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As a result of the Closing Conference on November 15th and 16th in Parma, Italy, Lucrezia Le Moli of Teatro Due has produced a video summarising the key elements of the event. The Closing Conference was organised as part of the Parma Theatre Festival and benefited from wide public participation, with more than 300 people registering for the event. brought together a number of multilingual experts and talents, representing very diverse fields such as science and arts, culture and education, economy and politics, public institutions and spaces.

The conference programme contained four different panel discussions on the way multilingualism among other things influences integration in society, education, culture, theatre. The three round tables focused on multilingualism in civil society and public spaces with discussions around early language learning, lifelong learning and public institutions.

Prominent speakers, which included heads of cultural institutions and media organisations, EU representatives and scholars, took turns in highlighting the greatness of  Europe’s linguistic wealth and the opportunities that arise from it. Project Director, Uwe Mohr, emphasised several times how it really is worth studying one or more foreign languages: “Vale la pena di imparare, di studiare le lingue straniere”. Prof. Aleksandra Jovićević spoke in favour of ‘language imperfections’ as she declared that “the general doxa that you have to be perfectly fluent in a certain language… is wrong”. During one of the panel discussions polyglots like Richard Simcott, Alexander Rawlings and Luca Lampariello came together to promote the practical use of different languages as opposed to using a lingua franca.

On the second day, Prof. Paolo Leon drew a parallel between language and the financial world by associating it to the concept of micro-economy and declaring it a market good. The Consortium members reunited at the end of the conference to draw conclusions and give an overview of the work and research that had been done during the two years of project.

In order to paint a more vivid image of what multilingualism actually entails, a trilingual theatre performance was put together by Holger Schober, with actors from Fondazione Teatro Due Parma, z/k/m Zagreb and Deutsches Theater Berlin. The public had the chance to be part of the ‘play’ with the option to be seated on stage.

This short video condensates the eventful two days of this successful conference and aims to further demonstrate the important role multilingualism is playing and should be playing in Europe.

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May 11th, 2008
01:40 PM ET
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Dodd: Obama, Clinton ticket not likely

Sen. Chris Dodd says it’s “very clear” Obama will be his party’s nominee.

Sen. Chris Dodd says it’s “very clear” Obama will be his party’s nominee.

(CNN) - Sen. Chris Dodd on Sunday joined the chorus of Democratic leaders downplaying the idea of a joint ticket between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

"These are two great candidates who fought very hard, but my sense is today that that probably won't be the ticket," Dodd said on NBC's "Meet The Press."

Dodd, who abandoned his presidential bid on January 3, said he thinks it's "very clear" Obama will be his party's nominee.

Dodd expressed confidence that his party would rally around Obama, despite the lengthy primary season.

Obama campaign chief David Axelrod on Sunday predicted the process would be over soon, but avoided talk of any potential running mates.

"We'll focus on the vice presidential choice at the appropriate time," he said on "Fox News Sunday."

Clinton campaign Chairman Terry McAuliffe has said a joint ticket would be a "great idea," but the New York senator's strategist on Sunday said "any talk of it is premature."

"I haven't discussed it with her. She hasn't discussed it with me. I've seen no evidence of her interest in it," he told Fox.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it's up to the candidates to sort out the ticket.

"Only two people can make that decision and that's Obama and Clinton. No one else can make it. If that happens, it happens, but it can only be with the two of them," he said on ABC's "This Week."

He said the extended fight for the Democratic nomination has been "great for the country," pointing to increased voter registration for his party.

Reid said people should "just relax" because the primaries will be over June 3.

The renewed buzz of what some have called the "dream ticket" comes as Obama closes in on the Democratic nomination in recent days.

The senator from Illinois last week had a double-digit win in North Carolina and a narrow loss in Indiana.

Obama holds a commanding lead in the number of pledged delegates awarded from primaries and caucuses: 1,592 to Clinton's 1,424.

Following a flurry of new endorsements over the past few days, he trails Clinton by just one in the race for superdelegates.

At the beginning of the year, Clinton led the superdelegate race by more than 100.

Superdelegates are party leaders and officials who vote for the candidate of their choice at the Democratic convention in August.

The focus of the Democratic race has largely turned to the superdelegates because they outnumber the remaining pledged delegates that are up for grabs.

According to CNN's latest calculations, Clinton has 273 superdelegates to Obama's 272.

The Democrats face off Tuesday in West Virginia, where polls show Clinton with a substantial lead.

Clinton has a 43-percentage-point advantage over Obama, 66 percent to 23 percent, according to a survey from the American Research Group released Friday.

The poll was conducted after Tuesday's primary results and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

"This state is really Hillary Clinton's wheelhouse. It's an older population, socially conservative, blue-collar workers," said Kennie Bass, a political reporter for WCHS in West Virginia.

Obama acknowledges that West Virginians favor Clinton.

"She is going to do very well in West Virginia and Kentucky. She will win those states, in all likelihood, by significant margins," Obama said this week.

Obama took a break from the campaign trail Sunday, spending Mother's Day in Chicago, Illinois.

Clinton had three stops scheduled in West Virginia ahead of the primary, and her husband, Bill Clinton, was campaigning for her in Oregon.

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  1. pleez

    I am convinced that most of the dirty bloggers are republican trying to divide and conquer and the dems are falling for the bait. Why cant we just all get along if not for our sake let it be for the sake of our children.

    I am a Obama supporter but if Hillary gets the nomination i will vote for her, never McLame.

    Please Dems lets put hand and heart together and take back our White House.

    Thanks you and may God continue to bless us.

    May 11, 2008 02:03 pm at 2:03 pm |
  2. tiffany jackson

    Fran, go vote for McCain so that your daughter won't get equal pay with men (MCcAin thinks we need more training) and let him repeal Roe Vs Wade and stay in Iraq a million more years, Hope that makes you feel great:)

    May 11, 2008 02:03 pm at 2:03 pm |
  3. Obi

    If Barack Obama finally wins the democratic nomination for president, it would be simply because the majority of democrats chose him as their candidate. Supporters of Hillary Clinton would do well to bear this in mind because at the end of the day, all democrats in all the states of the country save Michigan and Florida, would have contributed their votes towards the final delegate counts for each candidate. So which ever candidate is victorious in the end, cannot ask for greater legitimacy in carrying the party's flag in November.

    May 11, 2008 02:04 pm at 2:04 pm |
  4. kari

    fran –

    As much as I understand your desire to see Hillary Clinton as president, I vehemently urge you to reconsider. A vote for McCain is a vote for four more years of a deepening recession, which the same Hoover-style trickle-down economics, a step backwards for civil rights, human-rights, and abortion rights in the Supreme Court, and the continued deaths of our brave men and women in Iraq. Hillary Clinton has and always will be an extraordinary woman, and her role as a leader in the Senate will go definitely go down in history. But please, even if it means holding your nose while you go in the voting booth, vote for Barack Obama. He isn´t perfect, but the worst Democrat is better than the best Republican.

    May 11, 2008 02:04 pm at 2:04 pm |
  5. Fedup

    I'm fed up with the comments of people like Ted Kennedy and Nancy Pelosi. There is no way this Hillary supporter will vote for BO. I'm voting McCain till Hillary can come back.

    May 11, 2008 02:04 pm at 2:04 pm |
  6. Mike in PA

    Why should he put her on the ticket after the way she treated him? So disrespectful.

    May 11, 2008 02:05 pm at 2:05 pm |
  7. Obama #1

    Fran, take a chill pill. Sounds like Hillary should just build a compound for her family and her supporters, cecede from the US and become prez of her own country. Geez!

    This was hers to lose...nobody did anything to shut her down. How many ways/times can this be said? She had the "experience", clout, money, connections, Bill, and so much more. Why didn't she win?

    Obama has had to work through major baggage and he did it with intelligence and general cool. CNN is still carrying a story dealing with Rev. Wright on this page why? Obama stayed consistent and didn't adapt (AKA pander) to the constituencies in each state. HRC on an Obama ticket? NIGHTMARE!!! I think the whole world is excited about working with a thoughtful President after dealing with Bush all these years.

    May 11, 2008 02:05 pm at 2:05 pm |
  8. greg

    well I am glad you can predict the future...but the point of the presidential election is back up the person who represents you and your views the most...its not about picking the other guy just cause your person lost and now your all whiney about it. It clearly just isn't time for Hillary, thank god.

    May 11, 2008 02:05 pm at 2:05 pm |
  9. unity now?

    Too late for unity now.

    We saw what you thought of us when we chose to vote for Hillary Clinton.

    We didn't appreciate all the hate and scorn and name-calling and betrayals and biased criticism and divisive labels.

    May 11, 2008 02:07 pm at 2:07 pm |
  10. OSEKI EVANS, Norway

    Who needs Billary to push Obama around? She might just push him off a cliff!! She`s old Washington politics, we need "CHANGE". She does need money to refill her bank account after using some of her "ELITIST" millions. Hence her wanting to take from the blue collar folks to refill her wallet! Unfortunately, a lot of folks fell for her fooling!

    May 11, 2008 02:07 pm at 2:07 pm |
  11. bigben

    Ok people goto Obama's web page and go to Hillary Clinton's web page. People on Hillary web page are nice and really no bad mouthing of BO.
    Now go to Obamas , people there are nasty and the things said about Hillary was just plain mean. I have seen like the Philly that got put to sleep , them saying the same should be done to Hillary.
    I will not join with them . They are full of to much hate.

    May 11, 2008 02:07 pm at 2:07 pm |
  12. Venus

    To poster Fran!

    Well Fran above – Please go to Mc Cain's website and let them know that you and some of Hillary's supporters will be voting for him and sending him money! It really doesn't matter that you will not vote for Obama – you haven't voted for him and as you can see (: he won without your lousy vote! (: It gives me pure pleasure to tout this in your face!

    Considering how nasty Hillary was to Obama – she will not be on his ticket – and some of Hillary supporters will not be joining us as we travel to Penn-Ave – White House 2009!

    Some of you Hillary supporters should put the blame on Hillary, her staff and mainly -–you lousy supporters of hers! How dare you let Hillary run out of money! How dare you not give Hillary more votes and states for her to win!!!

    Some of you Hillary supporter's sound and act just like Hillary!
    Ha,ha,ha,aha,ha,ha,ha.... I just love it! Eat your heart out! I know – you must be bitter!

    Two things: Hillary is losing and she will not be Obama's VP!

    Take your blames to Hillary's website!

    Can you say------------ President Obama?

    May 11, 2008 02:07 pm at 2:07 pm |
  13. John Smith

    I am so pleased that some are calling for Hillary to run as an Independent candidate. This will be the BEST for the democrats. Given the history of the Clintons, it would be great for them to stay as far away from the democratic ticket as possible. Why?

    1. The Republicans are hungry to lay gloves on Hillary; they want their revenge.

    2. No 'fair-minded" American would want an "impeached family" to return to the White House. This is particularly the case in that the impeachment involved lying and sexual scandals!! So, let Hillary run as an Independent; She could also go back to being a Republican. This is not about women; it about the history of the Clintons!

    May 11, 2008 02:07 pm at 2:07 pm |
  14. Prayu

    Hillary has stated several times that she will support and campaign for the eventual nominee, no matter who it is.

    Not everyone is as childish and spiteful as you are, fran.

    May 11, 2008 02:08 pm at 2:08 pm |
  15. Kentucky

    Dear Fran,
    The process is called DEMOCRACY! You see, the person with all the popular vote, most states, delegates and super delegates wins the election. Now just how do you feel this was a flawed election? I believe anyone could beat your candidate on any given day. I think if its a gender problem that your having, you might pick a better woman in the years to come.

    May 11, 2008 02:08 pm at 2:08 pm |
  16. Cheryl L. Swaim

    Ditto. Hillary's party denigrated her. They picked right up where the Republican right wing left off. I won't vote for Obama-Clinton, or Obama-Strickland, or Obama-Richardson, or Obama-God.
    Nobama, NoKennedy, No Richardson, NoKerry, NoDaschle, No
    Wilhem, NoDodd., .. Get the message?

    May 11, 2008 02:09 pm at 2:09 pm |
  17. Venus

    Obama – do not put Hillary on your ticket!

    If she was so great – she would be ahead of you and she would win this race!!!

    It gives me pleasure to see a rookie bring down the powerful Slintons!

    May 11, 2008 02:09 pm at 2:09 pm |
  18. Kevin

    Gosh fran, that's a mature and constructive attitude, especially considering all the problems we face. Democrats of either camp who have this "my way or I'll take my ball and go home" approach to this election are hurting themselves just as much as anyone else. Grow up...

    May 11, 2008 02:09 pm at 2:09 pm |
  19. you lose

    I will write in Hillary Clinton...

    then after 35 years I will leave the democratic party. It no longer stands for justice, freedom, respect for all.

    It is now full of slanderous, vitriolic extremist spewing the rhetoric of hate. Makes a mockery of all we have fought to achieve over the past 50 years.

    Yes, the Clintons were part of that movement to make America better. To chew Hillary up and spit her out- well it turned away more voters than it drew in.

    The Hillary hate you all exploited and reported and spun was a myth. The woman is loved and respected.

    May 11, 2008 02:10 pm at 2:10 pm |
  20. s.positive

    HRC is bad news and should go and retire. WE WILL WIN the WHITE HOUSE without her and her baggage PERIOD. YOU HRC supporters can make all the noise you want but that is the clear fact and that is why she could not win the normination...

    May 11, 2008 02:10 pm at 2:10 pm |
  21. JRC

    For goodness sake! HOW was Hillary betrayed by her own party? Because she wasn't handed the nomination?

    Also, what makes you think if Obama loses that HE won't run again in 2012? By then he'll have the experience you Clintonistas are claiming he doesn't have. (Personally, I think he is more than qualified)

    The Clinton brigade thinks this nomination and election is something HRC is entitled to, and that was her first mistake. She'd make that mistake in 2012 as well, if given the chance.....The Clintons, as a rule, DO NOT learn from their mistakes, if that were true, Bill never would have had an affair in the Oval Office and Hillary would have learned early on her embellishments would be proven false. They both lie with no effort whatsoever.

    People are tired of that type of politician, which is why Obama is the presumptive nominee and not HRC.

    May 11, 2008 02:10 pm at 2:10 pm |
  22. Marie

    Read Carl Bernstein today, you will understand why that ticket is not souhaitable..and too much hard...

    May 11, 2008 02:10 pm at 2:10 pm |
  23. bhaskar

    I am a centrist democrat leaning more towards left for most issues. The right wing never made any sense to me. But I have been wondering why the left lose election after election?
    Now I know why, after watching this primary season. They have no regard for anybody else with an attitude I know all such as (Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, Tim Russert, Campbell brown, Ronald Martin etc). And Yes, they hijacked the democratic party and betrayed Hillary Clinton. Let Obama have the nomination and lose the general election, which is going to happen anyway. History is repeating itself Kerry, Duckkakis, Mondale etc.

    I agree with fran above. Hillary will say I told you.
    Hilary 2012

    May 11, 2008 02:11 pm at 2:11 pm |
  24. bos123

    Hillary has been betrayed? You are as delusional as her.You are getting the facts wrong! We the voters are supporting Senador Obama to be our next president. Anyway what make you think that I will vote for her in 2012? I will never vote for Miss Bosnia snipers Fire, I dont want that lying woman near the WH. She is a mentally sick woman who needs medical help. She does not belong in the White House.

    Soy Latina y voto por Senador Obama

    May 11, 2008 02:12 pm at 2:12 pm |
  25. come on guys....

    fran, the simple notion of an "i told you so" campaign for Hillary is so repulsive that there is no way the average democrat would vote for her if indeed Obama is defeated by McCain in November. I hope for the sake of this country that most hillary supporters are not as closed minded and vengeful as you, as you are obviously hoping for Obama to lose the election even though he would clearly represent your values better as a Democrat, simply for revenge. Think broader picture, please! Are four years of John McCain as president really worth the small chance to rub a defeat in Obama's face, and further split the party apart? I think not, and I have enough faith in humanity to believe that most Hillary supporters agree, because honestly their policies aren't all that different, and both would be better than McCain in my humble opinion.

    May 11, 2008 02:13 pm at 2:13 pm |
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Precision in language

Smiley FaceBuilding your vocabulary is important not just for getting good scores on exams like the TOEFL and IELTS but also for expressing yourself clearly.  The more choices you have, the more precisely you can communicate.

For example, a low-level English speaker might say to me: “I feel bad.”  While I’m sad for him, the simple adjective “bad” doesn’t give me much information.  Bad, how?  Is the person ill?  Is he depressed?  Is he embarrassed?  Is he ashamed or regretful?  Similarly, if he says, “I feel sad,” he might mean “I’m depressed,” “I’m homesick,” “I’m nostalgic,” or “I’m grieving.”  My reaction will differ depending on the situation.

The more precision you can use, the more clearly your listener or reader can understand what you are trying to say.

Let’s look at another example.  If I say, “I see a house,” you won’t know what type of structure to picture.  Is it a small bungalow like you see in Portland?  Is it a big suburban McMansion?  Is it a classical brick house like those you might see on the east coast?  Is it a shack like you might see along the road in a poor, rural area?  Is it painted brown, red, black?  Is it well-kept or run-down?  Does it have a garden or a yard?  To help me picture the house accurately, you must tell me something about its style, material, color, and size.

How would you describe these houses?

Abandoned House Old and Vacant House
Two-storey house with gabled roof Newly painted tiny, green house

Look at the following paragraph taken from the essay “My Ghost Town:  A Vanishing Personal History,” by Jenny Attiyeh.

Today, Grafton as I knew it is dying.  There are no windows left in the old brick house, and the walls are scarred with graffiti.  On the mantelpiece it reads, “Albert Loves Rhonda for eternity and Mike.”  Deep cracks in the walls have encouraged passers-by to help themselves to the fired bricks.  And down by the river, another empty house gapes, its front porch torn off by vandals.  With its supports removed, the second story wall collapsed soon after, exposing the adobe bricks to the melting rain.

The precision of Attiyeh’s details helps you imagine what she is looking at much more than just writing, “The town looked bad” or “The town looked run down.”

For practice, take each of the statements below and clarify them by adding details.  Feel free to write more than one sentence to do this.  I have added some questions to example #1 for you to think about to jump start your imagination.

  1. The person was old. (Is the person a man or a woman?  How do you know the person was old?  What about their hair, skin, body showed his/her age?  Was s/he doing something in particular that you associate with old people?)
  1. The view was lovely.
  1. The exam was difficult.
  1. The hotel was luxurious.
  1. The landscape made me feel sad.


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Portland Receives Federal Funding for Healthy Homes

The City of Portland is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $1,568,592 in Lead Based Paint Hazard Control grant program funding and $246,275 in Healthy Homes Supplemental funding. The City will use the funding to help address lead hazards in 80 ...Read on...

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Ranveer Singh looks fierce as Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I. The actor was present at the poster launch event in Film City, Mumbai.

'Bajirao Mastani' narrates the love story of Maratha Peshwa Bajirao I (played by Ranveer Singh) and his second wife Mastani (Deepika). Actress Priyanka Chopra plays Bajirao's first wife Kashibai.

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Labarga sworn-in as Florida’s first Cuban-American chief justice

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Wellington’s Jorge Labarga was sworn-in Monday as chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court, becoming the first Cuban-American in state history to serve in that role.

With the high court’s hearing room packed with 200 friends, family members, lawmakers, past justices and lawyers from Palm Beach County and around the state, a ceremonial passing of the gavel marked the end of Chief Justice Ricky Polston’s two-year term.

Labarga’s, though, begins freighted with history. The 61-year-old justice, wrenched from Cuba to segregated Pahokee as a child, acknowledged that his career is testament to larger changes across society.

“While it can be said that we still have a way to go, we have come a long way from those dark days,” Labarga told those gathered. “It is absolutely imperative that we continue to strive to be a country and a state of inclusion and not exclusion.”

Labarga said that a priority of his term as chief justice will be to help improve access to the legal system for thousands of low- and middle-income Floridians who can’t afford a lawyer or obtain free legal aid.

Labarga said he is joining with new Florida Bar President Gregory Coleman of West Palm Beach to lead the Bar’s “summit on access to justice.” The summit plans to combine business leaders, state officials and the legal community in finding a solution for those struggling to get help.

Coleman, who was among those who spoke at Labara’s swearing-in, said court access was “not just a legal problem, it is a societal problem.”

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Embracing the Reality of Mobile

Today, most marketers use email, direct mail, TV, and radio in their marketing strategies.  Despite the increasingly popularity of mobile use, marketers are still slow to implement mobile in their marketing campaigns, specifically, mobile text messaging.  Some believe this is because marketers have not embraced this reality that we live in a mobile society.

The astonishing part is that we have lived in a mobile society for quite some time now.  Back in 2009, an article in the New York Times stated, “Mobile text messaging, the same 160-character dispatches first popularized by nimble-fingered teenagers, may be the closest thing in the information-overloaded digital marketing world to a guaranteed read” (via business insider).  Although we have known about the power of text messaging in marketing for over four years now, marketers are still hesitant (via business insider).

Now is the time for marketers who have not implemented a mobile strategy, to do so.  People between the ages of 14 and 18 send an average of 60 text messages a day (via mobile commerce daily).  This generation of tech savvy teens is starting to develop purchasing power and the best way for brands to reach them will be through text messaging.  Juniper Research has predicted that by 2016, business-to-consumer SMS market will overtake person-to-person texting (via mobile commerce daily).  Over the next couple years, the popularity of SMS will continue to rise and dominate mobile marketing.  Research has also shown that while 66 percent of consumers would like to receive offers from their mobile devices, only 23 percent have actually received an offer on their phone.  It is evident text message marketing is a crucial component to a brand’s marketing mix and will continue to be in the future (via mobile commerce daily).

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PPLD's Maker/Artist in Residence for March /April 2017 is for Linda Smith, an artist and art educator who started a non-profit while living in Kigali, Rwanda, called the “TEOH Project”, which provides cameras and art classes to children in Rwanda, Ghana and Bronx NY. She has been commissioned by the UN to provide photographic classes to survivors and former perpetrators of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. She earned her BA from Syracuse University an MA in Communications at Goldsmith College at the University of London and an MFA from the University of Connecticut. Her work has been exhibited in the United Nations, embassies, and universities.

She will be teaching classes throughout the Library District, as well as hosting studio hours at Library 21c, when you can talk to her about her work.

Image Transfer: Making Art out of Photographs
In this class, participants will learn how to create photo transfers using simple techniques such as hand sanitizer and gel medium. Each participant can use personal photographs to work with during the class. To save time, attendees can scan their images in advance and bring on a flash drive to the class, or email to Linda at It is recommended to scan at a resolution of 300 dpi in a .jpg format. If you are unable to do this prior to the class, a scanner will be available during the session. Registration is required. Patrons must be at least 16 years of age to attend.

Studio Hours at Library 21c
Thu., March 2 from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Tue., March 14 from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Fri., March 24 from 1 - 4 p.m.
Thu., April 13 from 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

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yeba venu-kala-dhvani, eka-bara taha suni',
jagan-nari-citta aulaya
nivi-bandha pade khasi', vina-mule haya dasi,
bauli hana krsna-pase dhaya
yeba—whoever; venu—of the flute; kala-dhvani—the sweet vibration; eka-bara—once; taha—that; suni'-hearing; jagat—of the universe; nari—of the women; citta—hearts; aulaya—become disturbed; nivi-bandha—the fastened belts; pade—fall; khasi'-becoming loosened; vina-mule—without a price; haya—they become; dasi—maidservants; baulimad; hana—becoming; krsna-pase—after Krsna; dhaya—run.
"The transcendental vibration of Krsna's flute disturbs the hearts of women all over the world, even if they hear it only once. Thus their fastened belts become loose, and these women become the unpaid maidservants of Krsna. Indeed, they run toward Krsna exactly like madwomen.

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

DIY Embellishments

Practical Scrapper Dawn here with you today to share some DIY embellishments. I know these ideas aren't new - many fellow crafters have shared them on Pinterest already (I am completely OBSESSED with Pinterest by the way). But I thought I would bring some of the ideas together to share with you in a layout.

Back 15 years ago when I started scrapbooking, we made all our own embellishments. Over the years, the manufacturers have grown and make/sell just about anything to decorate your layouts - flowers, keys, gears, bottles, layered rosettes, fancy banners, bows, stick pins, name plates, brads, typewriter keys, tiles - you get the idea.

I think it is fun to buy the latest and greatest embellishments, but there are two reasons why sometimes I still like to make my own: (1). cost; and (2). personalization.  Typically it is cheaper to make your own - I can purchase many yards of ribbon and make my own flowers for much less than it would be to buy pre-made flowers. Personalized - meaning - it can be any color, size, or shape.  Here are a few examples....

1. Ribbon Flower: I have a very brief video on how I make the right flower on the right. You can watch the video here on YouTube.  Flowers can cost $3-$5 for just a couple and we all like to puts a lot of flowers on our layouts.  Buy the ribbon in bulk online and make 10 flowers for $5, plus they can be the perfect color to match your layout!

2. Stick Pins: Scrapbook manufacturer's are making stick pins now which are great because they normally coordinate with their paper. But what if you want to use a stick pin with papers that don't come with coordinating stick pins - DIY!  I bought corsage pins from Michael's for like $2 with their standard 40% coupon. Add a couple beads, stickers, die cuts - anything - and you have your own stick pins!

3. Handmade Stamps: You can make your own stamps from cork, erasers, foam, any kind of soft block you can carve. I carved a music note for this layout. NOTE: Make sure if the image needs to be facing a certain way (like letters) that you carve the stamp in reverse. I learned that the hard way!

4. Found Objects: Everyone is using "found objects" in their projects - keys, name plates, buttons, bottle caps, gears, etc. You can obviously use the real things (yard sales, goodwill, your grandmother) - but if you don't have any laying around, you can make your own with a die cutting machine or by purchasing laser cut chipboard. Decorate them with paint, inks, glitter, markers, embossing powder, anything. I actually like these better because they don't add the weight or bulk of the real thing which is good for scrapbook pages you actually want to put in a book or cards you actually want to be able to mail :-)  These chipboard hinges are from Gina's Designs.

Here are my final two pages using my DIY embellishments! What other fun embellishments do you make?

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Gently Worn, Via Monte, Halter Top. Not another top! The “handkerchief” has a metallic thread throughout; the tie attached to the ring at the center consists of a silver chain and rhinestones… It could be worn as a summer halter top, or for an evening out. Polyester, Spandex blend. Easy care. DELICIOUS!
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This Retail TouchPoints article covers the launch of APT Digital Omnichannel Testing (DOT), which enables retailers to use its Test & Learn® platform to more accurately measure how digital advertising campaigns increase sales from existing customers across digital and physical channels.

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Property Abroad - Re-Launch

Hartlepool, Cleveland United Kingdom (PressExposure) October 12, 2006 -- Ltd have re-launched their flagship website after an extensive investment in bespoke software and design in an attempt to ensure they remain as one of the leading independent Overseas Property Portals on the internet today.

Director Les Calvert says " we have listened to our customers and agents and have we believe created an easy to navigate, useful and informative website dealing with overseas property from more than 50 countries abroad."

With every country featured now having its own directory full of useful information on estate agents websites, mortgages, solicitors, country and buyers guides, accommodation, car hire, flights and holidays pertaining to that particular country. In addition to its own country related property search the website certainly offers a great choice of property for sale and associated overseas property links.

Agents and developers can now sign up on line to add their own properties to the site as well as private individuals wanting to sell or rent their overseas and UK property too.

With over 85% of overseas property buyers using the internet to search for their dream property abroad its understandable that when you're number 1 in all the search engines that you want to stay there, whatever the cost.

With their plans for the future firmly in his sight Les added "we currently generate over 2,000 enquiries for overseas property agents and developers a week and we intend to increase that dramatically following our re-launch and ongoing phase development"

One thing is for sure the overseas property market is as exciting today as it was 5 years ago with no let up in sight.

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"Bye Bye Bayou" will still be released on vinyl November 7th. LCD Soundsystem is also on Twitter. Download "Bye Bye Bayou" here

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"Bye Bye Bayou" is the first new music from LCD Soundsystem since the release of Sound of Silver, and it is a stunning re-introduction of the band to the world. The track is a cover of an Alan Vega song from his 1981 debut album. "Bye Bye Bayou" is 8+ minutes of classic LCD Soundsystem, deep soulful grooves that will appeal to fans and non-fans alike and will whet the appetite for fans dying for LCD's upcoming third album to be released in March 2010.


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The Life+ COR project - Final European Seminar

07/12/2012 - The Life+ COR project (Waste Objective Campaign) of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area is a project cofounded by the European Commission through the Life+ programme. The project will end in December 2012.

The objectives of the LIFE+ COR project are the reduction of the waste generated by introducing prevention and reuse action, the achievement of a maximum of material use of the resources contained in waste by enhancing the systems of selective collection as well as the recovery of the remaining fraction (both material and energy recovery). These ...
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On Tuesday September 18th, the fourth edition of the European ReUse Conference was held in Brussels. Organised by the European Federation of Associations of Beer and Beverages Wholesalers (CEGROBB), the Associations of Small and Independent Breweries in Europe (S.I.B.) and the German Environmental Aid (DUH), the conference’s main goal was to demand for a higher level of commitment for refillable beverage packaging. With Karl Falkenberg and Matthias Groote, EU institutions were well represented.

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The German Packaging Ordinance (Verpackungsverordnung - VerpackV)  January 1, 2009,  has the purpose  to avoid and to reduce the environmental impacts of waste arising from packaging. It sets the minimum packaging quota for reusable drink packaging and one-way packaging containers deemed ‘ecological advantageous’ must be namely 80%.  This quota target mainly glass and plastics, in particular mineral water and beer.

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Reading aura can be a fun and exciting line of work to get into. Everyone's aura changes color at any given time depending on what they are doing, what is going on around them and the situations they are involved with.

Here are the basic color and meanings with each below to help explain a bit more on reading aura colors:

Red: This is the densest color and creates the most friction. This color deals with money worries or obsessions; anger or non-forgiveness; anxiety or nervousness.

Orange: This deals with vitality, vigor, good health and excitement. It is suggestive of energy and stamina, creative, productive, adventurous, courageous, outgoing social nature; currently experiencing stress related to appetites and addictions.

Yellow: TIt is the color of awakening, inspiration, intelligence and action shared, creative, playful, optimistic, easy-going.

Green: It is a very comfortable, healthy color of nature. When seen in the aura this usually represents growth and balance, and most of all, something that leads to change.

Blue: It is suggestive of cool, calm, and collected issues, along with caring, loving, sensitive, and intuitive.

Indigo: This color is suggestive of intuition, sensitive, and deep feeling.

Violet: The most sensitive and wisest of colors. This is the intuitive color in the aura, and reveals psychic power of attunement with self.

Black: This color draws or pulls energy to it and in so doing, transforms it. It captures light and consumes it.

White: This color relates to other energy. A pure state of light. It is suggestive of spiritual issues, etheric and non-physical qualities, transcendent, and higher dimensions.

There are many other colors your aura can shown as well as variations of these colors, such as turquoise is a color combination of blue and green and relates to different meanings.

I have explained the 7 main colors on the visual spectrum as well as black and white as these are the major ones that are shown in an aura reading. Other colors can be shown as well such as gold, silver, lavender, as well as variations of the above mentioned 7 main colors.

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Jets Add Stigall, Turner to College Scouting Staff

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The Jets have added two experienced scouts to the college scouting staff in Johnathon Stigall and Seth Turner.

Stigall comes to the team from the Cleveland Browns, where he scouted the Midland and Southwest regions for the past four years. Before the Browns he scouted for Philadelphia from 2006-10, Miami from 2000-06 and Chicago from 1999-2000.

Turner arrives from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he spent the previous 13 years. He began in pro personnel in 2000 and then became a college scout the next season. As a college area scout, Turner has handled the Southeast, Midwest and Northwest regions.

From the Jets' college scouting staff this past season, Aaron Glenn has left to take a position as assistant defensive backs coach with the Browns and area scout David Boller will not return for the coming season.

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4 stars When BJH went head to head with the Moody Blues in the early 70s, artistically if not commercially, they compared favourably in that they could rock harder and more convincingly than the Moodys, and their lyrics, while not terribly poetic, were more earthy.

The venomous angst of John Lees' classic "She Said" immediately establishes the band's style in a way that the debut could not: slow paced vocals contrasting with diverse instrumental passages featuring impressive guitars and mellotrons. "Happy Old World" is mostly a plod rock tune that overstays its welcome, but the chorus does have some staying power. BJH was capable of dramatic vocal harmonies too, especially in the majestic "Song for Dying", which was perhaps their first of several excellent anti-war songs. The buildup to the vocal climax of the song is an emotional high for BJH, before it settles into a contemplative mellotron close.

"Galadriel" and "Mocking Bird" are 2 more classics for this album, the first being a gentle Lees love song in which his voice floats above the mellotron and acoustic guitars, the second being a two part epic, one part mysterious allegory about love, the other an orchestral free for all that sounded better on subsequent live versions than here. Again, the band knows how to come down from the bombast to return the listener to a gentle reprise of the main theme.

"Vanessa Simmons" is an intimate song featuring mostly Lees voice and acoustic guitar, and shows how the band, and Lees in particular, straddled the boundaries of folk, a tendency that remained throughout the 70s. "Ball and Chain" is BJH doing what they do worst, and usually once an album, the hard rock song. "Lady Loves" is a lovely almost C&W closer featuring one Alan Parsons on Jew's Harp".

I am ambivalent about whether to round up or down, but ultimately settle on a very strong 4 stars, and certainly the best studio album from Barclay James Harvest while on their eponymous label.

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Marie-Ange Marcelin in Haiti

Marie-Ange Marcelin, a single mother with five daughters living in a tent camp in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, after the 2010 earthquake (photo © Natasha Fillion/Progressio)

What are the issues?

An estimated 1 million Haitians live in the Dominican Republic (DR). Most of them are undocumented immigrants working in agriculture and construction.

Without documentation, people of Haitian descent – including people who were born and have lived all their lives in the DR – have no rights. They cannot use health and education services, they have no legal protection and when they are 18, they cannot vote.

People of Haitian descent play a key role in the Dominican economy, yet face considerable discrimination and prejudice. The two nations share an island and face similar issues, such as environmental degradation and water scarcity. Improved bi-national cooperation will help both nations tackle these problems, and lead to improvements in the lives of many poor Haitian and Dominican people.

What are we doing?

We believe that strong bi-national relations between the two countries will encourage economic development, protect the natural environment, and help uphold the rights of Haitian migrants and people of Haitian descent living in the DR. We are therefore supporting bi-national initiatives, particularly in the border area.

We are also supporting local and international efforts to persuade the Dominican government to introduce robust and transparent procedures for people of Haitian descent to acquire Dominican nationality.

Read our 2008 policy statement Hope for co-existence: Advocating for better human rights for Dominican-Haitians and Haitians living in the Dominican Republic (1.54MB PDF)

Read our Joint Parliamentary Briefing "Building Back Better" - January 2011 (475k PDF)

Read our report on the application of International Migration Laws and Conventions to the status of Haitians in the Dominican Republic and Dominicans of Haitian origin (350k PDF). This report was the result of a collaboration between Progressio and Simmons & Simmons LLP. The report aims to help support advocacy work by civil society organisations in the DR and Haiti, by providing an overview of migration laws and conventions in relation to the situation of people of Haitian origin in the Dominican Republic. Progressio is very grateful to Simmons & Simmons for their assistance with this project.

What have we achieved so far?

For several years we have provided international support to a group of civil society organisations in the DR lobbying for changes to the nationality rules. In 2009, a new DR Constitution included the principles of jus soli (literally ‘the right of soil’ – roughly, it means the right to nationality or citizenship for anyone born in a territory) and jus sanguini (literally ‘the right of blood’ – roughly, it means the right to nationality or citizenship for anyone whose parent is a national or citizen of a territory) for the acquisition of Dominican nationality.

What challenges remain?

We continue to support partner organisations in the DR working to ensure that the nationality rules in the new constitution are properly implemented, and that the registration process is not used as a back-door method of repatriating undocumented Haitians living in the DR.

We will continue to push for improved bi-national relations so that the two nations can work together to promote development. We noticed a big step forward in bi-national relations in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in January 2010, with the DR playing a key role in helping to get humanitarian aid to Haiti. The role played by Dominican civil society organisations in the humanitarian aid effort also reflects growing solidarity and co-operation between civil society organisations in the two countries.

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Company Income Tax And Economic Growth In Nigeria(1980-2014)

According to Black Law Dictionary, tax is a rateable portion of the produce of the property and labor of the individual citizens, taken by the nation, in the exercise of its sovereign rights, for the support of government, for the administration of the laws, and as the means for continuing in operation the various legitimate functions of the state.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (2006) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (2002) view tax as an enforced contribution of money enacted pursuant to legislative authority. If there is no valid statute by which it is imposed; a charge is not tax. Tax is assessed in accordance with some reasonable rule of apportionment on persons or property within tax jurisdiction.

Sanni (2007) advocated tax an instrument of social engineering which can be used to stimulate general or special economic growth. Company income tax is a structure among the various tax structures in Nigerian economy.

By virtue of section 8 (1) of the Companies Income Tax Act (CITA) 1990, taxes are payable as specified upon profits of any company accruing in, derived from, brought into, or received in Nigeria in respect of amongst others, any trade or business for whatever period of time the trade or business may have been carried out. The current rate of companies’ income tax is 30% of assessable income.

According to Akpotoboro (2009) deemed tax is primarily payable on profits at the companies income tax rate of 30%. However, as foreign companies liable to such tax do not ordinarily operate in Nigeria, and thus account to the Federal Board of Inland Revenue (FBIR) with full accounts, the law permits FBIR to deem a position of the foreign company’s turnover or gross income as profit. Therefore the deemed income of the company will be 20% of the turnover. Such deemed income so assessed will itself be liable to tax at the current companies tax rate of 30%, which final assessment will amount to 6% of total income. Effectively, the company will be assessed for income tax at 1% of its turnover, as 5% would have been withheld. Section 57 CITA 1990 mandates companies operating in the Nigerian Stock Exchange to file monthly returns with the Federal Board of Inland Revenue not later than 7 days after the end of each calendar month.

Tax revenue mobilization as a source for financing development activities in Nigeria has been a difficult issue primarily because of various forms of resistance, such as evasion, avoidance corrupt practices attending to it. These activities are considered as sabotaging the economy and are readily presented as reasons for the underdevelopment of the country. Government exists in order to effectively collect taxes from available economic resources and make use of same to create economic prosperity such that available and willing human and other resources are gainfully employed, infrastructures provided, essential public services (such as the maintenance of law and order) put in place etc, tax resistance only makes these goods unattainable. Following some reasoning, changing or fine-tuning tax rates is used to influence or achieve macroeconomic stability. Some of the most recently cited examples are the governments of Canada, United States, Netherland, United Kingdom, who derive substantial revenue from Company Income tax, Value Added Tax, Import Duties and have used same to create prosperity (Oluba 2008).

In Nigeria the contribution of tax revenue especially company income tax has not met the expectations of government. Government has equally expressed this disappointment and has accordingly vowed to expand the non-oil tax revenue.

According to Amadasu (2001), most taxes serves for more than one purpose but a single dominant of tax to regulate in a macro sense.

Tax on consumption of liquor/tobacco and tax to regulate flow of resources from one sector to another respectively.

In the actual sense, the system helps to stabilize the economy. A good tax system should have a desirable effect on the economy, on the same vein it is believed that tax system in Nigeria have equity, as value judgment in this orientation and it was further interpreted equal should be treated equally Amadasu (2001).

Further explanation shows that the progressive and the proportional or regressive rate aspect of taxation.

It shows that if the base increase and the rate increase. It is progressive. If it is the other way around, is regressive (the rate increase and the base decrease) and when the base in crease and the rate is constant it is proportional.

In view of the criticism of taxation in the recent years and with increasing exposure to professional negligence in a climate of improving standards tax assessment in Nigeria has become problem because of:

Insincerity of the collectors – majority of them are after their personal gain and are ready to receive bribe no matter how small from tax payers in place of actual amount they are supposed to pay.

False declaration of income – many workers especially those in private firms do not declare their real incomes.

Improper book of account – majority of the traders keep improper or no book of account at all.

Tax evasion – many people do not fulfill their civic responsibilities by paying tax as when due.

Ignorance of importance of taxation – many people as a result of ignorance think that the money is for the tax collectors and therefore, refused to pay tax.

Mismanagement of government fund – embezzlement and misappropriation of government fund by those at the corridors of powers may kill people’s enthusiasm to fulfill their civic obligation of paying tax.

Lack of provision of Amenities – many people with the belief that the money they pay as tax is used only for provision of social amenities will resist payment of tax if these anticipated amenities are not provided.

The following are the objectives of the study

1.     To identify the economic contribution of company’s income tax to the development of the national economy.

2.     To access the impact of company income tax to Nigerian economic growth.

3.     This study helps to identify the importance of taxation particularly company income tax in Nigeria.

4.     To identify the nature of company income in practice in Nigeria.

5.     To examine whether there is any significant relationship between company income tax and Nigerian economic development.

Based on the foregoing, the following research hypotheses formulated will be empirically tested and the result gotten will serve as a spring board for recommendations. The Null hypothesis will tested against the Alternative hypothesis. These are as follows:

Null Hypothesis (Ho): there is no significance relationship between company income tax and economic growth.

Alternative Hypothesis (Hi): There is a significance relationship between company income tax and economic growth.

Null Hypothesis (Ho): company income tax does not contribute significantly to the development of Nigerian economy.

Alternative Hypothesis (Hi): company income tax contributes significantly to the development of Nigerian economy.

This study will serve as an enlightener to the general public on the importance of tax payment particularly company income tax.

Tax collectors will find this study useful as some of the problems being faced are solved; in addition, accounting and management students will be adequately informed on the impact of company income tax on an economy like Nigeria. Hence, this work is to specifically to explain in detail the impact of not only company income tax but also taxation in general.

This study is limited to the impact to company income tax in relation to economic growth in Nigeria.

This study deals specifically on how tax particularly company income tax enhances the performance of economic development in Nigeria.

Methodology in research refers to the methods, produces of modalities by which the researcher tends to accomplish the objective of his research work

This study involved the analysis of data collection from both primary and secondary sources, the primary sources are:

a.     Questionnaires

b.    Interview

The secondary sources are:

a.     Text books

b.    Journals and magazines

c.      The internet.

There is no gain saying that there are no limitations in research work generally. Any shortcoming that arises in this study is as a result of factors which acted as a limitation to this research work.

Therefore, it will be of more importance to highlight certain militating factors that tend to narrow or limit my scope of study. Some of these factors are:

Ø Time factor: time was not enough to consult various sectors of the economy to give out questionnaires to various companies on the effect and impact of company income tax on the economy.

Ø Finance: this is another barrier that limited the researcher’s scope of the study.

1.8             DEFINITION OF TERMS

Taxation refers to a compulsory payment of money periodically by private individual, institution or groups to the government.

This is a fact of performance which relate to the rate of resource utilization (i.e. cost incurred in the course of the work. Ovuorie G (1997).

Koontz, O Donnell and Weihrich (1980) define policies as a general statement or understanding which guide thinking in decision making; the essence of policies is the existence of discretion, within certain limits in guiding decision making.

It is a kind of knowing or finding out the problems facing a particular situation or a thing.

this can be defined as the effect of a situation or a thing. It could be a positive effect or negative effect.

It is a situation where there is an insufficient or inappropriate amount of something in relation to another.

Financial Capacity:

It is the level of finance or amount of money available for an organization, individual or government.

Economic development:

According to Aigbomian D.O et al (2008), Economic development is defined as the full utilization of all the available resources in every sector in an economy in such a way that will increase the standard of living and enhance economic growth of the economy.

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  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 400 g (13 oz) fettuccine
  • 25 g (1 oz) butter
  • 125 ml (4 fl oz) single cream
  • 50 g (2 oz) Parmesan cheese, grated
  • salt and pepper
  • finely sliced chives, to garnish
  • Place the chicken breasts in a small pan, pour over enough water to cover and simmer for 12–15 minutes or until just cooked through.
  • Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water according to the pack instructions until al dente.
  • Melt the butter in a separate saucepan, then stir in the cream and simmer for 1–2 minutes and season well. Using a fork, break the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
  • Drain the pasta, reserving a little of the cooking water, and return to the pan. Toss through the chicken, creamy sauce and Parmesan, adding a little cooking water to loosen if needed. Season well.
  • Spoon into serving bowls and serve sprinkled with the chives.
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The Revolution, Brought to You by Nike

This is a (longish) short story about brand strategy and revolution, published by Fireside. Deeply informed by being nose-deep in the never-ending election/political threads since, what, July? ...Content warning for contemporary politics.
posted by Andrhia on Feb 21, 2017 - 3 comments

What Can I Do? A Guide to Doing, Not Despairing

A short, illustrated guide to things you can do to make the world better and take care of yourself now that Everything Is Terrible. I created it as a way to get myself out of a deep politics-related funk earlier this month.
posted by heurtebise on Feb 10, 2017 - 2 comments

Learning How To Scream Again: Promoting Leftism for Artists and Writers

The culmination of a lot of conversation I've had with fellow artists, designers, and writers. How do we effectively sell Leftist ideology ? How did we get here? What does a new left art look like? What should it's goals be? What's the best way to achieve them?
posted by The Whelk on Feb 9, 2017 - 0 comments

Town Hall Project Map

I found out about the Town Hall Project from this question on ask. The data in the spreadsheet are amazing, but it can be pretty hard to get the most relevant data out of a spreadsheet. I made a couple hacked together maps to help with that question, but then decided to actually make a real thing as a learning exercise and to hopefully help other people out. [more inside]
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Fight Fire With Phire

The current political cycle is terrible! But I am terrible at not being a news and politics junkie! Since I'm not going to get a break from it, I thought I'd put together this newsletter digest so you don't have to drown in it, too.
posted by Phire on Feb 7, 2017 - 2 comments

You are personally inconvenienced by a protest action you support. How should you react?

Just a short and sweet Medium post (my first). My family was briefly stuck in the Seatac airport terminal during last weekend's protests over Trump's Muslim ban. I put together some thoughts about crowd dynamics, and what you can do to support a protest action you didn't necessarily intend to be swept up in.
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The Internet's Biggest Corporate Crime Database in danger of going offline

Back when we started the KNOWMORE.ORG project in 2005, we posted about it here, Excited young pups that we were. In the time in between we educated hundreds of thousands of readers over the last decade, covered the entire Global Fortune 500 and then some, and rated each company for Worker's Rights, Environmental Concerns, Human Rights, Political Influence and Business Ethics. We created an award winning browser plug-in, helped remove Dov Charney from American Apparel, and did it all on volunteer hours and DIY fundraising before crowdsourcing existed. Sadly, pending a crowdsourcing appeal, the site is in danger of closing down this April. [more inside]
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Volk Art

Twitter header images of Trump supporters [more inside]
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Martian Immigration Nightmare

An online game specifically made to call out Elon Musk on his collaborationism with the Trump regime. Will you manage to board the Mars rocket, or will you be crushed by an unsympathetic bureaucracy?
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Trump Regime Chrome extension

A Google Chrome extension that replaces mentions of the Trump administration with "Trump Regime," which seems more appropriate.
posted by signalnine on Jan 25, 2017 - 1 comment

One hour a week for political change

I started a new site based around the idea that long-term political involvement is often an overwhelming idea. But if we promise ourselves to do something one hour a week, we could change the world. Aimed at people who are looking for ways to get started in political activism, it currently consists of links to resources about how to find your representatives, and how to contact them effectively, but this is just the start. Over the next few weeks, I hope to build a much more interactive site that gamifies the process, allowing you to form teams, log time and contacts, and find & share new tactics for organizing. There are a ton of progressive resources out there, but getting started and making it a habit can be too daunting for a lot of folks. I hope to change that.
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Inauguration Livestream

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Two Asians talk about all of this shit.

Race Invaders is a podcast hosted by myself and my friend Tim Yang, in which we discuss social justice, politics, culture, and probably more geek shit than is necessary, but we like it. [more inside]
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On the Responsibilities of White American Women

Ever since the election, I have been obsessed with the possible reasons that many white American women voted for Trump, and the reasons that many white American feminists continue to not support measures that would be beneficial for queer women and women of color. This essay is the result of that obsession.
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CallGov.us is a simple tool for calling your senators and representatives in Congress -- you can create scripts and calls-to-action, track your calls, and share with friends.
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Homework for US, a listening project.

That last exam was rough. Real talk, America: if we don’t want to fail, we have to do some serious make-up work. [more inside]
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The Trump Mirror

Simple twitter bot that posts insults Trump has lobbed at his opponents. Insults from the NYtimes The 282 People, Places and Things Donald Trump Has Insulted on Twitter: A Complete List
posted by CarolynG on Nov 14, 2016 - 0 comments

A quick single-serving site encouraging people to register to help keep a certain small-handed politician out of the White House.
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Bus to November

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I've been working on a simple timeline of Trump's stated positions and comments, juxtaposed to the endorsement of every politician who's come out in support of him. There's still so many endorsements and Trump statements to add, but I think it's a good start. [more inside]
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You Are Not Helping

A gallery of people being terrible to one another online, in the name of politics. [more inside]
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Progressive Left for a United Kingdom

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Make Donald Trump say (almost) anything - Mishmasher

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Ballotcraft: like fantasy football, but for politics

I've been making a fantasy game but instead of sports, Ballotcraft is entirely about the weird, wonderful, and terrifying world of American politics. Come place bets on who the nominees will be, challenge your friends to see who can best predict the primaries, get super wonky on the forum; we got all you need to go politi-nuts on Ballotcraft! [more inside]
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This is the worst party I've ever been to.

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Erowid Sarah Palin

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American History Trump

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Countdown to the 2016 US Presidential Election

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The New Poor

Been thinking a lot about how Millennials are always written about in the media, how gentrification works, and how student loans are affecting our current economy. Here is the result.
posted by whimsicalnymph on Oct 28, 2014 - 2 comments

Speaker of the House

I think there comes a time in everyone's life when they feel compelled to draw picture after picture of Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner. I started this blog to catalog my experiments in the medium.
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Website and podcast where the hosts confess their ignorance in a range of topics and ask intelligent people to explain things to them. [more inside]
posted by MrMustard on Jun 13, 2014 - 2 comments

Same Rat, Different Hat

The debut record from Out of System Transfer, a neo-old-timey band who sing punk-influenced folk songs about the assassination of William McKinley, hitting cops in the head with a brick, and riding the subway. Their sound has been compared to the Holy Modal Rounders, Mojo Nixon, and Mischief Brew. With physical media sales becoming less viable, it made little sense to get CDs printed (plus, no one in the band even had a working CD player), but it also felt wrong to forego the great potential offered by album covers and liner notes, not to mention the feeling of having a tangible thing for fans to have. Thus, the record was released as a zine, (also bundled with the download as a pdf) with original artwork commissioned for each song by various Brooklyn-based artists. [more inside]
posted by Jon_Evil on Feb 14, 2014 - 3 comments

thinkContext: Progressive Browser Extension

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posted by thinkcontext on Jan 18, 2014 - 2 comments

A One-PDF History of European Socialism and Communism

Some friends and I compiled a 500-page PDF that does the following (from the Introduction): "We present here a history of twentieth-century communism through primary sources, divided into fourteen chapters arranged in chronological order. Each chapter deals with a historical moment or theoretical debate, and contains an amount of reading appropriate for one week’s time. We hope that this reader will provide the foundation for seminars and reading groups." [more inside]
posted by Noisy Pink Bubbles on Jan 14, 2014 - 2 comments

Local mom discovers one weird old tip to stop wars

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Star Wars is the most deceptive and seductive pro-fascist narrative ever written

I used to be a huge fan of Star Wars, but I can no longer ignore the ugly truth. This is a video of a performance, part comedy, part political analysis of the Star Wars universe, wherein I present my take on the Star Wars mythology. Can you be leftist and pro-monarchy?
posted by ebisudave on Mar 28, 2013 - 4 comments

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Our Oregon Mobile Voter Guide

The Our Oregon Mobile Voter Guide is an app for iPhone and Android that presents progressive ballot measure recommendations for your location (Oregon only). Where do progressive groups that promote conservation, equal rights, reproductive health, senior care, and economic fairness stand on the ballot measures that matter most to Oregonians? Always up-to-date and relevant, the Our Oregon Mobile Voter Guide gives you the information and news you need.
posted by OverlappingElvis on Oct 20, 2012 - 0 comments

I Bought Ad Space in the DC Metro to Tell Politicians the Harm Their Incessant Rancor is Producing

I'm tired of the spin and the half-truths. While politicians jockey for position and influence, Americans are suffering. I'm taking my Chamomile Tea Party posters to the public! I've rented ad space in Washington, DC's Metro and I've posted the first of two ads on their back-lit signs. [more inside]
posted by Taken Outtacontext on Sep 6, 2012 - 5 comments

Washington, DC Police Tweets

An open-ended research tool for everything that the DC Police Department writes on their twitter feed. The department made the controversial decision to encrypt all radio communications last year, with no allowance for journalists, and thus have devoted more time to twitter. The site allows you to view the last three thousand tweets and quickly analyze factors like age, city quadrant, gender, etc., though a clever regular-expression-based interface.
posted by tmcw on Aug 30, 2012 - 7 comments

Who's More Full of Shit?

Ranking politicians by their fact check rulings. I made it after wanting to compare the overall truthfulness of the big names this election cycle. Hope you find it interesting!
posted by Jezztek on Aug 30, 2012 - 5 comments

Religion and the 2012 U.S. Election

Here's an editorial in The Guardian I wrote with a political scientist on the role of religion in this year's presidential election. We aimed for reasoned analysis rather than fulmination. Hope you find it insightful.
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Learnin' With Vermin: Episode 1, Chapter 1

My good friend Mike Fitzgerald's comedic web series about political issues, featuring none other than noted political expert Vermin Supreme. I have Story credit, and many of my dear, sweet, delicious friends are actors in this.
posted by Sticherbeast on Aug 20, 2012 - 0 comments

Obamacare Info-comic

This is a comic I made Detailing the ACA and Obama's health care reform. It is part of a larger series of news related comics I am working on in the style of the Strand Bookstore Labor Dispute Comics, previously featured on Metafilter in April, which can be read here: strandaskus.blogspot.com
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Public Books

A curated monthly review devoted to spirited debate about books and the arts, created by and for a transnational community of writers, artists, and activists. Inaugural contributors include Tobias Kelly, Bruce Robbins, Lawrence Weschler (interviewing Errol Morris), Laura Norén, David Henkin, Adam Morris, and Sharon Marcus. Brought to you by the editors of Public Culture and NYU's Institute for Public Knowledge. [more inside]
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A Prescription for Better Healthcare Marketing

Branding, Development, Strategy, UX/UI Design
Brand: McKesson
The McKesson Business of Pharmacy was launched in response to industry consolidation and changes in federal healthcare policies. BoP’s goal was to serve the needs of large hospital systems for pharmaceutical purchasing, distribution and inventory management. McKesson asked us to create a site with a compelling story that converted curious learners into serious buyers.

We discovered the need to target a range of decision makers including the CEO, CFO, COO, Director of Pharmacy and more. McKesson challenged us to deliver a scalable web experience that appealed to buyers with a story that could be translated across all audiences.

Following a competitive review, we created a message platform based on three key audience personas: pharmacy, supply chain and executive leader. Our design team gave the new site a clean look that made the content clear and digestible. The site was developed on Wordpress so McKesson’s internal team could quickly and easily manage content.

The new site experienced a 34% spike in persona-based page rankings. Strategically, the site provides a tool for engaging and educating key decision makers.