#if she wanted to make tickets equitable

[greyeyedmonster-18]

(unpopular swiftie opinion, whatever:

i am so over the separate release dates for her "deluxe" or "extended editions" of albums. remember when she would drop both at the same time and give fans the OPTION of how much money they wanted to spend or what tracks they wanted?

remember when she dropped the "3am edition" AFTER all the pre-order sales/streams had already been collected and made it so that you had to LITERALLY BUY the entire album again in order to have the 3am tracks available to you? so the first 13 songs of midnight, so many folks have duplicates of?

remember when she dropped an EXCLUSIVE track only available at MetLife and in order to get it, all the fans had to buy THE ENTIRE album again? and took down the streams of it immediately?

its hard for me to be excited about "lover from the vault" when i know it'll max have 5 songs, one of which is likely the girls you loved before which we've had for months.

and all this is fine, but the falseness of like "it's for the fans!!! because i love you!!!!" is like...half true. and half taylor knowing her fan base will spend the money and buy the whole album again.

like miss girl, just say you like the money and you like the pay check and leave it at that)

[hardtchill]

Christen explained it much better than Tobin. Here’s what she said:

“And so, when you asked the question, I thought exactly the same as Tobin. We are in the position to make the most out of a win, because of the investment in the infrastructures that we have. Obviously, as Americans, we also tend to think that our news is global news. But I think the history of the team has been to fight for change. And that’s just been so ingrained in the culture of the U.S. Women’s National Team. And I do think that that is contagious and it has been contagious and other countries are inspired by the fight that we’ve been having and winning.”

Continued

“And at some point, we want that. The change that we’ve seen in our country, we want it to really quickly flood into all the countries. But I do think that, realistically, we’re in the best position to continue to have the biggest impact. And that’s just because of how many people cover it, how many people are watching in our country, where our league is, what stadiums we have to sell tickets and merchandise in—all of those things. Because, ultimately, what drives the business is money, right? And that’s what’s allowed the U.S. to have the change and the impact that we’ve had—is the infrastructure and the business of it pushing everything forward.”

Do you disagree?

Yes i do because it doesn't change anything. It's a very American perspective and i get where it's coming from but as a European i can tell you it's simply not true.

The US wasn't the first to fight their federation or the last or the best. They were a team fighting their federation while basically every other team did as well. Just because it's highly publicized doesn't mean it makes the biggest impact.

As i said from what i know from the European perspective is that we look way more at our neighboring countries than at the US. This is an article about Germany's fight for equal pay By the end of 2020, Denmark, Finland, the U.K., and Norway had granted equal pay between men’s and women’s national team players. The Netherlands has agreed to equitable victory bonuses, and Spain inked contracts for equal pay and travel perks.

In May, U.S. players signed a collective bargaining agreement that ensured equal pay, as well.

The US isn't the mountain we all look up to and point our federations towards.

[casspurrjoybell-17]

Hart and Hunter - Chapter 6 - Part 2

*Warning Adult Content*

Dane Hunter

Ingrid has her first meeting with the orchestra in the morning and is so nervous she makes Julian and me nervous by proximity.

We drive her into town, stopping at Julian's favorite café for breakfast, before dropping her off at the local junior college, where the orchestra practices.

She'll be there for the next four hours, so Julian and I run some errands and I take nearly as much pleasure in shopping for groceries with the man I love as do in running as a Wolf.

I laugh softly at this reflection as we stand in line at the deli counter and he squeezes my hand.

"What are you so happy about?" he asks.

"The roast beef's not even on sale."

"Just happy to be with you," I say and squeeze his hand in return as a smile flickers at the corners of his mouth.

We draw some stares, as we always do when we're out together but none are hostile.

At least, until we get out to the parking lot and find a certain red-headed ex-coworker of mine standing beside my car and gleefully writing me a ticket.

A young woman in uniform stands beside him... a rookie getting trained in how to be a grade-A asshole.

Derek Erickson puts the last touches on the ticket with a flourish, like an artist signing off on a masterpiece and slaps it on my windshield.

"Erickson. What the fuck?" I call, grocery bags in hand as I stalk towards him.

Julian jogs to catch up, hissing a curse under his breath.

"Parked over the line," Erickson says smugly, indicating my back tire.

"That's not over the line," I say.

"It is in my interpretation. You can always contest it in court. But who you think the judge will believe, the guy tryna get out of a ticket or the cop just tryna keep the parking lot 'equitable'?" he chews out the last word like it tastes bad.

"I'll take pictures," I say evenly and Erickson grins.

"Won't help. You know how it goes."

I do, unfortunately.

Some people can get out of a ticket just by showing up.

Others have the deck stacked against them from the start.

Being an ex-cop myself might help but it's no guarantee.

"This is low, Derek," I say, using his first name to show that I am absolutely taking this personally, as he intends.

"Even for you."

"Hey, I'm just doing my job," he says, shrugging.

"You got a problem with that, you can take it up with the court."

"Actually, I'll take it up with your boss," I say, pulling out my cell-phone.

"You really want another mark on your record?"

"You know, my sister plays the violin," he says offhandedly.

"She's pretty good... even sits with the local orchestra. She tells me she made a new friend recently. From her description, I wonder if you might know her."

Cold rage washes through me as his words sink in and I realize what he's implying.

A growl rumbles in my chest and my voice comes out rough and low.

"Erickson, I swear to God if you hassle my sister... if you so much as look at my sister... I'll make you sorry you were born."

His smile stays in place and takes on a sharper edge.

"Is that a threat? Because threatening an officer will get you more than a ticket, you know. What do you think, Jacobs?" he turns to his trainee.

"Did that sound like a threat to you?"

"Um..." the young rookie looks decidedly uncomfortable and glances between us with wide eyes.

Julian, who's been standing at my side, bristles and steps in front of me.

"Listen, you prick," he hisses, poking Erickson in the chest.

"You wanna arrest someone, you can arrest me but you and I have a few acquaintances in common, too, remember. In the next town over, for example."

Erickson visibly pales, though with what emotion is hard to tell.

'The Next Town Over' is a gay bar.

It's not Julian's scene but it wouldn't surprise me if it were Erickson's and while I know Julian would never out someone, for revenge or otherwise, Erickson doesn't know him so well.

He takes a step back, his smug expression replaced by a neutral mask.

"I think we're done here," he says and tips an imaginary hat at me.

"Be seeing you 'round, Hunter."

"You better hope you don't," Julian snaps and turns to the rookie at this side.

"Do yourself a favor and ask for a different mentor. Your career will thank me later."

Almost imperceptibly, the woman nods and follows Erickson towards an unmarked car.

When they're gone, Julian snatches the ticket off the windshield and I pluck it from his fingers before he can tear it to shreds.

"Don't. I'll show it to Coleridge," I say.

"She'll have it dismissed."

"She better," Julian grumbles.

"It's bullshit. God, I hate that guy."

"He didn't used to be so bad," I muse, letting my emotions settle as I load groceries into the car.

"I wonder what's up with him."

"What's up with him? Are you seriously being sympathetic to that asshole?" Julian gripes.

"No. But he was really pushing it just now... asking for trouble with a witness at his side. In my experience, that's a sign there's something else going on."

Julian snorts.

"Why do you care?"

"About Erickson? I don't. I still care about the force, though..." his expression softens and he smiles as we get in the car.

"You're a good man, Dane Hunter," he says.

"Too good, sometimes."

"Yeah, don't be so sure about that," I mumble and start the engine.

Erickson was right, I was definitely threatening him and I'd meant every word.

Fucking with an Alpha Werewolf is one thing. fucking with an Alpha's family is another and we're both lucky Julian was there to intervene.

Hours later, after we pick up Ingrid from practice and return home and I'm busy preparing steak and vegetables for dinner, I get a call.

It's Chief Coleridge and I answer it with a frown, glad that Julian is over at Grace and Chloe's, visiting the horses with Ingrid.

"Chief?"

"Hunter. Are you busy?" her voice is tense and low and I set the potato I was peeling aside and give her my full attention.

"Just making dinner."

"I'd like you to come down to the station as soon as you can. Hart, too."

I swear silently.

"Is this about Erickson?"

"Erickson?" she sounds surprised.

"No. This is about Lagrange."

"The dead guy? What about him?"

She pauses, like she's about to say something she doesn't want to admit.

"His body," she says.

"It's gone."

[voidtouched-blue]

It was as she feared. She pulled the cloth tighter around her face, as she stepped forward into the dappled moonlight that trickled through the ruined building. Her tail had not been secured, but with as dazed and close to death as this poor man was, she hadn't concerned herself with his potential retaliation. Setting to work, she knelt down at his side. Her careful eyes taking experienced observances of the visible injuries she could read in this light.

"Mmm...deep lacerations...definitely some broken bones..."She hummed to herself as she focused on only what she could see. "Hush. You can thank me later when you're still breathing." Her tone was stern, but more like a mother than how one would address a soldier.

This will be easier if I just probe lightly with my aether.

She didn't want to move him just yet, considering how darkened his garb had become with the stains of fresh blood. Cyra shifted her posture, getting herself more comfortable while still focusing her aether into her hand. It hovered lightly over his chest as the air around her hand began to twinkle like fireflies. Yet, as quickly as she was able to summon the magic to her fingertips, it had sputtered out like a candleflame in the wind. Confused, she tried again. And once more, but quicker this time, it fizzled out until it wouldn't return.

The panic that crossed her eyes was swift. Without her magic she was useless to most, even to herself. It was her only ticket of survival and now it was gone. Part of her reasoned that perhaps she had overly-exerted herself, making it harder to draw on the flow of life within and around her.

"G-Gods! Now is not the time to be bereft of Aether!" She hissed.

Based on how weak the man was, she didn't want to wait for the power to return to her. As much as she disliked taking this kind of risk, let alone for a complete stranger, Cyra had already resolved her internal conflict and would do her best to help him. She hesitated for a moment, wondering if this really was the right choice to make. The distance they were from her camp was quite a trek, even if she had fashioned a makeshift sled to drag him all the way there. Without any form of aetherial aid, he wouldn't make it.

"You'll feel better in just a moment. Regardless of how you feel, ask questions later." It was more a request than a demand. She knew he would have curious thoughts about her performance, and what sorcery she was about to use.

Create the balance.

The Branded reached out to place her cold hand on the man's cheek. Gently cradling his fading consciousness in her hand, she reached out to the emptiness that named her it's champion. The benefit of wielding the gifts of the Void was that there were no visual indicators for small feats. Things that required more energy seemed more like a kind of necromancy than the visual wonder that most aetheric magic presented. The weight of it was heavy, like a thick sludge that barreled over one's essence like a mudslide. Cyra hated having to tap into the cursed gifts she'd been granted. She never felt the same after casting them.

With the words of command spoken, and her focus centered on the wounded, the Void answered and fulfilled the request. The most she could handle provided a great relief to the man. Most of his bleeding wounds had been staunched significantly, and a few ribs shifted back into place as the connection deepened. The whispering emptiness traveled from her heart to his, creating an equitable amount of discomfort for the caster in relation to their subject.

It took only a few seconds for the boon to fade, leaving Cyra reeling with an aching chest, and some cuts and bruises of her own. He was lucky that she had been unscathed before finding him, otherwise she likely would have left him to his fate.

She fell back onto her behind, expecting to be in some pain but not as much in the initial hit once the connection was severed. All she could do now was allow herself some time to acclimate to her newly-acquired ailments, and see how he fares with his.

Dion groans before he even truly registers that he's in pain. There are sounds that fade in and out around him as his consciousness hangs desperately on by a weak, thinning thread. His breaths come labored and unsteady, but the echo of his pulse in his ears sounds strong enough to sustain him for at least a little while longer.

With a soft exhale, Dion's eyes pry open into slits and he blinks a time or two to try and clear his vision.

It's then that he hears a voice call to him from someplace a short distance away. He startles, slowly dragging his head to the side to try and look for his unexpected company. No use.

"Aye," he breathes, unable to raise his voice any higher than a ragged whisper. "I hear you."

The promise of help is comforting if nothing else - assuming he isn't hallucinating from a lack of blood. He groans as he lifts a hand and agitates what he believes to be broken ribs, but he wants to ensure his company that he is alive and more than willing to accept her help.

"I...thank you..." He says, pausing to cough up a small amount of blood from his lungs. Mayhap those ribs have splintered into flesh - mayhap he is even beyond saving.

That notion is not as frightening as he thinks it probably should be.

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Should be noted this post isn't about Shawshank Redemption (which was a damn good movie), this post is however about the term “White Privilege” but also about a less popular but still incredibly important term “Black Oppression”. If you’re not the sort to read a long post and just want the quick answer on how I (a Straight White American Male) feel about those words, I know White Privilege IS real. We see it both social interactions, how the police treat white men, how we are portrayed in popular culture, how we the courts rule in our favor when we break the law and all that doubly so when you start to include economic elements. On the other side, there are things that ARE NOT White Privilege such as voting in certain red states where policies are enacted that don’t uplift white voters but instead suppress black voters. This is where I think we need to use the word Black Oppression and differentiate the two things. Below I will provide some examples of White Privilege, some examples of Black Oppression, and some examples where there is both White Privilege and Black Oppression.

This whole point of the post isn’t to challenge the concept of White Privilege but perhaps add some nuance and shift the way we view things between what is privilege and oppression. If only for us to strive for a more equitable and equal society as well as sharpen our wits for when we encounter white supremacists who rely on flaws in our beliefs, values, and logic to further their own hateful agenda. 

As always this is an opinion piece and if you have your own thoughts on the subject, take your time to reply with your own clear thoughts. I appreciate other points of view regardless of race, sex, orientation, political party or creed. I am always looking to expand my views, understanding complex social issues and develop a better foundation for my beliefs.

Medium

The first thing to discuss when dissecting this issue is the Medium, there are other words for this concept I am sure but basically, this is the expectation of how people should/expected to be treated in society. If you’re a registered voter you expect your ballot to be counted, if you run a stop sign you expect a ticket, and if you go into a store you expect to be able to shop without security following you. I am sure some might argue that certain groups of people have a higher expectation for their Medium such as wealthy thinking society is here to serve them but those people have an Economic Privilege and often White Privilege (though I have encountered a healthy mix of other races who enjoy that same Economic Privilege here in Silicon Valley... still mostly white).

No. the Medium in society is attributed itself to a social agreement, common sense and good dose of empathy of knowing how you would like to be treated and wanting that for other people. It’s why we observe lines the way we do and get pissed off when someone cuts deciding they are more important than anyone else standing there. It’s also why we take a little joy in seeing someone with Economic or Racial Privilege have to observe the social medium like everyone else. You know what I am talking about the lawyer who makes 400 dollars an hour saying her time is precious therefore everyone else should wait in customer service while she is taken care of first? Yeah... that was a real encounter I had once.

So once we establish that baseline we can start clearly identifying interactions that seemingly exceed what is expected in society (privilege) or what interactions are well under the medium (oppression). This seems like a good as a point as any to recognize that all these examines require the human interaction. Interactions plagued with prejudices and biases for our choices every day. Sometimes someone deviates a small degree over or under a medium because they are having a shit day. If we encounter someone who slips up, I always advocate forgiveness when someone makes a mistake.

Privilege

The problem with Privilege; be it economic, social or racial is that when you’re in it you don't always know it. Sometimes you’re so wealthy you're used to people waiting on you hand and foot, simply look to the Kardashians, Bieber, or Jaden Smith. These are some people who enjoy wealth so much that when they have a small thing go wrong they bitch about it all day on their reality shows.

As a White Male, I try to reflect on the privileges I might have enjoyed. I try to differentiate between moments where I received better service or social interactions because of my skin color (or gender). I realize there is a possibility that I could also be “blind” to certain privileges but it if makes you feel better if there are things I am enjoying that others do not, I have full intention of trying to pull other people up to enjoy that privilege so that it becomes the new societal medium. I am ranting a little...

The clear privileges I have enjoyed have not surprisingly been with police. Of the about dozen encounters I had with Police Officers about none of them resulted in a ticket. One incident resulted in a car being impounded but I was under 18 and didn’t have a license and even then I paid to have it unimpounded ($700 Dollars) and had the infraction removed from my record with a driving school class. You can call it luck perhaps but for the most part, I have never been given a ticket and when seeing how police treat other men my age who happen to be black with disdain, its easy to see why African Americans are pissed off and I can only have a vague understanding of how frustrating that might be for them.

Oppression

The problem with being Systemically Oppressed is that everyone living/existing on the medium seems like they are privileged. This leads to a fair amount of anger, frustration and pain in various communities. While the general topic is focused on Black and White, it does not take much imagination to project that same oppression on the gay/transgender community, women, other non-christ based faiths or other minority groups (Latinos and Middle Eastern specifically in the US).

I myself have had only small encounters with oppression myself, most of them taking place at the airport as my ass seems to get selected for extra security screenings. I am not sure what website I went to, if my beard is to thick or if that month in Indonesia has flagged me in the wrong way but that is a personal experience where I am observing social interactions below the Medium.

This post isn't about me though so let's give a clear example of oppression today. That example is voting in the United States. Many Red States have been adopting strategies to disenfranchise black voters by removing voting stations, requiring ID’s and limiting hours while keeping other voting locations (in white communities) open for normal hours. This isn't an example of White Privilege as this is how voting should be like that for everyone. No, this is white voters enjoying their right to vote, while the black community is being OPPRESSED from having a say in politics. Ok, there might be some white privilege in there but for the most part, its mostly Oppression that we are seeing, yeah?

We see other elements of Oppression in the courts, police interaction, and also pop culture, mostly in the film and television industry... which now that I think about it is also white privilege considering Asian and Indian actors are still trying to break through. 

Privilege and Oppression

Most examples share above tend to dabble in both Privilege and Oppression, and as I stated this goes beyond race as sex, economics, and other social qualifiers. I felt compelled none the less to point to politics as a system that both explores a great amount of Privilege and utilizes a great amount of Oppression. Leave it American Politics to show White Wealthy Male Privilege in its full swing while Oppressing Women, Minority Groups, and Non-Christians. It’s easy to see why people don't want to hear from a Straight White Male like me when all these douche bags represent the worst humanity has to offer.

Guess you can say I feel a bit bitter on the fact that I see so many memes on Tumblr telling me to shut the fuck up because I look like them *points to assholes in picture* even though I am on board for a more equitable and equal society. *Slaps Cheeks* Keep things in perspective, Mike!

Coming back to examples of both Privilege and Oppression, another prime example is the police. We look to cities where Stop and Frisk policies exist(ed) and you could see how civil rights were secondary to a police officers ‘gut feeling’ that a black man could have drugs or weapon on them. This is an example of Oppression, clear and simple. On the flip side, you have officers waving on white citizens letting them off with warnings which isn't a bad thing in itself but when the courtesy is ONLY given to fair skinned citizens then it is a problem, it becomes Privilege.

Conclusion

White Privilege is real as fuck. Economic Privilege is real. Social Privilege is real. Depending on your lot in life you might be enjoying a great number of Privileges while others might have lower income bracket, from the wrong ethnic background, and have darker skin having a much rougher go at American life. We, the good fair loving compassionate progressives, should aim to balance these issues out. We need to find the moments where someone is enjoying an unfair privilege (like me not really every getting tickets) and bring me back down so that I have the expectations as everyone else. We also need to find the oppressive interactions (often institutional) and correct them as well and make sure everyone enjoys the same quality of life.

If you enjoy privilege in some form or another you have two options. Either bring yourself down and be held to the same standard as your fellow men (and women) OR start bringing other people up to enjoy the same privilege you do so that it becomes the new medium for society and raises the quality of living for everyone. If you feel compelled to do neither then you might be the problem. Thanks for reading.

Regards, Michael California

NOTE: It’s important to measure subjects like this with data and not anecdotal evidence or experiences. I tend to add a few personal accounts to these sort of posts to better appeal to the emotional side of readers but hard numbers display more of the truth than my personal experiences ever could. Driving While Black is statistically proven in the data where White/Hispanic drivers are pulled over about the same rate but black drivers are stopped in excess. This is also true for Use of Force numbers, Stop and Frisk, Searching of Vehicles and even how the courts decide to process the cases. 

Black Men serve 20% longer sentences to their White counterparts charged for the same crime.

Black students make up 18% of preschool enrollments but make up 50% of suspensions.

Applications with ‘Black’ sounding names are 50% more likely to be passed up by employers compared to ‘White’ sounding names.

And this list goes on and on.

If you’re a white guy, who has had a few moments where you pulled over yourself. It is neither a logical or sound argument to say “I have had difficult encounters therefor my experience is the norm and therefore is no white privilege.” Always! Always look to the data and see the numbers for both the state you live in and the country as a whole. Anyone with half a mind to understand statistics can tell there are some major racial biases in our society.

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Lila Rachel Becker

Hometown?

Washington DC, but Brooklyn, NY is home nowadays.

Where are you now? 

In Iowa City, IA getting my MFA at the University of Iowa.

What's your current project?

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. by Alice Birch, which is such a challenge and also a dream. I’m in prep for Laterality by my classmate Leigh M. Marshall, which is a poetic drama about family, cancer, and duality. Working on putting together the tour of bad things happen here by Eric Marlin, which just ran at the Edinburgh Fringe. There's a lot going on, fortunately!

Why and how did you get into theatre?

All my friends were in the middle school plays and I was getting left out, so I auditioned for Seussical the Musical. I got really hooked on the exhilaration of performance, but I never got lead roles in anything and by the time I was in undergrad I started to suspect that if I wanted to keep making theatre, it would have to be in a different role. My acting professor told me that what I actually wanted was to direct plays, and the following semester I directed Machinal and realized he was right. 

What is your directing dream project? 

Hadestown, in a community space, where the audience eats dinner over the course of the show and the story happens around and among them. I'm also working on adapting Laura Marling's album Once I Was An Eagle into a stage production with dramaturg Madison Colquette. Staging that would be a dream. 

What kind of theatre excites you? 

I'm excited by plays that are formally inventive, where the form and the content or theme of the play are working in tandem, and it's impossible to imagine the play in any other structure. I love theatre that is intrinsically theatrical, and that couldn't be captured on film or in another medium. I tend to be drawn to play that operate on a political as well as personal level, and I love it when I'm drawn in as an audience member, made complicit in something, and then have my complicity revealed and thrown back at me. I love plays that make me feel like I've been hit by something.

What do you want to change about theatre today? 

I'm interested in changing the space that theatre takes place in. So many theatres feel elite and fancy, and the architecture of the space the audience enters through is rigid and off-putting for people who don't operate in these kinds of spaces. I want to make theatre for a broader range of people than we see in theatres now, and in order to do that, we have to create more welcoming, necessary spaces. You should be able to drink your beer in the theatre. In fact, you should be excited to come to the theatre bar, whether or not you're seeing the show that night. People are willing to pay upwards of $100 for sports tickets and to go to concerts that cost more than most plays. How can we capture that desire for entertainment in theatrical spaces?

Also, let's break the rules more often!

What is your opinion on getting a directing MFA? 

Well, I'm in the middle of one, so it would be awfully hypocritical to be against them. In my experience, they can be great if you know the program that you're going to is going to give you what you want. It's important to know what you want to get out of the program before you apply, because if you're unsure, you may end up in a program that isn't geared to meet your needs. Do you want a rigorous classroom experience? Do you want to get teaching experience? Do you want to be able to see a lot of work while you're in school? Do you want a program that looks more toward design or more toward dramaturgy? What do you want to be different when you graduate? And think carefully about what the program will demand from you financially. There are programs that give good financial packages, so if that's a non-negotiable for you, don't give it up. I've also learned in the course of getting my MFA just how much I've learned from assisting, even when at times assisting felt stagnant. So an MFA is certainly not the only way to learn what you want to learn and get the experience you need to grow as an artist.

Who are your theatrical heroes? 

Sarah Benson, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Mimi Lien, Les Waters, Nataki Garrett, Shana Cooper, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Anne Bogart, Katie Mitchell, Alice Birch, Caryl Churchill, Pina Bausch. I adore actors and they do vital and vulnerable work, but I think not enough credit goes to those stage managers who can just nail the rhythm of a show, designers who unlock the whole play in a single idea or visual element, and dramaturgs, always.

Any advice for directors just starting out? 

We all have imposter syndrome, but don't let it get in the way of listening to your own ideas. It's so easy to observe others' work and think, "Oh I want to do that," but make sure you can find the balance between being inspired and challenged, and trusting yourself. Your greatest strength is that no one sees things exactly the way you do, and no one will interpret a play exactly the way you do. At the same time, as best you can, listen to everyone without judgement. You never know where the idea that makes everything work will come from.

Plugs!

If you happen to be coming through Iowa, check out Revolt and Laterality! 

My website is lilarachelbecker.com and everything I'm working on is always up there. 

Some wonderful writers whose work you should read: Anna Fox, Julia Izumi, Eric Marlin, Courtney Meaker, Margot Connolly, Leigh M. Marshall, Charles Green... I've got more recs if you want 'em--email me!

And check every once and a while to make sure you're seeing work by underrepresented artists. If you're committed to a theatre industry that is more diverse and equitable, show up with your attention and your dollars for those artists already working! 

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Betting on the National Basketball League

The National Basketball League has provided viewers with thrilling athletic displays from some of New Zealand’s and Australia’s best players, as well as brilliant athletes from across the world. With only eight teams, each of which is usually fairly evenly matched in ability level, this is a sport where a tiny bet may go a long way if you know what you’re betting on! Because any side can win any game, NBL betting is an under-the-radar alternative at online bookies for Australians who want more thrill than just racing off their money without worrying about winning or losing significant sums right away.

What Is the Process of Making a Bet?

The favourite team will be denoted by a minus (-), while the underdog will be denoted by a plus (+). That is the amount you stand to gain if you place a bet of $100. But the great thing about online casinos is that you don’t even have to place it yourself- all players have to do to make these decisions for themselves instead of doing complex math or figuring out complicated odds formulas is simply typing in any numbers they want beforehand (for example, moneyline), and seeing if their predictions come true; which means underdogs usually receive higher pips.

You can utilise a Points Spread wager to ensure an equitable payout regardless of what happens. For example, if it’s the Perth Wildcats versus the Sydney Kings, and we’re talking about our favourite team here, they’re certainly going to win with their home audience cheering them on! In this case, the spread may be 412 points, therefore let me explain how they work: If I gambled on Sth Duke, they would need to win at least 5 straight games (or lose by less than 4) before I could get any money back from my ticket buy; however, if I choose Perf WHL – who are considered minor favourites – all he/she needs to do is win by 2+ goals during game time last night.

The casino’s prediction is what it will take for one team to outscore the other. You can wager on whether they’ll be over or under, and if your prediction is correct, you win! The payouts are normally similar no matter which way you go with this wager, however there may be some changes depending on who else has wagered (if anyone).

Futures Trading

Futures betting is an excellent strategy to recover your investment. You know how much you’re going to win before you ever place any bets, and it doesn’t matter if the favourite wins because there will always be some compensation for choosing that side in the form of an arbitrage opportunity! Futures wagers on stuff like who will win rookie of the year or MVP are even better than getting paid upfront. We’ve got things covered as well at sportsbook bonus codes, so don’t worry.

Specialty bets

You may not know what the greatest bet is, but with these speciality bets, you can still enjoy your favourite game. It can be difficult to decide if I want a definite thing or not. Or I’m feeling really daring and courageous for whatever purpose! But, if things go wrong in either situation, there are plenty of ways to make up for those losses: for example, one person lost all their money at slot machines before winning enough back through other means (like Reno) to afford more trips down memory lane gambling without worrying about running out this time thanks to its variety).

Point spreads each quarter, as well as whether the total number will be odd or even, are examples of speciality bets. These specialised bets also cover who scores first and how many times there will be overtime. There are more alternatives than just those few!

When and where should you place your bets?

With a few exceptions, NBL betting is similar to betting on basketball in general. The most noticeable distinction between NBA and NABL games is the number of total matches played every year: 28 for the former vs 82 throughout all tournaments during an NFL season (including pre-season). This means you have less competition when deciding who will win a match, but it also means you have more possibilities! To circumvent these restrictions, two types of wagers are available: Overs/Underdogs and Totals Draws Games.

Where is the greatest location to bet in Australia? Here we are. You’ll discover all of your favourite casinos and sportsbooks on one page, organised by category, so you can pick the best site for you, whether you’re seeking for quick winnings or playing large with the maximum lines available!

source https://www.620.ooo/betting-on-the-national-basketball-league/

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Remember when COVID-19 vaccines were as elusive as your car keys on Monday morning and harder to snag than Rolling Stones tickets?

The jabs started rolling out to more people in February and, after a slow start, California has clocked an impressive pace.

On Feb. 16, according to state data, just 6.3 million doses had been administered, mostly to health workers, the elderly and those at high risk of complications. Three months later, 36.5 million jabs have entered arms — an increase of 30 million in just three months.

Phaedra Ledbetter, left, holds her daughter, Athena, 12, as she receives her vaccine from Ying-Ying Goh, Pasadena’s director of public health and health officer on May 14. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)

To date, a solid majority of Californians 12 and older — 62.5% — have had at least one shot, according to data from the California Department of Public Health. That’s better than the nation as a whole, where 61.6% have been jabbed, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

“We spend a lot of time focusing on ‘it’s not good enough,’ but the fact that we are where we are right now — we wouldn’t have expected this a year ago,” said Richard Carpiano, a public health scientist and medical sociologist at UC Riverside.

“We should celebrate that. The more people you can vaccinate, and the faster you can do it, the better.”

Andrew Noymer, an epidemiologist and demographer at UCI Irvine, agrees.

“If you would have told me in December that on June 1 we’d be where we are right now, I would have said, ‘Yowsa. Yeah, that’s praiseworthy,’” Noymer said.

But the vaccination pace is slowing. Southern California’s inland counties lag behind their coastal cousins in vaccine uptake. While clearly making progress toward “herd immunity” — where the virus essentially fizzles out for lack of new hosts, which experts expect if and when 70% to 90% of everyone is vaccinated — reaching millions of people who can’t or won’t be jabbed yet is proving a heavy lift.

“Right now, we still get a passing grade, but it’s like the barometer is falling,” Noymer said. “That means a storm is coming, but not that it’s raining right now.”

The push now to vaccinate younger people in wealthy nations is harshly criticized by poorer ones that don’t have enough vaccine to protect their health care workers and elderly.

“The ongoing vaccine crisis is a scandalous inequity that is perpetuating the pandemic. More than 75% of all vaccines have been administered in just 10 countries,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, at the opening of its international meeting on Monday, May 24.

“There is no diplomatic way to say it: a small group of countries that make and buy the majority of the world’s vaccines control the fate of the rest of the world. The number of doses administered globally so far would have been enough to cover all health workers and older people, if they had been distributed equitably. We could have been in a much better situation.”

Solid progress at home

According to state and county data, among those eligible for shots in California:

In Los Angeles County, 9.5 million have received at least one shot, for a 62.5% rate.

In Orange County, 3.1 million doses have been administered, close on L.A.’s heels at 60%.

In Riverside, 1.9 million shots have entered arms for a rate of 48%.

In San Bernardino, 1.5 million have gotten jabs, just shy of half at 49.8%.

The percentages are for people 16 and older, except for Riverside, which includes those 12 and up.

But when viewed through the lens of total population that has had at least one shot — not solely those currently eligible — it’s clear that the holy grail of herd immunity is a long way off.

Even in one of the most vaccinated states in one of the world’s most vaccinated nations, there’s much work to do before the virus fizzles for lack of new hosts — which means it can keep changing, perhaps into more dangerous versions that might endanger the vaccinated and unvaccinated alike.

Looking at total population, rather than just eligible population:

About 53% of California’s total population has been vaxxed. In L.A. and O.C., it’s about 52%; in Riverside, it’s about 41%; in San Bernardino, it’s about 38%.

Inland Empire averages are dragged down because they have a higher proportion of young people who are not yet eligible for vaccines, according to census data. Hesitancy may play a role as well.

Nationwide, 164.4 million people have received at least one shot, which is 49.5% of the total population, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Of Americans over age 12, 58.6% are vaccinated; and of those over 18, 61.6% are vaccinated.

Is herd immunity achievable? Is it even important if those at greatest risk are vaccinated?

“It is important,” Carpiano said. “COVID isn’t going away. It’s still bad. But if we had 70, 80, 85% vaccinated, we’d have more localized popups, not nationwide and statewide lockdowns. We could control it with contact tracing and quarantining. We could treat it like we would a measles outbreak. In that case, every additional person vaccinated is going to be important.”

Dr. Clayton Chau, county health officer and director of the OC Health Care Agency, said that we’ve only known about COVID 19 for some 18 months. We still don’t know its long-term effects on the body, on the brain and, in particular, on young people.

“If the majority of the population accepts the vaccines, which are currently effective and safe by all indication, then COVID-19 will behave like our seasonal flu,” Chau said. “However, one needs to put things in perspective. The CDC estimates that an average of 36,000 people died of the seasonal flu each year. Over half a million of U.S. residents have died from COVID-19 so far.”

The issue, Noymer said, is that there are essentially two groups of people: those eager for the vaccine, and those who aren’t. The population is split pretty much right down the middle.

The first few months of the rollout went gangbusters because eager people rushed for shots, but now that the eagers are vaccinated, the pace slows because it’s the not-so-eagers who are left.

This graph of daily COVID shots administered in Orange County illustrates the slowdown. On some days in April, more than 40,000 shots were given. The highest day so far in May was less than 27,000, with some days as low as 10,000.

In Israel, 63% of the total population has been vaccinated — more than 80% of those eligible — and its epidemic curve has slid so much it’s beautiful, Noymer said. “COVID has vanished there, for all intents and purposes. So that’s where we want to get to, and I’m worried we’re stalling out.”

Easy access is vital to ensuring that as many people get jabbed as possible, Carpiano said. Not everyone can take time off from work or has a computer to make an appointment or a car to get there.

World dilemma

Experts stress that until everyone is safe, no one is safe — and have railed against “vaccine apartheid” as rich countries gobble up vaccine doses and use them for people at lower risk, while those at higher risk abroad are left in the lurch.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, in 2020 (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, file)

In many African nations — Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Sudan, Niger, Mali and Ethiopia, among others — less than 1% of the total population has been vaccinated, according to the Our World In Data project.

In Egypt, 1.5%. Lybia, 1.6%. Iran, 2.4%.

In India, where a virus variant has ravaged the health care system and is spreading to other nations, only 11% of people have been vaccinated. In Mexico, the rate is 14%. In Brazil, it’s 18%.

“Almost 18 months into the defining health crisis of our age, the world remains in a very dangerous situation,” said the WHO’s Ghebreyesus. “As of today, more cases have been reported so far this year than in the whole of 2020. On current trends, the number of deaths will overtake last year’s total within the next three weeks.”

Globally, there has been a drop in the number of cases and deaths reported, but “we remain in a fragile situation,” he said. “No country should assume it is out of the woods, no matter its vaccination rate. So far, no variants have emerged that significantly undermine the efficacy of vaccines, diagnostics or therapeutics. But there is no guarantee that will remain the case. … We must be very clear: the pandemic is not over, and it will not be over until and unless transmission is controlled in every last country.”

The WHO leader said he understands that every government has a duty to protect its own people and vaccinate its entire population. In time, there will be enough supply to do that. But right now, there is not, and he called for a “massive push” to vaccinate at least 10% of every country by September, and a “drive to December” to vaccinate at least 30% by year’s end.

“This is crucial to stop severe disease and death, keep our health workers safe and reopen our societies and economies,” he said. “Countries that vaccinate children and other low-risk groups now do so at the expense of health workers and high-risk groups in other countries. That’s the reality.”

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-on May 25, 2021 at 11:31AM by Teri Sforza

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Your ranking & my ranking of the best rock climbers won’t match. Here’s why.

TLDR: Rock climbing operates like every other sport: Sponsorship is about a lot more than performance; and gender bias prevails. Please stop acting surprised.

Non-rock climbers won’t stop talking to me about Alex Honnold. Not necessarily about his free solo ascents of big walls, but just about his segment, more generally, on 60 Minutes.

“So how do you measure success in rock climbing? Is it speed—how fast somebody gets up a wall?” they ask.

For America, fittingly, TV finally made rock climbing a recognizable sport. If it weren’t for Alex Honnold in 2015, rock climbing would continue to be discussed exclusively by rock climbers.

Relative to other competition sports, rock climbing remains obscure. In fact, I still meet many people who don’t realize it will be part of the 2020 Olympics. And, non-climbers certainly do not understand how it will be scored (to be fair, neither do climbers, but that’s another issue).

Still, any sport—well known or otherwise—participates in a massive multi-billion-dollar industry. In 2010, the New York City Marathon increased the city’s economy by $340 million. The Chicago Cubs generate an alleged $600 million each year for the state of Illinois. The sports industry produced almost 500,000 jobs in America in 2013, from coaches, to referees, to agents (Bleacher Report). This estimate does not, for example, include the stadium vendors, ticket sales specialists, or related third-party jobs (Economic Modeling Specialists Int’l).

Basically, sports are a mega moneymaker.

Rock climbing gyms, youth teams, and training camps are cropping up everywhere. Whether you like it or not, rock climbing is becoming a more popular sport.

Why is this important? Well, if you pay attention to the goings-on of the climbing community, there is a subtle but salient debate occurring. It’s about who contributes the most to our community.

Is it the first ascentionist? Is the person who bolts the lines? Is it the most well-rounded, best-performing, highest-ranked athlete? Is it the World Cup winner?

When you pay attention to the climbing community’s debate, it’s clear how young and immature this sport—and its stakeholders—truly are. I don’t mean this as an insult. Rather, I’m saying it as a reminder, a gut check.

Rock climbers have the acute advantage of learning from other competitive sports: how to handle sponsorship, how to handle diversity, how to protect the environment, how to reward good citizens…

Let’s start with sponsorship.

In 2011, Adidas purchased family favorite Five Ten for $25 million in cash (Gear Junkie). In 2014, Columbia Sportswear bought Prana Living for $190 million  (Dealbook, New York Times). In 2016, Petzl reported 700 employees and consolidated revenue of €154 million. There are myriad climbing gear and clothing companies from Sterling Ropes to Mammut to Evolv to Metolius to Mad Rock to The North Face.

Sponsored athletes from each of these multimillion-dollar companies are hired to showcase new gear and model clothing. Athletes inspire young people to participate in the same sport and endorse the quality of a particular product. When sponsored athletes mess up, they’re dropped. It’s pretty simple.

Ryan Lochte, 12-time Olympic medalist in swimming, lost his endorsement from Speedo after he lied about a non-sports related incident in Rio. Doping cost pro-cyclist Lance Armstrong sponsorship from Nike, Oakley, and 24-Hour Fitness, as well as earned him a lifetime ban from competing in any sporting event governed by the U.S. anti-doping agency. Golfer Tiger Woods lost sponsorship from Accenture, AT&T, Buick, Gatorade, and Tag Heuer after his extra-marital affairs became public. The list goes on.

Because rock climbing is growing in popularity, companies have the luxury of choice. There are so many talented climbers today; it’s nearly impossible to say one person is holding the torch for us all (except maybe Adam Ondra). So, sponsorship is a fickle thing.

Bad behavior begets repercussions. Even minor incidents can cost you major endorsements.

Now let’s talk about gender.

There is a huge disparity in funding and sponsorship opportunities between male and female rock climbers. Just 29 percent of sponsored rock climbers are women. Ergo, there are 2.5 men with climbing sponsorships for each sponsored woman (Alan Kimbrough Moore’s Blog).

When such a huge disparity in funding and sponsorship exists between genders, this means that women have fewer opportunities to obtain coaching, gain competition experience, travel for climbing, or, generally, spend time on training. In turn, this will affect performance. The cycle continues as women trail in performance, and cease to gain sponsorship. Experienced female climbers lack the same financial rewards as their male counterparts, and they stop climbing earlier. And so on.

“The self-perpetuating cycle of women’s sport being given less attention than men’s, and seen as less ‘deserving’, continues,” writes Tamsin Kelly in, “Are Men And Woman Treated Equally In Sport? Sadly, not yet,” for the Huffington Post.

Outside climbing, only 7 percent of sports media coverage is devoted to women’s sports and just 0.4 percent of commercial investment goes to women-only sports, according to The Women’s Sports and Fitness Foundation.

Nevertheless, over 60 percent of sports fans polled said they would like to see more women’s sport on TV (WSFF).

As you can see, it’s not an issue of demand. It’s an issue of the economics of opportunity.

Lack of sponsorship may also affect, for example, the amount of time female climbers spend developing new areas or establishing first ascents. Instead, pressured to “prove themselves” in a male-oriented industry, female climbers seek to repeat hard sport routes, boulders, or big wall climbs.

And “prove themselves,” they do. In 1990, Lynn Hill was the first woman to redpoint 5.14, Masse Critique in Cimaï, France. This was after the first ascentionist, a Mr. Tribout, claimed no woman would ever be able to climb it (Wikipedia).

Although there were a lot of there “firsts” in-between, in 2012, Sasha DiGiulian became the first American woman to climb 9a (5.14d), making her the best female sport climber in America by difficulty. She was also the first North American Woman to onsight 8b+ (5.14a) (not to mention, she would go on to be 3-time US National Champion).

Meanwhile, during those same years, Joe Kinder was working on high-quality first ascents, including Bone Tomahaw, 9a (5.14d), Weekend At Bernie's 8c (5.14b), Southern Smoke 8c+ (5.14c), and Maquina Muerte 8c+ or 9a (5.14d) (The Project Magazine). This made him at least one of the strongest American developers, if not the best developer, of new hard lines.

Who is the better climber? Better community member? Better role model? Who deserves sponsorship the most?

Personally, I believe sports have four major areas of contribution to society, and I will order them by what will likely be the least to the most controversial for rock climbers:

Health – Sports promote active, healthy lifestyles.

Community – Sports provide a sense of community to rally around causes, such as the environment, a sense of identity, and diversity.

Economy – Sports provide jobs and contribute to local economies, often through entertainment.

Celebrity – Sports celebrities increase cause-related marketing and become role models for future generations.

I bet you can see where I’m going with this logic.

There are many ways sports contribute to society, and many ways an athlete can contribute to the sport.

Frankly, I’m pretty frustrated with current dialogue surrounding climbers’ contributions.

When you limit contributions to a singular measure (or grade), it becomes quite exclusive, alienating. 

The narrative also tends to be biased by a white, male-centric history.

What if we lived in a world where the most talented climber was that person who could hang from the smallest hold? In this world, women—generally perceived to be stronger than men at crimping small holds—would be on top. How would you feel about this measure of performance, of being “the best”? How would this change the dynamics of sponsorship or gender diversity?

When you think back on Alex Honnold and his 60 Minutes of global attention, it would be quite plausible for him to have said, “In climbing, the smaller the hold, the harder the climb.” My family would have believed that. My non-climbing friends would have bought it.

Grades are just one measure of difficulty. So is climbing without a rope, so is trying new beta or movement, so is putting up a first ascent or being ”first” to any degree.

It seems clear to me that rock climbing is just like other sports. Yes, I know. You want to it be different because rock climbing—to any rock climber—seems like a lifestyle more than mere entertainment or an extracurricular activity.

However, sponsored rock climbers are simply professional athletes. They advertise for brands in order to sell more products and boost local economies. They become role models for future generations of the sport, and these generations look for diversity of gender, race, identity, geography, disability, and age.

Future generations say, “I admire this athlete because she’s from my hometown… she has a particular skill… she looks like me… she’s my same age… she has passion… she shares my values...”

Famous athletes have the privilege to promote causes, from environmental protection to the eradication of childhood poverty. Rock climbing, like swimming, golf, and basketball, provides athletes with a platform to promote equality and human rights.

NFL players who kneel during the national anthem use their limelight and notoriety to advance the cause of Black Lives Matter. The U.S. Gymnastics team leverages their popularity and podium to advance the #MeToo movement. Alex Honnold operates the Honnold Foundation to provide solar energy for a more equitable world.

If a rock climber uses her prominence in the community to speak out against bullying, we should champion that cause, not criticize it. When climbing companies behave like sponsors of any other sport, we should accept that rock climbing is maturing as a business, keeping in mind that we, as consumers, still have power. Eventually, when lessons are learned and the time (and rehabilitation) is right, we should forgive inhumanly strong athletes for their humanity (yup, looking at you, Michael Phelps).

I like to imagine Joe Kinder’s enthusiasm, his genuine zest for the sport when he said, “I am really pleased with my generation of climbers. We are at a really vital point where climbing is growing like crazy, it’s getting more respect as a real sport, and it can only get bigger and better,” (Climbing Magazine).

Rock climbing will only get bigger. That’s true. But, better is up to us.

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swifties on standby

         Years ago,  I wrote the parts about the non profit organizations having booths outside of the events as a cooperation buffer for the energy, then volunteers earning the ability to exchange this good karma “credit” by signing up beforehand to do “good deed volunteerism” before the show’s arrival in town.   People who didn’t want to support the ticket scalpers, couldn’t get to the shows, or just wanted to give the ticket away to someone who couldn’t afford the show would then get to trade the “credit” for available ticket units.  I had a whole breakdown of stakeholders involved, how each became a win, win, win, situation for everyone.    The increase in revenue for the venue via concessions, the increase in merch sales, the safety of having vetted groups outside on the venue, the thousands of hours that would go into each local community via donated labor, the fans who got to see their Taylor, the community they create, and the overall satisfaction of everyone who was able to be part of this program.   

      This was only one aspect of how this idea came together, I just was too sheepish to include in the first place, especially since I almost didn’t send the letter.   It was the amazing pizza party with all of the foster kids, their caretakers, and the pre tour warm performance that moved my heart to send the letter.   Plus, the burn victim Isabella that you touched by visiting around the same day.   My scared heart was so moved that I didn’t care what anybody else thought, plus my mom had been dead for almost exactly a year.   I could hear her telling me that I needed to do this, that it was/is right and true.   To have faith jimmy is what I heard, cause she is only one who ever called me that.    This is why I sent the first letter.    

      At the time I was working on being the vending coordinator for the first IAMCR conference to be in the United States ever.   IAMCR was set up by UNESCO to help foster a connection between the communications profession to help end war and create the space for healthy inquiry.   We had just finished a conference called What is Universe? in Portland, OR.   The conference was the fourth in a series of inquires asking a series of questions related to Dr. Jeremy and Dr. Janet Wasko’s line of research in media, communication, and journalism.    The IAMCR conference title was “Reimagining Sustainability”(World Economic Forum just came out with “Reimagining Capitalism” in Time article by Klaus Shwab, as part of the Great Reset)  and over 1000 scholars from around the world converge on the U of O in Eugene that summer.    I arranged for extreme local business to be part that worked with full circle production cycles, highest of integrity, and were the examples of how the next generation of capitalism could move to a more equitable and profitable system yet maintain a positive connection to the Earth and natural systems.   This was the last of my 4 year commitment to help him, then we were going to take the jewelry business and wholesale commodity business that was being built as an ARK for the SHTF time that was coming.  I still have all of the business parts, plans, pieces to do this.  My dad was to get the NFL’s automatic offer for ex players to go to Shark Tank.  A Tucson gem show booth in 2019 was the second piece in the puzzle(went in 2020).    It was becoming pretty obvious that Dr. J had other plans by this time since he was actively looking for professorships not related to our business partnership.   My dad didn’t follow up with the NFL for the show after two attempt to spur his involvement.   I decided after Ariel costume that if they weren’t going try, then I had much better and lovelier parts of life I’d like to attend to.   This is when I started writing again.   The rest is our story to be told at some point in the future.  

     Around the end of July around the 24th with the Patty Boyd article,  when I heard “Change” live at Gillette a few days later, I didn’t care about all of those plans--Swifties on Standby, gold jewelry business, ph. d’s, Shark Tank, or any of it.    It is the weekend when I knew that I had found T.A.S..   Sitting in that closet, touched even greater than I was by the Bluebird performance, with just a snippet of the full show on somebody’s instagram.   I knew where my forever home was located, it was so clear with the little peace sign and the tie dye shirt, which looked exactly like a dancing bears one I had growing up, right there is where I belong is all I knew/KNOW.    I got down to writing a letter that I never, ever contemplated writing after sending the first one.   It was taking a bit to get the words right on the second letter, then I heard “Come back, be here”, I cried for a whole afternoon watching it during a rainy Sunday.  I threw out what I was writing and sent what I did with the james taylor award.   The medal  had sat upon my shelf, with rosy golden sheen “26″ on it and the words “know thyself” in latin.   The Delphic oracle was in  Greek.  

       All I have ever known is how to serve others, it is what I am damn good at.   What I learned in my travels was that Seva is a philosophy of “selfless service” that comes from parts of the Indian Sub Continent.   On this realization I found something that brought me great joy as practice, but one still needed to find a balance in having the energy to create sustenance for kids or partner.   This is why gold became part of my life, I could share it when called and it had a natural way of creating a karmic inflow of whatever was needed--with faith.    If one gives gold as a matter of service without ego, the world or angels with create a life giving energetic to provide for one’s living.    That is how I have lived for these years, it just appears when it is needed based upon healing myself and taking care of those around me, in every way possible.   

       In all of these writing previous to this, I have sometimes forgotten how to have that faith and seen my work as some scientific “proof” of value instead of what I needed at the time to move me to the next level of life.   The more I have delved into fixing the broken, it brought out fears and phobias that I didn’t even know were there.   The thing about the darkest parts is when they are brought to the light, they can be seen and healed, if one is willing.    With your help I have been ever so willing to heal those broken parts.   Sometimes these things come out sideways at you causing hurt, when I feel the most love, the closest times where anxiety made me run, or when you put yourself out to be even more vulnerable than usual(like RS article).   These times were not selfless service for me more like Ego with a capital E trying to control things, I apologize for this and for not listening to what you have been telling me in my heart of hearts for a long darn time.  I was afraid that you would find some part of me to make you go away, maybe forever.   

      We are creating a new way of seeing others, all of this pain and healing is creating a healthy rift in the common narrative, a keyhole to another world that we are co creating in keeping our dream and vision alive after all of the divergent pathways leading to one homeland.    The importance of this goes above and beyond, this is why I mentioned that our collective dream is forming a new reality, causing some relief to the chaos that is surrounding the planet right now.     I love you will all of my heart and soul, I cherish any opportunity to part of you...always.    eternal love,  james

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How to book UDAN Scheme flight tickets - UDAN YOJNA

Want to book a flight ticket under UDAN YOJNA?. This blog is for you. Travelling through flights was a luxury high-class symbol and generally rich people used to travel via flights.

But now India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it possible and easy for middle and low-class people to make use of flights at a cheaper cost by launching Udan Yojna in 2017 at Shimla by hosting a flag in the inauguration of regional flights between Delhi and Shimla.

The government’s budget for this scheme was Rs.450 billion. This scheme will operate for 10 years from 2017.

Udan here means “Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik”. this scheme will boost the number by litigating the development of India’s expected target of almost 425 unserved, underserved, underdeveloped regional airports with increasing the regular number of fights.

This scheme contains two components, first- is to develop new airports and improve the already existing regional airports to increase the number of operational airports for scheduled regular flights from 70 to minimum 150 airports from May 2016 till December 2018 (including army airports).

And the second component is to add hundreds of financially viable, capped-airfare, new regional flight routes in order to build a connection between more than 100 underserved and unserved airports in small towns with each other as well as with well-maintained airports in metropolitan cities by adding (VGF) “Viability Gap Funding” as per the requirement.

Some key points of this scheme are:

If you are travelling in the range of 500 km then you are required to pay Rs 2500+ tax, if you are travelling in less than 500 km like 475 km the also you are required to pay Rs 2500+ taxes. On the other hand, if you are travelling above 500 km then you will pay according to Rs 5000+ taxes.

Udan scheme is specially made to connect the regional small airports with less schedules travels and flights with airports of bigger cities.

In this scheme airports of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur, Banaras, Lakhimpur Kheri, Rajasthan’s Bikaner, and Jaisalmer, Gujrat’s Jamnagar and bhavnagar, Jorhat in Assam, Bathinda, and Pathankot in Punjab are included.

In this scheme 50% of the seats in the flights will be fixed for a fare of max Rs 2500 and rest will be according to the market fares.

According to this in fixed-wing airplanes, the time of the journey is estimated to max 1 hour and a half-hour in helicopters.

In case of loss to airlines subsidy will be provided under VGF.

The central government will have to reduce 1% VAT in security and fire fighting services for this scheme.

No landing and parking charges will be applied on these flights.

Generally, if you want to book flight tickets you could follow 3 methods as described under:

1. Online booking

Online booking of flight tickets is the easiest and reliable way for your journey. It takes few minutes and you can book your tickets by comparing prices, baggage weight, deciding your own seats, class, etc by yourself in very little time by just sitting at home from your laptop or phone with online data connection or WIFI.

Many different websites are available online for this purpose like MakeMyTrip, Paytm, goibibo, Redbus, etc. Different offers and discounts are also available online and you can always compare the prices and get the cheapest deal in your hand.

It is always advised to book tickets before a month or so to avail the best prices because prices rise with dates going by.

You can book your meals and add extra baggage and also heck in by sitting at one place only.

No need to hustle and stand in lines like before. Just fill in the details the online sites ask for like dates you want to travel on, personal details like name, sex, and age, etc. Search for coupons if applicable and pay online using your debit/credit cards or NEFT and you will receive your tickets via text message an email.

2. Offline mode

Earlier when the online method was not so common and not available people used to go to the nearest airports and stand in long queues for hours and book tickets in the airport with cash and providing your ids’.

That process used to take a lot of time reading terms and conditions and all processes with the working person there and discounts were also not available. It is not so preferred way now in this online world.

3. Agents

Travel agents used to book tickets for people as people did not know how to operate online and were afraid of frauds and had a resisting sense of doing by themselves.

All you need to do is to give your details to agents and they will pay by their cards or online points and take cash from you for that with their fees.

So they preferred agents who used to charge fees for booking tickets but people trusted them with their details and just for saving time and for their ease they went for this way but now more and more people are booking online by themselves eliminating agents and their fees.

Sometimes they also used to take advantage of innocent people and indulge them in fraud activities and thug them. But this was the time when people were not familiar with the internet and system. Now is not that case.

Talking about booking tickets under Udan scheme which is launched to increase business and increase standard of living of poor and middle class people which will in turn increase the business and economy of our country.

Airports which were less functional and flights were less operated will get a boost and due to less fared tickets business will increase in those areas and in the long run will help in the growth of our country. Also if airlines suffer a loss due to this in the short-run government has decided to provide subsidy to them but this scheme is provisional for 10 years only to expand the airline functions.

For now airlines are supposed to keep 50% of total seats of airplane at capped fares while the number of reserved seats should be at least 9 and maximum 40.

All the seats in flights are not entitled to Rs 2500 fare. Only, the traveller will get 50% off only if he/she has taken the scheme otherwise they will have to pay the market price of the tickets.

Selected Flights for UDAN Scheme

Airline Allied Services (Alliance Air)

SpiceJet

Turbo Megha Airways.

Air Deccan

Air Odisha

Booking Process in UDAN SCHEME

You can book tickets under the UDAN yojna online from the websites of the specified airlines.

A traveler can also book tickets through different air ticket booking portals like Easemytrip and MakeMyTrip. All you have to do is apply coupon like “udan” in EaseMyTrip ticket booking session after selecting the flight of routes in Udan yojna.

Generally flight tickets with the above-mentioned airlines are at capped prices only with every online booking portals.

An airline operating under UDAN yojna is provided a subsidy on a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 40 seats on a flight if suffering a loss.

The allocations under the UDAN scheme would be equitably spread across the five geographical regions of the country for a balanced growth across the nation.

The UDAN Scheme will give a major boost to our tourism and employment generation will increase funds and living standards in the economy. The travel time in remote and hilly regions will be significantly reduced if this scheme is run in a proper manner.

Routes under Udan Yojna are:

Bhatinda to DelhiShimla to DelhiAgra to JaipurAgra to DelhiBikaner (NAL) to DelhiGwalior to DelhiGwalior to IndoreGwalior to LucknowKadapa to bangaloreKadapa to HyderabadKadapa to ChennaiKadapa to VijayawadaLudhiana to DelhiNanded to MumbaiNanded to HyderabadPathankot to DelhiVidyanagar to HyderabadVidyanagar to bangaloreAndal (Durgapur) to BagdograAndal (Durgapur) to KolkataBurnpur to KolkataCooch Behar to KolkataJamshedpur to KolkataRourkela to KolkataRourkela to BhubaneshwarBhavnagar to AhmedabadBhavnagar to SuratDiu to AhmedabadJamnagar to AhmedabadAdampur to DelhuKanda to MumbaiKanpur (Chakeri) to DelhiKanpur (Chakeri) to VaranasiKullu (Bhuntar) to DelhiMithapur (Dwarka) to AhmedabadMundra to AhmedabadPantnagar to DehradunPantnagar to DelhiPantnagar to HyderabadPondicherry to ChennaiPondicherry to SalemShillong (Barapani) to DimapurShillong (Barapani) to ImphalShillong (Barapani) to SilcharShillong (Barapani) to AgartalaShillong (Barapani) to AizwalPorbandar to MumbaiAmbikapur to BilaspurBilaspur to AmbikapurBilaspur to RaipurJagdalpur to RaipurJagdalpur to VizagJaisalmer to JaipurJalgaon to MumbaiJeypore to BhubaneshwarJharsuguda to BhubaneshwarJharsuguda to RaipurJharsuguda to RanchiKolhapur to MumbaiMysore (Mandacally) to ChennaiNayveli to ChennaiOzar Nasik to MumbaiOzar Nasik to PuneRaigarh to RaipurSalem to bangaloreSalem to ChennaiSalem to PandicherrySholapur to MumbaiUtkela to BhubaneshwarUtkela to RaipurBidar to bangaloreHosur to Chennai

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Investing in Humanity: Why Refugees Need an Education?

Introduction by Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees

How can you invest in a refugee, and what do you get back for your investment?

In today’s world of business and finance, making an investment – whether in shares and bonds or property, gold, lottery tickets or the latest start-up – is quick and easy. The big trick is getting more back than you put in.

But when it comes to real people, the dividends are not so clear. How would you measure your gains, or cash in on your investment? And what would represent a good return?

Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, with pupils at Al Shuhada School in Souran, Syria, where UNHCR is assisting former refugees and displaced people who have returned home. © UNHCR

You might be doubly wary of investing in people if you knew they had been uprooted from their homes, stripped of their livelihoods and possessions, perhaps separated from their families, had lost loved ones, and were having to start their lives all over again.

But in a world of conflict and upheaval, we as an international community are missing out one of the best investments there is: the education of young refugees. This is not an expense, but a golden opportunity.

3.7 Million Refugee Children are Out of School

For most of us, education is how we feed curious minds and discover our life’s passions. It is also how we learn to look after ourselves – how to navigate the world of work, to organize our households, to deal with everyday chores and challenges.

For refugees, it is all that and more. It is the surest road to recovering a sense of purpose and dignity after the trauma of displacement. It is – or should be – the route to labour markets and economic self-sufficiency, spelling an end to months or sometimes years of depending on others.

Compared to the trillions of dollars wasted on conflict, and the cost to societies and economies when ordinary civilians are forcibly displaced en masse, this is a no-brainer investment.

The gains in educational enrolment revealed in this year’s UNHCR report on refugees and education, small as they are in percentage terms, still represent life-changing opportunities for tens of thousands of refugee children, adolescents and youth. Refugee enrolment in primary school is up from 61 to 63 per cent, while secondary level enrolment has risen from 23 to 24 per cent. I particularly welcome the increase in numbers of refugees accessing higher education – a rise to 3 per cent after several years stuck at 1 per cent.

Higher-level education turns students into leaders. It harnesses the creativity, energy and idealism of refugee youth and young adults, casting them in the mould of role models, developing critical skills for decision-making, amplifying their voices and enabling rapid generational change.

The gains in primary and higher education cannot mask the huge shortfall in places and the yawning gap in opportunity, especially at secondary level. The proportion of refugees enrolled in secondary education is more than two-thirds lower than the level for non-refugees – 24 per cent, compared to the global rate of 84 per cent.

The effect is devastating. Without the stepping stone of secondary school, progress made over the past year will be short-lived, and the futures of millions of refugee children will be thrown away.

Young refugees such as Gift, a South Sudanese boy now living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who was so determined to go to school that he learned French and constructed his own solar-powered light to study after dark. His hopes of progressing to secondary level are likely to be dashed because there is quite simply no school in his area for him to attend.

Young students read in a girl-only room at Paysannat L school in Mahama refugee camp, Rwanda. The school welcomes around 20,000 children. Eighty per cent are Burundian refugees and the rest come from the host community. © UNHCR

Young refugees such as Hina, who excelled at primary school in Pakistan but found that, out of 500 places at the secondary school in Peshawar she wanted to attend, only one of them was for a refugee.

I myself have seen the same phenomenon in Bangladesh: refugee children still unable to join official schools and follow a recognized curriculum. It is a profoundly dispiriting situation.

This failure to improve the provision of secondary education for refugees does not just kick away the ladder to higher, technical and vocational education and training. As well as its countless other benefits, education is fundamentally protective. Children in school are less likely to be involved in child labour or criminal activity, or to come under the influence of gangs and militias. Girls are less likely to be coerced into early marriage and pregnancy, and can study and socialize in safe spaces.

Schools should be safe havens. That is why we must all condemn the acts of violence against schools, pupils and teachers that continue to be carried out in countries affected by conflict. According to the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, there were 14,000 such incidents in 34 countries between 2014 and 2018, including bombings, partial or total occupation by armed groups, abduction, rape and forced recruitment. Such unpardonable violence against innocents must stop.

Furthermore, without ensuring access to an inclusive secondary education, the international community will fail to meet several of the Sustainable Development Goals – not just SDG4, which is to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”, but also commitments to eradicating poverty, promoting decent work and reducing inequality.

Safia Ibrahimkel, 24, is an Afghan refugee living in Peshawar, Pakistan. As a member of UNHCR’s Global Youth Advisory Council, she attended a workshop in Berlin on forming a new tertiary education student network. © UNHCR

That is why UNHCR places such importance on the inclusion of refugee children in national education systems, leading to recognized qualifications and certification. This creates conditions in which refugee children and youth can learn, thrive and develop their potential in peaceful coexistence with each other, and with local children. In a world in which conflict appears to come more easily than peace, these are invaluable lessons.

Investing in a refugee’s education is a collective endeavour with collective rewards, requiring the involvement of all levels of society to make the biggest gains. Governments, business, educational institutions and non-governmental organizations must unite to improve the provision of education at all levels, particularly secondary, and to allow refugees the same access as host-country citizens. Our ambition over the next decade, set out in UNHCR’s Refugee Education 2030 strategy, is to have refugees achieving parity with their non-refugee peers in pre-primary, primary and secondary education, and to boost enrolment in higher education to 15 per cent.

I am therefore proud to announce a new initiative to improve secondary education opportunities for refugees. After pilot projects in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Pakistan since 2017, the initiative will ambitiously expand over the coming years with a focus on investing in teachers and schools, community schemes to encourage enrolment and financial support for refugee families. This programme is aimed not just at refugees but the community at large, so that all children will benefit from new opportunities. By boosting secondary-level enrolment, we aim to get more refugees and host community peers to progress to higher studies. And we hope to show them that a full educational cycle is possible, motivating more of them to come to school and stay there.

It is my hope that at the forthcoming Global Refugee Forum, governments, the private sector, educational organizations and donors will unite to give their backing to this initiative – in the spirit of responsibility-sharing and collaboration that lies at the heart of the Global Compact on Refugees.

These are ambitious targets, but they come with incalculable rewards. Education will prepare refugee children and youth for the world of today and of tomorrow. In turn, it will make that world more resilient, sustainable and peaceful. And that is not a bad return on our investment.

— UNHCR

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What Would Equity in Urban Planning Look Like?

The Diversity Committee of the American Planning Association’s Illinois chapter co-hosted the second annual Equity in Planning panel on Thursday along with sponsors WTS Greater Chicago Chapter, UIC’s College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, UPPSA, The Society of Black Urban Planners, LPODER at UIC, and Women in Planning and Public Affairs.

This year’s panel focused on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of transportation planning. The panel included Jesus Barajas, assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Roberto Requejo, program director for Elevated Chicago, and Audrey Wennink, director of transportation at the Metropolitan Planning Council. Moderating the panel was Katanya Raby, asssociate outreach planner for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

“How does equity shape your work and what do you think are barriers for inclusion in urban planning?” Raby asked to kick off the discussion.

Barajas started off by describing his experience living in Los Angeles and seeing what kind of discussions were happening around bike lanes. “I didn’t see certain people represented in those conversations who should have been a part of them,” he said.

Requejo recalled going to the master’s program at UIC and first learning about racial equity efforts in Chicago. He spoke about his work with Elevated Chicago, a collaborative that promotes equitable transit-oriented development. Requejo said they’ve intentionally made their collaborative diverse in terms of race and gender, in addition to removing barriers to participation for parents with young children by offering daycare. “We want their voices to be included in these conversations,” Requejo said.

Wennink said that lack of gender diversity in the male-dominated transportation planning field had been an issue during much of her career, until she started at MPC, which is led by MarySue Barrett.

The next question Raby asked was about strategies to help ensure transit improvements, and the ensuing rise in property values, don’t trigger displacement of low-income and working-class residents.

“We know people need investment, but we don’t want the investment to have negative impacts,” Wennink said. “We need to be very aware of this potential as planners.” She added that it’s important to communicate to longtime residents that improvements are meant for them too, but it’s also crucial to put in policies to preserve affordable housing, as well as to help people buy property before possible improvements occur.

Requejo noted that gentrification-fueled displacement is particularly obvious in Logan Square, which lost 20,000 Latino residents between 2000 and 2014. He also emphasized the need to talk about divestment-led displacement, the phenomenon of people fleeing under-resourced communities due to issues like lack of job opportunities and crime. “The city of Chicago continues to lose more of its African-American population,” he said. “It’s another type of displacement.”

The next question focused on funding and how to spur state and city governments to maintain and prioritize transit.

“One thing to think about is how we are using the money we have,” Wennink said. “The Jane Byrne Interchange Project is costing 700 million dollars. There’s a lot you can do for the region with that amount of money.” Wennink added that we need to think about the trade-offs we make when we adopt a solely auto-oriented model. “The most equitable thing we can do is fund walking, biking, and transit.”

Requejo challenged the idea that we don’t have enough money in the region. “There is a lot of money concentrated at the top,” he said. “We need to make sure our tax rate is progressive,” meaning that wealthier resident pay a larger percentage of their income in taxes than working- and middle-class people. Rejuejo added that we need to find creative ways to mix public, private, and philanthropic dollars.

Raby followed up with a question about law enforcement and its role in traffic safety, particularly given the recent controversy around police officers writing exponentially more bike tickets in some communities  of color compared to majority-white neighborhoods.

“When you have a system where you are [over-]policing certain people, a message is sent that you’re not welcome,” Requejo said. “Economically, it is a disaster for Chicago. Ticketing is one sliver of a bigger pie of systemic racism.”

Wennink said that if the CPD’s ticketing strategy was really about reducing traffic fatalities, there would be a greater focus on slowing down drivers, rather than targeting cyclists. (The CPD has acknowledged that the racially-skewed ticketing numbers are due to officers using bike enforcement as a pretext for searches in high-crime areas.)

Next the panelists were asked how urban planning, a profession that has historically been dominated by white males, could be diversified.

Requejo said it’s important to look at all phases and ages to address gaps in support, whether it be exposing kids to urban planning, mentoring college students in the field, or making sure a young professional of color has support at their place of employment. “You need to ask what corporations and organizations are doing to support diversity,” he said. “If there is no current commitment, I would choose another organization.”

Wennink said that as a transportation consultant she was often the only woman in a roomful of men. She credits WTS, an organization advancing women in transportation, as being a crucial source of support when she first got started.

Barajas said that transportation planning has historically been very engineer-focused, but that’s changing, which he believes will be helpful in diversifying the field. “Public institutions also have a responsibility, especially those that host urban planning programs,” Barajas said. He noted the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s recent commitment to provide free tuition for students with family incomes $61,000 and below.

To close out the panel, Raby asked panelists to define their vision for equity.

“We have racism embedded in every part of our society and we have to work to change it,” Wennink said. “In every institution we’re in, we need to create equity frameworks.”

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