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Opening Keynote: Being Human in a World of Supposedly Smart, Digital, Networked Technology
Brett Frischmann
Monday, 25 March, 2019
Free for GALA Members
$75.00 for Non-Members
Humans have been shaped by technology since the dawn of time. Yet techno-social engineering of humans exists on an unprecedented scale and scope, and it is only growing more pervasive as we embed networked sensors in our public and private spaces, our devices, our clothing, and ourselves.
Frischmann will examine how digital networked technologies affect our humanity. Instead of focusing on the doomsday scenario of super-intelligent, sentient AI enslaving humans, Frischmann will focus on how we engineer ourselves, how we outsource critical thinking to supposedly smart tech, and in doing so, risk deskilling ourselves. In short, Frischmann is less concerned with the engineering of intelligent machines than the engineering of unintelligent humans.
He will consider questions such as: When and how do humans become programmable? Can we detect when this happens? How will we evaluate it? What makes us human? What about being human matters?
He will propose a useful framework for examining these issues. Specifically, he will describe a series of reverse Turing tests that explicitly ask when humans are indistinguishable from simple machines with respect to basic capabilities.
Brett Frischmann is the Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics, Villanova University. He is also an affiliated scholar of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, a trustee for the Nexa Center for Internet & Society, Politecnico di Torino, and a Faculty Affiliate of the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University, Bloomington. He teaches courses in intellectual property, Internet law, privacy, and technology policy. Frischmann is a prolific author, whose articles have appeared in numerous leading academic journals. He has published important books on the relationships between infrastructural resources, governance, commons, and spillovers, including Infrastructure: The Social Value of Shared Resources (Oxford University Press, 2012), Governing Knowledge Commons (Oxford University Press, 2014, with Michael Madison and Katherine Strandburg), and Governing Medical Knowledge Commons (Cambridge University Press, Winter 2017, with Michael Madison and Katherine Strandburg). Frischmann also writes for a more general audience, publishing with Scientific American, Science, The Guardian, and many other public outlets. His most recent work examines the relationships between technology and humanity. His book, Re-Engineering Humanity, co-authored with RIT philosophy professor Evan Selinger, was selected as one of The Guardian's Best Books of 2018. This interdisciplinary book rigorously examines the supposedly smart techno-social systems that efficiently govern more and more of our lives. Frischmann also explores these themes in his recently published novel, Shephard's Drone.
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Major Australian TV network Nine posts $160 million loss
By ROD McGUIRK Published August 24, 2017 MarketsAssociated Press
Nine Entertainment Co. is the latest Australian free-to-air television network owner in the red, posting a 203 million Australian dollar ($160 million) loss for the last fiscal year due to a weak advertising market and asset write downs.
Seven West Media Ltd., which owns Nine Network's main ratings rival Seven Network, posted a AU$744 million loss on Aug. 16 in another indication of the financial strain on Australia's traditional media landscape that has prompted the government's latest attempt to loosen ownership restrictions.
Ten Network Holdings Ltd., owner of the only other major free-to-air broadcaster, Ten Network, appointed administrators in June after its billionaire backers, Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon, refused to guarantee a new AU$250 million bank loan when a current AU$200 million loan is due to expire in December.
Nine reported on Thursday a A$260 million write down in the network's value plus a AU$86 million provision to break a contract to buy Warner Bros. U.S. dramas and comedies.
The AU$203 million loss for the year through June followed a AU$33 million profit in the previous year.
The network blamed a weak ad market plus Seven Network broadcasting the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for a 4.4 percent fall in revenue to AU$1.08 billion. The total Australian television advertising market declined by 3.5 percent in the year.
Murdoch, who co-chairs News Corp. with his father Rupert, and Gordon, who owns regional network WIN Television, want to each buy a 50 percent share in the Ten Network.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said Thursday it would not oppose the joint bid, saying it was unlikely to result in a "substantial lessening of competition in any relevant market."
But the deal is blocked by federal laws passed in the 1980s to ensure diversity of media ownership.
Murdoch is blocked by a ban on a single company owning a TV station, radio station and a newspaper in one city. Companies can own any two, but not all three.
Gordon is blocked by a prohibition on a single company having a license to broadcast to more than 75 percent of the Australian population, because of his regional television reach.
The main opposition party, concerned by News Corp.'s dominance in the Australian newspaper market, opposes the changes. So the government is negotiating with independent lawmakers and minor parties in a bid to get the reforms through the Senate.
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Debt ceiling debate still massive obstacle for Congress
By Brittany De Lea Published August 01, 2017 CongressFOXBusiness
Following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday morning, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) offered little concrete assurances of reaching an agreement to raise the debt limit before Mnuchin’s September deadline.
“We are looking for a way forward,” McConnell said to reporters, adding that he hopes to raise the debt ceiling “sometime in the next month or so.”
Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said during a press briefing Tuesday that the Trump administration believes “it’s important to raise the debt ceiling as soon as possible.”
On Friday, Mnuchin – who has been requesting for months that Congress strike a deal to raise the debt ceiling prior to leaving Capitol Hill in August – wrote a letter to lawmakers saying the borrowing limit must be raised by September 29 or the U.S. could run out of money to pay its bills.
“Based upon our available information, I believe that it is critical that Congress act to increase the nation's borrowing authority by September 29, 2017. I urge Congress to act promptly on this important matter,” Mnuchin’s letter read.
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While Republicans struggle to bring Democrats to the table on their big-ticket agenda items, they may also experience intraparty divisions where the debt ceiling debate is concerned. Conservative members of the party traditionally favor attaching spending reform riders to the debt limit increase as a way to move toward a balanced budget over time. However, Mnuchin has pressed multiple times for a “clean” debt ceiling bill, passed with no strings attached.
That debate has caused some division within the administration itself. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, a known deficit hawk, has indicated he and Mnuchin are at odds about whether the debt ceiling legislation should have spending provisions added on.
President Obama temporarily suspended the debt ceiling until March 2017—since then the government has been paying its bills using “extraordinary measures.” The worry now is how much longer it can sustain those measures, which, as indicated by the administration, appears to be sometime in the early Fall.
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Outcast Season 1: A Dark & Twisted Horror Drama That Shakes Up The Exorcism Genre [Review]
Keven Skinner reviews August 15, 2016 Brent Spiner, David Denman, image, outcast, Patrick Fugit, paul azaceta, Philip Glenister, Reg E. Cathey, robert kirkman, Wrenn Schmidt 0 Comment
Outcast is an upcoming Cinemax horror series based on the Image Comics series from creator Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) and artist Paul Azaceta. It stars Patrick Fugit, Philip Glenister, Reg E. Cathey, Wrenn Schmidt, Brent Spiner and director Adam Wingard (You’re Next) helms the pilot episode. The 10-episode first season debuted Friday June 3, 2016. Read more
“Come and Get Me.” The New Outcast Trailer & Poster Have Arrived From The Creator of The Walking Dead
Keven Skinner previews May 9, 2016 adam wingard, cinemax, outcast, Patrick Fugit, paul azaceta, Philip Glenister, robert kirkman 0 Comment
Outcast is an upcoming Cinemax horror series based on the Image Comics series from creator Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) and artist Paul Azaceta. It stars Patrick Fugit, Philip Glenister and director Adam Wingard (You’re Next) helms the pilot episode. The 10-episode first season debuts Friday June 3, 2016.
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Oceans Started Warming 135 Years Ago, Study Suggests
The world's oceans have been warming for more than 100 years, twice as long as previously believed, new research suggests.
The findings could help scientists better understand the Earth's record of sea-level rise, which is partly due to the expansion of water that happens as it heats up, researchers added.
"Temperature is one of the most fundamental descriptors of the physical state of the ocean," said the study's lead author,Dean Roemmich, an oceanographer at the University of California, San Diego. "Beyond simply knowing that the oceans are warming, [the results] will help us answer a few climate questions."
From 1872 to 1876, the HMS Challenger sailed the world's oceans along a 69,000-nautical-mile track, crossing the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. During the voyage, scientists among the 200-person crew took 300 ocean-temperature profiles, or measurements at several depths in each spot, with pressure-protected thermometers.
Roemmich and his colleagues compared Challenger temperatures with data from the modern-day Argo project, which uses 3,500 free-drifting floats to measure the temperature and salinity, or salt content, of the world's oceans every 10 days. The comparison showed a 1.1-degree Fahrenheit (0.59-degree Celsius) temperature increase at the ocean's surface over the last 135 years, a result corroborated by a large body of sea-surface temperature data that goes back more than 100 years. [The World's Biggest Oceans and Seas]
"That is a substantial amount of warming," Roemmich told LiveScience. Ocean warming has been previously linked to glacial melting and mass coral bleaching.
The team also looked at subsurface temperature differences between Challenger and Argo, taking into account several sources of error in the Challenger readings. One issue with the Challenger data, Roemmich explained, is that the vessel's scientists didn't directly measure the depth of their thermometers; they measured only the length of the line extending the instruments into the water. Because of ocean currents, it's nearly impossible to get a line to be completely vertical in the water, resulting in an actual depth that is a little less than the full length of the line.
"What you are then going to see is a temperature that is a little warmer than it would have been if the line has been perfectly vertical," Roemmich said, referring to the fact that temperatures are typically warmer at shallower depths. Other Challenger errors include incorrect measurements of pressure effects on the thermometers and faulty thermometer readings, he added.
Accounting for these issues, Roemmich and his team found that, on average, global ocean temperatures increased by 0.59 degrees F (0.33 degrees C) in the upper ocean down to about 2,300 feet (700 meters). This global temperature change is twice what scientists have observed for the past 50 years, suggesting that the oceans have been warming for much longer than just a few decades.
Given that thermal expansion is believed to be a major contributor to sea-level rise, Roemmich believes that the results of the study will help scientists better understand the historical record of the rising sea levels, which have been increasing since the 19th century.
Roemmich also thinks the results have important implications for understanding the imbalance of the planet's energy budget. Previous research has shown that the Earth is absorbing more heat than it is radiating, and that 90 percent of the excess heat added to the climate system since the 1960s has been stored in the oceans. "So that means that the ocean temperature is probably the most direct measure we have of the energy imbalance of the whole climate system," he said.
The study was published online yesterday (April 1) in the journal Nature Climate Change and supported by U.S. Argo through a grant by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Follow LiveScience for the latest in science news and discoveries on Twitter @livescience and on Facebook.
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Al Gore Opens Tribeca Film Festival With Global Warming Films
NEW YORK – The sixth annual Tribeca Film Festival opened Wednesday night at a gala hosted by former Vice President Al Gore as the festival expanded its social mission with a slate of global warming-themed films.
The festival, which was founded after the Sept. 11 attacks to rejuvenate Lower Manhattan, opened with the premiere of nine short films produced by SOS (Save Our Selves), an organization to raise awareness on climate change.
The night signified not only the opening of this year's festival, but also the growing connection between filmmakers and the issue of global warming. Gore, who starred in the Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," said artists play an important role in the movement.
"Art, music, film, dance, poetry — all the arts — have long been our greatest tools to explore the regions of imagination that defy our efforts to think rationally about subjects that our emotions tell us are too painful to contemplate," he said.
Gore spoke optimistically of the potential for change. "Somehow, we do have to penetrate that shell of denial," he said.
Tribeca, which held its first festival in 2002, was founded by Robert De Niro, his producing partner, Jane Rosenthal, and her husband, the entrepreneur Craig Hatkoff.
"The Tribeca Film Festival sprang from needs of community," Rosenthal said. "We've learned that every bit helps."
Though festivals customarily open with the premiere of a high-profile feature-length film, Rosenthal told The Associated Press ahead of Tribeca's opening that the decision was easy.
"I don't know what a traditional festival is," Rosenthal said. "Being able to shine a light on an issue and show interesting short films is better than showing some mediocre movie."
SOS founder Kevin Wall said the organization has commissioned 60 short films. The nine shown Wednesday night generally ran about five minutes long and sometimes felt like public service announcements.
They included visions of a flooded New York City, an animated hippo and turtle talking about changing temperatures, footage from a giant landfill in Brazil and a reminder of the especially harsh effect global warming is expected to have on Africa.
Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, whose documentary "Jesus Camp" played at Tribeca last year and went on to land an Oscar nomination, showed a film entitled "One Less Car" that showed the benefits of riding a bike in New York City.
Rob Reiner, whose films include "When Harry Met Sally" and "Stand By Me," presented a 15-minute film on the reunion of Spinal Tap, the mock heavy metal band immortalized in his 1984 mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap."
The band will play in London on July 7 as part of the global Live Earth concerts, also produced by SOS. The concerts will raise funds for the Alliance for Climate Protection, of which Gore is chairman.
The festivities concluded with a three-song set from Jon Bon Jovi. He played Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," his own "Livin' on a Prayer" and the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun."
"I'm not here to pick a fight," Bon Jovi said. "I'm here as a dad; I'm here as a husband; I'm here as a citizen of the country and the world."
Others in attendance included Martin Scorsese, Petra Nemcova, Jimmy Fallon, Diego Luna, Christopher Walken, Paul Haggis and Josh Lucas.
At a press conference earlier Wednesday for the festival — which runs until May 6 — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called Gore "the world's hottest leading man."
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Afghanistan's Karzai slams US 'threats' over security deal to let troops stay past 2014
PARIS – Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has lashed out at the United States, accusing it of making threats in the dispute over an agreement to keep U.S. troops in the country beyond 2014.
In an interview with the French daily Le Monde, Karzai says the U.S. is "absolutely" acting like a colonial power in its attempts to force him to sign the bilateral security agreement by the end of this year. The paper quoted him as assaying: "The threats they are making, 'We won't pay salaries, we'll drive you into a civil war.' These are threats."
Washington and NATO officials say the pact is critical to the plan to keep thousands of forces in Afghanistan after 2014 for a training and counterterrorism mission.
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Ponds lifts St. John’s past No. 10 Marquette 70-69
MILWAUKEE (AP) — After No. 10 Marquette erased a 15-point deficit, St. John’s had the ball in the right spot in the closing seconds — Shamorie Ponds‘ hands.
Ponds scored 28 points, including a go-ahead layup with 16 seconds left, to give St. John’s a 70-69 victory over the Golden Eagles on Tuesday night.
The loss ended an eight-game winning streak for the Golden Eagles and was their first defeat at their new home this season after 14 victories. Both of their conference losses have come against St. John’s.
“I was just trying to stay composed and not get sped up,” said Ponds, who had 13 of St. John’s final 14 points. “It was getting loud in there when they were making their run. I was just trying to slow the game down. We pretty much had a 15-point lead, they cut it and took the lead. You just try to stay composed and try to keep their crowd out of it.”
Marquette, which trailed 49-34 early in the second half, took a 69-68 lead on a 3-pointer from the right corner by Sacar Amin with 32 seconds left.
On the ensuing possession, Anim slipped, allowing Ponds to drive for the basket. Marquette’s Markus Howard missed an off-balance 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1.9 seconds left.
“I was just in attack mode and I got by him and I finished at the rim,” Ponds said. “I just didn’t feel him behind me, and I just tried to hurry and put it up because the shot-blocker was coming.”
Marvin Clark II was fouled on the rebound. He missed both free throws, including the second one on purpose. Sam Hauser rebounded for Marquette, but missed the desperation heave that harmlessly hit the bottom of the backboard.
Hauser scored 19 points and Howard 17 for Marquette (19-4, 8-2 Big East), which lost at St. John’s 89-69 on Jan. 1.
“We’ve got some length and some guys who can move their feet, so I think the switching helps,” St. John’s coach Chris Mullin said. “But you’ve still got to guard them. Howard can get free; he can get 40 in a half. And the Hauser brothers, if you give them an inch, they’ll make shots. Overall, we did a really, really good job again. They got hot toward the end and started getting free a little bit.
Justin Simon added 19 points and Mustapha Heron 10 for St. John’s (17-6, 5-5), which was coming off 91-61 loss to second-ranked Duke.
With the game tight late in the second half, Ponds scored five points from the free throw line to put St. John’s up 68-63, but Hauser hit a 3-pointer to make it 68-66 with 1:13 left.
After a missed drive by Ponds, Marquette pushed the ball and Howard found Amin for his go-ahead 3.
“I didn’t think we had the spirit and connectivity and fight this team has shown,” said Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski. “When we have those things, we’re good. We’re beatable, but we’re good. When we don’t have those things, we’re really beatable. And, St. John’s had all those things at a much higher level.”
St. John’s led 40-30 at the half and extended it to 49-34 on a layin by Ponds with 15:42 remaining.
The Red Storm took their biggest lead of the half at 25-13 before Howard finally shook loose. Howard missed his first six shots, including three from beyond the arc, before scoring nine consecutive points for Marquette to cut the lead to 27-22.
St. John’s: The Red Storm is 10-2 at home, 9-1 at Carnesecca Arena and 1-1 at Madison Square Garden. St. John’s next three games are at home against Providence at MSG, Butler at Carnesseca, and No. 14 Villanova at MSG.
Marquette: The Golden Eagles have to regroup against No. 14 Villanova, then travel to DePaul. Although Marquette had won eight straight, four had been by five points or less.
STOPPING HOWARD
Howard, who entered as the Big East’s leading scorer, had 17 points, but was just 5 of 17 from the field, including 1 of 9 inside the arc. He also was held to just three free-throw attempts. In the earlier loss at St. John’s, he managed just 8 points on 2-of-15 shooting.
St. John’s hosts Providence on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Marquette hosts Villanova on Saturday.
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Davis Tindoll Jr., right, director of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command Sustainment, passes the garrison’s flag to incoming Fort Detrick Garrison Commander Col. Dexter Nunnally at a change-of-command ceremony Thursday morning. Nunnally replaces Col. Scott Halter, the outgoing commander.
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Fort Detrick welcomes new garrison commander
By Heather Mongilio hmongilio@newspost.com
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Fort Detrick Garrison Commander Col. Scott Halter passed a gold and red flag to Davis Tindoll Jr., director of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command Sustainment, signaling the end of Halter’s command at Detrick.
Halter led as garrison commander for the last two years, acting as the face of the base and serving as second in command under Maj. Gen. Barbara Holcomb.
Halter is leaving Fort Detrick to take a new role with the U.S. Army Installation Management Command Sustainment in Huntsville, Alabama, where he will oversee 17 Army installations.
Because it is seen as a support unit, the term “garrison” was a derogatory word among people in the Army, a sentiment echoed by the incoming commander, Halter said at his change-of-command ceremony.
But as he took over the role, he understood the duties of garrison and all the work that it does to keep things running on a military post. The responsibilities included overseeing everything from child care to conservation, to running the chapel, from police to photography to family advocacy, he said.
“It’s everywhere from clean water to clean air to sewer, stormwater and housing and electricity and everywhere in between,” he said. “It’s pretty incredible what this team accomplishes, and it’s personally what I’m most proud of.”
Looking back, his favorite part of his job was the people and the community. Under Halter, Fort Detrick won an award for its community relationship with the county, especially for the partnership between police and first responders among the city and the installation.
“My advice is to always try to take care of the people you are charged with serving and serving with,” Halter said.
Halter was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army in 1996. He’s served in Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
He did not know where Fort Detrick was when he got assigned. He thought it was in New Jersey. But it ended up being his favorite of the places he’s been stationed, he said.
Col. Dexter Nunnally is moving into the role at Fort Detrick, coming from Izmir, Turkey, where he recently served as the assistant chief of staff with the G6 Cyberspace for Allied Headquarters Land Command.
Although he’s new to the area, he’s excited to be in Frederick, in part because of its Civil War history, he said.
Fort Detrick was his first choice for garrison command, and second for his new assignment after the signal brigade, he said.
Nunnally was commissioned as a signal officer, which he described as like being AT&T for the Army. He was deployed as part of three operations, including Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2007 to 2008.
Coming in as the new commander, he said he will focus on housing and child development centers on the installation. Housing has been a concern among military bases after a Senate subcommittee led to a mandate for better conditions. The child development centers are a personal goal as he is the father of two college-aged children.
Like Halter, he said that the Army does not teach its officers or soldiers about the garrison. He described it as an us-versus-them situation where the garrison gets some blame when people feel they are not supported.
In his comments at the ceremony, he described attending a meeting where the garrison commander spoke. He blamed the commander for issues he was facing.
“Now I’m that guy,” he said.
Nunnally stood across from Halter, watching as Tindoll took the flag from Halter.
Then he turned to Tindoll and grabbed the flag.
Follow Heather Mongilio on Twitter: @HMongilio.
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Teen killer of 13-year-old girl seeks parole despite life sentence
Mary Ann told Christopher Machacek on Dec. 30, 1986, that she may be pregnant with his child. He panicked and shot her with a semi-automatic rifle.
Teen killer of 13-year-old girl seeks parole despite life sentence Mary Ann told Christopher Machacek on Dec. 30, 1986, that she may be pregnant with his child. He panicked and shot her with a semi-automatic rifle. Check out this story on Freep.com: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/12/16/juvenile-lifer-seeks-parole-death-girlfriend/2330489002/
Associated Press Published 1:40 p.m. ET Dec. 16, 2018 | Updated 6:36 a.m. ET Dec. 17, 2018
Christopher Machacek(Photo: Michigan Department of Corrections)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A man who was 16 when he killed a 13-year-old girl in 1986 is pleading for a second chance.
Mlive.com reports that Christopher Machacek was sentenced in 1988 to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of Mary Ann Hulbert.
Mary Ann told Machacek on Dec. 30, 1986 that she might be pregnant with his child. Machacek panicked and shot her with a semi-automatic rifle.
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The Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that no-parole life sentences for juveniles are cruel and unusual punishment. The Washtenaw County hearing before Judge Darlene O'Brien is to determine whether Machacek "exhibits such irretrievable depravity that rehabilitation is impossible."
Assistant county prosecutor Anthony Kendrick says Machacek's admission of culpability is self-serving.
The hearing continues this week.
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Michigan State football has work ahead after lackluster win
Optimists found things to like in a Michigan State win, pessimists saw the Spartans' struggle to beat Utah State. Realists know it's just one game.
Michigan State football has work ahead after lackluster win Optimists found things to like in a Michigan State win, pessimists saw the Spartans' struggle to beat Utah State. Realists know it's just one game. Check out this story on Freep.com: https://on.freep.com/2PXbhQP
Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press Published 6:13 p.m. ET Sept. 1, 2018
Chris Solari and Shawn Windsor join Graham Couch to dissect Michigan State's 38-31 victory over Utah State in the opener Aug. 31, 2018. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press
Michigan State's Cody White (7), LJ Scott (3), Matt Sokol (81) and Jordan Reid celebrate White's touchdown reception against Utah State during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)(Photo: The Associated Press)
EAST LANSING — There are so many ways to look at Michigan State’s season-opening escape over Utah State.
The optimist? The offense put up points and yards, and the defense stood its ground when it needed to.
The pessimist? Too many penalties, the offense couldn’t run the ball and made sloppy turnovers, and the defense got picked apart by a Mountain West team.
The realist? The Spartans won.
Count Mark Dantonio in the third category.
“Somehow, some way,” Dantonio said, “we’re 1-0. Things could be a lot worse. I’ll take it, our players will take it.”
So should the optimists and pessimists, neither of whom are wrong or off-base in their praise and criticism. That’s why first games are difficult to assess what a team will eventually become.
The 12th-ranked Spartans scored more in Friday night’s 38-31 victory than in all but two of their final games of last year’s 10-3 season. They totaled 452 yards on just 75 snaps, an average of 6 yards per play, and ran for 188 yards — if you take out the 17 it lost on three sacks.
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But that offense also allowed those sacks and plenty of pressure that quarterback Brian Lewerke had to avoid. And the line, which visibly missed left tackle Cole Chewins (who did not dress for undisclosed reasons), struggled mightily in creating running room for LJ Scott between the tackles against Utah’s heavy-blitzing 3-4 front. MSU had just 36 rushing yards at halftime before using more outside runs in the second half.
“Obviously in the first half, we could tell we weren’t getting a huge push. Guys were falling off blocks and making tackles in the hole where we should be,” junior center Tyler Higby said. “They were a good defense. But guys, myself included, were not staying on blocks the whole time.”
There were more areas of concern, including two penalties inside the 5-yard line that forced MSU into two field goals instead of touchdowns. Add to that Lewerke’s pick-6 and fumble — two uncharacteristically bad turnovers for a quarterback who played efficiently and smart almost all last season.
But that calm and cool returned when the Spartans needed it on their final drive. What made Lewerke — and the bulk of last year’s returning offense — so special is their ability to not panic in critical situations. And they didn’t in the final 5 minutes, a carryover that bodes well this season.
“I feel like we’re very determined when we get into those situations,” sophomore receiver Cody White said. “Nobody is fazed, there’s nothing like that. We’re all calm, we know what to do — we’ve been there before — so I think that’s one of the main keys that helped us down the stretch.”
Michigan State 38, Utah State 31: Photos from Spartan Stadium
Michigan State sings the fight song after defeating Utah State on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Kenny Willekes greets fans on his way to the locker room after the Spartans defeated Utah State on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State linebacker Joe Bachie walks of the field after the 38-31 win over Utah State at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State running back Connor Heyward runs the ball during the second half against Utah State at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State receiver Brandon Sowards is upended by Utah State safety Shaquez Bond during the second half at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke looks to pass during the second half against Utah State at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State's LJ Scott runs with the ball during the fourth quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Joe Bachie, center, celebrates after his turnover while Utah State's quarterback Jordan Love, right, looks on during the fourth quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Connor Heyward runs for a touchdown during the fourth quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Brian Lewerke passes the ball during the fourth quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Darrell Stewart Jr., left, stiff arms Utah State's Chase Christiansen during the fourth quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's LJ Scott leaps over Utah State's Ja'Marcus Ingram on a run during the fourth quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Kenny Willekes, left, tackles Utah State's Jordan Love during the fourth quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Felton Davis III celebrates after scoring on a two-point conversion during the fourth quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's head coach Mark Dantonio looks on before Utah State snaps the ball during the third quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Jalen Nailor, left, pulls off Utah State's Gaje Ferguson's elbow brace as he returns an interception during the third quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's head coach Mark Dantonio signals to go for two points after a touchdown during the fourth quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Matt Coghlin warms up his leg during a timeout in the fourth quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Andrew Dowell, left, closes in on Utah State's Jordan Love during the fourth quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State receiver Felton Davis III makes a touchdown catch against Utah State safety Gaje Ferguson in the 2nd quarter Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 at Spartan Stadium. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State running back LJ Scott breaks the tackle of Utah State defensive end Adewale Adeoye during the first half Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 at Spartan Stadium. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Utah State receiver Deven Thompkins battles for the ball against Michigan State cornerback Josh Butler during the first half at Spartan Stadium on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State receiver Cody White gestures for a first down during the first half against Utah State at Spartan Stadium on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke runs the ball against Utah State during the first half at Spartan Stadium on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State's Cody White (7) and Jordan Reid (55) celebrate White's touchdown against Utah State during the second quarter Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in East Lansing. Al Goldis, AP
Michigan State's Khari Willis deflects a pass intended for Utah State's Gerold Bright at Spartan Stadium on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in East Lansing. Gregory Shamus, Getty Images
Michigan State's Brian Lewerke throws a first-half pass vs. Utah State at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018 in East Lansing. Gregory Shamus, Getty Images
Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio looks on while playing the Utah State Aggies at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018 in East Lansing. Gregory Shamus, Getty Images
Michigan State's Brian Lewerke throws a pass during the first quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Darrell Stewart Jr. dives for a first down in the first half vs. Utah State at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018 in East Lansing. Gregory Shamus, Getty Images
Michigan State's Cody White catches a pass during the first quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Felton Davis III celebrates after a catch during the first quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Joe Bachie celebrates after a stop for a loss during the first quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
The Michigan State Spartans take the field before the start of their game against Utah State on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's LJ Scott, right, runs with the ball as Utah State's Christopher 'Unga closes in during the first quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's David Dowell, right, tackles Utah State's Aaren Vaughns during the first quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Joe Bachie, center, celebrates with teammates David Dowell, right, and Matt Morrissey after a stop during the first quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Utah State receiver Jordan Nathan is tackled by Michigan State safety Khari Willis during the first quarter at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Utah State receiver Jalen Greene is upended by Michigan State linebacker Tyriq Thompson (17) and cornerback Justin Layne (2) during the first quarter at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Utah State Aggies receiver Jordan Nathan is tackled by Michigan State Spartans safety Khari Willis during the first quarter at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Utah State's quarterback Jordan Love during the first quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Matt Coghlin, right, kicks a field goal during the first quarter on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State players, from left, David Beedle, Raequan Williams, Khari Willis and Matt Morrissey lock arms before taking the field for warm ups before the Spartans' game against Utah State on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Johnny Spirit gets fans cheering before the Spartans' game against Utah State on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio, right, and safety Khari Willis, left, run onto the field before the opener against Utah State, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in East Lansing. Al Goldis, AP
Michigan State Spartans take the field, led by led by Khari Willis (27), prior to the opener vs. the Utah State Aggies at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State's head coach Mark Dantonio sits alone in the stands before the Spartans' game against Utah State on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State University cheerleaders perform for fans at the Sparty statue before the Spartans' game against Utah State on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke warms up prior to the opener vs. Utah State at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018, in East Lansing. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State Spartans take the field prior to the opener vs. the Utah State Aggies at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018, in East Lansing. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State running back LJ Scott before the opener against Utah State, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in East Lansing. Al Goldis, AP
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio, right, and Utah State coach Matt Wells talk before the opener Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in East Lansing. Al Goldis, AP
Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio talks to defensive tackle Mufi Hill-Hunt prior to the opener against Utah State Aggies at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
The Michigan State University football team walks by fans at the Sparty statue on campus before the Spartans' game against Utah State on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's Darrell Stewart Jr. takes time alone in the end zone before the Spartans' game against Utah State on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Michigan State Spartans cheerleader performs prior to the opener against Utah State Aggies at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State Spartans marching band performs at the Spartan statue prior to the opener against the Utah State Aggies at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio leads the team to Spartan Stadium prior to the opener against the Utah State Aggies on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio and his team walk the field prior to the opener against the Utah State Aggies at Spartan Stadium on Aug. 31, 2018. Mike Carter, USA TODAY Sports
Claire Casey, 11, of Okemos, throws a football to her father Jeff while tailgating before the Spartans' game against Utah State on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal
The same can be said about the defense, though there were a lot of shades of what happened against Northwestern last season. Utah State used a number of underneath routes to total 319 passing yards and played at a frenetic pace that also kept MSU off balance.
But when the Spartans needed a key stop after taking a late lead, much like they did during the Cotton Bowl Classic win over Baylor in 2015, the defense rose to the occasion. Kenny Willekes got a sack, and Joe Bachie leaped for a deflection and redirected his body for a game-clinching interception in the waning seconds.
“I don't think our guys panicked,” defensive coordinator Mike Tressel said.
Facing that tempo should help the Spartans address their weaknesses before they face Indiana in the Big Ten opener on Sept. 22, and the amount of bodies used in substitution should help the depth in the desert heat next week at Arizona State (10:45 p.m./ESPN).
“It was definitely difficult to adjust,” junior defensive end Kenny Willekes said. “They came out prepared, and they were definitely making us work for everything we got.”
More: MSU QB Brian Lewerke proves he still has clutch gene in Utah State win
More: Michigan State football's secondary solidified by captain Khari Willis
Dantonio, though he improved to 11-1 in season-openers, maintained his realistic vibe by recalling how close some of those games have been. Five of the Spartans’ last seven first-game wins have come by 15 points or fewer.
But they failed to really tell the full picture by the time the season ended.
The 2012 season began with a hard-fought 17-14 win over Boise State. The Spartans never found offensive consistency under Andrew Maxwell, barely made a bowl game and finished 7-6.
The next year, MSU still had not found a quarterback when it faced Western Michigan. It got two defensive touchdowns on interception returns and survived, 26-13. Connor Cook eventually was given the reins of the offense, which went through its ups and downs before soaring in the Big Ten Championship Game win over Ohio State and Rose Bowl victory over Stanford.
Two years later, MSU strugged on defense and special teams at Western Michigan in a 37-24 victory. That group also went on to win a Big Ten title and made the College Football Playoff.
Even the 2016 team opened with a two-week mirage, struggling to beat Furman — a Football Championship Subdivision opponent — 28-13 before appearing to right things with a 36-28 road win at Notre Dame.
Then everything fell apart after that into the worst season of Dantonio’s tenure.
There are enough good things for the Spartans to take from this season’s escape. They have a veteran group who has already shown it knows how to win. Many of their mistakes against Utah State, especially the penalties and turnovers, were self-inflicted and easily correctable.
The inconsistent run game and difficulty stopping short passing attacks remain works in progress from a year ago, but they are areas that have been identified and already worked around.
Improvement must come quickly, next week and during the bye week, before a trip to Indiana. And the players know not to panic over 60 minutes of football that still resulted in a victory.
“I think we’ve got a lot of things to clean up,” senior captain Khari Willis said. “But the thing is, it’s the same guys for the most part from last year. I’ve got a lot of confidence in them.”
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The Last Weeks of Woodworth: What You Can Do
by Jarrah Hodge | September 16, 2012
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by Jarrah Hodge
While most of us were enjoying sunny weather, maybe hitting up the beach or lounging on patios if we were lucky, MP Stephen Woodworth was lobbying hard for his Motion 312, which would require a special Parliamentary committee to review the definition of “human being” in Subsection 223(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada to determine if it should be extended to include fetuses.
Although Woodworth has gone to great lengths to try to persuade moderates and progressives that his motion is about having a scientific debate, not primarily about restricting abortion rights, it’s clear he’s talking out of both sides of his mouth (that’s the nicest way I can think of to put it).
Dammit Janet received and published a copy of a letter Woodworth is distributing to his colleagues begging them to support M-312, in which he states:
I am enclosing a copy of Subsection 223(1), the law which is the sole focus of Motion 312. You will see that Subsection 223(1) is a 400 year old law which decrees the dehumanization and exclusion of an entire class of people we know to be human beings, namely, children before the moment of complete birth.
This is a direct assault upon the principle of universal human rights, which insists that every human being has an inherent worth and dignity which the state must recognize rather than merely a value assigned by others based on the utility or inconvenience of that human being.
Laws like Subsection 223(1), which decree the dehumanization and exclusion of an entire class of people, deny the principle of universal human rights. That principle, which asserts that every human being possesses equal and inherent worth and dignity is the bedrock upon which all of other our laws rest.
Dude, we’re not stupid. Fern Hill at Dammit Janet is spot-on when she states: “The clear intent of this charade from its inception has been to close the abortion debate — without, miraculously, opening it — by setting the scene for a law limiting abortion to the period ending at mid-second trimester.”
Woodworth will be holding a press conference tomorrow, the final hour of debate on M-312 will come on Friday the 21, and then the final vote will be September 26.
The plus side is that it’s almost over and we can all take a little breather before the next Conservative backbencher comes up with some similar private member’s motion or bill.
The other positive is that there’s still time to take action, which as Abortion Rights Coalition Executive Director Joyce Arthur points out at Rabble, is necessary even if we think the motion’s passing is a long shot:
Of course, the failures and overreach of the anti-choice movement should never lull us into complacency. One key reason they’re stumbling is because Canada is still a socially liberal country with legal protections for women. But things could change as right-wing groups infiltrate the halls of power in Ottawa[…]The Canadian women’s movement can’t afford to look the other way. We must fight right-wing attempts to erase women’s gains, even if those attempts have little chance of success.
For the record, some pundits, like Chantal Hebert, think the vote will be tight, which means it’ll be crucial to make sure the pro-choice MPs show up to vote. So here’s what you can do leading up to Friday’s debate and the vote on the 26th:
Join the notable Canadian women (link to pdf) calling on your MP to oppose M-312. Find a sample letter and email lists put together by the ARCC here.
Download and send a pro-choice postcard to your MP or the Prime Minister.
Paper petitions must be received by Parliament by the 19th, but it’s not too late to sign the online petition against M-312. Even though it’s not “official” it has symbolic weight and will be presented to MPs.
Share information on M-312 and its opposition on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or whatever social network you prefer. If you’re using Twitter, use the #nodebate, #cdnpoli, and #prochoice hashtags.
Follow Radical Handmaids on Facebook and find out how to join in or organize one of their events.
Talk about this motion with friends and family. Woodworth is trying to make it seem like this is about revising “archaic” laws but you and I know it’s nothing more than a thinly-veiled attack on abortion rights. Don’t let people think M-312 is innocuous.
Regardless of the outcome of the bill, North American anti-choicers are planning on holding “40 Days for Life” events from September 26 to November 4. They are planning events in 18 Canadian cities and groups are working to organize counter-protests, called “365 Days for Choice” – join their page on Facebook to find out how to support their efforts.
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1863 Johnson Map of New York City and Brooklyn
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Johnson's Map of New York and the Adjacent Cities.
1863 (undated) 17 x 25 in (43.18 x 63.5 cm) 1 : 20000
This is a fine hand colored map of New York City and Brooklyn dating to 1863 by Johnson and Ward. This map represents the first state of the Johnson and Ward map of New York City. Prior editions of the Johnson atlas (1860 & 1861), including the Johnson and Browning editions, did not contain a New York City plan. It was first issued in 1862 and remained unchanged in the 1863 edition. This particular map was most likely based upon the third state of the Colton New York City map.
It depicts the island of Manhattan and the borough of Brooklyn as well as parts of Jersey City and Hoboken. Central park is shown in great detail and in and earlier incarnation than we know today with the lakes in the southern portion of the park being somewhat vaguely displayed. In the central part of the Park we find the Old Reservoir which is today's Great Lawn. The important ferries running between New York, the boroughs, and New Jersey, are all noted. In Queens we can see the newly built Long Island Railroad leaving Flushing station. At the tip of Roosevelt Island where now stands a decrepit ruin, there is a civil war hospital.
Features the strapwork style border common to Johnson's atlas work from 1860 to 1863. Published by A. J. Johnson and Ward as plate nos. 29-30 in the scarce 1863 edition of Johnson's Family Atlas. This is the second edition of Johnson's atlas to bear the 'Johnson and Ward' imprint.
Alvin Jewett Johnson (September 23, 1827 - April 22, 1884) was a prolific American map publisher active from 1856 to the mid-1880s. Johnson was born into a poor family in Wallingford, Vermont where he received only a based public education. He is known to have worked as school teacher for several years before moving to Richmond, Virginia. Johnson got his first taste of the map business and a salesman and book canvasser for J. H. Colton and company. The earliest Johnson maps were published with D. Griffing Johnson (no clear relation) and date to the mid-1850s, however it was not until 1860 that the Johnson firm published its first significant work, the Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas. The publication of the Family Atlas followed a somewhat mysterious 1859 deal with the well-established but financially strapped J. H. Colton cartographic publishing firm. Although map historian Water Ristow speculates that Colton sold his copyrights to Johnson and his business partner, another Vermonter named Ross C. Browning (1832 - 1899), a more likely theory is that Johnson and Browning financially supported the Colton firm in exchange for the right to use Colton's existing copyrighted map plates. Regardless of which scenario actually occurred it is indisputable that the first Johnson atlas maps were mostly reissues of earlier Colton maps. Early on Johnson described his firm as the "Successors to J. H. Colton and Company". Johnson's business strategy involved transferring the original Colton steel plate engravings to cheaper lithographic stones, allowing his firm to produce more maps at a lower price point. In 1861, following the outbreak of the American Civil War the Johnson and Browning firm moved their office from Richmond, Virginia to New York City. Johnson and Browning published two editions of the Johnson Atlas in 1860 and 1861. Sometime in 1861 Browning's portion of the firm was purchased by Benjamin P. Ward, whose name subsequently replaced Browning's on the imprint. The 1863 issue of the Family Atlas was one of the most unusual, it being a compilation of older Johnson and Browning maps, updated 1862 Johnson and Ward map issues, and newer 1863 maps with a revised border design. The 1864 issue of the Family Atlas is the first true Johnson and Ward atlas. Johnson published one more edition of the atlas in partnership with Ward in 1865, after which Johnson seems to have bought out Ward's share the firm. The next issue of the Atlas, 1866, is the first purely "Johnson" atlas with all new map plates, updated imprints, and copyrights. The Family Atlas went through roughly 27 years of publication, from 1860 to 1887, outliving Johnson himself who died in 1884. Johnson maps from the Family Atlas are notable for their unique borders, of which there are four different designs, the "strapwork border" from 1860 to 1863, the "fretwork border" from 1863 to 1869 and the "spirograph border" in 1870 – 1882, and a more elaborate version of the same from 1880-1887. In addition to the Family Atlas Johnson issued numerous wall maps, pocket maps, and in the 1880s the Cyclopedia. Johnson maps are known for their size, accuracy, detail, and stunning, vivid hand coloring. Johnson maps, purely American in their style and execution, chronicle some of the most important and periods in American history including the Civil War, the Westward Expansion, and the Indian Wars. Today Johnson's maps, especially those of the American west, are highly sought after by map collectors and historians.
Johnson and Ward, Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas, (1863 edition). Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas was produced in numerous editions from about 1860 to 1887. Johnson's first atlas was mostly likely the 1859 edition of Colton's General Atlas which both aesthetically and comprehensively very similar to the 1860 first edition of the New Illustrated Family Atlas. Johnson's atlas was noteworthy in its day as one of the few commercially produced American atlases that could compete with more established European Atlases. Although he called the atlas 'Steel Plate' on the title page for marketing purposes, Johnson in fact incorporated modern lithographic printing techniques and lower quality woven wood pulp paper to economically produce large format maps in quantity. He also began publishing the New Illustrated Family Atlas on the cusp of the American Civil War, a decision that proved fortuitous, as the war corresponded to a general increased interested in cartography. For the most part, Johnson's Atlas was sold by subscription; nonetheless it became so popular that for at time he was considered the largest publisher in the world. Other than the first edition, the atlas itself has no true editions. Rather, Johnson incorporated updated maps as they became available, so each example of the Johnson atlas might well contain unexpected and scarce individual maps. Johnson's map of the American Southwest, for example, appeared in more than 17 different states, each illustrating minor variations to the rapidly chasing geography of that region. Moreover, Johnson's offered a service whereby he would mail updated map pages that could be tipped into older atlases to keep them current. Generally speaking, Johnson's atlas was issued in four periods - each defined by a distinctive decorative border. The earliest edition featured a strapwork border that appears as rolled and decoratively cut leather. This borderwork remained in use until 1863. In 1864 Johnson started using an updated fretwork or grillwork border that resembles worked iron - as in a decorative fence. This border was in use from 1863 to 1869. The 1863 edition of Johnson's atlas used both borders and is considered transitional. From 1870 to 1882, Johnson introduced a new border that featured elaborate Spirograph style geometric designs, which was used from 1870 to 1882. After 1880 a new border different but aesthetically similar to the Spirograph border began appearing. Certain editions of the atlas issued from 1880 - 1882 were transitional.
Very good. Minor wear and verso repair along original centerfold. Minor spotting at places. Text on verso.
Rumsey 0352.022 (1864 edition). Philips (Atlases) 843. Haskell, D., Manhattan Maps: A Co-operative List, 1119.
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Data Recovery Project (DRP) is an electronic duo that combines retro Hi-NRG dance beats with contemporary ass-shaking grooves and trenchant lyrics. DRP's live show effortless combines trenchant lyrics, soaring harmonies, and live-cut video elements to create an immersive musical experience that holds the floor. We appeal to a broad range of demographics which can sometimes be hard to reach for live music venues including women, dance fans, R&B fans, 80's hold-outs, and LGBTQ community... (more)
Rock Band from Easton, MD (46 miles from Edgewood, MD)
We are a hard rock band playing classic songs from the 50s to present with the majority coming from the 90s and 80s. Expect a dynamic show from a trio with a combined 90 years of professional experience. Bring your dancing shoes and prepare to be worn out, with a smile on your face, at the end of the night. You'll hear your favorite songs from Stone Temple Pilots, Weezer, Foo Fighters, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Elvis, Katy Perry, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Crowds, Johnny... (more)
Bergamot Rose - Nouveau Alternative & French Band
French Band from Purcellville, VA (78 miles from Edgewood, MD)
Bergamot Rose | Nouveau Alternative, Chamber Pop, World Jazz and French Fusion A sound palette of world rhythms infused with a French twist. Inspired by early '90's new wave, Bergamot Rose is composed of tart lyrics balanced by vibrant rhythms and instrumentation. The group also performs world jazz and is well known for their performances at The French Ambassador's Residence in DC in addition to The French Embassy and Canada OAS. The music of Bergamot Rose reflects a musical... (more)
Lost Love Horizon
Rock Band from Harrisburg, PA (63 miles from Edgewood, MD)
"Lost Love Horizon," is a central Pennsylvania based, high-energy rock, pop, country, classic, current hit band that also performs LLH originals. The 4-MAN band tours throughout the Northeast, performing at various venues, reaching a wide audience while traveling with state-of-the-art sound & lighting production. The band delivers top-shelf vocals, & rock-solid musicianship combined with a variety of all styles of music. There is something for everyone. All four members of the band... (more)
90s Band from Laurel Springs, NJ (74 miles from Edgewood, MD)
Sanctuary is the ultimate tribute to Grunge and 90's Alternative rock. From big hits to deep cuts and one-hit wonders, we've got your nineties nostalgia needs covered. Sanctuary delivers an amazingly authentic performance of the last great era of rock. We play your favorite songs of the 90's just the way you remember them. When you need a show that is both fresh and exciting and simultaneously nostalgic, this is it. We've had the same line-up of musicians for nearly 8 years, so you can be... (more)
Cover Band from Hazleton, PA (107 miles from Edgewood, MD)
Cold Weather Company
Acoustic Band from New Brunswick, NJ (122 miles from Edgewood, MD)
Steadily building their artistic style and audience both along the East Coast and online for the past four years, New Jersey-based alternative folk band Cold Weather Company carries a diverse sound, rich with harmonies and instrumental builds. Incorporating elements of more classic folk artists like Crosby, Stills, & Nash, modern folk bands like Mumford & Sons and The Avett Brothers, as well as classical, indie rock, and experimental artists, the band combines the various writing approaches... (more)
The Defibulators
Country Band from Brooklyn, NY (150 miles from Edgewood, MD)
Described alternately as "Hee-Haw on mescaline" and "CBGB-meets-Grand Ole Opry," The Defibulators are first-and-foremost a live band, and their boundless energy and infectious sense of joy onstage have quickly earned them a devoted following in a city not known for its love of country music. Through four years of relentless touring since the release of their "Carter Family-meets-Ramones" (AMG) debut, 'Corn Money,' the band's sound has evolved and their songwriting matured, but it still took a... (more)
The Whiskey Rebellion
Cover Band from Moseley, VA (159 miles from Edgewood, MD)
Skillful picking and expert three-part harmonies are just part of what you can expect from the Whiskey Rebellion, who have been plying their brand of high-energy acoustic music across the Southeast (and as far west as the Pacific Ocean) for the last eight years. The band has recorded two regionally-acclaimed original albums, shared the stage with the Sam Bush Band and Carolina Chocolate Drops, and had their 2011 tour of the Pacific Northwest captured by filmmaker Tony Morin for a forthcoming... (more)
Mod Society
Jazz Band from Brooklyn, NY (152 miles from Edgewood, MD)
Mod Society combines modern-chic style with top quality music entertainment that will keep your guests on the dance floor all night! We specialize in blending indie rock, classic rock, and Top 40 in our arrangements to present a unique performance at every event. Mod Society has been performing throughout Boston and NYC for the past 10 years. Our music spans from straight-ahead traditional jazz to highly energized latin jazz and salsa. High-energy Top 40 dance songs and indie covers are... (more)
The Sulls
Cover Band from Wilton, CT (194 miles from Edgewood, MD)
The Sullivan Brothers were awesome. They played all songs people wanted to hear. Their energy was awesome, the even played stairway to heaven on the guitar we were raffleing off. I honestly couldn't be happier, and I already told them of another show we are doing in August I want to book them for." -Joe D. Blue Point Brewing "Hired these guys to play at our daughters Sweet 16 after hearing them at our favorite local brewery and they did not disappoint. The teenagers absolutely loved... (more)
Smitty's Polka Band
Polka Band from New York City, NY (151 miles from Edgewood, MD)
** SMITTY'S POLKA BAND -- ROLLIN' OUT THE BARREL w/ the hottest session players in the NY music scene today--classic rock takes on polka, plus pop, Top 40 and Dance Music. ** Smitty's combines classic Old World beer hall accordion with vocals, electric guitars, brass, bass guitars and drums, in a rock band setup. And no genre is safe from the SMITTY'S, who will do whatever it takes to get your groove on! ** SMITTY'S rapidly growing client list includes names like Tussey Mountain PA,... (more)
Talking Machine
Acoustic Band from Newburgh, NY (183 miles from Edgewood, MD)
Married couple Chris Holub, AKA Tin Monk, and Di Holub are Talking Machine, available as an acoustic duo or three piece band with the addition of long time drummer/percussionist, Sam Allen. Talking Machine's sound and approach are an amalgamation of their musical tastes in all genres, old and new. Although the group is acoustic, song arrangements and instrumentation are that of a fully formed rock group, delivering a full sounding, rhythmically driven musical experience. Chris (Monk) ... (more)
Hotelheads
Cover Band from New York City, NY (152 miles from Edgewood, MD)
Hotelheads are a New York City-based event band specializing in high-quality live musical entertainment. The band has successfully performed for dozens of weddings, private parties and corporate events up and down the east coast. Every performance—no matter how big or how small—showcases energetic and engaging arrangements of current and classic hits woven into creative and highly entertaining musical sets. Hotelheads' sound and approach is a fusion of their musical tastes in all genres,... (more)
Jose Conde Bands, Ola Fresca
Cuban Band from New York City, NY (152 miles from Edgewood, MD)
A consistent choice of celebrities and top party planners for over 20 years, Jose Conde is "one of NY's most important Latin voices" (TIMEOUT NY), and a dynamic and charismatic Cuban American singer, performer, producer and bandleader. Recent gig activity for Conde includes leading bands in top public and private venues in notable spaces such as MOMA, Museum of the City of New York, Lincoln Center, Sunset Beach-Shelter Island, Mexico City's Publico Prim Museum, Miami Beach Bath Club, Dumbo... (more)
The 80’s vs. 90’s Show
90s Band from New York City, NY (152 miles from Edgewood, MD)
The 80's vs. 90's Show is a unique and mind blowing experience featuring the best music from two very different decades. Whether it's big hair, neon, Doc Martens or flannel, this band will keep your guests partying on the dance floor all night long! MTV videos play during the set, which bring you back to your favorite decade or decades! The band performs in era specific costumes, raising the bar and raising hell! If you're looking for for something completely new and exciting for your party,... (more)
Jupiter Vinyl
Folk Band from Pittsburgh, PA (209 miles from Edgewood, MD)
We take songs that are well-loved, time-honored classics and make them our own. We give them a new twist so that they can be enjoyed all over again with a fresh hip sound. We are a trio that has written original music as well as covered a wide variety of popular songs. We play everything from the Beatles to Radiohead in our unique style. We can provide our own high-quality sound system that can handle 50-500 people. We are also happy to travel lighter and plug into your house system. We have... (more)
The Lone Rangers
Variety Band from Charlottesville, VA (152 miles from Edgewood, MD)
The Lone Rangers are on a mission to save the world from boring. Sporting a deep catalog of hits from the '70s, '80s, '90s, and today, the band can elevate any social gathering to a sing-along, dance-along, riotously good time. The Rangers draw on the talents of several established local acts, combining their powers towards a singular goal: to bring you the party. In a world of increasing tedium, the Lone Rangers are prepared to deploy epic amounts of fun. Will you join them? (more)
The WMDs
The WMDs are the tri-state's premier national touring rock/wedding cover band. From Classic Rock and Motown to old-school Hip-Hop medleys, 80's, 90's and Top-40, The WMDs can execute a show like no other. Having residencies at some of the most demanding clubs across the country, The WMDs are ready, willing and able to entertain any crowd, anywhere. From acoustic duo to full powerhouse 6-piece and beyond, the band's size can be modified to suit any event and budget. The band is comprised... (more)
Bellatonic
Jazz Band from New York City, NY (152 miles from Edgewood, MD)
Imagine all of your favorite pop songs (Beyonce, Tom Waits, Def Leppard) revised into a funky soul music experience with a throwback jazz elegance. Bellatonic: the ultimate millennial soul, jazz & lounge group. With a vintage microphone in hand, sensational vocalist Cara Dineen performs a wide range of styles and songs with a tinge of Jazz, a twist of R&B, or a shot of Hip Hop, Bluegrass, or Folk all under the elegant guise of a 1960's jazz group. All of these flavors magically... (more)
Vinyl Headlights
Variety Band from Virginia Beach, VA (179 miles from Edgewood, MD)
Combining national recording talent with private event know-how and ego-free professionalism, Vinyl Headlights smashes the cheesy cover band mold. The "nicest guys in the party business" draw from a vast repertoire, spanning decades of hits from the worlds of rock, pop, dance, country, and hip hop. Vinyl Headlights can customize a high-energy performance with enough musical variety to keep all your guests entertained. Their flexibility, professionalism, and attention to detail make working... (more)
Top 40 Band from Newtown, CT (207 miles from Edgewood, MD)
For The Zoo (Est.1994), much has happened over the last 25 years. Their skyrocketing popularity has been highlighted by an appearance on TRL (Total Request Live) hosted by Carson Daly, as well as appearing on MTV's Ultimate Cover Band Reality Show, which culminated in The Zoo becoming the MTV's Ultimate Cover Band WINNERS! The Zoo, long a nightclub favorite, has become increasingly popular on the corporate and private event circuit. The New York Islanders have been fans of the band for... (more)
Jukebox Revolver
Cover Band from Greensboro, NC (299 miles from Edgewood, MD)
Jukebox Revolver is a performance-oriented, five-piece band with one goal in mind…..to make sure that you have a great time. They are based out of Greensboro, North Carolina and each member, with their diverse musical and geographical background, has come together to form a truly entertaining and mesmerizing show. From the full, in your face light show, to their crowd engaging and energetic stage presence, to their vocally led and brilliant harmonies, Jukebox Revolver has put together a... (more)
Vinyl Underground
Cover Band from Detroit, MI (417 miles from Edgewood, MD)
The Vinyl Underground is Detroit's Premier Party Band. Composed of five of Detroit's most decorated musicians. The Vinyl Underground boasts a range of material unmatched by any other band in the Midwest. The Vinyl Underground has performed at the North American Auto Show for 5 consecutive years, Autorama, The Motor City Casino, The Gem Theater and private parties from Traverse City to West Virginia. Fronted by national and local award winning singer, Chris McCall, the Vinyl Underground... (more)
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Loayza-Tamayo v. Peru
Court: Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Health Topics: Mental health, Prisons
Human Rights: Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Tags: Cruel and unusual punishment, Cruel treatment, Custody, Degrading treatment, Depression, Detainee, Detention, Humiliating treatment, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Jail, Prison conditions, Seclusion, Solitary confinement, Torture
Loayza Tamayo (L) had allegedly been confined in a tiny prison cell for twenty-three and a half hours a day for one year. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights had requested provisional measures whereby Peru would be requested to end her solitary confinement and incommunicado detention and to return her to the pavilion of the prison in the same conditions in which she had been held prior to her transfer. The President ordered Peru to adopt such measures as were necessary to effectively ensure her physical, psychological, and moral integrity and to report within thirteen days on the measures taken. The Court held that (a) the President’s order was consistent with the law and the merits of the proceedings, (b) the conditions of L’s confinement had not been refuted, (c) it was necessary to uphold the measures taken by the President for the purpose of preserving her physical, psychological and moral integrity since it was difficult to determine from the reports submitted by the parties the precise circumstances of the prison regime applied to L, (d) the President’s order should be ratified and Peru called upon once more to take all provisional measures necessary for the effective safeguard of L’s physical, psychological and moral integrity; and (e) Peru should continue to report every two months on the provisional measures taken and that the Commission should be called on to submit its comments on that information.
The Commission subsequently informed the Court that L’s health had deteriorated because she was being subjected to a regime of inhuman and degrading treatment caused by incommunicado detention and by being enclosed twenty-three and a half hours a day in a damp, cold cell measuring approximately two by three metres without direct ventilation, only dimly and indirectly lit by fluorescent lighting in the corridors and containing cement bunks, a latrine and a hand-basin. The prison’s chief medical officer certified that L was suffering from physical and psychological disorders, including depressive anxiety syndrome. Peru had not reported on the measures taken in accordance with the previous order.
[Adapted from INTERIGHTS summary, with permission]
The Court held that, in default of the report which Peru should have provided, it was presumed that the conditions of imprisonment imposed on L seriously endangered her physical, psychological and moral health. The Court further held that Peru should modify the conditions in which L was being held, particularly with regard to her solitary confinement, so as to bring the situation in line with the American Convention on Human Rights, Article 5 and that Peru should provide L with medical treatment (both physical and psychiatric) without delay. Peru was ordered to inform the Court of the measures taken to comply with its order within fifteen days and thereafter report every two months on their status.
"Although the Commission contended in its application that the victim was raped during her detention, after examination of the file and, given the nature of this fact, the accusation could not be substantiated. However, the other facts alleged, such as incommunicado detention, being exhibited through the media wearing a degrading garment, solitary confinement in a tiny cell with no natural light, blows and maltreatment, including total immersion in water, intimidation with threats of further violence, a restrictive visiting schedule (supra, para. 46 c., d., e., k. and l.), all constitute forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in the terms of Article 5(2) of the American Convention. A study of the arguments and evidence proffered shows grave and convergent acts that were not refuted by the State and give reason to believe that cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment was meted out in the instant case of Ms. María Elena Loayza-Tamayo, in violation of her right to humane treatment enshrined in Article 5 of the American Convention." Para. 58.
INTERIGHTS Comment: The conditions in which L was being kept were, as the Court stated, an undoubted violation of Article 5, and this case is a good illustration both of the need for provisional measures to prevent irreparable damage to a person's physical and mental well-being and to prevent a violation from continuing rather than being committed.
Miguel Castro-Castro Prison v. PeruCountry : Peru
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Griffin v. SpainCountry : Spain
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5-Day New York/New Jersey to Princeton University, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Washington DC & New York City In-depth Tour (Free Airport Pickup - DC OUT)
Buy2 get 2 free
Select Departure Location Free Airport Pickup from JFK/LGA between 8:30AM to 10:30PM & EWR between 10:30AM to 10:30PM. After this time there will be(+$0.00)... Meet the tour guide at the baggage claim area for Domestic arrivals and For international arrivals meet the guide at Arrival(+$0.00)...
Departure City New York City NY US; Newark NJ US
Return City Washington DC US
Language Chinese and English
Available Days Tue,Fri(2019-03-19 To 2019-12-31) | Tue,Fri(2020-03-19 To 2020-12-31)
Tour code GOL-NYC-369A
During you visit you will explore Time Square, Rockefeller, Hudson River, Ground Zero of Former World Trade Centre, Wall Street, Trinity Church, Federal Hall, Empire State Building, United Nations Headquarters, Statue of Liberty, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Rockefeller Centre, 5TH Avenue, St. Patrick Cathedral, Metropolitan Museum. Optional tour comprised of Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty Cruise, Intrepid Sea & Space Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art. After departing New York we will visit Princeton University, Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Lancaster with antique Amish lifestyle and village, here you will enjoy buggy rides. After reaching Washington DC you will enjoy exclusive visits to the White House, Capitol Hill, Library of Congress, Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Vietnam War Memorial, Korean War Memorial, and Spy Museum and in the last the Smithsonian.
Hometown – New York – Night Tour
We will be accommodated to hotel after we reach New York. An optional tour is available to see New York, tonight. During this tour you will explore Time Square, Rockefeller and Hudson River along with amazing sights.
Hudson River, US
A river that flows from north to south through East NYC is said to be as Hudson River. It has a total length of 507 kilometers. Lake Tear of the Clouds is connected to this lake.
New York City Night Tour, NY
New York is a really beautiful city, it becomes even more lively and beautiful in during the night. It is always recommended to go for a night tour of New York City as it is really exciting.
Rockefeller Center, NY
The Rockefeller Center is located in the New York City and is a popular tourist destination of America. It is a huge building with a massive set up for art, entertainment, shopping and much more.
Times Square, NY
Once called "The Crossroads of the World," this is nothing but an intersection in midtown Manhattan where Broadway and Seventh Avenue ends. Times Square is a popular destination of America and there is so much to do there.
New York City Tour
You will visit several places in New York, today, such as Ground Zero of Former World Trade Centre, Wall Street, Trinity Church, Federal Hall, Empire State Building, United Nations Headquarters, Statue of Liberty, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Rockefeller Centre, 5TH Avenue, St. Patrick Cathedral, as well as Metropolitan Museum. Optional tour comprised of Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty Cruise, Intrepid Sea & Space Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Empire State Building, NY
There was a time when this building was the tallest building of the world. Still it is a well-known building, the mighty Empire State Building is 102 stories high, and on 86th floor there is an observation deck, where you can look at the city from every angle.
Ground Zero, NY
The site is well known for the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States of America as the world Trade Centre previously stood at the place which is known called Ground Zero.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, NY
A maritime and military history museum with ships collection located in NYC is Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. The museum is located in Manhattan.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Founded privately in 1870, the "Met," as it is colloquially known, is a US National Historic Landmark, and an icon of New York City.
One World Trade Center, NY
The sixth tallest building of the world is known as One World Trade Centre, standing in New York, US, amid the complex of rebuilt trade buildings. Also, the stunning view of the building impresses the tourists.
Saks Fifth Avenue, NY
Saks Fifth Avenue was founded in 1898 and is an American department store chain. It is owned by the Hudson's Bay Company and is a flagship store. The corporate headquarters are located in New York City.
St. Patricks Cathedral, NY
St. Patricks Cathedral is a catholic church, devoted to religious activities in New York, US. It is a outstanding signpost on the ground of New York. The church is functional and visited by a lot of people annually.
Statue of Liberty Cruise, NY
A symbol of America, a gift from French it is a tourist attraction and a place where 151 feet high statue stands. Nothing is better than watching the statue whilst cruising on a luxury Statue of Liberty Cruise.
Statue of Liberty, NY
Statue of Liberty is a splendidly huge sculpture situated on Liberty Island, New York, US. The visitors love to see this famous symbol of freedom and the history attached to it.
Trinity Church, NY
Trinity Church, a functional, well-funded and historic church, is at 75 Broadway in Manhattan and close to the junction of Wall Street. Basically, it is visited for typical religious activities and marvelous architecture.
United Nations Headquarters, NY
Legitimately an “international phase” and not part of the America, the U.N. Headquarters practically mirrors worldwide collaboration. Constructed in 1947 and completed in 1961, the sight has captivating landscape on 18-1cre space expanded on the East River.
Wall Street, NY
The street-running blocks in the lower Manhattan of New York with 0.7 m long length is said to be as Wall Street. This leading financial center and powerful city is located in New York.
New York – Princeton University – Philadelphia – Lancaster – Washington DC
After departing from New York, we will head towards Philadelphia and stop at the Princeton University. You will be amazed to visit the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. We will resume our tour by visiting Lancaster, the remote and antique Amish lifestyle and village among its farms; houses and exciting buggy rides. We will reach Washington DC, later in the afternoon.
Optional Tour:
Amish Village Guided Tour
Amish Farm and House, PA
Amish Farm and House is tourist spot situated in Lancaster County, PA.US. It became a proper tourist attraction in 1955. It provides its visitors a keen look into original Amish lifestyle and culture.
Independence Hall, PA
Located in the Independence National Historical Park, the Independence Hall is the location where both the United States Constitution and Declaration of Independence were debated, written, and ratified by the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Independence National Historical Park, PA
A stunning park with amazing historical sites in Pennsylvania is Independence National Historical Park. The sites are related to history of United States Revolution.
Refers to a county in the south central portion of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, According to the census held back in 2010 the population in this county was 519,445.
Liberty Bell, PA
Liberty Bell Center is located in Philadelphia, PA, is the symbol of the American Revolution which was crafted in the year 1752.
A renowned American city with the tourist destinations like Independence Hall and Liberty Bell is Philadelphia. It is Pennsylvania’s largest city.
Princeton University, NJ
The Ivy League Private Research University in Princeton is said to be as Princeton University. It is one of the oldest research institutions in New Jersey.
Washington DC City Tour
We will be visiting some very inspirational places on this day. Our day starts with the visit to the White House after that the Capitol Hill (elite inside visit), Lincoln Memorial, Library of Congress (Exclusive inside visit), Jefferson Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, Washington Monument, Korean War Memorial, Spy Museum and in the last the Smithsonian.
Optional: Spy Museum.
Capitol Hill, DC
The Capitol Hill is located in Washington DC and is the seat of US Congress. The building dates back to the year 1800 but over the years it has been expanded and renovated with the addition of its well-known massive dome.
International Spy Museum, DC
It is one of the most popular Museums currently existing in the United States of America. The museum is privately owned and contains collections of international espionage artifacts etc. The Museum is situated at Washington DC.
Korean War Veterans Memorial, DC
This memorial of Korean War Veterans is built in honors of those marines who fought for their country. A nice place with good architecture located south of the Reflecting Pool at the National Mall where you can see many artifacts.
Lincoln Memorial, DC
Refers to the monument constructed in honor of Abraham Lincoln who was the 16th president of United States of America. The monument is situated at the west of national Mall in Washington.
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, DC
It is a museum located in the capital United States of America which is Washington DC. The unique thing about this museum is that everything in it is made of Wax such as celebrity’s statues etc.
Smithsonian Institution, DC
The Smithsonian Institution is located in Washington Dc, USA with museums including world’s largest museum also known as Smithsonian museum and research centers. It is also called “United States National Museum”.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial, DC
This is a Thomas Jefferson Memorial; he served as the third president of the United States. This remarkable neoclassical building has been standing since 1943. It has been estimated that more than 2 million people visit the memorial each year.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, DC
Everyday hundreds of tourists and natives visit Vietnam Veterans Memorial to honor the veterans who lost their lives in Vietnam War. Built not much long ago, it is a place where you can see memorials and artifacts.
Washington DC In-depth Tour, DC
Washington DC In-depth tour implies covering the most significant places such as the Jefferson Memorial, US Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, Library of Congress, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Memorial, World War Memorial, White House, the Reflecting Pool, DC exclusive cruise along the Potomac River. Take photos in lots of different backdrops.
Washington Monument, DC
On the National Mall in Washington, Washington Monument is an obelisk designated in October 1966. More than 600,000 visitors visit this park every year. It has been reopened for tourists after repairing due to earthquake and hurricane in Virginia.
White House, DC
White House is an official residence/house of president of America and the place where every government’s strategies and plans devised. The architecture of this somehow classical mansion is a global icon.
Washington DC – Hometown
Today we will end the tour as we transfer you to the Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and along your way, no tour guide will attend you. Our 5-day tour will end here. You have to book your flight which must depart IAD after 12 pm.
Free Airport Pickup is available on this tour.
Cash payments of admission fee for Optional Activities would be made to the Tour Guide. Optional activities price may change or can be different as displayed on the website.
Airport pickup service charges $4/person.
Customers interested in front seats have to pay $40 per person.
Mandatory Tip for the driver and the guide will be $10 per person per day. Paid in Cash on Day 1.
Telephone services, laundry services, Alcoholic drinks, and beverages are private room charges.
Note: Customers should not buy admission tickets or passes on their own and use them on this discounted tours. In case they do, they will have to arrange their own transport.
Amish Farm and House, PA $22.00 $15.00 $21.00
International Spy Museum, DC $22.00 $15.00 $16.00
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, NY $33.00 $24.00 $31.00
Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, DC $25.00 $23.00 $25.00
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY $25.00 $0.00 $17.00
New York City Night Tour, NY $25.00 $15.00 $25.00
One World Trade Center, NY $37.00 $31.00 $35.00
Statue of Liberty Cruise, NY $29.00 $21.00 $26.00
Washington DC In-depth Tour, DC $25.00 $15.00 $22.00
Free Airport Pickup from JFK/LGA between 8:30AM to 10:30PM & EWR between 10:30AM to 10:30PM. After this time there will be additional charges of $150 for 1-2 person & $10 for each additional person.
Meet the tour guide at the baggage claim area for Domestic arrivals and For international arrivals meet the guide at Arrival Hall.
Free airport drop off service is available for return flight from IAD after 12:00 PM
There will be no change in booking after final confirmation.
We charge $50/person as a fee if you cancel it 15 or more days before the tour departure
We charge $100/person as a fee if you cancel it 9 to 14 days before the tour departure
We charge $200/person as a fee if you cancel it 8 days before the tour departure
You will also bear the charges for other arrangements like airline or hotel cancellation if there is any
If you do not show up on the tour day then there will be no refund.
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The itinerary is a little rush but I guess that\'s the only way to fix all the attraction in 5 days. We really like this small group tour that we are not squeezing with 50 people on a bus, but it is a relaxing trip with ~10 other travelers. Highly recommend GoldenBusTours.
Our tour guide was nice, that they prepare \"hot water and tea\" for customers each morning (we have some Asian family traveling with us and they don\'t drink ice water). I think that is really thoughtful and cute. I liked GoldenBusTours and its team. Thanks Guys.
5-Day New York to Philadelphia, Amish Country, Washington DC, Finger Lakes, Niagara Falls, Toronto and Thousand Islands Tour
5-Day New York/New Jersey to Niagara Falls, Corning, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston City Tour
5-Day New York to Washington DC, Philadelphia, Corning, Niagara Falls and New York City Tour (Free Airport Pickup)
5-Day New York to Corning Glass Museum, Niagara Falls, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington DC Tour
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To Lose Weight And Keep It Off, You Need To Reduce Carb Calories And Eat More Fat, Says Study
The reason the keto diet is effective for weight loss and some disease control is that it fundamentally shifts the way our bodies run. On a traditional diet, our bodies automatically reach for carbohydrates to burn first, before using fats, because carbs are quicker and easier to break down, according to scientist on previous post. For more information continue reading! Here Julia Belluz, Vox.com, reflects on a new study in the low-carb diet arena:
“It’s probably the most contentious question in the dieting wars: How much do carbs really matter when it comes to weight loss?
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On one side are a cadre of respected researchers; the journalist Gary Taubes; and Atkins, Zone, and keto diet devotees who passionately argue that if we could just pry ourselves away from the pasta, bagels, and cookies, our weight struggles would be over.
On the other side are equally reputable researchers and nutritionists who haven’t bought into the low-carb claims. They instead argue that most studies show low-carb diets aren’t better than any other diet when it comes to keeping weight off.
It’s a rich and lively debate. And on Thursday morning, Dr. Oz jumped into the fray, appearing on the Today show to highlight a new study showing that cutting carbs can help people “lose weight, not feel discomfort while doing it, and sustain it,” he said.
The study, led by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital, appears in the journal BMJ and is arguably one of the most rigorous diet studies ever done. While it didn’t show exactly what Dr. Oz suggested, it is an important bit of evidence in this debate — and yet another reminder of the incredible difficulty of proving anything when it comes to nutrition.
The carbohydrate-insulin hypothesis
For the study, which cost $12 million to complete, researchers wanted to look at whether maintaining weight loss over 20 weeks would be easier on a low-carb, moderate-carb, or high-carb diet. But the question they were really testing is whether the kind of calories we eat, not just how many calories, matters when it comes to our body weight.
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Some diet and nutrition researchers argue it’s the amount that matters, and if we focus on cutting overall calories, we’ll drop the pounds. Others believe calorie quality matters hugely.
The main scientific model in that latter camp is the ”carbohydrate-insulin hypothesis,” which Taubes, Harvard professor David Ludwig (an author on the new paper), University of California San Francisco’s Robert Lustig, and others have extensively promoted. It suggests that a diet heavy in carbohydrates (especially refined grains and sugars) leads to weight gain because of a specific mechanism: Carbs drive up insulin in the body, causing the body to hold on to fat and suppress calorie burn.
According to this hypothesis, to lose weight and keep it off, you need to reduce the number of carb calories you eat and replace them with fat calories. This is supposed to drive down insulin levels, ratchet up calorie burn, and help fat melt away.
The new paper is the best test of that hypothesis in “free-living” participants — people who aren’t confined to a hospital ward or metabolic chamber for the purposes of a study.
The new low-carb study, explained
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The researchers, from Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and other universities, recruited 234 people and first had them try to lose about 12 percent of their body weight over nine to 10 weeks.
They did this because we know that most people can lose weight on any kind of diet — but the hard part is keeping that weight off. And the researchers wanted to tease out whether a low-carb diet that might help people with that difficult second step by, as the carbohydrate-insulin model suggests, by having them burn extra calories.
Of the 234 people who started the study, 164 achieved the target weight loss — meaning they were ready to enter the next and most important step in the trial.
The remaining 164 study participants were then randomly assigned to high-carb (60 percent), moderate-carb (40 percent), and low-carb (20 percent) diets and followed for 20 weeks, during which time they were fed every snack and meal. Their diets were also carefully calibrated to make sure they were maintaining their new body weight.
At the 20-week point, the effects were quite remarkable: The fewer carbs a person ate, the more calories they burned — and, the logic goes, the easier it’d be to keep their weight off. So people on the low-carb diet burned more than 200 extra calories each day, while people on the moderate-carb diet burned about an extra 100 calories per day, and people on the high-carb diet didn’t burn any extra calories.”
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ITP members named most ethical companies
March 27, 2013 | Filed under: Industry News | Posted by: Holly Tuppen
Rezidor launch partnership with the charity Variety
Three International Tourism Partnership (ITP) members have been named most ethical companies.
Every year the research-based Ethisphere Institute, an international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability, publishes the World's Most Ethical Companies Ranking. Ethisphere provides the only third-party verifications of compliance programs and ethical cultures that include: Ethics Inside Certification, Compliance Leader Verification and Anti-Corruption Program Verification.
Through in-depth research and a multi-step analysis, Ethisphere reviewed nominations from companies in more than 100 countries and 36 industries. The methodology for the World’s Most Ethical Companies includes reviewing codes of ethics, litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the investment in innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at activities designed to improve corporate citizenship; and studying nominations from senior executives, industry peers, suppliers and customers.
“Not only did more companies apply for the World's Most Ethical Companies recognition this year than any year in the past, but we are also seeing more companies be proactive and create new initiatives that expand ethics programs and cultures across entire industries”, said Alex Brigham, Executive Director of Ethisphere. “We are excited to see the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies take these leadership positions, and embrace the correlation between ethical behaviour and improved financial performance.”
The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, remains one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies: The US-think tank Ethisphere has awarded Rezidor for the fourth consecutive year for real and sustained ethical leadership.
“We are extremely proud that we have been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies since 2010. Receiving this award for the fourth year in a row underlines our long term commitment to Responsible Business. A strong ethics programme is a key component to a successful business model, and we continue to scrutinize our ethical standards to keep up with an ever-changing regulatory environment”, said Wolfgang M. Neumann, President & CEO of Rezidor.
Marriott International has been also been named one of the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies, for the sixth consecutive year.
"Operating our business with integrity has been a pillar of our culture since Marriott's founding more than 85 years ago," said Ed Ryan, Marriott International's Executive Vice President and General Counsel. "We are proud of this recognition and remain committed to constantly evaluating our efforts and looking for new ways to ensure our worldwide business operations are conducted in an ethical and socially responsible manner."
Out of a record number of nominations for the award, American Express has also secured a spot on the list by implementing business practices and initiatives that raise the bar for ethical standards within the industry.
More information on the Ethisphere Institute, including ranking projects and membership, can be found at www.ethisphere.com.
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Volume 2015, Article ID 192485, 7 pages
Performance Prediction Modelling for Flexible Pavement on Low Volume Roads Using Multiple Linear Regression Analysis
C. Makendran,1 R. Murugasan,1 and S. Velmurugan2
1Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai 600025, India
2Traffic Engineering and Safety Division, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi 110025, India
Received 15 March 2015; Revised 2 June 2015; Accepted 6 July 2015
Academic Editor: Wai Yuen Szeto
Copyright © 2015 C. Makendran et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Prediction models for low volume village roads in India are developed to evaluate the progression of different types of distress such as roughness, cracking, and potholes. Even though the Government of India is investing huge quantum of money on road construction every year, poor control over the quality of road construction and its subsequent maintenance is leading to the faster road deterioration. In this regard, it is essential that scientific maintenance procedures are to be evolved on the basis of performance of low volume flexible pavements. Considering the above, an attempt has been made in this research endeavor to develop prediction models to understand the progression of roughness, cracking, and potholes in flexible pavements exposed to least or nil routine maintenance. Distress data were collected from the low volume rural roads covering about 173 stretches spread across Tamil Nadu state in India. Based on the above collected data, distress prediction models have been developed using multiple linear regression analysis. Further, the models have been validated using independent field data. It can be concluded that the models developed in this study can serve as useful tools for the practicing engineers maintaining flexible pavements on low volume roads.
Road transportation sector plays a crucial role in accessing the growth of any country. India has very good road connectivity with nearly 4.4 million km length of roads [1]. Though enormous types of roads are available in India, low volume village roads connecting small villages with each other and also with other categories of roads play a vital role towards the economic growth of the country as such class of roads establishes direct linkages with agricultural and production sectors. Presently, the total length of low volume village roads in India is around 2,750,000 km [2]. Most of these roads are flexible pavements having poor pavement composition minimum required thickness of pavement layers as per IRC 37:2012 [3] and minimum acceptable quality of materials indicated in the Indian standard specification for road construction [4]. Even though the Government of India (GoI) is investing huge quantum of money on road construction every year, poor control over the quality of road construction and its subsequent maintenance is leading to the faster road deterioration. In this regard, it is essential that scientific maintenance procedures are to be evolved on the basis of performance of low volume flexible pavements. Even though, many scientific models are available for assessing the performance of flexible pavements, these cannot be applied to low volume roads providing connectivity primarily to the villages. The models developed elsewhere in Europe and North America for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of pavements [5, 6] for assessing the performance of flexible pavements are not transferable for Indian conditions as they are having the following basic impediments:(i)Global models have a number of explanatory variables and the models require the development of adjustment factors to account for the local conditions.(ii)In India, low volume village roads have very low traffic volume catering to less than 150 commercial vehicles per day (CVPD) coupled with inferior pavement composition. Therefore, the deployment of existing performance prediction models for low volume village roads in India by developing adjustment factors is a debatable decision.
Moreover, due to paucity of funds, several low volume roads are not exposed to routine maintenance continuously for about four to six years. Therefore, an attempt has been made in this paper to develop distress prediction models indigenously for the flexible pavements covering village roads which cater to very less traffic volume (i.e.) less than 150 CVPD per day as such models can be directly applied without the need to evolve any adjustment factor.
2. Literature Review
The literature related to models developed pertaining to the performance prediction of the flexible pavement has been reviewed and the observations are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Brief on the performance prediction models for flexible pavements.
Based on the review of the above literature, it is evident that the factors such as traffic loading, age, pavement strength, and environmental conditions are generally influencing the behavior of flexible pavements and, therefore, the indigenous models have to be developed encompassing the effect of local conditions. The HDM-IV models developed by World Bank involve large number of variables which require calibration for the local conditions. As such, the models available for the low volume flexible pavements catering to traffic less than 150 CVPD are very limited.
3. Objectives of the Study
Based on the above reviewed literature and ground requirements, the objectives of this study have been evolved as follows:(i)To develop performance prediction models accounting for the distress such as roughness, cracking, and potholes encompassing the flexible pavements in village roads.(ii)To develop most versatile model to enable the field engineers to use it without any difficulty.
4. Study Methodology
The entire research work has been divided into the following steps. (i) The locations of test sections on in-service pavements were identified with different age groups. (ii) Pavement distress such as roughness, cracking, and potholes was measured. (iii) The strength of pavement sections was calculated in terms of modified structural number (MSN) which is a function of subgrade CBR and pavement composition. The pavement composition details for the test sections were obtained from the road agencies and the same was confirmed while making pits for CBR tests. (iv) Rainfall particulars for the study area were collected from metrological department of India. (v) Pavement performance prediction models were developed by multiple linear regression analysis using SPSS software. (vi) Validation analysis was carried out for all the three models.
4.1. Identification of Test Sections
The district of Thiruvallur in the state of Tamil Nadu in India has been chosen as the study area. A total 173 test sections spanning a length of 200 m each were identified in consultation with Rural Road and Panjayat Raj Department Officials of the State. Care was exercised to collect test sections falling under varying levels of distress and roughness for the study purpose. The following criteria were adopted for the identification of test sections:(i)Selection of village roads with low traffic volume (less than 150 CVPD).(ii)Sections on straight reaches and plain terrains.(iii)Sections without cross roads, cross drainage works, and habitations.(iv)Sections with uniformity in longitudinal and transverse directions with regard to crust composition, subgrade, drainage, and surface conditions to the possible extent.
4.2. Distress Measurements
The distress such as roughness, cracking, and potholes was measured in all the 173 test sections as described below.
4.2.1. Roughness
The roughness measurements were taken with the towed Fifth Wheel Bump Indicator [10], which is one of the standard devices for measuring roughness in India. The output of this device is in mm/km or m/km [16]. The observations were taken on the outer wheel path in both directions, at a distance of 0.6 m from the edges of the pavement, till three nearly consistent readings were obtained and the average of these three readings was taken as the roughness value [16].
The following precautions were taken during measurements:(a)The speed of the vehicle was maintained uniform to the possible extent around 30 km/h, that is, ±2 km/h. This speed was attained before reaching the section and attempt was made to maintain the same speed for some distance before reaching the section.(b)Considering the need to maintain consistency during data collection phase, the same bump integrator unit was used on all the test sections during different series of observations.(c)For nonexperimental running, the unit was run on towing wheel.
The towed fifth wheel bump integrator was periodically calibrated, before the measurement with a standard bump integrator which was used for calibration purpose only.
4.2.2. Cracking
For measurements, all types of cracks were combined together and the affected area was marked in the form of square or rectangle. The length and breadth of distressed areas were measured by a tape. In case of single longitudinal and transverse cracks, the crack length was measured and effective width was taken as 300 mm. In each segment, total area of cracking was calculated and entered as a percentage of segment area [10].
4.2.3. Potholes
For measurements, potholes were combined together and the affected area was marked in the form of square or rectangle. The length and breadth of distressed areas were measured by a tape. In each segment, total area of potholes was calculated and entered as a percentage of segment area [10].
4.2.4. Traffic Volume Survey
The traffic surveys were conducted for seven consecutive days round the clock, by engaging adequate number of enumerators. From the traffic survey data, the number of commercial vehicles per day (CVPD) was calculated for each section and the same has been utilized for model development [3].
4.3. Pavement Strength
Pavement strength in this study is measured in terms of modified structural number (MSN). The concept of structural number (SN), a pavement strength indicator, was originally developed during the AASHTO Test [5]. The relationship used to obtain the structural number of a pavement is given below:where , are the strength coefficients of materials used in different pavement layers and are the corresponding thickness in inches.
The strength coefficients suggested by Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New Delhi, for Indian conditions for different materials are used in this study [10].
The structural number (SN) thus obtained is modified to account for the subgrade strength using the following equation [5]: where MSN is the modified structural number, SN is the structural number, CBR is the California Bearing Ratio of subgrade soil.
4.4. Rainfall Particulars
Rainfall particulars for the test sections were collected from Meteorological Department of India and utilized.
4.5. Development of Performance Models
The distress measurements made on all the 173 test sections during the course of the study were analyzed to obtain the input parameters for the development of models. The dependent variables considered in this study are (i) roughness, (ii) cracks, and (iii) potholes.
The independent variables considered in this study are traffic volume in terms of number of commercial vehicles per day (CVPD), pavement strength in terms of MSN, and age since last renewal of pavement surface and cumulative rainfall. Since the environmental conditions are almost the same throughout the study area, expect some variations in rainfall, rainfall data was also considered in this study as one of the independent variables. Out of the 173 test sections, data collected from 120 test sections were kept as “in-sample” data for model development and the remaining were designated as “out-of -sample” data for model validation. The in-sample data and out of sample data were obtained by sorting the data randomly. The range of data used for the model development and validation is given in Table 2.
Table 2: Range of data used for model development and validation.
5. Roughness Prediction Model
In this model, roughness value was taken as the dependent variable and the measured pavement parameters, namely, AGE, MSN, CVPD, and RN, were considered as independent variables. Though the independent variable “RN” did not exhibit any significance, good correlation exists between roughness and the other three independent variables. The significance of independent variables in descending order was observed to be AGE, MSN, and CVPD.
The best model obtained using multiple linear regression analysis is as follows:
In the above model, roughness increases with increase in CVPD and AGE, as they appear with positive coefficients. On the contrary, roughness decreases with increase in MSN, as it appears with negative coefficient. The negative sign indicates that the stronger the pavement, the lesser the potential for surface unevenness.
In order to explain the robustness of the model, a plot is made between observed roughness values of the out of sample data and predicted roughness values from the model as shown in Figure 1. The alignment of plotted points along the line of equality indicates the robustness of the model.
Figure 1: Comparison between predicted and observed roughness values based on the out of sample data.
6. Crack Prediction Model
In this model, measured crack value was taken as the dependent variable and the measured pavement parameters, namely, AGE, MSN, and CVPD, were considered as independent variables. Though variable independent “RN” did not exhibit any significance, good correlation exists between crack and the other three independent variables. The significance of independent variables in descending order was observed to be AGE, MSN, and CVPD.
In the above model, cracking increases with increase in CVPD and AGE, as they appear with positive coefficients. On the contrary, cracking decreases with increase in MSN, as it appears with negative coefficient. The negative sign indicates that the stronger the pavement, the lesser the potential for cracking. In order to explain the robustness of the model, a plot is made between observed cracking values of the out of sample data and predicted cracking values from the model as shown in Figure 2. The alignment of plotted points along the line of equality indicates the robustness of the model.
Figure 2: Comparison between predicted and observed cracking values based on the out of sample data.
7. Development of Pothole Model
In this model, measured crack value was taken as the dependent variable and the measured pavement parameters, namely, AGE, MSN, and CVPD, were considered as independent variables. In the prediction of potholes model, the independent variable “RAIN” did not exhibit any significance, good correlation exists between potholes and the other three independent variables. The significance of independent variables in descending order was observed to be AGE, MSN, and CVPD.
In the above model, pothole increases with increases in CVPD and AGE, as they appear with positive coefficients. On the contrary, pothole decreases with increase in MSN, as it appears with negative coefficient. The negative sign indicates that the stronger the pavement, the lesser the potential for formation of the potholes.
In order to explain the robustness of the model, a plot is made between the observed pothole values of the out of sample data and predicted pothole as shown in Figure 3. The alignment of plotted points along the line of equality indicates the robustness of the model.
Figure 3: Comparison between predicted and observed pothole values based on the out of sample data.
8. Statistical Validity of the Models
To check the statistical validity of the models and checking the significance of the variables, well-known “Student’s ” values and “ values” for each of the independent variables considered in the models are calculated and presented in Table 3.
Table 3: Statistics of the performance prediction models.
The acceptable “Student’s ” statistic value for 95% confidence level is 1.645. It has been observed from Table 3 that “Student’s ” values estimated for all the distress parameters are greater than 1.645, which implies that the dependent variable follows a normal distribution with a constant variance across observations. These values represent the confidence of the model parameters at 95% confidence interval. It has been observed from Table 3 that the “ values” for all distress parameters are less than 0.05; hence all the variables included in the models are acceptable and found to be significant for model development. Regression statistics and the results of ANOVA are also presented in Tables 4 and 5. From Table 4 it has been observed that the value of “Multiple ” is 0.946, 0.956, and 0.937 for roughness, cracking, and potholes, respectively. It can be also observed from Table 4 that the Standard Expected Error between the observed and predicted roughness, cracking, and pothole values is 0.77 m/km, 1.56%, and 2.41%, respectively. Further, it can be inferred from Table 5 that the values of “Significance ” are less than 0.05 for all the three models signifying the fact that the developed models are significant. The relevance for each of the independent variables considered in this study was further corroborated by the collinearity statistics presented in Table 3. It is evident from Table 3 that the Variance Inflation Factor (VIF) is always greater than “1” and also the strength of the independent variables was established due to the fact that VIF values are ranging between “1” and “2” thereby nullifying the presence of multicollinearity between the independent variables.
Table 4: Regression statistics of the developed models.
Table 5: ANOVA results of the models.
(i)The models, developed in this study, are thoroughly evaluated for their effectiveness by validation process and thereafter tested to understand their prediction capability. Comparison of the predicted values with actual values (out of sample data) demonstrates their accuracy.(ii)The significance of independent variables in descending order in the models are found to be age, modified structural number (MSN), and traffic.(iii)The rainfall factor is found to be insignificant factor as the test sections in this study were not subjected to any conditions of inundation.(iv)The models developed in this study can be used as an effective tool in maintenance management of flexible pavements for low volume village roads.
10. Suggestion for Further Study
The strength coefficients of the pavement layers may change with time due to the effects of repetitions of loading and environmental conditions. This aspect is not accounted for in this study considering the volume of work. The changes in strength coefficients in pavement layers for the materials used for the construction of low volume village roads in India may be taken up as a further study.
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.
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Rock Springs Chinatown
By Katherine Kasckow
In the 1860s, about 80% the population of Rock Springs consisted of Chinese immigrants. Most of these migrants came to the United States because of the construction of the transcontinental railroad. After moving to new western cities, the communities needed houses and shelter to come home to and spaces to raise families. This ultimately led to the creation of a Chinatown in a small part of Rock Springs that would allow for the Chinese migrant workers to have their own community for shelter and support. The community was located around the present-day streets of Bridger Avenue, N street, Ridge Avenue, and Elk Street.[1] In the 1880s the community had 40 houses that were located near the No. 4 mine where most of the inhabitants worked.[2]
The community of Chinese workers were attacked in the Rock Springs Massacre, due to a mixture of economic and cultural differences that started to create tension between Chinese and white workers within the area. In 1885, a mob of about 150 people descended on the Rock Springs Chinese population and murdered a large number of them out of anger. The number of Chinese workers who died on that day is still unknown.[3] The violence effectively resulted in the end of Chinatown within the city of Rock Springs. After killing the residents, the mob burned down the houses and buildings.
There are still remnants of this community, such as Ahsay Avenue, which was named after a Chinese leader who attempted after the massacre to obtain railroad tickets and back pay for the surviving miners. According to Bob Nelson, director of the Rock Springs History Museum, there is a chance that one of the houses from Chinatown survived the fire. He believes that one house still remains in Rock Springs, though the exterior has been updated significantly compared to the buildings that existed in the area.[4]
Although the buildings no longer exist, their histories still remain in Rock Springs and are significant to the state of Wyoming. With the preservation of the community’s history, we can still look back and see the experience of Chinatown in Rock Springs, a place that provided support and a sense of community for Chinese migrants who needed space to share their common cultural heritage with other migrants who had come to a new place in search of work.
[1] Mary Humstone, “Community Treasure of Rock Springs” (2005) Community Treasures of Green River and Rock Springs, http://repository.uwyo.edu/comm_treas_grrs/2.
[2] http://www.wyohistory.org/field-trips/chinatown-rock-springs
[3] http://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/rock-springs-massacre
[4] https://www.noplaceproject.com/rock-springs3
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Shipwrecks from Great Whaling Disaster of 1871 Found Off Alaskan Coast
Marine archaeologists recently discovered what they believe are the wrecks of two 19th-century ships that formed part of a fleet sunk off Alaska’s northwestern coast nearly 150 years ago.
Sarah Pruitt
The whaling ships’ captains waited for a change in the winds, but it never came. Instead, some 33 vessels remained trapped in the conjoined mass of floating ice shards known as pack ice that had formed in the Arctic waters off the Alaskan coast. In similar incidents in previous years, shifting winds had freed ice-packed ships and sent them floating seaward, but no such relief arrived for these ships in September of 1871. Instead, the ice began to destroy the ships, leaving some 1,219 whalers and family members stranded.
All of them ultimately survived, evacuating their vessels and rowing some 90 miles to reach the standby whaling ships that would save them. But those ships were forced to ditch their precious cargo and much of their equipment to take on the stranded crews and families, a sacrifice that would have severe economic consequences for the U.S. whaling industry. Brad Barr, an archaeologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), estimated the losses caused by the so-called Great Whaling Disaster of 1871 reached the equivalent of a little more than $33 million in 2015 dollars. As Barr told LiveScience: “The event has been attributed as possibly a major contributory factor in the demise of whaling in the U.S.”
Crews abandon their ships during the Great Whaling Disaster of 1871. (Credit: NOAA)
In the more than 144 years since the disaster, debris linked to the lost fleet has washed ashore sporadically. But no artifacts tied to the shipwrecks had been found beneath the water—until now. Beginning in late August 2015, Barr and a team of researchers from the Maritime Heritage Program of the NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries surveyed the floor of the Chukchi Sea off the coast of the Inupiat village of Wainwright, in northwestern Alaska. Using state-of-the-art sonar and underwater sensing technologies, the archaeologists found the magnetic signatures of two shipwrecks they believe are part of the lost 1871 fleet, including the outlines of their flattened hulls.
Underwater video revealed an even more fascinating scene, including anchors, fasteners, pins and ballast. The archaeologists even discovered some of the special brick-lined pots that the whalers used to heat whale blubber and turn it into whale oil, used to fire up oil lamps and make soap, margarine and other all-important products before the advent of petroleum. While the scientists can’t say definitively that the two wrecked ships were among the 33 lost in 1871, there are a lot of signs that point to that conclusion: More than half of all the ships known to have wrecked in the area went down in the 1871 event, and both wrecks and beams and hull timbers similar to those used in whaling ships from the late 19th century.
In addition to advancements in technology, the team was aided in their efforts by the changing climate, which by causing sea-ice levels to shrink is providing increasing opportunities to uncover lost shipwrecks even off Alaska’s northern coast. During the expedition to the Chukchi Sea, the absence of ice was notable, and the archaeologists reportedly found artifacts from the wrecked ships “just sitting there” for them to find, in Barr’s words. The team discovered remnants of a sandbar, which them believe protected the artifacts from sea ice.
Though the NOAA says they are not worried that the historic site will be disturbed—historic preservation laws apply, plus there is no gold bullion, jewels or other precious cargo that might draw fortune hunters—they are not publicizing the site’s exact location. Instead, they will provide all information to the Alaska Office of History and Archaeology, the agency in charge of protecting sites and relics in state territory.
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Ontario Basic Income Pilot Cancelled By Minister Lisa MacLeod
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Lisa Macleod, Ontario's minister of social services, makes an announcement on welfare rates at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on Tuesday.
Ontario's new government will cancel the province's experiment with a basic income program, minister Lisa MacLeod announced Tuesday.
The pilot project, which reached full enrollment in April, was supposed to last three years.
"I don't know if I should feel anger or despair right now," participant Jessie Golem told HuffPost Canada. "I feel like the rug was just pulled out from underneath me."
The 29-year-old previously worked three jobs to pay her bills in Hamilton, Ont. Basic income allowed her to focus on her full-time work at a non-profit.
"I'm heartbroken for all of my friends who were struggling and had a moment's reprieve because of the program," Golem said. "This government is so short-sighted."
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Twenty-nine-year-old Jessie Golem was working three jobs to pay the bills until she enrolled in Ontario's basic income pilot project. The Progressive Conservative government announced Tuesday it would cancel the experiment.
MacLeod said the "broken" program isn't working. Asked by reporters how she knows the program isn't working if the data hasn't been studied yet, MacLeod said, "for the amount it was costing the province of Ontario ... it was certainly not going to be sustainable."
The project was budgeted to cost $150 million over three years.
In April, a spokeswoman for now-Premier Doug Ford said the project would continue under a Progressive Conservative government.
I feel like the rug was just pulled out from underneath me.Jessie Golem
Participants were all living on less than $34,000 individually or $48,000 as a couple. Single participants received up to $16,989 annually and couples could get as much as $24,027. People earning income saw this amount reduced by 50 cents for every dollar earned. Participants with disabilities are eligible for another $6,000 per year.
Originally, the data collected over three years was going to be studied by a third-party team of researchers. They were going to look at the impact on people's physical and mental health, food security, stress and anxiety, housing stability, education and employment.
The pilot project was set to be one of the largest-scale basic income experiments in the world.
Evelyn Forget, an academic who uncovered documents about a forgotten minimum income experiment in Manitoba in the 1970s, said the government's decision is unfortunate.
"This project wasn't about spending more money; it was about spending money in more effective ways. It's no less than a tragedy," she told HuffPost Canada in an email. "Ontario has unfortunately opted to stay with an ineffective, patchwork system that allows too many people to fall through the gaps."
Planned increases to welfare, disability also cut
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Seventy per cent of the people receiving basic income have a job of some kind.
After her announcement, some people could be heard clapping while others yelled that the decision was "shameful."
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HESS | Articles | Volume 22, issue 10
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 5097-5110, 2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5097-2018
Special issue: The changing water cycle of the Indo-Gangetic Plain
Research article 04 Oct 2018
Research article | 04 Oct 2018
Precipitation pattern in the Western Himalayas revealed by four datasets
Precipitation pattern in the Western Himalayas revealed by four datasets Precipitation pattern in the Western Himalayas revealed by four datasets Hong Li et al.
Hong Li1,2, Jan Erik Haugen3, and Chong-Yu Xu2 Hong Li et al. Hong Li1,2, Jan Erik Haugen3, and Chong-Yu Xu2
1Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, Oslo, Norway
2University of Oslo, Norway
3Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway
Received: 19 May 2017 – Discussion started: 06 Jun 2017 – Revised: 14 Aug 2018 – Accepted: 05 Sep 2018 – Published: 04 Oct 2018
Data scarcity is the biggest problem for scientific research related to hydrology and climate studies in the Great Himalayas region. High-quality precipitation data are difficult to obtain due to a sparse network, cold climate and high heterogeneity in topography. In this paper, we examine four datasets in northern India of the Western Himalayas: interpolated gridded data based on gauge observations (IMD, 1∘×1∘, and APHRODITE, 0.25∘×0.25∘), reanalysis data (ERA-Interim, 0.75∘×0.75∘) and high-resolution simulation by a regional climate model (WRF, 0.15∘×0.15∘). The four datasets show a similar spatial pattern and temporal variation during the period 1981–2007, though the absolute values vary significantly (497–819 mm year−1). The differences are particularly large in July and August at the windward slopes and high-elevation areas. Overall, the datasets show that the summer is getting wetter and the winter is getting drier, though most of the trends in monthly precipitation are not significant. Trend analysis of summer and winter precipitation at every grids confirms the changes. Wetter summers will result in more and bigger floods in the downstream areas. Warmer and drier winters will result in less glacier accumulation. All the datasets show consistency in the period 1981–2007 and can give a spatial overview of the precipitation in the region. Comparing with the Bhuntar gauge data, the WRF dataset gives the best estimates of extreme precipitation. To conclude, we recommend the APHRODITE dataset and the WRF dataset for hydrological studies for their improved spatial variation which match the scale of hydrological processes as well as accuracy in extreme precipitation for flood simulation.
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Li, H., Haugen, J. E., and Xu, C.-Y.: Precipitation pattern in the Western Himalayas revealed by four datasets, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 5097-5110, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5097-2018, 2018.
The Great Himalayas region is the largest cryosphere outside the polar areas and the source of many rivers which supply water to more than 800 million people (H. Li et al., 2016; Hegdahl et al., 2016). The local population depends mainly on rivers for drinking water, hygiene, industry, fishing, but also for hydro-power generation and agriculture, which is one of main sectors of local economy (Ménégoz et al., 2013). Therefore, precipitation is very important to the local society and welfare of the local people. Climate change has significant impacts on water security, where mitigation and adaption to climate change are more challenging in this area due to poverty.
Precipitation is one of the most important elements in meteorology and hydrology. Precipitation measurements at gauges are usually used as benchmark data to compare with other datasets. They are often believed to be the most reliable and accurate data. However, there are fewer gauges available in this area compared to other areas in the world. Therefore, it is tricky to look at spatial variability based on gauge data. Besides, quality of measurements is rarely high due to harsh climate and complex environment. Additionally, manual errors are very common in developing countries. These errors include, for example, error in gauge location, missing the unit of data as well as wrong position of the decimal point. Last but not least, gauge data are usually hard to obtain due to data policy and political conflict in some countries.
Figure 1Location map of the study area, the Bhuntar rain gauge and three discharge stations.
Figure 2Mean annual precipitation (1981–2007) of the four datasets (from a IMD gridded observations, ERA-Interim reanalysis, APHRODITE gridded observations and WRF regional climate model simulation) and terrain height of the study area (e).
In recent years, with development of space-borne measurements and computing technologies, gridded precipitation datasets have been widely generated and attract much interest. Compared to measurements at traditional gauge, gridded data can cover a large area, sometimes even the globe, and disclose spatial variability at a continuous surface. Additionally, gridded data are usually produced by researchers for scientific purposes and they are free accessible to scientific research. Therefore, gridded data have been extensively used, particularly where high-quality in situ measurements are not available.
Figure 3Density curves of mean annual precipitation values in all grid points.
There have been quite a few studies on precipitation over the Great Himalayas region (Ménégoz et al., 2013; Palazzi et al., 2013; Yatagai et al., 2012). The available gridded data fall into four types: satellite data, interpolation of gauge observations, reanalysis and model simulation. However, all estimates are generally very uncertain due to the complex climate dynamics and local topography, and precipitation rates differ widely among the four types, even among different products of the same type. The satellite images show discrepancies due to platforms and characteristics of sensors. Reflectance from land surface, particularly snow and ice, can cause distinctive biases (Yin et al., 2008). The interpolated observations are usually believed the most reliable. However, great cautions have to be paid when using such data due to inadequacy of interpolating methods and unavoidable inferiors inherited from gauge measurements. For example, underestimation of precipitation could be 58 % of annual total precipitation in the cold Alaska region due to wind, wetting loss and trace precipitation (Yang et al., 1998). High-resolution climate models provide an alternative perspective and the models are competitive in the aspects of high spatio-temporal resolution, identification of precipitation forms (Ménégoz et al., 2013), and internal consistency between climate parameters. On the other hand, the simulated data may misrepresent the reality and suffer from inadequacy of boundary and forcing conditions. Reanalysis data are a combination of observations from many sources and dynamic models, but users should be cautious because of continuous changes in observing systems and systematic model errors (Dee et al., 2011). Additionally, uncertainties in reanalysis data are difficult to understand and quantify (Dee et al., 2011). The weaknesses and strength of each type are summarized in Table 1.
Figure 4Precipitation (mm month−1) for July–August (a, b, c) and November–December (d, e, f) and in three selected longitude bands from west to east (left to right) plotted against latitude. The longitude value of each band is indicated above the figures. The corresponding terrain height (m) in black is displays at the right axis.
Figure 5Seasonal contributions (in %) to annual precipitation. (a) spring (MAM), (b) summer (JJA), (c) autumn (SON) and (d) winter (DJF). From bottom to top: WRF regional climate model, APHRODITE gridded observations, ERA-Interim reanalysis and IMD gridded observations.
Table 1Summary of weaknesses and strength of four types of gridded precipitation data.
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In this study, we select four datasets from various sources, i.e., interpolation of gauge observations, reanalysis and model simulations in northern India of the Western Himalayas as well as measurements at one rain gauge. Due to differences in availability, a common analysis is based on daily data in a long period of 27 years (1981–2007). To our knowledge, this is the first of its kind in this region in terms of number of datasets and data length. The purpose is to compare the datasets and to find their similarity and difference, as well as implications for further use in hydrological studies.
2 Study area
The study area lies in the western part of the Indian Himalayan region (Fig. 1). The highest point is 7677 m above sea level (m a.s.l.), located in the northeastern region. The low-elevation part lies in the southwestern region, which adjoins Pakistan. The climate is affected by monsoon and western disturbance. In summer, warm moisture from the Indian Ocean moves northwards and turns westward when it hits the high mountains. This interaction brings plenty of precipitation and daily precipitation can be more than 200 mm (Purohit and Kau, 2016). Precipitation in high mountains usually falls as snow in winter. Along the course of the moist wind, precipitation decreases from east to west. In winter, the climate is controlled by western turbulence. The mid-latitude low-pressure systems bring some snowfall (Ménégoz et al., 2013), but winter is generally quite dry, especially in the coldest region. In this study, seasons are referred based on northern meteorological seasons (spring: March to May; summer: June to August; autumn: September to November; winter: December to February).
Figure 6Monthly precipitation (a) and the trend during 1981–2007 (b).
Figure 7Trend (mm month−1 year−1) of summer precipitation.
This area is the headwater of the Indus River and the Ganges River, which are transboundary among China, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Additionally, these two rivers have very high hydropower potential. How to explore hydropower is continuously negotiated among the involved countries, which makes the study area very political sensitive.
3 Data
3.1 IMD dataset
The IMD dataset is produced by the India Meteorological Department for the whole India. The time period is 1951–2007 and the spatial resolution is 1∘×1∘. The data are interpolated from gauge measurements by using the Shepard method (Shepard, 1968). Rajeevan et al. (2006) compare the IMD dataset with the Variability Analysis of Surface Climate Observations (VASClimo) dataset and conclude that the IMD dataset is more accurate in terms of spatial variation. The IMD dataset has been extensively used in climate related research and applications, such as validation of climate models (Bollasina et al., 2011; Wiltshire, 2014) and monsoon variability and predictions (Goswami et al., 2006).
The number of used gauges varies during the period as well as spatially across the region. The average number of gauges per grid point is 2.99 ranging from 0.2 to 4.4 (Rajeevan et al., 2006). Spatially, more gauges are used in the central south; less gauges near the borders of India and in the northern part. No gauge measurements are available near the latitude of 35.5∘ N and northward.
3.2 APHRODITE dataset
The APHRODITE (Asian Precipitation – Highly Resolved Observational Data Integration Towards Evaluation of Water Resources) dataset is interpolated by the Sphere map method based on data collected at 5000–12 000 gauges (Yatagai et al., 2012). The interpolated parameter is the precipitation anomaly or ratio, instead of the precipitation amount (Yatagai et al., 2012). Elevation corrections are considered by a weighting function, which is based on the angular distance when considering topography (Yatagai et al., 2012). The dataset covers Asia over the period of 1951–2007. Different versions of the APHRODITE dataset have been used to determine Asian monsoon precipitation change, hydrological modeling (Pechlivanidis and Arheimer, 2015; Xu et al., 2016), verification of high-resolution model simulations and satellite precipitation estimates (Kamiguchi et al., 2010). In this research, we use the latest version (V1101) for monsoon Asia at a spatial resolution of 0.25∘×0.25∘ (Dimri et al., 2013). The APHRODITE dataset uses the largest number of gauge observations among interpolated products, and is believed to be one of the most realistic precipitation datasets for Asia (Ménégoz et al., 2013).
3.3 ERA-Interim dataset
The ERA-Interim dataset is the precipitation product of ERA-Interim (Dee et al., 2011), which is a spatially and temporally complete dataset of multiple climate variables at high spatial and temporal resolution. The data we use here are on a Gaussian grid (with a resolution of 0.7×0.7∘ at the Equator) with a 3 h time resolution, and aggregated to daily time step. ERA-Interim is a global atmospheric reanalysis dataset produced by the ECMWF (European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts)1. The dataset dates back to 1979 and is updated with approximately 1-month delay from real time. The data assimilation system is based on a 2006 release of the IFS (Cy31r2) (Dee et al., 2011). This dataset has been widely used as boundary and forcing conditions for regional climate models (Dimri et al., 2013; Katragkou et al., 2015).
3.4 WRF dataset
The WRF dataset is generated by using a regional climate model, the Weather Research & Forecasting Model (v3.7.1). The climate model is a limited-area, non-hydrostatic, primitive-equation model with multiple options for various physical parameterization schemes. The model has been used in climate simulation in Asia and other areas (Li et al., 2016; Maussion et al., 2011). Here we use the Thompson scheme for microphysics, CAM for short- and long-wave radiation, the Noah Land-Surface scheme, Mellor–Yamada–Janjic TKE for the planetary boundary layer and Kain–Fritsch (new Eta) for convection. The model is forced by 6-hourly ERA-Interim reanalysis data. To avoid error at boundary edges and to facilitate further hydrological modeling work, we set up the model at a very large domain (59–91∘ E, 9–46∘ N). The spatial resolution is around 16 km, where topography and land use are aggregated from data with an accuracy of 10 m. They are preprocessed by using the WRF Preprocessing System (WPS). We divide the atmosphere into 30 vertical layers with model top pressure 50 hPa. The height of the lowest model level varies between 15 and 27 m depending on the surface pressure. The whole simulation period is from 1979 to 2007, and the period 1979–1980 is used as model spinup. Due to the long model running time, we restart the model around every 5 years. Model setup is summarized in Table 2 and the whole setting is a file in the Supplement.
3.5 Gauge data
Rain gauge Bhuntar lies in a valley at a small town in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India (Fig. 1). The Bhuntar gauge is only 400 m down the confluence of the Parvati River with the Beas River. The altitude of the gauge is 1080 m a.s.l., and both precipitation and discharge data are used in this study. Annual precipitation is 921 mm year−1 based on data from 1981 to 2007, with most rainfall in July and August. Temperature is rarely below 0 ∘C, and only minimum temperature is occasionally below 0 ∘C in winters. The precipitation data have been used in hydrological modeling research for the Beas Basin (Li et al., 2015).
Table 2The main settings of the WRF regional climate model. The complete setting are shown in the Supplement.
Table 3P value of the tailed Kolmogorov–Smirnov test on differences of on annual precipitation (mm year−1) among the datasets. The p value indicates strong evidence against the null hypothesis. It is typically to reject the null hypothesis, which is two datasets are the same here, when the p value is not greater than 0.05.
3.6 Discharge
Three discharge series are selected to cross validate water balance. They are respectively Pandoh (downstream), Bhuntar (middle stream) and Manali (upstream). These stations are operated by Central Water Commission regional office in India. The catchments are located in the Beas Basin, which is a main tributary of the Indus River in northern India (Fig. 1). The catchments are nested from upstream to downstream. The purpose is to reflect precipitation data at various elevations within a hydrological scale. Runoff is considerably influenced from glacier melting (Li et al., 2015). According to the 0.5 km MODIS-based Global Land Cover Climatology by the USGS Land Cover Institute (https://landcover.usgs.gov/global_climatology.php, last access: 1 May 2017), coverage of snow and ice is 16 % in the Pandoh catchment, 24 % in the Bhuntar catchment and 21 % in the Manali catchment. The discharge data have been manually quality controlled and missing data are filled by discharge anomaly. Discharge measurements are more qualified than precipitation in the snow and ice dominated area (Henn et al., 2015; Kretzschmar et al., 2016). Therefore, the quality of runoff simulation can infer by the forcing precipitation data. Li et al. (2016) use the WRF-Hydro (v3.5.1) modeling system in the Beas Basin, and they find that the distribution of simulated daily discharge values agrees well with observations, which reversely confirms the precipitation simulations.
3.7 Evaporation
The MODIS Global Evapotranspiration Project (MOD16) (http://www.ntsg.umt.edu/project/modis/mod16.php, last access: 1 May 2017) is selected to reveal actual evaporation. The MODIS project is started in 2000, and has a short overlap period with the study period. Additionally, part of the catchments is covered by permanent snow and ice and the sensors cannot work well on this type surface. Therefore, we use annual mean amounts of 2000 to 2013 to reduce uncertainties. The missing ratios of annual mean actual evaporation are 22 % for the Pandoh catchment, 32 % for the Bhuntar catchment and 31 % for the Manali catchment.
4.1 Spatial variations
The four datasets show similar spatial pattern of mean annual precipitation (Fig. 2). The highest precipitation is located at the foothill of the mountains and stretched from southeast to northwest. Visually, the high precipitation belt (the foothills of the mountains and the southeastern corner) is most clearly shown by the WRF dataset. The spatial variability increases from the IMD dataset to the WRF dataset. Their coefficients of variation are respectively 0.5 for the IMD data, 0.6 for the ERA-Interim data, 0.7 for the APHRODITE data and 1.1 for the WRF data. The density curves of mean annual precipitation values in all grid points (Fig. 3) and the statistics of the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test (Table 3) show the variabilities and the differences among the datasets more clearly.
Both the IMD and APHRODITE datasets are interpolated from observations at gauges. However, the APHRODITE dataset shows a rain belt at the mountains' foothills much better. Additionally, the APHRODITE dataset shows much lower estimates (less than 300 mm year−1) in the northeastern corner. This area is quite high, with mean elevation at 4650 m a.s.l. and elevation ranges from 906 to 7677 m a.s.l. The temperature is −2.35 ∘C of annual mean and as low as −16.81 ∘C in January (Yatagai et al., 2012). The reason for this low-precipitation area is that the APHRODITE dataset uses more gauges, particularly also observations from Nepal, Bhutan and China (Yatagai et al., 2012). These gauges have undercatch problems, which means rain gauges could only catch part of snowfall due to wind and disturbance. In contrast, the IMD dataset uses only the gauges in the low-valley area of India and extends north by interpolation (Rajeevan et al., 2006). Eventually, the APHRODITE dataset has the lowest annual amount, only 61 % of the IMD dataset.
Figure 8Density curves of trends (mm month−1 year−1) of summer precipitation in all grid points.
The ERA-Interim and WRF datasets are products with different dynamical models. The ERA-Interim data and the WRF data are similar in terms of annual total amount (ERA-Interim: 718 mm year−1, WRF: 688 mm year−1) and spatial pattern, partially due to the fact that in this area the observations that are assimilated into the data assimilation system are sparse and unevenly distributed. The WRF data are more realistic than the ERA-Interim data due to finer spatial resolution, especially in complex topography areas (Dimri et al., 2013; Ménégoz et al., 2013).
The effects of location and topography are shown in Fig. 4. The summer precipitation changes dramatically. Over the high flat plateau, precipitation decreases with latitude since the strength of the monsoon decreases with distance from its source. As the monsoon gets closer to the mountains, precipitation starts to increase. As the air parcel is lifted to high elevation, climate gets dry and cold. The winter precipitation occurs mainly along the upslope. The magnitude is also small and decreased along the path of the winter monsoon. The highest precipitation occurs in the windward of the upslope region, but it is 0.5 or 1.5∘ (around 55–110 km) far away from the mountains in summer. Bookhagen and Burbank (2006) analyze a decade of TRMM data and also find the highest annual precipitation is offset by a few 10 s of km south of either high topography or relief. This offset has been found only over tall and broad mountain regions rather than narrow mountain peaks (Dimri and Niyogi, 2013).
Figure 9Trend (mm month−1 year−1) of winter precipitation.
Figure 10Density curves of trends (mm month−1 year−1) of winter precipitation in all grid points.
Figure 11Annual precipitation at the Bhuntar gauge. Data at the nearest point to the Bhuntar gauge are extracted from the gridded datasets.
Figure 12Monthly anomaly at the Bhuntar gauge. Data at the nearest point to the Bhuntar gauge are extracted from the gridded datasets.
The differences among the datasets are more obvious in summer at the mountain foot. The WRF dataset gives much more precipitation (700 mm month−1) in July and August at the mountain foot, almost 2 times that of other datasets (300 mm month−1). This is reported as a moisture bias in summer (Li et al., 2016; Srinivas et al., 2013). It is often cited as orographic bias which describes as strong overprediction of precipitation rates along windward slopes while predicted snowfall lies under measured values along leeward slopes (Maussion et al., 2011).
4.2 Temporal variations and changes
The inter-annual patterns are very similar as indicated by high correlations between pairs of datasets, shown in Table 4. The correlation between the IMD and APHRODITE datasets is the highest, reaching 0.91. The WRF dataset has low correlation with all other datasets. Spatially, the four datasets show a similar seasonal distribution, and the WRF dataset has the highest variability (Fig. 5). The intra-annual cycle is also similar as shown in Fig. 6. The WRF and APHRODITE datasets have respectively the highest and lowest precipitation in summer.
Table 4Pearson's correlation of annual precipitation series. The italics indicate the minimum values by row and by column.
To look at changes over time, we select the Theil–Sen median method to calculate trends due to its robustness and the non-parametric Mann–Kendall test for the significance test. The trend analysis and significance test are done for the areal mean of each month (Fig. 6), and every individual grid for summer (Figs. 7 and 8) and winter (Figs. 9 and 10). The figures show an increase in summer precipitation and a decrease in winter precipitation, although both increase and decrease exist in each dataset. Three of the areal mean trends (May by the WRF dataset; June by the IMD and ERA-Interim datasets) are statistically significant at the 95 % confidence level. The spatial distribution of trends in summer precipitation varies a lot. Most decreasing trends of winter precipitation occur in the northern part. Approximately 10 % of grids are significant at the 10 % confidence level.
Table 5Statistics of annual maximum daily precipitation (mm day−1) at the Bhuntar gauge. Data of the nearest point are extracted from the gridded datasets. Bold indicates the value closest to the data of the Bhuntar gauge.
It is difficult to conclude why northern India of the Western Himalayas shows an increase in summer precipitation. However, Bollasina et al. (2011) find the same increasing monsoon precipitation in northern India but decreasing monsoon precipitation in central Asia. They use a series of climate model experiments, and conclude that such pattern is a robust outcome of a slowdown of the tropical meridional overturning circulation, which could be attributed mainly to human-influenced aerosol emissions. The trends will continue and become more significant with time if greenhouse gas emission continues as usual. Such trends would lead to strong negative mass balance conditions of glaciers, which is discussed in the next section.
5.1 Comparison of gridded precipitation datasets with gauge data
To compare the gridded datasets with measurements at the Bhuntar gauge, we extract the time series at the nearest point to the Bhuntar gauge. We look at annual precipitation (Fig. 11), monthly anomaly (Fig. 12) as well as extreme precipitation, i.e., annual maximum daily precipitation (Table 5). As shown in Fig. 11, all gridded datasets are comparable with the Bhuntar gauge data. The interpolated datasets, IMD and APHRODITE are quantitatively closest to the Bhuntar gauge data. The ERA-Interim and WRF datasets generally give 2 or 3 times higher precipitation than the Bhuntar gauge data. Figure 12 shows the differences are mainly from March to July in the WRF dataset, and from July and August in the ERA-Interim dataset. In addition, the WRF dataset shows large variations from February to June, and the ERA-Interim dataset shows large variations in July and August. Table 5 shows the statistics of annual maximum daily precipitation. Notably, the WRF dataset gives the closest estimate to the Bhuntar data in five quantiles, and the APHRODITE dataset gives the best estimate of the maximum precipitation over the whole period.
Figure 13Accumulated precipitation and discharge.
5.2 Comparison of gridded precipitation datasets with runoff data
The annual actual evaporation from MODIS data is 614 mm year−1 at the Pandoh catchment, 639 mm year−1 at the Bhuntar catchment and 649 mm year−1 at the Manali catchment. The values are too high compared with 64 mm year−1 at the Pandoh catchment for the period from 1990 to 2004 calculated by Kumar et al. (2007) using potential evaporation, mean and maximum temperature. The Pandoh catchment covers the lower and middle parts, and should have the highest evaporation due to warm climate among three catchments. The MODIS data are not qualified at the catchments and at small catchment scales for the study period.
Figure 14Mean temperature and its regression lines for the periods of 1981–1985 and 2003–2007 by the WRF simulation.
The precipitation and runoff relationship is shown in Fig. 13 as accumulation of monthly precipitation and runoff. Though the lines have different slopes, but they share very similar linear relationships. They are consistent in terms of temporal changes. Errors are systematic within each dataset. Runoff is generally less than precipitation due to evaporation loss. However, runoff could possibly exceed precipitation at glacierized catchments due to glacier melting. In the Manali catchment, runoff is much more than precipitation. In the Bhuntar catchment, only the ERA-Interim data show less runoff than precipitation. All datasets show less runoff than precipitation in the Pandoh catchment. Precipitation is definitely underestimated in higher-elevation areas, especially in the Manali catchment. Azam et al. (2014) reconstruct annual mass balance of Chhota Shigri glacier since 1969. The Chhota Shigri glacier lies in the Western Himalayas, India and it is representative in terms of mass balance for the Western Himalayas glaciers (Azam et al., 2014). The mass loss rates are 0.36±0.36 for 1969 to 1985 and 0.57±0.36 m water equivalent per year (m w.e. a−1) for 2001 to 2015. The runoff contribution from glacier melting is only 3306 mm within 29 years with assumptions of 20 % glacier coverage and −0.57 m w.e. a−1.
5.3 Implications for glaciers
In the Great Himalayas region, there are many glaciers, and they are key indicators of regional climate change and water resources. Temperature in combination with precipitation controls survival of glaciers. Therefore, we also look at changes in temperature by comparing the temperature results by the same simulation of the WRF precipitation dataset for the first and last 5 years, namely 1981–1985 and 2003–2007. We skip the trend analysis and significance test, because it is already well known that temperature has been increasing quickly in the Great Himalayas region since the 1980s (Ren et al., 2017). Temperature is well measured and simulated. Therefore, there is no need to go through many datasets. We are particularly interested in temperature at the equilibrium line altitude (ELA). As the slope of the regression lines shown in Fig. 14, the WRF model is able to reproduce the lapse rates. Between the two 5-year periods, temperature increases by 0.91 ∘C in winter and by 0.26 ∘C in summer. Such changes lead to an increase in the elevation of the freezing point (0 ∘C) of 125 m in winter and 32 m in summer. As shown in Sect. 4.2, precipitation overall decreases in winter. In combination with increasing temperature, this is an unfavourable condition for the glaciers with less accumulation and faster melting. Moreover, the area between 4900 m a.s.l., which is the equilibrium line altitude (ELA) of the Chhota Shigri glacier (Azam et al., 2012), and 5200 m a.s.l. is large. Therefore, as the climate gets warmer, the ELA will further move up. Such a nonlinear characteristic of elevation distribution results in a potential large reduction in the accumulation area and small storage buffer of permanent snow and ice.
6 Conclusions
Data scarcity is a major problem for hydrological research in the Great Himalayas region. High-quality precipitation data are difficult to obtain due to the sparse network, cold climate and high heterogeneity in topography. This paper investigates the spatial and temporal pattern of precipitation in this region based on four datasets: interpolated gridded data based on gauge observations (IMD, 1∘×1∘ and APHRODITE, 0.25∘×0.25∘), reanalysis data (ERA-Interim, 0.75∘×0.75∘) and high-resolution simulation by a regional climate model (WRF, 0.15∘×0.15∘) in northern India of the Western Himalayas during the period 1981–2007.
The four datasets are similar in terms of spatial pattern and temporal variation and changes, though the absolute values vary a lot (497–819 mm year−1) due to the data source and the methods of data generation. The differences are particularly large in July and August and at the windward slopes and the high-elevation areas. The datasets reveal that summer gets wetter and winter gets drier, though most of the trends are not statistically significant. Wetter summer results in more and bigger floods at the downstream areas. Warmer and drier winter results in less glaciers accumulation. The four datasets are able to give a good overview of spatial pattern and temporal changes. Comparison with measurements at the Bhuntar gauge shows that the WRF and APHRODITE datasets give the best estimate of extreme precipitation amounts. To conclude, the APHRODITE and WRF datasets are recommended for hydrological studies due to their improved spatial variations which match the scale of hydrological processes as well as accuracy in extreme precipitation for flood simulation. However, careful local correction is definitely required.
Data availability.
The ERA-Interim and APRODITE data are available from the data provider sites. The WRF data are available via https://archive.norstore.no/pages/public/about.jsf (last access: 1 May 2017).
Figure A1Precipitation of the gridded datasets and terrain height of the study area resampled to the IMD grid by bilinear interpolation.
Figure A2Data missing rate in the National Climatic Data Center in the study areas.
Table A1Statistics of the non-parametric Mann–Kendall test of precipitation.
The supplement related to this article is available online at: https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5097-2018-supplement.
Author contributions.
HL: model simulation, data analysis and writing. JEH: model simulation, analysis of results, review and revision. CYX: review and revision.
Competing interests.
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Special issue statement.
This article is part of the special issue “The changing water cycle of the Indo-Gangetic Plain”. It is not associated with a conference.
This study is funded by the Research Council of Norway through research program NORKLIMA under grant project 216546. We thank the India Meteorological Department and Sonia Grover at the Water Resources Division at TERI (India), the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and APHRODITE (http://www.chikyu.ac.jp/precip/english/products.html, last access: 1 May 2017), and research program JOINTINDNOR under grant project 203867 for provision of data. We thank Oskar Landgren at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute for help in modeling and data analysis as well as review of the manuscript. The model simulation was done when the first author worked at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
Edited by: Ian Holman
Reviewed by: four anonymous referees
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The changing water cycle of the Indo-Gangetic Plain
Precipitation is a key in the water system and glacier fate in the Great Himalayas region. We examine four datasets of available types in the Western Himalayas and they show very large differences. The differences depend much on the data source and are particularly large in monsoon seasons and high-elevation areas. All the datasets show a trend to wetter summer and drier winter and this trend reveals a tendency towards a high-flow seasonality and an unfavorable condition for glaciers.
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Jeremy Hunt may have been the longest serving Health Secretary in UK political history, but he won’t go down as the most popular, particularly with many of those working within the NHS. However, now he has finally been tempted away from his longstanding brief, perhaps his parting legacy might create the platform for his successor, Matt Hancock, to deliver transformational change. The two most important factors, of course, remain having Health and Social Care sat under one departmental roof and winning the battle with the Treasury to secure more funding.
It’s been interesting to read a number of articles in recent weeks commentating on the 70-year anniversary of the NHS and the fact that it’s really not as good as it could and should be. We are rightfully proud of an organisation that offers care free at the point of delivery and we celebrate the commitment and quality of thousands of those who deliver that care. However, outcomes are not where they should be; bluntly, far too many people are dying unnecessarily.
There have been some further calls for the NHS to be placed into the hands of a politically neutral organisation (perhaps a Royal Commission) and given responsibility for taking a long-term view to devise a strategy, manage expenditure and deliver an NHS that will be fit for purpose. However ideologically positive this could be, one cannot see it happening in practice.
It therefore falls to Mr Hancock to be brave. “Leaving the NHS alone” is definitively not the answer if it wants to survive and thrive.
His first speech as Health Minister, delivered at his local NHS Hospital – coincidentally, one of the very best in the country – was instructive and focused on three key areas: workforce, technology and prevention.
Mr Hancock has a background in technology, recognising that, used properly, it will save time and money, while improving patient safety. Perhaps, at last, the fax machines, pagers and outdated processes will be banished for ever.
In terms of prevention, the closer integration of the NHS and social care delivery systems will help – specifically to keep people healthy, treat their problems quickly, provide the tools to allow people to manage their own needs and deliver care in the right place in settings that suit their specific situation.
Mr Hancock paid tribute to NHS staff, recognising that morale has to be improved, the “tribal barriers between management and clinicians” needs to be abolished and “a shared leadership agenda for the health service” created. Alongside better leadership training, talent from outside should be engaged at all levels “to develop a strong and diverse pipeline of capable leaders willing to bring their talents to health and care”.
This final point is the most important. There are great people within the NHS with the skills, experience and personality needed to drive the change required, but those from other backgrounds should not be ignored; they could contribute so much in terms of leadership, innovation and employee engagement if they are given the environment in which to succeed.
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Speaker Steve Thomson has tricky procedural questions to consider during his first, and possibly only, week on the job. (Hansard TV)
UPDATE: B.C. Liberals question NDP’s ability to to govern
NDP’s Mike Farnworth calls Mike de Jong’s request ‘insulting’
Tom Fletcher
Jun. 27, 2017 11:00 a.m.
The uniquely close result of the May election leaves the NDP-Green alliance without the ability to pass legislation under the normal rules of the legislature, B.C. Liberal house leader Mike de Jong says.
In a letter to newly elected speaker Steve Thomson, de Jong details the restrictions on the speaker to break tie votes, which he says make it all but impossible to pass legislation.
“I think it’s going to be very, very difficult,” de Jong told reporters after tabling his letter in the legislature Tuesday. “I think the workability of a reconfigured parliament with an NDP-Green government, based on the numbers, is going to be challenging.”
De Jong asks Thomson to rule on two procedural points before the vote of non-confidence in the B.C. Liberal throne speech, expected Thursday afternoon, where the government expects to be defeated and replaced by the opposition parties.
NDP house leader Mike Farnworth said he received no notice of the four-page letter, and it appears to be the latest attempt by the B.C. Liberals to avoid losing power to the NDP and Greens. He wrote his own letter to Thomson, reminding the rookie speaker that the questions raised by de Jong are up to Lt. Gov. Judith Guichon to answer.
“[de Jong] has asked you to pre-empt the Lieutenant Governor’s deliberative process by providing what amounts to constitutional legal advice to the legislature, based on the insulting proposition that members are not able to collect and process their own information on this matter,” Farnworth wrote.
Farnworth told reporters the NDP-Green alliance can manage the legislature without changing the rules of order, one of the times where de Jong says any speaker is obliged to vote against in the event of a tie. The other problem raised by de Jong is having an NDP speaker do double duty and preside over the committee stage of legislation, rather than appoint a committee chair and lose a second voting MLA to approve legislation at that stage.
De Jong said he does not intend to signal to the Lieutenant Governor that a new election should be called, but only to inform all MLAs of the situation they face.
Kelowna woman facing charges of uttering death threats to Clark, Thomson
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Aberdeen scientists converting sign language to text
Category: Scotland Success Stories — Paul Morgan on March 22, 2012
Aberdeen scientists are developing an exciting new technology that could see sign language being translated into text as early as 2013.
An application would be used, working through a portable camera as seen on many tablets and smartphones, which would convert a sign language speaker’s movements into text. Presently called the portable sign language translator (PSLT), it could revolutionise communication for thousands.
The technology is being researched and developed by scientists based at Technabling, a company partially created with the University of Aberdeen. It is the latest in a line of market leading technological advances, making commercial finance in Scotland, particularly in the research and development sector, a thriving business.
The PSLT will immediately convert a person’s actions into text, allowing it to be read by the person the sign language speaker is conversing with. So good could the technology be, it is thought that it could dramatically improve employment chances for many deaf and hard of hearing young people.
Dr Ernesto Compatangelo, the founder of Technabling and a University of Aberdeen lecturer said the technology is being created to:
“…empower sign language users by enabling them to overcome the communication challenges they can experience (with an app) that is easily accessible and could be used on different devices.”
Dr Compatangelo went on to say that he was most excited that the technology could allow individual users to have their own unique signs, allowing the conversations to be far more personalised to their needs.
Anyone interested in getting involved, particularly from the local sign language speaking community of Aberdeen, can contact the project by emailing: pslt@technabling.co.uk
It is absolutely amazing that this technology is being created and that it’s right here in Scotland. I really do hope it does change people’s lives.
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Eight Crazy Nights
Ralph Breaks the Internet and the Worst Product Placements in Movie History
These filmmakers bent over backwards to organically include corporate products in their movies, and they failed miserably.
By William Bibbiani
Updated: 20 Nov 2018 7:05 pm
Posted: 20 Nov 2018 5:42 pm
Movies are expensive, and studios are constantly looking for ways to cut down on those costs. And one of the most popular ways to do that is through "product placement," a practice in which corporations pay movie studios to prominently feature their products on camera. The more screen time, the more the characters talk about it, the more it's ingrained into the plot of the movie, the more money the studio generally gets. And now, with Ralph Breaks the Internet hitting theaters - with a slew of (apparently intentionally cute rather than greedy) product placement - what better time to take a look at this strange, if perhaps necessary at times, phenomenon?
And let's be fair, a lot of the time we hardly notice or care. The characters are probably using a cell phone anyway, so it's no big deal if it's the latest iPhone or whatever. But sometimes the product placement goes completely off the rails, forcing filmmakers to bend over backwards to incorporate one or more products into the movie, whether it makes sense or not.
Sometimes it's laughable, sometimes it's painful. (Sometimes it's even totally meta, which goes all the way back around and makes the product placement good again; so let's just say you won't be seeing Josie and the Pussycats on this list.) But if it's lame, it's lame, and these are the lamest examples. These are our picks for the worst product placements in movie history!
The Worst Product Placement in Movie History
What do you do if you're a young superhero genius who needs to research the death of his parents? You use Bing, of course! Sony's search engine of choice wasn't exactly a popular commodity when Amazing Spider-Man came out, especially since people already used the word "Google" as a verb to describe searching for literally anything on the internet. People were giggling in the theater on opening weekend.
Watch the video above for IGN's ranking of the Spider-Man movies.
The third film in the Blade franchise introduced audiences to Abigail Whistler, a badass vampire hunter played by Jessica Biel. How badass is she? She makes custom playlists on her iPod before every fight, in a cool music montage, and listens to them mid-battle, even though being able to hear them during a life-or-death struggle would probably be pretty useful.
Adam Sandler is going to appear multiple times on this list, so buckle up. His animated Eight Crazy Nights is, in a way, already just a commercial for Sandler's beloved The Chanukah Song, but it gets completely out of hand when all the mascots at a local shopping mall come to life to sing to the protagonist about how he can improve as a human being. The Footlocker guy, the Panda Express panda and even the GNC jar get in on the soul-searching, soul-crushing product placement action.
When they first announced the existence of The Emoji Movie, the most popular refrain was "Why?" followed immediately by "How?" The answers were "Product Placement" and "Badly." An emoji with - gasp! - more than one expression gets chased through every app on a smartphone, and gets stuck playing CandyCrush... TO THE DEATH, or something like that. The film's transparent pointlessness and odd dedication to glorifying emojis, which are already basically a product, make it seem like one of the most shallow movies in recent memory, and to top it all off... it just wasn't funny.
Check out the 29 worst reviewed movies of 2017 in the video above, including, yes, The Emoji Movie.
A strange alien object has landed on Earth and it's causing evolution to run dangerously haywire. No, that's not just the plot of the celebrated sci-fi/thriller Annihilation, it's also the story of the forgotten sci-fi comedy Evolution! And in the film's exciting conclusion, David Duchovny fills a fire truck full of Head and Shoulders shampoo and sprays the aliens with it, because it's the only thing that can defeat them. It's almost so ridiculous that it's funny, but it's mostly just dumb.
Tim Story's second Fantastic Four movie does a pretty good job of excusing its product placement, by making hothead fame-seeker Johnny Storm a total sellout who puts endorsements on his superhero suit like a NASCAR driver. But nothing can excuse the film's most cringeworthy moment, when Reed Richards summons the custom-made, super powerful Fantasticar from halfway around the world, only to reveal that it's a Dodge. "Hemi?" Johnny asks, noticing the prominent Dodge logo. "Of course," replies Reed Richards, because that's totally the kind of person Reed Richards is, right? Right?
Foodfight!
The disastrous animated comedy Foodfight! was delayed for nine whole years, and features some of the worst animation you've probably ever seen, in service of a story that only exists to capitalize on product placement. Set in a supermarket, where all the mascots come to life after hours, Charlie Sheen stars as a dog food mascot who gets in a Casablanca-inspired mystery that involves - mostly tangentially and/or briefly - the likes of Charlie Tuna, Mrs. Butterworth, Mr. Clean and the California Raisins. It's painful to watch because it's incompetent, but also the pandering is overwhelming.
This animated comedy tells the story of a turkey who goes back in time to stop humans from eating turkey at the first Thanksgiving, which is almost a funny concept, and it ends when the turkeys use the time machine to order pizza for the pilgrims instead, which is also almost kinda funny. But then it turns out that the pizza is from Chuck E. Cheese, i.e. a restaurant that doesn't deliver. Not only is it bad product placement, it's false advertising!
Adam Sandler plays twins in this eye-gougingly unfunny comedy, which has so much awkward product placement that they decided to make it the whole plot of the film. Sandler plays an ad exec who's trying to get Al Pacino to do a Dunkin Donuts commercial, and enlists his annoying sister - whom Pacino finds charming - to seal the deal. Halfway through the film the plot takes a breather so all the characters can go on a Royal Caribbean Cruise, and the movie stops dead to show a commercial for it. And of course it all ends with Al Pacino rapping about donuts, which is almost so weird it qualifies as genius. Almost... but not really.
Little Nicky
This is the last Adam Sandler entry, we swear. In this one, Sandler plays the son of Satan who comes to Earth and is charmed by our various products, but none more so than Popeye's Chicken, which is so delicious it helps stop the apocalypse. "Popeye's Chicken is the shiznit!" yells one of the demons, because that's subtle marketing for you.
Mac and Me
Widely regarded as one of the worst movies ever made, the E.T. knockoff Mac and Me tells the story of two aliens who befriend a young boy and get in a series of misadventures while evading the authorities. Along the way they stop in the most popular McDonalds in the world, where the official Ronald McDonald is in attendance and also there's a dance competition, because McDonalds is the coolest thing ever. (There's a reason the movie's called Mac and Me, folks.) Also, Mac and Me revolves around a plot point in which Coca-Cola has magic healing powers. Yikes. Just... yikes.
Superman is back, and he's got a weird tendency to throw bad guys into conspicuously visible company logos. Zack Snyder's first DCEU movie features key scenes that take place in, around, or through such locales as Sears and iHop, which kind of ruins the film's timeless vibe, and turns what's probably the coolest action sequence in the movie into a really long commercial.
Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez talks about his love for nerd culture - including Man of Steel - in the video above.
It's safe to say that by the fourth film in the found footage Paranormal Activity series, the filmmakers were running low on ideas. That's the only possible way to explain the fourth installment, in which an Xbox Kinect is used to detect invisible supernatural monsters. With every passing year this product placement gets funnier, like if there was a Friday the 13th sequel that revolved around the awesome technological power of Nintendo's brand new Virtual Boy.
Rambo: First Blood Part II
John Rambo has been sprung from prison to venture back into Vietnam and rescue American POWs, but while he's here at the border, at a secret location, getting clandestine information that could save his life and the lives of others and have a massive impact on global politics, it's time for a Coke! There's literally a Coke machine in his commanding officer's office, and the movie stops dead so he can use it. Classy, Rambo. Real classy.
Superhero movies have a lot of product placement, okay? In this notorious misfire, Supergirl's adventures revolve around yet another Popeye's Chicken, but that's relatively tame compared to how the movie shills for A&W Root Beer. Supergirl's first encounter on Earth is with a a sexual assaulter, played by Matt Frewer (Max Headroom himself!), who proudly brandishes his A&W attire while trying to creep on Supergirl. It almost makes you wonder if A&W was actually involved in the production, or whether their root beer competitors paid the filmmakers to show A&W in the worst light possible.
In one of his most celebrated cinematic adventures, Superman fights three Kryptonian supervillains in the middle of New York City, flinging them into billboards and even a Marlboro truck, because obviously Superman wants to raise kids' awareness of cigarette brands. Right? Doesn't that seem like something Superman would do? The product place in Superman II was so overt and awful that Congress took notice and held hearings about how Hollywood helped sell cigarettes in various motion pictures.
What's your favorite bad product placement in movies? Discuss in the comments!
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Release DateNovember 21, 2018
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Alqasem ruling proves the system works
The court disregarded constitutional arguments against the BDS ban, upholding the law but saying the government was exercising it in the wrong way.
By Lahav Harkov
Lara Alqasem entered the courtroom for the first hearing in the High Court of Justice on October 17, 2018. (photo credit: EMILY SCHAEFFER OMER-MAN)
When Lara Alqasem was refused entry to Israel because of her connections to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, and she remained in detention for two weeks because of her refusal to leave, the refrain from critics of the decision was: This is undemocratic.
In the end, the Alqasem saga showed just how democratic Israel really is.
Over the past two weeks, there have been a number of groups advocating against the decision to keep Alqasem out. The extremists said that keeping the former president of the University of Florida’s Students for Justice in Palestine out of Israel is fascist and McCarthyite.
There were more moderate critics, including vocal Israel supporters, who said that, while all countries have the right to determine who enters their borders, liberal democracies should not be afraid of criticism, no matter how extreme, as long as there isn’t a clear security risk. Israel shouldn’t be engaging in punishing crimes that haven’t been committed yet, à la Minority Report.
And then there are those who support the law to keep leading Israel boycott advocates out of the country, but said that Alqasem – a leader of an SJP chapter whose members could be counted on her fingers – who has now decided to study in Israel rather than boycott it, does not meet the standard of BDS leadership set in the vaguely worded law.
The last group won in the High Court on Thursday, only proving that those who would call Israel undemocratic were wrong.
Regardless of whether one agrees with the court’s decision, this is clearly a case where the system works. Instead of being thrown right back onto a plane, Alqasem was able to appeal her way up to the High Court and have her case be heard.
There was something especially rich about the High Court ruling to let Alqasem into Israel coming down just as B’Tselem Director-General Hagai El-Ad told the UN Security Council: “The fact that the High Court approved the government’s decision [on Khan al-Ahmar] does not make the demolition just or even legal. It only makes the justices complicit.”
That statement is more revealing about El-Ad than about Israel’s internationally respected judiciary. He turned out to be the one who is undemocratic; to him, a just court is not one that follows the rule of law set by a democratically elected parliament, but one that always agrees with his political position.
Critics of the High Court on the other political side – those who oppose judicial activism – are also on shaky ground coming out against this decision for that reason. The court disregarded constitutional arguments against the BDS ban, upholding the law but saying the government was exercising it in the wrong way.
Here we see how the Knesset passed a law, but the court determined that the government and lower courts had interpreted it too broadly, and overruled them.
That is exactly the role of judicial oversight in a democracy: to make sure that those with the power to implement and enforce the law do so, without crossing into authoritarianism. Israeli democracy passed that test.
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Well the great week has finally arrived: the website has been redesigned! But before you all start emailing and pointing out various issues, I’m aware there are a lot of teething problems that need to be resolved. I could reel off a long list but it wouldn’t be a very productive use of a newsletter. Instead, I’ll briefly point put the positive changes and get to work on the lingering issues.
The new front page is a lot busier than before, taking one of the most recent postings as a ‘headline’ piece each week. The newsletter is a free subscription, but as many readers told me they didn’t even notice the invitation to subscribe, it has now been placed in the centre of the page where it can hardly be missed. I’m also hoping to archive these newsletters in response to reader requests, but that’s a work in progress. They’re a different form of writing, more of a diary than a considered essay, so many of the topics covered recede quickly into the past.
The film reviews have been given more prominence, also in response to reader interest, although I have to admit that the visual arts remains the core concern. There’s also a special section for the pieces written for the quarterly magazine, Artist Profile, for which I’ve been acting as ‘principal writer’ for the past three issues. The idea is for a cross-pollination between this site and the AP site. For the time being I’ll post contributions to an issue whenever its successor hits the stands.
The other addition is a section for the small Good Weekend gallery column, which has been extraordinarily well read over the past year. It’s a brief take on a single artist exhibition at a commercial gallery, alternating each week between Sydney and Melbourne. There’s a profile of each artist and a focus on prices, which is very different to my usual concerns. It would be silly to pretend that art is not a commercial activity, but the market is at best a problematic guide to quality.
I’ll discuss changes and fixes as they occur in the near future. Matters are complicated this week by the fact that I’m in New York, meeting with Cai Guo-Qiang and with Sandy Rower of the Calder Foundation, in preparation for forthcoming shows at the National Gallery of Victoria. This means I’ve had little time to attend to the website, just when I need to give it a hard look. In NYC I’m trying to view as many exhibitions as I can before heading home. The most fascinating so far was a big survey of Hilma af Klint at the Guggenheim. Klint was a pioneering abstract artist from Sweden whose experiments predated Kandinsky’s. Her work has the capacity to force a rewrite of the standard accounts of Modern art.
This week’s art column is not set in New York but in Canberra, at the Drill Hall Gallery – a venue that consistently punches above its weight. The current show looks at the private holdings of Geoff Hassall, one of Sydney’s most dedicated (and discreet) art collectors.
It’s almost always the case that a great private collection is more interesting than a public collection, which feels the need to be objective and representative, even though these quaities are impossble to realise. The private collector can happily follow his or her taste, but what’s most important is to allow that taste to evolve over time. In this respect the Hassall Collection is exemplary.
The movie column is devoted to this year’s Alliance Française French Film Festival, which will be happening all over Australia for the next month. The FFF has become an institution in this country, second only to the annual Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals. It’s been slightly frustrating that many of the most desirable films were not available for preview purposes, but with more than 50 items on the program there’s still plenty to see.
Whether it’s tweaking a web page, running around galleries in a foreign city or trying to work my way through a film festival, all I need is more time. Or perhaps a clone.
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The Betrayal of the Working Class, Part Two
In the final paragraphs of part 1 of this blog I gave an example of the way in which the white working class, particularly males, were betrayed by “New” (liberal-left) Labour , citing Deputy Leader Harriet Harman's so-called “equality” proposals on employment.
Harman, the privately educated daughter of a solicitor and a Harley Street surgeon, and niece of the Countess of Longford, proposed that all groups of workers who could be designated by sexual orientation, religion, colour, ethnicity, age, disability and sex, had recourse to law if they claimed discrimination in employment opportunities on any of these grounds. Only white, heterosexual, able-bodied males, most of whom would, by sheer weight of numbers, be working class, were disbarred from doing so.
This was further proof the party had abandoned the utilitarian socialist left principle of “the greatest good for the greatest number” for the narrow, liberal-left policy of championing diversity and minority rights, mainly those of immigrants, deliberately encouraging multiculturalism rather than emphasising integration into the long established, social and cultural structures of the host nation.
It was the liberal-left's equivalent of China’s cultural revolution. But unlike in China, as far as these cultural revolutionaries were concerned the UK's existing and long settled working class was irrelevant, even a hindrance to their objectives. Mao’s “Red Guards” aimed to destroy the “four olds” – old customs, old culture, old habits and old ideas – by using peasants and workers to shatter the traditional ways they wanted replaced. But with Britain short on peasants, or even a proletariat in the Marxist sense, the liberal-left looked to other groups to achieve a rejection of past values.
For them minority rather than workers’ rights, coupled with multiculturalism, middle class liberal guilt over racism and what they considered the iniquities of colonial “exploitation” - even residual shame over the slave trade despite the fact that that British imperialism had been at the forefront of ending it - would be used to fracture the traditional structures responsible for what they regarded as the privilege, patriarchy and sexual repression that had blighted society in the past.
As far as the last two were concerned though the attitudes of some of the new cultures now embraced were often less enlightened than those of the host nation – eg: the treatment of women and gays by many Muslims, blacks and Afro Caribbeans. But as was so often the case with these new ideologues such was their arrogance and belief in the “rightness” of their ideas any inconvenient contradictory evidence was ignored.
It was as if the ethos now driving them was that if their policies proved detrimental to the WWC then so be it because they too were one of the “olds “, as much a part of the outdated traditional societal structure as the aristocracy and the Tory middle class.
In fact many people who would now smugly describe themselves as of the new “concerned, and caring” middle class, had little difficulty supporting these new policies as their employment status, financial background and post-codes ensured relative immunity from their effects. New immigrants settled in Tower Hamlets and Hackney not Hampstead, Islington or the affluent suburbs.
Although the class structure of the UK had not changed fundamentally the political philosophy of the growing middle class who were now a dominant force, certainly had. This was centre left liberal rather than Tory and much more willing to accommodate Britain’s own cultural revolution.
Forget the aristocracy, they were dinosaurs facing extinction or eccentric conversion to new causes, and in the new politics the WWC were equally antediluvian. “Sun readers and chavs” whose votes equated to mob rule. Or as one particularly arrogant believer in the new politics put it “majoritarianism (sic) hijacked by the tribal” proving, if proof was needed, the new ideology was neither liberal nor democratic.
The WWC's alienation from the political process may have been disguised in recent years by the fall in voter turnout at general elections, down from 85% in 1950 to 60% in 2001, the lowest for six decades. In '05 it rose to just above that and in 2010 turnout of 65% was still the third lowest in 60 years. But by sheer weight of numbers it is statistically inconceivable that this reduction was due to anything other than working class abstention.
“New” Labour victories relied on its move to the centre ground of politics with new “enlightened” middle class liberal-left voters doing enough on such low turn-outs to compensate for the loss of its old working class constituency, many of whom no longer bothered to vote for a party from which they were estranged by policies they felt were often directly detrimental to their interests.
The essay from which this extract has been taken focused on the betrayal of the WWC by the intellectual left. However we are now beginning to see something similar on the Conservative right and this time it's traditional Tory grass roots supporters who are being betrayed.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in Cameron's enthusiastic, but as many Tory traditionalists would say, unnecessary pursuit of gay marriage. In this they'd be joined by many from the working class and, it would appear, less strident members of the gay community itself, particularly as he has no mandate for such legislation.
Cameron himself may not have used the phrase “swivel-eyed loons” to describe his party's long-standing members. But when any new leader makes a virtue of “de-toxifying” the party he's inherited, and one of his most senior ministers describes it's stance on issues which many traditionalists previously supported as “nasty”, it's hardly surprising they too are beginning to share the sense of disenfranchisement and betrayal inflicted on the white working class by the intellectual left.
This two part blog was supplied by Colin Harrow and was extracted from his essay “The Betrayal of the White Working Class by the Intellectual Left.” After a working life as a journalist he retired as Managing Editor of Mirror Group Newspapers
However he was born in the East End of London and has never forgotten his working class roots. A lifelong “Old” Labour supporter he describes himself as being on the radical left, a “Blairite” as in Eric (George Orwell) rather than Tony.
Although retaining an interest in politics in retirement he has re-invented himself as a painter and his work can be seen on www.colinharrowart.co.uk
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Meet Kenny
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The following is a Flatpicking Guitar Magazine feature written by Dan Miller
Over the past twenty years, nearly every one of the young professional flatpicking guitar players that I have interviewed for this magazine have listed Kenny Smith as one of their major influences. Kenny’s fluid, clean, powerful, inventive, and exciting guitar solos are enough to turn any guitar player’s head. The fact that he also makes everything he plays look so effortless is equally impressive. Kenny looks so calm, cool and collected as his fingers smoothly dance across the fingerboard that one wonders how he is able to coax all of the rich tone, volume, and note clarity out of his instrument while playing at lightening fast tempos with such economy of motion and complete relaxation. His dexterity and precision while playing fast bluegrass breakdowns are complimented by his equally impressive ability to play soulful, heart-grabbing leads on slow ballads and gospel tunes. Kenny’s technical ability on the guitar is impressive, but whether he is playing fast or slow, rhythm or lead, he knows how to speak through his guitar in a way that connects with his audience on an emotional level. Many bluegrass guitar players are impressive to watch because of their technical prowess, but Kenny’s playing also grabs your heart, gets your blood pumping, and lifts your spirit. It is music that feels good, is fun to watch performed, and pleasing to the ear…the whole package.
Over the years Kenny has worked with Claire Lynch (in the mid-1990’s), the Lonesome River Band (1996 through 2001), the Kenny and Amanda Smith band (2000 through present), and now, most recently, with The Band of Ruhks. He has maintained a continued high-profile presence on the bluegrass circuit and flatpicking guitar scene since the mid-1990s. He has not only impressed young bluegrass fans, but the older fans also enjoy and praise Kenny’s guitar playing and his music. When Kenny appeared on the cover of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine back in the March/April 2000 issue he said, “I want to interest George Shuffler as much as the younger guys, too. As long as George says I’m okay and nods his head, I fell like I’ve maybe done something that’s good.” Kenny is always pushing the boundaries of the music forward, but he also embraces the music’s tradition.
We first featured Kenny in Flatpicking Guitar Magazine in our “Masters of Rhythm Guitar” column in the March/April 1997 issue. At that time Kenny was a member of the Lonesome River Band. Although that band has been performing and recording consistently since 1982, one of the band’s most popular and powerful configurations was touring and recording from 1996 through 2001. That band consisted of Don Rigsby on mandolin, Sammy Shelor on banjo, Ronnie Bowman on bass, and Kenny Smith on guitar. Three of those musicians have recently come full circle with the formation of The Band of Ruhks, featuring Don Rigsby, Ronnie Bowman, and Kenny Smith.
When asked about how The Band of Ruhks came together, Kenny said, “A few years ago we were hired to play a Lonesome River Band reunion and we had so much fun performing together that Don and Ronnie and I started talking about doing more shows. That led to a recording in 2015.” Kenny feels that the band has a “newer sound” that is different than the Lonesome River Band. He said, “We pushed our boundaries a little by adding drums to some songs and by selecting a wider variety of material. Some songs are country sounding, others are rowdy blues songs that are more rockin’.” The original name of the band was the Rooks, but when they discovered that there was already a heavy metal band called the Rooks, they changed the name to The Band of Ruhks.
When Kenny Smith left the Lonesome River Band in 2001 he quickly went to work touring with his wife Amanda Smith and the Kenny and Amanda Smith band. They immediately captured the attention of the bluegrass world and won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) Emerging Artist of the Year award in 2003. Kenny has won the IBMA’s Guitar Player of the Year award twice (1998 and 1999) and Amanda won the IBMA’s Female Vocalist of the Year in 2014. The band has recorded six albums to date and is getting ready to go into the studio in April of 2016 to record a new album.
In addition to performing with the full bluegrass band (which currently includes John Meyer or Justin Jenkins on banjo, Jacob Burleson on mandolin, and Kyle Perkins on bass), Kenny and Amanda also perform duo shows. When asked how the Kenny and Amanda Smith band’s music has evolved over the years, Kenny said, “Our song choices are different. We are not trying to stay as traditional as we were in the past. I think our music has more of a contemporary feel to it now. We are always looking for songs that are different and songs that speak to us.” A fairly new development in Kenny and Amanda’s life, one that may certainly inspire some new tunes, was the birth of their daughter, Annabelle, in 2015.
One of the things that Kenny really enjoys about the newest configuration of the Kenny and Amanda Smith band is the rhythm section. Kenny said, “We’ve got the right rhythm section and it just happened. It wasn’t something that we practiced or that was learned. It was just the right combination of players. We all feel the groove the same way and everything jelled from the very beginning. We knew that it was right from the first time we played together. We just set it on cruise and headed down the highway. Of course, Kyle played with J.D. Crowe, so he learned from the master.”
When it comes to rhythm playing, Kenny is also one of the masters. Having played with the Lonesome River Band for six years early in his career—one of the most hard-driving, rhythmically solid bluegrass bands—was certainly a great learning environment for Kenny, but he was already a pretty accomplished rhythm player when he joined that band. In our first interview with Kenny, back in 1997, he gave a lot of credit for his strong rhythm guitar foundation to his dad. He said, “Dad played the fiddle and he didn’t like things to drag. He was always on me about keeping the beat. My dad also took me to a lot of fiddle contests and that gave me a lot of rhythm practice. In Indiana the only contests they had were fiddle and banjo. There wasn’t any guitar contests. My dad played fiddle and my brother played banjo and so I would play rhythm for them, and others, at the contests. My only trophy was when the contest winner would say, ‘Well, I couldn’t have done it without that rhythm player’.”
Since it has been nearly twenty years since we’ve talked about rhythm guitar playing with Kenny, I asked how his rhythm has changed over the years. Kenny said, “My chord voicings are a little more complex. I use more inversions, depending on what the bass player is doing. I think that keeping out of the bass player’s way by using chord inversions brings more weight to the music. If you are not playing the exact bass note that the bass is playing I think it fills out the music and sounds different than if the guitar player and bass player are playing the same notes. I’m not that heavy on chord extensions, but I like to play inversions up in the area of the fifth or seventh frets. I’ll play just three notes and let the notes ring. I also pay more attention to passing tones when I’m moving between chords. I’m not trying to stand out. I’m just trying to support.”
Another aspect of Kenny’s rhythm guitar playing that may differ from other bluegrass players is his focus on the off beat strum. He said, “I lean more on the chop part of the beat…on the mandolin chop side of it. I listen to that part of the beat. I want that to be full and bring that part of the rhythm out. There is a bass note happening, but I’m not thinking about it. I think that players who focus on the bass notes end up sounding like they are playing bass and their chop will be weak. I can tell by listening when someone thinks that way. To me it feels lopsided and not as full. I think that guitar rhythm sounds fuller if you think about the chop side of the beat.”
Regarding the execution of the rhythm strum, Kenny said, “I also listen for the right tone when I strum the guitar. If you hit the strings just right it will growl. That is what I want to hear. If you pinch your pick too hard you get away from the tone of the growl. I just barely hold the pick. If you grip the pick tight you get a harsh and bright tone that is more pointed and narrow. With a loose grip and loose wrist you get a fatter sound that is more raw. That is the growl. It takes a while to get it right. It doesn’t happen over night.”
In addition to focusing on the off beat chop while playing rhythm, Kenny also envisions the right hand mechanics of bluegrass rhythm as a perpetual circle. He said, “I don’t think of it as a bass, then strum. I think of it as a circle with no ending or beginning. I don’t think about separate movements. I’m not thinking boom-chick. My mind is thinking about circular and connected movements. You can hear the separation, but it sounds more connected. The attack is different. I think that my down stroke on the first and third beats are more chunky and then after the strum there is a little upstroke, but it is very subtle.”
Overall, Kenny views the role of the rhythm guitar player in the band as the “connector” between all of the other instruments. He said, “If you have the right growl on your strum, it compliments the chop of the mandolin. The guitar player’s job is to connect the bass with what is happening with the mandolin. The banjo’s roll is like what the drummer would have going on. You don’t want to repeat anything that anyone else is doing. You want to connect. You have to be humble enough to listen to what is going on all around you and help bring it together. When it is all happening the right way and everyone is playing their own role it is a beautiful thing.”
The most important job of the rhythm section is to keep solid time. Kenny said that in a bluegrass band he has noticed that if the guitar player doesn’t jump in and fill the back beat void when the mandolin player is taking his solo, the band tends to speed up. He said, “When the mandolin player is taking his solo I will keep the beat and make my strum more percussive to fill the void. The band’s timing can get screwed up if you don’t jump on it. If you don’t take over and fill in for that missing mandolin chop, it seems to me that what happens is the bass player feels the void and starts to speed up to fill in the gap. In other words, if nothing is there, where the mandolin chop used to be, it feels as if the timing is slowing down and so the bass player will compensate by speeding up and so everyone speeds up.”
As a lead guitar player Kenny first came to be recognized as a top rate player in the early 1990s when he was competing in national flatpicking guitar contests. He entered the Merlefest contest in 1991 and placed second and he came back to win that contest in 1992. Although he never won the National Flatpicking Guitar Championship held in Winfield, Kansas, at the Walnut Valley Festival each September, he placed third in 1992, second in 1993 and third in 1994.
Looking back at the development of his lead guitar playing, Kenny said that lately he has been listening to be-bop players and it has rubbed off. He said, “Lately I have been listening to Eddie Costa on the piano. I also like listening to the country guitar players who were influenced by jazz like Clint Strong and Hank Garland as well as steel players like Buddy Emmons, and The Texas Troubadours, Leon Rhodes and Buddy Charleton. I like to figure out steel guitar licks on the guitar.”
When asked how these players have influenced his lead guitar work, Kenny said, “The movement of my lead lines are a little more outside than they used to be and my phrasing is different. I don’t always resolve on the beat and my phrasing is a little more syncopated. I pay more attention to where I start out and where I land. I probably land on a third or a fifth more than the root. I think that there is more impact when you land on a third, fifth, or seventh.”
Although Kenny has been playing the guitar professionally for over twenty-five years he said that he has picked up the guitar to practice more in the past ten years than he has in his whole life. He said, “I’m constantly learning new stuff. Learning the fingerboard is a non-stop thing.” When asked if his practice time is focused, Kenny said, “Yes, I always practice with a certain thing in mind. If I’m playing in G, I might focus on landing on the third on each chord change. I might practice that for a couple of days and then change to landing on the fifth and work through that. I also might work on a certain phrase and play that phrase in every position. Lately I’ve also been working on the area between the 4th and 7th frets. There was a time when I skipped over that part of the neck. I’m spending more time there lately and experimenting. There is a lot of good stuff there!”
Although Kenny is a talented improvisational player, he said that there are certain songs that he performs on stage that he will play like he played on the recording. He said, “Certain signature things I will try to play like I recorded them. They may have actually been improvised in the studio, but once the recording is out and people are familiar with the way it was recorded, I’ll try to stay true to that. When I was young I had the experience of going to see a Van Halen concert. I was excited to see Van Halen play a solo that I liked on the record, but during the show he played it different and I was disappointed.”
If Kenny is in a jam session and has to take a solo on a song that he has not heard before he said that the first thing that he does is listen for the map of the melody. He said, “I listen for where it moves from low to high, or high to low, I listen for a hook, I listen for anything that gives it a strong character and then I’ll try to reproduce that in my solo. I will try to have the melody swirling in my head and I try to follow that. I may not play the exact notes, but I try to follow a general map of the melody. I think if you have a rough map of the melody in your mind you can avoid just playing a bunch of licks. You are following the tune and not just playing the same old stuff. It is harder to do it that way, but I think that it pays off.”
Over the years Kenny has been known as a vintage guitar and guitar building and repair aficionado. He actually spent some time working for the Gallagher Guitar Company in the mid-1990s and he has done repair work on many guitars over the years. He is known for playing his 1935 Martin D-18, which he has owned since 1995. But most recently he has become a big fan of the old Regal guitars. He owns a 1948 Regal “Milord” ladder-braced jumbo model. He said that when he has to fly to a show he will take the Regal, but when he is not flying he plays his trusty old D-18. Kenny uses his signature model Blue Chip pick.
For this issue’s audio CD, Kenny has provided a tune from his second solo CD Return. The song is “Cumberland Gap.” Return, released in 2011, was reviewed in our September/October 2011 issue. Return was Kenny’s second solo CD. His first was the very popular and well received Studebaker, released in 1997 and reviewed in our November/December 1997 issue. The transcription of “Cumberland Gap” can be found on the pages that immediately follow this article.
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Margherita Piazzola Beloch
Margherita Piazzolla Beloch (12 July 1879 in Frascati – 28 September 1976 in Rome)[1] was an Italian mathematician who worked in algebraic geometry, algebraic topology and photogrammetry.
Beloch was the daughter of the German historian Karl Julius Beloch, who taught ancient history for 50 years at Sapienza University of Rome, and American Bella Bailey.[1]
Beloch studied mathematics at the Sapienza University of Rome and wrote her undergraduate thesis under the supervision of Guido Castelnuovo. She received her degree in 1908[1] with Lauude and "dignita' di stampa" which means that her work was worthy of publication and in fact her thesis "Sulle trasformazioni birazionali dello spazio" (On Birational Transformations In Space) was published in the Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata.[citation needed]
Guido Castelnuovo was very impressed with her talent and offer her the position of assistant which Margherita took and held until 1919, when she moved to Pavia and the successive year to Palermo to work under Michele De Franchis, an important figure of the Italian school of algebraic geometry at the time.[1]
In 1924, Beloch completed her "libera docenza" (a degree that at that time had to be obtained before one could become a professor) and three years later she became a full professor at the University of Ferrara where she taught until her retirement (1955).[1]
Cymraeg: Margherita Beloch Piazzolla
Deutsch: Margherita Beloch Piazzolla
italiano: Margherita Beloch Piazzolla
עברית: מרגריטה פיאצולה בלוץ
русский: Белок, Маргарита
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Clinical Trials in Mexico: the…
Clinical Trials in Mexico: Addressing the Challenges
Western Europe are encountering various challenges in clinical trials research, ranging from high costs to inadequate patient recruitment rates. This has resulted in a growing trend to transfer clinical research into newly emerging regions of the world.
Latin America has recently emerged as a market of choice because it poses less of a logistical challenge than more remote Asian countries such as China and India. 1 Among countries in Latin America, Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil conduct the largest number of clinical trials. Mexico, in particular, has become a leading pharmaceutical market, and a prominent clinical trials location.
One reason is that Mexico has the second largest population in Latin America—approximately 110 million, according to the 2008 CIA World Factbook.2 Of this number, 70% reside in Mexico City—the most densely populated city in the world—allowing for excellent patient recruitment rates. In addition, Mexico’s lower cost for clinical research has made it particularly attractive for clinical trial outsourcing. Another factor that has helped to boost Mexico’s economy and increase foreign pharmaceutical investment is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed in 1993. Economic and political stability have encouraged many local and global CROs to establish expertise in the management of clinical trials in Mexico. Healthcare reforms have improved healthcare coverage among uninsured patient populations. However, in order to fully benefit from the advantages offered by outsourcing clinical research to Mexico, a better understanding of the people and the factors that affects clinical research the advantageous and disadvantages of conducting clinical trials in Mexico.
Regulatory Approval and Informed Consent
Despite efforts by the Mexican government to streamline the process, Mexico continues to have one of the lengthiest and often slowest moving regulatory approval systems.3 According to Kendle, a CRO specializing in clinical trial management that operates in Mexico, average approval times range from 14 to 16 weeks. Regulations in Mexico, however, have evolved considerably, and current legislature requires that clinical research meets with ICH-GCP standards.
The Regulation of General Law and Health for Research on Health Related Topics, issued in 1986, regulates all scientific and technological research developed in the healthcare sector. In addition to ethics committees and investigational review boards (IRBs), approval must be obtained from the national Ministry of Health. 4 There are two steps for authorization: initial approval by an ethics committee, followed by a regulatory review. Prior to initiating clinical trials, approval must be received from a local IRB, the regulatory body, and the director at each site. Moreover, in order to protect the rights of certain vulnerable subject groups, there are specific laws regarding clinical trial protocols for human subjects in selected communities, including women, children elderly, handicapped, and indigenous populations.
Regulatory delays in clinical trials are most commonly due to problems with informed consent. This is partly because many sponsors are not fully aware of the significant literary, linguistic and cultural barriers that exist among many clinical subjects in Mexico. Although Mexican regulations follow informed consent procedures that are recommended by international standards for pharmaceutical companies with US FDA approval, most Mexican health institutions ask subjects to sign a second consent form. This form, in addition to being written in simple language, must contain the complete data and signatures of two witnesses, specifying their relationship to the patient. Although this procedure has been adopted to help eliminate ethical issues that may interfere with obtaining informed consent among less educated populations,7 several issues remain.
Poverty, illiteracy, and indigenous populations
Poverty and illiteracy are important factors to consider when enrolling subjects for clinical trials, particularly in a developing country like Mexico. In 2002, half the population of Mexico was reportedly living in poverty and one-fifth in extreme poverty. Around one quarter of people who live in extreme poverty reside in the urban areas of Mexico’s central and southern states.8 Although Mexico is the currently the world’s 13th largest economy, close to 40 million of its approximately 110 million citizens live below the Mexican poverty line. Illiteracy is another major issue. Different regional populations have varying percentages of illiteracy in Mexico. Although official figures indicate the national literacy rate is approximately 90%, according to INEGA Mexican Research Institute statistics, in northern Chiapas, (the southernmost state of Mexico), close to 50% of adults are functionally illiterate.9
Mexico can be divided into three socioeconomic groups. The criollo minority of the upper and middle classes are of European origin and represent only 9% of the population. The economically poor mestizo majority comprises some 60% of the population and is a mix of European and native peoples. The extremely poor indigenous minorities live in central and southern Mexico; there are 36 million indigenous people in Mexico, of many different ethnic groups, which according to the 2008 CIA World Factbook constitute about 30% of the total population.2 Mexico City has the largest concentration of indigenous people in the entire country, due to an influx from migration.10 The state of Oaxaca, one of the poorest regions located in the southeast of Mexico, is one of the most highly diverse due to the presence of several indigenous populations.11 Ethnic diversity is important for two reasons. In addition to the cultural and language barriers presented by different ethnicities, genetic factors play a role in a patient’s biological response to a pharmaceutical product. More specifically, different genetic profiles among ethnic groups in Mexico may yield differences in clinical trial results. Therefore, biopharmaceutical products that are developed for the Mexican market should take genetic diversity into account.12
Mexican Spanish and dialects
The differences between Mexican Spanish and Castilian Spanish from Spain are greater than those between American English and British English. These differences are largely due to the influence of native languages in Mexico. Currently, there are more than 50 spoken native Mexican languages that contribute to the diversity of Spanish dialects found in Mexico. For example, the Spanish of the Yucatan Peninsula incorporates several Mayan words and possesses a distinct regional pronunciation. The Spanish spoken in the areas that border Guatemala resembles the variation of Central American Spanish spoken in Guatemala. This is partly due to geographic barriers, such as mountainous regions, that separate various ethnic groups in Mexico and have allowed them to maintain their native languages and Spanish dialects.13
Mexico City, before becoming Mexico’s modern capital city, was the ancient capital of the Aztec Empire. Because Nahuatl (the native Aztec language) speakers outnumbered Spanish speakers for several generations after the Spanish conquest, the Mexican language evolved into what is now considered Mexican Spanish, incorporating many Hispanic Nahuatl words. In 1980, Mexico City registered 323,000 indigenous language speakers of 39 different languages.10 In addition, the state of Oaxaca is among the most linguistically diverse in Mexico due to its many indigenous groups.12 Although standard Mexican Spanish is understood by all, differences in usage and vocabulary among the various regions are common and can sometimes lead to misunderstandings. Dialects vary depending on the individual’s education, socioeconomic level, and ethnic background. These distinctions must be taken into consideration in terms of how they affect clinical research.
Because patients’ medical attitudes are influenced by their culture, the cultural factors that influence clinical research must be identified. For example, cultural differences influence the patient-doctor relationship. Because Mexican patients are less likely to question the recommendations of their physician than patients in the US, their decision to participate in clinical trials is primarily a result of their physician’s recommendation. Although this facilitates the enrollment of patients into clinical trials and provides many patients with treatment that would not otherwise be available to them, the ethical implications must also be addressed. Another consideration is the effect of culture on medical practices. For example, sometimes indigenous populations enrolled in clinical trials in Mexico may not report their use of local herbal treatments. Such information needs to be investigated to avoid any potential interference of herbal medicines with the biopharmaceutical product undergoing testing. Indigenous groups of Mexico have long used herbal therapies, and often combine traditional herbal medicine with biopharmaceutical products. The problem arises, however, when participants fail to report their use. For example, one study revealed that Mexican-American women are three times more likely to use herbs than the general population and are less likely to report their use.14
Translation, localization, and recommendations
The importance of native language communication and localization strategies has been well established in global clinical trials. Spanish translation services of regulatory documents is best provided by a local, native speaker of Mexican Spanish who is a professional translator and has a background in clinical research. Professional translators, in addition to their knowledge of local linguistic differences, are familiar with the specific terminology used in clinical trial documents. In addition to life sciences translation, language must be culturally adapted to the Mexican patient population for which it is intended.
The Mexican pharmaceutical market is dominated by foreign companies and is attracting a lot of clinical research due to the advantages of conducting clinical trials there. In choosing clinical trial sites, however, taking the time to better understand the people in a particular region enhances patient recruitment and compliance, and ensures that ethical standards are maintained. The disparities in education and socioeconomic status, along with ethnic and linguistic differences that exist among various Mexican populations, must be considered in terms of how they affect clinical research. As the number of international pharmaceutical companies outsourcing clinical trials in Mexico increases, their success in conducting clinical research will depend on an awareness of these issues.
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Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook, 2008. (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/mx.html).
S Gambrill. ‘Fighting the Logjam in Latin American Drug Trials’, Clinical Trials Today, Thomson CenterWatch, September 18, 2006 (http://www. clinicaltrialstoday.com/2006/09/fighting_the_ lo.html#more).
A Herrera. ‘Conducting Clinical Trials for Medical Equipment’, International Market Research Reports, September 17, 2003 (http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/ imr-ri.nsf/en/gr109880e.html).
Latin American Vertebral Osteoporosis Study (LAVOS) IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis, June 4, 2006 (http://www.iofbonehealth.org/wco/2006/ newsletters/20060604-science-10/index.html).
H King. ‘World Health: Global Burden of Diabetes 1995-2025’, Diabetes Care, 21:1414-1431, 1998.
J Fiuza. ‘Strategies for Implementing Trials in Latin America’, EPC Clinical Development, 2006 (http:// www.pharm-olam.com/pdfs/EPC-Winter-2006-LA. pdf).
Poverty in Mexico Fact Sheet. The World Bank Group, 2008 (http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/ EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/LACEXT/MEXICOEXT N/0,,contentMDK:20233967~pagePK:141137~piPK:1 41127~theSitePK:338397,00.html).
Mexico, Social and Economic Development for Indigenous Mexicans (DESMI), and K’inal Antzetik (Land of Women) (http://www.idex.org/country. php?country_id=4).
J Schmal. History of Mexico, ‘The Linguistic Diversity of Mexico’, Houston Institute for Culture Educational literature, 2004 (http://www.houstonculture.org/mexico/ ling.html).
C Marshall, G J Lourdes. ‘Learning from our neighbor: Women with disabilities in Oaxaca, Mexico – Women with disabilities in Mexico’, Journal of Rehabilitation, October 2002 (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0825/is_/ ai_95105816).
F Kermani. ‘Communique Mexico’s Potential’, Contract Services Europe, April/ May, 2005 (http://www3.chiltern.com/data/media/articles/23.pdf).
J Schmal. ‘The Dialects of Mexico’, LatinoLa, February 23, 2003 (http://latinola.com/story.php?story=710).
L Howell. ‘Use of herbal remedies by Hispanic patients: do they inform their physician?’, The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 19, pp566-578 (http://www.jabfm.org/cgi/content/full/19/6/566).
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At another popular card site, Tiny Prints, a similar movement is happening: "From Thanksgiving cards to New Year's cards, we're seeing the holiday season and the variety of card designs growing," says Laura Ching, the site's co-founder. Tiny Prints has more than 160 designs in its New Year's category this year.
"Non-traditional trends are occurring in numerous ways," Ching said.
Naficy, though, said the growth in cards that say "Happy New Year" isn't just about giving yourself a few extra days to stamp and seal.
"People began ordering their New Year's cards in early November, so it's not just a last-minute resort," she said. "People like this greeting because it takes political correctness out of the equation. 'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Hanukkah' or 'Happy Holidays' or 'Happy Kwanzaa' can get quite complicated."
Like it or not, everyone is welcoming a new year in January, and for many, that's a cause to celebrate.
"New Year's is a time to start fresh and wish family and friends well," said Meg Bohnert, card stylist for photo card Web site Shutterfly, which offers more than 70 New Year's-appropriate card designs. "It's an optimistic time for many, and they want to express that in their holiday card and greeting."
Ching said New Year's cards are the perfect opportunity to really sum up the year, including those photos of little ones opening their holiday gifts.
"New Year cards no longer mean that someone was late getting out their holiday cards," Ching said. "Sending a New Year card has become a welcome way to allow a family's card to stand out from the pack, recap the year in its entirety and share your New Year's resolutions."
Those are all good reasons to switch to a New Year's card, but let's be honest: For a lot of people, a few extra days to work on the project are just too good to pass up.
"New Year's cards are a great way to relieve a lot of unneeded pressure that so many people feel during this insanely busy time of year," said Minted's Naficy. "Even if you have time to order your cards, you might not have time to address them and add a handwritten note until the day after Christmas, so it's not a bad idea to just plan on writing them then. ... We've seen a lot of people who totally miss the boat and send Valentine's cards."
Naficy said it's best to make your choice look intentional — even if it isn't — by using a "Happy New Year" greeting, and trying a different color palette, such as black, gold and silver.
But no matter when your cards go out, Bohnert said, it's time to give yourself a break: "There is a lot of excitement over the holidays when opening up your mailbox filled with season's greetings, no matter the week."
"It truly is worth taking the time to create cards with feeling to celebrate and appreciate the special people in your life," said Tiny Prints' Ching. "Don't worry about the timing. Trust me, people are focused more on the contents of the card than the date it arrives."
Tips for selecting a New Year's greeting
Representatives of some of the Web's top greeting-card sites say a new trend has been emerging: cards that skip the traditional holiday greetings and move straight to New Year's. Shutterfly offers more than 70 New Year's card designs, including this one. (Shutterfly/MCT) MCT
Representatives of some of the Web's top greeting-card sites say a new trend has been emerging: cards that skip the traditional holiday greetings and move straight to New Year's. Minted.com offers more than 100 New Year's card designs, including this one. (Minted.com/MCT) MCT
Representatives of some of the Web's top greeting-card sites say a new trend has been emerging: cards that skip the traditional holiday greetings and move straight to New Year's. Tiny Prints offers more than 170 New Year's card designs, including this one. (Tiny Prints/MCT) MCT
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Junior doctors at Northwick Park and Central Middlesex hospitals strike for a second time
PUBLISHED: 15:17 10 February 2016 | UPDATED: 15:00 16 July 2019
Nathalie Raffray
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Junior doctors out on their second strike at Northwick Park Hospital have vowed to keep fighting in order to keep patients safe.
Junior Doctors Protest at Northwick Park Hospital. Photo by Adam Tiernan Thomas
Operations were cancelled as doctors at the hospital in Watford Road, staged the 24-hour walk-out over their pay and conditions.
Junior doctors at Central Middlesex Hospital in Acton Lane, Park Royal, are also striking.
Talks between the Department of Health and the British Medical Association reached deadlock over a new contract which would re-define anti-social hours and make it cheaper for hospitals to roster doctors on weekends and evenings.
Public polls have put the government to blame for the disturbance to services.
Dr Emma Carrington, surgical trainee doctor at Northwick Park, said she was feeling the tide of public support.
She said: "People realise it's the government prolonging the problem. We're obviously very disappointed to have a strike but it's important in the long term - we want an NHS that's going to flourish, provide the best possible service and you can't do that with overworked tired staff who don't have any quality of life.
"We feel insulted that the health secretary is not listening to 54,000 people who are telling him that it's just too much for them. I feel really let down and I'm starting to question whether he has the ability to do his job properly. He clearly doesn't understand what it's like to work on the front line of the NHS.
"We are already providing a seven day NHS but it's important to have work life balance. Doctors burn out. We're telling him this contract is unsafe and if he doesn't believe us then he's got a fight on his hands and he's picked a fight with the wrong 54,000 people because we're not just going to roll over, we're not the kind of people who give up. We're the people who fight for the lives of your families, do you think we'll give up about this? Of course we're not."
Currently, 7pm to 7am Monday to Friday and the whole of Saturday and Sunday attract a premium rate of pay.
In a new offer from the government, dated January 16, a premium rate of pay could kick in from 5pm on Saturdays rather than 7pm.
Furthermore, premium pay could start at 9pm Monday to Friday rather than the original offer of 10pm.
A spokesman for the Department of Health, said: "This strike is completely unnecessary. It is very disappointing that tens of thousands of patients and NHS staff have been inconvenienced by the BMA.
We have now agreed the vast majority of the contract detail with the BMA but it's a great shame they have broken the agreement we made at ACAS to discuss the outstanding issue of Saturday working and pay for unsocial hours."
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Grace Scott awarded Volleyball Coach of the Year
Tagged: Eagles Athletics , News Release
The King’s University is proud to extend congratulations to Grace Scott, Director of Athletics, for being selected by her ACAC coaching peers as the 2017-18 ACAC Women’s Volleyball Coach of the Year for the North Division.
This prestigious award was presented to Scott at the 2018 ACAC Women’s Volleyball Provincial Championships Banquet at the University of Alberta-Augustana Campus. It is Scott’s third time receiving this award (2006-07, 2014-15, 2017-18). During her 10 years as head coach of Eagles Volleyball, Scott has led her team to five consecutive provincial secured standings with a win/loss record of 15-5, 17-7, 21-3, 21-3, and 17-7. Throughout the 2017-18 season, the Eagles have consistently held a top 15 national ranking since November.
“We are very proud of our Athletics program at King’s and the leadership that Scott has provided as both Athletic Director and Women’s Volleyball Coach,” said VP Student Life Dr. Michael Ferber. “We especially appreciate the emphasis Scott brings to developing not only high caliber athletes, but also women who are encouraged to become lifelong learners and future leaders.”
With the exception of four players, this year’s team is comprised of 13 first and second-year student-athletes. Refusing to have anyone refer to this season as a building year, Scott and her team had their sights on being one of the top teams in the conference since day one. The King’s Eagles completed league play in second place in the north division.
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Tropical Modernism – Geoffrey Bawa in Sri Lanka
January 27, 2015 by Fiona Maclean 21 Comments
Lunugana, Geoffrey Bawa and Channa Daswatte:
For the first time my driver is confused. We’ve navigated Sri Lanka, travelling from Colombo to the North Central district, back down to the South East coast and, despite some precarious climbs and circuitous routes to enable me to see tea plantations and spice gardens along the way, we haven’t got lost once. But now he is unsure. He tells me that
The last time I took anyone here, they wouldn’t let them visit, I never could work out why.
As a result, I’m rather grumpy and unconvinced that I really want to visit. Especially as the clouds are gathering and it’s started to rain.
We stop while he asks for directions, before making our way along an impossibly narrow, overgrown and half made-up track. There’s a small parking area and a heavily bolted gateway. This is the main entrance to Geoffrey Bawa’s country house, Lunugana.
Despite a name that sounds like a hybrid from an AA Milne poem, Deshamanya Geoffrey Manning Bawa (1919 -2003) is one of the most influential Asian architects and the principle force behind ‘tropical modernism’. Sri Lanka is liberally scattered with his work, from schools and hotels to the Sri Lankan Parliament Building and the University of Ruhuna. It all began at Lunugana.
The death of his mother triggered a two year round the world trip for the young Bawa. He planned to buy an Italian villa, but when that fell through, he returned to Sri Lanka and instead bought an abandoned rubber estate. It was the challenges he faced trying to create an Italianate sanctuary in Sri Lanka that inspired his apprenticeship to architect HH Reid and subsequent formal training in England. Ten years later, he returned to Sri Lanka and took over the remains of Reid’s practise.
Lunugana continued to be a showcase for his work with buildings and gardens reflecting European style integrated with indigenous materials and crafts in an evolving renaissance of Sri Lankan culture. Bawa continued to develop Lunugana until 1998, when illness forced him to stop. Now owned by the Lunugana trust, the estate is open to the public and it is also possible to stay there or visit for dinner (by prior arrangement). It is a fascinating and tranquil place to explore. A guided tour of the gardens and some of the buildings shows the evolution of Bawa’s work from the heavily Italianate statues through to Tropical Modernism. And, travelling through Sri Lanka it’s impossible to escape the influence of his design concepts.
Arguably this should be the first place you visit when you arrive in Sri Lanka. Geoffrey Bawa is the father of Sri Lankan architecture and many of Sri Lanka’s buildings, both from this century and the last, are his own work or that of his students and followers. Staying at the Cinnamon Bey Hotel is a chance to get some understanding of the breadth of his influence. The hotel was designed by architect Channa Daswatte, one of Geoffrey Bawa’s students and associates.
Berewula was a trading centre for Sri Lanka with Middle Eastern traders and the hotel is a celebration of the influence of the Middle East on Sri Lanka. Modernist, yet with touches of Islamic design throughout, the hotel has Mashrabiya lattice work decorating the rooms, contrasting with the stark white walls, Chettinad tiled bathroom and contemporary soft furnishing. Every room has a wonderful sea view, the sandy beach is just a stone’s throw from the hotel. The spa is approached through a water garden reminiscent of Bawa’s own home and food is served in restaurants that range from ultra-modern Rock Salt with a fusion menu of seafood and meat dishes cooked on hot stone, to rooftop Mezz, an open air relaxed shisha bar and grill.
I was curious when I first arrived. I didn’t understand the context of the hotel in the culture of Sri Lanka and nor did I realise the influence of Geoffrey Bawa on Sri Lankan architecture. Visually stunning, but missing what I thought would be traditional styling, it wasn’t the beach resort I’d expected. After a visit to Lunugana, everything connected.
I was a guest of Cinnamon Hotels and stayed at the Cinnamon Bey Hotel, Beruwala
Filed Under: Sri Lanka, Travel
Suze the Luxury Columnist says
How informative, I hadn’t heard of Geoffrey Bawa but it’s very interesting to see how his work influenced architecture
Emily Willson says
This looks so nice! I’m mega jel right now!
Fabulous photos – looks great!
Raphael Alexander Zoren says
Whoa, Sri Lanka looks really beautiful!!!! I love the pics!
That is really cool, not sure I would have known about it if I didn’t read this. I have not made it to Sri Lanka yet but it seems everyone is going there now:) I love the look of the old architecture and worn rooms. How old are those buildings?
Fiona Maclean says
Most of it was built by Geoffrey Bawa – so mid to late 20th century – but deliberately styled as being older
Brianna says
I always love hearing about the history behind different architectural styles, I find it gives you a more complete sense of the area.
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Oh gosh, I want to go to Sri Lanka so badly! Never heard of Mr. Bawa before but the place looks so grand.
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Flying Home I
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We're sitting out here on the runway
Waiting for the plane to leave
And the captain says, "There'll be a short delay
Bear with me, please"
They gave us the usual hassle
"You can't take those guitars on board"
But the boys in the band just smiled
And as they're starting to serve champagne
To the folks at the front of the plane
I can hear the engines roaring
We're on our way
And we are flying home
I feel the freedom in my soul
Flying home at last
Flying home
I've got the freedom in my soul
And it's four in the morning
My world is calling
Speeding through the universe tonight
The movie reminds of my lady
As she waits, "Where are those guys?"
Yes, it's nice to see old Butch and Sundance in the sky
And now the sun is beginning to rise
It's like looking down on Paradise
There's a ball of fire that's burning
Written by: STANLEY JORDAN
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Executors and Trustees of Sir Cawasji Jehangir (First Baronet) and ors. Vs. Commissioner of Income-tax, Bombay - Court Judgment
LegalCrystal Citation legalcrystal.com/345254
Subject Direct Taxation
Court Mumbai High Court
Decided On Sep-30-1958
Case Number Income-tax Reference No. 8 of 1958
Judge K.T. Desai and ;S.T. Desai, JJ.
Reported in [1959]35ITR537(Bom)
Acts Income Tax Act, 1922 - Sections 23A
Appellant Executors and Trustees of Sir Cawasji Jehangir (First Baronet) and ors.
Respondent Commissioner of Income-tax, Bombay
Appellant Advocate N.A. Palkhivala, Adv.
Respondent Advocate G.N. Joshi, Adv.
.....under section 23a(1) made on company and undistributed portion of assessable income determined -- total income of company as determined including a sum directly taken to general reserve by company -- sum so taken taxed as capital gains in hands of company -- proportionate share in undistributed income of company included in total income of assessees-shareholders of company -- whether portion of section 23a dividend attributable to capital gains of company should be taxed as capital gains of assessees under section 17(6).;the income-tax officer made an order in the case of a company under section 23a(1) of the indian income-tax act, 1922 (as it stood before its amendment in 1955). in making the order of assessment on the company the income-tax officer determined the total income of the..........as 'the company' - by the income-tax officer in respect of the previous year, which was 1946. the total income of the company was determine at rs. 20,63,016. what the company had done was that out of this amount it had taken a sum of rs. 7,86,900 directly to the general reserves and not to the profit and loss account and no part of the same was distributed as dividend. the dividend declared amounted to rs. 4,34,768. this was less than 60% of the assessable income of the company for that previous year as reduced by the amounts of income-tax and super-tax payable by the company in respect of the same. in making the order of assessment on the company the income-tax officer determined the undistributed portion of the assessable income of the company of that previous year as computed for.....
Judgment:
S.T. Desai, J.
1. These six references arose out of assessments made on the six assessees who are shareholders of Messrs. Cawasji Jehangir & Co. Ltd. The assessment year is 1948-49. An order was made under section 23A (1) in the matter of M/s. Cawasji Jehangir and Co. Ltd. - whom we shall refer to as 'the company' - by the Income-tax Officer in respect of the previous year, which was 1946. The total income of the company was determine at Rs. 20,63,016. What the company had done was that out of this amount it had taken a sum of Rs. 7,86,900 directly to the general reserves and not to the profit and loss account and no part of the same was distributed as dividend. The dividend declared amounted to Rs. 4,34,768. This was less than 60% of the assessable income of the company for that previous year as reduced by the amounts of income-tax and super-tax payable by the company in respect of the same. In making the order of assessment on the company the Income-tax Officer determined the undistributed portion of the assessable income of the company of that previous year as computed for income-tax purposes and reduced by the amount of income-tax and super-tax payable by the respect thereof. This will appear from the following figures :
Total income finally determined Rs. 20,63,016Less : Tax payable Rs. 8,03,115---------------Rs. 12,59,901Less : Dividend declared bythe company Rs. 4,34,768---------------Rs. 8,25,133
2. The sum of Rs. 7,86,900 was brought to tax in the hands of the company under section 12B 'capital gains'. Having determined the figure of Rs. 8,25,133 as pointed out by us above, the proportionate share thereof was included by the Income-tax Officer in the total income of each shareholder for the purpose of assessing his total income suitable grossing up was done as required by section 16 (2). Having done that, the Income-tax Officer computed the total income of the six shareholders by including a sum of Rs. 6,31,527 (as section 23A dividend) in the case of 'the Executors and trustees of late Sir Cawasji Jehangir, 1st Bart.' and a sum of Rs. 1,26,305 in the case of each of the five other shareholders.
3. The catenation of the assessees before the Income-tax Officer and the Appellate Assistant Commissioner was that the portion of section 23A dividend attributable to capital gains in the hands of the shareholders also at the rate appropriate to 'capital gains' as indicated is section 17 (6) of the Act. The Income-tax Officer as we as the Appellate Assistant Commissioner negatived that contention. The matter was carried in appeal by the assesses to the Tribunal and the Tribunal also dismissed that contention. The view taken by the Tribunal was that section 23A dividend that is included in the total income of an assessee shareholder cannot be dissected as urged on behalf of the assessees for the purpose of determining the income-tax and super-tax payable by them on the 'deemed dividend income'. The assessees have now come before us on these references.
4. The question which we are called upon to determine is : 'Whether the section 23A dividend of Rs. 6,31,527 can be dissected into two parts in the ratio of Rs. 7,86,900 : Rs. 20,63,016 for the purpose of determining the amount of income-tax and super-tax payable by the assessee shareholders on his total income and if so, whether that smaller portion of Rs. 6,31,527 is liable to be taxed at the rates applicable to 'capital gains' as laid down in section 17 (6) of the Income-tax Act, 1922.' We may state that the same question of law arises in the case of all the shareholders, the only difference being that in the case of one shareholder the amount is Rs. 6,31,527 and in the case of others Rs. 1,26,305 each.
5. Two contentions have been pressed before us by Mr. Palkhivala, learned counsel for the assessees. The first contentions is that the actual distribution of dividend by the company out of the capital gains would be capital gains in the hands of the shareholders. We shall presently examine this argument. It will suffice here to observe that the argument in effects seeks to establish an equivalence between the capital gains of the company and the capital gains of the shareholders. The second contention urged before us by learned counsel for the assessees is that under section 23A it is not the income of the company which is deemed to have been distributed among the shareholders but it is the income as computed in the hands of the company that is distributed.
6. Before examining the arguments, it will be convenient to refer to the relevant sections. Section 12B has now been recast - we are concerned with the old section, the relevant part of which ran as under :
'12B. Capital gains. - (1) The ax shall be payable by an assessee under the head 'capital gains' in respect of any profits or gains arising from the sale, exchange or transfer of a capital asset effected after he such profits and gains shall be deemed to be income of the previous year in which the sale, exchange or transfer took place........'
7. Section 17(7) as it stands today is different. The old sub-section with which we are concerned in these references was as follows :
'17. (7) Where the total income of a company includes any income chargeable under the head 'Capital gains', the super-tax payable by the company in any year shall be reduced by an amount computed on that part of its total income which consists of such inclusion at the rate of super-tax (excluding the rate of additional super-tax, if any) specified in the case of a company by the annual Central Act fixing the rate or rates of tax for that year'.
8. It will be seen that in this section the Legislature is laying down a rule in respect of the total income of a company. Section 17 (6) as it stands today is different. The relevant part of the old sub-section, with which we are concerned in these references, was as under :
'17. (6) Where the total income of an assessee, not being a company, includes any income chargeable under the head 'Capital gains', the tax, including super-tax, payable by him on his total income shall be - (i) income-tax and super-tax payable on his total income as reduced by the amount of such inclusion, had such reduced income been his total income....'
9. Clause (ii) has been altered. It relates to rates. Section 23A as it stands today has also been recast. The material part of the section as it stood before its amendment by the Finance Act, 1955, was as under :
'23A. Power to assess individual members of certain companies. - (1) Where the Income-tax Officer is satisfied that in respect of any previous year the profits and gains distributed as dividends by any company up to the end of the sixth month after its accounts for that previous year are laid before the company in general meeting are less than sixty per cent. of the assessable income of the company of that previous year, as reduced by the amount of income-tax and super-tax payable by the company in respect thereof he shall, unless he is satisfied that having regard to losses incurred by the company in earlier years or to the smallness of the profit made, the payment of a dividend or a larger dividend than that declared would be unreasonable, make with the previous approval of the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner an order in writing that the undistributed portion of the assessable income of the company of that previous year as computed for income-tax purposes and reduced by the amount of income-tax and super-tax payable by the company in respect thereof shall be deemed to have been distributed as dividends amongst the shareholders as at the date of the general meeting aforesaid, and thereupon the proportionate share thereof of each shareholder shall be included in the total income of such shareholder for the purpose of assessing his total income.....'
10. It is not very necessary to set out the provisos and the explanation to sub-section (1) of section 23A.
11. The material words of the section quoted above are 'where the Income-tax Officer is satisfied that in respect of any previous year the profits and gains distributed by any company.... are less than sixty per cent. of the assessable income of the company of that previous year, as reduced by the amount of income-tax and super-tax payable by the company in respect thereof he shall make... an order in writing that the undistributed portion of the assessable income of the company of that previous year as computed for income-tax purposes.... shall be deemed to have been distributed as dividends amongst the shareholders.... and thereupon the proportionate share thereof of each shareholder shall be included in the total income of such shareholder for the purpose of assessing his total income.' Therefore, it is laid down in the terms express and explicit that for the purpose of assessing the total income of the assessee his proportionate share of the undistributed income of the company is to be deemed to have been paid to and received by him as dividend. The question is whether there is anything in the language of the section which suggests that what is chargeable to the company as part of its total income under the head of 'capital gains' is also quoad a shareholder chargeable not merely as dividend under the head of 'income from other sources' as stated in section 6 (v) but to be split up and partly chargeable as 'capital gains' and partly chargeable as dividend income.
12. Now, it is argued that on a proper reading of the relevant sections, the actual distribution of dividends by a company out of the capital gains would be capital gains in the hands of the shareholders. Mr. Palkhivala has drawn out attention to a decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Mrs. Bacha F. Guzdar v. Commissioner of Income-tax, Bombay. It is said that the Tribunal was in error in placing too much reliance on certain observations in that case. We shall presently quote them. The argument is that the ratio disdained of that case was write different because in that case the Supreme Court was dealing with 'agricultural income' under section 4 (3) (viii). An attempt is made to show that there is nothing in the observations made by their Lordships in that case which goes counter to the submission urged before us and which submission if analysed required an equivalence to be established between the capital gains of a company and the capital gains of the shareholders of that company. Now, we agree with Mr. Palkhivala that in that case the Supreme Court was not dealing with any question under section 23A. There are, however, some general observations of their Lordships in that case, which, if we may respectfully say so, throw light and afford guidance on the question of the nature of the rights of a shareholder vis-a-vis the company in the context of income-tax law. At page 5 of that report, it is observed as under :
13. That a shareholder acquires a right to participate in the profits of the company may be readily conceded but it is not possible to accept the contention that the shareholder acquires any interest in the assets of the company. The use of the word 'assets' in the passage quoted above cannot be exploited to warrant the inference that a shareholder, on investing money in the purchase of shares, becomes entitled to the assets of the company and has any share in the property of the company. A shareholder has got no interest in the property of the company though he has undoubtedly a right to participate in the profits if and when the company decides to divide them... It is true that the shareholders of the company have the sole determining voice in administering the affairs of the company and are entitled, as provided by the articles of association, to declare that dividends should be distributed out of the profits of the company to the shareholders but the interest of the shareholder either individually or collectively does not amount to more than a right to participate in the profits of the company. The company is a juristic person and is distinct from the shareholders. It is the company which owns the property and not the shareholders....'
14. The Tribunal has relied on this decision in support of its conclusion that the capital gains of the company under section 12B are not the capital gains of the shareholders.
15. The argument of counsel ran that the observations quoted by us immediately above were made in a some what different context and that they are not applicable to the facts of this case. It was emphasized that the decision turned on the construction of the expression 'agricultural income'. We shall accept for the purpose of these references the argument of learned counsel that the question of law before us is not covered by the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Mrs. Bacha F. Guzdar v. Commissioner of Income-tax, Bombay.
16. It is not necessary to examine this argument of Mr. Palkhivala in any details since, as we understand it, it is the second contention on which the assessees seem to really much more in these references. There are a number of answers to this argument. One is to be found in the language of sub-sections (6) and (7) of section 17, the relevant parts of which we have already quoted. The 'capital gains' reconsidered and had to be considered separately in the case of the company and in the case of an assessee who is not a company in these two sub-sections. What is more important is the language of section 12B. The tax payable by an assessee under the head of 'capital gains' relates to the assessee and it relates to the capital gains of the assessee in respect of any profits or gains arising from the sale, exchange or transfer of capital assets of the assessee himself. If the assessee is a company, the capital gains are the gains of the assessee company; if the assessee is an individual shareholder, the capital gains are the capital gains of the individual shareholder. There is nothing in the language of sub-sections (6) and (7) of section 17 or in the language of section 12B which lends slightest support to or continences the suggestion that an equation can possibly be established between the capital gains of a company and the dividends which the assessee is deemed to have received by the operations of section 23A. They are apart.
17. The other argument of Mr. Palkhivala is founded on section 23A. It was stated that under that section it is not the income of the company which is deemed to have been distributed amongst the shareholders, but it is the income as computed in the hands of the company that is distributed amongst the shareholders. So far, there is no difficulty. But the difficulty of the assessee arises when he practically chooses to ignore the most important of section 23A which brings into the assessment of the shareholders a notional income. It is by fiction juris that the undistributed income of the company as computed in accordance with the distributed income of the company as computed in accordance with the requirements of the section, is to be deemed to have been distributed as dividends amongst the shareholders as at the date of the general meeting referred to in the section and it is the proportionate share of the undistributed income of the assessable income of the company computed as aforesaid that is to be included in the total income of the shareholders for the purpose of assessing their total income. Learned counsel for the assessees has further submitted that the right principles governing the nature of dividends generally, and in any event having regard to the language of section 23A, are that the impress of capital gains remains on the notional gains and it is only the notional dividend which is to be deemed to have been received by the shareholders although they have in fact not received the dividend that is included in their total income and, therefore, says Mr. Palkhivala, the impress of capital gains must continue to attach to what is deemed to have been distributed as dividends amongst the shareholders. In this context also, learned counsel has stressed that the decision of the supreme Court to which we have already made reference requires to be distinguished because in that case the court had to consider the actual distribution and not a notional distribution. It is also stated that the notional distribution cannot change the character or nature of the income. The argument is that a shareholder is entitled to identify himself with the company and that his individual income must be understood as a species of the income made by the company. It is then stated that the crucial words in section 23A are 'as computed for income-tax purposes.' These words, it is urged, have a dual meaning : (1) the quantum as computed and (2) the nature and the head of computation. It is impossible for us to acquiesce in this line of reasoning. We have to construe section 23A and to see if there is anything in the language or phrasing of any part of that section which permits an assessee shareholder to take advantage of the provisions relating to assessment of capital gains on the income of a company in the manner and at the rate laid down in the relevant provisions.
18. It has so often been emphasized that as far as possible nothing can be read and nothing can be implied in a taxing statute. We have to look fairly at the language used. The indispensable starting point and the first step is to examine the words of the provision under considerations. When we examine the words of the provision itself, we find nothing in it which may even remotedly be said to suggest that the assessee is entitled to say that when he is deemed to have received dividend by the fiction of law incorporated in section 23A(1), he is entitled to identify himself with the company or to assert an equivalence between his income and the income of the company or the mode or method of assessing his income and the income of the company. True, we have to remember that we are dealing with a fiction juris.
19. Now, in the judgment of the Tribunal we find that Mr. Palkhivala, who appeared before the Tribunal, had also urged that full effect must be given to the legal fiction that is created by section 23A. The Tribunal states in its judgment : 'We are unable to accept this contention.' We do not agree with the Tribunal that full effect should not be given to the legal fiction. We wholly agree with Mr. Palkhivala in the suggestion made by his before the Tribunal that full effect must be given to the legal fiction incorporated in section 23A. However, it is the legal fiction which is the main difficulty of the assessees and it is the effect of that legal fiction which Mr. Palkhivala has very valiantly tried to struggle against. We must now examine the submission made before us. The submission now is that the legal fiction is not to be applied in this case with all its effect because there are words in the section itself which retard or prevent the legal fiction having full force. What we are concerned with, however, is not the argument that was urged before the Tribunal, but the argument which has been pressed before us.
20. The words that something will be deemed to have been done for the purpose of incorporating a legal fiction have been considered by courts in some very recent decisions both in England and in India. There is a passage in the judgment of Lord Asquith of Bishopstone in East End Dwellings Co. Ltd. v. Finsbury Borough Council, which has taken a very short time to become locus classics. His Lordship observed in that case :
'If we are bidden to treat an imaginary state of affairs as real you must surely, unless prohibited from doing so, also imagine as real the consequences and incidents which, if the putative state of affairs had infect existed, must inevitably have flowed from or accompanied it... The statute says that you must imagine a certain state of affairs; it does not say that having done so, you must cause of permit your imagination to boggle when it comes to comes to the inevitably corollaries of that state of affairs.'
21. In a very recent judgment given by their Lordships of the supreme Court in M. K. Venkatachalam, Income-tax Officer v. Bombay dyeing and ., Mr. Justice Gajendragadkar in delivering the judgment of the court cited these observations in support of the view taken on the construction of similar words. Now, it is clear from the language of section 23A that we are dealing with an imaginary state of affairs as real. The dividend income which is not paid to nor received by the shareholders is to be deemed for the purpose of assessment to have been distributed as dividend to the shareholders along with other shareholders and it is to be included in their total income for the purpose of assessing their total income. We have not to permit out imagination to boggle and have to continue to imagine as real the consequences and incidents of that putative state of affairs, and the putative state of affairs is that dividend is deemed to have been declared and received by the shareholders. Therefore, we have to take it that dividend was in fact received by the shareholders, and if the dividend was in fact received by the shareholders the only consideration that remains is can a shareholder who has received dividend in respect of the profits of a company say that the dividend which he has received is to be split up into a number of head for the purpose of assessment in arriving at his total income. Can he say that a part of that dividend income is income from 'capital gains' and a part of that dividend income is dividend income assessable under the head 'other sources' The answer to this seems to us to be obvious. There is, as we have already mentioned, not the remotest suffusion in any relevant section which can lend support to the proposition canvassed before us. The shareholder and the company are separate entities. Section 17 (6) with which we are more concerned clearly postulates an income of the assessee chargeable under the head 'capital gains'. It is extremely difficult for us to see how it can be said that in the present case the assessee shareholder himself became chargeable under the head of 'capital gains', to go back once again to section 12B, is a head which relates to tax payable by an assessee in respect of any profit or gain arising from the sale, exchange or transfer of a capital asset effected by the assessee. Mr. Palkhivala has not been able to point out to us as to what property of the shareholders it was that was sold or exchanged or transferred to the general reserves of the company, and the argument of Mr. Palkhivala can only succeed if we hold that it was the income or to be more precise the property of the shareholders themselves which was transferred to the general reserves of the company. The argument has not been taken by learned counsel to that extreme position and rightly. Obviously there were no profits or gains which could be said to have arisen to the assessee from the sale, exchange or transfer of a capital asset belonging to them to the general reserves of the company.
22. The attempt, therefore, has been to show that there are words in section 23A which prohibit the court from applying the legal fiction with its inevitable corollaries and what is stated is that the key words are 'as computed for income-tax purposes'. These words, it is said, refer not merely to the quantum of the undistributed profits deemed to have been distributed amongst the shareholders, but to the nature and heads of computation mentioned is section 6 which relates to the heads of income chargeable to income-tax. We have negatived this argument. There is nothing in the language of section 23A which prohibits or retards the consequences and incidents of the notional income being treated as real for the purpose of taxing the shareholder. By the supposition of law in section 23A a proportionate undistributed income of the company has for this purpose become the dividend income of the assessees. The argument is not cogent when it asks us to impose a supposition about capital gains on that supposition of law. There is no warrant in the language of the relevant provisions to subjoin or tack a fiction upon a fiction.
23. In the result, both the arguments pressed before us on behalf of the assessees must fail. Our answer to the question will be in the negative.
24. Assessees to pay the costs.
25. Question answered in the negative.
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At this writing the Senate still hasn't approved the second-round $50+ billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill, but I'm not holding out much hope that it will go down to defeat, or for that matter be trimmed even a little. So it's time to further examine the infinite credit card mindset behind these things.
Yesterday the AP had a story raising the legitimate question of whether it's the right thing to rebuild yet again in some of those communities destroyed time and again by ocean storms. The story was picked up by numerous outlets. Here is the version at Newsday. But like almost everything from the press, the story is so totally infected by the infinite credit card mentality and ignorance of history as to be next to useless.
The headline is: Should worst-flooded areas be left after Sandy? Here's the response of Dina Long, mayor of Sea Bright, NJ:
"We're not retreating," said Dina Long, the mayor of Sea Bright, N.J., a chronically flooded spit of sand between the Atlantic Ocean and the Shrewsbury River only slightly wider than the length of a football field in some spots. Three-quarters of its 1,400 residents are still homeless and the entire business district was wiped out; only four shops have managed to reopen. . . . But as in many other storm-damaged communities, there is a fierce will to survive, to rebuild and to restore. "Nobody has come to us and said we shouldn't exist," she said. "It is antithetical to the Jersey mindset, and particularly to the Sea Bright mindset. We're known for being strong, for being resilient, for not backing down."
Sounds like the voice of a brave fighter. Or is she a contemptible moocher? To me the answer entirely depends on whether the residents of Sea Bright are prepared to rebuild with their own money, or private insurance, or whether their so-called "strength" and "resiliency" is just a function of the hand-outs they can suck off the Federal credit card. Incredibly, the AP reporter is not curious enough to understand that this is the fundamental question. It is not asked. But we know the answer, since the $60 billion Federal hand-out is enough to pay for all legitimate losses from Sandy at least three times.
Well let's take a little look at the history of Sea Bright. When was the last time it was flooded by some combination of its ocean and river? That would be 2010. Here's a story about the 2010 storm and its aftermath:
“Sea Bright families are still recovering from the effects of the snowstorm that hit the area and destroyed local families’ homes back in 2010. This funding will help fully repair the damage caused; it will also bolster the relevant public infrastructure to prevent future damage from the regular storms and floods that affect area,” said New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez.
The Federal funding in question would be $1.4 million to build and repair bulkheads "to minimize [future] flood damage." Looks like that money went straight down the rat hole.
And the next previous flood at Sea Bright? Why, that would be September 2009! Here is a youtube story with a video of the ocean flowing up onto the streets.
Before that, it seems you have to go all the way back to 1992. Lou Lumenick of the New York Post lived there at the time, and wrote a recent story for the Post describing his experience in the horrific 1992 destruction. Oh, but here in a blog post from 2005 called "The Jersey Shore Real Estate Bubble" we have a description of houses for sale "north of $3 million" on the very site of properties destroyed in the 1992 storm. Those would be the houses just now destroyed and that the taxpayers must pay for.
Next, a policy paper from Rutgers University (for those who don't know, it's the state university of New Jersey) listing other major storms that destroyed Sea Bright, going back into the 19th century:
1962 The Great Ash Wednesday Northeaster
1944 - Great Atlantic Storm
Christmas Storm and Jan. 1914 Storm - caused massive destruction
1890s - storms repeatedly destroyed wooden bulkheads and battered many of the cottages in Sea Bright
And here is NJ Governor Christie calling the House of Representatives "disgusting" for postponing a vote on Federal relief to bail out these people for the umpteenth time. Really, Governor Christie? Perhaps I am the only person in the United States who finds it disgusting that the Congress votes $60 billion of Federal taxpayer money to bail out everyone who built anything on the coast that got destroyed. But it is disgusting, and it's time for a few other people to join me.
Back to the AP story. They have the idea that the only possible alternative to Federal hand-outs to rebuild again and again is "buyouts" of the affected property owners.
If buyouts did occur, [Prof. Jon Miller of Stevens Institute of Technology] predicted they would happen in areas with lower property values because of the high cost of buying up prime coastal real estate. That could have the unintended consequence of placing the shore off-limits to all but the wealthy, he said.
It's like the idea of letting people suffer their own losses, or buy their own insurance, doesn't even occur to them. It's beyond the pale! The mindset is: of course it's obvious that the taxpayers must either bail out or buy out the people who just bought newly built $3 million homes in a community that has been destroyed by the ocean seven times in the last 130 years. Am I the only person who is willing to say no to this insanity?
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Microsoft wants contractors to take some time off
Nova Safo Mar 26, 2015
Microsoft is requiring companies it contracts with to give their employees—the ones who are full-time and who do work for Microsoft—at least 15 days of paid time off.
The tech giant says it made the move because its own employees were bringing up the issue of subcontractors’ time off with the company.
“There was a concern being conveyed that these individuals, in some cases, did not get minimum time off,” says Brad Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel.
The company is now mandating that over the next 12 months, all of its suppliers (or contractors, Smith says the term is interchangeable) with 50 or more employees offer at east 12 paid days off, or 10 vacation days and 5 sick days.
Smith says the company does not yet know how many employees or employers will be affected by the new rule, because Microsoft doesn’t know the size of all of its contractors or the employee time-off benefits those contractors currently offer.
But Microsoft says it contracts with approximately 2,000 U.S. companies. They, in turn, employ cafeteria workers, receptionists, language translators, consultants, public relations professionals, lawyers, and others.
“For companies that don’t have these benefits today. We’re asking them to change some policies that may very well increase some of their costs,” says Smith. “We went into this quite consciously aware and prepared for the cost increases that may well come back to us.”
Mike Aitken, VP of government affairs at the Society for Human Resource management, says paid time off is a worthwhile investment.
“We know that employers that offer these programs have lower turnover. They have higher engagement from these employees,” says Aitken.
An SHRM sponsored study found that almost all employers with 50 or more full-time employees offered some amount of paid time off. But, the report found that only a quarter to a third offered time off to part-time employees. And not all offered a minimum of 15 days paid time off.
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A day after crash, a vote to cut Amtrak funding
Nancy Marshall-Genzer May 13, 2015
Ride an Amtrak train from Washington, D.C., to New York, and you’ll notice a lot of clickety-clacking. It’s not a smooth ride. In fact, Amtrak says it has a $52 billion maintenance backlog on its Northeast Corridor.
But Congress won’t help much with that.
“There was a lot of hand wringing, where they said, ‘We all know this is inadequate, but there’s nothing much we can do,’ ” says Sean Jeans-Gail, a spokesman for the National Association of Railroad Passengers, who attended the House Appropriations Committee hearing on Amtrak funding today.
The committee members said their hands were tied by spending caps.
So, is Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor safe?
“I would characterize it as safe,” says Joseph Sussman, a professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at MIT. “But there’s also the question of what quality of service is offered.”
For instance, trains are late if they have to slow down to go over rough track. Sussman would like to see not just track maintenance, but more sections of track good enough for high-speed rail. If you wanted to run high-speed trains along the whole Northeast Corridor, you’d have to spend billions.
“You’d need to invest in it from one end to the other,” says Mark Burton, a professor of transportation and economics at the University of Tennessee. “There would almost certainly be no section of track that was unaffected. ”
The entire proposed 2016 budget for Amtrak in today’s House bill? Just over $1 billion, which is $262 million less than this year.
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In 1975, Randolph joined the college's Board of Trustees and served as a trustee for 21 years, four times as the board chair. During her tenure, she advocated the establishment of the registered nursing program and the creation of the Women's Re-entry Center and its support programs.
She was elected and served for 10 years on the state's Community College Association. In 1980, she was elected to the National Association of Community Colleges and served six years. Randolph also served on the California Commission on Athletics and encouraged the adoption of the policy requiring 12 units of credits to qualify for a second year of team play.
In addition, Randolph was a founder of the Merced Symphony Guild and was the founding president of the Friends of Merced County Library. She has been the president of the Hoover Junior High School PTA, a Cub Scout leader and a fundraising volunteer for Mercy Hospital. As a member of the Friends of the Merced County Library, she initiated the lobbying efforts to construct a new library facility in the city of Merced.
In 1990, she was honored by Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce with the Athena Award, recognizing her as the Woman of the Year. She has also been a longtime member of the Merced College Foundation Board of Directors, serving several terms as president. The Margaret Randolph Scholarship Endowment provides scholarship awards each year to students studying vocal music.
Central Valley could see more ‘dangerously hot’ days from climate change. Here’s how many
By Andrew Sheeler
California’s Central Valley could see a massive increase in dangerously hot weather in the coming decades due to climate change. A new report says global warming could lead to “off the charts” heat.
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MaxLinear to Showcase 4K Satellite Full-Spectrum Capture™ Technology at IBC 2014
Posted By MaxLinear on September 11, 2014
MaxLinear Inc. (NYSE: MXL), a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communications applications, will demonstrate its latest range of Full-Spectrum Capture™ (FSC™) low-power satellite products at IBC 2014.
The demonstration will showcase the end-to-end reception of 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) content, from GT-SAT’s digital satellite low-noise block (dLNB) downconverter to a 4K UHD multichannel satellite gateway, both utilizing MaxLinear’s market-leading FSC technology. MaxLinear will demonstrate the platform at the Holiday Inn Amsterdam during the IBC2014 exhibition, September 12-16.
The digital channel-stacking (DCS) LNB and 4K UHD satellite gateway system solution is targeted at the growing number of satellite pay-TV operators looking to cost-effectively deliver broadcast 4K services along with other value-added features such as multi-channel recording, multi-room viewing, and content streaming to multiple devices throughout the home.
The 4K UHD satellite gateway, a collaboration between MaxLinear and STMicroelectronics, combines MaxLinear’s ultra-low power MxL581 Full-Spectrum Capture eight-channel receiver SoC with ST’s STiH412 Monaco HEVC Ultra High Definition Decoder. The platform supports high-efficiency video-coding (HEVC/ H.265) multi-channel decode, UHD display, multi-channel recording, video-on-demand (VOD), real-time transcoding of multiple streams, and state-of-the-art HD graphics.
The dLNB features MaxLinear’s market-leading MxL862 DCS SoC, and GT-SAT’s dHello advanced channel-stacking switch communication protocol, delivering up to 24 channels on a single cable to the home. The system also supports EN50494 and EN50607 standard protocols for single cable satellite signal distribution.
“The combined system solution from MaxLinear, ST and GT-SAT provides a very compelling value proposition in terms of power, performance and price,” said Brian Sprague, MaxLinear’s Vice President and General Manager. “This platform provides our customers with a cutting edge solution to address the growing demand for 4K TV and multi-channel distribution throughout the home.”
“GT-SAT is pleased to partner with MaxLinear and ST to demonstrate a complete end-to-end 4K Ultra High Definition platform. GT-SAT’s dLNB, based on MxL862 SoC and running dHello advanced channel stacking switch protocol, is a key building block to this demonstration platform,” said Guil Mediouni, CEO of GT-SAT Int. “Working with MaxLinear and ST has meant that we can now offer 4K Ultra High Definition solutions with the performance, power and features that operators in these markets require.”
“ST is pleased to partner with MaxLinear and GT-SAT to deliver complete system solutions for satellite operators worldwide,” said Hervé Mathieu, Box and Gateways Business Line Director, Unified Platform Division, STMicroelectronics. “The scalable nature of this platform will enable satellite operators to deliver cost-effective 4K video and multichannel services to their subscribers, with a seamless upgrade path to more channels and additional features in the future.”
Technical Highlights – MxL862
The MxL862 digital channel stacking SoC features two FSC wideband RF inputs with a total capture bandwidth of 4.1 GHz. The device is optimized for low-power single-feed digital LNB applications and supports FSK, DiSEqC / EN50607 and GT-SAT’s dHello control protocol operation on the IF port.
The MxL862 comes with a software environment that includes a real-time operating system running on an embedded 32-bit CPU with application software to control the channel-stacking engine and the chip interfaces.
The ultra-small part is packaged in a 10mm x 10mm QFN. The bill of material (BOM) in end applications is reduced to a minimal number of low-cost, passive components, which enables ultra-compact, low-cost system solutions when compared to existing analog implementations.
The MxL581 device includes a full-spectrum capture satellite tuner and eight DVB-S2/S demodulators to support a wide range of low power, multi-channel satellite TV services. The device supports Unicable (EN50494 and EN50607) for single cable distribution from the LNB to the home.
The MxL581 integrates all active front-end components, including the low-noise amplifiers (LNA), and the high level of integration enables ultra-compact, low-cost system solutions. The low-power and power-control flexibility of the MxL581 device enables compliance with the requirements of Energy Star and the European Code of Conduct for Digital TV Services and Broadband Equipment, in both standby and full operating modes.
A complete reference design kit is available, including reference hardware and software drivers for MxL5xx and the STiH3xx “Cannes” and STiH4xx “Monaco” SoCs. The MxL581 device is currently in mass production and available in a very low cost 10mm x 10mm QFN package.
Technical Highlights – STiH412
The Monaco family includes the HEVC Ultra HD STiH418 (4Kp60@10bit, VP9 & VP8), STiH414 (4Kp60@10bit, VP8), STiH412 (4Kp30, VP8), and cost-optimized derivatives (STiH410 and STiH407) for Full HD (1080p) markets.
The Monaco SoC family provides an economical, yet full-featured solution for media server applications. It delivers high computing capabilities based on ARM multi-core processors, superior 2D/3D graphics performance, integrated hardware video encoders with pre-processing, and Faroudja®-enhanced video processing. The devices also feature a comprehensive security toolbox for premium content delivery. The ST Faroudja Transcode Engine provides best-in-class transcoding capabilities for multi-screen experiences across consumer and handheld devices. This allows operators to reduce their network bandwidth while offering an excellent quality of service throughout the home.
MaxLinear, Inc. is a leading provider of radio-frequency and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for broadband communications applications. MaxLinear is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. For more information, please visit www.maxlinear.com.
MxL, Full-Spectrum Capture, FSC and the MaxLinear logo are trademarks of MaxLinear, Inc. Other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the spectrum of sense and power and automotive products and embedded processing solutions. From energy management and savings to trust and data security, from healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and office, at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a positive and innovative contribution to people’s life. By getting more from technology to get more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.
In 2013, the Company’s net revenues were $8.08 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.
About GT-SAT
GT-SAT Intl. is a leading design house and manufacturer of satellite LNBs and accessories, providing solutions that are optimized for worldwide TV operators. GT-SAT is based in Luxembourg. For more information, please visit http://www.gt-sat.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements concerning or implying future financial performance or trends and growth opportunities affecting STMicroelectronics, GT-SAT, and MaxLinear, in particular statements relating to the parties’ collaborations on the end-to-end reception of 4K UHD content, from GT-SAT’s dLNB downconverter to a 4K UHD multichannel satellite gateway, both utilizing MaxLinear’s FSC technology. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The parties cannot predict whether or to what extent any of the companies will realize additional revenues from these collaborations. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current, preliminary expectations and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including (among others) intense competition in our industry; the ability of our customers to cancel or reduce orders; uncertainties concerning how end user markets for our products will develop; our lack of long-term supply contracts and dependence on limited sources of supply; potential decreases in average selling prices for our products; currently pending intellectual property litigation; and the potential for additional intellectual property litigation, which is prevalent in our industry. In addition to these risks and uncertainties, investors should review the risks and uncertainties contained in MaxLinear’s filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including risks and uncertainties identified in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. MaxLinear is providing this information as of the date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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It’s Not Your Father’s AI
David Shirey
Previous Article The AI Revolution: Preparing Yourself
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It’s a brand-new year and time to take a look forward. Did you miss the headlines? AI is big news! But what does that really mean, and how might it affect you?
If you’ve been able to find a preview for the hot tech initiatives for 2019 that doesn’t list Artificial Intelligence (AI) at least once (and probably as item number 1), then you’re luckier than I. If that’s the sort of luck you’re looking for, that is.
Gartner, in its Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2019, gives AI-related items the top three spots.
“Autonomous things” nabs the top spot, with everything from robots to drones to agents getting ready to take over the world and perform tasks previously done by us humans.
Next comes “augmented analytics.” This is considered the third wave of the analytics revolution, in case you missed the first two. It’s characterized by more automation of the process, thus both speeding it up and keeping human bias from creeping in. The result will be to allow analytics to be inserted into lots of places where before there just wasn’t time or manpower to do so.
Finally, we have “AI-driven development,” which really consists of two approaches. The first is the development of non–data scientist AI tools, things that can be used by regular people like you or maybe even me. Ultimately, this may grow into something that ushers in the era of the “citizen application developer,” where everyone can create their own apps because it will be so easy. That should be great. The other approach is to embed some of those tools right into the development process so that much of what we do now can instead be done for us, leaving us free to do, you know, stuff.
Nor is Gartner crying in the wilderness alone. Nikita Duggal at Simplilearn also drew up a list. It’s different from Gartner’s in that it has only eight items on it but similar in that again the top three spots were devoted to AI.
Item one was titled simply “AI,” and as you might expect, it covers the topic of AI in general, as a mega trend that is going to transform our world and redefine many of the terms we have taken for granted.
From there she goes to “machine learning,” a process that’s central to Watson and involves training a machine to do things that it’s not specifically programmed to do, like determining from video input what parts are good and what are not. Or using data analytics information to make complex business decisions. This field is rapidly expanding and is expected to be worth about $8 billion by 2020. Plus, it will provide lots of jobs for developers, data scientists, engineers, and others.
Finally, there’s “robotic process automation,” or RPA. This means machines are developed that can do many of the menial tasks that make up our lives—some 45 percent of our lives by some estimates. This is neither as technical nor as difficult as some of the AI trends, but it is without a doubt the one that will impact us the most, changing our lives, changing our jobs, changing our society in ways that we can imagine but not fully predict.
There are many others as well. I’ll let you Google “Tech Trends for 2019” on your own, but they are all similar in that they give AI at least one top spot on the list. And it must be true. I mean, I saw it on the Internet.
Am I Skeptical? Uh, Actually, No
You will find this hard to believe, but normally I am very skeptical of anything that is trendy. After all, I’m the one who once declared that I would never pay more than $4,000 for a new car. Uh, it was a while ago.
Anyway, I usually don’t even look at these “trends of the coming year” articles, mostly because no one ever asks me to write one but also because I think there is a big gap between what technology enthusiasts think is important and what people who actually have to pay for and deal with it think is important.
But AI is different. There’s no doubt that it’s more than a trend. It’s a tsunami, and it’s headed our way. And there will be a number of effects of this wave.
What Does It Mean for Me? Or Even You?
I guess that’s the real question, isn’t it? I know you don’t want to be selfish or anything, but frankly every time somebody brings up something new to me I can’t help but wonder what’s in it for me. So, as Ray Kinsella said in Field of Dreams, “What’s in it for me?” Or rather, for you, because I think first and foremost about you, my dear readers.
Run for Your Lives, the Robots Are Coming
If there’s one main thing we’ve heard from the popular press, it’s that the robots are coming. They are going to take our jobs, our hopes, our lives.
OK, maybe that’s a bit of a stretch. But definitely our jobs.
Within just the past few years, we’ve seen robots that can do all kinds of things: simple tasks, more-advanced tasks, specialty tasks if you know what I mean (nudge, nudge, wink, wink). Is that really where things are going?
Please, Everyone, Calm Down
Journalists and excitable bloggers aside, what do serious AI scientists think about the next few years?
I don’t have a consensus of AI scientists, but Rodney Brooks, the former head of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, seems a reasonable source to start with. His full feel on AI and how it will affect us is contained within this Medium article.
The essence of his article is that while AI is becoming increasingly important, there’s a long way to go before we have robots that are ready to take our jobs and our places.
He starts by indicating how step-wise AI involvement is, using the Massachusetts tollway as an example. The process of eliminating toll booths—and therefore tollbooth operators—started by simply allowing some automobile owners to identify themselves via a transponder. The process then moved step by step over the span of a decade to no operators at all.
Most importantly, Rodney indicates there hasn’t been a major AI breakthrough in almost a decade. To him, AI is still a classification system but one that has no real feeling for what a given classification means. It will be when AI can make value judgments on a classification that it takes another leap forward.
But Until Then?
But until that happens, what should we do?
How do we need to prepare ourselves and our companies for what will surely be a robot—or at least an AI—apocalypse, something that truly changes our world and our role in it?
For the answer to that, stay tuned right here for the next several months.
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How Acid Reflux Leads To Esophageal Cancer Discovered By Researchers
Published Friday 18 August 2006 Published Fri 18 Aug 2006
A particular enzyme is significantly higher in cancer cells that have been exposed to acid, leading to the overproduction of hydrogen peroxide, and offering a possible explanation for how acid reflux may lead to cancer of the esophagus, according to a recent study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
The study found that the enzyme NOX5-S is affected by exposure to acid and that it produces stress on cells, activating genes that lead to DNA damage. For the first time, researchers have outlined the signaling pathway from cells damaged by acid, to the progression of esophageal cancer. They believe the same process may happen in the body when cells are exposed to acid reflux.
"The role of acid is controversial. But we show that by exposing cells to acid for short periods of time, that affects a particular enzyme, triggering a chain of events that possibly leads to cancer of the esophagus. Now that we have a better understanding of the signaling pathway, we can possibly identify who is at risk of developing cancer by determining the levels of this enzyme," says senior author Weibiao Cao, a researcher at Rhode Island Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine and surgery at Brown Medical School.
The study looked at human cancer cells and biopsies from patients with Barrett's esophagus (BE), a condition where cells in the esophagus have been altered by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or acid reflux. Acid reflux is believed to be a major risk factor for cancer in people with Barrett's esophagus.
However, the mechanisms of the progression to cancer have not been fully understood. In this study, researchers found that the enzyme NOX5-S is significantly higher in Barrett's esophageal tissues, which creates a pre-cancerous condition, as well as in esophageal cancer. Acid exposure leads to an increase in calcium in Barrett's esophageal cancer cells, thus activating a cAMP response element binding protein (CREB). This causes the activation of NOX5-S and overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby increasing cell growth and decreasing cell death - optimal conditions for cancer to develop.
It was previously known that levels of ROS are increased in Barrett's Esophagus and in esophageal cancer and that ROS may play an important role in the development of cancer. However, the sources of ROS had not been defined. Researchers showed that the production of ROS begins with NOX5. When this enzyme was removed, acid-induced production of hydrogen peroxide was reduced, confirming that NOX5 is responsible. Also, when calcium was removed, the prevalence of NOX5 decreased, along with the production of hydrogen peroxide.
"Now that we know the sequence, we may be able to slow down or even block the progression of cancer by blocking these different steps," Cao says. "This may have therapeutic value if we can block this particular enzyme, NOX5, in Barrett's esophageal cancer cells."
Incidences of esophageal cancer related to BE have increased over the past three decades at a rate exceeding that of any other cancer in the past 10 years. Patients have a poor prognosis, with a median survival of less than 18 months after diagnosis. The five-year survival rate is less than 20 percent after surgery on operable tumors. The major risk factor is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) complicated by Barrett's esophagus.
Approximately 10 percent of GERD patients develop Barrett's esophagus. A middle-aged person with BE for 20 years or more has a 10 to 20 percent lifetime risk of developing esophageal cancer, which is similar to the risk of lung cancer among heavy smokers or of liver cancer among chronic hepatitis-B virus carriers.
In order to prevent the progression, it may be necessary to increase treatment with proton pump inhibitors in patients with Barrett's Esophagus, the authors write.
"Elucidating the pathways leading from acid exposure to increased ROS production, increased proliferation and decreased apoptosis may provide a number of potentially useful therapeutic targets," the authors write.
Other authors on the paper are: Xiaoying Fu, Jose Behar and Jack Wands, all of Rhode Island Hospital and Brown Medical School; David G. Beer of the University of Michigan Medical School; and David Lambeth of Emory University School of Medicine.
This study was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health COBRE grant and by a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health.
Founded in 1863, Rhode Island Hospital (www.rhodeislandhospital.org) is a private, not-for-profit hospital and is the largest teaching hospital of Brown Medical School. A major trauma center for southeastern New England, the hospital is dedicated to being on the cutting edge of medicine and research. Rhode Island Hospital ranks 13th among independent hospitals who receive funding from the National Institutes of Health, with research awards of more than $27 million annually. Many of its physicians are recognized as leaders in their respective fields of oncology, cardiology, orthopedics and minimally invasive surgery. The hospital's pediatrics wing, Hasbro Children's Hospital, has pioneered numerous procedures and is at the forefront of fetal surgery, orthopedics and pediatric neurosurgery.
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Archbishop Wenski to introduce Vatican appointed Auxiliary Bishop
Meet him today at Press Conference at the Archdiocese
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Miami… (October 12, 2017) The Archdiocese of Miami is proud to announce that Pope Francis has named a new Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Miami. Join Archbishop Thomas Wenski as he introduces his new Auxiliary Bishop on Thursday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m. at the Pastoral Center of the archdiocese located at 9401 Biscayne Blvd. Miami Shores, FL 33138.
The new Auxiliary Bishop will be the 1st Peruvian bishop in United States and the 11th Auxiliary Bishop to serve the South Florida Catholic community since the Diocese of Miami was created in 1958, which became an archdiocese in 1968.
The newly-appointed Auxiliary Bishop will be ordained Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 at 2 p.m. by Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral.
What is an Auxiliary Bishop?
An Auxiliary Bishop is a bishop assigned to a Catholic diocese or archdiocese to assist its residential bishop. Whether in a diocese or archdiocese, his title is bishop.
About Father Enrique Delgado
Enrique Delgado was born December 26, 1955 in Lima, Peru, he is one of 11 siblings. All are professionals.
Delgado studied at University of Lima in Peru where in 1982, he earned a Masters in Economics, with a concentration on Finance and Accounting. He managed a company with 150 employees, but after several years of working, he discerned a vocation to the priesthood.
He decided to immigrate to the US and applied for the Archdiocese of Miami and was accepted into its seminary programs in Miami and Boynton Beach where he graduated with honors receiving both a Masters of Theology and a Masters of Divinity. He was ordained June 29, 1996 for the Archdiocese of Miami in Lima, Peru. Miami auxiliary, Agustin Roman, was ordaining bishop.
After being assigned as parochial vicar at St. Agnes in Key Biscayne from June 1996 to June 1999 and Nativity in Hollywood from June 1999 to April 2003, he was appointed pastor of St. Justin Martyr Church in Key Largo, Florida in April of 2003.
In August of 2010, he was appointed pastor of St. Katherine Drexel Parish in Weston, Florida where he recently completed construction of the parish’s first church building.
In December 2015, having completed his doctoral dissertation, “Building our Parish Together: an Exploration in Participatory Leadership”, he was awarded a PhD in practical theology from St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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BSOC: Hamden High continues its push toward the playoffs with a 4-1 win over Sheehan
By Scott De Bell
@ScottDB23
HAMDEN, Oct. 5 -- The Hamden High Green Dragons (4-4-3) had many goals at the start of the season, but making the postseason was at the top of that list. With their 4-1 win over Sheehan, they are closer to that goal. Hamden defeated the Sheehan Titans 4-1 on Thursday afternoon. With the victory the Green Dragons are getting closer to earning a postseason bid.
Coming off a 3-0 loss to Hand in its previous game, Hamden (4-4-3) could not have asked for a better start to the game. Four minutes in, senior forward Emmanuel Yeboah used strong defensive pressure to find his own offense. He caused a turnover from the Sheehan defense and scored into the bottom left corner of the goal. This put the Green Dragons up 1-0 and they never looked back.
Hamden scored two more goals -- one by Yeboah, the other by senior midfielder Jordan Pattavina -- and found itself 3-0 up within the first 10 minutes of the game.
Even though the Green Dragons dominated the game early, head coach Ralph Romano complimented Sheehan (1-7-1) on its fight for the rest of the game.
“Anytime you get a goal in the first couple of minutes it changes the mentality of the other team, sometimes you can put your head down and go through the motions for the rest of the game, but I feel that they really didn’t do that,” said Romano.
Sheehan answered with good chances to score not just after the first 10 minutes, but also throughout the rest of the game. The team found success through set pieces, which set up a couple of solid chances to score.
“We had ample opportunities. We missed a penalty kick, and we missed two clear chances in the first half,” Sheehan head coach Lou Rodriguez said. “We stress free kicks a lot, we put at least 15-20 minutes over the course of a practice, so we do practice it a lot.”
Hamden senior goalkeeper Marcus Anthony Carrington attempted to defend those set pieces from Sheehan. He says that the way they set up for them is what makes them tough to defend.
“They had three or four players on me and it’s kind of tough because you can’t move, and we also had people marking them and that was even harder for me, but we were able to fight through it and keep a clean sheet in the first half,” Carrington said.
Hamden has an important stretch of games coming up in the next couple of weeks. Three games against three league teams can be the difference between receiving a bid to the postseason and not receiving one. Carrington said that if the Green Dragons play their game, they will be in a good position to reach their initial goal.
“We can beat any team but we just have to put our mind to it, play well, play our game,” Carrington said.
Hamden continues its push towards the postseason against Lyman Hall at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10. Sheehan continues its season at 3:45 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10.
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Charlotte Flair Opens Up About Her New Book, Revisiting Her Past, and her Dad's Hospitalization
"The Queen" is honest about her personal struggles and her reaction to her dad's condition.
by Tom Briechle
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When you're the daughter of "The Nature Boy," living up to your father's legacy isn't quite an easy task.
Charlotte Flair has made a name for herself as one of the top names of WWE's women's division, having recently won a chance to face off against the current Smackdown Women's Champion Natalya at Hell in a Cell. But, believe it or not, there was a point where she wasn't even remotely interested in following in her father's footsteps.
Charlotte's career in the WWE is covered in Second Nature: The Legacy of Ric Flair and the Rise of Charlotte, a new book that Charlotte wrote with her dad, the legendary WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair. Flair was in the news a few months ago following an emergency hospital visit where the outcome at one point appeared to be dire—thankfully, "The Nature Boy" has since recovered and is currently undergoing physical therapy.
We talked to Charlotte about the genesis of the book, her willingness to talk about personal struggles, and her dad's hospitalization.
How was the idea behind the book formed? Did your dad suggest you two write a book together? Was there even an interest in writing a book by yourself? Or, did you always want it to be a collaboration between you and your dad?
The idea came about because they wanted to do another book with my dad, because so much happened in his personal and professional life after his first book, To Be The Man. Then, having the idea that he is now with WWE in a different role, but his role wasn't the 16-time world champion, it was his daughter's manager, and how his legacy is being continued.
So, that was the idea of adding me to the second part of the book. When the opportunity was brought to me, and I talked to my dad, obviously everyone knowing how proud my dad is of me, he was like, "Absolutely, we got to do this."
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I know the story alternates narrative between yourself and your father. While I was reading the book, I was surprised to see that your father admits he was reluctant for you to enter wrestling. I saw in a footnote that even Triple H said he was shocked when you called him and said that you wanted to be a wrestler. So, were you aware at the time that not everyone agreed with your decision? If so, was that difficult to deal with?
[Pauses.] I know for my dad, he knew that it was something I was never passionate about. My dad, being a part of the industry, [knew] how much harder it was going to be for me being his daughter. I never thought about that going in, because at that time I really was still naive to how important my dad was to the wrestling world, believe it or not.
With Triple H, obviously he was very close to my father at the time, and probably was shocked because, one, he was doing it for a friend. But, two, knew that there were going to be so many changes in the developmental system going into NXT. Knowing that I had no prior experience, and maybe, not knowing what I was made of, [made him] very reluctant.
I know that you mention in the book the conversation he had resonated with you, during which he said, "You're starting from the bottom. You won't be treated any differently because you're Ric Flair's daughter. Relationships won't last." It really sounded like, while you may have not realized the impact of that conversation at the time, it really ended up ringing true.
Yes, but for most people those difficulties can put them on the wrong path. Being a part of the company ended up being a dream and a passion, and having that stability was exactly what I needed at that time in my life.
So, for some I would say, losing a relationship, or having those pressures might ultimately lead to a downfall. But, for me, it's where I flourished, and what gave me the confidence, and kind of turned the page for me on my chapter in life.
Along those lines, one of the things that really surprised me while I was reading the book is that you're very open about being in an abusive relationship with your first husband, Riki, which I imagine must have been extremely difficult to talk about. What made you decide to talk about such a difficult part of your life in such detail?
Well, it took two years to work on the book, and I did a lot of journaling, and it was very therapeutic. There were days that I thought, "Is this a good idea, are people going to look at me differently? I'm opening up about something that I possibly haven't even processed myself."
But, I stand here today, where I am with the company, knowing how much I've overcome. If I can speak openly to people and save someone's life, let them know they're not alone [and] that your past doesn't define you—and I am living proof—then I want to help as many people as I can, because I have the platform to do so.
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Much of the book focuses on your brother, Reid, who tragically passed away a few years ago. Your father admits that he was distraught at the time, and personally isolated himself. Not long after, you actually ended up working in the WWE with him. Do you feel that working together with your dad helped him recover from that dark time in his life?
Whether, it goes unspoken [or not], I truly believe that me wrestling [in the WWE], and when he came to manage me against Nattie with Bret in her corner when I won the NXT championship, and putting my dad back in the wrestling world, regardless of what role he played, really helped him.
So, you're saying that it got him through, knowing you were successful?
I think it helped him knowing that I was going to be OK, and having something to look forward to as a family.
I do want to briefly talk about your dad's hospitalization. When that first happened, were you able to see him right away? I know WWE superstars are always on the road.
I found out when I was in Hong Kong about to board a flight to Boston for Smackdown. So, I was supposed to be headed home. Then the minute I landed, which was a 15-and-a-half-hour flight, the office called me and said, "You're going home." I landed at eleven o'clock that night, and I was on a flight out of Boston at 6 a.m. to Atlanta, and they got me there right away.
I know when I talked to you a few months ago you mentioned that sticking to a schedule and staying organized helps you get through each day. How were you able to manage with your schedule obviously in disarray during an event like that?
So, that was part of why it felt so good to be back at Smackdown last week, when I became the No.1 contender to face Nattie, because my life does consist of basically doing the same thing every day for work. That's very important to my mindset. But, having this opportunity with my dad, slowing down, taking the moment to be with him, and my sister, and my brother, meant a lot. It definitely kind of made me refocus on what is important, and I know that's my dad having to slow down. It's not a sprint, it's a marathon.
As you mentioned, you're the No.1 contender for the Women's Championship match at Hell in a Cell. Do you find it difficult sometimes to focus on your work knowing that your dad is in rehab?
What would have been harder was if I didn't have my dad to call.
So, a lot of why my dad and I are so close...and he's very open about this, and so am I. I know, and understand, the choices he made and the sacrifices he made to be the greatest of all time, and I understand why.
I know that my dad knows how passionate I am about wanting to be the best. Wanting to be a part of the Women's division, wanting to be on the road, and those difficult choices. So, I know he'd rather have me back at that Smackdown while he's at home doing rehab. Because he knows when I get off, I'm going to come straight to Atlanta for those two days.
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The fan reaction and the support for your dad has been absolutely massive. Is that something that you're grateful for, and has that helped you through this situation?
I'm so blown away. You know, from the fans that don't know us personally, from my friends inside the company, from the talent, from everyone, the higher-ups, couldn't have been more open and willing to be there every step of the way for me and my family. I was blown away.
Like, I don't know...saying thank you to everyone, it just doesn't do it justice. Like, I never felt alone in the process, even though I'm not someone to text, and I hate asking for help. But, this was...I just couldn't believe the outpour of support, and love that people showed my dad. I still don't grasp it. But, just coming back to work knowing that everyone had my back, and had my family's back, especially so worried about my dad, it was very comforting.
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John McLean | Director
John McLean joined Morgan Carn Architects in 1985, becoming a Director in 1993. He has 32 years experience in architecture working with public and private sector clients. He spent his early career working as a project architect in the schools team before moving into master planning and mixed-use projects.
John specialises in unlocking the potential of complex sites, often stalled by restrictive planning policies, neighbouring buildings, flood risk, financial viability and other constraints. As project architect and design team leader he has delivered a number of substantial mixed-use schemes in Brighton & Hove, Newhaven, Eastbourne, Southampton, Portsmouth, Weston Super Mare, Poole, and Bournemouth ranging from £2m to £60m.
Through carefully considered design and engagement with decision makers, officers and stakeholders, he has a track record for maximising the potential of complex sites. He is also experienced in negotiating 106 agreements, value engineering and contract administration.
John is currently leading a high profile regeneration scheme in central Brighton creating a new vibrant shopping & dining quarter ‘Hanningtons Lane’ within the historic Lanes, including 16 new boutique shops with residential and office accommodation above, coupled with the refurbishment of Brighton Square and the regeneration of lower North Street.
John’s proactive approach to identifying opportunities, directly approaching and engaging with stakeholders, planners and local communities, has brought forward several exciting and challenging sites. It is hoped that schemes like Hannington Lane, Brighton Square and West Street will act as catalysts for further development that enhances and contributes to the quality of urban design and public spaces in Brighton & Hove and the region.
Lap Chan | Director
Lap Chan joined Morgan Carn Architects in 2002, becoming a director in 2005. He has 30 years experience in architecture and has worked on a diverse range of projects including urban design schemes and large institutional buildings to individual, bespoke houses. He has worked in a variety of fields including arts and leisure, schools, churches, community buildings and commercial.
The continuing theme throughout his work is a passion for creating places for people, buildings that relate well to their context and provide enjoyment/delight to the users. This interest informs an approach to exploring the relationship between buildings and urban design and the creation of stimulating environments that make a positive contribution to peoples lives.
Lap is currently lead architect for two innovative Paragraph 55 homes in the Sussex countryside, one of which has recently been granted planning.
Mark Adams | Director
Mark Adams has over 25 years experience in architecture. He joined Morgan Carn Architects in 2004 to become project architect and team leader on the £18m East Sussex National Golf Club Hotel. He developed an excellent working relationship with the construction team, which continued when the same personnel were appointed to build 105 apartments at the West Quay Phase 2 development in Newhaven. Following on from this he played a key role in the preparation of the successful planning permission to build a further 331 units around Newhaven Marina.
Currently he is lead architect for a £45m development of 63 luxury houses in Englefield, Surrey. The use of BIM has enabled the project team to explore design options in 2D and 3D with the client using the same technology on their iPad. The client is now using several iPads within their organisation to communicate every aspect of the scheme both internally with the construction and delivery teams and externally for marketing. For Morgan Carn the BIM workflow has ensured that all outputs are fully coordinated at any point during the project programme.
Mark has been instrumental in the development of the office wide QA system and CAD/BIM standards. Outside of the office he has undertaken significant construction work on various properties, developing practical skills and knowledge of a number of building trades that assists his understanding of the construction process.
Martin Wilyman | Director
Martin Wilyman joined Morgan Carn Architects in 1999, becoming a director and head of the schools team in 2004. He has over 25 years experience in architecture. Martin has worked abroad as an architect in Australia and Holland gaining experience in housing design and design for the elderly. He is also a qualified primary school teacher with 6 years experience as a full time teacher.
A career in both architecture and education has provided Martin with an in-depth understanding of the challenges facing schools and colleges, how they adapt to change and how best to capture these requirements in well designed, inspiring environments for education and learning.
Martin has 12 years experience as senior architect and director in charge working on whole school development plans, new build and alterations / extensions. He is experienced in client brief negotiations, design development, planning applications, production information, tender procurement and contract administration. He has experience of working with nursery, primary, secondary and sixth form college schools.
Martin has specialist expertise advising and liaising with school governors and senior management regarding long term strategic planning for schools, DfES grant applications and funding availability particularly in grant maintained sector. He has extensive experience as principal designer and also advises on project management and health and safety.
Other experience includes new build and alteration work to churches and associated buildings and Quinquennial church Inspections for the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
Mike Goodchild | Director
Mike Goodchild joined Morgan Carn Architects in 1982, becoming a Director in 1987. He has over 35 years experience in architecture working in both the public and private sector in a variety of fields including: hospitals, schools, residential projects, office developments, community centres and one off houses. He has previously been chairman of the Royal Institute of British Architects for Sussex and RIBA representative on the Conservation Area Advisory Group for Brighton & Hove Planning Department.
Mike has specialist expertise in all aspects of design, detailing, contract administration, planning appeals and expert witness work. He has delivered a substantial number of schemes ranging in value from £100k to £50m.
Recent projects include the Crowborough Community Centre, a new two storey community facility in the heart of the town providing a 300 seat main hall and stage to accommodate theatrical productions, concerts, formal dinners or receptions, together with a dance studio/green room, meeting rooms, kitchen, cafe, toilets, and other ancillary accommodation.
Mike is currently coordinating planning and working drawings for ‘Hannington Lane’ a major redevelopment in central Brighton involving a complete new shopping area within the historic Lanes with residential accommodation above. Construction is anticipated to start in late 2016. Mike will be responsible for administering the contract on site.
Terry Burdett | Director
Terry Burdett joined Morgan Carn Architects in 1978, becoming a director in 1992. He has over 35 years experience in architecture and construction. From 2000-2008 Terry was team leader for West Quay phase 1 & 2, supervising on-site construction of the £11m regeneration and development of waterside apartments and houses in Newhaven.
In 2008 he returned to Brighton as team leader on the £16m Waterloo Road Hotel in London, working closely with the main contractor, interior designer and the services sub-contractors to ensure that all internal elements of the building were fully coordinated within the confines of an extremely restricted envelope and tight timescale.
Terry’s pragmatic approach to design and construction both on and off-site plays a key role in ensuring projects are successfully delivered. His specialist expertise in construction, site management and procurement has proved essential in building and maintaining a good working relationship with both clients and contractors at all levels. Terry is currently working on a number of exciting and challenging projects in the region.
Kevin Heaver | Director
Kevin Heaver joined Morgan Carn Architects in 2003 becoming a director in 2005. He has over 35 years experience in architecture. He spent his early career working as an architectural technician for architects and contractors where he gained valuable expertise in project delivery. He has worked on a wide variety of projects including residential, schools and commercial in both the public and private sectors.
Kevin is team leader for several multi-million pound projects in Gibraltar. Currently he is working on the prestigious new World Trade Center. As Gibraltar continues its transformation into a major international finance centre, land is at a premium and the challenge facing the design team is to optimise the net lettable space on the available footprint.
Other projects in Gibraltar include Ocean Spa Plaza: 10 floors of luxury residential apartments and a hydrotherapy spa with 8 floors of parking and Imperial Ocean Plaza: 17 floors of residential with parking and 2 floors of commercial space. This site is situated in-between Royal Ocean Plaza and Grand Ocean Plaza, two multi-storey residential schemes previously completed by the Practice with Kevin as team leader.
Kevin is currently investigating several new sites in Gibraltar. These include proposals for a low-rise residential scheme on reclaimed land near the airport, requiring a detailed impact assessment and aeronautical study. He is also preparing feasibility studies for several complex landlocked sites.
All of these projects are large-scale and technically challenging. Kevin has worked closely with the client to establish a successful ongoing relationship with key stakeholders during the l2 years that the Practice has been working in Gibraltar.
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6 quirky features of Windows 10
Here are 6 issues with some of its new features.
By Howard Wen, Network World | PT
Issues with new features
The Start Menu, Part 1: It’s still too simplified.
The Start Menu, Part 2: The tiles panel cannot be easily...
Settings for default web browser and other apps of your...
By default, Windows 10 shares your bandwidth with the...
Many of the default Windows apps cannot be removed.
You cannot refuse updates -- though you may be able to...
By most measures, Windows 10 is a huge improvement over Windows 8 and 8.1, and it’s a very worthwhile upgrade from Windows 7. But, of course, no new OS is perfect upon launch. Here are 6 issues with some of its new features. Many of these could be considered minor infractions (and can be adjusted by the user), so we rank them from “this is not that big of a deal” to “OK, this could be bad.”
The new Start Menu is a welcome return to the classic Windows user interface after the fiasco that was the Start Screen of Windows 8 and 8.1. The left half of Windows 10’s Start Menu works about the same as the one in Windows 7 -- and this may be disappointing to those who hoped to see a return to the way it worked in Windows XP. This simpler UI function isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and may be preferable or unimportant to many users, but it’d be nice if, in a future Windows 10 update, Microsoft put in the option to have a folder in the Start Menu branch out when it’s clicked or when you move the pointer over it.
The Start Menu, Part 2: The tiles panel cannot be easily removed.
The Start Menu’s right half is where you can pin Windows apps (or desktop applications) as tiles. What if you don’t want to use this panel at all, and would like to get rid of it? To do this, you have to unpin all programs from it. This leaves you with a blank panel. You’ll then have to resize the Start Menu by clicking on its right border and dragging it to the left to stow this blank panel away. (You can't do this when there are tiles on the panel.) Instead of going through all these steps, we’d like Microsoft to put in a switch that will let you simply deactivate the tiles panel half from the Start Menu.
Settings for default web browser and other apps of your choice are reset.
If you upgrade from Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 to Windows 10 (i.e., preserving your already installed programs, personal files, and system settings), what you had assigned as your default web browser is reset to Microsoft’s new web browser, Edge. Changing the settings so that Windows 10 launches another browser as your preferred default takes a number of steps: You summon the Action Center panel, click “All settings,” then “System” and “Default apps,” and finally you scroll down to “Web browser.” This “Default apps” page is where you can also set the other default programs that Windows 10 will launch when you double-click on an image, music or video file.
By default, Windows 10 shares your bandwidth with the Internet.
Windows 10 uses your system to help distribute updates to other Windows 10 devices that are connected to the Internet. (In turn, your system may receive updates for Windows 10 in this manner.) The intent is to distribute these updates quickly. Concern has been raised that this is “stealing” your bandwidth: Though this feature isn’t supposed to use a metered Internet connection (such as, mobile data from a cellphone carrier), it's unclear whether this peer-to-peer sharing could slow your connection, or be a problem if your monthly plan with your Internet service provider has a maximum data usage cutoff. Regardless, you can switch this feature off by evoking the Action Center panel, clicking “All settings,” “Update & security,” “Advanced options” and “Choose how updates are delivered.” Keep in mind that this could slow down how soon your Windows 10 system automatically gets the latest updates.
We understand the rationale for why you’re not allowed to uninstall Edge, and maybe the Store app. However, there are several other Windows apps that you also can’t remove. You can’t uninstall either the Calendar or Mail apps that come with Windows 10. The same goes for the Groove, Movies & TV, OneNote and People apps. And even if you don’t care about gaming or own an Xbox One, Microsoft locks the Xbox app onto Windows 10. Obviously, Microsoft did this to “encourage” you to use these apps, so that you wind up buying into their services. This is a practice brought over from Android and iOS, but it’s something we’re also not comfortable with seeing implemented by Microsoft into their desktop OS.
Mark Hachman
You cannot refuse updates -- though you may be able to delay them.
OS Updates are automatic and mandatory. They download in the background, supposedly only when your Windows 10 computer or device is on a non-metered Internet connection. In theory, this should keep most Windows 10 systems updated with the latest features and security patches. With the Pro, Enterprise and Education versions, you can “defer upgrades” but security updates are exempt from this. We are already hearing about problems: There were reports of an automatic update disabling devices that ran a certain graphics chipset. This was due to a driver that was pushed through the update, but which didn’t work correctly on these computers. Microsoft released a tool to stop such problematic drivers from re-installing themselves.
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Celebrities, sheep and sunshine at the Chapel Row Fayre
Organisers hail 20th anniversary year as the best yet
ORGANISERS of the popular Chapel Row Charity Fayre are hailing its 20th anniversary year as its best yet.
TV presenter Chris Tarrant, who lives in nearby Bucklebury, provided the commentary for the sheep racing and Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley sponsored one of the races, as the crowds flocked to The Green.
The Duchess of Cambridge’s brother, James Middleton, also attended the free event with his partner.
Highlights on the day included a fun dog show, ferret racing, farm animals, a beer tent, many craft stalls and a display of classic vintage cars.
The younger guests were also well catered for, with a children’s corner, complete with a Victorian funfair and bouncy castles.
Secretary Lynette Maja, who has been on the organising committee from day one, said: “It was absolutely fantastic, our best ever year.
“Everything was so well organised and just fell into place.
“We haven’t added up the total amount raised yet, and because it’s a free event it is difficult to put a figure on how many came but judging by the fact we sold out of almost everything says it all really.
“The weather held out for us as well, which always helps.”
A silent auction held on the day raised £406 and there was also a raffle with the top prize of a pair of VIP tickets to see Tony Hadley perform at the Royal Albert Hall.
The fair had to be cancelled last year owing to a lack of committee members, but a dedicated team worked hard to ensure this year’s event went ahead.
It was first set up 20 years ago and since then it has raised £160,000 for local charities.
The charities that will benefit this year are Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice, Macmillan Cancer Support, West Berkshire Mencap and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
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With prospect guard, Flagler Palm Coast out to historic start
JORDAN KAHN, Staff writer
Dec 22, 2011 at 12:01 AM Aug 15, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Changing uniform colors is nothing new to Malik Maitland, a 15-year-old with a basketball pedigree that stretches from Flagler County's hardwood to the playgrounds of New York City.
Playing AAU ball, Maitland has worn the blue and white of team Florida Nike and the orange and black of the basketball-mecca legends, the New York Gauchos.
Now this freshman -- considered a top-100 player in the nation by some recruiting services -- is driving the lane in green and white for Flagler Palm Coast.
And the Bulldogs are off to their best start in school history, athletic director Steve DeAugustino said. They enter tonight's Bulldogs Holiday Classic game 9-1, their best start since the 1976 team started 10-3, DeAugustino said.
At first, having a freshman prospect guard from New York City in Flagler County "certainly turned some heads," coach Gary McDaniel said.
But Maitland has fit right in with a student body loaded with East Coast transplants, McDaniel said. And off the court, this kid from Hempstead, Long Island, is about as quiet and easy going as teenagers get.
"He's first-class," DeAugustino said. "He does his talking on the court. He's not boastful about it."
McDaniel said the thing he likes best about Maitland is that, "He's got a million-dollar smile.
"He's smiling from here to New York, ear to ear. Sometimes, he comes into my office and I can't even say anything. I'm looking at him and I start smiling, too. I'm smiling and laughing so hard."
Maitland has plenty of reasons to smile.
He's a B-plus student. And within his class of 2015, he's the only point guard on FloridaHoops.com's watch list. In October, he was ranked No. 67 overall in the nation in the Basketball Spotlight Super 75 National Rankings.
Maitland said success began with driveway grudge matches with his older brother, Edson, who's 5 years older.
"I always wanted to play him one-on-one," Maitland said. "He could beat me, but I always wanted to prove to him that one day I'll be better than you.
"He was throwing me on the floor and using elbows ... Then when I was on the court with my age group, I could just dominate."
Maitland's father, Eddie Maitland, said Malik has been surrounded by top-notch basketball players since he was old enough to walk.
Malik was tagging along to New York Gauchos games when Edson was on the team, and when he was old enough, Malik started participating in the team's camps.
"He grew up around players like Erving Walker (University of Florida) and Kemba Walker (UConn, Charlotte Bobcats)," Eddie Maitland said.
And although many basketball fans may not have heard of the Gauchos, the name made a big impression on Malik Maitland.
"I looked it up on Google," Maitland said. "I saw that Stephon Marbury played there ... It made me want to be an even better player than those guys who were Gauchos."
Maitland is a speedy guard at 5-foot-10 with an eye for driving lanes and spectacular layups, and he can get hot quick. McDaniel said he could see Maitland evolving into a Division I prospect.
"He has a natural play-making ability," McDaniel said. "The thing about him that stands out the most is that he is a competitor that loves a challenge."
Maitland said he loves it when an opponent wants to test him.
"When somebody starts talking trash and trying to take you out of the zone, I like it," he said. "You know how LeBron and Kobe and Michael Jordan get mad? When I'm hot, nobody can guard me."
McDaniel said Maitland's "ceiling is so high, I can't even predict how far he'll go."
Ten games into this season, Malik is averaging 12.3 points per game, 2.5 assists and 3.3 steals. Against Mainland on Dec. 16, Maitland went on a one-man 7-0 run late in the game to give the Bulldogs their largest lead. It was a cushion they'd need to hold on for a 63-60 win.
Mainland coach Landis McCoy said Maitland is "a game-changing-type kid at the point guard position." But McDaniel said the freshman has a lot of work to do reach his potential.
"He has to improve his decision making. At times his shooting is a little inconsistent," he said. "He hasn't started every game, but he gets the minutes."
Nevertheless, McDaniel said between Maitland, forward Willie Gardner and guard Tyler Hopkins, the Bulldogs have "a three-headed monster."
This basketball team has generated "a renewed excitement on campus," McDaniel said.
"Willie Gardner, he's like a baby Vince Carter back in the day, doing 360 dunks, windmill dunks... And if a team tries to take Malik out of the equation, Tyler is going to start popping from the outside."
Maitland said with those kind of teammates, he's loving his move from Long Island to Palm Coast.
"Our chemistry is perfect," he said. "My teammates like to push each other ... Hard work never lets you down."
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Athletics: Kiwi teen Eddie Osei-Nketia wins 100m run at Australian Athletics Championships
Ben Francis
Eddie Osei-Nketia. Credits: Photo - Photosport; Video - Athletics Australia
Kiwi teenage sensation Eddie Osei-Nketia has become Australia's fastest man after winning the men's 100m title at the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney.
The 17-year-old from Scots College won the final with a time of 10.24s to take first place in the senior men's division, adding to his New Zealand title won in Christchurch last month.
Osei-Nketia is the son of New Zealand 100m record holder Gus Nketia, who posted a blistering time of 10.11 seconds at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
The Canberra-raised speedster came agonisingly close to beating his father's record in the semi-finals with a time of 10.19s - just 0.08s off his dad's record.
Osei-Nketia admitted he was stunned to win the race, beating out local favourite Rohan Browning.
"I couldn't believe it myself," he said.
"Last month when my dad entered me in the opens I was kind of scared due to the big names, but my dad told me to concentrate on my own race - and that's what I did."
Osei-Nketia was born in Auckland before spending time in Canberra, but he's since returned to New Zealand on a scholarship at Scots College.
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UFC: Israel Adesanya slams Jon Jones, welcomes 'super fight'
Stephen Foote
Jones and Adesanya seem destined to square off, eventually. Credits: Image - Getty; Video - Sky Sports
UFC interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has struck back at superstar Jon Jones' criticism of his win over Kelvin Gastelum, adding further momentum to the possibility of a "super fight" between the two.
Adesanya had exchanged jabs with the light-heavyweight champion leading into his show-stealing victory at UFC 236 in Atlanta on Sunday (NZT), after Jones - widely considered one of MMA's all-time greats - stated he "had a feeling" it was inevitable that the two would meet in the Octagon.
In response, 'The Last Stylebender' commented "he'd killed one GOAT, I'm hunting the next" – a reference to his win over legendary Brazilian Anderson Silva. Jones was quick to hit back, saying he'd "make you call me daddy by the third".
He followed that up with another barb after Adesanya's hard-fought victory on Sunday, saying he was unimpressed with the Kiwi's 'Fight of the Night' win over "a short stubby wrestler".
On Tuesday, Adesanya took his offensive to another level, taking aim at Jones' history of cocaine use and accusing the American of trying to leverage his spotlight for his own gain.
"He's a c**t," Adesanya told The MMA Hour. "I say that because he's picking the time when I'm supposed to get the most shine to come at me, because he's irrelevant.
"No one really cares about him. I'm everything he wished he was, I'm everything he wished he would have been.
"Like 'Ooooh, I want to thank God' and meanwhile he’s in the back [makes snorting noise] and the, hiding under a cage to avoid USADA."
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One of the sport's most troubled talents, 'Bones' Jones has been stripped of his light-heavyweight title a staggering three times for positive drug tests. He returned from a 15-month suspension last October, beating Alexander Gustafsson to win the belt back again. He defended it against Anthony Smith in March.
"[Jones] literally just reminds me of what I've hated most in life and that's bullies," Adesanya said on ESPN's MMA Show. "I've had them through high school, coming up.
"Literally he's a jock, he's a c**k and he's a c*nt."
While Adesanya admits that the fight will happen, his focus is on working his way through the rest of the middleweight division's contenders first to cement his own legacy.
"Jacare [Souza], Yoel [Romero], [Chris] Weidman, Jared [Cannonier] - these are guys still in line," he said. "So, chill motherf**cker Jones.
"Let me get through the middleweights first and at least defend my belt a few times. I want to get through all of the top middleweights at least once and then I’ll move up.
"I've been bullied my whole life, so when I peak, he's going to get this."
Adesanya already has his next opponent locked in. He'll face Robert Whittaker in a middleweight title unification bout that's pencilled in for August, pending the Australian's recovery from hernia surgery.
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Meanwhile, Jones will defend his championship against Thiago Santos in July.
Experienced in the heavier divisions, the 29-year-old Adesanya says he's more than willing to make the step up to take on Jones in a "super fight", where both fighters' belts would be on the line.
"I'll come up. I like the sound of two belts, but he knows I'm getting better each fight.
"I'm only a year and some change in this game. Imagine where I’m going to be in two years.
"He's trying to get this fight early, so he has a better chance of beating me, but, I'm player one and I have the controller.That fight will happen, but it will happen on my terms.
"Let me just beat all the top middleweights in the division just once, then I’ll move up for a superfight."
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Ben Sasse Will Push Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act in Senate
By Alexandra DeSanctis
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Sen. Ben Sasse speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., September 27, 2018. (Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS )
On the Senate floor this evening, Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) announced that he is starting a dual-track process for the Senate to consider his legislation, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, in light of Virginia governor Ralph Northam’s recent comments about late-term abortion legislation in his state.
Sasse is using the Rule 14 process to expedite consideration of the bill, as well as calling for a vote to pass the bill under unanimous consent on the Senate floor next week. “On Monday, I’m going to ask all 100 senators to come to the floor and be against infanticide. This shouldn’t be complicated,” Sasse said.
This renewed push to pass the legislation comes on the heels of a bill in New York State allowing lenient exceptions for women to obtain abortion up to the point of birth, as well as a proposed bill in Virginia that would do the same. In a radio interview on Wednesday morning, Northam even suggested that the bill in his state might even allow doctors and mothers to allow a newborn infant to die in some circumstances if the woman wanted an abortion.
On the Senate floor, Sasse quoted from Northam’s comments and noted that the governor has doubled down on his position since the initial interview. More from Sasse’s remarks:
We’re talking about killing a baby that’s been born. We’re not talking about some euphemism, we’re not talking about a clump of cells. We’re talking about a little baby girl who’s been born and is on a table in a hospital or a medical facility and then a decision or a debate would be had about whether or not you could kill that little baby. We’re talking about the most vulnerable among us, and we have a public official in America out there again and again defending a practice. This is infanticide that we’re talking about.
“Everyone in the Senate ought to be able to say unequivocally that killing that little baby is wrong,” Sasse continued, “This doesn’t take any political courage. And, if you can’t say that, if there’s a member of this body that can’t say that, there may be lots of work you can do in the world but you shouldn’t be here. . . . There should be no politics here that are right vs. left, or Republican vs. Democrat.”
Sasse’s legislation, which is cosponsored by dozens of Republican senators, would impose penalties on physicians who fail to provide medical care to infants born alive in botched abortion procedures. It is likely to face Democratic opposition. The House voted on a nearly identical bill in January 2018, and all but five Democratic representatives opposed the legislation.
Watch the full video of Sasse’s remarks here:
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Alexandra DeSanctis is a staff writer for National Review. @xan_desanctis
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Adele Flips the Bird at Brit Music Awards Host During Acceptance Speech
The show's broadcaster issued an apology—to Adele
Published Feb 21, 2012 at 5:33 PM | Updated at 4:48 AM PST on Feb 22, 2012
The award-winning British songbird flipped a bird of a different kind at the Brit Awards Tuesday night.
Adele enjoyed another night in the spotlight at the British Music Awards Tuesday, but it wasn't her double win or powerful performance that proved to be the most memorable.
It was her middle finger, flipped at the show's host, on stage for all to see, that shone above all else.
"I'm sorry if I offended anyone but it was the suits that offended me," Adele said, explaining that her gesture was intended for host James Corden, who cut off her acceptance speech. "Thank you all very much and thanks to my fans. I don't want them to think I was swearing at them."
The 23-year-old, who swept the Grammys with six wins last week, added album of the year and best British female solo artist to her accolades at the UK awards show.
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"It's been an amazing year," Adele said as she accepted her first award of the night from petite pop star Kylie Minogue.
It was her second acceptance speech that ultimately forced the songstress to later explain herself.
"Nothing beats coming home with six Grammys and then coming to the Brits and winning album of the year," she began. "I'm so proud to be British and to be flying the flag," she continued when Corden appeared on stage, and apologetically asked if he could cut her off.
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"Are you about to cut me off?" she asked. "Can I just say then, goodbye and I'll see you next time 'round."
That's when the finger flew, the crowd applauded, and Corden introduced Blur, the next act up.
The show's broadcaster, ITV, later issued an apology—to Adele.
"We regret this happened and we send deepest apologies to Adele that her big moment was cut short tonight due to the live show over-running," an ITV statement said.
Corden later told ITV2 that he was upset he had to move her off stage.
"She's the biggest star in the world. I don't understand what happened but I'm upset about it," he said, according to NME. "Blur played for 11 minutes and she didn't get chance to say thank you once."
The songstress sang live for the second time since undergoing throat surgery last year. Her "Rolling in the Deep" performance won a standing ovation.
Other winners included Ed Sheeran who picked up best British solo male artist and best British breakthrough act. Bruno Mars won international male solo artist and Rihanna was picked best international female artist. Coldplay picked up its fourth award for best British group and the Foo Fighters were voted best international group.
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Oct 17 Northside Debate Starts Year Strong
by S. Aleksander Black
Northside College Prep’s debate team had a victorious weekend, as they earned two highly sought after Tournament of Champions (TOC) bids on Sept. 9. They competed at the Niles Township Invitational and faced off against several other high schools to see who would come one step closer to participating in the TOC, which is held every April in Lexington, KY.
The team of Luther Snagel, Adv. 800, and Aidan Kane, Adv. 808, succeeded in subduing a team from Walter Payton College Prep and received their bid with a 2-1 count in their quarterfinal debate. The duo of Magali Ortiz, Adv. 911, and Alex Pinheiro, Adv. 907, won against a team from Solorio and earned their bid with a score of 3-0. However, both teams ended up losing in the semifinals.
Several other teams had excellent performances, despite not receiving a bid towards the TOC. The team of Jon Hart, Adv. 903, and Kathy Martinez, Adv. 910, were only one ballot short from earning their own bid, as they lost 2-1 against a team from Glenbrook North during the event’s quarterfinals. The tournament included 89 different teams, coming from five different states. Northside did very well, as five of the nine teams it sent made it to the elimination rounds.
The tournament provides bids towards the TOC for each team competing in the semifinal rounds. In order to reach the semifinals, teams have to pass six preliminary matches, in addition to their three elimination rounds. Snagel and Kane earned the 7th seed with a 5-1 record at the end of their preliminary rounds. Ortiz and Pinheiro were seeded 25th with a score of 4-2.
This is the first time that Northside debate has had two teams earn TOC bids in the same tournament. In order to fully qualify for the TOC and guarantee placement, which is an exclusive privilege reserved for the top 72 teams in the United States, a team must earn two total bids. However, a team with one bid can still apply as a general entrant and have a chance to participate in the TOC. The teams of Wasim Rahaman, Adv. 909, and Christian Sparks, Adv. 905, as well as Kyler Campion, Adv. 909, and Kenny Larson, 902, joined Snagle, Kane, Ortiz, and Pinheiro in the elimination rounds, but did not make it to receiving bids. Several other teams performed excellently, but fell short of the elimination rounds.
Larson, who has participated in debate for three years now, described the tough competition. “A lot of well-respected teams went to the tournament,” he said. “The hardest part of preparation was trying to figure out the opponent’s arguments and to be able to counter their thoughts,” said Larson. “Research is also pretty tough preparation.” Campion agrees, as he said that “the hardest part is definitely knowing your ideas and counterarguments,” he said. “But I think we have good prospects this year, especially since two of our teams got bids.”
Northside debate is well-known within the school as being competitive and willing to travel anywhere, but Larson and Campion both agree that debate is something they know and love. Campion said, “What I like most of all is making arguments on a wide variety of topics.” With a smile and a nod, he said he will definitely be joining the debate team next year, too. Larson said, “I think the community and friendship are my favorite parts of debate.”
The Northside debate team is looking strong this year, both in performance and in participants. Keep an eye on the team as they continue the season and look to earn more bids for the TOC.
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Norway. Bane NOR Eiendom AS
Bane NOR Eiendom AS
NOK 350 million
NEB category: Green buildings
Amount disbursed: EUR 37 million
The loan facility has been granted to finance the construction of green buildings and energy efficiency redevelopments along Bane NOR’s network. The first project is the construction of a new office building in Oslo.
The total floor area of the building is 22,600 square meters, accommodating up to 1,400 employees.
The building is being designed and built according to BREEAM-NOR excellent classification for green buildings, including many state-of-the-art environmental and operational solutions.
The project is already under construction and is scheduled to be completed at the beginning of 2019. The total project cost is approximately NOK 700 million.
Bane NOR Eiendom AS is a subsidiary of the state-owned Bane NOR SF. Bane NOR Eiendom owns, develops and manages railway property in Norway, and is the country's leading hub developer as well as an important stakeholder in the development of public spaces and urban areas.
The new office building will replace most of the current offices of Bane NOR, which are located in at least eight different locations in Oslo. This will allow the company to consolidate its workforce and reduce energy costs.
Further, the building will be a valuable addition to the office market in central Oslo, which is currently undergoing a gradual tightening in terms of vacancy rates. The 22,000 square meters of office area will form about 0.7% of the total office area supply in the central Oslo, forming one of the largest single office-building projects to be completed in Norway’s capital in 2019.
Bane Nor SF’s headquarters will be certified in accordance with the “Excellent” rating under the BREEAM-NOR certification, Norway’s national modification of the world-leading Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method.
The building will be equipped with photovoltaic cells that will provide approximately 100 MWh of electricity annually, corresponding to 5% of the total annual energy need. Approximately 50% of the roof terrace area will be green areas with vegetation, accommodating benefits for storm-water management and heating and cooling control.
Moreover, the central location provides easy access to the building by public transport. The building also includes parking spaces for 160 bikes as well as a parking area for 30 cars with the possibility for charging electric vehicles.
No significant sustainability issues concerning the construction of the Bane NOR’s office building have been identified.
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Connecting Taiga to Tropics: Swainson's Thrush as a Model for Nearctic-Neotropical Migration in Alaska
By Laura Phillips, National Park Service
The light-level geolocator fitted on this Swainson ’s thrush will record light levels in relation to time allowing researchers to calculate latitude and longitude when they recapture the bird and recover the device the following summer.
The Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) is a medium-sized songbird renowned for a beautiful spiraling flutelike song and an affinity for mature dense forests. Twice a year, the Swainson’s Thrush connects the boreal forests of North America to the tropical forests of Central and South America through its flight across the Western Hemisphere. About 200 bird species, primarily songbirds such as thrushes and warblers, are considered Nearctic-Neotropical migrants that fly thousands of miles annually between breeding and wintering areas. But why would an animal undertake such a perilous and energetically costly journey? Ultimately, long-distance migration exists because it increases a bird’s fitness which is the ability to raise young over its lifetime (Alerstam et al. 2003).
Alaska’s unique position on the globe, far north at the extremities of North America and the Pacific Ocean, and encompassing much of historical Beringia, provides the state with a fantastic diversity of birds. These birds must incorporate a wide variety of strategies to survive and successfully breed at latitudes greater than 60°N (Kessel and Gibson 1978). Most of Alaska’s 300 annually occurring bird species (Gibson et al. 2017) leave the state in the fall to overwinter further south. Where they go and how they get there evolved over time with changing climate and geography. Northern bird populations were thought to be particularly influenced by glacial cycling during the Pleistocene that shaped migratory pathways and created divergence in species (Avise and Walker 1998, Lovette 2005). In Alaska, we can trace the migratory routes of many songbirds to the recolonization of expanding northern forests by birds with the retreat of ice sheets (Pielou 1991).
The Swainson’s Thrush is an excellent model to illustrate post-glacial colonization of Alaska by migratory birds wintering in the New World tropics. Recent research has begun to paint a more complete story of the Swainson’s Thrush’s annual trip across continents. While observations and recovery of banded birds previously sketched an outline of the distribution of the two subspecies of Swainson’s Thrush throughout the year, application of new genetic, isotopic, and tracking methodologies across a large part of its breeding range has made this songbird’s migration one of the better understood in North America.
The two subspecies of Swainson’s Thrush, the “russet-backed” group (C. u. ustulatus) that breeds along the Pacific Coast of North America and the “olive-backed” inland group (C. u. swainsoni) that breeds in boreal forests across Canada and the United States, are distinguished by their plumage characteristics as well as by differences in migration routes, wintering areas, breeding habitat, and vocalizations (Mack and Yong 2000). Notably, banding data and observations during migration suggested that inland populations of Swainson’s Thrush made a long and circuitous flight east across North America before heading south, unlike their coastal cousins that take a direct route south to their wintering grounds in Central America (Brewer et al. 2000).
Genetic researchers began to investigate the divergence of the two subspecies of Swainson’s Thrush in depth in the early 2000s (Ruegg and Smith 2002, Reugg et al. 2006, Ruegg 2007). They found that the migratory pathway of the inland swainsoni group mirrors the post-glacial expansion of boreal forests and that subspecies likely diverged when ice sheets isolated populations during the last glacial maximum (Ruegg 2007). Where the two subspecies meet along the crest of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada Mountain Ranges, researchers found hybrid individuals that show physical and genetic traits that transition from usulatus to swainsoni along a gradient between coastal and interior ecosystems (Ruegg 2007). This research provided compelling evidence for the evolution of migratory pathways and the development of subspecies in songbirds through glacial cycling at northern latitudes; however, the complete story of the Swainson’s Thrush’s annual cycle were not known until tracking devices small enough to be deployed on songbirds were developed in the last decade.
Light-level geolocators have revolutionized research on small migratory birds (McKinnon et al. 2013). Previous tracking technology such as satellite and GPS transmitters were too heavy to deploy on smaller birds like thrushes, so the exact routes and wintering areas of specific breeding populations have been unknown. At less than a gram, geolocators are archival light-recording devices that record light levels in relation to time allowing researchers to calculate latitude and longitude based on day length and sun elevation angle (Hill 1994). Geolocators must be recovered to download the data, so they rely on the ability to recapture birds in subsequent years and therefore, sample sizes are generally low. Combined with genetic and isotope data, these units provide powerful empirical support for defining annual movements at a population level.
Researchers have deployed geolocators on Swainson’s Thrush at a number of sites across their western range including Point Reyes National Seashore in California, coastal and inland sites in British Columbia, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, and most recently Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The resulting location data confirmed the direct and cross-continent migration paths of the coastal and inland populations as well as the intermediate routes of hybrid and rocky mountain populations (Delmore et al. 2012, Cormier et al. 2013, Delmore and Irwin 2014, J. Beason [Bird Conservancy of the Rockies] unpublished data, NPS unpublished data). In addition to better outlining migratory pathways, geolocator data also helped define wintering areas for the various populations. Wintering areas ranged from western Mexico to central South America and showed strong migratory connectivity, or links between breeding and wintering locations, for populations in California, Coastal British Columbia, and Alaska (Figure 1, Comier et al. 2013, NPS unpublished data).
Figure 1. Researchers deployed geolocators on Swainson’s Thrush at a number of sites across their western range including Point Reyes National Seashore in California, coastal and inland sites in British Columbia, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, and most recently Denali National Park.
The resulting location data confirmed the direct and cross continent migration paths of the coastal and inland populations and also helped define wintering areas for the various populations (Delmore et al. 2012, Cormier et al. 2013, Delmore & Irwin 2014).
The ability to define specific wintering areas for breeding songbird populations has huge implications for conservation and protection since these birds spend more of each year in the tropics than in their northern nesting grounds. While widespread declines in Nearctic-Neotropical migratory bird populations have been reported in the literature since the 1980s (Rappole and McDonald 1994), current research has highlighted how complex the population dynamics of migratory birds may be as populations respond temporally and spatially to various factors at breeding and wintering areas as well as during migration (Faaborg et al. 2010). Managers of migratory birds have to know what habitats these wide-ranging birds are using throughout the year to really understand what factors might be driving population declines. For the Swainson’s Thrush, we now know that factors driving population trends in birds breeding in Rocky Mountain National Park will likely be very different than those affecting Denali National Park and Preserve’s thrushes since the areas used by each population overlap very little across the year. To protect Swainson’s Thrushes and other migratory birds, National Park Service managers will need to collaborate with national and international partners responsible for the conservation of specific habitats used by different breeding populations throughout their annual cycle. A greater understanding of where birds go when they leave park boundaries is critical to their conservation.
I’d like to acknowledge the other principal investigators leading the bird migration research in Denali National Park and Preserve: Carol McIntyre, Scott Weidensaul, and Iain Stenhouse. Emily Williams, Dave Merz, Jason Reppert, Jill Boeslma, George Gress and other field staff were critical to the success of the project in Denali. I’d also like to thank Jason Beason at the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies and Diana Humple at Point Blue for sharing their research results and field techniques. Funding for the Denali research is provided by the National Park Service with additional support from Alaska Geographic, the Denali Education Center, the Murie Science and Learning Center, and Camp Denali.
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Rappole, J. H. and M. V. McDonald. 1994.
Cause and effect in population declines of migratory birds. The Auk 1: 652-660.
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Divergence between subspecies groups of Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus ustulatus and C. u. swainsoni). Ornithological Monographs 63: 67-77.
Ruegg, K. C., R. J. Hijmans, and C. Moritz. 2006.
Climate change and the origin of migratory pathways in the Swainson’s thrush, Catharus ustulatus. Journal of Biogeography 33: 1172-1182.
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Not as the crow flies: a historical explanation for circuitous migration in Swainson’s thrush (Catharus ustulatus). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 269: 1375-1381.
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Master Builders: Inside NYC's Department of Design and Construction
By Jason Sheftell
(Rafael Vinoly Architects, PC)
If New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) commissioner David Burney looks worried some of the time, he has good reason. Burney runs the city organization in charge of upgrading, repairing and designing most of the public buildings and streets within the five boroughs.
Hardly a New Yorker knows DDC exists, yet it might be the most important city agency operating today. DDC constructs city-owned structures (with the exception of hospitals, schools and public housing), rebuilds streets and repairs the pipes that bring water to our homes and waste from them.
DDC oversees more than 600 projects, 200 of which are now under construction. Some recent ones include a library in Glen Oaks, Queens, an award-winning police precinct on Richmond Ave. in Staten Island designed by a world-class architect, a cobblestone street above a water main in DUMBO, a flood-prone parkway in the Bronx and a DEP maintenance facility in Canarsie that uses collected rainwater to wash trucks.
David Burney, David Resnick and Eric Macfarlane (Jeanne Noonan for News)
With more than 1,100 employees including structural engineers, architects, community advisers and project managers, DDC approaches every job with precision. It has to. One glitch and thousands of lives could be interrupted.
While quality construction and design are a main goal, ensuring that city life continues flawlessly is another. That's no easy task, considering the department must replace Civil War-era pipes on Chambers St., and has completed over $8.5 billion in projects in the past decade.
"The guy who built the Empire State Building said, 'Construction is the closest thing to war in peacetime,' " says Burney, seriously. "We know these projects can be very disruptive, and we work hard to make sure that city life goes on seamlessly around them. We have people dedicated to working with the community so they know exactly what we're doing."
Operating as the design and construction management company for other city agencies, DDC treats them like clients. If the Department of Transportation needs a public plaza built or repaired, DDC builds it. If the Department of Environmental Protection needs a storm-water drainage system built in Staten Island, DDC builds that, too. While the DDC doesn't have signs or uniforms, if you see a new firehouse or an addition to a library in your neighborhood, you can thank them for the way it looks. They deserve some of the credit.
Here are six projects that show how DDC operates, and how construction, design and preventive repair contribute to New York's reputation as the best city to live in on the planet.
A model of Steven Holl Architects' L.I.C. library shows great things to come. (Steven Holl Architects)
Design excellence, Citywide
Under Mayor Bloomberg's Design and Construction Excellence program, DDC has won countless international design and architectural awards.
Placing emphasis on the importance of world-class design for public structures, the program has ensured that New York stays at the top of other cities in terms of high-design civic buildings.
"The mayor understands that cultural buildings and a city's economy are tied together," says Burney, who has run DDC since 2005. "We need a walk-able, livable city to continue to attract residents. Everyone wants to live in New York again. The quality of civic architecture — better libraries, firehouses, public plazas — is a major reason for that."
A library by Steven Holl Architects on the Long Island City waterfront across from the United Nations and a police precinct in Graniteville, Staten Island, by Rafael Vinoly Architects exemplify the program. The two award-winning New York-based architects win architecture's top commissions and prizes year after year. Holl has designed museums all over the world, as well as small cities in China. Viñoly's firm has done airports and stadiums in South America.
EXPLORE: Long Island City neighborhood guide
To have their firms associated with local public-works programs on smaller scales than they normally design signals to the world New York's architectural muscle. Both projects have dedicated teams who work with the architects and DDC deputy commissioner David Resnick to complete the structures.
"Public work is an expression of a municipal government's attitude toward its citizens," says Resnick, who joined DDC with Burney. "If a city builds bare-bones concrete-block bunkers, that doesn't say much about how they feel for the people who live there. Even on a smaller scale, we try to find architects from emerging and less-known firms to build the structures around the city. This kind of quality in design is what sets New York apart."
Barbara Spandorf, a program manager for DDC's police/fire units, says Viñoly's design is a new way to look at the precinct as a physical structure.
"For the local community, it's both watching over and welcoming," says Spandorf of the design's 90-foot cantilevered entrance portico. "It's a fresh and modern approach to the building type. Every part of a policeman's daily routine is considered in the building design."
Holl's design is a vision of light and shadow combining learning with community usage. On the East River, it will serve as an emblem of the city's bright minds.
Water main replacement, Madison Ave., from 78th St. to 36th St.
(At left – The polyethylene pipe being inserted by the DDC crew into the decaying water main on busy Madison Ave.)
Using the most innovative construction and pipe-replacement technology available worldwide, according to deputy commissioner Eric Macfarlane, DDC replaced a 100-year-old water main on a 42-block stretch of one of the busiest residential and retail streets in the world. It went off without a hitch.
Spearheaded by assistant commissioner for Manhattan Thomas Foley and Marie L. Jean-Louis, director of Manhattan and citywide program administration, the DDC contractor located Insituform Technologies, a Missouri firm that supplied polyethylene pipe that can be placed, lubricated and dragged through older, existing pipe to get water to flow more cleanly and efficiently.
"It makes a liner," says Burney, applauding the process as a key to preserving the water system. "New York is so blessed by our water supply that protecting it is job number one. This technology has never been used before."
Access pits were dug along Madison Ave. for insertion and exit of the new pipe, which went into the older pipe folded, then expanded, to line the former main. Foley and Jean-Louis consulted with residents and businesses, as well with the DOT to ensure smooth completion of the complex construction job.
EXPLORE: Midtown East neighborhood guide
"We chose locations with minimal people flow, traffic and utility disruption," says Foley. "The pipe expands from 18 to 34 inches. The project took two years and covered over 2 miles. Who even really noticed? And what's the result? Cleaner water with faster flow for everyone who lives around there."
Step streets look futuristic at Tiebout Ave. in the Bronx (DDC Bernard James)
Step-streets, Bronx and upper Manhattan
If you live in upper Manhattan or the Bronx, you understand New York is a series of hills and valleys, and that some streets go up and down connected by stairwells. Well, those stairwells are actually still streets, put in places too steep for roads. They're called step-streets, and they're managed and maintained by the Department of Transportation. It's DDC's role to repair and rebuild them. Not as easy as they look to construct, step-streets often abut sewers, drainage and electric cables running in and out of adjacent buildings. They also have to accommodate New Yorkers with handicaps.
EXPLORE: Fordham neighborhood guide
Lambert Monah, borough director for Bronx construction, oversees several step-streets, including Ely Ave., which has curving ramps to accommodate wheelchairs, and Tiebout Ave., both in the Bronx.
"These can be very beautiful additions to streets," he says. "They have deteriorated, so the rebuilding of the foundations are important to every neighborhood."
The roof at Remsen Yard DEP facility has photovoltaic cells. (Cathcart Architects)
Remsen Yard, Canarsie, Brooklyn
When the City Council passed Local Law 86 requiring that all new public buildings be LEED-certified (built to the highest green standards), DDC's Richard Brotherton looked to meet that challenge. Collaborating with Kiss + Cathcart Architects, Brotherton worked to make a maintenance facility for the Department of Environmental Protection the most state-of-the-art building of its kind worldwide.
EXPLORE: Canarsie neighborhood guide
For a water-use facility expending 6,600 gallons per day, Brotherton and team created a recapturing system with a "green" roof that reuses the water to wash trucks and hose down dust. An on-site water treatment facility will help save more than 1.4 million gallons annually. Other sections of the acre-size roof will house photovoltaic cells that will contribute over one-quarter of the building's electrical use. In addition, public space for workers employed at Remsen Yard is spread throughout the facility. The internationally acclaimed building will cost $41.5 million, all allocated from the city's Office of Budget Management.
"It's unbelievable when you think of what is going into this building," says Brotherton, an architectural throwback who has a photo of Louis Kahn on his wall. "It has a 20,000-gallon reclaimed water tank. There's an upper-level courtyard for the workers to eat lunch. Buildings like this not only help a city work, but they restore the dignity of the worker."
DDC oversaw the construction of Columbus Circle, one of the most popular plazas in NYC. (Emile H Dubuisson)
Public plazas, Frederick Douglass Circle, ColumbusCircle, Manhattan; Roberto Clemente Plaza, Bronx; Humboldt Street Plaza, Brooklyn
People love a place to sit and ease their minds for a few seconds amid the chaos of New York. To promote public space, the Department of Transportation initiated a program to enhance and create public plazas all over the city. The program drew fast results. Columbus Circle is one of the most popular traffic circles in the country, drawing thousands day and night. Frederick Douglass Circle, at 110th St. and Frederick Douglass Blvd., marks the beginning of Harlem. Bits of information on Douglass' life surround his statue. From above, the circle is a geometric work of art in a quilt pattern.
EXPLORE: Upper West Side neighborhood guide
Headed by landscape architect Joe Sopiak, DDC has a Plaza Program unit to work specifically with DOT to design and construct these important public spaces. Coming soon: a plaza at the HUB in the Bronx dedicated to baseball great and community activist Roberto Clemente, an extension of Cooper Park near Astor Place, and Humboldt Street Plaza in Williamsburg. Landscape architects from as far away as Norway are part of the design teams.
"These plazas are going into communities that don't usually get served," says Sopiak. "They take time to complete, sometimes four to five years, but when they are done, they become permanent community fixtures that add to the quality of life. At least we hope they do, which is why we take every facet of their design carefully and seriously."
A stilling basin for outgoing water looks like a pretty park. (DDC)
Storm and sanitary sewers, Arden Heights, Woodrow and other areas in Staten Island
Most Staten Islanders know what happens on their pretty streets with big houses when hard rain falls. Their streets flood, their yards fill with water and their curbs erode. Some Staten Island homes still aren't connected to the New York City sewer system. Overflowing storm water creates little rivers running into driveways, basements and yards. The DEP, working with DDC, is working to change that.
DDC's director of S.I. program management, Nitin Patel, and his team work within the department's Best Management Practice (BMP) guidelines, ensuring projects use the finest environmental tools and strategies. They created systems for storm water to run off roads into streams and treatment pools so attractive they look like city parks. Some even have benches with flowers surrounding waterfalls flowing under stone bridges. DEP will spend $25 million on a BMP system that will take naturally filtered storm water into New York Harbor.
"Some of the sewers will work off a gravity system where water will travel naturally to stilling basins," says Patel. "The basins will calm the water down so bad materials settle to the bottom, helping the treatment process. What I like is how pretty these areas will look. No one who comes by will even know this is happening."
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Source: Mariners going after Robinson Cano ‘guns-a-blazing’
By Anthony McCarron
Dec 05, 2013 | 12:10 AM
The Seattle Mariners are apparently going all in in chasing after free agent Robinson Cano. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Be a Yankee legend or a baseball legend?
That, according to a baseball source, is the pitch the Mariners made to Robinson Cano's agents last week when they traveled to Seattle for a meeting that clearly opens up a potential landing spot for the All-Star second baseman.
The Mariners are going after Cano "guns-a-blazing," the source said.
The Mariners may have even made an offer worth more money than the Yanks' offer to Cano, the source added. The Yankees are set firm on a deal worth $165-170 million over seven years while Cano's latest demand was for a nine-year pact worth $260 million that also includes a $28 million vesting option for a 10th year.
Either way, the Mariners and Yankees are clearly the two most interested teams.
The Mariners are trying to woo Cano by telling him he'd be their biggest star — obviously — and pointing out that if he succeeded in bringing back a winning team, the M's could bloom like the popular Seahawks, who have the loudest fans in the NFL.
"It's a city dying for a winner," the source said. "The fan base is rabid there. If Robinson Cano goes to Seattle, he won't be able to walk around in the city."
Neither Jay Z, one of Cano's agents, nor Cano was present when the sides met. Jay Z's touring on the West Coast during next week's winter meetings, though there is some talk that Cano might be in Orlando for the game's annual gathering of executives, though nothing's confirmed.
Robinson Cano has reportedly demanded a nine-year deal worth $260 million. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
A spokesman for CAA, which is handling the Cano negotiations with Jay Z's Roc Nation, declined comment.
It's long been thought that Cano's preference is to remain with the Yankees and that was perhaps one reason he fired Scott Boras and joined with Jay Z's sports agency. Maybe Cano wants to become another in a long line of beloved Yankee icons, perhaps the first Dominican player to be in Monument Park, and certainly starring in New York would mean more endorsement chances for Cano.
Now it remains to be seen if the M's offer makes him want to be the guy who gets Seattle its first World Series title.
"It's going to be up to him to decide," the source said. "How about winning a couple championships in Seattle? How about that being your legacy? Win there and he's a baseball legend. He loves the spotlight. That's why he's a great player."
While the Mariners already have a superstar starter in King Felix Hernandez, they lack a big name in their lineup and may not have a star position player coming up in their minor-league system in the immediate future.
Some in baseball have the Mariners pegged as a team poised to make a splash this winter by adding elite offense. Cano certainly fits the bill. The Mariners have so far added free agent utility man Willie Bloomquist, but they reportedly have been aggressive in trying to trade for the Dodgers' Matt Kemp.
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Health|Symptoms Found for Early Check on Ovary Cancer
Symptoms Found for Early Check on Ovary Cancer
By DENISE GRADY JUNE 13, 2007
Dr. Barbara Goff, cancer researcher, said, We dont want to scare people, but we also want to arm people with the appropriate information. Credit Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
Cancer experts have identified a set of health problems that may be symptoms of ovarian cancer, and they are urging women who have the symptoms for more than a few weeks to see their doctors.
The new advice is the first official recognition that ovarian cancer, long believed to give no warning until it was far advanced, does cause symptoms at earlier stages in many women.
The symptoms to watch out for are bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and feeling a frequent or urgent need to urinate. A woman who has any of those problems nearly every day for more than two or three weeks is advised to see a gynecologist, especially if the symptoms are new and quite different from her usual state of health.
Doctors say they hope that the recommendations will make patients and doctors aware of early symptoms, lead to earlier diagnosis and, perhaps, save lives, or at least prolong survival.
But it is too soon to tell whether the new measures will work or whether they will lead to a flood of diagnostic tests or even unnecessary operations.
Cancer experts say it is worth trying a more aggressive approach to finding ovarian cancer early. The disease is among the deadlier types of cancer, because most cases are diagnosed late, after the cancer has begun to spread.
This year, 22,430 new cases and 15,280 deaths are expected in the United States.
If the cancer is found and surgically removed early, before it spreads outside the ovary, 93 percent of patients are still alive five years later. Only 19 percent of cases are found that early, and 45 percent of all women with the disease survive at least five years after the diagnosis.
By contrast, among women with breast cancer, 89 percent survive five years or more.
The new recommendations, expected to be formally announced on June 25, are being made by the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation, the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists and the American Cancer Society.
More than 12 other groups have endorsed them, including CancerCare; Gilda’s Club, a support network for anyone touched by cancer; and several medical societies.
“The majority of the time this won’t be ovarian cancer, but it’s just something that should be considered,” said Dr. Barbara Goff, the director of gynecologic oncology at the University of Washington in Seattle and an author of several studies that helped identify the relevant symptoms.
In a number of studies by Dr. Goff and other researchers, these symptoms stood out in women with ovarian cancer as compared with other women.
“We don’t want to scare people, but we also want to arm people with the appropriate information,” said Dr. Goff, who is also a spokeswoman for the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation.
She emphasized that relatively new and persistent problems were the most important ones. So, the transient bloating that often accompanies menstrual periods would not qualify, nor would a lifelong history of indigestion.
Dr. Goff also acknowledged that the urinary problems on the list were classic symptoms of bladder infections, which is common in women. But it still makes sense to consult a doctor, she said, because bladder infections should be treated. Urinary trouble that persists despite treatment is a particular cause for concern, she said.
With ovarian cancer, even a few months’ delay in making the diagnosis may make a difference in survival, because the tumors can grow and spread quickly through the abdomen to the intestines, liver, diaphragm and other organs, Dr. Goff said.
“If you let it go for three months, you can wind up with disease everywhere,” she said
Dr. Thomas J. Herzog, director of gynecologic oncology at the Columbia University Medical Center, said the recommendations were important because the medical profession had until now told women that there were no specific early symptoms.
“If women were more pro-active at recognizing these symptoms, we’d be better at making the diagnosis at an earlier stage,” Dr. Herzog said.
“These are nonspecific symptoms that many people have,” he added. “But when the symptoms persist or worsen, you need to see a specialist. By no means do we want this to result in unnecessary surgery. But I would not expect that to occur in the vast majority of cases.”
Although the American Cancer Society agreed to the recommendations, it did so with some reservations, said Debbie Saslow, director of breast and gynecologic cancer at the society.
“We don’t have any consensus about what doctors should do once the women come to them,” Dr. Saslow said. “There was a lot of hope that we’d be able to say, ‘Go to your doctor, and they will give you this standardized work-up.’ But we can’t do that.”
At the same time, Dr. Saslow said, the cancer society recognized that in some cases doctors had disregarded symptoms in women who were later found to have ovarian cancer, telling the women instead that they were just growing old or going through menopause.
“There are so many horror stories of doctors who have told women to ignore these symptoms or have even belittled them on top of that,” Dr. Saslow said.
In a survey of 1,700 women with ovarian cancer, Dr. Goff and other researchers found that 36 percent had initially been given a wrong diagnosis, with conditions like depression or irritable bowel syndrome.
“Twelve percent were told there was nothing wrong with them, and it was all in their heads,” Dr. Goff said.
Dr. Goff and other specialists said women with the listed symptoms should see a gynecologist for a pelvic and rectal examination. (The best way for a doctor to feel the ovaries is through the rectum.) If there is a question of cancer, the next step is probably a test called a transvaginal ultrasound to check the ovaries for abnormal growths, enlargement or telltale pockets of fluid that can signal cancer. The ultrasound costs $150 to $300 and can be performed in a doctor’s office or a radiology center. A $100 blood test should also be conducted for CA125, a substance called a tumor marker that is often elevated in women with ovarian cancer.
Cancer specialists say any woman with suspicious findings on the tests should be referred to a gynecologic oncologist, a surgeon who specializes in cancers of the female reproductive system.
An unresolved question is what exactly should be done if the test results are normal and yet the woman continues to have symptoms, Dr. Saslow said.
“Do you do exploratory surgery, which has side effects, which are sometimes even fatal?” she asked. “What do you do? We don’t have the answer to that.”
Depending on the test results, the woman may just be monitored for a while or advised to undergo a CT scan or an MRI. But if cancer is strongly suspected, she will probably be urged to go straight to surgery. A needle biopsy, commonly used for breast lumps, cannot be safely performed to check for ovarian cancer because it runs a risk of rupturing the tumor and spreading malignant cells in the abdomen. Instead, the surgeon must carefully remove the entire ovary or the abnormal growth on it and examine the rest of the abdomen for cancer.
While the patient is still on the operating table, biopsies are performed on the tissue that was removed, so that if cancer is found, the surgeon can operate more extensively. Experts say such an operation should be carried out just by gynecologic oncologists, who have special training in meticulously removing as much of the cancerous tissue as possible. This procedure, called debulking, lets chemotherapy work better and greatly improves survival.
Dr. Carol L. Brown, a gynecologic oncologist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, said, “Ideally, we need to develop a screening tool or a test to find ovarian cancer before it has symptoms.”
No such screening test exists, Dr. Brown said, and until one is developed, the list of symptoms may be the best solution.
“This is something that women themselves can do,” she added, “and we can familiarize clinicians with, to help make the diagnosis earlier.”
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DealBook|Panic Sets in Among Hardy Hedge Fund Investors Remaining in Greece
DealBook Business and Policy
Panic Sets in Among Hardy Hedge Fund Investors Remaining in Greece
Greeks lined up outside the National Bank of Greece. The prime minister said the banks would not open on Monday.CreditCreditEirini Vourloumis for The New York Times
By Landon Thomas Jr.
ATHENS — For investors around the world looking at Greece, there was but one question Sunday: What is going to happen when the markets open?
On Sunday night, the prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, said in a televised address that Greece’s banks and stock market would be closed on Monday, as Athens tries to avert a financial collapse.
But the question of what happens when the markets do open is particularly acute for the hedge fund investors — including luminaries like David Einhorn and John Paulson — who have collectively poured more than 10 billion euros, or $11 billion, into Greek government bonds, bank stocks and a slew of other investments.
Through the weekend, Nicholas L. Papapolitis, a corporate lawyer here, was working round the clock comforting and cajoling his frantic hedge fund clients.
“People are freaking out,” said Mr. Papapolitis, 32, his eyes red and his voice hoarse. “They have made some really big bets on Greece.
But there is no getting around the truth of the matter, he said. Without a deal with its European creditors, the country will default and Greek stocks and bonds will tank when the markets open.
On the ground here, the surprise decision of Mr. Tsipras, to hold a referendum has turned what was a bank jog into more of a sprint, with most Greeks anticipating the move to close the banks on Monday.
Panicky depositors spent the weekend pulling an estimated one billion euros from the banking system, stashing the cash in their houses or exchanging them for bulging bags of gold coins.
The yields on Greek government bonds, now around 12 percent, are expected to soar as investors rush to unload their positions in a market that of late has become extremely hard to trade.
Bank stocks, when the stock market opens, will also be hit with a selling wave, as they cannot survive if the European Central Bank withdraws its emergency lending program.
There are not as many hedge funds in Greece as there were a year ago, when it is estimated that around 100 foreign funds were sitting on big investment stakes. Their bet was that the previous Greek government would be able to complete the arduous process of economic reform in Greece that started five years ago.
David Einhorn is among the hedge fund investors who have collectively poured more than 10 billion euros into Greek bond, bank stocks and other investments.CreditMike Segar/Reuters
When it became clear that a radical Syriza government under Mr. Tsipras would come to power, many investors quickly turned heel, dumping their Greek government bonds and bank stocks in large numbers before and after the election.
But a brave, hardy few stayed put — around 40 to 50, local brokers estimate — taking the view that while the new left-wing government could hardly be described as investor friendly, it would ultimately agree to a deal with Europe. It would be a bumpy ride for sure, but for those taking the long view that Greece would remain in the eurozone, holding on to their investments as opposed to selling them in a panic seemed the better course of action.
For now, at least, that seems to be a terrible misjudgment, especially if Greece defaults and leaves the euro.
Most of the hedge fund money in Greece is invested in about 30 billion euros of freshly minted Greek government debt securities that emerged from the 2012 restructuring of private sector bonds.
The largest investors include Japonica Partners in Rhode Island, the French investment funds H20 and Carmignac, and an assortment of other hedge funds like Farallon, Fortress, York Capital, Baupost, Knighthead and Greylock Capital.
A number of hedge funds have also made big bets on Greek banks, despite their thin levels of capital and nonperforming loans of around 50 percent of assets.
They include Mr. Einhorn at Greenlight Capital and Mr. Paulson, both of whom have invested and lost considerable sums in Piraeus Bank. Fairfax Financial Holdings and the distressed investor Wilbur Ross own a large stake in Eurobank, one Greece’s four main banks.
Big positions have also been taken in some of Greece’s largest companies. Fortress Capital bought $100 million in discounted debt belonging to Attica Holdings, Greece’s largest ferryboat holder. York Capital has taken a 10 percent stake in GEK Terna, a prominent Greek construction and energy firm.
In 2014, Blackstone’s credit arm bought a 10 percent chunk of the Greek real estate developer Lamda Development. And Third Point, one of the earliest, most successful investors in Greek government bonds, has set up a $750 million Greek equity fund.
Many of these forays were made during the heady days of 2013 and early 2014, when the view was that, in a rock bottom global interest rate environment, risky Greek assets looked attractive, especially if the reform process continued.
Among the most dubious of these was a 10 percent equity stake, then worth about $137 million, that Mr. Paulson’s hedge fund took last year in the Athens water monopoly. The company had little debt and was set to be privatized, making it an attractive prospect at the time.
But the privatization process is now frozen and the monopoly is struggling to collect payment on its bills from government entities that are nearly broke, making it unlikely that Mr. Paulson will get much of his money back.
To be sure, many of these hedge funds are enormous, and their Greek investments represent a fairly small slice of their overall portfolio.
Mr. Papapolitis, who used to work at the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York structuring exotic real estate deals, moved back to Greece in 2008 and has led some of the biggest hedge fund deals in the market.
Of the same age and generation as many of his clients, he feels their pain.
“These guys are my friends,” he said. “They invested in Greece when the economy was improving. And now this happens — I feel obliged to be there for them.”
He is not the only point man for hedge funds coming to Greece.
Last week, a group of about 12 of the largest remaining hedge funds arrived in Athens to attend a seminar organized by George Linatsas, a founding partner of Axia Ventures, an investment bank that specializes in Greece, Cyprus, Portugal and Italy, as well as shipping.
With all the large investment banks and law firms having largely given up on Greece, Mr. Linatsas and his team of analysts became the main port of call for hedge funds that started buying Greek government bonds in 2012.
Then, the bonds were trading at 12 cents on the euro and they soon shot up to 60 cents, making billions of dollars for those early investors.
“People made their careers on that trade,” Mr. Linatsas said. “The problem now is politics and whether there is a government that can take this country to the next stage.”
The outlook seems grim.
Indeed, in recent months these investors have spent little time breaking down balance sheets or discounting cash flows. Instead, they have spent every effort trying to figure out what the Syriza government is up to.
Some have tried to get an edge by listening to Greek radio. Others have hired firms to study video clips of Mr. Tsipras and his finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, to try and discern whether they are telling the truth.
And an increasing number have resorted to begging journalists for inside scuttlebutt.
Because few Syriza officials will meet with the investors, a large number of them have banded together, an unusual occurrence in an industry that puts the highest of premiums on secrecy. They exchange tips and theories via emails when they are apart and over wine-soaked dinners in Athens during their frequent trips here.
At times, the swankiest hotel in town, the Hotel Grande Bretagne (or G.B. as it is commonly known) is so full of hedge fund executives (mostly in their 30s) that some have called it the G.G.B. — the acronym for Greek government bonds.
In recent days, as it was becoming clear that the Syriza government was not going to accept the latest proposal from its creditors, stress and anxiety, in some cases, turned to outright anger.
“I just can’t believe these guys are willing to torch their own country,” one investor with a large holding of Greek bonds lamented in an email. “They thought this was a game. Now, when the supermarkets run out of food, gas stations run out of gas, hospitals have no medicine, tourists flee, salaries don’t get paid because banks shut — what are they going to do?”
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Opinion|Health Policy Is Vital to Tax Reform Policy
Op-Ed Contributor
Health Policy Is Vital to Tax Reform Policy
By Bruce Bartlett
Today the House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on improving the competitiveness of American businesses. It should consider health policy as well as tax policy in its deliberations.
There is strong bipartisan support in Congress for cutting the corporate tax rate to improve competitiveness. If done in a revenue-neutral manner, as the Tax Reform Act of 1986 was, that simultaneously gets rid of inefficient tax loopholes that distort business decision making, this would be a good thing. But what is really holding back the international competitiveness of American businesses isn’t so much the tax code as our health system.
The United States is unique among major countries in that health insurance for the working population is provided almost entirely by employers. And until the Affordable Care Act, they weren’t even required to do so; small businesses are still not required.
No one ever sat down and thought up this system; it came about by accident during World War II. Because of wage and price controls, employers couldn’t raise wages. But because so many young men were in the military and the large demand for war production, many businesses had an acute labor shortage.
To provide additional compensation to get the workers they needed, some businesses started offering health insurance on top of cash wages. Before the war, health insurance was rarely provided.
Although obviously a form of income to the worker, the Internal Revenue Service nevertheless ruled that it was not taxable, although businesses could still deduct the cost. This anomalous tax treatment was a fabulous tax loophole for both businesses and workers, especially at a time when tax rates were historically high.
Manufacturers, particularly those in the steel and auto industries, are likely to provide good health insurance because of strong unions.CreditLuke Sharrett/Bloomberg
Eventually Congress codified the I.R.S. ruling and we have been stuck with an employer-based health insurance system ever since. Although from time to time, politicians have suggested getting rid of the exclusion for health insurance and using the revenue to create an individually based health insurance system, such efforts have been short-lived and unsuccessful.
The problem for competitiveness is that businesses are saddled with a huge and rising cost that they cannot pass on to consumers because they must compete with foreign businesses that do not bear this cost. In most other countries, health insurance is provided by the government and financed with a value-added tax that is rebated at the border. (With a V.A.T., the tax applies at the border on imports and is rebated on exports so that exports are free of tax.) Thus, none of the cost of providing health insurance is borne by businesses or embedded in the cost of internationally traded goods.
Consequently, foreign businesses have a huge competitive advantage over those in the United States that are forced to provide health insurance for their workers. Of course, such businesses are also at a disadvantage against companies that choose not to provide this benefit for their employees. This is a key reason employment in the American manufacturing sector has declined sharply over the past several decades. Manufacturers, such as those in the steel and auto industries, are among those most likely to provide good health insurance because of strong unions.
Back when Congress considered the Affordable Care Act in 2009, one of the first decisions made was to take the exclusion for health insurance off the table. The House recently passed a Republican plan to replace the A.C.A. that also did not touch the exclusion or do anything to reduce the burden of health insurance on businesses.
However, Congress may get another bite at the apple when it takes up tax reform. Various tax expenditures for health cost hundreds of billions of dollars in lost revenue per year, according to the Congressional Research Service. Eliminating them could finance a significant reduction in tax rates.
Of course, eliminating the exclusion for health insurance would increase the tax burden on employers and many would drop it. Obviously, Congress would have to come up with something to replace such coverage. But since an individually based health insurance system, which all Republicans favor, would necessarily require tax credits to allow the insurance to be afforded, tax reform is the perfect time to consider such a scheme.
If the Republicans are serious about using tax reform to improve the competitiveness of American businesses, the best thing they can do is reform employer-based health insurance.
Bruce Bartlett (@BruceBartlett), a Treasury Department official during the George H. W. Bush administration, is the author of “The Benefit and the Burden: Tax Reform — Why We Need It and What It Will Take.”
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Sports|Conor McGregor Under Investigation Over Sexual Assault Accusation in Ireland
Conor McGregor Under Investigation Over Sexual Assault Accusation in Ireland
Conor McGregor after pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct charge in Brooklyn last year.CreditCreditTimothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
By Tariq Panja
DUBLIN — Conor McGregor, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s biggest star and one of the world’s highest-paid athletes, is under investigation in Ireland after a woman accused him of sexual assault in December, according to four people familiar with the investigation.
McGregor has not been charged with a crime. Following the usual protocol in criminal investigations in Ireland and much of Europe, where a formal charge does not necessarily follow an arrest, McGregor was arrested in January, questioned by law enforcement authorities and released pending further investigation, according to the people.
The allegations have not been proved, and the fact that an investigation is continuing does not imply that McGregor is guilty of a crime. A lawyer for McGregor in Dublin did not respond to messages seeking comment.
On Tuesday, McGregor announced his retirement from U.F.C., though a spokeswoman said it was unrelated to the investigation.
“I wish all my old colleagues well going forward in competition,’’ he wrote on Twitter. “I now join my former partners on this venture, already in retirement. Proper Pina Coladas on me fellas!” (Proper No. Twelve is a whiskey brand he founded.)
McGregor has fought only once since 2016, a bout in October that he lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov, and he has previously announced a retirement, only to come back.
The woman making the allegation said it had occurred at the Beacon Hotel, an establishment attached to a business park on the edge of Dublin. There is little to suggest it would be a haunt for one of Ireland’s best-known sports figures, a multimillionaire with a loyal, global fan base. McGregor is an occasional guest there, usually booking its sole penthouse room, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The last and most recent visit occurred in December.
The Irish news media have reported on the case since news of the assault broke late last year, but without naming McGregor. Laws in Ireland restrict the news media from identifying individuals charged with rape unless they are convicted, which has not happened in this case. News outlets reporting the identity of a suspect before a charge is brought often face costly libel and breach of privacy lawsuits in Ireland. Publication after a charge is filed could lead to a more serious contempt of court indictment.
A spokesman for Ireland’s police service, known as the Gardai, would not confirm if McGregor is the suspect. In response to a request for comment related to an “unnamed sportsman,” it said a man was arrested on Jan. 17 and released without charge while investigations continued.
“Investigations are ongoing in this case, and at this time a file continues to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions,” a police statement said.
McGregor and the U.F.C. have not commented on the allegations. Karen J. Kessler, a publicist for McGregor based in New Jersey, issued a statement that did not address the validity of the accusation, but asserted that his retirement had nothing to do with the investigation.
“This story has been circulating for some time, and it is unclear why it is being reported now,’’ the statement said in part. “The assumption that the Conor retirement announcement today is related to this rumor is absolutely false.”
The Beacon is about a 25-minute drive from Crumlin, the working-class South Dublin neighborhood where McGregor grew up. The hotel’s typical guests are white-collar workers tied to the financial services or technology companies that have recently relocated to the area. Still, people familiar with the hotel operations, speaking on condition of anonymity, said McGregor had visited before the night the police say the incident took place. He booked the hotel’s penthouse, the only two-room suite in the facility.
The police investigating the attack retrieved evidence from the room McGregor stayed in and also secured closed-circuit camera footage, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation.
The limitations on naming suspects and McGregor’s wealth — he made an estimated $99 million last year, according to Forbes — have created an unusual dynamic in an era when celebrity scandals are usually the subject of fervent media scrutiny. An investigation into the possible involvement of the soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo in a sexual assault, reported to the police in Las Vegas in 2009, has become an international spectacle.
In the McGregor case, some newsrooms in Ireland have barred employees at meetings from even mentioning his name in connection with the case. Managers have asked staff members to refer to him as the “famous sportsman,” according to a journalist at one of Ireland’s national newspapers.
An internal memo from the broadcaster RTE leaked into the public domain after the arrest.
The document, which appears to be the schedule for a morning radio show, was stamped “not for publication/broadcast” in capital letters and was printed on Jan. 18. It explained that McGregor had presented himself at a police station at 5 p.m. a day earlier. On the morning the memo was printed, RTE news bulletins included the story of the man being questioned but did not name him. RTE declined to comment.
The document is one of many messages linked to the case that have been spread widely on social media, via messaging applications as well as internet forums.
McGregor’s rapid rise from a destitute mixed martial arts fighter living with his mother to the U.F.C.’s most-prized asset has become one of the biggest stories in Ireland in the past decade. McGregor, who goes by the nickname Notorious when fighting, has largely enjoyed the attention, regularly taking to social media to brag and show off the trappings of his newfound wealth.
McGregor shot to wider fame in 2017 when he participated in one of the most lucrative boxing matches ever, losing to the undefeated champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr.
He has also been in the headlines for the wrong reasons, courting controversy since he rose to prominence four years ago. In July, he pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct, after he threw a dolly at a bus during a promotional appearance at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Two fighters were injured by shattered glass.
In January, the Nevada Athletic Commission suspended McGregor from fighting for six months and fined him $50,000 for his role in a brawl that took place after his loss to Nurmagomedov in October. Nurmagomedov was barred for nine months and fined $500,000 for his role in the melee.
On March 11, McGregor was arrested in Miami Beach and charged with robbery and criminal mischief after he was accused of stealing a cellphone from someone trying to take his picture. His lawyer described the altercation as minor and said McGregor, who was released after posting bail, would cooperate with the police.
Kevin Draper contributed reporting from New York.
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Tom Stoppard’s “Travesties” Begins Previews
By Karen Carter | Posted on April 06, 2018 12:31 PM
A revival of Tom Stoppard’s Travesties began previews at the American Airlines Theatre in a Roundabout Theatre Company production, directed by Patrick Marber and starring Tom Hollander.
Roundabout Theatre Company Mounts Transfer from London
On March 29, 2018, Travesties began previews at the American Airlines Theatre, ahead of an opening night scheduled for April 24, 2018. This is the first Broadway revival since the premiere in 1975, when the show won the 1976 Tony Award for Best Play. Tom Stoppard wrote Travesties in 1974, and as such it is one of his early to mid career works. Prior to then, he had written Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead in 1966 and Jumpers in 1972, both of which played on Broadway, among many others. Since then, he has gone on to write such magnificent works which have been produced on Broadway, including Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land (1977), Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth (1979), Night and Day (1980), The Real Thing (1984), Artist Descending a Staircase (1989), The Real Inspector Hound and The Fifteen Minute Hamlet (1992), Arcadia (1995), The Invention of Love (2001), The Coast of Utopia trilogy (2006-2007), and Rock 'n' Roll (2007), in addition to several revivals. This production of Travesties is directed by Patrick Marber, a British director who previously directed two shows on Broadway: After Miss Julie (2009) and Closer (1999), which he also wrote. Travesties is a transfer from London, where it played the Menier Chocolate Factory from September to November 2016, breaking box offices records and becoming the first play in that company’s history to sell out before beginning performances. The show then transferred to the West End, playing the Apollo Theatre from February to April 2017.
Tom Hollander Stars as Henry Carr
In this production of Travesties, the protagonist, Henry Carr, is played by Tom Hollander. Hollander’s film and television credits include Absolutely Fabulous, Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence, Wives and Daughters, Harry, Cambridge Spies, Gosford Park, The Lost Prince, and Pride & Prejudice. On the stage, he has been on Broadway once before, in the 1998 production of The Judas Kiss, but in London his extensive stage credits include The Way of the World at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre (earning the 1992 Ian Charleson Award), an all-male production of As You Like It for Cheek by Jowl (nominated and for his portrayal of Celia), and The Government Inspector at the Almeida Theatre in 1997 (nominated for his portrayal of Khlestakov). More recently, he starred in Georges Feydeau’s A Flea in Her Ear at the Old Vic in 2010, and for his performance in the Menier Chocolate Factory production of Travesties, he was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actor, among the five nominations that production received. On Broadway, the cast also includes Peter McDonald (making his Broadway debut) as James Joyce, Seth Numrich (Golden Boy, War Horse) as Tristan Tzara, Opal Alladin (Hedda Gabler, On Golden Pond) as Nadya, Dan Butler (Twentieth Century, Biloxi Blues) as Lenin, Patrick Kerr (You Can’t Take It With You, The Ritz) as Bennett, Scarlett Strallen (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Mary Poppins) as Gwendolen, and Sara Topham (Thérèse Raquin, The Importance of Being Earnest) as Cecily.
Room for Growth at the Box Office
In its first partial week of four preview performances, the show brought in a weekly gross of $151,212, which represents 46.2% of its gross potential. With a top ticket price of $147, the average paid admission was $61.27, and the audience was filled up to 85.2% of its capacity on average. This is far from the best this show can do, but it is also still early days in terms of word of mouth. After the show opens on April 24, 2018, it has almost two months to gain steam before the scheduled closing date of June 17, 2018.
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War Horse Launches U.S. Tour Despite Three Permanent Shows
By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on June 15, 2012 12:42 AM
War Horse, the theatrical sensation currently playing in London's West End, on Broadway in New York, and in Toronto, is going out on a road tour
War Horse, the theatrical sensation currently playing in London's West End, on Broadway in New York, and in Toronto, is finally going out on the road. The North American tour of War Horse has begun with an engagement at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, where it will play until July 29. After the L.A. stop, War Horse will march on to numerous stops across the U.S., including San Francisco, Dallas, Atlanta, Boston, D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, and Minneapolis. A number of smaller cities, such as East Lansing, Tempe, Spokane, Fayetteville, and Appleton are also on the docket.
Based on the Michael Morpurgo novel (adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford), War Horse started as a huge hit for the National Theatre in London, going on to enjoy a successful Tony Award-winning production on Broadway at the Lincoln Center Theater. In addition to the power of its World War I-era tale of a boy and his beloved horse, War Horse's main draw has been the phenomenal life-size (and life-like) puppets created by the Handspring Puppet Company.
This past Christmas, director Steven Spielberg brought the story to a global movie-going audience with his adaptation of War Horse. The film -- which of course used real horses -- was well-received and earned a Best Picture Oscar nomination, but the stage adaptation still offers a uniquely theatrical experience that is likely to draw large audiences as it makes its way across the country.
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The Companion Animal Veterinarians Branch is operated by an executive committee of nine veterinarians from around New Zealand. The committee has 4 meeting days each year and support the branch work by providing opinions and expertise by email and teleconferencing between meetings.
Being a member of the committee is an excellent means of professional development as well as a way to "give back" to the profession. Costs to attend meetings are covered by the branch, along with a locum fee. Members also receive NZVA conference registration at student rates and a complimentary ticket to the annual CAV dinner.
Nominations for the executive committee are called for in March each year. If you are interested in serving on the executive committee please email cav@vets.org.nz for more information.
Members can access documents from the previous AGM here.
Back row L to R: Alison Pickering, Nina Field, Toni Anns, Natalie Lloyd, Simon Clark, John Munday
Front row L to R: Aimee Brooker, Sarah Fowler, Rochelle Ferguson, Becky Murphy, Paula Short
John Munday - President
My first veterinary job was in Whangarei, but an interest in research lured me back to Massey University after a couple of years of clinical practice. After completing a PhD looking at the role of alcohol and antioxidants in the prevention of heart disease in people (good and useless respectively), I decided that understanding how diseases develop was the thing that interested me most. To learn more I completed a two-year pathology residency at Michigan State University. After passing my board examinations to become a member of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, I obtained a position as a diagnostic pathologist at the University of Georgia where I spent many a happy hour looking at skin diseases and tumours from companion animals.
After four years in Georgia I decided it was time to return home and I have been in the pathology department at Massey University for the last ten years. During that time I continued my interest in tumors of companion animals and my main research interest is investigating causes of cancer in animals and trying to more accurately predict cancer behaviour. I also enjoy the teaching component of my job and think having a member of the CAV executive on the staff at the Veterinary School will be beneficial both to increase the visibility of CAV to the students, but also to determine how best CAV will be able to meet the needs of our future graduates.
Coming back to New Zealand was the best decision of my life as here I met my wonderful partner with whom I now have two young children. In my free time I enjoy mountain biking and taking our dog on long walks.
Paula Short - Secretary
Growing up on a dairy farm in Southland inevitably led me to vet school at Massey University to follow my passion for animals. While there I also discovered a love of the great outdoors and spent many weekends away kayaking, climbing and tramping with the Massey Alpine Club.
After graduating in 2000 I was lucky enough to find myself working in a mixed practice position at Riverside Vets in Ashburton under then owner Lewis Griffiths. Following that I worked in small animal practice in New Zealand and in England and had short stints in the pharmaceutical industry and with MAF.
Practice ownership beckoned and I spent the next eight years in the Nelson region growing Tasman Bay Vets before selling it to a neighbouring practice so I could spend more time with my young family.
I'm now following my dual passions for animal nutrition and business by setting up a small pet food company producing healthy, sustainable and ethically sourced pet food. I strongly believe in the direction our profession is currently taking with its focus on animals, people and the environment and look forward to contributing, where I can, to drive this forward.
Simon Clark - Treasurer
I grew up in Auckland and developed a special interest in science at an early age. When I graduated from Massey I started in mixed practice in the Henderson, Kumeu, Waitakere area. After a few years I moved to Los Angeles to upskill by undertaking a rotating internship at the Animal Specialty Hospital. On completing my internship, I worked in Las Vegas for a few years in companion animal general practice clinics and the local emergency hospital. I returned to New Zealand in 2009 and took a role as the head small animal vet at a large mixed practice in Levin. In 2016 I changed to industry work and became a Technical Product Manager at Virbac.
Natalie Lloyd - Vice President
I grew up in Wellington and spent most of my spare time in my primary and secondary years of school riding horses in Ohariu Valley, a small rural area 20 mins from Wellington CBD. After a veterinarian paid a visit to my horse who was suffering from an eye injury, I set my sights on a veterinary degree and never looked back.
Graduating from Massey University in 1995, I have worked in companion animal practice in Wellington for most of my career, however I did spend two years as a companion animal vet in the United Kingdom in the late 90's and two years in the pet nutrition industry for Masterfoods, selling Waltham prescription diets.
David and I were married in 2005 and bought the Tasman St Vet Centre in Mount Cook, Wellington the same year. David had a passion for running his own business and a background in Marketing and Sales. I was enthusiastic about growing the clinic and embraced the idea of building the practice in a close community. We now live in the Mount Cook community, and our two children aged six and nine go to school locally.
I have a passion for companion animal medicine. Our clinic focuses on preventative health care, tailored vaccination programmes, and high standards of veterinary care provided through clearly communicated treatment plans. I use a holistic approach, not only looking at the pet's presenting problem(s), but also considering the impact their environment, nutrition, lifestyle and age may have on their illness. This is an essential part of my diagnostic approach, that allows me to structure a treatment plan that will work for both the owner and the pet.
I have been a member of the NZVA, the Wellington regional branch and the CAV for twenty years and have joined the CAV executive this year in order to give back a little to an organisation which has supported me throughout my career.
Toni Anns
Learning new concepts and understanding people are two of my biggest passions. I am stimulated by change, I love new ideas, concepts, and places. I am grateful each and every day for my life and I have a very positive attitude to almost everything. My teenage years were spent on a lifestyle block in Waitakere and this ensured that I had at least one of every animal, and I loved it. Our main food all came from our land. I rode horses, had pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, goats, dogs, cats, a budgie and I was in my blissful place, having wanted to be a vet since I was four years old. (I spent one day at TVNZ thinking I might want to be a journalist but I was told not to, that most of the time it was boring as anything!) So I pursued my veterinary career, graduated from Massey University in 1991 and went straight to England.
I worked in a very busy practice in Southern England and had great support and an excellent learning environment. The two year working holiday turned into seven. I left New Zealand with two backpacks and seven years later returned with a container full of stuff, a husband and a basketball team full of children.
I took a seven-year break from work to immerse myself in motherhood, which I loved, and then went back to companion animal practice in Auckland.
Change was on the horizon again for me another seven years later (theme here), and this led me to apply for the technical veterinarian role at Pfizer, where I remain six years later – we are now Zoetis. I love my job, I find the constant change and varied tasks stimulating.
My desire to join CAV comes from wanting to bring my life experiences and learnings to help others in this industry. Connecting. I am passionate about animals and people probably equally (depending on the animal or person). My interests outside of work when not doing laundry or cooking (I am now re-married with a netball team plus reserve), involve travel (not often enough), and the great outdoors, especially the beach and nature walks. I have run quite a few half marathons, (I am not a natural runner), completed one Great Walk and look forward to working through the rest.
I am deeply involved in the veterinary industry from an employment perspective, as well as having many friends in the industry, enjoy being part of the new WIVES committee (Women in Veterinary/Essential Solutions)- a peer support forum for women veterinarians in New Zealand, continuing education in clinic/conferences/journal clubs, and have a broad understanding of the New Zealand companion animal industry. I have been a working single parent for more years than not, and I understand the many challenges this brings for the changing dynamic of the veterinary industry as a whole.
Nina Field
I left the sunshine of Motueka for Palmerston North and Massey University after high school and graduated in 1991. My first job was in a companion animal practice in Rotorua and after 18mths my itchy feet got the better of me and I headed off for my OE. The next 11 years were spent based in the United Kingdom in a variety of mainly companion animal jobs, both as a locum and full time employment interspersed with lots of travel and the occasional small stint of locums back here in New Zealand.
Finally I arrived back home on a one way ticket with husband, son, dog and cat and we settled in Christchurch. There I worked part-time in clinics, had a daughter and enjoyed being near family and the sea! My husband's work however had us moving a little further south and we are now ensconced in Ashburton and I am working part time for VetEnt. I've been at Riverside for nearly four years and am loving working in a team, learning from my colleagues and using my many years of experience to help them as well. This is also the first time I've been involved with dairy vets and the dairy industry, making me more aware of the veterinary profession as a nationwide ( if not worldwide) community.
I'm hoping that my experience as a vet and as a person can be of use as a mentor as well as someone who has been in most companion animal situations and survived! Also as an example of making the job work, part-time, so other veterinarians aren't perhaps so tempted to leave clinical work and employers can embrace the benefits of part timers.
The more experiences you have in your life you have a greater awareness of your individual responsibility not only to yourself and immediate family but also the community, the land and the future. Joining the CAV Executive committee is my attempt to give back to the profession and hopefully help New Zealand in its aims to provide a healthy and productive environment for us all to live in, and become good global citizens - therefore able to help others less fortunate than ourselves.
Alison Pickering
I am a companion animal veterinarian based in the beautiful Bay of Plenty. My professional areas of interest include dermatology, diagnostic imaging and public health, and I also enjoy
working up complex medical cases. I especially enjoy working with my feline patients, and would love to see practices moving towards being more cat friendly!
I have worked as a community practice veterinarian at the Massey Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Teaching vet and vet tech students while working alongside referral and specialist veterinarians
provided me with the opportunity to develop my medical and diagnostic skills. While at Massey I completed my Master’s degree in the epidemiology of Leptospirosis dogs in New Zealand.
I have worked with Pacific Island clinics in Rarotonga, Vanuatu and Samoa, a future career goal is to combine my passion for working with charity clinics and my interest in public health.
As a CAV committee member, I am looking forward to using my experience to support and promote the interests companion animals in New Zealand. Given the highs, lows and challenges of the profession I want to encourage CAV members to continue to communicate, support and look out for each other,
participate in the CAV community, communications and the CAV Facebook group. "The whole is greater than the sum of all its parts"(Aristotle).
Becky Murphy
I spent my childhood in sunny Nelson where I regularly participated in obedience, agility and conformation showing with my parents’ dogs. My first ‘show dog’ was a loopy Dobermann Rusty, who didn’t do too badly and hooked me to the game. After Rusty came Holly my beagle. She was superb and was my real introduction to the ‘dog world’ with her winnings taking us around the country.
I left Nelson and did a BSc at the University of Canterbury, finding myself subsequently employed in a human medical laboratory in the microbiology department. A few years down the track my husband and I relocated to Palmerston North where he works as a consulting engineer. With Massey being just around the corner, and the laboratory work not exciting me too much anymore, I managed to end up doing a BVSc.
Our first daughter was born not long after I graduated, and I spent the following years working ever increasing hours as a companion animal veterinarian in a mixed practice in the Rangitikei. Our second daughter was born 4 years ago which prompted a lifestyle change to try and suit the family a bit more. Since then I have started my own business which is limited to genetic health testing and canine reproduction. The same week the business started the (then ) NZ Kennel Club (now Dogs NZ) advertised for a canine health & welfare officer. I ticked all the boxes and decided to apply. 2 ½ years later I am still with Dogs NZ and managing my business and family and could not be happier.
Its great to be part of CAV. I hope to be able to add value to all facets but especially those related to the responsible production of our pets. It’s the collaborative approach between breeder and veterinarian which will have the greatest impact and I will keep chipping away at it!
Sarah Fowler – Companion Quarterly Editor
I grew up in Whitianga in the sunny Coromandel and spent most of my teen years desperate to leave. Now I'd do almost anything to live within walking distance of such lovely beaches! After chickening out of even trying to get into the vet course, I headed to Auckland University to do a Bachelor of Science while trying to figure out what else to do with my life.
A scientific bent combined with a strong desire not to do experiments involving animals led me to my "starter" career as a plant scientist. After gaining a PhD in Plant Molecular Biology studying the genes that control the timing of flowering in plants, I worked for five years in the United States on the molecular mechanisms of frost tolerance in plants. During this time my husband (who was also a scientist) and I both became disillusioned with our career choice. We decided we needed a change of tack and returning to New Zealand to train as vets seemed like the solution to our ennui. This seems fairly mad in hindsight!
I graduated from Massey University with my BVSc in 2010. Since then I have spent six months as a locum vet in the Anaesthesia service at Massey University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and have been employed as a companion animal veterinarian at a small private clinic in Palmerston North for the last 2 years. This has been interspersed with two six month stints of maternity leave caring for my two small daughters now aged seven months and nearly three.
While I have a particular interest in the medical side of canine and feline healthcare, I enjoy all aspects of small animal practice. I am keen to make use of the skills I gained in my "previous life" as a scientist and to be involved in the community of vets in New Zealand, and I see taking on the editorship of the CAV newsletter as a good way to do this.
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University of Akron men's basketball: Zips add athleticism, depth as new season nears
George Thomas Beacon Journal/Ohio.com @GeorgeThomasABJ
Nov 3, 2018 at 4:43 PM Nov 4, 2018 at 8:56 AM
Anyone who thinks he has a handle on what to expect from the University of Akron men’s basketball team this season is about to have that assessment tested.
In his second year as Zips coach, John Groce has pressed the reset button in some respects. Gone are several players who were expected to contribute significantly over the course of their careers, and in their place, Groce has refreshed the roster with six newcomers.
The proving ground begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, when UA tips off its season against Cedarville at Rhodes Arena.
For Groce, it’s like starting over — and he said he likes that fact. It provides the opportunity to work on things he views as essential to success. In the Zips' case, that means defense after UA ranked ninth in the Mid-American Conference in allowing 46 percent shooting en route to a 14-18 record last season.
“Where we were defensively last year is not good enough to get us where we want to go as we build our program, so we really focused on that side of the ball,” Groce said during a recent news conference. “I do think we've gotten better, but we have a long way to go.”
And Groce is looking to get there courtesy of some of those new players, including center Deng Riak, a 6-foot-10, 225-pounder who joins medically cleared Emmanuel Olojakpoke in the frontcourt. As a transfer, Riak sat out last season but is eligible to play this year and will add some much needed size to the Zips' lineup.
After inexperience and injury decimated the frontcourt last year as MAC play began, Groce was forced to use Daniel Utomi and Jimond Ivey in those roles depending upon what matchups dictated.
With Jayden Sayles (6-9, 235) and Olojakpoke now healthy and joined by Deng, that is shored up. More important, it frees up Utomi and Ivey to play on the wing, where they are most effective as scorers. The two combined for more than 30 points per game last year.
That being the case, there has to be some sense of relief for them.
“It doesn't really matter to me. I just do what the team needs me to do and I'm a competitor,” Utomi said. “Whatever coach wants me to do, I’m going to do it.”
Ultimately, however, success for the Zips will come down to intangibles.
“We're bigger. We're more athletic. We're more skilled. We're deeper,” Groce said. “Some of those things can get you in the ballpark, as I've told them, but it's all those intangible areas we're developing right now that make a team. Those are the things we're working on very diligently so we can max out our potential.”
Another intangible is chemistry. That was a problem to some degree last year, because some tension beyond the norm existed on the team. Ivey said there’s been a change.
“I think it's way better this year,” he said. “The guys on our team listen — returners and newcomers — we all listen to each other. We all got good things to say and we all appreciate everything each other’s got to say.”
UA women
The Zips women’s basketball team, which finished 9-21 under coach Jodi Kest last season, is now being led by former assistant Melissa Jackson. Kest retired last spring and Jackson, who served as Kest’s associate head coach for six seasons and has been with the UA program for 10 years, was elevated to the top spot. She promised to bring a more free-flowing style of play to the Zips, who play an exhibition home game at 7 p.m. Thursday against Rochester College.
George M. Thomas can be reached at gmthomas@thebeaconjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ByGeorgeThomas.
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Cuba's Ambassador Responds to CBC News 1294 readings
Sunday, 03 March 2019 22:05
Cuba's Ambassador responds to the CBC News tendentious and manipulative article, Canada at odds with Cuban 'ally' over Maduro's fate.
I reject categorically and in the strongest terms the tendentious and manipulative article "Canada at odds with Cuba 'ally' over Maduro's fate", written by journalist Evan Dyer and published today, Sunday, March 3, 2019, by CBC News.
Good journalism does not speculate, it informs objectively.
The assertion that thousands of Cubans would allegedly be inserted into the structures of the armed and security forces of Venezuela, holding the government of (legitimate) President Nicolás Maduro, is a scandalous slander. I demand that CBC News present a proof, which evidently it does not have, since it does not appear in the whole article.
What Cuba has been offering Venezuela for many years is a modest cooperation, in which slightly more than 20,000 Cuban collaborators participate, 94% of them health workers, others in education, as they do in 83 countries around the world.
It is unfortunate that CBC News plays into the hands of the government of the United States, whose President happened to accuse Cuba a few days ago of maintaining a “private army” in Venezuela, a statement that is vile.
It is regrettable that CBC News does not denounce the US government's military aggression plans against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and the fact that it openly declares that its ultimate objective is to overthrow the Cuban Revolution. What else to expect from a sinister character like John Bolton, who in 2002 organized the coup against Venezuela, while accusing Cuba of developing a biological weapons program at a time when the false pretext of the presence of WMD in Iraq was fabricated to launch the war against that country? The latter lie was quickly denied by the US Intelligence Community itself.
Let's hope that CBC News, with its biased coverage, does not support the aggression of the United States against the peoples of our America, and then apologize, as so many media organizations had to do after the war against Iraq. Our peoples will not forget.
As the Cuban Government recently stated, what is at stake today in Venezuela is “the sovereignty and dignity of Latin America and the Caribbean”…, “the survival of the rule of International Law and the UN Charter”… “and whether the legitimacy of a government emanates from the express and sovereign will of its people, or from the recognition of foreign powers”. “History will severely judge a new imperialist military intervention in the region and the complicity of those who might irresponsibly support it”.
Josefina Vidal Ambassador of Cuba to Canada
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How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars
Imprint: Virgin Books
The Snapchat Story
Billy Gallagher
'A fast-paced, highly readable history of one of the defining companies of our time. If you're interested in Snapchat, or just plain mystified by it, you must read this book' -- Brad Stone
Would you turn down three billion dollars from Mark Zuckerberg?
When he was just twenty-three years old, Evan Spiegel, the brash CEO of the social network Snapchat, stunned the world when he and his co-founders walked away from a three-billion-dollar offer from Facebook: how could an app teenagers use to text dirty photos dream of a higher valuation? Was this hubris, or genius?
In How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars, Billy Gallagher takes us inside the rise of one of Silicon Valley’s hottest start-ups. Snapchat began as a late-night dorm room revelation before Spiegel went on to make a name for himself as a visionary CEO worth billions, linked to celebrities like Taylor Swift and his fiancée, Miranda Kerr.
A fellow Stanford undergrad and fraternity brother of the company’s founding trio, Billy Gallagher has covered Snapchat from the start. His inside account offers an entertaining trip through the excess and drama of the hazy early days with a professional insight into the challenges Snapchat faces as it transitions from a playful app to one of the tech industry’s preeminent public companies. In the tradition of great business narratives, How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars offers the definitive account of a company whose goal is no less than to remake the future of entertainment.
"A fast-paced, highly readable history of one of the defining companies of our time. If you're interested in Snapchat, or just plain mystified by it, you must read this book."
Brad Stone, author of THE EVERYTHING STORE and THE UPSTARTS
"A first-rate behind-the-scenes business story"
Blake J. Harris, author of CONSOLE WARS
"Gallagher takes you as close as you can get … [A] surprisingly candid book. It will probably remain the long-lasting, definitive history of the early years of a company whose unique feature is how briefly its media and messages last"
Antonio Garcia-Martinez, Washington Post
"In the grand tradition of Ben Mezrich's The Accidental Billionaires... an engaging look into a fascinating subculture of millions"
"Breezy...How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars ably if uncritically chronicles the short history of a young company catering to young users, with a young chief executive, and reveals, intentionally or not, the limitations that come with that combination"
BILLY GALLAGHER is an MBA candidate at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. He has worked in venture capital and as a writer at TechCrunch, which he joined as a Stanford sophomore, writing a profile of a popular startup on campus: Snapchat. Billy wrote over a dozen exclusive pieces on Snapchat. His writing has also appeared in the New York Times and Playboy.
How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars by Billy Gallagher
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Russia recognises Donbas separatists’ documents
Wojciech Górecki
Under a decree signed on 18 February by President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Federation recognised the documents issued to Ukrainian citizens and stateless persons by the governments of the ‘people’s republics’. The decree covers: identity cards, education and/or qualification certificates, civil status documents, and vehicle registration documents. The decree emphasises the humanitarian aspect of the regulations and their temporary nature—they will remain in force until the situation in Donbas has been politically settled “on the basis of the Minsk Agreements”. The names of the ‘people’s republics’ are not mentioned; instead reference is made to “certain regions of the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts of Ukraine.” The decree has been severely criticised by representatives of Ukraine, the USA, France and Germany, according to whom it is in contradiction to the Minsk Agreements, places Russia in the position of a party to the conflict, and may be a sign that it will recognise the independence of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics.
Russia introduced the regulations unilaterally, without making arrangements or consulting the other Normandy Format countries. It appears that, regardless of the genuine humanitarian and propaganda reasons (a sign for residents of the ‘DPR’ and the ‘LPR’ that they can count on Moscow), the main goal of passing the decree was Moscow’s desire to broaden its own room for manoeuvre and to increase the pressure on Berlin and Paris – and indirectly also on Kyiv – to push through a resolution of the conflict that would be beneficial to it (holding elections in the occupied part of Donbas and legitimising the elites of the ‘people’s republics’ loyal to it as part of the Ukrainian state). The decree intensifies the uncertainty about Moscow’s intentions and further plans. On the one hand, this creates the impression that Russia is not ruling out recognising the independence of the ‘DPR’ and the ‘LPR’ (by analogy to Abkhazia and South Ossetia) and, on the other, that it may be considering unfreezing the conflict as was the case with Transnistria.
Vladimir Putin signed the decree while the Munich Security Conference was under way, during which the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Normandy Format countries met. This circumstance and the fact that the regulations came into force shortly after the end of intensive clashes between the separatists and the Ukrainian forces near Avdiivka have strengthened the impression that Moscow is applying pressure on Western countries regarding the Donbas issue. Given the present international situation (the new US administration and the upcoming elections in France and Germany), it cannot be ruled out that Moscow will test Western leaders’ reactions by applying a fait accompli policy.
Moscow is not issuing Russian passports to residents of the ‘DPR’ and the ‘LPR’ as was the case with Abkhazia and South Ossetia and also Transnistria. This is probably out of fear that sanctions could be expanded. Furthermore, the need to fully finance more potential para-states would be an extensive burden for it. Moscow has maintained intense economic contacts with the ‘people’s republics’: in 2016 Gazprom reportedly supplied 2.39 billion m3 of natural gas to them (and is demanding Kyiv pay for it), and Russian firms sell food on commercial terms in these territories (this is classified in Russian statistics as trade with Ukraine). The significance of these relations will increase if the blockade of the ‘DPR’ and the ‘LPR’ is reinforced (Ukrainian activists have been blocking railroad coal transports since the end of January).
Related to the topic
Ukrainians and their language. The Act on the State Language of Ukraine
A ‘last-minute’ transit contract? Russia-Ukraine-EU gas talks
Historic unification of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Ukraine considers a referendum on new Donbas agreements
Russian scenarios: Moscow on the inauguration of President Zelensky
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Rumpole à la Carte
by John Mortimer Author · Frederick Davidson Narrator
FictionMystery
Here are six delightful tales featuring everyone's favorite barrister for the defense, Horace Rumpole. Eccentric characters such as his wife, Hilda, otherwise known as "She Who Must Be Obeyed," and his philandering colleague Claude Erskine-Brown are back as Rumpole visits a snooty restaurant where he engages in a battle of wills over his adored mashed spuds, takes the unaccustomed role of prosecutor, and ventures—unwillingly—onto a ship, where he confronts, of all things, a detective novelist.
Included are "Rumpole à la Carte," "Rumpole and the Summer of Discontent," "Rumpole and the Right to Silence," "Rumpole at Sea," "Rumpole and the Quacks," and "Rumpole for the Prosecution."This masterly blend of humor and mystery makes for irresistible listening.
John Mortimer (Author)
John Mortimer (1923–2009) was a playwright, novelist, and barrister. He wrote many radio, film, and television scripts, including the British television series Rumpole of the Bailey, and won the British Academy Writer of the Year Award in 1979. He...
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Dear Fatty
The Perfect Mother's Day Read
by Dawn French
Biography & AutobiographyPerforming ArtsNonfiction
Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time, with a career that has spanned nearly three decades. Loved for her irreverant humour, Dawn has achieved massive mainstream success while continuing to push boundaries and challenge stereotypes. Here she describes the journey that would eventually establish her as a perhaps unlikely, but nevertheless genuine, national treasure.
Dawn began her career as part of the groundbreaking alternative comedy group, the Comic Strip, marking a radical departure from the more traditional comedy acts of the time. Later came the all-female Girls On Top, which teamed Dawn with Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax and Tracy Ullman and firmly established women in British comedy.
As part of the wildly successful and much loved duo French and Saunders, Dawn helped create a repetoire of brilliantly observed characters, parodying popular culture and impersonating everything from Madonna and Harry Potter to The Exorcist. Dawn's more recent role in the Vicar of Dibley showcased not only her talent but also her ability to take a controversial and topical issue and make it mainstream - and very funny.
From her early years as an RAF child and her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders, to her outspoken views on sizism and her marriage to Lenny Henry, Dear Fatty will chronicle the extraordinary, hilarious rise of a complex, dynamic and unstoppable woman.
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Dawn French (Author)
Dawn French was born in Wales in 1957. She trained to be a drama teacher at London's Central School of Speech and Drama where she met Jennifer Saunders. Dawn French has numerous television credits to her name, the most notable of which is her role...
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Red Pill
Essay & Opinion
Three Reasons America Doesn’t Like Chappie
Posted by David Ovienmhada | May 11, 2015 | Essay & Opinion, Film |
It’s not all that often that I part company with the horde at RottenTomatoes.com. I generally use them to see how in tune I am with the zeitgeist after I watch a film. Sometimes I like to reverse that order when I consult the zeitgeist before the fact, like when I ask my typical question to the waiter at a new restaurant, “What’s the most popular item on the menu?” as a way to outsource my taste buds and not order something horrible. Don’t worry, it’s safe to read; there are no spoilers.
As a general rule, people in the same culture tend to think the same types of food taste good. So it is with film. Americans loved The Dark Knight and Heath Ledger’s performance. Americans loved Gladiator.
I sat through two hours of Chappie with my wife, and we both loved it. It’s no Dark Knight, it’s not Contact, it’s not The Matrix, and it doesn’t even live up to District 9, but it’s good, really good even… in it’s own quirky way.
Then I read the reviews, and it had a 33% rating on Rotten tomatoes1, and I think I know exactly why.
(1) People don’t understand that this isn’t meant to be an existential, life changing, perspective altering, dystopian harbinger of an AI film. It’s not meant to be anything close to that. Traditional Sci-Fi movie lovers will probably be split down the middle. There is no epic gravitas, like the Matrix.
Really, it’s a coming of age film about family. You have the caring, protective mother who wants to hold your hand, and the harsh and distant father who throws you into the river to learn to swim, mostly because that’s the way he was taught. More than that, it’s a coming of age film that’s an analog of the vast chasm between a human child and a Chimpanzee child. While the chimp is throwing rocks and sitting in trees, the human child is learning to read, draw, sing, and play piano. Yet, despite that great difference in capability between the two species, it’s obvious by their behavior that they are still children.
Neil deGrasse Tyson can clarify:
(2) It suffers from a lack of “clean room”. Let me describe it before I define it. Clean room is the idea that the first true AI ever created would be in an underground government lab on a US Air Force Base, or in a secret silicon dye manufacturing warehouse of some multinational megacorp owned by an eccentric billionaire, or a bunch of hipster programmers in silicon valley headed up by a Ph.D. professor of Machine Intelligence at Stanford.
Clean room is American exeptionalism. Sometimes, clean room is white supremacy.
The unwritten movie rules are: AI’s don’t get created in Mexico City, any more than aliens land in Stalingrad. Superman is from Kansas, not Shanghai.
And to think that the first AI could be created by an Indian – in South Africa of all places – is a slap in the face of the prejudices we unconsciously hold dear.
(3) It’s counterculture in a way the typical sci-fi audience will be unable to relate to or sympathize with. I think I probably get this point more than most, because I’m the exact type of person that should hate this movie. Yet, I find myself loving it. Call it, self-awareness.
The truth is, the sagging pants and tattoos, and bravado, and swagger is just a form of survival in one world, no different than a polo shirt, a Breitling and an ivy league alma matter is a form of survival in another.
I’m a Nigerian-American black man, born in Lagos, Nigeria, but raised mostly in the US. I’ve spent 86% of my life in the USA. As a result of my unique upbringing, here are a few things I’ve come to dislike:
I don’t like pressure to live up to “black” American stereotypes. That being black means I need to sag my pants, or drive a gas guzzling SUV, or get a hundred tattoos, or fulfill some white girl’s Save the Last Dance fantasy. I’m not a thug. I didn’t have a hard upbringing in the South Central district of any place. I didn’t loiter on MLK street.
Now, I have no problem with those things, if you grew up in a place where that’s the cultural norm. It’s called being from somewhere, and that’s perfectly normal.
But if you weren’t raised in the projects, but try to project that onto your suburban middle class upbringing2… in an effort to be civil, I simply shake my head and say, “To each his own. Who am I to judge?” Just don’t expect that from me or be disappointed when I don’t give it to you.
https://youtu.be/HmJbJs-9ST0
Also, as an African, I don’t like it when Africans who have no connection to the history or specific oppression that created American hip-hop, try to imitate American rappers. It turns into a caricature. Africans, you don’t get to stand on top of a lowrider pouring out champagne and throwing hundred dollar bills at the video camera. 3 You look like an idiot when you do that, because that type of artistic expression has nothing to do with your story or history.
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: In a sci-fi film, you’re only allowed to look like this if you’re a hacker.
That’s why I have so much respect for Fela Kuti, and so little respect for some of the newer African musicians. Fela is original. He’s not trying to copy a formula that makes money in another country.
So I’ve painted an opaque picture of my personality. I like originality, and not a caricature. I don’t fully understand or really appreciate the idiosyncrasies of “hood culture.”
But I do understand command, and hierarchy, and social status, and expectations, and machismo. The truth is, the sagging pants and tattoos, and bravado, and swagger is just a form of survival in one world, no different than a polo shirt, a Breitling and an ivy league alma matter is a form of survival in another. One isn’t inherently “better” than the other.
Americans like Italian gangster movies, because they’ve been taught western history their whole lives, and they can tie that back to Julius Caesar, and Rome, and family ties, and brutality with an honor code.
It’s much more difficult for Americans to understand the psychology of a Mexican Drug Cartel, or a an African American Gang. There’s not much difference between a Drug Cartel and a government. They both protect special interests. They both kill people as they wish. They both rule by force and finesse as needed.
Die Antwoord: These guys beat up hackers.
Die Antwoord, the South African hip hop duo, play lead characters in the film. As much as I hear it was a headache to work with them, I think they did a great job. The problem is they don’t fit the sci-fi mold4.
Shout out to my favorite White African
Brandon Auret as “Hippo”.
The best character in the entire film? Hippo, hands down. He’s played by a man named Brandon Auret, and wow, just wow. I’d never seen a white person who could play the role of African Warlord. I guess it does help that he’s South African…
Ok, actually Elon Musk is my favorite white African, followed by Neill Blomkamp, followed by Brandon Auret.
Chappie is unsuccessful in America for the exact reason Ex Machina is a hit.5 Ex Machina is all about that clean room. Would the world’s first AI be built in South Africa and would he embrace gangster culture? Or would the world’s first AI be a built in a top secret underground laboratory and be a sexy white woman.
You decide. *rolls eyes*
I wrote this a long time ago, but never published it. As of publishing, it’s down to 30%↩
Iggy Azalea↩
Though it’s seen as tasteless even in American music videos. I do understand why it’s a thing, if you consider American history. ↩
I actually bought the Die Antwoord song that played during the credits. It’s called “Enter the Ninja”↩
As I write this, Ex Machina is currently rated 91% on RottenTomatoes.com. While Chappie is rated an abysmal 30%. That’s just cruel.↩
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Actium Monument
Thorsten Opper
Elaborate monument erected by Octavian (later Augustus) in 29–27 bc on the Preveza Peninsula in Western Greece, north of the present-day town of Preveza, overlooking Cape Actium, to commemorate his naval victory over Mark Antony at Actium in 31 bc. The nearby city of Nikopolis (Gr.: ‘city of victory’) was founded for the same purpose at about the same time.
According to the historian Dio Cassius (Roman History LI.i.3), after his victory Octavian laid a foundation of square stones on the spot where he had pitched his tent, which he then adorned with the captured ships’ rams. On this foundation, according to Dio, Octavian established an open-air shrine dedicated to Apollo. Suetonius (Augustus xviii.2) and Strabo (Geography VII.vii.6) corroborate this evidence, although the trophy itself (with the ships’ rams) was, according to Suetonius, dedicated to Poseidon and Mars, presumably for their help during the battle. The hill itself was, according to Strabo, sacred to Apollo, and therefore the shrine was dedicated to him....
Antenorides, Pliny
4th century, male.
Ancient Greek.
Pliny Antenorides was, with Euphranor, a follower of Aristides - though not Aristides the famous painter of the time of Alexander but probably the grandfather of the latter and an architect, sculptor and painter. Nothing is known of the works of Antenorides....
Archedemus of Thera
Active in Attica in the second half of the 5th century BC.
Stone worker, sculptor (?).
Archedemus was involved with the transformation of one of the largest natural grottoes to the south of Mount Hymettus (near the modern village of Vari) into a sanctuary dedicated to Pan, the Nymphs and the Charites (the Graces). At the foot of the central wall of the grotto, Archedemus has depicted himself (?) in his working clothes, with his pointed hammer and set square....
Astrology in medieval art
Sophie Page
Astrology is the art of predicting events on earth as well as human character and disposition from the movements of the planets and fixed stars. Medieval astrology encompassed both general concepts of celestial influence, and the technical art of making predictions with horoscopes, symbolic maps of the heavens at particular moments and places constructed from astronomical information. The scientific foundations of the art were developed in ancient Greece, largely lost in early medieval Europe and recovered by the Latin West from Arabic sources in the 12th and 13th centuries. Late medieval astrological images were successfully Christianized and were adapted to particular contexts, acquired local meanings and changed over time.
Astrology developed into a scientific branch of learning in ancient Greece, but because of the opposition of the Church Fathers it was transmitted to early medieval Europe in only fragmentary form in technically unsophisticated textbooks and popular divinatory genres. Literary and scientific texts provided more general ideas about the nature and attributes of the planets which were influential on later iconography. The first significant astrological images appear in 11th-century illustrated astronomical texts (e.g. London, BL, Cotton MS. Tiberius BV), which were acquired and produced by monasteries to aid with time-keeping and the construction of the Christian calendar....
Bathycles
Active during the second half of the 6th century BC.
Born in Magnesia ad Maeandrum.
Sculptor, architect.
Bathycles, like many other Ionians in Asia, moved westwards under the threat from the Medes as first Lydia and then the coastal towns fell. He came eventually to work in Greece. Around 530 BC, he designed the vast decorative construction known as the ...
Batrachus
2nd century, male.
Born in Laconia.
Sculptor, architect (?).
Batrachus, with his compatriot Sauras, is mentioned by Pliny in his discussions of sculptors in marble ( Natural History 36. 42) as the builder of the temples of Jupiter Stator and Juno Regina. According to Pliny, because the two artists' names did not feature in the act of consecration, they signed their work by carving 'in columnarum spiris' (on a twisted column) a frog (batrachus) and a lizard (saurus). Quite apart from the matter of their curious (but not impossible) names, the anecdote still seems unlikely to be true. Firstly, it does not appear to have been the custom in the 2nd century BC to mark the consecration of temples with an inscription. Secondly, we know from Vitruvius the name of the architect who built the temple of Jupiter Stator: the Cypriot Hermodorus of Salamis. If they ever existed, Batrachus and Sauras were probably just ordinary decorative sculptors....
Boupalus
Born in Chios.
Boupalus' work is known from the writings of Pausanias. Mention is made of a statue of Fortune, crowned with a polos (head-dress) and holding in her hand the horn of Amalthea. It is likely that Boupalus was the originator of this type of statue, so often copied by the Romans. They, and Augustus in particular, much appreciated his work, examples of which were placed in the temple of Apollo on the Palatine. Boupalus worked with his sculptor brother Athenis in several towns in Asia Minor and at Delos....
Caryatid
G. Lloyd-Morgan
Sculpted female figure (equivalent to the male Atlantid) used in place of a column (see fig.). Caryatids first appeared in ancient Greek architecture around the mid-6th century bc; they were also used in Roman architecture, and these models were revived in the 18th and 19th centuries (see §2). Classical caryatids are always clothed; they may be dressed in the Ionic style and may have either a polos or a high-sided crown on their heads, or a wider drum representing a basket containing sacred objects. When dressed in Doric costume, however, caryatids bear the capital directly on their heads. Where hands survive, they may hold ceremonial religious vessels. Non-architectural caryatid figures occur as decorative elements in the minor arts of Greece, Etruria and Imperial Rome. The most notable are the stand supporting mirror-discs, usually dating from the 6th and 5th centuries bc. Caryatids were used in furniture decoration, often as bronze mounts, during the 18th and 19th centuries....
Daedalus I
15th century, male.
Born c. 1400 BC.
Sculptor, architect, inventor. Mythological subjects.
A legendary figure, said to be the great-grandson of Erechtheus, king of Athens, Daedalus was supposed to have invented the saw, the brace, masts and sails for ships, and a range of other practical devices. According to a familiar story, the council of the Areopagus in Athens banished him to exile in Crete for having killed his nephew out of jealousy. In Crete, according to later sources, he built the Labyrinth (which some have identified as the Minoan palace at Cnossus). He is said to have been the first Greek to carve figures in the round and with separated legs....
Daidalos
Sarah P. Morris
[Gr.: ‘cunning worker’; Lat. Daedalus]
(?fl c. 600 bc).
Legendary Greek craftsman. He is conventionally associated with Bronze Age Crete and was credited in antiquity with a variety of technical and artistic achievements.
The earliest reference to Daidalos is in the Iliad, where he is named as maker of a choros for Ariadne at Knossos. In the 2nd century ad Pausanias recorded seeing this choros as a white marble relief at Knossos (IX.xl.2), but the term used in the Iliad could mean equally a painting, dancing-floor or dance. In the Classical period (c. 480–323 bc) Daidalos was mentioned primarily as a sculptor of ‘magic’ statues, both in drama (e.g. Euripides: Hecuba 838; Aristophanes: Daidalos frag. 194) and in philosophy (Plato: Menon 97d and Euthyphro 11c). In Athens he was given an Athenian pedigree as the son of Palamaon or Eupalamos, son of Metion, of the line of Erechtheos, and thus related to Hephaistos (e.g. Plato: Alcibiades I.121). He was also reputedly the teacher or father of the early ...
Despotikon
Dimitris Plantzos
An islet to the west of Paros and Antiparos in the centre of the Cyclades. It has been identified as ancient Prepesinthos, mentioned by Strabo (Geography X.v.3) and Pliny (Natural History vi.66). The archaeological remains of Despotikon were first explored in the late 19th century by pioneer Greek archaeologist Christos Tsountas, who excavated Early Cycladic (c. 3200–2000 bc) cemeteries at Livadi and Zoumbaria, and identified remains of a prehistoric settlement at the site of Chiromilos. Sixty more graves of the Early Cycladic period, as well as one of the Roman period, were discovered in the mid-20th century by the Greek Archaeological Service. Rescue excavations were initiated again in 1997, focused on the site at Mandra, where an extensive sanctuary dedicated to Apollo has been located. The excavation has yielded a great number of finds, many of which are of prime importance as to the interpretation of the site, its role in the Aegean and its relations with the Near East, from the Archaic to the Roman period....
Dion (ii)
Greek city situated at the foothills of Mt Olympus in northern Greece (district of Pieria), 14 km south of modern city of Katerini. It was an important Macedonian political and cultural centre from the Classical to the Roman periods (6th century bc–4th century ad). By the 6th century bc it seems that the Macedonians were gathering at Dion in order to honour the Olympian gods, chiefly Zeus; according to myth, Deukalion, the only man to survive the flood at the beginning of time, built an altar to Zeus as a sign of his salvation. His sons, Macedon and Magnes, lived in Pieria, near Olympus, and became the mythical ancestors of the Macedonians. The altar allegedly erected by Deukalion remained the centre of the cult life at Dion throughout its history.
King Archelaos of Macedon (c. 413–399 bc) organized athletic and dramatic contests in the framework of the religious celebrations, following the practice of the Greeks in the south, such as at the great sanctuaries of Olympia and Delphi. Philip II (...
Eleutherna
[Satra]
Greek city situated on the island of Crete, by the north-west foothills of mount Psiloritis (anc. Ida), 30 km south-east of the present-day city of Rethymnon. It was a centre for Aegean and Greek culture from the Prehistoric to the Byzantine periods (4th millennium bc–7th century bc).
Ancient Eleutherna is a typical example of a Cretan polis (city) inhabited continuously from at least from the 9th century bc (the so-called ‘Dark Age’ of Greek history) to the late Roman and Byzantine period (6th–7th century bc). Even before that, archaeological finds suggest the existence of a continuous presence on the site from the late Neolithic (4th millennium bc) through to a flourishing Minoan site of the 3rd to 2nd millennia bc. Although later construction all but eliminated traces of prehistoric architecture, there is still significant evidence to confirm unbroken habitation. In historical times (9th century...
Epeius
13th century BC, male.
Activec.1270 BC.
The mythical Epeius, son of Panopeus, is said by Pausanias to have made the famous Trojan Horse, and a Hermes for the temple of Apollo Lycius in Argos.
Eupalinus
3rd century BC, male.
Active in Megara.
Eupalinus worked in Athens. He should not be confused with famous architect of the 6th century.
Gitiadas
Active in Lacedaemonia probably during the 7th century BC.
Gitiadas made a statue of Athena for the temple dedicated to the goddess in Sparta, as well as two tripods decorated with figures of Ares and Aphrodite for the temple of Apollo at Amyclae. He worked in bronze, particularly for the cladding on reliefs in a number of temples, such as that of Athena Chalkioikos (Athena of the Bronze House) in Sparta. This technique, more metalwork than sculpture, derived from eastern art. It is not possible to describe Gitiadas' style, since nothing remains of his work....
Hadrian’s Villa
F. B. Sear, Dericksen Brinkerhoff and John Pinto
(Tivoli)
The summer palace of the emperor Hadrian, built between AD 118 and 134 and situated on an elevated plateau south-west of Tivoli. Its unusual architecture and wealth of sculpture and mosaics have fascinated artists and scholars since the Renaissance.
F. B. Sear
The buildings on the 120 ha site (see fig. ) were named after such celebrated landmarks as the Lyceum, the Academy, and the Stoa Poikile at Athens (see Augustan History: Hadrian xxvi.5), although they were not precise copies of these monuments, but followed a Republican tradition established by such men as Cicero, who had an Academy and a Lyceum in his villa at Tusculum. The site was fairly level, but high enough to command views of Rome. The ground fell away to the north-east to form a broad, secluded valley known as the Vale of Tempe. In typical Roman fashion all the elements are a blend of art and nature. Practically every group of buildings is organized around a peristyle garden, ranging from the vast, park-like enclosure of the Poikile (a) to the small and intimate garden in the nymphaeum (b), although little is known of their actual plantings (...
Statue type consisting of a plain shaft surmounted by a head, shoulder bust or sometimes a head and torso. It originated in ancient Greece and has been used since in a variety of settings, often architectural or open-air. Herms also occur, especially in classicizing contexts, as decorative motifs.
Ancient Greek herms usually featured a head of the god Hermes, from which the type derives its name, and the front of the shaft was carved with male genitals. They are known from surviving examples, the earliest of which date from the Archaic period (c. 600–480 bc; e.g. an ithyphallic herm from Siphnos, c. 520 bc; Athens, N. Archaeol. Mus., 3728; see fig.), as well as inscriptions and other literary sources, and from depictions in vase paintings. There is evidence, even at an early stage, of numerous variations: in addition to Hermes, other gods including Dionysos, Ares, Artemis and Aphrodite were shown, and portrait herms include the statue of ...
Kallimachos
A. Linfert
[Callimachus]
(fl second half of the 5th century bc).
Greek sculptor. Almost nothing is known of his life. He probably came from Corinth since, according to Vitruvius (On Architecture IV.i.9–10), Kallimachos invented the Corinthian capital (presumably before its earliest known use—in uncanonical form—at Bassai). His technical abilities were also displayed in the golden lamp (late 5th century bc) he made for the Erechtheion in Athens, which burnt for a year without refilling and had a chimney in the shape of a palm (Pausanias: Guide to Greece I.xxvi.6), i.e. a hollow column with an Aeolic ‘reed’ capital, rare before the Hellenistic period (323–27 bc). Kallimachos’ technical punctiliousness may be the reason for his ancient nickname, katatexitechnos (‘he who pines away because of art’; Vitruvius IV.i.10), given to him, according to Vitruvius, because of the ‘subtlety’ of his work in marble. His care in drilling the stone led Pausanias to use a play on words, calling him ...
Menecrates of Rhodes
Menecrates is best known for having probably been in charge of the work on the great altar at Pergamum set up by Eumenes II between 180 and 160 BC. The fame of this altar comes from the very large frieze decorating its base. The subject matter is an ancient one, dating from archaic times, that of the ...
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Melis Jaatinen
"Still only one singer stole the show: Turkish-Finnish mezzo Melis Jaatinen, whose Cherubino was gorgeously sung and superlatively characterised in my experience (how on earth did she nail that female-playing-a-male-playing-a-female?) and this is the one opera I've seen more than any others."
Andrew Mellor, British The Grammophone, 2014
Mezzo-soprano Melis Jaatinen grew up in Finland in a family with Turkish mother and Finnish father. Music always played an active part in Melis’ life; starting with piano studies at the age of five, soon developing towards a focus on singing.
She started her professional vocal studies at the Norwegian State Academy of Music with Barbro Marklund and continued at Sibelius-Academy with Marjut Hannula, where she finished her Masters Degree in music in 2009. In recent years she has been working with vocal coach Paul Farrington.
Melis made her debut in 2005 as Cherubino at Pori Opera (Mozart/ The Marriage of Figaro). Between 2010-2012 she was engaged at the Finnish National Opera as a soloist trainee. Here, she sang a large number of roles including Nancy (Britten/Albert Herring), Second woman (Mozart/ The magic Flute), Mercedes (Bizet/ Carmen),Sesto (Handel/ Giulio Cesare) and Zara (Reinvere/ The Purge – world premiere). Her other major roles include Ariodante (Handel/ Ariodante) and Dido (Purcell/ Dido& Aeneas).
Melis has always had a keen interest in singing and performing chamber music and has initiated several projects including both the classical Lied repertoire and commissions from contemporary composers.
Currently, she collaborates with pianist Juho Alakärppä. Together, they have produced a radio recording of songs by Edvard Grieg for the Finnish national broadcasting company YLE and performed at several festivals in Finland.
Outside of Finland, Melis has given recitals in Germany, Norway and Japan. In 2011 and again in 2013, she received great reviews for her performances at the Bard Music Festival in the USA. In 2013 she was a finalist at the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition in London.
Melis is a versatile singer, who enjoys exploring a wide repertoire. She continuously performs oratorio repertoire, including all the major works by Bach, Haydn and Mendelssohn. Baroque music is particularly dear to her, and she has had a special joy of performing it ever since she started singing.
Melis has sung among others under the baton of Ivan Anguélov, Howard Arman, Mikko Franck, Tomáš Hanus, Leif Segerstam and Pinchas Steinberg.
The Finnish Culture-, Pro musica- and Wegelius foundations have supported Melis’ studies and artistic work during the recent years.
In Norway she sang the role of Kristina at the world premiere in Gisle Kverndokk’s opera Easter on a national tour in spring 2014.
Melis sang Mercedes (Carmen) in Savonlinna Opera Festival and Cherubino (The Marriage of Figaro) in Finnish National Opera in summer and autumn 2014.
She sang Berta in The Barber of Seville at the Norwegian National Opera in December to February 2014/2015 and she has already done two solo recitals at the Norwegian National Opera - one at the Maine Stage: Songs by Sibelius, Grieg, Mahler and Brahms and one at Asker Kulturhus.
She had a leading part in Icelandic renowned composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir's first opera " _UR": The opera has been performed at the Ultima Festival in Norway, in Germany and Iceland.
In season 16/17 she sang Mercedes (Carmen) at The Finnish National Opera, Zerlina (Don Giovanni) with Opera Østfold, Bach cantatas in Oslo Cathedral and Akershus Castle Church and the world premiere of the oratorio VIA by Olli Kortigangas at Naantali Music Festival.
Engagements in 17/18, in selection:
Flora in La Traviata at Finnish National Opera, a new year concert tour in the northern part of Norway with The Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, and Pauline/ Daphne in Pique-Dame at Savonlinna Opera Festival.
Among upcoming engagements is a Bach production at Norrlandsoperan in Umeå and on tour in Sweden. Spring 2019. We – An Unknown Opera by Bach? A tribute to humanity through the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Opera singers, dancers and choir together with Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra and conductor Olof Boman.
Melis lives in Oslo and speaks Norwegian besides Finnish, English and Turkish. In addition to music she enjoys spending time with cycling and photography.
A concert tour with Brahms’ and Schumann’s Liebeslieder is planned in Norway in 2018-2019 along with a recording project with Nordic Impressionist composers together with pianist Juho Alakärppä.
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May 31, 2019, 1:49 PM ET
‘Kai The Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker’ Hit With 57-Year Sentence For Lawyer’s Murder, Plans Appeal
In an exclusive prison interview with Oxygen.com, Caleb McGillivary insisted he was innocent — and said he intends to seek the counsel of Kathleen Zellner, Steven Avery’s attorney.
By Dorian Geiger
Caleb McGillivary waits to be arraigned on murder charges in a Union County jail courtroom in Elizabeth, N.J., on Monday June 3, 2013. Photo: Star Ledger/Patti Sapone/Pool/AP
A nomadic drifter-turned-internet celebrity who racked up millions of views on YouTube and even once appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! was sentenced to 57 years in prison on Thursday for the murder of 73-year-old New Jersey lawyer.
Caleb McGillivary, better known as "Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker," achieved internet fame in 2013 for an interview with a California television news station. Pantomiming the entire episode, the shaggy, bandana-wearing Canadian told the cameras how he had beaten a man with a hatchet who was allegedly about to attack two women at a traffic intersection.
“So I f---ing ran up behind him with a hatchet,” McGillivary said to Fox affiliate KMPH. “Smash! Smash! Smash!”
More than six years later, McGillivary is now facing nearly 60 years behind bars for the murder of 73-year-old military veteran and New Jersey attorney Joseph Galfy, whom prosecutors said he met in Times Square just months after he had gone wildly viral.
But it’s a crime McGillivary denies committing.
“I'm still innocent and I'm still telling the truth,” McGillivary wrote in a prepared statement he delivered to the courts before he was sentenced.
“Despite the treachery of my former counsel and despite the misconduct of the malicious prosecution and despite the bias of the cronies on the bench I will overturn your false conviction and your worthless sentence,” he added. “This is nothing but a sham trial you railroaded an innocent man. Shame on you.”
During his trial, McGillivary claimed Galfy, whom he was staying with temporarily, drugged and raped him, and that his killing was self-defense. He also alleged authorities covered up or destroyed that evidence. McGillivary was convicted in April following a four-week trial. He called that ruling a “false conviction” and claimed his own defense attorney John Cito, purposely sabotaged his case and withheld expert testimony.
“He threw my case,” McGillivary told Oxygen.com. “That is not somebody who is representing me.”
Cito didn't return messages from Oxygen.com to comment.
McGillivary now has 45 days to appeal his sentence.
“Yesterday’s sentence was the result of an unfair trial and an unjustly obtained conviction,” McGillivary’s paralegal Ashely Bignault told Oxygen.com. “The trial, conviction, and sentence are a travesty of justice.”
Ahead of McGilllivary’s sentencing, Bignault filed several motions to the Superior Court of Union County requesting a new trial on the 30-year-old’s behalf.
“Kai will appeal, and rightly so,” she added. “We hope to see a new trial in this case, and we hope that when we do, it will be a fair trial. Everyone charged with a crime deserves to be effectively represented and defended, regardless of the ability to pay for same, and everyone charged with a crime deserves a fair trial. Kai received neither.”
Bignault also claimed that McGillivary has been denied attorney access and that she’s been “harrassed” by correctional officials in carrying out her paralegal work on his case.
“We have been fighting tooth and nail for his fair treatment since he was transferred from Union County to Essex County,” she said.
McGillivary told Oxygen.com that he's hoping to retain the counsel of Kathleen Zellner, the fiercely meticulous defense attorney who’s built a career on overturning wrongful convictions. Zellner recently appeared in the second season of Netflix’s true crime documentary “Making a Murderer” and is the acting attorney of Steven Avery, one of that series' subjects.
Despite McGillivary’s self-defense claim, authorities “leveraged voluminous quantities of surveillance footage, digital cell phone data, and other forms of evidence to identify McGillvary as a suspect in the case,” Union County Assistant Prosecutors Scott Peterson and Jillian Reyes said.
On May 13, 2013, Clark Police found Galfy’s partially clothed body in his bedroom.
“[Galfy] sustained numerous serious blunt-force injuries to his face, head, neck, chest, and arms, including multiple fractures to the neck, skull, and ribs, plus severe contusions, abrasions, and bleeding – injuries that contradicted McGillivary’s self-defense claim,” according to an Office of the Union County Prosecutor press release.
“He was helpless, prone on the ground, and in agony,” Union County Superior Court Judge Robert Kirsch said, who called the crime “a byproduct of unrestrained rage.”
“You are crafty, you are cunning, you are disingenuous, and you are manipulative,” Kirsch said to McGillivary. “And when you become eligible for parole, you will still be younger than Mr. Galfy was when you murdered him.”
McGillivary must serve at least 85 percent of his 57-year sentence before he’s eligible for parole, according to prosecutors.
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Co-Worker Touching Your Hair? Touch Theirs Back
Marie Dasylva
SourceNora Noor
People who are accelerating our culture and advancing the conversation – for good or for ill. You may not have heard of them yet – but you'll soon need to know 'em.
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She’s offering a solution to women who don’t have the time, money or energy for drawn-out legal battles.
By Linda A. Thompson
The Daily Dose APR 28 2019
A Black woman recently came to Marie Dasylva for help. One of her colleagues kept touching her hair at work, a common affront with racist roots and misperceptions going back to slavery and colonialism. So Dasylva instructed the woman to employ the “shit boomerang” strategy and to touch her co-worker’s hair right back next time.
“You return the stigma,” Dasylva says. “If you’re going to touch my hair so I feel different, I’m going to touch yours so you feel different. Because in a way, touching a Black person’s hair is reminding her that she’s outside the norm, that she doesn’t belong, that she’s different.”
It’s with these kinds of simple methods that Dasylva, 35 and a single mom of one, wants to help women of color navigate hostile work environments. With her agency Nkali (Igbo for “to be greater than another”), this straight-talking Parisian entrepreneur has formulated what she calls “survival strategies” for women of color, developed with a psychologist and a lawyer who specialize in workplace discrimination. The strategies might go from dressing to impress after a workplace gaffe (“the Naomi Campbell”) to aggressively ignoring a bigoted co-worker, to keeping a careful record of instances of harassment to back an employer into a corner. Or, as Dasylva demonstrated for a client in the Jardin des Plantes botanical garden recently, screaming “You stop that right now!” at a sexual harasser, wielding her voice and body to convey power.
What’s unique about Dasylva’s approach is that through her one-on-one consultancy, group workshops and tweets she helps women of color deal with bigots and bullies head on. “Honestly, we should all be taking more legal action, but most of the women I coach aren’t necessarily interested in going to court,” Dasylva says.
It’s forbidden by law to collect statistics on race and ethnicity in France, so it’s hard to gauge the population (by comparison, ethnic minorities make up about 13 percent of the population in the U.K. and the Netherlands). What is clear is that women of color don’t have it easy in the workplace. According to the International Labor Organization, 54 percent of women of color in France ages 18 to 44 experience harassment on the job.
Marie Mercat-Bruns, a French-American professor who specializes in anti-discrimination law, points out that race is a taboo subject in France and there are few spaces for women of color to discuss their experiences. “From a pragmatic viewpoint, what she is doing sounds great and empowering, and like she’s creating support groups and forms of resilience,” Mercat-Bruns says of Dasylva, whose work she calls “a very useful temporary measure.”
When you’re in these environments where you feel completely robbed of power, how do you give back power?
But Mercat-Bruns says Dasylva’s methods don’t address the structural nature of sexual and racial harassment as, for instance, class-action suits do. “This is not an interpersonal issue. It’s the environment that allows people to do this; it’s managers that allow colleagues to do this,” she says, adding that the burden should be on employers, not individual employees, to address instances of harassment.
“I’m not opposed to legal action, and it can be a solution,” says Dasylva. “My strategy is determined by the goals of my clients. If they want to go to court, I’ll help them with that.” But she points out that legal action isn’t the only way to obtain justice. Justice can also mean negotiating a 20,000-euro financial reward, getting a harasser fired or quitting without prior notice so a company has to scramble to find a replacement.
Born to immigrants from the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau and the eldest of four children, Dasylva grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Paris. She started working as a shop assistant in a luxury store after high school and climbed the ranks as a manager for different luxury brands.
Then, in 2014, she was fired over her poor performance. Dasylva says her inability to get the job done was directly tied to her position as a Black, plus-size woman. “When people think of luxury, they don’t think of you,” she says. “I was treated like an alien, like an industrial accident.” In the end, that sense of not belonging paralyzed her as a manager and left her unable to make everyday decisions. Still, she says, she was unjustly fired because she was given no room to improve her performance.
As a result of the dismissal, Dasylva went into a two-year depression. Toward the end of it, she began imagining alternative scenarios to the racist and sexist incidents she’d experienced throughout her career, how she might have handled them differently. The idea for Nkali was born.
Since launching Nkali in 2017, Dasylva’s appeal has spread outside of France, and she now leads coaching sessions, lectures and master classes in Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Germany. She meets with two to three clients a day, compared to just one per day in 2017.
Lisa, a 30-year-old Cameroonian-born computer engineer, enlisted Dasylva’s help in 2017 after four years of workplace harassment (she did not wish to have her real name used because she still works for the company). At the time, her manager patronized and humiliated her in the presence of co-workers on a daily basis. Although Lisa is a native French speaker, he ridiculed the way she spoke, jeered when she made small linguistic lapses and repeatedly mocked her Cameroonian last name. He also nicknamed her “the migrant.”
At Dasylva’s instructions, Lisa first took 10 days of sick leave. She then met with Dasylva twice to learn to speak the language of human resources. “I didn’t know it, but she made me understand that the role of HR is to defend the company first and foremost — not the employee. So preparation and a fact-based argumentation were key,” Lisa says.
With Dasylva’s help, Lisa achieved her goal, which was to no longer have to work with the manager (she was transferred to a different city). “Marie did point out to me that I could take this to court if I wanted to, but I don’t think I would have had the energy for that,” Lisa says. She doesn’t know whether the manager was ever sanctioned. “Marie saved my life. Thanks to her I was able to take my life back into my own hands. I have no idea where I would be now if not for her,” Lisa says.
Often the only women of color in their office, Dasylva’s clients typically feel powerless against their harassers. “So the goal is: How do I ensure that David doesn’t feel crushed by Goliath’s largeness?” she says. “When you’re in these environments where you feel completely robbed of power, how do you give back power?”
When I ask Dasylva whether she’d still be working in the luxury industry if she had been coached by herself, she lets out a delicious deep-throated laugh. “No,” she says finally. “I would have told her: ‘Marie, you deserve better.’”
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By Christian Amondson
Top 50 Online MBA Programs in Marketing 2017
Of all the possible concentrations and specializations in an MBA degree, Marketing is one of the most prevalent and popular. While some specializations focus on a specific sector in the business world, like healthcare or sports, marketing crosses all sector boundaries and plays a crucial role in every organization. Marketing is always an important part of a business plan. Marketing is the communication between organizations and consumers. No matter how important or innovative a product or service is, if an organization does not have an effective marketing plan, the organization will not remain sustainable.
Recommended Online Master's in Marketing Programs
Marketing managers are the professionals that manage this critical communication for overall organizational success and sustainability. These professionals are responsible fostering relationships with customers by creating and implementing an effective marketing plan. An online MBA focused in marketing allows professionals to gain the business and management base with the courses that will offer the specific knowledge and tools for marketing expertise.
Let this ranking help you find the highest quality Online MBA Program in the field of Marketing!
For more information about other online MBA programs, check out our article on the top MBA specializations and explore our other Online MBA Rankings.
This list ranks the best online MBA programs available focused on the area of Marketing. A list of 380 online and hybrid MBA programs was obtained and then vetted based on a marketing focus or concentration and then following five factors:
Estimated Tuition Cost: Each program was evaluated based on the estimated total MBA base tuition cost. Meaning, this data is calculated for the entirety of the degree, but does not included fees, books, or room and board. Even without the full financial investment data, this tuition pricing still gives students great insight on the average investment and possible return on investment. The cost was gathered from the most recent data given on each program or school website. The lowest tuition on the list was $8,807, the highest came in at $122,880, with the average resting at $41,781.
Accreditation: Accreditation plays a significant role in the life of an MBA student and their future prospects. Accreditations signify that a program has gone to great lengths to meet high standards in its delivered education, and thus can speak to the value of content in a degree. Accreditation also affects an MBA's brand and prestige, which in turn affects a student's competitive advantage in the marketplace. Every program is ranked on whether it holds a regional accreditation, as well as an additional business accreditation. The regional accrediting agencies are one of six recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The business accrediting institutions vetted in this ranking are IACBE, ACBSP, and AACSB. AACSB is widely regarded as the highest level of business accreditation, and thus the schools that achieve this accreditation were given the highest marks.
PayScale Early Career Salary: This data point is collected from the 2016-17 PayScale College Salary Report. The early-career salary data reports the median salary for alumni from each school's master's or MBA program that have 0-5 years of experience. This data is important for students to explore because of the direct affect it has on each graduate's financial ROI from a program. The highest early-career salary reported in this ranking is $109,000. Any program without a reported PayScale early-career salary was calculated at zero because of no available third-party data.
Prestige: The prestige for each program was calculated with ranking data from some of the most prestigious rankings systems for online MBA programs, US News and World Report, the Princeton Review, the Financial Times, and Quacquarelli Symonds. Schools were evaluated on how many rankings included their online MBA program.
Overall Graduation Rates: The overall graduation rate data was collected from the National Center for Education Statistics. This data is used to reflect each school's student satisfaction. Graduation rates show if graduate students were receiving value from their studies and were motivated to finish their degrees at a particular college or university. Programs without a recorded NCES graduation rate was calculated at zero because of no available third-party data.
All of the data for each five data factors was weighted equally and averaged. This average score provided the ranking order for this list. By weighing the tuition cost, accreditation, early career salary, prestige, and graduation rates, this ranking helps future marketing management professionals find the highest quality online MBA program available to propel them into their future career.
Here is our list of the Top 50 Online MBA Degrees in Marketing.
#50 University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business – Baltimore, Maryland
An online Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing is offered at the University of Baltimore's Merrick School of Business. This program is selected because of its excellent accreditation through the AACSB and regional accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
The University of Baltimore features an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing concentration at the Merrick School of Business. This 100% online MBA can be completed in as little as 36 hours by students meeting the required prerequisites of academic experience. With a price of $824 per credit hour, the total tuition cost of this program is $29,664. Some students completing this degree report an early career salary of up to $46,900. Students with a business background can waive up to 12 credits of foundational coursework. The remainder of this degree consists of 15 credits of required core courses, nine flexible core courses, and three credits based on a capstone experience. The flexible core courses for this Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing include, Entrepreneurial Finance, Corporate Finance, Managing in a Dynamic Environment, Collaboration, Negotiation and Conflict Management, and Customers and Markets.
From its humble beginnings as a private law school and college of business administration in Baltimore, the University of Baltimore was established in 1925 and did not become a four-year public institution until 1975. Today, the school oversees just over 6,200 students seeking degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. UB is accredited by the AACSB and receives regional accreditation through the Middle States Commission on Higher Learning. Diversity is highly valued at the University of Baltimore, apparent in the single-largest racial demographic of 42% enrollment of African-Americans at the school, and noteworthy in featured courses showcased to students including World Music, World Cultures, and Managing Diversity. UB reports a graduation rate of 32 percent.
Estimated Program Tuition: $29,664
#49 Azusa Pacific University School of Business and Management – Azusa, California
Azusa Pacific University offers an online MBA with a focus on Marketing at its School of Business and Management. This 42-unit program is featured with a total tuition cost of $31,164, well under the average tuition for this ranking.
An online Master of Business Administration is featured at the School of Business and Management at Azusa Pacific University. This flexible MBA program is designed to be completed in as little as 12 months utilizing eight-week terms and completing two courses each term. Even though students regulate their individual schedules for coursework, the School of Business and Management recommends allotting six to 10 hours each week for the completion of weekly course content. This 42-credit hour MBA is priced at $742 per unit making the total cost of tuition $31,164. This 100% online program is divided between 30 units of core coursework and 12 units of specialized Marketing courses including the three courses of Marketing Research, Integrated Marketing Communications, and Strategic Digital Marketing. The final unit for this degree includes an elective experiential capstone chosen from a business internship, a global field study, or a capstone project.
With a campus located just 25 miles north of Los Angeles, Azusa Pacific University is a four-year, private, not-for-profit university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs to the just-under 10,000 students enrolled there. Touted as one of the largest Christian institutions of higher learning in the United States, Azusa Pacific University was established in 1899 as the Training School for Christian Workers. Today the university receives its accreditation through the IACBE and is regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and Senior College and University Commission. The school reports a healthy 68% graduation rate among students and retains a student-to-faculty ratio of 12 to one.
#48 Regent University School of Business & Leadership – Virginia Beach, Virginia
The School of Business & Leadership at Regent University offers an online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. This program offers students an affordable degree with stellar accreditations.
Regent University features an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis at its School of Business and Leadership. This 42-credit MBA is priced at $650 per credit bringing the total cost of tuition to $27,300. Some students holding this degree have reported an early career salary of up to $41,700. Students interested in applying for this 100% online MBA must complete an online application, pay a $50 application fee, submit official undergraduate transcripts and professional resume, and write an admissions essay. Some of the courses required to complete this degree with a specialization in Marketing include Managing Organizations, Marketing, Innovation & Technological Success, and Advertising & Promotion. Among the recognitions and accolades this program has received is a place among the nation's best per U.S. News online who placed the program at #111.
The vision of a graduate-level institution of higher education which would train Christian men and women for a multitude of professions was realized in 1977 when Dr. Pat Robertson established CBN University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Today, Regent University oversees almost 7,000 students seeking degrees at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. The four-year, private, not-for-profit university gets its name from the principle that Christians are to be quality representatives, or regents, of Jesus Christ in all they do both professionally and personally. The school, which receives its business accreditation through the ACBSP and is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Commission on Colleges, reports a graduation rate of 49% among its students.
#47 National University School of Business and Management – La Jolla, California
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing specialization is offered at the School of Business and Management at National University. This program enjoys a national ranking of #155 by U.S. News & World Report.
The School of Business and Management at National University features an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. This 100% online MBA is based on five pillars of education the school prioritizes from the direction of its administration. The themes valued and taught include Relevance, Accessibility and Support, Specialization, Application, and Technology. This degree is divided between 63 quarter units of graduate credit and is priced at $416 per quarter unit making the total cost of tuition $26,208. The four courses required for the Marketing concentration include Consumer Behavior, Global Marketing, Market Research, and Strategic Marketing Simulation. Qualified students can complete this degree with a minimum course load of 16 courses and 63 quarter units while students lacking the required academic experience can expect to take up to 19 courses and be responsible for up to 76.5 quarter units.
A relatively young school, National University was established in 1971 as a four-year, private not-for-profit university in sunny La Jolla, a seaside community San Diego, California. The 17,000-member student body seeks degrees at associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. The school, which reports a 33% graduation rate among its students, receives a business accreditation through the IACBE and is regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission. The university is comprised of four schools and two colleges including the Sanford College of Education and the College of Letters and Sciences. Diversity is of the utmost importance at National University, as the school is one of the top ten universities in the nation that awards graduate degrees to women.
#46 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University College of Business – Daytona Beach, Florida
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University features an online MBA with an emphasis in Marketing at its College of Business. This program benefits from the university's exceptional accreditation through the ACBSP and regional accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Commission on Colleges.
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing concentration is offered at the College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. This 33-credit hour program is priced at $620 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition an attractive $20,460. Some reports indicate students earning up to $60,900 early in their career after completing this 100% online MBA with a focus on Marketing. Twenty-one hours of this program consist of business core courses while 12 hours consist of courses specific to the Marketing specialization including Customer Value, Global marketing, and Digital marketing. The last course required for the specialization is an elective of the student's choice among any business course not taken beforehand. U.S. News & World Report ranks this program as one of the best in the nation at #100.
With a main campus situated in Daytona Beach, Florida, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University also has educational centers located in Prescott, Arizona, Fort Worth, Texas, and as far away as Asia and Europe, in addition to locations all over the world where distance learners study. No stranger to accolades, Embry-Riddle was recently awarded as one of the best online undergraduate programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report in 2017. This four-year, private, not-for-profit university awards degrees at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. The school, featuring an enrollment of 13,740 students and reporting a graduation rate of 27% among its students, receives its business accreditation through the ACBSP and is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.
#45 California State University, Dominguez Hills College of Business Administration & Public Policy – Carson, California
The College of Business Administration & Public Policy at California State University, Dominguez Hills offers an online MBA with a Marketing Management focus. This program makes the list with an attractive total tuition cost of just $15,180.
California State University, Dominguez Hills offers an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing Management at its College of Business Administration & Pubic Policy. The online MBA program at CSUDH has been recognized as one of the top 20 cyber universities by Forbes Magazine and one of the best bangs for the buck by CNN Money. This 33-unit online MBA requires the completion of two courses entitled Marketing Information Management and Strategic Marketing and then an additional nine units of coursework including International Marketing: Cases and Issues, Seminar in Services Marketing, Negotiation and Persuasive Presentation, Internet Marketing, and Brand Management. This 100% online program is priced at $460 per unit making it one of our most affordable degrees on our list at $15,180. Undergrad students interested in applying for this program are required to have maintained a 2.75 GPA through their previous academic experience, scored at least a 450 on the GMAT, and remained in good standing with their previous university.
Though only being established in 1960, the land on which California State University, Dominguez, Hills sits has a long and rich history dating back all the way to 1784 when Juan Jose Dominguez, a Spanish soldier, was granted 75,000 acres by Spanish King Charles III. The four-year, public university, named after the Dominguez family, now oversees 14,635 students seeking degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels at the 346-acre campus located in Carson, California. The school, regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and Senior College and University Commission, reports a graduation rate of 35%. The athletic program at CSUDH supports 10 men's and women's sports teams competing at the NCAA Division II level. The school's mascot is the Toros.
#44 Sacred Heart University Jack Welch College of Business – Fairfield, Connecticut
Sacred Heart University's Jack Welch College of Business features an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. This program benefits from quality accreditation and a high graduation rate of 64% among students at Sacred Heart University.
The Jack Welch College of Business at Sacred Heart University offers an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing specialization. This 36-credit course begins with the two courses of Introduction to Economics and Statistics and Fundamentals of Management which are waived for qualified students meeting the requirements based on previous academic experience. Professional Planning follows as a required course, followed by Finance and Managerial Accounting and Corporate Financial Management, and then four more courses under Leadership Competencies and Integrated Core Courses. At $875 per credit, this 36-credit online MBA has a total tuition cost of $31,500. The Jack Welch College of Business requires that students interested in this degree fill out an online application with an application fee, report a previous GPA of at least 3.0, submit official transcripts, write a personal statement document, submit two letters of recommendation and resume, and submit a GMAT score of at least 400 if possessing two years of professional experience.
Enjoying excellent national accreditation through the AACSB and being regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, Sacred Heart University is located on a scenic campus in Fairfield, Connecticut. Over 8,000 students are currently seeking associate, undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degrees at this four-year, private not-for-profit Catholic university which was established in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Bridgeport Diocese. Today, Sacred Heart University is the second-largest Catholic school in New England and reports a healthy graduation rate of 64%. The student-to-faculty ratio at the school is currently 15 to one and the average class size is 21.
#43 Liberty University School of Business – Lynchburg, Virginia
An online Master of Business with a concentration in Marketing is offered at Liberty University's School of Business. This 45-credit program is priced at $615 per credit making the total cost of tuition $27,675.
Liberty University features an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis at its School of Business. Admission requirements for this 100% online MBA include an online application, $50 application fee, initial submission of unofficial transcripts followed by sealed official transcripts, an undergraduate degree consisting of a 3.0 GPA, and 15 hours of upper level business courses completed. This 45-hour program allows students to transfer up to 15 credit hours into the degree plan and at a cost of $615 per credit hour, the total cost of tuition is $27,675. This program has been identified by U.S. News online as one of the nation's best, sitting at #127. Some students of this online MBA with a Marketing concentration have reported an early career salary of up to $53,600 showing a positive balance between cost of the program and potential earnings in the workplace.
With a main campus in Lynchburg, Virginia, Liberty University has grown into the largest four-year, private not-for-profit university in the United States, helped largely by consistently providing quality and affordable distance-learning programs in many areas of study. With a residential enrollment of over 15,000 and an online enrollment of over 90,000, it also holds the distinction as the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Virginia and the largest Christian university in the world. Established in 1971, the school offers degree plans at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. LU receives its national accreditation through the ACBSP and is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Commission on Colleges. With a graduation rate of 47% among its enrolled students, Liberty reports that 95% of those enrolled enjoy some form of financial aid awarded by the school.
#42 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Robert A. Foisie Business School – Worcester, Massachusetts
The Robert A. Foisie Business School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute features an online Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing. Some graduates completing this program report an early salary of up to $74,800.
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing focus is offered at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Robert A. Foisie Business School. This 48-hour online MBA with an emphasis in Marketing is priced at $1,408 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $67,584. Some students, upon completing this program, have reported a healthy early career earning salary of up to $74,800 revealing a sound investment-to-profit ratio. It can be said this program also benefits from Worcester Polytechnic Institute's quality level of accreditation and the high graduation percentage among its students. The Robert A. Foisie Business School offers two rolling deadline dates for admission into the MBA program. Students interested in this Master of Business with a Marketing concentration are required to submit official transcripts from all universities, an application fee of $70, three letters of professional recommendation, a statement of purpose, and a professional resume. GMAT/GRE scores are required as well but will be waived for students with a satisfactory GPA and those who are WPI alumni.
With excellent national accreditation through AACSB and regional accreditation through the New England Commission of Higher Education, Worcester Polytechnic Institute touts one of the highest graduation rates reported among all schools on our list at 85%. This four-year, private not-for-profit university is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and offers degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Established in 1865, WPI now oversees just under 6,600 students both on campus and through distance learning. The city of Worcester itself holds a unique place in American history, at one time being a manufacturing powerhouse and political hub. Today the city offers its residents, and students of WPI, an opportunity to enjoy modern conveniences in a historical setting. Besides the main campus in Worcester, the school maintains over 40 project centers on six continents.
#41 University of La Verne College of Business and Public Management – La Verne, California
The University of La Verne's College of Business and Public Management offers an online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. U.S. News online includes this program on its list as one of the nation's best at #134.
The College of Business and Public Management at the University of La Verne features an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing specialization. This 33-semester hour program is divided between 18-semester hours of core coursework, 12-semester hours of electives and Marketing-specific courses, and three hours of a Culminating Activity through Strategic Management. The required course for this concentration is Strategic Marketing Management while the elective courses include New Product Development, Marketing Channels/Distribution, International Marketing Management, and The Management and Marketing of Services. This 100% online MBA with a focus on Marketing was specifically designed for business professionals with a minimum of three years' professional experience. With a $795 per credit cost, this 33-credit degree has a total tuition cost of $26,235. Some students after completing this degree have reported early career earnings of up to $58,800, while U.S. News online places this program at #134 among the best in the nation.
Originally named Lordsburg College, and established in 1891, the University of La Verne took on its current name at the same time the city of La Verne was established in California in 1917. The school saw most of its first graduates receiving degrees in education while today the student body of over 8,300 students is enrolled in associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs both on campus and online through distance learning. The school reports a graduation rate of 64% and is regionally accredited through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and Senior College and University Commission. The athletic program at La Verne University supports 18 total sports teams which compete at the NCAA Division III level as members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
#40 Wright State University Raj Soin College of Business – Dayton, Ohio
An online MBA with a Marketing specialization is offered at the Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State University. This program benefits from the university's exceptional national accreditation from AACSB and regional accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission.
Wright State University's Raj Soin College of Business features an online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. This 100% online MBA, which can be earned with as few as 33 hours completed by qualified students, is priced at $622 per hour making the total cost of tuition $20,526. A pay scale salary of up to $58,600 has been reported by some students after completing this program revealing a positive investment-to-return ratio. Among the distinctions this program has garnered recently includes its being named the #124 best online program in the nation by U.S. News online. Applicants seeking acceptance into this program at the Raj Soin College of Business must hold an undergraduate GPA of 3.0, but GMAT scores are waived and up to 12 hours of equivalent graduate level coursework can be transferred into this program. This 33-credit online MBA is divided between 21 credit hours of core courses, nine-credit hours of Marketing-specific courses, and 3-credit hours of a capstone experience entitled Developing and Implementing Competitive Strategies.
Named after pioneering engineers and aviators, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Wright State University is a four-year public research university located on 730 acres in Dayton, Ohio that emphasizes the same adventurous spirit that allowed the famous brothers to fly so many years ago. With a student body of almost 18,000, the university oversees undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral fields of study and offers over 230 degree programs. The school was originally established as a satellite campus for Ohio State University and Miami University, and then became a stand-alone independent university in 1967. Among other accolades and distinctions, the school was awarded the Civil Rights Leadership Award of Excellence in 2012 for its support of civil rights and for the campus being one of the most accessible campuses in the state of Ohio. Wright State University receives excellent national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission.
#39 Webster University School of Business and Technology – Saint Louis, Missouri
The School of Business and Technology at Webster University offers an online Master of Business Administration with a focus in Marketing. This 49-credit program has a total tuition cost of $38,220.
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing specialization is featured at the School of Business and Technology at Webster University. This 100% online MBA features the following Marketing-specific courses: Marketing Channel Management, Promotional Management, International Marketing, Management of Digital Marketing, Marketing Analytics, and Integrated Studies in Marketing. With a per-credit price of $780, this 49-hour program has a total tuition cost of $38,220 and was ranked at #160 in the nation by U.S. News online. Some students completing this degree report an early career salary of up to $58,300 showing a healthy return on investment. The prerequisite courses for this degree of Business, Accounting Theory and Practice, and Current Economic Analysis, can be waived by qualified students completing equivalent courses through other programs within five years of applying for this MBA through the School of Business and Technology.
Diversity and a global perspective are just two of the values prominent at Webster University, a four-year, private not-for-profit university located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The student body of over 15,000 at Webster hail from all over the United States and over 100 foreign countries as well. The university consists of five colleges and schools including Arts and Sciences, Business and Technology, Communications, Education, and Fine Arts. With a national accreditation through the ACBSP and regional accreditation through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission, Webster University reports a healthy graduation rate of 62% revealing high marks for student satisfaction. The school was founded by the Catholic group, Sisters of Loretto, in 1915 as one of the very first Catholic schools for women west of the Mississippi River.
#38 Southern New Hampshire University School of Business – Manchester, New Hampshire
An online Master of Business with a Marketing specialization is featured at Southern New Hampshire University's School of Business. This 12-course program is priced at $1,881 per course making the total cost of tuition $22,572.
The School of Business at Southern New Hampshire University offers an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. With a schedule of two courses per 10-week term, students enrolled in this 100% online program can complete all coursework in as few as 15 months. With over 40 years' experience of providing MBA programs, the School of Business has divided this MBA with a Marketing specialization into core courses, degree courses, and a capstone experience. The Marketing-specific courses required for this degree are Promotions Management, Consumer Behavior, and Brand Management. This 12-course online MBA is priced at $1,881 per course making the total cost of tuition $22,572. Some students completing this degree have reported an early career salary of up to $52,600 showing a healthy return on the investment of education. U.S. News online has recognized this program in Marketing as one of the nation's best, awarding it with the #175 spot.
Originally established as the New Hampshire School of Accounting and Secretarial Science in 1932, Southern New Hampshire University has seen many changes to its name, status, and location through the years. Today the four-year, private not-for-profit university located in historic Manchester, New Hampshire oversees students seeking degrees at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Current enrollment at the school is just over 61,000 and the university reports a graduation rate of 58%. SNHU receives its national accreditation through the ACBSP and is regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. The school has a reputation for holding environmentalism in high regard and became the first carbon-neutral university in the state in 2007.
#37 Regis University College of Business & Economics – Denver, Colorado
Regis University's College of Business & Economics offers an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. Some students graduating from this program report early career earnings of up to $58,400.
An online Master of Business Administration is featured at the College of Business & Economics at Regis University. This 36-credit hour program is priced at $780 per hour making the total cost of tuition $28,080. A pay scale salary of $58,400 has been reported by some students after completing this degree showing a balanced return on the investment of education. The College of Business & Economics offers six start dates over the calendar year for accepted students, while the courses are delivered in 8-week terms. Students lacking an academic background in business can still be accepted into this program but may be subject to the three prerequisite courses of Principles of Accounting I and II and Business Finance before being allowed to pursue core courses and Marketing-specific courses. The 36-credit hours of this 100% online MBA are divided between 5 core courses, two specialized courses: Discovering Marketing Opportunity and Marketing Strategy, three electives from the following courses: International Marketing, Product Management, Branding and Promotion: Strategy to Implementation, and Entrepreneurial Innovation, a general elective, and one MBA Capstone Course.
Regis University is a four-year, private Roman Catholic University located in Denver, Colorado, a city recently named one of the best large cities in America to live in. Regis oversees almost 9,000 students pursuing degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels both on-campus and through distance learning. With a regional accreditation through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission, the university receives high marks for student satisfaction reporting a graduation rate of 73%. U.S. News and World Report recognized Regis University as one of the best regional universities in the west in 2016.
#36 University of South Dakota Beacom School of Business – Vermillion, South Dakota
The Beacom School of Business at the University of South Dakota features an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing concentration. This program receives high marks from Princeton Review, enjoying its #12 spot as one of the best in the nation.
The University of South Dakota offers an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing at its Beacom School of Business. Up to 18 hours of foundational coursework may be waived by qualified students who possess adequate undergraduate business academic experience. The remainder of this 33-credit hour program is divided between 27-credit hours of advanced courses, and the remaining credit hours specific to the Marketing concentration. The three courses in this area include Advanced Consumer Behavior and two elective courses chosen between New Product Development, Brand Management, Supply Chain Management, and Data Mining for Managers. Priced at $442 per credit hour, this 100% online MBA has a total tuition cost of just $14,587, making it one of the most affordable programs on our list. Among the accolades and distinctions of this program include a #12 national ranking by the Princeton Review, and U.S. News online's ranking it at #65 among the best in the nation.
With historical and elegant buildings framed against mature trees and a picturesque landscape, the University of South Dakota's beautiful 274-acre campus, located along the Missouri River in Vermillion, South Dakota, is a source a pride for the university and student body alike. This four-year public institution of higher learning offers degree plans to just over 10,000 students at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. With exceptional national accreditation through the AACSB and regional accreditation the through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission, USD reports a graduation rate of 52% among its students. Established in 1862, the University of South Dakota is the oldest university in the state. The USD Coyotes wear the colors of red and white and include 14 sports teams that compete at the NCAA Division I level.
#35 Florida Institute of Technology Nathan M. Bisk College of Business – Melbourne, Florida
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis is offered at Florida Institute of Technology's Nathan M. Bisk College of Business. This program is featured as one of the best in the nation by U.S. News online, sitting at #119.
The Nathan M. Bisk College of Business at the Florida Institute of Technology features an online Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing. This 36-credit hour program is priced at $896 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $32,256. The Nathan M. Bisk College of Business has designed its admission requirements with flexibility and ease in mind revealed in a simple admission process that begins with an online application and submission of a transcript request which the school will complete on the student's behalf. There is no application fee requirement or GRE/GMAT score necessary for acceptance into this 100% online MBA. With eight-week courses and a total of 12 classes, this program is designed to be completed in two years. This MBA with a focus in Marketing is divided between two foundational courses, five core courses, four Marketing-specific courses including Strategic Marketing, International Business, Consumer Behavior Strategies, and Advanced Market Research, and a capstone course of Strategic Management. Some students have reported an early career salary of up to $64,400 after completing this program.
The history of the Florida Institute of Technology goes all the way back to 1958, when the first classes the school offered were held at Eau Gallie Junior High School. The institute has come a long way in its almost 60 years of existence. The four-year private, not-for-profit school of research located in Melbourne, Florida currently oversees 6,631 students seeking degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. While the Florida Institute of Technology reports a graduation rate of 57% among its students, it receives its national accreditation through the IACBE and is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Commission on Colleges.
#34 Dallas Baptist University Graduate School of Business – Dallas, Texas
The Graduate School of Business at Dallas Baptist University features an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing specialization. This program benefits from being regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Commission on Colleges and receiving national accreditation through the ACBSP.
An online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing is offered at Dallas Baptist University's Graduate School of Business. This 100% online MBA with a Marketing focus is divided between 24 hours of core curriculum courses and 12 hours of marketing concentration courses including the three courses of International Marketing, Marketing Analysis, and Advanced Marketing Strategies. Students of the program are then required to choose one elective from the following courses: Business Development Strategies, New Product Development, and Consumer and Buyer Behavior, before completing the degree. This 36-credit hour program is priced at $856 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $30,816. An early career salary of $62,900 has been reported by some students upon completing this program showing a healthy return on the investment of education. Admission requirements for this online MBA include the submission of a formal Application for Admission, a non-refundable application fee (waived for online applicants), official transcripts, two letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and a current professional resume.
Dallas Baptist University is a four-year private, not-for profit Christian university located in the bustling metroplex of Dallas, Texas. The school currently offers degree plans at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels to the just over 5,300 students enrolled there. DBU, which receives its national accreditation through the ACBSP and is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Commission on Colleges, reports a graduation rate of 58%. Originally established as Decatur Baptist College before the turn of the century in 1898, Dallas Baptist University was moved to its current main campus of almost 300 acres in Dallas in 1965 but maintains a presence and care for the community of Decatur since then. DBU, which is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas, offers 72 undergraduate, 29 graduate, and two doctoral programs. The average class size at the university is 13 while the student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to one.
#33 Missouri State University College of Business – Springfield, Missouri
Missouri State University offers an online MBA with a Graduate Certificate in Marketing at its College of Business. This program is one of the most affordable on our list with a total tuition price of just $9,405.
The College of Business at Missouri State University features an online Master of Business Administration with a Graduate Certificate in Marketing. Qualified students with previous academic experience will benefit from having up to 18 hours of prerequisite courses waived upon acceptance into this program. The remainder of the 33 hours of this online MBA are divided between 24 hours of core courses and nine hours which include a required seminar course and two elective courses of the student's choosing. Students desiring to opt out of the seminar course and one elective can complete a written thesis. This 33-credit hour MBA program is priced at just $285 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition an attractive $9,405. This online MBA is one of the most affordable programs on our list. Some students report an early career earning of up to $47,300 upon completing this degree showing a sound return on the investment of tuition.
Established in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School, Missouri State University was originally purposed as a teacher prep school to train students to be educators in southwest Missouri. Apt preparation and the building of character are still highly valued at this four-year public university located in Springfield, Missouri. Today, Missouri State oversees 22,000 students seeking degree plans at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Enjoying quality national accreditation through the AACSB and being regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission, Missouri State reports a graduation rate of 52%. The athletic program at Missouri State University supports over 14 teams competing at the NCAA Division I level within the Missouri Valley Conference. The school's mascot is Boomer the Bear and official colors are maroon, black, and white.
Estimated Program Tuition: $9,405
#32 Suffolk University Sawyer Business School –Boston, Massachusetts
An online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing is featured at the Sawyer Business School at Suffolk University. Some students from this program report early career earnings of up to $75,300 revealing a high return on investment.
Suffolk University's Sawyer Business School offers an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis. This 34-credit program is priced at $1,424 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $$48,416. An attractive early career salary of $75,300 has been reported by some students upon completing this 100% online MBA. Application requirements for acceptance into this program include the completion of an online form with a $50 application fee, submission of official transcripts, goal-statement and professional resume, one letter of recommendation for qualified applicants, GMAT or GRE test results, and a possible admission interview conducted by a Sawyer Business School representative. In addition to the required core courses for this online MBA with a Marketing concentration, students are required to complete four Marketing-specific courses included in the following list: Marketing Research for Managers, Sales Management, Digital Marketing Challenges, Global Branding and Communications Strategies, and Global Business Horizons.
It's an exciting time to be a student at Suffolk University, as the school is currently in process of moving its academic epicenter from the campus in Beacon Hill into the heart of downtown Boston, Massachusetts at 20 Somerset Street. This relocation will give students even greater access to the many cultural and historical attractions found in Boston. Established in 1906, this historic university is as rooted in tradition as the city it is was built in. Suffolk University is a four-year, private not-for-profit university which offers degrees at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels to a student body of almost 8,000. The university receives stellar national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
#31 University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business – Cincinnati, Ohio
The Carl H. Linder College of Business at the University of Cincinnati offers an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing specialization. This program receives high marks from U.S. News online with a national ranking of #65.
An online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing is featured at the University of Cincinnati's Carl H. Linder College of Business. This 38-credit hour online MBA is priced at $890 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $33,820. An early career salary of $59,100 has been reported by some students upon completing this degree revealing a positive return on investment. U.S. News online has ranked this 100% online MBA at #65 among the very best in the nation. The Carl H. Linder College of Business offers interested applicants two options in pursuing an MBA. Direct admission candidates are those typically with three or less years of work experience, while the foundations pathway is for candidates with more than three years of professional experience. Qualified students who can waive all the business foundations courses will go directly into 26 hours of MBA Program Courses, followed by 12 hours of electives including Marketing Strategy for Managers, Innovation Tools, Buyer Behavior, New Product Development, Advertising, and Marketing Ethics.
With the diverse and urban setting of downtown Cincinnati as a backdrop, the University of Cincinnati offers its students a unique opportunity to enjoy many music venues, museums, restaurants, and a night life few other universities can. UC was established in 1870 by the City of Cincinnati and soon grew in stature when it absorbed Cincinnati College and the Medical College of Ohio. This four-year public university now offers associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to over 36,000 students on campus and through distance learning. With a graduation rate of 62%, the University of Cincinnati receives its exceptional national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission.
#30 American University Kogod School of Business – Washington, District of Columbia
American University offers an online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing at its Kogod School of Business. Students attending American University reveal a high level of satisfaction with a graduation rate of 81%.
The Kogod School of Business at American University features an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing specialization. This 100% online MBA is touted as the only one of its kind offered in the Washington D.C. area and gives students the chance to complete all coursework in as little as one year. Divided between 12 core courses, three elective courses which include Brand Strategy, Business Insights through Analytics, Business Intelligence, Database and Big Data, and Integrated Marketing Communication, and two immersions, this 48-credit accelerated program designed to be completed in 12 months offers identical curriculum and resources to the 15-month program. The Kogod School of Business requires no past work experience and no previous undergraduate business education for acceptance into this program. Priced at $1,579 per credit, this 48-credit online MBA has a total tuition cost of $75,792. Some students completing this degree have reported an early career salary of up to $75,800. U.S. News online has ranked this program at #127 among the best in the nation.
It is not coincidence that American University is established in Washington D.C. as the school has a deep-rooted focus on matters of public policy and affairs, international law, international service, and human rights. This four-year, private institution of higher learning with a Methodist affiliation features a current enrollment of 13,198 students seeking degrees at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. The student-to-faculty ratio at American University is an interactive 12 to one while the average class size for graduate courses is 16.5. The school, which receives its excellent national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, reports a healthy graduation rate of 81% revealing high marks for student satisfaction.
#29 Stevens Institute of Technology School of Business – Hoboken, New Jersey
An online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing is offered at the School of Business at Stevens Institute of Technology. With a national ranking of #78 by U.S. News online and quality accreditation, this program is one students will want to consider.
The Stevens Institute of Technology features an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing focus in its School of Business. This 48-credit hour program is priced at $1,501 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $72,048. An early career earning amount of $72,200 has been reported by some graduates of this 100% online MBA. This program has been awarded the #78 spot by U.S. News online as one of the best in the nation. The School of Business at the Stevens Institute of Technology requires interested applicants to submit two letters of recommendation, official transcripts and conferment of undergraduate degree, and a current resume. GMAT/GRE/TOEFL scores are required from international students. This 100% online MBA with a Marketing specialization offers an immersive experience featuring exposure to live lectures and group projects throughout. Once students complete the 12 core courses, they move on to complete four Marketing-specific courses including, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Online, Marketing Analytics, and Marketing Strategy.
Named in honor of the Stevens family, Stevens Institute of Technology was founded in 1870, two years after notable inventor, Edwin A. Stevens died and allotted the funds for the establishment of an institution of higher learning. Commonly known as "America's First Family of Inventors", members of the Stevens family were responsible for many engineering marvels including the creation of the locomotive, railroad tracks, and the steamboat. Today this four-year, private institute in Hoboken, New Jersey offers degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels to its 6,359 students enrolled. Featuring a high graduation rate of 82%, the school is nationally accredited by the AACSB and receives its regional accreditation through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The school touts an alumni network of 40,000-plus and features many components of sustainability throughout the buildings on campus.
#28 Montclair State University Feliciano School of Business – Montclair, New Jersey
The Feliciano School of Business at Montclair State University features an online MBA with a Marketing concentration. This 39-credit hour program has a total tuition cost of $27,191.
An online Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing is offered at Montclair State University's Feliciano School of Business. Admission requirements for the Feliciano School of Business include the completion of an online application, submission of official transcripts listing previous academic experience, two letters of reference, a written essay, resume, and $60 application fee. Students with an undergrad or graduate degree featuring a cumulative 3.0 GPA can waive GMAT/GRE scores. The school features six start dates throughout the calendar year. This 39-credit hour, 100% online MBA is priced at $697 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $27,191. Some students have reported an early career salary of up to $52,700 upon completing this degree with a Marketing emphasis. With an accreditation through AACSB International, the Feliciano School of Business stands as one of only 5% of business schools in the nation able to claim the distinction. This online MBA is advertised as the most affordable program in New Jersey among schools holding accreditation through the AACSB.
With a main campus resting on 252 acres in Montclair, New Jersey, Montclair State University also features centers for learning in Little Falls and Clifton. Originally established as the New Jersey State Normal School at Montclair, this four-year, public university opened its doors in 1908. Today, the school offers 300 majors, minors, and certificates while overseeing 20,000+ students seeking degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Nationally accredited by the prestigious AACSB, the school also features regional accreditation through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The student-to-faculty ratio at Montclair State University is an interactive 17 to one while the average class size is 23.
#27 Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business offers a part-time online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis. Some graduates of this program report early career earnings of up to $109,000, showing the potential of a positive return on investment.
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The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University features an online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. With a national ranking as the second-best online MBA program in the country by U.S. News and World Report, the Tepper School of Business' Part-Time Online MBA offers a blended format of online coursework and Access Weekends on campus which allow students to network and gain access to face-to-face interaction with professors. In addition to the student-determined schedule of online coursework, this program also includes live MBA learning with a course taught in real time one evening per week which students access online. This blended MBA is divided between eight mini-semesters priced at $15,360 per unit making the total cost of tuition $122,880. An early career salary of up to $109,000 has been reported by some students upon completing this program showing a favorable return on the investment of this MBA.
Established as the Carnegie Technical Schools in 1900, Carnegie Mellon University can trace its history back to the vision founder and steel mogul Andrew Carnegie had which was to build a school where men and women of Pittsburgh could better themselves through learning a trade and receiving quality instruction in academia. The schools originally awarded certificates in the arts and engineering and included the Margaret Morrison Carnegie College, a college for women. Today, the four-year, private research university offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to almost 13,000 students enrolled. With a favorable graduation rate of 88%, the school shows high marks for student satisfaction. Carnegie Mellon University is nationally accredited by the AACSB and receives its regional accreditation through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Estimated Program Tuition: $122,880
#26 Villanova University School of Business – Villanova, Pennsylvania
An online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing is featured at the School of Business at Villanova University. Villanova enjoys exceptional national accreditation through the AACSB and regional accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Villanova University offers an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis at its School of Business. This 48-credit hour program is priced at $1,320 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $63,360. Some students have reported an early pay scale salary of up to $84,500 upon completing this program revealing a sound return on their investment. This online MBA with a focus on Marketing consists of 21 courses divided between two terms per six semesters and is designed to be completed in as few as 24 months. Students enrolled in this MBA are required to attend one intensive residency during the first or second semester and take part in two practicum experiences, one midway through the program and the other at the conclusion. This 48-credit MBA is divided between three credit hours of fundamentals, 15 credit hours of functional core courses, six credit hours of VSB Pillars, nine credit hours of capstones, and 15 credit hours of electives.
Established in 1842 by the Order of Saint Augustine, Villanova University is a four-year, private Catholic university located just 12 miles west of Philadelphia in suburban Villanova, Pennsylvania. With a student body of over 10,000, the school currently offers degrees at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. With a list-topping 90% graduation rate, Villanova shows high marks for student satisfaction and quality of education. The school receives its national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Recently the Economist awarded Villanova with its #3 Best Economic Value in the U.S., while Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked the school as a Best Value in Private Colleges at #31.
#25 University of Wisconsin- Whitewater College of Business and Economics – Whitewater, Wisconsin
The College of Business and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers an online Master of Business Administration with a focus on Marketing. Qualifying students can earn this degree with as few as 36-credit hours completed.
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing concentration is featured at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's College of Business and Economics. The business college has been the recipient of many recent awards including being named a Best Buy program by GetEducated.com and a Best for Vets: Business School by Military Times in 2013. Qualified students can waive up to 14 hours of prerequisites and complete all the program requirements in 36-credit hours. Priced at $637 per credit hour, this 36-hour, 100% online MBA has a total tuition cost of $22,947. Some students, after completed this degree, report an early career salary of up to $56,900 revealing a sound return on the investment. Once students complete 24 hours of Breadth Requirements they go onto complete 9 credits of elective courses including, Consumer Behavior, International Marketing, Entrepreneurial Marketing Strategy, Brand Management, and Digital Marketing. U.S. News online cites this program as one of the best in the nation at #16.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is a four-year public university in Whitewater, Wisconsin which offers degrees at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels to over 12,000 students enrolled both on campus and through distance learning. With stellar national accreditation through the AACSB and excellent regional accreditation through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission, the school reports an even split between male and female students. Students enrolled at the university hail from 35 states in the nation as well as 35 foreign countries. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater reports an average graduation rate of 60%.
#24 University of Kansas School of Business – Lawrence, Kansas
The University of Kansas offers an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing concentration at its School of Business. U.S. News online deems this program as one of the best in the nation, awarding it the #78 spot.
The School of Business at the University of Kansas features an online Master of Business Administration with a focus in Marketing. This program was recently awarded the #78 spot as one of the nation's best by U.S. News online. The School of Business requires applicants to first fill out an online application, hold an undergraduate degree from a qualifying institution featuring a cumulative 3.0 GPA, submit a GMAT score, resume, personal statement, and two letters of recommendation, and pay a $65 application fee. This 42-credit hour program is priced at $775 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $32,550. An early salary amount of $63,900 has been reported by some students upon completing this 100% online MBA with a Marketing emphasis. KU reports this 14-course MBA, which features eight-week courses, can be completed in just over two years. The Marketing courses students take to satisfy the program requirements include, Consumer Behavior, Integrated Marketing Communications, Global Marketing, and Digital and Social Media Marketing.
Most recognize the University of Kansas as a powerhouse in college basketball, while few would know the national debate team of KU matches the Jayhawk men's basketball team in number of national championships at five. The student body of 28,000+ at KU is as diverse as it is large with all 50 states and 105 foreign countries being represented. This four-year public university, nestled in Lawrence, Kansas, houses 13 schools and 370 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. The University of Kansas, founded in 1866, is said to be the place the sport of basketball was invented by James Naismith. KU receives its national accreditation from the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission. The school reports a 61% graduation rate.
#23 University of Maryland- College Park Robert H. Smith School of Business – College Park, Maryland
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing focus is featured at the University of Maryland-College Park's Robert H. Smith School of Business. With exceptional accreditation credentials and a national ranking of #9 by U.S. News online, this program is one potential students should not overlook.
The University of Maryland-College Park offers an online Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing at the Robert H. Smith School of Business. This 54-credit online MBA is priced at $1,481 making the total cost of tuition $79,947. Among the accolades associated with this program is a #9 national ranking among online MBA programs by U.S. News online. Some students, upon completing this degree, report an early career salary of up to $78,000 revealing a sound return on the investment. With only five concentrations offered, students specializing in Marketing can take advantage of a more concentrated focus of instructors at the Robert H. Smith School of Business and can expect to complete all requirements for this degree in as little as 21 months. This 100% online MBA is divided between core courses and Marketing-specific courses including Consumer Behavior, Customer Equity Management, and Co-Creating Customer Experience.
Just four miles from Washington D.C. lies the campus of the University of Maryland-College Park, a four-year, public university situated in College Park, Maryland. UMD is known as the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland and currently oversees over 38,000 students seeking degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. The University of Maryland-College Park receives its national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The school, which reports a healthy graduation rate of 86% showing high marks for student satisfaction, was first established in 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College.
#22 Missouri University of Science & Technology College of Arts, Sciences, and Business – Rolla, Missouri
The College of Arts, Sciences, and Business at Missouri University of Science & Technology features an online MBA with a specialization in Marketing. Some students report an early career earning salary of up to $70,600 after completing this program.
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis is offered at Missouri University of Science & Technology's College of Arts, Sciences, and Business. The business college at Missouri S&T is no stranger to recognitions as it was recently cited as the #1 program for lowest debt among MBA graduates and ranks as the second-best online Big Data program in the nation. Designed to be completed in as little as two to three years, this 100% online MBA is divided between 21 credit hours of core classes and 15 credit hours of electives specific to Marketing. Applicants are required to hold an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning, present a GPA equal or greater than 3.0 over the last two years of coursework, and submit a GMAT score of 550 or better or a GRE of 290 or greater. This 36-credit hour program is priced at $1,230 making the total cost of tuition $44,292.
Home of the Miners, the athletic program at Missouri University of Science & Technology supports seven men's team sports and six women's team sports, all of which compete at the NCAA Division II level. The university enjoys a rich heritage of athletic success including a #4 ranking in the nation for the number of Academic All-Americans in Division II sports. Missouri S&T reports a graduation rate of 65% and receives its national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission.
#21 West Virginia University College of Business & Economics – Morgantown, West Virginia
West Virginia University's College of Business & Economics offers an online hybrid Master of Business Administration with an Integrated Marketing Communications emphasis. Some students report an early career salary of up to $70,600 upon completing this degree.
The College of Business & Economics at West Virginia University features an online hybrid Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Integrated Marketing Communications. This 48-credit program is priced at $861 per credit making the total cost of tuition $41,328. Some students report an early career salary of up to $70,600 upon completing this degree. This program has been recognized by U.S. News online as one of the best in the nation at #91. With two starting times each year and four scheduled on-campus residencies, this hybrid MBA with an Integrated Marketing Communications emphasis is designed to be completed in two years. The on-campus residencies are comprised of three to four day periods where students learn in classroom settings with the opportunity for group work and face-to-face instruction from WVU professors. This 48-credit hybrid program is divided between 36-credit hours of core courses and 12-credit hours of specialized courses including, Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communications, Audience Insight, Brand Equity Management, and Emerging Media and the Market.
West Virginia University is a four-year, public university with an enrollment of 28,776 situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. The city of Morgantown has been recognized in recent years as one of the most desirable small cities in America to live in based on its hip culture, historical traditions, and close proximity to larger cities like Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Washington D.C. WVU was established as a land-grant institution in 1867 and today receives its national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission. The university, which reports a graduation rate of 57%, houses 14 colleges and schools and offers over 370 majors. Students at WVU are currently pursuing degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.
#20 East Carolina University College of Business – Greenville, North Carolina
An online Master of Business Administration with a Certificate in Marketing is offered at the College of Business at East Carolina University. This program is a great value for potential students with a total tuition cost of just $12,804.
East Carolina University's College of Business features an online Master of Business Administration with a Certificate in Marketing. Priced at $1,164 per three credits, this 33-credit hour program features an overall tuition rate of just $12,804, making it one of the most affordable programs on our list. Coupling the cost of tuition with an early career salary rate of $52,300 reported by some students after completing this degree shows a very positive return on the investment. U.S. News online cites this online MBA program as one of the best in the nation with a ranking of #86. Students interested in applying for this program must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited university, a cumulative GPA of at least 2.7, and a score of at least 500 on the GMAT, however certain provisions apply for acceptance into the College of Business. Besides the core courses included in this online MBA, students are required to choose four Marketing-specific courses from the following list: Seminar in Marketing, Sports Marketing, Advertising and Promotion Strategy, Sustainability Marketing, Consumer Behavior, and Global Marketing.
With an enrollment of almost 29,000 seeking degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels, the student body of East Carolina University features a diverse mix which includes 26% of ethnic minorities at the undergraduate level, 20% at the graduate level, and 32% of medical students. The university, which receives its national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Commission on Colleges, offers almost 90 undergraduate, 72 graduate, and 12 research doctoral degrees. The university reports a graduation rate of 62% and a student-to-faculty ratio of 18 to one.
#19 Central Michigan University College of Business Administration – Mount Pleasant, Michigan
The College of Business Administration at Central Michigan University features an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. This affordable MBA program does not compromise in accreditation being regionally recognized by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission.
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing concentration is offered at Central Michigan University's College of Business Administration. This 36-credit hour program is priced at $600 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $21,600. Coupling the tuition cost with a pay scale salary of $62,800 reported by some students upon completing this degree shows a favorable return on the investment. U.S. News online has ranked this program at #42 among the best in the nation. Applicants seeking acceptance into this 100% online MBA must have earned an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution, submit copies of transcripts, present academic experience in the subjects of economics, statistics, accounting, and finance, maintained a GPA of 2.7 and a GMAT score of 450, and submit a professional resume and a personal statement of intent. This 36-hour program is divided between 27 hours of core courses and nine hours of Marketing-specific courses including Voice of the Customer, Market and Sales Forecasting, and International Marketing.
With over 40 centers of education across North America and offering over 200 fields of study to its 26,825 students, it is no wonder that Central Michigan University is listed as one of the 100 largest universities in the U.S. This four-year, public university, situated on 480 acres in Mount Pleasant, Michigan was founded in 1892 and today offers degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Boasting exceptional national accreditation through the AACSB and being regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission, CMU reports a graduation rate of 59% and an overall job placement of 91% among graduates. Among its other distinctions, Central Michigan University is the only institute of higher learning in Michigan to offer an undergraduate degree in meteorology.
#18 University of Massachusetts, Lowell Robert J. Manning School of Business – Lowell, Massachusetts
The University of Massachusetts, Lowell offers an online MBA with a focus in Marketing at the Robert J. Manning School of Business. This program is priced at $575 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition just $17,250.
The Robert J. Manning School of Business at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell features an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing concentration. Acceptance into this program is dependent upon students holding an undergraduate degree from an accredited university and having academic experience in the areas of Microeconomics and Statistics. Qualifying students can waive up to 12 hours of prerequisite coursework for this 100% online MBA. This 30-hour program is divided between 21 credits of core courses and 9 credits of electives including the following courses: Market Research, International Marketing, New Product Development, Sales Management, Digital Marketing, and Sustainable/Green Marketing. With a cost of $575 per credit hour, this 30-hour online MBA has a total tuition cost of $17,250. Some students report an early career salary of up to $67,300 upon completing this degree showing a positive return on the investment. U.S. News online ranks this program with a specialization in Marketing at #47 among the best in the nation.
Comprised of six colleges and offering 170+ degree plans at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels, the University of Massachusetts, Lowell is a four-year, public university which oversees a student body of over 18,000. Situated in Lowell, Massachusetts, UMass Lowell features an athletic department that supports 17 men's and women's sports programs at the NCAA Division I level. The school enjoys a winning tradition in men's hockey with back-to-back East Championships in 2013 and 2014. The student athletes at UMass Lowell bring their "A-game" into the classroom as well by reporting a cumulative GPA of over 3.1. With exceptional national accreditation through the AACSB, the university receives its regional accreditation through the New England Commission of Higher Education.
#17 Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management – Malibu, California
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing concentration is offered at the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University. Some students of this program report an early career pay scale salary of up to $78,400.
Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management features an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. This 52-unit online MBA begins with a residency weekend at Pepperdine designed to allow incoming students the opportunity to network with other students and interact with professors at the Graziadio School of Business and Management. Required courses for this MBA with a Marketing specialization include, Global Brand Management, Market Innovation and Commercialization, and Marketing Innovation and the Digital Age. Priced at $1,670 per unit, this 52-unit program has a total tuition cost of $86,840. An early career salary of up to $78,400 has been reported by some students upon completing this degree revealing a positive return on investment. Among the distinctions enjoyed by the Graziadio School of Business and Management include its maintaining one of the largest MBA alumni networks in the region and its being hailed as one of the top business schools in the nation by such organizations as Business Week, U.S. News & World Report, and The Wall Street Journal.
Comprised of five separate graduate and undergraduate schools and with an offering of 73 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels, the 830-acre campus of Pepperdine University is in scenic Malibu, California. Princeton Review recognized it as one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation. This four-year, private not-for-profit university has received many awards and rankings based on value and quality of education. U.S. News and World Report recently named Pepperdine as the 29th Best Value Schools, while Forbes recognized the university as the #10 Most Entrepreneurial Universities. The university reports a student body of 7,632 and a favorable graduation rate of 84%. While receiving its national accreditation through the AACSB, Pepperdine is regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission.
#16 Saint Joseph's University Erivan K. Haub School of Business – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Erivan K. Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University features an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. This program benefits from the school's remarkable national accreditation through AACSB and regional accreditation through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing specialization is offered at Saint Joseph's University's Erivan K. Haub School of Business. An early career salary of $70,200 has been reported from some students upon completion of this 100% online MBA. This 33-credit hour program is priced at $1,003 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $33,099. The eleven courses which make up this program are divided between eight core courses including, Empowering Human Potential at Work, Marketing Strategy, Business Analytics, and Global Business Strategy, and three courses specific to the Marketing concentration. The Erivan K. Haub School of Business offers three start times each year for this program and has designed online semesters to last eight weeks each. Students interested in applying for this program are required to submit all official transcripts from undergraduate and graduate education, two letters of recommendation, a resume, $35 application fee, and a personal statement. Qualifying students may request a GMAT exemption based on professional or academic achievements, otherwise GMAT or GRE scores are required.
With an average class size of 23 and a student-to-faculty ratio of 14 to one, Saint Joseph's University features a student-enrollment of 8,625 and offers degrees at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. This four-year, private not-for-profit university receives its national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Established in 1851, the school got its start when 30 young men gathered for class in a building near the sanctuary of Saint Joseph's Church just one block from Independence Hall. Today the school is known as the premier Jesuit University of Philadelphia with a focus on leadership and technology of the future built on the success of the past. Saint Joseph's University reports a healthy 79% graduation rate revealing a strong sense of student satisfaction.
#15 University of Arizona Eller College of Management – Tucson, Arizona
The University of Arizona's Eller College of Management offers an online Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing. Princeton Review recognizes this program as the 19th best in the nation.
The Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona features an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis. This program enjoys two favorable national rankings; one as the 19th-best by the Princeton Review, and one at #55 by U.S. News online. This 45-unit online MBA is divided between 28 core units and 17 elective units and carries a price tag of $1,000 per unit making the total cost of tuition $45,000. With an early pay scale salary of up to $74,000 reported by some students upon completing this degree, a positive return on the investment is reflected. The Eller College of Management makes flexibility a priority beginning with offering six start times available each year and setting a coursework schedule allowing students to complete this degree in as little as 14 months or within 4 years. Application requirements include a completed online application form with $100 fee, official transcripts of prior education, a comprehensive essay, resume, GMAT scores and two letters of professional recommendation.
The University of Arizona is a four-year public institution of higher learning situated in Tucson Arizona and offering degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. The behemoth student body of the university numbers 42,595-strong and reports a graduation rate of 61%, impressive for a school its size. With national accreditation through the AACSB and regional accreditation through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission, the University of Arizona ranks at #34 among the nation's public and private universities in research and development expenditures by the National Science Foundation. The UA prides itself on offering its students experience as well as academic knowledge revealed in a 100% rate of undergraduates who will receive a diploma with some form of proven experience noted on their transcript.
#14 Temple University Fox School of Business – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An online MBA with a Marketing Management concentration is featured at the Fox School of Business at Temple University. This program was recently ranked as the best in the nation by U.S. News online.
Temple University offers an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing Management at the Fox School of Business. This online MBA program has been awarded U.S. News and World Report's #1 spot for Best Online Programs three years running. The Princeton Review also gives the program high marks, awarding it as the 3rd best in the nation. The 48-credit hour MBA is priced at $1,245 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $59,760. Some students report an early career salary of up to $76,100 reflecting a positive return on the investment. With features like an accelerated pace allowing students to complete all coursework in as few as 20 months, and access to resources like on-demand HD video lectures and personalized career management advisement, this 100% online MBA with a specialization in Marketing Management offers a great deal of value. The program consists of 12 core courses including, Industrial Organization for Business Strategy, Managing Risk, Financial Analysis and Strategy, and Enterprise Management Consulting Practicum, and four elective courses specific to the Marketing Management focus.
Established in 1884, the Temple University system now includes eight campuses spread as far as Rome and Tokyo and 17 colleges and schools offering over 400 fields of study to the more than 38,000 students enrolled. This four-year public institution of higher learning is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and offers degrees at the associate undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Featuring a favorable graduation rate of 71%, the university receives its national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Home of the Owls, the athletic department at Temple supports 19 men's and women's varsity teams which compete at the NCAA Division I level and within the American Athletic Conference.
#13 Syracuse University Martin J. Whitman School of Management – Syracuse, New York
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University offers an online Master of Business Administration with a focus in Marketing Management. Among this program's accolades includes a top 20 ranking by Princeton Review.
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing Management concentration is featured at Syracuse University's Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Application requirements for this program include a completed undergraduate degree from an accredited institution, one year of full-time professional experience, a completed online application with $75 fee, the completion of two personal essays, up to three letters of recommendation, transcripts, professional resume, and GRE/GMAT scores that may be waived for applicants with more than five years' professional business experience. This 54-credit online MBA is priced at $1,443 per credit making the total cost of tuition $77,922. An early career salary of up to $59,800 has been reported by some students upon competing this program revealing a positive return on the investment of education. The three elective courses for the Marketing Management MBA are chosen from Market Research, Strategic Brand Management, Global Marketing Strategy, and Marketing & the Internet.
Located five hours from New York City, the main campus of Syracuse University lies in Syracuse, New York. The school also maintains eight centers for education in cities like New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. The undergraduate class alone is comprised of over 14,000 students hailing from 120+ foreign countries. Receiving its national accreditation through the AACSB and being regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Syracuse is a four-year, private not-for-profit university offering degree plans at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Even while maintaining a large student body, the school reports a healthy graduation rate of 81% revealing high marks for student satisfaction. The student-to-faculty ratio at Syracuse University is 16 to one while the average class size is 25.
#12 University of North Texas College of Business – Denton, Texas
The University of North Texas offers an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis at its College of Business. This affordable 36-hour program has a total tuition cost of just $10,900.
The College of Business at the University of North Texas features an online Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing. This 36-hour program is priced at $302 per credit making the total cost of tuition just $10,900. Some students have reported an early career salary of up to $59,900 upon completing this degree revealing a healthy return on the investment of education. The base of this online MBA consists of 18 hours of core coursework and 18 hours of Marketing-specific coursework. Qualified students can waive another 18 hours of background courses if their academic experience warrants it. The Marketing-specific courses required for this degree are divided between the two required courses of Advanced Market Research and Analytics and Effective MKTG Planning in Dynamic Environments, three elective courses from the pool of Customer Behavior, Decision Making in Global Markets, Strategic Supply Chain Management, and Strategic Logistics Management, and one elective course from outside the Marketing realm chosen with an advisor.
Touted as one of the largest universities in the U.S., the University of North Texas features 101 undergraduate, 82 graduate, and 38 doctoral degree plans for the over 37,000 students attending class there both on campus and through distance learning. With its main campus in Denton, Texas, a city of 130,000 residents just 35 miles north of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, students of UNT enjoy close access to the perks of a large cultural community and the benefit of interactive research and study on campus. The university, which receives its national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Commission on Colleges, prides itself on maintaining an atmosphere of diversity through the establishment of a multicultural center, priorities in institutional equity and diversity, and programs supporting equal opportunity. The school reports a 52% graduation rate.
#11 Washington State University Carson College of Business – Pullman, Washington
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing focus is featured at the Carson College of Business at Washington State University. This program enjoys quality national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
Washington State University offers an online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing at the Carson College of Business. This program was awarded the #22 spot among the best online MBAs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report in 2016. Admission requirements for this 100% online MBA include a completed undergraduate degree from an accredited institution, a GPA of 3.0, a GMAT score of at least 550, a completed online application, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts from past education, a resume, and a statement of purpose. Students lacking crucial business academic experience may be subject to an additional 16 hours of foundation courses covering the subjects of marketing, business law, managerial economics, and finance. This 36-credit hour program is priced at $750 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $27,000. An early career salary of up to $61,600 has been reported by some students upon completing this degree revealing a positive return on the investment of education.
With stellar accreditation through the AACSB and regional accreditation through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, Washington State University oversees a student body of nearly 30,000 students both in the classroom and online through distance learning. This four-year public institution has a main campus situated in Pullman, Washington and centers for education located in Spokane, the Tri-Cities, and Vancouver, Canada. The school was established in 1890 as a land-grant university in the state of Washington and today offers degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Almost 80 countries are represented currently in the student body and the school reports a graduation rate of 64%.
#10 Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business – Stillwater, Oklahoma
The Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University features an online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Global Marketing. With a total tuition cost of just $8,807, this program is the most affordable on our list.
An online Master of Business Administration with a Global Marketing emphasis is offered at Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business. This 42-hour program is priced at just $209 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition an attractive $8,807. This online MBA is the most affordable program on our list. Coupling this value with an early pay salary amount of $75,000 reported by some students upon completion of this degree reveals a very positive return on the investment of education. The Spears School of Business offers this 100% online MBA as both a 42-hour part-time program and a 43-hour full-time degree. Applicant requirements for this program are minimal and include submission proof of a four-year undergraduate degree, competitive GMAT score, and a 3.0 cumulative GPA. The school cites no formal requisite courses for acceptance but strongly favors a background in higher level math and quantitative skills. The two required courses for this Global Marketing specialization are Global Competitive Environments and International Marketing Strategy. Students are also required to choose two elective courses from the flowing list: International Resource Management, Globalization and Culture, Independent Study, Seminar in Marketing, and External Environments of Business.
Oklahoma State University opened its doors on Christmas Day in 1890. Since that time, this modern-land grant system of education has grown to support five campuses delivering degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. OSU, which receives its national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission, reports a graduation rate of 61%. Home of the Cowboys, the athletic program at Oklahoma State University competes at the NCAA Division I level has won over 50 championship team titles. With a main campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this four-year public university maintains a student body of nearly 26,000. All 50 states and 120 foreign countries are represented by the students of OSU, including those on campus and through distance learning.
#9 North Carolina State University Poole College of Management – Raleigh, North Carolina
North Carolina State University's Poole College of Management offers an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing Management depth area and optional certificate. This program sits at #18 among the best in the nation per U.S. News online.
The Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University features an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing Management concentration and optional certificate. This program is offered with flexibility for students in mind by the Poole College of Management with two tracks of Accelerated or Flexible programming students can choose from to complete all coursework of this 100% online MBA in as little as 21 months or up to six years. This program does include two residencies which last three days each that must be fulfilled at the campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. Active military personnel may waive these requirements and add an elective in its place. The price of this 40-credit hour MBA comes in at $1,585 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $42,195. An early career salary of up to $65,000 has been reported by some students upon completing this program showing a positive return on investment of education. While the Princeton Review has ranked this program as the 9th best in the nation, it also gets high marks from U.S. News online as #18 in the country. The Marketing Management courses offered in this program include, Product Design and Development, Business Relationship Management, and Consumer Innovation Practicum.
First established as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1887, the founders of North Carolina State University were guided by the vision to create an institution of higher learning where working class men and women could afford a quality education to better themselves. Today, this four-year public university still prioritizes an affordable, quality education while offering degrees at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels to 34,015 students enrolled there. NC State receives its national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Commission on Colleges.
#8 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School – Chapel Hill, North Carolina
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing concentration is featured at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill at the Kenan-Flagler Business School. The Princeton Review places this program at the #1 spot among the best in the nation.
The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill offers an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing at its Kenan-Flagler Business School. Among this program's recognitions and accolades includes a #4 ranking by U.S. News online and a nod from the Princeton Review as the very best online MBA program in the nation. Priced at $1,585 per credit hour, this 66-credit hour program has a total tuition cost of $104,658. Some students have reported an early career salary of up to $102,000 upon completing this degree in Marketing. Interested applicants are encouraged to fill out an online application, submit GMAT test scores if possessing less than seven years of professional work experience, and submit official transcripts, employment records, three essays, two letters of recommendation, a $150 application fee, and be prepared for a personal interview administered by a Kenan-Flagler Business School representative. The available elective courses for this online MBA with a Marketing specialization include, Digital Marketing, Global Marketing, Services Marketing, and Information for Decision Making, Incentives & Strategy.
Situated in the historic college town of Chapel Hill, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill was chartered in 1789 and would begin holding classes six years later as the very first public university in the United States. Today UNC offers 78 undergraduate, 112 graduate, and 68 doctoral degree programs to a student body of 29,000 and is supported by an alumni network hailing from all 50 states and over 150 foreign countries. The school receives its excellent national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and Commission on Colleges. Home of the Tar Heels, UNC has a longstanding tradition of success in many of its sports programs. The athletic department at the university supports 13 men's varsity sports teams and 15 women's varsity sports teams which compete at the NCAA Division I level and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
#7 Drexel University Bennett S. Lebow College of Business – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Drexel University's Bennett S. Lebow College of Business offers an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. This 51-credit program features a total tuition cost of $64,005.
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing concentration is featured at the Bennet S. Lebow College of Business at Drexel University. Applicants interested in this program must first have completed an undergraduate degree from an accredited university and then submit the following items to the admission office at Bennet S. Lebow College of Business: a completed application, official transcripts, two professional letters of recommendation, resume, essay, and GMAT score (waived if enough professional experience has been achieved). Divided into 51 credits, this online MBA is priced at $1,255 per credit making the total cost of tuition $64,005. Qualifying students can waive the two foundational courses and move directly into core curriculum courses, followed by a flexible core sequence, the capstone course, and the nine credits of concentration elective courses. The elective courses for the Marketing specialization include Customer Analytics, Marketing Experiments, Buyer Behavior Theory, Global Marketing, and Marketing Information Management and Research.
Originally established as the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry in 1891, today's Drexel University has come a long way since its inception as a non-degree-granting institution of higher learning founded by Anthony J. Drexel, a northeastern businessman and philanthropist. Currently the university receives its national accreditation through the AACSB and is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. This four-year, private not-for-profit university is situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and offers degree plans at the associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels to the nearly 26,000 students completing courses both on campus and through distance learning. Drexel University prides itself as being one of the city's top 10 private employers and reports a 68% graduation rate.
#6 Babson College F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business – Wellesley, Massachusetts
The F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College offers an online blended Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing. Some students completing this degree have reported an early-career salary of up to $96,800.
Babson College's F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business features an online blended Master of Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis. This 46-credit hour program is priced at $1,790 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $84,903. An early career salary of up to $96,800 has been reported by some students upon completing this degree in Marketing revealing a positive return on the investment of education. Among its many awards and accolades, this program has been ranked at the #8 position among the nation's best by the Princeton Review. Students enrolled in this program can expect most of the coursework to be completed online with two-day cohort-based sessions on campus every seven weeks to offer students a balanced education centered on teamwork and face-to-face interaction with F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business instructors. Besides the core courses required for this blended MBA program, students are required to choose nine elective credits from the following courses: Strategic Market Planning, Marketing Research and Analysis, Marketing High Tech Products, Global Marketing Management, Innovation and Experimentation, and Consumer Behavior.
With a relatively small enrollment of just over 3,000 students, Babson College still shows a high value for diversity with over 80 countries being represented in the student body. This four-year, private not-for-profit university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees at its campus in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The school reports an impressive 89% graduation rate, receives its national accreditation through the AACSB, and is regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. Originally established as the Babson Institute in 1919, the school got its start when 27 students met in the home of Roger and Grace Babson, the school's namesake and founders. Sustainability is a top priority for the leadership of Babson University, apparent in the school's signing the American College and University President's Climate Commitment and striving to be a carbon-neutral campus by the year 2050.
#5 University of Nebraska, Lincoln College of Business Administration – Lincoln, Nebraska
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing focus is offered at the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. The total tuition price of this degree is $28,800, making it the most affordable program of our top five.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Business Administration features an online Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. Princeton Review has awarded this program with its #16 spot as one of the best in the nation. This 48-hour program is priced at $600 per credit hour making the total cost of tuition $28,800. Some students, upon completing this degree, report an early career salary of up to $52,900 revealing a sound return on the investment of education. Nine hours of this online MBA in Marketing are offered as electives from the following courses: Services Marketing, Strategic Issues in Marketing Communications, Strategic Database Marketing, and Marketing and Globalization. With three start times each year, applicants interested in being accepted into the College of Business Administration must hold an undergraduate degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0, submit official transcripts, report a GMAT score of at least 600 or have seven years of professional experience, submit three references, a personal statement, and a professional resume.
With a prestigious distinction as a program within the Carnegie "Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity", the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a land-grant university receiving its national accreditation through the AACSB. Regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and The Higher Learning Commission, Nebraska is also an official member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. Established in 1869, the university was one of the first institutions of higher learning to be founded west of the Mississippi River. Other "firsts" the school enjoys includes being the birthplace of ecology and establishing the first undergrad psychology laboratory on the planet. This four-year public university offers associate, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to the 25,000+ students enrolled there both in the traditional classroom and through distance learning.
#4 Lehigh University College of Business and Economics – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Lehigh University offers an online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing specialization at its College of Business and Economics. This program benefits from national accreditation through the AACSB and regional accreditation through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
The College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University features an online Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. This 36-credit program is divided between 24-credit hours of core courses and 12-credit hours of Marketing-specific courses from the following list: Strategic Marketing Management, Creating Breakthrough Innovations, Marketing Research and Analysis, Sales Management, Strategic Brand Management, and Global Marketing Strategies. Priced at $1,075 per credit, this 36-hour online MBA has a total tuition cost of $38,700. An early career salary of up to $69,100 has been reported by some students upon completing this MBA in Marketing. U.S. News online has recently recognized this program as the #21 best in the nation. Students enrolled in the College of Business and Economics will enjoy two formats offered by the school: one is Classroom Live which allows students the chance to stream classes in real time via the internet, while Classroom Online courses are recorded and allow students the opportunity to set their own schedule for viewing lectures. The business school reports that most students within their programs carry a 3.4 GPA, GMAT score of 620, and eight years of professional experience.
Comprised of four colleges and overseeing a student population of just over 7,000, Lehigh University is a four-year, private not-for-profit research institution of higher learning based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman, industrial entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Asa Packer. The athletic program at Lehigh supports 25 men's and women's sports teams which compete at the MCAA Division I level. With national accreditation through the AACSB, the university receives its regional accreditation through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Lehigh University reports one of the highest graduation rates on our list at 88%, showing a strong level of student satisfaction.
#3 Northeastern University D'Amore-McKim School of Business – Boston, Massachusetts
The D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University offers an online MBA with a concentration in Marketing. Some graduates of this program report an early career salary of up to $73,000 after completing this degree.
An online Master of Business Administration with a Marketing emphasis is featured at Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business. This 100% online degree has been hailed by Financial Times as the #4 online MBA program in the country for 2016. Applicants of this program are required to submit an online form with $100 fee, current resume, personal statement, two letters of professional recommendation, transcripts, and an applicant's agreement. Online students are not required to submit GMAT/GRE scores. This 50-credit hour program is priced at $1,513 per credit hour bringing the total cost of tuition to $75,650. An early career salary of up to $73,000 has been reported by some students upon completing this degree revealing a healthy return on their educational investment. Other rankings enjoyed by this online MBA include a #17 spot by the Princeton Review and a nod by U.S. News online as the 42nd best program in the nation.
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Understanding Japan’s aversion towards side jobs
Understanding why having a side job in Japan isn’t popular and discussing the results of a recent Japanese survey on the subject.
A recent survey has reiterated Japan’s aversion for employees to have side jobs. A survey by the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training, a government-funded organization, revealed that as much as 75% of the companies in the country have no plans to allow their workforce to undertake a side job. The survey, which collected answers from 2,260 organizations with 100 or more employees and 12,355 individuals, has put in perspective the strong opposition the country has to the very concept of having a second gig outside of a regular job.
As per the survey, 75.8% of the companies were not in favor of their employees having a side gig; only 11.2% allowed them, and another 8.4% were still deliberating.
The biggest reason why organizations do not want their employees to take on another job (82.7%) is the burden of overwork might interfere with their performance. Others said that managing employee hours will become difficult if side jobs are allowed (45.3%).
From the employee perspective as well, 56.1% of the respondents did not wish to take on a side job besides their regular job. However, 23.2% did wish for a side gig, and 13.8% even wanted more time and flexibility for their existing side projects.
The biggest reason why individuals want to take on more work is to increase their income (85.1%).
On the other hand, for those who have no inclination to take up a side gig, possible negative impact on their main job (61.6%) and spending time with their family and friends (56.5%) were the biggest reason for the same.
The results of this survey assume significance in Japan because earlier this year, the government had set guidelines and working regulations that asked companies to permit their employees to hold side businesses or work in multiple jobs at once. Traditionally, Japanese are extremely hard-working employees and are one of the most sincere workforces in the world. So much so, that cases of actually dying from overworking are fairly common. Employees demonstrate their loyalty and dedication to their employer by working long hours, normally beyond what they are expected to. In this context, it is understandable why Japanese firms are skeptical of allowing their already overworked employees to take up more work.
However, the changing priorities of the workforce have forced the government and businesses to consider these questions. While the practice of full-time employees holding multiple jobs simultaneously is not a common sight in Japan, people increasingly want the choice to do so, as is evident by the results of the survey. This can be a moment of reckoning for both employees and employers to analyze the unhealthy work culture present in the country and work towards remedying the same.
In the near future, however, one can expect the workforce, or at least a section of it, to be more vocal about demanding the right to have a side gig. But if the findings of the result are anything to go by, the demand is likely to be ignored.
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Harmlessly Manifesting Vice
Is it wrong to manifest a vice (or bad character trait) in transparently harmless ways? For example, consider the repressed racist, who reins in his ill-will towards people of other races so that he would never intentionally do harm or visibly express disrespect, but who secretly fantasizes about slavery and mouths racist epithets when nobody is around to hear him. He's clearly a worse person for his secret racism (though not as bad as a whole-hearted racist, assuming he's motivated to rein in his ill-will for moral and not just prudential reasons). But assuming this is a stable fact about his character, does it make any moral difference whether or not he goes ahead and secretly manifests his racism in these inconsequential ways? Does it make him more blameworthy, say, than having the exact same feelings but refraining from (even secretly) acting on them?
One can multiply examples: at the most despicable end of the spectrum, there's stuff like virtual child porn and virtual rape. For a more ordinary case, consider someone who fantasizes about punching someone they're angry with. Somewhere in between, perhaps, we find the fundamentalists who enjoy the torture-porn of Jesus boiling the blood of atheists in the Left Behind novels.
In all these cases we can imagine the agent deliberating about whether or not to secretly and harmlessly express their vicious feelings. They might acknowledge that it's bad (or at least morally imperfect) of them to have the desires that they do. But assuming that they can't change their desires, what should they conclude about the permissibility of harmlessly acting on them -- by daydreaming, simulating the vicious acts through video games, etc.?
I guess one thing to emphasize is the possibility of indirect harm: perhaps 'indulging' in such fantasies strengthens the vicious disposition of character in undesirable ways. (We are what we do?) Then again, for all we know the reverse might be true: perhaps expressing a vice this way serves as a kind of cathartic "release" that will help the agent behave better afterwards?
Either consideration, if true, could be morally decisive. But suppose neither is true, so that secretly manifesting vice in these ways would have no further consequences whatsoever. Is it bad just in itself, at least a little bit? Or is the badness exhausted by the vice itself -- which persists equally in either case -- so that it doesn't matter whether or not one secretly acts on it?
(Take care not to be confused by the merely epistemic factor that people's actions may serve as evidence about their underlying character. We may expect that a person who acts on a vicious desire likely has a stronger such desire than someone who doesn't, and so think worse of them for that reason. But to assess my question, we must hold the agent's character and desires fixed.)
Labels: ethics - applied Posted by Richard Y Chappell at 2:34 pm
Michael Vassar 5:01 pm, February 20, 2009
how is torture porn LESS bad?
Richard 5:23 pm, February 20, 2009
Text is less bad, I think, than photo-realistic images.
Dan Cudahy 7:04 pm, February 20, 2009
Yes, it is wrong to manifest a vice, even if nobody is harmed. One ought to examine the psychological sources of the vice and make a serious attempt to overcome it.
Thom Blake 7:52 pm, February 20, 2009
I'm not sure this is a meaningful line of inquiry. If the vice has no effect on action in general, then in what sense is it part of character? And if it's not part of character, in what sense is it a vice? It seems if you're going to bother talking about vice and virtue, then you're committed to a view of character that entails that vices really are bad for you and make you behave badly.
Brandon 9:10 pm, February 20, 2009
I'm inclined to doubt that there are any cases of manifesting a vice that are actually harmless; there are no doubt cases where other people are more or less insulated from harm, but since the vice makes the person a worse person, every manifestation of a vice is a self-harm. I suppose that this view is something like the view you suggest about the badness being exhausted by the vice.
I think one could press the issue even more than you've done here by considering manifestations of vice that are positively beneficial to other people; for instance, one possible form racism might take is very deliberately (but still secretly) only supporting charitable organizations that help one's own race as one's own small contribution to racial supremacy. But in such a case there's no actual harm done to people of other races, and positive good done to people who need it.
Nick Tarleton 11:11 pm, February 20, 2009
One inevitable though slight consequence of secret indulgence is opportunity cost (in virtuous, or just happier, thoughts).
It does seem self-harmful, as Brandon said. Could this be enough to make it wrong? The harmed future selves have no say in the matter, after all. (Also, not applicable to this case, but in general destruction of potential, even one's own, seems always bad.)
Michael: The sex drive is, and is recognized as, as an uncommonly strong source of temptation, so it makes sense that fantasies of evil sexual acts would seem more threatening than evil acts in general (possibly also why rape is commonly seen as more shocking than murder). There's something to this, but there are other differences (at least, sexual fetishes aren't part of character), and the same strength makes "cathartic release" more significant.
Paul Gowder 4:08 am, February 21, 2009
It seems to me that once we concede the proposition that the person who has the bad thoughts/disposition is a worse person than an otherwise identical person who doesn't, it's a short step to the proposition that the person who acts on them, even inconsequentially, is worse than the person who doesn't. After all, in accepting a judgment of bad character for the thinking-only racist, we've already accepted the proposition that there's some kind of intrinsic badness in racist character states -- why not extend that to racist acts as well?
Nick 1:43 pm, February 21, 2009
For what it's worth:
If, as you claim, the secret racist will under no circumstances he might encounter perform any wrong action, I, for one, don't find it "clear" that he is a worse person. Maybe it's true, but I would need an argument for this...I'm not confident in taking it as a premise.
And I'd be inclined to say that manifesting his secret racism in an inconsequential way wouldn't be bad. And the reason that it wouldn't be bad is that the action could not affect the welfare of any actual or possible being.
Maybe it helps to consider the opposite case. Suppose that there is a person who secretly believes that the current distribution of resources is unfair and fantasizes about giving his money to Oxfam. However, under no circumstances that he might encounter will he actually make good on these beliefs and desires. And suppose that he never acts in a way that manifests these beliefs and desires. Is it clear that he is better than a counterpart without these beliefs and desires? I'm inclined to say that he isn't.
Now, suppose that one time, in private, he manifests his desire by saying, "It would be so great for those kids to get oral rehydration salts or malaria nets." But suppose that his saying this has no further consequences for himself or anyone else. Is it in some way good that he did this? I'm inclined to say that it isn't.
The Wizard of Oz 3:34 pm, February 21, 2009
Harmlessly manifesting a vice can be a way of examining its psychological sources and beginning to overcome it. I'll admit to having done this myself: I've written and destroyed nasty letters that helped me to understand and get over fits of wrath.
I don't think all cases of manifesting a vice are like this, but I was surprised that nobody mentioned it as a possibility. (It strikes me as much more plausible than the "cathartic release" hydraulic model.)
As to Richard's original question, I think the indirect harms or benefits resulting from the expression of vicious feelings are much more morally relevant than the fact that vicious feelings are being expressed. If your unsent nasty letters make you a better person and easier to be around, who cares about the nastiness of the letters? And if your nasty letters make you a worse person, isn't the harm to your character more relevant than the inconsequential letters themselves? I'm not sure there's much left to care about once you've cordoned off all the morally interesting effects of these actions on character.
Also, Richard: been busy, getting busier, still enjoy your blog despite the paucity of my comments lately.
Paul Gowder 3:35 pm, February 21, 2009
Nick, that's an interesting move, but it seems like it's not going to quite work because in the opposite case we have concerns about hypocrisy. We don't think that the guy who thinks "wouldn't it be nice for those kids to get malaria nets" but does nothing at all about it really cares.
Brandon and Nick T. - it's unclear to me where the "self-harm" is. Since it's bad to have vicious desires, it would be self-harmful to act in any way that would cause oneself to have (more or stronger) such desires. But I meant to stipulate that there are no such consequences to this act. Perhaps you mean to suggest that it is additionally bad to simply manifest or act on one's vicious desires. That's the question at issue. Is there an argument to support your answer to it? (The badness of having vicious desires does not strictly entail the badness of acting on them. Though, as Paul says, it does seem a fairly natural extension of the view.)
Paul - one possible complication occurs if we distinguish attributive and predicative senses of 'bad' (roughly: 'inappropriate' vs. 'unfortunate'). That is, some vice X may be bad qua character trait yet indifferent - or even good - on the whole. We might then carry this over to the action, and say that there's something defective about the act (qua act), even though it's not bad (simpliciter) in the sense of making the world worse.
Despite the formal similarities in the above two situations, a point of difference may be introduced by our patterns of concern. That is: it might be that we care about attributive evaluations of character but only predicative evaluations of acts. (We don't want to be defective people, but maybe it's not such a big deal if our acts are defective, so long as they turn out to be good/fortunate on the whole?)
Thom and Nick #2 - we can change the case so that the person occasionally succumbs to their vice in ways that harm others. We're still left with the core question of whether any particular harmless manifestation of it is additionally bad.
But for the record, I think the ineffective well-wisher (if sincere, as per Paul's response) is a better person than someone whole-heartedly dedicated to wrongdoing. The self-controlled evildoer is pretty bad either way, but still intuitively worse to have no conscience at all, right?
Wizard - thanks! (And I'm currently leaning towards your diagnosis of the issue.)
Surely not all harms are cases involving actual consequences? Some harms, for instance, are harms arising from omissions, i.e., from the fact that consequences that should have followed did not. So stipulating that there are no consequences of actions does not entail that there are no harms inflicted; you would have to stipulate that there are no harms of omission, either, and I'm not sure that that would be coherent given that the vice itself is something bad. Failure to take action to rid oneself of a vice is to continue the inflicting of a harm on oneself by failing to rid oneself of something that vitiates one's character; to act on the disposition seems to me to aggravate this bare failure, from the fact that one cannot simultaneously both rid oneself of a disposition and act on it. One can't quit a smoking habit while smoking a cigarette, or a drinking habit while taking shots, or a vice while acting on it.
Aaron Boyden 8:50 am, February 23, 2009
I think I'm inclined to draw a sharper line between fantasies and actions which genuinely affect other people than is mostly being implied here. I suppose the least controversial case is the classic case of tragedy, where we enjoy watching the suffering of others. It seems to be common to think that watching Shakespeare is "good for us" in some way, and so quite different from the fantasies you mention here, but I am suspicious; I don't think most of the explanations of why are very convincing. Perhaps they have the potential to teach us something about ourselves, but surely they usually don't (and if it's only the small chance of having such a beneficial effect, surely any fantasy has a small chance of that).
Thus, I'm inclined to say that great tragedies constitute proof that fantasies of the suffering of others work very differently from actual suffering of others. The wrongness of the latter in itself tells us nothing about the wrongness of the former, and so until somebody has a much more sophisticated theory of fantasy to propose than any I've yet seen, or a better argument for worrying about a particular fantasy than some intuition that since it involves enjoying someone suffering it must be bad, I'm inclined to advocate completely withholding judgment concerning fantasies.
Richard 12:05 pm, February 23, 2009
Brandon - right, I meant 'consequences' in the broad sense (i.e. including omissions or opportunity costs). That is: suppose the time spent indulging one's vice would otherwise be wasted watching TV or counting blades of grass. Is the former option in any sense worse?
Aaron - not so fast. Let's distinguish proximate emotional responses (i.e. direct responses to portrayed events) from broader (or indirect) evaluations that take into account the broader context and 'fictionality' of it all. A non-vicious person might enjoy a tragic fiction in the broad sense, but their proximate response to the portrayed tragic events is wrenching sorrow. If someone actually enjoyed "the suffering of others" per se, that would be far more disturbing!
Another way to make the point is to distinguish 'internal' and 'external' desires about the fiction. (Internally, we sympathize with the protagonist and wish him the best. Externally, we appreciate that the story will be improved by a tragic ending.) It is only our internal responses to fictional events that reveal good- or ill-will, for obvious reasons. So that is why there's nothing blameworthy about an external desire or indirect "enjoyment" of tragic fiction. This certainly doesn't imply that 'internal' or direct enjoyment of (portrayed) suffering isn't vicious.
Ethics girl 1:30 pm, February 23, 2009
Is it useful here to make a distinction between how we ought to judge the vice or the expression of it, and how we ought to react to the person who does it?
It seems we might be able to make a distinction between badness and blameworthiness. I remember two cases that stick in my head of people who I have spoken two in the past. One was an older man, who despite his educated and enlightened opinions, was deeply and unavoidably homophobic. He never allowed this to show, because he rightly believed that he was in the wrong to feel like this. The other case was a female friend who had sexual fantasies about rape and worried about how this related to her feminism.
I think in both cases, the appropriate reaction is pity, but also a judgement that they have some kind of flaw or vice of character.
I am also a little unclear about what counts as an act or an expression in this case. Is the entertainment of a purely mental idea to be considered an act, and if so to what extent can we separate this from the disposition, character trait or vice?
MandM 5:04 am, March 06, 2009
Hi Richard
The answer to this question seems to depend on (or perhaps peoples answer to the illustrates) what one considers basic in ethical theory. To put a Euthyphro like question : Are character traits bad because they lead people to engage in harm . Is the action of engaging in harm wrong because it expresses a bad character trait. I suppose for consquentialists like yourself something like the former must be the case, which makes the issue of vices which do not result in harm to others or do so only occasionally hard to condemn. Virtue theorists like Linda Zagzebski however would maintain the second option, badness of character is basic and consequences are good or bad in terms of whether or not a good character person would bring them about.
I myself have strong intuitions that incline me towards the latter position, and I suspect there could be theological reasons one could articulate for this position ( i.e that the badness of persons is somehow basic or primary in a theistic context) however I don’t know of a knock down argument for it certainly not one that appeals to premises accepted by all rational people, then again few philosophical arguments meet this standard.
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Parish councils have a wide range of duties and powers. A council may resolve to call itself a town council if it so wishes. Councils must be given the power by law before they can act. They are led by the chairman and advised by the clerk. Meetings are open to the public. Time is allowed for residents to give their views and ask questions. Meetings are held mostly in the evening. A good council listens to its electors and represents their views. It also works in partnership with other authorities and various organisations to bring benefit to the parish/town. Councillors must sign a declaration of acceptance of office upon election and must agree to the Code of Conduct before they may act as a councillor. Money for projects is raised from local taxation (precept) and from grants. That money is spent wholly within the parish/town and will add value to the services provided by the principal authorities.
Ten local people serve as Councillors on the Parish Council. They are all volunteers and receive no pay for the work they do on behalf of the Parish. Elections to serve as a Parish Councillor are held every four years, unless there is a resignation when the casual vacancy is advertised on the notice boards and the Parish Newsletter.
An important part of the role of the Parish Council is to represent the views of the Parish in response to various public consultations.
There are full meetings of the Parish Council every month throughout the year, which take place in St. John's Primary School, Fluke Hall Lane. These meetings are held on the second Wednesday commencing at 7.00pm. All meetings of the Council are open to the public and there is a short period just after the start of each meeting put aside for questions from the public.
During the meeting the Councillors look at planning applications received by the Planning Authority and pass their comments on to them. The Parish Council always tries to represent the views put forward by local people in this regard, although sometimes this can prove difficult when an application is controversial and has both vocal support and opposition amongst local residents. Nevertheless, members of the Council take a vigilant approach in representing the local viewpoint, and encourage objectors/supporters of planning applications to attend meetings and put forward their views.
The Parish's War Memorial is looked after by the Parish Council. It is situated on the front lawn of St. John the Baptist Church, School Lane. The Parish Council also work in partnership with the Royal British Legion to organise the annual service of remembrance in November.
The Christmas Tree is located on the Village Green, School Lane and is provided each year by the Parish Council. The lighting up ceremony is held on the first Monday of December at 7.00pm, when carols are sung to the accompaniment of Pilling Jubilee Silver Band. Both the Primary Schools are invited and join in with the festivities and the ecumenical group bless the proceedings and the tree.
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund drops 1.5% in quarter, up 7.9% over past year
Sophie Baker
Norges Bank Investment Management CEO Yngve Slyngstad said the fund's value is largely affected by global stock market fluctuations.
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, Oslo, returned -1.5%, equivalent to a loss of 171 billion kroner ($21.8 billion) in the three months ended March 31, in a quarter "colored by increased volatility in global stock markets," the sovereign wealth fund said.
The fund returned 3.5% in the previous quarter, equivalent to a 337 billion kroner gain; and 3.8% in the three months ended March 31, 2017, or 297 billion kroner.
A financial update Friday showed fund assets fell 4.4% for the quarter, to 8.12 trillion kroner ($1.3 trillion), but grew 3.2% vs. figures as of March 31, 2017.
In local currency terms, the return was -4.2% in the first quarter, compared with 6.9% in the quarter ended Dec. 31 and a 5.1% return for the three months ended March 31, 2017.
The return for the 12 months ended March 31 was 7.9%. The annualized five-year return to that date was 7.8%, and the 10-year return, 6.6%.
The fund has a 66.2% allocation to equities, which returned -2.2% in the first quarter. "Returns in the quarter were colored by growing uncertainty and increased volatility in global stock markets," a report on the quarter said. "The end of the period brought concerns about increased protectionism, and a strong return on technology stocks earlier in the quarter partly reversed."
Fixed-income investments, to which the fund has a 31.2% overall allocation, returned -0.4%. The remaining 2.7% of the fund is invested in unlisted real estate, which returned 2.5% for the quarter.
"The most important expression of the risk in the fund is that the strategic equity share is set to 70%," said Yngve Slyngstad, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management — which manages the sovereign wealth fund's assets — in a statement accompanying the update. "This means that fluctuations in the fund's value are predominantly determined by the development in global stock markets."
The government withdrew 11 billion kroner from the fund in the first quarter. Also impacting on the fund was kroner appreciation against main currencies, which decreased the value of assets by 183 billion kroner.
Norway's sovereign wealth fund eyes private equity investing
Norway sovereign wealth fund divests 9 companies from portfolio
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global posts 13.7% return in 2017
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Election results proved to Dems that the Jewish vote couldn’t be taken for granted anymore.
Dems schvitzing over NY-9 results
By DAN HIRSCHHORN and JAKE SHERMAN
Democrats awoke Wednesday to a disturbing new political reality — a world in which the Jewish vote couldn’t be taken for granted anymore. And in the wake of a New York City special election where a Republican won in the heart of urban Jewish Democratic power, the stunning outcome has set off alarms that President Barack Obama’s chilly relationship with Israel could jeopardize the party’s hammerlock on a key constituency.
With the issue threatening to erupt again next week when Palestinians seek recognition of statehood at the United Nations—something the Obama administration is vigorously working to stop—Democratic lawmakers are demanding that the White House rework the sales pitch of its Israel policy.
“He has to be very clear that whatever his Middle East policies are, it’s in the context of strong, robust support for the State of Israel and its security,” said Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who represents a seat in suburban Washington, D.C. “He’s allowed that to be a little fuzzy.”
“He has created some of the problems he’s now having, in terms of the way he’s been clumsy in some of the events that he’s handled, particularly his remarks,” said Rep. Henry Waxman, a Jewish Democrat from California who recently met with Vice President Joe Biden about the administration’s Israel policy. “That’s difficult to overcome, but I have confidence he’ll be able to overcome it.”
Before the results in New York began rolling in, veteran Rep. Elliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said the race got close because “people have not been happy with the president’s Israel policy.”
“We have all had some difficulties with things coming out of the administration vis a vis Israel,” Engel said. “We have, and we’ve been telling [the administration] this: They’ve done a lot of good things with Israel – the iron dome, the defense to help Israel ward off the rocket attack – but we’ve been telling them, maybe this will be a little bit of a wake-up call for the administration, too.”
Engel said Wednesday that the election should serve as a “big alarm” for a party accustomed to relying on Jews as a voting bloc.
The issue also promises to play out next year in numerous congressional districts with sizable Jewish populations, especially in south Florida, California, Pennsylvania, New York and Illinois.
“Clearly the president has severe problems with Jewish voters, and the president’s record on the U.S.-Israel relationship has helped caused those problems for him,” House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the only Jewish Republican in the House, told POLITICO.
Freshman Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.), who unseated a Jewish Democratic incumbent last year in a district that includes parts of Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale, thinks Jewish voters are starting to break the GOP’s way.
Nita Lowey
Gerry Connolly
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Kremlin Ignores Evidence in Calling US Meddling Reports ‘Unfounded’
Jim Fry
RUSSIA -- A view of the four-story building known as the "troll factory" in St. Petersburg, February 17, 2018
Dmitry Pevkov
"…unfounded claims... The Russian state and the Russian government have nothing to do with any meddling…”
Source: TASS, December 18, 2018
There is an abundance of evidence in the reports and indictments.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released two reports by data analytics firms that concluded the Russian government’s “computational propaganda to misinform and polarize US voters” dates back to 2012, was widespread and reached tens of millions of Americans through social media.
U.S. -- Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) (R) and committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-VA) hold a news conference on the status of the committee's inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election at the U.S. Capitol.
The New Knowledge organization and the Computational Propaganda Research Project said their work involved the first publicly available independent studies of data provided to the Senate committee by the big social media companies, that the companies had verified were created by the Internet Research Agency (IRA), the Russian company owned by a close associate of President Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin. He and several IRA employees were named in a federal indictment filed in February 2018.
The reports comprise nearly 150 pages of densely packed information, publicly available online. Yet Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, what he read “in public access” generated “nothing but misunderstanding,” as quoted in the Russian state media outlet TASS.
He is further quoted as claiming the reports include nothing but “general claims and accusations.”
"We believe that these are absolutely unfounded claims," Peskov stated, as quoted by TASS. "The Russian state and the Russian government have nothing to do with any meddling [in other countries’ domestic affairs], moreover with this abstract kind of meddling."
RUSSIA -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov arrives to the Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual news conference in Moscow, December 20, 2018
Even a cursory reading of the extensive reports shows Peskov’s comments to be false.
The Computational Propaganda Research Project’s report outlines the data it analyzed from the social media companies:
On Page Six: “Facebook provided data on ads bought by IRA users on Facebook and Instagram and on organic posts on both platforms generated by accounts the company knew were managed by IRA staff. Twitter provided a vast corpus of detailed account information on the Twitter accounts the company knew were managed by IRA staff. Google provided images of ads, videos that were uploaded to YouTube, and non-machine-readable PDFs of tabulated data on advertisements but provided no context or documentation about this content.”
The project concluded the data enabled researchers to understand “IRA activity across platforms, along with visibility into platforms on which little or no data had previously been revealed, such as Instagram.”
New Knowledge provided specific numbers of accounts, engagements and followers. On page 18: “The IRA developed a collection of over 3841 personal accounts on Twitter; approximately 1.4 million people engaged with their tweets. They generated 72,801,807 engagements on their original content.”
On Facebook, New Knowledge said data was provided “…from 81 unique Pages, of which 33 had over 1000 followers. Of these 33, fourteen major pages focused on Black audiences, five were aimed at Left-leaning audiences, one was a travel-focused older page, and thirteen targeted Right leaning audiences.”
The Computational Research Project included pages of tables such s the one below detailing posts on Instagram:
The New Knowledge report includes many pages of images distributed by the IRA on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter:
Both of the reports concluded the Russian online activity was aimed at divisions among voters and in U.S. politics “…designed to polarize the US public and interfere in elections…”
Far from “general…and unfounded claims,” as Peskov alleges, the reports are specific, providing the U.S. publicly and the Russian public, through open sources, the first detailed look at the inner workings of a campaign hatched in Moscow and directed at U.S. voters.
We judge Peskov’s comments to be false.
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Fabricated News Claims Poroshenko Engineering 3rd Round of Voting
William Echols
UKRAINE – In the center (from left to right): NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchinov, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and Head of Donetsk Regional State Administration Oleksandr Kuts. The city of Avdiyivka, near the occupied Donetsk, May 6, 2019
Vladimir Kovalenko
Elise Journal Author
“Poroshenko is preparing for a 3rd round of presidential elections in Ukraine.”
Source: Elise Journal, May 15, 2019
The inauguration date for the incoming president already is set
On Wednesday, May 15, a story appeared on a Ukrainian website, Elise Journal, claiming that outgoing Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is preparing for a third round of presidential elections.
The report claimed that Ukraine’s parliament would seek to allow Poroshenko to stay in power by not setting an inauguration date for president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy, allowing Poroshenko to then announce a third round of voting.
A screenshot from the Elise Journal report published on May 15, 2019, claiming that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is planning to engineer a third round of voting to remain in power.
The report outlines a theoretical legal scheme under the law “On the Election of the President of Ukraine,” through which it would be possible for Poroshenko to maintain power.
“Such a plan is being worked out in the (Ukrainian) Presidential Administration, and if it goes forward, civil war could break out,” wrote the author, who identifies himself as Vladimir Kovalenko.
The article quickly began trending on the Russian-language internet sphere. The Mediametrics.ru analysis showed that the article was trending in the Russian social networks for the 24 hours following its publication, holding a sixth position in the intersection of “countries” “social networks” “regions” and “24 hours." This was after the inauguration date had been announced:
A screenshot from Media Metrics taken on May 16, 2019 showing the popularity of a report on Elise Journal claiming Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is planning to engineer a third round of voting to remain in power.
The article was later shared on a website called bbcccnn.org, which is followed by nearly 1.75 million people on Facebook. The article received a strong level of interaction on the popular social media platform.
The article’s claim, however, is false.
A screenshot from bbcccnn.org's Facebook page, which republished a story from Elise Journal on May 15, 2019, claiming that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is planning to engineer a third round of voting to stay in power.
The following day, the Ukrainian parliament set Zelenskiy’s inauguration to be held at 10:00 a.m. (local time) on May 20.
Zelenskiy had previously sought a May inauguration, which could give him a mandate to dissolve parliament and call for a snap election.
At the time of publication, Elise Journal had not issued a retraction or an update or taken down the story.
Many, if not most, of the stories posted under the author section for Kavlenko are of an alarmist nature, accusing Poroshenko of multiple offenses, including theft, corruption and genocide.
• This is genocide. Over 5 years, 2.7 million pensioners have been destroyed in Ukraine. Shocking figures of Poroshenko's 5 years (PHOTOS)
• Journalist: “If our servicemen learn about this information, they will tear it to pieces” (PHOTO)
• It’s begun! Poroshenko and members of his group are revealed. Criminal cases are initiated. What's happening? (PHOTO)
• Poroshenko gave the order: "Destroy all the evidence of the Maidan" (VIDEO, PHOTO)
A screen capture from Elise Journal showing articles published by an author identifying himself as Vladimir Kovalenko.
Elise Journal, which says it is not a mass media organization, disavows responsibility for the content posted on its site.
Polygraph.info has discovered the Elise Journal appears to be masking its IP address. It ostensibly operates out of Gunzenhausen, Germany, but in fact is registered to a home on Nasypnaya Street on Uzhhorod, Ukraine.
Elise Journal has masked its IP address to make it appear as if it is operating out of Gunzenhausen, Germany, but in fact is registered to a home on Nasypnaya Street in Uzhhorod, Ukraine.
The actual location where Elise Journal is registered with key personal information blurred out.
The home in question is close to a Ukrainian National Guard facility.
A screenshot from Google Maps of the home on Nasypnaya Street in Uzhhorod, Ukraine from which the Elise Journal is registered.
Polygraph.info sought more information and comment from the Elise Journal, at it’s website but had not received a response at the time of publication.
While the above story appears to not have been widely republished, it fits into a broader Russian-state media narrative that sought to discredit Ukraine’s March 31 presidential election.
For example, Polygraph.info has previously reported that Russian state TV claimed Poroshenko would falsify the election to remain in power.
That message was broadcast widely across numerous Russian state media platforms.
Ultimately, Zelensky won the second round of the presidential poll with 73% of the vote, having bested Poroshenko 30% to 16% during the first round of voting.
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When Putin Visited Depressing Siberian City, Russian TV Showed Footage of Moscow to Beautify its Report
news program, Rossiya 1 TV channel
“The city has changed dramatically in recent years; bicycle paths have appeared, the historical center has been restored. Now there's greenery everywhere. Omsk is becoming an eco-friendly, modern city.”
Source: Meduza.io, August 30, 2018
Some of the footage aired was from Moscow
Not all the footage Vesti used in its report about Vladimir Putin’s visit to Omsk was of Omsk. Russia’s biggest TV channel showed footage of Moscow but said it was Omsk -- rated number four in Russia's ten most depressive cities
What’s Behind The Suspension of Visa-Free Travel Between Poland and Russia?
Maria Zakharova
Spokesperson, Russian Foreign Ministry
”On July 4, 2016, the Polish side temporarily suspended the Agreement on Local Border Traffic under the pretext of holding the NATO Summit in Warsaw and the World Youth Day in Krakow... The events that triggered the above actions by Warsaw have long passed. But the Polish side is not eager to end the impasse, which is very surprising…As of today, Poland does not show interest in resuming the LBT. As a result, people's interests on both sides of the border are affected.”
Source: Russian Foreign Ministry, August 23, 2018
Partially True
Unrestricted border crossing boosted local economies but Russia ruined it with its hostilities in Ukraine
Open border policy and free movement of goods and people is one of the founding principles of the European Union. However, Russia’s annexation of Crimea, armed conflict in Ukraine and buildup of troops inside Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, abused the EU’s willingness to open its borders to Russia.
Putin’s Pension Speech Was Inaccurate and ‘Based on Propaganda’, Experts Say
President, Russia
“The proposed changes in the pension system will not only preserve the income levels of pensioners, but, most importantly, will ensure their sustainable, advancing growth.”
Source: Kremlin website, August 29, 2018
Likely false
Economists say the reform is not comprehensive and cannot ensure sustainable retirement
Putin’s pension reform comments, experts say, were “full of inaccuracies and propaganda.” The things that Putin did not say are the most essential for the sustainability of Russia's economy and ensured income for older generations.
Russian Analyst Belittles American LNG Potential in a ‘Gas War’ Over Europe
Sergei Savchuk
RIA Novosti Contributor
"As of today, the number of all liquefied natural gas plants in the United States is precisely…one. It's located in the state of Louisiana, its name is Sabine Pass and the American company ExxonMobil is a shareholder.”
Source: RIA Novosti
There are two operational liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in the United States, with more coming on stream soon.
Europe is heavily dependent on Russian natural gas. RIA Novosti claims that the small volumes of American LNG coming from the U.S. are political pressure and constitute a “gas war” against Moscow, even as the state-owned news agency attempts to belittle the U.S. natural gas industry.
Putin’s Press Secretary Contradicts His Boss’s Account of the Meeting with Trump
(Answering a question as to whether Putin and Trump discussed sanctions at their last meeting) “No. Generally speaking this did not come up.”
Source: TASS
Putin said he discussed this topic with Trump
Dmitry Peskov contradicts Putin’s account of the meeting with the U.S. president in Helsinki in July. The Russian president claimed to have discussed the topic of Ukraine and sanctions on Russia with Trump.
US Novichok Sanctions: Kremlin's Claim its Financial System Secure – Inaccurate
Press secretary to Vladimir Putin
"Russia's financial system is fairly stable, it is well known to everyone. It has proved its stability in quite difficult times. Against the background of the continuing unpredictability of our overseas partners, of course, we must and we are keeping our financial system in proper state."
Source: Reuters, August 9, 2018
International assessments rate Russian financial system as “facing significant risks”
Russia’s financial stability assessments from the independent international observers highlight risks and further slowdown in growth. The risk factors include “weak governance” and “increased concentration of moral hazard.”
Is the Labor Force in Russia Smaller Than in Other Countries?
Maxim Topilin
Minister of Labor
“We’re witnessing a sharp decline in the population of working age… We have an imbalance in the labor market, there are no workers.”
Source: Speaks Moscow
The number of Russians of employment age has shrunk to levels we saw 40 years ago.
While the number of Russians of employment age is lower -- and lower than Europe, the fact is the numbers would be roughly equivalent if retirement ages match.
Pension Reform in Russia in 2018 and Putin in 2005. What changed?
I am opposed to raising the retirement age [in Russia]. As long as I am president, no such decision will be made. Altogether, I believe that there is no need in our country to raise the retirement age. We can and need to boost the economy and the interest of people to continue working but without infringing on their rights to retirement. I will say this again: I am against raising the retirement age.
Source: Archival footage of Vladimir Putin commenting on raising the retirement age in 2005
On Putin’s watch, the Russian government is moving to raise the retirement age.
While Putin’s said in 2005 that the retirement age would not be raised as long as he was president, the Russian government has decided to raise the retirement age 8 years to age 63 for women, and five years to age 65 for men. Putin’s press secretary says Putin was not involved in the recent decision to raise the retirement age in Russia.
Putin: Olympic Venues in Sochi Are “Very Busy"
“We managed to address a very difficult challenge that other countries which have hosted the Olympic Games have not been able to address so effectively. All of Sochi’s infrastructure – practically all – is very busy throughout the year. And both the coastal and mountain clusters are busy.”
Source: Vladimir Putin
Only some of the Olympic venues are somewhat busy during some parts of the year.
Not every sports venue in Sochi built for the 22nd Winter Olympic Games 2014 remains busy throughout the year, contrary to Vladimir Putin’s claim. Most venues besides the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort are occupied by tournaments and private events sporadically depending on the season.
Putin Says Russia Has Not Left the G-7 – Not True
“We did not leave it [G-7], our colleagues refused to come to Russia due to known reasons at some point. Please, we will be glad to see everyone in Moscow.”
Source: RIA.ru, June 10, 2018
Partially false
Russia declared its withdrawal in 2017
As Putin said, the G-7 members did refuse to come to Russia in 2014 due to Moscow’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine; however, Putin’s claim that Russia has not left G-7 is not true – Russia officially declared permanent withdrawal from the club in 2017.
Can The U.K. Label Any Foreign Investment as ‘Dirty Money?’
"Investors from any country can face a situation after such actions of the United Kingdom, when their investments will be called ‘dirty money’."
Source: TASS, May 21
The United Kingdom has passed a law on “unexplained wealth.” That does not mean they can label any investment as “dirty money.”
Britain’s parliament recently issued a report on the subject of ill-gotten money from Russia flowing into the United Kingdom. However, this is only part of an effort to expose money laundering and other financial crimes by requiring investors to disclose the source of assets that are deemed disproportionate to their owners’ declared income.
Update: Putin Says Russian Life Expectancy is Up, But New Numbers Show Deaths Outpacing Births
“In early 2000s our life expectancy was 65 years, and now it’s almost 73.”
Source: Kremlin, RU, December 14, 2017; Russian Federal State Statistics Service, January 2018
Russian life expectancy has risen to about the current level twice before
President Putin's statement that life expectancy in Russia has reached almost 73-years-old is close to latest international statistics. It's a number he cited in justifying a lack of strong electoral opposition. Russian life expectancy still lags behind the remainder of Europe.
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How should the world deal with Trump's exit from the Paris deal?
Author:kiki Lin
America is a rogue superpower. The country's decision last week to abandon its participation in the December 2015 climate agreement in Paris underscores this reality. The question is how to respond.
For many Republicans, rejecting man-made global warming is a credo: Donald Trump's hostility to action is not a trait. But clever lobbying will reinforce suspicion. The debate is similar to the dangers of lead and tobacco. In these cases, the lobbying community has also exploited all the uncertainties. The argument for climate action is as strong as lead and tobacco. But confusion is again valid.
America's view of America's role in the world is also important. The security and economic advisor of McMaster and Trump, Gary? Cohen recently wrote: "The president has started his first foreign trip, Clear-Eyed's view that the world is not a" global society ", but rather a stage where countries, non-governmental actors and businesses are involved and vying for dominance. We have brought unparalleled military, political, economic, cultural and moral power to this forum. Rather than denying the fundamental nature of international affairs, we embrace it. We must remember that these are "grown-ups" in the White House.
The United States abandoned the idea of a 19th century after the 20th ended a disastrous international relationship. In its place came the idea, embedded in its created institutions and its formed federations, value substances and interests and responsibilities, as well as advantages. Above all, the earth is more than just an arena. This is our common home. It does not belong to a country, even such a power. It is the moral duty of all to take care of the planet.
The hostility to science and the narrow view of interests have laid the foundation for Trump's negation of the Paris pact. But his speech was also a typical mix of lies and resentment.
So, Trump said, "As of today, the United States will cease to implement the non-binding Paris Accords and the harsh financial and economic burdens that the agreement imposes on our country". However, a "non-binding" agreement would hardly have a heavy financial and economic burden. In fact, the main point of the agreement is that each State should present its "contribution to the expected national decision". The basic mechanism of the Paris Accords is peer pressure, aimed at achieving common goals. does not involve coercion.
Trump also argues that the deal has little impact on the climate. That's true. The main reason is that important players, including the United States, will not agree on anything. Against sticking to an agreement, as it is void, when a state of resistance helps make it, is laughable.
"We don't want other leaders and other countries to tease us again," he insists. They won't. This is paranoia. The United States is the world's second largest emitter of carbon dioxide. Its emissions are 50 the size of the European Union, and its per capita emissions are twice times that of the group or Japan. As Trump has hinted, the United States is far from being used by others, but rather too much. U.S. cooperation is not a sufficient condition for climate risk management. But this is a necessity. This repudiation is not a joke.
Since the agreement was based on national commitments, it would be wise for the United States to remain in the process and to promote more ambitious plans. It can relate its efforts to other countries, particularly China, that are willing to do so. But now, outside the framework, it will accomplish nothing. There is no real opportunity to negotiate another framework. Commitment should continue to evolve. Framework does not.
In the 1920s, the United States rejected the League of Nations. This led to the collapse of the European Post World War settlement. Now it is quitting a common commitment to protect our planet. The echoes were disturbing.
Admittedly, as of 2025, 12 states (more than one-third per cent of gross domestic product) and 187 US cities have pledged to cut their emissions by 26-28, below 2005. However, as Hank, the former Treasury Secretary, That, Mr Paulson said, could not replace America's promise.
Optimists also believe that technological advances in renewable energy are so rapid that policy decisions may be unimportant: the economy itself will drive the economy De carbonisation. It still looks incredible. Incentives and other interventions remain important, particularly since investment decisions have such a lasting effect. The infrastructure we have created today will shape energy use for decades.
The remaining participants in the agreement must abide by their plans. They must also analyse how to deal with the problem of free riders. Everything must be considered and even sanctioned.
At the same time, those Americans who understand the stakes need to fight the irrationality and failure that led to the crisis. If any country has the resources to successfully realize the transformation of energy, it is theirs.
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Our second episode takes us to New York City, inside the apartment of American fashion designer's Jenna Lyons, former creative director of J.Crew. who was famously nicknamed “the woman who dresses America” by The New York Times. Like her style, her house reflects a taste out of the ordinary and an ability to find beauty everywhere. Like, for example, two pieces of cutlery inherited from her grandmother. “Handmade, probably unique pieces, which are simple object, yet hide something strong. The kind of object that you cannot find anymore as nobody produces anything like this today.” she says. ... See more
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Judge: Rent-A-Center Doesn’t Have To Complete Merger
Posted on March 15, 2019 April 2, 2019 9:41 am
A judge has ruled that Rent-A-Center will not have to complete a $1.37 billion merger by Vintage Capital Management, and that the furniture retailer acted properly when it canceled the deal based on a technicality.
Bloomberg reported the issue remains of who will pay a $126.5 million breakup fee. The judge hasn’t yet decided on that, but if Rent-A Center doesn’t have to pay it, that should buoy its already rising value.
“Rent-A-Center is likely better off remaining a publicly traded company rather than selling to Vintage Capital for $15.00 a share, given the dramatic improvement in Rent-A-Center’s performance since the deal was announced last June,” he added.
Bryant Riley, chairman and co-CEO of B. Riley Financial, said he wasn’t happy with the judge’s ruling.
“We are disappointed with the Court’s decision to not compel Rent-A-Center to complete the merger with Vintage,” Riley said. “We committed our support for the deal in June due to Rent-A-Center’s strong fundamentals, and we recognized the business could be turned around by implementing a disciplined strategy.”
Rent-A-Center shares went up 3.1 percent on Friday morning (March 15), and are set to close at their highest level since October of 2015.
John Rowan, from the financial company Janney Montgomery Scott, said if the judge rules on the breakup fee in Rent-A-Center’s favor, that would add 10 cents to the 2019 earnings estimate for the company.
“We believe the issues facing the company since 2016 have been a combination of a cyclical downturn in the industry coupled with a self-inflicted blow from a failed rollout of a new point-of-sale (POS) system,” Rowan said. “Management has done a good job of moving past the POS issues and cutting costs to align the company with today’s environment.”
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Using Tech to Adapt
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Featuring Richard Excell
Published on: April 30th, 2019 • Duration: 9 minutes
Richard Excell, senior portfolio manager of Wolverine Asset Management, joins Michael Green of Thiel Macro to discuss how algorithms and AI can improve portfolio construction through technological adaptability. Excell discusses how “bots” can not only help investors adapt to the market, but also help mitigate bias, measure value and diagnose risk. This video is excerpted from a piece published on Real Vision on April 6, 2018.
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MICHAEL GREEN: So I move out to Silicon Valley or San Francisco when finally it's starting to see negative population pressures and everybody smart is moving in the opposite direction. What role does artificial intelligence play in how you think about your investment process and how you think about these bots?
RICHARD EXCELL: Well, I do kind of want to stress that we are a discretionary strategy. So our decisions are always made at a discretionary level. But our process has remained remarkably similar through the last 20 plus years. However, the key to a successful investment process in my mind is to be disciplined but adaptable. And I think what we're talking about with when we're looking at the bots is just a way to try to be a little bit more adaptable to the marketplace. It's to be adaptable to the standpoint of if you go back in the previous career we had, maybe call five or 10 years ago, we would have had people in teams and all those different seats telling us what was going on in the market and what they see in the market without being afforded that luxury because you have to do more with technology because you don't have as many people to do that with.
And so, we've built the bots to, initially at the first step, replicate what people were doing before. Not from an investment standpoint, but from an information standpoint. When you talk about AI, and again, I wouldn't think we're going to be at the forefront of that per say in our mind, but artificial intelligence, machine learning, et cetera clearly is where the market is moving towards. I don't think it'll be there next year. I think it will be there in the next 10 years. But it's just another tool in the toolkit that help you make your process more adaptable to what it's seeing in the marketplace, all within the framework of the same sort of discipline framework of how you want to parse the data. To me, it's more about how you access the data than it is how you interpret the data once you have it.
MICHAEL GREEN: So your clarification on that as a discretionary strategy is important to me because you and I have talked about this repeatedly, but the way I think about quantitative strategies is that they're inherently short volatility. No matter how you structure it, in one form or another you are saying the world in the future is going to look very closely like it did in the past. And therefore, these price patterns repeat or these signals that we're receiving are somewhat immutable. But you're using it very differently. You're actually saying this is an information set and that I need to be able to construct a thesis and a theoretical underpinning behind what I'm looking at. Do you ever find that bots totally flip your perspective?
RICHARD EXCELL: I don't find that they flipped a perspective, but I find that it's really not that different than when you have a conversation with smart people around the room and you're challenged. Your perspective might be challenged. And then to me, the onus is on you to debate your viewpoint. And if you find that you're lacking in that course of that debate, you might want to go back and rethink it. If you feel like you're kind of winning that debate, if you will, you maybe feel a little bit more confidence that, hey, you know what? I was tested in my thesis and I came out positively on the other end.
So I absolutely find that we'll test how we think about the world or how we're starting to think about the world. I mean, the perfect example right now, we're a little bit more positively predisposed towards growth, towards inflation, towards nominal growth and what that means for securities prices. But the flows right now or the data right now is telling us that the market is seeing things very differently than us. So that could be a potential opportunity or we could be completely wrong. I think we will have road marks that we want to look for to know when we want to maybe change our strategy. But for now, you have to respect the information you're getting, and that that's where risk management or asset management is a combination of dogmatism and pragmatism.
And you have the best the best of asset managers are those that know when it's time to be one or the other. And for us right now, we think it's time to be pragmatic and not dogmatic. There might be a time when the other data we look at is overwhelmingly positive, or that you get to a level in terms of valuation price, et cetera, where the risk reward suggests you're being paid to take the bet. That it will be a little bit more dogmatic. That doesn't feel like that's the time right now.
MICHAEL GREEN: You mentioned your bots, one of the things that you highlighted is that you have value bots effectively. There's a value factor, right?
RICHARD EXCELL: Yeah.
MICHAEL GREEN: And it's just not working.
RICHARD EXCELL: Well, it's not working for us. But it's particularly not working. I think one of the problems with-- and I would love to know what you look at, you have a more robust value background than I do. But one of the things I see in the market levels of value or market levels of growth with the problems is there's an inherent capitalization or sector bias in a lot of those indices. And so value now working in the Dow Jones measure might just mean that energy or financials weren't working.
So what we do is we factor, we take out the capitalization buys. We take out the sector buys. And it's always a sector neutral market, neutral size, neutral. Look at L1, the S&P kicks all the way down to L4. And say, OK, within each one of those industries isn't working. And so we can get add it up, aggregate it to the top level but then say, OK, if it is working or isn't working where is it or is it now working. And what's the hit rate across the different industries.
And so, it's a little bit more, I think for us, robust factor. In the sense, it is telling you truly what you're looking for.
MICHAEL GREEN: So when you make that modification. And again, the SPX L1 through L4, just different levels of specificity in terms of the sectors. So L1 would be information technology, for example. And L4 would be internet software.
RICHARD EXCELL: Correct.
MICHAEL GREEN: Do you see the factors working better within those subsets? Is this a sector or industry driven phenomenon as you think it is possible?
RICHARD EXCELL: They're working slightly better. But it's not in aggregate. It's still not working. It's working in some places. But the reason I bring up is we all get the information and email from the street, et cetera. And not to pick on them, but a lot of times you'll get the, well, growth is crushing value, et cetera, et cetera. But when you kind of look down to how those measures tend to be constructed, it tends to be that just is another way of saying tech is working and energy is not working.
And so for us, that's interesting. It's interesting. Why not just say tech is working and energy is not working. And how sustainable is that. Whereas we say, OK, well people would say writ large valley is not working. Well, if I were a health long-shore PM, Valley's working actually quite nicely right now, even down at the L3 level. So there's one place where it is working. Across the 11 L1 S&P kicks, it's not working in aggregate.
But there are one or two places where it is working. Is that early signs that it might creep in? It's not a strong enough factor for us to want to be interested in it. But it is probably a little bit more informative that if you were concerned with-- if you were to go in the health sector right now, you might not want to ignore that factor, at least.
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