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Short history of Jewish lying
I highly recommend this summary of the history of Jewish lying in aid of their little land theft scheme:
"Take the slogan: 'Palestine is a land without people'. It was terra nullius, they say. Of course, Zionists knew that people lived there and built over 1000 towns and villages, most are 2000 years old, according to Eusebius the Bishop of Caesarea (313 AD) who recorded them. Yet Zionists submitted a map to the Versailles Peace Conference in 1919, showing Palestine as ‘a grazing land for nomads’. They presented this map to the colonial powers, particularly the British and the French. The irony of course is that the British had finished their voluminous survey of Palestine, 40 years earlier, in 10 volumes, listing 12,000 historical sites including towns and villages, and the French finished their survey through their scholar, Victor Guerin, in 1863, who produced 8 volumes of his journey to almost every Palestinian village. Yet they chose to believe the Zionists and hoodwinked their public to support this ‘noble and moral’ conquest, in churches, newspapers and public debates.
What then is the meaning of terra nullius? It does not mean (to them) an empty land. It means that those who live there do not matter, they are worthless. It is like clearing woods from dry bushes and insects.
These are the exact words of Herzl,
“If we move into a region where there are wild animals to which Jews are not accustomed – big snakes etc. – I shall use the natives, prior to giving them employment in the transit countries [read: expulsion], for the extermination of these animals.”
Of course he did not say this in his published book, only in his then unpublished diary."
Remember that the lying is multi-faceted - they had to lie the Palestinians out of existence, and subsequently lie about their murderous ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians, and they also had to create the most preposterous series of lies in order to create some connection with Palestine in this group of Central Asians by way of Europe and Brooklyn who have no more connection with the Middle East than they have with Mars (you'll notice the settler tour guide in the link I posted yesterday won't shut up with these lies). On top of that, they had to create this monstrosity called 'Biblical Archaeology' in order to attempt to manufacture any connection at all between Judaism and the Middle East (there is a connection, but it is so tiny it can't possibly bear the imperialist weight it has to bear). When you point out the lies, they call you an 'anti-Semite' and just keep lying.
Have you noticed that the heavily Jewish comedy shows on television are entirely about lying? Think about it the next time you watch Seinfeld or Curb Your Enthusiasm. The comedy comes from watching the lies pile up.
Friday, April 30. 2010
Tommy Motolla
False flag outrage
Rahm and the subprime scamsters
Whenever they come to the bike shop . . .
The same tiny group of people
The 30-minute gap
Fooled again
Look what the machete brought in
No-Pay Movement
All art belongs to the Jews
War on cheese
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Man arrested, charged again in stabbing death of boy, 11, who begged for his life
HOUSTON -- The man who was accused of murdering 11-year-old Josue Flores three years ago and was later released has been charged again in the case.
Andre Jackson now faces a new murder charge. Houston police arrested him without incident Tuesday morning in Baytown.
Members of the @houstonpolice department have taken the suspect into custody without incident. We are proud of the steadfast work of our women & men and our partners @FBIHouston, and all who played a role in getting us to this point. Our thoughts are with the Flores family. https://t.co/qdDgbeYBd0
— Chief Art Acevedo (@ArtAcevedo) June 18, 2019
Josue was stabbed to death while walking home from Marshall Middle School on May 17, 2016, in north Houston.
Witnesses said in his last moments, Josue could be heard screaming, "Don't kill me, please!"
"We were able to make a case to the grand jury that Jackson is in fact the murderer of Josue Flores," said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.
Jackson was initially arrested and charged on June 3, 2016 for the murder, but the charges were dropped.
Then this year, on the three-year anniversary of Josue's death, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo and cold case detectives reiterated that Jackson is still a person of interest in the case.
Acevedo said in May that advances in DNA technology could help point to Josue's killer.
After Acevedo's comments, Jackson claimed his innocence in a 10-minute YouTube video.
Man once accused of murdering Josue Flores claims his innocence
"I am innocent and need the public to understand institutionalized racism and systematic prejudice, which will be the topic of a book that I am publishing," Jackson said at the time.
Jackson also claimed he was being "harassed."
"I have nothing to do with this case. You can stop considering me a suspect. You can stop mentioning my name in this case," Jackson added.
Last Friday, ABC7's sister station ABC13 Eyewitness News was the first to report that investigators discovered new physical evidence in the murder case.
Now Jackson has been charged. Police said they had him under 24/7 surveillance for several days.
Ogg said that though she is not allowed by law to discuss the specifics of the grand jury proceedings, she pointed again to the newly-tested evidence.
"I am willing to stand with these prosecutors that it is evidence beyond a reasonable doubt of Andre Jackson's guilt," Ogg told the media.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said that he and Acevedo met with Josue's family last week about the developments.
"The sixth grader was a smart, loving and respectful student. His family misses him dearly every day, the community misses him," Turner said of Josue.
"For the past three years, our department has worked tirelessly to bring justice to Josue, the Flores family, and our extended community," Acevedo said in a statement. "Today's true bill is a significant step in our journey to justice, and we look forward to supporting the Flores family as this case proceeds through the criminal courts."
Statement from Chief @ArtAcevedo on update in Josue Flores investigation: #hounews pic.twitter.com/n66yg1vrxy
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) June 18, 2019
The news of the arrest Tuesday was a long time coming for Flores' family and neighbors.
Some of them started crying as Jackson's arrest was announced.
"We were just waiting. Waiting, waiting, waiting and this day has finally gotten here. I'm just so happy," said Stella Mireles-Walters.
Mireles-Walters is the organizer of "Safe Walk Home Northside," the group that was started after Josue was murdered walking home from school.
BREAKING: New charges announced in the murder of 11-year-old Josue Flores!! The man who was arrested and later released has been charged AGAIN.
Neighbors are watching the announcement with tears in their eyes. https://t.co/XHdCxmvAK7 pic.twitter.com/cG3wzXK08N
— Katherine Marchand (@KatherineMABC13) June 18, 2019
"I'm just so happy." Neighbors were relieved to hear that an arrest has again been made in Josue Flores' murder.
"I just ask you to put yourself in that mother's position, three years waiting for justice. No one is going to rush, and nobody is going to say anything to jeopardize that because the ultimate justice is when he's locked up in prison, and that's what I want us to focus on today," said HPD Executive Assistant Chief Troy Finner.
Executive Assistant Chief Troy Finner talks about the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Josue Flores
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4.3 Management at all levels are responsible for ensuring those reporting to them understand and comply with this policy and are given adequate and regular training on it.
4.4 You are invited to comment on this policy and suggest ways in which it might be improved. Comments, suggestions and queries should be addressed to the compliance manager.
5. WHAT IS TAX EVASION FACILITATION?
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5.1.1 Tax evasion means the offence of cheating the public revenue or fraudulently evading UK tax, and is a criminal offence. The offence requires an element of fraud, which means there must be deliberate action, or omission with dishonest intent;
5.1.2 Foreign tax evasion means evading tax in a foreign country, provided that conduct is an offence in that country and would be a criminal offence if committed in the UK. As with tax evasion, the element of fraud means there must be deliberate action, or omission with dishonest intent; and
5.1.3 Tax evasion facilitation means being knowingly concerned in, or taking steps with a view to, the fraudulent evasion of tax (whether UK tax or tax in a foreign country) by another person, or aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of that offence. Tax evasion facilitation is a criminal offence, where it is done deliberately and dishonestly.
5.2 Under the Criminal Finances Act 2017, a separate criminal offence is automatically committed by a corporate entity or partnership where the tax evasion is facilitated by a person acting in the capacity of an "associated person" to that body. For the offence to be made out, the associated person must deliberately and dishonestly take action to facilitate the tax evasion by the taxpayer. If the associated person accidentally, ignorantly, or negligently facilitates the tax evasion, then the corporate offence will not have been committed. The company does not have to have deliberately or dishonestly facilitated the tax evasion itself; the fact that the associated person has done so creates the liability for the company.
5.3 Tax evasion is not the same as tax avoidance or tax planning. Tax evasion involves deliberate and dishonest conduct. Tax avoidance is not illegal and involves taking steps, within the law, to minimise tax payable (or maximise tax reliefs).
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6.1.1 engage in any form of facilitating tax evasion or foreign tax evasion;
6.1.2 aid, abet, counsel or procure the commission of a tax evasion offence or foreign tax evasion offence by another person;
6.1.3 fail to promptly report any request or demand from any third party to facilitate the fraudulent evasion of tax (whether UK tax or tax in a foreign country), or any suspected fraudulent evasion of tax (whether UK tax or tax in a foreign country) by another person, in accordance with this policy;
6.1.4 engage in any other activity that might lead to a breach of this policy; or
6.1.5 threaten or retaliate against another individual who has refused to commit a tax evasion offence or a foreign tax evasion offence or who has raised concerns under this policy.
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7.2 The prevention, detection and reporting of tax evasion and foreign tax evasion are the responsibility of all those working for us or under our control. You are required to avoid any activity that might lead to, or suggest, a breach of this policy.
7.3 You must notify your manager as soon as possible if you believe or suspect that a conflict with this policy has occurred, or may occur in the future. For example, if an employee or supplier asks to be paid into an offshore bank account, without good reason, or a supplier asks to be paid in cash, indicating that this will mean the payment is not subject to VAT. Further "red flags" that may indicate potential tax evasion or foreign tax evasion are set out in clause 12.
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8.1 You are encouraged to raise concerns about any issue or suspicion of tax evasion or foreign tax evasion at the earliest possible stage.
8.2 If you become aware of any fraudulent evasion of tax (whether UK tax or tax in a foreign country) by another person in the course of your work, or you are asked to assist another person in their fraudulent evasion of tax (whether directly or indirectly), or if you believe or suspect that any fraudulent evasion of tax has occurred or may occur, whether in respect to UK tax or tax in a foreign country, you must notify your manager as soon as possible.
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Detrimental treatment includes dismissal, disciplinary action, threats or other unfavourable treatment connected with raising a concern. If you believe that you have suffered any such treatment, you should inform the compliance manager immediately. If the matter is not remedied, and you are an employee, you should raise it formally using our Grievance Procedure, which can be found in your Employment Contract.
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12.2.1 you become aware, in the course of your work, that a third party has made or intends to make a false statement relating to tax, has failed to disclose income or gains to, or to register with, HMRC (or the equivalent authority in any relevant non-UK jurisdiction), has delivered or intends to deliver a false document relating to tax, or has set up or intends to set up a structure to try to hide income, gains or assets from a tax authority;
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Early childhood educators learn new ways to spot trauma triggers, build resiliency in preschoolers
April 9, 2018 By Laurie Udesky in Adverse childhood experiences, Community prevention programs, Education, Resilience, Solutions, Trauma 8 Comments
Julie Kurtz, co-director, trauma-informed practices in early childhood education, WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies/photo by Laurie Udesky
A hug may be comforting to many children, but for a child who has experienced trauma, it may not feel safe.
That’s an example used by Julie Kurtz, co-director of trauma-informed practices in early childhood education at the WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies (CCFS), as she begins a trauma training session. Her audience, preschool teachers and staff of the San Francisco, CA-based Wu Yee Children’s Services at San Francisco’s Women’s Building, listen attentively.
Kurtz leads them into a description of how a child’s young brain functions, how young children – regardless of whether they have experienced trauma or not — live in their reptile brain.
“What’s the job of the reptile brain?” she asks.
“Survival” comes a response. “Yes, it’s fight, flight or freeze,” she says.
With guidance from adults, she explains, children’s immature brains develop neurons that build bridges to the rational part of the brain. The rational, executive part of the brain, she continues, is a place of calm, where we can plan, solve problems, and imagine how someone else interacting with us is feeling.
But if a child is in a state of terror, explains Kurtz, all bets are off. In that state, a child can’t hear what you’re saying or express herself in words, Kurtz says.
“What’s the strategy to calm a reptile brain?” she asks.
“It depends on the child…one idea is holding the child,” offers a teacher.
”Reassure the child,” suggests another teacher.
“Bring them to the current time,” another chimes in.
San Francisco-based WuYee Children’s Services staff members
“You remembered!” says Kurtz. It’s the third session she’s had with these WuYee staff members, which include teachers, coaches and site managers. In the first session, Kurtz covered an overview of trauma and traumatic stress, and the impact it has on learning and development, including an explanation of the science associated with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
ACEs comes from the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE Study), groundbreaking research that looked at how 10 types of childhood trauma affect long-term health. They include physical, emotional and sexual abuse; physical and emotional neglect; living with a family member who’s addicted to alcohol or other substances, or who’s depressed or has other mental illnesses; experiencing parental divorce or separation; having a family member who’s incarcerated, and witnessing a mother being abused.
Subsequent ACE surveys include racism, witnessing violence outside the home, bullying, losing a parent to deportation, living in an unsafe neighborhood, and involvement with the foster care system. Other types of childhood adversity can also include being homeless, living in a war zone, being an immigrant, moving many times, witnessing a sibling being abused, witnessing a father or other caregiver or extended family member being abused, involvement with the criminal justice system and attending a school that enforces a zero-tolerance discipline policy. (Learn more about the five parts of ACEs science.)
The impetus for the workshops was an awareness that many children in San Francisco, including many served by WuYee, are experiencing trauma and adversity, according to Wu Yee Associate Program Director in Child Development Kimberly Jones. The organization serves 648 children in 12 locations across the city, according to its 2015/2016 annual report.
Some teachers reported having difficulty managing challenging behaviors among somof the children, and wanted to learn new skills to better help them.
A deeper look into the histories of those children revealed that many were living in communities heavily affected by violence and trauma. “A highly anxious child, a child that’s hard to calm down may have been up all night listening to gunshots,” says Jones, as an example of what a child in their preschool might be facing.
Among the takeaways from Kurtz’s earlier training was that staff learned more about trauma caused by domestic violence, intergenerational trauma, and historical sources of trauma, such as “the impact of racism, its lingering effect in how it impacts people,” Jones says.
Another adverse childhood experience that was clearly affecting some of the children they serve is homelessness. Three percent of the 648 families who have children in the organization’s preschool are homeless, according to the most recent annual report, a figure that Jones says may not accurately reflect the actual toll. Some families who have lost housing may have moved in with relatives, “but there’s lot of shame with that, so it’s underreported,” she says.
To help children ensnared in such turmoil, Kurtz reviews some strategies about how to defuse a child who has been triggered into “fight, flight or freeze” mode. In the midst of a trigger, she explains, the world is dangerous, the child sees you “as a lion or a monster.” They can’t see you or hear you. Words don’t work.
“How do they express themselves?” she queries.
“They cry.”
“They shake,” says another teacher.
“They hit.”
If they’re hitting, Kurtz says, “It is a sign they need to expel energy.”
Then Kurtz pivots to some ways to pull the preschoolers back to safety. It’s all about bringing them into the present moment. The teachers call out strategies to draw the child from the time warp of trauma to a designated safe space in the room: Have them throw a ball inside a box or crumple up paper and throw it in the trash. Kurtz ticks off other calming activities: Have them walk with you in nature, run, cry, squeeze Play Dough, color.
To be able to lead a child away from a moment of terror, however, Kurtz reminds the teachers, is easier and more effective if the adults are actively managing stress in their own lives. In the second training session, Kurtz helped guide WuYee staff through exercises to recognize their own experiences with trauma and what triggers stress for them. Those participating were asked to identify what activities rejuvenate them, and were taught how to shift “self-talk” — the internal chatter that we all have in our heads in reaction to the world outside — from negative to affirming and kind.
The tools provided in the self-care session really struck a chord for Merced Rocha, a lead teacher at Wu Yee’s New Generation Center in Visitation Valley. “I lost my daughter to cancer 5 years ago,” says Rocha. She says she would give 100 percent in the classroom, “but when I’d go home, I’d shut down. The training helped me acknowledge my own emotions, and think about how I feel and take care of myself before I go to work.” That self-care plan included walking around a nearby lake, an activity she had stopped altogether when her daughter died.
After reviewing the previous sessions, Kurtz walks participants through a series of exercises to help them develop plans tailored to the needs of children who have experienced trauma. A handout asks them to identify what triggers a child, where the trigger occurs and how to interact with the child based on whether she’s in fight, flight or freeze mode.
To highlight how expressing feelings may feel dangerous for a triggered child, for example, Kurtz recounted to the WuYee staff how she knew instinctively as a child that to stay safe and keep her brothers safe, they couldn’t show any emotions.
ACEs science, she says in subsequent emails, “was foundational in my personal transformation.” It also sparked her interest in sharing what she learned with others. “When you heal yourself,” notes Kurtz, “you want to share the hope for others and carry a torch as a change agent.” (Got Your ACE Score?)
Kurtz and her coworkers at WestEd have trained preschool teachers and other groups working with children from infants to 8-years-old all over California, including in Bay Area counties and Sacramento, Tehama, Kern, Ventura, Los Angeles and San Diego counties. What’s included in trainings varies based on need, as does the cost, which Kurtz stresses they strive to make affordable and cost-effective. The Packard Foundation funded trainings that her group provided in Oakland.
Following the training — which included around 65 WuYee staff members, including lead teachers, managers, mental health consultants and coaches — Jones says they’ll survey the participants to see what they’ve learned and figure out the next steps.
The bottom line for much of the trauma training is finding ways for children to feel safe. It’s an endeavor, counsels Kurtz, that will likely take time.
“If a child pushes me away, I have to show that I’m safe, and won’t reject him. Over time, it will build resiliency: ‘There’s an adult who makes me feel safe’ (the child will think). But,” she says, ”it won’t happen quickly.”
If you’re interested in learning more about how individuals and communities are integrating trauma-informed and resilience-building practices based on ACEs science, consider joining our companion social network, ACEs Connection.
For more information about WestEd’s trauma informed practices training, see the attached flyer, which includes contact information for Julie Kurtz.TIP_Flyer_Final_10_23_17
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Micaela Quevedo says:
This is amazing, and it gives me hope -and joy!- that maybe when I graduate, I can also help children and not just adults (I feared I might not be able to efficiently help). But of course I can! I have also a high ACE score and must constantly self-care and examine my past traumas and triggers, so even by personal experience, I can connect with kids with high ACE scores, and with further training, I hope to also help.
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Mandy Fisher says:
A well written article
Dr Kate Brennan says:
Peter Levine’s work on Trauma is excellent. Waking the Tiger, In an Unspoken Voice, Healing Trauma are all bodies of work that address this issue. Trauma is in the physiology and can be resolved. Somatic Experiencing is one type of very successful treatment to resolve childhood trauma for adults (or children). It understands that trauma is a physiological experience impacting all related systems (organs) and that over time the system may show signs of wear and tear. SE restores resiliency to the system.
kendallcollegestudent says:
Building a safe and caring environment is one of the things that I learned in my studies, so it is nice to be able to understand certain triggers and then heal.
reveal2healblog says:
This is encouraging and healing to know awareness of ACEs are spreading and teachers are beginning to understand and heal… rather than add to the trauma these children experience.
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Absolutely excellent article. I love that this practical training for professionals is being done. Bravo!
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Opened and hosted by J-Lo with a final performance by Justin Bieber and in between numerous awards and performances from the cream of artists, the American Music Awards showcased the impact America is having on the music industry.
Rock and Pop, Latin, Country, R&B, Hip-Hop, Rap, Best Soundtrack and more, were all represented on this prestigious occasion. The AMAs makes history every year from the time that the artists and journalists step out onto the red carpet, so much so that this year it was noted how far away Giuliana Rancic kept her distance from kids tv actress Zendaya after last year’s dreadlocks and weed comment – never quite understood the motive behind that, Giuliana’s a grown woman… not very Fabulous!
The red carpet outfits at the AMA’s are still regal and flowing with glamour and colour although some artists appear a little more relaxed than those at the Oscars or Golden Globes – perhaps because it’s mainly music as oppose to film or TV.
Congratulations to my Bajan sister Rihanna (who I’m sure will be celebrating Independence Day on 30th November) for Best Soul/R&B female artist, The Weeknd picked up an award for Favourite Soul/R&B album, Pitch Perfect 2 for best soundtrack, and Enrique Iglesias for best Latin artist. Nikki Minaj took away Favourite Rap/Hip Hop Artist award but it was her facial expression that was more noted when Jennifer Lopez did her rendition of Nicki’s “Anaconda”. No surprise at all that Taylor Swift picked up Favourite Adult Contemporary Artist Award, it would have been more of a shock if she didn’t pick an award up! Taylor truly is a fabulous artist and probably the most popular singer currently on the planet.
The Awards ceremony calendar is really full in terms of TV, film and music but the next set of awards that I’m really going to be keeping my eye on are the Golden Globe nominations which are on Thursday 10th December and I’ll definitely be reporting back.
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Another DAM Podcast interview with Ed Klaris on Digital Asset Management
November 21, 2013 by Henrik de Gyor Leave a comment
Ed Klaris discusses Digital Asset Management
https://anotherdampodcast.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/ed_klaris.mp3
Here are the questions asked:
How are you involved with Digital Asset Management?
How does a magazine publisher use Digital Asset Management?
What are the biggest challenges and successes with Digital Asset Management?
What advice would you like to share with DAM Professionals and people aspiring to become DAM Professionals?
Henrik de Gyor: [0:01] This is Another DAM Podcast about Digital Asset Management. I’m Henrik de Gyor, and I’m speaking with Ed Klaris. Ed, how are you?
Ed Klaris: [0:10] Fine, thanks. Thanks for having me.
Henrik: [0:12] Ed, how are you involved with Digital Asset Management?
Ed: [0:15] I am Senior Vice President in charge of Editorial Assets and Rights at Conde Nast, which includes asset management and rights management across the entire portfolio. Conde Nast owns 18 consumer titles and three B2B titles, all of which have articles and photographs from the traditional print publications. We also produce a lot of video, blogs, and web content, all of which I’m responsible for taking after publication and putting it into a repository.
[0:49] We use our Digital Asset Management system to house, search and discover previously published assets, so that we can reuse them for various purposes. I’m not a technologist, I’m a manager. I’m an executive at the company and I oversee Digital Asset Management. In fact, under my management, we created asset management here at the company and we converted print titles backwards, back to 2002 into XML, and every month that the print titles are created here, we convert them to XML and then put them into our repository.
Henrik: [1:26] How does a magazine publisher use Digital Asset Management?
Ed: [1:29] Similar to what I just said, we convert all of our content into a structured format. We use our PRISM Spec XML format to house all of our previously published content. It’s a video or Web‑based content that can go into the asset management system fairly cleanly. However, we do try to add metadata so that it’s easily discoverable. We use Digital Asset Management as a repository so that we can reuse content as broadly as possible. We can distribute digital content across the world to our publishers around the world, to our licensees, our content syndication partners, etc.
[2:09] It’s a repository discovery device and a distribution mechanism.
Henrik: [2:14] What are the biggest challenges and successes with Digital Asset Management?
Ed: [2:18] The biggest challenge that we face are combining asset metadata with rights data around exactly what we can and cannot do with a given asset. As an IT publisher, we tend to not acquire all rights to all content, we have limited rights. Many of the pieces of content have different use cases. We can make a book out of one title’s photograph, but not out of another.
[2:43] We can crop a photo here, and another photograph we might not be able to. We can use an article on the Web, and another article, we cannot. The biggest challenge is, I’m not discovering the asset, it’s knowing how you can reuse it, and having pretty easy access by the user into the asset and exactly its suitability.
[3:04] Then, the biggest successes so far have been our ability to take a robust database. We use an underlying database for our Digital Asset Management system and building a DAM app on top of it, which is the underlying database is an unstructured database that has great search capability, but it really didn’t have a lot of specified magazine publishing needed asset management tools, like a front end. It didn’t have carding, or reuse capabilities.
[3:37] It didn’t have the ability to segment and use taxonomies quite as well in our specific field, so we have been able to build on top of our unstructured database, a thin app that is very robust and serves the magazine publishing business very well, but when in fact this industry has really not had a DAM product that did serve our needs.
Ed: [4:04] I think that DAM requires a great knowledge around search and discovery. It’s an undervalued skill set, and with search and discovery, I mean the ability to create and employ taxonomies to use segmentation and granularized search in a way that makes your assets findable. I think the people who are going into the field don’t know, just need to know how to manage binary assets, but also need to be very familiar with search and discovery, and they need to be able to be technologists.
[4:38] Not necessarily everybody needs to be able to code, but they need to be very familiar with technology around these databases and such, because otherwise, it maybe kind of get lost. They need to know what they’re getting into. What it was, if was they were really interested in, are they interested in that, more so content management than Digital Asset Management as a repository, and really know what direction they want to go in.
[5:02] Often times I find that people are ultimately interested in creating content rather than figuring out how to store it and find it and re‑purpose it, it’s the latter that people in this field really need to focus on. I’m looking for people who are both content specialists and people who can convert content into XML or HTML, mostly XML, and also technologists who understand search primarily, and can do front‑end development. Both of those skills are very useful and especially the technology side.
Henrik: [5:31] Thanks, Ed.
Ed: [5:31] You’re welcome, it was a pleasure.
Henrik: [5:33] More on this and other Digital Asset Management topics, logon to anotherdamblog.com. Another DAM Podcast is available on iTunes and AudioBoom. If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to email me at anotherdamblog@gmail.com. Thanks again.
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Review: Bronwyn Law-Viljoen on Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse
Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse, Ponte City
This book was short-listed for a 2014 Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Award.
Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse
Ponte City
Steidl
Göttingen, Germany, 2014
Designed by Ramon Pez
9 1/2 x 14 5/ 8 in. (24.1 x 37 cm)
365 four-color and black-and-white images
Clothbound hardcover in a box, including 17 accompanying booklets with written and visual essays
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It is a testament to the purchase of the building known as Ponte City on the collective imagination of Johannesburgers that, within minutes of my opening Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse’s book of that name in a coffee shop hardly four miles from the place, several people stop to tell me something about the Ponte they know: a city councillor whose German father lived there in the early ’80s when he came to South Africa on a work assignment; a lyric soprano who sang a lullaby in the round building’s famous hollow core; an architect just returned from a Europe trip with a trove of city books, several of which mention Ponte; and an artist who conducted a “suicide project” in the tower—a video camera parachuted down into the core, recording as it went.
I have my own flickering recollection of a visit to a Ponte apartment in Johannesburg’s “bad” late ’80s. On such visits one saw quickly that it was, then, a space where more than one kind of transgression was possible: the apartment was shared by one black and one white tenant, defying multiple apartheid-era proscriptions, and, at some point in the visit, drugs of various description were consumed. Today, cleaned up, secure, and home to thousands of tenants, many from outside South Africa, its glamour and infamy are ameliorated by the everydayness of life in a residential skyscraper.
What this substantial book demonstrates, both in its visual scope and its bookish, boxy materiality, are the variegated ambitions, associations, and meanings of an apartheid-era residential building that rises fifty-four storeys above Johannesburg’s skyline—a city within a city, like the high-rise in José Saramago’s novel The Cave. Housed in a plain, stapled cardboard box, Ponte City is really eighteen books: a large photobook with a minimalist blue-and-black cloth cover, and, nesting beneath it in a rectangular cavity, seventeen saddle-stitched booklets. These form a kind of visual-textual puzzle: the cover of each is a section of one of the photographs in the bigger book, and each reflects on or interprets Ponte differently.
If you follow the editorial signposts, you’ll flip through the photobook, and as you get to the pages with the “missing pieces,” reach for the right booklet and read downward into the subterranean layers beneath Ponte, or upward through its hollow core. You’ll gaze voyeuristically into the apartments, or rifle through press clippings, tracing Ponte’s history from its construction in 1975, to its middle-class hipsterism, to its status as urban eyesore, to the post-apartheid ambitions developers had for it. Reading in this way is like tunneling into Ponte’s past and discovering that the first vision for the building, as a home for upwardly mobile young urbanites, lies buried under the various layers of its complex history. But you’ll also read “smaller” histories—gleaned from the ephemera gathered by the photographers from vacated apartments into a bitty, pop archive—about migration, bureaucracy, Johannesburg’s transformations, hope and failure and the banal texture of daily life. These are presented textually and visually as quasi-fictions, fictions, and documentary fragments, lying between the full-bleed images—some by the photographers, some found—in the photobook.
This book looks at a single and singular building from multiple perspectives, at once a filmic, literary, and photographic account of Ponte, fixated both on the individual lives lived here and the heady panoramas of the hectic city from which it ascends. Ephemera serve as counterpoint to the “big gaze” of Subotzky and Waterhouse’s meticulously composed images. But so do their collages of doors, windows, televisions. In these they zoom in and away—from kitchen counter to cityscape—in dizzying maneuvers that point to the relationship of metropole to individual life, of history to intimacy. Ponte City plays out partly as a postmodern archeological dig, recalling the work of other documentarians but also contemplating the inevitable fragmentation of lives and the concomitant inventiveness that are the photographer’s challenge and pleasure.
Bronwyn Law-Viljoen is a writer, senior lecturer, and head of creative writing at Wits University, Johannesburg; cofounder and editor of Fourthwall Books; and former editor of Art South Africa magazine. fourthwallbooks.com
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The Life and the Teachings of Brahmajna Ma
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Advaita, Brahmajna Ma, Swami Prabudhananda, Sadhu Arunachala
Brahmajna Ma
Sri Brahmajna Ma was an Indian advaitin saint from East Bengal.
Brahmajna Ma was named Kadambini Devi by her father Abhaya Charan Chakravarti. She was born in the small village of Bitara, in the Tipperah district of East Bengal (now the Comilla district of Bangladesh), and married at the age of eight, according to the prevalent custom, to a young Brahmin of the nearby village Putia.
What little is known about her reveals her as an illumined soul who was established in non-dual realization. Her husband died before she was ten years old. She died in Deoghar, Bihar (now Jharkhand) in 1934.
Brahmajna Ma did not want any biography written about her. She herself dictated the following as the complete biography of her life: She was naturally given to discrimination and was engaged in the search for Spiritual Truth. From her childhood, she used to think—(1) where does a human being go and in what state he remains after death, and whence does he come? (2) In nothing can peace be found in this world.
What, then, is real peace? In such thoughts she would then become immersed. And lastly, such thoughts as (3) who am I, what is this body, mind or Atma—used to engage her. These are the three stages of her sadhana.
Some selected teachings: Men are eager in their search for happiness in unreal worldly objects and do not want to know the truth of the Self, though in that alone lies real happiness and bliss, for man's mind is infatuated with desires. By the term dharma I understand the effort to cross the sea of this world of creation. That one has come into this world is a wrong notion.
To give it up and return to the origin is dharma. Enjoying sexual pleasures is like taking a sweetened ball of poison. Nothing covers the Self as much as this.
The more this desire fades away, the thinner will be the cover. Men consider sexual instinct as bad in its gross manifestation. Decrying it in this way is not going deep enough, for they still enjoy the inclination inwardly.
As long as this state of mind continues sexual impulse will not be checked. To understand that there is no real pleasure in it is the correct understanding. The thought of death brings about renunciation.
For an aspirant the thought of death is a means of advancement. The more one gives up the more one gets.
Like Ramana Maharshi, she had no guru, but attained enlightenment through her own efforts at self-inquiry. She attained final realisation in 1912, after which she travelled to various places in India. Without the help of books or gurus, by dint of pure discrimination and search for Truth, she tore asunder the meshes of maya, overcame all doubts and attained Self-Realization.
When all is given up, ALL is achieved.
SriBrahmajnaMa
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"For 20 years, I’ve felt it was too early to speak up about Judge Alex Kozinski. Now I fear it’s too late."
"He Made Us All Victims and Accomplices," by Dahlia Lithwick (at Slate).
I have seen Judge Kozinski dozens of times in the past two decades, moderated his panels, sat next to him at high-powered, high-status events and dinners. My husband will tell you he once fielded a call from the judge to my home, in which Kozinski described himself as my “paramour.” I have, on every single such occasion, been aware that part of his open flouting of empathy or care around gender was a show of juvenile, formulaic bad-assery designed to co-opt you into the bargain. We all ended up colluding to pretend that this was all funny or benign, and that, since everyone knew about it, it must be OK. It never was....
But now it’s 2017....
You don't want to be thought of as a cog in a complicity machine.
Tags: Dahlia Lithwick, Kozinski, law, law clerks, sexual harassment
Oh God, I'm so tired of this. The more I hear or read this sort of whining the less I give a crap about the plight of professional women. Seriously. This is becoming very counterproductive.
Tell me about the single mother working multiple jobs who gets her ass pinched by her manager at the diner but she can't quit the job because her kids are relying on her. Don't tell me about the high-profile, well-educated lawyer whose husband had to endure hearing a federal judge joke about being her paramour. Anyone who has had a federal appellate clerkship has nary room to make such complaints.
Whereas, the judge in the Gay marriage case in California ruled that the Prop 8 passed with 60% of the vote was unconstitutional and then married his gay lover..
No mention of his conflict of interest.
Back in February of 2010 it became rumored that retired federal Judge Vaughn Walker – who presided over the case at the District level – was a practitioner of the homosexual lifestyle. It was further reported that he had a longtime male lover. Judge Walker refused to confirm or deny the rumors. At the time I was one of the few people to publicly call for his recusal. It’s inexplicable that attorneys defending Prop 8 didn’t make such a motion.
Of course, California did not appeal the ruling.
The one good judge and (seemingly) decent man on the 9th Circuit is going down. This one saddens me more than perhaps any other.
I guess there finally is no reason at all to keep the 9th around.
Kozinkski's a good man. The #metoo movement is cheapened when they lump together harmless goofiness (Kozinski) with active predators (Weinstein).
But the Left will run with it to punish their political enemies. That's how they roll.
Lots of regret all around. We can do better.
Oh,goodness! She got ogled. Oh, the humanity. Oh, the diversity!
Stripped naked by his eyes!
The hysteria with which this phenomenon is being addressed is a
good reason these people should never have their hands on the levers of power.
It's not too late for former clerks of Judge Kozinski to give him bad reviews, not too late for prospective clerks to vote with their feet & simply not apply for clerkships with him, & not too late for any employee who thinks they have a legitimate harassment or discrimination claim against him to make one.
It might be too late to spend a lot of time writing articles about stories you heard over the years, though.
The significant "remedy" for wrongs committed by a federal judge is impeachment.
Has anybody figured out what it may have been, that was done by Judge Kozinski, that merits impeachment? So far, what I gather is that Kozinski is "guilty" of talk that some of his female acquaintances/clerks/staff found to be creepy. What else?
I expect that Kozinski, like Trump, is not going to be impeached for decades-old complaints of creepy behavior.
Article III. And Article I.
I especially enjoyed the ask for money by joining Slate Plus at the end.
Reads like another reputation hit job, but it blew up in her face.
This tells you a little about her views...
Dahlia Lithwick: Justice Neil Gorsuch Proving to Be “Far to the Right” of Antonin Scalia
https://www.democracynow.org/2017/6/27/dahlia_lithwick_justice_neil_gorsuch_proving
I guess she won't be moderating any more of his panels.
That's quite a pile of sympathy seeking blather from Lithwick.
Amid the barrage, she says "I take no joy in this reporting. Kozinski is brilliant and wickedly talented. He has done important work on police and prosecutorial misconduct in particular, and if he is to be replaced, it will likely be with a 35-year-old Trump pick who diminishes women systemically, if not recreationally. Not a net win, if we are even trying to keep score for women anymore."
Oh well never mind.
Reminds me of PieGate, and how that rebounded on the accusers.
And Sarah Sanders documented her baking of pies for the press.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/14/sarah-sanders-gracefully-ends-piegate/
Mark my words, there will come a day-- may I live to see it-- that women will regret cutting the figurative balls off an entire gender.
AlbertAnonymous said...
Another article where I'd mutter over and over again "F You"....
Fortunately I just read the blog post and the clipped language, not the article. But I still muttered "F You"
I do NOT want to read these stories. If you chose to do nothing for 20 years, then live with your choices. I'm not going to read or listen to your sob stories now. Not interested in the least.
Fernandistein said...
Oh God, I'm so tired of this.
Moral panic over trivia is good for the digestion when it's followed by a big "who gives a" shit.
LarsPorsena said...
Oh,goodness! She got ogled.
Male gaze!
http://patterico.com/2008/06/16/alex-kozinskis-wife-speaks-out/
(Posted 2X - or more! - to see if they'll both disappear).
buwaya said...
To pull a title from Noam Chomsky,
"Manufactured Withrawal of Consent"
Mental fashions rule our passions.
For some reason, I've been thinking lately of Thomas Sowell's hypothetical example of how activists like to generate alarming statistics:
"Did you know that 13 million women have suffered murder, torture, demoralization or discomfort at the hands of their left-handed husbands?"
I think we're getting down into the demoralization and discomfort end of The Reckoning spectrum.
Bob Loblaw said...
I have seen Judge Kozinski dozens of times in the past two decades, moderated his panels, sat next to him at high-powered, high-status events and dinners.
What is Lithwick doing at "high-powered, high-status events and dinners"?
So Kozinski is a clod when it comes to women. That scarcely makes Lithwick a victim nor does it make Kozinski a bad jurist. A world where Kozinski is on the Supreme Court and Dahlia Lithwick cleans rest rooms to put food on the table is better than the world we currently live in.
I would suggest you watch this infamous video from 1968 of the future judge delivering an egregious kiss to his prospective date on an episode of The Dating Game.
Fire him!
He kissed egregiously in 1968!
You know, for 21st century feminism, this is remarkably old-fashioned.
At this point, I don't care. I'm already married for life. I run my own business and only hire independent contractors. My friends are already lifetime friends and I have no need for new ones.
I can - without any effort whatsoever - spend the rest of my years not dealing with another, unknown female and I'll be just fine.
And that's pretty much how it's going to be.
"...The Dating Game..."
He was the inspiration for Rodney_Alcala.
He was the inspiration for Rodney Alcala.
to co-opt you into the bargain
That is an interesting phrase. Co-opt sounds vaguely sinister, but it simply means that everyone was party to the bargain. The question is, what were the actual terms of the bargain?
Kozinski offered access -- to himself and his contacts.
His clerks offered confidentiality.
One of the most intriguing revelations in Heidi Bonds' story is how shaken she was by Kozinski's failure to respect her vow of confidentiality. He was two-timing her religion.
But without confidentiality, there is no access. That is the Faustian bargain. The bonafides of Kozinski's access was his monstrousness. Kozinski offered a great deal on his side of the bargain -- the secrets that his paramours could use to destroy him.
John Tuffnell said...
She claims her silence made her an accomplice. In Lithwickville, this justifies doing nothing about his allegedly horrible behavior.
I'd like to know what Mr. Lithwick did or said when the judge said directly to him that he was fucking his wife.
That women are so into piling on is why they never accomplish anything significant.
Dahlia Lithwick has a husband? A *real* husband?
Friendship with "benefits"? Human life is debased under a cloak of privacy.
Civil rights are denied in an elective abortion, lynching, bullhorn prosecutions (e.g. trial by press, extrajudicial activism), and denial of due process.
Wiki says Dahlia "was a regular guest on the Al Franken Show."
All the storylines are getting tangled. It will only take her another 20 years to disclose the Frankengropes.
Dahlia Lithwick, sex object? Seriously?
For lefties, sexual history begins as recently as is convenient. For Roy Moore, forty years ago was convenient because "child molesting." For Weinstein #metoos the historical casting couch folkway never existed so history begins with the oldest complaint. For female snowflakes like Lithwick, history began when she woke up and noticed she was offended by tasteless sexual jocularity that allowed her to pretend she is sexually attractive.
I'm sure Inga is so proud of her party, because they are coddling Representative Kihuen, a Democrat from Nevada who just had another accuser step forward.
Republicans didn't elect Moore, but the left is very happily endorsing sexual predators in Kihuen, Franken (Still hasn't resigned! Democrats are eerily silent about making sure that happens) and Bob Menendez.
So far we have stories of Republicans (Inga's buddy Farenthold, Judge Kozlinski, Brown) who are quitting due to saying creepy things; while we have Democrats who are staying in power despite doing creepy things.
So why are only the Republican politicians quitting? What's worse, speech or actions?
--Vance
“He completely ignored me and appeared to be undressing you with his eyes,” he wrote. “I had never seen anyone ogle another person like that and still have not seen anything like it. Was so uncomfortable to watch, and I wasn’t even the subject of the stare.”
I like the eyes and the "Psycho" intro music, all in black and white...
I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window
I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind
She was my woman
As she deceived me I watched and went out of my mind
My, my, my, Delilah
Why, why, why, Delilah
I could see that girl was no good for me
But I was lost like a slave that no man could free
At break of day when that man drove away, I was waiting
I cross the street to her house and she opened the door
She stood there laughing
I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more
So before they come to break down the door
Forgive me Delilah I just couldn't take any more
What ever happened to the concept of adulthood and taking responsibility for one's own life?
If someone with power over you is abusive in any way, you have two choices: (1) quit or (2) read him or her the riot act.
Don't complain 20 years later that you did not have the courage to act like an adult.
Was so uncomfortable to watch, and I wasn’t even the subject of the stare
I was there, and saw it all, and did nothing, said nothing, at the time!
Why are lawyers so weak?
Dahlia Lithwick. Never heard of her. She's either the headliner at the Lollapalooza, or the antagonist in an Emily Bronte novel.
This is another problem with delayed accusations. They established a kind of jesting rapport. She was part of doing that. Now, suddenly, after years of establishing the in-jokes and the references she finds it expedient to say it was all an imposition. Well, maybe it was, and maybe it wasn't, but there is no way for us to tell, and no way for us to tell if there was just misunderstanding abetted by her.
"For 20 years, I’ve felt it was too early to speak up about Judge Alex Kozinski." Why? If what he did was so egregious, why was she so weak and spineless? Of course, the statement itself nicely illustrates the driving force in the witch hunt: women's feelings.
"He Made Us All Victims and Accomplices" Victims of what, exactly? Accomplices, willing and spineless?
"My husband will tell you he once fielded a call from the judge to my home, in which Kozinski described himself as my “paramour.”" OMFG, lady.
"aware that part of his open flouting of empathy or care around gender was a show of juvenile, formulaic bad-assery designed to co-opt you into the bargain." Flouting of empathy! No "care around gender"! Bad, bad, judge! Doesn't he know that "care around gender," i.e., exquisite sensitivity to women's feelings, is the first commandment of prog feminism?
@AA: "You don't want to be thought of as a cog in a complicity machine." Well, you don't. But they do, willingly, gleefully. They were cogs, you see, manipulated into complicity by mean men, unable to speak up. They were just women! Now hear them roar! Roar for justice and revenge! . . . happily fetishizing their cogness.
This not an Althousian world.
Oh, so everyone knew you don't moderate panels with Kozinski, sit next to him at high-powered, high-status events and dinners. Good to know.
On a serious note, what do you think the odds were that Kozinski was telling Lithwick's husband the literal truth of the matter?
Enough pithiness, back to hard hitting postings, such as an article about the dating habits of Thames Swans and how to cure them of their peculiar predilection!
That is getting to be a popular refrain among adult men.
Somebody even wrote a book about it.
Considering that this is Dahlia Lithwick, known for her vicious mischaracterizations and character assassinations of her political opponents, how credible is her story?
Women must never be held responsible for. or be made to feel bad about, anything.
I've run out of "give a fucks"
He curled up into a fetal position on the couch, in the dark, eating a quart of Haaden-Daaz as he sobbed.
Why are lawyers so weak? Well maybe you would understand why if you had a professional career that brings you back again and again in front of the JUDICIAL POWER of a jealous asshole that can sabotage your client's cases with a crafty gotcha word actually aimed at the lawyer whom he wants to teach a lesson.
The lawyers have to take it. And have to take it. And have to take it. And after we retire, no one still facing that Judge wants to hear from us then.
So I sincerely am glad this monster is gone.
I can see the conversation that took place:
"Honey, Judge Kozinski called and said you two were sleeping together."
"Oh, that Kozinski! Babe, he was just pulling your leg! Don't you worry about it! Ok, I am going out, don't wait up."
Perhaps we should start requiring men to wear blinders, except that instead of wearing them on the sides of their eyes like the ones made for horses, male blinders will keep them from seeing anything below a woman's neck. That will keep these poor, delicate dears safe from any unwanted male gazes downward at boobs or bottoms.
StephenFearby said...
'My husband will tell you he once fielded a call from the judge to my home, in which Kozinski described himself as my “paramour.”'
Another snippet of Kozinski's penchant for engaging in role play. This time a lothario. The previous example I gave was a controlling EST trainer (No, you must not leave your seat at the seminar if you have to go to the bathroom. You must learn how to hold it.)
Precious Snowflakes like Dahlia Lithwick seem less able to process the ambiguity of role play and take it much too literally.
Politically Incorrect Role Play: a Class A macroaggression punishable by relentless outing.
I don't get this at all. We all know plenty of people who behave inappropriately in social settings: they are overly flirtatious, or overly affectionate, or they drink too much, or they make extremist political comments, etc. The remedies for that sort of behavior are, first, to gossip derisively about it with friends and, second, if it really annoys you, to avoid the person. It hardly justifies a big magazine article attacking the individual.
And accusing someone of inappropriately sexualized behavior on The Dating Game is simply incoherent.
I wonder if the looking at women inappropriately reflects an autism spectrum disorder.
Just say her picture. The Judge said pair o' 'more, as in Claymore--anti-personnel mines.
Just saw her picture. The Judge said pair o' 'more, as in Claymore--anti-personnel mines.
"I wonder if the looking at women inappropriately reflects an autism spectrum disorder."
Maybe the impression by the woman is Autism Spectrum. Women get it to, you know.
Ah Ms. Lithwick. Too soon old, too late smart --or at least smart enough to complain about something that(may have) happened 20 years ago.
A NY Times reporter tweeted out today that Donald Trump Jr said "Fuck you, bitch"to a friend of hers, a preschool teacher. It supposedly happened when he was 3 years old. Clearly, this is grounds for impeachment. She was so scarred and wounded by what a 3 year old brat supposedly said to her that she still has not recovered.
geez, Ritmo says "Fuck you, bitch" to me at least 6 times a month. I remain strangely unfazed by it.
Larry Walker threw a rock at me when we were 6 and it hit me in the head and made me bleed. I cried and told Larrys mom and she gave him a swat on the butt and said "Why did you hit her with a rock?" Larry cried and said "Because I like her!"
I want Larry fired from his job immediately.
mtrobertslaw said...
When you lose the FOX News viewers:
"Trump’s favorability rating has dropped 32 points between June and December among respondents who said they trust Fox over any other news network. In June, the number was 90 percent, and in December, just 58 percent"
What were the favorables for Congress and the MSM?
Trump’s favorability rating has dropped 32 points between June and December
Does this mean he can't appoint any judges or roll back any regulations until his numbers improve ?
What were Trumps favorablity ratings in October 2016?
Cogs reminds me of Pawns.
A comment well off any respectable mark
Froze Salma Hayeks blood
Said by Mr Big Producer name
She had been left in the dark when the handlers remarked
What might be an Oscar aim
Yet they knew the man's brain
But they can't be blamed
Theys only a pawn in his game
A SNL senator preaches to his good liberal fans
You got more than the Right don't complain
You're better than them, you have virtue within, he mansplains
And the conservatives name is used, it is plain
For the tit gropers gain as he rises to fame
And the bourgeois remain on some old style marriage train
But them proper virtue voters ain't to blame
Theys only a pawn in the game.
"Trump’s favorability rating has dropped 32 points between June and December among respondents who said they trust Fox over any other news network."
This marks the 4,356th time since Jan of 2017 that Trumps approval numbers have dropped with no corresponding improvements.
That would explain Trumps current negative eleventy-jillion rating and why Trump has no path to defeat Hillary.
ARM is having an orgasm over poll numbers.
Remember November 7th ?
At this rate Trump should probably give up any dreams of taking Massachusetts in 2020.
Drago, I'm telling you, this is the END of the Trump presidency! He is going to resign or be impeached before the week is over!
(Fervently repeated by ARM, Inga, and millions of other leftists everyday since Nov. 8 2016. In the meantime, my stock portfolio is looking pretty damn good...)
HoodlumDoodlum said...
The lesson? Don't hire women. Don't be friendly with women at work or outside of work--you might be making them feel uncomfortable as they hang around you for DECADES and one day they'll wake up and smear you in a shitty webzine can claim that you were a hurtful monster all along. Pence rule it up, baby, and always keep in the back of you mind that any woman has the power to end your career and destroy your reputation with any accusation, no matter how stale.
Fuck Dahlia Lithwick.
News out about Democrat Senator Tom Carper, from Delaware. He admits to slapping his wife back in 88 (not even thirty years ago, I would say) where he had previously denied it.
Under the left's "Abuse of women means you resign now" rule, or the Judge Moore rule... . why is this guy still a Senator? Surely ARM and Inga and the gang must demand his immediate resignation.
Just like they are demanding Franken actually resign and Bob Menendez quit..... Oh yeah, of course they aren't. It's all a massive hypocritical display. Democrats can beat women without consequences. His wife should be glad he didn't kill her--that's a strong possibility with Democrats and leftists. Amazing how dead women show up around luminaries like Ted Kennedy, Gary Condit, Joe what's his name that's married to Mika, etc etc etc.
No leftist cares, not at all.
Fuck Dahlia Lithwick
I wouldn't. Even if I was single. A manly man has to have standards,, you know.
Even witch hunts with actual witches run out of real targets at some point. Not there yet but it will be interesting when we are.
Ken B said...This is another problem with delayed accusations. They established a kind of jesting rapport. She was part of doing that. Now, suddenly, after years of establishing the in-jokes and the references she finds it expedient to say it was all an imposition. Well, maybe it was, and maybe it wasn't, but there is no way for us to tell, and no way for us to tell if there was just misunderstanding abetted by her.
Yep. If I were a lawyer I'd make some analogy to the concept of adverse possession--the longstanding agreement to that kind of banter and/or relationship (without complaint) having given the other party a reasonable expectation that the relationship can be "used" in that way (treating one another informally instead of worrying about a proper formal bearing, etc)--but I'm not a lawyer, so I'll just say fuck Dahlia Lithwick.
Subtext: "Look at me! Me too! I was once an object of sexual desire! I wasn't just smart and accomplished, I was beautiful!"
I had an ex-girlfriend who used to have the best orgasms. But then she told me she was an epileptic. [ba-dum-DUM]
I just want to say that considering all of the quirky and bitchy and pathological types of women we men have had to deal with during the course of our respective careers, I think Dahlia and that romance novelist could have learned how to put up with a guy who is clueless about dealing with women.
@Althouse, your gender ain't perfect either.
I'm undressing all of you WITH MY MIND, and there's not a damn thing you can do about it!
Qwinn said...
For now, Char Char. For now. Muhahahahaha.
Dahlia Lithwick.
You can't even say that name aloud without risking a sexual harassment charge.
Its just amazing how so many lefty harassers were able to co-opt legions of lefty chicks into their shenanigans.
And now all of us get to be held accountable for them.
"When you lose the FOX News viewers:"
Since we're changing the subject, ARM, have you quit beating your wife?
I've met Kozinski at a few law related functions and sat at his table. He is an iconoclastic, uninhibited,egocentric, non-PC guy. He is also brilliant and (last I knew) hard working. These complaints are self-refuting. Nobody actually says he did anything that harmed them in any meaningful way.
@Char Char, I know you aren’t undressing me with your eyes; I hear no sounds of retching.
ARM - at this rate Trump will never beat Hillary in November.
Don't forget Menendez! at the apex of the Democrat party.
"I had an ex-girlfriend who used to have the best orgasms. But then she told me she was an epileptic. [ba-dum-DUM]"
I heard about the guy who asked his girlfriend why he could never tell when she was having an orgasm.
She said, "That's because you're never here."
I guess that wasn't you.
You guys might like this book: Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States, by James Scott. Although Scott seems to be a leftie and (horrors) an environmentalist he actually comes to very similar conclusions about the state as you guys. In his telling you are the last of the barbarians, a group he views very positively.
Blogger is putting some good comments in spam. If this is happening to you, don’t keep trying to repost, because it might make you look more like spam. I’m going in there and releasing the comments but I’m only doing that every few hours, so you may have a bit of a wait. Sorry.
Dahlia Nitwick, you need to lighten up, Baby!
readering said...
From news report on Kozinsky self-reporting for court investigation:
Additionally, a clerk spokesman confirmed that “one or more” of Kozinski’s current clerks had resigned. Above the Law reported earlier Thursday that three Kozinski clerks had decided to leave in the wake of the scandal.
Dahlia Lithwick is the female Jeffrey Toobin: a Democratic activist masquerading as a legal journalist, and dumber than a sack of hammers. If you want a schadenboner, read her blueprint for an electoral college revolt against Trump that ran in the New York Times about a year ago.
"Nobody actually says he did anything that harmed them in any meaningful way."
Unknown, you must be an unknown male. It's good you're unknown, cuz otherwise we're send the thought police after you. Quit the male supremacist act, and get it through your head: women felt bad, therefore the judge harmed them in a meaningful way.
Mac McConnell said...
"Dahlia Lithwick is the female Jeffrey Toobin"
Dahlia Lithwick had an illegitimate child with one of her colleague's daughters?
ARM: Seeing like a State is also recommended.
So the economy is improving, there is no high attrition engagement like in Iraq in 2004-2006, what ergot are those polled consuming.
As for Trump's poll numbers: never underestimate the winning a one-term president can so much do.
I give you... James Knox Polk!
MetooFullOfMyself
MetooLate
MetooUncredible
MetooNeedyOfAttention
"Drago, I'm telling you, this is the END of the Trump presidency!"
Mueller is closing in!
Horrible bosses can harm people in very meaningful ways. It can be harder to figure out if they've harmed people in quantifiable ways. The law goes only so far.
Then there's the paradox that dealing with an objectively difficult or abusive person does not necessarily damage you. You could end up thinking that what a person did to you was unfair or abusive and yet not carry the madness forward.
Nevertheless, if you look at the celebrity industry -- politics, sports, entertainment -- there is a pattern. 1) People are thrown together with vast differences in status. 2) The coin of advancement is access to the celebrity. 3) The entry-level position tends toward the young and inexperienced.
Lithwick sees now that playing the game of seduction and deflection is very different for her -- a celebrity in her own right -- than it is for the law-clerkship she avoided by chance.
Kozinski finally taught her something meaningful -- if not so quantifiable.
And I'm not convinced she gets it.
In the meantime, David French (who is no Trump fan) writes in NR that ISIS has largely been defeated. that is momentous. we won a war and we don't care. We're too busy focusing on whether mr. x made ms.z feel uncomfortable 20 years ago.
Henry, also, the world of celebrity attracts not only the young, but the young and beautiful, who are frequently more than willing to trade on their good looks to get ahead. As Mark Steyn noted tonight on Carlson's show, it's rather unlikely the feed store in his New Hampshire town has a casting couch, because there is a remarkable dearth of young lovelies who will do anything to sell fertilizer to farmers. So the idea that this sort of behavior is rampant across America and men everywhere need to face the Reckoning is absurd.
And we now have Comey's initial Hillary evaluation before it got massaged by pure political partisanship. There were TWO instances of the term "gross negligence" that got removed, and the words "reasonably likely" that Hillary's server was hacked by a foreign power was changed to "possible".
This is smoking gun obstruction of justice. If this doesn't qualify, what possibly could?
Hillary blamed Comey for her loss. What bullcrap. The liars and corrupt hacks inside the FBI saved her criminal ass.
@exiledonmainstreet -- Yup.
Oh, and Hillary and Huma were allowed to remove multiple boxes of evidence that they claimed was "personal".
Did that happen during John Doe II?
"The liars and corrupt hacks inside the FBI saved her criminal ass."
I'm a pretty cynical guy, but I'm beginning to wonder if she's not in danger. In light of Strzok's texts the outrageous behavior of the FBI in the Clinton email investigation may be reexamined.
OT, but Paul Ryan is retiring? Good!
I'm curious to hear what mountain of bullshit our resident lefties will deploy in an attempt to claim that we don't already have enough information in the public sphere for several convictions of obstruction of justice, and that we really should lock her up now.
Possibly, they raise squirrels like that neolithic penguin, David weigel has turned it into an art form.
"Mueller is closing in."
I'm surprised "straight-shooter" Mueller didn't just hire Hillary to head up the collusion investigation and cut out all the FBI/DOJ democrat middlemen.
Godot is due shortly.
I didn't think it was possible for me to think less of Lithwick. But here we are.
Ann Althouse said...I’m going in there and releasing the comments.
Be strong ;)
I think exiledonmainstreet is right. The Reckoning has targeted Hollywood, the MSM, PBS, NPR and (for the most part) Democrat politicians. These are all industries/groups who have gotten a pass on sexual assault & harassment for years because they had the right politics. Now they are finally being held to the same standard as the rest of America and it's been a bloodbath.
You would have been crucified if you behaved like Weinstein, Franken, Clinton, Spurlock, etc, in a typical industry, like oil, mining, automotive, heavy machinery, whatever - anytime in the last 20 years. I think "normal" people working in "normal" industries won't have to change their behavior in response to the Reckoning, because the type of behavior under scrutiny has been a firing offense in normal industries for decades.
Will their be some "enhanced" training in the mandatory HR workshops for the next couple of years? Sure. Wholesale change of culture & behavior? Hopefully not - because honestly, what's left?
Can't Zeus do it?
As one of the commenters getting junked repeatedly, it feels like a targeted attack. Like someone hacked your account and choose certain names. Or someone at Blogger. Can names be designated as Spam? Nobody is going to go back and re-read a long thread. The damage is done.
is impeachment the only option, should a federal judge refuse to step down?
"She's going in..to release the comments."
(this voice)
"..except..Darrel's."
Complicity. Go along to get along. The "good" American. History is replete with examples. In the Soviet Union, it meant the difference between life and a private lynching. In America, it means the difference between life and a public lynching.
Leora said...
I can't remember who offended me last month, much less 20 years ago. I couldn't pick my bad dates from 40 years ago out of a line up and I probably couldn't come up with their names. These ladies need something else to think about.
"As one of the commenters getting junked repeatedly, it feels like a targeted attack."
You are, in fact, one of 2 commenters this is happening to.
I doubt if someone hacked my use of Blogger to get at you and this other person.
Is there anything odd you did in comments in the last week? I know you've tried to deal with the problem by reposting and reposting, so that might be part of the problem. Hopefully, my releasing the comments will help the machine learn you're not spam.
It may be the downside of some recent improvements Blogger has made. It does need to keep working to exclude real spam. If it didn't do that and have a strong automatic filtering, it would not be possible to have a comments section. Spam would just flow in continually.
Spite is a powerful motivator.
Is there anything odd you did in comments in the last week?
Sure, blame the victim! Yeah, I wore shorts skirts and there was that day when my knickers were in the wash.
It's been more than two hours now and my comment did not come back.
Sure, blame the victim! Yeah, I was wearing a short skirt and there was that day me knickers were in the wash.
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Detection of cutaneous leishmaniasis based on ITS1 gene by PCR-RFLP technique Hekmat Ahmed Al-Fahdawi 1
Detection of cutaneous leishmaniasis based on ITS1 gene by PCR-RFLP technique
Hekmat Ahmed Al-Fahdawi 1, Sarab Fawzi Al-Ani 2
Thamir abdalmajed Al-Kubaisi 3
1,2- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Anbar,
3- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Anbar, Iraq.
Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease transmitted by biting of the sandfly, it is a severe health problem in many countries and endemic in most regions of Iraq.
Objectives: This study was conducted to find the best method for diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis, detect the genotypes of Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major in Ramadi (Iraq) by PCR-RFLP technique.
Materials &methods: One hundred twenty-two patients 68 were males while the females gender were 54 with age ranged 1-68 years, CL who attended to Department of Dermatology in Al-Ramadi Teaching Hospital and dermatology Private clinics, during the period between November 2017 to April 2018. The Molecular study was carried out to detect the ITS1 gene by (PCR). The restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) was adopted on ITS1-PCR product and after HaeIII digestion at 37Cº for 2 hours.
Results: Laboratory examination of 122 cases showed 62 infection cases in Cutaneous leishmaniasis by using PCR technique and in infection proportion reaches at 51% out of the total number of the cutaneous cases which are similar to leishmaniasis during the months of the study. The demographic study dealt with age, gender, number of lesions and body site of infection, demonstrated that the majority of patients at the age of 1-10 years with percent reachedo 28.7%. Also Males (55.7%) had higher infection than females (44.3%), upper limbs had the highest percentage (48%) when compared with other sites of infection, single lesion was documented in 55% of patients, while two lesions were observed in 25% and multiple (3-10) lesions were observed in 20%. Different techniques were used for diagnosis of CL including routine method performed by direct microscopic smear from lesion which showed amastigotes in the macrophage in 50 (41%) positive case. The Molecular study was carried out to detect the ITS1 gene (internal transcribed spacer1) by (PCR). DNA extracted from 122 samples showed 62 (51%) were positive for (ITS1)gene, The restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) was adopted on ITS1-PCR product and after HaeIII digestion at 37Cº for 2 hours obtained two fragments of 60 and 200 bp 42 as L.tropica, and two fragments of 140 and 210 bp were identified 20 as L.major, genotype techniques were performed for all positive samples.
Conclusion: CL is highly spread with single lesions more than multiple lesions and molecular detection showed that L.tropica more common than L.major.
Keywords: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), ITS1, gene, PCR-RFLP.
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by haemoflagellate Leishmania. The disease is widespread and may cause serious health problems in communities throughout the Mediterranean regions and the Middle East, including Iraq (Ashford et al.,1992;CDC,2004). There are an estimated 12 million cases worldwide, and there are about 1.5 million new cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis each year, of which over 90% occur in Afghanistan, Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Brazil and Peru (Markle et al.,2004). Old World disease primarily is caused by Leishmania tropica in urban areas and Leishmania major in dry desert areas (CDC ,2004)
There are three main types of leishmaniasis: cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania tropica, L. mexicana and L. major. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by L. donovani and L. infantum and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL) caused by L. braziliensis (Igbineweka et al.,2012).Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is caused by different species of Leishmania with a specific inclination of each species to a particular geographical region. (WHO,2014). It spread by sand fly bites, afflicts hundreds of thousands of the world’s poorest people in tropical countries. Leishmania spp are intracellular protozoa have a complex digenetic life cycle, requiring a susceptible vertebrate host and a permissive insect vector, which allow their transmission, emphasized the importance of animal reservoirs in facilitating transmission of CL (WHO,2015).
In Iraq, two species are present: L tropica, the agent of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL), and L. major, the agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL). Both ACL and ZCL were reported as causative agents of leishmaniasis in Iraq, but ACL is found mainly in suburban areas (WHO,2003).
Only a minority of infected humans develops the disease: most are infected at a sub-clinical level, These asymptomatic hosts help sustain VL transmission in endemic areas and represent a major challenge for infection control (Singh,2006).
The Cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions appeared as the sores which can change in size and appearance over time. It may start out as papules (bumps) or nodules (lumps) and may end up as ulcers (like a volcano, with a raised edge and central crater); skin ulcers may be covered by scab or crust. The sores usually are painless but can be painful. Some people have swollen glands near the sores (for example, under the arm, if the sores are on the arm or hand). The lesions of CL in normal infection appeared in the arms, legs, faces and ears, showed solid, dry like volcano area in shape and characterized by erythematous papule, with ulcerative border (CDC,2012). In such cases, the diagnosis should be confirmed by examination of smears from lesions, culture, and histopathological examination (Singh et al.,2003). In developing countries such as Iraq, laboratory equipment and materials such as ELISA test kits or PCR technique materials are not available and dermatologists mostly have to rely on the clinical characteristics of the lesion. Giemsa or Leishman-stained smears obtained from the lesions are a rapid means of diagnosis (Ramírez et al.,2000).
The diagnosis of CL is based on clinical features and laboratory tests, including a direct parasitological examination and/or indirect testing with serology and molecular diagnostics (Singh et al.,2003). A universal PCR method targeting the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) region, which occurs between the genes encoding 18S rRNA and 5.8S rRNA, has proved useful in the direct diagnosis and identification of the Leishmania parasite because this region is highly conserved among species. On the other hand, there are other targeted genes using in the molecular description. The species identification requires additional processing by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and DNA sequencing, these last tests are more sensitive but may be applied only in particular centres (Al-Nahhas et al.,2013).
The evidence confirmed increasing in percentage of infection due to a bad situation for hundreds of thousands of people who exposed to the displacing and dived in camps, in addition to the presence of the war and bad conditions, and presence of swamps near their camps that important for reproduction sand fly (Younis, 2018).
MATERIALS AND METHODS :
This study is carried out on Iraqi patients included 122 patients suspected of cutaneous leishmaniasis admitted to Al-Ramadi teaching Hospital and some private clinics during the period from 1st November 2017 to 1st April 2018. Approval for this study was obtained from the Ethical Committee of the University of Anbar.
According to (Eksi et al.,2017) with some modification in the method of collecting the aspiration fluid, the lesion sites were cleaned with 70% alcohol. there my a syringe (1ml,30G*1/2 )when intradermal pentostam injection at the periphery was done, we were aspirated the fluids and the blood that oozing from the sites by capillary tubes with anti-coagulants and prepared slide to examine directly by microscopy after staining and the other was saved in screw cap container with the Sterile NaCl solution as dilution fluid and incubated in refrigerator (4 c) until DNA extraction.
Microscopic examination conducted on each sample of aspiration prepared the smear by transferring a portion of the sample onto a clean slide. Staining with Giemsa or Leishman’s stain solution and examined under a light microscope with a 100_objective lens. Preparation showing amastigotes is considered to be positive (+ ve ?) for Leishmania spp. and preparation with no amastigotes is considered negative (–ve) for Leishmania spp. All results were recorded (Rahi, 2015; Eksi et al.,2017).
The isolation of Leishmania spp. DNA was extracted from the aspiration fluids by using the (DNA extraction for the intracellular organism) Genomic DNA Mini Kit (Geneaid, Taiwan) according to the manufacturer’s protocol and stored at -20oC. DNA samples prepared from aspiration blood were quantified by Ultraviolet spectrophotometer (Unico, USA) reading at 260 and 280 nm (Sambrook et al.,1989). All samples were stored at -20 oC until use.
All suspension samples examined for DNA extraction which was assayed by PCR amplification process. The specific primers were synthesized from IDT (USA), The forward primer (LITSR) 5-CTGGATCATTTTCCGATG-3 and reverse primer (L5.8S) 5-TGATACCACTTATCGCACTT-3, specific to the ribosomal ITS1 region of Cutaneous leishmaniasis the PCR program. of ITS1 region According to (El Tai et al.,2000; Rio de Janeiro, 2009). as the following: Initial Denaturation 95 oC for 5 min. Denaturation95 oC30 sec. Annealing48 oC30 sec. Extension72 oC1 min. Final Extension72 oC6 min. for 35 cycles. The PCR products of ITS1 gene were detected and separated by 2% of agarose gel with (2 ?l of 10mg/ml) ethidium bromide and carried out for one hour with 5volt\cm electrophoresis, followed by detection of the specific bands (350 bp for ITS1) under Ultra Violet Light (Sambrook et al.,1989).
Sample Positive for PCR-products gene was performing of RFLP procedure with endonuclease restriction enzyme HaeIII (Takara Bio Inc, Japan) according to (Eroglu et al.,2011; Eksi et al.,2017) for restricted of specific sequences for each genotype of cutaneous leishmaniasis For the purpose of knowledge subgenotypes that infected human and enhance the accuracy of diagnosis. As the following steps 10µ? of PCR product was placed into Eppendorf tube (1.5 ml),3 µ? from 10X M buffer enzyme,0.5µ? of restriction enzyme,1.5 µ? of deionized water were added to all of these components which final volume of reaction mixture was 15µ? and the Reaction mixture was incubated at 37oC for three hours. When Incubation period was completed, add 3 µ? of 10X Loading Buffer to stop enzyme reaction and apply on agarose gel electrophoresis ( 2.5% agarose) and visualized with ethidium bromide staining and carried out for observation of restricted bands by restriction enzymes.
According to (Simon 2006) all result was statistically analyzed. Inferential statistics such as Chi-square test by using the SPSS statistical program was used to test whether or not significant differences between proportion and means exist.
The patients were of different sex, out of 122 specimens, 68 (55.7%) were male while the female gender was 54 (44.3%), the ages were distributed between a year to 68 years where distribution into 7 age groups. The total number of specimens that gave positive results of cutaneous leishmaniasis by microscopic examination was 50 (41 %) patients. while the specimens that gave positive results by PCR technique for ITS 1 gene was 62 (51%). In addition to that the samples that gave positive result by PCR assay were inserted to nucleic acid restriction enzymes (Hae III) for restricted the ITS1region of the cutaneous leishmaniasis where Hae III was used for restricted the gene ITS1(350 bp) into (210 bp, 140 bp )for Leishmania major and (200 bp, 60 bp) for Leishmania tropica. There is a statistically significant difference between the rate of infection and the age groups, P
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Dems, Please Don’t Drive Me Away
The Roseburg News-Review
I could never in a million years vote for Donald Trump. So my question to Democrats is: Will there be a candidate I can vote for?
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Sherin Mathews Death Case: American Father Of Adopted Indian Girl Gets Life In Prison
Published by Sahil Varma , in Viral — June 27, 2019
Wesley Mathews, the father of Sherin Mathews, has been sentenced to life in jail after pleading guilty to a lesser charge.
He was accused of killing Sherin Mathews, his adopted 3-year-old daughter.
In October 2017, Sherin Mathews was reported to be missing from her house in Texas, which led to a huge search and rescue operation throughout the city.
Wesley Mathews said that Sherin just disappeared after he sent her outside for not drinking her milk, he said he did this as a punishment.
The dead body of Sherin Mathews was found in a drain entrance two weeks later.
Throughout the investigation, the police said that the story versions of Wesley Mathews were repeatedly changing.
Wesley Mathews, the father of Sherin Mathews
On Tuesday, Wesley Mathews took the witness stand and he said that Sherin, the three-year-old girl, choked on the milk and passed away.
He said, “I tried to gently shake Sherin so she would be out of that spell but nothing was working and in a matter — pretty soon her head started going different directions and her head came to a still.”
Sherre Thomas, the prosecutor of the case, said that it is impossible for a three-year-old child to stand up and choke to death.
Sherin Mathews was adopted from India in 2016 through Holt International, an adoption agency.
The defense attorney said that Mathews panicked when his daughter choked.
The attorney said that the sentence that was handed to his client is “cruel and unusual punishment”.
Sini Mathews, the wife of Wesley Mathews, was also charged with child abandonment, but her case was dismissed due to lack of evidence.
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The Indian government has also accused Holt International of “negligence” as the company failed to assess the couple properly.
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Airlines charging passengers who want to switch flights
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Regulators in other nations, including the US Federal Aviation Administration, are sticking with the plane while investigations are underway. Carriers including Southwest Airlines, United, American Airlines and Canada’s WestJet have reaffirmed their confidence in its safety.
Airlines declined to say how many passengers were seeking to change their flights. Carriers also dealt with questions like how travellers could tell what type of plane they’re booked on, what routes are flown with the Max and whether a Boeing 737-800 is the same as a 737 Max 8.
Southwest is the largest Max operator, flying 34 of the planes. American operates 24 and WestJet has 13.
Carriers’ dilemma
Other US and Canadian airlines are enforcing their ticket-change rules and charging fees for nervous customers who seek to swap from the Max. It’s a tricky dilemma for carriers: If they allow customers to rebook from a 737 Max flight without a penalty, they’re implicitly lending support to the notion that the new plane isn’t as safe as other aircraft they fly.
“Our standard policies for changes still apply,” said American Airlines. The carrier had 88 Max 8 flights scheduled Monday.
Fees to change tickets can cost up to $US200 on a domestic itinerary, depending on when the switch is made, and $US750 for international flights, according to airline websites.
American emphasised its belief in the safety of the 737 Max 8 in a message to its pilots and flight attendants on Monday.
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United, which is also keeping its fees in place for rebookings, is parsing the difference between Boeing’s Max 8 and Max 9 on its social media accounts, noting that it operates the larger 9 and not the model that crashed in Asia and Africa. United has brought in 14 new Max aircraft since April, and is awaiting delivery of 122 more.
Passengers weren’t alone in being nervous about the aircraft. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents workers at American, told its members they would not be forced to fly the Max 8 if they felt unsafe. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA called on the FAA to investigate the Max.
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Dinamo Riga extends the squad with Daniel Berzins, Roberts Lipsbergs and Roberts Mamcics.
KHL 2017-18: Slovan Bratislava vs Dinamo Riga – #97 Roberts Lipsbergs, #51 Ivan Svarny, Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava, SVK. ©Puckfans.at/Andreas Robanser
24-year-old Center Roberts Lipsbergs is already entering his fourth season for Dinamo Riga. Lipsbergs comes from the youth and juniors of SK Riga and was since the U17 annually in the Latvian national team to find. After a season at HK Riga in the MHL, the center moved to the US to the Seatlle Thunderbirds in the WHL. In two seasons, he skipped each of the 50 points mark. The season 2012-13 finished Lipsbergs with 58 (30G / 28A), and 2013-14 with 52 points (33G / 19A). He also reached the play-offs in both years. Subsequently, he played in the ECHL at „Adirondack Thunder“, „Tulsa Oilers“ and the „Utah Grizzlies“, before he returned home to Riga. There Dinamo Riga took him for the KHL under contract. Riga missed the play-offs in the following years, so he helped out for a couple of games at HK Liepaja. For Latvia Lipsbergs was in two U18 and three U20 World Championships in use, the Latvian senior team at a Wletmeisterschaft and in all years each in the extended squad.
IIHF U18 World Championship 2017 SVK – LAT #12 Daniels Berzins, #3 Michal Ivan. ZS Poprad, Slovakia ©Puckfans.at/Andreas Robanser
20-year-old Daniels Berzins is going into his third season for Dinamo. Last season, the center in the KHL came to 38 games, but remained without points. Berzins comes as Lipsbergs from the youth of SK Riga. His path took him over the HS Riga to the HK Riga in the MHL and finally to Dinamo Riga. In the extended squad, he was alternately active in the KHL and MHL. For the Latvian national team Berzins was in eienr U18 and two World Championships in use. Now the young hope has another opportunity to present itself for higher tasks.
As a third party, a further cooperation was agreed with the 24-year-old Roberts Mamcics. Liepaja born Mamcics comes from his home club Metalurgs Liepaja. From there it went to Russia where he first played in „MHL-B“ at „Sputnik Almetievsk“. The defender remained in the league and a year later was one at „MHK Zelenograd“ under contract. After this season Mamcics moved to the second Norwegian league to „Hasle / Løren“, was awarded in his second season for two games at the first division „Lorenskog“. After this experience, he returned to Liepaja again in the domestic League. After a very good season 2017-18 with 26 points (10G / 16A) he played 10 games for Dinamo Riga and 20 games (7G / 18A) for Liepaja last season. Now the tall defender (1.97 cm) gets a new chance to profile himself.
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Republicans despise identity politics. Trump wants to immerse his campaign in it.
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It would seem odd for someone who won the presidency in part because of swing voters in a couple of states to eschew trying to appeal to swing voters. But that’s what President Donald Trump sounded like he wants to. In an interview with Time Magazine this week, Trump indicated he’s more focused solely on his base:
“Trump, who lost the popular vote in 2016 and is the only President in the history of Gallup polling never to crack 50 percent approval, says he’s ready to defy that legacy. ‘I think my base is so strong, I’m not sure that I have to do that,’ he tells TIME, after being asked whether he should reach out to swing voters. The mantra of Trump 2020 is ‘turnout, turnout, turnout,’ as campaign manager Brad Parscale puts it. ‘People all think you have to change people’s minds. You have to get people to show up that believe in you.’ ”
If it is true that Trump won states like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania because swing voters went his way in part due to his aggressive pursuit of them in the final weeks of the election, choosing against that outreach method this go around is to reject one of the effective approaches that got Trump to the White House.
Still, from the vantage point of this identity politics reporter, the desire to only tune in to your ardent supporters strikes at one of the great ironies of Trumpism and conservatism’s alignment: An appeal strictly to Trump’s base is an appeal to the very identity politics that many Republicans rail against. On any given day, Trump supporters can be found doing just that.
But a key point to the right’s position on identity politics is a misrepresentation of what identity politics is — including a denial of its own affinity for the concept.
At its best, identity politics is the understanding that various identities can shape perspectives on politics and policy issues. Data and research has shown for decades that an individual’s race, religion, gender and socioeconomic status may greatly influence how they vote and which ideas they support. This isn’t a bad thing, it’s just true. Some people think any discussion about diversity and how it should shapes politics is inherently divisive and minimizes what should be Americans’ overarching identity: their national identity.
This is in part what Trump is referencing when he unapologetically embraces (and attempts to redefine) nationalism — a term that in political and historical context is rooted in othering individuals who do not align with a country’s traditional values.
But this perspective leaves Trump vulnerable to one of the most prevalent accusations of the polarizing leader: that the only groups of Americans whose opinions matter are those who are already in his tribe. And it can not be ignored that Trump’s tribe largely looks like . . . Trump. Republicans are more likely to be whiter, older, wealthier and more likely to be male and Christian than the American public. This is embracing identity politics.
It’s notable that Trump made that comment in a mainstream news outlet like Time, whose interview is out the same week Trump sits down for a rare interview with a non-Fox News television outlet. That also begs the question of if he’s shouting out to his base, as in fact he nudges into arenas that have broader appeal.
Focusing on these Americans is an interesting approach for a president who during the last election, saw many among his base prove less faithful than he’d hope. There was a blue wave in national and state elections because many Americans outside of Trump’s base showed up to the polls with a desire to back a vision of America opposite of that which Trump is advocating. It is likely that that could happen again in 2020. It is understandable that the president’s confidence in the faithfulness of his supporters is high due to their continued expression of adoration despite the number of controversies plaguing his campaign. But something the president needs to remember is that the majority of Americans, voters included, are not on the Trump train. And that if 2020 is a repeat of 2018, that could bode poorly for the Trump campaign.
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While Sandy recovery continues, signs of hope on two wheels
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on November 1st, 2012 at 4:27 pm
East Village residents happily hop onto a free bike-powered charging station provided by activist group Times Up.
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While scenes of distress are beginning to show in some parts of New York City (lines for gas, chaotic traffic, fights at bus stations, empty food store shelves), there are also signs of hope. And bike activists are behind many of them. From organized programs deployed by advocacy groups; to citizen volunteers armed with bikes, the power of the Internet and big hearts — two-wheeled aid is going strong here.
Down on the Lower East Side, volunteers with Times Up are making a lot of friends with their free bike energy charging station. Set up at 10th and Avenue C, in front of a building known as “C-Squat” whose ground floor will soon open as the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MORUS), the charging station has quickly become a magnet for East Village residents. Flyers posted around the blocks announce “Free Cell Phone Charging and Food” and word has quickly spread through the neighborhood.
George Pingeon is a Times Up volunteer who has made a name for himself for his ability to harness pedal power into electricity. A bike tour guide by day, one of his accomplishments is the Energy Bike Project, a fleet of 14 custom fabricated bike stands that helped power the Occupy Wall Street movement. Now he’s putting them to use on a sidewalk in the East Village that was submerged under five feet of water just a few days ago (I saw the proof via cell phone images shared by a guy named Tony who wanted to know which news outlet might buy them from him). People in this part of town still have no electricity, no running water, and food is in short supply.
George Pingeon.
On the left is the ultra-capacitor, on the right is the inverter, and the watt meter display is in the middle.
Even before Pingeon got set up this morning, people were eager for it to get working: “Are you guys doing the bike charging thing again?” “Are you in line?” “Who’s first in line?”. As the energy station got set up, Herson Cabreras and a group of friends walked up. “How did you do this? We need these down on East Broadway! There’s a church… People are walking around all crazy. We’ve got bikes; but there’s nothing down there.” he kept saying.
Herson Cabreras negotiating with George Pingeon to lease one of the bike energy stands for a church and residents of East Broadway.
Cabreras said people were wandering the streets looking for power and he was intent on either buying a bike generator system or making one himself. Once he realized they weren’t for sale, he whipped out a paper and pen and started peppering Pingeon with questions. “Is that your inverter? Because I’ve got one of those already. What else do I need? Where I can buy this stuff.” Pingeon patiently and clearly explained how the system worked and I have no doubt Mr. Cabreras is busy putting one together as I type this.
Once the system was up and running, people from the neighborhood stepped up onto Pingeon’s Burley tandem and started pedaling. The relief of being able to power up their phones, combined with the endorphins and camaraderie brought on by the physical activity, quickly produced smiles on the riders and the spirit on the sidewalk lifted. When I stopped by the station last night, C-Squat resident Bill Cashman said people from the neighborhood never stopped to talk with him or anyone that lives in his building. But Sandy changed that. “It was an island before,” said Cashman, about his building. This morning, those same people filled the sidewalk and everyone chatted as the phones got charged. “It’s awesome,” he added, “we’re getting to meet our neighbors.”
Times Up isn’t just creating power by bike, they’re creating community.
Check out this short video I made of the energy bikes in action (learn how the energy bikes work at Times-Up.org).
A few blocks south, the Recycle A Bicycle shop is open for business. Employees Patrick Tomemy and Brendan Brogan stand on the porch, offering to help anyone who needs it. Their showroom is dark; but they’re helping out a steady stream of customers. They sell used bikes, so the price is right for folks just looking for anything to get around (there’s still no subway service in Lower Manhattan). One guy who picked up a nice, geared cruiser, stopped to look at the bike before pedaling off and exclaimed, “I got a bike! I got a bike! This walking is killing me!”
Inside, Tomemy helped a customer install a new saddle on a man’s bike that had been stolen the night before. Using a flashlight, he ventured into the back of the store and emerged with the new seat. Before I left, Tomemy had one request of me. “If you see any other shops open down here, please call us and let us know. We are running out of stuff and want to tell people where else they can go.”
Patrick Tomemy stands at the door, while co-worker Brendan Brogan helps a customer.
With no electricity, Patrick Tomemy helps a customer via flashlight.
Advocacy group Transportation Alternatives is also making it easier to cope for people on bikes. Each morning since Sandy they’ve set up bike commuter help stations on the bridges, offering free coffee, advice, and moral support. The storm has brought out a lot of first-time riders, so helping make their ride as enjoyable as possible is the goal. Tomorrow they’ll set up a commuter info station in Times Square.
TA and other citizen activists are also organizing bike trains from shops throughout the city. These trains offered guided rides and the safety of riding in a group. I joined one from Brooklyn into Manhattan this morning and will share that experience in a separate post.
Bike-loving New Yorkers are also using the web to make riding as easy as possible. The #bikenyc hashtag on Twitter is full of help and advice from a variety of sources. Volunteer Kim Burgas has swung into action quickly to create a new website, Bikeapolis.us where she’s collecting resources and information.
And sometimes it’s just individuals who are using their bikes to help others. I met one gentleman on the Manhattan Bridge who had an Xtracycle bin full of vegetables. He was carting them around to those in need.
The post-Sandy recovery is not easy on those who live here. Some areas are expected to be without power through the end of next week. There are gigantic trees still toppled over in many neighborhoods, the flooding damage is far from being fixed, the air is getting colder, and tempers and supplies are getting shorter. Yet against that backdrop, It’s been amazing to see how the bicycle has performed so valiantly; both in getting people where they need to go, and in bringing people what they need. It’s the only vehicle I can think of that offers efficiency, resilience, and hope.
— This post is part of my ongoing New York City coverage. I’m here for a week to cover the NACTO Designing Cities conference and the city’s bike culture in general. This special reporting trip was made possible by Planet Bike, Lancaster Engineering, and by readers like you. Thank you! You can find all my New York City coverage here.
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Ethan November 1, 2012 at 2:30 pm
I am officially inviting some NYC cargobike riders to come west for the 2013 Disaster Relief Trials. By the time this is over they will be able to teach us a few things.
MIke November 2, 2012 at 10:35 pm
Yeah, that would be awesome. Just think, you are in a sticky situation and need help. Here comes some dude on a bike. Good luck with that one. If you stay in your own little world you may be the most helpful person known to man but to those in need you continue to be a tool
Gary Charles November 1, 2012 at 2:46 pm
I wonder how many phones can charge at the same time by one person powering a bike? Two, three, more? Anybody know? Cool story, thanks so much for the great coverage Jonathan.
Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) November 1, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Hi Gary,
I think at least a dozen devices can be charged at once. There’s a ton of info on how it works on the Times-Up website.
Brian E November 1, 2012 at 3:12 pm
With a fair amount of effort an average person can generate 25 watts for an extended period of time. The standard USB charge rate is 0.5 watts, so (50) phones?
The people on that tandem were riding at a 15 watt/hour pace… which was the limit of the inverter he was using.
George Pingeon November 2, 2012 at 6:52 am
Thanks for writing up this great piece Jonathan – just correcting some of the numbers for your readers. The average tandem riders were outputting approx. 80 Watts at a moderate pace, but at any point we were putting out 100+ Watts over the course of the day, charging 20+ phones. Later in the day, we hooked up the belt drive generator, and used the tandem for a sprinting exercise running a 250W pump to unwater the basement. A pair of strong riders could keep the pump running for about a minute and a half, before the voltage dropped too low, slowly charge the ultracapacitor back up to 15V for about 45 seconds, then sprint again. Over the course of the day, approx. 12-6pm, two bike generators produced over 1,000 WattHours of power.
Alison Graves November 1, 2012 at 3:16 pm
Thanks for swinging by Recycle-A-Bicycle, Jonathan!
I got their newsletter today and they said that they’re doing pretty well, although they did have a flood and an electrical fire in one of their locations.
Also in their newsletter they linked to this Bloomberg news story: http://go.bloomberg.com/hurricane-sandy/2012/10/31/advice-for-post-sandy-new-york-traffic-take-the-bike/
Recycle-A-Bicycle and the Community Cycling Center are similar organizations and we are relieved that they are OK.
K'Tesh November 1, 2012 at 3:18 pm
That is SO cool seeing how people are coming together after the storm, and how bikes are doing so much to facilitate it.
Great Reporting Jonathan!
@BornAgainBikist November 1, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Wonderful write-up. It’s great to see #bikenyc from another perspective– before Sandy and now. Glad to see that you made it to one of the Brooklyn biketrains this morning, Jonathan.
For any new #bikenyc commuters who might be reading, you can get the latest updates on new biketrains by following @NYCbiketrain on Twitter or the NYC Biketrain Facebook page, and details to follow on bikeapolis.us
john November 1, 2012 at 3:41 pm
I love this story. I am motivated to make a trailer, and generator. Why to go with the stories and the reporting !
Way to go.
9watts November 1, 2012 at 3:50 pm
“people were wandering the streets looking for power”
This is what dependence looks like.
Once upon a time people would have been looking for other things… food, water, blankets. Now they may still need those things, but we’ve added kilowatt hours to the list.
Very inspiring, Jonathan. Are you still in NYC, then?
Scott November 1, 2012 at 5:07 pm
Jeez. Talk about throwing rocks in after somebody fell in a well. I bet if the people of NY could inform their family of their well being via smoke signals they would.
A.K. November 2, 2012 at 9:02 am
And realistically, a well-prepared person probably already has food, water, and blankets. Those things are easy to store. Electricity is not. Most people don’t have rechargeable batteries they can tap when their phones run low, for example.
So no, it’s not silly people are wondering around looking for power. At this point power has been out for days – a modern smart phone won’t last that long unless you’re doing NOTHING with it.
Brad November 2, 2012 at 9:16 am
We get your oft repeated diatribes, 9watts. This is a bit ghoulish. Sometimes I think you get a kick out of watching people suffer so you can post “I told you so!” on whatever blogs you frequent.
You are of course entitled to you opinion, but there is a difference between noting (or deploring) how quickly we’ve normalized cellphones, allowed our dependence on fragile if ubiquitous systems to reduce our resilience at times like this, and enjoying others’ misfortunes. I don’t know where you get that at all.
If cellphones as a system introduce new dependencies, displace other, prior, methods of taking care of matters in disaster situations, I don’t see how saying so is reprehensible. My understanding of what tends to work best in a disaster is working with neighbors, or those who happen to be out in the street. Exactly the kind of situations and events Jonathan’s article was highlighting. People who may or may not have known each other before the disaster making it up as they go; alive to the new and unexpected possibilities the disaster revealed.
cw November 2, 2012 at 9:13 am
i think you’re underestimating how important communication is. My brother had to call me to find out that the National Guard was evacuating Hoboken, and when he and his family had a chance of getting out. While they have plenty of food and water to last another week, the raw sewage from the storm overflow is making staying much longer unsafe. Without electricity, he has no TV, internet, or any way of getting the news. You can be sure that his daily newspaper delivery is not happening right now. Being able to charge a cell phone to get some news can really help.
I have a battery powered shortwave am/fm radio from when I used to live overseas, but not a lot of Americans have a good way of getting information when the power is out.
9watts
yep. still here. tomorrow is my last full day (sniff). I’ll be home (hopefully) late Saturday night. Miss my family a lot; but I’m loving it here.
Ian November 1, 2012 at 4:14 pm
Are bloggers eligible to win a Pulitzer prize?
Psyfalcon November 4, 2012 at 10:09 pm
Seems so, although the nomination process appears pretty complicated.
http://www.pulitzer.org/files/entryforms/2012jguidelines.pdf
jj November 1, 2012 at 6:07 pm
The pictures and upbeat posts are great, but the role bikes are playing in the recovery is minimal to none. Powering cell phones 6 at a time? There are 8 million people without power, more than a half-million in Manhattan alone. That’s a lot of bike generators. NYC is absolutely dependent on gasoline-powered trucks to deliver goods and services. Cargo bikes can’t handle shipping containers worth of goods for 8 million people. An electric car and a gasoline powered generator to recharge it would be the best thing to have right now. A bike would be a great thing to have for short haul transport. Beyond that, NYC is a pedestrian, taxi, and mass transit town and it’s going to continue to be so for 95% or more of the citizenry.
Carl November 1, 2012 at 7:37 pm
Excellent point about the ongoing need for gas-powered trucks, but rather than diminishing the role of bikes in a disaster situation, it argues for exactly the opposite!
The incredible photos of gridlocked vehicles are not truck after truck bearing food, they’re almost entirely taxis and private cars carrying private citizens. People who are likely traveling a very bikeable distance, especially in a dense city like New York. If the real concern is getting crucial supplies where they’re needed, the best thing to do is clear the way for freight carriers, by getting everyone else to use the most efficient transit mode they can.
Bikes alone aren’t the whole solution, but they’re a big part of letting the other solutions work.
Rol November 1, 2012 at 8:33 pm
I think the point was, not that bikes are fixing the whole world, but that bikes are improving things for those who actually HAVE them, those who can get them, and those who already are or can become friends with those who have them. The rest, all the other unimaginative hordes, are presumably out there waiting for hours and getting into shouting matches at gas stations and such.
In short, yes, if you average it out, bikes are having little effect. Specifically, they’re having a large positive effect on a small number of people. Just like every day.
Also… an electric car & gas generator combines 3 bad ideas in one solution:
1) needing gasoline
2) the inefficiency of the generator
3) the short range of the car
PorterStout November 2, 2012 at 12:33 pm
I agree with everything you said except for the short range of the electric car. We have an electric car and they claim its range is 100 miles; my experience so far wouldn’t conflict with that though I never drive it to zero charge. But how far do you need to go in NYC anyway? Manhattan is 13.4 miles long, 2.3 miles wide. Also, keep in mind when you’re sitting still in traffic an EV is using virtually no power, unlike an idling vehicle. EVs are part of the alternative vehicle future!
wsbob November 2, 2012 at 6:07 pm
“… Also, keep in mind when you’re sitting still in traffic an EV is using virtually no power, unlike an idling vehicle. …” PorterStout
Immobile vehicles not using fuel just to keep motors idling and ready to go is definitely a virtue of EV’s.
Nevertheless, sandard high power consuming motor vehicle components, such as heaters and air conditioners many people will want to have running to deal with climactic conditions, will increase the amount of time hybrid’s gas motors must run, even when cars aren’t in motion, and cause EV’s range to be shortened.
q`Tzal November 1, 2012 at 7:08 pm
The lack of electricity and public transit in the aftermath is indeed the most immediately troubling however I hope that someone is arranging to get train loads of FOOD in very soon.
People will have survived on what is spoiling in dead fridges and freezers. Already many are resorting to eating at restaurants 100% of the time.
Fairly soon, without refrigeration and frequent bulk freight deliveries, all the food will run out and then it will get VERY VERY bad.
wsbob November 2, 2012 at 1:00 am
Powering low power drawing cell phone chargers with a pedal bike generator setup is kind of clever and practical.
Use of a related setup to power things such as hot plates, heaters, water heaters and so on, would be a much greater challenge. So much of a challenge, it probably wouldn’t be practical for anyone to supply routine day to day service for themselves. Restoration of electric and gas service is going to be happy day for all the New Yorkers and Jersey going without because of the storm.
Al from PA November 2, 2012 at 1:01 am
Great, inspiring story, Jonathan.
“I got a bike! I got a bike! This walking is killing me!”
Welcome to the 21st century…
seeshellbike November 2, 2012 at 10:26 am
I hope that all the new bicyclists out there continue even after the transportation network is restored. I’d like to see the city track volumes to see if there is a permanent uptick in the numbers.
Hart Noecker November 2, 2012 at 3:52 pm
We are certainly lucky to have Jon in NYC for all this, feels great to get the scoop on how bikes are being used post-Sandy and then to see the same reports later showing up in Forbes, Business Week, NYTimes, and the Wall Street Journal.
MIke November 2, 2012 at 9:59 pm
Hey maus, are 2 wheels better than four when it comes to a natural disaster? All bets are off when it comes to helping people out. Would it be cooler if relief came on a cargo bike? Just ask those around you.
Gracie November 3, 2012 at 12:03 am
Jonathan, thank you so much for your great posts from New York. After seeing the images of devastation and suffering, being able to see the possibilities of of a new world based on human power is very refreshing.
Andyc of Linnton November 3, 2012 at 8:18 am
Jonathan, I’m going to echo Gracie’s sentiments here. Thank you for all the NACTO coverage and this rare opportunity to cover a disaster and its effects from a unique perspective.
heather November 3, 2012 at 5:31 pm
How inspiring! I was wondering if there would be any coverage of people biking, and how bicycles could help people. All the media shows are people grumpy about lack of transit and waiting for hours and hours for gas when realistically they should be doing other things. It’s great that the bikes can generate power for cell phones which are obviously important to many people to get in touch with family, work etc, but hopefully not because they are just so addicted to smart phones they can’t live without them. The bikes can also generate power for rechargeable bike/flash lights which would help see at night. Best of all is getting people to bike and them seeing the benefit of riding and how quickly they can get around. The dependence on oil is so blatantly apparent by the fights breaking out in the very long lines for gas.
Granpa November 4, 2012 at 12:45 pm
I remember stories from 9-11 where New Yorkers were giving people their shoes. These are the real Americans, generous to a fault, helpful, resourceful.
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Wanderer's Odyssey, no. 1
Simon Goodson
An ancient starship just woke up. A young slave just became its captain…
Jess has been a prisoner his entire life. He’s watched his fellow slaves visit boobytrapped ships for weeks. None of them ever came back alive. When Jess gets orders to clear the next ship, he knows he’s about to die a prisoner…
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Unexpectedly freed from the only life he ever had, slavery; Jess finds himself as the captain of a mysterious ship more powerful than anything ever built by man. He battles with pirates, corrupt military, slavers, betrayal, his naiveness, and his conscience yet manages to find many new friends and the love of one special person. A good tale to keep you entertained.
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January 15, 2016 Chris Warner BSMW Original Column, Patriots
With A Little Bit Of Luck (2016 Edition)
(Editor’s Note: We ran this column last year and – given the craziness of the past wild card weekend – think it’s worth an updated review.)
In the NFL, every team needs some good fortune to win the Super Bowl.
Last Saturday and Sunday each provided a startling example. In weather so frigid they could have called in Jack London to write the game story, Minnesota kicker Blair Walsh made three field goals in a row, including a 47-yarder, only to miss the potential game-winner from 27 yards out. Walsh had been on a 10-for-10 hot streak (including two 53-yarders) since his last miss on November 29 vs. Atlanta. Seattle did well to come back from a 9-0 deficit, but they got a big break.
Maybe Pittsburgh got a bigger one. After getting slammed to the turf, QB Ben Roethlisberger left the game for three series. He came back in despite moving with all the easy grace of a rusty lawn chair. After a few short passes, his one long throw sailed harmlessly over Antonio Brown’s head, the same head that Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict crushed with a brutal-looking hit. Unnecessary roughness penalty,15 yards.
But wait, there’s more: while on the field arguing the call and standing off vs. his opponents, Cincinnati cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones confronted Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter, getting another 15-yard penalty. So, with 22 seconds left and no timeouts at Cincinnati’s 47-yard line, the Steelers picked up 30 yards on zero offensive plays, taking up zero seconds. Kicker Chris Boswell jogged onto the field and pushed the ball through for a 35-yard game winner.
Pittsburgh deserves some credit for not completely losing their minds (a low bar), and also for putting enough pressure on the Bengals to evoke the possibility of a meltdown. Jones insists that Brown faked getting hurt on the play, and that the receiver actually winked at him. If so, impressive. But, really, the Steelers basically did what children do on Christmas: they showed up and got their gifts.
This Saturday, a New England team with some key starters returning to action hosts a Kansas City team with at least one key starter (receiver Jeremy Maclin) nursing an injury (ankle). Is that the Patriots’ big break this week? We shall see.
For a look at how every team – no matter how deserving or how talented overall – needs the ball to bounce its way, see below, starting with the Patriots’ first Super Bowl run in early 2002.
2002 Super Bowl: New England 20, St. Louis 17
Most Fortunate Moment: Has to be the Tuck Rule, right? An obscure, now-abolished rule – albeit one with which Patriots fans had become familiar in 2001 after their Week Two game against the Jets – was implemented correctly to overturn an apparent Tom Brady fumble, thus allowing Adam Vinatieri to kick the football into the maw of a blizzard for the greatest field goal in playoff history.
Hey, Raiders fans? That was 2002. You want to live in 2002, go listen to Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me” and watch “CSI.” We can share content on Friendster. Might be time to let it go.
Honorable Mention: Pittsburgh’s special teams implosion in the AFC Champsionship game, allowing two TDs (punt return and blocked kick return); having Drew Bledsoe as a bench QB after Brady hurt his ankle in the first half of that game; the Super Bowl refs adapting a “let ’em play” attitude, with Pats DBs getting their hands on more Rams than a shepherd in a shearing contest.
2003 Super Bowl: Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21
Most Fortunate Moment: Coach Jon Gruden got to play his previous team in the Super Bowl, reaping the benefits of new Oakland head coach Bill Callahan failing to make significant changes to the offense that Gruden had developed. Talk about an in-depth scouting report. Almost makes one feel badly for Raiders fans. (The first word of that sentence is key.)
Honorable Mention: Oakland’s starting center Barret Robbins did not show up to practice Super Bowl week (he was barred from playing and later diagnosed with manic depression).
2004 Super Bowl: New England 32, Carolina 29
Most Fortunate Moment: After Carolina tied it at 29, John Kasay kicked off out-of-bounds, giving New England the ball at their own 40 with 1:08 left. Vinatieri kicked the game-winner with four seconds remaining.
Honorable Mention: Panthers coach John Fox went for two 2-point conversions in the fourth quarter and failed; in the divisional playoffs, normally sure-handed Titans receiver Drew Bennett dropped a pass that would have gotten Tennessee into field goal position to tie it; in the AFC Championship vs. Peyton Manning and the Colts, the refs allowed the Pats’ defensive backs to play with the type of aggression that would get penalized today; plus, snow fell in Foxboro, an anathema to most dome teams.
2005 Super Bowl: New England 24, Philadelphia 21
Most Fortunate Moment: The failure of the Eagles to deal with shaken QB Donovan McNabb. Down by 10, Philly declined to hurry on offense, in part because McNabb was having trouble breathing after getting hit by Tedy Bruschi. (You can read a more in-depth story on that here.)
Honorable Mention: Optimum health. As they had in 2003, many New England starters missed games due to injury, but most came back in time for the playoffs; more snow in Foxboro vs. the Colts.
Overall, it’s tough to associate pure luck with this team: one of the best of the decade and certainly one of the strongest, deepest squads in Patriots history.
2006 Super Bowl: Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10
Most Fortunate Moment: Not having to play the Patriots in the playoffs. (Well, they had shown Pittsburgh the way home twice in four years.)
Honorable Mention: Some close officiating in the big game. This is not to say that Pittsburgh didn’t deserve to win (they appeared to be the better squad), but had some of those close calls gone the other way, Seattle would have been the lucky ones. In the divisional playoffs at Indianapolis, Jerome Bettis fumbled on the Colts’ two-yard line, paving the way for glory for Nick Harper on the fumble return, but Roethlisberger made a diving, spinning tackle at Indy’s 42; Colts kicker/anti-hero Mike Vanderjagt missed a potential game-tying 47-yard field goal.
2007 Super Bowl: Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17
Most Fortunate Moment: Whatever switch went off in Manning’s head in the AFC Championship that had him looking for drive-sustaining first downs instead of long passes. The Patriots defense had to stay on the field forever and couldn’t protect their halftime lead.
Honorable Mention: The Patriots defense was also suffering from the flu, wearing them down further; NE receiver Reche Caldwell dropped an easy pass that would have at least led to a clock-killing first down; cornerback Ellis Hobbs got a questionable pass interference call in the end zone that led to a Colts score; Indy got to play Rex Grossman in the Super Bowl.
2008 Super Bowl: New York 17, New England 14
Most Fortunate Moment: We think we know what most fans would say, but we’ll point to the NFC Championship, specifically Brett Favre and his ill-advised pass-punt in overtime, an easy interception that led to the Giants’ game-winning field goal. Few New England fans doubt that the Pats would have cruised past the Packers.
Honorable Mention: The Helmet Catch, of course; Eli Manning fumbled twice in the Super Bowl but lost neither; Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel failed to secure what could have been the game-sealing interception on New York’s final drive.
2009 Super Bowl: Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23
Most Fortunate Moment: While Steelers defender James Harrison returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown, he got unintentional help from Cardinal Antrel Rolle who – stepping onto the edge of the field for a closer look – bumped into receiver Larry Fitzgerald, preventing Fitzgerald from making the tackle in time. (Keep an eye on number 11 running along the sideline in this clip.)
Honorable Mention: Roethlisberger bounced back from a concussion suffered during the final week of the regular season to beat the Chargers in the divisional round; in the AFC Championship, the QB fumbled twice but lost neither in a 24-19 win over the Jets.
2010 Super Bowl Winner: New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17
Most Fortunate Moment: On a potential game-tying drive, Colts receiver Reggie Wayne came up short on his route, allowing Tracy Porter to cut in front of him for a pick-six.
Honorable Mention: During their on-sides kick – a gamble that made putting all your cash into lottery tickets seem like a sound investment – Indy receiver Hank Baskett had the ball bounce off of him, giving the Saints possession to open the second half.
2011 Super Bowl: Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25
Most Fortunate Moment: I’m not sure what I was doing at this time, but, honest to God, I remember nothing about these playoffs. Apparently the Chicago Bears were down to their third-string QB (Caleb Hanie) in the NFC Championship game; Hanie threw an interception directly at Packers defensive lineman B. J. Raji, which seems like trying to throw a crumpled-up piece of paper into a wastebasket and not realizing there’s a door in front of it.
Honorable Mention: Um, I dunno … health? Seriously, I got nothing. Did these playoffs happen?
Most Fortunate Moment: An injury to regular San Francisco punt returner Ted Ginn, Jr. put Kyle Williams into the spotlight for the NFC Championship. That worked out great for New York, as Williams muffed one return and fumbled the other, respectively leading to a regulation TD and the game-winning field goal in overtime for a 20-17 win.
Honorable Mention: Gronkowski getting hurt during the AFC Championship, making him less than 100 percent for the Super Bowl; New York fumbling three times in the big game and – again – losing nary a one.
2013 Super Bowl: Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31
Most Fortunate Moment: In the divisional playoff, Denver safety Rahim Moore got lost on Joe Flacco’s 70-yard pass, allowing the tying touchdown with 31 seconds left to play. Baltimore won in OT.
Honorable Mention: Gronkowski’s absence from the AFC Championship game; Patriots cornerback Aqib Talib’s injury during that game opening up the passing lanes for Flacco; in the Super Bowl, terrible play-calling for the 49ers on their potential game-winning drive; on that drive, the refs allowed contact on a potential pass interference penalty in the end zone. (Something that probably would get the call this year.)
2014 Super Bowl: Seattle 43, Denver 8
Most Fortunate Moment: On the first snap of the game, Denver center Manny Ramirez shotgunned the football past Peyton Manning into the end zone for a what-the-heck-just-happened safety. Seattle’s D had a huge game, but didn’t have to lift a finger to get the lead. The Broncos’ lack of preparedness for the Seahawks’ 12th man set the tone for the night.
Honorable Mention: In the NFC title game, on a fourth-and-seven play, Niners defensive end Aldon Smith went offside, giving QB Russell Wilson a free play (as he told in this game story); Jermaine Kearse snatched Wilson’s pass in the end zone, giving Seattle a 20-17 lead on their way to a 23-17 win.
2015 Super Bowl: New England 28, Seattle 24
Most Fortunate Moment: Unlike what seems like the rest of the world, we don’t think the play call was the worst in Super Bowl history; http://seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2025601887_brewer02xml.html however, the Seahawks’ decision to pass from the one-yard line gave rookie Patriots defensive back (and instant fan favorite for life) Malcolm Butler the chance to intercept the ball and seal the game. Also fortunate? As we saw in the “Do Your Job” program, the Patriots had planned for that exact play in the previous week’s practice.
Honorable Mention: The Patriots finally – finally! – had a mostly healthy roster, with Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Vince Wilfork and a full O-line contributing; Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner signed with New England and re-shaped the defense. (For a year, at least. A very good year.)
For most of the past two games, the Seahawks seemed destined to win this thing. From Green Bay’s inexplicable breakdown in the NFC Championship to Tom Brady’s first interception (I mean, really Tom. Where? To whom?) to what would have been deemed the Juggle Catch, Seattle looked like SB repeaters for sure.
The Pats just needed a break. And they got it.
Thoughts regarding lucky moments on the big stage? Let us know in the comment space below.
You can reach Chris Warner at chris.warner@patriotsdaily.com or @cwarn89 on Twitter.
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bsmfan says:
“I don’t know this, um, I think that the synthetic marijuana story
might be just a story,” Carter said. “Just for me, it don’t pass the
smell test for me. To me, I think that — I think he was smoking
marijuana, and I think he was smoking some marijuana laced with PCP, or
angel dust. And I think that’s what made him trip out. Now, he could
have been smoking synthetic, but it’s a better story — it’s a better
story to tell: ‘That’s the reason I’m here.’ So when he got to the
police station, why was he smelling like marijuana? Because synthetic
doesn’t smell like marijuana. So for me, I don’t know all the details of
the case, but I’m just a little — uh, the synthetic, that’s a better
way to put it.”
Carter then invoked the name of Aaron Hernandez, the former Patriots tight end now in prison for murder, as a cautionary tale.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/01/15/cris-carter-speculates-chandler-jones-smoked-pcp/
Paying_Attention says:
To really be convincing, Carter should have said “Speaking from experience…”
Also, I forget, did Carter make any baseless speculation about Manning and the HGH shipments received at his house? Or did he wait for “more evidence” in that case?
Three weeks ago, Cris Carter was sensitive to potentially untrue reports about drug use. He chastized Al Jazeera. pic.twitter.com/O9g82A9a9J
— Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) January 15, 2016
Tony C says:
He probably applauded Manning’s ability to “find a fall guy” in that case….even though the fall guy turned out to be a fall gal, his wife.
“Do you have any idea what this does to kids?”
APNDaveR says:
I don’t think those accusations will stickum.
You just made me FallGuy out of my chair laughing
Meanwhile, OTL is doing some investigative journalism on the chess club dudes running meth labs:
E-Sports and PED use? https://t.co/u6aKser9GA
— Bob Ley (@BobLeyESPN) January 15, 2016
Mgar6577 says:
I would say the biggest luck in the 2015 super bowl was that ridiculous catch by Kearse.
The fact Seattle even got down to the goal line was a miracle.
The playcall on the goal line was fine, the execution was terrible.
Daniel Mateus says:
Right! Some people would say to me the Pats got lucky and I would say to them it evened out because Seattle was lucky for even getting down there. That drive should’ve stalled out mid field.
StoJa says:
Anyone care to venture a guess on HOW IN CHRIST’S NAME does Cris Carter have a job on TV? From the “have a fall guy” at the rookie symposium to the outrageous accusations and comparisons made on Mike & Mike in regards to Chandler Jones. From Carter to Ray Lewis to Keyshawn and Ditka, ESPN wants the names and not the substance. Their hiring process must be get a name in the studio and if he can sound intelligent or knowledgeable, well, we’ll just call that a bonus. How does Bruschi even stand to work there?
archstanton543 says:
I think you answered your own question.
. Most of those TV analyst jobs, for former players, are 6+ figures. You get to work basically 6 months of the year, enjoy really nice fringe benefits, fly first class, etc.
I ask the same but.. we all do have to put food on the table.
latetodinner says:
Karma is a fickel master.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14577195/espn-senior-nfl-analyst-chris-mortensen-throat-cancer-taking-sabbatical-treatment
No one wants someone to suffer with cancer. By all accounts Mortensen is not an evil or bad human being…instead he ruined a sterling reputation all in the name of god knows what…access, marching orders, some misplaced idea that he was doing right when in reality he was being manipulated…who knows. We will never now get him to face the Boston media and explain why he did what he did to Tom Brady…he has far more important things to worry about. I wish him good luck in his battle against the scourge that is throat cancer (some of them can be particularly evil and difficult). He has a family and a life outside of reporting…he needs it now more than ever.
It's becoming clearer that Chiefs will beat the Patriots. This has the makings of a lock-it-up situation. Official prediction on Saturday.
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) January 15, 2016
Brian Shea says:
He’s the gift that never stops giving in terms of an idiot media member to make fun of. Did the same thing with the Jets – Bills in the last game of the season. Guaranteed a Jets win. They lose and are eliminated.
Yeah, his “confidence” on these and then how he acts like a child when they don’t go right is funny.
Just say I think X wins. That’s fine. The stone cold stuff makes him look like some gambling clown who sells “picks”
Didn’t the Gare Bear say the Pats had no chance to win too? lol
Heard referees forgot the kicking balls & gauges at their hotel. Needed an escort to retrieve them prior to game….nice job NFL
— Scott Zolak (@scottzolak) January 17, 2016
I’m surprised that the NFL didn’t already fabricate a story about some Patriots agent breaking into the hotel and stealing them.
Some media critiques in no particular order following the Pats/Chief’s game:
– I had an hour drive around 10:00 pm last night. I tuned into WEEI and listened to a part of the Real Post Game show… WEEI had Glenn Ordway, Fred Smerlis and Butch Sterns doing the wrap up. I have no idea how well they did right after the game but the 10:00-11:00 our was absolutely brutal. It instantly took me back to all of the bad things about the old drive time Big Show that we all spent years documenting. From talking over each other, to inane points, to idiotic callers, to a pace that glacial…BRUTAL. What is interesting to me is that Ordway has been quite good on MFO. I think Merloni is the weak link on that show and out of season Fauria does nothing for me but Ordway’s presence has really cleaned that show up and made it pretty good. Not so with the Real Post Game show last night. You would think the playoffs would bring out the best in WEEI…they certainly made an offer bringing Ordway on to the show. Failed miserably.
– I thought CBS’s coverage of the game was bad. I take that back…it was worst than bad. Dan Fouts had absolutely no idea what game he was calling. He barely understood the game. He had problems with getting rules right and with describing accurately the plays he was watching. Several times he wanted calls to go against the Pats when it was clear they should not go against them. He just did not know what he was talking about.
– Because it needs to be asked…what were the air pressure readings from the game balls last night. If you measure them in a 72 degree room and then play the game in a damp 37 degree environment…how much did they pressure drop. Enquiring minds want to know. I ask this because the conditions yesterday were almost identical to the conditions the ones a year ago in the Pats/Colts game.
– Speaking of the Colts and the Ravens and the Cowboys how is the Golf going…yes I am petty and vindictive.
– Lastly, this one has nothing to do with the Pats game. I think the coverage of the Rams moving to LA has been fascinating. Your Glenn Ordway has been the most on the ball about the whys and hows locally and to be honest has had a better perspective and grasp than most of the national guys. The reason I find the who conversation interesting is that people have somehow forgotten that the Rams started out in LA. That the team was only moved to St. Louis because they could not get a stadium done in LA. It took 22 years to work out those details (talk about the pace of government). If you look at what Kronke is going to do at the old Racetrack you will see Patriot Place on steroids. The repercussions of that project are going to change Englewood, and the flow of traffic in LA for years as it will become as big a destination as Disneyland. I think the scope of the project has been lost on a lot of people who look at renderings on a phone or even a computer monitor and don’t comprehend what a $3 -$5 bill complex will look like. I hate LA…it is my least favorite place in North America…yet I am already looking forward to going out to see a game at the new facility and see all that they do in the min city they are building around it.
I lost track of how many times Fouts said a missed catch was a touchdown if they caught it. I think there were 6-7 hypothetical touchdowns scored in the 1Q alone, according to Danny Boy. My favorite was when he said a Chiefs DB would have had a pick-6 on the Edleman bobble (eerily reminisant of the Colts game) even though Jules tackled the guy. Or how he kept insisting the Pats need to run the ball and you can’t pass every down!! Ironic coming from Air Coryell himself.
The “announcing” across the board for the NFL is parody-level now. This year I haven’t caught much or when I did, I was watching a Redzone feed somewhere or had the radio on. I think it’s usually Harlan doing the Westwood One games that WEEI got but I never kept track.
As far as TV, I’m not even sure how to judge quality between everyone that is on. Simms does something dumb multiple times in a game. Mike Carey is a joke and gets everything wrong. Even Pierra seems like he’s just hawking products in an expensive suit. Aikman is so bland and uses the same seven cliches. Even Gruden is tiring now. It’s not like these networks don’t have their pick on who can do games. Not helping matters is the product. Nobody knows what a catch, PI or many of the rules are.
I’m still wondering who this was:
Nothing like a squeaker of a fart while you are announcing a football game! #PITvsDEN #NFL #Football #NFLPlayoffs https://t.co/3RTmsZnQOP
— patrick (@PeegeRiley) January 18, 2016
Rules?
The NFL confirmed this morning that its rules do not require a coin to actually flip during the coin toss. But… https://t.co/S4B072ckdf
— Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) January 17, 2016
If I consumed enough paint thinner, could I morph into Phil Simms?
Phil Simms already in 3rd quarter form- "very confidence" @JohnDennisWEEI @kirkmin pic.twitter.com/mWXgXyDMVP
— Graig Murphy (@GraigMurphy) January 17, 2016
Damn, I’m already aggravated about the Pats having to go to Denver next week because of the “head-to-head tiebreaker.” The officiating on Nov. 29 was a disgrace; I’m not expecting it to be much better next Sunday either. This is, after all, the golden boy (nothing to see here) HGH user’s last real shot at a Super Bowl, right? Yes, after the league’s conduct towards the Patriots’ organization over the past 12 months, I’ve gone full-blown conspiracy theorist, and I hate that Goodell and his minions have turned me into a tinfoil-hat wearer, I really do.
sjc6224 says:
Me too. I haven’t watched any football this year because of the nonsense and the fact that I am 100% sure the league won’t let the Patriots win this year. I hate it. #FireGoodell
Me either. I have watched — I kid you not — maybe 20 plays, total, of other NFL games this season that did not involve the Patriots. This past weekend I watched what I could call “most” of the Pittsburgh/Denver game (probably two and a half quarters) because I wanted to see if the Pats would get a break and have home field for Sunday’s game. That’s it. That “great” Green Bay/Arizona game? Didn’t watch a single play. The channel was immediately switched over to the last half of the Bruins game after Brady took his final knee against KC in Foxboro. I’m done with that corrupt league run by that corrupt, lying jackass of a commissioner. The Patriots, and only the Patriots, are my focus. As for this coming Sunday, I’m really in full tin-foil hat mode over this game, and I HATE IT. I was never like this before the made-up joke that was the “Deflategate” saga. Even with Spygate, I thought that was just a combination of Goodell being clueless about the history of the NFL and the “unwritten/unspoken rules” between teams that were always allowed to go on behind the scenes under previous commissioners, and his loving the media spotlight a bit too much, plus the hateful agenda of a media that had been drooling for a chance to “get” Belichick and “make him pay” for the way he “treated them” in press conferences over the years. Of course, that was before Deflategate and Tom Curran’s excellent reporting about just how many ex-Jets (and ex-players/personnel from other teams) with axes to grind against BB (e.g. Kensil) are actually employed in important positions in the league office. I really don’t see the NFL letting them win this game Sunday. If they were playing the Steelers at home, I could see the Pats being “allowed” to sneak by and then get hammered by the league/refs in the Super Bowl two weeks hence. But this game? This game is against Saint Peyton — whose alleged involvement with HGH isn’t worth investigating or even talking about, apparently — in what could very well be his last shot at the Big Dance. I expect A LOT of laundry to fly against NE, and I expect most of it to fly after the Pats make big plays on either side of the ball….just like in November (and in the 2006 AFC title game at Indy, when ALL of the questionable/bad calls went the Colts’ way). I mean, they could lose this game fair and square, too. Now they’re beat up on defense just as their offensive guys are starting to come back, and stopping the run has been an issue for them over the last several weeks, so who knows? But if they’re playing well, and doing well early in the game, I really expect the “balance-tipping” by the refs to ramp up to “11”.
Troy Aikman entering into Fail Simms category:
VIDEO: Troy Aikman wanted the Seahawks to kick a field goal…on third down:https://t.co/zB6kGKBcey
— Someone's An Idiot (@SomeonesAnIdiot) January 18, 2016
Anyone else have Brad Edelman on their DFS team? He’s won me some big bucks!
He was just o with D/C/M. Literally a laugh out loud funny interview. Not because he was being funny but because….well, you know. “Peyton was razor sharp and very accurate. Brady, not so much.” I just….I can’t even….
He named the 3 incidents but it seems like there’s something missing from it all.
Link: https://twitter.com/WEEI/status/689114548691845122
“I reported it, OK?” “I reported that too, OK?””I reported this too, OK?”
mediablowhards says:
Casserly’s face should be in the dictionary next to the definition of delusional.
He still crows about “going against public and media opinion” and drafting Mario Williams #1 overall for the Texans in the ’06 draft when “everyone” said they should draft Reggie Bush. So, that’s one thing he got right during his career (but isn’t “going against public and media opinion” and making “unpopular” decisions part of what being a GM is all about?). He also drafted Heath Shuler fifth overall during his tenure in Washington (and later claimed that Shuler really wasn’t “his guy” in that draft), and traded up to draft Desmond Howard in ’92, expending a lot of draft capital to do so. He was on Beathard’s staff when Beathard built those semi-dynastic Redskins teams in the 80s, but when Casserly got a chance to run things on his own, well, he was no Beathard. The team that won it all in ’91 was pretty much in place already by the time Casserly took over as GM, though he deserves some credit for tweaking around the edges and putting on the finishing touches.
I thought Matt Hasselbeck was legit gonna try and fight Minihane this morning. “How DARE you say something bad about my binkie, Peyton Manning!! How dare you, sir!!” Unreal. Pats fans may #DefendTheWall but my sweet lord, the media will die on the wall for Manning without question. They’d turn on each other just for the right to be the one to take the bullet.
Deflategate turns 1 today:
Monday is the one year anniversary of the start of Deflategate. Ah, the memories…
— Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) January 18, 2016
I love how he celebrates it at 12:15.
It still remains one of the juiciest stories out there for a reporter to become the next Woodward/Bernstein, whom many idolize and got into the business because of, but we’ve yet to have any takers.
http://thornography.weei.com/sports/boston/2016/01/18/reporter-who-started-deflategate-celebrates-1-year-anniversary/
Ah yes, Kravitz, the memories…….of the final lost shreds of whatever journalistic credibility you may have had before you helped the league launch this phony witch hunt at the behest of your beloved Colts. Eff you, moronic hack.
Portnoy is already trolling him. Asking “Little Bobby Kravitz” if he’ll “see him in Santa Clara.” LOL
“It still remains one of the juiciest stories out there for a reporter to
become the next Woodward/Bernstein, whom many idolize and got into the
business because of, but we’ve yet to have any takers.”
That really is hard to believe. A story that would embarrass the leadership of a sports league is just sitting there. So much of the information is publicly available that anyone who posts here could put together a decent article. Imagine what someone with contacts, inside information and an audience could do. The fact that no one will is an interesting sub-story.
The salient things that come to mind w/o doing a true balance sheet:
– Complete dismissal and ignoring of science. (Shocking, too, the public has no interest.)
– Problems in methods used trying to convict Patriots (difference in gauges)
– The dozens? hundreds? of lies from Goodell/NFL proven wrong thanks to testimony and required discovery.
– League has still not released PSI. Why isn’t the media going nuts here? Perfect opportunity to nail the Cheatriots, right?
– How the whole thing was started on two lies that have been discredited.
– How the league lied to the Patriots thanks to them dumping the emails from Pash and the other clowns on Park Ave.
– The “independence” of Ted Wells. You could write a book on how this is a joke.
– Remember the theft of the balls? When Schefter send a TOW missle directly into Bob Ley, live on OTL and Kelly Naqi? Nothing followed up there.
I’m going off what I can recall from wasting so much time invested in this. There’s probably dozens more if you were to go back over the past year and just look at documents + PR. We’re not even talking some pretty extreme liberties with circumstantial evidence and negligent conjecture, like Wells did.
This isn’t a fishing expedition. There’s voluminous, tangible facts out there for someone that it seems like anyone with some interest and sources could unearth within a month.
I’d like to know why nobody has done it either. Not everyone is “owned’ or affiliated with the NFL.
JFP says:
My spiteful Pats fan hope is someone is investigating this behind the scenes and getting their ducks in a row to write an airtight expose of the NFL. Seems to me that could make a career. I wonder if Dan Wetzel (who you linked above) has considered it. He’s been on the NFL’s case since the beginning.
I have to believe Bill Simmons is lining something up for his new show to incriminate the NFL & ESPN. Hell of a way to make a premier.
In related news, Bob Kravitz starts pleasuring himself at 12:16 AM.
TopFlight says:
Peyton’s move of sliding then popping up and throwing is being described mostly as savvy and heady despite the officials blowing the call. What would the reaction be like if Brady pulled that maneuver?
Tom Shady! Cheatriots! Belicheat! Waahhh waahh I lost my binky!
HighWireNickEsasky says:
I’m curious on the ratio of Deflategate references to Peyton’s HGH references during Sunday’s CBS broadcast. I predict 3-0. Synthetic MJ to HGH will be 2-0.
Doug Masters says:
If nfl releases ball inflation week before super bowl than Kraft should have Stallone and Arnold take out HQ in NY. HTF can this even be under consideration let alone floated to the press?
Curran tackles the “NFL might release PSI” and does a usual succinct shredding of the debacle this whole thing is:
http://www.csnne.com/new-england-patriots/why-would-anyone-believe-nfl-psi
And there are still some commenters below that article who say “Brady cheated!” Facts…..they just don’t matter these days; not to enough people anyway.
*ALERT! ALERT!* CONTRARIAN RADIO AHEAD! To nobody’s surprise Felger has flipped the script. For two months he’s been leading the “Manning is done” charge, but now “he’s not as bad as everybody thinks he is.” By everybody, you mean you, as well, Mike? And he’s parlayed that into people saying Manning is garbage are really saying Denver as a whole is garbage. It’s amazing. It really is. Evil, trolling, contrarian genius. Dale said it best – “You are the best straw-man argument in this town.”
He’s been accusing “Patriots fans” of taking Denver lightly ever since the final gun sounded in the Denver/Pittsburgh game on Sunday night. WTF? The Patriots almost never win in Denver. They’ve lost to good teams, mediocre teams, and even a couple bad ones out there. It goes all the way back to the Elway days and it’s continued through the BB/Brady era. It’s a house of horrors for them out there. Bad, weird things happen to them when they play in that city. Also, the Broncos have won 13 games this season. As BB’s former boss used to say: you are what your record says you are, and Denver is 13-4. So….who the hell is taking Denver “lightly” next Sunday? Maybe some of the more yahoo-homer types out there, but certainly not most Pats fans. I imagine most of them are as pessimistic as I am about this game. Between the Manning “swan song” story, the fact that Denver is a good team, the home crowd, and the NYJFL’s desire to see ANYONE but the Patriots win the Super Bowl this year, the Pats are certainly facing long odds next week IMO. Felger can suck it (h/t Shawn Thornton).
Denver being good and Peyton Manning being good are two separate issues and he’s trying to wrap them into one. I would give Denver a much better chance with Osweiler behind center.
I wouldn’t. I see Osweiler as having different weaknesses. He might have a stronger arm but his decision making is slow and the decisions he makes are questionable. The Broncos have a sophie’s choice to make…the guy with the dead arm who sees and processes fast or the guy with the live arm who processes slow and makes poor decisions. In reality Denver doesn’t have 2 QB’s they have none.
Agreed. It has been extremely frustrating. But let us never forget that at his core, Michael Felger is a massive troll. Yes, he’s been far better than usual this season, but there had to come a time when he was going to pull this. He has many points that aren’t bad ones, such as the Pats having a real tough time playing in Denver, that the refs will likely be against us, etc… But much of that is his non-existent strawmen. He gets a few yahoo callers who might say that, but most logical people out there are not taking this game lightly.
Jerry Thornton sums up Dan Shaughnessy and gets a a shot in at the Globe at the same time:
Like I said, it can’t be easy to be the Curly-Haired Boyfriend in an
age like this. He owes his career to the miserable, downtrodden teams
and nut-crushing losses he grew up covering. And now, faced with
unprecedented levels of success in a league designed to prevent
long-term, sustained excellence, he’s never figured out how to adapt.
He’s a communist party apparatchik after the fall of the Soviet Union
struggling to embrace the freedom and democracy of the decadent West he
always hated.
If the Pats should win another Super Bowl and Shaughnessy is further exposed as the trolling fraud he is, at least he’ll have a paper route to fall back on.
http://thornography.weei.com/sports/boston/2016/01/19/dan-shaughnessy-claims-patriots-blew-season-by-losing-to-miami-on-purpose/#more-6202
That last line….FATALITY.
Got in my car today and fired up the Tune-In Radio app on my phone. Dale & Holley were in commercial so I turned to DB & YARM and honest to god, I hear Felger que up Danny in Quincy and when he’s done screaming who’s next? Carlton in Norwell. I seriously contemplated taking my hands of the wheel and letting fate drive. Safe to say it was the longest Dale & Holley commercial break in the history of radio. The Big Show “celebrity” callers were mostly dumb, in some cases funny. The guys Felger parades on the airwaves? Infuriating. Rage inducing. Maddening.
Remember when Felger bragged in the beginning of the Hub that they wouldn’t do celebrity callers like the Big Show? Felger has become what he destroyed. He cuts off callers, gets mad at his staffers when they don’t agree with him, insults,mocks callers and listeners,relies on the same “celebrity” callers everyday to troll the audience and just like Glenn mostly ignored “serious” hockey talk so has Felger done the same with the NBA. The only thing Felger hasn’t done yet is gain 100 lbs and grow a mustache but that’s coming.
Don’t forget the mock turtleneck sweaters.
tiki says:
This is the 2nd time in 3 weeks you’ve referenced vehicular mayhem -. We need to track you on WAZE.
Our long National nightmare is over, third shifters and early risers. Noted Patriots troll, Deflategate Truther, Jets fan and gambling addict Jason Page is going off the air! Woo-hoo!
Him vs. Marlboro Man vs. Freddie Coleman was rough if I had to be driving at those hours. I don’t know if he was good or bad before DG but, over the past few months, he made so many football segments about trolling Patriots fans.
The same guy beating his chest with his “national audience” and how D/C/M were “obsessing over him?”
Page used to have a local show in CT on ESPN radio and only lasted a few years there. It didn’t help him that he decided to attack the UConn basketball team. Not for an off court issue or the school giving him a hard time about interviews. He apparently thought it was a good idea to mock the team and alienate his audience. After this latest failure, maybe he should realize that talk radio is not for him.
“He apparently thought it was a good idea to mock the team and alienate his audience. ” I dunno, sounds like he’d be perfect for the Boston market.
Hope CHB won’t count on the paper route if this “columnist” thing doesn’t work out. Print, everywhere, is on life support. The USA Today drop is insane. Did hotels stop giving it out? That’s why it was so high in the first place.
print sure appears to be on life support these days https://t.co/fMdRenpHbN pic.twitter.com/ZS6mSYvC00
— Eric Kay (@ekaycbs) January 20, 2016
I’m actually shocked that the drop isn’t worse….
I would like to know what the numbers are of people who dropped the paper copy and pay for the digital like my father and the WSJ or my uncle and the NYT.
Yes, I think a lot of this can be attributed to that. People are growing more accustomed (resigned) to paying for digital subscriptions. But, man, look at USA Today, which doesn’t have digital subscriptions (perhaps many hotels don’t leave papers in front of every room)
A few months back, I stayed at a local Holiday Inn (300 rooms) for a conference near-by that I know used to give papers to every room each morning, and they no longer do it. They did have about 10 copies between the restaurant and front desk, but asked that you kept them in the area. I didn’t ask why the change was and don’t know if this is the same w/most hotels.
Same questions I had.
None available.
It’s like the internal metrics for people like me who stream WEEI or SportsHub all day, not that I count w/o a PPM anyways.
No doubt you guys have heard about the Flemming saving a woman story. It came from his HS in Chicago.
Guess it might not be true? I’m not jumping to any conclusions since #1 Boston LOLbe Investigative Reporter, Chief Inspector Ben Clouseau is on it.
Not jumping to any conclusions on Fleming story. He described incident in great detail. Told same story to teammates that he told me today
— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) January 20, 2016
(I sure hope to hell this guy isn’t making up stories but is this something you make up, let go viral, and lie to your teammates about? Yeah, I am sure there’s a DSM V entry/disorder for this but you know people check up with this stuff.)
EDIT: Chris Villani follows up
On Darius Fleming, per Walpole police log, there was a multi-vehicle accident last Thursday 4:19 p.m. on Rte 1 & Foxhill Drive, no injuries
— Chris Villani (@ChrisVillani44) January 20, 2016
The NFL media spends more time scrutinizing a heroic act by a Patriots 3rd string LB than they do illegal PED shipments to a 5X NFL MVP.
— Patriots SB52 (@PatriotsSB49) January 20, 2016
Yeah, just chill! He’s a journalist! It’s not like eight years from now people will still be talking about this. You know like the time the Pats filmed the Rams practice.
Bazinga! Slow clap for you my friend……
This whole thing is pretty pathetic. The Globe, TMZ and Deadspin (others I’m sure) have spent most of the day “trying to corroborate” the story with the inference being that it might not be true. Trollin ,et al should spend more time vetting their OWN stories first. He who lives in a glass house, etc etc.
State Police confirm #NFL refs left the kicking balls at #Boston hotel before #Patriots – Chiefs game. Troopers drove them to Gillette.
— David Wade (@davidwade) January 21, 2016
the_other_side says:
The best is Bert Breer trying to make this about the fact that the cops were used, not that the NFL officials screwed up…again.
He could ask his boss on that one.
Did Kraft get one of these from Ben Lol-in after he mistakenly connected the wrong dots last year?
I would first like to apologize to Darius Fleming, who acted like a true hero last week in helping save that (cont) https://t.co/QZKfVlcant
No I don’t think he did…maybe its lost in the notoriously slow inter office mail system at Schaefer Stadium.
Insert irony and joke about Boston LOLbe and “delivery”
As if the media wasn’t problematic enough before Twitter, this episode further illustrates how ridiculous the “race to be first” really is. In the end, NO ONE except for the mediot that is first, cares about who or what outlet was the first to report something. But to these mediots, it’s their Super Bowl trophy. So instead of working through ALL of the channels and carefully fact checking what amounts to be a molehill of a story in the grand scheme of things, the mediots race to discredit Fleming. And let’s give give Trollin’ some credit, most of the mediots that did the exact same thing will never issue any kind of an apology to Fleming. It’s just business as usual.
If the NFL does decide to “release the PSI numbers”, I think we’ve got our PR strategy:
“A couple days after the HGH news on him broke, everyone from ESPN’s Tom
Jackson to Jim Nantz declared it a non-story, but the stuff about me
and PSI is still lingering,” said Brady. “Peyton told me that, first of
all, I should claim it was Gisele who wanted to deflate footballs. And,
second, I need to imply that anyone who speaks ill of me is likely a
Muslim who just wants to bring down an American sports hero.”
Peyton Manning Advises Tom Brady: "Just tell everyone your wife deflated those footballs" https://t.co/kqzLXR6Eqv
— SportsPickle (@sportspickle) January 21, 2016
OK, OK….this is the last of my conspiracy stuff about Sunday’s game, I promise. BUT, the Patriots are 8-10 in the last 18 games ref’d by Hoculi, and Denver is UNDEFEATED IN THIS MILLENIUM in games ref’d by Eddie “Gun Show.” I don’t even know if I can watch this thing……
Matthew McKnight says:
I don’t think anything the NFL does is by accident
And the local media (Neumy being the most recent one) is calling us “crazy” for fearing what the NYJFL may try to pull. They’ve just spent the last 12 months brutalizing the Patriots organization and its marquee player over a huge, made-up pile of nothing. Does anyone out there really believe that Goodell and Co. will tolerate Brady, Belichick, and the rest of the Foxboro Legion of Doom being the team to oust Saint Peyton from what could be his last playoff game, and his last legit shot at another Super Bowl appearance? And if anyone out there doesn’t believe Goodell is having nightmares about the possibility of handing yet another Lombardi over to BB and Brady on Feb. 7th — while the 20,000 or so Patriots fans in attendance in Santa Clara mercilessly boo him and chant “Fire Goodell” or “Roooooogeeeerr!” — then they simply haven’t been paying attention.
QuantumMechanic says:
ESPN’s Kevin Van Valkenberg shockingly comes clean:
“@bruceallen Thanks for the RT, Bruce. For the record: I was wrong then. Pats had/have a right to be pissed. I was part of the problem.”
https://twitter.com/KVanValkenburg/status/690203903560957953
JamesAllen says:
Thorton did an article on who he is:
http://www.barstoolsports.com/boston/the-entire-country-could-learn-a-thing-or-two-about-humility-and-honor-from-espns-kevin-van-valkenburg
One thing I’ve noticed is that at 10PM on weekdays, Mikey Adams is either replaced by Mutt, Villani or Arcand. They usually start as his “co-partner” even if he has Megs? (I don’t know if its his name) in studio. He’s already “off” half the year for the Sox and is on for maybe an hour when they syndicate Westwood One’s MNF package. Harbinger that they’re transitioning away from him?
Boy, I hope so. I know Mikey has a niche audience, but there is nothing appealing about his program. I can’t even turn it on.
I end up tuning in to 98.5 at nights just because Mikey is a total zero for me. It’s a shame too since I’ve always felt that a good night program on EEI could easily steal listeners from Adam Jones and his negativity. The only redeeming part of the either night program is Rich Keefe.
Straker says:
I think Mikey’s been on thin ice for awhile. He’s probably pretty cheap (which is why he’s lasted this long) but he needs a lot of support to get through four hours. I could easily see him being replaced by one of the younger guys when his contract is up.
Lenny Megliola is useless.
As for Mike Adams…as much as I want to see him gone his ratings are rock solid and way outperform how much he is being paid. The WEEI evening show is impossible to listen to yet stoners and 70’s Sox aficionados do it so well that the show out performs 98.5. As much as Mikey should be put to bed he is not going anywhere.
On ratings, Finn’s article on 12/22/2015:
From 6-11 p.m., The Sports Hub, which airs “The Adam Jones Show” and Bruins and Celtics games in that window, was first (11.4). WEEI, which broadcasts “The Planet Mikey Show” at night, was second (7.8).
(The period covered is September 10 – December 2.)
Even with the lack of optimism for the C’s and B’s, that must be a good # for Mikey, right? Some of that period includes MNF when it’s not the Patriots/Sox.
I don’t know if it’s normal that stations take their evening show to the Superbowl. I recall, last year, that SportsHub even took Jones, but can’t be sure Mikey has been talking, for weeks, about how he’s planning to get into Santa Clara, since WEEI made it clear that they’re not taking him even if the Patriots are in it. I don’t have a count but I recall that both stations have sent their 6-6 groupings for the past few years, even if the Patriots aren’t in it, with how big of an event it has become. And, now, it seems like almost every sports talk station sends at least one of their drive-time crews for the week there.
I know this news doesn’t affect us but this has to be a top5 nominee for “biggest sports lie of the year” The responses to the tweet are hilarious.
LeBron James was informed of the decision to fire David Blatt today, he was not consulted on decision sources said
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) January 22, 2016
NYT gets in on the DG science and how the NFL ignored it:
"NFL Ignores Deflategate Science" @NoceraNYT gets in on the action: https://t.co/fP2er0yLq2
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) January 22, 2016
“The Deflator.” I’m an unabashed homer, and so my opinions will be dismissed as just that, but the more I think about WHEN Dorito guy called himself “the Deflator” (May 2014); the more I think about his use of the words “deflate and give me that jacket” when texting the other guy during the 2014 Green Bay game (from his couch in New Hampshire); and the more I think about how the word “deflate” has been used as a reference to weight loss in several men’s health publications, and even in an NFL Network program a few years ago, the more I think the guy really WAS talking about losing weight. He’s a big guy, after all, and he’s probably tried to drop weight a million times since he grew to that size. It’s just unfortunate that those texts exist, because, as you said, the term “The Deflator” and the infamous 90-second bathroom trip are the ONLY things the Deflategate Flat-Earth Society in the media (h/t Jerry Thornton) have left to hang their hats on, given that the “science” in the Wells Report has been utterly annihilated by far, far, far more credible sources over the last several months. Have I mentioned how much I hate Roger Goodell’s NFL? He’s got to go, and the first thing a new Commish should do is reinstate the stolen draft picks. It’s a friggin’ joke that they’re going to have to sit idle during the first round next May. It’s criminal, in fact.
And this isn’t some schmuck writing it. It’s Joe Nocera. He’s one of the NYT’s big guns.
Another passage that pissed me off was this one:
“The other owners, feeling that the Patriots had been caught cheating a second time, wanted Goodell to crush them. Indeed, although the N.F.L. denies this, it was made clear to the commissioner that there would be repercussions for him if he went too easy on the Patriots.”
That makes Kraft’s “for the good of the other 31” rah-rah-ing even more repulsive and pathetic.
Between this and the “process” of moving teams to LA, it’s clearer than ever that most owners are duplicitous sleaze who would stab their mother in the back if it were good for business and Goodell is a highly paid goon/punching bag.
I am confused. What was duplicitous of the Kronke move to LA. He owned a football team, he owned the land under the old Hollywood Race Track which is a perfect site for a football stadium and he never promised St. Louis he would stay. Now if you want to argue SD or the Raiders moving is duplicitous that I would entertain…but not so the Rams. They should have never have gone to St. Louis in the first place.
Regarding the Rams, that kind of my point. He never had any intention of staying in St. Louis and negotiated in bad faith with the city. He and the NFL presented an offer that was a virtual non-starter so Kroenke and Rog could shrug and say “well we tried”. An offer that, as a side note, would have been awful for the taxpayers.
Also, regarding the other two, they switched the vote at the last minute to be a secret ballot and it resulted in a bunch of the owners Spanos believed to have not voting for his proposal. These people will turn on each other at the drop of a hat so long as they can do it in secret.
Exactly. To Spanos face, they agreed with him. Behind his back, they turned.
So those other owners are just as ignorant about “Spygate” as the fans and media have been for the last 8+ years. For the love of God, have any of them heard what guys like Cowher, Jimmy Johnson, Dick Vermeil, and Mike Shanahan have had to say about that “cheating scandal?” It burns me that something that was a common practice and had been dismissed (rightfully so) as gamesmanship between teams by previous commissioners was allowed to become the NFL’s Teapot Dome scandal — it wasn’t even illegal to film signals, technically, if you peruse what the actual rulebook says (a memo from the league office cannot change a written rule; that’s a bylaw, even I know what that means). And can we please stop with the “Goodell went easy on them” crap? A first round draft pick is not a minor penalty. It’s huge, and it’s a commodity that the league office (both times under Goodell, not surprisingly) has now confiscated twice from the Patriots, while salary cap cheats (Denver) and teams who tamper with other teams’ players on a routine basis have received the equivalent of slaps on the wrist for their transgressions (can’t blame Goodell for Denver only losing 3rd rounders since he wasn’t in charge back then, but it just goes to show how must more level-headed about stuff like that Tagliabue was when he was in charge). The bottom line is that everything that’s been said about, and done to the Patriots by Park Avenue, the “other 31,” and the despicable media since 2007 has been fueled by pure Hater-Ade. That’s what this is all about. It’s a joke, and it’s driven me away from the non-Patriots portion of the NFL, for good.
I think this was brought up before, but the ultimate dichotomy with Kraft is “31 or 5.5?”
I don’t know who said it, and if they said it in that way, but we all know what it means. (A piece by Curran comes to mind.)
Kraft seemed to “get us” here in the “5.5 Patriot States” but I
think all of us wonder if he sold out at some point (and, if Jonathan
did). Reasonable people don’t care if you make a shi-tload of money, but this whole incident all of us fight to this day; and, we’ll continue to because of your inaction. Even if you “lost” due to the NFL Charter, a la Al Davis, you’d still have a home, forever, here.
Are you with us or against us? You want this zealotry and unbridled support? Basking in the glory of insane ratings, support, etc. (even with half the loser media in town being anti- )? You can’t sit there and just shill out like some f-cktard politician.
Bob, we hold out hope.
Patriots geographical cheating now!!!!!!
Something tells me the Ted Wells “batsignal” won’t be hauled out of storage:
FWIW, NFL is still reviewing any hgh allegations regarding Peyton Manning and the recent media report. Matter is not yet resolved
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) January 24, 2016
Oaktown says:
Bill Belichick coached horribly starting in the second half of the first
Broncos game through the end of today’s game. He coached us out of the
#1 seed in the regular season, then coached to lose today before the
ball was kicked off. Frankly, it was startling to watch and, hopefully,
it’s not a sign of things to come.
Doritos dink says:
Hot take: Belicheck was secretly told by Kraft that the NFL couldn’t have the Patriots in the SB so he forced him to coach badly once they lost. Just bad enough, but allowed for Manning Brady and NFL to save face.
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Polish K2 winter expedition: A matter of honor
K 2, seen from Base Camp
The “Ice Warriors”, as the Polish winter climbers in the Himalayas and the Karakoram have been called, want to do it again. The last remaining first winter ascent of an eight-thousander is to become a Polish under all circumstances. The state sponsors the prestigious project on K2, with an altitude of 8,611 meters the second highest mountain in the world: the Polish Ministry of Sports and Tourism bears the largest chunk of costs with a cash injection of one million zlotys (almost 240,000 euros). “Because we got the money, we had to follow the idea that it is a national expedition,” expedition leader Krzysztof Wielicki told desnivel.com (see the video below). All climbers of the K2 winter team are Poles – even Denis Urubko, an avid collector of passports: the native Kazakh received the Russian citizenship in 2013 and in addition the Polish one in 2015.
21. December 2017 | 16:33
Bielecki, Golab, Ice Warriors, K2, Malek, Pakistan, Polish K2 winter expedition, Urubko, Wielicki
Everest winter pioneer Wielicki: “Acclimatization is the key”
Krzysztof Wielicki
Krzysztof Wielicki is skeptical. “I think they can have a problem because they only slept in Camp 3 and not at 8,000 meters,” answers the Pole when I meet him at the trade fair ISPO in Munich and enquire him about the chances of the Basque climber Alex Txikon on Mount Everest. Txikon, who wants to scale the highest mountain of the world this winter without bottled oxygen, is currently waiting in Everest Base Camp to set off for his first summit attempt. “In my opinion, you should have slept at the South Col, if you want to push to the summit,” says Wielicki. “I wish him good luck, I hope that nothing happens. It’s most important that they’ll come back safely. It doesn’t matter if they climb to the summit or not.”
9. February 2017 | 1:01
Bielecki, Bottled oxygen, ISPO, K 2, Mount Everest, Poland, Txikon, Urubko, Wielicki, winter ascent, winter expedition
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Summit successes on Kangchenjunga and other 8000ers
Denis Urubko on Kangchenjunga
Mount Everest is still awaiting the first ascent this spring. But summit successes are reported from other eight-thousanders. The Russian climber Denis Urubko sent a message that he reached the 8586-meter-high summit of Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain on earth, today at 9:40 a.m. local time. As Denis also his companions, the Polish climber Adam Bielecki, the Spaniard Alex Txikon and the Russians Artyom Brown and Dmitri Sinev, should have started the descent. Bielecki, Txikon and Sinev had previously made a summit bid but had returned from 8350 meters. Initially Urubko and Co. had wanted to open a new route through the North Face. Obviously, it was more of a variant of the British North Ridge route which Doug Scott, Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker had climbed in 1979.
19. May 2014 | 18:30
Camandona, Huebschenberger, Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Mansikka, Soria, Stitzinger, Urubko, Von Melle
Goal: A new route to the top of Kangchenjunga
The North Face of Kangchenjunga
Even if it may seem in spring again as though there was only Mount Everest, it is also worth looking to other eight-thousanders. A highly qualified team has been formed to open a new route via the north face of Kangchenjunga: Denis Urubko and Artem Brown from Russia, Adam Bielecki from Poland and the Basque Alex Txikon. Urubko has initiated the project. Denis, who was born in Kazakhstan but is now a Russian citizen, wants to draw a definite line under the past year which was so unfortunate for him.
26. March 2014 | 16:09
Bielecki, Brown, India, Kangchendzönga, Nepal, North Face, Txikon, Urubko
When Everest feels itchy
End of February. It’s still quiet at the foot of Mount Everest. The calm before the storm. Or should I say before the rush? There will be again hundreds of climbers who turn the basecamp on the Nepalese south side into a small town, with helicopter base, mini-hospital and wireless internet connection. It’s time to call my friend Chomolungma on his mobile phone – before she is stressed out.
Namasté, Chomo! Stefan speaking.
Oh no, you again.
Take it easy!I haven’t woken you up from your hibernation, have I?
Look at your calendar! Pre-season. I’m still on vacation.
27. February 2013 | 17:10
60-years-jubilee, Bolotov, Kirikov, Moro, Mount Everest, Sokolov, Steck, Urubko
„You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things – to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated.”
Aid project in Nepal: School up!
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Two Polish climbers flown out of K2 Base Camp
Tima Deryan: Strong Arab woman heading for Everest
Winter expeditions: Waiting for end of snowfall
Rugby on Everest
Shutdown stops Kobusch at Denali
Nanga Parbat: Nardi and Co. again in Camp 3
In their husbands’ Everest footsteps
Winter expeditions are on
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Associations between Indigenous Australian oral health literacy and self-reported oral health outcomes
Eleanor J Parker1Email author and
Lisa M Jamieson1
BMC Oral Health201010:3
© Parker and Jamieson; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2010
To determine oral health literacy (REALD-30) and oral health literacy-related outcome associations, and to calculate if oral health literacy-related outcomes are risk indicators for poor self-reported oral health among rural-dwelling Indigenous Australians.
468 participants (aged 17-72 years, 63% female) completed a self-report questionnaire. REALD-30 and oral health literacy-related outcome associations were determined through bivariate analysis. Multivariate modelling was used to calculate risk indicators for poor self-reported oral health.
REALD-30 scores were lower among those who believed teeth should be infrequently brushed, believed cordial was good for teeth, did not own a toothbrush or owned a toothbrush but brushed irregularly. Tooth removal risk indicators included being older, problem-based dental attendance and believing cordial was good for teeth. Poor self-rated oral health risk indicators included being older, healthcare card ownership, difficulty paying dental bills, problem-based dental attendance, believing teeth should be brushed infrequently and irregular brushing. Perceived need for dental care risk indicators included being female and problem-based dental attendance. Perceived gum disease risk indicators included being older and irregular brushing. Feeling uncomfortable about oro-facial appearance risk indicators included problem-based dental attendance and irregular brushing. Food avoidance risk indicators were being female, difficulty paying dental bills, problem-based dental attendance and irregular brushing. Poor oral health-related quality of life risk indicators included difficulty paying dental bills and problem-based dental attendance.
REALD-30 was significantly associated with oral health literacy-related outcomes. Oral health literacy-related outcomes were risk indicators for each of the poor self-reported oral health domains among this marginalised population.
Risk Indicator
Poor Oral Health
Oral Health Knowledge
Oral health is integral to overall health and wellbeing, with poor oral health and untreated oral conditions having a deleterious impact on quality of life [1]. Preventable and treatable oral diseases remain widespread, particularly amongst poor and underserved populations [2].
Indigenous Australians identify as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and represented 2.5% of the total Australian population in 2006. The median age is 21 years, compared with 37 years for the non-Indigenous population [3]. The majority of Indigenous Australians live outside major cities, with 43% living in regional and 25% in remote areas in 2006.
Indigenous Australians have poorer self-reported health and suffer a greater burden of disease than non-Indigenous Australians [3]. Indigenous adults accessing public dental services in Australia have higher levels of periodontal disease and fewer filled teeth, but greater numbers of missing teeth than non-Indigenous patients [4]. Indigenous children in Australia experience significantly higher levels of dental caries than their non-Indigenous counterparts [5, 6] with greater levels of untreated disease and less preventive therapies [7].
Although recently gaining more attention, there has been little work in the field of oral health literacy or, more specifically, the impact of oral health literacy on oral health outcomes, amongst disadvantaged groups such as Indigenous Australians. Health literacy has been defined as "the degree to which individuals can obtain, process and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions" [8]. In the oral health context, literacy can be considered as the skills necessary for people to understand the causes of poor oral health, to learn and adopt fundamental aspects of positive oral self-care behaviours, to communicate with oral health care providers, to place their names on dental treatment waiting lists or organise appointments, to find their way to the dental clinic, to fill out the necessary forms and to comply with any required regimes, including follow-up appointments and compliance with prescribed medication [9]. This definition addresses functional oral health literacy, encompassing knowledge as well as ability to use that knowledge in making appropriate oral health-related decisions. Oral health literacy, in this definition, encompasses far more than reading; it involves writing, numeracy, speaking, listening and 'understanding the system' [10]. It is suggested that the complexity of both verbal and written oral health communications create a significant barrier to improving oral health [2] and that oral health literacy is required in order to promote oral health and to prevent oral disease [1]. It has also been proposed that health literacy may be associated with barriers to accessing care, oral health behaviours such as prevention and to follow-up care [11].
Although the precise relationship between literacy and oral health outcomes has not been established [1], one model that may be useful when conceptualising the interplay between oral health literacy, culture and society, the health system, the education system, and their collective role in determining oral health literacy-related outcomes and costs is outlined in Figure 1[12]. As depicted in the model, literacy is hypothesized as being one of many factors that influences oral health. The first step toward discerning the role of literacy in a multidimensional model of oral health is to therefore determine if literacy skills explain oral health disparities, or if disparities still exist among those with equivalent levels of literacy. Once the relationship between literacy and oral health (independent of education and other social determinants) is assessed, other factors in the explanatory model can be incorporated to see how they interact with oral health literacy. According to the model, such determinants include economics, cultural and other social factors, education and various aspects of the health system.
Conceptual framework of oral health literacy and oral health literacy-related outcomes (modified from [12]).
Word recognition tests demonstrate a strong correlation with general reading ability and reading comprehension [13], with evidence suggesting that if a person has difficulty pronouncing dental-related words, then that person may additionally have difficulty with comprehension; a higher order skill [14]. In the general health realm, those with limited health literacy skills are more likely to miss important preventative measures such as mammograms, Pap smears and influenza shots [15], and be late presenters to the health care system [16]. Low health-literate individuals often have chronic conditions and are less able to effectively manage them, for example, low-literate people with diabetes [17], asthma [18] or HIV/AIDS [19] have been shown to have less knowledge of their illness and its management than their more literate counterparts. Limited health literacy is associated with poor self-ratings of health [20], and an increase in preventable hospital admissions, with higher rates of hospitalisation and use of emergency services being reported among those with limited literacy [21]. Based on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Health Literacy in medicine (REALM), an instrument to measure dental health literacy (Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry; REALD) was developed by Richman and colleagues [22]. A shortened version, REALD-30, was also developed and validated, with low REALD-30 scores being associated with poor oral health-related quality of life and poor self-rated oral health [23].
This study aims to contribute to an increased understanding of the impact of oral health literacy, and oral health literacy-related outcomes, on self-reported oral health among rural-dwelling Indigenous Australians. Specifically, the aims are: 1) to determine the relationship between oral health literacy, as assessed by REALD-30, and oral health literacy-related outcomes; defined in this study as oral health knowledge, oral health self-care and utilisation of dental services and; 2) to determine if oral health literacy-related outcomes are risk indicators for 7 domains of poor self-reported oral health.
The authors had previously worked closely with the Indigenous community in the small regional town of Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia. In previous projects, focus groups had revealed themes of concern such as poor oral health systems navigation and a poor understanding of oral health information and health behaviours [24]. Following feedback from the community, this study was developed to investigate associations between oral health literacy and self-reported oral health outcomes.
This was as a cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of Indigenous adults living in the Port Augusta region. Administration of a self-report questionnaire occurred during a one-week period [additional file 1].
Recruitment techniques included word of mouth, attendance at health promotion sessions and community centres, the waiting room of the health service, interviews on radio, flyers, street stalls, home visits and Indigenous Health Worker contact. Where sessions had been more formally arranged by Indigenous Health Workers, morning and afternoon tea as well as transport was provided.
Participants needed to identify as being Indigenous, live in the Port Augusta region, be aged 17+ years and be able to understand and communicate in spoken English.
Participants received a $20 supermarket voucher upon completion of the questionnaire.
Ethics approval was granted by the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia and the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of Adelaide. Participants gave written informed consent before participating. Participants with limited reading ability had consent forms read to them.
Self-reported questionnaire
Items included those used by the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health in other population-level surveys. The questionnaire was tested with five Indigenous adults and modified according to feedback received. With the exception of REALD-30, which required an interview, the questionnaire was administered through a combination of interview and self-complete approaches. The level of self-completion was determined by participants, with all questionnaires being reviewed by the interviewer to ensure completion. The questionnaire took approximately ten minutes to complete, and was completed in a number of settings including community halls, Indigenous resource centres, Pika Wiya Health Service, at a street stall outside the local supermarket, in people's homes and in schools.
Dependent variables
Dependent variables were 7 domains of poor self-reported oral health. The 7 domains included: (1) having had one or more teeth extracted; (2) rating oral health as 'fair or poor'; (3) perceived need for fillings or extractions; (4) perceived gum disease; (5) feeling uncomfortable about appearance of teeth, mouth or false teeth; (6) having avoided eating some foods because of problems with teeth, mouth or false teeth and; (7) poor oral health related quality of life, as assessed by one or more OHIP-14 items rated 'very often' or 'fairly often' [25].
Independent variables
Independent variables included demographic factors such as age and sex, socio-economic factors such as ownership of a means-tested Government-issued health care card, financial factors such as perceived difficulty paying a $100 dental bill, oral health literacy (REALD-30) and oral health literacy-related outcomes such as use of dental services (usual reason for seeing a dentist), oral health knowledge (number of times should brush teeth each day, is cordial good for teeth) and oral self-care (did brush teeth the previous day).
Data analytic approach
Bivariate analyses were conducted to test the relationship between oral health literacy (REALD-30) and oral health-literacy related outcomes (dental service utilisation, oral health knowledge, oral self-care), as predicted by our theoretical model (Figure 1).
Univariate and bivariate distributions of the 7 dependent variables were determined. Correlation tests confirmed the existence of weak associations between independent variables in a given group (Pearson's correlation coefficient range 0.1-0.4), with no variables needing to be excluded due to collinearity. The high prevalence of the 7 domains of poor self-reported oral health meant that odds ratios were poor indicators of relative frequency, so prevalence ratios were determined using Poisson regression modelling [26]. Poisson regression analysis was used to derive adjusted estimates for the prevalence of the dependent variables. Guided by the theoretical model, exposure variables were classified into demographic, socio-economic, financial, oral health literacy and oral health literacy-related outcomes. The risk indicators significantly associated with poor self-reported oral health at a bivariate level were evaluated in multivariate Poisson regression models, based on the conceptual model (Figure 1). The regression models were constructed by removing covariates one at a time according to P-value size, with only values that remained statistically significant being presented in the final models. Data were analysed using SPSS 15.0 and Intercooled STATA 8.
Complete questionnaires were obtained from 468 participants, with an average age of 38 years (age range 17 to 72 years) and 63 percent female. The mean REALD-30 score was 15.0 (se = 0.36). Oral health literacy, as assessed by REALD-30, was lower among those who believed teeth should be brushed none or once daily, believed that cordial was good for teeth, did not own a toothbrush or owned a toothbrush but did not brush the previous day (Table 1).
Associations between oral health literacy (REALD-30) and oral health literacy-related outcomes among Indigenous adults in Port Augusta; n = 468
Oral health literacy-related outcomes
Oral health literacy; mean reald-30 (se)
Use of dental services
Reason for last dental visit
15.3 (0.5)
Check-up
How many times do you think you should brush your teeth each day?
None or once
12.4 (1.0)*
Twice or more
Do you think cordial is good or bad for teeth or gums?
Oral self-care
Do you own a toothbrush?
If yes, did you brush your teeth yesterday?
*P < 0.05
The prevalence of having had a tooth removed was higher among those aged 38+ years, those with low oral health literacy scores, who usually visited a dentist because of a problem and who believed cordial was good for teeth (Table 2). 'Fair or poor' self-rated oral health was higher among those aged 38+ years, males, those who owned a health care card, those reporting a lot of difficulty paying a $100 dental bill, problem-based dental attenders, those who believed teeth should be brushed none or once daily and those who did not brush teeth the previous day. Self-perceived need for fillings or extractions was higher among females, those with low oral health literacy scores and problem-based dental attenders. A higher prevalence of those who perceived they had gum disease were aged 38+ years, owned a health care card, reported difficulty paying a $100 dental bill, were problem-based dental attenders and did not brush teeth the previous day. Feeling uncomfortable about the appearance of one's teeth, mouth or dentures was higher among those aged 38+ years, those with low oral health literacy scores, problem-based dental attenders and those who did not brush teeth the previous day. Avoiding eating some foods because of problems with teeth, mouth or dentures was higher among those aged 38+ years, females, those reporting difficulty paying a $100 dental bill, those with low oral health literacy scores, problem-based dental attenders and those reporting that they did not brush the previous day. Poor oral health-related quality of life-as assessed by one or more OHIP-14 items reported 'very often' or 'fairly often'-was higher among those aged 38+ years, those reporting difficulty paying a $100 dental bill, those with low oral health literacy scores and problem-based dental attenders.
Prevalence (%) of poor self-rated oral health outcomes among Aboriginal adults in Port Augusta by risk indicators; n = 468
Have had teeth pulled out
Rate oral health as fair or poor
Need fillings or extractions
Think have gum disease
Uncomfortable about appearance of mouth
Avoid eating some foods
Poor oral health-related quality of life
61.5*
Health Care Card
Dental cost
Difficulty paying $100 dental bill
None, hardly any, a little
Oral health literacy
Mean REALD-30 (se)
Usual reason for seeing dentist?
Number times should brush teeth daily?
Is cordial good for teeth?
Did brush teeth yesterday?
Risk indicators for having had one or more teeth removed included being aged 38 years or more, usually visiting a dentist because of a problem and believing that cordial was good for teeth (Table 3). Risk indicators for self-rated oral health as 'fair or poor' included being aged 38 years or more, ownership of a health care card, having a lot of difficulty paying a $100 dental bill, usually attending a dentist because of a problem, believing teeth should be brushed none or once daily and not brushing teeth the previous day. Risk indicators for perceived need for fillings or extractions included being female and usually visiting a dentist because of a problem. Risk indicators for the fourth poor self-reported oral health domain, perceived gum disease, included being aged 38 years or more and not brushing teeth the previous day. Risk indicators for feeling uncomfortable about the appearance of one's teeth, mouth or dentures included usually visiting a dentist because of a problem and not brushing teeth the previous day. Risk indicators for avoiding eating some foods were being female, having a lot of difficulty paying a $100 dental bill, usually visiting a dentist because of a problem and not brushing teeth the previous day. Risk indicators for the final domain of poor self-reported oral health, poor oral health-related quality of life, included a lot of difficulty paying a $100 dental bill and usually visiting a dentist because of a problem.
Adjusted prevalence ratios for poor oral health outcomes among Aboriginal adults in Port Augusta; n = 468 (95% CI in parentheses)†
†All outcomes adjusted for risk indicators significant at a bivariate level, including REALD-30. Only risk indicators remaining statistically significant in the final multivariate models are presented
Based on a conceptual model, this study set out to determine if: a) oral health literacy, as assessed by REALD-30, was associated with the oral health literacy-related outcomes of dental service utilisation, oral health knowledge and oral self-care behaviour and; b) if oral health literacy-related outcomes were risk indicators for 7 domains of poor self-reported oral health among a convenience sample of rural-dwelling Indigenous Australians. REALD-30 was significantly associated with the oral health literacy-related outcomes. Consistent with our conceptual framework-that portrays oral health literacy as preceding oral health literacy-related outcomes in terms of oral health consequences-REALD-30 did not persist as a risk indicator for poor self-reported oral health in the multivariate models. However, at least one of the risk indicators for each of the poor self-reported oral health measures included oral health literacy-related outcomes.
Before examining our findings in greater detail, it is important to describe the study's shortcomings. First, the sample was one of convenience, meaning the findings cannot be considered to be representative of all Indigenous persons in Port Augusta. Due to the convenience nature of the recruitment strategies, the number of people who declined to participate was not recorded. Second, the design was cross-sectional, meaning there can be no assumptions of causality. Third, REALD-30 may not have been a realistic assessment of oral health literacy in our study population. The shortcomings of REALD-30 are acknowledged, particularly in that it measures word recognition only, that is, with no test of comprehension or function. However, there were few other validated instruments available to measure oral health literacy that were considered culturally acceptable to our Indigenous reference group. The Test of Functional Health Literacy in Dentistry (TOFHLiD) was developed in an attempt to measure broader aspects of oral health literacy, measuring reading comprehension as well as numerical ability [14]. This instrument was included in the initial questionnaire, but was removed after trialling with the Indigenous reference group, who identified a potential lack of acceptance within the community.
Shortcomings aside, the findings confirm that those with poorer oral health literacy, as measured by REALD-30, had poorer oral health knowledge and engaged in more harmful oral health literacy-related behaviours. The findings also indicate that, after adjusting for confounding, poor oral health literacy-related outcomes were risk indicators for 7 domains of poor self-reported oral health; which included items as far ranging as perceived need for dental care to oral health-related quality of life. The number of questionnaires completed was higher than anticipated, demonstrating that the project was embraced by the community, with many people involved and the majority of questionnaires implemented by Indigenous staff and community members. This survey has lead to further discussions with key members of the community, with ongoing discussions in relation to appropriate interventions, future research projects related to oral health, and development of an Indigenous Advisory Group for Indigenous oral health research in the region; important steps in the development of oral health research protocols that are owned and organised by the Indigenous groups of whom they intend to benefit.
The causal pathway between poor oral health literacy and poor oral health literacy-related outcomes-defined in our study as problem-based dental service utilisation, poor oral health knowledge and sub-optimal oral self-care behaviour-is both intuitive and supported by literature in the general health realm. For example, low health literacy has been associated with greater emergency visits to hospital [21], poorer knowledge regarding a chronic condition and its causes [18] and less-than-ideal self-care behaviour [15]. Our findings add evidence to the claim that literacy is one of the key ways in which individuals are able to process and act on information to improve their health outcomes and health care behaviours [27].
The associations between poor oral health literacy-related outcomes with the seven domains of poor self-rated oral health selected in this study are perhaps also intuitive, and again supported by literature in the general health realm. For example, limited health-related knowledge is a risk indicator for poor self-reported general health [28], and poor general self-care behaviour is a risk indicator for poor general health-related quality of life [29]. Given the evidence correlating poor self-reported oral health with poor clinical outcomes [30], our findings suggest that further investigation of the specific role of oral health literacy on oral health literacy-related outcomes and, in turn, the role of oral health literacy-related outcomes on various domains of poor self-rated oral health, warrants further investigation. This research is particularly relevant among Indigenous populations both in Australia and at an international level; groups who experience unacceptable levels of both dental disease and poor oral health-related quality of life, and cannot always access the care they require.
In this convenience sample of Indigenous adults, oral health literacy was significantly associated with oral health literacy-related outcomes. In turn, oral health literacy-related outcomes were risk indicators for poor self-reported oral health. Further investigation is needed to better understand causal pathways and develop appropriate intervention strategies to improve oral health outcomes for Indigenous people.
Funding for the study was provided through a University of Adelaide School of Dentistry research grant. The authors are grateful to the Pika Wiya Health Service Inc., the Davenport Council, Port Augusta Early Years Parenting Centre, Lakeview Accommodation, Aboriginal Resource Centre Inc., and Uniting Care Wesley for providing venues, Umeewarra Media for the free advertising, Indigenous Health Workers who assisted with data collection, and to all study participants for taking part.
12903_2009_147_MOESM1_ESM.DOC Additional file 1: Aboriginal Oral Health Literacy Survey. itemised survey questions pertaining to the analysis described in this paper. (DOC 26 KB)
EJP drafted the manuscript. LMJ conducted the analysis and participated in the writing and completion of the manuscript. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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Lyah
PvE King, Fan Boy, LovelyMad Sorc.
if you respect me, i will respect you!
A short video teaser
youtube.com/c/LyahAion
UserRenamed
Tiks
i hear ru official already has roulette p2w event not 100% sure can some1 confirm xD? ( if that's true lel it hasn't even been 2 weeks since the start of their new server ) . . .
and what's the plan of gameforge for future events after 6.2 is it possible to see a month ahead events in the forum :?
( ah yea also do u guys consider making aion coins tradeable in game id like to see them in broker )
about ur content i doubt u guys can offer something special since alot streamers already showed the stuff on new content unless gameforge change something in game that is worth to show... which i highly doubt but then again would be great if u manage to surprise the crowd
So there’ll be a beta test server for chosen people and another testserver for everyone or what happened to the idea of a testserver for the community xD?
PVEnis Ranks
Doombolt
It seems that ship has sailed away.
Click wrote:
Nothing happened it will be there and it's the same server for everyone. But it is possible that youtubers will get access a bit earlier so that they have more time to prepare videos.
Doombolt wrote:
Not at all. Nothing sailed away. It is still planned to get a PTS for everyone. More info as soon as we have a date and all info.
kkk wrote:
Show events on forums a month ahead is very unlikely to happen. Events take time to prepare and can't be changed on short notice. We are always checking the feedback and suggestions and many events recently were adapted according to this. Some events like Magical crafting were actually suggested by players (in this case one of our dear forum team member).
The goal is to have guides and interesting contents for all people who are interested. Yes, some people made videos but based on PTS for some of them with different settings that are not representative of any of the live servers with 6.0 on different regions. 6.0 is so vast that a lot of things were not covered. Don't forget that we have a variety of languages on Aion and that there are a lot of languages in which we don't have 6.0 guides etc... There is still a lot to show and a lot of interesting stuff that was not covered, that is for sure.
Hakurin
NOT LIKE THIS™
THAT'S A LOTTA DAMAGE
Conrats Lyah! I think this is a good step from GF, and I hope you and the other youtubers will be able to provide useful informations for both newcomers and returning oldies
Galeas wrote:
We are always checking the feedback and suggestions and many events recently were adapted according to this.
Regarding this, I'm sorry, I really appreciate the work you've been doing for this community, but GF rarely ever listens to the playerbase feedback. I know that P2W is a lot more profitable (as seen here for example), but please, please do also consider the slightly longer-term health of the game and don't crush this with too many P2W strategies.
[NICK]n00b
Contact bigger MMO channels and provide them with a max level acc to try 6.2 out. No offense but 1500 subs of whom probably most of them are already Aion players .. doesn't really mean much.
great jungle wurm
terrorizing the coast
Crimson, Amber and Cobalt
Hakurin wrote:
hope really dies last, lmao
prepare for trouble - and make it triple
[NICK]n00b wrote:
This is something completely different. We are also in touch with "big" youtubers but for another puprose. The purpose of having people from the community is to provide content that is really useful for players.If you make someone that never played Aion make a video it might be interesting for the reach but in no case for actual and future players
But we are going both ways for 6.0.
@Galeas If new players really is the big focus of this youtube project than i highly suggest to disclose the new server opening news as soon as possible and BEFORE the new advertising contents get created, as mentioning a new server opening together with the new patch would really boost the chances of new players to give the game a try.
I mean we all kind of know that a new server is going to open, just mention it already, I promise that the people still playing at the moment won't stop or protest if you explain that choice is made to bring new players in?
I am glad GF decided to promote Aion.
Although its many flaws, it's still a great game... it's underrated, probably because it's kinda hard to get into and understand it (which will happen at end game... surely those who tried it and quit never quite got there).
Now that 6.2 it's friendly to a more casual style, hopefully it will bring more players to the fold.
Can you name any of the test servers or the new server Ragnarok? q_q i dont ask much
Legend of the Kaisinel Temple
Neverfelt wrote:
This looks like a cheap way to advertise aion thats gonna fail anyway because all these subscribers you see on these channels are people familiar with aion and not "newcomers" that you are aiming at...
This specific project is not aimed for newcomers in first place, but they could be also interesting for them See @Galeas previous posts:
The purpose of having people from the community is to provide content that is really useful for players.
The goal is to have guides and interesting contents for all people who are interested.
~ Sparx ~
You should do an AMA at reddit.com/r/MMORPG as the Aion team representative, get in touch with their mods first. I browse that sub-reddit but rarely do I ever see Aion mentioned.
Sparx wrote:
Check Lyah's video at 00:40 , says: "to promote the game to all players, and especially to newcomers"
I strongly disagree with you because those videos will be promoted on our channels, which will make it visible for people that are interested in 6.0, newcomers and already active players and thus not only by their usual viewers. The goal is that, along with all the news and announcements, you will have videos explaining 6.0. Which is a good thing for everyone. And this is far from being the only way we will use to promote the game.
Yes, the videos will contribute to promoting the update, but as I said there will be a lot of other things. This is all complementary and I would say "the more the better".
To be fair, I don't think anybody really cares about Aion 6.2 content. There is plenty already.
Anything that the youtubers showcase might be overshadowed by the business model.
I think if you want to make a good advertisement you will have to be a bit more transparent about how the business model will function.
Otherwise the whole advertising while not being transparent just smells of short term profit goals.
And old players knew out of experience and new players knew it out of reviews, that the business model was a big turnoff.
My opinion is biased, because I am an old player. That might be a returnee in 6.2. But this all depends on how the business model is. The majority of my friends that left the game think the same way, and I'm sure that a lot of other old players also think the same way. So my biased opinion might be also objective depending on how many old players think the same way as I do.
Well, even putting opinion aside, when it comes to marketing the majority of people first want to know how much does your product cost, and then what are the details of the product. As Aion is a free-to-play game the majority of the players are probably not a sheikh. So all that matters for them will be the product "price".
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In Geneva, Switzerland, The United States and other major powers appeared close to a deal with Iran to curb its nuclear program in exchange for lifting some economic sanctions against the terrorist-sponsoring state. Negotiations, however, fell apart at the last minute when France and Iran balked at the final wording on the interim draft. Talks are expected to resume within a few weeks, but it is worth pausing to consider what was nearly agreed to and what the outcome could likely be.
President Obama has pledged to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that America has Israel’s “back.” Who knew he had a knife? An agreement that trusts Iran’s promises and allows it to surreptitiously complete development of nuclear missiles would stab Israel in the back.
North Korea promised former President Jimmy Carter during his 1994 visit to Pyongyang it would close a nuclear reactor at Yongbyon in exchange for food and humanitarian aid. The reactor was subsequently re-opened. Memo to the Obama administrations: tyrants lie.
Unlike North Korea, an officially atheist state, Iranian mullahs have repeatedly said they have a religious duty to annihilate Israel, not to mention America. How do secular diplomats negotiate with people who, in their minds, would be violating “Allah’s will” by making deals with the “great Satan”?
While the negotiations between Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran were taking place in Geneva, Ynetnews.com claims, “…the Iranian government sent a different message with a broadcast on state television of a simulated missile attack on Israel.” How much more evidence of Iran’s intentions and ultimate objective are needed?
Last month, Kerry and Netanyahu met for seven hours in Rome. Caroline Glick of the Jerusalem Post, citing the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot, writes, “The secretary of state told the prime minister that he heard from his European friends … that if the negotiations (with the Palestinians) fail, Israel can forget about participating in the European research and development program ‘Horizon 2020’.” Kerry is then quoted as saying, “And that will only be the beginning.”
Doesn’t Kerry have this backward? Sanctions might be lifted against Iran for a promise that won’t be kept, but possibly imposed on Israel if it won’t agree to what amounts to assisted suicide?
It would also appear that this “deal” had been in the works for at least several months before the Geneva meetings. The Daily Beast reports: “The Obama administration began softening sanctions on Iran after the election of Iran’s new president in June, well before the current round of nuclear talks in Geneva or the historic phone call between the two leaders in September.”
The administration pledges to watch Iran closely and if it violates any provisions in a final agreement, sanctions would be re-imposed. If sanctions and other means, such as the introduction of the Stuxnet virus into Iran’s computers, failed to deter Iran’s nuclear program, why would anyone think additional threats and more sanctions would produce the desired results? Iran is playing for time and it appears the United States is willing to give it to them.
History is a great teacher, but not everyone pays attention. In “The Guns at Last Light,” Rick Atkinson’s chronicle of World War II, the author recalls President Franklin Roosevelt’s view of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin following their meeting at Yalta in February 1945: “‘Stalin doesn’t want anything other than security for his country,’ the president said. ‘He won’t try to annex anything and will work for a world of democracy and peace.’”
Winston Churchill similarly misjudged Stalin, writes Atkinson, telling his war cabinet, “‘Stalin I’m sure means well to the world and Poland. … He will not embark on bad adventures.’ He added, ‘I don’t think I’m wrong about Stalin,’ whom he had called ‘that great and good man.’”
Times and dictators change, but human nature remains the same. Roosevelt and Churchill were wrong about Stalin and the Obama administration is wrong about Iran.
(Readers may e-mail Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.)
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S-based, and coherent-based depending on the protocol operation. We study the design tradeoffs between energy and communication overhead savings in every routing paradigm. We also highlight the advantages and performance issues of each routing technique. The paper concludes with possible future research areas. 1
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-fidelity computer graphics objects using imperfectly-measured data from the real world. Our approach contains three novel features: an implicit integration method to achieve efficiency, stability, and large time-steps; a scale-dependent Laplacian operator to improve the diffusion process; and finally, a robust
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In this paper we show that application-aware adaptation, a collaborative partnership between the operating system and applications, offers the most general and effective approach to mobile information access. We describe the design of Odyssey, a prototype implementing this approach, and show how
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"... In the wake of the Mexican and Asian currency turmoil, the subject of financial crises has come to the forefront of academic and policy discussions. This paper analyzes the links between banking and currency crises. We find that: problems in the banking sector typically precede a currency crisis—the ..."
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acceptance model and the theory of planned behavior, the model of PC utilization, the innovation diffusion theory, and the social cognitive theory. Using data from four organizations over a six-month period with three points of measurement, the eight models explained between 17 percent and 53 percent
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of probability distributions — are best studied in the general setting. Working with exponential family representations, and exploiting the conjugate duality between the cumulant function and the entropy for exponential families, we develop general variational representations of the problems of computing
A theory of memory retrieval is developed and is shown to apply over a range of experimental paradigms. Access to memory traces is viewed in terms of a resonance metaphor. The probe item evokes the search set on the basis of probe-memory item relatedness, just as a ringing tuning fork evokes sympathetic vibrations in other tuning forks. Evidence is accumulated in parallel from each probe-memory item comparison, and each comparison is modeled by a continuous random walk process. In item recognition, the decision process is self-terminating on matching comparisons and exhaustive on nonmatching comparisons. The mathematical model produces predictions about accuracy, mean reaction time, error latency, and reaction time distributions that are in good accord with experimental data. The theory is applied to four item recognition paradigms (Sternberg, prememorized list, study-test, and continuous) and to speed-accuracy paradigms; results are found to provide a basis for comparison of these paradigms. It is noted that neural network models can be interfaced to the retrieval theory with little difficulty and that semantic memory models may benefit from such a retrieval scheme.
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The Colony Room: “You must remember this….a Muse is just a-muse…”
By Cecilia.W.Yu
Cecilia W Yu: Wow, The colony room…its just a pub to you Frankie Stein, but you know this is the stuff of legend for others…for me…its sort of somewhere in between because unfortunately I am one of those that had a paintbrush put in my hand at 2yrs old. I respect the hard work it takes to complete the journey and I know I’m lazy. Frankie, you keep me motivated! 🙂 But I don’t think Timeout did a good job of describing it…honestly…:P (link)
Frankie Stein: Blimming Heck Cecilia, there’s a photo of me behind the bar ,hhaaa! To be honest, it was very hard for me when I heard Ian had died. I cried because Ian and co would take the pi** out of a lot of people, but never me! He was always so lovely to me. They ( the owners ) were my friends, I spent many happy hours there, never had to pay membership. Still I got my members card. I joined in 1977. Such memories, drinking with Francis bacon, and watching a young Damien Hirst talking to Ian before Damien became famous. Just being a member there could open many doors for people! It was a magnet hahaaa, thanks for this :O) namaste.xx
Cecilia W Yu: I told you we get one another artistically! I never got into that thing about you being a Punk icon and all that. I was not born then so a lot of the names you mentioned are a bit of a blur to me.
Frankie Stein: I just saw a comment on your link to Time Out. I had to laugh at Sarah’s comment that it wasn’t artistic, and they were all drunks and drug addicts! Hahaaaaaa! So?
Cecilia W Yu: lol. Sometimes its all part of the spin…if we all actually spent as much time in bohemia doing what the press suggested. I don’t think any art work would ever have been made or anything done at all…no one seems to understand how demanding a “life companion” the Artistic Muse is and sure, some uses the booze.
Self Portrait (c) Frankie Stein, London, 2011
Instead, I get overly sensitive and turn into some sort of hermit for the entire duration it takes me to birth the work…drinking does not help….as evidenced by last weeks partying spree in London….now I can’t look at Bombay Sapphire Blue cocktails without feeling a great deal of nausea! 🙂
Frankie Stein: We are very different. I had a care order on me from the age 6 weeks old until I was 21, put into State’s care. I was so at a loss until I got an art scholarship. I had to ask Stevie Baby, the then Director of Art at my college what the heck I was? He said, “Frankie, you are a conceptual artist.”
Then I had a chance to play around with my performance art and was invited to “Juggle for Andy Warhol” (an in-joke) but essentially his people wanted him to see my stuff. But something in me just brought me back to an image I saw years ago of a Young boy standing with a Sphinx. Something in it steered me towards Bowie’s Diamond Dog days.
Cecilia W Yu: Isn’t that interesting how that kind of inspiration takes form? The only reason why we ended up starting “iProtest” together was because well, I was Tra-la-la-ing along and someone kept putting things about protest under my nose via email & social media. Of course I would not have even noticed it if the person did not have something “odd & interesting” about them. I am very bad when it comes to noticing people.
Frankie Stein: I am the same. I used to get told off for bringing ordinary people to posh places where they are not dressed properly! By that time the “Bowie’s night” concept was going on in all the different clubs ofLondon and I was also doing it at The Blitz’s. It all started with me doing some conceptual performance and around that time I interviewed David Bowie for Capital Radio. He took one look at my work and was just elated. He just “got it”. For me the whole experience was about getting out of the gallery since none of my peers were posh enough for it. I wanted to take the art out to the places where Youth culture was. I think my mate Herbie Yamaguchi can still remember those days a little at the Tropical Fish.
Cecilia W Yu: Interesting. I had the same feeling when I was doing Edinburgh Art festival in 2008. It was “THE First” Solo show. I was sponsored by Glen Morangie Whiskey. My friend & muse at the time was fixing cocktails for Arsenal Private members club for some guy called Henry (don’t know him). He came over & designed a cocktail for my show. I had a melt-down because on the same day of the opening, I had a major credit card fraud theft & was freaking out. In the middle of all that Political & Embassy VIPs showed up. My peers were so incredibly supportive and even made me laugh a little at the letter from Alex Salmond’s office about what art can do for “China-Scotland”. I just thought, “I want it to be seen in a space buzzing with Life & Passion. This is so wonderful but somehow controlled & too Aristotelian?”
Frankie Stein: Yes. I was performing at the Blitz, it was like that. What started as a club scene counter-culture turned into performing for Rock Stars every night. Mind you, no one treated me like an Elvis impersonator. They all knew it was “art”….Sting, Phil Lynott, Steve Jones from Sex Pistol and all that. Thea Porter was my mate who brought me into the Colony Room.
Cecilia W Yu: Sorry who? Can you spell that so I can Google it?
Punk dog (c) Cecilia.W.Yu, London, 2011
Frankie Stein: Haha.Yes! Thea is the lady who designed the costumes for the Beatles Album with all the Indian looking outfits. She is very into ethnic clothing. She designed for loads of people at the time like Jackie O, Princess Margaret and the Beatles. I liked Michael the Barman!
Are you still having trouble with your musing? Did you finish that “thing” forJapan?
Cecilia W Yu: Yeah I did. It is going to my friend’s curated show at theArt Museum of Iwate, then touring all of Japan later. I know it is not very “edgy”…and I would like it more RAW….but you know…it’s for post-Tsunami Japan. I think they have seen enough “roughness” so wanted to send them something that gives an “inner smile”.
Frankie Stein: Edgy is not always a good thing…I’m glad you done something beautiful. Hugs again X The story behind the piece made me cry. You know even though I did a lot of things with David Bowie’s music as a muse. I always stopped people from telling me anything about him. I would just listen to the music. Like I used to Juggle to only Jimmy Hendrix and simulate different effects like a Graphic Equaliser would. It was all about connectingBowie’s artistic characters and finding the bit that inspired me. It was the little forgotten characters that were “of use” to me. There’s a chapter of the “look” in Peter York’s “Style Wars”. I was so broke sometimes, John Windsor from the Observer bought my canvas for me as my art patron!
Cecilia W Yu: Btw, thanks for listening to me cry the other day ! At the moment everything is this annoying emotional thing. Usually the muses are light as a feather & make me laugh. But for the things we are doing together for London 2012, I can honestly say the new muse is grating! The energy is hostile, rebellious, intense, angry, manipulative but strangely very passionate in its need to be heard, bit tortured & scheming, somehow. I cannot make sense of “that” world. The Art may get “deeper & more layered” but it is hell on me personally. The performance installation I am preparing for, maybe in a northern Italian museum with my Musician friends. This piece is turning into some sort of “anima/animus trauma” and is ironically dubbed “Marriage of True minds” set to a Pasolini movie song! I feel yuck about the process.
Frankie Stein: When sexual energy is kept out of the muse process, it is so much easier. I am so glad I spent the last decades of my life in meditation.
Cecilia W Yu:. Haha, of course it can’t be “death, kill, sex, death, kill, death”…Zzz. That is not very ironic nor artistically interesting.
Frankie Stein: Lol. Oh Give it up! I still remember wanting to be the “creature” in the Sphinx picture cuddling with the boy that started all this “art” stuff at the time. But now we are all Princess Siddhartha about it!
Cecilia W Yu: Whatever goes on the Catwalk for iProtest, stays on the Catwalk!
For those interested in iProtest London 2012, check this out (fb group )
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I am engineer and like punk music. I liked your interview. Anyway I’ll be subscribing to your augment.fast.
Thank you. I am never a Punk. Frankie Stein was a punk. We wish her well and hope that neo-punk will transcend some of the issues the punk generation had to bring more creative free speech into the world but hopefully without the nihilistic lifestyle which killed many Punk rock stars. Personally I understand eco-punks better, however this does not change the fact that as female artists from different generations we should all be RESPECTING one another’s artistic journeys. And that should go both ways, I believe.
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Facts of Kristin Dattilo
Full Name Kristin Dattilo
Profession Actor, Writer, Producer
Nationality American and Italian
Ethnicity White
Birth City Kankakee, Illinois, United States
Spouse Leland Hayward (div) and Jason Keller
Sibilings Bryan Dattilo
Filmography The Chris Isaak Show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Beverly Hills, Two and a Half Men
Date of Birth November 30,1970
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What is Kristin Dattilo marital status ? Married
Who is Kristin Dattilo married with? Leland Hayward (div) and Jason Keller
Kristin Dattilo is an American TV actress popular for her role Yola Gaylen on The Chris Isaak Show. Additionally, she is also a producer and a writer as well. She was also popular as a former spouse of theatrical producer Leland Hayward and as of now, she receives the limelight due to her current husband Jason Keller.
Kristin Dattilo’s Biography
Kristin Dattilo was born in 1970, November 30 under the zodiac sign, Sagittarius. She holds dual nationality, Italian and American. Similarly, she belongs to white ethnicity.
Well, Dattilo grew up with her sibling, Bryan Dattilo in Kankakee, Illinois, U.S. Besides this, she also has three younger half-sisters.
Kristin Dattilo’s Age & Body Statistics
Age: Kristin Dattilo is 48 years of age as of 2019.
Height: The gorgeous lady stands 5 feet 4 inches tall in height which is similar to an actress Kristy Mcnichol.
Weight: She is at a healthy weight of 52 kg or 115 lbs.
Body Measurements: 48 years old Dattilo has maintained pear body shape along with the measurements of 33 inches breast, 25 inches waist, and 35 inches hips.
Hair Color: She has brown hair.
Eyes Color: Her brown eyes are like soft chocolate pools, easy to fall in love.
Kristin Dattilo’s Relationship History: Is she married?
Talking about Kristin relationship, she is married twice in her life. She was first married to her ex-husband Leland Hayward. Her former spouse is a popular theatrical producer. The former pair together lived their life for a few years but later she divorced and separated with him.
After separating with Hayward, Dattilo moved on and met her current spouse Jason Keller. Her husband is a famous screenwriter and playwright. The adorable couple exchanged their wedding vows in 2005.
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The lovers are really happy and proud parents of two children. The husband and wife welcomed their first baby Eve Valentine Keller in 2007, December 4. Later, the duo was again blessed with their other kid Quinn Loving Keller in 2010, November 10.
Kristin Dattilo’s Net Worth & Career
The Chris Isaak Show star Kristin Dattilo is believed to own an estimated net worth of $800,000. The average salary of a TV actress in the USA is $39.84 hourly so, she might be receiving a similar amount from a career.
Besides her series and films, she also earns some fortune through some advertisements, commercials, and endorsement deal. She also receives some salary from her music videos.
The prominent actress initiated her career, appearing in the music video of Janie’s Got a Gun song in 1989. Since then, she is active in the music industry. She has appeared in numerous hit TV series.
From 2001 to 2004, the multi-talented actress worked on The Chris Isaak Show and gained the limelight. She then appeared in more TV series such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Dexter, and Tracey Takes On…
Moreover, she made some more appearances in Beverly, Hills, 90210, Hull High, Angel, Friends, Grounded for Life, Veronica Mars and Two and a Half Men as well. She worked alongside David Berman, Jeffrey Nordling, Tori Spelling, Jake Burbage, Bret Harrison, Charlie Sheen, April Bowlby, Jennifer Taylor, Holland Taylor, and more others.
Well, Kristin is also a writer and producer apart from the actress. She might earn around $48,762 per year as a writer and receive $67,713 annually as a producer.
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Lea Roberts is a comedian, after-dinner speaker and awards host from Halifax.
Since winning the TV Series “ Stand Up Britain ” back in 2002 Lea has become one of the most sought-after and well-known faces on the after-dinner circuit, working all over the UK and abroad.
One of the first things you will notice about Lea is his personality – which immediately stands out from the first moment you meet him, very warm and engaging and with a genuine desire to help you make your event the best it can be. Clients comments often reflect how professional but easy he is to work with.
When you combine this with an interest in most popular sports (he played professional rugby league “back in the day” ) the conversation flows really well at the Top Table.
Lea is considered to be one of only a handful of comedians that can glide effortlessly from “mainstream” to “alternative” environments. This is owed to his style of comedy, which is based on traditional Northern humour with a more modern approach. With plenty of up to date material, stories and observations, but if you like the old style gags he is happy to oblige which ensures everyone’s taste is catered for. His unique act appeals to all demographics, from younger to older audiences, showing off his true versatility in the world of comedy.
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Lea is the ideal choice to enhance your awards ceremony. He provides both an hilarious opening comic routine followed by the option of scripted presentation, to which he will happily add comedy where appropriate and without ever causing offence, or a purely off cuff approach for more relaxed events, ensuring the key areas are covered, but maintaining a light and entertaining approach.
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Pterophoridae of California and Oregon.
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Walsingham, Lord. 1880. Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. 1-66, Pl.1-3
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Fitbit Inc shares surge as much as 60% in stock market debut, valuing company at US$6.5 billion
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Shares of Fitbit Inc, a maker of popular wearable fitness-tracking devices, ran up as much as 60 per cent in their debut, valuing the company at $6.5 billion.
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President Barack Obama has been spotted wearing the Fitbit Surge watch, the highest selling GPS fitness watch in the United States in the first quarter of 2015.
The eight-year-old company had sold over 20.8 million devices as of March 31, of which more than half were in 2014 as the wearable technology craze took off.
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Co-founders James Park, who is also Fitbit’s CEO, and Eric Friedman each own 11.2 per cent of class B shares. Between them, they reaped about US$31 million from the offering.
Venture capital firm Foundry Group Funds, which holds a 27 per cent stake in the company, raised US$130.3 million from the IPO.
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Google? Evil?
antitrust, europe, ftc, google, wwgd
A few folks on Twitter have asked for my reaction to the accidental sharing of an FTC staff report on Google, wondering whether it will cause me to eat Crow McNuggets given that I am known to defend Google against some of the frequent attacks against it.
It’s difficult to judge the entire FTC report based on the excerpts and reports written by The Wall Street Journal. I figured the best I could do would be to ask myself where I draw the line between evil and good, illegal and legal in the behaviors alleged against Google.
First, the coverage says that Google scraped content from Yelp, TripAdvisor, Amazon, and other sometimes-competitors. Well, of course, Google scrapes content everywhere; that its Job 1. Scraping is no more illegal or evil than reading, just a helluvalot faster. Any site can stop scrapers at the door with robots.txt instructions. Once scraped or read, information itself cannot be copyrighted, so there is nothing evil or illegal about consuming, using, and repeating that information.
It does not violate copyright law to reuse the information itself so long as the use does not infringe on its creator’s presentation of it. In other words, I can read on Yelp that a restaurant is open until 10 p.m. and repeat that in a restaurant listing on my newspaper site without fear; it’s information. (Whether I trust the source of that information and whether I link to it are separate questions that are also worthy of discussion in regards to journalism, where we read and repeat for a living.)
I see nothing wrong with Google and other search engines scraping and retaining content from a site in their unseen databases for the purpose of analyzing that content to decide how to present links to it in search. It is in sites’ enlightened self-interest for that to occur.
I also see nothing wrong with quoting from these services’ content for the purpose of linking to them. I would call that fair use. This is the behavior at the heart of the fight with publishers in Germany, where the word “snippet” is now a legal term, though — like “fair use” — it is not and should not be precisely defined. This is also the behavior that is now being taxed in Spain — that is, those quoting and linking to sites are now required to pay those sites, whether the quoted sites demand it or not. This is what led Google to shut down Google News there. With this law, Spain has attacked the heart of the web.
Now here is where the line would be crossed: If Google republished these services’ content in whole and without permission, then that is a violation of copyright law and Google would be in the wrong. Google and Yelp have tussled over just this in the past; Yelp’s reviews appeared on then disappeared from Google’s Places pages. The Journal’s report says:
When competitors asked Google to stop taking their content, it threatened to remove them from its search engine.
“It is clear that Google’s threat was intended to produce, and did produce, the desired effect,” the report said, “which was to coerce Yelp and TripAdvisor into backing down.”
I can’t tell exactly what happened here. If Google did indeed threaten to stop listing Yelp in search if it stopped Google from wholesale republishing its content, then I would call that an improper use of its power: evil. But I am not sure that is what happened. Yelp disappeared from the Places pages (which since themselves disappeared) but Yelp stayed in search (that’s how I get to it all the time). So without more information, I can’t draw a verdict on this point.
The next question is whether Google favors its own services in search. I’ve long found this allegation odd. First, publishers routinely promote their own services and fail to promote competitors’. When European publishers attacked Google, they complained that when searching on “running shoes” one finds Google’s ads for its own shoe advertisers and partners atop the page. But I have pointed out that if you go to the “Schuhe” link on Bild.com — the largest newspaper in Europe, owned by one of Google’s betes noires — one finds no promotion of competitors’ offerings. On Google, one does indeed find ads from its shoe advertisers and retailers, clearly labeled, but then on the top screen one also finds links to their competitors in shoespace, Zappos and Nike.
And if one searches for “maps” one finds Google Maps first (they are the best) but then links to competitors Mapquest, Yahoo, and Bing. What publisher does that? Aren’t news organizations supposed to be impartial? Then under this doctrine shouldn’t People promote Us?
That’s an even odder expectation of Google: that it be impartial. I know of no law that decrees that search must be impartial. Hell, a U.S. district judge said that Chinese search engine Baidu had a First Amendment right to be partial and censor search results. I would find it even harder to define impartiality in search than I would in journalism. In fact, I want my search results to be partial, to favor quality, originality, authority, relevance (to my request and ultimately to me), and timeliness (when that is relevant). Impartial search would be noisy, spammed, useless search.
Also note that history’s first ads in search — on Bill Gross’ GoTo.com, which became Overture, which was acquired by Yahoo — featured paid placement in rather than merely alongside search. Indeed, Google had to pay Yahoo $300+ million in settlement for infringing on the patent for advertising in search from Overture. But along the way, it was Google itself that instilled in us the idea that ads should not appear in search and that one should not be able to pay for placement. So Google set that standard. Now it’s true that the FTC makes it living holding commercial entities to their own standards. But to be found guilty of such consumer fraud, Google must have made the promise to which it is now being held. Does it? In its principles, Google says ads should be relevant and labeled — and they are — but doesn’t say anything that I can find about impartiality.
Now if it’s true that Google purposefully and secretly downgrades competitors, I would find that to be a betrayal of the trust we hold in it: evil. I don’t know whether that’s proven here. If Google promotes its own sites without labeling that as promotion, I would find that hypocritical, but I also don’t know whether that is happening here.
The next allegation in The Journal’s report is that Google restricted advertisers from using data obtained while advertising on Google in campaigns placed on competitors’ services. I’m not sure precisely what this means but I will say that Google — a company that believes information should flow freely — should allow brands that have paid to advertise to use whatever intelligence they gain however and wherever they wish. More broadly, I have argued that point in posts about what both Google and Facebook could do for news, advocating a freer exchange of data about users and content. In any case, The Journal says Google revised its terms to “give advertisers more control over their own ad-campaign data.”
Finally, The Journal says (in an abbreviated graphic) that Google tried to restrict sites that did search deals from also doing deals with competitors, including Bing. I’d call that just stupid: a red cape for antitrust investigators. The Journal said one investigator cited a lack of evidence of this complaint.
Please keep in mind two things about this report. First, Journal owner Rupert Murdoch has what one might call in my impolite company a hard-on for Google. Second, a much more reasoned Washington Post report explains that the accidentally leaked report was from the FTC’s lawyers, who tend to itch for antitrust fights, while a separate report from the agency’s economists — who look for impact of companies’ behavior on consumers — argued against taking on Google.
Let’s also remember that it’s the market that made Google as big as it is. In Germany — the front line of the war against Google — the company has its second highest market penetration of anywhere in the world, 50 percent higher than in America. German consumers obviously use and apparently like Google and I must ask whether their media and government are in sync with them. Google argues — and I agree — that there are perfectly good alternatives for every consumer service it offers: Bing for search, Mapquest for Maps, Outlook for mail, and so on.
But — and this is a huge but — there is no easy alternative for advertisers. That is where I have long argued that Google is vulnerable to accusations of abuse of power. When it comes to which advertisers are deemed to be bad actors, Google wields the power of God. Some shopping comparison sites are pure spam and Google is right to ban them. But should we always trust Google to make that decision? I’ve suggested that Google should have a jury of commercial peers help with that judgment.
My bottom line: If Google secretly disadvantages quality — not spammy — competitors, that would be wrong. If Google presented others’ *complete* content without permission and ejected sites that resisted such wholesale copying from search, that would be wrong. But in the Journal report, I don’t see sufficient evidence of either act to definitively declare guilt. More to the point in the discussion of antitrust at the FTC and in Europe, I don’t see cause to break up the company.
The other day, I spoke at length with a European journalist who disagrees with me about Google, Silicon Valley, Eurotechnopanic, and regulation. She reflexively leapt to regulation as a necessary reaction to any company that grows “too big.” I asked her, as I ask many with whom I have this conversation, to show me the statutory definition of “too big.” The issue is not how big a company is but what it does with that size. The issue is not what a company could do with that power but what it does with that power. I also asked her to show me why I should trust government to do a better job managing these processes than the market. The market took care of Microsoft’s excesses, not the EU. And governments in Europe are doing much to damage the net, from the Germany’s Leistungsschutzrecht to Spain’s link tax to the EU court’s right to be forgotten. I acknowledge that I sound like a libertarian when I say this but I will point out that I am a Hillary Clinton Democrat. But I do not favor regulation for regulation’s sake.
I sometimes wish Google would fuck up more so I could criticize it more often. I have criticized Google. But I have defended it because I generally find it to be a good company and because it is often the whipping boy for those who would attack not just Google but the net and its disruption as well as American technology companies. If on the basis of the Journal report you want to see me repudiate Google and call for its dismembering, sorry.
The crow flies. It doesn’t fry tonight.
The right to remember, damnit
May 30, 2014 by Jeff Jarvis
europe, first amendment, google, Internet, linkeconomy, links, right to be forgotten
A reporter asked me for reaction to news that Google has put up a form to meet a European court’s insane and dangerous ruling and allow people to demand that links to content they don’t like about themselves be taken down. Here’s what I said:
This is a most troubling event for speech, the web, and Europe.
The court has trampled the free-speech rights not only of Google but of the sites — and speakers — to which it links.
The court has undertaken to control knowledge — to erase what is already known — which in concept is offensive to an open and modern society and in history is a device used by tyrannies; one would have hoped that European jurists of all people would have recognized the danger of that precedent.
The court has undermined the very structure of Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s invention, the link — the underpinning of the web itself — by making now Google (and next perhaps any of us) liable just for linking to information. Will newspapers be forced to erase what they link to or quote? Will libraries be forced to take metaphoric cards out of their catalogs?
The court has, ironically, made Google only more powerful, making it the adjudicator of what information should and should not be found. The court has also given Google ludicrous parameters — e.g., having to decide what is relevant to what; relevant to whom; relevant in what context?
We don’t know how this order will be implemented by the various search engines. One question is what right of notice and appeal a delinked site will have.
If this process is public, as it should be, then doesn’t that have the potential to bring even more attention to the information in dispute? Another question is whether content will be made invisible in Europe but will still be visible — as I hope it will be — in the rest of the world, where the European court has no authority. Will this then allow others to compare search results and make the banned information only more visible? In the end, has the court assured a Streisand effect — or, as the comedian John Oliver said on his HBO show, the one thing that is known about the Spaniard who brought this case is the thing that he does not want known.
Further, what of search engines and sites that have no European offices and thus the court has no authority over them? If they refuse to delink on demand will the court ban these sites for European view?
Finally, I am concerned about the additive effect of this ruling on Europe’s reputation as technophobic or anti-American. Add to this especially various actions in Germany — government officials demanding a “Verpixelungsrecht” (a right to be pixelated) in Google Street View despite the fact that these are images taken of public views in public places; German publishers ganging up on Google to strongarm politicians into passing a law limiting the quoting of snippets of content and now threatening to break up Google — in addition to similarly head-scratching moves in France, Italy, and elsewhere. Is Europe a place where any technology company or investor will choose to work?
You ask about Eric Schmidt and David Drummond cochairing the advisory committee. That is a clear indication of how profound and dangerous this situation is in Google’s view. It so happens I was in Mountain View two weeks ago speaking to the all-hands meeting of Google’s privacy teams and I can tell you they were shocked at the ruling. I also said much of what I’ve said to you there. I am appalled by this ruling. [As a matter of disclosure, Google paid my travel expenses but I have no business relationship with Google.]
Hoo boy
June 8, 2007 by Jeff Jarvis
europe, journalism, newsinnovation
I’ve been saying that the publishers I know in Europe are ahead of lots of people here. Guess it’s just the ones I’m lucky enough to know. Martin Stabe links to a dinosaur’s roar from Helmut Heinen, president of the German Newspaper Publishers Association. If I’m getting this right (standard translation caveat for me), he said that web 2.0 content is not journalism. He said that newspapers should use blogs, wikis, and such to reach the public, but that content produced by the public is not journalism. He called “citizen journalism” a fraudulent label. Journalism, he argued, can be done only by talented and well-trained professional journalists and he complained about the cost of making news — the old way, at least. He even criticized media for publishing mobile-phone photos and video readers send in. He fears that this turns “so-called lay reporters or reader-reporters into a collective Paparazzitum.”
Cock-eyed optimism spreads
April 10, 2007 by Jeff Jarvis
europe, newsinnovation, newspapers, optimism
The AP conducts a bunch of interviews with European media people and finds what I had found anecdotally: that all in all, they are more optimistic about — and, by inference, better prepared for — the future. More cock-eyed optimism. Note also that Le Monde says its online revenue pushed it to profitability “entirely thanks to online services making up for print losses.” (via Paid Content).
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Google’s TV
cable, geeks, google, Internet, Media, newbiznews, tv, wwgd
Google just demoted your television set into a second screen, a slave to your phone or tablet or laptop. With the $35 Chromecast you can with one click move anything you find on your internet-connected device — YouTube video, Netflix, a web page as well as music and pictures and soon, I’d imagine, games — onto your big TV screen, bypassing your cable box and all its ridiculous and expensive limitations.
Unlike Apple TV and Airplay, this does not stream from your laptop to the TV; this streams directly to your TV — it’s plugged into an HDMI port — over wi-fi via the cloud … er, via Google, that is. Oh, and it works with Apple iOS devices, too.
I’m just beginning to get a grasp on all the implications. Here are some I see.
* Simply put, I’ll end up watching more internet content because it’s so easy now. According to today’s demonstration, as soon as I tell Chrome to move something to my TV, the Chromecast device will sense the command and take over the TV. Nevermind smart TVs and cable boxes; the net is now in charge. There’s no more awkward searching using the world’s slowest typing via my cable box or a web-connected TV. There’s no more switching manually from one box to another. If it’s as advertised, I’ll just click on my browser and up it comes on my TV. Voila.
* Because Google issued an API, every company with web video — my beloved TWiT, for example — is motivated to add a Chromecast button to its content.
* Thus Google knows more about what you’re watching, which will allow it to make recommendations to you. Google becomes a more effective search engine for entertainment: TV Guide reborn at last.
* Google gets more opportunities to sell higher-priced video advertising on its content, which is will surely promote.
* Google gets more opportunities to sell you shows and movies from its Play Store, competing with both Apple and Amazon.
* YouTube gets a big boost in creating channels and building a new revenue stream: subscriptions. This is a paywall that will work simply because entertainment is a unique product, unlike news, which is — sorry to break the news to you — a commodity. I also wonder whether Google is getting a reward for all the Netflix subscriptions it will sell.
* TV is no longer device-dependant but viewer-dependant. I can start watching a show in one room then watch it another and then take it with me and watch on my tablet from where I left off.
* I can throw out the device with the worst user interface on earth: the cable remote. Now I can control video via my phone and probably do much more with it (again, I’m imagining new game interfaces).
* I can take a Chromecast with me on the road and use it in hotel rooms or in conference rooms to give presentations.
Those are implications for me as a user or viewer or whatever the hell I am now. That’s why I quickly bought three Chromecasts: one for the family room, one for my office, one for the briefcase and the road. What the hell, they’re cheap.
Harder to fully catalog are the implications for the industry — make that industries — affected. Too often, TV and the oligopolies that control it have been declared dead yet they keep going. One of these days, one of the bullets shot at them will hit the heart. Is this it?
* Cable is hearing a loud, growing snipping sound on the horizon. This makes it yet easier for us all to cut the cord. This unravels their bundling of channels. I’ll never count these sharks out. But it looks like it could be Sharknado for them. I also anticipate them trying to screw up our internet bandwidth every way they can: limiting speeds and downloading or charging us through the nose for decent service if we use Chromecast — from their greedy perspective — “too much.”
* Networks should also start feeling sweaty, for there is even less need for their bundling when we can find the shows and stars we want without them. The broadcast networks will descend even deeper into the slough of crappy reality TV. Cable networks will find their subsidies via cable operators’ bundles threatened. TV — like music and news — may finally come unbundled. But then again, TV networks are the first to run for the lifeboats and steal the oars. I remember well the day when ABC decided to stream Desperate Housewives on the net the morning after it aired on broadcast, screwing its broadcast affiliates. They’d love to do the same to cable MSOs. Will this give them their excuse?
* Content creators have yet another huge opportunity to cut out two layers of middlemen and have direct relationships with fans, selling them their content or serving them more targeted and valuable ads. Creators can be discovered directly. But we know how difficult it is to be discovered. Who can help? Oh, yeah, Google.
* Apple? I’ll quote a tweet:
@jeffjarvis This should've been Apple's product.
— Tom Hillenbrand (@tomhillenbrand) July 24, 2013
Yes, Apple could throw out its Apple TV and shift to this model. But it’s disadvantaged against Google because it doesn’t offer the same gateway to the entire wonderful world of web video; it offers things it makes deals for, things it wants to sell us.
* Amazon? Hmmm. On the one hand, if I can more easily shift things I buy at Amazon onto my TV screen — just as I read Kindle books on my Google Nexus 7 table, not on an Amazon Kindle. But Amazon is as much a control freak as Apple and I can’t imagine Jeff Bezos is laughing that laugh of his right now.
* Advertisers will see the opportunity to directly subsidize content and learn more about consumers through direct relationships, no longer mediated by both channels and cable companies. (That presumes that advertisers and their agencies are smart enough to build audiences rather than just buying mass; so far, too many of them haven’t been.) Though there will be more entertainment behind pay walls, I think, there’ll still be plenty of free entertainment to piggyback on.
* Kids in garages with cameras will find path to the big screen is now direct if anybody wants to watch their stuff.
What other implications do you see?
Lessons from Waze for media
google, local, newbiznews, newspapers, waze
Now that I’ve written my commuter’s paean to Waze, allow me to get a bit journowonky now and examine some of the lessons newspapers should learn from the success of the service:
1. Waze built a platform that lets the public share what it knows without the need for gatekeepers or mediators — that is, media. That’s how it keeps content costs at a minimum and scales around the world.
2. Waze does that first by automatically using the technology in our pockets to — gasp! — track us live so it can tell how fast we are going and thus where the traffic jams are. And we happily allow that because of the return we get — freedom from traffic jams and faster routes to where we’re going.
3. Waze does that next by easily enabling commuters to share alerts — traffic, stalled car, traffic-light camera, police, hazard, etc — ahead. It also lets commuters edit each others’ alerts (“that stalled car is gone now”).
4. Waze rewards users who contribute more information to the community — note I said to the community, not to Waze — by giving them recognition and greater access to Waze staff, which only improves Waze’s service more quickly.
5. Waze lets users record their own frequent destinations — work, home, school, and so on — so they can easily navigate there.
6. This means that Google as Waze’s new owner will now reliably know where we live, work, and go to school, shop, and so on. We will happily tell Waze/Google this so we get all of Waze’s and Google’s services. Google will be able to give us more relevant content and advertising. We will in turn get less noise. Everybody happy now?
How could, say, a local newspaper company learn from this?
1. Use platforms that enable your communities to share what they know with each other and without you getting in the way.
2. Add value to that with functionality, help, effort (but not articles).
3. If you knew where users lived and worked and went to school — small data, not big data — you could start by giving them more relevant content from what you already have.
4. You could give them more relevant advertising — “going to the store again? here are some deals for you!” — increasing their value as a customer by leaps and dollars.
5. You could learn where you should spend your resources — “gee, we didn’t know we had a lot of people who worked up there, so perhaps we should start covering that town or even that company.”
When I say that news should be a service and that the news industry should be a relationship business and that we should act as platforms for our users and that small data about people can lead to more relevance and greater value … this is what I mean.
So now go ask Waze how to get there. Oops. Too late. Google got there first. Again.
I trust Waze
google, traffic, waze
I’ve had to learn to trust Waze in a few traffic jams. Now every time Waze tells me to turn, I turn. I’ve missed horrendous traffic jams that way. I’ve learned new routes to work and home I’d never imagined. I’ve seen parts of the countryside that are new to me. Waze is wonderful. Here’s hoping that Google keeps and nurtures every bit of wonderfulness.
More than a dozen years ago, I wrote a business plan for a Waze-like social traffic service. Our local traffic services sucked; still do. A long-ago colleague of mine said his rule was to go wherever the radio traffic reports said there was a jam because (a) by the time they found out about it, the jam was gone and (b) every other idiot was listening to the radio and avoiding that spot themselves. He was right.
I envisioned a service in which commuters would program our routes in and then report on how long it took them and also alerted the system to jams — all via cell phone calls (mind you, this was before smart phones). The more data you contributed, the more points you earned to get alerts back for free. If you freeloaded, you paid (see, I wasn’t against pay walls). It wouldn’t have worked then. No $1 billion for me.
Waze built that social notion and more, outdoing Google in finding the means to listen to and learn from the public to both feed in automatic data on traffic speed — your phone knows how fast you’re going — and alert the service to jams and other problems as well as errors in maps. It’s brilliant: a platform for shared knowledge.
One concern I have with Google buying it is that if *everyone* ends up using the service, then does *everyone* take the same alternate routes and then they get crowded and my old colleague’s rule comes into force again? Nah. Google and Waze are a helluva lot smarter than anybody on radio.
Congratulations, Waze. May you grow and prosper and get me home sooner.
Living the Google life
android, Apple, chrome, chromebook, google, microsoft, pixel
I was about to sit down and write an aria of praise to living the Google life, now that I have transitioned fully from my iPhone, iPad, and Mac and functioned fully for a few months with Android, Chrome, and services from Gmail to Google Calendar to Google Now to Google Reader on my Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Chromebook and now Chromebook Pixel.
But this turns into a cautionary tale as well with the news last night that Google is killing Reader. Godogle giveth, Godogle taketh away. This is the problem of handing over one’s digital life to one company, which can fail or unilaterally kill a service users depend on. Google has the right to kill a shrinking service. But it also has a responsibility to those who depended on it and in this case to the principle of RSS and how it has opened up the web and media. I agree with Tim O’Reilly that at the minimum, Google should open-source Reader.
The killing of Reader sends an unfortunate signal about whether we can count on Google to continue other services we come to need. Note well that what drove me to Google hardware was Google’s services — and now I depend on them even more. I have relied on Gmail and especially its Priority Inbox for ages. Once I finally shifted to Google Calendar et al, I found them awkward on the iPhone and so I moved to Android to try it out; there, I stayed. When the $249 Samsung Chromebook came out, I realized that I was doing most of my work only on the web, and so I decided to try to move entirely to Google Drive and Chrome. I found both transitions surprisingly easy, including working in Drive and Gmail offline. With one small and one large exception, I haven’t touched a Microsoft application for months.
The large exception is Skype, which Microsoft happens to own now. There is no Chrome app for it. I still need Skype to be on This Week in Google. So when I last went to Europe, I had to lug both my Chromebook and my Macbook with me.
But that problem was solved last night. Thanks to a helpful Google+ user, Michael Westbay, and through Kevin Tofel and Liliputing I managed to install Ubuntu Linux on the Google Chromebook so with one button I can switch from one to the other. Insert Tarzan yell here. Skype never looked better on TWiG. See for yourself:
Now to the details. Let’s start with the Chromebook Pixel. I have a review unit from Google. I so fell in love with it that after 24 hours I ordered my own — the high-end with LTE built in, for there’s nothing better than being away from wifi and suddenly finding oneself connected to the world. The screen is magnificent, which is soothing wonder to my old and hobbled eyes. The keyboard is pure butter; I only wish I could write as smoothly as I can type now. It’s fast. The machine is solid — physically and in its operation. The battery life could be better but I’m finding it does last the full five hours.
I had been managing fine on the Samsung Chromebook. But it was tinny. The screen wasn’t gorgeous. There was too little memory, which caused web pages to refresh too often. Still, for $249, I had little basis for complaint. This is a wonderful machine for students and travelers; I’d recommend it. I took it on trips as my only machine and did fine. As long as I remembered to open and refresh Drive and offline Gmail app while I was still connected, before getting on the plane, I could work when offline. The experience certainly showed me how I could live in the browser. But I wanted a slightly better machine. Then came the Pixel; it is a vastly better machine. For me, the Samsung was the gateway drug to the Pixel.
Both machines give me more Drive storage than I could possibly use. Except for one hiccup this week, Drive works well. The only other time I’ve had to use a Microsoft product was when I had to format a work document in Word. I am not sure about writing something book-length in Drive; it’s not easy to move around a large manuscript. But those things aside, it works for most anything I need to do, even presentations.
The Pixel also runs Netflix beautifully. I need to play with more Chrome apps to edit photos and video. But I tell you truthfully that I’m now not even taking my office Mac out of the drawer. I’m living in Chrome.
I’m similarly satisfied with Android, though I wish the two would integrate more and now that both are under the same leader, I hope that will happen. That Google Now will reportedly be available in both Android and Chrome is the first substantial bridge between the two. Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Voice, Google+, and Currents all operate wonderfully on my Nexus 4 and Nexus 7.
I kept playing with the idea of trying a Note II to replace both Nexus devices. I bought an unlocked AT&T model on eBay but still haven’t actually used it, as I will probably resell it. I like the size of the Nexus 4 for everyday use. I also like reading the paper and watching Breaking Bad on the Nexus 7 when I’m riding trains and airplanes.
Getting a new machine is pretty wonderful. When I turn on a new Chromebook and sign in, all my apps, bookmarks, and preferences are loaded in a minute or two. When I switch phones, I can transfer any app (though I wish I could just replicate my last phone). I am living in an ecosystem that makes sense.
So with the not inconsiderable caveat above, I’m living in Googland and happy there. Yes, at $1,500 the Pixel is expensive, but keep in mind — justification coming — that I don’t need to buy software for it. My Nexus 7 is cheaper than an iPad. My Nexus is only $300 and it’s unlocked. So I figure I also save money. I have fewer computer hassles. I can get to my data from anywhere. Come on in. The water’s fine.
Meanwhile, I bid a fond farewell to my iLife. Like an ex-girlfriend, I loved these machines in their time. I still admire them. But I don’t miss them.
NY Times technobias
google, google glass, privacy, publicness, publicparts, technopanic
From the headline to the lede to the chosen sources to the writing to the page-one placement, today’s New York Times coverage of Google’s $7 million settlement for the drive-by capture of wifi data is one-sided, shallow, and technopanicky.
First, let’s remind ourselves of the facts. Google’s Street View cars captured wifi addresses as they drove by as a way to provide better geolocation on our phones (this is why your phone suggests you turn on wi-fi when using maps — so you can take advantage of the directory of wifi addresses and physical addresses that Google and other companies keep). Stupidly and for no good reason, the cars also recorded other data passing on *open* wifi networks. But that data was incredibly limited: just what was transmitted in the random few seconds in which the Google car happened to pass once by an address. There is no possible commercial use, no rationally imagined nefarious motive, no goldmine of Big Data to be had. Nonetheless, privacy’s industrial-regulator complex jumped into action to try to exploit the incident. But even Germany — the rabid dog of privacy protectors — dropped the case. And the U.S. case got pocket lint from Google.
But that didn’t stop The Times from overplaying the story. Neither did it stop a CNN producer from calling me to try to whip up another technopanic story about privacy; I refused. I won’t pay into the panic.
Let’s dissect the Times story from the headline down:
* The Times calls what Google did “prying.” That implies an “improper curiosity” and an intentionality, as if Google were trying to open our drawers and find something there. It’s a loaded word.
* The lede by David Streitfeld says Google “casually scooped up passwords, e-mail and other personal information from unsuspecting computer users.” Later in the story, he says: “For several years, the company also secretly collected personal information — e-mail, medical and financial records, passwords — as it cruised by. It was data-scooping from millions of unencrypted wireless networks.”
The cars recorded whatever data was passing on these — again — *open* and *public* networks, which can be easily closed. Google was obviously not trying to vacuum up passwords. To say “unsuspecting computer users” is again loaded, as if these were victims. And to list particularly medical and financial records and not mention bits employed in playing Farmville is loaded as well.
* Here’s the worst of it: Streitfeld says unnamed “privacy advocates and Google critics characterized the overall agreement as a breakthrough for a company they say has become a serial violator of privacy.” A “serial violate or privacy”? Really? Where’s the link to this long and damning rap sheet? Facebook, maybe. But I doubt even Google’s vocal and reasonable critics would characterize the company this way. If Streitfeld found someone who said that, it should be in quotes and attributed to someone, or else he and the paper are the ones issuing this judgment.
* If anyone would say such a thing, it would certainly be the people Streitfeld did quote in the story, for he sought out only the worst of the company’s critics, including Scott Cleland, “a consultant for Google’s competitors” [cough] and Marc Rotenberg, self-styled protector of privacy at the so-called Electronic Privacy Information Center. Streitfeld also went to the attorneys general and a former FTC bureaucrat who went after Google. Nowhere in this story is there any sense of another side, let alone of context and perspective. That’s just not good reporting.
I have made it clear that I’m generally a fan of Google; I wrote a book about that. Nonetheless, I have frequently called Google’s recording of this data as its cars passed by — and this is my technical term — a fuckup. It was stupid. It was damaging to Google’s reputation. It played into the hands of the critics. That’s what I can’t stand.
I’m tired of media’s and governments’ attempts to raise undue panic about technology. Look at the silly, preemptive, and panicky coverage of Google Glass before the product is even out. A Seattle dive bar said it would ban Glass and media picked it up all over (8,000+ references at last check on Google News) — though the bar admitted, as any fool could see, that it was just a publicity stunt.
There are plenty of serious issues to discuss about protecting privacy and there is certainly a need to educate people about how to protect their privacy. But this simplistic, biased, anti-technology, panicked coverage does neither. I might expect this other outlets. But I’m sad to see The Times join in.
Note that as part of its settlement, Google will educate people to close their open wifi networks. The Times found someone to ridicule even that when its ink would have been better put to telling people how to close their networks.
: See also Phillip Dampier on the topic.
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[Orion's Daily Ramblings] Nam Sang-mi and Kim Jae-won Lead Face-Off Drama "About Her"
2018/05/21 | 1410 views | Permalink
If you get a kick out of the outlandish plots we sometimes see in Korean drama, get ready for what looks like a modern soap with a twist. Nam Sang-mi and Kim Jae-won have joined "About Her", a drama about memory loss and a change of identity. Dramamnesia is back on the table!
"About Her" is the story of a woman who tries to recover the memories she lost following total facial reconstruction surgery. I'm not sure what kind of a hack job erased her memories during cosmetic work, but there you have it. Kim Jae-won will be playing a plastic surgeon specialist named Han Gang-woo, so I wonder if we already have said hack job.
Nam Sang-mi plays the heroine, Ji Eun-han. On her reasons for choosing the role, the actress commented "I was attracted to the dramatic situations and immersive story that cannot be experienced in reality, as well as the character who goes through various emotions while experiencing them".
This being a weekend drama, I cannot yet tell whether it is going for glorious makjang appeal or something fresh, but the creators are telling. Writing this is Park Eon-hee, who has worked on dramas such as "Make a Wish", "Still You" and "Sky High". Re-joining her from the latter two, as well as from "Hanoi Bride" is PD Park Kyeong-ryeol.
"About Her" will follow "Secret Mother" in July on SBS, but I don't think I'll personally be wanting to learn more about her.
"[Orion's Daily Ramblings] Nam Sang-mi and Kim Jae-won Lead Face-Off Drama "About Her""
Let Me Introduce Her
(그녀로 말할 것 같으면 - 2018)
(시크릿 마더 - 2018)
(소원을 말해봐 - 2014)
Still You
(그래도 당신 - 2012)
(날아오르다 - 2007)
Hanoi Bride
(하노이 신부 - 2005)
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News - Road rage
Concrete lobby gets slapped in spat with business leaders
By Ken Edelstein Thursday April 29, 2004 12:04 am EDT
There is a God after all. I realized this the other day when I learned that a mean-spirited gang just got its comeuppance.
For years, Georgians for Better Transportation represented the "concrete lobby." The euphemistic name didn't mask the good ol' boy roots of the group, which for a time was run by a waning politician named Bubba.
Most folks understood that the GBT represented road-builders, concrete companies and backhoe dealers. But the group also included bankers, developers and even some public agencies, like MARTA, that had more complex transportation worries than just roads.
As Atlanta's traffic and air pollution problems got more complicated, the organization offered grudging support for things like commuter rail and sidewalks. Georgians for Better Transportation's big cause was to increase transportation funding, even if Bubba and company had a bias for highway money.
In the last few months, however, a loud clique has set a new agenda for the GBT.
The clique's members are bent on helping the concrete lobby feed at the public trough. But their real love seems to be fierce political combat. To them, the arcane world of transportation policy is another front in the culture war that now dominates American politics.
The good news is that members of the clique got caught biting a few fingers on the hand that feeds them. And that hand is slapping back.
The clique is led by Mike Kenn, best known for abandoning his post as Fulton County Commission chairman last July (and for dumping more than $1 million in special election bills on taxpayers) to take a plum post as head of the GBT. In a political career marked by pouty partisanship, Kenn utterly failed to solved Fulton County's transportation woes.
Never you mind: He's a former all-pro lineman for the Falcons. He's good-looking and very, very large. And some folks figure he's still an up-and-comer in the up-and-coming Republican Party. So let's all just give ol' Mike a big push upward, 'cause he's our guy — right?
Kenn's post-football career has been that type of free ride. He was helped along by a fawning Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which apparently viewed him as their kind of conservative. Go figure. Despite his disinterest in governing, the paper endorsed Kenn for re-election in 2002. He barely won, and eight months later, he quit.
While still on the county payroll (but apparently being considered for the GBT position), Kenn wrote a column for the paper touting the concrete lobby's line that Atlanta should face less stringent air pollution laws.
"The air is not heavy with pollutants," the soon-to-be GBT president wrote. "It is safe for children to play outdoors in the summer."
Except for thousands of kids with asthma.
Kenn's top aide at the GBT has had her own bout with a conflict of interest. As an editorial writer for the conservative Atlanta Journal, Susan Laccetti Meyers was a fervent foe of commuter rail. In 2000, we reported that she failed to disclose to readers her self-interest in opposing a rail project through her neighborhood. She also lied to us to try to cover up the conflict. The ethical lapse earned Meyers a "dart" from the Columbia Journalism Review.
Soon after the Journal's editorial page merged with the more liberal Constitution, Meyers landed as Kenn's top aide. And when Kenn broke his promise to serve a full term, he pulled Meyers along with him. Boy, did she luck out!
Kenn and Meyers arrived at the GBT just as business leaders were arriving at a promising consensus on how to solve Atlanta's transportation problems.
The region is in a bind because it's so spread out that Atlantans drive more miles per person than just about anyone on Earth. That means we fill more road miles with traffic. It means those roads get more clogged. And it means our smog will be a persistent problem.
Business and political leaders have been studying the issue under the umbrella of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. They've arrived at basically the same common-sense solution environmentalists have trumpeted for years: Use mass transit and more flexible zoning to encourage growth in built-up areas, rather than stretching development deeper and deeper into the country. One study commissioned by the chamber's Quality Growth Task Force found that more compact development over the next 20 years would cut commuting times by about a third and save 110,000 acres of open space.
The solutions involve hemming in government policies that socially engineer sprawl, whether that's throwing transportation dollars exclusively at roads or zoning that requires only large lots. In other words, the true conservative's approach to transportation lies in conserving both taxpayer and natural resources by steering dollars toward tighter communities.
Are Kenn and Meyers true conservatives? Or just propagandists for the concrete lobby? They are hooked into a propaganda network that has been confusing the national transportation debate for years. Chief among those folks is a consultant named Wendell Cox, whose speeches in Georgia have been sponsored by the GBT and whose work has been financed by fellow travelers at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
In an AJC column Feb. 6, Kenn declared Cox an "acclaimed scholar." But Cox is no such thing. His graduate degree is in business administration, not transportation. His resume lists no articles published in peer-reviewed journals.
Cox isn't even a transportation consultant in the usual sense. He doesn't design roads or bridges. But he does sell his services to special interests — truckers, bus companies, the concrete lobby — to repeat his mantra: More and more roads will solve your transportation woes; trains, sidewalks and better planning will never work.
The clique found a platform for its message at the daily newspaper. Since last June, the AJC has published 11 columns on air and transportation by Cox, Kenn, Meyers and Benita Dodd of the Public Policy Foundation. Op-ed editor David Beasley notes that the paper has published many opposing views from environmentalists and business leaders — as well as its own editorials, which tend to favor smart growth.
But 11 columns seems a high number for such a tight-knit group, particularly when those columns beat home the same simplistic message: roads good; anything else bad. One of Meyers' columns unintentionally cleansed a bit of the bad karma that the GBT created.
"If metro Atlanta wants a prescription on how to make traffic worse, it need not look any further than a recent report sponsored by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce," she said. " ... Sad to say, but the downtown business community has embraced the concepts of new urbanism and 'smart growth,' which promote high-density development ... ."
This time, Meyers stepped on the wrong toes. The chamber's Quality Growth Task Force, which she was dissing, includes a bunch of heavyweights. Its chairman is Tom Bell, CEO of Cousins Properties; its vice chairman is Cobb Commission Chairman Sam Olens, a rising GOP star; and the 45-member panel includes officials high in the Perdue administration.
The result, according to sources familiar with the episode, was a strongly worded letter to Kenn from Bell and Olens, followed by contentious meetings between board members and the staff. Some board members threatened to pull their businesses out of the group, according to one well-placed source.
"The irony is that they've chosen to attack the whole leadership of the regional business community along with a lot of [top] Republicans," said a leading businessman.
Tad Leithead, a Cousins senior vice president who sits on the GBT board, diplomatically describes "frank" discussions in which "both sides" now "better understand each other." But he also confirms that business leaders were quite emphatic that the GBT needed to concentrate on broader interests than just roads.
"The board agreed to focus more sharply on [transportation] funding for now," he says, adding that the "GBT has reached the conclusion that a broader [concept of transportation] would be more beneficial for the organization."
"As a GBT board member, I don't think GBT can afford to be seen as the concrete lobby," Leithead says. "I think that will have the effect of pigeonholing the organization and limiting its effectiveness."
It's clear from Leithead's description and from those by others involved in the controversy that Kenn and Meyers' orgy of ideology did some damage to the GBT. The brash words they'd used against environmentalists didn't wash with the top dogs in the business community.
"They've discredited their own cause and undermined their own credibility," a business leader says. "They've really hurt themselves with the real estate community and with the ARC [Atlanta Regional Commission] board."
It remains to be seen whether metro business leaders have enough pull in the Perdue administration to steer reform while the concrete lobby draws on Kenn's insider influence to keep those reforms from coming.
But why should developers like Cousins, whose interests lie in keeping the region growing at a healthy clip, support a narrow group bent on paving the state at the expense of real transportation solutions?
And why in the world should a financially strapped agency like MARTA (see this week's cover story) support an organization bent on driving nails into MARTA'S coffin?
I couldn't get Kenn or Meyers to answer my questions. In a response to a message, Meyers offered to consider them but basically said she didn't trust me. I e-mailed the questions but didn't hear back by press time.
Kenn now appears to be towing the line — somewhat. He's slated to unveil a GBT plan this month to raise gas taxes. But some business leaders still are expressing irritation at Meyers for continuing to push ideological buttons.
Maybe the GBT members should consider their future at the organization. It would be difficult for developers like Cousins to back away from the group; among Atlanta's discrete business elite, such public rebukes only come after a lot of prodding.
But it is well past time for MARTA to disassociate itself with the concrete lobby. For a model, the transit agency should look to Sally Flocks, president and CEO of an influential activist group called PEDS (Pedestrians Educating Drivers about Safety). A GBT staffer recently approached her about joining.
"I told them, 'No'," Flocks says. "I didn't want to give them legitimacy. I didn't think they were for better transportation. I thought they were for a tax increase to build more roads."
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Tag: Armed Professions: A Writer’s Guide
Write What You Know, Right?
We have all have heard it, “Write what you know.” But unless we’re crafting a work of non-fiction can we ever really say we do that? Biographies aside, authors who delve into the realms of fiction often have to write what they DON’T know just to make it interesting. Take me for example, I mostly write science fiction. But have I ever been to space? Do I have a degree in some kind of hard science? Have I ever been abducted by aliens? NO!…or at least, not yet.
So what’s a writer to do? Well, the two things that come to my mind are to extrapolate from your own real-world experiences as much as possible and when that fails, do some research. As for real world extrapolation…that’s the easy part. Characters can be based on people you’ve known, dialog can flow from conversations you’ve actually had, and plots can be drawn from conflicts you have experienced personally. But then there’s that research part, and that can be a little tricky.
The problem is, you often don’t know what you don’t know. Assumptions can be dangerous as they can open you up to a plethora of errors that you will only discover as you read your Amazon reviews after the fact. And like outer space, many subjects are so vasty and wide that a writer may not know where to begin their research in the first place. But as for me, well, I’m lucky.
You see, at age 51, I’ve already worked in many of the fields that authors find relevant to fiction. Things like police dramas, military adventure, and spy novels prove less of a challenge to me simply because I’ve actually been there and done that. And no, I’m not any kind of Rambo or Indiana Jones, I simply needed a job and found that with my skills only certain people would hire me. And besides, my wife says I’m really whiney when I’m unemployed.
I joined the US Navy just out of high school and served in the Persian Gulf during the Iran/Iraq War, but only ever intended military service as a way to pay for college. Later, after my post-college career fell through, I joined the National Guard to make ends meet and found myself in uniform just in time for 9/11 and the Iraq War. Through my National Guard connections, I met a deputy sheriff and was able to start a career in law enforcement (which I’m still in today). And due to my high test scores, the Army decided to train me in Counterintelligence and sent me back to Iraq as an agent. So for me, writing what I know comes easy and the parts I don’t know do not take me too long to research.
So what did I do with all this life experience? Well, after getting asked thousands of questions by writer friends about the military, police, and spy worlds, I decided to write a book on the subject. Armed Professions: A Writer’s Guide is meant as a starting point for writers who have a great idea for a story but have no real-world experience in the field. So far, I’ve gotten a lot of compliments from my fellow writers on the book and I’m happy to have been of help. Now, if someone out there would just write a similar book on space travel I’d appreciate it.
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On Writing Battle Scenes
Once upon a time, a good friend of mine asked me to critique her book. It was a fantasy novel about a war. So, seeing as how I’m a retired soldier, she wanted me to verify that her battle scenes read true.
Now, to be clear, my friend is an extremely talented writer and her plot and characters were excellent. Her battle scenes, unfortunately, failed to grab me. This is was despite the fact that she had done an amazing amount of research on the subject of medieval war. Similarly, I once threw Pires Anthony’s novel, Wielding a Red Sword, across the room because his depictions of war and warriors were utterly ghastly. Obviously, there’s something to writing a good battle scene that vexes writers both unknown and world-famous. So what are they getting wrong?
Put simply, battles, to many people, are the stuff of history books. When a historian writes about a battle, he or she has the benefit of near perfect hindsight. Naturally, the historian can read the “after action reports” of both sides. Likewise, the autobiography of both commanders can be studied, as well as the archaeology of the battlefield itself. This lends a historical account to possess a Godlike perspective. The entire fight is seen as if from above with every move and counter move clearly understood by the reader.
But fiction is a different art!
In fiction, readers don’t care what future historians may one day understand about a battle. They want to know what the protagonist understands in the moment of the fight. Think how droll it can be to observe from above. And conversely, how exciting it is for a reader to ride into battle, sword held high and heart pounding!
So, let’s get down to cases, shall we? Here are four basic rules to follow when sending your fictional characters to war.
Do your research– Whether your war is fictional or historical, you should know something about the kinds of arms and armies involved. True, I do not recommend you copy the historian’s style. However, I do recommend you gain an understanding of the context of your battles and the common difficulties soldiers and commanders face. At this juncture I hope you’ll tolerate a subtle plug for my book Armed Professions: A Writer’s Guide, it is meant to be a primer on this subject and I hope you find it a good place to start.
Consider your point of view character– Realizing that battles are whirling, flailing, confusing things, ask yourself, “What is my POV character experiencing?” First, think of what emotions are coursing through your hero’s head: fear? anger? uncertainty? panic? hate? Readers what to experience the battle as your character does so write the scene with feeling. After emotions come the physical aspects: fatigue, pain, sweat, tears are all important elements to put your reader in the fight. The last POV question to ask yourself is, “What does your hero know?” Battles are fought on incomplete information, and only the future historian will have the whole picture. Do not include information that the POV character would be unaware of.
Don’t forget the aftermath- The battle may have begun unexpectedly, but afterward, your character needs to process what just happened. Dead enemies may be as hard for some characters to handle as dead friends. Is your hero a novice who’s just survived his first fight, or a battle fatigued veteran who’s seen enough bodies to last a lifetime. Emergency care for the wounded and Burial details for the dead are also bound to keep a protagonist busy long after the shooting stops.
Lastly, write using short paragraphs– Battles are experienced in seconds, not hours. In the heat of the melee, the world is seen in snippets. Tunnel vision sets in and the skirmish is reduced to short, sharp images that the mind must race to process. You may indulge in wordy, panoramic prose after the smoke clears. But during the action, try to keep your paragraphs down to three to six sentences each.
As an illustration of what I mean, I’m including a sample from my book The Adventures of Crazy Liddy, in which my hero takes part in a space battle. Keep in mind, she is not a commander and only sees her little part in the fracas.
Chapter Twelve: Battle
“Summer Breeze, hold your present course and speed,” the customs pilot ordered. Liddy held tight. She saw in her monitor the Azanti man-of-war banking a hard left. The ugly giant did an about face, and sped back to its brethren, a very wise decision on its captain’s part.
“Thanks, Elliot Ness!” Liddy cried. “That was wonderful. What brings you to the neighborhood?”
Before the pilot of the corvette could answer, another commo circuit crackled to life.
“Well, Ms. Schmidt,” said the voice of Governor Mendez. “That is a long story.
Liddy swallowed hard, “Governor?”
“It’s actually commodore today,” came the authoritative reply. Liddy’s comm screen lit up with the image of Hugo’s mom in a crisp white Confederation Navy uniform. The outfit was out of date and no longer a good fit but had enough military goo-gahs on it to open up a gift shop. Mendez sat at a console on the large bridge of a naval vessel. “I have to admit, Liddy. I figured you were on Tortuga by now, selling my yacht to a chop shop. I’m interested to know why you’re here, but first, understand that you are not the reason we came. Can you tell me where my son and his crew are?”
“He’s on Apollo, Ma’am. Reed’s with him,” Liddy answered. “All together he says they have over two hundred survivors from the Gallant, and the ’56 expedition, with ‘em. They’re holding out on some high ground between the university and the sea.”
Mendez tilted her head. “Apollo?”
“You know, planet Kilroy?”
“Oh, right.” The commodore nodded. Liddy saw Captain Keats approach from behind his commanding officer and hand her a data pad. She nodded and handed it back to him. “Now, you said something about a university?”
“Yes,” said Liddy. “The Azanti have a university on the planet. That’s their ultimate weapon. They were using human prisoners to teach them how to rebuild their technology.”
“Azanti warriors learning tech?” Keats said in disbelief.
“Apparently so,” Gilead answered.
“Gilead! What in God’s name are you doing with this criminal?” Mendez demanded.
“Crusading,” the Boffin answered.
“Right…” Mendez said. “Listen, I want the Summer Breeze to stay out of the way. We’ve got a battle to fight, and I don’t want any civilian craft in the crossfire. Besides, it looks like you’ve put enough dents in my yacht as it is.”
“Sorry,” said Liddy.
“We’ll talk about that later,” came the muffled rebuke. “Right now I’ve got more important things to worry about. I assume my son can be raised on the commo unit?”
“Yes, Ma’am,” Liddy answered.
“Good.” She glanced at a blinking light that appeared on her console and smiled. “Well, who says children never call their mothers; looks like he’s already trying to contact us. Mendez out.”
The screen went blank as momma Mendez hung up on Liddy.
“Liddy, if you keep us just under stall speed, I might be able to fix our fuel problem.”
“Sounds great, Gilead. I’ll put us in the back of the formation by the prison barges. They’re going so slow I think their pilots are peddling backwards.”
“Peddling?” Gilead asked.
“Never mind.” she replied. “Just do what you can. We might need to put on some speed soon. We’ll see how this goes.”
The Summer Breeze maneuvered to a point starboard of the Confederation fleet, setting course and speed to trail the massive formation. As Hugo chatted with his mom, Liddy took stock of the Confed’ ship’s electronic ID signatures. The two destroyers were called the Fearless and the Illusive, medium sized warships with reasonable armament. Mendez’s old battleship, the Conquest, sported dozens of heavy laser cannon and missile batteries making it a very well named ship. Unfortunately, Liddy’s memories of human ships against the Azanti in this system weren’t good ones. With the Azanti Empire in decline, and Confederation technology twenty years ahead, it might prove a different story, but she just didn’t know.
All of the Customs Patrol corvettes had names like the Buford Pusser or the Wyatt Earp, which meant nothing to her. They were nimble little craft, with single, forward facing laser cannons and not much else. The two prison barges didn’t even have names, just DOC009 and DOC014. And lacking names also seemed to entail a lack of weapons, as they didn’t have any lasers. Liddy wondered why Mendez even brought them.
But no matter the reason for the visit, the Azanti didn’t shy from giving their guests a warm welcome. Her two pressers retreated, but the other four ships advanced and soon all six would meet in the middle. The Azanti mega-carrier looked especially menacing. Depending on how many fighters it launched, it could make this a very messy fight.
Liddy tried to tune in the Confed’ Fleet net but found herself jammed. All the comm traffic between Confederation ships was encrypted, and Summer Breeze wasn’t equipped with a com-sec key. Liddy could only guess what orders Mendez gave to the little fleet by watching the ships move.
But from the looks of it, Commodore Mendez was a scrapper. Seizing the initiative, ten of the corvettes kicked their thrusters in high gear and raced toward the two fleeing warships. Against the Azanti man of war the little police craft looked like darts, thrown at an elephant. Fortunately, the quick little ships avoided the enemy’s main guns, maneuvered dead aft of the enemy’s engine bells, and opened fire—red lasers flashing.
The Azanti ship on the right lost one engine in a bright orange blossom. But the left hand warship made a hard turn at incredible speed to come behind the corvettes. The big warship might have looked slow and ponderous, but it moved like a shark swimming in space. Liddy held her breath as she watched the ten law enforcement ships suddenly surrounded, the Azanti plasma cannons pounding them furiously.
The remaining corvettes charged into the melee. Soon, all Liddy could see was a swirling mess of fire and debris. She let out a sigh of relief as the trapped corvettes escaped vertically out of the melee. The brave little ships spiraled upward to ascend above the enemy, but only seven of the ten made it.
The Azanti were not unscathed. One man-of-war floated dead in space, its engines puffing smoke. The other didn’t stay to defend its comrade, but instead rushed to rejoin the advancing armada.
The corvettes peeled off, and wisely stayed out of range of the dying ship’s plasma guns. Then, in a meteoric strafing run, the Fearless closed with the enemy. Liddy held her breath as the Confed’ destroyer neared the stricken Azanti hulk. It avoided engaging at laser cannon range, and instead released a barrage of missiles. The hail of rockets turned the proud Azanti war machine to a smoldering cinder in only a few seconds, leaving it to forever drift in the night.
Liddy started to breathe again.
Unfortunately, the second Azanti warship made clean its getaway. It closed the distance with its brethren to join the advancing Azanti forces. Now five great warships strong, the armada formed a sphere with their mega-carrier in the center. Liddy knew that sphere would be hard to crack with the warships protecting the carrier and the carrier’s fighters protecting the warships. She had seen this formation the last time she was in Eta-Cephei.
Commodore Mendez maneuvered the Confederation forces into a crescent shape. The surviving sixteen corvettes formed two squadrons on the right and left flanks with a destroyer anchoring each near the middle. The battleship held the center and the prison barges fell into the rear where Summer Breeze putted along at a fourth its usual speed.
Liddy crossed her fingers. “How are those repairs coming, Gilead?”
“Working on it, Liddy.”
As the opposing forces closed on each other, Liddy took the Summer Breeze on a slow arch to a position high above the battle. A smart move would be to take cover behind the barges, or an even smarter move would be to jump out of the system altogether. But she wasn’t feeling particularly smart. She not only wanted to see the action; Liddy wanted to be able to jump in if she was needed.
“Almost got it.”
Liddy bit her lip.
Like boxers entering a ring, the two sides closed on each other, dodging and weaving. The Azanti threw the first punch; launching twenty-seven fighters from the carrier to form a screen in front of the rest of their armada.
The Confederation countered by launching a barrage of missiles from the navy ships. Like most boxing matches, the first round was inconclusive. Liddy was relieved to see some of the missiles take out a few fighters, but the Azanti plasma weapons shot down the majority of the missiles before they struck anything significant.
But, the need to shoot down missiles did tie up Azanti firepower while the corvettes sprinted around the sphere and began shooting at the enemy rear. As before, the fast little craft evaded plasma blasts as they ducked and dodged around the foe. As the lawmen scored hits, Liddy watched Azanti engine bells burst into flame.
“Yes!” she cried, as an enemy craft began to drift out of its formation, exposing their flank.
The Azanti warships weren’t done, however, and they returned fire with a vengeance, their plasma cannons screaming out superheated gas. Liddy gasped as several corvettes burst into flames. It was an awesome light show as plasma burst and laser beams reflected off the growing cloud of debris, forming a sparkling halo around the battle. For a moment, Liddy almost thought it looked beautiful, and at the same time—hated it so.
“Gilead?”
“A few more seconds, Liddy.”
As the opposing fleets closed the distance each Confed’ destroyer was forced to take on multiple opponents. Soon they were surrounded by Azanti warships and trapped in overlapping fields of deadly plasma fire. Liddy clenched her fist and slammed it into the consul. She was not born to be a spectator.
But she watched, as DOC009 and DOC014 swooped around the battleship and plunged into the heart of the action. As they closed with the enemy the two barges opened their cargo bays; out dropped dozens of missiles to float free in space. By the time the Azanti recognized the threat of the ‘unarmed’ ships it was too late. As the prison barges ran for the cover of the Conquest, the missiles targeted the Azanti ships and zoomed into their sides. Three of the Empire’s warships suddenly exploded in bright bursts of yellow and orange. But the other two dreadnaughts fought on.
Liddy saw that the Fearless had sustained heavy damage from the enemy carrier. Its port engine bell smoked and only its auxiliary cannon still fired. Azanti fighters swarmed over the Confed’ ship like flies on a dying buffalo. Then she saw a green light flash on her port side fuel indicator.
“Gilead,” Liddy replied as her face twisted into a feral grin. “You’re awesome.”
The cavalry was coming to the besieged Fearless. She locked the turret in the forward position and aimed with Summer Breeze’s nosecone indicator instead of the overcomplicated turret sights.
The first Azanti fighter didn’t even see her coming. Liddy smoked it from above as Summer Breeze arched into the fight. The second fighter twisted and turned but its pilot couldn’t shake her off his blue tail. When her nosecone indicator flashed green over the target, she squeezed the trigger and in a flash of brilliant light another bad guy splattered across the stars.
Then things got really interesting. The proximity alarm blared, and Liddy checked her screen to see an Azanti fighter directly on her ass. The little bastard zigged and zagged with every twist she made. Her heart raced as she pulled up on her stick and then drove it down in a sharp decent just as the enemy pilot let loose with a plasma burst. The enemy cannon struck her shuttle bay, vaporizing it instantly.
“Damn it!” she shouted to no one in particular.
“Summer Breeze, I copy,” came a voice over her comm. “This is CPC Louis Lépine, stand by.”
The Azanti burst into a ball of fire as a customs corvette soared by the Summer Breeze. The Louis Lépine came so close that Liddy could actually see the pretty little pilot, who just saved her ass, through the canopy. The woman blew Liddy a kiss and gave her the ‘call me’ gesture. Great.
Then, the black of space filled with light as the CJS Illusive ruptured in two. Azanti plasma cannons had sliced through its hull. Escape pods launched but not every spacer made it to the pods in time. Liddy watched in horror as men and women cartwheeled into space. The cost of this rescue was becoming extremely high. Shuttles launched from the other navy ships to rescue any Illusive crewmen who were sensible enough to wear vac-suits into combat. Liddy hoped that would be most of them. She knew it would not be all of them.
As she watched the Illusive’s destruction in sick fascination, another blip appeared on her close range scanner. It was huge and charged right into the heart of the battle. The Conquest was open for business and its business was death. The mighty laser cannons flashed red in the vacuum of space like brilliant lances. The beams struck at any offending Azanti warship foolish enough to come in range. Liddy cheered as the one remaining man-of-war crumpled instantly under the onslaught and drifted out of the fight as a gutted wreck. The other Azanti fought on. Soon the Conquest was surrounded in a swarm of fighters.
Fearless closed to engage the enemy, but could only move at half speed due to the loss of one of its engines. It would be six minutes before help arrived, an eternity in combat. Nonetheless, the battleship fought on. Missiles leaped from the Conquest, smacking into the Azanti mega-carrier; destroying its launch bays.
Now, the enemy fighters were without a home to return to. In desperation, many put themselves on kamikaze courses for the big Confederation target. And Liddy wasn’t going to sit still for that!
She formed the Summer Breeze up behind the CPC Alice Wells and six other corvettes to stop the suicidal warriors, and challenged Gilead to give the engines everything he could. The results were messy; Liddy found herself in a swirling, diving, twisting, climbing riot of quick death and no excuses. As the battle raged, the Summer Breeze continued to lose minor pieces of itself, but when its last laser cannon took a debris hit from a chunk of hull that used to be the CPC Elliott Ness, that was it.
“God damn it!” she cried.
Without a weapon, she had no choice but to retreat from the fight. She took up a position with the DOC009 and DOC014 and watched the end of the battle from there.
The Azanti mega-carrier, robbed of its protecting warships and most of its fighter screen, died millimeter by millimeter. Corvettes swooped in to take pot shots, while the Fearless and the Conquest exhausted their missile magazines on the big target. In a matter of minutes the carrier’s engines went super-critical, and the ship burst apart like a cheap child’s toy, carelessly stepped on by a heavy boot. This time Azanti bodies twirled out into space, propelled by the air that had once sustained them.
Twenty years after the Confederation’s declared victory, the last space battle of the Azanti War had ended. Liddy put her head in her hands and breathed in short stifled breaths.
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What Leadership Means To An American Warrior: A Writer’s And Voter’s Guide
Recently, I published a non-fiction book titled, Armed Professions: A Writer’s Guide. In that little gem, I knocked my socks off to cover everything I could think a fiction writer could possibly want to know about military, police and intelligence professions. I included historical references, culture, customs, and tactics. I wrote pages on rank structures and interservice rivalry. I gave anecdotes about my life experiences in the military, law enforcement, and intelligence community. All of this information came with a list of references for further reading so that every nook and cranny a writer would need to be filled could be saturated.
But I forgot one thing…leadership.
So here it is, for free, from me to you. Hear’s what leadership means to an American military person. Are you ready? Good, cause here it comes…
The first sergeant eats last!
So, who’s the first sergeant, and who cares when he or she eats? The first sergeant, or “Top” as they’re often called by troops, is the most senior non-commissioned officer in a company. That means that some one-hundred soldiers ask, “How high?” whenever Top says, “Jump!” Oh, to be sure the first sergeant is not the commander of the unit–that would usually be a captain, who’s job is to focus on the company’s mission. The first sergeant is more important in some ways because he or she is responsible for looking out for the soldier’s needs. And the first sergeants always eat last.
Unlike more the brutish armies of the world, where the leader gets the first pick the vittles, American leaders are expected to ensure that the troops are taken care of before they take care of themselves. So, if you’re the company’s cook, you’d better make damn sure there’s enough food for everyone because Top don’t like skipping meals!
In the American military, leaders get less sleep and work longer hours than anybody under their command. They are expected to put the good of the unit ahead of their own interests at all times, and woe be to the leader who can’t at least fake it.
As we are now in the presidential election season, I find that after twenty years in uniform this type of person has become my model candidate. You see, the leader who eats last is the one I’ll happily follow into battle. No matter what danger is ahead, I know such a leader will not put me in harm’s way unless it’s for the good of the unit and there is no other choice. And, once engaged with the enemy, I know such a leader will do everything possible to ensure my survival.
The US Army’s textbook definition of military leadership reads:
“Military leadership is the art of leading and directing soldiers in such a way as to obtain their willing obedience, loyal cooperation, and respect while accomplishing a mission.”
Fiction writers, if you want to create a character that leads others effectively, I recommend you include a scene where that character eats last. And voters, when you seek a candidate to support, I recommend you use the same criteria.
And a heartfelt thank you to, First Sergeant Donny Loftis, HHC, 505th Eng, Bn, who led my unit in Iraq back in 2005. Diesel and Dirt, Top!
Posted on September 15, 2016 Categories UncategorizedTags 2016 presidential race, 505th Eng, Armed Professions: A Writer's Guide, author clayon j callahan, Bn, First Sergeant Donny Loftis, First sergeants eat last, Guide for fiction writers, HHC3 Comments on What Leadership Means To An American Warrior: A Writer’s And Voter’s Guide
Oops, I Did It Again
On Amazon, you will now find, Armed Professions: A Writer’s Guide. I wanted to try my hand at non-fiction and also wanted to help out my fellow writers and this seemed the best way to do both.
After spending six years in the US Navy, fourteen years in the US Army, seventeen years in law enforcement and four years as a US counterintelligence agent…I figured I might have some experience to share that writers could use.
I am not one of those arrogant veterans who insist that you have to have “been there and done that” to write good action-oriented fiction. However, I do believe that many of my talented writer friends have no idea where to begin researching for stories about the folks in uniform who tote guns for a living. The library is full of books on the subject, but few are tailored to answer a writer’s most basic questions. This book is simply my experience cooked at a low simmer and served with some of my own historical research. The intent is to give fiction writers a hand up, and I think folks will find it a fun read as well.
Despite my background, the book wasn’t easy to write. When you’ve lived and breathed the military for all your adult life, you tend to take certain assumptions for granted. I put it through my writing group twice to ensure that every possible question could be answered. Questions ranged from military culture to police brutality to spycraft. The latter necessitated that I pass the manuscript to the Department of Defense for a “security review” to ensure I didn’t leak anything that would get me in trouble (I’ve worked in prisons but have no desire to live in one).
So, check it out! The book is ready for your viewing enjoyment. I hope folks find it useful and create great works of fiction that I can someday enjoy myself.
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On Wednesday 6th January 2011
Category: Health News
Created: Monday, 20 July 2015 14:40
On Wednesday 6th January 2011 Hari Bhandary from Clinic Nepal presented to a group of EMT students at SOLO Southeast school for wilderness medicine based out of the Nantahala Outdoor Center in North Carolina. The stude nts traveled from as far away as Alaska to participate in a month long intensive medical training class. Many of the students already work as vol unteers for overseas medical projects and have plans to help Hari in the future. SOLO Southeast and NOC are actively involved in medical training throughout the World. In 2010 two expeditions traveled to Belize to build a community health post and train village healthcare workers. NOC plans to send medical students and volunteers to Hari's clinic in February 2012 to help with patient care and construction projects.
Free Health Camp in Madi-Area
5 Tage medizinische Versorgung auf eine andere Art und Weise
Eine medizinische Versorgung in einer so abgelegenen Region wie der Madi-Area, suedlich des Chitwan Nationalparks an der Grenze zwischen Nepal und Indien, zu gewaehrleisten ist quasi unmoeglich. Deshalb werden von der “Friendship Clinic Nepal” regelmaessig Health Camps organisiert, um den Menschen in diesen Regionen ueberhaupt eine Basisversorgung zu ermoeglichen.
So auch vom 28. Februar 2011 bis zum 04. Maerz 2011. Mit einem Team aus 17 Teilnehmern (u.a. Hari Bhandary, 2 nepalesischen Aerzte, 2 Pharmazeuten, 1 Krankenschwester, 7 jungen spanischen Aerzte und 2 deutschen Medizinstudenten) sind wir nach Laugai gefahren, um von dort aus an 5 verschiedenen Orten der Region (V.D.C. Gardi) kostenfreie Health Camps durchzufuehren.
Fuer uns als Studenten war das sehr spannend. Einerseits in kurzer Zeit so viele Krankheiten zu sehen, Krankheiten, die bei uns in Deutschland teilweise nur noch sehr selten zu sehen sind und andererseits betrachten zu koennen, wie Medizin auch funktionieren kann. Fernab von teurer Diagnostik oder modernster Technologie wird hier noch mit ausfuehrlicher Anamnese und gruendlicher Untersuchung der Weg zur Diagnose gefunden.
Die meisten Krankheitsbilder lagen im Bereich des Gastrointestinaltraktes (Diarrhoe, Gastritis), der Gynaekologie (PID), der Dermatologie (Tinea) und muskulo-skeletaler Schmerzen, aber immer wieder hatten wir die Moeglichkeit, Krankheiten wie Scabies, Windpocken oder auch Helmenthiasis diagnostizieren zu koennen.
Aber nicht nur die medizinische Versorgung spielt bei den Health Camps eine Rolle. Viele Patienten nutzen die Moeglichkeit, um kostenlos mit Medikamenten versorgt zu werden.
Dr. Suraj Lamichona, Kristel Mills und Maryam Abdelkarim behandeln gemeinsam einen Patienten
In gravierenden Faellen, wie OP-Indikationen oder Verdacht auf Malignome wurde eine weitere Versorgung angeleitet. So wurden beispielsweise mehrere Uterus-Prolapse oder eine Hydrozele mit der Ambulanz in ein groesseres Krankenhaus nach Bahratpur gebracht, beziehungsweise bei Verdacht auf boesartige Erkrankungen die Verbindung zum naechstgelegenen Zentrum fuer Krebserkrankungen hergestellt.
Allein durch dieses Health Camp wurde insgesamt rund 1100 Patienten geholfen, 2 Wochen zuvor wurden bereits im Nachbardistrikt V.D.C. Ayodhyapuri rund 900 Patienten versorgt, in 2 Wochen wird das dritte Health Camp in Madi diesen Jahres stattfinden.
Wirklich spannend und schoen bei diesem Health Camp dabeigewesen zu sein. Es hat viel Spass gemacht mit den freundlichen und lieben Menschen in dieser Region in Kontakt zu treten und mit diesem tollen Team der Clinic Nepal zusammen zu arbeiten.
Vielen lieben Dank dafuer.
What Can One Person Achieve?
Personal history and background to medical projects in Nepal:
I was born in Madi area south of Kathmandu on March 8, 1970, and grew up in the remote village of Meghauli, Nepal, where about 99% of Nepali population lives by subsistence farming.
Access to education was difficult, and although I was able to attend school my parents had to pay fees for the education that was of an extremely low standard.
Health care was practically non-existent aside from local traditional medicine practitioners using herbal medicine.
As I grew older I became increasingly frustrated with the state of both the health care and of the educational system that were surrounding me.
At the age of 17, I finished education, left home, and went to work in the city. It was difficult to find work but a friend helped me to get a job as the bartender on a hydroelectric project.
Once I saved enough money, in 1989 I returned to my village, Meghauli, where I directed and participated in the construction of a guest house made of local building materials, accommodating 8 to 10 people. In addition, in my spare time I taught and tutored children of which many belonged to the under priviledged groups in the village.
In 1991 I was sponsoring university students and I already had in my mind to also go to the capital to enroll at the university in medical studies; then, one night I found a few German and Nepali people taking shelter in the guest house. They were traveling Nepal helping to improve the lives of people with Leprosy, disabilities and living in poverty. I joined the team and was given training as a health worker. Disagreements among the group of trainers led me, together with a group of friends, to leave with the purpose of creating a health clinic and rehabilitation centre in Kathmandu. This project evolved into the establishing of an addition to the existing hospital and this addition was officially inaugurated on 22nd of July 1992.
Now earning money, I continued to personally sponsor students, and teachers in my village/district. Over time, I have been in a position to sponsor more and more children and teachers. I now sponsor over 100 students (20 of whom have graduated and are working as junior electrical engineer, nurses, teachers, etc.) and the three teachers one for each of 3 rural schools.
In 1996 I returned to Meghauli with the vision of opening a medical clinic. I sought support from my family, local people, as well as from individuals and organisations over-seas and little by little the project came into existence. By then I had also sold all personal possessions that had some value to add to the financial capital. My parents’ permission to sell a piece of land to build the medical clinic was essential. I said to my father that I would first try to raise the money and if I did not succeed, we would then sell the land. Money was raised successfully to cover construction cost. At the same time, I wrote about a hundred letters to various potential donors describing my vision. One of them a British whom I had helped when he was lost in Nepal, responded raising money from his family and from others in the UK. Most of the money to built the clinic came from these donors. However, to cover travel, transportation, communication expenses as well as food, the land was sold at a later date.
In 1997 ‘Clinic Nepal’ was finally established, with many sub-projects quickly developing from this time on, in the following fields pertaining to health, education, clean water.
Clinic Nepal's Successful Story
Wooden Animals!
Tara BK is now 24 and running a successful wholesale business carving and selling beautiful wooden animals to tourist outlets in Kathmandu. Born to the son of a poor wood carver, Tara learned his craft initially from his father, who still carves animals for the tourists visiting Megauli. Since the family was very poor, Clinic Nepal sponsored four of the children to attend school. After completing school, Tara expressed an interest in attending an art school in the capital city. Clinic Nepal again helped to sponsor this and today Tara and his thriving business has improved the living standard of his father and siblings.
From Cook to Restaurant Owner – from School Boy to Supervisor
Mr. Darai is known throughout Meghauli for his amazing skill in cooking. He learned to cook when he was a young boy working in hotels in Chitwan. Although very poor, Mr Darai followed the traditional belief that the more children you have the more prosperous you will be and has eleven children! Falling prey to difficult economic times with so many mouths to feed, Clinic Nepal met Mr. Darai when he was unemployed and the family facing hard times. Clinic Nepal gave Mr. Darai a job as a cook in its own guest house and also sponsored his children to attend school. After completing his basic education, the oldest son, Purna, decided to study engineering at a college in Bharatpur, again sponsored by Clinic Nepal. In 2004, he finished the two year course qualifying him as a building supervisor and easily found work in Kathmandu. Since then, work has been plentiful, moving from two or three building companies throughout Nepal. Purna now supports two of his siblings through school and provided the financial support for his father to reach his dream and open a restaurant of his own. Despite his new restaurant, Mr. Darai still helps when his cooking skills are required for special occasions at Clinic Nepal!
Rebellion Can Work!
Vishnu Rijal, a bright and talented girl graduated from school with very high marks, and wanted to go on to become a nurse. However her father did not agree as he holds the still widely thought belief that woman should only work in the home. Vishnu, being rebellious, went ahead and applied to the government nursing school in Bharatpur, a highly competitive programme. When she learned of her acceptance she eagerly asked her father to pay, but he declined. Ram Bhandary, Program Director of Clinic Nepal heard the local gossip of Vishnu’s predicament. Ram spoke to Vishnu and saw the amazing potential that she possessed. Clinic Nepal was able to sponsor her to attend the nursing programme. Following her graduation she applied again for a very competitive government nursing position and again her dream was fulfilled. Today her brothers and sisters visit the Clinic to show their support and gratitude for the opportunity it provided to their sister.
In 1997, Hari was visiting the land that he planned to build on Clinic Nepal on when he met Mr Aryal who was ill with tuberculosis. As the Clinic grew, Hari kept bumping into that gentleman and decided to give him job as groundskeeper so that he could have an income despite his illness. When Mr Aryal passed away the job as groundskeeper was given to his oldest son, Sahadev, who was never able attend school. Clinic Nepal also sponsored three of the five younger children to attend school.
Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Projects
Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Projects when Clinic Nepal began in 1997 over 50% of patients had water borne diseases. Today that figure stands at only 1%.
In Nepal the majority of the population live in a rural setting. Often water sources are a river, mountain spring or well. While those villages living in high mountains may have access to cleaner water than those downstream, open sources of water are never completely free of dangerous bacteria. In the lowland Terai area, where Clinic Nepal is situated, drinking water comes mainly from the ground. Traditionally open wells are used, with the risk of contamination from animal and human waste high. The other option of river water usual means much time is spent by women and girls collecting water from far way.
Sanitary toilets or latrines, are still, unfortunately, extremely rare in the majority of the country. With many people defecating in the open, the risk of contamination is again very high, especially for children, the sick and elderly. In this area, risk of attack by wild animals was also present.
Hari Bhandary, the founder and chairman of Clinic Nepal, had always recognised these problems and had long had the desire to introduce clean drinking water and sanitation to improve the health of his neighbours. <click to history> Once the Friendship Clinic was established, the next step was therefore obvious – a clean drinking water project and hygienic sanitation facilities for all.
Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation
Clean Water Project began in 2001, with the installation of tube wells and pumps, each shared by five to ten households.To date, 241 water pumps have been installed.
Sanitary Latrines in 1997 when Clinic Nepal began of the 2,865 households in Megauli only 213 had a latrine.
Clinic staff visited local villages, family groups, and individual homes to educate people about the importance of personal hygiene and clean food handling practices. For example, the simple act of handwashing after defecation reduces disease tremendously, particularly among children
Mission: providing clean drinking water and sanitation for all
In 10 years, 2,652 sanitary latrines have been installed in Megauli VDC, one per household. Nepal has 3,913 Village Development Communities (VDCs), of which thirteen have been declared a ‘no open latrine' zone. Meghauli is the only one of these communities to have achieved full sanitation, a unique occurrence in Nepal !
To celebrate this “No Open Defecation Zone: status, on 20th April 2009, there was a grand festival in Meghauli organised by Clinic Nepal and the VDC. Students, local people, Clinic Nepal staff and the chief guest, the Local District Development Officer, celebrated this great achievement amidst dancing and music.
They planned to get the building up next year's July monsoons just eight months away. While Hari got a proper bill of works in Nepal, Peter and Beryl ran off 1000 copies of a puzzle sheet, explaining about the clinic and offering prizes. They charged 1 opened a set. As word of the clinic spread, donors started pledging 5 pounds of 10 pounds. Peter met a plumber who gave him a fiver." Come to Nepal to work on me clinic," Peter begged him. "I can't" said the plumber. "I've got a wife and baby at home." But next day he was back with a van full of plumbing fittings. Suddenly Peter realized he could be asking for things just as valuable as money. He began to contact local companies and intern received plumbing supplies, flat pack furniture, tools, nuts, holds, and screws, paints and cleaning products. Firms even donated pens and pencils, overalls, toilet rolls, toys and books.
From any available phone or fax, Hari called with progress reports. The foundations were to be trenches filled with boulders. With reinforced concrete on top. the village women spent days ferrying tons of rocks the size of small footballs from the river. Men and women together dug the trenches and mixed the concrete.
Laying the Foundations
After petitioning the Nepalese government for three months, Hari was given permission for a week's expedition to salvage fallen timber for doors and windows from the Chitwan National Park. Eighty villagers using elephants hauled the fallen logs, three feet wide by up to 12 feet long, six moles through streams and across the riverbed to the sawpits at Meghauli. Back in Bristol, Peter spoke at business dinners. In Gibraltar, Kevin held sponsored bed pushes and Gladiators parties and constructed moles of pennies though the main street. Slowly funds mounted up. Now it was time to ship the supplies to Nepal, but how could they ever afford to move such bulk?
Kevin come to the rescue, arranging for it to go in a container bound for the Nepal based Gurkha regiment. They had a week to pack and rush everything to Bisector to be loaded for the five months passage. In February, Kevin and Peter flew to Katmandu to check on the clinic's progress in person. They had also scheduled meetings with half a dozen government dignitaries. How quickly would electricity reach the site? They asked a land department official. He wouldn't meet their eyes. "I have to persuade lots of people," he said. "Lots and lots of people..."
"Whisky or money," Hari whispered." That's what it will take." They left in disgust. "I will not bribe them," vowed Peter." Anyway, I have other ideas." Back at his hotel, he phoned the Kathmandu times. A peace appeared next day :" New free Clinic for Meghauli". They soon heard that electricity would be supplied. Peter and Kevin returned home to learn that Beryl had received cheques totaling 5400 pounds. Soon the funds topped 9000 pound and the clinic's construction was no longer in doubt. In March 1997, the villagers laid the foundation stones. Over the ensuing months, Hari wrote and faxed constantly to update them. The walls had gone up; the sewers were in; the windows were being installed. "And now we are ready on time for your visit," wrote Hari at last.
Fitting' finale
Kevin began raising a team of servicemen and women to travel to Nepal to help with the building and with training clinic staff. Thirty-five people applied nurses, engineers, electricians, and carpenters. Then, phoning an ex Gurkha fried stationed in Nepal, set about organizing two weeks of naval mountain adventure training for that September. The team would also work on the clinic on the grounds that it was a humanitarian project. One the day of the flight, Kevin and his band of servicemen and women joined Beryl and Peter and 40 Boxes of donated medical supplies at Heathrow Airport. "What on earth is that lot?" said the check in assistant blankly, eyeing the mound of carefully taped boxes. "Do you realize you'll have to pay 4000 pound in excess baggage?"
Kevin demanded to see her boss. "it's in a good cause," Kevin explained to him. "Oh, go on," interrupted the airline official, throwing their passports on the desk." take them and leave me in peace! And good luck." Thirty-eight people cheered. In Kathmandu, a familiar figure was waiting in the arrival lounge. Beryl marched towards the tall, shy looking young man. " How you've grown!" she exclaimed, hugging him." Oh, it's lovely to see you." She had to stop, unable to speak for tears. When she looked up she realized that Hari too had tears in his eyes.
In Meghauli they found the neat brick built clinic standing surrounded by banana trees beside a stream. The next new weeks were a whirl of hammering and installed furniture. Nurses trained clinic helpers, teaching them basic hygiene, and first aid. Peter and Beryl wandered though rooms smelling of fresh paint and newly sawn wood. "Who'd have believed we could have come this far so quickly?" said Peter.
On October 20, 1997 the village pipes and drums band paraded though Meghauli to the clinic, while the whole village followed, clapping and cheering. At the opening ceremony Hari got up and spoke. "Thank you for showing my people that somebody cares," he said, bowing to Beryl, Kevin and Peter.
Later that evening, Hart's parents invited the couple to a celebratory meal at their house_ the same house they had eaten at ten years earlier. During supper, Beryl felt a tug at her elbow. "Beryl," said Hari. "Would you mind if I called you Mum?" I would be honored," said Beryl, touched at this simple gesture of respect and gratitude. "Now I have four sons".
Today the "friendship Clinic ", as it is known, has a full time nurse and a clinic manager; a doctor takes surgeries twice a week and specialists visit from time to time. In the nurse's office, a woman cradles a seemingly lifeless baby, its head covered in livid scabs. "A severe case of cradle cap," says Chunmaya, the nurse. She dresses the baby's head and gives the young woman dried milk to feed her child the mother is too malnourished to produce milk herself.
Among the patients are Hari's mother and father, who have benefited greatly from local treatment for their TB. Hari organizes medical volunteers and funding for the clinic, though the Shores are still-raising money towards its upkeep, at the last count, they had raised more than 25000 pounds. "If you're climbing a sand hill, its hard work," points out Peter. "But if you're running down one sand hill, you're halfway up the next before you realize it . That's how beryl and I tackle problems."
A FRIENDSHIP THEY COULDN'T FORGET
'Please write to me,' said the Nepali boy. But the English couple decided to do much more
By Julie Akhurst
The bus grounded to a halt. The driver and the three Nepalese passengers hopped off, leaving Beryl and Peter Shore alone. "This isn't the Chitwan National Park," said Beryl gazing round at the scrubby undergrowth and distant village. "We're lost." The couple, celebrating their thirtieth wedding anniversary with a trip to Nepal, had spent all day on board the bone shaking bus in the hope of seeing the rhinos and tigers of Chitwan. Now, shouldering their rucksacks, they walked determinedly away from the bus and from the clamouring youths surrounding it.
Peter saw a tall, slim boy beside the road. "Chitwan?" Peter asked. The boy pointed up a flat, narrow track, flanked by banana trees, paddy fields and grass roofed mud houses. It was getting dark. The boy began loping along beside them. "What are yours names?" he asked in good English.
Beryl looked at him properly for the first time. He looked about 17 . His faded clothes were neatly pressed, his smile genuine and unlike the other boys, he wasn't trying to sell them anything. He reminded her of her own sons. "Beryl and Peter," she answered. "And yours?" "I am Hari Bhandari," he said proudly."! I live in Meghauli." Rounding a bend, they came to a muddy river, 50 yards wide. "How do we get across?" asked Peter "You can't," said Hari. "The bridge is ten miles downriver." Peter slid his rucksack off his shoulders. "Then we'll sleep here." Hari gaped. "Oh no, sahib, you cannot, there are wild animals. Please stays in my home no money."
A wild dog racing through the trees, a dead vulture in its mouth, was enough to convince the couple. They followed Hari to a mud house in the village. One of Hari's sisters, a girl of about 12, brought them two brass tumblers of buffalo mild, while his elder sister bent over a Primus stove, preparing rice and curry. The English couple sat down on a rattan mat to eat. "But where's your meal?" Beryl asked Hari. He shrugged. "I've eaten" Beryl glanced at Peter. Clearly they were eating the whole family's food. Taking the bare minimum, they passed the rest to the family, who fell in it smiling.
Hari gave the Shores his rattan bed in the roof and woke them before 6 am, in time to catch the only bus out of the village.
"When you get him," he said," Please write to me." He scribbled down an address. Thank you for coming to Nepal." Back home in Henleaze, Bristol, the Shores sat down to writ to the teenager who had fed them his own supper and asked nothing in return. "Hello, Hari, we got back safely after having a fantastic time........." they told him what their sons Kevin, Nigel and Craig were doing. Within weeks they had reply. Hari's letter was full of news of his work and family, still at school at 17, he was one of the privileged few in Meghauli, a member of the high up Chhetri caste. "I am studying English and wish one day to leave my village to help others," he wrote.
Remote Hopes.
A regular correspondence developed between Meghauli and Bristol. Hari write mat, he'd gone Kathmandu to work as a waiter. Within another couple of years the shores learned that he was teaching English. Then he moved to a leprosy hospital to work as a fund raising secretary, in charge of selling clothes and souvenirs made by the patients." I am happy," he wrote. "Now I know I make people's leves better."
For ten years they kept in touch. Then, in November 1996, Hari write to say his parents had both contracted TB. He had return home to look after them. "They have been going ten miles to Bharatpur for treatment," he wrote. " A day's walk. Meghauli still has no telephone. I go home to find how ill they are." The Shores waited, worried, for his next letter. In it he sounded his old, determined self." I have a new plan!" he wrote. Enclosed was a rough sketch of a small hut with a corrugated iron roof. " This is the health center I now plan to build in Meghauli so my parents will not have to travel to see a doctor." A free clinic, it would treat 20 to 30 people a day. " It will cost about 1800 pounds can you help us raise the money?" he added. Next day in the office where he worked as buildings manager, Peter faxed the sketch to his son Kevin, a 36 years old petty officer medical assistant with the royal Navy in Gibraltar, asking for his thoughts.
Peter began gathering information on the medical situation ion Nepal. He discovered there was only one doctor for every 21000 people and the hospital treating Hari's parents covered a catchment area of 100 square miles. TB and leprosy were rife and lice expectancy was 53 years. Then Kevin rang from Gibraltar. "Dad, this is little more than garden shed" he burst out." Surely we can do better?" He had a plan drawn up for a brick built clinic with proper glazed windows. "We don't want a white elephant." Peter told him." This must be self financing and low maintenance."
They sent the revised plan to Hari. "We felt this was more me type of building you'd need," wrote Peter. "How much would it cost if the villagers built it?" "How are we ever going to raise that?" Beryl demanded when she heard the target was 5000 pounds. "Just like we've always done," said Peter, who, like his sons, was a member of the Scouting Association. "You hold coffee moorings; I'll see what I can do with the Scouts; Kevin can raise funds though the navy. And, if we fall short, we'll just have to cover it ourselves."
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Game. Over. How Street Fighter took over Kongs of King Street
When Kongs of King Street opened, with its collection of retro arcade machines, we knew we would have to show a computer game movie adaptation there. The only question was which one? However, the more we thought about it, the more obvious the answer was: STREET FIGHTER!
The 1994 actioner has gone down in history as one of the notorious films ever made. Everything about it is fascinating: how it was directed by Die Hard screenwriter Steven E. DeSouza, how a third of the budget went to its star Jean-Claude Van Damme, how the production got delayed due to Thailand’s poor movie-making infrastructure and, of course, for starring Aussie pop sensation Kylie Minogue.
Ahead of the screening, we decided we wanted to learn as much as we could about how this film got made and set out to interview as many of the cast as possible. Naturally, we got no response from the likes of JCVD and Kylie, but we were lucky enough to speak to:
Steven E. DeSouza (writer/director)
Byron Mann (Ryu)
Wes Studi (Sagat)
Grand L. Bush (Balrog)
http://bristolbadfilmclub.fathands.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Steve-E-DeSouza-Intro.mp4
Their revelations into the making of this film was fascinating and armed with this behind-the-scenes insight, we decided to pull out all the stops for the screening.
The staff at Kongs essentially shut down the entire bar for the evening and turned it into a mini theatre. Not just that, but they provided free popcorn and allowed us to set up a mini-Street Fighter 2 tournament on their arcade machine.
While the eventual winner was Jamie Cox, it was a close run thing and he barely escaped defeat from Emily Jackson. Let us know how your prize of Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist turns out, Jamie!
We also recruited local cinema researcher and action film aficionado Peter Walsh to provide the audience with everything they needed to know about JCVD’s career – the highs, the lows and the numerous splits.
We hope the sold out crowd enjoyed the film and that our interviews provide them with the answers to the many, many questions they no doubt have.
Also, their generosity saw us raise over £300 for the Travelling Light Theatre Company! So thanks for that!
See you at Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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You + Me = Writer’s Group of Two℠
For years, teaching writing and creative self-expression revolved around my now-defunct online writers’ group, The Literati Writers. After working closely with over 300 writers from a dozen countries, I decided to shutter the group at the end of 2016 to systematize those teachings into a writing course, while taking my mission on the road and around the world.
And yet, even after my writers’ group had closed, my heart still yearned for the intimacy and rapport of working with individual clients — brilliant souls all, many of whom have become friends in the years since our first work together.
And so Writer’s Group of Two℠ was born.
Writer’s Group of Two℠ offers you a 3-, 6-, or 9-month one-on-one creative partnership with me, Dave Ursillo.
Every week, for the duration of your choosing, you and I unite in a personal writers’ group environment for custom-catered teachings, support, accountability, personalized writing prompts and reading/reviewing your words as you write them.
Writer’s Group of Two℠ synthesizes the magic of a large online writers’ group down to its most potent, inspiring and sustainable elements: personal support, creative partnership, ongoing accountability, and hands-on help in a long-term container of complete non-judgment.
Intersecting the intimacy of one-on-one conversation with deep seen-ness and heart-centered creative advice, hundreds of previous clients experienced the power of words flowing more effortlessly than when trying to battle through all on their own. I’m so proud of my clients and the thousands of pages that have poured from their pens (and keyboards!) over the last five years.
Today, I’m honored to be inviting you into one of these creative relationships with me.
I’m here to help you transform your writing.
In turn, you will begin to self-actualize even further upon your unique path — through the art of writing.
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Make Your Writing Unavoidable – In This 1:1 Creative Container
How does Writer’s Group of Two℠ work?
Limited to only a handful of clients at any given time, Writer’s Group of Two℠ is a dynamic and bespoke writer-coach relationship that bridges the ongoing support and accountability of a large writers’ group with the energetic intimacy and invaluable personal guidance of a 12-time author, yogi and writing teacher, Dave Ursillo (that’s me!).
For a period of either 4 months or 6 months, we will come together every week to launch deeper into your writing journey — and take the necessary steps to establish a healthful and honoring writing foundation within you — while improving your writing skills and tactical know-how.
As a Writer’s Group of Two℠ client, you will:
Engage in an unprecedented 1:1 writers’ group experience!
Receive one (1) introductory personal writing prompt set upon acceptance
Enjoy one (1) weekly scheduled check-in and accountability call for ongoing dialogue and support
Receive one (1) bespoke writing prompt or creative assignment per week, as needed
Submit up to 5 pages (2,250 words) of your writing per week for Dave’s reading, reviewing and content editing
Receive unlimited, prioritized personal support and Q+A with Dave via email
Have all your sessions recorded and archived for downloading and future re-listening at any time
The cornerstone of our relationship is crafted through our weekly 30-minute phone calls together. But better yet, every month you can submit up to 20 pages (or 9,000 words) of writing — typed or hand-written — which I will read, review, and reflect back to you the most important aspects of voice, arc, flow, and how your writing is informing your ongoing experience — as a writer, and as a soul.
Through potent weekly phone calls and an active submission-and-review of your writing every month, we conscientiously breathe momentum, rapport and expansive energy into your writing.
Imagine Penning Up to 120 Pages of Writing in the Next Half Year
That’s 50,000 words of writing, all expressed in your authentic voice.
Imagine writing them even more fluidly, with greater self-support, and more holistically than perhaps ever before.
Imagine starting the book, re-starting the blog, kicking off a half-year’s worth of newsletters or original content… all informed authentically and organically by your life experiences, professional prowess, and beyond.
Let’s conscientiously align a sustainable writing practice with this system of support that I call Writer’s Group of Two℠.
Together, I will help you find your own unique writing practice to support your life off the page, empower your self-knowledge, and create fluid rapport toward what you desire the most in your life right now.
It’s not magic. It’s not a “system” or “process” that gets carbon-copied and regurgitated for all my clients, over and over again. It’s what happens when you find the support, guidance, understanding and writing teachings that unlock where you’re stuck.
It’s called Writer’s Group of Two℠.
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Writer’s Group of Two℠ is limited to just a handful of clients at any one time so that I can ensure the most personal and supportive experiences possible.
Three (3) Months
$1,350 ($450/mo)
3-Month (12 Weeks) Partnership
8 Total Hours of Coaching Sessions
Kick Off Consistent Creative Output and Change-Making Momentum
Up to 5 Pages (2,250 Words) of Your Writing 'Peer Review' + Strategically Edited, Weekly
All Calls Recorded + Sent to You
Goal Setting, Accountability + Voice-Values Diagnostic
Unlimited Email and Text Support
Flexible Call Scheduling
Six (6) Months
12 Total Hours of Coaching Sessions
Develop Thought Leadership in a Long-Term Creative Partnership
Nine (9) Months
Payment Plans Available — Receive 10% Discount on Investment for Full Payment
I’ll be in touch with you within 1-2 business days. Otherwise, you can email me with any inquiries or questions that you have.
I look forward to working (and writing) with you!
Keep writing, and shine on,
“Dave brings deep experience and devotion to his teachings. What a gift to study with such a kind, smart and compassionate man! He cares that you learn, that you grow, and that you get all that you came for — which, especially in this age of online hucksters and overnight experts, is a rare and beautiful thing.” Jennifer Louden, Best-Selling Author and Teacher
“Dave’s creative teachings have been life-altering for me. For the first time in my life, there is resounding forward motion as a creative. My writing is pouring out these days!” Tracye Dukes, Former Writers’ Group Member, Creative Artist and Instructor (Tampa, FL)
“Dave knows the courage needed to release your words, thoughts and perspective into the world. And he knows what it takes to do it over and over again because as a writer, and to live, you must continue to breathe in this way.” Cheryl Chavarria, Former Writers’ Group Member, Real Estate Consultant and Author (Austin, TX)
“Not only has my writing gotten better, but I feel like I have evolved as a person as well. And, I am forever grateful for that.” Matt Cermak, Former Writers’ Group Member (Chicago, IL)
“This has given me so much more than anything else in the past eight months — I finally feel like I’m on the right track. Thank you for bringing awesome people together and creating such a supportive community.” Amy Ouellette, Former Writers’ Group Member and Personal Investment Adviser (Portland, OR)
“My identity as a writer has shifted dramatically. Dave made me into a published author. Seeing my name in a printed book was like I was finally declaring my truth to the world. I’m now earning enough money from writing and blogging to pay my mortgage and bills (and a little extra for those essential flat white lattes!). I’m more confident than ever that I’m on the right path.” Milo McLaughlin, Former Writers’ Group Member and Content Writer (Edinburgh, OR)
“Dave Ursillo is a writing teacher with heart. His ability to look at my words with precision and care was enough to give me the courage to keep going. The advice he offers to writers is invitational, completely compassionate, and inspires choice to flow. Dave is someone, and I can say this with assurance, who can help your writing flourish.” Diane Pauley, Former Writers’ Group Member and Business Coach (Stamford, CT)
“Dave creates a dedicated, sacred space to help me keep moving forward as a writer, and it’s clear his power is to help others do the same. To him, there are no wrong answers, just a common intention towards creation and movement forward. Speaking with Dave feels like speaking with someone who sparks my imagination.” Jillian Kramer, Former Writers’ Group Member (Philadelphia, PA)
“Being a member of Dave’s online writers’ group was a great asset to my burgeoning writing business. I have so much gratitude for Dave in gathering this group of budding creatives and entrepreneurs with such big hearts. Big thanks to you, Dave, for allowing me to be a part of this.” Clare Herbert, Communications Manager at Amnesty International (Dublin, Ireland)
“Dave was in my dream a few days ago: he was at the front of a classroom and encouraging me to ‘Write, write, write,’ asking me why I wasn’t writing, why I was holding back. My subconscious associates Dave as a natural writing mentor, and the leadership he gives to his writing clients proves it.” Beatriz Alemar, Coach and Consultant, (Philadelphia, PA)
“A bit more than a month ago, I had a chat with Dave about a struggle I was having around self-editing while I was trying to write. One of his simple suggestions for getting around this impediment I made for myself in writing was to experiment with new styles of writing. Well, over 50,000 words later, I can say that his teaching works.” Joshua Harbert, Response Copywriting and Marketing Pro (Chicago, IL)
“I enjoyed my months and months as a member of Dave’s writers’ group, tremendously. Every single creative person who gathers around Dave does so because their heart leads their deeds. They are the kind of folks you can find good company in, and they will inspire you as they have me, to be better. Thank you, Dave!” Kadena Tate, Business Coach and Consultant (Dallas, TX)
“With a steadfast compassion, patience, and wisdom far beyond his years, Dave holds space for the possibilities of your writing, and your life, to emerge in ways you anticipated — and those you could not expect. Dave has motivated me, set an example I wish to follow by walking his talk, and helped both hold me accountable for my goals while also celebrating the results as he helps guide their beautiful unfolding.” Jeanine Cerundolo, Former Writers’ Group Member Poet and Certified Yoga Teacher (Brooklyn, NY)
“When I traveled a few weeks ago, the border patrol asked me what I do and on instinct I said, ‘I’m a writer.’ What a huge benchmark that is! My growth has come, in no small part, due to the support and lessons and encouragement from Dave. Thanks to your rad writing community, I can proudly call myself a writer with confidence. Thank you for that!” Megan Atkinson, Former Writers’ Group Member and Product Designer (Lansing, MI)
“I love The Literati Writers! I’m so grateful because for the longest time, I’ve been around people who are interested in writing but don’t write. Now, I feel like I learn and grow just by being in this group’s amazing and supportive energy.” Lauryn Doll, Publisher and SEO Strategist (Dallas, TX)
“Thanks to Dave Ursillo and his writing group, The Literati Writers, writing has become second nature to me again. This writing group has changed my life. It’s that simple. Just by joining, my passion for the craft has increased three fold. I love it.” Levi Hannah, Poet, Photographer and HR Professional (Ocean Springs, MS)
“If you’re a writer — in your heart, no matter the labels — you have got to get on board with Dave Ursillo, without a doubt! You will find wisdom, entertainment, encouragement and a cataclysmic community around him that is filled with love. He cultivates a place where writers encourage, inspire, share ideas and provide a captivating perspective from their part of the world.” Sang Thi Duong, Senior Sales Director and Copywriter (Kansas City, MO)
“I’m psyched to be sharing creative and supportive space with fellow writers that Dave has inviting in. Because in life, as in art, it’s the intersections and overlaps of people, shapes, colors and ideas that come together to create beautiful magic. Dave’s teachings invite this kind of magic to happen.” Cassia Cogger, Artist, Author and Painter (Glastonbury, CT)
“Having a place like The Literati Writers to publicly make a commitment is so helpful in getting me to my desk and holding myself accountable to the goals I set for myself. So thank you–-I really appreciate it.” Tom Meitner, Direct Response Copywriter(Milwaukee, MI)
“Dave, I’ve got to thank you for starting The Literati Writers. I am writing more frequently again. I’m allowing the writing to come out of me in the ways it wants to, without restraint. My inner judge has been disrobed and has helped me access a lot more of the fun of being me!” Dr. Rona Thau, Writer and Health Expert (San Francisco, CA)
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‘Married for God, Divorced for Good?’ (1 Corinthians 7:10–16)
July 11, 2016 October 15, 2018 / davidsschrock
First Corinthians 7:10–16 brings us to one of the most heart-wrenching passages in Scripture. As it deals with marriage, divorce, and remarriage, it gives counsel to Christian marriages (vv. 10–11) and “mixed marriage” (vv. 12–16) that are looking into the teeth of divorce. In the context of a horribly sad week (#AltonSterling, #PhilandoCastille, and #DallasPoliceShooting), I bookended this sermon with the gospel truth that God comforts those who are broken by sin. My prayer is that as God’s truth is declared, it brings clarity and comfort.
You can listen to the audio from Sunday’s message or peruse the sermon notes here. For those who want to go deeper, there are discussion questions below and resources explaining the Majority and Minority position on divorce and remarriage.
1 Corinthians 7:10–16 (ESV)
To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband 11 (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
12 To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. 13 If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. 15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace. 16 For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
For Discussion
How does the brokenness of our human condition, and especially of recent events, prepare us to read 1 Corinthians 7?
What does it mean to be married for God? Can divorce ever be called ‘good’?
What is Paul’s instruction to Christian marriages (see vv. 10–11)? Why is this instruction different than what he says to “mixed marriages” (vv. 12–16)?
What concession does Paul make regarding divorce?
What does the Old Testament teach about marriage, divorce, and remarriage (see Genesis 2:18–25; Deuteronomy 24:1–4; Malachi 2:10–16)?
What does Jesus say about divorce? (Matthew 5:32; 19:1–12; Mark 10:1–12; Luke 16:18)
Are the reasons for permitting remarriage convincing? (See sermon notes, pp. 12–14).
The Majority Position among evangelicals is to permit remarriage when the divorce is legitimate. What makes a divorce legitimate? What counsel would you give to someone contemplating marriage (with regards to divorce)? Or divorce? Or remarriage?
Majority View (remarriage is permissible after a legitimate divorce)
John Murray, Divorce (Phillipsburg, NJ: P & R, 1961).
The elders of Bethlehem Baptist Church, “A Statement on Divorce & Remarriage in the Life of Bethlehem Baptist Church” (1989)
Craig Keener, And Marries Another: Divorce and Remarriage in the Teaching of the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1991)
William Heth, “Jesus on Divorce: How My Mind Has Changed,” SBJT 6/1 (Spring 2002): 4–29.** — Heth rescinds his previous view and explains why he changed his mind; this shows both sides of the issues and how someone committed to Scripture wrestled through this knotty issue.
“Divorce and Remarriage,” PCA Position Paper (2012)
John Frame, “Recent Reflections on Divorce,” Frame-Poythress.Org (2012) — With a short treatment concerning abuse.
You may also find help on this subject in three posts I’ve written:
A Gospel-Centered Approach to Divorce
What Does the Bible Say About Divorce?
What Makes a Divorce ‘Biblical’?
Minority View (no remarriage after divorce)
John Piper, “Divorce and Remarriage: A Position Paper.” (1989)** — N.B. Piper’s view was not and is not practiced at Bethlehem Baptist Church (see above).
Gordon J. Wenham and William E. Heth, Jesus and Divorce (Paternoster, 2002; repr. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2010) — N.B. After being one of the leading academic proponents of the Minority View, William Heth changed his position (see below).
Gordon J. Wenham, “Does the New Testament Approve Remarriage after Divorce?” SBJT 6/1 (Spring 2002): 30–45.
Jim Elliff, et al., Divorce and Remarriage: A Permanence View (Kansas City, MO: Christian Communicators Worldwide, 2014)
On Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage
David Instone-Brewer, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible: The Social and Literary Context (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002)
Ken M. Campbell (ed.), Marriage and Family in the Biblical World (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2003).
Andreas Köstenberger with David Jones, God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Foundations, 2nd Ed. (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2010).
Mark L. Strauss (ed.), Remarriage after Divorce in Today’s Church: Three Views (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006). — The three contributors are Gordon J. Wenham, William Heth, and Craig Keener.
Father in heaven, may marriages be strengthened and saved by the truths presented in these resources. May those whose marriages have been devastated by sin find grace in your gospel and healing in your presence. And may those who are wondering what to do next — in marriage, divorce, or remarriage — find wisdom in Scripture and biblical aid from godly, Spirit-filled counselors in their local church.
Bible, Preaching
1 Corinthians 7, Bible, Divorce, Ethics, Remarriage, Sermon Notes, Small Group Questions
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Snap Inc. Shows “Impressive Turnaround,” But Stock Still Not A Buy – Analyst
SAG-AFTRA Pulls Franchise Of Jordan McKirahan Talent Agency
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SAG-AFTRA has pulled the franchise of the Jordan McKirahan Talent Agency, meaning it no longer can represent the union’s members, effective April 19. A SAG-AFTRA source said the union forced the agency to surrender its franchise “due to a lack of compliance with our requirements.”
The Burbank-based agency still is licensed by the state of California. It’s not a member of the Association of Talent Agencies and is not involved in the ATA’s ongoing dispute with the Writers Guild, nor is it franchised by the WGA.
“No member of SAG-AFTRA may hereafter engage, use or deal through this agency,” the union says on its website. “All contracts in force between this agency and the members of SAG-AFTRA are ipso facto and without further notice terminated except that the agency may retain and collect any commissions earned under said contracts prior to the surrender of franchise.”
According to SAG-AFTRA, “Members shall not be under any obligation to pay commissions to the agent on any moneys earned by members after the termination of the agency contracts, even though such moneys are earned by members on employment contracts in existence at the date of termination of the agency contracts.”
The agency’s website says that it has a “reputable staff” and is “closely linked to some of the industry’s top casting offices.” Deadline reached out to Jordan McKirahan, but has not receive a reply.
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Eric Schmidt Does Not Share His Beautiful Women With Hedge Fund Managers
It is the women who must share the still-married Alphabet chairman.
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Eric Schmidt’s got $13 billion. Atlantic Investment Management founder Alex Roeper’s hedge fund merely manages about a fifth of that. So forgive him if he can’t quite understand his girlfriend’s infatuation with another substantially less-well-endowed man—and a hedge fund manager at that, just like her ex-husband.
Page Six has learned that married Alphabet Inc. chairman and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt dumped glamorous divorcée Ulla Parker because he got tired of her simultaneously dating hedgie Alex Roepers.
Sources tell us that things went swimmingly with the former Wilhelmina model for about a year, but sources close to Schmidt say that he began to lose interest as Parker began to spend more and more time with Roepers…. We’re told Schmidt has no hard feelings about her other romance but simply had enough of the dual-dude situation.
That’s very generous of Schmidt, but also hypocritical. Because not only is he still married to his estranged wife, he’s also doesn’t feel bound by his preference for extramarital monogamy among his partners.
One source told us that Schmidt has already moved on with another woman, but another cheerfully told us that he’s actually been seen about town with a number of different women.
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The 4D Workshop was convened from June 4-6, 2018 to explore ways to advance our understanding of Earth’s complex co-evolving geosphere and biosphere through the collection, analysis, and visualization of large and growing data resources.
Each day’s collaborative, interdisciplinary program included a small number of plenary talks followed by a series of breakout groups. Credit: Jenn Mays.
The 4D Workshop: Deep-time Data Driven Discovery and the Evolution of Earth brought together 150 participants and observers from a variety of fields, including geology, biology, data science, modeling & visualization, and science administration, to explore the evolution of our planet and ourselves. The workshop was convened from 4-6 June 2018 at the historic Carnegie Institution for Science Headquarters in downtown Washington, DC and focused on the application of data-driven discovery techniques to important “big questions” in the earth and life sciences:
What was the geological and geochemical context for life’s origins?
Did biological catalysis follow from the chemistry of rocks and minerals?
How did Earth’s earliest microbial life interact with and influence the geosphere?
How did plate tectonics begin and to what extent are Earth’s surface and deep interior linked?
When, and at what rate, did photosynthesis modify our planet’s near-surface environment?
How did life’s subsequent complexification and migration to land alter geological and geochemical processes?
One of the two poster session receptions. Credit: Jenn Mays.
Each day’s collaborative, interdisciplinary program included a small number of plenary talks followed by a series of breakout groups. The breakout groups targeted particular subjects in data-driven discovery, and together the participants of each group assembled a set of PowerPoint slides summarizing their discussion. Workshop organizers are using these slides, along with other input gathered at the workshop, to compose a white paper outlining needs and opportunities in data-driven discovery.
Recordings of the workshop’s plenary talks, as well as breakout group PowerPoint slides, are available on the workshop website’s archive page.
The workshop was led by an Organizing Committee, chaired by Yana Bromberg (Rutgers University) and Robert Hazen (Carnegie Institution for Science), and a Senior Advisory Council, chaired by Marcia McNutt (National Academy of Sciences).
Top photo credit John Strom.
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Author Archives: Monique Rooney
Upcoming HRC event: Scientists in Australian Fiction
Monique Rooney October 11, 2018 0
Conversations Across the Creek is an initiative by the Humanities Research Centre (HRC) and the Research School of Chemistry (RSC) to provide a space for continuing dialogue among scientists, social scientists, and humanities scholars. Meetings are held monthly, with the aim of stimulating and unearthing research and teaching collaborations across the university.
Join us for the fourth Conversation for 2018, where three diverse scholars ‘cross’ Sullivan’s Creek, presenting on their latest research. The topic of this event is Creators of Culture: Scientists in Australian Fiction.
The speakers will explore the representations and dynamics of scientists in Australian fiction, and why they matter. Special guest: Peter Goldsworthy AM, award-winning poet and writer. There will also be a glassblowing performance by Mark Eliott. This event is free to attend but registration is esssential. Register now!
Monique Rooney, ‘Only Mediate’
Monique Rooney October 8, 2018 0
Join us for this week’s CuSPP seminar:
Only Mediate: The Mere Interest of Interbrow in Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret (2011) and Howards End (2017)
Thursday 11 October, 1pm, Milgate Room, AD Hope Bldg, SLLL
‘Only connect’ functions both as the epigraph to E. M. Forster’s Howards End (1910) and as the central character Margaret Schlegel’s exhortation to her husband, capitalist entrepreneur Henry Wilcox. With her exasperated ‘only connect’, Margaret means for Henry to recognise that his refusal of hospitality and condemnation of the actions of others involve blindness to his own culpability in the tragic events that have unfolded. Signalling potential hospitality in any given situation, ‘only connect’ is here a means to an altruistic end. This paper repurposes ‘only connect’ as ‘only mediate’ in order to think about bourgeois conduct underpinning middlebrow narrative, interpersonal mediation and the role of intermedia in Kenneth Lonergan’s film and television work. The television miniseries Howards End (2017, screenwriter Lonergan, director Hettie McDonald) and the film Margaret (2011, director and screenwriter Lonergan) are coming-of-age narratives in which tragic storylines pivot on the actions of young, middle-class women who insert themselves into the lives of other people. This female, bourgeois mediation can, moreover, be understood in terms of the capitalist-media environment in which both Howards End and Margaret were produced.
My coinage ‘interbrow’—crossing ‘middlebrow’ with ‘intermedia’—points to my interest in the role and significance of contemporary media in the context of bourgeois concern, with further reference to what Sianne Ngai calls ‘mere interest’. ‘Mere interest’ is a weaker or cooler version of the curious that, for Ngai, corresponds to the circulation of the artwork within a bourgeois public sphere and among late capitalist networks of production, distribution, commodification and consumption. In this context, ‘mere interest’ gestures to our aesthetic proclivities, judgements and actions as they hyperconnect, enmeshed within distributive networks. This paper considers the transformative possibilities and limits of ‘mere interest’ as a will to ‘only mediate’, investigating the interbrow of Lonergan’s productions and their portrayal of a feminine drive toward resolution for selves and others.
Monique Rooney is a senior lecturer in the English Program, School of Literature, Languages and Literature ANU. Her book Living Screens: Melodrama and Plasticity in Contemporary Film and Television (2015) explores the far-reaching legacy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s ur-melodrama Pygmalion as a form that is essentially about mediation and metamorphosis. She has published on the role and significance of intermedia in Angelaki and New Review of Film and Television Studies and her essay on melodrama is forthcoming in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia.
Gemma King on Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival
Monique Rooney September 28, 2018 0
Denis Villeneuve’s multilingual cinema: Decentring space, time and language in Arrival
Thursday 4 October, 1pm, Milgate Room, AD Hope Bldg, SLLL
With dialogue in Arabic, English, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Japanese, Mandarin, Norwegian, Russian, Somali, Spanish and even extraterrestrial languages, Québécois filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s cinema revolves around language. From 2010’s trilingual Incendies to 2017’s heptalingual Blade Runner 2049, Villeneuve’s films increasingly feature protagonists who not only speak multiple languages, but use multilingualism to exert social power. In these films, lingua francas like English and French remain essential, but it is the ability to manipulate peripheral and even marginalised languages that is key to unlocking oppressive structures and shifting power dynamics within them.
This talk analyses Denis Villeneuve’s multilingual, transnational cinema, in which characters not only understand multiple languages, but deploy them strategically. Drawing on Bill Marshall’s vision of cinema and nation in Quebec National Cinema as a ‘very mobile spiral’ (2000: 3), it charts the progressive decentring at play in Villeneuve’s 2016 quadrilingual film, Arrival.
Gemma King is a Lecturer in French at the ANU. Her research explores language, power and cultural representation in contemporary French, Francophone and transnational cinemas. Her first book Decentring France: Multilingualism and Power in Contemporary French Cinema was published with Manchester University Press in 2017, and her work has also appeared in Contemporary French Civilization, French Cultural Studies, The Australian Journal of French Studies, The Conversation and Francosphères. She is currently working on the book Jacques Audiard for the Manchester French Film Directors series.
Ally Wolfe, Broken Bodies, Remade Wholes
Monique Rooney August 31, 2018 0
Broken Bodies, Remade Wholes:
Unwind as Frankenstein Retold and Reversed
Thursday 6 September, 1pm, Milgate Room, AD Hope Bldg, SLLL
New technologies create new opportunities for anxiety, and using human body parts to create life is a special kind of horrifying fictional procedure. At first glance, Unwind by Neal Shusterman and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein approach this concept in inverted ways. In Frankenstein, a ‘monster’ is built out of the parts of corpses, and rises against his horrified creator, while Unwind centres on a society that justifies breaking down its own children for their organs, and using these parts to sustain itself, until the children rise against it. Unwind is centred on the precept that that which is broken down still lives, in a divided state, controllable by the larger body to which it’s donated. The children broken down for parts are perceived and understood by the authorities of this fictional universe as criminals waiting to happen, excess bodies and liabilities. Frankenstein’s monster horrified Dr Frankenstein due to his perceived imperfection and lack of accuracy to his father’s vision of the perfect creation. Unwind is inspired to take its children apart due to that same disgust. Fear of what one has created and its difference from oneself pervades the horrors and potential horrors of both works.
In my paper I argue that Unwind mirrors Frankenstein in how it centres on an adult fear of the children it has created, placed specifically in a time and place where they have the technology and the lack of empathy to tell themselves that it is better not to ‘waste’ what they have made. Unwind and Frankenstein both delve into old fears and new technology, embodying and perpetuating a cycle of technology prompting anxiety prompting technology, until all fear what they have wrought.
Ally Wolfe is a PhD student in English Literature at ANU. Her work focuses on Young Adult fiction, dystopia, and technologies.
Chris Bishop, The Dark Gaze of Galla Placidia
The Dark Gaze of Galla Placidia
Thursday 23 August, 1pm, Milgate Room, AD Hope Bldg, SLLL
The Roman empress Galla Placidia haunts the Cantos of Ezra Pound:
And there was grass on the floor of the temple,
Or where the floor of it might have been;
Gold fades in the gloom,
Under the blue-black roof, Placidia’s,
Of the exarchate; and we sit here
By the arena, les gradins… (Canto XXI)
The numerous drafts of Canto XXI demonstrate the significance of the empress and her centrality (in the mind of the poet) to a meeting in Verona, at a café near the Roman arena, where Pound met T.S. Eliot in the summer of 1922. That year, Pound was in Verona with both his wife, Dorothy, and his lover, Bride Scratton, and the latter had a strong recollection of Eliot placing a manuscript of The Waste Landon the table before Pound. Pound had just finished his revisions of that poem and found himself both in awe of Eliot’s genius, and dismayed by what he saw as his own inability to achieve the same level of brilliance. Eliot, on leave from his position at Lloyds Bank, was becoming increasingly critical of Pound’s Bel Esprit venture, and feared that the public-funding promised by it would see him lose his job. And so, they met, Pound and Eliot (and, apparently, Galla Placidia) in a café beside the Veronese arena.
This paper will explore some of the complex receptions of Galla Placidia during the early 20th century, focusing primarily on the poetry of Pound, but also contextualising that reception within the memories of Aleksandr Blok and Carl Gustav Jung, both of whom also fell in love with the long-dead empress.
Dr Chris Bishop he teaches Latin, Ancient Greek and History in the Centre for Classical Studies (ANU). This paper will appear in East is East? Orientalism and the Western Reception of Ancient Women in Power. His publications include Text and Transmission in Medieval Europe (2007), Medievalist Comics and the American Century (2016), and numerous articles on modern receptions of Classical and Medieval literature.
Katherine Cox, ‘Age of the Supersoldier’
Age of the Supersoldier: Subversive Cyborgs in
Iron Man and Avengers: Age of Ultron
In 2013, the U.S. military began development of an ‘Iron Man’ suit – a powered, armored exoskeleton – heralding the possibility of technologically enhanced supersoldiers in the not-too-distant future. Despite the political and ethical dangers that supersoldiers pose, this paper proposes that the supersoldier – like Donna Haraway’s cyborg – also contains the potential to disrupt the hegemonic institutions of capitalism and nationalistic militarism that give it life. Marvel’s Iron Man is a direct beneficiary of the American military-industrial complex, and certainly the character functions as an evolving metaphor for American optimism regarding the role of technology in national security. In both comic and film incarnations, however, Iron Man continually rejects military control of his technology, and re-negotiates the relationship between technology and violence. As a cyborg, his integration with technology is ambivalent and painful as often as it is empowering. I will examine the Frankensteinian themes in the Iron Man mythos, especially in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) which can be read as a Frankenstein retelling. Iron Man’s desperate attempt to create a non-human protector for the Earth results instead in a hostile artificial intelligence, Ultron, who carries through on the threat delivered by Frankenstein’s Monster, builds himself a body, and turns against humanity. Crucially, however, Iron Man does this in a desperate attempt to make himself redundant, suggesting a deep discomfort with the concept of the supersoldier. In this paper I will suggest that although the supersoldiers of Iron Man are deeply rooted in privileged ideologies of wealth and war, like Haraway’s cyborg, they are “exceedingly unfaithful to their origins”.
Katherine Cox is a PhD candidate in Literature in SLLL. Her research interests include science fiction and fantasy, apocalyptic fiction, critical theory, film and game studies, and popular culture. Her doctoral project investigates the affective influence of national security in Marvel’s Iron Man (2008) and sequels.
Julianne Lamond & Melinda Harvey
Book Reviewing in the Australian Literary FIeld
Thursday 9 August, 1pm, Milgate Room, AD Hope Bldg, SLLL
Most of the writing about books that is published in Australia takes place outside the academy: more than 3,000 book reviews are published each year in Australian newspapers and magazines. These reviews constitute a sector of the online literary sphere that retains strong links to legacy print media, as well as to other consecrating mechanisms in the field such as literary prizes and university syllabuses. Book reviews are an important and understudied sector of the literary field. They are also, as we know from the Stella and Vida counts of the past decade, strongly gendered. This paper discusses the key findings thus far of a collaborative research project on gender in Australian book reviewing—a project that aims to understand the relationship between gender, academic criticism and more public forms of writing about literature over the past 30 years in Australia.
Julieanne Lamond lectures in English at ANU and is editor of the journal Australian Literary Studies.
Melinda Harvey is Lecturer in Literary Studies at Monash University, is series editor of Monash University Press’ Contemporary Australian Writers series, and is a current judge of the Miles Franklin Literary Award.
Deirdre Byrne on Black Panther
Monique Rooney July 29, 2018 0
Give the Black Girl the Remote: Decolonising and Depatriarchalising
Technology in Black Panther
Thursday 2 August, 1pm, Milgate Room, AD Hope Bldg, SLL
In Ryan Coogler’s 2018 film, Black Panther, the small African kingdom of Wakanda is situated on a huge vein of vibranium, the strongest and most versatile (fictional) material in the universe. Vibranium is the source of the Wakandans’ technological enhancements, including a force-field around their high-tech capital city that makes it appear from the outside that the kingdom is impoverished and technologically primitive. Marvel’s and Coogler’s acts of giving vibranium to the Wakandans represents a powerful act of decolonising technology, which – in colonial logic – is the sole preserve of white male scientists. The most advanced technology is now in the hands of Wakanda, where the technological genius is not the hypermasculine T’challa, but his sister Shuri, disparaged by traditionalists in Wakanda as “a child”. Despite her irreverent and iconoclastic approach to tradition, sixteen-year-old Shuri is, according to the film’s producer Nate Moore, “the smartest person in the world, smarter than Tony Stark [Iron Man]”. The film’s portrayal of Shuri – a black girl nerd who is manifestly her brother’s equal in the arts of war and technology – points to how far popular media has come in decolonising and depatriarchalising control of resources in the twenty-first century.
Deirdre Byrne is Professor of English Studies and Head of the Institute for Gender Studies at the University of South Africa. She is editor in chief of scrutiny2: issues in english studies in southern africa and Gender Questions. She is one of the co-editors of Fluid Love, Fluid Gender (forthcoming from Brill) as well as a co-author of Foundations in English Literary Studies (Oxford University Press). in 2019).
James Underhill on Creating and Translating Worldviews
Creating and Translating Worldviews
Thursday 26 July, 1pm, Milgate Room, AD Hope Bldg, SLLL
Writers create worlds. This session will raise the question of what translators do when they translate authors. What worldviews are they translating when they translate the words and worlds of authors? What role does language play in shaping the meanings of those worldviews and the meanings they can have for us today when we transform them into other spaces, other times, other tongues?
Translating literary texts forces us to move beyond form and meaning, and to explore how the worlds of authors are patterned. By moving beyond the dictionary and beyond the idea that translators must render the meaning of their authors, this session should enable literary scholars and translators to explore ways in which literary texts work. At the same time, translating should highlight something of the sensibility of the literary scholar. This leads us to a key question related to the success of translations: What goes wrong when the literary sensibility is not developed in translators?
Professor James W. Underhill lectures on Literature, Poetics, and Translation at Rouen University in Northern France. His work on worldview and language focuses on both linguistic constraints at a deeper level, and the essential creative impulse by which individuals stimulate the shared language of the community. His most recent publications include Voice and Versification in Translating Poems (Ottawa University Press, 2017), and, with Mariarosaria Gianninoto, Migrating Meanings: the people, citizen, individual, & Europe (Edinburgh University Press, forthcoming in 2019).
Free Film Screening (Canadian High Commission)
Monique Rooney January 29, 2018 0
Via Gemma King, The Canadian High Commission has invited ANU members who might be interested to a free screening of Maker of Monsters: The Extraordinary Life of Beau Dick. It’s happening at the Palace Electric on the evening of March 7. Details and bookings here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maker-of-monsters-the-extraordinary-life-of-beau-dick-tickets-42411141867
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Home » Air India Gets $132 Million From Government For 2 VVIP Aircraft
Air India Gets $132 Million From Government For 2 VVIP Aircraft
In Aviation, Latest, News Updates On March 20, 2018
By:livemint.com
The government has released $132 million for modification and procurement of two Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, which will be used by the national carrier Air India to transport top government officials and very very important persons (VVIPs), civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu said in a written statement in Rajya Sabha.
“The cost of cabin reconfiguration is now estimated US$132 million for two Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft,” the minister said in the statement, adding that the original estimate of the reconfiguration was about $180 million.
Air India has earlier sought to seek a short-term loan of $180 million from Bank of Baroda for the modification of the two Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft.
However, this loan was not taken by the airline as the government released the required funds from the National Small Savings Funds (NSSF) for the procurement of these two Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, the minister added.
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'Degrassi' to unveil its first-ever movie this summer
markaaronpolger / May 8, 2009
‘Degrassi’ to unveil its first-ever movie this summer
TORONTO — The kids of Degrassi Street are heading to Hollywood.
CTV says its hit Toronto-set teen drama series “Degrassi: The Next Generation” has spawned its first-ever movie that was partly filmed in Tinseltown and will air on “The N” channel in the U.S. this summer.
Titled “Degrassi Goes Hollywood,” the film will also air on CTV at an undetermined date.
The storyline centres on Manny and Paige as they battle for acting gigs in L.A.
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and rocker Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy have cameos.
The movie was shot last fall in Los Angeles and Toronto but news of it didn’t surface until recently and a trailer is now up on YouTube.
“Degrassi: The Next Generation” finished airing its eighth season earlier this year.
Former “Degrassi” cast member Shenae Grimes moved to Los Angeles last year for her starring role in the prime-time soap “90210.”
May 8, 2009 in news.
CTV's 'Degrassi' series to unveil its first-ever movie this summer (Canadian Press)
Degrassi kids take on Hollywood [CBC.ca]
'Degrassi Goes Hollywood' coming this summer
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The Differences Between Male and Female Portraits
by Nastasia Peters 30 Aug 2013
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It is hard to compare male to female faces simply because each face is unique, but there are some features in the face that can make a male portrait look more masculine or a female portrait look more feminine. In this article we're going to take a look at those features. You will be able to accentuate your drawing in those regions, so that the masculinity or femininity will become more prominent in the portrait.
We'll look at various examples in this tutorial, but feel free to find your own, too, by browsing the male and female portraits on Envato Market.
1. Differences in the Face Shape
Generally, men have longer and larger faces than women, but this doesn't necessarily give you something to work with when it comes to drawing a very masculine or feminine portrait. What I find really helps where it concerns the face shape, is by drawing a male portrait with a square aspects to it. The cranium, as you can see in the diagram, has sharp corners as do the jawline and the neck line.
Straight lines and sharp corners for the man's portrait.
Whereas the female portrait has rounded curves wherever appropriate, to soften her features. The cranium is rounded, as are the cheeks and the neck line is curved rather than straightened.
Rounded curves and softened corners for the woman's portrait.
2. Differences in the Eyebrows
Depending on what you are aiming to portray in your male or female portrait, for this article we want to look for the traits that accentuate either sex in their features. Eyebrows play a big role. It's not impossible to draw a beautiful male or female portrait by giving a woman thick eyebrows or a man thin eyebrows. But there are common traits you'll find in the male and female faces. Men tend to have thicker eyebrows as opposed to women.
As shown in the diagrams, you can see that I gave the male portrait far thicker eyebrows than the female portrait. You can accentuate male features further by drawing the eyebrows without curves, opting for sharp corners instead and to soften the face of the female more, you would give the eyebrows soft curves rather than sharp corners.
Thin and neatly shaped eyebrows work well to make the face look more feminine.
Drawing the eyebrows thick and allowing them to have rough edges helps make the face look more masculine.
Side note: Keeping in mind that more women than men pluck their eyebrows, if for some reason you wished to draw a male model/actor, you'd draw the eyebrows very neat as they are likely to pluck them due to their job. Whereas if you are wishing to draw a more day to day male you'd see walking down the street, they are more likely not to do so, so drawing them with thick and ‘unshaped' eyebrows would be the way to go.
You can see here that a face can change quite a bit when adjusting only the eyebrows.
3. Differences in the Eyes
For the eyes, the main thing that can make a female portrait more feminine, is by giving her long lashes that curl outwards, helping to give the impression of the eyes being bigger. You can make them more compact and darker to have it appear as though the woman is wearing mascara. For a male portrait on the other hand, keeping the lashes very short will help draw the eyes appear more masculine, sometimes I don't draw any lashes at all. This might not work well when you're executing a close up, but for anything where the eyes aren't the main focus, I personally don't give male characters any lashes at all to make them appear more masculine.
Another thing you can do to make eyes look more feminine, is to base the shape of an oval, whereas to give a more masculine effect, you can base the eyes off rectangular shapes. Again, for more feminine eyes, you want to draw rounded curves and for more masculine eyes, you can draw sharper corners and use straight lines.
Drawing the eyes on an oval base will add a softer look to the eyes.
Drawing the eyes on a square/rectangular base will give a sleeker appearance.
4. Differences in the Nose
Tricks to make a nose look more feminine would be to make any focus on the nose to a minimum, this is mainly so that the viewer looking onto the portrait would direct their focus on the eyes and lips. That isn't to say you shouldn't give a nose on a female portrait some character. The main thing that could be suggested would be to focus the details along the nostril shape and the tip of the nose, along with the nostrils, leaving the definition and depth of the bridge and ridge of the nose to a minimum.
Placing little detail on the nose, will allow the viewer to direct their focus on the eyes and lips, which are two important features to make a face appear more feminine.
This is the opposite with males when wanting to add a more masculine feel to the portrait. Use angular shapes and sharp edges create a more chiseled look.
Drawing a nose with sharp edges and straight lines will give it a chiseled appearance.
5. Differences in the Cheekbones and Cheeks
The main way to shape cheek definition would be through the light source and how the shadow hits those areas, but you can add thin lines to show where the cheekbone would be. For a man you are more likely to draw the line of where the bottom edge of the cheekbone is, this will allow it to define the area where the cheek would shape the lower part of the face, giving it a sharp cutoff.
Like the nose, drawing sharp corners and straight lines to define the cheeks and cheekbones will give the face a more chiseled look.
With the woman on the other hand, you want to keep the cheeks rounded and soft. So instead of accentuating the lower edge of the cheekbone, aim to detail the top part underneath the eye. You can do this below the lid so it appears as if she has very full cheeks, or you can create thin lines located closer to the temples on each side to define she has very long cheeks, giving the face a more open look.
By drawing rounded cheeks that touch the sides of the face will help open up the face, like blush would when applying make up.
6. Differences in the Mouth and Lips
The mouth can really help make a portrait more masculine or feminine. Depending on how realistic you want to draw your portrait, with men, you can sometimes leave out the upper lip entirely. I personally have stopped drawing the upper lip for male characters for a while now as it really helps remove the feminine air it could give. The male characters I draw are generally not very rough and overly masculine in their appearance, so their delicate features could have viewers wonder whether they were male or not. But when I started to draw them without upper lip definition, the question of whether they were male or female wasn't raised anymore. My style is semi-realistic though, so a slight cartoon feel to the characters isn't out of place.
For a more realistic look, you can give the indent centered between nose and mouth extra detailing so it helps clarify where the upper lip would start and give the bottom lip more detail. Otherwise, if you wish to draw the lips entirely but find it hard to make them appear masculine, what I find very effective is to give the male in the portrait a very thin upper lip. Another thing would be to give him a wide mouth. Since you'd be drawing quite a thin upper lip, you could lose focus on the mouth in the portrait due to this, but by making it wider, you'll even out the loss of the upper lip definition.
Applying next to no definition on the upper lip on a man's portrait will help give it a more masculine aspect.
What is great with drawing women is that, the moment the definition made on the upper lip is present, the mouth will have a more feminine air to it. Doesn't matter if the lips are full, wide, small, thin, etc, giving the upper lip as much detail as the bottom and defining the indent between upper lip and nose, will instantly make a mouth appear more feminine in a portrait.
Adding a curved line on the center line of the lips will give the mouth a fuller appearance.
7. Differences in the Chin and Jaw
The chin and the jaw go hand on hand. Much like all other areas of a face, to make a face appear more masculine, you'd aim to draw a very strong jawline and square chin, whereas to make a face appear more feminine, you'd want to aim for soft curves and rounded edges, avoiding sharp corners and straight lines. For a more masculine feel, allowing a lot of focus and detail to go in the chin and jaw, would be very important, but to obtain a more feminine feel, you'll want to keep the focus on the jawline and chin to a minimum.
So far we have been making the male features very sleek and sharp. The jawline and chin wouldn't have to be. They can be a bit rougher and prominent as those two areas will be one of the main things that will help make a portrait more masculine. The moment you give a male portrait a small, none prominent chin and no definition in the jaw line, the other details added to the eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth won't be as effective.
The jawline and chin are probably one of the most handy features to accentuate masculinity in a portrait.
This goes for a female portrait as well, no matter how well you worked on the feminine air for the eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth, once you give the portrait a strong jawline and a prominent chin, it won't necessarily cancel out the other areas, but they will lose focus.
By not drawing a defined indent that separates the chin from the jaw, will give the lower part of the face a softer look. You can also not draw the jawline completely in a profile as drawing it completely would give it a sharp appearance.
As an experiment, try swapping the jaw line and chins on either sex and see how it changes the overall feel of the portrait.
As shown above, when swapping the jaw lines on the portraits the masculinity and femininity do as well.
8. Differences in the Neck and Throat
Naturally the first thing you'd want to do is give the male portrait an Adam's apple. Even by drawing a small line to define it, you'll notice a large difference. If you were to draw an Adam's apple on a female portrait and touch up the jawline just by a small amount and lessen the feminine feel to the features by, for example, removing the eyelashes and giving the upper lip less definition, people viewing the portrait will wonder whether the face is that of a man or a woman.
By sharpening the corners on the overall facial features and drawing an Adam's apple definition, the once female portrait now appears more masculine.
Another thing that can really help pronounce masculinity or femininity is by giving female portraits long and thin necks and male portraits shorter and thicker necks.
While thicker necks could give an air of stoutness, it also brings an aspect of added muscle.
9. Differences in the Hair
The most obvious way to make a portrait look more masculine, would be to add facial hair of course. Even a five o'clock shadow can do the trick without actually needing to draw any hairs. If the facial features are prominently masculine, giving a male portrait longer hair won't take that away. Same goes for a female portrait with a shorter hair cut even though it is often associated with masculine hair cuts, tomboy aspect.
The hairline for a man is further back than a woman, giving the appearance of a larger forehead. The hairline is also more rounded for a female which further reduces the appearance of the forehead.
Men's hairlines are often placed further back on the cranium than women.
10. Differences in the Shadows
For men, no matter where the light source is coming from, giving the shadow sharper edges and more of a square aspect, will help add extra definition to the straight lines and sharp corners you've drawn for the lines. With women, quite like the line work, you want to soften the shadows along the edges, giving it a smoother look rather than harsh and rounding out the edges and corners to help soften the face further.
Soft shadow edges as well as rounding them out helps accentuate the facial features drawn previously.
For men, highlighting the edge of the draw will help draw attention to that area, whereas you'd want to highlight the cheekbones for the women so it clears the cheeks and opens up the eyes.
The sharp edges of the shadows pronounce the straight lines of the face.
11. Accentuating the Traits Further
The portraits I made for this article were as generic as possible without pushing the traits I pointed out to far so that you can see that even drawing subtle accentuation in these features can help make a face look more masculine or feminine. Here are the same faces, but with everything mentioned above made much more prominent to show you how far you can push it.
Same portraits used throughout this article, with the features accentuated as much as they could be.
Hair plays a big part in masculinity and femininity.
12. Making a Portrait Older
Adding wrinkles are definitely the main thing to make a face appear older. The main areas would be the forehead, corners of the eyes and the surrounding area of the mouth. By drawing only wrinkles, but keeping the face shape the same as you initially had it, will simply give the portrait a more mature aspect. If you wish to make a portrait look older, the face shape changes and the bone structure underneath the skin becomes more visible.
The features in a face that change most prominently throughout the years are the jaw, nose, ears and mouth. As you can see in the diagram, I drew the skin over those areas with a less tight aspect to them. The noses are bigger, as they keep growing as we age and the eyes are slightly tilted downwards in the outer corners. Another, quite like the nose, would be the ears. While you can leave the top of the ear as it is, making the lobe of the ear 'droop' downwards will add more age to the portrait.
Another thing that helps make a face more aged, is by thinning out the hairline and eyebrows.
Wrinkles will help age a face, but skin position needs to be re-drawn as well if you want the portrait to look elderly.
13. Making a Portrait Younger
To make a portrait look younger, you will want to do the opposite of making one look older. You want to avoid drawing definition lines as much as possible and for both male and female, everything has a rounder and softer aspect. Cheeks are more puffy and the jawline is softened. To make sure you don't lose the similarity of the adult portrait, you can keep the chin the same as it is, only changing the jawline.
Another thing that helps make a face look younger is by allowing the eyes to be bigger, as well as the mouth. Whereas you can make the ears smaller and the noses less defined. For male portraits, making the eyebrows thinner is another trick to make the face appear younger and avoid drawing facial hair.
Eyes and noses generally appear bigger when a person is younger.
Now You Know the Differences!
Here we are! Some of these tips were more obvious than others of course, but I hope that they were useful to some and that they will help in your future drawings! The general rule is that male portraits use more angular shapes where as female portraits use softer curves. Try playing with portraits yourself and see how you can create the same effects.
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Nastasia Peters (aka Nas) is an Illustrator and Writer who recently moved from France to England. Her illustrations are a way to translate the imaginary worlds and characters that roam in her mind. She has been using vector for ten years and has published two fantasy novels in 2013. When she isn't drawing or writing, she'll be playing a game or tell her room mates she's bored in hopes they'll entertain her.
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Jarlinson Pantano joins Trek-Segafredo for two years
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Trek-Segafredo is happy to announce that 2016 Tour de France revelation Colombian Jarlinson Pantano will join the team for the next two years.Pantano, 27, is a strong climber who has shown an aptitude for stage races, winning stage 15 of the Tour and stage 9 of the Tour de Suisse this season.
Pantano, currently racing with IAM Cycling, turned professional in 2007 and showed early promise in his first years, finishing third and winning the mountains classification in the esteemed under-23 Tour l’Avenir in 2010.
Pantano has accumulated numerous top-10 results in the overall classification of short stage races, including fourth in this year’s Tour de Suisse and 8th in Volta ao Algarve.
Pantano: “This team has always drawn my attention. It’s magnificent to join my dream team starting January 2017! It goes without saying that my stage victory in this year’s Tour de France has changed things a lot for me, but it doesn’t prevent me from keeping my feet on the ground. So my ambitions for next year are pretty simple. First of all, I want to support the team and do my job as well as possible in whatever the team asks me to do during the race for our leaders. Secondly, I want to adapt to the team, to all the riders and the staff; I am excited to join the Trek family! And last but not least, when I get an opportunity to go for the win, I will give it my all.”
General Manager, Luca Guercilena: “I am convinced Jarlinson will be of great added value to the team. He has already proven to be a force in stage races, and will be a great support for our GC riders in the Grand Tours. And, as we have witnessed this year, Jarlinson can win stages and go for the GC in one-week stage races. He performs very well in mountain stages, and can do well when it comes to a sprint with a reduced group. We are excited to have him join Trek-Segafredo next year.”
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For this TorGuard review 2015 it must be noted that the company had made some major expansions to its services range by getting to add a lot of servers and providing a new Android app for OpenVPN, servers that are stealth for access to the internet from behind firewalls, tunneling with SSH, and more
Three plans of pricing are advertised by the company. For this TorGuard review, it appears that the Torrent VPN Plan is not existent. Rather there is a Bundle package for Proxy + VPN at $11.45 annually. Additionally, there is the offer of a service for secure email.
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This plan which costs $5.95 monthly is definitely at the center of the company’s services. It is designed to enable users to anonymously share files with their BitTorrent client of any other program which socks5proxies supports. Web traffic is directed to a user through a connection that is anonymous to more than 40 proxy IPs in four different countries.
Guides are offered for configuration of the BitTorrent/uTorrent clients and Vuse in addition to the most well known browsers, Skype and iOS devices. Alternatively, a preconfigured Deluge BitTorrent client can be downloaded.
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When you give this service a try as most TorGuard vpn reviews have done, you would observe that it is working well. It provides a secure and convenient method of receiving and sending email that is encrypted.
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Since the initial TorGuard review there has been some expansion to their services. They now have servers located in 19 countries including Australia, Far East, and Turkey. The ways to connect to their servers include OpenVPN, L2TP/IPsec, and PPTP protocols.
For places like Iran and China which are censored heavily, TorGuard provides special stealth servers in addition to SSH tunneling. These two services are free of charge. Additionally, TorGuard allows users to simultaneously connect to five devices. In addition, a 30 day guarantee period is provided. This is the longest for most VPN providers.
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In order to get the best from TorGuard you would need to register on their website. They have comprehensive guides for setup as well as a forum that is knowledge-based. Another thing that a new user of TorGuard would like is the status information of the server. This is boldly displayed on the website.
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The company has a privacy policy which is excellent. They retain no logs on traffic nor download. Although they keep billing information, anonymous payments can be effected through the use of bitcoins.
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This is simple enough. They accept all forms of payments like Paypal, credit cards, and bitcoins. On purchase of their service, a number of emails would be sent to you which would explain the process to use their services.
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A choice between Viscosity and its own TorGuard lite client is offered by the firm.
The client is available for Linux, OSX, and Windows while Viscosity is available on OSX and Windows. There is a provision of manual guides for the protocols which are different in Boxee, DD=WRT, Android, iOS, OSX, Ubuntu, and Windows.
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TorGuard provides a connection that is stealth. They accomplish this through the use of obfsproxy for OpenVPN which cannot be filtered by firewalls that exist in Iran or China.
Any first time user of TorGuard would be impressed that it performs well when it has to do with basic services expected from a vpn. There is also a lot of value delivered in its offerings and the pricing as well. TorGuard should be used by other users and their experiences documented.
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China adamant on naming Dalai Lama’s successor
China last week made clear that India’s “no” to recognise the Dalai Lama‘s successor chosen by Beijing will hurt the bilateral ties that have been on an upswing recently.Beijing has time and again asserted that the 14th Dalai Lama has no say in appointing his successor and it is the prerogative of the Chinese government.
If Sidhu doesn’t want to work, there’s nothing I can do: CM
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said if his Cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu did not want to do his job, there was nothing that he could do about it.The minister should have accepted his new portfolio instead of shunning work in the middle of the crucial paddy season, said the Chief Minister, reiterating
Pre-term babies less likely to form romantic relationships in adulthood: Study
Adults who were born pre-term are less likely to have a romantic relationship and experience parenthood than those born full term, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK used data from up to 4.4 million adult participants, finding that those born preterm (under 37 weeks gestation) were 28 per
Modi calls Assam CM, takes stock of flood situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and took stock of the ongoing flood situation in the state, which have killed nine people and have affected over 26 lakh others. Sonowal spoke to the Prime Minister on the phone and appraised him of the steps taken by the state government
Cheaper fuel cost eases India’s June WPI to 2.02%
Lower prices of key transportation fuels along with manufactured items eased India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices to 2.02 per cent in June from 2.45 per cent in May, official data showed on Monday. Similarly, on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data furnished by the Ministry of Commerce
US begins raids to evict undocumented immigrants
Authorities from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have begun conducting raids to round up about 2,000 undocumented immigrants in an operation to drive them out of the country, media reports said on Monday.US media outlets cited government officials as saying that the raids began on Sunday afternoon, but civil rights groups said there
MPs in Rajya Sabha want discussion on interlinking of rivers
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Yogi orders probe into BJP MLA’s daughter’s marriage case
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday asked senior party leaders and officials to submit a report on the controversy surrounding the marriage of BJP MLA Rajesh Misra’s daughter Sakshi and a Dalit youth, Ajitesh Kumar.The Chief Minister sought the report following allegations that the whole episode was a conspiracy to malign the image
Six soldiers, civilian killed in Himachal building collapse
Six soldiers and a civilian were killed and 35 rescued after a four-storey building collapsed due to rain at Kumarhatti town of Himachal Pradesh, rescuers said on Monday.It is believed that six-eight people are still tapped in the debris.While 23 soldiers and 12 civilians were pulled out from the rubbles, the rescue operation by the
With India postponing the Chandrayaan-2 launch owing to technical snag in the ‘Bahubali’ rocket about an hour before it was to take off on Monday morning, people on social media said it is better late than never.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) called off the launch of Chandrayaan-2 that would send an orbiter, lander and
New Zealand’s Kane Williamson on Sunday became the captain with most number of runs in a single World Cup, breaking the 12-year-old record of former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene who had amassed 548 runs in the 2007 edition of the showpiece event. Williamson achieved the feat when he opened his account in the final
Pakistan agrees for visa-free year-long travel to Kartarpur Sahib
Pakistan on Sunday agreed in-principle to allow visa-free, year-long travel for Indian passport holders and OCI card holders to the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara. Everyday, 5,000 pilgrims will be allowed to visit the Gurdwara on foot, both as individuals or in groups, Home Ministry’s Joint Secretary (Internal Security) S.C.L. Das told reporters here after the second
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36 more cows dead in UP
In a shocking incident, 30 cows died at a shelter home in Ayodhya, while six others were dead after being caught in a swamp created by rain water in Pratapgarh.The deaths in Ayodhya and Pratapgarh on Saturday comes after 35 cows died at a shelter home in Prayagraj on Friday due to a lightning strike.
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25 injured in Philippines earthquake
At least 25 people were injured and several houses, churches and buildings were damaged when a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur province in Philippines on Saturday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake, which struck at 4.42 a.m., occurred at a depth of 5 km, about 9 km southeast of
Group of Ministers formed to examine Goa mining revival: CM
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Sunday is a day to look forward to and enjoy: Morgan
England’s resurgence in white-ball cricket has been spoken about quite a bit and to finally see their performance on the biggest stage – the World Cup – has impressed skipper Eoin Morgan. In fact, after the resounding win against Australia in the semi-final, Morgan wants the boys to do a repeat against New Zealand on
Swarup moved to Delhi as Indo-Canadian ties remain frosty
Author-diplomat Vikas Swarup, India’s current High Commissioner to Canada, has been appointed as Secretary in the Consular, Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs division, with effect from August 1. According to a circular issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Vikas Swarup, (Indian
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City releases Guadalupe Street improvement recommendations
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Austin Mobility & City of Austin Transportation Department | Daily Texan Staff
Guadalupe St.
Published on December 5, 2017 at 1:01 pm
By Chase Karacostas
Anyone who has ever glanced at the Drag knows that trying to get anywhere along it — no matter the time — is likely to be the most stressful part of their day. Cramped lanes, poor road conditions, few crosswalks and bike lanes that only go a few blocks make navigating the street almost as hard as trying to put together a class schedule.
To solve this headache, the city released recommendations this morning for the Guadalupe Street corridor to improve accessibility and reduce traffic in the area.
Called the Corridor Mobility Plan, the report also recommends several changes to streets near Guadalupe Street in West Campus.
Here’s a list of the major recommendations:
1. Reduction in the number of car lanes from two in each direction to one from MLK Boulevard to 29th Street
2. Adding lanes dedicated to buses in each direction and removing all on-street parking for that stretch
3. Conversion of Nueces into a two-way street
4. Creation of a two-way bike path along 24th Street
5. 24th Street would also be reduced to one lane going each direction and a center-left turn lane would be added.
The recommendations come as part of a preliminary report for the Guadalupe Street Corridor Improvement Program and will be considered for funding from the voter-approved 2016 Mobility Bond. The bond includes $485 million for “corridor improvement,” which are primary roadways that affect the city’s overall transportation network.
In the spring, officials will provide the City Council with a Corridor Construction Program which must then be approved before any funding can be appropriated. According to a press release included with the report, the program proposed to the Council will also go into more detailed design work to improve community engagement in the area.
The report also says Capital Metro expects the changes will save up to three minutes per trip and possibly attract hundreds of thousands of new riders.
As the program still needs approval from the city, there is no date set for when construction will begin.
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Steering Sprint's Turnaround | Wireless Week
Casey Ernsting · May 25, 2016
Dan Hesse's leadership was recognized at the Wireless Week 2012 Leadership Awards. Details of the recognition follow. Published May 2012.
Four years and several ups and downs later, Hesse's efforts to revive Sprint are starting to bear fruit.
"I told you on my first call that our turnaround would be difficult and not quick," Hesse said during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call in February. "Although we're far from finished, our progress, nevertheless, has been very significant."
Under Hesse's leadership, the company launched unlimited data plans, forged a WiMAX alliance with Clearwire, bought Virgin Mobile USA, got the all-important iPhone and began the laborious process of phasing out its iDEN network and moving toward LTE.
Hesse’s reign also has been characterized by a number of out-of-the-box initiatives, such as signing up to be the launch partner for Google Wallet, outsourcing management of its network to Ericsson and embarking on a company-wide environmental push ranging from energy-efficient facilities to handset recycling.
Along with those initiatives came much-needed improvements in customer growth, sales and consumer perception of the Sprint brand.
Sprint's net adds during the last three months of 2011 were its best in six years, its customer base reached an all-time high of 55 million and its postpaid net adds marked a 10th consecutive quarter of year-over-year improvement.
"Our top line is growing again," Hesse said. "Our customer experience has gone from the worst to arguably the best in the industry, and our once battered brand is strengthening and gaining momentum."
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World's First Medical Device ICO
Aug 25, 2017 at 13:33 // News
The global healthcare market is predicted to reach $8.7 trillion by 2020, with individual health data under increasing demand from research institutions.
Bowhead Health could revolutionize personalized health by making preventive health diagnostics and solutions more accessible to the end user. The Bowhead platform runs on their patent pending Anonymized Health Token, which gives individuals the option to share anonymized health data while retaining full control of their information via smart contracts. Compensation paid by research institutions would be split among users and AHT holders on a 70/30 basis. With health data now amongst the most valuable information resource on the planet, Bowhead Health is well positioned to become leaders in this lucrative and fast growing sector.
Multi trillion dollar markets tend to attract large organisations vying to control and centralize data for their own benefit and profit. Other cryptocurrencies aim to unshackle the individual from these practices, yet, even in a field as important to quality of life as healthcare, the problem of top-down data control persists. Healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies and technology firms all profit hugely from patient data. Now, a team of medical doctors, scientists and robotics engineers based in Canada have launched a new ICO proposing to not only give the individual control of their medical data, but also to compensate them for any data they choose to share with research institutions.
The Bowhead dispenser is the size of a Nespresso machine, and comes with an expected price tag of $199-$299. The Bowhead device is able to measure a user’s biometric data through a small blood or saliva sample. Licensed doctors make recommendations from these readings allowing the hardware unit to dispense a personalized selection and dosage of supplements and medicines. Signals are transmitted securely through Blockchain (the project uses a Waves-Ethereum hybrid token) with an accompanying user friendly mobile app due later this year. Bowhead Health envisions “Google Drive style” permission settings for different categories of users’ personal health data. While the platform is still in development, Bowhead has multiple patents pending, a partnership with an FDA approved manufacturing facility and a wealth of experience in bringing accredited products to market.
Bowhead’s AHT token allows 70% of research fees to be distributed to users with the other 30% going to token holders. Initially, research fees will be paid quarterly but with further development smart contracts will enable instant compensation. Research fees will be collected in the user’s Bowhead wallet with plans to accept BTC, ETH and AHT. Holders of over 50,000 AHT will be able to run a HIPPA compliant node which is supported by Medstack and will be offered rewards and incentives for helping to uphold the Bowhead ecosystem.
Long Term Ambitions
The company has aspirations to adapt their technology into kiosks with solar panels and anti-vandalism systems. With further development, Bowhead believes that a Bowhead kiosk could service small villages and communities in developing and third world countries. The Bowhead mobile app is due to launch in fall 2017 with the first Bowhead hardware trial devices shipping in the second quarter of 2018. Bowhead’s ICO is live until August 31st, with lot 1 of their crowdsale already complete.
To find out more about Bowhead Health please visit https://www.bowheadhealth.com. Further information and community sites on Telegram, Bitcointalk, Slack, Twitter, Facebook
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Noeline Margaret Parker
Head and shoulders studio portrait of Noeline Margaret Parker (b. 03.02.1936). She wears a light coloured blouse over a striped top. A pearl necklace is just visible.
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Molly Emily Goodwin (b. 20.01.1940)
Debutant portrait of Molly Emily Goodwin (b. 20.01.1940). She wears a white dress with a distinctive cross-over front collar with lace trim. Her hands rest in her lap. She holds a small posy and wears gloves. Behind her is a trellis decorated with flowers.
Rhoda Ann Horgan (b. 30.03.1943)
Studio head and shoulders portrait of Rhoda Ann Horgan (b. 30.03.1943) aged 20 years. She wears a dark coloured v-neck top and a three-strand pearl necklace.
"The Entrance to the Armed Constabulary camp at Pungarehu in Taranaki"
Seven members of the Armed Constabulary pictured at the entrance to the Pungarehu Armed Constabulary camp. They are dressed in uniform and are wearing caps. A dog is lying on the ground in front of them. A wooden building dominates the left hand side of the painting. Another building is pictured on the right of the painting and a bell tent is visible in the centre. Numerous large trees are pictured behind the buildings. On the ridge of the hill behind the entrance to the camp, the Pungarehu blockhouse can be seen. The Pungarehu Armed Constabulary camp was used as the base from which the Armed Constabulary staged the invasion of Parihaka pā on 5 November 1881. At that time, approximately 1,000 men were stationed at the camp.
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"113 Lemon Street, New Plymouth"
Exterior view of a two storey wooden house, 113 Lemon Street, New Plymouth. Picket fence in foreground.
William Walter Smith
Portrait of gardener, naturalist and conservationist William Walter Smith (1852-1942). Smith poses in front of a back-drop of foliage wearing a suit and tie. He looks to the right so that his face is shown in profile. His hands are clasped behind his back.
Central School, staff
Thirteen Central School staff members, three men and ten women, are gathered in two rows beside the entrance to a building. Mr Hector Dempsey, headmaster of Central School from 1885-1919 is seated in the middle of the front row. Maude Ruby Taylor ("Aunt Daisy") is seated in the front row second from the left. Gertrude Martin is seated in the front row fourth from the left wearing a hat. Two columns are visible on the right of the photograph.
Untitled [234 Devon Street, New Plymouth]
View of a two-storied house once located at 234 Devon Street East and 236 Courtenay Street, New Plymouth. The house is white with green window frames and detailing. The house is situated amidst a large garden. A lawn dominates the foregound. There is a large tree planted at the edge of the lawn, in front of the house. A wheelbarrow sits on the lawn on the left. The house was built for Dr David Wylie in 1910. From 1927 to 1950 it was the home of Monica and Rex Brewster. It was demolished some time in the 1970s.
"Self portrait"
Self portrait of Peter Lambert wearing a green t-shirt.
"Mike"
Portrait of Michael Smither rendered in rainbow colours and set against a blue/grey background.
"Gerry"
Bust portrait of a man with dark hair and wearing a white t-shirt. Blue background.
Bust portrait of a man with black hair and wearing a black t-shirt. Predominantly white background.
Stylised portrait of a nude woman. Background in two blocks of colour - red and navy blue. The woman is rendered in pink and brown/black.
"Elizabeth Lackworthy"
A miniature oil painting of Elizabeth Lackworthy from Exeter (England). Contained in an oval wooden frame.
"Ambrose Lackworthy"
A miniature oil painting of Ambrose Lackworthy from Exeter (England). Contained in an oval wooden frame.
"Self-Portrait: 5,40,69"
Digital collage comprising three elements layered to form a self-portrait of Taranaki artist Dale Copeland. The background layer is a dusky brown colourfield from which a photograph of Copeland at age 5 emerges on the left. A colour photograph occupies the ceter of the composition and slightly overlaps the figure of the five year old girl. The colour photograph shows Copeland age 40 reflected in a mirror. A doll's head, a human skull and a blue vase of pink flowers overlap the reflection. The photograph has a white boarder. An x-ray taken of Copeland's right hand when she was 69 years old reaches up and over the other two elements from the lower right of the composition. Copeland was wearing a thumb ring when the x-ray was taken, it appears as a startlingly white loop on the skeleton thumb in the image.
"Devon Street, New Plymouth, N.Z."
View looking East up central Devon Street, New Plymouth from near the intersection with Currie Street. Motor vehicles, people riding bicycles and a horse and cart can be seen driving up and down the street. Further vehicles, and bikes are parked in the street. Pedestrians are visible on the footpath and on the street. Commercial premises line either side of the street. Some of the names of the businesses can be read.
"This Year, Next Year"
Watercolour depicting an image of the C.A. Wilkinson facade prior to construction of Puke Ariki. The facade has "PUKE ARIKI" in large black letters along the top left hand side edge and "C. A. WILKINSON" in smaller letters at the top right. In the lower right corner of the facade the following words are painted in black and are on four vertical columns painted (from left to right) blue, yellow, red and blue: "TARANAKI / MUSEUM / LIBRARY / PROJECT". Small grey car parked outside facade.
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"Entering Waitara Township"
Matted and framed watercolour depicting the Waitara township in 1896. The view is taken from Manukorihi hill with the bridge in the foreground running into McLean Street which intersects with Quay Street in the midground. There is a group of figures being led by a man on a horse about to cross the bridge. A surf boat and ship are moored up against reinforced river bank. A railway runs parallel to the river with a carriage to the right of the red building. The engine can be viewed on the edge of town to the right.
"Mt Egmont from Merton, New Plymouth"
Two storied farmhouse in grass clearing with stumps and logs in foreground. Mt Taranaki/Egmont is visible in the background. The name "Merton" was given to the farm by James and Henry Richmond after their hometown near Wimbledon, England. The house was built by them in 1851.
Untitled (Marsland Hill at Night)
View of Marsland Hill from the north west with full moon rising in the south east. Barracks on top of hill with steps curving down and towards foreground. Charles Brown's grave in left foreground.
Marsland Hill provided the single most important European military establishment of the Taranaki Wars. First occupied in 1855, it provided the headquarters for Imperial troops and local forces in Taranaki until the Armed Constabulary period of the 1870s and 1880s. The site was a former pa, Pukaka, and to provide a sufficient platform for the barracks and stockade, twelve metres had to be removed from the top. The iron clad barrack buildings which were erected on top of the hill arrived from Melbourne on the "Alexander" in June 1855. Marsland Hill was at the centre of an extensive signaling system throughout the First Taranaki War and for part of the second war. Three or four canvas wicker balls were raised or lowered on the yards of a signaling mast. At its greatest extent the signaling system reached the Waitara River to the north and St George's Redoubt in the Tataraimaka Block to the south.
"The Old House on the Cliff"
View of H. W. Leatham's cottage in Woolcombe Terrace. Depicts a small, shingle roof, vertical board and battern cottage with a paling fence in front and Mt Taranaki/Egmont visible behind. Three children (Eliza Leatham, Mary Hursthouse, and Mary Leatham) and two goats are in front of the fence.
"St Mary's Church, N.P."
View of St Mary's Church, New Plymouth, with gravestones and trees in the foreground.
Untitled (George Curtis's House, Omata)
View of Curtis raupo/rush cottage, Omata, with three french doors, verandah with poultry/pigeons and ham hanging and an interlaced supplejack fence. The four figures in the foreground include (left to right) the artist (Merrett), Ida, Helen (shaking dogs paw), and Charles Curtis. Sow suckling piglets at the front gate.
Untitled (Interior of George Curtis's House, Omata)
Interior of Curtis raupo/rush cottage, Omata, containing dining table, four balloon-backed chairs, and chaise lounge. Wall hangings include portraits, clock, and two firearms. Cat is asleep on a footstool under the dining table.
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FASHI rated Heroes In Crisis #8 Apr 24, 2019
Heroes In Crisis #8
By: Tom King, Mitch Gerads
You've seen all the clues. You've heard the testimony and eavesdropped on the secret confessions of the World's Greatest Super Heroes. Now, with the killer revealed, it's time to find out why. What could have driven a hero to the brink, to turn a savior into a murderer? Rifts will form between old allies, and the trinity of Wonder Woman, Superman a...
FASHI rated Detective Comics #1001 Apr 10, 2019
By: Peter J. Tomasi, Brad Walker
After 1,000 issues, you'd think Batman could finally have a break...but no: as a new era dawns, he's facing the most dangerous threat of his career! The Arkham Knight has arrived in Gotham City with an entire round table of deadly allies, and their first encounter will leave Batman shaken to his core!
FASHI rated The Batman Who Laughs #4 Apr 10, 2019
Batman is on a desperate hunt through Gotham City, tracking down the dark version of himself known as the Grim Knight. But the serum Batman's been self-administering has started to transform his mind, making him into something much darker...something amoral...something like the Batman Who Laughs-and he's starting to lose his grip on reality. Toeing...
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FASHI reviewed Batman #68 Apr 10, 2019
This would've been better if it wasn't connected to knightmares. The Lana/Selina half is the most solid part, giving a nice respite for the run and giving King the opportunity to focus on someone who isn't a despondent baby. Bruce, If we're taking the events literally, is celebrating his bachelor party with his apparently only friend (no sign of Alfred or the rest of the bat-family) and doing it with the charisma of a potato. This is in contrast with Snyder's Justice League where their relationship always feels warm and sometimes jokey, here we're dragged back down to the depths of knightmares.
Exposing Bruce's fears is after all the point of the arc. You can interpret Selina's reason for loving Bruce as a tad abstract, like she doesn't know the reason she loves him except maybe that the thinks she should. Combined with Bruce's disinterest in Clark's advice to him. Lots of red flags all around. I haven't been in love since middle school but I think it looks a little different than this. Outside of the love-stuff this doesn't really move the plot foreward in a meaningful way. more
By: Tom King, Amanda Conner
Batman is making his way to the end of his Knightmares, but his unseen enemy has a few more tricks up his sleeve. It's time once again to stick a knife into the Caped Crusader's broken heart, letting the groom-that-could-have-been peer in on the bachelorette (or should that be "Catchelorette"?) party that never was. Artist Amanda Conner (Harley Qui...
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Andrea D’Alò reviewed Batman #67 Mar 20, 2019
It’s impressive how King manages to write a story without dialogues (there are 2), the fact that there aren’t dialogues doesn’t mean that King has done a “lazy job”, all that movements of the characters and their facial expressions are in the script of the issue.This issue symbolize the fall of Bruce Wayne and damn Tom King tells it in a very good and powerful way. King has also 2 GREAT artists there, Lee Weeks and Jorge Fornes both spectacular and perfect for this type of issues.
Can’t wait to see how “Knightmares” will end. more
By: Tom King, Lee Weeks
The "Knightmares" continue as Batman chases a new foe in an impossible race. Over rooftops, across alleyways, up and down the streets of Gotham City, this lightning-fast crook outsmarts the Dark Knight at every turn. Is that because the man under the mask is someone more familiar than he knows? Artist Lee Weeks returns to BATMAN for an all-out acti...
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Talon1load - Mar 20, 2019
The rest of us just want it to end period.
Darkseid24 - Mar 20, 2019
How is it the fall of Bruce Wayne, if he hasn’t even killed Joker in that story?
Andrea D’Alò - Mar 20, 2019
He had to kill him? I think not, the joker represents the madness and the pain that Batman is feeling, he can’t kill him because he can’t escape from the pain and the madness.
To be a the fall of Bruce Wayne yes. Breaking his no killing rule would be a fall. Seems a little far fetched, but at least you could see some sense in it.
Soul Assassin - Mar 23, 2019
If writing a story in your eyes is just someone drawing a chase scene with the words beep beep, consider me a master of American literature. Plz stop rating things
It’s not what you read but what’s behind those words and drawings. P.s. The script of an issue is long almost as the issue so...
I can’t imagine the script for this issue was very long.
DanSolo - Apr 11, 2019
8.5 hahahahhaaha get fucked
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Daizo_Amora rated Batman #67 Mar 20, 2019
A 10 would mean this was the absolutely best comic that could have been produced. How could you possibly believe that? Or are you just trying to raise the score because you like King?
I blame people like you for Tom King still writing Batman. Stop rating things please and thank you :)
FASHI reviewed Batman #67 Mar 20, 2019
Best issue yet
JBL Reviews - Mar 20, 2019
Exactly, just trolling. Even if someone liked this issue, they wouldn’t think this was the best yet. Try again.
YourGreenMuse - Mar 20, 2019
He's not a troll. He's shown to have various opinions on Batman so far. I really can't understand why this issue of all issues would get a 10, but I think it's a genuine score.
Ok, if he’s not I would like to hear, what is so awesome about it, because I really can’t understand it. And I don’t mean that in an offensive, but curious way.
Lol. My bad. I saw a 10 on a nonissue and assumed he was trolling.
FASHI rated Batman #64 Feb 7, 2019
By: Joshua Williamson, Guillem March
Released: Feb 6, 2019
"THE PRICE" part one! The two greatest detectives in the DC Universe take on the one cold case that will tear them apart!
As chief architect of the Sanctuary program that cost so much for so many, especially Wally West, Batman will be held accountable...by the Flash!
A cold case from the Justice League's past has mysteriously re-opened, an...
FASHI rated Batman #62 Jan 23, 2019
Now features the Story solicited for #61 written by Tom King with art by Mitch Gerads. The Eisner-winning creative team behind MISTER MIRACLE is back together as artist Mitch Gerads rejoins the Bat team for a special issue! Professor Pyg is loose in Gotham, and you know that means things are going to get weird... and bloody!
FASHI reviewed Batman #63 Jan 23, 2019
The worst issue in the run so far. We (and Batman) already realized this is a dream last issue, this issue wallows in the surreal without doing anything with it. The scenes with Selina feel like a waste of time and Constantine isn't given room to breath. Ends up feeling like a knockoff 'For the Man who has Everything'.
This could've been partly saved by some cool art (like last issue) but it's stiff and bland feels like the opposite of a dream. more
By: Tom King, Mikel Janin
There are strange goings-on in the dark alleys of Gotham City, mysteries that will require a different skill set than the Caped Crusader's if he's going to stop the whole city from succumbing to the darkness. John Constantine, the Hellblazer, is a person with just those skills-but after the events of "The Witching Hour," is Constantine in any condi...
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Most important psych experiment never done? October 5, 2007 July 30, 2016
What’s the most important psychology experiment that’s Never been done…?
To mark 100 email issues of the Research Digest – the British Psychological Society’s free roundup of the world’s best new psychology research – and to inspire the next generation of researchers, I asked leading psychologists and bloggers to write about ‘The most important psychology experiment that’s Never been done.’
This feature is sponsored by the not-for-profit Centre for Applied Positive Psychology. CAPP Press, their publishing arm, is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of two titles in its “Strengthening the World” series. See www.cappeu.org.
I’d like to thank our contributors sincerely for taking their time to participate in this special feature and being prepared to put their ideas on the line.
We have 13 contributions in all, which have been published daily over the past fortnight.
1. Watching death, by Susan Blackmore
2. Reducing prejudice and discriminatory behaviour, by Pam Maras
3. Caring for psychotic patients with maximum kindness and minimum medication, by Richard Bentall
4. Personal psychology experiments, by Will Meek
5. Can psychology save the world? by Scott O Lilienfeld
6. Why is learning slow? by Richard L Gregory
7. Switching the parents around, by Judith Rich Harris
8. Expanding the frontiers of human cognition, by Chris Chatham
9. Testing foetal cognition, by Annette Karmiloff-Smith
10. Hiring private detectives to investigate paranoid delusions, by Vaughan Bell
11. Challenging the conclusions drawn from Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment, by Alex Haslam
12. The Truman Show experiment, by Jeremy Dean
13. Changing the focus of psychotherapy to what is good in your life, by Martin Seligman
What do you think is the most important psychology experiment that’s never been done? Have your say via comments.
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33 thoughts on “What’s the most important psychology experiment that’s Never been done…?”
I think the most important psychological experiment(s) yet to be performed have to do with the question of whether consciousness continues after death, etc.We hear of near-death and out-of-body experiments. Seems to me that we could create a massive experiment that would, say, allow us to guage if it is true…or just the mind tricking us. For example, what if we placed a “secret” number on top of the light over the operating table? No one could see it…unless they were floating up near the ceiling (and perhaps even the number might be a LED readout that changes ever few moments). Well, obviously, if someone sees the number after a near death experience, we’d start thinking a bit differently.Further, there is some thinking that the end of consciousness is somewhere beyond brain death. But for all we know, that consciousness goes on for eternity. We simply do not know…and I think there have to be psychological tests that we can perform about the nature of the soul, eternity, etc. Very simply, are we truly eternal beings…or is all of religion really a farce?
Blue Sun says:
I think that the most obvious experiment that has never been done is one to examine the question of what damage is or is not done to children and young teenagers who are exposed to relatively benign adult sexual content, in particular adult nudity or George Carlin’s “Seven Words You Can’t Say on Television.”We have always taken it as an article of faith that children, even most teenagers, must be protected from any exposure to the unclothed figure or to graphic language. Massive effort is put into censorship, ratings systems, even criminal laws to “protect” the delicate sensibilities of the young.Has anybody ever actually studied the effects of such exposure? I would be very interested to see the results of such a research project.
destined2doom says:
I think the most important psychological experiment that has not been done is the Quantification of Fear.The differences and nature of the fear that arises out of circumstances like imminent danger,other implicit prototypes of fear such as failure,guilt et al. or the fear of death.I’m not an authority on this subject.Please let me know if some kind of quantification of fear studies have been conducted earlier.
How about the question of where psychology would be if they cut all ties with government and corporations? If, instead of being used as a means to force conformism to the status quo, and, usually, the petite bourgeoisie lifestyle, psychologists would focus their attention toward actual social good? Or, how about, re-establishing the foundation of psychology–the bifurcation of the self, in order to be a more legitimate discipline, as opposed to being based on a fallacy?
I think a neat experiment that would probably be half case study half performance art would be for someone to try to make themselves have multiple personalities. Not through the horrific abuse that people say is the ‘usual’ cause, but a gradual process of trying to radically alter their own mental state.
Blackmore’s proposal stirs me most, of the dozen on offer – it selects a fundamental matter and suggests something to be donesurely there will be volunteers who will help psychologists set up means of observation and record – even if it currently involves rather apparently degrading b its of large machinery (I speak from having been in a body scanner – but not having had the pleasure of using brain imaging gadgets …)nobody asked me for an experiment – but anyway, here goes:I would like to see someone investigate the role that listening to input (call it music, whatever) involving triple time might offer for individuals lucky enough to receive such input – even in utero. This is against a background that in utero the predominant auditory experience will be in dual time (mum’s heart beat)and walking behaviour as it contributes to foetal proprioception and hearing. The dual time experience I hypothesise is limiting for later cognitive development. Triple time is, however, something for which a more advanced mental apparatus is required. Thus triple time input early on (and slow, withal) could be a most constructive “building block” for future cognitive sophistication. Something along the lines I suggest has been tried with studies which have tantalisingly fallen back on a likely-misleading label of the “Mozart effect”. I am sure it is nothing magical to do with that genius – more a matter of which bits of Mozart’s music was most successful in promoting such effects – I hypothesise they will have been slower items, and deploying triple time.If anyone may intend to pick this one up and run with it – G-d bless you – and I’d be most interested to know what happens!cheers!!Mallory Wober
Related to the consciousness and death question, why do some people still believe in God? My hypothesis would be that in early human societies, religious beliefs about god(s) and mythological external influences had some sort of survival advantage. Over time, I’m sure these religious ideas helped bind human societies together and were the foundation of modern politics. It’s difficult to work out how to test it scientifically though.
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L K Tucker says:
There have been no papers or experiments on visual Subliminal Distraction. A survey of those with panic attacks and early episodes of brief psychotic disorder to determine how many of those victims have Subliminal Distraction exposure would be such an experiment.There are activities in which SD appears because of the nature of the activity, Qi Gong and Kundalini Yoga. The “special circumstances” for this exposure are deep mental investment to the point of slight dissociation while there is repeating detectable movement in peripheral vision. The psychotic episodes connected to these two exercises are known. No one has previously connected these activities with SD. Although there are individual cases that show SD exposure no one has written a paper on this.VisionAndPsychosis.Net is a five-year research project to define and explain Subliminal Distraction.
VAN(s) says:
I think that the most important experiment in psychology that has not to this date occured, is one in which velocity is multiplied by the autonomous nervous system in order to determine whether or not there is an extra dimension in which human consciousness is only skeptical about at this point in time. The ANS is the subconscious functioning of the body correct? The subconcious has been likened to the unexplainable phenomenon occuring in our everyday lives by the ever growing New Thought movement.
LK Tucker says:
Although visual Subliminal Distraction was discovered in the 1960’s when it caused mental breaks for office workers there have been no papers or studies since. Almost no one in mental health services is aware the problem exists. So little is thought of this phenomenon that a design student in Australia tells me it does not appear in text books. Students of design there are expected to “pick it up” from lectures. I began to research the problem when my wife had a psychotic break in the payroll office of the University of Alabama in 2002. This happen about thirty days after her workspace was redesigned eliminating Cubicle Level Protection. By searching for activities that cause mental breaks and evaluating them for SD exposure I have been able to track the phenomenon. Using the psychiatric outcomes of Qi Gong and Kundalini Yoga it is possible to see that intense short term exposure causes a temporary episode, ICU Psychosis. Low-level long-term significant exposure creates fixed psychotic-like mental states. Victims believe they can levitate, walk through solid objects, read your thought and control your actions through mental telepathy. Although the etiology is not understood by contributors, there are YouTube video of examples of this. The links are on my website with an explanation of how this belief system is installed. (George Dillman, Dim-mak Fraud- Pentecostal Bedlam, holy laughter.) I don’t have the training or access to carryout the necessary experiments. Surveys investigating SD exposure would show a connection for this phenomenon with depression and other disorders. This would dramatically change the outlook for mental illness. This phenomenon points to the fact that most mental illness is preventable but not treatable with any drug therapy. Positive results are an outcome of suggestibility and coincidence. My site is a collection of notes gathered over five years. It is a difficult read because if is not intuitively organized. Consider this question: Can you cite a case of a blind from birth person having panic attacks ICU Psychosis, or schizophrenia? The completely bind cannot have SD exposure. L K Tuckerhttp://VisionAndPsychosis.Net
I am trying to find an “important psychology experiment that’s never been done” of my own.. I’m a junior in high school and am trying to decide what to do my senior thesis on. Psychology has been my favorite class so far so I would like to do something at least vaguely related to it. . At the moment I’m leaning towards a study on whether latent toxoplasmosis has an effect on male criminal behavior but I’m not sure if it will work out. I have concerns about how exactly I would go about collecting my data, if i will find a mentor in my area, etc, so I’m looking for other options. Our thesis has to be something that expands/adds to existing knowledge: it can’t be something previously done. It also can’t take over a year to complete. Does anyone have ideas about any viable research or experimental studies I could complete? I’m interested in things related to emotion and personality.. I was considering doing something related to aggression and video games but there have already been way too many studies on that. Any advice in general would be appreciated, such as the best way to go about the toxoplasmosis idea (i was thinking about administering blood tests to prisoners to determine whether the rate of it in the criminal population was significantly higher than that in the noncriminal population) or simply new ideas.
a true study of what is really going on during the Mushroom, lsd, Mescaline (and many others} experiences needs to be examined in a serious way to determine if these journeys of the self have a benificial potential for mankind as a catalist or bridge to an area of human conciousness that should not just be dismissed as undesirable. They may be the answer to many of our most serious human delemmas and have been too readaly dimissed
Ok lets be honest..an experiment on whether consciousness continues after death as suggested by someone here is one that would never and should never be taken seriously within psychological research…My interest is in the area of psychosis and anti-social behaviour. I believe that we as humans have created an unnatural environment for ourselves that does not bode well with our evolved animal brains. We have houses, cars, computers etc which all seem very intelligent and advanced, yet we still have teenagers stabbing, shooting, raping etc. which seems to set us back a long way in terms of “intelligence”. What I propose as an experiment is to take a group of teenagers who are beginning to display signs of antisocial behaviour to an area of complete wilderness to almost entirely fend for themselves(of course some regulation being needed). Im not talking about the intense, military style of places such as “Brat Camp” etc, it would instead be a gradual long term project. In a hippie-ish term “to reconnect with nature” or more specifically our natural selves, and gain some understanding of how we are the way we are and why we have evolved the way we have… However one could argue that it may be too late as anti-social behaviour may be genetically woven into society…..
ozideas says:
Noise experiments needed – Can very loud percussive music over time have long-term effects on abilities to think? – especially to make connections, to think of more than one thing at once, and to persist with cognitive curiosity over time. Can talks with background music of this type be comprehended and attended to as well as without background noise? We know the risks of damage to hearing – but do loud factory-pattern drum-beats have, over time,cognitive consequences too?These are important experiments that are needed to monitor what are now global mass cultural impositions that few can escape, not even babies or listeners to radio talks. There have been plenty of investigations into improving IQ – but less into how to prevent damage. The current world-wide rises in IQ are in technologically useful non-verbal abilities, such as pattern recognition and manipulation – but not in verbal areas of reasoning and judgement.
vcyule says:
Literacy should be made far easier.Urgently needed: experiments in innovations in the task of literacy. It is absurd that half the population under-functions because it cannot read adequately – because human engineering is not applied to the literacy task that they have been set.That is, experiments are needed in the print and format of books; aids to fast-track reading such as three levels of text difficulty on the same page; and experiments in removing unnecessary spelling difficulties for new readers, so that they can read an ‘easy spelling’ version on the same page as standard spelling. These experiments can be cheap, on-line, enable self-help by learners, and enhance the value of teachers. There is so much that cognitive psychologists know about the processes of learning and reading – and it is not applied to these areas of literacy. The costs of teaching English spelling as it is are ridiculous. Radical change is not needed, but elimination of unnecessary unpredictability, such as redundant letters in words. Every assumption needs to be challenged, as in every other area of scientific activity. The time for mere arguments is long past.URLs – http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ozideas – pages on literacy, spelling and writing systemshttp://www.ozreadandspell.com.au – cartoon video aid to prevent and reduce confusions, which demonstrates the advantages of reducing spelling unpredictability.
I have to agree with those that say that the most important psychology experiment not done, is a true unbias look at the “lifstyle” that the modern world presents and it affects on the indivdual and presently labeled mental illnesses.I am very troubled that psychology is constantly “finding” individuals “metally ill” because the do not conform to what they or those institutions that are established (government and social norms) believe “should be” the norm.Kids that are active but not to the extreme labeled as having ADD because parents don’t have time to handle raising them due to needing to work to “live”. People with depression consider “ill” simply because the “experts” believe that a “normal” person shouldn’t have problem with dealing with modern influences of society. Did you now research suggests highly intelligent and creative people are show to be more at risk of depression? Why? because the “reflect” too much on things. So now thinking too much is close to being considered a “mental illness risk”.We as humans have come to expect to exert our influence and control over all aspects of our life. We make devices to control the climate. Devices to control information and vehicles to lessen distances. We seem to think that we should be able to control humans as well. A person too active for your liking? Give them a drug to make them calm. Not happy with the situation give them a drug that prevents them from feeling. It goes on and on. There seems to be a terrible push towards modifying the person to fit the desires of whatever forces are currently at work but none that actually question whether those forces are causing real problems and whether the symptoms seen are actually normal and natural responses.To put it simple. As is the case with medications. The WHAT has become the focus. Not the WHY. Chemicals in the brain are known to be responsible for people feeling emotions or acting is certain manners. Today, medication is used to control those reactions by modifying what chemically is happening. It has become less and less important to researchers to search for the reasons why those reaction are happening in first place.
Mauro Mello says:
I would very much like to see the result of a well-conducted correlation study of personality profiles and DSM Axis II disorders.
As raw material for formulating the hypotheses to be tested, I would use Eve Delunas' clinical findings, reported in her 1992 book “Survival Games Personalities Play”.
Heretically, I would prefer using MBTI, rather than, say, NEO-PI, as a profiling tool, because it explicitly leaves out dimensions such as “neuroticism”, that could seriously correlate with the DSM Axis II classes.
My hypothesis is that there are common(innate?) factors that determine both personality and the kind of mental disorders one has propensity to develop. If confirmed, this would shed important light on the genetic versus environmental etiology models of mental disorders.
Chevalier says:
I'd like to think the biggest unanswered question is to figure out the true total potential of the human brain. Can we read each others' minds if we try hard enough? Can we 'read' the future? Can we possibly end sexism? Can we finally harness our full potentials?
And what would the experiment look like that could help us answer such a question?
Tee Azu says:
I am not sure if scientifically or psychologically, this research/experiment has been done and its findings. If not, I would like to establish the link if any on THE EFFECTS OF NAMES ON PERSONALITY. My personal experiences warrants this research.
The similarities in actions and behaviours of my 2yr old named after my granny(deceased) is astonishing. Same for between my nephew and my dad, and a few friends and family.
In some cases, the similarity is as close as to the sound of their voice, their walk and general mannerism wheher one is deceased or alive.
Is it gene related or is it the name?
Draxdon says:
Unseen staring phenomenon investigated via fMRI,fEITER technology.
Scyla
I love that idea about the consciousness after death study…and why shouldn't it be investigated and taken seriously by the scientific community, if it were to yield results. Nothing worse than a close minded scientist.
One problem with the methodology suggested though, is that an out of body experience can happen when you are alive,(I have personal experience of one when I had a one off epileptic fit so I know these things do happen – very strange). It wouldnt confirm life after death.
Psicologo Barcelona says:
Hello. My name is Jordi and I am a psychologist at Barcelona. First of all congratulations to this blog for its interesting content area, and secondly, mencioanar for me, as a psychologist I am, the experiment “incredible and amazing” I think that has been done is that of Milgram's Prison (http://www.barcelonapsicologo.net/stanford/explicacion_experimento.htm). It's amazing how people react in this experiment. People who are “normal” get aggressive and problematic. I think it's amazing because it shows how flexible is the human behavior and shows that people can come to perform genuine outrage if the circumstances are appropriate.
Anyway, I think many of the experiments that have been mentioned in this forum are worthy to be studied very carefully.
Coach Barcelona says:
Hi Jordi. I'm from Barcelona! Do not have enough blogs in Barcelona ???… jajajjaja … I read the article you say and I liked, but there is something not quite understand. People in the experiment already knew they were participating in an experiment. Why is pussy crazy? might think: “I know this is an experiment and in a few days away”. I think the reaction of the participants is exaggerated. I understand the reasons that explains the article, but I still think that the reaction of the participants is greatly exaggerated. Perhaps with other participants of the experiment would have had another result. They repeated the experiment?
There should be an investigation or an experiment to determine why a massive number of subliminal failed attempts to execute the vision startle reflex, in a compact time frame, causes a dissociative mental break, possibly an episode of coma, psychosomatic medical complaints, then a manic or psychotic episode.
This problem was discovered and solved forty years ago. In nine years investigation using news stories about psychotic episodes on the Internet I found only one doctor who said he had seen these episodes while in residency.
I have an 'uneducated guess' as to the cause in the “background” section of the “Letters” page at VisionAndPsychosis.Net.
The Air Force has agreed to investigate the phenomenon as the proximate cause of service member suicides. There are two suicide clusters in China and France, where the companies failed to protect against this exposure with peripheral vision blocking schemes. The cubicle was designed to do that in offices to stop the problem by 1968.
Hello Coach Barcelona. The experiment has been repeated ever. He is currently prohibited this type of experiments on people. Human behavior is unpredictable and depends on the circumstances. Think that these people overreacting? I recommend you read other experiments, such as Milgram (http://www.barcelonapsicologo.net/milgram/explicacion_milgram.htm). This experiment was repeated many times by changing the conditions. Read the results (http://www.barcelonapsicologo.net/milgram/condiciones_y_resultados.htm). You will be surprised!
Sigrun says:
1)Find out how many of psychologists' clients who have been harmed in therapy (for example because the therapist did not allow user participation) and what could be done to help harmed clients.
2)Study the relationship between staff and patients in locked wards in light of Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment.
Übersetzung says:
I don't have the training or access to carryout the necessary experiments.
Surveys investigating SD exposure would show a connection for this phenomenon with depression and other disorders.
Maritza Cortés says:
I think that Skinner's experiments were very important for Psychology and the knowing of human behaviour.
'Why the human brain is liable to religious faith?'
Although i have no real methodology to test this, it is an area that could be given more attention in the future as religion and the role of 'God' is such a huge influence in the world and I think psychology could have an important contribution. Dawkins has said that we may have evolved the type of brain that is inclined to partake in religion or believe in 'God'. At first thought the advantages of community strength, 'psychological crutch/support', refusal of current life to be 'insignificant' in the broader scope of things and of course cultural conditioning are possible reasons but i am sure there are more specific ones. Is it possible that parts of the brain for persons with a devout faith based up bringing would differ in certain aspects to those up bringing as atheistic? e.g Brain activations during tasks (type of tasks i cannot currently think of). Could devout religious people experience less/more depression or life satisfaction than non-religious/atheists? There may be some existing research that involves religion but as it is such a sensitive topic it appears to be ignored, understandably due to funding issues and benefits of findings etc.. interesting nonetheless.
Toxoplasma gondii (or similar) being the cornerstone of Christianity?
Lydie Griffiths says:
I think this has been done already several times in different ways. The young peope were in a farm and given responsibilities and chores related to animals, probably to motivate them, or they were trekking and camping in wild areas to give them a chance to discover a wild environment, versus a city environment, and to discover the 'real world' versus 'a world created by us human beings'.
I do, like you do, believe that the more we leave disconnected from nature the more uncomfortable we feel and we develop strange behaviours like animals in a zoo do.
to be able to study something we would need to be able to detect it…
Have you ever heard of a machine that can detect any activity in a body after?
If yes… please send me an email!
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Category: SIMD
Are Scottish universities turning away students from deprived backgrounds?
“While more youngsters from our least well-off communities are now going to university, the numbers are still far too low.” – Nicola Sturgeon
Students from the 40% most deprived areas (SIMD40) in Scotland account for only 30% of the total student population. Only 14% come from the 20% most deprived areas (SIMD20). Despite there being no tuition fees in Scotland, the Higher Education Statistics Agency has indicated that Scotland has the lowest level of university access from vulnerable communities in the UK.
In 2012 St Andrews University claimed only 2-3% of school-leavers from our most deprived areas get good enough grades to win places at elite universities. They’d know, in 2011 they admitted only 14 students (yes, 14!) from SIMD20 areas. In 2012, the SNP Government accepted the target St Andrews set themselves to improve on this – an extra 6 students (yes, 6!).
The analysis provided to the SNP Government by St Andrews University is quite insightful: “In publishing a new target to increase its annual intake of students from SIMD20 areas by 45%, St Andrews said that it had faced a stark choice – lower its academic standards significantly or live with continuing criticism for slow but steady progress to recruit more students from the most deprived areas.”.
What was the SNP Government doing? Keep in mind that all the data showed that a lack of suitably qualified students coming from deprived areas was the problem. The logical response would perhaps have been to invest in education from pre-school to high school? Nope, instead the SNP mandated universities to accept more students from deprived areas. Those that failed to do this, despite the lack of supply of students, would suffer “financial penalties where insufficient progress is made“.
So where would universities find these students? Keep in mind that Scottish students from deprived areas who do achieve university entry-level qualifications at school are more likely to go to university than their more advantaged peers – 37%-40% of all pupils that satisfy entry criteria from SIMD20 areas go on to university compared to an equivalent figure of only 30%-33% of all pupils from the most advantaged areas.
Universities did three things. Firstly, there is now more competition for the few students from vulnerable areas who had the entry qualifications. Secondly, they now work harder to get more students from deprived areas to consider a university education. Thirdly, universities have lowered their intake scores for deprived areas. In some cases students are accepted on to courses where they did not meet the entry standard.
What’s the result? The number of students attending university from SIMD20 backgrounds increased by 0.7% last year (yes, 0.7%!) to 14%, but the improvement since 2011 is just under 5%. Not good enough.
To make serious progress, we must do what we should always have done – invest in education from pre-school to high school. Back in 2012 St Andrews university told the SNP Government what we all know to be true: “Scotland now needs a wide societal effort to build a much more resilient culture of attainment, beginning in the nursery years, and it is time to stop demonising higher education for poor progression rates“.
We must invest in our most vulnerable communities. Above all else, we must reverse SNP cuts to teacher numbers and education spending. Only by doing this can we reverse the decline in literacy and numeracy we have seen in Scotland’s schools. This will give the next generation of Scots the grades they need to get to university and ensure they reach their full potential.
It is time for action. As Kezia Dugdale said last week: The SNP have spent the last eight years tapping their pencil and staring into space on educational inequality. Parents are anxious, teachers are over-worked and stressed. Students are losing out.
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By Matthew Black on August 7, 2018 Education, Politics, UK News
Capitalising on the publicity generated when several alleged members of UKIP stormed a left-wing bookshop in London at the weekend, senior party officials have today met to rubber-stamp the idea of burning huge piles of books across the UK on Bonfire night.
By Druids Loom Reporter on July 12, 2018 News, Politics, UK News
Brexiteers were thrilled today when Downing Street announced that in the event of a hard Brexit, Brits will be issued with blue ration books to match their fucking blue passports.
Following their announcement that food is currently being stockpiled; in the event of a hard Brexit; the Tory “Government” stated that if there were to be a No Deal Brexit, everyone would be issued with BLUE ration books, to match their new blue passports. Blue Fucking Passports “This is what is meant by taking back […]
By Druids Loom Reporter on July 9, 2018 News, Politics, UK News
After the resignation of the rotund, pantomime politician, Boris Johnson, it emerged that this useless cunt is to replaced by an equally useless Hunt.
By Matthew Black on June 18, 2018 News, Sport, UK News
News emanating from England’s training-camp in Saint Petersburg appears to confirm the rumour that team-manager, Gareth Southgate, has already asked his players which of them would like the time-honoured privilege of scuffing the penalty that will see England ignominiously crash out of the World Cup
By Druids Loom Reporter on May 23, 2018 Business, News, Politics, UK News
National embarrassment and utter buffoon, Boris Johnson, announced today that he wants a great big fucking luxury aeroplane to take him to other countries, to beg for some trade deal after the apocalyptic Brexit.
By Matthew Black on May 15, 2018 Health, News, Politics, UK News
Leading manufacturers of one of the world’s oldest board games have today announced that they are expecting huge losses over the coming financial year as retailers’ slash orders for Backgammon sets – against the fuchsia backdrop of controversy over the very nature of gammon.
By Matthew Black on May 3, 2018 News, Politics, UK News
What can the Conservative Party offer a working-class kid from Rochdale? Ordinarily, fuck-all. However, if that working-class kid from Rochdale had been a managing director at Deutsche bank, a millionaire, an MP for eight years, a cabinet minister for four years, and the son of a bus driver, then its the position of Home Secretary!
What can the Conservative Party offer a working-class kid from Rochdale?
Ordinarily, fuck-all. However, if that working-class kid from Rochdale had been a managing director at Deutsche bank, a millionaire, an MP for eight years, a cabinet minister for four years, and the son of a bus driver, then its the position of Home Secretary!
Corbyn Ignores Royal Birth to Appease a Dragon
By Matthew Black on April 24, 2018 News, Politics, UK News
Jeremy Corbyn has sparked outrage across social media by taking 185 minutes to tweet a brief statement congratulating the Duke and Duchess of Windsor on the birth of their son. The reason for his unforgivable oversight is astonishing, yet predictable.
Some Children Exempt from Two Child Benefit Limit.
By Druids Loom Reporter on April 23, 2018 News, UK News, World News
Despite a ruling yesterday, stating that the "Two Child Benefit Limit" is lawful, the Druid's Loom can reveal today that some couples are exempt and will still receive state handouts.
Despite a ruling yesterday, stating that the “Two Child Benefit Limit” is lawful, the Druid’s Loom can reveal today that some couples are exempt and will still receive state handouts.
Vince Cable to Relaunch Himself with a New Name
The perennially anonymous leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Vince Cable, has hired a crack-team of personal branding experts to add a much-needed boost his non-existent public profile.
I think I might be Gay
A journalist for the Daily Mail, is concerned that he might be gay,
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Allison Hollins and Ben Barshop’s Classic Southern Wedding at a Kentucky Racecourse
Photo by Leslee Mitchell
Ali's sweet goldendoodle getting ready with her and the bridesmaids.
By Kimi Rose
Ali Hollins, half of To and From Gifts, married financier Ben Barshop at the Keeneland Racecourse in her hometown Lexington. “It was the perfect place to showcase Kentucky’s beautiful landscape and history all at once,” she says.
The pair met in 2011 at SMU, where Ali was in her senior year of undergrad and Ben was in his first year of the MBA program. They were introduced during the homecoming game tailgate. After they met, they each went their separate ways with their friends. But as fate would have it, they ended up running into each other again in the afternoon. A few days later, they went on their first date at Neighborhood Services, and the rest is history.
After four years dating, Ben asked Ali that special question in what would be their future home. It was supposed to be a simple lunch, but when Ali arrived, she saw that Ben had prepared a spread of East Hampton Sandwich Co. sandwiches. Right as the couple was about to eat, Ben dropped to one knee, right there in the kitchen. “He knew that proposing in our future home would make our engagement a special memory we would be reminded of daily,” says Ali. After she said yes, family members joined Ali and Ben for a celebration at The Mansion.
Ali grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, and always envisioned getting married in her hometown. Ben was from San Antonio, so whether they got married in Dallas or not, they would have guests coming from out of town. She took this as an opportunity to show everyone—many for the first time—the bluegrass state where she was raised.
In terms of decor, Ali had a classic Southern wedding in mind. Other than green elements from the scenery and the rustic accents from the Keene Barn where they held their reception, she wanted everything else to be in white, from the flowers hanging from the ceiling to the Jenny Yoo tulle bridesmaid dresses. “I had always joked I wanted it to feel like you walked into heaven,” says Ali.
One of Ali’s favorite parts of the planning process was working with Nardos Designs to create her dream wedding dress. With a detachable skirt, it could go from having an elegant train to a bustled ball gown to the perfect little column dress to dance the night away. And dance the night away they did. Ali and Ben’s first dance was to Hall & Oates’ “You Make My Dreams,” the perfect song to start a night-long celebration.
Today, the couple is reminded of their special day by seeing their welcome bag gifts put to good use by their friends: the bags included antique horseshoes for souvenirs—meant to bring good luck. The horseshoes can now be found hanging above their guests’ doors in Texas. Could you ask for more down-home charm?
“He knew that proposing in our future home would make our engagement a special memory we would be reminded of daily,” says Allison.
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Kathy Brooks says:
May 3rd, 2018 at 8:04am
Wonderful memories of that day.
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Remote Key Loading
Remote ATM Terminal Master Key Initialisation
Traditionally the loading of an ATMs initial Terminal Master Key is performed during installation or maintenance by trusted engineers. Typically the value of the key is protected using a split knowledge system. Usually two engineers are needed.
Each may know a plaintext component of the key, or they may carry a token such as a magnetic stripe or smart card on which a key component is stored. These methods for initial key loading are labour intensive and high risk. Remote Terminal Master Key Initialisation uses public key techniques to enable the secure delivery of Terminal Master Keys to ATMs or other terminals. This removes the requirement for trusted engineers to be present, which can represent a significant cost saving. It also allows the process to be automated; thereby enabling the Terminal Master Keys to be regularly replaced for increased security.
Today there are approximately 1 million ATMs in use around the world, at which around 40 billion transactions take place every year. These transactions may be for a variety of services such as:
– Cash
– Balance Inquiry
– Bill Payment
– Transfer
A fundamental characteristic of all ATM transactions is that they are protected by a PIN. The security and integrity of that PIN is provided by the use of cryptography, and cryptographic keys. Every ATM must store a cryptographic key to enable it to encrypt the PIN. Typically an ATM will use a minimum of two keys:
– A Terminal Master Key
– A PIN Encrypting Key
The Terminal Master Key (TMK) has only one purpose; to enable a bank’s ATM Management System to encrypt PIN Encrypting Keys or other types of key for electronic transmission to the ATM. The ATM will use its copy of the TMK to decrypt these keys in order to use them for protecting PINs etc.
While the PIN Encrypting Keys are communicated between the bank and ATM electronically, the Terminal Master Keys are usually installed manually during installation or maintenance. Typically the value of the key is protected using a split knowledge system. Usually two trusted engineers are needed. Each may know a plaintext component of the key, or they may carry a token such as a magnetic stripe or smart card on which a key component is stored. These manual methods are labour intensive and high risk. Remote Terminal Master Key Initialisation uses public key techniques to enable the secure delivery of Terminal Master Keys to ATMs or other terminals. This removes the requirement for trusted engineers to be present, which can represent a significant cost saving for the banks owning the ATMs. It also allows the process to be automated; thereby enabling the Terminal Master Keys to be regularly replaced for increased security.
The paper concentrates on the application of remote key initialisation principles in the ATM environment. However, these techniques may be applied to many other environments in which terminal or zone master keys need to be established. This presents opportunities for payment terminal manufacturers, systems integrators and application developers to improve the efficiency and security of their zone key management.
The main business drivers for the introduction of remote key initialisation are:
– Reducing ATM maintenance costs
– Maximising benefit from investment in Triple-DES
– Compliance with Card Scheme and ANSI requirements
– Increased Security
Reducing ATM maintenance costs
The current methods for installing initial keys in ATMs is labour intensive and therefore costly, as two trusted engineers are required in order to securely load the Terminal Master Keys. Remote Terminal Master Key Initialisation removes the responsibility of key loading from these engineers.
It is therefore no longer necessary for two engineers to attend ATM installations. This can significantly reduce labour costs and means that engineers can be more efficiently utilised, which can result in increased ATM availability.
Maximising benefit from investment in Triple-DES
The security of many banking systems, including ATM systems, depends upon the use of cryptography. The effectiveness of a cryptographic system depends both upon the strength of the algorithm and upon the management and length of the key.
For many years the standard cryptographic algorithm used in financial systems has been DES, the Data Encryption Standard, using keys of 56 bits in length. In recent years it has been recognised that 56-bit keys no longer provide an adequate level of security for financial systems. Exhaustive key searches on single DES keys have been widely publicised: in January 1999 a 56 bit DES key was successfully cracked in 22 hours.
Consequently, banks around the world are migrating their systems away from Single-DES to Triple-DES, either on their own initiative or encouraged by mandates from the global card payment schemes. The Thales HSM has always used Triple-DES keys for the top level Local Master Keys. Triple-DES capability for all other types of key was introduced in the 5.05 base firmware release.
The cryptographic capability of most ATMs is provided by an Encrypting PIN Pad (EPP) device. To support banks in their migration to Triple-DES, ATM vendors have developed Triple-DES capable EPPs. These may be retrofitted into existing ATMs, to provide Triple-DES encryption of PINs etc. Many banks are now planning the replacement of their old Single-DES EPPs with the new Triple-DES models.
ATM vendors, such as NCR and Diebold, have recognised that these banks will expect the EPPs to operate for ten years or more, so the EPPs must be capable of supporting any new functionality planed during this time. They have therefore taken the opportunity to introduce Remote Terminal Master Key Initialisation support into their new Triple-DES capable EPPs. This capability may remain dormant until ATM and host software has been updated to support it, but it means that the potential reduction in ATM maintenance costs (see section 2.1) can be considered in their business case for the migration to Triple-DES.
ANSI X9.24
“Any key resident in a transaction originating device MUST exist only in that device and those facilities which are authorized to receive and/or transmit encrypted or authenticated data from or to that device”
“Any key used by a communicating pair must be unique (other than by chance)”
Visa/Plus
“Effective August 31 1998, the use of unique encryption keys per ATM is required ”
These requirements do not mandate the use of a method such as Remote Terminal Master Key Initialisation, however this provides an efficient and secure method of satisfying them. Secondly, while the use of unique data encrypting keys per terminal is becoming more commonplace, it is not always true that this uniqueness extends to key encrypting keys such as Terminal Master Keys. The requirements stated above do not distinguish between these different types of keys; in fact the ANSI requirements explicitly state that any key used in a terminal must be unique.
In addition to eliminating reliance on trusted engineers, and satisfying the key management requirements of ANSI and Visa/Plus described above, Remote Terminal Master Key Initialisation can enable a bank to augment their security policies for ATM key management. As well as providing benefits during an ATMs initial installation, the new technology introduces the possibility of regularly replacing an ATMs master keys. This can be achieved using the same automated and secure process that was used to load the initial keys.
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Arrow – S7 Ep15 – Training Day
Before I start I guess I have to address the announcement Stephen Amell made last week that Arrow will end after season 8, which will comprise of 10 episodes. This show means a lot to me for several reasons and I’ll be extremely sad to say goodbye to it. Having said that it’s always good for a show to end on a high, before people get bored of it. Yes I’m absolutely gutted, yes I’m going to miss it immensely but we still have 17 episodes left and I am betting that it’s going to go out with a bang!
I must say that again, there was a real classic Arrow feel this week. The episode starts off with Oliver and the team training with SCPD. They struggle to make a smooth transition from vigilante to using their skills to fit in with a more lawful approach to crime fighting. Oliver doesn’t appear to enjoy sharing control and gets frustrated that his voice isn’t heard. There’s almost been a gear change in Arrow recently. Felicity has returned to the bubbly, chirpy, bumbling geeky girl that viewers first took to. I love this Felicity. I love her getting excited over hacking into various IT systems and talking to the others about tech stuff they don’t understand. I also love having Diggle back where he belongs, by Oliver’s side as part of the team. Whilst it was nice to see him grow as a character as part of ARGUS it’s just not the same when he’s kept separate. OTA are the heart of the show. Their relationship is what drew us in and I’m so glad to be seeing more of this again. We also got THE line this week … hearing Oliver command “you have failed this city” just always brings a smile to my face.
There’s some great moments with Dinah throughout the episode as she discovers that she’s lost her canary cry. When all hell breaks loose and she’s forced to take a side, she picks her role at SCPD over her place in Team Arrow due to feeling useless. Juliana Harkavy was superb this week. I felt my heart breaking into tiny pieces as she struggled to come to terms with the result of her injury. Finally opening up to Rene she realises that there’s more to being the canary than just her cry. She’s integral, she’s important and most of all she’s badass. There’s a scene towards the end where she arrests someone after beating the crap out of them as Black Canary. This is nothing short of erotic. 😆 Rene really is shaping up to be the glue holding the team together.
We are taken to a refurbished and replenished Arrow bunker which inspires the gang to find a way to keep their identity whilst still a part of SCPD. We’ve had members of the team come and go but the current line up just works so well. Seeing Oliver, Diggle, Rene and Dinah working together in their costumes with Felicity in their ear again was such a joy. Laurel is kept busy when she’s called to visit Ben Turner in prison. Arranging for him to meet his son, Connor, leads her to discovering who killed Ricardo Diaz (I still don’t believe he’s dead). Erm … Connor Hawke is Bronze Tiger’s son!!!!!!! A huge reveal just quietly slid into the episode and there has to be more to unravel from this. Maybe we will meet Ben in the flash forwards?
Speaking of the future, Mia and William get round to playing Felicity’s tape. I am really enjoying watching these two and I’m left desperate to find out more from them each episode. On the tape, Felicity tells them that they had been kept apart to protect them and in no uncertain terms also instructs them to leave Star City and not to try to find her. Are they going to listen? Don’t be stupid!
This episode made me smile. Even though there were sad moments with Dinah it felt like we spend the last 40 minutes or so watching this fantastic team re-group and re-focus. This show is flipping awesome!!!
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Ecological Processes
The influence of cultivation frequency on weed species composition and diversity in flood recession farming in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Modise Nthaba1Email author,
Keotshephile Kashe1View ORCID ID profile and
Michael Murray-Hudson1
Ecological Processes20187:33
Accepted: 7 September 2018
Flood recession farming, locally known as molapo farming, is an important livelihood activity for the subsistence farming community around the Okavango Delta. The study was aimed at investigating the influence of cultivation frequency on non-crop species composition. It was carried out in the peripheral settlements of Shorobe, Makalamabedi and Lake Ngami.
Vegetation sampling was conducted from March to April 2016 in 36 fields of varying historical cultivation frequencies. The cultivation frequencies were 5, 10 and 15 years with an uncropped control site. Sampling was done in 1-m2 quadrats placed 10 m apart along a line transect. Shannon’s diversity and equitability indices were used to compare diversity for each cultivation frequency within and across the study sites. The Kruskal–Wallis test was used to investigate significant differences in diversity between cultivation frequencies. Rank of abundance was used to determine the association of weeds with the cultivation frequencies.
Cultivation frequency did not influence species diversity (p > 0.05) at either Lake Ngami or Shorobe. Species evenness was significantly different (p < 0.05) between the cultivation frequencies at Shorobe, but not at either Makalamabedi or Lake Ngami. There was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in diversity indexes across the four cultivation frequencies. The 5-year frequency recorded the highest median score (Md = 1.352) while the 15-year frequency recorded the lowest median score (Md = 1.035). Corchorus tridens was the most abundant non-crop species at the 5- and 15-year frequencies. Cynodon dactylon was most abundant in the 10-year frequency while Cyperus esculentus was most abundant in uncropped fields.
Cultivation frequency influenced weed species diversity and composition in flood recession farming. Flood recession farming fields were dominated by common weed species which are also troublesome in dryland arable farming. Uncropped sites were composed of wetland species that tolerate some dry periods or seasonal flood plains.
Flood recession farming
Cultivation frequency
Species composition
Disturbance is a distinct event that can modify the composition of an ecosystem and plant community and may also influence resource availability or the physical environment (Powell 2000; Hobbs and Humphries 1995). For instance, cultivation can disrupt the soil and existing plant communities facilitating invasion of some plant species while others may fail to grow in the new or modified environment. Areas such as agro-ecosystems are examples of human-induced disturbance. In such managed systems, non-crop plants (hereafter called weeds) have evolved in response to cropping system practices by adapting and occupying open niches (Dekker 1997). These species are pioneers that increase diversity of agricultural ecosystems by using their environmental potential (Bhowmik 1997) and sometimes may reduce the diversity by pushing the ecosystem towards a mono-dominant structure. Yadav and Gupta (2005) found that the diversity and basal area of most woody species declined with increased human disturbance leading to their complete eradication from highly disturbed forests. The study also showed that species such as Anogeissus pendula exhibited high density in highly disturbed areas, which was in line with Hobbs and Humphries (1995) who noted that the effect of disturbance is influenced by its size and frequency. However, in the Okavango Delta, it has not been established how soil tillage influenced species composition and diversity where molapo farming is practised. Hence, it was imperative to carry out this study to establish how the frequency of disturbance in terms of soil tillage impacts on weed species communities.
While disturbance is widely recognised as a primary influence on plant community in agro-ecosystems, weed species diversity and composition may be influenced by a suite of factors with varying degrees of intensity. These factors include agricultural practices such as weeding, soil tillage and agro-chemicals (Pal et al. 2013; Armengot et al. 2011). Soil tillage has the potential to change the plant community composition and diversity. The frequency of cultivating the land influences changes in weed species richness and diversity (Shemdoe et al. 2008). Soil tillage promotes establishment of highly competitive plant species. It makes soil suitable for germination and seedling establishment (Handa et al. 2012). In minimum till systems, weed seeds accumulate on the soil surface where conditions are favourable for seed germination and thus have high species richness and diversity (Yenish et al. 1992; Shemdoe et al. 2008). Broadleaf weed species tend to dominate under conventional tillage systems and are thought to be stimulated by light as they are brought to the soil surface (Froud-Williams et al. 1983). A study by Yenish et al. (1992) showed that non-tillage systems typically have higher populations of small-seeded annual weeds such as Setaria spp. and Amaranthus spp. while tillage systems using mouldboard ploughs have more large-seeded annual weeds like Xanthium strumarium L. However, studies by Swanton et al. (1999) concluded that there was no consistent relationship between weed diversity and tillage system. This contradictory observation suggests that there may be other factors other than tillage that may influence weed density. Such factors include crop rotation (Swanton and Weise 1991; Andersson and Milberg 1998; Legere and Samson 1999) and cover crops which may have demonstrated allelopathic properties that inhibited weed establishment and growth (Putnam et al. 1983; Mohler and Teasdale 1993). These cover crops have also been found to suppress weeds by competing for water, light and nutrients (Barnes and Putnam 1983). However, there has not been adequate information available on these factors on how they influence weed species composition and diversity in the agro-ecosystems of the seasonal floodplains in the Okavango Delta.
Thus, changes in land use and management practices can influence vegetation composition, especially weed flora in agro-ecosystems. Early studies by Kellman (1980) on geographic patterning in tropical weed communities and early secondary successions found that changing from shifting to intensive or permanent agriculture in the tropics eliminated many woody species and replaced them with aggressive herbaceous weed species. In flood recession farming, plant species composition can be influenced by desiccation and/or reduced flooding. Handa et al. (2012) showed that facultative upland weeds completely dominated the drained cultivated sites as opposed to permanently inundated areas dominated by either obligate or facultative wetland species. Similarly, in the Okavango Delta, Setaria sphacelata was found to be more pronounced in areas subjected to shallow flooding (Bonyongo 1999) while Eleocharis dulcis and Leersia hexandra were found to be facultative wetland species as they were more tolerant to prolonged flooding (Tsheboeng et al. 2014). These studies were focused on the floodplains, and no vegetation studies to date have been done in molapo farming. Molapo farming includes intensive cultivation of the floodplains (Oosterbaan et al. 1987; Petermann 1989; Bendsen 2002; Mmopelwa 2011). It is practised along the edges of the river channels or seasonally flooded depressions on the fringes of the Okavango Delta (Bendsen 2002). Given that this farming system is an essential livelihood activity for the majority of the communities that reside along the Okavango Delta, it warrants that similar studies should also be conducted in molapo farming. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the influence of cultivation frequency on weed species composition and diversity in flood recession farming in the Okavango Delta.
Description of the study area
The study was conducted in the villages of Shorobe, Makalamabedi and Lake Ngami (Fig. 1). The sites were chosen for their contrasting hydrology in terms of flooding patterns and the location of molapo fields. Shorobe is located in the eastern end of the Okavango Delta, and its administrative boundary is 1078 km2 and lies 30 km east of Maun in Ngamiland District. It has a human population of 1031 (Statistics Botswana 2011). Molapo fields are located in the northwest of the village and are inundated by the Santantadibe and Gomoti Rivers and by backflow from the Thamalakane River. The molapo fields in Shorobe are mainly found in islands with dense riparian woodlands, and they have a saucer-shaped cross-section and obtain moisture from spillover or backflow water from the main river channels (Bendsen 2002). Normally, this area experiences maximum flood extent between August and September, and by the end of October, the flood begins to recede. Lake Ngami occupies the northeast part of a shallow sedimentary basin bounded to the southeast by a low escarpment of Karoo and Ghanzi Formation rocks along an extension of the Kunyere Fault (Reeves 1978). Lake Ngami did not receive enough flood water between 1989 and 2004. And farmers did not cultivate their molapo fields during these dry periods (Mmopelwa 2011). As a result, most molapo fields are relatively new and not permanently placed like those at Shorobe and Makalamabedi. The maximum flood extent is usually experienced on average in October. The lake is surrounded by Toteng, Sehithwa, Bodibeng and Bothatogo villages. At the last census, the human population for these villages was 902, 2748, 778 and 555 respectively (Statistics Botswana 2011). Lastly, Makalamabedi lies 83 km southeast of Maun along the Boteti River. The veterinary cordon fence that cuts through the village divides the village into two districts. Makalamabedi on the western side of the cordon fence lies on the Ngamiland District with a population of 1010 while the eastern side of the fence lies on the Central district with 1674 people (Statistics Botswana 2011). Arable farming is done in fields allocated along the Boteti River. Molapo fields located on steep banks along the Boteti River are characterised as channel type (Bendsen 2002). This river is an ephemeral water channel which derives flood waters from the Okavango Delta through Thamalakane River. It flows in a south-easterly direction and finally discharges into Lake Xau. The peak floods are between August and September.
The Okavango Delta area, showing the study sites of Shorobe, Makalamabedi and Lake Ngami
Selection of study sites (molapo fields)
Field visits were conducted to identify molapo fields at the different study sites. Once suitable fields had been identified, consent was sought from farmers and information gathered on tillage history in terms of the number of years the field has been cultivated. The fields were categorised according to the historic frequency of continuous cultivation in years. The categories were defined as follows: continuous cultivation for the previous 5 years, 10 years and 15 years, while equivalent sites with no history of cultivation were used as a control. Simple random sampling (SRS) was then carried out using a random number generator in MS Excel to draw 3 fields from each stratum or cultivation frequency. A total of 12 fields per study site were selected (Fig. 2).
The distribution of sampled molapo fields at Shorobe, Makalamabedi and Lake Ngami
Vegetation sampling
Vegetation was surveyed at the three sites from March to the end of April 2016, when most plants were flowering for easy identification. Since fields have a small hectarage, a 50-m line transect was used in each field. The line transects were laid parallel to each other and spaced 20 m apart. Weed species composition and abundance were then recorded in 1-m2 quadrats placed along each transect at a 10-m interval. Since molapo fields have small hectarage and irregular shape, the number of quadrats surveyed differed from one site to the other. For instance, a total of 93 quadrats were surveyed at Shorobe, 86 at Makalamabedi and 74 at Lake Ngami. In each quadrat, all species were identified and the number of individuals was counted (without accounting for vegetative reproduction). Unidentified plants were mounted and taken to the Peter Smith University of Botswana (PSUB) herbarium at the Okavango Research Institute for identification.
Agglomerative hierarchical cluster analysis was used to group species. It was performed using Sorensen distance measure with flexible beta linkage; β = − 0.25 in PC-ORD 6 software (McCune and Mefford 2011). This was done by clustering groups of species based on the number of times they occur with each other in the field quadrat data. Indicator Species Analysis (Dufrene and Legendre 1997) was used to calculate indicator values for species in groups determined from cluster analysis. Each group was named using the weed species with the highest indicator value and a significant p value (p ≤ 0.05). Multi-response permutation procedure (MRPP) was used in testing the hypothesis of no difference between the groups of species communities in molapo farming using the Sorensen distance measure. The test statistic T was calculated as T = ((δobserved − δexpected)/s.devδexpected). This determines the separation between weed species communities, with more negative values indicating stronger separation. Within-group homogeneity is determined by the effect size or chance-corrected within-group agreement A = 1 − (δobserved/δexpected). A = 1 when all items are identical within groups (δ = 0), A = 0 when heterogeneity within groups equals expectation by chance and A < 0 with more heterogeneity within groups than expected by chance.
Species diversity and evenness were determined for each frequency of cultivation within and across the study sites. Shannon’s diversity indices were determined using Paleontological Statistics (PAST) version 3.12. Kruskal–Wallis was used to test for statistically significant differences in species density across the cultivation frequencies as well as species diversity between frequency of cultivation within and across the study sites. Since Kruskal–Wallis is an omnibus test, independent-sample median test was conducted to establish which groups differ significantly (between-group comparisons). This was performed in SPSS version 24. Rank/abundance plot was used to plot species abundance data to rank weed species for each cultivation frequency. The species abundances were displayed in log10 format to accommodate species whose abundances span several orders of magnitude on the same graph (Magurran 2004). This assisted in determining the association between weeds and the cultivation frequencies, and it was performed in PC-ORD 6.
Determination of number of clusters and Indicator Species Analysis
The number of weed species clusters/communities was determined at four divisions where the mean p value (p < 0.05) was minimised (Fig. 3). The main weedy species communities identified were Cynodon dactylon–Bulbostylis hispidula, Sida cordifolia–Corchorus tridens, Glinus oppositifolius–Heliotropium ovalifolium and Sida alba–Abutilon angulatum. Cultivation frequency did not significantly influence weed species density (p > 0.05) across the study sites (Fig. 4). Furthermore, there was a stronger separation between Cynodon dactylon–Bulbostylis hispidula and Sida cordifolia–Corchorus tridens communities, while Sida cordifolia–Corchorus tridens and Sida alba–Abutilon angulatum communities were closer together (Table 1).
Determination of number of ecologically meaningful clusters for weedy species classification
Mean species density across the cultivation frequencies. There was no significant difference (p > 0.05)
A multi-response permutation procedure (MRPP) pairwise comparison for the species communities.
Groups compared
Cyndac-Bulhis vs. Sidcor-Cortri
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Cyndac-Bulhis vs. Gliopp-Helova
Cyndac-Bulhis vs. Sidalb-Abiang
Sidcor-Cortri vs. Gliopp-Helova
Sidcor-Cortri vs. Sidalb-Abiang
Gliopp-Helova vs. Sidalb-Abiang
Cyndac-Bulhis, Cynodon dactylon-Bulbostylis hispidula; Sidcor-Cortri, Sida cordifolia-Corchorus tridens; Sidalb-Abiang, Sida alba-Abutilon angulatum; and Gliopp-Helova, Glinus oppositifolius-Heliotropium ovalifolium
Description of the different weed species communities
Cynodon dactylon–Bulbostylis hispidula community
This community was composed of 30 species and was dominated by Cynodon dactylon (L) Pers and Bulbostylis hispidula (Vahl.). It was also defined by Acanthospermum hispidum DC., Triumfetta pentandra A.Rich, Nidorella resedifolia DC. and Phylla nodiflora (L.). This community is mostly characterised by herbaceous plants and few species from the Poaceae family. It was observed that it occurs mainly in fields that have a 10-year cultivation frequency and fields situated mainly on the upper slopes or upper zones of the flood zones.
Sida cordifolia–Corchorus tridens weed species community
This community recorded a total of 28 species, dominated by Sida cordifolia L. and Corchorus tridens L. It was also represented by Ipomea sinensis (Desr.), Digitaria debilis (Desf.), Ipomoea coptica (L.) Roem. & Schult. and Hibiscus cannabinus L. Some species in this community are reported to be mostly dominant in fields with a 15-year cultivation frequency like Corchorus tridens L., Ipomea sinensis (Desr.) and Panicum coloratum L.
Glinus oppositifolius–Heliotropium ovalifolium weed species community
A total of 29 species were identified in this community. It was dominated by Glinus oppositifolius (L.) Aug.DC. and Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk. This community was also characterised by Cyperus esculentus L., Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl, Cyperus latifolius Poir., Pavonia senegalensis Cav. and Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. These species are tolerant to high moisture content. It was observed that this community occurs mainly in uncropped fields which normally get inundated during flooding.
Sida alba–Abutilon angulatum weed species community
This community was constituted by 15 species, dominated by Sida alba L. and Abutilon angulatum (Guill&Perr) Mast. Other species defining this community were Xanthium strumarium L., Chenopodia carinatum R.Br., Eclipta prostrata (L.) and Chamaecrista biensis (Steyaert) Lock. This community was observed to inhabit fields with a cultivation frequency of 5 years, mostly fields situated within the lower gradient of the floodplains.
Species diversity within study sites
Lake Ngami
Lake Ngami did not have both 10- and 15-year cultivation frequencies. Uncropped sites had the highest Shannon’s diversity index of 1.22 compared with 1.11 recorded at the 5-year cultivation frequency, but the difference was not statistically significant (Fig. 5), suggesting that cultivation frequency did not have an effect on weed species diversity at Lake Ngami. Similarly, the species evenness was similar across the cultivation frequency (p > 0.05), indicating that cultivation frequency did not have an effect on species evenness (Fig. 6).
Influence of cultivation frequency on species diversity within the study sites (a Makalamabedi, b Shorobe, c Lake Ngami)
Influence of cultivation frequency on species evenness within the study sites (a Makalamabedi, b Shorobe, c Lake Ngami)
Makalamabedi
Uncropped and 5-year cultivation frequency had similar species diversity and were both higher than the 10- and 15-year cultivation frequency (Fig. 5). However, the 5-year cultivation frequency displayed significantly higher mean species diversity than both the 10-year and 15-year cultivation frequencies at p < 0.05. This showed a descending trend as the frequency of cultivation increased. However, uncropped sites showed a high presence of species than both the 10- and 15-year cultivation frequencies, but the difference was not significant (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference (p > 0.05) in mean species evenness across the cultivation frequencies, suggesting that Shannon’s equitability index (species evenness) was not influenced by the frequency of cultivation at Makalamabedi (Fig. 6).
Shorobe
The 5-year cultivation frequency displayed higher species diversity and evenness than the 10-year and 15-year cultivation frequencies (Fig. 5). However, this trend was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). On the other hand, mean species evenness was significant across the cultivation frequencies (p < 0.05). The results suggested that cultivation frequency influenced weed species evenness in Shorobe. Further investigation suggested that 5-year cultivation frequency (M = 0.653, SD = 0.171) differed significantly with uncropped fields (M = 0.544, SD = 0.198). This indicated that species present at the 5-year cultivation frequency are distributed equitably than in the uncropped fields (Fig. 6).
Species diversity indices across the study sites as defined by the different cultivation frequencies
Kruskal–Wallis test was used to test for statistically significant difference in mean species evenness and species diversity between cultivation frequencies. There was a statistically significant difference in mean species diversity (H′) across the four cultivation frequencies ((uncropped, n = 38; 5 years, n = 43; 10 years, n = 51; 15 years, n = 47), χ2 (3, n = 179) = 8.217, p = 0.042 (Fig. 7)). The 5-year cultivation frequency recorded a higher median score (Md = 1.352) than the other cultivation frequencies while 15-year cultivation frequency recorded the lower median score (Md = 1.035) than the other categories. There was no statistically significant difference in mean species evenness across the cultivation frequencies ((uncropped, n = 38; 5 years, n = 43; 10 years, n = 51; 15 years, n = 47), χ2 (3, n = 179) = 1.107, p = 0.775 (Fig. 8)). The results suggested that the equitable distribution of weed species was similar across the cultivation frequencies.
Graphical representation of the independent-samples Kruskal–Wallis test on Shannon’s diversity index across the study sites
Graphical representation of the independent-samples Kruskal–Wallis test on species evenness across the study sites
The association of weed species with the cultivation frequencies is presented in Table 2. Cyperus esculentus L., Corchorus tridens L. and Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. were the most abundant in uncropped sites, 5-, 10- and 15-year frequencies, respectively. Corchorus tridens L. was found in all the frequencies except in uncropped. The uncropped fields have mostly species from the Cyperaceae family. Digitaria debilis (Desf.) is the only species from the Poaceae that forms part of the five most abundant species in uncropped fields.
Five most abundant weed species at each cultivation frequency
Rank of abundance
Uncropped
Cyperus esculentus L.
Cyperus latifolius L.
Digitaria debilis(Desf.)
Fimbristylis dichotoma(L.) Vahl
Cyperus longus L.
Tiliaceae
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Bulbostylis hispidula (Vahl) R.W.Haines
Ipomea sinensis (Desr)
Heliotropium ovalifolium Forssk.
Cynodon dactylon (L.)Pers.
Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
Sida cordifolia L.
Triumfetta pentendra A.Rich
Ipomea sinensis (Desr.)
Panicum coloratum L.
Cyperus articulatus L.
Previous studies in the Okavango Delta such as Tsheboeng et al. (2014), Murray-Hudson et al. (2006), McCarthy et al. (2005), Bonyongo (1999) and Ellery et al. (1993) have demonstrated that vegetation communities are influenced by flood duration, depth and frequency. In flood recession farming areas of the Okavango Delta, weed species composition and diversity were found to be influenced by frequency of cultivation, suggesting that cultivation frequency can be an important driver of weed species assemblages in flood recession farming. Species diversity decreased with increasing frequency of cultivation while species evenness was not affected. This was probably due to cultivation over the years that might have stimulated germination of weed seeds from the seed bank resulting in a decrease in the seed bank especially when there is no seed rain to replenish the seed bank. In support of this assertion, Froud-Williams et al. (1983) stated that non-dominant buried seeds will be brought to the soil surface and germinate upon cultivation.
High species diversity in fields categorised under the 5-year frequency might be due to availability of seed bank that has been buried. Consequently, fields in this cultivation frequency are relatively new, and as such, they harbour more seed banks which might have led to high species diversity than the other cultivation frequencies. On the other hand, fields under the 15-year cultivation frequency are older fields that have been subjected to intense cultivation for a long period of time. This could have led to reduction in the size of the seed bank resulting in low weed density and consequently low diversity. Similarly, Streibig (1988) pointed out that recurring soil preparation techniques impose strong selection pressure upon weed flora. On the whole, this might explain why the 5-year cultivation frequency has high weed species diversity than the 15-year cultivation frequency. Comparatively, the 5-year cultivation frequency is a moderate level of disturbance in arable fields; the results could thus support the intermediate disturbance hypothesis (Grime 1973; Connell 1978). Intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH) states that species diversity is maximised when disturbance is neither too rare nor too frequent. Similarly, species diversity was maximised at the 5-year cultivation frequency and declined significantly with an increase in cultivation frequency. Uncropped fields also recorded lower species diversity than the 5-year frequency. This could be that at the 5-year cultivation frequency, weed species that thrive at both early and late successional stages can co-exist. In support of this, Huston (1979) mentioned that reduced levels of disturbance will lead to low diversity through competitive exclusion and dominance of long-lived species while increased levels eliminate species incapable of rapid re-colonisation and growth. In summary, in arable fields, reduced levels of disturbance could be through fallowing.
The influence of cultivation frequency on weed species abundance was determined by rank/abundance plots. Five common weed species were selected at each cultivation frequency as also demonstrated by Shemdoe et al. (2008). The uncropped sites were mostly dominated by species belonging to the Cyperaceae family, and Cyperus esculentus L. was the most frequently occurring species. Other species that occurred more frequently in the uncropped sites were Cyperus latifolius L., Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.)Vahl and Cyperus longus L. In a similar study in the Okavango Delta, Bonyongo (1999) recorded Cyperus species in floodplain vegetation. The study also linked the observed different plant communities to differences in flooding time and duration. Murray-Hudson et al. (2006) also noted that Cyperus species are wetland species that are able to tolerate some dry periods and as such are found in areas that are flooded on seasonal basis such as molapo farming. Most species found in uncropped sites had rhizomes on which tubers develop and lie dormant in the soil for a longer period of time. This might explain their coexistence and dominancy in uncropped sites. Additionally, Digitaria debilis (Desf.) was the only species of the Poaceae family most dominant in uncropped sites. It shared a similar habitat with the species of the Cyperaceae which were mostly abundant in uncropped fields. According to Heath and Heath (2009), D. debilis (Desf.) occasionally colonises damp areas of the flood plains and often rooted in water. However, the absence of these species at both the 5- and 10-year cultivation frequencies might be due to the fact that tillage reduces regenerative potential of perennial weeds (Stoller and Sweet 1987) because the tubers are sensitive to cultivation. Previous studies by Bangarwa et al. (2012) and Stoller et al. (1972) indicated that tubers for species like Cyperus esculentus L are equally sensitive to soil disturbance despite the number of times the disturbance is repeated.
Consequently, all the three cultivation frequencies were dominated by common arable weed species such as C. tridens L., C. dactylon, Ipomea species and Acanthospermum hispidum DC. In addition, Corchorus species are common weeds in Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa (Holm et al. 1979). It is the only species that appeared across all the frequencies except in uncropped fields. According to Dzerefos et al. (1995), C. tridens L has affinity to cultivated land, and it is also one of the weeds that are commonly used as traditional vegetables, especially in Africa (Maroyi et al. 2013). In Botswana, Corchorus species are mostly found around the Okavango Delta (Phillips 1991) while C. dactylon is widespread in Botswana as a weed in both dry land and irrigated fields (Abdullahi 2002). Similarly, Acanthospermum hispidum is a troublesome weed in agricultural fields and is one of the top 10 common weeds in the USA (Teuton et al. 2006). Equally, in Botswana, it is found in cultivated fields and other disturbed places where it forms dense stands (Abdullahi 2006).
The species that are more frequently occurring at the 5-year cultivation frequency were C. tridens, C. dactylon, B. hispidula, Ipomea sinensis and Heliotropium ovalifolium. Moreover, Cynodon dactylon was mostly abundant in the 5-year and 10-year cultivation frequencies. It was however observed that most fields at the 15-year cultivation frequency had no visibility of Cynodon dactylon across the study sites. In view of this, it could be suggested that as the intensity of cultivation increases, the abundance of C. dactylon also decreases. Since this weed species is rhizomatous (Labovitch 1978), the frequency of cultivation might have interfered with its vegetative reproduction by disturbing the development of the rhizomes leading to a reduction in its abundance from the 10- to 15-year cultivation frequencies.
This study has demonstrated that cultivation frequency influenced weed species composition and diversity in flood recession farming areas of the Okavango Delta. Frequently cultivated molapo fields were dominated by weed species. Uncropped sites were composed of wetland species that tolerate some dry periods or seasonal flood plains. Findings from this study contribute towards development of weed management strategies in flood recession farming.
The authors would like to thank Mrs. A. Makati and Mr. K. Sianga for designing the maps used. Appreciation is extended to Dr. G. Tsheboeng for the suggestions and comments he made in this work and University of Botswana staff at the Peter Smith Herbarium for assisting with identifying weed species collected from the field.
Gratitude is extended to the University of Botswana (Office of Research and Development) for funding this project.
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MN initiated, conceptualised and designed the structure of this manuscript. He collected the data and analysed and drafted the write-up of the manuscript. KK revised the structure and reviewed and added more information to the draft manuscript. MMH critically reviewed the different sections of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Tea in Sri Lanka: Travelers take sips steeped history
Cynthia Rosenfeld, for CNN • Updated 11th February 2015
(CNN) — The leaves that go into a cup of Ceylon tea play a surprisingly complex role in the history of Sri Lanka.
It started with a single camellia sinesis plant brought from China in 1824 by the British, who had colonized the island then known as Ceylon in 1801.
The plant was to be displayed in the Royal Botanical Gardens outside Kandy in the country's lush interior -- but it has since grown into a $1.5 billion export business for the teardrop shaped island nation off India's southern tip.
Alongside the agricultural production of tea, which accounts for 2.5% of the country's $60 billion GDP, tea tourism is also emerging as a popular experience for travelers.
In 1867 Scottish coffee planter James Taylor, the man who would be recognized as the pioneer of Sri Lanka's tea industry, planted 19 acres of tea near Kandy at an altitude of around 500 meters.
In the 1860s, however, Sri Lanka was the world's largest coffee producer and few paid attention to Taylor. Two years later came the first seeds of change when Hemileia vastatrix, or coffee rust, was detected on the island.
Within 10 years, this lethal fungus led to financial ruin for the island's British coffee planters. Roughly 1,700 left for England while the remaining 400 or so switched to growing tea.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle famously commented that "the tea fields of Ceylon are as true a monument to courage as is the lion at Waterloo."
One drink, 1,000 tastes: How tea has conquered the world
Tea industry starts
From a single plant, to this.
courtesy Dilmah
The East India Company brought Tamil women from Southern India to work as tea pluckers, ushering in the next chapter of human suffering on these lush green acres.
By 1890, the year Thomas Lipton arrived to purchase tea estates, 23,000 tons of tea were exported to London's tea auctions. Ceylon had become an island synonymous with tea.
Ceylon won independence from British rule in 1948 but the tea industry remained a colonial domain.
When government pressure led to the selection of six Ceylonese men as the first indigenous tea tasters in 1950, one of them, Merrill J. Fernando, remembers being told by British colleagues, "You all eat too much curry, it ruins the taste buds!"
Even as the island nation became the world's largest tea exporter in 1965, the industry itself was still dominated by the British, who exported the tea as raw material and branded it overseas.
Fernando began dreaming of packaging and marketing 100% pure Ceylon tea, dispensing with middlemen and keeping more profits for his country, which officially became known as Sri Lanka in 1972.
Two destructive rounds of land reform in the 1970s delayed those dreams and nearly wiped out Sri Lanka's tea industry, but in 1988 Fernando founded Dilmah Tea. Today, Dilmah is Sri Lanka's most recognized international brand.
11 of the world's best tea houses
According to the World Tea Council, in 2012 Sri Lanka exported 340 million kilograms of tea, the third highest by volume behind Kenya and China, though number two when measured in value terms, thanks to the premium revolution begun by Dilmah's founder.
When asked about the future of Sri Lankan tea given increased competition from younger, more productive fields in Kenya and the global coffee craze, Fernando's son, Dilmah executive Malik Fernando, points to his competition.
"We need Teaeli and others to continue introducing sophisticated products that identify Ceylon tea as the finest grown to the next generations," he says.
For his part, Teaeli founder Dushyantha De Silva saw a market niche five years ago. "Ceylon tea had not changed much since my grandparent's time," explains the 22 year-old Colombo native.
"When our 26-year civil war ended in 2009, we all knew a tourist boom would come. I felt the market had room to welcome creative new tastes, especially for overseas visitors who want to leave with a souvenir of Sri Lanka's tea culture."
5 ways to experience the best of Sri Lanka
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Centuries of history in a cup.
1. Dilmah Private Tea Tastings
Sip-and-spit sessions, akin to wine tasting, can be arranged at Dilmah's headquarters outside Colombo where anyone can learn to distinguish the island's full-bodied Maskeliya low-grown teas from golden hued high-grown harvests like the Ran Watte single origin variety grown at 1,829 meters.
Dilmah Private Tea Tastings; 111 Negumbo Road, Peliyagoda; +94 11 482 2000; by appointment, from $75 including lunch
2. Euphorium Tea Salon
Japanese-Sri Lankan owner Midori Peiris offers tea appreciation classes and serves bespoke blends like her black-tea based Chloe mixed with dried flower petals, as well as clever tea-based cocktails, Japanese-inspired lunch dishes and pastries.
Euphorium Tea Salon, 3-14 Kynsey Road, Colombo; +94 11 523 0523; Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; prices from $2 for a 50g leaf tea packet
3. Ceylon Tea Trails
Some 1,300 meters above sea level among the fertile tea fields of the south central Bogawantalawa Valley, visitors can find four sprawling planters' bungalows built between 1890 and 1939.
They operate as a five-star tea resort with period antiques, Swiss trained butlers and a planter-in-residence -- Andrew Taylor, a descendent of Sri Lanka's tea pioneer, who leads guests through surrounding tea estates.
High tea's served with premium Dilmah sips like Craighead Estate Ceylon Silver Tips and Rilhena Estate Gently Cinnamon Smoked Ceylon Pekoe.
Ceylon Tea Trails; +94 11 230 3888; rates from $405
4. Kahanda Kanda
Five of the nine individually decorated suites face the surrounding tea plantation at this photogenic inn perched along the hills outside Galle on Sri Lanka's southern coast.
Guests can roam among the low country tea bushes and meet the resident pluckers but the intense flavor of the black tea produced here means most is exported to Russia and Iraq.
Kahanda Kanda, Angulugaha; +94 91 228 6717; rates from $365
5. Handunugoda Tea Estate
A further 10 kilometers south along the coastal Galle Road, resident planter Malinga Herman Gunaratne escorts visitors around his working tea estate where rare white tea leaves, grown only near sea level, were traditionally cut by virgins with golden scissors.
Handunugoda Tea Estate, Tittiagalla, Ahangama; +94 77 329 0999; daily 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
6. Sri Lanka in Style's Hosted Tea Journey
"To understand this ancient medicine called tea" noted tea explorer and author Jeff Fuchs will lead an inaugural series of journeys this July among the cultures and landscapes that shaped Sri Lanka's tea story.
Along with daily tastings, guests will meet some of the Tamil women pluckers who still believe animist spirits thrive among these verdant bushes.
Sri Lanka in Style's Hosted Tea Journey; seven-, nine- and 15-day tours; from $3,874 per person
7. Teaeli
Though he's already placed his teas at Colombo's most popular tourist destinations including Ministry of Crab and Barefoot, the founder of this recently launched upstart makes house (and hotel) calls to introduce the innovative range, which includes Almond Truffle with real white chocolate bits and an Earl Grey concocted with cornflower, bergamot and blood orange.
Teaeli, +94 77 753 6907; prices from $5 per tin
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The Executive’s key aim is to deliver Australia’s best performing education system, up there with the best in the world.
Members are as follows:
Secretary (Chair)
Deputy Secretary, School Operations and Performance
Deputy Secretary, Educational Services
Deputy Secretary, Education Futures and Governance
Deputy Secretary, Corporate Services
Deputy Secretary, Strategy and Delivery
Deputy Secretary, People and Culture
Deputy Secretary, Skills and Higher Education
Chief Executive, School Infrastructure NSW
Executive Director, Centre for Educational Statistics and Evaluation (CESE)
The Executive meets weekly to make decisions and discuss strategic initiatives and programs and in doing so commits to:
put children at the centre of all decision-making
act with trust, respect and honesty
deliver on promises with rigour and excellence.
The Executive is collectively responsible for:
setting the direction for the department
effective execution of the strategic priorities
identifying and managing risks
making Education a great place to work.
NSW Department of Education organisational chart
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Archive | January, 2015
Patriots/Seahawks Preview (Super Bowl XLIX)
Matchup: New England Patriots (AFC Champion) vs. Seattle Seahawks (NFC Champion)
Site: University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Arizona)
After the miraculous sequence of events in the NFC Championship Game, the question must be asked; are the 2014 Seattle Seahawks a team of destiny? A win this week will absolutely answer that question with a resounding ‘yes.’ The two-time defending NFC Champion Seahawks face off against the AFC Champion New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. With a win, it will mark the 9th time in NFL history a team has repeated as world champions and the first since the 2003-2004 Patriots. The all-time series between these two teams is tied 8-8. Their last meeting has re-emerged in the media in recent days as preparation for Super Bowl XLIX continues. In that October 2012 meeting, Seattle erased a 13 point fourth quarter deficit and came back to beat the Patriots 24-23. That game arguably launched the future success of this entire team, as the Seahawks have posted a 38-11 record since. This game is perhaps more well known for the postgame episode between Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in which Brady told Sherman and Earl Thomas to see his after the game (when New England won). The Seahawks instead walked off the field victorious and shortly after the game Sherman posted a picture of him loud-mouthing Brady postgame with the caption “You Mad Bro.” A lot has changed since that rainy fall day two seasons ago. Here is what I will be looking for in Super Bowl XLIX.
Russell Wilson: Last week the Seahawks offense shied away from the read-option until late in the game, which is when our offense had the most success. In regards to the read-option I have the same mindset this week that I did before Super Bowl XLVIII. This is the last game of the season and regardless if we win or lose we are going home no matter what. Why not completely open up the playbook and let Russell Wilson run free? Wilson has rushed for over 50 yards in six games this season. The Seahawks are 4-2 in those games, losing the two games by a combined 6 points. The Seahawks have not played a game this season where Russell Wilson keeping the ball is a top offensive priority so I do not expect the Seahawks to use a lot of read-option in the first part of this game. If the Seahawks get off to a slow start it would not surprise me to see offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell call more read-option plays rather than be patient to see if we can work out our potential offensive problems.
Offensive Matchup to Watch: RB Marshawn Lynch vs. Patriots DT Vince Wilfork. In reality the matchup I really want to see is Beast Mode against the entire New England defensive line but of all Patriots defenders I think Wilfork could give Lynch the hardest time. Wilfork leads all Patriots interior linemen in tackles with 47 on the season and his ability to penetrate the offensive line is uncanny. He may not show up in the stat sheet regularly but his ability to overpower the offensive guard forces the opponents running game to the outside. Lynch thrives off of being able to run through the middle of the field and gain yards after contact. Running to the outside could be the most effective strategy for the Seahawks to pick up yards on the ground. Wilfork could be the reason why we see the Seahawks use both Lynch and Russell Wilson in the running game on the outside.
Defensive Matchup to Watch: SS Kam Chancellor vs. Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski. The only Seattle defender that could possibly cover New England tight end Rob Gronkowski one-on-one is Chancellor. I believe the possibility of Chancellor delivering one of his signature “Bam Bam” hits to Gronkowski would be worth the price of admission. I want to see two things out of the Seahawks defense this week. The first is an expanded “big nickel” package. With Gronkowski mostly playing in the slot, I want to see Chancellor line up at nickel corner instead of Jeremy Lane or Tharold Simon and for the Seahawks to bring reserve safety DeShawn Shead on as an extra safety playing in Chancellor’s normal spot. This would give the Seahawks a 4-2-5 defensive look which will allow the Seahawks to rush four defensive linemen while also adding an extra blanket of coverage on Gronkowski. The second thing I want to see is something that we have struggled to do in the playoffs; put pressure on the quarterback. Tom Brady is a pure pocket passer who does not tend to scramble. The Seahawks need to use the likes of O’Brien Schofield, Bruce Irvin, and Malcolm Smith in interior blitz packages to overwhelm Brady. If the Seahawks can sack Brady three times and hold Gronkowski to limited catches the Seahawks will have put themselves in a great position to win this game.
Patriots X-Factor Player(s) to Watch: All the talk this week in regards to the New England running game is how the Seahawks are going to be able to corral running back LeGarrette Blount. What’s to say Blount is even the feature back on Sunday? The Patriots have several weapons on the ground at their disposal and that is where I put my X-Factor spotlight for Super Bowl XLIX; on running backs Jonas Gray, Shane Vereen, and Brandon Bolden. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has been known to be very hot-and-cold when it comes to which personnel to use. Gray, Vereen, and Bolden have combined for 842 yards and 8 touchdowns this season. I believe Vereen would give the Seahawks the most trouble out of these three as he plays the most versatile game. Blount, Gray, and Bolden are all physical runners that I believe the Seahawks defense would have an easier time containing. For as good of a game Blount had in the AFC Championship Game I believe there is a good possibility we will not see Blount as the primary running back and instead we could see one of New England’s three other backs.
Comparisons to the 2013 Broncos: Many of my friends have asked me how the 2014 Patriots compare to the 2013 Broncos whom we beat in last year’s Super Bowl. Here is my quick take on this subject. On offense no team is going to be much better than last year’s Broncos, who set records left and right. Historically, the 2013 Denver Broncos are the best offensive unit in NFL history so this year’s Patriots are obviously not as good as the offense we faced last year. I do believe however that this year’s Patriots defense is better than last year’s Broncos defense, which is why this Super Bowl will be a tougher game for the Seahawks to win. Last year the Broncos allowed an average of 24.9 points per game while the 2014 Patriots are only allowing an average of 19.5 points per game. Since New England has the better defense, I have to say that I believe that overall the 2014 Patriots are a better team as a whole than the 2013 Broncos.
Random Thoughts: The Seahawks are the designated home team in this year’s Super Bowl so we will be wearing our navy blue home jerseys this week. We will likely wear our navy pants and I would be stunned if we wear white or wolf grey pants. The Patriots will wear their white jerseys and navy blue pants; the first time they have worn that combination in a Super Bowl since Super Bowl XXXIX… Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, and Michele Tafoya have the call for NBC this week. NBC will broadcast 5 hours of pregame coverage starting at 10am Sunday morning… Bill Vinovich is the referee for Super Bowl XLIX, his first. Vinovich officiated one Seahawks game in 2014; our 24-14 win over Philadelphia in December… For the first time ever the Seahawks are playing in a Super Bowl in a warm climate. I cannot wait to get my sunburn on down in Phoenix this weekend. It will be nice to escape the 50 degree weather and the rain for a few days and be able to walk down the street in a t-shirt and shorts in the evening… Two words to describe the price of ticket prices for this year’s Super Bowl: holy cow. If you don’t have an idea, go check StubHub right now… I am staying two miles away from University of Phoenix Stadium so I will likely just walk to the game on Sunday. That will be a nice change from taking two trains to and from New Jersey last year and getting back to Manhattan after 2am… I hope the weather does not cooperate on Sunday. Bad weather would force stadium officials to close the stadium’s roof. The current plan is for the roof to stay open for the game but inclement weather would force them to keep the roof closed. That would be a significant advantage for the Seahawks. I would like the building to be as loud as possible… Last season in New York the 12th Man made a lot of noise at MetLife Stadium. It makes me wonder how the 12’s will travel this year since the Super Bowl is being played closer to home. Phoenix is significantly closer to Seattle than the New England area so I would not be surprised to see the overwhelming majority to be Seahawks fans. I think more Seahawks fans will be at this game than last year’s game… With a win the Seahawks would become the 13th NFL franchise to win multiple Super Bowls. The teams we would tie with 2 championships would be the Broncos, Dolphins, Colts, and Ravens… Last year in New York I met/got pictures with no celebrities which was a disappointment. This year I have to see and meet celebrities. I would honestly settle for just one picture with someone famous… I do not think we can start “dynasty” talk if we win this game just yet, but knocking off Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in back-to-back Super Bowls would be unbelievable.
Prediction: The game balls will be properly inflated.
Oh you wanted a game prediction! Okay here it goes…
This will absolutely NOT be a 43-8 shellacking like last season however that doesn’t mean the Seahawks will lose this time around. The Seahawks defense will hold the Patriots offense to under 300 total yards and Tom Brady will fail to throw for a touchdown for the first time in his Super Bowl career. Marshawn Lynch will run for 85 yards and a touchdown while Russell Wilson throws a touchdown to Jermaine Kearse. Lynch will win Super Bowl MVP and the Seahawks will head back to Seattle with their second Lombardi Trophy in as many seasons.
Seahawks 23, Patriots 13
I will be back from Arizona Tuesday night. Check back late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning for my Super Bowl XLIX review. Enjoy the game everyone and to those lucky enough to attend, enjoy this moment because you do not know when this opportunity will present itself again. Go Seahawks!
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Review: Seahawks 28, Packers 22 (OT)
Honestly I do not even know where to start with this post and I apologize if this review is all over the place. When I woke up at 5:30am this morning and hopped in the shower a thought ran through my mind; “how could this NFC Championship Game top last year’s?” I thought that there was little that could happen that could dethrone last year’s title game as the greatest game I’ve ever been to. That “little” was a miracle, and after 55 minutes of terrible football, the Seahawks orchestrated what I believe to be the greatest comeback in NFL postseason history, given the span of time it happened in. The Seahawks, down 12 points with 2:00 left to play in regulation, came back to defeat the Green Bay Packers 28-22 in overtime to re-claim their spot as NFC Champions. The Seahawks now head to Arizona to face the AFC Champion New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. Here are my scattered thoughts on today’s incredible victory.
Wilson’s Worst: Head coach Pete Carroll preaches “it’s all about the ball” but if you were to tell me that the Seahawks would turn the ball over 5 times, including 4 Russell Wilson interceptions, and still win this game I would have told you that you were crazy. As the stat line shows, Wilson had his worst game of the season on Sunday which included a season-low passer rating of 44.3. What was most frustrating was the decision making behind his throws especially two of those which were intercepted. On his second interception of the game, Wilson threw what felt to be a desperation heave on first down into double coverage. The ball was picked off by Packers safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix who was draped all over intended receiver Jermaine Kearse from the get-go. Wilson’s third interception was also thrown in Kearse’s direction but cornerback Sam Shields was playing lockdown coverage and easily snatched the ball away from Kearse in the endzone. For a guy who has played flawless football throughout his playoff career, I was shockingly disturbed about the way Russell Wilson played for the majority of Sunday’s game.
“This is Where He Earns His Contract”: This is what my friend Jake screamed in my ear after the Seahawks recovered the onside kick trailing 19-14 with an opportunity for Russell Wilson to lead the next drive and take the lead. That is exactly what he did in the final 5:28 of the ballgame. Wilson finally used read-option and it worked with great success as the Seahawks drove 50 yards culminating in a 24-yard touchdown run by Marshawn Lynch, giving the Seahawks a 20-19 lead. The following two-point conversion was classic Wilson, as he wildly scrambled far to the right before throwing up a prayer to the left which was somehow caught by tight end Luke Willson. Seahawks 22, Packers 19. In overtime it seemed as if Wilson had completely put the first part of the game behind him, connecting with Doug Baldwin on a beautiful arching pass for 35 yards. On the very next play, after calling an audible similar to the one he called on the Baldwin touchdown against Carolina last week, Wilson threw a beautiful rainbow which was hauled in by Jermaine Kearse to win the game. What a moment for the most resilient athlete I have ever seen.
Play of the Season: Let’s rewind to the two-point conversion the Seahawks completed to make it a 22-19 game. Two points must be made. First, if the Seahawks decide to kick the extra point, the Seahawks are up by 2 with 1:25 left and the Packers have one more chance to potentially win the game in regulation. As it turns out, Green Bay was able to drive into field goal range and kick a game-tying field goal to send the game to overtime. An extra point could have ultimately given the Packers the win in regulation 22-21. Second, Luke Willson absolutely made the catch of the season hauling in the wild Russell Wilson pass. If that pass falls incomplete (which it very well could have) the Seahawks would have been up only one and Green Bay would have still drove into field goal range to win the game. This conversion saved our season, and in a game with hugely clutch plays down the stretch, this one play cannot go unnoticed.
General Thoughts on the Comeback: I’m fighting back tears as I am writing this. This was the most unbelievable 60 minutes of football I have ever been a part of. Bar none. Down two possessions with two minutes left, the ability for the Seahawks to seemingly turn on the switch and play the championship caliber football we all knew they were capable of playing is absolutely incredible to me. To see Russell Wilson, Jermaine Kearse, Doug Baldwin, and Earl Thomas all in tears after this game; there are simply no words to describe the feeling. As sweet as it was to see us win our first Super Bowl last year, I honestly cannot remember the last time I was this happy.
Random Thoughts: Only one random thought this week. If there was ever an example to show why you should NEVER EVER leave a game early, today is it. To everyone who left, it amazes me how little faith you have in this team. I understand that the odds were greatly stacked against us but today proved that anything can happen. It was an awesome sight to see those people who left early stand still outside CenturyLink Field’s north plaza, most of whom I would imagine absolutely regretting leaving. Shame. On. You. All.
In the next two weeks I hope to hop on more frequently as the Seahawks prepare for Super Bowl XLIX. Be on the lookout. Go Seahawks!
Tags: AFC Champions, Carolina Panthers, CenturyLink Field, doug baldwin, Earl Thomas, Green Bay Packers, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Jermaine Kearse, Luke Willson, marshawn lynch, New England Patriots, NFC Champions, NFC Championship, NFL, NFL Playoffs, Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson, Sam Shields, seattle seahawks, Super Bowl XLIX
Packers/Seahawks Preview (NFC Championship Game)
Matchup: (2) Green Bay Packers at (1) Seattle Seahawks
Kickoff: 12:05pm
In Pete Carroll’s first season as head coach, the Seahawks were one divisional playoff win over the Chicago Bears away from hosting the Green Bay Packers in the 2010 NFC Championship Game. Unfortunately we fell short but now four seasons later the Seahawks now have that matchup set. The Seahawks and Packers meet in Seattle in the 2014 NFC Championship Game Sunday afternoon. The winner will represent the NFC in Super Bowl XLIX. The loser goes home. Green Bay leads the all-time series with the Seahawks 10-7. The Packers have had Seattle’s number in the playoffs but the Seahawks have had the better luck as of late, winning the past two games including a 36-16 win over Green Bay earlier this season for NFL Kickoff 2014. This is what I believe must happen for the Seahawks to successfully defend their NFC Championship and advance to their second straight Super Bowl.
In their first meeting back in September running back Marshawn Lynch torched the Packers defense for 110 rushing yards and two touchdowns. This week could be more of the same. The Seahawks will once again attempt to establish the running game with Lynch in an effort to control the clock and the tempo of the game. A successful day running the ball I believe will lead to a Seahawks victory. In the passing game the Seahawks could benefit due to the fact that our number one weapon in our first meeting this season, Percy Harvin, is no longer on the team. Receivers Doug Baldwin and Jermaine Kearse, as well as tight end Luke Willson combined for 5 catches for 23 yards back in week one. Given that these three guys were not primary features in our offensive game plan in that game, I believe this adds a wrinkle in our offense this week that the Packers have not seen. Quarterback Russell Wilson was willing to throw down the seam to Kearse and Willson against Carolina last week and I believe both could be primed for big games yet again this week.
The very first play of the 2013 NFC Championship Game was a Russell Wilson fumble recovered by the San Francisco 49ers. That play ultimately resulted with 3 San Francisco points. Three Colin Kaepernick turnovers in the second half ultimately doomed the 49ers. See where I am going here? The Seahawks number one priority in this championship game must be to protect the ball. I am fully confident that the Legion of Boom can force Green Bay turnovers so it is imperative that Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch among others hold onto the ball to prevent extra offensive opportunities for the Packers. We will not win if our offense turns the ball over multiple times because Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers will take advantage of extra opportunities, especially short yardage opportunities. The Seahawks did not turn the ball over last week and we won by two scores. Another clean game and the Seahawks could be cruising to Arizona.
The number one storyline on the offensive side of the ball for the Green Bay Packers is the health of Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers played last week with a strained and possibly slight torn left calf, an injury that limited his mobility but not necessarily his ability to make plays. Immediately following last week’s game Rodgers came out and said that his calf was not feeling as good as in the days leading up to last Sunday’s game. It is likely that Rodgers’s mobility will once again be a question mark this week. The best way to rattle the ailing likely league MVP is to send pressure from all directions, whether this results in sacks or forces Rodgers to retreat from the pocket. Rodgers has been sacked 11 times by the Seahawks in his last two games in Seattle. Bruce Irvin and O’Brien Schofield are the two guys I expect to see on the field a lot this week. I will consider it a success if Irvin and Schofield can quickly penetrate the Packers offensive line and get to Rodgers at least one time each. If Green Bay struggles to protect Rodgers early on, it could be a very long game and the threat of Rodgers injuring his leg worse will absolutely increase.
With the majority of the attention on the Packers offense, the fact that Green Bay ranks 10th in the league in pass defense has flown under the radar. Four members of the Packers secondary rank among the six best tacklers on the team. Only one of those guys has recorded double-digit passes defensed, and that is why cornerback Tramon Williams is my X-Factor player to watch for the Packers this week. Williams has recorded 61 tackles this season with 13 passes defensed. Williams is also tied for the team lead in interceptions with 3. I expect to see Williams line up across from Jermaine Kearse for most of the game but do not expect to see him also go up again Ricardo Lockette and Kevin Norwood in dime packages.
Normally this last point would be worthy of a note in “Random Thoughts” but given the circumstances I feel that this is important to point out on itself. Seahawks fans are not used to early starts. In fact, this is the first time since CenturyLink Field opened that the Seahawks have hosted a game that starts at noon. To everyone attending Sunday’s game, BE IN YOUR SEATS AT LEAST 30-45 MINUTES PRIOR TO KICKOFF. When we go live to the nation on FOX at noon, I want to see 68,000 people all in their seats waving their rally towels as the Seahawks get ready to be introduced. Please plan accordingly.
Random Thoughts: The Packers will wear their classic white jersey/yellow pants combo this week. The Seahawks in all-blue per usual… Joe Buck and Troy Aikman have the call for FOX this week with Erin Andrews and Chris Myers patrolling the sidelines… This will be the first time the Seahawks host the earlier conference championship game. Both of Seattle’s previous trips to the NFC Championship Game kicked off at 3:30pm… Tony Corrente is the referee this week. Corrente previously officiated the Seahawks win over San Francisco on Thanksgiving… This is going to be one of the earliest wake-up calls for a Seahawks home game I have ever had. Definitely planning on being downtown with a drink in hand by 8am… As previously mentioned, the giveaway this week once again is rally towels… The National Anthem will be sung by 2006 American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee… The Seahawks announced Friday that the halftime show will be Seattle band Alice in Chains. That will be pretty cool but in my opinion not as cool as Macklemore last year… I would love to see former Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren raise the 12th Man flag this week, especially since it would come against his other former team, the Packers. I doubt it will happen but I would love to see it happen. There has been a lot of talk about letting Paul Allen raise the flag again. I personally think we should let somebody else do it. It would become super predictable for potential future NFC title games if Mr. Allen gets to raise the flag for every single one. My dark horse candidate to raise the flag is Randy Johnson… In the 24 or so hours following this game should we win, will be the shopping spree loading up on Seahawks Super Bowl XLIX merchandise… Why does this game feel like no big deal? Have we become spoiled? Is it because we are not playing the arch-rival 49ers again? Something just feels a little more relaxed about this year’s NFC Championship Game. My guess is that all changes once we all get down to CenturyLink Field.
Prediction: This game will be an instant classic and will see-saw until the very end. The Seahawks will get the scoring started with a field goal with the Packers adding a field goal of their own. A Seahawks second quarter touchdown pass to Luke Willson will give them a 10-3 lead with Green Bay tying the game just before halftime. There will be two more instances in the second half where the game gets tied up; 17-17 and 24-24 respectively. The Seahawks will take the clock down to the wire and Steven Hauschka will kick the biggest field goal in Seahawks history; a 42-yard field goal as time expires to send the Seahawks to Super Bowl XLIX.
Seahawks 27, Packers 24
Win or lose, check back late Sunday night for my NFC Championship review. Thanks for reading and enjoy the game. Go Seahawks!
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Review: Seahawks 31, Panthers 17
In a game that was closer than it maybe should have been in the first half, the Seahawks came out in the second half and proved they had more fire power than their opposition. The Seahawks defeated the Carolina Panthers 31-17 on Saturday night, advancing to their second straight NFC Championship Game next Sunday right here in Seattle. For the Panthers, their season is now over. In a big time game many Seahawks players stepped up in a big way. Here are my thoughts on Saturday’s win.
Russell Wilson’s Best Game of the Year: Russell Wilson’s passer rating sums up the Seahawks offensive success in a nutshell. Wilson went 15/22 for 268 yards and 3 touchdowns Saturday night, on his way to a 149.2 passer rating; his best since posting a 127.3 passer rating week 5 against Washington. This win also marks the sixth time in the past 8 games that Wilson did not throw an interception. What may be even more impressive is that the Seahawks did not rely on Wilson’s feet to extend drives. His patience in the pocket and willingness to take shots down the field paid dividends in this game and the Carolina secondary had a difficult time stopping the Seahawks passing game, not necessarily because of the coverage they played but because Wilson was so pinpoint accurate hitting his receivers. With the Seahawks facing another young secondary next week I would expect Wilson and the Seahawks offense to formulate a similar game plan for the NFC Championship.
Kearse Makes Significant Impact: The distribution of Russell Wilson’s passes was about as even as you could get, but wide receiver Jermaine Kearse played the most significant role in the passing game. Kearse led all Seahawks receivers with 129 receiving yards and a touchdown on 3 catches, the biggest of which coming on his one-armed touchdown grab for 63 yards with 4:54 remaining in the second quarter. As great as Kearse’s performance was on Saturday, we must look ahead to the role he must play next week now that we know Paul Richardson is out for the season with a torn ACL. Although Kearse is a starter and it would be expected that Ricardo Lockette will see more playing time next week, I would fully expect him to be Russell Wilson’s primary target next week, especially on deep passes.
The Power of the Turkey Leg: In the fourth quarter I went down to the concourse and bought myself a “Bam Bam Kam turkey leg,” one of the new food items introduced for this year’s playoff run. I got the turkey leg, went back to my seat, started eating it, and within 5 minutes Kam Chancellor picked off a Cam Newton pass and returned it 90 yards for a touchdown. The score gave the Seahawks a 31-10 lead and any hope Carolina had of coming back was gone. Chancellor played as good of a game as I have ever seen him play, and he made a positive impact in multiple areas. In addition to the interception and touchdown, Chancellor co-led all Seattle defenders in tackles with 11 and recorded a pass defensed. What may have been more impressive however was his flawless perfection timing Carolina’s snap count and jumping over the line of scrimmage to try to block back-to-back field goal attempts at the end of the first half, even though both were negated by penalties. I may have to invest in another turkey leg next week, as I feel it could be Chancellor’s good luck charm in these playoffs.
Turnover Battle: If it wasn’t for an overturned Earl Thomas interception, the Seahawks would have gone to the locker room at halftime up 3-0 in the turnover battle, and arguably could have had broken the game wide open instead of leading by just 4 points. By game’s end, the Seahawks had their third turnover, and ended the game +3 in turnover differential. The Seahawks turned these three turnovers into 14 of their 31 points.
Thoughts on Carolina: The biggest area I thought the Panthers would struggle in this week was handling the crowd noise. Overall, I was impressed with quarterback Cam Newton’s ability to handle the noise but his decision making in the passing game was questionable. Nevertheless I see potential for Newton to improve in the offseason and be much better next season. The Panthers need to get back to playing more consistent defense next season. With as sloppy as the NFC South was in 2014, I believe that 9 wins could win that division in 2015. At this point I believe that the Carolina Panthers should be the favorites next season to win their 3rd straight division title.
Random Thoughts: I love primetime football and I am really glad that the fog and mist made it seem darker right before kickoff… The streamers were once again a huge success but since Marshawn Lynch didn’t score a touchdown the Skittles I brought were used as a snack instead of a celebratory prop… Back to the Bam Bam Kam turkey leg for a quick second, it was $10 but there was probably only $7 worth of turkey on it. It was not like a Disneyland turkey leg which tastes more like corned beef. This turkey leg was clearly turkey but it was surprisingly flavorful. I would recommend it but to a big guy like me it is more of a snack instead of a meal… The rally towels looked amazing and more people waved them than at the NFC Championship Game last season. I hope they stick around for next week’s game… I hate that next week’s game starts at noon. That start time is unusual for all Seahawks fans since the earliest a game can start in Seattle in the regular season is 1:05pm. I have been to 2 Seahawks games in other cities that start at noon so I personally should be good to go. It will be interesting however to get to the bars around 8am, which will by far be the earliest time for me this season.
Next week’s matchup has been set. The Seahawks will host the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game at CenturyLink Field next Sunday. Check back Saturday for my preview of that game. Go Seahawks!
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Panthers/Seahawks Preview (NFC Divisional Playoff)
Matchup: (4) Carolina Panthers at (1) Seattle Seahawks
I love the city of Seattle in the month of January. Everyone has a pep in their step in preparation for the NFL Playoffs. After an eventful Wild-Card weekend we know which of the surviving teams gets the opportunity to play at CenturyLink Field in the NFC Divisional playoffs. That team is the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers take on the NFC West champion Seattle Seahawks Saturday night. The winner advances to the NFC Championship Game next Sunday. The loser goes home. Last week the Panthers became the second team in modern NFL history to win their first playoff game after entering the postseason with a losing record. Including that win last week over the Arizona Cardinals, the Panthers enter this game 8-8-1. The Seahawks are 12-4 and are looking to make it back to their second straight NFC title game. The Seahawks lead the all-time series with Carolina 6-2. Their last meeting came earlier this season when the Seahawks beat the Panthers 13-9 in Charlotte. The Seahawks went on to win 8 of their next 9 games. The Seahawks are also 3-0 all-time against Carolina at CenturyLink Field, including a 34-14 win over the Jake Delhomme/Steve Smith led Panthers in the 2005 NFC Championship Game. There are a lot of storylines to take note of this week. Here is what I will be looking for.
In last season’s divisional playoff game against New Orleans, Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch ran for 140 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries. His effectiveness in the running game allowed the Seahawks to control the tempo of the game and there was never any significant threat of the Saints taking the game over. The same must happen this week. Seattle’s ability to run the ball is crucial this week since they are facing a defense that has not allowed a 100-yard rusher since October 30th (Week 9). If Lynch himself can run for at least 80 yards it will lead me to believe that we can control the clock and control the game. If the Panthers do a solid job stopping the Seahawks running game my number one guy to watch in the passing game is wide receiver Doug Baldwin. In three career games against Carolina he has 189 receiving yards and in his last two games against the Panthers, Baldwin led all Seahawks receivers in receiving yards. In addition to playing on the outside look for Baldwin to spend a lot of time in the slot this week, as quick throws and routes down the seam could be effective.
Just like how the running game is priority number one on offense, stopping the Panthers running game is priority number one on defense. This will be difficult, as Carolina will use feature back Jonathan Stewart and the threat of quarterback Cam Newton scrambling gives the Seahawks an additional element to focus on. The Seahawks have faced Carolina each of the last three seasons. In each of those games I thought there was a serious threat of Newton running wild if the going got tough for the Panthers offense. In each of those games Newton rushed for only 42, 38, and 24 yards respectively. In a playoff situation I think now is as good a time for the Panthers to let Newton run wild if the Seahawks play great defense. Newton’s build and strength will make it difficult to wrap him up and get him to the ground. If there is a player you must keep a close eye on when Carolina has the ball, it is Cam Newton.
Over the past few weeks the Carolina Panthers defense has been playing similarly to how they played all of last season, suffocating. If could be a difficult challenge for the Seahawks to get their offense going as the Panthers sport two tackling machines at the linebacker position in Thomas Davis and pro-bowler Luke Kuechly. Davis and Kuechly have combined for 253 total tackles so far this season, by far the best of any tandem in the NFL. The Panthers do come into this game a bit banged up however, as it was announced Wednesday that starting defensive tackle Star Lotulelei has been placed on injured reserve with a fractured foot. Lotulelei will not play for the rest of the season. As important as Carolina’s front seven is for the Seahawks to be aware of, I will be keeping a close eye on the play of the Panthers secondary. One of Carolina’s starting cornerbacks was inactive when these two teams met back in October so I have decided to put my X-Factor player to watch spotlight on that player, cornerback Bené Benwikere. Benwikere, a 5th round rookie from San Jose State, is a physically small player who has shown he can play big in his limited playing time this season. Benwikere has recorded 24 tackles in 11 games and has also picked off one pass and forced one fumble. Doug Baldwin and Jermaine Kearse will both likely line up across from Benwikere throughout the game and since he did not play in the first meeting, I would not be surprised to see Russell Wilson throw in his direction multiple times in the first half.
This last point cannot be overlooked. Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has never played a game at CenturyLink Field. Former Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme, who played in the 2005 NFC Championship Game in Seattle, came out this week stating there is no way to prepare for just how loud the 12th Man is. It had been reported earlier in the week that the Panthers were having serious difficulties handling artificial simulated crowd noise during practice; a serious red flag. Over the past few years we have seen what kind of problems “Clink rookies” have had communicating in the huddle once they get lined up. Colin Kaepernick immediately comes to mind as his 49ers failed terribly at handling the noise in his first game in Seattle in 2012. This week the 12’s need to give everything they have to make life a living hell for Newton. I believe Newton has no idea what he is in for and it will be a harsh reality once kickoff rolls around Saturday night. The Panthers used no huddle for 22 plays last week against Arizona and they will likely use a similar dose of no huddle this week. To the 12th Man, stay loud all game long, even between plays. Our voices could be the difference between advancing to the NFC Championship Game and not.
Random Thoughts: The Panthers will wear all-white with the Seahawks wearing all-blue this week… Kevin Burkhardt and John Lynch have the call for FOX this week. This is not a surprise given the potential ratings of the other NFC Divisional game (Dallas at Green Bay). It makes sense that FOX would send their number one crew of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to Lambeau for that game instead… The referee this week is Terry McAulay. McAulay officiated the Seahawks divisional round game last season and Super Bowl XLVIII… Saturday is going to be a very long day but I wouldn’t want it any other way. I love primetime football. This is going to be a very special game… The giveaway this week is “We Are 12” rally towels. I love it. Towels should be the giveaway for all playoff games and I am glad to see the Seahawks are fixing their mistake from last season (they gave away 12th Man flags vs. the Saints)… Even though this is an evening kickoff it is the playoffs, and it should be expected that everyone be in their seats by the time pregame ceremonies start. I want to see a full stadium waving their towels as the Seahawks run out of the tunnel… I believe that there is an incredibly strong possibility that former Mariners pitcher and 2015 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Randy Johnson will raise the 12th Man flag this week. Don’t believe me? Check out this tweet… One of my favorite postseason traditions is when the Seahawks play Ozzy Osbourne’s “Let Me Hear You Scream” with a video encouraging fans to get loud as the television broadcast is coming back from a TV timeout. If they bring this back on Saturday night I am going to get super super pumped… This week marks the return of the Skittles in section 340. To everyone possibly sitting below me this is your warning to watch out. Streamers will also be making a re-appearance in these playoffs. Let’s make this playoff run a full on raging party in the stands… One win away from the NFC Championship and two victories away from Super Bowl XLIX. It’s on the tips of our fingers.
Prediction: The Panthers and Seahawks will keep this game close until the closing minutes of the first half. With the Seahawks holding a 7-3 lead, Richard Sherman will intercept a Cam Newton pass and Marshawn Lynch will score a touchdown with under one minute remaining in the half, giving the Seahawks a 14-3 halftime lead. The Seahawks will carry that momentum into the second half as they will take the opening kickoff and drive the length of the field, culminating in a Russell Wilson touchdown pass to Doug Baldwin, giving the Seahawks a 21-3 lead. Beast Mode will add one more score in garbage time and the Seahawks will cruise to the NFC Championship to face the Green Bay Packers.
Seahawks 28, Panthers 10
Due to a belated birthday celebration for myself with all of my friends after the game I will not have my game review published until Sunday night most likely. By then we will know who we will face in the NFC Championship Game should we win on Saturday. Check back Sunday night for my take on Saturday’s game. Go Seahawks!
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Commentary: Who Will it Be?
From L-R: Panthers QB Cam Newton, Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald, Lions WR Calvin Johnson
The Seahawks and the 12th Man will not know until late Sunday afternoon who we will play in our NFC Divisional Playoff game on Saturday, January 10th. One of three teams will be traveling to Seattle for that playoff game. If the Dallas Cowboys beat the Detroit Lions this Sunday, the winner of Saturday’s game between the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers will play the Seahawks. If Detroit beats Dallas, the Lions will play the Seahawks on January 10th. Here is a brief breakdown of all three potential opponents including who I personally would like to play, and who I think the Seahawks will probably face in their first playoff game.
Carolina Panthers: The Panthers became the second team in modern NFL history to win their division and enter the playoffs with a losing record. Unlike the 2010 Seahawks who went into their Wild-Card playoff game double digit underdogs to the New Orleans Saints, the 7-8-1 Panthers are 5.5 point favorites over the Arizona Cardinals this week. The Panthers are the team I believe the Seahawks will face next Saturday night. Carolina has won 4 straight games and getting to play at home against a backup quarterback gives them an advantage. With a win, the Panthers will record their first playoff win since defeating the Chicago Bears in the 2005 NFC Divisional playoffs.
The Pros: Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is the only quarterback of the Seahawks potential opposing quarterbacks to have never played at CenturyLink Field. The fact that he would be playing in front of a playoff revved 12th Man makes the idea of the Seahawks advancing to the NFC Championship Game highly likely. The Seahawks are 3-0 against Carolina all-time at CenturyLink Field.
The Cons: I do not know how Bears fans felt when they hosted the 2010 Seahawks in the NFC Divisional playoffs but I would be a little worried that the 12’s would not treat this game like a true playoff game because of the Panthers record. The fact of the matter is that the Panthers were good enough to get into the playoffs. It shouldn’t matter what their regular season record says. At the end of the day, it’s still win or go home.
Arizona Cardinals: The Cardinals are making their first playoff appearance since 2009 but they are stumbling into the playoffs, having lost their last two regular season games with Ryan Lindley at quarterback. I think it is possible that if they can beat Carolina this week, Drew Stanton will be back as the starting quarterback by the time they would play Seattle. The Seahawks have beaten both Stanton and Lindley this season. Stanton played the game in Seattle and went 14/26 for 149 yards and one interception. The Cardinals defense is arguably the best of these three potential opponents and could give the Seahawks the closest game.
The Pros: Now that Jim Harbaugh has left the NFC West, the coach the Seahawks should now love to hate the most is Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians. Arians has stated that he believes the Cardinals can with the Super Bowl with Drew Stanton, but that was when the Cardinals controlled the division by 3 games over the Seahawks. Things have fallen on hard times in Arizona since and it would be awesome to beat this team and the likely NFL coach of the year for a third time this season. This is likely the beginning of an intense rivalry with the Arizona Cardinals.
The Cons: This may be the future of our division rivalries but it simply does not have as “hateful” of a feel that playing the San Francisco 49ers three times last year had. I think we would beat Arizona in this playoff game handedly, possibly making the later parts of the game kind of boring.
Detroit Lions: The Lions have not played in Seattle since 2009. They have a talented defense that is capable of stopping Marshawn Lynch. The Lions boast the most explosive offense of any of these three teams and would provide the best and most exciting challenge for the Seahawks defense and the Legion of Boom. I for one would love to see Richard Sherman go up against Calvin Johnson, and to see the return of former Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate. This is the matchup that I would most like to see.
The Pros: Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has played in Seattle before but that was when the Seahawks were not very good. He has only played in one playoff game and he lost. The playoff inexperience of the Lions could give the Seahawks a significant leg up in this matchup.
The Cons: None.
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Alexandre Taillefer Stories October 26, 2015
A Montreal start-up buys a dozen Tesla Model S’s for an all-electric taxi fleet pilot program
- Oct. 26th 2015 6:05 am ET
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Earlier this summer we wrote about Taxelco, a Montreal-based startup which bought the second largest taxi company in Montreal (500 cars and 1,000 drivers) with the intention to transition the whole fleet to electric. The company is getting ready to launch its pilot program in November with 50 new electric cars, including a dozen Tesla Model S’s recently acquired. expand full story
Alexandre Taillefer Stories August 8, 2015
A Montreal startup, Taxelco, buys a fleet of 500 taxis with the intention of going electric
Fred Lambert - Aug. 8th 2015 12:28 pm ET
Taxelco, a Montreal based startup, announced yesterday the acquisition of Taxi Hochelaga, the second largest taxi company in Montreal with a fleet of 500 cars and 1,000 drivers. This is a major step in the company’s plan to eventually operate an important fleet of fully electric taxis in Montreal.
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Irish Tenor Emmet Cahill - Live in Monument CO
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Inmarsat continues pace of innovation for Government users
03 November 2015: The pace of innovation in commercially-operated satellite constellations is enabling governments to increase their satcom capabilities more cost-effectively, according to Andy Start, President of Global Government at Inmarsat.
In his presentation at Global MilSatCom today in London, Mr Start outlined how Inmarsat is empowering governments across the world, announcing that Global Xpress services are now available for government users across North, Central and South America and the Atlantic Ocean, as well as Middle East, Africa and Asia, which has been in operation since summer 2014.
“Increasingly, we are finding our government customers around the world need to do more with highly challenged budgets,” he said.
“The most efficient way to do this is often to leverage advanced communications and IT infrastructure to make better use of people, vehicle, aircraft and ships.
“We’re proud to help them achieve best-value by partnering with leading commercial suppliers to develop bespoke government solutions on top of their commercial networks.”
Inmarsat is at the forefront of this trend, having successfully launched the third satellite in its next generation, Ka-band Global Xpress constellation in August 2015, Inmarsat’s new satcom network is on course to enter global commercial service by year-end.
During Global MilSatCom, Inmarsat will be highlighting the latest innovations from Inmarsat, which include:
Global Xpress (GX): Three major governments now rely on GX as part of their mission critical communications capability and four other governments are actively testing the capabilities of the new network
L-3 GCS Cheetah II type approval for GX operation: This lightweight, truly portable and ‘airline checkable’ terminal is embedded with the iDirect Velocity Global Xpress Core Module, 5W commercial Ka-band BUC, controller/processor and Ethernet switch. The GCS ViewSAT-e software provides monitor and control of the terminal through the use of an intuitive web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI). With over 1500 units of the predecessor sold, this lightweight solution is the highest performing auto-acquiring terminal within the Global Xpress catalogue and goes from case to network operation in less than 10 minutes.
Successful extension of L-TAC into the aviation sector: Developed in response to market demand generated by the widespread adoption of UHF and VHF variants of the Slingshot applique, L-TAC is a further example of Inmarsat responding to the specific requirements of the government market. The release of the Aviation variant will complete the family of vehicular, man-pack and maritime solutions developed in conjunction with Spectra. The successful testing of the Spectra Slingshot Aviation Capability was witnessed by several major NATO members on fixed wing platforms (C130 and commercial platforms) and on the Black Hawk helicopter.
Globalsat Group is the first Pan-American mobile satellite service (MSS) provider. The group is an industry leader providing Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) in Latin America since 1999 and has offices in the United States, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico as well as distributors in the region’s most important cities.
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Application of a solid electrolyte CO(2) sensor for the analysis of standard volatile organic compound gases
Kida, T.; Seo, M-Hyun.; Kishi, S.; Kanmura, Y.; Yamazoe, N.; Shimanoe, K.
Analytical Chemistry 82(8): 3315-3319
Preparation and analysis of standard VOC (volatile organic compound) gases are needed when developing and evaluating the performance of analytical methods or instruments to detect VOCs. In this study, we designed and developed a simple system for the analysis of VOCs based on their decomposition into CO(2) by a combustion catalyst and their subsequent detection using a solid electrolyte CO(2) sensor. In this sensor, NASICON (Na(3)Si(2)Zr(2)PO(4); Na(+) conductor) and binary carbonate (Li(2)CO(3)-BaCO(3)) were used as the solid electrolyte and the sensing layer, respectively. This developed system proved to be effective in determining the concentrations of standard gases, including VOCs (ethanol, formaldehyde, and toluene), CO, and hydrocarbons in parts per million concentrations (10-500 ppm). The system also could continuously monitor the variations in ethanol vapors prepared by a diffusion method where liquid ethanol was heated at 25 and 50 degrees C. The advantages and limitations of our developed analytical system are also discussed.
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Production truck
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Dutchview's DV3 at AVManifestatie in 2008
A television production truck is a small mobile production control room to allow filming of events and video production at locations outside a regular television studio. They are used for remote broadcasts, outside broadcasting (OB), and electronic field production (EFP). Some require a crew of as many as 30 people,[1] with additional trucks for additional equipment as well as a satellite truck, which transmits video back to the studio by sending it up through a communications satellite using a satellite dish, which then transmits it back down to the studio.[2] In contrast, some production trucks include a satellite transmitter and satellite dish for this purpose in a single truck body to save space, time and cost.
Other television production trucks are smaller in size and generally require two or three people in the field to manage. For instance broadcast journalism news reporters providing live television, local news in the field electronic news gathering (ENG) outside a formal television studio.[3] In some cases, it can be a station wagon, people carrier or even a motorbike (especially in cities with congested streets or where a rapid response is needed and a motorbike is more manoeuvrable).
InteriorEdit
A typical modern OB vehicle is usually divided into five parts, but many vehicles are customised to specific roles.
Production controlEdit
Inside Arena Television OB7's production gallery at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, UK
This is the production hub of the vehicle, and is where the majority of the production crew sit in front of a wall of video monitors. The video monitors show all the video feeds from various sources, including computer graphics, professional video cameras, video servers and slow-motion replay machines. The wall of monitors contains a preview monitor showing what could be the next source on air and a program monitor that shows the feed currently going to air or being recorded. The keyed dirty feed (with digital on-screen graphic) is what is actually transmitted back to the central studio that is controlling the outside broadcast.[4] A clean feed (without the graphics) could be sent to other vehicles for use in their production.[5] Behind the directors there is usually a desk with monitors where the assistant producers can work. It is essential that the directors and assistant producers are in communication with each other during events, so that replays and slow-motion shots can be selected and aired.
Chyron, a well known manufacturer of character generators, “keys” graphics over a specified source the TD chooses, but is generally used for images, and lower third messages, as well as occasionally smaller videos. The Bug Box character generator works the same way but is only for sporting events - the operator is in charge of ensuring that the time, score, and statistics are displayed on the broadcast as appropriate.
Television director – responsible for directing the overall production, including cameras, replays and inserts
Television producers – responsible for the overall running of the production, liaising with talent and choosing when to take commercial breaks
Technical director (also known as a vision mixer) – operates the vision mixer / video switcher, switching the video sources, including graphics, to air as directed[6]
Production assistant (also known as a script supervisor) – responsible for communicating with the broadcast channel about timings, counting in and out of breaks, and giving timings on replays and packages[7]
Assistant producers – often there will be an assistant producer who will be the communication link between the director and the VTR crew, providing information on which channel has the best replay of a certain moment for example[7]
Graphics Operator and Graphics Coordinator – There are a wide range of digital on-screen graphic elements used in television production.[8][9]
Vision mixer – switch between multiple video feeds to produce an easy to watch television experience.
Video monitor – monitor different routable sources on multiple monitors to help select which feed is the best at any given time.
Character generator – used to generate a variety of graphics which can be keyed over a video source.
SoundEdit
Inside the sound control area of an ABC OB vehicle
This is where the audio engineer (sound supervisor in the UK) uses a mixing console (being fed with all the various audio feeds: reporters, commentary, on-field microphones, etc.) to control which channels are added to the output and follows instructions from the director. They ensure that the audio is within pre-set limits, typically with the help of peak programme meters and loudness monitors. They relay the information from producers and directors to their A2's (audio assistants) who typically set up the audio cables and equipment throughout the arenas and the booth where the commentators sit. The audio engineer normally also has a dirty feed monitor to help with the synchronization of sound and video. Intercom is also generally the responsibility of the sound department.
Audio mix engineer (A1) (also known as audio mixer, audio director or sound supervisor) – The A1 mixes the sounds that the audience will listen to. They will mix the assorted sounds such as crowd noise, effect sounds, announcers, etc. They route the different sources of sounds from microphones, cameras, discs, video tapes, telephones, EVS, or outside audio sources, into the audio mixing board for control. They are also in charge of ensuring the audio is successfully being transmitted. They also insure the intercom is working for every station in the production, as well as dial up coordination with a network director.[7]
Audio assistant (A2) – The A2s work under the direction of the A1 as they set up all the audio equipment around the venue for various sounds. They also set up the intercom system between the production truck and stage or announcer booths. They are also in charge of placing microphones on the talent as they enter and exit.[10]
Audio Mixing console – combine any source of audio and change the level and dynamics of the audio, digital or analog audio sources.
Audio router – used to ensure that all sources of audio appear in the right place on the audio mixing console or in other parts of the production truck
Multitrack recording devices – recording individual tracks of the incoming sources allowing for a dub to be done at a later time
Intercom – two wire or four wire intercom allows everyone on the production able to communicate quickly and effectively.
VTREdit
The VTR area has a collection of machines including video servers and may also house additional power supplies or computer equipment. The "tape room" has VTR operators who monitor one or more cameras that go into machines and can be played back for replays when an exciting or important play occurs during the game. These operators can play back in slow motion or pause to show a key part of the action. VTR operators also play replay rollouts that lead into commercial breaks, run title sequences and introductory clips, or show the highlights of the event at the end of play.[11]
This area is often called "EVS", after prominent supplier EVS Broadcast Equipment, who make replay machines and associated software.
Video Tape Operator (also known as EVS Operators) – The Tape Operators control the recording equipment, nowadays video servers, that receive the video from the various cameras. They coordinate with the Director on playing back pre-recorded video, and other replays of action they recorded.[7][12]
Video server - used to record, store and play back video clips (and sometimes visual effects) used during the broadcast
Video tape recorder – previously used to record, store and play back video[13]
Racks / engineeringEdit
Most production trucks contain a patch panel
In this area, the professional video cameras are controlled using camera control units (CCU) by multiple vision engineers, to make sure that the iris is at the correct level and that all cameras look the same. These operators shade, balance, and focus the cameras from this position inside the vehicle. This area is controlled by an operator called a V1 (vision supervisor in the UK) and depending on the size of the show may have multiple V2s. This area is also where the majority of the racked technical equipment is stored, including the video router and converters.
Engineer In Charge (EIC) – a broadcast engineer who has a great deal of knowledge about the truck than anyone else on the production. They are involved in installing all required equipment, having the correct skills needed to fix and maintain the equipment. EIC’s usually stay on one truck for years learning all the intricacies about each machine and how to fix them in difficult situations.[14]
Vision engineer (also known as a video technician or camera shader) – The vision engineers are in charge of all the cameras' iris and overall look of the cameras video. The vision engineers also troubleshoot issues that may arise with the cameras and cable length.
Broadcast reference monitor – used to monitor the output of cameras and the transmission for confidence checking
Video router – send video and audio to any destination from any source.
Frame synchronizer – puts Asynchronous or “wild” video sources into Synchronization with other video signals.
Test card Signal generator – used for checking signal paths and troubleshooting.
TransmissionEdit
Some production trucks contain an integrated transmission area, where the outgoing feeds are monitored by monitored by the vehicle's engineers to ensure the audience have a good picture and a high quality signal output. It is then transmitted directly from the truck if it has satellite or fibre uplink facilities, or is sent to other vehicles (typically a dedicated satellite truck) who handle this directly.
Support VehiclesEdit
NEP UK's Adriatic-T tender vehicle at Edinburgh Castle
Most larger production trucks will travel with a tender vehicle, which will contain additional equipment which cannot be stored in the production truck itself. This equipment includes:
Camera equipment – Professional video cameras, lenses, tripods, camera pedestals, etc.
Electrical cables – triaxial cable, coaxial cable, audio multicore cable, XLR audio cables, optical fiber, power cable, etc.
Sound equipment – a variety of microphones, talkback receivers, etc.
Transmission of videoEdit
TV news production truck doing a remote broadcast at New York Passenger Ship Terminal. The tall telescoping antenna is pointed at a receiving antenna on the Empire State Building, allowing the truck to send video by microwave link to the production facility.
An ABS-CBN satellite truck
The transmission of the raw video feed from the remote location to the studio is called backhaul. There are several ways of transmitting the backhaul:
Direct microwave linkEdit
The earliest method, used before satellites, is to beam the video directly back to the studio using a microwave dish, where another dish receives the signal.[15] Microwave transmission requires an unobstructed line-of-sight path from the transmitting to the receiving antenna, which can be difficult to achieve in urban locations. Some production trucks have a small microwave dish mounted on a telescoping mast, that can be raised 30 to 40 feet to "see" over buildings and other obstructions. It is still used for short ranges.
Communication satellitesEdit
One of the most common techniques is to use a satellite dish to transmit the video feed on a microwave uplink signal to a communication satellite orbiting the Earth, which then retransmits it back to a dish at the studio. Satellite feed allows televising live events virtually anywhere on Earth. The satellite is in a geostationary orbit about the Earth and so appears at a stationary position in the sky, so the dish merely has to be pointed initially at the satellite when the truck reaches its remote location, and does not have to turn to "track" the satellite. Satellite feed became common in the 1970s, when there were enough satellites in orbit that a consumer market for satellite use started in television. This open market for satellite space spawned a flurry in mobile satellite uplink trucks for hire, making possible the television viewing of live events all over the world. The first satellite trucks were allocated frequencies in the C band (5.700-6.500 GHz) which required large 2 meter dishes. In the 1980s frequencies in the Ku band (12 to 18 GHz). were authorized, which required only small dishes less than a meter in diameter, but these are not usable in rainy weather because of rain fade.[16] Today, the satellite dish and microwave transmitter may be on a satellite truck (uplink truck) separate from the production truck, but some production trucks (called "hybrids") also incorporate the satellite dish and transmitter.
Fiber optic linesEdit
Where available, production trucks can use existing high capacity fiber optic cable to send video directly via the Internet to broadcasting companies for distribution. These accept an asynchronous serial interface (ASI) digital stream from the video encoder. This is a very high quality, low loss way of sending video quickly and securely around the world.[17] There have been recent tests using 5G for backhaul, with fibre optic as backup.[18]
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Security Identifier
In the context of the Microsoft Windows NT line of operating systems, a Security Identifier (commonly abbreviated SID) is a unique, immutable identifier of a user, user group, or other security principal. A security principal has a single SID for life (in a given domain), and all properties of the principal, including its name, are associated with the SID. This design allows a principal to be renamed (for example, from "Jane Smith" to "Jane Jones") without affecting the security attributes of objects that refer to the principal.
2 Identifier Authority Values
3 Duplicated SIDs
4 Machine SIDs
4.1 Decoding Machine SID
4.2 Other Uses
5 Service SIDs
Windows grants or denies access and privileges to resources based on access control lists (ACLs), which use SIDs to uniquely identify users and their group memberships. When a user logs into a computer, an access token is generated that contains user and group SIDs and user privilege level. When a user requests access to a resource, the access token is checked against the ACL to permit or deny particular action on a particular object.
SIDs are useful for troubleshooting issues with security audits, Windows server and domain migrations.
The format of a SID can be illustrated using the following example: "S-1-5-21-3623811015-3361044348-30300820-1013";
21-3623811015-3361044348-30300820
The string is a SID. The revision level (the version of the SID specification). The identifier authority value. Domain or local computer identifier A Relative ID (RID). Any group or user that is not created by default will have a Relative ID of 1000 or greater.
Identifier Authority Values[edit]
Possible identifier authority values are[citation needed]:
First Introduced
0 Null Authority e.g. "Nobody"
1 World Authority (not shown) e.g. well known groups such as "Everyone".
2 Local Authority (not shown) e.g. flag SIDs like "CONSOLE LOGON"
3 Creator Authority
4 Non-unique Authority
5 NT Authority NT AUTHORITY\ Managed by the NT security subsystem. There are many sub-authorities such as "BUILTIN" and every Active Directory Domain
9 Resource Manager Authority Windows Server 2003 [1][2]
11 Microsoft Account Authority MicrosoftAccount\ Windows 8[citation needed]
12 Azure Active Directory AzureAD\ Windows 10
16 Mandatory Label\ Windows Vista Used as part of Mandatory Integrity Control
Duplicated SIDs[edit]
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In a Workgroup of computers running Windows NT/2K/XP it is possible for a user to have unexpected access to shared files or files stored on a removable storage. This can be circumvented by setting access control lists on a susceptible file. Then the effective permissions can be determined by the user SID. If this user SID is duplicated on another computer (because the computer SID is duplicated and because the user SIDs are built based on the computer SID and a sequential number), a user of a second computer having the same SID could have access to the files that the user of a first computer has protected.
When the computers are joined into a domain (Active Directory or NT domain for instance), each computer has a unique Domain SID which is recomputed each time a computer enters a domain. Thus there are typically no significant problems with duplicated SIDs when the computers are members of a domain, especially if local user accounts are not used. If local user accounts are used, there is a potential security issue similar to the one described above, but the issue is limited to the files and resources protected by local users, as opposed to by domain users.
Duplicated SIDs are usually not a problem with Microsoft Windows systems. Microsoft used to provide the '"NewSID" utility to change a machine SID.[3]
Other programs that detect SIDs might have problems with its security.
After NewSID's retirement, Microsoft engineer Mark Russinovich posted an article on his blog[4] explaining the retirement of the NewSID stating that neither he nor the Windows security team could think of any situation where duplicate SIDs could cause any problems at all, against commonly accepted wisdom.
On November 1, 2009, Microsoft added the following to the NewSID download page:
Note: NewSID will be retired from Sysinternals on November 2, 2009.
At present, the only supported mechanism for duplicating disks for Windows operating systems is through use of SysPrep.
Machine SIDs[edit]
The machine SID is stored in the SECURITY registry hive located at SECURITY\SAM\Domains\Account, this key has two values F and V. The V value is a binary value that has the computer SID embedded within it at the end of its data (last 96 bits).[5]
"NewSID ensures that this SID is in a standard NT 4.0 format (3 32-bit subauthorities preceded by three 32-bit authority fields). Next, NewSID generates a new random SID for the computer. NewSID's generation takes great pains to create a truly random 96-bit value, which replaces the 96-bits of the 3 subauthority values that make up a computer SID."
From NewSID readme.
Decoding Machine SID[edit]
The SID number is used in file, registry, service and users permissions. The machine SID is determined in hexadecimal form from here:
regedit.exe: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SAM\SAM\Domains\Account\V (last 12 bytes)
explorer.exe: \%windir%\system32\config\SAM
If the SAM file is missing at startup, a backup is retrieved in hexadecimal form here:
regedit.exe: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SECURITY\Policy\PolAcDmS\@ (last 12 bytes)
explorer.exe: \%windir%\system32\config\SECURITY
Sometimes the SID number is referenced in decimal form. [6]
2E,43,AC,40,C0,85,38,5D,07,E5,3B,2B
1) Divide the bytes into 3 sections:
2E,43,AC,40 - C0,85,38,5D - 07,E5,3B,2B
2) Reverse the order of bytes in each section:
40,AC,43,2E - 5D,38,85,C0 - 2B,3B,E5,07
3) Convert each section into decimal:
1085031214 - 1563985344 - 725345543
4) Add the machine SID prefix:
S-1-5-21-1085031214-1563985344-725345543
The machine SID is also used by some free-trial programs, such as Start8 to prevent a computer restarting the trial, though experienced users can easily change the machine SID.[citation needed]
Service SIDs[edit]
Service SIDs are a feature of service isolation, a security feature introduced in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.[7] Any service with the "unrestricted" SID-type property will have a service-specific SID added to the access token of the service host process.
The purpose of Service SIDs is to allow permissions for a single service to be managed without necessitating the creation of service accounts, an administrative overhead.
Each service SID is a local, machine-level SID generated from the service name using the following formula:
S-1-5-80-{SHA-1(service name in upper case)}
The sc.exe utility can be used to generate an arbitrary service SID:
sc.exe showsid dnscache
NAME: dnscache SERVICE SID: S-1-5-80-859482183-879914841-863379149-1145462774-2388618682 STATUS: Active
The service can also be referred to as NT SERVICE\<service_name> (e.g. "NT SERVICE\dnscache").
Access Control Matrix
Discretionary Access Control (DAC)
Globally Unique Identifier (GUID)
Mandatory Access Control (MAC)
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Capability-based security
Post-cloning operations
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^ Russinovich, Mark (2009-11-03). "The Machine SID Duplication Myth". TechNet Blogs. Microsoft.
^ "MS TechNet NewSID Utility - How It Works". Knowledge Base. Microsoft. November 1, 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
^ Security Accounts Manager, clark@hushmail.com
^ "Windows Service Isolation Feature". Article. Windows IT Pro. June 6, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
ObjectSID and Active Directory
Microsoft TechNet: Server 2003: Security Identifiers Technical Reference
MSKB154599: How to Associate a Username with a Security Identifier
MSKB243330: Well-known security identifiers in Windows operating systems
Support tools for Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP
Why Understanding SIDs is Important
Microsoft Security Descriptor (SID) Attributes : Tutorial Article about SID handling / converting in scripts
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Microsoft Windows security technology
Windows NT architecture
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Replica of Titanic to make maiden voyage in 2022
Samantha Payne Corus Radio
Guests attend a breakfast at South Western House, Southampton, Hampshire to hear plans for Titanic II, the replica of the ill-fated liner which sank in 1912. (Photo by Chris Ison/PA Images via Getty Images)
Yup. It’s happening. Start saving up!
Titanic II is back on track and will make it’s maiden voyage in 2022. Construction was initially put on hold for several years due to financial disputes.
Some things definitely won’t be changing with the new ship like the layout AND the EXACT same route the first Titanic made.
The British liner Titanic sails out of Southampton, England, at the start of its doomed voyage on April 10, 1912.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP
The ship will also carry 2,400 and 900 crew, nearly the same as the original as well.
HOWEVER, it will be equipped with modern navigation and PLENTY of lifeboats.
So…. you in???
Samantha Payne – Producer for Fresh Mornings
Instagram : @samontheradio
The logo of Blue Star Line which plans to launch Titanic II by 2016 as guests attend a breakfast at South Western House, Southampton, Hampshire to hear plans for Titanic II, the replica of the ill-fated liner which sank in 1912. (Photo by Chris Ison/PA Images via Getty Images)
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Robert Fine responds to Desmond Tutu’s call for a boycott of Israel in the South African Mail & Guardian
October 8, 2010 — richardgoldengage
This piece is from the South African Mail & Guardian
Blame game won’t lead us to peace
Robert Fine appeals to his colleagues in South Africa, arguing against the academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions
Archbishop Desmond Tutu shines a torch of social justice in places where many politicians fear to tread. He was one of the leaders of the fight against apartheid and remains a critical voice in the new South Africa. On the Israel-Palestine question, however. I should like the opportunity to express my disagreement with him.
In support of a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. Tutu asks:”Are we willing to speak out for justice when the moral choice that we make for an oppressed community may invite phone calls from the powerful or when possible research funding will be withdrawn from us?”
He asks: “Have our Jewish sisters and brothers forgotten their own previous humiliation? Have they forgotten the collective punishment, the home demolitions, in their own history so soon? Have they forgotten that God cares deeply about all the downtrodden?”
Now there is every reason for Tutu to shine the torch of justice on injustices in other nations as well as his own and every reason to explore injustices taking place in Israel and Palestine. I have no argument with him on this. However, his formulation of the problem is to my mind ill considered.
First, the “they” Tutu refers to — those who threaten to withdraw research funding from those who speak out for justice, those who have forgotten their own experience of humiliation, those who do not care about the downtrodden – are refered to as “our Jewish sisters and brothers”. If he reflects about what he has written, he may share the discomfort I have in reading this characterisation of Jews.
Second, the question of why he singles out Israel and Israeli academic institutions is not explained. Why not a host of other countries that repress their own inhabitants or occupy foreign lands, or a host of other universities that are equally implicated in policies of state? My own country, Britain, has after all been engaged in two bloody wars with casualties that far outnumber anything that has involved Israel. Why not boycott British academics?
The academic boycott campaign he supports looks to the exclusion of Israeli Jews — and only Israeli Jews — from the scholarly life of humanity. This seems to me discriminatory.
Third, Tutu corrodes a fundamental distinction in political thought, that between civil society and the state, when he asserts without qualification that “Israeli universities are an intimate part of the Israeli regime”. This is a half truth. Universities are also an important forum of dissent. The relation between civil society and the state needs, to be addressed more seriously if we are not to hold a people responsible for the human rights abuses of their government. In other cases of international solidarity we support democratic forces in societies that are suffering under or struggling against oppressive states or movements.
Fourth, Tutu is careful not to demonise Israel but he does not take responsibility for the possible consequences of his support for an academic boycott of Israel. This campaign opens the door to the deployment of ever wilder claims to justify the special treatment of Israeli Jewish academics — for example, that Israel is inherently ethnic cleansing, genocidal or akin to Nazism. To justify discrimination against certain academics by virtue of their nationality, there is a tangible risk of slippage from political criticism to the vilification of a whole people.
Fifth, Tutu offers one particular account of the Israel-Palestine conflict in which Palestinians exist mainly as victims and Israelis mainly as victimisers. His boycott proposal, however, does not afford recognition of the fact that there is a plurality of discourses concerning the complex origins and responsibilities of this conflict. One of the ill effects of an academic boycott would be to reduce this plurality of narratives to just one hegemonic version of events. Surely Tutu would agree that no understanding can come from refusing to
hear alternative points of view.
The problem is that we no longer quite hear even our own words. It has become almost common sense to say Israel is a uniquely illegitimate state, Zionism a uniquely noxious ideology, supporters of Israel a uniquely powerful lobby, and memory of the Holocaust a uniquely self-serving reference to the past. This discourse is shared by a range of parties — not only sections of liberal and radical political opinion committed to universal moral values, but also fundamentalist and ultra-nationalist parties with no such commitments. The liberal left continues to avow universal anti-racist principles but does not expect the same of the victims of racism. For the victims it accepts and sometimes advocates nationalist or fundamentalist forms of resistance that are anything but universal. The nightmare scenario is that otherwise conflicting political forces might unite around hatred of Israel, just as in the past opposing political forces united around hatred of Jews.
Just a few years ago the basic left-liberal commitment was to see itself bound together by signs and symbols of a terrible past It was to teach afresh to each passing generation what crimes were committed in the name of enlightenment against black people in the non-Western world and Jews within Europe. Today, by contrast we find a more chauvinistic narrative, one that recreates a moral division of the world between us and them — “we” in the West who are civilised, postnationalist and anti’racist; “they” who believe in the purity of their nation and act with corresponding barbarity.
Israel plays a symbolic role in this new consciousness. It is cast as the incarnation of the negative properties the West is alleged to have thrown off. “Israel” in this narrative serves not as a real country embroiled in real conflicts but as a vessel into which we can project all that is wrong in our own history and preserve the good for ourselves- I wonder if something similar is occurring both in the new Europe and the new South Africa that impels us to find our demons in this resonant receptacle.
We must resist the temptation to commit a mere reversal of terms. If ultra-nationalists in Israel racialise Arabs and turn them into a unitary “otherised” category, as they do, one response is to treat “Zionists” as an equally “otherised” category and place Palestinians in a single identity script as victims of Israel. The deeper the compassion for the victims, the more passionate can become the hatred of the victimisers. We trap ourselves in a cycle of despair.
The projection on to “Israel” of the subterranean streams of Western civilisation does nothing to address the growth of ultra-nationalism more globally — including in our own societies. In Israel it does nothing to challenge the power of the right wing that has no interest in peace; in Palestine nothing to challenge the grip of fundamentalist leaderships that threaten basic freedoms of Palestinians from within as well as the existence of Israel from without; in regional Arab states nothing to challenge reactionary rulers who know well how to divert social and political opposition on to blaming Israel.
In short, the danger of a boycotting response is to heap on “Israel” absolute culpability. It does not meet our real political need, which is to understand a conflict, to help find a peace between the parties, and support those in each nation who oppose bigotry, racism, violence and despair. Justice should be viewed in a more relative, interactive and comparative way.
Robert Fine is professor of sociology at the University of Warwick
Robert Fine is author of Beyond Apartheid: Labour and Liberation in South Africa
Click here for Robert Fine’s paper: ‘Fighting with phantoms: a contribution to the debate on antisemitism in Europe.’
Click here for David Hirsh’s piece in the Mail and Guardian on the Israel-apartheid trope.
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36 Responses to “Robert Fine responds to Desmond Tutu’s call for a boycott of Israel in the South African Mail & Guardian”
Brian Robinson Says:
“The academic boycott campaign he supports looks to the exclusion of Israeli Jews — and only Israeli Jews — from the scholarly life of humanity.”
A question for information. The examples of exclusion that I know about, e.g. the linguistics journal case, the Oxford medical professor and the Israeli PhD candidate, did involve Jewish victims of discrimination.
But are there any cases of non Jewish scholars or students being discriminated against in this way? Do those advocating an academic boycott make it explicit that the boycott might, or could, affect non Jews?
We know that in science, technology and medicine (to name only three areas) there is cooperation between non Jewish Palestinian and Jewish Israeli researchers. Presumably, to be consistent, the boycotters would have to boycott e.g. a paper authored by one or more such Palestinians only? Do they make that explicit?
No, Brian, that haven’t made that explicit, because, I suspect, they haven’t thought beyond their knee-jerk reaction to boycott Israel. As contributors here have freguently noted, the BDS movement show little, if any, sophistication in their thinking as to the fall-out from their demands, were they to be successful. And certainly not the effects on those they define as the “victims” of Israel.
Jonathan Romer Says:
How hard it is to avoid stereotypes and “us & them” mentalities. Even Robert Fine, in this reasoned, thoughtful and carefully calm article can’t completely escape them.
Just as not all on the left wing are anti-Zionist, demonising bigots, not all on the right are warmongers. If he’s aware of this, it doesn’t show here. If I’m misjudging him I’m sorry, but if so, he shouldn’t be essentialising the Israeli right as having “no interest in peace”, nor offering the Israeli right as the counterpart of Palestinian fundamentalists. There is a part of the right that defines peace as total victory — just as there’s a part of the left that does too, for a different victor. The division between the tolerable parts of the right and left is not about the desirability of peace, but how to attain it. Apart from the matter of basic fairness, characterising the right as disinterested in peace grants permission to the boycotters to justify their assault by reference to the current government.
Absolute Observer Says:
One of the examples you cite used the fact that the graduate in question had served in the IDF as a pretext to exclude him, so, it would appear that the answer, at least in that case, is that it is explicitly Israeli Jews.
However, the question itself presumes the terms of the answer. The question essentially implies, apart from Israeli Jews, are other Israelis excluded?
The base line, therefore, is Israeli Jews. Other Israelis may be open to debate, but not Israeli Jews.
I hate to make reference here to the formula, that whilst not all targets are Jews, all Jews are targets, does seem appropriate.
Moreover, since for many who instigate the boycott, the problem is not the Occupation or specific Israeli policies, but the existence of Israel as the Jewish state per se, then the question of whether they “really” mean Israeli Jews is quite beside the point (see, for example, the lukewarm response to the question of labeling.
After all, the fact that the boycott is not being considered against Tel Aviv student, Omar Barghouti seems to give at least a hint of an answer.
luny Says:
>Brian,
>One of the examples you cite used the fact that the graduate in >question had served in the IDF as a pretext to exclude him, so, it >would appear that the answer, at least in that case, is that it is >explicitly Israeli Jews.
Erm no. It would appear that the answer, at least in that case, is that it is explicitly Israelis who served in the IDF. Or were conscience objectors also excluded?
Luny, given that in general _all_ Jewish Israeli and Druse
males of age 18 are conscripted, you make a non point. There are, as you note, exceptions, but let’s make it clear, in principle 100% of Jewish Israelis males, Druse males, et al, are conscripted. Thus, the chances of the Jewish Israeli graduate seeking a post-grad place outside Israel has served in the IDF is pretty high.
So what point are you trying to make? That the Oxford don has a point? Is entitled to discriminate on grounds of military service in one army, and one army only? That only ex-members of the IDF can legitimately be discriminated against? It’s quite likely that even a conscioentious objector would have had fault found by this particular dn.
And what is _your_ view of all those Israeli (Jewish) women who serve in the IDF? Or are they excepeted because they are “the fairer sex” or some such?
Thanks for admitting that your earlier statement was incorrect.
The discrimination is against members of a racist human rights violating army, “conscripted” according to an ethnic criterion, not “Jews” or any other ethnic group.
Such is the carrot. The stick is,
members of the IDF can and should legitimately be discriminated against. Same goes for members of the South African Apartheid army, the BNP, the KKK and the waffen SS.
IDF Conscience objectors, on the other hand, I would enroll and give scholarships automatically. See, I tend to discriminate for good people and against bad people.
Sarah AB Says:
(This is actually a reply to luny’s comment, below – for some reason I can’t seem to locate a reply button below his/her post though, sorry.) I only have a casual knowledge of this issue, but I suppose, WRT the IDF conscription policy, there are two ways of looking at it. If Arab Israelis *were* conscripted – would that not also potentially be seen as a problem, as many would want to refuse to serve and thus become (?)law breakers? I suppose a similar question is raised by what I understand to be different teaching arrangements for some, though not I think all, Arab Israeli children – the fact that their education focuses more on Arabic, less on Hebrew, might be perceived as a disadvantage. Yet being forced to follow the same path might *also* be perceived as discriminatory.
Sarah, luny is talking out of his, ah, hat — as always. For luny everything is a stick to beat Israel with. Perhaps it’s his chief source of pleasure.
The racist IDF compels most racist Jews to enjoy the racist pleasures of putting their racist careers, racist education and racist lives on hold whilst putting those racist lives at danger for the preservation of the racist community. After the 3 years of conscript duty, the pleasure is extended by years of racist reserve duty.
To show how deeply racist it is, the IDF exempts Arab Israelis from conscription. The usually declared reason is to free them from the distress of being forced to take up arms against fellow Arabs. I’m sure another reason is to free the IDF from the obvious security and reliability risks of compelling Israeli Arabs to fight others they are quite likely to have a kinship relationship with. Nevertheless, and unacknowledged by friend luny, the racist IDF is open to Arabs who choose to volunteer, as many Beduin do with distinction. The racist IDF also takes assorted non-Jews — Druze, Baha’i, Christians, you name it.
In a further display of its racism, the state of Israel does not punish those who choose not to serve in the IDF (unless they are Jewish or Druze) nor require them to perform any alternative service, though there is an informal consequence: Performing IDF service may give you contacts that prove valuable in your future, and having IDF service (or the absence of it) on your C.V. may open or close doors for you in other ways. Choices entail consequences, even in Israel.
Luny is a person of principle. Luny tends to discriminate for good people and against Jews.
Ex UCU Says:
It is a good question.
As far as I know, no non-Jewish Israeli academic has been the subject of an attempt to boycott. Again, as far as I know, the boycotters have never questioned the formulation Fine uses in his article. Perhaps it would be best if you could find a way to put that question to them. Maybe you could get come clarification where others have failed. They tend to hide behind the spurious “distinction” between “institution” and “individuals” working within an institution – a “distinction” that has been shown to be both logically and practically unsustainable.
David Hirsh Says:
I think that is wrong. The first people to be hit by the boycotters are Palestinians scholars who have links with Israelis – and there are more severe dangers they are exposed to than boycott.
Mira Vogel Says:
Mohammad Darawshe of The Abraham Fund told me he was boycotted, as an Israeli citizen, by an academic in Northern Ireland.
Not sure who is “wrong” here, me and the others, me and some of the others?
Are you saying that “Israeli Jews – and only Israeli Jews” – is not accurate, or are you saying that alongside that effect in, say the UK, is also the very serious threat posed to those Palestinians marked as “collbaorators” within Israel, Gaza and the West Bank?
Is it not rather two sides of the two sides of the same coin (even accepting that one cannot compare the fate of each group that would be doled out should the boycott occur?); that in their attempt to exclude Israeli Jews and only Israeli Jews, they are also acting in ways that threaten non-Jewish (Arab) academics in Israel with, as you say, far more than access to journals, etc.?
Blacklisted Dictator Says:
Prof Fine writes:
Amongst the multiplicity of NGO’s in SA, anti-zionism is central to their ideology. I don’t think that you could be employed in a South African NGO if you did not believe in the views propounded by the PSC (Palestinian Solidarity Committee). The latter has succesfully stigmatized Israel as an “apartheid” state, so nothing that she does can be supported.
Ironically enough as the post-apartheid dream starts to fall apart in SA, the hatred for Israel seems to increase. Somehow the frustrations of the new PC ruling ideological NGO class are vented on Israel. If Israel doid not exist, their subconscious tells them, all would be well in post-apartheid SA.
Well, considering that their is mandatory army service in Israel, luny’s point is somewhat desperate (but quite fitting of someone with anti-zionist ocd)
It has also excluded Israeli Jews who were heads of their Amnesty section, so I am not sure the idea of “conscience [sic] objectors” adds anything.
But, then again, that would be an “exception” to the rule that all Israeli Jews are to be boycotted unless they pass a “political/McCarthyite” test. Precisely the test the boycotters claim to deny exists. So, again, Jews – and only Jews – would have to satisfy tests through public statements and disavowals. Such a tradition has a long and ignoble history amongst those who want only to hear one “Jewish voice” whilst demanding the silence and punishment of any and all that dissent from that view.
Needless to say, these tests apply not only to those Israeli Jews speaking about Israel, but also about literature in 18th century France and the density of certain rock formations in northern Europe.
Mira, thanks for that. Where and when?
Thanks for help so far on this one. I’m tempted to write to someone on the BRICUP committee to ask, but I’m not sure if anyone would reply to me.
I had always thought that for the boycotters the issue wasn’t (at least overtly) ethnicity or religion, but politics. That is, if I’ve got this right, they would shun *anyone* who supported policies of Israeli governments, or for many boycotters it would have to be a shunning of anyone who supported Israel, period.
That was — and is — the notorious political test. Jew, or non Jew, Israeli or otherwise, one could pass or fail this test, at least in theory. Thus perhaps a boycotter could go in good conscience to a lecture by Norman Finkelstein or Rabbi Ahron Cohen but would have to stand outside with a protest banner if the lecturer was, say, Martin Amis
http://bit.ly/cx0blY
But the practice is very different from the theory. With reference to Birmingham and the PhD candidate, we can’t really know what was going on in the mind of the professor who refused to supervise him.
Looking at it from the outside, I’m left wondering if another professor, but one with similar ethical misgivings, would refuse to supervise a candidate who had served in the British army in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Is it a duck, or does it merely look like one?
Of some relevance…………
http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/39169/church-sued-over-israel-boycott
As far as I recall, the professor who refused to supervise an Israeli Jew was explicit about it being because of his serving in the IDF.
“In a reply sent by email on June 23, Prof Wilkie wrote: “Thank you for contacting me, but I don’t think this would work. I have a huge problem with the way that the Israelis take the moral high ground from their appalling treatment in the Holocaust, and then inflict gross human rights abuses on the Palestinians because they [the Palestinians] wish to live in their own country.
I am sure that you are perfectly nice at a personal level, but no way would I take on somebody who had served in the Israeli army. As you may be aware, I am not the only UK scientist with these views but I’m sure you will find another lab if you look around.”
Full story here,
http://www.zionismontheweb.org/academic_boycott/Wilkie_case_student_refused_admission_for_being_Israeli.htm
“Same goes for members of the South African Apartheid army, the BNP, the KKK and the waffen SS.”
Luny. Fuck off.
Whilst comparing Israeli Jews with the SS might play well with the antisemites on other sites where you post with compulsive regularity, in more civilized contexts, it merely shown not only your complete ignorance of both Israel and nazism, but also that you you have no concept of what it means to enter into civilised company.
Whilst I appreciate that the anti-intellectualism and anti-semitism is common currency in many parts of the world, it is still quite shocking to see it manifest itself so clearly.
Aristotle Says:
I think you most of you here do not appreciate Luny’s logic.
The SA Apartheid Army and the Waffen SS wear uniforms.
The IDF wear uniforms
Therefore the IDF is the same as the Waffen SS and the SA Apartheid army.
Or, the SA Apartheid Army and the Waffen SS had restrictions on who could become members
The IDF have restrictions on who can become (automatically) members.
Therefore, the IDF is the same as the Waffen SS and the SA Apartheid army.
It is really quite a compelling argument, well, at least for the “discriminating”.
(of course, such logic fails to acknowledge any details of the matter, such as, as others have noted; including the fact that many Jews are, like Arab Israelis, automatically exempt from service in the IDF on the grounds that they are, erm, Jewish.)
I agree with AO – the real question is not Luny’s stupidity, but the climate that allows him or her to think that not only are their views on Israel are in any way relevant, pertinent or intelligible, but that he or she feels it is acceptable to articulate such nonsense and pass it off as “legitimate comment”.
Now, that is the question of the times.
Whilst anti-semitism was at the core of Nazi ideology, anti-zionism is today at the core of post-apartheid ideology. The two hatreds are not only similar but they perform similar functions. When one tries to analyze the ideology of post apartheid SA, it has disparate elements (extreme capitalism V communism) that cannot be reconciled, and as a result anti-zionism is the glue that holds it together. In these circumstances, it is inevitable that SA will one day boycott Israel. There is no turning back since the regime will implode if the decision is not taken.
Moreover, it was not co-incidental that Tutu, the most prominent South African Christian, was chosen to lead the attack on Ben Gurion University.
Actually BD, the situation goes well beyond the locality of SA.
Antizionism became an accepted ideology and rallying call precisely at the end of the cold war.
Whilst antizionism (antisemitism) was a staple of the “communist” regimes, antisemitism more or less fell into decline in the west.
The second the cold war ended, the “Jewish Question” (which is in effect what antizionism is – the question of “what to do with the Jews”) renewed itself. With the seeming failure of Marxism (real or imagined), that strand of emancipatory Marxism that always kept the more irrational, anti-Jewish strands in check fell away (there are some notable exceptions). All that is left on the populist left as a rally call is antisemitism, now in the language of “antizionism”, just as in the past it was defended and perpetrated through the language of “anticapitalism”.
A good and troubling example of this tendency is the failure to fully address the dangers of the EDL. Most of those in the forefront of opposition are willing to accept the EDL lie that they are “Zionists” and that Zionists/Jews support the EDL.
Whilst most of the time, antiracists and antifascists know and fight the lies of far-right rhetoric, on the question of Israel, they believe the EDL speaks the truth.
In their obsessive hatred, the populist left are willing to betray nor just Jews, but all of us who stand to suffer at the hands of resurgent fascism and racism.
Until the populist left ditch their antisemitism, it is not just Jews who are in trouble.
In April 2007,The South African government released an official statement, stating that Ronnie Kasrils, who was Minister of Intelligence, “has had a fruitful meeting with Mr Ali Larijani; Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran and Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator. The meeting was held in the spirit of advancing the existing good relations of friendship, co-operation and understanding between the governments and peoples of the two countries.”
“The two Ministers expressed their satisfaction with their meeting which like the rest of Minister Kasrils’ visit to Iran has been a positive one,” the statement added.
Ronnie Kasrils also “praised Iran’s wise stand regarding its nuclear program,” according to a report by the Islamic Republic News Agency, although Kasrils later argued that he had been misquoted!
So with regard to South Africa’s continuing silence about human rights abuses in Iran, one has to obviously conclude that The ANC is still a close ally of Ahmadinejad’s appalling regime.
The intellectually challenged individual known as luny says “Thanks for admitting that your earlier statement was incorrect.
The discrimination is against members of a racist human rights violating army, “conscripted” according to an ethnic criterion, not “Jews” or any other ethnic group.” He fails to say _who_ admits any statement was incorrect, thus, he rules himself out of serious consideration as someone making coherent points. As his comment comes immediately after one of mine (although it is also attached to one by Absolute Observer and after one by Brian Robinson – and so could refer to any of those), it could be taken to refer to me: and I make no such admission. But then neither do AO or Brian R. When trying to make a point, it helps to be specific: not one of luny’s more obvious qualities.
This reinforces the point that luny is several sandwiches short of a full picnic. Furthermore, his statement that “The discrimination is against members of a racist human rights violating army..” is meaningless, given that it is an assertion, contains no evidence (nor is it followed by evidence), argument, let alone logic. To sustain such a statement, other than as rhetoric, which impresses no-one here, and precious few elsewhere (other than similarly intellectually challenged individuals), there needs to be these things.
To summarise: if you want to taken seriously here, luny, be serious.
Luny cannot stand even the thought of a Jewish state, let alone its actual empirical existence.
INTERVIEW COPIED FROM SUNDAY TIMES NEWSPAPER – 10 October 2010
The University of Johannesburg says it will cut ties with Israel’s Ben Gurion University if certain conditions are not met within six months. Chris Barron asked deputy vice chancellor Adam Habib….
What conditions?
We will continue relations provided the following is done: one, we will consult with Palestinian universities to get their views.
If they say cut?
We will consider those views. Two, we will broaden the partnership to included one or more Palestinians institutions.
Are they also world leaders in water purification research?
No, they won’t be.
So how would that benefit UJ?
In the sense that the research collaboration will create an enabling condition for Palestinians.
The third condition?
That the research would not have a direct o indirect military impact.
Is that realistic?
Yes, In part these conditions emerge from our conversations with the associates of BGU themselves, so this is not something UJ has pulled out of the sky.
When was this collaboration entered into?
The current project dates back to last year August.
Did UJ have a policy around this kind of thing then?
We’ve created a policy in relation to this.
But there was no policy before?
No, but we’ve now articulated one.
Why suddenly now?
Because we were confronted with this issue. We had a number of senators in our senate who asked us to terminate this relationship.
How carefully did you investigate the claims against BGU?
As best we could.
Did you go there?
No, we didn’t.
Did you meet any of its academics?
Some of them. And we got date from each of them.
And concluded that it supported the occupation?
What we said is it has been complicit in the implementation of state policy that has that effect.
Two former presidents of the university have been outspoken critics of the occupation. Did you know this?
They were also outspoken in favour of the expulsion of Jewish settlers. Did you know that?
Doesn’t this rubbish claims that BGU supports the occupation?
No, it doesn’t. The resolution is very clear. It said we could not find evidence one way or the other ….
If there’s no evidence why threaten to cut ties?
You’re not listening to me. We said the university was implementing state policy that had that effect. And that is not contested by anyone, including BGU. BGU implements a whole range of state policies which it is obliged to implement, and it does so and it has an impact.
Students and academics from Palestinian Authority areas and from Africa attend BGU. Should they cut their ties?
No, we didn’t say that. We said we will continue the relationship provided we expand the partnership. We didn’t say we will cut ties. There is a very big difference. We looked at all of the data, including a note from the president of BGU indicating that Bedouin students also attend BGU, that Arab students attend BGU. We were very aware of that. That doesn’t detract from the fact that we think the implementation of state policy does have an impact on Palestinians.
Have you cut ties with universities in any Arab countries?
No, we haven’t. But I don’t have a list of universities we have ties with in Arab countries.
Do you have ties with universities in the US?
We do.
Shouldn’t you cut those?
When appropriate academics make the case then we will engage with it.
BGU is a world leader in water purification research. What might the impact of cutting ties with them be for South Africans who need clean water?
We have some outstanding researchers in this field ourselves. Our research is as world class as theirs.
Archbishop Tutu’s petition accuses it of human right abuses. Do you agree?
There is an argument there that says the Israeli state is involved in human rights abuses. A lot of people say we should cut our ties with BGU because of the complicity of the Israeli state in human rights abuses.
Do you have ties with universities in China?
We do. But not ties that are tied to military research in the same way.
Frank Adam Says:
To risk some humour, a tutu is a flimsy ballet costume that needs to be carefully donned and secured; so could somebody who has the Right Reverend’s address please ask him if he knows that in the week after the Six Day War, Israel, through US “good offices” as the jargon goes, offered to return to the “Green Line” – the status quo ANTE – if the Arab parties – then Egypt, Syria and Jordan signed a peace treaty – treaty, NOT an armistice nor cease fire nor other temporary agreement – turning the Green Line into a legal, mutually recognised, frontier rather than just a border? No Arab government ever replied to that ISRAELI peace offer, which was everything the Arabs and their friends in The Grauniad and similar now want.
I am 69 and Bishop Tutu somewhat older, so if I can remember the incident I am sure he can. As he is a professional in morality by definition, he should have no problem with the Kissinger joke that just because Herod, Stalin and Israel are paranoid, does not mean they do NOT have enemies. Similarly just because the Palestine Arabs and Lebanese are underdogs does NOT mean they were innocents in the circumstances that led to them being underdogs.
Engage serves as “‘useful idiots’ for Israeli state propaganda” – Ran Greenstein « Engage – the anti-racist campaign against antisemitism Says:
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Adam Habib’s support for the boycott of Israeli universities.
The South African Jewsih Report writes:
While it has not been possible to draw Habib on whether he personally was or is in favour of a boycott of BGU, his signing of a petition to boycott Israeli academic institutions in December 2005 when he was executive director of the Human Sciences Research Council, has raised the question of his impartiality at the outset in heading the UJ Senate subcommittee to advise the Senate on whether or not to cut ties with BGU.
Says Habib: “I was chosen by the Senate to chair the task group in my capacity as deputy vice-chancellor: Research, Innovation and Advancement. The Senate and the vice-chancellor had sufficient confidence in me and all other members of the task group that we would not allow our personal opinions to colour our judgement on what is in the best interest of UJ. “It is worth bearing in mind that this task group was not made up of ‘neutral’ individuals. It would be impossible to find ‘neutral’ individuals on the IsraeliPalestinian conflict. “Rather, the task group reflected a diversity ofopinion on this matter, which is why at the outset it was divided on how to proceed. The final resolution adopted was a product of an attempt to find a negotiated common ground. “It is striking that the final resolution adopted by the Senate decided not to go forward with a termination of the relationship between BGU and UJ, but rather to continue with it under certain conditions. This UJ resolution was therefore not in accord with the petition I signed while at the HSRC a number of years ago. Proves the point, does it not?”
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Proposals to boycott Israeli Universities: a response by Robert Fine, following Desmond Tutu, Neve Gordon, Uri Avnery, David Hirsh and Ran Greenstein « Engage – the anti-racist campaign against antisemitism Says:
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It would be more plausible if those calling for a boycott on academics in Israel were to extend their boycott to China, which has brutally occupied Tibet since 1948.
A few of them have “called” for it when pressed into a corner. But beyond that, there’s no sincere followup since “it changes the subject.”
And in fairness, a China boycott (be it Tibet or Tiananmen) is about as likely as major institutions’ administrations going forward for real boycotts of Israel. Both countries are major markets for collaboration which are too big to put beyond a university’s political firewall. But it makes you look good in the eyes of some of your colleagues to lean like hell on Israel.. (oh and by the way.. also support the idea of boycotting China).
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josephinebacon Says:
The fact that the whole boycott movement targets Israel alone is in itself antisemitic. Where are the boycotts of other human rights violators. The richest country in Africa, Nigeria, has the highest infant mortality rate in the world, isn’t that a scandal worthy of a boycott? Only this week, the satirical magazine “Private Eye” highlighted the inhumane treatment of refugees attempting to settle in Australia, should Australia be boycotted? Of all the members of the United Nations, EIGHTY PER CENT are ruled by dictators, isn’t that worthy of a boycott? We all know the answer. Desmond Tutu ought to be deeply ashamed of his racist attitudes.
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Surrender by ‘uranium theft’ man
Filed under: Business News, Latest, Politics News — Tags: Atomic Minerals Division, basic fuel for nuclear weapons, cast mine, civilian nuclear fuel, civilian nuclear trade, Congress, Deal, Domiosiat, eastern, eastern state, enriched uranium, global enterprise, global trade, government-run Atomic Minerals Division, headman, India, India's north-eastern state of Meghalaya, Indian, Indian government, Indian officials, January, John, John Khongmin, Khasi Hills, Mairang, man, Meghalaya, Monday, Money, Mr Khongmin, nuclear, nuclear components, nuclear industry, Nuclear Suppliers Group, nuclear weapons, police, state, state of Meghalaya, Surrender by 'uranium theft' man, technology, Tuesday, U.S. Congress, unprocessed uranium, uranium, uranium deposits, uranium ore, uranium theft, US, Wakkhaji, Wednesday, West Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills district — expressyoureself @ 1:20 pm
Local objections have stopped mining from officially starting
A tribal man wanted in connection with the smuggling of uranium ore has surrendered to the police in India’s north-eastern state of Meghalaya.
Earlier this week, police arrested five people and recovered a packet of about 1kg of unprocessed uranium from them.
It is not clear how much ore the group had, or what it planned to do with it.
The arrests are at an embarrassing time for India, just days after the Nuclear Suppliers Group ended a ban on civilian nuclear trade with the country.
Indian officials had worked hard to persuade members of the group, which governs global trade in nuclear components, that its nuclear industry was in safe hands.
Uranium is the basic fuel for nuclear weapons, but it has to go through complex processes before it is sufficiently enriched for use.
‘Stolen’
John Khongmin gave himself up to the police in the West Khasi Hills district late on Wednesday after police circulated a look-out notice for him.
Mr Khongmin’s father is an employee of the government-run Atomic Minerals Division.
Children play at Domiosiat – prized by experts for the quality of its ore
“We are trying to find out whether the group has stolen more and where were they trying to sell it,” district police official M Khakrang said.
Police say they are not sure whether the men are part of an organized global enterprise, or simply some amateurs, trying to make some quick money.
The seizure was made in the village of Mairang on Monday when police detained four people, including a village headman, for stealing a quantity of uranium.
A fifth man surrendered on Tuesday after the police carried out a search of the area.
Earlier in May too, police arrested five people for stealing uranium ore.
Others have been arrested in the past for trying to smuggle uranium out of the state.
“But we don’t know yet whether this is an organized racket. It could well be and we may have not yet found the kingpins,” Mr Khakrang said.
Proposed mines
Early in the 1990s, India’s Atomic Minerals Division discovered huge deposits of uranium at Domiosiat and Wakkhaji in the West Khasi Hills.
The Indian government announced in January it wanted to open cast mine 375,000 tonnes of uranium ore annually in the area.
But mining has been unable to start so far because of objections from local tribespeople who fear radiation contamination.
Officials say the proposed mines contain 16% of India’s known uranium deposits.
India is desperate for enriched uranium to boost its nuclear power generation.
It recently signed a controversial accord with the US under which it will receive civilian nuclear fuel and technology. The deal now awaits approval from the US Congress.
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by Glen Falkenstein August 18, 20178:54 am August 18, 2017
DAMIEN POWER ON ‘KILLING GROUND’ NATIONAL RELEASE
“With low budget films you have to really offer people an experience to see it in the cinema – Killing Ground delivers that kind of visceral experience that really gets people talking.”
Aussie filmmaker Damien Power sat down to talk about the upcoming nationwide release of his breakout flick Killing Ground. Shot on the Georges River, NSW, the thriller premiered at last year’s Melbourne International Film Festival to strong reviews, followed by sell-out screenings at other Festivals.
“It’s been incredible,” said Power. “We had our world premiere at MIFF which was great, it was really well received, we had full houses and enthusiastic midnight audiences and then we screened at a few smaller Australian Festivals ahead of the international premiere at Sundance.”
A shocker set in the Australian bush and depicted in a non-linear fashion, Killing Ground covers divergent story strands involving a couple, a family and two of the last individuals anyone wants to meet isolated and far from home.
“That (the non-linear narrative) was in the script from the very beginning and came about because of how I first conceived the project – the very kernel of the idea came to me with the image of an orange tent in the middle of nowhere,” said Power. “I don’t know where the image came from but it stayed with me and I started thinking whose tent is this, who were the people who the tent belonged to and what happened to them and that suggested a story of a family and what happened to them and I started thinking, what’s the worst possible thing that could happen to them.”
“I started writing those three (strands) as different timelines that begin to converge. From a storytelling and genre point of view, usually survival thrillers are relentlessly linear. For good reason you’re sown into that character’s journey and what I hoped was that by following the different timelines the film starts as more of a mystery; who are these people, what happened here, what are the relationships between these different characters? The audience enjoys working that out.”
Featuring Harriet Dyer, Aaron Glenane and Goldstone star Aaron Pedersen, amongst others, the latter is but one half of a roundly compelling, engaging and altogether frightening duo.
“It was important to me that they not be cartoonish or boogeymen but that they actually be real characters because I find that much more frightening,” said Power. “If you establish them as real people it also makes it more difficult for the audience because they don’t quite know where they are. I think in thrillers, certainly at the beginning of thrillers, films are often driven by the antagonist and part of the pleasure of watching those kinds of films is watching the protagonist catch up; what will they find out, what’s going on – those two things led me to want to make those characters feel very real.”
“I was really conscious that I was making a film in a tradition of Australian cinema that shows white Australians’ unease in their own backyard and those films run all the way from Picnic at Hanging Rock through to Wolf Creek and beyond so I was aware that Killing Ground is part of that tradition. There’s also an element of films about characters from the city who drive out into the country and find it hostile and that they’re unable to cope so I was conscious of all those elements when putting the story together, and hopefully play with them in a way that sets up audience expectations only to challenge those.”
Screening nationally from next week, Power is looking forward to introducing Killing Ground to local audiences.
“I’m incredibly excited,” commented Power. “Coming off the back of the Sundance success and the reviews we’ve had out of that everyone’s excited to unleash it here; its screened here at a few festivals so we know audiences really get into it.”
Killing Ground is in cinemas from August 24
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FILM FIGHT CLUB EPISODE 19: THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD, KILLING GROUND, ALI’S WEDDING AND THE SYDNEY LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL – FalkenScreen on May 31, 2019 at 10:41 am
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"Bow" Jackson's Pregame Ritual Only Adds to His Superhuman Legacy
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YouTube: The Fumble
There may never be timing that is as perfect as this again.
On March 24, 2001, Randy Johnson did what was probably thought of as unimaginable before: he hit a bird in mid-flight with a pitch intended towards home plate. The bird in question exploded into a cloud of feathers after being struck by the 100 mile per hour pitch, leaving us with one of the weirdest, yet most lasting images in MLB history.
The odds of this occurring are almost impossible to explain. Sure, similar things have happened with still birds being hit with foul balls, but a spontaneous bird in mid-flight connecting with a pitch in mid-air while surrounded by thousands of people? Yeah, that’s not something you are going to see everyday.
WATCH: Baseball’s Best Fight Ever was Nolan Ryan Beating the Snot Out of Robin Ventura
About the author: Former FanBuzz Staff
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"I'd Probably Be Dead": Joe Namath Reveals Addiction Nearly Killed Him
Relive the Herschel Walker Trade That Changed NFL History
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Every once in a while, a blockbuster trade in pro sports changes an entire league’s landscape. The Red Sox selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1919 for $25,000 birthed Boston’s infamous “Curse of the Bambino.” The Cavaliers’ sign-and-trade involving LeBron James to the Heat (no, it was not free agency) obviously created major ripples in the NBA.
The largest trade in NFL history — by sheer size and impact — was the one centered around running back Herschel Walker that took place between the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys in October 1989. It involved an unprecedented (wait for it…) 18 players and NFL Draft picks.
Newly appointed Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson knew Dallas needed to make some personnel changes. They were 0-5 to start the 1989 season (which they would finish 1-15). Outside of star wide receiver Michael Irvin and Walker, America’s Team was devoid of talent.
So, Johnson decided he’d have to trade one of them to get back some future building pieces. Johnson nearly traded Irvin to the Los Angeles Raiders, but Raiders owner Al Davis talked him out of it. Johnson then turned to Walker and made him available via trade.
The asking price for Walker was understandably enormous — the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner at Georgia and three-year star in the USFL was only 27 and had just rushed for 1,500 yards in his 1988 Pro Bowl season. The New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns and Vikings were all suitors, though the Vikings won the bidding war over the Browns.
A blockbuster trade that sparked the beginning of a dynasty.
29 years ago today, the Vikings acquired RB Herschel Walker… And the rest is history for the @dallascowboys. #TDIH #FBF (via @nflthrowback) pic.twitter.com/UG8gHsgehr
— NFL (@NFL) October 12, 2018
RELATED: Heisman Moments: Herschel Walker Runs Away from NFL Royalty in 1982
Vikings general manager Mike Lynn coveted Walker as the impact piece they needed to win a Super Bowl, so he pulled the trigger.
The deal was never supposed to be a three-team trade. Vikings running back Darrin Nelson wouldn’t report to the Cowboys, so Dallas shipped him off to the San Diego Chargers for a fifth-round pick that they sent to Minnesota.
Here are the full details of the trade…
Vikings received:
RB Herschel Walker
Dallas’ 1990 third round pick
Dallas’ 1990 10th round pick
San Diego’s 1990 5th round pick
Dallas’ 1991 3rd round pick
Cowboys received:
LB Jesse Solomon
LB David Howard
CB Issiac Holt
RB Darrin Nelson (traded to SD)
DE Alex Stewart
Minnesota’s 1990 first, second and sixth round picks
Minnesota’s 1991 first and second round picks
Minnesota’s 1992 first, second and third round picks
Lopsided doesn’t even begin to describe the way this deal transpired. Three first-round picks alone looked like a haul. Johnson, proud of his work, called it “The Great Train Robbery.” He wasn’t even interested in the players, but rather the conditional picks attached to them.
Initially, it looked as if Minnesota had robbed Dallas. Local beat writers criticized Johnson’s deal, one of whom said the Cowboys received “a bag of beans and a cow to be named later.” Oh, if only he knew just how big Jimmie’s beanstalk would grow.
The Cowboys used their stockpile of draft picks to move up in subsequents drafts or in player trades with teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcon, Houston Oilers and San Francisco 49ers. Those picks resulted in:
*Emmitt Smith, NFL’s all-time leading rusher
DT Russell Maryland, a Pro-Bowler in 1993
S Darren Woodson, a five-time Pro-Bowler
CB Kevin Smith, an All-Pro in 1996
FB Alonzo Highsmith
CB Stan Smagala
CB Clayton Holmes
*Hall of Fame inductee in 2010
Those were a few of the pieces — along with current assets like Irvin and 1989 No. 1 overall pick QB Troy Aikman — that helped form the Cowboys dynasty of the 1990s. They won three Super Bowls (1993, 1994, 1996) and might’ve won more if not for Johnson and owner Jerry Jones’s falling out in 1994.
(1989) “Take wool from #Cowboys’ eyes, #Vikings flat out fleeced them” in the Herschel Walker trade- Randy Galloway, @dmn_cowboys pic.twitter.com/Kxs4ecEiHM
— Freezing Cold Takes (@OldTakesExposed) September 5, 2018
Meanwhile, the Vikings were bounced from the 1989 playoffs in the first round and missed the postseason the next two years. Walker was released in 1992 and signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.
It’s hard to fault the Vikings. They were desperate for a Super Bowl after losing in the playoffs in 1987 and 1988. Lynn made a move, and it just didn’t pan out. It also probably set back the Vikings a full decade.
As for the Cowboys, they still needed to draft the right players following the trade. Johnson, a former National Championship-winning coach at the University of Miami with an eye for talent, did just that. Tip your cap.
Unfortunately, we may never see a trade of this magnitude in football again. Can you imagine if the Steelers had traded Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell to a team for 10 draft picks? Twitter might implode. After seeing how the Herschel Walker trade went down, maybe there’s a reason no one’s made a trade this large since.
Read more NFL coverage here.
About the author: Patrick Pinak, The League,
Patrick has spent parts of the last four years covering University of Florida athletics and spent two seasons with Major League Baseball. He's a baseball junkie who spends his days defending Derek Jeter and the Miami Marlins. A recent Gator grad, Patrick currently resides in Gainesville, Florida.
Emmitt Smith
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Gambling Daughters (August 1, 1941)
Released on August 1, 1941: Students at an all-girls college get revenge on crooked gamblers who force them to steal priceless jewelry from their parents.
Produced by Ted Richmond
Directed by Max Nosseck
Written by Sidney Sheldon, Be Roberts, Joel Kay and Arnold Lipp
The Actors: Cecilia Parker (Diana Cameron), Roger Pryor (Chance Landon), Gale Storm (Lillian Harding), Robert Baldwin (Jimmy Parker), Sig Arno (Professor Bedoin), Janet Shaw (Katherine Thompson), Charles Miller (Walter Cameron), Eddie Foster (Nick), Alfred Hall (girls school Dean), Judy Kilgore (Gloria), Gertrude Messinger (Jane), Marvelle Andre (Dorothy), Roberta Smith (Mary)
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Well, Beat Me Daddy!
Not too long ago I watched and reviewed an early British crime drama directed by Alfred Hitchcock . . . . Of course we all know that Hitchcock has the reputation of being able to turn sweet and innocent scenes into nail-biting terror, but if you are like me, I figured that anyone can do that on screen if they wanted to . . . . Ahhh . . . . . I am learning that there is a reason that every producer and/or director does not have the reputation that Hitchcock has . . . . I get the feeling that the creators of this movie wanted to produce a terrifying crime drama with a bit of humor to break the tension . . . . But in my humble opinion it is really a crime comedy with a bit of romance and a touch of suspense . . . A very light touch of suspense.
When this movie was being promoted the tagline was: Innocent school-girls by day . . . Iron-nerved gambling queens at night! They were out for vengeance . . . And got it! . . . . Well, the movie goes something like that . . . . A little bit . . . . Kinda . . .
As our comedy begins we are at an all-girls college and our story focuses on three rich girls and how they spend their weekends. Two of the girls, played by Gale Storm and Janet Shaw, follow the French professor to find out who he is seeing secretly on the weekends. They discover that he spends his weekends at a roadhouse with dueling pianos that has a secret gambling parlor in the basement. These happily dueling pianos will provide all the background music for the movie . . . Even the murder scene.
This leads to that and two of the girls start gambling on house money and thanks to the rigged roulette wheel are soon deep in debt to the gamblers. They are forced to steal their parents’ jewelry to pay their gambling debts, and that brings a young fellow who is an insurance investigator into the story, and he will become the love-interest of the third school girl.
The gambling hall is run by a mysterious boss that we never see until the final scene when Gale Storm discovers his identity. In the scene that is supposed to bring horror to us, this mysterious boss shoots and kills the henchman who is about to spill the beans and tell us who the big boss really is . . . Unfortunately a lot of funny stuff leads up to this scene, and I was still chortling happily when the shot rang out . . . . Do people still chortle, or is it only me? . . . .
Anyway, it was still fun to see future television sit-com star Gale Storm at the age of 19 prancing around the all-girls school with Cecilia Parker and Janet Shaw . . . And the dark haired gal I didn’t recognize and couldn’t identify that kept turning up in the casino scenes. . . . Anyone know who she is? . . . . Oh, and the teaser title to this review? Those, my friends, are the final words in this murder crime adventure . . . They hit me so unexpectedly, like much of the story, that I just had to use them. Pop a big bowl of white kernel popcorn with plenty of warm melted butter drizzled over it and enjoy the show.
Cecilia Parker
Cecilia Parker and Gale Storm
Cecilia Parker and Roger Pryor
Charles Miller and Roger Pryor
Eddie Foster and Robert Baldwin
Eddie Foster and Roger Pryor
Eddie Foster
Gale Storm, Janet Shaw and Sig Arno
Gail Storm
Janet Shaw, Cecilia Parker and Gale Storm
Janet Shaw
Robet Baldwin
Robert Baldwin and Alfred Hall
Robert Baldwin and Cecilia Parker
Robert Baldwin
Roger Pryor and Gale Storm
Sig Arno
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Tereza Stöckelová
Ontological uncertainty in the Planetary Lab
Modern thinking and acting in the world is based on the principle of predictability and control. Unintended effects of our activities are considered as "collateral". What would change, if these effects would be made central? If the limits of our ability to predict and to control will be not an effect of what we do (not) know, but become part of reality itself? How to think the planet as a Latourian "nonmodern" laboratory, where humans are just one of the many experimenters?
Tereza Stöckelová is a researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, assistant professor at the Department of General Anthropology, Charles University, and editor-in-chief of the English edition of Sociologický časopis/Czech Sociological Review. Her work is situated in-between sociology, social anthropology and science and technology studies (STS), and draws upon actor network theory and related material semiotic methodologies. She has investigated academic practices in the context of current policy changes, science and society relations and environmental controversies. She has also been engaged in policy and public debates on science and research assessment, and was a member of a working group that received the John Ziman prize in 2014 for the European Science Foundation report Science in Society: caring for our futures in turbulent times (chaired by Ulrike Felt). In 2015 she started a new research project concerned with “multiple medicine” – ethnography of the interfaces between biomedical and alternative therapeutic practices.
Teaching activities
2011 to present: assistant professor, Department of General Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University.
2013-2014: guest professor, Department of Science and Technology Studies, University of Vienna, Austria.
Foreign scholarships, fellowships or other academic study abroad
VI–VIII/2009 Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, The University of Edinburgh, UK
XI/2004–VI/2005 Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society, Graz, Austria
VIII–X/2004 Centre de sociologie de l’innovation, Ecole des Mines de Paris, France
Biographic information
Member of editorial board of Biograf, a journal for qualitative sociology.
Selected bibliography
Brož, L., T. Stöckelová, 2015. Přísliby a úskalí symetrie: sociální vědy v zemi za zrcadlem. [Through the Looking-Glass and What the Social Sciences Found There] Cargo: časopis pro kulturní/sociální antropologii, 1-2: 5-33.
Stöckelová, T., T. Virtová. 2015. A tool for learning or a tool for cheating? The many-sided effects of a participatory student website in mass higher education. British Journal of Educational Technology, 45 (3): 597-607.
Stöckelová, T. 2014. Power at the Interfaces: The Contested Orderings of Academic Presents and Futures in a Social Science Department. Higher Education Policy, 27: 435–451.
Dvořáčková, J., P. Pabian, S. Smith, T. Stöckelová, K. Šima, T. Virtová. 2014. Politika a každodennost na českých vysokých školách: Etnografické pohledy na vzdělávání a výzkum [Politics and everyday life in Czech universities: Ethnographic perspectives on teaching, learning and research]. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství.
Stöckelová, T., Y. Abu Ghosh (eds.). 2013. Etnografie: Improvizace v teorii a terénní praxi. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství.
Stöckelová, T. 2013. “Theory has no Big Others in STS”. Pp. 88-98 in H. Corvellec (ed). What is theory? Answers from the social and cultural sciences. Liber, CBS Press - Copenhagen.
Stöckelová, T. 2012. Nebezpečné známosti: O vztahu sociálních věd a společnosti. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství.
Linková, M., T. Stöckelová. 2012. Public accountability and the politicization of science: The peculiar journey of Czech research assessment. Science & Public Policy, 39 (5): 618-629.
Stöckelová, T. 2012. Social technology transfer? Movement of social science knowledge beyond the academy. Theory & Psychology, 2(2): 148-161.
Stöckelová, T. 2012. Immutable mobiles derailed: STS and the epistemic geopolitics of research assessment. Science, Technology & Human Values, 37(2): 286-311.
Garforth, L., T. Stöckelová. 2012. Science Policy and STS from Other Epistemic Places. Science, Technology & Human Values, 37(2): 226-240.
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Frontiers of Solitude Symposium
The international symposium Frontiers of Solitude, organized as part of the eponymous art project site will offer a comparison of the opinions, experiences, and points of view of artists, curators, and invited guests on the theme of transitions in the landscape in which we currrently live and of which we are a part. …
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Granluras
Moralistic Democracy
by Granluras » Tue May 07, 2019 2:02 pm
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Granluras wrote: B O O M
Character Information Sheet
NS Nation Name: Granluras
Character Name: (Doctor) Ambrogino Tommaso
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 45
Character Height: 5’10”
Character Weight: 233 lbs
Character Education: Medical Student at Rutgers University (1992-1996)
Character Position/Role/Job:
Medical career: Intern at Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (1996-1997); Resident Physician at Morristown Medical Center (1997-2000); Attending Physician at Morristown Medical Center (2000-2006)
Advocacy career: Member of the New Jersey Hospital Association (2000-present); Councilman on the NJHA Council of Hospital Governance (2004-2008); Vice President of Government Relations & Policy (2008-2013); ex-officio Member of the NJHA Board of Trustees (2013-present); Member of the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center Board of Trustees (2015-present)
Political career: Assemblyman for New Jersey’s 25th General Assembly District (2007-present); Chairman of the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee (2009-2011); Ranking Member of the Assembly Health and Senior Services Committee (2011-present); Morris County Committeeman for the NJGOP (2013-present); NJGOP Treasurer (2015-2017)
Character State of Origin: Hanover Township, New Jersey
Character State of Residence: Hanover Township, New Jersey
Character Party Affiliation: Republican (1996-present)
Main Strengths: Charismatic; well-versed in medical and general knowledge; draped in significant clout within the New Jersey Republican community; listens to colleagues; has no sycophants or yes-men; decent bipartisan record; trilingual (Italian, Spanish and English)
Main Weaknesses: Can be harsh sometimes; publicly against many American liberal and progressive virtues; sometimes sticks to his ideological guns stubbornly; proud nationalist, has expressed this in several questionable ways since ‘07; thick North Jersey accent that proves unintelligible sometimes
Ambrogino was born on May 9, 1972 to second-generation Sicilian immigrants in Hanover Township, New Jersey. His upbringing was shaped by the hardships of being apart of a low-income, working-class family. Ambrogino’s father operated a small family farm, volunteered for janitorial services at the local high school, and participated in other professions to provide simple sums of food and money, which Ambrogino and his two brothers also worked on. Ambrogino also cared for his elderly Sicilian grandparents, developing an intrigue and satisfaction with caring for others that would grow rapidly in following years. He enthusiastically took charge of the medical care of his grandparents when he was fourteen.
Ambrogino was influenced by fiscally conservative and laissez-faire capitalist economic ideqals, as his family sought to make ends meet for the seven members of their household; Catholic conservative and Great Commandment—altruistic social ideals came from his family’s frequent churchgoing and traditional family dynamics; and conservative libertarian political ideals sprouted from his interest in Reagan’s conservative presidency and Catholic upbringing. Although political since youth, Ambrogino was deterred from politics - especially due to the left-dominated, rigid Jersey political climate - and pursued medical sciences as a career and primary interest when he was able to go to school. Ambrogino employed himself in multiple professions by age 16 in order to provide himself and his family money; these jobs ranged from a cashier, to an auto mechanic, to a summertime busboy. The job experience from these three jobs provided Ambrogino with the info necessary for a satisfactory college application when the time came. Ambrogino and his family were able to, painstakingly, amass enough money from his triple employment and family incomes to help fund his enrollment in Rutgers Medical School. However, the unforeseen death of his grandparents and the age of his parents lead to Ambrogino having to put off college for three years to make sure his home and family were left in the best condition. Finally, when Ambrogino was 20, he felt comfortable in leaving his home for Rutgers.
Over the course of the next four years Ambrogino worked tirelessly towards his degree; he studied long and hard, using his hardened work ethics from his farmwork and teenage jobs to properly schedule sizeable periods of study, but also working in things such as rest time and social activities. During his first year at Rutgers he met an Attending Physician who worked at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, Doctor Ken Ayden. Seeing opportunity in Ambrogino, Doctor Ayden began tutoring Ambrogino and teaching him about various hospital procedures, machinery, and diagnostic and medical methodologies. Doctor Ayden’s tutelage was a successful endeavor, with Ambrogino absorbing and relaying his lessons efficiently, and he also performed well in his college medical classes. In Feburary of ‘96, Doctor Ayden presented Ambrogino with a medical internship at Bristol-Myers. Ambrogino began officially working for Doctor Ayden as an apprentice and started assisting him in daily hospital duties. By springtime, Ambrogino’s four-year college term drew to an end. Ambrogino took his final college exams, and he then too his MCAT, and on November 16, 1997 he received his medical degree and license.
Ambrogino moved back to Hanover with his new degree. After helping move his parents into a more modern home, Ambrogino focused on being hired by Morris County’s most prestigious medical facilities, the Morristown Medical Center. With a reference letter from Doctor Ayden, his teenage job experience, collegiate academic performance, and industrious personality, Ambrogino was accepted as an Attending Physician specializing in diagnostic medicine and hematology. He held this position for several years, becoming a well-known medical professional, and became respected by the hundreds of patients he dealt with and by his various colleagues in Morristown for his caring and altruistic bedside manner. He joined the New Jersey Hospital Association in 2000, with the intention of promoting the economization of hospital services; the implementation of modern medical equipment and treatments; and the overall reformation of the New Jersey hospital financial system (i.e. taxes, budgets, bills, etc.)
In 2004, having rose the ranks of the NJHA and becoming a respected member, he became a member of the NJHA’s Council on Hospital Governance, which gave him a much more influential medium for presenting his thoughts/ideas regarding hospital administration/finance/etc. He became a respected man for his policies, and even met with state legislators a few times at NJHA-hosted events. Years passed, and in 2006 he was approached by an old friend from Hanover Township, Donatto Lorenzo, who had become an Assemblyman for the 25th General Assembly district. Donatto told him that his popularity and clout could be better used in politics, and to consider campaigning for the upcoming 2007 General Assembly election. Ambrogino pondered the idea, and in November he set up a campaign team and began holding town hall meetings and digital Q&As to promote himself, two methods of campaigning he used because “it shows [sic] I [he] am aware of how to access both generations and their varying degrees of tech-savviness.”
He was respected by the district’s constituents for his policies regarding healthcare; his down-to-earth, transparent attitude; his anti-tax, fiscally conservative financial positions; and his ability to work with and compromise with other politicians, whether they were Republican too or Democrats. When the 2007 election came around, Ambrogino was up against a moderate Democrat, Conan Porterson, and a newbie Progressive, Quincy DeShawne. Despite his freshness in the political scene, Ambrogino had campaigned diligently, and so when the election ended he won, taking 62.7% of the vote. Ambrogino made use of his new seat, and focused on the slashing of medical fees, improving of healthcare accessibility; and the modernizing of healthcare and medical equipment throughout the state. Towards the end of 2007, he met with the President of the NJHA who presented him with the position of Vice President of Government Relations & Policy, and he accepted the appointment. By the speedy arrival of his second year he had drafted and sponsored several bills in the legislature and Morris County government, which multiple sources reported as having brought down healthcare costs in his district boundaries by around 15%.
The 2009 Assembly election, especially due to stability of the NJGOP and Hotchkiss at this time, was easy for Ambrogino, who won 72.3% of the vote in this election. Ambrogino continued working off of the platform and goals of his first term. After the beginning of his second term, he directly met with the Speaker of the Assembly and convinced him to appoint him as Chairman of the Assembly’s health committee. Ambrogino’s collection of high-ranking and prestigious positions within the New Jersey Legislature and medical community were great sources of political capital, and the capital amassed by Ambrogino in the early-2010’s had caused a sort of political machine to form in his name. He used this to his favor, especially to seek greater out-of-state name recognition, and - of course - to bolster his local public image and recognition. However, he was met with a series of mishaps simultaneously, such as the general decline of the NJGOP following the failures of the Hotchkiss administration regarding the Trenton police brutality scandal; uncovering of controversial statements made in Ambrogino’s past involving nationalist rhetoric; several legislative defeats involving key legislation; and Ambrogino’s unseating as Health Committee Chairman in the 2011 legislative session. Ambrogino was able to pull through this dry spell (indicated in the 2015 elections, when he was elected by 68.3%, up 9.8% from the 2013 elections), and even scavenged enough capital that the NJGOP elected him as the County Committeeman for Morris County in 2013, then as Treasurer in 2015 till 2017 (his only defeat in the 2017 electoral season).
In June of 2017, Ambrogino underwent the Republican primaries for his district, but - obviously - won with a 73.5% supermajority. He has frequently appeared publicly in Hanover and Morristown, in order to appear as an involved and active politician in the eyes of his constituent, preparing for the general election in four months. Ambrogino’s 2017 goals include diversifying his political connections, putting together a campaign for Assembly Minority Leadership, and laying the path to a hypothetical 2021 gubernatorial election. He has also been planning an appearance on some major local or - more ambitiously - national media platform as part of a publicity stunt.
Wife - Ambrogino met his wife, Natalie Franzi, at Rutgers. She was a Labor and Employment Relations major, and the daughter of Dominic Franzi, a regional leader of the AFL-CIO and it’s Industrial Union Council. Natalie (ca. 2017) is employed as an assistant union organizer for the statewide AFL-CIO in New Jersey.
Eldest Child - Giuseppe Tommaso was born November 15, 1999, the first child of Ambrogino and Natalie (and named after Ambrogino’s great-grandfather, Captain Giuseppe Tommaso, a Royal Italian officer who served in WW1). He is a high school senior, active member of the New Jersey Young Republican Federation, and admittee to Rowan University.
Youngest Child - Juliana Tommaso was born four years after her brother, on May 14, 2003. She is inspired by her father’s [medical] legacy, and has shown great interest in the medical sciences since youth. When she enters high school (this September) she plans to focus on AP classes to get into college easier (in 2021).
Parents - Angelino and Nicolina Tommaso (b. 1938; b. 1940) are the elderly parents of Ambrogino. Angelino and Nicolina were both born to Italian immigrants who had fled Italy as a result of Benito Mussolini’s regime. Angelino came from the poorer side of the family, and grew up in early-20th century New Jersey as a farmer. Nicolina’s family was a bit more rich, as it had a military genealogy, but was hit hard during the Depression. Angelino enlisted into the army during the Vietnam War in 1959, and served until being shot in the leg in 1966 (being honorably discharged subsequently with a Purple Heart, full pension, and rank of a Sergeant). Nicolina, for most of her life, was a housewife, but after Angelino’s injury she took a more direct family role, and became the matriarch of the family. Angelino worked as a farmer for the rest of his life (until Ambrogino became well-endowed as a doctor), and Nicolina became a substitute teacher and later a secretary for Hanover’s mayor, but retired around the same time as Angelino. As for what they’re like nowadays...well...have you ever watched Everybody Loves Raymond?
Siblings - Patrizio and Vincenzo Tommaso are Ambrogino’s elder (b. 1969) and baby brothers (b. 1974). Patrizio was influenced by his maternal genealogy, and left home in 1989 to join the army, being deployed in 1990 to serve in the Gulf War; remained there from late-1991 to mid-1995 to participate in the Southern Iraqi No-Fly Zone; returned home for reserve stationing from 1995 to 1998, and 2001 to 2003; then was sent back to Iraq as part of the Iraq War, which he served in until 2006, when he was almost shot in the head; after that incident, he was transferred to the NJ State Guard to serve in the 113th Infantry Regiment (which he has served as the Commander of since 2014, after being promoted to Lieutenant Colonel).
Vincenzo was the type to look up to his elder brothers, but more so to Ambrogino, and even more so after he began pursuing a political career. After a decade of various mediocre, white-collar employments, Ambrogino asked Donatello to hire Vicenzo as an assistant legislative assistant. Donatello accepted, interviewed Vincenzo, and hired him in 2009. Vincenzo was enthusiastic to hold the job, and did dedicate himself to his duties. As a result, Vincenzo was promoted to senior legislative assistant in 2014, which he has remained as since then.
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I took the liberty of adding another field to the application, if Prole (or whoever see's this first) doesn't mind.
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not my governor anymore
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by Tallahassee News Station » Tue May 07, 2019 2:14 pm
Granluras wrote:
Still your governor
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Tallahassee News Station wrote:
Granluras wrote: not my governor anymore
but...no
Dentali
Civil Rights Lovefest
by Dentali » Tue May 07, 2019 2:30 pm
You posted as him and never handed him off
Can't escape him
Fortunately Jared won't be coming in till later
Bruke
Authoritarian Democracy
by Bruke » Tue May 07, 2019 3:07 pm
He's your governor unless you have some IC thing to get him out of office before the election.
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#Elections 2018! Party Leader Q&As found in the spoiler:
the Liberal Party, the National Party, the Royalist Party, the Social Democratic Party, the Progressive Party, the People's Party of the Republic
Bruke wrote:
Granluras wrote: but...no
Which there's no valid IC excuse for
That's the dilemma.
Not really much of a dilemna
oh i can think of a few things
no i call bs look id love to have anderson have an easier time winning but you took a big responsibility of a character and knew that going in, the governor of a major state that had an election coming up. You can't just abandon or sabotage them. Its a slap in the face to everyone who might have played the governor of the state had you not applied. Its bullshit, you made a commitment
Granluras wrote: oh i can think of a few things
no i call bs look id love to have anderson have an easier time winning but you took a big responsibility of a character and knew that going in, the governor of a major state that had an election coming up.You can't just abandon or sabotage them. Its a slap in the face to everyone who might have played the governor of the state had you not applied. Its bullshit, you made a commitment
I mean if they're here I can hand him off to them.
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by The Orion Islands » Tue May 07, 2019 4:57 pm
I WILL NOT TAKE HIM! Unless you are unable to play the game for months on end, you have a duty to the community to play out your characters.
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The Orion Islands wrote:
Granluras wrote: I mean if they're here I can hand him off to them.
Where’d you come from
by Tallahassee News Station » Wed May 08, 2019 7:21 am
This ain't gonna be good politically for Kris but she's not in a political mindset atm
She'll probably regret it looking back later
by The Orion Islands » Wed May 08, 2019 7:40 am
The Orion Islands wrote: I WILL NOT TAKE HIM! Unless you are unable to play the game for months on end, you have a duty to the community to play out your characters.
You took up a significant character spot. That is a commitment. Before I get accused of wasting a spot on Di Pietro, I need both Kelvinsi and Xath for my roleplay.
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by ThePenguinLand » Wed May 08, 2019 10:15 am
1). New Mexico Health Care Funding Act, 2015: diverts $500 million to funding prescription costs and insurance policies that are essentially state planned. May need to be revised with the passage of RLSA. Also came, with a 2-4% tax increase.
2). New Mexico Public Services Funding and Expansion Act, 2016: May not have passed at all unless met with a conservative trade. Increased employment to public services including police departments, certain healthcare institutions, governors office, state legislature among others.Employment if passed, 12,000.
3). New Mexico Agriculture Subsides and Incentives Act, 2015: $90 million bond issued to agricultural firms and partnerships. employment, 560. 10% decrease in the price of locally sourced food, 15% increase in the amount of locally sourced food. Estimated payback in bonds, $10 million.
4).New Mexico Small Business Subsides and Incentives Act, 2016: Subsides and incentives given to small businesses and to start up new ones. Tax on small businesses decreased and regulations simplified. Minimum wage increased to $9, employment 12,000-18,000.
So, these were the major policy changes Aleravez made before the previous IC date, I have since revised them and will soon post them as an article on the IC after some discussion here. I know there is alot to take take in.
1). New Mexico Health Care Funding Act, 2015 (NMHCFA): diverts, $150 million (or even less) to funding insurance policies and prescription costs, that are essientially state planned. Comes with a 5-7% tax increase across the board.
2). New Mexico Public Services Funding and Expansion Act, 2016 (NMPSEA): Increased employment to public services including Police Departments, certain health care institutions, fire departments, state departments among others(not Governors office or State legislature!). Diverted $50-75million in funding. Employment, around 8,000-12,000.
3). New Mexico Agriculture Subsides and Incentives Act, 2015 (NMASIA): $10 miilion bonds issued to agriculutaral firms and partnerships, plus 25% increase in subside funding. 10% decrease in price of locally sourced food (now probably a 15% decrease). 15% increase in the amount of locally sourced food ( now probably 18%).Employment: 560. Payback of bonds: $500,000-$2million.
4) New Mexico Small Business Subsides and Incentives Act,2016 (NMSAIA): Sudsides and incentives increased to small businesses and to start up new ones. 15% tax decrease on small businesses, simplified regulations and subsides increased 25%. Minimum wage increased to $9. Employment: 10,000-16,000.
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News from the PenguinLand Today: Oppermenia and True Carr 80 billion Peloso Economic aid bill still being disputed in Parliament,President Mark Sergojovivic gets extra two years to term now with six year term, Agricultural sector experiences 5.1% increase, Industrial subsides show manufacturing growth of 2%.
by Tallahassee News Station » Wed May 08, 2019 10:21 am
ThePenguinLand wrote:
I'll try to see if I can dig up the TG talk we had
Roberts/Stev got me thinking that there's a kinda weird/interesting split where the Dems are all from very democratic states, but the pubs ain't
GOP's got
McGareth-Blue HI
Fowler-Blue VT
Stevenson-Blue MA
Roberts-Blue MA
Amaras-Purple IA
Walsh-Purple MI
Andy-Purple PA
Prej-Red LA
Wilson-Red WY
And Dems are
J. John-Blue RI
Brank-Blue WA
Darnell-Blue WA
De Ni-Blue CA
Jared-Blue IL
Smith-Blue IL
Samara-Blue MA
Torenov-Blue NY
Apple-Purple MI
I think a good part of that is just there being more blue state pubs/less red state dems in general
Tallahassee News Station wrote: Roberts/Stev got me thinking that there's a kinda weird/interesting split where the Dems are all from very democratic states, but the pubs ain't
You could also flip one of the reds to blue for GOP if you wanna go by uniform since Wilson is NY
Velahor
by Velahor » Wed May 08, 2019 11:18 am
Roberts wasn’t going to give her the number until she told him what was happening, but since she told him it’s fine to assume he would have given her it.
“There is no freedom without economic freedom.” ~ Kanye West
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Dr. Doug "Doc" Stephens, Governor of Montana (Republican)
Nicole T. Smith, Illinois representative, 7th district (Democrat)
James Miles Jr., Attorney General of the State of Alaska, (Independent)
Carter Roberts, Former NBA Player and Republican, Connecticut
Kristina Chase, host of the Chase Report in WNN
Ken Capital, host of The Ken Capital Show
Velahor wrote: Roberts wasn’t going to give her the number until she told him what was happening, but since she told him it’s fine to assume he would have given her it.
I assumed the "have it right here" bit was him showing it to her, my bad
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by Dentali » Thu May 09, 2019 11:05 am
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/05 ... -firearms/
Raiding Dianna Noble's home....
by Bruke » Thu May 09, 2019 2:17 pm
Tallahassee News Station wrote: This ain't gonna be good politically for Kris but she's not in a political mindset atm
Somebody is killing her career...
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Mondésir: Haiti
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Full Name (see definition): Mondésir
Primary Country Code (see definition): HA (Haiti)
First-order administrative division code (see definition): 13 (Sud-Est )
Region Font Code (see definition): 1 (Americas/Western Europe)
Unique Feature Identifier (see definition): -68004
Unique Name Identifier (see definition): -101464
Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.283333
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 17' 00" W
Military Grid Reference System coordinates (see definition): 18QYF8721823670
Joint Operations Graphic reference (see definition): NE18-08
Feature Classification (see definition): P (Populated place type feature)
Feature Designation Code (see definition): PPL (populated place)
A form of the full name that allows for alphabetical sorting of the file into gazetteer sequence (see definition): MONDESIR
Full Name with QWERTY characters (see definition): Mondesir
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Full Name (see definition): Maragili Islet
Primary Country Code (see definition): PP (Papua New Guinea)
First-order administrative division code (see definition): 03 (Milne Bay )
Region Font Code (see definition): 5 (Asia/Pacific)
Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -11.066667
Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 151.533333
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 11° 04' 00" S
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 151° 32' 00" E
Military Grid Reference System coordinates (see definition): 56LLN3979576255
Joint Operations Graphic reference (see definition): SC56-14
Feature Classification (see definition): T (Hypsographic type featuree)
Feature Designation Code (see definition): ISL (island)
A form of the full name that allows for alphabetical sorting of the file into gazetteer sequence (see definition): MARAGILIISLET
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Marafa: Kenya
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Full Name (see definition): Marafa
Primary Country Code (see definition): KE (Kenya)
First-order administrative division code (see definition): 02 (Coast )
Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -3
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 3° 00' 00" S
Military Grid Reference System coordinates (see definition): 37MFS0742568359
Joint Operations Graphic reference (see definition): SA37-11
Feature Classification (see definition): L (Locality or area type feature)
Feature Designation Code (see definition): AREA (area)
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Full Name (see definition): Madarhe
Primary Country Code (see definition): SO (Somalia)
First-order administrative division code (see definition): 12 (Sanaag )
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Adams Papers
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VIII. (cont.). To the Inhabitants of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay, 20 March 1775
VIII. (cont.). To the Inhabitants of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay
Remainder of the NOVANGLUS begun in our last.
Wales was a little portion of the island of Great-Britain, which the Saxons were never able to conquer. The Britons had reserved this tract of land to themselves and subsisted wholly by pasturage, among their mountains. Their princes however, during the Norman period, and untill the reign of king Edward the first, did homage to the crown of England, as their feudal sovereign, in the same manner as the prince of one independant state in Europe frequently did to the sovereign of another. This little principality of shepherds and cowherds, had however maintained their independence, through long and bloody wars against the omnipotence of England, for 800 years. It is needless to enumerate the causes of the war between Lewellyn and Edward the first. It is sufficient to say that the Welch prince refused to go to England to do homage, and Edward obtained a new aid of a fifteenth from his parliament, to march with a strong force into Wales. Edward was joined by David and Roderic, two brothers of Lewellyn, who made a strong party among the Welch themselves, to assist and second the attempts to enslave their native country. The English monarch however, with all these advantages, was afraid to put the valour of his enemies to a tryal, and trusted to the slow effects of famine to subdue them. Their pasturage, with such an enemy in their country, could not subsist them, and Lewellyn 19 Nov. 1277 at last submitted; and bound himself to pay a reparation of damages: to do homage to the crown of England, and almost to surrender his independence as a Prince by permitting all the other Barons of Wales, excepting four, to swear fealty to the same crown. But fresh complaints soon arose: The English grew insolent on their bloodless victory, and oppressed the inhabitants—many insults were offered, which at last raised the indignation of the Welch, so that they determined again to take arms, rather than bear any longer the oppression of the haughty victors. The war raged, some time, until Edward summoned all his military tenants, and advanced with an army too powerful for the Welch to resist. Lewellyn was at last surprized, by Edward’s General Mortimer, and fighting at a great disadvantage was slain with two thousand of his men. David, who succeeded in the principality, maintained the war for some time, but at last was betrayed to the enemy, sent in Chains to Shrewsbury, brought to a formal trial before the peers of England, and altho’ a sovereign prince, ordered by Edward to be hanged, drawn and quartered, as a traitor, for defending by arms the liberties of his native country! All the Welch nobility submitted to the conqueror: The laws of England, sheriffs, and other ministers of justice, were established in that principality, which had maintained its liberties and independency, 800 years.
Now Wales was always part of the dominions of England: “Wales was always feudatory to the kingdom of England.”1 It was always held of the crown of England, or the kingdom of England: that is, whoever was king of England, had a right to homage, &c. from the prince of Wales. But yet Wales was not parcel of the realm or kingdom, nor bound by the laws of England. I mention and insist upon this, because it shews, that altho’ the colonies are bound to the crown of England, or in other words, owe allegiance to whomsoever is king of England; yet it does not follow that the colonies are parcel of the realm or kingdom, and bound by its laws. As this is a point of great importance, I must beg pardon, however unentertaining it may be, to produce my authorities.
Comyns digest. v. 5. page 626. “Wales was always feudatory to the kingdom of England.
“Held of the crown but not parcel. Per Cook [Coke]. 1 Roll. 247–2 Roll. 29.2 And therefore the kings of Wales did homage, and swore fealty to H. 2. and John and H. 3.
“And ii Ed. 1. Upon the conquest of Lewellyn prince or king of Wales that principality became a part of the dominion of the realm of England. And by the statute Walliae 12 Ed. 1. it was annexed and united to the crown of England, tanquam partem corporis ejusdem,3 &c.—Yet, if the statute Walliae, made at Rutland 12 Ed. 1. was not an act of parliament (as it seems that it was not) the incorporation made thereby was only an union jure feudali, et non jure proprietatis.”4
“Wales before the union with England was governed by its own proper laws.” &c.
By these authorities it appears, that Wales was subject by the feudal law, to the crown of England, before the conquest of Lewellyn; but not subject to the laws of England: and indeed after this conquest, Edward, and his nobles, did not seem to think it subject to the English parliament, but to the will of the king as a conqueror of it in war. Accordingly that instrument which is called Statutum Walliae, and to be found in the appendix to the statutes page 3, altho’ it was made by the advice of the peers, or officers of the army more properly, yet it never was passed as an act of parliament, but as an edict of the king. It begins not in the style of an act of parliament. Edwardus dei gratia Rex Angliae, Dominus Hyberniae, et Dux Aquitaniae, omnibus fidelibus suis, &c. in Wallia. Divina providentia, quae in sui dispositione, says he, nonfallitur, inter alia dispensations suae munera, quibus nos et Regnum nostram Angliae decorare dignata est, terram Walliae, cum incolis suis, prius nobis jure feudali subjectam, jam sui gratia, in proprietatis nostrae dominium, obstaculis quibuscumque cessantibus, totalliter, et cum integritate convertit, et coronae regni praedicti, tanquam partem corporis ejusdem annexuit et univit.5
Here is the most certain evidence that Wales was subject to the kings of England by the feudal law before the conquest, tho’ not bound by any laws but their own. 2. That the conquest was considered, in that day, as conferring the property as well as jurisdiction of Wales to the English crown. 3. The conquest was considered as annexing and uniting Wales to the English crown, both in point of property and jurisdiction, as a part of one body. Yet notwithstanding all this, parliament was not considered as acquiring any share in the government of Wales by this conquest. If then, it should be admitted that the colonies are all annexed and united to the crown of England, it will not follow that Lords and Commons have any authority over them.
This statutum Walliae, as well as the whole case and history of that principality, is well worthy of the attention and study of Americans, because it abounds, with evidence, that a country may be subject to the crown of England, without being subject to the Lords and Commons of that realm, which entirely overthrows the whole argument of Governor Hutchinson and of Massachusettensis in support of the supreme authority of parliament, over all the dominions of the imperial crown. “Nos itaque,” &c. says King Ed. 1. “volentes predictam terram, &c. sicut et caeteras ditioni nostrae subjectas, &c. subdebito regimine gubernari, et incolas seu habitatores terarum illarum, qui alto et basso, Se submiserunt voluntati nostrae, et quos sic ad nostram recepimus voluntatem, certis legibus et consuetudinibus, &c. tractari Leges, et consuetudines, partum illarum hactenus usitatas coram nobis et proceribus regni nostri secimus necitari, quibus diligenter auditas, et plenus intellectis, quasdam ipsarum de concilio procerum predictorum delevimus, quasdampertmisimus, et quasdam correximus, et etiam quasdam alias adjungendas et statuendas decrevimus, et eas, &c. observari volumus in forma subscripta.”6
And then goes on to prescribe and establish a whole code of laws for the principality, in the style of a sole legislator, and concludes,
Et ideo vobis mandamus, quod premissa de cetero in omnibus firmiter observetis. Ita tamen quod quotiescunque, et quandocunque, et ubicunque, nobis placuerit, possimus predicta statuta et coram partes singulas declarare, interpretari, addere sive diminuere, pro nostro libito voluntatis, et prout securitati nostrae et tense, nostrae predictae viderimus expedire.7
Here is then a conquered people submitting, to a system of laws framed by the mere will of the conqueror, and agreeing to be forever governed by his mere will. This absolute monarch then might afterwards govern this country, with or without the advice of his English lords and commons.
To shew that Wales was held before the conquest of Lewellyn, of the king of England, altho’ governed by its own laws, hear lord Coke, 2 Inst. 194, in his commentary on the statute of Westminster. “At this time viz. in 3. Ed. 1. Lewellyn was a prince or king of Wales, who held the same of the king of England, as his superior lord, and owed him liege homage and fealty; and this is proved by our act, viz. that the king of England was superior dominus, i.e. sovereign lord of the kingdom or principality of Wales.”
Lord Coke in 4 Inst. 239. says “Wales was sometime a realm, or kingdom (realm from the French word royaume, and both a regno) and governed per suas regulas,” and afterwards, “but jure feudali, the kingdom of Wales was holden of the crown of England, and thereby as Bracton saith, was sub potestate regis. And so it continued until the 11 year of king E. 1. when he subdued the prince of Wales, rising against him, and executed him for treason.” “The next year, viz. in the 12 year of king E. 1. by authority of parliament, it is declared thus, speaking in the person of the king (as ancient statutes were wont to do) divina providentia,” &c. as in the statute Walliae before recited. But here is an inaccuracy for the statutum Walliae, was not an act of parliament, but made by the king with the advice of his officers of the army, by his sole authority, as the statute itself sufficiently shews. Note, says Lord Coke, “diverse monarchs hold their kingdoms of others jure feudali, as the duke of Lombardy, Cicill, Naples, and Bohemia of the empire, Granado, Leons, of Aragon, Navarre, Portugal of Castile. And so others.”
After this the Welsh seem to have been fond of the English laws, and desirous of being incorporated into the realm, to be represented in parliament, and enjoy all the rights of Englishmen, as well as to be bound by the English laws. But Kings were so fond of governing this principality by their discretion alone, that they never could obtain these blessings until the reign of Henry the Eighth, and then they only could obtain a statute, which enabled the king to alter their laws at his pleasure. They did indeed obtain in the 15 Ed. 2. a writ, to call 24 members to the parliament at York from south Wales, and twenty four from North Wales, and again in the 20 Ed. 2, the like number of 48 members for Wales, at the parliament of Westminster. But lord Coke tells us “that this wise and warlike nation was long after, the statutum Walliae not satisfied nor contented, and especially, for that they truly and constantly took part with their rightful sovereign and liege lord, king Richard the second; in revenge whereof they had many severe and invective laws made against them in the reigns of H. 4, H. 5, &c. all which as unjust are repealed and abrogated. And to say the truth, this nation was never in quiet, until king H. 7, their own countryman obtained the crown. And yet not so really reduced in his time, as in the reign of his son H. 8, in whose time certain just laws, made at the humble suit of the subjects of Wales, the principality and dominion of Wales was incorporated and united to the realm of England; and enacted that every one born in Wales, should enjoy the liberties, rights and laws of this realm, as any subjects naturally born within this realm should have and inherit, and that they should have knights of shires, and burgesses of parliament.” Yet we see they could not obtain any security for their liberties, for lord Coke tells us, “in the act of 34. H. 8. it was enacted, that the king’s most royal majesty should from time to time change, &c. all manner of things in that act rehearsed, as to his most excellent wisdom and discretion should be thought convenient, and also to make laws and ordinances for the commonwealth of his said dominion, of Wales at his majesty’s pleasure.” But for that, the subjects of the dominion of Wales, &c. had lived in all dutiful subjection to the crown of England, &c. the said branch of the said statute of 34. H. 8. is repealed, and made void by 21 Jac. [1] c. 10.
But if we look into the statute itself of 27. H. 8 c. 26, we shall find the clearest proof that being subject to the imperial crown of England, did not intitle Welchmen to the liberties of England, nor make them subject to the laws of England. “Albeit the dominion, principality and country of Wales justly and righteously is, and ever hath been incorporated, annexed, united, and subject to and under the imperial crown of this realm, as a very member and joint of the same; wherefore, the king’s most royal majesty of mere droit, and very right, is very head, king, lord and ruler; yet, notwithstanding, because that in the same country, principality and dominion, diverse rights, usages, laws and customs be far discrepant from the laws and customs of this realm, &c. Wherefore it is enacted, by king, lords and commons,” that “his” (i.e. the king’s) said country or dominion of Wales shall be, stand and continue for ever from henceforth, incorporated, united, and annexed to and with this, his realm of England; and that all and singular person and persons, born or to be born, in the said principality, country, or dominion of Wales, shall have, enjoy, and inherit, all and singular freedoms, liberties, rights, privileges, and laws, within this his realm, and other the king’s dominions, as other the king’s subjects naturally born within the same have, enjoy, and inherit.” § 2. enacts that the laws of England shall be introduced and established in Wales: and that the laws, ordinances and statutes of this realm of England, forever and none other shall be used and practiced, forever thereafter in the said dominion of Wales. The 27th § of this long statute enacts, that commissioners shall enquire into the laws and customs of Wales, and report to the king, who with his privy council, are impowered to establish such of them as they should think proper. § 28 enacts that in all future parliaments for this realm, two knights for the shire of Monmouth and one burgess for the town, shall be chosen, and allowed such fees as other knights and burgesses of parliament were allowed. § 29 enacts, that one knight shall be elected for every shire within the country or dominion of Wales, and one burgess for every shire town, to serve in that and every future parliament to be holden for this realm. But by § 36 the king is impowered to revoke, repeal and abrogate that whole act, or any part of it, at any time within three years.
Upon this statute let it be observed 1. That the language of Massachusettensis “imperial crown” is used in it: and Wales is affirmed to have ever been annexed, and united to that imperial crown, as a very member and joint: which shews that being annexed to the imperial crown, does not annex a country to the realm, or make it subject to the authority of parliament: because Wales, certainly before the conquest of Lewellyn never was pretended to be so subject, nor afterwards ever pretended to be annexed to the realm, at all, nor subject to the authority of parliament, any otherwise than as the king claimed to be absolute in Wales, and therefore to make laws for it, by his mere will, either with the advice of his proceres, or without. 2. That Wales never was incorporated with the realm of England, until this statute was made, nor subject to any authority of English lords and commons. 3. That the king was so tenacious of his exclusive power over Wales that he would not consent to this statute, without a clause in it, to retain the power in his own hands of giving it what system of law he pleased. 4. That knights and burgesses, i.e. representatives, were considered as essential and fundamental in the constitution of the new legislature, which was to govern Wales. 5. That since this statute, the distinction between the realm of England and the realm of Wales, has been abolished, and the realm of England, now, and ever since, comprehends both; so that Massachusettensis is mistaken, when he says, that the realm of England is an appropriate term for the ancient realm of England, in contradistinction from Wales, &c. 6. That this union and incorporation was made by the consent, and upon the supplication of the people of Wales, as Lord Coke, and many other authors inform us, so that here was an express contract between the two bodies of people. To these observations, let me add a few questions.
Was there ever any act of parliament, annexing, uniting, and consolidating any one of all the colonies to and with the realm of England or the kingdom of Great-Britain? 2. If such an act of parliament should be made, would it upon any principles of English laws and government, have any validity, without the consent, petition or supplication of the colonies? 3. Can such an union and incorporation, ever be made, upon any principles of English laws and government, without admitting representatives for the colonies in the house of commons, and American lords into the house of peers? 4. Would not representatives in the house of commons, unless they were numerous in proportion to the numbers of people in America, be a snare rather than a blessing? 5. Would Britain ever agree to a proportionable number of American members, and if she would, could America support the expence of them? 6. Could American representatives, possibly know the sense, the exigencies, &c. of their constituents, at such a distance, so perfectly as it is absolutely necessary legislators should know? 7. Could Americans ever come to the knowledge of the behaviour of their members, so as to dismiss the unworthy? 8. Would Americans in general, ever submit to septennial elections? 9. Have we not sufficient evidence, in the general frailty and depravity of human nature, and especially the experience we have had of Massachusettensis and the junto, that a deep, treacherous, plausible, corrupt minister, would be able to seduce our Members to betray us, as fast as we could send them?
To return to Wales: In the statute of 34 and 35 of Henry 8. c. 26. We find a more compleat system of laws and regulations for Wales. But the king is still tenacious of his absolute authority over it. It begins “our sovereign lord the king, of his tender zeal and affection, &c. to his obedient subjects, &c. of Wales, &c. hath devised and made divers sundry good and necessary ordinances, which his majesty of his most abundant goodness, at the humble suit and petition of his said subjects of Wales, is pleased and contented to be enacted by the assent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons, &c.”
Nevertheless, the king would not yet give up his unlimited power over Wales, for by the 119 § of this statute—the king, &c. may at all times hereafter, from time to time, change, add, alter, order, minish and reform all manner of things afore rehearsed, as to his most excellent wisdom and discretion, shall be thought convenient; and also to make laws and ordinances for the common wealth and good quiet of his said dominion of Wales, and his subjects of the same, from time to time, at his majesty’s pleasure.
And this last section was never repealed, until the 21. Jac. 1. c. 10. §. 4.
From the conquest of Lewellyn to this statute of James is near 350 years during all which time, the Welch were very fond of being incorporated and enjoying the English laws, the English were desirous that they should be; yet the crown would never suffer it to be compleatly done, because it claimed an authority to rule it by discretion: It is conceived, therefore that there cannot be a more compleat and decisive proof of any thing, than this instance is, that a country may be subject to the crown of England, the imperial crown; and yet not annexed to the realm, or subject to the authority of parliament.
The word crown, like the word throne, is used in various figurative senses, sometimes it means the kingly office, the head of the common wealth, but it does not always mean the political capacity of the king—much less does it include in the idea of it lords and commons. It may as well be pretended that the house of commons includes or implies a king. Nay it may as well be pretended, that the mace includes the three branches of the legislature.
By the feudal law, a person or a country might be subject to a king, a feudal sovereign, three several ways.
1. It might be subject to his person, and in this case, it would continue so subject, let him be where he would, in his dominions or without. 2. To his crown, and in this case subjection was due, to whatsoever person or family, wore that crown, and would follow it, whatever revolutions it underwent. 3. To his crown and realm or state, and in this case it was incorporated, as one body with the principal kingdom, and if that was bound by a parliament, diet, or cortes, so was the other.
It is humbly conceived, that the subjection of the colonies by compact, and law is of the second sort.
Suffer me, my friends, to conclude by making my most respectful compliments to the gentlemen of the regiment of royal Welch fusileers.8 In the celebration of their late festival, they discover’d that they are not insensible of the feelings of a man for his native country. The most generous minds are the most exquisitely capable of this sentiment. Let me intreat them to recollect the history of their brave and intrepid countrymen, who struggled at least 1100 years for liberty. Let them compare the case of Wales with the case of America, and then lay their hands upon their hearts and say, whether we can in justice be bound by all acts of parliament, without being incorporated with the kingdom.
NOVANGLUS
1. Sir John Comyns, A Digest of the Laws of England, 5:626. This quotation when repeated below is followed by three paragraphs from Comyns.
2. Henry Rolle, Abridgement of the Common Law.
3. As part of the body of the same.
4. By feudal right, not by right of property.
5. Edward by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland and Duke of Aquitaine to all his subjects &c. in Wales [Greeting]. The divine providence, which is unerring in its government, among other gifts of its dispensation, wherewith it has vouchsafed to distinguish us and our realm of England, has now, all obstacles having been overcome, of its favor wholly and entirely transferred under our dominion the land of Wales, with its inhabitants, heretofore subject to us in feudal right, and has annexed and united the same unto the crown of the aforesaid realm, as a part of the same body.
6. We therefore &c. being desirous that the aforesaid land &c. like others subject to our power, should be governed with due order, as that the people or inhabitants of those lands who have submitted themselves absolutely to our will, and whom we have so accepted, should be treated under fixed laws and customs, we have caused to be rehearsed before us and the magnates of our realm the laws and customs hitherto in use in those parts, which being carefully heard as fully understood we have, with the advice of the aforesaid magnates, abolished some of them, allowed some and corrected some. We have also commanded certain others to be added and ordained and these &c. we wish to be observed in the form underwritten.
7. We therefore order you that from henceforth you steadfastly observe them completely. In such a way that whensoever and as often as it shall be our pleasure, we may declare, interpret, enlarge, or diminish the aforesaid statutes and the several parts of them, according to our free will and as to us shall seem expedient for the security of us and our lands aforesaid.
8. The 23d Regiment of Foot, or Royal Welsh Fusiliers, came to New York in 1773 and in the following year were transferred to Boston to help Gen. Gage enforce the Coercive Acts in Massachusetts (Gage, Corr. description begins The Correspondence of General Thomas Gage with the Secretaries of State, 1763–1775, ed. Clarence E. Carter, New Haven, 1931–1933; 2 vols. description ends , 2:639; John Shy, Toward Lexington, Princeton, 1965, p. 398, 413).
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From Thomas Jefferson to John Jay, 23 August 1785
To John Jay
Paris Aug. 23, 1785.
I shall sometimes ask your permission to write you letters, not official but private. The present is of this kind, and is occasioned by the question proposed in yours of June 14 ‘Whether it would be useful to us to carry all our own productions, or none?’ Were we perfectly free to decide this question, I should reason as follows. We have now lands enough to employ an infinite number of people in their cultivation. Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independant, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their country and wedded to it’s liberty and interests by the most lasting bands. As long therefore as they can find emploiment in this line, I would not convert them into mariners, artisans, or any thing else. But our citizens will find emploiment in this line till their numbers, and of course their productions, become too great for the demand both internal and foreign. This is not the case as yet, and probably will not be for a considerable time. As soon as it is, the surplus of hands must be turned to something else. I should then perhaps wish to turn them to the sea in preference to manufactures, because comparing the characters of the two classes I find the former the most valuable citizens. I consider the class of artificers as the panders of vice and the instruments by which the liberties of a country are generally overturned. However we are not free to decide this question on principles of theory only. Our people are decided in the opinion that it is necessary for us to take a share in the occupation of the ocean, and their established habits induce them to require that the sea be kept open to them, and that that line of policy be pursued which will render the use of that element as great as possible to them. I think it a duty in those entrusted with the administration of their affairs to conform themselves to the decided choice of their constituents: and that therefore we should in every instance preserve an equality of right to them in the transportation of commodities, in the right of fishing, and in the other uses of the sea. But what will be the consequence? Frequent wars without a doubt. Their property will be violated on the sea, and in foreign ports, their persons will be insulted, emprisoned &c. for pretended debts, contracts, crimes, contraband &c. &c. These insults must be resented, even if we had no feelings, yet to prevent their eternal repetition. Or in other words, our commerce on the ocean and in other countries must be paid for by frequent war. The justest dispositions possible in ourselves will not secure us against it. It would be necessary that all other nations were just also. Justice indeed on our part will save us from those wars which would have been produced by a contrary disposition. But how to prevent those produced by the wrongs of other nations? By putting ourselves in a condition to punish them. Weakness provokes insult and injury, while a condition to punish it often prevents it. This reasoning leads to the necessity of some naval force, that being the only weapo[n] with which we can reach an enemy. I think it to our interest to punis[h] the first insult: because an insult unpunished is the parent of many oth[ers]. We are not at this moment in a condition to do it, but we should put ourselv[es] into it as soon as possible. If a war with England should take place it see[ms] to me that the first thing necessary would be a resolution to abandon the carrying trade because we cannot protect it. Foreign nations must in that case be invited to bring us what we want and to take our productions in their own bottoms. This alone could prevent the loss of those productions to us and the acquisition of them to our enemy. Our seamen might be emploied in depredations on their trade. But how dreadfully we shall suffer on our coasts, if we have no force on the water, former experience has taught us. Indeed I look forward with horror to the very possible case of war with an European power, and think there is no protection against them but from the possession of some force on the sea. Our vicinity to their West India possessions and to the fisheries is a bridle which a small naval force on our part would hold in the mouths of the most powerful of these countries. I hope our land office will rid us of our debts, and that our first attention then will be to the beginning a naval force of some sort. This alone can countenance our people as carriers on the water, and I suppose them to be determined to continue such.
I wrote you two public letters on the 14th. inst. since which I have received yours of July 13. I shall always be pleased to receive from you in a private way such communications as you might not chuse to put into a public letter. I have the honor to be with very sincere esteem Dr. Sir your most obedient humble servt.,
Th: Jefferson
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John Bondfield to the American Commissioners, 21 April 1778: résumé
John Bondfield to the American Commissioners3
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<Bordeaux, April 21, 1778: A ship arrived at Bilbao with a passenger said to be carrying dispatches for you; he has left for Paris and passed through Bayonne. A prisoner escaped from New York has asked me to write you for a privateer’s commission; a new ship suitable for him will be ready in twenty days, and might sail with the Boston. I await your instructions for provisioning the latter, which will soon be fully outfitted.>
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1To Benjamin Franklin from [Anthony Wayne], 13 June 1776 (Franklin Papers)
AL (draft): Historical Society of Pennsylvania The writer, later known as “mad Anthony,” needs no introduction. Deborah Franklin had dealt with him briefly a decade earlier about her husband’s land speculations, but we have no evidence that Franklin knew him before they served together on the Pennsylvania committee of safety. They may or may not have met in Canada; Franklin was en route from...
2To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Wayne, 15 November 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania Yesterday An express Arrived here from Albany giving Intelligence that Gene. Howe with the British fleet and army had passed Kings Bridge and from Appearances seemed as if he Intended to penetrate into Jersey or proceed up the Hudson’s River the truth of this you will know much better than we at this Distance. However Genl. St. Clair with the first...
3To Benjamin Franklin from Anthony Wayne, 3 October 1776 (Franklin Papers)
ALS : University of Pennsylvania Library; two drafts: Historical Society of Pennsylvania I shou’d have acknowledged the Rect. of your favour of the 28th of Augt. sooner but for want of time; I am glad to find that unanimity prevails in Congress. Whilst that Continues I am under no Apprehension but that we shall rise Superior to every Dificulty. The Settling the boundaries of the Respective...
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ALS (draft): Historical Society of Pennsylvania It was with the greatest Concern I recd. the Acct. of Liet. Col. Allen’s Resignation. He undoubtedly at that time had his reasons for such a step. Circumstanced as he then was, and some unmerited Injuries recently Offered (as he thought) to his nearest Connections might percipitate him into a measure that strict prudence wou’d not justify. I yet...
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LS : American Philosophical Society: AL (draft ): Historical Society of Pennsylvania We are so far remov’d from the Seat of Government of the free and independant States of America, and such an insurmountable Barrier (Alb . . . y) between Us, that scarcely One Letter or the least intelligence can reach here from your Quarter; through the medium of my Chaplain I hope this will find you, as he...
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ALS : Historical Society of Pennsylvania I have received two of your Favours, which were immediately communicated to the Board of War, who are a Committee of Congress appointed to take Care of every thing in that Department, and who will I make no doubt take the necessary Measures for supplying your Wants. But as America is new in the Business of Providing for Armies, there must be for a time...
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From Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson, [17 November 1792]
To Thomas Jefferson
[Philadelphia, November 17, 1792]
Mr. Hamilton regrets extremely that an unexpected occurrence has detained him so much beyond the hour mentioned to Mr. Jefferson, that he should fear interrupting him by calling. He requests Mr. Jefferson to mention some other early time convenient to him for the Interview.
Saturday near 3 oClock
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To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 6 June 1780
From James Madison
Philadelphia Jun 6th. 1780
A Vessel from West Florida has brought to the President of Congress intelligence from Govr. Galvez of the surrender of Mobile. No other particulars than that contained in the inclosed paper are mentioned, except the verbal report of the Capt. that the Garrison consisted of about 800 including inhabitants &c. Seven or eight vessels have just arrived from the W. Indies as you will also observe in the inclosed paper but they bring no satisfactory information concerning the late engagements between the two fleets. The Address from the General Assembly was yesterday immediately on its receipt laid before Congress and referred to a special Committee, on whose report it will probably be considered in a committee of the whole. I flatter myself that the arrival of the French Armament which is hourly expected will place our affairs in a less melancholy situation than their apprehensions seem to paint them. There is little doubt but the Conquest of the Southern States was the object of the operation of the present Campain, but I can not think the Enemy will pursue that object at the manifest risk of N. York. It is more probable they will leave a strong Garrison in Charleston, and carry back to N. York. the residue of their forces. If they shou’d endeavour to extend their acquisitions in the Southern States, it must proceed from an Assurance from England that a superior naval force will follow the french fleet to frustrate their views on the American Coast. I cannot suppose that however intent they may have been on taking port at Portsmouth, that they will venture in the present prospect to spread themselves out in so exposed a situation. With great respect & sincerity I am Dr Sir Yr. friend & Servt.,
James Madison Junr
RC (DLC: Madison Papers). Endorsed: “Madison Jas June 6. 1780.” Enclosure missing.
the address from the General Assembly: A memorial to Congress from the General Assembly of Virginia, dated 24 May 1780, concerning defense of the southern states; MS in DLC: PCC, No. 71, i, endorsed by Thomson (in part): “Read June 5. 1780 Referred to Mr Henry Mr Armstrong Mr Holten”; printed in JHD description begins Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia (cited by session and date of publication) description ends , May 1780, 1827 edn., p. 20; see also Burnett, Letters of Members description begins Edmund C. Burnett, ed., Letters of Members of the Continental Congress description ends , v, No. 226, note 3.
Madison, James
“To Thomas Jefferson from James Madison, 6 June 1780,” Founders Online, National Archives, accessed April 11, 2019, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-03-02-0487. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 3, 18 June 1779 – 30 September 1780, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1951, p. 419.]
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Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect Robert Bowers due in court
Posted 6:21 AM, October 29, 2018, by CNN Wire, Updated at 11:49AM, October 29, 2018
The man accused of killing 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue is expected to appear in a federal court Monday.
Robert Bowers faces 29 federal charges, some of which are punishable by death. Included among them are 11 counts of using a firearm to commit murder and multiple counts of two hate crimes: obstruction of exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death and obstruction of exercise of religious beliefs resulting in bodily injury to a public safety officer.
The 46-year-old resident of Baldwin, Pennyslvania, allegedly opened fire at Tree of Life synagogue during Shabbat services Saturday morning.
The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said late Sunday that all 11 victims died from rifle wounds with several suffering head wounds.
Hundreds of people attend vigil in West Hartford to remember Pittsburgh shooting victims
Bowers was taken into custody after a shootout with police. He is being treated in a hospital for gunshot wounds.
He is scheduled to make his first court appearance at the Joseph F. Weis, Jr. US Courthouse in Pittsburgh at 1:30 p.m. ET Monday.
US Attorney seeks death penalty
The US attorney in Pittsburgh, Scott Brady, is seeking approval from Attorney General Jeff Sessions to seek the death penalty against Bowers, according to a Justice Department spokesman.
When asked if the shooting could be considered an instance of domestic terrorism, US Attorney Brady said there would need to be evidence the suspect tried to propagate a particular ideology through violence.
“We continue to see where that line is. But for now, at this point in our investigation, we’re treating it as a hate crime,” Brady said.
Bowers has also been charged with 11 state offenses, including attempted homicide and aggravated assault.
Residents mourn victims in interfaith service
The shooting struck the heart of Pittsburgh’s historically Jewish Squirrel Hill neighborhood and reverberated across the United States, closing out a week of traumatic events with common roots in hate. President Donald Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff in honor of the victims.
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On Sunday, visiting dignitaries joined community leaders, politicians and residents of the metropolitan Pittsburgh area at the University of Pittsburgh for an interfaith service. They pledged to support the community and fight hate speech.
“We will drive anti-Semitism and the hate of any people back to the basement, on their computer, and away from the open discussions and dialogues around this city, around this state and around this country,” Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said.
A trail of hate leads to suspect
Sunday’s vigil, the second since the Saturday morning shooting, came as a fuller picture began to emerge of the suspect.
“They’re committing genocide to my people,” Bowers told police during the shootout, according to an FBI affidavit. “I just want to kill Jews.”
Investigators searched Bowers’ home with a robot on Saturday and searched his vehicle on Sunday, the FBI said. They’re looking for surveillance footage from the area that could provide clues.
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For weeks before the shooting, Bowers targeted Jews in frequent posts on Gab, a social media platform that bills itself as “the free speech social network.” He used anti-Semitic slurs, complained that President Donald Trump was surrounded by too many Jewish people and blamed Jews for helping migrant caravans in Central America.
He also posted pictures of his handgun collection. Bowers has 21 guns registered to his name, said Rep. Mike Doyle, whose district includes Squirrel Hill.
Four hours before the shooting, Bowers posted about Trump. Minutes before storming inside the building, he logged onto Gab again and wrote to his followers.
“I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered,” he wrote. “Screw your optics, I’m going in.”
Gab denied supporting violence and said its mission is “to defend free expression and individual liberty online for all people.” Gab said it has backed up the suspect’s profile data, suspended the account and contacted the FBI.
The victims have been identified
Robert Jones, the FBI special agent in charge of the Pittsburgh office, called the shooting “the most horrific crime scene” he’d witnessed in 22 years with bureau. It began as a peaceful morning as dozens of people filed inside the building to celebrate Shabbat services with three congregations, Tree of Life, Dor Hadash and New Light.
Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers with Tree of Life said the shooting began shortly after he started services at 9:45 a.m.
“My holy place has been defiled,” he said at Sunday’s service. He vowed to rebuild his congregation and called on those in the audience to do their part.
“Words of hate are unwelcome in Pittsburgh. It starts with everyone in this room, and I want to address for a moment some of our political leaders who are here. Ladies and gentlemen, it has to start with you as our leaders,” he said to a standing ovation.
“My words are not intended as political fodder, I address all equally. Stop the words of hate.”
Authorities on Sunday released the names of the 11 victims, all of whom were from Pennsylvania. They included a married couple, a pair of brothers and a beloved physician.
Joyce Fienberg, 75, Rose Mallinger, 97, Jerry Rabinowitz, 66, Cecil Rosenthal, 59, David Rosenthal, 54, Daniel Stein, 71, Melvin Wax, 88, and Irving Younger, 69, were from Pittsburgh. Richard Gottfried, 65, was from Ross Township and Bernice Simon, 84, and Sylvan Simon, 86, were from Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County Chief Medical Examiner Karl Williams said.
Six more people were injured: two police officers, two SWAT officers and two others, Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said. Bowers shot three of them, authorities said.
Five people were hospitalized, including the four officers. Two were in critical condition: a 55-year-old man with multiple injuries to his extremities, and a 70-year-old man with gunshot wounds to the torso.
One officer was released Saturday and three remain in the hospital. All four were “in good spirits” when visited by a union representative on Saturday, said Robert Swartzwelder, president of the Pittsburgh Fraternal Order of Police.
Shootout ends in surrender
Squirrel Hill residents heard screams and gunshots coming from the synagogue. In minutes, police officers in tactical gear arrived and urged them to stay indoors.
Police said they received 911 calls about an active shooter around 10 a.m., five minutes after Bowers made his last social media post. When officers entered the building, they found the victims’ bodies and survivors hiding. They rescued at least two people from the basement and scrambled to evacuate people as they looked for the gunman.
Two officers encountered the gunman as he was attempting to leave the building, according to a criminal complaint. The gunman fired at them, shooting one officer in the hand before fleeing back inside the synagogue. The other officer suffered several cuts to his face from shrapnel and broken glass.
SWAT officers found Bowers on the third floor of the building and exchanged gunfire with him until he surrendered, authorities said. Two SWAT officers were injured in the gunfight, along with Bowers.
Bowers used a Colt AR-15 rifle and three Glock .357 handguns during the attack, police said. Bowers legally purchased the three Glock .357s, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told CNN. It’s not clear whether the AR-15 was purchased legally.
In addition to those four guns, investigators recovered a shotgun in the alleged shooter’s car that was not used in the shooting, Doyle said, referencing information he learned from law enforcement briefings.
Rising anti-Semitism
Jewish organizations said the violence at Tree of Life synagogue underscored the dangers of unchecked hatred in a time when anti-Semitic acts are on the rise.
In 2017, anti-Semitic incidents in the United States surged nearly 60%, according to the Anti-Defamation League. It found 1,986 cases of harassment, vandalism or physical assault against Jews and Jewish institutions last year. The ADL said Saturday’s shooting is the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in US history.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum said the shooting is a reminder of “all the dangers of unchecked hatred and anti-Semitism, which must be confronted wherever they appear.”
The shooting drew sympathy from the Israeli government and its people. Mourners staged makeshift memorials in Jerusalem’s Zion Square and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Sunday to express his condolences. Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett traveled to Pittsburgh for Sunday’s service.
“Nearly 80 years since Kristallnacht, when the Jews of Europe perished in the flames of their houses of worship, one thing is clear: Anti-Semitism, Jew-hating, is not a distant memory,” Bennett said. “It’s not a thing of the past, nor a chapter in the history books. It is a very real threat.”
Adam Hertzman, director of marketing for the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, said it was too early to say if the community will add permanent security to synagogues in the area.
“Our focus at the moment is on mourning those who have passed and trying to comfort the people who are bereaved,” Hertzman said.
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George, Barbara Bush remembered with empty chairs at Kennebunkport Memorial Day parade
Posted 3:00 PM, May 27, 2019, by Associated Press
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- Maine's Memorial Day celebrations are absent a prominent veteran who died last year.
The American Legion has two empty chairs in Kennebunkport's Dock Square on Monday in memory of all of the times former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara watched the Memorial Day parade from that spot.
Mark Matthews from American Legion Post 159 said organizers wanted to acknowledge the absence of Bush, a long-time summer resident and a Navy veteran. He missed last year's parade after falling ill after attending an American Legion pancake breakfast earlier in the weekend.
He died at age 94 on Nov. 30, months after his wife's death.
Kennebunkport Town Manager Laurie Smith said the Bushes' absence is felt every day. She said it will be a ``strange'' summer without their presence.
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