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‘He is a free man’: Thailand releases refugee Bahraini footballer after extradition bid dropped
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Monday freed a jailed refugee Bahraini footballer with residency status in Australia, after Bahrain abandoned its bid to seek his extradition, and immigration officials said he was immediately driven to the airport.
A police car believed to be carrying Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi is pictured as it leaves the Bangkok’s Remand Prison, Thailand, February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Hakeem Al Araibi, 25, who fled Bahrain in 2014 and received refugee status in Australia, was arrested in November last year at a Bangkok airport while on a honeymoon trip, following an Interpol notice issued at Bahrain’s request.
However, the Middle East nation has withdrawn the request, prompting a Thai court to approve a motion by prosecutors to drop the case against the footballer, Thai officials said.
“There are no grounds to hold him anymore. It is his right to decide where he will go next. He is a free man,” said Chatchom Akapin, an official in the Thai Attorney-General’s office.
A Reuters witness said Araibi was seen leaving the Bangkok remand prison in a car and immigration officials said he was heading for the main international airport in the Thai capital.
Rights group Amnesty International, which lobbied for his release, later said Araibi had arrived at the airport.
It was not immediately clear when or why Bahrain withdrew its request. A Bahrain government spokesman declined to give details when asked who ordered the halt of the legal proceedings.
However, authorities in Bahrain, which has accused Araibi of crimes committed during the Arab Spring protests of 2011, said the country reaffirmed its right to pursue legal action against him.
In a statement, Bahrain’s foreign ministry said it had noted the halt of legal proceedings and the verdict against the footballer remained in place.
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had no comment on the case.
The detention of Araibi, who appeared with his feet in shackles at a court hearing last week, drew international criticism, with Australian authorities and fellow footballers urging Thailand to release him. He says he faces torture if returned to Bahrain.
In the Australian capital of Canberra, Prime Minister Scott Morrison welcomed the decision of the Thai government.
“We greatly respect the process that they have had to work through and we greatly appreciate their listening to the issues that have been raised by our government and many others,” he told a news conference.
On social network Twitter, former Australia soccer captain Craig Foster, who had helped lobby officials at world governing body FIFA, said, “My thanks go to the wonderful people of Thailand for your support and to the Thai government for upholding international law.”
Araibi has said he wants to return to Australia, where he has lived since 2014 and plays for a Melbourne football club.
FILE PHOTO: Jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi leaves Thailand’s Criminal Court, in Bangkok, Thailand February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
He was convicted of vandalizing a police station during 2011 anti-government protests in Bahrain and sentenced in absentia after he fled. Araibi denies the charges, saying he was playing in a televised soccer match at the time of the police station attack.
New York-based Human Rights Watch has said Araibi was tortured by Bahraini authorities because of his brother’s political activities during the 2011 protests.
Bahraini authorities deny allegations of torture.
Additional reporting by Panu Wongcha-um and Juarawee Kittisilpa; Paulina Duran in SYDNEY and Aziz El Yaakoubi in DUBAI; Writing by Kanupriya Kapoor; Editing by Clarence Fernandez
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Part 5 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adventures 09-10)
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THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
Adventure IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER'S THUMB
Of all the problems which have been submitted to my friend, Mr. Sherlock
Holmes, for solution during the years of our intimacy, there were only two which I
was the means of introducing to his notice-
-that of Mr. Hatherley's thumb, and that of Colonel Warburton's madness.
Of these the latter may have afforded a finer field for an acute and original
observer, but the other was so strange in its inception and so dramatic in its
details that it may be the more worthy of
being placed upon record, even if it gave my friend fewer openings for those
deductive methods of reasoning by which he achieved such remarkable results.
The story has, I believe, been told more than once in the newspapers, but, like all
such narratives, its effect is much less striking when set forth en bloc in a single
half-column of print than when the facts
slowly evolve before your own eyes, and the mystery clears gradually away as each new
discovery furnishes a step which leads on to the complete truth.
At the time the circumstances made a deep impression upon me, and the lapse of two
years has hardly served to weaken the effect.
It was in the summer of '89, not long after my marriage, that the events occurred which
I am now about to summarise.
I had returned to civil practice and had finally abandoned Holmes in his Baker
Street rooms, although I continually visited him and occasionally even persuaded
him to forgo his Bohemian habits so far as to come and visit us.
My practice had steadily increased, and as I happened to live at no very great
distance from Paddington Station, I got a few patients from among the officials.
One of these, whom I had cured of a painful and lingering disease, was never weary of
advertising my virtues and of endeavouring to send me on every sufferer over whom he
might have any influence.
One morning, at a little before seven o'clock, I was awakened by the maid tapping
at the door to announce that two men had come from Paddington and were waiting in
the consulting-room.
I dressed hurriedly, for I knew by experience that railway cases were seldom
trivial, and hastened downstairs.
As I descended, my old ally, the guard, came out of the room and closed the door
tightly behind him.
"I've got him here," he whispered, jerking his thumb over his shoulder; "he's all
right." "What is it, then?"
I asked, for his manner suggested that it was some strange creature which he had
caged up in my room. "It's a new patient," he whispered.
"I thought I'd bring him round myself; then he couldn't slip away.
There he is, all safe and sound. I must go now, Doctor; I have my dooties,
just the same as you."
And off he went, this trusty tout, without even giving me time to thank him.
I entered my consulting-room and found a gentleman seated by the table.
He was quietly dressed in a suit of heather tweed with a soft cloth cap which he had
laid down upon my books.
Round one of his hands he had a handkerchief wrapped, which was mottled all
over with bloodstains.
He was young, not more than five-and- twenty, I should say, with a strong,
masculine face; but he was exceedingly pale and gave me the impression of a man who was
suffering from some strong agitation, which
it took all his strength of mind to control.
"I am sorry to knock you up so early, Doctor," said he, "but I have had a very
serious accident during the night.
I came in by train this morning, and on inquiring at Paddington as to where I might
find a doctor, a worthy fellow very kindly escorted me here.
I gave the maid a card, but I see that she has left it upon the side-table."
I took it up and glanced at it. "Mr. Victor Hatherley, hydraulic engineer,
16A, Victoria Street (3rd floor)."
That was the name, style, and abode of my morning visitor.
"I regret that I have kept you waiting," said I, sitting down in my library-chair.
"You are fresh from a night journey, I understand, which is in itself a monotonous
occupation." "Oh, my night could not be called
monotonous," said he, and laughed.
He laughed very heartily, with a high, ringing note, leaning back in his chair and
shaking his sides. All my medical instincts rose up against
that laugh.
"Stop it!" I cried; "pull yourself together!" and I
poured out some water from a caraffe. It was useless, however.
He was off in one of those hysterical outbursts which come upon a strong nature
when some great crisis is over and gone. Presently he came to himself once more,
very weary and pale-looking.
"I have been making a fool of myself," he gasped.
"Not at all. Drink this."
I dashed some brandy into the water, and the colour began to come back to his
bloodless cheeks. "That's better!" said he.
"And now, Doctor, perhaps you would kindly attend to my thumb, or rather to the place
where my thumb used to be." He unwound the handkerchief and held out
his hand.
It gave even my hardened nerves a shudder to look at it.
There were four protruding fingers and a horrid red, spongy surface where the thumb
should have been.
It had been hacked or torn right out from the roots.
"Good heavens!" I cried, "this is a terrible injury.
It must have bled considerably."
"Yes, it did. I fainted when it was done, and I think
that I must have been senseless for a long time.
When I came to I found that it was still bleeding, so I tied one end of my
handkerchief very tightly round the wrist and braced it up with a twig."
"Excellent!
You should have been a surgeon." "It is a question of hydraulics, you see,
and came within my own province."
"This has been done," said I, examining the wound, "by a very heavy and sharp
instrument." "A thing like a cleaver," said he.
"An accident, I presume?"
"By no means." "What! a murderous attack?"
"Very murderous indeed." "You horrify me."
I sponged the wound, cleaned it, dressed it, and finally covered it over with cotton
wadding and carbolised bandages. He lay back without wincing, though he bit
his lip from time to time.
"How is that?" I asked when I had finished.
"Capital! Between your brandy and your bandage, I
feel a new man.
I was very weak, but I have had a good deal to go through."
"Perhaps you had better not speak of the matter.
It is evidently trying to your nerves."
"Oh, no, not now.
I shall have to tell my tale to the police; but, between ourselves, if it were not for
the convincing evidence of this wound of mine, I should be surprised if they
believed my statement, for it is a very
extraordinary one, and I have not much in the way of proof with which to back it up;
and, even if they believe me, the clues which I can give them are so vague that it
is a question whether justice will be done."
"Ha!" cried I, "if it is anything in the nature of a problem which you desire to see
solved, I should strongly recommend you to come to my friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes,
before you go to the official police."
"Oh, I have heard of that fellow," answered my visitor, "and I should be very glad if
he would take the matter up, though of course I must use the official police as
Would you give me an introduction to him?" "I'll do better.
I'll take you round to him myself." "I should be immensely obliged to you."
"We'll call a cab and go together.
We shall just be in time to have a little breakfast with him.
Do you feel equal to it?" "Yes; I shall not feel easy until I have
told my story."
"Then my servant will call a cab, and I shall be with you in an instant."
I rushed upstairs, explained the matter shortly to my wife, and in five minutes was
inside a hansom, driving with my new acquaintance to Baker Street.
Sherlock Holmes was, as I expected, lounging about his sitting-room in his
dressing-gown, reading the agony column of The Times and smoking his before-breakfast
pipe, which was composed of all the plugs
and dottles left from his smokes of the day before, all carefully dried and collected
on the corner of the mantelpiece.
He received us in his quietly genial fashion, ordered fresh rashers and eggs,
and joined us in a hearty meal.
When it was concluded he settled our new acquaintance upon the sofa, placed a pillow
beneath his head, and laid a glass of brandy and water within his reach.
"It is easy to see that your experience has been no common one, Mr. Hatherley," said
he. "Pray, lie down there and make yourself
absolutely at home.
Tell us what you can, but stop when you are tired and keep up your strength with a
little stimulant."
"Thank you," said my patient, "but I have felt another man since the doctor bandaged
me, and I think that your breakfast has completed the cure.
I shall take up as little of your valuable time as possible, so I shall start at once
upon my peculiar experiences."
Holmes sat in his big armchair with the weary, heavy-lidded expression which veiled
his keen and eager nature, while I sat opposite to him, and we listened in silence
to the strange story which our visitor detailed to us.
"You must know," said he, "that I am an orphan and a bachelor, residing alone in
lodgings in London.
By profession I am a hydraulic engineer, and I have had considerable experience of
my work during the seven years that I was apprenticed to Venner & Matheson, the well-
known firm, of Greenwich.
Two years ago, having served my time, and having also come into a fair sum of money
through my poor father's death, I determined to start in business for myself
and took professional chambers in Victoria Street.
"I suppose that everyone finds his first independent start in business a dreary
To me it has been exceptionally so. During two years I have had three
consultations and one small job, and that is absolutely all that my profession has
brought me.
My gross takings amount to 27 pounds 10s.
Every day, from nine in the morning until four in the afternoon, I waited in my
little den, until at last my heart began to sink, and I came to believe that I should
never have any practice at all.
"Yesterday, however, just as I was thinking of leaving the office, my clerk entered to
say there was a gentleman waiting who wished to see me upon business.
He brought up a card, too, with the name of 'Colonel Lysander Stark' engraved upon it.
Close at his heels came the colonel himself, a man rather over the middle size,
but of an exceeding thinness.
I do not think that I have ever seen so thin a man.
His whole face sharpened away into nose and chin, and the skin of his cheeks was drawn
quite tense over his outstanding bones.
Yet this emaciation seemed to be his natural habit, and due to no disease, for
his eye was bright, his step brisk, and his bearing assured.
He was plainly but neatly dressed, and his age, I should judge, would be nearer forty
than thirty. "'Mr. Hatherley?' said he, with something
of a German accent.
'You have been recommended to me, Mr. Hatherley, as being a man who is not only
proficient in his profession but is also discreet and capable of preserving a
secret.'
"I bowed, feeling as flattered as any young man would at such an address.
'May I ask who it was who gave me so good a character?'
"'Well, perhaps it is better that I should not tell you that just at this moment.
I have it from the same source that you are both an orphan and a bachelor and are
residing alone in London.'
"'That is quite correct,' I answered; 'but you will excuse me if I say that I cannot
see how all this bears upon my professional qualifications.
I understand that it was on a professional matter that you wished to speak to me?'
"'Undoubtedly so. But you will find that all I say is really
to the point.
I have a professional commission for you, but absolute secrecy is quite essential--
absolute secrecy, you understand, and of course we may expect that more from a man
who is alone than from one who lives in the bosom of his family.'
"'If I promise to keep a secret,' said I, 'you may absolutely depend upon my doing
so.'
"He looked very hard at me as I spoke, and it seemed to me that I had never seen so
suspicious and questioning an eye. "'Do you promise, then?' said he at last.
"'Yes, I promise.'
"'Absolute and complete silence before, during, and after?
No reference to the matter at all, either in word or writing?'
"'I have already given you my word.'
"'Very good.' He suddenly sprang up, and darting like
lightning across the room he flung open the door.
The passage outside was empty.
"'That's all right,' said he, coming back. 'I know that clerks are sometimes curious
as to their master's affairs. Now we can talk in safety.'
He drew up his chair very close to mine and began to stare at me again with the same
questioning and thoughtful look.
"A feeling of repulsion, and of something akin to fear had begun to rise within me at
the strange antics of this fleshless man. Even my dread of losing a client could not
restrain me from showing my impatience.
"'I beg that you will state your business, sir,' said I; 'my time is of value.'
Heaven forgive me for that last sentence, but the words came to my lips.
"'How would fifty guineas for a night's work suit you?' he asked.
"'Most admirably.' "'I say a night's work, but an hour's would
be nearer the mark.
I simply want your opinion about a hydraulic stamping machine which has got
out of gear. If you show us what is wrong we shall soon
set it right ourselves.
What do you think of such a commission as that?'
"'The work appears to be light and the pay munificent.'
"'Precisely so.
We shall want you to come to-night by the last train.'
"'Where to?' "'To Eyford, in Berkshire.
It is a little place near the borders of Oxfordshire, and within seven miles of
Reading. There is a train from Paddington which
would bring you there at about 11:15.'
"'Very good.' "'I shall come down in a carriage to meet
you.' "'There is a drive, then?'
"'Yes, our little place is quite out in the country.
It is a good seven miles from Eyford Station.'
"'Then we can hardly get there before midnight.
I suppose there would be no chance of a train back.
I should be compelled to stop the night.'
"'Yes, we could easily give you a shake- down.'
"'That is very awkward. Could I not come at some more convenient
hour?'
"'We have judged it best that you should come late.
It is to recompense you for any inconvenience that we are paying to you, a
young and unknown man, a fee which would buy an opinion from the very heads of your
Still, of course, if you would like to draw out of the business, there is plenty of
time to do so.' "I thought of the fifty guineas, and of how
very useful they would be to me.
'Not at all,' said I, 'I shall be very happy to accommodate myself to your wishes.
I should like, however, to understand a little more clearly what it is that you
wish me to do.'
"'Quite so. It is very natural that the pledge of
secrecy which we have exacted from you should have aroused your curiosity.
I have no wish to commit you to anything without your having it all laid before you.
I suppose that we are absolutely safe from eavesdroppers?'
"'Entirely.'
"'Then the matter stands thus. You are probably aware that fuller's-earth
is a valuable product, and that it is only found in one or two places in England?'
"'I have heard so.'
"'Some little time ago I bought a small place--a very small place--within ten miles
of Reading.
I was fortunate enough to discover that there was a deposit of fuller's-earth in
one of my fields.
On examining it, however, I found that this deposit was a comparatively small one, and
that it formed a link between two very much larger ones upon the right and left--both
of them, however, in the grounds of my neighbours.
These good people were absolutely ignorant that their land contained that which was
quite as valuable as a gold-mine.
Naturally, it was to my interest to buy their land before they discovered its true
value, but unfortunately I had no capital by which I could do this.
I took a few of my friends into the secret, however, and they suggested that we should
quietly and secretly work our own little deposit and that in this way we should earn
the money which would enable us to buy the neighbouring fields.
This we have now been doing for some time, and in order to help us in our operations
we erected a hydraulic press.
This press, as I have already explained, has got out of order, and we wish your
advice upon the subject.
We guard our secret very jealously, however, and if it once became known that
we had hydraulic engineers coming to our little house, it would soon rouse inquiry,
and then, if the facts came out, it would
be good-bye to any chance of getting these fields and carrying out our plans.
That is why I have made you promise me that you will not tell a human being that you
are going to Eyford to-night.
I hope that I make it all plain?' "'I quite follow you,' said I.
'The only point which I could not quite understand was what use you could make of a
hydraulic press in excavating fuller's- earth, which, as I understand, is dug out
like gravel from a pit.'
"'Ah!' said he carelessly, 'we have our own process.
We compress the earth into bricks, so as to remove them without revealing what they
But that is a mere detail. I have taken you fully into my confidence
now, Mr. Hatherley, and I have shown you how I trust you.'
He rose as he spoke.
'I shall expect you, then, at Eyford at 11:15.'
"'I shall certainly be there.' "'And not a word to a soul.'
He looked at me with a last long, questioning gaze, and then, pressing my
hand in a cold, dank grasp, he hurried from the room.
"Well, when I came to think it all over in cool blood I was very much astonished, as
you may both think, at this sudden commission which had been intrusted to me.
On the one hand, of course, I was glad, for the fee was at least tenfold what I should
have asked had I set a price upon my own services, and it was possible that this
order might lead to other ones.
On the other hand, the face and manner of my patron had made an unpleasant impression
upon me, and I could not think that his explanation of the fuller's-earth was
sufficient to explain the necessity for my
coming at midnight, and his extreme anxiety lest I should tell anyone of my errand.
However, I threw all fears to the winds, ate a hearty supper, drove to Paddington,
and started off, having obeyed to the letter the injunction as to holding my
tongue.
"At Reading I had to change not only my carriage but my station.
However, I was in time for the last train to Eyford, and I reached the little dim-lit
station after eleven o'clock.
I was the only passenger who got out there, and there was no one upon the platform save
a single sleepy porter with a lantern.
As I passed out through the wicket gate, however, I found my acquaintance of the
morning waiting in the shadow upon the other side.
Without a word he grasped my arm and hurried me into a carriage, the door of
which was standing open.
He drew up the windows on either side, tapped on the wood-work, and away we went
as fast as the horse could go." "One horse?" interjected Holmes.
"Yes, only one."
"Did you observe the colour?" "Yes, I saw it by the side-lights when I
was stepping into the carriage. It was a chestnut."
"Tired-looking or fresh?"
"Oh, fresh and glossy." "Thank you.
I am sorry to have interrupted you. Pray continue your most interesting
statement."
"Away we went then, and we drove for at least an hour.
Colonel Lysander Stark had said that it was only seven miles, but I should think, from
the rate that we seemed to go, and from the time that we took, that it must have been
nearer twelve.
He sat at my side in silence all the time, and I was aware, more than once when I
glanced in his direction, that he was looking at me with great intensity.
The country roads seem to be not very good in that part of the world, for we lurched
and jolted terribly.
I tried to look out of the windows to see something of where we were, but they were
made of frosted glass, and I could make out nothing save the occasional bright blur of
a passing light.
Now and then I hazarded some remark to break the monotony of the journey, but the
colonel answered only in monosyllables, and the conversation soon flagged.
At last, however, the bumping of the road was exchanged for the crisp smoothness of a
gravel-drive, and the carriage came to a stand.
Colonel Lysander Stark sprang out, and, as I followed after him, pulled me swiftly
into a porch which gaped in front of us.
We stepped, as it were, right out of the carriage and into the hall, so that I
failed to catch the most fleeting glance of the front of the house.
The instant that I had crossed the threshold the door slammed heavily behind
us, and I heard faintly the rattle of the wheels as the carriage drove away.
"It was pitch dark inside the house, and the colonel fumbled about looking for
matches and muttering under his breath.
Suddenly a door opened at the other end of the passage, and a long, golden bar of
light shot out in our direction.
It grew broader, and a woman appeared with a lamp in her hand, which she held above
her head, pushing her face forward and peering at us.
I could see that she was pretty, and from the gloss with which the light shone upon
her dark dress I knew that it was a rich material.
She spoke a few words in a foreign tongue in a tone as though asking a question, and
when my companion answered in a gruff monosyllable she gave such a start that the
lamp nearly fell from her hand.
Colonel Stark went up to her, whispered something in her ear, and then, pushing her
back into the room from whence she had come, he walked towards me again with the
lamp in his hand.
"'Perhaps you will have the kindness to wait in this room for a few minutes,' said
he, throwing open another door.
It was a quiet, little, plainly furnished room, with a round table in the centre, on
which several German books were scattered. Colonel Stark laid down the lamp on the top
of a harmonium beside the door.
'I shall not keep you waiting an instant,' said he, and vanished into the darkness.
"I glanced at the books upon the table, and in spite of my ignorance of German I could
see that two of them were treatises on science, the others being volumes of
Then I walked across to the window, hoping that I might catch some glimpse of the
country-side, but an oak shutter, heavily barred, was folded across it.
It was a wonderfully silent house.
There was an old clock ticking loudly somewhere in the passage, but otherwise
everything was deadly still. A vague feeling of uneasiness began to
steal over me.
Who were these German people, and what were they doing living in this strange, out-of-
the-way place? And where was the place?
I was ten miles or so from Eyford, that was all I knew, but whether north, south, east,
or west I had no idea.
For that matter, Reading, and possibly other large towns, were within that radius,
so the place might not be so secluded, after all.
Yet it was quite certain, from the absolute stillness, that we were in the country.
I paced up and down the room, humming a tune under my breath to keep up my spirits
and feeling that I was thoroughly earning my fifty-guinea fee.
"Suddenly, without any preliminary sound in the midst of the utter stillness, the door
of my room swung slowly open.
The woman was standing in the aperture, the darkness of the hall behind her, the yellow
light from my lamp beating upon her eager and beautiful face.
I could see at a glance that she was sick with fear, and the sight sent a chill to my
own heart.
She held up one shaking finger to warn me to be silent, and she shot a few whispered
words of broken English at me, her eyes glancing back, like those of a frightened
horse, into the gloom behind her.
"'I would go,' said she, trying hard, as it seemed to me, to speak calmly; 'I would go.
I should not stay here. There is no good for you to do.'
"'But, madam,' said I, 'I have not yet done what I came for.
I cannot possibly leave until I have seen the machine.'
"'It is not worth your while to wait,' she went on.
'You can pass through the door; no one hinders.'
And then, seeing that I smiled and shook my head, she suddenly threw aside her
constraint and made a step forward, with her hands wrung together.
'For the love of Heaven!' she whispered, 'get away from here before it is too late!'
"But I am somewhat headstrong by nature, and the more ready to engage in an affair
when there is some obstacle in the way.
I thought of my fifty-guinea fee, of my wearisome journey, and of the unpleasant
night which seemed to be before me. Was it all to go for nothing?
Why should I slink away without having carried out my commission, and without the
payment which was my due? This woman might, for all I knew, be a
monomaniac.
With a stout bearing, therefore, though her manner had shaken me more than I cared to
confess, I still shook my head and declared my intention of remaining where I was.
She was about to renew her entreaties when a door slammed overhead, and the sound of
several footsteps was heard upon the stairs.
She listened for an instant, threw up her hands with a despairing gesture, and
vanished as suddenly and as noiselessly as she had come.
"The newcomers were Colonel Lysander Stark and a short thick man with a chinchilla
beard growing out of the creases of his double chin, who was introduced to me as
Mr. Ferguson.
"'This is my secretary and manager,' said the colonel.
'By the way, I was under the impression that I left this door shut just now.
I fear that you have felt the draught.'
"'On the contrary,' said I, 'I opened the door myself because I felt the room to be a
little close.' "He shot one of his suspicious looks at me.
'Perhaps we had better proceed to business, then,' said he.
'Mr. Ferguson and I will take you up to see the machine.'
"'I had better put my hat on, I suppose.'
"'Oh, no, it is in the house.' "'What, you dig fuller's-earth in the
house?' "'No, no.
This is only where we compress it.
But never mind that. All we wish you to do is to examine the
machine and to let us know what is wrong with it.'
"We went upstairs together, the colonel first with the lamp, the fat manager and I
behind him.
It was a labyrinth of an old house, with corridors, passages, narrow winding
staircases, and little low doors, the thresholds of which were hollowed out by
the generations who had crossed them.
There were no carpets and no signs of any furniture above the ground floor, while the
plaster was peeling off the walls, and the damp was breaking through in green,
unhealthy blotches.
I tried to put on as unconcerned an air as possible, but I had not forgotten the
warnings of the lady, even though I disregarded them, and I kept a keen eye
upon my two companions.
Ferguson appeared to be a morose and silent man, but I could see from the little that
he said that he was at least a fellow- countryman.
"Colonel Lysander Stark stopped at last before a low door, which he unlocked.
Within was a small, square room, in which the three of us could hardly get at one
Ferguson remained outside, and the colonel ushered me in.
"'We are now,' said he, 'actually within the hydraulic press, and it would be a
particularly unpleasant thing for us if anyone were to turn it on.
The ceiling of this small chamber is really the end of the descending piston, and it
comes down with the force of many tons upon this metal floor.
There are small lateral columns of water outside which receive the force, and which
transmit and multiply it in the manner which is familiar to you.
The machine goes readily enough, but there is some stiffness in the working of it, and
it has lost a little of its force.
Perhaps you will have the goodness to look it over and to show us how we can set it
right.' "I took the lamp from him, and I examined
the machine very thoroughly.
It was indeed a gigantic one, and capable of exercising enormous pressure.
When I passed outside, however, and pressed down the levers which controlled it, I knew
at once by the whishing sound that there was a slight leakage, which allowed a
regurgitation of water through one of the side cylinders.
An examination showed that one of the india-rubber bands which was round the head
of a driving-rod had shrunk so as not quite to fill the socket along which it worked.
This was clearly the cause of the loss of power, and I pointed it out to my
companions, who followed my remarks very carefully and asked several practical
questions as to how they should proceed to set it right.
When I had made it clear to them, I returned to the main chamber of the machine
and took a good look at it to satisfy my own curiosity.
It was obvious at a glance that the story of the fuller's-earth was the merest
fabrication, for it would be absurd to suppose that so powerful an engine could be
designed for so inadequate a purpose.
The walls were of wood, but the floor consisted of a large iron trough, and when
I came to examine it I could see a crust of metallic deposit all over it.
I had stooped and was scraping at this to see exactly what it was when I heard a
muttered exclamation in German and saw the cadaverous face of the colonel looking down
"'What are you doing there?' he asked. "I felt angry at having been tricked by so
elaborate a story as that which he had told me.
'I was admiring your fuller's-earth,' said I; 'I think that I should be better able to
advise you as to your machine if I knew what the exact purpose was for which it was
used.'
"The instant that I uttered the words I regretted the rashness of my speech.
His face set hard, and a baleful light sprang up in his grey eyes.
"'Very well,' said he, 'you shall know all about the machine.'
He took a step backward, slammed the little door, and turned the key in the lock.
I rushed towards it and pulled at the handle, but it was quite secure, and did
not give in the least to my kicks and shoves.
'Hullo!'
I yelled. 'Hullo!
Colonel! Let me out!'
"And then suddenly in the silence I heard a sound which sent my heart into my mouth.
It was the clank of the levers and the swish of the leaking cylinder.
He had set the engine at work.
The lamp still stood upon the floor where I had placed it when examining the trough.
By its light I saw that the black ceiling was coming down upon me, slowly, jerkily,
but, as none knew better than myself, with a force which must within a minute grind me
to a shapeless pulp.
I threw myself, screaming, against the door, and dragged with my nails at the
lock.
I implored the colonel to let me out, but the remorseless clanking of the levers
drowned my cries.
The ceiling was only a foot or two above my head, and with my hand upraised I could
feel its hard, rough surface.
Then it flashed through my mind that the pain of my death would depend very much
upon the position in which I met it.
If I lay on my face the weight would come upon my spine, and I shuddered to think of
that dreadful snap.
Easier the other way, perhaps; and yet, had I the nerve to lie and look up at that
deadly black shadow wavering down upon me?
Already I was unable to stand erect, when my eye caught something which brought a
gush of hope back to my heart.
"I have said that though the floor and ceiling were of iron, the walls were of
As I gave a last hurried glance around, I saw a thin line of yellow light between two
of the boards, which broadened and broadened as a small panel was pushed
backward.
For an instant I could hardly believe that here was indeed a door which led away from
death. The next instant I threw myself through,
and lay half-fainting upon the other side.
The panel had closed again behind me, but the crash of the lamp, and a few moments
afterwards the clang of the two slabs of metal, told me how narrow had been my
escape.
"I was recalled to myself by a frantic plucking at my wrist, and I found myself
lying upon the stone floor of a narrow corridor, while a woman bent over me and
tugged at me with her left hand, while she held a candle in her right.
It was the same good friend whose warning I had so foolishly rejected.
"'Come! come!' she cried breathlessly.
'They will be here in a moment. They will see that you are not there.
Oh, do not waste the so-precious time, but come!'
"This time, at least, I did not scorn her advice.
I staggered to my feet and ran with her along the corridor and down a winding
stair.
The latter led to another broad passage, and just as we reached it we heard the
sound of running feet and the shouting of two voices, one answering the other from
the floor on which we were and from the one beneath.
My guide stopped and looked about her like one who is at her wit's end.
Then she threw open a door which led into a bedroom, through the window of which the
moon was shining brightly. "'It is your only chance,' said she.
'It is high, but it may be that you can jump it.'
"As she spoke a light sprang into view at the further end of the passage, and I saw
the lean figure of Colonel Lysander Stark rushing forward with a lantern in one hand
and a weapon like a butcher's cleaver in the other.
I rushed across the bedroom, flung open the window, and looked out.
How quiet and sweet and wholesome the garden looked in the moonlight, and it
could not be more than thirty feet down.
I clambered out upon the sill, but I hesitated to jump until I should have heard
what passed between my saviour and the ruffian who pursued me.
If she were ill-used, then at any risks I was determined to go back to her
assistance.
The thought had hardly flashed through my mind before he was at the door, pushing his
way past her; but she threw her arms round him and tried to hold him back.
"'Fritz!
Fritz!' she cried in English, 'remember your promise after the last time.
You said it should not be again. He will be silent!
Oh, he will be silent!'
"'You are mad, Elise!' he shouted, struggling to break away from her.
'You will be the ruin of us. He has seen too much.
Let me pass, I say!'
He dashed her to one side, and, rushing to the window, cut at me with his heavy
weapon. I had let myself go, and was hanging by the
hands to the sill, when his blow fell.
I was conscious of a dull pain, my grip loosened, and I fell into the garden below.
"I was shaken but not hurt by the fall; so I picked myself up and rushed off among the
bushes as hard as I could run, for I understood that I was far from being out of
danger yet.
Suddenly, however, as I ran, a deadly dizziness and sickness came over me.
I glanced down at my hand, which was throbbing painfully, and then, for the
first time, saw that my thumb had been cut off and that the blood was pouring from my
wound.
I endeavoured to tie my handkerchief round it, but there came a sudden buzzing in my
ears, and next moment I fell in a dead faint among the rose-bushes.
"How long I remained unconscious I cannot tell.
It must have been a very long time, for the moon had sunk, and a bright morning was
breaking when I came to myself.
My clothes were all sodden with dew, and my coat-sleeve was drenched with blood from my
wounded thumb.
The smarting of it recalled in an instant all the particulars of my night's
adventure, and I sprang to my feet with the feeling that I might hardly yet be safe
from my pursuers.
But to my astonishment, when I came to look round me, neither house nor garden were to
be seen.
I had been lying in an angle of the hedge close by the highroad, and just a little
lower down was a long building, which proved, upon my approaching it, to be the
very station at which I had arrived upon the previous night.
Were it not for the ugly wound upon my hand, all that had passed during those
dreadful hours might have been an evil dream.
"Half dazed, I went into the station and asked about the morning train.
There would be one to Reading in less than an hour.
The same porter was on duty, I found, as had been there when I arrived.
I inquired of him whether he had ever heard of Colonel Lysander Stark.
The name was strange to him.
Had he observed a carriage the night before waiting for me?
No, he had not. Was there a police-station anywhere near?
There was one about three miles off.
"It was too far for me to go, weak and ill as I was.
I determined to wait until I got back to town before telling my story to the police.
It was a little past six when I arrived, so I went first to have my wound dressed, and
then the doctor was kind enough to bring me along here.
I put the case into your hands and shall do exactly what you advise."
We both sat in silence for some little time after listening to this extraordinary
narrative.
Then Sherlock Holmes pulled down from the shelf one of the ponderous commonplace
books in which he placed his cuttings. "Here is an advertisement which will
interest you," said he.
"It appeared in all the papers about a year ago.
Listen to this: 'Lost, on the 9th inst., Mr. Jeremiah Hayling, aged twenty-six, a
hydraulic engineer.
Left his lodgings at ten o'clock at night, and has not been heard of since.
Was dressed in,' etc., etc. Ha!
That represents the last time that the colonel needed to have his machine
overhauled, I fancy." "Good heavens!" cried my patient.
"Then that explains what the girl said."
"Undoubtedly.
It is quite clear that the colonel was a cool and desperate man, who was absolutely
determined that nothing should stand in the way of his little game, like those out-and-
out pirates who will leave no survivor from a captured ship.
Well, every moment now is precious, so if you feel equal to it we shall go down to
Scotland Yard at once as a preliminary to starting for Eyford."
Some three hours or so afterwards we were all in the train together, bound from
Reading to the little Berkshire village.
There were Sherlock Holmes, the hydraulic engineer, Inspector Bradstreet, of Scotland
Yard, a plain-clothes man, and myself.
Bradstreet had spread an ordnance map of the county out upon the seat and was busy
with his compasses drawing a circle with Eyford for its centre.
"There you are," said he.
"That circle is drawn at a radius of ten miles from the village.
The place we want must be somewhere near that line.
You said ten miles, I think, sir."
"It was an hour's good drive." "And you think that they brought you back
all that way when you were unconscious?" "They must have done so.
I have a confused memory, too, of having been lifted and conveyed somewhere."
"What I cannot understand," said I, "is why they should have spared you when they found
you lying fainting in the garden.
Perhaps the villain was softened by the woman's entreaties."
"I hardly think that likely. I never saw a more inexorable face in my
life."
"Oh, we shall soon clear up all that," said Bradstreet.
"Well, I have drawn my circle, and I only wish I knew at what point upon it the folk
that we are in search of are to be found."
"I think I could lay my finger on it," said Holmes quietly.
"Really, now!" cried the inspector, "you have formed your opinion!
Come, now, we shall see who agrees with you.
I say it is south, for the country is more deserted there."
"And I say east," said my patient.
"I am for west," remarked the plain-clothes man.
"There are several quiet little villages up there."
"And I am for north," said I, "because there are no hills there, and our friend
says that he did not notice the carriage go up any."
"Come," cried the inspector, laughing; "it's a very pretty diversity of opinion.
We have boxed the compass among us. Who do you give your casting vote to?"
"You are all wrong."
"But we can't all be." "Oh, yes, you can.
This is my point." He placed his finger in the centre of the
circle.
"This is where we shall find them." "But the twelve-mile drive?" gasped
Hatherley. "Six out and six back.
Nothing simpler.
You say yourself that the horse was fresh and glossy when you got in.
How could it be that if it had gone twelve miles over heavy roads?"
"Indeed, it is a likely ruse enough," observed Bradstreet thoughtfully.
"Of course there can be no doubt as to the nature of this gang."
"None at all," said Holmes.
"They are coiners on a large scale, and have used the machine to form the amalgam
which has taken the place of silver." "We have known for some time that a clever
gang was at work," said the inspector.
"They have been turning out half-crowns by the thousand.
We even traced them as far as Reading, but could get no farther, for they had covered
their traces in a way that showed that they were very old hands.
But now, thanks to this lucky chance, I think that we have got them right enough."
But the inspector was mistaken, for those criminals were not destined to fall into
the hands of justice.
As we rolled into Eyford Station we saw a gigantic column of smoke which streamed up
from behind a small clump of trees in the neighbourhood and hung like an immense
ostrich feather over the landscape.
"A house on fire?" asked Bradstreet as the train steamed off again on its way.
"Yes, sir!" said the station-master. "When did it break out?"
"I hear that it was during the night, sir, but it has got worse, and the whole place
is in a blaze." "Whose house is it?"
"Dr. Becher's."
"Tell me," broke in the engineer, "is Dr. Becher a German, very thin, with a long,
sharp nose?" The station-master laughed heartily.
"No, sir, Dr. Becher is an Englishman, and there isn't a man in the parish who has a
better-lined waistcoat.
But he has a gentleman staying with him, a patient, as I understand, who is a
foreigner, and he looks as if a little good Berkshire beef would do him no harm."
The station-master had not finished his speech before we were all hastening in the
direction of the fire.
The road topped a low hill, and there was a great widespread whitewashed building in
front of us, spouting fire at every chink and window, while in the garden in front
three fire-engines were vainly striving to keep the flames under.
"That's it!" cried Hatherley, in intense excitement.
"There is the gravel-drive, and there are the rose-bushes where I lay.
That second window is the one that I jumped from."
"Well, at least," said Holmes, "you have had your revenge upon them.
There can be no question that it was your oil-lamp which, when it was crushed in the
press, set fire to the wooden walls, though no doubt they were too excited in the chase
after you to observe it at the time.
Now keep your eyes open in this crowd for your friends of last night, though I very
much fear that they are a good hundred miles off by now."
And Holmes' fears came to be realised, for from that day to this no word has ever been
heard either of the beautiful woman, the sinister German, or the morose Englishman.
Early that morning a peasant had met a cart containing several people and some very
bulky boxes driving rapidly in the direction of Reading, but there all traces
of the fugitives disappeared, and even
Holmes' ingenuity failed ever to discover the least clue as to their whereabouts.
The firemen had been much perturbed at the strange arrangements which they had found
within, and still more so by discovering a newly severed human thumb upon a window-
sill of the second floor.
About sunset, however, their efforts were at last successful, and they subdued the
flames, but not before the roof had fallen in, and the whole place been reduced to
such absolute ruin that, save some twisted
cylinders and iron piping, not a trace remained of the machinery which had cost
our unfortunate acquaintance so dearly.
Large masses of nickel and of tin were discovered stored in an out-house, but no
coins were to be found, which may have explained the presence of those bulky boxes
which have been already referred to.
How our hydraulic engineer had been conveyed from the garden to the spot where
he recovered his senses might have remained forever a mystery were it not for the soft
mould, which told us a very plain tale.
He had evidently been carried down by two persons, one of whom had remarkably small
feet and the other unusually large ones.
On the whole, it was most probable that the silent Englishman, being less bold or less
murderous than his companion, had assisted the woman to bear the unconscious man out
of the way of danger.
"Well," said our engineer ruefully as we took our seats to return once more to
London, "it has been a pretty business for me!
I have lost my thumb and I have lost a fifty-guinea fee, and what have I gained?"
"Experience," said Holmes, laughing.
"Indirectly it may be of value, you know; you have only to put it into words to gain
the reputation of being excellent company for the remainder of your existence."
Adventure X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
The Lord St. Simon marriage, and its curious termination, have long ceased to be
a subject of interest in those exalted circles in which the unfortunate bridegroom
moves.
Fresh scandals have eclipsed it, and their more piquant details have drawn the gossips
away from this four-year-old drama.
As I have reason to believe, however, that the full facts have never been revealed to
the general public, and as my friend Sherlock Holmes had a considerable share in
clearing the matter up, I feel that no
memoir of him would be complete without some little sketch of this remarkable
episode.
It was a few weeks before my own marriage, during the days when I was still sharing
rooms with Holmes in Baker Street, that he came home from an afternoon stroll to find
a letter on the table waiting for him.
I had remained indoors all day, for the weather had taken a sudden turn to rain,
with high autumnal winds, and the Jezail bullet which I had brought back in one of
my limbs as a relic of my Afghan campaign throbbed with dull persistence.
With my body in one easy-chair and my legs upon another, I had surrounded myself with
a cloud of newspapers until at last, saturated with the news of the day, I
tossed them all aside and lay listless,
watching the huge crest and monogram upon the envelope upon the table and wondering
lazily who my friend's noble correspondent could be.
"Here is a very fashionable epistle," I remarked as he entered.
"Your morning letters, if I remember right, were from a fish-monger and a tide-waiter."
"Yes, my correspondence has certainly the charm of variety," he answered, smiling,
"and the humbler are usually the more interesting.
This looks like one of those unwelcome social summonses which call upon a man
either to be bored or to lie." He broke the seal and glanced over the
contents.
"Oh, come, it may prove to be something of interest, after all."
"Not social, then?" "No, distinctly professional."
"And from a noble client?"
"One of the highest in England." "My dear fellow, I congratulate you."
"I assure you, Watson, without affectation, that the status of my client is a matter of
less moment to me than the interest of his case.
It is just possible, however, that that also may not be wanting in this new
investigation. You have been reading the papers diligently
of late, have you not?"
"It looks like it," said I ruefully, pointing to a huge bundle in the corner.
"I have had nothing else to do." "It is fortunate, for you will perhaps be
able to post me up.
I read nothing except the criminal news and the agony column.
The latter is always instructive.
But if you have followed recent events so closely you must have read about Lord St.
Simon and his wedding?" "Oh, yes, with the deepest interest."
"That is well.
The letter which I hold in my hand is from Lord St. Simon.
I will read it to you, and in return you must turn over these papers and let me have
whatever bears upon the matter.
This is what he says: "'MY DEAR MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES:--Lord
Backwater tells me that I may place implicit reliance upon your judgment and
discretion.
I have determined, therefore, to call upon you and to consult you in reference to the
very painful event which has occurred in connection with my wedding.
Mr. Lestrade, of Scotland Yard, is acting already in the matter, but he assures me
that he sees no objection to your co- operation, and that he even thinks that it
might be of some assistance.
I will call at four o'clock in the afternoon, and, should you have any other
engagement at that time, I hope that you will postpone it, as this matter is of
paramount importance.
Yours faithfully, ST. SIMON.'
"It is dated from Grosvenor Mansions, written with a quill pen, and the noble
lord has had the misfortune to get a smear of ink upon the outer side of his right
little finger," remarked Holmes as he folded up the epistle.
"He says four o'clock. It is three now.
He will be here in an hour."
"Then I have just time, with your assistance, to get clear upon the subject.
Turn over those papers and arrange the extracts in their order of time, while I
take a glance as to who our client is."
He picked a red-covered volume from a line of books of reference beside the
mantelpiece. "Here he is," said he, sitting down and
flattening it out upon his knee.
"'Lord Robert Walsingham de Vere St. Simon, second son of the Duke of Balmoral.'
Hum! 'Arms: Azure, three caltrops in chief over
a fess sable.
Born in 1846.' He's forty-one years of age, which is
mature for marriage. Was Under-Secretary for the colonies in a
late administration.
The Duke, his father, was at one time Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
They inherit Plantagenet blood by direct descent, and Tudor on the distaff side.
Well, there is nothing very instructive in all this.
I think that I must turn to you Watson, for something more solid."
"I have very little difficulty in finding what I want," said I, "for the facts are
quite recent, and the matter struck me as remarkable.
I feared to refer them to you, however, as I knew that you had an inquiry on hand and
that you disliked the intrusion of other matters."
"Oh, you mean the little problem of the Grosvenor Square furniture van.
That is quite cleared up now--though, indeed, it was obvious from the first.
Pray give me the results of your newspaper selections."
"Here is the first notice which I can find.
It is in the personal column of the Morning Post, and dates, as you see, some weeks
back: 'A marriage has been arranged,' it says, 'and will, if rumour is correct, very
shortly take place, between Lord Robert St.
Simon, second son of the Duke of Balmoral, and Miss Hatty Doran, the only daughter of
Aloysius Doran. Esq., of San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A.'
That is all."
"Terse and to the point," remarked Holmes, stretching his long, thin legs towards the
fire. "There was a paragraph amplifying this in
one of the society papers of the same week.
Ah, here it is: 'There will soon be a call for protection in the marriage market, for
the present free-trade principle appears to tell heavily against our home product.
One by one the management of the noble houses of Great Britain is passing into the
hands of our fair cousins from across the Atlantic.
An important addition has been made during the last week to the list of the prizes
which have been borne away by these charming invaders.
Lord St. Simon, who has shown himself for over twenty years proof against the little
god's arrows, has now definitely announced his approaching marriage with Miss Hatty
Doran, the fascinating daughter of a California millionaire.
Miss Doran, whose graceful figure and striking face attracted much attention at
the Westbury House festivities, is an only child, and it is currently reported that
her dowry will run to considerably over the
six figures, with expectancies for the future.
As it is an open secret that the Duke of Balmoral has been compelled to sell his
pictures within the last few years, and as Lord St. Simon has no property of his own
save the small estate of Birchmoor, it is
obvious that the Californian heiress is not the only gainer by an alliance which will
enable her to make the easy and common transition from a Republican lady to a
British peeress.'"
"Anything else?" asked Holmes, yawning. "Oh, yes; plenty.
Then there is another note in the Morning Post to say that the marriage would be an
absolutely quiet one, that it would be at St. George's, Hanover Square, that only
half a dozen intimate friends would be
invited, and that the party would return to the furnished house at Lancaster Gate which
has been taken by Mr. Aloysius Doran.
Two days later--that is, on Wednesday last- -there is a curt announcement that the
wedding had taken place, and that the honeymoon would be passed at Lord
Backwater's place, near Petersfield.
Those are all the notices which appeared before the disappearance of the bride."
"Before the what?" asked Holmes with a start.
"The vanishing of the lady."
"When did she vanish, then?" "At the wedding breakfast."
"Indeed. This is more interesting than it promised
to be; quite dramatic, in fact."
"Yes; it struck me as being a little out of the common."
"They often vanish before the ceremony, and occasionally during the honeymoon; but I
cannot call to mind anything quite so prompt as this.
Pray let me have the details."
"I warn you that they are very incomplete." "Perhaps we may make them less so."
"Such as they are, they are set forth in a single article of a morning paper of
yesterday, which I will read to you.
It is headed, 'Singular Occurrence at a Fashionable Wedding':
"'The family of Lord Robert St. Simon has been thrown into the greatest consternation
by the strange and painful episodes which have taken place in connection with his
wedding.
The ceremony, as shortly announced in the papers of yesterday, occurred on the
previous morning; but it is only now that it has been possible to confirm the strange
rumours which have been so persistently floating about.
In spite of the attempts of the friends to hush the matter up, so much public
attention has now been drawn to it that no good purpose can be served by affecting to
disregard what is a common subject for conversation.
"'The ceremony, which was performed at St. George's, Hanover Square, was a very quiet
one, no one being present save the father of the bride, Mr. Aloysius Doran, the
Duchess of Balmoral, Lord Backwater, Lord
Eustace and Lady Clara St. Simon (the younger brother and sister of the
bridegroom), and Lady Alicia Whittington.
The whole party proceeded afterwards to the house of Mr. Aloysius Doran, at Lancaster
Gate, where breakfast had been prepared.
It appears that some little trouble was caused by a woman, whose name has not been
ascertained, who endeavoured to force her way into the house after the bridal party,
alleging that she had some claim upon Lord St. Simon.
It was only after a painful and prolonged scene that she was ejected by the butler
and the footman.
The bride, who had fortunately entered the house before this unpleasant interruption,
had sat down to breakfast with the rest, when she complained of a sudden
indisposition and retired to her room.
Her prolonged absence having caused some comment, her father followed her, but
learned from her maid that she had only come up to her chamber for an instant,
caught up an ulster and bonnet, and hurried down to the passage.
One of the footmen declared that he had seen a lady leave the house thus
apparelled, but had refused to credit that it was his mistress, believing her to be
with the company.
On ascertaining that his daughter had disappeared, Mr. Aloysius Doran, in
conjunction with the bridegroom, instantly put themselves in communication with the
police, and very energetic inquiries are
being made, which will probably result in a speedy clearing up of this very singular
Up to a late hour last night, however, nothing had transpired as to the
whereabouts of the missing lady.
There are rumours of foul play in the matter, and it is said that the police have
caused the arrest of the woman who had caused the original disturbance, in the
belief that, from jealousy or some other
motive, she may have been concerned in the strange disappearance of the bride.'"
"And is that all?"
"Only one little item in another of the morning papers, but it is a suggestive
one." "And it is--"
"That Miss Flora Millar, the lady who had caused the disturbance, has actually been
arrested.
It appears that she was formerly a danseuse at the Allegro, and that she has known the
bridegroom for some years.
There are no further particulars, and the whole case is in your hands now--so far as
it has been set forth in the public press." "And an exceedingly interesting case it
appears to be.
I would not have missed it for worlds. But there is a ring at the bell, Watson,
and as the clock makes it a few minutes after four, I have no doubt that this will
prove to be our noble client.
Do not dream of going, Watson, for I very much prefer having a witness, if only as a
check to my own memory." "Lord Robert St. Simon," announced our
page-boy, throwing open the door.
A gentleman entered, with a pleasant, cultured face, high-nosed and pale, with
something perhaps of petulance about the mouth, and with the steady, well-opened eye
of a man whose pleasant lot it had ever been to command and to be obeyed.
His manner was brisk, and yet his general appearance gave an undue impression of age,
for he had a slight forward stoop and a little bend of the knees as he walked.
His hair, too, as he swept off his very curly-brimmed hat, was grizzled round the
edges and thin upon the top.
As to his dress, it was careful to the verge of foppishness, with high collar,
black frock-coat, white waistcoat, yellow gloves, patent-leather shoes, and light-
coloured gaiters.
He advanced slowly into the room, turning his head from left to right, and swinging
in his right hand the cord which held his golden eyeglasses.
"Good-day, Lord St. Simon," said Holmes, rising and bowing.
"Pray take the basket-chair. This is my friend and colleague, Dr.
Watson.
Draw up a little to the fire, and we will talk this matter over."
"A most painful matter to me, as you can most readily imagine, Mr. Holmes.
I have been cut to the quick.
I understand that you have already managed several delicate cases of this sort, sir,
though I presume that they were hardly from the same class of society."
"No, I am descending."
"I beg pardon." "My last client of the sort was a king."
"Oh, really! I had no idea.
And which king?"
"The King of Scandinavia." "What!
Had he lost his wife?"
"You can understand," said Holmes suavely, "that I extend to the affairs of my other
clients the same secrecy which I promise to you in yours."
"Of course!
Very right! very right! I'm sure I beg pardon.
As to my own case, I am ready to give you any information which may assist you in
forming an opinion."
"Thank you. I have already learned all that is in the
public prints, nothing more.
I presume that I may take it as correct-- this article, for example, as to the
disappearance of the bride." Lord St. Simon glanced over it.
"Yes, it is correct, as far as it goes."
"But it needs a great deal of supplementing before anyone could offer an opinion.
I think that I may arrive at my facts most directly by questioning you."
"Pray do so."
"When did you first meet Miss Hatty Doran?" "In San Francisco, a year ago."
"You were travelling in the States?" "Yes."
"Did you become engaged then?"
"No." "But you were on a friendly footing?"
"I was amused by her society, and she could see that I was amused."
"Her father is very rich?"
"He is said to be the richest man on the Pacific slope."
"And how did he make his money?" "In mining.
He had nothing a few years ago.
Then he struck gold, invested it, and came up by leaps and bounds."
"Now, what is your own impression as to the young lady's--your wife's character?"
The nobleman swung his glasses a little faster and stared down into the fire.
"You see, Mr. Holmes," said he, "my wife was twenty before her father became a rich
During that time she ran free in a mining camp and wandered through woods or
mountains, so that her education has come from Nature rather than from the
schoolmaster.
She is what we call in England a tomboy, with a strong nature, wild and free,
unfettered by any sort of traditions. She is impetuous--volcanic, I was about to
She is swift in making up her mind and fearless in carrying out her resolutions.
On the other hand, I would not have given her the name which I have the honour to
bear"--he gave a little stately cough--"had not I thought her to be at bottom a noble
I believe that she is capable of heroic self-sacrifice and that anything
dishonourable would be repugnant to her." "Have you her photograph?"
"I brought this with me."
He opened a locket and showed us the full face of a very lovely woman.
It was not a photograph but an ivory miniature, and the artist had brought out
the full effect of the lustrous black hair, the large dark eyes, and the exquisite
mouth.
Holmes gazed long and earnestly at it. Then he closed the locket and handed it
back to Lord St. Simon. "The young lady came to London, then, and
you renewed your acquaintance?"
"Yes, her father brought her over for this last London season.
I met her several times, became engaged to her, and have now married her."
"She brought, I understand, a considerable dowry?"
"A fair dowry. Not more than is usual in my family."
"And this, of course, remains to you, since the marriage is a fait accompli?"
"I really have made no inquiries on the subject."
"Very naturally not.
Did you see Miss Doran on the day before the wedding?"
"Yes." "Was she in good spirits?"
"Never better.
She kept talking of what we should do in our future lives."
"Indeed! That is very interesting.
And on the morning of the wedding?"
"She was as bright as possible--at least until after the ceremony."
"And did you observe any change in her then?"
"Well, to tell the truth, I saw then the first signs that I had ever seen that her
temper was just a little sharp.
The incident however, was too trivial to relate and can have no possible bearing
upon the case." "Pray let us have it, for all that."
"Oh, it is childish.
She dropped her bouquet as we went towards the vestry.
She was passing the front pew at the time, and it fell over into the pew.
There was a moment's delay, but the gentleman in the pew handed it up to her
again, and it did not appear to be the worse for the fall.
Yet when I spoke to her of the matter, she answered me abruptly; and in the carriage,
on our way home, she seemed absurdly agitated over this trifling cause."
"Indeed!
You say that there was a gentleman in the pew.
Some of the general public were present, then?"
"Oh, yes.
It is impossible to exclude them when the church is open."
"This gentleman was not one of your wife's friends?"
"No, no; I call him a gentleman by courtesy, but he was quite a common-looking
person. I hardly noticed his appearance.
But really I think that we are wandering rather far from the point."
"Lady St. Simon, then, returned from the wedding in a less cheerful frame of mind
than she had gone to it.
What did she do on re-entering her father's house?"
"I saw her in conversation with her maid." "And who is her maid?"
"Alice is her name.
She is an American and came from California with her."
"A confidential servant?" "A little too much so.
It seemed to me that her mistress allowed her to take great liberties.
Still, of course, in America they look upon these things in a different way."
"How long did she speak to this Alice?"
"Oh, a few minutes. I had something else to think of."
"You did not overhear what they said?" "Lady St. Simon said something about
'jumping a claim.'
She was accustomed to use slang of the kind.
I have no idea what she meant." "American slang is very expressive
sometimes.
And what did your wife do when she finished speaking to her maid?"
"She walked into the breakfast-room." "On your arm?"
"No, alone.
She was very independent in little matters like that.
Then, after we had sat down for ten minutes or so, she rose hurriedly, muttered some
words of apology, and left the room.
She never came back." "But this maid, Alice, as I understand,
deposes that she went to her room, covered her bride's dress with a long ulster, put
on a bonnet, and went out."
"Quite so.
And she was afterwards seen walking into Hyde Park in company with Flora Millar, a
woman who is now in custody, and who had already made a disturbance at Mr. Doran's
house that morning."
"Ah, yes. I should like a few particulars as to this
young lady, and your relations to her." Lord St. Simon shrugged his shoulders and
raised his eyebrows.
"We have been on a friendly footing for some years--I may say on a very friendly
footing. She used to be at the Allegro.
I have not treated her ungenerously, and she had no just cause of complaint against
me, but you know what women are, Mr. Holmes.
Flora was a dear little thing, but exceedingly hot-headed and devotedly
attached to me.
She wrote me dreadful letters when she heard that I was about to be married, and,
to tell the truth, the reason why I had the marriage celebrated so quietly was that I
feared lest there might be a scandal in the church.
She came to Mr. Doran's door just after we returned, and she endeavoured to push her
way in, uttering very abusive expressions towards my wife, and even threatening her,
but I had foreseen the possibility of
something of the sort, and I had two police fellows there in private clothes, who soon
pushed her out again. She was quiet when she saw that there was
no good in making a row."
"Did your wife hear all this?" "No, thank goodness, she did not."
"And she was seen walking with this very woman afterwards?"
"Yes. That is what Mr. Lestrade, of Scotland Yard, looks upon as so serious.
It is thought that Flora decoyed my wife out and laid some terrible trap for her."
"Well, it is a possible supposition."
"You think so, too?" "I did not say a probable one.
But you do not yourself look upon this as likely?"
"I do not think Flora would hurt a fly."
"Still, jealousy is a strange transformer of characters.
Pray what is your own theory as to what took place?"
"Well, really, I came to seek a theory, not to propound one.
I have given you all the facts.
Since you ask me, however, I may say that it has occurred to me as possible that the
excitement of this affair, the consciousness that she had made so immense
a social stride, had the effect of causing
some little nervous disturbance in my wife."
"In short, that she had become suddenly deranged?"
"Well, really, when I consider that she has turned her back--I will not say upon me,
but upon so much that many have aspired to without success--I can hardly explain it in
any other fashion."
"Well, certainly that is also a conceivable hypothesis," said Holmes, smiling.
"And now, Lord St. Simon, I think that I have nearly all my data.
May I ask whether you were seated at the breakfast-table so that you could see out
of the window?" "We could see the other side of the road
and the Park."
"Quite so. Then I do not think that I need to detain
you longer. I shall communicate with you."
"Should you be fortunate enough to solve this problem," said our client, rising.
"I have solved it." "Eh?
What was that?"
"I say that I have solved it." "Where, then, is my wife?"
"That is a detail which I shall speedily supply."
Lord St. Simon shook his head.
"I am afraid that it will take wiser heads than yours or mine," he remarked, and
bowing in a stately, old-fashioned manner he departed.
"It is very good of Lord St. Simon to honour my head by putting it on a level
with his own," said Sherlock Holmes, laughing.
"I think that I shall have a whisky and soda and a cigar after all this cross-
questioning. I had formed my conclusions as to the case
before our client came into the room."
"My dear Holmes!" "I have notes of several similar cases,
though none, as I remarked before, which were quite as prompt.
My whole examination served to turn my conjecture into a certainty.
Circumstantial evidence is occasionally very convincing, as when you find a trout
in the milk, to quote Thoreau's example."
"But I have heard all that you have heard." "Without, however, the knowledge of pre-
existing cases which serves me so well.
There was a parallel instance in Aberdeen some years back, and something on very much
the same lines at Munich the year after the Franco-Prussian War.
It is one of these cases--but, hullo, here is Lestrade!
Good-afternoon, Lestrade!
You will find an extra tumbler upon the sideboard, and there are cigars in the
box."
The official detective was attired in a pea-jacket and cravat, which gave him a
decidedly nautical appearance, and he carried a black canvas bag in his hand.
With a short greeting he seated himself and lit the cigar which had been offered to
him. "What's up, then?" asked Holmes with a
twinkle in his eye.
"You look dissatisfied." "And I feel dissatisfied.
It is this infernal St. Simon marriage case.
I can make neither head nor tail of the business."
"Really! You surprise me."
"Who ever heard of such a mixed affair?
Every clue seems to slip through my fingers.
I have been at work upon it all day."
"And very wet it seems to have made you," said Holmes laying his hand upon the arm of
the pea-jacket. "Yes, I have been dragging the Serpentine."
"In heaven's name, what for?"
"In search of the body of Lady St. Simon." Sherlock Holmes leaned back in his chair
and laughed heartily. "Have you dragged the basin of Trafalgar
Square fountain?" he asked.
"Why? What do you mean?"
"Because you have just as good a chance of finding this lady in the one as in the
other."
Lestrade shot an angry glance at my companion.
"I suppose you know all about it," he snarled.
"Well, I have only just heard the facts, but my mind is made up."
"Oh, indeed! Then you think that the Serpentine plays no
part in the matter?"
"I think it very unlikely." "Then perhaps you will kindly explain how
it is that we found this in it?"
He opened his bag as he spoke, and tumbled onto the floor a wedding-dress of watered
silk, a pair of white satin shoes and a bride's wreath and veil, all discoloured
and soaked in water.
"There," said he, putting a new wedding- ring upon the top of the pile.
"There is a little nut for you to crack, Master Holmes."
"Oh, indeed!" said my friend, blowing blue rings into the air.
"You dragged them from the Serpentine?" "No. They were found floating near the
margin by a park-keeper.
They have been identified as her clothes, and it seemed to me that if the clothes
were there the body would not be far off."
"By the same brilliant reasoning, every man's body is to be found in the
neighbourhood of his wardrobe. And pray what did you hope to arrive at
through this?"
"At some evidence implicating Flora Millar in the disappearance."
"I am afraid that you will find it difficult."
"Are you, indeed, now?" cried Lestrade with some bitterness.
"I am afraid, Holmes, that you are not very practical with your deductions and your
inferences.
You have made two blunders in as many minutes.
This dress does implicate Miss Flora Millar."
"And how?"
"In the dress is a pocket. In the pocket is a card-case.
In the card-case is a note. And here is the very note."
He slapped it down upon the table in front of him.
"Listen to this: 'You will see me when all is ready.
Come at once.
F.H.M.' Now my theory all along has been that Lady
St. Simon was decoyed away by Flora Millar, and that she, with confederates, no doubt,
was responsible for her disappearance.
Here, signed with her initials, is the very note which was no doubt quietly slipped
into her hand at the door and which lured her within their reach."
"Very good, Lestrade," said Holmes, laughing.
"You really are very fine indeed. Let me see it."
He took up the paper in a listless way, but his attention instantly became riveted, and
he gave a little cry of satisfaction. "This is indeed important," said he.
"Ha! you find it so?"
"Extremely so. I congratulate you warmly."
Lestrade rose in his triumph and bent his head to look.
"Why," he shrieked, "you're looking at the wrong side!"
"On the contrary, this is the right side." "The right side?
You're mad!
Here is the note written in pencil over here."
"And over here is what appears to be the fragment of a hotel bill, which interests
me deeply."
"There's nothing in it. I looked at it before," said Lestrade.
"'Oct. 4th, rooms 8s., breakfast 2s. 6d., cocktail 1s., lunch 2s.
6d., glass sherry, 8d.'
I see nothing in that." "Very likely not.
It is most important, all the same.
As to the note, it is important also, or at least the initials are, so I congratulate
you again." "I've wasted time enough," said Lestrade,
rising.
"I believe in hard work and not in sitting by the fire spinning fine theories.
Good-day, Mr. Holmes, and we shall see which gets to the bottom of the matter
first."
He gathered up the garments, thrust them into the bag, and made for the door.
"Just one hint to you, Lestrade," drawled Holmes before his rival vanished; "I will
tell you the true solution of the matter.
Lady St. Simon is a myth. There is not, and there never has been, any
such person." Lestrade looked sadly at my companion.
Then he turned to me, tapped his forehead three times, shook his head solemnly, and
hurried away. He had hardly shut the door behind him when
Holmes rose to put on his overcoat.
"There is something in what the fellow says about outdoor work," he remarked, "so I
think, Watson, that I must leave you to your papers for a little."
It was after five o'clock when Sherlock Holmes left me, but I had no time to be
lonely, for within an hour there arrived a confectioner's man with a very large flat
box.
This he unpacked with the help of a youth whom he had brought with him, and
presently, to my very great astonishment, a quite epicurean little cold supper began to
be laid out upon our humble lodging-house mahogany.
There were a couple of brace of cold woodcock, a pheasant, a pâté de foie gras
pie with a group of ancient and cobwebby bottles.
Having laid out all these luxuries, my two visitors vanished away, like the genii of
the Arabian Nights, with no explanation save that the things had been paid for and
were ordered to this address.
Just before nine o'clock Sherlock Holmes stepped briskly into the room.
His features were gravely set, but there was a light in his eye which made me think
that he had not been disappointed in his conclusions.
"They have laid the supper, then," he said, rubbing his hands.
"You seem to expect company. They have laid for five."
"Yes, I fancy we may have some company dropping in," said he.
"I am surprised that Lord St. Simon has not already arrived.
I fancy that I hear his step now upon the stairs."
It was indeed our visitor of the afternoon who came bustling in, dangling his glasses
more vigorously than ever, and with a very perturbed expression upon his aristocratic
"My messenger reached you, then?" asked Holmes.
"Yes, and I confess that the contents startled me beyond measure.
Have you good authority for what you say?"
"The best possible." Lord St. Simon sank into a chair and passed
his hand over his forehead.
"What will the Duke say," he murmured, "when he hears that one of the family has
been subjected to such humiliation?" "It is the purest accident.
I cannot allow that there is any humiliation."
"Ah, you look on these things from another standpoint."
"I fail to see that anyone is to blame.
I can hardly see how the lady could have acted otherwise, though her abrupt method
of doing it was undoubtedly to be regretted.
Having no mother, she had no one to advise her at such a crisis."
"It was a slight, sir, a public slight," said Lord St. Simon, tapping his fingers
upon the table.
"You must make allowance for this poor girl, placed in so unprecedented a
position." "I will make no allowance.
I am very angry indeed, and I have been shamefully used."
"I think that I heard a ring," said Holmes. "Yes, there are steps on the landing.
If I cannot persuade you to take a lenient view of the matter, Lord St. Simon, I have
brought an advocate here who may be more successful."
He opened the door and ushered in a lady and gentleman.
"Lord St. Simon," said he "allow me to introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hay
Moulton.
The lady, I think, you have already met."
At the sight of these newcomers our client had sprung from his seat and stood very
erect, with his eyes cast down and his hand thrust into the breast of his frock-coat, a
picture of offended dignity.
The lady had taken a quick step forward and had held out her hand to him, but he still
refused to raise his eyes.
It was as well for his resolution, perhaps, for her pleading face was one which it was
hard to resist. "You're angry, Robert," said she.
"Well, I guess you have every cause to be."
"Pray make no apology to me," said Lord St. Simon bitterly.
"Oh, yes, I know that I have treated you real bad and that I should have spoken to
you before I went; but I was kind of rattled, and from the time when I saw Frank
here again I just didn't know what I was doing or saying.
I only wonder I didn't fall down and do a faint right there before the altar."
"Perhaps, Mrs. Moulton, you would like my friend and me to leave the room while you
explain this matter?"
"If I may give an opinion," remarked the strange gentleman, "we've had just a little
too much secrecy over this business already.
For my part, I should like all Europe and America to hear the rights of it."
He was a small, wiry, sunburnt man, clean- shaven, with a sharp face and alert manner.
"Then I'll tell our story right away," said the lady.
"Frank here and I met in '84, in McQuire's camp, near the Rockies, where pa was
working a claim.
We were engaged to each other, Frank and I; but then one day father struck a rich
pocket and made a pile, while poor Frank here had a claim that petered out and came
to nothing.
The richer pa grew the poorer was Frank; so at last pa wouldn't hear of our engagement
lasting any longer, and he took me away to 'Frisco.
Frank wouldn't throw up his hand, though; so he followed me there, and he saw me
without pa knowing anything about it. It would only have made him mad to know, so
we just fixed it all up for ourselves.
Frank said that he would go and make his pile, too, and never come back to claim me
until he had as much as pa.
So then I promised to wait for him to the end of time and pledged myself not to marry
anyone else while he lived.
'Why shouldn't we be married right away, then,' said he, 'and then I will feel sure
of you; and I won't claim to be your husband until I come back?'
Well, we talked it over, and he had fixed it all up so nicely, with a clergyman all
ready in waiting, that we just did it right there; and then Frank went off to seek his
fortune, and I went back to pa.
"The next I heard of Frank was that he was in Montana, and then he went prospecting in
Arizona, and then I heard of him from New Mexico.
After that came a long newspaper story about how a miners' camp had been attacked
by Apache Indians, and there was my Frank's name among the killed.
I fainted dead away, and I was very sick for months after.
Pa thought I had a decline and took me to half the doctors in 'Frisco.
Not a word of news came for a year and more, so that I never doubted that Frank
was really dead.
Then Lord St. Simon came to 'Frisco, and we came to London, and a marriage was
arranged, and pa was very pleased, but I felt all the time that no man on this earth
would ever take the place in my heart that had been given to my poor Frank.
"Still, if I had married Lord St. Simon, of course I'd have done my duty by him.
We can't command our love, but we can our actions.
I went to the altar with him with the intention to make him just as good a wife
as it was in me to be.
But you may imagine what I felt when, just as I came to the altar rails, I glanced
back and saw Frank standing and looking at me out of the first pew.
I thought it was his ghost at first; but when I looked again there he was still,
with a kind of question in his eyes, as if to ask me whether I were glad or sorry to
see him.
I wonder I didn't drop. I know that everything was turning round,
and the words of the clergyman were just like the buzz of a bee in my ear.
I didn't know what to do.
Should I stop the service and make a scene in the church?
I glanced at him again, and he seemed to know what I was thinking, for he raised his
finger to his lips to tell me to be still.
Then I saw him scribble on a piece of paper, and I knew that he was writing me a
As I passed his pew on the way out I dropped my bouquet over to him, and he
slipped the note into my hand when he returned me the flowers.
It was only a line asking me to join him when he made the sign to me to do so.
Of course I never doubted for a moment that my first duty was now to him, and I
determined to do just whatever he might direct.
"When I got back I told my maid, who had known him in California, and had always
been his friend. I ordered her to say nothing, but to get a
few things packed and my ulster ready.
I know I ought to have spoken to Lord St. Simon, but it was dreadful hard before his
mother and all those great people. I just made up my mind to run away and
explain afterwards.
I hadn't been at the table ten minutes before I saw Frank out of the window at the
other side of the road. He beckoned to me and then began walking
into the Park.
I slipped out, put on my things, and followed him.
Some woman came talking something or other about Lord St. Simon to me--seemed to me
from the little I heard as if he had a little secret of his own before marriage
also--but I managed to get away from her and soon overtook Frank.
We got into a cab together, and away we drove to some lodgings he had taken in
Gordon Square, and that was my true wedding after all those years of waiting.
Frank had been a prisoner among the Apaches, had escaped, came on to 'Frisco,
found that I had given him up for dead and had gone to England, followed me there, and
had come upon me at last on the very morning of my second wedding."
"I saw it in a paper," explained the American.
"It gave the name and the church but not where the lady lived."
"Then we had a talk as to what we should do, and Frank was all for openness, but I
was so ashamed of it all that I felt as if I should like to vanish away and never see
any of them again--just sending a line to pa, perhaps, to show him that I was alive.
It was awful to me to think of all those lords and ladies sitting round that
breakfast-table and waiting for me to come back.
So Frank took my wedding-clothes and things and made a bundle of them, so that I should
not be traced, and dropped them away somewhere where no one could find them.
It is likely that we should have gone on to Paris to-morrow, only that this good
gentleman, Mr. Holmes, came round to us this evening, though how he found us is
more than I can think, and he showed us
very clearly and kindly that I was wrong and that Frank was right, and that we
should be putting ourselves in the wrong if we were so secret.
Then he offered to give us a chance of talking to Lord St. Simon alone, and so we
came right away round to his rooms at once.
Now, Robert, you have heard it all, and I am very sorry if I have given you pain, and
I hope that you do not think very meanly of me."
Lord St. Simon had by no means relaxed his rigid attitude, but had listened with a
frowning brow and a compressed lip to this long narrative.
"Excuse me," he said, "but it is not my custom to discuss my most intimate personal
affairs in this public manner." "Then you won't forgive me?
You won't shake hands before I go?"
"Oh, certainly, if it would give you any pleasure."
He put out his hand and coldly grasped that which she extended to him.
"I had hoped," suggested Holmes, "that you would have joined us in a friendly supper."
"I think that there you ask a little too much," responded his Lordship.
"I may be forced to acquiesce in these recent developments, but I can hardly be
expected to make merry over them. I think that with your permission I will
now wish you all a very good-night."
He included us all in a sweeping bow and stalked out of the room.
"Then I trust that you at least will honour me with your company," said Sherlock
Holmes.
"It is always a joy to meet an American, Mr. Moulton, for I am one of those who
believe that the folly of a monarch and the blundering of a minister in far-gone years
will not prevent our children from being
some day citizens of the same world-wide country under a flag which shall be a
quartering of the Union Jack with the Stars and Stripes."
"The case has been an interesting one," remarked Holmes when our visitors had left
us, "because it serves to show very clearly how simple the explanation may be of an
affair which at first sight seems to be almost inexplicable.
Nothing could be more natural than the sequence of events as narrated by this
lady, and nothing stranger than the result when viewed, for instance, by Mr. Lestrade
of Scotland Yard."
"You were not yourself at fault at all, then?"
"From the first, two facts were very obvious to me, the one that the lady had
been quite willing to undergo the wedding ceremony, the other that she had repented
of it within a few minutes of returning home.
Obviously something had occurred during the morning, then, to cause her to change her
What could that something be? She could not have spoken to anyone when
she was out, for she had been in the company of the bridegroom.
Had she seen someone, then?
If she had, it must be someone from America because she had spent so short a time in
this country that she could hardly have allowed anyone to acquire so deep an
influence over her that the mere sight of
him would induce her to change her plans so completely.
You see we have already arrived, by a process of exclusion, at the idea that she
might have seen an American.
Then who could this American be, and why should he possess so much influence over
her? It might be a lover; it might be a husband.
Her young womanhood had, I knew, been spent in rough scenes and under strange
conditions. So far I had got before I ever heard Lord
St. Simon's narrative.
When he told us of a man in a pew, of the change in the bride's manner, of so
transparent a device for obtaining a note as the dropping of a bouquet, of her resort
to her confidential maid, and of her very
significant allusion to claim-jumping-- which in miners' parlance means taking
possession of that which another person has a prior claim to--the whole situation
became absolutely clear.
She had gone off with a man, and the man was either a lover or was a previous
husband--the chances being in favour of the latter."
"And how in the world did you find them?"
"It might have been difficult, but friend Lestrade held information in his hands the
value of which he did not himself know.
The initials were, of course, of the highest importance, but more valuable still
was it to know that within a week he had settled his bill at one of the most select
London hotels."
"How did you deduce the select?" "By the select prices.
Eight shillings for a bed and eightpence for a glass of sherry pointed to one of the
most expensive hotels.
There are not many in London which charge at that rate.
In the second one which I visited in Northumberland Avenue, I learned by an
inspection of the book that Francis H. Moulton, an American gentleman, had left
only the day before, and on looking over
the entries against him, I came upon the very items which I had seen in the
duplicate bill.
His letters were to be forwarded to 226 Gordon Square; so thither I travelled, and
being fortunate enough to find the loving couple at home, I ventured to give them
some paternal advice and to point out to
them that it would be better in every way that they should make their position a
little clearer both to the general public and to Lord St. Simon in particular.
I invited them to meet him here, and, as you see, I made him keep the appointment."
"But with no very good result," I remarked. "His conduct was certainly not very
gracious."
"Ah, Watson," said Holmes, smiling, "perhaps you would not be very gracious
either, if, after all the trouble of wooing and wedding, you found yourself deprived in
an instant of wife and of fortune.
I think that we may judge Lord St. Simon very mercifully and thank our stars that we
are never likely to find ourselves in the same position.
Draw your chair up and hand me my violin, for the only problem we have still to solve
is how to while away these bleak autumnal evenings."
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Quoth Cthulhu: Unfilmable.com...
It's been a while since my last Quoth Cthulhu (and Pickman's Models) posts, so I thought I would throw some info out there for Unfilmable.com readers who may not know that Unfilmable was a full-blown website before it tranformed into the more streamlined blog format you read today...
Below you will find the very first news item to run on Unfilmable.com from July of 2002. Someday, when time permits, I'll write up a more involed and informative history of all things Unfilmable...
July 9: Lovecraft film SHUNNED HOUSE is coming
Italy's Ivan Zuccon, writer/director of the Lovecraft-inspired THE BEYOND and UNKNOWN BEYOND (the latter due on video this fall from Leo Films), has just wrapped his latest H.P. Lovecraft pastiche, THE SHUNNED HOUSE. "It's a combination of three Lovecraft short stories: 'The Shunned House,' 'The Music of Erich Zann' and 'Dreams in the Witch-House,' " Zuccon tells Fango. "The stories are set in the same place but in three different ages: the ' 20s, the '40s and today. The audience will be thrown back and forth in time following the action, which links the three stories together.
"Present and past lodgers, unaware of the dark secrets and the plot wrapped up around them, walk helplessly in the snare laid by who's-or what's-been living in the inn for centuries and made it a kingdom of blood and horror," Zuccon adds. The film is being shot in both English and Italian versions.
(Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/)
There's life in Innsmouth...
Rob Zombie to reinvent The Blob...
Call for Lovecraftian Horror...
Colour DVD update...
New Zann images online...
Lovecraft films on tour...
Time for another Unfilmable.com poll...
Whisperer finds its cast...
Rue Morgue screens The Beyond...
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown review...
Chuck and Dexter return to the HPLFF...
New Pickman's Muse screening announced...
Discover the Lost Land...
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Death and Dementia...
Lovecraft's birthday...
Pickman's Models: Unfilmable.com...
Updated: Dirt Dauber trailer unearthed...
LNN interviews Joseph Nanni...
Lovecraft Paragraphs one-sheet...
New Colour screenings announced...
Lovecraft audio from 19 Nocturne Boulevard...
Updated: New book: Cthulhu-Unbound...
Updated: New Lovecraft audio recordings...
Pickman's Muse reminder...
Nevermore extended again...
Cthulhu review...
Lovecraft Paragraphs trailer online...
The Father of Serpents is coming...
Whisperer video audition...
Heisserer talks The Thing prequel...
H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast...
The making of The Book...
Whisperer casting underway...
HPLFF to screen Colour...
Unfilmable.com poll: what do you prefer...
Poe's last days...
Picture plot and trailer revealed...
Welcome to Lovecraft...
Second Beyond the Wall of Sleep screening...
More music from Erich Zann...
Lovecraft Paragraphs...
North 40 #2 sneak peek...
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Hopkins Museum
http://www.hopkinsbmwmuseum.com/
hawkstooth@verizon.net
Private museum: contact via email.
Mission: Preserve the history of BMW motorcycles and honor the men, women, and families throughout history who rode, raced, and enjoyed these extraordinary machines.
The Hopkins Collection BMW Museum
Website: Personal/Restoration
http://www.hopkinsbmwmuseum.com
Jim Hopkins
Baltimore/Washngton D.C. area
This private museum houses an eclectic mix of Bavarian Motor Works motorcycles, memorabilia, art, advertising items, rare autographs, and race memorabilia, as well as one of the largest collections of original, vintage BMW motorcycle photographs in the United States.
The Galleries display a sampling of the items in the collection.
American Police Motorcycle Museum
http://americanpolicemotorcyclemuseum.com/
194 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith, NH 03253
Mission Statement: To protect, preserve, and share the courageous history of the early motorcycle policemen and to bring greater understanding of the policeman’s role to the people they serve.
Museum Dedication: This Museum is dedicated to every man and woman who has worn the uniform and protected their country, state, county, city or town with respect, dignity and courage.
Motorcycle Museum Listing
http://vft.org/vftmuseums.html
This site provides listings of motorcycle museums (and other vehicle museums) around the world.
Motorcycle Museums in US
http://www.enginecycle.com/motorcycle-museums-directory
America's motorcycle museums are a delightful place to see motorcycles that you are unlikely to find anywhere else—rare motorcycles, antique motorbikes, prototypes, etc.
Melvin Motorcycle Museum
http://www.melvinmuseum.com/
melvinmuseum@gmail.com
3950 Arrow St.
Oscoda, MI 48750
The Melvin Motorcycyle Museum contains one of the finest collections of antique motorcycles in the world. The rarest of motorcycles from manufacturers like Harley-Davidson, Indian, Honda, Triumph, BMW, Norton, Matchless, Cushman, and many more! Come visit us near the beautiful shores of Lake Huron in Oscoda, MI.
http://motorcyclepediamuseums.com/main.html
info@motorcyclepediamuseums.com
Hours: 10a-5p Thursday thru Saturday
Grand Opening April 16, 2011
Over 300 motorcycles on display including an 1897 DeDion and over 100 Indian models from 1901 to 1953.
Westerwald Museum
http://www.westerwaldmuseum.de/index.html
kontakt@westerwaldmuseum.de
Tel: 02 747 / 24 35
The Westerwald - Museum for MOTORCYCLE & TECHNOLOGY opened it doors for the first time on June 6, 1993. We favor the BMW brand and naturally there are a lot of BMW motorcycles and accessories to see in our museum. However, other manufacturers can be found in the collection, for example, Zündapp, Horex, Kreidler, NSU and other more or less known brands.
Motorization Museum
http://www.muzeum-motoryzacji.com.pl/podstrony/hist_muzeum_ang.html
Warszawska 21, 05-800 Otrębusy, Poland
Tel/Fax (022) 758-50-67
The Motorisation Museum we created in 1995 in Otrębusy near Warsaw. At present the collection includes about 300 antique vehicles. The oldest vehicle is a US TITAN tractor from 1895. The oldest lorry: Mercedes from 1913. And among passenger cars a FIAT of 1919. Among the exhibits there are passenger cars, lorries, buses, airplanes, perambulators, bicycles, motorcycles (including some BMWs), and also operating tanks.
South Texas Motorcycle Museum
http://www.stxmm.org
4705 E. Richardson Rd.
A private collector and philanthropist endowed the museum with buildings, land, and a lifetime collection of motorcycles to preserve the history of motorcycling. The museum rotates the collection numerous times througout the year to different models. All of the motorcycles are kept in running order and can be viewed both in and out of the museum as maintenance requires. Great place to visit on your way to the number of rallies in South Padre Island.
"Gregs R75"
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Dimension Data owner behind Cavendish call
Team Dimension Data chief Doug Ryder overruled an initial decision on their Tour de France selection to leave Mark Cavendish out of the line-up, Rolf Aldag has confirmed.
Cavendish has won 30 stages on the Tour and signed a new contract with Dimension Data last year as he targeted record-holder Eddy Merckx, who has 34 victories.
But the 2011 points classification champion was left out of Dimension Data's eight-man team.
It was reported at the time the call had come from team principal and owner Ryder, stunning Cavendish and head of performance Aldag.
And speaking as the race began on Saturday, Aldag confirmed he had sought to include Cavendish in the team before being overruled.
"There's no secret about it," he said. "I wanted to have [Cavendish] here and I think he would have suited our strategy.
"But ultimately it was a team owner decision.
"It's within my responsibility to select a team and I called eight names and Mark was included. The team owner has the right to overrule me, which he did."
#TDF2019
Day 1 | Nerves
It's been a wait, but finally @LeTour is here! How the nerves? pic.twitter.com/JQFxNDaGgE
— Team Dimension Data (@TeamDiData) July 6, 2019
Cavendish outlined his disappointment in a series of Twitter posts shortly after the Dimension Data team was announced.
"Well what can I say? I'm absolutely heartbroken by the decision that means I won't be at Le Tour this year," he wrote.
"As I have done for my entire career, I targeted a specific time to be at peak form. This has pretty much always resulted in me hitting my goals or coming damn close.
"Predominantly [this has been] at the most beautiful, special race that is Le Tour de France, where 30 of these victories have defined my career.
"After a long, difficult fight back from trying to compete for the whole of last season with Epstein-Barr Virus and after following a specific training programme to peak in July, I feel I was in the perfect place.
"Nevertheless, I truly came to Dimension Data with the purpose of making a difference, by mobilising entire communities in Africa with bicycles through our incredible charity Quebuka.
"Though I won't be there, as always I'll be supporting my team-mates with all I have, wishing them safety and success in France and hoping we can get even more children on bicycles.
"Thank you all for your support."
Van Garderen out of Paris-Nice after double crash
Two crashes on the first day of the 2018 Paris-Nice spelt the end of Tejay van Garderen's participation due to injury.
Team car crash ends Van Garderen's Paris-Nice bid
Tejay van Garderen's Paris-Nice only lasted one stage after an unfortunate crash into a rival team's car on Sunday.
This is someone trying to smear me - Wiggins hits out at cheating claims
Five-time Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins has labelled allegations of cheating as "malicious".
Froome stands by under-fire Team Sky & Brailsford
Team Sky and Dave Brailsford have come under fire, but Chris Froome spoke out in their defence on Tuesday.
Cavendish crashes again on Tirreno-Adriatico opening stage
It has been a difficult start to 2018 for Mark Cavendish, who suffered another crash on the opening day of the Tirreno-Adriatico.
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Adv Biomed Res 2018, 7:140
Comparison the Effects of Oral Tizanidine and Tramadol on Intra- and Post-operative Shivering in Patients Underwent Spinal Anesthesia
Leili Adinehmehr1, Sohrab Salimi2, Mohammad Azad Majedi3, Azadeh Alizadeh4, Shahryar Sane4
1 Department of Anesthesiology, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Department of General Anesthesiology, Imam Hossein General Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
3 Department of Anesthesiology, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
4 Department of Anesthesiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Date of Web Publication 22-Jan-2018
Dr. Shahryar Sane
Department of Anesthesiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia
DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_54_18
Background: Heat loss and core-to-peripheral redistribution of body heat occur in patients undergoing neuraxial anesthesia resulted to decrease of core temperature and early reach of shivering threshold. Because shivering has deleterious metabolic and cardiovascular effects, it should ideally be prevented by pharmacologic or other means. Tizanidine is an alpha-2 agonist. We evaluated the usefulness of oral tizanidine (TI) and tramadol in preventing of shivering in patients undergoing spinal anesthesia for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Materials and Methods: Ninety patients, scheduled for TURP with spinal anesthesia, were prospectively enrolled. Patients were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups. 90 min before spinal anesthesia, 30 patients received 4 mg oral TI, 30 patients received 50 mg tramadol, and 30 patients received placebo as control group. Spinal anesthesia was induced at the L3–L4 or L4–L5 interspaces with 12.5 mg bupivacaine. An investigator blinded to the drugs recorded the frequency and degree of shivering. Results: The overall frequency and severity of shivering were significantly lower in patients treated with TI and tramadol compared to placebo (P = 0.04) (P = 0.001). There was not much difference in the nausea and vomiting of both the drugs (P = 026) (P = 011). There was no difference in hemodynamic parameters between three groups (P = 0.08) (P = 013). Conclusions: Oral TI and tramadol were comparable in respect to their effect in decreasing the incidence, intensity shivering when used prophylactically in patients who underwent TURP with spinal anesthesia.
Keywords: Shivering, spinal, tizanidine, tramadol
Adinehmehr L, Salimi S, Majedi MA, Alizadeh A, Sane S. Comparison the Effects of Oral Tizanidine and Tramadol on Intra- and Post-operative Shivering in Patients Underwent Spinal Anesthesia. Adv Biomed Res 2018;7:140
Adinehmehr L, Salimi S, Majedi MA, Alizadeh A, Sane S. Comparison the Effects of Oral Tizanidine and Tramadol on Intra- and Post-operative Shivering in Patients Underwent Spinal Anesthesia. Adv Biomed Res [serial online] 2018 [cited 2019 Jul 16];7:140. Available from: http://www.advbiores.net/text.asp?2018/7/1/140/244713
Postoperative shivering has been seen in 40% of cases. However, it seems that this incidence has been decreased due to maintenance of normothermia during surgery and the use of opiates.[1] The findings showed that increased body metabolism during shivering can lead to myocardial ischemia.[2] Postoperative shivering can increase intracranial and intraocular pressure and through inducing tenderness lead to postoperative pain.[3]
Shivering incidence during neuraxial block may be reduced by warming the body surface skin.[4] The drugs including Meperidine (25 mg intravenous),[5] Clonidine (75 mg intravenous solution), Ketanserin (10 mg intravenous),[6] Dexmedetomidine[7] and Magnesium sulfate (30 mg intravenous)[8] are effective for tremor after anesthesia and neuraxial block. Opioids such as meperidine have been used to treat and prevent postoperative shivering.[9],[10],[11],[12] However, some side effects such as respiratory depression, low blood pressure, nausea, and vomiting have limited the use of opiates after surgery.[13] Tramadol is associated with lower risk of respiratory disease, drug tolerance and drug dependence for the treatment and prevention of shivering.[14],[15],[16] Various studies have been conducted on the effects of intravenous tramadol on treatment and prevention of postoperative shivering.[17] Alpha-2 agonists as antihypertensive drugs can improve sleep disorders, anxiety, and pain.[18]
Tizanidine (TI) is an oral alpha-2 agonist and mediates central muscle relaxant activity for the treatment of painful muscle spasms. Moreover, less cardiovascular side effects of TI compared to other medications make it an important and useful alternative in anesthetics.[19]
Patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) due to other underlying disease such as cardiovascular disease and aging have many problems. Hypothermia in these patients can be associated with complications such as myocardial ischemia.[20] Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of oral TI, tramadol, and placebo on intra- and post-operative shivering in patients undergoing TURP with spinal anesthesia.
This randomized, double-blind clinical trial study was conducted on patients undergoing TURP in Imam Khomeini Hospital. In the current study, the number of patients according to the previous study[21] was considered 90. Moreover, this study was approved by Urmia University of Medical Sciences [Figure 1].
Figure 1: CONSRT flowchart
Inclusion criteria were patients 40–60 years old with the American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification I and II undergoing TURP and exclusion criteria were obesity, sensitivity to tramadol or TI, ischemic heart disease history, thyroid and cerebrovascular disease, diabetic autonomic neuropathy, contraindication for regional anesthesia, and duration of surgery more than 1.5 h. Moreover, patient taking vascular medications were excluded from the study.
The first patient received tramadol, the second patient TI and the third patient placebo. The first group received 4 mg oral TI, the second group 50 mg tramadol and other group placebo 90 min before surgery. The colleague of the operating room was unaware of the patient classification. Another person analyzed the data based on the collected forms and personal profile data. All patients before surgery were fasting for at least 8 h. Prostatectomy surgery was performed in an operating room with the same temperature and humidity.
In the operating room, pulse oximetry monitoring, noninvasive blood pressure, and electrocardiogram were used for all patients.
In the current study, all patients received injection of 12.5 mg 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine through spinal anesthesia in sitting position at the L3–L4 interspaces with a 25 G Quincke bevel needle. The level of spinal anesthesia was achieved to T9–T10. The temperature of fluid bladder washing in all patients was the same (36°C). The incidence of nausea, vomiting and severity of shivering during surgery and recovery were recorded. Heart rate, mean arterial pressure, respiratory rate, arterial oxygen saturation, and skin surface temperature were measured and recorded at the beginning and then every 10 min during the operation. If systolic pressure drop (more than 20% of the base) intravenous ephedrine was used as a vasopressor. In patients who develop shivering, intravenous meperidine (25 mg) should be used.
0 - No shivering
1 - Mild Fasciculations of face or neck
2 - Visible tremor involving more than one muscle group
3 - Gross muscular activity involving the entire body.[22]
Data were entered into SPSS version 16 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Ill., USA). Fisher's exact test, ANOVA, and repeated measures was used for analysis of data. Moreover, data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
The mean age of patients receiving tramadol (TR), TI and placebo (P) was 51.86 ± 5.70, 54.2 ± 5.65, and 55.36 ± 5.26 years old, respectively. [Table 1] shows the mean age and body mass index (BMI) among three groups. As shown in [Table 1], there was no significant difference among three groups in terms of age and BMI (P > 0.05).
Table 1: The mean age and body mass index among three groups
[Table 2] shows the frequency of shivering in three groups during surgery and recovery.
Table 2: Frequency of shivering in three groups
There was a significant difference among three groups in terms of shivering (P = 0.04). Moreover, no significant difference was seen between TR group with placebo and TI group with P in terms of shivering during surgery (P = 0.11). According to Fisher's exact test, significant difference was seen between TI group and P in terms of shivering during recovery (P = 0.02). Furthermore, significant difference was observed between TR group and P in terms of shivering during recovery (P = 0.05), while this difference was not significant between TR group and TI group (P = 0.5).
[Table 3] shows severity of shivering in three groups.
Table 3: Severity of shivering in three groups
According to ANOVA test, significant difference was observed among three groups in terms of severity of shivering (P = 0.001). No significant difference was observed between TR group and TI group with respect to severity of shivering (P = 0.80). However, significant difference was observed between TR group with P(P = 0.001) and TI group with P in terms of severity of shivering (P = 0.001).
[Table 4] shows the frequency of nausea and vomiting in all groups during surgery and recovery.
Table 4: Frequency of nausea and vomiting in all groups
According to Fisher's exact test, there was no significant difference between TI group and P in terms of nausea during surgery (P = 0.11) and recovery (P = 0.05). No significant difference was seen between TR group and P with respect to nausea during surgery (P = 0.5) and recovery (P = 0.23). Moreover, no significant difference was seen between TR group and TI group with respect to nausea during surgery (P = 0.5) and recovery (P = 0.12).
Furthermore, there was no significant difference between TI group and P in terms of vomiting during surgery (P = 0.11) and recovery (P = 0.05). No significant difference was seen between TR group and P with respect to vomiting during surgery (P = 0.3) and recovery (P = 0.33). Moreover, no significant difference was seen between TR group and TI group with respect to vomiting during surgery (P = 0.11) and recovery (P = 0.24).
The mean arterial pressure before and during surgery (90 min) in three groups is shown in [Table 5].
Table 5: The mean arterial pressure before and during surgery in three groups
According to repeated measures, there was no significant difference between the mean arterial pressure before and during surgery in three groups (P = 0.08).
The mean heart rate before and during surgery (90 min) in three groups is shown in [Table 6].
Table 6: The mean heart rate before and during surgery in three groups
According to repeated measures, no significant difference was observed among three groups in terms of heart rate (P = 0.13). [Table 7] shows the mean arterial oxygen saturation before and during surgery.
Table 7: The mean arterial oxygen saturation before and during surgery
According to repeated measures, no significant difference was seen among three groups with respect to arterial oxygen saturation before and during surgery (P = 0.43). [Table 8] shows the mean temperature in three groups before and during surgery.
Table 8: The mean temperature in three groups before and during surgery
According to repeated measures, no significant difference was observed among three groups in terms of the mean temperature (P = 0.12).
This study was conducted in operating room of Imam Khomeini Hospital during 1.5 years. Intra- and post-operative shivering is very unpleasant and annoying for patients and can lead to multiple complications. Today, the prevention and treatment of intra- and post-operative shivering is as important as the treatment of pain, and various methods and medications are used in this regard, but no method or an ideal drug has yet been identified. Tramadol is an opioid and it exerts its effect mainly through μ receptors. However, kappa and delta receptors are used less by tramadol. Moreover, it activates descending pain inhibitory pathways in the spinal cord. The mechanism of anti-shivering effect of tramadol is through serotonergic and noradrenergic receptors.
Obviously, prevention is preferable than treatment and causes the patient do not experience an unpleasant state of postoperative shivering.[11] Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists are now extensively used in anesthesia and critical care. Alpha-2-adrenergic agonists through binding to alpha-2 receptors cause vasoconstriction and decrease shivering. They also act on the thermoregulatory center (temperature control) in the hypothalamus.[15],[22] The results of this study showed that oral TI and Tramadol before surgery decrease intra- and post-operative shivering in patients underwent spinal anesthesia, while there was no significant difference among three groups in terms of some parameters including nausea, vomiting, and hemodynamics. The heart rate of patients in TI group was significantly lower than other groups in recovery.
Shukla et al., in 2011 evaluated the effects of intravenous clonidine and tramadol on postoperative shivering in patients underwent spinal anesthesia. They reported that the loss of shivering was faster in clonidine group than tramadol group, although no significant difference was observed between two groups in terms of shivering.[21] Clonidine is more effective than tramadol for controlling body temperature. Moreover, clonidine has less side effects than tramadol. Furthermore, shivering is lower in TI group than other groups in our study. Tewari et al., in 2014 demonstrated the effect of 50 mg oral tramadol on decreasing shivering during TURP surgery with spinal anesthesia.[22] Moreover, they compared the effects of oral clonidine and tramadol for preventing shivering in patients underwent TURP with spinal anesthesia and found that both tramadol and clonidine were effective in reducing the severity and duration of shivering.[23]
Mittal et al., in 2014 evaluated the effects of dexmedetomidine and tramadol on hemodynamic and shivering after spinal anesthesia. They concluded that both drugs are effective on shivering rate, nausea, and vomiting. The alpha-2 agonist drug used in our study was TI, in which we did not evaluate the decrease rate of shivering incidence. However, the incidence of shivering decreased in both groups. The incidence of nausea and vomiting was lower in the TI group than other groups, but this difference was not significant.[24]
Heidari et al., in 2014 evaluated the effects of oral tramadol and placebo on the severity of postoperative shivering in patients with general anesthesia. The results showed that there was no significant difference between case and control groups in terms of shivering which was not consistent with our study. The type of surgery and sex difference of the patients can justify this inconsistency.[25] It seems that the use of alpha-2 agonists to prevent and reduce shivering in patients underwent spinal anesthesia is reasonable and appropriate. These drugs can have a sedative effect on the patients during surgery which lead to reduce anxiety. In our study, we could evaluate and compare other parameters such as sedation and postoperative analgesia.
The use of methadone or alpha-2 agonists in patients with contraindications for meperidine is important. According to the results of the current study further studies are needed to confirm the effects of methadone and TI on shivering treatment, especially the dose and long-term side effects of medications. Moreover, it is proposed that injectable drugs including dexmedetomidine and methadone are used and compared for controlling and treating shivering.
We are very grateful from all the people and friends who helped us in this study.
Urmia University of Medical Sciences.
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Posted by Elias Saba on September 6, 2018
It appears as though Canada will soon see the release of their first Fire TV EDition televisions. While searching for more information about Toshiba’s new non-UHD Fire TV Edition televisions that were released earlier this week, I stumbled on product pages for the Canadian versions of Toshiba’s Fire TV Edition televisions, which have not yet been released. Both the 4K UHD televisions and the newer non-UHD Canadian variants are present on Toshiba’s website, which is a good indication that these TVs will soon be released.
When Amazon and Best Buy revealed their partnership to sell more than 10 new Fire TV Edition television models this year, made by Toshiba and Insignia, a single line at the bottom of the press release said the TVs would be also be coming to Canada “later this year.” Since then, 6 new Fire TV Edition models have been released in the US, starting with 3 UHD models in June and followed by 3 non-UHD models earlier this week, but none have been released in Canada.
With less than 4 months left in the year, and even less time before the crucial holiday shopping season begins to ramp up, we should soon see the release of Fire TV Edition televisions in Canada. Toshiba already has a page for the Canadian version of the 43″ UHD Fire TV Edition television on their site, as well as a page for the Canadian version of the 32″ 720p Fire TV Edition television, so that’s a good sign that the TVs will soon be released. Canadian model numbers for all 6 of Toshiba’s US Fire TV Edition televisions are listed on their Bluetooth declaration listing, so it does seem like all US models will also be released in Canada. The Canadian model numbers end in …C19, whereas the US model numbers end in …U19.
The marketing sheets (PDF) for Toshiba’s Canadian Fire TV Edition televisions indicate that CTV and Crave will be the two streaming services with dedicated app shortcut buttons on the Alexa voice remote, in addition to Prime Video and Netflix buttons. CTV and Crave replace HBO and PlayStation Vue, which are found on the US remotes. All other details and specifications for the Canadian TVs appear to be identical to the US versions.
Specifications for Toshiba’s Canadian 50-inch 4K Fire TV Edition television
The arrival of Fire TV Edition televisions in Canada will be a significant move for Amazon. Currently, the only Amazon streaming device available in Canada is the Fire TV Stick – Basic Edition, which is a stripped down international version of the regular Fire TV Stick that is available in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, and India. The Fire TV Stick Basic Edition is missing features like Alexa voice capabilities, which are expected to be present on the Fire TV Edition televisions in Canada. The arrival of a more full-fledged Fire TV experience in Canada, through the release of Toshiba’s Fire TV Edition televisions, will hopefully open the doors for other Fire TV models, such as the Amazon Fire TV Cube, to become available in Canada.
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Sweet. Looking forward to it.
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I believe something is missing in this phrase:
“The Fire TV Stick Basic Edition like Alexa voice capabilities, which are expected to be present on the Fire TV Edition televisions.”
Maybe it was meant to say that Alexa is a missing feature of the Fire TV Stick Basic Edition.
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“The Fire TV Stick Basic Edition is missing features like Alexa voice capabilities, which are expected to be present on the Fire TV Edition televisions in Canada.”
Andrea Gonzalez says:
Even though it has the crave button on the remote. The app download is not supported by the tv… :(
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Hot water hand washing a tepid tale
Is hot water necessary for effective hand washing? Dr Karl gets scrubbing for some handy hints on hygiene.
By Karl S. Kruszelnicki
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Audio: Hot water hand washing a tepid tale (ABC Science)
Soap's tale comes out in the wash, Science Online, 14 Sep 2010
Clean hands get germ-free, Science Online, 10 Aug 2010
Clean hands wash away moral dilemmas, Science Online, 17 Aug 2010
Last time, I talked about the importance of washing your hands, as related to hygiene, and to avoiding infectious diseases. I also explained why soap made this process so much more efficient, and how soap worked.
But what about the temperature of the water when you wash your hands? Should it be as hot as you can possibly bear, or is cold water perfectly fine?
Well, way back in 1938, Dr PB Price published his summary of 80 studies that he had carried out over a nine-year period.
He studied hand washing with water at temperatures ranging from 24°C up to 56°C. He found that the temperature made no real difference in how well the hands were cleansed of germs.
The most significant factor in removing germs was the vigorousness of scrubbing the hands. But that was just one person's work, and it was done a long time ago.
Over the intervening years, many studies were done on hand washing. They have looked at issues such as the type of soap: plain or antibacterial; liquid or bar soap; and so on.
They studied the quantity of soap used, whether or not a nail brush was used and the use of instant hand sanitising liquids.
They even examined various drying techniques: paper versus cloth towels; air-drying versus towels; and so on.
But very few medical hygiene studies re-examined the effect of temperature on hand cleaning.
This all changed at the US Year 2000 Conference For Food Protection, when this topic was very intensely discussed.
In a 2002 study by Dr Barry Michaels, the volunteers' hands were first deliberately soiled with ground beef contaminated with E. coli bacteria. They were then washed with soap and water at five different temperatures ranging from a chilly 4.4°C, to an uncomfortable 48.9°C.
Now here's the surprising result. Washing their hands at different temperatures made no real difference in the numbers of bacteria left on the skin, whether they were permanent resident bacteria, or transient immigrant bacteria.
You might remember that the permanent resident bacteria are usually the good guys, while the transient immigrant bacteria are usually the bad guys.
The only real difference found was that the more vigorous the scrubbing, the more bacteria were removed. The friction of rubbing is more effective at removing transient bacteria — which are more likely to be nasty — than resident bacteria.
Now this was kind of odd. After all, it's reasonable to think that hot water would provide more energy to both make a lather and to melt and/or dissolve fats and oils on the skin.
But think about it. If warm/hot water is flowing over your hands, it will very rapidly cool down to the skin temperature. (On the other hand, water will tend to keep its temperature if it's in a bowl.)
So hot water does not have any inherent advantage in removing germs. In fact, hot water can make some soaps more irritating to the skin, and can cause contact dermatitis.
One study said, "…temperature of water used for hand washing should not be guided by antibacterial effects but comfort, which is in the tepid to warm temperature range. The usage of tepid water instead of hot water also has economic benefits."
And from a comfort point of view, people find it easier to wash their hands more frequently if the water temperature is comfortable, as opposed to uncomfortably hot.
In the USA, the 2001 food code lowered the recommended hand-wash water temperature to 37.8°C (around 100°F). This works well with soaps, most of which are designed to lather most effectively around 35°C.
Anyhow, it's totally impossible to kill the bacteria on your skin only via the temperature of the hot water you use to wash your hands.
The temperature needed to kill bacteria is over 80°C. If water is hot enough to kill bacteria, it will definitely scald you.
So how did this myth that hot water was necessary for effective hand washing arise?
Well, we humans are very human, and it's fairly easy to measure and regulate water temperature, and it's fairly hard to regulate how effectively you scrub, rub and dry your hands.
Furthermore, on the hot-is-good front, hospital laundries did away with hot water washes of clothes and sheets years ago.
So today, healthcare staff can go ahead and wash their hands with tepid water between each patient and their hands will be just as clean and germ-free, and will also be less likely to be damaged, which is a very handy hint.
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Nepal and Bhutan Tour – 9 Days
Cultural And Historical Tours in Bhutan
Trip Introduction
Our Nepal and Bhutan Tour is a cultural extravaganza in two beautiful South-Asian nations. On our 9-day journey we get a glimpse of Nepal while spending most of our time in the Land of the Thunder Dragon, Bhutan. The trip begins in Kathmandu, which was voted number 23 out of top 25 Destinations in the World 2015 by Trip Advisor. In Kathmandu, we visit several UNESCO World Heritage Sites before flying to Paro, Bhutan. In Bhutan, we travel to many townships and tour several dzongs (fortresses), temples, and other cultural and historical landmarks. While in Bhutan, we also pass through the high Dochu La pass and hike to the enchanting Taktsang(Tiger’s Nest) Monastery. However, our Nepal and Bhutan Tour does not end here. We fly back to Kathmandu and visit Patan and Bhaktapur cities that have charmed millions of tourists over the years with its historical architecture and rich cultural heritage. Then we drive to Nagarkot, a village renowned for its sunrise and sunset views of the Himalayas and enjoy spectacular sunset views amidst the tall and mighty peaks.
Included in the Cost
All airport pick-ups and drops
All ground transportation by comfortable private vehicles
Welcome dinner in Nepal
Breakfast in Nepal
All Meals in Bhutan
Twin-shared hotel accommodation in Nepal and Bhutan
Sightseeing in Nepal and Bhutan by an experienced English speaking local tour guide
Permits and sightseeing entrance fees for museums and monuments as per the itinerary
Company services and all required government taxes
Bhutanese visa fee
Accommodations on this trip are on twin-shared basis. Single supplement is available with an additional fee of USD 550
Bhutan: Hotels in Bhutan are approved and classified by the government as grade A, B and C. The government approved hotels are equivalent to 3-4 star hotels elsewhere. Based on availability at the time of our booking, our company serves A grade hotels in Paro and Thimphu and B grade hotel in Punakha. We use Hotel Tashi Namgay Resort in Paro, Hotel Migmar in Thimphu and Meri Puensum Resort in Punakha.
Nepal: We will be accommodated in 3-star deluxe hotel, in Kathmandu and Nagarkot.
A variety of meals are available in most hotels the most popular being Indian, Chinese, Nepalese, Bhutanese, Tibetan and the more common continental food. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes are also available in every restaurant and hotel. We will be served all meals in Bhutan, but only breakfast and welcome dinner will be provided in Kathmandu.
Best Time to Travel
Spring (April and May) and autumn (September to November) are the best seasons for Nepal and Bhutan tour. We can also equally enjoy this trip during winter months but it may get a bit cold.
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu (1,300 m/4,264 ft)
Upon our arrival in Kathmandu, a ABC Trek representative will pick us up from the airport. We will then be transferred to our hotel. In the evening, there will be a welcome dinner hosted by ABC Trek. For dinner, you will be served excellent authentic Nepalese cuisine which will introduce you to the Nepalese food culture. Overnight in Kathmandu.
Included meals:Dinner
Day 02: Sightseeing in Kathmandu: Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple, Swayambhunath and Bauddhanath
After breakfast, we begin our sightseeing tour by visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites within Kathmandu. Kathmandu Durbar Square showcases Nepalese art and architecture at its best. The architecture is typical of the Malla dynasty who ruled over Nepal from the 12th to the 18th century. Swayambhunath Temple is popular among the foreigners as the Monkey Temple owing to the large monkey population residing in the area. Pashupatinath Temple is situated on the banks of river Bagmati and is one of the principal temples of Lord Shiva. The Bauddhanath Stupa is one of the largest stupas in South Asia which is built on the ancient trade route to Tibet.
Included meals:Breakfast
Day 03: Fly to Paro (2,250 m/7,382 ft): 1 hour flight, city sightseeing
As our flight nears Bhutan we can enjoy amazing views of the Himalayas including the sacred Chomolhari and Jichu Drake peaks. At the airport, we will be greeted by a representative from Himalayan Glacier who will take us to our hotel. After lunch, we visit Rinpung Dzong, meaning ‘fortress of the heap of jewels’. Next, visit Kichu Lhakhang, the oldest temple in the country. From here we will be taken to the Drugyal Dzong (Bhutan Victory Fort), which was built in 1646 to commemorate Bhutan’s victory over Tibetan invaders during the 1600s. On a clear day we can see Mount Chomolhari, Bhutan’s second-highest mountain, at 7,314 meters. Overnight in Paro.
Included meals:Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Day 04: Paro to Thimphu (2,320 m/7,610 ft): 54 km, 1 hour drive: Hike to Taktsang Monastery
After breakfast, we hike for around 4 -5 hours to Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest) Monastery, which is Bhutan’s most famous monastery situated at 3,180 meters. Guru Rinpoche (spiritual master) is said to have flown on the back of a tigress to meditate in a cave where Taktsang Monastery now stands. Lunch will be served in the Cafeteria Restaurant, located about halfway up on the mountain. The monastery is perched on the edge of a steep cliff, about 900 meters above Paro Valley. After having explored the monastery, we hike down to the valley floor and leave for Thimphu. Overnight in Thimphu.
Day 05: Hike to Wangditse Gompa followed by sightseeing in Thimphu
In the morning, we drive to BBS Tower and then hike for 1 hour to Wangditse Gompa on leveled trail with great view of Tashichho Dzong. From here, we also get an amazing view of the Samtenling Palace, home to the fourth King and Dorje Drak meditation retreat on the hillside above. After touring the Gompa, we return to Thimphu. On the way, visit the mini Zoo to see the Takin, national animal of Bhutan. After lunch, we visit the King’s Memorial Chorten (built in memory of the third King of Bhutan who reigned from 1952-1972), the nunnery temple, the National Library (which houses ancient manuscripts) and the National Institute of Traditional Medicine. We may also visit the Textile Museum, the Handicraft Emporium, the traditional paper factory and the majestic Tashichho Dzong. In the evening, we enjoy strolling in the streets of Thimphu and observe the local lifestyle. Overnight in Thimphu.
Day 06: Thimphu to Punakha (1,250 m/4,100 ft): 76 km, 2 – 3 hours drive: Hike to Lungchutse Monastery
After breakfast, we drive to Dochula pass (3,100 meters), where on a clear day we can get spectacular views of the Himalayas. We will begin 2 hours hike to Lungchutse Monastery from 108 chortens. The trail passes through rhododendron forests. Walking along the high ridges dotted with colorful Buddhist prayer flags offers us stunning views of Himalayas, plus incredible vistas into the valleys below the pass. Hike back to Dochu La Pass. After lunch, drive downhill through the rhododendron, fir and hemlock forests. On the way, we stop at Metshina Village and take a 20-minute walk through the rice fields to Chimi Lhakhang, which is a fertility temple dedicated to the Divine Madman or Lama Drukpa Kuenley. Overnight in Punakha.
Day 07: Punakha to Paro: 130 km, 4 hours drive: Hike to Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten
At dawn, we drive 12 km north of Punakha and begin our 2-hour hike to Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten. It is located on a beautiful hillock called Ngezergang and contains elaborate paintings dedicated to the old sect of Buddhism. We hike further towards Punakha. On the way back, we visit the Punakha Dzong which was built in 1637. It is also the second oldest and the second largest Dzong in Bhutan. In the afternoon, we drive to Paro and spend the night there.
Day 08: Fly to Kathmandu, sightseeing in Patan and Bhaktapur and sunset views from Nagarkot (2195 m/7,201 ft), 35 mins drive from Bhaktapur
Upon our arrival in Kathmandu, ABC Trek representative will pick us up from the airport. We will then be transferred to our hotel. After freshening up we begin our sightseeing tour of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Patan Durbar Square is rich in ancient arts and architecture while Bhakatpur is an irresistible city with an authentic local lifestyle preserved over centuries of isolation from the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu. While in the city square of Bhaktapur, we get to admire the Nyata-Pola Temple, the Golden Gate, water spouts and the 55 Window Palace which merge together to provide an ambiance of a magical outdoor theater to its visitors. We also immerse ourselves in the authentic delicacy of the locals in Bhaktapur. Then we drive to Nagarkot, a village renowned for its sunrise and sunset views of the Himalayas and enjoy spectacular sunset views amidst the Himalayas. Overnight in Nagarkot.
Our Nepal and Bhutan tour comes to an end today. There is nothing else to do but shop for souvenirs or just take a rest. A representative from ABC Trek will take us to the airport an hour before the scheduled flight.
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This page is part of the Lectionary series within the Living with Jesus Now project.
1 Lectionary
3 First Reading: Elijah and the prophets of Baal
4 Second Reading: Galatians 1:1-12
5 Gospel: The healing of the centurion's slave
6 Jesus Database
7 Liturgies and Prayers
7.1 Music Suggestions
1 Kings 18:20-21, (22-29), 30-39 & Psalm 96
This Sunday we return to the cycle of ordinary time, now described as "Sundays after Pentecost." The Gospel readings from now until the end of the liturgical year will be from Luke, as that as the primary Gospel for this year, while the other readings will initially be selections from 1 & 2 Kings (for the First Reading) and Galatians (for the NT Reading). The readings for this week are well-known although not so often read in church these days. It has been some years since this set of readings has been used in the Sunday lectionary.
First Reading: Elijah and the prophets of Baal
The dramatic story of the confrontation between Eljiah and the prophets of Baal is a classic of the biblical tradition. It is also a ghastly tale of religious violence and exclusive religious prejudice. Its legacy can be observed in the tragic legacy of violence driven by religious extremism, and is graphically expressed in the statues of Elijah slaying the pagan prophets sometimes found at the entrance to Christian villages in northern Israel as well as at the Muhraqa, the holy site on Mt Carmel that marks the traditional location of the massacre.
Elijah slaying a prophet of Baal, Muhraqa
Given the contribution of religion to the historical and current violence it is hard to see how a Christian faith community could embrace such a text of terror.
Graphic violence is a common element in biblical texts, as well as in the sacred texts of other religious communities and many non-religious texts. This story stands out for its gratuitous violence when—according to the text—the prophets of Baal had already been exposed as frauds, and humiliated by the success of Elijah. For Elijah then to take them captive, transport them to another location, and kill them in cold blood is a crime against humanity and a dark blot upon the biblical tradition.
Interestingly, the RCL steps around the worst of the sacred violence, with its omission of the most offensive verses from the material recommended for reading in church. However, the church (like the synagogue) finds it all but impossible to name such religious violence for what it is, and to repudiate it. Small wonder then, that religious violence continues to be a hallmark of our human experience. While the churches no longer have the power to enforce conformity on the pain of death, our history offers many examples of exclusion, degradation, torture and killing. And that is not even to mention the Crusades.
There is a propensity for violence within monotheistic religion that is rarely named, and should never be celebrated. Perhaps those with ears to hear might discern what the Spirit is saying to the churches about religious violence this coming Sunday?
Second Reading: Galatians 1:1-12
Galatians is a polemical document, seemingly composed in the heat of the moment.
This is arguably the earliest of Paul's letters to have survived, and it is a mix of raw anger and deep insight into the human possibilities derived from the Easter experience.
In the opening section of the letter, Paul abandons any pretence of conventional civility. He asserts his authority as an apostle in the opening lines, and reiterates his claims to privileged knowledge and to apostolic authority in the lines that follow. Anyone who teaches a different form of Christianity than the one he promotes is to be accursed. In case that was too subtle, Paul repeats himself and pronounces the anathema a second time:
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are confusing you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that one be accursed! As we have said before, so now I repeat, if anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let that one be accursed! (Galatians 1:6–9 NRSV)
These are harsh words, and they are spoken from a position of privilege and power. Paul will have better moments in his career as a religious essayist, but he has many admirers in today's church. The theological thought police are quick to confront deviations from approved forms of liturgy or theology. What the world needs now is more religious communities with some capacity to live with ambiguity. We need fewer fatwas and no more church edicts that divide, exclude and control the faithful. What might the world be like if the followers of Jesus were famous for our gentleness towards others, and especially those with whom we disagreed?
Gospel: The healing of the centurion's slave
Once again among the readings for this week, we have a story that centres around the theme of authority. In this case, there is the explicit authority of the centurion and the ascribed authority of Jesus, who heals the centurion's slave on request and at a distance.
Perhaps one of the themes that might be addressed in preaching this week is the question of authority: how do we recognise it, and (more urgently) how is it exercised? Is it exercised to save life, or to destroy opponents? Is our authority used to close the circle and exclude those with different views, or to push the boundaries and affirm the presence of faith in unexpected places and in diverse forms? To announce a crusade, or to proclaim a year of jubilee?
The story has a close parallel in Matthew as well as a probable parallel version in John. The form in Luke seems more stylised, with the absent centurion communicating with Jesus via intermediaries who, among other things, suggest that his contribution to the construction of their synagogue had demonstrated his love of the Jewish people. This righteous Gentile centurion sounds suspiciously like the prayerful centurion of Acts 10, and both stories celebrate the discovering of faith outside the Jewish community. In keeping with Luke's agenda, here we find a Roman official represented as a person of authority, compassion, dignity and piety. Theophilus will have appreciated the implied compliment, I a sure.
In Matthew the centurion makes no use of intermediaries and there is no mention of him erecting the Capernaum synagogue. Instead, we have the familiar words now used in Catholic liturgies prior to receiving the Sacrament: "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only speak the word, and my servant will be healed." (Matt 8:8).
In the parallel version that survives in John, the centurion is simply a "royal official" and the location changes from Capernaum to Cana. In addition, the slave has become a son. Despite these differences, many scholars consider this to be a variant of the story in Matthew and Luke, and even attribute it to the Q Gospel (making it a rare narrative in what is otherwise a sayings gospel, rather than a story about the deeds of Jesus).
Jesus Database
119 Distant Boy Cured: (1) 2Q: Luke 7:1-2[3-6a]6b-10 = Matt 8:5-10,13; (2) John 4:46b-53
Jesus as Healer
Liturgies and Prayers
For liturgies and sermons each week, shaped by a progressive theology, check Rex Hunt's web site
Other recommended sites include:
Laughing Bird
Music Suggestions
See the following sites for recommendations from a variety of contemporary genre:
Richard Bruxvoort-Colligan's WorldMaking Music site
David MacGregor's Together to Celebrate site
Brenton Prigge's New Hymn site
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Farm Animals Suffer from Government Breeding Experiments Aimed at Bolstering Meat Industry Profits
Cattle at the Meat Animal Research Center (photo: Nati Harnik, AP)
A federal research laboratory has spent decades subjecting farm animals to painful experiments in order to bolster the profits of the meat industry, according to a New York Times investigation.
At the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Nebraska, cattle, pigs and sheep have been experimented on to make them produce multiple offspring, pigs so lean that they sometimes can’t reproduce and “low maintenance” sheep.
The research has produced results that sickened veterinarians working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the complex of labs and pastures in Clay Center, Neb.
Pigs wind up having as many as 14 piglets at a time, instead of the normal eight. Many of the added offspring are born frail, and wind up being crushed accidentally by their mother.
Surgery and breeding techniques have forced cows to bear twins and triplets, instead of just one calf. The calves “often emerge weakened or deformed, dying in such numbers that even meat producers have been repulsed,” the Times’ Michael Moss reported. Many farmers don’t even want cows delivering multiple offspring, saying it’s too much work and too expensive.
There are also “easy care” sheep that give birth in open fields, where many lambs die of starvation, from bad weather or predators.
In other cases, painful operations are performed on animals by researchers who aren’t veterinarians. “Experimental surgery is being performed in some (not all) cases by untrained, unskilled and unsupervised staff,” Capital Humane Society executive director Robert Downey wrote to the center’s director, according to the Times. “This has resulted in the suffering of animals and in some cases the subsequent death of animals.”
The dead animals pile up in such numbers that the center built a vast “dead pit” to dispose of carcasses.
Moss noted that the USDA “strictly polices the treatment of animals at slaughterhouses and private laboratories. But it does not closely monitor the center’s use of animals, or even enforce its own rules requiring careful scrutiny of experiments.”
-Noel Brinkerhoff, Steve Straehley
U.S. Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer in Quest for Profit (by Michael Moss, New York Times)
The Horror that is America’s Government-Funded Animal Research Center (by Roberto A. Ferdman, Washington Post)
Ten Worst Laboratories (SourceWatch)
Animal Rights Groups Sue Utah over Law Criminalizing Undercover Photography of Farm Abuse (by Matt Bewig, AllGov)
“Ag-Gag” Bill Would Protect Factory Farms from Animal Cruelty Whistle-Blowing (by Ken Broder, AllGov California)
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Thank you, the people of Bermuda
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 6:56 AM
Sarah Lagan: In this, the last issue of the Bermuda Sun, I would like to thank all our readers, all my colleagues and all the people who have generated so many exciting stories over the years.
Tributes pour in from the arts community
Bermuda's artists, musicians and performers line up to praise the work of the newspaper, calling it "a champion for the arts and community building".
New partnership sees convict bathhouses restored
The old bridge across to Hospital Island in Sandys has been resurrected and the island's crumbling convict bathhouse has been restored to its former state.
Lunch with Uncle: ‘The best lunch in Bermuda’
Crown and Anchor lessons this Wednesday at Harbour Nights
Crown and Anchor lessons will be given by Hattie Armstrong at Harbour Nights on Wednesday.
Phone prize for fans of fashion
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Babymetal Announces Official Yuimetal's Exit
It looks like things arenât looking so good for one of Japanâs most infamous J-pop acts. After a few months of speculation, new reports have confirmed a founding member of Babymetal is leaving the group for good.
Recently, the official website for Babymetal made the announcement. Yuimetal has chosen to leave the three-piece group officially after being absent from activities for nearly a year.
Yuimetal, known also as Yui Mizuno, posted a message for fans details her decision to leave the band. Shared via her agency, Mizuno confirmed she would like to return to the stage, but her health is not at 100% and has not been for some time. During her time off, Mizuno decided she wanted to pursue her dreams outside of Babymetal, and she apologized to anyone disappointed by her leave. However, she did make sure to thank fans for supporting her over the years and said she will always cherish her time i n Babymetal. (via ANN)
Mizuno was one of three idols fronting the Babymetal ensemble. She was removed from the bandâs schedule last December, but the group said Mizuno was still part of the band. Reports went live crediting the singerâs break to health concerns, but they also stressed that Mizuno planned to return to Babymetal.
Now, it seems the idol is ready to move on, leaving her former bandmates to carry on the Babymetal banner. On Friday, the group released their new single âStarlightâ with just Su-Metal and Moametal fronting the pop/metal track.
So far, there is no word on whether Babymetal will bring in another singer to restore the vocal line. Fans are also curious as to how Yuimetalâs leave could affect the bandâs digital series which Warner Bros. announced back in 2016. No updates have been given on the hybrid animation since it was made public, but Warner Bros. was said to be working on it with Blue Ribbon Content and Amuse USA.
Sam Register, the president of Warner Bros. Animation, described the group as âa mind-blowing, fun combination of pop vocals, heavy metal music and dance choreography brought to life by three incredibly talented teenage stars.â
âWe are huge fans here at Blue Ribbon Content and are extremely excited to help bring the Babymetal phenomenon to U.S. audiences through this upcoming digital series.â
If you havenât heard of Babymetal, then it might be time you gave the band a shot. The group recently finished a world tour which saw them performing in dozens of countries and ended in front of 100,000+ fans at the Tokyo Dome. Babymetalâs first studio album landed at #1 on the Billboardâs World Album Chart, and their sophomore debut made them the first Japanese act to reach the Top 40 of the Billboard 200 Chart in more than fifty years.
Are you sad to hear this star's exit is official now? Let me know in the comments or hit me up on Twitter @MeganPet ersCB to talk all things comics and anime!
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At Bradford Girls’ Grammar School is committed to ensuring that every pupil can access a first class education and when they leave school they are equipped to deal with the challenges and demands of adult life and future careers with maturity and confidence. We believe that a strong relationship between home and school reinforces the successful education we provide as well as emphasising the importance of the following key principles in all areas of school life:
One of the greatest assets to any school are its teachers and Bradford Girls has an experienced, well qualified and committed teaching staff, all capable of delivering the highest standards of teaching and learning and of promoting individual pupil progress.
A broad and balanced, relevant but challenging curriculum enables the rigorous pursuit of excellent academic standards and will deliver a successful education. At Bradford Girls our curriculum is constantly reviewed to ensure we are meeting the academic needs of all our pupils.
A well thought-out programme of extra-curricular activities enhances academic study. Here in school this typically includes; extra-curricular sports, outdoor pursuits and residential visits, music, speech and drama, debating and public speaking, art and dance. We expect all our pupils to have experienced some or all of these activities during their school careers.
High standards of behaviour reflect on-going school expectations. Pupils very quickly adapt to and adopt the positive behaviours expected from any member of the school community; punctuality, courtesy, a smart appearance in the correct school uniform, consideration for others, to name but a few. Excellent standards of behaviour are maintained through role modelling by older students, strong emphasis on positive behaviour, disapproval of poor behaviour and consideration of the consequences of our actions.
High levels of attendance at school are without doubt related to strong academic performance. Research can demonstrate the direct correlation between numbers of days at school missed and final examination grades and therefore the importance of a full or near full attendance record at school is emphasised and absences are rigorously pursued.
A clearly defined pastoral structure supports the wellbeing of every pupil and we actively promote a school community in which each pupil is secure in the knowledge: that they are known, that they are respected, that they matter, their achievements matter and that support is always available.
Leadership skills without doubt promote confidence and self-esteem. Opportunities to promote leadership qualities, risk taking and informed decision making are provided for pupils at all key stages.
We believe that when these principles are in place and working well our pupils receive the best possible preparation for their future life choices.
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Our school motto is “Aspire, Succeed, Lead”. These core values underpin the aims and ethos of the school, providing inspiration and direction in every area at every stage of school life.
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“Our commitment is to continue to promote a school community ethos where every pupil is able to develop their potential, to explore their strengths, address their weaknesses and ultimately establish themselves as confident young adults equipped to deal with the responsibilities and complexities of life beyond school. ”
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For the first half of the Hyundai Motor Company's fifty years, it made cars for people who didn't much care about cars.
One car, in particular, can be credited with signaling a change in Hyundai's goals and image. At its debut roughly twenty years ago, it became the first Hyundai to turn heads on the freeway, and to win widespread acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic.
Before then, if you wanted something interesting to look at and exciting to drive, you wouldn't have spent much time picking through your local Hyundai dealer's lot.
Sure, the underwhelming Hyundai "Scoupe" listed at under $10,000. You could save $2-$3k against competitors like the Geo Storm, Nissan NX, and Saturn SC. But against its low price, equipment, and roominess was the Scoupe's lack of power and refinement, a growing question mark over Hyundai's reliability, and a distinct lack of the kind of style that people expected from a coupe.
In early 1992 came the first indication that change was afoot.
Hyundai chose the Detroit show to wow visitors with its HCD-I (Hyundai California Design) concept car. It won the show's award for best concept, no small feat.
The HCD-II came hot on its heels at Detroit '93.
Auto show concepts often prove to be little more than flashy attempts to get attention. Few could have expected the Korean upstart to, three years later, proudly unveil in Geneva the production "Hyundai Tiburón" (현대 티뷰론).
Named by New York agency Interbrand Schechter after the Spanish word for "shark," the Tiburon was instantly convincing in both design and performance. Most agreed that it was the best car ever to come out of Korea.
Those bold, imaginative, individualistic curves, exaggerated "coke-bottle" shape, and frameless doors created quite a stir. "Korea is finding its own style now," mused Britain's CAR magazine. "In function and form, Tiburon delivers excitement far in excess of what we expected from the Hyundai nameplate," gushed Motor Trend.
"For you, driving means more than just reaching a destination," read the brochure. This was a very different sort of Hyundai.
Independent rear suspension, a rear stabilizer, rear disc brakes, quick steering, and performance-rated Michelin tires gave Tiburon responsiveness and grip beyond its sub-$15k price. Moreover, word had it that Porsche had been enlisted to help tune the car. "Although company officials won't confirm that rumor, they don't exactly deny it either," wrote Car and Driver. Certainly, the Tiburon was possessed of throttle adjustability, a dash of verve that involves the feet as well as the hands in steering, and helps make the car feel more alive.
With twin camshafts, sixteen valves, and one hundred and forty horsepower, the two-liter Tiburon could hit sixty miles per hour from rest in about eight seconds. It wasn't the quietest or most refined engine, but it was homegrown (a departure from Hyundai's practice of reheating old Mitsubishi lumps). Moreover, it was paired to one of the best manual transmissions in the business, with a light clutch and a positive shifter. The ride was surprisingly good, given the adept handling, although poor roads could induce rattles.
Though not as novel as its exterior, the inside of the Tiburon was pleasing, with overlapping elliptical gauge faces and a driver-centric console reminiscent of the last-generation Mitsubishi Eclipse. Headroom and legroom, front and rear, were the measure of - or better than - the Eclipse and Toyota Celica, and equipment was generous for the money. The front seats could use a little more padding and lateral support, and some of the controls looked and felt cheap; but it would have been churlish to gripe. This was more car - and more fun - than anyone could possibly have expected for under $15,000.
As a bonus feature, the view out of the windshield was, as Car and Driver put it, "Evocative - because the fenders kick up into your line of sight like those of a Corvette."
If anything was lacking, it was anti-lock brakes, which inexplicably were not always available. Surprisingly for a style statement in a fashion-conscious market, too, the Tiburon was available in just seven colors, two fewer than the entry-level Accent or Sonata family sedan with which it shared showroom space.
Before Tiburon, Hyundai had rarely done nationwide advertising. The company had relied primarily on spot marketing, putting its greatest emphasis in major metropolitan markets. Now, however, it had a halo model that could lead a national image campaign. "We are communicating a new Hyundai, which is best represented by Tiburon," chief operating officer Doug Mazza told dealers, before launching into a discussion of the company's new ten-year powertrain warranty.
By the turn of the Millennium, Hyundai could justifiably claim to have turned a corner.
"Update your files," suggested one advertisement, featuring a vague outline of an old Hyundai Excel, against the present line-up, headlined by Tiburon.
"New technology. New designs. New standards. New thinking. Add in a great warranty and you have a whole new Hyundai."
Things should have gone pear-shaped in 2000, when a facelifted Tiburon debuted.
The nose, whose teardrop headlamps had seemed so well integrated into the complex front surfacing, now received dual beams nestled in heavy-handed cones. "For a financially challenged Korean automaker that is still battling for acceptance in the U.S., you do what you can to draw attention," shrugged Car and Driver.
Europeans recoiled at the clumsy front end, sending Tiburon's EU sales falling thirty-five percent. Europe, much of which knew Tiburon as simply the "Hyundai Coupe," had actually taken to the car more than America. After the facelift, European sales of the car would never quite recover.
U.S. sales, however, shot up, doubling from roughly ten thousand in the space of two years.
A new Tiburon debuted in 2002. With the second generation, Tiburon finally gained the optional V-6 for which some had been clamoring.
A new, wider chassis was cloaked in bodywork that was not only seven percent better aerodynamically, but from some angles hinted at the Ferrari 456 GT. More shark-like than its predecessor, perhaps less dorky, and undoubtedly more serious, it demanded respect.
"Our objective was to make the car much more aggressive, much more authentic, much more masculine," said Dave Ossenmacher, director of Hyundai's product planning.
Indeed, Hyundai desperately wanted Tiburon to appeal more to young men. It had even taken Tiburon rallying. Yet fifty-eight percent of 1997-2001 Tiburon owners had been female.
The new car was more refined, less buzzy, and even more spacious. It enjoyed one hundred and eighty-one horsepower in six-cylinder form; and with a six-speed manual transmission, it shaved a second-and-a-half off its predecessor's 0-60 mph time. Initially optional, and later standard, were larger, seventeen-inch wheels shod with Michelin Pilot tires. The brakes were a revelation, even as ABS did not become standard equipment until several years into the car's life. Inside, V-6 models enjoyed leather seating and a premium Infinity sound system.
Despite the undeniable improvements, something had been lost in the translation from 1997's attention-grabbing newcomer to this sobered, more mature 2003 follow-up.
The V-6 engine, for instance, had come from the Santa Fe sport-utility vehicle and Sonata family sedan. As a result, it was refined, but was tuned for mid-range torque. This was hardly the high-strung powertrain that Honda and Mitsubishi had led imported coupe enthusiasts to expect. Indeed, the V-6 only amplified the Tiburon's tendency to torque steer and understeer excessively. Meanwhile, the lazier driving style which the engine encouraged was at odds with the firm ride. And while the dashboard was of undoubtedly higher quality, it lacked the old car’s flair.
Tiburon prices climbed by $3k, with a fully-optioned V-6 model costing a reasonable $20k. It remained a good deal for the money, and sold at roughly twenty thousand copies annually before faltering in 2006. Hyundai gave it a mild facelift for 2007, with blue back-lit instrumentation to match. V-6 models became even stiffer in a last-ditch effort to appeal to the sort of enthusiasts who might not care that the design was four years old.
Tiburon's final two years were a struggle. Indeed, the last 1,300 cars proved virtually salesproof. Hyundai bartered them against advertising air time, in an extremely rare, desperate move. Barter deals effectively put the company in competition with itself, for pennies on the dollar, and can severely harm residuals.
Park Jong-Suh, South Korea's first car designer and the senior executive vice-president of Hyundai/ Kia's design department, retired. He'd once cited the original, 1997 Tiburon's organic forms as an authentic counterpoint to geometric designs like the Audi TT. It was much to his credit that, despite being front-wheel drive, Tiburon had offered pleasing proportions.
Now seventy, he recently said that his Tiburon was inspired by photography of masculine whales jumping from the sea of Alaska. "People today believe that they can do anything with computers," surmises Park.
"But in order to design an excellent car, you need to go back to the basics, by observing the beauty of nature and the form that nature produces."
The '97 Tiburon's flowing theme, which some had dubbed "coke-bottle" styling, vaguely reappeared on the 2007 Elantra compact, and some of the drama lived on in the 2009 Sonata family sedan and 2011 Elantra.
Hyundai, however, had decided that Millennials wanted a different sort of drama in their coupes. Despite having scored almost two hundred thousand American - and one hundred and fifty thousand European - buyers in its twelve-year life, the Tiburon was gone. Hyundai's internal research suggested that the name had low awareness.
Tiburon was replaced by the 2010 Veloster. Its name a cross between "velocity" and "roadster," the Elantra-based compact offered a hidden third door at the rear. It bears noting that where both Tiburons had independent rear suspension, Veloster proffers a cost-saving torsion beam.
Those after a more traditional experience could opt for the more expensive Genesis coupe, a clean-sheet, sub-$30k, rear-wheel-drive effort whose dynamics came in for praise.
Veloster has sold fairly well in America, in some years surpassing thirty-thousand copies. Hyundai can be pleased that combined American sales of the Veloster and Genesis coupe reached forty-five thousand in some years; but Europe has not taken to either car.
Both Veloster and Genesis coupe have their merits, and it might well be argued that the Veloster evokes the sense of drama of the original, 1997-2001 Tiburon, while the Genesis coupe achieved the performance promised by the looks of the 2003-08 model.
However, neither has quite matched the satisfaction of watching the original, $13,500 Tiburon take on the establishment.
It bears remembering that most enthusiast publications were initially skeptical of the new coupe's chances for success. Familiar names in coupes - Dodge's Stealth, Mazda's RX-7, and Nissan's 300 ZX - had all disappeared from the sales charts in recent years. Yet here was Hyundai, the Korean purveyor of humdrum cars and a perennial also-ran in customer satisfaction surveys, bucking the trend.
Hyundai officials explained their belief that the RX-7 and 300 ZX had strayed too far from their original missions as simple and affordable, yet stylish and fun, sports cars. They pointed out that the more modest Saturn and Dodge Neon coupes were still enjoying healthy sales.
Tiburon went on to help change the company's image.
Hyundai has become a much larger, more serious player in the twenty years since the Tiburon's launch. It has bought its onetime rival, Kia; has hired two famous German head designers, and has often challenged the best for quality and customer satisfaction.
Showing off the original Tiburon, the company's U.S. operations chief Doug Mazza promised Road & Track that Hyundai would become "a car you want to buy, instead of one you have to buy."
The car named after the Spanish word for shark certainly played a key role in bringing that goal within reach.
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Dwight R. Pogemiller
Name Dwight R. Pogemiller [1, 2]
Born 7 Nov 1924 Newport, Louisa County, Iowa [2]
Dwight Pogemiller, son, male, white, age 1 2/12, single, number of years in the U.S.: 2/12, number of years in Iowa: 2/12, place of birth: Iowa, name of father: Don Pogemiller, father's birthplace: Iowa, father's age at last birthday: 24, name of mother: Mildred Baird, mother's birthplace: Iowa, mother's age at last birthday: 22, place of marriage of parents: Iowa, church affiliation: Methodist Espiscopal
High School 1942 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa [4]
Morning Sun High School
Residence Aug 1965 Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa [5]
Died 10 Jan 1997 Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa [2]
Obituary 11 Jan 1997 Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa [2]
the Globe Gazette
Dwight R. Pogemiller, 72, of 407 Second Avenue, died Friday (January 10, 1997) at home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity United Methodist Church, with the Reverend Larry Vallery and the Reverend Debra Lincoln officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 South Main Street, with the family greeting friends from 6 to 8 p.m. and from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday. There will be further visitation one hour before services at the church.
Dwight R. Pogemiller was born November 7, 1924, at Newport.
Survivors include his wife, Marlys, of Charles City; three sons, Keith Pogemiller of Muscatine, Craig Pogemiller of Charles City, and Garry Pogemiller of Council Bluffs; one daughter, Nancy Daley of Waukon; six grandchildren; and three brothers, Thomas Pogemiller, Robert Pogemiller and James Pogemiller, all of Wapello.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and one brother.
The family suggests memorials to the Heart to Home Hospice, Floyd County Cancer Friends or to the Trinity United Methodist Church Memorial Fund for scholarships.
Dwight R. Pogemiller; born: 7 November 1924; died: 10 January 1997 (V); last residence: 50616 (Charles City, Floyd, Iowa); state where issued: Iowa
Buried 13 Jan 1997 Riverside Cemetery, Floyd County, Iowa [2]
Person ID I10482 All Families
Father Donald McCloud Pogemiller, b. 1 Sep 1901, near Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 29 Aug 1965, Burlington Hospital, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
Mother Mildred Fern Baird, b. 18 Aug 1904, Newport, Louisa County, Iowa , d. 20 Aug 1974, Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Married 5 Jun 1922 Davenport, Scott County, Iowa [7, 9, 10]
Alt. Marriage 5 Jun 1922 Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois [5]
Groom's Name: Don Pagemiller; Groom's Birth Date: 1901; Groom's Birthplace: Morning Sun, Iowa; Groom's Age: 21; Bride's Name: Mildred Baird; Bride's Birth Date: 1903; Bride's Birthplace: Newport, Iowa; Bride's Age: 19; Marriage Date: 5 June 1922; Marriage Place: Davenport, Iowa; Groom's Father's Name: Henry Pagemiller; Groom's Mother's Name: Olive Walker; Bride's Father's Name: Thomas Baird; Bride's Mother's Name: Cora Congra; Groom's Race: White; Bride's Race: White; Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02241-6; System Origin: Iowa-EASy; Source Film Number: 1479414; Reference Number: 29617; Collection: Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992
Residence Feb 1925 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa [11]
Residence Aug 1944 Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa [12]
Family Marlys Elaine Jans
1. Keith Alan Pogemiller
2. Craig Donald Pogemiller
3. Garry Lynn Pogemiller
4. Nancy Jane Pogemiller
[S33] Conwell, Joy Lynn (Ferguson) (Reliability: 3).
[S9817] Pogemiller, Dwight R. - Obituary, (originally published in the Globe Gazette, January 11, 1997; Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa) (Reliability: 3).
[S38] 1925 Iowa State Census (Reliability: 3).
Wapello, Louisa County Iowa; Roll: IA1925_1818
[S8133] Louisa's History - Volume 10 Number 2 Morning Sun Graduates, (originally published in Louisa's History by the Louisa County Historical Society, Volume 10, Number 2, April 2008; Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa) (Reliability: 3).
[S1102] Pogemiller, Donald McCloud - Obituary, (originally published in The Burlington Hawk-Eye, page 7, August 30, 1965; Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa) (Reliability: 3).
[S2122] Pogemiller, Jerry Lou - Obituary, (originally published in The Hawk Eye, page 18, August 23, 1973; Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa) (Reliability: 3).
[S1105] Pogemiller, Mildred Fern (Baird) - Obituary, (originally published in The Hawk Eye, page 24, August 21, 1974; Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa) (Reliability: 3).
[S1106] World Connect - Whipple: :2084561, (no longer posted at World Connect (September 2010)) (Reliability: 3).
[S1103] Pogemiller, Henry Frederick William - Obituary, (originally published in The Morning Sun News-Herald, front page, February 26, 1925; Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa) (Reliability: 3).
[S862] Willson, Samuel McCleod - Obituary, (originally published in The Morning Sun News-Herald, front page, August 3, 1944; Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa) (Reliability: 3).
[S1104] Pogemiller, Olive "Blanche" and Eugene Henry Davis - Marriage Announcement, (originally published in The Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette, page 6, August 11, 1953; Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa) (Reliability: 3).
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Black, White, Or Other? : CarJacking A Ride Home... From Jail.
Stereotypes are a way of life in America. We feed into them so readily that they take on a life of their own. But just how well do you really know your racial stereotypes?
Black, White, Or Other? lists a particularly heinous crime/news story, with incriminating bits of info omitted for the sake of confidentiality. Your job is to guess whether the protagonist is black, white, or the omnipresent "other", and to tell why you guessed how you did. The best guessplanation wins a week's supply of Cyber CapriSuns. And yeah, you could prolly Google the news story to find out the race of the person, but what sorta loser does that? Seriously. And if you already know about the story, and thus the answer, sit this one out. Be a good sport. Don't cheat.
Anyways, here's today's entry, emphasis in bold...
Hundreds of the inmates in the {redacted} jail are repeat offenders, recidivists who have done time and been released only to find themselves back in trouble with the law years, months, weeks or even days later.
Then there's {redacted}.
On Dec. 14, the {redacted} resident was charged with assault. {redacted} was taken to the jail in {redacted}, where he appeared before a court commissioner and was released on personal recognizance.
{redacted} then walked out of the jail and, according to police, carjacked a Toyota 4Runner in the parking lot. Arrested in {redacted} a short time later, {redacted} told police that he carjacked the vehicle "because he needed a ride home from jail," according to charging documents.
"Never in the history of the Department of Corrections have we had anything of this nature occur," said {redacted}, a department spokeswoman.
{redacted}, 19, had been arrested by county police on accusations that he assaulted his mother by yelling at her and spitting on her. Once released, about 7 that evening, {redacted}, who is 6-foot-6 and weighs more than 300 pounds, yanked the driver out of the sport-utility vehicle and roared out of the jail parking lot, according to the victim and the charging documents. {redacted} didn't get far.
A little more than two hours after the carjacking, a county police officer on patrol in {redacted} saw the Toyota, its headlights off, on {redacted} Road. The officer ran a computer check and learned that the vehicle had been reported carjacked, according to the documents. {redacted} was pulled over in the parking lot of {redacted} High School.
Question: Is The Ride-Home Carjacker black, white, or other? Why?
Tags Popped: Black White Or Other?
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Bay of Fundie
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At War with Itself
Look at that thing. Kinda purty, ain’t it?
But what is it? To me, it looks like fireworks. Somebody set up a bunch of cones and set them off all at once.
Let’s back up a bit and see if we can get a better view.
Well now it looks more like fiber optics. Hundreds of fiber optic cables, connecting each city to many others.
Let’s back up all the way and see the entire width.
OOOOO!! It’s really getting morbidly pretty now! Click on that image to get a bigger view of its awesomeness. What it looks like to me is an all-out, free-for-all nuclear armageddon. Sixty-six city-states, each armed to the teeth, launching all their nukes simultaneously in one last-ditch effort to wipe out all of the infidels in the other cities. Kind of appropriate, as you’ll see in a moment.
This “dome of doom”, as I call it, is from a poster. That poster has some text below the dome. Let’s look at just a bit of it.
I know what that’s a list of! Contradictions in the Bible! So that “dome” is actually a diagram connecting all of the contradicting passages in the Bible.
There sure are a lot of them. Here’s the entire poster, shrunk way down to fit my margins:
This poster is produced by Project Reason, and you can get yourself a full-sized version of it right here. If you have access to a giant printer, you can print it out. Then do a Martin Luther and nail it to the door of your local fundigelical church.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 at 12:43 am and is filed under Religion. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
14 Responses to “At War with Itself”
Cyc Says:
March 22nd, 2011 at 5:17 am
Hypocrisy has never been quite so beautiful…
Parrotlover77 Says:
Access to a giant printer with about four standby cartridges of black ink!
ericsan Says:
March 22nd, 2011 at 3:47 pm
How about creating an iPhone app for that?
All you need to know: the angels have the police box.
Ron Britton Says:
March 22nd, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Ericsan:
It sounds like you’re volunteering! That poster is based on the Skeptic’s Annotated Bible. Last year, they put out a request for help in creating a smartphone app.
March 23rd, 2011 at 10:13 am
Ha. It would be nice to help the cause, in my copious spare time. I feel less of an impetus now that Apple has finally pulled the Exodus International app from the App Store. Took them a month, the fucking douchebags. With a #2 (Tim Cook) who’s as queer as xmas. Go figure.
sue blue Says:
March 28th, 2011 at 11:26 am
You know what would have even more impact? Post a list of the parts of the bible that actually agree or make some sort of sense, right next to this huge poster. Post them both wherever you can. No need for arguments or catchy phrases – it speaks for itself!
I always laugh and shake my head when I hear that “the greatest story ever told!” or “the best-selling Book ever!” crap about the bible. If someone wrote a book these days with that many continuity errors it would go straight from the publishing house’s mailroom to the dumpster out back.
“The greatest story ever told,” how preposterous. Everybody knows it’s the story of Martha Jones.
Coty Says:
How about a chart showing the “morality” of the bible? I’m sure that’d also be a hot item.
Btw, I’d just like to thank Ron for sharing the link to the Skeptic’s Annotated bible. Definitely bookmarking that page!
Sarah Trachtenberg Says:
Ha ha. Wow. I honestly didn’t know where you were going with this. A picture (in context) says a thousand words!
How would a Christian respond to this?
Sarah – judging from the response of certain christians close to me, most would probably go with one of these: a.)It’s not the KJV version of the bible, so it’s not the “real” Word of God and therefore was probably mistranslated by evil secular heathens; b.)Those verses only contradict each other if you read them without the illumination of the “holy spirit”, or c.) It’s all a bullshit plot concocted by over-educated elitist atheists who couldn’t possibly understand the many subtleties of the bible or the mysterious ways in which god works, whereas your average toothless hick who never finished the 8th grade can, because god loves him/her.
That really does just about cover all of the bases – and it doesn’t matter how well-educated they are; they never can seem to get beyond the point you’ve just described (barring, of course, the liberal Christians and the handful of self-styled “progressive” evangelicals – who, as we all know, aren’t “real” Christians to begin with).
I can’t even be kind any more. When they erupt with, “You think you’re so much smarter than we are, don’t you?”, all I can say is “Yep.”
nazani14 Says:
Or, you could look at a book called a “concordance.” The fun part is that it should be called a “discordance,” because it compares what various scriptures say on all these topics and more, and the discrepancies are painfully obvious.
anti_supernaturalist Says:
poorly written xian fiction smoothed over in biblical translation
Leaving aside material stolen from judaism — the so-called old testament — texts selected by ancient xian councils in 4th and 5th century CE present merely those chosen for rough coherence and orthodoxy in late roman antiquity Inconsistency hardly concerned bible brewers — they did their damnedest with what they had and burned the rest. Or, so they believed.
• Many other gospels and revelations, along with works of greek literature and philosophy, were to be burned under an imperial order in about 440 CE. The books of the so-called new testament were not selected until centuries after an alleged crucifixion of a divinized cultural fiction, Jesus.
Some gnostic texts banned by the councils and supposedly destroyed by byzantine imperial decree did escape the bonfires. Want to know about Jesus as a pre-teen? Want to read other fantasies about the end of the world?
Yes you can! Check out: The Other Bible.
• Now, about the texts of the so-called new testament. They were written in koine greek — “common” greek, a simplified language of traders throughout the eastern mediterranean basin. P/Saul of Tarsus (fl 50-65 CE), for example, was a tent maker and salesman. His native language? Aramaic.
According to modern scholarship, Paul wrote koine badly. As did John of Patmos whose native language was syriac. His much loved hymn to destruction, Revelation, almost didn’t make it into the NT.
• What follows from this? The mellifluous tones of the 17th century KJV lack the originals’ simplicity. The text totally polishes away the intellectual ineptitude of new testament writers and all those who subsequently made alterations to the texts, none of which were dictated by divine agents. The KJV is an inaccurate translation even for its own time.
Moreover, English itself has altered sufficiently in 400 years that words once clear to most are today misleading. For example, when speaking of Jesus’ baptism, one KJV text says he “came straightway out of the water” of the Jordan River. Some fundies interpret “straightway” to mean he had been fully immersed in the river and came up by lifting his body up out of it. The text means only that after being baptized, he walked back to the river bank. (Talking god appearing as a dove not included.)
Unfortunately for full-immersion-dogmatists, “straightway” 400 years ago meant “immediately” just as “straightaway” does in British English today. The KJV is riddled with such traps, just like. Shakespeare. Ignorance is no excuse. Look for a translation at least accurately simple.
• There are many modern translations into English. Each of them I suppose suffers from inherent ideological bias. Certainly, none reflect the linguistic barbarisms of the texts.
I happen to prefer the NIV — the new international version.
Of course, as Paul modestly asserts I say this by way of advice and not as a command. Otherwise whatever else I’ve said above is the word of “God”.
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Johnny's Guitars
by elko » Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:59 pm
by kurt » Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:53 pm
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by Still Ill » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:19 pm
A testimonial from Bernard Butler this past summer, from Johnny's site:
"...To this day I can play every Smiths song, something of which I am very proud.
And that's the traditional folk way of learning. Dylan did it. Bert Jansch [an acoustic folk legend who inspired Jimmy Page, among others] grew up listening to this canon of Scottish folk songs and when he made his first record he had to borrow a guitar to do it because he didn't own one. My folk music was the Smiths, New Order and Joy Division, who were pretty alternative at the time. That was my secret life as a teenager.
I've not bought a new guitar for 10 years. I've got 13 or 14, but I use two all the time. The one I play the most is my 1960 Gibson 355, which cost me ?4,000 in the early 90s - I wouldn't be able to afford it now. I always wanted it. There's a photo of my dad from before I was born in which he has a big DA [duck's ass haircut] and shades and this bumcreaser suit, and I was convinced he was Roy Orbison. He played Orbison records a lot. Orbison had a big red semi-acoustic, too.
It turned out my dad wasn't Orbison after all. But at the start of 1984, Johnny Marr started using a 355, and I remember making this connection when I saw it on the telly and thought, "Right, OK, that's what I want do, and I want do it with that thing as well."
I got one as soon as I could afford it and I use it to death. It's 46 years old now, and an amazing instrument. It's a posher version of the 335. It has more controls and it has double binding on the headstock, where the tuners go, with mother-of-pearl inlay, an ebony fingerboard and a beautiful neck. It feels great under your fingers."
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Re: Johnny's Guitars
by joe9tofkent » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:16 am
i'm not sure if anybody else has seen this site but it's bloody good.
http://www.jmarr.com/johnny-marr/johnny ... chives.php
this is johnny's own site i think and this is him talking about his guitars. Oddly enough the Red 335 doesn't feautre which is my favourite of his but it's got some ruddy nice guitars on it.
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Mayim Bialik has spent a good part of her life in front of TV cameras: first as the child star of the hit comedy series Blossom, and more recently as Sheldon Cooper’s love interest — a nerdy neuroscientist — on The Big Bang Theory. (In between, she actually earned a PhD in neuroscience from UCLA…but that’s another story.) As a child, Bialik had a serious overbite — but with all her time on camera, braces were just not an option.
“I never had braces,” she recently told Dear Doctor – Dentistry & Oral Health magazine. “I was on TV at the time, and there weren’t a lot of creative solutions for kids who were on TV.” Instead, her orthodontist managed to straighten her teeth using retainers and headgear worn only at night.
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Tooth colored braces are just like traditional metal braces, with one big difference: The brackets attached to teeth are made from a ceramic material that blends in with the natural color of teeth. All that’s visible is the thin archwire that runs horizontally across the teeth — and from a distance it’s hard to notice. Celebs like Tom Cruise and Faith Hill opted for this type of appliance.
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Lingual braces really are invisible. That’s because they go behind your teeth (on the tongue side), where they can’t be seen; otherwise they are similar to traditional metal braces. Lingual braces are placed on teeth differently, and wearing them often takes some getting used to at first. But those trade-offs are worth it for plenty of people. Which celebs wore lingual braces? Rumor has it that the list includes some top models, a well-known pop singer, and at least one British royal.
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Jane Addams, born September 6, 1860, pioneering social worker and reformer whose work lead to Palama Settlement
Born this day: Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) was a pioneer settlement social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. In an era when presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson identified themselves as reformers and social activists, Addams was one of the most prominent[1] reformers of the Progressive Era.—Wikipedia
by Larry Geller
Jane Addams has pretty much disappeared from history (unless, perhaps, one is a social work student poring over historical texts). She was born on this day in 1860, and her work and the example of her life lead to the founding hundreds of settlements including Palama Settlement in Honoulu.
She was founder of the American settlement house movement, disciple of Lincoln, Tolstoy and Gandhi, social and economic reformer, labor unionist, feminist, suffragist, pacifist, internationalist, ethicist, founding board member of the NAACP and the ACLU, advisor to eight U.S. presidents, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prolific author and public speaker.
[gazette.com, Rutherford H. Platt: The timeless moral compass of Jane Addams]
I urge you to click on the link and read more about this remarkable person. Another snip, to prepare the ground for the leap to Palama:
America’s cities by the late 19th century were cauldrons of social and economic injustice to factory workers, immigrants, women, children, African-Americans and non-Protestants. In 1889, inspired by a visit to Toynbee House in London, Addams and her friend Ellen Gates Starr rented a pre-Civil War mansion surrounded by tenements on Halsted Street near downtown Chicago which they named Hull House.
Their goal: “To provide a center for a higher civic and social life; to institute and maintain educational and philanthropic enterprises; and to investigate and improve the conditions in the industrial districts of Chicago.”
The “business plan” for Hull House was to recruit educated and idealistic young women — like Addams and Gates themselves — who would agree to live at the house for substantial periods of time as volunteers to work with and befriend the immigrants living in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Hull House was quickly replicated: By 1900, there were more than 100 settlement houses in the United States, which doubled by 1905, and doubled again to 400 by 1910. Many leading women reformers of the era were associated with Hull House including Florence Kelley, Julia Lathrop, Dr. Alice Hamilton, Lillian Wald and Frances Perkins, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s secretary of labor and first woman cabinet member.
Moving rapidly, now, we arrive in Honolulu just after thousands of Chinatown residents were rendered homeless by the government’s misguided effort to burn out the deadly plague. The Great Chinatown Fire of 1900 burned out of control, forcing many of the now homeless into slum conditions in the Palama community just Ewa of Nuuanu Stream.
The definitive history of the Palama Settlement itself may be The Progressive Era and Hawai'i: The Early History of Palama Settlement, 1896—1929, The Hawaiian Journal of History, vol. 34 (2000), pp. 169-184. The pages are downloadable here.
I dove in to learn more about the transformative work of James Arthur Rath and his wife, Ragna Helsher Rath, who were encouraged by Dr. Doremus Scudder of the Hawaiian Board of Missions to relocate to Hawaii from Springfield, Massachusetts, to begin the work of forming a settlement house on Jane Addams’ model.
A key event of the day was a presentation given by Rath at the YMCA on January 18, 1906. Journalism back then appears to have been somewhat like journalism today in that a reporter with bias or blinders on sees and reports through the filter of their biases. An unknowing readership can be easily taken in. In following the trail laid out in the article, I found not one but two identical articles describing Rath’s talk. That is, an article in the Hawaiian Gazette identical word-for-word to one in the Pacific Commercial Advertiser of the same date. It’s not very long:
Rath Says Devils Owns the Town
J. A. Rath, Superintendent of Palama Chapel, addressed the Thursday Club last night on the subject, "How the Other Half Lives.
The speaker discoursed on the condition of affairs existing In the tenement quarters Ewa of Nuuanu Stream, and characterized it as terrible and discouraging. He said that drunkenness, the social evil and gambling were playing havoc with the natives and that the law in the district was being openly defied.
The condition of affairs was worse today, he remarked, than be had ever known it to be. Drunkenness was on the Increase, girls were being ruined, lodging houses were used for immoral purposes, liquor was given women in saloons, soda water stands were used a« places of assignation, gambling was rampant, obscene pictures were openly exposed for sale, and drunks came staggering out of saloons that had only bottle license.
At the conclusion of the lecture which was illustrated by charts, many questions were asked by those present and a vote of thanks was tendered the preacher.
Perhaps unhappy with that account, Scudder wrote his own report that appeared as a letter-to-the-editor in the January 20 paper:
Honolulu, T.H., Jan. 19. 1906
Editor: Advertiser: Last night the Thursday Club at the Y.M.C.A. listened to such a remarkable address by Mr. James A. Rath of Palama, that it occurs to me to beg the use of your columns for a word with reference thereto. The title of the lecture was, 'How the Other Half Lives,' and it is no exaggeration to say that the disclosures made were of unusual timeliness and importance to all our citizens. Trained under the able corps of social scientists in the Springfield School, Mr. Rath has taken up the study of Palama on the line made famous by Charles Booth in his epochal volume, Life and Labor of the People of London. This investigation has been pursued at odd times when the stress of work has permitted, and is hardly more than begun. Yet the facts already ascertained form a most valuable contribution to the stock of material available to students of social conditions in this complex community.
The first thing that attracted the attention of the audience was a social map of the entire district showing in colors the abodes of the people of the several nationalities therein. Thus at a glance one could gain a fair notion of the distribution of populations. On this map the various saloons, cold drink shops, restaurants, hotels, barber shops, bathing establishments, schools, missions and the like were all appropriately indicated.
After explaining this charted work, Mr. Rath entered into a discussion of the life of the various peoples, finally taking up the crucial question of how they spend their leisure time. This led to a most discriminating exposition of the influence of the various recreational and lounging centers of the entire district. The influence exerted upon the people by each group was carefully set forth. Of course, Mr. Rath did not use the Advertiser’s headline that “the devil owns the town.” The black spots were not painted any other color nore were the bright places toned down. In fact the address glowed with optimistic hope and paid a warm tribute to the Hawaiians in Palama who are fighting for better things.
The drink evil, gambling and social vice were not glossed over. Perhaps the saddest part of the story was that which dealt with the way in which the portion of the town Waikiki of Nuuanu Stream preys upon Palama for its own darker pleasure. It was clearly shown what a menace this and the other evils are to our city and especially to the people who dwell in Palama. This recital given with the calm details of facts elicited by many hours of patient investigation was startling. But it was offset by the exposition of forces in the district making for better things. It is to be regretted that a large number of our business men could no have heard this address, one effect of which was to cause all who had the privilege to rejoice that so resourceful and devoted a social worker lives in the very center of this district. In fact the so-called Palama Chapel which occupies the strategic spot in this the storm center of our city's social problem is a good deal of a misnomer. It is in reality a modern social settlement of the highest type and as soon as our financial leaders realize how it holds the key to the situation, in what excellent hands it is and how splendidly it is helping to solve the problem it faces, there will be no trouble in enlarging and equipping it to the wide work demanded. DOREMUS SCUDDER
Rath was applying the principles of Addams’ Hull House right here in Hawaii. Were those of us familiar with Powerpoint presentations thrust back in time to that evening at the YMCA, we might find ourselves in a familiar environment of data and analysis used to form the basis of sound social policy.
Addams clearly defined the model: impeccable research used to define appropriate social action. From the gazette.com link at the top of this article:
Her cadre of young women mapped housing and sanitary conditions in the Halsted Street area that was published as Hull House Maps and Papers in 1895, a pioneering exercise in sociology and urban geography. Addams used the maps of filth and uncollected garbage to shame the mayor into appointing her as garbage inspector for the 19th Ward.
Even today, when we face a far different set of social problems, it still seems reasonable to ask ourselves, “What would Jane Addams do?
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Holy Trinity Church Milton Regis has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £10,000 to organise a community open day at the church on Saturday, 14 September 2019. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project focuses on strengthening community ties by welcoming everyone for a fun day of food and activities at the church.
Holy Trinity in the Community, is an exciting project that calls together a wide range of community groups who have been serving the community for years. Our project will act as an ice breaker to effect change and bring about a stronger connection between the church and community. Holy Trinity Church is Grade 1 listed and one of the 3 oldest churches in Kent with plenty of wonderful history to share and inspire.
Timing for the open day coincides with the completion of a restoration and augmentation project for the church bells. The improved bell tower, which is the third largest in England, is a major resource for the community which has the potential to become a bell ringing training centre.
The open day will connect new audiences with their heritage through heritage tours, hands on masonry workshops, bell tower tours, bell ringing workshops and more. Project partners include Diversity House, Swale Council, The Court Hall Museum and The Kent County Association of Change Ringers.
A bell ringing simulator will be installed to allow everyone interested in learning bell ringing to participate. A walking group will be organised for the open day which follows Milton Creek from Minster Abbey to Holy Trinity highlighting the area’s heritage.
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Remembering Life Stories (2): Temporal Content
mnemonic reconstruction of storylines depends on temporal information in trace memories
The previous post outlined three components of a complex dynamic that facilitates efficient remembering of lengthy and elaborate biographical storylines. Today's post aims to unpack what I said of the first component:
Some content self-sequences -- Cognitive memory research shows that information itself can dictate the mnemonic construction of relative times. In focusing on Character, we find temporal structure in self-sequencing memories of human growth (biological & psychological) and personal development (social, cultural, legal, political).
First we must first genuflect to the science of memory with a proper technical description of “constructive remembering”, the prevailing view of memory in cognitive studies.
Rather than retrieving memories like opening a file folder, or playing a video, we actually reassemble our memories from ‘bits and pieces of information’ (sometimes called ‘traces’ or ‘engrams’) scattered across parts of the brain (Schacter, 1996). Psychologists avoid the “storage” metaphor, but describe these trace memories as ‘preserved’ or ‘encoded’ in memory, acknowledging “the metaphor of construction implies some raw material” (Neisser, 1967). Each time these 'traces' and their associations come back to the surface of consciousness, the mind needs to (re)contextualize that information, but since the available pool of related information has inevitably changed over time - with new learning, forgetting, an overactive imagination, or just a gradual decrease in vividness - any present reconstruction amounts to an update, a recompiling if not a total rewrite of “the” memory. Specific adjustments can be disturbing and sensational, or barely perceptible, but remembering always involves both “raw material” and “construction”. First, the underlying content of memory (the engrams, the encodings, the traces, the bits and pieces, the information, or what I’ll refer to for convenience sake as the “data”) may preserve errors, distortions, and misinformation, as often as accurate data, but encoded ‘bits’ of mnemonic ‘content’ are where constructive memory always begins. From there, our minds employ various methods (frameworks or patterns or ‘schemas’ or catch as catch can) for putting content (back) together, some of which involve chronological order (Eyesenck & Keane, 2010). Now, when mnemonic rebuilding is focused on temporal sequence, these two layers of constructive remembering align naturally with “content and structure” as per the narratological concept of fabula, the version of a story that gets (chronologically) reassembled in memory. This should not be surprising because the constructivist paradigm began with a study of people remembering versions of a story (Bartlett, 1932).
Now, having affirmed textbook doctrines of cognitive psychology, let’s challenge some of its popular dogma.
Memory experts assure us that remembering is always constructive and frequently unreliable, and that unreliable memory derives from constructedness and/or from misinformation in preserved ‘memory traces’ (see above). They affirm that memories can be accurate, but remembering accurately requires both “good information” (bits and pieces of trace memory) and “good processing” (putting those pieces together correctly), whereas inaccurate remembering can result from either bad information or bad processing (improper reconstruction). By this logic, “unreliable” and “constructive” cannot be synonymous. Yes, the discussion and literature of cognitive scientists often seems to imply that memory construction is automatically unreliable, but a closer reading assures us this is not always the case (Cf. Ost & Costall, Misremembering Bartlett, 2002).
My point is not merely to insist that constructed memory is sometimes reliable but to draw out the overlooked and more intriguing point: Reliable memories involve reliable construction, just as false memories are most insidious when they connect bits of data in a trustworthy manner.
We must emphasize that “reliable construction” is not strictly a euphamism for “accurate remembering”. While the "data" of trace memories can be accurate or inaccurate, their recontextualized information (the mnemonic reconstruction) is more appropriately judged as being plausible or implausible, as infamously evidenced by those compelling false memories. We are dealing with two related dichotomies - mnemonic content and mnemonic structure - and by cross-comparison we can derive four distinct categories: (1) bad traces poorly constructed, (2) bad traces plausibly constructed, (3) good traces poorly constructed, and (4) good traces plausibly constructed. Only the fourth category renders "accurate remembering", but the fourth and the second combinations both render plausible constructions, each of them based on content believed to be accurate.
From my perspective, the second kind (bad traces plausibly constructed, a.k.a. false memories) is potentially the most helpful, and categorically the most misunderstood. While memory’s critics lump together all three “bad” types of remembering, memory’s apologists are always discussing the holistic accuracy of type four. But for us to examine reliable construction (to isolate that variable, so to speak) we cannot bother distinguishing between good and bad “data”. For the duration of this exercise, therefore, we must accept false and true remembering as if they were just alike, suspend our focus on “accuracy” and reliability, stop questioning material, and look merely at process.
In particular, because the larger project (here, now) is all about remembering timelines, we’re going to focus specifically on mnemonic reconstruction of chronological sequence. Finally, to maintain our deliberate distance from causality and “emplotment” (see previous posts), we’re going to remain focused on biographical narratives. Altogether, therefore, the central question is this: When a plausible reconstruction is assembled from whatever we think we can recall, how does the process of constructive remembering bring together trace bits of story content and build them into a temporal sequence?
Or to put that more succinctly, How does the mind reconstruct story-sequence in a lengthy, elaborate fabula? I mean, in terms of constructive remembering, actually HOW?
As it happens, one researcher has already laid down a framework for answering this question.
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William Friedman is a research psychologist who stands firmly in line with the constructive viewpoint in his work on remembering “time” (which I discussed previously here). His landmark 1993 paper “Memory for the Time of Past Events”, summarized a body of prior research, critiquing eight theoretical systems of mnemonic chronology and finding that demonstrably effective methods of preserving temporal sequence (across all theories) involved reconstructive processes. In his own most succinct statement of thesis: “[O]ur chronological sense of the past is the product of an ongoing constructive process in which we draw on, interpret, and integrate information from our stored knowledge of time patterns and other general knowledge about time, the contextual associations of particular memories [and other types of associative connections]” (the underscoring is mine).
Let’s elaborate on these three aspects of remembering chronology, according to Friedman.
First, remembering chronology requires construction. While many psychologists view “constructive remembering” as a process of filling in gaps, Friedman details a process of connecting the dots, and this is no contradiction. When information is absent from memory, the mind often confabulates, but when information is present in memory, the mind can build and strengthen its associations. Thus, Friedman agrees that memory is constructive, but shows a particular type of construction that depends on available content.
Second, we construct with general knowledge. What Friedman means by “time patterns” can include natural cycles (seasons, daylight, weather, lunch), conventional timekeeping (hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades), recognized progressions (“sophomore, junior, senior”, “rookie, journeyman, vet”), and more. Friedman also discusses “temporal locations” (one particular “step” in any “time pattern” just listed) and “temporal landmarks” (epoch defining events like a wedding, a war, an election, or essentially any change deemed significant).
Third, we construct with “associations” that are currently also in memory. The context of “trace memory A” can sometimes be found within “associated memory B” (C, D, etc) and sometimes within “trace memory A” itself (through decompressing the original encoding). In both cases, that data is built together if and only if information supports temporal inferences. Friedman never discusses the possibility of inventing material because his focus is on what the mind does with a specific type of material. When subjects were asked to remember a time sequence, their ability to “succeed” depended on professing to recall that type of material.
To illustrate: Suppose a retained piece of information (we had carrot cake at the cafeteria) implies its own place in a known temporal pattern (they only serve carrot cake on Thursdays). This can render a temporal location for the event (our lunch together must have been Thursday). Obviously, this constructed memory might indeed prove to be false (we actually purchased rare leftovers on a Friday) but this fact is precisely what makes the point. With some false temporal content (cake served only on Thursday), we “successfully” produce a coherent timeline, albeit a false one. However, without that false piece of data, we’d be unable to reproduce any timeline at all. This is not to suggest that false timelines are better than no timelines, but that remembered timelines are only constructed when memories proffer temporal content.
I remember calling my wife on 9/11. She was watching “The Today Show” and our toddler son remarked “Airpwane Boom Hot” (or something like that). As it stands, that memory can both receive and provide temporal context by triggered associations. First, I happen to remember the year (2001). More significantly, this memory reminds me of a time period while Bo was little when Sarah stayed at home mornings, and a semester when my free period (for calls) was early morning. Also, working in the other direction, the temporal context of my 9/11 memory itself can be further built up by remembering the phase of my wife’s career when she worked two nights a week at a hospital in midtown Atlanta. The details in such examples may require fact checking but their historical accuracy (or their degree of distortion) isn’t what makes them fit together as sequential “events” and “time periods” in my mind.
Notice how it’s subjective reasoning that assembles these connections - based less upon the “natural logic” of realistic situations and more upon whatever the mind puts forth as associated context. Mothers don’t necessarily stay home with small children, but I seem to recall that this mother did, for a while. Likewise, we know cafeterias can change their menus, but when we think otherwise, we find a basis for constructing memory with a temporal sequence. Though Friedman’s work doesn’t observe this subjectivism in a self-critical way, it takes the common tactic of psychological experiments to accept reported memory as reported memory. In historical criticism or the philosophy of history, some would find this naive, but in cognitive science it’s the required assumption. Remembering is necessarily a subjective endeavor.
Notice also the subjectivity of discussing “time periods” and “events”! These are common phrases in Friedman’s 1993 paper and they’re used uncritically throughout. At one point he confidently states, “one of the most consistent temporal properties of our enviornment is that events have beginnings”. In fairness, he cites “concerts, sporting events, and lectures”, but the disciples of Louis O. Mink could still pounce on this in a heartbeat. Not only does Friedman say “events have beginnings”, he even calls this a property of the environment! The statement is clearly not defiant but ignorant of Mink’s rigorous philosophy. He does not refute it or cite Mink’s opponent David Carr, and this is as it should be. This kind of narratological imprecision is still good clean work in psychological research.
As a cognitive scientist, rather than a historian, Friedman is rightfully and delightfully free to write about “events” and “time periods”. He is not looking for sequence as it previously was in the actual world, but sequence as it presently is inside of somebody’s mind.
These terms have been famously problematic in narrative theory - flashpoints in the debate on whether linguistic representation can accurately reflect human activity and/or “historical experience” - but they pass by as common parlance within cognitive science. Again, this is good. Experimenters must employ whatever terms their laboratory subjects might use to describe the world as they think they remember it. Instead of questioning whether “the French Revolution” should qualify as a single “event”, a psychologist would study how others’ minds have determined that question. Instead of debating whether the actual past has/had “beginnings and endings”, cognitive research looks at beginnings and endings as they exist in the mind of someone who perceived and/or remembers the past in such ways. This demonstrates once again the sense in which concern for accuracy can be a distraction. A particular memory may or may not reflect well the actual past, but that memory absolutely reflects something about what seems preserved in the subject’s own mind. Thus, events and time periods (and even sequence itself, which is ultimately a corollary of periodization) are fair game for remembering, as much as anything else the mind reconstructs, based on information it thinks it can recall.
We can, should, and will talk about accuracy some other time. The objective verification of someone’s remembered timeline is a worthy endeavor, and quite often more possible than some would have us believe, but that’s a question of writing a story. Today we’re talking about remembering stories - biographical stories with lengthy and elaborate storylines. To do that, we must take a lesson from Friedman. He wasn’t studying timeline accuracy, but timeline construction. And in cases of remembering time periods or event sequence, all of Friedman’s work boils down to one simple formula. Mnemonic content determines its own structural context.
Or, to put that differently, temporal content self-determines its place within sequences.
By putting it this way, we’ve generated a tautology. By definition, we would never refer to content as temporal unless it directly or indirectly implies some distinct aspect of sequence. Conversely, whenever information in trace memory serves to implicate temporal sequence, we may refer to such mnemonic data as “temporal content”. This is my whole point, which we must now apply.
So, let’s get back to discussing biographical literature.
By exporting our new tautology into narrative theory, we can now say that without self-structuring content in some reader’s fabula (remembered version of a narrative), that particular fabula cannot possess temporal structure. Incidentally, this challenges official definitions of “fabula” as “putting the story back in chronological order” because memory is not automatically chronological (except when given the prominent and sufficient causality of a classical plot). Among narratologists, to my knowledge, only Mieke Bal writes about the potential for fabulae to be more than mere re-orderings of story content, and her rich insights on atemporal aspects of literary remembering deserve wider recognition. However, since my purpose here is to show how readers do remember chronology, we might simply say that fabulae differ for individual readers, and that a particular fabula can demonstrate story structure only when minds reconstruct stories via temporal content.
In Aristotelian theory, of course, this “temporal content’ is provided by the sufficient causality of a governing Plot. In classic literature, remembered timelines have rebuilt themselves so effortlessly that “chronology” seemed a given property of all fabulae. Without question, there is a superior elegance in the way that remembering causality preserves evidence of the passing of time. But causality is not memory's only proof of temporality, and not every bit of remembered temporal content is an instance of causality.
Friedman’s work does not mention causality, although any memory encoding causality would of course fit perfectly with all the parameters of Friedman’s constructive theory. If the informational content of a trace memory is “A caused B”, we have a clear temporal basis for constructively remembering that ordered pair as one small segment of (hypothetically) a larger timeline.
But despite what narratologists have sometimes assumed, the chronological order of a fabula does not always depend on causality. It depends on remembering any bit of temporal content, of which causality is merely one prominent type. Another type of temporal content - the kind I am presently laboring to identify in this series - might be called character development, but we can call it anything else you might like. How about “biographical temporality”?
In the lengthy and elaborate storylines of comprehensive biographies, which are stories without a succinct plot structure, our memory of the storyline can depend upon character development. This is not because we’re obsessed with people. It’s because people change in many ways that measurably evidence the passing of time.
This (finally) raises the practical question of literary material.
Now that we understand the mnemonic construction of storylines, the next question is: What types of content are implicitly “temporal”? What are some examples of narrative material in biographical literature that exemplifies the kind of self-structuring power readers need to achieve chronological recollection?
There's a long detailed answer to that question, but we need a break. Come back soon for a plethora of illustrations that will unpack the second half of my teaser from part one:
In focusing on Character, we find temporal structure in self-sequencing memories of human growth (biological & psychological) and personal development (social, cultural, legal, political).
Anon, then...
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NBA Scores, NBA Quick Dribbles w/ James Harden, Scottie Pippen & Delonte West: 11/1, Vol. 261, 1st Edition
And when the song is over and we've all said Amen…..in your heart just keep on singing and the song will never end. And if somebody asks you, was it just a show; lift your hands and be a witness and tell the whole world no! Good morning and welcome back to your Spiritual Sports Segment on Rhema on Gospel Radio better than when you heard it yesterday! I’m C.E.E.J.A.Y! It’s Game Time!
James Harden's debut with the
Houston Rockets was filled
with tricks and a lot of treats
for the Detroit Pistons
The National Basketball Association was jammed packed with games on their 2nd night as the Golden State Warriors eked out the 2 point win against the Phoenix Suns 87-85 with 17 points from Carl Landry, after the Dallas Mavericks won their opener in LA, they were pummeled by the Utah Jazz in their opener 113-94 as Marvin Williams and his distant 18th cousin Mo Williams each scored 21 points, the San Antonio Spurs withstood a late charge by 1st pick of the draft in Anthony Davis and his New Orleans Hornets 99-95 as Tim Duncan showed no slowdown in his game with a double-double of 24- points and 11 boards, the Chicago Bulls opened their season without their superstar point guard Derrick Rose as he continues to re-hab his knee, but they were just fine with the 93-87 defeat of the Sacramento Kings with Joakim Noah pouring in 23 points, the Houston Rockets are hoping that James Harden delivers this kind of performance on a nightly basis as he lit up the scoreboard with 37 points and pulled down 12 rebounds as the Rockets cruise to a win against the Detroit Pistons, while the Denver Nuggets was rocked by the Philadelphia 76er’s 84-75 as Spencer Hawes put a double-double with 16- points and 12 rebounds, the Indiana Pacers got past the Toronto Raptors 90-88 as David West contributed 25 points, but it was George Hill nailed the go-ahead basket with 2 seconds left, and if I said Dwight Howard had a monster game of 33 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and Kobe Bryant had 30 points, you might think they won against the Portland Trailblazers however comma you would be incorrect as the Trailblazers sent the LA Lakers to their 2nd straight season of starting the season off 0-2, 116-106 as all five starters were in double figures lead by Nicolas Batum’s 26 points and the LA Clippers outlasted the Memphis Grizzlies 101-92 with Jamal Crawford came off the bench and was like a microwave and heated it up with 29 points and Chris Paul had a double-double with 12 points and 12 assists.
Scottie Pippen named as
senior adviser to COO of
For your NBA Quick Dribbles, after the Houston Rockets pulled off the trade to pry James Harden from the Oklahoma City Thunder, Harden signed extension for five years, worth $80 million dollars, the highly anticipated regular-season opener Thursday between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks, which also was to be the first NBA regular-season game at the new $1 billion Barclays Center, has been postponed because of the devastation caused by Sandy, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Wednesday, the Philadelphia 76ers have reached terms on a contract extension with guard Jrue Holiday reportedly on a four-year, $41 million deal, the Golden State Warriors and star guard Stephen Curry have reached terms on a contract extension on a four-year deal worth $11 million annually, Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson said Wednesday night he agreed to a four-year, $38 million extension, the Toronto Raptors reached an agreement on a contract extension with forward DeMar DeRozan worth $40 million dollars over four years and the incentive bonuses could push the overall value of the deal to $46 million, the Memphis Grizzlies have exercised the fourth-year option on swingman Quincy Pondexter, keeping him under contract through the 2013-14 season, the Chicago Bulls named Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen senior advisor to team president and COO Michael Reinsdorf on Wednesday, and finally, former and recently waived Dallas Mavericks guard Delonte West wants a new job and he's posted a résumé of sorts on Twitter in hopes of getting one…..soooo, let’s see, you had a good job and basically got fired and now you’re looking for another one? COME ON MAN!
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MLS Score, NFL w/ Deangelo Hall & Concussion Lawsuit & Olympics w/ Lance Armstrong Effigy Burned: 11/1, Vol. 261, 2nd Edition
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Houston Dynamo edged the
Chicago Fire to advance in
the playoffs
Major League Soccer had one match on the soccer field last night as the Chicago Fire lost by a goal to Houston Dynamo 2-1.
DeAngelo Hall could face
suspension/fines for
berating ref
For your NFL Quick Hits, after taking off his helmet and berating head linesman Dana McKenzie, Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall, is facing NFL discipline for his incident with the official that led to his ejection Sunday, said Tuesday in a radio interview that the official "was equally at fault, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning's right thumbnail was covered with white tape and put under a media microscope upon his return to the football field Wednesday, but Manning says it’s okay, Hall of Fame defensive specialist Richard Dent, said Wednesday that former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka was the reason the 1985 Chicago Bears didn't repeat as Super Bowl champions, as he didn’t manage the quarterback position correctly with Jim McMahon sidelined with an injury, charges alleging domestic violence filed against Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant will not be dismissed, according to Dallas County district attorney Craig Watkins, Indianapolis Colts interim coach Bruce Arians says rookie tight end Coby Fleener and cornerback Vontae Davis will not play Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, and finally, arguing that "football has become the site of perhaps the gravest health crisis in the history of sports," lawyers for thousands of former NFL players asked a judge to reject the league's bid to dismiss their lawsuits about concussions.
A town in England will burn
this 30 foot effigy of Lance Armstrong
For your Olympic Sporting News, the New York City Marathon brings in roughly $340 million dollars in revenue impacted to the city and no hurricane, not even Ms. Sandy, can postpone one of the greatest marathon’s in the country as the race is slated to run on Sunday and Mayor Michael Bloomberg stated in part “There's an awful lot of small businesses that depend on these people. We have to have an economy. There's lots of people that have come here”, The International Softball Federation has approved a resolution to merge with baseball's governing body as part of a combined bid for the sports to return to the Olympics in 2020 and finally, Edenbridge in southeast England has built a 30-foot (9-meter) model of Lance Armstrong, not to honor the disgrace American cyclist, but to be burned in effigy during the English town's nationally famous Bonfire Night celebrations….well, there was a song that said burn, baby burn…..huh?!
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UFC w/ Stephan Bonnar Retiring, Jerry Sandusky, San Francisco Giants & MLB News: 11/1, Vol. 261, 3rd Edt'n
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Stephan Bonnar hanging up
his kicks and retiring from UFC
For your Quick News & Notes, after a career record of 15-8, UFC veteran Stephan Bonnar announced his retirement from MMA Tuesday night, featherweight champion Jose Aldo will put his belt on the line on February 2 against former lightweight titleholder Frankie Edgar, UFC president Dana White announced Tuesday night, in Las Vegas at UFC 152, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Major League Soccer has asked second-seeded D.C. United and the third-seeded New York Red Bulls to alternate home dates in their upcoming Eastern Conference semifinal series, the Los Angeles Galaxy striker, Robbie Keane, from the Republic of Ireland and the country's record goal scorer, is not included in the provisional 26-man party Trapattoni has named for the match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on November 14, Columbus Crew defender Chad Marshall has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle, Sauber has confirmed Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg will be one of its two drivers for the 2013 Formula One season, after a lengthy NCAA investigation, UCLA freshman Kyle Anderson has been cleared to play, the university announced Wednesday, Michigan sophomore point guard Trey Burke has been suspended for Thursday's exhibition against Northern Michigan for a violation of team standards.
The San Francisco Giants
reveling in the celebration of
their World Series Title
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on Wednesday was sent to serve his child molestation prison sentence at Greene State Prison that includes most of the state's death row inmates and will be housed in protective custody and pretty much everything from meals, medication, religious needs and other items, will occur in his prison cell, ecstatic baseball fans crammed the streets of San Francisco on Wednesday for a confetti-drenched parade and rally honoring the World Series champion, the San Francisco Giants, Rafael Soriano opted out of the last season of his three-year contract Wednesday, leaving the New York Yankees without a closer and waiting on Mariano Rivera's decision whether to retire, the Los Angeles Angels traded right-hander Ervin Santana to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for minor league left-hander Brandon Sisk, the New York Mets have exercised their 2013 contract options on All-Stars David Wright and R.A. Dickey as Wright will make $16 million dollars next season and Dickey will make $5 million, the Tampa Bay Rays exercised contract options Wednesday on pitcher James Shields, closer Fernando Rodney and catcher Jose Molina, but declined its $6 million option on designated hitter Luke Scott, instead paying him a $1 million buyout, and finally, Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ryan Ludwick has become a free agent after declining his contract option for $5 million next season.
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How Worker Bees Communicate With The Colony
Before the invention of stop lights, traffic officers used to stand in the middle of the intersection and direct traffic with their entire body.
The truth is, this type of ‘navigational dance’ has been happening in nature—most likely—for millions of years.
Bees are a perfect example of this complex ‘navigational dance/pattern’ they employ to communicate to and direct their colony.
What Is The Waggle Dance?
The waggle dance is a figure-eight pattern honey bees perform to provide navigational information to the colony.
Direction and distance to flower patches yielding pollen and nectar (as well as new nest-site and water locations) can successfully be communicated to the colony foragers with this dance performance.
The Shape of The Waggle Dance
The waggle dance consists of two phases: the waggle phase, and the return phase.
In the waggle phase, the bee shimmies along a straight line shaking its whole body (the bees version of the twist) then turns to the right, rounds a half-moon shape returning to its starting point (the return phase).
The Bee repeats the waggle phase, only this time, it turns left and returns to the starting point, again in a half-moon shape (completing the figure-eight pattern).
There is a strong correlation between the direction and distance of the waggle dance and the direction and distance of the location the bee has been scouting for the colony.
Bee Pollination
Here are some interesting facts about how these small insects contribute to society
To say that bees are an essential part of the ecosystem is not only an understatement, but it is also a fundamental misunderstanding of their roll in nature.
Here are some interesting facts about how these small insects contribute to society:
In a single day, a bee colony can pollinate 300 million flowers.
Bee pollination helps to provide nourishing habits for animals like birds and other insects.
Bees are major contributors the floral landscapes that we know and love in nature. Bees are vital to the human food supply (they pollinate 70 of the top 100 human food crops).
One in three bites of food we eat is derived from plants pollinated by bees.
Bees pollinate about 75% of fruits, nuts, and vegetables grown in the North America.
Are Bees Disappearing?
The short answer: yes
Beekeepers are losing up to 50% of their colonies a year. Imagine if cattle ranchers said the same thing about their cattle – we would be all be up in arms!
Why does this tiny insect not get the press it deserves, especially considering the ramification?
CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder) was renamed in 2006 after a drastic rise in the number of disappearing western honey bee colonies in North America.
Three signs of CCD:
Presence of a capped brood
Presence of a food source
Presence of a queen bee
Three theories surrounding CCD (according to scientists):
Agri-business monocultures – replace flowering meadows with acres of crops that offer no nectar to the bees.
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NEW TO CBC GEM IN JULY:
Canada Day programming includes live stream of Canada Day in the Capital 2019 and CBC Music Festival on-demand, on July 1
New programming for young adults including contemporary samurai saga Warigami (July 12), RePlay (July 12), My Mad Fat Diary (July 12), Jade of Death (July 19) and Shitty Boyfriends (July 26) featuring Sandra Oh
Canadian films supported by the CBC Films fund for female and diverse filmmakers An Audience of Chairs (Deanne Foley, July 13) and Octavio is Dead! (Sook-Yin Lee, July 20) premiere on CBC Gem and CBC TV, expanding CBC’s extensive library of homegrown films
National Tattoo Day (July 15) includes This Ink Runs Deep, Art Hurts and Skindigenous
Seasons 1 and 2 of acclaimed UK documentary series Travel Man featuring Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) travelling to a popular city each episode with a celebrity guest, begins streaming July 5
Warigami (Drama, 10×10) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 12
A CBC Gem original series, Wendy Ohata (Emily Piggford, Michael: Every Day) has just made three startling realizations: One, she has a twin brother; two, she’s a kami-jin – a descendent of an ancient Japanese people who can turn paper into deadly weapons; and three, there’s a kami-jin warrior hunting her down for reasons she doesn’t understand. Warigami is a CBC Gem original series, in partnership with CW, produced by First Love Films and New Form.
Ackley Bridge (6×60) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 12
Ackley Bridge offers a gritty, funny, and truthful look into the daily drama of teachers, teenagers, and families whose lives and cultures collide when two schools are integrated after years of racial segregation in a small Yorkshire town.
My Mad Fat Diary Season 1 (6 x 60) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 12
Starring Sharon Rooney and Jodie Comer, My Mad Fat Diary takes a warm, hilarious and honest look at teenage life from the perspective of an overweight sixteen-year-old girl in mid 90s Lincolnshire. Adapted from Rae Earl’s real-life diary and book of the same name, the series is written by Tom Bidwell (Watership Down). It’s a coming of age show about a fat, funny girl who – despite a bonkers mother and her own mental health issues – has a huge lust for life and a burning desire to get laid.
RePlay (Drama, 12×10) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 12
What if you could repeat the most important day of your life until you perfected every moment? Receiving her one birthday wish, Allison Lee gets more than she asked for when she’s stuck repeating an epic 25th birthday bash that just went down in flames.
Mr. Student Body President (Comedy, 10×10) – All four seasons begin streaming Friday, July 12
Tyler Prendergast is the most ambitious student body president in the history of Berenger High. With his Machiavellian chief of staff, Hadley, Prendergast runs the school like a slick politician on Capitol Hill, as he maintains power by any means necessary. School is now in session.
Jade of Death (Drama, 6×10) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 19
Jade has a powerful ability: she can hear when and how people are going to die. She ran away from her hometown and gets by working at a seedy carnival as the “Fortune-Teller of Death,” but now people are after her. There’s more to her past than she lets on, and more to her abilities than she knows.
My Mad Fat Diary Season 2 (7×60) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 19
Season 2 of My Mad Fat Diary picks up with Rae who is having a dream summer of 1996. She feels invincible, but there’s something menacing looming on the horizon… college.
Shitty Boyfriends (Comedy, 8×8) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 26
Amanda technically has it all – she’s an intelligent feminist, talented cartoonist and has a lot of love to give — but can’t get it right in the dating department. Either that, or she’s the victim of some weird, boy curse, because she just attracts one shitty guy after the next in her pursuit of true love. Executive produced by Lisa Kudrow and starring Megan Hunter and Sandra Oh.
CANADA DAY PROGRAMMING
CBC Music Festival Special – Begins streaming Monday, July 1 at 7 p.m. ET
Hosted by Raina Douris and Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe, relive the largest, all-Canadian music festival from Toronto’s RBC Echo Beach. This year’s special includes performances and interviews from Alvvays, Stars, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Peach Pit and DJ NDN.
Canada Day in the Capital 2019 – Live streaming Monday, July 1 at 8 p.m. ET
This bilingual Canada Day special, live from Ottawa’s Parliament Hill features fireworks and performances by Brett Kissel, Coeur de Pirate, Crystal Shawanda, Karim Ouellet, Kaytranada, K’Naan, Marie Mai, The Strumbellas and William Prince.
The Wild Canadian Year (Documentary, 5×4) – Now streaming
This stunning five-part documentary serie showcases the most amazing and rare natural wonders of Canada. From the filmmakers of the acclaimed series Wild Canada, viewers get a look at Canada’s extraordinary wildlife through the lens of its four distinct seasons. Canadian Screen Award Winner – Rob Stewart Award for Best Science of Nature Documentary. Originally aired as part of The Nature of Things.
Brand Canada (Documentary, 10×5) – Now streaming
A kaleidoscopic exploration of Canada the ‘brand’ – from the images that first symbolized Canada, through the building of a collective identity, to how the country is viewed today. Originally aired on documentary Channel.
NATIONAL TATTOO DAY – JULY 15
Honouring tattooing, tattoo culture, and tattoo artists
This Ink Runs Deep (Arts, 1×16) – Begins streaming Monday, July 15
Featuring Indigenous tattoo artists from across Canada who are reviving ancestral traditions that disappeared during colonization.
Art Hurts (Arts, 8×5) – Begins streaming Monday, July 15
An eight-part series from CBC Arts focusing on the many female-identifying and gender non binary artists changing the tattoo landscape in Canada. Each episode travels to a different artist’s studio to learn their story — and find out why there are lineups forming to get one of their incredible designs.
Skindigenous (Documentary, 13×30) – All episodes now streaming
A documentary series exploring Indigenous tattooing traditions around the world. Each episode dives into a unique Indigenous culture to discover the tools and techniques, the symbols and traditions that shape their tattooing art. In this series, the art of tattoo becomes a lens for exploring some of the planet’s oldest cultures and their unique perspectives on life, identity, and the natural world.
CANADIAN FILMS
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Octavio is Dead! (Drama, 2018) – Begins streaming Saturday, July 20
A mysterious, sensual tale, follows Tyler (Sarah Gadon) on an adventure that will define her life. Escaping her overbearing mother (Rosanna Arquette), Tyler enters the rich and strange world of her deceased father, Octavio (Raoul Trujillo), a father she never knew. Sexual identity, the occult, and the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality confront her along her journey.
An Audience of Chairs (Drama, 2018) – Begins streaming Saturday, July 13
Adapted from the award-winning novel of the same name by Joan Clark, the story follows an extraordinary woman (Carolina Bartczak, X-Men: Apocalypse) who risks everything for a second chance to be a mother again to the daughters she thought she’d lost forever.
ADDITIONAL CANADIAN FEATURES
Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga, Terre des Âmes) (2017) – Begins streaming Friday, July 5
A tremendous downpour hits Montreal, and a spectacular sinkhole opens up in Percival Molson Stadium in the middle of a football game. The stadium is evacuated, and a few hours later, it becomes a protected archaeological site. Centuries of history are revealed beneath the field. Mohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny (Samian) begins investigating, and he will discover the multitude of generations who have occupied this land, each with buried secrets. Baptiste then sets out to find what he has spent his career searching for: the vestiges of the village of Hochelaga where his Iroquoian ancestors met French explorer Jacques Cartier in October 1535. Hochelaga, Land of Souls explores 750 years of history in one single spot where the souls of all centuries and all cultures come together.
Mean Dreams (2016) – Begins streaming Friday, July 12
Local farm boy Jonas (Josh Wiggins) meets the new girl next door, Casey (Sophie Nélisse), and is immediately taken with her. As young love blossoms between the two teenagers, Jonas also discovers that Casey’s abusive home life has reached a new level of danger. Jonas takes the lead in their escape by stealing a bag full of drug money from Casey’s corrupt father, local cop Wayne Caraway (Bill Paxton). With the stolen cash as their only means to a better life, Casey flees with Jonas and together, under relentless pursuit from her father, they learn the hard truth of what it will take in order to survive. In the end, Casey and Jonas are forced to make a life-altering choice from which there will be no turning back.
River (2015) – Begins streaming Friday, July 19
After refusing to obey a senior surgeon, John Lake (Rossif Sutherland), an American volunteer doctor in Laos, is instructed to take a leave of absence. To regroup, he travels to a remote island in the south of Laos. The solace of the island is shattered when John intervenes in the sexual assault of a young Laotian woman, accidentally killing her assailant. Horrified by the violence and the prospect of being sent to prison, John panics and flees. He soon discovers that he’s wanted not only for the murder of an Australian Senator’s son, but also for the rape of the very woman he saved. What follows is a harrowing journey through the Laotian interior that will test and transform John in profound ways.
CANADIAN DOCUMENTARIES
Counting on a New Crop (Documentary, 1×16) – Begins streaming Friday, July 5
The number of farms in Canada is dwindling. With farmers’ children uninterested in taking on the family business, and the huge financial hurdles facing young people trying to break into the industry, small-scale family farms are disappearing. Fourth-generation farmer, Jim Giffen, has spent his entire life on Edencrest Farms, but he worried that as he neared retirement, he would be left with no option but to sell. He feared he would have to watch the house and barn he grew up in be bull-dozed down, his family’s dreams and memories erased – until he met Jon. A millennial electrician who harboured a dream of one day becoming a farmer, Jon began working for Jim as a farm-hand at the ripe age of 13.
The Search for Freedom (Documentary, 1×90) – Begins streaming Friday, July 5
The Search for Freedom is the story of a cultural revolution fuelled by the human desire to live in the moment and do what makes you feel the most alive. We discover how an electrifying new world came about through pure energy and imagination and the infinite possibilities of self-expression available to anyone willing to drop in. This documentary, written and directed by Jon Long, is a visceral, visual experience told through the eyes of some of the brightest pioneers, legends, visionaries and champions of surfing, snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding, mountain biking and more.
Short Round Up (Documentary, 1×17) – Begins streaming Friday, July 5
Thirty-five years after a fateful audition, Nobu Adilman goes in search of all the men who, as boys, auditioned to be Short Round in Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom. Both funny and emotional, the adventure excavates a deep bond between strangers who once shared the same Hollywood dream. Despite their collective rejection for the role of a lifetime, the conversations prove that endless positivity is created when more diverse people are included in the process of filmmaking. Even if they didn’t become Short Round, the experience changed their lives forever.
ACCLAIMED FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Portlandia (Comedy, 10×30) – Season 7 begins streaming Friday, July 5
Emmy®-nominated comedy Portlandia returns for a sixth season. Created by Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein and Jonathan Krisel, the new season draws viewers into “Portlandia,” the creators’ dreamy and absurd rendering of Portland, OR.
Greyzone (Drama, 10×60) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 5
When a brilliant drone engineer, Victoria, is taken hostage in her own home, a series of dangerous events are set into motion in this high octane thriller. Her captor is part of a terror cell who are planning an attack in Scandinavia and have chosen Victoria to access the components they need from her company; SparrowSat. Across 10 heart-stopping episodes, Victoria must risk everything to steal the equipment, whilst also working as a double agent for the security police who will do anything to see the attack stopped. However, beneath the hate, the fear and the prejudices, real feelings start to emerge between Victoria and her captor. But are they able to truly look past their differences and can the attack be averted?
Travel Man: 48 Hours In…Season 1 (4×30) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 5
Acclaimed director, author and BAFTA-winning actor Richard Ayoade deserves a break. But there’s a problem; he hates going on holiday. For Richard, travel is boring and stressful and takes far too long. Surely there must be a way to make it more fun, more efficient, and less tedious? Travel Man is Richard’s chance to show us where we’re going wrong by having the most culturally efficient holiday possible…with all the boring bits taken out. In each episode, Richard and a celebrity travel companion will be jetting off to an exciting location. He’ll be heading to Iceland with actress Jessica Hynes, Istanbul with comedian Adam Hills, Marrakesh with actor Stephen Mangan and exploring Barcelona with Kathy Burke. While he’s there, he’ll be challenging himself to see and do as much as possible – and subjecting so-called tourist attractions to his ruthless scrutiny.
Great British Baking Show Master Class Season 4 (4×60) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 5
Mary and Paul take over the tent for the ultimate baking Masterclass. The Great British Baking Show judges take on the same challenges which they set the bakers, showing us what they would have done had they been in their shoes. Tackling signature bakes, technical bakes and, for the first time, showstopper bakes, Mary and Paul share all their tips and tricks to get the perfect results at home.
Great British Baking Show Master Class Season 5 (4×60) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 12
After 10 weeks of baking mayhem, calm finally descends on the Baking Show tent. Mary and Paul put on their aprons to show us what they would have done if they had been in the bakers’ shoes…
Travel Man: 48 Hours In…Season 2 (8×30) – All episodes begin streaming Friday, July 12
Following an intrepid series of city breaks in Season 1, Richard Ayoade returns, along with several carefully selected travelling companions, to experience yet more of the most desirable weekends away in the world. Travel Man is a travel show, but not as we know it… Richard has a unique take on travelling. Believing that most of us get too stressed about holidays and spend far too much time on them, Richard shows us how to have the most efficient break possible, with all the boring bits taken out. Consequently, Richard’s celebrity travel companions won’t have much time to kick back and relax. Each trip will be treated with ruthless efficiency, no dilly-dallying or loafing allowed. Richard’s aim is to get maximum holiday value from the minimum time expended. He’s cold, he’s calculating, he’s ruthless. This is holiday without mercy. So while we can join Richard on his travels, we’ll need to keep up…
After 10 weeks of baking mayhem, calm finally descends on the Baking Show tent. Mary and Paul put on their aprons to show us what they would have done if they had been in the bakers’ shoes… They take us through twenty different recipes inspired by the series, so that you can achieve the same results at home.
KIDS & TWEEN PROGRAMMING
Find Me in Paris (Tween Drama, 26×26) – Episodes 14-26 begin streaming Friday, July 12
A young ballet dancer (Jessica Lord, The Next Step) from 1905 is transported into the 21st century with the power of a magical necklace. While her boyfriend looks for a way to bring her back, she must find a way to fit in and dodge the sinister time agents.
Thunderbirds Are Go (Animated kids series, 26×30) – Episodes 14-26 begin streaming Friday, June 12
Thunderbirds Are Go is the reimagining of the classic series, using a groundbreaking unique mix of CGI animation against live-action miniatures. The series follows the heroics of the Tracy family as they try to save the world with their secret organisation International Rescue. Aided by engineer Brains, operative Kayo and London agent Lady Penelope, the five Tracy brothers, operating from their hidden island base in the South Pacific, use their state-of-the-art Thunderbird vehicles to avert disasters across the globe. As they attempt to help those in peril, the team are forced to out an end to the devious schemes of international super-villain The Hood.
CBC Kids News segments featuring Canadian contributors aged 9-16, bringing young viewers daily news in pop culture, sports, science, technology and the environment.
THE BEST OF CBC
Past and current seasons of CBC series, including new Canadian drama hit CORONER, family drama NORTHERN RESCUE, original legal drama DIGGSTOWN, limited drama series UNSPEAKABLE; acclaimed comedies KIM’S CONVENIENCE, BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW and SCHITT’S CREEK; crowd-pleasing dramas MURDOCH MYSTERIES, ANNE WITH AN E and HEARTLAND; and classic CBC hits like THE KIDS IN THE HALL and BEING ERICA.
COMING IN AUGUST
Special collection: Woodstock
Based on John Le Carré’s novel of the same name, The Little Drummer Girl stars Florence Pugh, Emmy®-award winner Alexander Skarsgård, and Oscar®-nominated actor Michael Shannon
Drama film Map to the Stars, directed by David Cronenberg and starring Julianne Moore, Sarah Gadon, John Cusack, Mia Wasikowska, and Robert Pattinson
Season 8 of Emmy-winning sketch comedy series PORTLANDIA created, written by and starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein
Series premiere of docu-series JENSPLAINING with Dr. Jen Gunter
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About Checkoff CA
Checkoff California
Letter from Governor Brown
Click here to view a commemorative letter from Governor Brown in support of the California Tax Checkoff program
Governor Brown Issues Letter Expressing Support of Checkoff CA Month
Sacramento, March 3, 2014 –
California Governor Jerry Brown sent a letter in support of Checkoff CA Month to express his appreciation for those who promote Checkoff CA and the generous taxpayers who donate to worthy causes on the CA Income Tax Form through this program.
“As the April 15th tax deadline nears, Californians can have a positive impact on their communities by “checking off” contribution boxes on their tax returns,” stated Governor Brown in his message for Checkoff California Month. “The people of our State have contributed over $20 million in the past five years, and this generosity has made a real difference in the lives of our fellow Californians.”
California is one of many states that allow taxpayers to make a voluntary, tax-deductible contribution to one or more worthwhile causes in the “Contributions” section of their state tax return. In 2013, more than 350,000 Californians checked off their favorite cause on the state tax form 540, raising over $4.5 million.
The twenty funds participating in the Checkoff program are: the California Fund for Senior Citizens, Emergency Food for Families Fund , California Firefighters’ Memorial Fund, California Sea Otter Fund, California Youth Leadership Fund, School Supplies for Homeless Children Fund, Protect Our Coast and Oceans Fund, Rare and Endangered Species Preservation Program, California Breast Cancer Research Fund, Municipal Shelter Spay-Neuter Fund, California Cancer Research Fund, Keep Arts in Schools Fund, Alzheimer’s Disease/Related Disorders Fund, State Children’s Trust Fund for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Child Victims of Human Trafficking Fund, American Red Cross California Chapters Fund, State Parks Protection Fund/Parks Pass Purchase, California YMCA Youth and Government Fund, California Peace Officer Memorial Foundation Fund, and the California Seniors Special Fund.
The majority of these funds experienced a decline in donations in 2013. These organizations rely heavily on donations from the tax checkoff to continue their positive impact throughout the Golden State.
For more information about CheckoffCA, please email cafirefoundation.org.
2014 Checkoff California
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2011 Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking - winners
Tonight, the 2011 Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking were handed out at the newly re-opened Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, New York City. The surprise winner of the Outstanding Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking Award was Banksy's Exit Through the Gift Shop. I remain unconvinced that it is in fact non-fiction or outstanding. It also won the Editing Award.
Last Train Home by Montrealer Lixin Fan had led with 7 nominations (Outstanding Feature, Direction, Production, Cinematography, Editing, International Feature and Audience Choice), with a record 6 for Fan himself. It picked up three awards, for Production, Cinematography and International film.
A newly introduced category, the Heterodox Award, was created to honour a narrative film that “imaginatively incorporates nonfiction strategies, content and/or modes of production.” Putty Hill by Matt Porterfield overcame the competition from Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio’s Alamar, Michelangelo Frammartino’s Le Quattro Volte, Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture and Apichatpong "Joe" Weerasethakul's Palme d'Or winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.
A Legacy Award was given to the landmark 1975 film Grey Gardens, and presented to filmmakers Albert Maysles and Muffie Meyer from the filmmaking team. They received a rousing standing ovation.
The Audience Award went to Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work.
Complete list of winners for the 4th Annual Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking:
Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
Exit Through The Gift Shop, directed by Banksy, produced by Jaimie D’cruz
The Oath, Laura Poitras
Last Train Home, Mila Aung-Thwin and Daniel Cross
Last Train Home, Lixin Fan
Exit Through The Gift Shop, Chris King and Tom Fulford
The Sound Of Insects - Record Of A Mummy, Norbert Moeslang
Gasland, Juan Cardarelli And Eric Levy
Last Train Home, directed by Lixin Fan, produced by Mila Aung-Thwin and Daniel Cross
Marwencol, Jeff Malmberg
The Autobiography Of Nicolae Ceausescu, directed by Andrei Ujic
Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work, directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg
Nonfiction Short Film
The Poodle Trainer, directed by Vance Malone
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Cottingley Fairies are three related artworks along a footpath that depict silhouette representations of three historic Cottingley fairy photographs. The Cottingley Fairies are a set of photographs taken by two teenage girls in the early 1900’s depicting fairies in a natural setting near Cottingley, Bradford. During an historic era of image making, when photography moved from the formality of the professional studio and the preserve of a few enthusiasts to become more widely accessible to families to take their own photos and document their lives as they wished to, using a mass produced camera. The iconic photographs were created by Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright who claimed they were real. The sensation that surrounds them was created through the press promotion of the story including the involvement of Conan Doyle and Kodak in researching and presenting the case for and against a hoax.
The romanticism and nostalgia associated with the story that has kept it alive to this day and made it the subject of this public art commission.
Lead Artist Kate Maddison worked with Bradford Council’s landscape architect, artist Van Nong and the local Community Association to develop three public art features set within the new landscape gardens of Cottingley Oval.
Community Art workshops were held involving a local youth group to create their own contemporary fairy illusions.
A garden to attract butterflies and moths was part of the landscape work to encourage environmental awareness and biodiversity.
Project Date: 2010-2011
Commissioned by Cottingley Community Association and Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Lead Artist Kate Maddison, Chrysalis Arts
Artist Van Nong, Chrysalis Arts
Manufacture by Trapp Forge and Bradley Engineering
Photos by Kate Maddison and Van Nong
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts
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State Film Corporation Act (No. 47 of 1971)
Long Title
1. Short title and date of operation
2. Establishment of the State Film Corporation
3. Members of the Corporation
4. General objects of the Corporation
5. Powers of the Corporation
6. Corporation to exercise its powers under the directions of the Minister
7. Board of Directors of the Corporation
8. Term of office of Directors
9. Power of Minister to remove from office a Director
10. Resignation of Directors
11. Eligibility for reappointment as Director
12. Acts or proceedings of the Corporation deemed not to be invalid by reason of any vacancy or defect in the appointment of a Director
13. Remuneration of Directors
14. Directors to disclose interest in contract proposed to be made by the Corporation
15. Meetings of the Corporation
16. Chairman of any meeting of the Board to have a casting vote
17. Board of Directors to administer the affairs of the Corporation
18. Delegation of powers and duties of Board of Directors
19. Chairman of Board of Directors
20. Seal of the Corporation
21. Appointment of General Manager and other officers and servants of the Corporation
22. Powers of the Corporation in regard to the staff of the Corporation
23. Officers and servants of the Corporation deemed to be public servants.Cap. 19
24. The Corporation deemed to be a scheduled institution within the meaning of the Bribery Act. Cap. 26
25. Capital of the Corporation
26. Borrowing powers
27. Investment of the funds of the Corporation
28. Application of the revenue of the Corporation
29. Appropriation of net surplus revenue of the Corporation
30. Accounts and audit of accounts
31. Powers of the Auditor-General, &c.,
32. Report of the Board of Directors and copies of the auditor's report, the Auditor-General's comments and supplement and the statement of accounts and statistics to be sent to the Minister and laid before the House of Representatives
33. Programme of work to be undertaken by the Corporation during a financial year to be transmitted to the Minister for his approval
34. Acquisition of immovable property under the Land Acquisition Act
35. Notice of claim or disclaimer in respect of property required for purposes of the Corporation
36. Report on condition of any notified property
37. Compulsory transfer to the Corporation of certain property
38. Requisitioning of nothing property for the purpose of the Corporation
39. Compulsory acquisition of requisitioned property
40. Revocation of vesting Orders
41. Taking possession of property vested in or requisitioned for the Corporation
42. Prevention of or obstruction to taking possession of property for and on behalf of the Corporation
43. Grants or leases of immovable property to the Corporation under the Crown Lands Ordinance. Cap. 454
44. Power to require information and to inspect
45. Power of Corporation to make use of equipment and facilities of other persons
46. Compensation in respect of property vested in the Corporation
47. Compensation in respect of property requisitioned for the Corporation
48. No compensation for damage or loss incurred by reason of the fact that the exclusive right to engage in or carry on any business is vested in the Corporation
49. Interest on compensation
50. Date of commencement of accruement of compensation
51. Mode of payment of compensation
52. Determination of compensation
53. Payment of compensation
54. Provision for cases where compensation is not accepted, &c.,
55. Deduction from compensation
56. Appeal from determination of compensation
57. Prohibition of the importation or distribution of films, &c., by any person other than the Corporation
58. Provisions relating to contracts or agreements for the importation or distribution of films existing on the relevant date
59. Special provisions relating to employees of persons who were carrying on business at importer and seller, &c., of films, &c.,
60. Power of Corporation to make rules
61. Regulations
62. Offences
63. Offences by bodies of persons
64. This Act to prevail over other written law
65. Interpretation
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Emma Bunton is proud of her pigtails
By Bang Showbiz in Fashion / Beauty on 11 August 2015
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Emma Bunton reveals she is still proud of her pigtails and her biggest make-up regret is matching eye shadow with her outfit.
Emma Bunton is proud of the days she wore pig-tails in the Spice Girls and thinks it was one of her best hairstyles.
The radio presenter-and-singer always loved styling her hair that way when she was better known as Baby Spice because the school-girl look made her instantly recognisable.
Speaking to the MailOnline's Femail section, Emma said: ''I have always been proud of my pigtails. I've got very thin hair and it's all about volumising the hair for me. Sometimes I probably back-combed a bit too much but I think the bigger the better.''
Emma also revealed she and her bandmates - Mel C, Geri Halliwell, Mel B and Victoria Beckham - would share products from their make-up bags when they were on the road.
She said: ''We would share everything! Simple face wipes were always being thrown around on the tour bus to get the makeup off. We also swapped great lip balms and moisturiser. Generally we all used similar things.
''I don't know if I should tell you this because then you'll get the old pictures out and it'll be a disaster. I think it's always been trying to match the colour of your eyes with what you're wearing? I just don't think that worked. I've done a few of those back in my day.''
However, nowadays Baby Spice is sharing her make-up with the likes of Hollywood stars.
She said: ''I love Kate Hudson. I just think she looks effortlessly gorgeous. At the Olympics three years ago I bumped into her on the stairwell. She said hello to me and, 'You don't think I could borrow some mascara? I've turned up with no make up on.'
''I was like, 'Oooh! And you look that gorgeous?' So she came up into my dressing room and put some of my mascara on. She always looks heavenly gorgeous. Also I love Sienna Miller's look. That kind of Boho effortless look, which is great.''
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Tess Daly tells kids they're northern
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 31 August 2015
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Blonde beauty Tess Daly admits her kids accents can feel 'weird' because they're posh and she's a northerner.
Tess Daly reminds her kids they're ''100 per cent northern''.
The 46-year-old 'Strictly Come Dancing' host and her radio DJ husband Vernon Kay, 41, are from Cheshire and Lancashire and their two daughters Amber, 10 and Phoebe, five, have completely different accents to their parent because they've grown up in Buckinghamshire, which Tess sometimes finds ''weird''.
She confessed: ''It's weird, they sound so posh when they talk. But I keep reminding them that they are actually 100 per cent northern!''
Although the star moved to London twenty years ago and switched from modelling to presenting she never felt pressured to change her regional accent.
She said: ''My accent was never an issue. Not for other people anyway. I did remember hearing my accent and wondering whether I should be less, let's say, colloquial.''
Meanwhile, the blonde beauty thinks anyone who fakes it will get ''found out'' and won't last long in show business.
She told The Times: ''When I was modelling, doing a shoot or making a pop video, I'd be given a leotard or a wig and instructed to play the showgirl. Even though I was quite shy I could get into a character and have the confidence to, say, shimmy up to Simon Le Bon in video or take to the catwalk in a pair of heels. But it's very different on TV. You can't be 'a character'. You have to be yourself otherwise you'll get found out. I think the people that do try to fake it are the ones that burn brightly but briefly and then get found out.''
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As the State Turns
January Neatherlin About to Go On Extended Lunch Break
What do you do when you really need a tan, but you’ve got a bunch of pesky kids in your care? Drug them with melatonin and call it “nap time!” Or at least that’s what Bend, OR resident, January Neatherlin, had been doing until she was arrested last March on 12 accounts of Being a Total Stinking Decrepit Piece of Sh*t.
She had been running an illegal daycare business for the previous four years called “Little Giggles,” which operated from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The kids show up, they get dosed, she goes to achieve a little early-onset wrinkling and toss a tire around or something at CrossFit, and boom! Back in time for the little bastards to wake up and go home. It would have been the perfect crime if only Neatherlin wasn’t a total blithering idiot. Did I mention that she lied to parents about being a registered nurse?
Over the last year she spent her time in jail suffering from a lack of tanning, as well as bothering her fellow inmates to engage in some kind of scheme where they pretend to have been her employees. She even contacted former inmates and was like, “Hey, hey there. Sup. Tell you what. Send me bail money, and some tanning lotion, and I’ll totally pay you back with interest from my secret offshore accounts.” It’s like uh, no. Go away, you f*cking creep.
Anyway, happy ending: she was just sentenced to over 21 years in prison. She’s definitely going to be walking out of there all pasty white.
Now… if we could only get rapists that kind of sentencing.
Kurt Schrader’s Advice on Fake News
OregonLive recently ran a guest piece by Oregon Democratic Representative Kurt Schrader called “Finding good information in the age of ‘fake news’.” It’s full of great bits of advice, such as “read stuff” and “listen to opinions you don’t agree with.” Wise words for sure.
Still, try as I might, I couldn’t find the part where he suggested we boost efforts in public education to teach critical thinking and skepticism, or grow our high school journalism programs. I mean, I know it has got to be in there somewhere. Right? Maybe they used a really small font or something. Because it’d be totally batsh*t bonkers ridiculous to comment on the dangers of smartphones, and the media challenges that kind of access presents without discussing the fact that we are simply not teaching kids how to actually think.
And Now For Some Crazy Sh*t
Normally when you think about Beaverton, international intrigue is not the first thing to spring up. Still, some dude from Iraq that was living there tried to convince the Iraqi government last year that he was a member of the U.S. Intelligence community in an attempt to influence their choice for the next director of Iraq’s intelligence operation. Obviously he was quickly caught, and the FBI raided his sh*t.
The idiot in question, Wathiq Al-Ibraheemi, plead guilty to Doing Some Dumb Stuff back in January, but it only amounted to a misdemeanor. Why? Because what the hell, why not? We’re walking, talking chemical sacks floating on a rock in a universe we can’t understand, and in the end, nobody knows what reality is, where it comes from, or if “where” is even a relevant question. In fact, let’s toss out all of the W questions, throw in the How, and poof, no more journalism. I’m outta here. I quit.
Okay I’m Back
But only because there’s a naked violinist. Yes, Matthew Mglej is a musician that got naked outside of the Portland federal courthouse in 2014 and played his, er, instrument next to a Thomas Jefferson quote about somethin’ or other. Because a dong was involved everyone lost their motherlickin’ minds and the case has been bouncing around ever since – but maybe not for too much longer. The case was finally just sent before some federal judges, who likely won’t take too long to issue a final ruling.
In the meantime, enjoy this video of the proceeding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55xuA6uMhic
There are some truly ridiculous arguments being made. You’re welcome.
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Full Albums: Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Pt. 1
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When Roger Waters began touring his performance of Pink Floyd‘s Dark Side of the Moon, Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard quipped that this was “like Ringo doing Sgt Pepper’s.” The point being that Dark Side was really David Gilmour’s baby. Well tonight Waters embarks upon a new tour staging The Wall in its entirety (complete with actual wall). That’s more like Paul McCartney and a resurrected John Lennon doing Sgt. Pepper’s. Waters built the wall once; let him build it again.
In honor of tonight’s tour opener in Toronto, we dedicate the latest Full Album set to Waters’ masterpiece The Wall. At 26 tracks, it’s a pretty massive undertaking, so we’re making it a two-parter. Disc 1 comes today, disc 2 comes tomorrow. Incidentally, this marks only the second time we’ve tackled a double album; the first was a run at the Clash’s London Calling (find it here).
Without further ado, Cover Me is proud to present…The Wall. Part 1.
Primus – In The Flesh?
Primus doing Pink Floyd…it just makes sense.
Kiki & Herb – The Thin Ice
The queer cabaret duo wring out every last ounce of emotion.
Tournesol – Another Brick in the Wall Part 1
Our first cover of this oft-repeated motif is an echoey acoustic rumble.
Luther Wright & the Wrongs – The Happiest Days of Our Lives
These bluegrass jammers covered the entire album. It’s called Rebuild the Wall and is a must-buy.
Snatch – Another Brick in the Wall Part 2
Number two throws in a little dubstep gospel.
Woodpigeon – Mother
Somber, quiet, spooky. From a full-album tribute MOJO magazine compiled earlier this year.
Yonder Mountain String Band – Goodbye Blue Sky
Once you make it past the banter, this live cut showcases down-home picking, back-porch harmonies, and no-rural-metaphor-applies cello.
AGM House Band – Empty Spaces
All in all it’s just another tribute to The Wall. Actual album title.
John Law – Young Lust
Banjo + heavy beats + panting = one of the most inventive covers here.
Tagg – One of My Turns
I can’t hear him sing “Day after day” without thinking, “…alone on a hill.”
Nameless Orchestral Project – Don’t Leave Me Now
Confusingly, “Nameless Orchestra Project” is their name.
Out of Phase – Another Brick in the Wall Part 3
This one comes from another full-album tribute. A thumping-bass electro tribute.
Tufts Beelzebubs – Goodbye Cruel World
A cappella covers than be enormously irritating (hey there, Glee), but these guys nail it.
Check out Part 2 here.
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What’s next? Insight into QDO’s next steps to increase the farmgate price.
July 04, 2019 / Sarah Ferguson
In March this year, QDO achieved a significant success with removing $1 litre milk from supermarket shelves.
This was not our end game; it was our start.
The campaign was intended to remove the artificial floor price created by marketing $1 milk. The incremental price increase that farmers have received as a result of this campaign is by no means enough.
Over the last few months we have had a few members ask what QDO is planning to push for a higher, sustainable farmgate price.
Our first campaign capitalised on consumer awareness and support for farmers facing drought conditions to spearhead the push to increase the farmgate price. While over 65% of Queensland is still drought declared consumers, those who live in our major population centres are receiving steady rain and don’t see that the drought continues and continues to put the future of our industry in jeopardy.
Is it fair? No. Is it logical? No. Unfortunately for us all, it is simply the fact that we are faced with.
While they may seem far removed from the negotiating table that we are used to, the first campaign showed us that the 24 million odd Australians consuming our product daily, are powerful allies for our industry.
Educating consumers about the impact that their purchasing behaviour has, is vital to negotiating a higher farmgate price and this is our first step.
QDO is working with other state organisations to develop the strategy. A lot of planning, meetings, consultations etc are taking place in the background as we develop the next campaign to increase the value across the whole dairy cabinet.
We will be consulting with processors, supermarkets, relevant politicians and government bodies over the coming months so that the campaign has the best chance of lasting success.
Simply put, there is no quick fix. Drought and many other factors continue to put pressure on farm production costs, and these won’t end any time soon. But to ensure that we get farmers a sustainable price, we need to work smarter and we need to work together.
If you would like to help once the campaign kicks off, please get in touch with the QDO office.
QDO President – Brian Tessmann
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Access to skilled overseas workers now easier for Australian dairy farmers.
June 12, 2019 / Sarah Ferguson
Dairy farmers now have more opportunities to attract and retain staff, after skilled overseas workers employed under a Dairy Industry Labour Agreement were made eligible for permanent residency.
The changes were successfully progressed by the Australian Dairy Farmers, working closely with Dairy Australia, making the Australian dairy industry more attractive to skilled international labour.
The pathway gives dairy farmer Kristen Clark, from Finley, NSW, the opportunity to retain her skilled overseas worker who has developed a strong understanding of her farming system.
The fifth-generation dairy farmer milks 900 cows in the Riverina region alongside her mother, Helen and sister, Donna, producing more than eight million litres per year.
Kristen employs four family members on the farm, as well as five long-term local staff.
With farm workers increasingly hard to find in her local area, Kristen has employed a farm hand from Guatemala for the past five years under a temporary visa through a Dairy Industry Labour Agreement.
"We have always struggled to build our workforce and fill positions by getting locals on the farm," Ms Clark said.
"We fill the gap with overseas workers, but the issue is that is they're only able to be here for a limited time and they're generally unskilled.
"The person we've employed has a built her skill base working for us -- when she finishes up, we have to start from scratch with someone else."
For each new farm worker Kristen employs, she estimates the cost to her farm business to be about $2000 in recruitment and training.
As well as reducing the cost of hiring new farm workers, the permanent residency pathway gives Kristen the opportunity to give her staff more training, building their capacity to learn new skills as her mum takes a step back from hands-on tasks.
Kristen also sees permanent residency as an opportunity for her overseas workers to get more involved in the local community.
"We want to employ people who live in our community, so we can give back to our community, but there will always be gaps to fill," she said.
"People with permanent residency can fill that gap, because they get involved in the community as well."
Farm hand Janeth Ventura is excited by the opportunities a permanent residency pathway will bring for her family and her dairy career.
The 36-year-old has raised her two children, aged 3 and 6, in Australia and hopes a permanent residency pathway will allow her to continue living in rural Australia, creating more stability for her family and her role on-farm.
"My father had a small dairy farm in my home country, so I'm in my element with this job and I love working with Australian dairy cows," Ms Ventura said.
"I think working in Australia has improved my skills -- I've learned new abilities because the farming system is so different."
Through a permanent residency pathway, Ms Ventura hopes to upskill and pursue further training.
To vary existing labour agreements or apply for a new labour agreement to enable a pathway to permanent residency for their valued staff, farmers should email: labour.agreement.section@homeaffairs.gov.au.
More information on the Labour Agreement can be found at the People in Dairy website at thepeopleindairy.org.au/visa.
Source: FarmOnline.com.au
June 12, 2019 / Sarah Ferguson/
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Dairy groups split on Coles move to buy directly from farmers.
The Coles move to buy milk directly from farmers has split dairy advocacy groups.
NSW Dairy Connect was glowing in its praise of the move, Australian Dairy Farmers cautiously welcomed it ,while the Queensland Dairyfarmers Organisation said it was difficult to trust the intentions of the supermarket giant.
As the new arrangements will apply only in Victoria and central and southern NSW, the QDO stance at this stage is largely academic as its members won't be affected but it reflects the Queensland organisation's moves to position itself as a leading national organisation.
Coles announced last week it would start sourcing milk directly from farmers in Victoria and southern and central NSW from July.
Saputo Australia would continue to pack the milk for the supermarket chain's discount lines, which have sold for $1.10 a litre since March.
Coles has put out the call to Victorian and NSW farmers interested in contracting their milk production to send in an expression of interest.
It said was also "looking for opportunities" to expand its direct buying footprint to other milk-producing regions.
Dairy Connect welcomed the announcement that Coles was side-stepping the processor in NSW and Victoria.
"While stakeholders had yet to have access to the fine print involved with the proposal, on face value, it provides a pathway to the future for the milk supply chain," Dairy Connect president Graham Forbes said .
"Notionally, the proposal should deliver price-certainty for up to three years for dairy producers supplying Coles house brand milk."
The plan would address a number of complaints the farmers had about the existing system.
But QDO said while Woolworths had a direct relationship with farmers through its Farmers' Own brand, this was a premium brand that sold at more than $1.50/L, while the Coles deal would apply to its private label milk, that sold for $1.10/L.
QDO said it expected dairy farmers who supplied Coles to receive the full 10c/L the supermarket had promised would be directly passed on to farmers when it lifted the retail price earlier this year.
It also expressed concern about the potential power imbalance between Coles and its suppliers.
The QDO said farmers, as small business owners, already struggled to negotiate with multinational processors for a fair farmgate price.
It asked what hope would an individual farmer have to negotiate a fair and sustainable farmgate price when up against the might of Coles.
"At this stage, the nuts and bolts of how and what this relationship and process will look like is pure speculation, with only Coles knowing truly what its intentions are," QDO executive officer Eric Danzi said.
The supermarket should be lifting its price of fresh milk to pre-2010 levels.
"What we need to ensure is that this does not give Coles even more power over dairy farmers and does not allow Coles to revert to $1/L pricing," Mr Danzi said.Australian Dairy Farmers said more competition for milk was healthy and the Coles deal had the potential to provide greater transparency within the dairy supply chain between farmers and retailers.
But although saying it was hopeful, it wanted further information about how the deal would work.
It also called on Coles to commit to ensuring that $1/L milk never returned to its shelves.
The most unsustainable part of the dairy industry was the lack of value being returned to farmers through the domestic market.
ADF said it was imperative value was delivered through the supply chain, with farmers receiving their fair share for the hard work, risk and investment they had in this industry.
This included farmers securing their fair share of future retail price increases across the dairy cabinet.
Source: Farm Online. This story first appeared on Australian Dairyfarmer
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Can we trust them? QDO takes on watchdog role following Coles' announcement.
Coles’ announcement that they intend to bypass processors and start a direct relationship with dairy farmers came as surprise to most within the industry and many are trying to determine what position to take. Given Coles’ previous history with the dairy industry, it is difficult to trust the intentions of the supermarket giant.
While Woolworths has had a direct relationship with farmers through Farmers’ Own, this brand competes with other premium branded white milks at a price point above $3 for 2 litres. Coles, however, intends to sell its farm direct milk as its private label.
Coles has previously committed to ensuring all of the additional 10c/L added to its milk price is passed through to farmers. It would be expected that this latest announcement will see dairy farmers who supply Coles receive 10c/L, or around $1.30/kg of milk solids, above previous prices they received.
In their statement, Coles cites its existing ‘successful’ direct producer relationships to show that this proposed model can work to provide health profit margins for both retailers and the farmers.
The 2018 ACCC report into the dairy industry identified the imbalance of power within the value chain as the key to the failure of the dairy industry. The Mandatory Code of Conduct for the dairy industry, that is currently being drafted as a direct result of this report, seeks to address the imbalance of power between farmers and the processors.
As individual small business owners, farmers have struggled to negotiate with multinational processors for a fair farm gate price. One must question then, what hope an individual farmer will have to negotiate a fair and sustainable farmgate price when they go up against the might of Coles.
The fact is that Coles is capitalising on consumer sympathy for the dairy industry. The massive support that consumers gave dairy farmers during last year’s Drought Relief campaign has prompted Coles to use this to boost sales of its discount product lines over branded milks. Consumers will undoubtedly believe that this new arrangement has been designed to benefit the farmer and therefore support it.
“At this stage, the nuts and bolts of how and what this relationship and process will look like is pure speculation, with only Coles knowing truly what its intentions are” said QDO Executive Officer, Eric Danzi.
“We need to work with the supermarket giant to increase the RRP price of fresh milk to pre-2010 pricing. In today’s market that would equate to around $1.50/L. which would allow farmers to receive a fair farmgate price.
What we need to ensure is that this does not give Coles even more power over dairy farmers and does not allow Coles to revert to $1/L pricing”.
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For media enquiries please contact Sarah Ferguson 0424 416 317.
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World Milk Day to highlight the crisis within the Queensland dairy industry. What you need to know.
Saturday June 1 is World Milk Day. It is meant to be a celebration of the dairy industry and an acknowledgement of the value of dairy in our diet and lifestyle.
This year however, we need the International Milk Day to be used to highlight the desperate state of the dairy industry in Queensland.
The bald fact is that the Queensland dairy industry can no longer meet its domestic market consumption requirements and we are unlikely to recover production volumes to meet domestic demand.
Drought conditions and the poor farmgate price for raw milk have led many farmers to sell up and leave the industry. Not only is this devastating for the farmers, their family and communities involved, but it is sad for all Queenslanders who love their dairy.
On average, Australians consume 102 litres of fresh milk per person, per year.
In years gone by, around 95% of all milk produced in Queensland went into fresh milk product; that is, fresh bottled milk. The 5% remaining was used by small processors manufacturing boutique cheeses, yoghurts and ice-cream. Now, milk needs to come from interstate to meet our state’s consumption.
Consumers and the media are somewhat fickle in their attention to the climate conditions that farmers are still facing. The rain received in the coastal regions over the Easter period led most Queenslanders in major cities to believe that the drought that was so widely covered by the media in 2018, was over.
Only one month ago, the Queensland Government was forced to extend the drought declared mapping area to include all the Scenic Rim and Lockyer Valley, Burnett and Rockhampton regions. Now a staggering 65% of Queensland is drought declared and the Bureau of Meteorology do not have any hopes of unseasonable falls over the coming months.
Farmers continue to struggle with the price of feed and now water for irrigation is fast becoming a point of major contention across Australia.
The end of $1/L milk was certainly a win for dairy farmers in Queensland. It not only gave farmers a price increase but clearly showed the market that farmers would no longer accept retailers setting a minimum RRP for fresh milk.
One thing however still mars the success of the campaign. It is a widely held misconception that those farmers supplying a processors without a generic contract currently receive no income from the 10-cents a litre.
It is in fact only a portion (around 30%) of most farms’ milk that is allocated to private label (Coles/Woolworths/Aldi and IGA home brands) receives the 10-cent price increase. What this means is that farmers are on average receiving only around 3-cents more per litre across their full volume.
“We didn’t hear a single complaint from shoppers when the price of private label milk increased by 10 cents. As our research showed, shoppers are happy to pay more if it helps the farmers and helps ensure they get fresh milk in future. This doesn’t just apply to cheap milk, but to branded milk too” said QDO Vice President Matthew Trace.
“Unfortunately, help has come too late for many farmers and we’ve lost the ability to supply 100% Queensland made milk unless farmers can make a sustained profit.
While our farmers appreciate the price increase and appreciate the support that consumers have shown, the 10-cents increase needs to be applied to all the milk we produce. All processors need to utilise the opportunity that the end of $1/L milk provides them. They have to have the guts to increase the RRP for branded milk and pass that full increase back to their farmers. That way they will be able to secure their milk supplies by ensuring that dairy in Queensland is profitable” said Mr Trace.
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Thank you to the Australian media for supporting our campaign.
We want to thank the media outlets who have continued to run the story and continue to support this week’s messaging: If Coles won’t support the levy, we’re asking the public not to support Coles.
The value of the media’s support cannot be understated. They have helped make something that could have been a flash-in-the-pan story into something that continues to gain momentum two weeks in.
Last week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that he would support the levy, if Coles were on board. That our newly appointed leader would say such a thing, truly demonstrates just how much power we have allowed the supermarkets to acquire.
3GB host Ben Fordham went out on a limb yesterday when he interviewed QDO member Jo Bradley. For 8 ½ minutes, Ben and Jo berated supermarket giant Coles regarding their lack of commitment and according to the 3GB producers, the phone lines were jammed with callers intending to boycott Coles.
The media will have no doubt receiving pressure if not outright threats since Coles is one of the biggest advertisers in Australia; so we are truly appreciative of their ongoing support.
To listen to the interview with 3GB please listen here.
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Why marketing matters
April 26, 2018 / Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation
UK BRAND CRAVENDALE'S SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN SHOWS THE VALUE OF MARKETING TO THE DAIRY INDUSTRY
It would be fair to say that our members' knowledge and expertise is in the intricacies of dairy farming - not marketing. But in today’s market, where market forces, retail pressure and consumer fickleness effect the dairy industry, you need to be aware of how marketing and consumer behaviour is affecting your bottom line.
Household staples such as bread and dairy are particularly prone to being categorised as commodities, as their very popularity and naturalness works against them. They are bought frequently, but without a great deal of thought as they are seen as raw materials which are essentially alike.
An international survey by a leading market research consultancy saw commodity products described as “overlooked, taken for granted, bland, boring” and “bought on autopilot, often on price or Best By date.”
There are several strategies that commodity products can use to change consumer behaviours. Clever campaigns that create an emotive connection or tap into leading consumer trends are the key to reset consumer indifference towards commodity products and their brands.
The providence of locally-sourced foods becomes one of the key deciding factors in fresh food purchase – particularly dairy. According to leading research institute Canstar, 10% more Australians feel that purchasing locally-sourced food is important to them compared to five years ago – a promising trend that continues to grow.
UK brand Cravendale, used a clever idea to justify the price differentiation for their filtered milk and changed the way shoppers perceived the brand versus private label and saw “The cows want it back" campaign (click to view) run effectively for over 5 years and was noted to be the one thing that the company did that could be directly attributed to its sizeable profit margin increase.
Any member who would be interested in implementing their own marketing plans or participate in the Buy Local campaign should email her at comms@qdo.org.au or call 3236 2955.
April 26, 2018 / Queensland Dairyfarmers' Organisation/
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210 European Mayors Demand EU Emissions Peak by 2020, Halve by 2030 and Reach Net-Zero by 2050
Mayors call on European Council and Member States to commit to long-term climate strategy and binding, ambitious emission reduction targets.
Mayors and leaders of 210 cities across Europe, representing 62 million citizens have today urged the European Council and Member States to step up the EU’s climate commitments, to show global leadership and drive ambition to make rapid progress in the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Their demands include:
Develop a just and inclusive European long-term climate strategy that enhances resilience and ensures emissions in the EU peak by 2020, more than halve by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050;
Enhance the 2030 EU climate and energy targets and Nationally Determined Contribution to ensure a resilient, rapid and just energy transition in line with the above goals;
Align the next EU long-term budget with this strategy, remove fossil fuel subsidies and mainstream climate action as a priority across all funding programmes; and
Commit all member states to binding net-zero emissions reduction targets and the above goals.
The open letter, signed by leaders of cities in 21 EU member states and 7 neighboring countries was published ahead of the Future of Europe conference to take place in Sibiu, Romania on 9th May 2019.
“I am very proud that many cities have already taken ambitious steps towards a net zero economy but limiting warming to 1.5C requires the involvement of all political levels. It is time that European and national leaders fully commit to and start working for a climate neutral Europe by 2050, together with our cities." - Anna König Jerlmyr, Mayor of Stockholm & President of EUROCITIES
"Climate change is a threat to all Europeans regardless of their social background or political beliefs. Mayors from large and small cities, right across Europe recognise the urgency of the challenge ahead and are implementing bold climate action on their streets. EU decision makers must set aside their differences to take the ambitious and courageous decisions needed on climate action. The future of Europe must be as a global climate leader. Future generations will not forgive us if we fail to act while there is still time." - Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities
“Our citizens are taking to the streets, demanding more to be done. Our scientists in universities are telling us that the time for action is short. The target of a net-zero EU by 2050 is achievable if we act now. There is no time for further debate. The goal is clear and the time for implementation is now – we need EU leaders to recognise this and join with cities in driving a shared energy transition.” - Dr. Eckart Würzner, Lord Mayor of Heidelberg
"Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we currently face, and the Paris agreement demands we confront it now. Cities, including Seville, are clearly determined to promote joint projects requiring funding and coordinated strategies in areas such as public transport, energy efficiency or waste reduction and enhancement through a circular economy. Cities are at the centre of climate change, but they are also the solution. Cities are committed but we need the support of the European Union and all its member states for more collaboration and more funding to research, innovate and share successful experiences.” - Juan Espadas, CEMR spokesperson and Mayor of Seville.
"Now is the time to act to avoid the worst consequences of climate change. We have to listen to science and take the IPCC report seriously - it is very likely that we only have until 2030 to limit climate change effects. We need a rapid and deep transformation to a more sustainable and just society for the benefits of our citizens, and should commit to a net-zero emissions target by 2050. Freiburg will continue to implement ambitious climate measures to safeguard the well-being of our and future generations." - Martin Horn, Mayor of Freiburg and Chair of ICLEI Europe
“Bold action on climate change is vital to protect the planet for future generations. It also has the potential to improve the lives of citizens by creating jobs, cleaning the air and making our cities more inclusive. The #FridaysForFuture demonstrations have shown that young people across Europe want radical change to prevent climate catastrophe. The policies that we, as European mayors, are calling for today can deliver the sustainable, prosperous and inclusive communities that our children and grandchildren deserve to inherit. The City of Milan is committed to climate action, and I call on European leaders to match our ambition.” - Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milan & Vice Chair of C40 Cities
“European Cities, through their ambitious climate plans and projects being implemented every day, have proven to be effective delivery agents for EU’s clean energy legislation. Now is time for the European Union to prove they are equally determined to stop global warming by adopting a long-term climate strategy aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050.” - Julije Domac, CEO of North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency & President of FEDARENE
- ENDS -
EUROCITIES is the political platform for major European cities. We network the local governments of over 140 of Europe’s largest cities and more than 40 partner cities that between them govern some 130 million citizens across 39 countries. www.eurocities.eu
About the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Around the world, C40 Cities connects 94 of the world’s greatest cities to take bold climate action, leading the way towards a healthier and more sustainable future. Representing 700+ million citizens and one quarter of the global economy, mayors of the C40 cities are committed to delivering on the most ambitious goals of the Paris Agreement at the local level, as well as to cleaning the air we breathe. www.c40.org
About CEMR
The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is the united voice of 130,000 towns, cities and regions federated through 61 associations across 41 countries. www.ccre.eu
About Energy Cities
Energy Cities is a network of 1,000 local authorities located in 30 countries. We are the link between city leaders and EU & national institutions to accelerate the energy transition in Europe. www.energy-cities.eu/
About ICLEI
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 1,750 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in 100+ countries, we influence sustainability policy and drive local action for low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development. www.iclei-europe.org
About FEDARENE
FEDARENE is the premier European network of local and regional energy agencies and regions. FEDARENE organises exchanges of experience and partnerships between its members and promotes the local and regional dimension to EU institutions. It now has 80 members in 21 countries in the European Union. www.fedarene.org
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Points of Departure
Nathan Davis Hunt
In Jesus-Christ.
For Shalom.
Through Love.
Toward Solidarity.
With Joy & Grace.
Implaced.
~ following Jesus to cultivate places of shalom in a colonized land ~
Mar 12 Shalom and the Call of Solidarity: Reinhabiting Our Watersheds, Rethinking the Economy
I had the honor of preaching at Foothills Unitarian Church in Fort Collins this past Sunday. The sermon they got kicked off with some affectionate words on the Poudre and Platte watersheds, took a turn back toward America's original sins, dove into the imagery of shalom, unpacked the praxis of solidarity, and proposed some ways forward. I'm pretty sure I made a call for reparations. It was super weird, but (other than toning down the Jesus) a rare chance to share many of the things I've been wrestling with over the past few years.
If for some reason you want to hear me talk, you can skip to the sermon at 33:40 in the video above (this was the third service, so I was a little tired!).
Today, I woke up where the water rolls down to the South Platte.
Poor people tend to roll down to our river too. Right along with everything else our culture throws away.
The banks of that big stream are as dotted with parks and bike paths as they are with homeless people’s tents and superfund sites.
Most efforts to improve the riverfront have pivoted around exclusion. Caring for the river, in this imagination, is about using the river to build wealth for a select few. It’s an attempt to expand consumption and the profits of plunder. The homeless bodies and trash piles are simply swept out of sight.
But, dear friends, there are other imaginations.
That is why we are here. That’s what church is for.
To consider fresh imaginations with our whole selves and the full spectrum of our relationships. We are here to expose our lives to different stories, ancient and progressive, that call for a new joining of lives toward justice and rejoicing and the flourishing of the whole community of creation. This is what religion, at its best, is designed to do: to call out the better angels of our nature and meld into the rhythms of our lives the inseparable practices of personal and social transformation for the wellbeing of all.
That’s what we’re getting up to this morning.
Somewhere along my drive up here, a few miles before the 392 exit for Windsor, I rolled over the bank into your watershed: the Cache le Poudre. This is the bioregion most Northeastern Coloradans call home. These are your winding territories. These are the lands where you’re woven. Where you find yourselves in direct and dependent relationships you didn’t make with aspen and evergreens, marmots and trout, farmland, and forest.
The Poudre Watershed stretches along the continental Divide, taps highway 34 in the south, sticks an arm up west of Cheyenne, and rolls east 126 miles into the high plains.
This is the immediate community where FoCo lives play out, where each of you look to the same sky praying for the same waters of life.
But the landscapes to which you’re bound by rivers don’t end there.
My river and yours find each other on the plains east of Greeley. They arch their way across until a happy reunion with the Northern Platte in Nebraska. Our waters dance on from there until finding the mightier flows of the Missouri in Omaha. All those roiling waves of long-melted snow continue their growing journey south, bending back towards the morning light at Kansas City until they reach St. Louis. There, they join that great southward migration called the Mississippi River, a force without apology or confusion, carving the land ahead of her and carrying the lives of half a continent into the Gulf.
As a far flung member of this watery web, we are tied to plants and peoples from the Allegheny Mountains of Western New York to the humid swamps around New Orleans, the meadows of Southern Alberta, and the juniper hills of Northwestern New Mexico.
But friends, for those of us living in the high desert of the Front Range, our fluid ties don’t stop there.
It was 1937 when the Colorado Big Thompson project completed a 13 mile tunnel under Rocky Mountain National Park, funneling precious flow from the Colorado River and the infinitely arid West to our faucets.
With that act, we hooked an umbilical cord from this watershed to another that, by the time it reaches its conclusion, only has a few drops of red water left for the Gulf of California.
Unique in the US, Front Range watershed responsibilities span the continent.
In the age of visible climate change, I’ve been drawn to this emerging watershed framework. It brings the environmental movement down from the Western obsession with abstraction into the visceral contours of our physical place, and calls us into a rootedness that fosters intimacy and affection. It is local without being parochial. Attending to our watershed draws us down into the soils and streams of our home.
These waters and the lands that hold them join us not only across space, but also across time.
A reintroduction to our place, to our watershed, reminds us that each plot of ground comes with a history; a history often marked by legacies of exclusion and exploitation.
Coming to an honest account of life in the Poudre watershed requires us to speak the truth about America’s original sins: the slavery of Black people and the genocidal theft of land from Natives.
The sin systemic racism didn’t end 150 years ago, of course. It kept spilling over from one decade to another because we were never willing to speak the truth and take the conciliatory steps needed to repair our past. It spilled over into Jim Crow. It spilled over into housing segregation. It spilled over into mass incarceration and mass eviction rates for Black and Brown people. It spilled over into the 87 unarmed people of color killed by police last year.
You see, my friends, we are both imbricated and implicated.
We are both imbricated and implicated.
We are imbricated with this wonderous ecological network of life, and we are implicated for the legacies of violence that left the world looking as it does today.
We are at once inseparably interconnected to one another, and, as white people, indisputably culpable for the terror and inequity faced by Black, Brown, and oppressed communities.
At the roots we find the same logic. The cultural values and economic systems causing our soil to wash down the Poudre 10 times faster than their natural rate is the same set of values and systems that have ensured the average white family has ten times the wealth of the average black family.
Friends, we live in a deeply broken system that’s doing exactly what it was designed to do.
Black feminist writer and poet Audre Lorde looked us straight in the eyes, daring us to act in new ways when she wrote, quote
The old definitions have not served us, nor the earth that supports us.
The old patterns, no matter how cleverly rearranged to imitate progress, still condemn us to cosmetically altered repetitions of the same old exchanges, the same old guilt, hatred, recrimination, lamentations, and suspicion.
For we have, built into all of us, old blueprints of expectation and response, old structures of oppression, and these must be altered at the same time as we alter the living conditions which are the result of those structures.
So what would it mean, to be responsible people of this place? To be our sister and brother’s keeper? To genuinely care for our watershed bound to so many others? To alter both the structure and the results?
We are in need of a fresh imagination that can translate into fresh communal structures.
I want to suggest that the Hebrew imagination holds precisely the sort of practical vision we need to get on with the business of making a better world.
The children of Abraham knew what it was like to be the oppressed people, suffering under an empire’s weight. They were a people whose lives were constantly lived in relation to a land -- to yearning for it, to inhabiting it and being responsible for it’s care and the care of the dispossessed in their midst, to being exiled from it when they failed to uphold these landed standards of justice. For them interconnectedness was fundamental -- to the land, its precious waters, and to the marginalized “other.”
Their scriptures draw upon these ties and call us toward a vision called shalom.
Shalom is often translated as peace. But it is so much more.
Native theologian Randy Woodley concluded that shalom holds the same fundamental values as indigenous traditions:
Shalom is communal, holistic, and tangible. There is no private or partial shalom. The whole community must have shalom or no one has shalom. As long as there are hungry people in a community that is well fed, there can be no shalom.
Where there are homeless and jobless people amidst the employed and wealthy, shalom cannot exist.
Shalom, simply put, is when relationships are right. Shalom is holistic wellbeing.
It’s when relationships, from personal to structural, are just, loving, care-filled, joyful, abundant. Where there is shalom all have a place. All thrive through God-given, others-blessing self-expression. When there is shalom, creation is singing.
This is the weight carried in this little word: shalom.
These outcomes, of course, don’t simply happen from imagining them. We all know that too well. We can all feel the lack of images in our bones.
But systems are built on images like these.
The challenges ahead of us are learning how to translate our new imaginations, into new systems.
It begins, I believe, by acquire a posture, a new way of being in relationship with one another that is suggested by all these things: by the interconnections created through our implacement in a watershed, by the injustices experienced by so many, by the rich imagery of shalom.
This new and ancient way of being I believe is best described by the word solidarity.
"Solidarity," says Womanist theologian M. Shawn Copeland, "is when we not only apprehend and are moved by the suffering of the other, but when we confront and address its oppressive cause and shoulder the other’s suffering."
This is a hard word. Make no mistake: solidarity is a call to sacrificial-love. Without sacrifice on behalf of the privileged and powerful, there can be no shalom.
Paulo Freire, the great Brazilian educator, doesn’t mess around about what this means for us, quote:
Discovering himself to be an oppressor may cause considerable anguish, but it does not necessarily lead to solidarity with the oppressed.
True solidarity with the oppressed means fighting at their side to transform the objective reality which produced their situation.
The oppressor is solidary with the oppressed only when he stops regarding the oppressed as an abstract category and sees them as persons who have been unjustly dealt with, deprived of their voice, cheated in the sale of their labor -- when he stops making pious, sentimental, and individualistic gestures and risks an act of love.
True solidarity is found only in the plentitude of this act of love.
Friends, I am convinced that if religion is to have a role in the twenty-first century, its defining feature must be solidarity.
And a solidarity known for love.
Let’s close by considering a few ways that this shalom-seeking solidarity, soaked in love, can be expressed with our watersheds and with the oppressed.
Bear in mind that these come with all the inadequacies of a white kid who grew up in rural Texas. But they do come from people of color who I respect deeply, and am struggle learn from.
Solidarity begins with our bodies. Let’s reclaim these beautiful things that were used to divide us.
The first bodily act is listening. Or, in the words of one Black woman I hold in the highest regard: Listen, believe, and follow. Listen to what marginalized peoples are saying, listen to the groans of creation. Believe what is being said. And follow.
If you walk out of here with anything, walk out with those three words: Listen. Believe. Follow.
Don’t be weird about it. Don’t creep out your Black friends. Do your own work. Read some dang books. We have a ton of recommendations on our website.
The Interfaith Alliance works with a Black woman led organization called Soul 2 Soul who lead intensives training geared toward white folks called Facing Racism. I cannot possibly recommend them highly enough. You will be transformed.
Now, if we’re going to be able to listen and get on with work of solidarity, it’s going to require physical proximity. White bodies like mine need to be present when Black & Brown bodies are threatened with hate. Acts of solidarity require bodily proximity from us privileged people to stand in the way of violence, and redirect the flow toward shalom.
Our watersheds need our proximity too.
As a Christian, I’m reminded that Jesus began his ministry of solidarity by bodily walking down to his watershed and dunking his body in the Jordan.
I think it’s long past time for commitments that get us soaking wet.
As part of my journey, this Friday, I’m heading to where the South Platte River leaves the mountains and spills out on the plains . My plan is to walk the 21 miles from the mouth of Waterton Canyon, following the river all the way back to my house.
I’m going to try and learn a bit more about what it means to love that stream and the lands that feed it. I’m gunna try and get wet.
What might your watershed pilgrimage look like?
The final piece we’re going to consider is something as sacred to us as our bodies: our money and the economy that manages it.
Despite what us liberals have clung to since the Enlightenment, in the words of Ibrim X. Kendi, education and love are not going to solve our problems by themselves.
The only thing that will ultimately stop racial and ecological violence and shift the tides of society toward shalom are new policies and new systems.
Solidarity means listening to the oppressed, hearing the new policies and systems they are calling for, and uniting with them to forge a just social order.
This may look like standing up for changes in economic policy being called for this year at the capitol and coming to our ballots in November. Things like giving Colorado cities the power to raise the minimum wage within their borders. Things like capping the exorbitant interests rates that payday lenders charge, sucking millions of dollars a year out of the poorest households in our state. You can be part that. Email me.
It might mean making good on the claim that housing is a human right.
It may looking at your retirement portfolio and only investing in companies that are socially and ecologically responsible. It could look like making a greater effort to shop at Black-owned businesses, to find Black women realtors, or to bank with a local credit union. It may mean looking at the massive wealth transfer that’s unfolding as Baby Boomers retire and sell businesses and pass on inheritance, and asking, could this be a moment to begin repairing America’s original sins?
A group of us in Denver are starting a Co-op Investment Club that will make capital available for people of color who are starting worker-owned businesses. We would love to help groups like this break out in Fort Collins. Like I said y’all, email me.
These are just glimpses of the work ahead. But this is what it’s going to look like to dwell affectionately in our watershed, to walk in solidarity with the oppressed, and to become those who cultivate shalom.
It is surely a call to personal transformation as much as it is a call to transform the world. And so it is work that is spiritual, just as much as it is political. In the words of Grace Lee Boggs, “We are seeking to expand our humanity not by growing our economy but by growing our souls.”
In Jesus-Christ. For Shalom. Through Love. Toward Solidarity. With Joy & Grace. Implaced.
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Home Technology - Hacking DDoS-for-hire website taken down by law enforcement
DDoS-for-hire website taken down by law enforcement
Global law enforcement agencies took down the popular DDoS attack-for-hire website, Webstresser.org, and arrested the alleged administrators of the site.
Webstresser was the largest and most widely used service to buy distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to Europol, which supported the takedown efforts. Law enforcement from the United States, the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Dutch National Police worked together on the investigation called “Operation Power Off,” which shut down the DDoS-for-hire service and arrested the administrators.
The alleged administrators for the DDoS-for-hire service, according to Europol, were located in the United Kingdom, Croatia, Canada and Serbia. Law enforcement also took “further measures” against the frequent users of Webstresser in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Croatia, the UK, Australia, Canada and Hong Kong, though there are no details about what those further measures entailed. There were reportedly 136,000 registered users and 4 million attacks from the site until this month.
The servers that hosted Webstresser.org were in Germany, the U.S. and the Netherlands.
Webstresser enabled people or groups with little to no technical skills to launch point-and-click DDoS attacks. Webstresser was just one booter or stresser service, which are services that can launch DDoS attacks against any website for a fee.
“Cybercriminals across the world have used webstresser.org, which could be rented for as little as $14.99, to launch in excess of 4 million so-called distributed denial of service attacks, in which high volumes of internet traffic are launched at target computers to disable them,” the UK’s NCA said in a statement. “Individuals with little or no technical knowledge could rent the webstresser service to launch crippling DDOS attacks across the world.”
The attacks purchased from DDoS-for-hire sites can cause massive disruption and cost the targets significant amounts of money. The NCA cited an incident in which someone “used the Webstresser service to target seven of the UK’s biggest banks in attacks in November 2017. They were forced to reduce operations or shut down entire systems, incurring costs in the hundreds of thousands to get services back up and running.”
Law enforcement officials have not identified the individuals arrested in connection with the DDoS-for-hire site takedown. Cybersecurity journalist and independent investigator Brian Krebs, however, was able to identify the alleged administrator of Webstresser as a 19-year-old man from Serbia.
DDoS-for-hire services have long caused trouble for enterprises. In 2010, researchers at cybersecurity vendor Damballa discovered a massive botnet based in China that was using infected systems to provide DDoS services for hire. The FBI released an advisory last year stating these booter services are punishable by arrest and criminal charges under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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By Sam Jones
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Must Have Apps for Your New iPhone 4S
Getting an iPhone means shelling out a pretty fair amount of money. But for a device that's fast, reliable and sleek, you're not going to regret the purchase. However, the first time you visit the Apple App Store, you might be a little overwhelmed at the sheer choice of apps that you have. Even if you're used to using the Android app system, knowing which apps your iPhone needs isn't necessarily second nature. So if you just got your hands on an iPhone 4S, here are the basic apps that you should install right off the bat...
Evernote for the iPhone 4S...
The note pad app on the iPhone is alright for jotting down a quick line or two, but for those people who really like to keep notes or make lists, Evernote is a must have. Not only can you take notes, merge notes, add tasks and deadlines, but you also synch all of your stuff onto the Evernote server. This means that you can access your notes from the web wherever you are. You can also put Evernote onto your home computer and synch your stuff there too. It's free, and the best note taking app out there.
LED Flash Light...
Okay, you might not think that you need a torch on your phone. But when you need it, you'll be glad to have it. Think of the number of times you've used your phone's back lit display to find a light switch, or a key hole. LED Flash Light is free, but it's also the best torch app we've seen. Not only does it brightly light up the screen of your phone, but it also utilises the flash from the camera on the iPhone 4S to get even more light. You'll never be stuck in the dark again.
Yes, you can access YouTube from your web browser. But having the dedicated app is faster, not only for finding the videos that you want, but for buffering and playing them too. It's definitely worth having the YouTube app on your home screen.
Wiki...
Again, you could open Wikipedia on your web browser, but having the dedicated app is faster, plus the pages come in an easier to read mobile format, shrunk down to headings which you click for more information rather than waiting for an entire page to load.
Mint...
Mint is a financial app, but it's not just for bankers and stock brokers. Mint tracks your spending, gives you reminders on your budget, can even store your bank balance and tell you how much money you can spend per day for the rest of the month. It's easy to use, and great for keeping track of spending. You can also configure Mint to remind you when bills or due, or when direct deposits will be taken from your account to stop you getting accidentally over drawn.
The Facebook app is a must have for anyone that's connected via social media. The app is sleek and easy to use, and really is the only way to connect over mobile (the page through the web browser is clunky and difficult to utilise). You'll get reminders of updates and additions to your timeline on your phone, and the app can even use the calendar on your phone to input important info into Facebook itself, such as friend's birthdays. The only thing that the Facebook app doesn't do well is send Facebook messages. For that, you'll need to download Facebook Messenger, a separate app that's dedicated only to messaging.
CNN or BBC...
Depending on your preference, a news app is a handy thing to have, whether it's for checking the headlines, entertainment news or the results of that football match you're interested in. Both CNN and BBC have great easy to use apps that are free.
Instapaper...
Smart phones can be a quick way to get a high phone bill, simply because they quickly use up the data allowance on your mobile phone contract. However, Instapaper helps to stop that. When you see a great article online that you want to read, simply add it to Instapaper and you can read the article off line later. Saves a lot on those data bills, and gives you something to do when you don't have an internet connection.
Camera+...
The built in camera on the 4S is a very nice piece of machinery. It takes great pics and makes it easy to share those photos with your friends. However, that doesn't mean that you don't need a little more. Downloading Camera+ will not only give you more photographic freedom (you can start playing with exposure and focus if you want), but it also gives you a range of special features like black and white filters, or a vintage look. If you want to take really beautiful pictures, then you'll need Camera+.
Shazam...
For music lovers, or just those with a bad memory, Shazam is a must have down load. The app identifies music tracks and gives you the name of the song and the artist. You just open the app and hold the phone somewhere where Shazam can hear what's playing and then you'll get all the info you need.
Angry Birds...
Angry Birds is a bit of a revolution when it comes to mobile gaming, and it's popular for a reason. Annoying, yes, addictive, definitely. If you only download one game onto your iPhone, it needs to be Angry Birds. For sitting in traffic, waiting at the airport or just letting out a little frustration, Angry Birds comes in several formats, from the classic to Angry Birds Rio or Angry Birds Star Wars.
Skype or Viber...
These two apps are pretty equal, and it really depends on which one most of your friends have. Both will allow you to send free messages over the internet, and to make free calls to contacts who also have the app. When it comes to saving money on phone bills, Skype or Viber really is a must have.
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A New Cattle-Driver for Longhorn
By Susan Kuchinskas | March 02, 2005
Head 'em up and move 'em out. Microsoft's Longhorn team has a new trail boss.
Michael Sievert, a former AT&T Wireless executive, was named Microsoft's corporate vice president for Windows product management on Tuesday. Job number one will be to get Microsoft's long-awaited Longhorn product out the door and on the road.
Longhorn, the code name for Microsoft's next version of Windows, is due in 2006, with a beta release expected mid-2005. Sievert will draw on his experience in his previous positions as executive vice president and chief marketing officer for AT&T Wireless and, before that, as executive vice president and chief global marketing and sales officer at E*Trade Financial to shepherd the new release.
"Microsoft's current corporate culture may foster innovative product development, but engineers aren't necessarily the best marketing people," Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox wrote in his Microsoft Monitor blog. "I'm glad to see executive management has recognized a longstanding problem and brought in a marketing heavyweight." Jupiter Research and internetnews.com are owned by Jupitermedia.
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates previewed his vision for an advanced, built-from-scratch version of Windows in October 2003. But since then, the company had to divert resources to plugging security holes.
Microsoft executives recently admitted that the company was cutting features from Longhorn. Sievert will have the task of explaining to customers why they should upgrade once again.
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Wild Hop Shoots (served with fresh cheese!)
Wild hop shoots thankfully can be found growing all over the place. Preferring moist, alluvial soils, and by that I mean 'fine grain fertile soils deposited by water flowing over flood plains'. Thanks free dictionary. Hops like fences and things to climb and grow around - I found these little shoots growing on some wire fencing by the railway in Chiswick.
The Latin name is Humulus Lupulus, meaning that to my basic mind they sound rather more like a spell from Harry Potter.
Everyone loves hops, since they make beer. Indeed Adnams have just this year been calling on the general public to find and send in their wild hops for a wild hop beer; you'll get a bottle of the brewed wild beer in return. It's the hop flower though that brewers are interested in, leaving the very useful and tasty shoot for the rest of the foraging world to take on.
The shoot or tip is a tasty asparagus like vegetable that should be treated carefully and delicately, in that it requires very little cooking. A quick saute or steam and you are done. Lots of people add these dainty shoots to risotto's or omelettes, or as an alternative vegetable side. Since they're so pretty - I prefer to make these a focal point on the plate.
I am going to be serving these along with some fresh silken cheese and a noma style lemon verbena 'tea' broth at a wild foods evening coming up.
Having first handled these out at noma, it makes sense to me to prepare a dish in their honour. To prepare these when out in denmark we would take a turning knife and very delicately scrape the outside layer from the stem, since it is finely bristled, and we don't want to eat that. This preparation is essential.
I'm following a recipe for a silken fresh cheese. The other day when I made a fresh cheese, it was far crumblier and more ricotta-esq. I'm looking for a cheese that I can elegantly quenelle onto the plate and rely on hops as adornment and other finishing touches for texture.
To make the cheese, heat the milk slowly to 30c, add the buttermilk, cream and rennet. Do not stir. Once at 30c, transfer straight to a silicone lined container and cook in the oven at 37C for an hour to an hour and a half until tofu like in texture.
That's all, on hops, and cheese. Such an incredibly straightforward and rewarding process.
[Apparently, Charles Darwin entertained himself while sick in bed in 1882 by studying a hop plant growing on his window-sill. He noted that the tip of the stem completed a revolution in 2 hours.]
I'm thrilled with this information as right now, I'm not feeling very well, and hops are my focal point too.
Life out at noma
In January 2013, I decided to see if I could embark on a small culinary adventure. I started emailing restaurant Noma in Copenhagen to see if they would consider taking me onboard for a stage out there. I received an application form sent for me to fill out in June 2013 and proceeded to badger them over email during the course of the summer. In late August I received the exciting news that they were going to offer me a 3 month stage in 2014.
So, in late March this year, I packed my bags and ventured out to the Danish capital. I had a rough itinerary to help form my expectations but really didn’t know what to expect. I started with 10 fellow stagiers and was promptly informed to expect this number to dwindle as the weeks went by. I was also informed that rarely did English people complete the full stage… interesting. So the bar was raised.
I joined an international bunch in this English speaking kitchen and learned to get to know people from all walks of life. People came to this kitchen to learn from the best restaurant in the world so we were all united by our interest and common passion. Noma won the title as the worlds best restaurant from San Pellegrino’s fifty best back in 2010 and maintained it’s position throughout 2011 and 2012. In 2013 they dropped to no2 but incredibly regained the pole position again this year. This recovery is the first of it’s kind in this list so a remarkable feat all round and very exciting to be out there when the news was delivered. Standing in a bar with the whole brigade of staff, watching the awards as they were streamed to the high screen tv in Ved Stranden, a riverside wine bar, was quite something. I didn’t however choose Noma based on reputation alone, I picked it because of their approach to food and the world around them. They forage for food and create a Danish larder of flavours that come from the surrounding land using ingredients previously overlooked and undiscovered or underused in the culinary world.
Having spent the first few weeks picking herbs and helping to plate for the private dining room, dishes such as Soft boiled egg with Spring Herbs, and their signature Beef Tartar with Ants, I was thrilled to then spend two solid weeks out foraging in the Danish countryside with their resident full time forager Michael, or Mikkel as they all call him, rather incorrectly, as his name he informed us was and always had been the very Anglic version and thus pronunciation of Michael.
We went to forests where we picked wood sorrel, beech leaves and collected ants. We went to woodland clearings where we found hidden fields of ramsons, cowslip flowers, morels and moss. We went to beaches for portulac, scurvy grass, sea beets, beach cabbage, beach peas. We collected rose petals to make rose oil for the winter, salad burnette, goosefoot and many other wild flowers and herbs to decorate and flavor the dishes back at the restaurant. A learning experience like no other. All helped by the snoozes that could be taken in the foraging van between destinations helping to catch up on the sleep lost from working those long restaurant hours.
Back at the restaurant, myself and the other English girl Rosie then spent the next week cooking staff meal for the 60 strong members of staff who needed two meals a day. The idea behind this family meal stems from Rene’s strong philosophy that staff should be fed two delicious and healthy meals every day. The joy also of having such an international crew is that you cook food from your home so everyone eats varied and multicultural food that could be from absolutely anywhere. Watch Rene HERE describe this amazing offering. We responded to requests from the other staff who wanted a Roast Dinner and with the help of Chef Sam Miller, managed to rustle up Roast Beef with all the trimmings for our Saturday night finale. We also put forward Bangers and Mash one day much to the excitement of Rene who proclaimed in the way that he always did, imitating accents wherever he could, ‘Oh! How Wonderful Girls – Bangers and Mash!’ We were certainly scared from the outset though that staff meal would be a flop – Rene casts his critical eye over all the food and indeed eats it. Cooking for the worlds best chef – who knew? The first experience I had of seeing two young lads cooking the staff meal was pretty petrifying. They had rustled up some white fish – baked, plain. Some vegetables and Salad. It was fairly basic and uninspiring, which I hate to write because when someone cooks you a meal, you are grateful. But it has to be written to explain just what unfolded. Rene cast his eye across the spread, took a mouthful, looked over and asked what it was. He proceeded to cut through to the AM kitchen, where the food had been prepared to demand an explanation from the two young cooks, asking, ‘What is this? What the f*** is this?’ and upon hearing the stuttered realization of a response that the food was not up to par, proceeded to explain why the food they had on offer was just not acceptable to the 60 members of staff who had been on their feet all day. I cut a lot from that story, it scared me too much. Thank God our week went well. Some of our food even got instagrammed – the ultimate praise!
After that little experience, we moved on to being placed on different sections in the restaurant. I spent time, a week minimum, on all sections in the restaurant – snacks, sec 1 (starters), sec 2 (mains) and pastry. In these sections I was doing work that ranged from making the aeble batter for the aeble skivers every morning for the day, making the Nordic ‘coconuts’ and straws, powders, prepping and making the shrimp & ramson ravioli, where the ravioli is not pasta, but rather an oiled and blanched ramson leaf folded over and carefully cut to form a pristine ‘ravioli’. One week I was spearing pike’s heads and the next I was finely slicing rhubarb and making roses…
Every Saturday night was the Saturday Night Project, a platform for continual creativity. Where Chefs present what they have been working on, or ideas that they are going to move forward. This always took place after service on a Saturday, before the two days off everyone took every Sunday and Monday. Every week there were two to five dishes presented. I never did one but look back and regret this very much.
Jun’s Garfish Roe, Turbot, White Asparagus and Egg Yolk cured in Beef Garum, one of the most spectacular dishes that was put forward.
Garima's Crispy Chicken Skin, Celeriac Puree, Wood Sorrel & Nasturtium Granita Canapes
An Origami Crane made from a dehydrated sheet of celeriac filled with some goodness I can't even recall...
To top off 3 months of hard work, three of us were treated to a full VIP sit down meal at the restaurant, with extra champagne and wine pairing. We donned our best (packed) dresses, as we certainly didn’t plan for such a fancy meal. Sure we thought we’d be preparing it, but eating it in a fancy dress, oh no. We had a full 26 course bonanza of courses, making all the hard work we had put in suddenly become clear as to how it could come together, and why this restaurant is the number one in the world. Nothing comes close to the noma experience. I’ve eaten incredible food in incredible restaurants, and loved each and every experience, but eating at noma is just different. It’s a talking point, it’s exciting and the flavours are insane. That’s the only way I can describe it. This is what we ate:
Red currant and green strawberry
Nordic coconut
Moss and cep
Flower tarts
Peas and radishes
Pickled and smoked quails egg
Flatbread with wild roses .... (my standout snack by far - simple but incredibly good)
Grilled cucumber and fudge
White cabbage and samphire
Caramelised milk and cod liver
AEble skiber, lovage and parsley
Pike head
Burnt leek and cod roe
Shrimp and goosefoot, radish and yeast
White asparagus, black currant leaves and barley
Turbot roe and sour cherries
Beef tartar and ants
Lobster and nasturtium
Beetroot, sloe berries and aromatic herbs
Cured egg yolk, potato and elderflower
Turbot and nasturtium cream and wood sorrel
Rhubard and sorrel, creme fraiche and spanish chervil
Raspberries and rye
The whole experience was life changing. It was eye opening, exhausting, incredible and fundamentally altered the way I look at things. I’ll never forget how much I learnt out there.
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Home Guest Commentary Heroes of the Pacific Remembering Heroes of the Pacific Now Buried in Punchbowl
Remembering Heroes of the Pacific Now Buried in Punchbowl
BY DUANE VACHON – Yesterday The National Memorial Cemetery received another hero. PFC JR Salvacion was laid to rest. A young man, a husband, a father, and a patriot in a country that he had adopted but was not yet a citizen of.
PFC Salvacion may not have the medals that we usually associate with heroes but he is a hero n the truest sense of the word. He died so that his son, who will never know his father, will grow up in a country free of terrorists. He died so that the many sons in Afghanistan will have the opportunity to grow up in a country that is free from tyranny and terrorists.
Few of us will do the spectacular deeds of heroism that spread themselves across the pages of our newspapers in big black headlines. But we can all be heroic in the
little things of everyday life. We can do the helpful things, say the kind words, meet our difficulties with courage and high hearts, we can stand up for the right when the cost is high, keep our word even though it means sacrifice, be a giver instead of a destroyer.
Often this quiet, humble heroism is the greatest heroism of all.
Salvacion entered the Army just over a year ago and deployed to Afghanistan as an infantryman in August. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, out of Fort Carson, Colorado.
He was killed on February 21st in Senjaray, Afghanistan, when his Army unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device. His awards include the Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and NATO medal.
Some peoples’ lives can truly make a difference however long or short their lives on earth. They give the gifts of kindness and of caring. They sow the seeds of friendship and self-worth. Some people’s lives are beautiful examples of putting others first, and when they are gone, the lives of those they touched are so much richer, and the love they shared lives on and on.
Our country is grateful for PFC JR Salvacion’s, service to our Great Nation and greatly appreciate him for our freedom. PFC JR Salvacion, you are a true American Hero and will not be forgotten.
Stand down Soldier, your mission is complete. Job Well Done. May our Heavenly Father welcome you home to rest.
‘Duane A Vachon PhD works at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. He is the author of “Gems From The Antipodes: 12 Collections of Faith-Focusing Insights” now available from AuthorHouse.com, Amazon, Barnes & Noble. He can be reached at mailto:vachon.duane@gmail.com/’
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Connecticut authorizes the creation of registries for childhood immunization data,1 data on infants that have been exposed to HIV or AIDs medication, 2 and diagnosed tumors. 3
The Department of Public Health must conduct surveillance and monitoring of birth defects4 and asthma5 and must establish a system for detecting and tracking cervical and breast cancer.
Connecticut requires providers and institutions to report the following:
· Infections and injuries that occur while working with biolevel-three agents.6
· Physical defects in children.7
· Blood lead levels.8
· Specified diseases. 9
· Bullet and gunshot wounds.10
· Healthcare associated infections.11
· Burns and firework injuries. 12
1. C.G.S.A. § 19a-7h.
2. C.G.S.A. § 19a-54a.
3. C.G.S.A. § 19a-72.
8. C.G.S.A. § 19a-110.
10. C.G.S.A. § 19a-490f.
11. C.G.S.A. § 19a-490o.
12. C.G.S.A. § 19a-510a.
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Public Health Data Collection and Reporting Annual reports of short-term acute care general or children’s hospitals. Regulations on affiliation or control of health care facilities and institutions. Required reporting of audited financial statements - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-644 Each short term general care or children’s hospital must report to the Office of Health Care Access the salaries for the 10 highest paid...
Billing for clinical laboratory services. Cost of diagnostic tests. Financial disclosures to patients. Billing practices re anatomic pathology services - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-7a Any provider who agrees to make payments to clinical laboratories for individual patient tests must disclose this fact on patient bills or bills to...
Biolevel-three laboratories - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-31a Institutions that operate “biolevel-three laboratories” must report infections or injuries that occur while working with “biolevel-...
Birth defects surveillance program. Collection of birth defects data. Advisory committee - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-56a The Department of Public Health must administer a birth defects surveillance program in order to “monitor the frequency, distribution and type...
Breast and cervical cancer early detection and treatment referral program - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-266 The Department of Public Health must administer a “breast and cervical cancer early detection and treatment referral program” that will...
Connecticut Tumor Registry. Definitions. Duties of Department of Public Health. Reporting requirements - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-72 The Department of Public Health must maintain a tumor registry to house reports of tumors diagnosed or treated in Connecticut. Hospitals, clinical...
Establishment of mandatory reporting system for healthcare associated infections. Annual report - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490o The Department of Public Health must create a “mandatory reporting system for healthcare associated infections.” The department must...
Filing of current pricemaster. Charges to be in accordance with schedule of charges on file. Penalty - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-681 Each hospital must file with the Office of Health Care Access its current pricemaster which must include each charge in its detailed schedule of...
Negotiation of discounts and different rates and methods of payments with hospitals. Filing with the office - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-646 No hospital may provide a discount or a different rate from the filed rates or charges to any payer. Payers may negotiate with hospitals for a...
Pediatric asthma pilot program. Asthma monitoring system. State-wide asthma plan. Model case definition of asthma. Report - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-62a The Commissioner of Public Health must “establish a pilot program for the early identification and treatment of pediatric asthma.” The...
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Slow pathways
Living the night
Regenerating the jazzi
Explore the themes
Every movement has its own time, but never before have the movements of people been so fast and accessible, the distances so reachable, feelings so boundless.
But every means of transport has its own peculiar rhythm and specific feeling: the view out of a train window, the oval of the airplane over the clouds, the rocking of the horizon in a boat, the speed of the landscape in a car. And then, a motorcycle or a bicycle.
Michel de Certeau said that a train window brings on nostalgia. What feeling does walking evoke? Walking is completely different. The landscape surrounds the movement completely, it’s not two-dimensional, there are the smells, you can trip, you can independently decide how fast to go, when to stop, when to start again.
Walking is a dimension of movement characterised by slowness. That slow time that comes from afar and immediately brings the walker closer to all those who have already travelled those same paths, always and only on foot.
Better shoes? Definitely. Clearer air? Maybe. But the paths of the shepherds, Basilian monks and bandits have remained, always the same. They have gone unchanged, not been altered by any technology, and allow for an experience with no specific time aside from that of moving.
If paths connecting natural resources are the classic itineraries of parks, the presence of remnants and spaces for regeneration creates required stops among environmental resources.
This is the only way that the pathways of the past will overlap with those of the present. The mapping of remnants and of humanised places allow us to imagine lines crossing the natural space, and to recreate the relationship between nature and subjectivity.
Starting from the existing network of paths, this research intends to investigate existing and new trajectories, in order to discover, classify and valorise places of natural, historical and anthropological interest.
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200 million tenants may be concern: contract should commission due?
Institutions, according to the Chinese people that rent a house close to 200 million people.Professional real estate brokerage agencies through intermediary services, let the landlord and tenant quickly match, increasingly become the main trade form of rental market.Intermediary transaction, cost, and therefore need to charge a commission or brokerage fee to the tenant.
But in some transactions, tenant sign a rental contract, you need to pay a commission to the real estate brokerage company, widely criticized.The personage inside course of study points out that the contract intermediary industry has been in a grey zone, without providing new services, agency should not be charged again.Rent the apartment for every year of service, also have the suspicion of a fine line, without additional compulsory consumption problem.
01 to renew once, pay a commission
Giardina mg (a pseudonym) in October 2017 by a real estate brokerage company rented a room of xicheng district of Beijing, the price is 2400 yuan/month, according to the contract, giardina mg need to pay 2400 yuan to the mediation, as well as a rental as intermediary fee.Giardina mg, according to the latitude and longitude of new intermediaries to release information, see the house and transaction, tenant shall pay the intermediary fee, nothing wrong.
According to the contract, however, when the lease term expires, party b (tenant) continue to lease, need again to party c (real estate brokerage company) pay for the new contract of commission.In October 2018 to renew rental contract, real estate agents will rent jumped to 3100 yuan/month, giardina mg need to pay the intermediary service fees for 3100 yuan.Giardina mg, according to the real estate agent is not how much cost in the second year, will receive money, once again feel some losses.But don't want to move out of her, had to allow.
Giardina mg rent here for more than a year, real estate agent does not provide many services, in addition to the water pipe is leaking, the toilet jams, mediation to two or three times, the other is not responsible for.According to the contract, in addition to the rent, such as utilities, heating, TV licence fee and other fees, have agreed to the tenant and the landlord respectively, as for the "housing maintenance and repair", is also the responsibility of the tenant and the landlord.
Also live in xicheng district of Beijing Hans zhang (not his real name), in June of 2018 through a large real estate brokerage company looking for a house, intermediary agency fee is also a month's rent, which is 2800 yuan.Hans zhang, said real estate broker company only responsible for contributing to the tenant and the landlord sign a contract, after living in, require tenants to discuss directly with the landlord.Although not stipulated in the contract renewal and whether to pay the intermediary fee, but he said intermediary personnel had verbally said, renewal and also want to pay the fee.
In recent years, some big cities gradually the rent the apartment, such as eggshell apartment, etc, will be BaoJieFei, broadband, maintenance and other packaged into unified service, whether it's the first year or after signing contract, service charge will be pay, amount is roughly equivalent to one month's rent.
A rent the apartment tenants Zhao Shu (a pseudonym) said that she now rent 1500 yuan/month, a year of service fee is 1100 yuan, service charge included exclusive butler, cleaning services, maintenance services, customer service telephone, free WIFI, etc."Service charge is often used in projects, that is, free WIFI and double duke of common area cleaning, a year more than 1000 yuan to buy these services, and not very values."Zhao Shu said.
Zhao Shu, however, said to the new thread, apartment has, after all, also provides the service, than what all don't provide, will pay the commission contract, or easy to accept.
02 grey area renewal fees in the industry?
New fabric contact recently in the name of the rent the house property intermediary platform staff.I love my family, a real estate agent, said they combine and ordinary rental housing platform now has two kinds of products.Phase is rent the apartment type of housing, a service charge of 10% of the monthly rent every month, provide double Zhou Baojie, free WIFI, etc.Average rental housing is the tenant and the landlord sign the contract, I love my home intermediary fees charged for a month's rent, do not provide other services.
For the average rental housing lease whether charge agency fees, when the agent has no positive response, just say "you look at the house, which we can talk about".Another I love my family's agent said on the phone: "sign a contract, you collect money at a time.If you can stay, it is recommended that a signed two or three years."
Of zhengzhou city, henan province, but an HOME LINK agent for new fabric, zhengzhou area renewal and basically have no renewal fees.In general, for the first time after signing, landlord and tenant is established, if the tenant want to renew the contract, will sign the contract directly with the landlord, is no way to do with real estate brokerage company.
Centaline property, chief analyst at publicizes great thought, there are some landlords will entrust house long-term real estate brokerage firm management and tenants want to renew the contract, don't contact the landlord, can only find agent.In this case, the tenant may be closed again intermediary.Will house long managed to more and more real estate agents, also left a space to intermediary irregularities.
China's real estate brokerage trade union chairman Hu Jinghui analyzing new fabric, lease contract, mediation does not provide a new service, intermediary fees charged is not reasonable.He said: "gray area renewal intermediary fee is in an industry, the tenant should pay is not very clear.Encountered do not understand the tenant, real estate agents will rightfully to charge;Encountered a strong point of tenant, can't charge or collect, discount and discount strength, some can play 5 discount."
As to rent the apartment service charge, publicizes great, according to their unequal charge standard and quality of service, service charge is more like a disguised a commission, have the suspicion of side-door.At the same time, these services are tenants can't choose, can't refuse, belong to additional consumption.
Publicizes great latitude and longitude of china-singapore said the rental business is specified, the real estate brokerage company or eat post, or commission, but not both.In a strict sense, long rent apartments both fee is problematic.
03 insiders suggest should be standard
Renewal fees has been around for years, has been a lot of complaints.The new fabric in weibo, zhihu, post bar, he saw many netizens reflect this problem, except for a few small intermediary company, many large real estate brokerage company is also on the list of complaints.
Beijing urban commission and other departments in 2013 issued by the Beijing real estate brokerage management way "(draft) is put forward, the same leasing contract between the two sides in the cases of house lease brokerage business, real estate brokerage agencies may not subcontract it again to a commission.However, the measures for the management of official documents has not been issued.
Hu Jinghui thinks, relevant departments should be clear, in the absence of peer services, contract intermediary fees charged by the brokerage firms cannot.Ban renewal fees, the difficulty is not large, relevant departments shall be effective audit.Rent the apartment on the service charge is no industry standard, at the same time of strengthening specification, also want to ensure that the tenant's right to know and option, not sold.
In fact, contract intermediary fees charged by the ban, the impact on the real estate brokerage company is not big.Hu Jinghui said, rent of liquidity is very big, in 3 years, 5 years in less rent tenants, renewal of around 30%.Real estate brokerage company collect contract intermediary costs not much, in the whole revenue agency may not exceed 5%.Even if cancelled, less impact on their.
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New Nostalgia: colette Brings Mr. Men & Little Miss to France
jeremy | December 4, 2012 | Art, books, character, Design, product art | 2 Comments
Parisian wonder-store, colette, has licensed up a host of products based on Roger Hargreaves’ Mr. Men and Little Miss characters. I loved those little square Mr. Men books when I was a kid, and 40 years after they came into existence, they still look great to me.
In his lifetime, Hargreaves wrote 46 Mr. Men and 33 Little Miss books, and the books went on to be translated into 20 different languages. One of those languages was French, and colette has a full supply of the books
After Hargreaves passed away in 1988, his son, Adam took over writing and drawing the characters. Mr. Men lore tells us that Mr. Tickle, the first of the Mr. Men characters, was created by Hargreaves Sr when Adam, then age 6, asked his father what a tickle looked like. Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 5th, from 4PM-5PM Paris time, Adam Hargreaves will be signing the Mr. Men and Little Miss books at colette. Little Miss Sunshine is also rumored to be making an appearance.
colette slapped the simple, single-faceted archetypal characters onto tons of merch, from mugs and glasses to figurines and plasters (which is British for Band-Aids). I want one of everything! The collection is now available online. Click through for a few of my favorites. And don’t forget everyone’s favorite parody book covers, the neurotic Mr. Men!
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mew December 4, 2012
A lot of Hargeaves merch has been available in the US for a while now. Plush, mugs, cell phone covers, toys, blankets, etc.
Jeremy December 4, 2012
Hi Mew! It’s great to see the Hargreaves characters stateside. I got extra excited about them being at colette in Paris because 1) It puts them into a ‘designer’ context and 2) I’m totally immature so some of the translated names turn me into Mr. Giggles.
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Jordan Filler Foundation 5K Walk/Run
By Cynthia Wolf Special to the Tribune
Robin Roth smiled broadly as she leaned in to hug Lisa Aronson amid a throng of people gathered in downtown Highland Park Saturday morning.
“You got a good turnout,” Roth said to Aronson, who was helping the family of her brother, Mark Filler, to sign in participants at the first Jordan Michael Filler Foundation 5K.
Hundreds of people turned out on the chilly fall morning to raise money for the foundation, to show their support, and to help raise awareness for the Highland Park family’s cause — battling heroin use and stamping out the stigma that accompanies addiction.
The eldest child of Mark and Julie Filler and brother of Jessica, Lauren and Jennifer, Jordan Filler was just 23 when he died of a heroin overdose.
“We are bringing together the community about a cause that is, unfortunately, affecting our community,” said Jessica Filler, who coordinated the 5K.
Read the entire article at the Chicago Tribune
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Home Articles GOC set up a three member committee to investigate Australia fiasco
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By Simon Asare, GNA
Accra, July 10, GNA – The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has instituted a three-member Disciplinary/ Grievance/ Dispute Resolution committee to investigate matters arising from Ghana’s participation at this year’s Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.
Ghana’s participation at the multiple sporting event was marred by visa fraud scandal that led to over 50 Ghanaians being deported as well as strike by athletes who demanded payment of their per diems culminating a disastrous outing on the international front.
This unfortunate happenings led to full scale investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police, but the GOC is seeking to delve further into what transpired at the games by setting a three member Disciplinary/ Grievance/ Dispute Resolution committee with Justice Tanko Amadu (Chairman), Peter Kpordugbe (Member) and Gifty Annan-Myers (Member).
A statement signed by Mr. Richard Akpokavie, General Secratary of GOC said, “The GOC and the Commonwealth Games Association of Ghana is investigating matters relating to the participating of Ghana at the Commonwealth Games held in
Gold Coast, Australia.
“Any person who wishes to appear before the GOC Disciplinary/ Grievance/ Dispute Resolution Committee may first submit a written statement to the Secretary General of the GOC on or before the 16th July, 2018 between the hours of 8:30 am to 3:00 PM on the first floor Liberation Towers, Ridge Roundabout.
“Person who submit statements should note that they may be called upon to appear in person before the Disciplinary/Grievance/Dispute Resolution Committee of the GOC to give evidence or clarify matters in the statements submitted and may be examined.”
However, the Disciplinary/ Grievance/ Dispute Resolution committee is expected to sit on the 23rd, 24th and 25th July, 2018 to hear from members of the federation, sports officials and the general public who are interested in providing relevant document to the committee.
Meanwhile, President Nana Akufo-Addo yesterday reinstated Deputy Youth and Sports Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide and the chairperson of the National Sports Authority, Kwadwo Baah Agyemang after exonerating them from any wrongdoing in the visa scandal at this year’s Commonwealth Games after the CID submitted their report to the Presidency.
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Petworth was originally the site of two country estates in Washington County, D.C.: Petworth, the 204-acre estate of Colonel John Taylor, and the Marshall Brown Estate, the 183-acre estate that was later acquired by the Taylor family.
The original city plan did not incorporate the estates. They were purchased in the 1880s by real-estate investment partnerships and were then adjusted to the area development. The development continued when the Georgia Avenue streetcar line to Silver Spring was established, which caused the neighborhood to expand quickly. Cafritz Buildings and DJ Dunigan Company constructed brick row houses throughout the neighborhood during the 1920s and 30s to complete the development boom.
Petworth is primarily a residential area with a mix of town houses and single-family homes. Petworth was expected to develop more of a commercial neighborhood with the addition of a Metro station in 1999; however, it has retained the essence of residential neighborhood. Nearby Columbia Heights is ideal for shopping and dining.
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John Crozier Needham
Trooper / Corporal
7 Syndemham Street
Banghill, Ardagh village, Co. Longford; 115 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, Ontario, Candada
Royal Canadian Dragoons, A Squadron/ [17th York Rangers]
Died*, unknown cause/or wounds, Bourseville, France.
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine-Maritime, France
John Crozier Needham was born 11 August 1880 in Ardagh village in Co. Longford; John's father, Thomas, was a butler likely in Ardagh House, for the Featherston family. It appears that the family had left Longford by 1901 and possibly emigrated.
John married Annie Madeline Moncton (Monkton?) on the 19 October 1905* and they had one daughter together, Annie Isabelle; he was working as a brass finisher at the time of his marriage and remained in that trade until he enlisted to serve in the Great War in August 1914.
Prior to reenlistment for war service, Trooper Needham had served ten years as a bandsman with the 17th York Rangers. He went on to serve six years with the Royal Canadian Dragoons. One interesting fact to note from his attestment, was that John was exceptionally tall for the era, standing at 6' 1" 1/8ths, whereas many other Longford men who served were around 5' 5" on average.
The circumstances of Needham's death are unclear; the circumstances of his casualty state:
"DIED"
He was found dead in his billet at Bourseville on the early morning of March 18th 1917. The body was removed to No. 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, on the afternoon of the same day and a post-mortem examination was made. The diagnosis of the examination was: "Cause of death unknown as no pathological conditions sufficent to cause death were found"
However, The Toronto Star of the 17 April 1917 stated that Needham died of wounds.
Son of Thomas Henry Neeham and Isabella (née Crozier) of Banghill, Longford.
*Interestingly, John gave St. John's, New Brunswick as his place of birth on his marriage record. However, Newry Co. Down was given as his place of birth on his army attestment.
Link to CWGC entry; Civil Record of birth; link to Attestment form; Link to Canadian Virtual War memorial (includes photographs);
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Track 16: Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace
For the past two months, when my thumb tapped its way to a digital copy of American Beauty, it wavered, and then wandered away. I feared it. I feared the warm, twangy intro of “Box of Rain,” the memory of my father singing it guilelessly out of tune, of realizing it is Father’s Day today and how I don’t want to call him but reluctantly will, of knowing that this album is going to hurt. It hurts before I even start listening.
But let’s move back. It is 2003. My father and I are driving over 2000 miles from our Illinois suburb to San Diego. I have been accepted to a private liberal arts university that served Orange County’s academically undistinguished nouveau riche. In our cramped Honda Civic, my father has brought along about 100 painstakingly “burned” CDs in individual jewel cases, each with an ink jet printed label in the same nondescript Times New Roman font. There was Joni Mitchell’s Blue in there, and Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here. But the one we listened to nonstop, through the blank spaces of the I-80 corridor, was American Beauty by the Grateful Dead.
I was a Midwestern teenager, equal parts naive and hungry, desperate to escape the pragmatic inertia of my family’s working class roots. California burned in my heart. It was exotic and free; a land full of foreign oddities, like fish tacos and Louis Vuitton handbags. California would be the terminus of my own personal manifest destiny. I fell in the love with the sweet jamboree of “Sugar Magnolia” and the preternatural guitar chords of “Ripple” in the way only a young person could. When Jerry Garcia sang “going home, going home, by the waterside I will rest my bones,” he was leading me to a long-sought relief.
My father and I had endured a special kind of hell from my mother’s unraveling mind: jobs lost, after her paranoid, impulsive calls to employers; ear-splitting, plate-throwing flights with bizarre, conspiratorial accusations; a botched junior year of high school that turned asunder when I decided I couldn’t take it and ran away from home. He and I bonded as equals, like soldiers in the trenches, rather than like father and daughter. For all the nights spent crying on the kitchen floor, for all the pleading for him to do something, anything, amidst my mother’s schizophrenic rages, and for all of his impotent stalling when confronted with the impossibility of divorce, he always remained my greatest ally. Indeed, how could I possibly have any others? Who else could understand?
On that drive, American Beauty was the carefree soundtrack of our escape. We listened to it between stops in Wyoming head shops and beachside hemp necklace stalls. The album, having come out when he was only eighteen himself, perhaps filled him with a nostalgic sense of delighted possibility that pulsed through me. The beauty of America, and indeed, of American Beauty, lied in the mythology of the country’s expansive possibilities, symbolized by that long open road. My father yearned to stay close to me in those final moments before I left for school, and the frayed edges of our bond tightened up between the easy going harmonies and homespun country sounds. It was impossible to be unhappy listening to the freewheeling jams of the Dead. After so many years of quiet desperation, we felt finally be free and clear. We were running, friends of the devil, emerging from the labyrinth of miswired synapses that trapped us for decades.
My mother died five years ago, just a few rent checks away from homelessness. As I turn over our family life to this B-side, and as her legacy of pain decomposes with time, I can no longer see my father as a mere innocent victim to a monstrous wife. With her gone, with her illness no longer sucking all of the oxygen out of the family, I am left in the vacuum of my father’s clinical inability to confront the consequences of our abusive home and his superhuman powers of denial surrounding my mother’s mental health (and for that matter, his own). From that vantage point, how can these songs remain breezy and liberating? My father is a brokedown palace of a man, and American Beauty is the sad soundtrack of the brokedown palace of our lives.
Framed from this B-side, other memories surface.I remember the cell phone my father tried to entice me with, an olive branch to get me to move back in with someone who threatened us with kitchen knives. I remember the one bedroom apartment that we left from, which he always said would just be temporary, but where we remained for over two years because of many more layoffs, ones not triggered by my mother’s aggressive delusions. I remember the divorce he ingenuously promised would resolve itself in a few months, only to have it stretch on while lawyers pillaged my college fund. My father’s permanent state of shellshock left us unsafe. When moments called for action, for taking up arms and fighting back, he ducked and covered, avoiding risk at all costs. Now, American Beauty pierces me with bitterness, as it is one of many consolation prizes I was afforded in lieu of a secure, healthy, loving home.
I wish this story had a better ending. I wish that upon my mother’s death my father would have been reborn, liberated from his anxieties, insecurities, and fears. But he wasn’t. He still calls me in a panic after bad performance reviews, after spending six months being absolutely certain he was headed towards a promotion. He still clings to women like they are life rafts, enduring their various infidelities and violences by burying his head in the sand. I continue to resent him for it. I go months without calling him. I go years without visiting him.
Listening to American Beauty hurts. If only being close to him could be as easy as it felt, however briefly, in that car driving along the I-80 corridor.
Katie Sullivan is a sometimes writer for Owl and Bear and Houston Press. She is not from Texas, but she got here as fast as she could. If you want to read more of her stuff, you can follow her on Twitter @_Katieesq_. She would really like that, actually.
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Meet the Characters from Amanda Moonstone: The Missing Prince by Dan Wright
I am so excited to welcome Dan Wright, author of Amanda Moonstone: The Missing Prince, to the blog today. He has put together an amazing Meet the Characters post to share!
The Cast of Amanda Moonstone
Here are the profiles of the main characters in Amanda Moonstone: The Missing Prince. Each of these characters will have a part to play in the story in one way or another.
Amanda Moonstone
From a young age, Amanda always had something of an interest in magic – collecting dragon gems over the years to learn their secrets. After studying alchemy and potion making, she tried to set up her own potion business. After meeting Wilfred (who would become her boyfriend), the two moved into Ashfield together and Amanda set up her business with Wilfred’s help. It looked like the two would be happy – until a terrible tragedy befell them. Believing magic would help them, Amanda tried a dangerous spell to undo it. But this caused an incident in the village and Amanda became an outcast. Wilfred eventually left her and her life fell apart.
Now with her business down the drain and Amanda facing eviction, she learns of a missing Prince – his return offering a high cash reward that will help Amanda out of her financial problems. But finding him may also be the key to undoing her biggest mistake...
Daryl Gryphenpyre
Born the son of Queen Sheena, Daryl was loved by his mother and fiercely protected. However his uncle Kimera betrayed his mother and had her ambushed during a ride back from Brittana. Daryl survived and was adopted by two people from a nearby village and raised them as their own son. Six years later, Kimera and his army come to the village to capture Daryl. Daryl escapes but his village is burned.
Wandering the forest, Daryl stumbles across Amanda, who has recently learned about a reward for his return. Deciding to hand him over and claim the reward for herself, she takes Daryl under her protection. Daryl has no idea of Amanda's true motives – but comes to see her as a friend. And he may just be Amanda’s last chance of redemption.
Wolvie
A moon wolf (who are a supposedly extinct breed of wolf that can be healed by the moon) that Amanda and Daryl befriend in the Forest of Celt. Becomes a very close friend to the two – and may eventually end up being closer to them than either Daryl or Amanda think.
Moon wolves are said to be connected to the moon and can heal damage whilst in moonlight. Stories say that they are formerly humans who have lost their way – but can return when they remember who they were before.
Wilfred Adamtine
Son of Lord Adamtine, Wilfred's father discovered the Adamtine Mines near Cantasham – which in turn brought a lot of great riches to Cantasham and his family. Though Wilfred had his every need catered for, he decided to work in the mines, choosing hard labour over entitlement. He and his fellow miners would often drink in the local tavern where Amanda worked. Eventually, the two became lovers. Learning she wanted to start up her own business, Wilfred used some of his wealth to help Amanda start up her own potion business, moving into the town of Ashfield so that they could have some peace and quiet.
Later, an incident happened that tore him and Amanda apart and she turned to magic for help. This put their marriage at odds and eventually Wilfred left. Amanda blamed herself for the breakup of their relationship and she never saw him again. But maybe he is still there in spirit…
King Kimera Gryphenpyre
The tyrannical King of Celtland – Kimera was formerly a soldier in the Celtland army. However, he was passed over for kingship in favour of his sister, Sheena. Kimera was deeply resentful and hated his sister for being Queen. He plotted a coup where he murdered his sister and (supposedly) her son, making him the one true King.
Kimera has ruled Celtland with an iron fist, indulging in his own desires and treating his people with contempt. However, on learning that his nephew was still alive, he sets up a fake reward after his attempt to capture Daryl fails.
Cruel, heartless and completely lacking in empathy, Kimera will stop at nothing to protect his crown. Even murdering his own nephew.
Captain Luthar
A war hero that once defended a village single-handed, Luthar was awarded the honour of becoming one of the Royal Guard in recognition of his bravery. He became the protector of Queen Sheena – and eventually her lover. However, King Kimera attacked the Queen during a trek back from Brittana and Luthar could only watch in horror as Sheena and baby Daryl were forced off the side of the cliff.
Not wanting to lose a soldier like Luthar – Kimera blackmailed him to working for him, otherwise he would murder his mother. Since then, Luthar has worked for Kimera against his well.
Torn between duty and his hatred for Kimera, Luthar prays for the day that he can avenge Sheena's death and give Kimera what he deserves. But how many more innocents have to suffer before then?
The Man in Black
Who is the mysterious Man in Black? What are his plans for Amanda? He is even human? Or even part of this world? Is he a friend or an enemy? No one knows…
For more about the world of Amanda Moonstone, please visit: http://moonstonefalls.weebly.com/
Many thanks for having me on your blog!
All I can say is wow! This looks like a great story with an amazing cast of characters. I especially like Wolvie :)
Amanda Moonstone: The Missing Prince
Dan Wright
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“No one is past redemption”
Threatened with eviction, Amanda Moonstone stumbles across a lost Prince, of which there is a reward for his safe return. Little does Amanda know is that this “reward” is actually a wicked plan created by the tyrannical King Kimera to keep his claim on the Royal Throne intact. However, finding the Prince may just be the key to undoing the one mistake that has haunted Amanda for over a year. Because being a sorceress comes with a terrible price...
From the shadows, a mysterious man in black watches every step Amanda takes. But what is his purpose? And what part does the insidious Blood gem (her most guarded of gems) have to play in Amanda's future?
Dan lives Canterbury, Kent, UK. He picked up a love of Fantasy stories after reading The Lord of the Rings, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and numerous Roald Dahl novels. He is best known for his Draconica series, a Fantasy/Manga series that has been praised for its Anime style action, humour and illustrations. He has also had a short comic strip called Queller, which was published in an anthology for the comic Lighting Strike Presents . . . and has also been a judge for a book competition at his local school.
Dan also runs various websites dedicated to the world of Draconica, a blog and he occasionally reviews books. His other hobby is playing guitar in a band called Rage of Silence. He likes all kinds of music—but he mainly listens to rock and metal, rap, some pop music and also film and video game scores. He also loves Disney and Pixar movies—often finding himself singing along to the tunes, or crying manly tears!
He is also a slave to his cat, who takes up a lot of his time when he isn’t at work or writing!
Blog: http://pandragondan.weebly.com
Amanda Website: http://moonstonefalls.weebly.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PandragonDanWright
https://www.facebook.com/AmandaMoonstoneSeries
Twitter: @PandaDanWright
Labels: Action, Adventure, Blog Tour, Books, Character Bio, ebook, Fantasy, Guest Post, Kindle, Reading, YA
Dan Wright July 24, 2015 at 5:13 AM
Thank you so much for featuring my characters on your blog today! Hope it was helpful! I certainly had fun :)
Kimber Leigh Wheaton July 24, 2015 at 9:29 AM
It is a fantastic post! Thanks to you as well :)
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Discovering Astronomy Course Outline
Chapter One: Beyond the Blue Horizon: A Grand Tour of the Universe
Chapter Synopsis: We begin where astronomy began — with people observing the sky. Astronomy is first and foremost an observational science; only after astronomers have made observations of phenomena does interpretation based on theory come into play. The first chapter is a grand tour of the universe. We begin with a brief look at the sorts of objects that inhabit it. In addition, we take a first look at the vast range of sizes and distances of the universe’s components.
Section 1.1 – What is Astronomy?
Section 1.2 – Our View of the Cosmos
Section 1.3 – The Solar System
Section 1.4 – Stars, Galaxies, and Beyond
Section 1.5 – Where does astronomy Go
Chapter Two: Science and Pseudoscience
Chapter Synopsis: In the first part of this chapter you will learn what science is, using astronomy as an example. In the second part, we further define science by showing what is not science. Finally, we examine various characteristics of what often pretends to be science but isn’t.
Section 2.1 – An Expedition to Earth
Section 2.2 – Astronomy as an Observational Science
Section 2.3 – Science as a Process
Section 2.4 – Is It Science or Pseudoscience?
Section 2.5 – Do New Ideas Displace the Old Ones?
Chapter Three: Astronomical Observations: Angles and Uncertainties
Chapter Synopsis: Beginning with this chapter, this book contains a variety of activities called Discoveries at the end of some chapters. Working with these Discoveries, you can become actively involved in learning astronomy and have the opportunity to make simple but meaningful measurements. These Discoveries also give a deeper understanding of both the subject matter and the methods of astronomy. A guiding philosophy of this book is to make active learning experiences available wherever possible. Discoveries are self-contained in the text and allow you the opportunity to do something with available data.
Section 3.1 – Angles and Angular Measurement
Section 3.2 – Angles on the Celestial Sphere
Section 3.3 – The Relationship between Physical and Angular Size
Section 3.4 – Measurement Uncertainty
Section 3.5 – Systematic Uncertainties in Astronomy: The Kapteyn Universe as an Example
Chapter Four: Basic Observations and Interpretations of the Sky
Chapter Synopsis: In this chapter, we look first at fundamental observations in this chapter. Then, in the next chapter, we build a model that best explains the observations while also making testable predictions.
Section 4.1 – Early Observations of the Sky
Section 4.2 – Early Greek Observations: The Round Earth
Section 4.3 – The Observed Motions of the Sky
Section 4.4 – The Motion of the Sun
Section 4.5 – The Reasons for the Seasons
Section 4.6 – The Location of Stars on the Celestial Sphere
Section 4.7 – The Motion and Phases of the Moon
Section 4.8 – The Motions of the Planets
Section 4.9 – How Stars Get Their Names
Section 4.10 – Measuring Star Brightness
Chapter Five: The Historical Quest to Model the Solar System
Chapter Synopsis: In this chapter we follow the way our knowledge of the layout of the Solar System developed from the time of the Greek Earth-centered view to the Sun-center view during the renaissance in Europe. We will be interested in how the ideas that developed in one era were a natural outgrowth of the state of astronomical observations and degree of sophistication of the times.
Section 5.1 – Greek Astronomy
Section 5.2 – Astronomy during the Middle Ages
Section 5.3 – The Heliocentric Hypothesis
Section 5.4 – Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion
Section 5.5 – The Search for Underlying Laws
Section 5.6 – Evidence in Favor of the Heliocentric Hypothesis
Section 5.7 – Observational Evidence of the Earth’s Rotation
Chapter Six: The Structure and Formation of Planetary Systems
Chapter Synopsis: In this chapter we will look at the overall structure of the Solar System (we defer the details to Chapters 8 to 10). We will find some striking patterns that can lead us to an understanding about how the Solar System formed. We will discuss some of the hypotheses of Solar System formation and see how well each fits the observable data. Once we have done this we will compare our own solar system to known planetary systems elsewhere in the universe.
Section 6.1 – An Overview of the Solar System
Section 6.2 – Observations: Orbital Patterns
Section 6.3 – The Distribution of Angular Momentum
Section 6.4 – Hypotheses of the Origin of the Solar System
Section 6.5 – Modern Ideas
Section 6.6 – Other Planetary Systems
Chapter Seven: The Smallest Objects of the Solar System
Chapter Synopsis: While the surfaces of the planets have undergone many changes since the Solar System was formed, the smaller objects we will discuss in this chapter have changed much less and can therefore tell us about the early Solar System and its origin. During this discussion, we will also fill in some of the details of the theoretical scenario proposed in Chapter 6 for the origin of the Solar System.
Section 7.1 – Pluto and the Trans-Neptunian Objects
Section 7.2 – Comets
Section 7.3 – Asteroids
Section 7.4 – Meteors, Meteor Showers, and Meteorites
Section 7.5 – Interplanetary Dust
Section 7.6 – Meteorites and the Early Solar System
Chapter Eight: The Earth and Moon: Processes and Facts
Chapter Synopsis: Earth is a planet, circling the Sun in its own time like all the other planets. Our presence on it makes the Earth of special interest to us. It makes sense to begin our study of planets by learning some of the basic facts about our own home planet as well as the variety of processes that have made the Earth the way it is.
Section 8.1 – Earth as an Astronomical Body
Section 8.2 – Earth’s Interior
Section 8.3 – Earth’s Surface
Section 8.4 – Earth’s Atmosphere
Section 8.5 – Earth’s Magnetism
Section 8.6 – The Moon: Large-Scale Characteristics
Chapter Nine: The Earth-like Planets
Chapter Synopsis: In this chapter, we study the terrestrial planets from the viewpoint of comparative planetology, comparing and contrasting them with each other. We use Earth and the Moon as the standards of comparison, simply because we know more about them and the processes that determined the way they are.
Section 9.1 – Introduction to the Terrestrial Planets
Section 9.2 – Large-Scale Characteristics
Section 9.3 – Atmospheres
Section 9.4 – Surfaces
Section 9.5 – Interiors
Section 9.6 – Moons
Section 9.7 – Evolutionary Comparison
Chapter Ten: The Jovian Planets
Chapter Synopsis: In this chapter you will learn about some of the exciting results of recent explorations, and you will see that processes studied in earlier chapters are applicable to each of the Jovian planets and their moons.
Section 10.1 – Introduction
Section 10.2 – Large-Scale Characteristics
Section 10.3 – Atmospheres
Section 10.4 – Planetary Interiors
Section 10.6 – Planetary Rings
Section 10.7 – Future Studies of the Jovian Planets and Moons
Chapter Eleven: The Nature of Light
Chapter Synopsis: What is light? To get a handle on that question we will examine three models that allow us to think about the nature of light — as a ray, a wave, or a particle. These three models allow us to describe and predict light’s behavior and to extract detailed information from light of all types.
Section 11.1 – Light as a Ray
Section 11.2 – Light as a Wave
Section 11.3 – Light as a Stream of Particles
Chapter Twelve: Telescopes - Our Eyes of Discovery
Chapter Synopsis: In this chapter, you will study how lenses and mirrors form images, and how combinations of lenses and mirrors form telescopes. In addition you will read about the auxiliary instruments that are attached to telescopes to detect the light. Finally, we discuss the places at which telescopes are located on Earth as well as NASA’s Great Observatories in space.
Section 12.1 – The Formation of Images
Section 12.2 – Telescopes
Section 12.3 – Comparing Reflecting and Refracting Telescopes
Section 12.4 – Reflecting Telescopes of Various Types
Section 12.5 – The Telescopes of the Future
Section 12.6 – Detectors and Instruments
Section 12.7 – Radio Astronomy
Section 12.8 – Optical and Radio Observatory Sites
Section 12.9 – Beyond Optical and Radio Astronomy
Section 12.10 – NASA’s Great Observatories
Chapter Thirteen: Spectra - The Key to Understanding the Universe
Chapter Synopsis: In this chapter we investigate the three principal types of spectra and learn their significance. We will also examine the principles by which the chemical compositions of and physical conditions in stars can be measured. Finally, we apply these principles to analyzing various sources of radiation both in the laboratory and in the outside world.
Section 13.1 – Observations of Spectra
Section 13.2 – Understanding Spectra
Section 13.3 – Applications of Spectroscopy
Chapter Fourteen: Understanding Stellar Spectra
Chapter Synopsis: Classifications are like boxes into which similar objects are placed. Such classifications provide opportunities to see similarities and differences among objects. Astrophysicists classify galaxies (see Chapter 21) and stars according to their physical properties and appearance. As we shall see, stars can be classified on the basis of their spectrum (this chapter), their variation in light output (Chapter 18), and their membership in clusters of stars (Chapters 15 and 18). Because so much of what we know about the universe comes from an analysis of spectra, we now turn to looking at stellar spectra in some detail.
Section 14.1 – Classification of Stellar Spectra
Section 14.2 – The Cosmic Abundance of the Chemical Elements
Section 14.3 – The Doppler Effect
Section 14.4 – What We Can Learn from Spectral Lines
Chapter Fifteen: The Observed Properties of Normal Stars
Chapter Synopsis: Astronomers use a variety of techniques to find the fundamental properties of stars. We begin by learning how they use parallax to determine directly the distance to the nearest stars. Distance, while important, is an external property that is independent of the intrinsic properties of stars.
Section 15.1 – Distance Measurements
Section 15.2 – Binary Stars and Stellar Masses
Section 15.3 – Binary Stars and Other Stellar Properties
Section 15.4 – The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Section 15.5 – Main-Sequence, Giant, Supergiant, and White Dwarf Stars
Section 15.6 – Explanation of the Main Sequence
Section 15.7 – Stellar Distances and the H-R Diagram
Chapter Sixteen: Energy Source and Structure of the Sun and Stars
Chapter Synopsis: One of the most dramatic examples of the importance of basic research is the discovery of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Although few discoveries have had more practical implications for the survival of humanity, the basic concepts were first discovered by astronomers and physicists doing research that appeared to be utterly without any practical significance. Their question was: What is the source of power for the Sun and other stars?
Section 16.1 – The Power Produced by the Sun
Section 16.2 – Energy Sources
Section 16.3 – The Conditions Required for Fusion
Section 16.4 – Proof of Fusion in Stars
Section 16.5 – Stellar Structure
Section 16.6 – The Lifetimes of Stars
Section 16.7 – The Sun—A Typical Star
Chapter Seventeen: Star Formation and Evaluation to the Main Sequence
Chapter Synopsis: In this chapter, we first study the clouds of dust and gas, with particular attention to the molecules necessary to the process by which stars form inside these clouds. Then we will look at the currently accepted theory of star formation. Finally, we will examine a variety of observations that show that the theoretical picture we have painted is correct in its general outline. Our goal is to understand how stars form, and what physical processes affect their evolution. Thanks to technological advances in detectors and the capability to place telescopes in space, we are making great progress towards answering these difficult questions.
Section 17.1 – Matter for Star Formation
Section 17.2 – Star-Formation: Theory
Section 17.3 – Star-Formation: Observations
Section 17.4 – A Prominent Region of Star Formation: The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex and Nebula
Chapter Eighteen: Stellar Evolution after the Main Sequence
Chapter Synopsis: In this chapter, we first describe the theoretical picture of stellar evolution that results from extensive computer modeling, and then compare it to a variety of observations.
Section 18.1 – The Mid-Life Evolution of Sunlike Stars
Section 18.2 – The Mid-Life Evolution of Stars Less Massive Than the Sun
Section 18.3 – The Mid-Life Evolution of Stars More Massive Than Eight Solar Masses
Section 18.4 – Pulsating Stars
Section 18.5 – Mass Loss, Binary Stars, and Stellar Evolution
Section 18.6 – The Death of Stars Less Massive Than Eight Solar Masses
Section 18.7 – The Observational Evidence for Stellar Evolution
Chapter Nineteen: Stellar Death and Catastrophes
Chapter Synopsis: In this chapter we will complete the discussion of the life cycle of stars with more than a few solar masses and further examine the evolution of binary stars. Such stars often experience rapid and sometimes violent changes as they age, and they play an important role in our discussion. This chapter also discusses the strangest objects studied by astronomers: neutron stars and black holes.
Section 19.1 – Novae
Section 19.2 – Supernovae
Section 19.3 – Neutron Stars and Pulsars
Section 19.4 – Black Holes
Section 19.5 – Compact Objects in Binary Systems
Chapter Twenty: The Milky Way - Our Galaxy
Chapter Synopsis: Expanding on the discussion in Chapter 3, we describe attempts to determine the shape and size of our own Milky Way Galaxy along with a more complete description of its components. In an interesting parallel with Copernicus’s dethroning of the Earth, we will see how our true place in our galaxy was found. However, such aspects as structure, size, location and components do not completely describe our galaxy.
Section 20.1 – Characteristics of the Milky Way
Section 20.3 – Interstellar Gas and Dust
Section 20.4 – The Structure of the Milky Way System
Section 20.5 – The Formation and Evolution of the Galaxy
Section 20.6 – The Galactic Magnetic Field
Section 20.7 – Cosmic Rays
Chapter Twenty-one: Galaxies
Chapter Synopsis: In addition to learning about individual types of galaxies, we will discover that galaxies are not the largest “things” in the universe. The first structure is our small (few million light-years diameter) Local Group. Hubble’s discovery of a correlation between red shift and distance of galaxies outside the Local Group is described. Still larger are the clusters of galaxies and superclusters made of clusters of galaxies. Along the way we discuss one of the central puzzles of modern astronomy, dark matter which thus far has only revealed itself by its gravitational effects.
Section 21.1 – The Historical Problem of the Nebulae
Section 21.2 – The Morphology of Galaxies
Section 21.3 – Distances of the Galaxies
Section 21.4 – General Galaxy Attributes
Section 21.5 – The Star and Gas Content of Galaxies
Section 21.6 – The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
Section 21.7 – Clusters of Galaxies
Section 21.8 – Clusters of Clusters: Superclusters
Section 21.9 – Cluster and Supercluster Formation
Chapter Twenty-two: Active Galaxies and Quasars
Chapter Synopsis: In this chapter, we describe the observational characteristics of these “active galaxies” and related objects. We also discuss theoretical ideas concerning how the vast amounts of energy associated with many of these systems are produced. In doing so, we will see how astronomers have attempted to produce a unified model for apparently diverse phenomena.
Section 22.1 – Seeing Galaxies in a New Light
Section 22.2 – Other Active Galaxies: Seyfert Galaxies, BL Lac Objects, and Quasars
Section 22.3 – The “Monster” Energy Source for QSOs and AGNs
Section 22.4 – A Unified Model of AGN, BL Lacs and Quasars
Chapter Twenty-three: The Origin and Evolution of the Universe
Chapter Synopsis: One of the most remarkable aspects of the study of cosmology is the revolution that has occurred over the last few decades. Because of the advances that have been made, astronomers now think that we have a pretty good idea of the nature of the universe, how it is evolving, and how it will ultimately die.
Section 23.1 – The Four Pillars of the Big Bang
Section 23.2 – Questions about the Big Bang
Section 23.3 – Surprising Mysteries of the Big Bang
Section 23.4 -Multiple Universes?
Chapter Twenty-four: Discovering if there is Life Elsewhere in the Universe
Chapter Synopsis: This chapter introduces you to a new science—astrobiology. We will start, as always in this book, with what we know and then see how this guides us in gathering new information. We begin with an exploration of the one example of a world with life that we do know—the Earth—and then infer from that what life on other worlds might be like and how we could detect it. Just as Chapter 1 did, this final chapter will discuss concepts ranging across the scale of astronomical sizes, from the atomic to the galactic.
Section 24.1 – What is Life?
Section 24.2 – The Ingredients for Life
Section 24.3 – The Search for Extra- Terrestrial Life inside Our Solar System
Section 24.4 – The Search for Life Outside Our Solar System
Section 24.5 – The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Planetary Systems and Life in the Universe
This solar system version includes not only the expected solar system topics, but also the preliminary chapters that provide the background concepts needed to understand them.
A course designed to be comprehensive in its coverage of the field and the background information needed to understand astronomy.
Stars, Galaxies, and Universes
A course designed for concentrating on stars (properties and evolution), galaxies, and cosmology. This stars, galaxies, cosmology version includes everything other than the solar system chapters.
This full book is comprehensive in its coverage of the field and the background information needed to understand astronomy. This edition is not only up-to-date, but continues and expands upon its unique pedagogical features: an emphasis on understanding the nature of science; its use of in-text inquiries; chapter discoveries. The chapter summaries help emphasize the nature of science by grouping the chapter’s ideas into observations, theory, and conclusions. Concept videos, made specifically for the book to aid understanding physical concepts, are embedded within the text.
New to this edition are Critical Observations, which illustrate specific examples throughout astronomy of how a specific observation allowed astronomers to choose one theory over the competing ideas.
Stephen Shawl
Stephen Shawl brings decades of teaching experience and textbook writing to the newest edition of Discovering Astronomy. His experiences of teaching undergraduate students at all levels were shaped by numerous Chautauqua short courses and other workshops for college teachers that he attended. Starting in the seventies, he integrated peer undergraduate tutors into his teaching of introductory astronomy and continued to use them throughout his career. He was a pioneer at the University of Kansas in the use of student response systems to increase student involvement in their learning. As an extension of his interest in teaching, he was the principal investigator for an astronomy workshop for junior high and middle school science teachers. His textbook writing career began in writing test banks and instructor’s manuals for many editions of an introductory astronomy textbook before he was asked in 1990 to write the third edition of the unique textbook Discovering Astronomy; he has been the first author in producing its later editions. He was a member of the Education Advisory Board of the American Astronomical Society and served as the Chairman of their Working Group on Astronomy Education. Now a professor emeritus at the University of Kansas, during retirement he has taught at the University of Arizona and Pima Community College in Tucson. Educated at the University of California at Berkeley in the early 1960s and the University of Texas at Austin, he received his Ph.D. in 1972. Immediately after receiving his doctorate, he joined the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas. Research interests involved the study of the fundamental properties of globular star clusters, the presence of gas and dust in these clusters, and cool variable stars whose light is sometimes polarized. Stephen Shawl
Emeritus Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas
Gene Byrd
Gene Byrd has been prolific in his writing for students. Starting with one of the original authors of Discovering Astronomy he published a self-paced course used for years at the University of Texas and on-line at the University of Alabama. He is co-author of two senior/graduate level texts Cosmology: Foundations and Frontiers and Paths to Dark Energy: Theory and Observations along with a popular book, The Evolving Universe and the Origin of Life. He has been honored as a University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Teaching Fellow. His research interests are the dynamics of galaxies, where he discovered “an inconvenient galaxy” NGC4622, which has inner and outer spiral arms winding in opposite directions, and the effects of dark energy in our local universe. Dr. Byrd served as Secretary and Chair of the American Astronomical Society’s Division on Dynamical Astronomy. He has helped organize several international conferences, the last one in St Petersburg, Russia published as Order and Chaos in Stellar and Dynamical Systems. He received a B.S. in physics from Texas A&M University in 1968 and a PhD in astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin. He became a faculty member at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1974, retiring in 2009. Gene Byrd
Emeritus Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Alabama
Susana Deustua
Susana Deustua has been involved in education as faculty, project director, and administrator. She taught at Case Western Reserve University for a year before joining the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as Project Director for the Hands-On Universe education project. As the Director of Education for the American Astronomy Society she was involved in astronomy education nationally before becoming the US Program co-Chair for the International Year of Astronomy 2009, and served on the IAU IYA 2009 Executive Working Group. Susana’s research interests span a broad range from dark energy and supernova cosmology, instrumentation, gas content of elliptical galaxies, precision spectrophotometric calibration, and astronomy education research. She was a staff scientist in the Physics Division as a member of the Lawrence Berkeley Lab’s Supernova Cosmology Project. Susana shared the 2007 Gruber Prize in Cosmology awarded to the Supernova Cosmology Project, the High-Z Supernova Team, Saul Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt for their discovery of Dark Energy. Team members were also recognized through the awarding of the Breakthrough Prize in Physics in 2014. She is currently on the staff at the Space Telescope Science Institute. Broadly educated, she earned her BA in Physics, astronomy and medieval history from Swarthmore College and her Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Michigan. She held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, followed by an assistant research scientist position at the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California-Berkeley. She is a member of the American Astronomical Society, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, the International Astronomical Union and the American Association of Physics Teachers. Susana Deustua
Associate Scientist, Space Telescope Science Institute
Michael LoPresto
Michael LoPresto is well known the astronomy education community. He has over 20 years of experience teaching introductory astronomy at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan. During that time, he has produced more than 50 publications, many specifically about teaching introductory astronomy, the journals include Astronomy Education Review, The Physics Teacher, Physics Education, American Journal of Physics, Mercury, and ASP-Universe in the Classroom. He has made numerous presentations, again many on teaching introductory astronomy, at national and regional meetings, including the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)-Cosmos in the Classroom Symposiums and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). While currently serving as a member of the National Astronomy Education Committee for AAPT and recently appointed a member of the Editorial Board for their journal –The Physics Teacher, he is also a past president of the Michigan Section of the AAPT and is currently organizer of the group’s “Astronomy Arm.” In addition, he is the author of the Astronomy Media Workbook, an Astronomy laboratory manual, an astronomy textbook supplement, Cycles in the Skyand was asked to and wrote a chapter on challenges in astronomy education for the book Science Education Issues and Developments. Finally, he worked with Stephen Shawl in producing a customized edition of the 4th edition of Discovering Astronomy for the University of South Carolina. Michael LoPresto
Lecturer, Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan
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Spring for Cancer Campaign Launches with Your Anti-Cancer Food Guide Kit
The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre Launches Spring for Cancer Campaign with Your Anti-Cancer Food Guide Kit
Donors have access to a rich & colourful OICC food guide, as well as delicious & easy recipes and informative store tours produced in collaboration with Natural Food Pantry.
OTTAWA, April 1, 2014 – The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) today launched its Spring for Cancer fundraising and awareness campaign with city-wide distribution of Your Anti-Cancer Food Guide. Engaging with numerous local community partners, the food guide is available for the general public at select locations throughout Ottawa, and as a download for donors at www.oicc.ca/springforcancer.
During April and May, the general public is being asked to donate $2 in support of the OICC subsidized care fund, in exchange for Your Anti-Cancer Food Guide. 100% of proceeds will provide support for those living with cancer, yet unable to afford complementary cancer care.
Community partners distributing the Food Guide include Natural Food Pantry, Watson’s Pharmacy, The Table Restaurant, Rainbow Foods, The SPA & The SPA Day Retreat, Look Beyond Mastectomy Boutique & Juice Bar, World of Tea, Hintonburg Market and Simply Raw, among many other supporters.
Cancer is preventable, treatment can be less debilitating, and the probability of recurrence can be reduced. This is the stand of the OICC.
As the first integrative cancer care and research centre in Central and Eastern Canada, the goal of the OICC is simple: to improve quality of life for those touched by cancer, to help prevent recurrence, and to extend life where possible, by providing complementary treatments alongside conventional care. Existing evidence shows that when certain complementary therapies are used together with standard cancer treatments, the result is enhanced efficacy, reduced side effects, alleviated patient distress and less suffering.
“We are very grateful for the wonderful support and engagement we are seeing with Natural Food Pantry and the Ottawa community at large,” said Dr. Dugald Seely, ND, Founder & Executive Director for the OICC. “While we are fundraising for subsidized care with Spring for Cancer, we are also delivering on our mission to educate and empower the general public for cancer prevention.”
Cancer can have a catastrophic financial impact on individuals and their families. Well aware of this, the OICC established the subsidized care fund to give as many patients as possible access to complementary therapies, regardless of their income. As a not-for-profit, charitable organization, receiving no government funding, the OICC’s capacity to provide subsidization is limited. The fund must be kept replenished and growing, to help an increasing number of patients in need.
What is in Your Anti-Cancer Food Guide Kit?
Your Anti-Cancer Food Guide. This colourful guide provides OICC recommended foods for cancer prevention and highlights nutritional benefits. It details foods best consumed as organic, how to clean those which are not, and provides general healthful eating tips. The food guide is available to donors for $2 at select locations in Ottawa, and as a download at www.oicc.ca/springforcancer.
Anti-Cancer Food Guide Tours. Natural Food Pantry is generously providing in-store Anti-Cancer Food Guide tours in each of their locations, led by nutritionists on staff. Click here to register!
Delicious & Easy Recipes. Collect recipes when attending a store tour at Natural Food Pantry.
Silent Auction Bidding Fun! Please join the OICC Facebook event and participate in the Spring for Cancer silent auction for numerous fantastic items!
The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) is the first integrative cancer care and research centre of its kind in Central and Eastern Canada. As a not-for-profit, regional centre of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM), the OICC welcomes patients at any stage and those wishing to prevent cancer or its recurrence. The OICC provides whole-person cancer care alongside conventional treatments to improve the quality of life, to help prevent recurrence, and to extend life where possible. The Centre works with patients and physicians, to provide therapeutic programs that decrease side effects and promote health during and after conventional treatments. Through clinical practice, research and education, the OICC strives to assess and reduce possible causes of cancer while exploring innovative integrative treatment approaches.
Please visit the OICC website at www.oicc.ca
Watch the OICC video to learn more about the Centre.
For more information, or to schedule an interview, please contact:
hvincent@oicc.ca
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Direct Line For Business – Home Businesses
According to new ONS analysis released by Direct Line for Business, there are currently 2.5 million home business owners now operating across the UK, representing over half (52%) of the total number of UK small businesses and 8% of the UK’s total workforce. Guardian Small Business Editor Alison White and DL4B Business Expert Jazz Gakhal joined us to discuss the research and what short falls home business owners could face.
Following the credit crunch home businesses have been on the rise for a number of reasons, child care costs, commuting costs and office costs. Many people have opted for a better work life balance by starting a business from home but they need to be aware of any hidden shortfalls that many people forget. We targeted both TV and radio stations, in particular business programmes offering Alison and Jazz as spokespeople to discuss the research and offer their business advice.
34 pieces of broadcast coverage was secured in total including an in-depth TV feature on BBC Points West and radio coverage on BBC Radio 5, BBC Radio Wales, LBC 97.3, BBC Radio Kent and BBC Radio Essex.
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THE 'SUN SHINES' ON SARA RADLE'S NEW ALBUM
Friday, February 17, 2012 Sara Radle
Sara Radle performs at The Bootleg Theater with her band The Walking Sleep
Sara Radle is set to release her new album called Same Sun Shines and to celebrate, she's having a record release party at Pehrspace tomorrow night (2/18) with special guests Rachel Haden and Kissing Cousins. The album, which officially drops February 21st, is her fifth solo album and the first where she recorded and mixed the entire album herself.
Sara Radle is one of the most hardest working, if not prolific, musicians in Los Angeles. Probably mostly known from her days on The Rentals and Lucy Loves Schroeder, Sara had fronted Calamity Magnet back in 2008. Now she finds herself releasing her new solo album while taking a break from her current band, Walking Sleep (formerly The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra) which she shares vocal-harmonizing duties with Hunter Curra.
Same Sun Shines will be available through iTunes, Best Buy and other online retailers on February 21st.
Here's her song "Lucy" off her 2010 album Four.
- 2/18 @ PEHRSPACE // ALBUM RELEASE SHOW!! // Los Angeles, CA
- 3/6 @ LOT 1 CAFE // Los Angeles, CA
- 3/9 @ THE JAVA LOUNGE // Sacramento, CA
- 3/10 @ THE BLUE LAGOON // Santa Cruz, CA
- 3/22 @ LA GRANGE // Dallas, TX
- 3/23 @ SKINNY’S BALLROOM // Austin, TX
- 3/24 @ BONESHAKERS // San Antonio, TX
- 3/29 @ P.A.’s LOUNGE // Boston, MA
- 3/30 @ THE LIVING ROOM // NYC
- 3/31 @ TBA // Philadelphia, PA
- 4/1 @ DC9 // Washington, D.C.
- 4/7 @ ART BAR // Milwaukee, WI
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ABS-CBN will bring the hit Koreanovela "The Heirs" to primetime television. This is in celebration of Asianovelas' 10th year on Philippine TV.
"The Heirs" stars the King of Asianovela, Lee Min-Ho. He is paired with "Heartstring's" Park Shin-Hye. The series is described as a trendy drama set in high school where the rich, famous and the privileged dwell. These are teenagers with the world at their feet, but with their hearts tied to family obligations.
In the series, Minho took on the role of Kim Tan, the illegitimate son of a Korean tycoon who was exiled to the United States, so he wouldn't bring disgrace to the family. There, he met Cha Eun Sang (Shin-Hye), the daughter of their deaf housekeeper in Korea.
Eun Sang went to the US to find her sister who was about to get married. She met Tan, who fall in love with her immediately. When Eun Sang went back to Korea, Tan decided to return home, much to the chagrin of his former friends and his family.
Tan, however, is already engaged to Rachel Yoon, who took offense that her fiance is in love with someone who does not belong to their social circle.
Will Tan and Eun Sang be able to fight for their love? "The Heirs" tagalized version will start airing on May 26.
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In Praise of the Swing and Grave
I'm riding home from Sea-Tac with a dear friend of mine. The last train headed for downtown has already left for the night, and we thus opt for a late-night 124 to work our way back into town. For decades Metro offered 24-hour service from downtown to Sea-Tac; maybe someday when there's money they'll consider doing so again. But nevermind. My friend and I pass the time pleasantly at Tukwila International Boulevard Station- yes, such a thing is possible at 1:30am! She and I talk around in detailed circles, always with more to say to each other, sharing space with the working few.
For tonight at least, the hour has since passed for drunks and users. Now is the quiet time, that elusive pre-dawn realm populated by people who very much need the bus. Cruising down the Boulevard now, I look around at the nations seated beside me: hollow cheeks and thoughtful, tired eyes, gazing into the middle distance, statuesque and contemplative, resting on the go.
Mostly men here, but not all, dressed in layered practicality: raincoats, work coats, sweaters, hoodies, windbreakers, reflective jackets... all with a tinge of earthy scrappiness. We're on Pac Highway after all, and this is no place for the careless. The globe, our globe, balances precariously on the services and elemental labor these folks provide, and would swiftly crumble if not for their continued presence.
The 124 driver, also a friend of mine, takes us gently through the night like the seasoned pro that she is. One of my favorite things about being an operator- and something I never anticipated- is the sense of being surrounded by people you know whenever you're going about the city on foot or by bus. Those are all your friends or acquaintances out there, familiar working faces on the move.
Seated- sprawled is a better word- about the front seat is a thin African-American man of roughly thirty. Oversized dark gray sweater with the collar turned up, black jeans and fuzzy cornrows ending in a bun behind his head. He stares vacantly, head resting on the top of the seat, his body draped in an expansive slouch, conforming to the surfaces around him.
At some point an older woman boards. She steps in slowly, heavier, hobbling forward on swollen limbs, colorful knee-high socks mostly covering her pale and puckered skin. She's white and sixty-plus, with friendly eyes and her hands full- a bag, a backpack, a cane.
Cornrows notes her presence entering and, without waiting for any suggestion, gets up to offer his seat to her. He's already stepping away when she manages a "thank you."
"Oh, that's no problem at all," he says. He says it fluidly and quietly, a natural kindness, in a cadence I wouldn't have expected based on his dress and stance. Had my eyes been closed I'd have thought he was Cary Grant. Sometimes the 124 is more than worthy of the "Jerry Springer" designation; tonight we've got Jimmy Stewart in here. We've got Sydney Poitier.
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It's the In-Between Moments
They stand together and apart, in amiable silence. Looming off to the side, a benevolent spectre at the far end of the field, are the banner years, stenciled proudly on the side wall. Home of the Vikings, it reads, in a font from another time.
On the astroturf the players run and run again, combinations of yellow and orange ever circling, hot uniform colors against deep green, pushing that ball up the yard lines, pushing and following it, teenage boys moving in and out of focus. They rest with hands on hips during the corner kicks.
I'm watching from the sidewalk. The spectators, players, their families and the rest make up the half-full crowd, mostly here for each other, a low-stakes game early in the season. I feel transported, looking about at the vivid primary colors; everyone here is East African. The African-Americans and Asians walk by, uninterested. Clearly they don't know what they're missing. When I'm in countries new to me, it's the commonalities underneath the superficial differences which warm my heart. A friend once told me, "no matter who's in front of you, whatever emotional state they're in, you have felt the seed of that emotion also."
Today I'm drawn in by the atmosphere. They say French films are consistently good because they so ably capture and explore the commonplace, and it's the relaxed, ordinary-day ambience of this game which grabs me. Somebody else's normalcy- what could be more interesting?
Fathers and their friends stand on the sidelines, dressed in kanzus or Ethiopian dashikis. Dad's wearing sunglasses, talking business on the phone, like you or me. Here's the security guard making his rounds, trying to be serious. Scattered respectful clapping from the audience. Players on the bench watch the field, tracking the ball with steady eyes. The bench has several risers, and the boys sprawl out on different levels, some sitting back on the ground, sharing time in comfortable, focused silence, speaking English when they feel like it. You get the sense of skill being casually celebrated, taken in stride, weeks of hard practice finding voice in that one block or kick, acknowledged by your peers with a respectful upward nod. The gesture is small, but means a lot.
Sideline chat builds and subsides till the whistle blows, marking the end of first half. The water bottles and phones come out, spit on the field, girlfriends and friends descending from the stands. Toddlers on the track, players practicing for fun, somebody jogging in place on the sidelines; little mini-worlds all over the field. Sounds carry further in the summertime.
Dad is off the phone now. Several feet away, behind him, are two of his friends, slightly older. He sees them and does a little victory dance, hands in the air and hips swinging, with some serious western-style booty-shaking to close it off. Really getting into it. In his traditional clothing and refined appearance this hedonistic display is totally unexpected. His friends laugh hard, one making a dismissive but affectionate hand wave, as in, "get outta here!"
Soon it's time to resume the game. The players come together for the huddle, breaking after a team shout containing multiple languages. They argue over an offsides call; they cheer for an exceptional kick; lighthearted grey clouds watch from overhead all the while. Somebody trips and falls. A player from the opposing team helps him up. There's a nod of thanks between the two, and they're casually moving on now, part of it all. The gesture is small, but it means a lot.
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PROPOSAL TO RETIRE THE ORCA TOKITAE/LOLITA TO HER NATIVE HABITAT
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Transport Plan for Lolita/Tokitae
Rehabilitation Training Plan for Lolita, aka Tokitae
Lolita to Tokitae Retirement Budget
A Review of the Releasability of Long-Term Captive Orcas with special consideration of Lolita/Tokitae at the Miami Seaquarium
Appendix A - Range of Southern Resident orca community
Appendix B - Orcinus orca and Lolita
Appendix C - Cetacean Releases
Appendix D - An Annotated Bibliography of Cetacean Releases
Appendix E - Marine Mammal Transport - CRC Handbook
Project DeepOps
1998 - Summary Report of Keiko Evaluation Panel
USDA/APHIS Office of Inspector General cetacean audit 02 June 2017
(See Section 1, Page 4 for USDA OIG's assessment of legality of Seaquarium orca tank.)
Marine Biologist Ken Balcomb's April, 1995 Comprehensive Retirement Plan
A pre-proposal to return and rehabilitate a captive killer whale named Lolita to her home waters in Greater Puget Sound.
For the 1995 Annual Meeting of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in Seattle
On January 14, 2019 Sandra Pollard's new book, "A Puget Sound Orca in Captivity-the Fight to Bring Lolita Home" was released. Sandra chronicles Lolita/Tokitae's life story before, during, and after the traumatic 1970 roundup and capture in Penn Cove, Whidbey Island, and the extraordinary efforts to bring Lolita/Tokitae home. For over 20 years Orca Network has called for her release, and now the indigenous Lummi Nation have joined the fight. Sandra is a certified marine naturalist and continues to advocate for the critically endangered Southern Resident orcas, including Lolita, the sole survivor of the 1970 orca captures in Penn Cove. She is a volunteer with the Orca Network, local education and whale sightings nonprofit and a member of the Central Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network. Her career spans fiction and non fiction and her previously released "Puget Sound Whales for Sale" has been a popular and important book.
March 13, 2018: The Lummi Indian Nation and Orca Network announce to Miami their dedication to returning Tokitae to her home and family
This Free Lolita Update from March 15, 2018 describes the amazing press conference in Miami March 12, where former Miami Beach Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine hosted a Lummi delegation including Lummi Council Chairman Jay Julius and Council member Fred Lane, and Howard Garrett of Orca Network to announce to Miami their resolve to return Tokitae to her, and their, ancestral waters. The Update includes many links to the best news reports from our visit.
Miami Beach City Commission Urges Seaquarium to Release Lolita the Orca
"Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine drafted a resolution urging the city commission to call on the Seaquarium to retire Lolita and and release her into Orca Network's care. “We have the opportunity to show a united front with mayors from across Florida saying it’s time to retire Lolita and return her to her natural habitat,” he said."
Whidbey News-Times (August 11, 2017): Lummi Nation: Return Tokitae ‘to the place in her heart’
The Lummi Nation proclaimed it was joining efforts to bring Tokitae back to the Salish Sea, her family and the ‘place in her heart.’
“The songs she heard from her family are very real to her,” said Douglas James Jr. “That’s what’s playing in her heart. That’s what’s playing in her dreams. We need to do something. Let’s bring this last one home.”
The retirement plan envisions using a seapen in Eastsound, Orcas Island and a team of veterinary and scientific staff to gradually wean Lolita from a dead fish diet to foraging for live fish.
Proclamation passed August 1, 2017 by the Lummi Indian Business Council
To help bring Tokitae home to her native waters, please go to:
The Tokitae Fund of the Lhaq’temish Foundation.
January 12, 2018: Appeals Court concludes that conditions of Tokitae's captivity do not pose a threat of serious harm to her. Go figure.
June 1, 2016: Judge dismisses ESA case vs. Seaquarium
July 18, 2016: Judge unseals expert witness reports.
On January 20, 2016, four expert witnesses chosen by the legal team handling our ESA case that was dismissed June 1 (see above), inspected the Seaquarium from early dawn until mid-afternoon. By way of court-ordered discovery and depositions these experts had access to medical records and behavior and training logs going back a decade or more.
These expert witness reports were released unexpectedly by the judge in the ESA case that is now on appeal. They are factual accounts of all the evidence gathered from the discovery, depositions and site inspections, and the opinions offered as to Lolita/Tokitae's physical and mental health are based on that evidence. It's important to add that these ailments are caused by her confinement in such a cramped space in those conditions for so long, and the constant harassment by the Pacific white-sided dolphins. Her eye problems were first diagnosed in the 1980s, only one tooth seems to be drilled, and the rest appear to be in good shape except for 2 or 3 that are broken but healthy, and her chronic medications are to treat low level infections and stress. If and when she is returned to her familiar home waters, the exercise and stimulation of natural seawater, and the therapeutic effects, will improve her health, and the emotional benefits of returning home and eventually communicating with her family are likely to bring her great relief, further improving her metabolic and cardiovascular health.
The reports can be found here:
Expert Report: Maddalena Bearzi, Ph.D., Ocean Conservation Society, Pres.
Expert Report: Dr. Pedro Javier Gallego Reyes, DVM
Expert Report: John Hargrove, author, Beneath the Surface
Expert Report: Dr. Ingrid Visser, Ph.D
On August 8, 1970 nearly a hundred members of the Southern Resident Killer Whale Community were herded into Penn Cove on Whidbey Island. Five whales drowned, seven young whales were stolen from their families. Only one survives today. Her name is Lolita.
Every year on August 8th those who fight for her right to come home gather to honor her and those who lost their lives. This is just part of the day spent in honor of those whales 45 years later.
Penn Cove Orca Capture - 45th Anniversary Commemoration
Lolita Update #140 - Lolita gains protected status - May 11, 2015
Many dedicated efforts are underway and gaining strength daily to acheive the goal of returning Lolita to her home and family. These struggles are going on behind closed doors in the courts, at NOAA, in full public view at the front entrance to the Seaquarium, and in the determined hearts and minds of a wide array of Lolita supporters working hard to help this long-suffering orca. Click HERE for a summary of some of the forces now in motion to return Lolita to her native habitat as of August 6, 2014.
Two bird's eye views of Lolita from August 2, 2014 and September 6, 2014, under the midday Miami sun:
The 1996 KOMO TV documentary with some incredible interviews, narrated by the late beloved Kathi Goertzen: Lolita - Spirit in the Water.
The informative and insightful documetary by Rattle The Cage Productions:
Lolita - Slave to Entertainment
The Seaquarium whale tank blatantly violates the Animal Welfare Act and the Endangered Species Act. Here are the legal actions underway to make those cases in court.
Some background: In the summer of 2011 a legal team began planning actions to help Lolita return to her native waters. Mostly from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), the team arrived at a multi-pronged approach. First, they focussed on the fact the Seaquarium whale tank violates multiple provisions of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), administered by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the USDA. The Seaquarium receives an annual license to operate despite these violations, so "The Team" described for the court precisely how the regulations were violated, and assembled expert opinion to establish that the violations were likely causing Lolita to suffer. In early 2013 the license was re-issued as expected so in short order we sued the USDA for issuing the license to an unlawful facility. The case was dismissed on March 21, 2014 on the procedural grounds that the inspectors have the discretion to ignore the regulations written by Congress. On July 1, 2014 we appealed the dismissal to an appelate court, which we hoped would examine the violations and not just the right of the inspectors to ignore them. The appeal was also dismissed, but in the meantime Parques Reunidos Servicios in Spain bought the Seaquarium. The language of the AWA prohibits a transfer of an operating license without a new inspection for violations, which was not done, so we sued yet again in June, 2016 to revoke their license. That case is long overdue for a ruling as of November 2017. In June, 2017 the Inspector-General of the USDA stated that an audit of Lolita’s tank found that it “may not meet all space requirements defined by the agency’s [Animal Welfare Act] regulations,” among other violations.
At the same time another case has been in the works, this one a petition to NOAA Fisheries to include Lolita as a member of the Southern Resident community. She was expressly excluded when the ESA determination for the Southern Residents was written in 2005. NOAA agreed to consider inlcuding Lolita as a member of an endangered population, and on January 24, 2014 NOAA proposed a rule to grant Lolita endangered status with her family. The comment period drew 19,190 comments, with the final determination made to grant her protected status in late January 2015, which became effective in June, 2015. We immediately sued the Seaquarium for violations of the ESA in early July, 2015, but that case was dismissed on the dubious grounds that only a potentially lethal injury qualified as "harm or harassement" under the ESA, and that the USDA has jurisdiction that supercedes the ESA. Neither claim reflects the legal language of the ESA, so we appealed the dismissal in June, 2016, and that case is scheduled for a hearing in December 2017. The wheels of justice grind agonizingly slowly.
Each of these efforts required vast pages of supportive literature, providing the courts a thorough education on the cultural, cognitive and emotional capacities of orcas, and the stresses seen in captive orcas.
In February 2012 PETA attorneys brought forth a case against SeaWorld based on the 13th Amendment, suing the corporation for enslaving five orcas held by SeaWorld, and once again establishing a prodigious body of legal literature on the highly developed natural history of orcas. The case was dismissed after informing much of the public that capture and forced servitude of orcas is much like slavery in humans, again with a considerable body of supportive literature placed into the public record.
Another legal track, conducted by ALDF, was to sue OSHA for not enforcing the same abatement requirements on the Seaquarium that are being imposed on SeaWorld, namely that trainers shouldn't get into the water with Lolita. OSHA agreed in late July, and fined the Seaquarium $7,000 for endangering trainers and staff. The suit was written so that it applies only during showtimes, so that "husbandry" can be performed outside the shows, which may be important for Lolita's mental health simply for the companionship.
On July 2, 2014, the Seaquarium was bought by Palace Entertainment, owned by Parques Reunidos, which owns over 70 theme parks including Marineland, Antibes in France. On May 30 Orca Network wrote a letter to Fernando Eiroa, President and CEO of Parques Reunidos Servicios, asking him to consider Lolita's health and welfare, and the image of Parques Reunidos and its subsidiary Palace Entertainment, in their decisions about Lolita's retirement. Palace Entertainment's actions toward Lolita will be very important to a great many people, and their image could suffer or could soar depending on whether they hinder or help her return home.
October 4, 2018, Parques Reunidos’ Board of Directors (the “Board”) accepted the resignation of Fernando Eiroa as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Company and as a member of the Board, as well as from all other positions he held at the Company, effective immediately. The new chief executive officer wis Jose Diaz, selected January 28, 2019
Chief Executive Officer of Parques Reunidos Servicios:
PARQUES REUNIDOS SERVICIOS CENTRALES S.A
Paseo de la Castellana, 216. 16th floor
28046 Madrid. Spain
Email Jose Diaz at
Jmnogueria@grpr.com
Send him an email or give him a call please!
In harmony with these legal actions, for several years now and with ever increasing frequency and determination, demonstrations and informational protests have rocked the entrance to the Seaquarium. A wide array of homemade and heartfelt signs, postcards and flyers are read by the occupants of every car that goes in the parking lot, so a lot of people are seeing Lolita in a whole new way as a result.
All of these factors are energizing each other in this post-Blackfish era of rejection of captivity for cetaceans.
See comments by Steve Mashuda of Earthjustice and Naomi Rose of the Animal Welfare Institute.
Please see Lolita's retirement plan at the link below, and for those who write articles or blogs, please consider this plan in your media. The issue now is not whether the science and precedents support this plan. If Lolita's future is ultimately decided by NOAA Fisheries, it will be a judgment call largely based on the answer to the question: Would Lolita be safer in the undersized display tank in Miami, or back in her home waters with human companionship and care?
Even if/when she is finally determined to be a member of her family under the ESA, if NOAA Fisheries believes her health or her family's health could be harmed by her return to her native waters they don't have to allow her to be retired. We have drafted some basic points to make here to clarify those issues:
3 essential points to make:
1. There is no significant risk to Lolita in any stage of Orca Network's proposal for Lolita's retirement in her native waters.
a. Transport of orcas according to established protocols must be done professionally and cautiously, but is commonly done and has never resulted in serious health issues for orcas;
b. Immersion of captive marine mammals in their native waters is considered therapeutic in veterinary literature (“The general rule in maintaining marine mammals in captivity is to duplicate their natural environment as closely as possible.” –The Merck Veterinary Manual);
c. After her initial immersion Lolita is likely to explore the seapen environs, with heightened energy and gradually improved metabolic strength, as demonstrated by Keiko upon immersion in Icelandic waters;
d. Her ability to catch and eat wild fish is likely to resume in a matter of weeks or months, again as demonstrated by Keiko.
2. A thorough examination will be conducted by a team of veterinarians and pathologists prior to transport to detect any potential communicable diseases. Assuming there are none, there will be no significant risk to any members of the Southern Resident Community as a result of Lolita's return to her native waters.
Conclusion: there is minimal risk of harm to Lolita or her family involved in returning her to her home waters.
3. Remaining in captivity will likely result in continuing mental and physical stresses and health issues.
a. Abundant evidence, including scientific publications, indicate that captivity increases mortality rates for orcas;
b. Due to her loneliness from living without the companionship of another orca for over three decades, and due to her exposure to the midday Miami sun, and the extremely small size of the tank that has been her only environs for over four decades, she is continually suffering as long as she remains in captivity;
c. Despite Lolita's unlikely good health at about 50 years of age, she is still subject to the adverse effects of captivity on her emotional, mental and physical health.
Conclusion: Remaining in captivity is likely to lead to real harm to Lolita, and given her relatively good health she is an excellent candidate for return to her native waters for retirement under human care in a seapen, and potentially for eventual full release.
Further points can be found HERE.
Lolita Documentary produced by Daniel Azarian, featuring Dr. Ingrid Visser
filmed in Miami, Summer 2013 (466 mb QuickTime Movie).
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This is Lolita, captured from L pod in 1970 and still confined in this tank at the Miami Seaquarium.
First Olympic class ferry shares name with an orca
November 13, 2012 (Watching Our Water Ways) A female killer whale named Tokitae remains in an aquarium in Miami, but a future Washington state ferry will carry her name for years to come.
The Washington State Transportation Commission named two new ferries today, choosing Northwest Indian names. And both names — Tokitae and Samish — are associated with killer whales, said Howard Garrett of Orca Network, who attended the commission meeting. See the WDOT's news release (PDF 29 kb).
He says naming the ferry could indirectly help the cause of relocating Lolita/Tokitae, although the action carries no endorsement of any kind.
"It demonstrates an understanding and awareness of her predicament, and it honors her and her family" he said. "I think that goes a long way."
Tokitae Community Celebration Day - June 8, 2014
NMFS authorized Lolita's inclusion in the Southern Resident community as requested in this petition:
BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
PETITION TO INCLUDE THE ORCINUS ORCA KNOWN AS LOLITA
IN THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT LISTING OF
THE SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALES
The true story of Keiko and the case for Morgan's release
The marine circus industry has promoted gross misinformation to keep possession of their performing orcas.
Have you ever wondered?
Go HERE for a printable flyer to hand out at demonstrations or other gatherings, and HERE for a Lolita fact sheet for basic information about Lolita, the violations of the Animal Welfare Act, and who to contact to insist the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) address these issues and compel the Miami Seaquarium to correct these infractions.
For a clear and concise description of the violations of the Animal Welfare Act found at the Miami Seaquarium whale stadium and tank, see Lolita the Orca; Facts, Legal Issues and How To Get Her Home.
Click here for sample letters and contact information to ask APHIS administrators to look closely at the relevant sections of the Animal Welfare Act, and then inspect the Miami Seaquarium whale stadium and tank, to see the glaring discrepancies and violations of the Act.
Orca Network often gets questions like this one:
This morning I took the opportunity to read the proposal for Lolita's release and am very impressed by the quality of the document. I am left with the question of "what can an individual do at this time?" Letters to who? Money to who? Thanks...
Our short answer usually goes something like this:
There are many answers, mostly depending on where you are, what you do, who you know, how you communicate. In other words look for ways to tell Lolita's story and explain the retirement plan ...to bring her some relief.
The proposal to retire Lolita can be found HERE. The only legal leverage we know of to pry her out of there is by massive public demand that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) enforce the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). You can see the details, along with more background on her life, the infractions that need to be addressed at the Seaquarium, and who to write to HERE.
HELP BRING LOLITA HOME! For an overall, comprehensive review of the scientific facts that show beyond all doubt that orcas simply cannot live healthy lives in captivity, we recommend Killer Controversy, Why orcas should no longer be kept in captivity, Prepared by Naomi A. Rose, Ph.D.
For those of us who are tiring of hearing that zoos and aquariums foster humane or environmental attitudes, here are two serious and scientific looks at those claims:
Do Zoos and Aquariums Promote Attitude Change in Visitors? A Critical Evaluation of the American Zoo and Aquarium Study by Lori Marino, Scott O. Lilienfeld, Randy Malamud, Nathan Nobis and Ron Brogliod (2010).
The Captivity Industry - The reality of zoos and aquariums by Lori Marino, Gay Bradshaw and Randy Malamud (2009).
Orcinus orca has suffered much to fulfill the whims of human entertainment. Learning how self-aware and intelligent they are is precisely why their confinement needs to end. Let’s evolve.
August 23, 2010 Orca Network News Release - Extreme stress and frustration are inevitable in captive orcas.
March 7, 2007 CalOSHA report on the near-drowning of a trainer at SeaWorld in San Diego.
When Lolita Comes Swimming Home Again
August 6, 2009 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer blog)
By Howard Garrett
Hopefully the USDA will inspect and measure the concrete bowl where Lolita has lived the past 39 years and will find it unlawful under the Animal Welfare Act, and $1-2 million can be found to examine her, transport her to a bay pen along the west side of San Juan Island, and set up a care station with a freezer full of fish and professional care staff. It's all been done before and poses no real risk to her or to her family, but many may wonder what will happen then for Lolita.
After her return to her home waters, as she regains her strength and is led out on swims to experience her waters again, Lolita will be the focus of tremendous attention in the Pacific Northwest and far beyond. Of course security at the bay pen will prevent direct observations except by authorized personnel and media, but live webcam coverage and stories about her can be expected to abound locally, nationally and internationally.
When someone reads or sees a story about Lolita they will usually tend to care a little more about how she's doing. The reports will also tell about her family, L-25 and the L-12 subpod as well as all the Southern Resident orcas. People will learn about the orcas' long lifespans, lifetime bonding and no dispersal traditions. They'll hear about these orcas' selective diet - about 80% Chinook salmon and 15% chum - and the need to restore salmon habitat and reduce Chinook catches all along the Pacific coast to keep the orcas around. This alone justifies her return home.
Scientifically, we'll learn if Lolita's family bonds and memories are so strong that she will be able to travel, catch fish and socialize with her family, and we'll see the process of rebuilding the trust needed to do so. If she's not able to rejoin her family, the care station will always be there for her with food and companionship if needed.
Humans live according to their stories, and whales provide great inspiration for all ages to learn more and then act to protect and restore the natural world. When kids hear about Lolita and her retirement where she was raised decades ago, many will want to know more, and will do research and feel moved to write their views about orcas and create artwork about them, developing important language skills and learning how to do good science.
The benefits of retiring Lolita in the Salish Sea won't be easy to measure in dollars, but as a learning and sharing experience among the human community, and as a motivator toward better stewardship and protection of our precious marine environment, Lolita would be a priceless teacher for us all.
See all the Free Lolita Updates since March, 1999.
August 7th, 2009 - KING 5's Gary Chittim reports. This week in 1971, orca hunters rounded up dozens of killer whales in Puget Sound in a deadly capture operation. Several orcas died, several were sent off for profit to perform in theme parks. This notorious maritime moment was captured on tape by KING 5 and it eventually helped stop the hunts.
Video of Orca Capture Commemoration event in Coupeville WA
August 9, 2009, shown on KONG TV, SeattleCoupeville WA, August 9, 2009 (1.4 mg QuickTime Movie).
Below: Shelby Proie on CNN Headline News with Lolita's story.
Newsweek magazine: Free Lolita! A Whale Story It's been nearly four decades since Lolita the killer whale was snatched from her family in the waters of Puget Sound. Now activists want to bring her home.
For background on the history and goals of the Lolita campaign, please look over a letter to all supporters.
See recent photos of Lolita.
The Lolita Come Home Campaign is a major concern of Orca Network. Lolita, first called Tokitae, is the last surviving orca of 45 members of the Southern Resident community that were captured and delivered for display in marine parks between 1965 and 1973. At least 13 others were killed during captures. A young adult at about 40 years old, Lolita has been maintained at a Miami marine park since 1970. Only Corky at Sea World in San Diego, captured in 1969, has been in captivity longer. To read the entire history of the campaign to retire Lolita and allow her the opportunity to rejoin her family, see all the Free Lolita Updates since March, 1999.
1970 - Lolita's capture.
Photo ©Wallie Funk
Lolita listening to her family's calls
Photo courtesy NBC
Go HERE for dozens of photos of Lolita In 1970 a capture team using speedboats and airplanes and lobbing explosives forced the entire Southern Resident orca community into a narrow cove, where they corralled all 110 or so orcas. They chose the young ones to ship to marine parks around the world, and one was delivered to the Miami Seaquarium. First name "Tokitae", she was later given the name "Lolita," and against all odds she has survived these 37 years in a tiny tank that is illegal by the letter of the Animal Welfare Act. The USDA simply combines the width of the show tank with the length of the back tank to arrive at a legal measurement. Lolita's longevity in a tank is extraordinary even by orca standards. Studies have shown that orcas in captivity live much less than half their normal lifespan.
Working with activists around the globe, we've made a lot of progress toward convincing people nationwide and worldwide that it is simply wrong to confine large, family-bonded, long-lived and far-ranging whales to bathtub sized tanks. The deeper problem all along has been to convince people that orcas are capable of returning to their home habitat, IF they are returned to their families. Orcas are much stronger and far more advanced and capable than is generally understood. Their strength is partly due to their cultural bonds and family membership, and the durability of those memories. By returning Lolita to her family she could regain the strength that comes from rebuilding those lifelong family bonds.
While people the world over now understand that captivity is cruel and deadly for orcas, we still need to convince the scientific community and the public that Lolita can safely return to her home and family, in order to convince the owner of the Seaquarium and other decision-makers that Lolita can and must be returned to her family and natural habitat.
Lolita remains a member of her family of birth, the Southern Resident orca community, as demonstrated by her vocalizations that are identical with those her family uses today. She could be safely returned to her home waters to rejoin her family. Here are answers to the question "Can Lolita safely return home?" Much can also be learned from the dozens of rehabilitation and release projects that have been performed worldwide. Especially relevant is this set of protocols designed by Ric O'Barry of One Voice.
Socially and biologically she is capable of gradual reintroduction to her pod. Lolita could be safely returned to her home waters, but objections to her return by the park's owner, apparently based on economic interest and a set of unfounded beliefs often heard from display industry employees, has so far prevented her return.
For the complete background on the tragedy of holding whales and dolphins captive for the amusement industry, please see The Case Against Marine Mammals in Captivity, produced by the Humane Society of the United States.
Washington State elected officials who support the proposal to return Lolita (Tokitae) to her native waters include: Gov. Gary Locke, Sen. Patty Murray, US Senator Maria Cantwell, US Rep. Rick Larsen, US Rep. Norm Dicks, US Rep. Jim McDermott, US Rep. Adam Smith, US Rep. Linda Smith, US Sen. Slade Gorton, ret., US Rep. Jack Metcalf, ret., Gov. Mike Lowry, ret., Sec. of State Ralph Munro, ret., State rep. Dave Anderson, ret., State Rep. Kelly Barlean, King County Executive Ron Sims, Seattle Mayor Norm Rice, ret., Island County Board of County Commissioners, San Juan County Board of County Commissioners
Organizations in support of the proposal to return Lolita (Tokitae) to her native waters include: Animal Rights Foundation of Florida, World Society for the Protection of Animals, the Dolphin Project, Humane Society of the United States, Earth Island Institute, People for Puget Sound, Progressive Animal Welfare Society, Zoocheck Canada, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society of the UK, No Whales in Captivity (Canada), In Defense of Animals, European Cetacean Organisation, Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators, Orcalab and the Center for Whale Research.
The primary goal of the Lolita Come Home Project is to move Lolita from her present location at Miami Seaquarium to a rehabilitation/retirement facility in an ocean water seapen in Washington State, where she can retire from show business while still receiving the care of humans for her health and safety.
A secondary goal is to reacclimatize Lolita to her native habitat with open water "walks", so she can return to a healthy physical condition and metabolic strength, similar to that of her free-ranging family members.
A third goal of this project is to facilitate Lolita's reintroduction to her family pod members. This will be done acoustically first, visually second, and socially last. It will be up to Lolita to decide whether she wishes to remain in the social company of her family or return to human care.
Act now to return Lolita to her home and family. Send a letter (prewritten by us) to the USDA to persuade them to uphold the law and declare the whale tank at the Seaquarium illegal!
Are you on the Free Lolita update list? Starting March 1, 1999, Free Lolita Updates are the record of the Lolita campaign. To receive Free Lolita email updates just send a message to Orca Network, or just click Join Free Lolita List.
October 22, 2003 - Miami Seaquarium has no record of safety inspections. Seaquarium may be forced to choose between shutting down and major retrofits of the physical plant, in fact basically rebuilding most of the 15 structures including the whale stadium. September 15, 2003: Miami Seaquarium must fix massive safety violations or shut down
When she looks into your eyes, you can see that Lolita has blue eyes. Photo by Sean Jacobs, September, 2004
Rattle the Cage Productions has produced a brand new website in the format of the other Seaquarium site, called Miami SeaPrison, dedicated to Arthur Hertz and the Miami Seaquarium. Check it out. You'll love it and hate it. Why Lolita should have a chance to return home!
...and why Lolita COULD safely return home.
Powerful Lolita Documentary!
This documentary tells Lolita's story like none other. It's called Lolita: Slave to Entertainment, produced and written by Tim Gorski and narrated by Valerie Silidker, both of South Florida. This amazing one-hour film follows Lolita's life story, from her capture in Penn Cove in 1970 to her dismal situation today at the Miami Seaquarium, and the efforts by many individuals and organizations to bring her back home. There is new footage of her capture, interviews with those present at the time, and some great animated graphics to illustrate the event.
The documentary features "Flipper" dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, Center for Whale Research director Ken Balcomb, activist Russ Rector and his video of the underside of Lolita's tank and stadium, Ocean Drive Magazine's Jerry Powers, and Howard Garrett of Orca Network, who has championed the campaign to return Lolita to Puget Sound for ten years. This sensitive and beautifully crafted documentary includes some of the best wild orca footage available, giving a sense of what Lolita is missing, and what she could have again.
Order your copy of Lolita - Slave to Entertainment, on video or DVD
Photos from the August 8 Commemorative Event to mark the anniversary of Lolita's capture in words and photos
To learn more about Lolita's tragic situation, read:
Life Before Captivity;
Lolita's capture.
and Lolita's life today.
Here's a complete and updated look at killer whales in aquariums and parks, including many photos...thanks to Stefan Jacobs' Orca Home.
Current number of known orcas in captivity: 61 sorted by date of capture/birth
sorted by origin
and...Current number of orcas known to have died in captivity: 165
sorted by date of capture/birth
Altogether at least 134 orcas have been captured for public display. Of those, 123 have died since 1965, and 33 captive-born orcas have died.
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Weekly Stockton Democrat
Contributed by deesar
Description: April 17 & 24, 1859
Newspaper published in: Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA
Sunday, 17 Apr 1859
MARRIED -- in this city, at the residence of the bride�s father, Tuesday, 12th inst., by the Rev. Mr. HAGER; Henry C. MALLORY to Maria B., daughter of the Hon. Otis L. BRIDGES, all of Stockton.
WOUNDED -- Mr. Alfred TAYLOR, of the Stockton Wood Yard, met with an accident yesterday, whereby his hand was severely wounded from coming in contact with the circular saw.
SUICIDE -- The Iowa Hill �Patriot� records the suicide of one MARLOW, of that place. He was from Wisconsin, and aged about 55 years. Some months ago, MARLOW heard of the death of his wife. He was desirous of returning to Wisconsin in order to provide for his daughter, but through the dishonesty of a person with whom he had intrusted his means, was prevented.
ARREST of an ESCAPED PRISONER -- 2 prisoners escaped from the county jail at Mokelumne Hill on Tuesday, and succeeded in getting beyond the reach of the officers before the fact of their escape became known. While the jailer was about entering the cell in which they were confined, one of the prisoners struck him a blow on the head with a bottle which knocked him senseless to the floor, and before he recovered, the prisoners had left, the prisoners had left, having taken a 6-shooter from his person while he lay senseless.
A reward of $100 was immediately offered for the delivery of the prisoners, one of whom was arrested yesterday by Mr. COLE at the North American House on the Mokelumne Hill road, and taken to the county seat. His name is DICKSON and was in jail upon a charge of horse-stealing. He was recognized by a member of the Grand Jury which indicted him, who gave the information that led to his arrest. His companion took a different direction and may succeed in evading detection.
LOST MAN -- Several days since, a man was seen to disappear in the water at Jackson Wharf, San Francisco, with a carpet sack in hand, upon the arrival of the Sacramento boat. It since appears that the drowned man�s name is Charles MILLER, a German, who had left El Dorado county on his way to the Atlantic States with a considerable amount of money in his possession. His body has not been recovered.
LOSS of the OVERLAND MAIL to Stockton -- The following account is given by Mr. John HALL, carrier of the mail on the overland route between Kansas City and Stockton:
He left Neosho, Mo., for Albuquerque, N.M., on 5th November last, having in charge the mail, consisting of about 4 or 5 pounds of letters and papers. He started with the intention of overtaking Lieut. STEIN and Lieut. BEALE, with their escort, who were some 8 or 10 days in advance of him.
When about 24 hours behind Lieut. STEIN�s party, he judged from their camp fires, HALL was attacked by a band of Camanche Indians, about 40 in number, who succeeded in taking him prisoner -- not, however, without resistance on his part. He was severely wounded by arrows in the leg and side, and his mule was shot dead. The mail was destroyed.
For 4 or 5 weeks HALL was completely prostrated by his wounds and was compelled, on his recovery, to follow his captors from place to place on the prairies. About the middle of February, having recovered from his wounds, he succeeded in making his escape on one of the horses belonging to the Indians. For 4 days and nights he traveled incessantly, without rest or food, but succeeded in gaining the settlements, although so debilitated he could scarcely sit upon his horse.
Mr. HALL reached St. Louis on 11th March. His exposures as a voyageur had hardened him in a manner as to enable him to bear his sufferings that would have killed another man.
MARRIED -- in this city, April 19th, at St. John�s church, by Rev. E.W. HAGER; Harbeson HICKMAN, Esq., to Miss Elizabeth DICKINSON. [Arkansas, Delaware and Philadelphia papers please copy.] [We acknowledge the receipt of a liberal tender of sparkling �Heidsick,� in which numerous sentiments were expressed embodying every kind wish for the future happiness and prosperity of the newly-wedded pair.]
HYMENIAL -- A large and fashionable audience assembled Tuesday afternoon in St. John�s church to witness the interesting yet solemn performance of the marriage ceremony, in which a gentleman prominent among the wealthy men of our city, and a young lady, the centre of a wide circle of acquaintances, were parties most directly interested. As the bridal train entered the church all eyes were fixed upon them, and as they wended their way to the foot of the chancel a breathless silence prevailed and continued until the ceremony ended. While the audience were waiting impatiently the appearance of the bridal party, the organist performed a voluntary, introducing the popular air of �Hail Columbia� -- the latter at the request of a number of the personal friends of the groom, deeming it an appropriate occasion. The newly married couple took their departure last evening for San Francisco, accompanied by a retinue of friends and acquaintances, among whom were a number of our bachelor citizens -- aspiring candidates for matrimonial honors.
WEDDING JOLLIFICATIONS -- The San Joaquin river on Tuesday night had a fair share of wedding parties. The Cornelia bore to San Francisco Mr. H. HICKMAN and his blooming bride, while the J. Bragdon, not to be outdone in the way of carrying newly married couples, brought from San Francisco, at the same time, her commander, Captain MOSEBY, and his fair bride. Captain CONKLIN, of the Cornelia, ever prone to pleasant surprises, proposed one for the Bragdon, in honor of her bridal freight, of a brilliant description. As the 2 boats neared each other, about 9 � o�clock in the evening (writes a passenger), the Cornelia suddenly appeared in a blaze of light to the astonished gaze of those on the Bragdon. At a signal from Capt. CONKLIN blue lights appeared on the Cornelia, and rockets were sent up in all directions. The reflection of the blue lights on the water, and the sight of the rockets illuminating the heavens with artificial stars, bewildered the passengers on the Cornelia who were not posted. One man was seen running with carpet bag in hand, looking for a place to go ashore, expostulating with anxious inquirers as to what he was about, and declaring his anxiety to get off at Martinez. He supposed the boat near there and ready to land him, and feared he would be carried by. It appeared that he happened to look out of the cabin window and seeing the stars of several rockets at a distance that had nearly fallen to the ground, he took them for lights in Martinez, and these with the blaze of light forward, he supposed was to enable the pilot not to miss the wharf. His hurried appearance with carpet sack in hand, excited the risibles of those who observed his hot haste and anxiety not to be carried by his point of destination. The good taste of Captain CONKLIN in giving this surprise to his fellow-Captain produced a happy effect and passed off without accident to mar its pleasure.
The reception of Capt. MOSEBY upon his arrival in this city the same night was _gnalizd [1st letter or 2 illeg] by the firing of cannon, music, and a general congratulation of the host of friends to whom he has become attached since his connection with the Stockton route.
DIVORCES GRANTED --
-The District Court granted on Wednesday a divorce to the plaintiff in the case of M.L. BIRD vs. Elizabeth BIRD. The recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case of BAKER vs. BAKER, involving similar grounds of complaint, will probably prevent an appeal.
-In the case of WERMUTH vs. WERMUTH, a decree of divorce was granted in favor of plaintiff -- the allegation of desertion being sustained.
-The Supreme Court has decided in favor of the plaintiff in the notorious case of BAKER vs. BAKER, reversing the judgment of the Court below, and annulling the marriage.
AGENTS for the DEMOCRAT:
Stockton; Thos. BARNES
Horr�s Ranch; G.D. DICKINSON
Loving�s; Barton HOPE
Murphy�s; Alonzo RHODES
Coulterville; Geo W. COULTER
Forlorn Hope; Fred. BECKER [or DECKER]
Merced Falls; Adam YATES
Quartsburg; D.M. POOL
Visalia; J.B. STEVENS
Millerton; George RIVERCOMB
Snellings; Mr. TURNER
Don Pedro�s Bar; Col. SMITH
Gwin; Wm. LAUGHLIN
Suisun City; J.B. LEMON
Healdsburg; Peter A. FORSEE
Denverton; Dr. S.K. NURSE
Vacaville; Col. Larkin RICHARDSON
Alamos; Jas. N. ALLEN
M�Cartyville; John W. FARWELL
Oakland; Hoag & Co.�s Express
Sacramento; E.B. DAVIDSON
General Agent for San Joaquin River; Capt. DURHAM
SENTENCED to be HUNG -- Jacob ELYES was sentenced Thursday in the District Court to be hung on Friday the 3d day of June, for the murder of McWADE. Motion for a new trial was argued and overruled; and the prisoner being asked if he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon him, replied that �he knew of no reason why he should be thus treated, and called upon God to witness his assertion that he knew nothing of the murder of McWADE and was wholly innocent of any participation in the cause of his death.� An appeal will be taken, based principally upon the hope of obtaining a new trial in which the evidence of the leading witness (a Turk) may not be allowed. The greatest interest was manifested during the lengthy argument for new trial, the Court Room being crowded with persons eager to learn the result. The prisoner, upon sentence being pronounced upon him, blanched, and exhibited an appearance that indicated a consciousness of his dreadful position.
GOOD for SAN JOAQUIN -- The Vice Regent of the Ladies� Mount Vernon Association acknowledges the receipt of remittances from San Joaquin county, as follows:
Mrs. Caroline E. SPERRY, $20.75
Mrs. SHURTLEFF, $27
Mrs. A. SHELL, $100.25
Mrs. D.M. LOCKE, $92
VICE REGENT -- We with pleasure notice the fact that Mrs. D.J. STAPLES has been appointed one of the Vice Regents of the Mount Vernon Association, for the collection of funds in San Joaquin county, to further the patriotic efforts to erect a Monument worthy of him whose name will be revered as long as our country exists -- the immortal WASHINGTON.
DRUNKEN MINSTREL -- Hugh DONNELLY, formerly connected with a strolling company of Ethiopian Minstrals, was picked up drunk in San Francisco on Tuesday night. He was taken to the Police Court charged with being a �common drunkard,� and will be compelled to serve a term in jail.
SUDDEN DEATH -- A man named Wm. NICHOLS, a native of Roxbury (Mass), aged 50 years, was found dead, Wednesday morning, sitting upright in his chair, in a cabin near the United States Marie Hospital, at San Francisco.
A WOMAN MURDERED near Angels -- A telegram to the Sacramento �Union� on the 19th inst., says:
A woman named CLINE was found this morning near Angel�s. From appearances she had been dead about 10 days. The doors were locked and the keys all gone. There was no money or jewelry in the house, and the trunks were opened. There were marks on her throat as if she had been strangled. From the fact that she was known to have money it is supposed she was murdered, the house robbed, and that the murderers left after locking the doors, taking the keys with them. Her husband has been living at Big Oak Flat, in Tuolumne county, for some time past, and has written to her constantly, until within 2 weeks, when letters ceased to come.
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Tag: Game Changing Technologies
NASA to Host Game Changing Technology Industry Day
May 3, 2016 May 2, 2016 News 0
WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — The Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) is hosting the Game Changing Technology Industry Day to engage the aerospace industry and identify potential areas of common interest and synergy with NASA. The objective of the meeting is to enhance industry awareness and understanding of the mid-level technology investments within the Game Changing Development portfolio.
The Game Changing Technology Industry Day will focus on 11 current technologies that are potential targets for commercial and academic partnerships. Attendees will hear from project managers about the exciting work going going on within STMD and have the opportunity to see hardware and ask questions in person.
By joining this Industry Day, participants will have the unique opportunity to listen and engage with NASA technologists who seek partnerships that can further innovation in space exploration.
For more information and the agenda please go to www.nasa.gov/spacetech. In addition, the event will be webcast live via UStream. Details will be provided closer to the event date.
Busek Delivers Game Changing CubeSat Thrusters to NASA
100µN electrospray thruster system. (Credit: Busek Co.)
NATICK, MA (Busek PR) — Satellite propulsion firm Busek Co. Inc. confirms the shipment of its first miniature electrospray small satellite thrusters to NASA.
The modular, 100 micronewton-class thrusters enable new, highly efficient CubeSat maneuvers as well as fine position control for larger spacecraft.
The units were designed and manufactured by Busek for NASA’s Game Changing Development Program in the Space Technology Mission Directorate, which is responsible for developing the crosscutting, pioneering, new technologies and capabilities needed by the agency to achieve its current and future missions.
NASA Selects Ultra-Lightweight Materials Proposals
April 7, 2015 News 5
WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — NASA has selected three proposals to develop and manufacture ultra-lightweight (ULW) materials for future aerospace vehicles and structures. The proposals will mature advanced technologies that will enable NASA to reduce the mass of spacecraft by 40 percent for deep space exploration.
“Lightweight and multifunctional materials and structures are one of NASA’s top focus areas capable of having the greatest impact on future NASA missions in human and robotic exploration,” said Steve Jurczyk, associate administrator for the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate in Washington. “These advanced technologies are necessary for us to be able to launch stronger, yet lighter, spacecraft and components as we look to explore an asteroid and eventually Mars.”
NASA Looks Beyond Batteries for Space Exploration
April 13, 2014 April 10, 2014 News 15
Fly wheels, such as the NASA G2 flywheel module above, are one way to store rotational energy for use by spacecraft or machines on Earth. NASA’s looking for new energy storage systems to enable our future exploration missions. (Credit: NASA)
HAMPTON, Virg. (NASA PR) — NASA is seeking proposals for the development of new, more capable, energy storage technologies to replace the battery technology that has long powered America’s space program.
The core technologies solicited in the Wednesday call for proposals will advance energy storage solutions for the space program and other government agencies, such as the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) through ongoing collaboration with NASA and industry.
Boeing’s Composite Tank Could Greatly Improve Launch Vehicles
One of the largest composite rocket propellant tanks ever manufactured is prepared for transport on NASA’s Super Guppy airplane. (Credit: Boeing)
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (NASA PR) — For more than 50 years, metal tanks have carried fuel to launch rockets and propel them into space, but one of the largest composite tanks ever manufactured may change all that. This spring, that tank–known as the composite cryotank–is set to undergo a series of tests at extreme pressures and temperatures similar to those experienced during spaceflight.
NASA Selects Innovative Technology Proposals for Suborbital Flights
WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — NASA has selected for possible flight demonstration 10 proposals from six U.S. states for reusable, suborbital technology payloads and vehicle capability enhancements with the potential to revolutionize future space missions.
After the concepts are developed, NASA may choose to fly the technologies to the edge of space and back on U.S. commercial suborbital vehicles and platforms. These types of flights provide opportunities for testing in microgravity before the vehicles are sent into the harsh environment of space.
NASA Picks Small Spacecraft Propulsion Systems for Development
July 20, 2013 July 20, 2013 News 2
A laboratory model MEP thruster. (Credit: NASA)
HAMPTON, Va. (NASA PR) — NASA selected three proposals for the development of lightweight micro-thruster propulsion technologies that are small in size but have big potential.
NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate selected the miniaturized electrospray propulsion technologies to perform stabilization, station keeping and pointing for small spacecraft. NASA hopes these technology demonstrations may lead to similar position control systems for larger spacecraft and satellites as well.
NASA Tests “Game Changing” Composite Cryogenic Fuel Tank
WASHINGTON (NASA PR) –– NASA recently completed a major space technology development milestone by successfully testing a pressurized, large cryogenic propellant tank made of composite materials. The composite tank will enable the next generation of rockets and spacecraft needed for space exploration.
NASA Seeks Big Ideas for Small In-Space Propulsion Systems
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WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — NASA’s Space Technology Program is calling for proposals to develop miniaturized electrospray propulsion technologies that could revolutionize small satellite propulsion systems.
Electrospray thrusters use electricity to energize material and then disperse a resulting liquid or aerosol through an emitter to create thrust. The development of low-mass, lightweight micro thruster technologies has the potential to radically change propulsion capabilities of small satellites by allowing variable thrust propulsion, stabilization and precision pinpointing. Such micro thrusters also might be of use for very fine pointing aboard future large space-based observatories.
Boeing Develops Game-Changing Composite Propellant Tank
Credit: NASA/MSFC/Emmett Given
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (NASA PR) — A 2.4-meter-diameter propellant tank made of composite materials arrived on Nov. 20, 2012 at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., where engineers are preparing it for testing.
NASA Successfully Tests Hypersonic Inflatable Heat Shield
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (NASA PR) — A large inflatable heat shield developed by NASA’s Space Technology Program has successfully survived a trip through Earth’s atmosphere while travelling at hypersonic speeds up to 7,600 mph.
The Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE-3) was launched by sounding rocket at 7:01 a.m. Monday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. The purpose of the IRVE-3 test was to show that a space capsule can use an inflatable outer shell to slow and protect itself as it enters an atmosphere at hypersonic speed during planetary entry and descent, or as it returns to Earth with cargo from the International Space Station.
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Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Powered Flight Set for Thursday Morning
SpaceShipTwo flies under power for the third time in January 2014. (Credit: Ken Brown)
by Douglas Messier
The preliminaries are over. And now the moment of truth has arrived for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.
Almost 3.5 years after SpaceShipTwo Enterprise broke up during a flight test on Halloween 2014, the company is scheduled to conduct the first powered flight of SpaceShipTwo Unity later this morning from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The test was preceded by seven glide flights.
I’ll be providing live updates on the flight on Twitter @spacecom.
A Look Back at the Space Year That Was
January 23, 2018 January 22, 2018 News 0
Total solar eclipse photographed from NASA Armstrong’s Gulfstream III. (Credit: (NASA/Carla Thomas)
I realize it’s a bit late, but here’s a look back at the major developments in space in 2017.
I know that I’m probably forgetting something, or several somethings or someones. Fortunately, I have eagle-eyed readers who really seem to enjoy telling me just how much I’ve screwed up. Some of them a little too much….
So, have at it! Do your worst, eagle-eyed readers!
Branson’s Autobiography: After SpaceShipTwo’s Loss the Blame Game Began
January 10, 2018 January 11, 2018 News 36
Nitrous oxide and cabin atmosphere vent from the disintegrating SpaceShipTwo. (Credit: MARS Scientific/NTSB)
Finding My Virginity: The New Autobiography
On the morning of Oct. 31, 2014, a nightmarish vision that had haunted me for months became a real-life disaster in the skies over the Mojave Desert. SpaceShipTwo dropped from its WhiteKnightTwo mother ship, lit its engine and appeared to explode. Pieces of the space plane then began to rain down all over the desert.
The motor had exploded. Or the nitrous oxide tank had burst. At least that’s what I and two photographers – whose pictures of the accident would soon be seen around the world – thought had occurred as we watched the flight from Jawbone Station about 20 miles north of Mojave.
We really believed we had seen and heard a blast nine miles overhead, the photos appeared to show one, and it was the most plausible explanation at the time.
We were wrong. More than two days after the accident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed that co-pilot Mike Alsbury had prematurely unlocked SpaceShipTwo’s feather system during powered ascent. The ship hadn’t blown up, it had broken up as the twin tail booms reconfigured the vehicle with the engine still burning at full thrust.
Branson’s Autobiography Part II: A Bad Day at Koehn Lake
January 9, 2018 January 10, 2018 News 1
SpaceShipTwo breaks up after the premature deployment of its feather system. (Credit: MARS Scientific/NTSB)
In his new book, Richard Branson recounts that on the morning of Oct. 31, 2014, he was on his private Caribbean island in a state of “schoolboy excitement.” The reason? Three time zones away in California’s Mojave Desert, Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites were conducting the longest and most ambitious flight test of the SpaceShipTwo suborbital tourism vehicle.
Richard Branson’s Latest Memoir Gets Lost in Space
January 8, 2018 August 13, 2018 News 9
SpaceShipTwo Enterprise after being released for its final flight on Oct. 31, 2014. (Credit: Virgin Galactic/NTSB)
Mogul’s Account of Virgin Galactic Most Revealing for What It Doesn’t Say
One day in mid-2003, Virgin Atlantic pilot Alex Tai wandered into a hangar at Mojave Airport and discovered SpaceShipOne, a suborbital rocket plane that Scaled Composites’ Founder Burt Rutan was secretly building to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize for the first privately-built crewed vehicle to reach space twice in two weeks.
The chance discovery would eventually solve separate problems the famed aircraft designer and Tai’s boss, Richard Branson, were trying to solve. Rutan’s spaceship was being funded by Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen, who wanted to win the prize but had no plans to finance a commercial follow-on spacecraft.
Four years earlier, Branson had registered a new company named Virgin Galactic Airways and set off in search of someone to build a vehicle capable of carrying passengers into space. Those efforts had come to naught until Tai made his discovery at the dusty airport in California’s High Desert.
Richard Branson Accused of Sexual Assault by Joss Stone Backup Singer
November 26, 2017 News 16
Richard Branson at Spaceport America (Credit: Douglas Messier)
One of Joss Stone’s backup singers, Antonia Jenae, has accused Virgin Galactic Founder Richard Branson of “sexual assault” in an incident she says occurred on the billionaire’s private Caribbean island in 2010.
“We were in the pool and there was a big, beautiful statue of a goddess there with her boobs out.
“Richard Branson tried to get me to show him my boobs and I said: ‘No!’ I was wearing a one-piece swimsuit and at the time I was very heavy chested.”
Mum-of-two Antonia said: “We were by the bar and he was saying bye to everyone. He came up to me and put his face in my breasts.
FastFacts: Public-Sector Financial Support for Richard Branson’s Space Companies
October 27, 2017 October 27, 2017 News 8
Four big thumbs up from Richard Branson and then New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson at the Spaceport America runway dedication in 2010. (Credit: Douglas Messier)
The nonbinding memorandum of understanding involving $1 billion in investment from Saudi Arabia is Richard Branson’s latest success in obtaining financial support from governments for his Virgin Group’s space companies.
The table below shows funding invested directly into the group’s space ventures and indirectly for infrastructure.
VIRGIN GROUP SPACE COMPANIES — DIRECT & INDIRECT GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT
YEAR GOVERNMENT
AMOUNT (MILLIONS)
2006 New Mexico ~$225 Custom built spaceport named Spaceport America constructed on 18,000 acres of land — Virgin Galactic signed 20 year lease to serve as anchor tenant
2009 Abu Dhabi $280 Government-owned sovereign wealth fund Aabar Investments obtained 31.6 percent share of Virgin Galactic — plans for a spaceport where SpaceShipTwo would fly in Dubai — future commitment of $100 million more when Virgin Galactic developed viable plan for small-satellite booster (LauncherOne)
2011 Abu Dhabi $110 Aabar Investments increased share of Virgin Galactic to 37.6 percent
2017 Saudi Arabia $1,000 Under non-binding MOU, government-run Public Investment Fund (PIC) would obtain undisclosed share of three Virgin Group space companies: Virgin Galactic, Virgin Orbit and The Spaceship Company — Virgin Group to maintain majority ownership
TOTAL: $1,615
Future Saudi Arabia $480 PIC has an option to invest nearly a half-billion more in Virgin Group space services
Virgin Group, Saudi Arabia Sign MOU for $1 Billion Space Investment
October 26, 2017 October 26, 2017 News 11
LauncherOne ignites after being released from Cosmic Girl 747. (Credit: Virgin Galactic)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, October 26, 2017 — The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia and Virgin Group (Virgin), have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a partnership under which PIF intends to invest approximately $1 billion into Virgin Galactic, The Spaceship Company and Virgin Orbit, with an option for $480 million of future additional investment in space services.
Branson Back to Making Predictions About SpaceShipTwo’s Schedule
June 12, 2017 June 12, 2017 News 12
Richard Branson and George Whitesides gave out at SpaceShipTwo after it came to a stop. (Credit: Douglas Messier)
Now that the second SpaceShipTwo Unity has five glide flights under its belt, the “we’ll fly when we’re ready, we don’t make predictions” era appears to be officially over at Virgin Galactic.
“I certainly would be very disappointed if I don’t go up next year. And I would hope it’s earlier than later in the year,” Richard Branson told British GQ. “The programme says that we should be [testing] in space by December, as long as we don’t have any setbacks between now and then.”
Entrepreneurial Lingo Lesson: The Pivot
First in an irregular series on entrepreneurial buzz words
Come on let’s pivot again,
Like we did last quarter!
Yeaaah, let’s pivot again,
Like we did last year!
Do you remember when,
ROI was really hummin’,
Yeaaaah, let’s pivot again,
Pivotin’ time is here!
Heeee, and round and round til IPO we go!
Oh, baby, make those investors love us so!
Let’s pivot again,
There comes a time in the existence of many startups when there an urgent need to change direction. You set up the company to pursue a goal, but for one reason or several — a lack of a market, shortage of investment, regulatory hurdles, a flawed concept — you have to direct all that talent, technology and enthusiasm toward a new objective that will keep the company in operation.
Experts: FAA Review Process for SpaceShipTwo Flawed, Subject to Political Pressure
August 1, 2015 News 8
SpaceShipTwo fuselage (Credit: NTSB)
The Federal Aviation Administration issued an experimental permit to Scaled Composites to begin flight tests of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo in 2012 despite serious deficiencies in the company’s application relating to safety analysis and risk mitigation, according to documents released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) this week.
When renewing the annual permit in 2013 and 2014, the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA AST) issued waivers that exempted Scaled Composites from explaining how it evaluated and planned to mitigate against human and software errors that could cause a fatal accident.
Virgin Galactic Focused on Larger Satellite Launch Vehicle
July 22, 2015 July 22, 2015 News 41
Artist’s conception of WhiteKnightTwo with LauncherOne (Credit: Virgin Galactic)
Virgin Galactic is developing a rocket more powerful than LauncherOne to fulfill a recent order for 39 launches from its global satellite Internet partner OneWeb, according to sources familiar with the program.
LauncherTwo will use Virgin Galactic’s largest liquid fuel engine, NewtonThree, in its first stage, according to sources that insisted upon anonymity. A new engine, NewtonFour, will be developed for the second stage.
One Web Announces $500 Million Funding Round, Launch Contracts for Soyuz, LauncherOne
OneWeb constellation. (Credit: Airbus Defence & Space)
OneWeb announces $500 million funding round for 900 satellite constellation
Backers include Airbus Group, Coca-Cola, Intelsat, Qualcomm, Hughes Network Systems and Virgin Galactic
Largest commercial rocket order ever includes 21 Soyuz launchers and 39 launches of Virgin Galactic’s LauncherOne
LONDON (OneWeb PR) — OneWeb, which is building a new global communications system to create affordable broadband services for all, today announces it has raised $500 million of funding from a group of leading international companies.
OneWeb has attracted investment from Airbus Group, Bharti Enterprises, Hughes Network Systems, (Hughes), a subsidiary of EchoStar Corp., Intelsat, Qualcomm Incorporated, The Coca-Cola Company, the Virgin Group, and Totalplay, a Grupo Salinas Company, owned by Ricardo B. Salinas.
Branson: Virgin Galactic Costing Lots of Money
June 16, 2015 News 18
Richard Branson speaks to the press at the Mojave Air and Space Port about the crash off SpaceShipTwo. (Credit: Douglas Messier)
Richard Branson has suggested that Virgin Galactic’s burn rate is $14 million per month (according to an interview with The Independent) or $15 million or month (according to The Express). That would put annual expenses at between $168 and $180 million.
If that’s the burn rate, it will go up quite a bit when flight testing resumes on SpaceShipTwo. Powered flights of the vehicle are reported to cost close to $1 million apiece.
Branson also says he’s trying to raise $400 million for OneWeb, the global satellite Internet program headed by Greg Wyler. The Virgin Group is an investor in the company and plans to launch a portion of the 900 plus satellites in the constellation with its LauncherOne rocket.
Number of Billionaires Investing in Space Projects Grows
March 3, 2015 March 3, 2015 News 9
Forbes has published its annual list of the planet’s billionaires. A small but growing number of them are either directly supporting major space projects or doing so through the companies that they run.
FORBES RANK NAME AGE
2015 NET WORTH (BILLIONS)
SOURCE(S) OF WEALTH
SPACE INVESTMENT(S)
15 Jeff Bezos 51 $34.8 Amazon.com Blue Origin
16 Mark Zuckerberg 30
$33.4 Facebook Global satellite network
19 Larry Page 41 $29.7 Google SpaceX, Planetary Resources, Planetary Ventures, Google Lunar X Prize, Skybox
20 Sergey Brin 41 $29.2 Google SpaceX, Planetary Ventures, Google Lunar X Prize, Skybox
43 Charles Ergen 62 $19.8 DISH Network DISH Network
51 Paul Allen 62 $17.5 Microsoft, investments Stratolaunch Systems, SETI, Mojave Aerospace Ventures (SpaceShipOne)
100 Elon Musk 43 $12 PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, SolarCity SpaceX
137 Eric Schmidt 59 $9.1 Google SpaceX, Google Lunar X Prize, Planetary Ventures, Skybox
330 Richard Branson
64 $4.8 Virgin Group Virgin Galactic, Planetary Resources, OneWeb
1006 Kavitark Ram Shriram 58 $1.9 Google, venture capital Planetary Resources
1105 H. Ross Perot, Jr. 56 $1.8 Computer services, real estate Planetary Resources
1324 Charles Simonyi 67 $1.4 Microsoft Planetary Resources
1415 Peter Sperling 55 $1.3 University of Phoenix Ecliptic Enterprises
I’ve added Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook to the list this year. His company is reportedly working on a global broadband network that would involve satellites, although details of the plan have not been made public.
I’ve left off Cirque du Soleil’s Guy Laliberte, who came in at number 1006 with a net worth of $1.9 billion. Although he once took a trip to the International Space Station, he is not known to be funding any major space projects at the moment.
Update: I’ve added Charles Ergen and Peter Sperling to the list. Big shout out to Rex Ridenoure over at Ecliptic Enterprises.
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Permaculture Design
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How Does Permaculture Work? This is how Permaculture work While its a long ways from survey nature as an unfriendly adversary to be vanquished, permaculture likewise shouldn’t be confounded as an arrival to the times of searching for berries.
Think about a natural framework as a waterway. The point of permaculture is not to swim against the current or let it clear you feebly down the stream. Like a vessel skimming down a current, permaculture, preferably, is maintained by the framework it explores without giving it a chance to direct every subtle element of its course. Permaculturists push for coordinated cultivating and environmental designing which, in principle, permit ranches and groups to seek after their own particular finishes in a manner that works with, not against, their surroundings.
Australian environmentalist Bill Mollison and his understudy David Holmgren presented “permaculture” in 1978 [source: Diver]. The permaculture development takes after three essential morals: Tend to the Earth: Gaia Theory. The Gaia Paradigm While reading on about the science of Gaia Theory – below and throughout this website – consider the term “Gaia Paradigm.”
This phrase refers to the confluence of the best available scientific understanding of Earth as a living system with cultural understandings of human society as a seamless continuum of that system. The “Gaia Paradigm” employs the powerful metaphor of “Gaia” to take the perspective of human beings as part of a living system. This encourages us to explore scientific insights from scientists that have been associated with “Gaia Theory” and from those who identify themselves as researchers in “Earth system science” or other disciplines. The “Gaia Paradigm” is a context in which our society’s “cultural narrative” can best reflect and incorporate these scientific realities. What is Gaia Theory? Permaculture. Permaculture is a system of agricultural and social design principles centered on simulating or directly utilizing the patterns and features observed in natural ecosystems.
The term permaculture (as a systematic method) was first coined by David Holmgren, then a graduate student, and his professor, Bill Mollison, in 1978. The word permaculture originally referred to "permanent agriculture", but was expanded to stand also for "permanent culture", as it was understood that social aspects were integral to a truly sustainable system as inspired by Masanobu Fukuoka’s natural farming philosophy. It has many branches that include but are not limited to ecological design, ecological engineering, environmental design, construction and integrated water resources management that develops sustainable architecture, regenerative and self-maintained habitat and agricultural systems modeled from natural ecosystems.[3] History[edit] Core tenets and principles of design[edit] Theory[edit] Layers[edit] Zone 0.
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Permaculture - PermaWiki. Permaculture is a design system which aims to create sustainable human habitats by following nature's patterns.
The word 'permaculture', coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren during the 1970s, is derived as a contraction of permanent agriculture, or permanent culture. The idea of permaculture is considered among the most significant innovations developed by Australians in the century since Australian federation [1]. However like "nature", the permaculture concept evolves with time making its definition difficult. For example, consider the words of Bill Mollison, I guess I would know more about permaculture than most people, and I can't define it. ... Nevertheless, today permaculture can best be described as an ethical design system applicable to food production and land use, as well as community building. Origins Edit In the mid 1970s, two Australians, Dr. Permaculture has developed from its origins in Australia into an international 'movement'. Influences Edit Core values.
Sustainability: Where Ecology And Opportunity Meet : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture. Hide caption Three girls model Dust Bowl masks to be worn in areas where the amount of dust in the air causes breathing difficulties, circa 1935.
Bert Garai/Getty Images Today we have a guest post by Randall Curren, chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Rochester. He holds a secondary appointment in the university's Warner School of Education. Curren has written extensively on the philosophical issues surrounding education and sustainability. Talk of sustainability is fashionable and more than a little freewheeling; but it's not just a fad. What unsustainability implies is that humanity is collectively living in such a way as to diminish opportunities to live well in the future.
Sustainability ethics may consequently be defined as the domain of ethics and ethical inquiry pertaining to every sphere and aspect of human activity as they bear on the capacity of natural systems to provide opportunities as good as the ones available now, indefinitely into the future. Permaculture: the ethics of gardening « Pennsylvania Echoes.
A couple weeks ago I took a class on soil, and I learned quite a lot.
One definition of soil, pertaining to growing and gardening, is a “The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the Earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants”. Did you know that plant roots “decide” the type and levels of microbial life in their symbiotic soil relationships? Permaculture Principles. Permamandala.png (PNG Image, 1138x1643 pixels) - Scaled (40.
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Interview and Giveaway: Bespoken by Marie Michelle Coleman
What inspired you to become an author?
It might have been related to an early shopping experience. I’ve been hooked on books since I first cracked the cover of one of those Little Golden Books. I may have been sitting in a grocery cart at the time. My mom sprung for a Little Golden Book each time she went to the grocery to keep me content while she was shopping. Thanks, Mom!
Do you have a specific writing style?
Yes. I’d say it’s lush and descriptive. I want readers to visualize things in new and interesting ways as they turn the pages of my book. Dialogue is a great window into the unique and sometimes conflicting natures and perspectives of characters. I like to make dialogue ring true while also having a little fun with it. Although my characters experience some strong emotions, I naturally lighten my writing with flashes of humor.
How did you come up with the title for your latest book?
I like one word titles and I’ve always been attracted to old-school words. One of the reasons I feel “bespoken” fits so well as the title of my book is that the two main characters in the story, Casey Sloane and the nightangel Gabriel, are bound to attribute very different meanings to it.
“Bespoken” is the kind of word I believe would come naturally to the nightangel Gabriel. He’s all about pledges and promises, even if unspoken. Even though Casey Sloane is an attorney and used to some archaic words, this one might stump her.
“Bespoken? Huh? What’s that supposed to mean?” I can almost hear her saying it now.
The way this word can allow for such different perspectives regarding its meaning is intriguing to me. I hope the title will be intriguing to readers as well.
Do you title the book first or wait until after it’s complete?
I keep a list of possible titles and add to it as I’m writing. With Bespoken, I waited until I completed the book before I chose the title. Choosing before then would have made me feel like I might have missed out on a better title I just hadn’t thought of yet. My list allows me to brainstorm about the title through the whole writing process without allowing musing over the perfect title to throw me off track.
Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
The message is all about bravery and fighting past your own fears and prejudices to find love. Another message I’d like readers to walk away with is to look for the extraordinary all around us.
Is the book, characters, or any scenes based on a true life experience, someone you know, or events in your own life?
I have utilized my experience as a law librarian in a large law firm to write as authentically as possible about the legal world that Casey inhabits as an associate attorney at a top Washington, D.C. law firm. However, I haven’t used any real events in the story – except for the coffee-drinking. Casey and I both like fancy coffee drinks. The reason I haven’t pulled in real events or people is because I think it can limit the story and the storyteller. I want the most freedom of action possible for characters and the parameters of the story to be as wide as possible.
Because I am someone who likes a good daydream – even if mine are quite ordinary compared to Casey Sloane’s – I can understand and respect the reasons why Casey enjoys dropping into her daydreams for a little R&R. I think that helps me write the daydream sequences so that they have some real integrity.
The books characters are not based on anyone I know. I like my characters to be their own people, not a copy of someone already in existence. As I write about a character, they tend to develop quite a mind of their own. I love that.
However, inspiration is everywhere and I try to pay attention to the big and little things around me that have a place in Casey Sloane’s world. Locations are a great example of this. Everyday things are another. The way you hail a cab in DC, the perfect latte order, the cadence of an impassioned text message exchange, and how real roses look and smell as they bloom in a real garden – these are the kind of true life experiences I like to blend into a story.
What books/authors have influenced your life?
P.L. Travers, Lewis Carroll, and A, A. Milne were early favorites. I read a lot of the classics (modern and old) in high school and college. Charles Dickens, Alexandre Dumas, the Bronte sisters, Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa May Alcott, Wilkie Collins, Harper Lee, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, were all on my reading list. I was introduced to Georgette Heyer in high school and devoured her regency romances. I read a lot of poets. I have always loves fairytales and mythology.
Who is your favorite author and what is it that really strikes you about their work?
It’s Jane Austen. She had incredible insight into people and their motivations and she infused this into her writing. She’s funny. Her characters are believable and memorable.
And if you are wondering what my favorite Austen titles are, here are my top three:
· Pride and Prejudice (Mr. Darcy trumps all.)
· Northanger Abbey (This book explains how being a reader can get you in trouble and that makes me love it.)
· Emma (Emma makes me smile.)
Do you have any advice for other writers?
This advice is really directed at aspiring authors. Writing is tough. It’s solitary. It’s demanding. And it’s scary to put yourself out there. It’s also thrilling when you feel the story coming together in the right way or a character taking form on your page in a way that makes you believe, for a second, they could turn up behind you while you’re waiting in line for your latte at your favorite coffee shop.
And if you want to write, don’t be dissuaded. If you really love it, then persist. At times, it can be easy to get discouraged by the level of time, energy, and commitment it takes to get a book written and out there in the hands of readers who, hopefully, will love it. I remind myself in these moments that I don’t want to be on my deathbed saying, “I should have written that book.”
Write the book! And good luck.
Do you have a song or playlist (book soundtrack) that you think represents this book?
Yes. I am a playlist addict. I built playlists especially for writing. After I was done with Bespoken, I created some playlists that were geared to the feel and flow of the story. There are four – yes, four – of them. I told you I was a playlist addict. They reflect the emotion of the story as it moves from start to finish. The first is: Into the Daydream and ties into the vibe of Casey’s daydreams. The second is: Every Day is Gray. You know how it is when things aren’t going your way. A playlist helps. The third is: Beloved Enemy. It’s got a thinking things through, back-and-forth quality to it. The fourth is a bonus playlist. It’s called: Ricki’s West Coast Vibe and it’s the chilled out background soundtrack to an important discussion between daydreamer, Casey Sloane, and her very sensible best friend, Ricki.
There’s a little bit of everything in these playlists and I think that makes them a fun listen. You can check them out here –http://www.mariemichellecoleman.com/#!playlists/c1hg9
Bespoken
A Nightangel and Daydreamer Novel
Marie Michelle Coleman
Genre: paranormal romance/urban fantasy
Publisher: Suburban Island Publishing
ASIN: B00IXA9UKK
395 pages on Kindle
368 pages in paperback
Cover Artist: Doug Pecht
Nobody ever told Casey how dangerous a little daydreaming could be.
Casey Sloane appreciates the power of a good daydream. It’s the perfect antidote to the pressures of her hectic life as an associate attorney at a high-powered Washington, D.C. law firm. When the nightangel Gabriel takes up residence in those dreams, Casey is more delighted than surprised. Gabriel is the perfect mixture of danger, otherworldly beauty, and out-and-out temptation required to throw her daydreams into a state of perpetual overdrive.
But when the nightangel sheds his wings and arrives in the real world for a real-time relationship with Casey, she gets a quick education on the unforeseen consequences of secret daydreams.
Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/4YeTJQqJy_g
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EXCERPT THREE:
His eyes shone like the sun through the treetops on a summer day. Casey thought that was kind of crazy considering he was a nightangel and preferred the darkness. All that light raining down on her was banging against her heart like it was a tin roof in a summer thunderstorm. The curve of his lips told her she would be swimming in the fiery glow of his attention if he had his way.
She couldn’t help but admire him. She gazed up at the nightangel, the way an artist studies her own handiwork with proprietary pleasure. He was handsome, more than handsome; he was the definition of masculine in her personal dictionary. His nature was undiluted by modern convention. Everything about him was unequivocally male—strong, purposeful, and confident. He had a little bit of the knight in shining armor thing going but he played by his own rules. And he was smart as hell. Gabriel was perfect. He was everything she had ever wanted in a man and was afraid to get.
A fan of soothing light stretched behind him and Casey realized it was the radiance of the nightangel’s wings spread out at his back. Yes, he was perfect and it didn’t hurt that he had a Class A set of wings sprouting out of his back either. He was some dream. He beamed down at her. The world tipped on its axis.
The dreamangel was looking more irresistible than she had ever remembered him being—and that was saying something because vampires with the wings of fierce angels had a certain natural tendency to hold a mortal in thrall by virtue of their very presence. She tried to shake herself free of the spell he was casting over her. Doing this was difficult. She could not get enough of her angel. Maybe she was a kind of angel-holic. She shouldn’t like nightangels so much. They tended to take advantage of it.
Marie Michelle Coleman is a paranormal romance and urban fantasy author whose book, Bespoken, is the first in the Nightangel and Daydreamer series. She's been in love with the written word since she was old enough to turn the pages of her first book. She's always had a fascination with vampires and angels. Sitting down at the keyboard and turning on the paranormal blender was a natural next step.
Marie lives in the Washington D.C. area. She believes in the power of a compelling dream, the therapeutic merits of loud music, and the benefits of always being in the middle of reading a great book. Marie has a soft spot for a good romance and likes to laugh. Jane Austen is her favorite author. She'll probably always be a little in love with Mr. Darcy.
She grows roses in her garden but no matter how hard she tries, they don't look anything like the ones in Casey Sloane's daydreams.
Website: http://www.mariemichellecoleman.com/
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Marie Michelle Coleman said...
Thanks for being part of the Bespoken virtual book tour and for the author interview!
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Tom and Margi
Re: Canadian Maritimes with Mahoney/Brewers 08
Quote from: Ron from Big D on July 07, 2008, 09:55:48 PM
Betty: Thanks for posting some scenery.
Well ... to each his own, Ron.
If I were given the choice of seeing photos of sterile, solitary, scenery shots or seeing Betty, Terry and Russ being photographed enjoying said scenery ... guess which I would choose?
I just spent a half a day in our storage shed tossing lots of photos of scenery and keeping only those shots which featured people I loved and admired standing in front of scenery they really enjoyed traveling to just to see and experience the wonder of unexplored territory. It's people who make photos interesting, IMHO. Photos with people may not be art by your standards, but those photos certainly are art and then some by my standards.
Margi
Betty Brewer
July 8, 2008 Gander, NL Country Inn Motel and Trailer Park free wifi
You almost did not get an entry tonight as my book, Pillars of the Earth has consumed me. Page 389.
However, we departed St John’s, NL this morning with no mail. I left word at headquarters to call me when the packet arrived and I would have it returned to SD. Our drive of over 200 miles was beautiful. It climbed to 89 degrees and the scenery was that of high mountainous terrain with rocky cliffs. It remind us of Northern Idaho where glaciers had carved out valley filled with lakes and numerous ponds. Every turn revealed spectacular scenery of trees, lakes and skyline. We arrived at Gander just as we got the call from Pippy Park that our mail packet had arrived! Murphy!!!!
Gander is known as “The Crossroads of the World.” It gains it’s fame from the International airport located about ½ way from Major areas of North America and Europe. It’s reputation is fog free and it was one of the sites aircraft were landed when US airspace was closed on September 11, 2000. We visited the North Atlantic Aviation Museum in town to learn of the wonderful efforts contributed by the community when it’s population of 10,000 doubled in a few hours as aircraft were landed here . The school bus drivers were on strike and yet got into their busses to taxi stranded passengers to the local schools, Lions club and local homes for shelter. Wal-Mart gave toys to children who were on board planes that had been grounded. The teachers worked onto the early hours of the night after a day of teaching to provide blankets, shelter and comfort stranded passengers in their classrooms. The entire Province of Newfoundland was such as support and comfort to passengers in that terrorist moment. Talk about a village!!!
We also visited the Silent Memorial, a Monument dedicated to memorialize those soldiers of the 101St airborne who, having competed their mission in 1985 in the Sinai desert and were on their way home, crashed and perished. Terry was a Screaming Eagle so he was especially caught up in the memory. Talk about Fate.
We visited the Visitor Center and decided there is much to see and do here while we await our mail packet to be forwarded. We are so fortunate to be exploring this beautiful countryside.
see where we are
Ron from Big D
Quote from: Tom and Margi on July 07, 2008, 11:46:36 PM
No problem with photos of people for memories, but you must understand, my love is the landscape and I can rarely get enough of it.
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JerArdra
You might go inside the airport terminal and talk to one or more of the security folks. Ask to see around the place and also tell them you're a 101st airborne (once 101st always 101st) and that their memorial moved you...thank them for it There is a 99% chance that they will take you on a behind the scenes tour.
I was not 101st but we did get the tour mainly because we knew the facts and thanked them for what they did on 9/11. They were moved by our thank you and happily surprised that we appreciated their efforts. The tour was very nice!
BTW, Gander was the test airport during the development of the British/French Concord.
JerryF
« Last Edit: July 09, 2008, 05:19:41 PM by JerArdra »
July 9, 2008 Gander, Road to the Shore Drive ( 213 miles in the car)
Today we took a scenic drive recommended by a British Columbian minister tourist parked next to us last night. It is referred to as the “Loop” Road to the Shores, as it takes you through coastal communities from Gander Bay and around to Gander. Note to self. …Find out if route supports tourists. We did not pack a lunch and wish that we had as there were NO restaurants along the way except for the one we came upon that was called Lucky Chinese and Canadian food. We ate there out of desperation. It was 2 o clock and we were hungry. Never again! Right after we ate we found a few more restaurants that may have been more appealing. You never know.
The day was overcast and we hoped for sun at each photo op. As the day went on we found more and more picturesque scenes of Newfoundland. The tour book guided us in an exaggerated description of their destinations on a few occasions but mostly this was the scenery of movies! The countryside was not like any we had seen before in NL. Every cove and bay was littered with gigantic granite boulders. When wet with the waters of the bay they were the color of Moab dirt, (red) . This is definitely the country of former glaciers as the granite rocks have been placed neatly along the shores of each by nature.
In Newtown, the tour book said it was like a little Venice. Well we don’t think so but it did provide some of the most scenic villages we have seen.. The fishing industry is alive. We learned from asking a local that the lobster season is highly regulated by the government. The season is staggered by community. When in Newtown the season started in late May and had just ended but more north along the coast the lobster season has a few weeks to go. He offered us a chance to buy fresh lobster but we asked for a restaurant instead. He said, sorry there are no restaurants here. We already knew that. The Newfie language here is that clipped English, which sounds like an Irish brogue. It has glottal stops and is very hard to understand. But the folks could not be more friendly. Along a lonesome dirt road(not on the tourist trail but Terry will go anywhere his GPS has a road, ) we spotted two different iceberg s way offshore. My binoculars confirmed them as icebergs but out of photo range so you will just have to take my word for it.
We took scenery shots today and loved them all. We got our mail packet and can happily move on to Twillingate in the morning.
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I know Terry was a Screaming Eagle and can only imagine what that museum meant to him. Once you have joined the Band of Brothers there's nothing like it. I hope he was impressed with their memorial.
Never having served in the "war" in Viet Nam I do ride with many of those that did. It is a humbling experience to see those that gave all that was asked and still support those that are now doing the same. I will continue to ride for all of our service personnel that are in harms way!
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Hfx_Cdn
Tom what the article doesn't say, and I've been told many times was that the consensus of Newfoundlanders at the time was that they should be attempting to join the US. With all the American bases in NL there was much closer ties with the US than with Canada. But Joey was a strong believer in Canada, and that what was persued and happened.
Ed & Donna
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Betty: Thanks for some scenic shots. That church has an interesting setting.
Hfx_CD, On both of our trips to NF we found that the majority of folks we talked with said that the population preferred to join the US and they also said that today they wished they had. During WWII the US stationed 10,000 troops in NF to protect the undersea cable that was the lifeline between Roosevelt and Churchill. In 1939-1945 that was THE main communication link.
Betty, The churches throughout the area seemed to be built from the same basic set of plans. Note the similarities between the two photos I attached and your photo of a church. It's a great design! The stone church is in the Gaspe PQ and the white church was in Stephensville NF.
July 10, 2008 Twillingate, NL Peyton’s Woods RV Park (709) 884-2000 Very big rig friendly.
It has been a glorious day. I think this part of Newfoundland is the most scenic of any area I’ve ever visited ever with it‘s rustic beauty. Water, mountains, fishing harbors, islands offshore, blue sky . I keep saying wow, wow and wow again!
We traveled about 98 miles after our diesel fuel fill up. It cost $332.00 to top off. ( $5.98 per gallon) This was our first fill up that broke $300 and the tank was only ½ empty. But if you get what you pay for today was worth it. The countryside is mountainous but has rocky cliffs that melt into the sea peppered with tree filled small rocky islands. Twillingate is a narrow hilly island and has waterfront on all sides so in every direction we see beauty. It was a picture perfect day, warm and clear. Terry and I headed off to “the Mountain“, to view Spillers Cove, that we had been told we needed to climb to see an iceberg. However I thought we were going to lunch and only had on sandals for a very steep rocky and muddy hike. We climbed for almost 40 minutes to view magnificent ocean views and saw in the distance the iceberg. Binoculars would have helped and maybe tomorrow we will take a shorter hike out to the dump for a clearer view. While Terry had lunch of liver and onions I enjoyed two Quidi Vidi Honey Brown Beers ( a Newfoundland Beer) following the hike as I earned them.
We drove out to The Town of Crow Head to see Long Point Lighthouse, a commanding 300 feet above sea level. Then we scoped out the Seabreeze Municipal Park for camping. If we had a truck and camper this would be on top of the world with the best views but would not work for our motor home. We enjoyed the vistas and took more photos. While we were on this photo mission Russ was on his own and stopped at a colorful local fishing dock and the owner invited him in for a personal tour for which he had to pay! (he grumbles)
The topper of my day was the entertainment we chose to attend tonight. Seven women have joined a group called “The Split Peas.” They have been performing traditional Newfoundland songs for 15 years. For the mere cost of $10 admission I was entertained, inspired amused and awed at the talent of these women. They asked if we knew about mummering? We did not so they explained a tradition here on the Island ( as Newfies refer to their home) Costumed people knock on doors and the people give them drinks and try to guess who they are. Terry was mummerd in tonight as one of the ladies in an ugly costume chose to dance with him . He was a great sport and danced the night away with her. At intermission we snacked on a local tradition of Toutons and Tea. What is that you ask? Well so did I. It is actually a piece of fried bread about the size of a flat bagel. We smothered it in a jam and it was delicious. We were told that calories consumed out side of your own province, if you are Canadian , do not count. We were further told that if you consume those calories outside of your own country, they are subtracted, so I shall be thinner by eating this fried bread!
The show was fantastic. I left wanting more but good news is we attend a dinner show tomorrow night with more local entertainment.
Thanks for the great shots Betty and Terry. Sounds like you had a real good day.
I posted another 15 shots of Schoodic Peninsula here in Maine. We head across the border into New Brunswick on Monday. Temperatures here the last several days have been in the mid-80's. We have been using the A/C in the car.
Marsha/CA
You probably mentioned this in one of your earlier posts, so sorry for the duplication; but could you tell me what their (NL) winter weather is like? Is it like Alaska where you need to be heading home by some point. What amounts of snow do they get and how cold? I'm just interested, no particular reason. I just noticed that the roof lines are very steep; and I wondered if that is because of the amount of snow they get.
Tim and I are so excited to be going next year. We just received the information about the location of the second of our neices' weddings. It's right on the bay on Manitoulin Insland in a town called Mindemoya. It looks really nice. That will be the beginning of our Canadian trip. After than we head to the Maritimes.
Marsha~
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Donna and I were married in Sudbury ON, about an hour's drive from Manitoulin Island, it is a very pretty but rustic area, with much of it unspoiled wilderness. As for NL weather, it goes the gamut. Labrador, and the far reaches of the Northern Peninsula (Where the Viking Village is located) would have similar weather to Alaska, but you won't likely head to Labrador as you can't take the coach, but there is a car ferry, that gives you access to about 20 - 30 miles of dirt road, the main road access to Lab City is via Sept Isles Quebec, where you turn north and drive 700 miles on a bolder highway. Western and Central NL get reasonably tough winters, say like Minnasota, but the Avalon where St John's is located would be much to same as say Boston or NY, occasional snow, rare winters with lots(and last year was one, even though it all came March). All of the Maritimes, or eastern Canada for that matter have great fall foliage. Let me know if I can add anything else to answer your queery.
ArdraF
We're so happy that you're seeing some icebergs, even though they're small. There were not any in 2006 and we were disappointed in that. Also you got a great photo of some fishing rooms. Isn't it just so picturesque?!? I thoroughly understand the wow, wow, and wow!
Quote from: Hfx_Cdn on July 11, 2008, 11:32:46 AM
Donna and I were married in Sudbury ON, about an hour's drive from Manitoulin Island, it is a very pretty but rustic area, with much of it unspoiled wilderness. As for NL weather, it goes the gamut. Labrador, and the far reaches of the Northern Peninsula (Where the Viking Village is located) would have similar weather to Alaska, but you won't likely head to Labrador as you can't take the coach, but there is a car ferry, that gives you access to about 20 - 30 miles of dirt road, the main road access to Lab City is via Sept Isles Quebec, where you turn north and drive 700 miles on a bolder highway. Western and Central NL get reasonably tough winters, say like Minnasota, but the Avalon where St John's is located would be much to same as say Boston or NY, occasional snow, rare winters with lots(and last year was one, even though it all came March). All of the Maritimes, or eastern Canada for that matter have great fall foliage. Let me know if I can add anything else to answer your queery.Ed
Thank you, Ed for that post as I would not have been able to answer it. I love the Forum's expertise and experience and that we are willing to share.
Betty, when are you coming back to the mainland? Have you plans to meet up with Jeff & Sue, who I think hit NB next week. We're still at the cottage in Shediac having, in a fit of youthful exuberance, undertaking a major fix up, the latest is a new kitchen. We're trying to have it all done for the 1st week end of August, when we have 22 family members here for a function. By the next week end, we should be back in RV made, and maybe catch up with a few of you. I don't know your timing, but you've only scratched the surface of NB, and seen nothing of NS or PEI. You need to see Fortress Louisburg, The Cabot Trail, and the Bras D'Or Lakes while in Cape Breton, the the Eastern and South Shores of NS, with a few days in Halifax. And every visit to the Maritimes requires a couple of days (or more) on PEI, Canada's smallest, but densest Province.
Quote from: Hfx_Cdn on July 11, 2008, 03:59:12 PM
Betty, when are you coming back to the mainland? Have you plans to meet up with Jeff & Sue, who I think hit NB next week.
We have reservations on the Ferry to return to North Sydney on July 31. At that time we hope our paths will cross with Jeff and Sue and Ron and Shirley. We then plan to spend the month of August touring as many of the places you mentioned as possible. We hope to look you up near end of August.
July 11, 2008 Twillingate Outskirts NL
Our first venture of the day was to visit Prime Berth Fishing Museum. It looked really hokey outside with a fake whale tale in the bay and dummies in boats. For a mere $5 per person we got a most informative presentations about cod fishing as it as was back when. Bill was our guide and he told of being a lad of 8 years old and his job was to throw the fish up on the table for the elders to gut, clean, de-bone them to ready them for the salt drying process. He used a live codfish to demonstrate the process. EWWWWW the smell. He further pointed out the bucket of cod liver oil from which all of us “old timers have had a taste.” When cod was processed the livers were kept and sold to the pharmacies that was the only cash crop a fisherman received. Most other payments for their toils of the year by fishing were made on credit and exchanged at years end for the supplies used. Not many got ahead. What a hard life. They had no Wal-marts, or Cabellas to turn to for anything. They wove their own nets from cotton as it gets more strength when wet than any other natural fiber. They repaired nets in winters and spun needles of yarn to be ready for the repair in the evening. Bill was our guide and is a retired 5th grade teacher. His accent is very Irish and he was very knowledgeable. It was like listening to a story teller. It was in 1966 that the cod fish moratorium came into place which regulated the entire fishing industry and it surely stopped the economics of the area. Now commercial fishing only has a 6 week season from late May to mid June. If he wanted to go out and fish, he would have a five fish a day limit. Nets are no longer allowed. All fish with hooks and jigs.
While there is no biblical reference that says one must not eat meat on Friday, The Pope made such an edict to benefit the fishing industries . Consider please that, I’m not a theological historian, I just report what I heard in tourist venues. I really enjoyed the information Bill showed us about how “the rooms” were used to prepare fish in their day, before refrigeration.
Now in our car in search of lunch, Terry wanted a lobster shack for an authentic fresh lobster lunch. We happened on one and selected the lobster from a pool of hundreds. Russ and I had lobster sandwiches and then waited while Terry devoured the whole thing after we watched it being cooked.
I heard a squeaking sound that sounded like rusty door hinges and upon investigation saw 2 small critters. Russ and Terry photographed them and we later learned they were wild mink who rarely come to this section of the shore. So now we have lobster lunch in the sun, with a mink showing ! Can life get any better? We continued our drive thought many arms of this seashore. The names of each little cove and outlet are wonderful. We visited Too Good Arm, Herring Neck, Virgin Arm, Pine Cove Point to name a few. There were no grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants or anything in these little villages. Just scenic vistas . Wow and Wow. I had brought my own chips for snack in the car just in case.
We headed back to town hoping to see the iceberg from the dump road. However we learned from tourists on the road it was not there. Not to be believed and we have a 4 wheel drive after all, we ventured on. At the dump site, a local informed us the berg had broken in two in the late evening and tumbled over out of view, much to our dismay and even more to the chagrin of the tour boats going out to view it. Moral of this, make haste while you can! We were happy to have seen the glimpse yesterday!
Off to the Dinner show…..We dined at the local Community Center and watched the Circle Dinner Theatre perform. It did not compare to last night’s show but the comedy gave a good laugh, we got to sing along and the couples at our table were delightful. Many of the tourist in this area are from Ontario. The sky tonight rivaled an Arizona sunset. It was hues of pink and more pink and deep pink and encircled the entire horizon. None of us had a camera.
Thanks for the info, Ed. It seems like the weather in the Maritimes is much like the states...varied.
We have actually been to Manitoulin Island a couple of years ago; but we did not take the coach onto the island. We crossed into Canada at Peace Bridge <?> near Buffalo then stayed close to Sudbury while we toured around. From that point we headed west back across Canada and crossed back into the States at Vancover. It was a great trip; except for a hawk that flew into our coach driver's side window and shattered it. We had to wait in Edmonton for 2 weeks to get the replacement from the states. We became very acquainted with Edmonton. They have great "off leash dog parks".
I'll get back to you if I think of any more questions.
Marsha, the weather in Atlantic Canada kind of reminds me of what we were told about Hawaii, because of the water, currents, mountains an d location; it is variable. The old saying in NS is that if you don't like the weather wait 15 minutes and it will change. We catch weather patterns that come east across Norht America, and we catch weather that comes up the eastern seaboard from the Caribbean. And rarely 2 storms meet over us, hence the plot of the "Perfect Storm" movie. The bottom line is we "bitch" about it, make jokes about it, but we don't get upset when it isn't to our liking. Having said that if you have a choice, the time to come east is after mid June through to mid October. In fact September early October is my favourite time to travel here, unles you're looking for a beach vacation.
That lobster looks scrumptious! I tend to prefer the smaller 1-1.25 pounders to the 2 pounders. The smaller ones seem more tender and flavorful. Anyway, I'm jealous! I gorged on cod while up there. It was absolutely wonderful! We seldom get real cod - I've heard it's usually pollock in the U.S. - and the real stuff is teriffic!
July 12, 2008 Twillingate, NF Lazy Day
We toured the Durrell Museum perched at the top of a hill with a 360 degree view overlooking Twillingate. We saw the exact Polar Bear who had the misfortune to venture into town on March 6, 2000 and got too close to civilization. He is now stuffed for tourists to enjoy as a permanent memorial to a rare visit and now with no risk. We also toured the St Peter’s Anglican church and noted how beautifully the stain glass windows light the church. On the hill just above was a very nicely done Twillingate Museum depicting the heydays of this community. The gem of the day was when exiting the museum Terry took a dirt road that led behind the hillside and overlooked the cemetery and farther down overlooked another magnificent sparking blue bay. The water sparkled as if someone had sprinkled fairy dust on it. It was awesome. Russ and I tasted the wines at the Auk Island winery, who make wines from the local fruit. I bought two bottles of Rhubarb wine and one of cherry we passed on the discount by the case but will enjoy this light wine! It was beautifully done and they offer lobster suppers with live music but we are out of nights . Tonight we returned to see the solo act of Ada Piercy-Jenkins who was in the Split Pea group we saw a couple of days ago. Her show was oozed with musical passion and powerful lyrics. (An accurate description from her flyer) We bought both of her CD’s.
I spoke to a local artist, Randy Hann, while browsing his shop. He asked me about my accent. I was a little startled as I never ever figured I had an accent. Well I do here! We talked about all of the people he meets and he can hear the accents and dialects in all kinds of the common language we share called “English,” but pronounced in so many ways. He told me how proud Newfoundlanders are of their land. He said yes they are patriotic Canadians and glad to be a part of Canada but that they are different. They are fiercely loyal to NL. He compared Newfoundlanders to hillbillies, remote, hearty, love of nature, love of isolation (non big cities) . He said, We are one of a kind.” I noted that he had blue eyes. I can’t believe how almost every person I’ve seen in Newfoundland has blue eyes. Talk about genetic heritage showing up over and over. The dialect sound so very Irish to me. With my Irish background , I’m very intrigued by the sound of the words.
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Yes, Betty, picture perfect!
July 13, 2008 Twillingate Day off
As with all good trips some are days of rest. Today we did chores, laundry and listened to Ada’s CD’s. We laughed to learn we could have purchased her CD’s from I-tunes for $9.99. We paid $20 for them at her concert last night.
It was a beautiful day. I read and read and read!
memories of yore
Betty, consider the difference of the price a tip for a live performance. Bet you feel better now.
Carson,
West Central Florida
Ex RV'er. (1995 Winnebago Adventurer)
2007 Buick Rendezvous, SUV / CROSSOVER
...Logic works like a charm...
July 14, 2008 Springdale, NL George Huxter Memorial Park and RV camping (709) 673-3808
We left Twillingate this morning with sadness. It has been a beautiful stay. I found the Newfoundland spirit! But onward!
We are following the general direction that some of the caravans take and today was a prime example of a reason to take a caravan. The caravan trips, in this place, include a tour of the crab plant via a ferry ride, a tour of a mussel farm , a meal prepared by locals and a Screech in Ceremony. None of this was available to us, despite our search. The camp ground is a beautifully renovated city park with a huge overflow area designed for caravans. It is only $18 a night for water and elec. All good but no internet. None in town either! So we opted to stay only one night and got our money back for the second planned night with no problem.
Terry and I drove out to the Kingsbury Point that includes the infamous Kingsbury pottery. None of it was my style nor in my price range so we moved on to view the Rattling Brook Falls. The falls were narrow and 800 feet high. The spectacular thing about them was that I survived the climb of stairs to see them. The view from the top was fantastic . We checked out the ferry that was a dirt lot with a dirt ramp to “somewhere.” We asked a local and he described what we might find on the Little Bay Island, but I could not understand a word of his “English.” The roads and country side around here is nothing spectacular at all. There are coves but they are not memorable at all like those we have seen before. Maybe we are getting spoiled.
The Little Indian Falls are right in our campground. They boast that they are the only falls in NL that you can actually find Atlantic Salmon swimming up the falls to spawn. We watched fly fisher people and yearned for a look at a salmon. We saw only lovely water over large boulders.
Terry A. Brewer
It's time for the 30 Day Expense Report
Fuel includes motorhome & auto.
Meals includes groceries & restaurants.
Lodging is campgrounds.
Miscellaneous is everything else...mostly sightseeing/tour fees & souvenirs.
Fuel.....................$2023.77
Meals................... 1057.70
Lodging................ 904.43
Miscellaneous.......... 1697.19
Total.................... $5683.09
$189.44 a day for two people. We Have Not SKIMPED on anything.
Motorhome................2267
Gmc Envoy................1006
Total........................3273
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WOW! Good for you! That is some set of steps!!!!! I'm not sure I could make that w/o an oxygen tank. LOL!
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2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Handshake Lines
When it comes to the NHL Awards, a handful are earned on statistical achievement while the rest are won through votes cast by various organizations depending on the award. The chart below shows the award winners for the 2016 NHL season.
NHL Award Winner
Conn Smythe Trophy Sidney Crosby
Art Ross Trophy Patrick Kane
Maurice Richard Trophy Alex Ovechkin
Hart Trophy Patrick Kane
Ted Lindsay Award Patrick Kane
Selke Trophy Anze Kopitar
Norris Trophy Drew Doughty
Vezina Trophy Braden Holtby
Jennings Trophy Frederik Andersen/John Gibson
Calder Trophy Artemi Panarin
Jack Adams Award Barry Trotz
GM of the Year Jim Rutherford
Bill Masterton Trophy Jaromir Jagr
Lady Byng Trophy Anze Kopitar
King Clancy Trophy Henrik Sedin
Foundation Award Mark Giordano
Messier Award Shea Weber
2016 NHL First All-Star Team honors went to Holtby (G), Doughty (D), Karlsson (D), Crosby (C), Kane (RW) and Benn (LW). The 2016 NHL Second All-Star Team roster was Bishop (G), Burns (D), Letang (D), Thornton (C), Tarasenko (RW) and Ovechkin (LW).
The 2016 NHL All-Rookie Team was comprised of newcomers John Gibson (G), Shayne Gostisbehere (D), Colton Parayko (D), Jack Eichel (F), Connor McDavid (F) and Artemi Panarin (F).
* See also 2015 NHL Individual Awards Winners.
Posted by MG at 8:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Awards
The time-honored tradition of NHL playoff combatants shaking hands upon the conclusion of a series is among the greatest displays of sportsmanship in professional team sports today. Seconds after the horn sounds at the end of a series, players and coaches from both teams convene at center ice to celebrate each other's efforts.
The videos below capture the final moments of play in each series-ending game to date in the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs along with the ensuing traditional team handshake line, sorted by round and series end date.
The Lightning eliminated the Red Wings in Game 5 on April 21, 2016.
The Sharks eliminated the Kings in Game 5 on April 22, 2016.
The Penguins eliminated the Rangers in Game 5 on April 23, 2016.
The Capitals eliminated the Flyers in Game 6 on April 24, 2016.
The Stars eliminated the Wild in Game 6 on April 24, 2016.
The Islanders eliminated the Panthers in Game 6 on April 24, 2016.
The Blues eliminated the Blackhawks in Game 7 on April 25, 2016.
The Predators eliminated the Ducks in Game 7 on April 27, 2016.
The Lightning eliminated the Islanders in Game 5 on May 8, 2016.
The Penguins eliminated the Capitals in Game 6 on May 10, 2016.
The Blues eliminated the Stars in Game 7 on May 11, 2016.
The Sharks eliminated the Predators in Game 7 on May 12, 2016.
The Sharks eliminated the Blues in Game 6 on May 25, 2016.
The Penguins eliminated the Lightning in Game 7 on May 26, 2016.
The Penguins eliminated the Sharks in Game 6 on June 12, 2016.
In an age of results reigning over respect, it's encouraging to see such sportsmanship in professional sport, albeit with notable exceptions (Milan Lucic 2014), abstention (Martin Brodeur 2008, Derek Boogaard 2007, Chris Chelios 2007, Darren McCarty 1997, Ed Belfour 1995, Billy Smith, Gerry Cheevers) and disdain (Dino Ciccarelli 1996) in recent years.
* See also 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Handshake Lines.
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Bestsellers and Award Winners
Classroom Favorites
Quarternote Chapbook Series
Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry
Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction
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Kristen Radtke
Book Trailers: Moth; or how I came to be with you again
Sarabande Books · May 23, 2013
Check out this Interactive Book Trailer for Thomas Heise's Moth; or how i came to be with you again, created by Sarabande's own Marketing and Development Director, Kristen Radtke.
MOTH; or how I came to be with you again, Thomas Heise
MOTH is an adventurous book-length project, best described as a “poetic narrative.” In columnar, densely lyrical sections, it’s built around a mystery: the story of a young man who is trying to fuse together his present and past, pieces of which include abandonment by his parents, his childhood in an orphanage, and a sense of disconnection from his adult life.
For a classroom-ready reader's guide written by the author himself, follow this link, and explore more titles with reader's guides in Sarabande in Education.
Tags: Book Trailers, Kristen Radtke, Thomas Heise
A Changing of the Guard in Marketing and Development
Sarabande Books · July 20, 2012
Sarabande is pleased to announce a changing of the guard in Marketing and Development. Kristen Radtke joined our staff this July and is settling in to her new life in Louisville. Our summer intern, Michelle Taylor (a Yallie here for the summer with the Bulldogs in the Bluegrass program), took some time to ask Kristen a few questions about her new position and her first few weeks as a Kentucky resident.
Michelle Taylor: How long have you been working in publishing, and where?
Kristen Radtke: I’ve worked in publishing in bits and pieces for the past few years, at The Iowa Review during graduate school, as editor for various small publications, and as a research assistant for a few authors during college. Other than that, my experience with the publishing industry has been as a writer, primarily through literary journals, so Sarabande is my first opportunity to immerse myself in the publishing world from the other side of that curtain.
MT: What drew you to work at Sarabande?
KR: Sarabande has been my favorite publisher since I was about eighteen and became interested in contemporary literary writing, so to say that I feel lucky to work for a press that I believe in is an understatement. I love that Sarabande is willing to take chances on non-traditional work, and I think they’ve been publishing some of the most exciting voices out there over the years. I’m also incredibly proud to be working for a press that prizes the essay as an art form. That’s a rare characteristic, and I think we’re fast becoming one of the most important spaces for the essay in English.
MT: You graduated from the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program. How would you describe your time there? How do you feel it relates to your new job at Sarabande?
KR: My three years in Iowa were the most extraordinary and challenging I’ve ever had. I was immensely sad to leave, but it prepared me to be a better reader and sharper critic. Iowa really connected me to the literary world—so many extraordinary writers have connections to Iowa City as graduate students, professors, and visiting writers. At Sarabande I’m constantly interacting with people who passed through those walls.
MT: What’s your impression of Louisville so far?
KR: It’s very green, which I love, and extremely hot, which I don’t love quite as much, but will surely appreciate when I don’t have to shovel three feet of snow off my car anymore. I can’t believe how bad the traffic is, but I had the best grilled cheese sandwich of my life the day after I arrived, which almost makes up for it. Parts of the city feel like a mixture of Brooklyn and Santa Cruz, which came as a complete surprise to me.
MT: What’s the best metaphor you can conjure to describe the recent heat wave?
KR: A former high school student of mine once wrote this line in an essay: “It was so hot I was going to burst, like a Hot Pocket before it explodes in the microwave when you leave it in for too long.” I feel like that Hot Pocket.
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Opinions and Observations: Mares and Moreno
Abner Mares and Anselmo Moreno cruised this weekend to one-sided victories over Eric Morel and David De La Mora, respectively. These wins were lopsided because both victors fought to the best of their abilities. Their opponents were credible guys – De La Mora lost a close championship fight in 2011 to house fighter Koki Kameda and Morel was a former titleholder and U.S. Olympian (granted in a smaller weight class) who came into the fight with a long winning streak.
Neither Mares nor Moreno fell into the traps that have become all too common in modern boxing. They didn't look past their opponents and came into their fights in great condition. Mares and Moreno weren't taking their premium U.S. cable slots lightly; they had reputations to build. These were two hungry boxers looking to impress upon the fight community that they were ready for bigger things.
Moreno, as he did last year against Vic Darchinyan, toyed with De La Mora. He demonstrated his pristine defensive skills and elusiveness. However, Moreno didn't run; he stayed in the pocket and was ready to fight.
He also showed a more offensive mindset this weekend. Instead of looking just to counterpunch, Moreno took the lead several times throughout the fight. In the first round, he established his dominance with his right hook. In a masterful display, the southpaw threw a sharp right hook and quickly stepped to his right, in effect turning De La Mora with just one punch. Moreno wisely observed that his opponent couldn't respond to lateral movement.
Moreno also exhibited more power than he had in his previous fights. He knocked down De La Mora with a blistering right hook in the second round and dropped him with a punishing straight left hand body shot in the sixth. He wasn't content just to touch his opponent and win rounds; he was trying to cause damage.
Throughout the fight, Moreno's punch variety and movements made De La Mora uncomfortable. De La Mora didn't know how to defend himself against Moreno's creativity and fluid movements. Moreno's expert punch placement compounded De La Mora's difficulties in the fight. At various points, De La Mora literally ran around the ring to avoid engaging with Moreno.
In addition, Moreno highlighted his first-class footwork. He made De La Mora miss with pivots and upper body movement, but he never let himself get out of range for counterpunching opportunities.
De La Mora failed to come out for the start of the ninth round, giving Moreno an unexpected stoppage. It was an important performance for Moreno. He showed that he could be offensive-minded and aggressive. Often labeled as a "cutie," or a slick boxer who didn't like to engage, Moreno wanted to make a statement that he could be more TV-friendly and entertaining; he succeeded.
Moreno has ascended to become one of the top defensive boxers in the sport. De La Mora landed well below 20% of his shots. Physically and psychologically, De La Mora seemed demoralized by Moreno's skills, hand speed and intelligence.
Next for Moreno most likely will be a move up to junior featherweight, where some enormous names loom. He stated after the fight that he wants Nonito Donaire, but I don't see Top Rank risking its star for that type of risky proposition. Mares could be another possibility. The thought of a clash against Japan's Toshiaki Nishioka, which would be a battle of two slick and fast southpaws, has my mind racing.
Abner Mares emerged from the meat grinder of Showtime's bantamweight tournament as the victor. His fights against Vic Darchinyan and Joseph Agbeko were grueling affairs. A prospect entering the tournament, he was forced to mature against those aggressive opponents. He proved to be the best of the tournament, but he was not yet a finished product.
The thought process for Team Mares behind this fight was for their boxer to move up in weight against a guy who wasn't a big puncher. Although the bout wasn't exactly a respite or a stay-busy exercise for Mares, it did provide him with a break from the types of aggressive brawlers whom he had been facing. Those fighters shorten careers.
To Mares' credit, he didn't take Morel lightly. Within the first two rounds, he established his straight right hand and left hook. Mares also brought a new wrinkle to the fight with a looping right hand. Essentially, Morel's high guard was blocking a lot of straight shots, so Mares took a step back and fired some looping rights; they pasted Morel's left side of his head.
Mares dominated the first half of the match. He led wonderfully with his jab and followed up with his impressive array of power shots. He continually went hard to Morel's body with his left hook and showed a nice uppercut in close range. His defense in the first half of the fight looked much tighter than it had in his recent bouts.
As the fight progressed, Mares became more undisciplined, resorting to some of the wildness that had surfaced in the Darchinyan and Agbeko bouts. Though he was never in danger of getting hurt or giving up rounds (I had Mares winning by a shutout), he got tagged a bit over the last few rounds of the fight. Mares' defense got sloppy at points, but clearly his chin held up fine from Morel's shots.
For better or for worse, Mares sees himself as a brawler. It makes for great TV and pleases fans. However, it wouldn't be too hard to imagine a skillful master like Moreno or a power puncher like Donaire having success against Mares, especially when he squares up to start brawling.
I'm interested to see if Mares' power plays at the new weight. Morel had a sturdy chin and all of the veteran survival tricks. Mares hit him with everything but Morel was never in danger of going down. One more note on this topic: in Mares' five fights at the world-class level, he hasn't knocked anyone out. However, he's faced some very good fighters and is still improving; it's possible that more power (if he's fighting at a more comfortable weight class or tightens his technique) may still come. If Mares' power doesn't carry to 122, he'll need to make some adjustments to remain a top fighter at his new weight.
I would favor Moreno over Mares if they ever fought. I think Moreno's accuracy and elusiveness would be just enough to better Mares' aggressive banging. But all fighters get hit. It would be up to Mares to keep his shots short and capitalize on all of his opportunities. Mares-Moreno is a fight that I really want to see.
Posted by Adam Abramowitz at April 23, 2012
Opinions and Observations: Hopkins-Dawson II
Hopkins-Dawson II: Keys to the Fight
Facebook Messaging
Marquez's Boxing Rarity--Universal Respect
Shifting Tides for Freddie Roach
Why Chad Dawson Bothers Me
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Fantastic Adventures, December 1941
"FANTASTIC ADVENTURES", December 1941
David V. Reed
"Death Plays a Game"
© Fantastic Adventures, Dec 1941
Don Wilcox
"Mr. Eee Conducts a Tour"
Robert Moore Williams
"The Reformation of Joseph Reed"
--/ fourth place f story
One of the better examples of pulp fantasy humour, very light-hearted and oh-so-enjoyable tale about 1940s reporter and his sweetheart arriving at unusual marital agreement with help of two very charming miniature demons. These demons are rather like gremlins - but less mischievous and more cuddly, so they would rather fall into category of Borrowers, or some such (almost harmless) category. What's so enjoyable about this tale, is how typical and hilarious it is, a great romp (including usual cast of characters: an evil boss, mafiosi, smart blonde, etc) that would feel at home in "Unknown" pulp, or even if written by Henry Kuttner. So far the best Robert Moore Williams story I've read.
David Wright O'Brien
"The Beauty and the Beasties"
--/ cool f story
Another great find of pulp-styled humor. So far, one of the best stories about humans transformed into pet animals. Funny interaction between a dog, a cat and a mouse, who are actually people in desperate need to return to their proper selves. Worthy of being turned into a "Babe"-like movie, or a neat "Toy Story"-like animation.
William P. McGivern
"Rewbarb's Remarkable Radio"
In the 1940s the radio, not movies was the focus of everyday entertainment, and a lot of pulp humour rotated around that - radio equipment and radio personalities became a subject of choice for many urban fantasy stories. This cute tale follows the journey of self-discovery and self-assertion of one very meek and shy man - with the help of an obnoxious radio set, which suddenly finds its voice... literally. The radio box speaks back, and not only its own mind, but the opinions of all popular radio hosts, amplified - in the meantime spoiling (or improving) our hero's miserable marriage. Cool story, smoothly told.
(as by P. F. Costello)
"People of the Pyramids"
--/ cool f novella
I long suspected that Indiana Jones character was basically lifted from the adventure pulps of the 1930s, but this is the first time I've read a story where the lead guy looks like Indiana Jones, speaks like Jones, and has fantastic adventures in exotic desert just like in the Lucas-Spielberg movies. Even the Indy's hat is prominently featured here. Total sense of deja vu - only of course, this novella was written in 1941, supposedly by William McGivern. But is he the real author? P. F. Costello was a "one pen name fits all" in Ziff-Davis pulps, and I doubt that McGivern had written it. The writing is smooth, the adventure is tightly plotted - more masterful hand seems to be at play here. So here's what transpires in this "lost prequel" to the Indiana Jones series:
Harrison Ford goes on a treasure hunt in the desert, saving a damsel in distress, captured by an evil archaeologist. There are fights in the crowded market, kidnappings, super-technology of the lost race, chases and double-crossings... enough plot and action to fill a movie script, complete with CG special effects in the end. Not bad for a totally forgotten pulp "lost world" fantasy.
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Symphony No. 2, "CRIME IN THE HOUSE OF NAMES"
Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble; Jill Windes, mezzo-soprano; Scott Ordway, conductor.
First performance November 2008, Beall Concert Hall, Eugene OR.
42 minutes in four movements:
I. On the last night, there were vultures in the air and wolves outside the door; with arms raised and throats wide, a cry went up to heaven.
II. The mirrors reflected the play, and the joy.
III. Sparkling fools, they were aglitter and aflame.
IV. Alone, but not afraid, it was the clocks that sang the world to sleep.
TEXT (movement IV)
Lord, it is time. The huge summer has gone by. Now lay thy shadows on the sundials and on the meadows let the wind go free.
Command the fruits to swell on tree and vine; grant them these more warm transparent days, urge them on to fullness then, and press the final sweetness into heavy wine.
Whoever has no home now, will never have one. Whoever is alone will stay alone, will sit, read, write long letters through the evening and wander boulevards, up and down, restlessly, while the dry leaves blow.
Text by Rainer Maria Rilke, freely adapted for music by the composer.
Symphony No. 2. "Crime in the House of Names" (2008) I.
Symphony No. 2. "Crime in the House of Names" (2008) II.
Symphony No. 2. "Crime in the House of Names" (2008) III.
Symphony No. 2. "Crime in the House of Names" (2008) IV.
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info@solaxis.eu
+420 608 338 884; +420 724 141 938
Zimmlerova 2937/48, 700 30 Ostrava, Czech Republic
African Trade
Oil Business
Security doors and safes
The Wisdom of Connection
Solaxis do not have own refineries at the moment but our trusted partners do and are able to share their skills, expertise and cooperation with us in designing, building refineries for governments in Africa as part of our African trade agreements.
We also assist in the Hi-Tech Process Control needed to make the by products from crude oil.
Solaxis help our trusted partners get the government approvals, land allocations and bank loans or funds from government bank guarantees to realise the refinery projects and it is always a win win for both sides.
Hi-Tech Process Control
Using the latest electronic technology to monitor and control the plants, operators run the process units 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. From control rooms located in each Operations area, operators use a computer-driven process control system with console screens that display color interactive graphics of the plants and real-time data on the status of the plants. The process control system allows operators to “fine-tune” the processes and respond immediately to process changes. With redundancy designed into the control system, safe operations are assured in the event of plant upset.
Refining’s Basic Steps
Most refineries, regardless of complexity, perform a few basic steps in the refining process: DISTILLATION, CRACKING, TREATING and REFORMING. These processes occur in our main operating areas – Crude/Aromatics, Cracking I, RDS/Coker, Cracking II, and at the Sulfur Recovery Unit.
1. Distillation
Modern distillation involves pumping oil through pipes in hot furnaces and separating light hydrocarbon molecules from heavy ones in downstream distillation towers – the tall, narrow columns that give refineries their distinctive skylines.
The Refinery’s refining process begins when crude oil is distilled in two large Crude Units that have three distillation columns, one that operates at near atmospheric pressure, and two others that operate at less than atmospheric pressure, i.e., a vacuum.
Click on image for Distillation Column Diagram
During this process, the lightest materials, like propane and butane, vaporize and rise to the top of the first atmospheric column. Medium weight materials, including gasoline, jet and diesel fuels, condense in the middle. Heavy materials, called gas oils, condense in the lower portion of the atmospheric column. The heaviest tar-like material, called residuum, is referred to as the “bottom of the barrel” because it never really rises.
This distillation process is repeated in many other plants as the oil is further refined to make various products.
In some cases, distillation columns are operated at less than atmospheric pressure (vacuum) to lower the temperature at which a hydrocarbon mixture boils. This “vacuum distillation” (VDU) reduces the chance of thermal decomposition (cracking) due to over heating the mixture.
One of our Refinery partners added a new low-pressure vacuum column to the Crude I Unit and converted the RDS/Coker’s VDU into a second vacuum column for the Crude II Unit. These and other distillation upgrades improved gas oil recovery and decreased residuum volume.
Using the most up-to-date computer control systems, refinery operators precisely control the temperatures in the distillation columns which are designed with pipes to withdraw the various types of products where they condense. Products from the top, middle and bottom of the column travel through these pipes to different plants for further refining.
2. Cracking
Since the marketplace establishes product value, our competitive edge depends on how efficiently we can convert middle distillate, gas oil and residuum into the highest value products.
At another one of our Refinery partners in Poland, we convert middle distillate, gas oil and residuum into primarily gasoline, jet and diesel fuels by using a series of processing plants that literally “crack” large, heavy molecules into smaller, lighter ones.
Heat and catalysts are used to convert the heavier oils to lighter products using three “cracking” methods: fluid catalytic cracking (FCC), hydrocracking (Isomax), and coking (or thermal-cracking).
The Fluid Catalytic Cracker (FCC) uses high temperature and catalyst to crack 86,000 barrels (3.6 million gallons) each day of heavy gas oil mostly into gasoline. Hydrocracking uses catalysts to react gas oil and hydrogen under high pressure and high temperature to make both jet fuel and gasoline.
Also, about 58,000 barrels (2.4 million gallons) of lighter gas oil is converted daily in two Isomax Units, using this hydrocracking process.
We blend most of the products from the FCC and the Isomaxes directly into transportation fuels, i.e., gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. We burn the lightest molecules as fuel for the refinery’s furnaces, thus conserving natural gas and minimizing waste.
In the Delayed Coking Unit (Coker), 98,000 barrels a day of low-value residuum is converted (using the coking, or thermal-cracking process) to high-value light products, producing petroleum coke as a by-product. The large residuum molecules are cracked into smaller molecules when the residuum is held in a coke drum at a high temperature for a period of time. Only solid coke remains and must be drilled from the coke drums.
Modifications to the refinery during its 2003 Clean Fuels Project increased residuum volume going to the Coker Unit. The project increased coke handling capacity and replaced the 150 metric-ton coke drums with new 300 metric-ton drums to handle the increased residuum volume.
The Coker typically produces more than 6,000 tons a day of petroleum coke, which is sold for use as fuel or in cement manufacturing.
While the cracking processes break most of the gas oil into gasoline and jet fuel, they also break off some pieces that are lighter than gasoline. Since Refinery’s primary focus is on making transportation fuels, we recombine 14,800 barrels (622,000 gallons) each day of lighter components in two Alkylation Units. This process takes the small molecules and recombines them in the presence of sulfuric acid catalyst to convert them into high octane gasoline.
3. Treating (Removing Impurities)
The products from the Crude Units and the feeds to other units contain some natural impurities, such as sulfur and nitrogen. Using a process called hydrotreating (a milder version of hydrocracking), these impurities are removed to reduce air pollution when our fuels are used.
Because about 80 percent of the crude oil processed by our partners Refinery is heavier oils that are high in sulfur and nitrogen, various treating units throughout the refinery work to remove these impurities.
In the RDS Unit’s six 1,000-ton reactors, sulfur and nitrogen are removed from FCC feed stream. The sulfur is converted to hydrogen sulfide and sent to the Sulfur Unit where it is converted into elemental sulfur. Nitrogen is transformed into ammonia which is removed from the process by water-washing. Later, the water is treated to recover the ammonia as a pure product for use in the production of fertilizer.
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Ralph Northam Election Victory Speech : CSPAN : November 7, 2017 9:25pm-10:44pm EST
will have the best of virginia. justin fairfax is a rock star and the future of this state. mark carey is a defender of the constitution. [cheering] john adams was ken cuccinelli on steroids, that's why he got sent home. i tell you, justin fairfax, with respect to his opponent, he kind of cleaned their clock in that debate. would you agree with that? know, i will take most importantly, when you have people like ralph n ortham at the top of the ticket, we need healers like northam. you have sent a message tonight not simply to the voters of the commonwealth of virginia, you have sent a message across the korea, donaldh trump, you don't stand for our values. [cheering and applause] >> the america that donald trump comes back to in a few days is far different than the america he laughed. it is an america where we are regaining our values. it is an america in which we believe that our muslim brothers and sisters are every part our brothers and sisters. [applause] >> it is an america in which we it is an america in which we believe our dreamers ought to be able to dream, because they
will have the best of virginia. justin fairfax is a rock star and the future of this state. mark carey is a defender of the constitution. [cheering] john adams was ken cuccinelli on steroids, that's why he got sent home. i tell you, justin fairfax, with respect to his opponent, he kind of cleaned their clock in that debate. would you agree with that? know, i will take most importantly, when you have people like ralph n ortham at the top of the ticket, we need healers like northam. you have...
Ed Gillespie Election Concession Speech : CSPAN : November 8, 2017 11:37am-11:48am EST
right now the lieutenant governor elect justin fairfax on his election and attorney general mark herring on o his re-election and wish them the best for our commonwealth also. in addition to thanking pete for being our chairman, i want to thank nancy for being our finance chair. i also -- [applause] ancy, thank you. and as you-all know, we had a very policy focused campaign. 21 detailed specific policy recommendations. [applause] and those were led the effort to come up with those i think very innovative policies were led by two very dear friends and two good men who i'm happy to say will also be leading our commonwealth going forward, my friend senator mark. and my friend speaker designee, kirk cox, who will be a great speaker of the house for the eople of the commonwealth. i want to thank all of the incredible campaign staff who were tireless, dedicated, loyal, professional, and love our commonwealth and gave this campaign everything they have, but i do want to give in particular a great deal of appreciation and thanks. i know everyone here shares this for our campaign manager, chris,
right now the lieutenant governor elect justin fairfax on his election and attorney general mark herring on o his re-election and wish them the best for our commonwealth also. in addition to thanking pete for being our chairman, i want to thank nancy for being our finance chair. i also -- [applause] ancy, thank you. and as you-all know, we had a very policy focused campaign. 21 detailed specific policy recommendations. [applause] and those were led the effort to come up with those i think very...
Ralph Northam Election Victory Speech : CSPAN : November 8, 2017 2:12am-2:26am EST
our friend, justin fairfax. what a great team we have in virginia. it was said that the eyes of the nation are now on the commonwealth. today virginians have answered and have spoken. virgia has told us who ends the divisiveness, that we will not condone hatred and bigotry, and to end the politics that have torn this country apart. >> [cheering] mr. northam: i want to let you know that in virginia, it is going to take a doctor to heal our differences. to bring unity to our people. and i am here to let you know that the doctor is in. >> [cheering] lt. governor northam: and this doctor will be on call for the next four years. we need to close the wounds that divide virginia. whether you voted for me or not, we are all virginians, and i hope to earn your confidence and support as we move forward. the virginia way is to work together to get results. i have taken care of a lot of sick children over the years and their families. no one has asked me whether i am a republican or democrat, nor have i asked them. >> [applause] lt. governor northam: when someone's life is at stake, they don't
our friend, justin fairfax. what a great team we have in virginia. it was said that the eyes of the nation are now on the commonwealth. today virginians have answered and have spoken. virgia has told us who ends the divisiveness, that we will not condone hatred and bigotry, and to end the politics that have torn this country apart. >> [cheering] mr. northam: i want to let you know that in virginia, it is going to take a doctor to heal our differences. to bring unity to our people. and i...
Fox 5 News @ 6:30 : WTTG : November 6, 2017 6:30pm-7:00pm EST
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the story when we come i'm justin fairfax, and every morning, i'm up early for my most important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, will have power over your health care. adams supports letting insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions. seniors would be charged more for health care; premiums would go up. and adams supports giving employers the power to block birth control access for female employees. john adams: wrong on health care, wrong on birth control, wrong for virginia. disclaimer: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. >> a brand any stud yeah from the university of pennsylvania say most americans
the story when we come i'm justin fairfax, and every morning, i'm up early for my most important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's...
Fox 5 News Edge @ Eleven : WTTG : November 5, 2017 11:00pm-11:30pm EST
> grow up stronger. i'm justin fairfax, and every morning, i'm up early for my most important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: they call him enron ed. because washington, dc lobbyist ed gillespie lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. corporations sending jobs overseas. and of course the enron scandal. now, enron ed is lobbying for donald trump's agenda. like cuts to virginia school funding, and taking away healthcare from thousands of virginians. enron ed gillespie. he's not lobbying for you. . >>> first series of weather disasters in the
> grow up stronger. i'm justin fairfax, and every morning, i'm up early for my most important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's...
News4 at 5 : WRC : November 8, 2017 5:00pm-6:00pm EST
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-elect justin fairfax. >> fairfax is going to go down in the history books, because last night our bureau chief said he's just the second african-american elected statewide since the civil war. >> tom sherwood tells us the 38-year-old lawyer from said for republicans has a terrific resume. >> reporter: justin fairfax today, former virginia congressman tom davis talking election returns. >> what do you think? you're on the ticket. >> yeah. no, i was. >> who is this justin person to whom you refer? >> he's the new man. >> reporter: the new man swept victory with 60% of the vote over republican vogueel. >> it was a powerful night with incredible series of victories. >> reporter: a 38-year-old lawyer, former prosecutor, a graduate of duke university, columbia law school, but first raised by a single mother in d.c. in the '80s and '90s. >> my mom sent all four of us to college and me to law school. >> reporter: the father of two says his life is blessed. >> like so many families in virginia, you know, we've gotten to live the american dream. >> reporter: fairfax says democrats won with a messa
-elect justin fairfax. >> fairfax is going to go down in the history books, because last night our bureau chief said he's just the second african-american elected statewide since the civil war. >> tom sherwood tells us the 38-year-old lawyer from said for republicans has a terrific resume. >> reporter: justin fairfax today, former virginia congressman tom davis talking election returns. >> what do you think? you're on the ticket. >> yeah. no, i was. >> who is...
Fox 5 News @ Ten : WTTG : November 7, 2017 10:00pm-11:00pm EST
after the call was made. right now the projected lieutenant governor justin fairfax is expecting the lieutenant govern or and projected governor elect to come out shortly after we've heard from a handful of virginia elites in the democratic party this evening, senator kaine, senator warner, the dnc chair, tom perez all coming out and really bringing home the message that this is a vote against donald trump, if you will. certainly also highlighting that they feel this is a success for democrats. senator kaine said that this state is now blue. as i said, we are waiting for ralph northam to come to the state stage, justin fairfax, the projected lieutenant governor is speaking now. we're going to bring some of that to you live as soon as he takes the stage. back due. thank you. we're going to come back to you you in just a minute for the latest. ed gillespie was gracious in defeat tonight. he offered his congratulations to governor elect ralph north \am\many a. he spoke from his election richmond. let's take a listen. as i said throughout the course of this campaign, governor elect n
after the call was made. right now the projected lieutenant governor justin fairfax is expecting the lieutenant govern or and projected governor elect to come out shortly after we've heard from a handful of virginia elites in the democratic party this evening, senator kaine, senator warner, the dnc chair, tom perez all coming out and really bringing home the message that this is a vote against donald trump, if you will. certainly also highlighting that they feel this is a success for...
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wusa 9 News at 11pm : WUSA : November 7, 2017 11:00pm-11:34pm EST
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won the virginia lieutenant governor's race, too. justin fairfax will fill that role defeating jill vogel. fairfax is only the second african american elected to statewide office in virginia since the civil war. the first was lieutenant governor and later governor, doug wilder. the democrat candidate won the race for attorney general, too. mark herring was reelected to serve as commonwealth top attorney winning over republican challenger john adams and a major upset in northern virginia. long time republican delegate bob marshall lost tonight to a barrier breaking candidate, democrat danica roem, a transgender woman who has never held office before. we'll talk with virginia's first transgender delegate in just a few minutes. >> we are tracking several other races in maryland and virginia tonight. the results for those will scroll at the bottom of your screen. >> turnout was strong for virginia most of the day. how do you get millennials to show up and vote? give them goats. really? a group of organizers set up a petting zoo at virginia tech today. just one rule, no playing with the
won the virginia lieutenant governor's race, too. justin fairfax will fill that role defeating jill vogel. fairfax is only the second african american elected to statewide office in virginia since the civil war. the first was lieutenant governor and later governor, doug wilder. the democrat candidate won the race for attorney general, too. mark herring was reelected to serve as commonwealth top attorney winning over republican challenger john adams and a major upset in northern virginia. long...
Good Morning Washington @ 4:30am : WJLA : November 8, 2017 4:30am-5:00am EST
. justin fairfax - beating out republican jill vogel. in the attorney general's race - democrat incumbent mark herring will get a second term, defeating republican john adams. herring campaigned on his efforts to eliminate a backlog in testing of rape kits, fighting opioid addiction and support for gun control. and in virginia's 12th district-- former t-v anchor chris hurst now preparing to join the house of delegates. hurst turned to after his girlfriend alison parker was fatally shot on live television. he said he would fight for causes that were dear to him and his late girlfriend. he also called on the state to stand together. parker and photojournalist adam ward were gunned down on live television back in 2015, by a disgruntled former employee. another woman was also shot but survived. that gunman later took his own life as police closed in. hurst said if parker were still alive... she would push him to "stay true" to the community. abc-7 is your home for election results... the local race results - are scolling at the bottom of your screen. full results at wjla.com - and o
. justin fairfax - beating out republican jill vogel. in the attorney general's race - democrat incumbent mark herring will get a second term, defeating republican john adams. herring campaigned on his efforts to eliminate a backlog in testing of rape kits, fighting opioid addiction and support for gun control. and in virginia's 12th district-- former t-v anchor chris hurst now preparing to join the house of delegates. hurst turned to after his girlfriend alison parker was fatally shot on live...
News4 Today at 6 : WRC : November 13, 2017 6:00am-7:00am EST
battle over whether some provisional ballots will be counted. >> justin finch in live in fairfax county where they could get answers today. >> that's right. answers here at the fairfax county government center. every voter wants to have their voices heard and today, the provisional ballots here will have their chance as well. they could swing close races here. take a look at this graphic. they have three seats now in play in the house of delegates. democrats holding 49 seats. republicans edging up with 51. a slim margin here. starting at 9:00 a.m., voters will be able to make their cases before fairfax election officials as to why their provisional ballots should be counted. a provisional ballot can be used if a voter has an issue with their registration, their polling place or their ballot or forgot their photo i.d. for example and today, those ballots can truly count. a gain of just one seat could give a 50/50 split in the house. a gain of two, of course, would lock in a definite upper hand. i'm justin finch. news 4. back to you in the >> justin, thank you. >>> one of the races that i
battle over whether some provisional ballots will be counted. >> justin finch in live in fairfax county where they could get answers today. >> that's right. answers here at the fairfax county government center. every voter wants to have their voices heard and today, the provisional ballots here will have their chance as well. they could swing close races here. take a look at this graphic. they have three seats now in play in the house of delegates. democrats holding 49 seats....
Fox 5 Morning News @ 4:30 : WTTG : November 8, 2017 4:30am-5:00am EST
. lute tennant government justin fairfax won and mark herring defeated john adams and also have is election results on web site and on our "fox5" d.c. app. >> a transgender woman made history the first openly transgender woman to be elected. beat marshall who served in the house of delegates since 1992. this morning we will talk with danika roj. catch that interview on "fox5 news morning" at 8:30 a.m. >> democrats wiped out overwhelmingly majority. democrats picks up 17 of 13 seats to regain control of chamber for the first time in two decades andac will control the house remains too close to call. and automatic recalls understate law. >> millions in bonds for virginia schools. voters in fairfax, false church and loudoun county approved 515 million in bonds n fairfax that goes to elementary school and planning for new one and in false church money will be used to replace george mason high school and money will finance projects at alternative school and cs monroe technology center. >> vice president mike pence will travel to sutherland springs texas to meet with survivors and victim
. lute tennant government justin fairfax won and mark herring defeated john adams and also have is election results on web site and on our "fox5" d.c. app. >> a transgender woman made history the first openly transgender woman to be elected. beat marshall who served in the house of delegates since 1992. this morning we will talk with danika roj. catch that interview on "fox5 news morning" at 8:30 a.m. >> democrats wiped out overwhelmingly majority. democrats...
News 7 at 11 : WJLA : October 31, 2017 11:00pm-11:35pm EDT
important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. jonathan: now for the latest on the terrorist attack this afternoon in new york city. alison: six of the eight people hit by the rented pickup were from argentina and belgium. the suspect identified as sayfullo saipov is out of surgery after been shot by a police officer. in finding a pellet gun and paintball gun come investigators reportedly found a note claiming the attack was carried out for isis. the u.s. in 2010 in most recently lived in new jersey. tweet, president trump said he ordered homeland security to step up extreme vetting programs but did not specify what that involved. stay with abc seven as we f
important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. jonathan: now for the latest on the terrorist...
News4 Today at 4:30 : WRC : November 13, 2017 4:30am-5:00am EST
are too close to call. one turning blue would create a 50/50 split in the house with justin fairfax holding the tie breaking vote. >> today election boards will determine the final vote counts in those races. voters who didn't present a voter i.d. were able to -- will be there today why they should be counted. >> he's gone a long way without getting it -- >> from a shocking win last week to one of the most disappointing losses this week. the redskins are in a hurt. quarterback josh norman did not mince words when he said the defense played like trash in the secondary. minnesota is known for its defense. they score all these points on us. >> news 4 sherri burress has a look at how they regroup. >> if you blink, you would have missed it. from a redskins lead to a 3-4 deficit in less than five minutes. adding up the redskins losing 38-30 to the vikings. >> a good start for the redskins. kirk cousins looking downfield. coming off the practice squad saturday. mo harris with what may be the test of the year. 'skins ahead early 7-0. it's not how you start. it's how you finish. three unanswered tou
are too close to call. one turning blue would create a 50/50 split in the house with justin fairfax holding the tie breaking vote. >> today election boards will determine the final vote counts in those races. voters who didn't present a voter i.d. were able to -- will be there today why they should be counted. >> he's gone a long way without getting it -- >> from a shocking win last week to one of the most disappointing losses this week. the redskins are in a hurt....
Good Morning Washington @ 5am : WJLA : November 8, 2017 5:00am-6:00am EST
- also won by a democrat. justin fairfax - beating out republican jill vogel. and in the attorney general's race - democrat incumbent mark herring defeated republican john adams. and another race in virginia - making history and blowing up social media this morning. voters.. electing the nation's first openly transgender candidate into the house of delegates. democrat danica roem beat thirteen-term incumbent bob marshall. roem will now represent the 13th district.. covering the city of manassas park and parts of prince william county. we spoke with roem over the summer about her campaign right here on good morning washington. we'll have much more on her historic win coming up at 5:45. meanwhile in virginia's 12th district.. democrat chris hurst won a seat in the house of delegates. hurst... a former news anchor.. was the boyfriend of television reporter allison parker who was shot and kill hurst was backed by gun control groups.. but his campaign centerd on other issues. abc-7 is your home for election results... the local race results - are scolling at the bottom of your screen.
- also won by a democrat. justin fairfax - beating out republican jill vogel. and in the attorney general's race - democrat incumbent mark herring defeated republican john adams. and another race in virginia - making history and blowing up social media this morning. voters.. electing the nation's first openly transgender candidate into the house of delegates. democrat danica roem beat thirteen-term incumbent bob marshall. roem will now represent the 13th district.. covering the city of...
the house with justin fairfax holding the tie breaking vote. >> today election boards will determine the final vote counts in those races. voters who didn't present a voter i.d. were able to -- will be there today why they should be counted. >> he's gone a long way without getting it -- >> from a shocking win last week to one of the most disappointing losses this week. the redskins are in a
News4 Today at 4:00 : WRC : November 8, 2017 4:00am-4:30am EST
elections. >>> justin fairfax has been elected lieutenant governor. he's the only second african-american elected to statewide office in history. democratic incumbent mark herring beat john adams 53 to 47% and it was an emotional win for a former tv news anchor who ran in memory of his girlfriend. chris hurst quit his job after his girlfriend allison parker was killed during a live broadcast. he tells nbc news politics was how he found purpose after her death. parker and her cameraman were shot and killed during a live report in southwestern virginia in august of 2015. hurst ran as a democrat. he campaigned hard on universal background checks for guns. he won virginia's 12th district. >>> 4:30 now. one local race made history last night. virginia democrat dana ca roam has become the first transgender person to be elected in the united states. >> every person who is ever been singled out, whose ever ever been stigmatized, who is ever been the miss fit or the kid
elections. >>> justin fairfax has been elected lieutenant governor. he's the only second african-american elected to statewide office in history. democratic incumbent mark herring beat john adams 53 to 47% and it was an emotional win for a former tv news anchor who ran in memory of his girlfriend. chris hurst quit his job after his girlfriend allison parker was killed during a live broadcast. he tells nbc news politics was how he found purpose after her death. parker and her cameraman...
look the at the results of the other big races in virginia. for lieutenant governor just justin fairfax beat out jill vogel 53 to 47 percent. and in the race for attorney general in virginia, mark hearing, the democrat beat his republican challenge 53 to 47 percent. keep an eye oot top of your screen for the results of some of the other key races fr also have rules on our website and on our fox5 d.c. app. a transgender woman in virginia has made history. she is now the first openly transgender person to be elected to the state legislature. disem dan contact roam beat incumbent bob marshal. marshal served in the house of democrats since 1992. fox5 news morning you can catch that interview at eight:30. let's talk about the weather because i know there was some concern it might hamper the vote in virginia, but clearly it did not. i'm so happy about that. we're going to miss all the commercials, aren't we, shawn and tony. >> no. probably not. i have more time for weather and we have good news in terms of your morning commute tomorrow. it's not going to be nearly as wet as the evenin
look the at the results of the other big races in virginia. for lieutenant governor just justin fairfax beat out jill vogel 53 to 47 percent. and in the race for attorney general in virginia, mark hearing, the democrat beat his republican challenge 53 to 47 percent. keep an eye oot top of your screen for the results of some of the other key races fr also have rules on our website and on our fox5 d.c. app. a transgender woman in virginia has made history. she is now the first openly transgender...
MTP Daily : MSNBCW : November 3, 2017 2:00pm-3:00pm PDT
? >> unfair charge. i work closely with justin fairfax, done a bunch of events for justin. helped him raise money. he is part of the team. this weekend, the whole team traveling around the state together. we're unified in virginia. had a great success the last four years. record amount of economic development. 18.7 billion of new capital, chuck. about $6 billion than any administration. >> i see ed gillespie's ads saying stagnation and people are leaving the state. >> our population is growing. 4.3 million workers, most ever had. unemployme unemployment, 5.4 when i took office. 3.7 today. second lowest of any state in america. a 43-year low. academy is doing great. we got hurt in 11/13 on sequestration. we lead the nation in cyber security, data analytics unmanned systems, our academy is doing great, record investment in k-12 education. transformed education. a team. i restored more rights than any governor in the history of the united states of america. the most progressive governor of virginia in its history and led on the economy. too many jobs we need to fill the -- ed ran the most divi
? >> unfair charge. i work closely with justin fairfax, done a bunch of events for justin. helped him raise money. he is part of the team. this weekend, the whole team traveling around the state together. we're unified in virginia. had a great success the last four years. record amount of economic development. 18.7 billion of new capital, chuck. about $6 billion than any administration. >> i see ed gillespie's ads saying stagnation and people are leaving the state. >> our...
Meet the Press : WRC : November 5, 2017 10:30am-11:30am EST
right. virginia under ralph north am's leadership and justin fairfax leadership, they're looking for ways to unite people. when you hit the bully back and the bully starts crying, those are crocodile tears to me. >> does the party have to do some soul searching if don't win virginia governor. >> we're going to with justin fairfax. we had people from our revolution there. people from swing left there. we had people from the dnc there. the people across america that i see every day in virginia, new jersey and washington state and district 45, they're moving forward. they want us to focus on the future. we're building that infrastructure of success. we've knocked on twice as many doors as we did four years ago when terry mcauliffe one and i'm confiden confident we're going to win this tuesday both in virginia, new jersey and many other key race as cross the country. >> we'll we watching. it's going to be close and interesting. tom perez, thanks for coming on and sharing your views. >>> quick programming note. my "nbc nightly news" colleague lester holt is going to be reporting from sout
right. virginia under ralph north am's leadership and justin fairfax leadership, they're looking for ways to unite people. when you hit the bully back and the bully starts crying, those are crocodile tears to me. >> does the party have to do some soul searching if don't win virginia governor. >> we're going to with justin fairfax. we had people from our revolution there. people from swing left there. we had people from the dnc there. the people across america that i see every day...
Hardball With Chris Matthews : MSNBCW : November 6, 2017 4:00pm-5:00pm PST
, the democrat, over his treatment of his running mate for lieutenant governor justin fairfax. let's watch. >> ralph northam's campaign deliberately took justin fairfax, the only black statewide candidate off his campaign flyers to appease other supporters. if northam can't support his black lieutenant governor, why should black people support him? send a message to northam loud and clear. we won't be thrown under the bus. >> decode the results tomorrow night. let's say gillespie pulls an upset. what would that tell the country? >> it would tell the country until republicans running in 2018 that they can do what gillespie did. hold trump at arm's length, that they're in a purple competitive state or a blue state, but adopt some of the trump issues. it will cut even in suburbs that normally vote liberal. >> i think northam is going to squeak it. i think you do too, larry. let's see what happens tomorrow night. i hope you're around. larry sabato, the great professor at the university of virginia. and former congressman jc watts, a great friend of our program. we're going to have all th
, the democrat, over his treatment of his running mate for lieutenant governor justin fairfax. let's watch. >> ralph northam's campaign deliberately took justin fairfax, the only black statewide candidate off his campaign flyers to appease other supporters. if northam can't support his black lieutenant governor, why should black people support him? send a message to northam loud and clear. we won't be thrown under the bus. >> decode the results tomorrow night. let's say gillespie...
Fox 5 News @ 5 : WTTG : November 1, 2017 5:00pm-6:00pm EDT
coming up next. m justin fairfax, i'm up early for my most important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. create the look for your home that you've always wanted. nowat havertys furniture, save one hundred dollars off every thousand through november 13th. plus, you can finance with no interest for 24 months choose from a variety of styles, all at great prices. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. hurry in. now's the time to save big at havertys. life looks good. narrator: ed gillesp
coming up next. m justin fairfax, i'm up early for my most important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results,...
At This Hour With Kate Bolduan : CNNW : November 8, 2017 8:00am-9:00am PST
of campaign literature was justin fairfax, someone who we've seen as a rising star for some time. we also have seen mayoral races, all over the country, taken over by black and brown people, by an asian person, newly elected to a state legislature. in my home state of washington state, that senate now has flipped, because there was a woman of color on the ballot, who had a successful and wonderful story to tell. we can no longer look at dni like it is corporate alone. it is also time for us to incorporate those concepts. not just as democrats, but republicans should, too. in elections. >> doug, to brian's point earlier of speaker ryan was asked for his reaction about the democratic wave today, as he focuses on tax reform. and he essentially says, as brian says, we need to get some points on the board. listen to this. >> it just emphasizes my reading of the current moment, which is, we have a promise to keep. if anything, this just puts more pressure on making sure that we follow through. >> follow through. we need to get a win. we need to get tax reform over the line. does last n
of campaign literature was justin fairfax, someone who we've seen as a rising star for some time. we also have seen mayoral races, all over the country, taken over by black and brown people, by an asian person, newly elected to a state legislature. in my home state of washington state, that senate now has flipped, because there was a woman of color on the ballot, who had a successful and wonderful story to tell. we can no longer look at dni like it is corporate alone. it is also time for us to...
AM Joy : MSNBCW : November 12, 2017 7:00am-9:00am PST
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News4 at 11 : WRC : November 7, 2017 11:00pm-11:34pm EST
region also backed democrats mark herring and justin fairfax. he's been nominated as lieutenant governor, a position that often serves as a springboard for governor. >> mark herring wins a second term for attorney general. he was often told by mark adams what he was doing in court. >> and beating incumbents for a seat in the house of delegates. >> this includes the first transgender candidate ever to win in virginia. more coverage on those big stories in just a moment. >>> but first w w deter voters from going out to the polls. it's been a nasty day out there. it sounds like there's more where that came from. >> what about this cold rain, doug? are we seeing the last of it? >> for the most part. the steady rain is out of here, still seeing drizzle, but look at the radar. the heavy rain, steady rain is out of here. areas of drizzle left but that's about it. the heaviest rain came through earlier, even snow to the north. that's how cold this system was. temperatures all afternoon were in the upper 30s to low 40s. rainfall? how much did we see? i told you half an inch to an inch, a
region also backed democrats mark herring and justin fairfax. he's been nominated as lieutenant governor, a position that often serves as a springboard for governor. >> mark herring wins a second term for attorney general. he was often told by mark adams what he was doing in court. >> and beating incumbents for a seat in the house of delegates. >> this includes the first transgender candidate ever to win in virginia. more coverage on those big stories in just a moment....
ABC7 News at Noon : WJLA : November 7, 2017 12:00pm-1:00pm EST
. adrianna: justin fairfax is running again mark caring is facing john adams .or the attorney general spot and all 100 seats for the general assembly is on the ballot. in maryland voters will cast ballots for the mayors of annapolis and college park. the councily county unanimously improved a minimum wage increase. right now is $11.50. the vote will increase it to $15. it will be a staggered increase depending on the size of the company. kevin lewis will have more on abc 7 news at 4:00. the other gubernatorial showdown happening today is in new jersey. the current lieutenant governor is struggling to shake ties to deeply unpopular outgoing governor chris christie. she faces democrat phil murphy plus consistently lead in the polls. we will have special election coverage as announced. updates from the goodman editorial headquarters. you can turn to our sister station. voting ends at 7:00. dark clouds and rain around the dmv. steve rudin as a check on your forecast. drops continue to fall. thefax, loudon, montgomery, district, arlington, prince george's county, what you see downtown is more t
. adrianna: justin fairfax is running again mark caring is facing john adams .or the attorney general spot and all 100 seats for the general assembly is on the ballot. in maryland voters will cast ballots for the mayors of annapolis and college park. the councily county unanimously improved a minimum wage increase. right now is $11.50. the vote will increase it to $15. it will be a staggered increase depending on the size of the company. kevin lewis will have more on abc 7 news at 4:00. the...
NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt : WRC : November 6, 2017 7:00pm-7:30pm EST
, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. >>> tonight, florida state university has announced it will indefinitely suspend all fraternities and sororities after the death of a pledge apparently linked to alcohol and another fraternity member facing cocaine charges. fsu is at least the third major university to suspend greek life after an alcohol-related tragedy following penn state and louisiana state. >>> and some happy news. congratulations pouring in for u.s. distance runner shalane flanagan scoring an upset victory in the new york city marathon, the first american to win the race since 1977. what victorious scream at the finish line for the massachusetts native and four time olympian in what could be her f
, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. >>> tonight, florida state university has announced it will indefinitely suspend all fraternities...
prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ >> as our story continues, we find our pokeÉmon friends preparing to take on their greatest challenge. >> have you heard? president trump has arrived in japan. >> oh, no, he wants to start world war iii with north korea. >> and he wants to steal our po
prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ >> as our story continues, we find our pokeÉmon friends preparing to take on...
virginia will begin counting provisional ballots. justin finch is live in fairfax where counting begins. >> hard too believe the balance of power is still not set in the house of delegates. the way forward begins at the fairfax county government center in just a few hours. take a look at this image here. it shows three seats up for grabs. one includes a fairfax district. now democrats are now holding 49 seats. republicans have 51 seats. the two-seat majority. voters come in today. they'll make their case for election officials to count their provisional ballots. they're used to put -- or have other registration or other issues with their ballots. however, today with these results as they are, they could be set landscape starting with the recount to begin here in just a few hours. back in to you. >> justin finch. thank you. >> one of the races that's too close to call is in stafford county. >> right now, republican bob thomas leads josh ka woel by 84 votes in the 28 house district. democrats say 55 military absentee ballots are not being counted but should. there's also an unknown number
virginia will begin counting provisional ballots. justin finch is live in fairfax where counting begins. >> hard too believe the balance of power is still not set in the house of delegates. the way forward begins at the fairfax county government center in just a few hours. take a look at this image here. it shows three seats up for grabs. one includes a fairfax district. now democrats are now holding 49 seats. republicans have 51 seats. the two-seat majority. voters come in today....
News4 at 4 : WRC : November 1, 2017 4:00pm-5:00pm EDT
. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. >>> first at 4:30, we're coming to you live from lower manhattan right now, just two blocks away from where the truck attack ended yesterday afternoon. we are at one of the entry points where the attack happened here. you can see no access is allowed here. we want to get you caught up on whwe attack. today the nypd announced that the 29-year-old suspect had been planning this attack in lower manhattan for weeks and he was following the isis playbook to a t. there is no indication that sayfullo saipov had any contact with isis overseas and he was not on the fbi's radar. however, he may be connected to other suspects on the fbi's radar. the mayor pl
. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. >>> first at 4:30, we're coming to you live from lower manhattan right now,...
Fox 5 Morning News @ 6 : WTTG : November 8, 2017 6:00am-7:00am EST
. heard from him. let's look at other races in virginia now. justin fairfax ends up w whipping lieutenant governor race can was sdem tratic f feeting joe voguele. >> history made in one virginia state race as democrat danika roem beat bob marshall n and we'll see with roem today and you can watch that at 8:30. >>. >> chris hurst is his name former tv anchor left job in tv in february to run for office. his girlfriend alison parker and her camera man you remember they before shot and killed by a former co-worker. >> virginia voters appve millions in bonds from northern virginia schools. fairfax country and city of falls church and loudoun co county approved 515 million in bopdz. it goes towards new schools and renovations. >> other news now developing overnight in the district i 25 back open this morning after police called all northbound lanes to investigate a fiery crash. one person died when the we can no word what caused the cash. >> a double shooting happened this morning and left one dead and another hurt before:30 last night when it actually happened in 1300 lock of ritte
. heard from him. let's look at other races in virginia now. justin fairfax ends up w whipping lieutenant governor race can was sdem tratic f feeting joe voguele. >> history made in one virginia state race as democrat danika roem beat bob marshall n and we'll see with roem today and you can watch that at 8:30. >>. >> chris hurst is his name former tv anchor left job in tv in february to run for office. his girlfriend alison parker and her camera man you remember they before...
First Look : MSNBCW : November 8, 2017 2:00am-3:00am PST
offices that virginia, including justin fairfax elected lieutenant governor. and mark herring fending off the challengers winning by six points. margins notably smaller than northam's nine-point win. >> and president trumpwayed in to slam ed gillespie. writing, ed gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what i stand for. don't forget republicans won 4 out of 5 races. hours earlier the president send earlier tweets of support. abc news reports two sources close to steve bannon rallying including bannon camp fuming tonight. 57% disapproving of the way president trump is handling his job, 40% approving. >>> and problems for republicans in the state of new jersey where phil murphy a retired wall street executive. in a pickup for democrats murphy defeated chris christie's lieutenant governor kim guada o guadagno. 77% disapproved of the job christie was doing. and as for trump, 63 pus approve of the handling of the presidency, 33% approve. and the state democrats drew their already big race. and joining us from washington, nbc vonn hilliard. you were in virginia last night.
offices that virginia, including justin fairfax elected lieutenant governor. and mark herring fending off the challengers winning by six points. margins notably smaller than northam's nine-point win. >> and president trumpwayed in to slam ed gillespie. writing, ed gillespie worked hard but did not embrace me or what i stand for. don't forget republicans won 4 out of 5 races. hours earlier the president send earlier tweets of support. abc news reports two sources close to steve bannon...
News4 Midday : WRC : November 8, 2017 11:00am-12:00pm EST
transgender to hold an asset in the delegates. also democrat justin fairfax is the state's newest lieutenant governor. governor wilder was governor from 1990 to 1994. and women also making history in virginia, hala, and making them first two latinos in government. >> right now several seats are too close to call so expecting a recount are both separated by fewer than 100 votes. now democrats picked up 16 seats in the house of delegates so far. they need 18 to take control of the majority. >> this morning we are hearing from voters about what they said mattered most to them when they cast their ballot. news4 justin finch is live at those issues. good morning. >> reporter: hey there good morningment health care, immigration, big issues that drove voters out to the yesterday. we asked them what do they think led to the big sweep last night? they said not one or two points but also look to last year when the nation elected president. they say the nation saw just how quickly their voices could make a difference. and so last night they say virginia spoke up. . this day after election da
transgender to hold an asset in the delegates. also democrat justin fairfax is the state's newest lieutenant governor. governor wilder was governor from 1990 to 1994. and women also making history in virginia, hala, and making them first two latinos in government. >> right now several seats are too close to call so expecting a recount are both separated by fewer than 100 votes. now democrats picked up 16 seats in the house of delegates so far. they need 18 to take control of the...
News4 Today at 5 : WRC : November 8, 2017 5:00am-6:00am EST
voted into statewide also. justin fairfax will be serving at lieutenant governor. we also have two latino women who will be and guzman later in morning. >>> to see all the election results just head to the nbc washington app. >>> right now president trump and the first lady are having dinner in china with that country's president. it is happening in the forbidden city. this trip like mr. trump's visit to south korea is expected to have a heavy focus on north korea. before the president left south korea he spoke to that country's national assembly and he returned to the tough talk aimed at the north. >> do not underestimate us, and do not try us. we will defend our common security, our shared prosperity and our sacred liberty. >>> the president said it is up to all nations to help denuclearize north korea. >>> your next tweet can go a little twitter has doubled the character limit. >> do you have that much to say? >> i do. >> you do. you may not want to hear it but i have a lot to say. >> it's too much. the social media company began testing the new format last month. they said the
voted into statewide also. justin fairfax will be serving at lieutenant governor. we also have two latino women who will be and guzman later in morning. >>> to see all the election results just head to the nbc washington app. >>> right now president trump and the first lady are having dinner in china with that country's president. it is happening in the forbidden city. this trip like mr. trump's visit to south korea is expected to have a heavy focus on north korea. before the...
News4 Today : WRC : November 5, 2017 9:00am-10:00am EST
important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. >>> right now, local las vegas shooting victim tina frost is walking and talking again. that is good news. a family spokesperson for the young maryland woman tells our station in san diego that although sfros able to talk, she doesn't fully understand what she is saying. she will start working with a neuro psychiatrist soon. >>> there is a hunt for the person who killed this off duty d.c. police officer, sergeant tony mason jr. was shot and killed in west baltimore early saturday morning. detectives say a woman was also shot but she is expected to be okay. sergeant mason was on noncontact status with
important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. >>> right now, local las vegas...
Good Day DC : WTTG : November 1, 2017 9:00am-11:00am EDT
up. ♪ ♪♪ i'm justin fairfax, and every morning, i'm up early for my most important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. ♪ >>> it is the morning after halloween and even the most discipline eaters enjoyed the treats yesterday as you shall. everything is is good in moderation. sometimes that halloween sugar intake can be real shock to your body. this morning, we're going to show how much sugar you probably ate. that's the downer. but the workout you need to burn it all off that's where we'll give you news you can use. we'll worker karen wilkerson and leslie garner. karen we'll start with you. good to see you. >> good to see ma'am. >> how mu
up. ♪ ♪♪ i'm justin fairfax, and every morning, i'm up early for my most important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families...
, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, and i sponsored this ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education. ♪ ♪ >>> a scene from the original broadway production of the tony award winning "hamilton." still one of the hottest tickets around, and now you'll be able remnant of it up close and also help b
, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, and i sponsored this ad. they're studying for...
Hardball With Chris Matthews : MSNBCW : November 3, 2017 4:00pm-5:00pm PDT
these down ballot races. justin fairfax, who i think will win the lieutenant governorship here in a few days. i've worked in campaigns. i've ran campaigns. i used to run the democratic party of virginia. now i'm the mayor. i've been a candidate before as well. these statewide campaigns, there's a drop off from the governor's race to the lieutenant governor's race, to the a.g.'s race. every vote counts. all hands on deck. i'm glad to see that governor wilder is on deck. >> the name of this show, mayor, is called "hardball." remember that? here's the "hardball" question for friday night. you're not getting away because i'm going to respect you for this one. where are you because i'm kind of troubled by this whole debate. where are you on the statues of confederate generals in virginia? what do you think should happen to them? >> hey, i've already publicly said that personally, i believe that they are shameful reminders of our past, and they should be removed and maybe put up in museums. but, you know, what i focus on as the mayor every single day is on the living, the blood and flesh
these down ballot races. justin fairfax, who i think will win the lieutenant governorship here in a few days. i've worked in campaigns. i've ran campaigns. i used to run the democratic party of virginia. now i'm the mayor. i've been a candidate before as well. these statewide campaigns, there's a drop off from the governor's race to the lieutenant governor's race, to the a.g.'s race. every vote counts. all hands on deck. i'm glad to see that governor wilder is on deck. >> the name of...
, julie. here's a look at the rest of the ballots in virginia. democrat justin fairfax and republican jill vogel are running for lieutenant governor. he's a federal prosecutor running statewide. fauquier who is willing to break with her party on some major issues. on the ticket for attorney general, democrat mark herring and republican john adams. adams is a former federal prosecutor. herring is seeking his second term as virginia's top lawyer. all 100 seats in the house of delegates are up for grabs, but one of them could make history tonight. democrat danica roem is running against long-time republican bob marshall. if roem wins, she will be the first transgender person to hold that position. >> it's not just virginiians head to the polls. we have races we are covering. in college park three candidates are challenging the current mayor. there were races for city council as well. in frederick, the governor is facing off against michael o'connor. and in laurel voters will be choosing five members for the city council. the polls in maryland close at 8:00 p.m., one hour later than the p
, julie. here's a look at the rest of the ballots in virginia. democrat justin fairfax and republican jill vogel are running for lieutenant governor. he's a federal prosecutor running statewide. fauquier who is willing to break with her party on some major issues. on the ticket for attorney general, democrat mark herring and republican john adams. adams is a former federal prosecutor. herring is seeking his second term as virginia's top lawyer. all 100 seats in the house of delegates are up for...
MSNBC Live With Ali Velshi : MSNBCW : November 7, 2017 12:00pm-1:00pm PST
. because i think ralph northam and justin fairfax and mark herring, they are a tremendous ticket. and assisted by the other candidates down ballot. >> let me ask you this, donald trump won because people didn't think parties and establishment worked for them. we saw that bernie sanders gained steam from a lot of people who otherwise weren't involved with parties and didn't feel that the structure supported the ideas we really needed to bring in. you yourself have been a labor organizer. you are one of these people who has had a career where you are close to regular people. but a lot of those regular people don't think the big tent moderating force of the party is useful to them today. how do you get the democratic national committee and the democratic party to connect with the remarkable energy in this country particularly of people had are very frustrated or frightened by donald trump? but look at the party and say you are a bunch of stall warts, a bunch of people who have been there too long. there is criticism about the age of the people running the party in congress. how do y
. because i think ralph northam and justin fairfax and mark herring, they are a tremendous ticket. and assisted by the other candidates down ballot. >> let me ask you this, donald trump won because people didn't think parties and establishment worked for them. we saw that bernie sanders gained steam from a lot of people who otherwise weren't involved with parties and didn't feel that the structure supported the ideas we really needed to bring in. you yourself have been a labor organizer....
The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell : MSNBCW : November 7, 2017 7:00pm-8:00pm PST
, just a st justin fairfax. what a great team we have here in virginia. you know, it was said that the eyes of the nation are now on the commonwealth. today virginians have answered and have spoken. virginia has told us to end the divisiveness that we will not condone hatred and bigotry, and to end the politics that have torn this country apart. i want to let you know that in virginia, it's going to take a doctor to heal our differences. to bring unity to our people. and i'm here to let you know that the doctor is in. and this doctor will be on call for the next four years. [ cheering and applause ] we need -- we need to close the wounds that divide and bring unity to virginia. whether you voted for me or not, we are all virginians. and i hope, i hope to urn earn your confidence and support as we move forward. the virginia way is to work together to get results. i have taken care of a lot of sick children over the years and their families, and nobody has ever asked me whether i'm a republican or democrat nor have i asked them. when someone's life is at stake, they don't care whether yo
, just a st justin fairfax. what a great team we have here in virginia. you know, it was said that the eyes of the nation are now on the commonwealth. today virginians have answered and have spoken. virginia has told us to end the divisiveness that we will not condone hatred and bigotry, and to end the politics that have torn this country apart. i want to let you know that in virginia, it's going to take a doctor to heal our differences. to bring unity to our people. and i'm here to let you...
MTP Daily : MSNBCW : November 7, 2017 2:00pm-3:00pm PST
upset. he thinks your campaign or at least the party has not treated justin fairfax, the person running to replace you on the democratic side fairly enough. what do you say to governor wild better that? is he right about that? >> well governor wilder was great governor. he's a good friend of inmoo. he chose not to endorse others except for justin. that was his choice. i certainly respect that, chuck. >> are you worried at all that it's going to dampen enthusiasm with african-americans? >> well, we are very, very unified. and there has been a tremendous amount of african-american unity behind our ticket. as i said, we have a very strong ticket. and the candidate running to be attorney general, and fairfax, is he we are in good shape, unified and focused on a victory tonight. >> if you win tonight, what's mandate you take away? >> well, the mandate is that this country, and virginia, is looking for new direction. they are tired of the divisiveness. they are tired of the fear amongering that has come out of washington. and you know, chuck i'm glad to say i'm a doctor. it's going to take so
upset. he thinks your campaign or at least the party has not treated justin fairfax, the person running to replace you on the democratic side fairly enough. what do you say to governor wild better that? is he right about that? >> well governor wilder was great governor. he's a good friend of inmoo. he chose not to endorse others except for justin. that was his choice. i certainly respect that, chuck. >> are you worried at all that it's going to dampen enthusiasm with...
The Lead With Jake Tapper : CNNW : November 7, 2017 1:00pm-2:00pm PST
northam has not run the best campaign, leaving justin fairfax, the loan african-american all the mail piece -- >> the lieutenant governor. >> the lieutenant governor candidate. i think you're going to see african-americans still come out in these large numbers, not to vote for ralph northam. >> the point is so important. i have been amazed in these last few days to see the level of circular firing squad that's going on in the democratic party. >> oh, yeah. >> in the closing days of such an important campaign. you saw daf going after northam. you've seen a lot of debate. >> democracy for america. >> democracy for america. the progressive group. you've seen a lot of cnn debate-related activity within the democratic party. i'm thinking to myself, my gosh, if one year of donald trump can't unify these folks, what can? >> what cures it all is victory. like, if you win, all of that doesn't matter. >> let me bring it to ryan. >> the firing squad of the 2016 democratic primary hasn't finished. why would you be surprised that's its already started? >> maybe because i'm tired. >> i think a
northam has not run the best campaign, leaving justin fairfax, the loan african-american all the mail piece -- >> the lieutenant governor. >> the lieutenant governor candidate. i think you're going to see african-americans still come out in these large numbers, not to vote for ralph northam. >> the point is so important. i have been amazed in these last few days to see the level of circular firing squad that's going on in the democratic party. >> oh, yeah. >> in...
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congress. >> results of other big races that happened in virginia. democrat justin fairfax defeated jill voguele and mark herring reelect john adams. >> history made in one virginia state house race democrat danika roem beat bob marshall in district 1 to become first openly transgender person to be elected to office in virginia is. we will be speaking live with roem on "fox" news morning. you can catch that interview:0 a.m. >> democrats nearly wiped out the...
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where we're not only helping ralph northam and justin fairfax and mark caring, we're helping candidates for the house of delegates because we need to take 17 seats in virginia to turn over the house of delegates. ordinarily there's only about 40 or 50 democrats running for those house seats in at least the last 10 years or so. this year there's 88 candidates running in the house of delegates. we are strategically situated so that we can help them as well. that's the new d.n.c. working from the school board to the senate and in the case of virginia, helping to make sure that we're helping people at the house of delegates level. because we can do work there, we can make real progress and we communicate our values. one of the big values in virginia is people care about health care. whether you live down in roanoke or whether you live in northern virginia. people care about health care. they understand that ralph northam is fighting to make sure that people have access to health care. while ed gillaspie and donald trump are fighting to take away people's health care. those are the issues th
where we're not only helping ralph northam and justin fairfax and mark caring, we're helping candidates for the house of delegates because we need to take 17 seats in virginia to turn over the house of delegates. ordinarily there's only about 40 or 50 democrats running for those house seats in at least the last 10 years or so. this year there's 88 candidates running in the house of delegates. we are strategically situated so that we can help them as well. that's the new d.n.c. working from the...
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E3 2016 Day 0: Playstation
By Shamus Posted Monday Jun 13, 2016
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Let’s see what Playstation has for us:
God of War: Okay. That was really beautiful and interesting.
Days Gone:Nothing about gameplay. Just a very “Last of Us” looking cinematic setup. We don’t even know what kind of apocalypse this is.
The Last Guardian: Finally gets a release date?
Horizon Zero Dawn: Yup. Still looks amazing.
Detroit Become Human: David Cage’s next ambitious disappointment.
Resident Evil VII: Spent the whole demo looking like an old-school Silent Hill game with slow pacing and psychological tricks. But then it drops the Resident Evil name on us and we’re suddenly confused.
Batman Arkham VR: No footage. Just a name drop.
Final Fantasy XV VR: So I guess EVERYTHING is VR now?
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare: It looked fun when it was Rogue Squadron but then it Was Call of Duty.
Death Stranding: Ooookay. Literally nobody knew what to make of this. Look for the trailer on YouTube, because I’m terrified to try and sum it up.
Days Gone: Actual gameplay! And… I don’t like it. It looks WAY too scripted. It has the “guess what the game designer is thinking for this action set-piece” thing going on. It’s a game where you’re a movie stuntman who isn’t allowed to read the script. The zombies flow in and you need to move to the next thing that will slow them down. Sure, it’s all about creatively using the environment, but the game designer is the one doing the creating. The player is just enacting the script. I don’t know, maybe the final game will be less scripted.
That’s it for our E3 coverage this year. Tomorrow we return to our normal posting schedule, including the Diecast. Thank you for bearing with us.
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Cybron says:
Monday Jun 13, 2016 at 10:20 pm
“Look for the trailer on YouTube, because I'm terrified to try and sum it up.”
I would go with “Tastes like purple.”
Kelerak says:
“hey dad, why do you where that war paint constantly”
“shut up son, kill this elk”
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016 at 2:50 am
God of war as a dead game is so incredibly odd. Good trailer though.
Dragomok says:
Friday Jun 17, 2016 at 2:46 pm
God of war as a dead game is so incredibly odd.
…oh. A dad game.
Jokerman says:
Its not actually paint, it’s the ashes of his dead wife and son. Which makes this scene even stranger, considering his son is… not ash.
IFS says:
Dead wife and daughter actually, not that it especially matters. This is a reboot anyways so they’ll probably give Kratos a different backstory, in fact he might not even be called Kratos since they seem to be aiming for Norse mythology this time around and Kratos is a greek name (in fact the name of a minor Greek god that was the personification of power if I remember right).
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016 at 10:44 am
Huh… i have a bad memory.
Sure i heard “valhalla” spoken by the boss creature at one point. But then kratos unleashed the “Spartan Rage” so i have no idea what they are doing. and this makes it sound like a sequel where Kratos has settled down after that killing everybody in greece business.
Kratos died at the end of GoW3, which granted doesn’t necessarily mean a lot for him, but it does make the possibility of it being a straight sequel rather than a reboot seem rather odd to me. Plus if its a sequel/continuation then why would they not call it God of War 4 instead of just God of War? Whatever the case it looks interesting at least.
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016 at 12:13 pm
He “died” in a way that didn’t let us see a body and clearly left room for a sequel.
And I guess they didn’t call it God of War 4 because game makers are allergic to numbers now? I don’t even know.
Ninety-Three says:
Tuesday Jun 14, 2016 at 4:04 pm
What if someone at the company realized that they had to reboot the numbering in order to spare us the otherwise-inevitable “God of 4” title? Theirs was a noble sacrifice.
Supah Ewok says:
“So I guess EVERYTHING is VR now?”
Sure. It’s like when MS was pushing Kinect functionality into every single game. PS4 has a VR peripheral, Sony’s probably put out an executive order for all projects to have some sort of VR functionality. You can clearly see that it’s being crammed in for FFXV, taking place in some sort of “arena mode”, while the main game is 3rd person.
Tizzy says:
I’m not surprised that they’re pushing VR hard, but I am surprised that they would do it with such high profile IPs. Given how experimental the whole thing still is, I would wait until we understand better both what works and who buys before associating my valuable IPs with a VR gimmick.
Well, the VR seems to be an addition in most cases, not core functionality, so implanting it in big sellers to encourage people to pick up the gear makes sense. It’s how Nintendo sells Amiibos, after all, it’s just a different price point. It also makes sense to hedge and not have a lot of VR exclusive games until the install base is up.
Jarenth says:
Shamus, you forgot Spider-man!
He does whatever a spider can.
Joe Informatico says:
I swear that Norman Reedus’ character gave birth to that baby (metaphorically or actually) and the cross-shaped scar was supposed to a Caesarian scar. #Kojima!
That was my thought, but I imaged searched Cesarean scars and they weren’t at all like what Norm had…
Then again, #Kojima!
Jsor says:
I mean, The Boss in MGS3 also had a cesarean scar that looked NOTHING like an actual c-section, because it fit into the visual snake motif of the game, so it could be.
Henson says:
Yeah, the baby still had his umbilical too.
JAB says:
Did anyone else think the umbilical looks more like a power cord?
No clue what kind of game that will end up being. I’m thinking dating sim.
if it’s not actually a follow-up to P.T., I’m out
spelley says:
The Last Guardian: I want to interact with the dog-griffon so bad.
Death Stranding: It’s like, Kojima was so upset he didn’t get to make Silent Hills so he’s just decided to pour that creative energy into something equally as mind screwy. I’m genuinely confused and intrigued by it.
The Last Guardian is such a cool looking game. And it was a cool looking game when it was announced, which was what, 10 years ago? I’m still not sure I believe it’ll come out.
GTB says:
Death Standing looks like the only interesting thing in this otherwise meh bunch.
I’d say that the Days Gone “gameplay” footage shouldn’t be taken as an indication of the final product in any way. It’s impossible to tell if the apparent reliance on scripting is an element of the game, or just the kind of heavy-handed shenanigans they use to deceptively show off literally every other game shown at E3. Now, if the footage is bunk, that’s a different problem in itself. But I take it the same way I take carefully-curated footage of any game so early in development: seeing is not believing. No reason to get worked up one way or the other about how the game actually plays.
Cinebeast says:
I played the God of War trilogy — twice, actually — and ended up with some conflicting feelings about the whole shebang. They’re fun games, but so tonally and poetically stagnant I can’t say I was sorry to see them go away.
But this new thing is pretty intriguing. It has a veneer of intelligence, at any rate. (Gosh, I sound like such a snob.) I’m just saying it looks interesting, but I don’t… trust it. The teaser suggests it’s got a lot of depth, but how much of that is only skin-deep?
I hope it’s exactly what it seems to be, though.
As for the others, I’m pumped for Horizon and the Last Guardian, and I’m optimistic about Resident Evi7. I eagerly await Detroit: Become Human only because I know the riffing it will generate will put me in stitches.
As for Death Stranding… all aboard the Kojima train, I say. Whatever it turns out to be, good or bad, it will be an experience.
Micamo says:
Are these going to be uploaded to Youtube? I have trouble playing Twitch VODs.
kunedog says:
Yes, please do this. I really enjoyed them last year and was only able to do so because they were on youtube.
The new God of War looked awful. The over-the-shoulder camera doesn’t work with a melee-focused game and the combat that was shown looked boring especially when compared to the old games.
Mathnygard says:
Holy shit, you weren’t joking about Death Stranding. That’s some class A weird, right there.
Has a vague cyberpunk vibe, I guess? Shit’s polluted, planet’s dying and the nature of humanity is changing?
Might have to keep an eye on this one.
It’s probably some hallucination- / dream-world like in Silent Hill. So…I guess I look forward to what this place represents for our protagonist’s psyche?
Wednesday Jun 15, 2016 at 8:30 am
Could be. If so, I’d guess survivor’s guilt will be the main theme.
Volvagia says:
Spider-Man PS4 (Peeved that this one is exclusive, especially if it turns out to be supplemental canon to Homecoming. Maybe Sony will be releasing and advertising an official voiceless playthrough or an employee Let’s Play?)
God of War 4 (let’s not mince words, that’s what this is) (Terrible. I almost get what they’re trying to do, but this is a bad choice of camera angle for a brawler.)
Resident Evil 7 (Unlike Yahtzee or Campster, I’m kind of unhealthily on-board with the ongoing Resident Evil shlock soap opera at this point, so if this is JUST an atmospheric first-person game with none of the established heroes or villains involved, I’m probably out.)
Rainer says:
Sadly, I missed most of the presentation streams. Any chance of putting them on youtube like last year’s?
EDIT: Just realized that this question has been answered already.
Tever says:
So…am I the only one who thinks the new God of War looks like a Skyrim mod?
Thursday Jun 16, 2016 at 5:40 pm
The thing that excited me most about the God of War trailer is that at one point there’s a pop-up which says you”ve earned tracking EXP. I’m really hoping this ties into a really extensive varied levelling system.
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“If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.” Margret Thatcher said that in 1965, but she could have been referring to the 2016 Republican primary, where the party’s men have a lot to say about Donald Trump, but a handful of Republican women seem to be the only ones willing to do whatever it takes to stop him from getting the party’s presidential nomination.
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Wow Unlimited’s Frederator Networks continues to grow its roster of animated content by announcing a large production slate of shows. Founded by Fred Seibert in 1997, the company’s responsible for some of the biggest cartoon hits, including Adventure Time and The Fairly Odd Parents. In 2016, the company merged with Rainmaker Entertainment and Ezrin Hirsh to form Wow Unlimited.
Frederator Studios is developing Catlantis, which is based on the acclaimed children’s book of the same name by Russian author Anna Starobinets. The upcoming cartoon will be story edited by Brydie Lee-Kennedy (The Amazing World of Gumball, Bravest Warriors). Catlantis follows Baguette, a loafing house cat, who must travel back through time to complete a true hero’s task in order to marry the love of his life and restore peace to the ancient fabled city of Catlantis. Frederator Studios is currently looking for a distribution partner for Catlantis.
Catlantis
Frederator Studios and Recursion Media are also working with award-winning author Faith Erin Hicks to develop an animated series based on her The Nameless City graphic novels (header image). Frederator Studios is also actively developing Manly by Jesse and Justin Moynihan, based on a short film from Frederator’s Too Cool! Cartoons incubator series.
The new shows join the already in production second season of Castlevania, the adaptation of Costume Quest and Bravest Warriors, which is being co-produced and distributed internationally by Nelvana.
The company is also developing new creators through their series, GO! Cartoons, a co-production with Sony Pictures Animation, which is just finishing its release on Frederator Digital’s Cartoon Hangover channels. GO! Cartoons brings promising talent and animated content to the attention of Sony Pictures Animation through an alternative development method. Frederator Studios’ development team took hundreds of pitches, and with Sony Pictures Animation, identified twelve short film projects which Sony Pictures Animation funded. GO! Cartoons was then released on Frederator Digital’s Cartoon Hangover channel on YouTube (with over 3 million views and counting) and on Cartoon Hangover Select on VRV. At least one of those short projects will become a series for the Cartoon Hangover channel.
Frederator Digital programs many online channels and produces original cartoons. Several new, original cartoon mini-series have been released recently for its Cartoon Hangover Select channel on the VRV platform from Ellation. Shadowstone Park from Jason Steele (Charlie the Unicorn) premiered in December 2017. Slug Riot from Mike Rosenthal released in January 2018. (not)Hero, the debut show from Liz Chun premiered in February 2018 with Cris P Duck from creator Ralph Kidson arriving in March 2018. Frederator Digital’s trio of YouTube channels, including Cartoon Hangover, pop culture focused Channel Frederator, and video game-centric The Leaderboard, garners over 30 Million views a month. Frederator Digital also manages a YouTube network of over 3000 artist and animation channels.
Sister company Mainframe Studios recently announced two new shows as well.
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Regions - South West - Wiltshire
One of the the largest market towns in Wiltshire, Devizes stands on the Kennet and Avon Canal and is home to the Wiltshire Museum and the Wadworth Brewery Visitor Centre. The history of the settlement dates back to the time of Norman conquest when a castle was established here. During it's early years a flourishing sheep market took place in the broad fields below the castle grounds, around which a thriving medieval town later developed.
Devizes Town Hall © Robin Webster (CC2)
The town still has a large marketplace with an attractive 19th-c Gothic market cross and fountain. The market square is backed by many fine 18th-c brick and stucco houses and a magnificent colonnaded Corn Exchange. At the north end of the market stands the large brick built Victorian Wadsworth Brewery.
Devizes Castle (credit: Peter Holmes CC0)
The town's current castle (privately owned) stands on the site of its predecessor, a Norman motte-and-bailey. The original fortification was built by the bishop of Salisbury, on the boundary of his land and that owned by the King. The castle's sighting therefore provided the town with it's Norman name, "Les devises", meaning the boundaries. The original structure was destroyed during the civil war and the present reconstruction is a folly of 19th-c origin.
Within the town centre are many small family run shops and businesses. A traditional street market is held on Tuesday and Saturday. Leading off the marketplace is the famous Shambles Market Hall, a bustling covered market, trading since 1835.
Near to the marketplace is one of the towns best known taverns, the Bear Hotel - an important coaching stop in the 16th, 17th & 18th centuries. It takes its name from the bear statue standing above its porch, which once stood on two columns in the marketplace. The inn was once home to Thomas Lawrence (the innkeeper's son), who was one of the country's greatest 18th-c portrait painters.
Today devizes has more than 500 listed buildings, situated just within the quarter square mile of its town centre. Particular buildings of interest include Northgate House, a brick construction with a handsome porch that was previously the Kings Arms Coaching Inn. The famous writer George Eliot once worked there as a governess after it was converted into a house. The Black Swan is a fine 18th-c three-storey structure on the east side of the marketplace. Also Parnella House, built in 1740 by a doctor, who decorated it's front with an odd roughly carved statue of the god of medicine.
Opposite the elegant Georgian Town Hall is St. Johns Alley, a narrow alleyway of lovely old timber framed buildings. Long Street has formal lines of exquisite Georgian brick and pastel coloured staccato houses. The 12th-c St. Johns Church has a handsome Norman Tower and Chancel.
The Kennet and Avon Canal runs around the edge of the town. From Caen Hill, the canal descends some 230 feet via a flight of 29 locks; one of the longest sets of locks in Britain. Built in 1810, the canal slowly fell into disrepair following the introduction of the Great Western Railway. It has since been restored by the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust. Most of it has now been reopened, with peaceful towpath walks. A small canal museum provides the history of the canal and provides access to boat trips at weekends.
Places of Interest to Visit in Devizes
Wiltshire Museum
Located in Long Street, the museum has exhibits and important finds from many local historic sites, including Stonehenge, Woodhenge and the West Kennet Long Barrow. There are also displays of Neolithic, Bronze, Iron Age and Roman artefacts found within the Wiltshire area.
Opening times: daily from 10am (Sun from 12) - Admission Charge
Location: 41 Long St, Devizes SN10 1NS
Website: wiltshiremuseum.org.uk
Wadworth Brewery Visitor Centre
Discover the history of brewing and how Wadworth have combined traditional brewing techniques with modern brewery skills. Visitors can take a tour around the brewery and view a plethora of brewing memorabilia in the free Museum.
Opening times: daily from 9am (closed Sunday) - Tour Fees
Location: 41 Northgate St, Devizes SN10 1JW
Website: wadworth.co.uk
Image credit: Peter Holmes (CC0)
Kennet and Avon Canal Museum
The canal Museum displays artifacts covering the history of the canal from its construction to the present day and it's restoration. Regular boat trips are available on the Kennet and Avon Canal on Saturdays and Sundays.
Map of Devizes
Towns and Villages in Wiltshire
Avebury, Castle Combe, Chippenham, Devizes, Lacock, Marlborough, Malmesbury, Salisbury, Swindon, Trowbridge, Warminster, Westbury, Wilton
Attractions in Wiltshire
Avebury Circle | Avebury Manor | Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn | Bowood House | Brokerswood Country Park | Corsham Court | The Courts Garden | Crofton Beam Engines | Farmer Giles Farmstead | Great Chalfield Manor | Heale Gardens | Kennet & Avon Canal | Lacock Abbey | Larmer Tree Gardens | Longleat | Ludgershall Castle and Cross | Old Sarum | Old Wardour Castle | Peto Garden | Stonehenge | Stourhead | Stourton Garden | Westwood Manor | White Horses | Wilton House | Woodhenge
Attractions in Salisbury: Medieval Hall | Mompesson House | Salisbury Cathedral | Salisbury Museum
Attractions in Swindon: Coate Water | Lydiard Park | Richard Jefferies Museum | STEAM
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"I’m fascinated by people and why they do things. That’s why I love ‘Front Up'." -Actress, Frances O’Connor
SINCE OTAR LEFT
Otar, a medical student from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, has left the bleak, crumbling city of Tiblisi where he grew up, to live in Paris. Left behind, and living together in a cramped apartment, are his doting mother Eka (Esther Gorintin) who believes he can do no wrong, his sister Marina (Nino Khomassouridze) and Marina's daughter, Ada (Dinara Droukarova). When the news of Otar's sudden death reaches Marina and Ada they decide not to tell the elderly Eka fearing the news would be too much for her. Instead, Ada writes letters pretending they are from Otar, depicting a happy, successful life. But Eka misses her beloved son and, to the horror of Ada and Marina, decides that the three women should go to Paris to visit him.
A touching story about letting go of the old and embracing the new, Since Otar Left is the story of relationships between three generations of women who are struggling to cope with themselves, each other and life. Writer/director Julie Bertucelli takes a documentary point of view for the film, which won the Grand Jury Prize in Cannes in 2003, allowing the silences and the innermost emotions to come forth naturally.
The strength and beauty of Since Otar Left lies in the subtlety of script and performance, and although we never meet Otar, his impact is felt throughout the film. Bertucelli allows us to get to know the characters, and understand their plight. The emotional curve comes near the end, when we least expect it, when no words are required to tell the whole story.
Otar is the centre of the lives of all three women and for different reasons. He is the apple of his doting elderly mother Eka's eye, Marina's resented brother (the favoured child), and the uncle who comes between Ada's mother and grandmother. The three women live in a depressing environment, a cramped, dark apartment in what was once the Soviet Republic of Georgia. They speak to each other in a mix of three languages - Russian, Georgian and French. They know each other well and tolerate each other badly, and niceties are often forgotten through the rituals of every day living. It's as though they live by rote. Eka likes Ada to read Otar's letters aloud because she believes Marina has no soul in her expression; Marina never invites her lover Tengiz for dinner ('he's more fun in bed'); Ada is abrupt and detached from her peers.
The performances are wonderfully nuanced and underplayed, with ninety-year old Esther Gorintin remarkable as the elderly woman who has more than a little spirit left in her bulky frame. Nino Khomassouridze brings enormous emotional angst to the role of Marina, while Dina Droukarova excels in the difficult role of Ada, who is stifled by the world around her.
We first meet Eka as she peers at the cakes in a shop window. She looks at the cakes, selects carefully and points, before joining Marina and Ada who are waiting at the table. One cake, three women, no conversation. There's plenty to learn from this short scene with no dialogue - the tension between Eka and her daughter is obvious, while Ada sits patiently, looking bored. Truth cuts through the air like a knife when Eka, leaning over a basin with soap in her eyes, while having her hair washed, tells Marina, 'You've never loved your daughter properly,' to which, Marina replies, 'Neither have you.' The film is replete with detail and carefully observed moments.
As the three women embark on the trip to Paris in search of Otar, we are never sure where it will lead. The long awaited scene when Eka ventures to Otar's apartment block finally arrives and is totally void of sentimentality. The pace comes to a standtill. There are three responses that we are eagerly waiting for, and the impact we receive from each is substantial. It is the nuance and understated emotions that make this a special film.
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Depuis qu'Otar est parti...
CAST: Esther Gorintin, Nino Khomasuridze, Dinara Drukarova, Temur Kalandadze, Rusudan Bolqvadze, Sasha Sarishvil, Duta Skhirtladze, Abdellah Moundy
PRODUCER: Yael Fogiel
DIRECTOR: Julie Bertucelli
SCRIPT: Julie Bertucelli, Bernard Renucci (adapted by Roger Bohbot)
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Christophe Pollock
EDITOR: Emmanuelle Castro
MUSIC: (non original) Antoine Duhamel, Dato Evgenidze, Arvo Pärt
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Emmanuel de Chauvigny
AUSTRALIAN RELEASE: Melbourne: October 14, 2004; Sydney: October 21, 2004; Other states to follow
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UCD sports clubs are at the center of student sport at the University. The Athletic Union Council (AUC) is the governing body for UCD sports clubs and all clubs are affiliated to the AUC. Clubs provide a huge range of opportunities to train, play and compete in sport, no matter what your passion, ability or level. Although competition is a feature of many of the sports at UCD, clubs also cater for students who may not wish to compete but want to train in a particular sport for the health and fitness benefits. Whether you want to try out a new sport or continue training in a sport you are already familiar with, UCD sports clubs invite you to get involved and have fun. You can join most sports clubs at any time throughout the year and the majority of the clubs organise new member and/or introductory training sessions.
Getting involved in a sports club is an ideal way to keep fit, learn a new skill, meet people with similar interests, as well as provide a welcome break from academic life. UCD sports clubs are for the most part student-run and student-led, so you can play your sport and if you wish also lead and develop your club. With nearly 60 sports clubs to choose from, ranging from team sports, adventure sports, water sports to martial arts, there is something for everyone!
So make the most of your time in UCD and get involved. Involvement in UCD sports clubs will ensure that your time at UCD is an enjoyable and rewarding experience!
Training sessions at the UCD wall after a tiring study day with great music, helpful people, and scaling the wall a couple of times, is probably the best way to complete your day. You have never climbed before? No problem, you will always have a committee member waiting to help. If you are brave enough to wake up early on a Sunday morning, hiking through some of the best mountains in Dublin and Wicklow will definitely be worth the reward of breath-taking views. Strangers that turn into friends, support stronger than the best ankle protecting hiking boot and passion towards future adventures together; that’s what makes UCDMC the best club in UCD!
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The Night Before Donald Trump Became Leader of the Free World
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Tahmina Begum
We Headed To Tokyo For The #LushLabs Bath Bomb Concept Store
“Bathing culture” may just sound like another millennial activity – next to avocado toast and ghosting your latest date but outside of our echo chambers and social bubble, having a soak at the end of a day has been entwined in many Eastern Asian traditions for centuries.
In the age of loving your authentic self i.e advice on ‘self-care’ practises flooding our social media feeds, the ‘wellness’ market has risen from £3.3 trillion to a £3.7 trillion in 2015-2017 alone. “Lifestyle leaders” such as Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop has been valued at nearly £200 million and countless “clean” independent skincare and beauty brands have popped up, making a mark with vegan beauty. This all may look modern movement, a kind step even in an overcrowded industry but much of these ideas have been inspired by Eastern Asian beauty and bathing routines. So it’s no wonder Lush looked to Japanese culture as a brainchild for the launch of the #LushLabs bath bomb concept store.
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When heading to the opening in Harajuku, the lines had already been queuing for what must have been hours of patience and great will-power. All to walk into what seemed to be more like a gallery than a regular Lush store. There were no blackboard explanations of ingredients, no plants pushed between Lush pots full of what is usually half the sea and half a botanical garden. In fact, it was all about the bath bombs.
That description may sound basic but with 89 different coloured bath bombs with their own design, including 58 exclusive designs made specifically for #LushHarajuku, positioned so the colours swept tonally across the walls, it was anything but.
What was innovative about the concept store – other than it all being put together in 3 months – was the bridge between old school values and new age thinking Tokyo itself holds. The experimental pop-up had no information next to any of the bath bombs, no prices, nothing about what each colour meant for your splash later that evening. That’s where Jack Constantine and his team exceeded expectations and bridged the love Japanese culture has for technology and frankly, getting into the tub at the end of a long day.
After experimenting with augmented reality and artificial intelligence, the Lush team put together the Lush Labs app (just type “Lush Labs” into the App store). First, there’s a game. If you’re in the UK, Korea, Japan, Germany, Italy, France or Australia, you can use the app for clues Pokemon Go style in order to lead you to a secret location with definite goodies in the end. However, the Lush Lens itself is something you could play with for hours. The new way to scan your own bath bomb which will then give you all the information you’d usually receive from a regular human makes you want to go around the entire pop-up swiping as if there’s no tomorrow or any bath bombs left.
While literally getting down and dirty in my ‘deep soaking tubs’ (a Japanese bath is deeper than that it is longer), all I could I think about was how ethical this entire pop-up had been executed. We had spent time in important shrines such as Meiji-Jingu to understand the importance of luck and giving good fortune to the world; spent a morning in an Aikawa farm, just outside of Tokyo, learning about where every ingredient comes from and how waste-free habits can start as small as rerooting ginger and respecting the Earth. To then learning about how each bath bomb was made in the image of Japanese traditions and really it was all a homage to the country. What could have been a great example of appropriating culture ended up being a way of appreciating Tokyo’s gift; and what’s better than taking a moment with yourself in indigo coloured water?
Lush asked XXY Magazine to join the launch of #LushHarajuku but this was not an advert nor has this diverted any of our journalistic ethe.
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Chinese woman takes ‘wedding photos’ with her grandfather, fears he won’t see her big day
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“He’s the most important person in my life”
A Chinese woman has taken photos with her grandfather so he won’t miss her big day.
SCMP reports that 25-year-old Fu Xuewei arranged a photoshoot with her 87-year-old grandfather after he suffered his second stroke in two years in 2017.
Doctors warned her to prepare for the worst as her grandfather had a long history of heart disease. “He has been a frequent visitor to the hospital since last September,” Fu said.
Fu explained her grandparents played important roles as she was growing up because her divorced parents were busy with work when she was in primary school.
“He’s the most important person in my life,” Fu said about her grandfather. “I don’t have any plans to get married now, but I want my future children and loved ones to remember his face.”
“He spoiled me and gave me all the things I wanted. I can’t imagine the day when he is not here.”
In order to “to express my love for grandpa in all kinds of ways”, Fu had a portrait of her grandfather tattooed on her right arm. Although she gave up after four hours into the process because it was too painful, she plans to complete it soon.
Fu’s grandfather had always wanted to see her become a bride. Fearing that he would not see that day as she had no imminent plans of tying the knot, Fu organised a photoshoot with her grandfather in which she wore a wedding dress.
Fu Senior said he was fully supportive of the idea, “she wanted [the photos], so we just went. Her parents were divorced, so I wanted to make up for it.”
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PodcastOne Reports 1.5 Billion Downloads in 2015. Actually, the advertiser-supported podcast network says that its download total for 2015 surpassed the 1.5 billion mark for its approximately 200-program lineup that includes shows featuring: Adam Carolla, Shaquille O’Neal, Dan Patrick, Steve Austin, Radiolab, Bret Easton Ellis, Freakonomics, Heather Dubrow, Brandi Glanville and more. PodcastOne states it worked with more than 100 major brand partners in 2015. Chairman and CEO Norm Pattiz comments, “When we started this journey three years ago, we wanted to be able to provide national advertisers and our programming partners a single destination for consumers to experience the best that podcasting has to offer. So far, so good. We’re grateful to our hosts, producer-publishers and, of course, our partner Hubbard Broadcasting. We look forward to doing our part in making 2016 the year of the podcast.”
The Presidential Race/Trump-Cruz Birther Flap, Hillary Clinton Email Investigation Intensifies, Sean Penn-El Chapo Controversy, Obama State of the Union, Battle Against Islamic State, Sinking Oil Prices/Financial Markets Activity, NFL Wild Card Weekend, Record Powerball Jackpot, and David Bowie Dies Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (1/11). The activities of the candidates for president and the related “birther” issue between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz; the intensifying FBI probe into Hillary Clinton’s private email server use; the controversial interview between actor Sean Penn and Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman; President Obama’s Tuesday State of the Union Address; the battle against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria; plummeting oil prices and the effect on the world’s financial markets; the NFL’s Wild Card weekend games; the record $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot; and the death of rock legend David Bowie were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS magazine.
JP Peterson Joins WDAE, Tampa to Co-Host Midday Show with Ron Diaz. The iHeartMedia Tampa sports talker adds broadcast sports pro JP Peterson to the midday show, partnering up with current show host Ron Diaz for “The Ron and JP Show.” The station notes that Peterson has covered sports in the Tampa Bay market since 1997, most recently hosting “Extra Inning” and “Inside Pitch,” the Tampa Bay Rays pre- and post-game shows on WDAE. He previously served as the lead sports anchor for WFLA-TV, Tampa where he also did sideline reporting and studio work for the Buccaneers Preseason Broadcasts, covered the Super Bowl, Stanley Cup Finals, four Final Fours and four NCAA National Football Championship Games. WDAE APD John Mamola states, “WDAE is thrilled to add JP Peterson to an already established and successful show and as part of iHeartMedia Tampa. We look forward to Ron and JP’s successful future entertaining Tampa Bay listeners with a lighter side of the sports we all care so deeply about.”
Australian Rock Radio Legend Trevor Smith Shares “Down Under” Perspective of Radio, Music, Politics and Pop Culture. TALKERS publisher Michael Harrison is joined on this week’s installment (1/12) of PodcastOne’s hit program for media freaks, “Up Close and Far Out,” by Australian rock radio legend Trevor Smith. Smith, a former program director of the legendary Sidney FM album rocker, Triple-M, is now head of the Australia-based production house Aloha Media (www.alohamedia.com.au/radio/), producers of major syndicated radio programs and specials heard on hundreds of radio stations across the nation/continent. The long-time friends engage in an extensive discussion of all things media from a Land Down Under perspective – radio, music, politics, and pop culture. To listen to the entire conversation, please click here or click on the “Up Close and Far Out” player boxes located in the right-hand column on every page of Talkers.com.
Rush Limbaugh Turns 65 Today. Happy birthday wishes go out to Premiere Networks-syndicated talk radio legend Rush Limbaugh, who celebrates his 65th birthday today (1/12). The news/talk giant will have been in national syndication for 28 years this August and has long and often been credited will breathing fresh life into the news/talk format and, many would also argue, extending the lifespan of the AM band in America.
PodcastOne to Launch Dramatic Series Called ‘Chilling Tales.’ This new partnership between PodcastOne and Chilling Tales for Dark Nights – a premiere multi-media brand specializing in the production of audio entertainment, short films and published works – will bring both published and unpublished literary projects to life with the new scripted series “Chilling Tales: The Podcast.” The program is being narrated by Master Broadcaster and host of the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival, Steve Taylor. Chilling Tales founder and director Craig Groshek comments, “Our content has been made possible over the last few years by dozens of voice actors, actresses, authors, editors, composers and sound designers. We’re thrilled to join the PodcastOne family and share our passion for storytelling with an entirely new audience. We can’t thank Norm Pattiz and rest of the PodcastOne team enough, and we look forward to what the future brings with this new platform partnership.” Pattiz says, “I have long wanted to do a series rooted in literature. These are great works. Not only are we giving voices to stories that went unpublished but deserve to be heard, but, from the content to production value, there’s nothing like this in the podcast arena.”
Salazar Joins Entravision as Political Outreach Director. Former Fox Television Washington, DC account executive Marta Salazar is named political outreach director of Entravision Communications. Salazar will oversee political advertising sales for the company’s radio and television stations. The company’s chief revenue officer Mario Carrera remarks, “We are delighted to welcome Marta to Entravision and have her skills and experience to lead our political sales efforts. Her strong foundations in local market broadcast, in addition to her unique experience in political media, make her the ideal candidate to be our political outreach director. Marta joins us during a presidential election cycle as the United States Latino vote continues to increase in influence in our key battleground markets. We are well positioned and look forward to Marta’s leadership in this important and growing part of our business.” Salazar states, “I am thrilled to be joining the Entravision organization. I am both honored and excited to be at Entravision and look forward to working with the team to help further expand the U.S. Latino voice in this exciting and dynamic political climate. I feel fortunate to be joining such a respected company, committed to both the United States Latino community and to top quality media platforms.” During the 2012 political election season, Salazar – a Florida International University graduate – was responsible for Scripps’ national political advocacy media sales. Entravision owns 23 radio outlets in California; 12 in Texas; four each in Arizona and Colorado; three in Nevada; and two each in Florida and New Mexico.
Odds & Sods. Digital platform Glimmerglass Radio launches its own green-focused radio program in conjunction with its second anniversary. Glimmerglass radio founder John Kosmer calls his platform “a self-contained online streaming talk radio station broadcasting about 50 shows 24/7.” The new program, “Green American Living,” is the only program Glimmerglass Radio produces itself. Kosmer adds, “Our new ‘Green American Living’ show offers radio stations and their listeners extensive in-depth green news reporting on issues that are becoming increasingly important to people around the world. The independent shows aired on Glimmerglass Radio comprise one of the most comprehensive radio green news gathering services in America. ‘Green American Living’ now brings the breadth and scope of that green news reporting to a regularly scheduled, one-hour broadcast intended for distribution.”…..Talk radio personality Hugh Hewitt’s associate producer – Marlon Bateman – has exited the Salem Radio Network in order to join the press operation of GOP presidential hopeful U.S. Senator Marco Rubio…..Sun Broadcast Group’s Marilu Henner (right) is pictured here with rocker Eddie Money (left) who appeared as a guest on her nationally syndicated radio program recently…..Powerball-mania has America talking and SiriusXM is airing a special program tonight at 6:00 PM ET on its Insight channel 121 called, “Dumb Luck Radio: An Idiot’s Guide to Instant Billions.” SiriusXM says the show will be a “live, one-hour, call-in special broadcast, to answer listeners’ questions including, ‘What happens if you actually win the Powerball jackpot?’” SiriusXM’s Kenny Curtis will host and guests will include: psychiatrist Dr. Michael Aronoff discussing the mental health aspects of acquiring unimaginable wealth; plus Eric Bradlow on statistics and a player’s real probabilities of picking the right numbers; and Kent Smetters will explain the best option – lump sum or annuity, finding the right financial investor and investing wisely to protect one’s winnings.
Controversy Proves the Power of Radio
TALKERS | April 23, 2013
By Walter Sabo
Sabo Media
NEW YORK: Let’s review a show that promotes:
• Co-habitation without the benefit of marriage; Sexual stereotypes — girls throw themselves at football players just for a kiss.
• Racial stereotypes. For example, it promotes the need for more black friends in order to be appealing.
• The discussion of condoms.
• Living together and sex with strangers.
Then, it promotes even more living together and sex with strangers and the humor of meeting a possible mass murderer.
That show commands the highest spot rates of any comedy show this year. It is on Fox.
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Topic: North Swindon Expands Westwards and North Towards Chapel Farm. Part 2
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the gorgon
Re: North Swindon Expands Westwards and North Towards Chapel Farm. Part 2
Quote from: Muggins on June 13, 2012, 07:05:33 PM
Have little wander around their web site, after much looking I found that Grosvenor Place is at Tadpole Coner, where-ever that may be, being 'off plan' whatever that means, and 'sold' as beign between the bustling town and the countryside, so i take it it's somwhere right over on the edge by Tadpole Lane, could it be that although its on the edge fo the countryside now, it proabably won;t be whent heya start sellign the rest? Developers are naughty like that you know.
http://www.crestnicholson.com/grosvenorplace/latestnews/Launch-of-Grosvenor-Place-builds-on-Crest-Nicholsons-Swindon-succes
I note you can also search their site by housing proximity to any given school.
They might well have been part of the Consortium at Northern Development, but they didn't build that many houses until they got near Asda. or at least no more than others.
I'm going to put my cynic hat on
I wouldn't be surprised at all if Crest didn't build anything near the number of homes they originally planned to, land is far more valuable when there is planning permission for houses. Doesn't pay to build too early either, especially when the housing market is going nowhere.
George Elliot
I wouldn't be surprised at all if Crest didn't build anything near the number of homes they originally planned to, land is far more valuable when there is planning permission for houses. Doesn't pay to build too early either, especially when the housing market is going nowhere
Did Crest Nicholson sell some land holdings to other builders, who built a higher number of houses on them, than Crest had planned to build?
Muggins
Back when ND was being planned, the housing market was no where near as bad as now. Most of this side - Abbey Meads was 3 & 4 bed detached, and they were selling like hotcakes although the urban myth was that they were not - that was nonsense - they were! This changed towards the end of that phase although it was close to here (Penhill-Seven Fields) not because of the financial thing, becasue it was still pretty goos then, but because the government wanted more houses more tightly crammed in to meet need and 'affordable housing' became the in thing.
As that development was going on they were only at the planning stage of what became Priory Vale (i.e. they knew which bits would be housing/school/retail, but didn't actaully know the street layout) so by the time it came to action plans there, packed in 35 to the acre was the norm. There was some sort of control on making sure one area was developed before starting on another, it wasn't perfect, but it did sort of work. if that same control was in now, they would have to finish Wichelstowe before any other went under the digger. Wish I hadn't said that now, I've come over all angry.
As far as I know only one developer bought land started to build and then gave up and sold out to another to complete his build, there wasn't financial constraits, but I was told by an employee, the guy hated the site, he'd had nothing but trouble with it and I think we might have had something to do with that, pity really he seemed a decentish developer - smallish family firm, the name of which defeats me, but I haven't seen him back in Swindon since (or before!).
Oi! Listen mush. Old eyes, remember? I’ve been around the block a few times. More than a few. They’ve knocked down the blocks I’ve been around and rebuilt them as bigger blocks. Super blocks. And I’ve been round them as well. The Doctor (Night Terrors)
Quote from: George Elliot on June 14, 2012, 09:53:47 AM
Interestingly I've managed to find some figures, I wonder how they compare with what was actually built!
The NSD covered (at time of application) roughly 1,500 acres (of which Crest owned 580 acres). 10,000 homes were to be build on 740 of these acres, plus 123 acres employment land, 223 for parks and playing fields,42 for the district centre.
I wonder if people know that as early as 1978 companies were trying to allocate land to the north of Swindon for development?
Interesting article, shame I can't see beyond the first page as it's a pay to view site http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02697458708722681
Candide7
All is for the best in the best of all worlds
There are various conditions attached to the Tadpole Farm development. Thames Water have stated that no more than 300 houses can be occupied before March 2015 because the waste water network needs to be upgraded. Phase 1 is 900 houses to be completed in 2020. It is after that stage that the link to the A419 that up to this point is for construction traffic only should become open to cars from the development as well. However this will require signficant investment from the Council. This was one of the real concerns as this road is not guaranteed to happen in the Crest Application. If it doesn't happen then all the traffic from the development will be using Tadpole Lane and Oakhurst Way exclusively with no relief to the North.
The primary school if it happens will be built in Phase 2 (after 2020) but if you read the Planning Officers report the school is not guaranteed either. The report says the developer will either provide a s106 contribution or build the school (to be decided). Again if the school does not get built every child from that development will have to commute to a primary school (the same for secondary age children since there is no new secondary school provision planned).
There is so much wriggle room in the Crest application that I will be bloody amazed if what we end up in the next decade looks anything like what the Crest application states. I would also go so far to say that the plan for the low density housing is a crock as well. The developer makes much more money with high density development.
If you look at the rollout of the development Crest will probably build a few hundred and then sell the rest on for a very tidy profit. The developers that follow on may have very diferent ideas of what gets built.
Francois-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) - I hate what you say but I defend your right to say it
The opinions and views expressed are my own and are not those of any organisation I belong to
http://oakhurstresidents.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/are-you-having-laugh-mr-bluh.html
My views are that the GWH is not big enough to cater for the population of Swindon.
Therefore, wouldn’t it be more appropriate to build another hospital - maybe on the Tadpole Farm estate…!
The northern sector alone is large enough without having more unsightly houses/rabbit hutches going up!!
Re: Council "leader" Bluh
His is the sort of leadership style that can cause Libyan or Syrian-style civil unrest.
Quote from: Candide7 on June 14, 2012, 02:34:28 PM
In my vile opinion the man is bullying, inept berk. A wasteful leader suffering from vibrant, but delusional and increasingly disconnected and expensive visions for the town which the towns taxpaying residents can no longer afford to bankroll.
Quote from: Candide7 on June 14, 2012, 11:22:55 AM
So, the necessary infrastructure for the Tadpole Farm development doesn't exist but unnecessary infrastructure has already been installed in Wichelstowe, (where it will not be needed for a long time and is may yet be dug up and moved), at massive expense to the Swindon taxpayer?
Funny, didn't Swindon Borough Council already receive more than £6,000,000 from HMG to build schools in the North and Centre of Swindon, where pupil demand demonstrably exists....
.....but hasn't that money been diverted into Old Town to build a School at Croft where the pupil demand does not seem to exist and the Chief Executive and Directors of Swindon Borough Council are submitting FOI requests to themselves to prevent the public learning exactly what the demand for school places at the Croft is?
Meanwhile, I'm hearing that only about a dozen applications have been received from parents wishing to place their children at the Croft, but folks from the White Horse Federation, and maybe the council, are desperately trying to recruit applicants. Going door to door?
The final product of anything 'negotiated' by Rod and his Bluhligans, with developers who are equally skillful with contract law and trowel, will look nothing like the vision being presented to the public now. Once the development gets going, and community centre sized gaps remain unfilled, it will only be a matter of time before the Toby Elliots, Vera Tomlinsons and Peter Heaton-Wossnames begin wringing their hands and saying how 'utterly disgraceful' it all is but how there is 'nothing we can do' about it.
Hand-wringing will be deployed instead of making frank admissions that none of them knew what they were doing and shouldn't have been allowed anywhere near a planning committee. Readers shouldn't forget that, in the case of Vera Tomlinson and her MP son Justin, (when he was still a Borough Councillor), in their capacity as Borough councillors had several un-minuted meetings with the developers to, during which they presumably discussed this development in some detail. Vera, I suggest, should have been allowed nowhere near this decision and her previous dealing with the developers deserves to come under minute public and legal scrutiny.
For a previous recent example of Councillors hand-wringing when developers don't deliver on councillors promises, look no further than Ex-councillor Peter Greenhalgh's angry appearance on BBC Points West to 'explain' why certain useful buildings had mysteriously failed to appear at Wichelstowe.
That thread is also a good illustration of how Councillors and developers initially lead the public to believe they are getting one thing from one developer, but when the 'thing' is not delivered the public learn, after much hand-wring, wailing and gnashing of Councillors teeth, that it was actually someone else who was supposed to deliver it, but no legal or enforceable mechanism was every put in place to guarantee that the previously unknown-of provider of said 'thing', actually delivered it.
I suggest that not enough councillors have the necessary wit, intelligence or experience to serve effectively on planning committees and, judging by what I've read of their recent work, some of the supporting Council Officers ought to be sacked or demoted to 'junior clerk'.
It's shocking, it ain't getting any better, and won't get any better until the administration is changed to one which will work with, and properly represent, the public which empowers them.
« Last Edit: June 14, 2012, 04:56:05 PM by Geoff Reid »
helen thompson
Candide 7
What have lybia and syria done toyou !. (Mr Blue. sorry about spelling mistake) is a lot worse than them!
From pundit Bluh's column in Adver today -
I note the comments by other councillors and residents' association spokespersons about Tadpole Farm and I welcome their commitment to the Council's position".
Political columnist (PC) Rod Bluh, in the Adver on 14th June 2012, appears somewhat confused about his role -whether as a PC or as a pundit/raconteur? As a PC he appears to have fallen into the age-old journalistic trap of never allowing the facts to get in the way of a good story.
I rather like the style of the Oakhurst blogger. Is pundit Bluh having a laugh about the community agreeing with his position? When has the community ever agreed with him? Is he going to meet with the thousands of residents in North Swindon who clearly think the blue brigade are a waste of space?
I've heard that the comments flying around in North Swindon about Tomlinson, her friend, Elliott, Edwards, Faramarzi and Heaton-Jones might worry them if they cared in the first place. The comments might please the Oakhurst Avenger.
Quote from: Techie on June 14, 2012, 01:32:36 PM
This was said many times at pre Northern development meetings, every one in fact. We were told that 30 more acute beds would be enough. That of course was in the old PMH days, then they go and knock that down and put in a new much smaller hospital so add 30 then minus a 100! We know that there is more care in the community etc. (and even more cut backs) but the sums on that one don't add up.
Geoff: "Funny, didn't Swindon Borough Council already receive more than £6,000,000 from HMG to build schools in the North and Centre of Swindon, where pupil demand demonstrably exists...."
I can't think of any school planned in ND that has not been built, although the promise of no more mobile classrooms seems to have bitten the dust. They don't get over excited about schools, they say that when the community settles down and grows up then there are spare spaces, apparently this is why some school in say West Swindon have now closed or shrunk.
Talking about housing numbers: At the planning stage it was going to be 3/4 bedroom detached 8/14 to the acre and then less than half way through changes to 35 to the acre. It's fairly obvious that the population in them is going to be vastly more.
Oakhurst and any other community that lies within a stones throw and down hill of the Tadpole Farm development should be looking and beware of the sewer system, look at what happened down this end at Haydon Wick, basically the sewer pipe sizes couldn't take it. It won't just be more traffic that flows past your door.
Smiler: "Is he going to meet with the thousands of residents in North Swindon who clearly think the blue brigade are a waste of space?"
Well where were they on polling day then?
jennyb
Kareen
At the planning committee of June 12th I exercised my democratic right to make a statement to the Planning Committee in relation to Tadpole Farm as follows:
“You have before you an application to build a development of 1700 homes in Tadpole Farm for which no provision for primary education within the development is to be made before the end of phase 2 by which time 950 homes will have been built.
And yet, the Tadpole Farm traffic assessment assumes all primary children will travel to school inside the development.
Officers advise that this application be granted.
Using SBC’s calculations, Tadpole Farm’s 1700 homes will generate 391 Primary Children and 317 Secondary Children.
By the end of phase 1 in 2016, 80 primary and 65 secondary places will be required.
By the end of phase 2 in 2020 a further 138 primary and 112 secondary places will also be needed.
Taking Primary needs as an eg., Officers (state that new developments typically generate reception age children yet they) have provided no information as to where the 218 TF primary children can be accommodated before the end of Phase 1 (2016 ) or the end of Phase 2(2020). Nor have they provided any information as to how this is to be funded .
Tadpole Farm is adjacent to Swindon’s Northern Sector.
Having studied and analysed SBC’s admissions data for every primary school in Swindon from 2006 through to 2011 (officers are withholding publication of 2012 data.) and PCT data from every area in Swindon from 2006 to 2015, it is clear that there is already a shortage of provision in the Northern Sector which was predicted by Officers and for which Government funding was sought and granted in 2009.
From this same data, it can be distilled that the areas closest to the Northern Sector namely .Green Meadow/HaydonWick, / Rodbourne Cheney /Moredon and Ferndale are also experiencing capacity issues which are likely continue to 2015 at minimum.
The Dfe awarded £6,374m to SBC in 2009 on the basis of need in North Swindon (295) Central Swindon (173) and Old Town (13). The Government proviso was that this money could be reclaimed if this award was not in permanent accommodation by Feb 2012. All £6,374m was allocated to Old Town/Croft in Dec 2009.
It is therefore unlikely that the Government would be willing to fund additional provision in North Swindon when SBC has already decided to use the £6,374m to provide overcapacity in Old Town.
Officers have made no provision for the traffic implications of schooling outside of the development. If children have to travel to school, traffic will increase.
Officers were willing to recommend that Old Town have 2 underutilised 420 pupil schools in 2 years which they predict will fill up over time. Why then are Officers treating Tadpole Farm differently?
There is also the matter of the S106 funding provision for the 2020 Primary School which is not consistent with the funding for East Wichel or indeed the Croft. Are you satisfied that Officers have negotiated sufficient funds?
Secondary school provision is also at question.
You must ask yourself why Officers have not presented you with sound evidence and yet have recommend approval.
To approve this application without a clear and viable plan for school place provision will impact schools, pupils, parents and traffic across Swindon. As a member of the planning committee are you willing to take responsibility for this on behalf of all elected members across Swindon?
In summary, a planning application for 1700 homes with no clear education provision or funding to do so and an invalid traffic assessment cannot be sustainable and should be deferred until the appropriate information can be provided and assessed.”
Not one of the planning committee raised a single question as to where the Tadpole Farm children would go to school.
Yet another episode in the long running series of farces showing each month at the Civic Offices in “the Planning Committee”….produced and directed by .....
It takes wisdom to know what you know and wisdom to know what you don't know and when to call in those who do. Often the people who do know will advise that evidence and research are very helpful when making decisions. Who knows it might even save a bit of money.
Quote from: Geoff Reid
"Funny, didn't Swindon Borough Council already receive more than £6,000,000 from HMG to build schools in the North and Centre of Swindon, where pupil demand demonstrably exists....
.....but hasn't that money been diverted into Old Town to build a School at Croft where the pupil demand does not seem to exist and the Chief Executive and Directors of Swindon Borough Council are submitting FOI requests to themselves to prevent the public learning exactly what the demand for school places at the Croft is?"
To which Muggins replied:
I can't think of any school planned in ND that has not been built,
See Jenny B's post above [post #198 ]
I rest my case.....
...apart from to ask the obvious questions: If no more schools are needed or planned for North Swindon, why did HMG grant SBC more than £6,000,000 for that purpose and how did that grant, in its entirety, get diverted and funneled into the Croft where SBC is unwilling or unable to prove that a school is needed?
It strikes me that Tadpole Farm and the Croft are now inextricably linked by rivers of money, political hypocrisy and the willful corruption of civic protocols and local democracy....
...and within the civic offices, the term 'Best Practice' has become a very smelly oxymoron indeed.
Steve Wakefield
It isn't all about whether a school has been built the question is how many form entry classes does it have. For example if two or three form entry schools are planned. Capacity soon becomes the issue if only one form entry schools are constructed. You have a problem and a choice either add more forms of entry or build another school.
All posts on this forum are my own opinion and do not represent the views of any council or any political party.
Just seen this interesting commentary on Oakhurst Residents Association Facebook page:
Tim Coggins ? Oakhurst Residents Association
Can someone tell me who is anti Tadpole farm out of the Priory Vale nominees?
May 3 · Like
Emma Faramarzi
All three of us Tim. Cllr Mark Edwards, Toby Elliott and myself.
Tim Coggins
Congratulations to all three of you on your wins!
I was at the meeting on Tuesday but left after a couple of hours due to the very negative view Cllr. V. Tomlinson was painting. She was against Tadpole Farm but said the committee should vote for it as they have gone so far that Crest would just appeal the next day, win, and then cut all the 106 money and be able to develop what they wanted.
As a resident it was frankly embarrassing that Swindon council was in the position so I left during a recess.
Bizarrely I saw Cllr. Elliot in ASDA later that night who said that "I proposed that if we don't agree to the infrastructure it will be rejected in 3 months time".
Frankly from the evidence heard in the meeting unless a ring road is being built to link to Thamesdown Drive it needs to be rejected. Cllr. Faramarzi almost confirmed this on Twitter:
"far from it Tim. If conditions are not met within the 3 months the planning will be refused" (https://twitter.com/EmmaFaramarzi). She said she would also update her blog today with a full run down but hasn't as of yet.
I tweeted her asking who sets the conditions and who decides if they are met and she worrying replied that she'll blog it when she has the answers.
Meanwhile the Swindon Advertiser is reporting that the officers who will decide. The officers support the application in it's current form.
..I pressed enter by mistake so just to clarify: When I said "Cllr. Faramarzi almost confirmed this on Twitter" I meant that she almost confirmed what Cllr. Elliot said to me, not that a ring road was required. That is my opinion.
« Last Edit: June 15, 2012, 04:47:56 AM by Candide7 »
Imported from a new thread again as an edit was posted at 07.20 ish
Sister has just seen this posted on the priory vale face book site...
Toby Elliott > Priory Vale, Swindon Wednesday at 20:37
As it seems to have not been reported correctly in some quarters I shall set out what happened last night; a copy of which will be sent to BBC Wiltshire and the Swindon Advertiser.
At the Planning Committee we were presented with a report that unequivocally recommended that planning permission be approved for Tadpole Farm. Committee members were informed, in our pre-meeting briefing, that if the decision was rejected OR deferred then Crest Nicholson would DEFINITELY take the decision to the Planning Inspectorate with a 99% chance of winning. If this appeal was won, the amount of money available to the community would decrease and the planning control taken out of the council’s hands.
This does not mean we could not have refused or deferred, that is up to the Committee, but we have seen first-hand what happens in this instance. Many parts of Priory Vale are testament to what happens when decisions are taken by the Planning Inspectorate rather than the council. Tight roads, lack of parking, a comparatively small amount of green and open spaces plus a lack of amenities.
As outlined last night, I continue to have major reservations about this development. Therefore, I proposed that Crest Nicholson have 3 months to address the issues that have been put forward by residents and councillors, including traffic and school places, if they do not so within the 3 months then planning permission is REMOVED. This was voted through unanimously.
If planning permission is removed, Crest Nicholson is unlikely to challenge this to the Planning Inspectorate as permission had been granted and only removed due to their own failings. Even if they did take it to the inspectorate, Swindon Borough Council would stand a good chance of winning on this basis.
I would now urge all residents of Priory Vale who have concerns to contact their ward councillors, whether that is Priory Vale or St Andrews wards, or Cllr Colin Lovell as the Chair of Planning. It is these councillors (which includes me) who will be putting your concerns forward in the negotiations, in conjunction with the officers.
We are aware of the many concerns people have with this development, so what we need from :fish:residents is their pragmatic thoughts and solutions for fixing these. For instance, we believe that the traffic load on Oakhurst Way will be significant and detrimental to residents; the current plans to alleviate this with two crossings are insufficient at best. However, what we need to hear from you is suggestions of how YOU would like to see this alleviated. ALL suggestions will be put forward with our own during the negotiations.
I realise that this is not the decision most people wanted, but due to the situation I do believe it is the best decision that could have been taken. Please remember, these negotiations are NOT to discuss monetary contributions, but concerns with the development. Most importantly, if Crest Nicholson do not address concerns that have been put forward the planning permission is REMOVED.
Sis doesn't trust Cllr Elliot so thought that it was best to preserve what's being said, or written for posterity..
As it seems the political fallout from the tadpole farm decision is causing Tories in north Swindon to now think of what they've done, is it an idea to get all their musings in one place?
With regards to cllr Elliott's facebook post:
What other parts of priory vale have been developed on appeal? I thought all the consequences he mentions like narrow streets and no open spaces was down to planning, not lack of it.
I do hope hes not scaremongering with facts that don't match up to reality?
Looks like arse covering to me, don't think its going to stop residents being angry about this, not if the feelings in the sisters neighbourhood is replicated across the rest of north Swindon
« Last Edit: June 15, 2012, 07:42:03 AM by George Elliot »
If I have read the two Facebook posts correctly on May 3 or 4 cllr Faramazi is against Tadpole unless a ring road is built?
Cllr Elliot post is a bit of a political "Vicky Pollard" approach yes but, no but ...not against anything. But bless him he want to do the best he can for residents and seems to wan to make it "all motherhood and apple pie" for residents. This can be achieved residents are assured through negotiation (by councillors including the chair of planning) and in my opinion looks like a naive approach to take. If this is a kind of "peace with honour" negotiation between the ward councillors and Crest then appeasing developers after outline planning is approved is certainly in my opinion the wrong way to start negotiation. Never underestimate developers they know that the horse comes before the cart.
Only tiime will tell if as they would have us all believe that it takes an act of political courage and fortitude to sit down with the developer and negotiate the provision of infrastructure that the council's officers negotiated and recommended be accepted and planning committee has ...erm already agreed to accept them.
Can the local councillors please provide the evidence that this negotiation will deliver more infrastructure £ for £ of developer S106 contribution in North Swindon than the previous one lost on appeal that they are so frit of repeating. Did some of that S106 find its way into Dorcan, OldTown and West Swindon? Residents may be concerned or wise enough to ask the councillors will all of this S106 be used in and close to Tadpole Farm.
Had to read this a couple of times to make sure...
Cllr Elliot said
"We are aware of the many concerns people have with this development, so what we need from :fish:residents is their pragmatic thoughts and solutions for fixing these. For instance, we believe that the traffic load on Oakhurst Way will be significant and detrimental to residents; the current plans to alleviate this with two crossings are insufficient at best. However, what we need to hear from you is suggestions of how YOU would like to see this alleviated. ALL suggestions will be put forward with our own during the negotiations."
What are the Officers for?
If they are so expert ( one so good she thinks that people buy cars to keep as ornaments on their drives.... and yes she is the same 'expert' who stated Marlborough Lane could cope with 1500 cars/hour!) they would have recognised the problems and dealt with it up front before they produced their report.
If this was the real world they would be told to get their act together and do the jobs for which they are handsomely paid.
Who knows... maybe they are so concerned about preventing an appeal in case the inspectorate says that Swindon deserves what it gets if elected members are willing to accept this quality of work from their own staff.
Hopeless and Hapless and then hand it over to Halcrow... who are usually involved in this stuff somewhere...
Again, I'm not saying more schools are not needed, just that the schools they planned at the time, (based on the housing per acre numbers and therefore people living in them), have been delivered, but half way through they changed the density of housing and therefore upped the population expection, you could say by about two thirds, but did not change the plan when it came to other provision like school places.
The moral here is that if you make a twenty or so year advance plan, stick to it or revisit all aspects of it (including off site infrastructure and town wide provison) to cope with said development, when one of the aspects changes.
If you want a straight opinion based on the above, then they had already built far too many houses in Northern Development, much more than was originally planned for schools, roads, hoptial beds etc the allowances for which were woefully inadequate in the first place and now they are talking about 1,700 more - nuts.
i.e. essentailly ther is no real planning here, it's just land grabbing with no common sense.
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Complete Squad List Manchester United 2018-2019
Posted by Sports Media 101 Staff | Aug 20, 2018 | ManchesterUnited101.com
Manchester United is one of the most successful clubs in England and Europe. Man United, also commonly abbreviated as MU, became the best club in England, with a total of 20 English League champions. The names of the latest Manchester United players at the moment are arguably a lot of quality players.
In addition to success in the domestic league, MU also succeeded at the international level. On the European stage, the club dubbed The Red Devils has collected 3 Champions League titles. The number of trophies that MU achieved made this club have a lot of fans. MU also consistently topped the richest club in the world.
The Red Devils are also synonymous with the figure of Sir Alex Ferguson, the coach who coached Manchester United since the late 80s until he decided to retire in 2013. In the hands of Fergie, MU achieved great success, including the treble winners won in 1999. (Unogoal)
In the 2018-2019 season, Manchester United improved by adding to the depth of the squad. In the Manchester United transfer market, management moves quickly. The result is several new Manchester United players imported such as Fred, Lee Grant and Diogo Dalot.
The presence of new players certainly adds to the quality of MU’s current squad. Currently the position of Manchester United coach is still held by Jose Mourinho. There are also some old players released such as Daley Blind and Michael Carrick who decide to retire.
The names of Manchester United players currently still surviving like David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku are predicted to still be the mainstay of the team in the Manchester United players. With a complete squad, Manchester United became a competitor in the Premier League and Champions League. Watch full live streaming hd all match Manchester United in http://bolalive.tv
Below will be shown a list of Manchester United 2018-2019 player names, including the Manchester United player’s name along with his back number, position and origin of the latest update.
Manchester United Player List 2018-2019
1 – David de Gea (Spain)
13 – Lee Grant (United Kingdom)
22 – Sergio Romero (Argentina)
2 – Victor Lindelof (Sweden)
3 – Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast)
4 – Phil Jones (United Kingdom)
5 – Marcos Rojo (Argentina)
12 – Chris Smalling (UK)
18 – Ashley Young (UK)
20 – Diogo Dalot (Portugal)
23 – Luke Shaw (English)
25 – Antonio Valencia (Ecuador)
36 – Matteo Darmian (Italy)
6 – Paul Pogba (France)
8 – Juan Mata (Spain)
14 – Jesse Lingard (United Kingdom)
15 – Andreas Pereira (Brazil)
17 – Fred (Brazil)
21 – Ander Herrera (Spain)
27 – Marouane Fellaini (Belgium)
31 – Nemanja Matic (Serbia)
39 – Scott McTominay (Scotland)
7 – Alexis Sanchez (Chile)
9 – Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
10 – Marcus Rashford (United Kingdom)
11 – Anthony Martial (France)
29 – James Wilson (United Kingdom)
Prediction of Manchester United Formation
Coach: Jose Mourinho (Portugal)
Valencia – Bailly – Phil Jones – Young
Matic – Pogba – Lingard – Alexis – Rashford
Latest Manchester United Transfer News
Here is the latest MU player transfer market activity, both new Manchester United players next season and players sold by Manchester United to other clubs. Player prices are quoted from the Transfermarkt website with a unit price of million euros report by 90bola.
New Manchester United player
Fred (from Shakhtar Donetsk, 59m)
Diogo Dalot (from Porto, 22m)
Lee Grant (from Stoke City, 2m)
Andreas Pereira (from Valencia, back from the loan period)
Players sold by Manchester United
Daley Blind (to Ajax Amsterdam, 16m)
Michael Carrick (retired)
Timothy Fosu-Mensah (to Fulham, borrow)
Sam Johnstone (to West Brom, 8m)
Axel Tuanzebe (to Aston Villa, borrow)
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (to Scunthorpe, borrow)
Joel Pereira (to Vitoria Setubal, borrow)
That’s the info about the latest Manchester United player list of 2018-2019 season updates at this time. MU does have a uniform and quality player composition. But of course their squad still needs additional players. We can see how MU can compete again in the Premier League and Champions League this season. So far the latest MU ball news this time and update all livescore manchester united in Nowgoal.
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Collage has been an integral part of HOLDAWAY’s practice since 2014, though this most recent return to including collage in finished paintings links to his work in the 1980s. The cyclical nature of HOLDAWAY’s practice mimics the circular movement of light, space, form and shadow in his compositions. The appeal is in the play of making, as he states, “I like the freshness of collage, the way it enables me to chase and capture images from my imagination fast - to bring things to 'plastic' reality immediately. Then there is time for reflection and fine tuning.”
In conversation with the work of Georges Braque, Arshile Gorky and Paul Cézanne, HOLDAWAY states “The process of making these paintings has brought me closer to Cézanne. A deeper appreciation of the way that he made forms and space interact with one another to create depth and rhythm and balance in the composition.”
Working within the city HOLDAWAY fragments and dissects familiar streetscapes and public parks, with their materiality simultaneously captured and dissolved. Playing with perception the works engage the viewer to navigate through the push and pull between the layers of paint and collage. Summing up this new stage, he states, “There is complexity and beauty in the interaction between space and form, between constructed elements and natural elements in inner-city suburbs. These paintings are about expressing something of that living world.”
ROD HOLDAWAY has studied painting and sculpture at the Adelaide School of Advanced Education, philosophy and linear perspective in Italian Renaissance art at Deakin University as well as printing and photography at TAFE. In 1995 he received his Bachelor of education from the Australian Catholic University. Holdaway exhibited for three years consecutively in the Dobell Prize for Drawing (2007, 2008, 2009). In 2010 Holdaway was a finalist in the Kedumba Drawing Award and previously his work has been selected for the Redlands Westpac, Mosman and Waverly Art Prizes. His work is represented in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Ireland.
Ebb and Flow of Nature
Throughout her practice DENESE OATES has explored natures potential, drawing links from biology to botany. Finding inspiration in nature she creates delicate odes to its intriguing forms. OATES is fascinated by contrasts and ambiguities, and by the human relationship with other living organisms. She captures flora in different stages of development, budding, sprouting, branching and tangling. OATES says she is "interested in the vulnerability of nature".
OATES trains verdigris copper vines into serene yet lively and mysterious forms. Her manipulation of copper and patina suggests beauty in the wild and raw qualities of nature and a sense of hope in new growth. They remind us of its remarkable capacity to regenerate, proliferate and multiply into a myriad of exquisite forms.
DENESE OATES transforms ordinary copper wire into inspired and carefully crafted natural forms. Her copper wall sculptures take the form of painterly trees and vines; full of undulating movement and rhythmic lines, her organic forms convey the ebb and flow of nature.
All works are copyright the artist
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THE BLACK CUBE
A SERIES OF SCI-FI PROJECTS WHERE MYSTERIOUS CUBES APPEAR ON DIFFERENT PLANETS
The Black Cube is a series of independent sci-fi projects created under the supervision of Simon Mesnard. In 2011, a short film entitled 2011: A Space Adventure was released on Vimeo and became an unexpected success with over 70k views in a very short time (Vimeo Staff Pick). It gave birth to the very first video game in the series, ASA: A Space Adventure, a Myst-like adventure which is set in space.
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Do you want to work with Simon and other artists, and create your own SciFi game in the Black Cube series? Several projects have been released already! Learn more:
Black cube cooperations
Click on the logo of Simon Says: Watch! Play! below to learn more about the creator of the Black Cube series, Simon Mesnard, and discover his other projects. You can also support him concretely by becoming one of his patrons on Patreon! Finally, discover the collective of artists funded by Simon, The Icehouse, where you can meet him and many other devs by joining our forums, and become one of us if you're a creator too!
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Original short film
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(Warning: this film contains spoilers if you have not played the ASA game)
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Mariah Carey - GTFO
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Don't bother.
Tom Aspaul - Going Down
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Labels: David Guetta, James Hype, Lana Del Rey, Lany, Mariah Carey, Music, The 1975, Tom Aspaul
Still Alice @ Richmond Theatre
Troye Sivan - Bloom
Losing Venice @ The Orange Tree Theatre
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Posted on October 27, 2018 by Margaret Chidgey
Cradle Coast Olives owners Carol and Tony O’Neil walking through their grove at Abbotsham after taking home six national awards. Picture: Simon Sturzaker courtesy the Tasmanian Advocate
Tasmanian producer Cradle Coast Olives has taken the coveted Best EVOO of Show title at the 2018 Australian International Olive Awards, earning the judges’ highest score for its “Essence of the Cradle” South Australian Verdale varietal extra virgin olive oil (EVOO).
Beating a strong field of gold-medal winning entries, Cradle Coast owners Carol and Tony O’Neill took home a swag of trophies for Essence of the Cradle, including Champion Mild EVOO, Best Tasmanian EVOO, Best Australian EVOO and Best Southern Hemisphere EVOO, along with the Champion Medium EVOO award for their Paragon varietal.
This is far from the first time that Cradle Coast Olives has taken out top prizes in this event, showing that consistency in production standards pays off in the long run.
Joining them as major category winners were Gooramadda Olives, which won the Best Table Olive of Show and Best Table Olive Southern Hemisphere awards for its Kalamata; and Kyneton Olive Oil, which took home Best Flavoured Olive Oil of Show for its Basil Agrumato. Spanish producer Goya championed in both oil and table olive categories, taking the Best EVOO Northern Hemisphere award for its Goya® “Unico” and the Best Table Olive Northern Hemisphere for its Manzanilla Stuffed with Minced Hot Pepper.
Olive oil quality is increasing
Competition Chief Steward Trudie Michels said this year’s results were a testament to the continuing commitment to increasing quality across the industry.
“Last year’s very successful show saw medals awarded to 87% of entries, which was a record for the 21 years of the Australian competition. This year an incredible 96% of entries were awarded a medal, raising the quality bar to a completely new level,” she said.
“Of the 145 medals awarded in this year’s extra virgin olive oil competition, 30 were gold (27 in 2017), 69 silver (69 in 2017) and 46 bronze (46 in 2017). The increase in gold medals and the large number of silver medals highlights a stronger focus on oil quality, as does the average score across all oils – 78.67, which equates to a solid silver.
“It reinforces our findings from last year, with the new benchmark in this competition now set at medium-high silver, where in the past it has been a bronze. It is fulfilling to see the industry working hard to raise quality and produce more of these higher-class oils, and wonderful to see producers being rewarded for those efforts.”
Michels said that while the quality reflected that of last year’s “outstanding year”, there were several notable differences to this year’s spread of entries – and winners.
“Of particular interest was a substantial increase in the number of more robust oils entered this year, compared to last year where mild and medium oil numbers were greater,” she said.
“It was also notable that all but one of the eight EVOO Champion of Class awards went to single varietal oils, and each of those seven were different varieties. It shows we’re choosing varieties well suited to our climates, and growing them all well, and also that we’re increasingly recognising and celebrating the flavour nuances of the individual varieties.”
Full list of winners
The winners were announced at the Australian International Olive Awards Gala Presentation Dinner on Friday, 19 October, held in conjunction with the 2018 AOA National Olive Conference & Trade Exhibition in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
Full results are available at: www.internationaloliveawardsaustralia.com.au.
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Guignard : from the plastics industry to special machines with WorkPLAN
Bernard Guignard started designing and marketing small sprue bushing channel extraction manipulators in 1981. The business soon took off and in 1988, Bernard Guignard, decided to create a limited company - ‘Guignard Automatisation SARL’ was born. With headquarters at Viry, near Oyonnax, in France’s “Plastic Valley”, the company today has 25 staff and achieved a turnover of 2.5 M Euro in 2002 In order to stay ahead of changes within the plastics industry, the company took a new direction in 1998, concentrating its efforts on the design and marketing of ‘made to measure’ specialised machines for use in a wide variety of manufacturing sectors : furniture, automobile, cosmetics, medical, electrical goods, etc. We had to maintain our existing customer base and also create new markets, and there was also the ‘year 2K problem’ which had to be managed”, explains Franck Guignard, President and Managing Director, “To achieve this we had to rely on our ability to innovate and to exploit new technologies in order to simplify our working methods. Information needed to be standardised and made reliable and, above all, we had to improve and optimise internal communications. We drew up a specifications document, then searched the market for a manufacturing management application adapted to our business.”
"WorkPLAN is an ERP system fully adapted to custom manufacturing requirements. It’s an indispensable analytical tool, whether used for production, administration, accounting or time monitoring."
Explains Nathalie Puertolas, Managing Director
Controlled implementation
In 1999, WorkPLAN was selected and installed at Guignard. In the first phase of implementation, only the purchasing, stock control and supply scheduling were managed using WorkPLAN. The next stage was to integrate all existing data into the system, which was a relatively easy task in itself, although it meant some changes to working practices . Today there are 11 WorkPLAN licences in the two Guignard plants in Viry and in Lyon, which allow all project managers and their teams to work with a common database. “The specialised machine manufacturing trade demands a great deal of control and responsiveness”, declares Rgis Bachelier, Industrial Manager, “WorkPLAN supplies us all with the same information, no matter which department we work in. We can now do real-time status monitoring of an order via ‘job management summaries’ whereas previously we would only get an order’s ‘identity card’ after delivery, sometimes as long as two months after delivery in certain cases.”
Fully adapted to custom manufacturing requirements
WorkPLAN job management software allowed Guignard to successfully diversify its activities and offer customers standard machines, simplification of specialised machines and even the possibility of recycling existing machines according to their requirements. “WorkPLAN is an ERP system fully adapted to custom manufacturing requirements. It’s an indispensable analytical tool, whether used for production, administration, accounting or time monitoring” explains managing director Nathalie Puertolas, who, with the rest of the team made the original decision to purchase WorkPLAN.
“We needed a flexible and evolutionary tool, easily adaptable to our business and our internal requirements. We were also looking to create a partnership with Sescoi, because the implementation of such a system called for change management and a new way of working . We are totally satisfied on all points. WorkPLAN has become a necessity in our company and Sescoi has always been supportive whenever problems have arisen or when we have wanted to go a step further in the use of the application.”
WorkPLAN today at Guignard
WorkPLAN is present at every life stage of an order. Starting with the quote, WorkPLAN allows the purchasing department to process purchase orders according to budget. The engineering department, either at Lyons or at Viry, has all the information needed to design the machine on any CAD system, the workshop manager can then organise his teams and their workload (time monitoring is carried out by barcode readers). During the whole process information is input just once and serves as a reference for all departments working on the project. At the end of the chain the accounts department steps in. “No redundant information, no time lost, data is input once and it’s so easy to use.” adds Nathalie Puertolas. It’s no surprise that WorkPLAN has become the backbone of Guignard.
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What's a pyrotechnic squib?
http://www.wra2.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2986
by anachronist
Regarding the safety rule at http://www.wra2.org/Water_Rocket_Safety_Rules.php which says "Reco.very system cannot contain black powder, fireworks, or pyrotechnic 'squibs'."
What is a pyrotechnic squib? Is that like an Estes pyro engine igniter, which consists of a wire that heats up to ignite a coating on it, which in turn ignites the engine?
What about a very thin wire that simply melts in a fraction of a second? Would that count as a "squib"?
I ask because I was in a conversation with the Eggtimer altimeter folks about water rocket recovery possibilities, using the onboard altimeter's deployment signal. The Eggtimer's deployment signal can be programmed to supply full battery power for as little as 1 second, which is enough to drive a servo controller. For that matter, you don't even need a servo, just a motor and a gear would be lighter. Or a simple hand-made solenoid actuator may be even lighter. Then he asked, why not just use that battery power to melt a very thin wire to release the nose cone? He clarified he wasn't talking about a rocket engine igniter, just a thin wire (like from an electronics fuse) that melts quickly.
Would fuse wire be considered a "squib" according to the competition rules? I could even encase it in a small glass tube so the melting material never touches anything.
A side question is, are the deployment signals built into some altimeters allowed for deployment systems on water rockets and still be compliant with competition rules?
Re: What's a pyrotechnic squib?
Any decision on this?
It occurs to me that the weight advantage may be minimal, since I'd have to come with some sort of latch that prevents the melting wire from touching anything except the latch itself. The length of wire subject to melting would likely be a millimeter or two, though.
by WRA2
anachronist wrote: Regarding the safety rule at http://www.wra2.org/Water_Rocket_Safety_Rules.php which says "Reco.very system cannot contain black powder, fireworks, or pyrotechnic 'squibs'."
A "squib" is similar to a firecracker and are used by pyro rocketeers to deploy parachutes. When the competitions were first designed 15 years ago, parachute deployment was a big challenge. Since fireworks are not legal everywhere, it was decided that teams living in areas where fireworks were easily obtained would have an unfair advantage.
As far as electronic deployment signals are concerned, they are allowed and are usually used to trigger servos as part of a deployment system.
I also see no reason that a "break wire" as you are describing cannot be used either.
WRA2 wrote: A "squib" is similar to a firecracker and are used by pyro rocketeers to deploy parachutes. When the competitions were first designed 15 years ago, parachute deployment was a big challenge. Since fireworks are not legal everywhere, it was decided that teams living in areas where fireworks were easily obtained would have an unfair advantage.
OK, that makes sense. I guess nowadays it's called an ematch or electronic match. To me it makes sense to disallow them, not because of an unfair advantage, but because of the risk of melting or weakening critical plastic components in a plastic bottle rocket -- like the parachute or pressure vessel.
WRA2 wrote: I also see no reason that a "break wire" as you are describing cannot be used either.
Thanks for the clarification. With servos available weighing just 4g nowadays, and some altimeters like the US Water Rockets LaunchPad AlTImeter and the Eggtimer altimeters having built-in servo controllers, I see it as a challenge to come up with a lightweight and safe melt-wire mechanism. But it does open up some possibilities. I'm sure I can come up with something that weighs less than a Tomy timer mechanism or an arrangement requiring a separate servo controller + servo.
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