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A Short History of AT

The Teaching of F.M. Alexander

The history of the Alexander Technique extends back more than a century. Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869–1955) began his teaching career as an elocutionist in Melbourne in the 1890s. Over the course of several decades, he developed the method that bears his name—a general approach to changing habits of postural support, muscle tension, movement, attention, and reactivity. Alexander moved to Sydney in 1900, then London in 1904. At the onset of World War I, he moved his practice to New York City, where he taught off-and-on until returning to London full time in 1924. He opened the first training course for teachers in London in 1931. During World War II, he moved the training course to America. He resumed training teachers in London in 1945 and taught until shortly before he died in 1955. (Evans, 2001; Bloch, 2004; Staring, 2005; Murray, 2015). The Alexander Technique has continued to evolve in the decades since his death.

As a young man, Alexander was a teacher of elocution—also called voice culture—and a performer of “elocutionary recitals” involving poetry, soliloquies, and short dramatic scenes (Damousi, 2010, pp. 66–69). In the days before amplification, elocution lessons were of interest not only to actors and singers, but to barristers, clergymen, teachers, and politicians (Kofler, 1889; Kirkpatrick, 2006). Voice culture was considered a branch of the larger physical culture (physical education) movement (Mullan, 2012), and doctors sent patients to elocutionists for aid in respiratory health (Leeper, 1909/2015). Alexander’s earliest pamphlets (1894, 1895 & 1900) lean heavily on the works of nineteenth-century authorities on breath and voice, including Thomas P. Hill, Nicholas Hartley, Leo Kofler, and Emil Behnke and Lennox Browne. He taught breath gymnastics (exercises) and voice production (Alexander, 1900; Anonymous, 1904). Alexander appears to have been quite successful. As early as 1896, he received referrals and testimonials from a network of doctors (Staring, 2005, p. 42; Alexander, 1900). He would attract the support of doctors throughout his career (Bloch, 2004; Murray, 2015).

Development of Alexander’s Technique

Alexander’s method changed gradually over time, through self-study provoked by persistent problems with his voice in performance (Alexander, 1907/1995; 1932/1985), through working with his brother, Albert Redden (A.R.) (Staring, 2005, p. 354, fn 343), and through his teaching experience (Bloch, 2004, p. 56). He also explored other methods, such as the Delsarte System of Dramatic Expression (McLeod, 2017, pp. 135–137) and a variety of physical culture systems, including Sandow bodybuilding (Alexander, 1925/1995, p. 133; McLeod, 2017, pp. 145–153). Though his method likely changed substantially from his early days as an elocutionist, Alexander retained a lifelong interest in breath coordination (1923/2004, pp. 126–133; Rengstorff, 2015, p. 4).

Alexander’s work likely resembled modern Alexander Technique teaching by 1914 (Murray, 2015, p. 75). He began using positions and movements that challenged postural coordination, such as “positions of mechanical advantage” (for example, a semi-squat) and functional movement such as sit-to-stand (1918/1995, pp. 168–175). At the same time, Alexander rejected common understandings of posture—including the idea of posture as a correct position, or that exercise was required to improve posture (1923/2004, p. 40, p. 114). Just as importantly, Alexander became focused on how habit challenged self-control and distorted self-perception. In lessons, a student’s foremost responsibility became the “inhibition” of habits, not the assumption of a correct position or the performance of a correct action. An overarching goal of a course of study was to improve the accuracy of the student’s body awareness—or “sensory appreciation” (1908/1995). To this end, Alexander developed a sophisticated and subtle use of his hands in teaching to clarify the intended coordination through sensory feedback and guided movement (1908/1995, p. 83; Jones, 1976, p. 31). For example, when working with sitting and standing, he would guide the student in and out of the chair.

By the 1920s, Alexander had developed a reputation as a remarkable practitioner and students particularly noted his hands-on skill. James Harvey Robinson, a professor of history at Columbia University, wrote in 1918 that Alexander “literally remodels the patient…all quite gently and persuasively” (Alexander, 1918/1996, p. 229). The minister and author, Gerald Lee, gave a flowery account of lessons with Alexander in 1920: “When you have removed all obstructions and preconceptions in your own mind—and will stop preventing him from doing it, he places your body in an entirely new position and subjects you to a physical experience in sitting, standing, and walking, you have never dreamed you could have before” (1920, pp. 163–164). Andrew Rugg-Gunn, a doctor who supported Alexander’s practice for several decades starting in 1913, commented on Alexander’s skill in “palpation” and felt that Alexander’s “insight into the living body had the quality of genius” (2002, p. 6). And Moshe Feldenkrais, founder of the Feldenkrais method, told Mia Segal that Alexander “had the best hands he had ever felt” (Murray, 2011, p. 3).

Intellectual Influences

Alexander’s work shows the influence of many of the intellectual currents of his day. In his first two books, Man’s Supreme Inheritance (1910/1918) and Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual (1923), he places his technique within a larger vision of mankind’s evolution towards greater consciousness, indebted to Neo-Lamarckian thinkers like Herbert Spencer (1918/1996, pp. 3–8; 1923/2004, pp. 3–66). Such Neo-Lamarckian ideas—that acquired habits could be passed on to subsequent generations— were common in educational and physical culture systems of the time (Fallace, 2011, pp. 12–13; Singleton, 2010, pp. 97–98). Alexander was also influenced by the new sciences of psychology and neuroscience, including William James’ writings on volition and “ideomotor action” (Murray, 2015, p. 37; Lamont, 1959, p. 27)  and Charles Sherrington’s research on reflex action, kinesthesia, and inhibition in the nervous system (1906/1995, p. 49; 1908/1995, pp. 79-86). In New York City during World War I, Alexander taught the prominent pragmatist philosopher, John Dewey, who became an enthusiastic advocate of Alexander’s work and a significant influence over the next twenty years, especially in the writing of Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual and Alexander’s third book, The Use of the Self (Williamson, 2016; Murray, 2015, pp. 78–83; 129–132).

The Primary Control

In the 1920s, Alexander became familiar with the German physiologist Rudolf Magnus’ research positing reflex control of posture in animals (Bloch, 2004, p. 132). Magnus’ conclusions about the role of head position and neck reflexes on posture—or more accurately, Alexander and his doctor supporters’ mistranslation and misappropriation of Magnus’ German text—would influence Alexander’s coinage of the “primary control” (Douglas, 1950/2015, pp. 127–129; Fischer, 2019). The term primary control is used to describe both a postural relationship—the head, neck, and back—and also a pedagogical practice: Alexander taught students to consciously prevent interference with the “primary control” to bring about uninstructed and unconscious improvements in posture, movement, and reactivity. The reflex models of posture proposed by Magnus and Sherrington provided the neurophysiological mechanisms that teachers would use to explain the Technique for decades to come: one learns to inhibit learned habits in order to restore reflex control of posture (Jones, 1976/2003, pp. 47–48; Gelb, 1981/1994, p. 47; Miller & Langstroth, 2007, pp. 32–33; Walker, 2008; Dimon, 2014, pp. 38–42).

Training Course for Teachers

In 1931, Alexander opened the first training course for teachers (Westfeldt, 1964/1998; Bloch, 2004, p. 148). “First generation” teachers are particularly esteemed in the profession for their direct knowledge of Alexander’s work. The three year model for training Alexander established is still the basis of traditional teacher training today. Alexander moved the training course to America during World War II, training teachers outside Boston, MA, and Philadelphia, PA. Alexander suffered a stroke in fall 1947, and his teaching assistants took over most of the duties of the training course while he recovered. He resumed teaching by the following spring. His teaching assistant, Walter Carrington, took on many of the duties of training around 1952 and continued the training course after Alexander’s death. (Carrington & Casey, 1986, p. 19). Two short films were made of Alexander in 1949 and 1950, with footage of him both demonstrating chair work as well as his own agility in old age.

Mid-century Scientific Research

Two first generation teachers worked to establish the medical or scientific credentials of the Alexander Technique at mid-century. Wilfred Barlow was a medical doctor who trained with Alexander in the 1930s. While he attempted small studies with army cadets during World War II and vocalists at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in the early 1950s (Barlow, 2014), his work arguably had its biggest impact in the performing arts with the inclusion of the Alexander Technique in the curriculum at the RCM.1For an assessment of Barlow’s research, see Rajal Cohen’s review of his collected papers. Frank Pierce Jones trained with Alexander and his brother, A.R., in the U.S. during World War II and did the first laboratory research on the Alexander Technique in the 1950s and 1960s at Tufts University. Jones published a number of papers on the Alexander Technique, including research on postural set and the first study in the literature on sit-to-stand.2See Tim Cacciatore’s assessment of Jones’ research on sit-to-stand and Rajal Cohen’s discussion of why Jones’ research wasn’t more influential. (Jones, 1998) For a variety of reasons, Jones’ research was not widely cited. Following Magnus and Sherrington, Jones posited reflex explanations for AT phenomena. Jones felt constrained by behaviorism, the dominant model of psychology in the United States during this period. Strict behaviorism rejected the study of internal mental states and Jones expressed relief when concepts such as “awareness” become scientifically respectable again in the 1960s (1998, p. 292). Study of the Alexander Technique also pushed against the limits of technology, as many of the most interesting aspects of the Alexander Technique, such as body schema and postural tone, were not measurable in the laboratory. This may explain why there was next to no significant research on the Alexander Technique until the 1990s.

Decline and Renewal

After Alexander’s death in 1955, interest in his method declined (Bloch, 2004, p. 242; Gounaris, 2017, p. 11). Renewal began in the performing arts, with the Alexander Technique offered at the Royal College of Music in the 1950s and the Juilliard School in New York City in the 1960s (Barlow, 1978, pp. 209–2010; Kleinman & Buckoke, 2014, p. 281; Leibowitz & Connington, 1990, pp. 3–8). Since that time, the Alexander Technique has become a regular offering in performing arts schools internationally, and many performing artists have trained as Alexander teachers. Interest in the Alexander Technique also grew with the Human Potential Movement in the 1960s and 1970s, when people turned to many Eastern and Western practices in the search for personal growth, awareness, and enlightenment (Caldwell, 1975; Blanc, 2005). Perhaps the most important single event in the growth of the Alexander Technique after Alexander’s death was Nikolaas Tinbergen’s unexpected advocacy of the Alexander Technique in his Nobel Prize speech in 1973. Though his address was controversial among scientists and even among Alexander teachers, the publicity led to a surge of interest in the Technique (Bloch, 2004, p. 242; Lewin, 1974; Cacciatore, 2000; Murray, 2015, p. 160).

Training Courses and Professional Societies

The Alexander Technique spread first to the United States and Europe, with significant interest in Israel beginning in the 1950s. The most influential of first generation Alexander teachers were those who ran training courses, notably Walter Carrington, Patrick Macdonald, Marjory and Bill Barlow, among others. Marjory Barstow was another influential first generation teacher. Though Barstow did not run a training course, she did work with a number of teachers in what has been described as an apprentice-style training beginning in the 1970s (Conable, 1988/2016). The Society for Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT) was founded in 1958. In the 1960s, STAT formally established a three-year training standard, which by the end of the decade was codified as 1600 hours of instruction time to qualify as a STAT-certified teacher (Fitzgerald, 2007, p. 44). By the 1980s, STAT was overseeing training programs internationally, and so affiliated societies were formed, now numbering eighteen societies across the world. The formation of the North American Society for Teachers of the Alexander Technique in 1987 (now AmSAT—the American Society for the Alexander Technique) led to a dispute on the membership of students who had trained outside the STAT model. In 1992, an alternative society, Alexander Technique International was formed (ATI History, 2019). Mouritz Press has recently begun compiling information about the history of training courses and has identified approximately 185 teachers worldwide who have run training courses over the past 65 years (Fischer, 2019a).

Developments in Pedagogy

Since Alexander’s time, there has been an expansion in the teaching procedures used in lessons. F.M. Alexander taught almost exclusively using procedures around sitting and standing (referred to as chair work) and lying down (called table work). Alexander’s teaching assistant, Irene Tasker, is often credited with developing what is sometimes called “application” or “activity” work, in which the lesson is centered on applying the Technique to an everyday activity (Evans, 2001, pp. 182–184; Hunter, 2013). Activity work is widely used by modern Alexander teachers, and some teachers specialize in particular activities, such as running (Balk & Shields, 2006), swimming (Shaw & D’Angour, 2001), dance (Nettl-Fiol & Vanier, 2011), or pregnancy and childbirth (Machover & Drake, 1993). Even teachers who focus almost exclusively on Alexander’s classic procedures will often include time in lessons for applying the Technique to a specific activity, for example, playing a musical instrument (Carrington, 1986, p. 42).

Other approaches to teaching the Alexander Technique may be less widespread. Some teachers use developmental movement to clarify aspects of the Alexander Technique, an approach first explored in the late 1960s by graduates of Walter Carrington’s training course, Joan and Alexander Murray, in collaboration with the neuroanatomist and anthropologist, Raymond Dart (Goldberg, 1996). Traditional AT lessons are delivered one-to-one, with near-constant interaction and personalized feedback. Teaching in groups is associated with Marjory Barstow, who began teaching in groups of 60 or more in the 1970s. While most Alexander technique teachers will teach AT in group settings such as an introductory workshops, some Alexander teachers now teach almost exclusively in a group setting. Body mapping, an anatomy-based retraining of awareness, was developed by William and Barbara Conable, two students of Marjory Barstow. The most recent teacher experimentation involves distance learning, such as online lessons, in which traditional hands-on guidance is impossible. Such experiments have been seen by some Alexander teachers as a refreshing liberation from perceived Alexander Technique dogma. Others have seen these practices as a dilution or even a distortion of the Alexander Technique.

Scientific Research in the 21st-Century

Perhaps the most notable development in the new century is the growing body of scientific research establishing some of the benefits of Alexander lessons and investigating plausible mechanisms for such benefits. Modern scientific models are much more relevant to the Alexander Technique than the reflex models of posture available to F.M. Alexander. Research has started to identify some of the neurophysiological changes associated with Alexander lessons and teacher training—including increased adaptability of postural tone (Cacciatore, et al, 2011), changes in movement coordination possibly linked to adaptability of postural control (Cacciatore et al, 2014), reduced muscular co-contraction (Preece, et al, 2015), and possible changes of coordination from superficial to deeper musculature (Becker, et al, 2018). There is also intriguing research linking changes in body schema with functional improvements during movement learning, or dysfunction, as with chronic pain or focal dystonia (Bray & Moseley, 2011; Byl et al, 1997).3Note that these studies are not about the Alexander Technique, but form part of a body of research on body schema and skill learning or dysfunction that may be highly relevant to a scientific understanding of AT. Randomized controlled trials have found significant benefits of AT for individuals with Parkinson’s disease (Stallibrass, et al, 2002), low back pain (Little, et al, 2008), and neck pain (MacPherson, et al, 2015). Such research is likely to make it easier for Alexander teachers to make connections with the medical profession. Historically, the Alexander profession has often struggled to reconcile tradition and innovation and to establish the boundaries of what practices are acceptable as the Alexander Technique. As the subtleties of the Technique become measurable outside the lesson, Alexander teachers may be able to find connections between the different traditions within the Technique’s long history, as well as finding more ways of connecting with other professions and the wider public.

Andrew McCann is a regular contributor to Alexander Technique Science. He teaches the Alexander Technique in Chicago.

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2 thoughts on “A Short History of AT

  1. Dear Tim Cacciatore,

    I only discovered your website “Alexander Technique Science” today, and I’ve been reading with great interest all that it encompasses. I hope to continue digesting more of the dialogue and your contributions as well as becoming more acquainted with your research writing over the years. Of course, I have known about you primarily from Alex Murray and Tom Vasiliades (and from Patrick Johnson when he telephoned me some months ago with regard to article I wrote), but they were never able to give me very much of an understanding of what your research work into the Technique encompasses.

    I am thinking of writing a fairly extensive expose on the Technique according mainly to my experience of it over the last fifty-five years, and I’m hoping to bring as much up-to-date information into the writing from the perspective of the kind of ongoing research that you and colleagues have been engaged in for some time now. So, I’m hoping that you may be available to speak on some points that may inevitably arise about current research—especially if I’m not able to find corroboration or explanation of them by reading your texts.

    But already, as I have been reading some of the posts and information on the Alexander Technique Website, I’m struck with an element that’s concerned me for quite a few years now when I read many explanations of the Technique and how its elements are communicated. The phrase “traditional hands-on guidance,” for instance, is often used in describing what happens in an Alexander lesson as if the teacher is merely dealing with a pupil’s/student’s/trainee’s way of doing things. But my experience of hands-on work from many teachers—including a number who were trained by Alexander himself—has also included their use of their hands to bring about changes in “the working of my postural mechanism” that were quite independent of whatever motions or actions that might also be dealt with in the lesson situation. In fact, some of the most dramatic changes is “the use of myself” came from “lessons” when I wasn’t required to move at all, nor was the “teacher” moving me through space in any way.

    And my main observation over all the years of my working and thinking within the scope of the Technique has left me with the feeling that this aspect of the effect of skilled and experienced hands-on work is being largely bypassed in much of the thinking, writing, and teaching of the Technique today—particularly now that “lessons” are being offered online where no actual hands-on contact is possible.

    Of course, I addressed some facets of this discrepancy in my article “Manner and Conditions of Use: A Crucial Distinction” ( http://www.joearmstrong.info/MannerAndConditions.html ), which was also the main focus of the phone call from Patrick Johnson. And as I read more of your website’s offerings, I’m left more and more with wondering if it’s possible for you and others in key research positions to allow for more attention—or at least acknowledgement—of the fact that the hands-on element in the teaching and learning of the Technique is just as important and as demanding to learn and convey to trainees as is the learning how to inhibit and direct oneself in activity from moment to moment—in “reaction to the stimulus of living.”

    This also leaves me with a final thought about Alexander’s own process of discovering how to improve the use of himself as he describes in The Use of the Self. I have often heard and read that because he suffered from vocal problems while reciting that this positioned him excellently for discovering how to overcome his subconscious habits of mis-use of his postural mechanisms by inhibiting the subconscious patterns of mis-use and consciously directing (“projecting messages from the brain to the mechanisms” and “conducting the energy necessary to the use of these mechanism”) an improved use of his postural mechanisms. My recent idea is that perhaps his experience as an actor also played a big part in his success in “projecting messages from the brain to the mechanism” because such a “projecting” surely must involve some use of one’s imagining faculty. In the performing arts, the development of the capacity to “project” a feeling or expressive quality through one’s entire being as one is performing a work is the hallmark of a great performer—often arrived in its totality at after years and years of study of the refined components of each and every facet of the particular medium of performance that one is engaged with. And with that thought, I have come to believe that perhaps one of the main factors in learning the Technique—and in the use of our hands in teaching it—depends far more on the function of our imagination than has heretofore been recognized.

    Sorry to go on for so long. But I thought that I might as well try to give you as full an account as I can of my thinking at the moment.

    I look forward to reading more of your articles and responses to dialogue participants. I’m sure they will provoke many more thoughts and questions for me as I consider what value there might be in my writing anything further on the Technique for the general public to read.

    Thanks so much for your careful research. I’m sure Frank Jones, with whom I worked for several years, would be extremely pleased and impressed to know what you have been doing.

    Joe Armstrong
    Boston, Massachusetts

    1. Dear Joe,

      Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I have forwarded it to Tim Cacciatore, who rarely has time to respond to comments on the website.

      I wanted to touch on a couple of points you make in your comment. You write that “my experience of hands-on work from many teachers…has also included their use of their hands to bring about changes in ‘the working of my postural mechanism’ that were quite independent of whatever motions or actions that might also be dealt with in the lesson situation.” The phenomenon you are referring to is at the heart of the scientific model of AT that Tim Cacciatore, Patrick Johnson, and Rajal Cohen have recently published. They argue that from a neurophysiological perspective AT is fundamentally working with postural tone, and that changes in movement and balance occur as a result of changes in postural tone. This model helps explain why, as you note, a student can experience sometimes dramatic changes in use when simply standing and not being guided through any movement at all. For a fuller discussion of this model, we recommend readers look to my summary of the paper here and the original paper here.

      You also note the centrality of hands-on instruction to AT. We agree that no scientific explanation of AT would be complete without attempting to account for the importance of hands-on work. It is, unfortunately, extremely hard to study scientifically. As of now, we know of only one minute piece of pilot data that looks at the affect of directed, hands-on contact on a single student resting in an fMRI machine (Williamson, M., Roberts, N., & Moorhouse, A. (2007). The role of the Alexander technique in musical training and performance. In A. Williamon & D. Coimbria (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Performance Science (pp. 370–374). Utrecht, the Netherlands: European Association of Conservatories). When we discussed this point recently, both Rajal Cohen and Tim Cacciatore thought that substantive research on hands-on work in AT was likely at minimum five years out, but more likely 15 years! This is a testament to the practical challenges of studying hands-on work and says nothing about the importance of hands-on work in AT pedagogically.

      If readers are interested, the Cacciatore, Johnson, and Cohen speculate about what science might reveal about what is happening in AT hands-on contact towards the end of their AT model paper (bottom of p. 11).

      Thank you again for your comment!

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At the beginning of the year, I named 2020 The Year of Editing. I wanted to edit three projects. And despite all the things that happened this year, I managed to work on editing two of my bigger novels. I didn’t get as far with it as I wanted but at the end of the year, I still feel very accomplished.

For two reasons.

  1. I could see how clearly I improved over the years and that made me feel so good. Because it’s one thing to keep writing over the years and looking at the statistics regarding time spent and word counts reached each year. It’s a completely different thing to see what I’ve started in 2015, then look at something I’ve written in 2018 and juxtapose the two. The difference is staggering and even though I saw a lot (A LOT) of stuff that needed fixing, I can still see all the improvements in my craft. I have learned a lot over the years and I’m putting it in practice each time. Every time I open Scrivener and start writing, I’m getting better.

  2. I learned a lot about what my writing and what kind of work I need to do to prepare for writing, in order to lessen the amount of editing I will be forced to do in the future.

Those realizations heavily impacted what I want to accomplish in 2021 (so stay tuned for my goals post tomorrow).

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And while normally, I would heavily focus in my “Year in Review” post on my writing career, this year has been different and everything I experienced, I experienced through the lens of the pandemic.

COVID didn’t impact my finances, as my corporate job quickly and smoothly transitioned into remote work. Practically speaking, I didn’t have issues with lockdown (though it did impact me mentally) and I was able to stay in as much as possible, to limit my exposure to the virus. I’ve been incredibly privileged in comparison to other people  who were clearly struggling, both financially and mentally.

It made me reevaluate what I need in my life and what brings me joy. What I want to focus on and what can bring me closer to my ultimate goals.

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I want to end this post on a funny note (because pandemic itself is very depressing) to share that I have completed Pandemic Bingo this year:

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Both chambers of the Tennessee Legislature have passed a bill that would require businesses to post notices that say they allow transgender people to use the building’s restrooms.

If signed, it would make the Volunteer State the first state in the country to adopt legislation seeking to single out trans-affirming businesses for allowing trans people to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity.

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Tennessee’s House Bill 1182 would require signs at the entrances to the building and the door of every restroom that isn’t single stalled.

The signs would be required to state “this facility maintains a policy of allowing the use of restrooms by either biological sex, regardless of the designation on the restroom.”

“A public or private entity or business that operates a building or facility open to the general public and that, as a matter of formal or informal policy, allows a member of either biological sex to use any public restroom within the building or facility shall post notice of the policy at the entrance of each public restroom and at each entrance of the building accessible by the general public,” H.B. 1182 reads.

The bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Tim Rudd (R), said that it isn’t aimed at transgender people since it doesn’t ban them from using the restroom altogether.

Instead, he says it’s aimed at “the protection of women and children against sexual predators that could be taking advantage of policies, executive orders or legislation that may allow the opposite sex to enter a restroom, shower or locker that allows more than one person in the facility at a time.”

The bill passed the state House on March 30. The state senate passed in on April 29, and it now goes to Gov. Bill Lee (R)’s desk.

Zero Democrat senators and only one House Democrat voted in favor of the bill, Rep. John Mark Windle (D). Only one House Republican, Rep. Kent Calfee (R), voted against it, and zero Republicans in the senate. Otherwise, the vote for the proposal went down party lines in both chambers.

“House Bill 1182 is a discriminatory piece of legislation crafted to generate the maximum amount of harm to Tennessee’s transgender community,” said Alphonso David, the President of the Human Rights Campaign, in a statement. “Denying transgender people the ability to access a bathroom consistent with their gender identity is degrading and dehumanizing, and by advancing this bill, the Tennessee state legislature is putting the health and safety of transgender Tennesseans at risk.”

David and other advocates are calling for Lee to veto the bill.

“These ‘Slate of Hate’ bills are nothing more than a politically motivated attack on the LGBTQ community, especially transgender people,” said David.

H.B. 1182 is the latest in a deluge of anti-trans legislation from the Tennessee Capitol. This is also despite Jennifer Pritzker, the world’s first out trans billionaire, and several corporations — including three dozen of the largest players in the music industry, which drives business in the state — all taking a stand against the anti-trans proposals.

Still, the state has become one of the nation’s hotspots for draconian and vindictive anti-transgender legislation. Tennessee Republicans have been trying to pass them since at least 2012.

A different Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill this year that would allow cisgender students to sue the school if they’re not given a “reasonable accommodation” if they don’t want to share facilities with trans people.

State Rep. Jason Zachary (R) introduced H.B. 1233, which would create a complicated system for addressing bathrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities used at public schools in order to give administrators “a clear path forward.”

Another bill that passed the legislature bans books that mention LGBTQ people from public schools. Another would make the Bible the official state book.

So far this year, the state has passed bills that would allow adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ parents and bans transgender youth from playing school sports.

House Bill 529, which is also Senate Bill 1229, is also currently on the governor’s desk, and he has until May 3 to take action on the bill or allow it to become law. The bill requires schools to notify parents if sexual orientation or gender identity are going to be mentioned in class 30 days in advance, and gives parents the ability to opt their children out so that they don’t have to hear that LGBTQ people exist.

“As a parent, I find out when my child comes home what video they saw that day, not 30 days before so I can protect my own child from that,” Rep. Ryan Williams (R) said. “Our kids are young and impressionable, and what we allow in their minds is important.”

The bill allows teachers to mention the sexual orientation or gender identity of a historical figure if it provides “necessary context,” a phrase opponents of the bill said is vague.

“How do you try to make people afraid of a certain population? Well, talk about how scary they are in school or refuse to acknowledge that they exist in school,” said Cathryn Oakley of the Human Rights Campaign. “It hurts everybody when LGBTQ people are excluded from those discussions.”

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Two New Historical Korean Dramas - A Must Watch!!

Annyeong! Hehe Another blog post about new korean dramas for the month of September. There are two dramas that I will like to share with you. So, let me share with you, now! :D

1. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

new historical korean dramas

Number of episodes : 20
Genre : Romance, Historical, Fantasy
Cast : IU, Lee Joon Gi, Kang Ha Neul, Hong Jong Hyun, Yoon Sun Woo, Byun Baekhyun, Ji Soo, Nam Joo Hyuk

This drama take place between modern days and Goryeo dynasty. One day, Ko Ha Jin (IU) is transported back in time to Goryeo Dynasty. It happens during a total eclipse. She wakes up in the body of 16 year old - Hae Soo (IU) and there, she encounters all the princes of royal family who is currently ruling during Goryeo dynasty. (source: wikipedia)

I definitely recommended all of you to watch this drama! It is one of the best drama beside Descendant of the Sun & W- Two World. I have watched the first four episode and I got hook up on watching them. Its hilarious yet annoying, and also of course there's a frustration, it has everything in this one great drama, I must say. I love the way IU potray her acting as Hae Soo/Ko Ha Jin, she's nail it in this drama. It is cute and very natural. I really like it! Even my mom, she's also like IU's acting!

 2. Love in the Moonlight

new historical korean dramas

Number of episodes : 18
Genre : Historical, Romantic Comedy.
Cast : Park Bo Gum, Kim Yoo Jung, Jin Young, Chae Soo Bin

It is about a girl name Hong Ra On (Kim Yoo Jung), disguises herself as a man and counsels man on dating. Due to a love letter she has had wrote for a client, she meets Crown Prince, Prince Hyo Myeong. Ra On is an unaware that he is the Crown Prince and so does the Crown Prince, he didn't aware that Ra On is woman! (Source: asianwiki)

I have yet to watch this drama. But as I read the synopsis of this drama, I guess I should watch it because it is sound interesting to watch,and also since Park Bo Gum is one of the cast! haha :p

There you go, two drama that have been highlighted for this month of September and have been recommended by everyone. So, let's watch this two drama!

p/s: W-Two World is about to end this week! Sob! I'm so sad. :'(

Have fun and enjoy! :)

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Nieyla Nadia said...

Thanks for sharing...
love korean dramas...

Pretty Honey said...

woww...must watch!

Anonymous said...

Love In The Moonlight best gilerr!
Moon Lovers hampeh and overrated.

Hanis Amanina said...

huuu, can't wait for the final episode of W. but, I heard that they will release a special episode the next day kan?

faten.banana said...

me also currently following these two dramas >.< and scarlet ryeo is such a good drama with eye-candy actors lol ;-; but if im not mistaken, the eps supposed to be 21, not 20 :DD

Fatina said...

your welcome! :)

Fatina said...

yes it is! a must watch drama for this month :D

Fatina said...

kena try tengok love in the moonlight lah mcm ni hehe :)

Fatina said...

same here! can't wait for the final episode :D really? i didn't know that..woww kena tunggu special episode dia mcm ni hee :D

Fatina said...

lah is it 21? wahhh, thank you for sharing the info! hehe :D

E said...

Scarlet Heart and i love soo's character ! haha

Fatina said...

hehe me too! :D

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layah gak eh cite macam ni.huhu :P

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Tengah kumpul sampai habis baru nak tengok.. Dua2 nie nampak menarik..

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layan lahh hehe nabila layan tak? :D

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menarik akak, try tengok tau tau :D

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A bit over a year in the past I got one of these calls, now being in Gross sales, residing in Silicon Valley, California, AND working most of my profession for tech firms you’ll think that I would be a teeny bit smarter but no. You’d also think that my intestine instincts telling me that somethings not proper would have made the light bulb in my head go off, however once again no.

Through the period of 1940 to 1956 first technology of computers were developed. The primary era computer systems used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory, and were typically enormous, taking over total rooms. The vacuum tube was developed by Lee DeForest. A vacuum tube is a tool typically used to amplify a sign by controlling the movement of electrons in an evacuated house. First technology computers had been very costly to operate and along with utilizing a great deal of electrical energy, generated a number of heat, which was typically the cause of malfunctions.… Read more


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Walk to Disneyland and CA Adventure! Beautifully Remodeled 5-STAR Luxury Modern Resort home has everything you need and more! A real Water Park with Swim Up Bar, Water Jets, Water Mushrooms, Splash Pads and Giant Waterfall!! Amazing Pool and Gorgeous Lounge Area. This home is perfect for EVERYONE! 6 bedroom, 4 bathroom home, sleeps up to 20 people! Modern, Sleek, Fun and UNBELIEVABLE!

This home is clearly the most amazing home on the market. With a full scale water park in the back yard, entertaining will be an experience of a Lifetime.

Enjoy one of the most amazing home in Southern California. Our 6 bedroom 4 bathroom Ultra Modern Luxury home was professionally designed and built. We have thought of every possible amenity you could dream of. From heated floors to our towel warmers that automatically turn on, there is nothing to be desired in this Amazing Home.

With 2 Master Suites and plenty of space, you and your family can enjoy comfort without feeling cramped. This home is very large and has ample room to enjoy some peace and quiet, yet still keep the family close together.

If you’re looking for entertainment, then we have the perfect place for you. We have a commercial water park in our back yard. Water features that you would only find at a full size water park. We have also built the outdoor entertainment area for adults to enjoy with a swim up bar and a lounge area that provides relaxing in the shade while watching your favorite game on a 70-inch flat panel TV; all while your steaks are cooking to perfection on your huge 7 burner BBQ grill.

The kitchen is a full scale chef's dream. With our high-end stainless steel appliances, a commercial range oven and two double convection ovens, you will be able to cook for the entire group. A beautiful custom island allows you to cook a wonderful meal for your family and entertain with style and ease. The kitchen is fully stocked with pots and pans, utensils, dishes and everything you need to prepare a delicious meal. We have also installed a commercial 50 pound ice-maker for those hot summer days.

Our house is elegant and very modern. From the decor to the advanced technology, this home has it all. We have Built-in speakers through-out the entire house so you can enjoy your favorite music while hanging out with family and friends. There are iPads though-out the home that allow you total control of the home automation; as well as a number of advanced remotes that allow 100% control of the home. This home is one of the most sophisticated homes on the market and one that you will talk about for years to come. We have huge Flat Screen Smart TV's in every room and super high speed 200 MB internet allows you to stream movies from Netflix, Hulu or Amazon.

Our Amazing Game Room will definitely keep the kids (and adults) entertained for HOURS. Pool table, Foosball, PS4, and a 70" Flat Panel TV. Enjoy some fun and games or just lounge around and watch TV... this game room is for EVERYONE!
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Musings on health care "reform"

As the Senate Democrats' version of health care "reform" nears final passage, seemingly unstoppable, champions of freedom across the Fruited Plain are getting glum. frown On Wall Street, however, stocks of health insurance companies rallied sharply, in anticipation of a windfall to come their way as millions of Americans will be forced to purchase insurance from them. How ironic is that? If nothing else, it establishes without any doubt that the Democrats' proposed watered-down compromise measure is not real "reform"!

President Obama continues to insist that this reform will cut the budget deficit and lead to greater efficiencies, but few people really believe that. The budgetary gimmicky by which the revenues increase immediately while the benefits are delayed a few years, creating the false impression that the deficit will decrease, is relatively well known. But there's much more to it than that. In the Sioux Falls Argus Leader (hat tip to Dan), Dr. Dennis Johnson (one of my economics professors from college) explains how the planned reduction of payments to Medicare suppliers may well backfire as many of those suppliers will be encouraged not to accept Medicare patients. But the economizing itself is illusory whenever third-party insurance is involved: "we never are as careful in spending other people's money as we are in spending our own." It's a fundamental point that I keep arguing, but it just doesn't register with most people.

What is most galling is that the crucial legislative victory (the vote of cloture) came about after Sen. Ben Nelson won special tax treatment for his state of Nebraska. Once again, the important vote came in the middle of the night, when few Americans were paying attention. Well, I was watching at least. The Senate bill permanently exempts Nebraska from paying its share of Medicaid costs, a flagrant violation of the constitutional norm of equal protection under the laws. The entire federal system of government rests upon the notion that there is to be no discrimination among the states.

One positive sign is that attorneys general in seven states are considering a legal challenge to the constitutionality of that special tax break for Nebraska. (Some will recall that the land now occupied by Nebraska was part of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, and therefore this adds another layer of irony to the recent "purchase" of Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu's vote last month. See Yahoo News; hat tip to Carl Tate. If you ask me, however, that is only a small part of the overall problem of Obamacare's unconstitutionality, so I replied to Carl on Facebook:

A widespread commitment to abide by the rules is what separates civilized people from barbarians. If the universal health insurance mandate is not ruled unconstitutional, then it's hard to imagine what other congressional measure ever would be. Twilight of the American Republic?

Let's just hope enough Supreme Court justices realize what is at stake to prevent this act of government coercion from being enacted.

Fiscal irresponsibility

Many Republicans are decrying the dire fiscal consequences of Obamacare, but those complaints ring hollow to anyone who has been following the news closely for the past few years. Historian Matthew Poteat called attention to a fine column on Republican budgetary hypocrisy at by Bruce Bartlett. It focuses on the Medicare drug benefit of 2003 and other examples of fiscal profligacy under the Bush administration. So, I commented on Facebook:

Oh, DO I remember it! Unfortunately, those of us who criticized the prescription drug benefit at the time were called disloyal, and now those very same Bush supporters are pretending to be fiscal conservatives! WTF!?? The author of that op-ed piece, Bruce Bartlett, wrote the book "Impostor," a fine expose on the Bush-Rove cronies and their sorry legacy of fiscal irresponsibility. See my Politics blog page.

[The full title of Bartlett's book is Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy.] If only the Republican Party had a credible record on balancing the budget, we might be able to convince enough independents and moderate Democrats to stop Obamacare before it's too late. What a pity...

Dem switches to GOP

Many moderate Democrats are fearful that supporting Obamacare will cost them their jobs in next year's election. To save his career, Alabama Congressman Parker Griffith has switched to the Republican side, the first House Democrat to do so since 2004. In August Griffith announced he would not vote for Nancy Pelosi for another term as House Speaker, a sign of discontent within Democratic ranks. See Welcome Congressman Griffith! Let's just hope that the right-wing Republicans don't instantly jump all over Griffith for being a "RINO." After all, our side desperately needs to encourage more Democrats to switch.

Human rights in Darfur

One of my favorite Republicans in Congress, Frank Wolf, is distinguished as a reliable Reagan conservative, strong on budget balancing and foreign policy, but also very committed to idealistic causes such as human rights. He recently posted a video that he and other members of Congress made to Darfur, in western Sudan. This is one of the few cases of an issue that ought to be drawing broad bipartisan support, and yet very little action has been taken by the State Department. See Wolf's Web site.

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It appears Microsoft has been busy working on a way to fully integrate Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar with its Outlook webmail client. A Twitter user reported receiving an invite to test out the new features. Although there were some rough edges, he successfully linked his Google account and got access to Gmail, Drive, and Calendar data inside Outlook.

As popular as Gmail is, Microsoft's Outlook email client also has a large following of happy users. Currently, Outlook offers a limited option for users to import or sync their Gmail account. The integration, however, is not complete in that the Gmail emails you delete from inside Outlook won't actually delete them — they just get hidden. It appears that Microsoft plans to truly integrate not only Gmail but also Google Drive and Google Calendar into its web client.

He reports that the integration is similar to how Outlook works on mobile devices with separate inboxes and side-by-side integration in the calendar. With Google Drive integration, you can attach documents and files from Drive to both Gmail and Outlook emails. This still looks like an early test as he wasn't able to add more than one Gmail account, and switching between Outlook and Gmail accounts caused the entire page to refresh.

As of this writing, there haven't been any public announcements from Microsoft about this new feature or when it is expected to roll out for more users. We'll update this post when and if Microsoft makes this feature official.


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Can Dogs Eat Yogurt?Can I Feed my Dog Yogurt?

There are many types of food out there that your dog can certainly eat. Can dogs eat yogurt? What do you think? Well you should know that dogs can eat yogurt since it contains a significant amount of calcium as well as protein. You can actually add yogurt on your dog’s meal every day to make sure that your dog can have a sustainable supply of calcium as well as protein. If you are going to pick a particular yogurt for your dog, you must choose a yogurt that contains good bacteria. In addition to that, you should not buy yogurt that has a lot of sugars in it since it might not be good for some dogs. As you can see, frozen yogurt can be a great summer treat for your good doggie.

Other Great Food for Your Dogs

Any dog in the world needs omega-3 fatty acids. As you can see, flax seed is a great source of this essential acid. Omega acid is great for dog’s skin as well as coat. You should buy flax seed and then grind them. Add them to your dog’s food so that your dog will not suspect that there are flax seeds in his or her meal. Dogs naturally don’t eat flax seed since it doesn’t smell good to them. Grinding them will make it easier for you to deliver good amounts of omega-3 fatty acids to your pet.

Aside from yogurt, chicken, and flax seeds, you can actually give your pet fish such as salmon. It is a great source of omega-3 fatty acid as well so if you cannot find any flax seed in the nearest market, you should go for salmon. You can actually buy salmon oil and then mix it in with the meal or drink of your dog.


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13 Ways to Explain Veterans Day to Children

Veterans Day is one of those holidays where kids get time off school, banks and Post Offices are closed, but other than a parade for members of the military, it might not be entirely clear what we’re “celebrating.” As a veteran myself, having just retired from the US Army, what better way is there to refresh our own memories than by trying to teach our children? Kids learn by doing, so in addition to explaining the significance of the day, why not create memories so that they understand and remember the day throughout their lives? Here are 13 ways to explain Veteran’s Day to children, but first, here’s a little historical context for you.

November 11, 1918, is considered the last day of World War I. Congress declared that the day should be a recurring anniversary to be “commemorated with thanksgiving, prayer, and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through goodwill and mutual understanding between nations.” It became a legal holiday in 1938. Knowing this, we can teach our children using the themes of gratitude toward all who have served and who continue to serve, as well as diplomacy so that wars of this magnitude can be a thing of the past.

You can celebrate in any (or all) of these ways:

Wear a red poppy or yellow ribbon to show support to service members past and present.

Box up and donate old cell phones to soldiers overseas. Find more information here.

Visit a veterans’ hospital. Listen to stories from their travels.

Speak with your child’s teacher about developing a Veterans Day lesson plan. This may include a “show and tell” visit from military members.

Make a care package to send to soldiers stationed overseas. You can even organize a party to do so! Contact Blue Star Mothers or Operation Gratitude for information on how to do it.

Contact your local VA for information on events happening in your community. Oftentimes, a parade will be held.

Do a Google search for “military museum” and see what comes up in your area. (This subject matter can be boring to little ones, so if you take them, let them explore what’s interesting to them, instead of forcing them to see every exhibit and in a specific order or for a particular amount of time. It has to be fun to have an impact on them.)

Better yet, plan a trip to Washington D.C. to tour the White House and any of its countless museums, many of which are free.

Are there any veterans in your own family? Scroll through your Facebook account and help your child make thank you cards for everyone who fits the bill.

Volunteer with veterans. Find out how here.

Teach your child to say, “Thank you,” when he or she sees a person in uniform. If you see someone in uniform while you’re out with your child, you can set an example by saying it yourself, or buying his or her coffee while in line at Starbucks, etc.

Support local, veteran-owned businesses. Find them in your area here.

Explain the United Nations to kids. If you need help, click here (Hint: It is not as hard as you think, and will encourage them to problem-solve with people with their peers.)

Let’s discuss: How do you teach your own children about Veterans’ Day?

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Anorak News | Madeleine McCann: Tapas 7 Questions, Robert Murat And Jane Tanner In Exeter, And Gerry McCann Says

Madeleine McCann: Tapas 7 Questions, Robert Murat And Jane Tanner In Exeter, And Gerry McCann Says

by | 1st, December 2007

gerry_mccann180.jpgMADDY WATCH – Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann

THE SUN front page: “Maddie: Tapas 7 Cops Quiz”

“Tapas 7 face new Murat quiz” – COPS probing the Madeleine McCann mystery will quiz pals of her parents over alleged links to suspect Robert Murat”

Links..? Madeleine McCann: The Exeter Connection

“Portuguese detectives now point to coincidences connecting odd-ball expat Murat with Exeter, Devon – where two of the so-called Tapas Seven live”. Odd-ball? How so?

Says a police source said: “There are many pieces to this jigsaw but they all seem to add up to Exeter – we want to know why. It needs to be established if Murat knew families with children would be staying 100 metres from where he lived. We want to be certain if there was any previous contact between him and any unsuspecting friends of the McCanns”

Robert Murat spent ten days at his sister Samantha’s home in Exeter – “Samantha lives near Dr Russell O’Brien and his partner Jane Tanner, both holiday pals of the McCanns”

And: “They are neighbours of lawyer James Gorrod, 34, and wife Charlotte, 32, who were also in Praia da Luz when Maddie vanished. None of them are suspects”

“McCann’s have ‘nothing to hide’” – Says McCanns’ spokesman Clarence Mitchell: “The friends – like Kate and Gerry – have nothing to hide”

DAILY MIRROR front page: “MADDIE: NEW TAPAS 7 QUIZ – Blow for McCanns as police claim stories do not add up”

It is an “EXCLUSIVE”

maddie_h.jpg“Kate and Gerry McCann’s hopes of being cleared over daughter Madeleine’s disappearance were rocked last night by the news that police are set to question the Tapas Seven again”

But yesterday the DNA evidence was not enough. Is DNA evidence never enough on its own?

Says spokesman Clarence Mitchell: “Kate and Gerry’s friends have consistently said they are happy to be re-interviewed. They’re keen to help. Like Gerry and Kate, they have nothing to hide”

But they might not be; the focus is on their dining companions…

Says vice president of the Portuguese national pathology lab, Francisco Corte Real: “There’s nothing to say for now”. The Mail listens to that and concludes that “he could not hide his disappointment”

And what about Michaela Walczuch? “Police yesterday returned a diary and computers seized from Murat’s girlfriend Michaela Walczuch, 34, admitting they found nothing linking her to the tot’s disappearance”

Still doctors. Still 39. Still parents of missing girl…

“Leaks in Portugal claim tests on DNA samples support Portuguese detectives’ theory that the couple were involved in Madeleine’s disappearance”

Says Portuguese newspaper 24 Horas: “The existing evidence up until now is far from clearing the McCann couple in the case. There are more and more indicators that they were involved in the disappearance of the child, but it has been difficult to prove this fact. We will continue to follow all hypotheses”

“MURAT’S LOVER IS GIVEN HER COMPUTERS BACK” – “German-born Michaela” is “32”

DAILY TELEGRAPH: “McCann police to question ‘Tapas Nine’”

Not the Tapas 7…

Writing on his internet blog, Gerry McCann says: “We have been told that all the forensic test results are now available. As we have stated all along, we are confident that the results will no way incriminate us and hopefully everyone can concentrate on finding Madeleine and her abductor”

THE GUARDIAN: “ Police ‘want to quiz Tapas 7’”

“Sources told the SIC Portuguese news channel that a team of detectives and the prosecutor would fly to Britain next week for interviews. According to reports, they will deliver letters of appeal to British police, asking them to interrogate the friends, known as the Tapas Seven, again with Portuguese officers present”

THE SCOTSMAN: “McCanns ‘face further grilling’”

“Portuguese police are to make a formal request to reinterview the parents of the missing child Madeleine McCann, it was claimed last night”

All the news and speculation here

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  1. rasslin_russ (verified owner)

    Part of my first order with Antenociti (so this review may pop up on other products). Everything cast in great detail, scaled just right to primarily use with Mantic’s Walking Dead All Out War Game. While the products are great (and all over YouTube – get to painting!) the company has a great reputation so I wasn’t worried about placing an order from the US. My order was placed during a Black Friday Sale, taking roughly a week to fulfill and then less than a week to make it to me – I was expecting closer to a month so I was ecstatic. Am I happy? Let me just say I’ve been readying my next order ever since 🙂

    Pair this with What A Shunt – you won’t be sorry (I wasn’t)!

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    Fantastic product, nice heft too! Good details, no clean up needed!

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