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Natalie Portman Reacts To 'Whitewashing' Casting Criticisms Of New Film 'Annihilation'
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 February 2018
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While she admitted it was "problematic", Portman said she had no knowledge of the issue before she was cast.
Natalie Portman and her Annihilation co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh have both spoken out over the ‘whitewashing’ controversy that has engulfed their casting in the film, saying that they had no idea their characters were not white in the original books.
Annihilation, which is out on February 23rd in the United States, is a science fiction based around Portman’s character Lena, a biologist working in a secret natural disaster zone. It’s an adaptation of the first book of the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer, published in 2014.
However, it’s not revealed until the second book of the series, ‘Authority’, that Lena is revealed to be of “Asian heritage”. Furthermore, Jennifer Jason Leigh’s character as the government psychologist Dr Ventress is described as being half-Native American and half-white.
Continue reading: Natalie Portman Reacts To 'Whitewashing' Casting Criticisms Of New Film 'Annihilation'
The Laws Of Nature Don't Apply In 'Annihilation'
When a biologist’s husband disappears his wife must undertake a dangerous mission into the unknown to save him. From the writer and director of ‘Ex-Machina’, Alex Garland, ‘Annihilation’ hits theatres in February.
After a group of soldiers enter an environmental disaster zone known as Area X only one makes it home alive. But his homecoming is shot-lived and soon it is up to his wife Lena (Natalie Portman) to save his life.
Natalie Portman in ‘Annihilation’
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Good Time Review
Robert Pattinson continues to distance himself from his teen heartthrob image with this scruffy B-movie. His loser character takes the audience on a deranged funhouse ride through corners of New York that are so lurid that the movie feels like it was made in the early 1980s, especially with its electronic score by Oneohtrix Point Never. And while it all feels a little too constructed to be believable, the film is superbly gripping. And even a bit moving.
Pattinson plays Connie, a low-life criminal who confidently robs a Brooklyn bank with his mentally simple brother Nick (played by Benny Safdie, who also directed the film with his brother Josh). As they flee, Connie gets away, but Nick is arrested. In need of cash to pay Nick's bail, Connie looks up his rather unstable friend Corey (Jennifer Jason Leigh), but she turns out to be a dead end. So he decides to break Nick out of jail. While working out this plan, he meets Ray (Buddy Duress), a junkie coming down from a bad trip, and 16-year-old Crystal (Taliah Webster). And both of them give Connie a new idea.
Yes, this is the kind of film that moves from one chaotic set-piece to the next with a wonderful volatility that makes it feel fresh and spontaneous. And the Safdie brothers direct it in a remarkably full-on style, mixing close-up camerawork with dramatic God's eye aerial shots. Every scene is awash in bright colour, and each actor delivers a performance that's physically kinetic and emotionally raw. None of these people are very easy to sympathise with, but they're so funny and unpredictable that we can't look away. Pattinson has never been this frantic before, and he's terrific as a smart guy with no common sense. He's the kind of guy who thinks that his next plan will finally be the one that works, even though it clearly won't.
Continue reading: Good Time Review
Good Time Trailer
He doesn't know exactly what happened, but when Constantine 'Connie' Nikas hears that his brother Nick has been arrested following a bank robbery gone terribly wrong, he is desperate to get him out of the New York jail complex that is Rikers Island before he gets killed in there. He is already battered and bruised, so it is only a matter of time before he runs out of luck. The only way Connie knows how to help him is by getting involved in yet more criminal activity that leads him on a dangerous journey with cops on his tail. With an unlikely accomplice, however, he has a good chance of reuniting with his brother - whose vulnerability only spurs him on. Connie knows that it'll be all his fault if Nick gets killed and since the pair only really have each other, that's not something he can let happen.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh - Celebrities attend 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, Academy Awards - Los Angeles, California, United States - Sunday 28th February 2016
Jennifer Jason Leigh - Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2016 held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills - Los Angeles, California, United States - Sunday 28th February 2016
Jennifer Jason Leigh - 31st Independent Spirit Awards held at Santa Monica Beach at Independent Spirit Awards - Los Angeles, California, United States - Saturday 27th February 2016
Jennifer Jason Leigh - 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards held at Santa Monica Beach at anta Monica Beach, Independent Spirit Awards - Los Angeles, California, United States - Saturday 27th February 2016
Jennifer Jason Leigh , Cathy Schulman - 9th Annual Women in Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party at Hyde Sunset Kitchen + Cocktails - Arrivals at HYDE Sunset: Kitchen + Cocktails - West Hollywood, California, United States - Friday 26th February 2016
'No-One Writes Women Like Tarantino': Jennifer Jason Leigh Opens Up At 'The Hateful Eight' Premiere [Photos]
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 December 2015
The question is, has Tarantino crafted another masterpiece?
This week saw both the UK and US premieres of Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Western 'The Hateful Eight', and it's safe to say it's all becoming too real for us now. The film will be in actual theaters on Christmas Day, almost three years since he announced it.
The cast of 'The Hateful Eight' unite at the premiere
It's a movie about bounty hunters, bad weather and betrayal and it sure has an all-star cast. In fact, the only female member of the main cast, Jennifer Jason Leigh, has just been announced as a nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 2016 Golden Globes, with Tarantino as the only other member of the crew to get a nod for the film as he becomes a contender for writing the Best Screenplay.
Continue reading: 'No-One Writes Women Like Tarantino': Jennifer Jason Leigh Opens Up At 'The Hateful Eight' Premiere [Photos]
Anomalisa Trailer
Anomalisa is a new film from directors Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson. Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Being John Malkovich) also wrote the film - his first animation. Initial funding for the movie was achieved on Kickstarter, the project raised over 400,000 dollars, doubling their initial asking price.
The stop-motion film used 3-D printers to create the puppets and the story follows the day to day life of Michael Stone, a man who's struggling with going through the same processes every day. When he meets a stranger in a hotel, she might just be able to show Michael a new view point.
The lead characters are voiced by David Thewlis and Jennifer Jason Leigh. The whole film was voiced by the total of three people. The film was said to be the surprise movie of the 2015 BFI Festival.
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The Hateful Eight Trailer
John Ruth, known by his associates and like-minded peers as The Hangman on account of his fondness for hanging criminals, is a formidable bounty hunter on his way to Red Rock with a suspected murderer named Daisy Domergue. Along the way, they bump into another brutal bounty hunter named Major Marquis Warren who wastes no time in informing Daisy of her captor's uniquely vicious reputation, and they also pick up self-proclaimed new sheriff of Red Rock Chris Mannix. It's a bitter winter and soon a furious blizzard threatens to engulf them and their stagecoach. Thus, they decide to seek shelter at a small place on a mountain pass called Minnie's Haberdashery, which is currently playing host to caretaker Bob, Red Rock's own hangman Oswaldo Mobray, a ranch hand named Joe Gage and former Confederacy general Sandy Smithers. Unfortunately, the bounty hunters are not the only volatile ones at the haberdashery, and it seems some lethal mounting deception is threatening to bury them well before the storm.
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We're Shivering In Excitement For Quentin Tarantino's Winter Western 'The Hateful Eight' [Trailer + Pictures]
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 October 2015
Quentin Tarantino Samuel L Jackson Kurt Russell Walton Goggins Tim Roth Bruce Dern Michael Madsen Jennifer Jason Leigh Demian Bichir
It's the Western every Tarantino fan has been waiting for...
Guns, violence, cool outfits and immeasurable cheese is everything that Quentin Tarantino is about, so fans have been waiting for a good old Western flick from him for a long time. Now we can rejoice because his eighth movie, 'The Hateful Eight', brings us just that, complete with shoot-outs, stetsons, suspicion - and a helluva lotta snow.
Samuel L. Jackson is as formidable as ever in 'The Hateful Eight'
Tarantino touched on the Western genre with 2012's 'Django Unchained', of course, but that was more about illicit slavery than country outlaws; there's usually humour to the Oscar winning director's work despite the shameless brutality of it, but 'Django' gave us something serious to think about. 'The Hateful Eight' is just plain enjoyable, bounty hunter, sweary (thanks to Samuel L. Jackson) fun, that everyone should be excited for come winter.
Continue reading: We're Shivering In Excitement For Quentin Tarantino's Winter Western 'The Hateful Eight' [Trailer + Pictures]
Ennio Morricone Is Composing The Score For Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’
By Elinor Cosgrave in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 July 2015
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Quentin Tarantino, speaking at Comic-Con 2015, announced Ennio Morricone is composing the score for ‘The Hateful Eight’.
Ennio Morricone is set to write the score for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight. He is best known for composing music for a number of Italian (Spaghetti) Westerns including the Dollars Trilogy, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and Once Upon a Time in the West. The 86-year-old Italian composer is returning to writing film scores after eight years away but it has been more than forty years since he worked on a Western.
Quentin Tarantino at San Diego Comic-Con 2015.
Read More: Quentin Tarantino Shot The Hateful Eight on Refrigerated Set.
Continue reading: Ennio Morricone Is Composing The Score For Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’
'The Hateful Eight': This Is What A Tarantino Western Looks Like [Pictures]
By Stephen Caswell in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 June 2015
Quentin Tarantino Samuel L Jackson Kurt Russell Jennifer Jason Leigh Walton Goggins Demian Bichir Tim Roth Michael Madsen Bruce Dern
Following a screenplay leak, cancellation and final confirmation that it would be going into production, 'The Hateful Eight' is filming, and Tarantino has released some set pictures.
In case it wasn't clear already, Quentin Tarantino loves movies. He's talked on many occasions about his love for the Spaghetti-Western genre, which has led many people to wonder what a Tarantino-directed Spaghetti-Western would look like. Sure, we had 2012's 'Django Unchained' to give us a brief glimpse at the idea, but that was racial revenge story first, and a Western second. When Tarantino announced his 8th film, 'The Hateful Eight', back in November 2013, fans worldwide jumped for joy.
Quentin Tarantino on set with the cast of 'The Hateful Eight'
A jump that may have been a little premature, as the project was cancelled in January 2014, after the script for the highly anticipated picture was leaked online. Tarantino talked about rereleasing the screenplay as a novel, before going back and deciding to give the film one last shot. Production began in January 2015, and now we have some of the first pictures from the set of the new film.
Continue reading: 'The Hateful Eight': This Is What A Tarantino Western Looks Like [Pictures]
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John Ruth earnt his nickname The Hangman for a good reason, he's one of the...
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Ag Climate Nebraska
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Nebraska Ag Climate Update - March
The temperature pattern tells two different stories during the meteorological winter (Dec.—Feb) in Nebraska. Three-month average temps in NW Nebraska were nearly 5°F below normal and temps were 5°F above normal in the eastern 1/2 of the state. After a warm fall, temperatures plummeted in mid-December and early January. Temperatures dropped to more 30°F below zero in some locations, which were some of the coldest temperatures we have had in a few years. February told a different story with extreme minimums dropping to -10°F in the NW and 12°F in the SE. Max temps in February reached near 80°F in southern Nebraska to the upper 60s and low 70s in the northwest and northeast. February ended up being the 9th warmest February on record for Nebraska and the three-month, winter-time average was the 27th warmest on record. Current 4” soil temperatures are in the mid 30s in the west to mid 40s in the east. Some locations in central and southeast NE have had soil temps range from the upper 50s/ low 60s to near freezing, just in the past seven days.
The precipitation pattern this winter also mimicked the temperature pattern. Whether we like it or not, snow is needed in Nebraska, but too much (or too little) can create challenges. Northwest NE saw plenty of snow since December 1st (50-60”) and ended up 20-30” above normal. This is beneficial to winter wheat, especially since temperatures were bitterly cold at times this winter. The southern 1/3 of Nebraska was 10-15” below normal with much of the area receiving less than 10-15” of snow. For overall precipitation, most of the state ended up within an inch above or below normal for the winter, due to the multiple rain events in December and January that offset a lack of snowfall for many areas. For soil moisture, the southwest portion of the state is much below normal and in moderate drought conditions. Most of the state has adequate rootzone moisture, but surface moisture is lacking in a number of locations due to warm temperatures and high winds. This has caused blowing dust and wildfires across Nebraska and the central plains. The dryness in southern NE needs to be monitored closely.
Spring is here (at least the meteorological spring); however, the forecast is going to look like winter for the next few days. A trough will set up over the northeast U.S., and northwest flow will dominate our region bringing in cooler air. A number of disturbances will track across the northern plains, with most of the snow from this to be outside of Nebraska, however, eastern Nebraska will likely get some of the snow. Nonetheless, cooler temperatures will dominate with a strong temperature gradient from NE to SW Nebraska. Temps will struggle to get above freezing in the northeast, while the southwest could see 40s and 50s (maybe 60s). Lows could dip down into the single digits in far northeast Nebraska and may cause some issues on early spring growth. Official snow forecasts haven't been released for the entire event, but there are potentially three precipitation events that look to track across northeast Nebraska through Tuesday. Temperatures begin to warm back up the middle of next week, however, snow covered areas will recover more slowly.
The 6-10 and 8-14 day forecasts are showing a strong warm up for the central plains as the jet stream appears to push further to the north next week. This northern push will also take most of the precipitation chances with it. If the models are right, we could see very warm temperatures next weekend before a number of disturbances make their way back into the area. The models are all over the place to end the month, so we could see a fairly turbulent last couple weeks of the month.
The long-term outlook for the spring and even into the summer is where it becomes more important, but even more challenging. The last couple years have seen early warm-ups followed by an abnormally wet April. The most recent 30 year trend has shown a significant increase in April precipitation for most of Nebraska. Mother Nature doesn’t follow an exact calendar, but we typically follow up these warm, dry spells with a bout of cool, wet weather. The question is if our cool, wet weather will come at the end of March and start of April or will it come at the end of April similar to 2016? The La Niña is dwindling, but the cold water in the N. Pacific is causing our weather to behave similar to La Niña conditions. This opens up the question of dryness later in the season. It appears we may pick up some decent moisture over the next 2-4 weeks and we may need that going forward.
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1. PAUL & BARRY RYAN-"Keep It Out Of Sight"
My favorite single by the Ryan twins will always be this amazing psych pop opus composed by Cat Stevens. It's key is the incredible orchestration (care of Alan Tew) that sounds like a cabaret supper club dosed with acid. Magic!
https://youtu.be/G3MEHYIQ6rw
2. THE TAGES-"Created By You"
From their masterpiece album "Studio" (recorded in the UK), this poppy little number by my favorite Swedes is laced with Beach Boys harmonies, freaky woodwinds, a Bee Gee's style lead vocal vibrato and quirky pop-psych orchestration.
https://youtu.be/hNWeVN1wHbs
3. WAYNE GIBSON-"Under My Thumb"
Cut originally in '66 this Stones cover sank like a slab of concrete before it was resurrected on the Northern soul scene which led to it re-entering the hit parade in 1974 where a reissue reached #17 on the UK charts. It's catchy and infectious with a groovy repetitive keyboard bit that's completely rivetting.
https://youtu.be/94t-fBz657I
4. JOHNNY "HAMMOND" SMITH-"A Portrait Of Jennie"
From his 1960 New Jazz LP "Talk That Talk" comes this moody, brooding piece of B-3 Hammond genius, perfectly mellow and slick. Sadly there's no clip on YouTube.
5. THE JAVELLS featuring NOSMO KING-"Goodbye (Nothing To Say)"
For the past three decades I've disliked this number and thought it was a dreadful Northern Soul cash in. It's still a cash in but something about it appeals to me now, not quite sure why! Curiously it sounds much like Maxine Nightingale's monster hit "Right Back Where We Started From" which came a year later.
https://youtu.be/Ra3xdAqEkf0
6. THE BEE GEES-"Such A Shame"
Hidden away on their 1968 LP "Idea", "Such A Shame" sounds like something much earlier with it's beat group harmonies and harp blowing and it's "la da de dah" chorus is pure merseybeat.
https://youtu.be/1pv4YeUyaRY
7. ENOCH LIGHT & THE GLITTERING GUITARS-"You Showed Me"
From the bizarre 1969 album "Enoch Light And The Glittering Guitars" comes this freaked out version of "You Showed Me" led by fuzz guitar. Imagine Al Caiola on L.S.D.......
https://youtu.be/PPa3vCwKBzI
8. THE CLASH-"Working For The Clampdown"
It's hard to believe "London Calling" will be 40 next year. So many of it's numbers still ring true 39 years later and none more so than this warning of fascism growing in the proletariat.
https://youtu.be/psB0cidB5bg
9. CHICO REY & THE JET BAND-"Stiletto"
This kitschy and amazing instrumental was a rare 1970 Pye 45 that was unearthed on the highly recommended 1995 CD compilation "The Sound Spectrum". Full of fuzz guitar, razor sharp brass, funky organ and an over the top production it's nothing short of brilliant.
https://youtu.be/E4OhMW2Rw6E
10. THE TOGGERY FIVE-"Goin' Away"
According to YouTube Graham Gouldman wrote this for The Hollies. They never cut it (well if they did it hasn't surfaced). The Toggery Five cut it but that too went unreleased, but somehow someone got it to YouTube for all to enjoy.
https://youtu.be/fAOsJS_7ac0
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January 23, 2016 ARRESTS RAIDS, Australia, MURDERS DEATHS, PEOPLE, POLICE No comments
Former drug squad detective Paul Dale loses mental compensation bid
Paul Dale before appearing at the independent medical panel in October. Photo: Eddie Jim
Paul Dale, the former drug squad detective implicated in the execution of a police informer and his wife during Melbourne’s gangland war, has lost a bid for taxpayer-funded compensation for trauma he claims he suffered in prison.
The Sunday Age can reveal the controversial ex-cop abandoned his lawsuit against the state government when an independent medical panel ruled Dale experienced no significant psychological damage from spending seven months in solitary confinement.
Dale claims he suffers from severe depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder after being put in near continuous lockdown in a high-security unit in Barwon Prison while awaiting trial for the murders of witness Terrence Hodson and his wife Christine.
“The Victorian government is denying my mental injuries were caused by my incarceration in Acacia [Unit]. I’m going before this panel, they’ll make a finding, and we’ll see what happens after that,” he told The Sunday Age ahead of the review in late October
Dale said he was confident the state government had a case to answer for his mental injuries because Victoria’s Court of Appeal had found his incarceration in Acacia had “severely affected his mental health”.
“Not surprisingly, the conditions in which [Dale] has been kept in gaol have caused him great suffering. So far as can be told, he was not afflicted by any ailments when he was arrested,” the court said.
Dale was granted bail, in large part, for this reason in late 2009.
But a spokeswoman for the Andrews government said Dale has “discontinued” his compensation lawsuit after the medical panel found he was “unable to meet the relevant injury threshold” under the law.
No compensation was paid to Dale to drop the case, the government said.
Dale declined to comment.
The nature of Dale’s relationship to Carl Williams and the execution of Hodson and his wife remain one of the most controversial unsolved chapters of Melbourne’s gangland war.
Dale, who has beaten a string of serious criminal charges, has been accused of conduct that would make him one of the most corrupt police officers in the state’s history despite never being convicted.
In 2003, the former drug squad detective was charged with conspiracy to commit burglary and drug trafficking over his alleged role in a plan with fellow detective David Miechel and career criminal Terrence Hodson to steal millions of dollars worth of ecstasy from a stash house.
The charges against Dale were dropped after the execution style-shooting deaths of Hodson and his wife Christine in their Kew home in 2004.
Dale was charged with their murders in 2009 after drug kingpin-turned-jailhouse informant Carl Williams told police he acted as the middle-man between Dale and hitman Rodney Collins, who was allegedly paid $150,000 to kill Hodson after he became a police informer.
But that case collapsed after Williams was bashed to death in prison by Matthew Johnson, head of anti-informer gang Prisoners of War.
In 2013, Dale was found not guilty on 12 charges of giving false and misleading evidence to the Australian Crime Commission about his links to Williams.
After a coronial inquest into the Hodson murders in 2015, Judge Ian Gray could not determine what role, if any, Dale had in the killings.
“At the very least it certainly appears, following the Dublin Street burglary, to have been a highly inappropriate relationship [with Williams] for a suspended police officer to have engaged in,” Judge Gray said.
Fairfax Media revealed in July that police were considering laying fresh corruption charges over Dale’s relationship with Williams.
Earlier this year, Carl Williams’ daughter Dhakota received a compensation payout from the state government for the trauma she allegedly suffered when he was killed in prison.
The “pragmatic call” was made by Premier Daniel Andrews after an independent medical panel found Dhakota and Carl’s former wife Roberta had experienced severe mental impairment as a result of his death.
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January 22, 2016 ASSASINATIONS, MURDERS DEATHS, Russia, SPYING No comments
Vladimir Putin ‘probably’ ordered KGB defector Alexander Litvinenko’s death by radioactive poisoning: inquiry. Story in videos & pics.
President Putin ‘probably’ approved Litvinenko murder
A British inquiry has concluded the murder of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 was “probably” approved by President Vladimir Putin. Courtesy ABC News 24.
London: Russian President Vladimir Putin “probably” ordered the murder of defected KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko in London, an official inquiry in Britain has found.
The finding will put pressure on the British government to take fresh measures against Russia, possibly including targeted sanctions and travel bans. It may also harm potential co-operation in military action against ISIS, and upcoming peace talks on the Syrian conflict.
Litvinenko died in November 2006 after a radioactive poison was slipped into his tea at a London hotel.
Alexander Litvinenko lies in a London hospital in November 2006, dying of radiation poisoning. In 2014, the British government opened an inquiry into Moscow’s alleged involvement in the death of the former KGB agent.
There was a “strong probability” that the two killers were under the direction of the FSB, Russia’s security service.
“The FSB operation to kill Mr Litvinenko was probably approved by [then FSB head Nikolai] Patrushev and also by President Putin,” Sir Robert Owen, who led the year-long inquiry, said.
The inquiry examined expert evidence and heard testimony from forensic scientists and family members, as well as secret evidence that was not disclosed in the public report – but believed to be from Western intelligence agencies.
Russian Andrey Lugovoy, a former KGB agent, allegedly spiked the tea of Alexander Litvinenko with highly radioactive polonium 210 at the Pine Bar of the Millennium Hotel in Mayfair, London, on November 1, 2006. Photo: aklugovoy.ru
Sir Robert said he was “sure” that Litvinenko was deliberately poisoned with the radioactive element polonium 210, which he ingested on November 1, 2006.
That afternoon Litvinenko had met two men for tea at the Pine Bar of the Millennium Hotel in Mayfair, London.
The men were Andrey Lugovoy and his associate Dmitri Kovtun – former Russian army officers. Lugovoy was a former KGB agent.
Marina Litvinenko, the widow of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko, outside a pre-inquest review in London in 2012. Photo: AP
Forensic evidence showed the Pine Bar was “heavily contaminated” with polonium 210, the inquiry found.
“The highest readings were taken from the table where Mr Litvinenko was sitting and from the inside of one of the teapots. No comparable levels of contamination were found in any of the other places that Mr Litvinenko visited that day,” the report said.
Sir Robert said he was sure that Lugovoy and Kovtun placed the polonium in the teapot at the Pine Bar. They had tried to kill him with the same poison at a meeting a few weeks earlier.
Kovtun and Lugovoy are wanted by British authorities on suspicion of the murder of Mr Litvinenko. A warrant has been issued for their arrest but Russia has not extradited them. Both have denied killing Mr Litvinenko.
Forensic scientists found “widespread radioactive contamination” at locations linked to Lugovoy, Kovtun and Mr Litvinenko in the weeks before he fell ill.
There were also high levels of radioactive contamination on the British Airways plane seats Kovtum and Lugovoy used when flying to Moscow two days after the murder, and in placed visited by Kovtun in Germany the week before he took met with Litvinenko.
The inquiry rejected a “chemical fingerprint” theory that definitively traced the polonium to a Russian factory in Sarov, though it “unquestionably” could have come from there.
Sir Robert also cast doubt on a claim by a ‘Mr Potemkin’ that the polonium came from an August 2006 shipment to the FSB in Moscow.
However, given the amount of polonium possessed and used by the assassins, it “strongly indicated” the involvement of a state, Sir Robert said.
“Ordinary criminals might have been expected to use a straightforward, less sophisticated means of killing… the polonium 210 used to kill Mr Litvinenko must have come from a reactor and such reactors are in general under state control.”
The evidence in open court was strong circumstantial evidence of Russian state involvement, and the ‘closed evidence’ made it a strong probability that the FSB directed Lugovoy to poison Mr Litvinenko.
“There were powerful motives for organisations and individuals within the Russian state to take action against Mr Litvinenko, including killing him,” Sir Robert said.
“Mr Litvinenko was … regarded as having betrayed the FSB, … was an associate of leading opponents of the Putin regime and he had repeatedly targeted President Putin himself with highly personal public criticism.”
In one article, published the year he was killed, Mr Litvinenko claimed Mr Putin was a paedophile.
Evidence suggested Russia had previously killed a number of opponents of the Putin administration, through bombings and poison including radioactive poison.
Sir Robert said he was sure that Lugovoy and Kovtun were acting on behalf of others, probably the FSB.
Though they did not know the precise nature of the poison, they knew it was deadly, Sir Robert said.
During the inquiry Mr Putin awarded Lugovoy an honour for “services to the fatherland”. He is now a member of the Russian parliament.
In a deathbed statement Mr Litvinenko accused Mr Putin of direct involvement in his murder.
The inquiry heard evidence from several of Mr Litvinenko’s associates that the assassination could not have been done without Mr Putin’s knowledge and approval.
“This is a KGB rule number one, cover your back,” said one associate, Yuri Shvets.
An independent expert, Oxford University’s Professor Robert Service, who studies Russian history, told the inquiry it was “inconceivable” that FSB head Mr Patrushev would not have had advance knowledge of the operation.
Professor Service said Mr Putin had “some oversight” of FSB operations, and Sir Robert concluded that Mr Patrushev probably would have told Mr Putin about an operation such as the murder of Mr Litvinenko, though it was at present “unprovable”.
It was widely reported – and claimed by Mr Litvinenko’s widow and associates – that Mr Litvinenko had worked for British intelligence service MI6 after his arrival in Britain.
Sir Robert said the British government had not provided any evidence on the question in the “open” part of the inquiry – but had not denied it, either.
Sir Robert said in any case it was more important whether the FSB believed he was working for British intelligence agencies, and “that is precisely what the FSB believed” according to Lugovoy.
Mr Litvinenko’s former superior at the Russian secret service, Alexander Gusak, had agreed in an interview in 2007 that Litvinenko deserved to be executed because “when (he) defected abroad, he naturally handed over the undercover experts who had been its contacts”.
Mr Litvinenko was born in December 1962 and was an officer in the KGB and then the FSB. He was dismissed in 1998 after making public allegations of illegal activity within the FSB.
He was granted asylum with his wife and son in Britain in 2001 and worked as a journalist and author and producing ‘due diligence’ reports on Russian individuals and companies.
He fell ill on the evening of November 1, 2006 and died on November 23.
Just before his death, experts realised his body was highly contaminated with radioactive polonium 201.
Sir Robert said he had made one recommendation as a result of his inquiry, but he could not reveal it publicly as it concerned the ‘closed’ evidence he had heard.
Mr Litvinenko’s widow Marina said she was “very pleased” with the inquiry’s findings.
She called for the British government to expel all Russian intelligence agents, “either FSB or other Russian agencies based in the London embassy”.
She also called for immediate, targeted economic sanctions and travel bans against the people named in the report, including Mr Putin.
“It’s unthinkable that the prime minister would do nothing in the face of (these) damning findings,” she said.
Home Secretary Theresa May revealed she had also written to her counterparts in the EU, NATO and ‘Five Eyes’ countries – which includes Australia – drawing their attention to the report and the need to take steps “to prevent such a murder being committed on their streets”.
She told parliament the report’s finding that the Russian state was probably involved in the murder was “deeply disturbing” and a “blatant and unacceptable breach of fundamental international law”.
She announced new asset freezes on the two alleged killers, saying Russia’s “continued failure to ensure they are brought to justice is unacceptable”.
The government had summoned the Russian ambassador to the Foreign Office to demand an account of the FSB’s role in this case.
Lugovoy calls accusations ‘absurd’
Andrei Lugovoy said the accusations against him were “absurd”, the Interfax news agency quoted him as saying.
Lugovoy, who represents the ultra-nationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia in the Russian parliament, called the British inquiry “a pathetic attempt by London to use a skeleton in the closet for the sake of its political ambitions”.
He said the findings of the inquiry published on Thursday continued Britain’s “anti-Russian hysteria” which he said began after “the events in Ukraine in 2014”.
“The accusations brought against me are absurd,” he said.
“As we expected, there was no sensation. The results of the inquiry published today are yet more proof of London’s anti-Russian stance, its blinkered thinking and … unwillingness to establish the true cause of Litvinenko’s death.”
With Reuters
January 20, 2016 DATA ACCESS & STORAGE, LAWS, WHISTELEBLOWERS No comments
This simple game shows why metadata laws won’t protect whistleblowers
Australia has passed data retention laws that force telecommunications companies to retain some types of phone and web metadata. This data can be requested by government agencies and has been used to investigate leaks of government information to journalists.
It now takes a warrant to access a journalist’s metadata to identify a source, but this offers limited protection. Government agencies can still seek data from suspected sources without a warrant. This game shows how a whistleblower can still be identified.
Wednesday 15 April 2015 11.01 AEST
ENTER GAME HERE
January 20, 2016 Australia, DATA ACCESS & STORAGE, MEDICAL HEALTH, SEX No comments
Metadata sought by agency to investigate doctors who have sex with patients
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency one of 61 agencies seeking warrantless access to telecommunications information
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has used metadata to investigate ‘allegations of boundary violations between patients and practitioners’, according to a spokeswoman. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian
Wednesday 20 January 2016 11.22 AEDT Last modified on Wednesday 20 January 2016 12.45 AEDT
The government agency overseeing doctors, dentists and chiropractors has applied to regain warrantless access to Australians’ phone and web metadata to help it investigate whether medical practitioners are sleeping with their patients.
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) is one of 61 agencies that have applied to the attorney general, George Brandis, to be classed as “criminal law-enforcement agencies” to gain warrantless access to telecommunications data.
They were removed from a list of agencies that could access the information from telecommunications companies with the advent of the government’s mandatory data retention laws.
While Brandis insisted data retention would only be used to gather evidence on serious crimes, a provision was created to allow other agencies to reapply for access to the information. The provision contains no requirement that these agencies must be investigating serious criminal law offences.
The data has been sought by a range of other agencies, including the National Measurement Institute, which oversees food and packaged goods, including lamb chops.
A spokeswoman for AHPRA said the agency had in the past used telecommunications data infrequently but had used it in investigations “often in relation to allegations of boundary violations between patients and practitioners”.
“While still likely to be professional misconduct, demonstrating that a sexual relationship commenced during the treatment period is an aggravating factor going to sanction,” she said.
She added: “In a current case we are asking the practitioner to explain the significant volume of calls passing between her and the patient during the treatment relationship. Her legal counsel has indicated that she is likely to concede that a personal relationship had developed at the time, however did not become sexual until after the treatment relationship ended.”
She said data had been used to track the volume of calls and texts between practitioners and patients, the location of calls and as corroborating evidence for text messages.
“In a current matter before the tribunal, we identified that a significant volume of calls made by the patient were transmitted by the tower close by the practitioner’s residential address when the patient resided on the other side of town,” she said, adding: “In one matter, the complainant provided screenshots of text messages alleged to have originated from the practitioner’s phone.
“Telephone records corroborated the allegations and allowed the board to exclude the possibility of the screenshot text messages having been fabricated or from another source.”
The spokeswoman said AHPRA took measures to protect any sensitive information it gathered in secure databases.
The list of agencies was disclosed by the Attorney General’s Department after freedom of information requests from Geordie Guy on Right to Know and ZDnet. It includes the RSPCA Victoria, Australia Post, Bankstown council and dozens of other state and territory agencies involved in the investigation of relatively minor offences.
Access Canberra – which oversees fines, drivers’ licences and liquor licences across the Australian Capital Territory – has also sought to regain access.
A spokesman said: “It is a function of the Access Canberra statutory office holders to investigate and prosecute breaches of the legislation it administers. Access Canberra investigators utilise a range of information sources and investigation tools when undertaking its investigations.”
The Attorney General’s Department has declined to comment on the status of the 61 applications.
January 19, 2016 Australia, AUSTRALIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES, COMPUTER & PHONE ACCESS, DATA ACCESS & STORAGE, GOVERNMENT POLITICS, GROUPS CLUBS ASSOC., INFORMATION GATHERING No comments
Dozens of government agencies request access to citizen metadata without warrants
Nearly all the agencies which accessed citizens’ private information in the past have applied for continued access. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Nearly all of the government agencies which last year snooped on citizens’ phone and internet records without warrants have reapplied to access the data following the introduction of legislation which was meant to reduce the scope of access.
Sixty-one non-law enforcement federal and state agencies, including organisations such as Australia Post and Sydney’s Bankstown City Council, have applied to access citizens’ metadata for pursuing criminal activity or protecting public revenue.
The telecommunications data may include information such as phone numbers and addresses of people who called each other, or email addresses and the times messages were sent.
Attorney-General George Brandis has yet to decide which agencies may have access to telecommunications metadata.
By comparison, the latest official government report on metadata access, covering a period before new mandatory data retention legislation came into effect in October last year, showed 69 agencies accessed metadata. At that time they were automatically authorised to access this data, however following the legislation, non-law enforcement agencies must now apply directly to federal Attorney-General George Brandis for temporary approval to access metadata for up to 40 parliamentary sitting days.
No warrant is required to access the data.
A spokesperson for the Attorney-General’s department said Mr Brandis had not temporarily approved metadata access to any agencies who requested access.
The list of agencies was revealed in a Freedom of Information request filed by former Electronic Frontiers Australia vice chair Geordie Guy, and released to the public on Monday.
More agencies may have requested metadata access since Mr Guy’s FOI request was filed in November last year.
Digital rights group Electronic Frontiers Australia has called on Mr Brandis to reject most of the agencies’ applications.
EFA executive director Jon Lawrence said “only two or three” agencies would have legitimate reasons to access the private information.
“If the Attorney-General is serious about the integrity of his legislation and about protecting the civil liberties of all Australians, then he must act swiftly to reject the majority of these applications,” Mr Lawrence said.
In previous years local city councils have come under fire for using information gleaned from residents’ metadata to chase small-time infringers and recoup fines.
Melbourne’s Knox City Council last year accessed call charge records, and name and address details, to prosecute people who damaged property or were guilty of cruelty against animals or illegal signage, a council spokesperson said.
Bankstown City Council in Sydney appears to be the only council so far to have reapplied for access under the new regime.
A Bankstown spokesperson previously told Fairfax media the council used data to catch residents who dumped waste illegally. The agency made 13 information requests in the year to June 2015.
EFA’s Mr Lawrence said such matters were “hardly a national security issue” which might have justified its access to private information.
Other government agencies which have reapplied to access private communication records include Australia Post — which made 625 information requests last year — state racing bodies, the RSPCA and the Tax Office.
Australia Post has previously said that it requests phone records from telecommunication companies so it can chase people who steal phones or SIM cards from its stores, or pursue people who make “serious threats” to staff or engage in corruption and fraud.
The frequency of metadata requests from non-law enforcement agencies grew 9 per cent last year.
Below is the full list of agencies that applied for access to the data, except for four that were redacted in the FOI documents as their disclosure would be “contrary to the public interest”.
1. Australian Financial Security Authority, Commonwealth
2. Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), Commonwealth
3. Australian Postal Corporation, Commonwealth
4. Australian Taxation Office, Commonwealth
5. Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, Commonwealth
6. Civil Aviation, Safety Authority (CASA), Commonwealth
7. Clean Energy Regulator, Commonwealth
8. Department of Agriculture, Commonwealth
9. Department of Defence (ADFIS and IGD), Commonwealth
10. Department of the Environment, Commonwealth
11. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Commonwealth
12. Department of Health, Commonwealth
13. Department of Human Services, Commonwealth
14. Department of Social Services, Commonwealth
15. Fair Work Building and Construction, Commonwealth
16. National Measurement Institute, Commonwealth
17. ACT Revenue Office, ACT
18. Access Canberra (Department of Treasury and Economic Development), ACT
19. Bankstown City Council, NSW
20. Consumer Affairs, VIC
21. Consumer, Building and Occupational Services (Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading – Department of Justice), TAS
22. Consumer and Business Services, SA
23. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, QLD
24. Department of Commerce, WA
25. Department of Corrective Services, WA
26. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, QLD
27. Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources (Fisheries), VIC
28. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, VIC
29. Department of Environment Regulation, WA
30. Department of Fisheries, WA
31. Department of Justice and Regulation (Consumer Affairs), VIC
32. Department of Justice and Regulation (Sheriff of Victoria), VIC
33. Department of Mines and Petroleum, WA
34. Department of Primary Industries (Fisheries), NSW
35. Environment Protection Authority, SA
36. Greyhound Racing Victoria, VIC
37. Harness Racing New South Wales, NSW
38. Health Care Complaints Commission, NSW
39. Legal Services Board, VIC
40. NSW Environment Protection Authority, NSW
41. NSW Fair Trading, NSW
42. Office of Environment & Heritage, NSW
43. Office of Fair Trading (Department of Justice And Attorney-General Office of the Director General), QLD
44. Office of State Revenue, NSW
45. Office of State Revenue, QLD
46. Office of the Racing Integrity Commissioner, VIC
47. Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA), SA
48. Queensland Building and Construction Commission, QLD
49. Racing and Wagering Western Australia, WA
50. Racing NSW, NSW
51. Racing Queensland, QLD
52. Roads and Maritime Services NSW, NSW
53. Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), VIC
54. State Revenue Office, VIC
55. Taxi Services Commission, VIC
56. RevenueSA, SA
57. Victorian WorkSafe Authority, VIC
January 13, 2016 England, GOVERNMENT POLITICS, LAWS, SURVEILANCE No comments
Internet Firms Warn UK Against ‘Dangerous’ Changes To Law
Major U.S. Internet companies have urged the British government to reconsider a plan to make telecommunications firms help spies hack into computers and phones.
The draft Investigatory Powers Bill would require telecoms companies to keep records of customers’ Web histories for up to a year, and to help security services gain access to suspects’ electronic devices.
In a joint submission to a committee of British lawmakers, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo said that “to the extent this could involve the introduction of risks or vulnerabilities into products or services, it would be a very dangerous precedent to set.”
They urged the government to reconsider, and warned against changes that would weaken online encryption, which they called a “fundamental security tool.”
The submission was made last month and published Thursday by the committee, which is reviewing the proposed legislation.
Apple has also objected to the British proposals, saying they could weaken online security by providing a backdoor to users’ data for “bad guys” as well as “good guys.”
The British government insists the bill won’t weaken or ban online encryption.
If approved by Parliament, the bill will let police and spies access Internet connection records — a list of websites, apps and messaging services someone has visited, though not the individual pages they looked at or the messages they sent.
Civil liberties groups have also expressed alarm at the bill. A previous version of the legislation was thrown out by lawmakers in 2013 as overly intrusive.
The government says it will set out final proposals in the spring.
January 13, 2016 CYBER ATTACKS, England, GOVERNMENT POLITICS, SECURITY No comments
Britain Seeks Greater Access To Citizens’ Online Activity
The British government plans to make telecommunication firms keep records of every website that customers visit under a new law regulating cyber-snooping.
The draft Investigatory Powers Bill is designed to regulate authorities’ access to Internet activity, replacing a patchwork of laws, some dating from the Web’s infancy.
Home Secretary Theresa May said Wednesday that the bill would let police and spies access Internet connection records – a list of websites and social media apps someone has visited, though not the individual pages they looked at or messages they sent.
May said the data was “simply the modern equivalent of an itemized phone bill,” but civil liberties groups say it marks a big expansion of snooping powers.
The bill will be reviewed by legislators before it’s submitted to Parliament for approval.
January 13, 2016 DATA ACCESS & STORAGE, GOVERNMENT POLITICS, SECURITY No comments
UN Experts Warn About British Investigatory Powers Bill
U.N. human rights experts say a legislative bill in Britain aimed at increasing powers of authorities to monitor suspects could threaten freedom of expression and association.
Three United Nations experts say the Investigatory Powers Bill would give British officials too much authority to carry out surveillance and store information on people, without enough oversight and transparency.
The office of the U.N. human rights chief said Monday the experts sent a six-page letter to a British parliamentary panel insisting that the measure could “ultimately stifle fundamental freedoms” such as by preventing individuals from ever knowing that they are under surveillance.
Civil liberties groups and Internet companies have also expressed alarm at the bill that would make telecommunications firms help spies hack into computers and phones, and store customers’ Web-surfing histories.
January 7, 2016 DEATH PENALTY & EXECUTIONS, HACKING BUGS ID THEFT, MURDERS DEATHS, Thailand No comments
Anonymous hacks Thai police websites to protest Myanmar workers’ death penalties
This image was displayed on some Thai police websites. Photo: http://technology.sochoto.police.go.th/south/
Australian scientist questions DNA evidence
Bangkok: Hackers have attacked Thai police websites in protest the trial of two Myanmar migrant workers sentenced to death last month for the murders of two British tourists.
The international hacking group Anonymous said on its Facebook page that 14 Thai police websites had been attacked. Of those it listed, nine were inaccessible on Tuesday.
January 2, 2016 DARK WEB No comments
MORE ABOUT THE DARK WEB
The dark web
1. What is the dark web?
2. Why did The Onion Router (TOR) become available to the public?
3. How does The Onion Router (TOR) work?
4. Who enables this anonymity?
5. Who’s footing the bill?
6. What is it used for?
7. Resetting the dark web’s reputation
8. Light at the end of the dark web
9. Why is online privacy important?
10. What can individuals do to protect their privacy?
What is the dark web?
If you spend most of your screen time loitering on Facebook, Snapchat and email then you’ve only ever scratched the surface of the internet. There is an additional layer known as the dark web that allows people to circumvent surveillance and move around online without traceability. The original software, The Onion Router (TOR), was developed by US Naval Research Laboratory employees Paul Syverson, Michael Reed and David Goldschlag in the mid 1990s to protect the identity of US Navy intelligenceagents.
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EURONAV 7
DIGITAL MAP GENERATOR
What is the EuroNav 7?
The EuroNav 7 is a digital moving map generator and more. It has dozens of additional features that would assist a user during flight and in navigations.
The EuroNav 7 is a product created by EuroAvionics Navigationssystem GmbH in Germany. ARM Aviation Services is an appointed representative for EuroAvionics.
Click here to learn more about the EuroNav 7.
Who uses the EuroNav?
Currently the EuroNav is being used by mostly law enforcement, military and paramedical agencies with helicopter operations all over the world.
It can been installed in Eurocopter, Sikorsky and Agusta helicopters, such as the EC-725, EC-135, AS-355, AS-365, S-92, A-109, AB-139. In Malaysia, the EuroNav has been installed in the Royal Malaysian Army's A-109LOHs, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency's AS-365s as well as a number of civilian helicopters.
Why use the EuroNav?
The EuroNav has many features that helps with the flight operations of an aircraft.
EuroNav Maps – Several different types of maps can be placed in different magnification layers and overlaid together for ease of navigation. The maps can be set to display the maps as NorthUp, HeadingUp or TrackUp.
Vector Maps – Vector data allows for lines and shapes that could represent highways, roads, buildings, rivers and coastlines. Additional information such as street level address can be extremely useful for urban law enforcement helicopters. The data can also be called by the “Direct To” feature that allows users to select a location from the database and immediately create a flight plan to it.
Digital Terrain Elevation Data Maps – DTED maps memorizes each pixel’s altitude, heading and slope angle. Features of the DTED maps include ground proximity warning, realistic sunshading, and elevation over ground calculation. DTED maps for the seabed could be uploaded into EuroNav systems for ships and submarines.
Jeppesen Data – Acquired from Jeppesen company, this navigation data would be displayed on the EuroNav as aviation information useful for flight operations.
Graphical User Interface – The EuroNav functionality is further facilitated by a menu-driven GUI. Administrators can lengthen or shorten the menu to optimize for their operations. Macro recording allows users to store and replay button push sequences for quick access of required features.
Database Access – The EuroNav database can be accessed via the “Direct To” or selecting locations for a waypoint. The data can be sorted by list, name, number, map or location closest to aircraft. Emergency landing locations (such as hospitals or schools) can also be customized and uploaded for the Emergency feature, where the nearest locations are listed and a flight plan is made to the selected place.
For more information, please visit the EuroAvionics website.
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« (6/20/14) News and Analysis
(6/22/14) News and Analysis
The multiple stabbing death of a Muslim student “has sparked threats of violent revenge on social media websites including Facebook and Twitter, which police officers are monitoring as part of the murder investigation”:
Police Urge Caution over Murder of Muslim Student in Essex (The Guardian)
“Amnesty International described the verdicts as ‘the latest example of the Egyptian judiciary’s bid to crush dissent.’ There was no immediate reaction on the ruling from the Brotherhood, whose members are either in jail or on the run” …
Egyptian Court Confirms Death Penalty for Muslim Brotherhood Defendants (Reuters / NY Times)
… while “[h]undreds of disappeared Egyptians are being tortured and held outside of judicial oversight in a secret military prison, according to Guardian interviews with former inmates, lawyers, rights activists and families of missing persons”:
Egypt’s Hidden Prison: ‘Disappeared’ Face Torture in Azouli Military Jail (Guardian)
Israel’s response to the kidnapping of three civilians is to murder a thirteen year-old:
Palestinian Teenager Killed by Israeli Troops in Arrest Raids (Christian Science Monitor)
Britain’s most prominent Muslim organization announced “a new drive to tell its followers that female genital mutilation is contrary to Islam and should be shunned to save girls from serious damage to their health” and that one of the basic principles of Islam that followers shouldn’t harm themselves or others:
The Muslim Council of Britain: Barbaric Practice of FGM is Un-Islamic (London Evening Standard)
A critic of the extremist Buddhist group behind the recent violence “has been found beaten and unconscious near Colombo…. Wataraka Vijitha Thero was found undressed and with numerous cuts on his body in the district of Panadura” :
Sri Lanka Moderate Monk Critical of Anti-Muslim Violence Beaten (BBC)
As ISIS takes more of Anbar, there are some voices worth listening to:
Iraqi Militants Claim Four Anbar Towns in Two Days (Christian Science Monitor)
People Who Are Making Sense About Iraq (Christian Science Monitor)
Local Muslims say the young Welch convert appearing in hirabist recruitment video was radicalized online to join hundreds of others recruited by ISIS:
Welsh Muslim in a Terror-recruiting Video Was Radicalised Online, Says Cardiff Mosque Leader (Wales Online)
Family Heartbroken’ After British Man Appears In Jihadist Film (BBC)
Tensions rise as thousands of Shias loyal to Muqtada Al Sadr, parade through the streets. Muqtada called for a military parade across the country, meanwhile, the ISIS militias continue to advance as more and more Shia Iraqis volunteer to fight back after a call from Sistani:
Iraq Crisis: Shia Militia Show of Force Raises Tensions (BBC)
Hamid Al- Bayati, the former Iraqi representative to the U.S. Al- Bayati explains that in the past, Iraq’s ethnic groups lived in peace and harmony.
Hamid Al-Bayati (The Daily Show)
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Elway Results on Marriage in Washington State
Faith and Freedom Network paid The Elway Poll to ask one simple question: "In your opinion, should homosexuals be allowed to legally marry?"
A majority said no.
I have included the entire report. Demographically, the results were predictable, with Seattle strongly in favor of homosexual marriage, King County favorable, but less so, with the rest of Washington State opposed.
The age demographics should be of concern to all who support traditional marriage.
Click here to view a copy of The Elway Poll.
Faith & Freedom
Oshtur Vishanti 11:34 AM, April 27, 2009
Great Gary, thats an even higher margin for marriage equality than the recent University of Washington poll - if you'd had a question about domestic partnerships in there the combination of 'yes' no doubt would be even higher than the 66% the UofW found.
Once those 65+ers move on to the ∞ column, marriage equality looks like a done deal, until then 2 identical contracts will get the job done.
Anonymous 11:41 AM, April 27, 2009
This was a relatively small sample. A more accurate poll would include about 1000 people according to statistical science.
However, pro-equality supporters should be pleased by the results. With a + or - 5 % equality is clearly trending towards the winner.
Anonymous 12:00 PM, April 27, 2009
This is a technical matter but I feel that we need to clarify what is becomming a definition problem. Homosexuals have the right to marry today. They have this right today with the same stipulations as every other citizen. Marriage is defined as a union between one man and one women, of age and not of close relation. Homosexuals though are looking for special rights. They are seeking to re-define marriage to include same gender marriage which is not what marriage is defined as. It should be re-phrased to " In your opinion, should homosexuals be allowed to re-define the word marriage to include a like union between same gender individuals. Again, homosexuals are not barred from marrying today within the context of our current laws.
Gary, as a supporter of marriage equality, I found your survey very comforting. 52% of respondents under 55 are in favor.
Given that public opinion is moving in the direction for marriage equality and that the core of the opposition appears to be seniors, the future looks very bright.
Keep in mind that telephone surveys are becoming less reliable regarding younger voters who often only have cell phones. Then factor in how heavily skewed this was toward seniors, and it's likely that we already have the majority!
Anonymous 1:15 PM, April 27, 2009
Anonymous at 12:00...
RE: Homosexuals have the right to marry today...
Your system of "fairness" gives marriage rights to gay people, but only if they give up one of the most important aspects of marriage -- love. Yes, gay people can marry, but only if they choose someone they do not or cannot love. You do not have to make such a sacrifice in order to marry.
Using your logic, a law that allowed marriage ONLY between members of the same-sex would be equally fair as current marriage laws because it would be applied "equally" to all. I don't think such a law would be fair, because you would be forced to marry someone you cannot love.
Not only do laws need to be applied equally to all citizens, but laws cannot be fashioned to put an undue burden on a group of people for whatever reason.
As a further example, we could not create a marriage law that would cause you to violate your religious faith in order to participate (for example, only rabbis can marry couples). While such a law could be applied "equally" to all, you would be forced to make an undue sacrifice in order to take advantage of the law. That would be unfair.
Is that what you really want? People attracted to the same sex marrying the opposite sex?
Here's what happens when a gay man marries a straight woman because he wants desperately to be straight (and believes that's what God wants, too): They both save themselves sexually for marriage (easy for him, he's not into women), the couple goes to pre-marriage counseling with their pastor who, when the man admits he's attracted to men, tells them it's just a phase and surely the man will be cured if he prays enough. She plans her dream wedding, her parents spend tens of thousands of dollars, hundreds of guests come from all over the country, the families are overjoyed. The man continues to hope and pray he'll be straight once they're married. The honeymoon is a disaster. No sex. Counseling, praying, trying to stay together for years. Finally, her dreams and hopes and faith crushed, she leaves the marriage. She can't spend her life with a man who can't love her. She gets an annulment. She finally meets another man 10 years later and gets married again, but by then too many years have passed and her hopes of children and a family have gone.
Is that the kind of equality you are advocating? Is that what you want people to go through so you can save your dictionary definition of civil marriage?
If you haven't guessed by now. That's my story above. Encouraging gays to try to be straight hurts not only them, but those who love them as well.
"That's my story above"
That is your story. A sad story yes . I am sorry this happened to you . But it is not everyone's story.
Good news for you as indicated by the polls and the age factors , when enough people die off with a value system different then yours , gay marriage will be accepted .
I wonder if you consider the future better because of that?
I would not want to be a kid growing up today .
Man, you are 'sick'! Sorry to be so blunt-but, you have described a very scary fairy tale! SO opposite of what is 'really going on'! Those of 'us' who choose to stay within God's principles, are happily married (41 yrs here) and no regrets--and SO concerned for our young people of today getting this 'garbage' messages from people like you! Tis garbage--and tis SAD--so sad! For your information, many of those who got caught up on this deiviant thots and behaviours, have gotten OUT of it via Exodus and other means and establish 'normal' one man/one woman relationships! Sigh--you are being prayed for--along with others being 'duped' with this dangerous life style!
If you had been born gay, I think you'd rather be growing up today than 30 years ago. And I'm confident it will only get better!
Once those 65+ers move on to the ? column, marriage equality looks like a done deal,
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
People dying I see is something the gay marriage side looks forward to . How telling.
NO ONE is 'born' gay! God does NOT make 'mistakes'---the 'enemy' is 'busy' these days within our culture, 'influencing' our young people with these deviant behaviour ideas! Again, God help us--help THEM!
Anonymous 4:09 AM, April 28, 2009
What is Love? It's unconditional!
For all of us, gay or straight.
God loves us all unconditionally, whether you believe in Him or not.
It's your choice, you make the decision, its your choice.
God doesn't like the way we are all living, too complacent.
Change is coming whether we like it or not, because God is always in charge of destiny. His Mercy endures forever, His Love is everlasting, His Love is Unconditional. He's been warning this country for a long time, our Blessings will be given to someone else who appreciates it!!!
It's SAD we as a people have gone this far, to end up loosing it all.
Yes. God is 'unconditional' Love, but, he expects us to correct where we are wrong--and gays are wrong in their distorted thinking and living! Yes, we ALL have 'issues' that God would want us to change, and yes, he deals with each of us with those issues, as we seek His will in our lives!!
Why is everyone referring to homosexual couples or gay couples all the time?
There is a significant number of bisexuals involved in same-sex relationships.
Same-sex marriage is a far better term. It is more inclusive.
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Deb Roy, Rimlee and Sil, Devika and Jana, Sunirmal and Bhandaru, Nandini and Bhadra, Shyamal Kumar and Biswas, Prasanta Kumar and Mukherjee, Rabibrata (2012) Creation of self-organized complex meso patterns in sol-gel thin films by confined capillary dynamics. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 51 (28). pp. 9546-9553. ISSN 0888-5885
We report a simple and facile technique for creating complex mesoscale patterns with two-dimensional (2-D) orders on the surface of a sol gel derived silica thin films using a combination of a topographically patterned stamp and a substrate, each having a one-dimensional (1-D) grating structure (stripes). The self-organized pattern formation results as a consequence of capillary flow of the sol film in liquid state under a confining stamp. The key novel aspect of the work lies in using a topographically patterned substrate, dip coating on which results in a film with an undulating top surface. When a grating stamp is brought in conformal contact with such a film in a manner so that the direction of the stamp stripes are at right angles to the direction of the undulations on the film surface, a periodically ordered spatial variation in the extent of contact between the film and the stamp results. Subsequent capillary flow of the liquid sol along the stamp walls occurs only at the locations where the stamp surface and the film are in direct contact, resulting in an array of pillars with 2-D order. We further show that the morphology of the final patterns can be tailored by varying various parameters such as the initial film thickness, wettability of the stamp, and periodicity of the substrate. We further discuss the gradual oxidation of the sol film with progressive thermal annealing and the associated shrinkage of the structures in terms of pattern dimensions. Generation of meso patterns with 2-D order on an inorganic sol gel film surface using a stamp and a substrate, each having strictly 1-D features, is the key novel aspect of the work, as it is a rare example when patterns other than a mere negative replica of a stamp are created on a sol gel thin film by any soft lithography technique.
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The Classic Tyree Lamp is part of the Classic line.
About the Classic Line
The Classic Line was inspired by architect John Elgin Woolf and Gladys Belzer. John Woolf was one of the more affluent and verbal architects in Hollywood and is really the one who created the style that came to be known as Hollywood style. He coincidentally also designed Loretta Young’s home in Los Angeles. Gladys Belzer (Loretta Young’s mother) was also a well known interior designer that often told Charles that he needed to design more classic pieces for the Hollywood aesthetic. Gladys and John often commissioned Charles to design a lot of the pieces that later came to become the Classic Line.
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Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Vehicle : 2016
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Honda, the pioneer of hydrogen fuel cell technology has unveiled its next generation Clarity Fuel Cell today at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show.
2016 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Vehicle.
Incorporating Honda’s most advanced technologies, the Clarity Fuel Cell is the world’s first production model of a fuel cell powered sedan to house the entire fuel cell stack and drivetrain system in the space normally occupied by the engine and transmission. The Clarity Fuel Cell will be commercially available in Japan from early 2016. Further information on the European launch of the vehicle will follow in 2016.
World-first packaging solution.
The packaging of the Clarity Fuel Cell has been inspired by Honda’s principle of man maximum, machine minimum. Through minimising the space utilised by the powertrain, Honda has been able to achieve a level of interior space that allows five adults to be comfortably accommodated as would be expected in a conventionally powered sedan. The size of the fuel cell stack and the power generation unit have been reduced through Honda’s advanced technologies to a size comparable to a V6 engine.
Despite the compact nature of the fuel cell powertrain, Honda’s advanced technologies have ensured world-leading fuel cell stack performance. Honda’s original wave flow channel separators are more advanced than ever, while the cells now feature a higher output and a more slender shape thanks to a 1 mm (20%) reduction in the thickness of each cell. These advances combine to make the fuel cell stack 33% more compact than the stack used in the original FCX Clarity. This improvement is highly impressive as it has been achieved in parallel with an increase in maximum motor output to 130 kW (177ps) and a power density increased by 60% to 3.1 kW/L.
Class-leading convenience.
The Clarity Fuel Cell is equipped with a high-pressure tank capable of storing hydrogen gas at 70 MPa, increasing the mass of hydrogen that can be stored and extending the range of the vehicle. Coupled with the efficient powertrain and reduced vehicle energy consumption, the Clarity Fuel Cell achieves a best-in-class fuel cell vehicle range per full tank of over 700 km1 (435miles).
In addition, the high-pressure tank can be quickly refilled, the process taking approximately
three minutes at 70 MPa and 20oC. These and other benefits give the Clarity Fuel Cell a day-to-day convenience customers are used to with their traditional petrol or diesel powered vehicles.
An exhilarating driving experience.
Engineered to use the high output of Honda’s fuel cell stack and the power assist of the lithium-ion battery pack, a high-output motor provides power to the driven wheels together with instant and powerful acceleration. Due to the continuously increasing torque provided by the high-output 130 kW (177 PS) motor with no need for gears, the Clarity Fuel Cell achieves perfectly smooth acceleration anywhere from zero to maximum speed.
The direct response, exhilarating drive and quiet cabin together form an appealing combination. Clarity Fuel Cell offers the driver two driving modes: the ‘Normal’ mode provides a balance between fuel economy and driving performance, while ‘Sport’ prioritises a more responsive acceleration feeling.
Outstanding design.
The exterior of Clarity Fuel Cell has been designed to give an imposing presence on the road while maintaining a strong aerodynamic profile. Full-LED headlights with a sharp, slender profile and 18-inch aluminium wheels with an aerodynamic and stylish design complete the look.
The interior of Clarity Fuel Cell combines an advanced yet refined atmosphere designed to provide the driver with a relaxing and comfortable driving environment. The advanced driver interface uses Honda’s design principles of instant recognition and intuitive control. Simple and outstandingly spacious, the interior features premium, comforting materials that make driving an experience to anticipate and enjoy.
Honda Clarity in Europe and participation in HyFIVE project.
Honda is scheduled to launch the Clarity Fuel Cell in a limited number of European markets in 2016. Honda is one of five automotive companies that make up the HyFIVE consortium, and will supply vehicles that will be part of a 110 strong European fleet to highlight and promote the development, use and viability of this new technology.
In UK, Honda has worked with suppliers to encourage the local production and consumption of energy by establishing a solar-powered hydrogen refuelling station in the grounds of Honda of the UK Manufacturing in Swindon. This station is open to the public (subject to registration) and able to refuel any fuel cell vehicle.
(source: Honda)
2016 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Vehicle interior.
Honda Official site.
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Cardinal fears Iraq could be caught in middle of a U.S.-Iran conflict
Not the usual suspects: Cardinal wants parish teams of risk-takers
Praising God for gift of creation leads to respect for it, pope says
Pope mourns death of French patient after doctors withhold care
Diocese concludes inquiry of French priest’s martyrdom
Father Jacques Hamel is seen during a 2016 church service in this handout photo from his parish in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France. (CNS photo/Paroisse Saint-Etienne via EPA)
By Junno Arocho Esteves • Catholic News Service • Posted March 11, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Archdiocese of Rouen concluded its sainthood inquiry into the life and death of a French priest who was killed while celebrating Mass.
Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen presided over the final session of the diocesan inquiry into the life and martyrdom of Father Jacques Hamel, Vatican News reported March 9.
Father Hamel was killed July 26, 2016, when two men stormed a church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen while he celebrated Mass. After taking several hostages, the attackers slit Father Hamel’s throat and seriously injured another parishioner. Following a standoff, police killed the attackers, ending the hostage situation.
Traditionally, the formal sainthood process, which includes compiling the candidate’s writings and gathering sworn testimonies about his or her life and holiness, can begin no sooner than five years after the person’s death.
However, Pope Francis set aside the restriction and allowed for the French priest’s sainthood cause to begin in 2017.
The inquiry gathered the testimony of 66 witnesses, including five people who witnessed Father Hamel’s murder. The documentation from the diocesan inquiry will be sent to the Vatican Congregation for Saints’ Causes, which reviews the gathered information.
Pope Francis has on several occasions recognized Father Hamel’s holiness and cited him as an example of courage who gave his life for others throughout his life as priest until his brutal murder.
The pope celebrated a special requiem Mass for the slain priest several months after his death in the chapel of Domus Sanctae Marthae. Among those present at the Mass were Archbishop Lebrun, Father Hamel’s sister, Roselyne Hamel, as well as 80 pilgrims from the diocese.
Archbishop Lebrun said he had brought a photo of Father Hamel and asked Pope Francis to sign it with a note for three religious women who had been with Father Hamel at Mass that day.
Instead of signing the photo before Mass, the pope “immediately told me to put it on the altar,” the archbishop told reporters later. “At the end of Mass, when he was greeting everyone, he signed it and said to me, ‘You can put this photo in the church because he is “blessed” now, and if anyone says you aren’t allowed, tell them the pope gave you permission.'”
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The Ron Paul Delusion
MC admired the energy and enthusiasm of the Ron Paul supporters who flooded into the Republican Party of Minnesota during the 2008 election cycle. That said, Dr. Paul is a seriously unserious man, prone to paranoia and the strangest of associations which MC can only roundly condemn. We feel, alas, him to be a latent anti-semite. But wait, as the saying goes, there's more:
"Paul isn't a traditional conservative. His obsession with long-decided monetary policy and isolationism are not his only half-baked crusades. Paul's newsletters of the '80s and '90s were filled with anti-Semitic and racist rants, proving his slumming in the ugliest corners of conspiracyland today is no mistake."
As conservatives, MC isn't willing to cede the ground to this sort of nonsense. We have no litmus test for who is a conservative; by the same token, we have no reticence in calling out a cult.
Click on the title of this post to read an excellent article in Reason magazine about the Ron Paul delusion. Click on the image above to enlarge it.
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Greece & The Welfare State In Ruins
Click on the title of this post to read Robert J. Samuelson's article of the same name. Herewith:
"Conceived as a way to unite Europe, the euro increasingly divides. No one wants Greece to default, but no one wants to pay the price of prevention. With its own currency . . . Greece would pursue depreciation to spur exports and economic revival. If other countries dump the euro, currency wars could ensue. The threat to the euro bloc ultimately stems from an overcommitted welfare state. Greece's situation is so difficult because a low birth rate and rapidly graying population automatically increase old-age assistance even as the government tries to cut its spending. At issue is the viability of its present welfare state.
Almost every advanced country -- the United States, Britain, Germany, Italy, France, Japan, Belgium and others -- faces some combination of huge budget deficits, high debts, aging populations and political paralysis. It's an unstable mix. Present deficits may aid economic recovery, but the persistence of those deficits threatens long-term prosperity. The same unpleasant choices confronting Greece await most wealthy nations, even if they pretend otherwise."
George F. Will At CPAC
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Happy 77th Birthday Yoko Ono
MC sends Yoko Ono birthday greetings; no other woman in the modern age has been as ignorantly and viciously vilified as she. At the risk of alienating our readers, most probably have very little understanding of her life and work. ("Now you'll always be Mrs. Lennon," quipped John upon their marriage; how right he was.) Click on the title of this post to read an overview of her life and work; we're certain you'll be surprised and in a good way.
Last year Ono released an album to nation and worldwide acclaim. Yes, we know, MC's readers weren't paying attention but we were so you didn't have to. She was 76 and, as it were, still kicking. Two nights ago her reconstituted "Plastic Ono Band" gave a bravura performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The reviews were superlative; read them here.
We Don't Think This Can Be Topped
A brilliant ad from the NRSC.
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Team Obama Goes For More "More Cowbell"
Good grief: Team Obama has apparently decided that the best way to respond to its myriad woes is to re-enter campaign mode (if, in fact, they ever truly left it for governing). The essential Jennifer Rubin at Commentary's blog Contentions has a short take on this decision and its consequences. Click on the title of this post to read her. MC liked the following from it:
"What is wrong with the Obama presidency is not a botched communication strategy (although the president himself has become a bore and whines too much). The core problems are Obama’s insistence on a radical domestic agenda, pursuit of dangerous and unpopular national-security policies, and the absence of a chief executive who is practiced and skilled in governance. And, honestly, acting more like a candidate and less like the president isn’t going to help matters."
France: End Of Euro Inevitable
Just two posts down below MC speculated the Germans would help Greece out of its current financial crisis. Turns out Dem Deutsche Volk are tired of being treated as Europe's ATM machine and are saying no to bailing out the feckless and reckless Greeks. Can anyone really blame them? Wasn't paying for all of Ireland's roads enough?
Leave it to a French banker to suggest the end is nigh for the euro. Click on the title of this post to read the story in the Daily Mail (UK), a downmarket paper to which we find ourselves chagrined to link. But there you have it. Whatever happens to the euro, and we wish it ill, MC hopes George Soros makes not a penny, as it were, on it.
And yes, we know, we could have blogged about Evan Bayh but MC enjoys counter-programming.
Happy Birthday President Lincoln
MC wishes to remember the best president in the history of our Republic.
Hype & What Not To Be Afraid Of
This ridiculous pamphlet, by way of France naturally, has gotten too much attention, thereby forcing MC to give it more in the hopes that it will then get less. What is it? It's a bunch of blather--think Ron Paul cultists meet slacker anarchists--about how, well, the insurrection is coming! MC has scanned the horizon for signs of said event and finds little evidence of its approach. Greece is on the edge of insolvency (trust the Germans to bail them out) but that's about as desperate as it gets. The language and approach contained in this pamphlet is embarrassing in the extreme. (The Left never could write!) That some with a loud megaphone (read Glenn Beck) are making much of it does not mean there is much to be made about it. MC is glad that Beck has good ratings even though we'd be dead before found at a "Bold Fresh" tour with Bill O'Reilly.
Click on the title of this post to read the pamphlet in English for free. Then throw it, metaphorically, onto the ash heap of history with its mind-numbing predecessors.
Two Articles Politico Won't Tell You About
Two articles appeared today that only the inside types really know about and one of which is carefully NOT being passed along or a link to it included in online coverage. This is emblematic of a new development in online journalism: what the talking heads on TV read and the apparatchiks in both parties know about but which is not passed on for anything like widespread distribution. Don't get MC wrong: we haven't become paranoid, delusional Ron Paulers. We simply note that it took some digging to bring you these two articles. But what, after all, is MC here for but to dig with the occasional backfill?
Click on the title of this post to read the first article, Edward Luce writing in the Financial Times about the core group of people surrounding President Obama. It makes for less than edifying reading. Why is it Americans increasingly must turn to British and German newspapers to learn about what's really going on in their country?
Click HERE to read The Washington Note's article on the Luce article. Really, read both for maximum effect and understanding. Together they provide fascinating insights into our government, the fourth estate and the people in both. Don't say MC didn't warn you.
Happy Birthday Mr. President
Ronald Reagan was born 99 years ago today. Happy Birthday and our best wishes to Nancy.
A Dark Day For The Enlightenment
The bravest man on the planet is on trial for speaking his mind. Will the last decent person leaving Europe please turn off the lights? One doesn't have to agree with Wilders (although MC manifestly does) in order to defend him. Where oh where are our liberal friends? Islamo-fascists will kill you as quickly as they kill us. Religion of peace and all that, yes?
Click on the title of this post to read the excellent Bruce Bawer on the threat whose name dare not speak it's name in the Obama administration.
The Source Of Demon Sheep Buzz On Twitter
MC doesn't pretend to understand everything we cover. Or don't cover. But in the last 24 hours the hashtag #demonsheep has taken the Twitterverse by storm thereby showing the, er, sheep-like nature of Twitter and all things human. The source is the ad above run by Carly Fiorina in California. MC finds it to be exceptionally bad. Who ARE her media people? The same dolts that labeled her website Carlyfornia? We want her to win but she's going to have to start acting like she wants to. In the meantime, she gives "in the know" people another metric by which to measure their in the knowingness. #fail
We Were Afraid It Looked Just Like This!
Hat Tip: Barry Casselman aka Prairie Editor
The Obama Spell Is Broken
Fouad Ajami is rather merciless in his assessment of the current state of Obamaism. But he is, after all, just telling the truth. Click on the title of this post to read his take on reality and the Obami. MC notes, and not in passing, that approximately half of the country did not fall for what has turned out to be a fraud. We expect that will be a clear majority come the off-year elections this fall.
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Sober But Unserious: The Mayor of Minneapolis
Last Friday Betsy Hodges, the Mayor of Minneapolis, a city in decline before our eyes, tweeted she was that day 26 years sober. One would think saving your own life would be reward enough but ours is a confessional society which may or may not be blamed on Joni Mitchell as the precursor, accelerated by online social media. Gawker or death.
I favorited her tweet as a way of showing support but even then I felt somewhat uneasy. Why the need to publicize what should by now be easy, or easy enough? Yes, yes, you can slip at any moment, I hear the blog harpies say. Got it. But still: maybe say this in a 12 step program for booze, narcotics, sex, work, gambling, (Twitter?), you name it.
Lars Leafblad is the public face for much of the Twin Cities confessional culture. Such a culture betrays an immaturity at bottom: praise me and we'll all feel good, group hugs, readings from cheesy diary entries, an inflated sense of an otherwise unaccomplished self and, for the professional, perhaps a State Arts Board grant so your personal dreck of a psychodrama can have added life. While we're at it, does anyone keep their disease to themselves these days? Apparently not & we're the worse for it.
I once thought of killing myself. What sane person hasn't? Should I orbit around that "didn't die" date (true, I was never on the ledge, the gun never in my mouth, the thought never became fixed, it was all drama, like a democrat) and extract compliments from strangers? How desperate, needy, and shallow is that?
I didn't want to be "that guy" on Twitter to the Mayor, a woman I've never met but whose infrequent, not recent, direct interactions have been cordial and respectful, despite our enormous political differences.
Perhaps if Susan Spiller hadn't been murdered the night before I wouldn't have had this reaction. Spiller was part and parcel of the liberal fabric of Minneapolis and apparently died a horrific death, her back door kicked in and murdered in some way the details of which have not yet been released.
Expect the liberal establishment to respond in its usual ways, depending on the killer's skin color. They see nothing wrong with this. Indeed, it's who Betsy Hodges is and, apparently, with unadorned pride. So too the bulk of Twin Cities liberals and local media.
According to reports, there have been 26 homicides in Minneapolis and 11 non-fatal shootings this year. Chaos is routinely rampant in downtown Minneapolis after the bars close, such that a hare brained scheme of having dances & making hamburgers available to the crowds was floated as a solution to the problem. Even this was too much for city council members who shot down the proposal, so to speak.
In the face of Spiller's and others' death, Mayor Romper Room said "We know that these crimes are wrong." Well gee, Betsy, that observation gets us most of the way home toward a solution. She added "Everyone deserves to be safe." Two for two, the Mayor. Possibly if she pursed her lips when bleating such banalities the cure would take, problem solved.
The day after Spiller's death the Mayor tweeted about her own sobriety anniversary as well as climate change. She also tweets about protected bike paths and her upcoming meeting with Jesuit Pope Francis about "climate change." For conservatives and libertarians living in Minnesota, it's difficult to overstate how insipid and foolish liberals have become. They, of course, are blindingly ignorant to their own folly. To live in the Twin Cities is to live The Onion.
For the most part, the liberal establishment doesn't mix with non-liberals and the local media never seriously holds them accountable because the members of the press are as liberal, if not more so. David Mamet, after his enlightenment, called his prior self a brain dead liberal. The Twin Cities is filled with them. Some people actually move here because of that, lemming like.
What did the Minneapolis Chief of Police Janeé Harteau have to say about Spiller being slaughtered in her own home? Nothing. She was off hiking the Inca trail for some charity. She couldn't really be bothered. Harteau is held in contempt by the rank and file and not because she's a publicity seeking lesbian: is that shtick supposed to be edgy?
No, she isn't respected because she's incompetent. But remember: for liberals results are never the issue, they literally do not count. Just look at Twin Cities schools, to pick but one example from a myriad.
Minneapolis is in real trouble, trouble that shows itself with depressing regularity. A lack of seriousness on the part of its Mayor & Police Chief condemns it to ever worse crime and social decay. The other day someone I follow on Twitter marveled that a man urinated in broad daylight on Nicollet Mall. I responded by congratulating Minneapolis for finally having become like New York City, always a goal of its insecure elites.
De Blasio's New York.
Hodges' Minneapolis.
American Horror Story: Tina Flint Smith, Fetal Organ Harvesting & The Silence of MN Media
Two days ago Americans with a conscience were sickened to learn that Planned Parenthood collects and then sells fetal organs and other tissues from the abortions they perform. In fact, the dismemberment of the child is done with care so that the organs can be sold intact. The story became an instant sensation throughout the country.
Throughout this time, however, local Minnesota media were silent on Twitter, neither mentioning it on their own or retweeting other reports. How odd for so called journalists.
I repeatedly wondered if the press had approached Tina Flint Smith, currently Minnesota's Lt. Governor but in reality acting governor, Mark Dayton being mentally unfit to be a full time governor. Flint previously had been Vice President for Planned Parenthood's upper midwest abattoirs, a Medea for our age.
Local media think highly of themselves, which is a laugh riot because they're exceptionally craven partisans who report--or don't-- based on their political and cultural beliefs. It's difficult to overstate their mediocrity and lack of integrity. Of course there are a few decent reporters but both hands would cover their numbers and leave some room.
Late in the day I saw that Tina tweeted her bloody support of Planned Parenthood's chief butcher by retweeting what you see below. Extreme and out of touch, Tina knows she's untouchable in this political and media environment. It makes her no less a disgusting human being, however.
Oh Look: Minnesota’s Abortion Barbie, a/k/a Lt Gov Smith, retweets lies from head of PP. What a very sick woman. pic.twitter.com/yG6FpaKiR6
— JohnGilmore (@Shabbosgoy) July 15, 2015
Mata Hari, or Who Is Sarah Walker?
I met Sarah Walker when Michael Brodkorb introduced me to her at The Bulldog in downtown St. Paul in the fall of 2012. That was another lifetime.
With her was Nancy Haas, who to this day is the only person I've met who is both an attorney and a police officer. I found that combination terrifying but she was extremely cordial and intelligent, smartly dressed and savvy.
So too was Walker. I got a brief background on her from her and we spent a couple of hours chatting about a range of things. Eventually I got it: when people overshare, especially upon first meeting, it takes you less time to know them. Indeed, you already do and at their insistence.
I exchanged cards with her and with Haas and that was the last I've seen of them. For awhile I followed Walker on Twitter @mnsecondchance until she blocked me for reasons unknown. Maybe it was after I published this?
Being blocked on Twitter never bothers me: I'm invariably polite (when I'm not I apologize) so I chalk it up to intellectual impotence and fear. And anger: endemic on the Left. Is there anything more tedious than an angry liberal? But unlike some scolds, I don't tell people how to tweet or blog (with the exception of those lost souls who think Twitter is a shortened version of Facebook).
Until recently most republican activists had never heard of Walker although they had every reason to: Walker is a professional Leftist and a good one, as far as that poisonous, dishonest, damaging trade goes. The Left in Minnesota is flush with money and it supports people like Walker who otherwise have no visible means of support. Alinsky in faux Chanel.
I say this with envy and not scorn because Minnesota republicans are naive, short sighted and without any sufficiently compelling ideology for them to create and maintain a political ecosphere that takes care of our own. It isn't only Norm Coleman who'd lobby for the Kingdom of Saud if given half a chance. Distressingly, it's the Right in Minnesota that falls over itself in order to sell itself out. How else to explain the corrosive influence of the Chamber?
Borg-like, Walker perfectly encapsulates a smarter, faster, more well funded and long term opposition in Minnesota. Meanwhile, republicans are left with an idiot donor class, incumbents at the statehouse who should be culled and activists who show no sign of not still being in high school. It's depressing.
Visit www.SarahCWalker.com and see for yourself. I was put in mind of a highly decorated USSR apparatchik but that's just the Solzhenitsyn in me. Sarah Walker is an extremist. The term will make some people laugh at me, the ones who think nothing of late term abortions.
Walker appears mostly window dressing on the public face of any far left damaging effort du jour. If she's a serious policy person I've missed it. Yet where is our Sarah Walker? We couldn't even nominate a woman to run against Al Franken. Still, republican eunuchs tut tut that we should ignore Walker. Why?
Imagine Congresswoman Betty McCollum, who instead of sleeping with one of her staff and then making an honest victim of sexual harassment on the job out of him by marrying him, sleeps with a well known, accomplished republican political operative, one whose physical traits are wildly mismatched to those of his lover?
Then, apropos of nothing, she starts voting and acting very much differently from her past, from her public positions on a number of issues. Trust me, the Deviation Thought Police of the totalitarian Left would be on her immediately, Ken Martin in charge, closely followed by the third rates minds at MPR. Her paramour would not go unscrutinized. There might be something there, there might not be. But to think they'd let that relationship go unexamined is sheer political ignorance, something of a sine qua non for Minnesota republicans lately.
You can mock those rubes in CD 6 because they wondered aloud about the influence of Sarah Walker on Tom Emmer through David FitzSimmons. You probably already have because you're oh so smart. She's just his girlfriend, say the stupidest republicans in the nation, here warehoused in Minnesota.
We're so outmatched.
Out of all the men in Minnesota, Sarah Catherine Walker fell in love with David FitzSimmons. What dumb blind fucking luck. Sheer coincidence, not at all calculated.
As Christopher Hitchens would say, having read one or another preposterous quotes from the Bible to an interlocutor,
"Well you're free to believe that."
Photo credit: Sarah Walker, Twitter.
Tom Emmer And The Politics of Betrayal
Like Norm Coleman, Tom Emmer has long been a politician whose position on any given issue of the day was available for purchase. Oddly, this is at bottom a neutral observation and is certainly applicable to any number of Minnesota democrat politicians. I'm not a democrat, however.
Since becoming a member of Congress--just this year but why does it seem longer?--Emmer has moved to ingratiate himself to the Republican House Congressional establishment with a speed that would impress Cardinal Richelieu. This caused some initial consternation amongst his supporters who, mystifyingly, thought him to be a man of principle despite ample evidence to the contrary. As a friend of mine remarked to me, look at what he said, and then at how he voted, when he was in the Minnesota House of Representatives. The past really is prologue.
Recently, however, Emmer has come under more sustained criticism for his cavalier and arrogant approach toward his constituents, whom, it must be said, he appears to hold in contempt. Why this is, frankly, is anyone's guess. My guess, my Occam's razor, is a guilty conscience. Feel free to hazard your own.
What has recently brought all of the discontent to something of a boil, however, is an unsigned editorial, for lack of a better word, from Alpha News, a recently launched conservative news outlet. Some have said that they don't like it because it might be a creation of Bob Cummins and lacks transparency. I don't know, nor particularly care, about either point. A new communications outlet on behalf of the right in Minnesota should be generally welcome. Of course, many of these same complainers will insist that ours needs to be a big tent party; the contradiction never occurs to them. This isn't to say, naturally, that Alpha News should be beyond criticism.
Its recent, attention-getting editorial constitutes a decent litany of the complaints and dissatisfactions of much of the activist base in Emmer's Sixth Congressional District. It can be, and should be, read by clicking here. Another friend pointed out to me the less than persuasive use of turnout numbers employed in the piece, and shared his opinion that Alpha News itself appears to be closely aligned with the Tea Party, which term has no meaning to me in Minnesota. On that point, however, I realize I'm in a minority.
Emmer stands accused of abandoning most of his conservative principles and rapidly. This can hardly be denied though others deflect to trivial issues in order to avoid that discussion. I've already expressed my thoughts in "Tom Emmer Goes To Washington" which can be read here. The Alpha News editorial is not substantially different although it contains more examples of Emmer's political betrayals. I'm struck by how many activists somehow don't think that his voters are entitled to feel resentment at this obvious bait and switch. Why on earth not?
On Twitter last night there was a fair amount of pearl clutching that Alpha News mentioned Emmer's chief of staff and his tiresomely liberal girlfriend. Seriously, we now have republican snowflakes? I thought we got those only amongst the repulsive social justice warriors on the left. I previously referred to this couple as Emmer's Chiefs of Staff and functionally they are. Additionally, the relationship is flaunted and traded on, so this is hardly some sort of invasion of privacy. There's absolutely nothing wrong in remarking on it, given that none of the comments I've made, or seen made by others, are ad hominem. People are looking to see who is influencing Emmer. This is called normal.
Last year I helped my friend Sheila Kihne run for the republican endorsement against Jenifer Loon, an out of touch liberal republican in the Minnesota House. Kihne and her supporters were roundly castigated for having the nerve to challenge an incumbent. I called this brain dead group think "Loonism," standing for the proposition that once a republican is elected, peon voters and pain in the ass activists had better just shut up and eat the dog food, no matter how objectionable the voting record of that incumbent. Staffers think this way because they're paid not to think but the rest of us rightly reject the premise of Loonism.
So too here with Tom Emmer the objection is made to the very act of criticism, the substance of the criticism being ignored, deflected or explained away mendaciously. No thanks, this isn't what republicans in Minnesota or anywhere in the country should countenance. Emmer was said to have lost his temper several times in his last constituent meeting, a sure sign he no longer views voters in his district as entitled to question or judge him. So much for his bullshit, well worn phrase "servant leadership."
This is all of a piece with Emmer. Remember the sanctimonious "First Principles" speech he gave in 2010 while running for the gubernatorial endorsement? The gullible and easily impressed ate it up while I could barely avoid throwing up on myself. Remember how he never congratulated Jeff Johnson after he was beaten by him for Republican National Committeeman in 2011? I do, I was there: he stormed out of the State Central Committee meeting thoroughly enraged.
Republicans in the Sixth will have to sort out amongst themselves how great their dissatisfaction with Tom Emmer truly is--what's passing and what's more permanent--and then decide what, if anything, to do about it. My own sense is that a Tea Party challenge would be a certain failure. But for others to complain that this discussion is taking place, which embodies the very nature of representative government, of the grass roots level of politics, is to mark themselves as sycophants.
Until yesterday I had no idea how great their number.
Photo credit: Amy Koch via Minn Post (clockwise from lower left to center: Amy Koch, Tom Emmer, Paul Thissen, Mayor Betsy Hodges, Franni Franken, Lt. Gov. Tina Flint Smith)
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Cornucopia has always had a section that does film and documentary production that can help educate or entertain to create interest on relevant subjects to the subject. We have for example done work for children projects, have been in planning for documentary production for health care needs for children, American Indians, as well as dramatic productions on contemporary subjects of interest.
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The President of Cornucopia Ent is Saneh Boothe, the Vice President, Ben Boothe. This organization has a "non profit" section and is considering participation in full feature film productions. Cornucopia has been in business for several years.
Saneh Boothe was the founder of the company and ownership is shared by her and her husband Ben. She says: "Working in film production as a producer has added so much depth and insight to the movie industry for me. I enjoy work that happens when we gather talented people and good creative ideas."
Saneh Boothe is a Board Member of Women in Film, a member of SAG AFTRA has participated in feature movies and also a co-producer for other charitable entities. Ben Boothe is producer for the BigSkyVoices series and through BootheGlobalPerspectives also embeds videos with an audience of several hundred thousand readers. If you need exposure, Let us do your documentary program!
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Third: Using a greenhouse. You can live on the edge of independence when powering your house with solar and/or wind energy, even in the most secluded places. You can live a stress free life producing energy and having access to natural well water and growing your fresh, organic food. We have always believed in treating our planet with respect.
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Miraculous recovery of a Comstock boy hit by an SUV
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Miraculous recovery of a Comstock boy hit by an SUV. (WWMT/File)
COMSTOCK TWP., Mich. —
An 8-year-old boy shows how a little determination and hard work can go a long way.
Xavier Gonzalez was hit by an SUV going 55 mph while he was riding his mini-bike on a road in Comstock in 2016 and had multiple critical injuries. His family feared his brain injury the most and how much it would impact his life.
His recovery since then has been nothing short of remarkable, because he is once again on the move and undeterred by special challenges he faces every day.
Anna Baker, Xavier’s grandmother, said, "It wasn't a typical brain injury. They said most brain injury people don’t look the same afterwards, he's always looked the same in his face.”
Xavier was enjoying a ride on his mini-bike two years ago, just moments before the accident that would change his life.
A teenage driver struck him with an SUV by accident as he was playing.
"We forgave him right then and there at the accident. I looked at him and I'm just like, 'It's OK. It's not your fault,'” Baker said.
Baker said Xavier had broken bones, a collapsed lung and a blood clot in his brain. Doctors put him in a medically induced coma for several weeks.
Baker said, "I couldn’t imagine doing anything else with my life right now except being here for him and watching him get better all of the time.”
There were months of therapy and eating through tubes. Xavier was left with permanent damage but hard work has him on a positive path. A trait that shines through in everything he does.
"They said at school he always wants to do the hardest thing and by himself. He's always pushing himself,” Baker said.
Looking for any opportunity to try something challenging, even getting back up on a motorbike.
"For him to have all his own motivation, I couldn't imagine trying to do it without that,” Baker said.
She said Xavier was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash and believes if he had been, he may not be dealing with brain injuries.
She hopes Xavier's story might help someone else out there have a little faith.
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Messier Marathon is a term describing the attempt to find as many Messier objects as possible in one night. Depending on the location of the observer, and season, there is a different number of them visible, as they are not evenly distributed in the celestial sphere. There are heavily crowded regions in the sky, especially the Virgo Cluster and the region around the Galactic Center, while other regions are virtually empty of them. In particular, there are no Messier objects at all at Right Ascensions 21:40 to 23:20, and only the very northern M52 is between RA 21:40 and 0:40. This chance effect leads, at considerably low northern latitudes on Earth (best around 25 degrees North), to the chance to observe all 110 Messier objects in one night! This opportunity occurs once every year, around mid- to end-March; the best time to try is of course when the Moon is near its new phase. For the upcoming years until 2100, we give best Messier Marathon dates here.
Note: Most Messier Marathoners accept NGC 5866 as M102, either in the account of historical evidence, or at least as substitute accepted for the Messier Marathon, and thus arrive at actually 110 different objects. We recommend to do so, but you decide what you want to do.
Note2: Referring to the objects M51B (NGC 5195) and M109B (NGC 3953): Virtually all observers of M51 will also see M51B. For the M109/M109B discussion, we propose to recognize as “score” either of the objects, M109 (NGC 3992) or M109B (NGC 3953), or certainly both.
Messier Marathon was invented independently by several North American (including Tom Hoffelder, Tom Reiland and Don Machholz) and perhaps one Spanish amateur astronomers and groups, in the 1970s. It was probably first on the night of March 23/24, 1985 that Gerry Rattley from Dugas, Arizona, completed the list and hunted down all 110 Messier Objects in one night; while he was the first to achieve this goal, it was only about one hour later that Rick Hull duplicated this success from Anza, California. This is, however, possible only under exceptionally good observing conditions, and at a preferred location. Anyway, some Messier Marathon tips may help to be [even] more successful with this endeavor, i.e., see one or a few objects more.
Meanwhile, a number of clubs started to hold more considerable Messier Marathon events, notably in Arizona. In 1981, the Saguaro Astronomy Club (SAC) held their first Messier Marathon with about 40 participants, the first in a row of meanwhile 27 events (as of 2015) sponsored by this club; Gerry Rattley’s first 110 objects success of 1985 happened on their fourth event. Since 1993, SAC sponsors the famous All Arizona Messier Marathons held annually near Arizona City and organized by A.J. Crayon. Other clubs throughout the world are also holding their Messier Marathon events semi-annually.
The complete Messier Marathon history can be found in Don Machholz’s booklet, The Messier Marathon Observer’s Guide (Machholz 1994), or its newer edition or successor, The Observing Guide to the Messier Marathon (Machholz 2002), which moreover gives a most useful proposition for the search sequence. It also points out that less complete Messier Marathons may be run at every time in the year, the percentage depending on location and time.
Southerners may prefer other marathons. For the time around September each year, there is another 110-object marathon for mid-northern observers, the Messier Plus Marathon (compiled by Wally Brown and Bob Buckner). Experienced observers have compiled more massive lists for marathoning up to over 500 objects a night; Don Machholz reports that he hunted down 599 deep-sky splendors in one night!
Tom Polakis has investigated the observing window for finding all 110, depending on geographic latitude (Polakis 2006).
Since their invention, Messier Marathons had to face some opposition. As Don Machholz points out, the major complaint is that “rushing through a Messier [or other] list does not allow to study each” object seriously. However, as nothing prevents you from returning to them, and studying them with more time, in other nights, “such criticism can be ignored since the Messier Marathon is not designed for everyone. The critic can spend the night looking at a shorter list of wonders. A counterpoint to this resistance is that the Marathoner will see nearly all the Messier Catalogue in one night — many amateur astronomers [and even more professionals, believe me – hf :-)] never see the whole catalog in their whole lifetime. Additionally, one’s searching and locating skills, necessary in most aspects of astronomy, are sharpened during the Marathon. The benefit of seeing, in one night, the major building blocks of our Galaxy: open and globular clusters, diffuse and planetary nebulae, along with other galaxies, cannot be ignored. Finally, there is a satisfaction of working with others toward a common goal, and then finally achieving it [hopefully !].” Rumors say that there are some hardliners who feel the same satisfaction when they do it alone.
Marathons are of course enriched if other appealing celestial events can fill in the pauses which normally occur if you have hunted down everything you can at a time, and wait for the morning objects to rise. In 1997, the outstanding naked-eye comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995O1) gave an extraordinary spectacle exactly at Messier Marathon time in March and April, to celebrate the Messier Marathon’s 20th birthday, similar to 1996’s Hyakutake (C/1996B2). In 1998, there was no such bright comet, but a considerable supernova, SN 1998S in NGC 3877 (in Ursa Major), had timely occurred and brightened up to the 12th magnitude to enrich the Messier Marathon. In 2002, there occurred two remarkable add-ons just in time: the most remarkable supernova 2002ap occurred in M74 in late January, and comet C/2002 C1 (Ikeya-Zhang) was discovered and brightened to naked-eye visibility in March and April! In 2006, supernova 2006X flashed up in M100 in early February, as for 2009 did SN 2008in in M61, in 2012 it was SN 2012aw in M95; these were all giving an interesting addition to the marathon. In 2013, bright comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) has delivered its show. In 2014, two supernovae have occurred in Messier galaxies: Bright SN 2014J in M82 and SN 2014L in M99. We don’t know in advance what extras will give future Messier Marathons additional value but intend to provide the relevant information here as soon as it is available. Check for more info on upcoming or current Messier Marathons: Messier Marathon 2018.
Another common extension of the Messier Marathon is to add a solar system marathon, i.e. to try to observe as many of the 8 planets besides Earth during the Messier Marathon night (e.g., 1999 to 2004 offered the opportunity to find all 8). 2006 to 2008 may have been the last opportunities to achieve the Nine-Planet goal; then Uranus and later Neptune will be too close to the Sun during Messier Marathon time for a considerable number of years, until about the 2040s, but there always remain some of them.
There have been several propositions to make the Messier Marathon more challenging for those who do it repeated times. An interesting proposition was brought to my attention by Tom Hoffelder one of the Messier Marathon inventors. He points out that he and his friend Greg Zentz, who has also completed a number of Marathons, came up with the idea of doing it completely from memory. This would mean no star charts or notes of any kind, only a list of the objects in order of search. They are thinking of trying it and calling it “M cubed” (Messier Memory Marathon). On March 29-30, 2003, Don Machholz was the first marathoner to achieve a more notable success in an “M cubed” marathon, as he hunted down as many as 108 Messier objects from memory without any further help. On March 25/26, 2004, it was again Don Machholz who successfully did the first full 110-object score in an “M cubed.” Marathoner and A.L. Master Observer Stephen Saber has also been running the M-Cubed for several years. His method adds the memorization of the entire search sequence.
Another interesting possibility is running a photographic Messier Marathon. This was, to our knowledge, first undertaken by Tim Hunter and Dan Knauss of Grasslands Observatory, Arizona in March 1988; see their report and photo album.
Messier Marathon Search Sequence
Here are the links to the Messier Marathon Search Sequence List in various formats, the sequence taken from Don Machholz’s book The Messier Marathon Observer’s Guide. Select the form you would like to view this list:
Messier Marathon Search Sequence List: with Icons, in text mode
Messier Marathon Search Sequence with Data [ascii; also available with Steven O’Meara’s data instead of ours]
Messier Marathon Search Sequence Short Sheet [ascii]
Messier Marathon Form (ASCII): Just fill in your observations/data
Slightly different sequences and other Messier Marathon related stuff have been published in recent years:
Phil Harrington’s Planning Your Messier Marathon page, containing the slightly different sequence which was printed in the March 1994 issue of Astronomy magazine.
Dawn Jenkins has made useful hints available how to hold a Messier marathon, and provided her own marathon sequence, as part of her general observing page.
David Levy, in his book The Sky: A User’s Guide (Levy 1991), also gives a slightly different sequence (which he quotes to Don Machholz and John Kerns); pp. 222-225 of his book contain this list together with his 1983 results.
Bill Ferris’ alternative observing sequence: Messier Marathon Search Sequence after Bill Ferris (extracted from archive)
Stephen Saber’s Messier Marathon from Memory (M-cubed) Search Sequence – [local copy transcript]
The best observing sequence may be particularly different for latitudes notably different from about 40deg North. We can offer an example:
Marathon Sequence for latitude 18.5 (contributed by Harshad Abhyankar, Pune, India)
More Messier Marathon Materials:
Best Messier Marathon dates to 2100 – Historic best dates since 1977
Some Messier Marathon tips
Other Messier Marathon Resources:
Tips on Participating in the Messier Marathon by John Barra
Stargazers Online Guide to the Messier Marathon, by Richard Bell
Dirk Panczyk’s German language Messier Marathon page
Bill Ferris’ Messier Marathon page (Dead Link!)
Messier Marathon Observing Window for a Perfect Score against Latitude, by Tom Polakis (Polakis 2006): Local archival copy
Stephen Tonkin offers a printable Messier Marathon Logsheet (PDF)
COAA (Algarve, Portugal) provides the Windows 3.x (up) program MESSMARA, which creates graphs and lists on which Messier objects can be seen from a particular location on a given night.
We collect actual Messier Marathon observer’s results!
All Reported Messier Marathon Results (since 1977)
Look at our All Reported Results Table!
Messier Marathon Eternal Hall of Fame – all reported Messier Marathon results with the full success of 110 observed Messier Objects!
A.J. Crayon has provided a comprehensive Analysis of Messier Marathons (derived from these results) – the 2015 update is available now!
Please notify me if you’d like to have your result/score/report/link/addition/correction to be added!
If you have observed all Messier objects, even not in one night all together, we encourage you to announce this fact on your homepage on the web. You are then granted the right to use a specific logo certifying that you have observed all 110 Messier objects.
David H. Levy, 1991. The Sky: a user’s guide. Cambridge University Press.
Don Machholz, 1994. Messier Marathon Observer’s Guide — Handbook and Atlas. PO Box 1716, Colfax, CA 95713 (USA).
Don Machholz, 2002. The Observing Guide to the Messier Marathon. A Handbook and Atlas. Cambridge University Press. Second, enhanced and extended edition of Machholz (1994).
Tom Polakis, 2006. Messier Marathon Observing Window. Posted to the Yahoo group amastro on February 7, 2006.
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In our 5th year of celebrating our community's Education Champions, 24 hard-working Grand Erie residents were profiled.
Our Champions had to overcome obstacles on their journey. They had to find the confidence, mental determination, money and time to go back to school or pursue their learning goals. Like most adult learners, pursuing education for our Champions also required finding time to study while also supporting and raising a family. But they found a way.
Every Champion said the sacrifices they had to make was worth it - worth it for them and their families, since they became stronger through their experience.
The ‘Class of 2016’ demonstrate that finding the courage to try pays off.
“I made a promise that I would get my Grade 12."
“It was great to be a role model."
“I really pushed to get it done."
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“I feel a bit like a pioneer."
“It is so worth it in the end."
“I highly recommend going back to school."
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UBA Pro Basketball League Season 2 Awards Announced- Vinay Kaushik named MVP; finale action commences later today
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Gopal is an independent basketball writer based out of Bangalore whose articles have appeared in print publications such as Hindu Business Line, Fountain Ink and The Caravan. He also contributes to online platforms sportskeeda.com, tadpoles.in and The Alternative. Email: gopal@ekalavyas.com
Vinay Kaushik from Delhi Capitals named Season 2 Most Valuable Player (MVP)
All UBA Teams 1 & 2 announced
Former NBA Champion Joe Courtney also present
Game 1 of best-of-three finals between Chennai Slam (South Division) vs Delhi Capitals (North Division) will tip off from 7:00 pm onwards today at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium. This will be followed by Game 2 at 7:00 pm on 2nd April, and Game 3, the following day (if necessary).
Season 2 MVP Vinay Kaushik with former NBA Champion Joe Courtney.
Hyderabad, 1st April 2016: At a press conference earlier this afternoon at the Taj Deccan hotel in the city, the United Basketball Alliance (UBA) leadership have declared the All UBA first and second teams, and the Season MVP.
With the regular season having ended, and the first of the best-of-three finals between Chennai Slam and Delhi Capitals to be played later this evening, the UBA team took the opportunity to announce Vinay Kaushik from Delhi Capitals as Season 2 MVP.
The UBA officials at the press meet included Mr Todd Mack (Managing Director), Mr Michael Yanke (Chief Marketing Officer), Mr Jody Basye (Coaching Director), Mr Steve Graham (Executive Producer), Mr Paul Crane (Director of Broadcasting), Mr Praveen Reddy (Vice President-Operations) and former NBA champion Mr Joe Courtney. Mr Courtney, a 6ft 8 power forward from the University of Southern Mississippi and Mississippi State University, was a member of the legendary Michael Jordan led Chicago Bulls team when it claimed its first ‘three-peat’ in the 1992-93 NBA season.
Said Mr Courtney, “I would like to thank the UBA- all the people that made it happen, from the coaches, to the management and production teams. I give thanks to the game of basketball for allowing us the opportunity to be here today. Basketball crosses all lines- male, female, colours, generations. I would like to thank the dedication of the players and their passion and love, to be able to share their gift with us. [Now with the UBA] We are fortunate to have a good foundation and structure for basketball in India.”
Members of the Delhi Capitals (left) and Chennai Slam (right) teams before their best-of-three finale clash later this evening.
Speaking about the significance of UBA Season 2 and the journey ahead, Mr Yanke said, “We are so happy to bring Season 2 of the UBA to you. One of the accomplishments of Season 2 is that we brought live basketball for the first time in India. Where are going, the sky is truly the limit. We want to continue to improve, not just the players, but all of us behind the scenes. We want this League to be the absolute best.”
All UBA Teams 1 & 2
Mr Crane announced the All-UBA first and second team as follows:
First Team All-UBA
VINAY KAUSHIK, #30 Delhi Capitals
CHUKWUNANU AGU, #1 Chennai Slam
SIDDHANTH SHINDE, #15 Pune Peshwas
GAGANDEEP SINGH, #56 Mumbai Challengers
NARENDER GREWAL, #25 Pune Peshwas
Second Team All-UBA
MAHESH PADMANABHAN, #2 Hyderabad Sky
RAGHURAM, #21 Bengaluru Beast
AKILAN PARI, #20 Punjab Steelers
GOPAL RAM, #31 Chennai Slam
JAGDEEP BAINS, #6 Mumbai Challengers
GARRY, #1 Punjab Steelers
SOMVEER, #34 Bengaluru Beast
ASHUTOSH, #5 Chennai Slam
NIKHIL, #24 Mumbai Challengers
RANBIR, #9 Mumbai Challengers
HIMANSHU SHARMA, #17 Haryana Gold
KAIF ZIA, #46 Bengaluru Beast
VISU PALANI, #8 Bengaluru Beast
EDWIN, #27 Hyderabad Sky
AMRIT PAL SINGH, #12 Punjab Steelers
MVP award presentation
As this Season’s MVP, Kaushik was presented with the keys of a Hyosung GT 250R Sports Bike provided by Sheng Li Tel. The bike and MVP trophy will be handed over after the Championship finale.
Elated by the recognition, Kaushik said in his acceptance speech, “It’s really great. I have no words to say. Thank you to UBA for making it possible for me. I would like to thank my parents for making me reach here.”
“My favourite moment came from the playoffs against Mumbai. The second match of the playoffs was the best. My team trusts me a lot and give me a lot of confidence.”
From L to R- UBA Leadership team of Paul Crane, Praveen Reddy, Steve Graham, Joe Courtney, Michael Yanke, Todd Mack and Jody Basye.
Describing the achievements of Vinay Kaushik this season, the UBA leadership team noted:
Vinay Kaushik led the Delhi Capitals in scoring, averaging 18.7 points per game, which was the fifth highest average in all the UBA, but Vinay did so much more than just score. He led the league’s most balanced offense which clearly put “team success” above “individual statistics.” It is no coincidence the Capitals finished with the best record in the league (6-1) and have made their way to the Championship Finals.
When Delhi found itself in its tightest game, against the Haryana Gold on 23 March in Hyderabad, Vinay was not having a big scoring night. The game was tied 66-66 and with time running out it was Vinay who scored the game winning basket as the final buzzer sounded. A leader who never wilted under pressure turned what could have been an off night in to one of the most memorable moments of the season.
Then in the playoffs after losing Game 1 of the North Division series to the Mumbai Challengers, the Capitals were facing elimination each of the next two games. When Mumbai took a six-point lead to the 4th quarter of Game 2 and built that lead to ten points, it looked like the Capitals’ season might come to an end… until Vinay Kaushik willed his team to a win. Vinay scored 15 points in the 4th quarter alone, including his making six straight free throws, he had 21 points in the game, as Delhi won 72-61 to force a decisive Game 3.
With a trip to the championship finals at stake in Game 3, it was another close game in to the final quarter where Vinay not only scored seven critical points but had a game-changing blocked shot with 3:00 to play. Despite playing with four fouls, Vinay’s athletic, leaping-while-running-from-behind block shifted all the momentum to the Capitals. Vinay finished with 16 points in a 78-69 win that lifted the Delhi Capitals to the UBA Championship series.
Vinay Kaushik’s play throughout the season and in the playoffs has earned him the UBA’s Most Valuable Player Award.
UBA’s Chief Marketing Officer Michael Yanke addresses the gathering as former NBA Champion Joe Courtney looks on.
About the UBA Pro Basketball League
The UBA Pro Basketball League is structured on a league cum knockout basis. Season 2 is being held in two phases: 18 to 28 Feb in Pune (Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex) followed by 23 March to 3 April in Hyderabad (Gachibowli Stadium). There are eight teams in total divided into two divisions: Pune Peshwas, Delhi Capitals, Haryana Gold, Punjab Steelers (North division) and Chennai Slam, Mumbai Challengers, Bengaluru Beast and Hyderabad Sky (South division). Chennai Slam won the inaugural season last year with Pune Peshwas finishing second.
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About United Basketball Alliance India Pvt. Ltd.
The United Basketball Alliance (UBA India) is a next-generation sports branding company. Its main objective is to make sport brands mean something to their sport viewers. To do that, UBA helps brands connect with viewers by providing insight-driven ideas across all media platforms. With respect to its Pro Basketball League, UBA India has already secured primetime television broadcasting arrangements with the Ten Sports Network, and is securing corporate sponsorships for tournament play, and creating merchandising opportunities.
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*Report by Vishnu Ravi Shankar. Images by Anukriti Bishen. Edits & upload by Gopalakrishnan R Hyderabad, 23rd March 2016: The second and final leg of the United Basketball Alliance (UBA) Pro Basketball League 2016, tipped off at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium earlier today with Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Challengers posting wins. Popular Hindi film […]
UBA Indian Pro Basketball League Season 2 Day 3: Pune Peshwas win at home, Delhi goes 2-0
*Report by Vishnu Ravi Shankar & images by Dulon Kharsati; with inputs from Gopalakrishnan R. Pune, 20th February 2016: The second season of the United Basketball Alliance (UBA) Pro Basketball League witnessed Day 3 action at the Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in the city. Pune Peshwas (south division) and Delhi Capitals (north division) […]
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UBA Pro Basketball League Season 2, Hyderabad Leg- Day 8 Delhi Capitals & Chennai Slam set up summit clash
*Report by Vishnu Ravi Shankar. Images by Anukriti Bishen, with inputs from Gopalakrishnan R Hyderabad, 30th March 2016: Delhi Capitals and Chennai Slam have progressed to the finals of the United Basketball Alliance (UBA) Pro Basketball League Season 2 that is underway at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium. Versatile Telugu actor Taraka Ratna, known to […]
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Bengaluru, 19 September 2015: The final 12 member Indian senior men’s squad under the helm of Head Coach Sat Prakash is all set to participate in the 28th FIBA Asia Men’s Championship that will be held in Changsha, China from 23rd September to 3rd October 2015. The players, along with the coaching staff, were […]
UBA Pro Basketball League Season 2, Hyderabad Leg- Day 5 Mumbai Challengers & Pune Peshwas through to semis
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Sunday – July 13th, 2014 India 65 58 China FINAL. INDIA WINS! Video credits: FIBA Venue: Wuhan Sports Centre Gymnasium, Wuhan (China). Entry is Paid. *Box scores are updated very two minutes. Please refresh page for latest scores. FINAL India 24 33 48 65 65 China 11 31 50 58 58 Wuhan, China: Ladies and gentlemen, and […]
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How a professional basketball league could revolutionize hoops in India
Sure, there’s some power to positive thinking. If you say something enough times, it can come true, or at least, you’d start to believe that it’s true. But until the day scientists refine our genes to give all of us psychokinetic powers, no amount of thinking or talking will equate to any physical results, till […]
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10 Life Lessons Basketball Teaches You
Basketball has played a major role in shaping the person I am today. While most people generally believe that sports only teach you how to win games or be physically strong, I believe sports have a far greater impact on your life. They help you develop real-world skills that can be applied to all areas […]
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Mr BIG SHOT- Joginder Singh Saharan
An abridged version of this profile first appeared in the Tadpoles magazine. That post that be accessed here. “STAR OF THE DAY!” screamed the sports section of Times of India in an article dated January 28, 2014. The previous evening, India had played Angola in the basketball finals of the Lusofonia International Games in Goa. […]
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5th FIBA Asia Cup: Philippines survive a brave Indian comeback to win 70-66
Thursday – July 17th, 2014 India 66 70 Philippines FINAL. PHILIPPINES WINS. Video credits: FIBA Venue: Wuhan Sports Centre Gymnasium, Wuhan (China). Entry is Paid. FINAL India 17 33 47 66 66 Philippines 20 45 60 70 70 Wuhan (China): The Philippines did most of their good work in the first half – but as the […]
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Leinsters Schools Track and Field Championship Day 2
by Roisin Bell , May 21, 2018
It was the Senior and Intermediate Secondary School Athletes who were in action on day 2 of the Leinsters Schools Track and Field Championship held in Morton Stadium, Santry on Saturday 19th May 2018. For the second Athletics meet in a row we had sunshine and with no breeze this time around conditions were near perfect.
Philip Thornton was Dunboyne AC’ s first competitor in action as he entered the throwing circle in the Intermediate boys Shot Putt competition. Having bulked up over the winter Philip was able to convert his new found strength into distance as he took gold with a 13m plus throw. He was equally as entertaining when receiving his medal on the podium as he threw the spectators a few waves that would have been more suitable for the Royal Wedding. He was repeating the phrase ‘Top-dog’ to echo his success to his brother who was competing later on that day as he reckoned that he was now his parents’ favourite – but we all know only All Ireland medals get children up the pecking order with the folks- so no pressure on the 2nd of June in Tullamore at the All Irelands.
Also competing in the Intermediate age group was Kate Reilly, who was taking part in the girls Triple Jump. Kate improved on her West Leinsters Jumps and qualified for the second round of competition to earn a further two jumps. Kate finished a very respectful sixth place overall in her first year competing in this age group.
The final competitor in action in the Intermediate events was Tadhg O Muircheartaigh who wore the Maynooth Community College colours in his Javelin competition. Tadhg had a bit of competition for a change in this specialised event, being only in his first year at this age grouping. Tadhg came up with an impressive 55m plus throw to take top spot on the podium and put Dunboyne AC’S Leinster Crown tally at four
Jack Nyhan who has been going very well in training of late had a very frustrating day in the senior Shot Putt. He finished in fourth a few centimetres out of the medals, with none of his throws going the way he had technically planned. He was close to two meters short of his training throws which would have guaranteed him top spot, but it was one of those days where the body and mind we out of sync.
Next in action on the final day of the schools’ provincial meet was Thomas Thornton who was in action in the Senior Long Jump. Thomas had his smirking brother in the crowd jeering him as he competed in the sunshine, but still manage to get a few good jumps in with a best just shy of six meters – good enough to claim bronze, but not the family bragging rights this time around.
Last of the Dunboyne AC Senior athletes in action was Belvedere College’s Evan Mitchell who was in magnificent form as he had two meters to spare as he claimed his latest Leinster Title in the Hammer Competition to add to his recent 2018 Meath Junior title and his highly ranked now for the National Finals in early June. Evan’s victory brought Dunboyne AC’s overall Leinster Crown tally to 5 , it’s best in many a year at school level.
Well done to all and to their teachers and coaches.
Categories: Club News, Fit4Youth News & Reports
Roisin Bell
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East Coast Starz Kids Walk the Runway for CCandy™ in Yankee Stadium
East Coast Starz, a leading producer of fashion experiences for children, teamed with CCandy™ by Outerstuff, Ltd,™ a unique and fun fashion forward sports clothing line for kids by Amber Sabathia, to produce a one-of-a-kind fashion show at the Yankee Stadium.
The fashion show took place during the pre-game entertainment before the Yankees-Royals game on Saturday, September 6, 2014. Young models, ages 3-13, walked a “runway” of grass to showcase CCandy’s cool and spunky fashions. East Coast Starz kids modeled alongside children of Yankees players including CC Sabathia, Brett Gardner, David Robertson, Carlos Beltran, Chase Headley, Chaz Roe, Rich Hill, Josh Outman, David Phelps and Yankee’s PR man, Jason Zillo. All models were featured on the Stadiums state of the art 103 x 58 foot HD scoreboard.
CCandy’s 2015 line was previewed by the East Coast Starz kids in front of a near sold out crowd at Yankee Stadium. “We are proud and happy to have our kids walk the runway in Yankee Stadium. It’s an American dream come true for these children,” said Lauren Handler, Co-Director of East Coast Starz. “We always say that the runway builds confidence, and it was heartwarming to see these kids prove our point by walking out to the field and proudly presenting CCandy in front of thousands of people.”
“We are thrilled to team with Amber Sabathia and CCandy,” said Stacie Fitzgerald, Co-Director of East Coast Starz. “CCandy’s fashions,fun and creative attitude is a great fit with East Coast Starz. Our kids love modeling CCandy because these are the type of fashions they would choose for themselves.”
“The kids at East Coast Starz are adorable and they wear CCandy with the fun and a little bit of sass that it’s meant to be. We love teaming with them,” said Amber Sabathia, creator and designer of CCandy.
About East Coast Starz
East Coast Starz is a program created to help both parents and children become educated and involved in the fashion industry. The program holds two competitions events a year and a variety of runway shows. The show allows children between the ages of 2-16 to discover and bring out their inner star qualities so they can shine brighter on the outside. We build up the self-confidence in children and pave their road to success. We bring in top NYC agents, managers and scouts to sign new talent and start careers. We invite designers and stars to talk to the girls, inspiring them that dreams can come true. We believe that the runway builds confidence, and strengthens a child’s self-esteem in her most important formative years. Additionally, our program provides a venue for girls to share common interests and lifelong friendships.
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HKTB appoints new regional director for the Americas
2007-06-07 01:40:00 SINA English
The handout photo released by HKTB shows Bill Silvermintz, HKTB's regional director of the Americas. (Photo: SINA English/HKTB handout)
LOS ANGELES, Jun 6 -- The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) headquarters in Hong Kong recently announced the appointment of William Silvermintz as Regional Director ― The Americas, effective June 4.
In his new role, Silvermintz will formulate and direct the HKTB's marketing strategies throughout the region, contribute to the Board's overall global planning, maintain the strong trade-partner network in the region, develop high-yield business, and act as the HKTB's key regional spokesman with the media, trade and other bodies.
"Just as actors and actresses aspire to work with top directors, those of us promoting tourism hope one day to work with one of the world's pinnacle destinations," Silvermintz said. "With its incredibly varied sightseeing, unrivalled epicurean experience, a Convention Center ready for the most complex of conferences, unmatched shopping ― from open air markets
to custom tailoring to designer fashions ― and visitor satisfaction ratings unduplicated anywhere in the world, I am honored that Hong Kong has afforded me the opportunity to promote this amazing world class destination in the Americas."
Silvermintz has more than 30 years of sales and marketing experience in the hospitality and travel industries. Before joining the HKTB, he worked four years for the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA), and has had extensive experience in tourism destination marketing. As well as managing their regional marketing programs, he supervised the BTA's regional sales and
marketing teams in the United States and Canada.
The Americas, which includes the United States, Canada, South and Central America, is Hong Kong's major long haul market region. It accounted for more than 1.6 million or 6.6% of total visitor arrivals in 2006, an increase of 4.2% over the previous year. During the first four months of 2007, arrivals from the region grew by 7.3% to more than 560,000.
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Swallowed toys, coins, batteries spark rise in tot ER visits
A study published Friday, April 12, 2019 in the journal Pediatrics found a sharp increase in emergency room visits involving swallowed objects by kids under age 6.
((Bruce Lipsky/The Florida Times-Union via AP))
The number of young kids who went to U.S. emergency rooms because they swallowed toys, coins, batteries and other objects has more than doubled, a new study says.
In 2015, there were nearly 43,000 such visits among kids under 6, compared with 22,000 in 1995, according to the study published Friday in the journal Pediatrics. The rate jumped from almost 10 per 10,000 ER visits to 18 per 10,000.
HOSPITAL STAFF ERRORS WITH GOWNS AND GLOVES SPREAD ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA
The increase “rang some alarms,” said Dr. Danielle Orsagh-Yentis, the lead author and a gastrointestinal physician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
Orsagh-Yentis noted that an increasing number of consumer products use potentially dangerous button-sized batteries, including TV remotes, digital thermometers and remote-controlled toys, which likely contributed to the increase.
She said her interest in studying the trend began during her training, “when we were all being called in in the middle of the night at odd hours to remove foreign bodies from either the esophagus or stomachs of children.”
Her research team analyzed a nationwide database of non-fatal emergency room visits for children younger than age 6. Almost 800,000 children were treated during the study years after swallowing foreign objects. Coins, batteries and toys accounted for most of the visits.
COUPLE SHOCKED BY SURPRISE BABY AFTER GOING TO HOSPITAL FOR ‘KIDNEY STONES’
While 90% of treated children were sent home without hospitalization, severe internal injuries and deaths have been reported. Batteries and small high-powered magnets often marketed as desk toys for adults are among the most dangerous objects.
When kids swallow more than one powerful magnet, the objects can attract each inside the intestines, boring holes into the abdomen that can lead to life-threatening blood poisoning.
In recent years, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued safety warnings and orders to stop sales of some magnets, citing dozens of hospitalizations and at least one toddler death.
The agency also has warned about dangers from button-sized batteries, which when swallowed can trigger a chemical reaction that can burn holes through tissue inside the throat.
Children who swallow batteries or magnets may vomit or complain of abdominal pain. They “should be brought to the emergency room as quickly as possible,” Orsagh-Yentis said.
Morag Mackay of Safe Kids Worldwide, an injury prevention advocacy group, called for more research to understand why the incidents are on the rise. She said parents and caregivers need to be vigilant.
“Try to see the world from a child’s point of view by getting on the floor so that you are at your child’s eye level. Keep small objects such as coins, batteries, magnets, buttons or jewelry out of reach and sight,” Mackay said.
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Revolutionary Era broadsides, 1776-1783
All collectionsRevolutionary Era broadsides, 1776-1783Abraham Lincoln ManuscriptsAlbum of photographs of window and store displays, New York City, circa 1940-1959American ManuscriptsAutobiography of Luis de Carvajal the YoungerBenjamin Segan letters, 1943-1945Boys' Club of New York photographic negativesBurr McIntosh Photograph Collection, 1898-1910Caleb Smith photograph collection, 2001Cass Gilbert Presentation DrawingsCivil War CollectionsHighlights from the Drawing CollectionHighlights from the Painting CollectionHighlights from the Photograph CollectionsHighlights from the Sculpture CollectionJames Reuel Smith springs and wells photograph collection, 1893-1902Jessie Tarbox Beals photograph collection, circa 1905-1940Manuscripts Relating to SlaveryN-YHS Digital CollectionsNew-York Historical Society QuarterlyNorvin H. Green collection of elevated railroad photographs, circa 1890-1910, 1937-1941Photographs of New York City and BeyondRobert L. Bracklow photograph collection, 1882-1918 (bulk 1896-1905)Witness to the Early American Experience
Dated: July 24, 1778., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
At a General Assembly of the governor and Company of the English colony of Connecticut.
Continues: whereupon it is resolved, by this assembly, that the sum of one hundred pounds be paid out of the public treasury, of this colony, to the person or persons that shall erect proper works and fats, for the making and manufacturing common salt ..., Offering bounties for the manufacture of salt. Signed: A true copy of record, examined by George Wyllys, sec'ry., Ascribed, by Evans, to the press of Timothy Green of New London; but more likely printed at Hartford. Not in Johnson, H.A. New London., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
At a general meeting of the Committee of Mechanicks, at Mrs. Van Dyke's, the 27th December, 1783.
Listing 15 candidates for the New York Legislature., "Signed by order of the chairman, Richard Kip, jun. sec'ry.", Names separated by vertical ornamental rule., N-YHS copy inscribed on verso: McDougall; fabric lining.
At an adjourned town meeting, holden at Norwich, in Connecticut, on the 29th day of March, 1779.
"To the freemen, and other inhabitants of the state of Connecticut. Gentlemen, We, the freemen and other inhabitants of the town of Norwich, beg leave to ask your attention to the present mode of taxation in this state, at a time which, above all others, calls for equal justice in apportioning the burden of public taxes. We also beg your attention to another mode which we shall by and by propose ...", "A true copy of record, examined by Benjamin Huntington, Jun. town clerk. the above forwarded to the Selectmen of the town of [blank] by order of the town, Samuel Tracy, Zabdiel Rogers, Thomas Hyde, Jun. Samuel Lovett, Nehemiah Waterman, jun. Selectmen"., N-YHS copy damaged along creases, with slight loss of text; ink stains; fabric lining.
By His Excellency George Clinton, Esq; governor of the state of New-York, general of the militia, and admiral of the navy of the same. A proclamation.
Overtures intended to confirm and clarify title to disputed lands originally granted by Massachusetts or New Hampshire and occupied by tenants in Albany, Charlotte (i.e. Washington), Cumberland, and Gloucester Counties in New York, the latter two counties ultimately ceasing to exist after Vermont declared itself a republic. Additionally warns that claims to properties will not be recognized by tenants acknowledging "any allegiance or subjection to the pretended state of Vermont.", N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
By His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton, knight of the most honourable Order of Bath, lieutenant general of his Majesty's forces, &c. Proclamation.
Royal arms at head of title., Concerns the price of grain in New York., Dated: Given under my hand at the city of New-York, the 20th day of December, 1777, in the eighteenth year of his Majesty's reign., Signed: Henry Clinton, Lieut. Gen., Type ornament band., Watermarks: [Britannia] J Taylor., Library copy imperfect: fragments brought together and silked; some text affected., Wood-block cracked through lion., Library copy stamped on back: Tomlinson collection--Deposited by Mercantile Library Association.
By His Excellency William Tryon, Esq; captain general and governor in chief, in and over the province of New-York ... A proclamation.
Signed: Wm. Tryon. By His Excellency's command, Sam. Bayard, Jun. d. secry. God save the King., Imprint from Evans., Royal arms at head of title., Watermark: crown over "GR.", N-YHS copy: wood block split in half; fabric lining.
Carrier's address to the generous subscribers of the Independent journal.
A carriers' address for the "Independent journal, or, The general advertiser", published in New York from 1783 to 1788., Poem in 34 lines; first line: Time posting on with full career., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
Catalogus recentium, in Collegio-Yalensi, MDCCLXXXI.
Imprint supplied by Evans., Text in two columns., N-YHS copy: closely trimmed; fabric lining.
Chester, the 7th day of April, 1780.
Signed: Bezaleel Seely, Jun. To Nath'l. Sacket, Esq., Followed by: From this letter it evidently appears, that there is a side, and that there are principles--what this side and these principles are, none can be at a loss to determine--the public may be assured, that that worthy disinterested patriot, Judge Yates, has publicly disavowed an intention to offer himself as a candidate for the government ..., From the typeface and sizes, the printer was probably John Holt. The only other printer outside of New York City at this time was Samuel Loudon in Fishkill., N-YHS copy: the word "evidently" in "The above letter is evidently genuine ..." is crossed out in ink.
Committee chamber, New-York, January 10, 1776.
First part signed: By order of the Committee, Corn. P. Low, chairman, p.t., Followed by: To the inhabitants of New-York. Signed: Lucius., Imprint from Evans., N-YHS copy with holograph signature of John M'Kesson; fabric lining.
Committee-chamber, New-York, April 13th 1776.
Followed by a list of twenty-one names in three columns., One of 4 different tickets issued for this election., Imprint from Evans.
Cruel murder; or A Mournful poem.
Text within mourning border; verse in two columns divided by type ornament rule., N-YHS copy imperfect: damaged along creases, with slight loss of text; fabric lining.
Few lines composed on the Dark Day, of May 19, 1780.
Verse in twenty-two numbered stanzas; first line: Let us adore, and bow before, the sovereign Lord of might., The darkness which extended over much of New England was presumably the result of smoke and ashes from a forest fire, trapped in the atmosphere by excessive moisture. Cf. Bumgardner, G.B. American broadsides, 1971, no. 57., Text in two columns; printed area measures 29.5 x 15.2 cm. With printers' ornaments separating title from text and at the foot of the second column. In the present edition, the title appears in two lines, the second beginning with the word "of.", N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
From the Bristol gazette of October 10, 1782.
The resignation speech of the mayor of Bristol, England., Evans entry omits "of October 10, 1782" from title, and erroneously identifies Cruger as the mayor of New York. Shipton & Mooney erroneously identify the author as John Cruger, mayor of New York 1756-1765., Imprint from Evans., Watermarks: Britannia., N-YHS copy 2 inscribed: "Walton Livingston Oakley from his dear Grandmama Matilda C. Cruger Oakley".
In Committee of Safety for the state of New-York. Fish-kill, Jan. 6, 1777.
Signed: Extract from the minutes. Robert Benson, sec'ry., Calling for the reporting of monies collected in fines local and military officials., Samuel Loudon printed at Fishkill, N.Y. in 1777.
In Committee of Safety for the state of New-York. Kingston, March 1, 1777.
Fifteen resolves concerning local elections, debt and debtors, and the fixing of grain prices., Signed: Extract from the minutes, Robert Benson, sec'ry., Ascribed to the press of Samuel Loudon by Evans., Text in three columns., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
In Congress, April 14, 1779.
Signed: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., N-YHS copy inscribed on verso: "Gen. Gates"; in another hand, "Resolve of Congress, dated 14th April, 1779"; fabric lining.
In Congress, July 4, 1776.
"Signed by order and in behalf of the Congress, John Hancock, president. Attest. Charles Thomson, sec'ry.", Text printed in two columns, 70 lines in first., Watermark: A Rogge., Rehoused; mylar encapsulation., Conserved; washed; dry-cleaned; resized; deacidified-aqueous.
"Signed by order and in behalf of the Congress, John Hancock, president. Attest. Charles Thomson, secretary.", Watermark: Strassburg bend and lily over "GR.", N-YHS copy presented by Lucius Wilmerding. Cf. NYHS Quarterly 32 (1948).
In Congress, May 2, 1780.
Signed on p. [2]: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., Originally published: Philadelphia : David Claypoole, 1780., Imprint from Livingston. Probably printed about the end of April, 1781. Cf. Livingston, L.S. Franklin and his press at Passy, p. 84-86., Footnote to first article of text, at bottom of p. [1]: *This exception is taken away by an ordinance of Congress, of March the 27th, 1781, which see.
In Provincial Congress, New-York, June 20, 1776.
Four resolutions prescribing the required loyalty oath and the means of disarming those who refuse to take the oath., Signed: Extract from the minutes, Robert Benson, secretary., Imprint from Evans., Watermark: "IV".
In Provincial Congress, New-York, May 31, 1776.
Three resolutions concerning elections and the determination of a new government for the state of New York., Signed: Extract from the minutes, Robert Benson, sec'ry., Imprint from Evans., Two states noted, line 33, A: "whereas it appears of right ..."; B: "whereas it appertains of right ...", Watermark: Strasburg lily over "GR.", Library holds 2 copies. Copy 1 state A with "appears" crossed out and "appertains" written above in ink; right hand margin damaged, slight loss of text., Rehoused; mylar encapsulation., Conserved; dry cleaned; washed; resized; deacidified-aqueous.
Meditations on death.
Printed in two columns divided by wide black rule., Printed area measures: 30.5 x 12.0 cm., Poem in 36 numbered four-line stanzas., First line: The Lord Jehovah reigns on high., Imprint supplied by Evans. Recorded as a New London imprint by Trumbull and Wegelin, but not recorded by Hazel Johnson in her Checklist of New London, Connecticut, imprints, 1709-1800., N-YHS copy inscribed: Mary Tanners[?] verses given her by her Mammaa Lydia Pierson Killingworth. April the 21st 1813; fabric lining.
New-York, April 16, 1776.
Followed by list of names including Jacobus Van Zant, William Denning, Isaac Roosevelt, and eighteen others., One of 4 different tickets issued for this election. Cf. Becker.
New-York, April 16, 1776. Extract of a letter from John Jay, Esq.
Concerning the dispute over the manner of appointing delegates to the Continental Congress., Evans title puts date at end.
New-York, theatre, 1782.
Signed: H. Beaumont, E. Williams, Geo. Vallancey, Am. D'Aubant, managers., Imprint from Evans., Printed in two columns., Watermark: arms of England, script "JH"., N-YHS copy has additional sums in ms.; inscribed: "Gift of Henry Laight Esqr. 30 Nov. 1812"; right hand margin damaged, with slight loss of text.
Newport, April 17, 1783.
Southwick was the printer of the work as subsequently published., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
News carrier, to the generous customers of the New Hampshire gazette. A New Year's wish.
Verse in eight numbered stanzas; first line: Around the circling year has whirl'd.
News-carriers address, to his customers. January 1st, 1782.
Carrier's address for unspecified newspaper. Presumably printed late in 1781 for delivery on or about New Year's Day., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
Oppression: a poem. Or, New-England's lamentation of the dreadful extortion and other sins of the times.
Verse in twenty-seven stanzas; first line: Come all you friends to goodness, I pray you to attend., Dated [1765] by Evans. However, the theme of extortion suggests to Ford and others that the poem was written about 1777 when this evil was a topic of common concern in the colonies. Cf. Winslow, Ola E. American broadside verse ... New-Haven, 1930, no. 89., Woodcuts are the same as those used frequently by Ezekiel Russell who was located at Salem, Mass., in 1776 and early 1777. In February or March, 1777, Russell moved his printing office to nearby Danvers, Mass., The two woodcuts show an astronomer examining the heavens with a cross staff, accompanied by an armillary sphere, compasses, etc., and a town with lightning overhead., Text in two columns divided by single rule., N-YHS copy: closely trimmed, torn, with slight loss of text; fabric lining.
Peace. Salem, February 21, 1783.
Announcing that the preliminaries of peace were signed at Versailles Dec. 2 [i.e., Nov. 30], 1782., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
Plan for establishing a national bank, for the United States of North-America
Followed by the resolves of Congress, dated May 26, 1781, approving the plan, and explanations., Signed and dated: Robert Morris. Philadelphia, May 28, 1781., At foot: We, the subscribers, having read the above plan ... sign our names, and opposite thereto, affix the number of shares for which we subscribe ..., Text in three columns., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
Postscript to the New-York packet, of May 14, 1778.
Extracts from proceedings of Parliament for March 1778 concerning France's treaty with America, and other news from London., Printed in three columns., N-YHS copy: closely trimmed; fabric lining.
Proclamation.
Signed: Thomas M'Kean, president. Attest. Charles Thomson, secretary., Followed by: By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull ... A proclamation. I have thought fit ... and do hereby appoint, the thirteenth day of December next ... as a day of thanksgiving and prayer ... Given under my hand in Lebanon, this twenty-second day of November ... one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-one ..., Evans supplies title: By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull ... A proclamation; and enters under the heading for Connecticut., Printed area measures 37.6 x 21.8 cm.
Proclamation. Whereas it hath pleased Almighty God the Father of all mercies.
Signed: Samuel Huntington, president. Attest, Charles Thomson, see'ry [sic]., Followed by: By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, Esquire, governor, captain-general and commander in chief in and over the state of Connecticut, in America. ... I ... do hereby appoint Thursday the seventh day of December next, to be observed as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer ... Given under my hand, in the Council chamber at Hartford, this second day of November, 1780 ... Jonathan Trumbull., Ascribed to the press of Timothy Green of New London by Evans, but not listed in H.A. Johnson's Checklist of New London imprints., N-YHS copy has manuscript note at foot of page: "My soul doth magnify the Lo[rd]"; fabric lining.
Scale of depreciation.
Table includes rates from January 1777 through February 1781., Textually and typographically similar to Bristol B5369., Printed area measures 27.3 x 16.5 cm., N-YHS copy: manuscript annotations on verso; ink stamp: "Tomlinson Collection--Deposited by the Mercantile Library Association".
Sir, By virtue of the authority vested in us by certain resolutions of the Congress of the colony of New-York, of the [blank] day of June, in the year of our Lord, 1776, reciting, that whereas there are in this colony, divers persons, who ... have been co
Bristol imprint "Fish-Kill, S. Loudon" incorrect. Printed in New York, probably by John Holt., N-YHS copy addressed in ms. "To Mr. Solomon Fowler at East Chester", summoning him to appear at the City Hall, New York, on July 4th; dated and signed in ms. at end: "Dated the Twenty Seventh day of June 1776. Leonard Gansevort. Phil. Livingston. Thomas Tredwell. Lewis Graham. Gouv. Morris. Thos. Randall".
Some observations relating to the establishment of schools.
"Signed on behalf of the committee by Anthony Benezet, Isaac Zane. 29th 9th month, 1778. The foregoing proposals are earnestly recommended to the attention and care of Friends ... agreeable to a minute of the Yearly-Meeting, dated 10 month 2d, 1778, and herewith sent. James Pemberton, clerk of said meeting this year."--p. 2., Proposals regarding the funding and establishment of schools by the Society of Friends., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
Speech of William Tr--n, Esq; who was executed on Thursday the 18th of March, 1776.
Imprint from Evans., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
St. Tammany Society, no. [blank.] This is to certify, that [blank] is a member of the Society of the Sons of St. Tammany.
N-YHS copy: blank form completed in manuscript, certifying Mr. John Pintard, dated May 1, 1786; affixed embossed seal of the Society; fabric lining.
State of Connecticut, in America. To [blank] constable of [blank] and collector of the state tax for said town, for the year 1780, greeting.
Signed: Dated at Hartford, the 21st day of June, in the year of our Lord, 1780. [blank] treasurer., Title vignette., N-YHS copy filled out in manuscript to Mr. David Baldwin of Canterbury, in the amount of five hundred and seventy-six pounds, two shillings and three pence, and signed by John Lawrence; fabric lining.
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, February 6, 1777.
Ordering the voters in the towns to renew the appointments mentioned., "In Council, February 7, 1777. Read and concurred. ...", Ascribed to the press of Benjamin Edes by Cushing., N-YHS copy: fabric lining., Online version available via the Witness to the Early American Experience website,
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, May 5, 1777.
"In Council, May 5, 1777. Read and concurred. ...", Imprint supplied by Evans., Printed area measures 28.4 x 13.1 cm., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
State of New-York.
Concerns plans to discourage the depreciation of currency in New York via taxes and loans., Dated: Poughkeepsie, July 24th, 1779. Ascribed to the press of John Holt by Bristol., N-YHS copy: left edge mutilated, not affecting text; edited in manuscript; copious manuscript annotations in the text and on verso; ink stamp: Tomlinson collection--deposited by Mercantile Library Association.
This indenture witnesseth, that [blank] hath put [blank]self, and by these presents doth voluntarily, and of h[blank] own free will and accord [blank] put and bind h[blank]self apprentice to [blank] to learn the art, trade or mistery [blank] after the man
Dated: ... the [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty [blank], and the [blank] year of American independence., Indenture form., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
To the Whig mechanicks of the city and county of New-York.
In opposition to the election of men who will pardon the Tories., Signed: A battered soldier., John Holt was the state printer.
To the citizens of New-York.
Listing nine candidates for the New York Legislature., Signed: Mercator., Type ornament rule above imprint., N-YHS copy has name in manuscript: "McDougall".
To the electors of the city of New-York.
Listing 18 candidates for the New York Legislature., Signed: A citizen. New-York, Dec. 26, 1783., Type ornament rule above imprint., N-YHS copy has manuscript emendations indicating the 9 winners; on verso in manuscript: "McDougall".
To the electors of this city at large.
Concerning the upcoming election., Signed and dated: Cincinnatus. New-York, December 23, 1783., Imprint below type ornament rule., N-YHS copy has manuscript note: "McDougall"; fabric lining.
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The Human Brain: The Unsaleable Commodity
Technology has always replaced humans
“If, then, man’s principal asset and value is his brain and his ability to calculate, he will become an unsaleable commodity in an era when the mechanical operation of reasoning can be done more effectively by machines.”
The philosopher, Alan Watts, wrote the above in 1951. The idea that machines will replace humans is not new. The job of sowing seed has become easier and more productive over time with the hoe, the plough and the tractor. The textile industry has seen the same productivity improvements. The spindle, the flying shuttle, the spinning mule and the spinning jenny. Machines continue to replace human manual labour. But technology and innovation has not led to sustained mass unemployment. More productive sectors of the economy create jobs as less productive areas lose jobs. The loss of human jobs to technology has been a feature of human progress since stone tools.
This time it is different
AI tools are arriving at a time of instant global communication and digital distribution. Facebook can make a breakthrough in New York and on the same day Shanghai and Santiago researchers can test the approach. Knowledge can be shared and reviewed with experts on Twitter. Amazon Web Services allows developers to build products faster than ever. Developers can add AI capabilities from IBM Watson with a simple piece of code. The iOS app store and Google Play Store allow apps to reach over 2.6 billion people today, growing to 6.1 billion people in 2020. The Industrial Revolution took around 100 years to transform the global economy. The artificial intelligence revolution will touch almost every person on earth in less than a few decades.
What happens when the jobs run out?
As machines replace the last humans on farms and in factories, the real revolution is coming to offices. The service sector provides jobs in which humans have maintained their competitive advantage: the brain. Digital Genius provides a human-like customer service tool that can replace customer service reps. Ellipse by Thoughtly is a research tool that analyses websites, journals and articles to discover insight. One single research manager with Ellipse can do the job of a team of ten researchers. Products like Guesswork can use AI to qualify, prioritise and route leads reducing the size of the sales team. A machine can complete most data analysis tasks better than a human. Millions of jobs are at threat in every part of the organisation. Data analysis is central to many jobs in marketing, sales, HR & recruitment, customer service, and finance.
What would you do if money were no object?
Over the next 20 years, there will be millions of people around the world that can no longer trade their labour for capital. Retraining programmes may work in some cases and more flexible labour laws may boost employment for a limited time. New technologies like drones, virtual reality and autonomous cars will generate new jobs. But these jobs will be highly-skilled and will need engineering ability. This will leave millions of under-skilled, un-skilled and wrongly skilled workers. Economic growth will no longer create jobs for humans. This is a fundamental break in the engine of capitalism.
A world of worklessness will force society to adapt. One transformative theory that has dismissed before is the Universal Basic Income (UBI). The UB, first proposed by Thomas Paine in 1795, is not means tested and every citizen is eligible. High costs and the disincentives to work resulted in the idea being dismissed. The age of worklessness will demand a review. AI applied across the economy will raise productivity levels to unprecedented levels. Healthcare, public transport, and energy will cost less and generate more. The challenge for governments is to ensure AI gains do not amass to a few trillion dollar companies, as millions of citizens cannot earn money. This is already becoming a concern for many governments. UBI will be affordable for most governments if redistribution becomes a policy goal.
If all humans have enough money to meet the majority of their needs, what will people do with their time? Scientists, artists, and designers will be free to pursue their passions without the need for money. Even Thomas Hobbes who described the world as “short, nasty and brutish”, believed leisure to be the mother of Philosophy. Oscar Wilde as always said it best; “cultivated leisure is the aim of man.” All humans may finally be free to pursue leisure and happiness. What would you do if money were no object?
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June Retrospective
The History Girls
AltFiction Panel: Has Fantasy Moved Past Tolkien?
AltFiction Panel: Is There Anywhere New For Scienc...
Trust Me, I'm A Vet by Cathy Woodman
AltFiction 2011
Reasons Why Malazan Could Never Be A TV Series
Authors Beware!
Film Review - Senna
Guest Post: Matt Rees, author of Mozart's Last Ari...
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Sometimes it Happens by Pauline Barclay
Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck
Forthcoming from Black Library!
Kindle vs Book
Before I Go To Sleep by S J Watson
DGLA Auctions for Awards Night
Sir Terry, I Salute You!
The Queen Must Die by K. A. S. Quinn
Books I Adopted This Week
Where Have all the Horses Gone?
The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas
Guest Post: Robert Wilton, author of The Emperor's...
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I'd Want on a Desert Island...
A Day Out in That London!
How to Conduct an Internet Debate
What is with ALL THE SEXISM?
Magus of Stonewylde by Kit Berry
The Terry Pratchett Anywhere But Here, Anywhen But...
Spec Fic Reading Challenge: June Review Link Up!
May Wrap Up!
May Retrospective
The Terry Pratchett Anywhere But Here, Anywhen But Now First Novel Prize
Sir Terry Pratchett and Transworld Publishers launched a new award for aspiring debut novelists in June last year, the Terry Pratchett Anywhere But Here, Anywhen But Now Prize. After the deadline for submissions of 31 December 2010, 500-plus entries were received for the £20,000 prize.
The six judges (including Sir Terry Pratchett and Tony Robinson) met yesterday at Waterstone’s flagship store in London’s Piccadilly to thrash out a winner. After hours of debate the conclusion was reached that it was impossible to select a single victor! The entries were so diverse that it was unanimously decided to split the prize and award it to David Logan for his book HALF SICK OF SHADOWS, and to Michael Logan (no relation!) for APOCALYPSE COW. Both writers will receive a publishing contract from Transworld.
‘It was a long deliberation and although to some it might seem a cop out to split a prize, we decided that since the existence of the prize was to find new talent then this was the happiest decision to make. Half Sick of Shadows and Apocalypse Cow both stood out in their different ways and I wish their creators the best of luck in their writing careers.’
SIR TERRY PRATCHETT
Half Sick of Shadows is a darkly atmospheric, richly written coming-of-age novel in the spirit of Ian Banks’ The Wasp Factory. David Logan, who lives in Carrickfergus, N. Ireland, commented:
“I am disappointed for the runners up. The difference between winning and losing is a hair’s breadth. I just feel very lucky.”
Apocalypse Cow follows the story of a group of social misfits thrown together after an experimental bio-weapon is accidentally unleashed by the government, with peculiar repercussions for Britain’s farm animals. The Scots-born but Kenya-based Michael Logan commented:
“Ever since I wrote my first short story at the age of eight, it has been my dream to become an author - although the idea for a novel about sex-crazed zombie cows did come a little later. The full impact of attaining a lifelong goal has yet to fully sink in. I'm sure it will hit me on the way home, when I will bemuse all around me by performing a victorious knee-slide across the concourse at Gatwick.”
Sir Terry Pratchett and Transworld Publishers would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry to the prize.
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Watch this space for recent news of interest to Researchers:
SAS grants announced for 2011 (29 November, 2010)
The famous M-competition data is now available in Excel format (10 March, 2008)
Sources of Knowledge
Reaping Benefits from Management Research
NEP-FOR is a weekly email report on new working papers in forecasting edited by Professor Rob Hyndman. It covers any papers that are part of RePEc (www.repec.org) and concern forecasting including time series forecasting, judgmental forecasting and the application of forecasting to all areas. It does not cover time series and econometric papers that do not involve forecasting. To subscribe, please go to http://lists.repec.org/mailman/listinfo/nep-for/
The State of Knowledge in 2001 (summarized as principles)
A description of forecasting principles along with evidence as they appeared in Forecasting Principles: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners.
What is Known to Date (summarized as principles)
The current state of forecasting knowledge, including changes and additions to principles as new evidence has emerged, is incorporated into the Forecasting Audit.
Research Needs
Research Needs for Forecasting (PDF) describes principles of forecasting that are in need of research. Of the 139 principles, 33 are based on common sense and, thus, do not need research. Of the remaining 106, there is a weak need for research on 41 principles, typically because adequate research has already been done. 42 principles are in moderate need of research. Finally, and of key importance, 23 principles strongly need research. For a summary of prior research on these principles, see Principles of Forecasting (2001).
Systematic Approach to Research on Time Series - to aid in identifying research conditions, a common set of features is proposed for time series.
SAS Grants for Research on Principles of Forecasting - Application deadline: September 30, 2011.
Research project on design and use of forecasting support systems in supply chain management (England)
New Forecasting Principles
A new forecasting principle has been proposed by Magne Jørgensen for the estimation of prediction intervals. This principle stands in marked contrast to current practice in many fields. Comments are solicited; in particular, is there additional research to add and are there other conditions?
14.14 Ask for a judgmental likelihood that a forecast will fall within a pre-defined minimum-maximum interval (not by asking people to set upper and lower confidence levels).
Traditionally, people are requested to provide minimum-maximum intervals to indicate the uncertainty of their estimates. The traditional request leads to over-optimistic views about the level of uncertainty. Jørgensen (2004) proposed that a person different from the estimator should identify minimum and maximum values and that the expert assesses how likely it is that the actual value will be inside the interval. Evidence was obtained from a previously reported experiment and from field studies in two software companies. In these companies, information was obtained from 47 projects applying the traditional framing and 23 projects applying the pre-defined framing. The latter led to better calibrated (less overconfident) prediction intervals. Argumentations, replications and supporting studies are also found in Teigen and Jørgensen (2004), Jørgensen, Teigen & Moløkken-Østvold (2004), Jørgensen and Teigen (2002), and Winman, Hansson & Juslin (2004).
Jørgensen, Magne (2004), "Increasing Realism in Effort Estimation Uncertainty Assessments: It Matters How You Ask," IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 30(4):209-217, 2004 - full text.
Jørgensen, Magne (2002) & K. H. Teigen, "Uncertainty Intervals versus Interval Uncertainty: An Alternative Method for Eliciting Effort Prediction Intervals in Software Development Projects," in: Proceedings of International Conference on Project Management (ProMAC), Singapore, pages 343-352 - full text.
Jørgensen, Magne, K. H. Teigen & K. J. Moløkken-Østvold (2004), "Better sure than safe? Overconfidence in judgment based software development effort prediction intervals," Journal of Systems and Software, 70(1-2):79-93 - full text
Teigen, K. H. & M. Jørgensen (2005), "When 90% confidence intervals are only 50% certain: On the credibility of credible intervals," Applied Cognitive Psychology, 19:455-475, 2005 - full text
Winman, Anders, Hansson, Patrik, Juslin, Peter (2004), "Subjective probability intervals: how to reduce overconfidence by interval evaluation," Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition, 30(6), 1167-1175.
Papers with New Evidence on Principles
This section lists papers that contain new evidence relevant to forecasting principles.
[To list your paper here, see instructions.]
Wright, M. and MacRae, M. (2007). "Bias and variability in purchase intention scales", Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 35, 617-624. - Full Text
J. Scott Armstrong, Kesten C. Green, Randall J. Jones, and Malcolm Wright (2008). "Predicting Elections From Politicians’ Faces" - Full Text
Green. K. C. and Armstrong J. S. (2007). "The Ombudsman: Value of Expertise for Forecasting Decisions in Conflicts", Interfaces, 37, 287-299. [Appears with introduction by Paul Goodwin (pp. 285-286) and commentary by Shelly A. Kirkpatrick, Jonathon J. Koehler, and Philip E. Tetlock.] Description
In a paper titled, "The Impact of Institutional Change on Forecast Accuracy: A Case Study of Budget Forecasting in Washington State" (Full Text) (expanded summary), Elaine Deschamps (2004) explored the relationship between organizational change and forecast accuracy by analyzing the budget forecasting process in the state of Washington. Principles were tested on 180 budget forecasts produced before and after the creation of the independent agency. Deschamps found that forecast error decreased by 22% (from a MAPE of 6.8% to 5.3%) after an independent forecasting agency was established.
Goodwin, P. (2002) "Integrating management judgment with statistical methods to improve short-term forecasts," Omega, 30, 127-135. Description
Working Papers with Evidence on Principles
Working papers are posted at this site to, first, establish a claim, and second, obtain peer review. Please contact the authors directly with suggestions, such as informing them of a relevant paper that was overlooked. Contact J. Scott Armstrong if you would like your working paper to be considered.
J. Scott Armstrong and Kesten C. Green (2011), "Demand Forecasting: Evidence-based Methods," Working Paper Full Text
Alfred G. Cuzà n, J. Scott Armstrong, and Randall J. Jones, "Combining Methods to Forecast the 2004 Presidential Election: The Pollyvote" - Full Text
Kesten C. Green (2003), "Forecasting Decisions in Conflicts: Analogy, Game Theory, Unaided Judgement, and Simulation compared," PhD Thesis at Victoria University of Wellington. - Full Text
Thomas H. Tessier, "Conditional Lodging Sales Forecasts through 1980," MBA Thesis at the Wharton School, March 1974. - Full Text
Aids for Searching
Bibliographies and Indexes of Books and Journals
General Bibliographies
Tests for Comparing 3 or More Models [PDF 39kb] - provides tables when number of comparisons are being made - e.g., testing 4 methods.
Rule-based Forecasting [an outside site] - complete and corrected rule base to integrate domain knowledge and extrapolation methods.
Damped Seasonal Factors [PDF 12kb] - a proposal for damped seasonal factors with results from a small test.
Data Used in Published Papers
M-competition Data contains monthly, quarterly, and annual series. These have been used as "wind-tunnel" data for testing extrapolation methods. The files includes:
the 1001 series used in the 1982 M-competition, data in excel format,
the 29 series - series ending in 1987, series ending in 1988, series ending in 1989 (includes the validation data) used in the 1993 M2 competition, data in excel format, and
the 3003 series used in the 1999 M3-competition (yearly series, quarterly series, monthly series and other series), data in excel format.
M-competition results:
M-competition MAPEs
Makridakis, S. & Hibon, M. (2000). “The M3-competition: Results, conclusions and implications,†International Journal of Forecasting, 16, 451-476. Full text
M3-competition MAPEs, all data by forecasting horizon
M3-competition MAPEs, by periodicity by forecasting horizon
Weatherhead II data (MS Excel, 196 KB), collected in 1995 by Monica Adya for her thesis Critical issues in the Extension of Rule-Based Forecasting Systems at The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve. It includes 489 annual time series from U.S. Statistical Abstracts, ValueLine, INFORUM website, and The World Watch Institute. For details, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Seeking feedback on working papers? One objective of the site is to allow for rapid and open peer review of work on forecasting principles. Provide your working paper to gain comments.
IIF Discussion Group: A list serve that allows researchers to get advice from researchers in the International Institute of Forecasters discussion group).
Researchers Who Do Consulting
If you are also consulting, and if you are a member of the International Institute of Forecasters, you can add yourself to the list of consultants on forecasting (which appears on the Practitioners page).
Funders can list RFP's here.
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The new Zimbabwe and Tourism
eTurboNews -
Dr. Walter Mzembi talked to eTN hours before his boss Robert Mugabe resigned after tremendous pressure from the people of Zimbabwe under the direction of the Zimbawe Defense and Security Services.
Today it’s “Welcome to the new Zimbabwe”, ecstatic Zimbabweans keep saying this to me in the streets of Harare. “Now you journalists can come here and do your work without fear”. These are the tweets received by a journalist on the streets of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare.
Cheers “Free at last” are heard everywhere. Today a tense Harare has turned into a city of people dancing on the streets and celebration. Correcting the past is on everyone’s mind, but the next president expected to be appointed for this Southern African Nation may be one of the old guards. The British foreign minister and the British Prime Minister hope it will be a turning point to lead to a free and fair election in Zimbabwe.
Celebrations are not limited to Zimbabwe. People are on the streets in Johannesburg and London, many in exile hope to be able to go home.
This is tonight, but how will the future shape out for Zimbabwe?
Travel and tourism is a big currency earner and job creator in Zimbabwe, and earning currency, generating revenue and jobs should be on the top of the agenda in a country with more than 90% of the population unemployed.
One of the successful leaders in the travel and tourism world under the Mugabe administration was Dr. Walter Mzembi. He single handed brought Zimbabwe back into the community of UNWTO nations, his lengthy service as chair of its Africa Commission and his hard-fought campaign to become UNWTO Secretary-General.
Mostly because of his efforts, Zimbabwe repaid all its unpaid Membership dues to UNWTO, re-joined the organization and a couple of years later was co-host of UNWTO’s Assembly in Victoria Falls, with Zambia, welcoming a thousand delegates from around the world.
Importantly, Zimbabwe’s long-suffering tourism industry got heart for a revival and as we all know unlocked investment and visitor revenue to boost its beleaguered economy and help lift its people out of poverty.
Mzembi for years went out of his way to promote his country’s tourism industry and build bridges for his country with a global mindset of peace and tourism, investment, friendship and integrity. His diplomatic skills are exceptional.
In his short job as the foreign minister, he wasted no time assuring the world Zimbabwe is the place to invest.
Technically he is still the Foreign Minister recently appointed by Robert Mugabe and this may very well mean the end of his career or worse prison, when in fact his skills, standing, and connections should be better used to build a new Zimbabwe. Dr. Mzembi is currently safe in the Cuban Embassy.
Dr. Mzembi had started to build a new Zimbabwe already and quietly. He started this process some time ago.
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Chinese pastor asks fellow Christians around the world to stand with him
The Christian leader has asked to publicly share his image to denounce how the government is violating Human Rights. Pressures on relatives of church members and false accusations might be the next steps in a full police crackdown on the church he leads.
AUTHOR Evangelical Focus BEIJING 16 JUNE 2018 10:20 h GMT+1
Global Christian leaders pray and publicly stand with Chineses pastor Ezra, in a picture taken at the June 2018 Lausanne Movement leadership gathering in Wheaton, United States. / Lausanne Movement
Pastor “Ezra” has been working for years as a key leader among the Christian communities in China that are not controlled by the Communist government.
In a Lausanne Movement global leadership gathering in Wheaton, US (June 2018), he openly shared about how Chinese authorities have been persecuting Christians who organise themselves under no political control.
Pastor Ezra asked the representatives of Lausanne as a global evangelical movement to share his image and the information of how Chinese governmental authorities recently have put huge pressures on the congregation he leads in an undisclosed location.
Pastor Ezra has asked for his image to be shared publicly.
Authorities had asked to install surveillance cameras inside the church premises, to which the church opposed. After this incident, water and power cuts affected the church, and the owners of the building revoked the five-year renting contract.
Police officers have visited the homes of some of the relatives of the members of the church and have also put pressure on the employers of these church members.
According to leaked information the church leaders had access to, a special force of police could crack down soon on the church. Pastor Ezra and other church members expect all sorts of false accusations in an operation to degrade their public image.
His congregation and other Christians in China, Ezra said as he attended the Lausanne Movement leadership meeting, are not willing to hide their faith, and will continue to testify about their faith in Christ, no matter the cost.
According to trusted sources within the Lausanne Movement, Pastor Ezra asked for this information to be made public, and his personal image to be shared widely. He said that the Chinese church asks for support in prayer and “solidarity as members of the same body of Christ”.
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‘Almost Christmas’ (2016) Review
Almost Christmas (2016) Review: A Well Cast Bad Ensemble
Despite being declared “Most wonderful time of the year”, Christmas has its fair share of critics. Truly, some people don’t enjoy agonizing over the perfect gift, and then spending money on it, for people, that they don’t really care for. That last bit is at the heart of ‘Almost Christmas’, a movie that tries to capture the awkward tension inherent with family gatherings. Isn’t Christmas grand?
For the record: Christmas is awesome. Stop being a Grinch.
For all its attempts at emulating a complex family dynamic, ‘Almost Christmas’ mostly misses the mark. Danny Glover’s Walter is the patriarch of a big family, whose members bring not only their luggage, but all their baggage too. Baggage that seems a little too familiar. There’s the dad that works too much, the sisters who’ve hated each other since they were little. Every character in the film is instantly recognizable, which makes it fairly easy to figure out where everyone will end up when the cameras stop rolling.
Predictability doesn’t make or break a film. The most formulaic of films can have several moments that delight and excite. In the case of ‘Almost Christmas’, those moments are few. Much of the humour is reliant on slapstick, like the wacky uncle falling off a roof after trying to fix a broken roof ornament. While hilarious in a cartoon, when it’s a JB Smoove, it’s a little sad, despite Mr. Smoove’s well practiced cartoonish expressions.
Master of the looney tune gaze
If you find yourself feeling sad more than once in ‘Almost Christmas’ that’s because underneath the so so comedy is a story of a family attempting to make it through the holidays in mourning. It’s the first Christmas since Walter’s wife died, and the movie is full of heartwarming scenes of different characters working through that grief. Sometimes these scenes seem sudden, completely different in tone from the comedic scenes that played before it. Truthfully though, that’s an honest depiction of grief. It sneaks up on people when they least expect it.
That’s a harsh knock against JB Smoove who is really trying his damnedest in this movie. He’s not the only one giving it his all with Danny Glover giving the film’s more somber moments the resonance you wouldn’t expect from it, and the triumphant return of Mo’Nique whose irreverent performance is the saving grace of the movie. Hopefully her comeback is not marred by the surrounding mediocrity of this movie.
Unfortunately, while it shows tremendous pathos towards the subject of death, and the struggle that times of family and togetherness can have when processing it, on the whole, the movie is undercut by a collection of stories and scenes that are mostly expected, yet unsatisfying still. At the time of year when you’ve already spent money you didn’t want to spend, perhaps save what you have left and miss this one. Next year when it comes on cable, put it on so you can avoid talking to those relatives you wish you didn’t have to see for an hour and a half. At the very least Mo’Nique will have you laughing.
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In a year when the world has experienced its worst coral bleaching event on record, the Crochet Coral Reef project creates understanding about maths, climate change, art, community and science.
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Board index » Frank Zappa » Legends, Myths and Fantasies
Zappa's letter to Varese
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A 'mentor' of mine compositionally recently got this HUGE TOME on Edgar Varese's life, and in it is included the letter Zappa sent to Varese.
He emailed me this snippet-
Young Frank Zappa wrote:
"I became more and more interested in you and your music. I began to go to the library and take out books on modern music, to learn all I could about Edgard Varese. It got to be my best subject (your life) and I began to writing my reports and term papers on you at school. At one time when my history teacher asked us to write about an American that has really done something for the U.S.A. I wrote on you and the Pan American Composers League and the New Symphony. I failed. The teacher had never heard of you and said I made the whole thing up. Silly but true. That was in my Sophomore year at school."
Man, reflecting on this, If I ever wrote a letter to Frank, I'd have to say the same thing, almost word for word!
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Wow, FZ sure was one hell of a fanatic when it came to Varèse! Even risking failing some of his subjects when it comes to dishing out his immense respect for the composer.
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I remember being jumped on back in high school because I brought my brand new copy of WEASELS to school so a buddy of mine could take it home and record it.
My homeroom teacher " DON'T EVER BRING THAT CRAP TO CLASS "
asshole he was and probably still is - gawd , I HATED high school
Interesting. According to another part of this letter, Zappa started composing when he was 16..around the time, I suppose, he discovered Varese. He said something to the effect of "I've been composing two years, in a twelve tone style following Anton Webern." And he wrote the letter when he was 18.
I'm pretty sure he said he started when he was 14.
FeralCats wrote:
... And he wrote the letter when he was 18 ...
According to Rodney Lister, quoting Malcolm MacDonald's book, Zappa wrote that letter when he was 16.
Varese, Zappa, Ligeti, and degrees
This is the letter from which Varese responded "I will be unable to meet you.." Zappa wrote it because he was heading east, on a visit to his Aunt's, when he was 18. (According to his 'Idol Of My Youth', essay)
EDIT:(Actually, never mind, I could be wrong. I was working off of this quote- "When I was eighteen I got a chance to go to the East Coast to visit my Aunt Mary in Baltimore. I had been composing for about four years then but had not heard any of it played. Aunt Mary was going to introduce me to some friend of hers (an Italian gentleman) who was connected with the symphony there. I had planned on making a side trip to mysterious Greenwich Village. During my birthday telephone conversation, Mr. Varese had casually mentioned the possibility of a visit if I was ever in the area. I wrote him a letter when I got to Baltimore, just to let him know I was in the area."- but it could be two entirely seperate letters. In fact, it must be. So don't listen to me.)
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Perhaps your "mentor" could clear up things? Maybe even e-mail you the whole letter... That´d be fun to read.
Interesting letter. I've been trying to find some of Varese's material on Amazon and it seems there's none of his original records there.
You mean the ones that Zappa owned?
I used to have a vinyl rip of the one Zappa owned, and I can sort of see why he fell in love with it immediatley. It contained Varese's 'smaller' works, which are much easier to digest than say, Ameriques on it's first hearing. Granted, it was also just Zappa's natural affinity, but later in life Zappa showed that those were his favorties..The Rage and The Fury has almost the exact same setlist (except that it adds 'Deserts' (Which was being written and performed while Zappa wrote this letter) and 'Poeme Electronique'.)
If I might make a suggestion, try Pierre Boulez's one disc recording of Varese's works. Boulez never misses a mark on that disk, while the 'complete works' Chailly set messes up some critical parts (Whole themes in Ionisation are near nonexistant.)
Here is Ionisation conducted by N. Slonimsky. I don´t know when it was recorded.
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When the hell did that get there? I've geen wandering Ubu for a long time and I've NEVER seen that. Damn.
I 'think' that it was the first recorded version of Ionisation. Makes sense-it is dedicated to him, after all.
I don´t know. I´m relatively new to Ubuweb. That page was what came up when I was looking for interviews with Slonimsky.
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Here's the Poeme Electronique Varese & Le Corbusier video in case you missed it.
Thanks for the UBU link too!
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For the EV newcomer, I would suggest the budget-priced Naxos label release. It's a damn good one and at 5 or 6 bucks new it can't be beat.
If ya dig that, continue further. EV's recorded output is so small that it is mandatory to buy nearly all available recordings...
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(except that it adds 'Deserts'
does that version include or exclude the "electronic interpolations."
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Joe Mama wrote:
Yes, that version is complete with the Interpolations (The only proper way to hear the piece...I don't know WHAT Boulez was thinking.)
good. where the hell did you find this version?
btw, I think Boulez was trying to convey a different side of varese's music, which is to me the equivalent of playing zappa's music without the sex lyrics.
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... the 'complete works' Chailly set messes up some critical parts (Whole themes in Ionisation are near nonexistant ...
Would you mind expanding on that so I can compare notes.
Which is understandable, because if you look at Boulez it's obvious that he's never had sex anyway!!
Well, I was exaggerating.
They're not really 'missing'- they're still there, they just aren't properly enunciated..Boulez gets the point across much clearer, I think.
But on the other hand, I think Boulez accentuates the parts in Arcana Varese quotes from Stravinsky.
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What I basically meant was that I understand what Boulez tried to do, which to me was to display the less "electronic" side of Varese's music, but it kinda changed the whole point of the peice in the process, much like playing "the Mud Shark" as a jazz/blues instrumental changes the point of the peice.
I suppose you're really more referring to one particular aspect of FZ' work. Several of FZ songs that have vocals can work well as instrumentals: "Strictly Genteel", "Duke of Prunes", "Mr Green Genes" and so on. Not so with "fillmore east" F&E stuff.
Aybe Sea wrote:
... Several of FZ songs that have vocals can work well as instrumentals: "Strictly Genteel", "Duke of Prunes", "Mr Green Genes" and so on. Not so with "fillmore east" F&E stuff.
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Malaysian Plane 'Shot Down With 295 On Board'
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A Boeing 777 travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur reportedly comes down in Ukraine, close to the Russian border.
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A Malaysian passenger plane with 295 people on board has been shot down as it flew above eastern Ukraine, according to aviation sources.
The plane, which is believed to have been flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was travelling at an altitude of 10km (6.2 miles) when it was shot down, Russia's Interfax reported.
The Boeing 777 was brought down by a Buk ground-to-air missile, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior ministry quoted by the news agency said.
The adviser said the 280 passengers and 15 crew members who were on the plane are all believed to have died.
A spokesman for Malaysian Airlines confirmed it had lost contact with flight MH17, which departed from Amsterdam at 12.14pm local time.
The flight disappeared from radar as it flew over Ukrainian airspace, he said.
Sky's Katie Stallard, in Moscow, said media reports suggest the plane came down in the Donetsk region, where there has been recent heavy fighting amid continuing tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Data from Flightradar24 suggests the plane had just passed the city of Kremenchuk when it disappeared.
Several videos apparently filmed in the area, none of which Sky News has been able to independently verify, show plumes of thick, black smoke rising high into the air.
An aviation source told the Reuters news agency the wreckage of a burning aircraft had been found on the ground.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We are aware of reports and are urgently working to establish what has happened."
Re: Malaysian Plane 'Shot Down With 295 On Board'
by scarygirl » Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:38 am
Well, now we know what happened to the other Malaysian plane. Not that we didn't know that all along. Whose cowardice does this reek of? I wonder....
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by ebake02 » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:42 am
scarygirl wrote: Well, now we know what happened to the other Malaysian plane. Not that we didn't know that all along. Whose cowardice does this reek of? I wonder....
Vladimir Putin. If the rebels are responsible then Russia the only place where they could get a sophisticated SAM battery like the one they believe shot it down.
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by slucero » Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:54 pm
actually the BUK SAM was already there.. it was captured by the rebels..
by No Surprize » Fri Jul 18, 2014 6:56 pm
They got telemetry and the ground heat plume spot. Rookies and nerds didn't operate that complex launch control system, they were trained military air defenders on this.
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by ebake02 » Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:32 pm
No Surprize wrote: They got telemetry and the ground heat plume spot. Rookies and nerds didn't operate that complex launch control system, they were trained military air defenders on this.
The more I read, the more I'm coming to that conclusion. I have a funny feeling that the Russian military was knee deep in this considering it was shot down over a rebel stronghold on the Russian border.
by JBlake » Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:03 am
slucero wrote: actually the BUK SAM was already there.. it was captured by the rebels..
Source? Not suggesting what your saying is not accurate, but I've just not seen this anywhere yet.
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by slucero » Sat Jul 19, 2014 9:12 am
JBlake wrote:
The Ukraine government had already acknowledge the rebels captured the Buk SAMS before the 777 was shot down.
The rebels took credit for downing a Russian troop carrier at the same time and same location the 777 went down.... they posted it to some social media site then removed the posting.. I saw it on the Guardian I think about 2-3 hours after the plane went down...
by No Surprize » Sat Jul 19, 2014 9:43 am
Russia is supplying these numbskulls WITH the weapons, there isn't a doubt in my mind about that. No way "Rebel fighters" come across that kind of technology at the local Donetsk army & navy store. That way, as you all know, they can sweep everything under the rug when all is said and done and deny, deny, deny any involvement at all.
by Boomchild » Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:49 pm
Fact Finder wrote: Just another "tranquil" day on planet earth.
"The World is a Safer Place Now" - Barack Obama, POTUS
"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." George Washington
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by No Surprize » Sat Jul 19, 2014 6:44 pm
Boomchild wrote:
Why bring Obama's name into this? I believe he said that quote after the capture of Osama Bin Laden. The world in general hasn't been safe for the last 25 years, but there are more factors than just one man and one nation can do about them.
No Surprize wrote:
B.O. has used this statement more then just after the capture of Bin Laden. B.O. is either living on a different planet, out of touch with reality or making such a bogus statement simply for political gains. He is the spoke person for the U.S. when it comes to foreign relations. Those that are in areas where it isn't safe are most likely feeling that he doesn't have a clue. This event as well as the current situations in Israel, Syria, Iraq, Iran and the Ukraine are prime examples that it's isn't a safer world then before.
by No Surprize » Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:49 am
From just last Monday, July 14, 2014
“I think that there have been a number of situations in which you’ve seen this administration intervene in a meaningful way that has substantially furthered American interests and substantially improved the tranquility of the global community.”
White House Spokesman Josh Earnest[/quote]
This event as well as the current situations in Israel, Syria, Iraq, Iran and the Ukraine are prime examples that it's isn't a safer world then before.
And since when have they haven't been unstable in the last 25 years? Islam, and their's no middle ground, preach's hate, and more specifically western hate. Just in the last 15 years with "help" from their "neighbors" have they been able to make some noise.
And Fact Finder, should the United States of America be the world's policeman? Should every conflict that rise's up wether it's in Africa where shit hit's the fan on a everyday basis, the middle east, China, Japan battle over the sea of what the fuck ever, should we or do we have to step in and say now, now, you to go back to your countries and be good little boys. Or should we just say fuck it, if you cannot settle your differences like adults, were just going to nuke you in the dark and shoot your ass when it glows?
You have to pick and choose unless you want an army like China's and N. Korea where everyone's a servant to the all might evil government. And yes, even ours is evil.
by Boomchild » Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:38 pm
No Surprize wrote: And since when have they haven't been unstable in the last 25 years? Islam, and their's no middle ground, preach's hate, and more specifically western hate. Just in the last 15 years with "help" from their "neighbors" have they been able to make some noise.
Your right they haven't been for a long, long time. That's what makes B.O. statement so laughable. I don't feel that the U.S. needs to be the world's protector. We do need to respond to direct threats to our country, it's citizens at home and abroad in addition to our nations interests. When responding militarily, we need to do it in a manner that sends a clear message. But more recently I don't think we have done that effectively. Which I attribute to trying to be too politically correct. Your exactly right when it comes to the radical Islamic movements. With them there's no compromise. It's accept their religious viewpoint or die. With that type of stance the only response is to eliminate them. You can't talk your way into a compromise with them.
by No Surprize » Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:49 pm
I completely agree with everything you stated. One thing though. Citizens abroad. When shit starts hitting the fan where ever there is unrest, all concerned need to find the nearest LAX and get the fuck out. If your an American, your a target. Get out asap.
No Surprize wrote: I completely agree with everything you stated. One thing though. Citizens abroad. When shit starts hitting the fan where ever there is unrest, all concerned need to find the nearest LAX and get the fuck out. If your an American, your a target. Get out asap.
I agree. When speaking of citizens abroad I was thinking more along the lines of those that are working at U.S. embassies and other installations.
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Postby roband » Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:07 am UTC
I wasn't brave enough to do this
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Postby Misnomer » Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:24 am UTC
roband wrote: I wasn't brave enough to do this
So, to kick off from the earlier dicussion in the other thread... soft votes, yay or nay?
I think I support the mechanic as the lesser of three evils. The two most obvious alternatives (no lynch without a majority or simple plurality lynch) would both encourage scum not to vote, or to only vote within literal minutes of the deadline. Of course, in an ideal world, town would always be active and united enough to prevent scum from pulling off tricks like that, but sadly we don't play mafia games in an ideal world, and people are bound to be inactive or just plain stubborn.
On a related note, do people think that compulsory voting would work as a mafia mechanic?
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Postby PhoenixEnigma » Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:30 am UTC
Soft votes, I think, are a good solution to the problem they're meant to solve, in that they're a good compromise between the no-lynch and plurality options. I think it would be a good idea to define the soft-vote threshold at the start of the game, though. Maybe have it so that the soft-lynch threshold is always at, say, floor(majority/2)? That maintains its original purpose, but removes the possibility of mod bias in setting the threshold.
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Postby Weeks » Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:20 pm UTC
I would actually promote Schulze voting, even if EP was joking, or any method which would guarantee better results, though I guess it might change a part of the game (like, how hammers happen, jester play, etc.).
Lataro said he wasn't okay with arbitrary decisions, and I think VZ explained the reasoning behind plurality well (people lurk). I think the problem we're looking at isn't the vote mechanic though, it's lurking (and perhaps bad modding decisions).
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Postby _infina_ » Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:40 pm UTC
it should be tried, in at least one game, preferably two to test the effectiveness of it.
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I was only half joking. I would definitely like to try it. The next game I'm planning already has a lynch mechanic variation of its own, but I might integrate some of the alternate voting system ideas into it.
The main catch with a system like Schulze is that it completely breaks the hammer/day-end mechanics. You'd probably just have to set a deadline and count the votes at the deadline.
Another possibility is approval voting, or better yet, range voting - in either of which you can vote for any number of other players. That would have the huge advantage of allowing someone whose opinion is "I would lynch either A or B" to be able to express that as votes, instead of - for instance - picking A arbitrarily and then having someone else entirely get lynched when people who would be willing to lynch B protest against the A lynch. These systems easily preserve the hammer/day-end system by having the hammer be the first post to bring any player above 50% of the vote (and you just wouldn't be allowed to hammer two people at once.)
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Joined: Fri May 28, 2010 2:54 am UTC
Postby ElectricHaze » Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:44 pm UTC
I see absolutely no problem with the voting system. Mafia has a simple rule, lynch by majority. After that it's up to the mod in terms of balancing their game if they want to allow a lynch at the deadline with a plurality of votes, and what threshold to allow a lynch to occur at.
After that it is up to the players to cast those votes. The fact is lurking, is bad town play, and if they can't make up their minds, and it gets to the deadline and the lynch happens to be won by a few scum or lead by scum, with panicked players jumping on at the deadline it is there own fault. The responsibility of the mod is to ensure all the rules are followed and the game flows as it's supposed to by prodding and/or replacing players as necessary, not force the players to play well.
As for Lataro's complaint about arbitrary thresholds, that is something that should be defined at the beginning of the game. For example, Wizardry required a person to have 40% of the vote to be lynched at the deadline, this was clearly stated in the rules and was not arbitrarily decided each day.
Who has never killed an hour? Not casually or without thought, but carefully: a premeditated murder of minutes.
ahippo
Joined: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:33 am UTC
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Postby ahippo » Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:36 am UTC
I'll be honest and say I have little to no idea what you're talking about. But to add a topic of discussion: Scum Town or Independent? Which is the most difficult to win as? I'd say Indy is the most difficult followed by scum. Really for the scum to win the townies have to make mistakes IMO. If the scum and town both play perfectly the town will win I think.
Dr Ug
Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:58 am UTC
Postby Dr Ug » Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:05 am UTC
ahippo wrote: I'll be honest and say I have little to no idea what you're talking about. But to add a topic of discussion: Scum Town or Independent? Which is the most difficult to win as? I'd say Indy is the most difficult followed by scum. Really for the scum to win the townies have to make mistakes IMO. If the scum and town both play perfectly the town will win I think.
This shouldn't be the case. If the game is balanced, it should be equal chances. I try to design my games so that each faction is equally likely to win (not town has a 50% chance of winning).
As for alternate voting systems, they could make interesting games, but I don't think we should (or would) convert the whole forum to them. Schulz voting would make playing scum a lot harder, as there is suddenly a lot more information in the votes. This would have to be balanced somehow.
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Postby Elvish Pillager » Wed Dec 08, 2010 6:22 pm UTC
"A lot more information" can also mean "a lot more distractions". I could easily see Schulze (or any other preferential-voting system) benefiting scum by creating lots of wine based on people's ordering of the candidates.
It also doesn't have to be obligatory to rank all the candidates. Most preferential voting systems allow giving candidates equal rank, and the convention is that all unmentioned candidates are treated as equal-rank and below everyone you actually listed. Technically, everyone can just vote for one candidate, which makes Schulze identical to simple-plurality.
EDIT: oh, and I quite agree that in a well-designed game, each faction should have an approximately equal chance of winning. Which faction has the advantage depends on the specific setup, the skill or biases of the mod, and luck.
Postby Weeks » Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:53 am UTC
THREAD REVIVAALLLLLLLLLLLLL
I've been noting some concern about the amount of games, so I've gone and investigated how many players are playing right now and which games they're playing; perhaps it will serve as a reference, and yield some useful info.
Current games with full singups (only Advance Wars remains without full signups):
(-)1. negativeone (loool)
2. ThinkSweet
3. roband
4. Zid
5.Boreeas (Evil Twins FTW)
6.mcmesher
7.tastelikecoke (I have a twin?!)
8. existential_elevator
9. iroZn
10.Chandani (let's see how this go)
11. Lataro (Quoteblock go!)
12. Dr Ug (Awww you stole my slot)
13. Misnomer (unlucky for some...)
2. Adacore
3. Brooklynxman
5. RoadieRich
7. ForAllOfThis
8. FlyingCookie
10. Mister k
11. Elvish Pillager
12. PhoenixEnigma
13. BigNose
14. Mavketl
15. Existential_elevator
17. ameretrifle
18. NotARaptor
19. Greenlover
20. ThinkSweet
21. DarkLoink
1. djkjr
2. Boreeas
6. Vector
7. Misnomer
8. Krong
9. Griffin
11. ottofar
13. Dark Loink
14. une see
15. Entropy
16. Solifuge
17. VectorZero
18. weiyaoli
19. Tegg
20. Jayhsu
22. Princess Marzipan
1. Vectorzero
2. Elvish Pillager
3. Silknor
5. mister k
6. greenlover
1. BigNose
4. AngrySquirrel
7. une see
10. Lataro
15. Brooklynxman
20. Azrael001
+deadpool
1. Weeks
2. Sungura
4. bantler
5. Elvish Pillager (Bidding? How much is thee good morrow worth?)
6. Not A Raptor (I can't miss this one. Thankfully, it looks like it'll start up just after my last final... or at least somewhere in that neighborhood.)
7. negativeone (lol)
8. mcmesher (im a noob. go easy.)
9. Lataro (Must. Kill. Amy)
Now, I'll note all the players in alphabetical order, and which games they're playing (or signed up in a game with full signups):
Adacore (santa)
ameretrifle (santa, Lost)
AngrySquirrel (Marvel)
Azrael001 (Marvel)
bantler (GGL)
BigNose (santa, Marvel)
Boreeas (twins, Lost)
Brooklynxman (santa, Lost, Marvel)
Chandani (twins)
DarkLoink (santa, Lost)
djkjr (Lost)
Dr Ug (santa)
Elvish Pillager (santa, KoM, GGL)
Entropy (Lost)
existential_elevator (twins, santa, KoM)
FOAT (santa, Lost)
Flying_Cookie (santa)
greenlover (santa, Lost, KoM)
Griffin (Lost)
iroZn (twins)
Jayhsu (Lost)
Krong (Lost)
Lataro (Marvel, GGL)
Mavketl (santa)
mcmesher (twins, GGL)
Misnomer (santa, Lost, Marvel)
mister k (santa, KoM, Marvel)
negativeone (twins, GGL)
Not A Raptor (santa, GGL)
ottofar (Lost)
PhoenixEnigma (santa, Lost)
Princess Marzipan (Lost)
roband (twins, santa, GGL)
RoadieRich (santa)
Silknor (KoM)
Solifuge (Lost)
Sungura (GGL)
tastelikecoke (twins)
Tegg (Lost)
ThinkSweet (twins, santa, Lost, Marvel)
une see (Lost, Marvel)
vector (Lost)
VectorZero (Lost, KoM, Marvel)
Weeks (GGL)
weiyaoli (Lost, Marvel)
Zid (twins)
Some players are playing more than two games, which might impact their participation or not; in any case, it's unlikely that these will signup in another game now.
We currently have 6 games active or with full signups, and 46 active players.
To categorize:
17% of our players (8) are playing 3 or more games.
28% (13) are playing two games.
54% (25) are playing one game.
Depending on how long Advance Wars-mafia remains on signups, another game could end (Perhaps Marvel or KoM). We'd still be having 6 games, but is this too much? And it should be noted, these lists don't account for dropouts (and therefore, replacements), lurkers, or one-time players. Although we could be gaining a few players (for example, _infina_ isn't listed but seems like he can play), we might be losing players quicker, and putting a strain on the remaining players too.
In any case; regarding the queue, I think there's a few things that could be done.
1. Eliminate one active slot from the medium queue, one from the small queue, or both. All players playing more than two games are playing one of those types of games.
2. Eliminate invitational type games. Only one player playing more than two games is not playing Santa.
3. Fuse the Small and Turbo mini queues. I mention this one because...I think they're basically the same, some people have mentioned eliminating one turbo queue, and frankly I think small games shouldn't be lasting so long (KoM is an exception, but perhaps that kind of game should have another queue?)
4. Create an experimental queue. Games like the cancelled Turbo Vanilla Mafia and KoM would go there, and maybe signups could be moderated somehow. I would likely support doing this one along with one of the others.
So...what do y'all think?
Adacore
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Postby Adacore » Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:27 am UTC
I'm in wait and see mode to be honest - I want to see if the set timescale for our large/medium games help them achieve signups in the next couple of waves before we make many changes. I do think we don't really need the large slot - most 'large' games can be cut down to 20 players relatively easily without losing anything important, and games with more than 20 players tend to stagnate in the first couple of days which doesn't help activity.
I do agree on invitationals - but I think we'd already reached that conclusion anyway. The current invitational (santa) is more a 'seasonal' than an 'invitational', but unless they're in the bring-old-players-back mold (which has, as MoA found out, significant problems with inactivity), I think invitationals generally do more harm than good.
It's interesting that the average number of games each player is playing is down at about 1.5 - I'm sure that was up at around 2.0 when I last looked at the activity here, and the number of active players has fallen by about 20% as well.
Postby Misnomer » Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:37 pm UTC
Weeks wrote: Depending on how long Advance Wars-mafia remains on signups,
For the record, I intend to keep Advance Wars in signups until after Christmas, at which point I'll see how it's doing for players. I think part of the problem is that recently games have by and large entered into signups at around about the same time as each other, putting too much pressure on the active player pool. I gather it's also exam season in the States, which can't have helped much either.
Postby Elvish Pillager » Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:44 am UTC
Misnomer wrote:
So... it's after Christmas.
Postby Misnomer » Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:59 pm UTC
Elvish Pillager wrote:
Errm... extension to the new year?
The forum's been pretty dead this last week, and with a lack of deaths in other games due to extended deadlines etc., I'm not sure there's really been much of a chance for Advance Warsia to pick up signups.
That said, I'll pull it out of the queue if there's a general consensus that I should, or MOA asks me to.
mpolo
Joined: Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:24 pm UTC
Postby mpolo » Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:18 pm UTC
It's generally a hard time, as I recall. I am back now, anyway. I even signed up for Advance Wars. And may be dropping into LOSTia.
I like the soft vote limits. It keeps one person from being able to lynch when there's no consensus, and at the same time, at least allows the game to go on without overly favoring scum. The rule does need to be clear before the beginning of the game, though.
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Postby Adacore » Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:02 pm UTC
Yeah - the holiday period was incredibly active in 2008, but has been completely dead in 2009 and 2010. I guess our player base is almost entirely different now, though.
Postby roband » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:17 pm UTC
Posting after a hammer vote has occurred. Acceptable?
I'd say, if you've just written a post and get ninja'd by the hammer, then you should post it.
Otherwise, the lynch has been decided, the day is over and you're just waiting on the mod to confirm it.
Postby Misnomer » Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:56 pm UTC
roband wrote: Posting after a hammer vote has occurred. Acceptable?
By and large I agree - certainly, the person lynched shouldn't say anything other than maybe a quick "bah, you got me".
Lataro
Postby Lataro » Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:03 pm UTC
Yeah, when I saw that hammer in twins, and people still posting about game related stuff afterwords I was seriously asking myself "WTF?"
It's generally accepted that when the hammer vote falls, that is it. I agree with Roband that if you just had some post going and hit preview and see a vote, and provided that vote doesn't change anything you were going to say, or if it wasn't a hammer on you specifically, then it's okay to post it, but that is it, anything beyond that is kinda bad form.
DS9, after being told the story and moral of the boy who cried wolf by Julian.
Garak: "Are you sure that's the moral?"
Julian: "Of course. What else could it be?"
Garak: "Never tell the same lie twice."
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Postby Zid » Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:06 pm UTC
Some of those posts were probably things only going to be discussed in day 3 anyway. The reveal was not one of them and shows a good reason why nothing should happen after the hammer
Postby roband » Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:04 pm UTC
FAct of the matter is that you don't know who is going to be around on day 3, or if what you're saying is even going to affect the night actions.
Thus, all should keep shtum.
Postby Dr Ug » Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:15 pm UTC
I think it depends on the mod.
I tend to use the opposite rule - it's not night until I say it's night. Mainly due to complications meaning the general populous may not be able to tell when it's night. I'm happy for discussion to continue in my games until I call night. Hammers can't be retracted, but discussion can continue (and votes can continue in case you thought it was the hammer - but it wasn't).
I have seen both ways enforced, and unless explicitly stated, I tend to assume it's the way I run it. If it is explicitly stated that night ends on the hammer, then I would not post content after the hammer (even if it was ninja'd by the hammer - it's still after the hammer).
Postby Lataro » Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:03 am UTC
Perhaps we should determine which way is "the norm", and for those who wish to do things differently, it can be stated in the OP where mods post game specific rules.
I don't suppose there is any way to edit this thread into a poll to reduce forum clutter, or we could just do an informal poll in this thread, since this is the kind of thing this thread was started for.
Perhaps something like the following...
Q. How do you think players should conduct themselves after a hammer post in a game thread? For the purposes of this question, assume the hammer vote is readily apparent as one.
Choice 1. Players are free to continue discussion as if it didn't matter that the hammer was made until the mod calls for night.
Choice 2. Players are free to continue discussion, voting, and unvoting, even undoing the hammer, until a mod calls for night.
Choice 3. Players should stop any game related discussion, except any post they had already prepared, and the hammer vote had ninja'ed, provided they were not the lynch target, and the hammer didn't change anything they had planned to say.
Choice 4. Players should stop all game related discussion entirely, if you were ninja'ed by a hammer, then you should not post what you planned to.
Choice 5. Any other action that is not yet considered, please be specific if you choose this.
For me, I'm kinda a choice 3 person.
Postby roband » Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:10 am UTC
3 for me
Postby Misnomer » Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:31 am UTC
Vote: Choice 3
Postby Weeks » Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:24 am UTC
2; the mod chooses the first hammer to happen if there were unvotes or anything.
Mostly because the mod decides or declares what happens in the game. No player can do that. If the mod isn't there to enforce the night, then the day continues. If the mod didn't say "After the hammer, no one may talk", then the players are free to talk.
Regarding the rules in that particular thread (and well, many others):
6. Once I say that it's nighttime, do not post in the thread AT ALL. Minor off topicness will be tolerated but please, do not discuss the game during night.
7. If you die, don't say anything for the rest of the game except a simple, "Bah, you got me," or "Urrghh" which reveals no information. Seriously, dead people, you are dead, stay that way. YOU ARE DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD!
If you don't follow those rules, you get modkilled. Pretty simple. And it should be noted, these rules don't say: "Once the hammer falls, you may not discuss the game" or "Once the hammer falls, you may not post in the thread at all". It says, pretty clearly, that when the mod says it's nighttime, you must not discuss the game during the night. (btw, I think those rules should be rewritten, they're kinda ambiguous at times.)
Lataro wrote: anything beyond that is kinda bad form.
It might be, but we don't have any sort of guidelines we all agree on or that we all accept.
roband wrote: FAct of the matter is that you don't know who is going to be around on day 3, or if what you're saying is even going to affect the night actions.
The same applies for things before hammer...don't they?
Postby Dr Ug » Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:26 am UTC
I must say I hadn't gone back to check, but I hadn't noticed anything different in the rules for that game to normal - thus my interpretation above. The standard rules (which most games use) explicitly state it's "when the mod says it's night" that discussion must stop - not the hammer.
I'm voting for option 2.
VectorZero
Location: Kensington
Postby VectorZero » Tue Jan 11, 2011 2:59 am UTC
Unless otherwise explicitly stated, nightfall occurs when the mod says so and not before. Like it or not, there are valid tactics related to post timing, there are frequently roles and abilities that modify the vote count and so on.
It is not the players job to predict the hidden rules.
Van wrote: Fireballs don't lie.
Postby Lataro » Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:29 am UTC
VectorZero wrote: Option 2
In closed complex setups, or even open ones, that is true, you are ignoring a key part of the question. It is assuming that the hammer is obvious.
I'm not trying to say what I think is standard should be standard or not here, I just notice though that with what occurred at the end of D2 in Twins, that people differ on interpretations of what is standard, and that perhaps we should determine what should be accepted as standard, with mods having to explicitly state exceptions if they want it that way in their game, so as to not have these issues crop up in future games.
Thus voting option 2. The problem with options 3 + 4 is that they unneccessarily slow the game down whenever the hammer is not obvious. Someone "hammers", and all discussion stops until the mod comes in and says "sorry, not the hammer" - if they realise that's why people are waiting - depending on how the mod tracks votals, they may not even notice the "pseudo-hammer".
What is the downside to allowing discussion until the mod declares night?
b.i.o
Green is the loneliest number
Postby b.i.o » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:07 am UTC
2, definitely.
It is not always obvious when the hammer has happened, and in most cases I see no harm with discussion happening after the hammer anyway until the mod comes and declares the day over.
You really don't want a situation where only some people see an 'obvious' hammer. Blanket rule: the mod is responsible for declaring night. If they choose to decide that preemptively, then that's up to them to advise the players beforehand.
Krong
Location: Charleston, South Cackalacky
Postby Krong » Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:14 am UTC
Very strong vote for:
Here are the reasons:
1. It's basically what the "How to play mafia" rules sticky says (emphasis added):
Gojoe wrote: Now you may be wondering what this voting does. When a player has MORE than half the votes, they are lynched. Right after the lynching happens, it becomes night time.
2. It's what's in the Vox rules post we've been using for newbie games (emphasis added):
Vox wrote: Every "day" (this will be explained shortly), the town chooses a member to hang with a simple majority vote. For the more peaceful towns , "no lynch" is also a valid vote. After the mob has strung up the citizen, his house will be investigated overnight and it will be announced if the town hanged a member of the Mafia or an innocent townie the next morning. There are no "takebacks", once a majority vote has been reached, even for one minute, the "day" is over and the night begins.
3. It's what the MafiaScum wiki FAQ indicates is preferred:
http://mafiascum.net/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ wrote: We just started the game and, after Day 1 ended, two people posted during Nightmode. The moderator gave these people a pass. What is the proper response?
Ideally, the moderator would use these people as an example and exile them immediately. If that is not a feasible option due to number of players, then the game should be reset with the understanding that any further similar behavior will result in exile of the players that committed the offense. If the moderator is set on their decision, then make your objection known and either quit or accept that you are in a game with a generous moderator. Keep that in mind when considering joining games with this moderator in the future.
4. If players are allowed to take back their votes at LYLO, it unbalances the game in favor of town. Mafia holds a strong advantage at LYLO because they don't usually hold one until that point.
5. Hammering to silence discussion is a valid strategy. For this point and point 5, allowing discussion past the majority vote means that the attentiveness of the mod is likely to affect the game's outcome, which is a Bad Thing.
6. Counting votes really isn't that hard, and the ninja-prevention technology usually works pretty well.
7. When playing in a closed setup where I'm not sure of the roles (and thus rules) in the game, I'm not free to make assumptions about the roles. Saying "there may be someone with a voteblock, therefore I can talk after hammer unless the mod says no" is (to me) akin to saying "PlayerX has a post claimed a PMing ability, therefore I can PM them."
8. If you're a mod that wishes to make voting non-standard, you're making a part of the game (tracking start of night) into something the players can't help you maintain. If you check the thread infrequently enough that this becomes a problem and slows down the game, you should have a lower-maintenance setup.
9. YMMV, but I've never seen a real-life mafia game where the mod didn't immediately silence the room after a vote.
10. As for why option 3 is not good... there's far too much subjectivity in it for it to work as a rule a la "this post is legal, this post is not and should be blanked".
My recommendation overall is:
If you're a mod and want discussion to continue even if majority has been reached, you should explicitly announce this in the rules post. It's a variation of rules that are explicitly stated in the forum sticky and widely used elsewhere.
If you're a player, count the votes and don't post (even your ninja'd post) if hammer has been reached. If you are unsure, post something like "I think that's hammer -- holding off discussion until the mod gets back."
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One thing I will give Krong, is that at LYLO situations, he makes a very strong case against number two. In that situation, the allowing of town "taking back" a hammer vote would be game breaking. He has also made a solid argument for number four, and in a strictly speaking sense, I believe he is correct on the matter. I suppose my preference for three remains tied to the idea that the only reason you didn't get to say what you intended is that events progressed and changed while you were in the process of saying it, and thus, in a sense, you were robbed of the chance. If it had been a setting where people knew you were, for all intents and purposes, in the middle of a sentence, they would have the manners to allow you to finish that train of thought before cutting you off.
That is kinda how I view reading a thread, getting to the last post, making a reply, hitting preview, and seeing a ninja hammer. Provided you aren't the one who is now dead, and provided this doesn't change or effect anything you had planned to say, I personally wouldn't hold it against someone for getting it out there. Obviously if it is something major that will effect the course of the night, then it should be withheld, if however it has no reveals or twists to what was currently being discussed, then I see no reason to disallow it as a courtesy to the person who took the time to prepare the post. I suppose though a better alternative might be to save the post in notepad and post it at the start of the next day, provided you are still alive however.
It seems a number of people are arguing for number two based on the crux of some hidden gameplay mechanic that the players may not know about. I re-state, since it seems to be getting ignored, this question is dealing solely with situations where such things do not exist. In the games I've played and read about here, these tend to by and far be exceptions to the norm, and far from the actual norm itself. As said, going to the last votals and seeing how many votes were added to a person, simple arithmetic, is not hard.
While I might be able to get behind number one, number two seems quite unreasonable to me, as the implication is that hammer means absolutely nothing if unvoting to remove the hammer is allowed, which is to me more meta-gaming than actually playing the game as intended.
Yeah, I'd agree that being ninja'd can sort of feel like you've been interrupted, and it could definitely be frustrating. ("ARGH I HAD A PAGE TYPED UP THAT WOULD HAVE WON US THE GAME AND NOW I CAN'T POST UNTIL MORNING.... annnd I'm NKed, awesome.") I'd still prefer the hard line on it, though: if you're evaluating whether or not to post what you've written based on the hammer post, you're effectively responding to it, though in a more limited way.
And I definitely agree with you about arguing from a hidden gameplay mechanic. I don't think even the majority of our complex closed games have had altered voting rules.
Postby Adacore » Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:00 am UTC
I personally think it's a choice between options 1 and 3 (I'm really surprised there are so many votes for option 2, as I don't see that as terribly viable as a default position). My preference would be Option 1, but Option 3 would also be ok.
Postby roband » Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:09 am UTC
There's a quote up there from the 'standard' rules about "if you are killed, don't post anything"
If I get hammered, I count that as being killed. So I would not post anything. That didn't happen in the instance we're talking about.
I think the obvious thing to do here is to specify from now on, in the rules at the start of each game, what is expected once the hammer falls/night is due.
Adacore's post just made me reread the options. I am adding an addendum to "2" - they can "try" to take back the "hammer" (ie the person who unhammered can unvote), but in all my games if it was indeed the hammer, all votes / unvotes after said hammer won't count. But I don't expect the players to declare night. Maybe that means I should change to voting for 1, but my main point - I don't want the players slowing down the game just because *they* think it's night. I call night. Until I do, it's day, and discussion, voting and unvoting can happen. It just may not count.
I agree it should just be explicitly stated, and if your preference is different to the standard rules (which is currently half way between 1 and 2), change them! (in the game in question, they were not changed). I don't really see the point in having a "standard" rule, it should be based on the wording of the rules for each game. I certainly don't expect any player to overrule any rules in my games by quoting "standard" rules.
As for the stickied first thread, that does not over-rule the "rules" post for individual games. It's a guide on how to play the game, not on what the rules of individual games are.
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Adjunct - 3-D Animation and the Mechanics of Motion - Traditional Campus - College of Fine Arts and Production Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Fine Arts and Production, which offers programs in theatre, d...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - AI in Games and Simulations Lecture & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Advanced Design Fundamentals - Traditional Campus - College of Fine Arts and Production Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Fine Arts and Production, which offers programs in theatre, d...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Advanced Principles of Sports Performance - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Algorithms and Data Structures - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Analysis, Design, and Management of Secure Corporate Networks - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Anatomy and Physiology for Science Majors I Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Applied Capstone Project - Cohort Traditional Campus - Colangelo College of Business Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as a cohort adjunct faculty member for the Colangelo College of Business at [site location]. At the cornerstone of every degree earned at the ...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - CHM-110L: General and Organic Chemistry Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Christian Worldview - Traditional Campus - College of Theology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Theology . For those with a passion for ministry and helping ...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Coach Softball: Theory and Practice - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Computer Aided Engineering & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Computer Programming II - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Computerized Design and Manufacturing Tools in MET & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Cybersecurity Foundations - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Database Application Programming I - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Database Application Programming II - Online - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an online adjunct faculty member for the online division in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inquiry-...-Nationwide
Adjunct - Database Application Programming II - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Database Application Programming III - Online - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an online adjunct faculty member for the online division in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inquiry-...-Nationwide
Adjunct - Design Fundamentals - Traditional Campus - College of Fine Arts and Production Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Fine Arts and Production, which offers programs in theatre, d...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Design Patterns in Java - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Design Thinking - Traditional Campus - College of Fine Arts and Production Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Fine Arts and Production, which offers programs in theatre, d...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Differential Equations for Science and Engineering - Traditional Campus - College of Humanities and Social Sciences Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, which provides a job focused educat...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Digital Logic and Design Lecture & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Dynamic Systems & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - ELL and Bilingual Curriculum and Methods of Instruction - Online - College of Education Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an online adjunct faculty member for the online division in the College of Education. Whether students are looking to start or advance their care...-Nationwide
Adjunct - Economics for Public Administrators - Cohort Traditional Campus - College of Humanities and Social Sciences Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as a cohort adjunct faculty member for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The college, which provides a job focused education, feat...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Electrical & Electronic Circuits - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - English: English Composition I - Traditional Campus - College of Humanities and Social Sciences Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, which provides a job focused educat...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - English: Writing for Advertising and PR - Traditional Campus - College of Humanities and Social Sciences Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, which provides a job focused educat...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Enterprise Applications Programming II - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Enterprise Applications Programming III - Online - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an online adjunct faculty member for the online division in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inquiry-...-Nationwide
Adjunct - Ethical and Legal Issues in Business - Traditional Campus - Colangelo College of Business Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the Colangelo College of Business. At the cornerstone of every degree earned...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Fundamentals of Advertising - Traditional Campus - College of Fine Arts and Production Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Fine Arts and Production, which offers programs in theatre, d...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Fundamentals of Business Finance - Traditional Campus - Colangelo College of Business Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the Colangelo College of Business. At the cornerstone of every degree earned...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Health Promotion - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Human Anatomy and Physiology I: Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Human-Computer Interaction and Communication Lecture & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - ITT-270 - Routing and Switching - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Information Security II - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Introduction to Computer Architecture Lecture & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Introduction to Computer Science and Information Technology - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Introduction to Computer Technology - Traditional Campus - Colangelo College of Business Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the Colangelo College of Business. At the cornerstone of every degree earned...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Introduction to Database Structures - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Introduction to Honors Education and Academic Literacies - Traditional Campus - College of Humanities and Social Sciences Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, which provides a job focused educat...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Introduction to Marketing - Traditional Campus - Colangelo College of Business Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the Colangelo College of Business. At the cornerstone of every degree earned...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Management Accounting - Traditional Campus - Colangelo College of Business Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the Colangelo College of Business. At the cornerstone of every degree earned...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Math: College Mathematics - Traditional Campus - College of Humanities and Social Sciences Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, which provides a job focused educat...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Methods of Structured English Immersion for K-12 Education - Online - College of Education Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an online adjunct faculty member for the online division in the College of Education. Whether students are looking to start or advance their care...-Nationwide
Adjunct - Object-Oriented Programming Lecture & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Online - Dissertation Chair (DBA) - College of Doctoral Studies Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an online adjunct faculty member for the online division in the College of Doctoral Studies , which offers programs tailored towards the interest...-Nationwide
Adjunct - Open Source Computing - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Operating Systems Concepts - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Power and Energy Technologies - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Principles of Design II & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Principles of Modeling and Simulation Lecture & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Production Methods - Traditional Campus - College of Fine Arts and Production Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Fine Arts and Production, which offers programs in theatre, d...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Professional Counseling: Human Growth and Development - Cohort Traditional Campus - College of Humanities and Social Sciences Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as a cohort adjunct faculty member for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The college, which provides a job focused education, feat...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Professionalism in Science & Technology-Communications, Conduct and Ethics - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Programming for Engineering & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Public Relations and Networking Skills - Traditional Campus - Colangelo College of Business Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the Colangelo College of Business. At the cornerstone of every degree earned...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Quality Control - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Relational Communication - Traditional Campus - College of Humanities and Social Sciences Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, which provides a job focused educat...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Search Engines and Data Mining Lecture & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Security Driven Systems Administration - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Senior Project I - Online - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an online adjunct faculty member for the online division in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inquiry-...-Nationwide
Adjunct - Sociology: Stratification and Inequality in a Diverse Society - Traditional Campus - College of Humanities and Social Sciences Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, which provides a job focused educat...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Strategic Management - Traditional Campus - Colangelo College of Business Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the Colangelo College of Business. At the cornerstone of every degree earned...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Structure and Property of Materials Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Success in Science, Engineering and Technology & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - System Administration and Maintenance - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - The Power of Media: Social and Critical Approaches - Traditional Campus - College of Humanities and Social Sciences ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: Include, but are not limited to, the following: Maintains professional competence in academic discipline through reading, research and professional affiliations, and submits evidence of participation as necessary. P...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - University Physics I Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Vernacular Dance: Urban & Hip Hop I - Traditional Campus - College of Fine Arts and Production Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Fine Arts and Production, which offers programs in theatre, d...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Very Large Information Systems Lecture & Lab - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Web Design I - Traditional Campus - College of Fine Arts and Production Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Fine Arts and Production, which offers programs in theatre, d...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Wireless Networks - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct - Writing for the 21st Century Workplace - Traditional Campus - College of Humanities and Social Sciences Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, which provides a job focused educat...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct -Relational Databases for Business Applications - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct -Senior Project II - Traditional Campus - College of Science, Engineering and Technology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology . Through hands-on, inqui...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct Faculty - ACNP/AGACNP Skills Lab - Main Campus - College of Nursing and Health Care Professions Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an online adjunct faculty member for the online division in the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions College, which boasts a rich 30-ye...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
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Adjunct Faculty - Health Policy and Economic Analysis Care- Main Campus - College of Nursing and Health Care Professions Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an online adjunct faculty member for the online division in the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions College, which boasts a rich 30-ye...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
Adjunct Faculty - Student Teacher Supervision - Early Childhood Education - College of Education Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as a Student Teacher Supervisor for the College of Education. Whether students are looking to start or advance their career as a teacher or ad...-VT Waterbury
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Adjunct Faculty-FNP Nursing Practitioner Student Site Supervisor-College of Nursing and Health Care Professions Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an adjunct faculty member for the traditional ground campus in the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions , which boasts a rich 30-year h...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
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Instructional Assistant - Christian Worldview - Traditional Campus - College of Theology Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University Shape the bright futures of Grand Canyon University students as an Instructional Assistant for the traditional ground campus in the College of Theology . For those with a passion for ministry and helping...3300 West Camelback RdAZ-Phoenix
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Freight volume: Tough times may be receding
Though the slump in freight volume is expected to continue for the rest of the year, many transportation providers believe the toughest stretch may now be in the rearview mirror. And if the downturn removes weaker competitors from the playing field, some companies believe that may open up opportunities for growth and market share gains.
"I do not foresee a significant change in the current freight environment as we move through the third quarter. However, there has been a slight improvement in volume trends,” said Henry Gerkens, president & CEO of Landstar System in the carrier’s second quarter earnings report.
“In addition, some of the very difficult revenue comparisons experienced during the first half of 2009 begin to ease toward the end of the 2009 third quarter and into the 2009 fourth quarter,” he noted. “I believe the worst is over.”
That being said, however, Gerkens stressed that there continues to be some level of uncertainty in the marketplace. He noted Landstar’s revenue continued to be negatively impacted by the severe recession in the domestic and global economies during the second quarter, with earnings shrinking to $17.9 million on revenues of $491.2 million, compared to $29.8 million in earnings on revenues of $697.7 million in the same period last year.
Full Story........
Labels: carriers, cash, collateral, competitor, consumers, earnings, econmists, economic, net loss, shipping
This is No Way to Win the Hearts and Minds (and Votes) From the Teamsters
YRC Worldwide Chairman and CEO Bill Zollars has been forced to apologize to the company's Teamsters employees after making public comments hinting that the company's non-union work force would not have to take further cuts in pay. That angered YRC's 30,000 Teamsters, who already have taken a 10 percent wage cut and freezes in their pension payments. Currently YRC's Teamsters are in the process of voting on approval an additional 5 percent wage cut and more cuts in pension payments.
Memo to Bill Zollars: Next time you might get the urge to say something derogatory about your Teamster work force, wait until after they are voting to approve yet another wage and benefit cut that you and your management team foisted on them.
In the This-Can't-Be-True-Oh-Yes-It-Is category, Zollars has been forced to backtrack from comments he made regarding YRC's non-union employees.
What Zollars said originally was he didn't think YRC's non-union employees would have to take further compensation cuts. That angered YRC's Teamsters, who are this very moment are being asked to vote on yet another wage and benefit cut package floated in order to keep the financially ailing trucking company afloat.
Already, YRC Teamsters have OK'd a 10 percent wage cut and a freeze in their pensions. They are now being asked to approve another 5 percent wage cut (through 2013) and pension freezes for the next 14 to 18 months. That is expected to save the company approximately $900 million annually, combined.
YRC already has been kicked out (temporarily, at least) from the Central States pension plan, the Teamsters' largest, for lack of timely payments. If that wasn't enough of a red flag to raise in front of the Teamsters' bulls, Zollars' hamhanded remakrs surely set them over the top.
Zollars was forced to issue a public apology in the form of a letter to Teamsters union president James P. "Jim" Hoffa, son of the legendary labor leader.
In the letter, made public by the union, Zollars said: "YRCW is committed to the principle of 'shared sacrifice' and will require that our non-union employees take as much, if not more, cuts in wages and benefits as provided by our union employees...The companies' financial books and records will be made available as required...to verify that non-union employees have provided equal sacrifice."
What impact Zollars' comments will have on the rank-and-file voting to approve this life-or-death package of wage and benefit cuts is unknown. But it can't help.
David Ross, analyst with Stifel Nicolaus, Baltimore, called the incident "one more thing out there that gets all the employees riled up." He called the incident an example of YRC not being "mindful" of all the stakeholders in this process.
Maybe it was an honest mistake. Maybe it was a slip of the tongue. Maybe it was just a goof. Whatever it was, Zollars has got to know better.
Next time anything is up for a vote regarding the Teamsters, maybe the smartest strategy would be to say nothing at all.
20 ABF State Driving Champions to Compete in National Truck Driving Championships
ABF Freight System, Inc., is sending 20 championship drivers from 10 states to the 72nd National Truck Driving Championships, August 18-22, 2009, in Pittsburgh. Professional drivers earn the right to compete in the National Championships by winning state driving championships and by maintaining an accident-free driving record for the past year.
Among the competitors representing ABF are nine repeat winners from 2008, including three former National Champion Drivers and three 2009 state driving Grand Champions. Two competitors, Paul Gattin and Ben Saiz, also currently serve as America's Road Team Captains.
Click here for the list of former National Champion drivers.....
Labels: ABF freight, National Truck Driving Championships
UPS Q2 profit falls 49%
The recession continued to take a toll on package shipping giant United Parcel Service Inc.
Atlanta-based UPS on Thursday said its net income for the second quarter fell 49 percent to $445 million, as revenue dropped 16.7 percent to $10.8 billion. Its net income in the second quarter of 2008 was $873 million and its revenue was $13 billion.
Earnings per share were down 48.2 percent to 44 cents.
U.S. Domestic package revenue declined 12 percent to $6.8 billion, while international package revenue decreased 23.8 percent to $2.2 billion and supply chain and freight revenue fell 23.3 percent to $1.8 billion.
Average daily volume in the U.S. Domestic Package segment declined 4.6 percent in the quarter and international export volume decreased 7.3 percent.
“The global economic environment pressured our performance, but UPS remains financially very strong,” said Scott Davis, UPS chairman and CEO, in an earnings statement. “We continue to invest in growth opportunities, even as UPSers improve productivity and help our customers manage through these challenging times. We are a company that can weather this recession, positioning ourselves well to benefit when economic recovery occurs.”
Labels: income, second quarter, shipping, UPS, UPS Freight
YRC Worldwide Sends 58 Drivers to the National Truck Driving Championships
YRC Worldwide announced today that 58 of its professional drivers will compete at the 2009 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) to be held August 18-22 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
To qualify for the national championships, each driver placed first in his respective class at state competition. The drivers will compete against nearly 400 others for national titles in eight different classes of vehicles and for the overall title of National Grand Champion.
Both the state and national contests include challenging driving skills and maneuvering tests, a pre-trip inspection and a written examination covering vehicle operation and federal safety regulations. To participate in state competitions, drivers must be accident-free for one year.
"We are proud of all of our professional drivers who participated in the state truck driving competitions. Their passion and motivation to compete is a display of their outstanding driving skills, professionalism and commitment to safety," said Mike Smid, President-YRC Inc., and Chief Operations Officer-YRC Worldwide. "We wish all of our drivers the best of luck at the National Truck Driving Championships."
The 2009 YRC Worldwide National Truck Driving Championships Team:
YRC chief pulls back statements in letter to Teamsters
YRC Worldwide Inc. CEO Bill Zollars appears to be pulling back from recent comments that have sparked the ire of union workers.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on its Web site has posted a Tuesday letter from Zollars. In the letter, he apologizes for comments to the Kansas City Business Journal that nonunion workers probably would not take further compensation cuts, even if union workers agree to an extra 5 percent wage cut and the forfeiture of 18 months of pension payments, because current cuts had been extended and nonunion workers took more of a cut to health and benefits.
Teamsters members are voting on whether to accept the new concessions package, valued at $825 million.
“YRCW is committed to the principle of ‘equal sacrifice’ and will require that our nonunion employees take as much, if not more, cuts in wages and benefits” as outlined in the tentative concessions agreement, Zollars wrote.
The Teamsters had explained to members that the concessions package included provisions that nonunion employees would “have further adjustments made to their total compensation package to bring their total wage and benefit package in line with what reductions are proposed” in the concessions.
The Teamsters Web site said Zollars’ note was a response to a Monday letter from union General President James Hoffa demanding “an immediate clarification” about public statements that contradicted the tentative agreement. A Teamsters spokesman said the union wouldn’t comment beyond what it posted online.
Zollars also said in the letter that YRC was retracting a Monday announcement about extending its delivery services to homes and businesses through a partnership with Specialized Transportation Inc. (STI), forming YRC Residential Solutions.
“YRCW will not subcontract bargaining unit work to Specialized Transportation Inc. or any other company” in violation of union agreements, Zollars wrote. “We recognize that, with more than 8,000 Teamsters on lay-off, residential delivery work must be offered to the bargaining unit.”
The Overland Park-based trucking company (Nasdaq: YRCW) has laid off thousands, closed facilities, sold property, amended bank agreements and taken other steps to avoid bankruptcy amid a drawn-out freight recession.
Labels: Bill Zollars, IBT, James P Hoffa, YRC Worldwide Inc
BILL ZOLLARS' RESPONSE TO GENERAL PRESIDENT HOFFA
General President Hoffa contacted Bill Zollars at YRCW yesterday concerning recent statements and announcements that are contrary to the NMFA and the recent MOUS and demanded an immediate clarification.
The response from Zollars to Hoffa’s letter is here.
Posted by 1Teamster at 10:26 AM 1 comment:
Labels: Bill Zollars, clarification, James P Hoffa, MOU, NMFA
Arkansas Best loses $15.4 million in second quarter
Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. posted a second quarter net income loss of $15.4 million, marking the third consecutive quarter the company posted a loss — and with those losses adding up to about $44.5 million in the past nine months.
It’s the economy.
The nationwide depression in the freight industry began in October 2006 and, obviously, continues. Arkansas Best Corp., whose primary subsidiary is ABF Freight System, a nationwide less-than-truckload carrier, posted second quarter revenue of $362.6 million, a per day decrease of 26.7% from the $498.5 million in the 2008 period.
The number of ABF shipments in the first six months of 2009 is down 16.2% compared to the same period in 2008, and the company’s tonnage shipped is down 17.3% in the first half of 2009 compared to the first half of 2008.
“The effects of lower freight levels and a competitive pricing environment that has intensified since the first quarter were the main challenges faced by our company in the second quarter,” Robert Davidson, Arkansas Best president and CEO, said in the earnings statement released Wednesday morning (July 22). “In addition, our results were affected by unusual increases in nonunion healthcare and pension, workers’ compensation and third-party casualty insurance claims costs versus last year.”
For the first six months of 2009, Arkansas Best has lost $33.6 million, compared to a net income of $24.6 million in the first six months of 2008.
Bob Costello, an economist with the American Trucking Associations, said in a June 29 report that the worst of the freight depression is over, but the trucking sector may not see improving conditions.
“I am hopeful that the worst is behind us, but I just don’t see anything on the economic horizon that suggests freight transportation is ready to explode,” ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said in a statement. “The consumer is still facing too many headwinds, including employment losses, tight credit, rising fuel prices, and falling home values, to name a few, that will make it very difficult for household spending to jump in the near term.”
Despite the previous quarterly losses, Arkansas Best has little long-term debt and a $325 million line of credit. More importantly, the company has $191.4 million in cash or cash equivalents, down slightly from the about $200 million at the beginning of the year.
The company, with its relatively strong cash position, continues to investigate acquisition possibilities. The recession is creating fire-sale prices at transportation-related companies, Davidson told The City Wire in an April interview.
“This is the best buying opportunity I’ll ever have,” Davidson said.
However, the company continues to cut costs — personnel and equipment — to manage the downturn.
“ABF continues to manage its network resources, especially labor and equipment, to the level of freight moving throughout its network. As needed, additional reductions in system resources and costs have been made in the last few months,” Davidson said in the earnings statement.
Labels: ABF freight, Robert Davidson, second quarter
YRC to provide home delivery
YRC Worldwide's national trucking company will offer home-delivery service for large items like furniture, TVs and exercise equipment.
YRC Inc. has launched YRC Residential Solutions, geared toward retailers needing shipping services for big items to homes or work locations.
YRC, the trucker created through the combination of Yellow Transportation and Roadway, is partnering on the service with STI, a residential delivery specialist.
YRC will pick up the shipments across its network and deliver the goods to an STI location. STI will then deliver the items in the final leg.
Mike Smid, YRC Inc. president, said the new service "helps our customers ultimately be more successful through time savings and an improved delivery experience for the end consumer."
Labels: home delivery, YRC Worldwide Inc
YRC chairman: Nonunion workers probably won’t take further cuts
YRC Worldwide Inc.’s nonunion employees probably won’t take further cuts if International Brotherhood of Teamsters workers approve another round of concessions, company Chairman and CEO Bill Zollars said.
The nonunion workers, who constitute about 14,000 of YRC’s 49,000 total employees — or about 29 percent of the work force — early this year took a 10 percent wage cut that now has been extended, along with the suspension of 401(k) matches and benefits cuts.
Nonunion workers have taken more of a cut to health and benefits, Zollars said in a Thursday interview.
On Friday, the Teamsters mailed YRC union workers ballots about accepting concessions that include an extra 5 percent wage cut until 2013 and deferral of 18 months of pension contributions. The union workers would get options for an additional 20 percent stake in outstanding YRC stock, along with considerations such as an appointee on the YRC board.
The concessions, which would bring the total union wage cut this year to 15 percent and the total options available to union workers to 35 percent, would save YRC an estimated $825 million through the end of 2010.
In documents distributed to union members last week, the Teamsters said nonunion employees would “have further adjustments made to their total compensation package to bring their total wage and benefit package in line with what reductions are proposed” in the concessions.
“Increases to wages, if any, can only be made in proportion to increases Teamsters will receive each April under the revised agreement,” the Teamsters said.
The company also tried to balance opportunities for union and nonunion employees. Although union employees would get stock options, non-union employees potentially could get raises, Zollars said.
“Union employees will benefit through stock appreciation,” he said. “(Nonunion workers) will benefit from incentive-based compensation as we recover.”
Labels: Bill Zollars, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, non union, YRC Worldwide Inc
YRC Worldwide, Teamsters find their fates hitched
The Teamsters didn’t mince words.
The more than $800 million in concessions that members are voting on should “send a message to the industry players who are slashing prices in an attempt to force (YRC Worldwide Inc.) out of business that (YRC) will have the resources to be here for the long haul,” Tyson Johnson, freight division director for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said in a statement this month.
The recession has wedged YRC and its union into an unlikely high-stakes partnership. In the pot: the fate of a massive trucking company, roughly 49,000 jobs (35,000 of them union jobs) and one of the last big Teamsters toeholds in the freight industry. YRC accounts for nearly half of the Teamsters freight division’s 80,000 members.
“If YRC were to go out of business, the Teamsters would be hard-pressed to replace those jobs,” said John Wagner Jr., president of North Kansas City-based logistics company Wagner Industries Inc.
The fragile alliance must navigate a rocky road. Union workers’ votes on whether to take an extra 5 percent wage cut and let YRC halt pension payments for 18 months, among other measures, are expected to be counted by early August. And those workers already accepted other pay cuts and pension payment deferrals earlier this year. YRC, meanwhile, lost $257.4 million in the first quarter. It also has been attempting to manage costs by integrating subsidiaries, laying off thousands and closing facilities. Other efforts have involved renegotiating debts and selling property, including its Overland Park headquarters. Full Story.....
Labels: Central States, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, pension funds, Teamsters, Tyson Johnson, YRC Worldwide Inc
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Fencing to deter illegal climbing of Sydney Harbour Bridge
The New South Wales Government has introduced structural changes to prevent people climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge illegally.
The new security measures aim to minimise major traffic delays and increase the safety of innocent bystanders travelling on the bridge.
Changes include raising the internal height barrier fencing and installation of greater anti-climb mesh.
There are also additional surveillance cameras and increased security.
The penalty has also been increased from $3,300 to $22,000 in line with illegally climbing the Sydney Opera House.
NSW Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Melinda Pavey said the NSW Government is delivering on a promise to toughen up deterrents.
“While we are sympathetic to someone’s personal situation, illegally climbing the bridge is not only extremely dangerous, it also endangers the lives of thousands of drivers who use it every day,” Ms Pavey said.”
While you can never 100% security proof the bridge, these new measures will go a long way in deterring future attempts.”
This article was first published in The Fence magazine.
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New Select Committee report on executive pay
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee calls for worker involvement in executive pay-setting process and says executive share award schemes should be open to the entire workforce
The influential Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee has published a new report on executive pay.
High Pay Centre Director Luke Hildyard gave evidence to the committee's inquiry last Autumn. The report makes a powerful argument for controlling executive pay in order to improve corporate governance, tackle the gap between the super rich and low and middle earners and address the damage that unjustifiable top pay increases are doing to the reputation of business.
HPC very much welcomes this rigorous report - excessive executive pay is a key driver of the painful economic divides that exist within the UK. When the typical FTSE 100 CEO earns the average UK worker's annual salary in under 3 days, it shows that too many business leaders have lost their sense of fairness or proportionality
In particular, the Select Committee's recommendations that pay reporting requirements should be extended to all larger companies and that elected workers' representatives should be given seats on the remuneration committees that set executive pay would make a big difference to the pay setting process. Opening up profit sharing or share award schemes to all workers, rather than just top managers, is also vital to rebuilding public trust in business. Success is a collective achievement and everyone who plays their part deserves to be rewarded.
In addition to the corporate governance reforms identified by this report, it's important to acknowledge the role of an empowered workforce and active trade unions in tackling the gap between the super rich and everybody else. Making it easier for unions to organise, particularly in low-paid, precarious industries, would help workers to negotiate a fairer distribution between highly-paid executives and low and middle income earners.
As leading UK companies announce their executive pay packages in annual reports ot be published over the coming weeks, and then put them to shareholder votes at their AGMs, HPC will be monitoring closely to see whether the Select Committee's message is being adhered to or ignored.
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Finely Tuned Tannins
October - November 2011
HILuxury
Winemaker Fred Schrader Talks Cult Cabs
By Roberto Viernes, Master Sommelier | Photography By Greg Gorman
IN THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD, ASTON MARTIN is elite symbol of luxury, style and performance. Zero to 60 in a blink, blinding speed, gorgeous styling and the deep roar of the engine arouse the senses. They are exotic supercars that are the envy of any car aficionado or speed demon. We covet them, lust for them and marvel at them. In the wine world, the “Cult Cabernet” is the supercar. World-class flavor, sleek structure, powerful and intense-every wine lover wants one. And few do it as well as Fred Schrader of Schrader Cellars.
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If you are not familiar with Schrader Cellars, you are not alone. It is one of a handful of Napa Valley Cabernet producers that make the crème de la crème that California has to offer in minute quantities to a growing horde of thirsty wine lovers and collectors. Schrader wines are only available from the winery through its mailing list if you are lucky enough to secure a spot on it. Or, you can bid on the small quantities that show up now and again at fine wine auctions.
But it is not rarity alone that builds the reputation of a Cult Cabernetmaker such as Schrader; it is the uncompromising commitment to quality that is the true source of its fame. And that comes directly from Fred Schrader. “Paying attention to every detail” is how he describes it. It may be cliché, but with Schrader there are “no compromises.” “Quality is first. We have a no-holds-barred attitude and philosophy. We do whatever it takes to make a great wine. If there is any compromise, you go off-course.”
And that course for Schrader is to achieve balance-it’s priority No.1, he attests. Despite the gargantuan fruit-forward nature of their Cabernets, they always strive for balance. “We make wine that is delicious in the front and mid-palate, and all the way through to the finish.” Schrader describes it as “nothing but Napa Cabernet,” not trying to mimic any other style of Bordeaux or Australia. A marvelous example is the 2005 Schrader RBS Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is unbelievably opulent, rich and deep with black fruit nuances and vanilla melded together. It seems to expand on the palate, exploding on the finish like a DB9 on a race course.
But every race course has a beginning, and for Schrader it all starts in the vineyard. The source for their Cabernet is the hallowed To Kalon vineyard. It was first farmed in 1868 by H. W. Crabb, who owned 348 acres in the valley. With an astute eye, he planted vines in this same parcel from which Schrader now gets his fruit. By Schrader’s account, the vineyard itself is nothing special to look at-unlike a beautiful Tuscan or steep Mosel vineyard. But if it rains overnight like crazy, it’s dry before the next morning. Schrader attributes it to the phenomenal location and drainage of the parcel. This fruit source provides his winemaker Thomas Brown only the ripest and healthiest grapes.
In the winery, Schrader’s philosophy of uncompromising quality continues. Only the finest French oak barrels from master cooper Darnajoux are used. And if the wine isn’t good enough, it never gets labeled with the Schrader name on it. At the same time, Schrader describes their process as “naturalist” preferring to “let the wine make itsel” over the “Magic Chef ” approach that some wineries have. Each lot is vinified separately-according to clone and parcel of To Kalon vineyard-which leads to the six different bottlings available. When pressed to choose one, Schrader replies: “That’s easy. CCS is the best,” listing the one named after his wife’s initials.
Like Schrader’s stable of vintage and supercars, which includes an Aston Martin, there are no slow pokes in the Schrader Cellars line-up. Every single one is an experience in richness and hedonism. If you find yourself fortunate enough to snag one of these beauties, sit back and enjoy the ride and taste the break-neck power and richness of these killer Cult Cabs.
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Brittles
Location: Newfoundland
Information page can be found here.. Anyones free to join FYI. Newbie friendly game don't you know
Espresso/Dee
"Curses!" the black cat cried, slamming his fist into the table, his large eyes bulging as his laptop shakes lightly."Hits per minute is down again!" he growled, looking at the numbers flashing in front of him with disgust. It had been like this the past few weeks... day, after day less, and less pets were looking at the Espresso Express News Blog. How would he achieve the ultimate riches of fame, and glory he so very much deserved if he can't keep the attention of a few dumb, dumb dogs? He stood up, one paw at his back, the other sliding across his white, white whiskers as he started to pace.
"... Hmm.. it seems the whole 'Grandio Christmas Chicken fiasco (Don't ask, you don't want to know, seriously!) has lost the attention of the public.. my adoring fans demand a new story" He snaps his fingers, the long eared dog cheerfully appearing beside him, eyes closed, raising up a cup of something
"Caww-feee~" she said almost singing.
He grabbed it quickly, swallowing it whole in one gulp, as Dee just stood there smiling cheerfully, eyes still half closed, tail lightly wagging. Espresso pointed up suddenly "If it's a new story they want! It's a new story they will get! The Public demands the truth, and Espresso 'Express' Snow will provide it!... or well by truth I mean 'whatever grabs their attention most! hehehe. Dog! I'll need your assistance with this!" Dee simply nodding, and letting out a quick "Okayyyy~"
With that the two started to march out outside, the black cat still pondering as he walked out the door "But where to find it... a good old scandal would be lovely but I've no where to start! Hmm.. a good old fashion Dog-Lovers story would do the trick.. but where would I find one of those freaks on such short notice... huh?" he stopped suddenly as a red scarf was wrapped around his neck, Dee being quite tidy, and quick about it. "Cold out" explained quietly as she finished . Espresso blushed lightly frowning as he glanced away "... Right.. right...Snow still on the ground. I knew that"
Once they were both outside, Dee wearing a Yellowish-Orange scarf of her own. Once they were in view our main cat pointed forward "... Nothing can bar us from bringing the truth to the public! So erm.. huh..." He glanced around, his finger suddenly slanting downwards "Where to first?"
OOC:Ok then, here we go folks! Feel free to introduce yourselves whenever! Currently my two little heroes are standing right outside "The Wall" A Coffee shop in the middle of the neighborhood, though anything obviously 'evil' said by Espresso was away from listening ears haha. Feel free to put yourselves wherever you want, you need not be exactly where my own characters are. Maybe you can be the story Espresso is looking for?
Jumplion
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow?
Re: Pet Friendly-In Character
Jumplion layed sprawled out on his backyard lawn, bored with nothing to do.
"Man," he moaned, "there's nothing to do nowadays"
It was a beautiful day to be sure. If birds could sing, they'd be singing. the flowers were blossoming. There were just enough clouds to catch somebodies attention. But it was all just boring!
He sat up straight and looked around. A random tree caught his eye. "Well, I could start an adventure?" Jumplion started to stare at the tree really hard. It started to morph into something. A spaceship? A pirateship? A courtship (to a wedding)? A toiletship(?)? "The space ship to the pirate planet of "Course: The planet of the Toilets'!.....naw, starting a whole adventure is to predictable."
He slumped back down to the ground. "Man," he moaned, "there's nothing to freakin' do!!"
Suddenly, a noise. The sound of a car screeching to a halt. A door opening. Then slamming shut. The the *tap tap tap* of footsteps. And the sound of little kids screaming at the top of their lungs.
No way. It was this week?!?!?
"JAY JAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!" Two voices yelled at the top of their lungs.
It was this week.
It was the Riedely Twins.
Pfft, and they said I couldn't toast breakfast cereal. Now look who's laughing!
Take that, society!
Location: Beyond the Mountains of Madness, in a little place called Home.
"Be good now," Sarah mock warned him. "I don't want you to come back covered in mud again."
Zeppelin nodded sagely, trying not to grin. "Yes, ma'am, I promise." He had actually only come back covered in mud once, years ago, when they had first brought him home, but it had become a sort of inside joke between the two of them.
"Okay," she smiled now, and patted his head. "We'll be back in a few hours." With that she turned and, giving one small wave in the doorway, bounded out to the minivan where her parents were waiting.
Zeppelin watched from a window. When the car was out of sight, he sighed. Now what? He looked over his small collection of video games and considered working on his large Pokemon team for a while. Then, deciding he didn't want to lose a few hours to his newest Haunter just yet, he grabbed a small jacket and walked outside.
It wasn't quite as cold as he liked. The jacket really wasn't necessary, but it did have several rather convenient pockets. He played with his goggles idly, still standing on the porch, then decided to walk around the neighborhood to see if anything was happening. Without thinking, he started toward Kayla's house, but she was out of town for a week at least- skiing, the lucky dog. He sighed again, and just the faintest wisp of his breath was visible. Maybe Jumplion's up to something.
What a beautiful waste-
hangnail whispering, "Let's be lonely together."
The Reidely twins ran over to Jumplion. The stount 4 year olds were faternal twins(?), Jimmy being the oldest by 2 seconds and Lilly being the smarts of the bunch.
Those two were the devil's children, but only Jumplion knew that. Everyone thought they were just adorable and the most precious things ever (they were "things" alright!), but Jumplion knew better.
Over the few 3 years he's known them, they've pulled out his hair, tugged his ears, broke his big toe, made him fall out of a tree, somehow got him sleeping on the roof, and embarassed him infront of a Dany's Dogs meeting. They were hellish little imps, and he wanted nothing to do with them.
But they were coming right at him!
"JAY JAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!" They screamed again. Arms open, the "Wonder Twins" pounced on poor Jumplion like two big tigers. He helplessly yipped and clawed at the air for both oxygen and attepting to break free of their grasp. But it was useless. Jimmy had him by the stomach and Lilly was giving him smooshes across his face.
"Jay Jay's still a coot as evur!" Lilly smiled.
Jimmy giggled, "And softur dan befor! He tickles!"
"Help....me!" Jumplion managed to breath out. He needed to get out of here! Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw hope. Hope, and a pair of goggles. "ZEPPLIN! ZEP-FREAKIN-LIN! SAAVE ME!!!" He screamed.
"Jim! Ily! Get in here, take Jay Jay with you, we're starting dinner!" Deborah, the mother of the I love you, called for them.
"Yes mumah!" They chided together. "We're gunna have awot of fun with you~!" Lilly laughed. "Alot of fun!" Jimmy chimed in.
"No! No, please! Anything but that, you can leave me out here! Please! I'm...uh....not hungry! I just ate an hour ago, I need the food to rest! No really, I'm fine, I don't need anything to eat or anything shoved in my ear like last dinner, please no!"
But resistance was futile, and the twins dragged poor Jumplion into the house. He continued to scream for help, mainly at Zeppy, but nobody seemed to hear his calls.
Oh, what a tragic day. Let's hope he survives......!!
((It's fraternal))
Zeppelin watched helplessly from a distance. Oh yes, Jump was doomed no matter what he did to help. Zeppelin thought back to the last time the twins had set their sights on himself and shuddered, absentmindedly rubbing the back of his neck, where the twins had ripped out fistfuls of hair.
"Hey there, Zep," he heard a voice from the house, where Jumplion had just been dragged in through the door. He froze. It was Jump's ((okay, I dunno how your family is set up, so I'm just going to say:)) father, standing just outside the back door. "I saw your family drive off a little while ago. You wanna come in and have something to eat?"
Oh no. Oh, no no no. "No, that's alright, sir." He tried to keep his voice steady, but couldn't prevent a little hitch as he started to say, "I wouldn't want to-"
"Nonsense! We've got plenty of food, and I'm sure the twins would love to have another dog over." Zeppelin almost whined. "Come on in, it'll be fun." Jump's dad smiled warmly and held out his hand, inviting him in.
Zeppelin barely managed to keep his head from dropping in defeat as he walked toward the door. Did everyone in Jumplion's family have to be so persistent?
OOC:Didn't I say there was still snow on the ground? Ah well! Flowers blooming through the few naked spots on the ground... muffins and cookies things seem to think it's spring!
the door went slam, and Zep was a prisoner! Outside... was silent finally. The racket being pulled inside, everything was at peace again. But we can't have it stay like that can we? A cold wind blew... and two big old black ears appeared twitching at the top of the houses fence.... ".. and what was that I racket I wonder?" The Black Cat Espresso pulled himself the rest of the way up sitting on-top of the fence like.. well a cat! He slid his paw down those white, white whiskers. "Yesss... something interesting going on perhaps...? Something blackmail worthy? That Racket was anything but friendly! There's news afoot my lackey come on climb on up here and uh" He glances back down finding Dee already on the other side.
She points back "Gate open"
Espresso let out a loud sigh "... are you trying to make a fool of me today?" he jumps down, and over to the house we go Espresso making a good effort to be sneaky about it..... being very.. very silly about it in his slinking around low, going flat against the wall, even tip toeing with piano strings included! While Dee just.. well.. casually walked behind him as peaceful as a could be, paws at her back. Being almost as silent without any of the effort.
The dog raised her nose taking one or two simple sniffs, eyes closing, and ears perking very, very light. "Dinner time~.... Jumplion's not having fun though.." she said quietly enough that Espresso didn't hear, eyes going half opened again as she strolled on forward.
OOC:Time to make an agility check!... or wait, no we don't roll things in this game.. never mind. No going inside the house for me though, just expect them to appear when fitting haha.
OOC: Just a heads up, this pardicament is leading to the introduction of Jessica/Juliet/[insert name not starting with J], JJ's-I MEAN Jumplion's girlfriend, though like I said this will be how they end up together. Sometimes I hate it when my mind wanders off...[/OOC]
Jumplion clawed at the floor, leaving scratch marks all over on the ground (yeesh, overreacting much? NO WAY!) "Jumpy, stop scratching the floor! You'll ruin the flooring!" Sophia, Jumplion's mother (human), scolded him.
"Yes 'um," Jumplion whimpered. He knew better than to argue with his mommy, when she ordered something you had better follow it!
"Hey lil' buddy, guess who's joining us for dinner?" Homer (NOT a simpsons reference), the dad, lightly pushed Zeppy into the house, "your friend Zepplin's gonna keep you company!" The poor dog looked nervous, probably didn't want to deal with the Wonder Twins either.
"Ungh, Homer, we don't have enough food for an extra mouth!" Sophia groaned, "We can't have you unexpectedly inviting in random pets."
"Aw, Sophie, come on. Jumplion's obviously distressed, he just needs some familiar company to raise his spirits."
Sophia sighed in exasperation, "Fine, but we need to know these things before hand. I'll cook up an extra batch of Dog-spetti."
Homer, slightly annoyed, nodded in agreement and turned to jumplion. "Now you behave, you understand me mister? You nearly hurt the twins every time they came to visit, I don't want another accident!"
Grumbling, Jumplion muttered something along the lines of "fine", even though he would be the one getting hurt here. They never understand!
Zeppelin stared at his feet and played awkwardly with his goggles. A potential argument over him, even if it wasn't his fault, was possibly worse than the twins. Then he heard their voices. Okay, maybe not quite as bad as the twins.
"Hey Zany!" Lilly screeched.
"Oh good Lo- whuh!" and suddenly she had let go of Jumplion and jumped onto Zeppelin, knocking him onto his back.
"Zany-Zany-Zaaane!" she beat on his chest with her palms in what she probably thought was a playful manner. Zep managed to lift her off of him and set her on the ground next to him, but she still slapped at his arms, laughing. Keeping one hand aimed down at the child to keep her from jumping at him again, he stood, and cautiously made his way to where Jimmy still had Jump pinned.
"Hey, Jimmy," Zeppelin hazarded. "I think the food's ready. Why don't you go ahead and get ready to eat? I, uh... have a surprise for you if you do." They boy's eyes lit up, and he jumped up ran for the dining room without a word. Zeppelin turned back to Lilly, who was still giggling on the floor. "You too, Lilly."
"Yay!" she squealed, and set off after her brother. When they had both left, Zeppelin helped Jumplion to his feet.
"I think we can break out a window with one of those books and escape," Zep whispered conspiratorially into Jump's ear, nodding at a row of large encyclopedias.
"But I like Dog-spetti," Jumplion moaned a bit. "Oh wait...yeah, we should probably get out of here." In the moment of the mad dash to the encyclopedias, he realized that he had to be on his best behavior. The twins may be little devils out to get him, but that doesn't mean he couldn't keep up his good behavior record. He hasn't been chained up to the dog house in 2 years! Running away would probably make things worse for him, and he did not want to see Sophia angry.
You never want to see Sophia angery.
Overstriken with guilt, Jumplion slumped to the ground. "Nah, you go ahead. I don't want to get in trouble, even if it does mean that I have to deal with the twins. Though it'll be a wonder how long I'll be able to stand them..."
Grumbling at his change of heart, Jumpy reluctantly turned around and headed over to the dining room where Thing 1 and Thing 2 were singing "It's a Small world afterall" incredibly off key.
"Oh goody," he moaned sarcastically. In a last attempt to help himself survive, he licked his thumb and rubbed it on his stomach spot. "Good luck's hot..."
Zeppelin stared, mouth agape, as Jumplion charged for the encyclopedias. Did this dog ever get a joke? He almost lunged at him to stop him, but it soon proved unnecessary when Jump froze in his tracks and sat down. Zep shook his head and followed right behind Jump as he headed toward the dining room, with the twins. It was going to be a long night.
Wait... What's dog-spetti?
Before he could ask the question, though, they were in the dining room.
((Sorry for the short post. No time.))
((heh, it's not my fault that sarcasm is hard to detect on the internetz!))
"Dog-spetti is spaghetti for Dogs, just for the record. Soph makes really good ones with cheese," Jumplion said to Zeppelin as if reading his mind.
Jumplion jumped up to a spare chair at the table. Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dumb were playing with their food, Lilly had pudding smeared on her face (dessert before the entre? How unclassy!) and Jimmy looked like he was about to cry from accidentally eating a chille pepper on his mother's plate (serves him right, hehehe).
Dinner was much more awkward that it usually was. Everything was real quiet, even with the twins here. There was...electricity in the air. It was like a single match would start something.
"The halapinio sauce is a bit too spicy."
Oy, there was the spark.
"Too spicy?" Sophia said.
"Just a little bit too much sauce, deary." Homer mumbled to himself.
"Well excuse me for being the cook all day. I've been working my butt off to feed you guys here." Sophia didn't seem all that happy.
"Sorry, it's constructive critisizm!" Homer threw his hands up in defeat.
"I don't think you're in any position to critique me you couch potatoe!"
This didn't seem good...
((Sorry if I'm going ahead to fast, I'll condense my posts if you need me to))
((I suppose I'll use '/sarcasm' from now on, hehe))
Zeppelin stared numbly at his food, which was only about half-eaten even though he was actually famished. He hated arguments. It's so much easier to just talk logically.
He tried to work up the courage to take a bite, but couldn't stop thinking that if he did, everyone would suddenly focus on him. He was just glad that everyone seemed to have forgotten about him. He glanced up from his food for just a brief moment, and seemed to catch sight of a single, pointy black ear in the window. He blinked once in surprise, and it was gone. He refocused his attention on his food, and soon forgot about it.
Zeppelin looked at his pocketwatch-turned-wristwatch- the face of which was almost as big as his hand- carefully, not wanting to attract attention. Maybe I can get away if I tell them I have to get home before... It had only been fifteen minutes. They would never believe that. He slumped a little lower in his seat and stole a glance at Jump, who looked even worse than Zep did. He couldn't help but wonder how common an occurrence this was.
The argument continued on for what seemed like hours. It had been like this for the past couple of weeks now, Homer was always home late from work since he wanted to make a good impression on his boss for him to not fire him (in this economy, who wouldn't do that? ZING!) and Sophia always seemed to be on edge with everything. Having the twins over probably wasn't helping the relationship.
But Jumplion did nothing to stop their arguing. Last time he did that he ended up going to his room with no dinner. So he just stayed quiet, hopeing that this was just a phase for a 3 year married couple. Afterall, you always heard jokes that "Marrage changes people!" right?
The argument continued, something about the car's tires, then back to the japaleno sauce, and then something about a famous band he'd never heard of. Aside from the two voices, everything seemed to be quiet. Even the twins were nervous and hadn't touched their food.
Finaly, after what seemed like an eternity, the arguing stopped and Sophia declared that dinner was over. Then it was time to go to the living room and watch whatever Nickleodeon was showing (Jumplion got to pick the channel in the drawing!). Atleast the argument had died down, but he couldn't concentrate on the show. He was getting angry, for why he didn't know. Maybe it was because of the arguing and it was brushing off of him. They'd been like that for a few weeks, why couldn't they just make up and kiss up?
Then, it just happened....
Zeppelin was glad when dinner was over, but the tension didn't dissipate completely. He was about to say his farewells when the twins remembered his promise.
"ZAAAAA-ny!" Lilly yelled, and grabbed one of his legs. Jimmy soon followed suit. "Surprise!" They yelled together.
Blast! He scrambled for an idea, anything. Hmm... they're small... right? "Alright," he tried to sound enthusiastic. "How would you... uh... like a piggy back ride?" He almost winced waiting for the reply.
"Yay!" Crap.
Ten minutes later, tired, sore, and missing a large patch of fur on his neck, Zeppelin peeled Jimmy off and set him beside his sister. They were in the living room with the rest of the family, and both were begging for a second round.
"Err... maybe next time," he bargained, eying the door desperately. "I've really got to get home. Jump...?"
((Okay, whatever you have planned, just go along like I agree with whatever you want, because I dunno what you have in mind.))
"Arguing~" Dee mentioned passively, her ears still perking a tiny, tiny bit as she absorbed the conversations going on inside. Didn't sound like it was going well, she felt a bit of pit for the quiet parties involved. Always sucks to be in a room with two very loud people.
The Black Cat had scouted the house out in that time, every window, every entrance all the while humming a mission impossible theme to himself in a rather amusing manner. It was.. still not to late in the day yet.. though the sky was clouding up, snow, or at the very least, freezing rain was on its way. He returned to Dee with his plan in mind skill stroking those white, white whiskers "My dear do you smell what I smell?"
"Um.. potatoes?" She sniffs again "People a whole bunch..., Girl Cat recently, two Doggies, bad cooking..."
Quickly Espresso raises a finger waving it "You're missing one important thing! There's been a cat in this house, and often I do believe. It's a shame your senses aren't as acute as mine"
Dee gives a nod: how silly of her to miss something like that!
"Now..." Espresso grins wide "This family doesn't 'own' a cat now do they? And what would a lovely girl cat be doing visiting a Dog like Jumplion so often....hmmm" Dee opens her mouth as if to answer, it seemed pretty obvious where he was going with this:The Cat was likely his girl fri.... but Espresso beat her to it! raising his hand up to her face!
"Isn't it obvious my dear!? Jumplion is one of Martys Spies! The girl is obviously the go-between here...likely sold out his own for dog biskets"
Dee sighed just a bit, and gave him a dopey smile as always.
(Imagination scene kicked in!)
The Two splinter cell operatives stood there outside of the huge enemy compound, decked out in their black commando gear, the grizzled operative:Dead-eye Express was the head of this little operation.. a grizzled vet of many a mission, and oh so popular with the ladies too I might add! As many spies were! Sadly his womanizing ways had caused his superiors to give him a side-kick with a nose so big a mother couldn't love it! She smelled like a wet dog too..at the very least it allowed him to keep his mind on the job.
"Our mission is simple recruit:Infiltrate the facility, Find evidence of Captain Lions treachery, and bring it back to the Dany-ian central command. They'll put our names up in lights for this private I'll tell you that... now we only need to get inside undetected.." he scratched his chin in wonder.
Dee nodded, still lazy eyed as always..... kid needs to learn to pay attention. The lazy dog pointed at the open window... where the entire family now sat completely distracted by their arguments. It'd be a walk in the park to sneak in from the opposite side of the house, and....
"We'll go in through that open window there! Good thing I spotted it! Woo Express always has his eye on the job..."
So then! the plan was afoot! As the freezing rain started to fall Espresso made his way to the open window.. sliding up, and down.. all around.... using the best Daytime TV commando tactics money could buy. He was.. still... pretty quiet, and over the sound of the falling rain, and the argument not a soul heard him, he quickly faded into the shadows, his black form perfect for it.
Sadly he was about to be jolted back to reality.
"flower power Woman! You can't construct a proper argument with 'Maybes'! You need to use proper facts to state your point of view and...." Homer paused... shivering for a moment ".. and who opened that darn window?!" The Father of the family got up, walked right over, and SLAM. The window went down hard, and fast... so fast he didn't notice a certain cats overly long tail still half way in it.
Que Espresso biting into his own arm to stop himself from screaming ^_^!
He pulled it up again "... darn thing won't close right..."
Espresso's sigh of relief and... SLAM AGAIN! UTTER FACE OF PAIN! ACK!.... and .... AGAIN... darn thing just wouldn't stay all the way shut!
Que Espresso grinding his teeth, and blowing into a paper bag still trying his very best not to scream.
Finally the lady of the house stopped him.. just long enough for the now fetal position cat to pull his tail the rest of the way in. ".. the lock was put the wrong way." She said matter of fact like, setting it right before closing the window silently.. the two oblivious of Espresso scampering off to tend to his poor, poor squashed tail.
Where is Dee at during all of this? Haha don't worry you'll see....just assume she might pop up anywhere that is her nature.
Please don't automatically spot him now: it'd be nice if he gets a chance to sneak around first ok? Oh, and just for the record:Homers manner of speech here was meant to be a joke haha. And no Jumps secret is not out what so ever...well save a secret that he doesn't actually HAVE! I plan to have Espresso never learn the truth of it. No worries
((Hehe, good post Britty. I think it's important to note that JJ (I like that name more than I want to...) has never met Dannile (okay, should it be Jessica or Dannile or something?) yet. This is going to be like a completely new person appearing. though it's convineint that you mentioned the girl cat, it makes things that much easier to introduce her )
Oh great, the spouses were fighting again. Jumplion still couldn't reason why they were fighting. It had been fine a few weeks ago, but it just all of a sudden started getting bitter between them. It was making him worried. It was making him....angry (JUMPY SMASH!). They were keeping something from him. For all he knew, he could be the cause of all this arguing. Maybe it started when he accidentally ate that pie before dinner? What if they started arguing about him being a burden? Who knew why they started arguing.
They were keeping something away from him. It was frustrating him near to the point of tears.
"Dangit, I hate it when I overthink." He grumbled to himself, pinching his nose bridge in a form of calming down. It was probably nothing, just a phase for married couples. But dangit, why couldn't they just calm down for a bit?
It wasn't helping that Lilly was tugging at his ear.
And Jimmy was jumping up and down making loud noises of an airplane around him.
"Can you heer me naow?" Lilly asked, using his ears as a telephone. "I'm sorree, we're going thru a tunnel!"
"Whadya like about ice cream? My favorite is strawwbewwry~! But I loik chocolte to!" Jimmy voice was really getting irritating.
"Guys, could you stop it please? I'm not in the mood to play."
"Why not? Is doggie sad?" Jimmy asked, still making some droning sounds of a hot air baloon (what?) in the background.
"Please stop that noise Jimmy." Jumplion was getting irritated.
"Helllloooooooooooooo??" Lilly was still trying to get a signal for her cellphone.
"Do you like pizza? My favorites pineapple!"
"Are you tere?"
"Pineapple is a vegetable. I don't like vegetables!"
"I can't hear you..."
"VEGETABLES ARE DIS-GUSTING!"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!?!"
"SHUT UP YOU TWO!" Jumplion yelled. Then, as quick as a flash, he heard a bite, and then a scream. What just happened?
"OWWWIEE!! Jay Jay bit me!" Lilly cried. Her hand was bleeding a little, nothing too serious. It's a good thing Jumplion wasn't an attack dog!
"OWWWIEE!!" Jimmy yelled in succession. He wasn't hurt, so it was probably a twin thing.
Wait, Jumplion just bit someone.
.....crap!
Zeppelin froze. No, that couldn't have just... Jump would never... He shook his head and blinked. The other dog looked even more confused than he did. Oh, Jump, no, he whined inside his head.
Before anyone else had recovered, Zep's mind was racing. What do I do? Do I leave? Should I stay to give witness? What about Jump? Can I help him?
He shifted his gaze from Jump's guilty face to his parents, remembering how angry they had been about something so small just seconds ago.
Do I know anyone with a safe house in Mexico?
Jumplion saw Zeppy nervously standing around near the exit to the house. He had completely forgoten about him, he was so quiet. Though he didn't blame him, if he was in his place he'd be the same. JayJay motioned to Zep that he could leave, he didn't want to embarass himself or Zepplin any further.
Jumplion lowered his eyes from his parents. Clearly they were mad. Madder than mad, probably furious, outraged, run a marathon off to the moon and back! Either way, he did not want to tick them over further to the deep end of the pool. It was bad enough they were arguing but now it seemed their anger was fully directed towards him.
He didn't like that.
They did the standard yelling, telling him "we raised you better than this!" and "I can't believe you did this!". The verbal assault just seemed to go on and on.
"Why the fff-fipper-doodle did you bite Lilly and Jim? They have done nothing wrong to you!"
This 'cause Jumpy to fight back, "What do you mean nothing wrong to me? They've been nothing but terrors to me! Pulling my hair, jumping on my stomach, screaming in my ear, they're little devils!"
"Don't talk about your cousins that way!" Sophia scolded.
"Well maybe I wouldn't be like this if you guys would stop arguing!"
Homer, clearly infuriated with JJ's talk back, grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and headed towards the backyard door. They wouldn't... "Until you learn some better manners, you're going to stay in the doghouse for a week! Ya hear me!?"
"What? That's completely unfair! (of course it is) And it's starting to rain outside!"
"Maybe the rain will help cool you off while you're out there!" Homer dragged Jumpy to the doghouse, boots scrunching in the already soaking wet ground, and tossed him into the doghouse. Then, mumbling some curses under his breath, he grabbed the chain and locked it in place on Jump's colar.
"Maybe it's you two that need to stay in the rain to cool off!" The situation was just too good to pass on that retort. Sighing angrily, Homer walked back to the house and shut the door. He heard the locks seal tight. He wasn't going anywhere.
Jumplion sighed as he felt a single rain drop plop down on his muzzle. "Great," he muttered, "hopefully it won't-"
*KABOOOMMM*
"-storm....."
((Ho ho! This post was longer than I thought it would be. The cat who's name I still havn't decided will be introduced shortly. Hey, you gotta have a dramatic meeting for your "first love" right?))
While everyone was busy screaming their lungs out, Zeppelin manged to sneak unnoticed out the front door. As it clicked quietly shut behind him, he sighed in relief. He felt sorry for Jump, sure, but man it was good to be away from there. Spirits lifted by the cold and and sharp scent of coming rain, he trotted down the sidewalk towards home. After thirty feet or so however, he reached absentmindedly to pull his jacket around himself only to realize that it wasn't there. He stopped and groaned- he could see it in his mind, hanging right next to the front door. He had walked right past it on his way out.
There was no way he was going back to the house now- he would just get the jacket from Jumplion later. While he stood contemplating this, he heard a door slam. Worried that it might be someone coming out the front of the house he turned, looking for quick cover. No one was there though, which meant that the slam came from the back of the house. Zep remembered the dog house in the back yard and quickly figured it out.
He was still trying to decide whether or not to go back and check on Jumplion when the first rain drops spattered against his fur. He shook, smiling, momentarily forgetting the conundrum. He did so love the rain. If it started to... he flinched as dusk suddenly lit up and the rumbling crash vibrated in his chest. He laughed.
Well, he thought, Jumplion probably won't enjoy this as much as me. I guess I can hang out for a little while longer. Sarah won't mind too much, and I'm sure they'll understand.
Whistling, Zeppelin made his way around the house, careful to avoid the windows.
((So, shall Zep and Dee bump into each other? Or should he just be on his merry way back home?))
Zeppelin's walk was stopped by a strange little sound behind him...
Click... click.. Fa -trump..woosh~! Then came a million quiet little drum beats one after another tapping away at the fabric above him, natures little song as it were.
Suddenly he wasn't getting wet anymore.
The girl dog still had her dopey smile, and half closed eyes as she held the second umbrella over his head. Her tail waged just once "Gonna catch a cold" she said in a friendly tone. The second umbrella had been for Espresso, her nose having given the heads up before they left that rain was on the way, but right now Espresso had a roof over his head, and this poor dog didn't.
Did Zeppelin recognize her? Not for me to say: he could have been at the coffee shop before, and seen her there... assuming his owner went to such places. Maybe he knew one of the people in her Wednesday gaming group? Went to her little blog? Acquaintances? Strangers? Who knows ha!
He most certainly would know of Espresso though:The Cat did all he could to make a name for himself. Speaking of the scoundrel..
Oh distractions, delicious distractions. People yelling, Jump being exiled! The entire house with its eyes somewhere else! The Black cat had no trouble Splinter celling his way around the house in search of Jumplions 'hidden stash'. A stash that didn't exist mind you, but hey: no one told Espresso that. Still, the black cats grin couldn't be wider as he started looting through Jumplions stuff.. the evidence had to be around here SOMEWHERE.. or at the very least something blackmail worthy! toys, toys, Books, junk...."Where, oh where did you hide it Lion..?" the cat rubbed his chin ".. It's in this house somewhere I know it"
I suppose what he finds is up to you Jump haha. He is in YOUR house after all.
Location: My tower of hay
NOTE: my owner is Russian. I'm just to lazy to make a accent for him. sorry guys. you'll just have to come up with it as you read.
moving was a stressful thing for humans jugging from his owners reaction. Octavian was a little nervous but not much. "well. looks like we're here!" Octav's owner said. as he pulled up into a drive way. "looks mundane" Octav said
"don't be so grumpy. moving is a Adventure!" Octav's owner said as he climbed out the car.
"bah... i hate large groups of people." he said with his hands in his pockets.
"*sigh* some one would of thought domesticating your Grandmother would have made you at least like living like this."
"who ever thought that was wrong. you got a few generations before we like large groups of people" he said while opening the door.
"ah... well... I'm going to unload. the moving vans should be here soon."
"ok. I'm going to go Explore. see if this place is as mundane as it seems."
"all right. dinner will be around 10:00"
he waved his hand back at his owner to show that he knew what he just said. it started raining he didn't mind and kept walking. as he walked by a house he noticed a black cat sneaking into a house and two dogs by the side of the house
one holding a umbrella over the other. he deiced to check out what was going on. he walked over hoped the fence and rolled under the windows so not to be noticed by the people inside and said "hi, how ya doing?".
what what? Jolly good time.
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((Haha, actually, I was going to have him recognize her from the coffee shop before you even said that.))
Zep jumped at the sound of the umbrella, which had sounded suspiciously like a gun cocking. When he looked up and saw the underside of the umbrella though, he relaxed. I need to stop playing so many video games, he thought as he turned to who he expected to be Jumplion.
The dog was completely caught off guard by who was actually standing there, however. "Uhh..." he swallowed. "Thanks." He was going to tell her, 'But I don't mind the rain,' but instead he just took the umbrella, dumbfounded.
"Say, have I seen you around?" He thought a moment. "The... oh, at the coffee shop! You're always... well, drinking the goods." He smiled awkwardly. Oh, I suck at meeting new people.
"Isn't there a cat over there t-" he started, but was cut off by the sight of a small fox-like creature jumping over the fence.
Fantastic, more new people to meet, he thought.
"Hello," Zep offered the newcomer. "Hu-, uh, and..." Oh, this will never do.
"Introductions and explanations," he pleaded, "before I get even more lost." Then he remembered Jump in the dog house, and suddenly felt guilty for standing here talking while he was alone. "On the way over there," Zeppelin added quickly, pointing toward where Jumplion would be. "I have to... meet someone."
Jumplion whined slightly at his pardicament. Chained up at the dog house was something that he had never been...well, chained up to before. Last time this happend it was 3 or so years ago and it was because one of the visitors had a slight alergy to dogs.
Or atleast he figured, he couldn't tell from all the sneezing, yelling, and coughing going around when he was chained up.
Either way, it sucked. The chain was not that long and was cold against his fur. He liked the coolness, though it didn't do much to deter his annoyed mood. The slight drizzle of rain, with the sight of thunder storm clouds on the horizon only made his mood worse.
"Jeez, this is just...perfect," he muttered, obviously sarcastically.
Out of the corner of his eye, he cought something in the house. Second floor? (I think I have a second floor?) In the window, his room's window. Someone was there, but why? And who? Then a large tail plumed from the window, the undeniable silohuette of Espresso. "muffins and cookies cat," he muttered, "He better not be messing around with my game collection." (Fun fact: my game collection consists of 36 games for the PS2, PS3, and Wii! )
Unfortunately, Espresso went in deep enough his drawers to find a floopy disk containing some animations he was working on for fun. 3 weeks work wasted! ((heh, you know what would be fun? I could animate some of those and give them to Brittles as a "hot topic" thing on Espresso's blog! It would help unrust me and let me practise.))
Sighing yet again, Jumplion walked over inside the dog house. Just then, another thunderbolt...
*KA-BOOOOMMM!!!*
Then a shriek,
"AHHHH!"
Who was that?...
Just a small note:It's winter, this rain isn't far off from freezing, VERY cold. Not very pleasant at all. Good thing we're all born with coats, but yes.
Hmm a bit nervous this one Dee realized pretty quickly. He accepted the umbrella blurting out a rather awkward reply, and Dee certainly didn't mind. She just smiled, laughing softly confirming his guess "Mostly the good drinks, sometimes to bad." She pressed one paw on her fluffy chest "Dee~" before glancing up at the house, giving her little explanation "Heard a lot of yelling... Jumps house..huh?" the corner of her eye went back to him "Zeppelin yes?.. Easier to say just Zep though" she almost seemed to ponder that point.
It was around then the third party member showed on up, causing Dee to glance back, giving a smile, and a wave. There were sure a lot of pets outside for weather like this, But she has Espresso to worry about, and Zep had Jump so they wouldn't be going inside any time soon. When Zep mentioned the follow Dee let out no complaints beyond an obvious guess "Jump in the dog house?"
She didn't recognize the new dog... hrm... no ... oddly colored fox. She didn't see any reason to prod him though, just observe, and see how he reacted to Zeps questions.
Then came the lighting, this storm really was starting FAST now wasn't it? Lighting wasn't all that common this far away from the warmer months either. Like something out of a silly cartoon or book. Or maybe a web comic... who knows? Either way Dee's sensitive ears heard the shriek too. Her eyes for once went wide, as she scanned for the source....
Back inside the house the lighting was doing little more then giving Espresso a dramatic shadow for his evil actions. More junk, junk, and junk but what is this? Hmm? He slid the computer disk over his fingers, flipping it over again, and again. It was a hard thing to find.. unmarked, hidden, this HAD to be what he was looking for, a wide smirk going across the cats face. "Here I was looking for notes... gotta remember we live in a digital age don't I?" the disk was stuffed away into his scarf as quiet as can be, and the cat was quick to slink out of the room again, assured of his triumph.
Unlucky for him he walked right into two imposing figures standing at the door, their high pitched shrieking voices enough to chill any man to the bone "KITTYYYYYYY"! ^___________^!"
The twins started grabbing at him in an instant, Express bending, and twisting out of the way franticly, only to find them coming again in an instant! "Bad day-Bad-Day-Bad-day @_@;" Unluckily for him the twins were already getting ready to surround him, blocking off every path of escape. Dumb things sure, but they were PROS when it came to animal tormenting. This wasn't going to end well @_@;
When he heard the scream he could feel all of his hairs pricking up. it didn't really matter tough, he was to wet to show any difference. but he continued to follow the dog they apparently called "Zeppelin". i probably have no idea what I'm getting into, and who's 'Jump'? he thought. "okay... any way... my names Octavian call me any thing you like.
just not eight ball. i just moved in a few blocks down." he said as he scooted along the wall in a attempt to stay dry. "if your wondering as i all most know you are i am a Tame Silver Fox." before they cloud say any thing he said "no, I'm not Russian, but my owner is."
((argh.... gotta go get ready for TKD. cant do any more. sorry for the short post guys!))
Zeppelin, in his flustered state, seemed to be the only one who didn't hear the scream. (Curse that low perception, eh?) As such, he just assumed they were surprised by the lightning. He almost shook his head. Thunder storms were just so exciting! How could you not like them?
Paws squelching into the soft mud with every step, Zep made his way to the doghouse. He grew lax with the umbrella a few times, letting the refreshingly cold, bitter rain hit his face now and then. Dee's and Octavian's footsteps behind him let him know they still followed, so, not wanting to surprise Jump with guests, when he reached the doghouse he knocked loudly on the roof.
"Hey, Jump!" he called. "I figured you might want some company. And... well, I accidentally brought along a bit more than I meant to." He glanced back over his shoulder and then sized up the dog house. There was no way they would all fit in there. Let the lady get out of the rain. The fox and I can stay out, he thought, ever the gentleman.
Jumplion heard a knocking on his doghouse door.
"Oh, hey guys. It's fine, I don't need company. Besides, what are you all doing out here in the rain?"
It was silly, looking at all of them (plus one apparantly) just standing out in the freezing cold rain. There was a new guy in the group, though he didn't care too much right now. He'd find out who he was later.
"Did you guys hear the scream though?" Jumplion questioned. That seemed like the most likely reason why they came by. It wasn't that hard to not hear it.
Again, another lightning strike *KABOOOMM* and another shriek, "OH CRAP!" Who was that?
Suddenly, a soaking wet calico ((I like that word )) cat jumped over the fence and crashed landed into the yard, getting spattered in mud. Frantically trying to get up, the cat slipped under its feet multiple times before getting its holding on the ground.
Seeing the dog house, the cat dashed over to it for shelter just in time for another sonic boom of lighting. "What the?" Jumplion said dumbfounded, as the cat leaped over to him and slammed right on him, tossing them to the back of the dog house.
Face covered in mud and some wet grass clippings, Jumpy got up from his back and looked over to his apparantly new guest.
She, as he had deducted from her shrieks, was covered in mud and soaking wet. "That's going to be great on the wooden floor..." he murmured. The calico was shivering probably from the cold, and it looked like she was quietly sobbing to.
"Umm....can anyone tell me who this is?"
Yeah.. it was pretty obvious that Dee had heard the scream as Jumplion asked the question, scanning for its source still rather then bothering to look at the other dog. Dee was one of the first who saw the cat get over the fence before she tumbled on down, watching her run off in what would be an amusing display if the cat wasn't clearly very upset. She gave Jumplion a funny look though at his question.. apparently having heard the floor comment. muffins and cookies her 10 perception to hell! "Being a dork~." referring to the dog house to his right with a raised thumb. She said simply enough "Talk to her:ask silly~ Find out what's wrong. Looked scared..."
Dee would consider doing such herself of course, but.. she had no desire for four dogs to suddenly crowd at the door in front of an apparently upset cat. Crowding, and entrapment was never fun. Better for just one to do it, and Jumplion was nearest (He had little choice in that fact tied to the doghouse like he was). Just spooked by the lighting perhaps?
Oh, and Espresso? I think his lines are summed up nicely as "You mad Street urchents! Unhand me! I have rights! What the heck are you doing with that red ribbon @_@.. ACK!"
Short post, but hey, I can hardly control Jumps Cat character for him haha.
((Dang Brit, you beat me to the post by seconds. I'll have to rewrite a bit.))
Zeppelin opened his mouth, then promptly shut it again. Then his throat started working, but a little bit ahead of his tongue, so all that came out was a groan. He swallowed and started over.
"Er, no." To be honest, Zep didn't know many of the other pets in the neighborhood, particularly the cats. Not that he had anything against them, he just normally hung around with Jump and Kayla and no one else. "Maybe..." but he already knew he was going nowhere with that thought, and was pretty sure Jumplion knew it as well. He just shut his muzzle and shrugged.
He turned to Dee and spread his hands, questioningly. Unfortunately, this involved the accidental dropping of his umbrella right into a puddle of mud. He quickly picked it up and wiped the handle free of grime, coughing with embarrassment. Idiot, he winced. Someone please say something...
Fortunately, Dee piped up. Zep cocked his head at her words. Scared? He hadn't really gotten a good look at the feline as she darted into the doghouse, so he crouched and peeked through the entrance. Now that he really saw her, he realized Dee had been right. The thing looked traumatized. He quickly stood before it got the chance to notice him, and took a few steps back just in case.
Once more he opened his mouth to speak, this time attempting to address those gathered around outside, and once more he had nothing to say. He shrugged and leaned against the side of the doghouse, idly examining his goggles. I guess we wait. He remembered his family and stopped fidgeting with the gadget around his neck for a moment before continuing. Well, they can just be peeved. She might need help.
Jumplion looked around at the gang idly standing around in the rain. "You know, you guys can go. Not to sound unwanting of you guys here, but you'll catch a cold if you stand out in the rain any longer." He glanced over at the shivering cat, "She's not going anywhere anytime soon."
((*coughcoughhinthintcoughcough*))
Jumpy walked over to the cat in an attempt to console her. "Hey, it's okay, we're not going to hurt you. Just slow down and take deep breaths and calm down."
Yet again, another thunder strike *KAAAA................BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!* and the shriek came again from the cat.
Huh, turns out she was just terribly afraid of thunderstorms. He nearly chuckled, though then he remembered how uncomfortable he used to be in thunderstorms.
The cat was burried in herself, shivering and sobbing slightly from the storm. Her slightly fluffy tail wraped around her in a protective way, trying desparately to shield and protect herself.
Jumplion hated to see anyone uncomfortable, "Hey, it's okay. Nothing is going to hurt you." The cat flinched as he awkwardly patted her on the back in reasurance. As gently as he could, he rubbed her back to sooth her.
((awww, how adorable =^.^= ))
"Everything's fine, don't worry about it."
At this Octavian sighed and started to reach in to his pockets. he pulled out the book "Diary of a wimpy kid" and put it near the cat and said "its funny, light hearted and a good read. reading calms me down. hopefully it does for you." he turned walked to the fence and hoped over it. "you all of you later." he said and started walking back home. when he got home he went inside and hung up his coat. he walked trough the house trying to find his dad "hey dad, wheres a towel?!".
((would'a posted sooner but ya know. more packaging cheese, TKD, school, ect ect.))
Jumplion took the book from Octy ((tee hee)), "Thanks, I'll keep that in mind."
The poor cat was still sobbing to herself, she must have been mortified by thunder and lightning. "It's okay little kitty, nothing is going to hurt you. It's a one in a million chance that lightning would stri-"
*KAB...........OOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!*
The cat screamed again, but this time she jumped up at Jumpy ((hehe, IrOnY~)) wrapping her arms around him for comfort and buried herself in what little chest hair-erm, chest fur he had "Umm....okay, whatever floats your boat," Jumplion giggled nervously.
Great, now I'm the one getting scared!
((Sorry I haven't posted lately, and sorry for the short post, school and then sick, you know how it is.))
Zeppelin shrugged and turned to Dee, jerking his head towards the street. "Let's, ah... let's leave them alone for now."
He started to walk off slowly, waiting to hear her footsteps behind him.
((I've no ideas as to what to do next; my head is too congested to fit any ideas in there.))
Buckdida
Juicy Wolf-Cat
Location: Richardson Valley
“Hm. They’re on the move finally. They’re beginning to leave.â€
Venison thought now would be a good time to relocate his position. He would need a good scouting point, and sitting on the ground, wet and vulnerable, was not a good one. There was also the fact that he wanted to learn more about this house of endless screams, and he very well couldn’t observe from behind a fence.
With his year of practice in doing so, he ran at full speed out of a bush he had been hiding in, and jumped with all his might to latch on a low hanging tree branch.
“Hard part…†he groaned, as he scraped the trunk with his feet, attempting to lift himself onto the tree branch. After a short struggle, he was quickly climbing from branch to branch, slowly gaining height in the tree. Once atop, he would be undetectable.
“At least, that’s what I keep telling myself to not complain." He panted. "Stupid wet tree makes climbing hard. Should’a started staking out before the rain. Then again, that rain came outta nowhere…â€
Up on a high branch, covered by the pine needles of an imported evergreen tree, the dog unzipped one of his pockets to pull out a pair of binoculars, with the left lens cracked, and the right one covered in a cloth. He unwrapped the right side, leaned out of the tree and took a look at what he could see. He couldn’t make a clear picture though, as it was beginning to get dark.
“Ah. They were gathered around that doghouse. Musta been a party or something…can’t tell. Grr...I’ve never figured out why binoculars don’t work in the dark, when cats and dogs don’t see half bad. Must be those lenses. But at least those pets are starting to leave. And pet party means lots of leftover food, ripe for picking.â€
He absentmindedly unzipped another pocket, and reached in. However, he found that the food pocket was empty.
“Great. At least this party had some good timing…Ungh, YUCK! That pocket is overdue for a wash!â€
He turned the pocket inside out, and stuck that and his leg out of the tree, into the rain.
Then he sat, waiting for the small number of remaining pets around the doghouse to leave…
*KKKKKKKKKAAAAAAABBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM*
“EEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAâ€
“Gah!†Venison jumped at the unexpected ear-shattering scream. Knocking him off his balance, he dropped his binoculars to grab another branch for balance.
“%!@#! Those better have caught on a branch or landed on the left side. Urgh. I never get a moment of peace. I'm getting tired of this, really..."
Retired RP Character List (Sorry guys)
Richardson Valley: Venison and Ochen
Brookshire Meadows: Trinket
Oasis Towers: Jaxeh and Klack
ArgentFlame
*BBBOOOOOOOOMMM*
Cier looked up from the book he was reading, surprised by the sudden unseasonal chrash of thunder, then huddled down farther into the couch he was laying on, glad that he was warm and dry inside his house. He went back to reading, only to be interrupted again, this time by a call from his dad, who was in the kitchen cooking dinner.
"Cier, could you go get Del, I think she was out on the lawn before the storm hit"
Cier sighed and put his book down, "Alright" he called back as he headed for the door. Putting on his scarf and grabbing an ubrella, he pulled the door open and steped outside to see that sure enough, there she was, standing completely drenched a few feet from the door. In front of her was a strange device, made froom what appeared to be the parts from some machine, it had a large knitting needle attached to it, though Cier couldn't determine its function. As he walked over, he wondered absently how the mouse had gotten outside, much less carried a machine that was almost as big as she was with her.
"Del, dad says it's time to come inside, i'ts almost dinner time and, well, it's raining."
"Why do you think I'm out here, I need to harness some lightning to power my invention." she said, speaking through the megaphone she always carried with her. well, that explained the knitting needle.
Cier just looked at her.
"Alright fine, just help me get this inside."
Cier reached down and carefully picked up Del's 'invention', knowing that it would make her extremely angry if it was damaged. she nimbly climbed up his arm to take her usual perch atop his head. They were nearly to the door when another loud crash of thunder struck, followed by an earsplitting scream from across the road, seemingly originating in Jumplion's backyard. At this, he quickly entered the house and deposited Del's machine on a nearby shelf. turning around he yelled "Dad, we're going out for awhile, i sounds like somebodies in trouble over by Jumplions house."
"Okay," came the reply. "But hurry up, dinners almost ready."
The two pets left the house for the second time that day, hurrying towards the source of the comotion.
(i just realized that I use WAY too many commas)
Del S2 P6 E2 C5 I10 A8 L3
Sean S6 P5 E10 C3 I6 A6 L6
Bastion S5 P6 E4 C8 I5 A10 L4
Last edited by ArgentFlame on Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:26 am, edited 1 time in total.
((alright, this should be the last post concluding this whole pardicament. I'll wrap it up as best as I can))
The poor kitten was still sobbing in Jumplion's fur, making it wet with her tears. He could have sworn that he felt some snott on his fur to. Eww...
"It's okay," Jumpy tried to sooth, "nothing is going to hurt you. It's just, um, angels playing bowling or something, it can't hurt you." Finaly, the cat decided to look up at her living pillow to see who was talking to her. Looking up, the cat stared at him for a moment. It was a deep stare, though not long lived. Soon she scuttled up in the corner of the doghouse, her cheeks as red as a rose.
"S-s-s-sorry, I'm j-just s-s-scared....." The cat tried to spit out coherent words, but it was useless. She ended up crying at the end of her sentence again. "I-I'll leave i-...if....if you don't w-want me..."
The poor thing was still scared, how could Jumpy ever toss out such a poor soul? "Don't worry, I'm not tossing you out of here." He walked over to her and put his arm around her shoulder protectively. "What's your name?" ((oohhhh, the moment of truth!))
The cat mumbled through her tears and her arms, "I...I don't really h-h-have one..." ((oh snap! Not yet!)) "I'm a s-stray..." Come to think of it, Jumpy didn't seem to recall seeing a collar around her neck.
Another light *boom!* rolled accross the sky, causing the cat to wince in fear. "Oy, you're really afraid of thunderstorms, aren't you?"
"Sh-sh-sh-shut up! I'm not af..afraid!" She was lieing and she knew it.
"It's fine, I'm not judging you." Once again, a light crackle of thunder sped across the sky, and the feline jumped up to him and held on tight, not showing any sign of letting go. Yeesh, she's a scaredy cat. ((rimshot)) he thought. Soon after, he heard the sound of mild snoring coming from his chest. Poor thing must have worn herself out and fell asleep.
Ah well, I'll ask questions in the morning.
And so, the coupl-EHEM, newly found friends went to sleep in the rolling of thunder.
And then a car exploded from lighting, but you don't care about that
((that'll be the end of the night, I guess we'll start again in the morning now))
(right, let’s assume that brittle’s chars went home. Argent, Jump appears to have pre-empted your post, and the night is already over…well, try to work around it, like say the rain got too bad, and you’ll check in the morning or something.)
“zzzzzzZZZZZZzzzzz*snork*â€
“Buah? Are you kidding me? I fell asleep in a tree?!?! I never cease to find new ways to sleep. Lucky I didn’t fall out of the tree…â€
Venison poked his head out of the branches. It was early morning, maybe 4:30, around sunrise. It was of course, freezing. The ground looked slick and dangerous, frozen over after the night. A result of the rain.
“At least it stopped raining. But it’s still FREEZING!â€
He held tight to the branch, and shook, knocking small icicles out of his fur. They fell down around him like a hailstorm. He sat up shivering, crossing his arms across his chest, rubbing his upper arms for warmth.
“ Fre-e-eaking f-f-free-ee-eez-z-zing-g-g-g,†he moaned.
And then his stomach began to hurt, with a dull ache. Venison realized a rather stupid reminder.
“That hungry? Augh…â€
Moved by hunger and the knowledge that moving kept you warm, Venison made the treacherous climb down the icy tree.
He began talking to himself as he slid slowly down the tree. “Let’s see. Doghouse was where that gathering was. Gathering means leftover food. I hardly doubt that they had time to clean up before that rain struck, so they probably stuffed whatever they had into the doghouse before leaving.â€
He hopped out of the last branch, onto the freezing asphalt. Venison grimaced at the icy pain on his feet-paws. He glanced on the glazed surface of the road. Black ice; the nasty clear stuff that you couldn’t see, but took your feet out from under you. And lots of it too, covering the entire length of the road, and some of the sidewalk. At the rate the sun was coming out, all the ice would be gone by mid afternoon, but someone was bound to slip in the meantime.
“Tread lightly,†he muttered to himself. He hated moving slowly, it meant he could be more easily spotted. But claws weren’t going to increase your grip on this ice, so anyone who tried to chase after him was in for a nasty situation where their feet would fly above their head.
Step by step, he moved across the street, until reaching a rather large fence. Infiltration time…
“Wait, wait. Running jump would be a stupid idea with all this ice…Oh. Look, there’s a gate to the right.â€
He moved to the gate and gave a push.
“Unlocked too.â€
As Venison walked across the grass, the ice crunched under his feet.
“Still cold,†he muttered.
“Well would you look at that. This one has a door on it. /sarcasm: How nice. It makes it look like a jail cell. Especially with the chain covering the door.â€
Unknown to him, there wasn’t any security on the doghouse (except maybe the door). That was in fact, the chain that kept Jump locked to the doghouse. It was just draped in just a way that it covered the door before going in through the window. But even the most perspective pets make mistakes. Especially if they haven’t eaten for 4 days.
Venison traced the chain to the side of the doghouse.
“Ha, standard pet-padlock. I’ll have this off in twenty seconds.â€
He grabbed the lockpick around his neck, shoved it into the small security device, and raked the pins in an expert fashion, sticking most of the pins in the simple padlock quickly.
*click*
“Also, why do I keep talking to myself? I should really break that habit,†he mused.
“YES!†He yelled.
“…Huh? Is someone…there?†Came a groggy voice from inside the doghouse.
“Ah,†said Venison. “I forgot to check if there was someone in the doghouse. Why do the smallest oversights become the biggest problems?" He thought fast. "Well, I could try running to the house. There will be food in there, for sure. I love how pet doors don't effect security systems...and they're a quick pick."
He sprinted across the lawn, toward the house, and shoved his lockpick in the pet-door lock.
"Com'on..." Venison said, beginning to panic.
His stomach began to complain again, and the pain flared up.
(Longpost is long! Let the hijinks begin!)
After a good night sleep he was ready breakfast, he pulled out a stool and stood on it to grab some cereal.
he shook it a few times to see if any was there "full box." he thought and put it on the table.
"bowl and milk... where are they now?...." he walked over to the box's that held all of the stuff
that they had brought along with them. he dragged the stool over again and peeped in.
"bowls! yay!" he whispered to him self, but unfortunately he found that all the fridge had so far was a bag of carrots.
he just groaned.
----------------------------------------------timepassage--------------------------------------------------------------
"Hey, come on hurry up dad!" Octavian said as he walked out the door onto the porch. he stop right before the ice looking out over the yard. his dad came up behind him "Hah! I've seen worse, come on." he said as he walked onto the ice with boots. he seemed to have little trouble with the ice, that encouraged Octavi. he walked off the porch and started slipping like mad, once he got his balance back he started slowly sliding his feet across the ice towards the car. when he finally got therehe hopped in and climbed in the back while his dad pulled out. "where we going?" he asked in the back as he was putting on his seat belt. "the store, why?" his dad said "just wondering" he dad just grumbled to this.
Cier awoke early the next morning, noting that he had risen before Del for once. He didn't realize just how early until he saw the clock, which read 4:23. 'Must be because I'm worried' he thought as he made breakfast. He had, after all been forced to turn back after Del had pointed out how smart it was to be carrying an umbrella in the middle of a thunderstorm. He ate quickly, wanting to get over to Jumpy's house as soon as possible. 'just how mad will Del be when she finds i left without her.' he wondered idly as he put on his scarf, only to have his question answered when a voice behind him shouted "Where do you think you're going." He winced inwardly, turning to look at the small, angry, gray figure standing on a nearby shelf.
"I was, um, going for a walk?"
"Not without me, you're not"
He walked over to the shelf, noting as he did so that she was already wearing her insulated labcoat. He held out his hand and she scurried up it and onto his head. He then tuned and headed for the door.
"Be careful walking on the road, it's bound to be slick" Del said
"Thanks mom." Cier said as he made his way slowly across the street (note sarcasm)
"I'm just saying, I wouldn't want you to fall and squish me." She retorted.
once they were safely across the street Cier headed directly towards Jumplions house, only to slow when he heard an unfamiliar voice yell "Yes!". wondering who it could be, he walked slowly around the house, finding a strange dog hunched over in front of the pet door. Just what he was doing there didn't sink in until a yell of "Stop, you!" came from his passenger.
(Thanks for the suggestion, Buck)
“Bwah?â€
Venison looked up over his shoulder.
“What the heck?!?! Why are there other pets out this early?!?! You've got to be kidding me! That’s just not fair!†he complained to himself.
“Ha. Open Sesame!â€
Venison knocked open the pet door, grabbed both sides and launched himself through the door. He skid across the floor and gave a swift kick to the pet door in the process, knocking it back shut. Then he scrambled to his feet.
“This,â€
He turned the lock back.
“Should stall them while I get some food. Hey, is that leftover dog-sgetti I smell?â€
He walked over to the counter. Apparently, the family had gone to bed without cleaning up. Humans only left everything out when they get preoccupied by something intense.
Then he spotted it.
A bowl. Full of dog-sghetti.
“Ooooh. Spicy sauce too…â€
He took two handfuls and stuffed them into his mouth…
“HERRK!†He began hacking. “That was SPA-ghetti! Argh, ARUGH! HOT SAUCE TOO HOT!â€
He jumped into the sink and turned the water on full blast. In his scramble, he knocked over the spaghetti bowl onto the ground, where it shattered the silence in the house with a loud *CERSH!*
Pounding on the back door. Movement upstairs. Another bowl to his right.
“This one better be dog-sghetti.†He unzipped his food pocket and dropped the entire bowl in.
“And now, let’s see if I can pull off a great escape.â€
He dashed towards the front door.
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GENERAL REPORT II
THE NEW ABDUCTION OF EUROPE
A film by Pere Portabella
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Stina Nyberg “Thunderstruck”
Sparkling Tesla coil in a feminist electricity show
Dressed in full protective gear she enters the stage, sends a bolt of lightning from her middle finger and creates a feminist electricity show.
Thunderstruck is inspired by the legendary inventor Nikola Tesla and his travelling magic shows at the turn of the last century. At a time when electricity was a scientific novelty his crackling tricks awoke amazement among the masses. The big star of his shows was his invention the Tesla coil – a kind of wireless power source that creates impressive bolts of lightning.
Now Stina Nyberg is here to cure our lack of fascination for electricity and to bring back some of its lost charm. Nyberg is a choreographer who works with dance, text, performance, light and darkness. With the help of interviews, experiments and her own Tesla coil she creates a way to experience the invisible forces that surround us – and experience filled with electricity, energy and magic.
http://1200m.org/stina/
Stina Nyberg (SE) is a dancer and choreographer who works both in Sweden and internationally. In her dance she uses the political and social history of the body seen from a feminist perspective as her point of departure. When she creates new work she usually spends a long period of time learning about a specific subject.
Choreography: Stina Nyberg | Choreographic assistance: Andros Zins-Browne | Music: Maria W Horn | Light design: Josefin Hinders | Technician: Katti Alm | Research: Sandra Linnell, Stina Nyberg, Zoë Poluch | Tesla coil: Finn Hammer/Hammertone | In collaboration with Riksteatern
20–21/10 2018
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Jun 2011 20
New Music Monday 6/20
RoleCage the Elephant, Company of Thieves, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Fitz and the Tantrums, Gardens & Villa, Get People, Hooray For Earth, Lulu & The Lampshades, new music monday
Now that summer is officially here, what better way to start it off other than giving out some new music. This week we’ve got tracks by Cage the Elephant, Company of Thieves, Fitz and the Tantrums, and more. There’s a little bit of everything in this mix, but it’s all perfect for t...
Inc. – “Swear”
Role4AD, EP 3, Inc., Swear
The LA duo Inc. used to go under the name Teen Inc. and now have a new EP 3 coming out via 4AD on July 26, 2011. Below is their single “Swear”. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Download Share on: Facebook StumbleUpon...
Stream: Bon Iver – Bon Iver
RoleBon Iver, Jagjaguwar, Stream
Bon Iver’s self-titled sophomore album was unfortunately leaked by iTunes nearly two months before the album’s actual release date, but for those of you who were patient enough can now stream the album below. The album is ten full tracks and carries some of the vibe of his past a...
New Coldplay Single - Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
RoleChris Martin, Coldplay, Every Teardrop is a Waterfall, New Single
Coldplay just released their new single Every Teardrop is a Waterfall an upbeat tune, that is rather fitting for summer. They released the single in preparation for all the festivals that they’ll be playing this summer. Share on: Facebook StumbleUpon...
James Blake Cover of Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You"
RoleA Case of You, james blake, Joni Mitchell, Klavierwerke, Live, Show Review, The Troubadour
Earlier this week James Blake played his first show in LA at The Troubadour, and to top it off it was a sold out show. James Blake played songs from his new self titled debut album, as well as songs from his EP, Klavierwerke. The crowd welcomed James Blake with shouts of “Welcome to LA” ...
Bon Iver - "Calgary"
RoleBon Iver, Calgary, Jagjaguwar, new music
Bon Iver has released the first single off of their upcoming self titled LP. The track is titled “Calgary” and is absolutely perfect for this rainy day weather. Bon Iver will be released on 6/21 via JagJaguwar and can be pre-ordered on iTunes starting tomorrow. Share on: Facebook Stumble...
SBTRKT x Little Dragon: “Wildfire”
RoleLittle Dragon, SBTRKT, Wildfire, Young Turks, Yukimi Nagano
SBTRKT just released an insanely fresh new single featuring Yukimi Nagano from Little Dragon titled Wildfire. The track is off of SBTRKT’s upcoming self titled LP, due June 28 via Young Turks. SBTRKT – Wildfire [Audio clip: view full post to listen] (via gorilla vs bear) Share on: Facebo...
Black Keys Cover Buddy Holly
Roleblack keys, Buddy Holly, Dearest, in the open, listen, music, new music
On June 28, a compilation tribute album to Buddy Holly will be released via Fantasy/Concord and will include songs from all kinds of musicians ranging from Florence and the Machine to Lou Reed. As a teaser Fantasy/Concord released a cover of “Dearest” by The Black Keys. The song is so la...
Apr 2011 03
Stream Foo Fighters New Album
Rolefoo fighters, in the open, new album, RCA, Roswell, Wasting Light
You can now stream the new Foo Fighters album, “Wasting Light”, on their website. “Wasting Light is their seventh album and will be released on April 11th via Roswell/RCA. You can also stream the album below: Wasting Light by Foo Fighters Share on: Facebook StumbleUpon...
New TV on the Radio Song: “Caffeinated Consciousness”
RoleAudio, Interscope, music, NEW, Nine Types of Light, TV on the Radio
Last week we heard “Will Do”, the latest TV on the Radio track off of Nine Types of Light and now they’ve come back with yet another song: “Caffeinated Consciousness”. Nine Types of Light is coming out on April 12th via Interscope. Just follow the widget below to get a ...
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Vanity Fair’s Oscar after-party was where to mingle with Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell, Priyanka Chopra and many more
by Shinan Govan
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. - No host. No problem.
After the first DIY Oscars in decades, both Freddie Mercury and Queen Anne having been summoned, courtesy of the Best Actor and Actress wins, it was officially Vanity Fair o'clock on Sunday night.
Held once again in a custom aerie designed by Basil Walter in the inside-outside space that is the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, the whole party - which did come with a host in the form of editor-in-chief Radhika Jones and this year an 80-foot chandelier made of moving motorized spheres - was, as always, an ever-cresting wave, encompassing everyone from Marilyn Manson to Mindy Kaling to Rupert Murdoch.
There's Lady Gaga on a stool on the terrace, smoking a stealth cigarette as her Oscar statuette sits next to her: the portrait of an almost post-coital exaltation after a long awards-season hustle. There is Richard E. Grant jettisoning his suit blazer and bowtie, fully untucking his shirt to dance madly, first, with Marisa Tomei, and then - to "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - with both Amy Adams and Melissa McCarthy (who, incidentally, arrived at the VF party wearing hilarious his-and-hers Adidas tracksuits with her husband). There is the one-time homebody-turned-Harlequin stud Jeff Bezos, crossing paths - only in Hollywood! - with William Morris co-head Patrick Whitesell, whose wife just left him to be with Bezos in that great, ongoing soap opera of 2019.
Chris Evans stalks the room. Tom Ford gives good Tom Ford. Joni Mitchell is frail - but there! Big smile. Miley and Priyanka and Liam and Nick: say hello to the newlyweds!
The absolute fun of the party, as I have long said: watching stars watch other stars and seeing different factions of fame intrude on another. It all reminds me of what writer John Updike once said when he mused, "Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face." Or, likewise, when that other great oracle of our present age, Cardi B, declared, "Fame isn't art, but the person you become when you're famous - your alter ego - that's art."
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Ar Magic System Martín Nadal, Damien Stewart, Javier Lloret, Blanca Rego, Julio Lucio y Jordi Puig (Lalalab) 2007 big screen, face recognition, video, video, multi-user, 180 large field of view, no narrative, anywhere, Medialab Prado, Openframework, face
Interactive system inspired in the magic tricks of Deli magician that were later reproduced by the famous David Copperfield. This tricks consisted in cutting the head of a duch and a chicken, interchange them and later place them again in their correspondant bodies.
ARflashmob Sander Veenhof / SNDRV 2010 flashmob, event, Smartphone, shape recognition, marker, 3d still, multi-user, 360 small field of view, statue, Amsterdam, reactive to hand position, no narrative, Dam square
Every square in every major city in the world knows the 'human statue' phenomenon. On the Dam square in Amsterdam we've the following set of characters: a Darth Vader, a superman, a gladiator and some undecipherable sort of gothic characters. Even though they have nothing to do with the city of Amsterdam, people go and have their picture taken with them on and off. But not on the 24th of April! Then, the majority of people will be photographing the empty space beside Darth. Because that space will be occupied by virtual 'human sculptures', brought alive by Augmented Reality applications on iPhones and Android devices!
Art of Defense Augmented Environments Lab (Georgia Institute of Technology) 2009 Smartphone, shape recognition, tilt sensor, graphic playing board, generative animation, multi-user, 360 small field of view, reactive to hand position, interactive linear narrative, on any suface, game, novel, phone
Art of Defense (AoD) is a novel AR game for a commodity phone (the Nokia N95). The goal of Art Of Defense is to explore game design and interaction techniques that are well suited to mobile AR on a small screen device. One principle guiding AoD is to uses the phones limitations as part of the game itself; in this case, designing assuming the player has a limited view of a larger game space.
Augmented Reality Sorin Volcu (Spienza Universita di Roma) 2008 output free video, video edit, library, mixed-media video, multi-user, to watch on a screen, linear narrative, watchable anywhere, concept video, research, science-fiction
A sience fiction video about a augmented future of education
Augmented Sculpture Series Pablo Valbuena 2007 spacial Projection, videomapping, sculpture, animation, sound, multi-user, 180 large field of view, natural eye movement, linear narrative, space-specific for sculpture, ars electronica, projection mapping
This project is focused on the temporary quality of space, investigating space-time not only as a three dimensional environment, but as space in transformation. For this purpose two layers are produced that explore different aspects of the space-time reality. On the one hand the physical layer, which controls the real space and shapes the volumetric base that serves as support for the next level. The second level is a virtual projected layer that allows controlling the transformation and sequentiality of space-time. These ideas come to life in an abstract and geometric envelope, enhanced with synesthetic audio elements and establishing a dialogue with the observer.
Augmented Shadow Joon Moon 2010 Table screen, shape recognition, markers, generative animation, multi-user, 180 large field of view, interactive non-linear narrative, anywhere, shadows, openframeworks, ISMAR, table
Augmented Shadow is a design experiment producing an artificial shadow effect through the use of tangible objects, blocks, on a displayable tabletop interface. Its goal is to offer a new type of user-experience. The project plays on the fact that shadows present distorted silhouettes depending on the light.
Bamzooki Jason Garbett, Rupert Harris (BBC) 2010 television, 'Free-D' marker recognition, video, marker, generative animation, sound, multi-user, small field of view, game show, linear narrative, on any television, television, game, show, entertainment
Children's entertainment show in which teams of kids design creatures called zooks which are put to the test against each other. The BBC’s Virtual Studiotechnology was used to enable realtime composition of the 3D rendered graphics with live camera feeds. Each studio camera has a dedicated render PC to render the virtual scene from that camera’s perspective. To know what a studio camera’s perspective is, each camera is fitted with a second ‘Free-D’ camera which points towards the ceiling. On the ceiling are reflective, circular bar codes. The 3-D camera data is fed to a computer system that identifies the targets on the ceiling and calculates that camera’s position and orientation, 50 times a second.
Body Paint Mehmet Akten 2009 spacial projection, motion tracking, bodies, generative animation, multi-user, large field of view, human live performance, interaction with public, live, generative, non-linear narrative, any stage, live, dance, motion tracking, real-time
“Body Paint” by Mehmet Akten is an interactive installation and performance allowing users to paint on a virtual canvas with their body, interpreting gestures and dance into evolving compositions. The installation is designed to work with any number of people and is scalable to cover small or large areas. The interaction is very simple - movement creates paint. Hidden in the simplicity, are many layers of subtle details. Different aspects of the motion - size, speed, acceleration, curvature, distance all have an effect on the outcome - strokes, splashes, drips, spirals - and is left up to the users to play and discover.
Coraline Interactive Store Front (Total Immersion, Inwindow Outdoor) 2008 screen, shape recognition, video, still, multi-user, small field of view, reactive to head position, non-linear, any shopping window, ARvertising, movie, hologram, shopping window
These “Storescapes” ran for a month in fourteen locations across seven major US markets featured holographic images of ghost children. Other displays incorporated augmented reality which superimposed images onto pedestrians. Onlookers could see their reflections in a screen with animations including button eyes covering their real eyes. In other locations, there were elements that responded to human gestures such as clearing away frost to reveal parents pleading for help.
Curious Displays Julia Yu Tsao 2010 Spacial Projection, video mapping, model livingroom, animation, sound, multi-user, 180 large field of view, linear narrative, model of living room could be placed anywhere, concept video, projection mapping, research, science-fiction
Curious Displays functions simultaneously as a form of design research and as a proposal for a new product, a future display technology. The project explores our relationship with devices and technology by examining the multi-dimensionality of communication and the complexity of social behavior and interaction. In its essence, the project functions as a piece of design fiction, considering the fluctuating nature of our present engagement with media technology and providing futurist imaginings of other ways of being.
De Pong Game Arjan Westerdiep, Benjamin Gaulon (Recyclism) 2005 projection, projectionmapping, architecture, generative animation, sound, multi-user, 180 large field of view, interactive non linear narrative, on any building, long setup, Ososphere festival, Art Rock festival, Hansaflux festival, Superflux festiva, DEAF festival Dublin, Lightwave festival
This project is exploring the concept of Augmented Reality by using and interacting with urban architectures [buildings] as background for the game. Thus the game is projected on a building and the limits of that building are becoming the limits of the game area. The ball projected on the building bounces along the limits of the walls. The software is also using the windows as an obstacles for the game. So the ball is limited to frame of the building. As you touch the ball with the slider, its speed increases and because the ball bounces on all the obstacles of the architecture it becomes more and more difficult to play.
Domestic Robocop Keiichi Matsuda 2010 output free video, video edit, kitchen, mixed-media video, multi-user, to watch on a screen, linear narrative, watchable anywhere, concept video, research, science-fiction
The latter half of the 20th century saw the built environment merged with media space, and architecture taking on new roles related to branding, image and consumerism. Augmented reality may recontextualise the functions of consumerism and architecture, and change in the way in which we operate within it. A film produced for my final year Masters in Architecture, part of a larger project about the social and architectural consequences of new media and augmented reality.
Epizentrum Martin Zeplichal 2005 projection, videomapping, architecture, reactive animation, multi-user, 180 large field of view, no narrative, anywhere indoors, long setup, projectionmapping, audio reactive, energy, edges
The sensitive reciprocity between visitor and space is visualized by interactively animating the existing architectural geometry. Seismographic oscillations produced by the visitor of the space get amplified and every step causes striking movements of the ambient itself. This map of oscillation gets amplified and transferred into a visible real-time animation that projects the animated edges of the building geometry on itself. The space visibly moves and becomes both interactive toy and interface.
Extension Series Pablo Valbuena 2009 spacial Projection, videomapping, indoors architecture, animation, sound, multi-user, 180 large field of view, natural eye movement, linear narrative, space-specific, vooruit, projection mapping, almost cinema
The result is a game of light and dark. On and off. Present and absent. Virtual and real. A binary system made to measure for the digital age. The age where light does not mean anything without the reference to dark, and ‘on’ does not mean anything without ‘off’. Where the present always refers to the absent. Where you cannot see what is virtual without reality. Together they form one reality: the space, the map, the plan in which we are.
Eye pet Nicolas Doucet (playstation) 2009 tv screen, motion detection, user, generative animation, multi-user, flat small field of view, non-linear interactive narrative, any tv with playstation, playstation3, game, kids
The game uses the PlayStation Eye camera to allow a virtual pet to interact with people and objects in the real world. Using augmented reality, the simian, gremlin-like creature appears to be aware of its environment and surroundings and reacts to them accordingly. The player can place objects in front of the animal and the game will interpret what the object is and respond to it.[
Film Museum - Augmented Sand Sculpture Theo Watson, Emily Gobeille (Film Museum Amsterdam) 2009 spacial projection, videomapping, sand sculpture, animation, sound, multi-user, 180 large field of view, natural eye movement, linear 2 minute animation, space-specific, projection mapping, sculpture, architecture
For the groundbreaking of the new Film Museum site in Amsterdam Overhoek I was asked by Wieden + Kennedy to develop an augmented projection to dynamically unveil a five meter long sand sculpture of the future building. Working with Emily Gobeille we developed a two minute animation that unveiled the building in a series of stages that highlighted both the architectural elements of the building as well as giving a preview of what people would experience inside.
Generative Graffiti Theo Watson (Eyebeam's Graffiti Research Lab) 2006 spacial projection, lit window recognition, Maritime Hotel, generative abstract animation, multi-user, 180 large field of view, natural eye movement, non-lineair animation reacts to the lit windows in the hotel, space- specific, outdoors, hotel, generative, graffiti, projection, architecture
In collaboration with Eyebeam's Graffiti Research Lab. A particle based drawing system that spawns particles from the lit up windows of the Maritime Hotel. The particles are attracted to one another but will repel away from the non-lit windows.
Grazing Jellies Neil Mendonza, Hudson-Powell (Abandon Normal Devices festival) 2010 desktop screen, 3D mapping, forrest, generative animation, multi-user, 180 small field of view, reacts to body movement and sound, generative non-liear narrative, space specific, nature, forrest
Grazing Jellies creates a view into a forest where cosmic slugs munch on space men's helmets and melon slices. These hungry hallucinations are inquisitive as well as starving, if there's movement in the trees or some chatter on the ground they'll pay it a visit.
Grote Kerk Yannick Jacquet, Joanie Lemercier, Olivier Ratsi, Romain Tardi (AntiVJ) 2009 Spacial Projection, video mapping, organ, animation, sound, multi-user, 180 large field of view, linear narrative, space-specific, live performance, organ, music, projection mapping
AntiVJ has performed in the Cathedral of Breda. For this new creation the organ acts as a central part to both the projections and the music. Key events of the history of the cathedral will be explored in a metaphoric way.
GRrrrrridWAVE EXYZ, Boris Edelstein,1024 2006 Spacial Projection, video mapping, Metavilla installation, animation, multi-user, 360 large field of view, linear narrative, space-specific, Architecture Biennale, installation
A live building? Enhanced architecture? For one week, GrrrrrridWave gave the METAVILLA installation, in the French Pavilion of the 10th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, a new virtual skin. The Metavilla structure was entirely remapped in 3d.
Hand From Above Chris O’Shea (Abandon Normal Devices, Liverpool City Council, BBC) 2009 moving billboard, video tracking, people on the square, video and animation, multi-user, large field of view, reacts on human presence, non-linear narrative, any square, Leicester Comedy Festival
Hand From Above encourages us to question our normal routine when we often find ourselves rushing from one destination to another. Inspired by Land of the Giants and Goliath, we are reminded of mythical stories by mischievously unleashing a giant hand from the BBC Big Screen. Passers by will be playfully transformed. What if humans weren’t on top of the food chain?
HoloCubtile (Immersion, ANR) 2009 sculpture and mirror, motion and tactile sensors, human gestures, generative animation, multi-user, 180 large field of view, reacts to hand gestures, interactive non-linear narrative, could be placed anywhere indoors, long setup time required, tactile, cube, light, mirror, hologram, Laval Virtual
The HoloCubtile is an augmented reality device that makes use of a mirror to blend the visualization and interaction spaces. That way, the three-dimensional object really appears in the reflected user’s hands,
Laser Tag Theo Watson (Eyebeam's Graffiti Research Lab) 2007 spacial projection, laser, hand-drawn graphic, generative abstract graphics, multi-user, 180 large field of view, natural eye movement, non-linear graphics generated by the public, anywhere, quick setup, laser, outdoors, generative, graffiti, projection, architecture
During a cold week in February, armed with several high power lasers, two hardcore projectors and a camper van, the Graffiti Research Lab and I went about turning the back of a large office building in Rotterdam into a massive laser-tagable space. Writers from all over Europe came down to have a go at writing their tags 140 feet high. Kids, old people and random members of the public all enjoyed being able to write messages on a building which could be seen across the whole city.
Les Animaux du Futur (Total Immersion) 2008 handheld binoculars, sensor bracelet, sensor bracelet, video, video, decor, interactive animation, multi-user, 180 choice of perspective, large field of view, reactive to head and hand position, interactive linear narrative, space-specific, futuroscope, the future is wild, amusement park
Futoroscope, a French amusement park, recently introduced Total Immersion's technology in their new dark ride « The Future is Wild ». The goal was to insert Computer Graphics animals that will be living in millions of years from now, into different envionmental sets. In addition each scenario is enhanced with several interactions between the audience and the animals occuring in real time.
Long Chair Palnoise, !COODI 2008 projection, videomapping, chair, animation, multi-user, 180 large field of view, linear narrative, the chair can be paced anywhere, design, interior design
This videoinstallation consist in a long chair video projected in a true scene, no manipulation recorded.
MagicBook Mark Billinghurst , Raphael Grasset , Julian Looser , Hartmut Seichter , Andreas Duenser (HITlabNZ) 2008 handheld glaces, shape recognition, marker, animation, multi-user, 360 large field of view, reactive to hand, marker position, linear narrative, on any surface, books, collaboration
The MagicBook explores seamless transition between reality and virtual reality. When users look at the pages of a real book through a hand held display they can see virtual content superimposed over the real pages. When they see an Augmented Reality (AR) scene they like, the user can fly into the scene and experience it as an immersive virutal environment. In addition the book serves as a focus for collaboration. When several users look at the same book page they can see the AR image from their own viewpoint and when one flys into the virtual model, the other users see her as a virtual character in the scene.
N Building Teradadesign+Qosmo 2009 handheld display, phone, graphic image recognition, marker facade, twitter feed, animation, multi-user, 180 small field of view, reactive to hand position, non-linear real-time metadata, space-specific, informational, see trough, building, twitter
N Building is a commercial structure located near Tachikawa station amidst a shopping district. Being a commercial building signs or billboards are typically attached to its facade which we feel undermines the structures' identity. As a solution we thought to use a QR Code as the facade itself. By reading the QR Code with your mobile device you will be taken to a site which includes up to date shop information. In this manner we envision a cityscape unhindered by ubiquitous signage and also an improvement to the quality and accuracy of the information itself.
Night Lights Joel Gethin Lewis, Zach Lieberman, Pete Hellicar, Kyle McDonald, Todd Vanderlin w/ Daito (The Electric Canvas, YesYesNo, Inside Out, The Church ) 2009 spacial projection, projection mapping, motion tracking, building, live video feed of people, generative video, multi-user, 180 large field of view, uses body outlines, generative non-linear narrative, mapped on the ferry building, projectionmapping, phone, movement, openframeworks
In this installation YesYesNo teamed up with The Church, Inside Out Productions and Electric Canvas to turn the Auckland Ferry Building into an interactive playground. Our job was to create an installation that would go beyond merely projection on buildings and allow viewers to become performers, by taking their body movements and amplifying them 5 stories tall
Nuits Sonores Yannick Jacquet, Joanie Lemercier, Olivier Ratsi, Romain Tardy (AntiVJ) 2009 Spacial Projection, video mapping, sculpture, animation, sound, multi-user, 180 large field of view, linear narrative, space-specific, Nuits Sonores festival, live performance, club, VJ, projection mapping
We've been asked to do the stage design for one room of the festival, so we combined ideas discovered in previous projects (Light sculptures and light painting) to do a minimal and geometric setup.This was the perfect opportunity to test the latest version of our mapping software in live condition, and it worked really well: it only took a few minutes to map the 3D dj booth, and then many visuals and loops were already ready to play, when it usually took a couple of hours to produce basic animations.Here are a few pictures and videos found on internet, and we'll do a video report shortly, with more visuals and details about the project.
OUT/IN Nikita Tsymbal, Anna Abalikhina, Sergei Komarov, Maria Smirnova (Asymmetrique Answer performance group) 2009 spacial projection, motion tracking, body dancer, generative animation, multi-user, large field of view, human live performance, live, generative, non-linear narrative, any stage, live, dance, motion tracking, real-time
Our project is a reaction to the surrounding reality. Not a confrontation and a protest, but an action positive and creative.This is interdisciplinary high tech project which includes choreography, design, fashion, programming and media art. It’s the union of technology and actual art…
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Home > Feature
K-pop stars flaunt athletic agility in ‘Idol Star Athletics Championships’
Published : Sept 26, 2018 - 15:02
Updated : Sept 26, 2018 - 15:02
(Screen-captured from MBC’s “Idol Star Atheltcis Championships -- Chuseok Special”)
MBC’s annual “Idol Star Athletics Championships -- Chuseok Special” aired its first episode on Tuesday with many K-pop stars showcasing impressive athletic performances.
On the first day of the sports event, K-pop stars competed in various sports categories: jokgu, archery, bowling, rhythmic gymnastics and track and field.
Key events included the semi-final rounds in bowling and archery, final rounds in jokgu and rhythmic gymnastics.
This marked the first time the show hosted a jokgu event featuring male idol singers. To those unfamiliar with the Korean sport, jokgu is one that combines skills used in soccer and volleyball. Players can only use their foot in handling the ball.
In rhythmic gymnastics, Yu-kyung of K-pop girl group Elris impressed judges with her complex routine and earned a gold medal after scoring 12.95 points. CLC’s Seung-yeon followed close behind with 12.6 points and April’s Na-eun came in third with 11.65.
K-pop girl groups Twice and Red Velvet showed fierce rivalry as they faced off in the first round of semi-finals for archery. Team Red Velvet took home victory for S.M. Entertainment with a final score of 85 against Twice’s 71.
The second day of the sports competition is scheduled to air on Wednesday at 5:55 p.m.
By Catherine Chung (cec82@heraldcorp.com)
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Jay Sekulow discussed a global pardon - DEPOSITION OF: MICHAEL COHEN
RE: Jay Sekulow discussed a global pardon - DEPOSITION OF: MICHAEL COHEN
Fork Wrote: (05-21-2019 06:03 PM)
Obviously he's lying because he didn't get a pardon now did he
Obviously you haven't reviewed the deposition.
Cohen has stated Trump's lawyers asked him to lie repeatedly.
take some time and go look....
so - cohen has lied repeatedly to congress and trump wanted him to lie even more? - started to get as if how can you tell when cohen is telling truth?
Documents and/or recorded phone calls work just fine.
Cohen gives House committee files showing Moscow Tower statement edited by Trump lawyers
"The documents provided by Cohen in a closed-door interview with the panel on Wednesday are not public, but two sources confirmed to Fox News that they included edits from the president’s legal team. It’s unclear who exactly edited the documents or what exactly was changed."
"Another source familiar with the records and close to Cohen said, “He wrote the first version. He lied because he was given clear message to stay on message. There were many versions of the original document he wrote circulated among the lawyers in the joint defense agreement. There were edits proposed by certain lawyers. Some were accepted and some were rejected. The final version is what was the issue in August 2017.”
In public testimony last week, Cohen told the House Oversight Committee that Trump’s attorneys, including Jay Sekulow, had reviewed and edited the statement he provided to Congress.
Sekulow has denied wrongdoing, saying in a statement after the hearing that the “testimony by Michael Cohen that attorneys for the President edited or changed his statement to Congress to alter the duration of the Trump Tower Moscow negotiations is completely false.”
https://dnyuz.com/2019/03/07/cohen-gives...p-lawyers/
same way as your orange jesus.
when their lips are moving
Cosmic Day Wrote: (05-21-2019 09:16 PM)
Luvapottamus Wrote: (05-21-2019 08:59 PM)
You can lie in political ads, and on twitter.
And when reporting news.
USA is ruled under mosaic laws with its judicial system and judges.
That shalt not bear false witness (lying under oath in a court of law).
There are no others commands for not lying in the OT. Both Moses and the Ten Commandments are statuesquely represented on the facade of the US Supreme Court building.
Well Jay Sekulow is royally fvcked, he's a Messianic Jew with a Christian Radio Show .
I will assume that Jay would tell others that it's a sin to lie under oath or not...
Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
"Jay Sekulow Live!
Jay Sekulow Live! with Jay Sekulow"
https://www.christianradio.com/ministry/...58503.html
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NY Assembly set to close double jeopardy loophole
Source: WCAX-TV
"A presidential pardon for federal crimes won't be enough to clear a person of similar state charges under legislation poised for passage in New York.
The Democrat-led state Assembly plans to vote Tuesday on a measure closing a legal loophole in the state's double jeopardy law that prosecutors say could allow someone pardoned by the president to argue they can't be charged at the state level.
New York prosecutors and the lawmakers behind the bill say it's necessary to ensure the state's investigations into Trump and his associates can't be derailed through a White House pardon.
The bill has already passed the state Senate, so passage in the Assembly will send it to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who supports the measure."
Read more: https://www.wcax.com/content/news/NY-sta...12691.html
Isabella Wrote: (05-21-2019 11:38 PM)
Trump Derangement Syndrome is alive and well in Albany.
At some point, if the Democrats were sane, they would realize singling out Trump like this is just going to get him reelected.
I'm counting on TDS to continue to be the driving force behind the Democrats.
Someday, someone is going to have to explain this blind hatred of Trump.
LIARLIARPANTSONFIRE
NEW YORK — A contrite Michael Cohen on Wednesday received three years in prison for a series of tax fraud and lying charges, sending another former Donald Trump associate to jail.
So a liar and a fraudster is your star witness??
No better place then the SDNY and NY State to expose Trump & Co...it's his happy hunting grounds and where he made all his transitions from.
Is he scared of them too?
LIARLIARPANTSONFIRE Wrote: (05-22-2019 12:10 AM)
Nah, just a smarter liar and fraud then Trump, he kept documents and handed them over.
Luvapottamus
Isabella Wrote: (05-22-2019 12:45 AM)
That's a violation of bar ethics.
There is no such thing as sovereign debt. Reinstate Greenbacks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb5OQUElilo
Tax Wallstreet Party
United Front Against Austerity
It is a futile effort.
You have to apply the law in force when the crime was committed.
They can do this.
But it won't apply to any Trump investigations (since Trump isn't involved in his businesses at the moment there aren't any current crimes to investigate).
Even if they get a conviction, Trump and Assoc. can appeal to the Federal system where it will get tossed.
You can't pass a law to affect punishment on someones past crimes. Ex post-facto will get brutalized in a court challenge.
Luvapottamus Wrote: (05-22-2019 12:46 AM)
Not when the lawyer and client are in cahoots to commit a crime..in this scenario it was Trump, his WH lawyers and his fixer lawyer Cohen.
All conspiring to change Cohen's testimony before congress to match Trump's time line of the Trump Tower Moscow deal, the charge/lie Cohen plead guilty to.
A good attorney would have refused to testify.
But on the other paw....
Trump didn't want an ethical one, so he got what he paid for didn't he?
wrong post.
(This post was last modified: 05-22-2019 01:04 AM by Isabella.)
Trump's 2 personal lawyers and fixers both got disbarred after years of defending him.
Roy Cohen and Michael Cohen...
Knowing him somewhere down the line there's another lawyer named Cohen waiting in the wings...
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1:51pm 19.03.2018 Uncategorised by Jack Beresford
Video: Shocking Scenes As Cirque Du Soleil Performer Falls To His Death
Yann Arnaud lost his grip as he soared high above the stage.
Image Getty
An investigation is underway after a Cirque du Soleil acrobat plunged to his death in front of a shocked audience while performing a routine for the first time on stage in Florida.
In horrifying footage shared online, seasoned performer Yann Arnaud lost his grip as he swung high above the stage during a show in the US.
The 38-year-old was taken to hospital near Tampa but later succumbed to his injuries.
“We were very surprised, considering his experience, that something like that happened,” company president Daniel Lamarre told Reuters. “I cannot describe to you how the people feel. It’s terrible.”
The accident, which marks the company’s third death in 34 years, is now being investigated.
Arnaud, who is the father two young children, had posted excitedly about getting to debut his “straps duo act” with aerial lamp artist Pawel Walczewski just hours prior to the accident.
“After so much work and training and staging, our straps duo act is finally in the show tonight,” he wrote on Instagram. “It’s time to go for it.”
Arnaud had been part of Cirque du Soleil for more than 15 years and his death has rocked the company, which cancelled its subsequent Tampa shows. Footage of the fall has since found its way online and shows that Arnaud appeared to lose his grip before falling from a significant height.
A statement from Mr Lamarre said : “The entire Cirque du Soleil family is in shock and devastated by this tragedy.
“Yann… was loved by all who had the chance to know him.
“Over the coming days and weeks, our focus will be on supporting Yann’s family and our employees, especially the VOLTA team, as we go through these difficult times together.”
Arnaud in only the second performer to die during a Cirque du Soleil show, following on from Sarah Guyard-Guillot, a French acrobat who fell to her death in Las Vegas back in 2013.
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Home Sports Basketball Women’s hoops win the week over
Women’s hoops win the week over
By: Phillip Lutz, Sports Editor
The UM-Dearborn women’s basketball team won two crucial games this week against Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) opponents. The beleaguered Wolverines gutted out two victories against quality teams.
On Wednesday the Wolverines traveled for their final time of the season as they faced off against the Northwestern Ohio Racers. The Wolverines kept the game close in the first quarter finding themselves down 22-19.
The second quarter saw very little scoring from both teams with the Racers holding the slight lead (34-24) going into halftime. The Wolverines took it to the Racers in the third quarter outscoring the Racers 24-8. The Wolverines took the 48-42 lead after three quarters and would not lose the momentum.
The Wolverines won the game 69-62. Sophomore Jeorgia Jones led the Wolverines with 10 points in the third quarter. She finished the game with 15 points including hitting five of seven from the free throw line. She also added six rebounds, three steals, and two assists.
Sophomore Sade Lemons led the team with 16 points including three shots from 3-point range. Lemons also had four rebounds and three assists.
Coach Jordan Sweeney said “Sade played well, got threes when we needed them.”
Junior Natalie Spala added 11 points and went seven of eight from the free throw line.
Senior Emily Heinrich led the team with seven rebounds, and senior Megan Swick hit three of four from downtown scoring 10 points.
The Racers were led in scoring by Emily Patton with 21 points and Cori Dickson with 16 points.
“We came out guns a blazing in the first quarter. We only scored five points in the second quarter. Played better in the second half, and better on the glass” Sweeney said.
The Wolverines returned home on Saturday as they welcomed in the Madonna University Crusaders at the UM-Dearborn Fieldhouse. The team had a score to settle with the Crusaders after their 74-65 loss earlier this season.
The Wolverines found themselves down by one point after the first quarter and down three points going into halftime. They found their stride in the third quarter scoring 21 points to just 10 points. This gave them a leading score of 54-46 at the end of the third quarter.
The fourth quarter was highly contested but the Wolverines finally won out with a score of 69-56. This gives the Wolverines a record of 8-20 overall and 3-16 in the WHAC.
Lemons led the team with 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, and three steals. She was the leading lady for the Wolverines finding her groove and taking it to the Crusaders.
Junior Kendall Rose scored 14 points off the bench. Rose hit two shots from downtown and six of eight from the free throw line. Jeorgia Jones would not be stopped as she added 12 points of her own. She also had eight rebounds, and two assists.
“We were firing on all cylinders to start the game but struggled to get stops late in the first half. We clawed our way back into the game” Sweeney said. He went on to say “Marisa was really good off the bench, even though she only scored six points she gave us a great amount of energy.”
The Crusaders were led by Becca Sabol with 17 points and Lindsey Herndon who scored 15 points. The Wolverines were not fooled this time as they only allowed Herndon four made shots from 3-point range.
The Wolverines will play their final game of the season at the UM-Dearborn Fieldhouse as they welcome in Cornerstone University on Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. This will also be senior night to honor the Wolverines playing their last game.
“We will honor our departing seniors before the game then give great effort on every play” Sweeney said.
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MLG Meets: Michael Sroczynski Of City Interactive
May 4th, 2010 by xeroxeroxero
We got in touch with City Interactive, the team behind the incredibly interesting looking FPS that is Sniper: Ghost Warrior to get the low down on their new title.
Xero: To get things started, can you tell the readers of Midlife Gamer who you are and what you do?
Michael Sroczynski: My name is Michael Sroczynski, I’m the co-producer for Sniper: Ghost Warrior.
X: Next thing that we’d like to know, which is a staple of any interview we conduct, what is you favourite beverage and what is your favorite biscuit?
MS: Zywiec beer and blueberry muffins.
X: So tell us about Sniper Ghost Warrior; what is the title about, what release window are you aiming for and why should gamers be getting excited?
MS: Sniper: Ghost Warrior tells the story of a special ops team who are sent to Isle Truena, a fictional island/country located near the west coast of South America. Their mission is to eliminate the evil dictator, General Vasquez and support the local rebellion in overthrowing the regime. We are aiming at the beginning of June 2010. We believe that a full blown modern day sniper game is what the industry was lacking and now here it is.
X: From what we’ve seen so far, the game is looking to be going for a degree of realism, what with the recognisable environments, a very strong looking game engine and the naturalistic aesthetic style. Is the gameplay equally realistic or slightly more outlandish?
MS: There are several factors the player has to take in consideration when lining up his shot: the wind, the distance, the weather conditions (rain, fog, etc.) and also (like a real sniper) the ability to control his own body, and to focus on the target. The enemies behave naturally: they go from calm to urgent and alarmed depending on the player’s actions. When developing the game we understood that not everyone would enjoy 100% realistic sniper gameplay so our main goal was to keep it fun. Also, in Easy Mode you can switch on an indicator which will show you where the bullet is going to hit, so the game becomes friendly for more inexperienced players.
X: Is sniping all that you’ll be doing in-game a la Silent Scope or are there other elements such as up-close combat, stealth elements etc?
MS: Throughout the game the players will have to use stealth to pass enemy territory, do some long distance shooting, will play as a soldier from an assault unit and go in guns blazing. This game is for anyone who enjoys the first person perspective genre.
X: What kind of online component will you be implementing? Is creating a persistant community of particular importance with this release or is the focus on the single player experience?
MS: All the folks who enjoy playing as snipers online will feel at home in our multi-player mode – one of the maps is even called ‘Campers paradise’. Official details on the online mode coming soon. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for up to date news.
X: Being a current generation, modern day shooter with a gritty feel, will obviously be putting you up against some particularly heavy hitters when it comes to the first person shooter genre; namely Activision’s Call Of Duty franchise and EA’s upcoming Medal Of Honor reboot. What is it that will be distinguishing Sniper Ghost Warrior from the rest of this illustrious pack?
MS: We believe we created the best sniping experience in a video game ever. Being the predator, observing your prey (who doesn’t have a clue that he is in your sights) makes you feel powerful. We wanted the players to experience this feeling. Our game is unique: a full blown modern times sniper game with unpredictable tempo changes.
X: The title will be receiving both a PC and a 360 release, yet no word yet on a PS3 version, is there a particular reason that Sony’s console won’t be seeing a port?
MS: Nobody said that it won’t be seeing a port. Nothing official yet, but we take all possibilities into consideration.
For more information on Sniper: Ghost Warrior, check out the official website.
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Cinema Releases - Winter Sleep
On DVD and VOD now
The Palme d'Or winner from Nuri Bilge Ceylan is set in the hilly landscape of Cappadocia in Central Anatolia, where the local celebrity, a former actor Aydin (Haluk Bilginer), owns a small hotel cut into the hillside. It’s now winter and the off-season. Aydin runs the hotel with his younger wife Nihal (Melisa Sözen), writes a column for the local newspaper, and is playing with the idea of producing a book on Turkish theatre.
He has also inherited local properties from his father, but leaves the business of rent collection to his agent. When a local boy, resentful of his father’s humiliation at the hands of the agent, throws a stone at a jeep whilst Aydin and his agent are driving in it, Aydin ducks out of any responsibility or involvement.
As the film progresses, the cocoon in which the self-satisfied and insular man has wrapped himself is gradually unravelled . In a series of magnificent set pieces, the film takes a close look at Aydin's interactions with his wife, his recently divorced sister, and the family of the stone-throwing boy.
Aydin is finally brought face-to-face with who and what he truly is.
PALME D'OR, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2014
FIPRESCI PRIZE, Cannes 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION, GALA SCREENING, LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2014
Nuri Bilge Ceylan Director
Nuri Bilge Ceylan is a Turkish film director, photographer, screenwriter and actor born in Istanbul in 1959. After several years of studying electrical engineering, he got interested in photography and cinema. He then travelled to London and Katmandu, and did eighteen months of military service, before studying filmmaking for two years at Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul. He supported himself doing commercial photography. His first short film, Koza, was shown in Cannes in 1995.
His two first features, Kasaba and The Clouds of May were shown in Berlin, but it was Uzak in 2003 that brought him international recognition. Uzak won the Cannes Grand Prix as well as the Best Actor Prize for the two main actors. Each of his subsequent features, Climates (2006, Fipresci Award), Three Monkeys (2008, Best director), Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011, Grand Jury Prize), successfully premiered in the Cannes official competition.
His new film, Winter Sleep, was awarded the Palme d’Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
1995 KOZA (COCOON)
Cannes 1995 - 20 min.
1997 KASABA (THE SMALL TOWN)
1999 THE CLOUDS OF MAY (MAYIS SIKINTISI)
Berlin 2000 - Competition
2003 UZAK (DISTANT)
Cannes 2003 – Grand Prix and Two Best Actor Prizes
2006 CLIMATES (IKLIMLER)
Cannes 2006 – Competition
2008 THREE MONKEYS (ÜÇ MAYMUN)
Cannes 2008 – Best Director Prize
2011 ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA (BIR ZAMANLAR ANADOLU'DA)
Cannes 2011- Grand Prix
2014 WINTER SLEEP
Cannes 2014 - Palme d'Or
Aydin Haluk Bilginer
Nihal Melisa Sözen
Necla Demet Akbağ
Hidayet Ayberk Pekcan
Hamdi Serhat Kılıç
İsmail Nejat İşler
Suavi Tamer Levent
Levent Nadir Sarıbacak
Timur Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu
İlyas Emirhan Doruktutan
Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Script and Dialogue Ebru Ceylan , Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Producer Zeynep Özbatur Atakan
Executive Producer Sezgi Üstün
Co-Producer Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Mustafa Dok
National Co-Producers Muzaffer Yıldırım, Müge Kolat
Olivier Père, Rémi Burah
Director of Photography Gökhan Tiryaki
Editors Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Bora Gökşingöl
Production Designer Gamze Kuş
Sound Engineer Andreas Mücke
First Assistant Director Özgür Sevimli
Sound Editor Thomas Robert
Dialogue Editor Benoit Gargonne
Sound Recording Mixer Lars Ginzel
Foley Artist Daniel Gries
Colourist Adam Inglis
Make-up and Hair Monika Münnich, Anke Thot
A Zeynofilm Production
DCP, 196 min - 1:2.40 - 5.1 - Turkey / Germany / France
'Winter Sleep is simultaneously both an intimate epic and meditative chamber piece, distinctly calling to mind the ‘Faith Trilogy‘ works of the great Ingmar Bergman; meticulously constructed, beautifully shot and utterly engrossing, executing its complex and digressive narrative structure to remarkable effect.'
Adam Gonet, THE ARTS SHELF
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Palme d'Or winner WINTER SLEEP is serious and seriously good. Ceylan continues to dig with acute intelligence into the dark corners of everyday human behaviour.
'This Cannes Palme d’Or winner reconfirms Ceylan as a film-maker at the peak of his powers – singular, insightful, compassionate. A powerful meditation upon guilt.'
Mark Kermode, The Observer
'In Winter Sleep Turkey’s Nuri Bilge Ceylan, of Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Cannes Grand Jury prize), has made another testing marathon about human beings marooned in humanity. Again it’s glorious; again it’s talky; again its insights sear; again its length is remorseless. Again it’s the best thing to be seen in any city or country where it’s showing.'
'..this is more fiendishly intelligent stuff from the director, nudging back the limits of what we expect of cinema and also what it expects of us: a mighty tale of what becomes of a man when his heart goes into hibernation.'
'Winter Sleep requires commitment, but rewards with deep satisfaction.'
Kate Muir, The Times
'Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Winter Sleep is a huge, sombre and compelling tragicomedy set in Turkey’s vast Anatolian steppe'
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
'This year's Palme d'Or winner is a slow burning but very powerful drama.'
★★★★1/2
Wordy and philosophical - like Ibsen or Chekhov a la Turk...the work of a seriously gifted director.'
RTE.IE
THE IRISH INDEPENDENT
'...the acting is sublime, with director Nuri Bilge Ceylan able to contrast staggering, almost alien landscapes with scenes as intimate as anything on the West End stage.'
Damon Wise, Radio Times
'Turkish Delight.' An intimate epic, Winter Sleep is right up there with the Turkish director's best.'
James Mottram, Total Film
'A perfectly played, beautiful-looking, exquisitely nuanced picture. As the temperature drops outside, tensions boil inside...Would make a great, if gruelling, decaying-wedlock double bill with Gone Girl.'
Ian Freer, Empire
'Winter Sleep is a quiet masterpiece that uncovers the hypocrisy of its players and is never anything less than mesmerising.'
Ben Nicholson, Cine-vue
'Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Cannes Palme d'Or winner is huge in every sense...It’s like one of the great Russian novels...a visual feast that takes in exotic rock formations and muddy roads, wild horses galloping freely, and later in the film blanketing snow...Winter Sleep is a masterpiece, and one that wears its length lightly.'
Tom Birchenough, The Arts Desk
'Poignant and intelligent drama carefully spread over the course of 196 mesmerising minutes...the dialogue is so rich and literary, the ideas so fascinating and the interactions so completely credible that Ceyland's 7th film is never short of enthralling.'
'A masterpiece...Ceylan has crafted a multi-layered, deeply human story.'
Jordan McGrath, Verite Film Magazine
'For my money, it's a top-to-bottom majestic work, a strange and captivating film that has the audacity, like its ensemble of characters, to make mistakes and proceed onward, reaching out in the fire-lit night in search of greater, warmer epiphanies.'
Michael Pattison, Grolsch Filmworks
'This Turkish drama is a serious and seriously good film from Palme d'Or winning Nuri Bilge Ceylan'
Dave Calhoun, Time Out London
Dog And Wolf
'Nuri Bilge Ceylan is at the peak of his powers with Winter Sleep, a richly engrossing and ravishingly beautiful magnum opus that surely qualifies as the least boring 196-minute movie ever made. Following Ceylan’s sublime 2011 drama “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia,” this equally assured but considerably more accessible character study tunnels into the everyday existence of a middle-aged former actor turned comfortably situated hotel owner — and emerges with a multifaceted study of human frailty whose moral implications resonate far beyond its remote Turkish setting'.
Justin Chang, Variety
'Openly indebted to Chekhov and reminiscent in certain respects of late Ingmar Bergman, the film is a tour de force of writing, acting and subtly meticulous mise-en-scène as it steadily and surely makes its mesmerising way through a maze of deftly interwoven themes. Gorgeous to look at, and packed with astute psychological, social and ethical insights...'
Geoff Andrew, Sight and Sound
'A beast, a beauty, a castle in the snow. Winter Sleep, the new film from the Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan, has all the key components of a fairy-tale, but its magic blows through the film in whispering breaths, raising the hairs on your arms even as you barely notice the air’s movement.
This is a beautiful, bold, intently serious film about a failing marriage in a mountaintop hotel on the Anatolian steppe: think The Shining as retold by Chekhov, without the axe and spooks.'
Robbie Collin The Daily Telegraph
' . ..a deeply felt, powerfully delivered, observation on Turkish society, with reflections that could easily resonate everywhere else as well.”
Dan Fainaru, Screen International
'Long, marvellous, slyly lacerating conversation scenes – Bergman meets Chekhov – unspool in the hotel’s cave-like, lamplit rooms. Unlike Socrates, Ceylan’s hero comes to learn it’s the over-examined life – or the over-planned one like his own – that is not worth living. All the main characters live flawed existences gnawed by inauthenticity: they need the shock, or adrenaline shot, of other people’s hatred or criticism. In the last hour the action breaks free and roams the countryside, seeking catharsis, even a redemptive, epiphanic comedy'.
Nigel Andrews, Financial Times
'The esoteric world of masterful Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan proves as vibrant and uneasy as ever in Winter Sleep, a Chekhovian meditation on a marriage that returns to the mood of the director’s early films like Climates and Clouds of May'.
Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter
' In fits and starts, this is a stunning picture. At its best, Winter Sleep shows Ceylan to be as psychologically rigorous, in his way, as Ingmar Bergman before him'.
Xan Brooks, The Guardian
'A mesmerizing, superbly acted portrait of a wealthy, self-involved landowner and the various figures impacted by his reign, the movie marks the director's talkiest achievement. Always a novelistic filmmaker in structure, Ceylan has made his most literary work... "Winter Sleep" is both subdued and rich in details, its plot growing slowly over a series of extensive conversations. It's a robust, challenging experience he's been building toward with his previous features, as well as an adventurous step above them.'
Eric Kohn, Indiewire
Quad Poster jpeg
Visit Nuri Bilge Ceylan's website
Zip file of Photo set
extra photo motifs
Clip 1 - Compensation
Clip 2 - This is a private meeting
Clip 3 - You know what your problem is?
Clip 4 - You didn't need to do that
Nuri Bilge Ceylan retrospective at the BFI Southbank from Oct 27
UK Trailer on Youtube or on Vimeo
UK Winter Sleep Website
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Doraemon Review
Publisher - Epoch
Developer - Epoch
Type - Action
Have you ever experienced the feeling of de-ja vu? If not, maybe you should give Doraemon a try. Oddly enough, this Epoch developed game plays, looks, sounds and feels exactly like Mario 64, minus the fun, replayability and graphical splendor.
The story behind the game is simple and uninspired. The spiritual stones representing earth, air and water have broken and scattered around various areas. You must recover and reassemble these stones only to fight an evil dragon and restore order to the land.
To say the game is unoriginal would be the understatement of the year. Doraemon uses the same textures as Mario 64. From the green landscapes and flower patches to its bridges and stone walls this game looks like a very early version of Miyamoto�s 64-bit monster. In fact, this game so closely resembles Mario 64 that if it were possible to remove the main characters from the screen we could have contests trying to figure out which game is which.
The two games are separable, however, in terms of animation and graphic fluidity. Unlike Mario 64, Doraemon often has slow-down problems, camera glitches and pop-in. Sometimes your camera view just goes crazy and the whole game looks as if it is experiencing its very own, private earthquake. Considering that Doraemon lacks the detail of Mario 64 and that these glitches happen more often than not this is inexcusable.
The fact that the Doraemon�s graphics are a blatant rip-off of Mario 64 could be overlooked were it not for its gameplay, which also borrows heavily from Nintendo 64�s mascot game. The only problem is Doraemon comes nowhere near what Mario 64 accomplished in terms of control and good old fashion fun.
Your character strides through the game jumping on enemies, crouching through areas and has the option of using different weapons (once found) to reach certain goals. The interesting twist to all of this is the character selection process. You can choose from 5 different characters all with different attributes. Doraemon, Nobita, Sizuka, Suneo and Gyian all have unique characteristics. One is short and fat, another skinny and nerdy, yet another looks like a stuffed blue emotionless cat with no ears and there�s even a girl (oh boy!). This is cool because some characters are better at certain tasks than others. For example, the girl can jump higher than anyone else and is a good pick for situations that require lots of jumping. Possibly the best part about these characters is that you can switch between them anytime in the game by pressing the start button. This both comes in handy and adds to the whole gaming experience -- implementing a bit of skill for choosing the correct character at certain points in the game.
Doraemon moves slowly and is plagued with glitches and minor annoyances. In the first five minutes of gameplay alone we encountered numerous level barriers -- all invisible. You cannot go into the water right away, yet there is nothing there to stop you from doing so. There is just an invisible wall between you and the water.
The characters of the game, from Doraemon himself to the bunnies on the grass, are seriously lacking in detail and textures. The bunnies in particular look as if somebody got a little creative with a milk carton, painted it completely white with two dots for eyes and sent it on its merry way. The fact that Mario 64 moves more fluently and has a graphic finesse that blows Doraemon out of the water only further demonstrates how inexperienced the developers of this title were.
And finally we come to the sound for this game. Frankly, we are still under the impression that developers simply gagged a baby repeatedly in order to capture quick spits and spats of pure gibberish for most of the games� sound effects. The stuffed blue cat with no ears (one of the many exciting characters of Doraemon) walks around spouting, "Gah!" every time he jumps. He lands back on the ground with a sweet sound that oddly resembles a toilet plunger being plucked back into life. Ah yes, this is sound creation at its very finest.
Doraemon is what you get when you try and capitalize on a groundbreaking title, but you lack the knowledge, expertise and creativity to do anything except chase its shadow.
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Connelly: Can Alexander, Murray get Senate cooperation on health care?
This disingenuous activity locked Democrats out of the legislative process and it excluded the rest of the Republicans in the Senate. "That is not presidential, that is not frankly what an adult does", said Sen. While the leaders stopped short of saying they were surrendering on an issue that's guided the party for seven years, their remarks underscored that Republicans have hit a wall when it comes to resolving internal battles over what their stance should be.
Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins in Las Vegas
Democrat governor switching to Republican Party
ED secures separatist's custody for 6 more days
Fort Worth woman found dead in Grand Canyon
Russian Prime Minister Slams Trump Administration 'Weakness' Over US Sanctions
Duchess of Cambridge appoints new private secretary
Congress to install Global Positioning System chips in its MLAs to track their movement
Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) Shares Bought by AQR Capital Management LLC
Assistant police chief in Louisiana resigns over racially charged Facebook post
Villejoin confirmed to HuffPost that Welsh has resigned over the post. But following the surmounting backlash, he later posted an apology, writing: "Well, I posted something on Facebook that made a lot of people mad". "I just don't feel like I should have to resign on this because there is not a policy saying I can't do this on Facebook", said Welsh to KADN Wednesday.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (CTB) Stake Held by RE Advisers Corp
At recent closing price of $31.48, GT has a chance to add $9.63 or 30.59% in 52 weeks, based on mean target price ($41.11) placed by analysts.The analyst consensus opinion of 1.6 looks like a buy. The business's quarterly revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter previous year. Royal Bankshares Of Canada owns 0% invested in Cooper Tire & Rubber Co (NYSE: CTB ) for 69,512 shares.
Women cause $900 worth of damage at Chick-fil-A
The witness said the woman came in after two teen boys were arguing with management. A witness filmed the ordeal inside the Chick-fil-A at River City Marketplace in Jacksonville on Tuesday night and posted footage of it on Facebook . The customer said the manager was on the phone with police at one point. Chick-fil-A said in a statement: "We apologize for the disruption that took place at our restaurant".
Australia's Biggest Mortgage Lender Accused of Money Laundering Breaches
The federal government's financial intelligence unit, AUSTRAC, today launched civil penalty proceedings against the CBA in the Federal Court. The machines allowed for anonymous cash deposits into Commonwealth Bank accounts, the agency said , since the bank doesn't know details of cardholders from other banks.
Bomb threat discovered in bathroom at Norfolk Naval Shipyard
The building was evacuated and security is conducting a walk-through of the building as a precaution. The bathroom was located in an area where shipyard employees are trained, according to the U.S. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard is located in Portsmouth. Base security deployed additional military working dogs to sweep various areas on base in response to the threat, Wirfel said.
Trump brags about chief of staff's 'record-shattering' immigrant sweeps
Starting today, Kelly must try to exert control over a chaotic White House , but his ability to do so will depend on how much authority he is granted and whether Trump's dueling aides will put aside their rivalries to work together. Lewandowski warned, however, against trying to alter the President's behavior. The sources said Comey and Kelly are not close friends but that they had a professional relationship and a deep mutual respect for each other.
Many adults don't use seatbelts in back seat
A new survey reveals more than a quarter of adults admit they don't always buckle up in the back seat. People who don't wear their seat belts account for about half of all deaths in auto crashes each year, reports CBS News' Kris Van Cleave.
'Thank Congress' for 'all-time' low in US-Russia ties
It punishes Moscow for its interference in the 2016 USA election aimed at helping Trump win the White House. Putin ordered the cuts in USA diplomatic staff before Trump signed the sanctions bill - so it looked like he was responding to Congress and not Trump.
IRCTC's new tatkal ticket booking service set to make travel easier
Currently, IRCTC processes around 1.3 lakh Tatkal transactions on a daily basis, with majority of the tickets being booked within minutes of the opening of the Tatkal quota. A customer will have to pay the Tatkal booking charge over and above the ticket amount. They need enter either Aadhaar or PAN card details at the time of registration.
Transcript of Trump's Terrible January Call With Turnbull Leaks
Now, the Washington Post has obtained the transcript of this phone call (along with that of his introductory talk with Mexico's president, which we'll discuss below) with Turnbull, and the discussion was even more combative than previously imagined.
Court lets Dem states defend Obama ozone pollution rule
The coalition of Attorneys General is challenging EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's one-year delay in designating areas with unhealthy levels of smog as violating the requirements of the Clean Air Act , and as arbitrary and capricious. The Senate has not voted yet. "The EPA's reversal - following our lawsuits - is an important win for the health and safety of those 6.7 million New Yorkers, and the over 115 million Americans directly impacted by smog pouring into their communities", ...
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RoleplayingTips.com #72
Proper use of names, by they for towns or for characters, is tackled in the latest issue of RoleplayingTips.com. There are also some ideas for speeding up combats, and several other useful tidbits.
Applying a Fresh Beatdown
Shadowfist.com has a new look to accompany the CCG’s latest expansion, Netherworld II: Back Through the Portals. The 145 card set has nearly 100 brand new cards, and promises to shake things up in the Secret War. Glad to see Z-Man Games keepin’ the dream alive. Keep it up, guys.
Nazis and Supertanks
The WWII miniatures game Gear Krieg, by Dream Pod 9, will soon have a role-playing counterpart. In this alternate history, technology took a slight detour into armored mecha, so who knows how the war will turn out? Brings back memories of the Nile Empire and good ole’ Doctor Moebius. Ah, Torg, we hardly knew ye…
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Complete Caveman’s Club Book Preview
The gods of Wingnut have smiled upon us again. Here’s a taste of what you’ll be getting in the upcoming Land of Og supplement, The Complete Caveman’s Club Book. No, it’s not just a catalog of clubs – you get Smart Caveman Kits like this one:
PHILOSOPHICAL SMART CAVEMAN
Uses seemingly nonsensical and slow body motions to make the world conform to his expectations. Philosophical Smart Caveman becomes obsessed with solving a problem by stroking his chin constantly while looking down at the ground, then slowly lifting his head straight up in the sky. Becoming one with the surroundings, there are supposedly some earth shattering conclusions to be drawn.
ADVANTAGE Since it took Philosophical Smart Caveman such a large amount of time to come to a conclusion, it is only right that the end result is in comparable size. Once per day for every odd level, Philosophical Smart Caveman can either: double his percent chance to succeed a Figure Things Out%, or cut in half his Forget How To%. So, at level three, he could double his Figure Things Out% for two different instances, cut his Forget How To% in half twice, or one of each.
DISADVANTAGE All this brainpower can make a caveman tired. The brain cells have floated away (or maybe it was staring at the sun too long), but all this work puts a constant strain on his health and he receives a permanent “-1” to his Health ability score.
Now how much would you pay? The Complete Caveman’s Club Book hits next month.
The Rod Torkelson Armada, Featuring Johnny Wonderchuck
First Ren and Stimpy, now obscure Kids in the Hall references… someday, I will get 1992 out of my system. Anyway, FFG has announced a new game called, yes, Armada, a “customizable disk game” (evidently not collectible) set in the Twilight Imperium universe. This new stuff page has it coming out in May, which is cool. But there’s no news of a release date for the intriguing-sounding Tom Jolly project, Vortex. (Maybe Mr. Jolly will spill the beans for us, after we get those Drakon and Programmer’s Nightmare reviews up.)
Sack Armies Takes Precedence
Precedence Studios has announced their new worldwide agreement to develop and publish Tyranny Games’ Sack Armies. The upcoming collectible wargame will have 120 hex shaped army tokens, and will be sold in 42 token starter sacks for $13.99 or 18 token booster sets for $4.95. From what I’ve seen of Sack Armies so far in the playtest, this game should be a real winner. Look for it to arrive in June.
Are Lost Worlds Truly Lost?
Greysea LLC, the most recent publisher of the innovative Ace of Aces and Lost Worlds combat picture book games, recently sent out an e-mail announcing that the web sites devoted to the company and its two main products are no longer in service. No explanation of why this has happened was included, but such an event does not seem to bode well for fans of the games. All is not lost, however — Flying Buffalo is still occasionally producing Lost Worlds books (most recently basing them upon the Knights of the Dinner Table). The fate of the Ace of Aces air combat books seems more uncertain, however; hopefully Greysea’s recent “Anniversary Edition” won’t be their last gasp.
This Week in D20
There’s so much happening with D&D 3 and the D20 System, I’ll try to round up most of the news in one big summary. Consider this my attempt at a Chain Lightning spell. 🙂
Atlas Games has posted a preview of Touched by the Gods, a hardcover sourcebook of all things divine. The preview hints at many of the new deities, domains, feats, prestige classes, spells, beasts, and items the book will contain.
Pinnacle has announced their Weird Wars D20 RPG will be out this July, much faster than I expected. Supernatural terror in WWII. Excellent.
Jim Butler’s new home, Bastion Press, is working on their first product, Minions: Favored Foes. The full-color, 220 page hardcover should arrive in December 2001.
Eden Studios is showing off the new cover art for the first three D20 products in their Odyssey line, Akrasia: Thief of Time, Wonders Out of Time, and Secrets of the Ancients. The first two should reach stores in late May/early June.
Kingdoms of Kalamar, the official D&D setting from Kenzer & Company, is in my hot little hands right now, and should be reaching yours this week.
I Told You I’d Shoot, But You Didn’t Believe Me!
Whyyyy didn’t you believe me?! Just because that sad little “More to come!” has been sitting over in the Reviews box for a while… um… okay, then. But now it’s time to put on your happy helmet and heed Michael Suileabhain-Wilson’s review of Ars Magica: The Mysteries. Just how you like iiiit!
Fuzzy Fruit Takes Over
Nightshift Games has posted an entertaining eight page pdf preview of the Supermegatopia RPG. The anime game may be mature in nature, but that won’t stop it from acting goofy as well. For example, the sheer amount of kiwi fruit in Supermegatopia outweighs the citizens thereof, and is used in everything from fuel to perfume.
A Taste of Angels. Honey-glazed. With Fries and a Coke
Another company with freebies is Visionary Games, which has a quickplay version of their Archangel RPG. The 35-page pdf file, called Miracles, takes players to 392 BC, when “the Almighty empowered great men and women and allowed angels to walk with men for the first time in history.” Sounds like there’s gonna be a rumble in Babylon tonight.
Feng Shui In Your Face
The next supplement for Atlas Games’ Feng Shui RPG has shipped to distributors and should be on your local game store’s doorstep shortly. In Your Face Again has 128 pages packed with ten scenarios to challenge any participant in the Secret War.
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Cavemen on the March
Cavemen are coming out for the spring thaw over at Wingnut Games. The Complete Caveman’s Club Book is being printed at this very moment, as is the second printing of Land of Og. You’ll need Land of Og to make proper use of the CCCB, but since each gives you 64 pages of prehistoric goodness for just under $10 apiece, you’d do well to check them out. Ogre recommends. You buy. Ug.
Game Swapping
RPG Host has a new game trading site up and running, RPG Swap. Buy, sell, or trade those excellent products now.
Lunar Empire For Sale
Embrace the Illuminated ways of the Lunar Empire (of Hero Wars and RuneQuest fame). Or, if you can’t make such a drastic lifestyle change right now, consider grabbing a copy of the offical map poster. Just reading the details makes me drool.
The map measures 59.4 cm x 70 cm (23.5 in x 27.5 in), printed in crisp, full colour on heavy, glossy 170gsm paper, produced from the high-resolution original. It really is a gorgeous and impressive piece of work, as suited for use in play as display on a wall or at a convention.
Go take a look, and order a copy, if you’d like.
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Mystic Eye’s Love Fest
Sunday, April 22nd, 2001
Doug Herring at Mystic Eye Games let us know about the latest pair of nasty creatures available on their site. This set of monsters were created in answer to the following: “What types of foul beasts could be born of the nightmares of an unrequited or spurned love?” Aside from Rimmer’s lust monster, you’d have the Heart Breaker and the Black Lover, two horrific (and apparently lonely) beasts. This brings the grand total of free creatures at MEG to six, all as a prelude to the upcoming creature book, Nightmares & Dreams: A Creature Collection, and Mystic Eye’s new setting, The Hunt: Rise of Evil.
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Australian Gamebook Invades the Internet
Andrew Chapman, the author of several classic Fighting Fantasy adventures (including Space Assassin and Seas of Blood), has just electronically published Invaders, a previously-unreleased gamebook originally written to be part of a short-lived Australian series. The book is being distributed free of charge as a 2.42 meg PDF file, and it’s best viewed with the , though good, old-fashioned Acrobat Reader also works. No matter how you read it, however, this book is yet another sign that the Internet is an exciting place for gamebook fans to be.
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Vampire Man Heading Into Space
A few more tidbits for ya as a birthday gift (my birthday, not yours). Enjoy. 🙂
In an interview over at Games Unplugged, Vampire creator Mark Rein*Hagen speaks briefly about the new game he’s working on with his new company, Atomoton. Called Zero-Gravity (Z-G), the new game is described as “an action-figure trading-card game that can and will morph into an RPG, an animated show, a video-game first-person shooter, a comic book, an Advanced Game Boy game, a novel series, and a secret society.” Whew! Sounds like it will require many trips to the game shop to play Z-G, but color me intrigued.
Observers of the Titles
With the latest class handbook for D&D 3, Defenders of the Faith, arriving in stores tomorrow, Priests and Paladins will be covered. After Defenders, the next handbook will be Tome and Blood (for Wizards and Sorcerers) in June, followed by Song and Silence (Bards and Thieves) in December. So what will the others be? Well, we don’t know when in 2002 they’ll be available yet, but Masters of the Wild (for Druids, Rangers and Barbarians) and Tooth and Claw (for playing humaniods, perhaps?) should be next.
Prize Alert. Prize Alert.
You Red Dwarf fans out there will appreciate that a Prize Alert is slightly less dangerous than a Purple Alert, but more serious than a Blue Alert. Err… sorry.
Head over to the competitions page at Fiction-Fantasy.net. Why? Well, I’ll let them tell you:
The Fiction & Fantasy Network are running a series of competitions, starting with two cool prizes. The first is a complete Warhammer: Vampire Counts army donated by CyberDungeon.com. The second is two signed copies of Junk from Dark Omen Games.
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New Art at Green Ronin
Green Ronin has posted the cover art for Hell in Freeport. The 64-page adventure will be for character levels 8-11, and is written by WotC veterans Jim Bishop, Jess Lebow, and Paul Bazakas. Hell in Freeport should be available in July.
Sovereign Stone Goes D20
In a surprising announcement, Don Perrin of Sovereign Press revealed plans to redo the Sovereign Stone RPG using the D20 System. Sovereign Stone has already seen the efforts of a number of former TSR “golden era” designers, as well as the efforts of Dragonlance authors Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, and artist Larry Elmore. A press release addressed why the choice to convert was made.
The decision to abandon the current Sovereign Stone Role-Playing Game line lies simply in the numbers. We feel that the strength of our product line is in the world, and that world can be explored by so many more players under the d20 license. We will rewrite and reissue all of the current Sovereign Stone products with d20 information so that our fans can experience the rich world of Sovereign Stone with a great new system.
As a fan of the Sov Stone setting, I’ll be interested to see how gamers respond to the converted game. The new incarnation of Sovereign Stone is planned to release at GenCon 2001.
Creature Collection Corrections
If you’ve noticed a glitch or two in your copy of the Creature Collection, don’t worry, Swords & Sorcery has got you covered. They’ve just posted a new errata list that adjusts the Challenge Rating of many creatures and lists the climate/terrain for each beast as well. Since the Creature Collection made it out the door before the Monster Manual and didn’t have an example to follow, it’s only natural to see some minor tweaking now.
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Today’s Game Preview: Tuesday, June 19th
Posted on June 19, 2018 by Marc Schwartz
Today’s Game:
Somerset Patriots (27-20) @ Lancaster Barnstormers (31-15)
Game #48 * Tuesday, June 19 * 7:00 pm * Clipper Magazine Stadium * Lancaster, PA
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Series at a Glance:
Monday (7:00 pm) LAN def. SOM 13-6; Endy Chavez Grand Slam not enough as LAN scores 10 in final three innings
Tuesday (7:00 pm) SOM [LHP] Duane Below (2-2, 3.68 ERA) @ LAN [RHP] Steve Johnson (3-1, 3.40 ERA)
Wednesday (7:00 pm) SOM [RHP] David Kubiak (2-0, 1.58 ERA) @ LAN [LHP] Tommy Shirley (3-1, 6.02 ERA)
Click here to view today’s complete game note: GAME NOTES 6.19.18
FIRST PLACE BEST PLACE: Somerset has held at least a share of first place for every day so far this season. The Patriots were in held at least a share of first place for 72 straight-days in the first half last year, with only three days tied.
BATTLE OF DIVISION LEADERS: The three-game set between the Patriots and Barnstormers pits the top teams from the Liberty and Freedom Divisions. Lancaster has dominated the season series in 2018, winning six of seven games.
HOME RUN CITY: The Patriots have had just three multi-home run games this year, with all of them coming at Clipper Magazine Stadium (5/30, 5/31 game one, 6/18). Of the 22 home runs Somerset has hit this year, seven have come in the five games they have played in Lancaster, good for 32%.
FIRST GRANNY: Endy Chavez hit the first grand slam of the year for the Somerset Patriots in the 13-6 loss on Monday night in Lancaster. It was his second homer of the year and raised Chavez’s RBI total from seven to 11.
ME AND JULIO: OF Julio Borbon has reached base safely in 18 of his last 19 games and is 30-for-94 (.319) with a HR, 13 RBI, eight SB and 17 runs over his last 23 games. He’s hit safely in 26 of his last 31 games, leads the league in doubles (15), is tied for second in XBH (20), and ranks 10th in SLG (.470).
NO RELATION TO ROGER: Danny Dorn has hit safely in 15 of his last 17 games. He is 21-for-58 (.362) with a home run and 17 RBI and has raised his AVG from .225 to .287 over this stretch.
MOST FANS, BEST FANS: TD Bank Ballpark welcomed in 21,821 (avg. of 7,274) fans over Father’s Day weekend. Somerset currently leads the league in total (146,357) & average (5,047) attendance after leading the league in both last year
EASY BEING TEASLEY: LHP Rick Teasley returned from a two-week stretch on the inactive list on May 24th. Since his return, he has allowed just three earned runs over 26.2 IP in five starts, good for a 1.01 ERA and 25 strikeouts.
RIORDAN ROARIN’: RHP Cory Riordan picked up a no-decision after allowing three runs with eight Ks in Saturday’s game vs. the Bees. He ranks second in the league in IP (56.1), third in K (44), fourth in BB/9 (1.28) and sixth in ERA (3.20).
SASSY MASSEY: IF Craig Massey has reached base in 15 of his last 18 games, having raised his OBP from .286 to .453. He is 22-for-59 (.373) from the plate with five steals, 10 RBI, 15 runs and 13 walks over this stretch. He has reached base in 35 of his last 72 plate appearances (.486 OBP) over his last 18 games.
NUMBAH ONE: Mike Fransoso has reached base in 19 of his last 23 games. He currently ranks second in the league in OBP (.418) and eighth in AVG (.310).
K IS FOR KUBIAK: RHP David Kubiak struck out 10 batters over 5.2 IP Thursday. He carries a 1.59 ERA and has allowed just four walks and 14 hits with 28 strikeouts in his first 22.2 innings pitched this year.
MyRewards Code: Enter extra bases 18 into the Patriots mobile app to earn MyRewards points!
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Home TV Star Wars: Resistance Star Wars Resistance – Secrets and Holograms Preview
Star Wars Resistance – Secrets and Holograms Preview
Lucasfilm and Disney have released a preview for the upcoming Star Wars Resistance episode titled, “Secrets and Holograms”. This clip sees Kaz trying to convince Torra that he is not a spy. Enjoy the “Secrets and Holograms” Preview below…
Kaz has got some explaining to do in this clip from “Secrets and Holograms.”
The episode description is as follows:
In “Secrets and Holograms” – When a determined Kaz tries to discover the truth about Captain Doza, he and Torra embark on an adventure where they uncover more about the Tower than either bargained for.
The new episode – “Secrets and Holograms” – will also be available SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2nd (12:01 a.m. PT) on the DisneyNOW app and Disney Channel VOD, giving kids and families access to the series wherever and whenever they want to watch.
Star Wars Resistance – Secrets and Holograms
About Star Wars Resistance:
Star Wars Resistance was created by LucasFilm Animation’s Dave Filoni, who served as an executive producer on the last animated show, Star Wars Rebels.
“The idea for Star Wars Resistance came out of my interest in World War II aircraft and fighter pilots,” said Filoni. “My grandfather was a pilot and my uncle flew and restored planes, so that’s been a big influence on me. There’s a long history of high-speed racing in Star Wars, and I think we’ve captured that sense of excitement in an anime-inspired style, which is something the entire team has been wanting to do for a long time.”
You can catch Star Wars Resistance every Sunday night at 10:00pm EST, on Disney Channel.
Secrets and Holograms
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Home News Headlines Rezoning rejection derails seniors’ housing plan
Rezoning rejection derails seniors’ housing plan
Adam Cooke
Developer Thai Luong made a pitch last week for Richmond County’s municipal councillors to approve a rezoning application that would have enabled him to construct two six-unit seniors’ affordable housing structures on a property in Arichat.
ARICHAT: A local developer hoping to establish new affordable housing units for local seniors is mulling over his options, after a second consecutive pitch to Richmond Municipal Council fell short.
Council voted 3-2 against Thai Luong’s application to rezone a portion of Arichat property to allow the construction of two six-unit affordable housing complexes, during last week’s regular monthly council meeting. This meeting followed an hour-long public hearing on the issue that saw endorsements for the rezoning from the Eastern District Planning Commission (EDPC), the Seniors Take Action Coalition (STAC) and the New Horizons Club for Seniors, in addition to two written submissions and one oral presentation in opposition to the Luong proposal.
The hearing came eight months after Richmond council voted to table Luong’s previous proposal for the same Highway 206 property, which was targeted to host 12 housing units this year and another 18 next year. At the time, council officials pointed to a petition signed by 45 people in opposition to the development.
However, in his remarks to the May 23 public hearing, Luong suggested that many of this petition’s signatories had approached him with a differing viewpoint.
“Over the last year, 20-some people approached me and said ‘I’m sorry I signed that piece of paper,’” Luong declared.
In response to a prediction from Isle Madame resident Judy Bonin that Luong’s proposal would not attract enough seniors to participate in it, the Isle Madame entrepreneur declared that a petition signed by “50 per cent plus one” of Arichat residents surrounding the property in question would convince him to withdraw his application.
When a tie vote arose on the rezoning application during the subsequent council hearing, Warden Brian Marchand broke the tie, saying “I have to vote” as he raised his hand in opposition to the application. However, during the same meeting’s public question period, he referred to Luong’s earlier pledge to gauge public opposition to his new project.
“I think we need to give him the month to do that,” Marchand explained.
“We still have until the end of June, we can make a new motion then, and hopefully get that started early this summer.”
Councillors Gilbert Boucher and Alvin Martell also voted against the rezoning application, with each citing concerns raised by local residents, while Deputy Warden Jason MacLean and councillor James Goyetche voted in favour of the application.
Luong told the public hearing that he wished to eventually build 24-to-30 affordable housing units in Arichat in addition to the eight he already runs in the community, with additional plans to construct 12 units in Louisdale, 18 in St. Peter’s, 12-to-18 in Lower River, and 24-to-48 in Port Hawkesbury.
Speaking to The Reporter the following day, Luong suggested that he will likely concentrate his efforts in Port Hawkesbury and Antigonish for the time being, in light of overtures from municipal officials including Port Hawkesbury Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton.
“I fought so darn hard to stay in Richmond County, because the people of Richmond County always supported my family,” Luong recalled.
“For people to say that low-income seniors are not worth helping, it’s just not right.”
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Horse Fossil Yields Astonishingly Old Genome—Are Similarly Ancient Human Genomes Next?
Horse fossil dating to around 700,000 years ago has yielded the oldest complete genome yet. Image: D. G. Froese
Researchers have recovered DNA from a nearly 700,000-year-old horse fossil and assembled a draft of the animal’s genome from it. It is the oldest complete genome to date by a long shot–hundreds of thousands of years older than the previous record holder, which came from an archaic human that lived around 80,000 years ago. The genome elucidates the evolution of modern horses and their relatives, and raises the question of whether scientists might someday be able to obtain similarly ancient genomes of human ancestors.
Ludovic Orlando of the University of Copenhagen and his colleagues extracted the DNA from a foot bone found at the site of Thistle Creek in Canada’s Yukon Territory in permafrost dating to between 560,000 and 780,000 years ago, which falls within the so-called early Middle Pleistocene time period. They then mapped the fragments of DNA they obtained against the genome of a modern horse to piece together a draft of the ancient horse’s genome.
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Latest USS news – and hot off the press!
The USS Joint Negotiating Committee meeting is continuing today after a full day of discussions yesterday. Please spare a moment to think of those who represent UCU and who are negotiating hard on your behalf. News will come out as soon as there is any. AND HOT OFF THE PRESS: negotiations will continue now till 23 January – the team can claim some success!!! This means that a decision will not be taken by UUK until after the result of the strike ballot – and it may well be our threat of sustained strike action which has made them pause for thought, so this makes it ESSENTIAL that we get as many votes as is possible on the ballot. HAVE YOU VOTED??
As we move towards the Christmas break, and desks are tidied, clutter is decluttered and there is room for sustained concentration, please make sure that you have a) received your ballot paper, b) filled it in and c) posted it. If you have not received your ballot paper, please go to https://www.ucu.org.uk/ussballotrequest where you will need to quote your name, email address and branch, and will be able to give an address that will work for you over the University closure period. This form goes to UCU Head office who will then send a file of details to Electoral Reform Services who will send out the replacement ballot paper. The link shows a photo of what the envelope will look like – please bear in mind that if you are asking to have the paper resent to an address outside the UK, there may be legal implications for receipt of union papers and we’d strongly advise checking the laws of the country you’ll be in.
There is plenty to read out there on the subject of the USS dispute. Most of you will, I’m sure, have seen John Brady’s message to all staff on the university staff homepage (http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/staffportal/news/articles/spsn-751419.aspx). UUK also issued a statement which is similar in tone. We could happily spend time pulling John Brady’s statement apart, but Sheffield’s branch of UCU have done a far wittier takedown of the UUK statement, which can be found at http://ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/uss_pensions_5_opinions.pdf. Enjoy!
Other things to read: the employers have now prepared modelling of what pensions would look like following the proposed changes. The link is here –http://www.employerspensionsforum.co.uk/sites/default/files/uploads/aon-hewitt-modelling-proposed-uss-benefit-changes.pdf. Page 3 is the good one, but do read through carefully. You’ll see that in every single example, the projected annual pension income, for any group, issignificantly less than it would be on the current basis. And remember that this is the document commissioned by UUK, in support of their argument. Worse still for their argument, the base calculations that they’ve used are not the same ones as have been used by USS to model the pensions going forward for the benefit of the pensions regulator – they’re better figures. In other words, UUK insisted on sticking to a valuation of the pension scheme which they’ve claimed makes it unworkable: but they have then used different figures to predict what your pension would be if they managed to force through their changes – and the final outcome is still startlingly bad…. Mike Otsuka of LSE has put up a new blog post which analyses the analysis – https://medium.com/@mikeotsuka/uuks-actuary-s-best-estimates-eliminate-the-uss-deficit-33dad2afc24b and his conclusion is that if the (better) figures used by Aon in the analysis above were to be applied to the overarching fund, then we would all be very happy.
The modelling that UCU had done is at https://www.ucu.org.uk/media/8916/TPS–USS-no-DB-comparison-First-Actuarial-29-Nov-17/pdf/firstacturial_ussvtps_nodb_29nov17.pdf but the thrust of that was to compare USS pensions to the TPS pensions for the post-92 universities.
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Q&As re USS, answered by UCU National Pensions Official
What effects would the proposed changes to the USS pension have for early career academics?
Early career staff will be the most affected by the changes as they have less built up in the current scheme. They are also more likely to be on less secure contracts. Whatever anyone has built up in the current scheme up to April 2019 will be protected however, going forward under the current UUK proposals they will have no further benefits built up in defined benefit (annual pension linked to salary and service) but will be built up in defined contribution (what you pay is defined but outcome dependent on stock market) which will be a cash sum from which you would have to drawdown until it ran out or buy an annuity (pension) which is very expensive.
2. How do the proposed changes compare to what is happening to pension systems in the private sector, where investment funds are a common pension vehicle even for third sector employers?
Very like private sector pensions in that the build up is in defined contribution but the death in service and ill health will continue to be defined benefit.
3. Do we know in what kinds of investments our pensions will be held in, if the changes go ahead, and do employees have any control over these investments?
Thousands of members already build up a defined contribution pot in USS either as an extra and by taking the ‘match’ as a way of getting an extra one percent from employers or if they earn over £55,500 and all salary over that is pensioned as defined contribution. Currently there are 6 choices for members 2 lifestyles (one ethical) and one other ethical but this would expand.
4. I was wondering if it were possible for USS members to have their contributions paid into TPS. If not now, in the future?
This is an idea we would be happy to explore but it’s not under discussion at the moment.
5. Has the Union produced detailed data of the potential impact on members at different stages of their career i.e. 25, 35, mid-career and say two to three years before intended retiring date?
The First Actuarial report shows the impact on 12 hypothetical members at different career stages:
http://www.ucu.org.uk/media/8916/TPS–USS-no-DB-comparison-First-Actuarial-29-Nov-17/pdf/firstacturial_ussvtps_nodb_29nov17.pdf?utm_source=lyr-ucu-members&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=members&utm_term=uss-all&utm_content=Your+pension+under+attack
https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/9093/Overhaul-of-university-pensions-could-leave-staff-200000-worse-off-in-retirement?list=1676&utm_source=lyr-ucu-members&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=members&utm_term=uss-all&utm_content=Your+pension+under+attack
What alternatives are UCU proposing?
Under discussion but will be governed by conference policy
In the event that we do go over to a defined contribution pension, why should the university contribution be 18% to our 9%? (8%, it is only 9% with the match which will go)
That amount was based on what was needed to support our defined benefit pensions under the USS. (The employers envelope is 18% (until 2020) out of that is deficit recovery, charges, admin, money to keep the defined benefit paying out assuming the employee contributions are not going in; anything left will go into the individual DC pot and all the employee 8% will go into their individual DC pot. The individual will probably get an option to pay less in, which may be attractive to those who feel 8% is too high.
In 2011 the employers only wanted to pay 10% into a DC pot, the current offer is slightly more but the closed defined benefit section will eat money.)
Now that the money would no longer go to that, the amount they provide needs to be enough for us to have a sensible pension given expected returns. If this is above 27%, then they need to contribute more. Can such a calculation be done to determine what they would need to provide to be used in negotiations?
They don’t think they need to give you enough for a sensible pension they say they won’t contribute more, not can’t, won’t.
In the event that we do go over to a defined contribution pension, can we get a non-negotiable guarantee that the universities will indefinitely contribute 18% (or whatever the final amount is) of our salaries into a defined contribution pension? I am concerned since currently the universities pay 18% to our 9% since that it what the USS needed to pay our pension. If the universities are no longer liable to support our pension, what is stopping them from slowly reducing their contribution to our pension?
They only ever promised 18% to 2020 and signaling they will reduce but as the Defined Benefit has no member contributions going in it will be very expensive.
In the event that we do go over to a defined contribution pension, what fraction of the contribution will go towards supporting the defined benefit pensions? If this is any number above 0, why should we be responsible for supporting other people’s benefits? (Anyone in now will have benefits building up until 2019 not just other peoples.)
How can we be guaranteed that none of our money is used to support a defined benefit pension? Your money will go into your pot you can see it on the Investment Builder login. Yes the employer will have to pay a lot to keep the DB section, they have a legal duty to pay out pensions already built up.
In the event that we do go over to a defined contribution pension, why should USS be the one to manage it? For whatever reasons, they have shown that they are unable to manage our pensions effectively. I don’t see why we can’t get another company to do it.
Good point one that has been made. However, because it’s so big it can buy investments cheaply and the employer will pay member charges for most options and admin. It is up to the employer not a member what scheme is on offer in a workplace. An employer will only pay in to the one scheme per group of employees so it’s that scheme or no scheme.
In the event that we do go over to a defined contribution pension, what happens to our matching 1%? Will this carry on or be removed?
Whatever happens the match will be removed probably around April 2019. Make the most of it.
What kind of pensions are the leaders of the UUK on?
UUK and USS staff like UCU staff are all in USS. The Vice Chancellors and such are usually earning too much to pay into a pension there is only so much you can pay in for a lifetime if not they are in USS.
What happens if all junior members of the USS simply pull out?
They would love it. It would save employer contributions and not have to provide an alternative, if it is DC it can run as well with 3 people its all about individual pots.
If the future accrual of the defined benefit portion of our pensions is set to zero, what does it mean to keep the death and incapability benefit? Do our partners or dependents somehow get our defined benefit pension if we die young? If so, how is that pension calculated?
In the current UUK proposals Death in Service and Incapacity will remain defined benefit in most DC schemes there would be a lump sum. How this would be calculated is yet to be discussed.
In the news, I keep hearing that the issue with the USS all comes down to how future risk is assessed and that since universities are long standing institutions, there is no problem in the long run (e.g. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/uss-pension-changes-would-be-disaster-universities-they-are-preventable). Are the universities being unreasonable about this and if so, how can this be remedied? Can we use a 3rd party to give a fair assessment of the risk to be used in negotiations?
We have tried and taken our Actuaries, First Actuarial into meetings. No success.
How do the changes affect those who are already drawing a pension?
How do the changes affect those who are on a flexible contract and drawing a fraction of their pension from USS?
No change on pension and same impact on pension building up as other members.
Re the new pensions scheme, does this work like the Premium Bond system where one gets the capital (i.e. amount invested back) and then any gains on top on date of retirement or is the whole amount at risk and what you get back depends on how the market is doing on the day one retires?
The whole amount is at risk.
USS Pension Talk 12.12.17 13:00 Edith Morley G25. All staff welcome.
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Carers quitting jobs from pressure
More than 600 people a day leave their jobs because of the demands of being a carer, says research from a charity.
The pressures of looking after an elderly, ill or disabled relative have made almost half a million people quit their jobs in the UK in the past two years, says Carers UK.
The report calls for more flexibility in the workplace for carers.
The charity’s head, Helen Walker, says that 15% of the working population is “now working and caring”.
The report estimates that almost five million people are trying to balance looking after relatives with working – up from about three million in 2011.
An ageing population has pushed this increase – but the report says not enough employers are offering flexibility over working hours or taking leave.
‘Not a penny to spare’
Carers UK is calling for employment rights to formally recognise the needs of carers, such as providing five to 10 days per year of paid leave.
Such carers in work are typically aged over 45 and the report says that their caring responsibilities “often go unnoticed”.
Among those giving up their job is Terry, who has left his role as a duty hospital manager in London to move to Monmouth to look after his father.
The 92-year-old was living alone after Terry’s mother died and he had begun to “struggle with everyday tasks”.
For Terry, it has meant going from a well paid job to relying on a carer’s allowance and accepting that he now “doesn’t have a penny spare”.
The report follows a warning from the Office for National Statistics of growing numbers of people who not only have to look after an elderly relative but are also caring for their children.
There are 1.3 million of these mid-life “sandwich carers”, says the ONS, with many feeling ignored and undervalued.
More than a quarter of such carers are suffering from depression or stress, says the ONS.
Carers UK says there is a “real social and economic imperative” for workplaces to be made “carer friendly”.
“Better workplace support for people juggling paid work with caring for a loved one is becoming an increasingly important issue,” said Ms Walker.
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An Israeli contracting company establishes a stone crusher on Palestinian lands of As-Sakut
الشروع بإنشاء كسارة إسرائيلية على أراضي فلسطينية في منطقة الساكوت / محافظة طوباس
Israeli to establish a new settlement north West Bank
بؤرة استعمارية جديدة ونقطة مراقبة عسكرية في محيط مستعمرة عادي عاد على أراض بلدة ترمسعيا محافظة رام الله
مستعمرون يقيمون بؤرة جديدة في منطقة الحمرا شرق بني نعيم بمحافظة الخليل
Establishing first colonial outpost in 2017
Violation: establishing new colonial outpost
Location: Deir Al-Hatab village – Nablus city
Perpetrators: Alon Moreh colonists
Victims: number of farmers from the village
A group of fanatic colonists from Alon Moreh set up a caravan and established a military watchtower in the area of Ras Al-Ein, north Deir Al-Hatab village. The targeted location is founded within the natural block number 8; more particularly the parcel number 26. It should be noted that the newly targeted lands are only 800 meters to the east of Alon Moreh colony, which is founded on confiscated lands from the area.
The chairman of Deir Al-Hatab village council, Abdelkarim Hussein, told Land Research Center that establishing a new outpost is the first step to take over 11400 dunums from the area of Ras Al-Ein, which is financeable for Palestinians but two days a year. Israel declared the lands inaccessible but allow Palestinians in two days during the olive picking season.
Hussein showed concerns that the new outpost will be a step to ban more Palestinians from accessing the target area. In numbers, 38 families will be forbidden from using and entering their lands, which are considered their source of income.
It should be noted that colonists method in seizing lands is illegal. They just took advantage of farmers not being able to access their lands in order to put hands on them.
Photo 1: Palestinian ownership documents on the targeted lands
Photo 2: the new outpost
Nowadays, vast areas of Palestinian lands are being targeted by colonists, who seek to put hand on as vast area of lands as possible to implement their expansionist plans and colonial projects.
Deir al Hatab – an Overview:
Deir al Hatab is located 5.5 km to the east of Nablus city; it is total area is 10875 dunums including 318 dunums of built-up area. The village's population has reached 2213 people (according to PBS statistics of 2007). The village has lost 389 dunums of its total area to Israeli colonial activities. It is surrounded by a number of historical sites and ruins.
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Shevut Rahel colony to establish new outpost on Nablus city lands
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Two new Talmudic Academies in the heart of the Palestinian Jerusalemite neighborhoods of Al-Sheikh Jarrah and Bab Al-Sahera
الإعلان عن إنشاء بؤرة استعمارية جديدة بديلة عن البؤرة ” عمونة” على أراض قرية جالود / محافظة نابلس
The Israeli occupation transforms al-Sakut area into a resort for colonists
בית אל–ברכּה: עוד מכשול לשלום
A New Israeli outpost on lands of Beit Sahour city
إنشاء بؤرة استعمارية جديدة تابعة لمستعمرة ” شافي شمرون”
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Exclaim! Writer Daniel Sylvester, Definition of Knowledge and Rob Bebenek Make Small Towns Proud at a Comedy Records/Exclaim! Standup Showcase
By Vish Khanna
Growing up in a small town instead of a big city can be difficult, because there aren't as many people around to crowd you, the air is cleaner, there's less crime, the cost of living is lower, and your dad might be able to help you fix that thing you can't fix. What a hellscape. Fortunately, our next show features performers who each left such places for the greener pastures of larger metropolises. The pastures are likely AstroTurf, but still.
Canada's only exclusive stand-up and sketch comedy label, Comedy Records, has teamed up with Exclaim! to launch the Comedy Records Showcase, which takes place on the first Thursday of every month at Wenona Lodge (1069 Bloor St. W) in Toronto. Show times are at 9 p.m. sharp!
Our October 4 edition features performances by Daniel Sylvester, slam poetry duo Definition of Knowledge, and Rob Bebenek and so we thought we'd learn more about them and then present our findings.
Daniel Sylvester is originally from Windsor, Ontario but now calls Ottawa home.
"I grew up obsessed with boundary-pushing sketch comedy like late '80s/early '90s Saturday Night Live, Mr. Show, The Ben Stiller Show, and The Kids in the Hall," Sylvester recalls. "My father and I watched a lot of standup when I was a kid, but I mostly just watched the comedians he loved, like George Wallace, Harland Williams and Kevin Meany.
"But I didn't know that there were standups who could meld the alt sensibilities of the sketch comedy I loved with the standup craft that my dad loved until I was in my 20s, when I discovered David Cross, Eugene Mirman and Mitch Hedberg."
As such, Sylvester says he didn't explore doing standup himself until his late 30s, after seeing a friend perform at an open mic at Yuk Yuk's in Ottawa. He thought he could do a better job than some of the other souls who braved the stage and, drawing upon his youth and upbringing in Windsor, he continues to try and be better than the people he saw that night.
"My teenage friends in Windsor were the funniest people I've ever met," he says. "Still, to this day. And I hang around with pro and semi-pro comedians all the time. I feel that our entire reason for existing at the time was to be funny and make ourselves and other people laugh. Life was a big joke. We'd do ridiculous things like pretend to be a prepubescent 19 century English street beggar with the catchphrase, 'Finger ya bumhole fer ya guv'ner.' Stuff like that.
"Growing up in Windsor, which is a factory town, anything goes as far as humour. You can't offend people in Windsor no matter how hard you try. They've heard it all."
Definition of Knowledge are a slam poetry duo, consisting of Bryn Pottie and Hanan Younis, who are currently based in Toronto. They have less fondness for their respective origin cities.
"We would never perform in our hometown," Pottie says. "We're both from small towns and our bullies still live there and just aren't woke enough to handle how hot we are now.
"We started doing poetry together at a slam and everyone laughed, so we just kind of went with it and now we're comedy I guess," Pottie continues. "We got into poetry because we wanted to find a way to give a voice to those who are not talented enough to speak for themselves. I think we get so many comedy gigs because comedy shows are full of silly stuff and so we balance it out by providing something that is in no way silly — slam poetry!"
While their energetic and outspoken style has been embraced by some in their artistic community, the duo are open about feeling at least a little bit like outsiders in Toronto.
"Our performance has been described by the artistic director of Toronto Poetry Slam as 'half baked,'" Pottie says. "We would actually describe our performance as 'fully baked.'"
Rob Bebenek is originally from Kitchener, ON but is now making his home in Toronto, where he's been working on developing a TV show.
"Eddie Murphy Delirious was the first standup I remember watching as a kid, but I wasn't really a huge fan of standup until I saw Billy Connolly's live in Glasgow show from 1994," Bebenek recalls. "Then Brian Regan at the improv, but I didn't even want to be a standup. I always thought I'd try and go the sketch comedy route and get into comedic acting. I was forced into doing standup comedy and it went well, and as soon as I had that taste I was hooked.
"There are some really funny people from Kitchener," he adds. "DJ Demers and Courtney Gilmour are both from Kitchener, and they're both killers. I don't know if it's hometown specific or not. I'm only funny because of the guys I grew up with. I wasn't even the funny one in my group of friends. I just hung with a group of beautiful weirdos and we'd would spend all our spare time verbally assaulting each other and making ourselves laugh."
Bebenek says he has no answer when asked about his stylistic approach to standup. He doesn't avoid any topic and guides himself with principle that "if it's funny, it's funny."
"If I try to tackle a 'sensitive' topic, I'll put the work in to make the joke good," he explains. "Some comics don't and the joke is lazy and offensive. Then they act surprised when people get angry about it and that's just stupid. You knew what you were doing. I hate lazy writing."
Come see these people transcend their roots on Thursday, October 4 at the Wenona Lodge.
A ten-dollar ticket includes one pint of Steamwhistle; you can buy tickets in advance here.
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Re-imagining pink and intelligent gazing
Posted By: Shree Lahiri March 22, 2019
It was a time for re-imagining pink. If you stop and think – is there a lot of energy involved in engaging a group of people in new activities? To me, it seems the answer is ‘yes’ as I remember reading about auto companies as they went all out to woo women customers. And, then we wonder – are we re-imagining the ‘pink’ way? In the auto world, women car buyers/users now comprise one fourth of the total driver universe, and auto companies are offering features that will appeal to lady consumers.
According to some estimates, in the last five years, the number of women buyers for both new and used cars has doubled from 10-12 per cent to around 25 per cent. This is prompting car manufacturers to become more ‘women-friendly’, focusing on the main factors considered by women in making their buying decisions – safety, security, durability and convenience. Car marketers say it is a segment set to grow exponentially in the future.
When Toyota Kirloskar Motors, launched Yaris sedan, it was aggressively to target women customers. And, the result? Around 15 per cent of orders poured in from women car buyers, which is more than three times the segment average of 3-4 per cent. Incidentally, the new trend is that women are now aspiring to drive bigger and more expensive vehicles, but, mostly for the sake of driving convenience and security.
Yes, it was Girl Power in action on International Women’s Day! What came into focus, was India’s first cab service operating exclusively by women for women – Go Pink Cabs in Bangalore, founded by home makers, who acted upon their serious concerns for a secure and easy mode of transportation for women and senior citizens. This will enable women and senior citizens to travel safely at day and night, without any fear, or threat of exorbitant fares!! Plus, this initiative also empowers women from less privileged background, by offering a respectable form of employment.
Again, in the Garden city, there’s Angel City cabs, with a big woman-friendly quotient. It’s safety first here and, it is all about female empowerment as it offers their female cabbies free training and driving sessions, before they hit the roads.
Other brands too, put a generous emphasis on the ‘pink’ factor. Crompton Iron’s message – “Ye e-stree hai. Sab ko seedha kar sakti hai” did not leave any room for doubt. Baskin Robins advertised “A flavour for every woman” and added to the thought – Wanna say thank you to the women in your life? Start with her favourite ice cream. True to the brand’s inimitable style, Amul proclaimed, punning to perfection: “Every woman ko de! Amul – Her din khao!” Greenply’s creative idea – #StopSayingWomenCan’t, challenged the common perception that women have, which is that they often tend to underestimate what they can or cannot do. Dabur India’s #WomenCan, felicitated women employees on the occasion of Women’s Day with screening a special film/video dedicated to them.
Now, coming to AI (Artificial Intelligence) that has already begun to pervade our lives, it seems they are watching all the time. Like at the retail outlets, their gaze will freeze potential shoplifters, even before they move into action! Vaak, a Japanese startup, has developed artificial intelligence software that hunts for potential shoplifters, using footage from security cameras for fidgeting, restlessness and other potentially suspicious body language. We got a whiff of this in “Minority Report” where we followed Tom Cruise, and got mesmerized by the specialised police department, that apprehended criminals based on not premonition, but foreknowledge provided by three psychics called “precogs”.
So, there’s no stopping them…girl power and intelligence of the artificial kind…
Shree Lahiri
Shree is the Senior Editor at Reputation Today and hopes to move from one focus area to another in the editions that will be released this year. Having worked in Corporate Communications teams, she has experience of advertising, public relations, investor and employee communications, after which she moved to the other side – journalism. She enjoys writing and believes the power of the pen is indeed mighty. Covering the entertainment beat and the media business, she has been involved in a wide range of activities that have thrown open storytelling opportunities.
She can be reached at: @shree_la on twitter
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From: Jim Carroll
Date: 07 Feb 19 - 07:18 AM
"No need to shout, Dick"
Speak fro yourself Toot - I'm now having growing hearing problems and fear I may be forced to resort to a Liverpool Hearing Aid
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From: Anne Neilson
Date: 06 Feb 19 - 06:05 PM
Thanks for posting this, Jim -- lots of good advice and personal experience from respondents.
And it's persuaded me to make a real effort to regain my voice, lost to past stress and (silent) acid reflux which scarred my vocal cords. I had some speech therapy and got a lot of my voice back -- reliable pitch, better breath control etc. -- but had lost the joy of singing.
SO, I'm going to accept the challenge of actually doing the work of voice training (as you suggest) and I'm sure your pal Bob Blair will keep me on target.
It used to be a natural gift, but will now need exercise, like so many things!
From: Stilly River Sage
Roomful of Teeth Is Revolutionizing Choral Music
From death metal to throat singing to alpine yodelling, the experimental group is changing what it means to harmonize.
It's a long read, or there is a recorded version (link near the top of the story) and it runs for about 46 minutes. It talks a lot about how these performers work on many types of singing.
From: Stanron
I don't remember that being capitalised when I first read it.
From: Tootler
No need to shout, Dick
From: The Sandman
I have criticsed, Ewan in the past, BUT HIS ADVICE REGARDING PERFOMANCE AND SINGING IF HEEDED WOULD RAISE THE STANDARD .
We've just got back from Dublin where we heard some excellent singing in a club that was run by young singers - (at The Cobblestone in Smithfield)
Anybody there on the first Sunday of each month could do worse to give it a try.
Some months ago the Goilín stated meetings to enouurage wmen singers explore their voice - with some success from the sound of things
"Well, I think if you put your head above the parapet - someone will take a shot. "
Sorry Al - that sort of thing tends to get up my nose - it's difficult enough trying to introduce the idea of criticism into a music which is stlll fighting the 'near-enough-for-folksong approach that became a regular thing from singers who should no better
Will dig out some of the recordings I mentioned if anybody is interested
From: John Routledge
Good to read a very stimulating thread. Thanks Jim. Still looking at my own singing.!!
From: Big Al Whittle
Well, I think if you put your head above the parapet - someone will take a shot. that's one thing you must understand from the off.
Its goes with being a living sentient being. No one ever kicked a dead dog.
Although Ewan still seems to attract his fair share of dead dog kickers.. If you'd like the remark removed - go ahead and get it removed. That's very much okay with me - if you feel it will be deracting from what you're attemting.
From: Richard Mellish
Jane mentioned "got me to reduce the volume on high notes".
I think that's important.
Some otherwise good singers, including some highly respected (but now deceased) traditional singers, get/got very loud on the top notes while being much quieter on the lower notes. In a live performance in a small room it doesn't much matter unless the loud is painfully so (which it is with some singers whom I will forbear to name). If I'm listening to a recording in my car I have to keep turning the volume up and down to be able to understand the words on the quiet bits without the loud being too loud.
I hope you didn't miss the point I made about women's head voice; a common problem
When I first heard Frankie Armstrong she sang using a fairly breathy tone - now she runs classes trying to persuade women to use and control all areas of their voice - I hope the Goilín wemen are discussing the same
We're off to Dublin shortly - missed the Goilín but we're lucky enough top catch tonight's Cobblestones singing - organised ad run by mainly young singers new to the scene - many singing traditional songs superbly
It looks like we ma be able to start things going her in Clare, once one of teh best singing counties but fallen by the wayside since the old singers died off
Not helpful when you're tryingto encourage people to talk about learning to sing Al -Mildly amusing but not helpful
I always like the Mike Harding story about the guy who stopped him one day on the streets of Manchester.
'Mike,can you take a piece of constructive criticism...?'
'Yes, of course.'
'You're crap, mate!'
From: GUEST,Jane Bernal
Thanks, Jim, you are not dominating it at all, just trying to be helpful. I'm in Cornwall, though I do hope to get to the Goilin one day. Even more after reading your post. Went to one of Frankie's workshops long ago and it was good. What I like about this thread is the way different people contribute ideas about what worked for them. Most of the contributors have been men, and I'd like to hear from some other women as well. Not a gender specific point but I find going through the lyrics without the tune, as if they were speech makes them easier to learn and helps work out phrasing, emphasis and pauses to draw breath.
I'm with you on criticism too. I like it if people tell me when I am singing well, unless they say it every single time, when I conclude they either were not listening, or would not know good singing from bad. Niall told me his did not like the way the top of my vocal range sounded. He taught me better ways to pitch my singing, so that I didn't squawk, got me to reduce the volume on high notes, and introduced me to my lower register. His criticism made his praise worth hearing. I have not quite got the nerve to criticise anyone else yet. Not even the woman with the fantastic soprano voice who might as well sing the phone book for all the words I can hear her sing.
Don't want to dominate this Jane - but...
I don't know where you are but some months ago women singers from the Goilín singing club in Dublin organised a workshop/discussion for women singers - 40 women turned up
This coming Sunday there is to be a meeting of women singers in The Cobbestone Pub in Smithfield Dublin
Frankie Armstrong is the person who springs to mind when the topic of women singers comes up - she set up classes to develop womens' voices
I have not enough information to know what Frankie is doing now but it's worth googling her name
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It would be good to hear from some other woman singers. We tend to use our voices differently. Some of us are quieter and have to work harder to be heard over a chatty audience. Breath control is terrifically important. I've been singing all my life but from my early 20s to mid-fifties mostly round the house or to small children (I did have a busy day job too, but it did not give me much opportunity to sing.) In my late fifties I had a set of ten singing lessons from the late great Niall Timmins that transformed my singing. Lots of good tips but it was the daily breathing exercises that really made the difference. That and discovering a whole octave below the mezzo-soprano voice they told me I had at school. For me the words have always been the thing, I think I was doing OK on those even before the lessons. I'd have taken more but Niall fell ill and died that summer. Like others on this thread, I certainly notice when singers with lovely voices sing mellifluous vowels but lose the meaning because the consonants are not clear. Some of them are classically trained too.
I've been promising myself that I'd put together a 'learner pack' of the exercises with their rationale, and examples of them in action for a long time now
I'm hoping to get some of these ideas used locally - Ireland has some way to go singing-wise to catch up with the phenomenal success that music is now experiencing
I believe most people can sing and, given the effort, can sing as well, if not better than many of 'the names
We had a lovely experience one when we took blind Traveller, Mary Delaney, (discussed on the 'What Will We Do' thread) to The Singers Club one night
She sat though the residents' performances and after each, whispered her opinion of them into my ear (she loved Frankie Armstrong's singing)
If you think people don't criticise your singing after you perform - dream on
You may as well make use of that criticism as far as I'm concerned
Working in the way that we did meant that everybody involved learned something from each session - the singer being worked on - of course - the fact that you were being asked to think abot what the singers was doing meant that you began to understand the workings of your own voice and apply what you have learned to your own performances
One thing I found was that, while I have never been as good a singer as I wanted to be, the very first time I ever sang for criticism got rid on any nervousness I had about singing to an audience - I have never been nervous since
Will put something together when we get back from Dublin (our trip will include a visit to the Cobblestone Club whicdh is run entirely by young singers who have fairly recently come to traditional singing and are now as good, if not batter, than most clubs on the scene today)
Thanks Jim, yes I do think this thread would benefit from actual advice / cunning plan.
The piece you've posted gives a glimpse of what might be going on at those group meetings. It would be good to hear the sound clips. Without them I'm afraid I am still quite in the dark about the nature of the kind of constructive criticism that was being offered. I mean I have no idea at all about what they might be talking about.
Beyond this, the kind of working on singing that I would love to hear more about would be vocal exercises aimed at strengthening or retaining the voice. I am guessing this is not what is covered in the critics group session.
T have the recordings of the examples which I am happy to pass on - I have the whole evening session (a couple of hours of it
Maddeningly, Luke's actual performance was never recorded - in the early days of the group recording tape was in short supply so economising led to the actual performances not being recorded - just the discussion and work later that soon altered as the group got on its feet
I do have the scripts of the two talks we gave at the Ewan week-ends at Salford, (one on Ewan, the other on Water Pardon) - happy to pass them on, but we're off to Dublin (not in the green, of course) on Sunday and will not be back till Wednesday, so it will have to wait
I seem to remember a Muddcatter saying that they were at one of the talks
I deliberately put this up to give time for people to decide what they think of the method
Date: 31 Jan 19 - 05:58 PM
And thankyou Jim for passing on advice learned from those sessions
people would learn something from listening to his advice
How do we get the sound clips?
Date: 31 Jan 19 - 11:19 AM
I've found this a valuable and enjoyable exchange of ideas but what I have missed is a suggestion of an overall 'cunning plan' of how to tackle work on singing
The nearly ten- years of the Critics Group produced one that satisfied my requirements so I'll put up a summary of one of the ways it tackled requests for advice from singers
This is a description of an evening at one of the very earliest days of the group - I would very much appreciate comments
It comes from a talk Pat and I did at a week-end in Salford commemorating Ewan's work
I'm posting this now to give it time to run (hopefully) - I'm not going to be around from Sunday till Wednesday
Jim Carroll
The Group’s work would cover many aspects of songs and singing, but a constant throughout its existence was ‘the group criticism’, where a singer would be asked to present a number of songs for discussion, sometimes performed as if at a folk club, complete with presentation, accompaniments, introductions, etc.
This would be discussed and comments would be made on how successful it had been and in what way it could be improved, if at all.
MacColl’s main role would be that of chairman, summing up the points that had been made and adding his own to them. These would often include in depth observations on specific aspects raised by the singing or the songs.
Here is part of MacColl’s observations of the song Annach Cuain following Luke Kelly’s performance rendering at a group meeting
SELECTIONS ON DISCUSSION OF ANNAGH DUIN - SOUND CLIP
Luke was in London in 1964 and became an enthusiastic member of the Group. He was a great admirer of MacColl and fully appreciated the value of the work being undertaken.
One evening that year was devoted to a performance by Luke when he sang nine songs such as he might present to a folk club audience. Most of the Critics Group meetings were recorded, hence these examples.
LUKE’S PERFORMANCE - SOUND CLIP
At one point, one or maybe two songs from the performance would be selected and a working session would take place, the singer responding to and trying out suggestions made by group members, to see if the singing could be enhanced in any way. These, were just that, suggestions, and were in no way considered instructions set in stone.
Invariable the singer would be given a number of alternative approaches to try out, and would be asked to bring back the results at a later date to see if the songs had been helped in any way by the discussion, or if had led the singer to handle the songs differently.
These critical sessions were very much a two-way process, with both the singer and the group in general benefitting from the discussion by having to consider the singing in detail.
The evenings would usually finish with a discourse by Ma``cColl, both informative and inspirational, on a general aspect of folksong and singing
EDOM O’ GORDON AND OTHER BALLADS? - SOUND CLIP
From: GUEST,Guest G-Force
Sorry, seem to have lost our login. This is all very good stuff and most constructive and helpful. Like many of you my voice deteriorated as I got older but I've just managed to keep it going by singing every single day. I have to use eye drops and need to count the seconds while I keep my eyes closed. If it's my only chance that day I sing my seconds, counting up and down the scales, and with thirds, fifths and semitones. No doubt it sounds terrible to the neighbours but it really helps. You just have to persist.
From: Will Fly
I can't add much to what's been written here, but I'll just make a couple of comments from personal experience.
The important thing for any singer, in my view, is to find your key in which to perform the song. Check the song's range from lowest to highest note and then find a key which matches that range with your vocal range. I've lost count of the times I've heard singers start off too high or too low and then strain in one register or another.
Be aware that practise at home (say) can be quite different from singing the same song in public. It's easy to sing in a relaxed way - at home, for example - where there's no audience to project to. However, when performing that same song with perhaps greater volume and projection in front of an audience, you may find it's pitched too low. So practise at full volume, regardless of where you are.
Just my 2-penn'orth.
From: leeneia
I agree that throwing the head back is hardly going to lead to good singing.
Another bad thing I often see is pop singers with a deep scowl on the face. Try it. It closes everything up inside the head.
From: Leadfingers
A number of performers have used (as a reply to the comment " You are Very Talented") YES , and the more I practice the more talented I get !!
"One terrible example is watching Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger... "
Both Woodie and Pete were 'performers' rather than 'fireside singers, and as such they were, in my opinion, very effective in what they did
Their imitators made the mistake of not distinguishing between the two
Our oral traditions evolved via domestic situations where the singers and storytellers did their thing to family and friends amid intimate and familiar surroundings
Having said that, if you manage to familiariarise yourself with your own voice and learn to use it you can handle the whole range, from tender lyrical pieces to shanties and work songs
The Critics Group used exercises to do this - starting from ones to find the natural voice based on four vowel-type sounds, then singing exercises to learn to handle different aspects of tunes
1. Rocky Road to Dublin; a verse and refrain sung in one breath at speed for breath control and accuracy of articulation; mouth music - Tail Toddle double chorus and verse sung in one breath covers more-or-less the same territory
2. Gilbert and Sullivan 'First we polish off some batches" (from the Gondoliers) for accuracy of pronunciation at speed
3. 2 pieces from Wagner's Ring - "Tis Ended" for handling large intervals and 'By Evil Craft" to sing minute intervals - down to quarter-tones
Coupled with relaxation exercise to make you aware of and control tension, this covered the technical work that we, as singers, needed to understand your voice, put it into shape and keep it there
It takes a short time to learn them and, once learned, they stay with you forever - as I am still finding half a century later
The only problem with them is remembering they are exercises and not objects in themselves
From: Stringsinger
One terrible example is watching Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger sing. They threw
their heads back and strained their vocal cords. Unfortunately many folkies
followed that model. It can lead to nodes, polyps, and loss of voice.
Excessive "belting" or shouting can lead to trouble as well. Some people have
cast iron vocal cords like the blues singers and gospel shouters but normally
this can be hard on the cords.
Many people try to sing too loud and lose the natural timbre of their voices.
Yes the Rocky Road is a great song. As you say - breath control is tricky on that one -as is The Galway Races. Its that bouncy thing, whilst still keeping the intimacy. I love Paddy Reilly's version. The Dubs used to make it look so easy, I have had to say to their critics - you try it - see how easy it is. The voice is like a bodhran - swinging the melody round.
trouble is, theres some pretty weird interpretations.
I remember my Dad used to have an old 78 of it by Count John MacCormack with The Old Bog Road on the other side. Then there was that Brendan Something who used to do that one and The Blaydon Races. He was a big hit round the Teacher Training Colleges in the 1960s. Very fruity! I think that sort of thing turned me to drink.
Practise the following diaphragmbreathing exercises take a deep breath hold for as long as you can release slowly then take a dep breath and do a[ pah] short cleansing breath
I think the best thing to do with any song is to first talk it through as if you verse telling it in narrative verse - that tends to sort out the phrasing and the breathing - the older singers tended to sing the punctuation - micro-gap for comma, slightly larger for semi-colon... etc
Can'st say I've heard it in Scotland, but the older sean nós singers talked about "telling a song" rather than singing it
I've been organizing some of our old recordings and have recently ben working on Sam Larner's recordings made for 'Singing the Fishing' and noticed again how he constantly moves from singing to speaking with nor perceivable gap
We recorded 70-odd year old Tom Lenihan from Clare singing 'Willie Reilly and his Collen Bawn' and when he finished we asked him to tell us the story in his own words - he grinned and said "I just have"
This area was once a rich song/story area - I once sang MacColl's Tenant Farmer a a local singing session standing at the bar and when I reached the verse about turning the farmer out and selling off his belongings an old farmer next to me roared in my ear "the bastard" - I nearly vaulted the bar
The words really were the thing for the old crowd
We recorded two elderly brothers on The Burren - they gave us about fifteen songs between them eight of them were to the same tune - after the seventh rendition of one tune he old man turned to us and said "doesn't that song have a great air?" completely unaware that it had been sung half a dozen times before
I seem to remember your having quite a strong voice Annie - I hope you have overcome your difficulties
One of the problems some women have is, I believe, a self imposed one - the head voice which, I was once told, "sounds feminine"
It's fine if you can master it, but it causes two main problems - 1. The gear change when rising up and down the scale and are forced to move from head to chest to produce the sound
2. It takes a hell of a lot of air to produce and so makes long lines difficult
Sorry - I really din't mean to bang on but I don't get much chance to air my thoughts nowadays
If anybody is interested I will be happy to dig out some of the old singing and vowel exercises and post them on PCloud
Off to numb my mind with THE SKY BOX Dick - Black KKlansman awaits
Thanks for all these ideas
From: Andy7
Try songs out at a variety of pitches as you're learning them; different songs can suit different parts of your voice - and different also on different days, of course.
Even fairly experienced singers often still have weaker notes at the 'join' of 2 different 'voices'. Mine is the G below middle C; so I always try to avoid pitching songs such that there are long held notes on that G.
Another good tip is, to reach notes at the higher end of your range, hold your head slightly down (in a natural, relaxed position). It's tempting to look up towards the ceiling/sky when trying to reach high notes, but that constricts the breathing mechanism and actually makes singing them more difficult.
From: wysiwyg
Jim Carroll,
I have had good success adding emulative singing to remembered classical vocal training. Then I look for what's not working smoothly, and apply more classical training to the spot.
Example: I'll hear a must-sing song sung well on a recording, try to sing alongs as if I'd perform it-- then analyze which notes or phrasing aren't working. (I remember oOne year working on an item from Seamus Kennedy's reperoire and hearing how much more voice training bed glad than I'd had then!)
From there I might shift to a more comfortable key, and try again, and look for what vocal technique is getting
stressed.
Do I need to breathe that line differently?
Do I need to /shape use my mouth differently?
Do I need to smooth that spotit where my current "natural full voice" breaks to falsetto?
Do I need to relax?
Rethink my neck/head position?
Sing more softly? Ad infinitum.
Then-- do I need to pay a voice coach through this?
I can only do "all that" and more for a song that's worth it. Then-- maybe-- someday
--there it is, in MY repertoire.
~Susan
it is also a good idea to take a deep breath before singing , it sends oxygen to the brain and helps relaxation ,yawning is also good When you yawn, the larynx (a.k.a. voice box) lowers. Lowering the larynx a bit creates a larger resonating space above it. (Lowering it too far doesn't help the sound, and actually can cause strain, so we often aim for "letting the larynx sit comfortably low"; its position at the beginning of a yawn is more appropriate than its position during a yawn.)
When you yawn, your soft palate rises to close off the nasal passage. The nose, being full of hair and mucus, is a terrible resonator, and closing it off lets us make better use of the pharyngeal resonating space (i.e., the back of the mouth).
When you yawn, the muscles at the sides of your mouth are relaxed. Avoid ice as it contricts the vocal chords
From: StephenH
Lots of helpful comments here, and many have said things which I would have.
Whenever i have an upcoming opportunity to sing in public, i always take it
very seriously and practice my repertoire beforehand. The songs i sing are ones that I love and want everyone to hear, so I make sure that I do them justice to the best of my ability. Otherwise, why bother? Singing in a casual setting means relaxing standards a bit, but you still want to do the song justice.
My biggest faults are not relaxing my body/breathing properly. It's
something i have to consciously work on. Experiences singing in a musical and with a short-term choir certainly provided me with valuable tools to improve my singing - even if I did find some of the exercises a bit daft.
From: beachcomber
A most interesting thread, this.
I did play banjo or guitar as an accompanist, for some 10 years in a part-time, semi-professional way but gave up C. 1990s when the kids came along.
Lately I began to attend a local singing night which has regular members as well as a variety of casual attenders. I was sometimes asked to sing, as some people there remembered that I had been with a group, but singing had never been my forte, and also, I found that I was confined to singing the same three or four songs for which I have the lyrics.
I have had to work hard at this "new" skill and now, after some months, I have recovered my confidence and will sing "at the drop of a hat " for them.
I found that achievable by reverting to the repertoire of songs that we played with the group. I feel now, that I can attempt to learn some of the newer songs and my only obstacle is finding time and space for practise in a busy household. As one poster, almost, said, you have to be happy with your performance before inflicting it on others :-)
however i do think his PERFORMANCE OF THE TWO MAGICIANS WAS VERY GOOD.
There are plenty of other breath control exercises Dick - best to use one you don't intend to add to your reperoirs
As far as Bert is concerned - À chacun son goût
I found him entertaining enough without him being my favourite and his ability to adapt a song was unsurpassed
I have a collection of his superb radio programmes here - I can't think of another broadcaster who gave us access to so many unique, varied, thought-provoking and enjoyable examples of traditional song - you would forgive him anything in return for 'Folk Music Virtuoso, 'The Lament' and 'Songs of the People'
Compared to what's on offer today... no contest, as far as I'm concerned
Interesting thread, Jim.
I sang until a few years ago, when I suffered considerable difficulties -- couldn't produce a consistent, tuneful tone and was often croaky and broken at the best. After lengthy investigations it was determined that silent acid reflux (giving none of the associated heartburn or indigestion pain) had damaged my vocal cords, which were bowed -- or, as we Glaswegians would say, bowly. (Think of knees that don't meet in the middle when you try to stand straight.)
Other things were going on in my life and I soon found that I had lost the joy I used to find in singing: what was the point when pitching was inconsistent, breathing was unreliable and I would have been embarrassed to attempt public sharing of songs I love?
However, I'm beginning to feel that I've turned a corner and I'd be pleased to learn any good advice from other Mudcatters.
After 60 years of singing and listening, I'm comfortable with phrasing, enunciation and interpretation -- but I'm needing to motivate myself to get back into the practice, especially since pitching is no longer a problem.
So I'd be delighted to pick up any hints that are offered, and to get myself back into training.
From: radriano
Jim, thanks for starting this thread. Lots of good information here.
I feel like I'm a fairly good singer but I really have to work on it. There are times when everything I try to sing sounds awful to me and when that happens I just put singing aside that day. Makes it hard to practice singing sometimes. Breath control is extremely important, I agree. I'd agree with almost everything that's been said here.
Haven't been on Mudcat for quite a while. Hello to everyone!
You suggested learning rocky road to dublin, that was imo an excellent suggestion to help with breathing technique
"Bert Lloyd was known for his 'silly grin' when he sang some songs - he used it to achieve a hard tone that was not a feature of his natural voice
Jim " I have respect for Lloyd for many things, but his style for me does not work, I would rather listen to MacColl, or better still singers like phil tanner, just a subjective opinion
"The trouble is of course if you work at it, it looks effortless."
Trouble !!
That's what it's supposed to be Al
The most important person to satisfy with your singing is yourself - make it work for you and you stand a fair chance of taking the listener with you - don't and all you're likely to get is sympathy
I'm afraid that while I recognise and admire Martin's talents and dedication, I seldom enjoy his singing - I find his phrasing idiosyncratic and his accompaniments intrusive - not for me. I'm afraid
If you believe your speech is sloppy and indistinct, you need to work at it - mine was and to an extent, still is, so I spent hours trying to make it clearer when I sang
It was one of the points first raised when I first sang for criticism at the Group - I listened to the recording recently and cringed
Think of the best of our traditional singers - Harry Cox - murder to follow until you get used to it - Walter to a lesser extent
Bert Lloyd was known for his 'silly grin' when he sang some songs - he used it to achieve a hard tone that was not a feature of his natural voice
From: FreddyHeadey
enunciation
There's a happy medium
I recorded myself singing in varying degrees of preciseness and the version that sounded the best(clear but relaxed) was one which, in the mouth, felt quite exagerated.
It's worth listening to yourself.
Thinking further, perhaps it is that there's a different sort of club nowadays, where people just go for the joy of singing - seeing their friends and partners singing.
The trouble is of course if you work at it, it looks effortless.
And that's what people don't understand.
They say - well its because you're super talented. Well I suppose the diligence required is a sort of talent.
But they see the pleasure generated within yourself and within the audience, and they they think - well I can have a bit of that reading from an exercise book.
You don't want to discourage anyone. Martin Carthy says, the only thing you can do that hurts these songs is ignore them and don't sing them.
And I think maybe... but you can also put other people off folk music - by not working at it hard enough.
"I practice running at different tempos for different lengths of time"
Pretty much the same as singing - you learn all the paces and speeds and efforts - MacColl used Laben's scale of movement and applied them to singing brilliantly
A far as traditional singing, the old singers sang more or less as they spoke (barring old age, etc) and their enunciation and phrasing were as close to those used in speaking as the music and poetic rhythms would allow - the ones we interviewed described how they would put almost imperceptible notes or gaps in to maintain both the rhythm and the narrative sense - the old Clare farmer, Tom Lenihan (recognised locally as 'the traditional singer' went in great detail about this
One of the most important aspects of singing is learning to relax - tension can distort both voice production and breath control
Once you work out a technique for this you can apply it to almost anything - I use it all the time for driving, especially along narrow country lanes
But on enunciation of words, I mean if I don't put a gap between the your and ears while speaking, I'm not going to put one in while singing either.
I am a runner, and I do train for running by running. But I mean if I want to perform in a race I don't just practice racing, I practice running at different tempos for different lengths of time, and do a lot of warming up, warming down, and stretching.
I know you can do wonderful things to your body through stretching and exercises, and solve issues not only with running, but also with hands and arms and things related to musical instrument playing.
I know less about voice training though as I never had any problem until recently with doing exactly what I wanted to do so never bothered learning.
From: Dave the Gnome
I quite like the idea of rolling round on the floor while singing at the folk club. Adds a whole new dimension :-)
I know exactly what you mean about Paul Conner, Stanron. He was indeed an actor who delivered and entertained, whatever he was doing!
You reminded me. I attended a presentation delivery course by another actor, John Brand. Best known for "Wilkinson. The name on the worlds finest blade. " The course was really good and he made the point that any presentation relied on good delivery or people would just not understand what you were trying to "sell". It is also important that you respect your audience and make sure that you deliver in an acceptable manner. Exactly the same things apply to any performance.
In my opinion.
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The Color Mixing Christmas Light Project
Discretely Controllable DMX Driven RGB Pixels
The site obviously hasn’t been updated in several years, but I’m leaving it as there’s still decent incoming traffic.
It’s fun to realize that back when this all got started, what we were doing didn’t exist basically anywhere in the world. It was all from scratch, new territory and very exciting.
Now anyone can buy a kit, buy a sequence from any number of sources, and happily flash their lights exactly in sync with the bass line of ‘Wizards in Winter,’ just like thousands and thousands of other people already have.
I’m still involved in the art side of this, but it’s been a long time since I’ve taken good photos and video of what we’re up to. Thanks for visiting!
2013 Lights, First Clip
More clips coming soon, but here’s one to start with. This version is quite heavily compressed, but was uploaded in a hurry so that some out-of-town folks could take a look.
And some still photos from a different song:
There was quite a bit more traffic this year than we’d seen before. We learned a few days ago that the lights were featured in one of the 2 large newspapers in the area: Places in Utah to See Christmas Lights
…as well as a second ‘local activities’ site: 8 Local Must-See Christmas Lights
2013 Sneak Peak
Much more coming soon. But this should be a really fun year.
Some simple uplights this year. We made custom vinyl silhouettes on the windows and a trio of magical singing pumpkins. Artistic credit goes to Vansters for Edward Scissorhands and Dave Lowe for the angry cat. The other images I can’t find anyone to attribute.
It took an afternoon to convert the original .jpg files into crisp and clear vector art for scaling and cutting.
The vinyl cutter works with stock up to 30″ in width, which was very convenient.
At one point during the night, a girl age 7 or maybe 8 came up the walkway. She saw the pumpkins singing ‘Ghostbusters’ and watched them in amazement. Her expression reminded me of walking through Disneyland on a warm autumn day and seeing each of your childhood heroes lining the streets.
A few minutes later, as she picked some candy from our bowl, I remarked “These are magic pumpkins, you know.”
“Yes. Does your family have any pumpkins at home?”
“We do,” she smiled.
“Have you ever seen them sing like this?”
Deep wrinkles appeared on her forehead as she considered the question. Finally, her shoulders drooped with sadness. “No, our pumpkins can’t sing.”
Ragnar Wasatch Back Light Vests
We, along with local gym Rage Fitness were asked to sponsor a relay team for the 2013 Ragnar Wasatch Back relay race. Teams of 12, 6 or 3(!) take between 17 and 48 hours to run almost 200 miles through Utah’s mountain ranges.
Since 1/3 of the race takes place at night, the team wanted an easy way to identify their support vehicles and team members. They asked us to come up with a neat LED display of some sort.
For the two cars (both of which had roof racks) the choice was fairly easy. We installed strings of RGB pixels around the roof perimeter. They were controlled by portable playback boxes and sealed lead-acid batteries. We’d designed this portable system several years ago for a theme park on the east coast. As the playback boxes moved through the park, an on-board GPS system would trigger various patterns and colors, depending on where the system was currently located. It gave the park entertainment group a way to match the moving lights with local decorations, which was pretty neat.
In this case, we had a pair of the playback boxes left over, and they were perfectly suited for the job. The lights ran a ~15 minute loop of different looks, and the batteries easily powered the system through the night.
The runners all loved having such and easy-to-find landmark amidst a sea of other vehicles and people. Over 250 teams participated, each with 2 vans and 6-12 people. Makes for some crowded mountain roads and parking lots.
For the runners themselves, we needed a different approach. The result had to be durable, fairly lightweight, resistant to the elements and cleanly executed. And, we had about 36 hours to complete them.
Last year, we designed the pixel-mapped jogging jacket.
It was awesome. However, it was form-fitted to a single person, and that wouldn’t be convenient for an overnight team to share. So we started differently for the team vests. Race rules said that each night runner had to wear a yellow reflective safety vest, so we purchased a handful of them from Lowes.
A somewhat flexible grid of lights seemed like a good idea. So I grabbed some bits and pieces from the local craft store.
Plastic Yarn Grid
Fake Leather & Sheer Synthetic Fabric
Clear Vinyl, Heavy Gauge
A 7 x 7 grid of smart pixels was attached:
DMX Playback Card
The circuit board was left over from a different project. It was designed to record incoming DMX, save it to an SD card, then drive 7 x RGB ‘dumb’ strips (ie, add +12v, then ground the red, green or blue lines to build different color mixes). It was easy enough to rewrite the firmware and bypass the FET output stages in order to drive the smart pixels. Plus, using old stock saves $300 in overnight PCB charges.
Add velcro, diffusing layers and sew the whole pouch to the stock jacket.
The vests worked wonderfully well. Tons of compliments from other runners. There was no chance that our team’s runners would pass the support vans in the middle of the night unnoticed.
Running Vest at Night
Night w/ flash
The lights were crazy bright, even though I’d compressed their maximum intensity to just 68% of normal. The attached LiPo battery packs were easy to recharge and contained more than enough power to get through the night. 44 frames per second of DMX playback made the patterns and transitions silky-smooth.
All in all, a great success. The runners vow to return next year for another round.
If there’s any interest, I’ll track down some video clips of the vests in action later this week.
2012 Video Clip
Merry Christmas! There’s a new video clip at the bottom of this post. It’s uploaded in HD, so you should be able to click on the YouTube screen and enlarge it if you’d like.
And, hooray for fresh snow! You’ll see that a bunch of the tree bulbs are glowing under the snow. Makes for a neat effect.
In an earlier article, I’ve described some of the backstage technical details which make everything tick.
Late last night, a friend of mine (a very experienced lighting designer & master GrandMA programmer as well) came to visit. He loved the different looks, and especially the fact that nearly all of them could stand on their own, background music or not. We talked for a while about the behind the scenes gear that make everything run so nicely.
He asked what the ‘next step’ might be.
I had to think. There’s currently available several RGB mappable, flexible pixel mesh products in the professional market. And as they say, you can have anything in this world for money.
But – and this is perhaps more important – this is a home in a nice quiet neighborhood. It’s neither a rock concert nor a rave. And to this point, it still looks like classic Christmas lights, albeit slightly enhanced. I think that’s important and magical.
At least for now, that’s how it’s going to stay.
A few nights ago, I went out to get the mail and noticed a car parked across the street. They had their window open, and through it I could hear John Denver & the Muppets singing ‘Silent Night’ (see comments below). The car was packed with 8 year old boys and their parents. I asked the boys if they wanted to stand inside the tree and watch the patterns from there.
Super excited, they tumbled out of the car and over to the yard. As I parted the light strings so they could climb in, one of the parents remarked that their friend said they ‘had to come visit the diamond house before Christmas.’
“The what?” I asked.
“The diamond house. Because it’s so sparkly and amazing.” That made me smile.
Thanks for visiting! Enjoy the video and stills below.
(If the YouTube player isn’t displayed below, the direct link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pulVKhPms0 )
Click any still picture to enlarge.
Cinderella’s Castle
In the fall of 2011, we were lucky enough to visit Walt Disney World in Orlando. We spent the day and evening there, and were gathered around Cinderella’s castle for the evening lighting ceremony. It was a magical moment, and the shaky cell phone photo taken above became the inspiration for our decorations this year.
(All photos in this post may be enlarged with a single click.)
Cool Lights w/ Green.
2012 House + Lights.
Green + Warm Walls
Our goal this time was to create something beautiful, classy and memorable. We wanted still images which could stand on their own, plus sequences which could gracefully flow and be complemented by music.
I think we succeeded in grand style.
A couple of still photos are included above, and the boring technical details below. I’ll post some video and more stills in a week or two.
The stone face of the house is covered with warm and cool white LED panels. We lost track of the exact number installed. The CAD guy in our builder’s office claims that there’s about 944 square feet of stone which need to be covered. Each panel of lights measures 2 meters x 1 meter. Total LED count here is somewhere in the 22,000 – 24,000 range.
240 watts of LED floodlight.
~4,100 discretely controlled RGB bulbs on the 25′ tree.
~150 ‘sparkle’ lights (higher power, 3 x RGB emitters in a single package), also on the façade.
More RGB bulbs on the rooflines. Maybe 250 – 300?
28 (?) universes of DMX over ethernet, totaling ~ 5 megabits per second of data throughput.
Custom designed DC dimmers and Art-Net–> DMX bridge interfaces.
Lighting computer jam syncs to time code generated by audio computer, which keeps things nicely locked together.
Small radio transmitter broadcasting in stereo on 87.7 MHz.
A huge challenge was figuring out how to attach the lights to the house’s stone walls. It’s done in ‘dry stack’ style, which means that most of the stone sections stick out 1/2″ to 3/4″ in front of the mortar. So there’s lots of area to grab on to, but the shapes are very irregular, with often non-parallel sides.
I considered C clamps (too much money, didn’t want scratched rock) and plastic alligator work clamps (didn’t open wide enough, except for the super expensive ones). At 200-300 pieces required, cost starts to increase in a hurry.
Plastic Conduit – 2.5″ and 3″ sections
While trolling through Lowes I found a perfect solution. Plastic gray PVC electrical conduit is available in many diameters. I bought 10′ sections of 3″ and 2.5″ pipe to test. Using a chop saw, I cut a section of pipe in narrow bracelet-sized pieces, with widths varying between 3/16″ and 1/4″. Then, I used the same saw, I cut about 50 degrees out from each circle, leaving me with a section of plastic which looked a bit like PacMan.
These sections were both very flexible and very strong. They easily stretch to the width of a stone section, but also grab tightly when released.
Pipe Clamp Grabbing the Rock
For $40 in pipe (and a lot of annoying plastic powder kerf), I’m absolutely thrilled with the results.
I designed a daughtercard which, through a short section of ribbon cable, mates with Parallax’s Spinneret ethernet module. And thus, a two universe Art-Net to DMX bridge was born. Parts cost for the daughtercard was just a few dollars. It works beautifully, running at an easy 44 frames per second on both outputs. If I get some time in January, and if there’s any interest, I’ll release the .spin code I used.. Size of the card is only about 1″ x 3″, which is nice and compact.
In this case, the panel lights use one universe and the floodlights are on the other.
Art-Net bridge module, mates with Parallax’s ethernet / Propeller development board, the Spinneret. Includes 2 x XLR5 output jacks and proper RS485 drive stages.
2 universe Art-Net bridge. Not shown is the ribbon cable which connects the two.
The house face lights use 120 channels of one universe and the flood lights 12 of another. Crazy that it’s easier – at least in this case – to add a universe than to run more cable between here and there.
The stone face lights are controlled by five DC DMX dimmers I designed. Each drives 24 discrete outputs or 12 warm/cool pairs. Everything except the 24v/2.5A power supply fits on a 3″ x 5″ PCB card, which is nice and compact. The drive stages are rated at 2A each, but the panels only draw about 80 mA each. That leaves plenty of headroom, and no noticeable heat is generated anywhere on the card. Connectors on the left are for Neutrik’s Ethercon series.
Earlier this summer I previewed some different styles of net light. I was concerned because all of the AC-driven ones flickered annoyingly when I glanced my eyes back and forth across them. The flicker was at either 60 or 120 Hz, and it bothered me. It’d be easier, I reasoned, to go with custom panels which could be directly DC powered.
So I asked the factory to modify an existing design for +24v DC operation, which they did nicely. The dimming engine runs at a 5 KHz refresh cycle, which means the light output is both camera- and eyeball friendly.
Power Draw: 4 LED wash lights + 24 channels of house panel light.
Power Draw – 4,080 RGB nodes on tree
Total data rate is ~ 5 megabits per second sustained.
Questions? Comments? It’s truly beautiful to see at night.
Click to Enlarge – 2012 Ghost Tree
150 meters of white EL wire, broken down to 30 strings @ 5 meters each
One extension cord
One mechanical on/off timer for the tree.
Built-in dawn / dusk sensors for the house light circuits.
Zero sequences
Zero dimmers
Zero channels
Zero universes
Zero patching
Images captured at 1.6 seconds, f/2.8, which is underexposed by .7 stops
Close up – click to enlarge
Pixel Mapping a Jogging Jacket
Blue and White Stripes
Because why not?
A few weeks ago one of my wife’s friends invited her to run an In-the-Dark-5K race, the proceeds of which benefit the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund. The late Olive was the mother of the famous singing Osmonds, and the grandmother of several of our friends in high school.
The race website said
We encourage everyone to wear their brightest colored running gear! Don’t forget your glow sticks and body paint! We will have black lights on the course to be sure that everyone will GLOW for HEARING!
Plus, other friends from long ago live in the same city (Logan, Utah). So we decided to take a road trip.
Back when she first heard about the race, I’d just taken delivery of 150 meters of white EL wire, which will be used in a Halloween project next month. I was testing the EL inverter in the workshop when she walked in. I suggested – half in jest – that we wrap her jacket in glowing wire for the run.
“But can it change color?”
“Well, not really,” I said sadly, recalling that that with a bit of electronic sorcery the phosphorescent hue can be shifted a bit to the left or right. And with some even more clever math, it can be dimmed. But that’s about it.
“No thanks then. Maybe we could use some of your extra lights from the yard tree instead?”
This seemed like a lovely idea. We sketched out some rough plans. Later that afternoon, she took a trip to a nearby outdoor equipment retailer and returned with great handfuls of flat black webbing, plus an assortment of plastic clips, latches and turnarounds.
The drawings and loose parts sat neatly on the shelf until yesterday, the day before the race.
We designed a form fitting vest / jacket skeleton using the webbing, white marking pens and a stapler. Once all the pieces were in the right place, the staples were replaced with machine stitching.
LED Running Vest
She also fabricated a small pouch to hold the controller and battery pack, and attached it to the vest’s rear, just below the shoulder blades.
Pouch for Battery Pack
Close Up – LED Mounting with Zip Ties
The controller board was a a saved prototype from a different project. It was originally designed to drive 6 sections of RGB LED tape (18 channels total, 2A peak per channel, that’s a lot of LED tape) using either live DMX or data stored on an SD card. However, it was easy enough to repurpose a pair of pins to drive the LED node string.
Controller and DC-DC Power Supply
Controller and PSU Inside Protective Pouch
Battery Pack – LED Vest
Plus, it was free. Because as any accountant will attest, massive sunk costs can be completely ignored a few months later.
The card contains a DMX input stage, plus a few pushbuttons and LEDs for user feedback. I wrote a tiny program which captured incoming DMX at 44 frames per second, then saved the data to an SD card.
An interesting quirk of memory cards is that although they can be read from very quickly and consistently, the write process is not always as smooth. Even when writing entire sectors (512 bytes at a time) to the card, there can be random and variable delays incurred by the card’s internal electronics. 300 mS isn’t at all uncommon.
So the DMX capture code actually copies data to a very large circular buffer (at very precise intervals), and the SD write routine is triggered each time new data is ready. Since the input buffer is big enough, the two routines never step on each other’s toes. The result is perfectly stable recording and playback, even though both processes are running at different – and sometimes variable – speeds.
It’s an elegant bit of code, if only in a ‘you really had to be there’ sort of way.
Also extremely vital, because dropped frames are ugly and visually jarring.
An 8-AA, 2400 mA-H, NiMH battery pack supplies power. Its output feeds a cute little 7-16v input, 5V/2A DC-DC converter, which then powers the controller and LED string. Testing showed that the 42 LEDs pulled between 800 – 1500 mA depending on their state. The battery pack was tested for an hour under load, with no problems. The DC-DC converter didn’t become appreciably warm, which was nice.
Using a copy of Madrix Professional (again, sunk costs), I built a rough facsimile of the jacket’s LED layout.
Patch – 42 RGB Nodes on a Running Jacket
The rest was easy. I arranged a cuelist of about 30 different looks, then let them cycle through over about 14 minutes total. Madrix output DMX through an ENTTEC USB Pro interface, and the jacket controller, in DMX capture mode, recorded each and every packet. In regular playback mode, the file is read and (if needed) looped.
RGB Running Vest Plus Large Blacklight Fixtures
“Are you wearing a bomb?” asked a curious onlooker before the race started, and while the vest was turned off.
(How do you answer that question, anyway?)
This comment piqued the interest of a nearby campus police officer. After we turned on the lights, he wasn’t as concerned.
2+ hour run time on a single battery pack
Not nearly as uncomfortable to wear as we expected it might be.
My wife, recovering from a shoulder injury, made good time through the run.
Overkill? Certainly. But it was fun to see people watch and smile.
Here’s some video from the race, then a few minutes inside which show some of the different patterns displayed.
John on Snowflakes
The neighbors let us know, without mincing many words, that there will be Trouble if we don’t set the up the giant yard tree for Christmas again this year. We’ve been told that kids living on the opposite corner of the development would howl in protest if they weren’t driven home – the long way – via our little corner.
Fortunately, last year’s anchoring system proved so strong and sturdy that I plan to extend the tree to its full 25′ height. This means that there won’t be any extra node string ends on the ground this year, and the entire tree will be about 6′ taller.
But it’d be boring not to add something new to the collection.
For a few years, we’ve wanted to decorate the house with snowflakes of varying size and shape. Sadly, the daydreams have so far not materialized. Certainly there are a wide variety of pre-fab wireframe snowflakes available for sale. But I wasn’t terribly interested in the overall look.
A few years back, when we first started working with RGB LEDs overmolded on a cable, I drew up some simple snowflakes in the CAD program, then sent them to the shop which does all the metal forming for the products we sell during the day. A 48″ x 96″ sheet of .06″ aluminum, fully tessellated with snowflakes, cost about $400 for materials and laser time. This, by the way, was the after-hours cash price, so who knows the actual street price of the silly things. In this business, it’s often best not too ask.
(Note that all pictures below can be enlarged to full size by clicking on them twice.)
Laser-Cut Aluminum Snowflake, 12"
24" Aluminum Snowflake, partially loaded
Advantages: Discrete RGB is cool, but there’s already almost 4000 nodes on the big tree.
Disadvantages: The LED package is nontrivially large. Wiring harness is bulky and adds about 3″ of depth to each snowflake. The wiring spaghetti backstage is ugly. Installing those nodes in aluminum holes is absolute murder on the fingers. For covering the whole house in snowflakes, the installation must be immaculate.
Plus, I didn’t just want bits of light arranged in a pattern. I wanted a look which was seamless, fluid and beautiful. So for 2012, the design constraints are
No nasty wiring harnesses
Continuous color / shape
Ability to appear nearly invisible during the day
(Optional) color changing capability
(Optional) relatively decent pricing, as quantity will approach 60-100 pieces in varying size.
So without further ado, here’s a summary of thoughts, experiments and misfires which have percolated through over the past few months.
Hypothesis #1 – Backlit Plastic
During a quick trip to Lowes I procured a series of translucent plastic sheets. One set, designed for use in commercial fluorescent lighting fixtures, was embossed with an interesting honeycomb pattern. This plastic can be cut by hand or by machine, so it’s possible to make any desired shape. Placing some RGB lighting tape leftover from the 2011 Superbowl project made an interesting effect. However, where the LEDs touched the plastic, their shape and spacing was clearly visible. Moving them farther and farther behind lowered the intensity but diffused the hot spots. 3-4″ seemed a good distance to work with. But making 100 fairly low-cost light boxes to ensure good diffusion just didn’t seem fun. Nor did mounting them on the side of the house. The winter winds here can take your breath away, so safety is always a concern.
Hypothesis #2 – Sideglow Fiber Optic Cable
Sideglow Fiber Optic Cable
This is a pretty neat product. While normal fiber optic cable is designed to transfer light from one end to the other with minimal losses, sideglow cable contains added magic which slightly disperses the light along its length. The resulting product can be used as a replacement for neon tubes, but in a much more flexible way. Traditionally, it’s driven by a 200 watt metal halide light bulb and a wheel containing dichroic glass filters.
Perhaps, I thought, the cable could be molded in the outline of a snowflake. This moves the effect away from ‘light blobs in a row’, which is important for this project.
Some folks stateside sell the stuff at what seems to be very inflated prices. Decent eBay sellers seemed to be from Asia, so I cruised Alibaba for a few hours in hopes of skipping the various middlemen.
The cable comes in varying thicknesses from 1-10 mm. I brought in samples of several sizes, plus an 18 watt (2 outputs, each with a 3W RGB LED) drive source.
The verdict? Nice but expensive. Price ex Asia for 6mm cable (the smallest which seemed to emit enough light to be useful) is $1 / foot plus freight. Any drive source less than 3W each of R, G and B is inadequate. 6mm cable has a bend radius of not less than about 40 mm. So fine detail is out. Driving high-brightness LEDs isn’t a big deal, but a properly packaged constant-current DMX-driven LED driver at 3 channels, even not counting our design time, would be ~ $30 each.
Thus making the house snowflakes a $5-6k project. Strike 2.
The driver would be relatively bulky as well. So that’s strike 3.
Also note that the photo above is terribly, terribly overexposed. That much brightness out the side of the cable doesn’t happen in the real world.
Hypothesis #3 – EL Panels
EL Paper Samples
The next step in the quest for something low profile and evenly illuminated led to EL wire and paper. Electroluminescent wire has been around for quite a while, and made especially popular as part of dancers’ costumes, shown briefly between commercials on television talent shows. It’s fairly inexpensive, flexible and continuous in intensity. However, it doesn’t dim well, it’s only available in single static colors.
The existence of EL wire, however, leads the curious researcher to something called EL paper. It’s half a millimeter thick and can be cut to any shape with regular scissors. Drive voltage is 100+v, with current dependent on the paper’s area. It can be dimmed, but not easily. Still, this could be a neat, neat effect. Continuous light output in an arbitrary pattern.
I found a few factories who could make panels 2 meters wide x 1 meter tall. Sadly, the best pricing I could find, even when buying in largeish quantities directly from the maker, hovered around $0.023 per square centimeter. Add designing a DMX-driven high voltage outputter (cough, cough… these don’t seem to even exist!) for each snowflake and the project becomes ferociously impractical. Plus, still single color per panel.
Hypothesis #4 – Edge Lit Acrylic
Here’s where things become very interesting. Folks in the sign-cutting industry have, for a long time, made some striking art by edge-lighting pieces of plastic. Further, designs can be etched in to the plastic, either using a stencil and sandblast method, a CNC router or laser ablation. Each section of the plastic disturbed in some way catches light.
I bought from the local plastic shop four pieces of 3/8″ cast acrylic plate. 3/8″ is expensive, but it’s also the same thickness as my RGB LED tape. These were precut in squares, one each of 6″, 12″, 18″ and 24″. Retail price for the plastic was $70.
These guys have a nice little Epilog laser for cutting and etching, but its table size was too small to handle the 18″ and 24″ pieces. I was referred instead to a shop which owned a drop-dead-gorgeous 150w Kern Laser, featuring a cutting area of 50″ x 50″. Plenty of size and power for this project.
I emailed over some vector graphics files and we were in business.
4 Laser-Ablated Snowflakes.
3/8" Thick Cast Acrylic, Side View
300W 6 Channel DC Dimmer
We happened to have some extra high-power DMX dimmers in the shop – prototypes from a custom design built for a touring concert group. These six-channel dimmers have a super heavy duty output stage, and digitally dims at a frequency far higher than the broadcast video cameras they were using. Each of the two RGB banks can handle 10 meters of double-density (60 LEDs per meter) RGB LED tape. For just fooling around, this is massive headroom.
I wrapped two snowflakes in LED tape and turned on the dimmer. The results were spectacular. Smooth, even illumination everywhere the snowflake pattern was ablated, and complete transparency otherwise. The etched patterns are nearly invisible, even in daylight. The prototypes have a very thin profile and are exceedingly simple to drive. Each snowflake, even at full brightness, requires maybe 300 mA per color at 12v. Over the next month or so, I’ll gin up a dozen or so 36-channel (12 x RGB bank) dimmers with an Art-Net front end. Each snowflake will connect to the dimmer using a length of thin and inconspicuous CAt5 cable. These will mesh nicely with the Art-Net infrastructure already in place.
As an interesting side note, it’s actually less expensive, component-wise, to design using ethernet than to include a properly optically and galvanically isolated input stage for DMX.
Underexposed by 2 stops to keep the color saturated. Amazingly crisp and bright in real life.
Zoomed Out
12" Acrylic Snowflake
There’s only one downside at this point: retail price for the laser time was $225. Even divided by four snowflakes, it’s way too much money. But the look is stunning and perfect, so we’ll figure out a less expensive way to proceed. Perhaps even the vinyl stencil + sandblasting method will prove affordable at this scale. I need to investigate whether a CNC router can produce roughly the same effect but at a fraction of the cost. It may be a good excuse to buy a smaller (36″ x 36″) router just to have. Or a biggish laser table.
Anyway, stay tuned for fall. The flock of snowflakes should be spectacularly beautiful.
If anyone has suggestions for pulling off this look without totally breaking the bank, I’d love to hear from you in the comments below.
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George Martin, the English Butler of Pop
I’m writing this listening to the 1964 album Off The Beatle Track in honour of Sir George Martin, who has died aged 90. His first solo album, it’s not exactly revered by Beatles fans, but I like it for the way its saccharine strings capture the ersatz sophistication of early 1960s Britain. To me, it’s the sound of gin and orange being drunk in a small Saturday night party in a suburban semi with a pale yellow Vauxhall Viva parked outside.
I have always thought George Martin must have had a role in making the Beatles palatable to older, middle-class audiences. He was reassuringly genteel, not upper-class but modestly competent in a way revered by the English – the sort of quiet technocrat-fixer gliding between social strata who is celebrated in popular fiction and media – M in the James Bond novels, John Jarndyce in Bleak House, even Miss Marple to an extent. Carson in Downton Abbey is a recent example, and telling one because the qualities of the type are more or less those of the English butler, one of the most influential archetypes of the 20th century.
Of course Martin was a creative figure in his own right, but in the big Beatles story that was so important to post-war British history, he also played an essential part that might well have ensured his place in our affections even if he hadn’t made such great contributions to the actual music.
I’ve Lived This: Kano’s Fire In The Booth Session and 21st Century Biography
Kano’s seven-and-a-half-minute Fire in The Booth posted today is attracting acclaim on social media, and you can see why: the performance would have looked impressive in any form, but to pull it off in a single take is pretty unusual, as Charlie Sloth says at the end.
Music can be overburdened by intellectual analysis, but if you listen to this in the context of the debate about what biographical writing should/could be in the era of self-documentation on social media, you have to wonder if it shouldn’t be covered on newspapers’ literary pages rather than those for music. I can’t think of anything else so adept at using popular references, and capturing the way in which brand names and celebrities have become a part of common speech.
There’s the reporting, which in recent years has disappeared from most mainstream and independent British music:
Too black for DSTRKT but the money too pinkish
So they’ll turn a non-colour blind eye for our business
So we can get in long as we’re spending like niggas?
Just as long as we don’t bring our sisters
£2K table in the club, Ikea for the kitchen
But know that the sparklers is a mad ting
But the impact owes as much to the basic textures and vocabulary, as in the rhyme of father and Balenciaga here:
You can’t evaluate my worth, leave that talk in the barbers
Guess overestimating gets a stink’s dick hard
And you want man to be your bredrin, your gyal and your father?
Stand on your own fucking two Balenciagas
You got the blue suedes, now what’d you need from me today?
And the use of Kanye, Prince and Linford here:
So still pinch myself that I’ve lived this
Life of a non-millionaire cause I’m gifted
Kanye moment coming up, I’m Prince sick
That so-called fans jumping back on my Linford
And then Gareth Southgate:
Touch mic, I leng down dance, I’m Mr Leng
Every time you see me, a new one, I’m Mr Benz
Why you putting pressure on the game like this again?
I had a Gareth Southgate couple summers, I’ve missed the pen
“‘Home Sweet Home’ was my ‘Off the Wall'” he says at one point, referring to his 2005 debut album, “But still, I’ve got a ‘Thriller’ in me, everybody warned”. On this showing, you might suspect he’s right.
Capitalist Propaganda on the 14.05
A curious bit of ideological propaganda on the livery of a Virgin train at Manchester’s Piccadilly Station this afternoon. The carriage is interesting market of capitalism’s project to displace neutral academia and position itself as the pre-eminent engine of learning and knowledge; not since Manchester’s 19-the century glory days has British commerce so boldly proclaimed itself champion of culture and ideas.
Fur Coats and Politics in 1971
I came across this on the Toys & Games stall of my daughters’ school Christmas Fair this afternoon. It’s the 1971 edition of a board game that was invented 1950s by a celebrated sociologist who wanted to discourage materialism. It has been in continuous production, and is interesting for the way its various editions reflect changing social values. What I noticed was the Politics caption: I assume that being “caught with mink” is a means what it says, rather than being synecdochal reference to an affair; if so, it’s a telling relic of a time when the egalitarian standards applied to politicians were somewhat higher than they are in 2015.
How real are the Eighties youth culture references in the last men’s fashion collections?
Northern Soul vests and jackets at TopMan. Jeremy Scott prints based on early-period MTV graphics, James Rizzi and Barney Bubbles. Late Eighties/early Nineties bagginess at Craig Green and E Tautz. An entire collectionbased on football casuals from Japanese designer Takahisa Maede (see picture above). Eighties youth culture was a key reference in the men’s fashion collections for Spring 2016 that were shown this autumn, which was good to see in many ways. But if you remember the reality, you might ask if that decade’s youth culture really deserves the reverence it is increasingly given.
I’m not saying that the youth cults of 1980s Britain weren’t inventive, a great laugh and an important source of identity to a lot of people, but these days people can be so respectful of it that its glory feels like an oppressive weight. Is there a single video of a rave on Youtube without a comment from a forlorn 20 year old wishing they “could of lived thru those days”? Any shakey footage of casuals without some 47 year old bloke claiming his former crew were “number 1 when it mattered”? Is there a sportswear label that hasn’t given up on the present and reinvented itself on the basis of its “80s street style heritage”?
The acclaim is all very well, but with the veteran champions of the various scenes mythologizing them and the genuflecting public lapping up the myths, reality tends to be somewhat tarted up and glossed over. Casuals, whose influence extends this season not only to Takahisa Maede and TopMan but also perhaps to the Stone Island revival, are perhaps the best example. They are now eulogised as a neo-mod movement that wore chiefly European golf and tennis wear with Lois cords and Ball jeans. Of course there’s a great deal of truth in that, but there were in fact lots of different looks over the course of the 80s Golden Years, and some more stylish than others. Here, by way of an evidence, is a selection from the Ins and Outs list from a 1982 issue of The End, the extremely influential fanzine published in Liverpool and much-read by casuals at the time.
Paul Weller’s new haircut
Bobble hats on a dead hot day
Disco Roller Boots
Unshaven armpits
Gold tie pins
The knights who say ‘Nee!!’ (sic)
Dr Marten’s (sic)
Saying ‘I’m trippin’’
Yellow rain gear
Trousers tucked in socks
Dicky bows
The full lists ran to about 50 items each. Of course most if not all the observations were piss takes and private jokes understood only by the writers and editors, who included Peter Hooton of The Farm, and the novelist Kevin Sampson. Nevertheless, they were taken seriously by thousands people, particularly those outside Liverpool. I can testify to this because I had a casual period myself, and a few years after the above list was published, my friend Kev and I began wearing bottle-green corduroy jackets with jeans, purely because of Kev’s friends had told him that said jackets had featured high in an End In list. We were far from the only ones turning up at Elland Road looking like teenage geography teachers at the time.
The corduroy-heavy geography teacher ensembles were far from the strangest to be taken to boys’ hearts and wardrobes. My favourite cas-fashion became popular in 1984, when the masses began appropriating the smart, young-golfer-with-a-mullet style. Seeing themselves imitated by copyists, the originators responded by adopting what was known as the Scruff Look: longer hair, check shirts, shearling coats, tweedy jackets, bleached, frayed jeans, trainers with the laces left undone. It could look great on a group of 17-18 year olds, and could result in being laughed at by those who hadn’t caught up yet, which was one of the great aims in life. On the other hand it could look pretty bad on anyone without the verve to carry it off.
If you feel sceptical about the scruff look, by the way, I refer you to a letter from the pages of a 1984 issue of The End:
Dear End
Lately I have been reading and noticing the scruff look that the scallies are into, and because I follow Liverpool I have seen a few. What I would like to know is where they get the ‘Norfolk’ style tweed jackets from. One national newspaper said that Dunn’s sell them. But when I went to Dunn’s they said they hadn’t sold jackets in that style for a few years… So I would be grateful if you could give me some names of shops that you think sell this style and also the price range. I have enclosed a SAE so I can get a quick reply as I want to be the dresser (scally) in Doncaster with one.
Yours hopefully,
K Johnson
Yorks
K Johnson’s letter captures much what it was like to be a lonely dresser in the provinces in 1980s Britain. Information hard to come by, horizons short, Dunn & Co one of the few shows in town. Contemporary journalists writing about 1980s youth cultures tend to make a lot of a tribe’s decision to get its clothes from non-fashion outlets like sports shops or army surplus stores, failing to realise that in many towns, such marginal spaces were all there was besides a Dunn and Co, Greenwood’s or department store. If you got bored with what was on offer, it was a question of appropriating something (hence the Norfolk jackets) or boiling up the Dylon (one of the great advantages of Goth was that you could just take fairly ordinary clothes and dye them, giving them new meaning in an all-black ensemble.
There are several other truths that have tended to be obscured by time. Firstly, it ‘s easy to get the idea that there were maybe a ten or so style tribes, all equally cool and rigorous in their own way. In reality there were dozens and dozens, groups dividing and subdividing until in some cases there seemed to be only a handful of members in existence. We all know about Northern Soul, Casuals, Punks, New Romantics, Rastas, Mods and Bikers of course, but what about Cowpunk (a sort of early 80s punk-country fusion, predating the American 1990s Cowpunk by ten years)? Or Oi? Grebo? Psychobilly? The Ted revival? The Rare Groove scene? There was the rump of hippy, and then all the mini cults that never really had a name, like that backcombed hair and raincoat coat thing perhaps most closely associated with Echo and the Bunnymen, or the slightly more mainstream commercial version of Goth that seemed to cohere around Fields of the Nephilim? And on top of that were the personality-based cults that became movements in their own right – Smiths fans, Guns n Roses fans, Madonna obsessives.
Many of the exponents of these styles, myself included, I hasten to add, looked terrible. It was worst when make up was involved.; the right of boys to wear make eyeliner and blusher really is a right worth fighting for, but it was a lot easier to believe that when the boy in question was David Sylvian than Chris Tice, the farm kid from one of the villages near our school. Chris turned up one day wearing blue eyeliner and with his hair coiffed in what you might call a post-new Romantic style. The headmaster sent him home, and while Chris’s admirers grumbled, it was hard to resist the idea that the head might have done him a favour, really.
On that fateful day Chris was also demonstrating another secret truth about 80s youth culture, which was that if you didn’t have the money for the full look, you would have to make do with one or two key signifiers. In this case, from the make up and hair we had to deduce his allegiance to the new Romantics; similarly, a quiff and bootlace tie would suffice for a Ted, and in extreme cases I have seen a pair of white socks and short-legged trousers express Mod allegiance. In most cases, a full look was enough to make you a sort of local celebrity whose legend would live on forever. Like most small towns, the place I lived had one punk, a die-hard, Oi!-listening, bondage trousered and mohicaned 20something called Merv, about 5 years older than me. I think Merv moved out in about 1987, but last year I went to a school reunion and his name was still being mentioned with the same reverence it was when he used to scold us for thinking the Sex Pistols after Never Mind The Bollocks was “true punk.”
That allegiances could be shown with only a few items of clothing and a haircut meant it was quite easy to defect from tribe to another, and the frequency with which this is another fact quite often swept beneath the carpet of history. One night in the mid to late Eighties I met another boy at school, Phil Hutchinson, out in a pub in town, and hardly recognised him because he had switched from spikey, dyed black hair and leather jackets to a crop, cagoule and Armani jeans.
“What are you wearing, Hutchy?” I asked. (We were very imaginative with nicknames)
“Proper gear now,” he said.
“I thought you were a goth?”
“Casual now. Been going to Leeds and you have to be dressed right.”
“Oh,” I said. The thing I most remember about this conversation looking back is that, although casuals and goths had very different values (ie the former liked fighting, the others really, really didn’t) I didn’t think that much of it. Youth cults are often depicted as loyal gangs of lads who would rather die than renounce the sartorial code bonding them and their mates, but while that was undoubtedly true for many people, a large degree of promiscuity was tolerated by many others. That’s probably why it was so easy for everyone to pile into raves after 1988. After all, there was so much to choose from! Why limit yourself? Lots of people switched between cultures that were similar – from metal fan to goth, or punk to New Romantic, or revivalist mod to casual were relatively small steps, in the grand scheme of things – but there plenty of bigger leaps too, and only the serious gulf-jumpers attracted serious derision. I can think of one who crossed from biker to mod, but I’m not sure he was ever taken seriously by either side – or anyone at all, possibly – again.
Looking back, the mix-and-match flexibility adopted by many in that decade might have been part of a reaction against the seriousness of the 1970s. “Youth culture” is sometimes spoken of as if it has evolved fairly smoothly between the 1950s and now, with a multifarious flowering in the Seventies and Eighties., but this overlooks the tensions between different generations. The first half of the 1990s, for instance, was a rejection of the crass materialism of the mid 1980s, the waify, fucked-up fashion aesthetic a repudiation of all those buff, heroic Amazonian models. Similarly, anything interesting that happened from late Seventies onwards was a rejection – conscious or otherwise – of pious hippies who had placed far too much faith in the Underground’s potential to save the world.
True, the casuals, cowpunks and psychobillies might not have actually been aware of the schism, but the pious hippies certainly were. Laying into David Bowie for commercialising the idea of the Underground in 1976, sociologists Ian Taylor and Dave Wall lamented the success of “consumer capitalism’s attempt to re-create a dependent adolescent class, involved as passive teenage consumers in the purchase of leisure prior to the assumption of ‘adulthood’ rather than being a youth culture of persons who question (from whatever class or cultural perspective) the value and meaning of adolescence and the transition to the adult world of work.”
It’s hard to grasp on first reading – perhaps the comma-makers union was on strike in 1976 – but what Tayor, Wall and their ilk resented was Bowie concentrating on fantasy and dressing up, rather than promoting the earnest, authentic politics of hippies, rastas or skinheads. Of course they were missing the fact that at that stage, a farm kid wearing eye make up to a comprehensive school in Yorkshire could be just as subversive in its way as an anti-war demo or the setting up of a commune, but then that’s why you can’t trust sociologists to explain pop stars.
The problem for the Sixties and early Seventies generation was that it was too obsessed with everyone getting in touch with their real self and rising up as one body. Carried away with the idea, it overlooked a) how white, male and heterosexual its idea of the “one” was, and b) the fact that lots of people don’t want to get in touch with their true self, preferring instead to transcend it and enter a more fun version that they have imagined. If you ask me, that as much as anything explains the weird proliferation of youth cults in Britain between punk and rave, though messrs Taylor and Wall would have disagreed I’m sure.
It will be pleasing to see so many of those cults revived in the collections of so many menswear designers this Spring, and it seems right that they are recognised as the great sources of sartorial style and innovation they were. But let’s remember that these will be honed, perfected versions of cool, free of the blunders and deviances of the real thing. And let’s remember too that many of the successes came from reckless experiment rather than mimicry of the past. The version of tale that omits cowpunk, the scruff look and K Johnson’s quest for a Norfolk jacket is only half the story at best.
Chumvertising: The Harder They Try, the Worse it Gets
There ought to be a word to describe advertisements and signs that are left forlornly on streets after an event, like lost shoes or drugs casualties who have forgotten their ways home. Event laggage, maybe. The guerilla Diesel ads left around Brewer Street in Soho after London Fashion Week are particularly grating examples – not only out of place and left for street cleaners to tidy up, but also some of the worst examples of sleeve-tugging chumvertising, ie chumvertising trying to be hip.
Chumvertising tries to make you like it by addressing you directly in the second person, frequently personifying the product as “I”. It uses childish adjectives, and ingratiates itself by referring to human foibles (“Never mind if you spill me down your front when you’re relaxing with a fab box set” etc etc). It evolved from Innocent’s faux-naivete as a way of circumeventing the over-familiar cliches of advertising, and gained ground in the recession because in recessions, consumers are susceptible to products promising comfort.
That’s bad enough, but chumvertising that wants to be hip is worse. This kind of ad thinks it’s being clever by acknowledging that it’s an ad, and believes it will gain your respect with its humble self-knowingness. Diesel, who have been desperately trying to recapture the glories of their early 1990s campaigns for 20 years now, have really overdone it here, and nicely demonstrated how the approach goes wrong.
While it can work to acknowledge your own mechanism, it’s a mistake to assume you’ve succeeded in making the audience like you. If you do that, your ad just reads like a brief. “This ad communicates with you like someone at a party would, like someone at a party would, like someone who knows you know how these things work.” This is annoying chiefly because whoever made the ad didn’t think of the obvious, ie “someone at a party” would not be trying to sell you stuff, and if they were, their conversation would seem insincere.
But it’s also annoying because it’s missing a layer of self-knowingness. Everyone KNOWS this approach now, it’s as old as Diesel itself. Nowadays to make it work you need absurdist irony, that Becketian tone that makes a point of its pointlessness, like a “Band name here” t shirt. The one below is slightly better, but still – no.
Car Parks Are Not Just Car Parks Anymore: at London Fashion Week 09/15
I encountered Luo Qian at the junction of Brewer and Great Windmill Streets last Thursday, the first day of London Fashion Week. She was 28, from Shanghai, visiting Britain for the first time. She had wanted to come to look at the London Fashion Week HQ in the famous art deco Brewer Street car park because, she said, “it is just so great to see everyone wearing what they like.” Luo Qian was wearing a vintage floral-print frock, black wool coat, Nike Huaraches and the eye-and-nose beak, which was in fact a replica plague doctors mask, bought from a shop in Edinburgh. I asked if she had put the outfit together for the occasion?
“Not really,” she said.
“But it looks very… fashion,” I said.
“No, it is for real life.”
“But it’s plague doctors’ mask! It ‘s 2015, and however thin the models might be, no one’s dying of the bubonic plague.”
“No, that is for real life. I wear it for the London flu, because I am afraid to catch it. Maybe it looks good, but anyway, now I am going to look at more people!” she said.
Since it began in 1984, London Fashion Week has shifted with the fickleness of hem-lengths from Olympia to Battersea Park to Duke of York Square to the Natural History Museum and Somerset House before moving slightly north-west to the car park in September. The move from Somerset House was the idea of Caroline Rush, a former PR who is now the BFC’s chief executive.
“We were looking for a venue that would be more connected to the West End.” She told the Daily Telegraph, “and right in the heartbeat of London. As you walk around Soho you feel a lot of excitement and energy. It’s really good for an international audience to witness that, and to understand the creative inspiration that we get from this incredible city.” This of course at time when Soho is being hollowed out by big international coffee chains and the like. When you ask old-school fashion people a lot of them say LFW moving to Soho will be far better for the former than the latter, because there is too much corporate branding in Soho already. though of course they won’t say so publicly.
It has to be said that much of the crappy, “experiential” branding signage was truly awful, particularly that in Golden Square.
Anyway, I went to the car park for the launch/”opening breakfast” on Friday morning. There was a lot of avocado. The top two floors of the car park hosted catwalk shows, static designer showrooms, and areas for press, buyers and sponsors. Just around the corner in Golden Square, shows were broadcast to the public on giant screens (such opening up of the fashion process, pioneered by Christopher Bailey at Burberry, has become fashionable. For ten years I have been saying to my wife that the brands will turn the catwalk shows into paid-for spectator events eventually). And through the whole five days there were various spin-off events in the surrounding streets. Somewhere or other Georgia May Jagger was hosting a “punk avant-garde afternoon tea” in a loft.
At the breakfast, the BFC chairman, Net A Porter founder Natalie Massenet, stressed the fashion industry’s contribution to the British economy. James McArthur, CEO of Anya Hindmarch and President of the BFC “Business Pillar” (meaning: he’s in charge of making London’s traditionally gifted-but-not-that-great-at-business designers better at business) added that the BFC’s aim was “to do better to convert talent into major business stories”.
This emphasis on a more disciplined, commercial approach is hallmark of Massenet’s regime; one of the reasons for the change in venue is that it brings the event closer to the retail centre of Oxford Street. It will mean that there is far less of the old London tendency to make fantastic clothes and then go out of business because you can’t sort out the manufacturing, and so end up having to be a creative director at a big house i Paris. I wonder if it won’t also sieve out some of the genius talent, but that’s not very positive, I know.
The journalists and fashion editors gathered at the event were pretty positive, in a qualified way at least. Karen Dacre, a friend who is fashion editor of the London Evening Standard, said Soho would appeal to visitors and made sense as a fashion-friendly location. “I think it’s a good idea. Somerset House was fine, but a little bit staid, maybe. The only potential problem is the traffic congestion and getting to Brewer Street, but if that works out, it’ll be a really good move.”
As the breakfast concluded, most of the journalists went up to the catwalk space on the floor above for the J. JS Lee show, while everyone else emptied out onto the street. Here it was already apparent that the most striking spectacle of the whole five days would be the hundreds of madly styled people turning up on Brewer Street to enjoy the atmosphere, watch people going in and out of the venue, and pose for photographs taken by their friends and pro photographers. On Friday there seemed to be more photographers than people.
Purveyors of extravagant street style have been fixtures of fashion weeks everywhere for years now, but the mood felt different here, somehow. At Somerset House, it wa clear that the dedicated followers of fashion had turned up at an otherwise conservative locale for the event. In Soho, where to some extent every week is fashion week, there was a pleasing sense of the theatricality and madness of the shows merging with the familiar theatricality and eccentricity of the streets. Surely it is only here that you’d find an passer by who just happens to be wearing a replica of a piece of 17th-century medical equipment, and just happens to have noticed a lot of people wearing what they like?
I talked to two twentysomething sisters from Ireland, Dawn and Karen, both of whom looked a bit like Kate Bush circa Army Dreamers, except in pale pink Chanel-style suits. Karen lives here and was, she said, “researching”. “I’m planning to start my own label, and I’m looking for ideas for looks,” she said. Had she designed anything yet?
“I’m just looking at ideas at the moment,” she replied.
Such talk is not untypical of the fashion week preeners and posers on the street; rather than wearing outrageous outfits for the sake of it, as many might have a few years ago, the tendency now is for quieter clothes, but loud ambition. Everyone wants – no, plans – to work in fashion, and/or have their own label. This is fair enough, though sceptics might point out that there are more amateur fash-packers watching the showbizzy spectacle around the car park than there are checking out the actual shows on the screens in Golden Square. Shouldn’t the shows be of more interest to people seeking to monitor and exploit new trends?
I went to the square on Saturday, where a calm, almost studious atmosphere prevailed. The large screen occupied one corner, and there were tasteful black deckchairs in which to sit; elsewhere there were branded pop up shops and information booths (Sunglass Hut, Mark Hix, Swatch, Lavazza, Amex), and a giant #LFW sign made from three foot high white letters. I watched as a bearded man collides with the W as he walks along using his mobile, which feels rather symbolic.
On the screen, Jasper Morrison’s, Emilia Wickstead’s and JW Anderson’s shows came and went; Jasper doid a lot of stripes, Emilia had a lot of tangerine, and JW Anderson invented a minuscule piece of underwear called the bra-let. Later on Gareth Pugh has models who look like a nightmare version of a glam rock band, and wear striped red and white dresses that remind you of toothpaste squeezed from a tube. Lindsay Lohan is in the FROW for that one, which seemed impressive.
I met an old friend who was a former Evening Standard Fashion department staffer. He worried that the BFC’s business-friendliness and attraction of more corporate sponsors would make Soho “feel more corporate at a time when it needs less of that, not more.”
“Do you really think that, or are you just being a miserable trendy?” I asked. He gestures towards the Amex stand, which is a pop-up concierge for “insiders”.
I can see his point, though it has to be said that most people seemed quite comfortable with all the logos and branding.
And what of business in general? Will the gladrags make moneybags of Soho’s traders? It certainly didn’t seem to be doing much for taxis. I went to meet some more friends in Soho on Sunday, and the cabbie who drove me into town (“just call me ‘Swiss Cottage Kev’, ‘Swiss’ to my friends”) said his mates were avoiding the area because “you can’t get near. Everyone knows its congested at the best of times! I dunno what they wanted to have it there for.”
“I think it was because of the car park,” I said. He gave me a look in the mirror.
“The car park?”
“Yes. It’s supposed to be trendy.”
Another mirror-look. He knew I was expecting him to laugh at this, so he said, “Well. If they wanted to do it in a car park, why didn’t they do in Portman Square? Portman Square, you got access. You can drive around it. “
“But Portman Square car park’s underground, and a spiral. So probably not good for catwalks.”
“You can’t have everything,” said Swiss, and I thought, this is the sort of thing we’re going to miss if Uber takes over: drivers with an opinion about the relative merits of Zone One Car parks vis-a-vis the staging if fashion shows.
The feelings of other traders on Brewer Street were mixed, and it was often hard to predict those who had done well out of it. A bloke in the Vintage Magazine Store, which had a great display of old fashion magazines, said they had had a 50% reduction in trade. Bhavesh, the manager of AZ Electrical on Brewer Street, said had done quite nicely thank you, with an increase to 75 customers on Saturday from the usual 60.
Bhavesh said the “fashion people” mainly wanted cable ties and screwdrivers. That made sense, given the proximity of the venue, but I wondered how he knew who were “fashion”?
“It’s the way they don’t know what they’re looking for,” he said.
“But then how do they know to ask for screwdrivers and cable ties?”
“They don’t. They say, ‘I need something to put screws in.’ I say, “Do you mean a screwdriver?” They say, ‘Er, will that do it?’ You can be fairly sure at that point you’re not dealing with a builder.”
One of the friends I met introduced me to Roger Ashley, NCP’s head of operations for London. Roger seemed proud of the car park, which is fair enough, because it is of recognised architectural significance. Constructed in 1929, the art deco building has been listed by English Heritage as an “important example of early motoring history”.
Its top floor is now used almost exclusively for events, and in recent years the whole building has been adapted for art exhibitions, markets and pop-up restaurtants. This is in keeping, says Roger, with an NCP policy of allowing car parks to be used as entertainment and cultural spaces. “We recently had a big dance event in the car park in Farringdon, for example. That went very well, as did this year’s London Fashion Week. Car parks are not just car parks any more.”
“Car parks are not just car parks any more.” That’s 21st-century London for you right there.
Post-modern Pop: What Zayn’s departure from 1D tells us about modern music
Anyone reading the hundreds of thousands of tweets about Zayn Malik’s announcement that he was leaving One Direction may have a noticed the frequent comparisons to teen-band stars quitting in the past – Ginger leaving the Spice Girls in ’98, Brian McFadden’s splitting from Westlife in 2004, or Robbie’s exit from Take That in 1996. Every generation has one, it seems: perhaps somewhere, someone saw echoes of Paul leaving the Beatles in 1970.
Being old enough to remember all these precedents bar Paul, I noticed a key difference between the reaction to them and to Zayn, however. When it happened before, people did not draw the parallels. Ginger and Robbie’s departures felt cataclysmic because they felt unprecedented. New episodes in unique stories – even though they weren’t.
This is not to say, in the way that older pop fans tend to, that nothing is new, and One Direction mean nothing because they’ re just re-treads. Quite the opposite, in fact.
What the contextualisation and comparisons signify is One Direction’s utter newness, their total uniqueness and their unrivalled currency. Because what they signify is that One Direction were the first truly post-modern boy band.
From their inception on the X Factor, 1D enjoyed a level of interest from older fans (by older, I mean 18+) that marked them out from predecessors. It was a very reality TV-era fascination, reminiscent of the Truman Show, driven in large part because we were privy to their invention. Parents chuckled knowingly over their kids fanaticism and subtly participation as they sang along with the songs on Singstar. Chin stroking must dads said, “It’s interesting how it all works now, isn’t it?” Mums said of course they didn’t fancy Harry Styles, but he just had that perfect pop star’s face, didn’t he?
Their story was… the story. In the broadsheet features, the coverage was less about their personalities than about how they were experiencing Pop Stardom. It was never about them; it was about how famous they were, how much money they had made, where they had played. I was talking to someone about them last night, and when I questioned how important they really were, the person said “They’ve been to 140 cities in a year, that’s more than any other boy band in history.” I don’t know if that’s true, but then it doesn’t really matter, does it?
Little wonder that when they split, the event can only be understood in terms comparison. No wonder their logo featured an arrow; everything they did pointed to something else. They were a semiotician’s dream.
All this would just be intellectual speculation if it wasn’t for the fact that someone in the set up seemed well aware of the idea. It was there right in the songs, one of the most extraordinary, self-aware bodies of work in the history of pop. Their biggest hit, What Makes You Beautiful,was not just a love song; anyone who has ever idolised a pop act will know that it was a love song about what the fan secretly believes/hopes the member she/he likes would say to her: they would notice. Remember how you convinced yourself yu had caught their eye at the gig? “Right now I’m looking at you and I can’t believe/You don’t know/Oh, oh/You don’t know you’re beautiful.” Imagine that being sung live! Someone obviously did.
There were multiple suggestions of a self-consciousness about their role as teen idols: not for nothing did they cover Teenage Kicks, or title track Best Song Ever and Live While We’re Young. If these were not exactly songs about being in a teen band, they certainly hinted at elements of it. Remember how the girl in Best Song Ever walks past the guards?
Maybe it’s the way she walked (wow)
Straight into my heart and stole it
Through the doors and passed the guards (wow)
Just like she already owned it
I said can you give it back to me
She said never in your wildest dreams
And we danced all night to the best song ever
We knew every line
This is subtly meta-song, without the cheesiness of actually singing about being up on stage tonight, which is what bands tend to do when they have run out of ideas. One Direction never lacked ideas. They were referential, but that was the point; it provided narrative and broadened their fanbase immeasurably.
Does it matter? Oh yes. Because this will hardly have gone unnoticed. And it means “manufactured” has become a far less dirty word in pop music terms, because of an old, old business lesson – if something that seems to be a problem, trying playing it up, and make it an interesting attribute. Zayn might not realise that yet, but he will.
And as for the distraught fans, they needn’t worry. The reunion gig is almost certain to be along somewhere round 2017.
Modern politics, sort of
I saw this in the toilets of the Forest Cafe in Edinburgh last week, and just thought: it’s interesting how fringe left politics went from smashing the system to smashing selective parts of it. You can imagine Margaret Thatcher’s father Alderman Roberts stepping onto this volunteer-run vegetarian cafe and art space by mistake, and feeling a twinge of sympathy.
Water And Sky by Neil Sentence
Water And Sky, published this month by Little Toller, collects together Neil Sentance’s Scenes From The Waterside essay sequence, which was first published by Caught By The River between 2010 and 2013. The essays have a muddy lyricism that has been recognised by critics for some time: “A marvellous and haunting sequence,” said Robert McFarlane. “It is wonderful to read such experiment of voice, tone and vision.” I was proud to be asked to write the following foreword. The illustration, which features on the cover of Water And Sky, is by Jonathan Gibbs.
Neil Sentance writes about his native Lincolnshire riverlands with the blend of toughness and tenderness that readers who know England’s working country people will recognise as a defining characteristic. The combination is found in his worldview, in his lyric descriptions of landscape, and in the characters that he brings out from the backstage of history to address us from the River Witham’s banks. It is there, for example, in the martins “skimming over the water” with “curvilinear wings the colour of sump oil”, and in his tale of the paranoid grandfather who thinks he is being robbed when he is struck on the head by a can of beans. It is also there, heartbreakingly so, in the decision of his other grandfather to sell his farm when he realises that “the old country attributes of hard work and patience were no longer enough in an era of paper mountains, aggressive marketing and diminishing returns.” Such cruel – and comic, and edifying – effects of passing time are everywhere in Water and Sky, and using his different keys Sentance uses them to communicate far more than conventional rural nostalgia.
In Water And Sky Sentance revisits the walks of his childhood, and tells a story of the land around the River Witham through memoir, biography, “family lore” and what could be called psychogeographic drift. He evokes a sense of transition from a rural culture based on meaningful work to one of leisure and commodification, but rather than lament a lost golden age he celebrates the countryside’s muddy reclamations of modernity. Anyone who grew up in or near a British market town, as I did, will recognise places like Swallows Mill, the water mill that “by the Seventies had been converted into a nightclub, entered by the gates just past the tractor company” and whose revellers “would row in small boats down from Saltersford Bridge on Somersby Hill and row back again, sculling upstream, after a night of partying in their polyester finery.” On the dry, chalk Wolds it was tractors not boats, but it comes to the same thing; as with the children’s play on the river, or the farmers using leisure trips to Holland to inspect their rivals’ husbandry, this is the anti-chocolate box countryside, but distinct and even idyllic nonetheless.
Sentance’s democracy and realism are of course – as he says of one of his stories – in the Thomas Hardy tradition of English writing about the countryside. However, when I first read his writing on the Caught By The River site, that 1970s nightclub brings to mind another reference in Psalm 137, the main source of the Rivers of Babylon lyric. By the river where we sat down and wept when we remembered; the link might seem grandiose or superficial depending on whether you have the Bible, The Melodians or Boney M in mind, but to me that words seem relevant to the writing in the second half of this book, in which Neil recalls childhood summers on his grandfather’s farm and then his final tour on the eve of the sale.
I have a particular interest in this, because as I wrote in The Farm, in my early 30s I had to help my father, brother and mother lay out and sell our family’s farm when agricultural economics did for them, too. I had grown up on the slightly ramshackle, 19th-century farmstead that in some ways resembles Sentence’s grandfather’s, and many of the beautifully-evoked details – the “barns like shops anchored over swells of wheat and barley”, the “fantastical cobwebs looped in high corners”, and the “ancient bulb hanging from a thin braided cord, rimed in straw dust and casting a buttery half-light” – feel entirely familiar to me. Also familiar were his grandfather’s feelings of confused resignation and self-blame. Farmers like this have been encouraged to subject their personal, tender feelings to the tough realities of life and markets, which is one reason why the loss of more than 300,000 of these farms since 1939 has not been more acknowledged or mourned. Sentance’s writing is never explicitly political, but in his personal meditation and his depiction of the culture of which these businesses are part, he makes a strong case for their better treatment by people who make the laws that govern our so-called free markets.
In recent years an increasing number of people have begun to wonder if we might could something better with the countryside than turn it into a series of giant suburban leisure parks set among anonymous large-scale farms. Writing like this, as well as being compelling in its own right, should part of that wondering. Tender and tough, ideal and real, past and present, do not have to be polarised; we are beginning to find that in some cases, blending them will work too. These voices from the riverside remind us of why it is worth trying. How shall we sing the Lords’ song in a Strange Land? Like this, perhaps, among martins the colour of sump oil and men rowing boats to night clubs in water mills; like this, somewhere between the poetry and the prose, the water and the sky, the tender and tough.
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Arkady Naiditsch Officially Becomes Azeri Player
Today, FIDE officially published the July rating list. At the top, there is nothing new - the fact that Ding Liren has pushed Levon Aronian out of the top ten was clear several days ago.
The most interesting news is that Arkady Naiditsch already appears in the list as registered for Azerbaijan (his planned change of federation was reported back in May). With a rating of 2685 he occupies 56th place. As reported in extratime.az, this is his lowest rating for some years.
Even so, Naiditsch has helped Azerbaijan into the top ten countries in the world on the average rating of their ten best players.
FIDE Rating List: Anand Second in the World
The World Chess Federation has published its May 1st rating list. The biggest change in the men's list is Viswanathan Anand moving into second place with a rating of 2804. Magnus Carlsen's rating has also been raised due to his success in Shamkir - he is now at 2876, just six points below his own record. In third is Fabiano Caruana, with 2803. The last of the top ten is Levon Aronian on 2776.
Veselin Topalov's New Rating Enters the Updated FIDE Official Rating List for May
The updated FIDE rating list for May has been published. The major news is that the updated list includes the results of the Zug Grand Prix which has finished just today. Earlier FIDE wasn't notable for such efficiency.
Finishing first with 8/11 Veselin Topalov gained 22 ELO points. Now his rating is 2793 which made him the fourth player in the world after Carlsen, Aronian and Kramnik.
New FIDE Rating List: Eljanov Continues His Rise
FIDE rating list for December 1st has been published. Magnus Carlsen keeps the top position, but his rating dropped to 2834 - last time it had been lower than that four years ago, in November 2011. Meanwhile, the Women's World Champion Mariya Muzychuk flew up the list, being third for the first time in career.
FIDE Published Rating List For January 1st
Soon after the New Year came according to Moscow Time, FIDE has published the rating list for January 1st.
The top of the list wasn't surprising for those following live ratings: Magnus Carlsen has a record breaking 2861, Kramnik has 2810. Levon Aronian is third with 2802 rating points, while Teimour Radjabov is fourth with 2793. Fabiano Caruana maintained 5th place with 2781. The World Champion Vishy Anand is 7th.
FIDE Rating List: Carlsen and Anand Only Elite Players "Resting" In October
A new rating list has been published by FIDE. Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand are the only top players who haven't played a game this months. The world title match starts in nine days, at the moment there is 95 points difference between their ratings.
Levon Aronian is back to 2800+ club. Next is Vladimir Kramnik with 2793 ELO points.
FIDE Rating List: Nakamura Surpasses Kramnik at the End of the Year
The gold medal obtained by Kramnik with the Russian team at the World Championship cost him several individual ELO points. He moved to the 4th place in the rating list being surpassed by Hikaru Nakamura, who is now 3rd int he world. Topalov is 5th losing Kramnik only two points.Carlsen maintains lead with 2872 rating points. Check out the FIDE rating list for January, 2014.
Sergey Karjakin Overtook Vishy Anand In the Rating List For October 1
FIDE has published the rating list for October 1st. According to it Sergey Karjakin overtook Vishy Anand and has the same rating points as him - 2780. Moreover, the World Champion is placed after the Russian player; now Anand is seventh.
Sergey Karjakin Surpassed Vishy Anand in the FIDE Rating List for August 1st. Grischuk Playes at 2923 Points
Vishy Anand continues losing rating points. He was surpassed by Teimour Radjabov in the rating list for July, while now he is behind Russian GM Sergey Karjakin. Radjabov maintained the 4th place with 2788 points, Karjakin is 5th - 2785, while Anand has 2780 points, Nakamura is 2 points behind with 2778 points.
FIDE Rating-List: Nakamura Joins 2800 Club
Hikaru Nakamura had previously been over 2800 in the live ratings, but on the latest official monthly FIDE rating list, he has passed this barrier for the first time. The American's new rating on 1 June is 2802, fourth position in the world. He is two points behind Anand, three behind Caruana and 74 behind rating list leader Magnus Carlsen.
New FIDE Rating List: Nakamura Is World #2 For the First Time in Career
FIDE has published its official rating list for October 2015. For the first time in career, Hikaru Nakamura occupies the 2nd rank with 2816, next to the World champion Magnus Carlsen, who, as usual, tops the list with 2850. Veselin Topalov is #3 with 2813, followed by Viswanathan Anand (2803) and Anish Giri (2798).
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Bucks edge Cougars 56-53
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by Scott Boyle
The Monument Valley Cougars have never beaten the Monticello Buckaroos in boys basketball and after a loss to San Juan JV just last week, it looked liked they were headed for a loss to the Bucks on Friday night in Monticello.
But the Buckaroos just squeaked by the Cougars, 56-53, when the Cougars used a frenetic pressing defense that forced the Buckaroos into a passel of turnovers (21 to be exact) and an active offense with the three pointer as the focus (seven) to keep the game close.
The Bucks looked like they would handily win the game after the first quarter, forging a 15-2 lead when Dillon Maughan started the Bucks off on fire with 11 of the 15 Buckaroo points, including three three-pointers.
Maughan made four of seven for the quarter, but the rest of the team made just two of 13 shots, a harbinger of things to come. They were particularly cold from the three-point line.
The Cougars slowed down Maughan in the second quarter and began finding the range themselves as the Bucks had eight turnovers in the quarter. The Cougars clawed their way back into the game, trailing 19-13 at halftime. The Bucks hit two buckets on 13 shots.
The third quarter saw Austin Maloy and Tanner Eardley begin to find the range. Maloy, the Buck’s leading scorer, was scoreless in the first half, and Eardley was making his first appearance since sitting out six weeks with a broken wrist. Maloy and Eardley helped the Bucks back to an 11 points lead after three, 38-27.
The Cougars kept coming, pressing the Bucks, forcing turnovers and slowly bringing the score closer, closer and closer. A final Cougar three pointer with just three seconds left brought the Cougars back within three, but Maughan dribbled out the three seconds and preserved the win.
Eardley and Maughan led the Bucks with 13 points apiece. Eardley also had eight rebounds, while Maughan had six rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Easton Nielson added nine points and came up big in the rebounding department with 13. Sheldon Black scored nine. For the night, the Bucks shot 38 percent on 21 of 57. From the three-point line they hit just four of 16, or 25 percent.
The Cougars were led by Lawrence Atene, who came off the bench to score 17, including three treys. Jumaine June had 14 points with four treys.
The win moves the Bucks to 8-1 on the year and 2-0 in region play. The Bucks are on the road at Green River Tuesday and Whitehorse Friday.
The Lady Buckaroos were 1-1 on the week, with a heartbreaking overtime loss at Green River and a good rebound win over Monument Valley.
In a foul-plagued contest at Green River, (the teams combined to shoot 70 free throws), the Lady Bucks rallied from an eight point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game, sending it into overtime before losing, 46-40.
Green River, 6-6 on the year, jumped to a 14-6 lead after one quarter and a 30-22 after three. The Lady Bucks outscored the Pirates 13-5 in the fourth to force overtime, but couldn’t make foul shots in overtime while the Pirates made theirs.
For the night, the Bucks made 14 of 33 from the foul line, while the Pirates made 15 of 37.
Zoe Chadwick led all scorers with 17 as the Lady Bucks suffered their first region loss of the year.
Coach Ben Wolford’s team bounced back with a solid 47-36 win over the Cougars in Monticello. The Bucks led 10-1 after the first quarter and stretched it to 23-7 by halftime. The foul line was a much happier place for the Lady Buckaroos as they made 15 of 17 in the first half to forge a big lead.
Chadwick was particularly effective at the foul line, swishing nine of ten in the half. For the game, the Lady Bucks were 16 of 24 from the foul line.
Chadwick led the Buckaroos in scoring with 12. Atlanta Black contributed 11, including the Lady Buck’s second three-pointer of the year.
The win leaves the Lady Buckaroos at 9-5 on the year and 2-1 in Region 19, good enough for third place.
Next up is a trip to first place Whitehorse Friday.
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'Siberia is a home to the cultures of indigenes, including people whose ancestors migrated to the Americas'
A.J. Haywood
Siberian export
Growing tomatoes as the cold hits minus 45C. Impossible? Not in Yakutsk
The world's only all-year greenhouse built on permafrost sells its first crop, and locals are impressed.
Using Japanese technology, the hothouse paves the way for a revolution in vital agricultural production in northern latitudes. Picture: Ykt.ru
The first batch of some 36 kg of tomatoes sold out in two hours at the Ilin Ener grocery in Yakutsk, the planet's coldest city.
When it reaches full capacity, the $21.7 million operation will annually produce 470 tons of tomatoes, 1,692 tons of cucumbers and 28 tons of lettuce and other culinary plants.
Using Japanese technology, the hothouse paves the way for a revolution in vital agricultural production in northern latitudes. The pioneering Hokkaido Corporation, which is behind the project, says Russia is ripe for 'smart agriculture'.
The all-year greenhouse complex in Yakutsk is designed to keep on producing tomatoes - and later cucumbers, lettuce and herbs - no matter how cold it gets outside.
The first batch of some 36 kg of tomatoes sold out in two hours at the Ilin Ener grocery in Yakutsk. Picture: Ykt.ru
On a day when it was minus 45C outside, the inside thermometer showed a balmy 19.9C. Three layers of film in the greenhouse keep the warmth and transmit 94% of sunlight.
Until now Yakutsk has relied on produce delivered from Krasnodar region - some 5,750 kilometres away - or Chinese imports, which some claim are of inferior quality.
Aisen Nikolaev, the mayor of Yakutsk, said: 'When I first heard that you can grow greenhouse vegetables in large quantities in Yakutsk winter, with temperatures dropping to minus 40-50 degrees Celsius, I just smiled skeptically.
'When I saw the calculations and economic justification of the project, I began pondering the idea. And after I met with Japanese engineers, I believed that it was possible.'
Three layers of film in the greenhouse keep the warmth and transmit 94% of sunlight. Pictures: Ykt.ru, Greentalk
In December he collected the first tomato from the Sayuri experimental complex in the village of Syrdakh.
He said: 'This project can already be called successful because it is now minus 45C outside and various sorts of tomatoes are growing inside. The most important feature to be proud of is the amount of nitrates. An acceptable amount is 300 mg per kg.
'Chinese tomatoes have nearly 300. Russian [tomatoes] from from elsewhere in the country - 80-100 mg per kg. Yet Syrdakh's tomatoes have 17-22 mg per kg, just like in Japan. That means that the products are truly ecologically clean, which is good for the health of children and adults.'
Sayuri is based in the Kangalassy advanced development territory, which offers preferential terms for investors and residents.
In December Aisen Nikolayev collected the first tomato from the Sayuri experimental complex in the village of Syrdakh. Picture: YSIA
In March 2016, Hokkaido Corporation, the Yakutsk city administration and regional bank, Almazergienbank, signed an investment agreement for the construction of greenhouses on an area of 3.3 hectares.
The project is expected to become profitable in six years. So far the greenhouse covers one hectare, but will be expanded by 2020.
Natural conditions and the availability of fossil resources make Russia an optimal country for the development of so-called smart agricultural industry, said the director general of the Hokkaido Corporation, Yukio Temma.
'Russia is resource-rich in the form of natural gas and biomass, its vast territory is the best country for the development of 'smart agriculture',' he said.
'Together with the project on establishment of greenhouses and polytunnels we want to offer the leading cities of Russia the concept of smart agricultural city.'
'This project can already be called successful because it is now minus 45C outside and various sorts of tomatoes are growing inside.' Pictures: Yakutsk.ru
The concept represents 'a synthesis in infrastructure technologies with very different profiles of major Japanese companies, agricultural technologies for cold regions, since this is the strong point of small and medium business of Hokkaido', he said.
'In this concept, a source of power generation are natural gas, natural energy, waste and sewage. At the same time comes the heat and CO2 in greenhouses.'
By 2025, the facility will be able to provide the population of Yakutsk and neighbouring settlements with cucumbers by 56.4%, with tomatoes by 15.7%, with potherbs by 8%.
I am interested to set-up in Russia (with Siberia preference) a) Vegetable Greenhouses + b) Kidney Dialysis Centers. Local city enterprising persons may contact me at: rajat.roy.ca@gmail.com and discuss cooperation.
Rajat Roy, Montreal, Canada
Congratulations!!!!
Arturo, Ireland
In Yakutia, no geysers. Heat without cost only in Spain from the sun.
Construction of geothermal power station, drilling is not free.
Pipeline infrastructure from geothermal power station to heated objects not free.
It's cheaper than gas heat, but not for free.
ED, Russia
Agriculture in the Kamchatka peninsula is easier given the huge presence of thermal waters. I don´t know if there are thermal waters also in Yakutia but they can provide heat without cost.
Enrique, Spain
this is nothing new, when i was working Siberia on the Jennisei we also paid a visit to NORILSK. And more or less right next to us we saw many dilapidated hot houses.we were told that during the CCCP times, these hot houses were heated with hot water from the factories and smelters. so the people of Norilsk did have fresh Vegetables, Salad and Strawberries also in the deepest winter. While even in Moscow there was a - defizit - of these things. Came democracy and the change, no one was interested in the hothouses anymore. and they fell into disuse. a sad story.
Benedikt MORAK, Moscow
One thing for sure, growing tomato's with it cold outside, there would never be any big green tomato horn worms, eating the leaves of the plants.
Darwin, USA
Congratulations! Excellent initiative and technology. that is the way ahead. It is amazing that the business is going to be profitable. Still people need fresh vegetables and local products lowers the carbondioxide emissions.
William McLean, Copenhagen, Denmark
Trade could triple to $10 billion a year in ‘win-win’ deal, say Thai experts.
Russia woos Thailand with business opportunities in Siberia and Kremlin’s Pacific rim
Business forum at Bangkok hotel includes 100 private companies and representatives of Thai ministries.
Major increase in Russian tourism to Thailand, with 22% rise in 2017
Russians - many from Siberia - are the highest per capita spenders per visit, more than both British and Americans, say statistics
Russia in ‘remarkable recovery story’ as number of visitors to Phuket soar
Tourist numbers from Siberia rising as economy improves following 2014 downturn
Record pink rough diamond found by Alrosa subsidiary in Siberia
Gem weights in at 27.85 carats, and may become the most expensive polished diamond in the company's history.
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Disseminating Effective Training Protocols for Sprinters
This article was written by James Smith.
He recently wrote a book titled Applied Sprint Training. James has written a few guest articles on this Blog, which became part of his book. You can read all of his articles here.
Visit his websites at globalsportconcepts.net and athleteconsulting.net
By James Smith
A scientific understanding of sport structure is fundamental for determining appropriate preparatory strategies for any athlete. This understanding is rooted, first and foremost, in all movement characteristics which may be subdivided and reduced down to biomotor (muscular contraction regime), biodynamic (movement dynamics), and bioenergetic (fuel source for muscle contraction) contribution.
In the case of sprint training, specifically the 60m indoor event and 100m outdoor event, muscular and movement dynamics are very similar with only the energetic character differing in a substantial way.
The muscular contraction typology and movement dynamics, regarding the block start and acceleration, are the same in the 60m and 100m events. In the 60m event, particularly regarding the men, most world class sprinters are achieving their maximum velocity right around the finish line. The degree to which they are able to extend the alactic threshold determines how much farther they are able to accelerate and, thereby, reduce the lactic period prior to reaching the finish line in the 100m. Therefore the bioenergetic difference is such that no world class male sprinter is dealing with lactic challenges in the 60m event and the question as to how much speed endurance (percentage of max V is that is sustainable in growing lactate concentrations) is required in the 100m event depends upon that individual’s ability to accelerate longer and hit a higher max V.
In working backwards from the structure of the men’s 100m, for example, there can be no debate as to whether all participants must practice block starts, acceleration development, maximum velocity ranges, and speed endurance runs (depending upon existing max V potential). The programming, organization, and taxonomy of those loads, in addition to all loading outside of the most specific work, is what lends itself to debate.
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In keeping with the unarguable considerations, each phase of the 100m represents, if one is keen to Anatoliy Bondarchuk’s exercise classification system, a competition exercise. The start, acceleration, max V, and speed endurance sections are all competition exercises; in addition to the performance of those actions against increased resistance or via reduced resistance such that the differentials between either one and how they compare against the respective section of that athlete’s race PB remain within the zone of effectiveness.
Regarding the kinematics of the start and acceleration phases, there are some critical points of consideration that must be recognized particularly regarding the misuse of elastic bands and their attachment points to the athlete’s body.
There are a variety of elastic band contraptions that are marketed in the context of speed development. Often, however, these contraptions are seen being secured to distal body segments (wrists, forearms, lower leg, ankles). By attaching the band to the distal ends of the limbs the kinematics of arm action and the leg recovery cycle are negatively affected due the nature of muscle contraction associated with each manoeuvre.
In both cases, the band disrupts the kinematics by obviating the reflexive and elastic muscle contraction properties associated with front side arm action and heel recovery.
The elastic contribution to arm action occurs at the beginning part of the working amplitude following shoulder extension. In this position the anterior shoulder muscle compartments are elongated and thus offer an elastic return subsequent to their ballistic loading. In this way, the overwhelming predominance of volitional muscle action required during arm action is during the down/back swing. When the elastic band is secured to the arm (upper or lower) and attached to an immovable object behind the sprinter, the athlete must now exert volitional force in the opposite direction of pull- frontside. So the elastic return that occurs naturally during sprinting is now obstructed and changed to volitional overcoming action.
READ Alactic Speed Work Training for Short Sprinters
In the case of the lower leg or ankle attachment, the band disturbs the kinematic pattern because heel recovery is similarly not a symptom of volitional muscle action by the flexors of the knee. It is a symptom of muscular suppleness, elastic return subsequent to the extension of the leg upon toe off, and knee drive. When the band is attached to the ankle the athlete must focus on contracting the hamstring in order to bring the heel up and through and this is absolutely counterintuitive to heel recovery biomechanics.
In both cases, the kinematics of the affected segments of movement are substantially impaired. If done enough, these mechanical distortions will alter the athletes unresisted arm mechanics and stride pattern for the worse; in the case of the arm attachment by shifting the volitional focus to the front side, thereby, abolishing the elastic qualities that are central to the return, and in the case of the lower leg attachment by inhibiting heel recovery.
Consider the following means of introducing resistance to the sprint competition exercises which preserve the structure of the muscle contraction regime, movement dynamics, and energetic contribution specific to the competitive actions:
Against a weighted sled, attached to the waist
Against an elastic band attached to the waist (exclusive to the block start and very short acceleration)
Against a device that presents isotonic resistance (isorobic exerciser, Exergenie,…) attached to the waist
Up an incline
Into a headwind
In all cases, the mass of the sled, the tension of the band, the resistance of the device, the slope of the incline, and the velocity of the headwind must be appropriate when weighed against the movement velocity associated with each segment of the race. In this way, the resistance may be comparatively greater when training block starts and short accelerations as the sprinter’s position relative to the ground and movement dynamics are such that horizontal force vectors play a larger role and the locomotive propulsion is more heavily rooted in muscle mechanical work.
READ Sprinting: A Biomechanical Approach By Tom Tellez - part 2
Alternatively, when training to develop maximum velocity and speed endurance, the magnitude of resistance must be decreased in order to allow for the athlete to preserve the reactive/elastic qualities, and a higher percentage of maximum velocity, that are intrinsic to higher speeds in the upright position in which the predominant force vector is the vertical.
While resistance of a greater magnitude may effectively be introduced to the competition exercise (a heavy sled, strong band, high resistance device, steeper slope, strong headwind) the training activity can no longer be classified as a competitive or specialized movement as the structure of the competition exercise will have been too heavily distorted in terms of some or all of the muscle contraction regime, movement dynamics, and energetic contribution. In this way, the direct transfer (positive correlation to the competition action) is lost.
While the force:velocity characteristics of the 100m begin with volitional efforts that work, predominantly, from force to velocity, every component of the race is decided by speed of movement; from the reaction to the gun to final strides before the finish line. For this reason, despite the efficacy of resistance training towards supplementing a sprinters preparation, there can be no training activity that is more paramount than optimizing the competitive event via training means which preserve its biomotor, biodynamic, and bioenergetic structure.
Filed Under: Coaching, Track & Field, Training, Weight Training Tagged With: James Smith
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We Come from the Flower Exhibit
April 5, 2019 by MSR News Online Leave a Comment
April 22, 2019 @ 11:00 am – June 27, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Arts Community Nature Photography
“We Come from the Flower” is a multimedia portrait of a year in the life of a farm. This solo exhibition by Minneapolis photographer Mike Hazard features photographs, stories, a book and a short video featuring the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) farm in Vermillion Township, Minnesota.
The project represents over four years of documentation and 3,000-plus archived images. “I was commissioned by the Hmong American Farmers Association to document the creation of a farm located south of Saint Paul,” Hazard said. “I knew I would see beautiful plants and people to photograph. I did not know it would change my life. I now look at the land, farmers, and food differently. And I eat a plant-based diet.”
Hazard is a filmmaker, photographer, and poet. With many collaborators, he has made seven documentaries that have aired on PBS. Hazard’s camera work has been collected by numerous museums including the Museum of Modern Art (NY), National Gallery, Walker Art Center, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. A collection of Hazard’s poems about people, This World Is Not Altogether Bad, is published by Red Dragonfly Press.
“Although this exhibition has already made numerous appearances throughout the state of Minnesota, I felt that it was important to bring the exhibit to Metropolitan State,” says gallery director, Erica Rasmussen. “This exhibit carries tremendous value in celebrating the contributions of the Hmong community to the agricultural economy and the cultural landscape of the Twin Cities. Hazard’s photographs and stories embody a deep respect for the people who make up more than 50 percent of the farmers in metropolitan farmers markets.”
The exhibition opens Monday, April 22 and runs through June 27. A gallery reception will be hosted from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 18, with a gallery talk by the artist at 7:30 p.m. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Thursday. The gallery is located at the university’s Saint Paul Campus on the third floor of the Library and Learning Center, 645 East Seventh Street.
For more information about the exhibit, contact Erica Rasmussen, gallery director, at 651-999-5942 or e-mail her at erica.rasmussen@metrostate.edu. Images by Mike Hazard.
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San Antonio 28 32 24 27 111
LA Clippers 29 32 30 25 116
7:30 PM PT8:30 PM MT9:30 PM CT10:30 PM ET3:30 GMT11:30 8:30 PM MST10:30 PM EST7:30 UAE (+1)04:3022:30 ET9:30 PM CT1:30 , November 15, 2018
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 17,463
Williams helps Clippers edge Spurs for 3rd straight victory
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LOS ANGELES (AP) Lou Williams did it again.
He hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-111 on Thursday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season.
"We feel like we're a good basketball team despite what people are talking about," Williams said.
The Clippers improved to 7-1 at home after blowing leads of 14 points in the second quarter and 10 in the fourth.
"This was a gritty win," Los Angeles coach Doc Rivers said.
The Spurs were the third high-powered team in a row beaten by the Clippers, who edged Milwaukee and defending NBA champion Golden State in a pair of overtime wins.
Williams proved the difference in those games, too.
He scored the final 10 points in overtime against the Warriors after the Clippers blew a 14-point lead in the fourth. His layup with 0.3 seconds left in overtime beat the Bucks.
"It's a good experience for us, especially early in the season," Williams said. "It'll be worth our while late in the season."
Williams led Los Angeles with 23 points off the bench, hitting two free throws to seal the win.
"When he goes out there and does the things that he does, how effortless he does it, he only weighs 90 pounds soaking wet," DeRozan said. "It's amazing to see."
Danilo Gallinari added 19 points, including four straight late free throws, and Tobias Harris 18.
DeRozan scored 34 points for the Spurs, who dropped their third in a row. Rudy Gay added 19 points off the bench.
The Spurs tied it up 107-all on a pair of free throws by LaMarcus Aldridge, who had 16 rebounds.
Williams tried to get Bryn Forbes in the air with a pump-fake and let fly a 3, having missed his two other attempts in the game.
"We fight all the way back and then at the end it unravels, so that's pretty frustrating," Forbes said. "The last two games we actually tied it with a few minutes to go and just completely blew it."
DeRozan scored on a drive to get the Spurs to 110-109, but they got no closer.
"It sucks to lose these games but it's still early in the season," DeRozan said. "We'd rather go through it now than later. Everybody in the league is right there. Once we catch our stride, we'll be fine."
Montrezl Harrell scored the Clippers' first six points of the fourth to get them back to a double-digit lead, 96-86.
DeRozan missed two free throws before Patty Mills and Marco Belinelli hit back-to-back 3-pointers that closed the Spurs to 96-94.
San Antonio got within one early in the third on basket by DeRozan. He twice scored to put them within two. But every time the Clippers answered to stay ahead, with their second unit scoring 10 of their final 12 points for a 91-84 lead after three.
The Clippers opened the second quarter with a 15-2 run that produced their largest lead of 44-30. Harrell scored seven in a row.
The Spurs answered with a 23-8 spurt, including 10 by DeRozan, to erase their 14-point deficit and give them a 53-52 lead. The Clippers got a pair of free throws by Gallinari to lead 61-60 going into halftime.
Spurs: They fell to 2-5 on the road. ... They were outrebounded 50-45. ... F-C Pau Gasol missed his fifth straight game with a sore left foot.
Clippers: Harris has at least 15 points in a career-best 14 straight games. ... They improved to 5-1 in their last six games at home against the Spurs.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got in foul trouble for the first time this season with three in the first half. Rivers kept him on the floor after he got his fourth and the rookie didn't get another. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with nine points and five rebounds.
He came up with a big jumper when the Clippers were clinging to a one-point lead in the fourth.
"He's a tough kid. You look at his body and the last thing you think of is tough," Rivers said. "He's a skinny kid who's tough."
HE SAID IT
"I believe I am one of the underrated players in the league." - Harris after hearing TNT commentator Charles Barkley described him that way.
Spurs: Host Golden State on Sunday.
Clippers: At Brooklyn on Saturday to start a three-game Eastern swing.
More AP NBA: www.apnews.com/NBA and www.twitter.com/AP-Sports
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Special women help in the making of Footprint on the Sky, Holidazed!, and other stories
Hydock recalls special women when she does words
-- Mary Colurso, The Birmingham News
Dolores Hydock was voted best local actress this year by readers of The Birmingham News, but when she starts to tear up outside a Homewood coffee shop, I know she's not acting. Red eyes simply go along with remembering Hazel and Miss Dory, two generous and loving women who drew Hydock into their world on Chandler Mountain in 1974.
At the time, she was a wide-eyed scholar from Yale University, doing field research on Alabama folklore for a paper in her senior year. Hazel and Miss Dory took a shine to the 22-year-old Yankee in their midst and, from January to April, taught her about quilting and growing tomatoes, making bonnets and feeding chickens. They invited her to supper, shared recipes and home remedies. They took her to church, where the pianist played bouncy hymns and folks sang four-part gospel.
Hazel and Miss Dory didn't quite understand the Pennsylvania native's interest in folklore "Folklore? There's no folklore here," they'd say but if Hydock wanted to talk about local superstitions, the kindly senior citizens would do their best to comply. "Miss Dory was such a storyteller," Hydock says. "She'd get tickled to death by all her own stories."
But it was an image of her friend Hazel that had the most resonance for Hydock 25 years later, when, her college paper long behind her, she tried to shape her Chandler Mountain recollections into a story of her own.
"I thought of Hazel in her bonnet, galoshes and overalls, feeding her chickens," Hydock says. She hunches over, demonstrating, and her voice takes on a high-pitched accent and rhythmic cadence. "C'mon, babies, c'mon babies."
Hydock, a well-respected actress, writer and storyteller, will bring Hazel to life again on Thursday, when she does "Footprint on the Sky: Memories of a Chandler Mountain Spring" at the Leeds Community Arts Center. It's one of several performance pieces that Hydock regularly presents to adult audiences throughout the state. For this 7 p.m. show, she'll be joined by Flying Jenny, a trio of Birmingham musicians who'll punctuate Hydock's narrative with old-time songs such as "Bile Them Cabbage Down," "Turkey Foot" and "Jenny Broke Her Wooden Leg A' Dancin' at the Ball."
"Footprint on the Sky" also is available on a CD that Hydock sells at her performances and at places around town including Bare Hands Gallery, Lawler & Taylor Gallery and Laser's Edge.
I picked up a copy of the disc in August at another of Hydock's shows, "Holidazed! A Story Tour of the Holiday Calendar." On a Sunday afternoon at Birmingham Festival Theatre, she made summer melt away into tales of Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, along with holidays that don't show up on calendars unless someone scribbles them in. For an hour or two, Hydock touched hearts and poked fun at birthdays, graduation days and community traditions without ever veering into sentimentality or sarcasm. A neat feat, and one that will be captured on her next album, also called "Holidazed!" It'll be released in November, Hydock says, just in time for you-know-when.
The Birmingham area is her home now has been ever since she discovered Chandler Mountain but Hydock's holiday stories aren't planted in any specific soil. One takes her to Paris for her mother's 80th birthday, where mom's woolgathering about two fancy dresses ends up being the most precious gift. Another touches down in Virginia, where Hydock tries to find the Christmas spirit in quaint (she hopes) colonial Williamsburg.
"What I'm trying to do is to get people to hear their own story, not my story," Hydock explains. When "Holidazed!" and "Footprint on the Sky" are most effective, then, audiences are compelled to recall unexpectedly special occasions with their own parents, or think of good neighbors who work hard, live simply and cherish their families.
Although she has been writing her own material for three or four years, Hydock's repertoire isn't restricted to memoirs. She has just started to develop a piece based on a 13th-century French poem, "Silence," about a girl who was raised as a boy so she could be the family heir in a society that didn't allow females to inherit property.
Hydock says "Silence" will be performed in tandem with PanHarmonium, a medieval music ensemble that uses authentic instruments such as a viol, recorder or hurdy-gurdy. She has teamed with that group before, when telling the ancient story "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."
"Their music definitely helps to create a context," she says. "When they start to play, you can almost feel that drafty castle."
One conversation with Hydock over coffee and a scan of her Web site at www.storypower.org are enough to convince me that she's a tender-hearted soul and busy professional. She doesn't lack ideas, depth, smarts or energy. Like Sir Gawain, however, Hydock says she faces a difficult quest: trying to nail down a concise job description.
Is she a performance artist? Not if that implies smearing chocolate on her body while screaming. A dramatic storyteller? Sounds too much like overwrought soap opera. A one-woman show? Hydock fears that audiences may expect razzle-dazzle singing and dancing.
"When people ask what I do," Hydock says, "I tell them I'm a speaker-storyteller-actress-writer.
"But really," she adds, "I do words."
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November/2018 UPDATES
30/November/2018 Posted by Freddy
And we're back with quite a bundle of updates today, based on the subject of yesterdays review, Marvel Star Wars Issues 1-6 (A New Hope). Today we've added, BlasTech Industries SE-14C blaster pistol and Czerka Arms 6-2Aug2 hunting rifle to the Star Wars D/6 Weapons Section, and Mosep Binneed, Osleo Prennert, Vanden Willard, Bob Hudsol, Shann Childsen, Pol Treidum, Daine Jir, Moradmin Bast, Conan Antonio Motti, Nahdonnis Praji, Cassio Tagge and URoRRuRRR to the Star Wars D/6 Characters Section of the Site.
I really didn't think it through well, doing the entirety of Star Wars: A New Hope in one day, there's still loads I haven't covered. I was considering spending a second day doing stat's, but we'll leave that and see if there's any days that there isn't anything much to add, and I can reach back to these 6 issues and see what I can add then.
Well, if you can't think of any new stories, why not just animate the stories you already told?
Sorry, don't think this looks very good at all (although prefer it's animation style to that of Resistance.
Top Five Episodes of Star Wars Rebels
We've spent the last six months or so watching, reviewing and stat'ing the four seasons of the Star Wars Rebels animated series, finishing last week.
So we thought it was an ideal time to run down the Top Five episodes.
We talk about them a bit, so, obviously, SPOILERS.
So what happens now?
Well, we're coming to the end of the weeks hiatus I take between seasons of reviews, and during this week I've been doing a little maintenance around the site, so the Twitter integration should work better now, although I've yet to fix the connection with Facebook.
So, with Clone Wars finished, and Rebels finished, what am I going to do next?
Resistance has been plodding along, and we've got Forces of Destiny, or even the original Clone Wars series. Hell, we've even got the old Droids and Ewoks cartoons and movies to cover at some point!
But, for the moment, I've decided to move onto another media for a while, and I'm going to work my way through the original run of Marvel Star Wars comics from 1977.
Now, originally I read the UK imprint of these comics, which compiled other stories along with Star Wars, so had the joy of being first exposed to Deathlok, Killraven, War of the Worlds, and many other stories too. But the copies I've now got access to are the US version, so I'll only be covering the Star Wars stories.
Now obviously some of these cover the movies over multiple issues, so the movies I'll group together into a single review, and only cover any differences or noteworthy content. But each of the other stories I'll cover issue by issue, and then provide stats for anything in the issues.
Some of these stories I remember as absolute classics, but others were pretty much dross, so we'll find out if there's gems of Star Wars content in there, or whether 6 year old Freddy was a poor judge of quality. So see you tomorrow for the first 6 issues covering A New Hope.
Oh, and the attached cover is that of Issue 2, the first issue I got as a child, given it by my cousin Troy. I still own that copy to this day.
Star Wars Resistance: Season 1 Episode 9: The Platform Classic
Well, I've put up the review for the latest episode of Star Wars Resistance, Star Wars Resistance: Season 1 Episode 9: The Platform Classic. Really hard to talk about this one without spoilers, but non spoilerific review is that it's still not very good.
Retro RPG: Judge Dredd
The first, Judge Dredd: The Role-Playing Game, was published under license by Games Workshop in the 1980s and used a rules system created specifically for the game, which resembled GW's Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.
Top Five Star Wars Legends Characters
This week we'd like to count down our top 5 Star Wars Legends Characters.
Now this is of course just our opinion, but we're laying down some rules here.
First only one character per source, and this is mainly aimed at Knight of the Old Republic and its sequel, but we're going to only choose one character from that series, no matter how many of them are iconic.
Secondly, these must be Legends characters, what used to be called the Expanded universe. So I'm afraid Grand Admiral Thrawn since he appeared in the Rebels series can't be in here.
And so it ends, today we've got a bunch of updates based on our review of the final episode of Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 Episode 15+16: Family Reunion - and Farewell. Today we've added Ezra Bridger, Chopper (C1-10P), Grand Admiral Thrawn (Mitth raw nuruodo), Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren and Garazeb Orrelios to the Star Wars D/6 Characters Section of the Site.
So we may try to catch a few that we've missed over the 4 seasons of the show, but that's us basically finished with Star Wars Rebels.
So what now? Well, we'll spend our next week catching up with anything we missed, and doing maintenance around the site. And then we're onto another project! Which we'll tell you about real soon.
Star Wars Resistance: Season 1 Episode 8: Synaras Score
I've just added the review for the latest episode of Star Wars: Resistance, Star Wars Resistance: Season 1 Episode 8: Synaras Score. As usual, obviously, SPOILERS. But the spoiler free review (or TLDR) is that this is a far better episode, which seems to be getting past a number of the problems the show has displayed in the past, it's action packed and pretty enjoyable.
A couple of additions today, based on the subject of yesterdays review, Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 Episode 14: A Fools Hope. Today we've added, The Ghost to the Star Wars D/6 Starships Section & Hondo Ohnaka (as of Rebels) to the Characters Section of the Site.
Tomorrow I review the final episode of Rebels, but I may take a couple of days to finish off everything from the series, as we've still got the heroes to do, plus some of the villains, and it seems like quite a lot to do in one day, especially a day when I've got a few other things to do.
Retro RPG: Blue Planet
This weeks Retro RPG is Blue Planet, a 1997 game by Biohazard, in the near future humanity starts colonising a water world reachable through a wormhole at the edge of our solar system. Earth ecosystem collapses, leaving a dystopian cyberpunk like earth, an a wild frontier world of intelligent dolphins, whales and aborigine species, with humans fighting over a mineral which allows genetic engineering and perhaps immortality.
A hugely well researched game with a fascinating background, although it wasn't massively successful and after a couple of editions has ended up back in the hands of the original authors, with some support still available.
A couple of additions to the site today, based on the subject of yesterdays review, Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 Episode 13: A World Between Worlds. Today I've added Ahsoka Tano (as of Rebels)to the Star Wars D/6 Characters Section, and The Phantom to the Star Wars D/6 Starships Section of the Site.
Both of these are updates to other stats on the site, obviously Ahsoka's stats are her Clone Wars ones brought up to her status in Rebels, and the Phantom is a modified VCX Shuttle.
Top Five Classic Star Wars Adventures
This time we count down our Top Five Star Wars Adventures. In this one we're only using adventures from the 1st and 2nd Edition Star Wars RPG, and since we're talking a bit about them so, obviously, SPOILERS.
There's a couple of additions to the site today, based on the subject of yesterdays review of,Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 Episode 12: Wolves and a Door. Today we've added Veris Hydan to the Star Wars D/6 Characters Section, Rodian & Trandoshan to the Star Wars D/6 Races Section of the Site.
Star Wars Resistance: Season 1 Episode 7: Signal from Sector Six
Well, another week passes and we've got another episode of Star Wars: Resistance to review, Star Wars Resistance: Season 1 Episode 7: Signal from Sector Six. The spoiler free review is that this episode seems more like part of the Star Wars universe than the others, but it's characterisation of the main character is still poor, and the plot doesn't make sense when you think about it, although at times it does look quite pretty.
Just one addition to the site today, based on the subject of yesterdays review, Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 Episode 11: Dume. Today we've added the Sinrich Optical Dephaser to the Star Wars D/6 Equipment Section of the Site.
Stan Lee: Rest in Peace
Still coming to terms with the sad news of the passing of Stan the Man himself, Stan Lee. I believe today will be a day filled with personal stories, as although most of us never had the pleasure of meeting Stan, he's been such a mainstay of geek culture for so long, that so many of us have formed formed a relationship with his work which is personal to us.
When I was just a child, and more into watching TV than reading, even reading comics, I like many boys adored Superheroes. But at the time there were only 2 superhero shows broadcasting, the always fantastic Wonder Woman live action series with Lynda Carter, and Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, cartoon series, which would be shown on a sunday afternoon as part of Glen Michaels Cartoon Cavalcade, and for me it was the highlight of a sunday afternoon.
The show was introduced by Stan Lee, it's been too many years for me to remember whether it was every episode, or just the pilot episode, and whether it was an animated Stan or live action. But my memories are of Stan talking about the adventures of Spider-man, how Peter Parker went through ordinary struggles like you or me, as well as obviously his more spectacular ones against the likes of Doctor Doom or the Green Goblin. I remember Stan talking about making moral choices, and the trials of just being normal, never mind being extra-ordinary. I remember Stan not only creating this superhero, but also presenting him to us, him being as excited as a 5 year old me at the latest adventures.
And that's the relationship through the years, Stan was always comic book's best cheerleader, not only a creator but a fan. And as the years went on, his appearances continued, Stan's Bullpen in the back of the comics was always a great read, he obviously never took himself too seriously, as his appearance in Mallrats, and even as a bus driver in Heroes.
And we come to the latest era, where he's received true recognition for his work as movies based on his works top the charts for the past decade, and each movie carries his cameo, always a wonderful little gem which usually gets a "Oh, look, there's Stan, from my wife or kids", putting a smile on our faces like we're seeing an old friend, and we were.
And now it's over, soon we'll get a Marvel movie without a Stan Lee cameo which is almost too much to bear, I hope they've got a few to keep using, even if it's just posters in the background like in the Netflix Marvel series.
So, thanks Stan. Thank you for being there for a geeky kid and showing us it was alright to like comic books, because this grown up did. Thank you for so many great and relatable characters, the comics of which I've collected over the years. Thanks for so many great moments, from discussing Secret Wars with my eldest son, when he was only 5, to sitting with my family all of us enjoying the movies that originated from you. You were an absolute gem of a man, and we'll all live in your shadow for decades to come.
Retro RPG: Paranoia
This week we look at the Roleplaying Game of a darkly humorous future.
The Computer is your friend, Trust No One and Keep your Laser Handy, Paranoia is set in Alpha Complex, surviving a nuclear war it protects it's inhabitants from mutants and the commie menace.
However, it's unaware of two things, what commies are! and that all of the clones in Alpha complex are mutants.
The players play Troubleshooters, who find trouble and shoot it, each hiding their mutation and secret society affiliation from each other, the discovery of which will lead to termination.
Basically trying to out their team-mates as commie traitors, before they themselves are outed. A chaotic game, where death is common (but it's okay, you're a clone, so quickly replaced by an identical copy), and player conflict isn't discouraged, it's actually the aim of the game.
A few additions to the site today, based on the subject of yesterdays review, Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 Episode 10: Jedi Night. Today I've added, Force Stasis to the Star Wars D/6 The Force Section, Kanan Jarrus to the Star Wars D/6 Characters Section, and the Loth-bat to the Star Wars D/6 Creatures Section of the Site.
As he leaves the series, I've added Kanan today, and usually I leave every character until their final appearance in the show, but as we get to the last few, instead of having a massive dump of all the main characters, I'll try to split them over the final few episodes.
Top Five Cyberpunk RPGs
Probably should have uploaded this, it's shorter than I intended, and the voiceover is really patchy, but it's a bit of a proof of concept for a new series of videos over on the RPGGamer YouTube channel, anyway, so here is our Top Five Cyberpunk RPG's.
Just one addition to the site today, based on the subject of yesterdays review, Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 Episode 9: Rebel Assault. Today we've added Lutrillian to the Star Wars D/6 Races Section of the Site.
Star Wars Resistance: Season 1 Episode 6: The Children from Tehar
We've put up our review of the next episode of Resistance, Star Wars Resistance: Season 1 Episode 6: The Children from Tehar. As usual, it's filled with spoilers, so the spoiler free review is, "At least we're now getting some progress in the main plot of the series, but it's all a little too coincidental in it's happenings, and Kez is finally getting some respect. But it's still a fairly poor and childish version of Star Wars."
A few additions to the site today, based on the subject of yesterdays review, Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 Episode 8: Crawler Commanders. Today we've added Ore crawler & Santhe/Rothana Heavy Engineering LAAT/le gunship to the Star Wars D/6 Vehicles Section and Seevor, Proach & Tsoklo to the Star Wars D/6 Characters Section of the Site.
Guy Fawkes, guy, t'was his intent
To blow up king and parliament.
Three score barrels were laid below
To prove old England's overthrow.
By god's mercy he was catch'd
With a darkened lantern and burning match.
So, holler boys, holler boys, Let the bells ring.
Holler boys, holler boys, God save the king.
And what shall we do with him?
Burn him!
Retro RPG: The Babylon Project
This week I present the first of the Babylon 5 Role Playing Games, published in 1997 by Chameleon Eclectic, the publishers of Millenniums End.
It's an interesting game, with a very odd rules mechanic, a very peculiar licencing agreement (they had the licence to Babylon 5, but none of the actors images, so use stills from the series for space scenes, but artwork for all the characters and internal scenes). It's the first game I've done which I really don't recommend, unless you're a Babylon 5 completist.
Feeling a bit under the weather today, so only one addition to the site based on the subject of yesterdays review, Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 Episode 7: Kindred. Today I've added Rukh, to the Star Wars D/6 Characters Section of the Site.
Today a few additions to the site, based on the subject of yesterdays review, Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 Episode 6: Flight of the Defender. Today we've added the Sienar Fleet Systems TIE/D Defender Elite to the Star Wars D/6 Starships Section, the Loth-wolf to the Star Wars D/6 Creatures Section, and the Imperial airfield to the Star Wars D/6 Planets and Places Section of the Site.
The Imperial Airfield is a little bit different, as I wanted to add it as a place that the Empire deploys to worlds, that player characters might attack. The game already has the Imperial Garrison Base, but that is massive construction which has hundreds of troops and Walkers. This is a much smaller facility, which players might infiltrate, steal fuel or equipment from, a target that a team of a half dozen player characters could successfully deal with.
DnDSports
I commented a few weeks ago about D&D entering eSports, and they've already announced the form it will take, and the press release is below.
Now, I've read it through, and this relates as much to D&D, as kicking as the Super Bowl relates to kick a ball around in your back yard.
It really looks as if the eSports version of D&D is going to be a spectator sport, and therefore they've lost me. I don't watch other people play sports, although I've enjoyed playing in the past. I don't watch other people play video games, although I enjoy playing them. And the idea of watching other people play D&D seems boring as hell.
Anyway, as I said, the press release is below, and if watching people earn money from playing a game is something you enjoy, then maybe it's for you.
Imagine if two parties fighting for opposite sides found themselves in the same dungeon. It’s kill or be killed. What will they do to survive?
DnDSports is the first online D&D Tournament in a cooperative Party vs Party setting from EncounterRoleplay & DnDBeyond with a grand prize of $5,000. Over the course of 4 weeks, 16 players will compete in teams of 4 in single elimination games. Each game is a best of 3 arena battle and played via Roll20.
How is it Played?
The full rules for DnDSports will be released shortly after our next round of Playtesting. We don’t claim to have created perfect balance, nor is that our aim, as every competitive game has an element of strategy. We’re also implementing MOBA-esque mechanics such as a Pick/Ban phase to help expand the strategy. We’ve been working closely with over a dozen talented DMs to create 15 pre-generated characters from which the players will choose, and adapt the pre-existing Dungeons & Dragons: 5th Edition rules.
We know that this will be an incredibly fun new way to play D&D, because as long as you’re having fun, you’re doing it right!
When is it?
Day 1: November 10th at 12pm PST
Heat 1: Team Beholder vs. Team Mindflayer
Heat 2: Team Kobold vs. Team Tarrasque
All Stars Charity game for 826LA foundation
Day 4: December 1st at 12pm PST
Where can I watch it?
Watch live on Twitch here.
The VODs will be uploaded to Youtube here.
The EncounterRoleplay & DnDBeyond crews have teamed up to bring this production to life!
As for who’s competing? Keep an eye on the DnDSports Twitter & here on the blog to learn more about the teams as they are revealed!
But D&D Shouldn’t be an eSport?!
It’s not an eSport. We created something that would make competitive gamers feel safe and comfortable trying out D&D5e for the first time. It’s a new way to display the versatility of combat in D&D5e in a unique setting. We encourage you to respect the way different people play D&D because we know that this will be a fun event and there is no wrong to play D&D, as long as you are having fun!
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USTA National Campus and Tennis-Ticker – a successful cooperation!
In March 2017 the USTA announced a 3-year relationship with Tennis-Ticker for the new USTA National Campus in Orlando. With 100 tennis courts spread across 64 magnificent acres, the USTA National Campus offers unparalleled playing, training and educational experiences. It is the biggest tennis complex in the world!
Tennis-Ticker was chosen by the USTA to provide live scoring services for around 80 events per year. These involve Collegiate, Junior’s, Senior’s and USTA tournaments.
Striving to become the most innovative tennis centre in the world, the Campus management wanted to have a completely new live score experience for fans and spectators.
USTA Campus General Manager Tim Cass asked Tennis-Ticker to develop a truly innovative concept of an integrated service of Live Scoring, Live Streaming and on-court LED Scoreboards. This was achieved in close collaboration with Tennis-Ticker’s partners Playsight and Scortenn. While Playsight was chosen as a live stream provider, Scortenn delivered 80 on-court LED scoreboards. This newly developed system allows to integrate the Tennis-Ticker Live Scores on the Playsight Video Stream and simultaneously to synchronize the Scortenn scoreboards without any delays. Now, all components can be controlled by a single chair umpire, who just has to type in the scores into a Tennis-Ticker PDA. As a result, this live score service not only provides the fans and spectators with the real time scores, but the supported courts also deliver real time statistics for every match and player.
Tim Cass said: “We are thrilled with our relationship with Tennis-Ticker and the live scoring applications. With over 100 National Campus events and 300 plus college matches, live scoring is critical to us delivering memorable experiences to all who visit the USTA National Campus.”
Andreas Reiffer from Tennis-Ticker said: “Tennis-Ticker is very proud to be chosen by the USTA to provide their prestigious Campus in Orlando with our live score services. It is great to see that all levels of the game can benefit from our system, as it helps the USTA to manage their events in an even more efficient way. Through this great partnership we are able to bring one of the most innovative live scoring solutions to the world of tennis.”
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Dress rehearsal Die Walkure March 2nd 2005
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:48 pm Post subject: Dress rehearsal Die Walkure March 2nd 2005
I was lucky enough to have a ticket for the dress rehearsal of Die Walkure yesterday. Wow! How do I start trying to capture the experience in words?
One of the newspaper review clippings I have from Das Rheingold says that it was a “show that won’t melt any hearts”. Well, stand by and be prepared to be thawed. Die Walkure really turns up the heat!
If you saw Das Rheingold you are going to recognise a lot of the elements of the set. There are parts from the gods apartment room here in Act 1. The big long table and chairs is there, as is the huge long ladder downstage left but now the exposed roots of a tree plunge down into the depths in the centre of the stage and end in a swirl of metal embacing a suspended triangular shaped room. In Act 2 the disintegration of the apartment becomes apparent. Here now is the shattered hole in the glass screen left when Fafner killed Fasolt at the end of Das Rheingold; the well in the centre of the stage is blocked up and full of books, from which loose pages blow around; the red cord still hangs through the centre of the stage. The table and chairs are damaged- the seat backs ripped, the table veneer peeling, the book case doors broken and the shiny floor is crumbling. All is disintegrating as the world of the gods is slowly unravelling. There is more destruction to come. When Wotan decrees Siegmund must die he severs the red cord. When Siegmund refuses to follow Brunhilde to Valhalla he strikes the ladder and breaks it in two. All good symbolic stuff that I thought worked well without being too contrived.
In Act 3 the set is changed dramatically. Now a stark set consisting red floor with a bare white wall with a small door in one side on a revolving centre stage. There is still the metal swirl encompassing the stage. The Ride of the Walkure has the sisters seated on high backed black chairs and using horses head skulls as their mounts. I felt there was a mismatch between the excitement of the music and the stage action as this point. I don’t know what would have worked better, but this was, for me one of the only weak moments in an otherwise exemplary production.
You will also recognise some of the costumes. Wotan is clad as he was in Das Rheingold, black trousers white shirt open at the neck with a cream waistcoat and various dramatic long flowing top coats. The animal fur edged one, a beautifully patterned one that is reversed to plain black when he banishes Brunhilde and of course, his spear. Bryns eye makeup is as before, his hair is natural but greyed at the edges (I think-hard to tell from the ampitheatre!). His own “Wotan beard” as for Das Rheingold. Fricka has the most colourful costume, a dramatic blood red gown. The Walkure are all clad in mid length flowing black dresses and capes. Brunhilde also has a breastplate, shield and spangled eye patch when she visits Siegmund to warn him of his forthcoming death.
What is different form Das Rheingold is that the production is less intrusive. Now the focus is on the music and the charaterisation from the performers. There are not so many gimmicks to distract from the action. That is not to say that there aren’t some spectacular moments, but here they are brought about seamlessly by the combined effect of the music, the acting, the lighting and staging. The magic fire summoned by Wotan at the end to encircle the sleeping Brunhide is just that…magical. But it is not just the clever way the small flame spreads sweeping around the metal grid encircling the stage, picked up into the hand of Wotan ( how did they do that?) and then cast into a vast burning circle, it is the whole effect. The powerful climax to Wotans farewell, so wonderfully sung by Bryn “ Wer meines Speeres Spitze furchtest, durchschreite das feuer nie!” rings out over the huge orchestra while the real flames burn around the stage. Just wonderful.
Also different is the intensity of emotion in this performance. All the parts are beautifully played. Hunding (Stephen Milling) is brutal and domineering. Terrifying with malice when he crashes his axe into the table on seeing Siegmund in his house, the menace expertly conveyed through vocal tone and diction. Siegmund and Sieglinde ( Jorma Silvasti and Katarina Dalayman) are powerful and lyrical in the great love duet at the end of Act 1. Rosalind Plowright as Fricka is imperious and unbending. The scene with Wotan where she demands the death of Siegmund is gripping. Bryn takes us through a gamut of emotion moving through anger, frustration and a sad tenderness towards Fricka that took me by surprise and reveals the regret Wotan feels for the lost love between this husband and wife.
But the real focus of this drama is the relationship between Wotan and Brunhilde. That relationship is established in the energetic opening to Act 2 where Brunhilde swings herself down the huge ladder whooping out her war cries. She is her fathers daughter, a tom boy who rides in battle with her father, clearly adored and adoring.
Here the relationship is ‘jokey’ two mates-in-the-pub, but the tender depth of the father/daughter relationship is revealed when Brunhilde coaxes Wotan to tell her his troubles. Standing back to back with hands entwined, Wotan starts to reveal his worries. I have never heard these great long monologues sung so well as Bryn sang them today. The diction was crystal clear and he gave it a fantastic range of colour through the changing moods of the unfolding dilemma. The self -loathing and disgust when he pleads for the end was heart rending. Also heart rending was the moment at the end of Act 3 when he embraces Brunhilde for the last time and kissed her- not the sweet gentle kiss of a father for a baby, but the passionate long kiss of a lover.
Beautifully acted. Musically superb. Lighting and set magical. I know that any of us is always going to admire Bryns part in all this the most, but there is no way you can achieve such a stunning performance without the whole team. It was just perfect. I was transported for the whole performance and beyond. Seeing this Walkure is an emotional roller coaster. “That was cathartic” was the comment I overheard while walking shell-shocked into the cold London evening. Indeed.
If you have a ticket to see this, learn how to cry quietly!
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:24 pm Post subject:
Helen, thanks so much for that review. It is wonderful to read such a detailed description, especially for those of us who won't be able to see it.
Thanks Helen. I'll pack the tissues
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:59 pm Post subject: Dress Rehearsal
Helen, can't really add any more than others have said already. Your report made me feel I was there. Your excitement was infectious. Hope all those going have a wonderful time. From what you have said the actual performance sounds breathtaking.
Stefanja
Wow! I'm breathless just reading that - heaven knows what I'll be like when I see the BBC broadcast over Easter. Can't wait, Helen, thanks for such an emotional report! I only wish I could be in the theatre to get the real atmosphere.
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Guy in a turban versus S.A.S. in a field of poppies! Quick: Who's the good guy?! Racist.
The first story in this issue is written by James Robinson. It begins with a squad of Special Air Service soldiers talking about being pulled out of Afghanistan. Most of the men can't wait. But one man, George Saint, has a nagging suspicion that their work isn't quite yet done.
This George Saint gets some kind of special exemption that will keep him in country three weeks past when everyone else has been called home. He knows of one last legendary insurgent leader, The Leopard, that he feels needs putting down. And he's going after him alone.
George kills all of The Leopard's men before coming face to gun with him. Even thought the Leopard has the gun, George kills him with his knife. But that doesn't happen for six pages. During those six pages, they fight. And George teaches the Leopard a thing or two about freedom! Like how instead of wearing real poppies on Remembrance Day, George and his countrymen wear paper poppies because poppies equal heroin and Leopard's people make heroin out of poppies because they're bad. They're also used for Morphine and all the other opioids. George also teaches him how he knows nothing about Sun Tzu which is probably a good thing since everyone quotes that jerk. And then he teaches him some British slang.
And then he teaches him where his femoral artery is and the Leopard bleeds to death during the fight! The end!
First story: Boring! That's going to garner a -1 to the Ranking! Can J.T. Krul save Men of War from dropping any ranks or will he just double the damage? Let's find out!
Krul's story begins with a couple of guys riding in a helicopter shooting the poop.
Or Allah Mommy! Amirite?! No? Nobody? No one?
Next thing you know, Fish and Coop (those are those two guys!) are shot down in their helicopter! Crash! Boom! Bang! I mean, BOOOM!
Fish and Coop are stranded deep behind enemy lines. A truck full of enemy combatants pull up and pin them under heavy fire. Fish has one thought.
And then the comic shifts between Fish back in the States and Fish and Coop fighting for their lives. In Iraq, Fish is wounded several times and Coop gets killed. Back in the states, Fish wanders around feeling useless, unable to get a job, unable to relate yet always being praised and thanked for the great job he did for his country.
But it's all fucking lip service. And it's why I despise everyone who acts like every soldier is a hero while they're over there or when they return dead or wounded. They pretend that they're all over there because of a patriotic choice they made. Nobody wants to look at the real situation of the poor kids entering the military. The lost ones. The angry ones. The poor and downtrodden who don't see any other choices. Even just kids with no self-esteem or an inability to direct their own life. They crave the structure and the order. They crave a reason. Anything to bring meaning to a civilian life that has sucked ass from junior high right through high school.
But then they return and people pay them lip service because it's the patriotic way to look at things. View them as heroes instead of people with problems that need help. That probably needed help before even entering the service. And you know what happens to a great majority of these people who at one time or another found themselves in battle situations wishing they could be anywhere but here? Yeah. They fucking go back. Because there's nothing for them here. They don't all suddenly come back with "job skills".
This story doesn't end with Fish reenlisting though I really wish it did. I'd give it a +2 Ranking for that instead of the +1 I'm giving it for what it was. Instead Fish meets a Vietnam vet at the cemetery as Fish is visiting the grave of Coop. And he realizes perhaps the only people who can understand what he's been through, the only people who can speak with him without the bullshit glory and hero talk are the people who have been through what he's been through. Other vets who know they're all just people.
I don't know if I should be reading these modern war comics. I just hated Ivan Brandon's approach to Rock with his get the job done at any cost attitude and then Robinson's SAS man that can single handedly bring justice to a bad, bad man. I was hoping for more little picture stories like (unbelievably!) J.T. Krul's story here. The big picture is a big fat complicated mess. We've been in a war we never should have gotten involved in. This essay was my reaction to the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center just a few days after it happened. War was in the air as I wrote that and I just wanted to point out the ridiculousness of calling for bombing civilian centers when everyone was so outraged at that having just happened to us. I wasn't for this war nor have I ever been.
At the time I figured, at least soldiers signing up have a choice in the matter. If we fight, fight a war with soldiers. But boys and young men signing up for the military mostly aren't choosing to go to war. We have a responsibility to avoid putting these men and women in harm's way. Sending them to die for corporate bullshit or political lies or the illusion of safety is just crap. And sending thousands of more American men and women to die overseas did not bring back the thousands lost on 9-11-2001. And it hasn't made anybody any safer either.
Anyway, I hope to see more stories about the people in the conflict that have less to say about the overall conflict itself. It's the little stories that matter because the big story is just one big stinking fuck-up.
Men of War Issue #7 Rating: No Change. The two stories evened each other out.
Labels: Comic Books, DCnU, Men of War, New 52
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Linux Infrared HOWTO
About the Document
Status of the Document
About the Linux/IrDA Project
Specific Connections and IrDA - Protocols
Hardware Supported by Linux/IrDA
Infrared Remote Control
Linux Infrared Remote Control - LIRC
Lego Mindstorm
Serial Infrared Remote Controller
Infrared Tools for the COREL Netwinder PC
irmctl
IRManager
irXxD
IR File Chooser
IControl
jlirc
lircemu
Infrared Remote Control ./. IrDA
Serial Infrared Port Sniffers
Infrared Light and Eye Safety
Copyrights, Disclaimer, Trademarks
IrDA Protocols
Beyond IrDA
Big Endian
Cellular Phone Connection
Code History
Digital Camera Connection
Disclaimer and Trademarks
Connection to Docking Station
GNU Free Documentation License - GFDL
GUIs: Gnome, KDE
Hardware Surveys
How to Make Infrared Light Visible
Linux/IrDA and APM
IrDA Card in a Desktop Computer
IrDA Hardware
Linux PDAs: Agenda, iPAQ, Yopy, Zaurus
IrDA and USB
Kernel Module Options
Connection to Keyboard
LAN Connection - IrLAN
Linux to Linux Connection
Starting the IrDA Stack
Multiple Instances
HP NetBeamer Connection
IrDA Network Neighborhood
Null Modem Cable Connection
Obtaining Information about the Infrared Port in Laptops
Palm III Connection - IrCOMM
Peer-to-Peer Mode / Direct Mode
Connecting from Linux to WinCE 3.0 (aka PocketPC)
Printer Connection
Psion 5 Connection
Connection via Serial Cable
sersniff
Sniffer by Gerd Knorr
Linux Terminal on Palm (Handspring Visor) via IR
Linux/IrDA with Toshiba Notebooks
Connecting from Linux to WinCE 2.11
Microsoft-Windows and Linux/IrDA
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Registration Still Available for ITS Michigan’s Annual Meeting and Exposition
It’s not too late to register for ITS Michigan’s 2008 Annual Meeting and Exposition to be held May 13-14 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Michigan. With the theme of “Integration of Technology and Services—a World of Innovation,” this year’s conference is shaping up to be an exciting event and will feature stimulating speakers and panels, complemented by an extraordinary set of exhibitors and VII demonstrations. To register and to view a copy of the conference program, go to www.itsmichigan.org.
1) Greyhound Appeals to Web-Savvy Travelers with BoltBus
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2008-04-29-greyhound-boltbus_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
Link to BoltBus: http://www.boltbus.com
2) Rutgers/PB-Led Research Team Will Study Hundreds of Bridges
Program aims to create a high-quality database on bridge performance.
Link to story in Engineering News-Record:
http://enr.construction.com//news/transportation/archives/080429.asp
3) Feds to Oak Lawn, Illinois: Stop in the Name of Safety
Town told to remove signs that don’t conform to federal standards. Nearby town still using unorthodox signs.
Link to story and video report on WMAQ-TV:
http://www.nbc5.com/news/16067259/detail.html
4) Cell Phones Making Sense as Sensors
Link to story on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/30/db.cellphonetracking/
1) RTA Achievements and ITS Commands the Attention of Intelligent Transport System Conference in Bahrain
2) King County Metro Seeking Public Comment on New Design for Bus Stop Signs
3) European Commission Authorizes a Research and Development Aid Scheme for E-Ticketing System for Public Transport in Germany
4) Environmentally Advanced Road Markings Pave a Safer Way
- Communications and Community Relations Manager – Omnitrans – San Bernardino, California
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=2450
- Project Management – ARINC – Marina del Rey, California
Telematics Detroit Exhibition – May 21-22 – Novi, Michigan
http://www.telematicsupdate.com/detroit2008/exhibit_index.shtml
1978 **30th anniversary** - Delta Air Lines has its first trans-Atlantic flight.
http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=11058
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Registration for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop Now Open -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1-3, 2008
Centered on the theme Partnership and Performance – Connecting People and Ideas, IBTTA heads to Philly to explore generational factors as they pertain to internal and external communications. Workplace ethics and performance measurement will be explored along with an array of other timely issues surrounding the management of your organization. This workshop is hosted by The Delaware River and Bay Authority, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and South Jersey Transportation Authority. Registration deadline is May 23, 2008. Download the program, find the details and register online today! www.IBTTA.org.
1) Airline Communications
Harvard Business Online has several articles dealing with communication from the airline industry during recent events.
- Crisis Communication and American Airlines
http://conversationstarter.hbsp.com/2008/04/american_airlines_communicatio.html
- How Can British Airways Recover from the Terminal 5 Disaster?
http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/corkindale/2008/04/how_can_british_airways_recove.html
- Delta-Northwest Create the Press Release of the Future
http://conversationstarter.hbsp.com/2008/04/communication_deltanorthwest_c.html
- Why Your Company Needs a News Room
http://conversationstarter.hbsp.com/sviokla/2008/04/why_your_company_needs_a_news_1.html
2) Google Map Directions Get Street View
Link to story on CNET News:
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9931506-7.html?tag=nefd.only
3) US Secretary of Transportation Launches Blog
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/152376-1.html
Link to news release from US DOT:
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot5908.htm
Link to the Fast Lane:
http://fastlane.dot.gov/
4) Missouri DOT Sign Does Little to Curb Road Rage
Link to commentary in The Pitch:
http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2008/04/modot_sign_does_little_to_curb.php
5) Now Boarding at BWI Airport: Security with Hint of Calm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042802534.html?hpid=topnews
6) Senators, States Beat Up on Real ID Plans
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9931323-7.html?tag=nefd.lede
7) Technology Snags People Passing Stopped School Bus
Test in Syracuse, New York shows higher than expected number of vehicles making illegal passes.
Link to story and video report on News 10 Now:
http://news10now.com/content/all_news/114917/technology-snags-people-passing-stopped-school-bus/Default.aspx
8) Knoxville Area Transit Picks Firm for Transit Center Rebranding
Link to story in the Knoxville News Sentinel:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/apr/28/kat-picks-knox-firm-transit-center-rebranding/
9) Nokia Maps Gets Real-Time Traffic Info
Link to story on TechRadar:
http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/satnav/nokia-maps-gets-real-time-traffic-info-334272
10) Nissan EA2 Concept Showcases Drive-by-Wire Technologies
http://wot.motortrend.com/6241960/technology/nissan_ea2_concept_showcases_new_by_wire_technologies/index.html
Transportation Research Board Webinar: Accommodating Pedestrians at Signalized Intersections – May 8
1882 – The Elektromote, the first trolleybus, was demonstrated by Dr. Ernst Werner von Siemens in Berlin.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/First_Trolleybuss_of_Siemens_in_Berlin_1882.gif
Monday, April 28, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) ID Plan Meant to Clear Fliers of Suspicion
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-04-27-birthdates_N.htm
2) Air Traffic Controller Sounds Alarm
Link to story in Time:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1735387,00.html?imw=Y
3) Hotline Set Up to Report Rogue Helicopters Over Long Island, New York
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/transportation/ny-liheli285666261apr28,0,7797797.story
4) Washington, DC to Launch Nation’s First European-Style Bike Share
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gLuDFvsDBMA_-oEG-8H4k7F7uNRAD90AE1G82
5) A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles
6) EU Puts Second Galileo Test Satellite Into Orbit
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSL2730916620080427
7) Video Surveillance System Monitors South Africa Ports
Link to story in Engineering News:
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=130810
8) Singapore Strengthens Position as a Maritime Telecommunications Hub
Link to Bernama story:
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=329511
9) Ohio Taking Next-of-Kin Information
Voluntary contact information will go in database in the event of a serious injury or death.
Link to story in The Enquirer:
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804280324
10) Dubai All Set to Test Run Driverless Trains in May
Link to story in the Gulf News:
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10208924.html
11) How We Manage Amtrak’s Challenging IT Infrastructure
Link to story in eWeek:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Knowledge-Center/How-We-Manage-Amtraks-Challenging-Infrastructure/
12) Red Light Tickets Hard to Collect on in Missouri
Link to story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/E06B71961D2463E586257438000A9CC2?OpenDocument
13) ‘Wi-Fi’ Speed Cameras to be Tested in UK
Cameras can communicate with each other to track vehicles along highways.
Link to story in the Newham Recorder:
http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/newham/recorder/news/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=newsNEWHAM&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsnewham&itemid=WeED24%20Apr%202008%2009%3A51%3A11%3A407
14) Providers Not Onboard with Wi-Fi in Los Angeles
Link to story in the Daily Breeze:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_9079041
15) Road Ahead Looking Clearer for Beijing’s Motorists
Broadcasters move into new studios in city’s traffic command headquarters.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-04/26/content_6645779.htm
16) More Highway Messages Coming to Metro Detroit: Traffic Boards, Cameras Part of National Trend
Link to story in Crain’s Detroit Business:
http://crainsdetroit.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080428/SUB/804280323/-1
1) Finalists Revealed for 2008 Telematics Awards
2) GPS Devices and Systems Will Generate Revenues of $240 Billion by 2013
3) Greater Boston Subway Stations Getting Improved Electronic Signage and PA Systems from ARINC
Modeling and Simulation of Transportation Networks [1.10s] MIT Course – July 28-August 1 – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://web.mit.edu/mitpep/pi/courses/simulation_transportation.html
1988 **20th anniversary** - An Aloha Airlines flight attendant is killed when an explosive decompression of the jetliner takes place above the Pacific Ocean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Alohaairlinesdisaster.jpg
Friday, April 25, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) FAA Admits It Mishandled Air Traffic Control Cover-Up
Link to story in The Dallas Morning News:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-controllers_25bus.ART.State.Edition2.28095ea.html
2) Pilot's Missing Laptop Causes Airport Security Scare
Link to story and video on WJLA-TV:
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0408/514346.html
3) When It Comes to Air Traffic Control Maintenance, the Devil’s In the Details
Link to story on Aero-News.Net:
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=c81d40bb-d587-4e0c-9d75-1dd531ce8993
4) Agencies Adapt Commercial Mapping Tolls to Suit Missions
Link to story in Federal Times:
http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3493588
5) Transportation Agencies Are Acting to Involve Others in Planning and Environmental Decisions
Link to US Government Accountability Office letter:
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-512R
6) Spring Issue of HNTB’s Transportation Point Online
- Texas’ Super Innovation Highway (page 10)
- In Pursuit of Mobility – Atlanta’s gridlocked Northwest Corridor could be home to one of the nation’s next managed lane systems (page 14)
Link to publication:
http://www.hntb.com/documents/pdf/HNTB-TP-5-2008.pdf
7) More US Agencies Turn to Podcasts to Get Message Out
8) Traffic Safety: Improved Reporting and Performance Measures Would Enhance Evaluation of High-Visibility Campaigns
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-477
9) Face Scans to Trial at UK Airports this Summer
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/25/nface125.xml
10) What’s Life Without a Car? Google, HopStop are Helping Figure It Out
Link to story on VentureBeat:
http://venturebeat.com/2008/04/22/whats-life-without-a-car-google-hopstop-are-helping-figure-it-out/
11) Keeping Up with Traffic – The Minnesota Traffic Observatory Focuses on Twin Cities Traffic
1) MY 511 Allows Users to Personalize 511 Access, Saving Time Online and by Phone
2) US Secretary of Transportation Announces $213 Million Grant to Cut Traffic, Improve Transit and Clean the Air in Los Angeles
NEXTRANS Center Inaugural Summit – May 5 – West Lafayette, Indiana
http://www.purdue.edu/dp/nextrans/summit08_main.php
What if IKEA redesigned a subway? Nah, something like that would never happen.
http://gizmodo.com/377665/comfy-ikea-train-makes-me-want-to-move-to-the-subway
1901 – New York becomes the first US state to require automobile license plates.
http://www.alpca.org/
Thursday, April 24, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) Air Traffic Controllers’ Numbers Fall
Union, FAA at odds on count, its effect on flight safety.
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080424/NEWS01/804240394/1008/NEWS01
2) Illinois Tollway Might Bring Back Beeping I-PASS
Link to story in the Southtown Star:
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/913741,042408tollway.article
3) Speech Input, GPS Make Mobile Search Smarter
Link to story in PC World:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,145010/article.html
4) Transport Research Knowledge Centre Web Site Relaunched
Link to story on ScienceBusiness:
http://bulletin.sciencebusiness.net/ebulletins/showissue.php3?page=/548/art/10461&ch=1
Link to site: http://www.transport-research.info
5) Florida Lawmakers Debate Offering a Christian License Plate
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=4715034
6) Chairman of House Transportation Committee to National Transportation Safety Board Chief: Reconsider 35W Bridge Hearing
Link to story in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/politics/18058879.html
7) Chicago Wants Legislature to OK Radar Cameras
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/911345,speed042308.article
8) Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel Seeks Volunteers to Develop National Car Accident Reporting Network
Link to story in Government Health IT:
http://www.govhealthit.com/online/news/350324-1.html
Link to news release from HITSP and the National Association of State EMS Officials:
http://web.ansi.org/news_publications/news_story.aspx?menuid=7&articleid=1800
9) Microsoft Sync Brings Focus Success
Link to MarketWatch video:
http://www.marketwatch.com/tvradio/player.asp?siteid=yhoof&guid=%7B449B9484%2D8911%2D4F6D%2DB2E7%2DAB9893FA2383%7D
10) Next Stop on the Yonge Line…’Home Depot’?
Toronto Transit Commission studies feasibility of naming subway stations after major corporations to raise operating funds.
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/417766
11) Queensland’s Go-Cards to be Fixed by Week’s End
Link to Australian Broadcasting Corp. News story:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/24/2226775.htm?section=business
12) Some Car-Stereo Makers See Drivers Ditching CDs for iPods
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-04-23-blauplunkt-mp3_N.htm
1) Weather Top Reason for Flight Disruption in the United States: Delays Now Predictable Per Inch of Rain and Degree of Temperature Deviation
2) Honeywell Licenses Navigation System for General Aviation
3) OnStar Tops New Consumer Telematics Vendor Matrix Ranking
4) YouTube Video from Missouri DOT Shows How Dedicated Truck Lanes Could Work
5) FAA Takes Steps to Ensure Proper Reporting of Operational Errors
6) ARINC Brings Fuel Savings to Airlines with AirPlan enRoute Service
- Request for Proposals - ITS Technologies Implementation Evaluation Study RFP – Regional Transportation Commission
http://www.findrfp.com/gov/detail.aspx?id=87689&guid=2E112486B3F9461281C9DBC6527D26F0
Webinar: Active Traffic Management Coming to the Urban Partners' Cities: Minneapolis and Seattle – April 30
https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=14088
1967 – Soviet Cosmonaut Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarov becomes the person to die during a spaceflight when Soyuz 1 crashed during re-entry.
http://www.astronautix.com/astros/komarov.htm
Join the OmniAir Consortium in McLean, Virginia for the VII Tactical Deployment Workshop, May 22nd, 2008
Join lead thinkers and technical experts working to advance Vehicle Infrastructure Integration at the VII Tactical Deployment (VTD) Workshop. At this event, panelists and the audience will collaborate in a unique ‘option finder’ forum to discuss the tactical environment that’s shaping VII and together, work to distill a practical strategy that answers the uncertainties of full-scale deployment from the technical and business perspectives. Organized by OmniAir members with support from H3B Media (publishers of ‘Thinking Highways’ and ‘ETC, etc’) this workshop offers a thought-provoking chance to listen, contribute and advance VII. Find out more about VTD, the meeting and its registration details by visiting www.omniair.org/vtd/workshop/ or contact OmniAir at info@omniair.org.
1) Blame Game is Off the Ground
Media scrutiny of the airlines and the FAA amid the ongoing industry crisis has pitted one against the other in a messaging battle.
Link to story in PRWeek:
http://www.prweekus.com/Blame-game-is-off-the-ground/article/109326/
2) New Cameras Will Speed Up South San Francisco Bike Commutes
Video detectors will change signals for bicyclists.
Link to story in The Examiner:http://www.examiner.com/a-1355284~New_cameras_will_speed_up_South_City_bike_commutes.html
3) Florida Judge Tosses Thousands of Citations, Fumes at Toll ‘Injustice’
Drivers ticketed due to malfunctioning transponders.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-toll2308apr23,0,4246150.story
4) EU Galileo Sat-Nav Project Gets Final Green Light
Link to AFP story:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gAlYt117rjd87AMacWXUs5IoU8Gg
Link to news release from the EU:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/052-27280-112-04-17-909-20080422IPR27268-21-04-2008-2008-false/default_en.htm
5) Six-Week Ad Campaign to Gain Public Support for Port of Baltimore
Link to story in The Daily Record:
http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?id=5144&type=UTTM
6) Arkansas Uses Program to Check Faces for Driver’s Licenses and ID Cards
http://www.thedailycitizen.com/articles/2008/04/23/ap-state-ar/d907d2o01.txt
7) The Toronto Transit Commission’s Technology Problem
Audit critical of agency’s information technology spending.
Link to commentary in the National Post:
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2008/04/22/the-ttc-s-technology-problem.aspx
8) British Tube Drivers Protest Film About Subway Suicides
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2008/04/21/suicide-protest.html
Link to news release from the Associated Society of Locomotive Steam Enginemen and Firemen:
http://www.aslef.org.uk/information/106642/protests_over_tube_suicide_film_this_evening/
Link to site for Three and Out: http://www.threeandoutmovie.com/
9) Seeds of Statewide Highway Communications System Planted in Putnam County, West Virginia
Link to story and video report on WOWK-TV:
http://wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=37618
10) Budget Woes Keep Jakarta Police Traffic Cameras Off
Link to story in The Jakarta Post:
http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20080423.C03&irec=2
11) Michigan DOT’s Renovated Web Site Eases Trips
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080423/OPINION03/804230378/1318/OPINION0361
Link to MI Drive: http://www.michigan.gov/drive
12) Volkswagen Presents Self-Parking Passat
Link to Channel 4 story:
http://www.channel4.com/4car/news/news-story.jsp?news_id=17380
1) Inrix Announces Pan-European Road Traffic Information
2) TNO and Inrix Establish Technology and Research Alliance on European Predictive Traffic
3) NDrive Launches World's First Photo Mapping Sat-Nav
4) Detroit Area Traffic Camera Video Gains Wider Audience with TrafficLand
5) The Ultimate Guide to Parking in the UK Launched by Which and the British Parking Association
6) European Commission Facilitates Interoperability for Europe’s Trains
5th International Conference Brakes, Wheels, Power… - May 29-30 – Paris
http://www.groupeactis.com/IMG/pdf_prog-frt2008-en.pdf
1948 **60th anniversary** - Zionist forces capture the Port of Haifa during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
1) Air Traffic Mistakes Increase, FAA Says
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/apr/22/me-air-traffic-mistakes-increase-faa-says/
2) Fingerprinting Plan Could be Costly to Airlines
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-04-21-fingerprints_N.htm
Link to news release from the US Department of Homeland Security:
http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1208186058701.shtm
3) Boeing and Airbus Join Forces to Urge Better Air Traffic Control Systems
Link to story in the International Herald Tribune:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/22/business/emit.php
Link to news release from Boeing:
http://boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q2/080422c_nr.html
4) Chicago Music Makes Landing at Airports
Program for airports hopes to give lift to local artists.
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/chicagomusic/901842,CST-FTR-ohare18.article
5) American Airlines to Test Retail Sales on Long Flights
Link to story in the Star-Telegram:
http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/596253.html
6) EU Seen Clearing TomTom’s Tele Atlas Buy – Sources
http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSL2259459920080422
7) UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency Alerts Seafarers to Distress Beacon Frequency Changes
Link to story on BYM Marine & Maritime News:
http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=25399
8) Study Explores How Blind Pedestrians Can Cross Safely
Researchers are testing effectiveness of a video system to detect when vehicles have stopped "upstream" to allow pedestrians to cross.
Link to column in The News & Observer:
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1045551.html
Link to additional information on research project:
http://www.walkinginfo.org/aps/2-16.cfm
9) ID Cards Prepare for Takeoff
Airports broaden credentialing efforts as Congress and TSA look at security breaches.
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_07/32639-1.html
10) Officials Pull Ads for Grand Theft Auto from Chicago Buses
Link to story on GamePolitics:
http://gamepolitics.com/2008/04/21/gta-iv-ads-to-be-pulled-from-buses-as-transit-authority-caves-to-pressure/
Link to video report on WFLD-TV:
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6353524&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.1.1
11) New Transit Arrival Boards Will Keep Thunder Bay Transit Riders Informed
Link to story in Thunder Bay’s Source:
http://www.tbsource.com/Localnews/index.asp?cid=106932
Link to NextBus site: http://www.nextbus.com/?a=thunderbay
12) EU Science and Research Commissioner Calls for Moves Towards Intelligent Transport System
Link to story from CORDIS:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=29363
1) United States Leads in Location Aware Services Deployments Today, but the Future Belongs to Europe and Asia
2) US Fire Administration Releases Report on I-35W Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis
3) American Airlines Expands AA.com Diversity and Inclusion Information; Establishes LGBT, Women's Customer Advisory Groups
4) 511 Informs Florida Drivers During Polk County Accident
5) Michigan DOT Revamps Traffic Data Web Site with Mapping Feature
6) FreeMobile411: Now Available on Sprint -- New Free, Multi-Modal (Voice-and-Text) Local Search Application, with Integrated Operator Available as Downloadable App
7) US Department of Transportation Awards Citizant $14 Million Program Management Contract – Five-year assignment on intelligent transport systems
Maintenance Decision Support Systems (MDSS) Product Demonstration Showcase – May 28 – Omaha, Nebraska
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/mitigating_impacts/mdss/showcase/index.htm
1898 **110th anniversary** - US President William McKinley ordered the US Navy to begin a blockade of Cuban ports during the Spanish-American War.
http://www.history.navy.mil/biblio/biblio7/biblio7a.htm#anchor25807
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Continental Public Transit Solutions (former Siemens) develops, installs and maintains Public Transit solutions for CAD AVL fleet management and passenger information.
Develops opportunities in fleet management and mobility customer information market segment and his/her goal is to acquire new projects. Maintains personal contact and builds personal relationships with customers, consultants and industry organizations.
Contact: Arjan van Andel +1 319 270 2342
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1) American Airlines Faults Shifting Rules About Safety
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/business/19inspect.html?ex=1366257600&en=18ad09238f468362&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
2) Phone-GPS Software Lets Tampa Company Watch Over the Pope
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/apr/19/na-cell-phone-gps-lets-tampa-company-watch-over-th/
Link to news release from Actsoft:
http://actsoft.com/news/popes_nyc_visit_press_release.pdf
3) New York/New Jersey Port Authority to Offer Greenhouse Offsets
Web site will allow travelers to pay fees.
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN2144102820080421
Link to news release from the Port Authority:
http://www.panynj.gov/AboutthePortAuthority/PressCenter/PressReleases/PressRelease/index.php?id=1057
4) First Phase of the Unified Traffic System Becomes Operational in UAE
System connects vehicle information from all emirates.
Link to story in Gulf News:
5) City of Los Angeles Launches Public Parking Locator Web Site
http://www.lacity.org/ladot/new/parkinglots/index.html
6) No Magic Bullet
Despite promising technologies, transportation mode modernization requires better policies and more funding.
Link to article in Washington Technology:
Curfew Draws Near for Smart Traffic
7) New Anti-Terrorism Rules 'Allow US to Spy on British Motorists'
Images and information from roadside cameras may be sent overseas.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/21/nspy121.xml&DCMP=EMC-new_21042008&loc=interstitialskip
8) New Maryland Law Will Light Up Motorcycles
Link to story in The Capital:
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/04_20-58/GOV
9) Can Technology Make Safer Drivers?
Link to column and video in The Wall Street Journal:
10) Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Defends ‘Pink’ as Traffic Enforcement Standard
Official says pink signage has been effective.
Link to story on GMA News:
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/90633/MMDA-defends-pink-as-traffic-enforcement-standard
11) Cost-Effective Information Interoperability for All-Hazards Events in Spite of Decreasing Preparedness Funding - Part Two, The Solution
Link to story in Directions Magazine:
http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2740&trv=1
12) Smart Transit Cards Come to Montreal, Quebec
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2008/04/21/qc-smartcards0421.html
13) A Misuse of Message Signs?
Link to column in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/localnewsheadlines/ci_8982577
1) Citilabs Announces Cube Version 5 – Cube Now Incorporates ESRI’s ArcGIS Technology
2) FCC Announces Agenda For Summit on the Current State and Future of the Nation's Emergency Alert System
- Transit Project Manager – Orange County Transportation Authority – Orange, California
- Senior Business Process Analyst – Port Authority of New York & New Jersey – Jersey City, New Jersey
Seawork International Commercial Marine Exhibition & Conference – June 10-12 – Southampton, UK
http://www.seawork.com/
1918 **90th anniversary** - Baron Manfred von Richthofen, a German fighter pilot known as “The Red Baron,” was shot and killed over France.
http://www.acepilots.com/wwi/ger_richthofen.html
1) FAA Stands by Its Cell Phone Ban
2) British Airways Tests Predicted Delays at Heathrow’s Terminal 5
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aiRkyOkDvJmw&refer=home
3) RFID Bag Tags Could Save Air-Travel Industry Millions
Link to story on Silicon:
http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39188677,00.htm
4) Google Maps Sees Your Traffic Future
http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006817.html
5) No Free Passes, Just Free E-ZPass Devices
Motorists taking the Maine Turnpike this summer to avoid work on Interstate 295 will be able to borrow transponders for free.
Link to story in the Portland Press Herald:
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=182244&ac=PHnws
6) European Space Agency Creates Galileo Directorate
http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/System+Design+and+Test+News/ESA-Creates-Galileo-Directorate/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510719?contextCategoryId=33831
7) GPS Routed Bus Under Bridge, Company Says
Driver says he didn't see warning signs or lights.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/359497_bus18.html?source=mypi
8) Next Stop for Personal Navigation Devices: Real-Time Two-Way Connectivity
Link to story in EE Times Asia:
http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800517815_499488_NT_35f8e92c.HTM
9) Piracy Sparks High-Tech Defenses
Link to article in Time:
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1732125,00.html
10) Radio On Bus Fosters Quiet, but Not Peace
BusRadio provides music, ads and public service announcements on school buses.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/nyregion/17bus.html?ex=1366171200&en=032bae6d4a2ca238&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all#
Link to additional information on BusRadio: http://www.busradio.net
11) Orbital Sciences Sells Transportation Unit
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/17/AR2008041703504.html?hpid=sec-tech (may require free registration)
Link to news release from Orbital Sciences:
http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/release.asp?prid=652
12) License Plate Readers Help Police
Link to video from Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/video/?fr_story=819bab09bfb8a7125105f2855219a65dd1079074&utm_source=gten_080401&utm_medium=enews&utm_content=story&utm_campaign=v
13) Photographers’ Rights in the UK: A Guide
Link to story on Digital-Lifestyles:
http://digital-lifestyles.info/2008/04/17/photographers-rights-in-the-uk-a-guide-part-1/ (part 1)
14) Articles from Latest Issue of the National Weather Service’s Aware
- Hazmat Support Page Provides Fast, Easy Access (page 3)
- Should NWS Services for PDAs and Cell Phones Continue? (page 5)
- Innovations in Storm and Emergency Communication (page 7)
- NWS Expands Efforts to Mitigate Effects of High Impact Sub-Advisory Snowfall (page 15)
http://www.weather.gov/os/Aware/pdfs/08spring-aware.pdf
15) Launch of Bay Area’s TransLink Fare Card Put Off Again
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/18/BAGC9107UJ.DTL
16) Bus Company Issues Apology for Radio Flap
Coach America says bus drivers can no longer play radio.
Link to story on ASU Web Devil:
http://www.asuwebdevil.com/issues/2008/04/18/news/704848
1) US DOT Seeks Innovative Research Proposals from Small Businesses to Solve Multimodal Transportation Challenges
2) Vehicle Data and Telematics: What Does the Future Hold for the Insurer?
3) Technology Can Reduce the Driver’s Stress Level
Congestion Pricing Think Tank – May 23– McLean, Virginia
http://www.h3bmedia.com/networx/Cpricing.cfm
Not all car theft deterrence systems are high-tech.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RucGYoT8tMo
1988 **20th anniversary** - In what was considered the largest naval battle since World War II, US forces sank or destroyed three Iranian warships.
http://www.navybook.com/nohigherhonor/pic-prayingmantis.shtml
Technical Proposal Manager Public Transit Solutions
The proposal manager is responsible for the technical design of the customer solution and joins sales force in technical meetings. He/she is responsible for the sales quotations. French writing skills are an advantage. The proposal manager has growth possibilities to become project manager, once the project is acquired.
Contact: Arjan van Andel, +1 319 270 2342
1) Law Would Ban US In-Flight Cell Phone Use
2) New US Presidential Helicopter to Include Advanced Communications Capabilities, Threat Protection
Link to story in Aviation Week:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/VH71041608.xml&headline=Presidential%20Helo%20To%20Counter%20New%20Threats
3) Traffic Busters
Highway information systems and intelligent subways, two concepts to reduce gridlock, expedite commutes and green the environment.
Link to story in Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/technology/forbes/2008/0505/064b.html
4) April Issue of IEEE ITS Society Newsletter
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/tc/its/newsletters/v10n2.pdf
5) SFpark Would Micromanage San Francisco’s Scarce Parking Spaces
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/14/MNTO104818.DTL&feed=rss.news
6) Public Relations Firms Feed at City-Funded Transit Trough in Honolulu
Link to story in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin:
http://starbulletin.com/2008/04/17/news/story02.html
7) European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Comes to UK’s Cambrian Line
Link to story on RailwayPeople:
http://www.railwaypeople.com/rail-news-articles/ertms-comes-to-cambrian-line-1538.html
8) ‘Photo Cops’ to Tame India’s Manic Traffic
Link to commentary in Livemint:
http://www.livemint.com/2008/04/17103411/Web-Exclusive--8216Photo-c.html
9) Cost-Effective Information Interoperability for All-Hazards Events in Spite of Decreasing Preparedness Funding - Part One, The Environment
Link to article in Directions Magazine:
10) Can TSA be Trusted Not to Data Discriminate?
Link to CNET blog:
http://www.cnet.com/8301-13739_1-9918813-46.html
11) Greening the Traffic Lights
Traffic signal preemption lets buses glide through cities, saving time and energy--and, perhaps, the atmosphere.
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0505/064.html
12) Chicago Transit Authority Headed in One Right Direction with Bus Tracker Web Site and Google Maps
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/columnists/chi-0416hypertextapr16,0,3987730.column
Link to CTA Bus Tracker: http://www.ctabustracker.com
13) Google Transit Coming to Los Angeles
Link to column in the Los Angeles Times:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/04/google-transit.html
14) Auto Experts Say Buyers Need More Education on Fuel Economy
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080416/autos_fuel_economy.html?.v=1
1) See It, Hear It, Feel It: Ford Seeks Most Effective Driver Warnings for Active Safety Technology
2) New York Governor Announces New York City Metro Area to Receive $34 Million for Emergency Communications
Safety 2008 – June 9-12 – Las Vegas
http://www.asse.org/education/pdc08/
1851 – The Marco Polo was launched in Saint John, New Brunswick. The ship was once considered the fastest in the world.
http://new-brunswick.net/marcopolo/story/index.html
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New planning system for NSW all about certainty for developers
Good planning can add value and pleasure to people's lives and the well-being of communities. Bad planning can destroy lives and communities. The NSW Government is reviewing the 30-year-old planning system which, given the sad and unhappy context of recent experiences under the previous government - where it became a developers’ playground and where former Sydney Lord Mayor Frank Sartor (back in the day when we liked his pronouncements about planning and private certifiers) ridiculed the Land and Environment Court by referring to it as the Land and Developers’ Court – is not before time.
The previous Government became notorious for removing planning powers from councils for "state significant projects" and the gradual decline in the quality of our built environment accelerated. We applauded the incoming State Government for the immediate removal of the infamous Part 3A. And we happily accepted the opportunity to have some time with Tim Moore and Ron Dyer who started the "clean sheet of paper" review.
It's not just Maria and the von Trapp family who understand that it makes sense to begin at the beginning and, as the plucky Maria sang, "it begins with doe". We just hope it doesn't begin with “dough”. Developers have had it delivered to them on the plate for too long and it's time the needs of the community become the first priority.
Effective consultation with the community in developing a planning instrument to regulate development is a worthy goal. Clearly not as easy to provide as policy makers would like, it makes sense to create expectations in planning instruments for both developers and the community in the development that is proposed to take place. But in the rhetoric that accompanies the Government’s Green Paper, all we hear about is the need for certainty for those who want to build things and no mention at all of certainty for those who want to live next to them, or across the road or in the same village or town. This is the significant flaw in the Green Paper’s strategy.
There are problems about encouraging the community to participate in a process which is only seen as relevant when it has an immediate impact next door. Town hall and community meetings are so 1950s and everyone works so hard and so long these days that if we are going to go out at night, we don't really want to go to a local meeting and talk about the planning instrument which, at the time of the meeting, is not of immediate concern or impact. Better consultative mechanisms will need to be found.
We support assessment commensurate with complexity (bring back the old BA/DA process please) and while we can embrace the concept of setting local planning controls with community consultation and then easing the process for applicants who file applications that comply with those controls, the fundamental flaw in the strategy is what happens to those applications that fall outside the planning instrument.
If it complies with the instrument it can be assessed and approved but if it doesn't comply it shouldn't get past the front counter.
There is certainty for developers in understanding what will get approved and there is certainty and comfort for a community in knowing that only that which falls within the instrument, will get approved. But have a look at page 57 of the Green Paper, or, better still is the diagram that appears on the page:
It's hard to accept the credibility of a Government committed to certainty when you look at the diagram numbered 3. This blue envelope, what, three or four times the bulk and scale of that allowable in the planning instrument, still gets "full merit assessment". It shouldn't, it should be rejected. It looks like a junior version of the discredited Rozelle Village. Village, indeed.
Page 57 tests the underlying principles in this process. If certainly is to be provided to everyone affected by development, then developments which fall outside the planning instruments should never, ever be considered until the planning instruments change.
Otherwise, the work of our members goes on pretty much unchanged. While the Local Government and Shires Association will contest the removal of elected councillors and the establishment of "independent panels", we know that the quality of working life of professionals in local government involved in a development currently called up for consideration by the Council, can only improve. And we are yet to hear from one member who doesn't believe that their experience of independent panels already is more positive, more informed and more professional than dabbling councillors.
If you would like to feed in to depa’s view, please do so. And if you would like to have a say on the Green Paper you can use this link to a community-based survey being supported by UnionsNSW.
“’Public nuisance’ evicted from meeting”
We’ll have more mayors like this bloke, thanks
Mayor of Cooma-Monaro Dean Lynch
The Cooma-Monaro Post ran this headline on 18 July - as a lead into a story about a bloke called Andrew Thaler who had been thrown out of the July meeting of Cooma-Monaro Shire Council for not apologising for accusations levelled against Council staff at a previous meeting.
If we had a dollar for every ‘public nuisance’ not evicted from a Council meeting over the years for refusing to apologise to staff, or even a dollar for those comatose mayors, or deputy mayors, or even general managers who allowed allegations against staff to continue unchallenged, we could buy a coal mining lease from someone's mate in the Hunter.
We've railed against belligerent councillors and members of the public now for more than a decade and managed to extract apologies from most. Peter Hurst originally told us he would apologise to staff at Wagga Wagga but then reneged, we've had members with bans on councillors and others until apologies are extracted, and even members on strike.
Everyone is entitled to a safe workplace and, for local government employees, that includes not having local loonies, dissidents or ‘public nuisances’ making accusations at public meetings - whether they be formal meetings of the Council or meetings organised by the Council. The Code of Conduct tries to prevent this sort of thing happening but often those responsible for pulling people into line are dozing at the wheel.
But clearly not at Cooma-Monaro, where a serial complainant was told by the Mayor Dean Lynch that the "Council would only listen to him if he apologised for accusations he levelled against Council staff and Cllr Lynch at a previous meeting." And, when he didn't, he was ejected.
That's how it should be everywhere but, sadly, it isn't.
Well done, Dean.
Clearly evicting this bloke from the meeting did the trick because he provided a formal public apology to the Mayor and senior council staff at the council meeting in August.
As an aside, the ’public nuisance’ ejected from the meeting is a candidate in the forthcoming election. Now, won't that be interesting.
The latest on workers comp journey claims
We emailed our delegates with a briefing note supplied by UnionsNSW analysing journey claims in South Australia. It was from South Australia that the NSW Government appropriated the words "real and substantial connection between the employment and the accident" in the recent workers compensation changes removing compensation for accidents that happen on your way to or from work. Unfortunately, while they appropriated those words, those parts of the South Australian legislation which made it relevant and understandable were not incorporated in the NSW changes. Meaning, no one really knows what this means.
Our system here allows us to tell who opens what and only about half our delegates appeared to have opened the email. And because we asked them to pass on information to anyone who might be interested, it is probably better that we now do it ourselves and send it to everyone.
It is safe to assume that there is no coverage under any circumstances for accidents which occur on your way from home to work or from work to home - and we are still pursuing what happens if you take a call to be called out: are you working because you've answered the call and made a judgement about whether you attend the site or not? No-one knows.
Some early entries in our "Worst HR in Local Government" annual awards
Yes, the year is getting on and it won't be long now until December when we announce our awards for the worst HR in local government. Won by Bankstown and Taree in recent years, there are some new contenders already.
Lismore simply can't help themselves; Singleton has gone hard after we stopped them removing concession days just before Xmas last year; Lake Macquarie is afraid to manage relations between smart women, conducts partial and inadequate investigations and one bloke who should know better thinks it's clever to boast that he always measures low in emotional intelligence, so managing sheilas is a bit of a challenge for him; Richmond Valley is close to being a nominee.
The GM at Harden Shire has to be an early favourite for inviting himself to the meeting of the Consultative Committee (when ordinarily it is the Consultative Committee that does the inviting) and haranguing everyone into adopting the industry Alcohol and Other Drugs guidelines. Having the Consultative Committee involved in this process only really works if it is dealt with in the consultative way.
Some clarification on members wanting help with issues that predate their membership
We survive because people join to be informed about what's going on, to have a say in advancing or in protecting conditions and as a form of insurance in a fairly hostile and unpredictable political and employment environment.
The insurance aspect is like insuring anything. You insure it in case you have an accident, or someone breaks into your house or it burns down and you know you can't ring up an insurer, tell them that you always meant to be insured and that you support insurance, pay for the next 12 months and then make a claim retrospectively. It would be unusual to think otherwise but sometimes we do see people wanting action on things that happened three years ago.
But people do join unions hoping that the union can do things for them that predate their membership. Whoops, I just got my third warning, or the grievance I filed myself has been rejected, I'll join the union for help.
We have been flexible about this. We are soft when it comes to helping people at work and we've been prepared in the past to have new members make a financial contribution equivalent to what might seem like a reasonable period of membership, sometimes two years for big issues, but no longer.
It is an unsustainable business model for a voluntary organisation like a union to have people join when they need the services, rather than being a member all the time. It should be looked at more like the principles of an insurance policy.
The Committee of Management considered a recent experience and has now resolved a firm policy that depa will not provide retrospective services. Those of you who are long-term and loyal members would expect nothing less because you are the financial backbone of the organisation upon which we rely for survival.
And a final word about union membership - is there no limit to what the freeloaders want?
The Local Government (State) Award requires each Council to have the consultative committee with membership representative of the workforce and with minimum representation of the three unions. There is an option to representation in addition to the union representatives to be agreed locally between the Council and our local representatives.
depa does not support creating positions on the consultative committee for freeloaders. This concept defends those principles that established a requirement for a consultative committee with this representation in the first place and does make you wonder how much people who get everything for nothing can keep wanting more.
In local government whether you join the union or not is voluntary. That's life. Unions need to make themselves relevant and attractive to members in an environment where people sitting next to you, who choose not to be union members, get access to all those things in the Award, or in legislation which the unions have pursued, without contributing to the process.
It doesn't matter what the entitlement is in the Award - everything in the award is in the Award because it was negotiated between the employers and the unions. There are the obvious things like annual pay increases, obligations for annual reviews and potential progression, all the different sorts of leave like annual, long service, sick, carers etc, higher grade pay, training, obligations on the employer in restructuring and entitlements for employees, redundancy benefits, on and on and on with every clause in the Award provides an entitlement negotiated on everyone's behalf by the unions - freeloaders and union members alike.
There are only two things where the Award distinguishes. The Award provides union picnic day to union members only - although many councils think it appropriate to let the freeloaders have that day off as well - and the only thing that freeloaders don't get is membership of the Consultative Committee.
It does seem odd, doesn't it when you think about it, that all those rugged individualists who believe they can make their own way in life at work (usually because everything they get is already established as an entitlement anyway) that they suddenly feel that it makes sense to collectivise and be a collective group of freeloaders and elect someone to sit on the consultative committee. This can only be a joke.
Leaving aside the issues of principle involved here, there are practical reasons why non-union members ought not be sitting on consultative committees purporting to represent other employees in the workforce. Members of the consultative committee have access to the unions for advice but people who aren't union members don't have this access, so what do they do? Invariably, they do what management wants.
If management wants representatives of non-union members, they can make them management representatives.
Because the Award does allow local representatives to support or reject expanding consultative committee, we regularly tell our members they should oppose it. So do the other unions. But sometimes there is a weak link in a decision to allow a freeloader representative on one Council prejudices our ability at every other council. Please don’t be that weak link.
If you would like a little bit more detail about our policy view on this, here is a letter recently sent to Kempsey where they proposed putting a freeloader representative on their Consultative Committee.
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Back to the Future: Train Scene is controlled by using the keyboard. Press the up arrow key to accelerate. Press the spacebar to activate your booster. The P key pauses the game.
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Back to the Future: Train Scene is a physics game based on the train scene in the 1990 movie, Back to the Future III. This train game features detailed graphics, menu music from the movies, and simple controls.
The objective of Back to the Future: Train Scene is to bring the DeLorean up to speed so that it can travel in time. To accomplish this goal, you must push the DeLorean along the track until the blue bar at the bottom of the screen fills. You must do this before the pressure bar fills. If the pressure bar fills, the locomotive will explode and you will be forced to restart this train game from its beginning!
Back to the Future: Train Scene is controlled by using the keyboard. The up arrow key causes your train to accelerate. The spacebar is used to activate your booster. Both of these actions build pressure in the locomotive, so try not do either too much. Cruising downhill without accelerating is one way to build up speed while allowing the pressure bar to decrease, but it may be hard to build or maintain speed when traveling uphill.
Back to the Future: Train Scene is not a perfect game; its lack of in-game instructions is the first fault, and a critical one at that. Secondly, even on the easy difficulty level (which is the only difficulty available, by the way), the game is excruciatingly difficult. Finally, the boost does not seem to be worth using at all in this train game. The boost adds a lot of pressure to the locomotive, but hardly increases your speed at all.
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Last week marked the latest in a series of compliance deadlines for the REAL ID Act. While a number of states and U.S. territories (including California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Virginia) had 2018 compliance extensions that expired on October 10th, all of them were granted additional extensions within the last two weeks. As of today, 35 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico are listed as compliant. The remaining 15 states and 4 U.S. territories have been granted extensions that expire at various points in 2019: January 10th, March 1st, June 1st, August 1st and October 10th. All of this is leading up to the big deadline of October 1st, 2020. After that date, passengers that want to board a commercial aircraft will need to present a REAL ID compliant driver's license, state issued ID or another federally approved form of ID. If passengers don't have a federally approved form of ID, they could be turned away at airport security checkpoints.
While two years may seem like a long way off, it's important to understand what it means to get a REAL ID and why taking steps to attain one as soon as possible (once your state is compliant) is a wise idea. While 35 states may be compliant, those residents still need to undergo the steps it takes to get a REAL ID compliant ID card through the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). It's a lengthy process and not something that happens automatically, and DMVs are already noting problems with crowding and long wait times, which they are attributing to these new IDs. Moreover, some of those 35 states are not yet set up to issue REAL IDs, so those residents must wait, which means an even shorter time period for them before 2020. Steve Yonkers, Department of Homeland Security Director of Identity and Credentialing, recently stated: "We don't want to create a panic, and states are trying to triage this as much as they can so everyone doesn't come in [to the DMV] at the same time [...] But our big concern is: Does the American public have any idea this is coming up?" Here is what you need to know:
Of Drinking Statistics Moorheadwp3 - What is the REAL ID Act?As a refresher, the REAL ID Act was enacted on the 9/11 Commission's recommendation that the Federal Government "set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver's licenses." The REAL ID Act was initially passed by Congress in 2005 and has since been enforced in three phases. The government has now reached the final phase, which addresses boarding commercial aircraft, accessing Federal facilities and entering nuclear power plants.
What is the Status of My State/U.S. Territory? As of October 16, 35 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico are listed as compliant. States and U.S. territories that have been granted an extension are as follows: Alaska, American Samoa, California, Guam, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Northern Mariana Islands, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia and U.S. Virgin Islands. You can find an interactive map that also includes extension deadlines on the REAL ID Act website.
Of Drinking Statistics Moorheadwp3 - What are Acceptable Forms of ID?As all states and U.S territories are either compliant or have been granted an extension, the DHS states that all residents "may continue using their driver's licenses or identification cards, regardless of whether the license/ID is REAL ID compliant or not." After October 1, 2020, all driver's licenses and state issued IDs must comply with the REAL ID Act. At that time, if travelers want to use a state-issued ID or license to fly within the U.S., they must then present a REAL ID compliant ID, if they are over 18. In addition to driver's licenses or other state photo ID cards, the TSA states the following as acceptable forms of identification:
U.S. passport card
DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to dependents
Border crossing card
DHS-designated enhanced driver's license
Federally recognized, tribal-issued photo ID
HSPD-12 PIV card
Foreign government-issued passport
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How Do I Get a Passport? Following driver's licenses or other state photo ID cards, the acceptable form of ID that most people are likely to have--or have access to applying for--is the U.S. passport. For adults, the renewal process can be completed by mail. For those applying for the first time, the government is holding special "Passport Acceptance Fairs" through the end of the year. These fairs are being held in multiple states across the country; you can also still apply through standard methods, as outlined on the U.S. State Department website. And of course, you can always contact your travel provider for passport advice and assistance.
How do I get a REAL ID compliant license or state ID? Unfortunately, this is not a question that's easily answered, as not all states/territories are issuing these IDs yet. The best place to begin is your state DMV website. Many, like New York and Pennsylvania, already have REAL ID sections on their websites, complete with FAQs on the process. While it may seem obvious, the big thing is to check with your state, as everything from how and where to apply can vary. In New York, for example, you must go to a DMV office in person. Pennsylvanians, however, have multiple options, including the ability to get pre-verified in person and then complete the process online. The other thing to note is that the documents needed to get a REAL ID are likely more extensive than what you'd need to get a regular driver's license. Again, it varies, so be sure to check the requirements per state. Once thing, however, is universally true: as you sort through your documents listing your state of birth, social security card and proof of residency, when the time comes, don't forget to bring your patience.
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Bradford water UPDATE
A voluntary water conservation request to customers of the Bradford City Water Authority has been lifted, but the boil-water advisory remains in place, said authority Executive Director Kim Benjamin Friday afternoon. The authority asked customers to conserve water after a water main break in Bradford City on Tuesday. The request was lifted Friday because water storage levels have returned to normal, said Benjamin. The boil-water advisory, which is only an advisory and not an order, has not changed since Wednesday, when the advisory was lifted for some, but not all customers. Benjamin said the advisory will be extending into next week, but it is just a matter of awaiting laboratory results at this point. The advisory was lifted for the following customers: those south of Owens Way and U.S. Route 219 to Route 59 including those in Custer City, Minard Run Road, Lewis Run Borough, the Federal Correctional Institute-McKean and the Bradford Regional Airport. Also excluded are customers from Stephen Lane to Marilla Reservoir on West Washington Street, those from Harrisburg Run to Olean Road in Derrick City, and those from the intersection of Interstate Parkway and Stone Avenue northwest to Sullivan Road in Bradford Township. All other customers remain under the boil-water advisory. (Courtesy-Bradford Era)
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Home » Conversion therapy advocates endangering queer youth
Conversion therapy advocates endangering queer youth
Halifax • 2018-06-18 • By Jordan Parker
Someone recently said to me, "When you're gay, you don't just come out once. You come out every time you meet someone new."
For a large sample size of the LGBTQI2S community, there's that original, fearful and honest moment with your friends, family and those closest to you.
But we meet new people, co-workers, associates, significant others of friends and any manner of others who intersect in our lives every day. We are consistently reaffirming who we are.
So imagine my disgust to hear two speakers from Ohio's Coming Out Ministries are headed to Pugwash this summer to discuss their successful push away from their lives as members of the LGBTQ+ community to youth.
They call themselves “a ministry which unites three individuals in sharing their testimonies of freedom from sexual sin and same-sex relationships.”
And they're set to spread their vitriol to a bunch of kids -- in their most vulnerable years -- about how what they feel is both a sin and morally wrong.
A study done by the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health states 33 per cent of LGB youth have attempted suicide in comparison to 7% of youth in general.
Also, a 2009 Pediatrics study from Ryan, Huebner, Diaz & Sanchez states adolescents who are rejected by their family members due to their sexuality are eight times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual counterparts.
Sheena Jamieson -- who works at LGBTQ organizaton The Youth Project -- discussed with Wayves the dangers of speakers like this.
"The outcomes of this practice are a sense of failure when it doesn't work, mental health struggles, depression, and even suicidality," she said.
"These parts of ourselves cannot be changed --and don't need to be changed. This is homophobia."
The YP and Halifax Pride have come together with a petition against these speakers, and addressed it to conference coordinators Seventh-day Adventist Church.
They have not yet granted Wayves an interview, and speaker Mike Carducci of Coming Out Ministries refused comment.
Carducci did speak to Maggie Rahr with The Star Metro Halifax, and would not liken what he preaches to conversion therapy.
“I think that conversion therapies — many of them — were very destructive,” he said. “I don’t promote them.”
“I thought it was beautiful, in the Bible,” he went on to say, “It doesn’t condemn the homosexual, it just condemns the practice.”
Call it what you want, Mr. Carducci. The fact is that telling young men, women and those in the trans community in this province that what they do and who they love is against God's will is doing deep psychological damage that cannot be undone.
"Whatever label it's given, his practice characterizes being LGBTQ2+ as sinful, needing to change, and that through prayer it's possible. These aren't ethical or acceptable things to do to other people. They are, in fact, widely discredited by multiple healthcare and medical associations," said Jamieson.
"His presence and his message will be damaging, and create a lot of needless struggle -- imagine the other ways they could use that time, energy and effort to be together in fellowship and faith, that doesn't involve putting the lives of queer and trans people at risk."
The petition currently has over 5,300 signatures, with offshoots garnering hundreds more. As of publication, the church has chosen not to cancel the speakers.
"They also declined to connect youth to affirming resources like the YP, opting only for their own approach (aka, Coming Out Ministries). They seem to be sticking to their plans despite any research or support we could offer," she said.
This isn't just another way to look at things. The teachings of Coming Out Ministries can have significant, adverse effects on our youth, and could cause irreversible harm.
Sign the petition at https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/250/609/780/ to make your voice heard. Or, call them at 902-423-3021 and tell them directly. Tell them that unless they cancel, they will have young people's blood on their hands.
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Funding boost for Lancashire food banks
County Councillor Azhar Ali
Lancashire County Council has handed out £150,000 to help people who cannot afford to eat, with some £6000 made directly to local organisations.
The money has been given to 22 groups across the county as Food Poverty Grants, to help them ensure they have everything they need to continue supplying food to people who need it most.
Some of the groups getting funding include Methodist Action North West and Together Lancashire, who both operate across the county, as well as Open Door in Pendle and the Raft Foundation in Rossendale.
The funding will ensure they have everything they need to carry on providing their services.
County Councillor Azhar Ali, cabinet member for health and wellbeing, who took the decision to award this funding last week, said: "We're living in times where some people don't have enough money to eat properly and this can have a serious effect on their health.
"Food banks and other organisations do a superb job getting food parcels to people who need it most.
"It's often difficult to keep these groups running. With these grants we wanted to ensure that the money was spent on making sure they have everything they need to operate for many years to come.
"It will be invested in facilities like cooking equipment, storage and training to make organisations more resilient.
"As the Archbishop of Canterbury highlighted at the weekend, food poverty is an issue that affects many areas of the country.
"The county council is committed to doing all it can to alleviate food poverty, which is a problem that needs to be taken seriously by government at all levels."
Food banks and other groups that help provide food are often looking for donations, particularly at this time of year.
Councillor Ali added: "People who run these groups work tirelessly, often with very limited resources and it's a real struggle to keep them going.
"If you feel you could help them out with food or by becoming a volunteer, you should get in contact with them.
"Donations can include tinned or fresh food as long as it's within its use-by date."
Labels: County Councillor Azhar Ali, Food Poverty Grants, Lancashire County Council, Methodist Action North West, New Category, Together Lancashire
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William Mansfield is a Sydney based multi-disciplinary visual artist. Pursuing a dynamic experimental DIY aesthetic, Mansfield utilises a broad range of mediums including video, sculpture and installation. Mansfield’s unique practice conflates ideas of schlock horror and glitch art with childhood nostalgia, interrogating notions of torment and the grotesque, with irreverent and kitsch humour. He employs pre-cinematic devices and handmade dioramas to weave together open-ended narratives within his work.
Mansfield graduated from COFA UNSW with 1st Class Honours (2007) and has since exhibited widely in solo and group shows throughout Australia and abroad. His video practice has been concerned with interpretations of vulgarity and the puerile through the garish and humorous reappropriation of sampled material from cinema and television history, evident in his works Technicolour Yawn MCA Artbar (2012) and Chunder from Down Under exhibited as part of the Televisions Festival Carriageworks (2013).
Mansfield aims to reveal the mechanisms behind cinematic spectacles and illusions by remixing and manipulating cultural memory. Through his installation and sculptural work, Mansfield challenges traditional notions of the gallery by physically altering the space to impose on the audience, contradicting their expectations through theatrical trickery. This was explored in the collaborative work Grand Chasm (2011), an experiential installation referencing human intervention in nature and most recently through his solo multi sensory installation Inferno (2016), an immersive manifestation of the fiery bowels of hell inspired by Dante's epic poem.
Mansfield has collaborated with a variety of artists including Brown Council, Canyons and Daniel Boyd. He was the co-founder and key member of the theatre and remix collective Rhubarb Rhubarb responsible for Wonka: A live cinema remix (2007) and The Mad Max Remix (2009). Mansfield co-created and performed the hybrid theatre show Some Film Museums I Have Known at Nextwave Festival, ACMI Melbourne (2010).
He is currently a studio resident at Brand X’s Arts Incubator Space in St Leonards.
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Mexican general election, 2012
Title: Mexican general election, 2012
Subject: July 2012, Mexican elections, 2009, Mexican legislative election, 1991, Mexican legislative election, 1997, Mexican legislative election, 2003
Enrique Peña Nieto Andrés Manuel López Obrador
PRI PRD
Home state
State of Mexico Tabasco
Josefina Vázquez Mota Gabriel Quadri de la Torre
PAN New Alliance
Mexico City State of Mexico
12,732,630 1,146,085
26.05% 2.34%
States won by Peña Nieto in green, López Obrador in yellow, Vázquez Mota in blue.
President before election
Felipe Calderón
Elected President
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Constitution (history)
Life imprisonment
President (list)
Congress (current)
Chamber of Deputies
Supreme Court of Justice
Federal Electoral Tribunal
Federal Electoral Districts
Recent major elections
General: 2000
Legislative: 1997
Gubernatorial: 2010
Federal Electoral Institute
Institutional Revolutionary
National Action
Ecologist Green
Citizens' Movement
New Alliance
Citizen voting in the ballot box for president in Mexico City
Ballots for voting in Mexico City. July 1, 2012.
A general election was held in Mexico on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the federal level:
A new President of the Republic to serve a six-year term, replacing former President Felipe Calderón. The current Constitution of Mexico prohibits any type of presidential re-election.
500 members (300 by the first-past-the-post system and 200 by proportional representation) to serve for a three-year term in the Chamber of Deputies.
128 members (three per state by first-past-the-post and 32 by proportional representation from national party lists) to serve six-year terms in the Mexican Senate. In each state, two first-past-the-post seats are allocated to the party with the largest share of the vote, and the remaining seat is given to the first runner-up.
Several local ballots were held on the same day, notably:
The election of a new Head of Government and new Legislative Assembly of the Federal District.
2012 Federal District head of government election
Gubernatorial elections in six states
Chiapas gubernatorial election - held by PAN/PRD before the election
Guanajuato gubernatorial election - held by PAN before the election
Jalisco gubernatorial election - held by PAN before the election
Morelos gubernatorial election - held by PAN before the election
Tabasco gubernatorial election - held by PRI before the election
Yucatán gubernatorial election - held by PRI before the election
Municipal and local congressional elections in those six states and in Campeche, Colima, Nuevo León, Querétaro, Sonora, and San Luis Potosí.
1 Electoral reform
2 Presidential candidates
2.1 National Action Party (PAN) Nomination
2.1.1 Pre-Candidates gallery
2.2 Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) Nomination
2.2.1.1 Candidates gallery
2.2.1.1.1 Other pre-candidates
2.3 Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Nomination
2.3.1 Candidates gallery
2.4 New Alliance Party (PNA) Nomination
3 Opinion polls
4 Allegations of media bias and Yo Soy 132 student protests
5.1 President
5.2 Chamber of Deputies
5.3 Senate
5.4 Recount
5.5 Request to Invalidate Election
6 Post-electoral protests and claims of fraud
8.1 Official candidate websites
In December 2009, president Felipe Calderón sent a bill to Congress aimed at reducing the number of legislators in both chambers and another mechanism for the presidential election which have not yet been passed. If approved, the following reforms will be implemented:
Second round voting in case no presidential candidate receives an absolute majority of the votes.[1][2]
96 Senators of the Republic, 3 for each state, elected by plurality for a period of six years, renewable once.
400 Federal Deputies (240 by first-past-the-post and 160 by proportional representation) elected for a period of three years with possibility of reelection.
The following are individuals who have either formally announced that they are running for president in 2012, or have formed an exploratory committee for a possible presidential run in 2012.
National Action Party (PAN) Nomination
Nominee:
Josefina Vázquez Mota, Representative from Mexico City[3][4]
Other pre-candidates:
Ernesto Cordero, former Secretary of Finance and Public Credit from Mexico City[5][6]
Santiago Creel, Senator from Mexico City[7][8]
Javier Lozano Alarcón, withdrew July 21, 2011[9][10]
Alonso Lujambio, withdrew August 29, 2011[11][12]
Emilio González Márquez, withdrew September 22, 2011[13][14]
Pre-Candidates gallery
Representative Josefina Vázquez Mota of Mexico City
On Feb. 5th Josefina Vázquez Mota was announced as PAN presidential candidate following her victory in the internal selection process.[15]
Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) Nomination
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, former Head of Government of the Federal District from Tabasco.[16][17]
Marcelo Ebrard, withdrew November 15, 2011[18][19]
Candidates gallery
Former Head of Government of the Federal District Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Tabasco
Other pre-candidates
Never publicly announced intentions to run but was considered a likely contender.
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, former Governor of Michoacán and perennial candidate[20][21]
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) Nomination
Enrique Peña Nieto, former Governor of the State of Mexico[22][23]
Former candidates
Manlio Fabio Beltrones, withdrew November 21, 2011[24][25]
Former Governor Enrique Peña Nieto of the State of Mexico
New Alliance Party (PNA) Nomination
Gabriel Quadri de la Torre
Candidate for New Alliance Party (PNA) with Gabriel Quadri de la Torre.
Polling company
Vázquez Mota
(PAN)
(PRI-PVEM)
López Obrador
(PRD-MC-PT)
(PANAL)
November 2011 Reforma[26] 25.0% 49.0% 26.0% – Unnominated PAN and PANAL candidates.
November 2011 Covarrubias y Asociados[27] 12.6% 56.3% 31% – Unnominated PAN and PANAL candidates.
February 2012 Grupo Impacto Inteligente 360º[28] 34.4% 47.4% 18.2% – Unnominated PAN and PANAL candidates.
February 2012 Consulta Mitofsky[29] 29.5% 48.5% 21.0% 1.0%
February 2012 Buendía & Laredo[30] 32.0% 48.0% 20.0% 0.0%
February 2012 Covarrubias y Asociados[31] 27.2% 42.3% 30.2% 0.3%
February 2012 Ipsos/Bimsa[32] 30% 45% 25% 0.0%
March 2012 Uno TV/María de las Heras[33] 27.4% 44.0% 27.4% 1.2%
March 2012 Grupo Impacto Inteligente 360º[34] 32.6% 44.9% 22.5% – PANAL's vote share not shown
March 2012 Reforma[33] 32.0% 45.0% 22.0% 1.0%
April 2012 Uno TV/María de las Heras[35] 30.6% 38.9% 29.2% 1.3% Carried out between March 24 and March 27
April 2012 OEM-Parametría[33] 25% 51% 23% 1.0%
April 2012 BGC-Excélsior[33] 29% 50% 20% 1.0% Carried out between April 9 and April12
April 2012 GEA/ISA-Milenio[33] 27.9% 48.5% 22.7% 0.9%
April 2012 El Universal/Buendía & Laredo[33] 22.9% 54.3% 21.4% 1.4%
April 2012 Consulta Mitofsky[33] 26.9% 50.1% 22.3% 0.7%
April 2012 Covarrubias y Asociados[36] 22.0% 42.0% 24.0% 1.0% Published on April 23
April 2012 BGC-Excelsior[37] 28.0% 47.0% 23.0% 2.0% Carried out between April 19 and April 25
April 2012 OEM-Parametría[38] 26.0% 49.0% 24.0% 1.0% Published on April 30
May 2012 GEA/ISA-Milenio[39] 26.1% 51.2% 21.1% 1.6% Published on May 1
May 2012 Consulta Mitofsky[40] 28.0% 48.0% 23.0% 1.0% Published on May 1
May 2012 El Sol de México/Parametría[41] 26.0% 49.0% 24.0% 1% One week before the candidates' debate
May 2012 El Universal/Buendía & Laredo[42] 22.9% 54.3% 21.4% 1.4% Before the candidates' debate
May 2012 GEA/ISA-Milenio[43] 27.6% 49.1% 21.9% 1.4% Before the candidates' debate
May 2012 El Universal[44] 22.0% 36.3% 23.4% 9.5% After the candidates' debate
May 2012 Uno TV/María de la Heras[45] 17.98% 16.85% 31.46% 17.98% After the candidates' debate
May 2012 El Universal/Buendía & Laredo[46] 23.1% 49.6% 24.8% 2.1%
May 2012 Covarrubias y Asociados[47] 26.0% 40.0% 30.0% 4%
May 2012 Uno TV/María de las Heras[48] 26.0% 39.0% 31.0% 4.0%
June 2012 Reforma[49] 23% 38% 34% 5% Gross preference draw between EPN and AMLO
June 2012 Mitofsky[50] 20.8% 35.8% 24.0% 1.6%
June 2012 Berumen y asociados[51] 20.7% 30.9% 31.8% Not shown Gross preference
June 2012 BGC-Excelsior [52] 28% 42% 28% 2%
June 2012 Berumen y asociados[53] 18% 33.4% 27.3% 1.5% Gross preference
The share of the undefined vote has been excluded from these polls
Allegations of media bias and Yo Soy 132 student protests
Mass protests have taken place in Mexico City against alleged bias towards PRI and Peña Nieto in the print and television media, particularly Televisa.[54]
The movement Yo Soy 132 ("I am 132") formed in response to this perceived bias, with initial focus on Peña Nieto as the flagship of "corruption, tyranny and authoritarianism".[55] On May 11, 2012, Peña Nieto visited [57][58]
Enrique Peña Nieto Institutional Revolutionary Party 18,727,398 38.15
Andrés Manuel López Obrador Party of the Democratic Revolution 15,535,117 31.64
Josefina Vázquez Mota National Action Party 12,473,106 25.40
Gabriel Quadri de la Torre New Alliance Party 1,129,108 2.36
Non-registered candidates 31,660 0.07
Invalid/blank votes 1,191,057 –
Total 49,087,446 100
Registered voters/turnout 77,738,494 63.1
Source: PREP (98.95% of polling stations reporting)
Institutional Revolutionary Party 15,513,478 31.87 49 5,166,531 11.21 163 212 -30
National Action Party 12,620,827 25.92 62 12,550,879 27.24 52 114 -28
Party of the Democratic Revolution 8,996,089 18.48 44 207678 – 60 104 +41
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico 2,963,718 6.08 15 706,695 1.53 14 29 +7
Labor Party 2,219,228 4.55 10 77233 – 5 15 +1
New Alliance Party (Mexico) 1,986,538 4.08 10 1,977,185 4.29 0 10 +2
Citizens' Movement 1,943,855 3.99 10 58096 – 6 16 +10
Party of the Democratic Revolution–Citizens' Movement–Labor Party – – – 13,088,355 28.41 –
Institutional Revolutionary Party–Ecologist Green Party of Mexico – – – 12,533,771 27.20 –
Non-registered candidates 51,473 0.10 51,076 0.11 0
Invalid/blank votes 2,378,731 – – 2,351,092 – – – –
Total 48,673,937 100 200 48,768,591 100 300 500 0
Registered voters/turnout 77,547,511 62.76 – 77,547,511 62.44 – – –
House seats
Institutional Revolutionary Party 15,679,729 33.1 11 17,119,854 37.3 46 57 +19
National Action Party 13,245,088 27.9 9 12,783,068 27.8 29 38 –14
Party of the Democratic Revolution 9,353,879 19.7 6 13,288,983 28.9 17 23 –13
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico 2,881,923 6.1 2 867,056 1.9 2 4 +4
Labor Party 2,339,923 4.9 2 – – 2 4 +4
Citizens' Movement 2,025,045 4.3 1 – – – 1 +1
New Alliance Party (Mexico) 1,855,403 3.9 1 1,796,816 3.9 0 1 0
Non-registered candidates 32,567 0.1 0 51,936 0.11 0
Total 50,310,328 100 32 48,608,892 100 96 128 0
Registered voters/turnout 77,651,019 64.8 – 77,651,019 62.3 – – –
Source: Adam Carr
The Labor Party senators elected in constituencies ran on joint tickets with the Party of the Democratic Revolution, whilst the winning Ecologist Green Party of Mexico senators were on a joint list with the Institutional Revolutionary Party.[59]
Following the elections, López Obrador demanded a full recount, claiming there had been widespread irregularities.[60] The Federal Electoral Institute subsequently announced that there would be a partial recount, with presidential ballots from 78,012 of the 143,132 polling stations to be recounted, whilst ballots for the Congressional elections would be re-examined at two-thirds of polling stations.[60] On July 6 after a partial recount of approximately 50% of the votes, the Federal Electoral Institute declared they had found anomalies but that Nieto still had majority and was confirmed as the winner with 38.2% of the popular vote.[61] which officially has until 6 September to announce a winner.[60]
Request to Invalidate Election
On July 12, López Obrador presented his formal complaint to invalidate the election to the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary on grounds of violation of constitutional article 41 which states that the elections must be free and authentic and with equal benefits for all competing parties.[62] Alleging that the Mexican media had treated them with inequality in relation to Peña Nieto and presenting the numerous evidence of paraphernalia used to buy votes for the PRI as well as pre-marked ballots and notarized witness statements of people who sold their votes to the PRI.[63] The complaint also pointed towards the PRI's campaign going over budget an alleged 1000% over the established allowed budget by the Federal Electoral Institute which is of 336 million Mexican pesos.[64] On July 18 López Obrador accused Peña Nieto of using illicit funds and money laundering to finance his campaign.[65] After presenting new audio evidence regarding the PRI's use of Monex cards, López Obrador commented that it would be better if the Electoral Tribunal invalidated the election and move in an interim President than to violate the constitution and acting in an "anti-democratic" way. He said that if the Electoral Tribunal does not invalidate the election, Mexico will be governed by a "gang of evildoers".[66] On 30 August 2012, the TEPJF, Mexico's highest election-law court rejected the allegations of fraud after they concluded that there was "insufficient evidence of wrongdoing."[67]
Post-electoral protests and claims of fraud
After the preliminary results of the Federal Electoral Institute announced Enrique Peña Nieto as virtual President-elect, several student protests led by the youth movement Yo Soy 132 and independent citizen movements, have broken out throughout the country claiming the forced imposition of a President and electoral fraud,[68][69][70][71][72][73] as evidence of an alleged fraud has surfaced and pointed towards the PRI buying votes by providing voting citizens with store credit cards of Mexican supermarket chain Soriana.[74][75] Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) confirmed on January 2013 that Peña Nieto's party spent $5.2 million in electronic cards throughout the whole campaign. Opposition parties complained that this represented a form of illicit funding, but the IFE claimed the contrary. The PRI party claimed that the electronic cards were intended for party personnel, but this method rose suspicions because some of the money was transacted through "several shadowy companies instead of being disbursed directly from party coffers."[76] This also increased the suspicions that the PRI had received illegal donations from corporations (given that this move is prohibited under law). The IFE stated on 24 January 2013 and ruled by 5-4 votes that the fundings were not violating the law, but opposition parties and critics believe that the IFE did not thoroughly investigate the origins of the money.[76]
Further alleged evidence arose as pictures of ballots already marked in favor of the PRI, with the logo of the party printed over the marking, have been shared widely over online social networks,[77] and there have also been numerous videos and photos of that show the irregularities between local ballot boxes and the official result of those ballot boxes.[78] More allegations appeared as videos showing protection of local police patrols protecting supposed "Mapaches". Following a request from Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the Federal Electoral Institute agreed to recount more than half of the ballots cast in the presidential election. It later reconfirmed the original result.[79] The result was endorsed by Barack Obama, the president of the United States, and by the Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, who backed López Obrador in a similar dispute in 2006.[79]
On July 7, a national protest in opposition of Enrique Peña Nieto was organized through online social networks, and demonstrations occurred in several cities. The protest in PRI.[80] Despite the statement the protests effectively took place in 37 cities in Mexico, Canada, The United States, and Europe[81] with no incidents of violence or known involvement of the PRI. Though in Xalapa, Veracruz a man identified as Juan Pablo Frianzoni, presumed member of the youth PRI group "Juventud Dinamica"; threw chairs at the protesters and then pointed a handgun at them from his balcony. Frianzoni was then apprehended by Police officers who were standing by the protest.[82] Televisa did not broadcast the National protests, and instead presented a live broadcast of Eugenio Derbez and Alessandra Rosaldo's wedding which was interrupted due to "technical difficulties" when loud protest chants became audible outside of the event.[83] Derbez however stated that he was in support of the protests, and though he regrets them happening on the day of his wedding; he said he will cherish the memory.[84]
As of July 15[85] protests and further acts of civil resistance against Peña Nieto and Televisa continue around the country.[86] On July 27 protesters set up a 24-hour blockade around the main Televisa studios in Chapultepec, Mexico City.[87] On August 30 several protesters gathered outside the offices of the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary as the Magistrates declared that the claims made by the left-wing coalition were "unfounded" and were therefore rejected.[88]
On December 1, 2012, as Peña Nieto was being sworn in as President, protesters rioted outside of the national palace and clashed with Federal Police forces while vandalizing hotel structures and setting fires around Mexico City. More than 90 protesters were arrested and several were injured. Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard blamed anarchist groups for causing the violent outcomes.[89]
Anti-Imposition Protest in Mexico City.
Anti-Imposition Protest in Tijuana, Baja California.
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Melbourne: Future Leaders' Forum Networking Drinks (July)
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Melbourne: Book Launch and Networking Drinks - The Long Haul: Lessons From Public Life
Maserati Melbourne, 501 Tower, Corner Swanston and Victoria Streets, Melbourne 3000
The Long Haul: Lessons from Public Life
by the Hon John Brumby
Book Launch and Networking Drinks
Date: Thursday 22 October 2015
Time: 5.30pm - 7.00pm
Venue: Maserati Melbourne, 501 Tower, Corner of Swanston and Victoria Streets, Melbourne 3000
*There is off-street parking available at GreenCo Car Park, 58 Franklin Street, Melbourne
Cost: Free of charge
Please RSVP by 20 October
Inquiries: (03) 9027 5606
ACBC Victoria is pleased to invite you to an event where The Hon John Brumby, President of the Australia China Business Council, former Victorian Labor Party Politician and Premier of Victoria from 2007-2010, will be launching his book The Long Haul: Lessons from Public Life.
The Long Haul draws on John Brumby's thirty years of experience in politics providing a range of practical lessons on leadership and public life. It further offers insights into the current challenges and opportunities faced by Australia, arguing for real political reform spanning areas such as parliamentary, tax, health and education reform, a different future for our federation and strong leadership for a world in transition. The Long Haul has already received notable praise with former Prime Minister Julia Gillard stating that 'everyone who cares deeply about our nation's prospects will devour this book and keep it in easy reach.'
This official launch will offer attendees a rare opportunity to hear a firsthand account of Brumby's experiences and the subjects discussed in his book. Following this, guests will be able to engage in networking drinks.
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About paper sculptures and other things that don't last
What do you think about sculptures that last only a short time?
This burnt manuscript paper has some gorgeously sculptural forms but will fall to ashes as soon as it is touched. Still, it has all the qualities of a sculpture in that a material has been made into a dimensional form which occupies space. it is strong enough to tough and move and put on a plinth in a gallery.
I've been thinking a lot recently about the perceived value of things in general and art in particular, and how wasteful our society has become although things are more expensive than ever. Yes, it is true that cheap, imported items are flooding the market but also that products, services and labour, especially here in Australia, are massively overpriced.
It is really unnecessary to get into the politics of it all, unless we sit down in an attic window with a good view, a sunset and a bottle of red wine. Let's just say that I, maybe like you too, have always gravitated toward old, worn objects with layers of character and forgotten stories. It speaks of things that lasted longer than three weeks, things that were used over decades and were connected to events and places in the lives of real people. Peeling paint and flaking rust or old houses or boats or cars (not recently old cars with spots of rust, that's just sad, but really old, fully rusted ones of vintage design that lie forgotten in forests and behind sheds on farms) drive me crazy with delight, and love the addition of quirky antiques into contemporary interiors. A faded green old wire fan, a gorgeous, rusty red tricycle, a tattered old bellows...to ground us into reality and connect us into a lineage of existence.
Maybe the key here is that the signs of age on objects reminds us not only of days gone by, that seemed slower and more wholesome that today's hurry, but also of the ephemeral nature of all things. I like it more when beautiful art is made from reclaimed materials and collections of old stuff, and less when it is all about how expensive the materials are. Expensive materials do not good art make.
It is impossible to narrow down what good art is to a watertight definition. That's another discussion for our attic window. Sometimes an object is just beautiful for its form, or its texture, or its delicate puff-and-it-is-gone nature. And for this happy moment, that is enough.
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Royal Rewind
Tiara Time
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Tiara Time: Princess Grace's Van Cleef & Arpels Tiara
In tonight's Tiara Time, we look at a piece worn by one of my all-time favourite royals - the eternally beautiful - Princess Grace of Monaco. Whilst researching the late Princess's tiaras I was interested to note just how small her collection was and the fact it didn't include pieces from her mother-in-law Princess Charlotte's collection. It is very much believed Charlotte didn't approve of Grace, thus she chose not to loan her tiaras from the Grimaldi collection. As far as I can tell her jewels were given to Princess Caroline and are currently in her possession. I will say, from the perspective of a royal fan, it is a crying shame we didn't see Grace with a more significant collection and an opportunity to wear heirlooms.
Given the circumstances, Grace was forced to build her own collection comprising gifts, personal purchases and loans from jewellers, which brings us to tonight's tiara - the Van Cleef & Arpels tiara.
Van Cleef & Arpels have been designing high-end jewellery since 1906 and the brand had a wonderful relationship, not only with Princess Grace, but also Prince Rainier, who purchased a jewellery set in diamond and pearls from the jewellers to mark his engagement to Grace in 1956.
The dazzling piece was made in 1976 and is described as a 'diadem in platinum set with round, marquise and pear-shaped diamonds, weighing 77.34 carats'. Originally a necklace, it also transforms into a tiara. Grace wore it just once, for the pre-wedding ball celebrating Princess Caroline's marriage to Philippe Junot in 1978.
Order of Splendor
The tiara is still owned by Van Cleef & Arpels and is regularly featured in exhibits around the world.
The tiara made the headlines in 2012 when it was announced it would feature in a new adaptation of Snow White, Mirror Mirror. It caught the eye of the movie's production team whilst on display at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum exhibition "Set in Style: The Jewellery of Van Cleef & Arpels". Below we see the piece as worn by Julia Roberts who played the evil queen.
Actress Lily Collins (daughter of Phil) played Snow White and also wore it.
A very interesting piece with an incredibly history. No doubt it shall pop up again in the near future!
Labels: grace kelly, Monaco, Princess Grace of Monaco, princess grace van cleef and arpels tiara, royal jewels, royal tiaras, Tiara Time, tiaras
rose from Brooklyn 7 February 2014 at 01:17
Oh wow gosh!! U r sooooo knowledgeable! !! 3 cheers to u for all ur hard work and research that go into each update!! We do not take it for granted! !!
bluhare in Washington State 7 February 2014 at 01:55
Gorgeous!! I would really like to see how it looks as a necklace. A 77 carat necklace.
royalfan 7 February 2014 at 04:25
Yes, 77 is a nice round number, isn't it, bluhare. LOL.
I think it's stunning. How fantastic would this look on Kate?! With an up-do. Definitely an up-do. It has the height I like...not too much, but definitely not invisible.
Personally, royalfan, I think that necklace would look much nicer on me, but perhaps I'm biased.
bluhare......... you and me both! :)
Veronique Ashlynn 4 June 2014 at 15:09
I would worry constantly that I would lose it! :D Well, maybe not with several armed guards around a lot of hair pins ;0)
Mellie 7 February 2014 at 02:16
I love princess grace what a interesting post thank you Charlotte
Love the tiaras. What a great story. Amazing Grace borrowed a tiara to wear to Caroline's wedding. ball. You think in some place with the wealth of Monaco, Prince Rainier could have bought her a proper tiara of her own. I don't think Grace wore one to her wedding now I think about it.
Love the feature on Princess Mary. What an absolutely stunning dress. What a pity Kate won't have a chance to wear de la Renta. He has wonderful designs. The royal ladies of Europe seem able to wear what they wish. I suppose there are fewer local designers to consider.
Not quite so sure about Maxima. She has had her share of fashion faux pas, much like our Kate and this dress seems a bit heavy. Love the blue colour though, much better than the brown and love the brooch at the waist. A gorgeous piece of jewellery. How odd the men are wearing ties and the women in formal gowns but I love it any time the royal ladies put on their finery,
Fantastic blog, Charlotte. Look forward to more.
You are correct, Grace did not wear a tiara at her wedding. Perhaps because she was not yet a Princess. The Juliet cap that she wore was exquisite and unique though. Just such beautiful things designed by Helen Rose for Grace!!
Rainier was very thoughtful and if she had wanted a tiara, I absolutely believe he would have bought her one -- what about the diamond and ruby tiara, didn't that belong to her? (Back to my zillion photos now! :0))
Admin 7 February 2014 at 03:39
Thank you all so much for commenting. I've been a fan of 'Grace Kelly' movies since I can remember and thoroughly enjoy researching posts about her :)
I had a chance to join some girlfriends and visit an exhibit at the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, a little town north of Philadelphia. "From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly Beyond the Icon" displayed a range of her outfits and other artifacts, from her movie days (the gown she wore to accept her Oscar, sadly faded from the years but stunning) through her trousseau and into the 80s. So many of those clothes look like they could be worn today and still remain fresh and current.
While Princess Grace donated her formal wedding dress to the Philadelphia Art Museum soon after the ceremony, it was deemed too fragile to move to this exhibit. We did see her outfit for the civil ceremony, as well as glorious ball gowns and regalia over the years.
Many of her wedding/trousseau clothes were designed and made by the fashion designer Helen Rose and her team at the MGM movie house. My favorite piece: an x ray of her wedding shoes, showing the penny sewn into the structure--for good luck!
The exhibit closed on January 26 here in the US. I believe the same exhibit was at the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2010 and then in Australia in 2012. Not sure where it may go next, but well worth a visit if you are nearby.
Thanks Charlotte for all your work on each blog, I enjoy them all so much, best,
Terry in New Jersey
Hi Charlotte and everyone,
There is a very nice little bit on the queen I saw on the weekly round up on the Royal Jeweller blog. It is about the queen wearing a brooch that she was given in Saskatchewan last year. What makes it interesting is the excitment of the jeweller about her brooch being worn. Really sweet and a lovely piece of jewellery. It would be fun to have a posting on the queen's brooches. They are so much a part of her appearance.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/queen-goes-to-church-with-saskatchewan-brooch-1.2521575
Grace's borrowed tiara reminds me of that great line she says in one of my favorite movies, To Catch a Thief.
When she is teasing Cary Grant about her diamond necklace, he says "It's imitation" and she hits back with "But I'm not!"
So the tiara may have been borrowed but Grace was very much a true princess.
Would it be appropriate to mention here some of the Cartier Jewelry made for Princess Grace ...just released in new video for you to see. http://www.beyondgracekelly.com/cartier-princess-grace/
I am so often reminded of how very good Grace was for Monaco, and especially for Prince Rainier, who had such a sad childhood and became a wonderful father and husband. He was never shown love, he was sent away to school... so when he married, he'd had no example of a happy family. Evidenced in part by how Grace was "received" by Charlotte and "Tiny" (Antoinette, Rainier's sister). In a family that has reigned as long as the Grimaldis have in Monaco, there should have been quite a collection of jewelry, and yet nothing was passed down to Grace (Caroline did receive a tiara once owned by her paternal Grandmother though, I have a memory of her wearing it and a *beautiful* blue dress in a photo with her Casiraghi family). I do wonder if there was lost or stolen jewels, I know the only crown of Monaco was stolen ages ago and never replaced.
Anyway, just thinking about all of that again. Someone from Prince Rainier's family did give Grace a tiara, I have so much info about Grace and Rainier in my brain, I can't recall who, I'll have to look it up. Anyway, I believe it was a wedding gift.
I think Grace was OK without a lot of luxurious things, although of course she dressed beautifully and wore couture. She always looked like one would imagine a Princess to look, even before she wed. She was so very special and still so missed. As is Rainier.
Princess Charlene I believe also has a tiara that becomes a necklace, can anyone help me with that? The jewelry Albert II had made for her is just stunning, I especially *loved* the sort of "headband" with the spray on the side that she wore to the reception after the wedding. Perfectly modern and timeless!
It is so nice to see people still adore Grace and enjoy talking about her and these things. When I first looked her up on the Internet in 1994, there was not one web site about her! I found one photo and decided I would begin delving into her life more and create a page. I had so much info and no HTML knowledge back then, was asked to write a book, then was ill and couldn't. If people would be interested, I would love to share what I have on a Blog site. There is so much bad or confusing info, I would love to show some truths -- especially since I know this new film which Nicole Kidman has called fiction but will of course be seen as some as fact, the "Grace of Monaco" picture, coming out soon, there will be new people learning things that are just terribly incorrect -- to anyone wanting to learn about Her Serene Highness.
I almost gagged when I saw at a web site that "officially" answers all questions, a so-called "Pro" said "Grace's title after marriage was 'Princess Grace Patricia Kelly Grimaldi'. Criiiinge! :)
OK, back to translating for me. All french words are starting to look just the same to me this morning! :) Sorry for the rambling, I get lost in all of this and just go on and on!
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Many young ladies dream about marrying popular actors. The majority would say that it’s impossible, yet they’d be wrong to do so. A lot of celebrities have taken ladies working in completely ordinary professions — as waitresses, real estate agents, bartenders — as their wives.
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Eve Mavrakis and Ewan McGregor
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Luciana Barroso and Matt Damon
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Rebecca Gleeson and Eric Bana
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Tara Wilson and Chris Noth
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River of Smoke - A Word Junkie's Heaven - What A Tamasha!
"Everywhere you look there are khidmatgars, daftardars, khansamas, chuprassies, peons, durwans, khazanadars, khalasis and lascars. And this my dear Puggly, is one of the greatest of the many surprises of Fanqui-town - a great number of its denizens are from India! They come from Sindh and Goa, Bombay and Malabar, Madras and the Coringa hills, Calcutta and Sylhet - but these differences mean nothing to the gamins who swarm around the Maidan. They have their own names for every variety of foreign devil: the British are "I-says" and the French are "Merdes". The Hindustanis are by the same token, "Achhas": no matter whether a man is from Karachi or Chittagong, the lads will swarm after him, with their hands outstretched, shouting: "Achha! Achha! Gimme cumshaw!'
They seem to be persuaded that the Achhas are all from one country - is it not the most diverting notion?"
In Amitav Ghosh's River of Smoke the pages are sprinkled, sometimes dripping, with words odd to the American ear.
Some, like Achha, are explained, as you can see above, in the text itself. And we'd learned a couple of pages earlier about Fanqui-town:
"And so at last to the foreign enclave - or 'Fanqui-town' as I have already learnt to call it!"
And we'd also just learned about the 'Maidan':
"And so, following my young Atlas, [a coolie carrying his luggage from the boat] I stepped upon the stretch of shore that forms the heart and hearth of Fanqui-town. This is an open space between the factories* and the river-banks: the English speak of it as 'The Square', but Hindusthanis have a better name for it. They call it the 'Maidan' which is exactly what it is, a crossroads, a meeting-place, a piazza, a promenade, a stage for a tamasha that never ends. . ."
But many other words are left there for the reader to either figure out or skip over, or gradually pick up through hearing it used, just like we learn words in our own language. And, after all, the basic linguistic ingredient in this book is English.
It was about this point - page 173 of a 500 page book - that I thought perhaps I should look up some of these words to see how much actually knowing what they mean adds to the reading. I googled up a couple:
"las·car
ˈlaskər/
noun: Lascar; plural noun: Lascars; noun: lascar; plural noun: lascars
a sailor from India or Southeast Asia.
Origin early 17th century: from Portuguese lascari, from Urdu and Persian laškarī ‘soldier,’ from laškar ‘army.’"
"ta·ma·sha
təˈmäSHə/
noun Indian
noun: tamasha; plural noun: tamashas
a grand show, performance, or celebration, especially one involving dance.
a fuss or confusion.
"what a tamasha!"
Origin via Persian and Urdu from Arabic tamāšā ‘walk around together.’"
But when I started jotting down a list, I was on the page with the quote at the top and quickly my list was:
khidmatgars
daftardars
khansamas
chuprassies
durwans
khazanadars
khalasis
I'll never finish the book if I have to look up all these words. But, I thought, maybe someone has already done this.
It turns out Neel [one of the characters in the book] did. While it's not in the book, it's on Ghosh's website. It's not a glossary, he calls it a chrestomathy.
"The Chrestomathy then, is not so much a key to language as an astrological chart, crafted by a man who was obsessed with the destiny of words. Not all words were of equal interest of course and the Chrestomathy, let it be noted, deals only with a favoured few: it is devoted to a select number among the many migrants who have sailed from eastern waters towards the chilly shores of the English language. It is, in other words, a chart of the fortunes of a shipload of girmitiyas: this perhaps is why Neel named it after the Ibis.
But let there be no mistake: the Chrestomathy deals solely with words that have a claim to naturalization within the English language. Indeed the epiphany out of which it was born was Neel’s discovery, in the late 1880s, that a complete and authoritative lexicon of the English language was under preparation: this was of course, the Oxford English Dictionary (or the Oracle, as it is invariably referred to in the Chrestomathy). Neel saw at once that the Oracle would provide him with an authoritative almanac against which to judge the accuracy of his predictions. Although he was already then an elderly man, his excitement was such that he immediately began to gather his papers together in preparation for the Oracle’s publication."
I learned about the Chrestomathy at The Asia Collection which adds this insight into the language:
"It wasn’t until I had almost finished the book that I came across a glossary – and not just a regular glossary but a chrestomathy (technically, “a collection of literary selections, especially in a foreign language, as an aid to learning a language”), no less! The Chrestomathy, appearing at Ghosh’s website, was originally compiled by Neel, a character in both the first and second books of the Ibis triology, but also an ancestor of Ghosh, who passed down to him his love of words. Neel, according to Ghosh, “was of the view that words, no less than people, are endowed with lives and destinies of their own,” and his Chrestomathy “is not so much a key to language as an anthropological chart, crafted by a man who was obsessed by the destiny of words.” Like a number of Neel’s earlier descendants, Ghosh was given the task of not actually recreating the Chrestomathy but of “provid[ing] a summary of a continuing exchange of words between generations.”
It was in the Chrestomathy, then, that I found all those words and phrases that had challenged me while I was making my way through the book. Neel’s research and documentation in the late 19th century and Ghosh’s “summary” must have entailed painstaking work, indeed. And if you think all the above is a goolmaul, a gollmaul, atamasha – a puzzle, also, an uproar or a big fuss – try and work it out as I did with Ghosh’s masterpiece, or better still, read the book! And by all means use the Chrestomathy to ease your way through it."
Here's another example of mixing languages.
"Patrão, the munshi's here - Freddy sent him.
Achha, munshiji, he said. Why don't you sit on that kursi over there so we can look each other in the eye.
As you wish Sethji
In stepping up to the chair, Neel had a vague intuition . . . ."
Patrão comes from the Portuguese because Vico is from Macau and this is how he addresses his boss
Kursi, like some words, becomes clear in the next sentence, as Neel steps up to the kursi.
But what about munshiji?
From the Chrestomathy
+ munshi/moonshee: see dufter
+ daftar/dufter: This was another word which had already, in Neel’s lifetime, yielded to an ungainly rival, ‘office’. This too carried down with it, a lashkar of fine English words that were used for its staff: the clerks known as crannies, the mootsuddies who laboured over the accounts, the shroffs who were responsible for money-changing, the khazana-dars who watched over their treasuries, the hurkarus and peons who delivered messages, and of course, the innumerable moonshies, dubashes and druggermen who laboured over the translation of every document. It was the passing of the last three, all concerned with the work of translation, that most troubled Neel: those were the words he would cite when Englishmen boasted to him of the absorptive power of their language: “Beware, my friends: your tongues were flexible when you were still supplicants at the world’s khazanas: now that you have the whole world in a stranglehold, your tongues are hardening, growing stiffer. Do you ever count the words you lose every year? Beware! Victory is but the harbinger of decay and decline.”
Shroff was actually a word we learned the year we lived in Hong Kong. To get your parking ticket validated at the mall, you had to go to the schroff.
I'd note the warning here to the British about their language. Ghosh is a Bengali Indian. English was imposed upon his country and in these books he's stretching his tongue (and maybe sticking it out a bit at the British) and saying, you left this here so don't tell us how to use it. We're going to spice up this language you left behind with all sorts of exotic linguistic ingredients.
Just as the English have discovered how bland their food was when they started eating Indian found, they will discover how bland their language was too before the Indians stopped worrying about writing it 'properly'.
But it's not just words from the subcontinent that flavor this book. Other former British colonies also contribute phrases.
The Cantonese we learned in Hong Kong helped in other parts of the book. Here's where Neel begins writing the Chrestomathy. He meets the Chinese printer who is the author of a book Neel has seen often in the hands of Chinese trying to speak pidgin to the foreigners:
"The title of this short booklet was translated for Neel as "The-Red-Haired-People's-Buying-and-Selling-Common-Ghost-Language'. It was more commonly known however as 'Ghost-People-Talk' - Gwai-lou-waah - and it sold very well . . ."
He does explain the words, but Gwai-lou is what white foreigners are still called, and waah is the word for language. Both still alive and well in my brain. Does it add to one's appreciation of the book to also independently recognize the words? Made me feel good anyway.
That night Neel wonders why a similar book hasn't been written for the foreigners. He decides fate has brought him together with Compton, the printer, and the next day he proposes they do it together. Compton says he had thought of it too but couldn't find a foreigner to partner with him.
"'They think-la, pidgen is just broken English, like words of a baby. They do not understand. Is not so simple bo.'
'So will you let me do it?'
Yat-dihng! Yat dihng! [Somewhere from my dusty brain I heard "Certainly! Certainly!"]
'What does that mean?' Neel inquired a little nervously.
'Yes. Certainly.'
Do-jeh Compton. [And thank you was one of the first words we learned, though Cantonese has a thank you that is only for physical gifts and another one for helpful actions.]
M'ouh hak hei [This is obviously, 'don't mention it'. I get the M'ouh which means 'not' or 'nothing' but I don't remember the hak hei.]
Neel could already see the cover: it would feature a richly caparisoned mandarin. As for the title, that too had already come to him. He would call it: The Celestial Chrestomathy, Comprising a Complete Guide to and Glossary of the Language of Commerce in Southern China."
One other link to an interesting discussion of the language in River of Smoke from a bi-lingual culture blog.
A final note on doing something I've never done before
Words and books are semi-sacred to me. Highlighting books always seemed like a desecration and I still don't mark books with anything more than a pencil. So it was with a giant effort today that I ripped out the first 115 pages of the book. I told myself what I used to tell students: You should do something you've never done before, every day. I try to do that, but this one was a particularly big one and I put it off as long as I could. But I've invited a friend to be a guest at our book club when we discuss River of Smoke. I've tried to get him a copy but neither Title Wave nor Barnes and Noble had copies. The public and university libraries didn't have available copies. Amazon wanted $46 to ship it in two days. So I decided to give him a chunk of the book I'd already read. If I gallop through the rest, maybe I can finish it before he needs more pages.
I know for many this is no big deal. I've even heard of travelers who would rip out the pages after they read them so their book was lighter. That's not me.
Posted by Steve at 11:36 PM
Labels: books, change, China, cross cultural, history, India, language, words
CloudyinAK Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 12:44:00 PM AKDT
I'm a word junkie too, but this many would put me over the edge. Check these words out: http://3rdthirds.blogspot.com/2015/10/i-am-werd-nerd.html and put a team together for next year's BizBee!
Geo Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 10:28:00 PM AKST
This is one of my favorite views of you. I just grin. See you Saturday
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