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When Humanitarian Reasons Exclude Human Rights For Victims Of Indicted Serb War Crimes

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Indicted Serb war criminal Vojislav Seselj at The Hague

Indicted Serb war criminal
Vojislav Seselj at The Hague

The United Nations war crimes tribunal ICTY in The Hague has Thursday 6 November ordered a temporary release of ailing Serbian ultra-nationalist leader and war crimes indicted Vojislav Seselj (for war crimes committed in large parts of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Vojvodina part of Serbia between 1991 and 1994 against the non-Serb population  ) for “compelling humanitarian reasons.” The war crimes court said that Seselj should return to Serbia “to receive treatment in the most suitable environment.”
Seselj had surgery for colon cancer last year, and the recent visit by Serbian doctors to his Hague cell resulted in their public disclosure that his cancer had spread to his liver.
Seselj surrendered in 2003 on ground of “fighting for Serbian interests” – he said at the time. There had been numerous delays in his trial due to his repeated obstructions to the court trial process (Seselj has insisted on representing himself in the trial) and to top it all off, a dispute among judges in 2013 led to one of the judges’ ( Judge Frederick Harhoff ) being disqualified and replaced. This replacement in October 2013 has meant that instead of a judgment being delivered in the case the new judge Mandiaye Niang has needed and still needs time, it seems, to familiarise himself with the case, whose trial hearing had drawn to the stage of closing arguments way back in March 2012 and Judgment was expected in October 2013.
Seselj is also charged with inciting others to commit war crimes in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s by creating a militia and sending its members off with incendiary speeches. He appeared at the time in Serbian parliament time after time maintaining hate-filled speech against non-Serbs (Croats and Bosniaks mainly) and urging for the creation of Greater Serbia, which thrust horrendously brutal winds into ethnic cleansing of non-Serbs of much of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the early 1990’s. During the Serb-aggression against Croatia Seselj evilly insisted in his public speeches that “the eyes of every Croat must be dug out with a rusted spoon” (!).
His judges proposed this year that he could await his verdict in Serbia, but Seselj refused, saying he would not abide by court rules to remain under house arrest and avoid political activities (despite being in prison since 2003 he remained and is the leader of the Serbian Radical Party). Moreover, he has been demanding that the war crimes tribunal pay him 12 million euros (about US$15 million) for trial costs and damages (the Hague chamber dismissed the demand).
While in The Hague, Seselj has been tried and convicted of contempt of court three times for revealing the personal details of protected witnesses.
Regardless of the serious medical diagnosis, Serbian media report that Seselj has no intention of using the temporary release from the war crimes tribunal’s jail for medical treatments but has announced his threat of revenge.
If I come to Serbia at all I will not be engaging in medical treatment but will turn all my energy into revenge”, said Seselj, as reported by Serbian news portal Blic.

It’s unclear as to whom or where Seselj’s threats of revenge are directed but one may expect to find out once he lands in Belgrade and starts addressing the Serbian public. One can expect a stirring of the Greater Serbia ideas into some kind of frenzy in the efforts to once again glorify the genocide committed by Serbs in early 1990’s in the name of Greater Serbia. The disquieting question as to why the ICTY is taking so long to deliver its judgment on the trial against Seselj is on many a lip across the world right now.

The Croats of Vukovar, in Croatia – where Seselj’s politics of Greater Serbia left the city devastated and many murdered, maimed and raped victims still without justice. 18th November 2014 will mark the 23rd anniversary of the fall of Vukovar and mass murders committed against Croats, mass rapes and mass destruction. To Vukovar, Seselj is considered a war criminal and in light of his temporary release from The Hague, pending a judgment, this year’s commemoration is destined to bring about a bitter taste of devastating disappointment and confusion with the international war crimes tribunal justice system. One assumes that The Hague does not want another prisoner to die on its premises, awaiting judgment. In many ways the decision by the court to release Seselj is arguably understandable on humanitarian grounds, however the same decision has left the world not knowing, for now, whether the tribunal thinks he is guilty or innocent of the charges against him. Furthermore, there has been no kind of “action plan” released by the tribunal regarding a delivery of judgment and this is truly confusing and utterly unfair to the victims.

As to reactions to Seselj’s temporary release the vice-president of the Serbian Radical Party (to which Seselj is still the president), Milorad Mircic, has stated for the Serbian media the following: “If life in Serbia was better we would welcome Seselj as a victim. However, since we live in misery and squalor he will be the only hope and straw of salvation to take us out of this swamp into which Aleksandar Vucic and Tomislav Nikolic have taken us with galloping speed”.

While the war crimes tribunal in The Hague may have had the best, and praiseworthy, humanitarian reasons for temporarily releasing a reportedly very ill man from its prison, pending judgment from the protracted trial, one finds it difficult to accept or understand why the treatment for cancer could not have continued in Netherlands – such a move would have also satisfied the victims’ human rights to justice, which includes medical treatments under the jurisdiction of the country in which the criminal court is located.

Judging by his threats of revenge, receiving medical treatment seems to be the last thing on Seselj’s and his Serbian Radical Party’s mind. And the first thing on the victims of Serb aggression and genocide minds leaves no room for speculation: yet again, they have been left at the mercy of everything else except transparent and true justice. They are left in confusion and disrespect by the very institution set up to deliver justice for them: surely, the victims are more interested in the war tribunal’s plan for the delivery of the judgment than in the place of Seselj’s medical treatment! They deserve to know when the war crimes tribunal plans to publish a judgment, regardless of what that judgment might be. Ina Vukic, Prof. (Zgb); B.A., M.A.Ps. (Syd)

  1. I saw this travel program about the city of Split! I thought of you.. Nice place.. A PBS show…

  2. So tragic. So sad.

  3. Something tells me the Tribunal wishes he WOULD die in Serbia so that they don’t have to bring down a judgement….

  4. therealamericro says:

    The fix is in.

    Seselj was under the direct command and control of Stanisic and Simatovic – they provided him the arms, supplies, and operational plans. He was the Chetnik face of the Chetnik-Partizan aggression against Croatia.

    Being that Stanisic and Simatovic saw the writing on the wall after Milosevic’s promise of “two weeks” to Baker was not fulfilled, and the YPA and VRSK ended up in high heels and sun dresses in the late summer, fall and winter of 1991, and B&H, thanks to the HVO alone was not taken entirely, they offered themselves to the Americans and fed them meaningless information to secure they walk in the case of any international justice be meted after the war. They helped, after a decade of playing partner, oust Milosevic but keep their political, intelligence, criminal and military apparatus fully intact – it is still in tact today – and were rewarded for their cooperation with full acquittals despite the Himalaya mountain of evidence against them.

    The ICTY was, and remains, a legal farce for the Western powers who openly and tacitly supported Milosevic and the greater Serbian ideology in the beginning, and in the case of the UK, the duration of the war and since through to today, to wash their hands of hypocricy, guilt, and the blood of hundreds of thousands of innocents their anti-democratic game killed in their support of greater Serbian war goals.

    The case against Seselj is poorly written, deliberately. Note that that maniac never received the negative, decade-long Western media agitprop that the entirely innocent and highly professional Gotovina did – nor did Stanisic or Simatovic.

    Were a real indictment written, by that I mean coherently connecting all of the dots available in open source, ICTY proceedings themselves, as well as by simply connecting who was paying Seselj and his animals (Serbian State Security), he would have been found guilty long ago.

    But a guilty verdict would have meant Simatovic and Stanisic go down, and Serbia legally responsible for its genocidal aggression of the 1990s. That is a no-no for the Anglo-American empire and its EU client states that cheered Milosevic’s hordes and did everything diplomatically to maximize their territorial gains.

    • So well put, therealamericro – the political rat stinks miles away, including the “stunt” by Judge Harhoff last year, which assured a huge delay in judgment in Seselj case. As long as Croats know that Seselj is a war criminal, even without ICTY judgment as they bear witness to his war crimes, the future will be tolerable. After all, the Anglo-Saxon trickery and underhanded blows from its political masters has been something Croats have grown a tough skin against…

  5. therealamericro says:

    The one solace that can be taken from this is that all of the masks will fall when he is greeted as a Messiah upon his return.

    Expect major political changes in Serbia after his hero’s welcome.

    • Yes one can already sense that…therealamericro…Serbian Radical Party + speak of his coming as if verdict of not guilty had already been delivered!!! One hopes Croatian opposition resolve to fight against such political buggery will grow stronger when once again faced with Greater Serbia nightmare. I hope commemorating 23rd anniversary of fall of Vukovar will send a strong message on absolute intolerance of such filth and human garbage that comes with Greater Serbia leaders such as Seselj.

  6. The idea that this vermin is free is revolting beyond my ability to speak. On second thought, yes, I can speak. For the first time in my life I can understand Acts 2:23 as Good News and not Law or just a momentary historical note. “… the worms ate him, and then he died.” These are words of hope perhaps in this case. As I contemplate this I recall that our Lord has commanded us to pray for our enemies and so I pray the 35th Psalm: ” Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid. Brandish spear and javelin against them …” and having thus prayed, not only concerning Seselj but also concerning all those who have shielded him, my heart is somewhat comforted. Somehow those words “the worms ate him and he died” bring a smile to my face… a grim smile, but a smile. Perhaps you understand that I shall not be praying for his speedy recovery.

  7. Reading here Ina.. it appears still many on the judicial side are causing this case to be delayed..
    I think when we will look back in History within ALL of our countries archives, we will see corruption goes right to the Top and is still in place in many a nation..
    Wishing you a wonderful weekend and week… And good to catch up with you again..
    Hugs Sue xox

    • Awful to accept such corruption, Sue and we do not accept it, at least point to it, protest against it and maybe things will turn around. There’s so much politicking around this case, it’s sad.

  8. Incredible that Seselj can proclaim he has no intention to engage in medical treatment and the ICTY still lets him go free. On the off chance that his politically motivated judgement is guilty, how will they get him back to the Hague? If he is “too sick” to await the judgement he will surely be “too sick” to serve his sentence. Too bad his victims didn’t get the same merciful treatment. Svinja. Croats have to wake up and realize they cannot rely on anyone but themselves, we must be strong and united always.

  9. Wow…where does it all come from? The hate….
    Small men that cause so much ruin.
    Quick to horror, slow to heal.

  10. He won’t come back, will he?

    Fraudster Ernest Saunders got out of jail alleging Alzheimer’s Disease, but showed no sign of it once free.

    • I reckon, Clare, he won’t, but as long as there is a judgment in the case (whatever that may be) then victims are partly healed from incessant pain. It angers me that there is still no word as to when a judgment may be expected.

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  12. Human rights agencies ,big name a little body , for the powerful only not for the weak.Jalal

  13. Dolce Notte 🙂

  14. As usual, Ina, you have shown your astute skills of exposing the reality behind the facade. Sadly, we need to relive the vileness of Seselj in public and on public display. The benefit will be that the world will be reminded of the hatred and delusional nature of the proto-fascist Serbian Radical Party. Will it serve to engage a quicker judgement process for Seselj, probably not. Nor will it change the dominant perception in European political hallways that Serbs have somehow distanced and rehabilitated themselves in any way from their xenophobic predecessors

    On 11/8/14, Croatia, the War, and the Future

  15. Zoran Nosic says:

    As usual, a great piece Ina. Sadly, nothing will change once this degenerate shows the world why he should be facing the “Saddam” verdict. Moreover, the corridors of European power will still maintain that Serbia has rehabilitated itself from its proto-fascist past and Croatia will continue to be vilified for wanting to “correct the record” as written for us during the Homeland War.

    This “weekend pass” is evidence enough (as previous comments have stated) that the ICTY is not wanting to pass judgement on Seselj, as with Milosevic and let nature take its course. The verdict would magnify the current battle of Croatians and other minorities in Serbia to gain recognition and their rights (the same ones enjoyed by Serbs in neighbouring countries). Serbia would also struggle to justify its public resistance to provide equal treatment while demanding it of other countries.

    These public relations minefields may influence/delay Serbia’s chances of EU membership in the short term because the optics are very poor.

    • Yes, Zoran, ethnic minorities such as Croats in Serbia have almost no rights as minorities, in fact their rights are often suffocated and yet they want their own minorities in neighbouring countries to have the right of majority! I am so glad Croatia still has plenty of brave people who stand up against this. ICTY will do what it likes in this case – it’s in no hurry it seems to deliver judgment but I still like to think it will wake up to justice regardless of political pressures that might be clogging up the corridors of power.

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  17. Another sign of the feckless nature of the ICTY. Hmmm… wonder how/if the foreign hacks will cover this story ?

    The ICTY has been a joke since one of the original justices, Canadian Justice Louise Arbour, stated that the wars in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina would not have never increased in ferocity if the international community did not recognize Croatia and Bosnia’s independence.
    What a wonderful political statement by an allegedly neutral justice. Note too, her comments came after Vukovar had already been seized by the Serbs and the Yugoslav Army, 1/3 of Croatia was occupied by Serb soldiers, and Bosnia’s war was in full swing.

    Wonder if the men sitting in the dock at the Nuremburg Trials had this type of compassion shown them.
    The ICTY could have easily released Seselj to Croatia with the caveat that he be given the Adolf Eichman treatment.

  18. Ina please watch video. They are trying to get rid of Dr Ante Nazor’s Croatian Memorial Centre on the Homeland War: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy063GHo4a0
    Shocking that we have no proper museum, centre in Zagreb, a la the House of Terror in Hungary to commemorate the homeland wards. This is a travesty. Do you know anything new about this?

    • Thanks Erica, I will watch it, by the by it does not surprise me when Vesna Terselic is behind it – the next thing on her agenda documenta.hr agenda would probably be burying communist crimes mass graves – what awful stuff they dish out all for benefit of communists. I have not heard anything more regarding any closure of the memorial centre but it would be absolutely awful and unacceptable if moves are made to do that. Next year’s elections will certainly need to boot out those people in government who fund destructive elements in society such as “documenta”

  19. Thought you and your readers would be interested in the link below…Nazor is a saint. The commis want to get rid of his centre to document the homeland war:

    BTW why is there no museum to our War Veterans like there is for Tito? Seems like our government is trying to create Yugo 3.0.

    • Oh thanks, Sunman – heard this from another commentator – Erica – awful stuff. Absolutely unacceptable – I’ve heard dr Nazor speak a couple of times and follow the work of the Homeland War memorial centre – it’s an institution we must preserve and I trust there will be much fighting going on if the communists dare touch it with view to closing it. If anything that centre should be stronger.

  20. …the serbians have had over 150 years (since the Ottoman Occupation) to cultivate worldwide friendship, especially since the time of Kings Alexander, Peter and the “great Croatian” Josip Tito (who couldn’t even speak the language)! The chetnik leadership (Vucic, Tadic, Nikolic et al.), the serbian orthodox church, diaspora, all had friendly ties and lobby groups to whitewash the chetnik crimes! The Croatians, on the other hand have a STUPID population, incompetent communist-chetnik leaders,and a stupid Roman Catholic Church which preaches forgiveness! Well, what else do you expect?
    Just one more time (in January 2015), if the brain-dead Croatian population in Croatia and some bozos in the diaspora, vote for the communist Josipovic,…….then the Chetnik flag SHOULD fly on top of Sv. Stjepan Cathedral …..or what is left of it!

  1. […] Vojislav Seselj’s return to Serbia (after being temporarily released from war crimes tribunal in t…) happened just days before the 23rd anniversary of the fall of Vukovar (18 November), which is a very important date for the Croats and which evidences untold atrocities committed in the early 1990’s against Croats and other non-Serbs in Croatia at the directive and under Seselj’s or Serbian Radical Party’s directives (whose members at the time also included the current Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic). […]

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Si Se Puede! Yes, We Can!

On the evening of Sunday, March 3rd 2019, The School of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose,  was the venue for an interesting portrayal of the life of one of America’s famous civil rights leaders, Cesar Chavez. What set this production apart was not only the object of the story, but the medium of storytelling. Cesar Chavez and his celebrated struggle on behalf of migrant farmworkers in California, was conveyed through the traditional Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam.

Presented by the Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose, “Si Se Puede!” brought to light not only the echoes of those long ago struggles, but also placed today’s issues front and center for us to examine. In the current political environment, with the subject of Immigration – illegal or otherwise – taking centerstage;  spotlighting Chavez’s struggles and successes seemed especially appropriate.

Beneath the layers of music and movement, poetry and lyrics, the stage lights lit up an immigrant narrative made up of two separate cultures.  And weaving through it all were the universal tenets of human rights, freedom and social justice.

Abhinaya Dance Company:

Abhinaya School of Dance, founded in 1980, is well known for originality in creative exploration. The recipient of several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, state and city agencies, the dance company has deservedly earned a leading name for itself in the SF Bay area. Helmed by an accomplished dancer, teacher and choreographer Mythili Kumar, the company has until date staged over 50 original productions. Offering classes in San Jose and Monte Sereno, the school has 130 students who have graduated with their solo debut (arangetram) performances.

Abhinaya has staged socially relevant productions in years past. “Gandhi the Mahatma in 1995 was the first of such projects that we staged. Our 2018 production ‘Stories of Justice’ featured the legacy of Martin Luther King. Jr – which included a 6 minute piece on Cesar Chavez,” says Artistic director Mythili Kumar. Her research revealed the fact that Chavez was greatly influenced by Gandhi’s successful non-violent resistance which helped India gain independence from British rule in 1947.

She felt the time was ripe for delving deeper into Chavez’s life given the recent upheaval in the lives of immigrant workers all over America, Her goal is to educate and inspire the diverse Bay Area community about Cesar Chavez’s pioneering work, while also highlighting ongoing struggles that continue to be part of the lives of those who strive so hard to provide us with the very lifestyle that is denied them.

Cesar Chavez’s quote from the 1960s is relevant even today – “It is ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves!”

Si Se Puede! – Yes, You Can!

Abhinaya Dance Company’s first production in 2019, titled “Si, Se Puede” – which translates to mean “Yes, You Can!” – pays homage to the slogan made famous by the farmworkers under the leadership of Cesar Chavez in 1962.

The program opened with dancers outfitted in traditional Bharatanatyam attire, dancing to a beautiful rendition of verses from the Bhagavad Gita. Stories of the demon king Kumbhakarna, Ravana and King Midas highlighted the central idea of greed as being the downfall of the human condition. Lord Krishna’s twin messages of Universal Love – “Vishwaprema”, and the victory of Truth – “Satyameva Jayate,” set the tone for the story of the man, the visionary, and the leader – Cesar Chavez.

Cesar’s humble beginnings working the fields with his family showed him the harsher truths of life. He was forced to bear witness to abject poverty, hunger, mistreatment, ill health and poor living conditions while working as a migrant farm worker. Abhinaya’s dancers deftly led us through scene after scene showing families of itinerant farm laborers struggling under sweltering temperatures, facing immense hardship, leaving children with no opportunity to enjoy their childhoods.

The soulful voice of Bay Area’s notable Carnatic music vocalists, Asha Ramesh, was ably supported by respected instrumentalists – Ravi Gutala (bols & tabla), Amit Ranganathan (mridangam & kanjira), Lakshmi Balasubramanya (violin), Ashwin Krishnakumar (flute) and Prasant Radhakrishnan (saxophone). Lending counterpoint were Ignacio Alvarez (guitar & vocals) and Gil Cruz (guitar) from the Trio Igalva group.  Ignacio’s rendition of ‘De colores’ was especially poignant. Originally a traditional Spanish song sung during happy occasions, De colores’ was adopted by the striking farm workers at their meetings, and it eventually became a symbol of hope for their resistance movement. Mr. Alvarez’s soft, gentle rendition brought to mind a thirst for beauty and kindness that all human beings yearn and strive for.

Malavika Kumar Walia’s crisp nattuvangam added the perfect vigor to the famed UFW (United Farm Workers) march from Delano to Sacramento, bearing the distinctive flag of resistance. Likewise, Ravi Gutala’s sprightly rendition of bols enhanced the scene where the striking workers were brutalized by law enforcers. Rasika Kumar’s narration provided continuity along with a backdrop of slides from that period in history.

The final scene brought home the fact that the struggles of immigrants is not over yet. Mythili Kumar portrayed a Hispanic woman’s story as she lives with the constant fear of deportation. A normal day in her life with her children shadowed by fear, every time there is a knock on the door. Finally, the law comes calling and she is taken away. The twist came at the end of the scene where the woman wakes and realizes it is a nightmare. This is the reality that untold numbers face today.

Abhinaya’s production shows us that fear lives among us and holds us in its clutches in today’s world, as it did in Cesar Chavez’s day. Will we have the courage to shed ourselves of the manacles of fear?

Will we have the courage to say – Yes We Can?

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The owner of Silver Spoon, Vidya Gurikar, listened in horror as Governor Gavin Newsom effectively shut California down. Her son’s wedding, set for April 18th, was exactly a month away. The threat of cancellation now hung in the air. Her son, Shreyas, whose wedding it was, worked in the business with her, a small business that – wait for it – catered weddings.

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Vidya stepped up her takeout business. Their small business had a mortgage on the commercial kitchen to pay, and staff to keep employed. Spring harvest celebrations like Ugadi and Gudi Padwa have prescribed sweets and dishes. Client orders poured in. Vidya took to scouring grocery stores very early in the morning to gather ingredients, sometimes going to five different grocery stores to cook one takeout menu. Shreyas’ wedding had still not been canceled. March threatened to roll into April and the end of the shutdown was not in sight.

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Funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government’s big initiative to aid small businesses and their employees during the coronavirus lockdown, ran out of cash within two weeks of funds opening on April 3.

On Friday, April 17, at a Zoom briefing update on the Pandemic Impact on Ethnic Populations organized by Ethnic Media Services and sponsored by the Blue Shield of California Foundation—Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents California’s 17th District in the heart of the Silicon Valley high-tech hub where Silver Spoon’s customers live, spoke of the need to increase help to small businesses and workers in essential businesses. “In an age of automation, we are reminded of the dignity and importance of work that is not remote,” said Representative Khanna.

“This crisis needs to open our eyes to the value of workers who are often invisible, and we need to give them the pay and benefits they deserve.” Along with United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Khanna has made a proposal for an Essential Workers Bill of Rights to protect frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic. They have requested that the next coronavirus relief package to pass Congress must include the policies in the Essential Workers Bill of Rights.

Congressman Khanna and Representative Tim Ryan from Ohio, also have introduced the Emergency Money for the People Act to provide additional cash payments for hard-working Americans who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-time payment under the CARES Act does not provide nearly enough support for American families like Vidya Gurikar’s.

There are a number of undocumented workers working in the food industry. Panelists at the EMS briefing feared that undocumented workers, who have long been understood to be a backbone of the California restaurant industry, will receive no relief if they have no social security number.

Regardless of their immigration status, workers should be helped said Assemblymember David Chiu. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) will provide $125 million in stimulus checks to undocumented workers. The PUA benefits are payable if you don’t qualify for regular Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits in California or another state, and also do not qualify for State Disability Insurance or Paid Family Leave benefits.

California will give 150,000 undocumented adults a one-time cash benefit of $500 each with a cap of $1,000 per household. Undocumented workers, who are not eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance or unemployment insurance due to their immigration status, form nearly 10 percent of California’s workforce, said Governor Newsom. They are “overrepresented” in sectors that have been deemed essential such as healthcare, agriculture and food services, manufacturing and logistics.

Since the pandemic hit California, other grassroots financial assistance programs have been created for undocumented workers affected by COVID-19-related job losses in San Francisco and Sonoma County. A relief fund for local migrant youth was launched in Santa Clara, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and Alameda counties, and recently reopened its application process.

The question that remains unanswered though is how does an undocumented worker get the monies. This is not yet clear. The state’s funds will be dispersed through regional nonprofits who have experience serving undocumented communities, and personal information from undocumented workers will not be required.

Vidya and her son Shreyas have decided to go ahead with the planned wedding. It will be a quiet ceremony in the backyard.

Orange flowers, traditional color for a Hindu wedding, festoon the metal pagoda set up beneath the tall pine tree. Fragrance of the peach-tree blossoms drops down onto the blades of lemongrass. Mint shoots sparkle green. Wooden figures playing traditional musical instruments line up under the tree, guests at the family-only garden wedding.

The bride, resplendent in a red saree, looks worriedly at the images of her parents’ Zoomed in from India. The groom, handsome in a long golden sherwani coat adjusts the turban on his forehead as he sits on an orange and black chair beneath a curtain of marigold-orange flowers. Flowers, red, yellow and orange, sway in the breeze. It is a celestial wedding remarked a guest in India later that day, when she saw the photographs.

Outside the house, colorful sweets peep out of the windows of the red sweet boxes nestled under the cherry tree. Yellow mango burfi fudge, white milk balls with black crispy crusts soaking in sugar syrup, a caviar of fragrant, sweet chickpea boondi droplets, a cloud of white, milky sweetness, encased in a pillow of white rasgulla cheese sponge, – the sweets are for the friends of Silver Spoon.

Armed with bells and Bluetooth speakers that blast out celebratory music, masked friends of Silver Spoon and its owners drive by waving to the newly married couple who appear at the door, flanked by the groom’s parents. Standing six feet apart, some friends break into a spontaneous dance.

Resilience is the hallmark of the immigrant. In the face of all odds, pirouetting small businesses will spin to the post-corona economy’s dance-tune. Governor Gavin Newsome, Congressman Ro Khanna – you are invited to join the dance.

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Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With 450,000 route fiber miles serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure global platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about Lumen’s network, edge cloud, security and communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology at, LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube: /lumentechnologies.

The Role

The Sr. Technical Project Manager will be responsible for the following: To support the aggregation of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) call delivery from other Originating Service Providers (OSP) in support of Lumen Public Safety/911 portfolio.

The Main Responsibilities

• Work with the Sales Engineering and/or Sales Architecture team to ensure Point of Interface (POIs) are designed and ordered to align with project schedule.

• Facilitate the execution of updated Non-disclosure Agreements (NDA).

• Engage OSPs to get agreements in place to route NG9-1-1 traffic (voice/video/Text) to CenturyLink.

• Engage the planning team for provisioning of ingress infrastructure.

• Manage ongoing relationships with OSPs during the service lifecycle.

• Work with Lumen project team to develop/manage project schedule for each OSP.

• Work with Lumen project team to develop/execute Integration Testing.

• Project manage the OSP’s, ensuring they initiate their network orders in a timely manner.

• Partner with Service Delivery to ensure prompt design, build, activation and billing of the OSP ordered voice/data network and transport.

• Coordinate OSPs to participate and support all integration testing and cutovers.

What We Look For in a Candidate

· Strong organizational skills, ability to manage multiple priorities, set direction and solve problems in a fast paced environment.

· Self-starter and Strong ability to provide leadership/mentoring to other team members.

· Excellent communications and presentation skills, including ability to summarize and concisely share key project information to all levels of the organization.

· 5 to 7 years of project and/or program management experience.

· Expertise in developing and managing strong working relationships with a proven ability to influence others and to build trusting relationships with clients and peers.

· Proven technical knowledge of voice services and networks, both Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) and Internet Protocol/Session Initiation Protocol (IP/SIP) signaling.

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VW to come up with a sub brand to rival Datsun?

08/10/2012 - 12:23 | ,   | Nithyanandh K

Volkswagen LogoAccording to Mr. Bernd Osterloh, head of VW's employees works council, the Europe's largest car maker is toying the idea of introducing a range of low cost cars possibly under a sub brand.

The budget cars will be sold in new markets like South East Asia and Africa in a price bracket of 5,000 to 10,000 Euros (approximately between Rs. 3.4 lakhs and Rs. 6.8 lakhs). The targeted price will put them smack into the Maruti and the soon to be launched Datsun territory.

"We need a cheap car for the emerging markets that would cost between 5,000 and 10,000 euros." said Mr. Osterloh to a German bussiness daily called Handelsblatt. He added that he could expect "such a model being ready in two years."

He further added "We do not need to reinvent the wheel for this", hinting at using the VW Up! platform to offer a range of low cost vehicles in major markets like India and China.

Mr.Osterloh also stated that VW is gearing for a full fledged blitzkrieg in the segment which had been left untouched so far by the German giant.

A sub brand could be another line of approach to VW's 2018 world domination dream.

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There’s nothing like first impressions to set the stage. That goes for most things in life so if you want to make the most of your chance, make those first impressions count. When it comes to residential property management, here’s how you can make this work for you when you choose an ideal property manager:

Exude and inspire confidence

That doesn’t just mean picking one with the lowest rates. It’s also about picking someone who inspires confidence in you right away. That quality is important since you’re basically handing over key responsibilities to your property manager and those responsibilities involve a lot of communication with people–from clients and tenants to other professionals in the property management industry. So it’s crucial that you pick someone who’ll make the best impression since they will literally be the face of your property.

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Careful communication matters. You can’t afford to hire someone who’ll offend people at the drop of a hat. So choose someone who’s not only professional in appearance but in the way they speak as well. That’s the ideal kind of property manager you need to hire, based on insights from the American Psychological Association. Make sure you find someone who can answer questions with grace and careful thought. Dealing with all sorts of people mean fielding off all sorts of questions and finding someone with just the right skill for that is an asset to you.

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While many of us are still working remotely, we are reliant on our technology for access, communication and generally getting stuff done. Two stars have emerged from the Microsoft stable in these disconnected times: Teams, the collaboration hub and SharePoint, the co-authoring powerhouse.

Sure you can probably start a meeting in Teams and instant message complete with emojis but these easy hacks that will have your productivity skyrocketing and avoid embarrassing tech fails.

1. Teams Custom backgrounds

The threat of random pets and children wandering into frame in your next Teams meeting is real, along with your washing and other elements of home.  Present a professional video interface with a custom branded Teams background or for internal meetings you can Google “virtual background images” to find fun options.

No longer do you have to add files and mess about with the "Run" menu! In the meeting, you can just select Blur to blur your background, or choose from the available images to replace it. To upload an image of your own, select "Add New" and pick a .JPG, .PNG, or .BMP file from your computer.

Make sure your background image is not too big as it may be jittery, try and keep it to 100K.

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2. Outlook & Teams meetings

“The average employee switches between 35 job-critical applications more than 1,100 times every day.” - Tech Republic

Reduce switching between Outlook & Teams by using the “Teams Meeting” button in Outlook to create an automatic link to the Teams meeting in your invitation. If you don’t have this capability, hassle your IT guys, they must make it available and it may depend on your O365 licence.

Creating a private channel

When the meeting rolls around, there’s no need to go into Teams to join, or even to open the event. Simply right click on the event in your Outlook Calendar to “Join in Teams”.

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Speaking of calendars, rather than click into Outlook to update or move a meeting, you can access your Outlook calendar in Teams. Anything you change will be reflected in the Outlook calendar. Note you can only view your own calendar in Teams.

3. Setting your status

Avoid awkward message pop-ups halfway through a presentation by setting your Teams status to Do Not Disturb. People can still send you messages, but they will not pop-up as a notification on your screen.

Click on your picture in the top right and choose an option from the first drop down menu. Use “Set status message” to explain why you are unavailable and manage expectations, like an “out of office“ message.

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5. Teams and Planner

It can be difficult to prioritise among different project tasks or even keep track of who wants what in multiple Planner boards.

Use the Planner icon in the left hand menu of Teams to view all tasks allocated to you across all your different Teams. Unfortunately there is not yet a view to show you tasks you have created and allocated to others, we hope this happens soon!

6. Real time collaboration with SharePoint

Yes, “real time collaboration” is an overused buzz word but with SharePoint, O365 really takes it to the next level. What some people may not realise is that when you use Teams you are also using SharePoint. Co-authoring a document, reviewing, providing feedback and having conversations in Teams, none of this would be possible without SharePoint providing the structure for content and document storage.

Collaborating in real time with Word, Excel and PowerPoint is super easy, just add a new comment and @mention people for them to receive an email notification, then click “resolve” when it’s done. You can do this across Mac/PC, on the phone, web or desktop.

Don’t email versions and comments like a caveman: in Teams, you can add a document as a tab and click on the “chat” button to post comments & questions. Remote collaboration: easy.

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You can set up an alert in SharePoint to be notified when something changes in a document, for example if you have asked for feedback. You can set up an alert for a list, library, folder, file, or list item, and the notification can go to other people if appropriate.

Just go to the list or library and select the relevant file, then select the ... (ellipses) from the list of options for the list or library, and then click “Alert Me”.

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Welcome to the Caribbean man. News round up from weekend of Apr.10th, 2020.

Hello, E Lloyd K the Writingelk here. Welcome, welcome to the Caribbean man, news roundup of the week as seen through the eyes of the Caribbean man, yes man, a yard mi come from, sorry again I mean ‘t to say, I'm Jamaican born and bred. But, as we sometimes say down-home way – sometimes man hafi teck bad sinting mek laugh. This is it. So, Here’s a glimpse into what made the news this past week.

Hellshire fishermen

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BY ARTHUR HALL Editor-at-Large, Jamaica Observer.  April 10, 2020

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Fishermen at Hellshire Fishing Beach in St Catherine, the Easter period is one of their best in terms of earnings as Jamaicans look forward to having fish at this time of year.

But this year the onset of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has stalled business for these fishermen as people have been staying away from the popular venue, where restrictions have been placed on all recreational activities, including dining in the many restaurants which are on the beach.

To compound matters, the management of the facility has decided that it should be shuttered completely over the Easter weekend to keep out the thousands of people who usually head there every public holiday.“It really bad now because since this virus thing start nobody nah buy no fish.

Things slow up, slow up, bad, bad, bad,” boat owner and fisherman George Smith told the Jamaica Observer as he relaxed on the beach Wednesday.“…[Normally on] the Easter weekend the amount of people who would come to buy fish and we wouldn't have hands to sell,” he said, noting that only a few people were visiting the location to buy fish.

“We a struggle to survive. Mi buy gas fi mi boat from last week and it just put down because the boat nah go sea. And even when we go sea we nah catch nothing because it look like all the fish dem fraid of the virus,” added Smith, with a chuckle.

Winsome Madden, who operates a shop on the Hellshire Beach, shared the concern of the fishermen, including her child's father. “A 'sufferation' now and we a suffer. We want to know what the Government a do fi we,” said Madden.“Now in the Easter we would sell fish but them say the beach have to close down. We just have to stand and look.

Nothing nah gwaan. We just have to stand and look. I don't know what the Government can do fi we as some flat foot hustlers but them need to do something,” added Madden. She said that no one who makes a living on the beach has escaped the fallout.

Among them is “Joseph” who has been a feature on the Hellshire Beach selling craft items for years.“I am not surviving based on how the people have drifted away. Some days I don't earn anything. In the period of four days I don't earn $3,000 and I have to spend it back on food and I still have to help another man by giving away a one or two hundred dollars,” said Joseph as he declared that he will not be able to survive without an earning for much longer.

“I am a sickly man, too, trouble with asthma, so I am trying my best to see what I can do to survive. I am just waiting to see what the bigger man can do to help me,” added Joseph.

Love and Harmony to sail next year

BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter, April 10, 2020

THE 2020 voyage of the Love and Harmony cruise is the latest event to fall, victim, to the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers have taken to social media and announced that the cruise will now take place next year with the same line-up of acts.“It's going to be a rough week but I know one thing for sure, God makes no mistakes.

We will be back bigger and better in 2021. Same line-up,” the Instagram post read. This voyage, which was scheduled to sail from April 6 to 11, would have been the fourth annual excursion, featuring a healthy cast of reggae artistes as well as acts from The Caribbean.

The trip, which sold out months ahead of sail date, was scheduled to start in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, then sail to Ocho Rios and Nassau in The Bahamas, before returning to Florida. Among the artistes booked to perform were Beres Hammond, Buju Banton, Nadine Sutherland, Cocoa Tea, Wayne Wonder, and Beenie Man.

One month ago, the organizers released a statement announcing a rescheduling of the trip due to the pandemic. At that time, they stated that the cruise would be shifted to a future date which will be safe for passengers.“We appreciate Celebrity Cruise's cooperation in honoring our request of postponement.

At this point, we do not have a specific date of sail. Our amazing artists have been contacted and have agreed to reschedule their performances for a future date, schedules permitting,” that statement read.

A number of other events have either had to cancel, postpone or the promoters are adopting a wait-and-see attitude before they determine the fate of their event. Just last week, organizers of Best of the Best, the annual reggae, dancehall, and soca show held in Miami for the past 13 years, announced that they were postponing the stage show to the same dates next year.

Here in Jamaica events such as: Jamaica Carnival, the annual Easter Sunday Morning of Movement and Music, organized by the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica; the annual Easter performance by the University Singers; and the performance season of the Jamaica Youth Chorale, have either been postponed or canceled.

Chronixx Hits Out Against COVID-19 'Circus'

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Like DJ D-NICE’s 100,000-viewers-strong Quarantine Club on Instagram and Walshy Fire’s Quarantine Clash on YouTube, many artists and DJs around the world are rallying together, from their homes, in an effort to continue entertaining their fans during this lifestyle-altering COVID-19 pandemic.

But there are others, like reggae singer Chronixx, who are not logging on to the interim cyber-celebrations.“Not buying the COVID-19 ‘bs’. Nature is I protection and strong refuge. These tech-heads and warheads can’t talk to rastaman about human health. Never! And they can’t destroy all of humanity.

They can destroy some, but not all,” the one-time Grammy nominee wrote in a post to his Instagram account. While suggesting that the pandemic may be targeted and unnatural, Chronixx criticized the entertainment industry’s online partying response.

“Most of these famous people online [use] the internet like it’s a plaything. We are in the advent of the greatest crimes against humanity and people out here trying to keep themselves entertained,” he said.

Declaring no surprise at his online partying colleagues, Chronixx further asserted that his participation in such an event would only occur if it was designed as a tool in the controversial fight against vaccinations.

“I’m not here for the circus. I’m only going online for a concert if it’s an action against global vaccination. Health time now! Land time now. Earth time,” the post continues. The singer’s commentary comes as international media houses campaign against coronavirus conspiracy theories. The most prominent theory proposes a link between the viral spread and 5G technology.

In a report by Bloomberg, written by Ryan Gallagher, the theory is also getting a boost from what some researchers say is a coordinated disinformation campaign. Marc Owen Jones, a researcher who specializes in online disinformation networks at Hamad bin Khalifa University in Qatar, analyzed recent interactions on social media mentioning ‘5G’ and ‘corona’.

He uncovered a large number of accounts displaying what he termed ‘inauthentic activity’.A report from Time by Bill Perrigo revealed that the original 5G conspiracies existed in fringe areas of the Internet before the COVID-19 outbreak. It focused on the idea that the new phone masts required by the technology are somehow causing health problems that are being concealed by governments.

Judy has Marcia in her prayers

KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer Wednesday, April 08, 2020

Former I-Three, Judy Mowatt said she has not spoken to former colleague Marcia Griffiths during her time of bereavement. She, however, said she has been praying for her.“When someone has lost a family member or close friend, it's a pain that only they can express.

What I will do is pray for my friend through this. Pain has an expiration date, and until she [Marcia] arrives at that expiration date, I will continue to pray. I pray that she will eventually be able to bask in the memories that she and Bob [Andy] shared. I pray that she will go through the grieving process naturally until it has reached its expiration,” she told the Jamaica Observer.

On March 27, veteran singer Keith “Bob Andy” Anderson passed away at his St Andrew home, after a brief illness. He was 75. In 1970, Andy and Griffiths collaborated on the popular hit Young, Gifted and Black.

Andy also wrote several of Griffith's timeless hits, including Mark My Word, Feel Like Jumping, Melody Life, and Truly. Mowatt, Griffiths, and Rita Marley were members of Bob Marley's backing vocals, the I-Three.

Mowatt said despite the fact that they haven't spoken, Griffiths knows she is always there for her.“Marcia is in a lot of pain. I don't know what to say to her, but when someone is grieving, you have to let them know that you are there for support if they need it. Grieving is something that takes time,” she added.

Thank you. This my friends, was your news roundup of interest from the past week, as seen through the eyes of the Caribbean man, as I found it I gave it to you. I take away nothing, not even so much as a claim of ownership, I add nothing either, well, yes, just my voice. Which is actually the reading voice of a people, my people, a people whom they say, does not read much, that’s why I do it. come join us here again next week at this same time for more of the same, until then, I remain E K, the Writingelk, and I am out.

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Adventures in Camp Prisoney Land: Queen for a Day, by Catherine LaFleur

It’s an intense game and I am not in the same league as the best players here in Camp Prisoney Land. You have to be quick and brutal. The girls play by a twisted version of tournament rules. You’d better have all the two letter words memorized and there is no referring to the official players dictionary unless a challenge is to be made to an opponents word play.
The game is Scrabble and I’ve never beaten the two who invited me to play today’s game. I’m at least a hundred points behind. I duly withdraw my tiles from the bag, then I spy the impossible. My selection of tiles coalesce into a whopper of a word. A spot is open on the left side of the board and it’s a triple word score. I note that I could get two triple word scores by placing a U and an N at the front of my word. I carefully direct my attention away to the right side of the board attempting to appear as if I’m trying to build on a word already laid down in the lower right corner.
Player two places down tiles on the lower right side triple word score. Filthy. Everyone knows this word so no challenges. Three takes her turn spelling out danger. Her word is in a spot that will help me to make my ten letter wonder word.
I pause a moment, staring at the right side of the board, player three smirks and asks if I’m having a problem. With a beatific smile, I lay down my letters. U. N. R. E. Q. U. I. T. E. D.
There is a moment of silence as two and three take in what I have deposited. Player two’s mouth is open because I stole her spot. I get busy tallying up my score. Three triple word spots for unit, and unrequited, plus (t)old and (q)at. Don’t forget to add my 50 point bonus for using a seven+ letter word.
Elah! Ha. Ha. and ha! I stand and take a victory lap about the table. No one can catch up to me on the board. Yes! The crown is made of grass and only lasts a day but for this day……. I. Am. Queen.

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Bad Film | Sion Sono

August 24, 2016

Despite its 2012 release, Bad Film captures a Sion Sono before he reached international acclaim; before his particular brand of otaku-influenced action films; and before his unabashed revelry in exhibitionism and voyeurism. It was filmed back in the mid-’90s, way before Sono’s breakout Suicide Club, and not finished until after his critical success Love Exposure, in 2011. This allowed a wizened Sono to collect fragments (roughly 150 hours) of his earlier activist years and turn them into either a diary of a particular time in Tokyo or a larger message about how he views his youth in retrospect. That time rift allows a nice selling point for a film that has been relatively underrepresented in Sono’s catalogue, but Bad Film‘s use of nostalgic reflection elevates it beyond mere curiosity.

Shooting primarily in his home of Tokyo’s Kōenji district (neighboring Shinjuku, which contains the yakuza-controlled Kabukichō district), Sono enlisted the 2,000 members of his performance art collective Tokyo GAGAGA to form a rough narrative about gang life, nativism, homophobia, and, most importantly, love. A Sinophobic Japanese gang meets and disparages a Chinese gang on the busy Chūō-Sōbu train line, leading to a Montague/Capulet-style turf war, complete with a lesbian Romeo and Juliet romance. But though Bad Film could easily stand a Shakespearean reading, Sono further complicates the narrative by having the gay members of each gang form their own cheaper black market for weapons, leading to a complete dissolution of their structure, with no one left to trust.

Bad Film‘s fictional elements could point to Masao Adachi’s and Koji Wakamatsu’s political films of the ’60s and ’70s, but its real power comes as a historical document of protest and revolution through art.

Of course, orgy-prone, violent gang narratives like Bad Film‘s fit rather comfortably for Sono, so what becomes most interesting here is just the act of trying to keep up with the damn thing. Shot on as many cheap Hi8 video recorders as GAGAGA could afford, the film jumps from camera to camera to camera (each used by actors in the film), as if already taking part in a Snapchat culture, recording every moment from every perspective. The film switches between a chaotic mélange of footage for the more violent scenes, settling down when it finds something beautiful (usually in the middle of a rape or death sequence). There’s even a ten minute-long shot that just documents a Japanese boss slapping every gang member in the room. Curiously, Sono never chooses to hide his cinematographers; it’s relatively easy to spot a few punks with cameras in each scene. This is likely due to the fact that it would be impossible to block out every cameraperson in a shot that includes hundreds of protesters (illegally shot as part of real GAGAGA demonstrations). Sono also explains this by literally interrupting the narrative and pointing out that these cameras are a way for the Japanese boss to masochistically document his group’s violence. That bit of dialogue finds an older Sono apologizing for the hasty young director, while still owning up to his politics, formal decisions, and collaborators.

The end credits of Bad Film only credit Tokyo GAGAGA. There could be nothing more fitting: This is a document of Sono’s collaborative nature and his years of being embedded in political strife and performance art culture. Its fictional elements point to Masao Adachi’s and Koji Wakamatsu’s political films of the ’60s and ’70s, but its real power comes as a historical document of protest and revolution through art—something that would be emulated in the west with the artistic output of the Occupy movement. Sono occupies the center of his film, donning sunglasses and a megaphone in the middle of Kōenji, shouting “GAGAGA!” at the top of his lungs. He didn’t just create these characters, their stories, the locations, and messages—he was there living them, and he was one of many.

This film has yet to be theatrically released in the U.S.

Part of Sion Sono: Love Leaves Destruction in Its Wake.

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The Washington Mystics were flowing offensively, which led to taking a double-digit lead over the Dallas Wings on Sunday afternoon.

Mystics’ guard Tayler Hill, who finished with a team-high 21 points, led the offensive surge. Forward Tierra Ruffin-Pratt was dominating the mid-range game during the first half and early parts of the second half, while Tianna Hawkins provided a spark off the bench.

However, the Wings came out of the shadows, and found holes in the Mystics defense to stage a comeback. Dallas, who was led by forward Glory Johnson and guard Skylar Diggins-Smith, outscored the Mystics 28-17 in the fourth quarter to escape the Verizon Center with a 87-83 victory.

“This is one our more disappointing losses,” Mystics’ Head Coach Mike Thibault said after seeing a 13-point lead squander away.

When looking at the stat sheet, it’s hard to understand how the Mystics lost their fourth game of the season. The Mystics shot 44.6 percent from the floor, and outscored the Wings 40-30 in the paint. They managed to do that without forward Elena Delle Donne having her best shooting effort.

The only problem with the Mystics performance was that their offensive success didn’t translate to the defensive end.

The Mystics allowed the Wings to get too many open looks especially down the stretch. Diggins-Smith, who finished with 19 points and eight assists, buried a wide open three-pointer to cut the deficit down to one point with 6:17 left in the game. Her shot led to a pair of three-pointers by center Theresa Plaisance that gave the Wings momentum in a time of need.

“We took our foot off the pedal especially on defense,” Delle-Donne said. “There were lapses when we let get in their comfort zone and they were able to knock down some key shots at the end.”

When the Mystics were not allowing easy looks at the basket, they were sending the Wings to the free throw line, where they went 23-29.

“A lot of clean looks at the three-point line,” Thibault said. “And when we did get them off the line, we fouled them and put them on the line.”

Johnson went 5-8 from the line to go along with her 27 points. Karima Christmas-Kelly shot 2-11 from the floor, but she was a perfect 5-5 from the charity stripe. Plaisance and guard Allisha Gray each scored 12 points.

Thibault felt his team’s struggles on defense was caused by the lack of communication on the floor.

“We just didn’t communicate,” Thibault said. “From day one of training camp, we talked about to be a great team you have to be a great communication team, and we didn’t do a good job at that.”

The Mystics’ had a chance to take the lead with under 30 seconds to play, but guard Kristi Toliver missed the go-ahead three pointer.

“We called a play where if you were open take the shot and if someone else is open, hit them,” Delle-Donne said. “We trust Kristi fully with the ball in her hands. That was the right decision and generally she will knock it down.”

Pratt tallied 15 points and six rebounds, Delle-Donne registered 14 points on 4-of-11 shooting. Center Krystal Thomas tallied 10 points, while Hawkins had 13 points.

The Mystics won’t be back in action until Friday when they face the Minnesota Lynx.

“We are about to hit a really rough road stretch,” Delle-Donne said. “So we gotta regroup, get it together and move on.”

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I read this quote somewhere:  One of the greatest forms of pride is the fear of making a mistake.

Usually we don’t think of mistakes and pride in the same context, but if we add that little four-letter word fear, we’re on to something.

Come on, admit it. Everyone makes mistakes. I know I sure do. Lots of them. And some of those mistakes have been doozies. I’ve had to deal with a fair number of unpleasant consequences as a result of my miscalculations and defective decisions.

So you make these blunders over and over again – maybe not the same ones, but new and exciting boo-boos that add so much . . . um . . . spice to your life. You get discouraged to the point where you’re eventually afraid to do anything because you might make a mistake. I mean, what would people think if they saw you slip up? This is when it become a pride thing. You’re stuck. You are more concerned about  your image and how others see you than you are about how God sees you.

Let’s face the facts.

We will make mistakes. No one is perfect. No one does everything right, even though it might look that way. Leave that debilitating fear of failure – the fear of making mistakes – locked up and thrown away. It’s destructive and detrimental to growth in every area of life. Trust me on this.

Go ahead. Try something new.

And if you make a mistake, great!

Learn from it and move on.

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  1. Chris Jordan

    Thanks for another great post, Wendy. As a pastor, part of my job involves equipping and release people to do the work of the ministry (see Eph. 4:11-16). However, I’ve found fear of failure to be one of the biggest hindrances to people stepping out and doing new things! One of my favourite quotes on the topic is this one, though I can’t remember the original source: “A mistake proves someone stopped talking enough to do something.” I hope your post will challenge people to step out and take risks of faith, and make lots of mistakes!

  2. Chris Jordan

    Reblogged this on New Life and commented:
    Here’s the latest post from one of my fellow bloggers and writing buddies. May it challenge you to go out and make lots of mistakes today!

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The Return to Interiority

Even though I get melancholy when the season changes from summer to fall, and even more so when it changes from fall to winter, I have to admit that I really do love the return to interiority.

I just read a piece in Elephant Journal by a woman who went to a retreat at Kripalu and decided that she didn’t want to be alone with her “Self” after all.

That’s not me. Not at all. Me? I need solitude, a strong daily dose of it. When I am too much the “social butterfly” I become lost and scattered and my “self” starts pixelating beyond recognition.

In the Stephen Cope book I am reading now, I underlined this: (he is talking about Robert Frost here.)

“He intuited that he needed a life set close to nature–nature, which had always been his muse. Frost was intuitively aware of an important principle: In the cultivation of dharma, there is nothing more important than understanding what conditions are needed, and relentlessly creating them.” (p.81-2)

This has made me think about what conditions I need, and to try to actively create them. Do you know what conditions make you feel like you are living like your True Self?

As a result of reading this, I have instituted a new morning routine. I now get up a little earlier and make myself a cup of decaf . But instead of sitting down at the computer and checking email and Facebook, which was my usual habit, I now take my cup up to my Space Chair, turn on the little heater, and settle in with my book for an hour.

Winterized Space Chair

I can’t tell you how cozy and delightful this is! It seems like I’ve been whining forever about how I need  more time to read, and here it is. Now, instead of leaving my book to the end of the day, when I am toast, I am reading in the front part of the day, when I am rested, alert and receptive.

After an hour’s read, I go and make myself some amaranth cereal and bring it back up into my cozy lair and start alternately scribbling in my journal and shoveling cereal into my mouth.

When another hour has passed, I am good to go: ready to be physically active and socially engaged.

These may not be all my “conditions” but they are certainly key: solitude, reading, and writing.

Do you know what yours are? Care to share?

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  1. I’m not sure what mine are… though, I know solitude is definitely NOT one. I hate being alone. 😛 I need som one there to listen to me babble! lol

  2. For me I know one of my keys is meditation. No matter what is going on in my life everything seems to be solved or at least brought to light through it. I also have found that reading had become one of my passions. The kind of reading where your mind is opened and you learn new things. I look for that daily now. Currently I am reading A Mindful Nation by Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan. The other thing I love to do at the end of my day through the miracle of DVD is watch my favorite TV series that have long since aired. Right now, I am working my way through the series Felicity with Keri Russell.

  3. Love this. I felt so overwhelmed and OCD after coming home from Houston. I think in the entire week, I was alone for an hour. I’m totally unfocused when I don’t have time to myself. Even if I’m staring at the computer, clicking on one thing or another, I feel like it’s time I have to myself.

  4. That’s such a key management strategy- helping your employees understand what conditions are needed for them to do their best work, and then creating them. Apparently these “Zen and the Art of Business” people are on to something.

    Professionally, I need a lot of autonomy, and the ability to influence my environment. Personally… I need to be surrounded by passionate people to learn from and to recharge with. Making time for social things even after a 12 hour day when all I want to do is crash is key to keeping me energized.

    I’m always so happy to see you’ve posted! Hope you’re well.

    1. Aleta,
      I couldn’t agree more! And although it is quite the challenge for me to find passionate people in my ‘hood,(such that when I do find them I glom onto them to an embarrassing degree) I’m always on the hunt! Seth Godin’s “Linchpin” is my bible for Art of Business. The new paradigm he articulates can’t come fast enough for me.

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Blackened Fish Baja Tacos

May 11, 2013

By Kath Dedon

Cooking Light’s The New Way to Cook Light (which just last weekend won the 2013 James Beard Award in the “Focus on Health” category) has a terrific recipe for fish tacos. They used tilapia, but I chose to use fresh lingcod fillets instead. Blackened Fish Baja Tacos made a fantastic dinner which Bob and I both enjoyed.

The tacos would be equally good, I think, with true cod, mahi mahi, or any fish that you enjoy. Cooking Light suggests using shrimp as an alternative as well.

Although it took a little longer to make than I was expecting, the recipe is very easy and I will definitely be making Blackened Fish Baja Tacos again!

Blackened Lingcod Baja Tacos 2

Blackened Fish Baja Tacos

(Adapted from Cooking Light’s The New Way to Cook Light)

(print the recipe)

Serves 4 (2 tacos each)

¼ cup reduced fat sour cream

2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped

1 cup thinly sliced white onion

1½ teaspoons paprika

1½ teaspoons brown sugar (I used maple sugar.)

1 teaspoon dried oregano

¾ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground cumin

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon oil

4 (6-ounce) lingcod fillets (or fish of your choice)

8 (6-inch) corn tortillas

½ ripe avocado, thinly sliced

4 lime wedges

1. Put the sour cream, cilantro, lime juice, and jalapeno pepper in a food processor and process until smooth. (My small processor worked fine.) Put in a bowl and stir in the sliced onions.

onion sauce

2. Stir the paprika, sugar, oregano, garlic powder, salt, cumin, and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl.

spice mix

3. Coat the fish fillets on both sides with the spice mixture. Use all of it.

lingcod ready to cook

4. Preheat the oven to warm. Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat until hot. Put the tortillas in the dry skillet, heating them for about 30 – 40 seconds on each side. When all of the tortillas are done, wrap them in foil and keep them in the warm oven.

heating tortillas

5. Add the oil to the skillet and heat until it’s hot. Add the fish fillets and cook until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 3 minutes on each side.

Blackened lingcod

6. Divide the sour cream mixture, fish, and avocado slices evenly between the tortillas. Serve with lime wedges.

Blackened Lingcod Baja Tacos

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  1. May 11, 2013 10:50 am

    Mmmm this looks VERY much like the blackened mahi mahi I had in Hawaii. Will have to try this!

  2. May 15, 2013 8:12 pm

    I have heard great things about the book, and now I’m eager to try one of the recipes. These look so very good, my friend! Thank you for sharing them with us!

    • May 16, 2013 6:45 am

      There are so many great-sounding recipes in the book, Monet! I’m looking forward to trying some more.

  3. May 16, 2013 9:24 am

    I will have to pick up that book. I need lighter recipes in lieu of all the baking I’ve been doing. Fish tacos are one of my favs, and I do love blackened anything. Hope you are having a good week.

    • May 16, 2013 10:12 am

      Thanks, Gina! I do love the way Cooking Light lightens up recipes without compromising flavor. And I appreciate that they don’t use artificial sweeteners or a lot of fat-free ingredients. I think you’ll like the book.

  4. May 22, 2013 12:00 pm

    I love blackened fish and then put them in a taco?? I am in heaven! Looks awesome!

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