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2010 in Review Series, DJ Mix, Saturday Mixcast
Saturday Mixcast Special Year End Edition: The Top 24 Most Popular DJ Mixes of 2010
Artists: A1 Bassline, Afrojack, Alan Braxe, Alex Metric, Andy George, Angger Dimas, Annie, Ant Brooks, Armand Van Helden, At Dawn We Rage, Atomic Hooligan, Autoerotique, Axwell, B.O.B, Bart B More, Basement Jaxx, Bashy, Beastie Boys, Beataucue, Benga, Beth Ditto, Big Daddy Kane, Bird Peterson, Black Eyed Peas, Black Noise, Blaze Tripp, Bloody Beetroots, Bobmo, Breakage, Bruno Mars, Bucketheads, Burns, Busta Rhymes, Calvertron, Calvin Harris, Cassian, Cassius, Cee Lo Green, Chase & Status, Checkmate, Chemical Brothers, Chic, Chuckie, Classixx, Congorock, Cool, Crookers, Cross, Cut Copy, Dada Life, Daft Punk, Danger, David Tort, DCUP, Deadmau5, Delorean, Dennis Ferrer, Designer Drugs, Digital Lab, Digitalism, Dim Chris, Diplo, Dirty South, Disco Trash, DJ Bam Bam, DJ Kue, DJ Premier, DJ Sneak, DJ Zinc, Doctor P, Don Diablo, Douster, Dre Skull, Dro, Duck Sauce, Dusty Kid, Edu K, Electric, Elite Force, Emalkay, Empire, Estelle, Example, Fake Blood, Far East Movement, Far Too Loud, Fatjam, Felix Cartal, Flux Pavilion, Foamo, Freestyle, Friendly Fires, Gigi Barocco, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, Grum, Gucci Vump, Hardwell, Harvard Bass, Heavy D, HeavyFeet, Highbloo, His Majesty Andre, Homework, Hot Chip, Hot City, Housse De Racket, Hoxton Whores, Human Life, ImanoS, Jack Beats, Janet Jackson, JFK, Joker, Jon Kong, Joris Voorn, Journey, Justice, Kanye West, Kavinsky, Kid Kenobi, Kid Sister, Kno, Kolombo, Kraftwerk, L-Vis 1990, LA Riots, Laidback Luke, Lee Mortimer, Len Faki, Les Petits Pilous, Lightyear, Lil Wayne, Luna City Express, M.I.A., M.O.P, Magnetic Man, Malente, Man Like Me, Marc Poppcke, Mark Knight, Mastiksoul, Matthias Tanzmann, Metric, Mightyfools, Miike Snow, Moonchild, Mos Def, Mr. Oizo, Mr. Vega, MSTRKRFT, Mumdance, Muse, Mustard Pimp, N.E.R.D, Nacey, Nadastrom, NAPT, Nero, Nightriders, Nunzi, Pacific, Pase Rock, Pendulum, Plan B, Playgroup, Poupon, Prince, Prok & Fitch, Queen, Real Talk, Religion, Reset!, Riva Starr, Rye Rye, Sadat X, Shad, Shinichi Osawa, Sidney Samson, Sinden, Skream, Skrillex, Sleigh Bells, Snoop Dogg, Solo, SonicC, Southern Fried, Space Laces, Stanton Warriors, Steve Angello, Steve Aoki, Strip Steve, Sub Focus, Subscape, Supernova, Surkin, Swedish House Mafia, T-Pain, TAI, TC, The Beatles, The Juan Maclean, The Kills, The Streets, The Twelves, Thomas Bangalter, Tiga, Tim Healey, Tommie Sunshine, Torro Torro, Treasure Fingers, Two Door Cinema Club, Uffie, Usher, Vandalism, Wiley, Wiz Khalifa, Wolfgang Gartner, Zombie Disco Squad
Genre: Deep House, Dubstep, Electro House, Nu-Disco, Progressive House, Tech House
Written by: Cal
Audio, Saturday Mixcast
Saturday Mixcast: Mustard Pimp’s Catastrophe Volume 2
Artists: A1 Bassline, Angger Dimas, Bart B More, Beataucue, BLATTA & INESHA, Bobmo, Calvertron, Checkmate, Crookers, Cross, Dada Life, Delorean, Designer Drugs, Disco Trash, Doctor P, Eagles Of Death Metal, Felix Cartal, Harvard Bass, HeavyFeet, Highbloo, LA Riots, Larry Tee, Malente, Mustard Pimp, Pink, Prince, Religion, September, Shinichi Osawa, Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Tiga, Tommie Sunshine
Genre: Electro House
Salacious Sunday Hip Hop Hits
Salacious Sunday Hip Hop Hits: Canadian Content
Artists: Baby Blue Sound Crew, Checkmate, Choclair, Citizen Kane, Classified, Cross, Danger, K-Os, Kardinal Offishall, Rascalz, Sweatshop Union, Thrust
Genre: Hip Hop
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Orange Balls and Red Gatorade
On March 20, 2014 March 20, 2014 By Sarah AngletonIn History, Sports
Like many American households, ours will be dedicated this weekend to the sport of basketball. My nine-year-old has his final game of the season on Saturday and unlike with other sports seasons he’s had, I’m a little sad to see this one end.
It’s not that I don’t enjoy being the mom who makes it on time to all the practices with a water bottle for my kid and an extra for yours in case he forgot (because I’m the super mom), brings after-game snacks complete with little bottles of red Gatorade (because I’m the cool mom), never argues with the bonehead coach or the most likely blind ref (because I’m the respectful mom), or chants elaborate rhyming cheers (because I’m the most embarrassing mom in the world).
Pardon me, sir, for daring to suggest that my grandma would be a better ref than you. I mean no offense, of course. She’s really quite spry for 95 and only completely blind in one eye.
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It’s just that this basketball season was the first time my kiddo, who is brilliant, but also big for his age and a little awkwardly coordinated, has seemed to really enjoy playing a sport (now if only he could ditch his embarrassing mom). He’s always liked the social aspect of being on a team, but this is the first time that tiny details like rules, skills, strategy, and competition have entered the equation for him.
I’m grateful for a couple of reasons. First, I actually like and understand basketball. Second, it’s one of those great indoor cold-weather sports that keeps him active during even the most brutal winter (this one).
And it turns out, that’s exactly why the sport exists to begin with. Because in 1891, a teacher at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts by the name of James Naismith, needed a way to keep his class of 18 young athletes in good physical condition, as well as a way to keep them from driving him completely insane during the indoor months of a brutal New England winter.
What he came up with was a game with 13 rules in which two teams of nine players each had to pass a soccer ball up and down the gym floor and score goals by tossing the ball into peach baskets nailed onto the edge of the gymnasium balcony. After having to stop play and get out a ladder to retrieve the ball a few hundred too many times, someone was finally smart enough to cut the bottoms out of the baskets and the game started to gain some traction.
And you thought the jump ball slowed down the game too much.
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Actually, it spread incredibly quickly through the YMCA system and soon enough to college campuses where the rules were tweaked until on March 20, 1897, the first 5-on-5 intercollegiate basketball game was held between Yale and the University of Pennsylvania. In case you care (I don’t), Yale won 32-10.
Obviously basketball has grown and changed a lot since those earliest games. Players now dribble the ball (except in the NBA) and the sport can now claim its very own ball that though roughly the size of a soccer ball is much more orange. The peach baskets too have been replaced with metal rims on backboards and nets that make a pleasant swooshing sound.
Because nothing says “This is a real sport” like an orange ball.
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And as the players get more skilled and taller (the average NBA player is now well over ten feet tall), and the game becomes too easy and therefore boring to watch, the rules will continue to change. I’m sure my son will keep track of them all because he likes basketball. And he even kind of gets it, which is a great source of joy for my husband, because I hear that in addition to my son’s game, there may be a few other ones to watch this weekend as well.
Frankly, I probably won’t pay a lot of attention to those other games. I didn’t fill out a billion dollar bracket because I really only cheer for two, or possibly three college teams, when I happen to catch them on television. None of them are in the tournament this year. But I bet all the players who are participating will manage just fine without me because I have no doubt their moms will be there with extra water bottles, elaborate rhyming cheers, and a snack with a little bottle of celebratory red Gatorade for after the game.
The celebratory sports beverage of choice for kids with cool moms.
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Excellent piece of writing. I loved it. Your voice is uplifting, and you’ve got a great sense of humor.
Sincerely, Bob
You are welcome, Sarah. I’m new to WordPress, so thanks for helping me learn a bit about the system.
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Dark Moon Issue #3 Scares up Sci-fi Horror for Halloween!
Dark Moon Issue #3
Art by Benedick Bana
It’s almost Halloween and Dark Moon Comic is all about the treats. To Freematik, creator of the innovative motion comic, this holiday is about sharing creativity, and to celebrate the launch of the first comic last Halloween, the third and last part of their introductory sci-fi horror trilogy will be released for free on October 29th.
The first two issues brought us a team of survivors beamed to a mysterious moon as the Earth is hit by a deadly meteor. They are led by Dante, the scientist responsible for saving them, who finds the moon has perils of its own in the way of hostile and hungry creatures. Surrounded by these beasts, they discover an alien outpost and take cover while trying to figure out their next move. As they explore the base, they find out what the beasts are and how they got to the moon.
The third installment finds the group’s numbers dwindling and Dante reflecting on the remaining survivors fate. His inner process comes to the forefront as he feels the guilt of placing them all between a rock and a hard place, and he is desperate to get them off of a planet teeming with bloodthirsty creatures. And if some of you were wondering, we also learn what has happened on Earth after the meteor hit.
Once again, Dark Moon transports you to a brutal place. We see aliens run amok and a conflicted leader who wills himself to save this random group of characters. It was nice to see more back story for both the Earth’s fate and Dante’s relationship to each of the fallen. Of course, the artwork is absolutely stunning with all the near 3-D detailing accented by bursts of vibrant colours, and the sensory experience is completed with the trippy soundtrack.
I think the average comic reader could get used to this, spoiling them with HD visuals, an engaging story and the added hip-hop fusion scoring. These mini movies will keep you wanting more story and more creatures, so here’s hoping Freematik and artist Benedick Bana will surprise us with something in the near future (but not like, death by meteor near future…)
Check them out on Twitter : @DarkMoonComic
and their deviant art site: http://freematik.deviantart.com/ to check out issues 1 and 2 so you’ll be ready for the alien chaos in issue 3…all for free!
Posted in: General Comments and Updates, Good Scares!, monsters, monsters!!!, Scintillating Sci-fi
Tagged: alien race, aliens, Benedick Bana, comic, Dark Moon, Dark Moon #3, Dark Moon Comic, Freematik, Halloween, horror, indie, motion comic, science fiction, scif-fi horror, soundtrack, space travel, stranded
Face Off Season 9 Episode 6: Alien Landscapes and Evolutions
Things got rolling with another Foundation Challenge this week and the prize was the coveted immunity status. This time McKenzie had a series of alien landscapes for the artists to use in order to create their own retro alien. They had to think Lost in Space and Star Trek as references, and who better to advise them than their mentor Mr. Westmore, who has been Star Trek’s alien designer for decades. He told them that in the 60’s, there was no time for intricate appliances so the artists of days gone by used patterns and stencils. He wanted them to be imaginative to find that retro vibe.
They came up with some interesting aliens, and Mr. Westmore liked Evan’s Avatar inspired makeup as well as Jordan for his use of green and orange which mimicked the era. Evan won immunity because of his clean, camera-ready application.
Evan’s retro alien
This makeup would be the first step. The Spotlight Challenge would incorporate the Foundation Challenge aliens they created, but this time they would have to evolve the retro alien into a modern aesthetic for today’s movies. They had the evolution of Klingons as their reference this time, and since Ve, Neville, and Mr. Westmore have all created versions of the Klingon over the years, they would be consulting on the evolved concepts. Neville also reminded them that today’s audiences are savvy and they would have to turn up the volume with the realism to create a successful makeup. Oh, and on the walkthrough, Jonathan Frakes from STNG showed up to give a critical eye. And wait a minute! Michael Dorn, Mr. Klingon himself, would be a judge on the reveal stage. It was Star Trek old home day on Face Off!
To make her alien more badass, Meg changed veins into hair and was advised to bring colour up the alien’s body. She had trouble as she was the last one in the mold room, and was scared as she had to use polyfoam for the first time since she was behind. She ran out of time trying to put dreads on the cowl, and had no paint just before last looks. She was terrified and named herself “Queen of the Bottom”. She went into “beast mode” to get her makeup painted, and lucky for her it came together. She created an interesting rebel alien that put her in the safe zone.
Meg’s retro alien
Meg’s evolved alien
Kevon recreated the mountain range of his landscape on the alien’s brow. He wanted to exaggerate them on the evolved alien, and Neville advised him to make sure his forms had a purpose. Jonathan Frakes loved his sculpt, and Kevon went so far as to make prosthetic eyelids that were tricky to apply, but he got them on. His alien was very red, and he noticed how big his head was on the reveal stage, but he was safe.
Kevon’s retro alien
Kevon’s evolved alien
Jordan decided to go with what he knew, and fabricate most of his space bandit’s makeup. He had just a few face appliances and relied on the paint and costume. Although he was pleased with the fabrication, he noticed on the reveal stage that it looked a little too costume-y. Ve was disappointed with it because it was not cohesive. The judges also thought there was too much fabrication this time and no evident evolution. He was in the bottom.
Jordan’s retro alien
Jordan’s evolved alien
With his immunity, Evan was on easy street. His bright blue alien would evolve with a sloped cowl and venting at the back of the head. Mr. Westmore and Jonathan Frakes wanted more obvious venting, and he created a great evolution and a nice beauty makeup to boot!
Evan’s evolved alien
Nora’s alien was brightly coloured and she decided to tone the colour down. Ve told her to be careful of the nose, and Mr. Westmore told her to change the neck of the character. She didn’t really have any problems until the reveal stage, where the cowl slipped and created a large wrinkle that looked odd. The judges noticed this made the eyes look heavy, but despite the technical difficulty she was safe.
Nora’s retro alien
Nora’s evolved alien
Ricky’s blue alien had tentacles that were incorporated into the skull, giving it an asymmetrical look. I liked the colours he used and he was also safe this week.
Ricky’s retro alien
Ricky’s evolved alien
Ve thought Stevie should cover any modifications on her alien’s prominent brow with hair. Jonathan Frakes and Mr. Westmore had a lot to say about tweaking her sculpt, which meant she had a lot of work do to. She did an intricate paint job that included yellow, purple and plenty of paint splatter. The end result got huge praise from Glenn with the paint job and her technique with her sculpt. Neville thought the forms were alien and authentic and Michael Dorn thought bringing the makeup into the neck was a good choice. She was in top looks.
Stevie’s retro alien
Stevie’s evolved alien
Ben had a spot of trouble in the first challenge. He tried to mimic the cracked earth of his landscape, and ended up doing a stencil. He didn’t like what he created, so he was glad he had a chance to change it, even though he felt he was “polishing a turd”. Neville advised him to avoid getting too literal with his landscape. The cracks became a membrane that was a filter for the alien, and he scaled back the paint so that it had more humanoid. He felt better with the changes, and the judges loved it. Ve liked the textures on the head, and Michael thought it was a great transition as he got rid of the unnecessary stuff. Neville thought it looked like a big screen makeup. This put Ben in the top looks.
Ben’s retro alien
Ben’s evolved alien
Scott’s alien would become an underground water-dwelling creature. He wanted to make it more feminine with a beautiful profile. Mr. Westmore told him to make the lips less glam, and even though he seemed to run out of time, he gave the judges an alien they gushed over. They loved the symmetry of the cheekbones, and the colours. He was in top looks.
Scott’s retro alien
Scott’s evolved alien
Jason’s bright alien would evolve with more horns to signify status and age. He ran into trouble when his appliances wouldn’t stick to his model and had to move on to paint before he ran out of time. The chin was also coming off, so he camouflaged as best he could with jewels. The judges saw lots of technical errors and what was called a catastrophic sculpt (ouch!). Neville liked the concept and evolution but not the execution. He was in the bottom.
Jason’s retro alien
Jason’s evolved alien
Jasmine’s alien had flat spikes on his face, so she decided to create a 3D look for him. She was stuck with her design, but carried on. She realized in last looks that the sculpt looked worse in the center of the alien’s face. The judges thought the forms were flawed, especially the nose and lips. Surprisingly, she was in the bottom this week.
Jasmine’s retro alien
Jasmine’s evolved alien
The winner was Ben! They loved his believable, minimal makeup and convincing transformation.
Jason would be going home. There were too many things that went wrong to overlook, but Neville was confident he would go far.
As always, the challenges can knock even the most talented artists out of the running, or give them a scare as they end up in bottom looks. Hopefully everyone’s A game is on point next week!
Tagged: alien landscapes, alien race, aliens, Face Off, Face Off Season 9, Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, Mr. Westmore, retro aliens, Star Trek, STNG
A Scary and Stranger Slice of Life
A good horror or sci-fi movie can scare or fascinate us on the big screen, and most of us can leave the fantasy in the theater. But what if the overly-friendly neighbour or that strange light in the sky happens in our real lives? Some of that real life horror has been committed to film, documenting the stories of ordinary people, or seemingly so, who have lived these very experiences. For them, especially those who lost loved ones, it is worse than any Hollywood nightmare, and for those who stand by their convictions it is a lesson in tenacity. Here are a few titles that resonated with me, and although they may not be your first choice for a Saturday night flick, they give a voice to folks that either lived through some real horrors, or had some allegedly real, and really weird, experiences.
My Amityville Horror (2012, 1 hr, 28 mins)
This documentary focuses on Daniel Lutz who lived in the famed Amityville House with his family when he was a child a year after the gruesome murders. I missed this doc when it screened at Toronto After Dark Film Festival a few years back, so I finally sat down to watch a very strange and eerie account of what he went through. His reluctance to reveal his true feelings and the damage done to him is evident in his large blue eyes, and I cannot tell you what I believe other than his life was a tortured existence for many years during and after his Amityville experience. It is a must see if you want some understanding of the media storm surrounding this famous haunting.
Cropsey (2009, 1 hr, 24 mins)
I was completely drawn into this Staten Island, N.Y. story. The filmmakers and natives to the area, Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio, explore the small town legend of Cropsey, a crazed killer of children said to roam the wooded area around the abandoned Willowbrook State School. Their quest to find the truth behind the Cropsey boogeyman reveals stories of missing children, heartbreak, a terrible history of mismanaged and abusive hospital facilities, and the slow but sure persecution of real suspected killer Andre Rand.
The Jeffrey Dahmer Files (2012, 1 hr, 16 mins)
Short but informative, this film, with the help of reenactments, forensic and personal accounts, shows us how a seemingly friendly but introverted man charmed his neighbour and the detective in charge of questioning him despite being one of the most notorious serial killers of our time. Don’t expect a grand exposé here, rather it gives you a snapshot of what people thought of him, how they related to him, and how he got away with murdering his victims for many years due to the shortcomings of the police. This documentary will definitely make you paranoid when a stranger is unusually nice to you.
The Hidden Hand: Alien Contact and the Government Cover-up (2013, 1hr, 20 mins)
Abductees and scholars speak on the presence of aliens on Earth in this 2013 documentary. What may sound like loopy hoo-ha ends up coming from some more than credible witnesses like military officials and the sixth American astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell, as well as celebrated authors like Whitley Strieber, Jim Spark and David Icke. Several accounts of alien abduction likened to being “tagged like deer” and many cover-up conspiracies fueled by greed are discussed, and details on ties to The Vatican and Area 51 will peak your interest in this hotly debated subject. If you follow the vein of thought, this slightly dry but interesting film will lead you to think that alien visitation is more common than you think, making the Fox Mulders of the world proud.
The Billy Meier Story (2009, 1 hr, 34 mins)
“Billy” Eduard Albert Meier has been in contact with aliens for most of his life, and is known for his prophetic messages that he relays from the Plejaren alien race. With an early life that James Bond would envy, Billy Meier has seen other worlds and world leaders; he has opened his own organization that publishes the prophecies of his alien friends and their spiritual teachings among other things, and he has allegedly seen the future. This documentary takes you from experts who try to debunk his U.F.O footage, to mental health officials that try to certify any kind of craziness, and testimonials from his faithful followers. It will certainly make you stroke your literal or figurative beard and scratch your head in wonder as you listen to some compelling information. Despite the somewhat cheesy looking spacecraft footage and drawings of his alien informants that look like the European Jesus and Beyoncé (which would explain a lot), this movie really strikes a nerve as the world goes to Hell in a hand basket, and sadly, we don’t need aliens to tell us this.
Posted in: General Comments and Updates, Just Plain Weird, Scintillating Sci-fi
Tagged: alien race, aliens, Amityville Horror, Ancient Aliens, Andre Rand, Barbara Brancaccio, Bily Meier, conspiracy, Cropsey, Daniel Lutz, documentary, hauntings, Jeffrey Dahmer, Joshua Zeman, Plejaren, possession, serial killer, true crime, U.F.O, Willowbrook State School
Face Off Season 8 Episode 2: Game Changer Part 2!!
We had to wait a whole week to see what would transpire when McKenzie threw a curve ball at the contestants. Not only did they have to work in teams with a former champ as their leader and coach and create two alien beings, but also come up with another creature! The aliens didn’t crash-land on Earth, they landed on a planet ruled by primates. The artists would have to create a tyrannical primate ruler. Since Rick Baker would be on the judges’ panel, they got an extra day because they had to impress him due to his “primate” body of work (Planet of the Apes and Harry and the Hendersons).
They had to choose from 4 types of monkeys: the Squirrel Monkey, Brown Lemur, White-faced Capuchin and a Mandrill. The furry models were all in the lab so the artists could get up close and personal as they designed the third alien.
Team Laura chose the Squirrel Monkey. Their monkey was a tyrant that hunted the two crashed aliens. Greg decided to take on the task of sculpting the monkey face and Emily was going to hand-tie the hair for the ape tyrant. Mr. Westmore was concerned about the time Emily had for ventilating the hair as that usually took a long time, but she was up for the task. Laura was concerned that Greg was losing sight of the monkey’s proper anatomy. In the end, their crashed aliens looked great! The judges loved the sculpts, unique forms on the older alien and the beautiful paint jobs. Rick Baker thought it was successful. Unfortunately, the monkey didn’t get a glowing review. The profile didn’t look like a primate to Neville, in fact, Rick thought it looked like a turtle. They really noticed the lack of anatomically correct details. Greg ended up in the bottom for that.
Team Antony chose the Mandrill. They went with a more realistic monkey look, not a human hybrid. Alan got the job of sculpting the monkey. Kelly started with her mold for their male alien and ran into some trouble. Ben helped her out but scolded her as he did it. He would soon find his own troubles as he used Alan’s hands for a cast. They didn’t turn out properly at all, and he had to scramble during last looks, eventually gluing some splitting and covering it with burlap. Kelly was not happy with the final looks. The judges saw some issues with the aliens. The paint wasn’t the same, with one alien being more matte than the other and there was a lack of detail in the sculpts. They also thought the male alien was too busy. There was also the issue of the hands. Rick thought they were distracting and wished they had just painted the model’s hands. They did, however, love their monkey ruler which I thought was menacing and looked like a tyrant. They thought it was great and liked the largess of it. Ben was in the bottom because of the hands.
Team Rayce picked the White-face Capuchin. Their monkey empress enslaved the arachnid alien. Logan took on the monkey sculpt, while Regina slowly worked on the arachnid face. Mr. Westmore liked the improvements made by Anthony on the alien sculpt, and advised them to make more of a muzzle for the monkey queen. Regina also fabricated for the first time and made a cool crown for the queen. Their arachnid cowl had some tears so Logan had to learn on the fly and fix it. On the reveal stage, their higher form alien did not look symmetrical. The judges noticed that but their insect alien was well-managed and had great attention to detail. The only thing Rick didn’t like was the uniform colour of the alien’s body and costume. They loved the monkey queen! They thought she was fabulous, had a great paint job and showed aging well. Rick liked the variation with the hair colour.
There was a cool moment on this episode. After the first day of the monkey sculpt, the coaches showed up at the artist house and they had a nice barbecue to get to know all the contestants on their teams. It was a chance for them to relax after an exhausting day.
The winning team was Team Rayce. They loved the arachnid insect alien and the monkey queen. The winner of the challenge was Logan because of his monkey sculpt and the cowl on the arachnid alien. They also loved Team Laura’s older alien for the colour and transition from front to back and the shape of the head.
The bottom artists were Kelly because she went big but it didn’t work; Ben for those awful hands; and Greg for the bad primate sculpt and the bad paint job. Greg went home because his makeup didn’t come together. Rick told him a story of how when he started out, he was told to go home and give up, but he didn’t. He told Greg not to give up before he left. What a great guy Rick Baker is! Good luck Greg, and definitely don’t give up!
Tagged: alien race, aliens, Face Off, Face Off Season 8, primates, Return of The Champions, Rick Baker, teams
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ARENA backs CSIRO-developed renewables storage technology
Big developments in renewable energy storage as fed govt backs CSIRO-invented battery technology and innovative US storage systems head to Australia.
Sophie Vorrath Posted on 20 March 2013 22 March 2013 4 Comments
CSIRO-developed battery technology geared at maximising electricity generation from residential and commercial renewable energy systems has become the latest recipient of federal government cleantech funding, with $480,000 to go towards testing the world-leading energy storage technology.
The funding for CSIRO spin-off company Ecoult, which comes via the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Emerging Renewables Program, was announced by the Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson on Tuesday, and will go towards testing and optimising the CSIRO-developed Deka UltraBattery.
The 30 month, $1.16 million pilot project aims to determine whether Deka UltraBattery technology can lower renewable energy operating and storage costs, through tests on a storage pilot at CSIRO’s Newcastle facilities.
The mid-sized pilot project will develop battery storage system prototypes for three different applications: remote, off-grid renewable energy supply; distributed grid connected storage to support residential areas with a high concentration of small roof-top solar installations; and hybrid generation, like diesel plus renewables, to improve fuel efficiencies.
“Testing the UltraBattery technology for both off-grid and distributed technology environments will allow us to learn how we can reduce power fluctuations, which can otherwise act as a barrier to connecting additional solar installations to the electricity grid,” Ferguson said.
“In residential areas with a large volume of rooftop solar photovoltaics, or in off grid and remote communities that are trying to displace diesel through renewables, battery technology will be crucial to maximising electricity from renewable energy resources.”
Ecoult says it has already successfully implemented the Deka Ultrabattery technology in MW-scale, grid-tied solutions around the world, successfully demonstrating its use in solar and wind energy smoothing and shifting.
“Our objective is to reduce the cost of energy storage and boost the competitiveness of small-scale renewable energy sources such as roof-top solar panels,” says Ecoult CEO John Wood.
“This backing from the Australian government will help us continue our work in enabling affordable and effective integration of renewable energy into the Australian grid as well as in remote, off-grid applications.”
The Sydney-based company is also currently implementing Deka Ultrabattery as part of a full stand-alone Power System for the King Island Renewable Energy Integration Project, being developed by Hydro Tasmania to reduce King Island’s reliance on diesel.
Meanwhile, Australian online energy retailer Click Energy has formed a partnership with US company Stem Energy to distribute the latter’s energy management and storage system to customers in the Australian market to help reduce their electricity bills.
The deal marks the first international sale and partnership for the California-based Stem, who this month sold out their first batch of Stem Energy Systems in the US, which the company says combines advanced battery storage technology with cloud-based data analytics to reduce electricity bills for businesses by up to 20 per cent.
“We are excited to be partnering with Click, an innovative energy company, to expand our reach into the Australian market,“ said Stem CEO Salim Khan. “Stem’s approach to optimising energy provides the same benefits in other markets as it does here in the US, and we are excited to provide an option to Australian electricity consumers.”
Stem says its PowerMonitors will give Click customers the opportunity to model upcoming pricing structures to see how advanced energy storage can affect their bills.
“The need for energy storage is expected to grow rapidly in coming years,” Janice Lin, executive director of the California Energy Storage Alliance, said last week. “It’s great to see storage companies like Stem generating momentum in the industry.”
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Canberra endorses status quo on renewables target
Ron Barnes 6 years ago
It is excelent to hear, THE FEDRAL LABOR GOVERNMENT Putting Money into C.S.I.R.O research facility in Newcastle. For continued development in the solar sector. These batteries will Revulitionise storage and spreading useage over longer periods or be available for peak usage top up for the energy systems.
stuart Duthie 6 years ago
Link to UBS solar revoltion report which discusses the role of batteries in detail
http://qualenergia.it/sites/default/files/articolo-doc/UBS.pdf
Howard Patrick 6 years ago
It seems a lot more should be spent on battery R & D. The $1.16m for development of the Ultrabattery is chicken feed especially when considered in the context of the potential benefits of energy strage.
ARENA need to be questioned about the “salt” battery technology being developed at Murdoch University. My understanding is that the lead researcher has had to get support from the Indian corporation; Tata. Might this be another example of Australia loosing out for want of local support.
The Murdoch technology seem very much like Aquion; a US company which seems to be getting ticks and finanncial support.
Sophie; how about some questions to ARENA about it apparent lack of financial support.
Jay. Whistler 6 years ago
Sounds what we are waiting for. We are an off-grid remote area solar household, looking to replace current batteries – now in their 13th year – and just hanging in until the much predicted wave of more efficient batteries become available.
Great area of investment for ARENA.
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Richard Rorty and William E. Connolly: contested concepts of politics and culture for international relations
Nicholas Higgins
Theorising in International Relations
Contemporary Theorists and their Critics
Stephen Chan, Jarrod Weiner
The Edwin Mellen Press
Published - 1 Jul 1997
Higgins, N. (1997). Richard Rorty and William E. Connolly: contested concepts of politics and culture for international relations. In S. Chan, & J. Weiner (Eds.), Theorising in International Relations: Contemporary Theorists and their Critics (pp. 118-140). New York: The Edwin Mellen Press.
Higgins, Nicholas. / Richard Rorty and William E. Connolly : contested concepts of politics and culture for international relations. Theorising in International Relations: Contemporary Theorists and their Critics. editor / Stephen Chan ; Jarrod Weiner. New York : The Edwin Mellen Press, 1997. pp. 118-140
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October 6, 2016 , 401(k)/IRA
Ghilarducci book calls for new breed of DC plans
By Editorial Staff Thu, Oct 6, 2016
Economist Theresa Ghilarducci sees the existing 401(k) system as a half-full glass; she proposes a new glass, mandatory, without leakage, less tilted to high-earners, centrally managed and leading to an income annuity at retirement.
New School economist Teresa Ghilarducci, once dubbed the “most dangerous woman in America” by conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh for her criticisms of the 401(k) industry, has published “Rescuing Retirement: A Plan to Guarantee Retirement Security for All Americans” with co-author Hamilton “Tony” James, president of private equity giant Blackstone.
The book, published by Disruption Books, outlines “a deficit-neutral proposal to ensure that all workers can save enough to retire through mandated, individually-owned, and effectively-invested Guaranteed Retirement Accounts,” according to a press release. “Left unaddressed, the authors emphasize, the strain of a newly poor population of senior citizens would devastate federal, state, and local budgets for decades to come.”
Ghilarducci and others have identified weaknesses in the existing 401(k) system. Plans typically work best for long-tenured employees at large companies that offer low-cost plans and generous matching contributions. But many small companies don’t offer them at all, and at any given time around half of the full-time work force has no access to a plan.
Those weaknesses, which include inconsistent fees and investment options, vulnerability to “leakage” during job changes, and the absence of a mechanism for converting savings to retirement income, have inspired calls for statewide or nationwide defined contribution plans that don’t rely on each employer’s willingness or unwillingness to offer a plan.
The U.S. government has proposed its own universal auto-enrolled IRA program for small business, call MyRA, and states like Washington and California have taken steps toward requiring all their employers to offer an auto-enrolled IRA or qualified plan.
Components of the Ghilarducci-James plan include:
Universal coverage. Every American worker would have a Guaranteed Retirement Account, individually owned as in a defined contribution plan but pooled and invested in professionally managed funds, as in a defined benefit pension.
Costless for families at or below median income. The plan would redistribute the current tax expenditure for retirement savings, which favors those in higher tax brackets, more evenly across the income distribution.
Deficit-neutral. The program would save money by using existing Federal payment infrastructure.
Guaranteed lifetime income. At retiring, savings would be converted to an annuity.
Bipartisan appeal. This model keeps accounts under personal control, distributing savings based on the amount invested, not based on income, and without impacting the budget or raising taxes.
The publication of the book follows the authors’ March 2016 white paper, “A Comprehensive Plan to Confront the Retirement Savings Crisis,” and their January 2016 New York Times op-ed, “A Smarter Plan to Make Retirement Savings Last.” It also coincides with the launch of a website dedicated to the plan and its promotion, rescuingretirement.org, and a social campaign driven by the hashtag #fixretirement on Twitter and Facebook.
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#STINGDAILY: In Need of a Rebound
By Matt Winkeljohn
Sting Daily
It might take a highly advanced or warped mind to suggest strong parallels between the sports of football and golf, yet as Georgia Tech tries to get back on track today in Bobby Dodd Stadium, perhaps the linksters might offer this lesson: lighten up.
A large lump of coal was dumped upon the football team last week in the Yellow Jackets’ overtime loss to Miami, the details of which will not be repeated here. No praise has been heaped upon them or their coaches in the near week since.
Middle Tennessee State may not titillate fans, but this is a week where the opponent may matter less than the Jackets’ gray matter. For reasons, their bruised mindset matters.
Now, to the golf team.
The Jackets tied for the championship earlier this week in the PING/Golfweek Preview, a hugely competitive fall tournament that featured 14 ranked teams in a 15-squad field.
That was nice, of course, but far more significant than most tournament wins enjoyed over the years by coach Bruce Heppler and his squads.
Simple; because the Jackets got their heads beat in the last time they played before that.
Tech’s performance in the season-opening Carpet Capital Collegiate near Dalton had been historically bad. The Jackets tied for 11th in the 15-team field, with just two teams finishing behind them.
Their first round score of 301 was the fourth-worst of the 45 competitive rounds shot by all the teams, and they finished 22-over par. They were 35 shots behind champion Texas, and 30 shots behind No. 2 Georgia.
Tech was, plain and simple, mental mush.
When they wrapped up their work Tuesday at the PING-Golfweek Preview, they were 5-over par (along with Cal), eight shots ahead of Texas, the defending national champion, and 14 shots ahead of No. 8 Georgia.
That’s a 43-shot swing on the Longhorns and a 44-shot swing on the Bulldogs in the span of consecutive events roughly two weeks apart.
Heppler’s not much for coaching mechanics. He’s big on psychology. Perhaps the football team could use a dose of Heppler.
“We played, arguably, one of the worst rounds we’ve played in a long time at The Farm (the 301 in the first round at the CCC a few weeks ago),” Heppler said. “It was a long trip home from Dalton, and the guys went back to work. They were pretty tore up.
“The biggest challenge the guys have had the last two years is the guys just try too hard. You have to be able to get out of your own way . . . you get in a tournament, and you’ve got to be your own best friend. You can’t just keep kicking yourself when you make a mistake. Some of these guys, if their caddies talked to them the way they talk to themselves, they’d fire them.”
For the record, collegiate golfers don’t have caddies; they do, however, work with them in the summer. You get the point.
Junior golfer Bo Andrews acknowledged the mental game earlier this week. He played very well at PING, and he wasn’t alone. All five of the Tech golfers shot at least one scoring round, and they all improved dramatically over the CCC (it was the collegiate debut of freshman Michael Hines, whose scored counted in Tuesday’s final round).
“We just really kind of got back to basics, and doing the things we do well which is putting and short game, and building each other up, pushing each other, trying to give each other confidence,” Andrews said.
“We as a team needed to get it together, help each other when we’re struggling because this is a team deal. We live together, work together, play together. I would say we panicked a little bit [in the CCC], and you start playing bad and you go away from your game plan and it snowballs.”
Today, MTSU offers Tech a chance to stop the snowball that began rolling downhill against the Hurricanes. The Blue Raiders will not be the stiffest test on the schedule, but they’re off to a solid start and perhaps they will be good for the Jackets and their collective psyche.
“Obviously, to go from 11th place to beating some of the best teams in the country is just fantastic,” Heppler said. “You tell them to try to build confidence from the process, but every now and then you need a little icing on the cake to re-affirm that the things that you’re doing and working on make sense.”
Blue Raiders = icing? Hey, it’s a theory.
Comments to stingdaily@gmail.com. Twitter @mwinkeljohn.
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By Alex on September 3, 2014 | Leave a comment
This review is part of Project Bond, wherein over the course of 2014 we watch all of the James Bond movies in production order.
Summary: in which Bond races a plane to the ground, a tank and a train play chicken, and Bond deals with a space laser. Again. Oh also he gets a new face. Again.
Alex: Now we get into the movies that I know really well. What can I say? I’m absolutely a product of my generation. And what’s fascinating is that this film, and Pierce Brosnan, feels much closer to what I understand as ‘classic’ James Bond – certainly more than the Moores, although perhaps I’m just biased… there’s the martini, the gambling, the cars, Q… a bit of banter but mostly cold-eyed getting-the-job done-ness. I mean, look at that stance (on the right). Doesn’t it just – well, not scream, but state politely and firmly and with a gun in its hand that this man will succeed?
The film opens with perhaps the most dramatic opening ever:
… marred only by the fact that there’s about three different hairstyles on the man involved. Oh well. Then a bit later Bond throws himself off another cliff and chases a plane to the bottom of a ravine and manages to get into the plane before it hits the bottom. I’m pretty sure there’s a fundamental lack of understanding of physics implicit in this scene. Oh! And we also saw Sean Bean, as Agent 006 (I don’t think we’ve ever met another oo agent?) get killed! (which just shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.) Although then he turns up as ‘starring’ in the credits – hmm, spoiler much?
Anyway then it’s nine years later, after the boob-filled credits, and Bond is driving fast in a car with a woman – at which point I realised: no woman in the prologue! Amazing!! This woman is meant to be evaluating Bond but instead is all gooey and giggly, and quite put out when Bond starts flirting with a woman in a fast red car who nearly gets them all, and a large peloton of cyclists, killed. This is Xenia Ontatopp, whose name makes even Bond pause, and proceeds to kill her Admiral-boyfriend. We know that she’s going to be bad not so much from the killing but because she’s clearly turned on by inflicting and receiving pain. This is clearly coded as abnormal, and as we know by now, Bond villains are generally abnormal in some way. Also, she goes on to steal a brand new fancy pants helicopter. Bad Xenia, bad!
Meanwhile, in Russia, Natalya the computer programmer is having to deal with sexual harassment from a colleague. Apparently this is funny. (This theme is repeated in an exchange between Bond and the new Moneypenny – back to being M’s secretary – who archly points out to Bond that his statement could be seen as sexual harassment and that the punishment is one day having to make good on your insinuations. Way to go scriptwriters, in making sexual harassment at work a sexy sexy thing.) Anyway most everyone is killed pretty soon by Xenia and the space laser – I’m sorry, space-based EMP – called GoldenEye. The EMP is cool but perhaps to most striking thing about this scene is how modern it looks, with its banks of computers. Yes perhaps this dates me – after all they’re all big clunky CRT screens etc – but they’re still on desks, being used by individuals, and there’s a whole bunch of them.
Anyway, because of this event we go back to Britain and get to the best bit of the whole movie: the new M. Hello Dame Judi Dench I love you very much. Seriously the interaction between this M and Bond is the highlight of the entire thing. There’s disparaging discussion about her being a bean counter and then she turns up and is cold, calculating and totally ready to send a man off to die. She’s willing to accept when she’s wrong and she’s willing to do something about it. Also: “if I want sarcasm I’ll talk to my children,” and Bond is “a sexist, misogynist dinosaur.” So tough. So real. So human – “come back alive.”
Eventually it turns out that the helicopter was stolen for Alec – Sean Bean – who’s not dead but is scarred (see? abnormal) and who was always going to use his position to hurt Britain in some way because his parents were Lienz Cossacks, betrayed by the British after WW2. In a botched attempt to kill Bond, Alec introduces him to Natalya – and this picture, on the right, reflects no part of the film whatsoever at any point in time. They end up in Cuba, where they foil Alec’s plans for stealing lots of money and – perhaps more importantly – wiping London’s computer records and sending England “back to the Dark Ages.” Actually Alec, in the not-Dark Ages they had print copies so they would have been fine if you’d used an EMP on them. But I guess your history education is a bit lacking. Anyway, this plot idea is an interesting one – not physical destruction but informational. Also, it reminded me a lot of Die Hard with a Vengeance.
My assessment of the first Brosnan Bond? He looks like Dalton, which is interesting. I think it continues the more violent/’realist’ tendencies of Dalton but is somewhat softer; Brosnan already has more quips than Dalton. M is awesome – did I mention that? On the women issue, Natalya is highly competent as a computer programmer – despite being constantly undervalued by her arrogant “I am inVINCible” co-worker Boris. But Moneypenny is a bit sad, and Xenia chews the scenery like it’s going out of fashion, and Minnie Driver is just bizarre as a Russian gangster’s mistress strangling a cat singing “Stand by your Man.” The explosions are bigger than before, the stunts are incredible, and the chase scenes are fantastic. This is a very enjoyable film.
James: A modern action movie which hasn’t dated as much as I thought it might. I had never realised how like Dalton Brosnan looked either until this re-watch. We’re back to the cold war with great classic gadgets, though we see the rise of product placement with the Omega watch foreshadowing Nokia, BMW and others in future Brosnan films. The portrayal of computer hacking is typical of movies from this era (or full stop?) – the slightly nerdy looking, yet likeable character madly bashes at a keyboard while others look on applying pressure of death or similar and some how when the hack is completed it’s always show in some very cartoonish visualisation rather than they reality of unix terminals and copying files off a system. Q doesn’t disappoint with gadgets like a pen grenade and we introduce one of my favourite good bad guys Robbie Coltrane playing Valentine a Russian mobster. The finale of the movie is magnificent set against the background of Arecibo’s 305m radio telescope dish built into a volcanic crater in Puerto Rico (and it really is). It’s like a less rubbish version of the finale from You Only Live Twice in Japan. 3.5 Martinis.
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By Alex on August 25, 2014 | Leave a comment
Summary: in which Bond goes off the range (again), Leiter loses a leg, and Bond meets a seriously awesome pilot. Also, Benicio del Toro chews some scenery.
Alex: I am still loving Timothy Dalton and wishing that there were more of him as Bond. I know that the coming Brosnan is a lot of fun (well… I hope the Suck Fairy hasn’t visited too hard), but Dalton! He’s so cool! Sigh.
This film’s prologue involves Bond and someone we’ve never met going to Felix Leiter’s wedding… but on the way they go help out with a raid of some sort. OF COURSE. Because it’s only wimminz who get all hung up about weddings, and HA HA isn’t it funny when you switch the stereotype and it’s the man who’s late? oh the lolz. This raid introduces us to Sanchez, who is clearly evil because he drags a pretty girl out of bed and whips her for having left him. (If further proof is needed, his pet iguana has a diamond necklace.)
After the boob-heavy credits, Bond finds Leiter in his study – at a rather modern looking computer! – while the wedding party is going on; he’s talking to a woman who completely brushes off Bond. OOH, FORESHADOWING. Leiter’s wife Della makes some reference to marrying off Bond, and once again we get a nice moment of continuity as Bond goes all mopey at remembering his OTP. Dawwww. Also, they give him a monogrammed lighter. FROM THE LEITERS. GET IT? Meanwhile, Sanchez has escaped, and he and his goons come after Leiter. And then, just to prove that this is no Roger Moore film, Sanchez has his sharks BITE OFF FELIX LEITER’S LEG. And they also killed Della. At which I am completely
Naturally Bond wants revenge, and eventually he confronts M about this, in Ernest Hemingway’s house – and they’re only there to give Bond the excuse to say “I guess this is a farewell to arms,” which… I dunno… it’s a long set up for little pay off.
Anyway the movie goes on and centres on both Bond getting revenge and a desire to stop a major drug lord from getting more power. Bond teams up with Pam Bouvier – she who brushed him off earlier – and proves herself early on by pulling a much larger gun than him when confronted with Dario (del Toro) and co. She’s what Dr Goodhead, in Moonraker, came close to being: proficient, professional, and awesome. They do eventually get it on… but she kisses him, prompting the (somewhat amused, still patronising) line “Why don’t you wait til you’re asked?” To which she replies, “Then why don’t you ask?”
Q turns up, in the field again; Wayne Newton also turns up, as a televangelist type who is helping Sanchez sell drugs to cartels in various cities. He is as grotesque as he always seems to be. Bond inveigles his way into Sanchez’ place… things go well, things badly, random Hong Kong ninjas working for HK narcotics turn up and stomp on him… Bond turns Sanchez into a paranoid maniac, and people die.
Women? Bouvier is indeed awesome. She has some great lines, she’s always competent and clear-headed, and she deals quite well with confronting Bond’s other love interest – is this the first time that’s happened in Bond films? The two sex objects actually meeting? The second is Lupe, and unfortunately all the awesomeness was spent on Bouvier because Lupe’s dialogue and characterisation are appalling. She falls for Bond too hard and too fast – and I guess you can explain this as her wanting to escape Sanchez, but it’s not framed that way.
Race? Leiter’s other groom is Sharkey, a black man, and there seem to be no issues with that. One of the DEA assistants is also black, and I think some other random background characters too. The story is set largely in “Isthmus City” so many of the goons and thugs are vaguely Latino; it was shot in Mexico so I’m sure that the cast was from a varied ethnic background. There’s also the “Eastern” drug lords that Sanchez is trying to woo. Overall, yes there’s the stereotype of Central/South America being in the drug trade, but there are also white people involved (Sanchez’ main helper is Anglo, his American contact is too), so I actually think it does mostly ok from a race perspective. For its day, especially.
James: Perhaps my favourite Bond theme music by Gladys Knight, great gadgets too thanks to Q Branch. “Everything for a man on holidays” – explosive alarm clock (never wake up), explosive toothpaste, a Hasselblad palm-reading gun camera and a Polaroid camera which shoots a laser and makes x-ray prints. Dalton is enjoyable again and it will be interesting to see how the transition to Pierce Brosnan feels as we move into what I’ve always considered the modern Bond era. We’re ordering our drinks shaken and not stirred again. 3 Martinis.
Posted in: Movies | Tagged: james bond, movies, project bond, timothy dalton
Summary: in which, Timothy Dalton.
Alex: I guess it could be that thing where comparing something mediocre to something bad makes the mediocre thing look good. I’m not sure. But by golly, Timothy Dalton is my favourite Bond of the series so far. He’s not in his 60s, for a start! I’m not sure either whether there was a change in the writing team, but the script was way, way better than most of what we’d come to expect from the Moore era. Yes, there were a couple of silly lines – but very few innuendos, and it was fast-paced, and it just worked. Intriguingly, Dalton managed to switch between cold-blooded-killer and warm-human quite convincingly: there’s a lovely line where he declares, freezingly, “Stuff my orders – I only kill professionals.” I think Dalton’s portrayal of Bond has a lot to do with the script, but I think also that Dalton is simply a better actor than Moore. His face comes alive when he’s talking to the love interest, and shuts down when faced with evil and crazies. Also, he asks for a martini “shaken not stirred” and THEN we meet Felix Leiter and we are BACK in truBondland!
In discussion, James and I decided that this movie felt, for us – as film-viewers in their 30s – like an action film. Not “a 60s action film” – something that you had to watch with period glasses on – it just felt like a normal movie. Yes, some of the effects have dated, and yes it’s clearly not a 21st century world. But overall it was… familiar. I don’t think I’d quite realised just how ‘period’ the earlier Bonds had been.
So. The film then. Bond goes to Czechoslovakia to assist a KGB general in defecting, and doesn’t kill the sniper who’s aiming for him. Koskov declares that the new head of the KGB, Pushkin, is looking to kill enemy spies and the British should therefore take him out. Bond is dubious, and goes back to Czechoslovakia to check out follow up on the cellist, who was the sniper. To cut through the rather exciting chase scenes etc, it turns out Koskov is working with a crazy American mercenary/arms dealer to get arms into Russia and Pushkin is in the way, so they’re trying to set Bond up to get rid of him. The cellist is Koskov’s girlfriend but he’s unfaithful – which is fine, because she has Bond now, zing! – and because this is set during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, we end up with Bond being helped out by the “Afghan resistance” – the Mujahideen. Oh, the times and the way they do change. (They’re led, incidentally, by an Oxford-educated man with a delightful accent.)
The plot is fast-paced and well-paced: there are some nice quieter moments that don’t drag the whole movie down, and they work nicely for character development. There are some spectacular chases, and – what the Bonds have always done – there is glorious use of spectacular scenery. Going from the snow of Austria to the desert of Tangiers was breathtaking and really worked; I think they used Morocco for Afghanistan and it looked fantastic, too, although I can’t testify to its verisimilitude.
Women? We have a new Moneypenny! Which is sad, because Lois Maxwell was awesome, but her mooning over Bond at this point would have been… awkward… more awkward than it was when they were the same age, I mean. And this time Moneypenny (a sexy young blonde) doesn’t appear to be M’s secretary: she’s Doing Research and appears to be based in Q Branch. Nice step up in the world, girl! (… within the ideas of the film world, I mean.) There’s one incidental sexy woman, in the prologue: we nearly went the entire scene with nary a boob, but Bond ends up parachuting onto a boat where a rich young woman has been complaining of boredom. Not any more, honey! There’s also a woman who helps Bond get Koskov out of Czechoslovakia, who is played entirely for laughs: she’s one of those big, blocky women that often gets used to portray how dreadful it must be for the lads in Soviet countries, and she uses sex to distract a manager! oh the lolz! Yeh… Anyway, the main female character is Kara the cellist. She’s not a bad character, not as action-y as the last couple – she is a cellist after all! – but not completely useless. She was game to participate in Koskov’s defection, after all, even though it turned out her rifle was given only blanks and she was meant to be killed. She is suspicious of Bond, as you would be, and fights him at appropriate moments, but naturally ends up falling head over heels in love. Seriously such magic. At least she ended up with some of her dreams come true, like playing cello in the West.
Incidentally, there a couple of beefcake shots to try and complement the cheesecake ones; it doesn’t quite match yet, but points for trying I suppose. Also I loved John Rhys-Davies as Pushkin.
James: The crunchy disco theme from the 70s (Man with the Golden Gun) gives way to an 80s electronica remix of the Bond theme for the opening chase and then we quickly move through to the credits with girls in swimsuits rather than naked silhouettes – moving on from the era of free love I guess. I love the little touches with this film like the chunky walkie talkies for the KGB goons.
The Aston Martin in this film may very well be the best yet, from a gadget point of view anyway – lasers, rockets (“I’ve had a few optional extras installed”), modern ‘safety’ glass (bullet proof), spike tyres, skis and finally rocket propulsion. All deployed in a single magnificent chase scene. It was nice to see the man ordering a drink, shaken and not stirred of course. It’s a new Bond for a new era, harder and yet more human. 3.5 Martinis, shaken and not stirred.
Posted in: Movies | Tagged: james bond, project bond, timothy dalton
By Alex on July 23, 2014 | 2 Comments
Summary: in which microchips are a thing, and so are horse-breeding and earthquakes; Christopher Walken and Grace Jones are A Thing; and Roger Moore is really quite old. But that’s ok, because this is his last Bond!!
Alex: last Moore last Moore last Moore…
This is the first (only?) Bond to start with a legal disclaimer. Weird! But it turns out that when they named the villain’s company Zorin – which, among other things, makes microchips – they creators didn’t realise that there was already a company in existence called Zoran which, among other things, makes microchips. How on EARTH does something like that get past the people in charge? Or the researchers?
Anyway, the microchip appears set to be at the heart of the story when that’s what Bond retrieves in the Siberian snow in the prologue (which is a relatively good chase scene, until it turns out that his iceberg hidey-hole is actually a submarine complete with blonde and cocktails). This particular chip has somehow been manufactured to be resistant to the EMP of a nuclear bomb – clearly a useful advantage if you’re worried about nasty commie retaliatory or preemptive strikes. But then it’s discovered that the commies have this tech too! So we need to go investigate the producer of the chips.
Which leads to the racetrack, and Moneypenny wearing an appalling dress. Zorin’s horse comes first out of nowhere, which leads to Bond visiting the stud farm (oh gahd the possible jokes, most of which are avoided). It turns out the horse what won had a microchip in its leg which released a hormone when activated.
… all of this stuff about the usefulness of microchips is actually build-up for the fact that Zorin is put out about Silicon Valley producing way more than he does, so he’s got a Cunning Plan: destroy Silicon Valley. Buy the factories out? Use poisonous gas? Direct a space-controlled laser on to them? Goodness no! He’s going to instigate an earthquake in both faults that run alongside the Valley, which will destroy it and leave it flooded. Of course! And then the rest of the film is about how Bond finds that out and how he Foils the Dastardly Plan.
Is it obvious that I am so over Moore?
Moore: is old. Seriously. Um, what else… the scene where he drives a Citroen taxi, badly, through Paris is about the most forgettable Bond chase sequence ever, even though he’s chasing Grace Jones with a parachute. And he’s shown, yet again, to be unbearably Good At Everything when he’s able to ride the unrideable horse, over the unrideable steeplechase course. He has a moment of not sleeping with the cute young blonde woman – which was refreshing – but it doesn’t last.
The villain: Christopher Walken chews scenery. Once again we have an ‘abnormal’ villain: this time it’s revealed that he is (almost certainly) the product of a Nazi experiment, where pregnant women were injected with steroids. And the doctor in charge is the same doctor responsible for dosing his horses, which just… ew. Weird. Zorin is also a KGB agent, at least in theory – he has a chat with General Gogol, played by the same actor as always, about having decided to ditch them and go his own way now, thanks. In case we were in any doubt about his villainy, Zorin’s headquarters a lot of the time are on an airship. Most intriguingly about Walken’s character is his relationship with Grace Jones: Mayday.
Mayday: It’s unclear early on whether they’re an item or she is just his bodyguard; they kiss after sparring, but then he allows he to go sleep with Bond (when he’s put himself in her bed, to avoid being found out as wandering the chateau). At the end, though, Mayday helps Bond because Zorin has left her for dead in a flooded mine – she shrieks: “I thought that creep loved me!” and then she sacrifices herself for Bond, after making him promise to “get Zorin for me.” Grace Jones is the best bit about this film. She is tough and competent, she has outrageous costumes (including that most 80s of outfits, a g-string leotard – and a look on her face that says “go on, I dare you, make a comment about my black butt”).
Women: well, there’s Mayday. … And a random Soviet agent, working for Gogol, with whom Bond has already had a relationship and with whom he ends up in a hot tub… and there’s Stacey, the geologist (who seems to be a precursor for Denise Richards as nuclear physicist, but maybe I’m just scarred by that. Stacey is not nearly as bad as Christmas). Bond first tries to chat her up at Zorin’s stud but it doesn’t work (again with the possible innuendo that doesn’t get exploited! It seems like the writers were actually calming the heck down!). He meets here again in America, where it turns out she hates Zorin because he took over her oil company (inherited from her father, but totally still her thing) in a highly dubious manner. He rescues her, and ends up sleeping in a chair – thank goodness. Then there’s discussion of geology and nearly getting burned alive, a truly appalling chase scene with Bond then Stacey driving a firetruck, and the Golden Gate Bridge scene where she’s hanging from a girder and he’s fighting Zorin, after she got kidnapped on an airship. Only THEN do they get it on.
Race: the American CIA agent who connects with Bond is Chinese-American. Sadly, we’re back to PoC-sidekick-dying territory. And while I quite liked him, I was sad it wasn’t Felix Leiter. Plus of course the Walken/Jones couple – there’s no mention of race in any discussion of Mayday, as far as I noticed. Bond films never seem to have a problem with mixed race couples, which is admirable.
Finally, I have to share this photo:
That, my friends, is Dolph Lundgren, on the set of his first movie: A View to a Kill.
James: Jumping off the Eiffel Tower. Saggy old Bond. I struggled to get excited about the last of the awful Moore Bonds… bring on the new era. 1 Martini.
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By Alex on July 1, 2014 | 2 Comments
Summary: in which we get an Indian Cultural Showcase, a confusion of villains, and Q gets out into the field!
Alex: aaaaand we’re back to crappy Moore films. Once again a film takes us two sittings to get through. If we’d had popcorn I would have been throwing it at the screen.
See what they did with the film poster? I see what you did there!
The prologue starts in what I think is meant to be Cuba, at a horse race. There’s definitely a Castro analogue. Bond gets busted trying to blow something up, and captured; his lady accomplice distracts his guards by being very sexy. Bond gets rid of them by pulling their rip cords, because for some reason these soldiers in a jeep are wearing parachutes. Then he gets into a horse float… which turns out not to have a horse in it, but a folding plane.
This prologue was an omen of things to come. Bad things, confusing things, and eye-rolling things.
The plot of Octopussy is confusing because it’s unclear who the villain is. In For Your Eyes Only, there’s a twist to the villain, and that’s quite clever and neat. Here, there are several potential villains, all vying against each other, and the actual point of their villainy is sometimes confused. I have no problem with messy films that are trying for real-life verisimilitude. In a Bond film, however, it is out of place – and this is just messy, not clever-messy. Let me try to lay it out:
1. The Russians are fighting. General Gogol – head of the secret service? – is trying to convince the top brass that going along with NATO’s ideas of compromise is sensible. General Orlov, however, says nyet! (… sorry…) – because he’s a frothing-at-the-mouth expansionist. He may be my favourite character. Orlov has been selling Russian jewellery in the decadent West to fund his ventures, including – at the start of the film – a Faberge egg. He has a cunning plan to explode a small nuclear device on a US base in Germany, which will be confusing because there will be no trajectory! So NATO will be forced to completely disarm because they’re scaredy cats!! and Russia will take over the world!!! For this he needs…
2. Octopussy. Leader of a smuggling ring that has branched out into, among other things, circuses (…?!?). Orlov will use Octo’s circus trains to get the bomb to the base. But Octo doesn’t know this; she thinks she’s just smuggling jewellery. Their connection was set up by…
3. Kamal Khan. Suave, debonair, meant to be Indian but played by a French actor. (Sigh.) Kamal’s motives are… unclear. I think he’s ultimately just into money, because he’s never shown to be a true believer in the Soviet way or even especially interested in changing the world.
So at first Bond thinks he’s up against Kamal, because he’s chasing the origin of the Faberge egg that comes up at Sotheby’s (with a marvellous moment of egging the bidding on, giving his friend from the government a heart attack). Then it seems like Kamal is taking orders from a lady, with whom Bond ends up in bed. But then we see Khan reporting to a mysterious woman in a dressing gown with an octopus on the back – and we know she’s mysterious and powerful because we don’t see her face at this stage. We see Orlov and Khan chatting together so clearly they’re connected… then Bond goes to check out Octo’s island… and look. This is just confused, right? The villains are playing off against each other. Frankly I think this would be a better movie if it was entirely focussed on the villains and Bond just wasn’t in it. In fact, that would be an AWESOME movie.
Race: well, I was mighty sad Khan was played by a French dude. I really liked Louis Jourdain, don’t get me wrong – I think he’s delightful – but it’s not like there was a shortage of Indian actors (even Indian-American or Indian-British, I would have guessed) in 1983. It’s a throwback to Dr No. Bond has an awesome Indian sidekick, Vijay, who gets some great lines and is delightfully engaging – and then he dies. Dead brown man alert! And then there’s that delightful line from Bond, when he’s spreading around some largesse: “This should keep you in curry for a few weeks.” Ho ho! The film does its cultural showcase thing with India as it has done with some of the other Exotic Locales the franchise has visited. When Bond arrives there’s a lingering shot of the Taj Mahal, which I’m going to guess is entirely incongruous from a geographical perspective. And then there’s the equivalent of the Winter Olympics scene from the last film: during a chase, we see a man lying on a bed of nails, sword swallowing, fire walking, fire twirling, and ‘gurus’. And then there’s hunting scene – hunting a tiger, on elephants, in the ‘burbs – where Bond swings on a vine and does the Tarzan yodel. I’m serious.
Gender: Octopussy only gets that name, and it’s a nickname from her father. The first main woman, Magda, is only named some minutes after Bond sleeps with her. Bond goes to visit Octo’s island after hearing that it’s women-only, to which Bond responds: “sexual discrimination! I’ll have to pay it a visit.” Way to go negating a real issue, film! Octo and Bond appear to be working on the same level for a while… until Octo says “we’re two of a kind” (hello theme song reference), and appears to be offering Bond a job. Bond gets snippy, Octo gets offended by his sanctimonious attitude and storms out – and Bond follows her and forces her to kiss him. She fights a bit and then gives in. Because it’s soooo sexy when a guy forces you to do something you don’t want! Also, we get a short scene with Moneypenny – and Moneypenny’s assistant, who is young an glamorous and whom Bond chats up and then realises it’s not Moneypenny. Oops. Moneypenny does a lovely line in snark, at last, and the assistant says somewhat drily that she’s been warned about him. Of course, when he leaves the room they both have a little sigh.
Also, there’s this:
Oh Moore. The irony is probably lost on you.
James: You gentle reader might expect me to write things about a balloon with a Union Jack on it (and Q in it), or the TV watch which Bond uses to ogle a pretty young thing in Q’s lab, but the truth is … ZzZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz…….. I fell asleep in this one… Slow, confused, no truly great gadgets or cars. My favourite part ? This.
1 Martini
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For Your Eyes Only
By Alex on June 23, 2014 | 3 Comments
Summary: in which Tywin Lannister Charles Dance has a non-speaking role as a thug, Walter Donovan Grand Master Pycelle Julian Glover is a double-dealing villain, and James Bond refuses to have sex with a young woman. There’s a plot in there somewhere, too.
Alex: First of all: WHAT THE HELL is with that promo poster?? There is… I can’t… there are no words.
Second of all: I’m really sorry, Moonraker. It turns out I maligned you, because there is a worse theme song than yours, and it’s this one. I don’t remember 1981 except that I got a brother, so I don’t know whether Sheena Easton was just All That, but this is the first (…and only?) Bond in which the singer actually makes an appearance in the credits sequence (I was going to say that she’s lucky to be wearing clothes, because none of the rest of the women are, but actually I’m not sure I can say, definitively, that she is). And it’s just… forgettable.
This movie has perhaps the oddest, and weakest, opening of any Bond. Bond goes to put roses on Theresa Bond’s grave, and then his helicopter is hijacked by a bald man whose face we never, in a wheelchair. This is clearly meant to be Telly Savalas’ Blofeld, and I guess that means Bond throwing him (wheelchair and all) down an industrial chimney is meant to be just retribution or something? It’s weird, and without context quite uncomfortable. The helicopter aerobatics, and the cinematography of that section, is indeed spectacular.
Anyway, the film itself is about attempts to recover an ATAC – device that orders submarines to launch ballistic missiles – from the ocean floor off Albania. Of course the Russians want it as much as the Brits want it. This leads to the Havelocks – underwater archaeologists – being killed, in front of their daughter Melina’s eyes, which in turn leads to this masterclass in acting (you have to imagine the camera steadily getting closer in):
… and also leads Melina to declare that Greek women, “like Elektra,” always want revenge. Because that worked out so well for Elektra.
Bond ends up working with a Greek businessman, Kristatos (Julia Glover), who tells him that his former comrade in arms (Columba, played by Topol) is responsible. But surprise! It turns out to have been Kristatos all along! Columba is just an honest smuggler – he would never deal in heroin, or deal with those Ruskies. While we’re here: Columba is totally adorable. Always with the munching on pistachios!
I’m a bit worried that I am acquiring an immunity to Roger Moore, because I actually rather liked this film. This feels like a problem. There were still lots of issues – I’m getting there! – but the plot itself mostly worked (except for Melina leaving an oxygen tank on the ocean floor for no reason at the start of the film, and then OH LOOK it’s there when they need it at the end… oh right, and that bit where the parrot disclosed where the villains were heading). The pacing was pretty good, and – oh heck – even Moore was ok. In the accompanying features, Michael Wilson makes the point that they felt like Bond needed to literally and figuratively “come back to Earth” after Moonraker, and so they made this… dare I say it… grittier. So perhaps this is approaching the feel of my first Bond, Brosnan? Or yeh, maybe I’m infected with something.
But it’s not all sunshine and skittles! Of course I got cranky! Where to start… hmm… how about Moneypenny? Sprung putting on some lippy at the time she’s expecting Bond. Now I love Lois Maxwell a lot, but she has aged a lot since she started as Moneypenny, and while I have no problem with older ladies flirting with anyone they like (in a responsible, consensual manner), I do have a problem with the writers making her look pathetic at lusting after a man for nigh on 20 years, like this. She’s better handing out the snark and being arch. Then there’s Bibi – oh Bibi. A young, bubbly, blonde, ice skater – Kristatos’ ‘protege’ (aaaand all the eyebrows shoot up). Lynn-Holly Johnson is a fine enough actress given the circumstances, but Bibi actually has no role in this film. Actually no role. She serves no plot purpose. She does two things for characters: first, she makes Bond look marginally less like a womaniser because he refuses to sleep with her (oh so magnanimous), and then – when we already know Kristatos is the villain – she has the throw-away line “I know what you want. You’re too old for me.” So she makes one man look good, and one look bad. But those things are already established by other aspects of the film, so she’s irrelevant. Except, as James points out, as eye-candy…. There’s a “countess,” Lisl, whose role consists of sex for Bond and a bit of information on the side, and then she’s killed. The main woman, though, is Melina. She gets involved because she wants revenge (see above); she helps Bond out of difficult situations a few times, and he rewards her by bullying her out of her plans. I would have no problem with Bond saying “look lady, I’m trained for this, plus I have no compunction about killing, so maybe I could help you not die in getting revenge?” But Bond ordering her to leave, without explaining who he actually is – yeh, that’s just rude and high-handed. I was also cranky at the scene in the sleigh where they’re giving conflicting orders to the driver and the driver listens to Bond. And when they stop arguing, he looks over his shoulder and sighs “Amore!” um NO. Really NO. Anyway, she gets to be competent – she’s a skilled scuba diver, she knows her father’s codes, she navigates the 2-man sub, and she’s a dab hand with a cross bow. So that’s something.
Worth noting: M is “on holidays” while these events take place, so Bond has to deal with the Minister and some random flunky. And this is because Bernard Lee died at the start of 1981, so presumably he was already sick and/or too old while filming was going on. Very sad, and I’m therefore on fire to see whether/how they replace M for the next four movies, given the glory that is Dame Judi Dench with Brosnan.
James: Is this the part where I write about all the awesome stereotypically boy parts of the film which Alex has neglected ? Why yes it is. Basically this is everything that happened in the film anyway. First the car … a Lotus Esprit Turbo which meets a quick end in the film when one of the thugs trips the ‘car alarm’ and self-destructs the car – angular, 80s and cool.
Next we have a winter sports montage chase scene where Bond and his pursuers take part in four or five winter olympic events on a mix of skis, motorbikes and feet; the ski jump and the luge are the highlights. Out of the snow and into the water via the Neptune mini sub searching for the secret (but tracked by the Russians and quite obviously not secret) British ship with the ATAC – this section of the film culminates in a hilarious fight against an enemy with a comically HUGE diving suit getting his head literally blown off by a limpet mine Bond just happens to have from the ATAC unit. Finally we get some modern technology too in the form of Q’s new identigraph system which takes a series of very Tron (or is it logo writer) graphics and suddenly punches out a face on a 9pin dot-matrix impact printer using nothing but ASCII characters (with the identity and dossier also of course). The movie finished up with a suspense filled infiltration of a cliff top monastery, culminating with a dying Columbo saving Bond and Melina from Kristatos, saving her from the previously mentioned revenge task of digging two graves. Oh, wait… Bond and Melina kiss at the end; come on it’s James Bond people.
2.5 Martinis
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By Alex on June 14, 2014 | 1 Comment
Summary: in which, space. And Jaws. But no sharks.
Alex: still not a fan of Moore. However, there were some parts of this film that I actually liked. It’s definitely better paced than the earlier Moores, and who doesn’t love a good giggle over the hilarity of 1970s space stations? It does, however, feature my least favourite Bond theme. Sorry Shirley, it does nothing for me.
The prologue introduces us to the shuttle, Moonraker, as it gets hijacked. We also see Bond encounter Jaws again, henchmanning for some random villain, and then they both end up out of a plane sans parachute. This section had some truly awesome cinematography, and the feature on the DVD about how it was shot is definitely worth watching.
The shuttle was built by Drax Enterprises, and himself is pissed that the British lost his shuttle. So Bond is off to California to snoop around, see who might be responsible for it going missing. I WONDER WHO IT COULD BE? Oh wait, Drax is dressed almost entirely in black and speaks with a slight accent and in a monotone! Nothing suspicious here! No visible deformities, anyway, which is just about a first for this franchise. He does have two Lady Friends, one black and one white, who don’t speak; and two perfectly trained Dobermans; and a Generic Asian Servant. And yes, I really do think those three things can be listed as about equal, from the film’s perspective.
Drax graciously allows Bond to meet one of his chief scientists, Dr Goodhead. Who is, surprise! Female. Bond, condescending: “Are you training to be an astronaut?” Goodhead, I Am So Used To This Crap: “I’m fully trained, on loan from NASA.” What follows would be termed willy-waving if it were between two men, but because it’s between a man and a woman there’s the mandatory sexual frisson – from Bond anyway – as he tries to demonstrate to the woman WHO HAS AT LEAST ONE PHD that he knows as much as her. Because showing you’re smarter than her is a sure way into a woman’s pants. Or something. Still, hurrah for a competent female scientist! She may be my favourite woman from the Moore era yet, which still isn’t saying a whole lot because I didn’t love her. As an actress I found her boring and wooden; as a character she started off well but, as always, goes downhill after she (inevitably) succumbs to Bond’s irresistible charms. Not only does Bond have an ORGAN I CAN’T MENTION that turns women from evil to good, it also apparently saps the competency from them.
Anyway. Bond chases Drax’s establishment to Venice – hello gondola chases – and has a tour through a glass museum, which as soon as it comes on screen you just KNOW is going to be the scene of a horridly destructive fight. And it was. Then Bond goes to Rio, as far as I can tell just so that he can sleep with the local MI5 contact and the film can showcase Carnevale. And then he and Goodhead, who have now teamed up because she’s actually CIA, are off down the Amazon and there find Castle Anthrax. Seriously. All the astronauts in training there are beautiful and lissom and – it turns out – paired to one another, because Drax’s goal is to sterilise the Earth and bring back his genetically perfect humans to Rule The World! They all end up in space, and eventually, after some pretty cool null-grav scenes, Bond escapes and destroys it.
Brief space rant now. It can’t be that far out in orbit because it doesn’t take that long to reach it in their shuttles. How did they avoid detection? Well, Drax has developed a cloaking device (basically) that prevents radar from detecting them. Ta dah! … but wait – what about the astronomers?? This is pre- any space telescopes. It’s also a time when, I presume, the light pollution wasn’t nearly so bad as it is today. I can guarantee that amateur astronomers would have spotted it, let alone the pros. Heck, I’ve followed the ISS in a telescope by moving the scope manually, and you can see the shape quite easily. This space city is meant to be much bigger than the ISS.
That issue aside, the end of the space city is actually the most terrifying part of the whole movie because US-trained space troops fly up to occupy it (once they know it’s there): they know how to fight in space, and they have laser guns. This is what the 1980s feared with discussion of the militarisation of space. And I can well understand the fear.
Weird moment: the code to get into a secret lab is the signature motif from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
From a racial perspective: Generic Asian Servant gets to beat up Bond a bit, but of course can’t win. There are some non-white astronauts in Drax’s plan for perfecting humanity, so that’s awesome – but it is overwhelmingly white.
From a feminist perspective: Goodhead isn’t bad; she takes a while to succumb to Bond, and she is blunt about her lack of trust in him. She stays mostly competent when she’s allowed to demonstrate it. There are three other “Bond women.” He’s smooching one at the start, who then pulls a gun on him – hilarious, but she is then nowhere while the fight takes place, and given it’s on a plane that makes no sense. Then there’s Drax’s helicopter pilot. Bond kisses her, she responds with “You presume a great deal” – and then kisses him back. She dies. The Brazilian contact is attacked by Jaws in a clown outfit.
Jaws! How remiss of me not to mention: Jaws gets a girlfriend! Aww… they meet when he’s just finished destroying a cable car with Bond and Goodhead on board. They both end up on the space city, and Jaws actually helps Bond when he realises that neither he nor Braids meets Drax’s standards of human perfection. And he even gets to speak, which I’m sure meant that he had to take out the metal teeth.
J ames: Classic movie poster – almost as awesome as the vintage Star Wars ones. It might be my favourite part though. The effects are improving as we move forwards in time too but like Alex I’m bored with Moore and ready to move on. More space, more lasers – I had never really noticed in the past how central space, orbital weapons and lasers are to Bond (and it’s not about to stop yet…). 2 Martinis.
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By Alex on May 29, 2014 | 4 Comments
Summary: in which Russia’s best agent is a woman, someone is stealing submarines, cars turn into submarines and Bond visits Egypt. All to a very groovy 70s version of the Bond theme.
Alex: well, it turns out that James was right. There are a lot of Bonds I haven’t seen! … most of the Moores, in fact. And you know what? I am not sad about that fact. Because if I had, indeed, seen these movies before, then I would now have sat through them at least twice each, and I’m just not going to live that long.
I’ve figured out how to make a decent Roger Moore Bond. Take this plot, make Christopher Lee play Stromberg, and Jane Seymour Triple X. Ta dah!
Back in From Russia with Love, we were introduced to the idea of a Russian agent being female. The prologue here opens with the Russians deciding to put their best agent onto the case of a submarine going missing – then cutting to a bedroom scene – and it turning out that Triple X is actually the woman. Surprise fake out! Amusingly, this is then replicated with the British doing the same thing and, of course, cutting to Bond also in bed. He then escapes from dastardly Russians via a parachute with a Union Jack on it…
The credits feature an astonishing number of nude women in silhouette. And Carly Simone, whose “Nobody does it better” has grown on me a lot since I’ve stopped automatically associating a real estate agent with it.
We meet the man responsible for the disappearing subs very quickly, and the fact that he’s ruthless immediately: he kills his lover for apparently giving away secrets, and for I think the third time? is a villain with a penchant for sharks. He, too, continues the villain-as-deformed theme, although less obviously than some: his thumb and forefinger webbing is very pronounced. I guess this is meant to account for his love of the life aquatic? Or something anyway. Writing that I realise that other villains have a thing with water – Dr No, and the guy in Thunderball I think? Stromberg gets the coolest looking lair to this point, although it’s spoiled by the narcissism of calling it Atlantis. Stromberg’s villainy is further amplified by, of course, his henchmen. Let’s just glory in the fabulousness that is Jaws for a moment:
Yup, fine specimen of a henchman. To my everlasting joy, the film managed to combine both Stromberg’s love of sharks and Jaws’ ability and willingness to bite anything and everything by featuring a fight between a great white and the metal mouth himself. You know who wins already.
There is actually a plot here, and I think it’s a better one than the previous two – so surely that’s a good sign, right? The first was rock bottom, the second clawed its way out of despair, this one is almost conceivably bearable? Almost? Bond and Triple X (who is named at some point, I know, but I missed it and anyway the code name works) end up in Egypt chasing down the owner of a microfilm with details about the sub-thief. Bond turns out to rock pseudo-Tuareg gear and to speak Arabic, as well as having an old Cambridge chum who sets him up for the night in a totally Lawrence of Arabia tent and a member of his harem. Then, getting back to the point, Bond continues searching and manages to get a third woman killed by a bullet intended for him. There’s some killing, some arguing, and then Bond and Triple X find themselves having to work together when Jaws makes off with the microfilm.
To James’ eye-rolling, I must stop here a moment and squeal about how awesome it was to see Bond on location in Egypt, having been there myself. I’m astonished they let them film in Karnak, but I guess the 70s was a different time. The most hilarious bit, though, is when they’re at the Sound and Light show at Gaza… because the voice-over from 1977 is exactly the same one that I heard in 2013. Exactly.
Bond and Triple X fight Jaws at Karnak; there’s a hilarious moment where Triple X can’t get their escape van into gear, because everyone knows that women can’t drive, especially not manuals! Ha ha! And then neatly reverses into Jaws. Bond notes “You did save my life;” she tartly replies with “Everybody makes mistakes.” And then they walk in the desert, because the van breaks down, and they seriously, no jokes, do so to the strains of the Lawrence of Arabia theme. My eyes rolled so hard it hurt.
And then Triple X and Bond discover they have to work together. Gee, thank bosses. Off to Sardinia they go, via a train trip featuring Jaws in Triple X’s wardrobe (Bond electrocutes him, she falls into Bond’s arms afterwards) and the discovery that Stromberg is capturing nuclear missiles in order to blow up both the USSR and the USA so that he can start the world anew… apparently under water or something? Isn’t this all sounding very familiar, a la Blofeld? I guess there are only so many supervillain prime motivating factors to go around, and wealth is not Stromberg’s concern at this point. Anyway, Bond foils the plot, making the nukes blow up the subs instead… which still means that there were two nuclear explosions in the middle of two oceans, but apparently we don’t care about that. Triple X is taken by Stromberg back to Atlantis and forced to wear an outrageous dress; Bond rescues her and they get away in a bachelor pad escape pod, complete with Dom Perignon 52:
I really liked Triple X most of the time. She has a lovely line in snark, is well aware of what Bond is about, and is mostly allowed to be competent. Blowing sleeping powder in Bond’s face when he gets amorous? Priceless. Apparently getting over her dead lover very quickly is less so. Vowing to kill Bond after the mission, when she discovers he killed her lover, was awesome – I love her professionalism in agreeing to finish the mission before killing him. And she didn’t blow their cover as his ‘wife’ even when Bond tells her “don’t be a bother” when being shown around Atlantis. Reneging on that vow to kill him – without even trying! – was disappointing. I would have liked her to put up more of a fight.
Bond continues to be a snob and ludicrously knowledgable. He poses as a marine biologist, he knows Arabic, he gets a detonator out of a nuclear bomb, and he can reprogram computers.
Underwater car … one of the coolest Bond cars yet? Another lukewarm film otherwise. The opening ski chase is classic bond and Triple X is a nice evolution for Bond as a franchise but there was still more cheese than a 1970s fondu set. Great music.
2 Martinis
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Summary: in which Bond meets his assassin-y match and there’s something about solar power? Also, Bond seems surprisingly disinterested in teh ladeez. With bonus Christopher Lee!
Alex: another Bond that I’d never seen before! So that was exciting! … which was something, at least, since this is another film that took us two sittings. Partly that was tiredness on our part, but partly that was because this film so soooo slooooow. Better than Live and Let Die, but slow nonetheless. Probably the most exciting part of the entire film was thinking, “hey, Scaramanga looks familiar. He actually looks a bit like Christopher Lee!” And then realising omg it IS Christopher Lee!!
I’m being slightly unfair, I guess. Let me start then with ways in which this film shows its cleverness. I had always thought that the theme song for this, sung by Lulu (does that make it the most pop song of the lot? does she beat Madonna and A-ha?), was an amusing conflation of the villain with Bond. Turns out that all of the lines are actually applicable to Scaramanga, right down to the “Love is required/ Whenever he’s hired / It comes just before the ki-ill.” But the entire film is actually intent on making the similarities between Scaramanga and Bond quite clear. Scaramanga himself draws the parallel – “Ours is the loneliest profession” – noting somewhat tartly that the main difference is that he makes good money from it, as opposed to Bond. Bond of course defends himself by saying he only kills on HM’s government’s orders, but that’s after quite a strong assertion of kinship from Scaramanga, and I must say Bond comes off as less than convincing. So I do really like that the film is problematising Bond’s position as ‘licensed to kill’.
Let’s talk about Scaramanga, since we already are. He’s shown in the prologue and immediately established as evil, because he’s physically different from the norm: he has “a superfluous papilla or mammary gland,” as Bond – that supercilious snob – so pretentiously puts it (he means a third nipple). He also has a servant named Nick Nack, a cordon bleu-trained chef who happens to be a dwarf. Again, this clearly places Scaramanga in the villain category for the Bond universe, because who else would tolerate a ‘freak’? This sort of ableism and Othering is really, really wearing. Anyway, from a narrative perspective Scaramanga and his servant are intriguing. Nick Nack allows an assassin – whom he’s paid – into Scaramanga’s inner sanctum. The assassin and Scaramanga proceed to play hide and seek, with Nick Nack sadistically commenting from behind the scenes. Turns out, this is a game they play – Nick Nack will inherit everything if Scaramanga is killed. So Scaramanga is fearless and rates his own abilities, but is also very keen to keep honing his skills. And he’s obsessed with his beautiful hand-crafted golden gun.
Backtrack: to plot. Bond takes on the task of chasing Scaramanga down when a golden bullet with ‘007’ inscribed on it arrives at HQ. Scaramanga turns out to be connected in some way to Bond’s earlier assignment, tracking down a solar energy scientist, who appears to have gone rogue and maybe defected to the Chinese? This was unclear to me. There’s also a Thai businessman, Hai Fat, somehow connected to everything; his appearance really confused me because I thought Bond went from Macau to mainland China, but it turned out that he went to Thailand. Hai Fat ends up dead, Bond and Scaramanga fight – partly over who’s a better assassin, partly over who is better – the one who makes money or the one with ‘morals’ – and partly over Scaramanga having access to solar power that will not only power lots of batteries but can also (natch) be turned into a laaaaaserrrr. Um, the end. Oh, except for Bond zipping Nick Nack into a suitcase, because that’s always hilarious.
There are three women in this film, and they have far less significant roles than in the last couple of films. They’re even more boring than Solitaire, who at least got reasonable airtime. There’s Goodnight (yes, seriously), an MI6 agent that Bond’s slept with previously. At one point she gets feisty, declaring “Killing a few hours as one of your passing fancies isn’t quite my scene” – but it’s ruined by the incredibly thick layer of Vaseline on the lens, and that she ends up in his bed very soon thereafter (“My hard-to-get act didn’t last very long” – I kid you not, that’s what she says). This in turn is ruined when Ms Anders walks in. She’s Scaramanga’s latest lover, who is actually responsible for the 007 bullet. She initially seems to be awesome – Bond surprises her in the shower, but she gets out all cool and calm with a gun in hand, demanding her robe – but goes all to pieces quickly. Mind you, this is after Bond has been very rough with her, so maybe I’m being too harsh. When Anders walks in, Bond puts Goodnight in the cupboard… then when Anders leaves, Bond apologises with “next time.” Goodnight is further shown to be incompetent when she leans on a master override switch that will destroy Scaramanga’s base, with her and Bond still left inside – Bond gets very cranky, as if she did it deliberately. The other woman in the film? A bellydancer, from whom Bond plucks a bellybutton charm with his mouth. Yes, really.
Racially… well, again we at least have non-Anglos being played by non-Anglos. I really enjoyed Soon-Tek Oh, playing a Chinese agent in Macau and Thailand (even if Oh is Korean…) – he was great, even if they did give him some cringe-worthy stereotyped moments like he and his nieces being ace karate experts. He’s a good sidekick and hurrah! doesn’t die. Richard Loo, playing Hai Fat, does die but he’s a villain and is done in by his ally, and what do you expect anyway? I don’t think there’s anything mean said about him for not being white, which is at least a bare minimum. Oh, and as befits Bond the Great White Messiah, he’s quite good at fighting karate experts – he ignores the expectations of respect, and kicks his opponent while he’s bowing.
The very weirdest thing about this entire movie is the inclusion of JW, the absolutely appalling, tobacco-chewing/spitting, nigh-unintelligible good ol’ southern boy sheriff from Live and Let Die. How is it even possible that he was popular enough as a character to be worth imagining as someone who would take a trip to Thailand? So that he could see Bond and end up ‘helping’ him? Every scene he was in made me want to throw something at the screen.
James: slightly less awful. 1 weak Martini.
Posted in: Movies | Tagged: christopher lee, feminism, james bond, movies, project bond, reviews, roger moore
Project Bond has been a bit out of whack over the last month, initially due to holidays and then latterly thanks to tragic DVD player heartache. But now we are BACK and on schedule with the first of the Roger Moores!
Summary: in which James Bond takes an excruciatingly long time to deal with a voodoo-manipulating, heroin-dealing president of a fictional Caribbean island. There are not enough alligators, chases, or explosions.
Alex: it took us two nights to watch this film. After 80 minutes, with another 40 still to go, we cracked it: it was so boring. How does a film with probably the greatest theme song of the oeuvre, and Roger Moore’s introduction, get to be so dull?
You want to know the plot? OK. Three British agents have been killed and their deaths have all been connected to the island nation of San Monique. Bond is sent in to find out what’s going on. There’s clearly something weird going on with Kananga, the president, and it turns out that he is growing opium poppies… and somehow finding time to also be Mr Big, a drug boss in New Orleans. Bond steals Kananga’s Tarot-reading fortune-teller, Solitaire; foils all of his plans; and lives happily ever after the end.
It should not have been so boring. Why was it boring? Because the chase sequences – and there are some really awesome ones – like the boats! brilliant! – Just. Go. On. And on. The cinematography doesn’t help: the angles are weird and don’t create any tension whatsoever. It’s a quintessential villains-revealing-all-their-plans story, which is also boring. There is so much that could have been done with a discussion of politics – why would a foreign president want to flood the American market with free heroin, and then sell it when there are many more users? I can imagine this working in the 21st century: what a way to kickstart your economy after the GFC. But motivation never gets discussed; instead the villains are just… villains. And the dialogue is utterly lacking in zing. And and there’s a lot of dead air with girls.
Perhaps the most interesting moment from a Bond perspective is the opening: Bond is in bed with an Italian spy, then M arrives… because Bond is at home. At home. Bond has a home! This is the first time in any Bond movie that Bond is even vaguely domestic, which is rather exciting. In order to distract M from the woman, Bond makes M coffee. In his kitchen. With a really remarkable coffee machine – which makes M ask “is that all it does?” But the point is, Bond has a house and occasionally uses it. That’s cool.
Anyway. This movie is boring but it has a lot for discussing about gender, and about race. This starts with the credits, where there are remarkably nude black women doing some dance-y, vaguely white-version-of-voodoo, moves.
Let’s start with race. It must be said that I am white, so of course that makes my perception. Other readings are absolutely welcomed… because I think that Bond as a character is remarkably unracist. He’s a condescending son of a gun, but he’s that way with (white) Leiter as well as, in this film, as well as the black CIA man and the black henchmen. And he has no problem with sleeping with non-white women, as has been demonstrated here and in previous movies. This is not to say that the film is not racist; it would have been hard pressed not to verge on racism: all of the villains are black, and it uses (a 1970s white version of) voodoo as a plot device. In some ways the black villains are actually egalitarian: Bond treats them in exactly the same way as he treats white villains (with contempt). And Kananga is certainly shown to be intelligent: he outwits the CIA eavesdropping with ease. There’s an interesting moment of the film being self-aware of what it’s doing: white tourists are shown watching a ‘voodoo’ show that’s being performed specifically for tourists. In much the same way that voodoo is being used by the film, for voyeuristic purposes, epitomising the fetishising of the Other. Also, just for a wee nod to continuity, Bond goes out on a fishing charter… with Quarrel Jr. There is no way this can actually be Quarrel-from-Dr No‘s son, but it’s a humorous Easter egg anyway. (Others are avoided; Bond order a bourbon, no ice, instead of a martini.)
On the topic of racism, the most revolting character in the film is white. A ludicrous, stereotyped, good ol’ southern boy sheriff, complete with chewin’ ‘baccy. He’s so awful it’s not even funny.
And then there’s the gender stuff. Bond sleeps with three women. The first is an Italian spy; I’m not even sure she’s named, and she barely speaks. Then
there’s the black, female CIA operative who turns out to be The Bad One (I feel I should be keeping score). It looks like she will hold out for at least 5 minutes – saying “Felix warned me there would be moments like these.” Bond replies: “What did good old Felix suggest?” “If all else fails, cyanide pills. I settled for two rooms” – which is GOLD. And is completely spoiled by freaking out about a (presumably) voodoo curse, and insisting “please don’t leave me alone tonight” (Bond replies “All right dear, if you insist.” There’s also a moment later where she tries to convince him not to kill her, because they’ve just had sex – “you wouldn’t, not after what we’ve just done” – to which Bond replies “well I certainly wouldn’t have done it before.” URGH.) However, this pales in comparison to the role of Solitaire. Solitaire is played by Jane Seymour, in her first big role, and I simply cannot see her as anything other than Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman (which means Roger Moore ought to have waaay more hair, and be wearing leather… I was SUCH a sucker for that show). Solitaire is a pawn, more than any other Bond girl to this point. Other women may have been passing fancies for Bond; other women might have moved between the villain and Bond; but Solitaire is nothing but an object to both. Kananga is outraged that Solitaire sleeps with Bond partly because it means her Tarot ability is gone, but largely because, he says: “when the proper time came, I would have given you love – you knew that!” So not only did you remove your gift from my keeping, you also had sex with a man other than me. Bond is no better; he wants her simply for what she represents: a means of screwing with Kananga. He seduces her in the most disgusting, despicable manner: coldly manipulating her belief in the Tarot by making her pick the Lovers card… from a stack that was entirely Lovers cards. He thereby ruins her entire life, and makes her think that she had no choice because it’s what the cards willed – and they have never lied. I hated Bond in that moment, and it’s going to take me a while to get over it.
On an aesthetic level: I like Moore’s voice, but I Do Not Understand a cleft chin. And the lines are so so cheesy that I can’t ever take him seriously as either an action man or a romantic lead.
I wanted to embed this video, but it’s a bit dodgy so I’ll just give you a link. Yes, the Wings theme song is one of the best Bond songs ever; yes the Gunners cover is awesome. However, Chrissie Hynde (the Pretenders) does THE best version, hands down. This is on the same compilation as the Iggy Pop covering “We have all the time in the world,” and if those two covers together don’t want you to go out and get Shaken and Stirred, you are not as big a fan of these songs as I am.
James: Awful.
0 Martinis. (Although you might need 4 or 5 to get through it.) You do get to see Bond run across some alligators like it’s a game of Frogger, though.
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Regarding the detention at UNDP Bahrain of three non-violent Human Rights protesters
Your Excellency Firas Gharaibeh, Deputy Resident Representative at UNDP,
I am writing to express my concern and consternation at the way the peaceful and non-violent protest of three citizens seeking freedom for their loved ones in detention in Bahrain today was handled. I am speaking of Asma Darwish, Sawsam Jawad, and Zainab Alkhawaja. Ms. Alkhawaja’s father, Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, is an internationally known human rights activist and is the former President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights and is currently a member of the International Advisory Network in the Business and Human Rights Resource Center chaired by Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. He was taken along with Ms. Alkhawaja’s husband and brother-in-law in a raid by masked men on the night of April 9. He was brutally beaten into unconsciousness in front of his family before being abducted.
When Ms. Alkhawaja and her companions attempted to stage a non-violent sit-in at your office today, you called the Bahrani authorities and turned them over to them. If they are detained, raped, tortured, or murdered, you will be morally and legally responsible.
I want you to know that the whole world is watching. The whole world is watching *you*, your Excellency.
I look forward to your prompt reply.
Henry Edward Hardy
Somerville, MA, USA
UNDP Media Contacts
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15 June, 2011 Posted by scanlyze | Bahrain, blog, blogger, Firas Gharaibeh, free speech, freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, news, politics, protest, protesters, scanlyze | Arab Spring, Asma Darwish, bahrain, Firas Gharaibeh, human rights, news, non-violent, peaceful, politics, protest, Sawsam Jawad, scanlyze, torture, UN, UNDP, Zainab Alkhawaja | 2 Comments
Second day of protests at UF over tazing of Andrew Meyer; suspended officers named
Students at the University of Florida have carried out a second day of protest actions over the shocking and detention of Andrew Meyer, a student who tried to ask controversial questions of US Senator John Kerry. The actions included marching, speeches, chalking sidewalks, and a mass submission of more than 50 official complaints over the police conduct. UF taser protest, day 2
The Gainesville Sun has some information about the two officers suspended over the unjustified assault on Meyer, who was at the microphone questioning US Senator John Kerry when the police grabbed him, dragged him to the back of the auditorium, and apparently handcuffed him, then shocked him with a stun gun.
More than 50 students filed complaints with UF Police over their handling of the situation.
Police did not release the complaints Thursday, saying they could become the subject of an internal investigation. No decision on starting an internal investigation will be made until after FDLE’s independent review is completed, said UPD spokesman Capt. Jeff Holcomb.
The law enforcement agency did provide the personnel files of Sgt. Eddie King and Officer Nicole Mallo, the two officers placed on leave with pay.
King, 45, was hired at the police department in 1994 and had previously worked at the North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center. He was promoted in 2000. He had attended Florida A&M. A recent review called him an “effective, fair-minded, competent supervisor” who did a good job of maintaining calm in “trying” situations.
King had been reprimanded or disciplined in the past for issues including failing to report for duty for an overtime assignment and being involved in the 2003 arrest of a person for carrying a concealed firearm when it was lawful under the circumstances to have the weapon, according to his personnel file. King also received a four-day suspension after an undisclosed romantic relationship with an employee led to a workplace confrontation with another employee, according to his file.
Mallo, 30, graduated from the University of Florida and was hired by UPD in 2004. She had been commended this year for her work in traffic enforcement with more than 100 citations, four arrests for driving under the influence and more than 200 bicycle stops. She also was listed as an instructor with the agency’s Rape Aggression Defense program.
Mallo had been reprimanded after a traffic stop in 2006 when she accelerated her vehicle to 74 mph and “unnecessarily placed yourself and other motorists in danger,” according to reports. She also was cited for a traffic crash and using profanity when talking to a motorist, according to reports.
Both King and Mallo were commended after a 2004 incident when they diffused a situation with a student at a residence hall who was wielding a knife. Different investigations and reviews are under way into the Tasering and arrest of a University of Florida student earlier this week.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is conducting an investigation into the use of force by UF Police, which is expected to be completed within 90 days.
Next week a panel of UF faculty and students will start a review of police policies. No timeline has been set for their review.
FDLE reviews Taser incident
UF police’s aggressive acts inexcusable
Keeping the Tasers holstered
University of Florida Taser incident (wikipedia)
Updated video: UF student Tasered at Kerry forum
An impromptu test of integrity
Shock and awe: censoring citizens with 5,000 volts
See also: Man tasered, arrested for asking good questions of Sen. John Kerry
22 September, 2007 Posted by scanlyze | Andrew Meyer, bro, censorship, don't taze me, Eddie King, Florida, free speech, media, news, Nicole Mallo, police, police brutality, protest, repression, scanlyze, taser, Thomas A Swift Electric Rifle, torture, United States, University of Florida, US, USA | 1 Comment
Man tasered, arrested for asking good questions of Sen. John Kerry
I just found on youtube this video of a young man at a University of Florida q and a session with Senator John Kerry. The man, Andrew Meyer, congratulates Kerry for being (in his view) the real winner of the 2004 election, asks Kerry why he doesn’t support the impeachment of Bush and then asks is it true that he and Bush are both members of Skull and Bones. Whereupon the uniformed officers grab him and begin to try to manhandle him out. He is shouting that he didn’t do anything. The officers wrestle the young man to the ground and taser the poor fellow. A member of the audience then begins shouting, “police brutality! police brutality!”
This video is shocking, and horrible. It depicts Nazi-like behavior from those who are sworn to uphold the law. And the man’s questions are good questions and deserve answers, not torture and abuse.
The Andrew Meyer
Search on “taser” at Digg.
Skull and Bones (wikipedia)
Student Tasered at campus forum for Kerry
Kerry Responds to Taser Incident
CNN: Your e-mails: Reaction to police using Taser on student
Students stunned — and tired — about Taser incident
College cop: After being shocked, student said we ‘didn’t do anything wrong’
Instant Political Martyrdom via YouTube
A interesting comment on the subject posted by Benjamin Wood:
“When a person, being without fault, is in a place where he has a right to be, is violently assaulted, he may, without retreating, repel by force, and if, in the reasonable exercise of his right of self defense, his assailant is killed, he is justified.” Runyan v. State, 57 Ind. 80; Miller v. State, 74 Ind. 1.
“These principles apply as well to an officer attempting to make an arrest, who abuses his authority and transcends the bounds thereof by the use of unnecessary force and violence, as they do to a private individual who unlawfully uses such force and violence.” Jones v. State, 26 Tex. App. I; Beaverts v. State, 4 Tex. App. 1 75; Skidmore v. State, 43 Tex. 93, 903.
“An illegal arrest is an assault and battery. The person so attempted to be restrained of his liberty has the same right to use force in defending himself as he would in repelling any other assault and battery.” (State v. Robinson, 145 ME. 77, 72 ATL. 260).
“Each person has the right to resist an unlawful arrest. In such a case, the person attempting the arrest stands in the position of a wrongdoer and may be resisted by the use of force, as in self- defense.” (State v. Mobley, 240 N.C. 476, 83 S.E. 2d 100).
“One may come to the aid of another being unlawfully arrested, just as he may where one is being assaulted, molested, raped or kidnapped. Thus it is not an offense to liberate one from the unlawful custody of an officer, even though he may have submitted to such custody, without resistance.” (Adams v. State, 121 Ga. 16, 48 S.E. 910).
“Citizens may resist unlawful arrest to the point of taking an arresting officer’s life if necessary.” Plummer v. State, 136 Ind. 306. This premise was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in the case: John Bad Elk v. U.S., 177 U.S. 529.
Taking Sides in a Tasing
Comment by Benjamin N. Dictor, Student, University of Florida
google news comment
Google Comment – 10 hours ago
The conduct of the police officers at Monday’s forum with John Kerry is nothing short of an embarrassment for both the University of Florida and the City of Gainesville as a whole.
We will not be quick to recover from the wounds that we all suffer as a result of the complex betrayal on behalf of the University of Florida Police Department. As if the suppression of thought is not in itself, heinous enough a crime, the unabashed abuse of physical force by those sworn to protect us leaves trust broken and wounds open.
This incident will be remembered as a physical assault as well as an assault on reason itself. How dare law enforcement act in such a manner! We, the students of this university, must not allow this aggression to stand!
Benjamin N. Dictor
skull bones & bush & kerry a WIN WIN for the skull & bones
Another case of alleged police overkill: Death Squad in Delaware: The Case of the Murdered Marine
Submitted to The Lede blog on nytimes.com:
In the case of the Tazing of the Bro, I am reminded of the words of Frederick Douglass:
“Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.”
Andrew Meyer, whatever his motives, was asking reasonable and legitimate questions which the speaker had agreed to address. This is not a police state; the police may not use force to subdue someone for saying “blowjob” or “Skull and Bones” or taking 90 seconds to ask three questions in a row.
The democratic system of government is dependent on the free market of ideas. The widest possible range of views, correct and incorrect, must be aired and debated, so that the people may choose the best policies and the representatives to implement them. In the United States, it is We the People, not the government, which is sovereign. In the words of our first Republican President, Abraham Lincoln, in his First Inaugural Address:
“This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember, or overthrow it.”
Andrew Meyer acted in the finest patriotic tradition of Paul Revere, Crispus Attucks, Tom Paine and Patrick Henry. Bravo, Sir. Bravely and well done. Bravo!
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Comment: Florida cops were out of line Tasering student at speech
Interesting poll on Washingtonpost.com, at this writing, 42% of respondents say along with Benjamin Dictor (quoted above), “This incident is ‘an assault on reason itself.’ America has become a police state and this is evidence of that.” An additional 11.5% opine, “If you have to Tase anyone bro, Tase John Kerry. FREE SPEECH RULES!”.
Note the snide photo caption (probably falsely) attributed to AP: “Could public forums benefit from more Tasering? (AP)”
How can this caption possibly be considered appropriate to the circumstances by the Post?
It seems that the Post is exploiting this incident for its “entertainment” value. How sick and wrong of the once-respected Washington Post.
Andrew Meyer, Free Speech and the Joy of Tasers: Were the Police Justified Or Should They Be Punished?
Florida Student Is Shocked at Kerry Forum
Beck said he “enjoy[s] watching” Taser videos; O’Reilly rolled out “Don’t Taze me, bro!” bumper stickers
Google “Andrew Meyer” (276,000 references on google 2007-09-20)
Hentoff on the Tasering of the First Amendment
Why are students getting Tasered on video?
THE SHOCK HEARD AROUND THE WORLD.
Andrew Meyer, John Kerry and Campus Security: Clusterfuck Royale.
Emotional Responses to the Andrew Meyer & John Kerry Incident: A Psychological Study in Issues of Power, Anger and Authority
University comes away shocked, burned
18 September, 2007 Posted by scanlyze | 2004 election, abuse, Andrew Meyer, Associated Press, Bush, censorship, Florida, free speech, John Kerry, lede, manufacturing consent, New York Times, news, nonlethal weapons, oppression, police, police brutality, politics, propaganda, scanlyze, shocking, Skull and Bones, spin, taser, Thomas A Swift Electric Rifle, torture, University of Florida, video, Washington Post, youtube | 3 Comments
Open Letter to the Ann Arbor Democratic Party
Surely the right to enthusiastically applaud a political speech is Constitutionally protected speech; if not then there is no freedom of speech whatever left in this country.
We are a Democratic Party, and many of us would call ourselves Liberals; but where even the mildest and most socially unexceptionable forms of dissent such as applauding a political speech are suppressed then there is neither Liberty nor Democracy.
17 July, 2007 Posted by scanlyze | Ann Arbor, censorship, democracy, democratic party, dissent, free speech, freedom, human rights, liberty, Michigan, scanlyze | Leave a comment
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Sigur Center Asia Report, Issue 44: Countering China's Sharp Power: Disinformation and Social Media in Taiwan
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Sigur Center Asia Report, Issue 42: The Art of Chieftaincy in the Writings of Pashtun Tribal Rulers
The writings of Khūshḥāl Khān Khaṫak and Afzal Khan Khatak represent a distinct independent niche in Pashto literature of pre-modern times. This iconic grandfathergrandson duo were men of letters and warriors. Their work is rooted in a broad literary tradition comprising the classical Mirror of...
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Sigur Center Asia Report, Issue 41: Taking Stock of Cross-Strait Relations: Chinese Postures and Taiwan's Prospects
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Battlestar Galactica: Some Disappointment & Final Opinions
by Bruce Simmons
Head Six and Head Baltar?
So what are Head Six and Head Baltar?
Moore said he never made any intentional effort to identify who or what they were. He said they could be angels or demons. They were always there for whatever purpose, whether it was good or bad.
I'm starting to think that there is so much incongruity that the incongruity was planned! Can you really plan for incongruity? Either way, it sounds like the Head spirits were planned scape goats. Or was Six's red dress significant in some way?
I get writing something and letting it develop organically, not knowing what is going to happen. I really do. I do it all the time (I'm writing hobby novels that will never see the light of day). But we need to put bows on our packages, Ron. That's what we all expect these days from our presents.
The Flashbacks
The flashbacks in the finale were intended to connect us more to the inspirations or inner thoughts of the characters. Filler. Kind of like that jelly in jelly donuts.
I didn't mind flashbacks. I mean, it is a character driven show so that makes sense. They filled in some fascinating moments of the characters past.
Now that I know that some of those flashbacks may have sacrificed other integral scenes that would have furthered the episode, like watching the Cylon colony ship get sucked into a black hole, I'm thinking that after 4 seasons, we already knew enough of some of this stuf. It could've been skipped over.
Although: I did enjoy the filler on Laura Roslin's intense family tragedy.
Kara Thrace
Kara Thrace's "death" was a shock, but her coming back had me pegging her for a Cylon. Of course now we know that's not the case. Moore said that Kara is whatever you want her to be. Whether it be an Angel, Messenger of God or whatever. He said that if they went beyond what they had, and tried to define her, it would have taken something away from her and make her less interesting.
For me, Thrace's story had a ton of loopholes, such as the child Kara drawing symbols of destiny. In the last few episodes, we watched this guiding "whatever" still in a self-discovery phase as she hallucinates about her father teaching her the music. But then that experience was cheapened when I find out the ghost was seeing ghosts.
Yes, it put her in the right place to put in "whatever" coordinates to jump away from the Colony Ship, but it all seemed more like a fortuitous guessing game than a guiding destiny that leads them to "Earth."
This didn't pan out for me at all. If Thrace's story had been given a little bit more substance, maybe it or she would have meant something. Instead she just pops out of existence. Add this to the Head ghosts in the end, and we have an awful lot of writer escape routes.
Actually, after all was said and done, Moore predicted that "... people are going to be pissed." Good call Moore. Your insightful talents are still top notch.
Did Anyone Have A Different Idea For An Ending?
Moore said that David Eick had a different idea for an ending!
Eick wanted everyone to arrive on present day Earth and when all was said and done, the White House would end up nuking the Galactica. Dang...
Were The Writers Writing On The Fly?
Yes, they were.
It's an approach Moore likes because he feels that writing on the fly gives the writers a more instinctive approach to where a story is going in that moment.
He knew the exact ending he wanted and felt that getting to that ending was the ride he intended for everyone to take. He admits there were loose threads (NO SH**!!!) but then says most shows have them.
The Logic Of It
I have to admit, if we accept the ideology of loose threads, then the finale definitely made the show exemplify that premise. What happened to "The Plan" the Cylons had? What happened to Kara Thrace leading humanity to their doom? Did everyone really dispense of all their technology to live out their lives? I can't imagine out of 30 thousand humans, everyone went along with that. Were these just other loose threads?
If we can really write awesome stories and not worry about endings and wrap ups, I think many of us have a future in screen writing!
I loved the trip that Battlestar Galactica took us on from day one. This show was intensely character driven. We followed everyone down their formidable paths. We watched them persevere, despite the apparent odds. Despite the personal loss. After dealing with threats to humanity as a whole, we watched humanity deal with looming social issues. When the social issues came to rest, personal issues were explored. The finale delivered humanity (what was left of it did) to their safe haven. Regardless of the little things that distracted us. The lack of answers that we never received, or were hoping to receive.
In the end, life has no real answers. It's the journey that counts. We always add labels to events. It makes them more sensible. I think Battlestar Galactica reflected that perspective. And that reflection made the whole finale more palatable, otherwise, the last 15 minutes would have cheapened the entire ride for me.
Yet through the 6 years and the 4 seasons, the show was about the characters. We watched the characters develop and deal with life while they were in the middle of a harsh scenario.
I Hate Being Lied To, But Still Liked The Ride
To some extent, a part of me feels like we were lied to. We never got answers. We never got resolutions to some pretty big open threads.
But disappointments aside, you do have to admit that the ride was pretty intense. When all was said and done, Battlestar Galactica definitely got us talking. That in and of itself is something to consider. How many shows keep us talking after they end?
So now I have one final curiosity. How will The Sci-Fi Channel fill this gap that is being left behind by Battlestar Galactica?
Will we be treated to replays? Will this be the new Twilight Zone marathon on holidays? Or will they find a new show that might be pretty good, get 3 seasons from it and draw that out to 6 years? Maybe Sci-Fi's Ghost Hunters can try to deal with the Head Six and Head Baltar mystery.
Thanks for reading this Screen Rant. I can't wait to hear some of your reflections on my opinions of the Battlestar Galactica finale and other details that I know I left out. Or did I?
Sources: Post Gazette, Star Ledger Critic Blog, TV Guide
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The Boxing Feline: A Review of Thundercat at The Danforth Music Hall
(By: Lawrence Drown)
When a Californian bass-guitarist as naturally gifted as Stephen Bruner graces the stage in boxing shorts, a pink hoodie and dyed pink dreads, only top-grade entertainment is to ensue.
Best known as Thundercat, Bruner dropped his third studio album, ‘Drunk,’ in February. The Danforth Music Hall was buzzing last Wednesday (Sept. 27) with hundreds keen to attend a huge night of genre-bending goodness.
(Photo credit: TriRocks Photography/Facebook)
Surprisingly, Thundercat was only joined by two gentlemen on keys and kit, yet still managed to recreate the full sounds heard on his latest release. A library of keyboards and synths sculpted depth and a 3D sound only a live performance could create. An enthusiastic and energetic drummer formed what was to be the backbone pulse of the show, helping to uplift the audience during Thundercat’s mesmerizing bass licks and soothing vocals.
The man everyone had come to see took his rightful position in centre stage. His songs were full of incredibly fast-paced improvisation on his six string bass guitar. The Miles Davis-inspired musician kept the crowd enticed with his signature peddle effects and commentary on new bangers, such as “Tokyo” and “Friend Zone.” An absorbed crowd received a first hand recap of his experiences in Japan, from eating fish to playing Mortal Kombat. Then it hit me — Thundercat’s vibe can be summed up as a beautiful compilation of ’90s video game soundtracks. There is something eerily Mario Kart-esque in ‘Drunk,’ and the nostalgic electronica keeps me coming back for more.
Thundercat’s newest album, ‘Drunk,’ is available on Spotify. (Photo credit: Brainfeeder Records)
Through the jazzy interludes, funky kit fills, fascinating stories and raw talent, Thundercat couldn’t disappoint. He left that to the seemingly emotionless crowd…
…Riddle me this. One of the funkiest, most original contemporary artists of a generation comes to town, playing an amazing venue and about 20 per cent of the crowd properly turn up. Maybe everyone was in awe. Maybe everyone was stuck in a numb trance of high-toned vocals and nimble bass lines. Or maybe the Toronto music scene just isn’t ready for originality such as Thundercat — but I’m not willing to file this under cultural difference just yet.
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By: Victoria Schwab
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Guided Reading Level: GR Level W
Meet a guardian angel like no other, from a writer like no other: bold rising star, Victoria Schwab, making her whimsical, inspiring, and clever middle-grade debut.
At a first glance, Aria seems like your average twelve-year-old girl. She has coppery hair, colored shoelaces, and a passion for cupcakes. But there's more to Aria than meets the eye. She can dream things into existence, use her own shadow like a door, and change the world in small, important ways. Aria is a guardian angel. She's been sent here to earn her wings. But to do that, she'll have to help three different girls.
Aria's first mission is Gabby Torres. Gabby's always been quiet, but ever since her brother got sick, she's barely said a word. When a new school offers her a fresh start, Gabby wants badly to be someone new, but she quickly learns it's hard to make friends while keeping half her life a secret.
And then Aria shows up. Aria, who knows exactly what to say and do to make Gabby feel better. Will she be able to help Gabby find her voice? And will Gabby still trust Aria when she finds out exactly what she is?
Think John Green for middle grade, with a touch of magic!
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Home Continuing Education How Environment and Genetics Give Rise to Myopia
This fundus photo shows a patient with high myopia, a condition with both genetic and environmental contributors.
More than half of the world’s population will be myopic by 2050. What factors are causing this epidemic?
By Erin Tomiyama, OD, and Kathryn Richdale, OD, PhD
For Review of Optometry, January 2019
Most parents think genetics are the only reason for their child’s nearsightedness. But more and more children with only one myopic parent, or even no myopic parents, are becoming nearsighted. Clearly, more than genetics is involved in the myopia epidemic.
This article reviews the current understanding of both genetic and environmental associations of myopia, and discusses how to educate parents about why more children are becoming nearsighted, and what can be done about it.
Worldwide Increase
Myopia was previously believed to be a benign error of refractive power. But as more children become nearsighted, myopia is being recognized as a worldwide epidemic with significant health consequences. The rapid increase in prevalence of myopia and consequential risk for pathologic visual conditions, such as cataracts, glaucoma and retinal detachment, make myopia a significant concern for today’s parents.
Higher levels of myopia increase the risk for ocular disease, but even low levels of myopia (-0.75 to -3.00D) are associated with three to four times greater risk of retinal detachment.6 The definition of high myopia varies from study to study, but is usually defined as refractive error of -5.00D or -6.00D or higher.6 Myopia greater than -6.00D increases the risk of retinal detachment by 20 to 80 times that of a non-myope.6
Even though high myopia is the greater threat, we must aim to decrease the amount of myopia for all patients to reduce the overall risk for ocular co-morbidities. Reducing the rate of overall progression by 50% would decrease the prevalence of all levels of myopia, and reduce high myopia by up to 90%.1
This OCT analysis of a patient with high myopia shows that most of the retinal nerve fiber layer is flagged as abnormal.
Emmetropization and Myopization
The normal pathophysiologic process of emmetropization is such that the eye progresses from hypermetropia in the first years of life until emmetropia is reached in mid-childhood. The goal of emmetropization is for the eye’s corneal and lenticular refractions to match the increasing axial length of the eye during growth. In myopia, the process overshoots emmetropization and results in myopic refractive error.8,9
Research shows myopic children may begin to experience greater axial elongation than emmetropes even three years before the actual onset of myopia.10 In fact, the best determinant of the final refractive error for school-aged children is an age-matched comparison of current refractive state, reported researchers in the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Ethnicity and Refractive Error (CLEERE) study.11 This was an observational cohort study of ocular development and myopia onset of ethnically diverse children ages six to 13 years. They reported that, if a child is less hyperopic than +0.75D by first grade, the child is at an increased risk to develop myopia.11
We now know that hyperopic defocus (focusing light behind the retina) can stimulate axial elongation. Conversely, myopic defocus (in front of the retina) can slow axial growth.12,13 The peripheral refraction typically varies with the central refraction in that myopes usually have relative hyperopia in the periphery and hyperopes usually have relative myopia in the periphery.14,15
Soft multifocal lenses and orthokeratology lenses are used for myopia control as they shift the peripheral hyperopic defocus to myopic defocus by moving the peripheral focus forward. Corneal topography maps can be used to demonstrate the peripheral plus power that is created with either a soft multifocal lens worn on the eye or after orthokeratology treatment. Multiple studies have now reported good safety and efficacy with these treatment methods.
Environmental and Behavioral Influences
The rapid increase in the prevalence of myopia within the past few decades suggests the involvement of environmental causes, especially when we see such dramatic increases among specific populations and in certain regions. Given this increase in such a short time period, geographic and racial/ethnic differences cannot fully explain the sudden rise in myopia. Ultimately, genetic susceptibility and environmental changes have likely worked in combination to produce the greater prevalence of myopia observed today.1
Research shows that the amount of time a child spends outdoors is directly related to the odds of the child developing myopia.16 While time outdoors is certainly a factor, it’s not certain what aspect of outdoor time directly decreases the risk—could it be the higher light levels, the spectral composition of outdoor light, or the dioptric demand of outdoor viewing?
One study found that children who spent sufficient time outdoors, quantified as more than two hours per day, decreased their risk of myopia even if they also performed a large amount of near work or had two myopic parents.18 The protective effect of time outdoors against myopia was not activity-dependent. Interestingly, this study also reported that there was a greater effect of delaying myopia onset when children performed sports outdoors as compared to doing the exact same sport indoors.18
While there is no magic number, about two hours per day or at least 10 hours per week of outdoor time can have a positive impact for children who haven’t yet developed myopia. Unfortunately, once a child becomes myopic, increasing outdoor time isn’t likely to slow the progression of myopia, according to the limited evidence we have.16
The dioptric mapping (amount of distant vs. near stimuli) of the visual environment could help to explain why more time outdoors may delay the onset of myopia. The dioptric topography of an indoor environment is generally closer and more heterogenous than an outdoor environment, so the eyes are more likely to experience hyperopic defocus indoors.6 Conversely, the outdoor visual environment provides a more uniform field of view on the retina with little dioptric demand.6
This OCT crosssection reveals a posterior staphyloma—a hallmark sign of pathologic myopia.
Other research suggests that the bright outdoor light triggers a release of dopamine from the retina, inhibiting signals for axial elongation.18 Seasonal variation in the progression of myopia would support this theory, as more axial growth occurs during winter months than during summer months.19
Taken together, studies done in Japan, China and the United States suggest that higher light levels, longer days and higher solar irradiation seem to be associated with slowed myopia progression.19-21
Many challenges to establishing a causal relationship between time outdoors and myopia development and progression exist. For instance, increased time outdoors is indirectly proportional to time indoors, since they are mutually exclusive. Also, children’s activities performed outdoors often involve more physical movement compared with indoors activities, which tend to be more sedentary and involve closer dioptric stimuli. Lastly, many studies examining the amount of time spent outdoors are conduted by survey and are therefore subject to recall bias.16
Researchers have made efforts to use technological advancements to objectively record time spent outdoors and light levels of exposure, but depending on the placement of these devices, they may not truly quantify visual input to the eyes.22 New devices are currently being studied to also record the real-time viewing distances.23
Further studies are needed to gain a better understanding of what factor, or combination of factors, make outdoor time effective in delaying the onset of myopia. For now, we can only present the facts when educating parents and children: increased time outdoors will help delay the onset of myopia, but will not likely have an effect once a child becomes myopic.
While high levels of myopia have greater risk for pathologic changes, even low levels of myopia (-0.75 to -3.00D) are associated with increased risk for retinal disease.
Research also shows that near work and education level can modify the risk of developing myopia. Myopia progression increases approximately 2% for every diopter of near work.24 The mechanism behind increased near work to increased axial length includes peripheral defocus and biomechanical changes.25 The risk of development and progression of myopia is more correlated with a closer reading distance (less than 20cm) and longer periods of continuous near work (more than 45 minutes) than total duration of near work.26,27
The location in which a child lives can also influence myopia risk. One meta-analysis shows that children in urban environments had 2.6 times increased risk of myopia compared with children in rural areas.33 This finding may be related to the observation that children in urban environments may spend more time indoors with greater near work demands.
Environmental and behavioral factors appear to play important roles in the development and progression of myopia. But if we recommend modifiable behaviors that may slow the onset of myopia, we must also appreciate the important role that genetics play.
The risk of a child becoming myopic when one parent is myopic is approximately 1.5 times that for children with no myopic parents. That risk doubles to three times if both parents are myopic. The degree of the parents’ myopia also plays an important factor in the development and final refractive error of the child.34 Parents can readily understand these relative risk factors, but, unfortunately, myopia genetics is not as straightforward as one might expect.
Twin studies. With the exception of rare autosomal dominant conditions such as Marfan syndrome, most “school age” myopia has a complex genetic and environmental etiology.35 Heritability is the proportion of variation in a trait (myopia) that can be attributed to genetic factors. In fact, the first true twin study of heritability was actually conducted by a German ophthalmologist, Walter Jablonski, who identified a greater “within pair” difference in refractive error for fraternal vs. identical twins.36
Some of the more recent twin studies reported myopia heritability ranging from 75% to 95%; however, twin studies are known to overestimate true heritability due to model assumptions and confounding factors such as a largely shared environment.37 Family studies can add more information about the complexity of genetic covariance and environmental factors. Large family studies have reported heritability of refractive error to be 50% to 60%, and a meta-analysis of both twin and family studies suggest a myopia heritability of about 71%.37
Genetic linkage studies. These use familial information to map locations on genes that may be related to a trait. The first myopia-related locus identified was MYP1, which is related to high myopia and located on the X chromosome.38 While other loci have been identified, linkage studies often highlight large regions of the gene, making further analysis challenging.
Candidate gene analyses have identified more than 100 potential myopia-related genes based on known biological function. For example, genes involved in ocular development and growth, as well as scleral remodeling, have been identified as potential candidate genes for myopia.38
Unfortunately, the candidate gene approach is limited by current knowledge of gene function. Both linkage studies and candidate gene studies have reported a possible association between high myopia and the paired box 6 (PAX6) gene.39,40 The PAX6 gene is considered a master gene involved in many facets of normal eye development.
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS). This approach compares the genetic information across thousands (or tens or hundreds of thousands) of individuals to identify small differences potentially related to a specified trait. The strength of this approach is that it can explore the entire genome, and thus doesn’t rely on a prior knowledge of function.
High levels of myopia (-5.00D or -6.00D or greater) increase the risk for ocular disease. Note the peripapillary atrophy and macular changes in this myopic eye
Two of the largest GWAS groups in myopia, the commercial 23andMe and the academic Consortium for Refractive Error and Myopia (CREAM), recently combined efforts to conduct a GWAS meta-analysis of more than 160,000 participants, which identified 161 potential gene loci involved in myopia.41 Some of the loci identified include those involved in dopamine and light processing. These genetic findings provide further support for mechanisms of myopia development involving light exposure, defocus and contrast.
Despite these important findings informing potential genetic locations and mechanisms of myopia development, these studies have identified less than 5% of the variation in refractive error due to genetic variants.42 Clearly, the dramatic rise in myopia cannot be due to genetics alone, but is likely due to a combination of both genetic susceptibility and increased environmental triggers.
Gene-environment interaction studies. To study both genetic susceptibility and increased environmental triggers, gene-environment interaction studies have been used to explore some of the more well-established links with myopia, and have found associations with educational level and near work.42 Mendelian randomization uses genes with known functions as surrogates for environmental factors to explore the cause and effect of environmental exposure on the trait of interest. This is the technique that was used to estimate that every additional year of education was associated with a -0.27D increase in myopia.32
Epigenetics. The study of epigenetics has also been used to explore modifications in gene expression or gene activity due to environmental factors. Of note, one recent epigenetics study found that variants in a micro RNA (miRNA 328) modified PAX6 expression, which may be a potential target for myopia treatment.43 The contribution of genetics directly on the development of myopia may not be comprehensive, but one’s genes may play an important role in one’s susceptibility to environmental factors.44
Discussing ‘Nature and Nurture’ with Parents
When discussing myopia with parents, establish what physicians know about myopia and its progression. Parents should also understand the risks and consequences of developing myopia, specifically the risk for developing retinal holes, tears or detachments, myopic maculopathy, glaucoma and early cataracts.6 While myopia has a genetic component, modifiable behaviors impact the development as well as the rate of progression of myopia. Explaining these modifications can help parents understand that environment does play a role in the development of myopia and actions can be taken to help delay the onset and progression of their child’s nearsightedness.
Online calculators are available to help communicate with patients and parents about the need for initiating treatment. Three primary forms of off-label treatment are available in the United States for myopia control: atropine, soft multifocal contact lenses and orthokeratology. As practitioners, it is our responsibility to educate parents on what myopia is, how it develops, what causes it to progress, and how we may be able to delay its onset and slow its progression. Present all treatment options, as well as their associated risks and benefits.
We may never fully understand the exact causal relationship between our genetics and the many environmental factors related to myopia due to their tight inter-relationship and our inability to restrict natural human development. However, continued genetic and environmental research will likely shed more light on the interaction between nature and nurture, and perhaps bring this epidemic under control.
Dr. Tomiyama recently completed a cornea and contact lens residency at the University of Houston College of Optometry (UHCO) in Houston. Dr. Richdale is an associate professor at UHCO.
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Voting Pro-Life? Are You Sure? Meet Misoprostol And The New Cheap Abortion Pill Entrepreneurs You’re Financing.
September 3, 2012 September 3, 2012 / ricklondonsyndication
The more headway Romney and Ryan make, the closer we see Misoprostol becoming a household word. Those of us who spend time on Twitter have seen it coming down the stream ever since Romney admitted to Mike Huckabee of his commitment to The Personhood Bill.
The Mexican pharmacist awakens about 6am and drives to his wood-frame pharmacy about ½ mile down a narrow street full of stray dogs and cats. He sees the Pfizer truck awaiting him so he rushes to the door to let the driver in.
Jose Hernandez was educated at the pharmacy school in Mexico City and moved back to his home of San Antonio (not Tx) but a small town outside of Tijuana that boasts a beautiful Pacific Island beachfront. Many Americans own property on the beach due to it’s quiet scenic ocean view and low prices (for that kind of property). It’s only a 2.5 hour drive from San Diego.
Though Jose knows the bulk of Cytotec (also known by its generic name Misoprostol) will be his biggest seller, he also knows the majority of it will not be walk-in business, but Americans in states with few abortion clinics who cannot afford to travel to one. So they order Misoprostol made for ulcers which also often cause an abortion to occur. But not always. And when it does not, which is 3% of the time, it puts the baby at a much higher risk of birth defects.
But of course women in need of an abortion don’t care. Their state government has made it impossible for them to have a safe abortion, so they will obviously use what is now being called “The Chemical Coathanger”.
In Uraguay where abortions are illegal, unethical doctors have been meeting with women for years in clandestine places to sell them Misoprostol at ridiculously inflated prices. Several women have died this year from the drug. Though it is safer than the old back-alley coathanger, it is only barely safer.
Misoprostol can also easily be purchased in America from any Canadian pharmacy at cheap prices. A big problem is that, many times these drugs, if ordered from out of the U.S. will be held up for weeks and even months at customs. That means a woman who was seeking an early-term abortion will now have to have a mid-to-late term one.
It is also cheap and easily ordered from most Asian countries and India and American women are already ordering and stocking up in schocking numbers (according to their Twitter tweet streams)
Though misoprostol can be bought over the counter in Mexico, a prescription is required in the U.S. and it most likely will not be outlawed even if abortion is. Why? Because it is an ulcer drug already approved by the FDA for ulcers.
The bulk of Jose’s sales are made in the U.S. It appears women are stockpiling just in case the Romney/Ryan ticket gets elected. His sales have increased about 5000% in the past year. He outsources the dropshipping of the med so as not to take away from his other pharmaceutical duties.
The “talk of twitter” says these “Internet Abortion Drug Entrepreneurs” have been “sitting in wait” for years, for a ticket like Romney/Ryan who might indeed select the right Supreme Court Judges to attempt to overturn RVWade. They had banked on Reagan but it didn’t happen. Now these weasels have true hope. They will, no doubt, be among the wealthiest E-Entrepreneurs in the world, as it is common sense that this medicine will be the most purchased over the net from other countries.
And of course that means the U.S. Government will do the predictable….Wage a “War On Internet Abortion Drug Entrepreneurs” inciting others to “get in on a piece of the pie” and hidden scripts will enter the country left and right. Many women, of course will not have to go to the trouble to order the drug, though an article in a Texas Newspaper says many women in Texas already are crossing the border to get the med to stockpile it.
Many American doctors will simply prescribe it for ulcers, and an abortion will occur; or if not, most likely a baby with dramatic birth defects, and the drug (taken in amounts for abortion) can greatly compromise the woman’s immune system according to many studies and examples.
Jose’s business is not “an isolated case”. Abortion Entrepreneurs have been “laying in wait” since the days of Reagan….hoping he would nominate enough of the far right to the Supreme Court to overturn RVWade and let the floodgates loose, and, of course bring them more wealth than anyone could ever imagine.
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet would be “names of the past” compared to the top 10 of these clowns selling ulcer meds over the net…and frankly even to the friendly small town doctor who suddenly finds he/she has an incredible amount of women suffering from “ulcers”.
During the days of RVWade, there were no Internet abortions, only back alley brutal killers. Those days will be in the past for the most part. Most women will be able to afford the risky ulcer drug, and will take the risk of birth defects in case the med does not work. Back then, it was cut and dry; one was either for abortion or against it.
Today, there are many shades of gray. There is partial birth abortion which is outlawed except in very rare cases in which it will kill the mother, or when the baby is found already dead. In fact in either case most doctors tend to teminate the pregnancy in order to save the mother’s life and it does not fall under the auspices of “laws against partial birth abortion”.
There is still debate over “when life begins”, but that will no longer even be a debate if safe abortion is outlawed, as the majority of women will not be going for medical help but ordering the drug directly from foreign pharmacies, or getting an “online consultation” from an unscrupulous m.d. in America who will ask questions for five minutes and Fed Ex the drug to her.
If/When the feds close the MD down, 10,000 others will crop up. The war on abortion entrepreneurs will not be one of course. A federal prosecuting attorney with whom I grew up once told me, “Whenever there is a war on anything (other than war/battles) it is not only not won, but makes it worse”. I am in complete agreement with him on that topic, though he and I have debated on many other topics on which we don’t agree. He is a smart man, nevertheless.
So how do we create an environment for less abortions? Everything that the GOP is against. More education, contraceptive and family planning. I’m still trying to figure out how taking away contraception will result in less abortion. It’s sort of like less soap will cause more cleanliness.
With the abortion entrepreneur laying in wait (in every country in the world, I’m told), it’s really time to re-think voting on a “pro-life” ticket, because unlike the days of RVWade, it is suddenly the “ticket of death and destruction”.
They didn’t mean to be. Their hearts were in the right place, but anyone who understands the nature of the Internet (and I went back to school to study IT) knows every major niche will be filled by very eager entrepreneurs; and abortion is no exception. Who would have ever thought pro-choice tickets would be the ticket of life? Life is full of irony. (PS: Please don’t kill the messenger). Simply google “Abortion Ulcer Drug” and take a look at all the activity already happening, and November is not yet even here.
I believe the extremely important thing to remember here is that one can be pro-life and not vote a pro-life ticket (simply because of the millions of more, and dangerous abortions it is going to cause). In fact, if one thinks this through, the only TRUE pro-life persons will vote the pro-choice ticket. How can they not? They are not in this for power or “to have their dogmatic way”. They are truly in it for less and safer abortions. Most will argue with me now. But as more of this information emerges, and Misoprostol becomes a household word in America; which of course it will under a Romney/Ryan administration, pro-life voters and pro-choice voters will say, “Rick really wasn’t misleading us”. This is not only really happening, it is now so far out of control it can never be fixed.” Food for thought.
Rick London is an author, designer and cartoonist and founder of Google’s #1 ranked offbeat cartoons & funny gifts, Londons Times Cartoons. He lives in the beautiful Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas with his wife, Nature Photographer Lee Hiller-London. Follow them both on Twitter @RickLondon @LeeHillerLondon
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Peter lyngdorf, founder of Denmark’s Steinway Lyngdorf, enjoys a near-godlike reputation in the audio industry. For much of his career he has worked to create home-audio systems with “absolutely no restrictions or limitations.” With the Steinway Lyngdorf Model LS Grand Theater System, he has achieved this goal. The system, which starts around $266,000, combines digital amplifiers and a surround-sound processor with stackable surround-sound speaker arrays. Its striking modular design allows for seamless in-wall incorporation into home theaters, and the technical elements behind the design provide a truly exceptional listening experience.
The most impressive of these elements is Steinway Lyngdorf’s RoomPerfect technology, which measures and compensates for unavoidable acoustic reflections from furnishings and walls. RoomPerfect also corrects the frequency interference commonly associated with multichannel audio, creating an infinite sweet spot throughout the listening space. “When you walk around the room,” says Lyngdorf, “it sounds virtually the same everywhere.”
The Model A1 digital amplifier, another specialized Lyngdorf technology, contributes to the effectiveness of this system as well. Unlike conventional analog amplifiers that increase volume by magnifying and distorting an audio signal, the A1 increases volume by creating a larger signal—one that is undistorted.
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Twitter Alex Jones breaks for a week
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Twitter is blocked, the right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of the booking on the platform for a week.
The InfoWars broadcaster is the past of tweets, however, remain visible to others, while his account is locked, in a “read only”mode.
The social network has not confirmed what the action will be prompted.
But the New York Times reported Mr Jones had rifles with Twitter, a link to a video in which he called his followers to be ready, your “battle”.
The BBC understands that Twitter assessed this is a violation of their rules against abusive behaviour.
Mr Jones has previously criticized many times, since it claims to repeat that the 9/11 attacks in New York were staged by the US government.
He has also claimed that many of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre actor. The parents of two children shot dead in the attack sued him for libel, to say that he had made “false, cruel, and dangerous statements”.
Apple iTunes, Facebook, and YouTube removed, podcasts and other content, the Mr Jones and InfoWars of your services last week.
Other tech companies, meanwhile, have similar measures, including:
the video site Vimeo
the social networks, LinkedIn and Pinterest
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the audio-streaming services Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn
the online marketing tool MailChimp
But Twitter had resisted imposing a similar ban.
It is Mr Jones’ account said had, not in breach of its rules, even though CNN later appeared highlighted in past tweets, which contradict this.
The social network has, however, promise to take action if there are any fresh attacks.
Techcrunch has reported that, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the suspension, Mr. Jones still be able to use his account to view and search other people’s content, but he will not be able to tweet, like, comment, or retweet the material.
Also, it was said, he was needed to the delete link to its previous periscope video session, which is no longer online.
Among the last messages written to Mr Jones, before the ban came into force, had been forced was a claim, the InfoWars’ website, offline by a cyber attack.
Even though he now faces many of the limitations of his online activities, there are several outlets that have not blocked its content.
They belong to the social network Google+, GAB, and Tumblr. In addition, the Play store of Google and iOS of Apple, the host of the InfoWars app is still.
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Water Wars, North Carolina Starts to Crack, and Etsy Isn’t a Joke
By jimmy-guterman
The Water Wars
Water is the resource we most count on, and, in the First World at least, it’s been the one we most take for granted. When it’s scarce, food runs short, political unrest becomes the norm, and the world’s diplomats send classified cables that make for scary reading. The Center for Investigative Reporting has reviewed many of those cables, and perhaps the most intriguing insight in this summary report is how civil wars in Syria, much of it now controlled by ISIL, and Yemen, where 14 of 16 aquifers have run dry, ladder to water shortages in 2008–9. And water shortages in one place can create more elsewhere. The report spells out how Saudi Arabia’s lack of water led to the draining of Arizona’s water tables — the Saudis bought land in Arizona to farm wheat for the kingdom — exporting “virtual water” through farming atop one of the US’s driest climates. It’s a new front in the inequality wars. As one classified 2009 cable reads, “the rich always have a creative way of getting water, which not only is unavailable to the poor but also cuts into unreplenishable resources.”
Is the Wall Starting to Crack in North Carolina?
North Carolina governor Pat McCrory, who signed anti-LGBT measure HB2 into law, has issued an executive order “clarifying” some of the elements of the law. The order doesn’t change any major element of the bill and, as an executive branch official, McCrory has only limited power here anyway. But it does seem that the outrage against the law is starting to garner activity, if not yet meaningful action. The ongoing business response may be what makes that inevitable: Deutsche Bank announced yesterday that it is holding off on bringing 250 new jobs to the state, joining PayPal and others. Meanwhile, one adult-oriented company has found an unexpected but perhaps effective way to focus its North Carolina customers’ attention on the problem, hitting people’s entertainment needs in a far more primal way than even a Springsteen concert cancellation.
Etsy Is Not a Joke
It’s easy to be ironic while profiling Etsy, which if it were a television show most definitely would be Portlandia. But while this New York feature is worth the read for the detail, it’s clear the writer had already made up his mind about the company: Etsy doesn’t conform to traditional stereotypes of business, it doesn’t act like a typical unicorn, and therefore, it’s probably doomed to be irrelevant. We disagree.
Knight Plants the Seeds
Design firms, maker spaces, and individuals with a passion from around the U.S. shared more than 4,500 ideas to bring neighbors together and spur economic activity as part of the Knight Cities Challenge. On Tuesday, Knight announced 37 winners of the competition (we’ve covered the finalists previously). Knight will spread $5 million among programs like one in Columbus, Georgia, that trains people to become small-scale urban developers on underutilized land. In Boulder, Knight will fund training to transform diseased trees into furniture and art. Detroit is the city with the highest number of winners, among them a shipping crate marketplace for entrepreneurs. Viable projects from the winners will then be offered to investors. The winning ideas come from community groups, cities, redevelopment agencies, foundations, and business associations; this is what collaboration looks like.
When Getting a Billion People To Sign On To Your Service Every Day Isn’t Enough
The world is bigger than tech. And tech leaders are wading into policy, as the lines between product launches, TED Talks, and political speeches continue to blur.
Detroit Medley
We’re here in Detroit with many of you today for the NewCo Festival. At last night’s VIP kickoff, we hosted a fascinating fireside chat with TechTown Detroit’s Paul Riser during which he talked about the special considerations for fostering Detroit’s entrepreneurial community — and what’s the same for NewCos everywhere. And, for those of you who are enjoying our new series of Video Spotlights, we presented some live-action Spotlights from companies that are opening up to festival-goers today. Meanwhile, while we’re here, one of Detroit’s bellwether car companies is all over Silicon Valley.
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By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 26 June, 2019 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
U.S. Mission Speaker Program – May 2019
Deputy Public Affairs Officer Brian Street joined Slovenian and international students at the Faculty of Administration where he briefly introduced himself and the embassy’s activities, and answered questions on how to become a diplomat, diplomatic life, and the key parts of diplomacy. The students were also interested in political and economic differences and ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 28 May, 2019 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
U.S. Mission Speaker Program – April 2019
The Embassy’s Information Management Officer, Patricia Rainey, visited middle school OŠ Ig. Ms. Rainey prepared a presentation about the importance of education and explained that education not only gives us knowledge and helps us build opinions but also allows us to see the world in different ways. She also talked about a difference between diversity ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 26 April, 2019 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visit, School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
U.S. Mission Speaker Program – March 2019
Economic and Commercial Officer, Dr. William Don Baker visited Gimnazija Franc Miklošič, a general high school in Ljutomer that hosted an international debate club attended by 140 participants from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and New Zealand. Upon the school’s request, Dr. Baker discussed entrepreneurship, American entrepreneurs, small businesses, start-ups, and ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 1 April, 2019 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visit, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
U.S. Mission Speaker Program – January and February 2019
Biodiversity and how America uses its land were the topic that Public Affairs Officer J.B. Leedy discussed with the college students at the Bio-technical Educational Center in Ljubljana. The students of Ljubljana middle school OŠ Hinka Smrekarja had a relaxed discussion with Deputy Public Affairs Officer Brian Street, asking him questions about U.S. states, whether American students learn foreign ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 25 February, 2019 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
U.S. Mission Speaker Program – December 2018
Deputy Public Affairs Officer Brian Street, a former lawyer, met with international law students from the University of Ljubljana Faculty of Law. They discussed consular and diplomatic law, and its implementation and importance in the real life of an American diplomat. Economic and Commercial Officer, Dr. Don Baker—a former professor—discussed the American presidency to a middle school students of OŠ Stična – Branch School Zagradec. ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 19 December, 2018 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
U.S. Mission Speaker Program – November 2018
Embassy speaker’s program engaged youth in five different Slovenian schools in November. American diplomats discussed American society, values, and culture with the students. In two events, we were even fortunate enough to meet with the Mayors of the towns we visited! As we do every year, we participated at the OŠ Komenda Moste English middle school English language weekend. Stephanie Barrett-Zebre discussed the diversity ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 3 December, 2018 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
U.S. Mission Speaker Program – October 2018
We visited six schools in October! General Service Officer Julia Stanley visited the High School for Health Care in Celje. Ms. Stanley served in the Air Force and lived in 12 different countries worldwide. Her nomadic life was a source of many interesting stories and adventures that she shared with the students. She also talked ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 26 October, 2018 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
U.S. Mission Speaker Program – September 2018
Our first school visit of the new school year took us to a middle school in Videm, OŠ Dobrepolje. Stephanie Barret-Zebre introduced the state of Hawaii, and spoke about more than 30 other states that she has lived in or visited. After her presentation that was packed with beautiful scenery from Hawaii, she answered questions from more than 50 eager students on a wide ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 28 September, 2018 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
Mission Speaker Program – June 2018
The education system, schools and school life in the United States were the topics that Gimnazija Koper students were most interested in discussing during our recent visit. After Deputy Public Affairs Officer Izaak Martin briefly introduced the U.S. Embassy’s activities, he answered many student questions together with Marine Security Guards Sgt. Jonathan Trei and Sgt. ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 20 June, 2018 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
We visited seven Slovenian schools in May! Political Officer Christopher Mondloch and U.S. Marine Security Guards Sgt. Eddie Montano and Cpl. Nicholas Jackson visited OŠ Žetale. Ninety students from ages from 6 to 14, along with the school’s principal and teachers, welcomed the three, who introduced themselves, talked about the activities of the U.S. Embassy, offered some facts about the United States, and answered many student questions. Assistant Public Affairs Officer Izaak Martin ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 31 May, 2018 | Topics: Education, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
We visited eight Slovenian schools in April! For the first time in a few years, we visited OŠ Staneta Žagarja in Lipnica again. About 90 middle school students were interested in U.S. diplomat’s activities and the comparison between Slovene and U.S. culture. Public Affairs Officer Philip Beekman also talked about the modern day issue of ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 3 May, 2018 | Topics: Education, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
We visited students at nine different Slovenia schools in March! Assistant Public Affairs Officer Izaak Martin, U.S. Marine Security Guards Sergeant Eddie Montano and Sergeant Jonathan Trei visited Gimnazija Nova Gorica to talk to about 140 high school students about various Embassy activities, their hometowns, and offered some comparisons between Slovenia and the United States. They also answered students’ questions. After meeting the students, ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 28 March, 2018 | Topics: Education, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
U.S. Mission Speaker Program – February 2018
Deputy Chief of Mission Gautam Rana visited EU Parliamentarian Lojze Peterle’s Office in Ljubljana to discuss with the students from Gimnazija Jožeta Plečnika immigration and how it has shaped the United States. Included in the discussion were immigration history and population by race and ethnicity (actual and projected), immigration diversity, and civil rights in the U.S. He ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 1 March, 2018 | Topics: Education, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
U.S. Mission Speaker Program – January 2018
General Service Officer Julia Stanley, together with partner Doug Allen, visited 100 students at OŠ Hudinja in Celje. Ms. Stanley has lived in 15 different countries and nine of America’s 50 states. Her nomadic life was a source of many interesting stories and adventures that she recounted to the students. Mr. Allen also spoke of his home state of Mississippi. They students asked several questions about their private and professional ...
Economic Officer Don Baker introduced his home state of Arkansas to 9th graders at OŠ Polje in Ljubljana. His presentation included an overview of key facts, geography, points of interest, famous Arkansans, including former President Bill Clinton, and Arkansas’capital Little Rock. After the presentation he answered a wide range of questions, most of them were about a diplomatic life, how ...
Deputy Public Affairs Officer Izaak Martin visited the Vocational College for Food Technology at Biotechnical Educational Center in Ljubljana where he discussed different foods in the United States. His presentation was also focused on New York diverse food options as a result of diverse New York City culture and impact of French and Creole cuisine ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 30 November, 2017 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, Study in the U.S., U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
Studying in the U.S.
To celebrate International Education Week, Deputy Public Affairs Officer Izaak Martin and Darinka Trček from the EducationUSA at the Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia visited two groups of students at the Second Gymnasium in Maribor (II. Gimnazija Maribor). The first group of students were focused on specific details of studying ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 30 November, 2017 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs, Study in the U.S. | Tags: School Visits, Study in the U.S., U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
Various American diplomats from the U.S. Embassy visited six Slovenian schools in October. General Service Officer Julia Stanley and Marine Security Guard Nicholas Jackson visited OŠ Stična branch school in Višnja Gora and had a lively discussion with 40 middle school students. Captain Jonathan Tyler McAnally visited 2 middle schools, one in Dobrepolje and the other one in Mojstrana, where ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 9 November, 2017 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
Visiting two high schools in Murska Sobota
Deputy Public Affairs Officer Izaak Martin visited the High School for Health Care and Bio-technical School Rakičan in Murska Sobota to discuss his hometown of Seattle, including its history, attractions, business and natural surroundings. He also described his work activities in the Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Section and answered students’ questions. At the Bio-technical school he ...
Trends in Public Diplomacy and Communications
Public Affairs Officer Philip Beekman joined Slovenian and international students at the Faculty of Administration for a lecture and wide-ranging discussion about public diplomacy May 5th. Beekman introduced himself and the activities of the embassy’s Public Affairs Sections, spoke about emerging trends in public diplomacy and communications, and led a discussion with students on media ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 8 May, 2017 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
Diplomacy in Action
Professor Bogomil Ferfila from the Faculty of Administration in Ljubljana hosted Deputy Chief of Mission Gautam Rana for a lecture with 30 Slovenian and international students. DCM Rana briefly introduced himself and the embassy’s activities, and answered questions on how to become a diplomat, diplomatic life, the key parts of diplomacy, and the role of ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 3 May, 2017 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Embassy, Events | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
What is Public Diplomacy?
Philip Beekman, Public Affairs Officer, was a guest lecturer yesterday at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Speaking with first year students in Professor Dejan Verčič’s seminar on public relations subject, Beekman discussed the embassy’s public affairs office, public diplomacy, public relations, communications, press freedom, disinformation, and digitalization and answered student questions.
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 26 April, 2017 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
Meeting Three Groups of High School Students
EU Parliamentarian Lojze Peterle’s Office in Ljubljana invited Deputy Chief of Mission Gautam Rana to talk to three groups of high school students. DCM Rana discussed the different sections of the U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana and some of Ambassador Hartley’s responsibilities to the students of Gimnazija Jože Plečnik, Gimnazija Brežice and Šolski center Velenje. He ...
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 6 April, 2017 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Embassy, Events | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
Discussions on U.S. Education
U.S. Embassy intern Victoria Irvine visited two middle schools, OŠ Predoslje and OŠ Matije Čopa in Kranj, where she discussed the U.S. education system and how it compares to the Slovene system of education. She also answered many questions from the students, most focused on the way of life for youth in the U.S.
By U.S. Embassy Ljubljana | 11 March, 2017 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Events, Public Affairs | Tags: School Visits, U.S. Mission Speaker Program, Youth Diplomacy
Visiting a school under the Kamnik Alps
The U.S. Embassy paid its first visit to “OŠ Marije Vere” in Kamnik on a beautiful sunny day. Embassy Marine Security Guards Commander Joshua showed the students a short presentation about his home, career, and hobbies and the embassy’s video about the American diplomats (including himself) speaking Slovenian, which brought a lot of laughter, as ...
How is Living in Wisconsin?
Almost 100 middle school students gathered to meet us during our first visit to OŠ Kanal in Soča Valley. U.S. Embassy Intern Fletcher Goldinger offered a presentation on the Embassy’s activities and his home state, Wisconsin, known for its cold and snowy winters. He also opened the floor up to the students to ask questions, ...
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Best is yet to come, says Facebook's Zuckerberg
AFP, Published on 04/02/2014
» The decade-long adventure since the founding of Facebook has been an "amazing journey," but the best is still to come, Mark Zuckerberg said.
Mobile Asia holds key to Facebook's future growth
» As Facebook celebrates its 10th birthday, one of its biggest challenges is to tap the mobile market in emerging Asian economies, where it can drive expansion after growth in the West tapers off.
Chinese, Russian, Arabic language web addresses coming
» The first-ever non-Latin language website address domains are on their way, the Internet's overlords said Wednesday.
Dow Jones to part with tech news site AllThingsD
» The Wall Street Journal, part of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, said Thursday it would split with the technology news website AllThingsD by the end of the year.
Ethiopia signs mobile expansion deal with China's ZTE
» Ethiopia signed an $800-million (600-million-euro) agreement with Chinese telecom giant ZTE Sunday to expand its telecommunications network, national operator Ethio Telecom said.
22 bidders join Myanmar mobile telephone battle
» Vodafone, China Mobile and an investment fund linked to billionaire George Soros are among 22 bidders vying to enter Myanmar, one of the world's last unexplored mobile telephone frontiers.
Nextdoor renovates before taking on the world
» Neighborhood social networking service Nextdoor.com rolled out home improvements on Tuesday along with word it is flush with new funding and eyeing community-minded cultures around the world.
Guardian to launch online Australian edition
» Britain's Guardian newspaper will launch a new online edition in Australia, where the print media is struggling with the rapidly changing digital landscape, hoping also to expand its reach in Asia.
Huawei row shines light on East-West culture clash
» US security fears over two China telecom firms have spotlighted Western suspicions Chinese companies are state-influenced, a culture clash analysts say could loom larger as the country's businesses look overseas.
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Stephan Spencer is the creator of the 3-day immersive SEO seminar Traffic Control; an author of the O’Reilly books The Art of SEO, Google Power Search, and Social eCommerce; founder of the SEO agency Netconcepts (acquired in 2010); inventor of the SEO proxy technology GravityStream; and the host of two podcast shows Get Yourself Optimized and Marketing Speak.
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Can the smartwatch market recover from big declines?
This post is by Donal Power from ReadWrite
A recent research report revealed major declines in the global smartwatch market, raising fears that these wearables are continuing their downward spiral.
In the report, research firm International Data Corp. (IDC) found that the worldwide smartwatch market saw significant declines from last year.
IDC found that volumes of shipped smartwatches fell nearly 52% in the third quarter of 2016 compared to the same period last year.
However, the researchers noted that the alarming figures were exacerbated by a boost in 2015 from the Apple Watch’s first major retail availability. Also the second generation of the Apple Watch was only out for the final two weeks of the comparable quarter in 2016, which added to the negative results.
“The sharp decline in smartwatch shipment volumes reflects the way platforms and vendors are realigning,” said IDC research leader Ramon Llamas. “Apple revealed a new look and feel to watchOS that did not arrive until Continue reading “Can the smartwatch market recover from big declines?”
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This remote office is seen as an unusual step for Apple who prefers to keep research and development teams in close proximity to its Cupertino, California, headquarters.
This news follows earlier reports that Apple was pivoting from developing hardware to a focus on software and services.
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What do I mean?
Your Nest thermostat is undeniably smart when it comes to heating and cooling your home. And your Amazon Echo conveniently recites the weather report at the moment you need it. But what if you want your Amazon Echo to communicate with your Nest thermostat and let it know there’s a heat wave approaching on Tuesday? Tough luck…today.
See also: Orchestration next big IoT hurdle, says Google
The year of the Internet of Things has been discussed and predicted for years, and finally, devices are intelligent enough and the software and network capacity are large enough to handle it. Orchestration is the next big technology challenge.
Right now, there are roadblocks standing in the way of our devices communicating not just with us, but with each other.
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Tag Archives: KEN mode
KEN mode – Entrench
March 20, 2013 by deckard cain in Reviews and tagged KEN mode, Mohammad Kabeer, noise, Season of Mist | Leave a comment
Today we have Mohammad Kabeer letting out his thoughts on KEN mode‘s new album ‘Entrench‘ released via Season of Mist.e
Track list :
1. Counter Culture Complex
2. No; I’m in Control
3. Your Heartwarming Story Makes Me Sick
4. The Terror Pulse
5. The Promises of God
6. Romeo Must Never Know
7. Secret Vasectomy
8. Figure Your Life Out
9. Daeodon
10. Why Don’t You Just Quit?
11. Monomyth
I remember hearing about KEN mode during my college days by my friend when the band was still struggling to get known. My friend had seen one of those ads which asks if you are a Slipknot fan or a Metallica fan or a fan of any reputed , distinguished band and recommends you a band just like that which is relatively unknown, in my friends case it was Neurosis and boy was he excited about them when he found KEN mode that he kept pestering me to listen to them which I did , and I found their style of music to be quite interesting but then it didn’t really astound me like it did to my friend. After that I didn’t really follow the band, sure I heard the singles that came out on music blogs and streamed some of their music online but I never got to listening their albums in its entirety, although I was happy for them as they had made a lot of progress since then and were playing at major festivals like Hellfest. Now five years later on, I found out that I had to review their new album, I was a little surprised, but also feeling a little nostalgic. It was like visiting an old friend wondering what he’d be like now, even if he wasn’t a close one, after all these years would he still be able to conjure up dark images? Would he still be as energetic as he was in his youth? Well.. It seems that he still has some of the old charm but has gone a little rusty with age.
KEN mode is a three piece Hardcore/Noisecore outfit from Winnipeg, Canada and consists of Jesse Matthewson(Vocals, Bass and Guitars,Piano,MicroKorg) Shawn Matthewson(Percussion) and Andrew Lacour(bass) .What I found most interesting about KEN mode is their ability to create a really dark atmosphere through their chaotic dissonance laden guitars, which is here as well, but only in the slower songs of the section such as No, Im in control in which the distorted bass and the off kilter guitars create a really gritty atmosphere , The Terror pulse whose creepy dissonant guitar twangs sent a chill up my spine, also worth noting are Daeodon with its massive chugs and even Romeo must Never Know which is a ballad of sorts , a rather uncanny one with whispered vocals . The faster songs however, save for the promises of god which really epitomises what KEN mode is about don’t really do much here, they just seem pretty mediocre mathcore/noisecore ditties that heavily borrow from bands like Converge and The Dillinger escape plan and I don’t really think that that’s working for them.
So in the end what we have here is quite a mixed bag, while the slow songs are quite intriguing, they don’t really change my opinion of the band too much, this is not something that I will listen again and again and the reason for that is something that I can’t really fathom, as far as the faster songs are concerned the band has definitely gone down a notch. But nonetheless I think this is a good album that I might enjoy occasionally, however I am sure fans of the band would beg to differ. Now if you’ll excuse me I think ill go listen to some Gaza.
Listen to a stream of the entire album below!
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LISA-Pathfinder (LPF)
Europe (ESA)
LISA-Pathfinder [ESA]
LISA-Pathfinder with propulsion module [ESA]
LISA Pathfinder (LPF) is a mission to demonstrate in orbit the technologies for LISA, the ESA/NASA Laser Interferometry Satellite Antenna gravitational wave observatory.
LISA Pathfinder, originally named SMART 2 (one of ESA's Small Missions for Application Research and Technology), is a new ESA space science mission. To be launched in 2015, LISA Pathfinder will be packed with radical instrumentation and technology to prepare the way for LISA, the world's first space-based gravitational wave detector.
The LISA Pathfinder mission will test a series of ultra-high precision technologies that will be used on a later and much larger international project called LISA
The basic principle of LISA is to measure the changes in distance between freely floating test masses', literally, small gold blocks held in place by carefully controlled electrostatic fields. The six test masses will be contained in 3 separate spacecraft (two each) arranged in an equilateral triangle with sides of 5 million km! Each of the three arms of the constellation will be optically linked by a system of lasers (laser interferometer') and a software control system so as to form a rigid' structure.
LISA Pathfinder is an in-orbit demonstrator of the key technologies for LISA: a kind of physics lab in space. It will test the gravitational reference sensors, the laser interferometry and the micro-Newton thrusters. But instead of a separation of 5 million km, LISA Pathfinder will use test masses only 30 cm apart and placed on a single spacecraft. In fact, because the technology is so challenging, LISA Pathfinder will carry two alternative packages of sensors, lasers and micro-thrusters. One (provided by European institutes and ESA) is called the LISA Test Package (LTP), while the other, the Disturbance Reduction System (DRS), will be provided by NASA under the New Millennium program as ST 7.
After the inertial sensor systems, the micro-propulsion is the most innovative technology to be tested on LISA Pathfinder. Two types of micro-Newton thrusters are under development in Europe. Field Emission Electric Thrusters are a type of electric propulsion which use very large electric fields to almost instantly accelerate tiny droplets of electrically conducting-metal up to high velocity. In contrast, micro-cold gas thrusters are tiny proportional valves; in essence, a controlled leak of inert high pressure gas (typically nitrogen).
LISA Pathfinder was launched on a Vega launch vehicle into a 207 km × 1540 km, 5.96° Low Earth Orbit. To transfer the spacecraft into its operational orbit a conventional chemical propulsion system, based on the Eurostar-2000 propusion system, is needed, but this must be ejected after use, because even a few kilogrammes of left-over fuel sloshing around within the emptied tanks could disturb the experiments.
The operational orbit is a stable and eclipse-free orbit around the L1 Lagrange point, 1.5 million km from Earth towards the Sun. This location helps minimise disturbances from the Earth's gravity, magnetic field and atmosphere. The nominal mission life is just over 1 year, allowing the DRS and the LTP to be separately tested and also allowing special experiments where one system will monitor the performance of the other. This in-orbit feedback will then help the detailed design of LISA.
LISA Pathfinder involves an Industrial Core Team of EADS Astrium Ltd (system prime and platform); EADS Astrium GmbH (LTP industrial lead and drag-free control system) and SciSys Ltd (software architecture). The full industrial team comprising companies across Europe will be assembled over the next year via competitive selection.
The launch was originally planned for 2008, but has slipped to December 2015. After launch into orbit, the propulsion module propelled Lisa-pathfinder onto a trajectory to the Le Lagrange point. It was jettisoned in January 2016.
The mission of LISA Pathfinder ended on 30 June 2017. It was put on a heliocentric disposal orbit. Switching off all systems, the final command was sent on 18 July 2017.
EADS Astrium → Airbus Defence and Space
LTP, DRS
?; S400 (propulsion module)
Solar cells, batteries
480 kg (SC), 1420 kg propulsion module, 1906 kg total
207 km × 1540 km, 5.96° (parking orbit); L-1 orbit (final)
LISA Pathfinder (LPF) (ex SMART 2) 2015-070A 03.12.2015 Ko ELV Vega
ESA: LISA Pathfinder
Further SMART missions:
Further New Millennium Missions:
DS 2 (Mars Microprobes)
EO 1 (ALI)
EO 3 (GIFTS-IOMI) - cancelled
ST 3 (Starlight) - cancelled
ST 4 (Champollion) - cancelled
ST 6ISC (TacSat 2)
ST 8 - cancelled
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ANNOUNCEMENTS / May 14, 2019
Samsung, Spin Digital and SES Showcase 8K Content via Satellite
In Europe’s first such demo, an 8K signal is directly broadcast to a flat screen TV without any separate external receiver or decoder.
Luxembourg, 14 May 2019 – The SES annual Industry Days event kicks off today with the world leading satellite operator announcing that an 8K demo signal is broadcast directly to a flat screen TV with a built-in satellite receiver.
The 8K content broadcast via ASTRA 28.2 degrees East orbital slot is unveiled at the invite-only two-day event that is held in Luxembourg, with Spin Digital providing the expertise to encode high quality 8K signals, SES the bandwidth to broadcast the signal, and Samsung the 8K flat screen TV to receive and decode the broadcast signal directly.
The 8K content, with 7680×4320 pixels at 50 frames/s, is encoded by Spin Digital using its HEVC encoder at a bit rate of 70 Mbps for broadcast-grade quality, while the transmission is carried out by SES on a single 33 MHz transponder using DTH broadcast parameters. The 82” Samsung 8K Q950RB QLED production model TV receives this signal directly, and is using DVB-S2 transmission parameters specifically for this demo. This Samsung flagship TV features a 4000 Nits peak luminance, an 8K-compatible HEVC 50/60 fps video decoder, the latest HDMI interface and is capable of displaying High Dynamic Range (HDR) content. The TV will soon be available across Europe.
Transmitting broadcast-quality 8K content across multiple video formats calls for both efficient video coding and reliable infrastructure technology. While compression technology will become more efficient in the next few years, the demo underlines how satellite is already capable of reliably providing the transmission bitrates necessary to distribute 8K signals across continents.
Not only is the SES Industry Days an ideal platform to showcase the latest satellite-enabled products and services, the event has also gained the reputation of being a birthplace for innovation as over 300 attendees from 190 companies around the world gather together to discuss budding business concepts and how they can partner together to bring about more cost-efficient and effective solutions for their customers.
“Samsung is delighted to partner once again with SES with another leading edge technology demonstration at the SES Industry Days. Samsung is fully committed to the development of a future 8K TV market and this demonstration of the viability of the SES satellite platform is an important step towards that goal”, said John Adam, Head of Business Development and Industrial Affairs at Samsung Research UK.
“The collaboration with SES is helping to define the compression and quality settings for the new 8K format exploiting all the potential of the HEVC coding technology. Our next step is to enable similar quality and compression for live 8K HEVC,” said Mauricio Alvarez-Mesa, CEO of Spin Digital.
“Audiences today want richer video experiences that can be best fulfilled by immersive Ultra HD content, hence a lot of our broadcast and video customers are migrating their channels to high definition (HD) and Ultra HD. As their trusted partner, our vast TV audience reach and ability to deliver truly engaging video experiences via satellite mean we are well placed to differentiate their offerings and deliver customer success,” said Thomas Wrede, Vice-President of New Technology & Standards at SES Video. “It will be years before large 8K flat screens or video walls become a common sight in our living rooms. Nonetheless, we are anticipating the future by working with our industry partners to further improve the consumer’s video quality experience and to define an 8K satellite broadcasting standard.”
Suzanne Ong
suzanne.ong@ses.com
About SES
SES is the world’s leading satellite operator with over 70 satellites in two different orbits, Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). It provides a diverse range of customers with global video distribution and data connectivity services through two business units: SES Video and SES Networks. SES Video reaches over 351 million TV homes, through Direct-to-Home (DTH) platforms and cable, terrestrial, and IPTV networks globally. The SES Video portfolio includes MX1, a leading media service provider offering a full suite of innovative services for both linear and digital distribution, and the ASTRA satellite system, which has the largest DTH television reach in Europe. SES Networks provides global managed data services, connecting people in a variety of sectors including telecommunications, maritime, aeronautical, and energy, as well as governments and institutions across the world. The SES Networks portfolio includes GovSat, a 50/50 public-private partnership between SES and the Luxembourg government, and O3b, the only non-geostationary system delivering fibre-like broadband services today. Further information is available at: www.ses.com.
10 July 2019 / EVENTS
Spin Digital at the 4K/8K Technology Expo in Tokyo
Tokyo, July 11, 2019 — Spin Digital will present a demonstration of 8K media at the 4K/8K Technology Expo that will take place from July 17-19 2019 at the Aomi Exhibition Hall, in Tokyo at the AOCM booth …
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Lyon 2 CSKA Moscow 3: (3-3 agg): Away goals dash OL's home final dreams
CSKA Moscow edged a thriller to knock Lyon out of the Europa League on the away goals rule following a 3-3 aggregate draw in their tie.
Iain Strachan
16 March, 2018 05:22 IST
CSKA celebrate a goal - Getty Images
Lyon's quest to reach the Europa League final at their home stadium is over after CSKA Moscow eliminated Bruno Genesio's men from the round of 16 on Thursday.
The Ligue 1 side held the advantage in the tie after winning the first leg 1-0, but it was CSKA who broke the deadlock through Aleksandr Golovin in the first half at Groupama Stadium, where the tournament's decider will be staged in May.
Maxwel Cornet equalised for Lyon on the night, but two goals in the space of five minutes from Ahmed Musa and Pontus Wernbloom proved decisive.
Mariano's 71st-minute effort was not enough to save Les Gones, as the Russian Premier League club progressed on away goals following a 3-3 aggregate draw, sealing a place in Friday's quarter-final draw.
Lyon missed several good chances to take the lead, with Cornet particularly culpable, and the visitors punished that wastefulness in the 39th minute, Alan Dzagoev's well-weighted throughball releasing Golovin into space down the left.
Advancing into the area, the midfielder cut inside and curled a brilliant dipping effort over Anthony Lopes and into the top corner.
Lyon equalised in controversial circumstances in the 58th minute, Cornet turning home Jordan Ferri's cut back despite the ball appearing to have crossed the byline before the midfielder could pick out his team-mate.
CSKA responded just two minutes later, Musa slamming home from close range after running onto Kirill Nababkin's inviting delivery from the right flank.
Wernbloom then benefited from some questionable Lyon defending to connect with Konstantin Kuchaev's pass and slot home a third in the 65th minute.
Lyon refused to give up, though, Mariano leaving Igor Akinfeev no chance when he met Bertrand Traore's cross and crashed home to pull one back with 19 minutes to go.
Sustained pressure in the closing stages failed to produce the equaliser that would have sent Lyon through, as Viktor Goncharenko's side marched on, perhaps with ambitions of emulating the club's success in the 2004-05 UEFA Cup.
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Legends articles, Rebel Alliance military units
< Alliance Military
Founder(s)
Bail Prestor Organa
Chief of State Mon Mothma
Gial Ackbar
c. 2 BBY
Date reorganized
4 ABY (as the Combined Defense Forces of the New Republic)
"The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped. They're more dangerous than you realize."
―General Cassio Tagge[src]
The Alliance Military was the military arm of the Alliance to Restore the Republic (later Alliance of Free Planets) charged with the monumental task of defeating the Galactic Empire's vast military forces and defending the Alliance's operations to foment rebellion against Emperor Palpatine's iron fist rule.
Leaders Edit
The Commander-in-Chief, a title held by Chief of State Mon Mothma, her Chief of Staff, the Minister of War and the Supreme Allied Commanders formed the Alliance High Command, which formed the central nervous system of the Alliance Military. High Command oversaw both the centralized Alliance Special Forces and the semi-autonomous Sector Forces.
The structure of the Alliance military was designed by Bail Organa, who used his experiences on the Old Republic Senate Military Oversight Committee to aid in setting up the Alliance High Command. The Alliance military was separated into two distinct branches: Alliance Forces and Sector Forces.
In 4 ABY, Ackbar was appointed Supreme Commander of the Alliance Military. That year, the Alliance Military changed into the New Republic Defense Force.
High Command Edit
The High Command was the mind of the Alliance military. It was composed of the Chief of State, who was also Commander in Chief, the Minister of War, the Chief of Staff, and the various Supreme Allied Commanders. The High Command directed all Alliance military forces in a coordinated effort. For this reason, Alliance tactical doctrine dictated that the High Command and the Alliance Fleet were generally not to be in the same place at the same time, since the Alliance could withstand the loss of either the Fleet or the High Command but not both. The most important members of the High Command were the various Supreme Allied Commanders, who had direct command and control of each facet of the Alliance military. Notable members of High Command were Gial Ackabar,Jan Dodonna,Crix Madine,Bail Organa,and Leia Organa.
Alliance Forces Edit
The Alliance Forces were the part of the Rebellion's military that was directly controlled by the Alliance and High Command. This included the Alliance Fleet and attached starfighter wings, as well as the small but powerful ground forces that composed SpecForces, fleet regiments and small ground units.
Fleet Edit
Main article: Alliance Fleet
The majority of the strength of the Alliance Forces was concentrated in the Rebel fleet. While only consisting of a small fraction of the ships available to the Imperial Navy, the Rebel fleet was the most powerful single military unit available to the Alliance High Command. Due to the scarcity of funds for the Rebellion, most warships employed in the Rebel fleet were either captured or donated by friendly/allied individuals and worlds, the vessels that were openly bought were usually cheap and/or outdated such as the GR-75 medium transport. The fleet was under the direct command of Admiral Gial Ackbar, the Supreme Commander of Rebel space forces.
Starfighter Corps Edit
Main article: Alliance Starfighter Corps
The Alliance Military had a unit of starfighters separate from the navy, essentially becoming its own military branch.
Ground forces Edit
"Battle platforms can destroy, starfleets can blockade, but only the army can take and hold the ground. Without the ground, all your fancy spaceships will wither and rot."
―General Crix Madine.[src]
Main article: Alliance Army
Rebel tanks and artillery rush to engage Imperial forces.
While the bulk of the ground forces operated by the Rebellion consisted of various Rebel cells and Sector Forces, Alliance Command did maintain a small but powerful ground force. The Rebel SpecForce operated ten ground combat divisions and was a prominent part of the Alliance Army; its duties included protecting the High Command from assault, as took place on Hoth. While smaller than the Imperial Army, the Alliance Army often used hit-and-run tactics to infuriate Imperial officers.
Aquatic navy Edit
Main article: Rebel Navy (aquatic)
The Alliance had an aquatic Navy supported by R2-D5 labor droids and its vehicles were constructed at shipyards.[1]
Sector Forces Edit
Main article: Sector Force
The Sector Forces were semi-autonomous military units that were responsible for maintaining the Rebellion on local levels. These were the Alliance affiliated resistance movements that resisted the Empire in their own respective sectors. In most cases these were small sized local armies that conducted regular day to day business independently, though they technically partially subordinate to the High Command. Sector Forces were at times augmented by Alliance starfighter and ground forces.
Branches Edit
Supreme Allied Commanders Edit
The Supreme Allied Commanders were the chiefs of each branch of the Alliance military. Each Supreme Allied Commander and their staff was expected to run their departments smoothly and efficiently. Efficiency was most important, as time and funds were always in short supply for the Alliance. There were seven Supreme Allied Commanders, broken down as follows:
Fleet Command Edit
This department was responsible for the most important aspect of the Alliance military—the Fleet. Fleet Command was headed by the admiral of the fleet itself. The admiral of the fleet, besides being the operation combat commander, also oversaw the training, organization, and deployment of the fleet, giving the Fleet Command supreme power over the Alliance fleet.
Ordnance and Supply Edit
The Procurement and Supply department was responsible for providing adequate supplies for the military, such as foodstuffs, fuel, spare parts, weapons, etc. In practice, Ordnance and Supply maintained only the Fleet and starfighter units, leaving each Sector Command responsible for maintaining their own local ground forces. OaS worked very closely with the Minister of Supply in the civil government.
Starfighter Command Edit
This department oversaw the control of all Alliance starfighter squadrons. In was responsible for training new pilots, assigning squadrons to the fleet, and loaning squadrons to Sector Commands for important missions. This command was considered one of the more difficult, as it regularly had to deal with multiple requests for squadrons while faced with limited available resources. Jan Dodonna was placed in charge of this entire branch and all rebel starfighter operations by Mon Mothma.
Support Services Edit
Alliance Support Services oversaw the small number of transport and cargo craft maintained by the Alliance. Support Services also maintained all Alliance hospital ships and safe worlds. While not as glamorous as Fleet or Starfighter Command, it was nonetheless one of the most crucial.
Intelligence Edit
Alliance Intelligence was responsible for keeping track of all Imperial units and maintaining undercover operatives. It was considered the most dangerous of all branches of the Alliance, including the fleet. Intel also maintained the Alliance’s small fleet of deep space surveillance vessels and probe droids. The operatives of Intel often had to compile information from hundreds of sources just to put together a reliable picture on the activities of the Empire.
Special Forces Edit
Composed of the Alliance ground forces. Small in number, due to the fact that most armies were local forces under Sector Forces, the SpecForces were elite forces marked by excellence of training, brilliant leadership, and high morale. SpecForce units defended High Command, were attached to the Fleet, and aided Sector Forces across the Galaxy.
Sector Command Edit
This branch was tasked with coordinating the various Sector Forces, assigning assets, and ensuring that each sector worked in line with Alliance policy. There were thousands of Sector Forces scattered across the galaxy, making this task extremely difficult.
Alliance forces are attacked by AT-ATs
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Watch live: ULA rocket to launch NASA's Mars lander
0 0 Saturday, May 5, 2018 Edit this post
NASA's newest Mars mission gets underway on Saturday. The InSight lander is scheduled to blast-off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 4:05 a.m. PT (7:05 a.m. ET).
The launch will be broadcast live on NASA TV and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's live feed.
The lander and its instruments will be carried into space by a two-stage Atlas V 401 rocket. Because InSight is slightly smaller than typical Mars-bound spacecraft, United Launch Alliance was able to deploy a smaller, lighter rocket.
Saturday's blastoff will mark the first time a planetary mission has launched from the West Coast. Putting a spacecraft into a Mars-bound trajectory from the Pacific side of the United States requires a bit more thrust, and thus, a bit more fuel.
But the smaller, lighter rocket and payload can go farther and faster without expending too much fuel.
InSight is a lander, but unlike NASA's previous Mars-bound craft, it's not a rover. It will spend it's entire mission in the same place that it lands. Its solitary nature will allow the lander's seismometer to listen intently to the seismic waves traveling through Mars' insides.
Insight's SEIS instrument will listen for the seismic reverberations triggered by by both marsquakes -- earthquakes but on Mars -- and meteorite impacts.
The patterns of different seismic waves can reveal details about Mars' insides. Scientists hope these patterns will help them better understand Mars' inner structures and composition, as well as offer insights into the Red Planet's origins and evolution.
InSight is also outfitted with a 16-foot-long heat probe that will measure how well Mars' rock and soil conducts thermal energy.
Together, the two instruments will help planetary scientists better understand evolution of all rocky planets, including Earth. Mars looks a lot like Earth, but because it's smaller and cooler, its insides no longer have the thermal energy to power tectonic and magmatic activity.
Because the Red Planet's convection has slowed to a standstill, looking at Mars' insides will be like looking back in time. And because Earth's convection will eventually slow, too, looking at Mars' insides will also be looking into the future.
Technology - U.S. Daily News: Watch live: ULA rocket to launch NASA's Mars lander
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Toys R Us already planning for a return
by StuffedParty | posted in: Blog, Featured, News | 0
Remember all the nostalgia earlier this year as Toys R Us was going away? Well, the brand is already planning a comeback and it can actually happen.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Toys R Us has canceled the bankruptcy auction. The brand is also looking at ways to revive alongside the Babies R Us brand, as well.
A bit of complex reading ahead: “a new, operating Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us branding company that maintains existing global license agreements and can invest in and create new, domestic, retail operating businesses” under the brand name, court papers said”, writes the Journal.
Basically there’s a possibility that Toys R Us and Babies R Us might be coming back. The news comes about a year after the whole bankruptcy debacle started. It’s also less than 5 months after the brand closed doors in the US and UK.
Does this mean that Toys R Us is absolutely coming back? Sadly, no. But it shows that there’s still will to bring the brand back.
One thing is certain. Even if Toys R Us comes back, it won’t be in such a massive scale as before. At least at first we’re sure that the brand will opt for smaller and fewer stores.
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On March 24, 2019 By davis
Real Madrid defender, Raphael Varane, has dismissed reports linking him with a move away from the Santiago Bernabeu to join Premier League giants, Manchester United this summer.
Varane has been on Man United’s radar for the past two years and former Read Devils boss, Jose Mourinho, failed with his attempt to lure the 25-year-old to Old Trafford.
The France international said he is not unhappy at Real Madrid after he was linked with a move to Man United at the end of the season, stressing that he is not pushing for a move away from the Los Blancos.
“To say that I am not happy at Real Madrid is not true,” Varane was quoted by Metro UK as saying after France’s 4-1 win over Moldova on Friday night.
“I’m at Real Madrid. The biggest club in the world. “I’m constantly in a state of challenging myself because the requirement here is that of the highest level.
“I’m focused on my career. We had a tough time in the middle of the season where we had to fight. I’ve given my all in this shirt and I can be proud of that.
“I cannot control everything that’s said [in the media]. Many things aren’t right but I can’t say I’m unhappy in Madrid.
“We had a tough season, it’s the daily routine for players at the top. “I’m discreet and the problem when you’re a quiet person is you hear many things but talk little about yourself.”
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The 1642 Tailor
How To Kit Yourself Out For The English Civil War
About the Tailors
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The Modern Maker Vol 2: Pattern Manual 1580-1640
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The 1642 Doublet
We get asked for doublets at the 1642 Tailor more than any other garment, so I thought I’d write a short piece explaining what exactly went into a doublet in the Early Modern period and why we might just charge more than you would expect.
As you can see from the above fellow (we only know he was a gentleman, not his name) who appeared briefly for sale by an art collector the doublet is a tailored garment, close fitting and generally has lots of buttons. What you can’t see is the internal workings, the padding, the stiffening, the little tricks they used to stuff themselves into their doublets and the girdlestead that holds his breeches up. It’s not a simple thing like a coat which at the most would have two layers and some shoulder padding, at the least only one layer. It’s not a lightweight jacket. I’ve picked up original doublets in museums. They have a weight and a presence that is difficult to reproduce in a hurry. You can’t just run one up on a sewing machine.
For a start I would guess that his tabs at the bottom are three layers like a doublet I saw at the Museum of London. The outer silk, the inner lining (possibly silk, or maybe fine linen) and an inner layer of a thickish wool. In the picture below you can see the outer layer wrapped around the wool and at the top of the tab a little bit of the silk lining remaining on the left hand side. This can’t be done on a machine, it has to be whipped on by hand. Spot also the girdlestead (this gets sewn to the doublet together with the tabs for strength) and the little linen tab that takes a cord to go across the belly to the corresponding tab on the right hand side. It takes the strain off of the buttons at the lower end for the more generously proportioned gentleman.
The girdlestead is a hangover from the medieval doublet and hose when the two were tied together with laces and points. By the 1640s the it was a doubled strip of coarse linen with metal eyes fixed to it to take the hooks on the breeches waistband.
To make up the doublet, you begin with the canvas interlining, stretching and shaping to fit the customer and pad stitching in the wool padding across the shoulders. This forms the skeleton of the doublet, a structure that will be entirely hidden when the doublet is made, but vital to the fit of the garment. This is nicely detailed and properly explained in The Modern Maker Vol 1 by Mathew Gnagy, a recommended text for anyone who wants to make their own doublet. The canvas interlining also carries the belly pieces (and the girdlestead) that work as a male corset, flattening the outline slightly. By 1640 these were relatively small, but very rigid, stiffened with whalebone. The picture below shows clearly the outline of the belly piece and another clear view of a belly tab, fixed through the lining to the stiffening and interlining.
Because the interlining is coarse canvas, the buttonholes can’t be cut through this, so a buttonstand is constructed with a flap for the buttons separate to the lining. See below how the stand overlaps the buttonholes so that when the doublet is buttoned the two stiffened halves meet under the buttons. Note also the neatness (or otherwise) of the inside of the buttonholes in this quite high status example.
The buttons are (in all examples I’ve examined in museums) thread wrapped. This may not necessarily have been the case in the 1640s, metal buttons do turn up in archaeological finds, but we try where possible to use reproduction threaded ones, like these silk ones on a recent doublet we made for a client. They’re not cheap, but they are correct. You also need loads, 20 was the lower end of the average number of buttons on a ‘posh’ doublet.
The collar needs to stand up proud. This is stiffened with a collar piece of layers of coarse linen, pad stitched to hold them stiff and curved. This photo shows clearly the layers used to make the collar on this poor degraded doublet.
The collar is also too thick for buttonholes, so the trick is to make finger-loop braid and use this to make loops for the buttons. The braid is secured on the inside and loops pulled through holes in the top layer. You make the holes with a bodkin.
I’ve not even touched the sleeves. They weren’t as stiffened and built as the body, but they were often made in three layers and curved so that the arms were held in a particular way. Often the cuffs were secured with four or five matching buttons and buttonholes. The sleeve linings are also set separately, the lining of the body secured to the armhole before the sleeve lining is whipped in otherwise the whole thing won’t hang nicely when it’s worn.
So, think about what you want before you order a doublet. It’s not just a funny-shaped coat-ey thing, it is a significant garment, an investment in the clothing of the period. It will take you over when you put it on. It will hold your stomach in, your head erect and your arms in a particular curve. You will know you are wearing it and it will take you back to the seventeenth century. And don’t be surprised that we don’t have a standard price. Every single doublet we make is a labour of love and completely different to every other one we’ve made.
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KT Prescott
KT has a few different hats she loves to get about in. She began driving down a dirt road into the visual arts, took a sharp left into the visceral and nitty gritty side street of theatre and giant puppets, and then got lost and found herself in a cul-de-sac at The Tiny Top Sideshow. Nowadays she can be found speeding along in fifth gear up an endless highway of visual arts, performance, film and theatre, often combining them in a feat of dexterity.
KT was first enticed into the world of Snuff Puppets by the lure of $40 to come and “get in a puppet” at Wangaratta Jazz Festival in 1992. In a tight uncomfortable Baby puppet, she ran from A to B pretty much blind and confused. She then decided this could be a suitable career to pursue. KT has roamed the roads, dispersed crowded streets and graced theatres all around Australia, the Asian continent and The World. She has been in pretty much every show created since 1997, claiming fame to such things as the Original Guts and the Original cow and the ONLY performer to have played the coveted Doughman role from Forest in The Night. Highlights include performing as a dancing rigamortis corpse, a potato rotting into compost, licking a puppet ice cream, playing an emu lady, the cleaning Mambo scene in Snuff Clubb , dying a horrible death as a colonial English captain, …and recently…an active Vagina in Everybody.
These days she is often introduced as “one of the oldest surviving members” to the newcomers, by the actual oldest surviving founding member, Andy Freer.
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Apr 12 'Total Recall' starring Colin Farrell - trailer review
Shane T. Nier
Total Recall Directed by: Len Wiseman Starring: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston Rating: Not Yet Rated Release Date: August 3, 2012
TRAILER SCORE: 5/10
Thoughts by TSR: Confession time: I've never seen the Paul Verhoeven/Arnold Schwarzenegger Total Recall. Even without that frame of reference, unfortunately, very little of this trailer offers anything original. I could probably forgive the fact it looks similar to any number of dystopian sci-fi films if it was more fun. Instead it only makes this Total Recall look like more of what I’ve come to expect from director Len Wiseman.
One thing working in the film's favor is my affection for most of the cast. Colin Farrell is capable of giving a great performance (if you haven't seen In Bruges, watch it as soon as possible), and he looks fine with what he’s given here. He’s believable in the trailer's best moment – the fairly well-executed single shot where he discovers his abilities – so at least it has a quality leading man. I also quite like the idea of Kate Beckinsale as one of the antagonists (the Beckinsale/Biel fight could be a highlight, as both are capable when it comes to action). I’d have liked more Bryan Cranston, as is usually the case, but simply knowing he’s playing one of Farrell’s adversaries is enough to raise my interest ever so slightly.
Considering how generic this feels, there’s probably a pun to be made about how much of the film moviegoers will be able to recall upon leaving the theater. I’m going to leave that alone, instead opting to just sit back and hope Total Recall ends up being worthy of its solid cast.
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Willem Dafoe Stars in First ‘IMDb Me’ Episode, Filled with Nostalgia and Humor
A wonderful mix of regret and experiences
Sarah Fox February 23, 2018
Slanted > Celebrity > Willem Dafoe Stars in First ‘IMDb Me’ Episode, Filled with Nostalgia and Humor
Actors can’t make it to the top without stepping into a few, not-so-popular films throughout their career (even Meryl Streep has films like “The Any Bully” and “Prime” on her resume) but a new series from Funny or Die will at least give actors a chance to come clean on their perilous projects of yesteryear. Funny or Die! has partnered with IMDb for a “scroll down memory lane” in a new digital series called IMDb Me.
The series launched today on IMDb.com, IMDb’s mobile apps, and on Funny Or Die. The first episode features Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project, Shadow of the Vampire, Platoon) who begins talking about his very first IMDb credit, Heaven’s Gate, and the story behind his firing. Dafoe covers many of his acting credits, spanning four decades and over a hundred films, with great commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia including a story about the improvised birds scene from his most recent film, The Florida Project.
All episodes will be directed by Jake Szymanski (Tour De Pharmacy), whose voice is heard off-camera asking talent questions about their roles and challenging actors to remember specific details from movies they have long forgotten. Additional episodes are slated to premiere beginning next month.
Beginning today, viewers can catch the premiere episode of IMDb Me on funnyordie.com, as well as at imdb.com/imdbme and on IMDb’s iOS and Android apps. Fans will also receive regular updates about the series on IMDb’s and Funny Or Die’s social media channels, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We added the YouTube version below.
“As everyone in the entire world knows, Hollywood talent celebrate and obsess over their IMDb pages,” said Mike Farah, CEO of Funny Or Die. “So I’m not certain a more important series has ever existed. I’m so excited for Jake to dig deep with such amazing actors about the highs and lows every career in entertainment faces,” he added.
“We’re thrilled to team up with the comedic geniuses at Funny Or Die, and are long-time admirers of the shows they have produced, including Between Two Ferns,” said Col Needham, IMDb’s Founder and CEO. “It’s fun to see top celebrities reading between the lines of their IMDb name pages, providing an all-new perspective on their careers. The results are informative, personal, and often quite funny.”
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12’ A. Ramsey
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There's an extra minute added on as a result of the substitutions, but it's hardly filled with dramatics as Arsenal run the final seconds off and the final whistle sounds!
EXTRA TIME
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C. Chambers enters play, replacing A. Sánchez.
D. Jones is replaced with M. Taylor.
Arsenal hold the ball deep in the Burnley end before it finally runs out of play and the hosts can get back in possession. They have to wait to get play restarted, however, as both teams ready a substitution. Matthew Taylor is the one to come on for the Clarets, making his first appearance since Aug
Burnley, meanwhile, fail to capitalize on losses by Hull City and Sunderland earlier today as they remain in the bottom three for the time being. I am Alex Moretto and I would like to thank you all for joining me here today. Good bye!
FULL TIME: BURNLEY 0-1 ARSENAL. Aaron Ramsey's early goal is all that separates the side after 90 minutes, but it's a big three points for the Gunners who move to withing four points of Chelsea - though the Blues have two games in hand. It's also the first eight-match league winning streak for Arsen
HALF TIME: BURNLEY 0-1 ARSENAL. The Gunner took advantage of a lively start to the match, opening up the scoring inside 15 minutes. It has been a tightly-contested affair since, however, with space being very hard to come by for either side going forward. Boos rain down as the players make their way
The players emerge from the tunnel into a wonderful atmosphere at Turf Moor. It couldn't be a better day for football here in Burnley!
Matt Taylor is back on the substitute's bench following Achilles surgery and could make his first appearance since August. Otherwise it's an identical starting line-up yeat again for Burnley. Sean Dyche has named an unchanged starting XI in 17 matches now this season, the highest number in the leagu
Laurent Koscielny is a surprise inclusion, as the defender was expected to miss out as a result of a related hip and thigh injury. Wojciech Szczesny (rib) passed a late fitness test and is back on the substitute's bench, though Mathieu Debuchy, Jack Wilshere, Mikel Arteta and Abou Diaby remain out.
BURNLEY SUBS: Kightly, Taylor, Jutkiewicz, Ulvestad, Gilks, Ward, Keane.
ARSENAL SUBS: Szczesny, Gibbs, Rosicky, Walcott, Flamini, Chambers, Welbeck.
BURNLEY (4-4-2): Heaton; Trippier, Shackell, Duff, Mee; Boyd, Arfield, Jones, Barnes; Ings, Vokes.
ARSENAL (4-2-3-1): Ospina; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Cazorla; Ramsey, Ozil, Sanchez; Giroud.
CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS:
Arsenal are on a terrific run of form that has seen them fight their way into second place in the Premier League table and essentially secure their place in next season's Champions League. It may be too little, too late for a title push, trailing Chelsea by seven points, but the stark contrast in th
There is no lack of belief within this Burnley squad, and it’s hard to argue against them being the hardest working team in the Premier League. This is undeniably an important mix for a team fighting to remain in the top flight, but they still need a little something extra to push them over the edge
Hello Premier League fans around the world, and welcome to Lancashire! Turf Moor is our venue for this important fixture today as a desperate Burnley side try and claw their way out of the relegation zone against an Arsenal side who can’t stop winning at the moment. I am Alex Moretto and I will be y
We're underway! Arsenal are in yellow and navy, attacking right to left, while Burnley are sporting their claret home tops. Here we go!
It took no more than 90 seconds for the first chance of the match! Alexis Sanchez wins a free kick for his side and then proceeds to take it. He gets good movement behind it and Heaton appears to over-commit to his right, but recovers to keep it out.
Arsenal have started very positively, and you wouldn't have expected anything else with the form they are in. Alexis is looking very dangerous in attack, moving well off the ball and causing a few problems for the Burnley defence.
TERRIFIC SAVE! The game is so open already and chances are coming fast at both ends. Vokes sprints forward into space on the left and cuts into the area. His final touch is a bit heavy, allowing Ospina to come out and get a hand up to make a crucial save.
Good defending by Mertesacker. The home side are now the ones in control, being urged forward by the home fans. Boyd makes himself a nuisance in the penalty area and gets into a good area, but Mertesacker is able to intervent and play the ball off the midfielder and behind for a goal kick.
STAT ATTACK: Arsenal have won seven consecutive Premier League matches for the first time since February to March of 2012. That run was eventually ended by a 2-1 defeat at QPR. They have not won eight league matches in a row since January to March of 2004, the season of the Invincibles.
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FINALLY BUNDLED OVER THE LINE BY AARON RAMSEY! Sanchez makes a good run forward but sees his shot blocked. It deflects kindly into the path of Ozil, who is denied by a fine save by Heaton at the near post. The rebound by the Chilean is blocked, but there's too many Arsenal bodies in the penalty area
Well what a start we've had in this match! The pace has been superb and both teams are showing plenty of intent to get forward and attack. Arsenal have struck first, but if the first 10 minutes has been any indication, there are more goals to come.
Clumsy challenge! A headed clearance sails towards the top of the Arsenal penalty area and Coquelin carelessly bundles into the back of Jones, who was facing away from goal. The hosts have a real opportunity to make something happen from this ensuing free kick.
Wasted opportunity! The free kick from Jones is smacked straight into the wall and up in the air. Plenty of bodies gather in the penalty area as the ball goes up in the air, but Ospina gets off his line to punch clear with great authority.
Arsenal manage a good period of pressure here, controlling possession in the final third. They get bodies forward, but an errant pass from Koscielny, intended for Ramsey, rolls out of play and Burnley can regain their composure here and settle things down.
STAT ATTACK: Burnley have picked up 13 points – exactly half of their season’s total – this campaign in matches against the top 10 teams in the Premier League, more than any of the bottom six teams they find themselves in a relegation fight with.
Barnes has looked more than up for the occasion in midfield, working hard to win every ball for his side. He stands his ground well and flicks a header on for Ings, before being taken out by Koscielny to win his side a free kick from just under 30-yards out.
SENSATIONAL SAVE! That's a much better free kick from the hosts' perspective! Trippier drives his boot through the ball and unleashes a thunderbolt at goal. It's headed in at the far post, but Ospina sails through the air like Superman and gets his fingertips on it to keep it out!
B. Mee is cautioned by the referee.
M. Duff gets yellow.
HOW CLOSE WAS THAT?! Arsenal's turn to make some noise from a set piece and Cazorla does just that. His right-footed effort from 30-yards out curls toward the near post, but sails just fractions wide with Heaton scrambling to get across.
Meanwhile, that sequence for Burnley was far from ideal as half of their back line have now been booked. That is far from ideal against an Arsenal side who like to move the ball around quickly in attack, often forcing defenders to take risks to try and win back possession. This is definitely somethi
The pace has slowed a bit now as the always hard-working Burnley midfield begin to close down gaps and eat up space in the middle of the park. It has been a very quiet period since the Cazorla free kick.
STAT ATTACK: While they have played like a new team in recent weeks, Arsenal have the exact same record they did at this stage last season (W19, D6, L6).
Clever defending from Trippier! Giroud wins a free kick for his side, and while Ozil's initial delivery is cleared, Mertesacker hooks the follow-up back into the danger area. It bounces to Trippier in a dangerous area, but he calmly heads the ball back to his keeper to sniff out the chance.
The foul count is beginning to rise for Burnley and the home fans are none too happy. You have to wonder how much leeway Mike Dean is going to give the hosts here, as Mee commits another foul, getting his arm up into the face of Giroud, but escapes a second yellow. He can't afford to be so reckless
Arsenal have completely taken control of the match, dominating possession and preventing Burnley from breaking out of their own half. They look very confident on the ball, and though they are taking a patient approach, they still do look to get the ball forward every chance they get.
There's been quite a stark contrast between the two halves of these opening 45 minutes. It started incredibly lively and Ramsey's goal looked to be the first of many to come, but slowly the pace has gone and the match has become quite cagey, which actually works in favour of the hosts.
STAT ATTACK: Arsenal are winless in their last four trips to Turf Moor in league play, since a 2-1 triumph in 1970. They did, however, win an FA Cup tie there in 2008, by a score of 2-0.
Some very hard work in midfield from Burnley has slowed down this high-flying Arsenal attack. The visitors have been unable to create much of anything from open play since their goal, despite dominating the possession stats. This should provide Burnley with plenty of confidence heading into the brea
There will be just one minute of time added on at the end of this first half.
And we're back underway for the second half from Turf Moor!
You could entertain yourself for the next 45 minutes by solely watching Sean Dyche on the touchline. The Burnley manager is constantly in the ear of the fourth official asking for an explanation every time his team is penalized for a foul - which is quite often.
Patient probing from Burnley in the final third sees them win their first corner of the match through Trippier. The ensuing delivery isn't dealt with and Barnes hooks a shot at goal, but Ospina reads it well to make a comfortable save.
STAT ATTACK: Burnley have trailed at the break in 15 of their 32 Premier League matches this season, including today, more than any other team in the top flight. They have conceded a league-worst 29 goals in the opening 45 minutes of their games.
Barnes makes a wonderful tackle on Coquelin in midfield to dispossess the Arsenal-man, but Bellerin swoops in to collect the loose ball and Barnes slides in again, this time it's a much harsher challenge, however. The fans voice their displeasure with the referee for awarding Arsenal a free kick, bu
There is a big gulf in the technical ability of these two teams. Burnley are running tirelessly in midfield, which has kept them in it, but they are unable to string many passes together in possession. Arsenal may not be putting in the same amount of work, but the technically sound nature of their p
Lovely one-touch football from Arsenal! They carve their way through the heart of midfield, something they haven't done much of in the last half hour. It results in Sanchez getting on the end of the move and driving a shot towards the near post, but Heaton dives across to keep it out.
Ambitious from Barnes! The midfielder has Ings making a good run to his left, but opts instead to try his luck from a great distance away. His shot is always rising, never threatening to test Ospina in goal.
STAT ATTACK: Danny Ings hasn't scored in six Premier League matches. He would set a new mark for his longest dry spell of the season without a goal today.
Burnley are sending long ball after long ball forward in the hopes of getting a lucky bounce, or something along those lines - but it simply isn't working. Ings and Vokes are being asked to do far too much and this thankless task is appearing increasingly daunting.
Arsenal settle things down again and are doing a good job of keeping Burnley at arm's length, but Koscielny carelessly gives the ball away and puts his side under unnecessary pressure. Again the Clarets fail to take advantage, however, as an errant pass over the top runs behind for a goal kick.
Superb defending from Monreal! Ings makes himself a nuisance in the penalty area and tries to scrap and claw his way through for a shot, but the Spaniard tracks back well and intervenes at the vital moment, before clearing the ball out of play for a throw.
CLOSE! Ben Mee does brilliantly on the left, and a spectacular nutmeg allows him to get past Bellerin before playing a teasing ball into the area. It finds an unmarked Boyd at the far post, but an awkward bounce prevents him from taking the chance.
SAVED BY OSPINA! That's the best attack Burnley have managed all afternoon! Trippier sends a wonderfully inviting ball into the area that Vokes flicks on for Ings. The striker acrobatically directs a shot goalwards, but Ospina makes a fine save to keep Arsenal in front!
STAT ATTACK: Olivier Giroud has scored in six consecutive league matches for Arsenal, one shy of the mark set by Emmanuel Adebayor in 2007/08 (seven games in a row).
These Arsenal players are being smothered in midfield. I've said it time and time again, but the work ethic of Sean Dyche's side is matched by none. They are doing a tremendous job of frustrating the Gunners in possession and you have to wonder when Wenger will make a change, because it has become q
The Gunners are starting to find their legs again in attack, just a few short moments after I finished berating them. They are putting on a passing display in the attacking third, but their patient approach is working against them.
Danny Welbeck is stripped and ready to come on for the Gunners. It will likely be Giroud who gives way, and he has had a very quiet day on the attacking front. His goal-scoring streak will come to an end as well, but it was always going to be difficult against a Burnley side who have kept clean shee
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D. Welbeck enters the game and replaces O. Giroud.
Arsenal can squeeze the life out of their opponents as good as most, and that's what they're doing to Burnley here. They are playing keep-away, making smart, probing passes to advance it into the final third and keep it there. The Clarets' work ethic can not be questioned, but it's looking like tire
STAT ATTACK: Arsenal are the only Premier League side this season yet to lose a match against opponents in the bottom half of the table (W13, D3).
NEARLY THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN! Alexis keeps the ball alive brilliantly with a saving header along the touchline and then charges forward to set up Welbeck. The substitute gets it onto his right and drags a shot toward the far post, but it was always heading wide.
Burnley are committing more men forward, as is to be expected, but still can't create much of anything as frustration begins to build. They are leaving themselves a bit exposed at the back as a result and Alexis tries to take advantage by setting up Welbeck again, but Arfield does well to track back
SHOOT! Anticipation builds with the latest Burnley attack, and Ings gets into a good area atop the box, but he tries to do a bit too much and never ends up getting a shot off! Meanwhile, the board goes up to indicate there will be three minutes of added time.
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Home / Blog / The Troubling Similarities Between #MeToo and #QuietExodus
The Troubling Similarities Between #MeToo and #QuietExodus
By Andrew Wilson | Friday 6 April 2018
Duke Kwon, as I've said before, is a gift to the Church, and one of the most important thinkers anywhere on issues of racial relations, reparation and reconciliation. This thread of his from a few weeks ago raises a number of hugely insightful and challenging points, which are well worth thinking about for conservative evangelicals everywhere:
There appear to be some points of intersection between the #ChurchToo and #QuietExodus critique of conservative evangelical churches/institutions. Some common tendencies in the way sexual abuse and racial sin/injustice are sometimes handled in such places:
1. Misconstrued and misapplied theologies of forgiveness, grace, and God’s sovereignty that undercut biblical requirements of repentance, discipline, and moral responsibility.
2. General blindness to the interpersonal and institutional dynamics of *power* that lie at the heart of abuse/racism—a blindness exacerbated by vertical authority structures in tradition-centered communities.
3. An erroneous view of the sanctity of the Church and the sufficiency of scripture leading to a fundamental suspicion toward (and often refusal to cooperate with) “worldly” institutions such as the criminal justice system or the secular academy.
4. General silence around, and stigmatization of, unsettling topics like sex/sexuality/abuse and racism, leading to insufficient equipping and vigilance among leaders and members.
5. Primacy given to the sincere intentions of church leaders and members: Nobody *wants* women to be harmed or African American to be excluded, therefore, we must not be harming or excluding them.
6. Burden of proof of wrongdoing placed upon the allegedly abused/sinned-against rather than abuser/perpetrator, leading to a culture of implausibility/doubt for victims of wrongdoing.
7. The pursuit of truth publicly condemned as “slanderous” and “divisive,” leading the accused abusers/perpetrators to perceive themselves over time as the true victims.
8. Operating according to an implicit moral statute of limitations, accused abusers/perpetrators often defend themselves by repeatedly emphasizing that the alleged wrongs took place “long time ago,” whether 20 or 200 years ago.
9. Assumption by men and non-minority members that they understand the experience of women and black Christians, owing to the belief that correct theology takes precedence over lived experience, thus, listening to them is nice but unnecessary.
10. Motives of accuser/complainant or the veracity of the complaint itself sometimes viewed with skepticism based on cultural stereotypes—of women (co-instigating “seductresses”) and of African Americans (“race-baiters,” “lazy,” inherently criminal).
11. Investigations of wrongdoing often center on self-preserving institutional concerns (“Did we respond rightly?”) rather than the concerns of the wounded victim (“How can we care for this brother/sister?”).
(Interestingly, a few days later, Duke followed this up with another thread that gave a different (although complementary) perspective on the Quiet Exodus article, which provides an encouraging counterpoint. You can read it here.)
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Andrew is Teaching Pastor at King's Church London, and has theology degrees from Cambridge (MA), London School of Theology (MTh), and King's College London (PhD). He is a columnist for Christianity Today, and has written several books, including Echoes of Exodus (Crossway, 2018) and Spirit and Sacrament: An Invitation to Eucharismatic Worship (Zondervan, 2019). Andrew is married to Rachel and they have three children: Zeke, Anna and Samuel. Views he expresses here are his own, and do not represent those of Newfrontiers or any particular church.
Twitter: @AJWTheology
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“I wanted him healed and not punished.” –Hirut Melaku
May 14, 2019 May 14, 2019 | thirdeyecollective
Radio — Transformative justice as response to sexual and gendered violence
Life, death, and withstanding the weight of the world
April 9, 2019 April 9, 2019 | thirdeyecollective
In honor of Ming Mei
“Wayward: to wander, to be unmoored, adrift, rambling, roving, cruising, strolling, and seeking.”
“If she could feel deeply, she could be free.”
—Saidiya Hartman,Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Stories of Social Upheaval
Recently, my life has been in close proximity to a number of people who have died, or were ready to die. On February 15, at the university where I work, a young woman, Ming Mei Ip, hung herself because she could no longer stand the weight of the world. With this act, she became a sudden ancestor amongst us.
Black History Month and Violence Against Black Women
February 2, 2019 February 2, 2019 | thirdeyecollective
“I am not surprised because we’ve learned to disassociate men’s private relationships with their partners from their intellectual accomplishments. Sometimes we expect these things.”
–Maryse Condé, speaking of Frantz Fanon’s known partnership abuse
“The west has been gazing at us for so long, we forgot to look back.”
January 12, 2018 January 14, 2018 | thirdeyecollective
In 2017, a wave of local and national events regarding gender violence against Black women we know poured new violence—faster, harder, simultaneously—into our work. These stories, and our interventions, have made our relationships and work experience a greater sense of urgency than ever before. In this light, we felt it important to share some key learnings from our last four years of organizing in Montreal as a call for our local community to do better in addressing the ceaseless sexual violence that disrupts the lives of so many Black women who live with and around us.
Fear of a Black Feminist Nation
April 30, 2017 June 2, 2017 | thirdeyecollective
(The French version can be found here)
“What kind of society have we created for ourselves?”
Stella Gibson, Tambourine Army
Since 2012, we have been working to make our homes and communities in Montreal safer, more accountable, and more love-filled for Black women and our children. Being consistently asked to witness and share platforms and stages with known Black men who rape and harm our sisters, has compelled us to issue this statement. Sadly, even in Black activist and intellectual communities, sexual assault remains the issue that folks are unwilling to challenge.
We are a collective of survivors, led by Black women and supported by the beloved work of transformative justice practitioners in our wider community. We are mothers, sisters, daughters, god-mothers, other mothers, aunties, birth practitioners, community workers, and scholars. We stand on the shoulders of our Black feminist foremothers and sister-ancestors who have shown us how to do the work that we do in our communities. We honor those in death with our lives and our work in the present.
Importantly, we closely study the work of Black women—such as Marie Vieux, Barbara Smith, Pumla Dineo Gqola, Beth Richie, Nefertari Bélizaire, Stella Gibson—who have worked to develop an intersectional analysis of gendered violence and state violence. We depend on this canon of work as a way of knowing in the world, as our embodied Black feminist epistemology. Undergirded by this collection of work by Black feminist thinkers, we build upon Black feminist histories and theories that are instructive for those of us who work close to the ground.
Yet, we are clear about the shortcomings of Black feminism in North America historically in failing to develop an analysis of the histories of gendered violence that have infiltrated our Black radical traditions for the last 50 years. Black radical cultural and intellectual traditions are inherently spaces where Black freedom is both imagined and theorized, and we acknowledge our intellectual and spiritual kinship with these traditions. Yet, as radical Black feminists, we also note the glaring, normative historic silences pertaining to our lives, bodies, and spirits within these traditions. We note the ongoing violence against us within these traditions. As such, the Third Eye Collective pays particular attention in our activism and work to the histories of complicity within our formal and informal learning spaces in sustaining violence against Black women. With this activist spirit, we offer the following statement as a manifesto of naming, truth-telling, and change-making so that our work as Black intellectuals and activists can proceed unimpeded by the trauma of violence that continues to plague us whenever we step into a classroom, lecture hall, conference space, or reading group and encounter Black men, unchecked, who have harmed us.
Simply, we have had enough.
If Black Women Were Free: Practising Transformative Justice in Black Communities
September 5, 2016 September 5, 2016 | thirdeyecollective
Writing in her 1993 memoir A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story, former Black Panther Party (BPP) chairperson Elaine Brown revealed that in her time as a leader in the party, women were perceived as an “enemy of the black people.” “Nobody said it,” wrote Brown, “but a Panther was a man.” Her political commitments situated her as “a comrade with pussy.” Not long after her memoir was published, Brown’s BPP co-activist, Angela Davis, disclosed that “many of our former comrades – women and men alike – are expressing disgust that [Brown] would ‘air so much dirty laundry’ after all these years.” But Davis, like Brown, also exposed the details of the misogyny embedded in the politics of Black nationalist organizing. No matter women’s position or contribution, Davis wrote, power “was sexualized so that women’s place was always defined as unalterably inferior.”
Nous Sommes Nos Meilleures Ressources: Un sondage communautaire
February 15, 2016 February 15, 2016 | thirdeyecollective
Vous identifiez-vous comme femme[i] noire ou d’origine africaine?
Avez-vous personnellement été l’objet ou témoin de violence de genre/sexiste ou d’abus sexuels[ii]?
Si vous avez répondu oui à ces deux questions:
Le Collectif du Troisième Oeil vous invite à participer à cette enquête anonyme sur vos expériences personnelles avec les services publics et communautaires à Montréal dédiées aux victimes/survivantes/résistantes de violence à caractère genré et sexuel. Continue reading →
We Are Our Best Resource: A Community Survey
Do you self-identify as a girl or woman[i] of Black and/or African origins?
Have you personally experienced or witnessed gender violence[ii] and sexual abuse?
If you answered yes to both questions, the Third Eye Collective invites you to participate in this anonymous survey about your personal experiences navigating Montreal-based public and community services directed to survivors/victims/resisters of gender violence and sexual abuse. Continue reading →
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This Crazy Star Wars Fan Has Transformed An Observatory Into A Giant R2-D2
Tags: space, Star Wars
By Mayukh Saha / Truth Theory
Hubert Zitt, a professor from a distant land (Germany) who teaches at The Zweibrücken University of Applied Sciences is known for lecturing on seemingly unusual topics such as Star Wars and Star Trek. Professor Hubert, with the help of his squad, if we may say so, has now converted the Zweibrück Observatory of the Natural Science Association into the friendly robot that some of us might know of. Oh yes! R2-D2! The clumsy yet cute little being who whirs around planets and space ships.
Image credits: Hochschule Kaiserslautern
This project was completed in September 2018 by Professor Hubert. He was offered plenty of help from his students, his father-in-law Horst Helle, and Klaus Ruffing, the chief painter.
The project has obviously garnered a lot of interest from fans of the Star Wars franchise from all around the world. Mark Hamill, one of the actors in the Star Wars movies, happens to be the most prominent admirer of the giant robot building. He, in fact, tweeted about the R2-D2, saying it changed Germans into Giant Nerds.
Interestingly enough, Professor Hubert and the team are not exactly the only fans of the franchise to have undertaken such a design challenge. Goodsell Observatory of Carleton College from the State Minnesota undertook another similar project in 2010 transforming their observatory into an R2-D2.
Image credits: boebelix
Professor Dr. Hubert Zitt is more famously known for the Star Trek and Star Wars nerd-ism now. But it is certainly remarkable to come across the fact that he began by studying electrotechnology. He has earned his Ph.D. in the area of study of systems theory of electro-technology from Saarland University. The University of Applied Sciences in Kaiserslautern, Zweibrücken is where he is a tenured faculty member now. In his free time, he is busy propagating his favorite science-fiction trivia and pop culture.
Image credits: thomas_beutler
Professor Hubert has attained the position as the Global Top Presenter on Star Trek. He first conducted a Star Trek lecture dubbed as “Christmas Lecture” that individuals just could not have enough of. From 2005, he took a leap and started conducting his lectures at conventions like FedCon, which happens to be the largest convention of Science Fiction in Europe as well as in many other universities.
Image credits: _raeubermami_mal_zwei
Image credits: cpt.maggi
Professor Hubert amassed a lot of due recognition in 2008 when he authored the foreword of the literary piece, ‘Star Trek in Germany’, partnering with the child of Gene Roddenberry, the inventor of Star Trek. Also, in the year of 2008, Professor Hubert took up the post of a permanent lecturer at the University of the Incarnate Word situated in the city of San Antonio, Texas. There, he imparts knowledge on ‘The Physics of Star Trek’.
Image credits: l_to_the_aser
The R2-D2 is certainly distinctive in its presence, guarding this area of the university. But realizing how much of a fanatic Professor Hubert is, perhaps C-3PO might also share the shape with R2-D2 in the coming years. What do you think?
Written by: Mayukh Saha
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Unreliable Narrators
Dubious Commentary About Genre Fiction Since 2015
E’ville
A town of secrets in a time of secrets.
Unreliable Narrators presents
E’VILLE a serial audio drama
Preview Teaser:
Episode 1: Murder Capital
Episode 2: Small Sacrifices
Episode 3: Assets and Liabilities
Episode 4: Losers Weepers
Episode 5: Missing Persons
Episode 6: Requiem for a Ventriloquist
Episode 7: Delirium Tremens
Episode 8: Something in the Water
California, 1927. Crime syndicates in the port town of Emeryville continue to thrive under the Volstead Act, also known as Prohibition. The battle for control of the liquor trade has been heating up between two local kingpins, Felix Sharp and Bruno Episcopo. Desperate times have driven Bruno into an unusual alliance with Draga Radivoj, high priestess of the mysterious Cult of Va-Kul. And the arrival of a stranger promises turmoil for both rivals. Long a nexus for the strange and the supernatural, E’ville is about to get weirder than ever.
Ross Weeper is new in town but gets around. He isn’t shy about inserting himself into others’ business, but his motives remain a mystery.
Portrayed by Christopher Cornell
Cassandra Sharp manages her husband Felix’s rum-running operations as well as her own C Sharp Lounge. Dismiss her as a trophy wife at your own peril.
Portrayed by Chia Evers
Eddie Canard serves as Felix Sharp’s right-hand man. Rumor has it he’d like to serve as more for the boss’ wife. He’s dogged and loyal but carries his own demons.
Portrayed by Adam Pracht
Brooklyn N. York lucks into a gig in the C Sharp’s floor show. This flighty flapper may seem harmless, but to know her is to suspect her motives.
Portrayed by Stephanie Vance
Felix Sharp runs much of the liquor trade in Emeryville from the Palms Club. Many whisper his obsession with Otto, a ventriloquist’s dummy, proves he’s gone crackers.
Felix: Mat Weller, Otto: Dan Novy
Draga Radivoj serves as priestess of the mysterious Cult of Va-Kul. Her new alliance with the Sharps’ rival, Bruno Episcopo, has raised eyebrows in E’ville.
Portrayed by Catherine Schaff-Stump
THE REAL E’VILLE
Before he became Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Earl Warren served as Alameda County’s district attorney during the later years of Prohibition. He famously referred to Emeryville, a tiny port town opposite San Francisco, as “the rottenest city on the Pacific Coast.” With good reason: bootlegging, gambling and prostitution all flourished there once neighboring Oakland cracked down on crime.
Few signs of Emeryville’s checkered past remain today. The sacred Ohlone shellmound has been razed and destroyed several times over the past century. The mudflat sculptures that adorned toxic dump sites have been torn down and lost to the ages. The entire waterfront has been bulldozed to make way for an end-to-end, uninterrupted string of shopping malls and dense development projects. Despite the city’s aggressive moves to obliterate its past and personality, however, traces can be found here and there if one takes the time to explore, watch and listen.
City of Emeryville‘s site provides a detailed history of E’ville. The E’ville Eye and the Emeryville Tattler serve up local news.
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http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Administrivia/HowCrownersWork
Administrivia / How Crowners Work
aka: How To Make A Crowner
So you have been participating in a thread in Trope Repair Shop or Image Pickin , there has been some discussion about what to do to fix a page, and you want to move on to the next step and that much closer to actually fixing the page. In most cases, this means making a crowner.
What are crowners anyway?
Crowners are a tool for measuring consensus for a decision on the wiki. The name is an Artifact Title from when they were used to determine Crowning examples of YMMV items like Moment of Awesome. Interested tropers can choose to vote in them by clicking on the up or down arrows next to each option. You may vote for multiple options and revert your vote if you change your mind, but you obviously can only select up or down for each choice.
When should you make a crowner?
Generally, it is a good idea to wait until there has been a decent amount of discussion (and a Wick Check if appropriate) about the issue with the trope(s) before making a crowner. If you arent sure whether it is time for a crowner, posting in the thread to ask is normally a good idea.
The Different Types of Crowners
Single Proposition
A Single Proposition crowner is for situations when there is only one clear question that can be answered with a Yes (Up)/No (Down) vote such as Rename This Trope? Split This Trope? Cut This Trope? or Merge This Trope and That Trope?
To make a Single Proposition crowner, simply type the following address into your URL window: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/SingleProposition/[Insert Title Here], replacing [Insert Title Here] with the name of the trope in question.
For example, a Single Proposition crowner for this page would look like this:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/SingleProposition/HowCrownersWork
Alternative Titles crowners are used to select a new name for a trope that is being renamed or for picking a name for a new trope that is being split off. Since these come after an initial rename decision (usually decided by a Single Proposition crowner), Keep the old name or any variant is not to be put on an Alternative Titles crowner. These crowners are for listing and voting on possible new names, not for arguing for the old one.
To make an Alternative Titles crowner, type the following address into your URL window: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/AlternativeTitles/[Insert Trope Name Being Replaced Here].
For example, an Alternative Titles crowner for this page would look like this:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/AlternativeTitles/HowCrownersWork
Enter each proposed new trope name (separately) into the crowner's "Add New" box.
Page Action
Page Action crowners are for when there is more than one option being considered for fixing a trope. For example, some tropers may advocate for cutting a trope altogether while others may say that splitting it or renaming it would be a better solution. In such cases, each of those options should be on a Page Action crowner. Page Action crowners can sometimes make things pretty complicated, so make sure that there clearly are multiple suggestions for what to do with a trope before making one.
To make a Page Action crowner, type the following address into your URL window: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/PageAction/[Insert Title Here], replacing [Insert Title Here] with the name of the trope in question.
For example, a Page Action crowner for this page would look like this:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/PageAction/HowCrownersWork
Image Pickin
Image Pickin crowners are used to choose a new image for a wiki page. When making these types of crowners, link to each image that has been proposed with a source or brief description; do not put the image itself in the crowner.
To make an Image Pickin type in the following URL https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/ImagePickin/[Insert Title Here], replacing [Insert Title Here] with the name of the trope in question.
For example, an Image Pickin crowner for this page would look like this:
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/ImagePickin/HowCrownersWork
Wiki development crowners are used to vote on substantial changes to the wiki itself rather than adjustments of a specific page. They are not as common as the other types of crowners, but function similarly to page action ones, except that rather than using /PageAction/ in the URL, /WikiDevelopment/ is swapped in. Sandbox crowners are also occasionally used for testing or other miscellaneous purposes.
What do I do after making a crowner?
Hooking it to the thread
The first thing to do is to holler (that is, click the button with an ellipsis on it and click "Holler This") the moderators, asking politely for one to hook (attach) your crowner to the thread. It is possible to hook a crowner to more than one thread.
Building a consensus
Next, the crowner should run until it stabilizes and there is a consensus. There is no strict set maximum or minimum number of days that a crowner has to stay open, but as a general rule of thumb, they normally should stay open for at least three days (not counting weekends) and should not be closed until there is a clear consensus. If the change is a major one (like the renaming of a whole namespace), you need at least one week.
The important thing for consensus is the proportion of votes rather than the number of votes. For example, an option with 20 ups and 10 downs (a 2:1 ratio) beats out one with 98 ups and 75 downs (a 1.31:1 ratio).
Consensus usually requires a 2:1 ratio of up vs. down votes with rename efforts normally not being considered to have consensus support until they have around 70% support (a 2.33:1 ratio), while Alt Names can be called with less than 2:1. In the event that multiple options have at least 2:1 support on a Page Action crowner, all of the ones that are compatible with the option with the most support may also be done after the crowner is called.
The minimum amount of votes is usually 10-15 combined votes for the option with the most votes cast (the higher, the better), but large-scale efforts like renaming of namespaces need usually around 100-150 votes.
Calling crowners and getting to work
If you think that a crowner has reached a consensus or if you are unsure, feel free to holler and ask the staff if it is time for the crowner to be closed. If a moderator agrees he or she will call the crowner and suggest that people start getting to work.
You should always try to wait until the crowner is closed before taking action or making another crowner (e.g., an Alternative Titles one if a Single Proposition crowner decided on a rename). Also, in the rare event that a crowner has been open for quite a long time and there seems to be no consensus forming, the thread has stalled and it may be appropriate to ask a moderator to close it.
Usage outside of TRS and IP
Generally, moderators can hook crowners on any thread, even outside of IP or TRS. Sometimes crowners are used in non-Workshop parts of the fora, usually to allow people to vote on something without having the obligation to post. Depending upon the purpose of the crowner, the requirements may vary from those of the generic Workshop crowner.
Alternative Title(s): Crowner, How To Make A Crowner
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Review: The Chase by Elle Kennedy
Posted August 14, 2018 by Nima in contemporary romance, New Adult, Rating A, reviews Tags: Briar U series, Elle Kennedy, Nima Review, Off-Campus series, self-published
Author: Elle Kennedy
Reviewer: Nima
Rating: A
What I’m Talking About:
Phew! *Slaps desk* Done! I really do try to take my time and savor books from authors I love, but Elle Kennedy made that impossible with The Chase, the first book in the Briar U series. It’s her main character Summer Heyward-Di Laurentis’ fault. At first glance, Summer is a wealthy, wild, entitled child who invites drama and leaves chaos in her wake. Because my brain has to cast the movie of every book I read, Summer was Summer Huntzberger from the Gilmore Girls. Kennedy’s Summer is so much more though, and as a GG devotee, that’s saying a lot. She very quickly became her own person, more like Elle Woods. You can hear her say, as Summer does, “I will forever strive to be Coco Chanel, and I will forever fail because nobody can be Coco Chanel.” Summer has ADHD and a frenetic energy that pushes the reader forward, forward, forward… It would have been easy to write her character in cliches, more like the GG version I started with. Instead, utilizing the he said/she said style of the series, the reader sees her real life, real feelings, and struggles to interact with her world. Kennedy does right by a diagnosis that is sometimes used as a dirty word or a catch-all for kids with a lot of energy. For Summer Heyward Di-Laurentis, it’s truly about how her brain is wired. In fact, her inner voice practically becomes another character in this already complicated love story. Summer admits, “My inner critic is, frankly, a total bitch.” Living in Summer’s brain is exhausting for Summer, her roommates, her family, her professors, the reader, and Fitz.
Poor Fitz. We fell in love with him in the Off-Campus series. He’s drawn to Summer, but has no desire to court any of her drama. Colin Fitzgerald does not do drama. As he, Mike Hollis, and Hunter Davenport, the next class of Briar University hockey demi-gods, move into the same off-campus house Garrett, Logan, Dean, and Tuck have vacated after graduating in the Off-Campus series, they are short one roommate. Summer has recently been expelled from Brown University and her father calls in a favor to get her into Briar. When her sorority refuses to let her move in to the sorority house, Dean arranges for her to be the fourth roomie. To quote Maurice Sendak, “Let the wild rumpus start!” None of her new roommates is entirely sure what to do with her, all of them would like to sleep with her. That makes for awkward living arrangements.
In The Deal, Logan was a tortured soul, coveting after Garrett’s girlfriend Hannah. In The Chase, Hunter is more than a wistful on-looker. He actively pursues Summer when Fitz just can’t make up his mind about what he wants to do with his attraction to Summer. As Hunter chases Summer and Summer chases Fitz, and Fitz chases peace and control, as Summer chases her degree, and Fitz chases his career goals, the reader is running to keep up—and I loved it. The reader is almost like the house itself, witnessing the coming and going of all this drama. It made me think of the 1948 classic film “Enchantment” with David Niven and Teresa Wright. In this film, the house is the narrator covering two generations of family histrionics. What would the house say about all of these Briar students and their love lives? It’s the common denominator in all these books. That’s a movie I would pay to see and the reason we hope Kennedy continues this slice of campus life for a very long time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKv5R4HVayg
One critizism. One. Can we please be done with exploding ovaries? I don’t know who started it, but if I never read that reference again it will be too soon. Okay, two. Two criticisms. “Tummy” is a word that belongs to bouncing babies and kindergartners with the stomach flu. For me, this is up there with “moist” and other cringe-worthy vocabulary. It just doesn’t belong. Twenty-something’s having dirty adult sex shouldn’t get flutterings in their tummy. Ok. Rant over. For real, ignore those references and go buy this book. Try not to finish it in twenty-four hours. Do your laundry and eat something nutritious.
Kennedy’s website is already taunting us with book two, titled The Risk, set to release in February of 2019. I hate winter as much as Tuck’s Texas mother, but at least I’ll have something to look forward to in the cold depths of winter.
My Rating: A, Loved It
Everyone says opposites attract. And they must be right, because there’s no logical reason why I’m so drawn to Colin Fitzgerald. I don’t usually go for tattoo-covered, video-gaming, hockey-playing nerd-jocks who think I’m flighty and superficial. His narrow view of me is the first strike against him. It doesn’t help that he’s buddy-buddy with my brother.
And that his best friend has a crush on me.
And that I just moved in with them.
Oh, did I not mention we’re roommates?
I suppose it doesn’t matter. Fitzy has made it clear he’s not interested in me, even though the sparks between us are liable to burn our house down. I’m not the kind of girl who chases after a man, though, and I’m not about to start. I’ve got my hands full dealing with a new school, a sleazy professor, and an uncertain future. So if my sexy brooding roomie wises up and realizes what he’s missing? He knows where to find me.
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Series: Briar U #1
Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult
Format(s): e-book
Book Source: Blog Tour
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The Mistake by Elle Kennedy (Off-Campus #2) – Audiobook Review
The Score by Elle Kennedy (Off-Campus #3) – Audiobook Review
The Goal by Elle Kennedy (Off-Campus #4) – Audiobook Review
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Remedy Confirms a Live-Action Alan Wake TV Series is in Development
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Home » News » Remedy Confirms a Live-Action Alan Wake TV Series is in Development
Earlier today, Contradiction Films and Remedy Entertainment revealed that a live-action version of the cult classic psychological thriller, Alan Wake, would be coming to television. The adaptation will be led by well-known showrunner Peter Calloway (Cloak and Dagger, Legion), while game creator Sam Lake will serve as an executive producer.
This news comes by way of Variety, who spoke with Contradiction partner Tomas Harlan in an interview regarding the decision to adapt the video game into a television show. “Alan Wake was basically a TV series that was put into a game,” Harlan said. “It was influenced by The Twilight Zone, Secret Window, Hitchcock, Northern Exposure, a lot of U.S. television.” Anyone who has ever played the game can certainly see the parallels, in both its episodic structure and content. So if Remedy was going to adapt it into any medium, television certainly makes the most sense.
So what does this mean for a possible Alan Wake 2 video game? According to Lake, there is no new information regarding the next installment in the series, though making a sequel is one of his dreams. For now, the majority of his focus will be on making the live adaptation feel just like the game, even though he declined to state whether the show’s story would be official canon in the Alan Wake universe.
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HomeClimate and EnergyGrassroots Opposition to Offshore Drilling and Exploration in the Atlantic Ocean and off Florida's Gulf Coast
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Grassroots Opposition to Offshore Drilling and Exploration in the Atlantic Ocean and off Florida's Gulf Coast
East Coast communities strongly oppose offshore oil and gas drilling and exploration, including seismic airgun blasting—an extremely loud and dangerous process used to search for oil and gas deposits deep below the ocean’s surface—because these activities threaten their economic well-being and quality of life. Along the Atlantic coast, communities rely on healthy ocean ecosystems to support jobs in fishing, recreation and tourism.
More than 360 municipalities and over 2,200 elected local, state and federal officials have formally opposed offshore oil and gas drilling and seismic airgun blasting, including more than 260 along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. All the Governors along the East and West coasts - Republicans and Democrats alike - have expressed concerns with and/or opposition to expanded oil and gas exploration, development, and production off their coasts, including the Governors of Washington, Oregon, California, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Along the Atlantic Coast, numerous fishing and tourism interests, including local chambers of commerce, tourism and restaurant associations, and an alliance representing over 46,000 businesses and 500,000 fishing families from Florida to Maine, also strongly oppose oil exploration and/or development off the East Coast.
Additionally, the Pacific, North Pacific, New England, South Atlantic, and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils have all expressed concerns about the risks posed by seismic surveys and oil and gas development to managed resources, fisheries and coastal communities in the Atlantic. Finally, NASA, the Department of Defense, and the Florida Defense Support Task Force have all expressed concerns about expanded offshore oil and gas development threatening their ability to perform critical activities.
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Where the movement began: Kure Beach, North Carolina, a picturesque tourist destination known for its small town atmosphere and the oldest fishing pier on the Atlantic coast, was ground zero in the fight against offshore oil exploration in the Atlantic Ocean. This tiny spit of sand that 2,000 people call home sparked a movement that has spread like wildfire up and down the East Coast. On January 27, 2014, more than 300 residents showed up to protest the mayor's position on seismic airgun blasting. Check out the video of the meeting, and read more on our blog.
Ever since that fateful night in January, opposition to seismic airgun blasting and Atlantic drilling has been mounting. Members of Congress and East Coast Governors need to hear from the people who will be most affected by seismic blasting and offshore drilling -- and that's where you come in. We have some great momentum, but we're only going to #StopTheDrill if more of us take up the call, and urge our elected officials to #ProtectOurCoast. Check out all the opposition to offshore oil and gas exploration and development, spread the word and join the movement!
Email us at act@oceana.org to join our pod of Wavemakers who want to get involved at the local level. The campaign organizer in your region will contact you about next steps.
National Opposition to Offshore Drilling and Seismic Airgun Blasting Fact Sheet (updated May 2019)
Offshore Drilling Moratorium Legislation Fact Sheet (June 2019)
Fact sheet: Overview of 2019-2024 Draft Proposed Plan for Offshore Drilling (February 2019)
Dirty Drilling Report (April 2019)
Dirty Drilling Pamphlet (May 2019)
State Legislation Opposing Offshore Drilling Map (May 2019)
North Atlantic Right Whale and Seismic Airgun Blasting Factsheet (updated March 2019)
Clean Coast Economy Report (March 2018)
Offshore Drilling's Threats to National Security: Maps from Oceana highlight concerns from the Department of Defense (DOD) over expanded offshore drilling activities in the Atlantic Ocean (November 2017)
Map of East Coast Opposition to Offshore Drilling and Seismic Airgun Blasting For Print (August 2018)
Impacts to Tourism from Offshore Drilling Fact Sheet (August 2018)
Seismic Airgun Blasting: Quick Facts Trifold Brochure (August 2017)
Seismic Airgun Blasting: The Impacts Long Fact Sheet (April 2019)
Maps Showing At-Risk Marine Life Threatened by Seismic Airgun Blasting: Overlap of proposed seismic airgun permits, essential fish habitat for commercially important species, and critical habitat for threatened/endangered species in the Atlantic (June 2017)
Map of Seismic Airgun Blasting Permits
Printable Petition Against Seismic Airgun Blasting (June 2017)
Join the #ProtectOurCoast movement!
Seismic Airgun Blasting: How to submit a public comment Quarter Card (May/June 2017)
Learn how to pass a resolution in your town or city here.
Learn how to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper here.
Sign our petitions against seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic and expanding offshore drilling here.
East Coast opposition
Municipalities and Counties
Accomack County, VA: Passed resolution 4/15/2009 (offshore drilling); Voted to send letter 2/12/2016 (offshore drilling)
Anna Maria, FL: Passed resolution 6/13/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Annapolis, MD: Passed resolution 2/26/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Apalachicola, FL: Passed resolution 11/7/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Arapahoe, NC: Passed resolution 3/1/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Asbury Park, NJ: Passed resolution 1/25/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Asheville, NC: Passed resolution 4/23/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Atlanta, GA: Passed resolution 2/6/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Atlantic Beach, FL: Passed resolution 9/8/2014 (seismic blasting)
Atlantic Beach, NC: Passed resolution 11/23/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Atlantic Beach, SC: Passed resolution 9/14/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Atlantic City, NJ: Passed resolution 4/9/2015 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Atlantic County, NJ: Passed resolution 1/30/2018 (offshore drilling)
Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Passed resolution 2/15/2018 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Avalon, NJ: Passed resolution 10/12/2016 (seismic blasting)
Aventura, FL: Passed resolution 10/2/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Bald Head Island, NC: Passed resolution 8/21/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Baltimore, MD: Passed resolution 10/19/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Barnegat, NJ: Passed resolution 7/28/2014 (seismic blasting)
Barrier Islands, FL: Passed resolution 4/25/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Beach Haven, NJ: Passed resolution 8/11/2014 (seismic blasting)
Beachwood, NJ: Passed resolution 7/16/2014 (seismic blasting)
Beaufort, NC: Passed resolution 8/10/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Beaufort, SC: Passed resolution 2/10/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Beaufort County, SC: Awaiting resolution copy 5/13/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Belfast, ME: Awaiting resolution copy
Belleair Beach, FL: Passed resolution 3/5/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Belmar, NJ: Passed resolution 2/6/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Belville, NC: Passed resolution 3/7/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Berkeley, NJ: Passed resolution 1/22/2018 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Berlin, MD: Passed resolution 1/25/2016 (seismic blasting)
Bethany Beach, DE: Passed resolution 3/18/2016 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Bloomingdale, GA: Passed resolution 5/16/2019 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Boca Raton, FL: Passed resolution 11/27/2018 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Bonita Springs, FL: Passed resolution 4/1/2015 (seismic blasting)
Bradley Beach, NJ: Passed resolution 3/11/2014 (seismic blasting); Passed another 1/23/2018 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Briarcliffe Acres, SC: Passed resolution 10/19/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Brick, NJ: Passed resolution 1/30/2018 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Brigantine, NJ: Passed resolution 3/18/2015 (seismic blasting)
Brookhaven, NY: Sent letter 8/17/2017 (offshore drilling)
Broward County, FL: Passed resolution 4/10/2010 (offshore drilling)
Brunswick, GA: Passed resolution 5/20/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Calabash, NC: Passed resolution 3/13/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Cape Canaveral, FL: Passed resolution 12/15/2009 (offshore drilling); Passed 4/15/2014 (seismic blasting)
Cape Charles, VA: Passed resolution 8/16/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Cape Coral, FL: Passed resolution 2/8/2016 (seismic blasting)
Cape May County, NJ: Passed resolution 8/9/2016 (seismic blasting); Passed another 1/23/2018 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Carolina Beach, NC: Passed resolution 2/28/2014 (seismic blasting); Passed another 10/13/2015 (offshore drilling)
Carolina Shores, NC: Passed resolution 10/8/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Carrboro, NC: Passed resolution 3/17/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Caswell Beach, NC: Passed resolution 3/31/2014 (seismic blasting, resolution of concern); Passed another 10/14/2015 (offshore drilling)
Cedar Point, NC: Passed resolution 1/26/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Chapel Hill, NC: Passed resolution 9/28/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Charleston, SC: Passed resolution 3/24/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Charleston County, SC: Passed resolution 5/5/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Charlestown, RI: Passed resolution 3/12/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Cheriton, VA: Passed resolution 3/27/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Chesapeake, VA: Passed Resolution 10/23/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Chincoteague, VA: Passed resolution 8/6/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Cinco Bayou, FL: Passed resolution 10/12/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Clearwater, FL: Passed resolution 2/13/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Cocoa Beach, FL: Passed resolution 4/3/2014 (seismic blasting)
Coconut Creek, FL: Passed resolution 6/28/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Collier County, FL: Passed resolution 1/9/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Columbia, SC: Passed resolution 5/5/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Cooper City, FL: Passed resolution 6/19/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Coral Gables, FL: Passed resolution 9/11/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Crisfield, MD: Passed resolution 2/27/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Currituck County, NC: Passed resolution 3/5/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Dania Beach, FL: Passed resolution 5/8/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Dare County, NC: Passed resolution 12/5/2005 (offshore drilling); Passed another 4/6/2015 (offshore drilling); Passed another 2/5/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Davie, FL: Passed resolution 6/13/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Deerfield Beach, FL: Passed resoultion 5/15/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Delray Beach, FL: Pass resolution 2/5/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Dewey Beach, DE: Passed resolution 12/12/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Duck, NC: Passed resolution 9/2/2009 (offshore drilling); Passed another 2/7/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Dunedin, FL: Passed resolution 2/4/2010 (offshore drilling)
East Hampton, NY: Passed resolution 8/17/2017 (offshore drilling)
Edisto Beach, SC: Passed resolution 5/8/2014 (seismic blasting)
Emerald Isle, NC: Passed resolution 4/15/2015 (seismic blasting); Passed another 10/13/2015 (offshore drilling)
Escambia County, FL: Passed resolution 5/4/2017 (offshore drilling)
Exmore, VA: Passed resolution 7/2/2018 (offshore drilling)
Fenwick Island, DE: Passed resolution 1/22/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Fernandina Beach, FL: Passed resolution 12/2/2014 (seismic blasting)
Flagler County, FL: Passed resolution 5/18/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Flemington, GA: passed resolution 4/9/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Folly Beach, SC: Passed resolution 3/10/15 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Passed resolution 4/19/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Ft. Myers Beach, FL: Passed resolution 4/6/2015 (seismic blasting)
Ft. Walton Beach, FL: Passed resolution 6/27/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Garden City, GA: Passed resolution 2/4/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Georgetown, SC: Passed resolution 4/16/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Georgetown County, SC: Passed resolution 7/25/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Greenville, SC: Passed resolution 4/9/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Gulfport, FL: Passed resolution 9/15/2009 (offshore drilling)
Hallandale Beach, FL: Passed resolution 5/2/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Hampton, VA: Passed resolution 2/28/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Havre de Grace, MD: Awaiting resolution copy
Hilton Head, SC: Voted to send letter to BOEM 3/25/2015 (offshore drilling); Voted to send letter to the State's Department of Health and Environmental Control 3/19/2015 (seismic blasting)
Hinesville, GA: Passed resolution 3/17/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Holden Beach, NC: Passed resolution 9/8/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Holly Ridge, NC: Passed resolution 8/11/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Hollywood, FL: Passed resolution 7/3/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Horry County, SC: Passed resolution 8/22/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Hyde County, NC: Passed resolution 3/5/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Indialantic, FL: Passed resolution 1/7/2015 (seismic blasting)
Indian Harbor Beach, FL: Passed resolution 1/13/2015 (seismic blasting)
Indian River County, FL: Passed resolution 12/8/2015 (seismic blasting)
Indian Shores, FL: Passed resolution 2/13/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Islamorada, FL: Passed resolution 9/8/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Isle of Palms, SC: Passed resolution 2/17/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Isle of Wight, VA: Awaiting resolution copy
Jacksonville Beach, FL: Passed resolution 3/16/2015 (seismic blasting)
James City County, VA: Passed resolution 2/27/2018 (offshore drilling)
James Island, SC: Passed resolution 3/19/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Jamestown, RI: Passed resolution 4/16/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Keyport, NJ: Passed resolution 2/6/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Key Colony Beach: Passed resolution 6/14/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Key West, FL: Passed reolution 3/21/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Kiawah Island, SC: Passed resolution 5/5/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Kill Devil Hills, NC: Passed resolution 6/9/2014 (offshore drilling)
Kingsland, GA: Passed resolution 4/13/2015 (seismic blasting, proclamation)
Kitty Hawk, NC: Passed resolution 9/12/2005 (offshore drilling and exploration)
Kure Beach, NC: Passed resolution 1/19/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Lake Worth, FL: Passed resolution 12/15/2009 (offshore drilling)
Lauderdale by the Sea, FL: Passed resolution 3/12/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic airgun blasting)
Lavallette, NJ: Passed resolution 1/23/2018 (offshore drilling)
Layton, FL: Passed resolution 5/1/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Leland, NC: Passed resolution 3/15/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Lewes, DE: Passed resolution 11/9/2015 (seismic blasting)
Liberty County, GA: Passed resolution 5/16/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Long Branch, NJ: Passed resolution 1/23/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Lower Township, NJ: Passed resolution 2/21/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Madeira Beach, FL: Passed resolution 4/26/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Manasquan, NJ: Passed resolution 1/16/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Manteo, NC: Passed resolution 5/7/2014 (seismic blasting)
Mantoloking, NJ: Passed resolution 2/20/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Marathon, FL: passed resolution 3/27/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Marco Island, FL: Passed resolution 3/15/2010 (offshore drilling)
Martin County, FL: Sent letter 7/30/2014 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
McClellanville, SC: Passed resolution 5/4/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Melbourne, FL: Passed resolution 1/13/2015 (seismic blasting)
Melbourne Beach, FL: Passed resolution 9/17/2014 (seismic blasting)
Miami, FL: Passed resolution 1/25/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Miami Beach, FL: Passed resolution 9/10/2008 (offshore drilling); Passed another 1/17/2018 (offshore drilling)
Miami-Dade County, FL: Passed resolution 6/20/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Miami Shores, FL: Passed resolution 10/16/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Middlesex County, VA: Passed resolution 11/7/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Midway, GA: Passed resolution 12/10/2018 (ofsfshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Milton, DE: Passed resolution 2/24/2016 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Monmouth Beach, NJ: Passed resolution 2/27/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Monmouth County, NJ: Passed resolution 2/8/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Monroe County, FL: Passed resolution 4/12/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Montgomery County, MD: Passed resolution 3/1/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Montross, VA: Passed resolution 11/27/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Morehead City, NC: Passed resolution 8/11/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Mt. Pleasant, SC: Passed resolution 5/13/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Myrtle Beach, SC: Passed resolution 8/11/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting); Passed another 1/23/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Nags Head, NC: Passed resolution 4/2/2014 (seismic blasting); Passed another 7/2/2014 (offshore drilling)
Nantucket, MA: Passed resolution 2/7/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Naples, FL: Passed resolution 1/17/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Neptune Beach, FL: Passed resolution 11/3/2014 (seismic blasting)
New Hanover County, NC: Passed resolution 1/22/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Newport News, VA: Passed resolution 10/9/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
New Shoreham, RI: Passed resolution 2/21/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
New Smyrna Beach, FL: Passed resolution 12/9/2014 (seismic blasting)
Norfolk, VA: Passed resolution 7/18/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
North Myrtle Beach, SC: Passed resolution 8/17/2015 (offshore drilling)
North Redington Beach, FL: Passed resolution 1/10/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
North Wildwood, NJ: Passed resolution 8/16/2016 (seismic blasting); Passed another 2/6/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Northampton County, VA: Passed resolution 3/8/2016 (offshore drilling)
Oak Island, NC: Passed resolution 4/29/2014 (seismic blasting, resolution of concern); Passed another 9/8/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Oakland Park, FL: Passed resolution 7/19/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Ocean Beach, NY: Passed resolution 8/11/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Ocean City, MD: Passed resolution 9/21/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Ocean County, NJ: Passed resolution 1/17/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Ocean Gate, NJ: Passed resolution 1/24/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Ocean Isle, NC: Passed resolution 10/13/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Okaloosa County, FL: Passed resolution 5/15/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Onancock, VA: Updated 9/24/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Onley, VA: passed resolution 6/3/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Orange County, NC: Passed resolution 9/1/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Oriental, NC: Passed resolution 2/6/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Palm Beach County, FL: Passed resolution in 2010 (offshore drilling)
Pawleys Island, SC: Passed resolution 9/14/2015 (offshore drilling, proclamation)
Pembroke, GA: passed resolution 3/11/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Pensacola, FL: Passed resolution 5/11/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Pine Knoll Shores, NC: Passed resolution 8/11/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Pinellas County, FL: Passed resolution 2/5/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Pinecrest Village, FL: Passed resolution 4/10/2018 (offshore drilling)
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ: Passed resolution 1/16/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Point Pleasant Borough, NJ: Passed resolution 2/6/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Pompano Beach, FL: Passed resolution 7/24/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Pooler, GA: Passed resolution 3/18/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Poquoson, VA: Passed resolution 11/13/2018 (offshore drilling)
Port Royal, SC: Passed resolution 2/11/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Porterdale, GA: Passed resolution 9/6/2016 (offshore drilling)
Portland, ME: Passed resolution 2/15/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Portsmouth, VA: Passed resolution 3/13/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Port Wentworth, GA: Awaiting resolution copy (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Punta Gorda, FL: Passed resolution 2/3/2016 (seismic blasting)
Red Bank, NJ: Passed resolution 3/12/2014 (seismic blasting)
Redington Beach, FL: Passed resolution 2/7/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Redington Shores, FL: Passed resolution 2/14/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Rehoboth Beach, DE: Passed resolution 1/15/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Riceboro, GA: passed resolution 3/5/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Richmond Hill, GA: Passed resolution 3/18/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Riverhead, NY: Passed resolution 9/5/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Rockville, SC: Passed resolution 4/20/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Roosevelt, NJ: Passed resolution 2/26/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Safety Harbor, FL: Passed resolution 6/18/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Salisbury, MD: Awaiting resolution copy
Saltaire, NY: Passed resolution 11/12/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Sanibel, FL: Passed resolution 12/6/2016 (seismic blasting)
Sarasota, FL: Passed resolution 10/5/2009 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Satellite Beach, FL: Passed resolution 11/5/2014 (seismic blasting)
Savannah, GA: Passed resolution 4/30/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Saxis, VA: Awaiting resolution copy 5/6/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Sea Bright, NJ: Passed resolution 1/8/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Sea Isle City, NJ: Passed resolution 2/13/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Seabrook Island, SC Mayor and Councilmembers: Voted to send letter 5/8/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Shallotte, NC: Passed resolution 3/6/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Shelter Island, NY: passed resolution 11/9/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
South Bethany, DE: Passed resolution 6/10/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
South Miami, FL: Passed resolution 11/7/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Southampton, NY: Passed resolution 8/22/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Southern Shores, NC: Passed resolution 1/4/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Southold, NY: Passed resolution 9/25/2018 (offshore drilling)
Southport, NC: Passed resolution 5/8/2014 (seismic blasting); Passed another 8/13/2015 (offshore drilling); Reiterated opposition 2/8/2018 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Spring Lake, NJ: Passed resolution 1/23/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
St. Augustine, FL: Updated 4/14/2014 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
St. Augustine Beach, FL: awaiting resolution copy
St. James, NC: Passed resolution 5/6/2014 (seismic blasting, resolution of concern); Passed another 3/6/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
St. Johns County, FL: Sent letter 4/3/2014 (seismic blasting)
St. Lucie County, FL: Sent letter 8/11/2017 (offshore drilling)
St. Marys, GA: Passed resolution 2/2/2015 (seismic blasting, proclamation)
St. Mary's County, MD: Passed resolution 1/29/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
St. Pete Beach, FL: Passed resolution 3/13/18 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
St. Petersburg, FL: Passed resolution 4/17/2014 (seismic blasting)
Stone Harbor, NJ: Passed resolution 7/19/2016 (seismic blasting)
Stuart, FL: Passed resolution 5/20/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Suffolk, VA: Passed resolution 2/21/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Sullivan's Island, SC: Passed resolution 3/17/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Sunset Beach, NC: Passed resolution 6/30/2014 (seismic blasting); Passed another on 6/5/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Surf City, NC: Passed resolution 8/4/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Surfside, FL: Passed resolution 8/14/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Surfside Beach, SC: Passed resolution 9/22/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Swansboro, NC: Passed resolution 11/24/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Tappahannock, VA: Awaiting resolution copy
Tarpon Springs, FL: Passed resolution 3/6/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Titusville, FL: Passed resolution 1/12/2010 (offshore drilling)
Tiverton, RI: Passed resolution 3/22/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Thunderbolt, GA: Passed resolution 8/8/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Toms River, NJ: Passed resolution 2/13/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Topsail Beach, NC: Passed resolution 4/23/2014 (seismic blasting); Passed another on 4/11/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Treasure Island, FL: Passed resolution 2/6/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Tybee Island, GA: Passed resolution 1/15/2015 (seismic blasting); Passed another 9/10/2015 (offshore drilling)
Urbanna, VA: Passed resolution 11/19/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Vernonberg, GA: Passed resolution 4/11/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Vero Beach, FL: Passed resolution 11/17/2015 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Virginia Beach, VA: Passed resolution 6/20/2017 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling); Passed another 1/25/2018 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Washington, DC: Passed resolution 2/19/2016 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
West Cape May, NJ: Passed resolution 1/24/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
West Melbourne, FL: Passed resolution 2/3/2015 (seismic blasting)
West Wildwood, NJ: Passed resolution 8/5/2016 (seismic blasting)
Wildwood Crest, NJ: Passed resolution 1/8/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Williamsburg, VA: Passed resolution 11/9/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Wilmington, NC: Passed resolution 7/21/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Wilton Manors, FL: Passed resolution 3/14/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Worcester County, MD: Passed resolution 2/21/2019 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Wrightsville Beach, NC: Passed resolution 9/9/2010 (offshore drilling)
Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast: Sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi urging her to support all efforts to block expanded offshore drilling via the Interior-Environment funding bill 6/14/2019. (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF): Sent letter to Secretary Zinke on behalf of 31 firms representing $30.7 billion in assets to oppose the Draft Proposed Program 3/9/2018 (offshore drilling)
Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast: Sent letters to Governors Scott, Deal, McAuliffe and Carney 7/21/2017 and Cooper 7/20/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast: Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke on behalf of more than 41,000 businesses and 500,200 commercial fishing families, urging them not to reconsider the 2017-2022 plan 4/28/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast: Sent letter to President Obama on behalf of more than 35,000 businesses and 500,200 commercial fishing families from Maine to Florida, uring him to permanently protect the Atlantic from offshore oil and gas drilling, and to deny all Atlantic seismic airgun blasting permits 12/13/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
66 East Coast businesses: Signed letter to President Obama 12/12/2016 (offshore drilling)
Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast: Sent letter to President Obama on behalf of more than 12,000 businesses and 400,000 commercial fishing families 10/27/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
360+ East Coast Businesses: Signed letter to President Obama 2/16/2016 (offshore drilling)
280 East Coast Businesses: Signed letter to President Obama 2/3/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
440+ South Carolina Businesses: Signed letter to Governor Haley 12/16/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Bethany- Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce: Sent Letter to BOEM 3/1/2019
Rehoboth Beach Homeowners Association: Sent letter to BOEM 1/15/2016 (seismic blasting)
Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 6/24/2019 (offshore drilling)
Florida Gulf Coast Business Coalition: Sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi urging her to support all efforts to block expanded offshore drilling via the Interior-Environment funding bill 6/10/2019. (offshore drilling)
Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 9/20/2018 (offshore drilling)
Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 9/28/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 2/22/2018 (offshore drilling)
Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 1/12/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Destin Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 1/24/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce: Updated resolution 7/21/2015 (offshore drilling)
Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce: Put out statement opposing any form of seismic testing in offshore waters 1/15/2019
Maryland Coastal Association of Realtors: Sent letter to Representative Andy Harris asking him to oppose seismic airgun blasting 12/21/2018
Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce: Sent letter to President Obama 12/13/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association: Sent letter to BOEM 2/29/2016 (offshore driling and seismic blasting)
Ocean City Chamber of Commerce: Sent letter to Governor Hogan 1/25/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Cape May County Chamber of Commerce: sent letter 1/4/2019 (seismic blasting)
Southern New Jersey Development Council: Sent letter to BOEM opposing the Draft Proposed Program 3/6/2018 (offshore drilling)
Southern Ocean Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 1/24/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Cape May County Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 1/18/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Cape May County Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 2/6/2015 (offshore drilling)
Carteret County Tourism Development Authority: Passed resolution 11/12/2015
New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority: Passed resolution 10/28/2015
Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 10/28/2015
Carteret County Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 9/5/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting); Reaffirmed 4/25/2016 (seismic blasting)
Outer Banks Home Builders Association: Passed resolution 6/25/2015 (offshore drilling)
Outer Banks Association of Realtors: Sent letter to BOEM 4/2/2015 (offshore drilling)
Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 7/7/2014 (offshore drilling)
Dare County Tourism Board: Passed resolution 4/24/2014 (seismic blasting); Passed resolution 6/19/2014 (offshore drilling)
Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce: Sent letter to BOEM opposing the Draft Proposed Program 3/6/2018 (offshore drilling)
South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association: Wrote a letter formally opposing offshore oil & gas activities 3/5/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce: Submitted RFI comment to BOEM 8/17/2017
South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce: Passed resolution 1/12/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
The Port Wentworth Chamber of Commerce: formally opposed offshore drilling activities upon becoming the first Georgia business chamber to join the Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast in October 2018 (offshore drilling).
Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce: Sent letter to Secretary Zinke requesting that Virginia be excluded from the Five-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program 1/16/2018 (offshore drilling)
Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission: Sent letter to BOEM 02/29/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Virginia Restaurant, Lodging, and Travel Association: Voted to oppose 11/16/2015 (offshore drilling)
Virginia Beach, VA Green Ribbon Committee: Sent letter to City Council 9/30/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Virginia Beach, VA Resort Advisory Commission: Voted to oppose 5/6/2015 (offshore drilling)
Virginia Beach, VA Hotel Association: Voted to oppose 5/4/2015; Part 1 and Part 2 (offshore drilling)
Virginia Beach, VA Restaurant Association: Sent letter to BOEM 3/25/2015 (offshore drilling)
Fishing Groups
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust: Letter expressing concern about the opening of US waters to oil drilling (3/21/2018)
NC Catch: Resolution expressing opposition to offshore oil and gas activities in North Carolina 2/07/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Outer Banks Catch: Resolution opposing offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina 2/03/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Northwest Marine Alliance: Sent letter to NOAA 7/21/2017 (seismic blasting)
New England Fishery Management Council: (6/29/2017), Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (4/25/2017) and South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (4/25/2017): Sent letters to Interior Secretary Zinke expressing concerns with the risks posed by seismic surveys and oil and gas development to managed resources, fisheries and coastal communities along the Atlantic coast.
Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association: Sent letter to President opposing offshore oil exploration and development in the Atlantic 11/10/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Snook and Gamefish Foundation: Sent letter to BOEM opposing offshore oil exploration in the Atlantic 8/30/2016 (seismic blasting)
Southern Shrimp Alliance: Sent letter to BOEM opposing offshore oil exploration in the Atlantic 6/24/2016 (seismic blasting)
36 commercial and recreational fishing interests in the Mid-Atlantic: Sent letter to the governors of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, expressing their concerns with offshore drilling and proposed seismic airgun blasting 3/29/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Updated and strengthened its policies to increase protection for fisheries and fish habitat from energy exploration and development activities for the species and areas the Council is charged with managing 2/17/2016 (Read the full policy)
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Updated and strengthened its policies to increase protection for fisheries and fish habitat from energy exploration and development activities for the species and areas the Council is charged with managing 12/14/2015
Fisheries Survival Fund: Sent letter to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council expressing concern 8/7/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Sent letter to BOEM 4/30/2015 (seismic blasting)
Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association: Submitted comments to BOEM 3/30/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Southeastern Fisheries Association: Sent letter to President Obama 12/3/2014 (seismic blasting)
Billfish Foundation: Sent letter to BOEM 5/7/2014 (seismic blasting)
International Game Fish Association: Sent letter to BOEM 5/1/2014 (seismic blasting); sent letter to BOEM and DOC 8/3/2017 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council: Sent letter to BOEM 5/2/2014 (seismic blasting)
Elected Officials and Key Stakeholders
Environmental Coalition Comment Letter: 88 organizations sent a letter to Mr. Kerry Kehoe (Federal Consistency Specialist, NOAA) opposing any changes to the CZMA federal consistency process.
South Carolina Attorney General: moves to join lawsuit to stop the proposed use of air guns to survey the Atlantic Ocean floor. 1/7/2019
9 Attorneys General: Lead by Attorney General Frosh (MD), they announced that they will be intervening in the lawsuit to stop the proposed use of air guns to survey the Atlantic Ocean floor for oil and gas. Attorneys General from Delaware, New York, North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, South Carolina, Connecticut, and Maine joined the suit. 12/20/2018
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean: sent a letter to NOAA opposing offshore drilling and the issuance of permits for seismic airgun blasting.12/20/2018
10 Atlantic State Governors: sent a letter to Secretaries Ross and Zinke to express their opposition to seismic airgun surveys and oil and gas drilling off the coast. They urged the Department of the Interior to deny permits for seismic airgun surveys in the Atlantic. 12/20/2018
Business leaders, elected officials, and key stakeholders: Letter urging members of Congress to vote YES on key bipartisan amendments to the Interior Department Appropriations bill to block new offshore drilling and protect public waters 7/16/2018 (offshore drilling)
Five Atlantic State Governors: Joined a coalition from North Carolina, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Virginia to urge Congress to oppose the Enhancing State Management of Federal Lands and Waters Act. In a joint letter, the governors called on congressional leaders to reject the proposal to charge the taxpayers of states opposed to offshore drilling if they want to secure an exemption 6/13/2018 (offshore drilling)
227 state legislators representing 17 coastal states: Sent letter to Secretary Zinke opposing the Draft Proposed Program 3/5/2018 (offshore drilling)
Attorney Generals (Oregon, California, North Carolina, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia): sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke 2/1/2018 (offshore drilling)
7 East Coast Governors: Sent letter to Secretary Zinke expressing joint opposition to the inclusion of the Atlantic Ocean in the proposed 2019-2024 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 1/17/2018 (offshore drilling)
22 Senators: Sent a letter to Ryan Zinke requesting that as Florida was removed from inclusion to the 2019-2024 OCS drilling plan, they too request their states be removed from consideration as well 1/11/2018 (offshore drilling)
Attorneys General of Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island: Sent letter to NOAA 7/21/2017 (seismic blasting)
Queen Quet, Gullah Geechee Nation: Sent letter to President Obama 11/3/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
70 State Legislators, led by Representatives Harrison and Jones, and Senators Campsen and Jackson: Sent letter to DOI 7/26/2016 (seismic blasting)
Gullah/Geechee Nation, NC-SC-GA-FL: Passed 10/1/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
83 East Coast State Legislators, led by State Representative Pricey Harrison: Sent letter to BOEM 3/30/2015 (offshore drilling)
Connecticut Delegation: Both senators Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Murphy, as well as five CT Members of Congress, signed a joint letter to Ryan Zinke to express their strong opposition to the 2019-2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2/21/2018 (offshore drilling)
Senator Tom Carper: Submitted opposition comments to BOEM for the 2019-2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 1/31/2018 (offshore drilling)
Delaware Department of Natural Resources: Submitted RFI comments opposing lease sales and oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic OCS 8/16/2017 (offshore drilling)
Delaware Governor John Carney: Sent letter to BOEM 8/14/2017 (offshore drilling); issued statement 4/28/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
43 state and local elected officials from Delaware, led by Mayors Hansen and Becker, and Senators Peterson and Lopez: Sent letter to DOI 8/2/2016 (seismic blasting)
Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary David Small: Sent letter to DOI 4/21/2015 (seismic blasting)
Senator Bill Nelson: Submitted letter to Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke in admonishment of his and Governor Scott's lack of transparency about whether Florida is truly 'off the table' for the 2019-2024 OCS DPP and that the current moratorium against drilling off Florida's coasts will be maintained 5/31/2018 (offshore drilling)
Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Submitted RFI comments on behalf of itself, as well as the Florida Department of State, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Geological Survey, and Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, expressing concerns about the effects of OCS oil and gas activities off Florida’s coasts 8/17/2017 (offshore drilling)
Monroe County: Submitted RFI comments strongly opposing any expansion of offshore drilling 8/15/2017 (offshore drilling)
City of Coconut Creek: Submitted RFI comments opposing the expansion of offshore drilling on the Atlantic coast 8/10/2017 (offshore drilling)
Martin County: Submitted RFI comments strongly opposing any expansion of offshore drilling 7/26/2017 (offshore drilling)
Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition: Sent letter to President Obama 11/15/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Dunedin Mayor: Sent letters to Congressman David Jolly and Senator Bill Nelson in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill's fifth anniversary 4/20/2015 and 4/21/2015 (offshore drilling)
Florida State Department of Environmental Protection: Sent letter to BOEM "recommending delaying permitting until data/information that is currently not available can be collected and effects assessed using this new information" 4/20/2015 (seismic blasting)
Space Coast League of Cities, FL: Passed resolution 2/9/2015 (seismic blasting)
Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown: Sent letter to BOEM 5/7/2014 (seismic blasting)
St. Augustine Beach Mayor Andrea Samuels: Sent letter to BOEM 4/15/2014 (seismic blasting)
Rep. Buddy Carter: Sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Interior, David Bernhardt, asking him to exclude Georgia from any offshore drilling plans. 4/3/2019
Georgia House of Representatives: passed a resolution (H.R. 48) opposing offshore drilling and seismic airgun blasting off the coast of Georgia. 4/2/2019
Rep. Buddy Carter: Sent letter to the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Walter Cruickshank, requesting that BOEM schedule a public hearing in Coastal Georgia to answer questions and further detail about Interior Department's 2019-2024 National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing DPP impact on the coast and his constituents 1/5/2018 (offshore drilling)
Savannah Garden Club: Sent letter to President Obama 11/21/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
5 Georgia Mayors, led by Hinesville Mayor Allen Brown: Sent letter to President Obama 11/14/2016 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
One Hundred Miles: Sent letter to President Obama 11/4/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Hinesville Mayor Allen Brown: Sent letter to President Obama 10/6/2016 (seismic blasting)
Gray's Reef national Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Sent letter to BOEM opposing offshore drilling 3/2/2018
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh: Submitted RFI comments strongly opposing any efforts to open up the Mid-Atlantic OCS lease area to oil and gas exploration and drilling 8/17/2017
Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Submitted RFI comments on behalf of the Hogan Administration opposing offshore oil and gas drilling and expressing serious concerns about seismic surveys and testing in the Atlantic Ocean 8/16/2017
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan: Sent letter to BOEM 8/16/2017 (offshore drilling); letter of concern to NOAA 7/6/2017 (seismic blasting)
Assateague Coastal Trust: Sent letter to President Obama 11/15/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
42 state and local elected officials from Maryland, led by Senator Raskin, Delegate Lierman and Council Member Hucker: Sent letter to DOI 8/2/2016 (seismic blasting)
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh: Sent letter to BOEM 3/30/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley: Sent letter to DOI 2/26/2014 (offshore drilling); Wrote an op-ed in the New York Times 2/2/2015 (offshore drilling)
North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission: Passed a resolution opposing offshore oil drilling and seismic airgun blasting off the coast of North Carolina (4/18/2019)
North Carolina Association of Resort Towns and Convention Cities: Coalition of NC cities and towns sent opposition letter to Kelly Hammerle, the National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program Manager, expressing their disapproval of the Draft Proposed Program for the 2019-2024 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program 3/9/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper: Sent letter to Secretary Zinke requesting a 60-day extension for public comments on the Draft Proposed Program and more opportunities for local voices to be heard 1/31/2018 (offshore drilling)
North Carolina Council of Churches: Sent letter to President Obama 12/12/2016; sent letter to President Trump 8/15/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
North Carolina Interfaith Power and Light: Sent letter to President Obama 12/13/2016; sent letter to President Trump 8/15/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper: Sent letter to BOEM 7/20/2017 (offshore drilling); sent letter to NOAA 7/21/2017 (seismic blasting)
North Carolina Interfiath Power & Light: Sent letter to President Obama 12/13/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
North Carolina Council of Churches: Adopted statement 3/1/2016 (offshore drilling)
North Carolina State Representative Pricey Harrison and 21 members of the NC General Assembly: Sent letter to President Obama 5/6/2014 (seismic blasting)
Delegation of New Jersey Elected Officials: A bi-partisan group of 10 senators and congressmen from New Jersey signed a letter expressing strong opposition to the decision by NOAA to issue incidental harassment authorizations which would allow seismic testing in the Atlantic. (seismic blasting)
Atlantic County: Passed resolution endorsing bipartisan bill, H.R. 2158, the Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection (ASAP) Act 1/30/2018 (seismic blasting)
Ocean County Mayors' Association: Passed resolution 1/23/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Governor-Elect Phil Murphy, and Senators Booker (D-NJ) and Menendez (D-NJ): Sent letter to Secretary Zinke opposing oil and gas drilling off the coast of New Jersey 1/14/2018 (offshore drilling)
New Jersey Assemblyman Eustace: Submitted RFI comment opposing offshore oil and gas exploration, development and production in the ocean 8/28/2017
New Jersey Assemblymen Houghtaling and Downey: Submitted RFI comment strongly opposing any efforts to expand offshore oil and gas drilling into the Atlantic Ocean 8/17/2017
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie: Sent letter to BOEM 8/16/2017 (offshore drilling)
New Jersey State Senator Smith: Submitted RFI comment requesting BOEM abandon the 2019-2022 OCS leasing program 8/16/2017
New Jersey State League of Municipalities: 7 mayors sent letter to DOI 1/30/2015 (offshore drilling)
Governor Andrew Cuomo: signed a bill to prohibit the exploration, development and production of offshore oil and gas in New York waters. The law also prohibits any infrastructure to support drilling off New York’s coast, and prevents the state’s agencies from taking regulatory actions to facilitate oil and gas production in federal waters.
Fire Island Pines, NY: Passed resolution 10/6/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Governor Andrew Cuomo: Sent letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, urging him to show support for the state as it strives for a goal of 2.4 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030. Cuomo requested Zinke to embrace expanding wind energy off the coast of New York, rather than pushing for new offshore oil and gas drilling leases 7/30/2018 (offshore drilling)
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman: Sent letter to BOEM 8/17/2017 (offshore drilling)
New York State Departments of State (DOS) and Environmental Conservation (DEC), and the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA): Submitted joint RFI comment 8/17/17 (offshore drilling)
14 New York State Legislators: Issued citation 5/21/2017 (offshore drilling and exploration)
Brookhaven Town Supervisor: Sent letter 5/21/2017 (offshore drilling)
Town of Jamestown: Sent letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, Senator Jack Reed, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Governor Gina Raimondo, and the 39 cities and towns of Rhode Island in opposition of the proposed inclusion of the North Atlantic Region in the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program in recognition of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill's eighth anniversary 4/20/2018 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
South Carolina State Senator Chip Campsen: sent a letter to Secretary Bernhardt asking him to expempt South Carolina from the Offshore Oil & Gas Leasing Program 7/10/2019 (offshore drilling)
Delegation of South Carolina Elected Officials: 17 elected republicans, comprising state senators, congressmen, and mayors, sent a letter to Senators Graham and Scott requesting their support in writing to Secretary Zinke to exclude South Carolina from the draft 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 6/30/2018 (offshore drilling)
Gov. Henry McMaster, and U.S. Reps. Tom Rice (R-SC), Mark Sanford (R-SC), and Jim Clyburn (D-SC): Rep. Tom Rice leads South Carolina colleagues in a letter to Ryan Zinke that expresses opposition to South Carolina's inclusion in the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 6/13/2018 (offshore drilling)
University of South Carolina's Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences: Sent letter to BOEM opposing oil and/or gas development off South Carolina 2/23/2018 (offshore drilling)
South Carolina State House of Representatives and South Carolina State Senate: Sent bipartisan letters to Secretary Zinke requesting South Carolina be excluded from the Draft Proposed Program 2/22/2018 (offshore drilling)
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster: Sent letter to Secretary Zinke requesting an exclusion for South Carolina from the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 1/16/2018 (offshore drilling)
32 South Carolina State Legislators: Sent letter to BOEM 8/17/2017 (offshore drilling)
South Carolina State Senator Chip Campsen: Sent letter to BOEM 8/10/2017 (offshore drilling)
Hilton Head Mayor Bennett: Sent letter to BOEM 8/7/2017 (offshore drilling); sent letter to NOAA 6/26/2017 (seismic blasting)
South Carolina State Representative Hewitt: Sent letter to BOEM 7/31/2017 (offshore drilling)
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster: Reiterates opposition to the media 6/26/2017 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
U.S. Representative Sanford (R-SC-01) and Mayors Tecklenburg (Charleston, SC) & Keyserling (Beaufort, SC): sent a letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him to retain the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program in its current form, and deny any requests for seismic airgun blasting permits in the Atlantic Ocean 4/11/2017 (seismic blasting and offshore drilling)
Charleston Mayor John Tecklenberg: Sent letter to President Obama 12/7/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
South Carolina Wildlife Federation: Sent letter to President Obama 11/18/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling: Sent letter to President Obama 11/16/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
15 South Carolina Mayors, led by Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling: Sent letter to President Obama 7/5/2016 (seismic blasting)
Horry County Democratic Party: Passed resolution 10/19/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Fripp Island Property Owners Association: Sent letter to Governor 7/16/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
South Carolina conservation groups: Sent letter to the Department of the Interior 5/26/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources: Sent letter of concern to BOEM 4/28/2015 (seismic blasting)
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley: Sent letter to BOEM 4/16/2014 (seismic blasting), sent letter 7/02/2012 (offshore drilling)
Georgetown Mayor Jack Scoville: Wrote op-ed in South Strand News 4/13/2015 (offshore drilling)
South Carolina State Senator Chip Campsen: Sent letter to BOEM 3/30/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
James Island Public Service District: Passed Resolution on 3/23/2015 (Offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Rep. Donald McEachin: Sent a letter to Ryan Zinke to express strong opposition to the 2019-2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 3/9/2018 (offshore drilling)
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe: Sent letter to BOEM 8/11/2017 (offshore drilling)
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring: Sent letter to NOAA 7/21/2017 (seismic blasting)
Virginia Lt Governor Ralph Northam: Issued statement 7/20/2017 (offshore drilling); sent letter to BOEM 2/25/2016 (offshore drilling)
Virginia Garden Club: Sent letter of opposition to BOEM 7/16/2016 (seismic blasting), sent letter to President Obama 11/2/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting); expressed opposition in their legislative agenda 1/25/2016 (offshore drilling)
Albermarle Garden Club: Resolution of opposition 5/18/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Norfolk Garden Club: Passed resolution 3/16/2016 (offshore drilling)
Sandbridge Civic League: Sent letter to President Obama, BOEM, et al. 11/1/2015 (offshore drilling)
Resort Beach Civic League: Sent letter to President Obama, BOEM, et al. 11/1/2015 (offshore drilling)
Virginia Beach Garden Club: Sent letter to BOEM 9/29/2015 (offshore drilling)
Princess Anne Garden Club: Sent letter to City Council 9/8/2015 (offshore drilling); updated resolution 4/13/2016 (seismic blasting), sent letter to President Obama 11/4/2016 (offshore drilling)
Lynnhaven River NOW: Sent letter to Congressman Rigell 8/25/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
The Virginia Aquarium: Sent a letter to the Mayor and City Council of Virginia Beach expressing concerns about offshore development near the Norfolk Canyon 8/18/15 (offshore drilling)
Scientists and advocacy groups
Marine Megafauna Foundation: Sent letter to BOEM Director Cruickshank and Interior Secretary Zinke to express their opposition to seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic and requests that permits to conduct these tests be halted 9/4/2018 (seismic blasting)
225 Nonprofit Organizations and Businesses: Sent letter to the U.S. House of Representatives opposing the pro-offshore drilling "ASTRO" Act 11/7/2017
66 Nonprofit Organizations: Sent letter to U.S. House of Representatives opposing the pro-offshore drilling "SECURE" Act 11/7/2017
67 Nonprofit Organizations: Sent letter to NOAA 7/21/2017 (seismic blasting)
60+ local groups: Sent letter to Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) in support of H.R. 2252, a bill that would establish a 10-year moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling and seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic, Straits of Florida, and Eastern Gulf of Mexico 6/8/2017
38 diverse community groups: Sent letter to DOI 5/24/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
50+ conservation groups: Sent letter led by the Waterkeeper Alliance to President Obama urging him to permanently protect unleased U.S. waters from offshore drilling 12/13/2016 (offshore drilling)
Members of the Green Group: Sent letter to the U.S. Senate urging them to vote down Senate Bill 3110 sponsored by Senators Vitter and Cassidy 7/5/2016 (offshore drilling)
30+ conservation groups: Sent letter to BOEM urging them to redo or supplement the environmental impact statement for offshore oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic 5/26/2016 (seismic blasting)
60+ conservation groups: Sent letter to BOEM urging them to deny pending permits for seismic blasting now that the Atlantic has been removed from the 5 year plan 4/28/2016 (seismic blasting)
28 leading marine biologists with specific expertise on the North Atlantic right whale: Submitted letter to President Obama to halt the permitting of oil and gas seismic surveys off the East Coast 4/14/2016 (seismic blasting)
48 state/regional conservation and civic groups: Sent letter to BOEM supporting their decision to remove the Atlantic from consideration for offshore drilling 4/11/2016 (offshore drilling)
75 Leading marine scientists: Sent letter to the President urging him "to reject the Interior Department's analysis and its decision to introduce seismic oil and gas surveys in the Atlantic," 3/5/2015 (seismic blasting)
95 state and local elected officials: Submitted letter to President Obama opposing seismic blasting on 5/6/2014 (seismic blasting)
163 conservation and animal rights groups: Submitted letter to President Obama opposing seismic blasting on 5/6/2014 (seismic blasting)
100+ scientists: Sent letter to President Obama urging him to "wait on new science before permitting the use of seismic airguns in the Atlantic Ocean" 2/20/2014 (seismic blasting)
Military Stakeholders and NASA
Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance: sent letter to Secretary Zinke strongly opposing any offshore drilling activities that could jeopardize the military's ability to conduct operations and training off the coast of Virginia 1/29/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Airforce: sent letter to Senator Nelson 6/27/2017 (offshore drilling)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense: responded to a letter from U.S. Representative Gaetz (R-FL) stating that “the DoD cannot overstate the vital importance of maintaining [the Eastern Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas] moratorium” (4/26/17)
Florida Defense Support Task Force White Paper - Oil Drilling & Military Mission Compatibility: recommended that Florida maintain a united front in supporting an extension of the current moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico east of the Military Mission Line (1/31/17)
DoD Mission Compatibility Planning Assessment - BOEM 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program: outlined the large conflicting national security and current military operational uses in the U.S. OCS, especially the Atlantic Ocean, with permanent and temporary oil and gas structures (10/30/15)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) commented on the 2017-2022 Five-Year Plan Request for Information: expressed continued concern regarding the potential impacts that oil and gas development of the coast of Virginia would have on the operation at Wallops Flight Facility (8/2014)
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld: sent a letter to Chairman John Warner stating that offshore oil and gas activities within the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Military Mission Line would be incompatible with military activities (11/20/2005)
Congressional Letters
Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio: Sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Acting Secretary David Bernhardt urging that the Department's next five year Proposed Plan for offshore oil and gas drilling exclude all areas along Florida's coast.
17 Senators: Led by Senator Menendez (D-NJ), a letter was sent to Acting Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt asking him to clarify his position on offshore drilling before his confirmation 3/20/2019.
Florida delegation: The entire Florida delegation, led by Rep. Kathy Castor and Rep. Francis Rooney sent a bipartisan letter to Acting Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt asking him to remove Florida's coasts from any offshore drilling plans. 2/28/2019
23 Senators: Led by Senator Markey (D-MA), a letter was sent to Secretaries Ross and Zinke to express opposition to the issuance of five incidental harassment authorization (IHA) permits that would allow companies to conduct seismic airgun blasting surveys along the Atlantic coast.
93 U.S. Representatives: Led by Congressman Rutherford (R-FL), a bipartisan letter was sent to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross expressing strong opposition to the issuance of 5 Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) permits to companies planning to conduct seismic airgun blasting surveys along the Atlantic coast 12/6/2018.
23 Senators: Led by Washington Senator Maria Cantwell, a letter was sent to Zinke to express strong opposition to the proposed rollback of the Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule 7/18/2018 (offshore drilling)
47 House Democrats: East and West Coast House Democrats submitted a comment letter to Secretary Zinke in opposition to the proposed rule changes to the Well Control Rule (FR 2018-09305) that was put into place in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon explosion 7/10/2018 (offshore drilling)
Florida Delegation: Reps. Crist (D-FL-13) and Buchanan (R-FL-16) led a delegation of 19 other Florida House Representatives in a bipartisan letter to Secretary Zinke in opposition to proposed revisions to the Well Control Rule that was put into place at the recommendation of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to improve the safety of offshore drilling 6/28/2018 (offshore drilling)
New Jersey Delegation: Issued a letter to House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop and Ranking Member Raul Grijalva expressing strong opposition to the "Enhancing State Management of Federal Lands and Waters Act" 6/15/2018 (offshore drilling)
Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY): Issued a letter to Paul Gosar, Chair of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources in opposition to the Enhancing State Management of Federal Lands and Waters Act 6/13/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner (D-VA): Sent letter to Department of Defense Secretary James Mattis requesting DOD to fully weigh in on the potential harm that BOEM's Draft Proposed Program's five-year plan to allow offshore drilling in the Virginia OCS could bring both economically and to regional military assets 4/19/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL): Sent letter to Commerce Secretary Ross and Interior Secretary Zinke to deny oil and gas-related pending applications, such as seismic airgun blasting, in order to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale 4/2/2018 (seismic blasting)
East Coast Republicans: Sent letter to Secretary Zinke opposing the inclusion of the Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Gulf of Mexico in the Draft Proposed Program 3/8/2018 (offshore drilling)
Maryland Delegation led by Senator Cardin: Sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary Zinke and Dr. Cruickshank strongly opposing the Draft Proposed Program 2/27/2018
New York Congressional delegation: Sent letter to Secretary Zinke requesting New York State be exempt from the Draft Proposed Program 2/8/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Congressman Rutherford (R-FL): Sent letter to BOEM Acting Director Cruickshank requesting an extension for the Draft Proposed Program public comment period and more hearings in Florida 2/1/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Senator Cantwell (D-WA) and Pacific Northwest delegation: Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him to remove the Washington/Oregon planning areas from the Draft Proposed Program 2/1/2018 (offshore drilling)
Rhode Island Congressional delegation: Sent letter to BOEM Acting Director Cruickshank urging him to remove RI from the Draft Proposed Program 1/25/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Representative Jones (R-NC): Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him to hold public hearings in Dare County, NC for the Draft Proposed Program 1/25/2018 (offshore drilling)
California Congressional delegation: Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him to hold public hearings in Northern and Southern California coastal areas for the Draft Proposed Program 1/25/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Representatives Grijalva (D-AZ), Lowenthal (D-CA) and McEachin (D-VA): Sent letter to House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) to hold an oversight hearing of Zinke’s decision to remove Florida on day two of the Draft Proposed Program comment period 1/24/2018 (offshore drilling)
Florida Congressional delegation: Sent letter to Secretary Zinke reiterating strong opposition to offshore drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico 1/24/2018 (offshore drilling)
Maryland House Democrats: Sent letter to Maryland Governor Hogan urging him to ask Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to remove MD from the Draft Proposed Program 1/19/2018 (offshore drilling)
Florida Congressional delegation: Sent letter to Defense Secretary Mattis urging him to weigh in on the Draft Proposed Program to protect military interests in region 1/19/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Senators Warner (D-VA) and Kaine (D-VA): Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him to hold public hearings in coastal VA for the Draft Proposed Program 1/18/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Representatives Reichert (R-WA) and Herrera-Beutler (R-WA): Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him to remove WA from the Draft Proposed Program 1/18/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Senator Nelson (D-FL): Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke with concerns about the Draft Proposed Program 1/18/2018 (offshore drilling)
More than 150 House Democrats led by U.S. Representative Pallone (D-NJ): Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him to remove the Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific and Eastern Gulf of Mexico planning areas from the Draft Proposed Program 1/18/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Senator Reed and 21 other Senate Democrats: Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him to remove their coastal states from the Draft Proposed Program 1/11/2018 (offshore drilling)
New Jersey Congressional delegation: Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him to visit NJ and hold public hearings in coastal towns during the Draft Proposed Program 1/11/2018 (offshore drilling)
New Hampshire Congressional delegation: Sent letter to Secretary Zinke opposing the Draft Proposed Program 1/11/2018 (offshore drilling)
Massachusetts Congressional delegation: Sent letter to MA Governor Baker urging him to formally oppose the Draft Proposed Program 1/10/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Representative LoBiondo (R-NJ): Sent letter to BOEM Acting Director Cruickshank asking for more public hearings in NJ during the Draft Proposed Program 1/10/2018 (offshore drilling)
New Jersey Congressional delegation: Sent letter to Secretary Zinke opposing the Draft Proposed Program 1/9/2018 (offshore drilling)
36 Senate Democrats led by U.S. Senator Merkley (D-OR): Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him to maintain the 2017-2022 plan 1/9/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Senators King (I-ME) and Collins (R-ME): Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him to remove ME from the Draft Proposed Program 1/8/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Senators Menendez (D-NJ) and Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Pallone (D-NJ): Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him to remove NJ from the Draft Proposed Program 1/05/2018 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Representative Rice (R-SC): Sent letter to BOEM 8/17/2017 (offshore drilling)
30 U.S. Senators led by Merkley (D-OR) and Markey (D-MA): Sent letter to BOEM 8/17/2017 (offshore drilling)
68 U.S. Representatives led by Pallone (D-NJ) and Sanford (R-SC): Sent bipartisan letter to BOEM 8/11/2017 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Senators Carper and Coons: Sent letter to Commerce Secretary Ross 7/21/2017 (seismic blasting)
U.S. Senator Nelson: Sent letter opposing the proposed issuance of 5 IHAs to authorize harassment of marine mammals by companies seeking to conduct oil and gas seismic testing off the Atlantic coast (7/20/2017)
U.S. Senators Cardin and Van Hollen: Sent letter to MD Governor Hogan urging him to request a Coastal Zone Management Act consultation for new seismic airgun blasting permit applications off the coast of Maryland (6/30/2017)
103 U.S. Representatives led by Reps. Rutherford (R-FL) & Beyer (D-VA): Sent bipartisan letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him not to authorize Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHAs) and deny pending seismic airgun blasting permits in the Atlantic (6/28/2017)
New Jersey's entire Congressional delegation: Sent bipartisan letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service voicing concerns over the proposal to issue seismic airgun blasting permits in the Atlantic, requesting an extension of the comment period for IHAs, and field hearings for their constituents (6/9/2017)
14 U.S. Senators led by Sen. Nelson (D-FL): Sent letter to Commerce Secretary Ross opposing the issuance of Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHAs) for Atlantic offshore oil and gas exploration, including seismic airgun blasting; and requested the agency extend the public comment period, and hold field hearings (6/9/2017)
107 U.S. Representatives led by Reps. LoBiondo (R-NJ), & Lowenthal (D-CA): Sent bipartisan letter to Interior Secretary Zinke urging him not to include the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in the new OCS Five-Year Plan as re-initiated by President Trump’s Executive Order (5/11/2017)
U.S. Reps. Pallone (Ranking Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee; D-NJ) & Grijalva (Ranking Member, House Natural Resources Committee; D-AZ): Sent letter to Interior Secretary Zinke expressing concerns over President Trump's instructions via Executive Order to review the 2017-2022 OCS Five-Year Plan (5/2/2017)
27 U.S. Senators led by Sens. Markey (D-MA) & Menendez (D-NJ): Sent letter to Sec. Zinke urging him not to revise the 2017-2022 OCS Five-Year Plan (4/27/2017)
15 Members of Florida's Congressional delegation led by Reps. Gaetz (R-FL) & Dunn (R-FL): Sent bipartisan letter to Defense Secretary General James Mattis requesting he maintains the moratorium on oil and gas leasing activities in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (3/24/2017)
17 Members of Florida's Congressional delegation led by Sen. Bill Nelson: Sent bipartisan letter urging the Trump administration to keep offshore drilling out of the eastern Gulf of Mexico (3/24/2017)
U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6): Sent letter asking President Obama to permanently protect the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans from any future offshore oil and gas leasing 11/16/2016
14 U.S. Senators: Sent letter asking President Obama to permanently protect the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans from any future offshore oil and gas leasing 10/6/2016 (offshore drilling)
74 U.S. Representatives: Sent bipartisan letter asking President Obama to permanently protect the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans from any future offshore oil and gas leasing 9/28/2016 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Senators Carper and Coons (DE): Sent letter to DOI opposing seismic airgun blasting in the Mid-Atlantic region 9/1/2016 (seismic blasting)
U.S. Representatives Sanford (SC-1) and Connolly (VA-11): Sent bipartisan letter with 53 colleagues urging President Obama to halt consideration of G&G permits in the Atlantic 6/8/2016 (seismic blasting)
7 U.S. Senators: Sent letter to the State Department and DOI expressing concern over Canada's decision to allow offshore drilling off the coast of Canada, near George's Bank 5/19/2016 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA): Sent letter with 28 colleagues to Secretary of State John Kerry expressing serious concern over offshore oil and gas exploration and development in Nova Scotia waters tangential to critical U.S. fishing waters 5/19/2016 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6): Sent letter to NOAA requesting a public hearing on pending permit applications for seismic blasting in the Atlantic 5/11/2016
18 U.S. Senators: Sent letter to President Obama urging the administration to refrain from permitting seismic blasting in the Atlantic 4/28/2016
51 U.S. Representatives: Sent letter to President Obama thanking the administration for removing the Atlantic from consideration in the five year plan 4/25/2016 (offshore drilling)
36 U.S. Representatives: Sent bipartisan letter to DOI asking to remove the Atlantic Ocean from the next five year plan 2/11/2016 (offshore drilling)
10 U.S. Senators: Sent letter to DOI asking not to issue any new leases in federal waters 2/3/2016 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Senator Menendez and Rep. Pallone (NJ-6): Sent letter to President Obama asking him to place the Atlantic off-limits in the next lease sale auction 2/1/2016 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Representatives Scott (VA-3) and Sanford (SC-1): Sent bipartisan letter with 31 colleagues to BOEM asking to halt seismic testing in the Atlantic 12/14/2015 (seismic blasting)
53 U.S. Representatives: Sent letter to DOI 3/9/2015 (offshore drilling)
12 U.S. Senators: Sent letter to DOI 3/9/2015 (offshore drilling)
U.S. Representative Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2): Sent letter to BOEM opposing offshore drilling in the Mid-Atlantic 3/18/2015
U.S. Representative Mark Sanford (SC-1): Sent letter to President urging him "to reject the Interior Department's analysis and its decision to introduce seismic oil and gas surveys in the Atlantic" 4/20/2015 (seismic blasting)
U.S. Representatives Scott (VA-3), Beyer (VA-8), and Connolly (VA-11): Sent letter to DOI opposing Atlantic offshore drilling 2/20/2015
U.S. Senators Menendez and Booker, Rep. Pallone (NJ-6): Sent letter to President Obama opposing Atlantic offshore drilling 1/30/2015
13 members of Florida's Congressional delegation: Sent letter to DOI opposing offshore drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico 8/27/2014
7 Southeast U.S. Representatives: Sent letter to President Obama opposing seismic testing 8/1/2014
8 members of Maryland's congressional delegation: Sent letter to President Obama opposing seismic testing 7/31/2014
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (FL-1): Sent letter to DOI opposing offshore drilling and seismic testing 7/31/2014
11 members of Florida's congressional delegation: Sent letter to President Obama opposing seismic testing 7/18/2014
U.S. Representative John Carney (DE-At Large): Sent letter to President Obama opposing seismic testing and offshore drilling 7/3/2014
9 U.S. Senators: Sent letter to DOI requesting that the seismic airgun PEIS not be released without incorporation of the "best available science" 2/26/2014
4 members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources: Sent letter to DOI and NOAA expressing their concern and requesting information about seismic testing and offshore drilling 1/8/2014
6 Southeast U.S. House of Representatives: Sent letter to DOI urging Secretary Jewell to "use extreme caution when considering any proposals to allow drilling off the Atlantic Coast" 5/24/2013
U.S. Reps Scott (VA-3), Moran (VA-8, retired), and Connolly (VA-11): Sent letter to DOI opposing seismic testing 1/31/2013
27 U.S. Representatives: Sent letter to President Obama opposing seismic testing 1/30/2013
8 U.S. Senators: Sent letter to President Obama opposing seismic testing 1/30/2013
Brunswick Beacon: Next step on seismic testing is in wrong direction
Cape Charles Wave, VA: Offshore Drilling Puts Fragile VA Coast at Risk
Citrus County Chronicle: Oppose offshore drilling
Free Lance-Star, VA: The proper posture on offshore drilling
Free Lance-Star, VA: Adoration for offshore drilling suggests need for a reality check
The Virginian-Pilot: A circuitous path to offshore drilling opposition
The Virginian-Pilot: Wise retreat on offshore drilling
The Virginian-Pilot, VA: Still time for Beach to get right on drilling
The Virginian-Pilot, VA: Revisit Beach's drilling position
The Virginian-Pilot, VA: Real risks to Virginia coast
The Virginian-Pilot, VA: Too many risks to drill off Virginia
The Virginian-Pilot, VA: The perils for tourism lurking offshore
The Virginian-Pilot, VA: Beach leaders need to reverse vote, oppose drilling
The Virginian-Pilot, VA: Virginia Beach Back from the Petroleum Brink
The Virginian-Pilot, VA: Those mythical 25,000 offshore drilling jobs
The Houston Chronicle, TX: Intrusive legacy
Aiken Standard, SC: Don't get too gung-ho about offshore drilling
Aiken Standard, SC: Offshore drilling bill isn't energy solution
Aiken Standard, SC: Settlement by BP must come as stark reminder
Bluffton Today, SC: Administration says no to seismic testing
Bluffton Today, SC: Hearts and Darts
Bluffton Today, SC: Drilling Decision the right move
Bluffton Today, SC: Stand up against offshore drilling
Bluffton Today, SC: DHEC makes wrong call
Beaufort Gazette, SC: Oil drilling, seismic testing still a bad idea
Beaufort Gazette, SC: Wins for the environment a challenge for 2017
Charleston Currents, SC: Keep your mitts off of our coast
Florence Morning News, SC: The outlook is bright for city, county
Herald Tribune: Drilling opposition has a purple hue
Low Country Current, SC: Offshore drilling a threat to what we see as beautiful
My Horry News, SC: Myrtle Beach took the correct position on offshore drilling
News & Record, SC: In the offshore drilling debate, whose interests are spoken for?
Post & Courier, SC: Stand firm against offshore oil
Post and Courier, SC: Hold line against offshore oil
Post & Courier, SC: Offshore oil a wrong turn
Post & Courier, SC: Numbers against offshore oil
Post & Courier, SC: Seismic surveys muted
Post & Courier, SC: Offshore drilling fight is still on
Post & Courier, SC: No offshore seismic tests
Post & Courier, SC: Seismic tests bad for business
Post & Courier, SC: Heed mayors on seismic testing
Post & Courier, SC: Stop offshore seismic testing
Post & Courier, SC: Don't drill- or survey, either
Post & Courier, SC: No oil drilling, no testing offshore S.C.
Post & Courier, SC: Public's voice blocks drilling
Post & Courier, SC: Offshore drilling not right for SC
Post & Courier, SC: Offshore drilling not worth risks
Post & Courier, SC: An Incoherent Energy Policy
Post & Courier, SC: Rally against offshore drilling
Post & Courier, SC: Heed coastal consensus on drilling
Post & Courier, SC: 1.4 million reasons not to drill
Post & Courier, SC: Sanford sees the light on offshore drilling
Post & Courier, SC: Is anyone in Columbia listening to the coast? FYI, we said no offshore drilling
Post & Courier, SC: Haley should reverse course on offshore drilling
Post & Courier, SC: How many more readers must suffer?
Post & Courier, SC: Two more reasons not to drill
Post & Courier, SC: Outrageously dismissive DHEC
Post & Courier, SC: Putting a price on oil spill damage
Post & Courier, SC: Participating in the democratic process
Post & Courier, SC: 'No drilling' voices grow
Post & Courier, SC: Yet another "no" to offshore drilling
Post & Courier, SC: Rising tide of opposition to drilling off SC coast
Post & Courier, SC: Rice joins coastal protection chorus
Post & Courier, SC: Rising voices against offshore drilling
Post & Courier, SC: Editorial: Ongoing Gulf oil spill another reason not to drill off South Carolina
Southstrand News, SC: Gov. Haley stayed tone-deaf to her coastal citizens
Sumter Item, SC: Stop offshore drilling in the Atlantic now
The Herald, SC: Don’t revive plan for offshore drilling
The Herald, SC: Reversal of offshore drilling plans is welcome
The Herald, SC: Consider the risk of offshore drilling
The Herald, SC: Protect SC's coast from oil exploration
The Island Packet, SC: Our View- Why the offshore drilling decision matters
The Island Packet, SC: Pro-drilling forces have a lot to prove
The Island Packet, SC: Don't miss the deadline to comment on drilling
The Sun News, SC: Offshore drilling, testing could be revisited in a few years
The Sun News, SC: Crude Oil Doesn't Fit in Tourism Economy
The Sun News, SC: Offshore Wind a Viable Source for Future Electrical Energy
The Sun News, SC: Offshore oil drilling opposed unanimously by Horry coastal municipalities
Asbury Park Press, NJ: Ill timing for seismic testing
Press of Atlantic City: Offshore drilling / worst time ever
The Ledger: Editorial: A look at changing our Constitution, part 2
South Jersey Times, NJ: Don't harm marine life when having a blast
Star Ledger, NJ: Jersey takes on Big Oil, and Jersey wins. Thanks, Obama
Star Ledger, NJ: Oil drilling off the Atlantic coast is a bad idea
The Times of Trenton, NJ: Oil drilling off Atlantic coast is dangerous for N.J., neighboring states
Beaumont Enterprise, NC: Seismic tests in Beaumont need firm controls
Brunswick Beacon, NC: County board should not support risky business
Citizen Times, NC: Tread carefully with offshore drilling plans
Daily Advance, NC: Our View- Coastal Communities Rising Up In Opposition To Drilling
Fayetteville Observer, NC: Our View: Halting offshore drilling plan a wise move
Fayetteville Observer, NC: Our View: Drill here? Maybe. Drill now? That's impossible
Island Gazette, NC: Kure Beach should reconsider stance on seismic testing and offshore drilling at Jan 19th Meeting
News & Record, NC: No drilling, for now
News & Record, NC: Dreams of drilling
News & Record, NC: In the offshore drilling debate, whose interests are spoken for?
News & Observer, NC: People’s voice helped reverse plan for drilling off Atlantic coast
News & Observer, NC: Offshore drilling would threaten the NC coast
Star News, NC: Forgo seismic blasting - at least for now
Star News, NC: Concerned about seismic testing? Tell NOAA
Star News, NC: Right decision on offshore drilling
Star News, NC: Be mindful of consequences of oil, gas exploration
Star News, NC: Keep drilling well offshore
State Port Pilot, NC: Too Many Unknowns
State Port Pilot, NC: You Can't Have Both
The Appalachian, NC: Oil drilling plan poses uncertainty, risks
Tideland News, NC: Cedar Point officials do right
Times News, NC: Offshore drilling Handle with care
Port Isabel-South Padre Press, CA: Dune Hugger- North Carolina Oil
Baltimore Sun, MD: Offshore Drilling- All Risk, No Reward
Cecil Whig, MD: Seismic testing off coast ill-advised
Portland Press Herald, ME: Our View Offshore drilling is not the right move for Maine
Savannah Morning News, GA: Score one for Obama in nixing offshore drilling
Savannah Morning News, GA: Now is the time
Savannah Morning News, GA: Editorial: Make voices heard on seismic surveying
Connect Savannah, GA: Editor’s Note: Saving the whales = bridging partisan divide?
Florida Phoenix: America’s offshore oil lobby is circling like sharks
Florida Times-Union , FL: No Seismic Testing
Florida Times-Union, FL: Thanks to Obama, our coast is in danger
Florida Times-Union, FL: Offshore drilling is a danger to Florida
Jacksonville Daily News, FL: Offshore drilling Handle with care
Miami Herald, FL: Don't drill, baby!
Miami Herald, FL: Keep the oceans clean
Naples Daily News: Offshore Drilling in Gulf Not a Fit for Florida, by Rep. F Rooney (R-FL-19)
Naples Daily News: Drilling is not compatible with Florida’s environment
Naples Daily Times: Keep offshore drilling away from Florida
Ocala Star Banner, FL: The fight over offshore drilling
OrlandoSentinel, FL: Don't Expose Atlantic coast to drilling Risks
Orlando Sentinel, FL: Expand offshore oil, gas drilling? Front Burner
Pensacola News Journal, FL: Never forget the tragic lessons of BP's oil spill
Pensacola News Journal, FL: Editorial: Don’t trust reductions to drilling safety
St. Augustine Record, FL: Seismic testing Lots of pain, little gain
St. Augustine Record, FL: Seismic testing, drilling aren't worth the risk
St. Augustine Record: Offshore exploration push concerning
Sarasota Herald Tribune, FL: Prepare to fight over offshore drilling
Sun Sentinel: One more time. No oil drilling near Florida
Tampa Bay Times, FL: Close door to drilling off FL's coast
Tampa Bay Times, FL: Bush, Rubio send wrong signal on oil drilling off Florida
Tampa Bay Times, FL: Editorial: DeSantis, Scott send mixed messages on oil drilling
Delaware News Journal, DE: Dilemmas plague fossil fuel supply
Washington Post, DC: Debate over seismic air guns should wait until science has spoken
Connecticut Post, DC: A case of 'oil spill amnesia'
For information on West Coast opposition to offshore drilling activities, please visit: usa.oceana.org/pacific-drilling
Atlantic Drilling Media Briefer - November 3, 2016
Briefing Document
Seismic Airgun Blasting Media Briefer - November 30, 2018
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Pearson’s Dilemma: Marketing a Test That Markets to Test Takers
April 22, 2013 — Leave a comment
The New York State Department of Education’s new standardized tests were administered last week. The tests for grades 3-8 were developed by the educational testing company Pearson and contained new “authentic” passages aligned to the new Common Core State Standards. State tests might have been routine news had not several teachers also noticed that the English Language Arts “authentic” passages mentioned products and trademark names including Mug ©Root Beer and Lego ©.
Product placement on standardized tests in elementary schools is bigger news. The public has grown accustomed to advertisements on webpages, before videos, on scoreboards, and with the well-placed beverage during a movie. Subtle and direct advertising to the youth market to develop brand loyalty at an early age is the goal of almost every corporation.
Consider a survey by Piper Jaffray, a leading investment bank and asset management firm, the “Taking Stock With Teens” survey (taken March 1–April 3, 2013), that gathered input from approximately 5,200 teens (average age of 16.3 years). The survey is used to determine trends, and the most recent results note:
“Spending has moderated across discretionary categories for both upper-income and average-income teens when compared to the prior year and prior season. Yet nearly two-thirds of respondents view the economy as consistent to improving, and just over half signaled an intent to spend ‘more’ on key categories of interest, particularly fashion and status brand merchandise.”
Much attention, therefore, is placed on the youth market, and product placement on standardized testing could be a new marketing strategy. For example, corporations in the fashion industry could read this report and be inclined to offer some news stories or commission a short story that mentioned clothing brand names in the future to Pearson or another testing company in order to provide “authentic” passages. What better opportunity for corporations to build brand loyalty then to an audience, captive in a classroom during a state-mandated test?
The education reporter for the Washington Post, Valerie Strauss, reported on the “authentic” passages that mentioned products as “author’s choices”; Pearson’s response to her query:
As part of our partnership with NYSED, Pearson searches for previously published passages that will support grade-level appropriate items for use in the 3-8 ELA assessments. The passages must meet certain criteria agreed upon by both NYSED and Pearson in order to best align to Common Core State Standards and be robust enough to support the development of items. Once passages are approved, Pearson follows legal protocols to procure the rights to use the published passages on the assessment on behalf of NYSED. If a fee is required to obtain permission, Pearson pays this fee. NYSED has ultimate approval of passages used on the assessment.
Strauss’s report, “New Standardized Tests Feature Plugs for Commercial Products” also indicated that this practice is not exclusive to NY, and that “several different assessment programs have instances of brand names included due to use of authentic texts.” There were no specifics mentioned.
Following up with the NY Department of Education, Beth Fertig from the blog Schoolbook (WNYC), Stories from the Front Line of Testing asked about the recent product placement:
“This is the first time we have had 100 percent authentic texts on the assessments,” said spokesman Tom Dunn. “They were selected as appropriate to measure the ELA standards. Any brand names that occurred in them were incidental and were cited according to publishing conventions. No one was paid for product placements.”
Perhaps no one was paid this year, but an unwritten taboo was broken with these standardized test. The New York Post reported one teacher response in the article “Learn ABC’s – & IBM’s: Products in Kid Exams” by Yoav Gonen and Georgett Roberts
“I’ve been giving this test for eight years and have never seen the test drop trademarked names in passages — let alone note the trademark at the bottom of the page,” said one teacher who administered the exam.
They also reported that other commercial enterprises including the TV show “Teen Titans” and the international soccer brand FIFA were also included on the tests.
While gaining the loyalty of the youth market is a necessary step for major corporations, the appearance of these brands on standardized tests brings our students one step closer to the future as envisioned by Stephen Spielberg in the film Minority Report. In one scene, the fugitive John Anderton (Tom Cruise) walks along a corridor while animated billboards market directly to him by calling his name:
The possibility of this kind of marketing exists and perhaps personalized advertising will call to us everyday; a cacophony of advertisements designed to keep brand names in our consciousness. Similarly, even the youngest students are the target of marketing campaigns as part of any corporation’s long term economic strategy; advertisements on multiple platforms are the “white noise” of their lives. So frequent are advertisements in students’ lives that any product placement, paid or unpaid, on these standardized tests may contribute to the definition of what is “authentic”. Students are exposed to ads so frequently and in so many genres that a text is not real without some brand name mentioned.
And if that product placement is a small part of what makes a passage “authentic” on a standardized test, can talking “authentic” billboards in the school hallways be far behind?
In Common Core, Common Core-CCSS, Education, Education reform, Testing "Learn ABC’s – & IBM’s: Products in kid exams", "Taking Stock With Teens" survey, advertising, CCSS Language Arts, marketing, Minority Report, New Standardized Tests Feature Plugs for Commercial Products", NY Department of Education, Pearson, Piper Jaffray, standardized tests, state standardized tests, Stories from the Front Line of Testing, testing, Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
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Read Next: ESPY Awards 2019: What You Didn’t See on TV
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August 31, 2000 12:00AM PT
‘Betty’ nursing NYU
Surgical gloves, gauze used in Tisch fund-raising efforts
By Jonathan Bing
Jonathan Bing
Subliminal ads with a twist of lymon
Farrell keeps tabs on marketing empire
Talk’s not cheap to word-of-mouth marketers
NEW YORK — The front lawn of financier-producer Keith Barish’s Southampton estate Sunday night had all the trappings of a hospital trauma center: a flashing ambulance and tables strewn with surgical gloves and gauze pads.
It was the perfect stage for a party following a private screening of USA Films’ Renee Zellweger and Greg Kinnear starrer “Nurse Betty.” Event was part of USA Films’ fund-raising efforts in behalf of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Tisch was hoping to increase awareness of its 35th anniversary gala at Avery Fischer Hall set for Dec. 4. The program hopes to raise $4 million and is more than halfway there, said dean May Schmidt Campbell, all of it destined for scholarship programs.
“What makes any school great is you have to have talented students,” Campbell said. “Talent is equal opportunity, and sometimes students with no resources are the most talented.”
Although “Betty” director Neil LaBute, a Tisch alum, was on location in London, Zellweger and Kinnear appeared to introduce the film, before being airlifted out of Southampton in advance of the party.
Barish and his wife, Ann, played host to “Betty” producers Stephen Pevner and Gail Mutrux, Tribeca Films co-partner Jane Rosenthal, Manhattan File editor Christina Greeven (the mag co-sponsored the event) and USA chair Scott Greenstein, guests Nora Ephron and Liev Schreiber.
“Given our strong New York presence, we are delighted to give back to a great local resource,” Greenstein said.
Josh Greenstein
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LECTURE – ‘Putting the Ethics in Ethical Non-Monogamy’ by Franklin Veaux & Eve Rickert
Studiekring Vrij Onderzoek, Librex, Polyamory Belgium & Sex-Positive Belgium present!
Lecture ‘Putting the ethics in ethical non-monogamy’
by Franklin Veaux & Eve Rickert
Whatever your flavour of non-monogamy, chances are, you want to do it ethically. But what does that mean? Most of us know we need to be honest with our partners, but we propose that ethics goes beyond honesty. Ethical treatment of others requires us to recognize and honour our shared humanity. Join us as we discuss the ethical axioms and the Relationship Bill of Rights proposed in our new book More Than Two and explore the themes of consent, agency and integrity in non-monogamous relationships.
Our discussions will be guided by the needs of the participants, but topics covered may include healthy boundary-setting; the differences between boundaries, rules and agreements (and how each can be used to serve the needs of the people in a relationship); avoiding coercion; and what empowerment in relationships looks like.
✣ ✣ ✣ Speaker Bios ✣ ✣ ✣
Franklin Veaux is the co-author of the groundbreaking new book More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory, author of the forthcoming book The Game Changer: A Memoir of Disruptive Love, and the author of the top-ranked polyamory site on the Web,morethantwo.com. He is also the creator of Onyx: The Game of Sexual Exploration, maintains the sites xeromag.com and symtoys.com, which include extensive writings about BDSM, publishes erotic fiction under the pen name William Vitelli, and is the co-founder of the publishing company Thorntree Press and the sex toy R&D company Tacit Pleasures.
Franklin started practicing non-monogamy from the moment he started becoming aware that boys and girls are different. He started writing about it in 1998. Over the decades, he’s made just about every mistake it’s possible to make in polyamorous relationships. Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from poor judgment. Today, he has five partners, lives in Portland, Oregon, and spends a great deal of time writing about everything from relationship ethics to transhumanism to computer security.
Eve Rickert is a professional writer, editor and mastermind, and the co-author of the the new book More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory. Until taking time off from life to write the book and go on a book tour, she co-organized a group for poly women in Vancouver, Canada, and she blogs at the More Than Two website. She owns a science communications firm in Vancouver, Canada, called Talk Science to Me, and she is the co-founder of the publishing company Thorntree Press and the smart sex toy R&D company Tacit Pleasures.
Eve has been living poly since 2008, though her poly roots go back much deeper. Her approach to poly has changed radically over the years: from early experiences in high school, to first hearing the word “polyamory” in 1998, to first swingers’ party in 2006, to her current three long-term relationships. And being poly has radically changed her. She’s made a lot of mistakes and learned a lot of hard lessons. She co-wrote More Than Two to share those experiences with anyone who is struggling to maintain ethical multiple relationships with integrity, compassion and courage.
✣ ✣ ✣ Practical ✣ ✣ ✣
How much? Free!
Where? Auditorium Qx (will announced soon!), Vrije Universiteit Brussel
When? 19/10 at 19h.
✣ ✣ ✣ Our other events ✣ ✣ ✣
• 19/10: Bookpresentation: ‘More Than Two’ by Franklin Veaux & Eve Rickert @ RBH, Brussels (https://www.facebook.com/events/152259958452770/)
• 20/10: Bookpresentation: ‘The Game Changer’ by Franklin Veaux @ Boekhandel ‘t Verschil, Antwerpen
(https://www.facebook.com/events/630297557110453/)
• 20/10: Lecture: ‘Abuse in Polyamorous Relationships’ by Eve Rickert @ Ugent
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Tag Archives: auto-tune
I was waiting to go onstage at the Gold Coast Arts Centre watching a girl my age belt out a Whitney Houston song complete with fast gospel flourishes and big vibrato.
This was at the one and only Eisteddfod I ever completed at. From memory, I sang ‘Just You Wait’ from My Fair Lady in the Musical Theatre category, ‘A Piper’ by Michael Head in the Art Music category and ‘Georgie Girl’ by The Seekers in the pop category.
I vividly remember feeling vocally old-fashioned next to mini-Whitney, and kind of amazed that she had so quickly integrated these ‘new’ r’n’b pop vocal sounds into her style only a year or two after the song was released.
Today I was reading a cool Pitchfork article on how Auto-Tune, the now-ubiquitous vocal-bubbling software made famous by Cher’s Believe, has revolutionised the music industry. In it is a link to a video by Emma Robinson who has learned to sing like Auto-Tune sounds.
I felt again exactly like I felt standing sidestage at the Eisteddfod, like I was watching the future of music happen without me in my specialist area. (For the technically-minded, she’s precisely manipulating her voice’s ‘yodel’ capacity, where you flip your focal folds from thick to stiff vocal mass.)
I’m a singer by both inclination and training. I’ve been thinking a lot about the place of vocals in contemporary music, and my vocal sound in particular, this year. It’s not like there’s a good vocalists magazine to read, like guitarists have, that talk about our artistic process as singers. In fact, as visible as we are in music, there’s still a huge veil of mystery over how we decide on the sounds we make.
If you’re on the mailing list, you read in the last Wasp Summer newsletter, that the vocals are the last thing to do on my endlessly upcoming ‘Mitropa’ album, and I was stalling out of fear. I just did an intense 5-day Estill Voice course where I got to workshop vocals I’m recording for the ‘Mitropa’ album. I would say I write lyrics and melodies very much for the flexibility of my voice, but I would never have described myself as using my voice impressionistically as an instrument until I was demonstrating the songs to other singers, and getting their feedback and questions on the qualities I chose.
In the Pitchfork article, the writer says, “doing weird shit with the human voice has been the cutting edge for well over a decade now”. As a fan of Björk, Meredith Monk, Diamanda Galas and the Cocteau Twins, I would argue that it’s been cutting edge longer than that, but we keep getting caught up in the pleasant, polite and faux-rebellious.
On and off since June, I’ve been recording vocals with the lovely Chris Lastelle from Pebble Music. He keeps telling me what I hear as ‘imperfections’ are part of the character of my unusual voice. As, essentially, a pop writer, I think I got caught up in the idea of pleasantness even while writing vocals that challenge me to push the limits of my pop melodies and lyrics. But somehow, today, I feel less anxious that my voice should sound some other, cleaner way, and happier with what is – the sound of the voice I’ve created and use intentionally to convey meaning.
And, as of yesterday, we’ve put Stolen Kisses, Hot Engine and Two Horses in the can. 3 of 10 down. 7 to go. I’ll tease the sound of the new record when we’ve got mixes next month.
If you want to catch up more often, Wasp Summer is on Twitter or Facebook.
You can also check in on my Berlin house concert series Sofa Salon on Facebook or Instagram, and you can find out about Kreativ Workshop Berlin, the company I co-founded with James Trottier to teach creative problem solving through songwriting, on Twitter and Instagram.
Tags: album, auto-tune, Berlin, Cher, Chris Lastelle, Eisteddfod, Emma Robinson, Estill, future, Gold Coast, Gold Coast Arts Centre, Hot Engine, Kreativ Workshop Berlin, Mitropa, music, Pebble Music, Pitchfork, singer, Singing, Sofa Salon, songwriting, Stolen Kisses, Two Horses, vocals, Wasp Summer
Categories 2018, album, finding your voice, interpretation, Singing, songwriting technique, Wasp Summer, writing
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Tindimwebwa is a farmer from Uganda. She has nine children.
For four years, Tindimwebwa has been experiencing severe lower abdominal pain. She has been diagnosed with an ovarian cyst. She needs to undergo a hysterectomy, a procedure in which surgeons will remove her uterus.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $208 to fund Tindimwebwa’s surgery. On March 14, she will undergo gynecological surgery at our medical partner’s care center. Once recovered, Tindimwebwa will be able to resume her daily activities free of pain.
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Symptoms vary depending on the condition that requires the total abdominal hysterectomy. If the cause is cervical, uterine, or ovarian cancer, there may not be symptoms, especially if the cancer is early-stage. In more advanced cases of cervical and uterine cancers, abnormal bleeding, unusual discharge, and pelvic or abdominal pain can occur. Symptoms of ovarian cancer may include trouble eating, trouble feeling full, bloating, and urinary abnormality. If the cause is fibroids, symptoms may include heavy bleeding, pain in the pelvis or lower back, and swelling or enlargement of the abdomen.
What is the impact on patients’ lives of living with these conditions?
Fibroids (tumors in the uterus) can grow large, cause abdominal pain and swelling, and lead to recurring bleeding and anemia. Cancer can cause pain and lead to death.
What cultural or regional factors affect the treatment of these conditions?
Cervical cancer is caused by a sexually transmitted infection called human papillomavirus (HPV), which can often occur alongside an HIV infection. As a result, cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among African women in areas of high HIV prevalence. Cervical cancer is also more prevalent in Africa than in the United States due to the lack of early-detection screening programs. The other conditions treated by a total abdominal hysterectomy are not necessarily more common in Africa.
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The patient first reports for laboratory testing. The following day, the patient undergoes surgery. After the operation, the patient stays in the hospital ward for three to four days, during which time she is continually monitored. The surgery is considered successful if the wound heals without infection, bleeding, or fever, and if the patient no longer experiences urinary dysfunction.
What is the impact of this treatment on the patient’s life?
In the case of uterine fibroids or early-stage cancer, a total abdominal hysterectomy is curative.
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If performed early enough, this surgery is low-risk and curative, with few side effects.
How accessible is treatment in the area? What is the typical journey like for a patient to receive care?
This surgery is available, but many patients cannot afford it. Many women are screened for cervical cancer with a low-cost alternative to a pap smear. This is common in HIV treatment programs. If necessary, the woman is referred for surgery, which she often cannot afford.
What are the alternatives to this treatment?
If cervical cancer is caught early enough, some minor procedures can solve the problem. Women with fibroids who still wish to have children may opt to undergo a surgery that only removes the fibroids, which is called a myomectomy.
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Batson is a farmer with a large family from Malawi. He lives with his wife and eight children. He enjoys chatting with friends in his free time. Since 2016,, Batson has had a hydrocele, which is a swelling in a sensitive area. The hydrocele causes pain and discomfort, making it difficult to work and to live a normal life. Fortunately, on April 30, he will undergo hydrocele repair surgery at Nkhoma Hospital, our medical partner's care center. Our medical partner, World Altering Medicine, is requesting $302 to fund Batson's surgery. The requested money pays for supplies, medications, and six nights of hospital stay. He is very happy to have this surgery so that he can be normal, as he was before. His family is supportive and thankful. He says, "I am thanking God for this project and wanting to assist others who also need this."
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Emmanuel is a student from Haiti. He lives with his mother and younger sister in a small village in the mountains of southwest Haiti. He enjoys going to school and would like to be an engineer. Emmanuel has a cardiac condition called rheumatic mitral regurgitation. One of the four valves of his heart is damaged due to an infection he suffered earlier in childhood; as a result, it cannot circulate blood through his body effectively. Emmanuel will fly to Dominican Republic to receive treatment. On May 28, he will undergo cardiac surgery, during which surgeons will remove his damaged valve and implant an artificial replacement. Another organization, The Mitral Foundation, is contributing $8,000 to pay for surgery. Emmanuel's family also needs help to fund the costs of surgery prep. The $1,500 bill covers labs, medicines, and checkup and followup appointments. It also supports passport obtainment and the social workers from our medical partner, Haiti Cardiac Alliance, who will accompany Emmanuel's family overseas. He says, "I am looking forward to this surgery so that I can start school again!"
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TJP Catholic Writing Series: Excerpts
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Welcome, folks, to our excerpts page! Here we offer snippets of our authors’ work for your enjoyment and reflection. Make sure to check out their featured interviews by clicking on the link below their pic.
Nick Ripatrazone
(Nick’s interview here)
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe del Valle Pojoaque
Built 2001.
Washing of feet: twelve people lined behind the church. Three pieces of
plywood, side by side, holes in the center of each for draining. Hose pulled
out, faucet on. Khakis rolled to calves, dresses pressed against thighs.
Socks tucked into boots, lined in the grass like children’s backpacks.
Father Regan in sandals, sleeves pulled back to his elbows. White towels
on both his shoulders. This year there are three women. Father Regan
knew he would have to answer someone, whether it was a side comment or
a direct question: why the females? At first he would answer with a joke
(what man wouldn’t rather see the attractive feet of a woman than the
knobby feet of a man)? He would wash feet, pull his hand along heels,
dribble water along the tips of toes. And then he would claim permission
from the Holy See. Direct permission? Permission is never direct. Not
from God. Would all of us want to believe in so simple a relationship?
From Oblations (Gold Wake Press, 2011)
Dana Gioia
(Dana’s interview here)
The Angel with the Broken Wing
I am the Angel with the Broken Wing,
The one large statue in this quiet room.
The staff finds me too fierce, and so they shut
Faith’s ardor in this air-conditioned tomb.
The docents praise my elegant design
Above the chatter of the gallery.
Perhaps I am a masterpiece of sorts—
The perfect emblem of futility.
Mendoza carved me for a country church.
(His name’s forgotten now except by me.)
I stood beside a gilded altar where
The hopeless offered God their misery.
I heard their women whispering at my feet—
Prayers for the lost, the dying, and the dead.
Their candles stretched my shadow up the wall,
And I became the hunger that they fed.
I broke my left wing in the Revolution
(Even a saint can savor irony)
When troops were sent to vandalize the chapel.
They hit me once—almost apologetically.
For even the godless feel something in a church,
A twinge of hope, fear? Who knows what it is?
A trembling unaccounted by their laws,
An ancient memory they can’t dismiss.
There are so many things I must tell God!
The howling of the dammed can’t reach so high.
But I stand like a dead thing nailed to a perch,
A crippled saint against a painted sky.
From Pity the Beautiful (Graywolf Press, 2012)
Kaya Oakes
(Kaya’s interview here)
From Searching for Bach, at Killing the Buddha, April 18, 2013
…The problem was that trying to live as a classical musician was like deciding you wanted to be an actor and assuming you could play King Lear even though you were a 15-year-old girl. I didn’t have the discipline. I was sloppy and lazy and no matter how much I tried to practice, there was usually something far more interesting to do, like staring out the window. I became an audience.
There was another story, intertwined but separate, one about God and Catholicism, something else I loved and left behind. And classical music was always about God.
Bach was mostly blind by the time he composed the B Minor Mass. One report says his death just a few years later was brought on by the “unhappy consequences” of an “unfortunate eye operation,” but contemporary scholars mostly believe he had a stroke. His much younger wife Anna Magdalena, who had copied down many of his compositions and had sung professionally throughout their marriage, was left destitute with two of her daughters and a stepdaughter when Bach’s sons quarreled over the estate. She was buried in a pauper’s grave, and the graveyard was destroyed during World War II. Jesu Juva.
I’ve listened to a lot of rock music, a lot of hip hop, country and folk and jazz, a lot of blues and roots and music from around the world. And as a person whose mind loves research and learning, I’ve read up on the lives of musicians and composers, read shelves of books and piles of scholarly and popular articles, and no story has ever made me sadder than the story of Bach and his dead children and destitute, gifted widow. Bach is a father figure to any classical musician, but he’s also a father figure to music itself; without him, we wouldn’t be able to do the things we do on instruments.
I lost my own father when I was still a teenager. I lost father figures who cared about the music I played and the things I wrote. And I lost God. But God came back, even when the fathers could not, and Bach came back, even when my prematurely wrecked hands couldn’t play his music any more. The gift of Bach is the gift of becoming an audience: we are witnesses to the motion of Grace, and finally we are all good enough.
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)
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Privacy concerns collide with the public interest in data
Curated on Posted on January 31, 2019 January 31, 2019 by Stefaan Verhulst
Gillian Tett in the Financial Times: “Late last year Statistics Canada — the agency that collects government figures — launched an innovation: it asked the country’s banks to supply “individual-level financial transactions data” for 500,000 customers to allow it to track economic trends. The agency argued this was designed to gather better figures for the public interest. However, it tipped the banks into a legal quandary. Under Canadian law (as in most western countries) companies are required to help StatsCan by supplying operating information. But data privacy laws in Canada also say that individual bank records are confidential. When the StatsCan request leaked out, it sparked an outcry — forcing the agency to freeze its plans. “It’s a mess,” a senior Canadian banker says, adding that the laws “seem contradictory”.
Corporate boards around the world should take note. In the past year, executive angst has exploded about the legal and reputational risks created when private customer data leak out, either by accident or in a cyber hack. Last year’s Facebook scandals have been a hot debating topic among chief executives at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, as has the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. However, there is another important side to this Big Data debate: must companies provide private digital data to public bodies for statistical and policy purposes? Or to put it another way, it is time to widen the debate beyond emotive privacy issues to include the public interest and policy needs. The issue has received little public debate thus far, except in Canada. But it is becoming increasingly important.
Companies are sitting on a treasure trove of digital data that offers valuable real-time signals about economic activity. This information could be even more significant than existing statistics, because they struggle to capture how the economy is changing. Take Canada. StatsCan has hitherto tracked household consumption by following retail sales statistics, supplemented by telephone surveys. But consumers are becoming less willing to answer their phones, which undermines the accuracy of surveys, and consumption of digital services cannot be easily pursued. ...
But the biggest data collections sit inside private companies. Big groups know this, and some are trying to respond. Google has created its own measures to track inflation, which it makes publicly available. JPMorgan and other banks crunch customer data and publish reports about general economic and financial trends. Some tech groups are even starting to volunteer data to government bodies. LinkedIn has offered to provide anonymised data on education and employment to municipal and city bodies in America and beyond, to help them track local trends; the group says this is in the public interest for policy purposes, as “it offers a different perspective” than official data sources. But it is one thing for LinkedIn to offer anonymised data when customers have signed consent forms permitting the transfer of data; it is quite another for banks (or other companies) who have operated with strict privacy rules. If nothing else, the CanStat saga shows there urgently needs to be more public debate, and more clarity, around these rules. Consumer privacy issues matter (a lot). But as corporate data mountains grow, we will need to ask whether we want to live in a world where Amazon and Google — and Mastercard and JPMorgan — know more about economic trends than central banks or finance ministries. Personally, I would say “no”. But sooner or later politicians will need to decide on their priorities in this brave new Big Data world; the issue cannot be simply left to the half-hidden statisticians….(More)”.
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Bish Bosch Joe Kennedy , December 7th, 2012 07:02
In an essay written to accompany the release of Scott Walker's new album Bish Bosch, Rob Young claims the former Walker Brother has, over the course of a sequence of records beginning with 1984's Climate of Hunter, developed "a late style utterly at odds with the music that made him a superstar".
One can see why many – even those as clued-up as Young – might feel this to be true. From certain perspectives, Walker's career hinges on the break of the mid-eighties, before which he was a performer of skewed romantic pop, and after which he became incorrigibly committed to envelope-pushing indebted to the literature (notably Beckett and Paul Celan) and music (particularly György Ligeti and Iannis Xenakis) of postwar European modernism. Indeed, the very idea of 'late style' emerges from the context of that ultra-ascetic avant-garde: the notion was cultivated by Theodor Adorno, late modernism's great theorist, to describe the way that Beethoven's mature work enacted – in Edward Said's helpful paraphrase – "a contradictory, alienated relationship" with his earlier compositions. As Said put it, late style represents "a form of exile" from an oeuvre.
However, the concept of late style is only partially helpful here. For a start, there's the fact that Walker's 'late' period has now lasted twenty-eight years, a span of time greater than that which elapsed between the 1964 formation of The Walker Brothers and Climate of Hunter. Furthermore, as John Doran and David Peschek demonstrate in this feature, the obscurity, abstraction and absurdism which has prevailed since 1984 can be glimpsed even in some Walker Brothers releases. In this case, the radicalism of the break may be overstated, and it is more appropriate to recognise the 'pop' Walker as inhabiting the same aesthetic furrow as the latter-day sonic pioneer.
Below a review I wrote of Kate Bush's 50 Words for Snow this time last year, I was taken to task by a commenter for referring to Walker's previous effort, 2006's The Drift, as 'abstract pop'. In response, I argued that The Drift was "full of pop motifs that get broken, distended, perverted", and that one of its primary strategies was subverting the repertoire of musical effects pop uses to index romantic love. One can best apprehend the relevance of this by considering the historical context in which The Walker Brothers emerged, namely a period in which pop was still figuring out its grammar of feeling. Where now – as one sees in much music which references the younger Walker, such as Richard Hawley or The Last Shadow Puppets – swelling strings and mournful horns are rather a clichéd or kitsch way of expressing romantic angst, the mid-1960s saw pop's relationship with emotion as something yet to be rigidly defined.
Walker's achievement since Climate of Hunter has been less to do with a wholesale rejection of the past in favour of establishing a late style than with using music to locate, and arguably produce, increasingly complex forms of affect. Like its immediate predecessors, Bish Bosch retains a focus on feeling, even if the sensations it sketches aren't processed enough to resemble anything on the conventional palette of emotions. Although the songs are highly-wrought and palpably inorganic – these hints of disciplined conception and manufacture are a good thing, by the way – there's nothing distant or technocratic about the album. In fact, Walker's immersion in the turmoil of what he makes is powerful enough to make this a record which asserts a claim over the complete attention of the listener. It's a claim made so frequently as to sound banal, but in this instance there really is no chance of using the music as background listening. Bish Bosch demands, and rewards, time and deliberation.
This obviously means that any review is going to be governed by certain caveats. Three or four listens over a twenty-four hour period is only really good enough to start noting coordinates for how one might approach the record in the future; its seventy-three minutes contain an astonishing amount to take in, both musically and lyrically. Still, it's possible to give a general sense of what knits the nine tracks together. Sonically, some of the major traits of The Drift reappear – monstrous, clunking lopes interspersed with patches of giddying, squealing glissandi and murderous percussion – but are executed with even more dreadful panache this time around. There are abbatoirial electronics, touches of discomforting gated reverb from the Martin Hannett catalogue, and interjections of balefully clinical guitar, and that's before the bravura dabs of audio absurdism: farts, tuneless Brechtian choruses, and, on the concluding 'The Day the "Conducator" Died' (an 'Xmas Song' commemorating the execution of Nicolae Ceaușescu), the opening bars of 'Jingle Bells'.
Lyrically, there are two persistent themes which are held in tension and never quite reconciled, namely astronomy – most tracks refer to lesser-known stars and constellations – and bodily abjection. Each song provides multiple examples of the latter, but 'SDSS14+13B (Zercon, A Flagpole Sitter)' yields the most in terms of grossness: "No more / dragging this wormy anus / 'round on shag piles from / Persia to Thrace / I've severed / my reeking gonads / fed them to your / shrunken face" leapt out at me. Unlike the vast majority of pop lyrics – I'm looking at Bob Dylan here – those on Bish Bosch genuinely stand on their own as poetry, and seem particularly conversant with Celan's nauseated work.
The broadsheet reviewer's trick at this point in a discussion of 'late' Walker is to say something like "One Direction it ain't", and return to well-rehearsed old bromides about the tension between pop and the modernist avant-garde. What's fascinating about everything from Climate of Hunter on, however, is the way in which it resembles the most cynical Cowell-pop in its constructedness. Nothing is out of place but, more importantly, nothing feels spontaneous. This album could not have come about as the result of rockist jamming: conversely, it seems as if everything down to the most inconsequential of tambourine-rattles has been mapped out in advance. The tracks have been plotted meticulously, which makes the journey between their internal rhythmic and tonal microclimates feel like a matter of architectural necessity rather than of rehearsal-room evolution. 'Epizootics!' is a case in point, its bowel-shaking bop opening seguing gradually into a martial, moderately krautrock rhythmic battering, before song structure gives way to an atonal, Xenakis-like soundscape. Perhaps the response one feels to this is akin to revulsion or horror, but it's conjured with the same pop-savvy precision with which Walker once evoked jealousy and loss.
One word which does a lot of work in summing up Bish Bosch is 'unanswerable'. You can't tune out of it, but neither is there a key by which you might ultimately 'understand' what Walker's getting at. From the opening, strangely gabba-like rhythmic monotony of 'See You Don't Bump His Head' to the Ceaușescu number at the end, there's no yield or compromise, no room to slip the music's gaze. Not so much late style as an old practice made stiletto sharp, this is an album of a depth and ambition that should, frankly, set a standard for contemporary art music.
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Record Setting Victory for Wolves Women’s XC Running at CCAA Nationals
Posted on November 9, 2014 by bcorcorangprc
Wolves Co Coach Rick Scott relaxes with the 2014 CCAA Women’s XC Running Trophy
The GPRC Wolves Women’s Cross Country running team completed an undefeated season on Saturday with a convincing win at the 2014 CCAA National Cross Country Running Championships in Calgary. Placing four runners in the top 11, the Wolves compiled the best women’s team score in the 13 year history of the event.
ACAC rival schools SAIT and Lethbridge College completed an Alberta sweep of the podium by placing second and third respectively. Ontario champion Humber College was fourth.
Rookie sensation Mirelle Martens led the way for the Wolves as she has all season. Martens took the lead from the gun and gradually pulled away from the entire field over the hilly 5 km course. She crossed the finish line first in a time of 18:29, 31 seconds better than Victoriaville’s Jessy Lacourse, the reigning Quebec college champion. Ontario college champion Lindsay Webster from Humber College placed third.
Close behind the leading three was Wolves runner Jamie Wigmore who ran a gutsy race finishing fourth. Jackie Benning and Amanda Patteson kept Wigmore in sight for the entire race and were rewarded with 8th and 11th place finishes respectively. Sisters Kristin (89th) and Karina Manz (105th) also represented the Wolves in the women’s race.
Based on their finishes, Martens and Wigmore were named First Team Tournament All Stars, while Benning and Patteson were named Second Team Tournament All Stars.
This was only the second time in history that a GPRC women’s team topped the standings at CCAA Nationals. The 2002 Wolves women were the best college team at the first CCAA meet. Martens’ win represented the third national individual title won by a Wolves athlete in cross country running. Kyle Reynolds took the gold in the men’s race in 2004, while Fiona Benson won the women’s event in 2010.
In the men’s 8 km race, the Wolves managed a 16th place finish. Third year runner Riley Wallace had the best GPRC finish placing 56th, two spots better than team mate Brandon Wladyko. Ian Keefe (83rd) and Josh Malmstem (104th) were the other Wolves finishers.
While CCAA Nationals marked the end of the cross country season for most of the Wolves runners, Martens and Wigmore still have some unfinished business. Both women will be in Vancouver at the end of the month contesting the Athletics Canada Cross Country Nationals and World Championship Team Trials.
Story and Full results are linked on the CCAA Website
And also on Saturday ….
Former Wolves standouts Fiona Benson and Hayden Hollowell were in St. John’s NL for the 2014 Canadian Interuniversity Sport Cross Country Running Nationals. Benson placed 10th in the 6 km women’s race and was part of the silver medal winning team from Trinity Western University. Hollowell, running for the University of Saskatchewan, placed 106th in the men’s 10 km race.
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Hofmann, T.; Schieberle, P., Flavor contribution and formation of the intense roast-smelling odorants 2-propionyl-1-pyrroline and 2-propionyltetrahydropyridine in Maillard-type reactions, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1998, 46, 7, 2721-2726, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf971101s . [all data]
Hofmann, T.; Schieberle, P., New and convenient syntheses of the important roasty, popcorn-like smelling food aroma compounds 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline and 2-acetyltetrahydropyridine from their corresponding cyclic «alpha»-amino acids, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1998, 46, 2, 616-619, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf9706437 . [all data]
Tairu, A.O.; Hofmann, T.; Schieberle, P., Identification of the key aroma compounds in dried fruits of Xylopia aethiopica in Perspectives on new crops and new users, Janick, J., ed(s)., ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA, USA, 1999, 474-478. [all data]
Hofmann, T.; Schieberle, P.; Grosch, W., Model studies on the oxidative stability of odor-active thiols occurring in food flavors, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1996, 44, 1, 251-255, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf9500703 . [all data]
Hofmann, T.; Schieberle, P., Evaluation of the key odorants in a thermally treated solution of ribose and cysteine by aroma extract dilution techniques, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1995, 43, 8, 2187-2194, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00056a042 . [all data]
Tairu, A.O.; Hofmann, T.; Schieberle, P., Studies on the key odorants formed by roasting of wild mango seeds (Irvingia gabonensis), J. Agric. Food Chem., 2000, 48, 6, 2391-2394, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf990765u . [all data]
Münch, P.; Hofmann, T.; Schieberle, P., Comparison of key odorants generated by thermal treatment of commercial and self-prepared yeast extracts: influence of the amino acid composition on odorant formation, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1997, 45, 4, 1338-1344, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf960658p . [all data]
Hofmann, T.; Schieberle, P., Identification of potent aroma compounds in thermally treated mixtures of glucose/cysteine and rhamnose/cysteine using aroma extract dilution techniques, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1997, 45, 3, 898-906, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf960456t . [all data]
Derail, C.; Hofmann, T.; Schieberle, P., Differences in key odorants of handmade juice of yellow-flesh peaches (Prunus persica L.) induced by the workup procedure, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1999, 47, 11, 4742-4745, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf990459g . [all data]
Tairu, A.O.; Hofmann, T.; Schieberle, P., Characterization of the key aroma compounds in dried fruits of the West African peppertree Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich (Annonaceae) using aroma extract dilution analysis, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1999, 47, 8, 3285-3287, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf990228+ . [all data]
Hofmann, T.; Schieberle, P., Identification of key aroma compounds generated from cysteine and carbohydrates under roasting conditions, Z. Lebensm. Unters. Forsch. A, 1998, 207, 3, 229-236, https://doi.org/10.1007/s002170050324 . [all data]
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Alice in Wonderland Character List
In Alice in Wonderland
The heroine of the tale. Her experiences start with her fateful dive down the bunny hole, and also the tale is a prolonged allegory for the difficulties she will certainly face as she becomes a grownup. She has uncommon composure for a kid, as well as she appears brilliant yet makes lots of enchanting mistakes. She expands a lot more certain as the book advances.
White Bunny
Alice’s journeys begin when she follows the White Bunny down the rabbit-hole. He is a carrier and a herald at the Court of the King and also Queen of Hearts. He wears a waist-coat and brings a pocket watch.
Alice meets the mouse while swimming in the swimming pool of rips. He despises felines and also pets, and also he starts to inform Alice a disturbing tale concerning being prosecuted. He is very delicate.
A reptile in the service of the White Bunny. When Alice is a giant and also embeded the White Bunny’s residence, she kicks Bill out of the smokeshaft. Expense is likewise among the jurors at the trial at the end of the book.
Wise, enigmatic, and also unshakably mellow, the Caterpillar gives Alice some valuable recommendations concerning how to get by in Paradise. He smokes a hookah and also rests on a mushroom. He gives Alice the useful present of the mushroom (one side making her bigger, and the other making her small), which offers her control of her dimension in Heaven.
The Pigeon hesitates for her eggs, and blunders Alice for a serpent. Alice attempts to reason with her, however the Pigeon requires her away.
When Alice first satisfies the Lady, she is a disagreeable lady nursing a child and also suggesting with her cook. Later on, she is placed under sentence of execution. The Lady appears different when Alice satisfies her a second time, later on in guide, as well as Alice notices that the Duchess talks just in rub morals.
Argumentative, as well as convinced that pepper is the crucial component in all food. She first shows up at the house of the Lady, where she is tossing everything visible at the Lady and also the child. Later, she is a witness at the test of the Knave of Hearts.
The child the Duchess registered nurses. Alice is worried about leaving the kid in such a fierce environment, so she takes him with her. He develops into a pig.
Cheshire Feline
Having remarkably sharp claws and disconcerting sharp teeth, the Cheshire pet cat is polite and also handy, regardless of his frightening appearance. His face is dealt with in an eerie smile. He can make any type of and all parts of his body go away and come back.
A madman that sits constantly at tea, every considering that Time quit working for him. He takes his tea with the March Hare as well as the Dormouse. Alice is momentarily their visitor, although she finds the event to be the stupidest tea ceremony she has actually ever before attended. Later, the nervous hatter is forced to be a witness at the trial.
Having fun with the expression, “Mad as a March Hare,” Carroll puts him among the mad Hatter as well as the narcoleptic Dormouse. Their weird tea ceremony is at the March Hare’s house.
The Dormouse
An additional guest at the crazy tea party. He can’t appear to stay awake. He is additionally among the viewers at the trial.
2, Five, as well as 7
These three regrettable gardeners are having a hard time to paint the Queen’s roses, as they planted white roses inadvertently and also currently are afraid for their lives. Like the other people benefiting the queen, they are shaped like playing cards. When the Queen orders their beheading, Alice hides them.
Nasty, harsh, and loud, the Queen delights in ordering executions, although every person seems to obtain absolved in the long run. Individuals of Heaven are terrified of her. Although Alice at first believes she is silly, she grows scared of her. In the long run, however, a giant-size Alice has the ability to withstand the Queen’s mood as well as her hazards.
Somewhat eclipsed by his loudmouthed wife, the King of Hearts is an extremely thick figure. He makes terrible jokes, and can not seem to state anything brilliant. Alice outreasons him quite perfectly at the test.
The Gryphon, mythological pet that is half eagle and half lion, takes Alice to sea the Mock Turtle. He went to undersea institution with the Mock Turtle.
The Mock Turtle
The Mock Turtle is constantly sobbing, and he and the Gryphon informs tales packed with word play heres. His name is another play on words (mock turtle soup is a soup that in fact utilizes lamb as its meat active ingredient).
The Knave of Hearts
The unfortunate Knave is the guy on trial, implicated of stealing the tarts of the Queen of Hearts. The proof produced against him is unfair.
Alice’s sister
She helps to anchor the tale, showing up at the start, prior to Alice starts her experiences, and also at the end, after Alice wakes up from her strange desire. Her visibility lets us know that Alice is once more in the real world, in the convenience of house and also family members.
Nonsense in Alice in Wonderland
Foreshadowing in The Cask of Amontillado
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The Essential P.K. Page
Page, P. K.
Univ of Toronto Pr
P. K. Page needs no introduction. This is a poet who writes in many genres and on an infinite number of subjects. The source of her poetry is always love – whether in vivid portraits of her inner and outer landscapes; startling insights into the past, the present, the future; illumination of some tiny detail of ordinary life; or admonishments for our neglect of the earth and of each other. Page is an alchemist who turns language into pure gold, a magician who dazzles with sleight of mind.The Essential P. K. Page is perceptive, elegant, romantic (yet never sentimental), sometimes downright funny, wholly conscious.
This is the second volume in our `Essential Poets' series. Our aim is to provide the best possible introduction to a prominent Canadian poet by selecting key works that carry the essence of an individual poetic voice and sensibility. By offering a small but carefully considered selection it is hoped these chapbooks will invite an intimate acquaintance and ongoing engagement with the poems. Selected by Arlene Lampert and Théa Gray, the collection is admittedly wildly idiosyncratic and certain to be controversial. Arranged alphabetically for easy reference, these poems do not reflect a `young' or a `mature' voice; for Page, time is not linear and change does not occur along a narrow path. Think of this volume as a sort of pocket P. K. Page making its way into backpacks, carry-on luggage, doctors' waiting rooms ...
Porcupine's Quill
P. K. Page needs no introduction. This is a poet who writes in many genres and on an infinite number of subjects. The source of her poetry is always love -- whether in vivid portraits of her inner and outer landscapes; startling insights into the past, the present, the future; illumination of some tiny detail of ordinary life; or admonishments for our neglect of the earth and of each other. Page is an alchemist who turns language into pure gold, a magician who dazzles with sleight of mind. The Essential P. K. Page is perceptive, elegant, romantic (yet never sentimental), sometimes downright funny, wholly conscious.
Publisher: Erin, Ont. : Porcupine's Quill, Ă2008
Additional Contributors: Lampert, Arlene
Gray, Thâea
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There were no obviously bad poems in this little selection; some were quaint, or meek, or even childlike. "Soft travellers" and "zero is zero" were the poems that stood out in my opinion.
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Boil notices stay in place for two county water schemes
Galway Advertiser / NewsThu, Aug 30, 2018
Irish Water, working in partnership with Galway County Council, have reminded customers supplied by the Kilconnell Public Water Supply and the Ballyboggan Group Water Scheme, that the Boil Water Notice issued on the scheme on June 18 due to elevated levels of turbidity in the raw water remains in place.
St Gabriel's needs you
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St Gabriel's Ladies GAA Club is looking for volunteers to help run the club next season.
Lots to discover at the Aughrim Remembered Summer School
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The Aughrim Remembered Summer School will take place from Friday July 18 to Sunday July 20 with plenty of entertaining and informative events planned for this year’s theme of ‘From the Battle of Aughrim to World War 1’.
Market Street, one hundred years ago
Galway Advertiser / NewsThu, Apr 10, 2014
The title of this photograph is ‘Old Building, Market Street’ and it was taken about 100 years ago. The building in the foreground was at one time occupied by the Augustinian nuns who were based in Galway (where the Mechanics is today in Middle Street) before 1651. The last Augustinian nun to die in Ireland is buried in Forthill. These sisters formed part of the same Augustinian Order as the friars, as do their contemplative successors today in countries like Spain and Italy. Continuing persecutions and other historical pressures saw to the end of these nuns in Ireland, though some lingered on in Galway up to the middle of the 19th century.
Arrabawn to buy Dawn milk
Dawn Dairies milk business in Co Galway, owned by the Kerry Group, is set to be taken over by Arrabawn Co-op in a deal which is understood to be worth nearly €6 million.
Man dies in tragic farming accident
Galway First / NewsMon, Jul 28, 2008
A 66-year-old man died tragically last Friday evening in a farming accident in which he became entangled in machinery.
Kilconnell landfill liaison committee approve funding for community projects
The development of 12 local community projects, in line with the requirements of the Greenstar Landfill Projects Fund, has been awarded a total of €132,725.
Disappointment at rubbish ruling
Galway Advertiser / NewsThu, Nov 27, 2008
The main objectors to Greenstar Holding Ltd’s winning bid to get permission to accept waste from Connacht and the rest of the country at its dump in Killagh More have voiced their disappointment but admitted the fight is over.
Cappataggle’s deserving chance to shine in All Ireland showdown
Galway Advertiser / SportThu, Feb 12, 2009
When starting the Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship last year, Croke Park did not feature much in Cappataggle’s thoughts, but that is where they will be operating on Sunday.
Lose the weight or gain a beard
Galway Advertiser / NewsThu, Feb 26, 2009
Cappataggle residents may well become the slimmest in the county if a novel fundraising idea takes off.
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Nigeria ex-president's house 'systematically looted' by three police on guard
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban
Former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, lost properties running into millions of naira when his residence in the administrative capital, Abuja, was burgled over a period of time.
The Premium Times news portal in an exclusive report said three police officers detailed to guard the premises had ‘conducted a systematic looting over a period of three months beginning from around March 2016.’
The ex-President’s spokesperson is said to have confirmed the incident adding that the said officers had been arrested. The implicated men are said to be two sergeants and an inspector.
They are said to have stripped the house bare over the period and were selling these items – some of which were customized materials – to traders in a popular second-hand market at Abuja.
Mr. Jonathan who is said to have visited the property after the looting according to the report, spoke directly with the Inspector General of Police with respect to the matter.
The 59-year-old former governor of Bayelsa State, is said to have occupied the house in his capacity as Vice-President for about a year. He moved to Aso Rock – the seat of government – as Acting President following the death of his boss, Umaru Musah Yar’Adua in 2010.
He won a substantive term after seeing out Yar’Adua’s tenure. He beat Muhammadu Buhari in polls held in 2011. But lost a second term bid to Buhari in 2015. His government came under flak for rising Boko Haram attacks and issues of widespread corruption.
The Premium Times portal listed some of the looted items as follows:
1. Traditional attires and bowler hats of the Niger Delta region: about 20 bags.
2. Customized suits: about five bags.
3. About 10 bags of Niger Delta styled women attires.
4. Bundles of Ankara materials, known as ‘Atamfa.’
5. About 10 sets of northern Nigeria styled three piece apparel.
6. Bag containing clothes with the opposition PDP logo sewn on each one.
Other electrical appliances that were stolen and sold by the officers were:
1. 36 Plasma televisions.
2. About 25 refrigerators.
3. Five sets of furniture.
4. Two sets of sitting room chairs.
5. Several air conditioner units.
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Prominent Ugandan police officer shot dead
A prominent senior police officer, Muhammad Kirumira has been shot , as he returned to his home on the outskirts of the capital Kampala on Saturday evening.
Local media are reporting that the vocal and controversial police officer, was shot together with his wife, a few miles from their home in Bulenga.
Kirumira was in April this year convicted of unlawful or unnecessary excessive use of authority by the police court.
The same court acquitted the officer of the charges of corruption and neglect of duty citing lack of sufficient evidence. He denied the charges and claimed he was the victim of what he called a Mafia in Uganda’s police force.
On Facebook, he accused senior officers in the force of corruption, working with criminal gangs and hiring out guns to wrong elements. He repeatedly said that he was the target of an assassination plot.
He had a huge following on Facebook.
Kirumira has been on suspension since early this year when he was recalled by his superior from his assignment as commander in a district in eastern Uganda.
He was shot dead in his car as he drove home with his wife around 19 GMT.
Gun violence in Uganda
In March 2017, Felix Kaweesi, the deputy head of Uganda’s police was shot dead as he drove from his home. His killers have not been found. His killing prompted changes in the force’s hierarchy after Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni vowed to ‘rid the police of weevils’.
In June, a law maker, Ibrahim Abiriga was shot dead with his body guard near his home on the outskirts of Kampala. No one has been charged for his murder.
Four hours before he was gunned down, Kirumira had written ‘The almighty is above all of us. I wish every body well’ on his Facebook page accompanied by a photo of him alongside two men at an unexplained function.
Ugandans reacted with shock to the news of death. Using social media sites, many questioned why gun crime was on the rise in the east African country.
Three weeks ago, Uganda was rocked by protests over the detention and alleged torture of legislators Robert Kyagulanyi and Francis Zaake. Uganda’s security forces responded by shooting dead six protesters and injuring dozens.
The brutal murder of yet another senior government official,comes as president Museveni is scheduled to address the nation on Sunday.
President KagutaMuseveni will address a national press conference tomorrow, Sunday, at 8pm. Tune in. #M7Presser pic.twitter.com/yLNAz7T4a2
— Don Wanyama (nyamadon) September 8, 2018
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Tecnis presbyopic IOL approved in Europe
Cataract/Anterior Segment, Refractive Mgmt/Intervention
Abbott has received CE mark approval in Europe for its Tecnis Symfony Extended Range of Vision IOL for cataract patients with presbyopia.
“With the available advances in IOL technology, many patients are not satisfied with having to wear reading glasses after cataract surgery, which is often the result when using conventional monofocal IOLs,” said Gerd U. Auffarth, MD, professor and chairman of the department of ophthalmology at Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Germany. “The Tecnis Symfony Extended Range of Vision IOL enables physicians to offer patients a continuous range of functional vision for far, intermediate and near distances, with reduced risk of undesired halos or glare.”
Later this year, Abbott expects to publish preliminary data on a study it initiated in Europe to evaluate patients’ quality of vision at far, intermediate and near distances after the procedure is conducted bilaterally. The study will also examine surgeon and patient satisfaction.
Their post-marketing observational study data of 400 patients across Europe, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain, are also expected by the end of the year, according to a company press release.
The lens is not yet approved for use in the United States.
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Sports Hall at AAUP Hosts School Olympic Week Events
Sports Hall at AAUP Hosts
School Olympic week events for the directorates of education in Jenin, Qabatia, and Tubas
The University Organizes a Lecture Entitled “Upcoming European Elections and Their Effect on European Policies Towards the Palestinian Case”
The Policy and Conflict Resolution Studies Center (PCRSC) at AAUP in Ramallah campus hosted a lecture entitled “Upcoming European Elections and their Effect on European Policies towards the Palestinian Case”. The director of the (PCRSC) Mrs. Rula Shahwan began the lecture by expressing the importance of this meeting and its consistency with the center’s strategic plan of hosting lecturers for various topics in political and analytical talks that benefits graduate students and the local community.
The lecture was given by Director of Konrad Adenauer in Palestine Mr. Marc Frings, and the European Studies Specialist Dr. Amjad Abu Al Izz. Mr. Frings introduced The European Parliament elections explaining the ways in which 751 representatives are elected and seats are distributed based on the population of each country in Europe. He proceeded to speak about the privileges the European Union provides its citizens, the importance of spreading European unity and encouraging the European public to participate in facing the rise of populist parties that challenge the European integration.
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The University Hosts a Ceremony for Finishing the Program “Enhancing the Skills of Leading Girls and Strengthening Their Economic Opportunities"
The Hassib Sabbagh IT Center for Excellence at Arab American University the ceremony for finishing the program "Enhancing the Skills of Leading Girls and strengthening their Economic Opportunities", which was implemented in cooperation with INJAZ institution, the Canadian government and the Ministry of Education.
The aim of this competition was to focus on the leadership skills of the students and to empower them, in order to develop their entrepreneurial abilities and have the ability to choose the right career path, thus enhancing economic opportunities and helping them to integrate in the labor market.
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Hundreds say goodbye to North Ogden mayor ahead of Afghanistan deployment
by: Rosie Nguyen
Posted: Jan 20, 2018 / 12:43 AM UTC / Updated: Jan 20, 2018 / 01:20 AM UTC
NORTH OGDEN (News4Utah) – Hundreds of residents lined the streets of North Ogden to show their appreciation and wave goodbye to Mayor Brent Taylor Friday morning.
North Ogden Police escorted Mayor Taylor and his family around town before he headed to the airport. The schools he stopped by included Bates Elementary, North Ogden Elementary, Green Acres Elementary, North Ogden Junior High, and Majestic Elementary.
Madilyn Erekson, a 5th grader at Bates Elementary got the chance to meet the mayor for a school project. She calls him a hero.
“I was happy for him, but I was kind of upset because we won’t be able to see him for a year,” said Madilyn.
One week after he was sworn into office for a second term, Mayor Taylor announced on Facebook Live that he would be training the Afghan Commando Battalion. City officials said this is the first known time in Utah history that a mayor deploys for wartime service.
His wife and seven children will have to wait 12 months before he returns.
“I think it proves what a great leader he is that he’s willing to sacrifice and leave his family to fight for his country. I think it’s really honorable,” said Jeremiah Jones, Deputy Fire Chief for North View Fire District.
Mayor Taylor serves as a Major in the Utah Army National Guard. He has previously served two tours in Iraq and on tour in Afghanistan. While on the Afghanistan tour, he was also a member of the North Ogden City Council and took military leave during that time.
Under Utah Code 20A-1-513, a temporary mayor will be appointed by city council during his service.
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Men@Work Fashion@Work Mentor Marketplace
The Blog One-Day MBA + Speaking Babies@Work
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Press Release: Mentor Marketplace
Fresh, high-impact exchange leverages e-commerce paradigm to connect emerging working women around the world with a rich portfolio of experienced mentors
Imagine you’re a young woman who’s the first in your family to attend college and you’re trying to understand your career options. Or perhaps you’re a more experienced woman who feels stuck in a role and you’re looking for ways to reinvent yourself in an entirely new career you wish you had pursued from the beginning? Or maybe you’re a woman growing up in one region of the world who wants to explore the opportunity to work in another? Or what if you had to take a break to have your family, but want to get back in the game?
Regardless of your scenario, imagine you could choose from a rich portfolio of experienced working women from a diverse set of roles, industries, and backgrounds and have a quick, life-changing conversation on the phone to get their advice, all for free? That’s exactly what Christina Van Houten, the founder of Women at Work, a new platform of resources and engagement for working women, is trying to achieve. Mentor Marketplace leverages a traditional online shopping cart platform to enable “Demand” women—those looking for guidance or mentorship—to peruse a rich portfolio of “Supply” women—more experienced professionals in diverse roles and industries. From there, Demand women essentially buy “Office Hours,” or 30-minute calls that connect Demand with Supply from all over the world. Demand women might choose more than one Supply woman for their shopping cart if they’re exploring more than one field or are looking to achieve more than one perspective. Behind the scenes, Women at Work brokers the connection between Supply and Demand and the conversations happen from there.
Christina launched Mentor Marketplace because she always wanted to give back to emerging women looking to build their careers, but couldn’t commit to anything long-term as a busy technology executive who’s mostly on the road. The new networking platform was born out of her wanting to create an opportunity for herself and so many other busy working women who are eager to engage with emerging women in a defined way that requires low investment of time while yielding a high impact and big return.
A 20-year veteran of the enterprise technology arena and nearly 40-year working girl, Christina launched Women at Work to support working women at all stages of their careers. Beyond Mentor Marketplace, she also launched her first of three books in a series called Men@Work: A career girl’s guide to navigating male archetypes. Two additional guides in the series, Fashion@Work and Babies@Work, will release in 2018. Additionally, the Women at Work platform features several other initiatives designed to drive engagement between working women with the goal of providing support to them and fostering connections. These initiatives include Women@Work(outs) fitness program and Women@Work(shops) leadership and business training.
For more information, please contact Annie Sinsabaugh, Content Strategy Lead, at annie@womenatwork.com.
About Christina Van Houten
Based in Boston with her husband and two teenage sons, Christina has spent the last 20 years of her career as a senior executive in the enterprise technology sector. Prior to evolving into tech, she founded a women's athletic apparel brand and served in several public interest roles focused on community and economic development. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Christina has worked since she could as a teenager and has relished the experiences and empowerment a long-time career has provided her. She’s eager to support women of all ages, career stages, professions, industries, geos, and backgrounds to help them find their way to the best possible life they can achieve through bringing to bear her experiences and guidance combined with other valuable resources and engagement opportunities. While she now works and connects with women (and men!) from around the world, Christina is originally from the great state of Oklahoma, where her heart and soul will always belong.
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Heaume Mortal – Solstices (Review)
This is the debut album from French post-black metal band Heaume Mortal, (featuring a member of Eibon and Cowards).
There are six tracks on this album spread out across a sprawling 58 minutes of material, (including a Burzum cover). This is music that’s dark and crushing, while also containing aspects of resplendence and writhing, textured colour.
Solstices mixes atmospheric black metal with expansive doom and post-metal to create music that is a masterclass in how to create harrowing, unsettling blackened nightmarescapes.
The post-metal wall of guitars approach is readily adopted, (think early Cult of Luna, for example), and this is blended with black and doom metal to create imposing edifices of crushing intensity. This rhythmically destructive groove is a strong starting point that the band use as a base of operations to then spread their darkness and terror into wider musical territories.
Moments of dissonance can be heard, alongside occasional snatches of cleaner, softer moments. Faster sections raise the energy levels here and there, and sinister melodies streak out of and around the music like venomous predators. The guitars buzz and threaten, and it’s hard to really know whether to classify this as more on the black metal or doom side of things. Ultimately it’s both, of course, although I suppose black metal wins out through sheer force of the blackened atmosphere and mood that saturates everything.
The album is rich and varied, with each track offering something slightly different for the listener to become absorbed in. There’s not a filler track to be seen, and even the two-minute South of No North is an actual song, with a worthwhile voice of its own. The final song – Mestreguiral – is an ambient mood piece that’s more affecting and effective than most of its ilk.
The vocals are firmly of the black metal persuasion; needle-thin screams that seem to scratch at the inside of your head with static-like persistence. These are my favourite sort of vocals for atmospheric black metal, and they are very effective within Heaume Mortal’s wider sonic framework.
You can tell that a lot of love, care, and effort has gone into crafting this dark, virulent album, and it has paid off handsomely. Solstices is a tour de force of post-black metal and crushing doom. Very impressive, very enjoyable.
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Dates of the event: June 19 through July 17.
Registration: No additional registration needed.
Game mode: Football mode 2018.
Event: Four weekly stages. Each week, three leaderboards (one per each role) are created.
Goal: Place on the leaderboard by total points earned in your best 15 football matches.
Example: To join the Striker leaderboard, a player should play at least 15 football matches on AMX 13 105 SPORT.
Reward pool: Unique Styles, Bonds, days of Premium Account, Personal Reserves, Directives for Equipment, Medals and an invitation to participate in the Silver Cup tournament.
The competition will be held from 19.06.2018 15:00 UTC+8 to 17.07.2018 01:00 UTC+8.
Only battles in the football game mode are counted to participate in the Rolling Steel event.
The E 100 Sport, T-62A Sport, AMX 13 105 Sport vehicles and a Garage slot will be added to players' accounts. The crew will comprise only one member.
Only battles fought during prime-time (15:00 to 01:00 UTC+8 every day) count.
The Rolling Steel includes four separate stages (time displayed in UTC+8).
From 19.06.2018 15:00 to 26.06.2018 01:00
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Within each stage, players compete in three separated leaderboards: Striker, Midfielder, Defender.
Progress of each player will reset after each stage.
The top 500 players will receive an invitation to participate in the Silver Cup tournament.
To join selected leaderboard, a player should play 15 or more battles in the vehicle of a particular role, according to the requirements of the leaderboard.
Defender: E 100 SPORT
Midfielder: T-62A SPORT
Striker: AMX 13 105 SPORT
The leaderboard considers the parameters for battles during the prime-time of the current stage only.
Points are awarded for actions during the football match based on the following rules:
5 points for scoring a goal,
-5 points for scoring an own goal,
5 points for an assist (last 'touch' of the ball by a teammate before the goal is scored).
Minimum of 0 points for one match are allowed,
Maximum of 15 points for one match are allowed.
Battle results are collected automatically within the event and are available in the game client.
Leaderboards are updated once per hour.
Battles played in a Platoon (including Dynamic Platoons) are counted as well.
To win the event or take a prize-winning place, a player should occupy a top leaderboard position at the end of the event. Intermediate success is not rewarded.
If two or more players have equal points on the leaderboard, a set of parameters for the given tank role will determine the winner:
Average win ratio;
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The last match started (the more recent the match, the better).
If all sorting indicators are equal, the players will receive identical rewards provided for the higher position.
There are four prize-winning ranges for each leaderboard: 1 – 200, 201 – 450, 451 – 700, 701 – 1,000.
In-game rewards differ for each stage and will depend on the place of the player.
If all sorting parameters are identical, players will share a single place and will join the same prize-winning league.
Stage One Rewards:
10 Credits +50%, 2 hrs
10 XP +100%, 2 hrs
10 Crew XP +300%, 2 hrs
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20 Wet Ammo Rack
20 Vent Purge
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20 Aim Tuning
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14 days of Premium Account
20 Orderly Ammo Rack
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1500 Bonds
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If a player takes a prize-winning place in several leaderboards/stages, they will receive rewards for each prize-winning place.
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The quality of the medal will depends on the number of stage, in which the player participated in leaderboards with a winning-prize place.
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In addition, the first player in each leaderboard will receive a real-life trophy: a football with Gianluigi Buffon’s signature.
If a player wins several leaderboards/stages that are rewarded with the real-life trophy, the player will receive the trophy for each prize-winning place.
In-game rewards for each stage will be provided within 10 days after the end of each stage.
To receive in-game rewards, log into the game client no later than 360 days after the event end (July 30, 2019).
Wargaming official representatives will contact winners personally, to collect all needed information to pay the delivery of the real-life trophies.
Start of distribution of the real-life trophies will start within 14 days of the end of the Football 2018 and will depend on the response rate and the locale of each winner.
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The Rolling Steel event is subject to the same rules that are applied to Random Battles, all penalties are imposed according to the Game Rules and End User License Agreement.
If a player violates the Game Rules or the End User License Agreement, they will be excluded from the leaderboard by the end of the stage and won’t receive the rewards. Also, the event vehicle will be withdrawn from their account.
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Russian forces seal off southern town
Police and security forces have sealed off parts of the southern Russian town of Nalchik, where shooting erupted amid a search for suspected fighters.
Police and rebels fought last week in Nalchik
News agencies on Tuesday reported that a suspected participant in last week's rebel attacks was killed after resisting police.
Local television urged residents not to leave their homes if possible, and local schools advised parents to take their children home.
Shooting was heard in the suburb of Dubki, where the city's main mortuary is and where soldiers were conducting a sweep for suspected rebels, said Luiza Orazayeva, an activist with the Memorial rights organisation. An Associated Press reporter heard gunfire on the southwestern edge of the town and in another district, near a police precinct.
Police cordoned off streets blocks away from the area and allowed neither cars nor pedestrians to enter.
Armoured personnel carriers were parked in the streets, and there was a strong smell of smoke, though the source was unclear.
Thursday attack
Officials sources said fighters conducted a coordinated series of attacks on police and other government buildings in Nalchik on Thursday, and 137 people were killed.
Shamil Basayev said he was
behind the Nalchik attack (file)
Russian news agencies reported that police killed a man early on Tuesday when he allegedly put up resistance during a document check.
The ITAR-Tass news agency quoted an unnamed source in the regional Interior Ministry as saying the suspect was killed after he refused police demands to stop and tried to take a machine gun from under his jacket.
The suspect had taken part in last week's attacks, the Interfax news agency quoted Interior Ministry spokeswoman Marina Kyasova as saying. She said he had spent the past few days in a forest outside the town and tried to sneak home overnight.
Two other men who resisted managed to escape, Interfax reported, but ITAR-Tass quoted the regional Interior Ministry as saying only one man was involved in the confrontation.
Chechen regional commander Shamil Basayev, the purported author of recent attacks in Russia, claimed he was behind last week's attacks in Nalchik, according to a statement posted on a Chechen rebel-connected website.
Basayev said the attacks were carried out by fighters affiliated to the Chechen separatists, but that Chechen fighters were not involved.
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Home Minister: Man shot dead at Orly 'known to intelligence Minister: Man shot dead at Orly 'known to intelligence
Minister: Man shot dead at Orly 'known to intelligence
Unknown Minister: Man shot dead at Orly 'known to intelligence,
A man who was shot dead at Paris' Orly airport on Saturday after seizing a gun from a soldier was known to intelligence services, the French interior minister said, as prosecutors opened an anti-terror investigation.
The man is suspected of being the same one who shot and wounded at a police officer earlier Saturday during a routine check north of Paris, Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux said.
Security forces at Paris' Orly airport on Saturday shot dead a man who grabbed a weapon from a soldier, as France was on alert just weeks away from presidential elections.
The second largest airport in the French capital was evacuated following the shooting at around 8:30am (0730GMT) and both terminals were closed, airport authorities said.
"A man took a weapon from a soldier then hid in a shop in the airport before being shot dead by security forces," interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet told AFP.
He said no one was wounded in the incident. Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux is due to visit the facility, in Paris' southern outskirts.
Brandet said demining operations were underway to determine if the man had explosives on him. He said nearly 3,000 people had been evacuated from the southern terminal alone but those in the other one had been "confined."
Traffic to Orly has been "completely suspended," France's civil aviation authority said.
France is still in a state of emergency after a series of terror attacks, including the November 2015 massacre in Paris and a truck attack in Nice, in July last year. In mid-February, an Egyptian staged a machete attack in Paris's Louvre museum before being shot and wounded.
The latest shooting comes weeks ahead of the first round of France's two-stage presidential election, in which security is one of the main issues on voters' minds.
"We had queued up to check in for the Tel Aviv flight when we heard three or four shots nearby," witness Franck Lecam said.
- 'Policemen everywhere' -
"We are all outside the airport, about 200 metres from the entrance," the 54-year-old Lecam said.
"There are policemen, emergency workers and soldiers everywhere in all directions. A security official told us that it happened near gates 37-38 where Turkish Airlines flights were scheduled."
The soldier from whom the man took the weapon was a part of Operation Sentinelle, deployed after the January 2015 Paris attacks.
It involves some 7,000 troops of whom roughly half are deployed in the Paris region. They are charged with guarding religious sites which could be targets of terror attacks as well as airports, railway stations and tourist spots.
A notice was posted on the Paris airports authority website urging passengers not to travel to Orly.
Budget airlines easyJet said in a statement that "like all other airlines" it expected interruptions and flight delays, adding that 46 ot its flights were due to fly in and out of the airport on Saturday.
On Thursday, a letter bomb exploded at the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund, injuring a secretary who suffered burns to her hands and face.
French President Francois Hollande called it an "attack", saying it showed the country was "still targeted".
"All this leads me to justify the state of emergency" that has been in effect since November 2015, Hollande said.
The Paris letter bomb coincided with a school shooting in the southern town of Grasse that left around 10 people injured and rattled nerves.
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San Diego Aviation Thread - 2019
Re: San Diego Aviation Thread - 2019
SANFan wrote:
Yeah, the lack of windows always bothered me big-time at T2E; it was undoubtedly significantly cheaper to just stack blocks without the complication of having to stick windows in.
There was probably also an element of 'get the people in and out and on their way by making the building as institutional as possible -- no windows, no seating, no concessions."
As with most of the "new" airport building, once it was decided back in the '60s to move the terminals to the south side of the airport, and up to the time that T2W was constructed, the key was "cheap" with no frills. It's as though T1 and then T2 (as it was called back in the day and is now known as T2E) everything seemed to resemble 'temporary'. And hey, that may have been partly because nobody actually expected the San Diego airport to remain at Lindbergh Field terribly long in the old days -- all eyes and minds were looking elsewhere for the place to build a REAL airport!
Actually a big part of the problem when these were done was the airport was part of the Port Authority. The airport was their cash cow and so they would go on the cheap with builds and remodels as they didn't want to waste the cash they wanted to spend elsewhere. This is why the Port is trying like crazy to get the airport back under their control. They want the money. And if they succeed I bet things will change back to how it was: Crappy terminals designed for the lowest price with maximum cash extraction in mind.
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SANFan
AAtakeMeAway wrote:
It's as though T1 and then T2 (as it was called back in the day and is now known as T2E) everything seemed to resemble 'temporary'. And hey, that may have been partly because nobody actually expected the San Diego airport to remain at Lindbergh Field terribly long in the old days -- all eyes and minds were looking elsewhere for the place to build a REAL airport!
When did East Terminal and West Terminal become T1 and T2 respectively, does anyone know?
Maybe next time I access my Port Logs (the monthly SDIA flight schedules listing that was published for years back in the '70s and '80s) I can find out when they started calling the various terminals what.
When they did open what is now T2E, in July 1979, I really don't remember if it was referred to as the West Terminal or Terminal 2. But yes, it was pretty minimal -- narrow, claustrophobic and with few seats or holding areas for the gates.
But remember, the big highlight of that terminal was the new, much-expanded Int'l Arrivals facility which was opened (or expanded) in March 2001 just in time for BA's brand new and first ever nonstop 777 service to/from Gatwick! Prior to that time, WA to Mexico City and an occasional AM route were about it for int'l flights at SAN! (And customs was originally a very small and cramped area down at Gate 1 at the far east end of T1!)
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blacksoviet
They waited 16 years to build the second half of Terminal 2 West. That should have been built at the same time. What were the international gates in the 1980s?
blacksoviet wrote:
They waited 16 years to build the second half of Terminal 2 West. That should have been built at the same time.
With the east terminal and the west offering 32 gates total, SAN didn't need more gates until the mid-'90s... and in 1998, 9 gates to the west of T2(E) were added. THEN we definitely had a T1, T2W and a T2E!
Tugger wrote:
Good point Tugg'.
Maybe if the Port District would spend more effort and money getting our cruise industry put back together, they'd have another cash cow of their own. What a shame...
AAtakeMeAway
OMG are you referring to the "Flight Times and News of the Port"?! I used to collect those... God I wish I would have saved them.
It was definitely "West Terminal" prior to the expansion. I'm just curious if the renaming of the terminals happened when the expansion ("T2W") happened or some other time.
Yep, AA', that's them! In the early days they were known as the "Port Logs" and I continue to refer to them that way; the first ones were a big piece of white paper folded in quarters and printed in brown text. (They may have also included the passenger ship schedules for the month in those days; after all, it was a publication of the Port of SD.) As the flight offerings grew, they became multi-page booklets (with staples!) Eventually they did become the "Flight Times" and got a bit bigger -- and thicker -- with glossy covers. I think, thank goodness, I have pretty much all of them...
They contained mistakes and omissions. They were created AFAIK by Port employees and they did give a good feel for which cx offered what flights from (and to) SDIA.
PSAatSAN4Ever
Oh, the things lost to history and my many moves...
In the late 1990's, I was still living in Bakersfield, but wanted to get a teaching job in San Diego. That was a lot tougher thing to do at that time, as San Diego State alone put out more new teachers in one year than all the districts combined needed! But in the fall of 1998, during the "Class Size Reduction Program", a multitude of openings came up, and I finagled a site-to-be-determined contract out of the district of my choice, and the rest is history!
But during my many visits to San Diego in the 1990's, I learned the layout of the city to be prepared for that eventual day when I would count myself as a resident. And of course, I would be living in a place with a REAL airport, so I needed to see what the terminals here were like. I also wanted to see what printed flight schedules were available here, as well as see if there was a definitive list of who flew where.
There was!! It was SO cool seeing the printed "Flight Times" - and I just scoured my files to see if I still have one, but alas, no. They've disappeared. I had hoped to scan one in and show it off, but drat the luck.
Thanks for the reminder and stroll down memory lane!
Coronado990
I picked up my first "San Diego International Airport Flight Schedule" starting May 1967 when I flew to Germany for the summer and resumed the practise on a monthly basis from Oct 1967 to sometime in the late 1990's and still have that collection safely tucked away. I even wrote to every airport manger in the country to have them send their's but that collection has since dissapeared.
We're up.
Does anybody remember what gate TWA was using back in 1985? I want to know which gate flight 847 would have used had it not been hijacked.
Alaska is still parking some planes at the Commuter Terminal. Would it help relieve congestion at Terminal 2 if Alaska boarded some flights at the Commuter Terminal using airstairs?
LindyFlight
Was checking the Edelweiss timetable earlier and it appears that they will be returning in 2020, however, the flights will be starting in late June.
https://www.flyedelweiss.com/en/fly/fli ... diego.aspx
SANAV8R
Probably Terminal 1, some OAG guides from the 80s have them in gates 8, 9, 10. An OAG guide from Feb 1985 only has TW flights to MCI, STL, LAX but no gate information.
A search of the database doesn't show any shots of TW at the gates except one
Also, it wouldn't be feasible to board flights at the old Commuter terminal since the building has been decommissioned as a terminal. Alaska has just made a big move from T1 to T2 and trying to split operations across two buildings doesn't seem feasible.
PacoMartin
Perhaps we should segway into capacity limits on the runway. If you can remember prior to 2006 the Airport Authority was insistent that constrained operations would begin at 260,000 operations per year (which could be reached as early as 2016) and no further growth would be possible at 300,000 operations. The limitations of the single runway meant that rebuilding the terminal would only be temporary as a second runway at the current location was impossible without buying and demolishing thousand homes and businesses.
The most obvious things have already been done, the elimination of local civil and military operations, the itinerant general aviation, civil and military operations have been reduced, and the average carrier plane size has increased.
But operations are headed back up towards 260,000
Year SAN operations (total)
1990 212,553
1995 245,280 maximum
1997 224,488 Southwest added the Boeing 737-700 to its fleet on December 17, 1997 (143 seats)
2006 230,798 vote on new SAN airport, voters reject proposal to try and force military to share Miramar
2007 237,574 four years of increases in total operations comes to an end
2011 185,143 minimum
2012 187,326 Southwest added the Boeing 737-800 to its fleet on April 11, 2012
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How did 1995 spike to 245,000 when other years around it averaged in the 220,000's? I don't remember that year being that extraordinary. What I find interesting is that last year there were more flights, more non-stops, more pax then ever but it had the same number of operations as the 1990's. There must have been a lot more turboprops to LAX than I thought. Thanks for the info.
Apparently, TWA's one and only gate at SAN was gate 8, at least in 1991.
http://www.departedflights.com/SAN1091.html
The Commuter Terminal is closed forever, and it is too far away from Terminal One to function as an overflow.
Coronado990 wrote:
I had a massive beef with the campaign to convince people that the runway was going to be dangerously overloaded if they didn't vote for a new airport. Around 1995 there was a huge increase in turboprops, but runway operations are also affected by general aviation and civil and military ops.
At the same time this campaign was going on they were lobbying to create a secondary fixed base operator so there was competition in servicing private jets. I said how can you argue that the single runway is severely overloaded and at the same time try to make it easier for private jets so they don't have to use an executive airport.
The studies that the Authority paid millions of dollars for at the time said that by the year 2030 load factors on civil carriers would never go above an average of 100 occupied seats out of 130 total seats. That proves my point that analysts are often no better than Tijuana street prostitutes, they are just more expensive. Needless to say the airport reached that level a few years after the vote failed.
For 2019 the airport averages 120 occupied seats out of 147.8 total seats per operation. Remember that a Southwest B737-700 has 143 seats and a Southwest B737-800 has 175 seats (as does a MAX-8).
Las Vegas, in contrast, has one of the highest load factors in the country and one of the biggest average size jets (by number of seats). Of course, JFK and LAX have the most widebodies as they are the preferred airports for foreign routes. I know they secured the property for a secondary airport at Ivanpah south of Las Vegas back in the year 2000 because government owned desert is not very expensive.
I'm surprised COPA hasn't started service to TIJ to initially introduce service to the region. TIJ is probably less expensive to operate out of and being Latin America, they share a similar culture and the same language. Scheduling wise, they could do a quick 60 minute midnight turn around, something that cannot be done at SAN because of the curfew. Eventually, they should serve both SAN & TIJ. That's a combined metro area of 5 million people that is missing from their route map. Seems strange they haven't jumped on it yet.
TJ has two international routes, and both exist because MEX is so high and dry that the jets can't lift off with a full fuel load and need to refuel before flying to Asia.
Aeroméxico - Shanghai–Pudong
Hainan Airlines - Beijing–Capital
Volaris cited the cross-border bridge (CBX) as a key reason for its decision to begin flights in November 2017 from Tijuana to Guatemala City and San Salvador, however both these flights have now been cancelled. As I understand it, the CBX is primarily used by Mexican Americans living in San Diego county, and has failed to attract a large number of non-Latinos looking for Mexican vacations, or looking for inexpensive international flights.
At the time when CBX was built, there were no nonstops from San Diego to Asia. Now, of course, there is Japan Airlines from SAN to Tokyo–Narita. But I think that most San Diegans are still transferring at LAX or SFO when flying to China. They may be more interested in frequent flyer miles, as they do are less likely to have membership in Aeroméxico or Hainan Airlines. I would think crossing the CBX is much easier than transferring at LAX.
I think you overestimate the value of a common language. Albuquerque International Sunport, handling 5,467,693 passengers in 2018, only recently got it's first flights to Mexico on Volaris to Chihuahua and Guadalajara. Albuquerque is roughly 50% Latino.
There must have been a lot more turboprops to LAX than I thought.
There certainly more SAN-LAX frequencies then there are now. When I started flying the route in 1998, there were four carriers in the market:
American Eagle Saab 340
SkyWest/Delta Connection EMB-120
SkyWest/United Express EMB-120
Trans States/US Airways Express Jetstream 32
Smaller planes and multiple competing airlines meant lots of frequencies. Nowadays, it's mostly E-175s, bigger planes and the frequencies are less.
hawaiian717 wrote:
Did the Jetstream 32 with its pressurized cabin offer more passenger comfort than the Embraer or the Saab?
The Embraers were referred to as "the bumblebees" because of their vibrations. I flew many of them, as well as many SF340's, and they were both about equal - one hour was the approximate comfort level passengers had before their fillings started to rattle out.
I only flew one Jetstream J31, BFL-LAX - same as the others: good for short flights, but hopefully no longer.
PacoMartin wrote:
Couple issues with this “Paco” as I’ve followed the issue for many years:
1. A capacity constrained airport is not unsafe. It simply gets metered during peak periods. Do your consider LGA and DCA unsafe? Because no one working in the industry does. They are (SAN) proposing a new terminal that will actually enhance efficient flow, and as it be, provide gates where you can sit during delay rather than out on a ramp somewhere or have ramp boarding. The later such a wonderful experience.
2. You may have had a beef with their forecast and Tijuana Hookers apparently, but their forecast was spot on for 2030 (actually they underestimated a bit) regardless the estimated seat capacity per departure, making your “beef” opinion on the matter pretty much irrelevant.
It was people like you that claimed international service wasn’t viable either. Wrong. Your opposition in the past, also wrong. Just wrong, wrong, wrong. Then you come in here pontificating?
In defense of SAN from the nay sayers and the ignorant statements of the uninformed.
No, I’m not calling you ignorant, but there have been people that have made colossally ignorant statements about that airport over the years. That and San Diego’s need in general for a new airport. People will figure out when it costs a small fortune to fly out of there as seat supply evaporates.
Welcome to Nothingburgers. May I take your order?
Both the EMB-120 and Saab 340 were pressured too. The EMB-110 was not but I don't know if those ever served the SAN-LAX route.
The Jetstream 32 was fine, pretty similar in overall comfort. No flight attendant on board though, so no drink/snack service which SkyWest and Eagle did in those days.
Didn't Imperial fly the EMB-110's?
SANMAN66
They most certainly did. I think they called them EMB-110 Bandeirantes. For a short while, United Express flew them here also. Unpressurized, no Flight attendants, and no lavatories.
PSA Gives you a lift!
Does United Express still serve Imperial?
There's a great thing called the internet that would probably answer that question in seconds.
If Aeromexico orders the 777-8 will they be able to bypass the fuel stop in Tijuana?
Upon completion of CBX, I had hoped that Copa Panama would look at TIJ as an alternative to SAN, given that it would probably generate the most traffic on a red-eye to PTY. Since TIJ is unrestricted for departures, this would have allowed the airline to capture the San Diego region's passengers while generating maximum yield. However, this never materialized nor was it ever mentioned anywhere.
I am hopeful that CM can obtain a time slot of their choice for an international arrival into SAN. The issue is not a conflict with any other airline's arrival time, obviously; it's just a matter of getting the facilities to stay open for this additional flight. That can always be negotiated.
flyfresno
Isn’t this technically the internet?
PSAatSAN4Ever wrote:
I think one of main reasons why we haven't heard anything else from COPA is because of the 737 MAX groundings. About a year ago, COPA released routes that would be covered by the 737 MAX planes, which would likely have freed up existing planes to start SAN or new service elsewhere.
SANMAN66 wrote:
Yeah, it's really beginning to hit me how much expansion at SAN can't really happen anymore until the MAX gets back in the air. I just read the OAG updates eniliria posts weekly, and nothing for SAN except a UA trimming ORD-SAN from x5 to x4.
Ironic, given how happy I have been to see BFL-DFW go from x1 to x2 fairly soon - that doesn't happen unless yields are more than just "good"! A significant victory for America's most pulled-out-from airport! But expansion anywhere isn't going to happen at most U.S. airports until the MAX is back flying.
WestJet's ultra low-cost carrier Swoop is starting service from Abbotsford (YXX) and Edmonton (YEG) to San Diego beginning October 4th.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-release ... 78845.html
Dominion301
LindyFlight wrote:
Hopefully these don't get cancelled before they launch as happened with OAK.
gollumSD
I don't think they will, I checked out the website and SD is all over the place in their advertising campaign, in fact the pretty SD skyline is all you see when you open the website.
"Not all those who wander are lost"
Nice catch Lindy'. I just posted on the dedicated thread of the news.
The Swoop route map shows the 2 flights as year-round although their skeds are only open thru late April of 2020. Both routes will fly on the same 3 days of the week, Tu, Fr and Su but I haven't yet compared the sked to WS whom I assume will be handling the new service for Swoop. Maybe YYC will see service on the same 3 days this winter. (YVR is still only summer-seasonal with WS.)
I didn't know if we'd see a new airline arrive in SAN in 2019. This strikes me as a nice add and gets our Canadian portfolio up to 5 destinations! Excellent!
PS: I just now realized that SAN is the first city in CA on Swoop's route map! (Take THAT LA and San Fran!)
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Only I would think about this, I'm sure...
Edmonton, AB, will be SAN's most northerly destination, at 53.3 degrees north latitude. This beats out a near-tie between LHR (51.4 degrees N) and YYC (51.1 degrees N) for the previous title holder.
Both east (ZRH) and west (NRT) are quite easy to figure out; however, the title for southernmost might eventually change as well: the current southernmost airport served from SAN is Kona, Hawai'i (KOA), at 19.736 degrees north latitude, measured from an approximate midpoint of the airport. If service begins from Hilo, Hawai'i (ITO), it will take the title away at a latitude of 19.715 degrees north.
ibthebigd
Has SAN ever had a flight to ANC?
if not what is the O/D
Yeah, those Edmontonians sure might like a trip to SAN in January, eh? Oh and I just saw a figure on AS's website that SAN has over 100 breweries so those from Edmonton who like a cold brewski should be very happy here! (Link: https://blog.alaskaair.com/destinations ... er-lovers/ )
ibthebigd wrote:
California-ANC non-stops have, historically, been very seasonal. Given that PDX and more-so SEA have so many connections to Alaska, the majority of service has been mostly one-stops.
To my knowledge, ANC has never had a non-stop to SAN, but they have had SFO and LAX flights.
No idea about the O&D.
So this was in my e-mail inbox this morning from Kimberly Becker at san.org:
I’m writing to you today to share some exciting news! Below is a slightly abridged version of our remarks made at a press conference this morning.
The Airport Authority has reached a new 10-year agreement with its airline partners that will give the Airport Authority the ability to contribute over a half-billion dollars to help reduce traffic congestion and make it easier for everyone to access San Diego International Airport.
The agreement allows us to effectively partner with other regional agencies to improve access to the airport through transportation and transit projects. The Airport Authority believes a strong connection to the region’s transportation system is extremely important for our passengers. We recognize that planning and paying for transportation improvements is a complex process requiring collaboration and coordination among numerous public agencies.
We know that no single agency can tackle this issue alone. We are pleased and proud to be working with our regional partners, including SANDAG, the City of San Diego, Port of San Diego, the Military, Caltrans and MTS, on potential transportation and transit connection improvements to the airport. In that regard, over the last several months, we’ve made great strides towards collaboration with our regional partners, as well as the airlines that fly out of San Diego International Airport.
I’ll talk more about the details regarding the half-billion-dollar investment in just a minute. But first I want to stress that airline pre-approval for spending of this nature and magnitude demonstrates our airline partners’ understanding of the importance of these transportation and transit enhancements to the community. It also demonstrates their commitment to the entire region.
This 10-year agreement defines the relationship between the Airport Authority and our partner airlines. It covers rights and obligations of the parties as well as rates and charges the airlines pay to use the airport’s facilities. The airlines are our tenants and partners, and are a major source of income for the airport. The Airport Authority does not levy taxes. Airport revenue comes from rates and fees charged to airport tenants; from fees charged to businesses that use the airport property; and a small amount from federal grants.
This agreement addresses the unprecedented air passenger growth that has flowed through San Diego International Airport in the past five years, and the significant air passenger growth that is forecasted to continue. It’s important to note that air passenger growth will occur regardless of whether Terminal 1 is replaced. It is somewhat counter-intuitive, but a terminal replacement does not create more capacity for aircraft operations.
We have just one runway. The FAA establishes the operating requirement for traffic in the skies and with just one runway there are limitations to the amount of traffic the runway can accept.
To be clear, the terminal does not create additional capacity. A new terminal allows visitors to and from San Diego to have the kind of customer experience we want for them.
The funding made available through the new agreement with the airlines will help fund transportation and transit solutions that are ultimately agreed upon with our regional partners. However, the ADP must proceed in order for those contributions to be used towards infrastructure.
While the specific improvements are being studied and not yet approved, the agreement ensures there will be substantial funding for those improvements should the Airport Authority and partner agencies decide to go forward with them. The contribution of over a half-billion dollars could help fund the following projects if approved:
o $350 million for on- and potential off-airport public transportation projects in conjunction with regional partner agencies. We’ve all agreed that no one can do this alone, so this agreement allows the Airport Authority to contribute up to this amount when third-parties - such as regional partner agencies - contribute funds for off-airport transportation and transit projects.
o As you are aware, space for a transit station is included in the current Airport Development Plan. This funding could also help pay for a new transit station on airport property that could connect to the regional system.
o An additional $165 million – funded 100 percent by the Airport Authority and the Airlines - could be used for multimodal mobility corridor improvements also contemplated in the Airport Development Plan and, if approved, might include an inbound, on-airport access roadway adjacent to Harbor Drive and a bicycle path.
o If approved, the roadway would connect Laurel Street directly to the airport, with no traffic lights. This would remove an estimated 45,000 cars per day from Harbor Drive. It also includes a right-of-way for future outbound lanes.
o Additionally, the multimodal mobility corridor improvements could free up space on Harbor Drive for potential Rapid Bus or light rail transit opportunities that could serve not only the airport, but also Harbor Island redevelopment projects being considered by the Port of San Diego.
The Airport Development Plan includes projects that provide better connections for transit users, bicyclists and pedestrians, including:
o New all-electric shuttle service to and from the Old Town Transit Center
o Upgraded transit amenities at the new Terminal 1 curbfront, such as bus shelters, info kiosks, and electronic next-arrival signs
o A new multi-use walking and biking path along North Harbor Drive
When needed, the Airport Authority will seek FAA approval for possible off-airport transportation and transit projects, similar to previous and current off-airport projects undertaken by the Airport Authority to improve Harbor Drive and Sassafras Street.
With this new agreement, we have a platform to move forward on two fronts: One, to provide a first-class passenger experience in the terminals, including a new Terminal 1, and two, an efficient and accessible transportation solution that relieves congestion and makes getting to the airport easier for everyone.
Thank you for your continued support and interest.
Kimberly J. Becker
Glad they are putting transportation needs at the forefront! Your thoughts?
Chugach
Not enough to justify overflying four possible hub connecting points.
ANC-LAX is a year-round route on AS, seasonal on AA. DL has done it in the past, and B6 also did LGB-ANC for several years before throwing in the towel on the west coast.
UA runs SFO-ANC in summer and during peak winter travel periods (basically Christmas break and spring break). AS has done SFO-ANC historically, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it return eventually given their expanded presence at SFO.
There’s also the new SFO-FAI route on UA.
Looks like there was a breakfast meeting between SAN Authority Board members (Kim Becker and Hampton Brown among them), and Copa Airlines executives back on 6/12/19, as well as a dinner organized by Mr. Brown. Found these details in the meeting materials for the upcoming Authority Board meeting on July 11th.
Where's the "Love" button for this?
Could it be that there's a deal with FIS to operate later hours for Copa? And has the airline found a work-around for the delays in MAX deliveries?
To most people, they would only see what appears to be yet another 737-800 of United Airlines. To me, however, this will be the most beautiful 738 at SAN ever.
Here's a wild question: What would the chances ever be of U.S. pre-clearance in PTY?
ajlombardi2
Question... UA had the turboprop service for years to LAX from carlsbad, was there ever service to SFO on UA?
I know the history and runway limitations, but I really wish we could get a mainline carrier back at CLD
DesertAir
A while back there were rumores floating around the COPA would start service to TJ but all has been quiet lately. Volaris tried SAN-GDL and MEX service without much success. AM had service to Los Cabos but also discontinued it. Crossing the international boarder adds alot of tax to the flights so it much less expensive to take Mexican destination flights from TJ. TJ as well as Mexicali have large Asian populations, and many Asian owned factories, so the tec stop may also help passenger loads.
nicksair
ajlombardi2 wrote:
No service ever to SFO during the time UA/SKW operated it.
I do know Palomar has gone through a Master Plan process and i do recall one of the original components of it was to extend the runway only several hundred feet to allow for RJ's to safely operate in/out of there. I havent heard much since its been finalized if that has stuck or not.
Also, 2nd generation San Diegan here who rarely ever posts on A.net anymore.
Will try and provide my input here on occasion.
-NWR
Nicholas William Reed KSAN/KSFO/KBOS/KPDX
Kilgen
For now, it would be zero to none. CM's CEO is strongly against it as it would add at least an extra 2 hours for connections, vs the 45 minutes needed currently. Also, for it to happen, they may need to find a secluded area in PTY to put the pre-clearance area (maybe the north pier at the T1?). Until technology allows pre-clearance to be done very quickly, I don't see it in PTY in the short term. Also the biggest beneficiaries would be US based airlines than CM, so I don't see a big push from the Panamanian government to put it in place.
Kilgen wrote:
All things I didn't know. Thank you for the excellent points!!
futuresdpdcop
Anyone know the reason Gate 2 is closed? I’ve noticed baggage carts and tugs parked over the empty space. Been like that since I parked at gate 1 on 6/23 and also 7/7.
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Ranking the local coaches (and manager)
Mark Bradley, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Who’s the best coach/manager in the Atlanta/Athens sports market? Who’s the worst? (Who was the worst ever? Eddie Haas, then Bobby Petrino. But I digress.) And now we rank:
1. Mike Smith, Falcons: His Falcons haven’t had a losing season, have made the playoffs four times in five tries and just put to rest the notion that they couldn’t win in the postseason. That said, Smith hasn’t taken the Falcons to the Super Bowl, and last season he had a few goofy moments: not going for two against New Orleans; not running the clock down before the winning field goal against the Seahawks and, most egregiously, the confusion over the subsequent kickoff. Grade: A-minus.
2. Mark Richt, Georgia football: He has righted a program going wrong, which not many coaches ever do. The knock on Richt is the same as on Smith: He hasn’t won the big one. Until/unless he does, he’ll hear questions — as happened after the SEC Championship game — as to whether he can. Supporters will say his Bulldogs came within a tipped pass of beating mighty Alabama in one of the finest college games ever played; detractors will insist Georgia should have spiked the ball. Grade: A-minus.
3. Fredi Gonzalez, Braves: Bobby Cox’s successor has a better winning percentage (.565) as Braves manager than Cox himself (.557). Like Cox, Gonzalez runs a placid clubhouse. Like Cox, he goes to great lengths to make excuses for his players, which his players like. Fans complain that the Braves don’t bunt enough, and sabermetric types gripe that Craig Kimbrel should be deployed earlier, but the bottom line is that the team has replaced a Hall of Famer without a decline in performance. Grade: B-plus.
4. Ron Hunter, Georgia State basketball: He inherited a moribund program and gave it a pulse. The Panthers were 22-12 his first season, a not-bad-considering 15-16 in Year 2. Better still: They were an aggregate 21-15 in the Colonial Athletic Association, which takes — or at least took — the sport seriously. Georgia State is set to begin play in the Sun Belt and should have a fine backcourt with R.J. Hunter, the coach’s son, and Kentucky transfer Ryan Harrow. Grade: B.
5. Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech football: The Yellow Jackets were 20-7 his first two seasons; they’re 21-19 since. The easy answer is to say that opponents have cracked the code of his stylized offense; pesky numbers suggest otherwise. Over the past three seasons, Tech has finished second, first and fourth among ACC teams in yards gained. True, Johnson hasn’t found a defense to match — perhaps Ted Roof will change that — and recruiting has been tepid. But here we ask: Given the Jackets’ modest talent, is it a credit to coaching that they win as much as they do? Grade: B.
6. Larry Drew, Hawks (at least for the moment): He has done solid work without quite delivering on the platform that landed him the job. Having served under Mike Woodson, Drew convinced ownership he could take the team higher. He has won one playoff series; Woodson won two. In three seasons under Drew, the Hawks’ winning percentage — .557 — is the same as in their final three seasons under Woodson. Still, credit Drew for holding the Hawks together without Al Horford for most of 2011-12 and with a roster of transients last season. Grade: B.
7. Brian Gregory, Georgia Tech basketball: His two seasons here have been predictable. The first (11-20) was hard to watch. The second was better (16-15) and included a road upset of ACC champ Miami. Year 3 needs to yield 20 victories and at worst a spot on the NCAA tournament bubble. Unclear is whether the young Jackets can handle the rigors of a beefier conference. Grade: C.
8. Fred Williams, Dream: He became head coach (and general manager, too) after Marynell Meadors was fired midway through last season following a dust-up with star Angel McCoughtry. The Dream went 7-3 under Williams, who had been Meadors’ assistant for four years. They were eliminated in Round 1 of the playoffs by champ-to-be Indiana. The Dream reached the WNBA finals the previous two seasons. Grade: C.
9. Mark Fox, Georgia basketball: Held in high regard within the industry, he has managed one winning season and one NCAA appearance in four years. The best players he inherited — Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie — entered the NBA draft as juniors, which didn’t help. Likewise Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the only major signee of Fox’s tenure, just left. Even with KCP, the SEC player of the year and a possible lottery pick, the Bulldogs were 15-17 last season. Grade: D.
10. Lewis Preston, Kennesaw State basketball: Yes, he stepped into a difficult job. But 6-55 difficult? Grade: F.
Trent Miles, Georgia State football: Athletic director Cheryl Levick did well when hiring Hunter, a coach based at a smallish school in Indiana who had never worked in the South. Hiring a football man of a similar background — Miles coached Indiana State, his alma mater, the past five seasons — seems an iffier choice. Grade: Pending.
Brian Bohannon, Kennesaw State football: This made geographic sense. To guide a start-up program, AD Vaughn Williams picked a Griffin native who played at Georgia and who worked under Johnson at Georgia Southern and Tech. With the Jackets, Bohannon’s recruiting base was, conveniently enough, Cobb County. Grade: Pending until 2015.
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ARCA Ilmor 396 year two; historic first year. What will year two look like?
Don Radebaugh
TOLEDO, Ohio (April 13, 2016) - Year one for the ARCA Ilmor 396 was a success story like none other. 2015 saw the first-year engine win 15 pole positions, and 20 races, with relatively few mechanical problems. As the season progressed, more and more teams purchased the power plant, and with it winning results.
But before we go look at what’s in the future for year two, let’s take a quick review as to how the engine was born.
”We had a series of 1-on-1 meetings with team owners and principals at the October Kansas race in 2013 and one of the biggest line-item costs the teams were concerned with was engine cost, and more specifically the cost to lease an engine to be competitive,” said ARCA President Ron Drager. “We established a set of criteria and presented it to various engine building companies we felt comfortable could provide the service, and based on that process we chose Ilmor. The qualities Ilmor brought included familiarity with the ARCA Series and our teams since they had participated in the series as an engine building company, Ilmor’s rich history and tradition of performance and success at every level including Formula 1 and IndyCar, and the sincerity of Paul Ray and his team in dedicating the company’s resources to the ARCA Racing Series and our teams.
“We announced the ARCA Ilmor 396 program at Pocono Aug. 1 of 2014 and the engine made its debut at the Daytona test that December and in the Daytona race in February of 2015.”
Enter Dave Dixon and Ilmor Engineering.
“We had originally discussed a lease program for our teams, but when that proved not to be viable, we headed towards a team ownership program,” said Mark Gundrum, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for ARCA. “Dave Dixon was able to see the vision, and start working on how we can make this happen.”
Enter Holley Performance Products and their family of performance parts, as well as companies such as Diamond Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, ATI Dampers, Quarter Master Clutches, and Valvoline.
“The goal was to develop an engine using available, aftermarket parts. This was going to be a challenge,” added Gundrum.
“We had to start from scratch,” said Grayling Call, Director of Competition and Race Technology for ARCA. “We first had to have an engine that started. Then we needed an engine that idled properly. We then needed an engine that was able to get on and off pit road properly, and finally we had to start mapping the Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) for different tracks.”
“We had to have a reliable spec engine oil source (Valvoline) that was easily available to all competitors. The engine was going to have to perform on our Superspeedways (Daytona and Talladega), the intermediate tracks, the short tracks, and finally the road courses.”
“And finally, we had to make sure we were getting full pick up of fuel under low fuel and caution periods, so we did not have any stack ups on restarts.”
“The challenge was to get the fuel to the front in an economical manner. NASCAR had a solution in Sprint Cup, but the economics of the cost of that system relative to the overall investment in the ARCA Ilmor 396 didn’t make sense.”
Again, enter Holley Corporation. The Company had an economical solution for getting the fuel to the front of the engine.
“Holley went to work with their fuel pump and fuel pickup system, and it worked. We now had a complete engine that the competitor could buy, and manage using easily available parts.”
So now Dave Dixon and the Ilmor crew went to work in utilizing their expertise in reliability while using readily available parts. Ilmor met the challenge, and exceeded all expectations.
“We purchased an Ilmor last year for Cole (Custer) to compete in ARCA,” said Joe Custer, Executive Vice President of Stewart Haas Racing and Chief Operating Officer of the Haas Formula One team. “We bought one engine, and really did not know what to expect. We’ve been extremely happy with the performance of our engine. We ran our first race with the Ilmor on the road course at New Jersey Motor Sports Park, then tested and raced at Pocono, where Cole won.
“This year we tested and raced at Daytona, where we won the pole—all on the same engine. We plan to race one or two more events before we rebuild it; this engine has exceeded all of our expectations,” added Custer.
So going forward into year two, what can competitors expect for the future of the ARCA Ilmor 396?
First off, Dave Dixon has retired, and his vision has been handed off to Victor Garcia at Ilmor.
Next is better competition—field sizes increased by 7% in 2015, and 14% more cars finished on the lead lap. The number of Ilmor engines built is quickly approaching 90, with more engines starting to trickle down into all levels of competitors in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. This will translate to even closer competition for 2016.
“We had a vision for a three year plan, and a five year plan, as to where we saw the amount of engines in the series. We saw 33 Ilmor engines start Daytona out of 40 cars. We’re about a little over a year ahead of schedule,” said Call. “And our smaller teams are putting the engines to work, which is equalizing the level of competition from front to back.”
This is all great news for the competitors, but is the participation by the companies and over-the-counter parts suppliers working for their products?
“Yes,” said Graham Fordyce, Circle Track Performance Manager for Holley. “Competitors who are looking for an EFI solution for their vehicles are seeing that the parts available for the ARCA Ilmor 396 are available for their street, dragstrip, or whatever racing application they want to use. “
This season, the NHRA went to a similar engine package for the Pro Stock class.
“We use the same throttle body, ECU, ignition systems, coils, wiring harnesses, etc., that we use in the ARCA Ilmor 396. You can buy these parts for your street application if you want to. Everything we have is race proven, and available for the street. We’re in a good spot; other racing series are trying to adapt this platform,” added Fordyce.
With the participation of over-the-counter suppliers comes the opportunity for all of the suppliers to participate in contingency awards programs that put dollars back into the competitor’s pocket. Holly EFI, Diamond Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Valvoline, ATI Performance Products, Quarter Master Clutches, ACCEL Ignitions, Hooker Headers, and Earl’s Plumbing all participate in ARCA Racing Series contingency programs.
“There are an awful lot of high-performance, aftermarket manufacturers who have sponsored racing for years and years,” said Gundrum. “Many of those companies have supported ARCA for decades, and to even think about introducing an engine package that did not take their support into consideration would be unheard of. The ability to compensate Holley, Quartermaster, ATI and the others by allowing them to participate in this project was one of the many rewarding developments of the ARCA Ilmor 396 venture.”
For 2016, the series is allowing the competitors to download information from their own ECUs, allowing teams to better maintain their own engines, without incurring the cost of an engine tuner at each race.
Ilmor and ARCA are providing continuing education classes for competitors to learn how to download data to their laptops, and maintain the engines. An added benefit to this training is the use of throttle tracings and overlays to help crew chiefs adjust their cars, and drivers, to pick up their lap times.
Venturini Motorsports Crew Chief Jeff McClure agrees.
“The engine overlays are a valuable tool for our team,” said McClure. “By overlaying the RPMs, throttle tracings, and other comparable information, we can help our drivers go faster, and tune on our chassis.”
“The engines are all equal now, so it falls back on the driver and the crew to make these cars competitive. It’s no secret that I originally was not for the ARCA Ilmor 396, because we felt we had a competitive advantage with our existing engine program. But as we’ve gone forward, this program has grown on me. We’ve developed a great relationship with Ilmor engine group, and appreciate their professional attitude—they are very hands on as to how they interact with all of our teams.”
McClure sums up the future of the engine going forward.
“The ARCA Ilmor engine makes our series look like it’s up to date, both to our sponsors and fans. This, combined with the composite body, makes for a better future for our series, and a better future for all of our race teams.”
roush-yatesfan wrote April 16, 2016 13:29
Wow, I guess I must be the only ARCA-fan who hasn't been able to "get-right" with the ARCA/Ilmor/Chevy/396 engine program. I do understand its cost effectiveness for the various teams; but, did find it a bit amusing, after Mason Mitchell won the championship with a Ford/Roush/Yates/D3/FR9 engines, the plug was.............pulled and we all get to watch the cars run around with Chevy-power, no matter if it is a Ford, Dodge or Toyota. You can't tell me that TRD/Toyota can be really feeling warm and fuzzy about this, either.
Here is the real "skinny" on the ARCA/Ilmor/Chevy/396, for the reader who might be interested:
http://www.enginelabs.com/news/ilmor-396-arca-engine-saves-money-lays-off-engine-builders/
The above ARCA- article, though quite interesting, seems to leave out the part about the Chevy LSX being the basis for the ARCA/Ilmor/Chevy.
This long-time race fan just doesn't dig watching his favorite Ford running around the track with one of those ARCA/Ilmor/Chevy engines, where there should be a Ford Roush Yates D3 or FR9.
Don't even get me going how the ARCA Engine Rules have the only legal Ford-Roush-Yates D3 or any "legacy" engine so penalized by things like cubic inch displacement, bore spacing, distributor ignition, a 1960's Holly carb, rev-limiting/gearing the crap out of the engine to take it way out of its power band; and, I am sure I missed a couple of other things!
Some state now the playing field has been levelled. My &%$!
I was reading Jayski this morning and see that NASCAR will be allowing Truck Series teams to run the NASCAR-Spec-Engine at certain tracks for the series this season. Don't tell me it will be that famous ARCA/Ilmor/Chevy? LMAO, that Kyle Busch and TRD want NO part of the "spec" engine program from NASCAR. That is the first thing Kyle has ever done that I like!
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United to fly Airbus A350-1000 to Sydney, Melbourne
by David Flynn | June 21, 2013
United Airlines has earmarked Sydney and Melbourne as routes for its Airbus A350-1000, the next-gen jetliner which will go up against both Boeing's 787-10 and 777X long-range aircraft.
It will be a dramatic upgrade for United's Australian routes to Los Angeles and San Francisco, which currently plod along on Boeing 747-400s that even United CEO Jeff Smisek agrees is sub-par.
“The back of the product on the 747 that United flies to Australia is not an acceptable level of product” Smisek admitted to Australian Business Traveller in December 2010, citing the fact that inflight entertainment in economy is limited to a handful of TVs that drop down from the ceiling.
United and Airbus overnight confirmed that the airline will add 35 A350-1000s to its fleet, which United said in a statement "will be operated by United on higher density routes, including non-stop flights between the United States and the Asia/Pacific region."
The A350-1000 is the largest member of the Airbus A350 family, designed to seat around 350 passengers in a three-class layout.
But a five-year wait for that boarding call...
However, the A350-1000 is some five years away from flying in United's colours. While the A350-900 is expected to make its commercial debut in the second half of 2014, the 1000 won't follow until 2017, with United's order to be filled in 2018.
That still means a lot of miles in United's 747-400s, although a forthcoming upgrade to streaming wifi and inflight internet will help pass the time.
Speaking on the sidelines of this week's entry of EVA Airways into the Star Alliance group, Smisek told Australian Business Traveller that "later this year we will introduce streaming video" onto the Australia-bound Boeing 747-400s.
"We're putting power throughout the airplane plus satellite-based wifi so travellers can stay in touch wherever they are."
However, economy passengers will need to bring their own tablets, smartphones and laptops to use the the streaming video service, which will make the on-demand content of business class available to all passengers over wifi – United won't be fitting personal video screens to any of the seats.
Smisek doesn't see this as a problem, however. "Everybody has their own devices these days" he said, "and if they don't have on on the first flight they'll remember to bring one the next time!"
Australian Business Traveller attended the EVA Air / Star Alliance media event in Taipei as a guest of Star Alliance.
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carlousmoochous
21 Jun, 2013 10:05 am
I think the United rep is confused with this line... "and if they don't have on on the first flight they'll remember to bring one the next time!" I think they mean, "if they don't have on the first flight, they'll book with someone else for future flights". Glad to see that something will happen eventually, however there's still at least 5years before anything happens - and a lot can happen in 5years.
Also, as I understand it the "upgrade" isn't going to include power sockets at every seat anyway, so unless your battery lasts fourteen hours you're out of luck.
Besides, if the new 787s are anything to go by, then just because United invests in a fancy new aircraft doesn't mean they're going to make the interior any good. Flying on a United 787 is just like flying on a United 767, except more crowded.
Undoubtedly, UA will fit the A350 with ten-abreast seating, and you'll pine for the old days of the 747s.
I agree that most people will have their own devices, but I am sure that the wifi will not be free and since all other airlines plying the Australia - North America market offer their economy passengers with free AVOD, UA is light years behind if they do not upgrade the back of their planes. No power socket also a big miss, even if they put one in per three or four seats. how is yoru device going to last 13+ hours across the pond. I can see the economics from UA point of view, as the 744 will be retired soon after the new generation of jets arrive they do not want to invest, however, I predict they will start loosing market share soon, as their offering is just not competitive.
As for the new A350's, I am not holding my breath, I still remember the plan of UA to fly the 787 from IAH-AKL, never happened....
tm_smile
21 Jun, 2013 02:56 pm
I'm pretty sure that when they say wi-fi, they actually mean AVOD over wi-fi as per the Qantas iPads and Virgin wi-fi trial, rather than internet (though that could be a paid component of the wifi).
Airlines like United will not get my business while continuing to provide yesteryear's product.
When travelling to the US I prefer to fly the long route via Dubai or Abu Dhabi as the service and seating on the Arab carriers is far superior to anything offered Trans Pacific.
Im talking J class. Though economy without a personal screen is unbelievable in this day and age.
Ben84, seriously? You fly Australia to the US via Dubai or Abu Dhabi instead of just direct with Qantas? That must cost you a packet extra, it'd certainly take a LOT more time too!
I am not impressed by QANTAS.
- I like the 1-2-1 seating offered by the Arab carriers, compared to the 2-2-2 offered by QANTAS.
- There is no battling through LAX and endless security. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are excellent cities to stopover when I choose to do so. Great hotels and plenty of interesting things to do.
- I am more likely to score an upgrade with Emirates or Etihad than I am with QANTAS.
- Flying Etihad or Emirates is actually cheaper than booking with QANTAS. On my last trip, the difference between Etihad and QANTAS was $2,000.
The extra time in the air in a superior seat is worth it.
Jedinak K
You could also fly with Korean Air, Asiana, Cathay Pacific or ANA as they are also transpacific. Not sure how much extra they will cost. Air New Zealand is also a good option.
The only one out of that group that I'd even consider flying with is Cathay.
But I'll stick to EY and EK. Very happy with the former's product and EK is okay too.
The Middle East airlines know how to package a good product.
Why anyone would fly United across the Pacific is beyond me when there are so many other options.
seanpodge
When United/the article says that they are looking at the A350-T for Sydney and Melbourne, do they mean that they are looking at opening a non stop MEL-LAX/SFO service or just continuing the UA839/40 route with new equipment? The stop at SYD isn't too inconvient (certianly light years ahead of having to do a DOM-INT transfer at SYD) but a non stop from MEL would be nice.
Fair enough that UA don't want to splash the cash on the 747s that most other airlines are about to or have already scraped. It does mean though that they have very much cornered themselves into only being able to compete on price. Being someone who has flown MEL-LAX with UA in Y and found it passablee, I don't mean to be critical, but if other carriers can match UA on price (or get reasonably close) then they're going to go with the opposition every day of the week. Even when the new planes finally hit Australian tarmac, they might find it difficult to shake the cheap and nasty image, particularly if they've been a bit stingy on the optional extras.
aussieboyaussie
The comments from United CEO; "and if they don't have on on the first flight they'll remember to bring one the next time!", displays a level of arrogance beyond belief. Where's the respect for their loyal customers?
Absolutely agreed, DB. The height of arrogance to say that "everybody" travels with an iPhone or iPad. Smisek needs to wake up to himself, he has SYD-SFO all to himself but that could change so quickly. If Virgin Australia puts its 777 onto SYD-SFO with onward connections via Virgin America's SFO terminal, I think they would clean up and United wouldn't know what hit them!!
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Cheekh Episode 17 – 27th April 2019
There are rare examples of women raising voice for justice, against their own family. Cheekh is the journey of a woman who fights for justice for her closest friend.
Mannat, played by the immensely talented Saba Qamar, is a strong-headed and outspoken girl and believes in speaking the truth at all times.
Wajih, played by the heartthrob, Bilal Abbas Khan, is a sharp and cunning man who knows how to manipulate any situation to suit himself.
Yawer, played by the versatile, Aijaz Aslam, is the older brother of Wajih, Shayan and Haya. He can go to any extent to protect his family.
Shayan, played by the handsome, Emmad Irfani, is the middle brother. He is married to Mannat and is a loving husband who supports her even when she stands against his family.
Haya, played by the beautiful, Azekah Daniel, is the youngest sibling of Yawer, Shayan and Wajih.
Nayab, played by the stunning, Ushna Shah, is a sweet and innocent girl who is in love with Wajih, Haya’s older brother. Mannat is very close to her two best friends, Haya and Nayab.
Ramzan, played by the veteran actor, Noor Ul Hasan, is Nayab’s father and Shamsa, played by Saima Qureshi, is her stepmother.
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Home > Library > Aircraft > Sport Pilot: Choosing the Light-Sport Aircraft that's Right for You
Sport Pilot: Choosing the Light-Sport Aircraft that's Right for You
by Paul Hamilton
This DVD-with-booklet compares the Light-Sport Aircraft types and their ultralight cousins to help you make a truly informed decision on which type is right for you.
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ASA has teamed up with renowned sport aviation expert Paul Hamilton to produce Sport Pilot: Choosing the Light-Sport Aircraft that's Right for You, a training DVD that explains and defines ultralights and LSA. It provides parameters to evaluate your situation and the factors to consider, and an overview and introduction to each of the light-sport aircraft types. Includes a beautiful full-color booklet with aircraft photos and comparison tables.
The new Sport Pilot airman certificate for Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) provides a simple path to a pilot certificate and a variety of aircraft people can own and/or operate inexpensively. As a result, more people are now able to experience the freedom to fly.
Program Outline:
Introduction (many types of aircraft to fit many lifestyles)
Section 1: What are Ultralights and Light-Sport Aircraft? (Regulations, Ultralights and Ultralight Trainers, Light-Sport Aircraft and Sport Pilot, Experimental and General Aviation)
Section 2: Evaluating Your Situation and Factors to Consider (Motor vs. Free Flight, Cost, Infrastructure, Athletic Ability, Storage and Transportation, Location, Weather, Time Commitment to Learn, Previous Aviation Experience)
Section 3: The Aircraft With Advantages and Limitations (Hang Glider, Paraglider, Powered Paraglider (PPG), Powered Parachute (PPC), Trike and Powered Hang Glider (Weight-Shift Control), Fixed Wing (Airplanes))
Digitally mastered
English digital audio
Main feature total running time 41 minutes
Part Number ASAF2FSPORT
Watch the Movie Trailer, which includes scenes from the DVD.
ROTAX 912 Engine Introduction
Practical Test Standards: Sport Pilot
Practical Test Standards: Sport Pilot (PDF)
Powered Parachute Flying Handbook
Preflight a Fixed Wing Light-Sport Aircraft for Sport Pilots
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November snow in Aspen about half of average
News | December 1, 2017
Scott Condon
scondon@aspentimes.com
A rider negotiates bare spots on Aspen Mountain Friday. Snowfall was about half of average in November.
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Skiers are saying goodbye and good riddance to November.
The preliminary monthly weather report at the Aspen Water Plant shows it snowed 10.8 inches in November, about half the average of 21.84 inches.
The water plant, an official weather station for the National Weather Service along with the airport, recorded 0.83 inches of total precipitation for the month. The average is 2 inches. (The airport recorded only 0.16 inches of precipitation for the month.)
The picture was little better at the ski slopes’ higher elevations. Aspenweather.net, a local micro-forecaster, reported this week that Aspen Mountain tallied 18.5 inches of snow in November while Snowmass managed 19.5 inches.
“We all panic, but it always turns around.” — Joe Raczak on snow conditions
Buttermilk recorded 10.7 inches, consistent with the water plant. Aspen Highlands received the most for the month at 24.5 inches.
“Basically these numbers are about half of the normal snowfall. At Highlands it was about 65 percent of normal,” according to aspenweather.net.
Most of the snow fell during a storm that struck Nov. 17. Without that dose, “we would have really been in trouble,” the forecaster said.
The Colorado Snow Survey by the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service said snowpack on Independence Pass is 51 percent of median. It’s better on Schofield Pass at 83 percent of median.
Warm temperatures have exacerbated the dry conditions. That has hampered Aspen Skiing Co.’s snowmaking ability.
A storm is forecast to sweep through the area Sunday and into Monday, leaving a few inches of snow. Temperatures also will plummet and allow steady snowmaking next week.
Joe Raczak, general manager of the North of Nell Condominiums, said occupancy rates during the first half of December could suffer if conditions don’t turn around.
“A lot of people in December take a wait-and-see approach,” he said, referring to travelers.
They will book a trip if there are good snow conditions but make other plans if the snow is lacking.
Raczak said he believes holiday crowds will materialize regardless of snow conditions. “We’re booked from Dec. 18 and 19 on,” he said.
Some ski instructors have mentioned in casual conversations that they are concerned that wealthy clientele who are booked for mid-December vacations might cancel plans and take alternative trips if snow conditions don’t improve. However, thus far, it doesn’t appear travelers are bailing.
Bill Tomcich, president of Stay Aspen Snowmass, a central reservations business, said he attended a marketing meeting with tourism officials from Aspen and Snowmass this week and no one reported cancellations. Tomcich said there has been a “slight lull” in the pace of bookings, but that’s not unusual immediately after Thanksgiving.
The phones are still ringing, Tomcich said, but a healthy dose of snow could spur more activity.
Skico’s call center isn’t reporting cancellations but is eager for snow to increase the calls, said Jeff Hanle, Skico vice president of communications.
Tomcich’s latest occupancy report issued Nov. 14 said the first part of December looks “quiet” for Aspen and Snowmass Village lodging properties. However, Aspen would have a noticeable spike in business Dec. 8 and 9, he said, and Snowmass will see a “huge spike” on Dec. 14 and 15 for its 50th anniversary celebration.
He said the week prior to Christmas is shaping up to be slower than usual for the ski industry in general. Aspen-Snowmass is trying to spur business by providing a $150 flight credit for travelers who purchase lift tickets and three nights of lodging, and fly into Aspen-Pitkin County Airport. The offer is valid through Dec. 22 and requires a 14-day advance purchase.
The week after New Year’s Day is busier than usual with the holiday falling on a Monday, Tomcich said. Many schools are taking days off or even the entire week after New Year’s.
While the shortage of snow is disconcerting for skiers and businesses, it’s still very early in the game.
“We all panic, but it always turns around,” Raczak said.
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Patton Oswalt dons Roy Moore’s cute little vest to play the Trump-approved accused pedophile
Randall Colburn
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Jimmy Fallon might suck, but at least his friends don’t. Patton Oswalt, clad in a cowboy hat and little black vest, swung by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night to play everyone’s favorite God-fearing alleged pervert, Roy Moore.
Moore, noted bigot and Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, has been accused of being a serial pedophile by eight different women. All of them have been decried as liars and/or servants of George Soros by Breitbart-reading Alabama voters and our goddamned president, which has resulted in a race that’s much, much closer than it should be. But, hey, that’s 2017 for you.
Oswalt’s appearance at least brings a little levity to the situation, with his Moore rejecting Donald Trump’s official endorsement of his campaign. “He’s immature, he’s annoying, he’s gossipy,” he says of Trump. “He’s like a teenage girl, but in a bad way.”
The segment caps off with Oswalt’s Moore rattling off some potential campaign slogans. “Roy Moore: If 2017 Were a Person, It’d Be Me,” goes the best of the bunch.
Will Moore challenge him to a fight, too? Or do we have to wait until he’s done with Jimmy Kimmel?
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Randall Colburn is a Chicago-based writer and occasional playwright. He is a senior writer at Consequence of Sound and a talking head in Best Worst Movie, the documentary about Troll 2.
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As the volatile news month of March came to a close, it was hard to miss the latest gut punch: the Republicans in Congress just killed Internet privacy. And in case there was any doubt, the law they signed killed it for good. Americans who heard or read about it were breathless at the effrontery.
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I Lived on Butterfly Hill
by Marjorie Agosin, Lee White (Illustrator)Marjorie Agosin
An eleven-year-old’s world is upended by political turmoil in this “lyrically ambitious tale of exile and reunification” (Kirkus Reviews) from an award-winning poet, based on true events in Chile.
Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends and neighbors and family in the idyllic town of Valparaiso, Chile—until one day when warships are spotted in the harbor and schoolmates start disappearing from class without a word. Celeste doesn’t quite know what is happening, but one thing is clear: no one is safe, not anymore.
The country has been taken over by a government that declares artists, protestors, and anyone who helps the needy to be considered “subversive” and dangerous to Chile’s future. So Celeste’s parents—her educated, generous, kind parents—must go into hiding before they, too, “disappear.” Before they do, however, they send Celeste to America to protect her.
As Celeste adapts to her new life in Maine, she never stops dreaming of Chile. But even after democracy is restored to her home country, questions remain: Will her parents reemerge from hiding? Will she ever be truly safe again?
Accented with interior artwork, steeped in the history of Pinochet’s catastrophic takeover of Chile, and based on many true events, this multicultural ode to the power of revolution, words, and love is both indelibly brave and heartwrenchingly graceful.
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Marjorie Agosín is the Pura Belpré Award-winning author of I Lived on Butterfly Hill. She was raised in Chile by Jewish parents. Her family moved to the United States to escape the horrors of the Pinochet takeover of their country. Coming from a South American country and being Jewish, Agosín’s writings demonstrate a unique blending of these cultures. She has received the Letras de Oro Prize for her poetry, and her writings about, and humanitarian work for, women in Chile have been the focus of feature articles in The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and Ms. Magazine. She has also won the Latino Literature Prize for her poetry. She is a Spanish professor at Wellesley College.
Lee White lives with his wife and their three crazy cats in Portland, Oregon, and you can visit him online at LeeWhiteIllustration.com.
The blue cloud finally opens—just when the bell rings to let the Juana Ross School out for the weekend. I’d been watching the sky from the classroom windows all day, wondering just when the rain would pour down. I run down the hall and through the front doors with Lucila, Marisol, and Gloria at my heels. “Quick, girls, get under my umbrella!” Marisol shouts, and her cousin Lucila and I huddle close, one on each side of her.
“Valparaíso will be a swamp for the third weekend in a row.” Gloria groans as she opens her own umbrella. Cristóbal Williams catches up to us, grinning hello, but his smile quickly turns into a yawn. “Here, Señor Sleepyhead. I’ll share if you hold it.” Gloria shoves her pink umbrella into Cristóbal’s hand—the one not holding the magic pendulum he almost always carries with him.
“I’m starving,” he says. “Let’s go eat something.” That’s Cristóbal. Always sleepy and always hungry.
“Café Iris? Sopaipillas?” I suggest.
“Where else?” exclaims Lucila, who loves Café Iris just as much as I do. The others nod their agreement and start walking up the narrow sidewalk crowded with people rushing to escape the rain, all trying not to fall into the gutter. A crowd of people swarms the cable car stop at the bottom of Barón Hill. From the weary expressions on their faces, I can tell this cable car is probably running slow—or not at all. On days when the rain is heavy, the mud flowing down the hills leaves all sorts of obstacles—tires, trash barrels, tricycles, and many lost umbrellas—on the wooden tracks.
We look at one another and roll our eyes. “Not again,” Gloria groans. Cristóbal yawns and throws his hands up like a question mark. We are all used to waiting for, and wondering about, the cable cars. Valparaíso is a city of hills—forty-two of them—that rise in the shape of a crescent moon overlooking the harbor. The cable cars are painted in beautiful crimsons, sapphires, greens, and golds that from a distance conceal their age—some were built a hundred years ago. And they still manage—on most days, that is—to carry people to and from their homes on the steep hills. No matter how many times I have ridden the Barón Hill cable car, it’s always exciting. The track is so steep and the car so shaky that sometimes I fear it will topple down into the harbor far, far below. So that’s when I look out the other window, up toward the hills. They look like they’re on a canvas where a painter has made one brushstroke with each of the colors on his palette, side by side in rows and columns atop one another. Such are the houses on the hills of my city, all knit tightly together like a quilt my Nana Delfina hangs out on the clothesline to dry, blowing in the wind—up, up, up—into the sky.
“Wait. I hear one coming,” Marisol says. We all look up toward the low humming noise that reminds me of Abuela Frida’s voice when she has a scratchy throat.
“There, I see one coming,” I say.
“But the line is so long,” Lucila reminds us. “We’ll be waiting here for at least two more to come before it’s our turn.”
“Let’s walk!” Gloria calls to us over the din. Marisol, who can be a bit lazy sometimes, groans under her breath.
“Come on. It’s good for you,” urges Lucila.
“Easy for you to say, Lucila Long Legs,” Marisol retorts.
By the time we reach Café Iris at the top of Cerro Barón, one of the highest and most famous of Valparaíso’s hills—the one sailors look for to spot our city from their boats at sea—we are breathless, soaked, and shivering. It always feels like I can see the entire Pacific Ocean stretch out beneath me from this spot. I look out today on the harbor, covered with a gray mist. Then I blink my eyes a few times. I’ve been looking down at the harbor all my life, but today something seems different. Wrong, almost.
“Does the harbor look strange to you?” I ask my friends. They look at me as if to say, Not another one of your stories. We’re too big to play pretend anymore. “No, really, look!” I protest. “This isn’t my imagination. Just look and tell me what you see.”
“Water?” suggests Lucila. “Fog, boats . . .”
“Boats! That’s it!” I exclaim.
“What’s it?” Gloria asks.
“The boats,” I say. “They’re bigger than usual, really more like ships than boats. And there are a lot of them. I just think it’s strange, that’s all.”
“That’s not the only thing that’s strange,” Marisol teases me, and turns me in the direction of Café Iris.
“Don’t be mean, Marisol!” Lucila scolds her.
We go inside and shake off the rain. Cristóbal finds us a toasty booth in the corner, and we order a plate of steaming sopaipillas to share. With my mouth full of delicious fried pumpkin bread, I mumble, “I think we’re lucky the winds are always bringing in rain this time of year.”
“Not me,” proclaims Marisol.
“Me neither,” says Gloria.
“Why’s that, Celeste?” Lucila asks.
“Sopaipillas!” I say, my mouth full now with my second bite. “Just when I almost forget their taste, another storm blows in and I get to try them all over again.” In Chile it is a tradition to eat sopaipillas—round and warm like smiles—only on rainy days.
Gloria rolls her eyes, and the other girls giggle. But Cristóbal says, “Me too. I agree with Celeste.”
“Ahh! A wise choice, young man, to agree with the lovely Señorita Marconi. For I have known Celeste since she was just a little bean—more wee, if you can imagine, than she is now—and she is a wise old girl, wise beyond her years.” I laugh at the Café Iris magician. He’s always teasing me but also always encouraging me to trust what he calls my intuition. El mago winks, reaches for my hand, and gives it a kiss. Like always, he wears a green silk shirt and bright orange suspenders, his frame as tall and narrow as if someone had pasted patent leather shoes to the bottom of the map of Chile.
Cristóbal loves visiting el mago, probably because Cristóbal does a kind of magic too. He uses his pendulum to draw maps in the sand—to find lost items and predict the future. Last week the pendulum showed him just where the sun would come out and paint a rainbow over Butterfly Hill.
Cristóbal’s mother made his pendulum when he was four years old, after his father died. The only thing that made him smile was to visit el mago and watch him read the crystal ball and pull doves from his cape. One day el mago told Cristóbal’s mother to give her son a pendulum—that it would become an inner compass that would stay with him all his life, a firm hand to guide him the way his father might have. His mother, not having much money, made the pendulum herself. She polished a piece of crystal-blue sea glass until it was smooth and round like an egg. Then she hung it from the silver chain that had once carried her husband’s pocket watch. And because el mago told her the pendulum must end in a point, Cristóbal’s mother melted a hairpin and fastened it to the bottom of the sea glass. Ever since, whenever we’ve had a question, serious or silly, we’ve begged Cristóbal to ask his pendulum for the answer.
Today, over our second steaming plate of sopaipillas, Marisol asks with a wicked smile, “So, just who at this table is in love with Juan Carlos, the new boy in eighth grade?”
We all know the answer, but wait with bated breath for the pendulum to prove us right.
Cristóbal dangles the pendulum in the air so that its hairpin point just grazes the flat surface of the table. Then he closes his eyes. Quick as a flash the pendulum moves in Gloria’s direction. We burst out laughing. Everyone, that is, but Gloria.
“I knew it! I could have told you that a week ago!” Marisol gloats triumphantly.
Gloria tosses her blond curls and rolls her eyes. “Of course I’m not in love with him! I just think he’s handsome, that’s all.” But the pendulum, with a life of its own, stretches the chain farther across the table, straining to reach Gloria. Lucila, Marisol, and I squeal and giggle some more!
Cristóbal, seeing how flustered Gloria has become, pulls the pendulum from the table and tucks it into his pocket. But Marisol isn’t done teasing. “We can always get a second opinion and ask el mago about your love life, Gloria. What do you think he’ll say?”
Gloria blushes as pink as her umbrella. “No! Never mind! Don’t call el mago over here. . . . Fine, I admit it, I like him. I said like, not love. Are you satisfied?”
“¡Sí!” the rest of us shout in unison.
We all laugh, Gloria included, until we clutch our full bellies. Then I start to hiccup, and the laughter starts again, until all our cheeks turn as rosy and warm as Gloria’s.
When we leave Café Iris, we step into torrents of muddy water pouring down the steep street. The wind blows hard from the west, over the harbor and up the hills, making the raindrops fly sideways, stinging my cheeks. When it rains in Valparaíso, not only the skies open. My eyes, the sea, the streets, even the ships—everything fills with water and overflows. Ships. Suddenly remembering them, I shield my eyes and peer toward the harbor. But it’s hard to see anything except blankets of gray.
Winds from the south, then the north, meet and swirl around us like a windmill—blowing newspapers and flowerpots and lost umbrellas all over the place—making it hard to see one another. “Celeste, stay close to us!” I hear Cristóbal shout.
“Ah!” Something strikes me in the head. I look down to see a doll—a body without a head—rolling at my feet. I shiver, the hair on my arms standing straight up.
“Lucila! Where are you? Grab my hand!” I hear Marisol call to her cousin. I look in the direction of her voice, mesmerized by what I see. Swiftly, silently, slyly the fog swallows Lucila’s head, then her hands, her feet, most of her torso. The only thing I can make out is the place where her heart is. My own heart starts beating fast.
“Lucila!” I cry out, panicked. “Are you all right?”
“Celeste, I’m here. I’m fine.”
I let out my breath when I hear her voice. Then Marisol’s—“Don’t worry. I got her.” I breathe even easier when the fog begins to lift like a veil from their faces. Why did that scare me so much? I’m used to the tricks the weather plays. Why am I so nervous today?
“Celeste, earth to Celeste.” Gloria tugs at my sleeve. “It’s late. You better get moving or your nana is going to be cross and waiting for you at the door.”
“Gracias, Gloria. I’ll hurry.” I give my friends each a kiss on the cheek. “Bye, everyone! See you Monday!”
“¡Adiós, Celeste!”
As I climb the winding paths up Butterfly Hill to where my house sits—rather slanted—at the very top, I pause every so often to look around. I look at my feet, remembering the doll, and then out toward the harbor, remembering the ships. And I shudder when I recall how eerie it was to see Lucila disappear bit by bit.
I feel better when I pass our neighbor Señora Atkinson’s tall pink house. On days like this she always stands in the window with a china teacup in one hand, tilting her head like a swan. She says the rains remind her of her youth in London, and there is never a more perfect time than a wet Valparaíso afternoon to drink tea and look out the window.
I wave to her, and she opens the window. “Cheers, Celeste!” She calls to me in English that sounds like the trilling of the yellow canary she keeps in her parlor.
I wonder if she’s noticed anything different about the ships today.
Delfina has been waiting, as Gloria predicted. She opens the door and wraps a warm towel around my shoulders. “At night everyone returns to their proper place, including mischievous girls who always lose track of the time.” She puts on her sternest face. “Now go upstairs and change, and then come down to the kitchen. I want you to help me chop herbs for dinner.”
“Sí, Delfina.” I climb the drafty, winding stairs to my blue bedroom that’s so high, at night I imagine I am sleeping on a cloud in the sky. Which makes sense to me, since that is what my name, Celeste, means—like the sky. Like any sky, I suppose, sometimes I am bright and clear, and other times I can be quite a raincloud. I like to think more often than not that I’m a sunny day, with just a few easy clouds that blow in and out with the breeze.
Agosín’s rich, expansive novel, based on true events in Chile during the 1970s, covers three turbulent years in Celeste Marconi’s life. Sixth-grader Celeste, surrounded by a loving family and lively friends, basks in the natural beauty of coastal Valparaíso, befriending pelicans, dreaming, and writing on her rooftop, which overlooks the harbor. Her idyllic life abruptly ends when a dictatorship takes over Chile, killing the Socialist president and removing his supporters—people like Celeste’s idealistic parents, doctors who run a clinic for the poor. Classmates begin to disappear, her parents go into hiding, and Celeste is sent to a small Maine town to live with her aunt, where she struggles with homesickness, anxiety about her parents, learning English, and making friends. As Celeste slowly comes to feel comfortable in Maine, Agosín explores the relentless mixed emotions of having two homes especially well. “It’s like I have one foot on Juliette Cove and the other in Butterfly Hill,” thinks Celeste. The book’s length and broad scope may intimidate some readers, but the realistically bittersweet ending is rewarding. Art not seen by PW. Ages 10–14. Author’s agent: Jennifer Lyons, Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency. (Mar.)
Gr 5–8—Celeste is a sixth-grader living in Valparaíso, Chile. Her life is idyllic, full of a loving, multigenerational family, a home she finds inspiring, and good friends. Things take a drastic turn when Valparaíso starts being affected by what Celeste's parents call "earthquakes of the soul"—the country falls under the grip of a ruthless dictator who is determined to eliminate dissent. Friends start disappearing, and Celeste's parents, who are seen as subversives for their work helping the disadvantaged, go into hiding. Celeste is sent to live with her aunt in the United States, where she struggles to acclimate, and to understand the larger picture of what is happening at home. Agosín has woven a historical story that draws on her own life experiences, with themes of exile, the quest for justice, and the power of the written word to preserve history. The story mirrors, but does not directly reference, the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet and its accompanying turmoil. The language is poetic and full of imagery and, while the book is long, it moves at a smooth pace. Occasional illustrations reflect the mood of each phase of the story. This is Agosín's first book for a younger audience, and she has managed to capture the wide-eyed curiosity and confusion of her narrator. Given its length and weighty themes, this book is best suited for serious readers.—Jenna Lanterman, formerly at The Calhoun School and Mary McDowell Friends School, New York City
With a loving and financially secure family and a close group of friends, 11-year-old Celeste's life in Valparaíso, Chile, is relatively carefree—until the coup that unseats the president and establishes a dictatorship. People begin to be disappeared. Her parents, both doctors running a clinic for the poor, are now subversives who must go into hiding in order to keep themselves and Celeste safe. As the situation worsens, Celeste herself must leave her homeland to stay with her aunt in faraway Maine. She spends three years in this cold and solitary land. As she finally begins to fit in, the time comes to return home. She finds her country different, filled with the fog of sadness. But she also finds opportunities: to reconnect, rebuild and forgive. Though the size and scope of this novel may appear daunting, the beautiful language, compelling characters and short chapters make it a captivating read. For some, the extensive denouement may go on a touch too long, but most will be pleased to have a little extra time with Celeste as she and her community rebuild their lives in a new Chile. Award-winning Chilean author and poet Agosín's debut for young people is a lyrically ambitious tale of exile and reunification. (Historical fiction. 10-14)
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Great book! Though there are some war and killing parts so not appropriate for any small kids who don't need to learn about that.
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Stone Arabia, Dana Spiotta’s moving and intrepid third novel, is about family, obsession, memory, and the urge to create—in isolation, at the margins of our winner-take-all culture.
In the sibling relationship, “there are no first impressions, no seductions, no getting to know each other,” says Denise Kranis. For her and her brother, Nik, now in their forties, no relationship is more significant. They grew up in Los Angeles in the late seventies and early eighties. Nik was always the artist, always wrote music, always had a band. Now he makes his art in private, obsessively documenting the work, but never testing it in the world. Denise remains Nik’s most passionate and acute audience, sometimes his only audience. She is also her family’s first defense against the world’s fragility. Friends die, their mother’s memory and mind unravel, and the news of global catastrophe and individual tragedy haunts Denise. When her daughter, Ada, decides to make a film about Nik, everyone’s vulnerabilities seem to escalate.
Dana Spiotta has established herself as a “singularly powerful and provocative writer” (The Boston Globe) whose work is fiercely original. Stone Arabia—riveting, unnerving, and strangely beautiful—reexamines what it means to be an artist and redefines the ties that bind.
Dana Spiotta is the author of Innocents and Others; Stone Arabia, A National Books Critics Circle Award finalist; and Eat the Document, a finalist for the National Book Award. Spiotta is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Rome Prize for Literature. She lives in Syracuse, New York.
B.A., The Evergreen State College, 1992
http://www.danaspiotta.com
She always said it started, or became apparent to her, when their father brought him a guitar for his tenth birthday. At least that was the family legend, repeated and burnished into a shared over-memory. But she did really think it was true: he changed in one identifiable moment. Up until that point, Nik’s main occupations had been reading Mad magazine and making elaborate ink drawings of dogs and cats behaving like far-out hipsters. He had characters—Mickey the shaggy mutt who smoked weed and rode motorcycles; Linda the sluttish afghan who wore her hair hanging over one eye; and Nik Kat, his little alter ego, a cool cat who played pranks and escaped many close calls. Nik Kat addressed the reader directly and gave little winky comments about not wanting you to turn the page. Denise appeared as Little Kit Kat, the wonder tot. She had a cape and followed all the orders Nik Kat gave her. Nik made a full book out of each episode. He would make three or four copies with carbon paper and then later make more at some expense at the print shop, but each of the covers was created by hand and unique: he drew the images in Magic Marker and then collaged in pieces of colored paper cut from magazines. Denise still had Nik’s zines in a box somewhere. He gave one copy to her and Mom (they had to share), one to his girlfriend of the moment (Nik always had a girlfriend), one was put in a plastic sleeve and filed in his fledgling archives, and one went to their father, who lived in San Francisco.
Nik would take his father’s issue, sign it, and write a limited-edition number on it before taping it into an elaborate package cut from brown paper grocery bags. He would address it to Mr. Richard Kranis. (Always with the word Kronos written next to it in microscopic letters. This alluded to an earlier time when each person in Nik’s life was assigned the name and identity of a god. Naturally his dad was Kronos, and even though Nik had long ago moved on from his childish myths-and-gods phase, their father forever retained his Kronos moniker in subtle subscript.) Nik would draw all over the package, making the wrapping paper an extension of the story inside. After he mailed it off to his father, he recorded the edition numbers and who possessed them in his master book. Even then he seemed to be annotating his own life for future reference. “Self-curate or disappear,” he would say when they were older and Denise began to mock him for his obsessive archiving.
Denise didn’t think their father ever responded to these packages, but maybe he did. She never asked Nik about it. Her father would send a couple of toys in the mail for their birthdays, but not always, and not every birthday. She remembered him visiting a week after Christmas one year and bringing a carload of presents. He gave Denise a little bike with removable training wheels and sparkly purple handlebar tassels. But the most significant surprise was when he turned up for Nik’s tenth birthday.
Nik and Denise lived on Vista Del Mar about two blocks from the Hollywood Freeway. Their mother rented a small white stucco bungalow. (In his comics Nik dubbed the house Casa El Camino Real, which later became Casa Real—pronounced “ray-al” or “reel,” depending on how sarcastic you were feeling—and they found it forever amusing to always refer to it that way; eventually even their mother called it Casa Real. By the time Nik was in high school, he had become one of those people who gives names to everything: his car, his school, his bands, his friends. One who knew him well—say, Denise—could tell his mood by what nickname he used. The only things that didn’t get nicknames were his guitars. They were referred to by brand names—the Gibson—or by categories—the bass—and never as, say, his axe, and he never gave them gender-specific pronouns, like “she’s out of tune.” Giving nicknames to his gear seemed unserious to him.)
When they first moved in to Casa Real, Nik had his own room while Denise shared a room with her mother. Later on Denise got Nik’s room and Nik made the back dining room—with its own door leading outside—into his spacious master bedroom/smoking den/private enclave. Later still he would commandeer the entire garage. Nik stapled carpet remnants on the walls and made a soundproof recording and rehearsal studio.
For his tenth birthday, Nik wanted to go to the movies with a couple of friends and then have a cookout in the backyard with cake and presents. That was the plan. Nik wanted to see Dr. Strangelove, but Denise was too little, so they went to the Campus on Vermont Avenue to see the Beatles movie A Hard Day’s Night. Nik was a bit of a Beatle skeptic; he had the 45s, but he wasn’t sure it wasn’t too much of a girl thing. The movie erased all his doubt. Denise remembered how everything about it thrilled them—the music, of course, but also the fast cuts, the deadpan wit, the mod style, the amused asides right into the camera. The songs actually made them feel high, and in each instance felt permanently embedded in their brains by the second repetition of the chorus. They stayed in their seats right through the credits. If it wasn’t for the party, there was no question they would have watched it again straight through.
When Denise reluctantly followed Nik out into the afternoon light, it shocked her to discover the world was just as they had left it. There it stood in hot, hazy, Beatle-free color. No speed motion and no guitar jangle. But it didn’t matter, because they still had the songs in their heads, and they knew they would go to see the movie again as soon as they could. They took the bus to Hollywood Boulevard to look at records. Then they walked from Hollywood Boulevard up to Franklin, and Nik began to sing the songs from the film a cappella; he could perfectly mimic the phrasing of each Beatle vocal. Nik could also imitate the Liverpool accents, and he already knew some of the lines by heart (We know how to behave! We’ve had lessons!). They walked single file through the tunnel that went under the freeway (He’s very fussy about his drums, you know. They loom large in his legend). Nik and Denise were still movie-drunk when they turned onto Vista Del Mar.
Their father’s car sat in the driveway, a white Chrysler Imperial. Nik started to run down the block.
They found him in the backyard with their mother. He hadn’t brought his girlfriend, and he was wearing a sport coat even though it was very warm in the late-afternoon sun. Nik ran over to him and they hugged. Denise only stared at him. She was tiny for seven, with delicate features. She didn’t look like a baby, but more like a perfect miniature girl. She hadn’t seen her father in a long time, and she truthfully didn’t feel very familiar around him. He got up and grabbed her around the waist with both hands. He was very tall. Denise would always have trouble remembering his face—she could see it in photographs, but she couldn’t conjure it as it looked in real life. She could distinctly recall the feel of his hands gripping her. He lifted her up and squeezed her to his chest. Then he put her in the ledge of one bent arm and brushed her cheek with his hand. “Soft,” he said, and grinned. In photos Denise’s father looks like one of those character actors from the fifties: he is tall and broad and has exaggerated features. He is not unhandsome. He has clear olive skin and dense shiny black hair. But he also looks a little bloated around his eyes and nose, and he looks older than he should. Now when she studies photos of him, he appears to be a man well on his way to an early heart attack, a man who clearly ate and drank too much. But when he held her then, she noticed only how good he smelled, how big his body was. When he held you, he became your entire landscape. She felt shy, but she let him carry her, kiss her cheek, and gently tug her braids.
Nik and Denise would later agree that their father was awful. He randomly appeared and then one day he was just gone forever. “He would have been a great uncle,” Nik said to her the last time they had discussed it. “The perfect present-carrying once-a-year uncle who can give you a report on how big you are and then wrestle with you for a minute before pouring himself a scotch and leaving the room.” Their father left their mother when Nik was five, so he had some memories of living with him. Denise was two and had none. And before Nik turned eleven, their mother would wake them one Saturday morning and tell them their father had died. Nik would cry, sitting in his pajamas on the couch. Denise’s mother also cried. Denise had to go to her room and stare at the picture she had of her father in her photo album. She really had to concentrate: He’s dead, and I will never, ever see him again. And finally, staring at his photo, she, too, began to cry.
He couldn’t stay for the birthday cookout. He was in town on business. “I wanted to surprise you,” he said. “I’ll just stay for a drink.”
He sat in the sun and drank from a tumbler of ice and bourbon. He smoked a cigarette and sweated in the shadeless yard. He wore a big ring on his finger that caught the sun and sparkled. Nik and his friends drank Cokes and they spoke in embarrassed hushes, glancing at Nik’s father. Their mother cooked the hamburgers on the grill. Denise urged Nik to open his presents.
“Not yet,” her mother said, “after the cake.”
“I have something you can open now,” her father said. He got up with a smile and went through the gate to the front, where his car was parked. They all stared at the gate until he came back, lugging a large black leather guitar-shaped case. He carried it to where Nik stood and put the case on the grass in front of him. Nik stared down at it. Although he had given Nik nice gifts in the past, the size and weight of this gift indicated an extravagance beyond any they had previously experienced.
“Open it, son.”
Nik unbuckled the case and hinged up the top. The lacquered rosewood gleamed in the sun. Their father reached down and pulled the guitar up with one hand on the neck and the other hand under the body. Mother-of-pearl was inlaid on the fingerboard between the frets, and there was matching inlay trim along the edge of the body and an inlay rosette around the sound hole. He handed it over to Nik, who pulled it to his chest. Nik stared down at it.
He finally spoke in a reverent whisper. “Thank you.” And that was it.
© 2011 Dana Spiotta
Spiotta is an epic and big-hearted novelist, one of my very favorite living writers – when I read her, I always fall in love again with America and American culture. She’s written about the 1960s underground, and Los Angeles, and, in a recent New Yorker story, the cult of 1970s telephone hackers. Here she takes on the American obsession with fame, and manages to say something new about that – and about American families. Spiotta is a prime example of the adage (which I might just now be making up) that to write a great novel requires a great heart.
Ms. Spiotta lavishes on Nik all her eclectic, deeply felt knowledge of music and pop culture. While her skeptical, appraising eye lends a satiric edge to her portrait of this willful narcissist, her understanding of his inner life also fuel-injects it with genuine emotion…[Spiotta] has written a novel that's both a clever meditation on the feedback loop between life and art, and a moving portrait of a brother and sister, whose wild youth on the margins of the rock scene has given way to the disillusionments and vexations of middle age.
Michiko Kakutani
What's most remarkable about Stone Arabia is the way Spiotta explores such broad, endemic social ills in the small, peculiar lives of these sad siblings. Her reflections on the precarious nature of modern life are witty until they're really unsettling. She's captured that hankering for something alluring in the past that never wasa moment of desire and pretense that the best pop music articulates for each generation and makes everything else that comes later sound flat and disappointing.
Ron Charles
Spiotta has created, in Stone Arabia, a work of visceral honesty and real beauty.
Kate Christensen
Spiotta's extraordinary new novel is an inspired consideration of sibling devotion, Southern California, and fame. Nik Worth is a reclusive musician in his late 40s at the tail end of his "blasé and phlegmatic glamour," who once almost made it big. But as he careens toward 50, he begins to retreat into a private world, living in his tiny "hermitage" apartment, recording a multivolume series called the Ontology of Worth, and assembling the Chronicles, a scrapbooked alternate history of his career, complete with fake news clippings, doctored photographs, and reviews. Nik's primary links to the world, and biggest fans, are his devoted younger sister, Denise, and to a lesser extent, her daughter, Ada. But when Ada begins a documentary probing her uncle's "whole constructed lifeology thingy" just as the inner logic of Nik's "chronicled" life unspools, Nik and Denise are plunged into a crisis. With her novel's clever structure, jaundiced affection for Los Angeles, and diamond-honed prose, Spiotta (National Book Award finalist for Eat the Document) delivers one of the most moving and original portraits of a sibling relationship in recent fiction. (July)
Added to the brilliant glitter of Ms. Spiotta’s earlier work...is something deeper and sadder: not just alienation, but a hard-won awareness of mortality and passing time... both a clever meditation on the feedback loop between life and art, and a moving portrait of a brother and sister, whose wild youth on the margins of the rock scene has given way to the disillusionments and vexations of middle age.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“Is there a more electrifying novelist working than Dana Spiotta?...[Stone Arabia] makes for a sharp character study: A portrait of the artist as middle-aged never-was. Yet Spiotta’s genius is to recognize that Nik’s journey is representative not just for his sister or his mother but for every one of us.”—David Ulin, LA Times
“I read Stone Arabia avidly and with awe. The language of it, the whole Gnostic hipness of it is absolutely riveting. It comes together in the most artful, surprising, insistent, satisfying way. Dana Spiotta is a major, unnervingly intelligent writer.”—Joy Williams, author of The Quick and the Dead
“Fascinating...resonant...what’s most remarkable about Stone Arabia is the way Spiotta explores such broad, endemic social ills in the small, peculiar lives of these sad siblings. Her reflections on the precarious nature of modern life are witty until they’re really unsettling.”—Ron Charles, Washington Post
“Outstanding...Male American writers have talked about the incursion of the real into territory previously held by the novelist’s capacity for invention; but who before Spiotta has written about reality’s threat not to imagination but to memory itself?...An essential American writer.”—Jonathan Dee, Harper’s Magazine
“Transfixing...It’s as though Nabokov had written a rock novel.”—Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly
“Evocative, mysterious, incongruously poetic…gritty, intelligent, mordent, and deeply sad...Spiotta has created, in Stone Arabia, a work of visceral honesty and real beauty.”—Kate Christensen, The New York Times Book Review
“Dana Spiotta’s stunning, virtuoso novel Stone Arabia plays out the A and B sides of a sibling bond...”—Elissa Schappell, Vanity Fair
“A smart, subtle, moving story about the complicated business of knowing the people you love...a wild, sorrowful, rambling, deeply subjective, incandescently beautiful document.”—Matthew Sharpe, Bookforum
"Stone Arabia is a rock n’ roll novel like no other. Where desire for legacy tangles with fantasy. And identity and memory are in and out of control. A loser’s game of conceit, deceit, passion, love and the raw mystery of superstar desire."—Thurston Moore
"Stone Arabia possesses the edged beauty and charged prose of Dana Spiotta’s earlier work, but in this novel about siblings, music, teen desire and adult decay, Spiotta reaches ever deeper, tracking her characters’ sweet, dangerous American dreaming with glorious precision. Here is a wonderful novel by one of our major writers."Sam Lipsyte, author of The Ask
“The book maps a post-punk milieu where the sense of completeness punk offered... never goes away. Spiotta can capture whole lives in the most ordinary transaction, and make it cut like X’s ‘Los Angeles’ or the Avengers’ ‘Car Crash.’—Greil Marcus, The Believer
“With a DeLillo-like ability to pinpoint the delusions of an era, the National Book Award-nominated Spiotta explores the inner workings of celebrity, family, and other modern-day mythologies.”Vogue
“Spiotta’s book is a triumph of structure... The skill with which Spiotta builds her characters and their offbeat, nuanced relationship makes it easy to feel like the kind of panting fan Nik could only have written about.”—NPR.org
“Extraordinary…. Diamond-honed prose.... Spiotta delivers one of the most moving and original portraits of a sibling relationship in recent fiction.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Stunning . . . possesses the staccato ferocity of Joan Didion and the historical resonance and razzle-dazzle language of Don DeLillo.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“Stone Arabia is propelled by Spiotta’s unflashy eloquence, dry wit and depth of feeling. She’s an exceptional novelist, as sharp on socio-political history as she is on romance and family and especially, the spaces where such things overlap.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“A splendid concept...brisk...a testament to Spiotta’s intelligent style.”—Buffalo News
“Masterful...Spiotta’s intelligence and curiosity animate every page.”—Portland Oregonian
“Spiotta’s slim, intense novel is an insightful meditation on the damage wrought by a fame-obsessed culture, an unflinching look at family bonds that can turn to shackles and a virtuoso literary performance.”—St. Petersburg Times
“[Dana Spiotta has] captured that hankering for something alluring in the past that never was – a moment of desire and pretense that the best pop music articulates for each generation.”—Houston Chronicle
Nik Worth is an eccentric artist who, when he's not working at an L.A. dive bar, records his own music and updates his third-person autobiography, The Chronicles. It's hard to say whether or not Nik is a genius or a solipsistic whacko, but his middle-aged younger sister, Denise, and her daughter, Ada, a fledgling filmmaker who wants to make a documentary about her uncle, think it's the former. The narrative is told from Denise's perspective as she writes down what happens to Nik. Besides childhood reminiscences, she includes extracts from The Chronicles' fictional reviews of Nik's music, extensive liner notes from his CDs, and even his own obituary. In this world of make-believe, Denise struggles to discern fact from fiction while doing her best to help Nik survive his destructive lifestyle. VERDICT Award-winning writer Spiotta's (Eat the Document) quirky, highly imaginative novel generates questions that echo Nik's pseudonymous last name: What constitutes artistic worth, and what makes life worth living? This is cutting-edge literary fiction with plenty of rock references for music buffs. [See Prepub Alert, 1/24/11.]Joy Humphrey, Pepperdine Univ. Law Lib., Malibu, CA
A woman tussles with memories of her brother, a rock 'n' roll cult hero, in a sharp, challenging novel about identity and family history.
Spiotta (Eat the Document, 2006, etc.) claims Don DeLillo as one of her mentors, and her third novel bears a resemblance to DeLillo's classicGreat Jones Street(1973). Both novels are concerned with the invention of pop-culture personas, and Spiotta shares DeLillo's plainspoken, often clinical style of observation. It's best not to draw too close a connection between the two authors, though: Spiotta's blend of human portraits and big-picture thinking is wholly her own. Denise, the novel's heroine and occasional narrator, has had a long love-hate relationship with her brother, Nik, an L.A. rock musician who flirted with mass popularity in the 1970s but more often shunned the spotlight. Using various pseudonyms and working in various styles, he produced a host of self-released albums and kept a regular set of "Chronicles" about himself filled with invented news stories and reviews. Spiotta's theme of crafted personas is clear (Nik's most popular band was called the Fakes), but Denise's wry, mordant character moves the novel beyond a philosophical exercise. The siblings' mother increasingly succumbs to dementia, which adds human detail to Denise's musings about what connects us outside of shared memory. She has strong reactions to news of far-away events (the book's title comes from the name of a tragedy-struck New York Amish community), which gives an emotional pitch to her thoughts about mediated experience. But for all its hard thinking,this book has plenty of novelistic energy: It's filled with in-jokes about pop, punk and new wave music, and Denise's character engagingly echoes the music's tone of irony and defiance.
A fine novel about heartbreak. Spiotta keenly understands how busily we construct images of ourselves for the public, and how hard loved ones work to dismantle them.
Stone Arabia 3.3 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 19 reviews.
ozzer on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Denise is the narrator. She is a 47 year old single mom of Ada. She focuses on her brother who has constructed a fantasy world of his imagined life as a rock star and --less so-- on her mother who is slowly descending into dementia--something she is afraid may foreshadow her own future. She is also bothered by how her life has not become what she thought it would be and concerns about how it is even possible to cope with the world today. Her brother has come up with a satisfying way of coping with his failure, but she is still struggling with hers. The ironic title comes from the name of an Amish town in NY where a girl was abducted. The image of how the Amish reject modernity and self-promotion stands as a counterpoint to the LA superficial and rootless lifestyle that Nik and Denise grew up in. Clearly the Amish have a way of coping with the world by withdrawal, not unlike Nik.I wish Ada and Denise's mom had been developed more. Ada seems to be quite a competent young woman who does not have the self-doubt that her mother has and may have a more realized life--or maybe not? The mother is just an enigma.
GCPLreader on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Denise and her older brother Nik grew up in the Los Angeles rock and roll scene of the 70's and 80's. Now middle-aged, Denise lives alone and agonizes over her obsession with stories of suffering on the cable news channels and her own perceived memory loss. Nik, who experienced limited success with his rock band experimentations in his youth, has spent his adult life in relative solitude chronically his music and songwriting that he produces solely for his sister and only a handful of others. Nik is truly a vituoso talent, and like other reclusive artists, he doesn't seem to need an audience to create. The author writes "One wonders, or at least I wonder, what happened to these people? Not the one-hit wonders but the no-hit wonders?"Denise is the responsible one. As she cares for their aging mother who is experiencing dementia, she worries about her own memory. When the author writes of Denise's realization of the memories that we retain, the memories of the body-- of the senses, she truly hits the mark. Perhaps it is because these characters are my age, but I was greatly moved by their experiences and their decisions on how to enter the second halves of their lives. Denise says in my favorite quote--"The second half of my life was just the bill due for the pleasures of the first half." With its shared setting and themes, Stone Arabia makes a wonderful companion read to this year's Pulitzer Prize winner A Visit from the Goon Squad. I may even prefer it.
aseikonia on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
This is one of the best novels I've read in the last few years. To me, this is the book that "A Visit to the Goon Squad" wished it was -- the characters are eccentric but fully realized and dimensional within the confines of a somewhat spare tale. The genius of this work lies in Spiotta's depiction of the ways in which the characters' expectations morph into somewhat deflated middle-aged realizations. This is a brilliant meditation on the nature of obsession, memory and most of all the nature of art itself. It is a thoughtful, precisely written novel that encapsulates broad themes within sharp prose. Spiotta also nails the late seventies and early eighties music scene as perceived through the astute lens of her main characters, Nik and Denise. It is a chronicle of genius, demise and persistence.
librarianbryan on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Skillful handling of unoriginal material.
JimRGill2012 More than 1 year ago
This is a curious little novel seemingly focused on the oddly curated life of a small-time rock star—in actuality, it aspires to examine postmodern culture’s impact on our ability to connect with each other in emotionally meaningful ways. The majority of the story is narrated by Denise, the younger sister of Nik Worth, an inscrutable musician who seems to prefer living in a fictional world that he curates through self-produced music, ghost-written reviews of said music, obituaries, and “chronicles” that he produces, documenting his not-quite-authentic life. Denise, single, in her 40s, with an adult daughter whose documentary film about her uncle rests yet another layer upon his palimpsest of a life, struggles with her memory—she has trouble recalling names, dates, events—and news stories about tragedies (missing children, terrorism, torture, mass murder) seem to affect her more powerfully than events in her own life or in the lives of her family members. An omniscient narrator takes over briefly— and rather abruptly—when Denise seems to struggle the most and then relinquishes the narration back to Denise; in addition, the novel’s structure mirrors the circuitous path of Denise’s free-associative mind (her narration is often sidetracked by digressions). It’s never quite clear whether Denise is a reliable narrator, since the story itself frankly questions the nature of memory, truth, and reality. It’s a curious and compelling read that wraps up with an inconclusive mystery, much as it began.
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4th Of July Is Not Exactly A Holiday For Shelter Dogs, And Humans Were There To Fix It
July 8, 2019 Cool, Interesting
Just like New Year’s, July 4 isn’t exactly a holiday for most pups. In fact, fireworks and other loud noises can even make it a nightmare. And, while our family furballs have the commodity of hiding under the bed, shelter dogs aren’t so lucky. However, one shelter came up with a brilliant idea to help these homeless pups relax through the blasting holiday.
“When they have these noise phobias, it’s horrible,” noted veterinarian Marty Becker said. “A lot of times these dogs will self-mutilate. I’ve had dogs come in that have run through a plate-glass window. They think they’re going to die, and when you think you’re going to die, you do crazy things.”
“Calming the Canines,” at Maricopa County Animal Care and Control (MCACC), is a new Independence Day tradition — and it’s proving that nothing is as patriotic as kindness
Last year, over 300 local community members showed up at the shelter’s two locations around Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the scared dogs.
“It was overwhelming to see how the community responded,” Ben Swan, the shelter’s development director, said in a press release. “It really helped spread our message that MCACC is here to help.”
Amy Engel, who is in charge of the AZ Dawg Saverz Facebook page and attended Calming the Canines last year, said that she definitely plans on attending this year as well.
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And it wasn’t just a one-time thing. After the event, people have developed a lasting bond with the dogs that they looked over.
“Many participants developed lasting relationships with the shelter, returning to provide foster care, adopt a pet or volunteer,” the MCACC wrote.
This year, shelter staff hope that the kindness will spread even wider, and even more meaningful connections will be made.
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Selling beats online has become easier and easier over the last decade, thanks to a number of reasons. The first and foremost is how the internet has expanded into every facet of our lives – no one could have predicted the outcome and influence for producers. The second is how music technology has improved. Access, ease, and versatility with these programs is the best its ever been. Producers can create beats on their phones, and rappers can record lyrics as well. When left to the devices of internet savvy individuals, Type Beats where an inevitability. Type Beats began because someone decided to throw the name of a more famous artist onto their own beat. “Jason Derulo Type Beat,” would garner far more attention than a song named with personal meaning from an unknown producer. It’s simple marketing. Attach yourself to a trend, or something with more reach than yourself. In …
Beat Lab Reviews – Fresh Tracks of the Week February 1, 2019
Feb 1,19
Hello again! Welcome back to Fresh Tracks of the Week where we share the hottest music of the week. This will be our second installment of the new format (twice monthly posts). We hope you enjoy the bonanza, listen below! Shakti – Crescendo Ethereal vocals , synthesizers and booming sub-bass open this track with great appeal. Halfway through we’re greeted with a fantastic horn melody which eventually fades into a build plus drop. The production on this song is as crystal clear as the waters of the Big Island from which the producer calls home. We’re as happpy to drop this on the dance floor as we are to bump it in the car. Listen below. Post Traumatic – Do You Like It Do You Like It is an electro-bass beat with a glitch-tastic twist. The beat features a horn lead along with crunchy synths which drop you into a …
Beat Lab Reviews – Fresh Tracks of the Week January 18th, 2018
Jan 18,19
Hey hey everybody, we’re back! This week we have an announcement to make, we’ll be adjusting our format to bi-weekly posts. This means that every other week we will publish a list of our favorite Fresh Tracks of the Week. Until then, enjoy this week’s Fresh Tracks! Listen below. Mathes – Backbone (feat. Caroline Kole) Backbone is a future house anthem with attitude. Caroline Kole’s vocals perfectly compliment the production by Mathes. The song arrangement flows seamlessly from section to section, and the production enhances it. This is a great blending of current underground and mainstream electronic production techniques. It’s catchy and made it into our next DJ gig. Listen below. Bruce Chillest – Jigglypuff Los Angeles native hit us with this funky song – Jigglypuff. The production is crunchy and clean and perfectly blissful. It invokes a lo-fi hip-hop vibe but is more upbeat and lacks the melancholy found …
Happy new Year and welcome back to Beat Lab Reviews Fresh Tracks of the Week! We’ve got fantastic tunes for you to sooth your fresh 2019 ears with. French Horn Rebellion & Glassio – Love Me Back We’ll start off with a dope collaboration that brings us Love Me Back. It’s a bit like Passion Pit and Mura & Masa had a child. Falsetto singing dances around the melodies with poptastic instrumentation. It’s lovely. We really dig this balance, the sound-field gets wild. Enjoy it. Listen below. Bay Ledges – I Wonder This song may have the coolest artwork of all the fresh tracks today. It definitely stands out as an indie pop song. Some lovely subdued vocals rock along with the backbeat. It’s like we’re sitting on a…ledge. Couldn’t pass up that opportunity! Listen below. Illogical Time Concerns – Humana Humana features a heavily distorted vocal line. Oddly enough …
Beat Lab Reviews – Fresh Tracks of the Week December 21st, 2018
Dec 21,18
Beat Lab Reviews – Fresh Tracks of the Week December 21st, 2018 Hello again! We’ve got one more round of Fresh Tracks before the holidays next week. We’ve got some fresh hip hop, some bangers, some flangers! Enjoy these awesome talents and as always, Listen Below. LT – Cream of the Crop (prod. Miros) Cream of the Crop rolls out the smooth welcoming vibes of classic hip-hop intertwined with future music. It’s an incredibly sweet mix of the old and the new. The production is tight, the vocals are on points, and the feels are real. Wobbly bass trades places with electric bass often and we love the interplay. The song is just long enough to leave you wanting more of it. Listen below. Aftrprty – Moon Rock A lonely astronaut floats in space, singing, and longing for people. That’s the type of come-down loneliness that this song leaves you feeling. It’s that weird …
Beat Lab Reviews – Fresh Tracks of the Week December 7th, 2018
Dec 7,18
Beat Lab Reviews – Fresh Tracks of the Week December 7th, 2018 Welcome back, you’re just in time for the cold and rain to hit us in Los Angeles. This week we’ve got fresh tracks despite the weather. EDM, Hip-hop, refreshing R&B, some kick-ass Cloud Hop, and some funky house remixes. Listen below. DAZZ – Masterpiece In recent years it feels like EDM has waned a little bit as electronic music becomes more nuanced and subgenres crop up. Masterpiece by DAZZ defies that in every way. It has a distinctly EDM feel but the production leans toward Tropical House and the grooves are funky as hell. The vocalist on the track sings wonderfully and the lyrics are right in line with the vibe of the song. It’s a nice return to form with this one. Listen below. The Experience – Playa Playa is an instant classic and a hip-hop …
Beat Lab Reviews – Fresh Tracks of the Week November 30th, 2018
Nov 30,18
Beat Lab Reviews – Fresh Tracks of the Week November 30th, 2018 Welcome back, everyone! For those of you in the United States reading, we hope you enjoyed your holiday. Maybe you celebrate, maybe you don’t but most likely you had work off and took advantage. We’ve got some awesome songs to grace you with. Sexy dance music, funky house, spooky minimal techno, hip-hop, and more hip-hop. Listen below. Lupa J – You’re In My Headphones Lupa J creates a sultry song with You’re In My Headphones. From the first words, we’re brought into a sexy world of pomp and mystique. The bassline is funky and wonderfully crispy. Crystalline bells and interspersed synthesizer stabs float around this space while Lupa J sings it, “I find myself losing my breath when I’m around you.” We’re a little out of breath too from grooving long, listen below. DuBeats – Unreliable Unreliable …
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Behind the Beat with Blank B: Breaking Down Hit Productions Blank B, an LA native, is a multi-platinum producer of 9 years. After earning production credits
Behind the Beat with Blank B: Breaking Down Hit Productions
Blank B, an LA native, is a multi-platinum producer of 9 years. After earning production credits under Redfoo, LMFAO, 2 Chainz, HRVY, Vinai, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Ice Cube & more, he decided to expand his music dream, and pursue a career in artistry. He recently debuted his first album as a singer-songwriter and rapper, exploring a variety of melody driven, pop-influenced musical styles. Harnessing his ability to write, sing, produce, mix, master and perform his own music, he has his sights set on competing amongst the world acclaimed pop artists of today.
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January 11, 2016 Rebecca Stamey-White
In this final installment in our legislative updates series, we turn to medical marijuana (medical cannabis or MMJ) in 2016. Hopefully you’ve stuck with us, because we’ve reached the end… or is it just the beginning?
OPTIONAL PAIRING: Medical Marijuana
In a move that’s been anticipated with bated breath by the medical marijuana/cannabis industry since 1996’s Compassionate Use Act, the California legislature finally adopted laws to regulate medical cannabis with the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (“MMRSA”). This is only the authorizing act to lay the groundwork for further statutes and regulations that will make up the larger code eventually governing the cannabis industry – but it is a big step forward to getting a murky area of the law codified.
For those not following medical and recreational cannabis developments closely, the medical cannabis industry has remained relatively unregulated in California since the voters enacted the groundbreaking Prop 215 initiative in 1996, which prescribed limited protocols for patients, cooperatives and collectives, leaving the cultivators, manufacturers, testing facilities and modern-day dispensaries without much guidance or legal protection. The limited state-wide regulations have resulted in two compliance trends that have plagued this industry: strong local control over the operations of these businesses and inconsistent federal enforcement actions, with a lot of court cases interpreting these permitting and enforcement actions. Many hope that MMRSA will protect businesses producing and selling medical cannabis from local interference and federal prosecution by giving businesses clear state-wide laws and regulations to follow, and by providing the strong and effective regulatory and enforcement systems required by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to minimize the threat to federal enforcement priorities per the Cole Memoranda (available here and here).
Early on in the legislative process, it was rumored that ABC might be called upon to regulate medical marijuana, a move that the alcohol industry leaders generally seemed wary of (and in some cases loudly opposed) out of fear it would divert resources from regulating the alcohol industry. The ABC already faces significant employee turnover and enforcement challenges. We generally supported the ABC regulation of medical cannabis because we believe ABC understands how to regulate another controlled substance in a way that generally meets similar enforcement priorities as identified by the DOJ memos. Instead, MMRSA goes in a different direction by giving oversight to numerous agencies and creating a new agency under the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation, to draft and enforce law and regulation in compliance with MMRSA. Here are the most interesting parts of the MMRSA licensing scheme from our perspective:
License Types: There are seventeen different license types. Ten of them are cultivation licenses, dividing into size (specialty small, small, medium and nursery) and type of light (outdoor sun, indoor lighting or mixed lighting). Two licenses are manufacturing licenses (which includes edible manufacturers who mix cannabis with food ingredients). Two licenses are for dispensaries (one limits ownership to three retail locations), and one each is for testing, distribution and transportation. While there are overall more licenses in alcohol (because of importing licenses, various types of on- and off-premises licenses and different alcohol categories), this licensing scheme starts off with a lot of different license types for cultivation, without clear guidance about what to expect for taxing and permitting distinctions between the license types. We note also that there are no licenses yet for on-premises MMJ consumption.
Mandatory Distribution and Testing: The licensing scheme features a mandatory distribution tier, just like the original three-tier system in alcohol, which over the years since the end of Prohibition has been affected by a slew of state-by-state exceptions for small producers and specific venues, creating an intricate alcohol beverage attorney right to work act. In addition to the product quality assurance and sales that alcohol distributors are responsible for, MMJ distributors are also responsible for getting every batch randomly tested by a licensed testing lab. This process obviously favors larger operations that can make larger batches and differs significantly from the alcohol industry’s testing standards. The TTB, the federal alcohol agency, only tests imported products, products submitted by manufacturers themselves to receive a tax credit, products receiving consumer complaints and post-market products tested as part of an ongoing audit of the marketplace.
“Tied House”: The licensing scheme features a tied house provision (for lack of a cannabis-specific term), as in alcohol to prevent vertical and horizontal integration, with some key exceptions. First, the limited dispensary license with three or fewer retail locations may have manufacturing and/or cultivation interests. This exception provides allowances for smaller dispensaries to create and sell private/control label products, which will likely be an important advantage in the competitive regulated market. Second, small cultivators may also have small manufacturing licenses, which will allow them to create edibles, oils and other manufactured goods in addition to producing flower cannabis. These are important exceptions, and we expect more to come as the industry and regulations develop.
Transportation and Delivery: There are additional transporter licenses required for all delivery between licensees. Transporter licensees may have distribution licenses, but distributors must have transporter licenses. There is a grandfather clause for existing businesses that are vertically integrated and that comply with local permitting restrictions, and a requirement that delivery companies must be dispensaries or dispensaries must do their own delivery. For now, at least, it appears that the intention is to not allow an unlicensed tier for third party providers like many of the alcohol delivery companies, who deliver on behalf of licensees as their agents.
No Alcohol Retailer Cross-Ownership: Alcohol retailers cannot also hold dispensary licenses, a restriction intended to prevent liquor stores, bars and restaurants from being able to sell medical cannabis in combination with alcohol. Noticeably, the MMRSA is silent about any restrictions on other types of alcohol licensees, such as alcohol distributor and supplier licensees, many of whom we know are closely following the licensing scheme and preparing to enter the market.
Local Licensing: In addition to state licenses, there is a requirement for local permits, a system that differs greatly from the alcohol regulation scheme in California. In alcohol, all licenses are issued by the state, but local cities, counties and districts must approve and often condition licenses and can implement their own restrictions or moratoriums on certain types of licenses. The ABC makes the final decision about whether a license issues. In the medical cannabis industry, on the other hand, businesses will need to get separate licenses from their local government, which could have its own system of requirements in order to operate in its community. This gives substantial control to local governments, many of which have been instituting outright bans of cannabis businesses with a tight deadline from MMRSA. A legislative fix is promised, but otherwise, it looks like the required local licensing scheme is already producing more limited patient access to medical cannabis.
With our experience, it’s hard not to compare this time in the history of cannabis with the end of alcohol prohibition, especially with recreational legalization slated for the California ballot in 2016. Whereas with alcohol there was an established network of black market bootleggers and understaffed enforcement, in the pre-prohibition cannabis industry, we see strong local governments grabbing for more control over an industry that has been plagued by raids, lack of banking and incarceration. We also see many industry newcomers who may benefit from the kind of code that requires capital and counsel to navigate. The big difference between these two eras may be public perception and acceptance of the product: teetotalers did not have quite the same hold on the public imagination as the drug warriors have had.
Tags Legislative Updates, Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, medical marijuana, medical cannabis, MMJ, Compassionate Use Act, MMRSA, Licensing, Tied House, Distribution, Delivery, Local Licensing, Prohibition, Teetotalers, Drug Warriors, Rebecca Stamey-White
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Bloody scones: The show's premise was hinted at in its title: Take This, for It is My Body.
The menu card continued with a chapter of personal history: SJ Norman, writing about their great grandmother Sally, "an itinerant cook and domestic". Audience members were served scones containing an "a mixture of Aboriginal blood", drawn from the individuals who made and served the meal: artist SJ Norman and performers Carly Sheppard, Naretha Williams and Sinsa Jo Mansell.
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-25/dark-mofo-review-interactive-works-about-violence-cut-deepest/11242666
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Matriarchs Uprising, Indigenous women gather to build international dance community
For Randall, that means working with paint on skin and mapping the countryside where she lives. “It’s me and I’m painting my country,” says Randall, who explains her elders would “paint up” before dancing. “There is meaning to every single stroke that’s put on the body.”
Source: https://www.straight.com/arts/1253756/matriarchs-uprising-indigenous-women-gather-build-international-dance-community
IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD, BUT THE DANCING IS FINE
In a collaboration with Taiwanese First Nations creatives, Negotiating Home x Red Earth explored the environmental crisis we’re currently facing, writes Timmah Ball. Blak Critics is a YIRRAMBOI initiative giving voice to First Nations writers and critics.
Source: https://yirramboi.net.au/2019/05/review-its-the-end-of-the-world-but-the-dancing-is-fine/
INTERRUPTING COLONIAL OPPRESSION WITH CAMP HUMOUR
With candy clouds and audience participation, Daddy reveals a new and vital understanding of our country, writes Timmah Ball. Blak Critics is a YIRRAMBOI initiative giving voice to First Nations writers and critics.
Source: https://yirramboi.net.au/2019/05/review-interrupting-colonial-oppression-with-camp-humour/
HONOURING THOSE WHO LEFT US TOO SOON
The Honouring is a heartbreaking journey that examines the intergenerational pain and trauma that First Nations communities suffer, writes Davey Thompson. Blak Critics is a YIRRAMBOI initiative giving voice to First Nations writers and critics.
Source: https://yirramboi.net.au/2019/05/honouring-those-who-left-us-too-soon/
THE BLOOD LINE CONTINUES
Blood Quantum blends the arts of dance, narrative storytelling and projected images to relay the hard truths about the Stolen Generations, writes Angelina Hurley. Blak Critics is a YIRRAMBOI initiative giving voice to First Nations writers and critics.
Source: https://yirramboi.net.au/2019/05/review-the-blood-line-continues/
Supercell: Jupiter Orbiting
In this live experience of immersive exploration through movement, sound, and video, Supercell Dance Festival‘s Jupiter Orbiting lives up to its excellent reviews.
Source: http://indulgemagazine.net/jupiter-orbiting-review/
Dance Massive: CO_EX-EN
The source material for Kelly’s latest work comes from historical and living memories of events that took place on his traditional Bundjalung homelands.
Source: https://witnessperformance.com/dance-massive-co_ex-en/
Dance Massive: Glory
‘Are you having a lend, Mr P?’ Shock and awe camp from an earlier age: First Nations Emerging Critic Jacob Boehme on Phillip Adams’ Glory.
Source: https://witnessperformance.com/dance-massive-glory/
Dance Massive: Biladurang
Charming and heartbreaking: Robert Reid on Biladurang, Joel Bray’s performance about the cultural damage of colonisation.
Source: https://witnessperformance.com/dance-massive-biladurang/
Cycles of darkness and light
The work uses a contemporary dance style without gender prescription: male and female dancers performed movements traditionally assigned to men in Indigenous dance.
Source: https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/dance/cycles-of-darkness-and-light-20190321-p5165r.html
Dance Massive: Le Dernier Appel/The Last Cry
It begins with isolation, with six dancers standing on stage, each alone, each staring at the audience. Each body cocooned in stillness. It’s not relaxed: there is a kind of rigor mortis in their stances, an almost palpable feeling of life arrested.
Source: https://witnessperformance.com/dance-massive-le-dernier-appel-the-last-cry/
Struggles for survival embodied in dance
The Meat Market’s substantial spaces hosted two shows for Dance Massive this week that addressed major issues of our times: our connection to land and country and the recognition of First Nations people in society and law.
Dance Massive: The Difficult Comedown
Comparing ourselves to US artists is probably about as useful as maintaining an obsession with Europe. It is precisely our remote geographic location and complex multi-racial history – including a 65,000-year-old dance lineage.
Source: https://witnessperformance.com/dance-massive-the-difficult-comedown/
'Is this actually dance?': Australia's overlooked art form is its most exciting
This year’s festival is also notable for having the largest amount of First Nations work in its history. Alongside work by Joel Bray, Karul Projects and Marrugeku, the impressive DubaiKungkaMiyalk.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/mar/12/is-this-actually-dance-australias-overlooked-art-form-is-its-most-exciting?
“So you want to be an ally?”
Montreal non-profit launches toolkit on how to be an Indigenous ally. What does it mean to be a good ally to Indigenous Peoples? It's something the Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network is hoping to clarify with its recently launched Indigenous ally toolkit.
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/montreal-indigenous-ally-toolkit-1.4988074
Who’s your mob?
Randall, who belongs to the Bundjalung and Yaegl people of the Far North Coast of New South Wales, opens the work by gathering us — shoeless — in a loose ring for a yarning circle.
Source: http://www.dance-enthusiast.com/features/impressionsreviews/view/Mariaa-Randall-Footwork-Technique-First-Nations-Dialogues-KIt-Performance-Space-New-York
“First Nations Dialogues”: Kin
Two performance-art pieces come from Australia
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/dance/first-nations-dialogues-kin
First Nations Dialogues Presents a Series of Indigenous-led Performances, Discussions, Workshops, and Ceremony Across NYC
It also builds on 40 years of vibrant dialogue among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations North American contemporary theater and dance leaders.
Source: https://www.dance-enthusiast.com/dance-listings/events/view/First-Nations-Dialogues-Presents-a-Series-of-Indigenous-led-Performances-Discussions-Workshops-and-Ceremony-Across-NYC-2019-01-0
A Series of Indigenous-Led Performances and Conversations Kick Off Across New York
— quite an impressive list.
Source: https://hyperallergic.com/478005/a-series-of-indigenous-led-performances-and-conversations-kick-off-across-new-york/
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Rana Daggubati’s first look from ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’ out and it’s RAW, FIERCE and WILD!
The first look of Rana Daggubati from his upcoming film ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’ is out and his character is of the lord of the jungle, ‘Bandev’.
By BollywoodMDB Team - January 2, 2018
The year 2017 was surely successful for the South stars especially for the cast of ‘Baahubali’. One such star is Rana Daggubati, who has definitely been through one of the best years of his career. After the mega-blockbuster hit Baahubali: The Conclusion, the actor ended his 2017 with another bang by unveiling his first look from the movie ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’. Rana’s film is a remake of Rajesh Khanna’s 1971’s film of the same name but this movie will have another dimension to it. Rana’s first look from the movie is really raw, fierce and wild. Inspired by true events, the remake will be helmed by Prabhu Solomon. Filming of the remake will commence in Thailand and then travel to various locations across India. It will be a trilingual film shot in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil. Rana’s character will be called Bandev i.e. the lord of the jungle.
Rana Daggubati's first look from ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’
Talking about the film and his role, Rana told a leading daily, “There’s a very exciting physical language to the character I’m playing in ‘Haathi Mere Saathi‘, something entirely different from what I’ve done in the past. I’ve always wanted to be a part of the content that can travel across the country, and am very happy that Trinity is backing cinema of this genre. It’s a rare story about the relevance of nature in our lives, narrated through a wonderful relationship between man and elephant. This story is definitely another of those rare challenges I’m beginning to enjoy being a part of. Prabhu Solomon passion for nature and elephants makes him probably the finest craftsman in the country, who can handle a story like this.”
‘Haathi Mere Saathi is being produced by Eros International and Trinity Pictures. It is slated to release on Diwali this year.
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Matt Grzelcyk’s return would give Bruins more hope
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Boston Bruins’ Matt Grzelcyk (48) controls the puck against a chasing Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho (20), of Finland, as Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40) guards the net during the second period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, May 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
By Steve Conroy | sconroy@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald
PUBLISHED: June 5, 2019 at 4:40 pm | UPDATED: June 6, 2019 at 7:30 am
Maybe all is not lost for the Bruins after all.
No, Zdeno Chara did not miraculously appear on the Garden ice with a space bubble helmet ready to practice. There was no indication he’ll be ready for Thursday’s Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final or any other game this series.
But for the first time since losing Game 4 and their captain in St. Louis, there was some encouraging news.
Matt Grzelcyk, who suffered a concussion on a bad head shot from the Blues’ Oskar Sundqvist late in the first period of Game 2, was on the ice at the Garden. And while he took the sheet wearing a red no-contact jersey, it quickly became apparent he wasn’t going to be limited. It wasn’t an overly physical practice in general, but Grzelcyk took a regular shift on a fourth pair with rookie Urho Vaakanainen and then manned his usual spot on the second power-play unit.
After practice, the Bruins made him available to the media at the podium with teammates Patrice Bergeron and Tuukka Rask, an unusual move for a player who’s not going to play the next game because of injury.
One thing is worth noting: Chara was brought to the podium in Raleigh, N.C., when he was battling an injury that would keep him out of Game 4 against the Hurricanes, but it was thought he’d missed that day’s practice as a simple maintenance day for his 42-year-old body. This is the playoffs, after all.
But the fact Grzelcyk participated in the full practice suggests there was no gamesmanship involved here. Now it appears he just needs to wake up Thursday headache-free and get clearance from the medical staff in order to be back in the lineup, some eight days after he was knocked out of it.
The possible return of Grzelcyk does not mitigate the loss of Chara, the 6-foot-9, 265-pound penalty-killing monster who’s a force against a big, bad Blues team intent on inflicting as much bodily harm as possible. But sometimes quick feet are just as capable at defending as broad shoulders. And for a team desperate for any good news on the health front, Grzelcyk’s return would be a strong booster shot.
“We’d love him back,” fellow local boy Charlie Coyle said. “He’s been a huge part of this team, a great player and a great skater, and he’s smart. We’ve loved the guys who’ve stepped in and done their part, and that’s been great. But you always want a healthy team with everyone going with the competitive nature of everyone playing for a spot. That makes everyone rise and get their levels up. That’s another plus. But we’d love him back. We’ll see what happens. But he’s been such a great player, and he’s definitely an asset for us.”
Grzelcyk did not go into detail about what his first few days were like after the hit from a physical standpoint.
“The toughest thing is just not being out there with the team,” Grzelcyk said. “Having to sit and watch is obviously tough when you get to this stage. I’m just happy to be around the guys. I feel a lot more like myself. Hopefully I get cleared to play, and if I get called upon, I’ll be ready.
He did not care to talk about the hit from Sundqvist, who was suspended for Game 3 then was a key player in shutting down the B’s top line in Game 4.
“The league handled the hit, so I’d rather not comment on it,” Grzelcyk said.
If Grzelcyk is available, that would give the B’s the same six pack of defensemen they had for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals when Chara sat out. That group — Grzelcyk skating primarily with Charlie McAvoy, John Moore with Connor Clifton and top pair Torey Krug with Brandon Carlo — pitched a shutout, albeit against a Carolina Hurricanes team that didn’t seem to have much interest in returning to Boston for Game 5.
Grzelcyk not only would help the B’s defensively with his quick feet, hands and mind, but also on offense.
“If he’s able to get back in there, that’ll help,” coach Bruce Cassidy said. “He can trap a couple of guys with a good first pass because they are aggressive on the forecheck.”
Concussions, as we’ve all learned, are unpredictable. Just because Grzelcyk felt well Wednesday, that doesn’t mean he’ll wake up feeling the same way Thursday.
But a Grzelcyk return would represent a 5-foot-9, 175-pound sliver of sunshine in what has been a gloomy sky for the B’s the past couple of days.
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Alberto Aoe
A prestigious Japanese motorcycle manufacturer, Suzuki is known for producing incredible machines and has secured many world titles. While its range includes cruisers, street bikes and scooters, the brand is perhaps most famed for its slick supersport designs.
Indeed, Suzuki holds a strong reputation in supersport racing, having produced an array of winning rides. Whether you’re a racer yourself or simply a dedicated fan, Suzuki is an important industry brand. Supersport events boast a huge following – and Suzuki motorbikes are some of the most impressive in the field.
In fact, its range features several groundbreaking designs, with many setting the benchmark for performance.
Among its high-calibre collection is the Supersports Hayabusa GSX1300R. This model’s claim to fame is that upon its release, one of its predecessors actually led to a whole new supersports category being born – ultimate supersports.
It will therefore come as no surprise that this precision-designed motor really sets a standard among riders and manufacturers alike. Boasting a host of features designed to provide bikers with superior control, power and speed, it holds a huge appeal for racing enthusiasts.
Among its key components is the Suzuki clutch assist, which allows riders to inject a controlled burst of power by delivering maximum energy down to the real wheel.
A selection of clocks allow racers to keep an eye on all the riding information they need, while this finely-crafted machine also has three performance levels to ensure the bike rides smoothly on a range of surfaces.
Meanwhile, the GSX-R1000 is another exemplary motorbike produced by Suzuki. This model has been developed over the years based on feedback from the brand’s racing team, making this really in tune with the needs of the professional rider. What’s more, it enjoys a reputation for consistently producing race-winning performances.
In its latest incarnation, the bike’s chassis has been given an overhaul – the result of which allows riders to maintain speeds while travelling around corners, as well as improving traction when pulling away.
Additionally, riders are able to tweak the bike in line with their personal riding style with its fully adjustable suspension. Complementing this feature are its adjustable footpegs, which can be used to combat fatigue, as well as delivering greater control and increased comfort.
And these are not Suzuki’s only highly-prized bikes. Upon its release in 1985, the GSX-R750 wowed riders – and its improved 2011 version certainly lives up to these high standards.
Compared to the previous model, the 2011 GSX-R750 is a huge 8 kg lighter, while boasting a ten per cent increase in fuel efficiency. Meanwhile, it has also been fitted with a race-proven slipper clutch that delivers better grip and stability.
Combine these elements with its excellent power to weight ratio, responsive handling, linear power delivery and superb throttle response and you get the latest GSX-R750 – a fantastic ride.
Whether you’re looking for a whole new bike or are simply after some Suzuki parts, you won’t be let down by this brand, which holds a string of impressive titles and the trust of countless riders across the world.
Indeed, being the manufacturer of numerous groundbreaking and benchmark-setting motorcycles, it’s easy to see why so many riders choose to ride on Suzuki models.
And you need not be a racer to enjoy the power, stability and smooth ride that the maker offers. Its produces a selection of other series, including cruisers and 125cc bikes, and therefore appeals to a broad range of motorbike fans.
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Norwegian Offers Free Air on Alaska Sailings
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By Ana Figueroa, TravelPulse
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced a free and reduced roundtrip airfare promotion for Norwegian Joy’s seven-day Alaska itineraries from April to September 2019.
The offer is available for one day only to the public, on September 14. Past guests will have early access as of today. New bookings for a balcony stateroom or above are eligible for free or reduced roundtrip economy class airfare for up to two guests. The offer applies to more than 100 airports in the US and Canada.
Guests reserving The Haven or Concierge levels will receive complimentary airfare at all eligible airports. Guests may instead choose a discount of up to $1,000 per stateroom. The Free Air promotion may be combined with the line’s Free at Sea offer.
The promotion highlights Norwegian Joy’s year-round reposition to the west coast. The ship will undergo some $50 million in upgrades before arriving in Seattle for the Alaska season. She’ll emerge with amenities that are virtually identical to those of her sister ship, Norwegian Bliss,
“Alaska itineraries are some of our most popular cruises amongst travelers nationwide, as they offer one of the best ways to see and experience the Last Frontier,” said Andy Stuart, president and chief executive officer of Norwegian Cruise Line. “We’re extremely excited to have Norwegian Joy join her sister Norwegian Bliss in Seattle next year, so we’re asking guests to join us in celebrating her arrival with this new and exciting free airfare promotion.”
Norwegian Joy will cruise Alaska itineraries that call on the iconic destinations such as Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway, Holkham Bay and Icy Strait Point. She will also visit Victoria, British Columbia. After her Alaska season, Norwegian Joy will offer cruises to the Mexican Riviera and Panama Canal from Los Angeles.
The Free Air promotion is based on availability and is not applicable to Sail Away
Travel - U.S. Daily News: Norwegian Offers Free Air on Alaska Sailings
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Moves, adds and changes
Antec Corp. (Rolling Meadows, IL) and Northern Telecom (Montreal, Quebec) announced the signing of a letter of intent for three interrelated business relationships. These relationships are subject to negotiation and execution of definitive agreements and regulatory approvals. The plans involve the formation of a joint venture company to provide integration services for hybrid fiber/coaxial-cable networks to include voice, data and interactive video applications; a joint venture company that wil
Antec Corp. (Rolling Meadows, IL) and Northern Telecom (Montreal, Quebec) announced the signing of a letter of intent for three interrelated business relationships. These relationships are subject to negotiation and execution of definitive agreements and regulatory approvals. The plans involve the formation of a joint venture company to provide integration services for hybrid fiber/coaxial-cable networks to include voice, data and interactive video applications; a joint venture company that will focus on the development of Northern Telecom`s integrated digital access technology and Antec`s digital video technology; and the third proposal involves a marketing and sales arrangement for the Cornerstone voice and data product line.
Installers in Ohio now have another distributor for voice and data products. Anicom Inc. (Rosemont, IL), which distributes communications wire, cable, fiber-optics and computer network and connectivity products, has announced its agreement to acquire Pinnacle Wire and Cable (Columbus, OH). Pinnacle currently distributes voice and data products from two locations in Ohio.
Harris Corp. Dracon Division (Camarillo, CA) has acquired Micro Computer Systems Inc. (Greensboro, NC), a manufacturer of telephone line-testing equipment. In addition to interactive telephone line-test systems, the Dracon Division offers portable test equipment, tools and integrated paging systems.
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Alcatel (Claremont, NC) is the latest in a series of fiber and cable makers to raise prices. "We are just going along with the industry trend," says John Steen, vice president and general manager of fiber optics. "The increases--the first for Alcatel--will be 6% to 10%." Along with the price increase, the company announced its plans to expand by 35% its optical fiber and fiber-optic cable production capacity by the beginning of 1997.
AFC Cable Systems Inc. of New Bedford, MA, a producer of armored and metal-clad cables for power applications, has entered the fiber-optic cabling market. One of its products, the MC/OF, is a metal-clad hybrid cable that includes power conductors and fiber-optic members.
AMP Inc. (Harrisburg, PA) recently opened a 200,000-square-foot facility dedicated to cable development and manufacturing. Located near Greensboro, NC, the plant solidifies AMP`s position as a leading supplier of electronic cable.
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The Crazy Mountains east of Livingston.
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The Crazy Mountains are shown in this September 2016 file photo.
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Groups ask judge to block trail work in Crazies
A coalition of conservation groups wants a federal judge to block construction on a new trail in the Crazy Mountains while he mulls their lawsuit over access to the isolated mountain range.
In an injunction request filed Friday, attorneys representing five groups that sued over public access to four trails in the range asked U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy Cavan to bar construction of the Porcupine Ibex Trail, a Forest Service project that would reroute an old trail where a landowner had blocked public access, until a decision is made in their lawsuit.
The request was filed a week after the Custer Gallatin National Forest awarded a contract worth about $27,000 to Bo Trails Inc. to build the new trail and obliterate parts of the old trail.
Forest officials said work on the trail north of Wilsall could begin as soon as August and they want it to be done this fall. The five groups — Friends of the Crazy Mountains, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Montana chapter, Skyline Sportsmen and Enhancing Montana’s Wildlife Habitat — are asking the judge to grant an injunction before August 1.
In the brief accompanying the injunction request, the groups argue that the Forest Service approved the trail in a way that skirted public and environmental review. They also argue that forging ahead with trail construction could harm big game habitat and that the agency should protect access to the old trails instead.
Ryan Busse, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers North American board chair, said in a news release that the agency has to consider public input and habitat impacts before a decision like this.
“Our injunction simply seeks to ensure that the Forest Service follows its own established protocol,” Busse said.
Marna Daley, a Custer Gallatin National Forest spokeswoman, declined to comment on the injunction request. The Forest Service has said it believes the Porcubine-Ibex reroute is a significant step forward in dealing with access disputes in the Crazies, an island range known for disputes over public access to several trails and a complex checkerboard land ownership pattern.
The suit the five groups filed accuses the Forest Service of failing to protect access to four trails — the East Trunk (No. 115/136), Sweet Grass (No. 122), Elk Creek (No. 195) and Porcupine Lowline (No. 267). The Porcupine Ibex project would reroute parts of the Elk Creek and Porcupine Lowline trails, and the suit also argues that the Forest Service didn’t conduct an adequate environmental analysis of the reroute.
Plans for the reroute first surfaced in 2018. Under the plan, the Forest Service would abandon its claim to public access rights on a few miles of trail that crosses private property in exchange for a shorter private land easement for the new trail.
Several groups hailed the proposal as a major success when it was first released, seeing it as meaningful collaboration between access advocates and landowners. But many critics remained, including Friends of the Crazy Mountains and Enhancing Montana’s Wildlife Habitat, and they argued that it was wrong for the Forest Service to relinquish the old access rights and that the new trail would be steeper and not as accessible for all users.
The release of the plans signaled the opening of an initial public comment period on the reroute, a first step in an environmental analysis of a project. But instead of completing an environmental assessment or categorical exclusion for the new trail, the Forest Service stopped that analysis. The agency felt analysis of the forest travel plan covered the reroute and that a deeper look wasn’t needed.
The groups disagree, arguing that there was no mention of the reroute in the travel plan. They argue that the travel plan calls for protecting access to the existing trails, not building new trail to replace them.
In the brief accompanying the injunction request, the groups argue that ending the analysis meant there was no serious look at the environmental impact of the reroute. They also argue that, after the initial comment period, the agency made a “behind-closed-door decision” to change the original trail route proposal, instead moving it to a higher elevation.
“This means the Ibex project — as currently designed, authorized, and approved by the Service — was never vetted for public review and comment,” the groups’ attorneys wrote.
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Branding Overview
How will Cedarburg benefit from a competitive identity?
As the world changes quickly around us, it is important we understand and reinforce the values and heritage that make Cedarburg distinct. Without actively managing the desired direction of our reputation, we are vulnerable to factors we cannot control, and as a community, we may suffer from fragmented communications. The goal is to create an authentic place of distinction and a cohesive community voice that can be used by all our stakeholders in a unified effort to highlight the best of what Cedarburg offers.
How is this project being funded?
This project is being funding by six investors including the City of Cedarburg, Ozaukee’s Gift to the Future Fund, Cedarburg Landmarks Preservation Society, Cornerstone Buildings, LLC., Cedarburg School District, and Cedarburg Light and Water.
How was this process initiated?
Cedarburg’s Economic Development Committee identified the need for a purposeful branding direction for the community, not only for growing businesses, residents, and tourism, but also for rallying the entire community behind a central theme. Investors were secured, and from them a steering committee was formed that also included a representative from the Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce. The steering committee carefully reviewed all proposals from companies experienced in this type of consulting. Eventually, the marketing company Chandlerthinks, proven experts in place branding, was selected to help us navigate through this process.
Will Cedarburg residents and businesses have an opportunity to contribute?
In addition to a series of community interviews and focus groups, we will also have an online community survey. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the process. The cooperation, leadership and unity of these organizations will create a new strength and vitality in our community for greater teamwork and growth.
Cedarburg is on its way to being a destination of distinction.
What will the process entail?
This process will be broken into four phases:
1) Research that explores and uncovers the Cedarburg identity;
2) Development of a competitive identity strategy;
3) Development of a Cedarburg voice and creative platform;
4) An action plan that provides a detailed program for involving all stakeholders in marketing our new competitive identity.
How long will the project take to develop?
A research and strategy project of this size typically takes 8-10 months for completion. However, this project begins a new, on-going initiative for our community. The efforts for positively managing Cedarburg’s reputation will continue long after this project ends.
How can I be a part of the Cedarburg branding project?
For more information or questions, please email Jennifer Andreas at Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce.
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MSC Cruises unveils name for latest Seaside-class vessel
MSC Cruises and Fincantieri have cut the first steel of MSC Seashore, the first of two MSC Cruises Seaside EVO ships currently on order with the shipbuilder.
At a ceremony in Monfalcone, Italy, MSC Cruises’ executive chairman Pierfrancesco Vago and Fincantieri chief executive Giuseppe Bono launched the cutting of the first steel of this new ship.
Coming into service in spring 2021, the 169,400 GT MSC Seashore will be the first in its kind, further enriching MSC Cruises’ Seaside Class of ships with new cutting-edge features.
These will include an additional lounge at the aft part; a further enhanced MSC Yacht Club covering three forward decks; specialty restaurants at the level of the promenade at deck eight for dining al fresco while being close to the sea; and a larger number of whirlpools across the ship.
Moreover, the Seaside EVO ships will be equipped with the latest advanced environmental technology, including a selective catalytic reduction system; exhaust gas cleaning technology; state-of-the-art waste management and recycling systems; advanced water treatment systems; and an advanced energy and heat recovery system, as well as other technology and measures to further increase energy efficiency.
Vago said: “With the Seaside Class, we introduced to the market one of the more innovative cruise ship prototypes all-around – our fifth out of six to-date – thus setting a new industry standard for others to follow.
“Today, only one year after MSC Seaside entered into service, we are taking this award-winning concept to the next level by starting the construction of a further evolved and even richer ship.
“MSC Seashore is an example of our commitment to bringing the most innovative and technologically-advanced tonnage to the sea, and will be bestowed with the latest and best maritime and environmental technology available.”
The event marked another milestone in MSC Cruises’ ten-year development plan for 17 additional new ships, with four new ships currently under construction at the same time.
MSC Seashore is the seventh ship to be built under this plan and will become the 19th ship MSC Cruises has built since its inception in 2003.
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IMF publications
20 June 2014 | Inside the institutions
Every year, the IMF produces numerous publications. In 2013, it released 805 publications on its website. These include economic research and policy analyses, forecasts, country monitoring and internal policy and strategy papers. There is often confusion concerning the extent to which research, policy and surveillance papers are representative of the IMF’s institutional views.
The IMF assigns different categories to its published documents. Each category reflects different publication processes and varying involvement of other IMF staff in the document’s development. Approval for publication may be by IMF staff or by the IMF’s board of executive directors and managers, with implications for whether the document is intended to represent the IMF. Disclaimers are included to indicate when a paper cannot be regarded as representing the views of the IMF.
The multiple types of publications reflect the IMF’s differing roles. Policy documents are sent to the board for consideration, and are intended to inform IMF policy. Surveillance papers may represent the IMF’s institutional view, and are intended to fulfill the IMF’s obligation to monitor risks to nations and the international economy. Research papers are intended for a wide audience and do not represent the institution’s views.
Surveillance is one of the IMF’s three key pillars of activity. Under Article IV, “the IMF is charged with (i) overseeing the international monetary system to ensure its effective operation, and (ii) monitoring each of its 188 members’ compliance with its policy obligations.” Surveillance acts as a means through which the IMF seeks to highlight potential risks to economic stability and forecasts future economic activity, including growth. Article IV reports, mandatory annual monitoring reports written by Fund staff about each member country, and financial sector sustainability analyses are the only surveillance papers intended to represent the views of the board and which therefore require prior board approval. Conversely, other surveillance outputs including the World Economic Outlook and Spillover reports represent views of the staff only. They are published with disclaimers indicating they do not reflect the views of executive directors nor of their respective countries, and do not constitute official IMF policy.
Policy papers intended for board discussion and for policy-making may be discussed in informal session by the IMF board, in which case this is stated clearly, or formally whereby a decision is taken and the board releases an accompanying press release and usually a summing up of the board’s views. Informal discussion by the board of a policy paper occurred recently for the policy paper on the relationship of fiscal policy and income inequality (see Observer Spring 2014). This caused confusion as to what the IMF position on this question was despite a disclaimer indicating that it was discussed by the board only in “informal session and no decisions were taken at this meeting”. It went on to state “The policy considerations in this paper should be attributed to IMF staff and not to the IMF or its executive board.” As such, papers with findings that appear to have far-reaching consequences for IMF policy making may, in reality, have none.
Table – showing different categories of IMF papers and their significance
Research papers are not intended to be discussed by the board. However, there is a hierarchy of effort and staff involvement in different types of papers. Working papers, though subject to internal review and approval by more senior staff before publication, are always indicated as being the views of the author. Departmental and occasional papers, as well as staff discussion notes (SDNs), receive considerably more input from staff though these are also not representing the institution’s views. As such, the extent to which there is tacit endorsement or input from management is far greater for SDNs, occasional and departmental papers than for working papers.
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