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BatzB - Poplar Grove �
The Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900, Contents
Topic: BatzB - Poplar Grove
The Battle of Poplar Grove
South Africa, 7 March 1900
The Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900
Boer War, 1899 - 1902
Citation: The Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900, Contents
Updated: Thursday, 7 April 2011 12:50 PM EADT
The Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900, Outline
Poplar Grove, a minor action of the Second South African War, fought on 7 March 1900 during the British advance on Bloomfontein following the capture of Cronje's force of Boers at Paardeberg (q.v.) a week earlier. In an effort to delay the progress of Field Marshal Lord Roberts' large army, 7,000 burghers under General Christiaan De Wet prepared to make a stand on ridges near a drift (ford) over the Modder River some 90 kilometres west-north-west of the Orange Free State capital. Although occupying strong ground on both sides of the river, the enemy were dispirited by their recent defeat. By 7.30 a.m., and before the British artillery could be brought into action, the Boers began abandoning their positions. They had seen Lieut.-General Sir John French's cavalry division embarking on a wide flanking movement to their left and panicked at the idea of being cut off.
During the battle the New South Wales Mounted Rifles and Queensland Mounted Infantry were attached to the 14th Infantry Brigade, which was assigned the role of harassing the enemy on the south bank of the river and diverting attention from the main attack being delivered by French. Although the British infantry was soon in possession of the enemy's prepared trenches, some of which would have proved almost impregnable if defended, the cavalry's flanking move had been too slow to catch the better-mounted Boers. Losses on the British side amounted to no more than 50 casualties, including five men killed. De Wet's forces remained intact to mount a renewed defensive effort.
Extracted from the book produced by Chris Coulthard-Clark, Where Australians Fought - The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1998, p. 70.
Citation: The Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900, Outline
The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the Allied forces known to have served and lost their lives during the Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900.
Citation: The Battle of Poplar Grove, South Africa, 7 March 1900, Roll of Honour
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Songs to fuck by
Used to be there was a time when a person couldn’t figure out which song on a Janet Jackson album wouldn’t become a hit single.
Of the nine tracks on Control, only three weren’t played to death on radio.
But sometime in the early 1990s, Janet discovered her body, and her music turned seductive, risqué and, sadly enough, somewhat predictable.
Her exploration of sex continues on All For You, and nowadays, it’s hard to figure out which songs are singles, because most of them sound like filler.
The album starts off well enough with the insanely catchy title track and the equally rump-shaking “Come On Get Up.” After that, All for You starts to crash, moving from one lush, sexy ballad to another.
Janet’s endeavor is clear: put this music on and screw like rabbits.
But don’t to put this album on for long commutes or for casual listening.
When Janet decides to pick up the pace, she missteps with “Son of a Gun”, a reworking of Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” that doesn’t really go anywhere, or with sampling the Ventures on “Someone to Call My Lover”, an action that speaks for itself.
There are some interesting moments on the disc. The mistitled “China Love” centers around a nice Indonesian gamelan sample. And “Would You” features the best fake orgasm since that infamous scene in the deli in When Harry Met Sally.
(The embarrassment factor of “Would You” decreases with each subsequent listen.)
Toward the end of the album, Janet regains the momentum established by the first few tracks of the album, but as a purely listening experience, the gesture is too little, too late.
In context of fuck music, however, a rousing finish makes for good post-coital mix.
Hmmm. Maybe I’m wrong about this album. Maybe All for You follows the arc of seduction — partying, pairing off, fucking, then small talk while waiting for the other person to get the hell out.
If that’s the case, then All for You is genius. But if it’s not, get this album only for those occassions when you’re digging into someone else’s pants.
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Sri Lankan youths hold up torches to mark Earth Hour in Colombo March 23, 2013. EarthHour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
People hold candles during an event attempting to establish a Guinness World of Record for “Blowing out the most number of candles simultaneously” during Earth Hour in Shanghai March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change. (Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)
Students gather around candles during Earth Hour in Hanoi March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change. (Photo by Kham/Reuters)
Singer Tung Duong (C) performs with children during Earth Hour in front of the Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change. (Photo by Kham/Reuters)
A fruit seller works in candlelight to mark Earth Hour in a shopping district of Bangalore, India, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Earth Hour was marked worldwide at 8.30 p.m. local time and is a global call to turn off lights for 60 minutes in a bid to highlight the global climate change. (Photo by Aijaz Rahi/AP Photo)
People light candles to mark Earth Hour at the Ritz Carlton in Riyadh, March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off the lights for an hour from 8.30pm local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher actions to combat climate change. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
Emiratis light candles to mark Earth Hour near Burj Khalifa in Dubai, March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off the lights for an hour from 8.30pm local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher actions to combat climate change. (Photo by Jumana El Heloueh/Reuters)
A combination photo shows the castle of Thun before (top) and during Earth Hour in the city of Thun near Bern March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off the lights for an hour from 8.30 pm local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher actions to combat climate change. (Photo by Ruben Sprich/Reuters)
A combination of pictures shows the medieval Charles Bridge in Prague before (top) and during Earth Hour March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change. (Photo by Petr Josek/Reuters)
People hold candles during Earth Hour after the lights were turned off in central Amman March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher actions to confront climate change. Picture taken with long exposure. (Photo by Ali Jarekji/Reuters)
A combination photo shows a view of St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square and the Kremlin before (top) and during Earth Hour in Moscow March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off the lights for an hour from 8.30pm local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher actions to combat climate change. (Photo by Mikhail Voskresensky/Reuters)
A combination picture shows the city hall in the evening of March 21, 2013 (top) and during Earth Hour in Vienna March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off the lights for an hour from 8.30 pm local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher actions to combat climate change. (Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters)
A woman ignites candles during Earth Hour in the city centre of Frankfurt March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for action to confront climate change. (Photo by Lisi Niesner/Reuters)
A combination picture shows Hofburg Palace before (top) and during Earth Hour in Vienna March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off the lights for an hour from 8.30 pm local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher actions to combat climate change. (Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader/Reuters)
Children hold candles during Earth Hour after the lights were turned off in central Amman March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher actions to confront climate change. (Photo by Ali Jarekji/Reuters)
A two photo combination showing the Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament in London, illuminated, left, and then in darkness as the lights were turned off to mark Earth Hour 2013, Saturday March 23, 2013. Earth Hour was marked worldwide at 8.30 p.m. local time and is a global call to turn off lights for 60 minutes in a bid to highlight the global climate change. (Photo by Lewis Whyld/AP Photo/PA)
A combination photo shows the old opera and the opera tower during (top) Earth Hour, and after Earth Hour in Frankfurt March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for action to confront climate change. (Photo by Lisi Niesner/Reuters)
The Singapore city-skyline is seen in darkness against the lit highway as lights in major buildings around the financial district are switched off for a whole hour on Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Singapore. More than 100 buildings, locations and organizations in Singapore switched off their lights as part of the global Earth Hour initiative by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) along with other national monuments around the world. (Photo by Wong Maye-E/AP Photo)
The Parthenon temple stands atop the Acropolis hill after turning off the lights to mark the annual Earth Hour in Athens, on Saturday March 23, 2013. In Greece, floodlights in several monuments and public buildings were switched off for one hour at 8:30 p.m. local time. Thousands of businesses and municipalities also dimmed their lights. (Photo by Kostas Tsironis/AP Photo)
A combination picture shows the financial Central District of Hong Kong (top) before Earth Hour, and during Earth Hour March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)
The Taipei 101 Building is seen darkened during the Earth Hour in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature, earth hour is observed every year to create awareness about conservation of energy and climate change. Around the world, people and organisations will be turning their lights off from 8:30 to 9:30 pm local time. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)
Muslim women light candles during the “EarthHour” in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 23, 2013. Hundreds of people observed the global event that encourages people to turn off their lights for 60 minutes. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/Associated Press)
A combination picture shows the central business district (CBD) of Sydney on March 21, 2013 (top) before Earth Hour, and during Earth Hour March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher action to confront climate change. (Photo by Daniel Munoz/Reuters)
Children hold candles while participating in a candlelight vigil to mark Earth Hour in Mumbai March 23, 2013. Earth Hour, when everyone around the world is asked to turn off lights for an hour from 8.30 p.m. local time, is meant as a show of support for tougher actions to confront climate change. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)
Onlookers watch Taipei 101 building as it turns its lights off to observe international “Earth Hour” in Taiwan, on March 23, 2013. Around 100 people gathered outside the skyscraper Saturday, using energy saving LED lights to observe the global event that encourages people to turn off their lights for an hour. (Photo by Wally Santana/Associated Press)
In this composite image the Opera House is seen before on March 21 (top) and after the lights were powered by “GreenPower” and glowed dark green to recognize Earth Hour on March 23, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Businesses and households around the world will turn their lights off for on hour at 20:30 local time today, to celebrate Earth Hour, raise awareness about climate change and to show support for the use of renewable energy. Earth hour began in Sydney in 2007 and is now celebrated in over 150 countries around the world. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams)
In this composite image the Sydney Harbour Bridge is seen before on March 21 (top) and after the lights were switched off to recognize Earth Hour on March 23, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Businesses and households around the world will turn their lights off for one hour at 20:30 local time today, to celebrate Earth Hour, raise awareness about climate change and to show support for the use of renewable energy. Earth hour began in Sydney in 2007 and is now celebrated in over 150 countries around the world. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams)
This photo combo shows the landmark Seoul City Hall illuminated (top) and with lights turned off (bottom) during the 7th annual Earth Hour global warming campaign in Seoul on March 23, 2013. One minute brightly lit, the next plunged into darkness – iconic landmarks around the world will cut their lights on March 23 for the “Earth Hour” campaign against climate change. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP Photo)
This combo of pictures shows the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest with the lights on (top) and with the lights off (bottom) during the annual Earth Hour event in Beijing on March 23, 2013. Millions of people were expected to switch off their lights for Earth Hour on March 23 in a global effort to raise awareness about climate change that was even to be monitored from space. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)
The Singapore city skyline is seen before (top) and after the lights were switched off to recognize Earth Hour on March 23, 2013 in Singapore, Singapore. Businesses and households around the world switch their lights off for an hour at 20:30 local time on March 23, to celebrate Earth Hour and raise awareness about climate change and renewable energy. Earth hour began in Australia in 2007 and is now celebrated in over 150 countries around the world. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah)
This composite photograph shows a huge LED sky screen before and during the Earth Hour 2013 power switch off at the Central Business District on March 23, 2013 in Beijing, China. Earth Hour, launched in 2007 in Australia by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), a global conservation group, calls on people, organizations and cities to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour starting at 8:30 p.m. local time. (Photo by Feng Li)
In this combination photo the China National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, with lights on (top) and off, is seen during the Earth Hour in Beijing on March 23,2013. Iconic landmarks and skylines were plunged into darkness on Saturday as the “Earth Hour” switch-off of lights around the world got under way to raise awareness of climate change. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)
This combo shows the lighted National Monument at left and the dome of Istiqlal mosque at right in the Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta with lights in the top photograph taken on March 22, 2013 and the bottom photograph taken during “Earth Hour” event on March 23, 2013 with the National Monument lights switched off. Iconic landmarks and skylines were plunged into darkness on Saturday as the “Earth Hour” switch-off of lights around the world got under way to raise awareness of climate change. While more than 150 countries took part in last year's event, the movement has spread even further afield this year, with Palestine, Tunisia, Suriname and Rwanda among a host of newcomers pledging to take part. (Photo by Romeo Gacad/AFP Photo)
This two combo photograph shows the lighted Welcome Monument located in central Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta with lights on in the top photograph and bottom photograph taken during “Earth Hour” event on March 23, 2013 with the monument's lights switched off. Iconic landmarks and skylines were plunged into darkness on Saturday as the “Earth Hour” switch-off of lights around the world got under way to raise awareness of climate change. While more than 150 countries took part in last year's event, the movement has spread even further afield this year, with Palestine, Tunisia, Suriname and Rwanda among a host of newcomers pledging to take part. (Photo by Romeo Gacad/AFP Photo)
Combination photo shows The Eiffel Tower submerging into darkness at 8:30 pm (local time) as part of the Earth Hour switch-off on March 23, 2013 in Paris. Organisers expect hundreds of millions of people across more than 150 countries to turn off their lights for 60 minutes on Saturday night – at 8:30 pm local time – in a symbolic show of support for the planet. While more than 150 countries joined in last year's event, the movement has spread even further afield this year, with Palestine, Tunisia, Suriname and Rwanda among a host of newcomers pledging to take part. (Photo by Bertrand Langlois/AFP Photo)
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Date of Birth 17-June-1943
Place of Birth Williamsburg
(New York metropolitan area, New York City, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Community District 1, New York)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Барри Манилоу, Barry Manillow, Barry Alan Pincus, Barry Alan Pincus, Barry Manilow
Profession Conductor, Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Musician, Pianist, Theatrical producer, Actor, Composer, Film Score Composer, Screenwriter, Film Producer
Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter and producer. He is best known for such recordings as "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana". In 1978, five of his albums were on the best-seller charts simultaneously, a feat equalled only by Herb Alpert, The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Mathis. He has recorded a string of Billboard hit singles and multi-platinum albums that have resulted in his being named Radio & Records' No. 1 adult contemporary artist, and winning three straight American Music Awards for favorite pop/rock male artist. Between 1974 and 1983 Manilow had three No. 1 singles and 25 that reached the top 40. Although not a favorite of music critics, several well-known entertainers have praised Manilow, including Sinatra, who was quoted in the 1970s saying, "He's next." In 1988, Bob Dylan stopped Manilow at a party, hugged him and said, "Don't stop what you're doing, man. We're all inspired by you." As well as producing and arranging albums for other artists, including Bette Midler and Dionne Warwick, Manilow has written songs for musicals, films, and commercials. From February 2005 to December 30, 2009, he was the headliner at the Las Vegas Hilton, performing hundreds of shows before ending his relationship with the hotel. Since March 2010, he has headlined at the Paris hotel in Las Vegas. He has sold more than 80 million records worldwide. On July 4, 2013, he performed live on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol as part of A Capitol Fourth on PBS.
Awards by Barry Manilow
Check all the awards nominated and won by Barry Manilow.
Nominations 2010 »
Award Nominated
Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album The Greatest Love Songs of All Time
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album In the Swing of Christmas
Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program
Honored for : Manilow: Music & Passion
Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program Manilow: Music & Passion
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Manilow Sings Sinatra
Razzie Award for Worst Original Song
Honored for : Thumbelina
(For the song Marry The Mole!.)
Razzie Award for Worst Original Song Thumbelina
For the song \"Marry The Mole!\".
Brit Award for Best International Solo Artist
People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Artist
American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Honored for : Copacabana (At the Copa)
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Copacabana (At the Copa)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety Or Music The Second Barry Manilow Special
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy, Variety, or Music Special The Second Barry Manilow Special
Special Tony Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety Or Music
Honored for : The Barry Manilow Special
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety Or Music The Barry Manilow Special
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy, Variety, or Music Special The Barry Manilow Special
Grammy Award for Record of the Year I Write the Songs
Grammy Award for Record of the Year Mandy
Track from: Barry Manilow II
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One Year Ago Today, Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall in the Florida Keys
Sept. 10, 2017. Hurricane Irma has made landfall on Cudjoe Key in the lower Florida Keys.Sep 9, 2017 Hurricane Irma makes landfall at Cudjoe Key in the lower Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm with 130 mph sustained winds. A 106 mph gust was reported at National Key Deer Refuge in Big Pine Key. The storm headed north-by-northwest at 8 mph.
Sept. 10 by 2 p.m. Irma weakens to Category 3 storm with 120 mph winds. But a life-threatening surge of 10 to 15 feet of water was forecast, with residents of Naples and Marco Island told to move away from the water. Sept. 10 at 3:35 p.m. Irma makes landfall again in Florida on Marco Island as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph wind. A 130 mph wind gust was reported by the Marco Island Police Department.
Sept. 10 by 6 p.m. Irma winds down to a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 110 mph. But a gust of 142 mph was reported at Naples Municipal Airport. A tide gauge measured a water 2.2 feet above mean higher high water, which represented a 7-foot increase in the previous hour and a half, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
One Year Ago Today, Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall ...
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Interns Brianna Mendes & Amon Wedderburn
Hamilton Re today announced their 2019 summer interns as Bermuda High School [BHS] alumna Brianna Mendes and Berkeley Institute alumnus Amon Wedderburn.
These young people will spend eight to ten weeks learning about Hamilton Re’s various departments, including: catastrophe modelling, actuarial science, business intelligence, and direct and facultative reinsurance. The aim is to expose students to a multitude of career options available in the insurance and reinsurance sector and to increase the pool of qualified Bermudians entering the industry.
Ms Mendes and Mr Wedderburn share about the internship at Hamilton experience so far…
Amon Wedderburn and Brianna Mendes, photo by Ann Spurling
Brianna Mendes Spotlight
Local student Brianna Mendes always understood the important role reinsurance played in the Bermuda economy.
And while she had heard job titles like ‘actuary’ and ‘underwriter’ tossed about, she wasn’t sure what these roles would entail.
Fast-forward to today, the university student is now one of two interns at Hamilton Re, whom have been given the opportunity to get knowledge and first-hand experience in a variety of insurance and reinsurance-based careers. Over the next few weeks, Ms Mendes will work in a variety of departments at Hamilton Re – learning about aspects of the industry like catastrophe modelling, underwriting, legal, claims, operations, IT and finance, as well as actuarial and data science.
The 20-year-old admits the internship has been extremely eye-opening so far.
“Right now, I’m studying Commerce and Math at McGill University in Montreal,” Ms Mendes explained. “I don’t know exactly what career I want to get into, which is part of the reason I wanted to do this internship at Hamilton Re. It’s rotational so I get to see a variety of different career options. This is providing a lot of clarity for me in terms of which professional direction I should take.”
The former Bermuda High School [BHS] student is no stranger to Hamilton Re. She first came into contact with the company in 2017, after winning a contest designed to raise local students’ awareness and interest in insurance and reinsurance-based careers.
In total, 19 students from public and private high schools around the Island, were chosen by Hamilton Re to spend an afternoon in their Pitts Bay Road offices, in honour of Insurance Careers Month. Following a tour of Hamilton Re’s space, the young people were given an engaging presentation by Kelli Nusum, Hamilton’s Assistant Vice President of Operations.
Ms Mendes said at that time it was “interesting to hear all the different skill sets utilized and the options within the sector”.
Growing up, she enjoyed studying STEM subjects, just as much as she did the arts, humanities and social sciences. Math, however, was something she especially excelled at. “I really enjoy problem-solving, which is why a career in reinsurance is so appealing to me,” she said.
“What I’ve liked most about my time interning at Hamilton Re so far, is how comfortable they make you feel in asking questions and learning about reinsurance at your own pace. It is very helpful when you are learning something new for the first time.”
Amon Wedderburn Spotlight
It was three years ago that Amon Wedderburn first began to consider a career in the reinsurance industry.
Fresh out of high school at the time, he tagged along with older sister, Assata, to her job in AON’s Risk Services Department to get a better understanding of the field.
“It was intriguing,” the 20-year-old said. “I got to witness my sister working with people from around the world and meeting with lots of different clients, which looked fun. The work wasn’t always the same every day, which meant it was a good challenge. Plus, there would always be new things to learn and ways to develop.”
Mr Wedderburn has been working towards a career in the sector ever since.
Currently studying toward an undergraduate degree in risk management and insurance at St John’s University in New York, he’s looking forward to graduating in the spring of 2020. This summer, to increase his chances of getting a job after university, he’s interning for a second year in a row with Hamilton Re.
“Interning with Hamilton last year I learned so much,” he said, “and when talking to my peers who were working at other companies it became evident, I was getting more practical, hand-on experience than they were. Hamilton’s internship is extremely competitive and they have dozens of applicants each year. What I like about this programme is that the team is very accommodating and don’t expect you to know everything from Day One. They explain things clearly and give you a chance to go off and practice it for yourself.”
Mr Wedderburn has found he learns better this way.
Thanks to the positive and collaborative work environment at Hamilton Re, he’s confident he’ll leave university a few steps ahead of many of his classmates.
“Getting this level of hands on experience in the reinsurance industry as an intern is really rare,” he said. “Thanks to two summers at Hamilton and some time over the Christmas break, I have a thorough understanding of the industry and all of its many working parts. To me, it’s almost like a puzzle and each department is linked in a unique way to the other.”
Setting his sights on becoming an underwriter, Mr Wedderburn is looking forward to using his communications and analytical skills to set himself up for success in the industry. “As an underwriter you have a lot of interaction with the client as you work to assess whether an applicant should be approved and determine the coverage amounts and premium,” he said. “I’m excited to see how far I can go in reinsurance and hope other young Bermudians will consider a career in this fast-paced industry as well.”
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Renewable energy resources exist over wide geographical areas, in contrast to other energy sources, which are concentrated in a limited number of countries. Rapid deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency is resulting in significant energy security, climate change mitigation, and economic benefits.[8] The results of a recent review of the literature[9] concluded that as greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters begin to be held liable for damages resulting from GHG emissions resulting in climate change, a high value for liability mitigation would provide powerful incentives for deployment of renewable energy technologies. In international public opinion surveys there is strong support for promoting renewable sources such as solar power and wind power.[10] At the national level, at least 30 nations around the world already have renewable energy contributing more than 20 percent of energy supply. National renewable energy markets are projected to continue to grow strongly in the coming decade and beyond.[11] Some places and at least two countries, Iceland and Norway generate all their electricity using renewable energy already, and many other countries have the set a goal to reach 100% renewable energy in the future. For example, in Denmark the government decided to switch the total energy supply (electricity, mobility and heating/cooling) to 100% renewable energy by 2050.[12]
Renewable energy (and energy efficiency) are no longer niche sectors that are promoted only by governments and environmentalists. The increased levels of investment and the fact that much of the capital is coming from more conventional financial actors suggest that sustainable energy options are now becoming mainstream.[63] An example of this would be The Alliance to Save Energy's Project with Stahl Consolidated Manufacturing, (Huntsville, Alabama, USA) (StahlCon 7), a patented generator shaft designed to reduce emissions within existing power generating systems, granted publishing rights to the Alliance in 2007.
Most small wind turbines do not perform quite as well as their manufacturers want you to believe. That should come as no surprise at this point. What may be surprising is that even the turbines of the more honourable manufacturers that are honest about performance fall short, more often than not. The likely cause is turbulence and improper site selection.
Most horizontal axis turbines have their rotors upwind of its supporting tower. Downwind machines have been built, because they don't need an additional mechanism for keeping them in line with the wind. In high winds, the blades can also be allowed to bend which reduces their swept area and thus their wind resistance. Despite these advantages, upwind designs are preferred, because the change in loading from the wind as each blade passes behind the supporting tower can cause damage to the turbine.
A subtype of Darrieus turbine with straight, as opposed to curved, blades. The cycloturbine variety has variable pitch to reduce the torque pulsation and is self-starting.[33] The advantages of variable pitch are: high starting torque; a wide, relatively flat torque curve; a higher coefficient of performance; more efficient operation in turbulent winds; and a lower blade speed ratio which lowers blade bending stresses. Straight, V, or curved blades may be used.[34]
Between maintenance and repairs, it would greatly help and keep your cost down if you can do some of the work yourself: Being able to safely tilt the turbine tower up or down will save you money. Understanding how the turbine works, how to stop it safely, how to trouble-shoot at least the minor issues can keep you in the black. We understand that installing a wind turbine is not for everyone. In fact, towers are dangerous, and for a good installation the devil is in the details. An experienced installer can make a real difference in putting up a turbine that will work better, and be more reliable over time. We really encourage you to have a professional installer to do the initial installation. However, throwing up your hands and calling your installer for routine maintenance, or every time there is a minor issue, will likely make you an unhappy wind turbine owner (even if it is your installer’s dream).
In 2011 Mark Z. Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University, and Mark Delucchi published a study on 100% renewable global energy supply in the journal Energy Policy. They found producing all new energy with wind power, solar power, and hydropower by 2030 is feasible and existing energy supply arrangements could be replaced by 2050. Barriers to implementing the renewable energy plan are seen to be "primarily social and political, not technological or economic". They also found that energy costs with a wind, solar, water system should be similar to today's energy costs.[153]
Wind turbines need wind. Not just any wind, but the nicely flowing, smooth, laminar kind. That cannot be found at 30 feet height. It can usually not be found at 60 feet. Sometimes you find it at 80 feet. More often than not it takes 100 feet of tower to get there. Those towers cost as much or more, installed, as the turbine itself. How much tower you need for a wind turbine to live up to its potential depends on your particular site; on the trees and structures around it etc. Close to the ground the wind is turbulent, and makes a poor fuel for a small wind turbine.
United Nations' Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that renewable energy has the ability to lift the poorest nations to new levels of prosperity.[14] In October 2011, he "announced the creation of a high-level group to drum up support for energy access, energy efficiency and greater use of renewable energy. The group is to be co-chaired by Kandeh Yumkella, the chair of UN Energy and director general of the UN Industrial Development Organisation, and Charles Holliday, chairman of Bank of America".[147]
Green energy is commonly thought of in the context of electricity, mechanical power, heating and cogeneration. Consumers, businesses, and organizations may purchase green energy in order to support further development, help reduce the environmental impacts of conventional electricity generation, and increase their nation’s energy independence. Renewable energy certificates (green certificates or green tags) have been one way for consumers and businesses to support green energy.
Today that initiative, the Green Climate Fund, is an “empty shell,” Mr. Ban said in a recent phone interview. The lifelong diplomat — who recently assumed the presidency of the Global Green Growth Institute, an international organization based in Seoul, South Korea, that focuses on clean energy development — said he hoped to use the next chapter of his career to help poor countries meet their goals under the Paris agreement on climate change.
Coal is our dirtiest source of energy. It releases more harmful pollutants into the atmosphere than any other energy source and produces a quarter of the nation’s global warming emissions. If we are going to effectively reduce air pollution and address global warming, we need to shut down the oldest, dirtiest coal plants—and not build new ones to replace them.
This wind generator makes a nice addition to a solar panel system with a small battery bank (my bank is 12vdc with 500 amp hours). The wind generator averages anywhere from 2 to 10 amps on most occasions here in northern Indiana. I have seen the wind generator put out as much as 25 amps during heavy wind conditions (i.e. storms). If you plan to run a large battery bank system then you may want to look into some of the larger KW wind generators or build a solar panel system. I do love the sound of this thing. I would not call it whisper, but it has a nice whirl sound to it when it is charging that puts me to sleep at night. By the way, know your math and do things right. You will find yourself installing some heavy gauge wiring to lower voltage drops that can be a bear to work with.
Green energy, however, utilizes energy sources that are readily available all over the world, including in rural and remote areas that don't otherwise have access to electricity. Advances in renewable energy technologies have lowered the cost of solar panels, wind turbines and other sources of green energy, placing the ability to produce electricity in the hands of the people rather than those of oil, gas, coal and utility companies.
There are numerous organizations within the academic, federal, and commercial sectors conducting large scale advanced research in the field of sustainable energy. This research spans several areas of focus across the sustainable energy spectrum. Most of the research is targeted at improving efficiency and increasing overall energy yields.[94] Multiple federally supported research organizations have focused on sustainable energy in recent years. Two of the most prominent of these labs are Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), both of which are funded by the United States Department of Energy and supported by various corporate partners.[95] Sandia has a total budget of $2.4 billion [96] while NREL has a budget of $375 million.[97]
Besides getting a working product, the one measure you are after as a small wind turbine owner is how much electrical energy it will produce for your location. Hopefully by now you know the annual average wind speed for the height that you are planning to put your turbine at, and you have selected a site with little turbulence. Forget about the manufacturer’s claims; it turns out that the best predictors for turbine energy production are the diameter and average wind speed. Here is an equation that will calculate approximate annual average energy production for a grid-tie horizontal axis turbine of reasonable efficiency:
Single small turbines below 100 kilowatts are used for homes, telecommunications dishes, or water pumping. Small turbines are sometimes used in connection with diesel generators, batteries, and photovoltaic systems. These systems are called hybrid wind systems and are typically used in remote, off-grid locations where a connection to the utility grid is not available.
Airflows can be used to run wind turbines. Modern utility-scale wind turbines range from around 600 kW to 5 MW of rated power, although turbines with rated output of 1.5–3 MW have become the most common for commercial use. The largest generator capacity of a single installed onshore wind turbine reached 7.5 MW in 2015. The power available from the wind is a function of the cube of the wind speed, so as wind speed increases, power output increases up to the maximum output for the particular turbine.[42] Areas where winds are stronger and more constant, such as offshore and high altitude sites, are preferred locations for wind farms. Typically full load hours of wind turbines vary between 16 and 57 percent annually, but might be higher in particularly favorable offshore sites.[43]
Other renewable energy technologies are still under development, and include cellulosic ethanol, hot-dry-rock geothermal power, and marine energy.[156] These technologies are not yet widely demonstrated or have limited commercialization. Many are on the horizon and may have potential comparable to other renewable energy technologies, but still depend on attracting sufficient attention and research, development and demonstration (RD&D) funding.[156]
Over $1 billion of federal money has been spent on the research and development of hydrogen and a medium for energy storage in the United States.[150] Both the National Renewable Energy Laboratory[151] and Sandia National Laboratories[152] have departments dedicated to hydrogen research. Hydrogen is useful for energy storage, and for use in airplanes and ships, but is not practical for automobile use, as it is not very efficient, compared to using a battery — for the same cost a person can travel three times as far using a battery electric vehicle.[153]
Turbines used in residential applications can range in size from 400 Watts to 100 kW (100 kW for very large loads), depending on the amount of electricity you want to generate. For residential applications, you should establish an energy budget and see whether financial incentives are available. This information will help determine the turbine size you will need. Because energy efficiency is usually less expensive than energy production, making your house more energy efficient will probably be more cost effective and will reduce the size of the wind turbine you need (see How Can I Make My Home More Energy Efficient?). Wind turbine manufacturers, dealers, and installers can help you size your system based on your electricity needs and the specifics of your local wind resource and micro-siting.
A recent UK Government document states that "projects are generally more likely to succeed if they have broad public support and the consent of local communities. This means giving communities both a say and a stake".[194] In countries such as Germany and Denmark many renewable projects are owned by communities, particularly through cooperative structures, and contribute significantly to overall levels of renewable energy deployment.[195][196]
In 2011, the International Energy Agency said that "the development of affordable, inexhaustible and clean solar energy technologies will have huge longer-term benefits. It will increase countries' energy security through reliance on an indigenous, inexhaustible and mostly import-independent resource, enhance sustainability, reduce pollution, lower the costs of mitigating climate change, and keep fossil fuel prices lower than otherwise. These advantages are global. Hence the additional costs of the incentives for early deployment should be considered learning investments; they must be wisely spent and need to be widely shared".[49] Italy has the largest proportion of solar electricity in the world, in 2015 solar supplied 7.8% of electricity demand in Italy.[54] In 2016, after another year of rapid growth, solar generated 1.3% of global power.[55]
In the United States, one of the main problems with purchasing green energy through the electrical grid is the current centralized infrastructure that supplies the consumer’s electricity. This infrastructure has led to increasingly frequent brown outs and black outs, high CO2 emissions, higher energy costs, and power quality issues.[89] An additional $450 billion will be invested to expand this fledgling system over the next 20 years to meet increasing demand.[90] In addition, this centralized system is now being further overtaxed with the incorporation of renewable energies such as wind, solar, and geothermal energies. Renewable resources, due to the amount of space they require, are often located in remote areas where there is a lower energy demand. The current infrastructure would make transporting this energy to high demand areas, such as urban centers, highly inefficient and in some cases impossible. In addition, despite the amount of renewable energy produced or the economic viability of such technologies only about 20 percent will be able to be incorporated into the grid. To have a more sustainable energy profile, the United States must move towards implementing changes to the electrical grid that will accommodate a mixed-fuel economy.[91]
At the end of 2014, worldwide PV capacity reached at least 177,000 megawatts. Photovoltaics grew fastest in China, followed by Japan and the United States, while Germany remains the world's largest overall producer of photovoltaic power, contributing about 7.0 percent to the overall electricity generation. Italy meets 7.9 percent of its electricity demands with photovoltaic power—the highest share worldwide.[119] For 2015, global cumulative capacity is forecasted to increase by more than 50 gigawatts (GW). By 2018, worldwide capacity is projected to reach as much as 430 gigawatts. This corresponds to a tripling within five years.[120] Solar power is forecasted to become the world's largest source of electricity by 2050, with solar photovoltaics and concentrated solar power contributing 16% and 11%, respectively. This requires an increase of installed PV capacity to 4,600 GW, of which more than half is expected to be deployed in China and India.[121]
Green marketing is the sale of green power in competitive markets, where consumers have the option to choose from a variety of suppliers and service offerings, much like they can choose between long-distance telephone carriers. The key difference between green marketing and green pricing is that with green marketing, you are actually switching electricity providers.
You have read this far, and still want to install a wind turbine? Then it is time for a reality check: Most (some would say all) installed small wind turbines do abysmally poor in comparison with their energy production numbers as calculated above. That is the message from a number of studies, usually on behalf of governments that subsidize wind turbines. Do not just take our word for this, read it for yourself:
The market for renewable energy technologies has continued to grow. Climate change concerns and increasing in green jobs, coupled with high oil prices, peak oil, oil wars, oil spills, promotion of electric vehicles and renewable electricity, nuclear disasters and increasing government support, are driving increasing renewable energy legislation, incentives and commercialization.[10] New government spending, regulation and policies helped the industry weather the 2009 economic crisis better than many other sectors.[24][197]
Low Temperature Geothermal[29] refers to the use of the outer crust of the earth as a Thermal Battery to facilitate Renewable thermal energy for heating and cooling buildings, and other refrigeration and industrial uses. In this form of Geothermal, a Geothermal Heat Pump and Ground-coupled heat exchanger are used together to move heat energy into the earth (for cooling) and out of the earth (for heating) on a varying seasonal basis. Low temperature Geothermal (generally referred to as "GHP") is an increasingly important renewable technology because it both reduces total annual energy loads associated with heating and cooling, and it also flattens the electric demand curve eliminating the extreme summer and winter peak electric supply requirements. Thus Low Temperature Geothermal/GHP is becoming an increasing national priority with multiple tax credit support[60] and focus as part of the ongoing movement toward Net Zero Energy.[61][30] New York City has even just passed a law[62] to require GHP anytime is shown to be economical with 20 year financing including the Socialized Cost of Carbon.[63][64]
Technology advances are opening up a huge new market for solar power: the approximately 1.3 billion people around the world who don't have access to grid electricity. Even though they are typically very poor, these people have to pay far more for lighting than people in rich countries because they use inefficient kerosene lamps. Solar power costs half as much as lighting with kerosene.[136] As of 2010, an estimated 3 million households get power from small solar PV systems.[137] Kenya is the world leader in the number of solar power systems installed per capita. More than 30,000 very small solar panels, each producing 1[138]2 to 30 watts, are sold in Kenya annually. Some Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are also turning to solar power to reduce their costs and increase their sustainability.
Our latest innovation in the Industrial Internet era, The Digital Wind Farm, is making our turbines smarter and more connected than ever before. A dynamic, connected and adaptable wind energy ecosystem, the Digital Wind Farm pairs our newest turbines with a digital infrastructure, allowing customers to connect, monitor, predict and optimize unit and site performance.
Usually however, renewable energy is derived from the mains electricity grid. This means that energy storage is mostly not used, as the mains electricity grid is organised to produce the exact amount of energy being consumed at that particular moment. Energy production on the mains electricity grid is always set up as a combination of (large-scale) renewable energy plants, as well as other power plants as fossil-fuel power plants and nuclear power. This combination however, which is essential for this type of energy supply (as e.g. wind turbines, solar power plants etc.) can only produce when the wind blows and the sun shines. This is also one of the main drawbacks of the system as fossil fuel powerplants are polluting and are a main cause of global warming (nuclear power being an exception). Although fossil fuel power plants too can be made emissionless (through carbon capture and storage), as well as renewable (if the plants are converted to e.g. biomass) the best solution is still to phase out the latter power plants over time. Nuclear power plants too can be more or less eliminated from their problem of nuclear waste through the use of nuclear reprocessing and newer plants as fast breeder and nuclear fusion plants.
It is possible to use any type of solar thermal panel (sheet and tubes, roll-bond, heat pipe, thermal plates) or hybrid (mono/polycrystalline, thin film) in combination with the heat pump. The use of a hybrid panel is preferable because it allows covering a part of the electricity demand of the heat pump and reduce the power consumption and consequently the variable costs of the system.
The Stirling solar dish combines a parabolic concentrating dish with a Stirling engine which normally drives an electric generator. The advantages of Stirling solar over photovoltaic cells are higher efficiency of converting sunlight into electricity and longer lifetime. Parabolic dish systems give the highest efficiency among CSP technologies.[18] The 50 kW Big Dish in Canberra, Australia is an example of this technology.[14]
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Vitamin Supplement Successfully Prevents Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
As someone that has been around high pitched whining dental handpieces for more than half my life, I'm starting to feel like my high end hearing is starting to fade a bit. It might be all of that loud music in my youth too, but on second thought... probably not.
Anyway, there is good news for all of us who either *are* experiencing hearing loss or will at some point in our lives. It seems researchers have discovered a way to both prevent it *and* help restore it.
Read this press release for all the info:
NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO—December 2, 2014—Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College and the Gladstone Institutes have found a way to prevent noise-induced hearing loss in a mouse using a simple chemical compound that is a precursor to vitamin B3. This discovery has important implications not only for preventing hearing loss, but also potentially for treating some aging-related conditions that are linked to the same protein.
The researchers set about trying to prevent this nerve damage by giving mice NR before or after exposing them to loud noises. NR was successful at preventing damage to the synaptic connections, avoiding both short-term and long-term hearing loss. What’s more, NR was equally effective regardless of whether it was given before or after the noise exposure.Published today in Cell Metabolism, the researchers used the chemicalnicotinamide riboside (NR) to protect the nerves that innervate the cochlea. The cochlea transmits sound information through these nerves to the spiral ganglion, which then passes along those messages to the brain. Exposure to loud noises damages the synapses connecting the nerves and the hair cells in the cochlea, resulting in noise-induced hearing loss.
"One of the major limitations in managing disorders of the inner ear, including hearing loss, is there are a very limited number of treatments options. This discovery identifies a unique pathway and a potential drug therapy to treat noise-induced hearing loss," says Dr. Kevin Brown, an associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and first author on the paper. Dr. Brown conducted the research while at Weill Cornell.
The researchers chose NR because it is a precursor to the chemical compound nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), which had previously been shown by Dr. Brown and co-senior author Dr. Samie Jaffrey to protect cochlea nerve cells from injury. However, NAD+ is an unstable compound, calling into question whether it could be used out of the petri dish and in a live animal. That led the scientists to use NR instead.
Methods for synthesizing NR were recently developed by Dr. Anthony Sauve, a professor of pharmacology at Weill Cornell and co-author of the study. This resulted in quantities of NR that were sufficient to test in animals.
"NR gets into cells very readily and can be absorbed when you take it orally. It has all the properties that you would expect in a medicine that could be administered to people,” said Dr. Jaffrey, a professor of pharmacology at Weill Cornell.
Beyond just preventing hearing loss, the researchers think the results may have broader applications because of the underlying way NR protects nerve cells. The scientists showed that NR and NAD+ prevent hearing loss by increasing the activity of the protein sirtuin 3 (SIRT3), which is critically involved in the function of mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell.
The researchers hypothesized that it was this enhancement of SIRT3 that was behind the protective properties of NR. To test this, they manipulated SIRT3 levels independently of NR to see if they could still prevent noise-induced hearing loss by administering NR. Sure enough, deleting the SIRT3 gene in mice abolished any of the protective properties of NR. The researchers also showed that a new strain of mice, generated in the lab of co-senior author Dr. Eric Verdin at the Gladstone Institutes and engineered to express high levels of SIRT3, were inherently resistant to noise-induced hearing loss, even without administration of NR.
SIRT3 decreases naturally as we age, which could partially explain aging-related hearing loss. Additionally, some individuals carry different versions of the SIRT3 genes that result in reduced enzyme activity, which may make them more susceptible to noise-induced hearing loss.
Dr. Verdin, an investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology and professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, says, "The success of this study suggests that targeting SIRT3 using NR could be a viable target for treating all sorts of aging-related disorders—not only hearing loss but also metabolic syndromes like obesity, pulmonary hypertension, and even diabetes."
Other scientists who participated in this research include Sadia Maqsood, William Harkcom, Dr. Wei Li, and Dr. Sauve from Weill Cornell, and Jing-Yi Huang and Dr. Yong Pan from the Gladstone Institutes. Funding was provided by Weill Cornell, the NYS DOH Spinal Cord Injury Fund, the Gladstone Institutes, and the National Institutes of Health.
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The Many Programs of Go Nagai
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BOOK REVIEW: “The Noble Approach”
We have here a strong candidate for ‘Animation Book of the Year’.
I just received a copy of Tod Polson’s long awaited book on his mentor – animation layout master Maurice Noble. Boy oh boy, is this a great read – and a visual delight. It is a 176 page “coffee table” art book about Noble’s life and his philosophy about his art. The full title and credits on the cover say it all: The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and The Zen of Animation Design by Tod Polson based on the notes of Maurice Noble. Preface by Chuck Jones (from a 1987 Asifa-Hollywood Awards presentation), Foreword by Maurice Noble.
Polson trained under Noble and compiled his notes, and material prepared by Noble for a potential book, mixing this together with eye-popping visuals of Noble’s lifetime of layouts and backgrounds (mainly from Warner Bros. cartoons), rare photographs, and personal work from throughout his career. It’s quite a presentation.
The first chapter goes over Noble’s career, with images from his work at Disney including Snow White, The Old Mill, Dumbo and Bambi; the war years with art from Private Snafu and then Warner Bros. in its golden years. It follows Noble’s story through his freelance work at John Sutherland and later Chuck Jones productions at MGM and beyond. Maurice ended up at Warner Bros. (Tiny Toon Adventures) and with Chuck on his final shorts. It’s all here.
The following chapters recount Noble’s approach to designing an animated film with sections devoted to story, design, color, layout, inspiration and research. It’s how they made Looney Tunes, meticulously described by one who was there. Polson takes us behind the scenes with loving care. It’s one thing to fall in love with Noble’s work on screen behind the antics of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck; it’s quite another to experience Noble’s work laid bare in this book, in all their full frame glory.
I’ve used the term “must-have” before – but I compel every one of you reading this site and this review to order this book immediately. You will not regret it.
Chuck JonesMaurice Noble
Fred Patten
August 24, 2013 1:22:35 am
My review copy of this arrived from Chronicle Books yesterday, and I have not had time to read it yet, but I am really excited about it! It looks like a visual treat; it’s encouraging to know that it is a solid factual treat as well.
Hmmm. Look at the cover pictures on Amazon.com; the basic book entry and the “Look Inside” entry, and see the appearing and disappearing “the” in the book’s title. I wonder why the variation?
DougD
“The Zen of Animation Design” is certainly an apt subtitle. Noble was a great, and creative, artist.
Thad Komorowski
August 24, 2013 10:53:03 am
In spite of it being narrowly focused on a single artist and unit, it may be the best book out there on the making of the Warner Bros. cartoons, period.
This looks great! I’d love to see his work from “Dumbo.” I might ask for this for Christmas!
Ian Neumann
Now we just need a books for designs from Tom O’Loughlin, Richard H. Thomas, Hawley Pratt, Phillip DeGuard, William Butler. 🙂
EDITOR: JERRY BECK
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of Cal Arts in Valencia – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
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Pope Francis names Bishop Burns of Juneau to head Dallas Diocese
Bishop Edward J. Burns (CNS photo/Carol Glatz)
By Catholic News Service • Posted December 13, 2016
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has named Bishop Edward J. Burns of Juneau, Alaska, to be bishop of Dallas, succeeding now-Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, who headed the Dallas Diocese until he was named in August to be the first prefect of the new Vatican office for laity, family and life.
Bishop Burns, 59, has headed the Diocese of Juneau since 2009. A priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, he is a former rector of St. Paul’s Seminary in Pittsburgh and former director of the U.S. bishops’ national offices dealing with clergy, vocations and priestly formation.
The appointment was announced Dec. 13 in Washington by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Bishop Burns will be installed as the eighth bishop of Dallas Feb. 9.
In a statement, he said he is “humbled and grateful” for his new appointment and “at the same time, this announcement fills my heart with gratitude for the privilege and honor of serving the priests, deacons, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Juneau.”
“I am profoundly grateful for my experience in southeast Alaska and I pray for God’s grace as I take on my new duties as chief shepherd of the Diocese of Dallas,” Bishop Burns said.
Bishop Burns is the current chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People. He also is a member of the bishops’ Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions and has been a member of their Administrative Committee.
He was named bishop of Juneau by Pope Benedict XVI Jan. 19, 2009, and ordained a bishop March 3, 2009, at St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh, his home diocese. His installation was April 2, 2009.
The 37,600-square-mile Diocese of Juneau is considered one of the U.S. church’s home mission dioceses. Out of a total population of 75,000, it has 10,000 Catholics.
In a recent interview with Catholic News Service in Juneau, Bishop Burns said that when he became diocesan bishop there, he learned that 10 percent of its population was Catholic and 60 percent didn’t identify with any religion.
“I thought to myself, ‘What a wonderful challenge this is going to be,'” he said. “It’s an opportunity for us to engage in the new evangelization, because it’s not like these people have never heard of Jesus Christ, or the Gospel message, or that they’ve never been in contact with the church. It’s just that they choose to be secularists. They have chosen to step aside from their religion or faith.
“For us, it’s a wonderful challenge,” Bishop Burns said, “to awaken in them a relationship with Jesus Christ.”
The son of Geraldine Little Burns and the late Donald P. Burns, Edward J. Burns was born Oct. 7, 1957, and raised in the Pittsburgh area. After high school, he attended St. Paul Seminary/Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and sociology. He then attended Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, graduating in 1983 with a master of divinity degree and a master’s degree in theology. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh June 25, 1983.
After ordination, then-Father Burns served in parish ministry, diocesan administration, and in vocation and seminary work. He was the director of clergy personnel for the Pittsburgh Diocese when then-Bishop Donald W. Wuerl of Pittsburgh released him to serve at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.
On the national level he was executive director of the USCCB’s Secretariat for Vocations and Priestly Formation from 1999 to 2008. Pope Benedict named him a monsignor in 2006. Msgr. Burns returned to Pittsburgh in August 2008 as rector of St. Paul’s Seminary and director of the diocesan preordination formation department and office for vocations.
Now-Cardinal Wuerl, who is archbishop of Washington, issued a statement on Bishop Burns’ new appointment, calling it “a joy to hear” that Pope Francis “has entrusted” the Dallas Diocese to him.
In the bishop’s years of ministry as a diocesan priest, at the USCCB and in Alaska, “I have seen the great pastoral care and spiritual leadership with which Bishop Burns has faithfully served the church,” Cardinal Wuerl said Dec. 13. “The Diocese of Dallas is blessed to be gaining an extraordinary shepherd, and he brings with him our prayers for his pastoral ministry.”
Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik said Bishop Burns’ home diocese was elated about his new appointment.
Bishop Burns’ ministry “has been marked by great joy, pastoral sensitivity and a zeal for evangelization,” he said in a statement.
“Here in his home diocese, we honor him as our beloved brother. He is a gift to the church and first a gift to the Church of Pittsburgh,” Bishop Zubik added. “For me personally, he is a good friend of whom I am so proud. I know you share that pride with me. We rejoice with and for the people of Dallas. For them now, he is both a gift and a blessing.
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A Bunch of Apocrites
An unidentified male of Megalyridae, a family of 'evaniomorphs' parasitic on wood-boring beetles, from here.
During the late nineteenth century, many women attempted to achieve a 'wasp waist', using corsets to tighten their waist to as narrow a diameter as possible. The style was so-called, of course, because of its resemblance to the body of a wasp, with a sharp constriction dividing the body. However, this feature is not universal among wasps: rather, it characterises a distinct clade within the wasps, the Apocrita.
Basal members of the Hymenoptera possess a broad junction between thorax and abdomen like that seen in other insects. In apocritan wasps, the first segment of the abdomen became incorporated into the body of the thorax (where it is referred to as the propodeum) and the characteristic wasp waist developed at the front of the second abdominal segment. Because the major divisions of the body in Apocrita therefore do not correspond directly to the thorax and abdomen of other insects, workers on Apocrita instead refer to the mesosoma and metasoma (or 'altitrunk' and 'gaster'). So narrow is the connection between mesosoma and metasoma, in fact, that members of the Apocrita are incapable of taking solid food: only liquids can pass through the waist. This limitation is believed to have later been significant in the development of the social wasps and ants: because mature ants cannot themselves eat solids, they must feed any solid food they collect to their larvae. The larvae then regurgitate the semi-digested food in a liquid form that the adults can handle. This dependance on their larvae induced the formation of stable colonies. Mature wasps that do not form colonies feed on naturally-occurring liquids such as nectar.
An unidentified wasp of the Stephanidae ovipositing, from Singapore Nature.
Ancestrally, the Apocrita are a lineage of larval parasites, and the majority of species remain so today. The wide distribution of parasites of wood-boring beetles among basal apocritans, and in their sister group the Orussidae among the non-waisted wasps, suggests that this was probably the original lifestyle for the apocritans (Grimaldi & Engel 2005). Living Apocrita can be divided between five main groups: the Stephanidae, the Aculeata (stinging wasps, including all the social forms such as ants and bees), the Ichneumonoidea (ichneumons and braconids), the Proctotrupomorpha, and the Evaniomorpha (though the monophyly of the latter group is debatable). The Stephanidae are a family of long slender beetle parasites that are most diverse in tropical parts of the world.
An evaniid of the genus Hyptia, from Kurt Schaefer.
The evaniomorphs have been suggested to form a group on the basis of the form of the inner articulation of the coxa (the basal segment) of the middle pair of legs, but the polarity of this feature is debatable (Ronquist 1999). The type superfamily, the Evanioidea, includes a group of families characterised by having the articulation of the metasoma to the mesosoma positioned high up on the propodeum rather than low down as in most other wasps. The hatchet wasps of the Evaniidae have a particularly distinctive body form: the mesosoma is boxy, often almost square in side view; the first segment of the metasoma is developed into a long and narrow petiole; and the remainder of the metasoma is relatively small and hangs off the petiole like the head of the eponymous hatchet. Evaniids are parasites of cockroaches, laying their eggs on the cockroaches' egg cases.
Female trigonalyid of the genus Trigonalys, photographed by Simon van Noort. Note the hooked end to the metasoma; when ovipositing, the female will stand on one side of a leaf and hook her metasoma around to lay her eggs on the other side of the leaf.
Females of another evaniomorph family, the Trigonalyidae, lay large numbers of eggs inserted into incisions on a plant leaf. When a piece of leaf containing a trigonalyid egg is eaten by a caterpillar, the egg hatches out and the trigonalyid larva emerges, then burrows into the body of the caterpillar. However, the larva's target is not the caterpillar itself. Instead, the trigonalyid is looking for the parasitic larva of another wasp that may be inside the caterpillar: it is what is called a hyperparasite (that is, a parasite of a parasite). Trigonalyids are also known as parasites of the larvae of social wasps: when the social wasp feeds its larvae on a caterpillar containing a trigonalyid, the trigonalyid may infect the larva to which it is fed (Grimaldi & Engel 2005).
Grimaldi, D., & M. S. Engel. 2005. Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press.
Ronquist, F. 1999. Evolution of the Hymenoptera (Insecta): the state of the art. Zoologica Scripta 28: 3-11.
Labels: Apocrita, Holometabola, Hymenoptera, Pterygota, Siricomorpha
The Athyrididae: Spiralia and Lamellae
The Saga of Forsteropsalis fabulosa
Life Among a Shrimp's Gills
Brown Ticks
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In trans variant calling reveals enrichment for compound heterozygous variants in genes involved in neuronal development and growth.
Allison J. Cox, Fillan Grady, Gabriel Velez, Vinit B. Mahajan, Polly J. Ferguson, Andrew Kitchen, Benjamin W. Darbro, Alexander G. Bassuk
Journal: Genetics Research / Volume 101 / 2019
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 June 2019, e8
Compound heterozygotes occur when different variants at the same locus on both maternal and paternal chromosomes produce a recessive trait. Here we present the tool VarCount for the quantification of variants at the individual level. We used VarCount to characterize compound heterozygous coding variants in patients with epileptic encephalopathy and in the 1000 Genomes Project participants. The Epi4k data contains variants identified by whole exome sequencing in patients with either Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) or infantile spasms (IS), as well as their parents. We queried the Epi4k dataset (264 trios) and the phased 1000 Genomes Project data (2504 participants) for recessive variants. To assess enrichment, transcript counts were compared between the Epi4k and 1000 Genomes Project participants using minor allele frequency (MAF) cutoffs of 0.5 and 1.0%, and including all ancestries or only probands of European ancestry. In the Epi4k participants, we found enrichment for rare, compound heterozygous variants in six genes, including three involved in neuronal growth and development – PRTG (p = 0.00086, 1% MAF, combined ancestries), TNC (p = 0.022, 1% MAF, combined ancestries) and MACF1 (p = 0.0245, 0.5% MAF, EU ancestry). Due to the total number of transcripts considered in these analyses, the enrichment detected was not significant after correction for multiple testing and higher powered or prospective studies are necessary to validate the candidacy of these genes. However, PRTG, TNC and MACF1 are potential novel recessive epilepsy genes and our results highlight that compound heterozygous variants should be considered in sporadic epilepsy.
The association between personality disorder and an act of deliberate self harm in the older person
C. W. Ritchie, M. B. King, F. Nolan, S. O'Connor, M. Evans, N. Toms, G. Kitchen, S. Evans, C. Bielawski, D. Lee, M. Blanchard
Journal: International Psychogeriatrics / Volume 23 / Issue 2 / March 2011
Background: Suicide rates are higher in the over 65s than in younger adults and there is a strong link between deliberate self harm (DSH) and suicide in older people. The association between personality disorder (PD) and DSH in older adults remains uncertain. Our objective was to describe this association.
Methods: A case control study was conducted in which participants were: (i) those who had undertaken an act of DSH and (ii) a hospital-based control group drawn from a geographical contiguous population. PD was assessed using the Standardised Assessment of Personality (SAP)
Results: Seventy-seven cases of DSH were identified; 61 (79.2%) of these participants were interviewed. There were 171 potential controls identified of whom 140 (81.9%) were included. An SAP was completed in 45/61 (73.8%) of cases and 100/140 (71.4%) of controls. The mean age was 79.8 years (SD = 9, range 65–103). The crude odds ratio for the association between PD and DSH was 5.91 [(95% CI 2.3, 14.9) p<0.0001]. There was a strong interaction with age stratified at 80 years. There was no association between PD and DSH after age 80. The adjusted odds ratio for PD in the group <80 years was 20.5 [(95% CI 3, 141) p = 0.002]. Borderline and impulsive PD traits tended to be associated with an episode of DSH more than other personality types.
Conclusions: PD appears to be a strong and independent risk for an act of DSH in people aged between 65 and 80 years and should be looked for as part of any risk assessment in this population. Access to specialist services may be required to optimally manage this problem and reduce the subsequent risk of suicide.
Mood switch in bipolar depression: comparison of adjunctive venlafaxine, bupropion and sertraline
R. M. Post, L. L. Altshuler, G. S. Leverich, M. A. Frye, W A. Nolen, R. W. Kupka, T. Suppes, S. McElroy, P. E. Keck, K. D. Denicoff, H. Grunze, J. Walden, C. M. R. Kitchen, J. Mintz
Journal: The British Journal of Psychiatry / Volume 189 / Issue 2 / August 2006
Few studies have examined the relative risks of switching into hypomania or mania associated with second-generation antidepressant drugs in bipolar depression.
To examine the relative acute effects of bupropion, sertraline and venlafaxine as adjuncts to mood stabilisers.
In a 10-week trial, participants receiving out-patient treatment for bipolar disorder (stratified for rapid cycling) were randomly treated with a flexible dose of one of the antidepressants, or their respective matching placebos, as adjuncts to mood stabilisers.
A total of 174 adults with bipolar disorder I, II or not otherwise specified, currently in the depressed phase, were included. All three antidepressants were associated with a similar range of acute response (49–53%) and remission (34–41%). There was a significantly increased risk of switches into hypomania or mania in participants treated with venlafaxine compared with bupropion or sertraline.
More caution appears indicated in the use of venlafaxine rather than bupropion or sertraline in the adjunctive treatment of bipolar depression, especially if there is a prior history of rapid cycling.
Accessibility of health and social services to immigrant elders: the Islington Study
G. Livingston, G. Leavey, G. Kitchen, M. Manela, S. Sembhi, C. Katona
Journal: The British Journal of Psychiatry / Volume 180 / Issue 4 / April 2002
Numbers of immigrant elders are increasing and it is unclear whether they can access services.
To examine service utilisation of older immigrants compared with their UK-born counterparts and relate it to health difficulties.
Cross-sectional study in inner London measuring service use, mental health and disability.
A total of 1085 people aged ⩾65 years were interviewed. Independent predictors of contact with a general practitioner included being born in Cyprus. Cypriots were the only immigrant population to report significantly more somatic symptoms than those born in the UK (P=0.005). Africans and Caribbeans used daycare and other social services most frequently.
Immigrants could access services. Africans and Caribbeans appear to have poorer physical health and thus have greater contact with services. Cypriots who experience depression may present with prominent somatic symptoms. This is likely to be due to a different idiom of distress.
Mental health of migrant elders – the Islington study
Journal: The British Journal of Psychiatry / Volume 179 / Issue 4 / October 2001
In the UK, 6% of those aged 65 years and over were born abroad, most of whom now live in inner-city areas. It has been suggested that ethnic elders are particularly vulnerable to mental illness.
To compare the prevalence of dementia and depression in older migrants with those born in the UK.
A cross-sectional community study of 1085 people aged 65 years or older in an inner-London borough.
Compared with those born in the UK, the prevalence of dementia was raised in African–Caribbeans (17.3%, relative risk=1.72, Cl=1.06–2.81) and lower for the Irish-born (3.6%, relative risk=0.36, Cl=0.17–0.87). All those of African–Caribbean country of birth were significantly younger (P=0.000) but no more likely to be taking antihypertensive drugs. They were no more likely to report having cardiovascular problems but had increased rates of diabetes (P < 0.0000). The overall prevalence of depression was 18.3% (95% Cl=16.1–20.7). The highest prevalence rate was found among those born in Greece and Turkey (27.2%, Cl=179–39.6). Migration per se does not appear to be a risk for depression and dementia in this population.
The excess of dementia may be of vascular aetiology. There is the potential for primary or secondary prevention.
10 - Wisdom and Reflective Judgment: knowing in the face of uncertainty
By Karen Strohm Kitchener, University of Denver, Helene G. Brenner, University of Denver
Edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Yale University, Connecticut
Book: Wisdom
Published online: 05 June 2012
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In youth and beauty wisdom is rare.
– Chinese fortune cookie, 1988
This book attests to the fact that the concept of wisdom has received renewed attention in the legitimate literature of psychology after a long hiatus of being dismissed as an unscientific folk construct. Similarly, after years of neglect, investigators have been exploring the area of adult cognitive development, attempting to describe qualitative differences in the thinking of adults and adolescents or children and to trace and understand their genesis. Researchers such as Fischer and Kenny (1986), Kitchener and King (1981, in press), and Basseches (1986), to name a few, have suggested that the cognitive structures of adults continue to develop and differentiate beyond adolescence in critical ways.
It is the thesis of this chapter that the research on one model of adult cognitive development, the Reflective Judgment model, illuminates the development of many attributes associated with wisdom as well as the relationship between wisdom and intelligence. The model (Kitchener & King, 1981, in press) describes the development of epistemic cognition (Kitchener, 1983), or an individual's knowledge about the limits of knowing, the certainty of knowing, and the criteria for knowing. Further, it describes the developmental relationship between epistemic cognition and good judgment in the face of uncertainty. In other words, the model explicates how individuals move beyond understanding issues that can be known with certainty through the process of logical or formal reasoning to understanding issues of knowing in the face of uncertainty.
Bovine milk N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase and its significance in the detection of abnormal udder secretions
B. J. Kitchen, G. Middleton, M. Salmon
Journal: Journal of Dairy Research / Volume 45 / Issue 1 / February 1978
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 June 2009, pp. 15-20
A new spectrofluorimetric assay procedure for bovine milk N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAGase) is described for use as a routine screening test for the detection of abnormal uddersecretions. This procedure uses 4-methylumbel-liferyl-N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide as substrate. On the basis of the greater sample throughput, increased product sensitivity detection of NAGase and the absence of turbidity problems, it is considered to be superior to a previously reported spectrophotometric procedure (Kitchen, 1976). The correlation coefficient between the somatic cell count and the fluorimetric procedure using 243 quarter fore-milk samples was 0·86. Distribution studies on bovine milk and mammary gland homogenates indicated that this enzyme activity was located predominantly in the soluble whey protein fraction and the post-microsomal supernatant. Mammary gland secretory cells contained high levels of NAGase and appeared to be the major source of the enzyme in milk whilst NAGase from other sources (white blood cells, blood serum) contributed only a minor proportion (5–15%) of the total activity in milk. The implications of these findings on the value of the NAGase test as a means of mastitis diagnosis are discussed.
Enzymic methods for the estimation of the somatic cell count in bovine milk: II. N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase test for routine estimation of the somatic cell count in milk
B. J. Kitchen, G. Middleton
Journal: Journal of Dairy Research / Volume 43 / Issue 3 / October 1976
Milk enzymes—their distribution and activity
B. J. Kitchen, G. C. Taylor, I. C. White
Journal: Journal of Dairy Research / Volume 37 / Issue 2 / June 1970
The distribution and activity of alkaline phosphatase (E.C. 3.1.3.1), acid phosphatase (E.C. 3.1.3.2), catalase (E.C. 1.11.1.6), xanthine oxidase (E.C. 1.2.3.2), aldolase (E.C. 4.1.2.7 and 4.1.2.13), ribonuclease (E.C. 2.7.7.16) and carbonic anhydrase (E.C. 4.2.1.1) were studied in the major components of bovine milk. Fractionation was accomplished by centrifugation of milk, skim-milk and buttermilk, and ammonium sulphate precipitation of skim-milk serum. The range of activities found for the enzymes studied are tabulated together with the activities of some of the enzymes in mastitic milk, and the significance of the results obtained is discussed. No carbonic anhydrase activity was detected in any of the samples tested. The other enzymes studied were found to have a greater proportion of their total activity located in the skim-milk fraction. However, all of these enzymes except ribonuclease had a higher specific activity in the fat fraction.
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Positive Individualism
I will present and defend the notion of what I call Positive Individualism. Its purpose is to set forth a standard by which people are to treat others and themselves. I consider a common conception of individualism, its flaws, and a process of...
The Death Penalty Debate: A Critical Examination of the Moral Justifications for Capital Punishment
Capital punishment is a forceful moral issue that is frequently overlooked. This is possibly due to the reverence many have toward the rule of law or a passive acceptance of the status quo. In this thesis I will begin with a discussion of context...
Controlling Randomness: Using Procedural Generation to Influence Player Uncertainty in Video Games
As video games increase in complexity and length, the use of automatic, or procedural, content generation has become a popular way to reduce the stress on game designers. However, the usage of procedural generation has certain consequences; in many...
Between Psyche and Reality: An Investigation of Contemporary Landscape
This body of work explores the emotional aspects of my life through the metaphor of landscape. It is a contemplation of the genre of landscape in the contemporary art dialog. By exploring the materiality of paint and the physicality of working...
Lost Voices of Ancient Israel Reclaiming Eden: An Ecocritical Exegesis
This work addresses the historically-read despotism Genesis 1.28 has often received in its subordination of nature for the interests of human enterprise and counters the notion of reading the entire Bible as an anti-environmental, anthropocentric...
The Repressive Role of Technology in American and British Dystopian Novels of the Cold War
The Cold War was a time of extreme conformity, with an equally extreme reaction against forced conformity. Representations of such reactions were not to be omitted in the literature of the time. Throughout the novels, the characters and society...
The Third Island: A Novella
The Third Island is a novella about a Puerto Rican woman of Spanish descent who faces her biggest fear—death. Death comes in many forms and for Laura Maria De La Esperanza Castel, it comes in the form of a man with whom she thinks she is in love....
The Roman Conquest of Britain
In 43 CE, Britain became part of the Roman Empire and was systematically conquered for nearly half a century. The province had valuable natural resources to plunder, but the decision to invade was based upon more than its material wealth. Prestige...
A Diplomat's Portrait: The United States Department of State's View on French Imperial Policy Regarding Syrian Religious Minorities of 1918-1922
This thesis examines documents from the US department of State relating to the Internal Affairs of Turkey in the years of 1918-1922, to answer questions pertaining to French imperial policy directed toward minority groups in French Mandate Syria,...
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A Brief State of the Province of Pennsylvania - 24
1 2016-08-19T12:59:43-07:00 Will Fenton 9e3bf7727b68fc64e416bcd18efaefb81d06944c 7200 1 A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania, : in which the conduct of their assemblies for several years past is impartially examined, and the true cause of the continual encroachments of the French displayed, more especially the secret design of their late unwarrantable invasion and settlement upon the river Ohio. To which is annexed, an easy plan for restoring quiet in the public measures of that province, and defeating the ambitious views of the French in time to come. In a letter from a gentleman who has resided many years in Pennsylvania to his friends in London. 2016-08-19T12:59:43-07:00 Smith, William, 1727-1803. LCP Am 1755 Smi 112519.O London [England]: : Printed for R. Griffiths at the Dunciad, in Paternoster-Row., 1755. With a half-title. By William Smith. "Price one shilling."--half-title. Signatures: [A]_ B-F? G_ (G2 verso blank). [2], 45, [1] p. ; 23 cm (8vo) English short title catalogue (ESTC), T68506; Sabin 84589; Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.), S686; Smith, J. Anti-Quakeriana, p. 420 46 24 Will Fenton 9e3bf7727b68fc64e416bcd18efaefb81d06944c
1 2016-08-19T17:46:32-07:00 Will Fenton 9e3bf7727b68fc64e416bcd18efaefb81d06944c A Brief State of the Province of Pennsylvania Will Fenton 2 A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania, : in which the conduct of their assemblies for several years past is impartially examined, and the true cause of the continual encroachments of the French displayed, more especially the secret design of their late unwarrantable invasion and settlement upon the river Ohio. To which is annexed, an easy plan for restoring quiet in the public measures of that province, and defeating the ambitious views of the French in time to come. In a letter from a gentleman who has resided many years in Pennsylvania to his friends in London. gallery 2018-02-12T02:57:52-08:00 London [England]: : Printed for R. Griffiths at the Dunciad, in Paternoster-Row., 1755. Smith, William, 1727-1803. Call Number: Am 1755 Smi 112519.O With a half-title. By William Smith. "Price one shilling."--half-title. Signatures: [A]-B-F? G (G2 verso blank). English short title catalogue (ESTC), T68506; Sabin 84589; Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.), S686; Smith, J. Anti-Quakeriana, p. 405. Library Company of Philadelphia. Will Fenton 9e3bf7727b68fc64e416bcd18efaefb81d06944c
1 2016-08-19T13:00:35-07:00 A Brief State of the Province of Pennsylvania - Title Page 1 A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania, : in which the conduct of their assemblies for several years past is impartially examined, and the true cause of the continual encroachments of the French displayed, more especially the secret design of their late unwarrantable invasion and settlement upon the river Ohio. To which is annexed, an easy plan for restoring quiet in the public measures of that province, and defeating the ambitious views of the French in time to come. In a letter from a gentleman who has resided many years in Pennsylvania to his friends in London. 2016-08-19T13:00:35-07:00 Smith, William, 1727-1803. LCP Am 1755 Smi 112519.O London [England]: : Printed for R. Griffiths at the Dunciad, in Paternoster-Row., 1755. With a half-title. By William Smith. "Price one shilling."--half-title. Signatures: [A]_ B-F? G_ (G2 verso blank). [2], 45, [1] p. ; 23 cm (8vo) English short title catalogue (ESTC), T68506; Sabin 84589; Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.), S686; Smith, J. Anti-Quakeriana, p. 405 46 Title Page
1 2016-08-19T12:59:46-07:00 A Brief State of the Province of Pennsylvania - Front Matter 1 A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania, : in which the conduct of their assemblies for several years past is impartially examined, and the true cause of the continual encroachments of the French displayed, more especially the secret design of their late unwarrantable invasion and settlement upon the river Ohio. To which is annexed, an easy plan for restoring quiet in the public measures of that province, and defeating the ambitious views of the French in time to come. In a letter from a gentleman who has resided many years in Pennsylvania to his friends in London. 2016-08-19T12:59:46-07:00 Smith, William, 1727-1803. LCP Am 1755 Smi 112519.O London [England]: : Printed for R. Griffiths at the Dunciad, in Paternoster-Row., 1755. With a half-title. By William Smith. "Price one shilling."--half-title. Signatures: [A]_ B-F? G_ (G2 verso blank). [2], 45, [1] p. ; 23 cm (8vo) English short title catalogue (ESTC), T68506; Sabin 84589; Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.), S686; Smith, J. Anti-Quakeriana, p. 450 46 Front Matter
1 2016-08-19T12:59:43-07:00 A Brief State of the Province of Pennsylvania - 3 1 A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania, : in which the conduct of their assemblies for several years past is impartially examined, and the true cause of the continual encroachments of the French displayed, more especially the secret design of their late unwarrantable invasion and settlement upon the river Ohio. To which is annexed, an easy plan for restoring quiet in the public measures of that province, and defeating the ambitious views of the French in time to come. In a letter from a gentleman who has resided many years in Pennsylvania to his friends in London. 2016-08-19T12:59:43-07:00 Smith, William, 1727-1803. LCP Am 1755 Smi 112519.O London [England]: : Printed for R. Griffiths at the Dunciad, in Paternoster-Row., 1755. With a half-title. By William Smith. "Price one shilling."--half-title. Signatures: [A]_ B-F? G_ (G2 verso blank). [2], 45, [1] p. ; 23 cm (8vo) English short title catalogue (ESTC), T68506; Sabin 84589; Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.), S686; Smith, J. Anti-Quakeriana, p. 426 46 3
1 2016-08-19T12:59:42-07:00 A Brief State of the Province of Pennsylvania - 10 1 A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania, : in which the conduct of their assemblies for several years past is impartially examined, and the true cause of the continual encroachments of the French displayed, more especially the secret design of their late unwarrantable invasion and settlement upon the river Ohio. To which is annexed, an easy plan for restoring quiet in the public measures of that province, and defeating the ambitious views of the French in time to come. In a letter from a gentleman who has resided many years in Pennsylvania to his friends in London. 2016-08-19T12:59:42-07:00 Smith, William, 1727-1803. LCP Am 1755 Smi 112519.O London [England]: : Printed for R. Griffiths at the Dunciad, in Paternoster-Row., 1755. With a half-title. By William Smith. "Price one shilling."--half-title. Signatures: [A]_ B-F? G_ (G2 verso blank). [2], 45, [1] p. ; 23 cm (8vo) English short title catalogue (ESTC), T68506; Sabin 84589; Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.), S686; Smith, J. Anti-Quakeriana, p. 406 46 10
1 2016-08-19T13:00:37-07:00 A Brief State of the Province of Pennsylvania - Book Plate 1 A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania, : in which the conduct of their assemblies for several years past is impartially examined, and the true cause of the continual encroachments of the French displayed, more especially the secret design of their late unwarrantable invasion and settlement upon the river Ohio. To which is annexed, an easy plan for restoring quiet in the public measures of that province, and defeating the ambitious views of the French in time to come. In a letter from a gentleman who has resided many years in Pennsylvania to his friends in London. 2016-08-19T13:00:37-07:00 Smith, William, 1727-1803. LCP Am 1755 Smi 112519.O London [England]: : Printed for R. Griffiths at the Dunciad, in Paternoster-Row., 1755. With a half-title. By William Smith. "Price one shilling."--half-title. Signatures: [A]_ B-F? G_ (G2 verso blank). [2], 45, [1] p. ; 23 cm (8vo) English short title catalogue (ESTC), T68506; Sabin 84589; Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.), S686; Smith, J. Anti-Quakeriana, p. 449 46 Book Plate
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Disney's women: changes in depictions of femininity in Walt Disney's animated feature films, 1937-1999.
Davis, AM; (2001) Disney's women: changes in depictions of femininity in Walt Disney's animated feature films, 1937-1999. Doctoral thesis , University of London.
The animated films of Walt Disney have played an important role in American culture. Most Americans, either during childhood or adulthood, have been exposed to at least some of them. The films themselves have, in some respects, reflected American society and culture. They may also, at least to some extent, have influenced them. As academic scholarship on the history of Hollywood film has grown, various aspects of Disney's influence and cultural position have likewise come to be the focus of study. In recent decades, also, there has been a continually greater interest in the role of women in American society and how that role is constructed. Uniting both these scholarly interests, this thesis analyses how Disney films depict femininity, and the ways in which such depictions correspond with those in the larger arena of Hollywood film. To make these issues more comprehensible, it describes the beginnings of animated film in the United States, together with the early career and works of Walt Disney. In order to cast light on the manner in which such portrayals have changed over time, the films examined are analysed in relation to three particular time periods: 193 7-67, 1967-89, and 1989-99. By examining the depictions to be found within individual films, and comparing these depictions both with one another and with selected live-action, mainstream Hollywood films of the same eras, a better understanding of the make-up of the Disney films as a body of work is achieved, and a corrective offered to some of the misconceptions of Disney to be found within American society in general.
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Tiananmen Square at 25: Remembering the Democracy Movement and the Crackdown
“This is for the lost souls of June 4th.” - Liu Xiaobo, 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
The Goddess of Democracy erected on May 30 was torn down during the crackdown
Around the world actions are being organized to remember the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Pro-Democracy Movement and the crackdown and massacre that began on the night of June 3, 1989 and continued through the day of June 4, 1989. Chinese dissidents have been and continue to be rounded up in a preemptive manner to silence them in what Human Rights in China has described as an "Enforced Amnesia" and others have described as a cover up or a blackout. Below is my small contribution in remembrance of the courageous students who perished or were imprisoned on that day.
In June 1989, the Chinese novelist Ma Jian was among the million freedom protesters who gathered in Tiananmen Square and survived to give his testimony.
On 4 June 1989, when the Chinese Communist party (CCP) sent 200,000 soldiers in armoured tanks to suppress the peaceful pro-democracy protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, causing hundreds if not thousands of fatalities, it was unimaginable to me and most of my compatriots that, 25 years later, this barbaric regime would still be in power, and the massacre would be rendered a taboo. But despite the party's most ardent efforts to wipe the episode from history, memories of the massacre refuse to be crushed. On the milestone 25th anniversary, Tiananmen is more important than ever.
Tiananmen revealed the true face not only of the Chinese people, but of the CCP as well, which was exposed as a regime prepared to massacre its own unarmed citizens in order to maintain its power. It is both mistaken and morally repugnant to argue that the deaths were necessary to "re-establish order" and guarantee future growth. Taiwan is clear proof that the Chinese can successfully combine democracy with capitalism. China's rapid economic rise over the past 25 years is thanks in most part not to the Communist party but to non-unionised Chinese workers prepared to labour in poor conditions for low wages. An accountable, democratic government would have no doubt achieved a less frenzied, more sustainable economic rise, with less corruption and environmental devastation. Until now, the only apparent victor of Tiananmen has been the CCP. The massacre destroyed its moral legitimacy, but like a resilient virus, it has mutated in unforeseen ways to ensure its survival.
Hard to believe that 25 years have passed since hundreds of thousands led by Chinese students gathered in Tiananmen Square beginning in April demanding an end to corruption and democratic reforms only to be massacred by the Chinese regime beginning on the evening of June 3, 1989 continuing into June 4, 1989. Estimates of the number killed ranges into the thousands. The Chinese Red Cross had initially reported 2,600 but then quickly retracted the number under intense pressure of the government.
Chinese students in Miami march in support of democracy in 1989
At the time I was a student at Florida International University and seeing Chinese students taking to the street in Miami to march in solidarity with their counterparts back in China, inspired me and I joined with them. Reading the account of what transpired during the Chinese democracy movement protests by Kate Phillips, an American teacher living in China at the time, brought back the memory of those days for me.
Saddened and outraged at the time by the U.S. policy of collaboration with the Chinese communist regime that had been formalized with the normalization of relations in 1979 and secret visits to China following the June 1989 massacre to assure that business would continue as usual only increased my sense of shame with U.S. foreign policy and its moral implications.
As a Cuban American it is doubly painful to know that the regime in Cuba was one of the few voices around the world to publicly praise the massacre of Chinese students in 1989 and has been a permanent voice advocating harsher treatment for human rights defenders in China.
Join now in demonstrating your solidarity with China's democrats
Tiananmen Mothers, a group of family members of some of those killed during the violent crackdown on the 1989 Democracy Movement produced a short documentary: "Portraits of Loss and the Quest for Justice"in which the stories of six victims are told by their family members, and two survivors provide their own testimony. It can be viewed online here.
On June 4, 2014 Pray for China
Initiatives for China has proclaimed June 4, 2014 as a Global Prayer Day for China and have obtained the support of Arch-Bishop Desmond Tutu and Former Taiwanese President Lee Tenghui. The prayer is available online here.
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Labels: China, Democracy Movement, human rights, Liu Xiaobo, Tiananmen, Tiananmen Massacre, Tiananmen Mothers, Tiananmen Square
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Six World Indoor Championships medals to be reallocated in Birmingham
Six World Indoor Championships medals will be reallocated during ceremonies at the IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018 on Friday and Saturday 2-3 March. These upgrades follow the disqualification of the results of the original medallists after their sanction for anti-doping rule violations.
Among those receiving their reallocated medals is Tianna Bartoletta of the USA, who was promoted to gold in the long jump for the 2006 World Indoor Championships in Moscow. Her ceremony, which will include a flag raising and national anthem, will take place in Arena Birmingham at the start of the evening session on Saturday 3 March.
In total, six athletes from across five events at three previous editions of the IAAF World Indoor Championships have accepted invitations to receive their reallocated medals in Birmingham.
“After the very positive feedback at the beginning of the new reallocation process last August in London, we are delighted to continue to honour the athletes for their achievements,” said IAAF President Sebastian Coe. “And what better way than in front of full arena of passionate athletics fans at a major championships.”
IAAF World Indoor Championships medal reallocation ceremonies in Birmingham:
Friday 2 March
Shot put men - Moscow 2006
- Joachim Olsen, DEN, promoted from bronze to silver
Time slot: 17:44
Shot put men - Doha 2010
- Ralf Bartels, GER, promoted from bronze to silver
Saturday 3 March
Long jump women - Moscow 2006
- Tianna Bartoletta, USA, promoted from silver to gold
- Concepcion Montaner, ESP, promoted from fourth to bronze
Triple jump women - Valencia 2008
- Marija Šestak, SLO, promoted from bronze to silver
Time slot 17:36
Pentathlon women - Doha 2010
- Hyleas Fountain, USA, promoted from fourth to bronze
Naide Gomes (POR), who was promoted to silver in the long jump in 2006, Li Meiju (CHN) and Misleydis Gonzalez (CUB), who were promoted to silver and bronze in the shot put in 2008, Olga Rypakova (KAZ), promoted to bronze in the triple jump for 2008, Valerie Adams (NZL) and Nadine Kleinert (GER), who were promoted to gold and bronze in the shot put in 2010, and Michelle Carter (USA), who was promoted to silver in the shot put for 2012, are unable to attend. The IAAF is in contact with their national federations to find other occasions to present them with their medals.
The Czech Republic women's team that was promoted to bronze in the 4x400m relay in 2010 will receive their medals at the IAAF Continental Cup in September in Ostrava.
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