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Meet Japanese Hip Hop’s Pioneer of Women in Rap
Pioneering COMA-CHI has just released her latest EP, Spiritual Bitch, continuing a legacy that she has built upon since the early 2000s. A legend in Japan, COMA-CHI is one of the very first female artists to ever touch microphone and have their presence be known in the local Japanese hip hop scene. From being the first leading woman in hip hop, to being respect among her peers and cherished among her fans, to releasing numerous projects throughout the course of multiple eras, COMA-CHI is the essence of Japanese hip hop music.
As of today, COMA-CHI has linked with Brooklyn-based artist and producer MeccaGodZilla, as the duo collaborated on the three track EP that showcases a fusion of Japanese tradition, Hip-Hop, and spirituality that was shown in COMA-CHI’s previous works. According to COMA-CHI, the title “Spiritual Bitch” is a paradox that juxtaposes two incompatible elements of “spiritual” and “bitch” to express the calm yet fierce, elegant, strong, and spiritually discerning essence that women can embody as they continue to navigate an ever-changing, and sometimes insanely toxic, male-dominated world.
The lead single “Watch Your Mouth” epitomizes the ancient Japanese idea of “Kotodama (言霊)” aka the spirit of words, as COMA-CHI contributes fiery lyrics about protecting oneself from the negative words and intentions of men that don’t have a woman’s best interests in mind. To align further with their own spirituality while honoring the Earth’s energy, COMA-CHI and MeccaGodZilla release “Spiritual Bitch” on the first day of the Summer Solstice, June 21, 2022, as a collaboration between their indie record labels Queen’s Room and MANAFEST VISION.
Meet and Get To Know COMA-CHI
Kulture Vulturez: Can you breakdown how you discovered and became a fan of Hip-Hop?
COMA-CHI: I used to listen to heavy rock music and sing with teenage rock bands when I was a middle school student. At that time, I became a fan of Rage Against the Machine. They introduced Hip-Hop music to me like RUN-DMC, Public Enemy, and others.
I also found The Fugees album around that same time, so Lauryn Hill was my first Hip-Hop icon at that stage of my youth.
Kulture Vulturez: When you began rapping, what was the rap scene like in Japan compared now? Also, how has it evolved over time?
COMA-CHI: I started rapping during 2003 in Tokyo. At that time, there were no female rappers who became major artists straight out from the streets. In the Japanese music industry, Hip-Hop music was very rare, and it was underground music basically. But now, Japanese Hip-Hop culture has grown with the rap battle movement. Also, many good female rappers are starting to release their songs and become more active.
Kulture Vulturez: What difficulties did you often face when you were just starting as an artist?
COMA-CHI: I have never found it difficult to be an artist. Because for me it’s very natural to make music and perform live, and it’s based on a healthy desire to create. However, being a woman, especially being a mother, often causes inner conflicts being in the music industry. It’s difficult to perform in a club late at night while raising children, and some partners don’t like my work is always surrounded by men, mostly the artists and staff are men in the Japanese Hip-Hop music industry. I feel it is a little bit difficult to keep a balance between work and private life.
Kulture Vulturez: From your very beginning, how have you grown as an artist? Is there anything that you wish you knew or were aware of when you started that you know now?
COMA-CHI: The first time I started making music, I was thinking too much about how to make a good song. How can I be cool? Also, I thought it was necessary to imitate the temperament of Americans because Hip-Hop is an American culture, and I even tried it. However, as I continued my activities, I understood that it was most important to express the urge and originality that springs from within me as it is. I wish I had known from the beginning that it was important not to aim for something, but to continue to face how I felt and what I am.
Kulture Vulturez: What does it mean to you being a pioneering woman in Japan’s hip hop scene, and are there other accomplishments that you are proud at?
COMA-CHI: I think my best accomplishment is that I can prove in my life that it is possible to try something that no one has ever tried and make it. Also, I think I was able to contribute to the situation where women can be more active in the Japanese Hip-Hop scene. In the past, women were rarely active in Japanese rap, but now many female rappers have released music and are active. I’m happy with that.
Kulture Vulturez: Releasing so much music over the years, what is your method of staying consistent and coming up with new ideas for songs and projects?
COMA-CHI: As mentioned, creative activity is a very natural thing for me. It gives rise to the desire to express it in the same way as living and breathing. And it is a repetition of expressing it simply. By always facing what I feel inside and what I want, and acting obediently, a natural creative flow continues.
Kulture Vulturez: What motivated you to create your latest EP “Spiritual Bitch”, and what is the meaning behind this project?
COMA-CHI: This EP production started after receiving a collaboration offer from producer MeccaGodZilla, who has been a fan of COMA-CHI for many years. While talking to Mecca, we recognized that we had awakenings about spirituality, such as meditation and understanding of the universe. That’s why we chose that theme and worked together.
At first glance, “spiritual” and “bitch” are mismatched words, but they also include the message that “to grow spiritually as a good person” and “to live cool and faithfully to desires” can be achieved at the same time. I think the real thrill of life is to live between the two balances of yin and yang.
Kulture Vulturez: What is next for you following this release that you are able to share? Is there anything else you would like to share?
COMA-CHI: Me and Mecca have plans to make a new music video to share with you from this EP. And we are planning to release new collaboration works as NFTs and goods from the Spiritual Bitch series will also be on sale. Someday, I want to do a world tour. I also play the drums when I rap, so I want to do that performance in many overseas music festivals!

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10 to Transform
in collaboration with Durham Beyond Policing
We believe that everyone deserves to experience safety, care, and belonging. We’re fighting for a Durham where every community has access to resources that help them feel safe, supported, and cared for—everyday, and especially in times of crisis.
The 10 to Transform campaign is organizing to divest from policing and invest in care for our communities. Our communities want to see their values and priorities reflected in the decisions that our elected and appointed officials make. That’s why Durham Beyond Policing and Durham For All are putting these demands forward:
ON THE CITY LEVEL :
Currently, armed police officers respond to 911 calls in every situation. But so many of us carry the trauma of our communities being harmed by the police when we ask for help. Not everyone is safe in the presence of police. Calling 911 is not an option for all of us. Too often, we have to manage crises and respond to harm on our own.
This June, the City of Durham has an opportunity to transfer 10% of police officer positions in the Durham Police Department (DPD) into a new Department of Community Safety. Right now, there are roughly 60 vacancies in officer positions—over 10% of total officer positions. We are calling on the City Council to transfer those vacant positions to a new Department of Community Safety and hire unarmed professionals to respond to some of our 911 calls: social workers, mental health professionals, people who are trained in de-escalating conflict, people who will provide care when we most need it.
ON THE COUNTY LEVEL:
When it comes to mental health crisis, Durham residents need ways to access compassionate care and skilled mental health support around the clock.
This year we are urging the Durham Board of County Commissioners to reallocate a portion of last year’s County spending on policing and jails to mental health and wellbeing. In the past fiscal year, the County allocated $37,380,582 to the Sheriff’s department and $6,336,751 to Mental Health. Our 10 to Transform goal is to see the 2021-22 budget reflect 10% of County money budgeted within policing and jails reallocated to strengthen the care work in Mental Health.
Durham Board of County Commissioners voted on the 2021-2021 budget on June 14th. Durham City Council voted on January 21st. Here’s what we won:
The City Council reallocated 5 positions from Durham Policing Department to the Department of Community Safety and Wellness (DCSW) and froze 15 more in DPD, with an affirmative vote needed in January to reallocate them to DCSW.
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously agreed to a million dollar investment in mental health services and an expansion of the Bull City United peer-to-peer violence interrupters outreach program. We raised critical questions, finally bringing the Sheriff into a transparent conversation about his budget that he has avoided for so long.
Statement on the City Council Budget Vote
June 22nd, 2021
Friends and members,
Last night, Durham City Council voted on the 2021-2022 budget. Durham For All, Durham Beyond Policing, and our memberships have worked tirelessly to achieve a budget that builds towards a Durham with true safety for everyone. We’re proud of our collective work and our wins.
Through the 10 to Transform campaign, we won a commitment from a majority on the City Council to reallocate 60 police vacancies over the next three years to the Department of Community Safety and Wellness (DCSW). In this year’s budget, the City Council reallocated 5 positions from Durham Policing Department to the Department of Community Safety and Wellness (DCSW) and froze 15 more in DPD, with an affirmative vote needed in January to reallocate them to DCSW.
Thank you and congratulations to everyone who joined the campaign. To the 80+ volunteers who held over 700 conversations about safety and policing with people of color and Black communities in Durham: It’s because of your hard work that we’ve been able to uplift the stories of Black and POC communities in Durham, over 70% of whom supported our demand to divest from policing and invest in mental health and compassionate crisis response. To the 1,036 people who signed onto our letter to the City Council, thank you! You gave us the power to go into meetings with councilmembers knowing we are uplifting what Durham residents need and deserve. To those who spoke up at public hearings, submitted written public comments, or showed up for our public events, thank you! Your contribution showed our collective strength and named our shared vision.
Though this victory is not as immediate as we hoped it would be, it has significant impacts on our everyday lives in Durham. When the Department of Community Safety and Wellness is up and running, we will have unarmed, skilled, first responders who will respond to our calls for help with care and not force. A hiring freeze on 15 police officer positions means decreased encounters with armed law enforcement for young Black, brown, queer, disabled, poor and/or immigrant people in Durham. Reallocation of five officer positions to the Department of Community Safety and Wellness means that if we or our loved ones experience a mental health crisis, we are more likely to receive the support we need in the moment. And more broadly, as our City tries different ways of responding to crises than the limited options that policing offers, we can ground ourselves in hope that’s sustained by action—reimagining safety in our city is possible.
Durham For All and Durham Beyond Policing have been in deep conversations with thousands of Black and POC residents of Durham, over the phone or at their doors, on the streets or at the bus station, for years. The 10 to Transform campaign grew out of these conversations with Durham residents, particularly Black and POC communities, who want to create community safety beyond armed policing and beyond fear. It is because of these conversations that we’re able to hold the complexities of our communities and recognize that policing and safety are complicated issues. We know that Black people—in Durham and throughout the world—are not a monolith and hold differing perspectives on this issue.
We have heard loud and clear that fear of rising gun violence in Durham is preventing some of us, in the community and on the City Council, from feeling enthusiastic towards building alternatives to policing. We, too, mourn devastating deaths due to gun violence in our communities. We take this grief seriously and rely on existing research and evidence to address the root causes of violence—communities not having their basic needs met. The myth that the uptick in crime or gun violence can be addressed by increased policing runs counter to the evidence. Research shows that adding more police will not reduce gun violence, will not stop our people from dying in the streets, and is not the solution for creating the safety and care we all need and deserve.
Our concern for the rise of gun violence in Durham is one of the many reasons why we uplift and appreciate the investments that the City Council is making this year, as a result of years of community organizing, in affordable housing, green and equitable infrastructure, language justice, and more. These are all resources that, based on existing research, help stop gun violence.
We will continue to listen to and invite in poor and working class, Black and POC communities of Durham, honoring all the nuances and complexities that our communities hold. In January, we will follow through to ensure the 15 frozen positions will be reallocated to the Department of Community Safety and Wellness. In the meantime, we will support the Community Safety and Wellness Taskforce and look to the data coming from the city pilot programs to help shape what those positions will look like in the Department of Community Safety and Wellness.
As we approach the local elections in Durham, we will ground our voter education processes in the needs and demands of Black, people of color, immigrant, indigenous, poor and working people that we’ve been in conversation with, including, but not limited to, the demands of the 10 to Transform campaign. Candidates’ position on divesting from policing and investing in community needs will let us know how well they align with community visions of a Durham that’s safer for all of us.
Durham For All and Durham Beyond Policing are invested in and committed to building a multiracial, cross-class movement that centers the leadership of people of color and working people; fights for our collective liberation; and creates safety, care, and belonging for all of us. We draw on a lineage of multiracial alliances in Durham that teaches us if we ground our efforts in the needs and interests of those deeply impacted by intersections of oppression, it is possible to come together and build a future in which everyone has access to resources we need to thrive.
Until we all get free,
Kaji, Ociele, Shanise, Anthony, and Nahid on behalf of Durham For All
AJ, Danielle, and Manju on behalf of Durham Beyond Policing coalition
1. Laura Cooper, executive director of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, which represents police executives in the U.S. and Canada and compiles data across member cities, shared with The Daily Beast that their data shows violent crime increased in the first quarter of 2021, regardless of whether cities increased or decreased their police budgets.
2. As put forth by crime experts at the University of Chicago and New York University, community institutions and care workers, such as public schools, libraries, recreation centers, social workers and therapists, are all associated with deterring criminalized behavior.
Second Letter to the City Council
after the 10 to Transform Town Hall
On May 20th, Durham Beyond Policing and Durham For All hosted our 10 to Transform Town Hall, where we called in City and and County elected officials to pass budgets that prioritize care over policing. Four city council members expressed enthusiasm for reallocating 60 vacant police officer positions over three years into unarmed positions in the new Department of Community Safety.
On May 25th, we sent a letter to the City Council as they head into budget work sessions (May 26th and 27th) to ask them to follow through!
Here’s the letter we sent:
Dear City Councilmembers,
Durham For All, Durham Beyond Policing, our member leaders, and our supporters feel an incredible sense of gratitude for your participation in our 10 to Transform Town Hall last week. Your willingness to show up in a public forum and offer your position on our demand to reallocate 60 vacant police officer positions from the Durham Police Department (DPD) into a new Department of Community Safety & Wellness feels inspiring and is the type of accountability to, and co-governance with Durham residents we expect to see from all of our elected officials.
We heard your strong commitment to make investments in the city’s new Department of Community Safety & Wellness and reduce the number of policing positions over the next 3 years, and we are confident that this plan can become a reality with your continued support and advocacy. Your unwavering dedication to work with Durham Beyond Policing in establishing the Community-Led Safety & Wellness Task Force fortified our trust in this elected body. Your dedication also gave us momentum to continue to fight for more unarmed and compassionate first responders to incidents that do not require the presence of armed officers, including mental health crises, traffic enforcement, quality of life 911 calls, to name a few.
Our community outreach shows that you have community support to move the needle on this issue. On March 30th, we sent you a letter outlining our 10 to Transform demand. Since then, 876 Durham residents have signed the letter in support of our demand to transfer 60 vacant police officer positions from the Durham Police Department (DPD) into a new Department of Community Safety & Wellness. For years, we have been going door to door and picking up the phone to have honest conversations with Durham residents about safety, policing, and care. This year, we’ve had 485 conversations with people of color between ages of 17-45, and over 80% of the people we’ve talked to support an investment in care instead of policing. You have a unique opportunity to redefine public safety in Durham and to collaborate to figure out more creative ways to address harm in the city that we all call home.
We’d like to reflect back to you what you shared during our Town Hall and leading up to the event:
Jillian Johnson: “I’m fully in support of this ask. I think moving 60 positions from the police department to the Community Safety department is a great start. I think we’ll actually need much more than that for this work to really be successful long term…I’m hopeful that the majority of the council will agree to a plan that moves 60 positions from police over to the Community Safety department over the next three years, starting with 20 this fiscal year.”
Charlie Reece: “I just want to say that the Mayor Pro Tem’s plan is a fantastic plan, I think we’ve got to move every piece of logistical, technical, bureaucratic stuff out of the way to get there…I commit along with my colleagues to do everything that it takes to get it done.”
Javiera Caballero: “… I just want to lift up Jillian Johnson’s plan. It’s something that I can fully get on board with…Right now we’re in a really early phase of learning and exploring. It’s a brand new department.”
Pierce Freelon: “Yes. So thrilled to say yes. Feel my glee and enthusiasm for this plan… Thank you for the work you’ve done. I feel so proud and privileged to be in this position to use my vote on our collective behalf and transform and shape the future. So that’s my enthusiastic yes.”
DeDreana Freeman: “I’m definitely not able to say yes tonight. But I think the conversation around the pilot and 20 or so additional folks in the standing up of the Community Safety Taskforce sounds great. I really wanna see what is on the ground and what’s working before I commit anything like that.”
Before the Town Hall, Mayor Steve Schewel expressed that he is open to hearing from his colleagues and the public, and at the time he is considering reallocating four police officers.
Councilmember Mark Anthony Middleton was unable to be present for the 10 to Transform Town Hall.
If we misunderstood your stated commitment, or if you move closer to being ready to reallocate 60 vacant police officer positions from the Durham Police Department (DPD) into a new Department of Community Safety & Wellness, please be in touch.
Over the next few weeks, as the budget process shifts into work session discussions and finally towards being approved, we encourage you to continue to advocate with each other for 60 vacant officer positions to be reallocated into unarmed first responder positions in the new Department of Community Safety & Wellness. It feels imperative that we have Councilmembers who are fully on-board to champion our demand towards community investments. We all deserve Durham to be a city where every community has access to resources that help them feel safe, supported, and cared for—every day, and especially in times of crisis.
Thank you for your tenacity and eagerness to build lasting change in our city.
Shanise Hamilton, Durham For All Community Organizer
Manju Rajendran, Durham Beyond Policing interim director
On behalf of Durham For All and Durham Beyond Policing members and staff
On Thursday May 20th, Durham Beyond Policing and Durham For All hosted a virtual Town Hall with city and county elected officials:
Click here to watch a recording of the Town Hall, where we gathered in community to dream big about alternatives to policing, presented our campaign demands to City Councilmembers and County Commissioners before their public budget hearings & vote, and asked for their commitments to our demands.
Durham Beyond Policing and Durham For All are collaborating on the 10 to Transform campaign to move money away from police and sheriff’s departments and invest in what our communities really need to thrive: unarmed, skilled, and compassionate crisis response; and robust mental healthcare.
Every week on Mondays and Tuesdays, we phonebank Durham community members of color to ask about what true safety looks like and discuss what our communities need. We listen to community members’ stories and experiences, share our stories, and invite folks to join the 10 to Transform campaign.
Here’s how we do it: We all get on a zoom call to be in community, celebrate each other when we have great conversations, and offer support if a challenge comes up.
If this is your first time, you’ll join us at 5:00pm for a training on holding deep canvassing conversations over the phones. We’ll go over the script, do a role play, and answer any questions you might have. If you have already phone banked with us this year, you’ll hop on at 6:00pm to start making calls.
Helen, who has been phonebanking with D4A for a year now, describes the experience:
“It feels so important and nice to be able to connect with my fellow community members in Durham and hear their experiences with community safety. People are often very engaged and open in communication and I have learned so much already and feel a lot of people adding to the momentum of 10 to Transform!”
Letter to The Board of County Commissioners
On April 30th, Durham Beyond Policing and Durham For All sent a letter to the Durham Board of County Commissioners, outlining our demand to reallocate a portion of last year’s County spending on policing and jails to mental health and wellbeing. In the past fiscal year, the County allocated $37,380,582 to the Sheriff’s department and $6,336,751 to Mental Health.
Our 10 to Transform goal is to see the 2021-22 budget reflect 10% of County money budgeted within policing and jails reallocated to strengthen the care work in mental health. Read the full text of our letter here.
Letter to The City Council
On March 30th, Durham For All sent a letter to the Durham City Council, outlining our demand to transfer the 60 vacant positions at the Durham Police Department to the new Department of Community Safety and hire unarmed professionals to respond to some of our 911 calls: social workers, mental health professionals, people who are trained in de-escalating conflict, people who will provide care when we most need it. Read the full text of our letter below.
Since then, other progressive organizations and over 1,000 Durham residents have signed on to the letter.
Read the full text of our letter to Durham City Council members here:
Dear Durham City Council Members:
On behalf of Durham For All (D4A) members and leaders, we are writing to share with you what we see as a unique opportunity for Durham to live up to our values of care, justice, and safety.
We write this letter with the knowledge that we have a common goal: We are all working towards a Durham where every resident —no matter our race, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability, immigration status, or religion— feels safe, supported, and cared for, especially in times of crisis. We also know that with the current 911 system, too many people don’t seek help when they need it most because armed officers, whose presence does not bring safety to many of us, often respond to 911 calls.
One of our members clearly described the complications of calling 911, especially for Black people, in the following experience of a car accident: “I didn’t feel protected or served. One thing that always sticks out to me is how I had to be scared about the police showing up on edge, ready to shoot, and being a threat to my life. I had to manage that potential crisis while also managing the physical, mental and emotional trauma of a car accident.” No one should have to experience this fear when they call for help.
For these times of crisis and stress, we need unarmed responders, mental health professionals, social workers, and conflict resolution professionals who are trained to provide care and support. As you make decisions on the coming budget, we urge you to invest in hiring professionals for a new Department of Community Safety, as unarmed responders to 911 calls involving mental health crises, quality of life issues, and traffic incidents.
We know the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the city budget and the Durham community as a whole, limiting funding for new hires. Currently, there are 60 vacant police officer positions in the Durham Police Department (DPD), which is 10% of DPD police officer positions. We urge you to relocate those vacancies to a new Department of Community Safety and hire unarmed responders that can provide community members with the safety, wellness and care we need in times of crisis. This solution, without putting added strain on the city budget, responds to the demands of the powerful movement across our country, inspired and led by the Movement for Black Lives, to develop community-based alternatives to policing.
Last summer, in the midst of our nation’s largest uprisings since the Civil Rights Movement, Durham For All held thousands of conversations with voters of color and working class voters in Durham about the pressing needs of our communities. While people have different experiences with and perspectives on police and public safety, over and over, we heard a common theme: there’s something fundamentally broken about our criminal justice system. We invited community members to join Durham For All members and movement allies to discuss policy solutions through our People’s Platform. In what became our Justice for All platform, there was a resounding consensus on investing in alternatives to policing.
When we call 911, we’re not always reporting a crime or asking for armed officers. In fact, recent analysis performed by RTI International shows that 87 percent of 911 calls are resolved without an arrest. Common calls for service, such as mental health (crisis, involuntary commitment), quality of life (trespassing, loitering, and noise complaints, etc.), traffic (motor vehicle accidents, traffic hazards) and general assistance calls do not require the presence of armed officers. In the case of mental health calls, officers are not equipped with the skills and training necessary to provide community members with the care they need, a fact DPD officers acknowledged in RTI focus groups. Unarmed, skilled, and professional responders can be dispatched for these calls and provide what community members need to feel supported, cared for, and safe.
Across the country, communities are recognizing this need and developing initiatives that provide care and support without criminalizing people in moments of crisis. From the longstanding CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets) program in Eugene, Oregon to new programs that have been popping up around the country since last year’s uprisings, municipalities are investing in models that reduce community members’ interactions with the police and the criminal justice system. The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously approved legislation to hire community-based responders to address nonviolent calls. In Berkeley, California, the city council proposed a new Department of Transportation that will make non-police roles responsible for traffic enforcement.
This year, Durham has a chance to join the growing list of cities that prioritize care and address the root causes of safety or crime, without eliminating jobs or cutting anyone’s salary. We cannot afford to miss this unique opportunity by continuing to pursue punitive methods that have harmed our communities and failed to respond to our needs for so long.
We know that you are in a difficult position when it comes to public safety and policing, with many pushes and pulls from your different constituents. We also believe that navigating these complexities is the work of liberation. We struggle together towards a deeper understanding of each other’s needs: what does a future look like in which we are all safe? We invite you to reimagine safety and care beyond the limited framework that defines it only as the absence of crime: Relocate the currently vacant 10% of DPD police officer positions to the Department of Community Safety and invest in unarmed roles for responding to 911 calls.
Here at Durham For All, we are committed to having difficult and honest conversations with Durham residents about safety and policing through weekly phone banks and online forums. In this work, we have learned that Durham residents are ready to think beyond our reliance on policing. And we expect you, our council members, to join us in this struggle: to take bold steps and explore alternatives to the systems that we know, based on research and experience, do not provide safety and care. We will reach out to schedule meetings with each of you to discuss this issue and the concerns you might have.
Thank you for everything you do for our city,
Shanise Hamilton, D4A Community Organizer
Jordan Thomas, D4A Member Leader
On behalf of Durham For All member leaders and staff
1. Durham Police Group Seeks Raises for All City Workers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, WNCT, 10 Feb 2021
3. LA City Council approves plan to revamp LAPD with unarmed crisis response team, ABC, 15 Oct 2020
4. Berkeley proposal calls for eliminating police from traffic and parking enforcement, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 June 2020
Organizations and coalitions who have signed on to the letter so far:
Durham Beyond Policing
Demilitarize! Durham to Palestine
Democratic Socialists of America, Durham Branch
Democratic Socialists of America, Triangle Chapter
Duke Faculty Union
Durham Area Sunrise Movement
Durham Association of Educators
Durham People’s Alliance
North Durham Alternatives to Policing
Triangle Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ)
If you work with a local organization in Durham and are interested in signing on to the letter, email us at [email protected].
Campaign Kickoff Recording
On Tuesday April 27th, Durham Beyond Policing and Durham For All hosted a virtual event to kick off the 10 to Transform campaign.
Some highlights from the event: Durham Beyond Policing held a comprehensive and accessible participatory session about the county budget, Durham For All member leaders gave us an awesome preview of phonebanking conversations, and we took action together!
86 people signed on to our letter to the city council and 25 people signed up for 62 phonebanking shifts. We had a great kickoff to our 10 to Transform campaign!
Watch the full video of the event below:

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Katie is fluent in all social platforms. She likes, posts, tweets, snaps, stories, pins and, of course, hashtags.
Here’s some examples of campaign-focused work:
#ReadingIsLit Kick-Off Video
A partnership with the New York Public Library to promote reading and celebrate storytelling, #ReadingIsLit is one of Katie’s favorite campaigns. She ran creative, including this video with Reese Witherspoon.
Vice Principals‘ Morning Announcements
To incentivize tune-in, HBO scripted episode-specific videos in the voices of the characters.
Insecure: Swipe Left/Swipe Right
A social content series to promote the longer “Wine Down” episodic videos, wherein Issa Rae and guest weigh in on a topic that came up for their characters.
Westworld: Chatbot Promotion on Facebook
This graphic showcases the makeover that HBO gave the Westworld chatbot Aeden for finale.
True Detective Instagram Emotigraphs
For Season 1 of True Detective, Katie scripted this character-focused Instagram series.


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From the Box
Are You My Neighbor? contains two hilarious, fully computer-animated stories that teach kids a biblical perspective on loving others.
The Story of Flibber-o-loo
Big Idea’s award-winning writing and animation bring the parable of the Good Samaritan to life in this delightful, storybook adaptation of the biblical tale. Through rhyme and song, kids learn that loving your neighbor means helping those in need– even if they don’t live next door!
The Gourds Must Be Crazy!
Join five year-old Junior Asparagus and the crew of the U.S.S. Applepies as they boldly go where no vegetable has gone before! Can Junior’s and ship’s engineer Scooter repair the Applepies before a giant meteor smashes it to bits?!? And what about “oddball” crew members, Jimmy and Jerry Gourd? Could they possibly help? This hilarious sci-fi spoof shows kids that “loving your neighbor” means appreciating those who are different instead of making fun.
Peter Plum graduated top of his drawer in the crisper, but still can’t seem to get on VeggieTales DVD’s. So every day he tries to figure out how to get into the shows while reviewing them for VeggieTales Review. When he’s not writing reviews, he’s busy with his growing family of fruits and attempting to keep things fresh.

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Taser-wielding shop owner: 'Don't underestimate a woman's power'
When a man entered Manjeet Aulakh's Des Moines store with a knife Monday night, demanding money, she did not hesitate to protect her business, including pointing a Taser at the robber, she said, because she relies on the store to support her family.
The robbery happened shortly before 9 p.m. at Fast Mart, 1621 University Ave., according to a Des Moines police report. Hours later, officers arrested suspect Paul Solis, 44, of Des Moines on a first-degree robbery charge.
Aulakh, who owns the convenience store with her husband, said she was at the front counter finishing paperwork when a masked man entered and started shouting at her.
"He said, 'Open the drawer, give me the money! I'm gonna stab you! I'm gonna stab you!' ... He was very aggressive and tried to scare me," Aulakh said in an interview at her store Tuesday. Security video of the robbery shown to the Register by Aulakh shows the man holding up a large knife, pointing it at her.
But the 46-year-old mother of two said she wasn't scared.
As she fumbled for a panic button to activate the store's silent security alarm, she also grabbed a Taser, which she tried to use on the robber.
When the man saw the Taser, he pulled the cash register off the counter, which broke the register and allowed him to grab the cash drawer, according to the police report and Aulakh's video.
The robber was able to run away with the cash drawer, but Aulakh followed him outside. She got his license plate number and then called the police.
But officers were already on their way after being notified by the store's security alarm, according to a police report.
When officers arrived, Aulakh was able to give them the suspect's license plate number, as well as a physical description of him and his vehicle.
Hours later, at about 1 a.m., police located Solis and identified him as the suspect, according to the police report.
Aulakh said she felt compelled to defend her store because she works hard to maintain the business to support her family.
"It's not very easy for me, but at the same time, I'm not scared of anything because I'm here to work. I'm working for my family very hard, (and) working on the night shift as a woman," she said.
While Aulakh manages Fast Mart, her husband manages their other store, a gas station in Des Moines. The couple, who moved to the U.S. from India in 1996, live in Johnston and have two children. They moved to the Des Moines area in 2009 after living in Oklahoma and Texas, Aulakh said.
Aulakh always works the night shift with one other person, she said. Her employee who was working during the robbery stayed in a back room.
Aulakh said she doesn't want anyone to think it would be easy to rob a store if they see a woman working there. "Don't underestimate a woman's power," she said. "All I can say is, we have security cameras that are working very good. ... All of our employees are very well trained in these situations."
"We shouldn't be scared of anyone; we should be prepared for any situation," she added.
Sgt. Ryan Doty, a spokesman for Des Moines police, advised any victim of armed robbery to give the suspect the money they ask for, but get a detailed description of the suspect and offer that information to investigating officers. "Clothing, physical characteristics, anything that stands out like accent, unusual hair style, tattoo or scar. See if they leave on foot or in car and what direction they leave in. Be a great witness," he said.
"No amount of money or merchandise is worth the potential for physical harm," Doty added.
After the robbery at Fast Mart, police confiscated the robber's knife, which he left at the crime scene, according to the report. Officers planned to collect security video of the robbery from the store.
Solis, the suspect, was booked into the Polk County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

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The Easy-Does-It Guide to Gardening
No brown thumbs here. Plant expert Martha Swiss shares her tips and tricks for making gardening easier and upping your ante for success.
Trick: If you’re new to gardening, start small with a few containers. Many flowers and veggies are bred to grow well in containers, including this Kale Storm seed mix I Photo courtesy of Ball Horticultural Company.
Great gardens start with great soil.
Anyone who has ever sunk a shovel around here knows our soil is riddled with clay, rocks and shale. Unless you’re planning to go with native plants that tolerate these conditions, you’ll have to prep your soil for a garden. Happily, the easiest way to do that doesn’t involve digging, just lots of organic matter, plus time.
For the organic matter, use whatever is handy: homemade or bagged compost, leaves, grass clippings, manure, straw (not hay) or wood chips. Pile it up thick — 8 to 12 inches — right on your new garden area, all at once or over time, as you acquire it.
Leaves work best when chopped by running a mower over them. If there’s a farm nearby, ask if you can have manure and take it from the oldest, most decomposed part of the pile. Many municipalities offer residents free leaf and wood mulch, and bagged wood mulches work fine too.
Once you have piled up all that lovely organic material, sit back and let it rot for a season. Come planting time, you’ll dig right into dark, rich soil that plants love.
Photo courtesy of strawbalegardens.com
Use straw bales to make quick above-ground planters. Place bales on a layer of newspapers or cardboard. Wet bales thoroughly for three days. Over the next three days, sprinkle a half cup of high-nitrogen fertilizer on the bales each day, then reduce to a quarter cup for the next two days. Keep the bales moist but not sopping wet. After a few days, plant right in the bale.
Or, skip the wait and build raised beds and fill with a 50/50 topsoil/compost mix.
Lay down cardboard or newspapers first to help smother grass and weeds. Establish new beds in the fall; they’ll decompose all winter and be ready for spring planting. Top up established gardens with an inch or two of organic matter every fall to keep soil fertile.
Right Plant, Right Place
Understanding your growing conditions is the key to growing healthy plants. Before you dig in, spend time learning how much sun and shade your garden gets and whether the soil stays soggy after it rains, or if it drains well. Then, don’t fight those growing conditions; instead, choose plants that thrive in the light and soil type you have. Here are the easiest perennials for various conditions.
Photo courtesy of National Gardening Bureau
If you’re growing vegetables, choose varieties that have been selected for vigor and disease resistance, such as Saladmore Bush F1, deemed a superior bush cucumber by All-America Selections.
Bluestar is a no-fuss North American native, and pollinators love its summer flowers. It's deer-resistant, too I Photo courtesy of provenwinners.com.
FULL-SUN, AVERAGE SOIL
False indigo (Baptisia)
Russian Sage (Perovskia)
Wand flower (Gaura)
Deer-resistant foamflower lights up the shade with springtime wands of white to pink flowers. Colorful leaves carry the show through fall I Photo courtesy of provenwinners.com
PART TO FULL SHADE, AVERAGE SOIL
Lady’s mantle (Alchemilla)
Hakone grass (Hakonechloa macra)
Hardy begonia (Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana)
Leopard’s bane (Doronicum)
Bee balm doesn’t mind damp soil. Deer won’t eat it and bees and butterflies sip its nectar throughout summer I Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens
PART SUN, DAMP SOIL
Bear’s breeches (Acanthus)
Bee balm (Monarda)
Leopard plant (Ligularia)
Hardy hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Dry shade is challenging, but tough little bishop’s hat takes it in stride. This floriferous variety is ‘Conalba’ Alabaster I Photo courtesy of Plants Nouveau
PART TO FULL SHADE, DRY SOIL
Bishop’s hat (Epimedium)
(Geranium × cantabrigiense)
Coral bells (Heuchera)
Lady fern (Athyrium)
Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum)
Toad lily (Tricyrtis)
No one wants to lug hoses and watering cans on hot summer days to keep wilting plants alive. Here are easy tips to keep plants hydrated while you stay cool.
Photo courtesy of Ball Horticultural Company
Soak the soil around the roots thoroughly in the morning once every few days. Midday watering evaporates fast and evening watering fosters fungal diseases. A good soak hydrates roots, but a daily shallow sprinkling doesn’t reach the root zone. Install soaker hoses or drip irrigation in the spring, before plants get large. These systems deliver water right where it’s needed: the plant roots.
Mulch to conserve moisture and cool roots with an inch or two of wood mulch or chopped leaves on perennial, shrub and annual beds, as well as containers; use straw on vegetable beds.
Self-watering containers are lifesavers in the dog days of summer with reservoirs you only fill once a week or so. Check out all the colors and styles at your local garden center or at gardeners.com.
— Martha Swiss is a garden writer, designer and speaker. Visit her at plantsomejoy.com.

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I have become increasingly interested in shibori dyeing methods over recent months. The more I look into it, the more fascinating and complex the methods become, and I’m eager to learn more about it. So I am far from an expert, but everyone needs to start somewhere, and its really rewarding when you do. So for anyone else out there who just wants to give shibori dyeing a go, here’s a step by step guide for absolute beginners…the start of a whole new adventure I suspect.
First, weigh your fabric so you can work out how much dye you need to use. The best types of fabric to use are those with natural fibres; 100% cotton is great for starters.
Now its time to create the resistance to the dye. There are countless methods you can use here including stitching, binding and folding. Essentially you are looking to manipulate the fabric somehow to prevent the dye reaching certain parts of the fabric. I took two approaches to begin with…
- Binding some buttons with thread and creating a series of circles around them. If using thread, go for something that is known for its strength (Gutermann thread is recommended time and again). Apparently its also best to choose a colour that is similar to the dye you are using, in case any of the colour bleeds.
- Wrapping elastic bands around some beads. This is a lot quicker and simpler to do, so I highly recommend this approach if you are just itching to give shibori a go with as minimal fuss as possible.
Whatever method of binding you choose, be sure to bind very tightly at this stage (and if you are using a stitched method, keep those stitches really small before pulling them up tightly together). This is why strong thread is required.
Now prepare your fabric by washing it or giving it a good soak. This depends on what you intend your dyed fabric to be used for – if clothing I’d recommend a full wash, otherwise a good soak in water should suffice.
Prepare your dye bath according to the manufacturer’s instructions. In my case, this meant:
- Adding my dye to warm water
- Adding salt to a separate bowl of warm water
- Giving everything a good mix
- Then combining the two (again, giving the final solution a good mix)
To that end, a couple of fairly large bowls or buckets are needed for this activity (and a space that doesn’t matter if you make a mess…yep, I of course got purple dye on the carpet).
And now you can add your fabric to your dye. Again, you need to follow your manufacturer’s instructions as to how much to aggravate the fabric in the dye, and how long to leave it for. To a certain extent, this is also where practice and experience comes into play; you’ll get to learn the best approach to get the results you want the more you try this out.
Once your fabric has been in the dye the require amount of time, remove, rinse and wring out as much as possible. Again, it depends on what you intend to use your fabric for as to how you approach this; for fabric that will be turned into clothes, its probably a good idea to put it through a rinse cycle in your washing machine at this stage, or even a wash cycle.
Now its time to dry. Again, check the instructions that came with your chosen dye as sometimes the recommendation is to avoid direct sunlight or heat. I propped my clothes airer over the bath for this which worked really well as any drips didn’t cause too much concern.
Once dry, its time for the big unveiling. Remove all your resists carefully (especially if you have bound your fabric with thread…what a shame at this stage to make a hole in your fabric by mistake).
Press your final pieces and step back to admire your work. Hopefully, you have created pleasing and effective patterns that are leaving you hungry to try more. Here’s how mine turned out…
…and yes, I’m now eager to have another go trying something a bit different. Truthfully I’d like to get into the really intricate stitched patterns that look so beautiful when done, but that is perhaps ambitious for these early attempts (although I’ll add another blog post when I get there).
I hope that’s given you everything you need to have a go at shibori. And if you love to sew, you are very welcome to join the growing community signing up to my Creative Sewing Challenge. Its just a simple way to help us keep sewing a priority in our busy lives. Sign up to receive a free prompt each month, along with ideas and tutorials to inspire new projects. Find our more here, or sign up below.
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SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/23 December) – It’s already Christmas Day on Sunday, and for Surigao City’s temporary employees, the news that they are entitled to receive cash gifts just came in time.
Before taking their Christmas break, city councilors approved a budget ordinance giving cash gifts to the city’s 1,244 job orders, who until recently had been ruled out as recipients of year-end bonuses because City Hall didn’t know where to find funds for them.
City Hall solved the problem by getting savings from several departments, and diverting these to provide job order personnel who have been employed for at least four months as of October 31 with P 5,000.00 each. Those who have served under four months based on the same cut-off date received P3,000.
Regular and contractual employees received P15,000 each, according to City Information Officer Annette Villaces. Contractual employees who have rendered services below six months as of October 31 got P7,500.
Aside from the savings, City Councilor Jose Expeditus B. Bayana said the cash gifts were also funded from the unreleased appropriation and savings in allotment balances from completed infrastructure projects not covered with contracts except those funded under the 20-percent development fund.
Elective officials and appointed employees with regular status who have rendered an aggregate service of four months as of November 30 got P 15,000.
Although this year’s bonus is lower compared to those given in previous years, recipients said it was better than nothing.
“Maayo nalang ni kay sa wala gyoy madawat. May pambayad na sa utang,” (This is better than getting nothing. We can now pay our debts) said Nelly Plaza. (Roel N. Catoto/MindaNews)


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Enhance your own bags with creative ornaments you have embroidered yourself
Further creations by Vilene
Water-soluble Solufleece as an aid in machined embroidery work or new creative techniques, such as "crushing" and "crazy patchwork".
You've had enough of heavy, dreary slippers? Why not sew your own slippers – light on your feet and to top it all, good to look at.


The remains of the late governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, have been interred at his country home in Owo, in the Owo council area of the state.
The late Akeredolu, who died in Germany on December 26, last year, was conveyed to his hometown for his final burial.
He was 67. His corpse arrived in the state capital on Wednesday and was received by the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa and members of the executive council for his onward journey to his Owo country home the same day.
Eminent Nigerians, led by President Bola Tinubu, eulogised the virtues of the late Governor Akeredolu.
President Tinubu, who was represented by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, led state governors, ministers, chieftains of the ruling All Progressive Congress, top government functionaries and other important personalities to the funeral service, held at the Saint Andrews Cathedral Church in Imola, Owo, Ondo State.


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- Share a funny moment that happened on the set of My Binondo Girl. "Actually every day may mga nangyayaring nakakatawa talaga sa set. The most recent one was when I was in the tent with Kim Chiu. We were reading the script for the next sequence. I was just going to ask her a question, but I was still in character and blurted out, "Jade?" She found it weird and we ended up laughing about it."
- What kind of show do you want to do next? "Maybe rom-com pa rin because it's a mix of comedy tapos may romance. Ang gandang salihan."
- Which local celebrities would you like to work with onscreen? "Ang dami! Like Bea Alonzo, John Lloyd, Gerald Anderson, Piolo Pascual, and Sarah Geronimo! It was such a privilege to work with Kim Chiu."
- Who are your foreign celebrity crushes? "Taylor Lautner, Zac Efron, Adam Levine. Oh my gosh. 'Yon crush ko talaga ng bongga!"
- Fill in the blank: 2012 will be... "Awesome!"
See Laureen and the rest of the Candy Style Stars on May 4, Friday at the Rockwell Tent at 5pm. See you there!


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Apr 20, 2022
The worlds of Ray Bradbury jump from the page to the airwaves with four old time radio adaptations of his stories. First, a ventriloquist's dummy holds the key to a murder case in "Riabouchinska" (originally aired on CBS on November 13, 1947). Next, a little girl tries to save a woman in danger, but no one believes "The Screaming Woman" is real (originally aired on CBS on March 1, 1955). Finally, we'll hear a pair of Bradbury's classic sci-fi tales adapted for the airwaves. First, his novel "The Martian Chronicles" is presented on Dimension X (originally aired on NBC on August 18, 1950). And a group of astronauts wonder if "Mars is Heaven" on X Minus One (originally aired on NBC on May 8, 1955).

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Nigerian high-rated gospel singer-songwriter and preacher Ada Ehi comes through with a new song aptly titled, “I Will Sing (Refreshed)”
Furthermore, this great song comes after “Open Doors,” her previous delivery.
Ada Ehi has substantial potential and vowed to win and lift many souls to God with her heartwarming songs.
Finally, This is a mellifluous and melodic song that should be added to your playlist if you are indeed a listener of sweet-toned, lilting, and tuneful music.
Listen and share your thoughts below!


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Media degrees have been much maligned over the years, but there are plenty of incredible directors out there who have been fundamentally influenced by their time studying film. Media and film degrees offer young directors the chance to master film theory and experiment with their own projects, and can help forge professional industry links. For example, there is a dedicated Media Industry Liaison Coordinator at the University of Bolton for their Media, Writing and Production course.
Here are three iconic directors who cut their teeth at film school:
Long before Star Wars, George Lucas used the freedom of being a student at USC School of Cinematic Arts in California to cut his teeth producing experimental sci-fi shorts. His Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB won first prize at the National Student Film Festival. That short would form the basis of Lucas’ first full feature, and the title THX even became the name of Lucas’ audio visual reproduction company.
Another alumnus of USC, Carpenter’s The Thing and Escape from New York are considered classics, while his Halloween singlehandedly kicked off the whole slasher horror genre.
It was while studying that Carpenter laid the creative foundations of his career to come. In his eight minute short Captain Voyeur, he began experimenting with the ideas of suspense and obsession that would go on to make Halloween so memorable.
In Dark Star, Carpenter and his friends would go on to have a profound effect on cinema. Dark Star is a darkly philosophical stoner comedy set in deep space, and it really is as strange as it sounds. Perhaps the value of film school to Carpenter was the people it allowed him to collaborate with. In Dark Star, Carpenter collaborated with Dan O’Bannon who, through the beach ball alien that stalk characters around their ship, would be inspired to write the script for the iconic Alien.
Not an alumni of USC, but the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. In his student shorts The Big Shave and What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This, Scorsese experimented with his unique staccato editing style and voiceovers that would make Raging Bull and Goodfellas so memorable.


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EVERETT, Wash. (CBS Seattle) — A mother was caught breastfeeding while driving.
KIRO-TV reports a Washington State Patrol trooper pulled over the woman while she was driving on Interstate 5 in Everett.
Trooper Mark Francis, public information officer for Washington State Patrol District 7, tweeted that someone called 911 to report a baby was riding on the mother’s lap while she was driving. When the trooper pulled her over, he realized she was breastfeeding the child.
According to KIRO, the woman told the trooper that the child wouldn’t stop crying and that she’s breastfed while driving before.
She was cited for a child restraint violation.


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This news will please many fans of the MGS franchise. The film was said to be in development in 2006, but nothing really came of it. Finally, at their 25th Anniversary event for the game, it was announced that it would be picked up by Columbia Pictures.
Producer Avi Arad (of the Spider-Man trilogy) has been signed on for this flick.
No one's been attached to the script, nor has anyone been cast, but I'd imagine it'd be a good few months (if at all) before we hear anything to do with the flick. You excited?


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Inhealthcare has partnered with MSK assist, a programme created by musculoskeletal specialists to provide patients with the best information, videos and exercises to effectively manage their musculoskeletal problem.
There is a growing problem with musculoskeletal health services on a global level. Due to the growing problem with our ageing society, obesity and reduced activity the demand on musculoskeletal services is growing.
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Occasionally, there is a puppy who is housebroken and crate trained, but he's still having accidents all over the house! The puppy pees when:
Believe it or not, this is not a housetraining problem. It has to do with some normal canine behaviour patterns that you can and should deal with in a positive way. This is submissive or excitement urination.
To rule out the possibility of this being a physical problem, you may wish to have your veterinarian examine your dog for possible physical abnormalities pertaining to this problem. Occasionally this same behaviour is the result of a urinary tract infection.
Excitement urination is the result of infant muscles that simply cannot hold their urine when the pup gets excited. Your puppy's behavior may be partially excitement urination. Your puppy can get so excited when he sees you that he temporarily loses control of his bladder. The vast majority of dogs simply outgrow this problem as they become stronger and gain control of their muscles.
Submissive urination falls into a completely different category. Dogs have several behaviors designed to reduce violence between them. When challenged, a submissive dog must display some or all of these behaviors to display its lower status and to prevent an attack. Submissive urination is most commonly offered in this type of greeting. By wetting, the dog is merely acknowledging the other dog's superiority.
In order to understand this behavior, you must understand the language of dominance and submissiveness. Young puppies learn this from their mother. Gestures like averting eyes, rolling on their back, and urinating, are all used to express submissiveness. In situations where a dog feels intimidated, the proper learned response for them is to elicit some submissive signal to show the person or other dog that they recognize their dominance. Dogs are instinctively programmed to accept the authority of creatures (animal and human) that they consider to be superior to them. They seek the approval of their superiors and are eager to please them. Many dog owners prefer a dog who is submissive to people and eager to please, and selective breeding has produced many domestic dogs with this characteristic. As tough as Terriers are suppose to be the Norfolk, Norwich and Border Terriers are considerably softer than the rest of the Terrier Group.
Some dogs are more submissive than others. Very submissive dogs, shy dogs that lack self-confidence and often young pups will urinate when in the presence of more dominant dogs and humans. It's their instinctive way of telling the superior "You are my Supreme Master. Your wish is my command. Please don't hurt me!"
The good news is that puppies usually outgrow this behavior as they mature. Dogs who are naturally shy, insecure, extremely submissive, or who have been abused may continue to exhibit submission in this way even as adults. It is generally an involuntary, subconscious reflex. The dog isn't deliberately trying to do it. As a matter of fact, he may not even be aware that he's doing it at the time!
Many dog owners mistakenly believe that this type of urination is a house training problem, and try to correct it with discipline. To their dismay and frustration, rather than improving, the dog's problem gets worse! Because the message he's sending is misunderstood by the owner, the dog is caught in a vicious cycle - his instincts tell him to urinate to please his superior by showing submission. But when he does, he is punished. He then tries harder to please by urinating even more. This results in more punishment, and still more urination. After a time, the dog may become so confused and insecure that he urinates at the mere sight of a human being or another dog.
How to solve the problem
Your task is to take the excitement and stress out of the periods that previously triggered submissive urination. Get cooperation from all members of the family. When you first get home, you can anticipate that the dog will get excited and urinate so you need to minimize the excitement. Instead of an enthusiastic greeting to your dog, quietly walk in the door and go about your business. Let him outside to pee as usual, but without any fanfare. If you talk to him at all, just say "Hi Rover" in a calm, casual tone of voice. Don't make eye contact with him or pet him. After he settles down, very gently crouch down to his level presenting to him sideways (this makes you very non-threatening), then calmly and quietly praise him and tell him he's good. Be sure to tell your family and visitors to do the same.
Do everything you can to boost your dog's confidence. As he becomes more confident, he may feel less of a need to display extreme submissive behaviour. Positive reinforcement obedience training does wonders for a dog's confidence! An untrained dog doesn't know how to communicate with humans or how to behave. The trained dog understands what's expected of him, and the words you say to him. He's confident because he has the tools with which to please his superiors. Always encourage and PRAISE the dog for what it does right. This helps to build self confidence and cements the bond between you and your pet.
Socialization at training classes, dog daycare, at the park, or just going with you on errands and to visit friends can do wonders for your dog's confidence. Have guests over who are willing to help out with this problem.
Training classes are other fun ways to boost your dog's confidence using physical and mental stimulation as well as new human words to understand and obey.
Incorporate basic obedience (Sit, Stay, Fetch, Come, etc.) into your daily life and when your dog obeys, he gains confidence through your praise. Just don't overdo the praise (this can result in a puddle!). A simple "Good boy" and gentle pat, under the chin instead of on the head, is enough.
Minimize the occasions your dog makes you want to scold him; think about what your dog does that causes you to scold him. For example, does he get into the trash, steal your children's toys or chew on your sneakers? By simply putting a lid on the trash can or putting it into a closet and requiring your family to pick up after themselves, these situations can be eliminated. The easier you make it for your dog to do what you want, the quicker he'll learn and his confidence will grown. On the other hand, discipline, scolding and physical punishment will simply reduce his confidence and worsen your submissive urination problem.
If your pooch urinates in response to loud, angry scolding, instead of yelling at them when they do something wrong, try to deal with their inappropriate behavior in firm and constructive manner. A firm NO given consistently at wrongdoings will often suffice.
Be careful not to physically dominate the dog. Dogs, especially shy or submissive ones, are very sensitive to body language and tone of voice. Bending over a dog is a "dominant" posture that may provoke an accident. Instead, get down to your dog's level by crouching or kneeling, preferably at his side rather than head-on.
If your dog urinates out of excitement when you return home and greet it, or if unfamiliars greet it, try to downplay the greeting by staying calm and saying hello or even ignoring it for the first few minutes until it calms down. Ask your friends to do this as well.
These dogs are often intimidated by direct eye contact as well. Look at your dog's face without looking directly into his eyes, and only for very short periods.
Limiting your dog's intake of water can help it gain control...hot weather permitting. If you are expecting guests, take your dog for a walk and get his bladder emptied ahead of time, and restrict water consumption for an hour before your guests are to arrive.
When speaking to your dog, use a calm, confident, moderate tone of voice. Avoid very high or low extremes in pitch. Don't baby talk to your dog either. These tones can create excitement that results in submissive urination.
Don't scold or punish your dog for urinating submissively. It will only make things worse. They can't be held responsible for something they don't understand or even know they’re doing. Instead, use these methods to get to the root of the matter: basic insecurity and lack of confidence. When progress is made in these areas, submissive urination often disappears on its own. How long will it take? Every dog is different and it's impossible to say for sure. With most dogs, following our directions will show a noticeable difference within a short time. Solving the problem altogether depends on your hard work, patience, consistency and willingness to stick with it. Good luck!
Fact: all dogs bark, some more than others. The key to stopping your dog from barking is to break the barking cycle. Many dogs respond to the command “NO BARK” and you give the dog a cookie to chew on. Since your dog can’t eat a cookie and bark you have broken the cycle. The cookie is positive reinforcement of your command. The theory is your dog hears your “NO BARK” command, stops barking, waits for his cookie and the nuisance barking cycle is broken. With training, your command should consistently break nuisance barking and you don’t have to follow with a cookie except occasionally to reinforce the training.
Assuming that you have not had success with training to curb unnecessary barking, bark collars provides a trouble-free solution to problem barking. Surprisingly, not all neighbors find your dog barking as music to their ears. A bark collar is a very effective method, at a reasonable cost, to control unwanted barking. If the alternatives are to surgically de-bark your dog, or have to move or the unthinkable, that you’d have to part with your dog, this is a very easy solution to a problem that can be frustrating.
There are a few collars on the market. What you must know up front is that they are safe, simple and effective. Believe it or not but I have tried a collar on myself to make sure that it is humane. It is nothing more than a static shock that breaks the bark cycle. Please note that bark collars should not be left on your dog all the time.
How most of the collars work. The collar responds only to the vibration on the neck generated from a bark. Your dog barks and an audible “beep, beep, beep” warning goes off. If your dog barks a second time within 30 seconds from the initial bark there is a static shock from a 6-volt battery. The collar resets itself after 30 seconds of no barking, back to the warning beep for an initial bark. You can adjust the bark collar to the necessary sensitivity of the bark as well, since all dogs are somewhat different. Some models have levels of correction. The model we used only had one level. Again, I have tried it on myself and the correction will not hurt or endanger your pet in any way. The only problem we had was the adjustable collar was not adjustable to the small neck of a Norwich. To work properly the collar must be snug, not tight. We simply re-stitched the collar in a few minutes work to make it the right size. After the dog has had the collar on a few times you don’t even need to have the battery in anymore!
There are other collars available (but I have not personally tried them all). A different brand bark collar, the “HUSH! PUPPY,” emits a safe, high frequency sound pulse, which disrupts your dog’s barking sequence. An electronic timing circuit ensures that it doesn’t go off at rapid alarm or intruder-type barking. You can adjust sensitivity and stimulus controls to meet your dog’s individual needs. The manufacturer claims it is approved by veterinarians and animal behaviorists as one of the safest and most effective methods of controlling barking. It uses a 9-volt battery which of course is not included and is recommended for dogs under 40lbs. Collar fits all sizes 2 3/4"w x 1 1/2"h x 1 1/4"d.
The last type of bark collar emits a citronella smell when barking is detected. Dogs are not supposed to like the smell and as a result it is suppose to break the cycle of barking once the smell is released. I’m not sure how effective this is and more important, I have strong reservations about spraying any dog with a foreign substance.
Digging is a very natural behaviour for Terriers. Not only are they genetically predisposed to digging, some do it out of boredom,anxiety or simply to find a cool spot in the earth on a hot day. While this is a very normal behaviour you may consider it unacceptable in your back yard, flower gardens or under fences.
Dogs left outside for long periods of time on their own will dig out of boredom or to burn off energy. More often than not, they are not interested in exercising on their own nor are they interested in playing on their own. So they dig. If your dog is digging under the fence to escape, either the environment outside your yard is much more interesting to your dog than the yard or he is attempting to escape the isolation of the yard and get to you, the owner. Your dog may also be digging simply to find a cool spot to lay in the hot summer months or he may find interesting things buried. Sometimes it is just plain fun.
If your dog usually starts digging after half an hour on his own, bring him inside after 25 minutes. It’s often easier to teach a dog appropriate behaviour in the house than to correct the problem behaviours, like digging, which occurs when you are not present.
You may wish to provide your Terrier with an acceptable area to dig, satisfying the dog and saving the rest of your yard. The designated digging area can be a sandbox or plastic kiddie pool filled with dirt. Teach your dog to dig in the designated area by showing him the area and have him watch you bury some treasures (treats, food, toys) there. Bury them shallow initially and help your dog dig them up. Once he gets the idea you can bury them deeper and eventually he’ll go to his digging spot as a matter of habit. The key to keep him out of digging up the rest of they yard is by keeping the digging area stocked with treasures so he’ll have no reason to dig elsewhere.
You should also be prepared to spend some time with him outside to redirect him so that he does not return to his old stomping ground. If you actually see him digging in an inappropriate area, you can give him a verbal command such as, “Sandbox” and direct him to his treat filled area. Don’t forget to praise him when he is excavating a treasure you have buried for him in an appropriate area.
Never punish your dog for digging. Never show him the hole and punish him. He will simply not understand why he is being punished and you may ruin your opportunity to encourage appropriate digging in his sandbox. What he may do is simply dig when you are not around to watch. Reward the positive behaviour and ignore the negative actions.
If your dog is digging under fences or by doors to escape the yard, the sandbox may not work. An in tact male may be searching for a female in heat. The neighbourhood may be more interesting than your back yard. Try taking him on regular walks. It will expend some energy and he may be more content to stay at home. Playing games with your dog in the yard will also exercise your dogs muscles and mind. Contrary to popular belief, dogs generally do not exercise on their own in the back yard…they need interaction with you.
Some dogs dig thinking that they will get to you. This is separation anxiety. In this case do not leave your dog alone in the yard if you are not at home. Bring your dog inside before the digging behaviour starts.
When all else fails, you can try and make the areas where you don’t want your dog to dig as unpleasant as possible. Try burying pinecones or something that will not feel pleasant on the dog’s feet when digging, but will not hurt him. Burying your dog’s feces in the holes will likely discourage digging since dogs are generally clean animals and do not like to touch their feces.
With a little time and consistency in training you should be able to share your yard in harmony with your dog.

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Bangalore: This charity is unusual among similar organisations that help the underprivileged. It was founded by a woman who wanted to give something back to society.
For Padmaa K. Bhat, industrialist and founder and managing trustee of Sri Satya Sai Charitable Trust, inspiration came from the way successive governments involved women, the neglected half of the population, in welfare activities.
Across the country, there were examples of women forming themselves into groups and achieving the seemingly impossible.
The trust has reached out to people with several projects. It acquired a property at Nagadevanahalli, close to Kengeri, and built a 15,000 sqft structure that now has a home for the aged and an orphanage with special facilities for the disabled. There are 20 senior citizens and 50 children in the home where training in vocational skills is provided.
The trust has reached out to more women in Bangalore city and district and helped in starting more than 100 self-help groups. Future plans include a school for special children. A transit home for women in distress, more homes for the aged and mobile clinics are planned, says Ms. Bhat.
In the rural areas around Bangalore, the trust has been educating and persuading farmers to give up use of potentially hazardous chemical fertilizers and go in for organic farming. They will be supported in growing medicinal plants and herbs.


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Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases … but could also be used to create so-called “designer babies.” Doudna reviews how CRISPR-Cas9 works — and asks the scientific community to pause and discuss the ethics of this new tool.
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A fascinating and wild path that develops along the coast of Nebida, a mining hamlet of Iglesias in the south west of Sardinia. Characterized by the presence of five sea stacks, it will immerse you not only in nature but also in the history of the island. One of these is the important and iconic Pan di Zucchero, recognized as a natural monument. The path that winds between coves and scenic spots, offers a range of strong contrasting colors, deriving from the Mediterranean scrub grown on a geological background among the oldest, dating back to 570 million years ago. The numerous remains of the extractive plants allow the guide who will accompany you to tell you the story of the mining archeology that fueled the local culture. Among the major points of interest visible along the way, Laveria Lamarmora and Porto Flavia stand out but they will not be the only ones to leave you speechless during this excursion!
The excursion can be done in the morning or in the evening, but the times bookable may be subject to changes that will be agreed by phone after the reservation in order to adapt the experience according to the time of year, weather conditions, to temperatures, needs and possible visits to the sites
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has joined with gun control advocates in filing a federal lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, demanding that the agency begin classifying unfinished frames and receivers as “firearms” under federal law, which would require that they be serialized and that buyers undergo background checks when purchasing them from retailers.
It’s the second such lawsuit to be filed in recent months, with Everytown for Gun Safety backing a similar challenge to the BATFE’s regulations by the mayors of Chicago; Columbia, South Carolina; Syracuse, New York; and San Jose, California. The lawsuit filed by Becerra is being supported by the anti-gun group Giffords, and the organization’s litigation director Hannah Shearer claims that the BATFE’s regulations are allowing criminals to bypass federal laws in order to illicitly build their own guns.
““If you can assemble Ikea furniture, you can definitely build a ghost gun,” said Shearer of the Giffords Law Center. “This has opened the biggest loophole you can imagine in our federal and state gun laws.”

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