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Mahtem Shiferraw's FUCHSIA

Mar 31, 2016
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Mahtem Shiferraw's newly released book of poetry FUCHSIA is the winner of the 2015 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets. Shiferraw joined the Otis Community a few months ago as a staff member in the President's Office. A native of Ethiopia, her work has been described as "magical, raw, bittersweet" and that the "...personal history and emotional architecture of Ethiopia and Eritrea reside in every portentous poem here" praised celebrated American poet Yusef Komunyakaa.

FUCHSIA was published as part of the African Poetry Book Series by the University of Nebraska Press.  The official release was at this year’s AWP Conference, where Shiferraw participated in a panel reading of New-Generation African Women Poets. A book release event will be announced in June. FUCHSIA has been featured in several reading lists such as 25 New Books by African Writers You Should Read (Lit Hub) and Books by Black Authors to Look Forward to in 2016 (The Root).

FUCHSIA is currently available from Nebraska Press and AmazonTo learn more about Mahtem Shiferraw, visit her website.

Excerpt from FUCHSIA...

"And then, you ask, what is fuchsia - and there's a faint smile,

a sudden remembrance, an afterthought in hiding, forgotten smells
of wildflowers and days spent in hiding, in disarray. And mulberry
daisies carried by phosphorescent winds into the warm skin of sleeping
bodies; moments spent between here and there, pockets of emptiness -
without sound, without reckoning."

When did you write your first poem?

I read a lot as a child, so I think it came naturally. I don’t remember thinking about poetry specifically, but I know that one of the first poems I wrote is from when I was 9 or 10 years old. I grew up in Eritrea, at that time there was war, so the poem was about the sounds of war. The sounds of bombing and of people screaming; when you are a child you don’t really process those things for what they really are – you grow accustomed to them. But when I read it now, I think ‘my god, a child wrote this’ but at that time, it was simply my experience.

I also wrote fiction and science fiction as a child. Poetry came a little later, but since I attended an Italian school, I learned to write mainly in Italian. It wasn't until I moved to the States that I really started exploring English in my writing.

Do you approach poetry differently based on the language?

Poems come to me in colors and shapes, so I do not necessarily think of them (or think of writing them) into a specific language. But when it is time to transpose them into the page, the transition happens naturally. The two languages from my home countries, Amharic (Ethiopia) and Tigrinya (Eritrea) are quite different from each other (even though they both come from Geez). Amharic is softer, like murmurs in your ears - it's a very poetic language. Tigrinya has more guttural sounds. And Italian - it's very intricate, very rich, there are multiple ways of saying the same thing. And English - it has a way of becoming the language of specificity. So depending on the type and nature of the poem, I approach languages differently.

What inspires you to write your poems?

Inspiration can come from anywhere, it can be the way some tilts their head when laughing, or a story from the evening news, or a fleeting dream. I get inspired by the chromatic world in general, by seasons, cities, architecture, biology. I also get a lot of inspiration from reading in general. Reading untangles the brain from its ordinary tasks, so whenever someone says they have "writer's block", I say read! Read anything. And the "blocking" comes undone because words have a way of breaking our psyche.

A lot of inspiration comes also from quotidian conversations; I suspect because everyone is a poet, they just don't know it. But whatever it is, wherever the inspiration comes, I have to write it down immediately. If I don’t catch it right away, it can fade. I’ll be in a meeting and hear something that’s very poetic and I make a note in the corner of the page. One time I heard something on the radio, but I was driving and in the middle of traffic, so I jotted it down on my steering wheel.

What was the process of getting published like for you?

The truth is I never thought about being published, it was never a goal of mine as a writer. That sounds bad, but my main goal is just always to write, and to have a space to write, a room of my own per se. This is important especially for female writers; we must find a way of carving a space for our art.

I started thinking about publishing while working on my masters. I had to put together a collection for my thesis, and that became FUCHSIA. They say that the best compliment you can get as aspiring writer is when the professors, who are published themselves, say to you “you should send this out.” So I sent it out (first single poems, then the whole manuscript). It was difficult, as it never really felt “finished” but at some point you have to let it go, and see what happens. I think that's. more difficult to do with poetry because poems are more personal, while fiction you can hide yourself within characters and plot points, but with poetry it’s hard to mask things without exposing your vulnerability.

In the process of researching contests and places to submit, I found the African Poetry Book Prize, which lead to FUCHSIA. I don't think there is nearly enough diversity in the writing world (both in academia and publishing), so I took the liberty of putting together an informal reading list filled with authors from Africa across all genres (available on my website).

Do you have advice for young writers?

Reading helps me a lot, so I would say read read read! And if you’re a poet, don’t read just poetry. I would say read different genres, different authors from different backgrounds and cultures. A lot of things in publishing are very black and white, there is a lot of labeling, but I think you will get a lot more as a writer if you have a broader exposure to different work. The second thing is: people say "don’t be afraid”, but I say BE AFRAID – have the fear so you can hone your craft. Otherwise there is a sense of arrogance that comes with being an “artist” or wanting commercial success – it can change the way you think about your own writing. It can change your relationship with your art. And I think that’s worth protecting, I think that’s what produces beauty and that’s what people will appreciate most in the long run. Especially if you get published young or you get a lot of praise early-on it can make you arrogant. So keep the fear alive and when you are working on something new, you will be motivated to keep perfecting it, polishing it, asking for others advice.

Also the best advice I got was to be stubborn. As an artist you have to be stubborn in general, you have to continue to advocate for your work, continue putting yourself out there, and you can’t take things personally. A lot of poetry is personal – so if you get rejected it can feel like you are getting rejected not the poem, but if you have no expectations like me, you will take the rejections in stride.

What are you currently reading?

I usually read a couple things at the same time, but Between the World & Me by Ta Nehisi Coates is required reading. It is so devastatingly relevant; he writes in the form of a letter to his son about race in America and I have to read it slowly because the sorrow and can be overwhelming.  I just discovered Aracelis Girmay's Kingdom Animalia and Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot SeeI'm also reading Robin Coste Lewis, Voyage of the Sable Venus, a volume of poetry about black female bodies throughout history, it is illuminating and yet it takes a toll on you.

Did you specifically want to work in a creative community like Otis?

Absolutely – the first thing that attracted me was the creative community and not just the students, it’s everyone - faculty and staff. When you walk onto campus I get mesmerized by the art and all the classes, and the creativity is inspiring. And the colors! The elevators, the chairs, the art on the walls, all the colors - I thought - I love this place, and I am very inspired by that. I love the fact that people working here have these double-lives, they are ordinary people with extraordinary artistic and creative talent. It’s also a very realistic way of viewing artists; people think of them as lone individuals wallowing in solitude, but really but really they are hard-working people with jobs that do these amazing things.


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The Atlantic Council, Russia and Keeping the Cold War Alive

For those of you who may not have heard of the Atlantic Council, it is a "nonpartisan" foreign policy think-tank that is essentially an extension of NATO and a number of nations, high profile corporations and individuals as shown here:

…and has long taken an anti-Russia stance on global issues.  That said, a recent opinion piece published in early March 2021 has taken a somewhat less anti-Russian than normal which has led to a significant unintended consequence for the organization.

Here is the article in question:

The authors, Emma Ashford and Mathew Burrows are both part of the New American Engagement Initiative as shown here:

The New American Engagement Initiative is:

"…housed within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, challenges prevailing assumptions governing US foreign policy and helps policymakers manage risks, set priorities, and allocate resources wisely and efficiently. The United States confronts a range of national security challenges, but the marketplace of ideas defines these too expansively, fails to prioritize them effectively, and limits the range of options for addressing them. Unconventional thinking is needed to help Americans put dangers into perspective, and encourage them to embrace global engagement through diplomacy, trade, and mutually beneficial cultural exchange."

Interestingly, the Scowcroft Center for Security and Strategy received a rather significant donation from the Charles Koch Institute (of the Koch Brothers) as shown here:

In the opinion piece, the authors note that Washington and the newly minted Biden Administration are  is focusing on the wrong issue when it comes to Russia as quoted here (my bolds):

"On January 17, just three days before the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Alexei Navalny returned to Moscow from Germany, where he was receiving medical treatment following a failed Kremlin assassination attempt. Within a week of his return, the noted dissident had been arrested, tried, and sent to prison. The Biden administration has promised both to support human rights and to engage with adversaries to advance American interests. It fulfilled the first of these promises on March 2, when it issued new sanctions against Russian companies and individuals linked to Navalny’s poisoning.

However, these sanctions – in effect, making human rights the focus of Washington’s Russia policy – may well undermine critical US interests. Russian behavior on human rights is deplorable, but the United States has other salient interests pertaining to Russia. Nuclear and strategic stability talks to shore up arms control or effectively deter Russian interference in US elections are more important than imposing largely symbolic sanctions because of human rights abuses. Policymakers should prioritize strategic stability accordingly."

The authors also note that Washington's focus on Russia's human rights record risks drvigin a wedge between the United States and its European allies:

"The United States’ European allies disagree among themselves over the best way to handle Russia; the small states closest to Russia have often emphasized a harder line, while Germany, Italy, and other states with closer trade ties to Russia are less keen. German leaders have called openly for Navalny’s release, but they have resisted American and French calls to end participation in the Nordstream-2 project. American sanctions–such as the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions on German energy companies–risk undermining core transatlantic relationships for limited gain.

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"Finally, democratization in Russia would not necessarily be good for US foreign policy interests. Alexei Navalny, for example, is an open nationalist who is widely known to agree with Putin on many foreign policy questions; he backed the Russian seizure of Crimea and has made racist and islamophobic remarks. Broader academic research on regime change indicates that it does not typically alter a nation’s foreign policy orientation. In addition, there is always the risk of political uncertainty–never a good thing in a nuclear power like Russia."

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1.) Resisting further sanctions against Russia since they have been ineffective.

2.) Adapting a realistic attitude to Russia because it is not a minor power than can be punished for its "misdeeds".

3.) Find a "carrot" approach that avoids being punitive unlike the sanctions framework that has painted Washington into a "policy corner".

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"Dr. Emma Ashford and Dr. Mathew Burrows’ “Reality Check #4: Focus on interests, not on human rights with Russia” misses the mark. Their article is premised on a false assumption that human rights and national interests are wholly separate and that US policy toward Russia was and remains driven by human rights concerns principally. In fact, previous administrations and the current one have sought to integrate our values and other national interests.

 We the undersigned disagree with its arguments and values and we disassociate ourselves from the report.

The rebuttal was signed by the following 22 Atlantic Council employees:

Given that Washington hardly has clean hands when it comes to human rights and the support of dictatorships around the world, the recent opinion piece on the Atlantic Council's website is rather pragmatic, unlike the response by the 22 Atlantic Council employees who have made it quite clear that they want to "integrate our values and other national interests" (i.e. American exceptionalism) in Washington's approach to Russia, an approach that has made absolutely no impact on Russia and its behaviour whatsoever.

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When it comes to no-growth politics and economic inequality, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew Desmond does not pull any punches.

At a United Way of Ventura County symposium on homelessness on April 9, the Princeton sociologist described NIMBY-ism as a root cause of rising homelessness because of the way it breaks the bottom rungs of the housing ladder for people at the margins.

In response to a question from United Way CEO Eric Harrison, Desmond said the “not in my back yard” mentality is “a moral failing of communities, and there is no state in the country where the moral failing is more acute than California.”

Desmond began his research in the wake of the financial crisis, moving to Milwaukee to study people on the edge of poverty in trailer parks and in the inner city. In his 2016 book, “Evicted: Poverty and profits in the American city,” he chronicled dozens of stories of people who were hanging on to their rental properties by a thread — and when the thread broke, they fell into homelessness.

“Evicted” unmasked the problems that working-class Americans face in living day-to-day and the extraordinary costs they impose on society when they fall into homelessness. It has become a touchstone for experts looking for solutions to chronic homelessness. In California, the homeless surge has triggered a massive legal settlement in Los Angeles and prompted cities like Goleta to enact new homelessness strategies.

Perhaps no place in our region has made a bigger effort to deal with homeless populations than Ventura County, which has a successful partnership with the city of Ventura to create a center that houses homeless people and offers a suite of services, in addition to active participation in a state program that converts vacant hotels into housing.

Oxnard is working on attacking the problem through its Housing Authority, and the Ventura County Health Care Agency’s countywide network of clinics delivers backpack medical care to homeless people to cut down on unnecessary emergency room visits.

Desmond’s research prescribes just such a comprehensive approach, with a lot of data analysis, public-private partnerships and input from landlords. Speaking of partnerships, United Way and the Amgen Foundation have succeeded in a matching program that brought an additional $400,000 in resources to bear on this important issue.

Since Richard Yao was named interim president at CSU Channel Islands, he’s elevated his vision of bringing a more data-centered approach to higher education and philanthropy.

It is an approach that paid off during his earlier posting as vice president of student affairs, where programs like mentorships helped dozens of first-generation students graduate on time. Now he’s working on new ways to engage the community, particularly businesses and large nonprofits, in better connections for career development.

With the economy on the rebound, a renewed focus on connections with the people who will be employing CSUCI graduates is a welcome development. And with the Yao approach, it is a given that as results come in, they will be tallied and studied.

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This is a series of works I began in 2017.  They are unique among my other works because the steel is obscured.

I drew my inspiration from the work of Nick Cave, Dale Chihuly and Theodor Seuss Geisel. These pieces are designed to resemble tall flower stalks

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They were created from repurposed, cover-weight paper that had been painted, cut and wet-formed.  I then bound the sheets of paper into a "book" using a double-needle Coptic stitch.  Because of the curliness of the paper, the "book" could not close, so I bound the first page to the last page, thus

turning the "book" inside-out.  The resulting paper form was attached to an upright curved steel rod that was welded into a base.

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This fierce collection celebrates the incredible diversity in the contemporary South by featuring essays by twenty-one of the finest young writers of color living and working in the region today, who all address a central question: Who is welcome?

Kiese Laymon navigates the racial politics of publishing while recording his audiobook in Mississippi. Regina Bradley moves to Indiana and grapples with a landscape devoid of her Southern cultural touchstones, like Popeyes and OutKast. Aruni Kashyap apartment hunts in Athens and encounters a minefield of invasive questions. Frederick McKindra delves into the particularly Southern history of Beyonce's black majorettes.

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The Times They are a Changin'

Here we are sitting at home, just watched our Sunday service on Facebook Live, singing to an empty building, preaching to hundreds of empty chairs. It is Palm Sunday and the streets are empty of Hosannas, palm branches, and children dressed in festive clothes. St. Peter’s Square is vacant as the Pope preaches. Around the world, the epidemic has changed everything.

Churches are trying to keep people together through media. There are live streams, websites, TV broadcasts, and personal notes. Some pastors and churches are scrambling to learn new techniques as they are forced to do something to care for the flock. Computers, smartphones, and tablets are the connections to the flock in this moment. Education is forced into new territory as well. Students are now attending class via Zoom or some app similar. Google classroom has become, not the aid, but the mainstream for education. Teachers and parents are forced into a new paradigm. The church is forced into a new paradigm. The change is one from ancillary to primary. It is not just the “cool” thing anymore, it is the necessity.

Even this genre is fragile. If the grid were to go down, our system of communication would last as long as your battery, or maybe less. I have for a long time considered our modern and excellent forms of communication to be only as good as the infrastructure of the nation and world. One apocalypse of some sort would end or severely limit our communications worldwide.

I have pondered what affect does this have on our faith? Much of what we hold as the Christian faith is connected to relationships and interaction. Church is a lot more than the worship and preaching hour. It has a lot to do with the conversations before and after church. It has to do with the small group interactions that take place as service is being accomplished. It, too, has to do with the friendships that are developed and the non church get togethers that happen. With all or most of these interactions being canceled, where are we?

We have been reduced to core values. Your faith has to stand pretty much on your own initiative. You can sit in your pajamas and not interact electronically. You can veg out on the couch, sit silent, or run around screaming. No one knows or cares. (make sure your kids don’t see you) Essentially, our faith is being tested to see how real, deep, alive it is. We have no props to hold our faith up or, at least, they are very limited. We are challenged individually to maintain the faith and particularly the vitality of our faith.

To maintain in these times of isolation, we must develop regimes of spiritual discipline. They do not have to be over the top, but they have to be there. Reading the Bible regularly is a must. It can be as small as a paragraph, a chapter, or a book regularly, as in daily. Devotional books are great, but nothing replaces the exercise of reading the Bible in context. Prayer is necessary in whatever form suits you. It can be extended, isolated times of prayer, or conversational prayer that runs through the day. It can be table blessings to include the whole family or even family times of prayer depending on your approach. Add to these, reading good books, or listening to good books if you are not an avid reader, but the idea is to continue to challenge and inspire yourself spiritually. The books do not have to be tomes by theologians. They can be even secular in nature, but inspire the soul. There are great spiritual lessons in many of the good authors of novels, biographies, and history.

In some ways, we have been forced back into simplicity. I have seen more families out walking than in a long, long time. There are families engaging their children and rather than only having the 37 minutes a day with their kids as the national average indicates, many are spending hours each day with their children. The kids are probably going to miss that when they go back to school.

Our faith has been forced into simplicity as well. Once again, a walk gives time for worship of the creator. Time with family underlines the importance of those memories made with parents and children. The kids are going to always remember these weeks. For them, it will be their Pearl Harbor, their Kennedy Assassination, their 911. It will be like the blizzard of ’78, it will be the pandemic of 2020. Likewise, my hope is the church will simplify as well. It will be reinvigorated by these days. The church will rise to the challenge and not only survive, but see an amazing harvest.

The times, they are a changin’ -Bob Dylan

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Investing in real estate is one of the smartest ways to use your money. Investors can enjoy stable cash flow, passive income, tax advantages, and other benefits. Real estate properties also rarely depreciate so that you can sell your assets at a higher price.

One way to invest in real estate is buying your own house and land. But if you’re already a homeowner and want to grow your real estate portfolio, investment properties are an ideal option.

Why Invest in Investment Properties

An investment property can be land, a building, or part of a building you can buy to earn a return on the investment. It can be through rental income, resale of the property, or both. You can hold these properties on your own. But they may also be held by a group of investors or a corporation.

Your investment properties are not used as your primary residence. The income they generate falls outside the scope of your regular line of business. This income can be interest, rents, or dividends.

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Investing in real estate is a huge decision to make. Take time to research to ensure you’re making a smart purchase. Keep in mind there are three types of investment properties you can buy.

  1. Residential — these are properties you can turn into rental homes. They are an excellent source of income since you can get money from monthly rents. Residential properties can be condominiums, apartments, single-family homes, and town homes, among others.
  2. Commercial — these properties are used for business purposes. They are popular among corporations. This type of property often has higher maintenance and improvement costs. Despite that, commercial properties usually have higher rents that can offset the maintenance costs.
  3. Multi-use — these are properties you use for both residential and commercial purposes. A building, for example, can have a restaurant and a convenience store while having residential units upstairs.

Once you have decided what type of investment property you want to buy, you need to figure out how you will finance your investment. The first golden rule in buying a property, be it for your primary residence or investment property, is to save a decent deposit. The amount of your deposit can affect your loan application. Most lenders would require you to deposit at least 10 percent of the property cost.

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Keep in mind that investing in property can be costly. You have to pay for conveyancing fees, legal costs, stamp duty, pest and building reports, etc. These costs can have an impact on overall returns.

When you have already purchased a property, you also have to pay for other costs. These include landlord insurance, building insurance, property management fees, land tax, and repairs and maintenance costs. You also have to pay for the tax of your investment property upfront regardless of the tax deductions.

You can use your rental income to pay for these costs. But there’s no guarantee that your property won’t be empty, so you have to have a backup plan.

Make sure to purchase a profitable investment property. Consider investing in properties with appealing features, such as a garage, a second bathroom, and access to shops, schools, and other amenities. Such properties can be in demand and minimise your vacancy rate. Your rental properties will likely be kept occupied, giving you a more stable cash flow.

Location is also a crucial factor to consider when buying a property. It’s best to invest in properties in areas with high growth, low vacancy rates, and higher rental yield. Conduct research about the area to find out proposed planning changes that may affect property prices in the long run. Future developments in the area can also have an impact on the appeal of your property.

Like other investments, purchasing an income property can be risky. That’s why it’s important to invest your money in different markets. Apart from real estate, growth investments, like buying company shares, are also a smart way to secure your money.

Investment properties offer an excellent way to generate income through rental fees. But there are plenty of factors to consider before you purchase to ensure you’re making a smart decision. Take time to research to understand further how the market works and how you can benefit from it.

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Leadership Lessons from the First 100 Episodes (Patton McDowell)

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Reaching the 100-episode milestone on Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership was a wonderful journey thanks to incredible nonprofit leaders who were willing to share their wisdom and experiences with our listeners. Chris Delisio, our guest on episode #24 on the Path, offered to rejoin the show and interview me about the experience since the inaugural episode was published on National Philanthropy Day, November 21, 2019.  Our discussion lifted up several dozen fantastic episodes and the leadership lessons each one produced. Three categories emerged: productivity and management tips, leadership and career development advice, and of course, the best book recommendations and resources our guests could offer.

"You listen to these amazing nonprofit leaders, and can't help but wonder how do they do their remarkable work with limited resources, staff and time (AND during a pandemic!)."

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  • Top Five Leadership Lessons: the value of mentors, the importance of lifelong learning plans, the distinction of nonprofit career stages; the importance of organizational culture; and the heightened awareness of race and equity.

Chris Delisio, Episode #24 : Leadership Development for the 3 Phases of Your Nonprofit

Mike Smith, Episode # 68 : The 3 "C's" of Nonprofit Leadership

Chris Carnie, Episode #76 : Fundraising During A Perfect Storm

Anna Dewar Gully, Episode #94 : Can Nonprofit Leaders Bring An Equity Lens to Their Strategic Planning?

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Martyn Drake, Episode #82 : 4 Things They Don't Teach You About Nonprofit Leadership

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David Malloy, Episode #45 : Navigating the Nonprofit Leadership Journey

Elizabeth Hausler, Episode #84 : 4 Keys to Building A Global Nonprofit

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Ben Mohler, Episode #92 : The 4 Stages of Nonprofit Leadership

Gail Bower, Episode #96 : Getting a Grip on Uncertainty as a Nonprofit Leader

Clay Hodges, Episode #16 : 4 Writing Practices for Nonprofit Success

Tina Postel, Episode #42 : Challenging the Nonprofit Status Quo

Michael Ward, Episode #41 : Dealing with Adversity as a Nonprofit Leader

Alison Singer, Episode #55 : Recalibrating Your Fundraising Strategy as a Nonprofit Leader

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Kishshana Palmer, Episode #38 : The Secret Lives of Nonprofit Leaders

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As the last major update for Civilization 6's New Frontiers season lands this week, I'm reminded of the fact that it's the Civ game I've played the least, by far, since I fell in love with the series through Civ 3 a full 20 years ago. And I'm not alone in feeling a little bit let down by it. It seems like Civilization has stagnated in a genre that keeps evolving and thriving in the hands of series like Europa Universalis and Total War. And with Amplitude's Humankind on the horizon, a potential Civilization 7 has a big, direct competitor right in its backyard.

I may be making the situation sound gloomier than it probably is. Civ 6's DLC has been well received, and the series maintains a large, dedicated fanbase. Firaxis could probably keep doing what it's doing and skate along for another decade or more. But as our standards for historical strategy games change, and new devs and players come onto the scene to mix things up, I think this would be a major missed opportunity. So here's how Firaxis can keep Civ relevant.

Let me set my own goals

Civ 5 and 6 represent a departure from their forebears by evoking neatly-packaged board games focused on bespoke win conditions that everyone is racing toward. This might be good for competitive players, but it takes some of the feeling of "roleplaying history" out of the series. It no longer feels like I have the freedom to build whatever kind of society I want. Everything from the dawn of my civilization to the very end is in pursuit of launching a rocket, or conquering the world, or making everyone buy my blue jeans. The emphasis on the destination distracts from the journey.

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This is a big part of why I ultimately drifted away from Civ and toward games like Crusader Kings. I like to set my own goals. I like to decide what I think a successful civilization looks like, rather than picking from a list of possibilities the developers provided. I like to be able to change my mind about the kind of society I'm building if it makes sense at a certain point. I don't like the idea that placing a district in the wrong tile in the classical era might lead to me being horribly behind in science or religion many eras later.

A victory-focused approach means the designs for each civilization's unique abilities become overly-complicated, too, since they are trying so hard not to pigeon-hole each one into a specific playstyle. If it takes more words than this entire paragraph to explain what a hockey rink does, you've gone a bit too far. I'd rather see Civ 7 adopt a philosophy similar to Stellaris, where there may be a set of specified victory conditions to aim for, but the entire experience isn't designed around them.

Stop modelling everything on modern Western society

Regardless of whether you're playing as the English, the Maori, or the Cree, every society in Civ 6 seems to end up in roughly the same place. And that is something along the lines of the United States in the 21st Century—a centralized, urbanized nation state with skyscrapers, heavy industry, and an imperialist, exceptionalist outlook on the rest of the world. That's not only limiting the diversity of playstyles the series could introduce, but it's bad history as well. In 2018, when the Cree were added to Civ 6 in the Rise and Fall expansion, the headman of the Poundmaker Cree Nation, on whom the faction was based, said as much.

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"It perpetuates this myth that First Nations had similar values that the colonial culture has, and that is one of conquering other peoples and accessing their land," Headman Milton Tootoosis said. "That is totally not in concert with our traditional ways and world view."

I'd love to see a Civ game that acknowledges this, and allows me to build a non-imperialist society that takes good care of its land and its people, values sustainability over pure productivity, and preserves its sovereignty against imperialist powers. Maybe I don't even need to build factories. The indigenous nations in what are now the Pacific Northwestern United States knew how to cultivate salmon runs that produced more high-quality protein per square meter—with far less labor, pollution, and ecological disruption!—than the best farming techniques of the European settlers that displaced them.

Why can't I build a society that looks like that? Why does "progress" always have to look like concrete apartment blocks and 5000 TV channels full of corporate advertising and row after row of smog-belching refineries? It speaks to a troubling worldview if we say that one way is universally better, or more "advanced" than the other.

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When you treat the modern, developed West as the logical endpoint for any successful society, you do a disservice to the victims of colonialism. It was and is through their suffering that the obscene concentrations of wealth we see in those societies came about and continue to perpetuate themselves. In a very meaningful way, you're only letting us play as the "bad guys'' of history. You either die in obscurity or live long enough to see yourself become the rapacious empire. This framing also sweeps under the rug the massive devastation to the biosphere that has come as a result of these modes of civilization. Which brings us to...

Hurt me more, history daddy

Both of the major expansions for Civilization 6, in concept, are almost exactly what I would have tried to create if you'd asked me to design them myself. In practice, they both fall short. Gathering Storm's late game climate change, even if you let it run unchecked, is so minimally disruptive that it can almost be ignored. City centers, even right on coastal lowlands, are immune to any kind of permanent destruction because Firaxis was worried about making the consequences too harsh. Similar logic kept it from reintroducing the possibility of nuclear holocaust that previously existed if you dropped too many bombs in older Civ games.

For one thing, this majorly downplays the role climate change will play in the coming century. And it simply makes the game less interesting! I'll admit I'm a bit of a masochist, but I find most strategy games are far more engaging and memorable when I'm thoroughly screwed and having to fight tooth and nail to survive.

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There are some game settings in Gathering Storm that let you amp up the punishment of ecological disasters, but I still don't think it goes far enough. There's no refugee crisis. I'm never forced into endgame resource wars or diplomatic tension by the encroaching sea and climate-related famines. I can nuke the shit out of every tile outside my borders and never have to worry as long as I didn't move my units through the green stuff. Things simply feel too much like business as usual.

Rise and Fall is much the same. History can often be framed in terms of broad arcs showing growth and collapse, prosperity and ruin. And while the Dark Age mechanic pays lip service to this, it rarely gives me the sense that my whole civilization is declining. It's a few weeks of stormy weather, not a desperate last stand or the final onset of stewing decay.

I want the dramatic arc of my people in Civ 7 to feel more impactful, with downturns that are final and unavoidable. Victory tastes so much sweeter if the road to it's fraught with devastation and sorrow. Just ask the Starks. Maybe my nation collapses altogether, and I have to pick a new culture to take over with from where they left off? Humankind is already doing something similar, and I think Amplitude is on the right track.

Give me a sense of place again

I've come to hate Civ 6's district system. It creates late game maps that don't look at all realistic compared to past Civ games. While the bare maps themselves are quite attractive and memorable, once your empire is splayed out across them you end up with these ugly, fake-looking strips of semi-connected, technicolor urban sprawl. A city-sized, bright red military base here, a colossal, garish marketplace there... I don't feel transported to history; I feel like I'm looking at a very elaborate board game.

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Civ 5, in contrast, features tidy urban centers surrounded by attractive farms, mines, and other outlying industries that made for a very organic look from the ancient all the way up to the information age. The concept of districts itself isn't bad, but I want to be able to look at my civ and feel like I could write a travel guide about it.

I want to be able to see the logic in where major population centers sprang up, how suburbs sprawled out from them, where the fertile farming regions are, and where the hills are dotted by small logging towns. I want it to look less "game-y" and more like an atlas. The fantasy of building a fictional society is more important than making it very clear what each of my color-coded civic LEGOs does.

Country roads...

In a lot of ways, I feel like I've moved on from the Civilization series. The kinds of stories I used to tell myself in my head while playing are now facilitated much better by games that take a less abstract approach to history. But it doesn't need to stay that way. If Firaxis is willing to take some chances and look at how historical strategy has evolved by leaps and bounds since its last couple cracks at the genre, it could make something truly incredible that proves why it held the crown for so long.

Be daring where you could be safe. Disrupt where you could have chosen to merely iterate. Sid Meier himself said of designing Civ 1 with Bruce Shelley in 1991: "We were young, and we had no fear." The world is still yours for the taking. And fortune favors the bold.


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Attending a networking event, but just aren't in the mood? Here are a few quick tips to improve your frame of mind.

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Networking is one of the most important aspects of our professional lives. But in order to make valuable connections, we need to be in the right frame of mind. At VisitBritain’s MeetGB event held in London April 19-20, Jonathan Bradshaw outlined exactly how to become our most social and engaging selves in his session, “The Fascinating Psychology Powering Exceptional People.”

“Think of a skill that we do all the time that powers our personal and professional success, that powers our enjoyment of life — that is interacting with other people,” said Bradshaw, founder of the Meetology Lab. “And just like driving, we should have a training course to be better at how to connect, build empathy, build trust, influence, and persuade.”

Here are a few of Bradshaw’s top takeaways on how to get in the networking zone:

1. Smile like you mean it. “Many psychologists have found that if you are happy, as humans we smile — and if we smile, we become happy. The learning here is that our brain looks at our body and says, ‘Well, I must be happy because I’m smiling.’ That’s why smiling at someone and telling them you’re miserable is so difficult. In the privacy of your own room, if you ever want to be in a certain emotional state, acting as if you are already in that stage has been shown to be very powerful.”

2. Take care of yourself. “We’ve heard of the idea of being ‘hangry.’ Food makes us feel happier, and you need to make sure you sleep. Sleep deprivation makes us less cooperative, less social. So be aware that sleep and food can have a big impact on how you’re feeling.”

3. Dress to impress yourself. “What we wear changes our emotional state. We don’t wear things on purpose to feel unconfident, do we? And it’s not about this color or this jacket or this blouse making us feel a certain way. It’s about anchoring ourselves in an emotional state we can reconnect with later on. You can also use music or smell [when getting ready to go out] — these are also anchors.”

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The European Parliament on Thursday gave its approval to introduce new common charger for rules for mobile phones and other portable devices such as tablets, digital cameras and music players.

“The current incompatibility of chargers is a nightmare and a real inconvenience for consumers. This new directive ends this nightmare and is also good news for the environment as it will result in a reduction of electronic waste,” said European parliament negotiator Barbara Weiler in a statement.

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Urinary incontinence—the inability to hold urine in the bladder—is not an uncommon occurrence in older dogs. This is just one more example of how similar humans and dogs are as they age.

There are a number of factors that can lead to urinary incontinence. For some dogs, it only happens occasionally while they are sleeping. The urethral muscles aren't as strong as they used to be, so your dog has a harder time holding urine than he did when he was younger. For female dogs, it can be due to lower estrogen levels. Lower estrogen levels can also lead to a loss of muscle tone in the urethra, which can then result in what is referred to as "spay incontinence."

Urinary incontinence can also be a symptom of underlying conditions, like bladder infections and neurologic problems (ex. a disc bulge or rupture). Your dog can also appear to be unable to control his bladder when, in fact, he has an illness—such as such as diabetes and kidney disease—that is significantly increasing the amount of urine his kidneys produce.

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Should your vet rule out any underlying disease or illness as being the cause of your dog's incontinence, he or she may decide to put your dog on medication. Many incontinence drugs that are given will help improve the tone of the muscles that hold urine in the bladder. Your vet will tell you which of these are most appropriate for your dog.

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Katherine Arden is the author of the Winternight trilogy, the third book of which will be published early next year. In this interview, we discuss history, folklore, and fiction.

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE: You’ve got a book coming out in January 2019.

Katherine Arden: Yes. The Winter of the Witch, the third book in the Winternight trilogy.

PRH: That’s a long time off, but you’re still promoting that and your other books. Are you doing a lot of signings and public appearances?

KA: I really have been: various conventions, various cons. I was at BookExpo America. There will be a lot of giveaways and other things like that leading up to the release.

PRH: You’ve got a linguistic background. You studied in Russia. Is that where you first became attracted to the mythology, or did the mythology lead to your interest in Russia?

KA: It’s a “chicken or the egg question,” right? Actually, I had a book of Russian fairy tales growing up. I absolutely loved it, and read it until it fell apart. I had this background interest in Russian fairy tales before I went to Russia, but living in Moscow really deepened and enhanced my interest in Russian literature. When I came back and wanted to try to write a novel, basing it in Russia made sense for these reasons.

PRH: How do you find a balance between being somewhat faithful to the fairy tales that inspired you but without letting them dictate the structure of your novels?

KA: That’s a really interesting question. I think, for me, it is important to focus on the characters themselves. You have all of this background knowledge of the folklore and history because the series is set in 14th century Muscovy, the area in and around Moscow, so I have this information to draw upon and help structure my book. However, at the end of the day, it is the characters I’ve created that drive the story. If you keep it on the character’s level, it helps you to not get too wrapped up in the mythical aspects and the vastness of it all. It keeps it human, which is important for a novel.

PRH: You don’t have any worries about folklore experts critiquing those aspects of the story?

KA: I did my very best to be accurate to the folklore and history sides of the story. It is funny, but the folklore and history people have been pretty chill. I do get people who write to point out that this or that species of trees would not have extended north of the Volga in this particular century, and, therefore, the story is inaccurate. People like to pick nits like that, but that’s okay.

PRH: I think it does speak to the level of immersion in the novel. People can’t find those kinds of nits unless they’re paying attention. Maybe it’s a compliment in some way?

KA: Maybe. I would much rather have people be passionate about the book in some way rather than just think it’s “okay.” It is fiction, in the end though. I tried to be as true to the spirit of the history and the fairy tales as I could, but at the end of the day, it is still a fantasy novel. I’m not writing a historical novel, so I don’t think I have that duty to get it completely accurate.

PRH: Let’s get back to the next novel for a moment. What can you tell us about it? No spoilers!

KA: The Winter of the Witch picks up where the second book picks up. The three books really do flow, timeline-wise, one into the other. It is probably the most dramatic of the books: Not everyone survives. I’ll be vague about that. It ends at the place where I always meant to end the series when I started it five years ago, even though everything else has changed — the plotting, the characters, the journey they take. The last moments of the book are the ones I hoped to have many years ago, and that makes me very happy.

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