding DUI laws and medical marijuana use, it is important to understand that driving under the influence of marijuana is still considered illegal.
Like alcohol, marijuana can impair one’s ability to drive safely, and the law treats it as a controlled substance that can lead to impairment and accidents on the road.
Medical marijuana patients in Arizona should be aware that even though they have a valid medical marijuana card, they can still be charged with a DUI if they are found driving under the influence of marijuana.
The influence of marijuana can impair coordination, judgment, and reaction time, making it unsafe to operate a motor vehicle.
Suppose you are a medical marijuana patient and are charged with a DUI. In that case, it is crucial to seek legal advice from an experienced DUI attorney who understands the nuances of medical marijuana laws and DUI defense.
They can help you navigate the legal process and provide the best defense possible.
Does Marijuana Show up in a DUI Blood Test?
Marijuana can be detected in a person’s system through a blood test.
THC (the active ingredient in marijuana) can be measured in the blood after marijuana use.
However, unlike alcohol, there is no clear-cut legal limit for THC in the blood that determines impairment.
THC can stay in the bloodstream for days or even weeks after use, which makes it difficult to determine if someone was under the influence of marijuana at the time of driving.
It is important to note that even if you have a medical marijuana card and are using marijuana legally for medicinal purposes, the presence of marijuana in your system can still lead to DUI charges if it is believed to have impaired your ability to drive safely.
Can you Drive Around with Medical Marijuana in the Car in Arizona?
In Arizona, it is legal to use medical marijuana for certain qualifying conditions.
However, driving with medical marijuana in the car can be tricky.
While it is legal to possess and use medical marijuana, it is illegal to drive under the influence of drugs, including marijuana.
If you are pulled over by law enforcement and are suspected of driving impaired, you may be subject to a DUI charge.
It is also important to remember that although medical marijuana may be legal in the state, it is still illegal on a federal level.
This means that traveling across state lines, even to another state where medical marijuana is legal, you could run into legal issues.
Therefore, if you have medical marijuana in your car, it is advisable to keep it in a secure, sealed container in the trunk or out of reach of the driver and passengers.
Can Police Search Your Car If You Have a Medical Marijuana License in Arizona?
One common concern among medical marijuana patients is whether the police have the right to search their vehicle if they have a valid medical marijuana license.
In Arizona, having a medical marijuana card does not give the police probable cause to search your car for drugs.
However, it is essential to note that the smell of marijuana can still give the police probable cause to search your vehicle, even if you have a medical marijuana license.
Due to this, it is vital to store your marijuana in a secure, odor-proof container while transporting it and avoid smoking or consuming it in your car.
If you find yourself in a situation where the police want to search your vehicle, it is advisable to invoke your right to remain silent and seek guidance from a defense attorney. They can advise you on your rights and ensure they are protected.
Penalties for Medical Marijuana DUI Convictions
If you are convicted of a DUI while under the influence of marijuana, even for medical purposes, you may face penalties and consequences.
The penalties will vary depending on the circumstances and the number of previous offenses.
In Arizona, a DUI conviction can result in fines, suspension of your driver’s license, mandatory alcohol or drug education programs, probation, and even jail time.
These penalties can significantly impact your life, including your driving ability, employment prospects, and personal life.
How Arja Shah Law Can Help Defend You
If you are facing DUI charges related to medical marijuana use, it is crucial to consult with a DUI defense attorney who specializes in marijuana DUI cases. We can review the details of your case, explore possible defenses, and work towards minimizing the consequences you may face.
While medical marijuana is legal in Arizona, it is crucial to understand how it intersects with DUI laws. Driving under the influence of marijuana, even for medicinal purposes, can lead to DUI charges and legal consequences. As a medical marijuana patient, it is essential to exercise caution, refrain from driving under the influence, and seek legal advice if you find yourself facing DUI charges.


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The government’s decision to open up multibrand retailing to 100 percent foreign ownership has set off a firestorm of protest, with parliament adjourned for the second day and a strike set for today that is expected to involve more than 10,000 trade bodies and will shut down thousands of stores.
Global retailers who were buoyed by the government’s decision last week now have to wait and watch as the political and business protests threaten the three-day-old reforms, which raised the ownership cap for single brand retail to 100 percent from 51 percent. This opened the door for megaretailers such as Wal-Mart, Ikea, Tesco and Carrefour to enter the market on their own if they wish.
Opposition parties such as the Trinamool Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam are demanding a rollback of the decision. Parliament is expected to meet again today to discuss it and the opposition is demanding a vote on the issue in order to force a change in the decision, although the government is resisting a vote.
The government has pointed to the benefits of the move, which is backed by economists who believe it will allow faster economic growth; fight inflation, which has been hovering at about 9 percent, and help the $450 billion retail industry.
The opposition points to the possibility of thousands of job losses as their counterargument. More than 90 percent of India’s retailers are individual mom-and-pop stores.
“It is a philosophical signal to the rest of the world that India wants to catch up and that it is not a closed economy. That message is important,” said Darshan Mehta, president and chief executive officer of Reliance Brands, which has brought brands such as Diesel, Paul & Shark and, recently, Kenneth Cole into India. “In the next six months to one year, the floodgates will open to new brands. But I don’t think the present battle is about ideology. It’s more about political one-upmanship.”
Like many other large companies, he doesn’t believe the government’s decision will be a magic wand that transforms their position in retail. “It really doesn’t change anything for us,” said Mehta. “A lot of the brands believe that a partnership in India helps them since it is a complicated market and the partnership is not really limited by law.”
He said in terms of luxury, many brands in India have been going the franchise route, which may still be the one preferred by international labels.
“This proposal offers good prospects for large established Indian retailers. FDI would enable these players, attract capital for driving their expansion plans and, in addition, benefit from scale, cost efficiencies and technology brought in by foreign retailers,” said Anuj Sethi, head of Crisil Ratings.
He said FDI in retail would stimulate further investment in the sector. Crisil estimates FDI inflows of $2.5 billion to $3 billion over the next five years.
Anand Sharma, commerce and industry minister, has been actively trying to convince the opposition about the importance of retail growth and how it would impact the economy. He has been writing to members of parliament to win their support for the plan and the government ran full-page advertisements about it in newspapers on Sunday.
Sharma also clarified that 30 percent of sourcing would have to be done from small and medium enterprises in India, whereas the initial government proposal last week said this sourcing would have to be from small and medium-sized enterprises anywhere in the world.
Meanwhile, some states such as Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have stated that they will not allow foreign retailers to open stores there. These regions would be relatively small markets for major global retailers, though.
Even as the political opposition protests the government’s decision, some domestic retailers strongly support the move.
“It is a good thing for the economy,” said Kishore Biyani, ceo of Future Group, who pointed out that a chain like his has a huge head start over its international counterparts. Future Group is the largest retailer in India with about 16 million square feet of retail space across different formats including department stores, hypermarkets and food bazaars.
“FDI in retail will be a game-changer like [deregulation of] telecom. I see only a positive impact on employment,” said Rajiv Kumar, secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce.
Thomas Verghese, ceo of Aditya Birla Retail, who is also chairman for the National Retail Committee of the Confederation of Indian Industries, said modern retail has grown fast in India in recent years, but so have the smaller mom-and-pop stores, which are averaging growth of 10 to 14 percent annually. The fears that the smaller stores will go out of business may not be rooted in reality, he said.
According to the confederation’s report published in August, the retail sector is expected to grow to $535 billion by 2013 with the share of modern retail at 10 percent. The report recommended that FDI in multibrand retail would enhance brand knowledge, consumer choice and help to promote branding in certain segments like fruits and vegetables, where there are only a few brands available.
In yet another fashion show shuffle, @elleryland is moving its show in sync with the Paris couture calendar — though the brand is still keeping one foot on the city’s ready-to-wear schedule. Their runway show in January will coincide with the launch of a new strategy: designing two main collections each year instead of four, which will then be released in four drops. “As we all know, the system needs to change. We need to show sooner to give time back to artisans and designers to do what they do best — create,” said founder Kym Ellery. #wwdnews #wwdfashion (📷: @kukukuba)
@maxmara’s classic 101801 coat was the cornerstone of its pre-fall 2018 collection. The design team expanded the traditional double-breasted, kimono-sleeved style into a trapeze coat, lean belted styles and a peacoat and presented them in monochromatic looks – like the camel one pictured here. #wwdfashion #prefall18 (📷: George Chinsee)
The @cfda has shifted the dates of #NYFW, with Men’s showing on February 5 through February 7, and Women’s will directly follow, running from February 8 through 14. The preliminary schedule will be released on the CFDA’s web site in the next few days, but Mark Beckham, VP of marketing for the CFDA, revealed that @rafsimons will be back to close the men’s-specific part of the week with a show on February 7 #wwdfashion (📷: Kelly Taub)
@ferragamo is introducing a new space dedicated to the development of women’s and men’s leather good samples. The laboratory, which is created eco-friendly materials and designed to reduce the environmental impact of the manufacturing processes, will allow the company to expand its accessories offering through traditional artisanal approaches. #wwdfashion (📷: @aitorrosasphoto)
How does a “regular, degular, schmegular” girl from the Bronx, N.Y., become a Grammy-nominated artist with a certified platinum record in less than a year? Call it the @iamcardib come up. The 25-year-old has become a musical sensation, and the fashion world is taking note. “If I could describe her style I would say drama. She’s really into the dramatics,” says Cardi B’s stylist @kollincarter. See how Carter styles her bold and out there looks with the link in bio. #wwdfashion
“There is no formula. There is no guideline. I can watch Ted Talks all day, but there is no one who can advise me on exactly what it is I should be doing,” said @ronniefieg, CEO of @kith, in an interview with WWD’s @ariahughes at the brand’s new SoHo office in Manhattan. Head to WWD.com to see how Fieg went from hanging out in shoe stockrooms at 13 to building his own business. #wwdfashion (📷: @weston.wells)
@fearofgod and @maxfieldla have teamed up on a pop-up installation. The store, located in the gallery space across from Maxfield’s Melrose Ave location, is the site of the brand’s House of God pop-up in which Fear of God founder @jerrylorenzo has created a church-inspired installation. A dozen vintage church pews sit in front of an LED screen playing 90s gospel singers in an effort to re-create an environment akin to a Southern Baptist Church, Lorenzo explained. Read more about the pop-up on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: Jennifer Johnson)
Known for his sleek, sophisticated American glamour, Norman Norell is the subject of an upcoming exhibition at @fitnyc. “Norell: Dean of American Fashion,” which runs from February 9 through April 14, will feature approximately 100 ensembles and accessories. His best work is exemplified by the designer’s glittering “mermaid” gowns frosted with thousands of hand-sewn sequins – like the one pictured. (📷: William Helburn) #wwdfashion
For pre-fall 2018, @balmain didn’t let go of the glitz. A crystal embroidered baseball jacket priced at around $40,000 hangs in the “couture” section of the brand’s first men’s pre-collection. Sporting the words “Balmain Army” across the back, the item took around two months to make. “When it was completed, it was like Christmas, it was like, ‘It’s done, it’s exactly what I wanted,’” said Balmain’s creative director @olivier_rousteing during a tour of the collection in a Paris showroom on Monday. #wwdfashion


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The Centre has appointed Rishi Kumar Shukla as the new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
During the second meeting of the committee on Friday, the government is understood to have put forth a few names of officers who could be considered for appointment as the CBI director.
However, these names were objected to by Mallikarjun Kharge, who is part of the three-member committee, the officials said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads the panel in which Kharge, as leader of the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha, and chief justice Ranjan Gogoi are the other two members.
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A court in Turkey has said it plans to prosecute the Duchess of York for secretly filming orphans in the country for a television documentary, according to BBC.
The Duchess visited the orphanage near Ankara while making a film for the ITV Tonight programme in 2008.
The court plans to accuse her of going "against the law in acquiring footage and violating privacy" of five children.
The Duchess`s spokesman said she would not be commenting.
But the BBC`s royal correspondent Peter Hunt said a source close to the Duchess had expressed surprise at the development.
The Duchess was, said the source, just trying to run a humanitarian trip and was surprised she was being brought to task when it was ITV that filmed the documentary.
Turkish officials made a formal request to the Home Office for help as they tried to bring a case against her in the past.
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The Duchess`s spokesman said: "The Duchess of York has fully co-operated with both the Turkish and British authorities at all times on this issue.
"British ministers refused to accede to the further request for legal assistance from Turkey so from a UK perspective we have been told by the Home Office the case is closed.
"We were told the reasons for refusal were that the minister considered that to provide the assistance requested would have been likely to prejudice the sovereignty, security, ordre public [public order] or other essential interests of the United Kingdom.
"The action today reported by the Turkish authorities is news to all."
She would face a maximum term of more than 22 years in prison if convicted.
The Duchess wore a disguise to enter the institution and filmed scenes of children tied to their beds and left in cots all day.
At the time, the Turkish government accused her of being involved in a "smudge campaign" when Turkey was trying to get membership of the European Union.
But the Duchess, who also filmed orphanages in Romania for the programme, said she was "apolitical" and had gone purely as a mother, and she was "happy with courage to stand by the film".
It is unclear why it has taken over three years for charges to be laid, and no trial date has yet been set.
It is also unknown whether Turkey have made a formal extradition request for the Duchess to face charges.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "It is not general UK government practice to comment on individual judicial processes, although we expect high legal and judicial standards to be observed.
"It would be premature and inappropriate to speculate on possible outcomes at this stage."BBC


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Two-Photon-Exchange Correction to Parity-Violating
Elastic Electron-Proton Scattering
Higher-order QED effects play an important role in precision measurements of nucleon elastic form factors in electron scattering. Here we introduce a two-photon exchange QED correction to the parity-violating polarization asymmetry of elastic electron-proton scattering. We calculate this correction in the parton model using the formalism of generalized parton distributions, and demonstrate that it can reach several per cent in certain kinematics, becoming comparable in size with existing experimental measurements of strange-quark effects in the proton neutral weak current.
Introduction. Recently the two–photon exchange mechanism in elastic electron–proton scattering has attracted a lot of attention. The reason is that this mechanism arguably accounts for the difference between the high– values of the electric to magnetic proton form factor ratio TPE ; Blunden as measured in unpolarized (Rosenbluth) and polarized electron scattering. Calculations of Ref. Chen using a formalism of generalized parton distributions (GPD’s) GPD confirm the possibility, and decisive experimental tests are under development Brooks . See also Ref. deJager for review of the problem.
The Rosenbluth/polarization controversy is resolved (putatively) by including non-soft photon exchange into the box and cross-box diagrams of electron-proton scattering. Since the additional exchanged photon is not soft, it alters the spin structure of the electron–proton elastic scattering amplitude and contributes to polarization observables ABCCV . These effects exceed spin-dependent corrections due to bremsstrahlung AAM , because bremsstrahlung photons can be constrained to be soft by experimental cuts. The magnitude of the additional correction at fixed depends on the electron scattering angle, reaching a few percent. This result motivated us to take a closer look at other electron scattering measurements that require high precision.
In this note, we discuss the implications of two-photon exchange for parity-violating electron scattering. The possibility of a radiative correction of this type has been mentioned in the literature (see, e.g., Ref. Musolf99 ), but neither a general nor a model-based analysis has been done so far. In our study, we derive expressions for parity-violating observables in terms of generalized form factors, and then present numerical results using the formalism of GPD’s Chen . We conclude that the two-photon exchange mechanism introduces a systematic correction to parity-violating electron-proton scattering asymmetry at a level of one or more per cent, which is comparable in size with existing experimental constraints of the strange quark contribution to this asymmetry.
Currents and Observables. At tree level, parity-violation in electron scattering is caused by interference of the diagrams with single photon and single -boson exchange shown in Fig. 1(a) and (b). Leading-order radiative corrections include, but are not limited to, the box diagrams of Fig. 1(c,d), where the blobs between photon and Z-boson coupling to the nucleon denote excitations of all possible intermediate states by the electromagnetic and weak neutral currents. Therefore calculation of such corrections depends on nucleon structure and requires modeling of the nucleon radiative weak amplitude and Compton amplitude under the loop integral. The mechanism of Fig. 1(d), the -box, contributes to parity-violating electron-nucleon interaction through interference with one-photon exchange Fig. 1(a). It was calculated by Marciano and Sirlin Marciano:1983ss for the case of atomic parity violation corresponding to the limit of zero momentum transfer.
Let us consider one more possibility, namely, the radiative correction due to interference between the diagrams with -boson exchange Fig. 1(b) and two-photon exchange Fig. 1(c). This mechanism of -interference contributes to the observed asymmetry at the same order as the box discussed in Ref. Marciano:1983ss ; it comes in addition to the parity-conserving correction to the unpolarized cross section from two-photon exchange. For purely leptonic processes, the contribution of the box diagrams is calculable exactly as a part of the leading-order electroweak radiative correction Bohm:1986rj . However, additional knowledge of hadronic structure is needed to calculate a similar correction for semi-leptonic weak processes. A partial solution of this problem was introduced by Mo and Tsai in the classic paper MoTsai on radiative corrections to electron-proton scattering, in which the photon in diagram Fig. 1(c) was treated in an infra-red approximation, thereby reducing the hadronic-structure dependence to Born-approximation form factors. We should note that if the infra-red approximation is used, then the combined contribution of the boxes Fig. 1(c,d) would factor out and exactly cancel in the polarization asymmetries. To obtain the correction to polarization asymmetries, one needs to go beyond the infra-red approximation for two-photon exchange, and this is the goal of the present article.
Let us first present general formulas for the electromagnetic and weak currents and the parity-violating asymmetry. The Born matrix element of Fig. 1(a) is described in a standard way in terms of proton electromagnetic form factors . The exchange of the -boson Fig. 1(b) is parameterized at tree level as Kaplan88
where is Fermi constant, are the form factors of the proton neutral weak current, is the proton mass, and . In the Standard Model of electroweak interactions, the weak form factors are related to the proton and neutron electromagnetic form factors by the expression:
where is the weak mixing (Weinberg) angle and the quantities denote contributions to the neutral weak current from strange (and heavier) quarks. Other combinations of form factors are also used, namely: , , where .
The axial form factor is
where = +1(–1) for protons (neutrons) and stands for the strange-quark contribution. The isovector axial form factor is normalized at = 0 to the neutron -decay constant as . Note that all the above expressions are valid at tree level, when higher-order radiative corrections are neglected.
Interference between photon and -boson exchange produces an experimentally observable parity-violating asymmetry in the scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons on an unpolarized target ApvSM . It can be expressed in terms of the above quantities as
and where are the electron coupling constants from Eq. (1).
Let us now consider the case when electron–proton scattering is caused by exchange of more than one photon. Neglecting the electron mass, the electron–nucleon scattering amplitude can be presented in the form described by three complex scalar invariants, see also TPE ; Chen :
where and are the usual magnetic and electric form factors that parameterize matrix elements of nucleon electromagnetic current, and the corrections of order from multi–photon exchange are represented by the quantities , , and .
Equipped with the corrected expression for the proton electromagnetic amplitudes, it is straightforward to update the formula for the parity-violating asymmetry which properly includes the two-photon box contributions. The asymmetry takes the form,
where the formulas for are obtained from the corresponding formulas for of Eq. (Two-Photon-Exchange Correction to Parity-Violating Elastic Electron-Proton Scattering) by replacing electromagnetic form factors with real parts of their generalized versions . Two additional terms, and , arise from interference between the axial-like terms in the two-photon exchange amplitude and -boson exchange,
One can see from Eq. (11) that the parity-violating asymmetry acquires new terms from the modified spin structure of electron–proton scattering amplitude coming from two-photon exchange. Because of these terms, the updated expressions for cannot be obtained by just updating the nucleon electromagnetic form factors, but also require including this new correction to the observed asymmetry.
Thus the two-photon exchange correction to is a combined effect from the correction to the unpolarized cross-section in the denominator of Eq. (10) and the correction to the polarization-dependent numerator. To the leading order in (electromagnetic) , the former is due to interference between one- and two-photon exchange diagrams Fig. 1(a) and (c), whereas the latter arises due to interference of boson and two-photon exchange Fig. 1(b) and (c).
GPD Calculation of two-photon exchange correction to . We evaluate the contribution of two-photon exchange to the parity-violating asymmetry using a partonic formalism. The calculation of the generalized form factors given in Eq. (Two-Photon-Exchange Correction to Parity-Violating Elastic Electron-Proton Scattering) is described in detail in Refs. Chen ; ABCCV , and here we will only briefly remind the reader of the main steps.
For the 2-photon exchange mechanism of Fig. 1(c), a ‘handbag’ approximation is used, in which the two photons are coupled directly to a point-like quark. The photon phase space in the 4-dimensional loop integral is separated into ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ regions using the gauge-invariant procedure of grammer . The ‘soft’ part is treated separately in accordance with a low-energy theorem, while the ‘hard’ part calculation is performed using GPD’s to describe the emission and reabsorption of a quark by a nucleon. The same parameterization is used for the GPD’s as in Ref. Chen , with constraints on (quark momentum fraction) and dependence coming from available data on elastic nucleon form factors and parton distribution functions of inclusive deep-inelastic scattering. The calculation is not extended to small values of because the model Chen in its present form has limited applicability in this region, which corresponds to small values of Mandelstam variable . The parton model approach used here also restricts 4-momentum transfers to the region .
where is the Born asymmetry of Eq. (6) and is the calculation with two-photon exchange correction included. It is instructive to compare contributions to the above ratio from the polarization-dependent numerator and the polarization-independent cross-section in the denominator of Eq. (10), because they come from interference of different pairs of diagrams. The two-photon exchange correction reduces the magnitude of both the denominator and the numerator of Eq. (10) by several per cent, leading to partial cancellation of the effect for the asymmetry and increasing the magnitude of compared to its Born value.
The correction is both and dependent. It is increasing toward backward electron scattering angles (small ), reaching above one per cent. Quantitatively, a 1 per cent increase in the magnitude of due to two-photon exchange results in about the same percentage decrease in the magnitude of the extracted , so that the extracted strange would become more positive by about 1% of the value of . It would have an even larger impact were one extracting at backward angles, changing the extracted by about 10% the value of , Eq. (5). The magnitude of the correction in the model is therefore comparable in size with experimentally measured contributions (albeit done at lower GeV) to the scattering asymmetry from strange quarks in the proton neutral weak current PVES_exp ; see also Ref. Beise03 for review of the current experimental status.
Our result also calls for update of the model corrections to the proton neutral weak current from the -box and an extension of model calculations to the region of lower momentum transfer 1 GeV.
Let us discuss the possibilities of setting experimental constraints on two-photon exchange and corrections to . It is known that the difference between the cross sections for electron and positron electromagnetic scattering on a nuclear target provides a direct measure of the two-photon exchange contribution to the cross section Mar68 . However, the situation is more complicated for weak currents, for which the vector and axial-vector terms change relative sign under charge conjugation. As a result, the parity-violating asymmetry at tree level can be presented in the form:
where the upper (lower) sign corresponds to scattering positrons (electrons) and the quantities () are due to the vector (axial-vector) hadronic neutral weak current interfering with the electromagnetic current. With two-photon exchange and contributions included, each term in the above expression (13) receives a correction that has opposite signs for electrons and positrons, i.e. . As a result, a comparison of electron vs. positron scattering on a nucleon target is not sufficient for separating out the contributions with an extra photon exchange between the lepton and the hadron. However, there is an exception for specific quantum numbers of the target. For spin-zero targets, (e.g., ) and elastic scattering, the hadronic weak current has only a vector component and thus only the term remains in Eq. (13). Therefore for such a target, the sum of asymmetries from positrons and electrons, , is proportional to the effects with an extra photon exchange shown in Fig. 1(c,d). Such an experiment, however, is difficult to implement at this time without high-current polarized positron beams.
As far as the nucleon target is concerned, the two-photon exchange mechanism can be constrained experimentally from parity-conserving observables both from electron vs. positron scattering comparisons and from dedicated polarization measurements ABCCV . These data can further be used to provide necessary input for theoretical models needed to evaluate additional contributions from the -box.
In summary, we have demonstrated that the two-photon exchange corrections to the parity-violation electron scattering asymmetries can reach a few per cent, , they are comparable in size to existing experimental measurements PVES_exp ; Beise03 on the contribution of strange quarks to these asymmetries.
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Curious minds opening up their internet browser today might have clicked on today’s Google Doodle and been met with an 8-bit video game when clicking the Doodle. Don’t worry, technology isn’t going back but instead Google is celebrating the birthday of Gerald ‘Jerry’ Lawson, considered one of the godfather’s of modern video gaming, who would have turned 82 today.
A graduate of Queens College and the City College of New York, Lawson’s love of tinkering with electronics at an early age led him to move to California and start his career in the Palo Alto district. Years later, that district would come to be known as “Silicon Valley” and the birthplace of numerous advancements in computer technology.
He joined Fairchild Semiconductor as an engineering consultant in 1970, becoming one of only two black members of the hallowed Homebrew Computer Club alongside fellow employee Ron Jones. Other computer hobbyists at the club at that time included two intrepid engineers; Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who would shortly thereafter start work on their new desktop computer project, the Apple.
In 1976, Lawson was promoted to Director of Engineering and Marketing of Fairchild’s video game department, leading him to create one of the world’s first video game consoles, the Fairchild Channel F system. The conventions that Lawson developed for the system have become tenets of video game development in the years since the 8-bit console’s debut.
Lawson created one of the first uses of interchangeable video game cartridges, which would set the mould of the likes of Nintendo, Atari and Sega to emulate during both the 8-bit and 16-bit era of video gaming (including the dreaded blowing on a cartridge to get it to work), alongside an eight-way digital joystick for fuller movement in video games and a pause option for those moments real life gets in the way of video gaming.
Lawson left Fairchild in 1980 to open one of the first black-owned video game development companies in gaming history, Videosoft. His company worked closely with Atari who had released the watershed Atari 2600 which cemented video game cartridges as a standard across the gaming industry. Despite its closure after 1983’s Video Game Crash, such were the conventions created by Lawson that rightfully he has been canonised as the father of video game cartridges, alongside being a pioneer for black video game developers to aspire decades later.
In 2011, the International Game Developers Association recognized Lawson as an industry trailblazer for his contributions to gaming. The University of Southern California also created the Gerald A. Lawson Fund to support underrepresented students who wish to pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees in game design or computer science, while Lawson’s achievements are memorialised at the World Video Game Hall of Fame in Rochester, New York.

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It’s a new year and with the new year comes a new blog post. I’ve become quite negligent of this post much to my dismay. With life comes challenges and sometimes the things we love the most must take a back seat to the more boring and mundane parts of life. The dishes still must be done, the clock must be punched, bills need to be paid, the bus waits for no man (not longer than thirty seconds I’m finding).
I’ve been wracking my brain to find a new way to rejuvenate this site, give it a different focus, give it a new life to both my and my audience’s imagination. That’s part of what art is, an inspiration to the imagination, perhaps even a bit of a vacation for the soul. That one spark of interest in the dull monotony of life. And even working artists can find their work a bit dull at times.
I like this poem as the beginning, or new beginning for a couple of reasons. The poet Brooks is celebrating the start of a new life. Certainly the couple getting together have been around for a long time, but a marriage is a different creature. Two lives coming together, starting something new: the start of a family which in essence is a new life. Your old separate life is over, now you have a new focus and you will be bringing new lives into the world, creating new memories, new moments of inspiration and TONS of new work and drudgery to muck through, but now muck through together. Is it a burden? Sometimes, but this is why the poet says, “stay strong.”
“Strong hand in strong hand, stride to/ the Assault that is promised you…”
But it is a joyful burden, one that gives meaning and purpose to one’s life.
New lives definitely require celebration. The moment we stop celebrating and feeling joy, that moment we’re no longer alive. And if we hide from our burdens, we hide from our lives and our purpose, we’re not really alive and living in the moment. Hiding from the “war [that] comes in from the World” is to lie back in a pine box and allow the dirt to fill in over you and that is the most tragic (and unacceptable) thing in the whole world.
So face the world and the pain, face the work and the drudgery and dullness, “Keep it strong./Keep it logic and magic and lightning and muscle…. Here’s to your Wedding Day./Here’s to your launch./Come to your Wedding Song.” Dance and laugh and work hard.
The other reason I chose this poem is it is written by an African American and in the US (if you’re reading from another country) January celebrates Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday. I believe that the civil rights struggle is important to remember for everyone regardless of color or creed; it’s important to remember that no person is unimportant or deserving of injustice, especially the kind that a society would institutionalize.
At this time, the US is remembering that struggle through the current day struggles and how there is still a very long road to travel before we can know Doctor King’s dream of the mountain top. I think that it is not only important to remember the “war that comes in from the World”, the political struggle of people of color (of people in any place in the world who are oppressed), but also that they are unique and beautiful, that they have a soul and a heart and a mind and that all are complex. Recognizing the beauty and the wisdom of the African American contribution to art an literature, highlights the humanity and complexity of the African American soul.
Brooks is giving her wisdom and her beauty to the world through her poetry and like a mother or grandmother to her children. She is working to give her wisdom and thus her strength to a nation of African Americans (and to many generations to come). She reminds us the struggle won’t be easy, forgiveness will be needed and strength – lots and LOTS of strength will be required.
A Black Wedding Song
by Gwendolyn Brooks
This love is a rich cry over
the deviltries and the death.
A weapon-song. Keep it strong.
Keep it strong.
Keep it logic and magic and lightning and muscle.
Strong hand in strong hand, stride to
the Assault that is promised you (knowing
no armor assaults a pudding or a mush.)
Here is your Wedding Day.
Here is your launch.
Come to your Wedding Song.
I wish the kindness that romps or sorrows along.
I wish you the daily forgiveness of each other.
For war comes in from the World
and puzzles a darling duet –
tears hearts, mashes minds;
there will be the need to forgive.
I wish you jewels of Black love.
Come to your Wedding Song.