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Coronavirus: Stephen Fry and Grayson Perry warn UK could become 'cultural wasteland'

'We must act, and act fast'




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Grayson Perry's Art Club has a radical, essential message – your art doesn't need to be good

Many of us need a modern-day Bob Ross in the shape of Grayson Perry, writes Lucy Jones, to help us reconnect with the child within who just wants to push paint around the page





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Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Grayson County, Virginia, on Bailout from the Voting Rights Act

The Justice Department announced that it has reached an agreement with Grayson County, Va., that will allow for the county and its four political subdivisions, the Grayson County School District and the towns of Independence, Fries and Troutdale, Va., to bail out from their status as “covered jurisdictions” under the special provisions of the Voting Rights Act, and thereby exempt these jurisdictions from the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The agreement is in the form of a consent decree filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and must be approved by the court.



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After second verdict in Freddie Gray case, Baltimore's economic challenges remain


Baltimore police officer Edward Nero, one of six being tried separately in relation to the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, has been acquitted on all counts. The outcome for officer Nero was widely expected, but officials are nonetheless aware of the level of frustration and anger that remains in the city. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake said: "We once again ask the citizens to be patient and to allow the entire process to come to a conclusion."

Since Baltimore came to national attention, Brookings scholars have probed the city’s challenges and opportunities, as well addressing broader questions of place, race and opportunity.

  • In this podcast, Jennifer Vey describes how, for parts of Baltimore, economic growth has been largely a spectator sport: "1/5 people in Baltimore lives in a neighborhood of extreme poverty, and yet these communities are located in a relatively affluent metro area, in a city with many vibrant and growing neighborhoods."
  • Vey and her colleague Alan Berube, in this piece on the "Two Baltimores," reinforce the point about the distribution of economic opportunity and resources in the city:
    In 2013, 40,000 Baltimore households earned at least $100,000. Compare that to Milwaukee, a similar-sized city where only half as many households have such high incomes. As our analysis uncovered, jobs in Baltimore pay about $7,000 more on average than those nationally. The increasing presence of high-earning households and good jobs in Baltimore City helps explain why, as the piece itself notes, the city’s bond rating has improved and property values are rising at a healthy clip."
  • Groundbreaking work by Raj Chetty, which we summarized here, shows that Baltimore City is the worst place for a boy to grow up in the U.S. in terms of their likely adult earnings:
  • Here Amy Liu offered some advice to the new mayor of the city: "I commend the much-needed focus on equity but…the mayoral candidates should not lose sight of another critical piece of the equity equation: economic growth."
  • Following an event focused on race, place and opportunity, in this piece I drew out "Six policies to improve social mobility," including better targeting of housing vouchers, more incentives to build affordable homes in better-off neighborhoods, and looser zoning restrictions.
  • Frederick C. Harris assessed President Obama’s initiative to help young men of color, "My Brother’s Keeper," praising many policy shifts and calling for a renewed focus on social capital and educational access. But Harris also warned that rhetoric counts and that a priority for policymakers is to "challenge some misconceptions about the shortcomings of black men, which have become a part of the negative public discourse."
  • Malcolm Sparrow has a Brookings book on policing reform, "Handcuffed: What Holds Policing Back, and the Keys to Reform" (there is a selection here on Medium). Sparrow writes:
    Citizens of any mature democracy can expect and should demand police services that are responsive to their needs, tolerant of diversity, and skillful in unraveling and tackling crime and other community problems. They should expect and demand that police officers are decent, courteous, humane, sparing and skillful in the use of force, respectful of citizens’ rights, disciplined, and professional. These are ordinary, reasonable expectations."

Five more police officers await their verdicts. But the city of Baltimore should not have to wait much longer for stronger governance, and more inclusive growth.

Image Source: © Bryan Woolston / Reuters
      
 
 




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After second verdict in Freddie Gray case, Baltimore's economic challenges remain


Baltimore police officer Edward Nero, one of six being tried separately in relation to the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, has been acquitted on all counts. The outcome for officer Nero was widely expected, but officials are nonetheless aware of the level of frustration and anger that remains in the city. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake said: "We once again ask the citizens to be patient and to allow the entire process to come to a conclusion."

Since Baltimore came to national attention, Brookings scholars have probed the city’s challenges and opportunities, as well addressing broader questions of place, race and opportunity.

  • In this podcast, Jennifer Vey describes how, for parts of Baltimore, economic growth has been largely a spectator sport: "1/5 people in Baltimore lives in a neighborhood of extreme poverty, and yet these communities are located in a relatively affluent metro area, in a city with many vibrant and growing neighborhoods."
  • Vey and her colleague Alan Berube, in this piece on the "Two Baltimores," reinforce the point about the distribution of economic opportunity and resources in the city:
    In 2013, 40,000 Baltimore households earned at least $100,000. Compare that to Milwaukee, a similar-sized city where only half as many households have such high incomes. As our analysis uncovered, jobs in Baltimore pay about $7,000 more on average than those nationally. The increasing presence of high-earning households and good jobs in Baltimore City helps explain why, as the piece itself notes, the city’s bond rating has improved and property values are rising at a healthy clip."
  • Groundbreaking work by Raj Chetty, which we summarized here, shows that Baltimore City is the worst place for a boy to grow up in the U.S. in terms of their likely adult earnings:
  • Here Amy Liu offered some advice to the new mayor of the city: "I commend the much-needed focus on equity but…the mayoral candidates should not lose sight of another critical piece of the equity equation: economic growth."
  • Following an event focused on race, place and opportunity, in this piece I drew out "Six policies to improve social mobility," including better targeting of housing vouchers, more incentives to build affordable homes in better-off neighborhoods, and looser zoning restrictions.
  • Frederick C. Harris assessed President Obama’s initiative to help young men of color, "My Brother’s Keeper," praising many policy shifts and calling for a renewed focus on social capital and educational access. But Harris also warned that rhetoric counts and that a priority for policymakers is to "challenge some misconceptions about the shortcomings of black men, which have become a part of the negative public discourse."
  • Malcolm Sparrow has a Brookings book on policing reform, "Handcuffed: What Holds Policing Back, and the Keys to Reform" (there is a selection here on Medium). Sparrow writes:
    Citizens of any mature democracy can expect and should demand police services that are responsive to their needs, tolerant of diversity, and skillful in unraveling and tackling crime and other community problems. They should expect and demand that police officers are decent, courteous, humane, sparing and skillful in the use of force, respectful of citizens’ rights, disciplined, and professional. These are ordinary, reasonable expectations."

Five more police officers await their verdicts. But the city of Baltimore should not have to wait much longer for stronger governance, and more inclusive growth.

Image Source: © Bryan Woolston / Reuters
     
 
 




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Garage by Graypants is gorgeous and green

Known to TreeHugger for their trademark lamps, the Seattle practice does a bigger building




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Gray Area: Provocations on the Future of Preservation

The mixing of old and new is one of the toughest things to deal with in architecture. Do you try to blend in, doing faux old, or stand out in contrast? Does everything get perserved in amber or can




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Thousands of African gray parrots rescued from traffickers in Congo (video)

Wildlife Conservation Society is treating the purloined parrots at a specially built care facility; some 900 have been released back into the wild.




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Tree-dwelling gray foxes decorate with skeletons

As the only canids that can climb trees, gray foxes frequently drag fawn and rabbit skeletons onto the branches with them.




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Photo: Great gray owl goes hunting

Our majestic photo of the day comes from Quebec, Canada.




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Graypants, the Kings of Cardboard, Move into Metal

We have been fans of Seattle's Graypants for a while; Seth, Jonathan and Jon "strive to come up with designs and ideas that are thoughtful and have an impact, whether it be furniture, lighting, architecture or graphics." Most of the work we have shown




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The complicated and controversial story of Eileen Gray's E.1027 House

It's got everything: “Design, construction, love, betrayal, and eventually murder. Just a typical architectural project.”




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Singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock's 'dream wedding' with footballer Andre Gray is 'over'

Brit singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock's dream of a summer wedding to Wolverhampton-born footballer Andre Gray, 28, has been shattered and to say she is merely disappointed is an understatement.

Leigh-Anne, 28, and Andre were to tie the knot in a private ceremony before the Coronavirus-caused lockdown emerged as
a hurdle.

Talking about her secret wedding plans, the Little Mix music group star, Leigh-Anne, told British tabloid, The Daily Star: “The wedding is probably not going to happen now because we can't go anywhere. He's probably not going to do it in the house. So it looks like my dream is officially over. I've not really been planning it, but every girl has got the idea of what they want; it is a dream of mine.”

Leigh-Anne and the Watford player have been together since 2016 and were looking forward to be husband and wife. “We both want it so bad. If I wasn't in Little Mix, we probably would have started planning already.”

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Blackpool sack Simon Grayson after dreadful run of just one win in previous 12 games

Blackpool have sacked manager Simon Grayson after a dreadful run of just one win in 12 games. The League One club were fourth in December but are now down in 15th.




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Jonny Gray signs two-year deal to join Exeter Chiefs next season

Scotland lock Jonny Gray has signed a two-year deal to join Exeter Chiefs next season from Glasgow Warriors. Gray follows Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell in leaving Glasgow in recent times.




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Jonny Gray is ruled out for the rest of Six Nations after Scotland lock injured hand England defeat

Scotland lock Jonny Gray has been ruled out of the remainder of the Guinness Six Nations through injury. The Scottish Rugby Union confirmed the 57-times capped forward had suffered a hand injury.




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Andre Gray hits out at the FA and police for lack of action over racist abuse

Andre Gray has accused the FA and police of doing 'nothing' after he and his team-mates were hit with a barrage of racist abuse online. He was speaking for new BBC Three film Shame In The Game.




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Grayson Perry says Ed Miliband should NOT lead Labour's probe into disastrous election result 

The Turner winning ceramicist Grayson Perry delivered an acute and sharp-eyed diagnosis of Labour's failings after he was invited to guest-edit BBC Radio Four's Today programme.




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JOHN GRAY: Why the working class is deserting Labour

JOHN GRAY: The Conservatives are expanding their support among working-class people, while Labour's support among them is plummeting.




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Mila Kunis goes makeup-free in gray top and skinny jeans on dinner date with Ashton Kutcher

Their outing comes a week to the day after Kunis celebrated her 36th birthday on August 14.




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Who is 'Loren' in Taylor Swift's new music video? All about TikTok star Loren Gray

The girl that Taylor calls 'Loren' in her new music video for The Man is singer Loren Gray, 17, who has 39.6 million followers on TikTok.




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Exeter will play Jonny Gray this season if fixtures resume in July

Exeter coach Rob Baxter could finish the season with a new-look team if the Premiership resumes in summer. Standard contracts run until June 30, when many players will transfer to new clubs.




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Andre Gray recounts Eden Hazard greatness and watching team-mates almost throw up

Livewire Watford striker Andre Gray has used the temporary break from football to recount some of his best memories from the game, including the brilliance of Eden Hazard and a donut-eating test.




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Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall implies Leigh-Anne Pinnock has loud sex with beau Andre Gray on tour

Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall left her bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock cringing on Wednesday as she implied the star has loud sex with her boyfriend Andre Gray on tour.




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Leigh-Anne Pinnock praises boyfriend Andre Gray for 'putting up' with her in lockdown

The Little Mix songstress, 28, praised her boyfriend, also 28, for 'putting up' with her and her mood swings while sharing a sizzling snap of the duo on Monday




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Victory In The Kitchen by Annie Gray review: 'Popular history at its very best'

If armies march on their stomachs, the same is true of the politicians who send them into war. Winston Churchill wouldn't have been half the man he was without the food made for him by his resident cook.




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Ex-Corrie star Gray O'Brien shares battle with stage four cancer

The actor, 51, revealed he's been secretly battling stage four tonsil cancer, and shared his delight over completing his treatment by ringing a bell in hospital in a clip posted to Twitter on Monday.




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Grays named cheapest commuter town for London workers in 2020

Those living in Grays and commuting to the capital pay a combined annual cost of £15,008 for their mortgage and season ticket, research from Zoopla found.




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Living in a gray zone


Prem Kumar travels across the country, finding disabled children living in isolation and despair, carrying nature's cruel dispensation. But he is heartened as well by inspiring work that so many organisations carry out, and hopes that a brighter future awaits the children, thanks to their efforts.




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Water technology: an introduction for environmental scientists and engineers / Nick Gray

Online Resource




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Gray Hat SEO: How to Improve Your Search Results Without Breaking The Rules

Gray Hat SEO is an SEO practice that's riskier than White Hat SEO, but one that may or may not result in your site being banned from search engines and their affiliate sites. Generally, Gray Hat SEO practices belong in neither the Black Hat nor White Hat category because the terms of service regarding the issue are unclear. In this tutorial, you will get the answers to the following questions:

What is Gray Hat SEO?
Why does it matter?
What Gray Hat SEO should mean to you

complete article




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The history of philosophy / A.C. Grayling

Dewey Library - B72.G73 2019




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Ecological systems integrity : governance, law, and human rights / edited by Laura Westra, Janice Gray, and Vasiliki Karageorgou




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Cheshire, Fifoot and Furmston's law of contract / M.P. Furmston (Bencher of Gray's Inn, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Bristol, Emeritus Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, Professor of Law, Sunway University, Malaysia) ;

Furmston, M. P., author




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Project management : the managerial process / Erik W. Larson, Clifford F. Gray, Oregon State University

Larson, Erik W., 1952- author




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Doing research in the real world / David E Gray

Gray, David E. (David Edward), 1952- author




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Scientists Create a Light-Guided Robotic Stingray Using Rat Parts

A team of scientists at Harvard created an artificial stingray out of rat parts, which can be remote-controlled around a tank using light beams as part of the team's ongoing research on how to make artificial organs.




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Race, gender, and deviance in Xbox live: theoretical perspectives from the virtual margins / Kishonna L. Gray

Hayden Library - GV1469.34.V56 G73 2014




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Feminism in play / Kishonna L. Gray, Gerald Voorhees, Emma Vossen, editors

Barker Library - GV1469.17.S63 F46 2018




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Woke gaming: digital challenges to opression and social injustice / edited by Kishonna L. Gray and David J. Leonard

Dewey Library - GV1469.34.S52 W65 2018




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Top 3 Bible Studies on Gray Areas of Faith for Fall 2019

This fall’s top three list cover bible studies on gray areas of faith. Each curriculum gives you resources to lead a group study, but is also perfect as your own personal study.




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Palm / Fred Gray

Browsery QK495.P17 G739 2018




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Shades of gray: writing the new American multiracialism / Molly Littlewood McKibbin

Dewey Library - PS231.R32 M45 2018




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Ghost work: how to stop Silicon Valley from building a new global underclass / Mary L. Gray and Siddharth Suri

Dewey Library - HD6331.G826 2019




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Why science and art creativities matter : (re-)configuring STEAM for future-making education / edited by Pamela Burnard and Laura Colucci-Gray




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Love luck and larceny : memoirs from Broome 1942 / John Thompson-Gray

Thompson-Gray, John, 1942-, author




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Exploring political legacies Stephen Farrall, Colin Hay, Emily Gray

Online Resource




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L. Patrick Gray III papers, 1931-2008 [New Finding Aid]

Lawyer, assistant attorney general for the United States Department of Justice Civil Division, and acting director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Correspondence, memoranda, notes, writings, speeches, testimony, legal records, military records, photographs, printed matter, and other papers relating chiefly to Gray's time as acting director of the FBI during the...




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Interactions in the marine benthos : global patterns and processes / edited by Stephen J. Hawkins, Katrin Bohn, Louise B. Firth, Gray A. Williams