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By Jake Johnson

Common Dreams

Aug. 9, 2023

"To avoid the point of no return," argued Colombian President Gustavo Petro, "we need an ambitious transnational policy to phase out fossil fuels."

The leaders of eight Amazon nations closed out a two-day summit in Brazil on Wednesday without reaching a shared agreement to end deforestation by 2030, a failure that stemmed in part from disputes over oil extraction in the critical ecosystem.

Colombia, represented by leftist President Gustavo Petro, pushed for an end to oil development in the Amazon, whose status as a key carbon sink has suffered severe damage in recent years due to the deliberate clearing of trees, corporate exploitation, and runaway planetary warming.

"Are we going to let hydrocarbons be explored in the Amazon rainforest? To deliver them as exploration blocks? Is there wealth there or is there the death of humanity?" Petro asked in a speech last month. Colombia is home to roughly 10% of the Amazon.

Colombia's fellow Amazon nations rejected Petro's call.

A joint declaration issued by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela states that the South American countries agree "urgent action" is needed to "avoid the point of no return in the Amazon" and combat deforestation, which has surged in recent years.

But the declaration stops short of a cooperative pledge to end deforestation entirely by 2030 and contains no mention of fossil fuels. Individual nations, including Brazil and Colombia, have pledged to take their own steps to end deforestation by decade's end.

Colombia this week also became the first country to back an Indigenous-led call to protect at least 80% of the Amazon by 2025.

"Indigenous territories and Indigenous rights are a critical tool for the long-term protection of Amazonia," said Alicia Guzman, Amazon program co-director at Stand.earth. "As Colombia and other countries move forward to protect the Amazon, protecting current and establishing new Indigenous Territories will be an essential element of protecting 80% of the Amazon by 2025. Amazonia for Life: Protect 80% by 2025 centers the importance of Indigenous Territories, and also encourages national-level debt forgiveness, local economic development, and an end to extractivism."

Environmental groups voiced outrage that Amazon countries were unable to agree to cooperate on ending deforestation by 2030.

"Temperature records are broken every day," said Márcio Astrini of the Climate Observatory. "It's not possible that under those circumstances, the eight presidents of the Amazon nations can't include a line in the declaration stating, in bold letters, that deforestation needs to be zero, that it won't be tolerated anymore."

"To avoid the point of no return, we need an ambitious transnational policy to phase out fossil fuels."

Reuters reported Wednesday that "tensions emerged in the lead-up to the summit around diverging positions on deforestation and oil development."

"Bolivia and Venezuela are the only Amazon countries not to sign onto a 2021 agreement among more than 100 countries to work toward halting deforestation by 2030," the outlet noted. "A Brazilian government source told Reuters in the lead-up to the summit that Bolivia, where forest destruction is surging, is a hold-out on the issue."

Reuters added that "Brazil is weighing whether to develop a potentially huge offshore oil find near the mouth of the Amazon River and the country's northern coast, which is dominated by rainforest."

Petro has implored Lula—who has overseen a sharp decline in deforestation—to rule out the fossil fuel project, which would be led by Brazilian oil giant Petrobras.

In an op-ed for the Miami Herald last month, Petro warned that "even if we get deforestation under control, the Amazon faces dire threats if global heating continues to climb. To avoid the point of no return, we need an ambitious transnational policy to phase out fossil fuels."

Researchers have estimated that one in nine tanks of gas, diesel, or jet fuel pumped in the U.S. state of California comes from the Amazon.

"To avoid the point of no return," Petro argued, "we need an ambitious transnational policy to phase out fossil fuels."

To that end, Petro called on "Amazon countries and our partners in the 'Global North' to commit to phasing out fossil fuel development, and to do so in a way that protects our right to a just transition to a post-carbon world."

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veronika-tserber · 2 years

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Hi <33 I don’t know if you still do requests but here’s my info: october 30th 2002 5:10 am Paramaribo, Suriname. Sorry if I happened to be late, but thanks anyways :D

Heyy! ❤ You aren't late, at all! Actually, you are the first one to request, haha!

The data:

2nd house in Scorpio

Mars in the 1H/Pluto in the 3H

Sun/Venus conjunction in the 2nd

Sun/Venus square Neptune

Mars trine Neptune

Pluto trine Moon/Jupiter

Venus is retrograde and is the ruler of your chart

Mercury in Libra conjunct 2nd house cusp, and Venus is its dispositor + super positive aspects to Mercury!

I use the Whole Signs system! :)

So, your 2nd house being in Scorpio tells me that you are probably quite secretive about (and also afraid of losing) $$$ and possessions. Since your chart ruler, Venus is here, the themes of money, beauty, values, and health are the most important topics for you in this lifetime. You are probably quite intuitive and strategic when it comes to how you handle resources, and you definitely know that being low-key when it comes to these topics is really powerful - you don’t want people to mess with your business!

Mars, as the traditional ruler of your 2nd, is strong in your chart, and being in Libra in your 1st house, it's ideal for making money through your appearance, beauty, and diplomatic skills! This is definitely the position of someone with a lot of charm and sex appeal. The Sabian Symbol for it is called “Three Old Masters Hanging in a Special Room in an Art Gallery - Sometimes They Seem to Speak to Each Other” (if you don’t know what Sabian Symbols are, I recommend checking out my tiny post HERE)

This symbol essentially speaks about intuitive vision and reverence for art! It’s also about going deeper and understanding truths about art and our culture that can expand your mind. Paired with Mars and the Sagittarius degree it's at, there is a lot of energy here to penetrate the truth of the matter when it comes to, for example, what beauty/harmony/love/art means to you, and even go philosophical about it! It’s also about creating images that speak volumes of wisdom without having to explain them, at all. Abstract concepts, deep thinking. Mars also trines your 5th house Neptune, so definitely, you could be highly gifted when it comes to having an intuitive vision, and abstract thinking.

Pluto, the modern ruler of your 2nd, is in the 3rd, so using your communicative abilities, as well as being detail-oriented in your work, and investing time and money into learning new skills and acquiring qualifications will be highly useful to you.

This is supported by the fact that Saturn in Gemini in your 9th house of higher learning and education trines the cusp of your 2nd house! I feel like you can benefit a lot from getting a specialized degree in your field of choice.

Mercury conjunct the cusp of your 2nd house also speaks of the importance of using your charm and communicative abilities - you might be really good at selling stuff, and with Mercury being in Libra, I am sure you are a great diplomat and can be super convincing in a non-forceful way. The degree of that Mercury is also a Gemini degree, so double Mercury energy! The Sabian is called “An Airplane Sails High in The Bright Clear Sky”. With this symbol, you can be able to easily transcend and overcome money issues because you remain detached and look at these topics from a higher perspective/bird’s eye view. On the other hand, it might show that you need to “land” a bit, and get closer to the immediate reality of what is going on in your money department/material reality. The 2nd house also talks about health and self-worth, so you might need a reality check there, too.

Having your Sun in the 2nd house definitely shows a strong focus on the topic of money, and so does Venus which is at home here. They are conjunct, so your identity is tied to your need to be seen as sexy, beautiful, worthy, wealthy, and popular! Perhaps not so much popular, since it’s in Scorpio, but you definitely aspire to be magnetic and alluring. I am sure your emotions and loyalty run deep and your heart is really warm and giving! However, let’s look at the degrees.

The Sun is at the 6th, Virgo degree, which tells me you can be critical of yourself and have high standards/expectations for how you want to shine in front of others. The Symbol is called “A Gold Rush Tears People Away From Their Native Soil”, which is really interesting. It actually speaks of you perhaps having a strong desire to abandon what you know in the search for “gold” and perhaps easy money, fame, and fortune. It’s the desire to create a better life for yourself, and not settle for what you currently have. Since it’s the Sun, it could mean you want to find the gold in your self-image and personality, and change and polish them until perfection (again, it’s also a Virgo degree, so being perfectionistic is possible) but the Sun is also our path in life, and it’s in your 2nd house of money and possessions, so I feel like you definitely could have this desire to get rich quickly, acquire a lot of material comfort and wealth. The downside of this Sabian is that you might not be able to clearly see which goals are realistic and worth chasing after (with Mars in your 1st, you could also be quite enthusiastic and easily excited by new ideas and opportunities!), and you might risk losing what you already have because of this strong ambition and lack of discernment. It could easily turn into a “grass is always greener” placement, where you always feel discontented with your current status quo.

Let’s look at Venus now. Venus is at a Scorpio degree and the Sabian is called “The Silvery Moon Shining Across A Beautiful Gem of a Lake”. There are two images of a mirror here - the Moon and the Lake. Since it describes your planet of love and relationships (which is also retrograde, and that inspires more self-reflection, too!), your relationships will definitely mirror who you are. Usually, with a retro Venus, plus it’s in Scorpio at a Scorpio degree, your relationships might be quite painful, intense, and cathartic. The reason for this is that you must find self-love within yourself, and become discerning in your relationships. You might be prone to projecting a lot of your own pain and unsatisfaction onto other people and partners, especially with the Sun conjunction Venus, you might feel restless, moody, and perhaps cut people off if they don’t fit the “gold” standard or ideal that you have.

The reason for this, especially in your first relationships, will be your own self-confidence and self-worth issues. The other possibility is that with both planets, you can be highly orientated towards relationships, and you might not be able to see clearly the person in front of you - definitely, there can be a lot of projections or pouring in a lot of your time, energy, and commitment into connections that aren’t worth it, at all. Codependence and superficiality are also possible. There will be a learning curve with this placement, definitely, just remember that your main focus should be on forming a healthy and loving relationship with your own self! Based on your progressed chart, Venus will turn direct by the time you turn 23, so most of your karma in relationships should be burned by then.

Let’s look at Pluto, the modern ruler of this conjunction, and your 2nd house. It’s at the 16th, Cancer degree, and the Sabian Symbol is called “Sea Gulls Fly Around a Ship Looking for Food”. Okay, now this one ties up the story well, I think. This speaks of co-dependence, and the need to search for “sustenance” in the form of handouts from the "sailors". The energy of this Sabian speaks of scarcity, settling for less than one deserves, and looking for an easy, quick way to “feed” yourself. In the house of self-worth and money, combined with your sense of identity/purpose and your planet of love, this tells me that, indeed, the issue might be with your own perceived self-worth. Are you co-dependent in relationships? Are you afraid to be alone, so you settle for superficial relationships or people that don’t match your standard? Do you have a scarcity mindset when it comes to money and what is possible for you?

It seems like you have definitely come in this lifetime to learn how to empower yourself by recognizing your self-worth, building up your self-confidence, and learning how to provide for yourself on a material and HEART level. I feel like you are definitely super warm, giving, and loyal, but there will be people trying to take advantage of you. Make sure you set realistic and worthy goals for yourself - your time is limited on this Earth, so don’t waste it on BS that doesn’t serve your highest good! You deserve better. This being a Cancer degree also confirms issues of co-dependence, survival, and perhaps also family conditioning contributing to these issues and insecurities. Your Venus sextiles Chiron, as well - definitely work on healing your Venus, heal your self-worth, and go beyond the need to simply look good or present yourself in a way that you know is desirable, but isn’t true to your core essence.

Pluto trines your Moon/Jupiter conjunction in Leo, so this is the path to healing! Your Moon is at a Scorpio degree, and the Sabian is all about returning to nature, connecting to Spirit, wildness, truth, and restoring sacredness. Your Jupiter is also all about joy, rawness, emotion, and bright light! All of this sounds really beautiful to me, quite natural, wild, and untamed. It’s quite different than the energy of your Neptune, for example, and I feel like the message here is all about re-wilding yourself, kindling your connection with your heart and Spirit, and holding this kind of raw/sacred beauty as the standard for yourself, as opposed to following society’s standards or trying to please a partner, for example.

Lastly, the Sun/Venus conjunction squares Neptune in the 5th, so this adds another dose of unhealthy idealism to what you want to experience in romance, as well as who you want to be, and how you want your partners (plus you) to look and behave. Neptune is at a degree that speaks of “wax figures”, a.k.a fake images, models, flashy magazines, and being deceived by the glamor. Definitely, as I said, make sure you stay grounded and do not get carried away by society’s propaganda and ideas, or by the desire to have relationships with “models” that lack any emotional/spiritual depth.

Phew, this came out long, but it was fun to write! I was pretty straightforward, and hopefully, you didn’t find any of it offensive, as it’s not my intention, at all! Please, let me know how it resonated for you, and have a great day/night!

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Chances are, you have Jan Ernst Matzeliger to thank, at least partially, for the shoes on your feet.

Matzeliger, an immigrant from what is now the country of Suriname, in South America, revolutionized the business of shoe manufacturing with a patent he earned in 1883 at the age of 30 – an innovation that underlies the methods shoe companies use today.

At one time, the upper part of a shoe was typically stitched to the sole by hand. A cobbler could churn out perhaps 50 shoes a day through the stretching and stitching process known as “lasting.” The lasting machine that Matzeliger invented allowed a shoemaker to complete more than 10 times as many shoes a day, according to the Smithsonian Institution and the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Shoes became more affordable.

“He was truly an entrepreneur, doing what he did in the late 1800s, facing such discrimination and racism at the time,” says D’Wayne Edwards, a former Nike executive who has designed footwear for such athletes as Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter and Carmelo Anthony and who is founder and president of Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design in Detroit. Pensole is a successor school to Lewis College of Business, a historically Black institution that closed in 2015.

“For him to have the vision and foresight to want to improve an industry and do something bigger than himself was truly amazing,” Edwards says. “He has been a pioneer for this industry that has been overlooked.”

Matzeliger was born in 1852 in Dutch Guiana, now Suriname, to an enslaved mother and the slaveholder in whose house she worked. He moved to Massachusetts in the 1870s.

After learning that a Black man was behind a key industry invention, Edwards wanted to honor Matzeliger in a way that would keep his legacy front and center. The solution: incorporate Matzeliger’s name into a shoe brand.

“JEMS by Pensole” — the acronym standing for Jan Ernst Matzeliger Studios — will open its factory in March, marking 140 years since Matzeliger received his patent. Edwards says the company expects to launch its first shoe in September. Shoe designs will be the result of collaboration between Edwards and Pensole students.

The name “JEMS” has additional layers of meaning, Edwards says. It represents gyms — where athletic footwear is often worn — and gems, which is what Edwards calls the primarily Black and brown students at Pensole who are being mentored.

“We really do feel that the people we’re going to serve and honor in this factory are truly the hidden gems of our industry who have been overlooked, and/or have not ever had an opportunity,'' Edwards says.

The new venture is backed by an initial $2 million investment from Designer Brands Inc., parent of shoe retailer DSW . JEMS by Pensole shoes will be sold exclusively in DSW retail stores nationwide.

“The reason we’re partnering with Pensole is to get the next generation of designers, and very specifically, African American designers, in the footwear industry, and using DSW as a tool,” says William Jordan, Designer Brands Chief Growth Officer. “Less than 3%of designers in the footwear industry today are African American. We need to change that.”

#Black History Heroes: How inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger made modern footwear accessible #Jan Matzelinger #shoes #auto lasting machine #commercial shoe production #Pensole

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modairarubio · 11 months

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#TopOilNews #Venezuela #Sweden #China #Vietnam #USA #Suriname

•The price of barrel of Brent $87,00 3/11 at 9:10 a.m

•West Texas Intermediate (WTI) $82,67 3/11 at 9:10 a.m

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■ *New Opportunities for PetroChina as it Seeks to Resume Trade with Venezuela*

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■ **Venezuela Sanctions Relief Lures Maha to Key Oil Region*

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■ *Political Uncertainty Threatens Venezuelan Oil Exports as Sanctions Relief Hangs in the Balance*

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■ *Oil prices up on Friday over weakening dollar after Fed decision to leave interest rates unchanged*

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■ *Petronas and ExxonMobil find more oil offshore Suriname*

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iilssnet · 1 year

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Navigating Suriname's Maritime Issues in International Law

Suriname, the smallest country on the South American continent, is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea and is known for its rich marine life and diverse maritime issues. Its maritime issues are complex and require new legal solutions to be implemented. In this article, we explore the historical development of Suriname's maritime issues, the applicable international legal framework, Suriname's position, and potential solutions.

Historical Development

Suriname has long been a seafaring nation, with maritime trade and fishing being an integral part of its economy. From the early days of colonization, Suriname has been involved in a variety of maritime conflicts. In the 18th century, a long-standing dispute between the Netherlands and the British over the ownership of the Suriname territory resulted in a series of naval battles. In the 20th century, Suriname was involved in a heated maritime dispute with neighboring France over the Guyana continental shelf. This dispute was eventually resolved in favor of Suriname in the International Court of Justice. In addition, Suriname is faced with numerous environmental issues in its maritime zones, including marine pollution, overfishing, and the destruction of coral reefs. The country is also dealing with an influx of illegal fishing vessels, which have caused significant damage to fish stocks and the surrounding coastal areas. Furthermore, there is a need to address the transmission of marine diseases, which can have devastating effects on the marine environment and local populations.

Key Maritime Issues

Suriname is faced with numerous maritime issues, which require legal solutions. These issues include the protection of its territorial waters, the management of its exclusive economic zones, and the preservation of its marine ecosystems. As a small nation, Suriname is particularly vulnerable to the effects of illegal fishing, marine pollution, and other environmental threats. Furthermore, the country has limited resources to address these issues and must rely on international law to ensure that its maritime interests are adequately protected.

International Legal Framework

To address its maritime issues, Suriname must rely on international law. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) provides a comprehensive legal framework for the regulation and protection of the world's oceans and seas. This treaty defines the rights and responsibilities of states in relation to their maritime zones, and establishes rules for the settlement of disputes. The UNCLOS also outlines the rights of coastal states to establish and manage their exclusive economic zones, and to protect and preserve marine ecosystems. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is a judicial body established to resolve maritime disputes between states. Established under the UNCLOS, the ITLOS has jurisdiction to settle disputes concerning the interpretation and application of the UNCLOS and other maritime treaties. The ITLOS is also empowered to issue binding decisions on questions of international law, and to enforce the measures it has ordered.

Suriname’s Position

Suriname has not ratified the UNCLOS, as it has yet to complete the necessary domestic legal reforms. However, the country has expressed its commitment to the principles enshrined in the treaty, and is actively seeking to address its maritime issues in accordance with international law. The government has taken steps to strengthen its maritime security, including a new policy on the regulation of foreign vessels in its territorial waters. In addition, the government has established a number of marine protected areas to protect its marine ecosystems and fisheries.

Potential Solutions

In order to effectively address its maritime issues, Suriname must take a comprehensive approach that incorporates both international and domestic legal solutions. On the international level, the country should seek to ratify the UNCLOS and other relevant international treaties. This will ensure that Suriname is bound by the same legal framework as its neighboring states and can access the dispute settlement mechanisms provided by international law. On the domestic level, Suriname should take steps to strengthen its maritime security and protect its marine ecosystems. This could involve the establishment of more marine protected areas, the enforcement of stricter regulations on maritime activities, and the implementation of better monitoring and surveillance measures. In addition, the government should seek to engage with its neighbors to develop regional solutions to common maritime issues, such as overfishing and marine pollution. Suriname's maritime issues are complex and require legal solutions that take into account both international and domestic laws. By ratifying the UNCLOS and other relevant treaties, the country can ensure that its interests are adequately protected under international law. In addition, the government should take steps to strengthen its maritime security and protect its marine ecosystems. With a comprehensive approach, Suriname can navigate its maritime issues and ensure a brighter future for its people and its oceans. Read the full article

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allthebrazilianpolitics · 3 years

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Millennial authoritarianism rises in Brazil as Bolsonaro takes on TikTok

[Image description: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks at a news conference after meeting with his Surinamese counterpart Chandrikapersad Santokhi and his Guyanese counterpart Irfaan Ali to discuss economic cooperation following recent discoveries of oil and gas by Suriname and Guyana, in Paramaribo, Suriname, January 20, 2022.]

On June 19, the day Brazil hit 500,000 official Covid deaths, President Jair Bolsonaro posted a TikTok video where he rode a horse and saluted a crowd to the sound of “I Walk the Line” by Johnny Cash.

There was barely a mask in sight.

Bolsonaro’s TikTok audience is exploding. His followers on the youth-dominated site grew to more than 340,000 people at a rate of almost 50% in the past month alone. Bolsonaro tries to make authoritarianism look cool. In his TikTok profile created last June, the populist, far-right president posts videos where he goes on diplomatic missions, visits his mother, plays around with his staff, and engages in the traditional politics of hugging children and giving long motivational speeches.

Bolsonaro is known as the “Tropical Trump”. Besides similar governing styles, both leaders rode to power attacking the press as fake news and Big Tech for persecuting them. While Trump was in office, Bolsonaro made no secret of his admiration, and looked to the American for direction. Since Trump’s failure to win re-election, however, Bolsonaro has gone role model shopping.

He has found what he’s looking for in the young men’s aisle.

With elections coming up in October, Bolsonaro is adjusting his strategy to mimic the social media tactics of El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, who calls himself the “world’s coolest dictator.” Salvadoran researcher Manuel Meléndez-Sánchez coined the term “millennial authoritarianism” to explain the rise to power of the 40-year-old Bukele.

Bolsonaro is 66 years old. Still, the term applies to him, too, argues Vitor Machado, a political researcher at the Federal University of Paraná, in southern Brazil. Millennial authoritarianism is a political strategy, says Machado, that encompasses authoritarian behavior, populist appeals, and a modern and youthful personal brand built mainly via social media. Bolsonaro has associated his online identity with his millennial sons –who are themselves politicians– while, says Machado, fine-tuning his social media discourse to resonate with millennials.

Speaking the same language as young people has become a key tactic for many Latin American leaders regardless of ideological leanings — from leftists such as newly-elected Gabriel Boric in Chile to authoritarians such as Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and Juan Orlando Hernández in Honduras.

For Brazil, where Bolsonaro is widely viewed by political scientists as a threat to the future of democracy, the president’s ability to manipulate youth sentiment with his newfound social media hipness has radically changed the election calculus.

“I see only three options: prison, death, or victory,” said Bolsonaro when questioned about the upcoming election during a meeting of religious leaders last September. More than once, the president has threatened a military coup if he loses his mandate. Though after recent confrontations with the Supreme Court — which is currently considering five criminal inquiries into the president — he has downplayed his threat. “Who never told a little lie to their girlfriend? If you didn’t, the night wouldn’t end well,” he said to the laughter of an audience of allies.

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keynewssuriname · 2 years

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Trinidad en Tobago wilt energie alliantie met Suriname en Guyana

Een nieuw partnerschap tussen Trinidad en Tobago (T&T), Suriname en Guyana zou kunnen helpen voldoen aan de energiebehoeften van de regio, zei de minister van Energie van het Twin Island, Stuart Young, maandag. Minister Young, sprekend tijdens een opening discussie op de energieconferentie van T&T, benadrukte dat zijn land uniek gepositioneerd is, zowel geografisch als institutioneel, om landen…

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keanureevesisbae · 4 years

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The alluring charm of Henry Cavill - Chapter 1

Summary: Adelaide Park meets Henry Cavill for the first time and she is obviously very nervous.

Henry Cavill x Adelaide Park (ofc)

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I’ve never been to Italy before. Actually, before I was a renowned actress, I never came outside of LA. Growing up, my parents never had the money to go to a different city, let alone other countries. My vacations were spend solely in our small one room apartment back in Los Angeles by myself.

My parents were never rich. My dad worked long hours in a factory every single day, but earning just enough money to pay the rent and for me and mom to eat. One night, I saw him scraping the packages or our plats clean, so he had something to eat as well. After I saw that, I never ate all the food off my plate, because I realized that my dad was working the hardest, but was eating the least.

It always broke my heart to see both of them struggle. My mom used to be a cleaning lady, but after she got fired, she became a live-in nanny, which basically meant that from my sixth birthday, she was barely home anymore and I had to raise myself.

Hours on end I was alone. Back in school I barely had any friends—correction: I had no friends at all—and when I came home from school, I’d sit outside to do my homework, because dad didn’t have enough money to get a second set of keys.

I never complained about it, because I knew they were trying and I learned all too well from that one time when I asked for a Barbie doll back when I was five and I kept crying about it, because other kids had Barbie dolls and I was the only one who didn’t. My mom got so mad, that she grabbed my empty plate and threw it against the wall, while she was screaming something about how ungrateful I was. Mom never got mad, she was always admirably calm and collected, even when life got in the way like it did with us. Seeing her like this, meant she was serious and I never said anything about something like that anymore. I never asked for anything, at all.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my parents and I am so thankful for everything they taught me and did for me. It may have been a hard time, but every year for my birthday, they gave me something. It was always something I really needed, but I always appreciated how they went out of their way for me, wondering how many meals they skipped for this present.

It all became worse when I finished high school at the age of nineteen. I was older than everyone else, since I read so slowly and didn’t even understand it most of the time, causing me to get behind on many classes over the course of the years. Besides, our school wasn’t known for having the best results overall, so the fact that I didn’t score well, meant I was blending in with the rest.

I was working in a diner, because I wasn’t smart enough at all for a scholarship, when my mom got in a terrible accident, when she walked back home and she was hit by a car who ran through a red light. She was paralyzed from her waist down and besides the high hospital bills, she also needed psychical therapy, something that unfortunately isn’t free.

With what my dad and I were earning together, we couldn’t even pay two percent of those costs. I was thinking about putting myself up on a sugar daddy website, but I know I couldn’t lie to them, when I would come back with a lot of money. Besides, my dad was always very strict about what mom and I could and couldn’t do to make money and sugar daddies were off limits. He told me multiple times—even after mom’s accident—that we had nothing to worry about. That he would take care of it.

But I had something to worry about, because my father wasn’t getting any younger. He had been working too hard for too long and all he wanted, was staying with his wife, who he still loved so so much, despite everything they had gone through. I took up more shifts at the diner, only slowly coming to terms that, even with the tips I was receiving, it was never enough to cover the bills.

In about two months, my mom would be discharged from the facility, if we hadn’t paid at least something significant.

One day, I was walking back home from work, when I saw a huge billboard, with a message that a studio was looking for someone to star in one of the biggest sitcoms of that time: Remembering High School. Apparently, one of the new main characters (who was an adult) was having a flashback from when they were in high school—the main premise of the show. And that character happened to be an Asian lady.

I went in and decided I would try it out. I mean, I had no acting experience and solely did it to earn some money, but being Asian American was apparently enough and that was the beginning of my acting career.

At first the amounts of money I made were not enough to cover the medical costs, but it was enough to delay further payment and my mom could stay in the facility.

For years I had difficulty with reading, let alone reading out loud, with an audience, but somehow on the set, I could forget about that. I could finally be someone I really wanted to be. For a few moments I could forget all the sorrows and worries I had resting on my shoulders.

The first five weeks, I’d combine my new acting career with my job in the diner, but after awhile I became a recurring character and for a whole year, I was part of the cast. I remember walking into my mom’s room, showing both her and my dad the first episode I was going to star in. ‘I’m from Minnesota,’ was my first line and the beginning of a very promising career.

My parents were so proud of me. My dad didn’t even care about the money I made at first, because he was so happy that I was doing something that from the looks of it, I actually enjoyed.

Over the years, I’ve come to love acting, but no one knows I do it because of my family. Actually no one knew about my family situation and since I have zero friends, even in the industry (because I barely talk about my personal life and I never budge, even when the try to pry information about it. My co-stars are acquaintances, almost like neighbors: you know one another, but you don’t know them), no one is aware that every penny I earn, goes directly to my family.

Nowadays I make millions, but I’m mainly spending it on my mom, but also on other people who are paralyzed and need psychical therapy, but were in the same boat as my family and my parents met over time in the facility. Money doesn’t mean a lot to me and these people can use it a lot better than I can.

Besides, my parents worked so hard for me growing up, this is the only way for me to pay them back. Despite not having any money themselves, nor stuff, they always taught me to share, to make sure that other people are well taken care off.

The flight from Japan to Italy moved along pretty quick, but maybe that’s because I was traveling first class. My latest movie took place in Japan and though I loved it there, I really want to see what Italy is like, after spending eight months in a lousy hotel in Japan.

After becoming an actress, I went to a lot of great places for shooting movies. I went to Suriname, Canada, Spain, Australia and this time it was Japan. I’m so blessed that I get to travel, knowing really well that other people are still struggling with what I used to struggle with. Sometimes I donate the earnings of a movie to movements that catch my eye, that help kids in certain areas of California with their school work, and with access of clothes and food. I always donate anonymously, not wanting to seem like a philanthropist who is doing this solely for her own image.

I always think that if you really care about something, you would do it without earning praises.

Participating on ‘The Celebrity Project’ wasn’t something I would normally do, but when they reached out to me, I was actually delighted that I was going to be part of this. Maybe I could finally show the world that I’m not as stupid as I appear in interviews.

Being a loner, a slow reader and probably has multiple learning disabilities (if I actually got tested, but the tests were too expensive and no one at school seemed to care and I’m actually too embarrassed to get myself tested now I’m a twenty-five year old), I often come off as an airhead and it’s my own fault really. I do give them enough stupid material to go on about that accusation.

However, I’m really nervous. I mean, I’m going to work together with Henry Cavill. He is charming and sounds so intelligent. When I was done filming and back at my hotel room, I’d watch his interviews, because I wanted to know what I was going to work with. The way he is so articulate and he obviously knows what he is doing, makes me feel even worse about myself. I’m a total disaster and already a burden to him I presume.

I’m sitting in a taxi, waiting for traffic to calm down a bit. It’s early in the mornings and thankfully I got to make myself a bit more presentable in the plane already. I notice the tiny camera’s being strategically placed in the car. It really begun, I think to myself. I’m part of a reality show now. ‘How are you feeling, miss Park?’ the taxi driver asks. ‘I recently heard about this program.’

‘I’m a bit nervous,’ I say, wondering whether or not he is payed to to talk to me about this. I rummage through my purse, hoping I can find my lip balm.

‘Are you looking forward to work with Henry Cavill?’

That name alone makes me nearly make me shit my pants already. ‘Yeah, he seems like a nice man, so I really look forward to work with him.’ And I sure as hell hope that I won’t let him down.

The drive to the hotel is about an hour, but it feels like time is going by a whole lot faster. The chauffeur talks about his family and how his wife is actually a fan of my movies and has watched every single one of them. I took a few pictures with him and signed the inside of the cracker box, because that was all he got with him for me to write something on.

After I said goodbye to him, I’m told that I should go to room 346. With my suitcases with me, I step into the elevator, a cameraman close by. They told me that at one point, these cameramen would just be invisible to me, but I highly doubt it. They are only with us during the assignments. In the cars and at the place where we’re staying, the camera’s are hidden.

When I’m in front of the door, I take a deep breath.

I can do this I think to myself. I have starred alongside other talented people. My first real role was playing Keanu Reeves’ daughter, I was Angela Bassett’s assistant and I also had some pretty steamy scenes with David Castañeda, after his Umbrella Academy days. I can handle being around Henry Cavill, right? I knock on the door three times and I open it a bit, peeking my head around the door.

I can conclude that I’m severely underdressed. I’m wearing a simply jean short, white crop top with some lace on the borders and socks with the same lace details as my top, paired with white sneakers.

I look like a slob, compared to Henry, who seems like he stepped out of a Disney movie. His white blouse, off-white pants and those loafers. The only thing that is missing, is his yacht with the name Serenity.

A smile creeps up on my face, as I step into the room, rolling my pink suitcases with me, because he actually looks approachable.

‘Hi there,’ he says with a small smile on his face. He walks up to me, holding out his hand. ‘I’m Henry, nice to meet you.’

I can’t help but blush. He is so charming and his accent makes him so posh. I place my hand in his and it almost disappears. Not to be that girl, but my size kink is activated right here and now. ‘Adelaide,’ I say. ‘Uhm, it’s nice to meet you… Too.’

I curse my tongue.

‘How was your flight?’ he asks, as he gestures to the couch for us to sit on.

I take place right next to him and I feel like a child sitting next to her dad. Why is he so massive? ‘It was okay. Yours?’

‘It flew by.’

I raise my eyebrows. ‘Was that… a pun?’

Henry chuckles nervously. ‘Maybe, I’m sorry.’

I look around me. The hotel room seems okay, but I bet we’re not going to stay here for long. I stare at the silver tray in front of us, with a set of keys and an envelope with our names on it.

Henry takes the envelope from the tray and holds it in front of me. ‘You want to read it?’

I shake my head. ‘No, you go.’ The whole idea of reading out loud without practice, makes me want to vomit. Before the table reads, I use this program that will read everything for me, even using the right intonation. I stay up for way too many hours for that, because once I’ve heard it, I made notes, I can better read it.

Back when I was doing ‘Remembering High School’ I had the woman who played the adult version of me read it to me, because I had to portray the young her and keep her character in mind. Since she was an established character on the show, she had certain ways of saying things I had to copy. She never knew the real reason I wanted her to read it out loud for me.

He cocks an eyebrow, but then opens the envelope. He clears his throat, before a dramatic reading of our first assignment rolls out of his mouth. How can he make a simple note sound so… Sensual, almost? His deep and dark voice, making it sound way more intense than it actually is. I wouldn’t mind if he read my scripts out loud for me.

‘Dear Adelaide and Henry, the adventure of ‘The Celebrity Project’ has officially started,’ he says, tilting the card a little, so I can read a little bit with him. It’s a nice gesture really and I appreciate the thought. ‘We have provided you with a nice car, to drive to the little cottage, specially arranged for the two of you. Tomorrow will be a nice day for you to relax (because you two are both severely jet lagged we presume) and the day after that, you’ll be expected for your first assignment. Enjoy the car ride and remember: look out of your window every now and then. We are aware that Henry is really handsome, Adelaide and you’ll be forced to only look at him, but nature can be beautiful too.’

I scrunch up my nose. That last sentence seemed so forced and this is exactly the reason why I don’t like these types of survival, borderline reality shows. It’s not reality. It’s this forced setting, hoping to get people to believe that this is how real life should look like.

And I don’t like deceiving people like that. I almost regret participating.

‘Right, well, we might as well just go,’ he says, his tone flat, maybe just as annoyed with that last sentence as I am. Probably even more so.

◎ ◎ ◎

Why is there a pink carseat in the passengers seat? I mean, I’m not the tallest, but I’m definitely not that tiny. I look around us, only to see no member of the crew around. This is great. I want to take the seat out, because I don’t want to sit on it, but it’s securely fastened and only with a different set of keys, I can undo it.

And of course I don’t have that.

I really regret being here.

However, I still sit on the carseat, because I don’t want to sit in the back because I’ll get carsick and when I see Henry’s cocked eyebrows and a poorly hidden smirk, I simply say: ‘Don’t.’

Okay, maybe I do understand why they put me on a carseat, because this man looks so enormous and otherwise I’m simply non existent. He starts the car and simply drives off. I don’t know whether or not I should say something to him, because I feel like we should talk. I mean, that’s why the camera’s are here right?

‘What is your newest movie about?’ Henry asks.

‘About a woman escaping from her past and she moves to Japan, when one day an old friend becomes her new manager,’ I say.

‘Romantic comedy?’

‘Of course.’

He nods. ‘You don’t get tired of doing those?’ he asks.

Yes, I do get a bit tired of them, but there are two things: for starters, just like those romance books (that I would buy my mom one for her birthday every year, because I knew how much she loved those), romantic comedies sell really good. And no one wants me for something else. I feel like directors don’t trust me with big roles, like Rose in Titanic or someone else major. Besides, I’m Asian American, when was the last time one of us got a major part in a movie that’s not a romantic comedy?

But I don’t want to seem ungrateful and it’s a nice stream of money coming in every time and that’s basically all I want.

‘No,’ I say. ‘It’s okay. You shot something new… new movie… Right?’ For fuck sake, Adelaide, you were doing so well.

‘I did, actually,’ he says. ‘It’s something I’m very excited for. It’s more of a dramatical part.’ I listen to Henry, as he is talking about this movie. How he plays a single dad, trying to figure out this parenting part with his daughter, when his brother and sister-in-law pass away and he has to take in four monsters of boys in his house. The way he talks about this, I notice a shimmer in his eyes. ‘I’m sorry,’ he apologizes. ‘I let myself go there for a second. It’s just I’m really excited about this movie.’

‘No, I get it,’ I say, as I look out of the window. I let out a deep sigh, as we drive over the sandy roads. Before I can say something else (as if I knew what), Henry hits the break and like the cliches in the movies, he holds out his arm in front of me, as the car comes to a halt.

There are four dogs and one owner on the road and the man screams something in Italian to us. Clearly we were supposed to stop for him. ‘Shit, sorry,’ Henry mumbles, as if the man could hear that.

His warm hand dropped to my bare thigh and with my pointer finger I tap him on the back of his hand. ‘Excuse me,’ I say.

‘Oh no, terrible sorry,’ he says quickly, retracting his hand. ‘What do you think the cottage will look like?’ Henry asks, when he pulled up again, not driving as fast as he did before.

Shrugging I play with my water bottle. ‘I don’t know, but I think I know one thing.’

It takes me a while before I can get the words out of my mouth, but Henry doesn’t force me to say anything, by asking something like: ‘Care to let me in?’ He actually lets me find the words and it feels nice not to be rushed into saying something.

‘I bet there is one bed that is large and comfortable. However, there is also one uncomfortable couch, too small for you. So people want to see whether or not you are a… gentleman and offer to sleep on the couch.’

‘You think?’ he asks frowning. ‘A bit far fetched, don’t you think?’

When we arrive at the tiny cottage, we walk inside. It’s nice decorated, warm colors mixed with nice hints of different pastel colors. My eye falls on the very uncomfortable looking couch that is pretty tiny if Henry is supposed to be sprawled out on that, but we don’t know what the rest looks like.

After a small tour through the house, we have come to the conclusion that there is indeed only one bed. I look over my shoulder, my eyes meeting Henry’s. ‘See?’

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Can legislation really make failing to act on climate change illegal?

One real problem in the fight against climate change is the short-term cycles of governments. Even when and if climate goals are set in law, there can often be few concrete measures to stop a succession of governments from taking decisions that collectively end up with them being missed.

To try and fight against this danger, a new and ambitious climate law recently passed in Denmark. The law tries to find a way around this issue and some of the other common pitfalls of climate laws.

This makes Denmark one of a small number of countries that are starting to provide new blueprints of how government can genuinely tackle climate change. This law could be one of the closest things to a law that would make the lack of effort to stop climate change genuinely illegal.

A petition launched in January 2019 for a climate law that would bring Denmark in line with its Paris Agreement goals. After just one week, the petition had been signed by over 50,000 people - around 1% of Denmark’s population.

Even though the demands of this petition failed to gain overall parliamentary support, they became a part of a growing climate movement that swept Denmark last year, along with many across the world. By the time Denmark’s election arrived in June, climate change had become a top election issue.

“The parties kind of overbid each other in their climate ambitions in order to win the election,” says Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen, general secretary of DanChurchAid, one of a group of NGOs behind the petition.

Denmark’s new government, once in office, began work on an ambitious climate law, which came into force in June.

It is one of the strongest laws of its kind in the world, because it avoids five big pitfalls of climate laws elsewhere.

1. Every year, the government will need to find a majority parliamentary approval of its global and national climate strategies. “The government will be held to account every year by the parliament,” says Dan Jørgensen, Denmark’s climate and energy minister. “If you’re not on track, the parliament can say, ‘Well, sorry, you’re not on track so you don’t get a majority.’ In theory, that will lead to a government having to step down.”

As governments come and go, laws often can too. Climate ambitions by one government can be at risk if a future government does not support them – as seen in the US when President Donald Trump entered the White House and reversed many of his predecessor’s environmental initiatives.

Denmark has tried to minimise this risk by negotiating cross-party support of its climate law. Eight of the 10 parties in the Danish parliament – who together make up around 95% of seats – ultimately voted for the law (members from two small parties voted against it).

2. Another key difference in Denmark’s new law is its evidence-based approach to what share of the global emissions cuts it is responsible for.

So far Denmark has reached just a 35% drop in emissions, so it has its work cut out over the next 10 years, including immediate action to reduce emissions now and support to development the tools needed to achieve deeper emissions reductions towards the end of the 2020s.

Denmark’s new law also aims for “net-zero” emissions by 2050, although its most likely this target would be reached closer to a 2040 deadline, says John Nordbo, senior advocacy adviser on climate at humanitarian aid non-profit Care Denmark.

3. Global emissions will need to reach “net zero” around mid-century to stay on track for 1.5C, according to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Any greenhouse gas emissions still occurring in 2050 will need to be balanced out with the same amount of emissions removal from the atmosphere.

This concept of net zero emissions may have its challenges, but a vision for long term emissions cuts will always be an essential part of any credible climate target. A flood of new “net-zero” climate goals have been set in recent years, including by the UK, France, Sweden, New Zealand, the EU at large and states within the US including California and New York. Suriname and Bhutan have already achieved net-zero emissions.

While the date of Denmark’s net zero target isn’t as ambitious as it could be, its promise to achieve all emissions cuts within its own borders helps to give it credibility.

4. Climate change is a global problem – if it is not tackled everywhere, it will affect everyone. The modern world is also incredibly intertwined: products – and resultant emissions – made in one place are actually consumed in another, while sharing green technologies across borders can also help other countries reduce their emissions.

Many countries skirt around this issue in their climate laws, but Denmark’s new law has a commitment to support other countries in cutting their emissions. It requires climate change to be integrated into foreign development aid and trade policy, and for the climate impacts of Danish imports and consumption to be considered.

“This means: what kind of climate funding do we give? How much money do we give to whom? Which bilateral co-operations have we got?” says Jørgensen. “We also acknowledge that okay, well, even if we reduce 70%, we are also a country that, on the negative side, imports a lot of goods from other countries that creates pollution, CO2 emissions. It’s a way of trying to institutionalise a part of a climate policy that’s difficult to set targets for.”

5. Denmark’s law also has a safeguard to make sure positive climate efforts in one part of its government aren’t undermined by those in another.

As climate change moves up the political agenda, an all-hands-on-deck approach is increasingly being prioritised. New Zealand’s government, for instance, said last year that all its major decisions will now be made through a climate change lens.

Denmark’s law likewise aims to ensure all policies support green sustainable development. It establishes a standing committee on “green transformation” to screen the sustainability of all policies, says Jørgensen. “We see this as a transformation of the Danish society that’s so big that it’s not just my ministry, it’s all ministries, including the foreign affairs ministry,” he adds. “They are also responsible for the global strategy that needs to be put forward every year.”

Denmark is also making efforts to include businesses and the public in its plans.

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Types of boas (part 1)

Boa refers to any animal within the family Boidae, these animals are generally new world and give live birth, unlike pythons. These all are, of course, nonvenomous. Boas range from sand boas to anacondas to amazon tree boas. Female boas are very likely to be bigger (sometimes significantly bigger) than males. I will breakdown posts by genus.

Boa genus:

This genus includes the 2 species (or some consider boa imperator a subspecies of boa constrictor) of boa "constrictors", red tailed boas and common boas, both species are called both, but generally Boa constrictors are red tails and Boa imperators are commons. Boas are nocturnal animals. They are usually solitary, except for mating. Afterwards, they will give birth to up to 60 young, which will be ready to go in minutes. They usually live on the ground, but are excellent swimmers and climbers. In the wild they can live up to 30 years, but in captivity they can live up to 40. When young, they will eat things like rodents, but as adult will eat things like monkeys and deer.

Newborn litter of boa imperator with their pink panther caramel albino mom

A boa constrictor in a tree

Boa constrictor:

This is your typical beautiful boa "constrictor" with that bright red tail. They do not have true morphs, only localities. Different localities are different sizes and are usually between 5-12 feet in length but the longest I believe was 14 feet. Their weight is generally 20-35 pounds although up to 100 pounds has been seen before.

The localities are:

Surinamese

Guyanese

Venezuelan

-Apure

-Bolivan

Brazilian

Belem

Peruvian

-Iquitos

-Pucallpa

Trinidad

Colombian

Juvenile Peruvian Pucallpa locality Boa constrictor

Adult Suriname locality Boa constrictor

Boa imperator:

These guys are the ones that morph into beautiful variety of colors and patterns. The morphless still have red tails, but it's not quite like the the true red tails. Along with morphs they also have localities too. They are average smaller than constrictors and usually are 4-8 feet in length but can reach up to 12. They are usually around 13 pounds.

The localities are:

Belize

-Crawl Cay

-Caulker Cay

Colombia

-Barranquilla

-Peters type B

Honduras

-Hog Island

-Roatan

Mexico

-Tarahumara Mountains

-Sonoran

-Tamaulipas

-Cancun

Nicaragua

Corn Island

Costa Rican

Panamanian

Ecuadorian

El Salvadorian

Venezuelan

-Paraguayan Peninsula Boa

Adult Belizean Crawl Cay locality Boa imperator

Juvenile Hog Island locality boa imperator

Adult Sonoran locality boa imperator

The morphs are:

Albino (Argentine) R

Albino (Caramel-hypo) R

Albino (Central) R

Albino (Costa Rican) R

Albino (Kahl) R

Albino (Prodigy) R

Albino (Sharp) R

Albino (VPI) R

Anerythristic (RDR Black Eye) R

Anerythristic (Type 1) R

Anerythristic (Type 2) R

Arabesque ID

Aztec ID

Black R

Blood R

Coral Albino (this ones honestly a mystery)

Cyclone ID

Fire ID

Flamingo Pastel D

Hypo ID

IMG ID

Inca ID

Jaguar R

Jungle ID

Keltic ID

Key West ID

Kraken ID

Kubsch Pastel D

Labyrinth ID

Leopard R

Monster Tail D

Motley (Argentine) ID

Motley (Central American) ID

Motley (Colombian) ID

Onyx ID

Paradox D

Pastel Dream D

Pink Panther D

Raptor ID

RC Pastel D

Redrum Pastel D

Reverse Stripe R

Roswell Laddertail ID

Salmon Hypo D

Scoria ID

Square Tail R

Sterling R

Striped Tail R

Summit Pastel D

Sunset D

Super Stripe R

I labeled them all D, ID, or R for dominant, incomplete dominant, or recessive. Dominant is where it only needs 1 of the gene to show and 1 and 2 genes look the same, incomplete dominant is where 1 gene and 2 genes look different, and recessive is where it needs 2 genes to show. Recessives with 1 gene look like their other morphs and are considered heterozygous. They have to be breed to another boa with 1 or 2 of the same recessive genes to make visual or het babies. Recessive or het adults bred to non visual or het adults can make het babies too.

Health issues with morphs: some morphs can have health issues that always or sometimes come with them. There may be more than this.

Albino: eye deformities

Super motley: doesn't survive to adulthood

Super jungle: can't reproduce

Super aztecs: coordination issues

Juvenile (possibly a newborn) sharp albino boa imperator

Sub adult scoria boa imperator

Newborn eclipse (leopard and Colombian motley) boa imperator

Boa constrictors are commonly kept as pets. They are active, alert, and usually tolerate handling well. They are harder to keep than snakes like ball pythons and most colubrids, but not extremely difficult like some snakes.

[[No photos are mine and all rights go to the owners, all info was found from various online sources]]

#snake #snakes #boa #boas #boa constrictor #boa imperator #reptile #reptiles #reptiblr #animal #animals #guide #reference #morph

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anthropolos · 6 years

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Feminist Anthropology Guide

I created this syllabus for a class last year. It isn’t doing any good in my drive, so I figured if anyone is interested in learning feminist anthropology (and archaeology / bio ant) on their own - given that many departments do not teach it - this can serve as a valuable resource. Enjoy!

WEEK 1 – EARLY WOMEN IN ANTHROPOLOGY

This week is designed to introduce students to how women’s perspectives became a topic of inquiry in the 1970s and 1980s. Week one explicitly includes readings where key women in anthropology called out male bias in the discipline.

Lamphere, Louise. 2004. “Unofficial Histories: A Vision of Anthropology from the Margins.” American Anthropologist 106 (1): 126-39.

Spender, Dale. 1982. “Putting it in Perspective: Margaret Mead (1901-1978).” In Women of Ideas and what Men Have Done to Them: From Aphra Behn to Adrienne Rich, 716-9. New York: Routledge.

Walker, Alice. 1979. “Looking for Zora.” In I Love Myself When I am Laughing: A Zora Neale Hurston Reader, edited by Alice Walker, 297-312. New York: The Feminist Press.

Recommended for Professor: Read the introduction, "Zora Neale Hurston: A Woman Half in Shadow,” by Mary Helen Washington in the Zora Neale Hurston Reader, p. 1-19. This gives a comprehensive background of her life and work for lecture during week one.

Slocum, Sally. 1975. “Woman the Gatherer: Male Bias in Anthropology.” In Towards an Anthropology of Women, edited by Rayna R. Reiter, 36-50. New York: Monthly Review Press.

This week’s learning objectives and outcomes:

Women were typically not included in ethnographic studies, with the idea being that men’s perspectives captured the whole truths of a culture.

Who we consider today to be accomplished women who helped shape the beginning of the discipline, such as Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, and Zora Neale Hurston, were women who were not given recognition while they were alive, and were denied elevated positions in universities and tenure.

There are more women in anthropology than just Mead, Benedict, and Hurston; anthropology is a field dominated by unrecognized, uncited, and disregarded women.

Men, who received much notoriety in anthropology, had very male-centric points of view on culture and the ‘natural’ subordination of women cross-culturally.

This week should show students how anthropology is still male-centric, and how it came to be that anthropologists study women. Students should also get an idea of the histories of important women figures in anthropology.

WEEK 2 – FEMINIST ANTHROPOLOGY

Week two introduces students to how feminist methodology was reconciled with traditional methods in anthropology and ethnography. Each reading for week two discusses the ways that anthropology and ethnography can recognize and incorporate feminist methodology.

Abu-Lughod, Lila. 1990. “Can There be a Feminist Ethnography?” Women & Performance 5 (1): 7-27.

Stacey, Judith. 1988. “Can There be a Feminist Ethnography?” Women’s Studies International Forum 11 (1): 21-7.

Behar, Ruth. 1995. “Introduction.” In Women Writing Culture, edited by Ruth Behar and Deborah A. Gordon, 1-23. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Davis, Dána-Ain, and Christa Craven. 2016. “How Does One Do Feminist Ethnography?” In Feminist Ethnography: Thinking Through Methodologies, Challenges, and Possibilities, 75-98. New York: Rowman & Littlefield.

This week’s learning objectives and outcomes:

Address the tension between feminism and its principles and anthropology’s main method of data collection: ethnography.

Overview how feminist anthropology went from incorporating women into studies to more serious feminist concerns of objectivity, self/Other imbalance, and abuse of power.

Students should get an idea of how feminist anthropology is an oxymoron from Abu-Lughod's (1990) and Stacey's (1988) readings. Students should read Behar's (1995) introduction because it outlines how feminist anthropology became what it is today. Finally, Davis and Craven's (2016) chapter gives an overview of how feminists approach ethnographic methods and theories. Their chapter also gives students examples from other famous feminist anthropologists as examples.

WEEK 3 – DOING FEMINIST ETHNOGRAPHY

Week three includes examples of works in anthropology and ethnography that utilize a feminist methodology. Each reading is representative of the way feminist principles and approaches have been used in the discipline.

Lewin, Ellen. 1995. “Writing Lesbian Ethnography.” In Women Writing Culture, edited by Ruth Behar and Deborah A. Gordon, 322-38. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Nader, Laura. 1972. “Up the Anthropologist – Perspectives Gained from Studying Up.” In Reinventing Anthropology, edited by Dell Hymes, 285-311. New York: Pantheon Books.

Kincaid, Jamaica. 1991. “On Seeing England for the First Time.” Transition 51: 32-40.

McClaurin, Irma. 2001. “Theorizing a Black Feminist Self in Anthropology: Toward an Autoethnographic Approach.” In Black Feminist Anthropology: Theory, Politics, Praxis, and Poetics, edited by Irma McClaurin, 49-76. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press.

This week’s learning objectives and outcomes:

There are many different ways that feminist anthropologists have tried to modify the ethnographic method to accommodate for feminist principles.

Students should be asked to think about whether Kincaid’s (1991) ethnographic vignette, Nader’s (1972) methods of studying up, Lewin’s (1995) lesbian ethnography, or McClaurin’s (2001) autoethnography could be considered feminist ethnography. Are they hitting at the core issues addressed by Stacey (1988) and Abu-Lughod (1990)?

Students should learn that there are other ways of doing ethnography than traditional, male-centric, objectifying methods typically taught in anthropology classrooms.

WEEK 4 –FEMINIST ANTHROPOLOGY OUTSIDE OF CULTURE

The readings for week four are meant to introduce students to the ways that feminist methodologies have been utilized across sub-disciplines. They are a reinforcement of what feminist principles/methodologies are, and how they can be adopted outside of social science research.

Kakaliouras, Ann. 2006. “Toward a (More) Feminist Pedagogy in Biological Anthropology: Ethnographic Reflections and Classroom Strategies.” In Feminist Anthropology: Past, Present, and Future, edited by Pamela L. Geller and Miranda K. Stockett, 143-55. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

Wekker, Gloria. 2006. “’What’s Identity Got to Do with It?’: Rethinking Identity in Light of the Mati Work in Suriname.” In Feminist Anthropology: A Reader, edited by Ellen Lewin, 435-48. Malden: Blackwell Publishing.

Wylie, Alison. 2007. “Doing Archaeology as a Feminist: Introduction.” Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 14: 209-16.

Dowson, Thomas. 2006. “Archaeologists, Feminists, and Queers: Sexual Politics in the Construction of the Past.” In Feminist Anthropology: Past, Present, and Future, edited by Pamela L. Geller and Miranda K. Stockett, 89-102. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

This week’s learning objectives and outcomes:

Feminism is a theory, a lens, a way of seeing the world that is applicable to more than just cultural anthropology.

Each student in the class can leave the unit knowing how feminism has been used to address their field of study. Such as:

Biological or physical anthropology students should see the ways that constructions of gender, race, and sexuality impact our interpretation of human biology. They should also get an idea as to the ethical concerns with analyzing indigenous remains.

Archaeology students should foremost recognize that cultural theories surrounding issues of patriarchy and gender have ramifications in their work. Like biological and cultural anthropology students, archaeology students should question the ethics of their work with indigenous remains and artifacts.

Sociolinguistic anthropology students should get an idea as to how local concepts surrounding gender, race, and sexuality impact language.

Projects

Unit Project/Assignment Option #1:

Have students read the blog posts cited here:

Watt, Elizabeth. 2018. “Why #MeToo is Complicated for Female Anthropologists.” The Familiar Strange, March 1. Retrieved from https://thefamiliarstrange.com/2018/03/01/why-metoo-is-complicated/

Hernandez, Carla. 2018. “Queer in the Field.” Queer Archaeology, February 21. Retrieved from https://queerarchaeology.com/2018/02/21/queer-in-the-field/

The first post talks about the sexual harassment and abuse women anthropologists face when they do field work, and how this impacts their view of the contemporary #MeToo movement. The second post talks about being a queer woman archaeologist in the field and facing both sexism and heterosexism. Have students read these blog posts and either write a short response paper, work together in groups, or present their standpoints to the class. These options depend on how much class time can be given to student presentations.

Unit Project/Assignment Option #2:

Students should write a short response paper based on their subdiscipline. Cultural anthropology students can decide whether feminist ethnography is possible, while sociolinguistic, archaeology, and biological anthropology students reflect on whether their methods can be feminist. This can be required on the final day of the unit, after students have an opportunity to read week four’s readings on feminist approaches in other subdisciplines. This can also be an opportunity for students to begin working on their undergraduate theses and write about how their thesis can accommodate for feminist principles. This can be informal and short, or a part of their final project for the course.

If unit could be extended, or if professor is seeking other readings to swap out or to offer to students for optional reading, incorporate the following pieces:

Abu-Lughod, Lila. 2000. “Locating Ethnography.” Ethnography 1 (2): 261-7.

Abu-Lughod, Lila. 2002. “Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving? Anthropological Reflections on Cultural Relativism and Its Others.” American Anthropologist 104 (3): 783-90.

Conkey, Margaret, and Janet Spector. 1984. “Archaeology and the Study of Gender.” Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory 7: 1-38.

Jones, Stacey Holman, and Tony E. Adams. 2010. “Autoethnography is a Queer Method.” In Queer Methods and Methodologies: Intersecting Queer Theories and Social Science Research, edited by Catherine J. Nash and Kath Browne, 195-214. New York: Routledge.

Kus, Susan. 2006. “In the Midst of the Moving Waters: Material, Metaphor, and Feminist Archaeology.” In Feminist Anthropology: Past, Present, and Future, edited by Pamela L. Geller and Miranda K. Stockett, 105-14. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

Lewin, Ellen. 2002. “Another Unhappy Marriage? Feminist Anthropology and Lesbian/Gay Studies.” In Out in Theory: The Emergence of Lesbian and Gay Anthropology, edited by Ellen Lewin and William L. Leap, 110-27. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

Lewin, Ellen. 2006. “Introduction.” In Feminist Anthropology: A Reader, edited by Ellen Lewin, 1-38. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. Only pages 18-26.

Newton, Esther. 1996. “My Best Informant’s Dress: The Erotic Equation in Fieldwork.” In Out in the Field: Reflections of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists, edited by Ellen Lewin and William L. Leap, 212-35. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

Ortner, Sherry B. 1974. “Is Female to Male as Nature Is to Culture?” In Woman, Culture, and Society, edited by Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo and Louise Lamphere, 68-87. Stanford: Stanford University Press.

Rodriguez, Cheryl. 2001. “A Homegirl Goes Home: Black Feminism and the Lure of Native Anthropology.” In Black Feminist Anthropology: Theory, Politics, Praxis, and Poetics, edited by Irma McClaurin, 233-55.

Rosaldo, Michelle Zimbalist. 1974. “Woman, Culture, and Society: A Theoretical Overview.” In Woman, Culture and Society, edited by Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo and Louise Lamphere 17-42. Stanford: Stanford University Press.

Rubin, Gayle. 1975. “The Traffic of Women: Notes on the Political Economy of Sex.” In Toward an Anthropology of Women, edited by Rayna R. Reiter, 157-210. New York: Monthly Review Press.

Syllabi sources that served as inspiration for authors to include:

http://www.anthropology.ua.edu/cultures/cultures.php?culture=Feminist%20Anthropology

https://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/soan/assets/SA_226_W13_Feldman_Savelsberg_syllabus__3_.pdf

https://anthropology.washington.edu/courses/2015/autumn/anth/353/a

http://home.wlu.edu/~goluboffs/275_2009.html

https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/files/mKWooKqSsg

http://anthro.rutgers.edu/downloads/undergraduate/236-378obrien2007/file

http://queeranthro.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/SexGender.pdf

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Scotiabank announces sale of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands operations

The Bank of Nova Scotia reported on Wednesday that it had achieved a consent to sell its activities in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands to 55-year-old Oriental Bank, a backup of San Juan, Puerto Rico-headquartered money related administrations organization OFG Bancorp, subject to administrative endorsements and standard shutting conditions.

'Until administrative endorsements are acquired and the exchange shuts, all tasks, branches and items will keep on working obviously. Oriental Bank and Scotiabank will cooperate to help encourage a smooth change for the business,' the discharge noted.

Oriental Bank is an expanded money related organization that gives individual and business banking administrations to clients, principally in Puerto Rico. Oriental Bank was established in 1964 and is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The firm has extended throughout the years because of natural development and key acquisitions. Oriental is focused on widening its activities and giving the most astounding nature of items and administrations to the general population and organizations of Puerto Rico and the USVI.

'Because of this declared exchange and as required under IFRS, the bank will record lost around $400 million after-charge in Q3 2019 and will be accounted for bookkeeping purposes in the other section. Most of this misfortune speaks to the conveying estimation of altruism identifying with Puerto Rico. After shutting, an after-charge increase of around $50 million will be recorded relating essentially to gathered remote money interpretation gains and the premium got on the USVI activities.

'These sums might be liable to modification at shutting which may modify the bank's complete overal deficit to between $300 million to $360 million after-charge. The exchange will improve the bank's acknowledge quality, as it lessens gross and net impeded credits, and expands basic value Tier 1 (CET1) proportion by roughly five premise focuses.

'With this exchange, and others which have recently been freely declared, the repositioning of our worldwide impression will be generously finished,' the discharge said. 'Our more keen geographic center enables us to drive feasible profit development in these key markets, improve income quality and the client experience while decreasing danger,' the discharge said.

Credit Suisse and Scotiabank's Global Banking and Markets Division went about as co-budgetary consultants to Scotiabank on this exchange. Sullivan and Cromwell LLP went about as Scotiabank's legitimate counsel on the deal.

Last November, Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) reported that it had consented to gain Scotiabank's tasks in the Eastern Caribbean, including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines, just as activities in Guyana and St Maarten.

RFHL is the proprietor of the majority of the banks in the Republic Bank Group – Republic Bank Limited, Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited, Republic Bank (Barbados) Limited, Republic Bank (Grenada) Limited, Republic Bank (Suriname) Limited.

At the news gathering following the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), two-day meeting, leader of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit and head administrator of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne express worry that the best enthusiasm of the general population is of fundamental significance.

'All moves made ought to secure the natives and affirmations that nearby banks will be offered need to buy Scotiabank's tasks… and that neighborhood clients' speculations and sparing will be ensured.'

LIAT, Scotiabank, provincial initiative overwhelm OECS news meeting

In February, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank said that the survey of the application for the clearance of a portion of Scotiabank's Caribbean activities to Republic Financial Holdings Ltd is at a propelled stage, and Republic is so far following the majority of the ECCB's solicitations for information identifying with the exchange [US$123 million].

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