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Started by Vinnie_Terranova, Mar 16 2008 01:46 PM
#1 Vinnie_Terranova
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A place for fans of the University of Kansas mens basketball team to discuss the current and future prospects of the Jayhawks.ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK.
#2 Jadaki
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IIOY?
I don't like the Big-12, but Kansas has a lot of ties with UNC so they are the only team there I follow with any interest.Is Rush really coming out after this year?
Jadaki, on Sunday, March 16th, 2008, 1:47 PM, said:
Is Rush really coming out after this year?
He would have gone last year if not for a summer injury. So while it is not official, I would say yes, without a doubt in my mind.My main concern is that Chalmers will leave. If he comes back, they will be okay next year. Probably a top 25 team all year with him as player of the year in the conference. If he goes they struggle to stay ranked.
#5 Poppy_Hillis
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I heard Chalmers is leaving from a friend of his girlfriends or something. Not reliable info, but it's out there.If K-State gets by USC I like them to play KU in the Elite 8. That would be something and I think I'd take K St.
Poppy_Hillis, on Monday, March 17th, 2008, 12:44 AM, said:
If K-State gets by USC
I don't see it happening.
#7 CaneBrain
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Poppy_Hillis, on Sunday, March 16th, 2008, 9:44 PM, said:
every part of this scenario is unlikely. especially the part where a freshmen filled K-State team beats Wisconsin......which is about 3 times more likely than K-State beating the Jayhawks again.
"Give a little bit.....give a little bit of your chips to me...."
Poppy_Hillis, on Sunday, March 16th, 2008, 11:44 PM, said:
1. Is this a serious post? I cannot tell.2. No way KState makes it that far.
Vinnie_Terranova, on Monday, March 17th, 2008, 11:03 AM, said:
1. Serious.2. If they get by USC, they will get to KU, and I'll take K-State straight up. Tim Floyd is an in-game genius and I think that will be the difference in the USC game however.
#10 Ganseynogle
Ganseynogle
Location:La Crosse, Wisconsin
kansas= another choke, not that losing to g-town would be bad but it seems like it after every year omg kansas final 4 and then they lose earlier
#11 Vinnie_Terranova
Poppy_Hillis, on Monday, March 17th, 2008, 12:55 PM, said:
1. Hopefully he doesnt go. Im not sure where he gets drafted. Maybe late first?2. I just cant see KState playing well enough to make it. They have no consistency. But you never know.
Ganseynogle, on Monday, March 17th, 2008, 2:35 PM, said:
Yeah, I mean they should make the final four every year. Its not difficult or anything.
We filled out brackets at work and I picked KU to win it all. This bitch who doesnt know anything about sports told me I was a "bandwagon picker" and that KU "always loses in the first round. I told her she didnt know what the fuck she was talking about. In her bracket she had UNLV beating KU in the 2nd round. I told her I had 500$ that said KU would beat UNLV if they played. She declined.
Vinnie_Terranova, on Monday, March 17th, 2008, 6:30 PM, said:
they have had expectations of the final 4 for at least 2 consecutive years now and have gotten upset both years
They were upset two years ago. But losing to UCLA in the Elite 8 is not an upset.
I saw a Bill Self interview where he was talking about how good a team Portland State is. Gotta love coach talk.
Easy win. Great first half, but a little slugish in the second. That'll happen.
#17 SuitedAces21
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9 Time Winner of the FCP 'Poster of the Year' Award
UPDATE: I got this bitch to agree to a 20 dollar bet. Straight up, I have KU 0 she has UNLV. Easy money.
Ron_Mexico, on 23 April 2014 - 04:48 PM, said:
Now that i've had a few drinks, I'm ready to admilt that the reason I dont post more is suited.
I hate every fiber of his being. He's awful and everything he writes is wrong, coupled with being annoying. Its uncanny how awful he is. If he was around when this thread was thriving, he would have killed it. Thankfully, he wasnt.
Maybe in the real world, he's not so awful (evidence says otherwise) but here, he makes me want to fight. Nobody makes me want to fight. Its beyond weird. I almost feel bad, but I dont
#18 Jadaki
SuitedAces21, on Friday, March 21st, 2008, 7:16 PM, said:
Jesus...I need to meet people like this and take advantage of them.
Jadaki, on Friday, March 21st, 2008, 9:18 PM, said:
I know. The sad thing is, this is the girl I used to date. I am so glad I broke up with her and not her me.
You should have bet oral sex on it.
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In a recent interview with GamesRadar, Assassin's Creed III scriptwriter Matt Turner spoke about some of the historical events that were left on the cutting room floor during the game's production.
http://www.gamenguide.com/articles/3849/20121022/assassins-creed-3-release-date-8-days-historical-events-plot-benedict-arnold-templars-connor-dlc-screenshots-trailer.htm
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Wow, I... seriously thought they would inculde Tarleton and Arnold. If we're not going after them, then I have no idea who we'll be running into...
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Well Arnold is PS3 Exclusive DLC :)
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I'm trying to role play in ACU and follow the timeline as it should be, but I see some Co-op missions are even after the Dead Kings (the infernal machine takes place in 1800 I think), so can anyone that has already been through the whole game illustrate me the Co-op mission timeline so I can do them in order? I already finished the main story once so don't worry about spoilers
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I don't think it's terribly important really. If you're concerned, just do them in the order they appear in the Progress tracker. The story in the co-ops isn't really contiguous, and doesn't really interact much with the main storyline. Do the ones in the main story line first, then move to the ones in Dead Kings. It's not very important, except maybe in level of difficulty. I don't even recall any real spoilers in any of it.
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Sprint buys up the rest of Clearwire for $2.2B
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Sprint (s s) followed through on its bid to buy the remaining portion of Clearwire (s clwr) that it doesn’t own, and will spend $2.2 billion or $2.97 per share to complete the deal, the operator announced Monday. The deal by Sprint, which already owned 51.7 percent of Clearwire, values the 4G provider at about $10 billion, including net debt and spectrum lease obligations of $5.5 billion.
Sprint’s bid offers a 128 percent premium over Clearwire’s closing share price right before Sprint confirmed it was talking to Softbank about an investment on October 11. And it’s slightly more than the $2.90 a share Sprint offered last week, according to a regulatory filing. Softbank’s decision to invest $20.1 billion to buy a 70 percent stake in Sprint provided Sprint with $8 billion in cash, making the deal possible.
Here’s what Sprint CEO Dan Hesse had to say:
Today’s transaction marks yet another significant step in Sprint’s improved competitive position and ability to offer customers better products, more choices and better services. Sprint is uniquely positioned to maximize the value of Clearwire’s spectrum and efficiently deploy it to increase Sprint’s network capacity. We believe this transaction, particularly when leveraged with our SoftBank relationship, is further validation of our strategy and allows Sprint to control its network destiny.
As my colleague Stacey Higginbotham explained, the deal was all about expanding Sprint’s spectrum assets, which are critical as it competes with Verizon (s vz) and AT&T (s t). Clearwire’s 2.5 GHz airwaves are complementary to Sprint’s existing spectrum and should help it build out its LTE network:
For Sprint, which is building out an LTE network later than its rivals, capacity is key. The company is trying to free up as much spectrum as possible by getting some of its older Nextel subscribers off its older iDEN network technology. But with its investment in Clearwire, Sprint has access to many megahertz of spectrum –albeit in a band that’s not as ideal as the 700 Mhz and AWS bands that AT&T and Verizon own. Clearwire has more than 100 Mhz of spectrum in many of its markets. That’s roughly a third as much as AT&T and Verizon have in many of theirs.
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It was noted however that there was a rather sad contrast between this new building and the old church and later in the year it was proposed to rebuild the church as it was beyond restoration.
1857 – Suicide of James Corbet of Burrington
James Corbet had for years worked for Thomas Andrew Knight of Downton Castle, and was 68 when he died; he was well thought of by friends and acquaintances, but had been depressed for a while.
On the day of his death he was due to travel to Leintwardine to meet the daughter of the late Mr. Andrew Knight – something he frequently did when she came to the area. However, when he got out of bed, he went downstairs, sat on a chair and putting a gun under his chin shot himself.
His wife rushed downstairs and on finding her husband screamed so loudly that she could be heard from a long way distant.
At the inquest, the verdict of temporary insanity was returned.
1858 – Naughty Grocer at Burrington
Benjamin Wall, a Burrington Grocer, was fined one shilling plus costs for using flour scales that were weighted against the purchaser.
1895 – Suicide of Farmer at Burrington.
Mr. Davies, a 50 year old widower living at Monsty Farm had for some time been very worried that he might lose the farm. It seems that one of his general servants, Elizabeth Galliers, was expecting his baby and he never disputed his responsibility. Elizabeth’s father paid several visits to Mr. Davies, begging him to send her away to stop the escalating scandal, and Elizabeth herself was happy to go if Mr. Davies found her a place.
However finding this place was not easy, and Mr.Davies finally asked Elizabeth to marry him the next week, to which she agreed.
After this he complained of being unwell, and asked Elizabeth to get him two tablespoons of rum, saying that he would get a license and they could be married within days.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth was having no luck in finding anyone to take her in for her confinement, and Davies was confiding with friends that he was having some trouble with the girl.
One Sunday he had his dinner as usual, then after a short talk with Elizabeth he left the house; when he hadn’t returned some time later, his worried daughter went out with the servant to look for him but found nothing. Mind you, they didn’t bother with the cow house because it was “so dreadfully dirty”.
Late at night, Mr. Davies’ son returned from a visit to Ludlow, and immediately went out himself to search – he soon found the body of his father hanging from a beam in the cow house.
The Inquest
It became apparent from witness statements that Davies had been very worried for some time, and that the whole thing with Elizabeth Galliers had got on top of him.
The verdict of the jury was “suicide whilst of unsound mind”
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IIT Campus Placements Increased
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras students got 30 per cent more job offers from a year ago in the first phase of placements this year. During the first three days, 133 companies made 680 offers to IIT Madras students.
Combined with Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) of 136, the total offers stand at 816 at the end of December 3. The institute said there was a 25 percent increase in the number of companies during December 1-3. Here, 20 startups made 78 offers at the end of Day 3.
During the 2017-18 academic year, 106 companies made 526 offers (643 including PPOs) at the end of the third day of placements.
Out of the 680 offers, more than 90 were for data science, data analytics, indicating a strong growth in this sector. Among companies, Mircon Technology and Intel Technology India made 26 offers each. Microsoft made 25 offers while Citibank made 22 offers and Qualcomm 21 offers.
At the end of Day 3, IIT Madras recorded 13 international job offers. Of these, 4 offers came from Microsoft for the US.
Among the job profiles, analytics, consulting and finance Sectors accounted for 33 percent of the total offers. The Information Technology (IT) sector account for 29 percent which reflects a major rise in hiring by the companies recruiting computer science majors. The FMCG sector accounted for less than 1 percent, a trend in keeping with the last year.
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At IIT Roorkee, there were 94 companies that visited the campus from December 1 to 3. During this period, the students got 569 offers compared to 491 offers in the same period last year. In three days, students got 12 international offers.
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Chengdu Tianfu Software Park (TFSP), located at the core of the Southern Zone of Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone (Chengdu Hi-Tech Zone), has been developed by Chengdu Hi-tech Investment Group Co., Ltd. TFSP has a total planned construction area of over 2.2 million sq.m., and combines world-class infrastructures and business supporting facilities. The park is today a key base for the development of software and service outsourcing industry in. Chengdu Tianfu Software Park currently consists of four phases.
Phases I and II
Phase I of Tianfu Software Park has a total construction area of about 230,000 sq. m. The whole project is divided into two sections: zone A and zone B, with nine buildings in the former and eight in the latter. Building A9 accommodates various restaurants and canteens.
Phase II of Tianfu Software Park has a total land use of 760,000 sq. m. and a total construction area of 560,000 sq. m. The whole project is divided into two sections: zone C and zone D, with twelve buildings in the former and seven in the latter. Building D1 consists of three distinctive supporting facilities: dormitories, apartment block and business hotel. The underground area of zone D is dedicated to the catering needs of the area with several restaurants, two canteens and coffee shop. Phase II was delivered in three batches: the first group of buildings in C zone of a total construction area of 140,000 sq. m. in June 2008; the second batch in D zone of a total construction area of 170,000 sq. m. in July 2009 and the third batch of 250,000 sq. m. in June 2010.
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Phase III of Tianfu Software Park has a total construction area of 250,000 sq. m. This project consists of two buildings designed in inspired shapes, and is strategically located along Tianfu Avenue. Phase III is planned for completion at the end of year 2011.
Phase IV:
Phase IV is located in the southern residential area of Chengdu Hi-tech Zone with a total construction area of 1,100,000 sq.m. Tianfu Village is the latest project launched under the label of Tianfu Software Park, and operated by Tianfu Software Park Co., Ltd.Phase IV was specifically designed to accommodate hi-tech, BPO, E-Commerce and call-center operations, but also provides SOHO offices for smaller businesses. This park offers a unique working environment under a distinctive model: Young, Life Style, Community and Functionality.
Since Tianfu Software Park was launched in 2005, it has successfully attracted a large number of world-class enterprises segmented in six sectors – ITO/software development, digital entertainment, information security, telecom, R&D, IC design and BPO/shared service centres. Over 200 companies operate in the park, employing about 30,000 people.
About Chengdu Tianfu Software Park Co., Ltd:
Chengdu Tianfu Software Park Co., Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chengdu Hi-tech Investment Group, was founded under the leadership of the Administration Committee of Chengdu Hi-tech Zone in February 2009 to operate Tianfu Software Park.The company was formed with the main objective to better serve the needs of enterprises operating in the park, and to further promote the development of the IT and service outsourcing industry in Chengdu. It has a team of well-trained and experienced professionals who can help companies in setting up operations in China.
Tianfu Software Park Co., Ltd. offers a whole range of services to support the development of companies in Chengdu. Those services range from office facilities, recruitment, human resources training, company setup facilitation to outsourcing services.
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There is a Sexual Revolution Taking Place in China.
A review of “Behind the Red Door” by Richard Burger
Review by Tom Carter
Among the many misimpressions westerners tend to have of China, sex as some kind of taboo topic here seems to be the most common, if not clichéd. Forgetting for a moment that, owing to a population of 1.3 billion, somebody must be doing it, what most of us don’t seem to know is that, at several points throughout the millennia, China has been a society of extreme sexual openness.
And now, according to author Richard Burger’s new book Behind the Red Door, the Chinese are once again on the verge of a sexual revolution.
Best known for his knives-out commentary on The Peking Duck, one of China’s longest-running expat blogs, Burger takes a similar approach to surveying the subject of sex among the Sinae, leaving no explicit ivory carving unexamined, no raunchy ancient poetry unrecited, and, ahem, no miniskirt unturned.
Opening (metaphorically and literally) with an introduction about hymen restoration surgery, Burger delves dàndàn-deep into the olden days of Daoism, those prurient practitioners of free love who encouraged multiple sex partners as the ultimate co-joining of Yin and Yang. Promiscuity, along with prostitution, flourished during the Tang Dynasty – recognized as China’s cultural zenith – which Burger’s research surmises is no mere coincidence.
In this video, “The sexual revolution in China is underway, but not without its contradictions. The ‘sexless China’ over three decades ago is long gone, but gays still enter sham marriages, some women have hymen restorations before their weddings, and some men have a second ‘wife’ or a mistress. In an interview with Xinhua, Richard Burger, author of ‘Behind the Red Door: Sex in China,’ explains the ongoing Chinese sexual revolution.”
Enter the Yuan Dynasty, and its conservative customs of Confucianism, whereby sex became regarded only “for the purpose of producing heirs.” As much as we love to hate him, Mao Zedong is credited as single-handedly wiping out all those nasty neo-Confucius doctrines, including eliminating foot binding, forbidding spousal abuse, allowing divorce, banning prostitution (except, of course, for Party parties), and encouraging women to work. But in typical fashion, laws were taken too far; within 20 years, China under Mao became a wholly androgynous state.
We then transition from China’s red past into the pink-lit present, whence prostitution is just a karaoke bar away, yet possession of pornography is punishable by imprisonment – despite the fact that millions of single Chinese men (called bare branches) will never have wives or even girlfriends due to gross gender imbalance.
Burger laudably also tackles the sex trade from a female’s perspective, including an interview with a housewife-turned-hair-salon hostess who, ironically, finds greater success with foreigners than with her own sex-starved albeit ageist countrymen.
Western dating practices among hip, urban Chinese are duly contrasted with traditional courtship conventions, though, when it comes down to settling down, Burger points out that the Chinese are still generally resistant to the idea that marriage can be based on love. This topic naturally segues into the all-but-acceptable custom of kept women (little third), as well as homowives, those tens of millions of straight women trapped in passionless unions with closeted gay men out of filial piety.
Behind the Red Door concludes by stressing that while the Chinese remain a sexually open society at heart, contradictive policies (enforced by dubious statistics) designed to discard human desire are written into law yet seldom enforced, simply because “sexual contentment is seen as an important pacifier to keep society stable and harmonious.”
Travel Photographer Tom Carter traveled for 2-years across the 33-provinces of China to show the diversity of Chinese people in China: Portrait of a People, the most comprehensive photography book on modern China published by a single author.
This guest post by Tom Carter first appeared in China in City Weekend Magazine. Reblogged with permission of Tom Carter. Behind the Red Door was published by Earnshaw Books.
Tom Carter is married to a Chinese citizen, and he lives and works in China.
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That which is true
Some people don’t want to learn. Just let that fact detonate in your brain for a second, and perhaps what I’m about to say next will make more sense. I’m done debating Jesus freaks.
There’s only so many hours in the day, days in the week, months in the year. So in the face of this fact, my time spent trying to reason with people who don’t value reason is over. I have Alex Botten to thank for this decisive move. Today he decided not to be involved in the Fundamentally Flawed podcast anymore, after years of putting more effort into talking with Christian extremists than any of us.
The podcast will continue. We’re going to shift the focus onto science news and current affairs. There will, occasionally, be a religion related story in the topic of conversation, and occasionally perhaps the odd religious guest. But the old format of the podcast is done and dusted — leaving behind what is, I believe, a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate between people who respect scientific evidence, and people who do not.
So what have we learned over the past year of podcasting? The main thing which sticks out for me, is that religious extremists are in no way shape or form related to the religion they claim to identify with. Creationists are about as welcome among the vast majority of Christians as suicide bombers are among the majority of Muslims.
Secondly, there’s only so many times you can state this fact, only to have someone come along who believes you are attacking them simply for saying it, before their methods and tactics in attempting to discredit you for stating the obvious, really starts to mess with your head. Allow me to elaborate:
The image opposite is the Hubble Space Telescope. It looks back in time. What it finds, when it looks, perfectly matches what it was predicted it would see. It was put into orbit around our planet by a manned, rocket powered shuttle-truck. It has instruments on-board which wouldn’t work if Albert Einstein hadn’t proved Isaac Newton was wrong. It is a monument to the power of mathematics, engineering, human creativity and the scientific method. It proves, along with many other measuring devices like it, beyond a shadow of any doubt whatsoever, that the universe is 14.6 billion years old.
The bible says that we were cursed by Yahweh to speak in different tongues to one-another, for being so bold as to construct a tower of stone into heaven. You’d have thought, then, He would also take a pretty dim view of trying to take high resolution photographs of it, to say nothing of sending Voyager 1 and 2 beyond the edges of the solar-system. So far, however, rather than dividing us down ethnic lines, Hubble has merely served to remind those of us curious enough to pay attention, that we live in a universe far more mysterious in origin than any religious artefact could pretend to know.
There are, in the 21st century, more and more people who, far from being uncomfortable with this fact, embrace it. Their gratitude is due in large part to the work of Christopher Hitchens, Douglas Adams, Steven Pinker, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Sam Harris, Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Dan Dennett, Steven Weinberg, Stephen Hawking, Carl Sagan, Roger Penrose, and countless other men and women who may not be household names, but whose work on the biggest and most difficult problems never stoops so low as to require our blind obedience.
Their work stands on the shoulders of giants such as Bertrand Russell, Karl Popper, Richard Feynman, Alan Turing, Paul Dirac, Wolfgang Pauli, Ernest Rutherford, and those unsung heroes of Quantum Theory and Particle Physics, which make possible everything from the device you are using to read these very words, to the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, which is unlocking the mysteries of how our universe came to be, while opening the door to more and more unanswered questions.
Then there is Charles Darwin. Building on his work, we now know in almost unfathomable detail just how intimately connected to all life on Earth that there has ever been, and ever will be, we apes truly are.
Living in a world where the staggering beauty of this means nothing to some people is an uncomfortable fact of life. But it is their loss, not ours. And in the course of writing this blog, conducting the podcast, and posting countless blog comments and forum threads, over the past 10 or so years, I’ve come to realise that their hatred for the truth of this reality, as it is revealed by our still fledgling methods of intellectual enquiry, says more about how low their days are numbered than anything any one of us could write if we spent every waking moment blogging, posting, replying, tweeting and conversing with them, over their simple unwillingness to admit they are wrong and we can prove it.
So, like the podcast this blog will continue. But in future any comments from Christian extremists will be removed — especially the ones bleating and crying about ‘typical atheists’. I will particularly enjoy adding these to the spam list — because that’s all it is; spam with banana surprise. What’s the surprise? God did it.
I have never censored comments to this blog before and only one user is currently on the ban list. You either know who he is, and why he is banned, or you need to read previous entries to find out. Either way, any future mention of him, his kind, his insidious breed, or his hate-fuelled anti-politics, will not be replied to by me. Other user’s are free to engage with one another on archived posts, but as of today I will only be replying to current and future posts — none of which will be on the topic of religious fundamentalism, or the tax-dodging, lying shit-kickers who use it to brainwashed their progeny.
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June 24, 2012 @ 5:47 am
Superb. But it’s Dan Dennett, not “Denette”.
Jim Gardner
Ahh! Thanks. Corrected.
Can’t say as I blame you…after Im done with my current uh, “debate” with one of those guys, I’ll be shifting some (more) gears as well. I’ve signed up for a “Web Application Developer” course from a local nearby college and I’m going to be focussing on that, among one or two other things (Skyrim mod perhaps?)
June 25, 2012 @ 6:58 pm
Keep me posted on your Skyrim mod. My lad is well into that game.
Phhh. It’ll be a long time before anything comes of that…I’m going to be focussing more on my course. As far as I know, does your son have it on PC, because that’s what all the mods are for, that I know of.
This site may be of some interest to him if so:
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/
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Anthony Abbatiello, Managing Director, Global Head of HR Consulting, Accenture Strategy
Digital technology is evolving at breakneck speed, changing the way businesses and governments fundamentally operate in a wide variety of ways. HR is no different. As digital enables talent management to become more democratized and more of an activity that is embedded into the fabric of everyday business, it will provide a significant opportunity to change for HR. Five major developments are poised to move this revolution forward:
1. Data and Integration will be King
Analytics—the use of data to produce business-relevant insights that lead to action—has been heralded as the new step change for HR. Yet few HR organizations have a robust analytic capability, as collecting data can be expensive and time-consuming. In the future, companies will integrate existing warehouses of HR and talent data with Big Data obtained from social and local data sources—tweets, blog posts, RSS feeds, customer service feedback, GPS coordinates and more—to get a complete picture of their workforce’s abilities, wants and needs.
Analytics could make HR the strategic powerhouse it was meant to be—by positioning it to move from historical analysis (understanding what happened) to predictive analysis (forecasting what’s going to happen and what talent levers HR must pull to improve business performance).
Analytics could make HR the strategic powerhouse it was meant to be— by positioning it to move from historical analysis to predictive analysis
2. Digital will give Power—and People Management—to the People
Technology advances are enabling HR to put the “human” back into human resources, and helping give people management back to the people. This could include involving employees and managers in high-impact talent processes—including recruiting, hiring, succession planning, learning and shaping career paths. All this will happen thanks to an emerging class of social and market-based tools that will let employees manage almost every aspect of their professional lives digitally.
In this future, the administrative burden that HR organizations currently carry may lighten up considerably. Technology will continue to enable shared responsibilities across business and HR to maximize business results.
3. Consumerization of Employee Used Applications
Closely linked to the advent of cloud computing is the rise of businesses like LinkedIn, where talent management systems live on the web and are shared by companies. Today, employees and job candidates can input their resumes and skills on such sites. By doing so, they may circumvent the need for internal talent profile databases that aggregate individuals’ skills, job history, education, competencies and more.
Already, some organizations are drawing more on such external, public sites and integrating data from these sites into their own HR information systems. Although doing so may require some work matching data definitions used in external sites to data definitions used in internal systems, some companies are successfully blurring the line between internal and external applications.
4. Digital Technologies will Enable Customized Talent Management
Most organizations have already achieved maximum cost savings by using information technology to standardize and harmonize their people practices across their global operations. But HR professionals can now leverage that standardized framework to tailor employment practices to every worker. For example, companies can simply offer a greater variety of standard practices—such as different compensation, development or performance appraisal processes tailored to different employee segments. Or, they could let employees choose from a menu of predefined, standard options.
Just as digital changed marketing by enabling customization of products and messages, digital is similarly transforming HR. Digital can now be used to push out customized offerings, including learning and job opportunities, targeted, personalized messages, or personalized information based on an analysis of an individual’s social media digital trail and artificial intelligence that predict what an individual needs and values based on their unique employee segment.
5. Cloud Computing will Provide further Flexibility and Agility
Increasingly, organizations are accessing shared resources, software and information over the Internet on a payas- you-go basis. This cloud computing approach will give HR more flexibility to support the business. With the advent of Software-as-a-Service, for example, companies can now update and introduce the latest innovations enabled through software every three to six months instead of every few years.
In the consumer world, people are becoming accustomed to smaller, single-use applications available for iPhones and iPads. By using similar kinds of applications in the enterprise, organizations can provide employees with the functionality they need and can avoid costly seldom-used features.
The Impact on HR
Additionally, as digital infuses nearly every aspect of talent management and work itself, it will transform how HR organizations operate and how they serve the business. We see it impacting HR in the following ways:
Agile-style HR Function
The HR function may become more focused as digital tools more efficiently enable transactional processes and as line managers and employees adopt consumerlike applications to handle HR activities themselves. HR may become more project-oriented and aimed at improving organizational effectiveness—such as helping to integrate a new acquisition.
Core Activities of the HR Function
HR may start acting like a marketing organization, by analyzing employee, business and social data to create a 360-degree view of the employee; creating customized talent offerings; and marketing, branding and educating employees about talent and HR activities. Already, in some leading companies, HR analytics groups have been established whose mission is to analyze data to proactively predict drivers of workforce performance.
HR Information Management and Technology Roles
As the line continues to blur between internal and external applications, the role of HR information management and technology professionals could change. As software becomes increasingly userfriendly and intuitive, HR professionals may configure packaged software instead of IT experts. Eventually, software and the manipulation of data may become so user-friendly that employees themselves may even be able to manage their own data, with only limited involvement from the IT or HR function.
For years, the human resources function has shouldered much of the responsibility for managing people, in a largely segregated operation. Technology advances will change all this, by integrating talent management into the fabric of everyday business. HR IT will further integrate with the business side of Human Resources thus becoming a vital component of organizational performance in an increasingly competitive and fast changing world.
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What's new on Netflix Hong Kong (June 2019)?
In June 2019 Netflix (Hong Kong) added 73 movies. The average IMDb rating for the new movies was 6.0 and the best movie was "Daniel Sosa: Maleducado".
Netflix also added 9 documentaries.
See below for all new additions.
New movies on Netflix in Hong Kong (June)
Daniel Sosa: Maleducado 2019In his second stand-up special, Daniel Sosa reminisces about his childhood, ponders Mexican traditions and points out a major problem with "Coco."
8.8IMDb
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018After being bitten by a radioactive spider, Brooklyn teen Miles Morales gets a crash course in web-slinging from his alternate-dimension counterparts.
ANIMA 2019In a short musical film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke of Radiohead stars in a mind-bending visual piece. Best played loud.
The Wolf of Wall Street 2013Martin Scorsese's high-rolling Wall Street drama is based on the memoirs of stockbroker Jordan Belfort, whose giddy career ended in federal prison.
The End of Evangelion 1997Seele orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can trigger Third Impact and Instrumentality under his control.
Kahaani 2012Pregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems.
Get Out 2017Chris, who is black, is anxious about meeting his white girlfriend's parents at their country estate. They seem nice but still, they creep him out.
Black Hawk Down 2001When U.S. forces attempt to capture two underlings of a Somali warlord, their helicopters are shot down and the Americans suffer heavy casualties.
The Cell 2017A special operations officer vows to get revenge against the terrorist who killed his friend in a brutal attack.
EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)² 1998Fifteen years after the Second Impact, apathetic teen Shinji joins his father's group NERV to fight the Angels. But the truth may destroy them all.
No Man's Land 2013After traveling to the desert to defend a client, a big-city lawyer must double back through a desolate no man's land to get home.
Inhuman Kiss 2019A teenage girl is caught between the affections of two childhood friends while battling the bloodthirsty demon inside of her that manifests at night.
Jo Koy: Comin' In Hot 2019Comedian Jo Koy takes center stage in Hawaii and shares his candid take on cultural curiosities, filter-free fatherhood and more.
Loving 2016A young couple's interracial marriage in 1958 sparks a case that leads to the Supreme Court. Based on the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving.
I Am Mother 2019Following humanity's mass extinction, a teen raised alone by a maternal droid finds her entire world shaken when she encounters another human.
Mere Pyare Prime Minister 2019When his mother suffers a traumatic incident, a boy from the Mumbai slums treks to Delhi to deliver his written plea for justice to the Prime Minister.
Pachamama 2019When a sacred statue is taken from his Andean village, a spirited boy who dreams of becoming a shaman goes on a brave mission to get it back.
Robin-B-Hood 2006Martial arts star Jackie Chan plays a negative character for the first time in this film that casts him as a compulsive gambler caught up in a kidnapping scheme.
Romeo Akbar Walter 2019In 1971, a fallen army major’s son is tapped by India's Research and Analysis Wing to serve as an undercover agent in Pakistan in the lead-up to war.
Robin Hood 2010In this big-budget adaptation, soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley and promises to return his sword to his family in Nottingham.
Hello, My Name Is Doris 2015An unassuming 60-year-old who takes a self-help seminar after her mother's death is inspired to be more open and pursue a decades-younger co-worker.
Connected 2008In this remake of "Cellular," a debt collector becomes embroiled in intrigue after answering a random phone call from a stranger begging for help.
Homefront 2013When an ex-DEA agent is widowed, he moves with his young daughter to a small town, but his quiet life is shattered by a meth-making drug trafficker.
Bridget Jones's Baby 2016When perennially single Bridget finds herself pregnant at age 43, she has to figure out if she's ready for motherhood -- and who the baby's father is.
Alles ist gut 2019A woman sexually assaulted by her new boss's brother-in-law tries to move on as if nothing happened, but the night weighs heavily on her mind and body.
Bewildered Bolbol 2010A man suffering from amnesia can't seem to choose between the women playing tricks on him.
Beats 2019On Chicago's South Side, hip-hop prodigy August Monroe navigates crippling anxiety and new creative frontiers with the help of an unlikely mentor.
The Chord 2010A detective investigates the murder of a young musician, whose philandering lifestyle leaves a long list of suspects and a lot of questions.
Shaft 2019When the son he doesn't know comes to him for help, badass private eye John Shaft discovers his offspring is anything but a chip off the old block.
As the Light Goes Out 2014On Christmas Eve in Hong Kong, firefighters battle an out-of-control warehouse fire that threatens to plunge the entire city into darkness.
Elisa & Marcela 2019In 1901 Spain, Elisa Sánchez Loriga adopts a male identity in order to marry the woman she loves, Marcela Gracia Ibeas. Based on true events.
Rock My Heart 2019After an adventurous teen with a heart defect bonds with an unruly stallion, she trains to compete as an amateur jockey in a life-threatening race.
Love Is a Story 2015Two young artists, a violin player and an actress, fight to achieve their dreams and keep their relationship together during Christmastime.
#Selfie 2014Two days before their final exams, three teen girls make a seaside getaway to end their adolescence with a bang.
The Ant's Scream 2010Released after being wrongly imprisoned in Iraq, an Egyptian contractor returns home to a country on the brink of revolution.
The Expendables 3 2014With new blood on the crew, the Expendables square off against villainous arms trader Conrad Stonebanks, who's hell-bent on destroying the team.
From Japan to Egypt 2017After his wife relocates to her home country of Japan, an Egyptian man -- and father of two rambunctious kids -- tries to win her back.
Adam Devine: Best Time of Our Lives 2019Frenetic comic Adam Devine talks teen awkwardness, celebrity encounters, his "Pitch Perfect" audition and more in a special from his hometown of Omaha.
Murder Mystery 2019On a long-awaited trip to Europe, a New York City cop and his hairdresser wife scramble to solve a baffling murder aboard a billionaire's yacht.
Shaft 2000New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for murder, but he jumps bail to Switzerland, returning to face trial two years later.
Miranda Sings Live…Your Welcome 2019Viral video star Miranda Sings and her real-world alter ego Colleen Ballinger share the stage in a special packed with music, comedy and "magichinry."
The Right One 2011Under pressure to marry, a rich playboy is conflicted between four women who each possess a different quality he desires in his ideal wife.
Flimflam 2016Nosy family in tow, a fun-loving bachelor goes on a romantic getaway, but he ends up pretending to be married to a complete stranger to avoid trouble.
Beijing Love Story 2014Romance is in the air for everyone, young and old, in these charming, intertwining tales of love found, love lost and love rediscovered.
Monopoly (The Bank Of Luck) 2017Seeking revenge on his employer, a lazy bank agent and his two dim-witted friends concoct an elaborate but flawed heist.
Unruly Friends 2011A young woman discovers that familial and psychological traumas can be difficult to leave behind.
Dumb and Dumber To 2014Bone-headed buddies Harry and Lloyd reunite after 20 years and embark on a crazy road trip to find Harry both a kidney donor and his long-lost child.
Savage Raghda 2018Desperate to support his son, a single father uses his talent with makeup to dress up as a woman to try out for a part in a commercial.
Right Here Right Now 2018The owner of a failing music club throws one last blowout, bringing together friends, foes and hard-partying weirdos for an unhinged New Year's Eve.
The 3rd Eye 2 2019Working in an orphanage, Alia meets teen Nadia, who says she hears a strange voice in the walls. When they try to find the source, things go very wrong.
Convict 2014Sentenced to death for committing rape, a convict navigates his final trying days alongside his allies and enemies in prison.
Farce 2017A beauty expert, a drug dealer and a bungling revolutionary end up in the grips of an extremist group after meeting on a plane to Lebanon.
Ghostbusters 2016When ghosts swarm Manhattan, four smart women form a paranormal elimination squad to hunt down the malevolent apparitions and stop an apocalypse.
We Are Legends 2019Raised in a boxing gym, two orphaned brothers become highly skilled martial artists and must combat threats in the streets and the ring.
American Heist 2014An ex-con is just getting his life back on track when his older brother is released from prison and drags him into the underworld for one final heist.
The Thief and the Imbecile 2013A street beggar befriends a man who lost his eye in a brawl, unaware that his new acquaintance is plotting to make him his unwitting organ donor.
Good Luck 2012Seeking an apartment to share with his wife, an apolitical man starts to question his own modest goals as revolution swirls around him.
The Vatican Tapes 2015A young woman hospitalized for an infected wound becomes possessed by a satanic force that will take a priest and two Vatican exorcists to defeat.
Oh, Ramona! 2019Awkward 16-year-old Andrei is infatuated with his alluring but aloof schoolmate Ramona -- until he meets stunning hotel clerk Anemona while on vacation.
Freezer's Campaign 2016When climate change makes Egypt freeze over, intelligence officers pose as a film crew on location to seek a device that can eliminate the frost.
Reaction 2011When a series of seemingly random people are murdered, baffled police search for a killer who may have a connection to them all.
Ms. Mammy 2012A successful advertising agency executive falls asleep on an airplane and wakes up in an alternate universe as a stay-at-home mom with three kids.
The Player 2012To save his father’s company from bankruptcy, a rich, spoiled playboy is forced to wed a no-nonsense woman, who's just as unhappy to be marrying him.
Step Outside 2018A down-on-his-luck man reads a book, only to have its characters materialize and take over his life.
Sameer Abu Alneel 2013Disliked for his stinginess, Samir finds his life turned upside down when he receives a windfall and launches a television channel.
Holmes & Watson 2018When the Queen receives a mysterious death threat, detective Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Dr. John Watson, use wacky antics to crack the case.
Salem: His Sister's Father 2014A street vendor's simple life is turned upside down after the Egyptian revolution of 2011, forcing him to contend with criminals and cops alike.
Mike Epps: Only One Mike 2019In a raw stand-up comedy special, Mike Epps mixes it up as he tackles sexual misconduct, special ed, aging body parts and much more.
An Upper Egyptian 2014Eager to settle down, Abdullah searches for the right woman to marry -- but the one he truly longs for may not feel the same way.
It's Okay, Buddy 2017Two down-on-their-luck singers set out to marry wealthy women -- but not everyone is happy to have them climb the social ladder.
Best Neighbors 2014A just-married couple moves into their new home, finding themselves at war with the kids next door, who seem determined to make their lives miserable.
The Republic of Imbaba 2015Living on the edges of Cairo’s Embabah neighborhood, several residents seek to better their circumstances following the January 25 Revolution.
Three-Quarters Decent 2010Determined to fight corruption in his country, a newspaper cartoonist debuts a new take-no-prisoners attitude.
New documentaries on Netflix in Hong Kong (June)
Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018 2018Celebrating twenty years since her debut, Hikaru Utada takes the stage at Makuhari Messe for the final performance of her Laughter in the Dark Tour.
Life in the Doghouse 2018A couple operates a bustling dog rescue out of their own home, vowing to give a safe space to the neediest pups on the planet -- 10,000 and counting.
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese 2019In an alchemic mix of fact and fantasy, Martin Scorsese looks back at Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour and a country ripe for reinvention.
Memory Games 2018Glimpse into the brain's vast potential for memorization through the eyes of four competitive memory athletes as they share techniques and insights.
The Black Godfather 2019This documentary follows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV and politics.
The Edge of Democracy 2019Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.
Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers 2018Decades ago, Bob Lazar blew the whistle on Area 51. Now he’s back to explain the alien tech he worked with, and the government's war to shut him up.
Life Overtakes Me 2019In the grip of trauma, hundreds of refugee children in Sweden withdraw from life's uncertainties into a coma-like illness called Resignation Syndrome.
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now 2019Oprah Winfrey talks with the exonerated men once known as the Central Park Five, plus the cast and producers who tell their story in "When They See Us."
Published 2019-07-01.
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Right Away Movers
348 Osler Street Toronto ON M6N 2Z5
HomeStars > Moving & Storage in North York > Right Away Movers > WARNING (Worst Move ever)
Rachael in Ajax
WARNING (Worst Move ever)
Moving & Storage review in Toronto
My parents are senior citizens who called and got a quote over the phone of $95 per hour for two men (Spoke to Peter) they asked for someone to come by and give an estimate in person but they never came. On the moving day Louis showed up with two other guys and started loading up my parents furniture (No appliances). Once they started loading up Louis tells my Dad that the price has changed and is now $145 per hour. My Dad reluctantly agreed because he had no other choice at this point. When all of my parents belongings were on their truck Louis said he didn't want to drive up north because it was snowing! He said he was now going to charge my parents for the cost of another rental truck since they had to keep my parents things for two extra days because they were fully booked. It was Louis decision to not deliver their items due to some snow and he was charging them for extra gas, a new rental truck and added on extra hours. My Dad's bill ended up costing $2,613.00
They showed up at 9:30am and were completely finished by 2:30pm, however he charged from 9am till 3:30pm.
When we challenged Louis on the hours billed he said they start charging before they even show up to the job (30 min) and another (30 Min) to drive back to their warehouse. He kept tacking on extra hours and then demanded full payment upfront. Who wants full payment for only half the job completed! So Now, my Dad is forced to pay close to $3k after he budgeted only $1,200.00 and he was told he couldn't get his belongs for two full days as well. I witnessed the whole incident and couldn't believe it. I have a copy of the bill and it even shows the crazy breakdown and additional charges added, but the final total shows $2,531.20 and then it shows a credit card authorization for $2,613.72.
If someone was to tell me it would cost me $2613.72 to move from Pickering to Lafontaine (2 Hours) I would laugh in their face.
But they don't tell you any of that till they're holding your belongings hostage. Louis is shady and takes advantage of the elderly with no shame.
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Tag Archives: Hood River Square
All the pieces, bits and pieces
Word from Mike Kehoe, owner of the Hood River Square center just west of Wal-Mart, is that two new businesses are about to open doors there. One, locally owned, is the Pearadise Creamery, dishing up frozen yogurt and smoothies. Its sign is up, but work inside continues. It’s next to Quizno‘s and Pizzicato. The other new shingle belongs to an office of Country Financial. It actually opened on July 1. Owner Thomas Torok says he will help people with a variety of Country insurance coverage — home, life, auto, health, worker’s comp, risk management. Torok worked 15 years trading stock options on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, and before that worked as a certified public accountant. He still does tax work on the side. He and assistant Kim Solberg hold down the fort from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Their office is in Suite 105, at the northwest corner of the square, 2940 W. Cascade. Call 541-386-0284.
Allyson Pate, she of the big WINGS, tells us the space formerly occupied by the Movie Gallery will soon house a new outlet of the Maurices clothing chain. Allyson should know. Her husband, James, does property management for the Harsh Investments, which owns the Cascade Commons. The closest Maurices is now in The Dalles at 1320 W. 6th St. Two calls to get further details from the chain’s district manager have not been answered. Margaret Georgilas with Harsh said the company prefers not to talk about new tenants until deals have been firmed up, so it sounds as if it’s merely a possibility at this point …
Targeting Portland? Quick chat with one downtown retailer the other day revealed that he/she/it is giving strong consideration to another outlet — in the Portland market. I’ll let you guess who this is (but hey, we all know good stuff starts here, then works its way into the PDX mindset)…
Everybody wants to be (seen as) green. Or is that “sustainable?” Scratch beneath the buzzword to hit the heart of the matter” What’s behind the claim? Brian Watts of the Watts Building Co., a longtime Hood River contractor, recently completed the nine-month Sustainable Building Advisor Program at Mt. Hood Community College. Watts is putting his mettle to the pedal in a new bungalow-style home at 3013 Sherman. It’s far from his first. His first home, built in the Sierra Nevada foothills in 1980, employed passive solar water and space heating design. What goes around comes around …
Mark and Peggy Hudon of Hood River Coffee Co. are kicking up their heels, after placing their coffee in Whole Foods stores in the Portland area. Next in their sights? New Seasons. …
Todd Dierker of Gorge Grown Food Network says Market Money is ready. It’s their term for gift certificates good for purchase of products at the weekly Farmers Market (Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. at Hood River Middle School, into October). Call Todd at 541-399-2840 to buy Market Money — they make great employee incentives to 1) support local growers, 2) encourage healthy habits, 3) cut out the middlemand, 4) reduce greenhouse gases from transporting tons of produce from California and Arizona …
Oh, did we tell you about the new discounted parking rates downtown? Bob Francis says the city has changed the hourly rate for people parking at the Columbia lot, the one across from Full Sail and the Hood River Cinemas. Rather than the 75 cents an hour to park on metered streets, you can park in the Columbia lot for 50 cents an hour. The idea is to encourage employees who now park close to their places of work to use cheaper space just a bit farther away. But hey, anyone can use it. …
Speaking of the City, it’s moving ahead with plans to create an urban renewal district on the Heights. A recent meeting with the Heights Business Association provided a chance for business owners to ask questions and suggest uses for money. Again, Urban Renewal does NOT create a new tax or increase existing taxes. But it does siphon off the incremental increase in taxes that comes with higher assessed valuations, to help finance improvements such as sidewalks and lights and landscaping and storefront remodeling through revolving loan funds. The city is conducting a feasibility study with its consultants. Jack Trumbull of Anderson’s Tribute Center suggested extending the district boundaries north, to link streetscape improvements along 13th with Oak at Egg Harbor. He favors the same light poles as in use downtown. Lynn Roberge of John L. Scott Realtors and DR Productions suggested using local contractors for the work, although City Manager Bob Francis says the city is handicapped by Oregon bidding law that puts a premium on lowest price. Francis says the timeline puts the feasibility study in front of the City Council at the fourth meeting in September …
Once discussed in prior parking studies, the idea of a second level for parking above the current Mt. Hood Railroad parking lot is apparently getting some new interest — by the newest owners of the railroad. So said City Manager Francis at a recent meeting …
And while we’re on the topic of parking — and the Chamber is leading continued talks about parking (the next parking committee meeting is 6 p.m. Aug. 18, Hood River Hotel Landmark ballroom — here’s an interesting piece that appeared in the Sunday New York Times. Higher pricing for parking would help reduce fuel use, car traffic and greenhouse gases. Anybody ready for that approach? Oh, yeah. We’re green alright — between here and the car door. …
Tags: Cascade Commons, Countrywide Financial, Heights Business Association, hood river, Hood River Coffee Co., Hood River Square, Maurices, New York Times, parking, sustainability, Urban Renewal, Watts Building Co.
Washboard Eco Laundry will put a new spin on greenwashing
Cynics might look at Mike Kern’s plan to open the Washboard Eco Laundry in west Hood River and call it “greenwashing.” But in the truest sense of the word, that’s exactly how Kern wants people to think of the business.
“It’ll be the most energy-efficient laundry in the Gorge, and maybe even in Oregon,” Kern says.
His plans call for 21 Electrolux High-Spin “H” models that will extract almost every drop of water by creating 350 G’s (the force of gravity) on the spinning drum wall. He compares his equipment, for example, with those in the Hyland Eco Laundry in Beaverton. They generate 200 G’s. The average home washer generates 100 G’s.
So we’ve got a little bit of an arms race going on here, but in the positive direction. Factor in high-efficiency gas-heated dryers that employ reverse spin to fluff fabrics, and you’re looking at a 30 percent drop in drying times. A load that would take 33 minute previously now will be ready to fold in 23 minutes.
“When you combine the washers and dryers, it’s state-of-the-art as far as energy efficiency is concerned,” he says.
Add in “99.8 percent efficient on-demand water heaters,” and you’ve got some genuine energy savings.
Wash drum sizes range from 60 pounds down to 18 pounds. For those folks who would rather not do laundry, the business will also offer drop-off “wash-n-fold” service, and commercial service for businesses that have large linen loads — caterers, restaurants, hair salons, motels and vacation rental managers — but no desire to do it themselves.
“Doing laundry isn’t very exciting,” Kern says.
So, for people who might otherwise think of themselves as trapped while the jeans and t-shirts go round and round, Kern plans to outfit his wash-a-torium with big-screen TVs, an espresso cart, and a children’s play area.
Kern, who has been managing the Snap Fitness franchise since it opened in January, is building out his laundry space two doors to the west in the Hood River Square. A Montanan with a business degree from Montana State, Kern had learned to love Hood River while spending his summer here, teaching windsurfing.
After 18 years with Enterprise Car Rental, he figured it was time to get back to paradise. But how to make a living? Big question, familiar to many in the Hood.
He started planning the eco laundry in the summer of 2009, before the gym opportunity came up. In talking with shopping center owner Mike Kehoe about the laundry’s space needs, Kern learned of the fitness center gig, and figured the proximity of the two spaces would let him tackle both.
Kern hopes to have the Washboard open in early September. To introduce the public to his version of greenwashing, he plans to offer two days of free use.
Save your dirty socks.
Address: 2940 W. Cascade Ave., Suite 103.
Tags: energy efficiency, greenwashing, hood river, Hood River Square, Washboard Eco Laundry
New HR fitness center? It’s a … Snap
Are we looking at a fitness center explosion in the Hood? For years, it’s been the Sports Club, Big Gym and Curves, each with its own market niche. Coming soon to the west side, a Snap Fitness franchise store where Isthmus Sailboards used to be, at the north end of the Hood River Square mini-mall just west of Walmart (and there’s a Cross-Fit sign up near the Armory; no time yet to explore what’s going on there).
Portlanders Mike Kehoe and his wife Lorri, who bought the Hood River Square three years ago, were looking for tenants to fill out the space. Idea! Start another business and do it themselves. They bought the Hood River franchise, one of about 1,100 around the country.
The idea here is around-the-clock access, for you fitness buffs who want to get … buff … at three in the morning. Or whenever. 24/7 card lock access with daytime staffing offer convenience to fit busy lifestyles, Kehoe says.
He’s hired Mike Kern to manage the place. Rates are a work in progress. No contracts or membership fees, just monthly rates in the neighborhood of $39. Details soon. He’s hoping to have build-out finished, equipment installed and doors open by Jan. 8. Stay tuned.
Tags: fitness, hood river, Hood River Square, Snap Fitness
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36 episodes of Internet Friends since the first episode, which aired on February 28th, 2018.
28: A Hero and a Villain
June 19th, 2019 | 57 mins 54 secs
Drew tweeted a video he found of a camera on a conveyor belt at a sushi restaurant, and it went viral. Like, really viral. Jon and Drew discuss what that was like. It made for a fascinating juxtaposition with a #BadFaithTwitter thread that went viral at the same time about a guy who found a brick of heroin in his van and successfully re-stole it from a gang member, or something… it doesn’t matter, because the dude made it up. As a tweet Drew saw recently said, every day, the internet picks a hero and a villain. You just have to hope that neither one’s you. Having been the hero now, though, Drew thinks it’s worth it for the #GoodFaithTwitter cause.
SPECIAL: Apple WWDC 2019 Keynote, Part II
June 6th, 2019 | 37 mins 38 secs
Drew and Jon consider the implications of Apple’s new augmented reality initiatives and SwiftUI, both announced at the end of the very long keynote after the stuff discussed in Part I. What do these two things have to do with each other? They’re both telling us all to get ready for the future — especially app developers.
SPECIAL: Apple WWDC 2019 Keynote, Part I
June 4th, 2019 | 1 hr 7 mins
Apple blew all the minds in its annual Worldwide Developers Conference Keynote in San Jose on June 3. Jon and Drew cover the announcements for tvOS, watchOS, iOS, iPadOS (which is a separate thing now!), and macOS, and they save all the heady future-y AR stuff for a second WWDC special. Maybe Apple should have done that for the keynote, too — two and a half hours was a lot!
27: #GoodFaithTwitter
May 15th, 2019 | 53 mins 7 secs
Drew’s longest Twitter break ever has ended, so both he and Jon are back! (That’s @DrewCoffman and @ablaze, by the way.) They both thought they were permanently over it… and they were wrong. It’s going to be different this time, though. Drew and Jon are only here for the use of Twitter in good faith. In this episode, they recap their ongoing discussion of what went wrong on Twitter, but now they’ve got a plan to fix it.
26: Reply “STOP”
May 1st, 2019 | 49 mins 9 secs
Drew is intrigued by Craig Mod’s SMS-powered publishing. It’s both old-school and utterly new and strange. Likewise, the ascendancy of email newsletters is baffling, given how we’ve all come to feel about our email inboxes, but it also makes total sense. What technologies should one use to publish things anymore? Where is the line between communication and publishing?
25: Try Hard
April 17th, 2019 | 47 mins 19 secs
Why do people try so hard on social media? Is it just for validation, or is it calculating? Is the motivator fame? Fortune? Is there a difference? Jon and Drew have tended to talk about the responsibilities of the platforms and their designers to promote community, but this time they want to talk about the part that’s the users’ (read: our own) fault. The desire to get rich and famous is like a pyramid scheme into which humanity has tricked itself. How could public-facing social media not play into it?
SPECIAL: Apple March 2019 “It’s Show Time” Event
March 26th, 2019 | 1 hr 5 mins
Apple unveiled a whole new direction for its services at its on-campus Steve Jobs Theater on Monday. Drew and Jon discuss Apple’s “It’s Show Time” event, announcing Apple News+, Apple Card, Apple Arcade, Apple TV Channels, and Apple TV+.
March 6th, 2019 | 53 mins 14 secs
February 20th, 2019 | 51 mins 11 secs
22: Everyone’s at the Table
February 6th, 2019 | 52 mins 27 secs
Drew and Jon are joined by Manton Reece, creator of Micro.blog. Manton’s current mission to build better community software started at about the same time as Jon and Drew’s internet friendship, around 2012, when Twitter took its turn from a flourishing ecosystem driven by users and developers to the siloed media company we now know and no longer love. To Manton, the solution to that has been staring us in the face since before Twitter even existed: bring back blogging. Micro.blog is not only a simple blogging service, it creates a place for bloggers — no matter where their blog is hosted — to meet, read, and respond to one another, bringing only the best parts of social media back to the open web. Jon and Drew are on board, and it’s a lovely community that’s growing noticeably all the time. The question is, how will we get it to the tipping point?
January 23rd, 2019 | 44 mins 13 secs
January 9th, 2019 | 50 mins 25 secs
19: A Tablet in Every Pew
December 19th, 2018 | 48 mins 46 secs
No more talking around it; Drew and Jon finally talk about religion. They discuss filter bubbles of beliefs online and whether it’s fun to follow people because of their spirituality. The internet gets wonderful when it brings contact with people with analogous beliefs, who teach you new languages in which to express your ideas and feelings. Then they turn to offline religious communities and wonder why they don’t quite feel like they’re working in this day and age. Can technology help? Is there a role for high technology in religious life? Is there a role for religion in high technology life?
18: For the Olds
December 5th, 2018 | 1 hr 9 mins
For a lot of folks of Jon and Drew’s generation, the origin story of getting into computers and the internet started with music. In the iPod era, people started building music libraries on their computers that grew to thousands of songs, and the internet was essential for discovering, sharing, and acquiring music. Some people — okay, maybe just Jon — still listen to music this way. Most people are just paying for streaming services now. Is there a right or wrong way to listen to music? Why does music matter so much? Is it different from other media that way? Will these ways of listening go on into the future, and if not, what will change? What will that mean for artists, and therefore for the music?
17: Food Pill Future
November 21st, 2018 | 49 mins 5 secs
For their first Thanksgiving special, Drew and Jon talk about food! At this point in history, food is totally a tech topic. Drew is into Soylent, because it doesn’t require him to interrupt his workflow. Jon is more into cooking lunch every day, precisely because it does. Food is a factor in work, community, health, and… well, life. Just in time for their native land’s most lavish food-centric holiday, this conversation considers how the way we eat reflects — or transforms — the way we work and live.
16: Turn the Living Room Purple
November 7th, 2018 | 57 mins 32 secs
Smart homes. Jon is a latecomer, and Drew assures him that’s a good thing. All Jon has so far is Hue lights and speakers, but he’s getting pretty into it pretty quickly. Lightbulbs are easy, though? What about door locks? Cameras? Um, microwaves? Is it worth getting into all that stuff? Is it even easier or more convenient than the way things worked before? It’s an interesting category; unlike phones and tablets, adding smart home technology to your life isn’t just about you. Everybody in your house has to be into it. This doesn’t just apply to automation gizmos, it’s also about personalization for music and video services. How does a household navigate that?
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Yoox Net-a-Porter: Luxury retailing at its core
26 Sep 2017by Emma Herrod
Alex Alexander, CIO, Yoox Net-a-Porter Group , spoke to Emma Herrod about the luxury group’s platform, its new London Tech Hub and how innovation fits its plans to grow the business.
It is only two years since the merger of Yoox and Net-a-Porter but since then much has been done to integrate these two fashion retailers, which sell luxury in-season fashion and out-of-season discounted goods as well as developing flagship ecommerce sites for luxury brands. Listed on the Milan stock exchange, the Yoox Net-a-Porter Group has headquarters in Bologna, Italy – where Yoox is based – as well as in London, where Net-a-Porter has its roots. Commercial and tech teams are based in both locations. The Group has a turnover of almost £2bn and set its sights on double-digit growth through to 2020.
The annual increase in its share of the luxury fashion market is currently outpacing the predicted 15% with revenue set to grow by 17-20% per year between 2015 and 2020. Mobile and personalisation are seen as key to increasing customer engagement and retention with new categories, product lines and international expansion the priorities in its 5-year plan to increase sales. It also plans a full in-country launch in the Middle East in 2018. As well as boosting sales through its multi-brand in-season Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter sites the Group aims to increase sales of multi-brand off-season luxury fashion from its original Italy-run Yoox.com and the Net-a-Porter launched site, The Outnet. Its expertise in luxury content and customer service will further be brought to the fore through partnerships with luxury brands for which it designs and operates flagship ecommerce stores. It currently operates 40 flagship stores for brands including Armani and Chloe using technology from the Yoox arm of the business.
It plans to deepen the digital opportunity for these brands through development of omnichannel capabilities, native apps services, editorial content, tailored customer service, and further creative and digital projects.
CORE PLATFORM
Since the merger, the Group has been reorganising its operations around three distinct parts of the business – in season, off season and flagship stores. A core cloud-based platform has been developed with IBM using Yoox’s proprietary software and IBM WebSphere Commerce. This will provide a robust and scalable foundation for the different ecommerce sites within the business as well helping to ease post-merger systems integration. Running all of the businesses on one platform also provides a single focal point for in-house technology development.
In addition, working with IBM gives YNAP access to the IBM Innovation Lab and the Fashion & Luxury Innovation Committee. The core commerce platform is underpinned by product information management, IBM Sterling Order Management and back-end systems including ERP and warehouse management systems. “Decoupling the front end from the platform means we can create the differentiators and maintain the DNA of the brands while we focus on the platform to just expose the services, so if you look at Net-a-Porter or Moncler they are pixel perfect but they are all different, but that is all experience, UI and UX,” says Alex Alexander, CIO, Yoox Net-a-Porter Group. He adds: “They all use the same sort of capability but not all brands want the same features, certain payment methods or checkout features.” Aspects such as these are determined at the brand level, based on the features they want to enable for customers, along with regional aspects such as payment methods.
UI and UX can further localise the experience. The idea is to build only once with a set of APIs enabling the core functionality and features to be used many times in different ways across the various brands. This enables brands to differentiate and provide the desired experience for their own customer base, whether it is via a mobile app, m-web, smart watch or in-car device. In addition, the front-end customer experience can be differentiated by country or even by customer. One core global platform also means that the tech teams can develop solutions for specific brands with functionality added into the core platform and then made available to all.
Funding this five-year growth plan is an investment of more than £462m (€500m) in technology and logistics across the Group, including a new Tech Hub in London which opened at the end of June.
"Shoppers in luxury retailing see fashion as something that is disposable, a commodity that they want now"
The Tech Hub, in London’s White City, brings together 500 developers from two separate offices in the capital, with space for a further 100 recruits, Alexander explains. It works closely with the Group’s other tech hub in Bologna, which also has 500 developers. They work on projects across the business but each has its own areas of expertise: Bologna is a centre of excellence for fulfilment optimisation, warehouse management tools and techniques, and omnichannel, order management and ERP, while London focuses on mobile, content, visual merchandising and artificial intelligence (AI). Each area of functionality has a lead, such as the owner of payments functionality, but the team working on it may be spread across both locations.
Data is a global team effort, for example, but some of the niche smart data elements are being worked on in London. AI’s initial base was in the capital, but Alexander believes that within 2 years it will be applied across every part of the business as niche technology uses are matured in one centre and then migrated to the rest of the organisation. For the past two years, the two Tech Hubs have been working closely together on a number of projects and co-locating project teams between Bologna and London. Alexander explains: “We tried to encourage face-to-face working in the early days of 2015/16. It was essential to building a global team you have to know people and interact with them.” He adds that some projects were deliberately chosen in 2016 to ensure people from both locations had to work together. A mobile initiative, for example, was set up in a similar way to a start-up so the team had to work out their own co-location arrangements and complete the product development at the earliest possible time.
The Group has invested heavily in video and conferencing tools at the London hub, as well as in collaboration apps and unified communications tools, to enable continued close working across project teams wherever they are located. “We tried to encourage face-to-face in the early days but now the teams are effectively working as a global team so we can use collaboration tools and video tools to maintain that collaboration,” says Alexander “The notion of one team is so important to me,” he adds. “Because as a global team, unless we think and act as one team, we won’t be effective to support a global business, and that is one of my key priorities, to continue to reinforce this one team mindset.”
Alexander aims to put YNAP at the forefront of technology innovation in luxury retailing and to create a team that’s able to develop in a sustainable way wherever particular project teams are based – and that may extend to further tech hubs in different locations in the future. He comments: “I want to have more technology hubs because of the diversity of the talent and the speciality we can get from different locations is key. We have cracked the notion of creating a global technology team and the next focus is execution.
INNOVATING WITH AI
“AI is one of the technologies which will transform our business. Every decade there is a game-changing technology which comes to the landscape and I see AI as one of those game changers which will help us give our customers a personalised experience and not look at customers as a segment but as an individual,” says Alexander. YNAP plans to use AI in areas such as returns optimisation, pricing optimisation and targeted marketing enhancement and its focus this year is natural language search.
The tech hubs are concentrating on three pillars for the business growth: personalisation, omnichannel and mobile. Underlying much of this is machine learning and AI. “Personalisation is key to creating inspiration for the customer,” says Alexander explaining how the Group plans to enable one-to-one personalisation of every aspect of customer interaction, be it on web, mobile, apps or other touchpoints. He believes that true personalisation means understanding each customer, their location and their mission.
His stated goal is to enable one-to-one personalisation in terms of assortment, outfit curation, experience, content and pricing. “The way we are trying to achieve our personalisation objective is through AI and machine learning and key to that is smart data,” he adds. The Group has view of lots of data on customers from its own sites, in the form of how they behave and their searches, as well as from external sources, including the images they viewed on Instagram. However, as Alexander points out: “Only AI and machine learning can actually process all kinds of data because that data is partly structured. But the majority of it is unstructured data and putting all of that together is what our AI and personalisation strategy is all about. That is the key game changer for us in being able to create the personalised experience for our customers.” Further external data, such as the weather, the customer’s current location and the location of the occasion for which they are buying attire can be combined with this data to give a fully personalised outfit recommendation experience. He comments that there is no point sending someone an offer for a fur coat when they are spending Christmas in Australia.
YNAP is using IBM Watson to build, train and test a natural language engine which will allow customers to speak or type into a mobile app without having to adhere to specific rules. Alexander gives examples of a customer wanting to buy a skiing outfit from a specific brand or someone saying they want to buy a gift for their husband. “We’re building the engine and testing it and this can then be exposed to the front end,” he says. How the different sites utilise the technology will be up to them. Another feature being developed with AI is an outfit builder which uses personalisation data held by the company, such as the customer’s clothes size and preferred brands. The outfit builder can be triggered by a retailer, personal shopper or by the customer themselves with different forms of interaction added at the front end. Visual search is also being investigated. This enables a shopper to upload an image of someone and say that they want to purchase a similar outfit. The engine will then build them an outfit based on that photograph offering garments sold by the retailer or the brand.
"YNAP is generating highly differentiated and innovative brand and customer experiences enabled by one shared, scalable platform"
Omnichannel development is providing opportunities for the flagship stores to fulfil customers’ need for speedy omnichannel solutions and enabling them to pick up items from anywhere in the world and return them either to the same store or to another one in a different country. Customers will also be able to order certain brands from Net-a-Porter and pick up their purchase from the brands’ own shops. This ‘omni-stock programme’ uses IBM Sterling Order Management to provide the Group with a single, global view of stock across the distribution centres of Yoox, Net-a-Porter and the brands’ own stores. Distribution centres across the Group are being repurposed in line with the in-season and off-season businesses, and a hub and spoke model implemented so stock efficiencies can be increased as well as growing the level of full-price sell-through. The model also future proofs the movement of goods against possible post-Brexit customs duties.
The omnichannel functionality will in addition enable more flexible fulfilment options and services, including same-day delivery in New York, London, Milan, Dubai, Shanghai and Tokyo. It will also enable the flagship stores to have a better view of customers and link their online and offline behaviour. Yoox and the flagship stores have already migrated to IBM Sterling Order Management with Valentino becoming the first brand to go live with the first phase of omnichannel functionality in September. Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter have moved across to the Yoox Group’s ERP and will migrate to the new OMS in 2018, when they also move to the full commerce platform. The Outnet will migrate to the full platform at the end of this year. Italian brand Moncler was the first of the flagship stores to run on the commerce and content part of the platform when it went live this July.
"Personalisation forms one of three technology pillars for the company’s growth – mobile and omnichannel being the other two"
Mobile apps are becoming increasingly important for YNAP. The number of brands selling via apps is growing every financial quarter and now accounts for 50% of all sales, compared with last year’s 40%. The company is investing in iOS and Android apps to meet the varying demands of customers in all the countries in which it does business. “We can really deliver an inspirational experience through mobile,” says Alexander.
The company has recently added messaging via mobile apps and screen sharing, whereby a personal shopper can share information with a customer. YNAP has ambitious plans for the future as it moves towards becoming a mobile-only company, investing in mobile frameworks – to enable speedier deployment and faster apps as well as new services for existing apps – and developing AI and natural language capabilities. For example, customers when travelling will be able to ask what’s trending and what the weather is like at their destination and then collect their order from the closest store. The Group’s Tech Hubs need to balance innovation and the core platform with the needs of each individual company as well as having an understanding of the end customers. If a number of sites are experiencing similar issues, a single functionality can be developed for the core platform but deployed in different ways to match customer behaviour on the individual sites.
The level of cart abandonment, for example, was lowered through subtle messaging which showed the shopper the items that had been left in the basket the next time they visited the app. “The tone of the message was such that it was not seen as a random message,” Alexander says. An R&D team is looking further ahead to explore technologies which have yet to be commercially proven, such as augmented reality and shopping from physical shop windows when the store is closed. It is also investigating new use cases for proven technology such as visual recognition in warehouses. “It’s a fail-fast approach,” Alexander comments.
As new technologies and business uses are developed, refined, tested and proven, they are added to the core platform and so made available to all of the retailers and brands. Integration plans and cross-group working certainly seem to be working for the business. In the first half of its financial year its net revenues hit £923m (€1bn) for the first time, an increase of 19.5% on an organic basis compared with £828m (€897m) in the first half of 2016. YNAP has successfully launched Moncler as the first online flagship store on the new front-end platform as well as signing a multi-year global agreement for the new Ferrari online flagship store. Over the same period it recorded 400 million site visits, compared with 342.7 million in the first half of 2016, and 4.5 million orders (3.9 million) with the average order value increasing by €10.
Active customers are on the rise, too, hitting the 3 million mark in the first half of 2017 (2.6 million). With more parts of the business migrating onto the new platform and the synergies that brings, along with optimisation, innovation and engagement, the Group is set to further establish itself in the minds of its customers worldwide, while new markets and the rise of personalised experience on mobile devices ensure its sites remain close at hand.
Integrating Yoox & Net-A-Porter
The Yoox Net-a-Porter Group was formed from the merger in 2015 of Italian fashion retailer Yoox and British luxury pureplay Net-a-Porter with its Net-a-Porter, Mr Porter and The Outnet brands. All four distinctive brands in the Anglo-Italian group cater for the luxury designer fashion market. The global organisation now operates through three business lines: in season, off season and online flagship stores. These all operate from one shared, global, scalable platform, sharing common corporate functions and deploying best practice and cross-fertilisation. The multi-brand in-season business line includes Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter, while the multi-brand off-season business is made up of Yoox and The Outnet. Before the merger, Yoox designed, set up and managed online flagship stores for some of the leading global luxury fashion brands, including Armani.com and Chloe.com. This part of the business will continue with brands operating off a single core platform which is being developed for all areas of the business.
InternetRetailing Magazine - September 2017
In this issue of InternetRetailing we examine omnichannel, the journey retailers are taking, the different approaches and how digital is impacting on various areas within a business.
CML: Core Management Logistics
Data: the fuel for your omnichannel strategy
Delivery Market Updates
Evolving EPOS
Experience is all
How to Make the Festive Season an Email Success
Improving retention
Industry Highlights
Inventory deployment is the new maxim
John Lewis: Collaborating for click and collect efficiencies
Mobile in omnichannel
Mobile Retail Updates
Omnichannel is getting personal
PFS
Retail paths to leadership: stockroom to boardroom
The financials of omnichannel retailing
The halo effect
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On 23/07/2017 24/07/2017 By JacIn British Nationalism, Colonialism, Colonisation of Wales, Corruption, Tourism
THE WOLF OF WHARF STREET
Back in April I wrote English Tourism in the Colony of Wales, which focused on Gavin Lee Woodhouse and ‘Bear’ Grylls, and their plans for the Afan Valley Adventure Resort. I wondered in that post why the ‘Welsh’ Government – even given its record of doing business with numerous crooks – was involved with an obvious spiv like Woodhouse.
Why is the ‘Welsh’ Government prepared to hand over a valuable piece of land in the Afan Valley to a man with a net worth of minus six million pounds? A man who starts and dissolves companies more often than some people change their socks. Over a hundred to date. And yet he seems to have been a late starter; for he’s 39 now but according to Company Check he didn’t start his first company until he was 34. What else do we know about him?
From Company Check
A company closely associated with Woodhouse is Properties of the World, run by Jean Ann Liggett, this company helps “property buyers make informed decisions on select UK properties, ensuring their purchases tick all the boxes”, as Liggett’s Linkedin profile tells us.
Ms Liggett is an American, whose family was involved in property back in Ohio. She herself has sold property in North Africa, and has worked for some interesting companies; among them Sunsplash Homes, which lasted for less than three years but “sold properties all over the world”.
Though the Linkedin profile tells us that since January 1985 she has also worked as a media planner for Ogilvy and Mather, a major US advertising agency, founded by Englishman David Mackenzie Ogilvy, regarded as the Father of Advertising. I say ‘English’, but Ogilvy and Mackenzie are of course Highland names, and that’s where his father came from.
During WWII Ogilvy worked for British Intelligence, hardly surprising because there’s no real difference between propaganda and advertising, both want you to buy their ‘product’. Which explains why, in the Britishness offensive we’re currently enduring, so many businesses – perhaps advised by companies like Ogilvy – cover their products in union jacks and other BritNat symbols.
In addition to helping Woodhouse make “informed decisions on select UK properties”, such as Plas Glynllifon, Liggett went into business with him, briefly. The company was MBI London NW8 Ltd, another of Woodhouse’s short-lived enterprises, lasting barely a year and doing nothing, or so it would appear.
But it’s Liggett’s other companies I want to concentrate on, because these throw up an interesting name. Let’s look first at Sunsplash Homes, the company selling property all over the world. If we look at the founding directors we see three names, among them, Barbara Z Kahan. Turning to Properties of the World, the only director other than Liggett was Barbara Kahan.
Kahan also cropped up when I recently delved into Carmarthenshire Council CEO Mark Vincent James’ property empire in Cardiff Bay. James is a director of Building and Estate Solutions Today Ltd and a co-director is Steven James Corner. Corner is also a director of Imaginative Property Group Ltd, and the other founding director was Barbara Kahan. So who is Barbara (Z) Kahan?
Kahan ‘lends’ her name to help form companies (and resigns the same day the company is Incorporated). Allegations have been made, in the Times and elsewhere, that she helps those who might have difficulty setting up a UK company – though God knows it’s easy enough! – form companies for nefarious purposes. In a nutshell, money laundering.
My source suggests that the answer to why the ‘Welsh’ Government is involved with a chancer like Woodhouse at the Afan Valley Adventure Resort may lie with his partner, Grylls, who contributes the Bear Grylls Survival Academy to the package. He already has one such establishment on Llŷn.
Grylls is a regular presence on the television screens of those who like to watch overpaid and well-connected self-publicists. Fortunately, I don’t watch any programmes on which he is likely to appear. But his background is interesting.
On his mother’s side, his roots are in Donaghadee in County Down, Northern Ireland, where he spent his early years. His maternal grandmother and maternal great-grandfather were both Ulster Unionist MPs. His father, Sir William Michael John Grylls MP, was caught up in the same cash-for-questions affair that netted our very own Neil Hamilton AM. (Christine Hamilton was Grylls’ secretary.)
Grylls Senior was very well connected, his father had been a brigadier in 15th/19th the King’s Royal Hussars, he himself served in the Royal Marines and belonged to the exclusive Royal Yacht Squadron. His son, Edward Michael ‘Bear’ Grylls, went to prep school and Eton, did a few years in the SAS, is now Chief Scout, a lieutenant commander in the Royal Naval Reserve, and holds the same honorary rank in the Royal Marines Reserve.
There can’t be many outside of the Sachsen-Coburg und Gothas who better represents the establishment and the Union. It can only be a matter of time before ‘Bear’ Grylls is knighted, ennobled, and finally made a saint. There’s no question that Grylls, with his ‘pull’, can get anything he wants out of the ‘Welsh’ Government.
AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
It could be that Woodhouse has now served his purpose, or may have bitten off more than he can chew, for he appears to have been promoted sideways in favour of Peter Moore, former MD of Center Parcs. Moore coming on board suggests that Caerau Parc, the name that now seems to have been adopted for the venture, is a nod to his former employer rather than a show of respect for the Welsh language.
But whoever’s running the show, and whatever it’s called, this project will attract those looking to avoid taxes and other irritations by investing in UK property. These needn’t be tyrants from the -stans and their families, or Russian oligarchs, just well-to-do people, of the kind Liggett and Grylls have mixed with all their lives, seeking a little nest egg, as the Properties of the World website makes clear.
In addition, the Elite Investor Club website reminds potential investors that the lodges at Caerau Parc are free from stamp duty, and, “If you have a buy-to-let property that you are worried about after all the recent tax changes you may be able to part exchange it against a lodge at Afan Valley”. So it’s also seeking to attract the buy-to-let types?
Though I’m not sure if those involved in this scam scheme realise that in April 2018 stamp duty will be replaced in Wales by the Land Transaction Tax, to be administered by the ‘Welsh’ Government. But then, they’ve probably had assurances from Cardiff Bay that nothing will change . . . it never does.
Because the term ‘holiday homes’ carries a lot of baggage in Wales this project had to be dressed up as something more than property investment, which is where ‘Bear’ Grylls comes into the picture.
We know that the London property market launders many billions of pounds, it’s only natural that those seeking a UK property investment, but who can’t afford London prices, will look elsewhere. With Ms Liggett’s contacts I’m sure we’ll see some interesting buyers turn up for the lodges at Caerau Parc.
In fact, the whole Caerau Parc project of 900 lodges could be a money-laundering operation in itself.
THE BIG LIE
Wales is under attack today as never before. Our country is slowly being dismembered and we Welsh replaced as its inhabitants. One of the principle engines of our destruction is tourism. Yet we are asked to welcome an ‘industry’ that ignores our identity, treats our homeland as a playground, and marginalises us by encouraging colonisation.
Caerau Parc is typical of ‘Welsh’ tourism. The land on which it stands is owned by the UK state and managed by its Cardiff branch office. Those seeking to make money from this venture – Woodhouse, Grylls, Moore – are all English, or in the case of Liggett, American. Those who’ll buy the lodge-investments will almost certainly come from outside of Wales. The top jobs, the permanent jobs, have already been allocated to English ex-military types and the well connected.
So what will be left for us Welsh at Caerau Parc? Well, as usual, we’ll get the shitty jobs, the low paid jobs, the seasonal jobs; for this is how tourism in Wales operates. Wales in 2017 is treated little different to Africa or India a century ago. It seems that Wales exists for no other reason than to enrich our English masters.
Yet those apologists for colonialism in the so-called ‘Welsh Government’, jumped-up little shites like Ken Skates, tell us we should be ever so grateful for this! We should be thankful that rapacious bastards like Woodhouse and Grylls have come to gorge themselves on the carcass of Wales.
But then, we are lied to at every level, whether it’s the Westminster government, BBC Wales, Llais y Sais, or Carwyn Jones and his band of the hopeless. Welsh public life is thoroughly corrupt. The problems facing us are so entrenched, in both our national life and our collective psyche, that nothing will change by a different party running the Notional Assembly.
The current system is beyond tinkering with, it must be swept away entirely and a new Wales created in its place. Let’s start that revolution by rejecting Caerau Parc and all other forms of colonialist tourism. Let’s make it clear that we shall no longer accept it, nor shall we celebrate our subjection.
Woodhouse’s Northern Powerhouse website tells us, “Proposals will be available to view from 20th – 28th July at Cymmer Afan Community Library, Station Road, Cymmer, Port Talbot, NPT, SA13 3HR during normal opening hours”.
Why not pop along and tell them what you think of this project. There’s no need to be rude; ‘Fuck off, you exploitive, colonialist bastards!’ should suffice.
Afan Valley Adventure ResortBarbara KahanBarbara Z KahanBear GryllsBuilding and Estate Solutions Today LtdCaerau ParcCenter ParcsDavid OgilvyGavin Lee WoodhouseImaginative Property Group LtdJean Ann LiggettLand Transaction TaxOgilvy and MatherPeter MoorePlas GlynllifonProperties of the WorldSunsplash HomesWynnborn
66 thoughts on “Colonial Investments”
You will see a Mr Andrew Kitchingman on the board of directors of Northern Powerhouse, he is also currently non-exec director of Lon Pro Holdings Plc (short for London Property), which is financed from property bonds listed on the Cyprus stock exchange.
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Kitchingman is on the right.
This company is one of the outfits that ‘acquires’ up-market residential properties in London, not for living in, but as ‘absentee investment portfolios’, many of the buyers being from overseas. These are the ‘buy to leave’, properties detailed here….
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/scandal-of-the-buy-to-leave-investors-who-keep-flats-empty-8702570.html
I was wondering why Labour MPs like Jeremy Corbyn in Islington has been raising this issue in the English parliament as a ‘scandal’, yet Carwyn Jones in the Welsh parliament is dishing out free land in Wales and grants to the same shysters?
Which lends further support to my suspicion that this is primarily a property scam venture glossed over with Bear Grylls’ adventure bollocks. And Lon-pro was only formed last year – to find investors for the lodges?
Because Brychan, you’re looking at two different animals. Corbyn is genuine, and straight – hence the reason he’s been so badly treated by both his own parliamentary party, and the establishment media.
‘Charismatic Carwyn’ is amongst that slimy ‘Pink Tory’ mob of Bliarites, Brownies, and all the other self serving bastards that infest the Labour party as we’ve come to know it. The same party that has hoodwinked and corrupted it’s way into the hearts of the ‘donkey voters’ in Cymru.
That’s the reason I’ve said a few times on here, that the dream scenario would be a Corbyn led Labour government in London (without the filthy dross that’s in it’s PLP) coupled to an SNP led Scottish parliament, Sinn Féin in an united Ireland, and a (as yet unknown) Nationalist party governing in Y Senedd.
The Elite Investor Club produced a promotional video for Afan Valley Adventure Resort featuring Peter Moore and the then Labour MP Huw Irranca-Davies. For some reason, this video has recently been pulled, and deleted from YouTube. It says he was an MP at the time the video was filmed, a period when he served as shadow energy minister campaigning to keep high levels of Feed-In Tariff for solar power which these lodges will be fitted with. Huw is, of course, now an AM in the Senedd, and makes no reference to The Elite Investor Club in his register of interests. He does however, list a residential property in the “Swansea area” from which is derived rental income.
There would be no need to pull the video just because he’s no longer an MP.
And “Swansea area” is a bit vague. I think we can assume it’s outside the city limits, but maybe not too far away?
Huw is the nephew of Ifor Davies, MP for Gower, who campaigned for a NO vote on devolution in 1979. Like his uncle, he went to school in Goweton, so I assume this ‘property’ which he rents out, is a family inheritance on the Gower. The Irranca bit in his name is adopted from his wife, who is obviously of Italian parentage. She may also have come with a property portfolio. However, it’s worth checking to make sure it’s not a ‘lodge’ in the Caerau Parc development. I find it unusual that the venture has removed the video, unless it was at the request of one of the pundits, ie, Moore or Irranca-Davies.
K. A. Mylchreest
Corbyn and his ilk simply can’t afford any sort of alliance with the (sensible socialist?) SNP or Plaid, for the simple reason that to have any realistic hope of gaining and retaining power in the UK requires Scottish and Welsh Labour votes and seats.
How often, if ever, would an independent England have had a Labour government? Genuine question, there must be an anorak somewhere who knows 😉
No one suggested an “alliance” of any kind. Labour comes in many flavours. There’s the genuine group, who in fairness, do try and live up to good principles – based on social justice and fairness, they are the Corbynites, who also include the vast numbers of recent members who voted primarily for Corbyn in the last election. Corbyn personally has very healthy views regarding representation of other nations in the UK. Hence the reason he was monotonously attacked on his historic sympathies with the Irish fight for freedom in the Six Counties. His attitude towards the Cymru and the Scots is equally as healthy.
Then you have the Parliamentary Labour Party, made up mostly of slimy shysters like Owen Smith & Co. They are mostly ‘New Labour’ leftovers from the Bliar/ Brown era. Pink Tories.
And finally you have dear old ‘Welsh Labour’. Basically a gang of cronies with their snouts stuck firmly in the pubic funded feeding trough. They do not support Corbyn – for very good reason – he’d probably kick them into touch, or he’d take the feeding trough away from them. Neither are they Bliarites, they are in effect super fraudulent jumped up councillors, who have got away with it for years, thanks to the ‘donkey’ vote in the post industrial valleys.
I simply suggested that from our point of view, a corbyn government in England, and nationalist parties in power in Cymru, Scotland and Ireland would be the dream scenario.
I accept your point about Corbyn not being able to capture power in Westminster without Labour seats in Scotland & Cymru. However we are living in strange & rapidly changing times. It’s only a few months since the ‘experts’ and his own PLP were predicting a wipe-out for him. Many saying that Labour was unelectable with Corbyn leading it. ALL wrong, and hugely so, including Mrs May(hem). Listening to the crap from the experts was the biggest mistake she ever make, and she’s made a few both before and after the event.
It’s not a mystery – people are waking up all over the globe. You can only push the masses to a tipping point, and that is very close.
“And finally you have dear old ‘Welsh Labour’. Basically a gang of cronies with their snouts stuck firmly in the pubic funded feeding trough”
Close to what I think of them as well, Gee! 😉
Emlyn
This is just so wrong for so many different reasons. The Upper Afan Valley is one of the most underprivileged and disadvantaged areas in the whole of the UK, and these chancers just get given land because of their connections. I hope the locals will flock to the Cymer Afan library in their hundreds to tell Woodhouse and his chums that they can shove their lodges up their Rhondda tunnels.
But the ‘Welsh’ Government is arguing – and may even believe! – that this project will bring well-paid jobs for locals.
If these shit in the woods centres are the future, Heaven help us.
This is what the ‘Welsh’ Government wants us to believe – lodges, zip wires, expensive places where twats with more money than sense can pay people like Bear Grylls to get them muddy – this is the future, Daley, embrace it!
The ‘Playground Wales’ project is still on track.
http://www.countryside-alliance.org/openaccess/
The very English Countryside Alliance still doing more to protect rural Wales than Plaid.
Yes, Plaid Cymru would rather line up with bullying, middle class English canoeists and help them take over our lakes and rivers. Because Plaid sees these bastards as more acceptable than the ‘Tory’ Countryside Alliance which seeks to protect our rural areas.
Fuck off, Plaid Cymru!
Yep, it’s wealthy Welsh landowners depriving the disadvantaged of Birmingham and Manchester the right to roam the our countryside.
The sort of buffoon attracted to a “Parc” holiday home is cut from the same cloth as those who go to the Med yet rely on outlets flogging British food and drink and speak English ! Not a nice prospect. Any venturing into countryside will probably be done in 4X4’s and we know the mess they made on ancient paths across Elenydd. Anyone got access to a few mines ? not for coal, the other kind.
Glen …It’s important to issue safety guidance to canoeists and rafters who arrive from England who wish to take advantage of this new proposed ‘roam access’ across farmland get to the banks of the Teifi and Towi..
(a) Try to gain access across a field that is populated with suckling cows.
(b) Make sure you are highly visible, like wear an orange jacket.
(c) Ensure to position yourself between the calf and it’s mother.
(d) Wave about a long brightly coloured fibreglass object just to make sure.
(e) If the cows are black with horns then aggressively shout ‘Del yma, bryswch.
(f) When the herds runs towards you, find a suitable wall to stand against.
(g) Do not phone the emergency services on your mobile, the cows already have bluetooth, spread by previous visitors to the field.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/grandad-suffers-horrific-injuries-after-10826467
If in doubt, use the visitor information cord that often runs across such pasture kindly provided by the farmer, by touching the wire with your penis. You may find the blonde cows a bit more aggressive. They’re French. Bred to dispense bottles of semi-skimmed. Remember, for every cow you cross-contaminate during your trip, we have to shoot a badger.
Can’t fault it, Brychan, except that our visitor might have trouble finding a wall to stand against.
I found this on some Plaid Cymru website using the example of Scandinavia to argue that there should be Right to Roam in Wales. Either this twat doesn’t appreciate the difference between Scandinavia and Wales, or else he/she does but feigns ignorance. The latter possibility might explain the refusal to put a name to this bollocks.
The ‘right to roam’ in Sweden, where I have spent time in the past. It’s allemansrätten (tir crwydro?) and it does give access to all farmed and un-cultivated non-residential land, including access to rivers boating (no motors), canoes, swimming, skiing and camping. Caravans are banned!! This right excludes hemfridszon, an area up to 100m from the farmhouse. However, they control their own criminal legislation and have specific offences where the visitor causes harm, such as wild fires, fishing without owners permission (except county designated lakes). You can also pick berries and mushrooms in wild areas, particularly forests. A similar ‘right to roam’ exists in Scotland, but they too have control in their own legal jurisdiction, with specific additional offences. The only part of Wales which has a similar landscape is in Eryri, more specifically, the Carneddau area, where the major landowner (National Trust) has already voluntarily introduced a ‘right to roam’ but this is wholly within the national park. Very different from other rural areas of Wales, where crops and birthing livestock predominate.
The point I was making is that Scandinavia is a huge area with a small population and not at risk of being inundated with twats from much bigger countries. Even Scotland has the advantages of being a) much bigger than Wales and b) much further from all but one of the major population centres of England.
Right to Roam in Wales will lead to a lot of unhappiness and bad feeling. On the plus side, there will be a reaction that won’t do Plaid Cymru any favours nor will it help the image of our English neighbours when gangs of canoeists descend on quiet Welsh communities and inland waterways exercising their Right to Roam. So there could be a dividend.
This issue exposes what is wrong with Plaid Cymru. Instead of defending Welsh interests, Plaid has interpreted this as a class issue. ‘Landowners’ is almost synonymous with aristocrats, wealthy buggers, oppressors . . . This is socialist Plaid Cymru in all its fucked-up thinking, siding with middle class English canoeists against poorer Welsh farmers.
oh dear I clicked on that link in JAC’s comment on right to roam. That item was a bit scatty but believe me there’s historical stuff on there dating back a few years on other topics that explains to some extent why Plaid has drifted off into some woolly headed mindset. Advocating any old inward migration, backing off any robust defence of the language, every nutty ill thought through proposition you could imagine turns up somewhere on that site. The party that shot itself in the foot is now aiming for its own head as it thinks this will ease the pain.
Excellent post Brychan! http://www.gardenerschat-shed.net/forum/Smileys/aaron/clap.gif
Question about the “gift of land” – who’s land was it to “give”? Is it on a fixed term lease with full restoration covenants, or has freehold been handed over ? Who was the previous owner ? did Cynulliad or local authority have to pay someone to take it over prior to the “gift” event ?
All these issues need to be exposed to find out how much of a shitty deal was done, before we even consider the nature, scale and impact of the actual development of the land. Smell is already ripe so I suspect more exposure will lead to more odour ! Fancy Huw “youwanker” Davies being involved with such a project.
Someone who’s been in touch wonders whether the Crown Estate may be involved. This source thinks that the windfarm not far away is on Crown land.
I used to think that the old Forestry Commission had most of the land high up above the valley and the slopes that were not in private ( farming ) ownership. Of course Forestry Commission Wales went into Natural Resources Wales and given that CJ’s Cynulliad government controls that opaque organisation they may well be selling or gifting tracts of land to secure all these well paid jobs in hospitality see ! Absolute fuckin’ nightmare – will those lodges burn ?
Mynydd Caerau? I think thats called Llynfi Afan. I think they are owned by some Spanish company. Suppose it could be Crown Estates land but I didn’t think they had much in the South.
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Ugh Ken Skates. His comments about the iron sphincter at Flint… utterly clueless.
“In its prime, Flint Castle played a pivotal role in not only shaping the future of Wales but that of the UK and Europe. The Iron Ring sculpture is a perfect way of marking this significance while attracting more people to visit the site, bringing positive economic benefits to the area.”
Shaping the future of Wales… I just cannot believe he said that. Where do they find these people.
As for the Bear Grylls endeavour… why cant the Assembly make something like a Welsh Puy Du Fou rather than this bollocks?
As for the ‘Welsh’ Government coming up with a Puy du Fou, this would need imagination and hard work. The first they lack, and the mere thought of the second terrifies them.
It’s much easier to throw money and opportunities the way of shysters, then turn up for the photo-shoots and rely on the ‘Welsh’ media to give you the credit.
CADW.
Following the announcement that CADW wants to install a ‘Ring Piercing’ into the grounds of Flint castle…..
If Cadw was English…
Dress Betty Battenburg up as a witch during trooping of the colour on Halloween.
If Cadw was Ukrainian….
Re-enact the Charge of the Light Brigade with pink water pistols for toddlers.
If Cadw was German….
Put a bouncy castle outside Auschwitz-Birkenau to boost visitor numbers.
If Cadw was Norwegian…
Paint an image of Harry Potter onto the sail of the Snekkja Longship.
If Cadw was Chinese…
Pebble Dash the Great Wall and put uPVC double glazing on the Forbidden City.
If Cadw ran Virgin Trains…
Put Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang wings onto the sides of the Flying Scotsman.
If Cadw ran a London council..
Project a video of ‘Fire Starter’ by Prodigy onto the cladding of tower blocks.
Looking at it from the perspective of the subjugation of other native people,
If CADW was Native American, it would carve up the the Black hills of Dakota into the American presidents of Mount Rushmore.
If CADW was Tibetan, it would turn Drepung Monastery, Lhasa, and other sacred sites into theme parks. Of course the colonialists have already got there first.
Advertising the sale of pork sausages on the walls of the temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
The erection of a giant steel Swastika at the same location.
Or having the colours of the family that brought us the Laws in Wales Act sitting behind our proud Dragon.
HISTORIC ENGLAND unveils plan for GIANT EYEBALL.
Following the proposal to install an Iron Ring in the grounds of Flint castle commemorating the subjugation of the Welsh. Not to be outdone, Historic England have announced that a Giant Eyeball will now be constructed at Battle, in East Sussex to commemorate the victory of the Norman invaders over the English at the Battle of Hastings.
The defeated King Harold of England is famously depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry as perishing at the 1066 battle by having an arrow shot through his eyeball. “This sculpture is a modern representation of the longstanding union of the French and English” said local resident, Nigel Farage.
The eyeball sculpture will allow visitors inside the sculpture and peer out to view their new masters on the coast of Northern France. It is to be embellished with the names of all the new overlords, with translations into English from Norman French on some (but not all) of the exhibits.
http://c.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagecache/1280/poster/2013/11/3022295-poster-1280-eye.jpg
Like the proposal in Wales, the local council has not yet been consulted on the project.
The £390,000 project has drawn some criticism in the local community who suggest it would be better spent on Eastbourne Hospital, currently in special measures. However, Visit England says that the installation will bring much valued tourism to East Sussex, referring to the “Volle-et-Vent stalls, Garlic flavour candy floss, the famous Hastings Fromagerie and locals paid the minimum wage to wear a stripy shirt with a beret. This is a great opportunity to boost visitor numbers.”
Nice one, Brychan! (And I speak as someone whose paternal grandfather’s lineage was from Hastings, hence the un-Cymraeg surname).
It seems that Con Skits has announced a ‘pause’ on the scheme. Let’s be watchful for him and the quangocracy sneaking this through again when they think that we’ll be distracted, say by a royal funeral or something.
it’s the “….or something” bit that makes me think. A big ring could be just the thing when “celebrating” the next Arwysgiad in Caernarfon, if they dare take it there. Maybe Flint near the border would be a safer venue with suitable heritage credentials.
I have no objection to them spending money in Flint and like this suggestion from reddit:
Why not build a monument to Gwenllian, the last Princess of Wales who was captured by Edward I when she was just a baby and kept in confinement for 50+ years until her death?
A statue of a beautiful but sad Welsh Princess, standing alone looking over the horizon.
It’s one of the saddest stories in Welsh history. A monument to her would be powerful and moving.
The Welsh Government needs to celebrate Welsh men & women not foreigners.
Hey, I’ve just had an idea!
Let them build the thing. Then, one night, a handful of patriots do a Penyberth on it, and send a glossy press release to the media claiming that it is the centrepiece of a work of performance art called “Ring Of Fire”, which expresses the deep-seated cultural identity of the area, especially the Zari curry house in Connah’s Quay!
We (oops, what a giveaway!) might even get a grant for it!
Another excellent bit of sarcastic satire Brychan http://www.gardenerschat-shed.net/forum/Smileys/aaron/clap.gif
I heard briefly on the news (whilst waiting for Her Who Has To Be Obeyed to come out of a shop) this afternoon that the 7,000+ signatures (to date) that the petition has raised, actually prompted a mention on Radio Wales! Wow!
Actually, having checked tonight I notice it’s now up to 9,800 odd. So we can do some things right in numbers – when we put our minds to it.
Off topic, but distantly related as many leaseholds are held by off shore investment companies,there’s a lot of noise coming from London about much needed reforms to this archaic regime of ownership. Now let’s remember that they speak of “reform” not abolition but it’s still a lot more promising than the stony silence from CJ and his mates down the Bay – or have I missed something. This was a subject of some interest 4 or 5 years ago but seems to have followed many other social issues into the long grass as CJ and his mates cultivate much more enjoyable relationships with all sorts of wideboys from elsewhere in UK and further afield who benefit from all sorts of loose regulation, or better still none at all !
Yesterday CJ and a few of his buddies rolled up to Llanelwedd to butter up the farming/rural communities. I suspect that he’d need to promise a hell of a lot, and deliver, before that lot fall in and vote donkey style.Indeed the real motive of the visit was probably to fill up on some home produced fodder to bat off the prospect of his waistline shrinking. Where CJ comes from the chunky look still equates to wellness and prosperity, Mrs Chippings must have been bending his ear !
Leasehold reform? Not in Swansea. John Healey, Shadow Housing Minister brought up the topic of ‘Unscrupulous Landlords’ ripping off leaseholders with ground rent a couple of months ago. Headline in a few papers. I felt the need to point out, before he made a complete rsole of himself, that the highest percentage rip off of tenants was purpetrated by none other than a Labour controlled Council. In 2014 Swansea Labour Council issued demands for increasing the ground rent of households on the Elba Estate, Gowerton by a percentage increase of between 2000% and 5000%. Our own was midway at 2500%. £50 pa to £1250 pa. To obtain best value for the people of Swansea ????. UK Government Ministers replied to my pleas by stating ‘It’s a devolved matter’. Welsh Government Ministers replied ‘It’s a local matter’. Local Government replied ‘We must obtain best value so pay up’.
Swansea Council Unitary Authority or scum for short, eventually settled on the lower increase figure of 800%. Swansea Labour, putting people first. You got to laugh, haven’t you
I make it a habit NOT to listen to Jason ‘Jase’ Mohammed on the radio, he gets totally on my tits, as he sounds to me like a metro male, chattering monkey! I’m not casting aspersions here, for those not familiar with the term it simply means “A good-looking, fashionable young man who pays special attention to style and who displays the levels of care and pride in their appearance which is usually associated with women; but who are not deemed to be homo-sexual“. Sounds like ‘Jase’ to me, but I digress, he just gets on my tits, and comes over as a typically ignorant EnglandandWales type.
Anyway, I accidentally caught him this morning, as I switched on Radio Wales for some news and bumped into a phone-in about the ‘Iron Ring’. It seems that there’s a surprising level of interest and anger over this. Virtually all the callers were aggrieved, and made the same points that have been raised on this post of Jac’s.
One very interesting caller made the point that the architect(s) commissioned by Llywodraeth Y Senedd to come up with this insulting piece of shite are a London based firm! No architects in Cymru apparently! Not only are we humiliated on our own soil, but our government has paid OUR money to a firm in London to humiliate us! The other interesting point made was the standard of our AMs, most of whom wouldn’t have a clue about this (or don’t care) because they are totally ignorant of our history and culture, and the significance of this monstrosity, unlike other more educated and patriotic people who are left to ‘whine’ as the ‘chattering monkey’ so irritatingly put it.
This episode, and the ignorance of those who rule us brings us back – once again – to the urgent need for proper education in our land.
If ever there was clear evidence of the complete collusion of the ‘Welsh’ Government and Cadw with the Westminster ambition to completely Anglicise Wales, then this offensive Iron ring is it. The significance of the Iron ring is well understood by a subjugated people, it makes me sick to my stomach that our ancestors and we in turn are being blatantly disrespected in this way, by our own so called Government. They must be so corrupt and blackmailed to have sold out Cymru in this way. Even the English, London based Architects make no bones about the symbolism of the ring, while the ‘Welsh Government’ make some disingenuous statement that “The Iron Ring symbolises a rusted crown representing the relationship between the medieval monarchies of Europe & the castles they built.” Shame on them that they would celebrate the conquest of our own people. If this disgraceful project gets the go ahead, it should become a focus of resistance.
https://nation.cymru/2017/iron-ring-flint-castle-petition-wales/
I have now submitted a FoI to Cadw and the ‘Welsh’ Government asking for details of the tendering process and minutes of the meeting that decided to award the contract to the ring design of George King in London.
I have now submitted a FoI to Cadw and the ‘Welsh’ Government asking for details of the tendering process and minutes of the meeting that decided to award the contract to the ring design of George King in London
Thank you Jac on behalf of us all.
Both requests have been acknowledged.
Good – It’ll be interesting to get the actual reply to the request. I can’t wait for the side-stepping waffle that’s bound to come back!
Yes Thank you Jac, I’m sure you will be keeping us informed with the feedback from Cadw. Just wondering how they are going to crawl out of this one?
The English, when it comes to historic events, follow the rule of ‘Whoever Wins Is Right’.
Last year, the English celebrated the 950th anniversary of an invasion led by a family of psychopaths.
Daley that’s a bit harsh on the Normans, psychos they might have been but the man in possession of that crown until the battle of Senlac was no better, indeed arguably worse. Most “leaders” of that time were scheming nasty bits of work, but a redeeming feature, in a perverse way, was that they tended to get involved in the shitty business of battle whereas most leaders since Henry7th have been “armchair” or “throne based warriors”.
In our time it has become de rigeur to engage in all sorts of horror at a safe distance causing death and destruction to front line soldiers and civilian populations while traipsing around TV studios delivering pompous lectures on world peace. Rope is too good for such bastards, but it would do, and we have 2 live examples of such scumbags wandering around the UK free as fuckin’ birds. So the English haven’t civilized themselves much in those 950 years.
Rhys Gryg and Owain ap Cadwgan were pretty nasty pieces of work too. Not disagreeing really… just people tend to be people no matter the language they speak. What was it Gerald of Wales said… Nothing better than a good Welshman and nothing worse than a bad one?
you are probably spot on. I read somewhere that Llewelyn ein Llyw Ola’ was not “the man” as far as lot of Welsh people were concerned. However any rivals he had at that time felt that staying on the fence or sucking up to Edward was good for their survival. None of them lasted long as old Longshanks was out to crush the whole lot (left, right,or middling as modern Plaid people might have it ). Fact of life that Wales and England of that period were very localised in terms of loyalties and gang leaders were ruthless in imposing their domains.
Well he had a lot of relations because of the amount of offspring Owain Gwynedd had. That and when he climbed to the top of the Aberffraw pit he had to deal with the leaders of Mathrafal and Dinefwr (which was also quite populous due to Yr Arglwydd having so many sons in the South).
A well known tactic by the Anglo-Normans was to play off rival lines of descent against each other – and essentially do the job for them. That and Llywelyn did push Edward a little too hard. I think old Longshanks at least first understood he needed a friendly Welsh Prince to rule and pay homage to him. Then he tried all this stuff with his son by making him Prince of Wales just says he’d just had a tit full of it.
I quote a tweet from Huw Marshall. I heard the Radio Wales News piece. It was basically just gave air-time to Hanson the MP attacking Llyr Hughes Griffiths AM who had questioned this insult to our nation. Unbelievable…..but maybe not. (I only listen to this rubbish because I sometimes cannot pick up Radio Cymru which is better but still not ideal)
“FFS, @BBCRadioWales news finally cover the #IronRing story and turn it in to a Labour attack on Plaid Cymru. Cover the REAL story….”
Jason Mohamed did read this e.mail out on Radio Wales. “C A D W Celebrate All Defeats of the Welsh. Who ever runs this organisation should be sacked.”sent by Keith.
Keith who?
Jac’s tweet caught my eye especially the bit about BBC’s Brexit fixated “anchors” on NEWSNIGHT. That Emily Maitlis was on last night hounding the Fox ( perfectly commendable practice in most circumstances )but the line of questioning proved inconclusive and more irritating than the answers ! Thick bitch asked same old question on slightly different matters repeatedly, and surprise surprise she got the same old answer ! She was evidently pursuing her own agenda rather than exposing the shallow globalist cum BritNat “principles” held by Mr Fox. He was able to get off lightly, tut tut. Maitlis is probably congratulating herself today deluding herself that she gave him a “hard time”. Needs some quality interrogation lessons
I missed that Dafis – but I can well imagine what took place. Good ol’ British Bullshit Corporation and their over paid & brainwashed ‘zombie’ presenters, working hard for the establishment as it’s false news outlet mouthpiece.
‘thick bitch?’
On second thoughts that’s a bit harsh on my dogs, so I’ll let you pick a word or 2, or more to describe her.
From a Jewish family, Emily Maitlis is the daughter of Professor Peter Maitlis, FRS, Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sheffield, and Marion Maitlis. Emily is married to Mark Gwynne, an investment manager, whom she has referred to as “my Catholic boy”. Yawn! . . .
Her husband, Mark Gwynne, a banker for Merrill Lynch, was brought up as a “polo-playing, hunting, shooting and fishing” sort. While the couple live a cosmopolitan life in Notting Hill with their 19-month-old son Milo Atticus (named after a Greek wrestler from around 550BC), they also enjoy glamorous parties in the country where Gwynne’s parents own a notable property.
http://jacothenorth.net/pics/spew_smily.png
“It’s a bit of a closet secret that she’s married to a country squire type,” says a friend of hers. “I don’t think Emily has really totally got to grips with the English countryside. But she’s a good sport. She wasn’t born and bred into it, but she’s a mucker-in. She’s very well liked and popular with both the financial hedge fund banking crowd and arty-farty media types.”
Maitlis – a regular at Harrods, she says her key weapons on screen are “flirtation, seduction and betrayal”, but says these words refer to “linguistics rather than eyelashes”. Whatever . . .
Kate Adie once said that TV executives wanted presenters with “cute faces and cute bottoms and nothing in between”. Well they certainly hit the jackpot with Emily Maitlis.
Says it all really doesn’t it? Do any of you still take the British Bullshit Corporation seriously?
If that’s a “cute face” by BBC standards then I’m glad that my reference points are elsewhere !
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What happened? 2019 Hankook 12H SPA (TCE)
Much like the GT division up ahead, the fight for TCE honours went down to the wire at Spa-Francorchamps between Red Camel-Jordans.nl and Autorama Motorsport. Behind them, with PROsport Performance about to make history in SP3, the A3 class lead was far from a foregone conclusion.
Check out the original post on 24hseries.com HERE
TCR (Pt.1) – First of the year vs. fairy-tale win
Sensational duel for the lead between AC Motorsport (#188) and ‘Autodrama’ (#112)…
…but it’s not quite enough to withstand the pace of Red Camel’s Rik Breukers (#101)
AC Motorsport’s half-rebuilt Audi finishes a race it almost didn’t start on the podium
Amidst the drama going on at the front of the GT field between Bohemia Energy racing with Scuderia Praha and Herberth Motorsport (see our GT race report HERE), it was almost – we’ll emphasise almost – possible to forget that the fight for the TCE lead at the Hankook 12H SPA was also going down to the wire.
In the mix was Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing (#112), the TCE winner of both Dubai and Mugello gunning for its hat-trick at Spa-Francorchamps. And a sensational race it had already been for the Swiss team dubbed ‘Auto-drama’ by radiolemans.com’s Joe Bradley: terminal engine and gearbox failure meant the Volkswagen Golf GTI had been forced to miss most of free practice and the entirety of qualifying, relegating the team to the back of the grid. Come the overnight intervention, Autorama Motorsport had climbed to 2nd, and was one of four teams on the lead lap. Skip forward to hour seven (and a bit) of the Hankook 12H SPA, and the Volkswagen, with Jan Sorensen on-board and still in 2nd place, was in the middle of a sensational battle for the TCE lead with AC Motorsport’s Stephane Perrin.
Speaking of drama, AC Motorsport (#188) – the first of four TCE cars on the lead lap for Saturday’s restart – had endured its fair share as the race approached half distance. The front end of the Audi RS3 LMS had been almost completely destroyed during an off in private testing, and the fact that the RS LMS was even competing much less fighting for the lead, was nothing short of remarkable. The #188 had even led the field away at the restart, only for the local boy Vincent Radermaker to overcook it on cold tyres going into Les Combes. Fortunately the field avoided slamming into the stricken Audi, and it had been a mighty drive from the Belgian, Stephane Perrin and former BTCC man James Kaye to get back to the front.
Now though, all eyes were on the escalating fight between Perrin in the lead and a charging Sorensen. The Audi’s turbocharged four-cylinder had the legs down the straights, but just couldn’t match the traction of the Golf through the corners. Time and again, and for the best part of 10 laps, the VW and the Audi were nose-to-tail into Eau Rouge and again down the Kemmel Straight, Perrin just managing to hold station. Nail-biting stuff, and sensation to watch. Almost unsighted, Rik Breukers in the Red Camel-Jordans.nl CUPRA TCR (#101) was catching them at more than SIX seconds per lap…
Finally, capitalizing on a stronger exit for the VW out of the Bus Stop Chicane, and thanks in part to Perrin going on the defense down the start-finish straight, the deadlock was broken as Sorensen finally squeezed down the inside out of La Source. TCE had a new leader with 4.5hrs left to run after a superb duel demonstrating nothing but mutual respect.
Regrettably, this would be the Audi’s last time at the front as AC Motorsport’s were later served four stop-go time penalties, the accrued time ultimately dropping the Belgian team to 3rd in TCE at the flag. Still, given how the weekend had started, the final spot on the podium was nothing to scoff at.
“Terminal engine and gearbox failure meant the Volkswagen Golf GTI had been forced to miss most of free practice and the entirety of qualifying, relegating the team to the back of the grid. Come the overnight intervention, Autorama Motorsport had climbed to 2nd.”
Entering the final hour of the race, Autorama’s closest rival was now Red Camel-Jordans.nl, scintillating pace from Hankook 24H DUBAI winner, Daytona 24 Hours class winner, and Sebring 12 Hours class winner Rik Breukers (it’s been a good year so far for the young Dutchman) hauling the CUPRA TCR from one lap down back and to the front of the pack. All this, despite rear suspension issues – the third such failure for the team in as many races – costing the reigning TCR-class European Champions almost 15 minutes in the pits.
Like Scuderia Praha and Herberth, the Red Camel CUPRA, ahead by just under one minutes, would require a final splash of fuel 30 minutes from home. It remained to be seen whether a) the chasing Autorama VW would need to do the same, and b) if it did, whether the orange CUPRA could still amass enough of a gap to cover a time penalty the team had been served for ignoring track limits. To lose a second race win at Spa at the flag, as the team had done in 2017, would be beyond irony. It would be downright cruel.
Stefan Tanner’s boys kept the Red Camel crew guessing almost all the way to the flag, a hard-charging Kristian Jepsen finally bailing for the re-fuelling station with just five laps of the race left to complete. Almost a full lap behind the CUPRA when he re-joined, there was no way Jepsen could close the gap enough to sneak a win at the flag, and a relieved Ivo Breukers, who by now was being very generous over the kerbs, ultimately crossed the finishing line to take the team’s first class win of the year and its first outright TCE win since last year’s Hankook 24H SILVERSTONE.
Still, 2nd place from the back of the grid was nevertheless a superb result for ‘Autodrama’, and more than enough to keep the Swiss team at the top of the TCE European Championship standings.
TCR (Pt.2) – Competition tightens for TCR top spots
Sorg Rennsport (#151) ends its weekend in the barriers at Eau Rouge
Gearbox woes hinder GSR Motorsport (#105). But they’ll be back.
Rough weekend for the returning GDL Racing Audi (#157)
An opportunistic run to the flag from 8th on the grid meant it was ultimately the all-Lithuanian IGORIO LANKAI CUPRA TCR (#132) that took 4th in the TCR class, just behind the SP3 class winner (more on that in a second). Not a bad recovery drive, given that the left front tyre had parted company with its rim altogether on the Kemmel Straight…
Among the main contenders early on was GDL Racing (#157), Gianluca de Lorenzi’s Italian outfit having foregone its customary Lamborghini Huracán GT3 for an Audi RS3 LMS for the second Hankook 12H SPA in succession. GDL Racing’s race would be stymied, however, by, bizarrely, the fire extinguisher exploding in the cabin during the opening stages. Later on, suspension failure caused the right rear tyre to destroy itself on the now low-hanging wheel arch. Content that enough was enough after 11 gremlin-filled hours, the team opted to retire the car.
Similarly at the sharp end – and even in the lead at one stage – was the Holmgaard Motorsport (#102) Volkswagen, the third and final tin top to take Saturday’s restart on the lead lap. Consistent pace meant the team was well on course to equal, if not surpass, the 4th in-class the Volkswagen Golf GTI had scored in Mugello one round earlier. Terminal gearbox failure at the end of Roy Edland’s first stint though, plus the 2.5hrs required to repair it, meant the Danish team eventually finished 6th.
“Content that enough was enough after 11 gremlin-filled hours, GDL Racing opted to retire the car.”
That left series regulars Sorg Rennsport (#151) in with an outside shout for the TCR podium, although intermittent electrical problems had already cost the German team almost five laps in the pits. Heavier damage was to follow though. During his first stint of the weekend, Emin Akata suddenly felt the rear end of the Audi step out on the downhill run into Eau Rouge. Unable to catch it, Akata and the RS3 LMS went barrelling into the barriers at almost full speed, crumpling the back end and causing significant damage to the rear axle. Though the American skillfully managed to get the Audi behind the tyres, the chassis was done.
All this left the way clear for GSR Motorsport (#105) – also Lithuanian – to collect 5th in-class, a welcome result after a frustrating weekend spent chasing near-constant gearbox failures for the Volkswagen Golf GTI, which more than a dozen times was found parked off-track, struck in 5th gear. “We came here really focused to [get] a good result, and unfortunately electrical problems stopped that. But we will definitely come back,” explained a still smiling Vytenis Gulbinas.
Overall TCE, and TCR, Top 3
Red Camel-Jordans.nl (#101, CUPRA) – 232 laps
Autorama Motorsport / Wolf-Power Racing (#112, Volkswagen) – 231 laps
AC Motorsport (#188, Audi) – 230 laps
Overall TCE European Championship (after two rounds)
Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing (#112, TCR) – 37 points
Dan Agro Racing (#685, A3) – 36 points
AC Motorsport (#188, TCR) – 35 points
SP3 and A3 – PROsport Performance back on top; bad luck strikes Synchro
PROsport Performance (#1) seals Aston’s first win as CWS (#378) hits trouble
Dan Agro Racing seals A3-class win with 1-2 finish…
…while Synchro Motorsport (#676) are left ruing what might have been
Like its SPX contemporaries in the GT division, a litany of problems awaited the competitors in SP3. The first to go was series returnee Intersport Racing (#614), which lasted just two laps before terminal throttle issues struck, stranding the BMW M3 at Fagnes.
Also heavily in the wars was CWS Engineering (#378), Colin White’s eponymous outfit suffering a fiery incident during the first hour of the race: barely 20 laps in, the Ginetta had already lost an hour to repairs.
More was to follow though on Saturday, when the reigning SP3 European Champions, already 30 laps behind, suffered a terminal gearbox engine failure when “the American lad” – Jean-Francois Brunot – spun out and inadvertently jammed the gears. Not known for throwing in the towel in the 24H SERIES, the CWS team set to work removing the gearbox from both the race car AND its spare, the latter ‘fresh’ from the previous weekend’s racing at Brands Hatch, and swapping them over. “We’re here to go racing, and that’s all that matters,” explained Colin White. His side of the inter-team gearbox ‘race’ won too
With CWS consigned to 2nd in-class, that left PROsport Perfromance (#1) unopposed out front to claim a popular first class win for the team’s brand new Vantage GT4, just one month after taking the Aston Martin’s first class podium at Mugello. Give or take the odd on-track knock – no 24H SERIES race is complete without black gaffer tape – it was a win that propelled the reigning GT European Champions to the top of the GT4-class European Championship standings.
Further back in A3, Dan Agro Racing collected its second class win on the bounce at an event that had looked destined to go the way of former 24H TCE SERIES champions, Synchro Motorsport (#676).
The Swindon-based team comprised of Honda UK employees and three-time British Touring Car Champion Matt Neal had, by Dan Wheeler’s estimations, “played a blinder” going into the second ‘half’ of the Hankook 12H SPA. Sacrificing the class lead to ensure the Honda Civic Type-R was re-tyred and sufficiently fuelled going into the following day’s restart, crucially, on the A3-class lead lap, all that remained was an early Code 60 the team could take advantage of to brim the tanks. Several dozen crossed fingers in the Synchro pitbox were dutifully answered by the smash at La Source between Winward Racing / HTP Motorsport and DUWO Racing (see our GT race report HERE), and with the Honda capable of lapping two seconds per lap faster than its nearest rival, the ‘FK8’ Civic disappeared into the distance.
“Not known for throwing in the towel in the 24H SERIES, CWS Engineering set to work removing the gearbox from both the race car AND its spare, and swapping them over.”
Lady Luck had other ideas though, and almost three-quarter of an hour was lost trying to not only find the source of a boost pressure problem – it turned out to be single snapped wire – but, with just 15 minutes left to run, brake problems offset by a broken driveshaft. By this point, the fight for victory and even 2nd place was over, Dan Agro Racing weathering suspected rear axle issues (#686), an overheating engine (also #686) and even a high speed nudge against the barriers at Raidillon (#685) to collect it second 24H SERIES class win on the bounce, and its first 1-2 finish with the Peugeot RCZ. All this, despite being three laps adrift at half-distance.
All hope of a strong finish for Winkler Tuning (#666) meanwhile went up in smoke, much like the BMW E46 123D’s engine after severe overheating issues proved too difficult to remedy. It was a tough break after what had been a commendable performance: the diesel-powered Bimmer had lined up for Saturday’s restart at the front of the A3-class field.
Similarly, BMW Team van der Horst (#602) was equally lauded for its efforts. Terminal engine problems meant the Dutch team missed Friday’s track action altogether. The next morning though, and with a brand new car having been transported overnight from the team’s base in Dusseldorf, the #602 BMW E90 330i – now blue and white rather than green and white – finally took to the track for the first time, already 71 laps behind. It was a tremendous example of the team’s competitive spirit, and after a catastrophic start to the weekend, the team lost only 30 minutes when a drive-less Mauro Mercuri rolled to a stop on the start-finish straight. Choosing radiolemans.com’s Spirit of the Race award for Spa’s A3-class competitors alone was going to be hard…
SP3 Top 3
PROsport Performance (#1, Aston Martin) – 223 laps
CWS Engineering (#378, Ginetta) – 152 laps
Intersport Racing (#614, BMW) – 2 laps
A3 Top 3
Dan Agro Racing (#685, Peugeot) – 211 laps
Synchro Motorsport (#676, Honda) – 201 laps
*Images courtesy of Petr Frýba Photographer and 24H SERIES
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The Real Romney by Michael Kranish and Scott Helman (Harper, $27.99, 401 pages)
“Looks like I’ve turned out like all the rest, but Mama my intentions were the best.” Randy Travis
“A lot of it is, he is patrician. He just is. He has lived a charmed life… It is a big challenge that he has connecting to folks who haven’t swum in the same rarefied waters that he has.” A former aide, quoted in The Real Romney
I’ve now read two accounts of the personal and political life of Mitt Romney – adding up to some 664 pages – and yet I feel like the singer in Randy Travis’s song. No matter how good my intentions are, I’ve not had any luck in finding out exactly who Mitt Romney is, in head or in heart. I’m beginning to wonder if his biographers wind up with the same frustrated feeling.
What were his issues? What did he believe? Sure, he was against Kennedy, but what was he for? In other words, who was Mitt Romney?
The team of Kranish and Helman, trained reporters for the Boston Globe, covered Romney as Massachusetts governor for four years; therefore, they have some background on the subject. And the 400-plus page account that they’ve fashioned initially seems impressive – with annotations and a fine index – until it dawns on the reader that the subject of the book remains more of a specter than a human being. Specter: something that haunts or perturbs the mind (Merriam-Webster).
What Kranish-Helman do well, fanatically well, is provide a “fair and balanced” approach. There’s almost a mathematical precision to their balancing of “good” Mitt versus “bad” Mitt stories. Let them provide a couple of examples in which Romney did admirable work based on his Mormonism, and they’re quickly followed by two stories of when he allegedly acted uncharitably – and perhaps heartlessly – toward two Mormon women facing personal struggles. And when it comes to his work with Bain Capital, the stories of Romney’s “good” venture capitalism are quickly cancelled out by an equal number of tales of his practice of “bad” vulture capitalism.
“The goal of the investor in Bain Capital is to make absolute returns. When they do well, Bain does well. When Bain does well, they do well. It is essentially capitalism at its finest – and its worst.” Howard Anderson, MIT professor and former Bain investor
It all seems to verify the accounts that Romney is only the real Romney when he’s practicing his Mormon faith. However, since that’s not something he’s comfortable either talking about or dealing with in public, it means that the person he is – or may be – remains hidden. In reading The Real Romney, an image came to mind of the presidential candidate dressed in a Zorro-style costume – a man who wears a mask that’s never removed, and which never slips or slides for even an inch.
“After all the weeks and months of that campaign, if you ask ‘Why did Mitt Romney run for U.S. Senate, and what did he stand for?’ most people had no clue.” Mitt Romney, as quoted by a fellow party member
There are entertaining sections of this nonfiction read, most notably those involving Romney’s seemingly foolish run against Ted Kennedy for the U.S. Senate (a race that Romney thought he had a chance of winning until the pre- and post-debate polls came out) and the details of his single term as governor. The reporters also do an admirable job of explaining how Mitt’s life is almost a re-run of his father George’s life – both were elected as governor of a state at the age of 55, both were successful businessmen, and both ran for president. In this respect, Mitt Romney sounds a lot like Al Gore, who was raised to accomplish the things that his senator father had not been able to. Yet, it’s never clear in this account if Mitt Romney has the fire in his belly that will make him settle for absolutely nothing less than the presidency.
“When he’s with people he doesn’t know, he gets more formal. And if it’s a political thing where he doesn’t know anybody, he has a mask.”
“He has that invisible wall between ‘me’ and ‘you’.”
Unless you’re the ultimate political junkie, there’s simply not enough here to justify reading 400 pages to find that the mask, the invisible wall, never comes down. The question simply changes from, “Who was Mitt Romney” (past tense) to “Who is Mitt Romney?” Based on The Real Romney (and on the previously reviewed Mitt Romney: An Inside Look at the Man and His Politics), it remains an unanswered question.
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JustSoYouDon'tHaveTo Hallmark Romance February 16, 2019 February 16, 2019 8 Minutes
All right, all right. I’m about a month and a half off from New Year’s Eve, but it’s been absolutely insane at Just So You Don’t Have To-dom, with kids being sick, work, work, work, and the fact that for some reason I just discovered The Great British Bake-Off – Thanks Netflix! I never knew there were so many ways to make bad cake before. It’s inspired me to bake even more. My waistline doesn’t appreciate the chocolate chip-banana bread, the soda-bread scones, or the chocolate chip cookies, but everyone else did. Anyway, here I am, back in the saddle with Hallmark’s New Year’s entry: A Midnight Kiss, starring the girl from Reign and the guy from the Nickelodeon boy band show who’s married to the girl from Spy Kids (already featured in Love at Sea). Anyway, here we go!
We’re in Seattle! Mia is a party planner, from a family of party planners. She and her family are fabulous, and they have a company van with caricatures of all of them on the back. It’s super weird, but the guests don’t notice the van because they are bowled over by the emergency cake they found (apparently some children destroyed the original one). The parents are retiring and Mia and her brother are going to run the company from now on! And for some reason, Mia carries around a camcorder from 1996. They make them a lot smaller now, Mia.
Mia heads home to do more work, and I do not believe that the Seattle party planner business is THAT good that it affords an amazing apartment/condo that she has. I call shenanigans. Ditto on the center hall colonial that her brother and his pregnant wife and daughter live in. Also – there are way too many wreathes inside the house. No one on the living earth does this. (I’ve been away from Christmas movies for almost 7 weeks, I’d forgotten how much I hate the overdecoration!) Anyway, Mia is surprised by David, Jake’s friend, who is at Jake’s house unbeknownst to Mia (but knownst to us). Ru-roh – David and Mia met back in Jake’s senior year of college, and it wasn’t a meet-cute.
David is a documentary filmmaker, in town for a business/contest thing, and Jake is happy to house and feed David while he’s in town. Then off Mia heads for an outdoor market. I refuse the believe there are that many of these across the country.
There’s a new client ready to cram a new party down the Pearson Party Planners’ throats – Kate Clark – the CEO of Fashion Starter – which is kind of like etsy but not. Mia has some ideas of her own about the direction of the company, but she can’t get them out of her mouth before Kate gets there. Oh crap – Kate’s in an emergency – she’s in need of a party planner for New Year’s Eve (it’s Dec 23 right now) – for 125 guests – and if she cancels the party, the fashion industry will pounce and think her company is in trouble. Really? Whatever – she’s desperate enough to double their fee, and Jake is all about it. Mia is guilted into doing it, and Kate has to hug out her gratitude.
Christmas morning, David is still the fifth wheel at Jake’s house. He loves his family, but his film career is that important. Seriously – these people are dressed up to the nines to open presents. Puts my family’s matching pajamas to shame. And David gives them an ice cream machine that is NOT IN A BOX. WHAT THE HELL KIND OF GIFT IS THAT, DAVID? Appliances come in BOXES. He gets a book, and he almost cries. But Mia has the gooey eyes of someone who thinks David is very sweet – so much so that by night time, they get to sit outside by the firepit in the flurry of snow.
David wants to shoot a documentary about pandas in China. I feel like Disney Nature has that covered. But Mia has a yen for filmmaking too, but she’s tamped that desire because of her family’s business. Mia tells her mom about the emergency New Year’s party, and mom flips out, says she’s going to cancel her vacation to Palm Springs when it’s the only thing she’s been talking about for the past 20 minutes, but Mia tries to reassure her. Mia just said “Nothing will go wrong” and then her brother fell off a ladder. Whoops.
Jake has to stay off his foot for a week, and they need someone to fill in for him – so David is on deck. Duh. After the very smallest of objections, he’s in, but then he’s freaking out about all the logistics of planning a party for New Year’s Eve in 6 days. They head out to Kate’s lakeside (or oceanside?) house which is all modern and windows and birch wood. Kate sees David and remarks on his cuteness, and Mia is all like, really? I never thought about it. Sure whatever, Mia. David then has to butt in with his idea of having black napkins with the rest of the gold theme, and Kate is all about cute David and Mia is not having it at all.
Meeting the caterer – David wants to mix it up with the menu, and not have scallop wrapped pea shoots and caviar. David says Chinese Food. What? And of course, he gets to show off how he knows how to order in Chinese. They have more insightful conversations about why she isn’t a filmmaker. Oh well. Whatever.
We are halfway through this movie and I.am.so.bored.
Mia’s sister-in-law accuses Mia of having a crush on David, and she’s like, what? no! That’s weird. That’s absurd!
At the florist – David has opinions but they work it through and voila, centerpieces. When they have to pick a band, they have 2 choices – “Partyovascular” and some kind of unnamed jazz band. I vote neither. Luckily, though, there’s a third option, and David immediately asks Mia to dance. Because this guy was on Dancing with the Stars, and we can never forget it. He is the new Lord of the Dance.
Kate arrives to inspect their work, and Mia sees them flirt together, and Kate is like CougarTown in Mia’s eyes, even though Kate totally sees that David likes Mia. The sad times in this movie are going to be so annoying, even though we are a good 40 minutes away from them. Jake the broken legged brother has pulled the fireworks out of his cast, which sends David out to the kitchenette in the office to make some kind of Denver omelette and give Mia more words of wisdom about doing what makes you happy instead of what you are good at, and what can put food on the table, and what can keep you in an amazingly fabulous condo on the water. Rant – I am so sick and tired of these movies and their ‘do what makes you happy’ plot devices when that’s not something that the major population can really do. Shut the hell up, Hallmark. End of rant.
Kate the very annoying client announced that she also needs a videographer of her party. Whatever, Kate. Then we get to see a very nice montage of setting up a party by the water. They are so busy party planning but they have enough time to have a beer and tell each other their favorite New Year’s Eve stories. None of them revolve around getting woken up by your husband when the ball drops because you’ve fallen asleep at 11:35pm, so none of their stories means anything to me.
David won the grant to shoot pandas in China, and he’s now a little upset because now he’s got something to leave behind. It’s the day of the party, and Mia is freaking out about what to wear to the party. She shouldn’t be getting this dressed up in the morning, if it’s a New Year’s Eve party. She’s going to get dirty. She must have heard me, because her dress is in plastic and they head up in their weird van to the party venue. He has not told her he’s won the grant to go to China, so I have a feeling this is where the sad times are coming from.
OMG Kate I want to slap you. She’s freaking the f— out because she won’t have fireworks at her party. She’ll have everything else, but the firework guy didn’t get the right permit and her party is fireworkless and oh my goodness she’s going to get laughed at in the fashion world. SHUT UP.
Thank you, Mia, for telling her to shut up and off Mia and David go to the Mayor of whatever small town this is because Mia’s mom knows the Mayor, and we found that out in the first beginning of the movie – and that’s Chekhov gun. And it’s not even remotely suspenseful that the Mayor is going to help them out, but David’s charm did help smooth the way.
Another problem – Kate wants more food for after midnight – and David’s Chinese idea comes to fruition – and then Mia just got gold paint thrown on her because for some reason, they were painting vases the day of the party. WHAT? Is this Alice in Wonderland? Kate saves the day by offering an outfit. They are not remotely the same size as Mia is like the size of a toothpick, but whatever. Mia gets a black sequinned dress out of it. AND SHE GETS A STAIRCASE MOMENT IN HER NEW DRESS!!! Even husband said “THE STAIRCASE!” I’ve trained them all so well. David gets the shivers seeing her in the dress, and Mia is all like, I think we can pull this off, and then all the power goes out.
But that was a stupid emergency, because Mia turns it back on. Whatever.
Mia’s side hair is awful. Chinese food arrives in the ugly van, and so do Mia’s parents, and everyone is there to help out. Mia’s sister-in-law is 7 months pregnant and is willing to wait tables. She’s the real saint in this movie. Mia finally comes clean with her brother about wanting to go to film school instead of party planning. Brother is very supportive.
Husband just said I should be a party planner. But then I’d have to go to all of those parties. And I am too much of an indoor person to do that.
Off Mia goes to find David, who is by his camera. He’s been thinking about something – something has changed, and nothing else matters but Mia. He’ll stay in Washington for her, or she could go to China with him. She can’t imagine her life without him either! She’s off to China! Happy New Year! Kiss Kiss Kiss Firework Firework Firework – Auld Lang Syne and THE FREAKING END.
Oh this movie was dumb with a capital DUH. There was no tension, there was no mistaken identities, there were no Sad Times! Can this even be a Hallmark movie without Sad Times? Anyway. The actor who played David has an easy charm that makes him likeable, so I didn’t throw things at the screen, but it was a close thing. Do yourself a favor and find something else to do to celebrate New Year’s Eve, because A Midnight Kiss won’t do anything for you. I watched it, though, just so you don’t have to.
Adelaide Kane
Published February 16, 2019 February 16, 2019
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Jirisys' Europa Barbarorum Mega Mod Pack
Because everyone needs to compensate
1.1 Alpha Build
ExTSO
Get yer hotfixes ‘ere!
No, I’m not talking about fish suppers.
I found a bug with the ExTSO mod which caused it to be incompatible when trying to play with regular EBO users; though it wasn’t really a bug as much as me being careless when copying files. But, thanks the help of the kind and brave Brave Brave Sir Robin, I managed to track down the error, and now there’s a new build for ExTSO, which is guaranteed by me to let you play with the EBO guys.
I added a new section to the sidebar so you can contact me in case you find a bug or if you’re lonely and want someone to talk to (lasses ).
That’s enough jokes for now. See you around.
~Jirisys ()
Three free copies
Apparently, due to an update or a bug, the 1.1 Alpha Build page lost its password protection, and I hadn’t noticed until today. It seems that at least 3 people downloaded the new build (that’s the lowest estimate), hopefully there won’t be any unauthorized distribution, though I don’t really mind.
The page is now password-protected again, I guess I’ll just consider that incident as me giving out free copies of the pack to the people that managed to download it, take it as a reward for your curiosity.
ExTSO and Alpha Build 2
Today a new mod was unveiled (an hosted) here on JEBMMP; the “Extended Trivial Script Options” mod, or ExTSO, for short. It is hosted here, not only for convenience (uptime, no storage limit, no bandwidth limit, no unexpected deletion, etc.), but because it is also included in the Alpha Build 2 of the Mega Mod Pack.
It is not; however, adapted for the alpha build, but for a clean EB 1.2 Install (with the 1.2 fixes obviously, that’s a requirement for everything). I hope to host all of my EB submods here, with the excuse that they would be included in the mod pack as well; instead of going around and messing with unreliable file hosting websites, as well as having them organized in a single webpage that everyone can navigate through easily.
In other news, the Mod Pack is slowly coming together; progress is a bit slow, since I’m only one person actually modding it, but I really like how it’s coming up. In any case, any major news will be announced here. In any case, you’re invited to check out the ExTSO mod to look into how the new version of the mod pack is looking, as it’s one of the most visible changes to vanilla EB so far, as fixes don’t stand out too much. Don’t be surprised by this though, this mod is (in my opinion, as the creator and main user, so far) groundbreaking, to say the least.
But hey, you can’t complain about it, you haven’t seen it yet .
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BREAKING: Kidnappers Kill Fasoranti’s Daugther, Attack Other Travellers On Benin-Ore Road
By jehusblog
Funke Olakunrin, 58, the daughter of the leader of the pan-Yoruba sociocultural organization, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, was shot dead by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Ore, headquarters of
Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
Sahara Reporters reliably learned that Mrs. Olakunrin was heading for Akure from Lagos when gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked her on the Benin-Ore road.
Sources told SaharaReporters that the woman was assailed in her vehicle by the herdsmen who blocked the Kajola-Ore road and fired shots sporadically.
Effort to reach Pa Rebeun Fasoranti proved abortive as the elder statesman did not pick his calls .
A text message also sent to his line was not responded to as of the time of filing this report.
However, Femi Joseph, spokeman for the Ondo State Police Command said the suspects were only suspected to be kidnappers who also engaged in armed robbery.
Mr. Joseph said Mrs. Olakunrin was the only one killed.
He said three vehicles including a luxurious bus belonging to the Young Shall Grow Motors were attacked by the kidnappers.
According to him, travellers inside the bus were heading from Imo State to Lagos.
However, he said the police have rescued three victims, adding that one Gerald Igboroka had yet to be found.
“The information available to us revealed that the suspected kidnappers were 16 and ambushed three vehicles at Kajola in Ore.
“The three vehicles were said to be going to Lagos and they were all attacked by these gunmen. The gunmen shot at one Mrs. Funke Olakunrin and she was confirmed dead immediately,” he added.
Police said they were on the trail of the kidnappers.
Meanwhile, the Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has condemned the killing of Mrs. Olakunrin.
The governor in a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Donald Ojogo, said, “To say the least, it represents an unenviable turning point, the depth of everything that is evil.
“On behalf of the State Executive Council, the Governor symphatizes with our foremost leader and indeed the people of the State over this dastardly act .
“However, the governor wishes to appeal to all and sundry to remain calm and allow the Police to unravel the perpetrators of this murder.
“Already, the Commissioner of Police has been directed to comb all forests of Ondo State to bring to book, these bloodthirsty murderers. There is no hiding place for such in Ondo State.”
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In what feels like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we filmed an 8-episode series for HGTV called "My Big Family Renovation" in which we renovated a 1908 farmhouse on an acre in our little downtown Buda.
For five months, we turned a two-bedroom, two-bath house with an unfinished attic into the cutest five-bedroom home you've ever seen in your life. It was as insane as you think it was. Brandon and I lived in the detached garage apartment (I'm playing fast and loose with the term "apartment" here), the boys lived in an RV on the back of the property, and the girls lived in whatever room wasn't currently demolished inside.
We had no heat, no kitchen, no living room, no closets, no privacy, no clean surface, and no idea what we were doing. We laughed and slogged our way through a massive renovation and ended up with a precious farmhouse with an industrial flair. We also ended up with 12 chickens, but that is another story.
The whole experience was a complete blast, and we feel incredibly grateful to our team, our crew, and the entire staff at HGTV for inviting us into such a rare, special project!
The show is called "My Big Family Renovation" and it airs on HGTV on Thursdays starting August 7th at 10:00 & 10:30pm CT.
One Week Until Our Show (*Dead On Floor*)
“We fell in love with the Hatmaker family right away. They wanted to treat this farmhouse renovation as a fun, family adventure, and these are the reasons that viewers are going to enjoy this show.”
- Steven Lerner, senior VP of programming and production at HGTV
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When Both Sides Lost: Mahwah’s Election Results
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To borrow from Shakespeare’s Mercutio: “A plague on both your houses.” That is my read on how voters in the Township of Mahwah viewed two of the candidates, incumbents Mayor William “Bill” Laforet and Council President Rob Hermansen, in last Tuesday’s election, in which both individuals lost their respective seats.
These two elections had nothing to
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GA Brings Dialogue to Israel, Attempting to Bridge Political Divide
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Arguments lead to frustration and helplessness for all of us. We struggle daily, knowing we should be limiting and monitoring our children’s use of electronic devices, and yet we feel
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Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teenager jailed for assaulting an Israeli soldier, says she supports violence against Jews and seeks the destruction of Israel.
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And I believe that groups such as J Street, which have defended Tamimi and claimed that
25 Years of Illusions About Oslo Accords
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UNRWA has perpetuated the refugee problem it was established to solve and has become one
Some Thoughts on John McCain
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"Israel has a right to self-defense in the face of indiscriminate violence and vicious attacks against civilian populations," said New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez. "It is an appalling but often-used tactic by Hamas to launch rockets indiscriminately at Israeli population centers. Nobody should be surprised that a terrorist organization is once again resorting to terror
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Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing: Finally Talking About Hashem
By Phillip Dolitsky | July 26, 2018
Over the past few weeks, there has been much talk over a series of articles that were recently published in Mishpacha Magazine. The original article, written by Rachel Ginsberg, focused on the chasidut of the Baal Shem Tov and the so-called “neo-chasidic” movement in America. The article was met with much criticism from Rabbi
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Seven At One Blow
Published on February 23, 2017 February 23, 2017 by James MiltonLeave a comment
Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
Science fiction is a broad church and people who love it all love different things about it. Some go for realistic science. Some for aliens with bizarre forms and cultures. Others thrill to sprawling space opera or carefully worked out social speculation. For me, it’s planets.
I love worlds. Star Wars didn’t blow my mind because of Jedi or convincing aliens. As a kid, I sat in the cinema slack-jawed with wonder at Tatooine, Dagobah, Hoth, the Forest Moon of Endor. Doctor Who had me at Metebelis III, with its wind-swept mountains filled with blue crystals. Watching re-runs of original Star Trek, my young self considered the best part of each episode to be the moment the Enterprise slid into orbit above some new world or the first glitter of the transporter beaming Kirk and crew into a new landscape.
My point being, I’m thoroughly enraptured by NASA’s announcement today that it’s discovered not one but seven Earth-sized rocky planets orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1, a red dwarf star in Aquarius, forty light years away.
While all seven of these newly discovered worlds might have liquid water—and with it the possibility of life—the three outer worlds are all within TRAPPIST-1’s habitable zone. Because the star is so small and the system so compact, NASA says the seven worlds will blaze in each other’s night skies with the brilliance of Earth’s moon.
However improbably, it is not impossible for this system to host three or more inhabited worlds, each plainly visible to all the others, for some Galileo there to turn a primitive telescope on the sky and see the lights of an alien city.
This is real life gifting us with the sense of wonder previously only available through science fiction. One of the things that I’ve loved about NASA’s exploration of the solar system, and now the wider universe, is that each time they look somewhere new they find such wondrous and unexpected things.
In dark times, NASA shines like a good deed in a naughty world.
(Edited to add: Nuts. TRAPPIST-1 may be only 500,000,000 years old, which is a bit young to warrant dreaming of multiple civilizations on its planets. But it’s still an astounding system, tantalizingly close…)
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RUSSIA BY LAND, NOT BY SEA. Seven Days in Moscow & Saint Petersburg, Sept. 7-14, 2018
jimhornnews / 01/10/2018
RUSSIA BY LAND, NOT BY SEA. SEVEN DAYS IN MOSCOW & SAINT PETERSBURG with ALEXANDER+ROBERTS, Sept.7-14, 2018
(Photos by the author unless otherwise noted. Click on them to enlarge and read the captions, and use your forward arrow to scroll through each group. A link for comments is at the end of the essay).
When I told a friend I was going to Russia, she gasped, “Why Russia?” I don’t like Comrade Putin anymore than most Americans, but I don’t think foreigners should have boycotted travel to the U.S. due to the Iraq war. Politics aside, I assumed most educated travelers knew of the cultural treasures of the Hermitage and other venues in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. It had been on the top of my wish list for many years. I didn’t like the idea of seeing Russia on shore-excursions from a ship, though I understand why so many prefer to travel that way. Na vkus I svet, tovarisha nyet (In taste and in color there are no comrades). When I saw a reasonably-priced land-tour to Russia with Alexander+Roberts with a moderate single supplement, I was hooked. The tour included 3 nights in a deluxe hotel in Moscow, a high-speed first-class train from Moscow to Saint Petersburg, and four nights in a deluxe hotel in Saint Petersburg with guided excursions daily. I booked through Carter Goodman at vacationstogo.com. VTG uses an air consolidator that booked a round-trip business-class seat from JFK to Moscow at a huge saving over fares on competitive airlines.
Fri/Sat. Sept. 6/7 JFK-Frankfurt-Moscow
I had never flown Lufthansa and found the personnel very cordial and helpful, and all spoke perfect English. The flat bed seating was comfortable if a bit narrow. The food and beverages were excellent. Alas, changing aircraft in Frankfurt is a nightmare. Groggy with little sleep at 5:00 am, the long walk between terminals was torture. It must have been two miles with only a short interval by train, the worst connection experience in my decades of travel. Next an agonizingly long and sluggish line at security and a more intense scrutiny than in the U.S. At least there was a business-class lounge near the connection gate.
The leg from Frankfurt to Moscow had no special business-class seating, just the normal configuration of six seats across, with the middle seat on each side blocked in the first dozen rows. There was no extra seat width or foot space. I arrived at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport 3 ½ hours later. Getting through passport control was surprisingly quick compared to international arrivals in other European airports like swarming Lisbon or Heathrow. There was no ATM in the luggage retrieval area, only an exchange desk. Fortunately, I waited for an ATM later and cashed just 60 dollars at a miserly exchange rate of 49 to the dollar when the interbank rate was quoted at almost 70.
Our Moscow guide, Lyuba Mitina, a Moscow native was waiting in the lobby with a sign with my name. She proved to have a superb knowledge of her city and her country’s history. Another couple from Massachusetts had already arrived and I learned to my surprise there would be only 7 of us in the group and the other four would arrive later. A+R has a maximum of 16 pax, so I was pleased they didn’t cancel for such a small group.
I left a hot and humid western New York State and was surprised how similar the climate was in Moscow, with blue skies on a bright sunny morning. The van took over an hour to get to the hotel because many streets in Moscow’s city center were closed to traffic in preparation for the anniversary of the city celebration that weekend.
What a surprise to find central Moscow so modern and sparkling. I had imagined lots of dour Stalinist tenements, not glitsy streets like New York’s Fifth Avenue. I was pleasantly impressed by the hotel, the Marriott Royal Aurora, on stately Petrovka Street, within walking distance of Red Square. With Gucci across the street and another dozen top-designer shops nearby, it did not seem like Russia. As a single, I was surprised to have a full-sized junior suite with a king-size bed, a large flat-screen television, a separate work area, a large desk, rapid internet, and a safe to guard my passport and extra cash.
After unpacking I and went for a stroll along Petrovka Street past many top end shops, two malls, the Bolshoi building in Theater Square, ending at Revolution Square where the city had mounted numerous stands and a carousel for the weekend celebration.
The Aurora Hotel (Marriott) named for a famous Russian battleship.
The Bolshi Theater
Our hotel was on classy Ulitsa Petrovka, Peter’s Street.
TSUM, deluxe shopping mall near the hotel.
Posters abounded for the celebration of Moscow’s 871st anniversary as a city.
Young Russians are not much different from their American counterparts.
Young Russian women are stylish.
Back at the hotel I planned a short nap before our welcome dinner. I had just begun to doze when Lyuba phoned to say they were waiting for me in the dining room. I had failed to change my watch from Frankfurt time, an embarrassing faux pas for a former tour leader. The couple from Massachusetts were already eating their Caesar salad when I arrived. The other 4 members of the group did not get in until later. The guide had not been invited to join us so the welcome dinner was rather subdued for just the three of us. There was no welcome cocktail and only one glass of wine with dinner. After the salad, the waiter brought a distastefully-overcooked fillet of beef with vegetables, followed by a chocolate dessert. I thought A+R was a bit frugal on the bar, but then I read the hotel drink menu that listed a glass of single-malt Scotch for the equivalent of 30 dollars, so I was glad I packed a liter to lubricate my travels. Surprisingly I didn’t feel any jet lag and started a novel I brought with me, Red Sparrow, by Jason Matthews, a former CIA operative. It starts out in Moscow and grabs one’s attention immediately, so it was the perfect choice for the trip.
Sat. Sept. 8. Moscow.
I did my pushups and sit ups before heading to the dining room where I found an enormous buffet including an eggs-to-order station and lots of international hot and cold dishes from smoked salmon to blinis with sour cream, bacon and cold cuts. It was hard to resist the pastry table since I don’t buy those delectables at home. Our departure was a kindly 10:00 am so I had time to go online for mail and the news headlines. The driver took us by a comfortable van to Red Square where Lyuba led us around, patiently allowing time for photos. Saint Basil’s Cathedral dominates the square more than the ominous red-brick Kremlin walls and Lenin’s tomb, which we gratefully skipped due to a long wait to see the mummified cadaver. We walked around inside the GUM department store (Glávnyj Universáľnyj Magazín) with its three huge arcades and over 200 elegant shops. Built in the late 1890s, it was once a state department store, now a privatized upscale mall.
The author in front of Saint Basil’s Cathedreal, Red Square
GUM department store, Red Square
We skipped Lenin’s Tomb.
One of three arcades in GUM.
Another arcade in GUM.
Sliced melon for sale on the floor of GUM.
The entrance to the Kremlin, saved for the next day.
Our A+R group of seven in front of Saint Basil’s.
The reason for our late start and lingering in the GUM was that St. Basil’s Cathedral does not open to the public until 11:00 am. It is far more beautiful on the outside than the inside which is divided up into numerous small chapels with no room for worshippers. Only priests and select religious attended the ceremonies while the masses worshipped outdoors. There were attractive icons and walls covered in lovely floral murals. In one small chapel, a choral group of four men sings acapella in a brief recital as tour groups move in and out throughout the day.
Our Moscow City guide Lyuba in St. Basil’s.
A brief acapella choir in one of the small chapels.
Gold-leafed icons decorate small chapels in St. Basil’s.
A ceiling in St. Basil’s.
By noon we were back in the van driving around the city center with a stop at the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Originally built in 1839-83, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture had its world premiere here in 1882, with huge drums substituting for the cannons. The church was totally destroyed when Stalin blew it up in 1931 to build a new headquarters for the Supreme Soviet, but that building was never finished due to World War II. Boris Yeltsin’s administration reconstructed the original church in 1995-2000. No photos are allowed in the interior but you can find some online.
The Russian Orthodox Church of Christ the Savior, Moscow.
The church is on the north side of the Moscow River where numerous tourist boats traverse the calm waters. A boat ride would have been perfect on such a lovely day, but it wasn’t included in our agenda. Next, we drove up to the university area to a hilltop observation area called Sparrow Hill which offers a splendid view of the city included the Luznicki Stadium, the national football stadium, with a seating capacity of 81 thousand, one of the largest in Europe.
A view of Moscow from Sparrow Hill.
The national football (soccer) stadium.
Another view of Moscow from Sparrow Hill.
I was amazed no one in the group needed a rest stop since we did not get to our lunch spot until almost 1:30 pm after 3 ½ hours of touring. The others must have been as dehydrated as I was on this hot, sunny day, though the van carried bottledwater. We were welcomed to small private dining room at a Korchma (Ukranian café) named after a Nickolai Gogol novel, Taras Bulba. Here we were joined by Dimitri, a retired KGB colonel, now a lawyer. Even the guide had not been informed why he was included, especially since he had almost no English and Lyuba had to translate for him when she would rather have eaten her lunch. Lunch was rather mediocre to my taste, featuring a salad, hot borsch, a kind of beef stew baked in individual pots, accompanied by rye, white, and black bread and, finally, white cake with a whipped cream-like frosting.
Our lunch stop, aKorchma (Ukranian café) named after a Nickolai Gogol novel, Taras Bulba.
To my left, former KGB official Dimitri and guide Lyuba.
After lunch we left the van and walked a block to the Metropolitan metro station to begin a subway tour of some of the most decorative stations. The Metropolitan was built in 1938, unfinished until after the war, during which it became a bomb shelter.
There are over 200 stations in Moscow’s metro.
The metro stations are very deep.
Bronze sculptures abound.
The ceilings in the metro are beautiful.
Incredible attention to decorative detail.
More than a dozen scanners checked visitors entering Revolution Square during the anniversary celebrations.
For a larger sample of the many artistic works, google “Moscow Subway Art.” We exited the metro at Theater Square which we could not enter without passing through airport-like security barriers where bags were searched and bodies scanned to prevent terrorist violence during the crowded anniversary events. From there it was just a few blocks walk back to our hotel.
After a needed nap, I still felt overfed and tired, perhaps jet-lagged, and had no desire to go out. I relaxed online, did my notes, and posted some photos for friends and family on facebook. Posting photos daily with brief descriptions allows me to tap them later for my blog. If I waited until the end of the tour I would have a hard time remembering one church or palace from another. The ice bucket arrived as requested and I relaxed with my novel until an early bedtime.
Sun. Sept. 9.
After my morning workout, I enjoyed another huge buffet breakfast. I ate before any others in the group since I need time to use the facilities before heading off on another excursion. That allows me to read U.S. papers online, check weather reports, and enjoy comments on my facebook posts.
Departing at 10:00 am again, today the van took us to the Tretyakov Gallery, a private museum with the best collection in the country of Russian art from the 11th to the 20th centuries. It was bequeathed to the state in the early 1900s by Pavel Tretyakov, a wealthy textile merchant. In the same building complex is the Church of St. Nicholas where we stopped to observe a service in progress with acapella singers. Worshippers have to stand; there are no pews, a penance for which they should have been able to skip the line for confessions. I wondered if we tarried here because devout Lyuba had missed mass that morning.
Entering the Tretyakov Gallery, I expected a small collection and was overwhelmed by the immensity and variety of the art, over 130 thousand pieces. from medieval icons to modern Russian artists. This is a treasure house for the Russian people to appreciate their cultural history. Photos are allowed without flash, but I snapped only a few as a reminder of the visit. Most impressive is an enormous piece by Alexander Ivanov (1837-57), The Apparition of Christ to the People. I was also impressed by the beauty of Sergei Zaryanko’s Portrait of Princess Maria Vorontsova (1851). After an excellent guided tour in the gallery, we took a timeout for a cafeteria lunch with reasonably-priced options. All the museums and palaces we visited had clean restrooms.
The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
The statue honors gallery collector Pavel Tretykov.
The huge gallery houses 130 thousand works of art.
Alexander Ivanov’s The Apparition of Christ to the People.
Sergei Zaryanko’s Portrait of Princess Maria Vorontsova, 1851.
After lunch we rejoined the van driver for a visit inside the Kremlin walls, marveling at the size of the interior of the former fortress and its large number of museums and churches. We entered the Armory Museum first with its impressive collection of gifts to the tsars from visiting heads of state and ambassadors from many countries. Numerous glass cases display the gold and silver dining service items, bejeweled weapons, medieval armor, bibles with gold-leaf illuminations, and other lavish gifts. I photographed a sample of the exhibits until a guard admonished me that photos were not permitted. If our guide had warned me I honestly didn’t hear her so I have some shots to post below. I would have loved some photos of the spectacular carriages used by the tsars. There is a separate room housing the crown jewels and an impressive diamond collection. Here the no-photo signs were clearly posted.
The Armory Museum in the Kremlin.
Gold and jeweled objects were gifts to the Tsars from foreign monarchs and ambassadors.
Mostly German silver work among the gifts.
Medieval armor in the Armory museum.
After the Armory visit, we walked to the Kremlin’s Cathedral Square, the center of religious life in old Russia. Here we faced enormous lines from hundreds of people off the river boats that shuttle between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Our guide found a way for our small group to skip around a huge line and enter the Cathedral of the Assumption where we spent more time than I would have liked, but we did skip two other churches. The Cathedral was the seat of the Russian Orthodox church during the Tsardom and at present. It is the burial place of the Metropolitans and Patriarchs of the church. We had a short time to walk around the grounds and view an enormous cannon that had never fired (I missed the explanation) and a huge bell with a chunk broken out of it that had been excavated in restoration work. We had seen so much today I don’t think any of our group regretted ending the tour by 4:30 pm and returning to the hotel for an evening at leisure, no meal included.
Inside the Kremlin, an office building.
One of several churches in the Kremlin fortress.
Cathedral Square inside the Cremlin.
The Cathedral of the Assumption, Kremlin.
Onion-domes of the Cathedral of the Assumption.
One of several pedestrian streets inside the Kremlin fortress.
The Kremlin Theater.
The main square inside the Kremlin is enormous.
When you see Comrade Putin on his red carpet, it’s under this dome.
The Kremlin clock tower.
A gigantic damaged bell discovered in Kremlin excavations.
A decorative cannon.
One of Comrade Putin’s presidential guards.
After a short nap, I freshened up and had my first exposure to Moscow at night. I had spotted a roof-top restaurant on the fourth floor above a Bulgari boutique just a few blocks from the hotel. Russian-owned Chips is obviously a young-people’s hangout judging by the volume of the western rock music. I enjoyed watching the youthful faces though many were immersed in their cell phones. The young wait- staff spoke excellent English. I enjoyed a large draught pivo (beer) and some prawns with French fries with a nice view of the perpendicular streets covered with colorful LED lights. Flashing my Visa card (I saw few American Express signs anywhere in Moscow), the waiter brought the scanner to the table and expedited payment faster than usual in other countries.The whole experience amazed me because I had not expected Moscow to be so westernized and the young people as hip as any back in the States.
Seeing the colorfully lighted pedestrian streets from the roof-top restaurant, I wanted to take a stroll and enjoy the scene. It was a hoot to see so many Russians and tourists gathered outside cafes and patronizing venues like Starbucks, Burger King, and KFC, the latter very crowded. I was delighted to find a cart with a sign for morozhenoye and enjoyed a chocolate cone to end my evening, returning to the hotel to post photos and read mail online with a nightcap.
My night out in Moscow began with supper at Chips.
A view from the window of Chips.
A casual dining area in Chips.
Young people predominated in the restaurant.
Shrimp, fries, and pivo.
This street could be anywhere in the West. KFC was very crowded.
Hanging LED lights made the pedestrian street very festive.
Bikers joined in the fun at evening hangouts.
This café is called ironically Cuba Libre
A cute western play on words for Restaurant Ketch Up, a popular condiment in Russia.
Chips is located above this jewelry store.
Tiffany is the headliner in this mall across from the hotel.
Back at the hotel after a night on the town.
Mon. Sept. 10: Moscow to Saint Petersburg
After my workout this morning, I found the hotel dining room quite crowded with many Asians and one group of Castilian speakers too far from my table to engage in conversation and satisfy my curiosity. There was a line at the egg station so I skipped that, inspired by the tempting selection of breads, cold cuts, and cheeses to compose a huge Dagwood sandwich.
This was a morning at leisure and I would have liked for the agency to have given us a boat ride on the Moscow river or some other brief activity before our afternoon train to Saint Petersburg. I had time to pack my suitcase and garment bag and meander down the street to another upscale department store, TSUM, Tsentralnyĭ Universalnyĭ Magazin, with shops like Valentino, Versace, Tom Ford, Boss, and others whose astronomical prices delivered me from temptation but entertained my curiosity. Forty-seven thousand rubles for a pair of shoes! All the men’s-ware displays featured heavy, dark-colored fall clothing I would never wear in Mexico.
The facade of TSUM mall.
I returned to the hotel for the noon checkout and joined the group in the lobby waiting for our 12:45 transfer to the train station. Lyuba led us through the mobs of passengers through the airport-like security scanners and said dasvidanya after seeing us aboard our first-class car. I was thrilled to find such a huge reclining seat more comfortable than on a jet liner. Shortly after the start of our high-speed, four-hour ride to Saint Petersburg, two attendants served wine or beer, cheese, and nuts, followed by a three-course lunch with three options. The monitor in the car posted our speed at different times, ranging from 158-215 kilometers per hour, not all that high-speed. The passing terrain was mostly flat with lots of pine and birch forests and occasional dachas.
Our spacious, comfortable seating on the high-speed train from Moscow to Saint Petersburg.
First-class comforts for first-class passengers.
We arrived in Saint Petersburg around 6:15 pm where our new guide, Elena, led us on a 15-minute walk to the van and a 20-minute drive to the Belmond Grand Hotel Europe on Nevsky Prospect. Having read novels about historic Russia, I expected the Prospect to be like Paris’ Champs Elysee, but it is a disappointing commercial street without much grace. The hotel has spacious, luxurious public rooms, but the guest rooms are small, and my standard single was claustrophobic. It’s a common complaint of single travelers who pay the single supplement and expect treatment equal to that given couples. That happens rarely and singles often get much smaller rooms.
Once more the evening meal was not included, probably due to lunch aboard the train. Elena recommended a nearby café, Abrikos (Apricot), where four of our party dined with satisfaction. I asked Elena for a more upscale Russian restaurant and she recommended Tsar, just a few blocks from the hotel on Sadovaya Street. It was just what I was looking for. Old but elegant with crystal glassware on the tables, a live sax musician, courtly waiters, and a Russian menu with a huge variety. This was my only fine-dining experience in Russia. I ordered pelmeni (dumplings) stuffed w crab, followed by king crab legs and a green salad, finishing with mille feuille with fresh raspberries, accompanied by a half bottle of white wine and bottled water. The waiter added a complimentary cherry vodka when he brought the Visa terminal. It was a great welcome dinner to Saint Petersburg even if the agency didn’t provide it, and worth every ruble.
A solo saxophonist played mellow music at Tsar.
Pelmeni (dumplings with crab) at Restaurant Tsar, Saint Petersburg.
King Crab and a salad at Restaurant Tsar.
A lovely old-world ambience at Tsar.
Tues. Sept. 11. Saint Petersburg.
I got to the lovely dining room early as usual and waited for an omelet at the egg station. I was thrilled to find on the pastry table a poppy-seed strudel that I had not tasted since my last visit to Vienna. Since museums do not open very early, I had time to go online before our 9:30 departure to the Hermitage Museum in the Winter Palace, the primary motivation for taking this tour. The weather had changed from humid summer in Moscow to overcast skies with a chilly wind, so I was glad I brought my leather jacket.
We received ear buds before our priority entrance at 9:45, ahead of the public opening at 10:30, so we got a head start on the mobs that would follow us, up to 50 thousand visitors daily! The ear buds allow the guides to speak softly to their groups to prevent what occurs in some tourist spots with scores of guides shouting to their groups and creating an unbearable noise.
The entry halls and ballrooms of the Hermitage are truly palatial, adorned with carved wood features shining with gold leaf, crystal chandeliers and sconces.
Gold-leafed columns brighte a reception hall in the Hermitage.
Medieval icons are dressed in gold leaf.
A detail from the altar in the Hermitage chapel
The Hermitage chapel.
Impossible to see the Hermitage without a bus in front.
The grand stairway entrance to the Hermitage.
The throne room at the Hermitage.
The public rooms are dazzling.
Decorative details are lush with gold leaf.
I have never before seen ceiling mouldings copied in the parquet floors of the palace.
The building is a treasure; the art works overwhelm.
The parquet floors of multiple woods are patterened on the ceiling.
The primary collection is in the smaller rooms. It is impossible to see even a majority of the collection in one visit so our guide led us to the most famous works. We scooted through the Egyptian and Greek rooms, skipped the Roman antiquities, and started in a room featuring the Italian masters Caravaggio and Titian, including his famous Saint Sebastian. I loved a beautiful ceramic Nativity by Giovanni Della Robbia, reminding me of his sensational pieces in Florence. I had recently read the new biography of Leonardo DaVinci by Walter Isaacson, so I knew that few of his works are available to the public. Amazingly, the Hermitage has two of his paintings, Virgin and Child and Madonna and Child, both given standout space on a large wall.
Titian’s Saint Sebastian.
A magnificent Della Robbia porcelain and enamel Nativity
Two DaVincini Madonnas share a wall.
One can’t begin to mention much less describe more of the thousands of works, but I marveled at a gold-leaf 17th century clock in the form of a peacock. It is turned on for the public rarely but an adjacent video shows how the head, talons, and wings open and close.
A 17th Century gold-leaf peacock clock.
A video beside the clock shows its moving parts.
After 90 minutes in the palace, we crossed the square to another building in the Hermitage complex to see the impressionist works. I photographed only a small sample of the great collection of pieces by Monet, Renoir, Manet, Cezanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and more. Next we climbed to another floor to see post-impressionist works by artists including Picasso and Kandinsky.
Renoir’s In The Garden.
A Monet water lily scene.
The impressionist paintings are housed in another building across the plaza from the Hermitage.
The cafeteria was very busy but we had time to grab a sandwich and beverage and use the facilities before exiting the building about 2:00 pm and walking a short distance to a nearby dock on a canal where we boarded an exclusive boat for a tour of the canals and the Neva River. The “Venice of the North” is famed for its 300 kilometers of canals and rivers crisscrossing the Neva River Delta, 101 islands, and 342 bridges. Along the shore-fronts we passed many of the palaces of the nobility, financed by the exploitation of their serfs. As late as the 19th century, over 90 percent of farmers did not own their land and paid rents to landlords who worked as agents for the nobles. Serfdom was abolished by Tsar Alexander II in 1861, but forms of indentured servitude and involuntary labor persisted long after.
The Peter and Paul fortress was built to protect the city from invaders.
The Cruiser Aurora (1900), now a museum ship docked on the River Neva. A blank shot from its bow supposedly signaled the start of the October 1917 Revolution.
The expansive River Neva.
A boat ride on the River Neva and some canals.
From the dock we walked back to the bus park to find our van. Dozens of tour buses running their air conditioning, belching diesel fumes, made for abominable air quality and exacerbated my allergies. From the Hermitage we drove to the Cathedral of St. Isaac (a 4th-century Roman martyr and a patron saint of Peter the Great). The current building dates from 1818 to 1858, reconstructed over several earlier churches and ruins from World War II, expanded to create the 4th largest cathedral in the world. It had been confiscated by the Bolsheviks and turned into a museum, but reopened to religious services after the war. The photos below illustrate some of its splendor. Three of us waited while four of our group opted to climb the 252 steps to the observation tower. They were back in half an hour and we arrived back at the hotel by 5:00 pm, too tired for any more touring.
Saint Isaac’s Cathedral, the largest Russian Orthodox church in the country.
St. Isaac’s Cathedral looks better inside.
Tall vaulted ceilings dominate the interior.
Numerous mosaics and gold-leaf icons dazzle visitors.
The photo in the church shows starving Russians harvesting cabbage in the cathedral square during WWII.
There was time to recharge the cell phone/camera, grab a a short nap, read some U.S. news headlines, then download photos to the laptop, posting some on facebook. At 7:30 I walked around the corner to the café Abrikos that some of the group had enjoyed the previous evening. Here I defied Dr. Atkins and carb-gorged on dumplings and potato pancakes with a large draught beer. I still had time to relax in the room for 90 minutes with my novel and a nightcap before sleep. It had been a long but memorable day, filled with exactly the kind of travel experiences I had hoped for in Saint Petersburg.
Wed. Sept. 12. Saint Petersburg.
After another huge Dagwood-sandwich breakfast and poppy-seed strudel, I went online while waiting for our 9:30am departure. First we drove to a photo stop on the Neva River where ships once docked. The waterfront offered a great view of the Hermitage, the palaces of the nobles, and the Fortress of Peter and Paul, our next stop. The fortress overlooking the Neva River was built by Peter the Great to defend his new city. The interior square is dominated by the Peter and Paul Cathedral with its ornate gold-leaf columns and altar works. It is the burial place for the Russian Tsars and Empresses from Peter the Great to Alexander III. A small side chapel holds the remains of Tsar Nicolas II, his wife, and five children, murdered by the Bolsheviks.
Boats once launched on the River Neva from this spot.
The Fortress of Saints Peter & Paul faces the river.
The altar in the church of Saints Peter & Paul.
This icon of the Madonna is decorated with gold-leaf clothing.
The tombs of some of the Tsars.
This monument covers the mixed remains of the assassinated family of Tsar Nicholas II.
After more than an hour in the church, we had a drive around parts of the city with a rest stop at a souvenir shop for toilets and coffee. We seemed to be marking time due to a later lunch appointment in the country. I would have added the famous Church of the Spilled Blood, praised in all the tour literature but not included in our itinerary. Finally we set out for Tsarkoye Selo, 30 kilometers south of Saint Petersburg, to visit the Catherine Palace, stopping for lunch first at Podvorye, a tourist restaurant set in a replica of an izba, traditional country farmstead . One might call it a tourist trap because of so many buses outside and tables crowded with scores of tourists, most from a river cruise. But the Russian food was excellent with little plates of cold cuts, pickled vegetables, cabbage salad, red and white wine and vodka. A delicious hot borsch was followed by golubtsy (stuffed cabbage rolls) and, finally, a cranberry blini with ice cream.
The entrance to Restaurant Podvorye.
Modeled on an ancient izba, a wood palisade enclosed farmstead.
We shared the dining room with over 100 cruise passengers.
The colorful restaurant shop.
We had an afternoon appointment at the nearby Catherine Palace, residence of various tsars. Construction was begun in 1717 but the original was demolished and replaced beginning in 1756. The palace was totally destroyed by Nazi armies retreating from Leningrad during World War II, then reconstructed againby 2003. Catherine II Catherine the Great was not even Russian but rather a German noble woman who consummated her unhappy marriage to Tsar Peter III by leading a coup against him, installing herself as empress from 1762-1796. The palace grounds and gardens cannot compare to those at Versailles, for example, but the interior salons are spectacular. Because of the damp ground outside, we had to don paper booties over our shoes to protect the floors. There were numerous groups of Asians, mostly Chinese, making movement through the palace difficult, but Elena knew how to maneuver around them with our small group. Below are some photos of the public rooms and reception halls.
The facade of the Catherine Palace.
The servants’ quarters are palatial.
Surprise, more gold leaf.
The main entryway.
The dining room of the Catherine Palace.
Wall treatment in one of the palace rooms.
A portrait of Tsar Nicholas II, overthrown in the Revolution of 1917.
Tsar Nicholas’ son Alexei, also murdered by the Bolsheviks.
The most spectacular room in the palace is the amber room where, sadly, no photos are allowed. The original enormous plates and decorative pieces of amber were crafted in the 19th century and decorated various German palaces until disassembled and gifted by King Frederick William I of Prussia to Peter the Great in 1716. Alas, most of the palace was destroyed by bombing during WWII and the amber room was a total loss. Not until 1981 did the authorities form a workshop that began recreating the room using ancient photos. Since Russia doesn’t have amber and had to import it from Germany, Poland, and the Baltic states, neither did it have Russian amber craftsmen. Stone cutters and wood carvers were hired who, with remarkable self-taught skills, spent years restoring the room in all its splendor.
Hard to imagine how they ever restored the Catherine Palace after it was bombed into merely a shell during WWII.
Nineteenth-Century photos like this one (from Wikipedia) were used to restore the Amber Room to its original splendor.
We were treated to a private visit to the workshop that still carries out restoration and decorative projects for the palace. A bilingual docent explained the history of the room, its destruction and restoration, showing samples of different quality and colors of unfinished amber pieces. The 100 employees make decorative pieces for other parts of the palace and for sales in the shop where we were invited to spend rubles if we chose. After plenty of time for shoppers, we departed the palace and returned to our hotel by 6:30. After our huge lunch, there was no need for dinner and I had the evening at leisure to catch up on my note-taking, upload photos, and post some to facebook. It had been a busy and tiring day but a good one.
We enjoyed a private tour of the amber workshop.
Different colors of amber are used in making palace decorations.
An amber-decorated icon.
Not much for men in the amber shop.
A famous visitor signing the guest book.
A famous visitor to the palace.
Thurs. Sept. 13: Peterhof, the Fabergé Museum, & the Church of the Spilled Blood.
I started the last day with my usual workout before enjoying another huge Dagwood sandwich composed from the restaurant’s tasty selection of cold cuts and cheeses and, of course, some poppy-seed strudel. I had survived six days without changing more dollars to rubles, but I had emptied most of my wallet by the last day, including 35 one-dollar bills I had brought with me. I was pleased to find an ATM in the lobby with clear English and excellent speed and withdrew enough rubles to cover tips for the guide, the van driver, and the driver to the airport on departure.
We departed the hotel just after 9:00 am and drove for about an hour to Peterhof, Petergof in Russian and German (gof= courtyard or garden of Peter). Peter I, or Peter the Great ruled from 1682 to 1725, introducing European enlightenment ideas to backward Russia. He wanted a western-style capital and built Saint Petersburg at great cost in treasure and lives. He began the modernization of the Russian navy and made Russia a world power. Hi palace in the countryside, begun in 1714, was mostly completed by his death in 1725.
The weather forecast had called for rain clearing by 11:00, so I didn’t take an umbrella. It was pouring when we arrived at the palace and I didn’t know we would be standing in line a long time waiting for Elena to buy our tickets. One of our group shared his umbrella but the blowing rain managed to soak our shoes and slacks. After an uncomfortable twenty minutes exposed to rain and sleet, we finally got inside the palace where we lined up for paper shoe covers, checked coats in the cloak room, and battled the lines for the rest rooms. The tour was less enjoyable due to dozens of large tour groups, mostly Chinese, many of whom had to take a selfie in each room. Even their group leaders and guides showed their exasperation with the delays. But the palace is spectacular and well worth a visit.
The impressive facade of Peterhof.
The Peterhof church.
A small bedroom for a bigwig.
A huge divan built for Catherine the Great.
We had plenty of time to see the rooms open to the public before heading outside to the lovely gardens and fountains. The “Russian Versailles” is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Amazingly, 80 of the original statues still grace the grounds. Below are some photos of the grounds.
On and off rains, heavy at times, detracted from the enjoyment of the gardens and limited how much time we spent there before heading to the Orangery café. Given the mobs inside the palace, the café was surprisingly quiet and we had no problem finding a table for the seven of us to share. Choices included dumplings, pizza, sandwiches, and pastries, water, hot coffee and tea, and soft drinks. We lingered for about an hour before heading back to our van to make our 3:00 pm appointment at the Fabergé gallery. Since the museum was near the hotel, we were able to run in quickly to change damp clothing for dry.
I had expected a small gallery for the Fabergé collection, but the venue is the enormous, venerable 18th-century neo-classical Shuvalov palace, now owned by the government but rented to a private foundation whose mission is to bring lost art works abroad back to Russia. There are 4000 items in its collection.
The rooms of the Shuvalov Palace make a great setting for the Fabergé collection.
Interior woodwork is stunning.
The upper balcony of the Shuvalov Palace leads to the gallery displays.
Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920) was a Russian jeweler who designed for and supervised the artists who produced the spectacular pieces of gold and silver, royal jewels, and 52 incredible eggs of which only 50 have been found. The museum has just nine eggs that belonged to the royal family. Most of the production was for the last two Tsars, Alexander III and Nicholas II. When the royal family was murdered and nobles exiled, the market for such expensive items disappeared and production stopped. The eggs were usually Easter gifts from nobles to royals or royals to nobles. The eggs symbolize birth, and religiously, rebirth in the resurrection. The gold eggs covered in enamel, painted and bejeweled, open to reveal surprise gifts. Arguably the most incredible egg in the collection is the Coronation Egg of Catherine II which held inside an exact replica of her carriage modeled in miniature from the original in the carriage collection in the Hermitage. The artisan worked 15 months of 16-hour days, painstakingly recreating the intricate vehicle. Below are photos of some other impressive pieces.
After a long a time for very few purchases in the shop, we finally departed the museum at 4:30 and the van driver dropped me off within a few blocks of the Church of the Spilled Blood that had not been included in our itinerary. It had been built as a memorial commemorating the assassination of Tsar Alexander II. Owing to its reputation, the church was quite crowded inside, and I understood why it had not been included for us since it was so similar to St. Isaac’s Cathedral with its enormous mosaics and multiple icons. A canopy covers the exact spot where the Alexander II was murdered by a terrorist bomb in 1883. He was the popular tsar who freed the serfs, albeit the lives of the poor were hardly improved as a result.
A close-up of the Iconostatis.
Inside the church is a miniature replica.
A detail on the facade of the church.
Part of the facade of the Church of the Spilled blood.
Colorful mosaics depict the saints and apostles.
This ” iconostatis” of colored Italian marble and gold-leafed bronze separates the altar from the main part of the church.
The canopy covers the spot where Tsar Alexander II was mortally wounded by a terrorist bomg.
The Russian Museum is around the corner from the church, but was not included in our tour.
My short walk back to the hotel took me past the huge Russian museum, not included in our itinerary, but I was too tired to even think about another huge collection of antiquities. I had barely a half hour to freshen up and change for our farewell dinner in the Caviar Room of the hotel where a guitarist and soloist entertained almost no other guests. The repertoire was entirely western popular songs, and I especially appreciated Besame Mucho. The dinner was rather disappointing with a choice of poached halibut or beef stroganoff and a sugary cake with ice cream. Once again, we were rationed to just one glass of wine, not a very large pour since the bottle had to cover seven glasses. The agency did not invite the guide, although she may have been happy to have a night to herself. We broke up early since three of the group had to leave long before dawn. The remaining four of us had a leisurely 11:00 am transfer to the airport.
Fri. Sept. 14. Saint Petersburg to Frankfurt to N.Y. JFK.
It was nice to have a leisurely morning to linger at breakfast and finish packing before meeting Elena in the lobby for our 11:00 am departure. She accompanied us on the 25-minute drive to the airport to be sure we got to our gates though that was hardly necessary with short lines at our three different airlines. I had over two hours in the VIP lounge while waiting to board. The priority line at security was long and slow but so much smaller than the line for economy passengers. Again, business class on Lufthansa to Frankfort no had no special seating, only the middle seat blocked. My layover allowed me just 90 minutes for the interminable walk to the connecting gate, then waiting for an enormous security line. I would have missed my connection had I not begged a guard to let me cut in the line, after which I still had several hundred meters to run from gate 50 to the boarding gate at 69 where I arrived soaking wet and cursing under my breath.
The food and beverages on the eight-hour flight to New York were excellent and the attendants were gracious and efficient. Thanks to global entry I was out of passport control in five minutes, but luggage was slow to arrive. I watched the carousel roll for 45 minutes until no more bags appeared and mine was not there. Except it was. On telling an agent my bag had not arrived, he checked his manifest and said it was listed as arrived. I didn’t recognize it because it was in a large opaque-plastic bag, damaged, with clothing spilling out. I had watched the bag go by for 45 minutes without realizing it was mine. I was not a happy camper where Lufthansa is concerned and would surely avoid Frankfurt if future travel plans have an alternative. Several passengers did not get their bags and we had to file forms in a nearby office, costing me another half hour before I could finally get a cab to my hotel in midtown Manhattan. It was too late for any connection to Rochester so I was glad I had booked three nights in the big city. I finally collapsed into a hotel bed at what was 6:30 am in Saint Petersburg. It’s a shame that flying so often dims some of the luster of a wonderful trip. And this was a wonderful trip, beyond my high expectations.
COMMENTARY.
This was my first trip with Alexander+Roberts and I was pleased overall despite comparing the tour less favorably to seven trips with Tauck Tours where I had been spoiled with amenities, evening activities like concerts, superior restaurants, and more generous wine and spirits. The price was much less than on a Tauck Tour however, and the trade-off of just seven passengers certainly enhanced the value for the money. (I only book Tauck’s small groups now since the large groups have become excessive). The itinerary in Moscow and Saint Petersburg exceeded my expectations. All excursions, entrance fees, and transfers were included with none of the expensive optional extras some tour companies charge. We were asked to tip only the guides and the van driver, though I added more for the hotel maids. Our guides were excellent leaders and history teachers who inspired me to follow up with more reading. If the dates and price meet your convenience and pocket book, I certainly recommend taking a look at what Alexander+Roberts has to offer.
A Note on Language:
You can travel to Russia without knowing any of the language, at least in major cities, four-star hotels, and good restaurants. I would be more doubtful in B&Bs and small café’s. I studied the Russian language in college 50 years ago and never followed up, so I had lost all but the alphabet, the courtesies, and numbers. I found excellent Russian lessons online with easy pronunciation help. If you can master the alphabet, you will enjoy reading the posters and public announcements on city streets. In most musuems and other public places, there was no sign for “exit,” just выход (vykhod), but that presents no problems, especially when traveling in a group. On street signs and metro stops, for example, the names are repeated below the Cyrillic in the Latin alphabet. For independent travel off the beaten path, I would recommend some serious study. My language review of an hour or more daily for a month allowed me the pleasure of using all the courtesy words, asking questions, and enjoying the posters, and it certainly provided a great workout for the brain.
YOU NEED A VISA TO TRAVEL IN RUSSIA
A visa from the Russian consulate is obligatory except for cruise-ship passengers staying less than 72 hours. My fellow travelers had to pay about 300 dollars each to an agency for the two-hundred dollar visa plus handling charges. Because of my Mexican residency card, I was able to obtain a visa at the Russian Consulate in Mexico City for the equivalent of 70 dollars. That requires two trips to the consulate and lots of patience since there is only one window for the line of applicants and agencies slow up the wait. An agent in front of me had passports for 90 tour clients! Mexican citizens can use an agency but non-citizens have to appear in person. I saved a lot of money but it was not a pleasant experience.
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19 thoughts on “RUSSIA BY LAND, NOT BY SEA. Seven Days in Moscow & Saint Petersburg, Sept. 7-14, 2018”
Susan Horn says:
Thanks Jim for this, the pictures are amazing!
frejatravels says:
It looks like you had a busy Schedule going around these two amazing cities 🙂
Teena says:
Jim, so enjoyed your latest tour posting and photos! Allen and I went on a Baltic cruise about 10 years ago and loved it! Impressed that you chose a land tour. Where will you be next? We are booked on ocean cruise from Hong Kong to Japan next Spring!
jimhornnews says:
I am just going to take short trips here in Mexico, Acapulco and Puebla. The next big trip is New Year’s Eve on Copacabana Beach in Rio.
Then a few days in colonial beach towns south of Rio. Your cruise next spring sounds great, but you need almost two weeks separately to see Japan. Tauck has a good land tour there. Good luck.
Randy & Andrea Sanders says:
A wonderful trip. We have been to St. Petersburg on a Viking Cruise. We would love to see Moscow. It was amazing to see how modern Russia is in the cities.
On another trip we had an adventure getting to planes in Frankfurt too.
You provide great detail and the pictures are beautiful. Thank you.
Randy and Andrea Sanders
P.S. Sounds like some meals were iffy. I wouldn’t have avoided the pastries (Randy).
Thanks Randy & Andrea. Several of my friends enjoyed the Viking Cruise. They do a nice job. I like to be in a central-city hotel where I can walk about at leisure and not depend on shore trips. Trade offs. Sorry you didn’t get to Moscow. Right, the meals are not up to what one gets with Tauck Tours but the trade-off of only 7 pax was a big plus.
Dorothy Wick says:
I took a Volga river cruise “Russia, Land of the Czars,” from Moscow to St. Petersburg in 2014 with Walking Adventures International. When I was in college (many years ago) I’d fallen under a spell from reading Russian 19th century literature (I was an English major and this was my recreational escapist reading!). Your tour diary and wonderful photos brought back much of my ‘experiencing Russia’ that only existed in my mind until I traveled there. Thanks for sharing it. I look forward to hearing about your future trips.
Dorothy in Cuernavaca
Always nice to hear from you. Thanks for following my blog.
Sharon Clough says:
I very much enjoyed your travelogue – and even though I’d previewed some of the pictures on FB, they are magnificent! I am pleased and surprised to learn how much funding has been put toward restoring Russia’s historic buildings and artifacts after they were trampled by enemies both internal and external. Expect those ba-jillions of rubles could have been put to better use solving some of the nation’s other problems, but how lucky for visitors to be able to experience the grandeur of past upper class Russian opulence.
I look forward to your next blog!
Thanks for your kind comments Sharon. You’re right about the expense of restorations, but the churches and palaces are drawing millions of tourists, providing lots of jobs.
Susan Ansara says:
This is possibly the best travelogue about Russia that I’ve read. Between the detailed descriptions of each day’s activities and the excellent photos, the trip really comes alive. I’ve long wanted to visit St. Petersburg, and with several days in the city, so a land trip is what I also would be interested in. I hadn’t thought much about visiting Moscow, but your information and the photos have changed my mind, and I think seeing both cities would be excellent. Thank you for providing us with this vicarious opportunity to see it with you. And you write so well – that is becoming a lost art, I’m afraid, so it’s especially pleasing to read all your posts.
Wow Susan, you’ve contributed so much to my vanity I could be presidential!!! Abrazos.
You could certainly BE Presidential!
Judy McLean says:
We enjoyed your amazing Russian sojourn! We sympathized with your airline experience. We had similar experiences traveling to France for a Viking River Cruise. You are “lookin” Good. Best of travels to you. Judy
Daniel Ross Gandy Jordan says:
Thanks for your tempting travel story with photos. Better than any travel writer. I say you are a “tempter” because now I want to go too.
What an adventure! That two mile walk in Frankfurt to change terminals and the dash to get to the plane again when you left Russia made me rock back in my chair. But this may not be the last time you catch this kind of treatment. Mexico City is now going for three different airports–we can all look forward to adventures.
Wow. Moscow is no longer a string of Stalinist tenements but has glitzy streets. All I remember from my 1960 visit is the grim Stalinist facades. But the calendar of my mind flips right to 2018 with those expert photos.
My trip is a faded memory. I’m only one up on you in this: I saw Lenin in his tomb—and Stalin! When I got there in 1960, the Soviet Union had just opened up to foreigners and they were hungry for visitors. So when I walked up to the tomb and gazed at the line two miles long, I said YA AMERIKANSKY ROBOTNIK, which means I AM AN AMERICAN WORKER. I was told to go in at once! Stalin was still in the tomb (he was removed from it later by Khrushchev as de-Staliniazation accelerated). I was most interested in Stalin. But I couldn’t see how long he was. Historians say that Stalin was only five feet three inches tall and always stood on a small prop behind speaking stands so that most people don’t know that. But all I could grasp was his smiling face. (Maybe he was remembering how his Spanish communist axed Trotsky.)
Well, I saw him. Next time we meet I will let you touch me.
So the GUM department store is now an upscale mall with elegant shops! When I went in to buy a fur cap there it was as gloomy as the nether world. In the barely lit shop with a line of fur caps on a back wall I stood at counter where I could see them and a girl sitting back in the corner reading. I got her attention. She brought me a cap. While I was trying it on she went back and sat down to go on reading. I called to her. She looked up and said, “Do you want the cap?” I said, No, it doesn’t fit. She took the cap and put it back on the wall and sat down and went on reading. I called to her to bring me another cap. Everybody I met in Russia was “working” like this.
You certainly ate better than I did. At my hotel just off Red Square I waited at a table for 20 minutes for the waiter to arrive. I asked for roast beef. Twenty minutes later he came to me and said, “We have run out of roast beef.” I said, “Just bring me something—anything.” H e finally arrived with a stew and black bread.
The Russians were “working” like this under socialism.
Your tour was fascinating, mine was not. For example, the only thing I was allowed to see in the Kremlin was the tiny room where Lenin lived: he slept on a small iron cot and had a little table with a lamp. The magnificent stuff you saw in the Kremlin was not on view. But I have seen some of it now. Your photos would make an article for National Geographic.
You say that your guide Lyuba was a devout Christian. My guide was my age—21 years old and he was an atheist. He liked some of the music I did and we got along fine. When we walked past the Lubyanka, just to see his reaction I asked him, “What’s that?” He rolled his eyes and said, “You don’t want to know.” We talked about Khruschev and he seemed loyal to the regime.
The Hermitage in St. Petersburg seems to have been rearranged from what I saw. But then when I was in Russia half a century ago, INTOURIST had been in existence for only a year, and the Communists had no idea what tourism was and nothing much was ready for foreigners to see, not even for Russians to see.
I agree with Susan Ansara: this is the best travelogue I can remember reading. Fifty years after my visit to Russia I have been back. I’m Rip Van Winkle waking up in the twenty-first century.
I’m going to send this report to my son and the family and to friends. It deserves wide circulation.
ROSS GANDY
Wow Ross, that’s the longest and most interesting and most flattering comment I have ever received. Thanks for your high praise, but also for the interesting contrast between our experiences so many years apart. Many friends who visited Russia in earlier times remarked at the incredible changes in Moscow since their visits. Of course, the profound changes probably have not percolated to the rural provinces. But seeing all the young people hanging out with their cell phones and having a good time holds the promise that they will catalysts for peace since there are no really good times without it. Thanks again for your contribution.
Vicky Canney says:
I really enjoyed reading about your trip. Thank you for sharing.
Mary Simon says:
Dear Jim. Thank you for such a splendid tour of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
I agree that your photography is worthy of a National Geographic feature. Your narrative of the trip combines the observations of a knowledgeable travel tour leader, a culinary connoisseur, and a professor of history with a vivid description of seven days filled with the sights and sounds of two of the world’s most famous cities. What a marvelous gift you have given to would -love-to-be-travelers like me, who can no longer manage the physical rigors of such a trip, Muchisimas gracias!
Thanks Mary for your flattering comments. I remember fondly the many times you and Raymond were able to travel with me and I appreciate so much your intellectual curiosity and love of the arts.
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CareMount Medical’s gynecologic oncology department provides women with the diagnosis and treatment for cancers of the female reproductive system. We offer various gynecologic oncology treatments and minimally invasive surgeries from our oncology center. This opportunity also provides access to on-site infusion and the da Vinci Robotics Surgery System.
Advantages of Practicing at CareMount:
• Physician-centric and physician focused
• Multiple colleagues within the same specialty for support in clinical care
• Shared EMS with all colleagues for coordinated patient care
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• Prompt patient referrals to other sub-specialists in the medical group
• Walk-in Urgent Care Centers for emergency visits and referrals
• Attract and retain stellar employees
• Non-clinical income
• Competitive health insurance/benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Strong support in malpractice; technology, including a shared EMR; billing; administration; human resources; allowing more time for patient care
• Marketing support for on-boarding announcements and ongoing PR, content, and community opportunities
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• Provide more value to the community through reinvestment in the group
• Affiliations with prestigious organizations: Massachusetts General Hospital, Mount Sinai Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Physician Benefits Summary:
• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
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Company Overview:
CareMount Medical, P.C. is the largest independent multispecialty medical group in New York State, providing comprehensive medical care of the highest quality to over 640,000 patients in more than 45 locations throughout Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, and Ulster counties and New York City. Founded in 1946 as Mount Kisco Medical Group, CareMount has grown to over 600 physicians and advanced practice professionals representing more than 40 different medical specialties. CareMount is affiliated with world-class organizations including Massachusetts General Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. CareMount offers on-site laboratory and radiology services, endoscopy and infusion suites, and operates eight urgent-care centers. Our physicians are frequently recognized as best doctors in respected publications and have been featured in lists including New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors,” Westchester and Hudson Valley Magazine’s “Top Doctors” as well as in Castle Connolly Medical’s “Top Doctors.” For additional information about CareMount Medical and its specialties, please visit: www.caremountmedical.com.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. CareMount is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability
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About CareMount Medical, P.C.
CareMount Medical is the largest, independent multi-specialty medical group in New York State. CareMount Medical provides the highest quality medical care in over 40 different locations throughout Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia and Ulster counties. We provide medical care to over 500,000 patients in 43 different locations.Founded in 1946, CareMount Medical has grown to 560 physicians representing 43 different medical specialties with major campuses in:Mount KiscoCarmelKatonahKingstonFishkillJefferson ValleyPoughkeepsieRhinebeck
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Why VBS?
Way back in 1894, a Sunday school/public school teacher, D. T. Miles, in Hopedale, Illinois, felt that time spent on teaching Bible to children was too short. So, she started a daily Bible school during the summer.
Four years later, Virginia Sinclair Hawes, director of the children's department at Epiphany Baptist Church in New York City, started a summer "Everyday Bible School" for neighborhood children.
The idea caught on and so all over the world, churches (including our own PVGC) mount a summer VBS. I vaguely remember all the many VBS I attended when I was a kid, but the memory of getting to know Jesus has been inscribed in my heart.
Every year, PVGC uses the themed curriculum prepared by CSM Publishing. Inc., in partnership with Philippine Children’s Ministries Network (PCMN) this year. CSM is my publisher, so I have seen how much time they take to prepare the curriculum every year.
This 2019, the kids enjoyed the Shield Squad: Secure in God’s protection.
Aside from new activities and songs, they met the God who takes care of them, keeping them safe and secure. They learned about having the heart of a superhero, saving those who are in danger.
I took a peek at the SRO graduation ceremonies and was awed by how our youth worked as a team to make the whole program unforgettable. Most important, they had planted the seed of God’s redeeming grace to 130 plus young minds.
Statistics: One-quarter of all people reached by any given church anywhere in the world are through VBS!
May all those who support the VBS in whatever form (time, effort, talent, snacks, budget, materials, prizes, presence, etc.) burst with blessings.
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This number caused me to wake up at dawn so I could freeze it in time. I knew it would come sometime in the morning so I went to bed early so I could wake up early and wait for it. Tick-tock, tick-tock.
Then, there it was! Screenshot.
I am euphoric, of course, just as I was when I reached 555,555 and 666,666. But this post will remain only for one day because euphoria is temporary and short-lived. On the other hand, seconds and minutes, where grace lives permanently, will keep rolling along.
Thank you to all my guests who dropped by to read my posts these past 12 years and a half. This number is about you—and about the joy that visits me with every post.
Many Christian churches have outreach ministries—usually in communities where poverty-stricken people live. Our church has quite a few, mounted on an ad hoc basis.
But starting last year, a group of younger people/couples with a heart for children started one. It has since become a weekly activity that brims with life. Held in one of our village’s clubhouses, the children go through, to my mind, Sunday School (SS) curriculum.
This reminds me of my SS days where we prayed, sang, listened to Bible stories, learned about Jesus, and were served snacks. The only difference is that, today, the children are treated to digital images.
I was privileged to attend one, when my book on sharing was read to the children. What delighted me was their rapt attention and their quick answers to questions about the story. The outstanding ones were each awarded a book.
In my experience, outreach ministries have brought many lost souls to Jesus. No wonder Pastor Jeremy Norton calls this church activity: Saving lives . . . eternally! “Jesus was all about outreach ministry,” he said.
Our Bible tells us that Jesus indeed moved from community to community, reaching out to throngs of people of every kind, bringing the lost to God so that that all may be saved.
I am deeply grateful to—their names off the top of my head—Anne, Aaron, Carla, Ely, Esther, Joseph, Kit, Malou, Rhiza, Ric, Ruth,Tes, Twinzel, Yvonne, plus many more. They spend time, effort, and resources so that this ministry will stand strong week after week after week. We who are older, and therefore sapped of their kind of energy, can only watch in the sidelines.
On my wobbly (and sometimes aching) knees, I pray for grace to rain on these faithful outreachers and the children—close to a hundred now—they minister to, so that more and more lives may be saved.
#anyareCOMELEC?
In the language of millennials, this Facebook hashtag means: what happened, COMELEC?
It begs for answers to explain the multiple mishaps and irregularities that took place on May 13, mid-term Election Day. This ignited opposition groups to join forces in mounting a protest rally in front of the Philippine International convention Center (PICC) where the COMELEC (Commission on Elections) are still canvassing the votes—as of this post.
Various groups of protesters marched from different parts of Metro Manila to call on COMELEC to bare what transpired during the seven-hour delay in the transmission of results from the transparency server—aside from glitches such as “961 malfunctioning VCMs, 1,665 defective SD cards, and 1.02 million bleeding markers.”
Photos and videos of people pre-marking heaps of ballots have also been doing the rounds on social media.
Weeks before the election, the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL), a credible election watchdog since 1984, opted out of the polls because COMELEC—for the first time—prohibited access to data that would be published on NAMFREL’S website for transparency. On this website, we read, “NAMFREL’S commitment to clean elections was best shown during the 1986 snap presidential elections with over 500,000 volunteers who offered their time, energy and even their lives, to preserve the sanctity of the ballot.”
Because serious suspicions of massive deception resulting in the wholesale loss of opposition senatorial candidates, Neri Colmenares, one of them, refuses to concede.
Many rallyists stressed, “Seven hours of silence is anomalous!”
On the same day, the opposition Liberal Party (LP) asked the COMELEC to identify the areas where defective voting machines held up balloting for hours, “possibly disenfranchising some 500,000 voters.”
Some groups also urged the COMELEC to conduct a special random manual audit of the elections to erase fears of manipulation.
Whether COMELEC will give coherent answers is uncertain. Up until then, #anyariCOMELEC? is a question I (and many others) will continue to ask again and again.
“No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.” Psalm 101:7
Photo credits: Inquirer.net; Rappler; CNN Philippines; Twitter; and various posts on FB
“It is Difficult to Love This Country”
It’s been six days since our mid-term elections, and the grief I feel is still lodged deep in my heart. I share this grief with many friends who have the courage to vent it on social media.
All the eight senatorial candidates I voted for lost. It was a straight win for the administration’s bets. If the results were the choice of the people, I would have said, so be it.
But there were big, major glitches that could not be explained: over a thousand voting machines conked out; thousands of voters were disenfranchised; there was massive vote buying. And worst of all, there was a seven-hour blackout after the initial results were released where all the administration candidates (some of whom have zero platforms and experience in legislative work; some have been accused of plunder) were leading by a mile.
People stayed up all night waiting for partial results—zilch. Seven hours later, we got the same trend as those initially released.
Reading today the column of an esteemed author and national artist for literature, F. Sionil Jose, whose hometown is next-door to mine, I felt grace woven into his moving prose. He titled it, “It is difficult to love this country, so we leave.” He articulates what I could not begin to express.
May I quote him?
“It is difficult to love this country. But it is easier to do so if we think of her as our motherland, the way our mothers nurtured us, embraced us, and gave us their warmth, their loyalty, and caring . . .
“And so I go to the old hometown often, to look at immemorial vistas of well-cared fields and a people made enduring by work. I go there to listen to a language to which I was born but which I don’t really use anymore. Listening to it, I wallow in memory and I feel alive, keen to the sound of living, of memories of the past that I have read about which I know are now entwined with every fiber of my being as a writer who belongs to this unhappy country.”
"My Sad Republic" by BenCab*
Yes, it is difficult to love this country, and I will leave it someday. Not to other lands, but to where my citizenship belongs.
"But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior." Philippians 3:20 (NLT)
*BenCab, short for Benjamin Cabrera, is another Philippine national artist (visual arts-painting).
That intense feeling of attachment to someone that usually visits young people does not last long. It is romantic love that is transitory, as the world defines it. It fades away as he/she becomes older. That’s why it’s called puppy love.
Our puppy, Judge (born on Christmas eve), was so cute and so cuddly we all loved him to pieces. We were so intensely attached to him so much so that he began and ended our days. We raced to put him in our lap, pet him, and play with him.
That was just six months ago. Too fast, he has grown into a real dog, no longer a puppy, and has ceased to be cute and cuddly. Where has puppy love gone?
Judge sleeping with his mom, Attorney
Don’t get me wrong; we all love Judge still, but that feeling is no longer as intense as when he was little.
Thank God, grace isn't like puppy love. It is love everlasting. It is there for us from the womb to the tomb. It does not diminish. In fact, it grows as we mature spiritually. In a way, it matches our faith. It remains as intense as the awe, wonder, and gratitude with which we receive it.
"Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my live, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever." Psalm 23:6 (KJV)
Judge (middle) on Christmas Day 2018
Art 2 Art
This is a TV/radio show hosted by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, identified as Ballerina ng Bayan (Ballerina of the Country). I think it is a most apt title for an outstanding Filipina who has danced solo on many theater stages all over the world.
Produced by the Manila Broadcasting Company, the show airs every Sunday, from 3:30 to 4 PM on radio via DZRH, on cable television via RHTV, and on Cignal TV and Ch. 3 on Cablelink. It also has online livestreaming and may be viewed via the Facebook account of DZRH News Television.
Within half an hour, the show features conversations on art and culture with an invited guest from an art genre.
When I got the invitation to guest the show recently, I was ecstatic—not because I would appear on TV, but because I would personally chat with the Ballerina ng Bayan, whom I have watched only from the balcony of a theatre, and therefore as small as my thumb.
On the TV set, there she was, as big as life. She is real, down-to-earth, and a natural.
She asked about the many sides of my love for children’s iterature—where I get my ideas from, who my books’ characters are, and how I weave stories. For 30 minutes, I forgot I was before the cameras and enjoyed the rare encounter with a global celebrity, whose discipline and form as a ballerina are impeccable.
Well, the set was familiar territory—my milieu for more than two decades, shooting talents, products, and celebrities. The only difference was, the computers did all the work. The cameras stayed put, and therefore, stage hands running around were missing.
You’ve come a long way, baby, I said to myself. I meant that to refer to my age, which grace has allowed to come this far—emboldening me to still write my next books, and talk with the likes of Lisa Macuja-Elizalde.
“That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.” 2 Corinthians 4:16
Merry Monday of May
Approximately 61 million voters in the Philippines will trek to polling places today to select local government officials and members of both houses of Congress. I will leave my computer alone for now, and join the rest of concerned citizens who are taking time to decide the future of our country.
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 (NKJV)
Lord, by your grace, please grant us wisdom to choose candidates who honor You with their sincerity and commitment to serve the country. Amen.
My kodigo (personal list of choices) for senators and party list:
Davids, the Underdogs
In four days, we will go to the polls and elect 12 senators, representatives, and all city-and-municipal-level officers.
For three years, our president, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, has practically hushed all opposition to his regime. Many editorials in media here and abroad say that this strongman has quickly managed to control all three branches of government: executive, legislative and judiciary.
He has also cowed the Catholic Church and has been deliberately crass behind the presidential seal—cursing, cracking lewd jokes, maligning women, threatening and harassing critics of his administration, accusing people minus due process, kowtowing to a foreign power, China, and worst, blaspheming the loving God of grace, Who allowed Himself to be nailed on the cross and die for me. This presidential blustering has become the new normal, to the delight of his followers.
He is Goliath.
But there has been a birth of Davids, underdogs with nothing but a slingshot of principles. No stature, no money from our taxes, no power, no clout, and no fighting chance to slay the formidable giant.
OTSO DIRETSO (Straight Eight) they are called. Eight courageous, straight-shooting and hard-working professionals who have solid platforms, and if elected to the senate, will at least give our ailing democracy in this country a chance to survive via a dissenting voice in crafting self-serving laws.
The Davids are also the people who believe in them and are helping, minus the budget of Goliath, to craft the slingshot by hand, moving others to do the same:
They have moved me. My conscience now dictates that four days from today, I should vote for OTSO DIRETSO—never mind if the giant is forbidding.
Samira Gutoc, the lone woman in the OTSO DIRETSO team, messaged the president on stage and in interviews without batting an eyelash, “I am not afraid of you.”
Such is the guts of David, the underdog.
Photo ctredits: Rappler, photo of candidates; others, from FB posts
Gawad Balagtas Awards Night (2)
The awarding ceremony of Gawad Balagtas capped the 45th UMPIL National Writer’s Congress with the theme: “Literature, Healing, and Wellness.”
All the seven awardees were each given two pages in the printed program, and this one’s mine.
The citation reads:
"In writing stories for children, she time and again deploys narrative as an efficacious manner of awakening and illuminating. Awakening, as she presents, by way of the various facets of action, the myriad aspects of being human and humane; illuminating, not merely to instil morals among her young readers, but more so, to enlighten a world usually shrouded in darkness. She sows in the field of her stories the seed of valules enriched by Christian perspective. In its growth, in every flip of her books, hope is reaped, time and again, this fruit of faith, not only in the word, but also in the Word became flesh."
The chosen excerpt from my works:
From the “Tree of Life” (13th book in the Oh, Mateo! Series)
I believe that aside from the reasons cited by UMPIL for giving me the award, the real ones are out there—three of them, holding the book quoted above, are these:
Yna (publications director of OMF Lit, publisher of my children’s books) and son #3 (as Tony can’t navigate stairways and long hallways these days), took time off from their busy schedules to be my cheerers on that special afternoon.
And so we enjoyed the food, laughter, photo ops, encounters, and conversations. Old and new friends huddled in one hall to celebrate literature.
Photo credit: Mars Mercado, for children's photo (3rd from top)
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So this is how it feels to receive a lifetime achievement award, I thought when I heard the loud thud-thud of my heart.
As soon as my name was called, photos of my various life stages faded in and out of the big screen. Then an excerpt of one of my books was voiced and scrolled up. On stage I was handed a heavy and awesome wooden trophy hand-carved by national artist and writer Manuel Baldemor.
Out-and-out Grace.
In my two-minute speech, I had wished to express the gamut of feelings churning my guts. I tried, but sometimes, words are inadequate to say it all:
"I am a true-blue Ilocana. In my time, the medium of instruction was English. Imagine my shock and awe when I came upon Florante at Laura in my High School Filipino class. Although the language was difficult to understand, I found the words beautifully written.
"Unfortunately, I had no chance to learn this beautiful language because the children’s books and classics in those those days were all in English. Also because after graduating from UP, I went abroad for further studies.
"Many years later, back in the Philippines, I followed my heart and focused on writing—in the language that I read in books and taught me in school. I had dreamed of writing in Filipino, too, so I wrote a piece, which I slaved over for days, and sent it to my friend, Luis Gatmaitan*, for his comments.
"The piece came back with more comments than my original manuscript. So I wrote another piece and sent it to him. After maybe the 5th try, Luis returned the manuscript to me and said, 'Grace, ang payo ko, mag-English ka na lang!' (Grace, my advice is, stick to English!)
"Forty published children’s books later, I read on Facebook that UMPIL has recognized my work in English. I read and re-read my name aloud. Me?! A GAWAD BALAGTAS awardee?! In my joy, I jumped so high—if I were taller, I might have reached the sky.
"To UMPIL, you can’t imagine how honored I am for this recognition. It means the world to me. Please be assured that this true-blue Ilocana, who writes only in English, will treasure this GAWAD BALAGTAS forever and ever.
"I offer it to the One who enables me to write."
*A Palanca Hall-of-Fame Awardee, an excellent writer in Filipino, and a pediatrician, whom I fondly call my BFF
(to be continued . . .)
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Marion Cotillard changes her hair color and dares blond
Marion Cotillard changes her hair color for her next role ?
Active in the cinema since the late 1990s, she is revealed to the public by her role as Lilly Bertineau in the saga Taxi Luc Besson, she will play in the first three films of the franchise. On February 26, 2005, she received the first of the great awards that will mark her career: the César for best actress in a supporting role, for only eight minutes of presence on the screen in the film Un long dimanche de fiançailles of Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
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Marion is not at her first hair experience with blond hair color. It’s on her Instagram story that she revealed this choice of color and Frédéric Birault, hairstylist to whom she owes this change, also published a photograph on his account.
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Everyone Does Not Know What Everyone Supposedly Knows
by Rick Richman
For more than a decade, the guiding principle of the peace process has been that “everyone knows” what peace will look like: a Palestinian state on roughly the 1967 lines, with land swaps for the major Israeli settlement blocs, a shared Jerusalem, international compensation for the Palestinian refugees, and a “right of return” to the new Palestinian state rather than Israel.
A new poll conducted jointly by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research and the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace shows that the Palestinian public opposes such a solution by a lopsided majority.
The poll presented a package modeled on the Clinton Parameters: (1) an Israeli withdrawal from more than 97 percent of the West Bank and a land swap for the remaining 2-3 percent; (2) a Palestinian state with a “strong security force” but no army, with a multinational force to ensure security; (3) Palestinian sovereignty over land, water, and airspace, but an Israeli right to use the airspace for training purposes and to maintain two West Bank early-warning stations for 15 years; (4) a capital in East Jerusalem and sovereignty over Arab neighborhoods and the Old City (other than the Jewish Quarter and the “Wailing Wall”); and (5) a “right of return” for refugees to the new state and compensation for their “refugeehood” and loss of property.
The package was opposed by 58 percent of the Palestinians, with only 40 percent favoring it.
It was not a case of one or more individual elements in the package causing a problem. Each of the five elements was polled separately; not one of them commanded majority support.
Writing today in Yediot Aharonot, Sever Plocker asserts that while most Israelis are prepared to support a Palestinian state, they have in mind a state “not much different from the Palestinian Authority that exists today.”
Ask now in a poll how many Israelis are ready for the evacuation of 150-200,000 settlers from Judea and Samaria, an IDF withdrawal from bases in the Jordan Valley, the deployment of Palestinian border police between Kalkilya and Kfar Saba, a new border in Jerusalem and turning the territories into a foreign country that will absorb hundreds of thousands of militant refugees from the camps in Lebanon – and see how the numbers of those who support a “two-state solution” drop to near zero.
Interestingly, the new poll showed that Israelis supported the hypothetical package by 52 percent to 39 percent, demonstrating that a majority or plurality of Israelis (the poll has a 4.5 percent margin of error) would support a demilitarized Palestinian state, as long as the IDF is empowered to keep it that way, the state does not assert a “right of return” to Israel, and there is a land swap that does not require the mass uprooting of Israelis from their homes. Plocker’s assertion may show, however, that a lot depends on how polling questions are framed, and the implications of flooding the West Bank with refugees (as opposed to resettling them where most have lived all their lives) deserve further study.
But all this is hypothetical. The Palestinians rejected the Clinton Parameters in 2000 and effectively rejected them again in 2008 in the Annapolis Process. The new poll makes it clear they would reject them a third time, despite what “everyone knows.”
Original URL: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/category/contentions
Rick Richman
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Rody weighs in on ‘accident’
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By Nat Mariano, Rio N. Araja and Macon Ramos-Araneta
RESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Monday described the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in the Recto Bank a “little maritime accident,” adding that the Philippines is not ready to challenge China’s military might.
In a speech during the 121st anniversary of the Philippine Navy, Duterte finally broke his silence eight days after the incident in which a Chinese boat hit and sank a Filipino fishing boat and abandoned 22 Filipino fishermen in the open waters. They were rescued three hours later by a Vietnamese vessel. “Stay out of trouble. Just build on our own. Let us not meddle with it. Do not allow a little maritime accident, or intentional, [be the reason] to go to war,” Duterte told Navy soldiers at Sangley Point, Cavite. The President said he was not prepared to issue a statement until a full investigation had been completed. Next page
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ing El Niño dry spell. “During an El Niño, it is hotter, and the air has a higher capacity to evaporate water,” he said. Clouds are formed of water droplets due to evaporation, and when these
THE 18th Congress has yet to be convened but it seems Speaker aspirant and Taguig Rep.-elect Alan Peter Cayetano has already been acting as if he were the leader of the House of Representatives, observers have said. On Tuesday, Cayetano will get to try the feel of being Speaker when he hosts an orientation seminar for the new members of the House at the posh Quest Hotel in Clark Field, Pampanga. In other developments: • Twenty one neophyte congressmen on Monday started their training aimed at orienting them on their roles and responsibilities as lawmakers when the next Congress opens on July 22. The House of Representatives and the University of the Philippines National College on Public Administration and Governance organized the executive course for new members of the incoming 18th Congress. The new legislators will be trained on June 17 to 19, on June 24 to 26 and on July 1 to 3. • A former Commission on Elections chairman and veteran election lawyer on Monday joined the call to cancel the nomination of former National Youth Commission chairman Ronald Cardema as a representative of the Duterte Youth Party-list group for being overaged. Former Comelec chief Sixto Brillantes, along with election lawyer Romulo Macalintal and
REBELLIOUS REBUKE. An ambulance is surrounded by thousands of protesters dressed in black during a new rally Sunday against a controversial extradition law proposal in Hong Kong. Hundreds of thousands of protesters choked Hong Kong’s streets for a second straight day on June 16 in a defiant rebuke of a reviled extradition law, piling pressure on the city’s embattled pro-Beijing leader despite a weekend climbdown. AFP
PAGASA warns of ‘Ondoy’-type rain despite El Niño By Rio N. Araja THE weather bureau on Monday warned the public to brace for a typhoon that could spawn heavy rains, similar to Typhoon “Ondoy,” which inundated Metro Manila and nearby provinces in
2009, killing more than 400 people. At a news conference, the administrator of the Philippine, Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Vicente Malano said the probability of such a typhoon was high, despite the prevail-
Aegis Juris fratman gets 2 years in jail By Rey E. Requejo
Most famous gun in the history of art PARIS—The revolver with which Vincent van Gogh is believed to have shot himself is to go under the hammer Wednesday at a Paris auction house. Next page
A MANILA City court on Monday convicted John Paul Solano, a member of the Aegis Juris Fraternity, of obstruction of justice when he gave false information to mislead the police to prevent them from arresting those responsible for the hazing death of Atio Castillo. The Manila City Metropolitan Trial Court, Branch 14, sentenced Solano to two to four years in prison, but at the same time acquitted him of perjury. It was Solano who brought an unconscious Castillo from the frat library to the Chinese General Hospital, where the 22-year-old law student was declared dead on arrival, on Sept. 17, 2017. Solano initially told police that he found Castillo lying on the road and covered with a blanket. During the investigation, Solano told the Department of Justice that Next page
25TH YEAR. Property giant Megaworld celebrates its 25th anniversary as a publicly listed company at the Philippine Stock Exchange with
a ceremonial bell ringing at the PSE Tower in Taguig City. The event also coincides with the company’s 30th year in the Philippine real estate industry. Present during the ceremonies are Megaworld executives (from left) Roland Tiongson, head of Megaworld Premier Offices; Graham Coates, head of Megaworld Lifestyle Malls; lawyer Carla Uykim, head of legal and corporate compliance; Giovanni Ng, senior vice president and finance director; Lourdes Gutierrez-Alfonso, chief operating officer; Kevin Tan, chief strategy officer; as well as PSE officials led by Jose Pardo, director; Ramon Monzon, director; Ma. Vivian Yuchengco, director; Wilson Sy, director; Roberto Cecilio Lim, director; Roel Refran, chief operating officer; and Alejandro Yu, director.
Revoke Kapa permits, DILG tells local gov’t units CITY and municipal mayors must revoke business permits granted to KapaCommunity Ministry International Inc. and its local chapters, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday. This developed as Kapa’s spokesman
said politics was behind the crackdown on the religious group accused of running a massive investment scam, as they renewed their appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte to let them operate. The National Bureau of Investiga-
tion also vowed to pursue Kapa founder Pastor Joel Apolinario even without an arrest warrant, and use the powers of martial law currently in force in Mindanao to bring the former disc jockey in. Next page
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Two terror suspects yield grenades, blasting caps TWO alleged members of the Dawlah Islamiya terrorist group were arrested in an operation in Tandang Sora, Quezon City, over the weekend, an official said Monday. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde identified the suspects as Arnel Cabintoy alias Abu Musab, a native of Nagtupakan village in Lagangilang, Abra, and Feliciano Sulayao alias Abu Muslim, a native of Cagripa village in Calbayog City, Northern Samar. Both suspects yielded blasting caps and grenades when arrested last Saturday, and both have undergone inquest proceedings for illegal possession of explosives. Albayalde said there was no direct evidence yet that would link the suspects to any terrorist activity in Metro Manila. “Although there is no direct evidence linking them to any terrorist activity in Metro Manila, an investigation is under way to uncover the circumstances surrounding their presence in the city to possibly identify the persons who provided them sanctuary,” Albayalde told reporters. Both are Islam converts who joined the Dawlah Islamiya Philippines under Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan, who assumed the leadership of the terrorist group on the death of Isnilon Hapilon at the height of the siege of Marawi City. PNA
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Arvin Balag, another fraternity member, instructed him to say he found Castillo in Tondo—a story he said he stuck to out of pressure and fear. He repeated this claim in court. In its 27-page decision, the court ruled that “it is clear that [Solano] gave false and fabricated information to mislead the police or prevent them from apprehending those responsible for the death of Castillo.” The court also noted that Solano also failed to convince the court that he lied to the police without any intention to mislead them, because of fear of being implicated in the crime, and under Balag’s orders. “Nothing would prevent him from refusing to follow the supposed instructions or get lost in the hospital or from speaking the truth to the police officers who arrived to investigate,” the court said. The court said Solano’s fear of being implicated in Castillo’s death was “speculative.” “Thus, his defense that he acted under the impulse of uncontrollable fear for his life or limb has no leg to stand on.” Nonetheless, the court absolved Solano of perjury upon finding inconsistencies in the accounts of the police officers who signed his judicial affidavit. The Manila City court said it “entertains reasonable doubt” that Solano took an oath before Police Senior Inspector Rommel Anicete, the officer who supposedly administered it. That a statement is made under oath is one of the four elements of the crime of perjury. “Consequently, that part of the first element of the offense that the accused made a statement under oath was not proven beyond reasonable doubt,” the court said. Ten other Aegis Juris members face hazing charges before the Manila Regional Trial Court, which is still hearing their petition to be allowed to post bail. They have been detained at the city jail since May 2018.
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Suddenly, the organ music grows louder and photographers get into position in front of the imposing entrance. Then not one, but 11 couples walk out, fresh from tying the knot Wednesday in an all-expenses-paid ceremony, the beneficiaries of a decades-long annual tradition that fetes the Portuguese capital’s beloved patron Saint Anthony, matchmaker extraordinaire. Financed by sponsors and TV rights, broadcast live on television, couples who would not otherwise have the means are gifted a deluxe wedding worth 400,000 euros ($450,000). Couples like fishmongers Tania Silva and Orlando Antunes, who are getting a one-off taste of mega fame on the eve of Saint Anthony day on June 13, the high point of days-long streetdancing, sardine-grilling festivities in Lisbon. “We’ve been together for nearly 15 years,” said Tania, 30. “We always joked that we would one day get married for Saint Anthony. It’s a sumptuous ceremony which we could never afford.” Interviews, selfies For Tania and her sister brides, the day begins early at city hall. For hours, they sit in front of identical mirrors in a room normally used for town hall meetings, Lisbon’s trademark trams passing in the street outside. AFP
Air Force quizzed on P2-b supplies T By Rio N. Araja
HE Commission on Audit has called the attention of the Philippine Air Force for getting over P2 billion from the government to buy ammunition and to replenish the supplies used against the Maute Group during its five-month operations against the terrorists in Marawi City in 2017. The Budget department released P2.039 billion to the Air Force in 2017 and 2018 “to support the procurement of air munitions, special munitions and projected aircraft requirements and to replenish supplies,” the commission said. The state auditors said the Air Force had
used only P1.49 billion from its budget as of Dec. 31, 2018, but the Air Force assured them it would use the P547-million balance in 2019. The Air Force said the acquisition of air munitions and other military supplies used up P824 million, and that P303.9 million
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cautiously. He also said it was premature to say the Chinese vessel violated the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) by abandoning the Filipino fishermen. Piñol on Monday said he believed “an investigation by the proper authorities” must be conducted to determine whether the ramming of a Filipino boat by a Chinese vessel was “accidental or intentional.” In an ANC television interview, Piñol said the sinking of the Filipino boat was “a simple maritime incident.” “They [fishermen] have no complaint against the President [Rodrigo Duterte]. I don’t know why the President is being dragged into the issue, which is to be handled at our level,” he said. “I don’t understand why the people are blowing this out of proportion,” he added. He said he has talked to one of the owners of the fishing boat, Erlinda dela Torre, and the cook, Richard Blaza, who personally witnessed the incident at midnight between June 9 and June 10. He said Blaza was the only person awake cooking rice for the fishermen’s food for their journey when the incident took place in Recto Bank. “According to Mr. Blaza, he noticed a vessel approaching them, prompting him to run to the captain to wake him up and alarm him. The captain was about to do something when all of sudden their fishing boat [f/b Gen-Ver 1] was rammed,” he said. “When the vessel hit the boat, it stopped, turned on all the lights and circled the location of the fishermen who were already on the waters because their boat was halfsubmerged,” he added. “The witness said he could not say for certain whether the ramming was accidental or intentional. But what is certain is this a gross violation of the Maritime Law,” he said. He said he did not cast a single doubt on the account of Blaza. “No, what agenda would he have in telling lies,” he said. But he dispelled reactions on the social media that the incident was orchestrated to stir tensions between the Philippines and China. Dela Torre told Piñol that she lost P700,000 in goods and P500,000 in capital investment. The Department of Agriculture secretary also denied media reports that the incident was “stage-managed,” and “the fishermen were Navy soldiers.” He denied speculations that “the sinking of the boat was not real and the photos we posted were fake.” The only involvement of the DA is “to make sure the fishermen are protected and supported,” he said. On Monday, the mayor of the Occidental Mindoro town that is home to the fishing vessel said Chinese claims that their boat was besieged by Filipino boats in the Recto Bank was a lie. In an interview with GMA News, Romulo Festin, mayor of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, said there were no fishermen there to besiege the Chinese boat. Also on Monday, Senator Risa Hontiveros slammed Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi for concluding that the incident was “unintentional.” She said Cusi’s statements effectively side with China as he tried to play down the severity of the incident. “Is there some kind of “fifth column” within the Cabinet that favors China’s attempts to silence the issue instead of trying to investigate the matter thoroughly and look after our fishermen?” she asked. “I suggest that the Duterte government rein in its own people and stop them from making wild, outlandish remarks.” “I also call on Secretary Cusi to apologize to our aggrieved fisherfolk and the entire nation lest he wants to be seen as a fifth column.”
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“A maritime incident is a maritime incident. It is best investigated. And I do not now issue a statement because there is no investigation and there is no result,” he said. “The only thing we can do is to wait. Give the other party the right to be heard. That’s important. China, what’s the truth here?” Duterte said a collision of two fishing vessels was not enough to create tension in the disputed waters. “I said, I’m not a fool President. If we have to die then we will have to die in a correct way. And to die with dignity. Not just on the collision,” Duterte said. He rejected suggestions that he deploy more ships to the area. “Do not believe the stupid politicians. They want to bring the Navy there. You do not send gray ships there. Collisions will only happen,” he said. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed that Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua will be summoned to Malacañang to explain China’s side of the incident. This was after the Cabinet clusters specifically concerned with the country’s security and economy conducted a threehour meeting to determine the extent of liabilities in the incident. The meeting, which focused on the protection of Filipinos and their exercise of their rights in the coungtry’s exclusive economic zone, ended with two missions for the resolution of the issue. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Philippine Coast Guard and the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) will conduct a fact-finding mission to investigate the incident. Aside from this, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol was designated chairman of the government response focused primarily on assisting the 22 affected fishermen. Earlier, the Palace asserted that the Philippines was not a slave to China, despite the tepid response from the President. “Of course, the response is we can never be slaves to anyone. [And] that includes every country in the world,” Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said, after the owner of the Filipino fishing boat rammed and sunk by a Chinese vessel said he felt inferior to the Chinese after the incident eight days ago. “It’s like we are slaves of China. It’s like we have no rights over our own territory,” said Felix dela Torre, owner of the sunken F/B Gem-Ver. Dela Torre, along with 21 other Filipino fishermen, were near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea when a Chinese vessel hit and sank their boat, then abandoned them in open water. The fishermen were rescued three hours later by a Vietnamese vessel. Panelo said the Palace does not doubt the statement of the fishermen, but wanted to know all the facts “since there is a contrary claim.” “When you have been told that they were abandoned just like that, of course, you will react that way. But the subject of our complaint said, ‘Hey, we did not do that.’ [So, we say] Really? Then show us,” Panelo said. Panelo urged the public not to jump to conclusions, saying the President was still waiting for all the facts to come in. “He (Duterte) is not silent, he’s waiting for the facts to set in before he makes any declaration,” Panelo said. Earlier, Panelo had described the actions of the Chinese vessel as “outrageous, barbaric and uncivilized.” On Monday, he said the outrage would remain “until such time as we’re proven wrong.” “There are two versions, so we have to determine the truth,” he said, saying that the Philippines, as one of the many claimants of the disputed waters, has to proceed
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Billed as “the most famous weapon in the history of art,” the seven mm Lefaucheux revolver is expected to fetch up to 60,000 euros ($67,000). Van Gogh experts believe that he shot himself with the revolver near the village of Auvers-sur-Oise north of Paris, where he spent the last few months of his life in 1890. Discovered by a farmer in 1965 in the same field where the troubled Dutch painter is thought to have fatally wounded himself, the gun has already been exhibited at
the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. While Art Auction, who are selling the gun, say there is no way of being absolutely certain that it is the fatal weapon, tests showed it had been in the ground for 75 years, which would fit. The Dutch artist had borrowed the gun from the owner of the inn in the village where he was staying. He died 36 hours later after staggering wounded back to the auberge in the dark. It was not his first dramatic act of self-harm. Two years earlier in 1888, he cut off his ear before offering it to a woman in a brothel in Arles in the south of France. AFP
went to buy supplies. The Air Force serving as the military’s “aerial warfare service branch” received P312,000 from the Philippine Army as incentives to two female Air Force personnel deployed during the Marawi siege. “There are no significant findings noted in the audit of utilization of Marawi funds,” the commission said. State auditors called the attention of the Air Force over the P3.23-million difference in the balance of the Philippine International Trading Corporation to the Air Force worth P537.376 million, and its delay in the delivery of air ammunition worth P193 million. According to the commission, the discrepancy emanated from the expected delivery of athletic rubber shoes.
The Air Force said it was not able to receive P193 million worth of MK-82 general purpose bombs with accessories and rockets from the trading firm. The acquisition went through a negotiated procurement via foreign military sales, and not through a bidding. The Air Force told the commission it settled the discrepancy on March 1, and it promised to comply with the auditors’ recommendations. The commission blamed the Air Force’s failure to come up with a cost-benefit analysis on the procurement of 960 MK-82 bombs at a more expensive price against the United States of America’s cheaper bombs, saying the government should have exercised due diligence to save at least P16.13 million.
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Rex Maria Mendoza, independent director of the Monetary Board; Hildegardes Dineros of the information economy sector; Celestina Ma. Jude dela Serna of the Filipino overseas workers sector; Roberto Salvador of the formal economy sector; and Joan Cristine Reina Liban-Lareza of the health care provider sector. The Justice secretary also revealed over the weekend that the NBI would look into other hospitals and clinics involved in the anomaly following the indictment of executives of WellMed Dialysis and Laboratory Center led by arrested physician-businessman Bryan Sy. The NBI filed charges of estafa and falsification of documents against Sy and other officers of WellMed last week. However, the complaint did not include any PhilHealth officials, some of whom even stood as complainants in the charges against Sy and 10 others. The DOJ indicted Sy last Friday following inquest proceedings conducted by Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Anna Noreen Devanadera, who found probable cause in the charges against the respondent. The Manila regional trial court has granted bail to Sy, who was released by the NBI Sunday.
Reappointed as DOH chief by President Rodrigo Duterte in October 2017, he also sits as the chairman of the board of PhilHealth. The Justice secretary made the statement in response to a question from Senator Panfilo Lacson, who wanted to know why Duque has been spared from the controversy, when the rest of the board and the CEO have been made to resign. Guevarra said the NBI probe would look into the possible liabilities of incumbent and former PhilHealth officials and personnel over the scam that allegedly cost the government P154 billion. “The NBI is looking into the possibility that certain PhilHealth officials may be charged for violation of the Anti-Graft Law if they knowingly participated in this allegedly fraudulent scheme and benefitted from it,” Guevarra said. After meeting with President Duterte last week, the PhilHealth officials tendered their courtesy resignations. Apart from Ferrer, the six other PhilHealth board members who resigned were Jack Arroyo, elected local chief executive;
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droplets become heavy, they fall as rain, PAGASA said. “We are not looking into the number of tropical cyclones that would enter the country when there is El Niño. But we are considering the intensity of the rains the cyclone would bring,” Malano said. “You can expect an Ondoy-like cyclone.” Science and Technology Undersecretary and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology chief Renato Solidum, along with Malano, launched a warning system that would raise public awareness of storm surges. The heavy rains will not necessarily bring relief to six million customers of the Manila Water Co. Inc., which said water service interruptions would be experienced again because of the dwindling supply of water from the Angat Dam in Bulacan as well as the Ipo Dam. In an advisory, Manila Water said Angat Dam’s elevation dipped to 162.78 meters as of Sunday, or near the critical level of 160 meters.
“As a result, Manila Water may need to make further operational adjustments affecting water supply for our customers,” the company said in a statement. Despite the onset of the rainy season, no sufficient amount of rainfall fell at the Angat Dam, National Water Resources Board executive director Sevillo David Jr. told a news conference in Quezon City. He called on various local government officials to “control or limit” the use of water and “impose [conservation] measures.” He said the NWRB would have to determine the water condition of the two dams and to come up with a decision whether to reduce water allocation for domestic supply and irrigation. Because of the lack of rains, Manila Water said they would be forced to adopt contingency measures, such as the rotational water service interruptions. “We have been expecting to slowly fix the situation once there is enough rainfall to fill our dams,” the water company said. In March, the La Mesa Dam reservoir reached its critical level of 69 meters, leading Manila Water to fall short of the 150 million liters a day it needs to meet its customers’ requirements.
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NBI agents raided the house of Apolinario in General Santos City on June 10 but failed to arrest him. Authorities also failed to apprehend the pastor when he showed up at Kapa’s big prayer rally on June 13. The organization is based in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, also in Mindanao. In a press statement, Año said this would keep the public from being “duped into investing their hard-earned money into an apparently fraudulent investment scheme.” “Many have been deceived and many more of our countrymen will be duped by this investmen scam if the mayors won’t act on this. They should make sure Kapa’s operations will not continue,” the Department of the Interior and Local Government chief said. Año stressed it was the duty of city and municipal mayors under Republic Act No. 7160 of the Local Government Code “to issue licenses and permits and suspend or revoke the same for any violation of the conditions upon which said licenses or permits had been issued pursuant to law or ordinance.” A business permit was not a right but a privilege granted by the state, the DILG secretary said. “In the case of Kapa, it is very clear that it has abused the privilege given by the government as it has ventured in an enterprise which promised profits that it can not fulfill,” Año said. He also ordered all local chief executives “to refrain from issuing business permits in favor of Kapa Ministry, its allied subsidiaries, and organizations” and deny all existing applications for permits of the group. Año reminded the public to be wary of “get-rich-quick” schemes, quoting Duterte: “As the President said, if it’s easy money, most likely it’s too good to be true. Nothing beats money earned by diligence and hard work.”
Millenial’s PH Aunell Angcos, filed a petition to disqualify Cardema from the Duterte Youth party-list group for being overaged. Cayetano tapped several members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet to deliver lectures on lawmaking and the budget process. They include Secretaries Mark Villar of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Arthur Tugade of the Department of Transportation and Carlos Dominguez III of the Department of Finance. The subjects on “Parliamentary Procedure” and the “traditions of Congress” will also be discussed with the newbies by professor Edmund Tayao and returning Mandaluyong Rep. Neptali Gonzales II. The others hosts include Cayetano’s party-mates in the Nacionalista Party, House Deputy Speaker Raneo Abu, Reps. LRay Villafuerte of Camarines Sur and Ronnie Zamora of San Juan, Abraham Tolentino of Cavite and Dan Fernandez of Laguna of PDP-Laban, and Elpidio Barzaga of Cavite, Robbie Puno of Antipolo and Bong Bravo of the party-list Co-op-Natcco―all members of the National Unity Party. After the “luncheon lecture,” Cayetano will host cocktails and socials as well as the dinner for his fellow legislators. Cayetano reportedly got the ire of the influential daughter of the President, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, after he threatened to split the ruling super coalition PDP-Laban if Duterte failed to endorse his speakership. Cayetano’s threat did not sit well with the pillars of PDP-Laban. Cayetano, who served as a Foreign Affairs secretary of President Duterte, claimed he would be the chosen one to help the President push his legislative agenda for the second half of his six-year term. With Vito Barcelo
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Security of Tenure bill to be signed by Rody, says DoLE’s Bello
Du30 signs EO retaining 5% of deboned poultry meat
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LABOR Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Monday expressed confidence that the security of tenure bill will be signed by President Rodrigo Duterte even as urged private sector to uphold the rights of the Filipino workers to help the government curb illegal forms of contractualization or ‘endo.’ Bello made the statement during a meeting with the officers and members of the European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines in Makati Shangri-La, Makati City, saying President Duterte will sign the Security of Tenure bill anytime this week. The SOT bill is one of DOLE’s priority legislative measures that have been certified as urgent by the President. It aims to amend the Labor Code on the prohibition of labor-only contracting and other provisions that allow contracting arrangements. “Some employers take advantage of the word ‘probationary employees’. They hire workers who are supposed to undergo the six-month probationary status. However, the workers are terminated before the end of the said period. That is what we call ‘endo.’ In fairness to ECOP, they promise that no member will ever again practice endo. We hope that the members of ECCP will do the same,” Bello said. Bello cited examples where waiters working for a hotel and sales ladies in malls should be deemed regular employees and not be outsourced by the principal because the nature of their job is directly related to the business of the establishment. “You cannot operate a hotel without waiters, and without salesgirls, you cannot sell merchandise in malls. Likewise, they should be regular employees. That is the essence of the SOT bill,” Bello explained.
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order retaining the 5-percent tariff of mechanically deboned meat of poultry, documents from the Palace revealed on Monday. EO No. 82, which was signed by the President on June 13, 2019, maintains the reduced rates of duty on certain agricultural products, including deboned meat of chicken, turkey, and turkey meat and its offals. “The present economic condition warrants the continued application of the reduced rate of duties on certain agricultural products to mitigate the impact of high prices of goods,” the order read. According to the order, the lower tariff rate on the given products shall be applicable until 30 June 2020 or until such time that a law amending the provisions of Republic Act No. 8178, or the Agricultural Tariffication Act, on rice tarriffication, is enacted, whichever comes first. “The NEDA Board recommends the maintenance of the tariff rates under EO No. 23 for mechanically deboned meat of chicken and turkey, and turkey meat and its offals,” the order read. Last February, in order to liberalize rice importation by replacing quantitative import restrictions with tariffs, Duterte has signed Republic Act No. 11203, or the Rice Tariffication Law. Two months ago, the Palace announced that the RA 11203’s implementing rules and regulations were already formulated by the Department of Agriculture. Meanwhile, the Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. lauded Duterte’s order to reduce the tariff on MDM, saying it “reflects the government’s determined efforts to spur the growth of the local manufacturing industry.” “MDM chicken is a vital raw material in the manufacture of processed meat products and is not locally produced. The President’s action sends a strong signal to local and foreign investors that the investment climate in the Philippines is fair, attractive and competitive,” said PAMPI in a statement.
Dansal replaces Aquino as NFA council member NATIONAL Food Authority Administrator Judy Carol Dansal was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as an NFA council member, replacing Jason Aquino. Documents released by the Palace revealed on Monday that Dansal, who was the deputy administrator of the agency, will serve the unexpired term of Aquino. Aquino was previously relieved back in September for “singlehandedly” aggravating the country’s inflation with the rice crisis under his watch. “You are hereby appointed Member, NFA Council, NFA, to serve the unexpired term of office that began on 01 July, 2018 and will end on 30 June 2019, vice Jason Laureano Y. Aquino,” her appointment paper read. Dansal, along with former NFA chief Angelito Banayo and four others, was earlier charged with graft cases in 2014 before the Office of the Ombudsman over a rice smuggling case. Nat Mariano
Sea-based agencies question new SSS law By Rey E. Requejo THE Supreme Court has been asked to declare as unconstitutional a provision in Republic Act No. 11199 or the Social Security Act that requires mandatory contribution of overseas Filipino workers to Social Security System. In a petition, the group led by Joint Ship Manning Group Inc. sought immediate issuance of a temporary restraining order enjoining the implementation of a provision in RA 11199 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte last February that makes mandatory SSS contribution of over 3 million OFWs. The petitioners also asked the SC to strike down the assailed provision in the law for ‘violating their constitutional rights.’ In particular, they assailed the validity of Section 9-B of the law, which provides compulsory social security coverage for OFWs and considers manning agencies dealing with seabased OFWs as employers. The petitioners said that such provision is unfair to their manning agencies that are considered as employers of the OFWs when they are only recruiters of foreign employers.
UPSIDE DOWN. A white Hyundai Accent is turned upside down after crashing into a center island along Padre Burgos and Maria Orosa St. in Manila on Monday, injuring 2 people. The driver Greg Pinoon claimed that he fell asleep while driving. Norman Cruz
Duterte okays purchase of 20 X-ray scanners vs. entry of ASF By Joel E. Zurbano
ORE than 20 X-ray scanning machines will be placed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and other major airports in the country to prevent the entry of meat contaminated with African Swine Fever.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the utilization of the Quick Reaction Fund of the department for the emergency procurement of 20 units of X-Ray machines which will be placed in all international airports of the country to check agricultural products, especially meat, brought in by passengers. “Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, head of the Economic Development Cluster (EDC) Committee, endorsed the DA proposal citing the need for the country to protect its borders from plant and animal diseases notably the African Swine Fever which is devastating the hog industry of many countries,” said Piñol in a statement. Dominguez also approved the installation of the meat and agri X-ray machines in the Customs area in all airports so that all hand carried and checked in baggages of incoming passengers, especially those coming from ASF-affected countries, could be checked.
At the moment, authorities with meatsniffing canines are roaming NAIA terminals and other international airports to prevent the entry of fresh, frozen, cooked or uncooked animal meat and its processed meat products coming from the affected regions. Customs NAIA under the leadership of District Collector Carmelita Talusan said her team will continuously support the DA to prevent the possible outbreak in the country which may put the swine industry at risk. She said that to date, 4,496 kilos of meat and meat products were seized and turned over to Bureau of Animal Industry for disposal. Airport officials reiterated that only importers with proper clearances and permits from government agencies tasked to regulate certain commodities such as the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, and Food and Drug Administration, among others, can import meat products into the country.
Philippine quarantine laws prohibit the entry of meat, fisheries and horticulture products, including planting materials, if these are not covered by Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Permits issued by both the BAI and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). In the proposal submitted by the DA, a total of P130 million from the QRF will be utilized for the immediate purchase of the X-ray equipment and the implementation of additional safeguards against the entry of agricultural products through the airports. The DA-BAI recently confiscated canned goods at the Clark International Airport which when tested by the Virulogy Division of the BAI contained genetic materials of the ASF virus. Piñol believes that the country’s quarantine measures should be stricter to prevent the entry of animal diseases, like the devastating ASF. The DA will be implementing stringent quarantine measures comparable to those of advanced agricultural countries like Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the US. BAI Virulogy Section Dr. Rachel Azul said ASF viral gene has been detected in confiscated canned goods brought from overseas (Hong Kong) by a returning resident last March 25 at the Clark International Airport in Clarkfield, Pampanga.
SSS pension loan releases hit P1-billion mark under PLP PENSION loan releases of state-run Social Security System on Monday hit the P1-billion mark with nearly 42,000 availees since it implemented the Pension Loan Program (PLP) last September 2018. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said while the program has met its objective to provide immediate financial assistance to its pensioners for their short-term and emergency needs, she urged pensioners to be vigilant and avoid transacting with “fixers” for their SSS transactions, especially for the PLP. “We are pleased to note that our pensioners are now relying on SSS for their immediate financial needs instead of going to loan sharks. But sad to say, there are people who take advantage of our pensioners during their times of need.
This has to stop. And this will only stop if our pensioners will no longer entertain any deal with these individuals who exploit them,” she added. SSS received an incident report last month from its Bacolod branch that 15 pensioners fell victims to unscrupulous fixers whose modus operandi was to advance portions of their approved SSS pension loan then ran away with the pensioners’ cash cards. The pensioners filed a case against the suspects with the National Bureau of Investigation last April 24. “We urge our retiree-pensioners to be vigilant. Do not transact with non-SSS employees. Those who want to avail of the pension loan must personally apply in our branch offices nationwide,” Ignacio said. Meanwhile, as of 27 May, PLP re-
leases reached P1.006 billion with 41,926 pensioner-borrowers for the nearly eight-month period of its implementation. SSS started offering PLP in September last year in celebration of its 61st founding anniversary and is set to provide emergency loan assistance for retiree-pensioners. Data showed that its Bacolod branch has the most number of approved loan applications at 2,696 and the highest amount of disbursed pension loan at P56.76 million. This was followed by Diliman branch with 2,177 approved loan applications for P56.09 million amount of pension loan; Cebu branch with 1,547 availees for P38.42-million pension loan releases; and Victorias branch in Bacolod City with 1,733 availees for P36.48-million pension loan.
Arroyo visits Cebu on‘final, sentimental journey’as Speaker By Maricel V. Cruz FORMER President and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo visited Cebu on Monday on her final sentimental journey as Speaker. She visited two of the Roro ports built during her time as President in southern Cebu namely Taloot port in Argao and Liloan port in Santander. In a media briefing, the Marina reported that as a result of her initiatives as Speaker arising from the House’s oversight functions, a total of 19 new missionary Roro routes were established in different parts of the country this year. Four of the 19 are already operational while 15 are just waiting for the arrival of the ships that will service the routes. It was also revealed that nine more new missionary routes will be opened based on the recommendation of the shipping Industry. In reponse, Arroyo said she is happy that the Roro project has been revived by the present administration and that she is extremely delighted and honored to have helped in lowering the cost of goods, boosting tourism and facilitating travel around the country through the Roro System which she established when she was President in 2003.
Maguindanao’s missing ballot box found
ISIS MEMBERS. Alleged members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria were arrested during an operation conducted at Tandang Sora, Quezon City. They were identified as Arnel Cabintoy and Feliciano Sulayao. Photo shows Regional Director P/Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar (left) and QCPD District Director Police Brig. Gen. Joselito Esquivel presenting the suspects to the media during a press conference held at Camp Crame. Manny Palmero
A MISSING ballot box in Mindanao used in the recent 2019 midterm polls was reportedly found in Datu Salibo, Maguindanao, the Commission on Elections said. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said that despite the recovery of the reported missing ballot box, the conduct of May 2019 elections remains clean and fraud-free. Jimenez made the statement after a Facebook page of losing mayoralty candidate Sam Zailon Esmael posted last June 14 showing a ballot box submerged in water. However, Esmael, who ran for mayor in the town of Datu Salibo, Maguindanao but lost, claimed in his Facebook post that the existence of such submerged ballot box in a flooded area behind the municipal office, discovered by a passerby who claimed to have been fishing in the flood waters, is an
evidence of fraud. “As mandated by law, custody of ballot boxes after election day is with the city or municipal treasurer of the locality. Ali A. Mamoribid, the municipal treasurer of Datu Salibo, asserts the ballot box found allegedly submerged and abandoned had been stolen from the municipal office by still unidentified persons,” Jimenez said. “Contrary to allegations made by Esmael and in the absence of any proof of fraud, Datu Salibo Election Officer Mary Ann Marohombsar maintains that the conduct of the May 13 polls in her jurisdiction was fraud-free,” Jimenez said. The Comelec assured the public that Mamoribid is presently in close coordination with Marohombsar and the Comelec in the province of Maguindanao in aid of investigation being conducted by the Philippine National Police. Vito Barcelo
A cut above the rest NO MATTER how the Chinese Embassy and Beijing try to downplay the ramming of a Filipino fishing vessel by saying that it was an ordinary maritime incident, from the looks of it and upon the testimony of the 21 crew members, it was clearly a case of hit and run. Let’s look at what happened. First, the Chinese vessel rammed the Filipino boat with all its lights on, while the crew members were asleep. Second, after this, the Chinese vessel turned around and fled while the Filipino vessel was sinking. Third, knowing that the crew were already in the water, frantic to save themselves, the Chinese did not even try to save their lives. This would have been the normal thing to do given any accident. The excuse given by the Chinese Embassy that their vessel had to turn away because it was being attacked by other Filipino vessels is pure baloney. A lot of bull!
Gloria Arroyo’s diligence is legendary. From the looks of it, the claim that some eight Filipino fishing vessels tried to retaliate just does not add up. Why was it a Vietnamese vessel that saved the Filipino crew? The argument simply insults our intelligence. The Chinese must think that we Filipinos are stupid. Pursue reparations! Make them pay! What is tragic about this incident is that the President’s spokesman said we still can’t cut ties with China, even if it is found that the Chinese vessel acted intentionally. Worse, the President has been mum about the incident. The hit and run becomes doubly tragic when we Filipinos are not outraged. Why don’t we march and protest? Why don’t we
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shout “enough is enough” about the way China is trampling on our sovereignty? Contrast this with what is happening in Hong Kong, where people showed their outrage over a bill that would enable Beijing to extradite Hong Kong offenders to show cause why they should not be punished for wrongdoing. As a result, the bill has been suspended. The protesters did not relent despite the brutality of the Hong Kong police. Here in the Philippines, is seems that only media and some opposition senators are expressing outrage over the incident. And why isn’t the President saying anything? Have we been cowed into silence? *** Outgoing House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said that upon her retirement from politics, she will write her memoirs and be a consultant to Pampanga Governor Pineda in developing her home province. Gloria’s political history is worth writing about, indeed. Her story started when she was a young girl, a presidential daughter. The next time I met Gloria was when she became undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry and administrator of the Garments and Embroidery Board. My wife’s nephew, Willie Villara Villarama, sought me out to meet the GEB head to explain her side during the fight between the Textile Mills Association and the GEB over smuggling. The former was accusing the latter of smuggling. When I saw Gloria and she explained the side of the GEB, I was convinced that all claims of smuggling were overboard. The textile mills group just wanted the GEB abolished. The next time I heard of Gloria was when she topped the Senate race. I was impressed with how hardworking she was. She filed many bills that were enacted into law. That led to her being elected Vice President. At that time, Gloria used to visit our house in Ecology Village to buy paintings for gifts to friends. We became close to her such that when my youngest son Nicky got married, she, together with Estrada, were principal sponsors. When Erap was ousted and Gloria be-
Facts, and versions of them
HE President is waiting for all facts to come in before commenting on the incident involving Chinese and Filipino vessels in Reed Bank on June 9. This supposedly explains his long silence on the issue, amid different versions and a jumble of positions. boat was sinking and even turned off their lights before fleeing the scene. Twenty-two men were left at sea and were rescued by a Vietnamese boat—a case of maritime hit and run. President Duterte was scheduled to meet Insigne Monday, but the meeting did not push through. Mr. Duterte has been roundly criticized for his conspicuous and uncharacteristic silence about where he stands on the incident. For one who is known to speak hastily on any topic, Mr. Duterte certainly picked a good time to start being particular about the facts—and circumspect about saying what he really thinks. It was only on Monday, eight days after the sinking, that Mr. Duterte spoke on the issue, characterizing it as a maritime incident.
The Chinese embassy, through a Facebook post, claimed the Yuemaobinyu 42212 was “suddenly besieged by seven or eight Filipino fishing boats.” As a result, during evacuation, a part of the Chinese boat “bumped into the Filipino pilothouse, and the Filipino boat tilted and its stern foundered.” The embassy also claimed that the Chinese captain tried to rescue the fishermen but became afraid of being besieged by the other Filipino boats. Thus, it sailed away from the scene. For unknown reasons, this social media post was later taken down. The spokesman of the Chinese foreign ministry also dismissed the incident as an ordinary maritime traffic incident. Meanwhile, the captain of the fishing boat, Junel Insigne, said the Chinese were well aware that their
“I'm not in my boyhood days anymore,” he added, meaning he would not do or say anything premature or provocative to China. Unfortunately, such care could be easily misinterpreted as being cowed by the Chinese, refusing to stand up for our people, or both. The President wants to see first the results of an investigation before saying something definitive about the incident. That's well and good, so long as we can be assured that the investigation is conducted by an objective party, unhampered by any strings. Mr. Duterte is correct to want to know all the facts first, but even here there needs to be caution: Whose version of the facts will prevail? What interests will determine which facts are highlighted and which ones played down? However the probe progresses, it will not hurt to hear Mr. Duterte assuring Filipinos that he remains a steadfast defender of our people's rights, and that his affection for our giant neighbor to the north is secondary only to his love of our own country.
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Kapa and freedom of religion THE government’s crackdown on KapaCommunity Ministry International provides a teaching moment on freedom of religion. How this plays out is important not only for its members but also for other religious denominations and organizations that require or encourage donations, tithes, or other forms of giving. Kapa, operating mainly in Southern Mindanao, has been ordered closed by the government, through the Securities and Exchange Commission and with President Duterte himself describing its donation scheme as a big scam. The assets of Kapa have been frozen and its leaders have been put on immigration watch. The response of its members so far has been one of protest and support for Kapa, with no one as yet willing to file cases of estafa against its leaders. Joel Apolinario, the founder of KAPA Ministry, who hails from Bislig, Surigao del Sur, comes from humble beginnings. Early on in his career, Pastor Apolinario took on various low-paying jobs, as a fisherman, a construction worker, disc jockey, and technician at an FM station in Bislig. In 2016, he began using the radio as a religious platform, spewing biblical verses to ask for donations from members with the promise that the money they invest will generate 30 percent return for life. Using social media, the scheme spread like wildfire and caused mass hysteria in some parts of Mindanao, with 30-percent returns promised for donations that are described as gifts for their faith—but which government considers as investment scams that are typical of pyramid schemes. The twist in Kapa is the religious element as Apolinario self-ascribes as a pastor and Kapa as a religious group—a so-called church within a church because you do not have to leave your own religious group now to become a member. This actually raises the question of whether in fact Kapa is a religious organization and in fact is really more of a secular, self-help organization. In any case, assuming it is a religious organization, can the State interfere and stop the activities of Kapa? Did the President, as Senator Antonio Trillanes claims, commit an impeachable offense by culpably violating the constitutional right of Kapa members to exercise its own religion? For sure, freedom of religion is a most inalienable and sacred human right that occupies a preferred status in the hierarchy of rights. Thus Article III, Section 5 of the 1987 Constitution provides: “No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or
preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights.” Chief Justice Reynato Puno, writing as an Associate Justice in the 2003 case of Estrada vs Escritor, explained why we have these two clauses—the non-establishment and free exercise principles—in our Constitution that in turn we imported from the United States Bill of Rights (First amendment): “Torrents of blood have been spilt in the world in vain attempts of the secular arm to extinguish religious discord, by proscribing all differences in religious opinions. In sum, this history shows two salient features: First, with minor exceptions, the history of church-state relationships was characterized by persecution, oppression, hatred, bloodshed, and war, all in the name of the God of Love and of the Prince of Peace. Second, likewise with minor exceptions, this history witnessed the unscrupulous use of religion by secular powers to promote secular purposes and policies, and the willing acceptance of that role by the vanguards of religion in exchange for the favors and mundane benefits conferred by ambitious princes and
The Kapa leadership is capitalizing on the mostly poor members’ gullibility, lack of financial literacy and misplaced religious fervor to rake in scandalously large sums of money. emperors in exchange for religion’s invalu invaluable service. This was the context in which the unique experiment of the principle of religious freedom and separation of church and state saw its birth in American constitutional democracy and in human history.” However, like most rights, freedom of religion is not absolute. The state can intervene in the exercise of this right when the right of others are affected or when society itself is threatened. Thus the state cannot condone human sacrifice, slavery, mass suicide, disregard of rights of women or children or any other population even when these are justified by religious belief and even when done voluntarily. Freedom of religion is described by Puno as “a most difficult area of constitutional law where man stands accountable to an authority higher than the state.” According to Puno, in that case where a woman employee of the judiciary was charged with immorality for Turn to A5
What can 44 years do? 1975. This was the year the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China formally established formal diplomatic relations. Let’s look back at what the two countries agreed upon on June 9, 1975. In the joint communiqué signed in Beijing by Chinese Premier Chou En-lai and President Ferdinand Marcos, the two leaders, “desiring to promote the traditional friendship between the Chinese and the Filipino peoples, have decided upon mutual recognition and the establishment of diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level effective from the date of signature of this communiqué.” Manila and Beijing agreed that “the economic, political and social system of a country should be chosen only by the people of that country, without outside interference” and that the different economic, political and social systems of the two countries “should not constitute an obstacle to peaceful co-
Let’s look back at what the the Philippines and China agreed upon on June 9, 1975. existence and the establishment and devel development of peaceful and friendly relations between the two countries and peoples in accordance with the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit.” Apart from these, the two governments agreed “to settle all disputes by peaceful means on the basis of the above-mentioned principles without resorting to the use or threat of force”, that “all foreign aggression and subversion and all attempts by any country to control any other country or to interfere in its internal affairs are to be condemned,”
and that they “are opposed to any attempt by any country or group of countries to establish hegemony or create spheres of influence in any part of the world.” Moreover, the two sides agreed to cooperate with each other to achieve the foregoing objectives: 1) The Philippine Government to recognize the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal government of China, to fully understand and respect the position of the Chinese Government that there is but one China and that Taiwan is an inte integral part of Chinese territory, and to decide to remove all its official representations from Taiwan within one month from the date of signature of the communiqué; 2) China to recognize the Philippine Government and to respect the independence and sovereignty of the Philippines; 3) The two sides to recognize and to respect each other’s territorial integrity; 4) The two sides to adopt active measures for the development of trade and economic relations between them. They agreed to negotiate and conclude a trade agreement based on their respective needs and on the principles of equality and mutual benefit; Turn to A5
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Opinion Bearding the dragon A LOT of people are understandably upset over the recent ramming of a Filipino fishing vessel—one of those wood-and-outrigger contraptions we’re familiar with—by a Chinese fishing vessel—one of their much larger, steel-hulled boats that unfortunately we’ve also come to know just as well since they started swarming like unwelcome flies into our waters in recent weeks. To top it off, the Chinese boat sailed off into the darkness after the incident without bothering to rescue our fishermen from the waters—a fundamental violation of maritime practice as well as basic decency. The Chinese have claimed that their vessel wanted to avoid being besieged by other Filipino fishing boats in the area. Perhaps they were afraid that our guys would start hurling potent anting-antings at them. To their dubious credit, the Chinese embassy immediately took down from their Facebook page the official statement they’d released earlier, to near-universal ridicule. That they even put it up in the first place says a lot about their inexperience with the practice of free public expression, as well as their unfamiliarity with how the locals think. I’m told that the US embassy has three times as many analysts as the Chinese one does. This is a ratio that obviously should be reversed if the Chinese are serious about wooing us away from growing public hostility to their maritime bullying. *** The recent riots in Hong Kong have prompted some of our local critics to ask why Duterte can’t be more aggressive against the Chinese. As a result of those violent protests, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam had decided to suspend new legislation that would make it easier to extradite criminal offenders from Hong Kong to China. Right on cue, Inquirer columnist Winnie Monsod challenged Duterte in her column: “If the Chinese themselves (outside of China) are looking at China with a jaundiced eye, shouldn’t we learn from them? If they think the only way is to push back and get public opinion on their side, why are we so craven?” Ma’m Winnie’s rhetorical question begs what ought to be obvious: Public opinion already IS on our side. What we don’t have on our side on maritime issues is official Chinese government policy, and that is about as
Kapa... From A4 living with a man not her husband under the Pledge of Faithfulness arrangement permitted by the Jehovah’s Witness, “To be held on balance are the state’s interest and the respondent’s religious freedom. In this highly sensitive area of law, the task of balancing between authority and liberty is most delicate because to the person invoking religious freedom, the consequences of the case are not only temporal.” In determining whether the State should involve itself in religious matters, Puno identified several tests. One of these tests would be benevolent neutrality where the state bends backward to accommodate actions sanctioned by religion: “With religion looked upon with benevolence and not hostility, benevolent neutrality allows accommodation of religion under certain circumstances . . . Their purpose or effect therefore is to remove a burden on, or facilitate the exercise of, a person’s or institution’s religion.” This was the test applied in the Estrada case where the Court decided not to penalize the woman employee for immorality. Another approach is the “compelling state interest” test, described as: “A test that would
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5) The two sides recognized the importance of cultural exchanges in developing mutual understanding and friendship between their two peoples; and 6) The two sides also agreed to exchange mutually accredited ambassadors as soon as practicable and to provide each other with all the necessary assistance for the establishment and performance of the functions of diplomatic missions in their respective capitals in accordance with international practice and on a reciprocal basis. I asked current Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago “Chito” Sta. Romana via e-mail how he would assess the 44 years of our bilateral relations. Here’s what he told me: “The establishment of these relations was ahead of its time. In 1975, the Philippines
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came President in 2001, I expressed my sympathy about the ouster and that it was machinations of people around Gloria that were responsible for it. She sent her private legal counsel, Nonong Cruz, to fetch me to see her. We had a meeting where she appealed to me to support her and not fault her for Erap’s ouster. How can you refuse a P-resident who appeals to you? I said I would support her on one condition —if she does good, I will support her. But if I believe her actions and
unmovable as you can expect from an officially communist, one-party state. In Hong Kong, a lot of the pressure to appease the rioters came from the business community, which, as anywhere else, abhors the unpredictable. And in the volatile USChina relationship, it’s the current trade war that now dominates the agenda. The Hong Kong extradition issue would interest the US only if it suited their trade war strategy to take an aggressive public stance.
Perhaps the Chinese were afraid that our guys would start hurling potent antinganting at them. So far, in fact, they haven’t. And as point pointed out by Prof Wu Xinbo, head of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University, “Beijing will not do much other than making a diplomatic protest [on the Hong Kong issue], as the US has not done anything about it yet.” *** Unfortunately, in our neck of the woods, we crossed that bridge a long while back, when PNoy decided to go very public with the UNCLOS ruling and use it as a saber to rattle the Chinese. Pushed against the wall and threatened with loss of face over a threat it deems existential—the active presence of US submarines within striking distance from the South China Sea waters—the Beijing government responded predictably, albeit ham-handedly. The other day, US Ambassador Sung Kim weighed in with what, for a diplomat, is a fairly strong promise of US support under the Mutual Defense Treaty. Quoting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the ambassador said on TV that “because the South China Sea is part of the Pacific, under the treaty itself, any armed attack on Filipino vessels, Filipino aircraft will trigger our obligations under the MDT”. Of course, the ramming of a fishing vessel is not an armed attack. And as many people know, triggering the US obligations under that treaty still requires a variety of preconditions, including approval by the US Congress. That is only natural, and to be expected, from any country. This is why we would remind critics like
Ma’m Winnie that it’s still more important to prepare for any armed conflict with China instead of relying on some treaty no matter how well-intentioned. Among the steps that we should be, or already are, taking: Modernization of the AFP - In particular, the Navy and the Air Force—the two services who would bear the brunt of a maritime conflict—are busily, but quietly, buying more ships, planes, armaments, and support equipment. Mandatory ROTC in Grades 11-12 – A priority bill from Duterte that the Senate still hasn’t acted upon, this lays the basis for a ci civilian militia with basic military skills and— just as important—the kind of civic spirit that will be needed. Two-year military service after adolescence—Since many of us are so admiring of the defensive capabilities of countries like Israel and South Korea, we should go all the way in emulating their two-year conscription period for every young citizen, male and female. In the event that an invader cannot be repelled outside our borders—or if long-range missile strikes destroy key military assets and troop concentrations—then the alternative of protracted, land-based militia warfare may be the only recourse left to us. If we’re serious about walking our talk, it’s a contingency we should be preparing for, even now, before our aggressive talkativeness runs too far ahead of us. *** In today’s reading from Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians (8: 1-9), the Evangelist begins to develop a “theology of giving” by citing the Christians of Macedonia as an exemplar of generosity: “In a severe test of affliction, the abundance of their joy…overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.” It is through the collection plate that Christians demonstrate both their charity and the unity of the Church. But the larger context is provided in the Gospel (Mt 5: 4348) where Jesus admonishes His followers: “I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father.” This is an astounding command that seems to confound common sense and go against the very grain of our nature. Yet it is precisely this nature of ours that stands between us and the Father. Seen in this light, the Mass commentator’s usual reminder to “please give generously” during collection takes on a whole new meaning. Readers can write me at gbolivar1952@yahoo.com.
protect the interests of the state in preventing a substantive evil, whether immediate or delayed, is therefore necessary. However, not any interest of the state would suffice to prevail over the right to religious freedom as this is a fundamental right that enjoys a preferred position in the hierarchy of rights - “the most inalienable and sacred of all human rights”, in the words of Jefferson . . . only the gravest abuses, endangering paramount interests can limit this fundamental right.” According to Puno, it is not enough to merely balance a colorable (ordinary) state interest with this fundamental right: “only a compelling interest of the state can prevail over the fundamental right to religious liberty.” The state carries “a heavy burden, a compelling one, for to do otherwise would allow the state to batter religion, especially the less powerful ones until they are destroyed.” Thus reasonableness shall be the guide in determining which shall prevail between the state’s interest and religious liberty. In this way, “The ‘compelling state interest; serves the purpose of revering religious liberty while at the same time affording protection to the paramount interests of the state.” Let me apply those principles now to Kapa, which while maintaining a religious façade, is engaging in an investment scheme with all the hallmarks of a pyramiding scam; guaranteeing a huge profit in an impossibly
short period of time, promising little or no financial risk; among others. The Kapa leadership is capitalizing on the mostly poor members’ gullibility, lack of financial literacy and misplaced religious fervor to rake in scandalously large sums of money. As advised by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the investment scheme is simply unsustainable and if payouts for the 5 million or so members are made, KAPA can last only as early as 3 months before it collapses. Clearly, there is a compelling state interest to close Kapa down and to go after its leaders. It is urgent to do so before more people are harmed. That there are political dimensions here that might be worth exposing (the rivalry with Apollo Quiboloy and the latter’s influence on Duterte) is not an excuse for inaction. One may ask fairly; what makes the donation by Kapa members different from tithes and donations required by or encourages in other religions? What is the difference between Apolinario’s promise of a return for the donations given to Quiboloy’s or Mike Velarde’s or Bo Sanchez’s assurances of prosperity in their own exhortations? Should government crack down on all prosperity gospel proponents? This will be the topic of my next column.
and China were nations of different ideological persuasions. Yet, they refused to see the world merely through the prism of Great Power rivalries. Building on the long fraternal bonds between our two peoples, our two governments chose to engage; and since then we have been cooperating towards the fulfillment of our two peoples’ aspirations: Peace and development. “In a way, the establishment of diplomatic relations was merely a restoration of old ties. Political contacts between the two nations can be traced back to the era of the Ming Dynasty and the Sulu Sultanate and up to the collaboration between Don Mariano Ponce and Dr. Sun Yat Sen in the early days of our Republic. Economic and cultural contacts have an even longer history. Beginning with the voyage of ancient seafaring Filipinos aboard the balangay that reached Chinese shores many centuries ago, these ties are now sustained by the people-to-people
exchanges between the two nations. “We see the spirit of these fraternal bonds in the personal camaraderie between President Duterte and President Xi. Under their leadership, our relations have achieved the level of Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation. We have managed to separate contentious issues from non-contentious issues; and to advance our bilateral relations on the basis of mutual respect as equal sovereign states. Today, China is a valued partner across various fields, including defense and security, trade and investment, infrastructure and connectivity, and science and technology, among many others. “Yet the development of our bilateral relations depends not only upon leaders and diplomats, but also on the continued friendship among the two peoples, which are sustained by mutual understanding.”
statements are not for the greater good of the greatest number, then I wouldn’t. She said—“That’s good enough for me!” For that, I admired her. Since then, whenever controversies and issues hounded her presidency, I supported her. I knew how sincere she was. I did so even during the Hello Garci scandal, when the opposition accused her of rigging the 2004 polls. I was proven right—the courts ultimately dismissed charges against her for election sabotage. Likewise, when Gloria was charged for favoring a Chinese broadband firm to install a nationwide network, I also stood by her. That whistleblower who made himself famous at that time was found to have committed graft and corruption in a government
agency! Gloria’s critics made the issue more scandalous since the socio-economic planning secretary and the Comelec chairman were involved. The Arroyos were seen playing golf with the executives of the Chinese firm. Later, all these were disproven, and the issue eventually died down. The greatest challenge of Gloria was the resignation of the so-called Hyatt 10 from her administration. They attempted to install a new president who could be manipulated. To this end, then-Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and Budget Secretary Butch Abad went to Hong Kong to convince thenVice President Noli de Castro to take the
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Back to below-6-percent growth? pine economy’s 2019 growth prospects: “Trade tensions and a general softening of external demand will continue to (be a) drag on headline growth … (N)et exports and weaker investment aside from government spending weighed on the headline-growth figure as trade tensions THE recent announcement of an inter- and the delay in passing the 2019 (B)udnational credit rating agency’s assess- get weakened momentum.” “(We expect) ment of the Philippine economy’s 2019 a gradual recovery from the first-quarter prospects has provoked much discussion 2019 dip. Government consumption will about its ability to achieve 6-percent-and- pick up and monetary policy will once above GDP (gross domestic product) again become more accommodative to growth this year. The government has set support growth over the coming quara 6-percent-to-7-percent target for 2019 ters.” GDP growth. Will S&P, Moody’s and the instituOn May 22 Fitch Solutions Macro tional evaluators of this country’s nearResearch, a unit of the Fitch Group of economic prospects agree that the “excompanies, announced that it had decided ternal headwinds”—trade tensions and a to lower its 2019 growth forecast for the general softening of external demand— Philippines to 5.9 percent from 6.1 per- all be a drag on Philippine headline cent. It expects Philippine GDP growth growth during most of the remainder of to “rebound modestly” in 2020, to 6.3 2019? Will they believe, likewise, that net percent. exports and non-government spending In deciding to lower its growth ex- will be so weak as to weigh on the headpectation for the Philippine economy line-growth figure? Finally, will they subFitch Solutions scribe to Fitch Solutions’ view that may have been as 2019 progresses influenced by the government con economy’s comconFitch Solutions may sumption will pick paratively poor performance in have been influenced up and monetary the first quarter policy will stay of 2019, when by the economy’s on a course that it grew by 5.6 comparatively poor lately has been acpercent. The commodative of economy’s first- performance in the growth? quarter 2019 first quarter. It’s possible performance was that S&P, Moody’s its worst since and the other institutional evaluators the first quarter of the Philippine of 2015, when it posted 5.1 percent growth. It grew by 6.2 economy will concur with Fitch Solu Solupercent last year. tions’ judgment regarding its 2019 prosIs Fitch Solutions’ a solitary voice, or pects, but it’s also possible that they will will its less optimistic view of this coun- have a different—more optimistic or less try’s near-term economic prospects reso- pessimistic—perspective on this counnate with the other international credit- try’s likely economic experience this year. rating agencies—Standard & Poor’s and If their judgments will be more sanMoody’s Investor Services—and other guine than Fitch Solutions’ judgment, we institutional observers of the Philippine will see 2019 Philippine GDP projections economic scene? That depends on wheth- of 6 percent and above. If they will not er they agree with Fitch Solutions’ justifi- be, the Filipino people may well see their cation for a lower 2019 Philippine growth country’s economy grow anew by less prospects. than 6 percent. This is how Fitch Solutions justiSuch a break from the trend of recent fied its less sanguine view of the Philip- years would truly be sad.
A House leader Filipinos deserve SO, this incurable election syndrome goes on long after the proclamation of the winners. It just doesn’t end with the lifting of the polls liquor ban and the gun ban. Now that Senator Tito Sotto is certain to stay on as Senate President, the race for the Speakership of the House of Representatives looms as the inception of the 18th Congress nears. Although there are five congressmen whose names were floated or who have made known their intention to run for House Speaker, some of those in the know say the race is actually down to two choices. The ranks of congressmen-elect, as well as the heart of kingmaker Mayor Inday Sara, are torn between Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco. My source inside Congress, however, said should Presidential son and Davao City 3rd District Congressman Paolo Duterte decide to join the race for speakership, all aspirants for the plum position in the lower house will definitely give way to him. I am not a political pundit but an ordinary onlooker. I’m tickled by Velasco’s credentials. However, what I gathered is that returning congressman Romualdez certainly has a greater advantage. The clear edge owes to his impressive education, work experience, track record and credibility. Romualdez brings to the table his wellrounded education: Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University in New York, Bachelor of Laws in the University of the Philippines, Diliman, and post-graduate studies on administration and manageplace of Gloria. But De Castro refused to do their bidding. I also supported her in this because I did not believe the Hyatt 10 were interested in truth and justice. They were hypocrites and opportunists who simply wanted to hold on to power through a president they could manipulate. The most tragic thing for Gloria was her four years of hospital detention by direct orders of then-President Benigno Aquino III. Aquino ordered then-Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to prevent her from seeking overseas treatment for her debilitating ailment. Among all the President, Gloria was the most hardworking and honest. Unfortunately, there were some around her who took
ment at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. USA Known as a workaholic as a businessman, and then as a lawmaker, Romualdez earned the admiration of his colleagues for his dedication and hands-on approach to his job duties and responsibilities. Inevitably, the three-term Leyte Representative, who headed the House Independent Bloc in the 16th Congress, is said to have gained the support of more than the “absolute majority” of 150 congressmen in his Speakership aspiration. As a charismatic consensus-builder, he commands respect and cooperation of his fellow lawmakers, a most vital quality of the Speaker of the House of Representatives that I believe would enhance the role of Congress in the check and balance of power, not necessarily adversarial. Just as he showed during the agonizing days of typhoon Yolanda's devastation of Eastern Visayas, particularly Tacloban City, he knows when to set aside politics when bayanihan and malasakit are most needed. And as president of the Lakas-Christian-Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) and as president of the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa), Romualdez offers the complete and ideal package for leadership that will stand for the best interests of the Filipino people. He vows to advance and maintain the momentum for President Duterte’s agenda of economic development and social justice at this time of change. He will also push the initiative for the shift to the federal system of government that will spur inclusive economic growth that shall equitably benefit the majority of the people. I personally believe that this proud son of Eastern Visayas, Rep. Romualdez deserves to be the Speaker of the 18th Congress as much as a revitalized Filipino nation deserves an able leader with a passion for public service, a true sense of malasakit. advantage of her presidency. One thing stood out during her presidency. As an economist, she instituted fiscal and economic reforms to a point that at the end of her term, the country achieved the highest-ever GDP growth of 7.9 percent, still unmatched. When she ran for Congress, she had an overwhelming victory. And when she became House Speaker, she knew the priorities of President Duterte. Records showed that over 2,000 bills, many of them urgent, were passed. She curtailed many resolutions to conduct investigations. She attended committee hearings. Indeed she is a cut above the rest. www.emiljurado.weebly.com
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Misuari not penalized by graft court THE Sandiganbayan did not penalize Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman and former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Governor Nur Misuari for his failure to appear before the Third Division Clerk of Court after coming back from his Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Morocco trip. Misuari was allowed by the court to go to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Morocco in March to attend the 48th session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Council of foreign ministers and the 14th Session of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) member states. “Accused-movant Nur Misuari is, however, sternly warned that any repetition of the noncompliance of any of the conditions imposed for this travel shall be dealt with more severely,” the six page resolution of the court said. He was required to post a P920,000 travel bond as a requirement for the trip. The court also ordered Misuari to present himself to the Division Clerk of Court, lawyer Dennis Pulma, within five days of his return. Misuari, however, failed to present himself to Pulma when he returned. In a manifestation dated March 19, Misuari said he failed to comply as he had to “conduct intensive and exhaustive consultations with his field commanders and advisers to prepare further talks with the President [Rodrigo Duterte] about the Mindanao situation.” “Nevertheless, this Court finds the reasons forwarded by accused-movant Misuari in support of his non-compliance to be valid and accepted, bearing that this is the first time that accused-movant Misuari travelled outside the Philippines,” the Sandiganbayan resolution said. “However, it must be emphasized that this leniency should not be interpreted as a relaxation of the conditions that may be imposed for foreign travels of accused-movant Misuari in the future.” Maricel V. Cruz Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT National Capital Judicial Region Branch 99, Quezon City, Metro Manila PETRONELIO A. EGAR, Petitioner, CIVIL CASE No. R-QZN-17-09309-CV For: Declaration of Nullity of Marriage -versusJANET FELISILDA EGAR, THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF QUEZON CITY AND THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, PHILIPPINES STATISTICS AUTHORITY Respondents. x----------------------------------------------------------x
SUMMONS (by Publication)
TO: JANET FELISILDA EGAR, Lower Lobogon, Duero, Bohol GREETINGS: WHEREAS, a petition for Declaration of Absolute Nullity of Marriage, which was solemnized on December 28, 2005 in Quezon City as stated in the Certificate of Marriage, has been commenced by petitioner Petronelio A. Egar against respondent Janet Felisilda Egar; WHEREAS, on December 8, 2017 this Court granted the issuance of Summons against respondent Janet Felisilda Egar in her last known address in Lower Lobogon, Duero, Bohol; WHEREAS, on March 5, 2018, petitioner, through counsel, Filed a Motion to Appoint the Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court of Loay Bohol as Special Sheriff, which was granted on March 19, 2018; WHEREAS, on May 23, 2018, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court of Loay, Bohol, filed a Sheriff’s Return of Summons stating that on April 24, 2018 he tried to serve the summons upon respondent Janet Felisilda Egar at Lower Lobogon, Duero, Bohol but failed and unavailing on the ground that said respondent is working in Bahrain under a two-year contract, which started last July, 2017 per information supplied by her mother Erlinda Felisilda who is residing in the same address; WHEREAS, on June 29, 2018, petitioner, through counsel, filed a Motion for Leave to Serve Summons by Publication, which was granted on March 19, 2018; WHEREAS, on July 24, 2018, the case was transferred to Hon. Judge Lily Ann M. Padaen pursuant to Administrative Order 92-2018; WHEREAS, on August 3, 2018, the Motion for Leave to Serve Summons by Publication was denied for not being compliant with the Rules; WHEREAS, on September 12, 2018 petitioner filed a Motion for Reconsideration, which was granted by this Court on February 15, 2019 directing the issuance of summons by publication in the given address of the respondent Janet Felisilda Egar at Lower Lobogon, Duero, Bohol. In addition, a copy of the summons shall be served on the respondent at his last known address by registered mail, at the expense of the petitioner. WHEREAS, in the petition, the relief prayed for is hereby quoted as follows: “WHEREFORE, premises considered, it is respectfully prayed that: 1.The marriage of Petronelio A. Egar and Janet Felisilda Egar of 28 December 2005 be declared void from the very beginning; and 2.The Civil Registrar of Quezon City and the Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Office, Manila, be ordered to annotate the declaration of nullity of subject marriage in the Certificate of Marriage of herein private parties. Relief and remedies just and equitable under the premises are also prayed for,” NOW THEREFORE, YOU, respondent JANET FELISILDA EGAR, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED within THIRTY (30) DAYS from the last issue of publication to ANSWER the petition and to copy furnish the petitioner with a copy of your Answer at Block 1, Unit 4, Romarosa Townhouse, Luzon Avenue, Old Balara, Quezon City. You are reminded of IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint in filing a motion to dismiss and instead allege the grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer. If you fail to Answer within the time fixed, the Court shall order the Public Prosecutor to investigate whether collusion exists, in accordance with Section 8(3) of A.M. No. 02-11-10-SC [Rule on Declaration of Absolute Nullity of Marriages and Annulment of Voidable Marriages]. The Respondent in an action for Annulment of Marriage, Declaration of Nullity and Legal Separation must strictly observe the above-prescribed period to file Answer. WHEREFORE, let this summons be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation to be selected by raffle pursuant to P.D. 1079 at the expense of the petitioner. Likewise, let a copy of the summons be sent by registered mail to the respondent at his last known address, also at the expense of petitioner and to submit to this Court proof of compliance therewith. WITNESS THE HON. LILY ANN M. PADAEN, Acting Presiding Judge of this Court, this 10th day of April, 2019.
Copy furnished:
(Sgd.) ATTY. ANNA PAULA A. BORGOÑOS Branch Clerk of Court
Office of the Solicitor General 134 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City Senior Assistant City Prosecutor Ma. Christina Osoteo Public Prosecutor Department of Justice Building Quezon City Hall Complex, Diliman, Quezon City Atty. Amado B. Deloria Counsel for Petitioner Room 2004, Capitol Masonic Building II, #37 Matalino Street, Diliman, Quezon City Petronelio A. Egar Petitioner Block 1, Unit 4, Romarosa Townhouse Luzon Avenue, Old Balara, Quezon City Janet Felisilda Egar, Lower Lobogon, Duero, Bohol (MStandard-June 11 & 18, 2019)
IN BRIEF ‘Amatz’ banned for double meaning
MORATORIUM SOUGHT. (from left) Eric Marquez, Joint Manning Group Reresentative, Capt.Oca Orbeta, Joint Manning Group Representative, Raquel Bacero, Philippine Association of Service Exporters, Susan Ople, former Labor undersecretary and head of Blas F. Ople Policy Center, Lito Soriano, former chairman of Philippine Association of Service Exporters Inc. and Luther Calderon, president of Kabalikat ng Migranteng Pilipino Inc. do a thumbs up gesture during the Joint Press Conference at Aloha hotel in Manila as OFW groups with representatives from the land based and sea based sectors called for a moratorium on all premium hikes to be collected from Filipino migrant workers and to seek a moratorium on SSS and PhilHealth premium hikes. Lino Santos
GMA pushes for enactment of Coast Guard Hospital bill By Maricel V. Cruz
OUSE Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is hopeful the bill establishing a Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital will soon be enacted.
This emerged after Arroyo received a PCG memento from the Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Elson Hermogino during his courtesy visit at the House of Representatives last Thursday. On behalf of the PCG, Hermogino thanked Arroyo and the House for spearheading the filing and approval of House Bill 8833, seeking to establish and construct a Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital that will cater to the medical needs of PCG personnel, employees, their dependents, and retired uniformed personnel. Arroyo said the House passed HB 8833 last Jan. 29 and, subsequently, the Senate approved it on third and final reading without amendments last June 3. The enrolled copy of HB 8833 will now be transmitted to President Rodrigo Duterte for his approval and signature. Arroyo said the bill’s enactment will uplift the morale and welfare of the PCG personnel and enhance the PCG medical corps.
HB 8833 is principally authored by Rep. Federico Sandoval II of Malabon City. The proposed hospital shall be known as the Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital and shall be constructed and built in the Coast Guard Base, Taguig, Lower Bicutan, Taguig City. The bill states the PCG General Hospital shall provide comprehensive and total health care services to all personnel and employees of the Philippine Coast Guard, their dependents and the retired uniformed personnel. It also complements the existing package of services under the health care program so as to include preventive, promotive, diagnostic, curative and rehabilitative programs. The hospital targets to monitor the condition of patients and to generate relevant information and data in aid of policy information. Another goal of the PCG General Hos-
Republic of the Phil ippines Standard METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT OF METRO MANILA
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 43, QUEZON CITY
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plantiff, -versusERIC A. ACEJO)
CRIM. CASE NO. 15-1050 I TO 04 For: Violation of BP 22
Accused, x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTY WHEREAS, by v irtue of a Writ of Execution issued by the Honorable DON ACE MARIANO V. ALAGAR, Presiding Judge of the Metropolitan Trial Court, Branch 43, Quezon City, in Criminal Case No. 15-10501 to 04 wherein ERIC A. ACELO is the accused and Dra. MARIA CRISTINA S. BUENSUCESO is the private complainant for the recovery of the civil aspect of the case amounting to EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHT PESOS (P893,808.00) covering the amount of checks excluding costs of suit and other inc idental expenses. Attachment/Levy was made by Mr. WILFREDO S. MARINO assisting sheriff of this court on February 27, 2019 thru the Registry of Deeds of Marikina City, on the rights, interests and participations of said accused, Mr. ERIC A . ACEJO in the real propery more particularly described as follows: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 425641 “A parcel of land (lot 23 , Blk. 38 of the cons-subd. Plan (LRC) Pcs-5683, being a portion of the cons. Of Lots 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 & 9 all of (LRC) Psd61617; Lot 53-B , Psd-18247 & Psu-178927, LRC (GLRC) Rec . Nos. 7671 & N-21658, situated in the Municipality of Marikina, Prov. Of Rizal, Is. Of Luzon Bounded on the N., points 4 to 5 by Road Lot 13; on the E., points 5 to 1 by Lot 24, Blk. 38; on the S., points 1 to 2 by Blk. 45, all of the cons.subd. Plan; points 2 to 3 by Lot 49-C-3-A-3-C-3-4-, Psd-18247, Beginning at a point marked “1“ as plan, being S. 74 de. 11. W., 173.09 Ill. from BLLM I , Mp. Of Marikina, Rizal; thence N. 85 deg. 30’ W., 13.88 m to point 2; thence N. 76 deg. 48” W.. 132 to point 3; thence N. 7 deg. 50’ E., 22.82 m. to point 4; thcnce S. 85 deg. 30’ E., 15.20 m to point 5; thence S. 7 deg. 45, W., 23.04 m. to the point beginning; containing an area of THREE HUNDRED FIFTY (350) SQUARE METERS, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan and are marked on the ground by PS cyl. Cons. Mons. 15X60 cm.; bearing true; date of the original survey, Dec. 1910-June 1911 and Oct. 26-27, 1959 and that of the cons-subd. Survey, September 10-30. Oct. 1- Nov. 3. 1966/././. NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the said Writ of Execution and in accordance with Rule 39, Sec. 19 of the Rules of Court, Deputy assisting Sheriff Wilfredo S. Marino with sell at public a uction to the highest bidder, for CASH, and in Philippine currency, on July 05, 2019 at 10:00 o ‘ clock in the morning, at the lobby of the Hall of Justice, Quezon City, the rights, interests and participation of the accused ERIC A . ACEJO on the abovedescribed real property in order to satisfy said Writ of Execution, as well as the costs, Sheriffs fees and expenses of sale. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on July 12, 2019 at the same time and place without the need for further notice, publication and/or reposting. Interested parties are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the said property and the encumbrance if there be any. Quezon City, Metro Manila, May 28, 2019.
WILFREDO S. MARINO Sheriff III (MS-JUNE 11 & 18, 2019)
pital is to conduct medical examination of all the trainees of the PCG to ensure their physical and mental capability. It shall be administered by a Board of Directors composed of the Secretary of Health as ex-officio chairperson; the Secretary of Transportation as ex-officio vicechairperson; with the Commandant and Deputy Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard and Command Surgeon of the Philippine Coast Guard Medical Service as members. The measure mandates the Board of Directors of the Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital to formulate and implement measures and programs to attain the objectives of the Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital and develop a program of patient care and hospital administration. Similarly, it shall be the responsibility of the Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital Board of Directors to organize the structure of the said hospital in accordance with the staffing pattern approved by the Department of Budget and Management and provide training for all hospital personnel so that the highest professional level of patient care may be maintained in accordance with the requirements of the DOH, among others.
Ex-mayor, accountant lose in case reopening THE former mayor of a town in Bukidnon, sentenced to 40-years jail by the Sandiganbayan, lost his bid to have his penalty reduced owing to a technicality. Former mayor Teddy Pajaro of Lantapan, Bukidnon, was convicted by the anti-graft court for misusing more than P300,000 worth of livelihood assistance funds during his incumbency. The Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division denied Pajaro’s urgent motion to reopen case for the recomputation of penalties meted out to him. Pajaro’s co-accused, former municipal accountant Crispina Aben, also sought a reduction in penalty but her plea was also denied. Pajaro and Aben, the Sandiganbayan said, should have filed a petition at the Regional Trial Court in Panabo City which has the territorial jurisdiction over them. “Taking into consideration that accused Pajaro and Aben are presently detained at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm, Davao Penal Colony, Panabo City, Davao del Norte, their present motion, which should actually be a petition, must be filed not with this Court but with the RTC in Panabo City, Davao del Norte, with a certified true copy of the Court’s Decision attached thereto,” it said. Maricel V. Cruz
THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has lauded the National Telecommunications Commission for issuing a directive for Kapisanan Ng Mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas to prohibit the airing of the song “Amatz” in member-television and radio stations nationwide. Director General Aaron Aquino thanked NTC Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba for the KBP order to enforce compliance with the restrictions stated in Article 15, Section 4 of the Broadcast Code regarding the song. “This means that ‘Amatz’ will no longer be seen and heard over the airwaves,” he said. KBP has 121 members composed of owners and operators of TV and radio stations, including the radio and television stations themselves, all over the country. Article 15 (Music), Section 4 of Broadcast Code of the Philippines 2007 (as amended 2011) states that, “Songs with lyrics or messages that are vulgar, indecent, promote substance abuse, gender discrimination, racism, Satanism, violence or sexual perversion or demeans a member of any sector of society shall not be played.” PDEA batted for the banning of “Amatz” performed by rapper Shanti Dope for its double meaning. “The song, as a whole, seemingly enjoins the public that recreational use of illegal drugs like marijuana and shabu is harmless,” PDEA said. PDEA affirmed “Amatz” extolled the use of illegal drugs punishable under Article 154 paragraph 2 of the Revised Penal Code. Rio Araja
Karapatan members slay probed by cops POLICE authorities have started inquiring into the killing of two members of human rights group Karapatan in Sorsogon last weekend, the chief of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group said on Monday. “The case is being jointly investigated by the CIDG and local police. We have no updated details but we will provide [them to you] as soon as we get the report from our units on the ground,” CIDG Director Police Maj. Gen. Amador Corpuz told a news briefing. According to PNP chief Police General Oscar Albayalde, Karapatan needs to prove and establish that victims Ryan Hubilla and Nelly Bagasala were really members of the human rights group. “You know these people, they take advantage on almost everything...Even us, we need to confirm whether they are members of Karapatan or not,” he added. Hubilla and Bagasala were gunned down by motorcycle-riding men at Seabreeze Homes Subdivision in Barangay Cabid-an.
‘Teachers pay hike’ among Go’s priorities THE increase in the pay of public school teachers will be among the top priorities of newly elected Senator Christopher Go. He discussed his plan on the teachers’ pay hike after the implementation of the fourth and final tranche of their compensation adjustment in 2019. Aside from the public school teachers, Go is also looking into increasing the salary of all civilian personnel in the government in consonance with the principle of equal pay for work of equal value. He believes this move will also attract and retain competent and committed civil servants. “No one should be left behind. The approach should be holistic wherein all government workers should be included,” said Go. “Let us take care of ordinary workers,” he added. The former aide of President Rodrigo Duterte also vowed to push for measures to address problems of informal settlers and provide them affordable houses. Go stressed that housing intervention should be pursued so that Filipino families would individually have their own roof over their heads. “This is one of the matters I want to study and pursue to address the 6.5-million housing shortage. There should be no squatter in our own country,” he said. Go also supports the creation of Department of Disaster Resilience to scale up the country’s disaster resiliency and preparedness. He cited the need for a specific department to focus on disaster risk reduction management. Macon Ramos-Araneta
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Edison Nebrija, (right), commander of the Metro Manila Development Authority’s Task Force Special Operations, discusses the agency’s vision regarding the issues on the government’s proposed provincial bus ban, the Metro Manila traffic problem, and the 5-minute Cubao-Makati trip. With him are Alex Yague (left), executive director, Provincial Bus Operators Association of the Philippines; Sammy Malunes (second from left), spokesman, Kilusang Mayo Uno; and engineer Alberto Suansing (second from right), special assistant to Secretary Arthur Tugade during a media forum at the Aristocrat. Lino Santos
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FESSAP gets nod of Asean Universities Sports Council
Foreign bets aim for top finish in PH Golf Tour
THE secretary general of the ASEAN University Sports Council visited the Philippines following the recognition of the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines as its sole member from the country. The AUSC is composed of members from Southeast Asia nations such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, East Timor, Brunei and the Philippines Roestam Efendi Sijar, the AUSC sec- The AUSC, led by its secretary general Roestam Efendi Sijar, and FESSAP, headed by its president Angel Ngu and Chairman Alvin Tai Lian, retary general from Malaysia and his as- are shown during their meeting recently at the Manila Hotel. sistant. Zaran Noh, also from the same country, met FESSAP President Angel Ngu, Executive Vice President Robert Milton Calo and Board Chairman Mr. Tai Lian at the Manila Hotel. Other luminaries, who attended the meeting were FISU Legal Committee Member Atty. Maria Luz Arzaga-Mendoza, State Colleges and Universities officials, led by Dr. Jesus Rodrigo Torres, president of Technological University of the Philippines and his assistant Allan Soria. FESSAP executives such as Honorleft him on the wrong end of the hourEBBLE BEACH—A lifetime of work came to fruition for ary Vice Chair Danilo Madlansacay of glass putting surface. Gary Woodland at Pebble Beach, where the 35-year-old Megaworld Corporation, Deputy SecreEven playing partner Justin Rose, his from Kansas—who turned to golf when he felt his basketball own hopes ended by a trio of back-nine tary General Col. Ariel Querubin of San dream just wouldn’t pan out—captured his first major title at the Miguel Corporation, Board Secretary bogeys, gave him a little fist bump after Cecille Sarmiento, Trustee Joseph Sy that one. 119th US Open. and FESSAP Region-4 Director LeonBy the time he got to 18, a raft of the ardo Andres were also in attendance. “I’ve worked hard my “It’s getting there,” he popular player’s peers were at the green, The agenda of the meeting included whole life,” Woodland said. said of his game, and he where he punctuated the victory by rollvarious issues involving the AUSC. “I’ve been surrounded by certainly had everything he ing in a 30-foot birdie putt. Tackled was the hosting of the ASEAN When it was all over, Woodland had amazing people and I always needed this week. University Games in November 2020. just wanted to be successful. With Brooks Koepka— four rounds in the 60s—including a Sijar presented to FESSAP President Ngu “I fell in love with golf, and winner of four of his last second-round 65 that matched the lowest and Chairman Tai Lian a proposal for the it’s transcended to today.” eight majors, runner-up at ever shot in a US Open at Pebble Beach. Philippines to host the games. His 13-under total was one better than Woodland, long known this year’s Masters and The mandatory competitions in the as a long-hitter, has worked chasing an historic third Tiger Woods’ 12-under winning total on AUG are athletics, swimming and tirelessly on other aspects straight US Open—breath- the same course in 2000. football. “People probably growing up said the of his game. ing down his neck, WoodThe hosting proposal is now under US Open wouldn’t suit me, because I’m a But the wins have been Woodland land didn’t blink. study by Ngu, Prof. Calo, Dr. Torres and few—three on the US PGA Tour since he His gutsy three-wood second shot at the long hitter, I’m a bomber,” Woodland said. Tai Lian and a decision was to host the “Coming to Pebble Beach, on top of that, first joined in 2009, none in 30 prior ma- par-five 14th on Sunday led to a birdie and AUG 2020 or AUG 2022. it’s a shorter golf course. And I went out and jors that didn’t even produce a top-10 fin- a two-shot lead. If the FESSAP accepts the invitation ish until the PGA Championships of 2018 He preserved it with a perfect pitch proved, I think to everybody else, what I alto host the AUG, it is expected to add and ‘19. from the green at 17, where his tee shot ways believed, that I’m pretty good.” AFP two disciplines in the games – badminton and lawn tennis. The top AUSC officials have invited their FESSAP counterparts to attend the AUSC Board Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on June 11, 2019. This is the first time that FESSAP PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee presi- from Nov. 30 to Dec. 10, despite the ab- Cayetano was not among the incorporawill attend the Board to meet as a regudent Ricky Vargas meets his board today sence of a POC Board approval. tors but is still the Chairman of the Founlar member. According to Ngu, Andres in an executive session following a presWhat the POC Board approved was the dation. and Calo will represent the FESSAP sure call from the International Olympic Philippine Southeast Asian Games OrgaPreparations for the SEA Games have during the AUSC Board meeting in Committee, which ordered clarifications nizing Committee (or simply Phisgoc, not hit snags with POC officials saying delays Phnom Penh. on the issues raised by the majority of Phisgoc Foundation), with former Foreign are hampering the buildup. Meanwhile, the FESSAP is all set to members of the local council. Affairs Secretary and now Taguig ConBut a call received by Vargas from Jesend a lean but mean delegation to the The executive meeting was called by gressman-elect Alan Peter Cayetano as rome Polvey, the IOC head of national 30th Summer Universiade in Napoli, eight of the 13 POC Board members at the its Chairman, and Vargas and Philippine Olympic committee relations from LausItaly from July 3 to 14 this year. Philsports compound in Pasig City. Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Wil- anne, Switzerland, may settle these issues. Tai Lian is the Head of Delegation, Vargas is expected to be quizzed about liam “Buth” Ramirez as co-vice chairmen. Polvey ordered Vargas to meet his exwhile Ngu has been designated as the his role in the Phisgoc Foundation, Inc., Vargas, however, incorporated the Phis- ecutive board, prompting the cancellation country’s flagbearer. the group that now claims to be on top of goc Foundation with Ramon Suzara, Don- of yesterday’s (June 17) meeting he had preparations for the 30th Southeast Asian ald Caringal, Tom Carrasco, Ed Picson, called at the 10th floor SM Aura Premier Games to be hosted by the Philippines Dexter Estacio and Monica Ann Mitra. in Taguig in earlier hopes of getting the
BACOLOD—A 37-player strong foreign contingent, including three Thais, hopes to squeeze its way through a slew of local aces and the hazard-laden, treelined course here in pursuit of a championship in the ICTSI Pastor Negros Occidental Classic, which gets under way tomorrow (Wednesday, June 19) at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club. Kammalas Namuangruk and Tawan Phongphun, two of the top foreign qualifiers in the recent Philippine Golf Tour QSchool, finally get the chance to slug it out with the PGT campaigners after missing the first two legs of the four-stage Visayan swing of the circuit with the former out to better his strong third place effort in PGT Asia leg in Luisita last April. Aussie Fidel Concepcion also tries to ride the crest of his fifth place finish in last week’s Bacolod stop of the tour put up by ICTSI together with Spain’s Marcos Pastor, who is raring to atone for his final round struggle after sharing the Bacolod Challenge lead in the middle rounds. Pastor is particularly thrilled over tackling the tight par-72 Marapara layout he described as good but which requires a lot of strategies to produce good scores in all four days especially if the winds come into play. “The course is in great shape and well taken care of,” said Pastor. “But golf is golf until you finish the last hole. If you can get a good game, it’s easy to hit birdies. But to do it in four days, one has to stay focused, straight and play more strategic.” That should also be the scheme of the rest of the foreign bidders in the P3 million tournament organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc., including seven invitees in Aussies Jack Sullivan, Tarik Can and David Gleeson, also a former PGT Asia leg titlist, Mateo Gomez and Sebastian Lopez of Colombia, Swede Sebastian Hansson and George Twyman of England.
Frustrated cager Woodland now a major golf champion P
POC officials meet today to thresh out key SEAG issues
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with a cold underground river inside that they had to dip themselves into. On the second day, they went by jeepney to Kinabuhayan. Adding to the adventure on the second day was the fact that almost all the players opted to ride on top of the two jeepneys rented, affording them a 360-degree view while dodging those low lying tree branches along the zig zag road. What awaited them at Kinabuhayan was another cave experience, easier one this time. Then, they had a crossto-the-waterfalls challenge at the end of the trail. Except for Eya Laure, everyone opted to do it with non-swimmers hanging on to a rope strung out across the deep natural pool into the waterfalls. All along the outdoor events, the players found out they had to support their buddies and teams throughout, working as a team under the assigned team leaders. What they did not know was how they performed was going to be rated and processed by themselves, teaching them to accept constructive criticisms. At the end of the sessions, the players , aside from having fun and enjoying themselves on the local home-cooked meals, realized the truth behind the Understand-Accept-Adjust Principle shared to them. As team manager Santiago put it, their Banahaw team-building was the best one they had experienced. The question now is the kind of effect the sessions had on the players. The answer? Watch them play in the ongoing PSL conference.
support of Cayetano in convincing the POC membership to continue supporting the SEA Games preparations. Archery association president Clint Aranas, speaking for the majority of the POC Board, however clarified that the general assembly of the council will continue to support the SEA Games despite the delays. He said the national sports associations have continuously trained their athletes for the Games. Ramirez, also the Chief-of-Mission for the 30th SEAG, had met his crew last week to discuss possibilities of tapping other venues for the events.
Allianz, Sugod Malaya FC: Promoting football diversity FOOTBALL has yet to shed its image of being a rich kid’s sport in the country, but Allianz Philippines and Sugod Malaya are showing that “the most beautiful sport in the world” is best played in an equal playing field. It doesn’t matter what your background or social standing is, as long as you are committed and dedicated to playing the game. “Globally, Allianz is known to be a staunch supporter of football, and we want to promote that same passion here in the Philippines. When Sugod Malaya came to us for help, we immediately saw that they are an organization that represents our goals and ideals for the sport—that it’s not just a game to be played by a few, but by all,” said Gae Martinez, Chief Marketing Officer of Allianz Philippines. Established six years ago, Sugod Malaya is a nonprofit football club that has
close to 300 active members today—from the well-to-do to the poorest of the poor. “When we started, our dream was to establish a club that is really free, regardless of whatever the player’s background is,” said Mark Duane Angos, Secretary General and one of the founders of Sugod Malaya. He acknowledged that football in the Philippines suffered the reputation of being a game that is only played in gated communities and Sugod Malaya seeks to change that. “We were forming a team back then and realized that it lacked diversity. At that time, I was doing a community outreach program for San Beda and got in touch with folks in Tondo,” Angos said. The club eventually got four kids from the area to play with their team in Bacolod which, along with Iloilo, are considered the “Meccas” of football. “When they played in Bacolod, they really
The Sugod Malaya U16 squad is shown with Mark Angos, Secretary General, Sugod Malaya FC (standing, far left) and Josephine Bulilan, Sales Manager for North Metro Manila Region, Allianz PNB Life (standing, far right).
played well together,” Angos shared. From the 11 kids they had back then, the club has grown significantly. More than half of its members come from impoverished backgrounds, with 30-40 percent coming from the poorest of the poor. “At first, we were only relying on the generous donations of our club’s parents
until we wanted to expand and solidify the program. In the end, it became more than just a football club; it also became a tool for community development. It is now a club that provides an opportunity for kids from all backgrounds to play and, at the same time, have their talent seen and discovered by the global community,” Angos said.
1,500 jins vie in national poomsae tilt on June 23 AROUND 1,500 taekwondo performers are expected to see action in the 2019 PLDT Home Ultera/MVP Sports Foundation National Poomsae (forms) Championships on Sunday at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. Participants will represent their respective chapters from all regions nationwide. Among the chapters are Central Gymnasium, Powerflex, Ateneo, San Sebastian College, UP, San Beda College, De La Salle Zobel, DLSU, Team Baguio, Pangasinan, Cebu, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, PNP and Armed Forces of the Philippines, among others.
National Capital Region, ARMM, CAR and CARAGA are among the regions which have signified their participation in the event, where Filipinos have shown special skills and marked improvements in international competitions like the recent ASEAN tournament which the Philippines hosted and dominated. Poomsae consists of attack and defense techniques against imaginary opponents. It helps a participant boost his basic technique, breathing control, balance, coordination and concentration. Taekwondo is meaningless without poomsae.
These female aspirants display concentration in their team event during a previous tournament.
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Meijers still ahead going into last stage Jesse Coyle of Team Nero Bianchi celebrates his win in the 4th stage of the Le Tour de Filipinas from Legazpi City to Sorsogon. Ey Acasio
Tornadoes, Cargo Movers eye 2nd wins Games Today
(Filoil Flying V Centre) 2:00 p.m. – Generika-Ayala vs Marinerang Pilipina 4:15 p.m. – Sta. Lucia vs Foton 7:00 p.m. - F2 Logistics vs PLDT
FOTON parades its retooled roster, while F2 Logistics shoots for its second win when they battle separate foes in the Philippine Superliga All-Filipino Conference today at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan. The new-look Tornadoes clash with Sta. Lucia at 4:15 p.m., while the Cargo Movers take on PLDT Home Fibr in the 7 p.m. nightcap of this women’s club tourney bankrolled by SOGO, Eurotel, PCSO, Cocolife, UCPB Gen, Mueller, Senoh, Asics, Bizooku and One Sport. Meanwhile, Generika-Ayala and Marinerang Pilipina seek to bounce back from their opening-day setback, when they collide in the 2 p.m. encounter in this midseason tourney that also has Team Rebel Sport as official outfitter and Mikasa as official ball. Filipino-American Kalei Mau didn’t see action on opening day for the Cargo Movers as head coach Ramil de Jesus gave her a little more time to adjust and study his system. Still, the Cargo Movers remained unstoppable, dominating the Lifesavers in straight sets, 25-12, 25-21, 25-17, last Saturday. Mau remains a game-time decision, but De Jesus has a deep roster with Kianna Dy returning form injury to join the star-studded core of Aby Marano, Desiree Cheng, Majoy Baron, Ara Galang and Dawn Macandili. “Having my players from La Salle and with Kianna returning is a big help,” said De Jesus, who won the Grand Prix silver despite a depleted roster. “At least now I can rotate a lot of players.” It, however, won’t be a walk in a park for F2 Logistics as PLDT is tipped to bring its experience from a pocket tournament in Perth, where Gretchel Soltones, Aiko Urdas, Jasmine Nabor and Jerili Malabanan battled some of the best club teams in the city.
By Peter Atencio
EGAZPI CITY—Samuel Hill wanted to take another stage win. But he crashed while negotiating a downhill route in Casiguran, Sorsogon.
That’s when his Nero Bianchi teammate Jesse Coyle took charge for his team and went on to take Stage 4 honors following a dramatic chase from a Malaysian rider in the Le Tour de Filipinas cycling competitions here on Monday. As Hill staggered to the finish line with his jersey uniform in tatters and with bandages on his left knee and upper arms, Coyle ended up with his first-ever stage win in a race after he and Muhammad Shukri, who rides for Team Sapura, came up with a 1-2 finish. The 24-year-old Coyle went up the podium to get his medal from Air21 chief executive Bert Lina, along with Team Taiyuan Miogee’s Jeroen Meijers, who is set to claim the general individual classification honors with still a day to go. “We had Hill in the break. And then came the attack in the last 20 kilometers and I had to go hard,” said Coyle when he reached the finish line after eluding Sapura rider Muhammad Shukri as he entered Legazpi City. Coyle, who hails from Sydney,
reached the finish in front of a Jollibee outlet in Rizal St. in four hours, 28 minutes and 41 seconds at the end of the 176-kilometer run from Legazpi to Sorsogon City and back. Shukri, who unrelentingly chased down Coyle following Hill’s mishap in the final 30 kilometers, submitted the same time with the Australian. As a bruised and battered Hill arrived at the finish line in an ambulance, Coyle went on to celebrate his first stage title since turning professional three years ago. Shukri’s teammate and Stage 2 winner Mario Vogt of Germany was 32 seconds behind Hill and Shukri, along with a 37-man main group. Meijers remained as the overall classification leader for the fourth straight day and could claim the top individual overall honors. He stayed with the main group from start to finish and logged a total time of 17 hours, three minutes and nine seconds. A 45-second lead is still with Miejers, who is ahead of Terranganu’s Choon
Huat Go, while Oliver Foods’ Angus Lyons is third (1:38). 7-Eleven’s Daniel Habtenmichael is 2:13 behind in fourth. “The last part of the race in did not give me problems. And this is good for my teammates. One day to go,” said Miejers. Nero Bianchi started putting pressure on a lot of riders in the first 20 kilometers after the Go For Gold rider Jonel Carcueva ruled the 2.2-kilometer King of the Mountain portion at the Forest Lake Memorial Park, as the reached a smooth downhill path to Sorsogon. Hill led the charge with Carcueva, national team member Junrey Carcueva and 7-Eleven’s Nathanael Mebrathom in tow. The chase went on with Hill with the lead group after Mebrathom ruled in the first sprint stage in Buhatan, Sorsogon. Then, Hill gave way to Filipino riders once again in the second sprint run in Casiguran, which Carcueva ruled. Then, he wobbled, crashed and fell on his left side when Hill tried to catch up with the two Filipino riders. Navarra went on to claim a 10th-place finish while 7-Eleven’s Marcelo Felipe, who remained in the main group with Miejers, stayed on course for the best Filipino rider title. “Pag-iigihin ko pa dahil lang ang pagitan,” said Marcelo, who is in contention with Mark Galedo, who is 2:34 behind him.
Blu Boys remain unfazed in Prague THE Philippines continued to struggle in the ongoing XVI World Baseball and Softball Confederation Men’s Softball World Championship 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic. But Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines president and softball patron Jean Henri Lhuillier is confident the lessons learned by the Blu Boys in this tournament will “provide the boys with the needed experience to become a world-class team three to five years from now.” “We have to be patient with our Blu Boys, just like what we did with our Blu Girls. Look at the women’s team now. They are beating countries ranked in the Top 10 in the world. We have the same vision for our Blu Boys,” Lhuillier said after the Blu Boys bowed to world’s No. 5 Argentina, 15-0, Sunday night. Lhuillier added that ASAPHIL will continue its grassroots programs for both boys and girls like the intercollegiate and inter secondary meets, the summer Grand Slam tournaments, and other essential activities to reach the objectives he has set for the NSA. Japan remains on top in Group A with a 3-0 card, followed by Argentina, New Zealand and Cuba with identical 2-1 cards. Botswana, Czech Republic and Mexico have 1-2 records, also in Group A. Group B is led by Canana and Venezuela at 3-0. Australia and USA are tied at 2-1. Denmark and the Netherlands have the same 1-2 records and South Africa and Singapore share the cellar at 0-3. The Philippines, needing to win its remaining four games to advance, will next face Asian champion Japan at Svoboda Ballpark.
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Abarrientos, Caidic steer teams to key UNTV wins Gilas Youth, FATHER’S Day celebration was doubly special for Allan Caidic and Johnny Abarrientos as the former PBA MVP winners stamped their class over the weekend in leading San Miguel Beer and Alaska Milk to big wins in the UNTV Cup PBA Legends Faceoff at the Pasig City Sports Center. Caidic was at his usual fiery self, knocking down nine triples in leading the Beermen to a 135-107 win over the Ginebra San Miguel Kings, while Abarrientos dazzled his way to 25 points in the Milkmen’s 92-70 drubbing of the Purefoods Hotdogs. In his best game so far, Caidic scattered 32 points on an impressive 10-of-14 shooting from the field, including 9-of-13 from the 3-point area, as the Beermen completed a three-game sweep of the elims in the event organized by UNTV president and CEO Dr. Daniel Razon in cooperation with the PBA Legends Foundation. Abarrientos highlighted his solid all-around show with 16 assists, four rebounds and a steal. He had also three treys to the delight of the team’s supporters. Also stepping up for San Miguel were Chris Calaguio and Nic Belasco, who combined for eight triples and chipped in 17 and 13 points while Kiko Adriano and Danny Siegle wound up with 18 and 14 points, respectively. In all, seven players scored in double figures for the Beermen who negated the 41-point show of Vince Hizon. Belasco set the tone for San Miguel’s runaway win by burying three triples in the first quarter before Caidic and Calaguio caught fire, opening the second quarter with three triples. For sweeping the elims, the Beermen need only to beat the Hotdogs once to advance to the final—same thing for the secondseeded Milkmen against the Gin Kings. The scores: First Game ALASKA 92—Abarrientos 25, Hawkins 15, Miller 14, Cariaso
Alas to grace PSA Forum
Johnny Abarrientos drives against Purefoods center Jerry Codiñera during their UNTV Cup PBA Legends Faceoff match which the Milkmen won, 92-70.
13, Ferriols 8, Laure 8, Lastimosa 5, Lim 2, Gomez 2. PUREFOODS 70—Capacio 15, Patrimonio 12, Yap 10, Lago 9, Espinosa 7, Codinera 6, Balingit 5, Santamaria 3, Ravena 3. Quarters: 24-19, 42-37, 70-48, 92-70 Second Game SAN MIGUEL 135—Caidic 32, Adriano 18, Calaguio 17, Seigle 14, Belasco 13, Ildefonso 12, Asaytono 10, Castillo 7, Alvarez 6, Gamboa 4, Racela 2. GINEBRA107—Hizon 41, Aquino 19, Palad 16, Orquillas 11, Distrito 6, Helterbrand 4, Cheng 3, Marzan 2, Jose 0. Quarters: 37-19, 73-43, 92-72, 135-107.
THE Gilas Pilipinas Youth team to the FIBA U19 World Cup and the mental anguish of recovering from a devastating injury will be tackled in today’s session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum at the Amelie Hotel-Manila. National squad U19 standout Ariel John (AJ) Edu and team manager Andrew Teh are going to talk about the country’s campaign in the June 27 to July 8 meet in Heraklion, Greece during the forum presented by San Miguel Beer, Braska Restaurant, Amelie Hotel, and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation. NLEX playmaker Kevin Alas, on the other hand, will discuss his ongoing recovery from a second ACL injury, the same one suffered by Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson in Game 6 of the recent NBA Finals. Members are enjoined to attend the 10 a.m. session.
Foton players undergo team-building in Banahaw By Lito Cinco
Members of the Foton volleyball team are shown during their team-building session. Kim Lanto
TEAM-BUILDING sessions for sports teams are very common now. What is not common is to do it in the mysterious and mystical Mt. Banahaw in Dolores, Quezon. But that is exactly what the Foton women’s volleyball team underwent a week before the opening of the PSL All-Filipino Conference as the players, together with the coaching staff, stayed overnight in Barangay Sta. Lucia, with this writer, a sports teambuilding facilitator, who in the past has brought women’s teams from Lyceum and University of the East to Banahaw for similar sessions.
The session was a combined twoday indoor and outdoor adventure team bonding activities—an experiential type of team building. And what an experience it turned out to be for the players and the coaching staff, led by head coach Aaron Velez, his two assistants Brian Esquibel and Jerome Guhit, together with team manager Diane Santiago and her assistant Christine Aquino and the 17 players, headed by the team’s cornerstone player Jaja Santiago and sister Dindin Manabat and veterans Maika Ortiz and Ivy Perez. The rest of the players were Shaya Adorador, Carmina Aganon, Laizah Ann Bandiong, Jen Reyes, Gyzelle Sy, Ennajie Laure and her rookie sister Ejiya,
Arriane Layug, Cristine Joy Rosario, Marian Alisa Buitre and Justine Dorog, new recruits from the University of the Philippines, and Lumi Yongco. The first outdoor event was the river trail trek from San Bernardo all the way to the twin falls of Sta. Lucia, where the team was divided into two groups composed of buddy pairs. Along the way, the players dipped under mini waterfalls and even picked up plastic trash on the route as part of the activity. From Sta. Lucia, the group went up a 270-step stairways, before proceeding to the Kweba ni San Jacob, a physical and psychological challenge for most of the players as they entered a small tight cave Turn to A7
Warehouses needed —property consultant
NEW land owners, developers and investors are urged to adopt auxiliary business or services to keep up with the changing real estate landscape with particular focus on warehousing as an emerging growth area. Citing figures from the Board of Investments, leading real estate advisory firm Santos KnightFrank noted that revenues of the transportation and storage industry jumped 626 percent to P129.6 billion in 2018 from P17.8 billion in 2017. Santos director for investment and capital markets Kash Salvador said despite the rise in land prices, rents remained essentially stagnant and that setting rents beyond the threshold would affect the profitability of the occupier’s business. “If you try to buy land today and apply the current lease rates, it will take you about 18 years to see profitability. Those who have bought their lands when prices were still down have a good chance of surviving. More warehouses are now needed outside Manila, including Visayas and Mindanao, to connect suppliers with customers,” he said in a briefing Monday. Othel V. Campos
Finance criticizes IMD competitiveness report
THE Finance Department on Monday criticized think tank IMD for ranking the Philippines 46th in its latest report on the world’s most competitive economies, saying the methodology it uses is erroneous. In an economic bulletin, Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said the IMD’s World Competitiveness Report pretended to cover the world and report on competitiveness. “It does neither. It covers only 63 countries; in contrast, WEF [World Economic Forum] Competitiveness Report covers 140 countries... ,” Beltran said. “The greater sin of this series of reports, however, is that methodologically is backward looking, much like trying to figure out which way to go next by looking at the rear view mirror. It uses previous year’s GDP growth, for example, in assigning a score for this year,” he said. Beltran said even if a country’s growth prospect was negative 8 percent for 2019 but if it was actually 8 percent in 2018, IMD would assign this country in question a high score for the 2019 report. Julito G. Rada
By Darwin G. Amojelar
BLOOMBERRY DONATION. Bloomberry Cultural Foundation Inc., the corporate foundation of Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels Inc., receives a symbol of gratitude from the Philippine Military Academy after donating a five-storey cadet barracks. BRHI is a casino licensee operating Solaire Resort and Casino at the Entertainment City. Shown (from left) are Lt. Gen. Ronnie Evangelista PA, PMA Superintendent; Donato Almeda, Bloomberry Cultural Foundationpresident; Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana; and Bloomberry Resorts Corp. chairman.Enrique Razon Jr.
BSP: Remittances rose by 4% to $2.44b in April By Julito G. Rada
ONEY sent home by Filipinos working overseas rose 4 percent in April to $2.44 billion from $2.347 billion a year ago, backed by remittances from both land-based and sea-based workers, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said Monday. “This growth was supported by remittances from land-based [$1.8 billion] and sea-based [$0.6 billion] workers, which rose by 2.2 percent and 10.6 percent, respectively,” Diokno said in a statement.
Te figure brought cash remittances in the first four months of 2019 to $9.7 billion, up 4.1 percent from $9.4 billion in the same period last year. The United States posted the highest share of overall remittances for the January-to-April period at 35.9 percent, followed by Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, UK, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, Qatar and Germany. The combined remittances from these countries accounted for 78 percent of total cash remittances for the fourmonth period. Also, personal remittances, which include non-cash items, rose 3.7 percent year on year to $2.7 billion from $2.6 billion a year ago. The figure brought personal remittances in the first four months to $10.8 billion, up 3.7 percent over $10.4 billion a year ago. “The continued growth in personal remittances was driven by steady inflows from land-based OF workers with work contracts of one year or more, which aggregated to $8.2 billion from $8.1 bil-
lion in the same period last year,” Diokno said. He said inflows from the compensation of sea-based workers and landbased workers with short-term contracts also contributed to the expansion and totaled $2.3 billion from $2.1 billion a year ago. Cash remittances last year reached a record $28.9 billion, up 3.1 percent from $28.06 billion a year ago and slightly surpassed the 3-percent growth target for the entire year. The Bangko Sentral said remittances in 2018 remained strong amid political uncertainties across the globe. This was evident in Asia, the Americas, and Europe which grew annually by 12.3 percent, 9.7 percent and 7.7 percent, respectively. The bulk of cash remittances last year came from the US, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Singapore, Japan, the UK, Qatar, Canada, Germany and Hong Kong. Cash remittances from these countries accounted for almost 79 percent of the total.
Campi says PH auto sales up by just 1.2% in May By Othel V. Campos AUTOMOTIVE sales rose 20 percent in May to 39,998 units from 25,799 units in April, driven by the strong sales of commercial vehicles and the rebound of passenger cars. A joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. and the Truck Manufacturers Association, however, said the May sales grew just 1.2 percent from 30,620 units year-on-year. CAMPI president Rommel Gutierrez attributed the double-digit monthon-month growth to the long holidays in April, strong promotional campaigns and new model launches that auto companies announced in time for the summer season and the national elections. “More than a slight positive uptick, May 2019 saw double-digit growth reminiscent of the auto industry’s impressive performance from two years ago. If this trend continues, we can say that the market has already adjusted or even recovered from certain factors that have been affecting car sales since 2018,” he said. Passenger car sales rose 18.2 percent to 9,053 units in May from 7,661 units in April despite a year-on-year drop of 3.7 percent. Sales of commercial vehicles reached 21,945 units, up 21 percent from April sales of 18,138 and 3.4 percent from the May 2018 sales of 21,219 units. Among the the commercial vehicle line-up, sales of medium duty trucks and buses dropped 8.7 percent to 348 from 381 units in April, still a great improvement from a sales decline of 28.2 percent from 485 units in May.
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ERC allows PSALM to recover over P5b
THE Energy Regulatory Commission allowed state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. to recover P0.0543 per kilowatt-hour for 12 months, or P5.12 billion, from customers under the universal charge for stranded contract costs. The ERC in a decision promulgated on June 10 said it approved PSALM’s application seeking the availment of stranded contract costs portion of the universal charge of National Power Corp. for 2014. “The petition filed by PSALM for the recovery of Napocor’s stranded contract costs of the universal charge is approved with modification, subject to conditions,” the regulator said. Stranded contract costs of Napocor under the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 are the “excess of the contracted cost of electricity under eligible contracts over the actual selling price of the contracted energy output of such contracts in the market.” The ERC said UC-SCC contract covered four eligible power plants, namely Benguet mini-hydros (Ampohaw and Bakun), Pagbilao 1 and 2, Sual 1 and 2 and Unified Leyte A and B. Alena Mae S. Flores
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TOWER AWARDEE. Manila Water Co. Inc. fleet heavy equipment officer Benigno Acacio (third from left) is selected as one of this year’s Tower Awardees, or “The Outstanding Workers of the Republic,” in the 2019 Centennial Edition of the awards program. With him (from left) are Rene Gener, People Management Association of the Philippines executive director; Ma. Rosario Vergel De Dios, Petron Foundation vice president for HR; Ferdinand Dela Cruz, Manila Water president and chief executive; Bobby Joseph, Rotary Club Manila director; and Rudy Bediones, Rotary Club Manila District Governor.
PSALM borrows $1.1b from five banks to repay Napocor debt By Alena Mae S. Flores STATE-RUN Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. borrowed a $1.1-billion syndicated loan from five banks last month to pay for the debts of National Power Corp., its top official said. “After we secured all the required approvals and clearances, we proceeded with the execution of the syndicated loan on March 28, 2019. Thereafter, all the conditions precedent & deliverables for drawdown were completed last week so the drawdown happened on May 16, 2019,” said PSALM president Irene Joy Garcia. Garcia said five banks participated in the borrowings, namely Mizuho Bank Lltd. ($300 million), MUFG Bank Ltd.
($300 million), Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Corp. ($300 million), Development Bank of the Philippines ($100 million) and Land Bank of the Philippines ($100 million). Garcia earlier said due to overdue accounts of some power companies to PSALM, the agency was constrained to resort to borrowings that the national government guarantees “in order for PSALM to timely fulfill its mandate of liquidating the financial obligations of Napocor.” “In fact, in 2018, PSALM borrowed about P23 Billion to cover its maturing obligations,” she said. She said PSALM had to pay interest, guarantee fees and other finance charges of about P2.62 billion a year. Garcia said thad the independent pow-
er producer administrators and electric cooperatives paid the government, PSALM would not incur the huge additional costs. PSALM earlier said IPPAs and electric cooperatives dominated the list of the top corporate entities with long overdue accounts with the agency, amounting to a combined P59.23 billion as of December 2018. Many of these accounts were transferred by Napocor to PSALM by virtue of Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, or Republic Act 9136, in 2001. Several IPPAs have pending overdue accounts with PSALM amounting to P28.46 billion as of December 2018. Some of the IPPAs are contesting the amounts in courts or in arbitral tribunals.
GLOBE Telecom Inc. on Monday said it signed a tripartite agreement with two common tower companies in a bid to speed up the rollout of cell sites nationwide. Globe, a unit of conglomerate Ayala Corp., signed a memorandum of understanding with ISOC Infrastructure Inc. and Malaysia-based tower giant edotco Group Sdn. Bhd. to support the common tower initiative of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. “ICT infrastructure is the foundation of a highly-connected digital economy. While we have made significant improvements on the quality of internet experience, there is still a large gap to fill so we can be at par with our neighbors in terms of infrastructure,” said Globe president and chief executive Ernest Cu. Cu added ISOC and edotco, who were the first towercos to seek vendor accreditation with Globe, would build an initial 150 sites for the company. The estimated cost per cell site is $100,000. “The building and deployment of cellular towers in the country are critical if we hope to change the internet experience of our customers,” he said. The DICT signed agreements with 23 tower companies with ISOC and edotco leading the pack. Despite the agreements, the government has yet to release a common tower policy governing tower companies in the country. Michael Cosiquien, chairman of ISOC Infrastructure, Inc., said his company and edtoco were committed to help provide the Filipino people the information highway they deserve with the common tower initiative. Suresh Sidhu, chief executive of edotco Group,was equally encouraged by the DICT’s decision to open the market and accredit independent tower companies.
ICTSI wins port contract in Cameroon INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services Inc. said Monday it won a 25-year contract to develop, operate and maintain a port terminal in Africa. The port terminal owned by tycoon Enrique Razon Jr. said it was declared the preferred bidder for the concession to develop, operate and maintain the Multi-Purpose Terminal of the Port of Kribi by the Port Autonome de Kribi on June 14. “Parties will now engage in exclusive concession contract negotiations ahead of final contract signature,” ICTSI said. The Port of Kribi is located in Cameroon, Central Africa. It is a newlybuilt port with deep draft. The Multipurpose Terminal consists of 265 meters of berth and 10 hectares of yard. Kribi port is surrounded by the Kribi Industrial Area, a 262- sq.km reserved land destined to accommodate new industrial and logistical developments supporting the Cameroon-Chad-CAR (Central African Republic) Corridor economic growth. The concession contract has a duration of 25 years, or until 2045. ICTSI earlier reported a net income of $72.4 million in the first quarter of the year, up 77 percent from $40.9 million in the same period last year. The company’s gross revenues from operations amounted to $383.8 million in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 18 percent from $325.4 million last year. ICTSI handled consolidated volume of 2,478,672 twenty-foot equivalent units, seven percent more than the 2,325,540 TEUs handled in the same period in 2018. The increase in volume was primarily due to improvement in trade activities, new shipping lines and services and continuous volume ramp-up at certain terminals.
Darwin G. Amojelar
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2019 extrastory2000@gmail.com
Stocks retreat; PLDT, Globe fall
HE stock market fell Monday on further profit-taking as investors turned cautious while looking for catalysts that could push the benchmark index past 8,000 points.
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index declined 81.21 points, or 1 percent, to 7,908.99 on a value turnover of P5 billion. Losers overwhelmed gainers, 136 to 70, with 43 issues unchanged. PLDT Inc., the biggest telecommunications firm, dropped 2.8 percent to P1,195, while rival Globe Telecom Inc. fell 2.6 percent to P2,162. Conglomerate JG Summit Holdings Inc. of industrialist John Gokongwei lost 3.5 percent to P61.70, while unit Universal Robina Corp., the largest snack food maker, declined 2.3 percent
to P170. Hong Kong stocks, meanwhile, rallied Monday, leading many Asian markets higher after last week’s losses, with investors cheering a decision by the city to suspend plans to push through a controversial extradition law. Investors are also moving cautiously ahead of two huge market-moving events: the Federal Reserve policy meeting this week with its plans for interest rates in focus, and the G20 summit next week where US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are due to hold trade talks. Investors returned to buying in Hong Kong after three days of losses that saw the Hang Seng drop more than two percent after protests against the law— which would have allowed extradition to China—turned violent Wednesday. Another, peaceful, demonstration
Sunday saw around two million people take to the streets, according to organizers. The plan had also spooked business leaders who feared it would damage the city’s reputation as an international business hub. Traders “will breathe a loud sigh of relief today, as on Wednesday when tear gas and rubber bullets were filling the air, the markets were getting extremely jittery that this ticking time bomb was about to explode,” said Stephen Innes, managing partner at Vanguard Markets. “Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed.” The Hang Seng closed up 0.45 percent, while Shanghai gained 0.2 percent and Tokyo’s Nikkei ended up 0.03 percent. Elsewhere, Jakarta, Seoul and Taipei all ended the day in the red. Traders are now awaiting the con-
clusion of the Fed’s policy meeting on Wednesday, with hopes it will provide some forward guidance on rates, even if it is not expected to announce a cut just yet. Most observers are tipping a reduction next month as the US economy shows signs of stuttering. “A lot is riding on this week’s (meeting) as the anticipation of Fed easing has single-handedly buttressed global equity markets even as trade war escalation looms ominously,” Innes added. But there was a warning that investors could sell up if the central bank comes up short in its post-meeting statement. “A less than full dovish undertone from the Fed could stop a rally in equities and reverse some gains as there is heavy anticipation of a rate cut sooner rather than later,” said OANDA senior market analyst Alfonso Esparza. With AFP
MANILA STANDARD BUSINESS DAILY STOCKS REVIEW MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2019
NET FOREIGN BUYING/(SELLING), PHP
FINANCIALS ASIA UNITED BANK PH ISLANDS BDO LEASING BDO UNIBANK BRIGHT KINDLE CHINABANK COL FINANCIAL EAST WEST BANK FERRONOUX HLDG FILIPINO FUND FIRST ABACUS IREMIT MANULIFE MEDCO HLDG METROBANK NTL REINSURANCE PB BANK PHIL NATL BANK PHIL STOCK EXCH PSBANK RCBC SECURITY BANK SUN LIFE UNION BANK VANTAGE
58.7 82 2.25 140 1.26 26.85 18.76 11.44 4.52 7.71 0.52 1.41 790 0.5 72.3 0.96 13.28 55.5 185.1 57.7 27.8 171.5 1,800 60.25 1.12
58.7 82 2.25 140 1.26 26.9 18.76 11.54 4.83 7.71 0.52 1.41 790 0.52 72.3 0.96 13.3 55.75 190 57.75 28.4 172.4 1,800 60.25 1.12
58.65 80.4 2.25 137.5 1.26 26.85 18.76 11.4 4.52 7.71 0.52 1.36 790 0.49 71.6 0.95 13.2 53 185.1 57.7 27.8 168.1 1,800 59.8 1.12
58.65 81.25 2.25 137.9 1.26 26.85 18.76 11.54 4.79 7.71 0.52 1.36 790 0.5 71.6 0.96 13.2 54 185.1 57.75 28.35 168.6 1,800 59.85 1.12
1,010 1,825,550 15,000 1,895,260 1,000 172,100 400 171,200 294,000 10,300 42,000 47,000 10 109,000 991,220 279,000 56,300 1,384,380 1,600 350 256,800 478,180 10 2,030 48,000
59,237 148,324,155 33,750 261,680,748 1,260 4,623,130 7,504 1,970,350 1,390,590 79,413 21,840 64,150 7,900 54,770 71,438,991 267,540 743,606 74,806,040.50 296,643 20,197.50 7,238,330 80,709,403 18,000 121,990.50 53,760
58,650 -22,163,074.50 -201,372 637,045 -663,742 -21,432,342 0 31,551,078 -3,680,955 -7,429,489 -19,782.50 -
INDUSTRIAL ABOITIZ POWER AGRINURTURE ALLIANCE SELECT ALSONS CONS BASIC ENERGY CEMEX HLDG CENTURY FOOD CHEMPHIL CIRTEK HLDG CROWN ASIA DAVINCI CAPITAL DEL MONTE DNL INDUS EAGLE CEMENT EEI CORP EMPERADOR EUROMED FIRST GEN FIRST PHIL HLDG GINEBRA GREENERGY HOLCIM INTEGRATED MICR IONICS JOLLIBEE MABUHAY VINYL MACAY HLDG MANILA WATER MAXS GROUP MEGAWIDE MERALCO MG HLDG PEPSI COLA PETROENERGY PETRON PHINMA PHINMA ENERGY PHX PETROLEUM PILIPINAS SHELL PRYCE CORP ROXAS AND CO ROXAS HLDG SFA SEMICON SHAKEYS PIZZA SMC FOODANDBEV SPC POWER TKC METALS UNIV ROBINA VICTORIAS VITARICH VIVANT VULCAN INDL
35.1 14.42 0.77 1.38 0.275 2.73 14.86 116 24.5 2.02 5.35 5.75 10.2 16.1 10.3 7.55 1.57 24.5 76.85 51 2.42 14.02 10.12 1.68 286 3.49 9.41 23.7 13.1 19.3 381.8 0.186 1.33 4.36 6.06 9 2.58 12.2 40.35 4.9 1.45 1.85 1.17 13.7 107.9 6.52 1.32 174 2.75 1.34 17 1.3
35.5 14.44 0.79 1.38 0.29 2.78 14.92 117 25 2.02 5.35 5.75 10.3 16.1 10.5 7.55 1.57 24.5 77.1 51 2.43 14.02 10.12 1.68 286 3.49 9.65 24 13.74 19.3 383.8 0.187 1.34 4.63 6.06 9.1 2.65 12.2 40.5 4.9 1.5 1.92 1.19 13.84 107.9 6.59 1.38 174 2.79 1.37 17 1.36
34.85 14.02 0.72 1.38 0.275 2.67 14.82 116 24.05 2.02 5.35 5.46 10.12 15.96 10.06 7.51 1.57 24 76.5 48.1 2.34 13.74 9.92 1.67 280.8 3.4 9.4 23.45 13.1 19.12 380 0.185 1.3 4.36 5.91 9 2.48 11.98 38.65 4.9 1.45 1.8 1.15 13.7 105.1 6.5 1.3 168 2.65 1.27 17 1.28
34.9 14.04 0.72 1.38 0.28 2.68 14.9 117 24.05 2.02 5.35 5.47 10.2 15.96 10.16 7.54 1.57 24.3 76.5 50.25 2.34 13.76 10 1.67 282 3.49 9.57 23.7 13.6 19.22 380 0.185 1.31 4.38 5.91 9.1 2.48 12.2 38.75 4.9 1.5 1.88 1.16 13.76 106 6.5 1.32 170 2.78 1.28 17 1.33
1,171,300 677,000 3,944,000 49,000 2,360,000 13,268,000 485,000 200 208,400 87,000 25,900 72,400 3,536,100 82,600 884,400 2,501,900 10,000 1,352,100 55,660 144,900 9,585,000 484,700 679,100 79,000 551,770 3,000 2,600 1,160,800 3,194,700 443,200 256,880 440,000 3,684,000 77,000 2,088,200 300 42,133,000 38,700 938,000 25,000 80,000 225,000 475,000 523,900 287,450 226,200 2,409,000 694,850 60,000 14,080,000 100 5,084,000
40,897,975 9,697,054 2,940,470 67,620 664,250 36,089,720 7,217,524 23,360 5,065,410 175,740 138,565 408,509 36,112,522 1,320,248 9,038,422 18,858,878 15,700 32,715,360 4,261,343.50 7,241,552.50 22,736,670 6,713,356 6,780,230 132,000 155,743,154 10,380 24,583 27,486,005 42,541,980 8,519,226 98,048,982 81,560 4,835,150 337,030 12,455,502 2,710 106,959,680 469,470 37,572,455 122,500 117,630 420,430 552,360 7,201,204 30,392,286 1,471,303 3,229,300 118,012,734 165,660 18,564,280 1,700 6,733,500
-16,894,345 282,638 13,263,200 620,678 -36,360 -208,457 -11,488,286 670,620 -585,108 -3,104,101 6,736,465 -2,574,680 3,510,030 -624,840 -433,510 -851,459 -57,112,706 17,938,255 25,068,358 -3,866,718 -23,073,158 -3,297,020 -7,128,028 1,401,110 -15,027,835 879,526 6,425,554 50,028 -57,520 -41,545,570 -3,310,200 -1,700 228,640
HOLDING FIRMS ABACORE CAPITAL ABOITIZ EQUITY ALLIANCE GLOBAL ANGLO PHIL HLDG ANSCOR ASIABEST GROUP ATN HLDG A ATN HLDG B AYALA CORP AYALA LAND LOG COSCO CAPITAL DMCI HLDG FILINVEST DEV FJ PRINCE A FORUM PACIFIC GT CAPITAL HOUSE OF INV JG SUMMIT JOLLIVILLE HLDG LODESTAR LOPEZ HLDG LT GROUP MABUHAY HLDG METRO PAC INV PACIFICA PRIME MEDIA SAN MIGUEL CORP SEAFRONT RES SM INVESTMENTS SOC RESOURCES SOLID GROUP TOP FRONTIER WELLEX INDUS ZEUS HLDG
0.75 55 15.5 0.75 6.75 13.3 1.3 1.34 904.5 3.55 6.8 10.14 14.18 4.14 0.255 875 6.22 63.65 5.91 0.51 4.2 15.3 0.61 4.63 0.039 1.2 181 2.38 940 0.88 1.38 266 0.23 0.31
0.75 55.25 15.54 0.78 6.78 13.3 1.32 1.34 904.5 3.73 6.9 10.2 14.18 4.14 0.255 879.5 6.22 63.65 5.91 0.51 4.36 15.4 0.61 4.64 0.039 1.35 182.5 2.38 958.5 0.88 1.38 266 0.231 0.315
0.69 54 15.36 0.75 6.7 12.8 1.28 1.3 896 3.47 6.61 10.08 13.9 4.1 0.255 850.5 6.21 61.4 5.91 0.49 4.2 15.22 0.59 4.58 0.039 1.15 179.8 2.38 932 0.85 1.34 264.4 0.23 0.3
0.72 54.05 15.4 0.75 6.78 12.9 1.3 1.32 899.5 3.72 6.62 10.16 14.06 4.1 0.255 850.5 6.21 61.7 5.91 0.5 4.28 15.4 0.59 4.58 0.039 1.26 179.8 2.38 945 0.85 1.34 264.4 0.231 0.3
62,972,000 972,350 2,494,600 168,000 11,000 65,000 2,548,000 530,000 393,460 14,433,000 368,000 1,678,800 149,100 65,000 170,000 35,880 5,000 1,590,660 2,000 246,000 377,000 4,583,000 142,000 10,668,000 1,100,000 13,606,000 409,310 5,000 201,970 869,000 20,000 930 300,000 4,910,000
45,142,060 52,814,471 38,477,426 126,570 74,254 839,888 3,294,180 693,340 353,966,525 51,850,850 2,454,228 17,036,050 2,091,766 268,120 43,350 30,743,950 31,083 98,817,555.50 11,820 120,610 1,624,020 70,003,772 85,370 49,176,910 42,900 17,423,180 73,892,153 11,900 191,436,045 743,300 26,840 247,156 69,260 1,499,150
618,940 -28,952,045.50 -21,063,646 24,790 233,250 -57,536,000 -6,091,140 -1,312,970 -10,586,716 -43,610 -14,651,200 -56,076,115 -488,710 -721,138 -6,938,070 -11,231,024 9,805,240 17,200 -21,260 148,350
PROPERTY 8990 HLDG A BROWN ARANETA PROP ARTHALAND CORP AYALA LAND BELLE CORP CEB LANDMASTERS CEBU HLDG CENTURY PROP CITY AND LAND CITYLAND DEVT CROWN EQUITIES CYBER BAY DM WENCESLAO DOUBLEDRAGON EMPIRE EAST FILINVEST LAND GLOBAL ESTATE KEPPEL PROP MEGAWORLD MRC ALLIED PHIL ESTATES PHIL INFRADEV PHIL REALTY PRIMEX CORP ROBINSONS LAND ROCKWELL SHANG PROP
16 0.79 2.06 0.8 50.55 2.34 4.79 6.15 0.59 0.88 0.93 0.225 0.475 9.96 25.95 0.485 1.71 1.32 3.89 5.98 0.33 0.455 1.88 0.41 2.1 26 2.16 3
16 0.8 2.07 0.82 50.95 2.39 4.82 6.35 0.61 0.9 0.93 0.23 0.495 10 26 0.49 1.75 1.35 3.89 6.03 0.335 0.465 1.88 0.41 2.11 26.05 2.16 3
15.64 0.78 2.06 0.8 50 2.33 4.73 6.12 0.58 0.88 0.85 0.225 0.465 9.95 25.6 0.48 1.69 1.31 3.89 5.92 0.32 0.455 1.82 0.41 2.05 25.5 2.12 2.99
15.86 0.8 2.07 0.82 50.5 2.33 4.81 6.16 0.58 0.9 0.91 0.23 0.465 9.96 25.85 0.48 1.69 1.32 3.89 5.97 0.32 0.465 1.83 0.41 2.08 25.5 2.15 2.99
137,200 1,154,000 31,000 1,979,000 6,289,810 837,000 322,000 26,400 26,011,000 72,000 355,000 40,000 11,260,000 441,100 460,100 440,000 53,200,000 3,367,000 1,000 9,031,700 21,440,000 170,000 3,831,000 30,000 698,000 1,596,400 131,000 74,000
2,177,848 908,920 63,920 1,608,830 317,516,721.50 1,957,340 1,542,880 164,498 15,312,170 64,110 308,190 9,050 5,342,950 4,391,086 11,885,460 212,150 91,017,660 4,457,070 3,890 53,826,950 6,941,700 78,050 7,073,440 12,300 1,449,330 40,939,915 281,890 221,770
216,854 89,900 -291,790 38,554,556.50 -133,280 -72,455 -177,730 -900 6,750 114,850 3,431,638 6,476,105 -153,950 -39,280,290 2,680 6,961,880 2,148,050 -1,600 -2,100 -19,610,415 -118,360 -
SM PRIME HLDG STA LUCIA LAND STARMALLS SUNTRUST HOME VISTA LAND
39.2 2.01 6.25 0.78 7.09
38.3 2 6.19 0.78 7.05
4,570,100 913,000 120,900 3,000 4,441,000
175,952,175 1,819,270 752,382 2,280 31,344,378
-93,224,015 -146,440 -13,326,854
SERVICES 2GO GROUP ABS CBN ACESITE HOTEL APC GROUP APOLLO GLOBAL ASIAN TERMINALS BERJAYA BLOOMBERRY BOULEVARD HLDG CEBU AIR CENTRO ESCOLAR CHELSEA DFNN INC DISCOVERY WORLD EASYCALL GLOBE TELECOM GMA NETWORK GOLDEN BRIA HARBOR STAR IMPERIAL INTL CONTAINER IPEOPLE IPM HLDG ISLAND INFO ISM COMM LBC EXPRESS LEISURE AND RES LORENZO SHIPPNG MACROASIA MANILA BULLETIN MANILA JOCKEY METRO RETAIL METROALLIANCE A NOW CORP PACIFIC ONLINE PAL HLDG PH RESORTS GRP PHIL SEVEN CORP PHILWEB PLDT PREMIUM LEISURE PRMIERE HORIZON PUREGOLD ROBINSONS RTL SBS PHIL CORP SSI GROUP STI HLDG TRANSPACIFIC BR TRAVELLERS WATERFRONT WILCON DEPOT
10.92 16.9 1.36 0.455 0.043 21.45 2.89 11.5 0.056 88 7.24 7.11 6.2 2.17 10.36 2,202 5.41 403.2 2.26 1.78 146.7 10.08 6 0.119 6.7 15 4.15 0.82 19.22 0.53 3.42 2.58 1.44 2.38 3.13 9.05 5.1 133 3.6 1,230 0.83 0.83 45.2 75.85 9.44 3.43 0.72 0.405 5.12 0.75 16.54
11 17.2 1.39 0.455 0.044 21.45 2.91 11.62 0.058 88 7.24 7.15 6.49 2.17 10.54 2,238 5.41 413.4 2.32 1.78 147.4 10.14 6 0.124 6.7 15.4 4.24 0.84 19.22 0.57 3.42 2.58 1.73 2.49 3.14 9.25 5.1 133 3.78 1,239 0.83 0.83 45.85 76.2 9.48 3.46 0.74 0.405 5.12 0.75 16.78
10.8 16.8 1.36 0.44 0.043 21.45 2.85 11.48 0.055 85 7.23 7.05 6.1 2.17 10.2 2,122 5.33 403 2.25 1.75 144.7 10.08 5.8 0.117 6.51 15 4.08 0.82 19.06 0.53 3.42 2.55 1.44 2.37 3.07 9 4.98 131 3.6 1,195 0.8 0.8 44.2 75.85 9.44 3.4 0.71 0.38 5.1 0.72 16.54
11 17.2 1.39 0.45 0.043 21.45 2.86 11.56 0.056 86.75 7.23 7.07 6.1 2.17 10.2 2,162 5.36 412 2.29 1.76 144.7 10.14 5.8 0.122 6.57 15.4 4.08 0.84 19.1 0.56 3.42 2.56 1.71 2.43 3.07 9.24 5 131 3.71 1,195 0.81 0.81 45.45 76.2 9.48 3.42 0.72 0.385 5.11 0.75 16.6
16,400 148,700 5,000 2,180,000 23,300,000 700 336,000 1,978,300 23,000,000 225,360 1,400 1,798,100 23,000 6,000 43,700 33,015 146,100 220 1,665,000 182,000 1,162,500 7,200 3,900 860,000 4,081,000 9,100 1,009,000 15,000 1,153,700 540,000 9,000 2,353,000 135,000 1,052,000 96,000 72,700 5,400 21,050 5,312,000 256,930 2,848,000 9,564,000 1,162,800 623,940 12,800 4,317,000 1,681,000 19,110,000 1,923,300 1,602,000 3,350,400
178,628 2,507,436 6,890 980,450 1,011,300 15,015 964,230 22,855,392 1,292,660 19,482,894.50 10,134 12,757,471 142,025 13,020 448,436 71,773,190 782,298 90,492 3,815,680 319,660 169,093,399 72,688 22,800 103,200 26,899,188 136,580 4,165,660 12,410 22,044,602 300,360 30,780 6,034,370 204,990 2,550,810 295,230 657,374 26,962 2,758,400 19,743,910 310,173,850 2,321,980 7,757,430 52,777,360 47,437,597 121,221 14,791,810 1,214,800 7,474,150 9,826,124 1,179,140 55,629,104
1,092 26,100 -12,966,344 18,070 6,479,535.50 630,213 5,944,890 41,200 -154,660.00 -40,019,944 -2,480 -87,670 41,000 14,817,726 161,770 -46,840 -55,560 9,000 98,610 -856,830 -123,164,375 326,340 -71,660 30,246,130 20,963,317 814,450 256,950 103,350 -8,307,571 -8,140 -15,961,356
MINING & OIL ABRA MINING APEX MINING ATLAS MINING ATOK CENTURY PEAK COAL ASIA HLDG DIZON MINES FERRONICKEL GEOGRACE LEPANTO A MANILA MINING A MARCVENTURES NICKEL ASIA NIHAO OMICO CORP ORNTL PENINSULA ORNTL PETROL A ORNTL PETROL B PHILODRILL PHINMA PETRO PX MINING PXP ENERGY SEMIRARA MINING UNITED PARAGON
0.0019 1.23 2.68 12.3 2.82 0.285 7.64 1.44 0.231 0.111 0.0074 1.03 2.2 1.01 0.55 0.88 0.011 0.011 0.011 4.29 3.05 7.39 21.65 0.0065
0.0019 1.23 2.68 12.34 2.84 0.29 7.71 1.47 0.231 0.111 0.0074 1.03 2.2 1.01 0.55 0.88 0.011 0.011 0.011 4.54 3.08 7.4 22.45 0.0065
0.0018 1.19 2.68 12.3 2.81 0.285 7.62 1.41 0.222 0.108 0.0074 1.03 2.09 0.95 0.54 0.87 0.011 0.011 0.01 4.26 3.01 7.26 21.6 0.0064
0.0018 1.19 2.68 12.34 2.82 0.29 7.63 1.43 0.23 0.111 0.0074 1.03 2.1 1 0.55 0.87 0.011 0.011 0.01 4.26 3.08 7.3 22 0.0064
27,000,000 885,000 2,000 1,400 75,000 760,000 4,100 2,344,000 130,000 9,320,000 11,000,000 49,000 6,689,000 60,000 86,000 334,000 8,300,000 500,000 32,800,000 114,000 494,000 595,000 2,358,300 7,000,000
50,400 1,066,590 5,360 17,256 211,530 216,650 31,308 3,345,500 29,330 1,030,890 81,400 50,470 14,116,700 57,330 46,640 291,020 91,300 5,500 344,000 493,900 1,500,230 4,370,775 51,957,905 45,400
-294,020 -129,720 20,600 -8,165,030 41,800 -234,300 -332,404 -8,111,690.00 -
PREFERRED ABS HLDG PDR AC PREF B1 AC PREF B2 DD PREF FGEN PREF G FPH PREF C GLO PREF P GMA HLDG PDR GTCAP PREF A GTCAP PREF B HOUSE PREF A LR PREF PCOR PREF 2A PCOR PREF 2B PNX PREF 3A PNX PREF 3B SMC FB PREF 2 SMC PREF 2B SMC PREF 2C SMC PREF 2D SMC PREF 2E SMC PREF 2F SMC PREF 2G SMC PREF 2H SMC PREF 2I
17 482 487 97.15 106.5 460 487 5.3 917 921.5 96.5 1.01 990 912 99.05 103.2 963 75.55 77.55 73.85 73.95 74 74.4 72 73.7
17 482 487 97.15 107.9 460 487 5.4 917 921.5 96.5 1.01 990 1,010 99.05 103.2 965 75.55 77.55 73.85 73.95 74 74.5 73.6 73.7
16.5 474 486 97.15 106.5 449.8 485 5.3 900 902 95.5 1 986 912 99.05 103.2 929.5 75.55 77 73.85 73.95 74 74.4 72 73.7
17 474 486 97.15 107.9 449.8 485 5.4 900 902 95.5 1 986 1,010 99.05 103.2 965 75.55 77.55 73.85 73.95 74 74.5 72 73.7
70,200 2,120 700 750 2,530 90 2,000 4,000 490 390 1,000 65,000 170 180 1,500 400 1,880 2,000 10,620 120 6,000 3,400 5,300 16,470 1,020
1,193,000 1,017,580 340,270 72,862.50 270,467 40,992 970,860 21,250 441,690 356,150 95,644.50 65,080 167,660 180,720 148,575 41,280 1,760,125 151,100 818,091.50 8,862 443,700 251,600 394,670 1,196,203 75,174
-938,000 4,860 701,470 421,920 -
WARRANTS LR WARRANT
SME ITALPINAS XURPAS
642,000 15,683,000
3,209,592 16,885,580
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Wilcon bullish, sees network reaching 100 stores by 2025 By Jenniffer B. Austria WILCON Depot Inc., a leading home improvement and construction material supplier, plans to build more stores to increase its network to 100 outlets by 2025. Wilcon chairman emeritus William Belo said in an interview following the annual stockholders’ meeting Monday the company was setting a new fiveyear target after being on track to hit 65 stores by 2020, one year ahead of the goal. The company did not disclose the planned capital spending for the new 35 stores. It said it was securing the sites for the additional stores. Belo said the new stores could still be well within Metro Manila, citing the growth opportunities within the area. The company is also looking to expand its presence in areas outside Metro Manila. Wilcon spends roughly P200 million to construct one outlet with an average floor size of between 8,000 and 10,000 square meters and another P110 million for inventory. Meanwhile, Wilcon chief operating officer Rosemarie Ong said the company was poised to hit its growth momentum in the second half of the year with revenues expected to grow by double digits this year. “Wilcon is always bullish on the country’s economic landscape, we will continue with our expansion,” Ong said. She said full-year sales growth were expected at “high-teens,” while net income would rise by “low-teens” as changes in the accounting rules altered the recognition of certain expenses and due to increased operating costs. Wilcon said the US-China trade war would have a positive effect on the company, citing that Chinese manufacturers would be pressed to find markets and offer cheaper prices for their products.
Megaworld still cautious on Reit, eyes new rules MEGAWORLD Corp., the biggest lessor of office spaces, said it will wait for the revised implementing rules and regulations on the Real Estate Investment Trust before making a Reit offering. Megaworld chief strategy officer Kevin Tan said in an interview at the sidelines of the company’s 25th listing anniversary at the Philippine Stock Exchange that it was not interested in conducting a Reit offering based on current rules that required “very high” minimum public ownership. “We are definitely studying Reits. We are also carefully watching developments on Reit, because the current one we have right now, with the very high MPO requirement, is not something that interests us,” Tan said. Tan, however, said Megaworld would be interested with the government’s move to amend the minimum public ownership required for Reit offering. The present guidelines require a Reit company to have an initial minimum public ownership level of 40 percent, before raising it to 67 percent in three years. The Securities and Exchange Commission last month said it was reviewing the rules to make them less stringent. Tan said Megaworld had may options on REIT offerings, being one of the leading developers of office, hotels and malls in the country. Ayala Land Inc. in April announced plans to raise about $500 million through a Reit offering involving prime office buildings in Makati. The Reit Act passed in 2009 allows companies to list their real property assets with the Philippine Stock Exchange to serve as a new vehicle to raise funds for other investments and expansion initiatives. Meanwhile, Tan said Megaworld would launch six additional townships over the next 18 months to boost its mixed-use development portfolio to 30 by 2020. He said the new township developments would cover around 2,000 hectares. Five of these new expansive townships and lifestyle communities are in Luzon, while one is in Mindanao. “Currently, we have a little over 4,000 hectares of both developed and developable land. By next year, we will increase our land ownership and landholding to more than 6,000 hectares as we continue to focus on our goal to expand to key growth areas in the provinces, help boost tourism, provide jobs and further spur economic opportunities outside of Metro Manila,” Tan said. Jenniffer B. Austria
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HK activist leaves jail, pledges to join protests
IN BRIEF Doctors strike over violence
NEW DELHI―Tens of thousands of Indian doctors went on strike Monday calling for more protection against violence by patients and their families, as parliament met for the first time since the national elections. The nationwide strike, which will last until Tuesday morning, is in solidarity with doctors in the eastern state of West Bengal after three were viciously attacked by the relatives of a man who died. The Indian Medical Association (IMA), representing 350,000 of India’s 900,000 doctors, called for tougher punishments for those assaulting medical staff. Blaming the attacks in part on “high expectations” by patients, poor infrastructure and inadequate staffing, the IMA said hospitals should have more security cameras and that the entry of visitors to hospitals should be restricted. The strike, which does not include emergency services, takes place as parliament convened for the first time since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected in a landslide last month. Doctors in West Bengal’s capital Kolkata have been on strike since last Monday, when a family assaulted three doctors after a relative died during treatment at a state-run hospital. The family, who blamed the death on negligence by the doctors, lashed out violently and left two of the medical staff critically injured. The strike in West Bengal, which has also been wracked by weeks of political violence with almost 20 people killed, has crippled medical services for the state’s 90 million people. On Monday doctors in the state were due to discuss the strike with Mamata Banerjee, the state premier and fierce Modi opponent. India spends less than two percent of its GDP on health care, making it one of the lowest investors in the sector globally, with the World Health Organization placing it below both Iraq and Venezuela. However, Modicare―a quietly successful part of Modi’s surprising reelection―is a huge public health initiative set to benefit the poorest. AFP
Dozen killed in bus crash
JAKARTA―Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured in an Indonesian traffic accident Monday after a bus passenger tried to wrest control of the steering wheel following an argument with the driver, police said. The accident happened around 1:00 am Monday (1800 GMT Sunday) when the coach swerved into oncoming traffic on a toll road in West Java, smashing into two cars and causing a truck to roll. Some 43 people were injured in the multi-vehicle accident and rushed to hospital, police said. “In the middle of the journey, a passenger attempted to forcibly take control of the steering wheel... and the bus then lost control,” Atik Suswanti, the head of the Majalengka police traffic unit, told AFP. The 29-year-old passenger was severely injured, according to authorities. It was not immediately clear if the bus driver survived. Traffic accidents are common in the Southeast Asian archipelago, where vehicles are often old and poorly maintained and road rules regularly flouted. In September, at least 21 people died when a bus plunged into a ravine in West Java’s Sukabumi region. AFP
FREE AGAIN. Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong speaks to reporters after addressing supporters outside the Legislative Council following his release from prison, as he and others rally against a controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong on June 17, 2019. Wong called on the city’s pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam to resign after he walked free from prison on June 17. AFP
HK leader apologizes as protest chokes city
ONG KONG― About two million protesters choked Hong Kong’s streets in a powerful rebuke of a reviled extradition law, organizers said Sunday, piling pressure on the city’s embattled pro-Beijing leader who apologized for causing “conflict” but refused to step down.
The show of force saw vast crowds marching for hours in tropical heat, calling for the resignation of chief executive Carrie Lam, who was forced to suspend the bill as public anger mounted. Throngs of largely black-clad protesters snaked their way for miles through the streets to the city’s parliament -with the organizers’ estimate for the crowd size doubling an already recordbreaking demonstration the previous Sunday in the city of 7.3 million.
The estimate has not been independently verified but if confirmed it would be the largest demonstration in Hong Kong’s history. Hong Kong’s biggest protest to date was a massive rally in support of Tiananmen protesters in May 1989, before Beijing’s deadly crackdown, which sources at the time put at roughly 1.5 million strong. Police, who historically give far lower estimates for political protests, said 338,000 people turned out at the demonstration’s “peak” Sunday. Thousands were camping out overnight to continue the protest, including outside the legislature, with the police seemingly ceding the streets to the jubilant masses. Critics fear the Beijing-backed law will entangle people in China’s notoriously opaque and politicized courts and damage the city’s reputation as a safe business hub. Lam’s office put out a statement late Sunday admitting that shortcomings in how her administration handled the law had “led to a lot of conflict and disputes”
and “disappointed and distressed many citizens”. It came a day after she announced she would postpone the law indefinitely. But it fell well short of protester demands that she resign, shelve the bill permanently and apologize for police using tear gas and rubber bullets earlier in the week. The Civil Human Rights Front, which is organizing the rallies, said Hong Kongers would protest and strike on Monday “until their voices are heard”. The international finance hub was rocked Wednesday by the worst political violence in decades as protesters were dispersed by baton-wielding riot police. Many accused the police of using excessive force, and anger was further fanned by authorities calling the largely young protesters “rioters”. Nearly 80 people were injured in the unrest―including 22 police officers― with both sides showing a willingness to escalate action and reaction to levels unseen in the usually stable business hub. AFP
PHILOSOPHY EXAM. A high school student takes the philosophy exam, the first test session of the 2019 baccalaureate (high school graduation exam), on June 17, 2019, at the Pasteur high school in Strasbourg, eastern France. AFP
Paris rediscovers appetite for its world-beating ‘bouillons’ PARIS―Every weekend a queue snakes down the street not far from the Moulin Rouge in Paris. This is not some hoard of clueless foreigners that are easy prey for the tourist traps that dot Pigalle and Montmartre. These are savvy and often stylish Parisians eager to sit down to one of the best value meals in the French capital. Earlier this month the Bouillon Pigalle’s egg mayonnaise was voted the best in the world by a jury of French gastronomes, beating Michelin three-star restaurants and the version served up by President Emmanuel Macron’s kitchen at the Elysee Palace. For just 1.80 euros ($2) you can feast on this simple but exquisite French culinary classic. So it is easy to see why the crowds are flocking there and to a clutch of other older and grander “bouillon” restaurants, which serve classic French comfort food at modest prices.
These places, where you can eat well amid Art Nouveau splendor for as little as 20 euros for three courses, are having something of a revival. “What is not to like about this?” declared Edouard, the mustachioed patriarch of the Bordier clan, with three generations of his family from the Paris suburbs seated around the table at Bouillon Julien. “Just look at this,” he said, pointing at the enormous cream profiterole before him and then sweeping his hand out to take in the restaurant’s original Belle Epoque decor. “And they say the French no longer know to live!” he laughed. The South Korean fashionistas at the next table, where singer Edith Piaf once dined daily, told AFP that it was their “favorite Åand cheapest meal” since they arrived. One, Kim Bo-young, liked its thick paper tablecloths so much she wondered
aloud about making a dress out of them. Bouillons were invented to serve up cheap soups and stews at speed to busy Parisians in the 19th century. “Bouillon” means broth in French, and it was from the restorative qualities of their principal dish that the word “restaurant” comes. Bouillon Julien went back to its roots last year and lowered the prices for its clever hearty food after restoring the frescoes and mosaics in its beautiful 113-year-old interior. Walking through mahogany dining hall with its glade-green walls is like “going back in time”, said Kim, 32, tucking into a rabbit terrine with nuts and ravigote sauce for 5.20 euros. It is a similar story at Chartier—the daddy of all Parisian bouillons which has been going since 1896—where the whiteaproned waiters write down the orders on the paper tablecloth before totting up the bill with head-spinning speed. AFP
HONG KONG―Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong walked free from prison on Monday and vowed to join the historic antigovernment protests rocking the finance hub, as activists debated how to keep pressure on the city’s embattled pro-Beijing leader. Organizers said some two million people marched in tropical heat on Sunday calling for the resignation of chief executive Carrie Lam, protesting a now abandoned bill that would have allowed extraditions to the Chinese mainland. The city has witnessed unprecedented scenes as public anger boils towards the city’s leaders and Beijing, with two record-breaking rallies a week apart punctuated by violent clashes between protesters and police armed with tear gas and rubber bullets. Wong, the poster child of the huge pro-democracy “Umbrella Movement” protests in 2014, became the latest voice to call for Lam’s resignation as he was released from a sentence imposed over his leadership of those demonstrations. “She is no longer qualified to be Hong Kong’s leader,” he told reporters. “I will also fight with all Hong Kongers to oppose the evil China extradition law.” Wong was sent to prison in May and was eligible for early release for good behavior―there is no indication the move was linked to the current protests. AFP
World has fewer but newer nukes STOCKHOLM―The overall number of nuclear warheads in the world has declined in the past year but nations are modernizing their arsenals, a report published Monday said. At the start of 2019, the United States, Russia, Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea had a total of some 13,865 nuclear weapons, according to estimates in a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). That represents a decrease of 600 nuclear weapons compared to the start of 2018. But at the same time all nuclear weapon-possessing countries are modernizing these arms―and China, India and Pakistan are also increasing the size of their arsenals. “The world is seeing fewer but newer weapons,” Shannon Kile, director of the SIPRI Nuclear Arms Control Program and one of the report’s authors, told AFP. The drop in recent years can mainly be attributed to the US and Russia, whose combined arsenals still make up more than 90 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons. This is in part due to the countries fulfilling their obligations under the New START treaty―which puts a cap on the number of deployed warheads and was signed by the US and Russia in 2010―as well as getting rid of obsolete warheads from the Cold War era. The START treaty is however due to expire in 2021, which Kile said was worrying since there are currently “no serious discussions underway about extending it”. AFP
Damaged tankers reach safe waters after Gulf attacks DUBAI―Two damaged tankers arrived safely Sunday at locations off the Emirati coast after they were rocked by explosions in Gulf waters, in an incident Saudi Arabia blamed on its regional arch-rival Iran. The Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous was carrying highly flammable methanol through the Gulf of Oman on Thursday when it came under attack along with the Norwegian-operated Front Altair―the second assault in a month in the strategic shipping lane. US President Donald Trump has said the operation had Iran “written all over it”―rejecting Tehran’s vehement denial―and Washington’s key Gulf ally Saudi Arabia has also lashed out against Tehran. In his first public comments since
the attacks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks published Sunday that he would not hesitate to tackle any threats to the oilrich kingdom. “We do not want a war in the region... But we won’t hesitate to deal with any threat to our people, our sovereignty, our territorial integrity and our vital interests,” he told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat. He said Iran had responded to a visit to Tehran by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “by attacking two tankers, one of which was Japanese”. Abe had been on an unprecedented visit to the Iranian capital in a bid to defuse tensions between Washington and the Islamic republic when the attacks took place. AFP
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
Manila Mayor-elect Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso (seated right) chats with outgoing Mayor Joseph Estrada at the latter’s city hall office on Monday. Domagoso, who was once Estrada’s vice mayor, also requested the turnover of important city documents such as contracts, loan agreements, inventory and audit reports.
QC OKs public mortuaries Emergency med gab tips LGUs on cardiac arrest THE Philippine College of Emergency Medicine recently held an assembly to talk about the importance of a multi-level, multi-sectoral, multi-systems approach and follow the 10 steps recommended by the Global Resuscitation Alliance to improve outcomes from sudden cardiac arrests. Emphasizing the burden of sudden cardiac arrest and the importance of providing immediate and quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the event was held last April 30 at the EDSA Shangri-La Manila. Representatives from the PCEM led the meeting, including Dr. Martin Luna, PCEM President; Dr. Pauline Convocar of Corazon Locsin Memorial Medical Center in Bacolod City, PCEM Chair of Section on Advocacy; Dr. Faith Joan Gaerlan of the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City; and Dr. Bernadett Velasco of East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City, PCEM Chair of Committee on EMS and Disaster Medicine, among others. Joining the PCEM in spearheading the initiative is the Global Resuscitation Alliance, an international organization that pushes for wider implementation of policies and practices that will guide emergency medicine professionals, frontliners and even lay rescuers to ultimately benefit SCA patients. Representatives from the City of Makati, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Department of Tourism were also present during the event to share SCArelated stories from their respective organizations and their commitments to the cause. Guests from the International Federation of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Lee Wallis and the American Heart Association, and Dr. Jose Maria Ferrer also attended and gave inputs. SCA is a condition where the heart suddenly stops functioning, preventing blood from flowing to vital organs of the body. If not treated immediately, SCA can be fatal and chances of survival can be as little as two percent.
By Rio N. Araja
ARELY two weeks before his exit, outgoing Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista has approved a measure that would pave the way for the establishment of a public mortuary in each of the locality’s six districts. Bautista said City Ordinance 2753 is designed to provide indigent residents with decent and dignified funeral for their departed loved ones. The ordinance was the city’s response to the requests of the poor residents for funeral home services for their deceased family members, he added. Often, poor families were forced to hold wakes outside their homes, the mayor said. The planned public mortuaries shall have 10 viewing rooms each. In another development, Bautista led the inauguration of a newly constructed seven-story building at the Quezon
City University, formerly the Quezon City Polytechnic University. The building consists of 33 laboratories and a 500-seater auditorium on the seventh floor that shall cater to the 8,600 university students. The city-owned university has another seven-story academic building under construction and two other buildings undergoing renovation. QCU offers five four-year degree programs—Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship, BS Information Technology, BS Electrical Engineering, BS Industrial Engineering, and BS Accountancy. Meanwhile, The City Council,
through City Resolution 7787-2018 introduced by Councilor Godofredo T. Liban II, authorized Bautista to grant P1 million in financial assistance to the Quezon City Former Barangay Kagawad Foundation. QCFBKF extends aid and assistance to the community especially to its members who are former village councilors of the city. “City Mayor Herbert M. Bautista acceded to assist the QCFBKF in every reasonable means by granting the request of financial assistance amounting to P1,000,000 to carry out its mandate, projects, and activities,” the resolution reads. Under the Local Government Code of 1991, the city government, through its chief executive and the city council, can provide assistance to people’s organizations and NGOs for economic, socially-oriented, environmental, or cultural projects to be implemented in their community. OATHTAKING.
Senator Cynthia A. Villar leads the oathtaking ceremony for all elected officials of Quezon Province at the Manila Polo Club in Makati City over the weekend. The officials were led by Quezon Governorelect Danilo E. Suarez, Vice Governor Samuel Nantes, 2nd District Rep.elect David Jayjay Suarez, and 3rd District Rep.-elect Aleta C. Suarez. Benjie Antioquia
Court issues writ to eject Sumalo RDC ‘detainers’ DINALUPIHAN, Bataan—Dinalupihan-Hermosa Municipal Circuit Trial Court Presiding Judge Philip M.Cruz has issued a writ of execution order of its earlier decision ejecting 18 unlawful detainers in the Riverforest Development Corp. Property/Litton Estate in Barangay Sumalo, Hermosa. The order was dated May 29 based on courtdocuments. RDC Development and Community Manager Dani Beltran said they filed the case against the unlawful detainers
in 2013. In June 2018, the MCTC then ordered unlawful detainers to vacate the property. Beltran added the detainers filed a motion against the order, but MCTC re-affirmed its order in November 2018. The detainers headed by Sumalo Barangay Captain Rolando Martinez, Beltran said in a statement, “are clever enough to use the June 8 incident to derail the execution of ejectment order issued by the court last month.” “The attack, in the end, is no longer
about the security guards whose lives they continuously threaten but more about on the integrity of the judicial process who have respected their rights to due process throughout before coming up with the decision for their ejectment with finality,” he added. On June 8, about 20 residents started the assault on unarmed RDC guards leading to an encounter that killed one person and wounded two in Sumalo, the company said. The victims were members of assaulting team. Butch Gunio
Isko pays Erap courtesy call, meets Lim too INCOMING Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso on Monday paid a courtesy call on outgoing Mayor Joseph Estrada at the latter’s office at the Manila City Hall. In a statement, Domagoso said he paid the courtesy call as he was willing to work with the outgoing mayor to fulfill his mandate to uplift the nation’s capital from further deterioration. The Mayor-elect also personally handed Estrada a letter to formally request the turnover of important documents such as contracts, loan agreements, inventory and audit reports, among others. “No matter what color or political affiliation, we have to arrest the city’s freefall. We must humble ourselves not only for us but also for all Manilans,” Domagoso said. Before meeting with Estrada, Domagoso also took the time to meet with former Manila City Mayor Alfredo Lim to ask for his insights in leading the city, particularly on the aspect of ensuring peace and order. During the heated local elections, Domagoso ran on a platform-based campaign centered on cleaning up the nation’s capital. As a former trash picker, Domagoso vowed to all Manileños that his administration will clean Manila’s streets, alleys and waterways. Domagoso, together with reelected Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna and the incoming City Councilors, are set to take their oath as Manila’s new leaders on June 30.
‘Last Mile’ schools, roads for learners eyed NEVER again should a child put his life at risk by crossing streams or taking long walks on poor roads, good or bad weather, just to get to school. This is what a bill filed recently in the House of Representatives by Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda seeks to attain by building access roads for all learners and and to all “Last Mile Schools” around the country. Salceda’s House Bill 9159 aims to provide access to education, particularly, in geographically isolated, disadvantaged and conflict-affected areas, where schoolchildren are known to walk long stretches of mountain paths and poorly maintained roads, cross stream rapids and flood prone areas, exposing themselves daily to dangers just to learn. “Last Mile Schools” are schools located in far-flung areas or hours away from town centers and have less than four classrooms, aside from any of the following: with no electricity, with less than 100 learners and 50 percent or more being children from indigenous tribes, with makeshift and or non-standard rooms, and with no repairs and new projects in the last four years. The proposal mandates the Department of Education, Department of Public Works and Highways and the Department of Budget and Management, to draw the comprehensive roadmap in providing the necessary infrastructure in these areas and close the gap in three years. Under the proposal, DepEd and DPWH will converge to plan and construct the infrastructures within three years to benefit public school students in: 1) the geographically isolated, disadvantaged and conflict-affected areas; and 2) Last Mile Schools; and 3) schools with limited or no Access Roads to All Learners. Currently, Salceda noted, there are 8,000 Last Mile Schools in different remote and isolated communities nationwide that need to be empowered and strengthened, their facilities upgraded, so teachers will have better and more opportunities to improve their teaching methods and provide students new means of learning.
Chevron extends La Union marine sanctuary project REAFFIRMING its commitment to support communities and the environment, Chevron Philippines Inc. marketer of the Caltex brand of fuels and lubricants, has extended its Marine Protected Area project in Barangay Poro in San Fernando City, La Union for another six months or until this June. The Poro MPA project, which started in 2013 and is funded through a P7.2-million grant from CPI, has helped forge public-private partnerships. It has also set up self-reliant people’s organization and established sustainable livelihood for the community. The Poro MPA project is co-managed with the Poro Sea Lovers Association, a people’s organization based in Barangay Poro. Select members of the PSLA are also part of the Poro MPA Management Council and Bantay Dagat, which oversee the management, patrolling, monitoring, law enforcement and integration of the Poro MPA into the city’s MPA network. CPI project partner Institute for Social Order proposed the extension after the five--year contract ended in 2018 to strengthen
the operation of the Poro MPA and, in the case of the PSLA, in attaining financial sustainability. CPI approved the extension proposal in pursuit of its goal of empowering communities to become active and productive members of society. “It has always been Chevron’s mission to pursue projects that address community needs. We have seen how the MPA project significantly impacted the lives of the people in Barangay Poro. We hope the extension will bring even more opportunities for them and improve their quality of life,” said CPI Country Chairman Louie Zhang. The project encourages residents to be MPA guardians while providing them with livelihood opportunities such as an eatery, catering business, spicy dried anchovy production and rice trading. These livelihood projects augment families’ income and help wean the community from overdependence on fishing. Chevron operates three Caltex service stations in and around San Fernando, La Union and a terminal in Poro Point.
DAD’S DAY TREAT. Navotas Mayor-elect Toby Tiangco supervises the spa treat-
ment of male city residents chosen from a list of nominees in celebration of Father’s Day on Sunday. Jun David
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ILIPINOS, in general, are a cheerful lot. In fact, the latest Social Weather Station poll showed that nearly half or four out of 10 Filipinos are “very happy” with their lives.
The survey, conducted May 28-31, asked 1,440 adults, aged 18 years old and above. Forty-four percent of those surveyed responded “very happy” to the question, “If you were to consider your life in general these days, how happy or unhappy would you say you are on the whole?” Meanwhile 37 percent said they were also “very satisfied.” The United Nations reported in March that the Philippines ranked the 69th happiest country in the world (out of 156). This is consistent with a Gallup survey, “which finds an increase in the percentage of Filipinos who consider their life positive enough to rate it as ‘thriving’ in recent years,” reported Forbes. Interestingly, the country edged out China in the happiness rankings, considering the latter is the world’s largest economy, with a per capita gross domestic product about four times higher than the Philippines.
Filipinos are a ‘happy, resilient people’
Psychologist Therese Castillo said the Filipinos are generally a “happy people.” She explained, “If our people were as privileged as other countries, we may not have developed the coping skills distinct to Filipinos. Most Filipinos use humor as part of coping with problems and struggles.” Scientific studies suggest happiness or positive emotions can help make life longer and healthier. “Happiness is just the absence of sadness or problems but is also related to the quality of life, well-being, pleasure and satisfaction. There are major areas of our lives such as our work, relationships, health, and leisure (how we spend our free time) that impact our happiness,” added Castillo. If happiness were based on the aforementioned factors, then construction
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Behind the cheery smile: Are Filipinos truly happy? HAPPY PEOPLE. According to a psychologist, Filipinos are generally a happy people, thanks to the coping skills we’ve developed from the struggles we faced. (Photo from Department of Tourism / Facebook) worker, Rodolfo Corpuz is much happier. He attests that his life now is much better than before. “I can say that my life is more comfortable now. I feel the ease and convenience of my life today, with my work, and so do my colleagues,” said Corpuz. From earning P334 a day weighing chemical ingredients used for various animal feeds, Corpuz now earns over P500 daily (plus overtime) as a trainer for his fellow construction workers and as an assessor—roles he bagged after a rigorous set of trainings. Because of the opportunity he has now, his family is living more comfortably, added Corpuz. Corpuz’s construction job is physically
demanding, yet also in-demand these days as the current administration prioritizes flagship infrastructure projects under its Build Build Build (BBB) program. Last year, BBB held its first job caravan, with more than 17,000 vacancies posted and over 5,200 were hired directly by employers. It was reported earlier that 28 of these flagship projects are eyed to be completed before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends in 2022.
cations when she first visited Boracay in 2009. She returned to the country in 2011, and while sitting at the edge of a pool enjoying the warm sun and sipping a cool mango shake while her friends were in the water, that was when she thought to herself, “Why can’t I have this life? Nobody is stopping me except myself, so in 2012, I walked away from my career in search for a greater adventure in the Philippines. I have lived here ever since.” Filipinos are generally While settling here, Meyer had to deal with difficulties that took a toll hopeful Californian Liana Meyer used to on her mental and physical health. Inwork for a non-profit organization do- stead of returning to the United States, ing fundraising and donor communi- Meyer stayed simply because she loves
An SWS survey revealed nearly half or 4 out of 10 Filipinos are ‘very happy’ with their lives. (Photo from unsplash.com)
working and living here. Aside from the solid support system of friends and colleagues (both Filipinos and expatriates), she also discovered that the Philippines has world-class medical professionals that are far more accessible and affordable than in the US. Through such difficult experience, “that I found my faith in God. I was an atheist all my life before I moved to the Philippines. Years after living here, I discovered my faith and it is that, above all, now helps me cope with difficulties,” she revealed. Dr. Castillo said “our ability to cope with or react to circumstances greatly Turn to C2
A good quality of life is closely related to happiness, a psychologist said. (Photo from DoT/Facebook)
Group urges public to plant more trees during rainy season THE Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) is urging all stakeholders in the country anew to plant more trees during monsoon season so they can take advantage of the frequent rains, which are good for the growth of the seedlings. “The rainy season creates an excellent environment for the seedlings to take root,” said PWPA chairman Charlie Liu. “Seedlings which are planted during the rainy season can get the most benefit as they generally fare better when they are exposed to moderate temperature and a healthy amount of rainfall.” The same can’t be said during the warmer months of the year, especially around March to early May, where peak temperatures can leave the soil dry and even kill the seedlings. “Planting during the rainy season allows optimum growth, thereby giving the seedlings a better chance of survival during the summer months,” he added. He did warn that the moist environment provided by the rains is not enough, and utmost care is also needed for the seedlings to grow properly. This involves, among others, proper irrigation, efficient use of fertilizers, and ensuring the seedlings are shielded against factors that may damage them or hinder their growth. “A lot of water is good for seedling growth, but too much and they may
try’s overall forest cover, and assure the next generations of a future where trees abound. “While it may take a few years for the seedlings to mature, we can never go wrong in planting as many trees as we can today so that our children and their children can experience the beauty of Mother Nature and the high quality of life that she promises,” said Liu. Addressing the Philippines’ rapidly decreasing forest cover is one of the primary goals of PWPA, an organization of wood suppliers and manufacturers that pushes for sustainable forest management to promote the well-being of the local forestry industry. The organization continuously promotes wood, which when harnessed sustainably, can be an important driver of growth and development for many communities in the Philippines and its economy as a whole. In line with its goal to increase the sustainable use of wood, PWPA is holding the Philippine Wood Expo 2019 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza on October 21-22. The event aims to expand the reach of businesses in the The Philippine Wood Producers Association urges all stakeholders in the country to take advantage of the monsoon season to plant more trees. wood sector by providing them with the opportunity to interface with other decay or washed away. They will also it will surely grow into a beautiful and groups, and the private sector to par- industry players. ticipate in more tree-planting activities need healthy soil, as well as protec- healthy tree,” advised Liu. Liu thus calls on government agen- during the said season, in order to slow tion against plant diseases and pests. Go to www.pwpa.org.ph If proper care is given to the seedling, cies, academic institutions, civil down the rapid decrease in the counfor more information.
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Gen Z versus tooth sensitivity ESEARCH has shown that as many as one in three people may suffer from tooth hypersensitivity or pangingilo, with prevalence peaking at 30 to 40 years of age.
But a recent study has also found that two out of five younger adults, between 18 and 25 years old, or the age range of older Generation Z, now experience the onset of tooth sensitivity. Tooth sensitivity is a common, irreversible problem caused by dentine exposure brought about by attrition from tooth grinding or jaw clenching, erosion from dietary acids, or abrasion from brushing too vigorously. It occurs when the dentine underneath the tooth enamel becomes exposed, revealing small holes called tubules. When the fluid inside these tiny tubules encounters something cold, hot, sweet, or sour, it can trigger the nerves inside the tooth and cause a short, sharp pain. “The youth of today enjoy a dynamic lifestyle. They are highly mobile and always multitasking. As such, oral health may not always be a top priority. In fact, more than 50 percent of them do not consult their dentist on problems such as tooth sensitivity and find ways to work around it instead,” said Michael Mallari, expert sales manager at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Philippines. He continued, “However, for Filipino Gen Zers, who constantly con-
nect with friends and family through shared meals, experiencing pangingilo is a major distraction and a problem that needs to be addressed,” said Mallari, citing the young generation’s love of exploring new things. “Instead of enjoying and being able to try out new food, they experience pain and discomfort that takes their attention away from the moments that matter.” However, experts say it can be managed with proper dental hygiene. In a recent event, dubbed “Face the Race,” oral healthcare brand Sensodyne, launched the new Sensodyne Rapid Relief toothpaste made for tooth sensitivity. “We understand that bonding over meals is a culturally intrinsic activity and is highly valued among Filipino youths,” said Ritesh Pandey, general
From left: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare retailer manager Robelle Venzon, expert sales manager Michael Mallari, general manager Ritesh Pandey, oral health category lead Leanne Jacinto, sales director Dhanica Tiu, trade marketing head Katrina Mangubat, and trade marketing manager Katherine Sayon at the launch of the new Sensodyne Rapid Relief.
Tooth sensitivity or ‘pangingilo’ occurs when the dentine underneath the tooth enamel becomes exposed, revealing small holes called tubules, into which cold, hot, sour, or sweet food can enter and trigger the nerves inside the tooth, causing short, sharp pain.
manager of GlaxoSmithKline Philippines Consumer Healthcare. Pandey added, “With Sensodyne Rapid Relief, those who suffer from pangingilo can experience immediate relief from the first time they brush so they can continue enjoying their food bonding experiences with minimal distraction from their teeth.” When used as directed, the unique technology in Sensodyne Rapid Relief toothpaste offers fast relief and long lasting protection to beat sensitivity. It has an active ingredient called stannous fluoride which enables faster blockage of the tubules. It also has an optimized polymer system that creates a gel-like scaffold which holds the stannous fluoride in place, preventing it from being washed away in the mouth. It’s now available at leading drugstores and supermarkets nationwide.
Beauty talk at Healthy Options NATURAL and organic products retailer Healthy Options is hosting a workshoptalk on mineral makeup, entitled “Make Beauty Natural,” on June 28-29. The event, happening at Healthy Options Rockwell (June 28) and Healthy Options Shangri-La Mall (June 29), will feature Elizabeth Bartlett, a fully licensed aesthetician, trainer, and representative of Mineral Fusion. Bartlett will dispel the myths surrounding the use of makeup, and share some tips as well as corrective application techniques. The talk is well-suited for consumers with allergies or skin sensitivity issues, as well as natural beauty lovers. Since educating consumers is a key piece of the clean and natural beauty movement, the workshop-talk aims to educate cosmetics buyers that it is best to use products with skin-nourishing healthy ingredients. Mineral Fusion is the leading natural brand of cosmetics from the USA. With no synthetic ingredients added into its formulas, along with no animal testing,
Certain food items can trigger tooth sensitivity, which, experts say, can be managed with proper dental hygiene.
the brand is committed to keeping it all-natural. The makeup line claims to instantly improve complexion while nourishing skin, all while being appropriate for even the most sensitive skin types. Healthy Options carries the innovative collection of antioxidant-enhanced, mineral-rich cosmetics label. It takes pride in partnering with a company committed to sustainability, and is attuned to evolving customer needs, such as the desire for healthy ingredients in the makeup they purchase. Head to the nearest branch to reserve seat for the workshop-talk. A ticket can be bought at a special rate of P1,000 only (until June 20), or at the P1,500 regular rate (June 21 onwards). Each ticket includes a P1,000 shopping voucher for Mineral Fusion valid during the day of the event, special surprises and privileges, plus an exclusive one-on-one makeover after the event. Healthy Options Gold Members are entitled to get 1+1 tickets.
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Pfizer PH employees donate blood PFIZER Philippines’ CSR arm Pfizer Philippines Foundation, Inc., in partnership with the Philippine Blood Center, conducted an intercompany bloodletting activity to commemorate World Blood Donor Day on June 14. “Blood donors are considered modern heroes because they help maintain the national supply of safe blood for patients in need,” says PPFI manager Geoffrey Garcia. “The simple act of donating blood can save many lives because blood is separated into its components which can be used individually for patients with specific conditions.”
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affect our ability to be happy. We’ve experienced natural disasters and socio-economic struggles over many years and the Filipinos have come out strong and hopeful. Filipinos are generally hopeful despite poverty and lack of resources.” Aesthetician and Mineral Fusion representative Elizabeth Bartlett will talk about mineral makeup in the upcoming ‘Make Beauty Natural’ workshop-talk at Healthy Options.
Filipinos are supportive
Filipinos are generally supportive
of each other, Castillo noted. “We’re sensitive to another person’s needs and feelings that other cultures may not have. We value the sense of community and support as Filipinos. At times of desperation and struggle, we hold on to these values that keep us strong and hopeful.” Meyer said that it would help expatriates like her to have Filipino friends. “It’s true that Filipinos are very hospitable. I’ve met so many parents, siblings, titas, and titos, and they treat me like family. I urge anyone though to only
seek out these friendships if you intend to return the favor … You don’t need to be showy or give expensive gifts. You just need to show up … and don’t forget to bring food!” she advised. Meyer, who is now based in Cagayan De Oro with her fiancé, hopes that Filipinos continue to protect their heart. “Filipinos are a fun-loving and faith-filled people--qualities derived not from their circumstances, but their spirit. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to humble my heart and adopt this way of life.”
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Always working toward her goal, Hannah said “I am very serious about my singing. And I am willing to pursue this for as long as I can.” Now comes “Heto Na Naman,” a first label-produced single designed to further her up the rung in Hannah’s climb to the top. Though she’s released some songs before, Hannah considers “Heto Na Naman” as her debut. “My new single was written by Hannah Dela Rosa and now distributed by Viva Records. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to contribute with the songwriting, but I hope to do that as well soon.” Still, Hannah has no shortage of skills. A performer who can play a variety of instruments which includes stringed
In a recent interview, the 29-year-old Shaina affirmed her being a solid Kapamilya and even promoted her latest web series, Past, Present, Perfect, which now streams on ABS-CBN’s iWant. “I’m still in the Kapamilya grounds. Proof is my finished work for iWant. For now, that’s the situation,” she points out. The rumor came out at a time when the actress was still overwhelmed with her recent attendance to the Cannes Film Festival in France. “I was part of the Philippine delegation for the movie Ang Hupa helmed by Lav Diaz which made its premiere at Cannes. As of now, I’m still digesting everything so to speak from that once-in-a-lifetime experience. I couldn’t believe I was there,” she says. “It has never crossed my mind that one day, I would be attending this. Everybody knows how grand and classy Cannes is. Over the years, many of Hollywood’s bigwigs have graced the occasion with their luminous presence. I was given the chance and I thank the Lord for giving me such blessing in my career,” she adds. At this point, Shaina wants to take things one step at a time. After Past, Present, Perfect, she thinks she’d be doing another series for iWant. “Actually, according to ABSCBN, they have lined-up a project for me. I’m still unaware of the details though since I just arrived from Cannes. I just don’t know if it’s still going to push through,” she shares. *** It’s been a decade when Pops Fernandez last figured in a romantic relationship. After her break-up with Jomari Yllana in 2009, she remained single until now. “And I’m not complaining!” she says. “I’m okay with my status even if some say no one’s making my heart happy. Maybe some people don’t understand it. But for women whose long been single, it’s quite easy. They would understand that after a while, they get used to be by themselves.” The 52-year-old Pops explains that even if she has no love life as of now, it doesn’t mean she’s lonely. “I may be single but definitely, I’m not lonely! For one, my children are with me. I have lots of friends, too. I can do whatever I want to do at my time. It’s better. There’s no pressure.” Does she still wait for the right guy to come along? “If he does, I don’t mind. But for sure, it’s not my priority. I’m a strong fairy-tale believer that if it will happen, I will just meet Mr. Right without me going out of my way to look for him,” states Pops.
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Kapamilya actress Shaina Magdayao poses for photographs during the press launch of her web series, 'Past, Present, Perfect,' which streams on iWant.
Asianovela Channel airs ‘HANA NOCHI HARE’ GET love-struck once more this month as Asianovela Channel features its first Japanese drama hit Hana Nochi Hare. Hana Nochi Hare, the Japanese version of Boys Over Flowers season 2, starts airing on June 24, Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. with replays at 12:00 nn, and 8:00
p.m.. Meanwhile, go back to the start of youthful love with Choi Ban-Do (Son Ho-Jun) and his wife Ma Jin-Joo (Jang Na Ra) give love a second chance in Go Back Couple, which started airing on June 17. (Monday to Friday 6:00 a.m. and
'Hana Nochi Hare' is the Japanese version of the hit 'Boys Over Flower' series
CROSSWORD PUZZLE Tuesday, June 18, 2019
ACROSS 1 Whirlpool locale 4 Trolleys 9 Pats on 13 Pine for 15 Monastic head 16 Panache 17 Medicinal plant 18 Networking giant 19 Ms. Paretsky 20 Blanket wrap 22 Shucking corn 24 Actor — Howard 25 Hot soak 26 Proverb 30 TV awards 35 Just as I thought! 36 Playing marble 37 Send via the net 38 Moved with a davit 41 Afternoon show 43 Calculator key 44 Always, to Poe 45 Antique 46 Unfreeze 47 Signs 50 — Khan 53 Beg 54 Factory for casting metal 58 Common
phrases 62 Soprano — Gluck 63 Wagner opus 66 Seabird 67 Part of LAPD 68 Meat avoider 69 Norwegian port 70 Mediocre (hyph.) 71 Boundaries 72 Golfer’s gizmo DOWN 1 Wallop 2 Horseback sport 3 Soon, to a poet 4 Iron ore 5 Diamond stat 6 Sit-up targets 7 Brown color 8 Robust 9 Dorm room item 10 Tien Shan mountains 11 Tractor’s garage 12 Pantyhose woe 14 Sticky-footed lizard 21 “ — Alibi” 23 Paper unit 25 Pricey car 26 Sighed with delight 27 Get on the horn 28 West Indies
republic 29 Long-faced 31 2,001, to Livy 32 Landed estate 33 Give way 34 Travels on snow 39 Dry, as champagne 40 Tire feature 41 Actor — Gibson 42 Qatar residents 44 Pollution control org. 48 Heifer’s mouthful 49 Pedro’s friend
51 Orchard 52 Overpublicized 54 Transitory trends 55 Butter substitute 56 Safe callers 57 Defense org. 59 Discharge 60 Mme.’s daughter 61 Tart plum 64 Omelet need 65 “Norma —”
6:00 p.m., with replays on June 22 and 23 at 5:00 a.m.). Other series that recently started airing on Asianovela Channel are: Oh! My Lady starring Choi Siwon and Chae Rim (Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m.; with replays every 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.);W, with the love between Kang Chul (Lee Jong-Suk), a rich man from the make-believe world of the webtoon “W,” and Oh Yeon-Joo (Han Hyo-Joo) a doctor from the real world (Monday to Friday, 11:00 a.m.; with replays at 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.); and Woman With A Suitcase, a series about a wronglyaccused career woman who gets imprisoned (Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m.). Other programs that will continue to entertain ABS-CBN TVplus viewers for the whole month of June are Koreanovela favorites Because This Is My First Life, I Am Not A Robot, Twenty Again, The Good Wife, Hwarang, and My Dearest Intruder. For more details, visit Asianovela Channel on Facebook (fb.com/AsianovelaChannel).
In addition to the launch of the latest music video for Taipei travel, the Department of Information and Tourism gathered an army of Taipei’s popular businesses, showcasing Taipei’s authentic and classic dishes. These included Taipei’s bestselling breakfast shop Zhenfang’s Taiwanese-styled omelet and fresh milk tea combo, Taipei’s spicy hotpot chain Mantanghung’s Sichuan-styled beef dried noodle, Taipei’s must-buy souvenir BRAVO!BEAR mango shortcake by Taiwan’s leading pastry maker Kuo Yuan Ye, popular Jin Jin Dessert’s honey citronaiyu jelly and unique sugar and grass jelly and milk, one of Filipino’s favorite tea shops as well as Cha FOR TEA to go’s signature 913 pearl milk tea and honey green tea. These offers are expected to bring Taiwanese flavors to the event-goers. Catering to the characteristics of the Philippine visitors, online travel experience provider Klook comes up with an exclusive Taipei experience set, including Taipei’s double-decker
instruments like the guitar, ukelele, and the violin as well as the piano and drums. She cites Sarah Geronimo as a role model and hopes to achieve the same things as her idol in the future. “Besides being a successful singer (and musician) I also dream of being an actress someday,” she said. Hannah has started on this path already too, having a role in the Felix Manalo movie, playing the part of young Pilar Manalo. But ultimately, top among her dreams is to be able to share her music. To this, she mused “I want to be the type of artist that would inspire and be a good influence to the youth.” Hannah Magdales’ “Heto Na Naman” is now on Spotify, Apple Music and all digital music platforms. The track made its debut on Spotify’s “New Music Friday” the day of its release and her music video likewise made it to music channel Myx’s playlist.
sightseeing bus and the trendiest hotels as those are highly inquired by Filipinos people in this launch event. A new Taipei travel product promotion was also announced at the press conference for FIT travelers. There is a joint promotion between Taiwan’s Eva Air and Klook. For group travelers, Eva Air has collaborated with certain travel agencies to launch a super package, that starts at US$127 per person, available for sale in the Philippines as of today. Other giveaways in limited quantities include a co-branded handmade soap gift box between Dachuns Soap and Taipei City or a Taipei travel pass (an exclusive EasyCard or a 4-hour ticket on Taipei’s double-decker sightseeing bus.) This promotion aims to offer Filipino visitors a super value experience from the moment they board the airplane until they finish the whole journey. *** It will be a sentimental screening of LGBTQ film Rainbow’s Sunset for Filipino subscribers of The Filipino Channel (TFC) in the US for the remaining of the month. It will be shown as part of the channel’s celebration of Pride Month for the world’s LGBTQ. As we all know, one of its lead stars, Eddie Garcia, continues to fight for his life after meeting an accident that resulted to a cervical
Eddie Garcia, Gloria Romero, and Tony Mabesa, lead cast members of 'Rainbow's Sunset'
fracture. Up until today since the accident last week he remains in coma. The film won bit at the 52nd Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival in Texas, bagging a Special Jury Prize and the Gold Remi Award for Best Story Innovation for Eric Ramos and Best Actor shared by Garcia and fellow lead actor Tony Mabesa. Rainbow’s Sunset is the story of Ramon (Eddie Garcia), an 84-yearold man who finally outs himself to his family when he sees the need to be with his cancer-stricken best friend and lover, Fredo (Tony Mabesa) in the final days of his life. Despite the opposition of their families, Ramon chooses to spend time with Fredo till his last days, holding on to their unconditional and undying love for each other The family drama, directed by Joel Lamangan, also stars and Gloria Romero as Sylvia, Tirso Cruz III, Aiko Melendez, Sunshine Dizon, and Max Collins. Rainbow’s Sunset was also an official entry to the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival where it won several awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress for Gloria Romero, Best Screenplay, and many more.
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HE good thing about musicians who make hit original music, even if they’re no longer around, with their songs still playing on the radio and streaming on digital platforms, it feels as if they’re still on the scene and very much active. A number of local ‘90s bands are joining up and coming musicians in the list of “most discovered artists” on Spotify amid not releasing any single record in the past 10 years. It just proves that music is timeless and transcends generations. I had this similar experience when I got an invite from a friend to the launch of Orange & Lemons’ latest single. I was told that it was their first record after a nearly decade-long hiatus. The fact that the group was out of the limelight for that long surprised me. First, I didn’t know they were no longer playing as a band until I heard that Mcoy Fundales just signed up with AltG Records as a solo artist a few weeks ago. Secondly, it felt like only yesterday that I was listening to the songs of the group that is known as one of Philippine music scene’s most remarkable bands. You see, time flies by so fast. Now, Orange & Lemons returns to mainstream front with the release of its latest single titled “Pag-Ibig Sa TabingDagat.” The group’s label Liliystars Records marked June 7 as its date release by way of digital platform. The band, which is currently composed of lead singer-guitarist Clem Castro, bass player JM Del Mundo, and drummer Ace Del Mundo, is poised to open a new chapter in their colorful journey as a Pinoy group with a unique and distinct sound strongly able to produce a number of certified hit songs. The members of the group, sans Fundales, of course, reunited under the banner that made them famous, with a rallying cry to release an allFilipino album with “Pag-ibig Sa Tabing-Dagat,” in their own words, “setting a benchmark for wonderful Tagalog songs to come.” The refreshingly serenading track, bolstered with arrangements by the band’s recently adopted live keyboardist Jared Nerona, boasts a set of lyrics paying homage to decent and sincere Tagalog poetry which their hometown province of Bulacan is associated with. The revitalized Orange & Lemons performed in front of the entertainment press Thursday, June 6, at Thai Street Kapitolyo in Pasig. It’s their first major press conference in a long while, and music critics couldn’t wait to hear the latest from the group. “Pag-ibig Sa Tabing Dagat,” penned
Orange & Lemons
returns with refreshingly sweet track Rapper Missy Elliott worked as a producer and writer for other artists before launching a solo career
Missy Elliott inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame
BACK ON THE SCENE. Orange & Lemons members (from left), drummer Ace Del Mundo, bassist JM Del Mundo, vocalist-guitarist Clem Castro, and session keyboardist Jared Nerona.
by de facto band leader Clem Castro, is described as a fusion of Kundiman, a genre of traditional Filipino love song with boss nova elements, and the indie guitar pop sound the band is known for. The digital single’s cover art centerpiece is an oil painting by Mark Villanueva, an award-wining contemporary visual artist from Baliuag, Bulacan. Orange & Lemons released critically acclaimed and commercially viable albums in the past, namely, “Love in the Land of Rubber Shoes and Dirty Ice Cream,” “Strike Whilst the Iron is Hot,” and “Moonlane Gardens.” They’re scheduled to shoot a surprise-full music video later this month and do a multicity gig tour of Canada this September. *** Pop dreams come true for teen singer Teen singer Hannah Magdales is seeing the light. The klieg lights of show business that is, as she takes the plunge into the world of pop music anew with the release of her new single entitled “Heto Na Naman.” The 16-year-old singer-performer has been at it since at an early age. “I started singing when I was three years old,” shared Hannah. “I realized early on that singing is something that I would pursue because I’m passionate about it.”
Teen singer Hannah Magdales with Zaijian Jaranilla who appears in the music video for her single 'Heto Na Naman.'
And she has been chasing her dreams ever since. “I always sing in our school events.” A year or so ago, she and her supportive mom even took the indie route and produced tracks and released it on their own. And in
between, Hannah also took to joining singing competitions. Recently she competed and represented the country in the WCOPA (World Championships Of Performing Arts) singing tilt held in California. Continued on C3
RAPPER Missy Elliott has become the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Fighting back tears, Melissa Elliott—her real name—received the honor from Queen Latifah, a rap pioneer from the previous generation. Earlier, the academy broadcast a video in which former first lady Michelle Obama said she is a fan of Elliott, who is 47. Singer Izzo and rapper Da Brat paid tribute to Elliott by performing some of her songs. Before Elliott, two other rappers had made it into the hall of fame: Jermaine Dupri last year and Jay-Z in 2017. Elliott first tasted success as a producer and writer for other artists before launching a solo career. Working with producer Timbaland, who shaped some of Elliott’s hip hop and R&B music in the 1990s, she performed with Aaliyah and Destiny’s Child. Also with Timbaland, Elliott released her first album, entitled Supa Dupa Fly in 1997. Her song “The Rain” made her a rap star. She had a series of hit albums and songs in the 1990s, such as “Work It,” “Hot Boyz” and “Get Ur Freak On,” often recorded with other big-name artists. At Thursday’s ceremony, the Songwriters Hall of Fame also honored five other creators, including singer Yusuf, formerly known as Cat Stevens, who penned such classics as “Wild World.” Justin Timberlake received a special prize, the Contemporary Icon Award, which celebrates giants of contemporary music. AFP
YouTube star Mikey Bustos invites Filipinos to revisit Taipei TAIPEI has become the Filipinos’ favorite certainly having people dancing. destination since last year, with its “noBustos said, for making this new visa requirement.” Its Tourism Bureau video, he visited many different locations under the Ministry of Transportation that he didn’t see last year and sampled and Communications said the number different foods. IVY ROSSINI of visitors from the Philippines in 2018 “The most interesting part is in the grew 44 percent from 2017, the highest Beitou Hot Spring, because there is a growth among other Southeast Asian comfortable spring pool in the room. countries. And to keep the momentum of the success of the We also tasted tea served in a whisky glass in a hipster tea Filipino market, Taipei City’s Department of Information and bar. It was a relaxing experience full of surprises. Also, we Tourism continues to invite visitors to come back again. had a great time filming on Yangmingshan. The flower sea of Last Friday, June 14, the city led a delegation of businessmen hydrangea and Xiaoyukeng, a scenic part on the mountain, to hold a product launch event in Manila, with last year’s are absolutely stunning,” said Bustos. Continued on C4 spokesperson for Taipei travel, Filipino YouTube star Mikey Bustos, was there to promote the city again. In the event, he sang “Undiscovered Taipei” in a twist of traditional Taiwanese “seven-word tune” opera with rap. The fun and creative performance was expected to spark a new trend of the catchy song. Yi-ting Liu, commissioner of Taipei City’s Department of Information and Tourism said the decision to invite Mikey Bustos again was because last year he wrote the lyrics for the song titled “My New Crushie,” which broke a record of a million views in major social networking websites. Many netizens expressed their interests to see a new video and their wish has been fulfilled this time. Filipino tourists are encouraged to visit Taipei again and try something they have never experienced before. “Here’s the deal!” Liu said at the launch event, “Feel free to share and forward the video as we’ll offer a free air ticket from the Philippines to Taiwan when the music video collects over 300,000 views.” Besides the great news of the ticket giveaway, Filipino YouTube sensation Mikey Bustos, who dabbles as singer, actor, and YouTuber, also performed his latest song “I Showed Singer and YouTuber Mikey Bustos is tapped once again to My Parents Taipei” at the event. The song is catchy and is promote Taipei tourism
Present during the awarding ceremony were GMA Network Chief Marketing Officer Lizelle G. Maralag (3rd from right) with Alaska-Puso campaign team and key partners (from left) WaveMaker Senior Media Manager Nico Chavez; GMA Network’s Senior Account Manager for Product Development Kara Acevedo; Sales Director Apple Rosales; Vice President for Sales Leah Nuyda; Royal Friesland Campina–Alaska Milk Corporation’s Alaska Brand Manager Maxine Lozada; and IMC Manager Karen Ventosa.
GMA wins two Silvers at Asia Pacific Tambuli Awards GMA Network, through its Sales and Marketing Group (SMG), was recognized at the 2019 Asia Pacific Tambuli Awards for its advocacy campaign “AlaskaPuso”. The GMA campaign in partnership with Alaska Milk Corporation which aimed to fight stunted growth among Filipino children bagged two Silver Awards under the Health & Wellness and Advocacy categories. Alaska-Puso featured a two-minute unbranded advocacy short film about a day in the life of Angelo, a child with stunted growth, as told from his own perspective. The campaign also included an advocacy plug, presented by
news anchors Mel Tiangco and Vicky Morales of 24 Oras along with AlaskaPuso moms, which called for unity among mothers to fight stunted growth. Alaska also partnered with GMA Kapuso Foundation’s ‘Givea-Gift: Feed a Child’ program to provide concrete help to undernourished and underprivileged children to fight the said problem. The Asia Pacific Tambuli Awards is an annual event organized by the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) School of Communication that recognizes “creative and effective brands with purpose” from all over the region including Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Casper Man Arrested for Simple Assault
Nick Learned
Casper Police Department
Casper police arrested a man in the early hours of Wednesday morning for an alleged assault, just a few hours after he had gotten out of jail.
Cory M. Campell, 34, was booked on a misdemeanor charge of simple assault.
Court documents say a Casper police officer went to an address on South Lincoln at about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday for a report of someone threatening to kill people.
Upon arrival, the officer spoke with a tenant who said a friend had asked to hide in the tenant's home from Campbell, who reportedly had just been released from jail for beating her up. The tenant allowed her friend to hide.
Campbell later showed up and banged on the door, yelling and screaming. The tenant told Campbell to leave. Campbell replied, "I will kill you and your family."
The tenant then opened the apartment door and told Campbell to leave. A neighbor then came out of his apartment to see what all the yelling was about, and the neighbor told Campbell to stop yelling at the tenant because "she was an old lady," court documents say.
Campbell then allegedly shoved the tenant in the chest. She would have fallen down the stairs had the neighbor not been there to catch her.
The tenant then stepped back in front of Campbell before he could go into her apartment, and she shoved him out of the doorway. The tenant said she was calling the cops, so Campbell took off.
The neighbor had recovered a plastic bag containing Campbell's belongings, which police logged for safekeeping.
An officer who was on routine patrol in the area of 12th and Beverly at about 1:15 a.m. saw Campbell, who appeared suspicious. The officer stopped and talked with him.
Campbell said he couldn't have assaulted anyone, because he had only been out of jail for five hours.
Police checked their computer system and found over 17 failure to comply/failure to appear warrants in Campbell's history. Due to the fact that he could be a flight risk and wouldn't appear in court, the affidavit says, police arrested him.
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Apple bid for education market: new software, same iPad price
BY DUMEBI ONYEMAECHI
Apple Inc on Tuesday rolled out a new iPad and classroom software aimed at grabbing more of the U.S. education market, but did not cut the price of its entry-level tablet despite schools flocking to laptops costing a third less.
Apple is looking to reassert dominance in U.S. schools, where inexpensive laptops running software from Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft Corp now top iPad by sales, offering a cheap way to get to cloud-based productivity tools.
The new iPad has a more powerful computing chip and an extensive set of new, free software for teachers to manage students and schoolwork. But the unchanged starting price of $299 for students and $329 for the general public, without a keyboard or case, compares with less than $200 for some Windows and Google Chrome models.
Apple shares were down 1.4 percent to $170.26 after the event, slightly better than the NASDAQ Composite, which was down 1.6 percent in midday trading.
Some analysts had believed Apple might cut prices, but the company stuck with its more traditional approach of packing more features into a device.
Despite the new software, Apple faces a tough battle in the educational market given the popularity of Google and Microsoft’s productivity suites, said Carolina Milanesi of Creative Strategies. Google’s G Suite fueled Chromebook sales because it was seen as easy to use to manage assignments.
“Most teachers don’t look past G Suite for education,” she said.
Apple, as part of its response, on Tuesday announced improvements in its iWork suite at an event in Chicago, where school bells and announcements over a public address system directed press and more than 300 teachers into an auditorium at Lane Tech College Prep High School.
The event came during a spring buying season when many schools are making purchasing decisions for the upcoming school year.
“We’ve been at this for 40 years and we care deeply about education,” Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said at the event.
Apple executives said the new iPad works with its pencil accessory and features an upgraded A10 Fusion chip, the same CPU that powers the iPhone 7. It is available immediately.
The Apple Pencil remains priced at $99 for the public and $89 for schools, though Lenovo will release a device called Crayon for $49, the first third-party stylus to work with the iPad.
Apple made up just 17 percent of the K-12 U.S. educational market in the third quarter, according to data from Futuresource Consulting. Meanwhile 60 percent of mobile computing shipments to schools ran Google’s Chrome and 22 percent had Windows.
Chromebooks sold by Dell Technologies Inc cost as little as $189. Microsoft last year introduced an education-focused laptop from Lenovo Group Ltd running Windows 10 S for a similar price.
Acer Inc announced a tablet that runs Chrome OS for $329 on Monday that comes with a built-in stylus.
Apple in recent years made changes to its operating system so that more than one student can log into an iPad, and to its software to let teachers better manage students.
Apple’s Vice-President of iOS, iPad and iPhone Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak, speaks at an education-focused event at Lane Technical College Prep High School in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., March 27, 2018. REUTERS/John Gress
On Tuesday it updated iWork – which includes word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software – to allow students to take handwritten notes more easily, along with adding more free storage on its iCloud service.
Apple also released a new app called Schoolwork to help teachers create assignments and track student progress. Google has a similar app for managing student profiles, but analysts highlighted Apple’s Schoolwork app as unique in helping teachers manage assignments and progress.
The previously iPad-focused Classroom teacher administration app would start working on Mac computers in June, Apple said.
In the fall Apple will roll out “Everyone Can Create” lessons on video, photography, music, and drawing, joining existing “Everyone Can Code” guides for computer programming skills.
The new courses highlight features that some low-priced laptops do not have, such as a camera and microphone.
“If you look at it as a Chromebook competitor, it’s expensive. But if you look at it and say, I can do music with GarageBand, I can take pictures or use it as a video camera and now I can do (augmented reality) … it appeals to teachers and schools that want to push the envelope on education,” Milanesi said.
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Local attorney arrested for harassment
Posted by Jason Johnson | Aug 30, 2018 | Latest, News | 0 |
An attorney in Mobile has been charged with harassment after allegedly writing a sexually suggestive and pornographically descriptive story and giving it to an unsuspecting female lawyer.
Michael McDuffie, an experienced defense attorney from Mobile, was arrested Monday and charged with harassment based on a complaint filed by Lindsay Mims. Mims, who is also an attorney, told Lagniappe she’s had several uncomfortable interactions with McDuffie.
The criminal complaint states that McDuffie has repeatedly made “inappropriate sexual comments that have caused the victim to be alarmed.”
“He has commented on the victim’s body parts and dress and has done so in front of the victim’s clients and others. Additionally, the defendant handed the victim a lengthy, erotic story that she had no wish to receive,” the complaint continues.
Mims says that “lengthy, erotic story” was an 18-page document McDuffie allegedly handed her while she was representing a client in a local courtroom back in August 2017.
The document, which Mims described as “homemade erotica,” is a short story featuring graphically descriptive accounts of sexual acts between two attorneys — one of them an older man and the other a younger woman. McDuffie is 70, Mims is 28. However, the author makes painstaking efforts to say all characters and events are “purely fictitious” in a two-page “disclaimer” setting up the “fantasy.”
Mobile attorney Michael McDuffie was arrested and charged with harassment Aug. 27.
“This is a brief work of pure fiction containing mature subject matter and orchestrated adult situations. After this document is delivered to its intended recipient the location responsible for its generation will be deleted and bleach cleaned,’ the disclaimer reads. “The author will forever deny either its creation or any relation to its recipient even though it may be attempted to be construed otherwise.”
While the author isn’t identified in the document, Mims says it was McDuffie who handed it to her in court last August. Another individual in the courtroom that day also identified McDuffie as the man who handed Mims a set of documents that he later reviewed himself.
“We turn toward each other and kiss my teeth gently biting his lips and then his mouth moves to my neck and as his teeth start to move up and down his hands move behind me to cup my butt,” one of the less sexually graphic lines of the story reads.
Lagniappe is choosing to publish only the excerpts from the document necessary to convey the nature of its content. Subsequent passages describe sexual situations in extremely graphic detail.
A few months later, Mims said McDuffie handed her a second document, “a Spanish love song” as she describes it. Mims was a Spanish major in college, and speaks the language conversationally, like the female attorney in the “fantasy.”
Mims says received the first document from McDuffie roughly a year ago but delayed taking it to police because she initially tried to address her concerns through other channels. The situation changed earlier this summer when she spoke to other female attorneys who say they also received unsolicited correspondence from McDuffie.
“I brought this forward because Mike’s inappropriate and alarming action toward me was not an isolated incident. His pattern of inappropriate behavior causes me too much concern to stay quiet,” she said. “I tell my clients and friends to speak up and advocate for themselves, and in this situation, I had to take my own advice.”
Mims claimed she’d spoken to at least three other women in the local legal community who’d had similar run-ins with McDuffie. One of those attorneys, also a younger female, told Lagniappe she received at least three letters from McDuffie including one fictitious “fantasy” similar to what Mims received.
A reporter was able to review all three documents she claims to have received from McDuffie, though she asked that her name not be published because she works in “a male-dominated field.”
Though it isn’t as graphic as the narrative Mims received, the second attorney claims McDuffie handed her a story in 2016 that also involves attorneys, also depicts adult situations and also includes a lengthy “disclaimer” at the beginning. The word “confidential” is handwritten on a blank cover sheet as well.
“Storms had always reminded her of him, his concern with her enjoyment taking precedence over his own, his touch, his mouth, starting slowly, opening the flower, softly, expertly, with that soft seductive voice always in her ear, her soul, always urging, always triggering the lightning and thunder,” that document reads.
That passage was from what the author calls “chapter one,” and the second woman claims McDuffie has since asked her several times if she’s ready for “chapter two.”
She claims two other letters McDuffie gave her were more practical and discussed ways she could get more court-appointed defendants, several of which focused on her physical appearance. It mentions certain sitting judges who like “pretty girls” and discusses the appearance of other prominent women in Mobile’s legal community.
Mobile Metro Jail records indicate McDuffie was taken into custody on Monday afternoon and posted bail within an hour. He was formally charged with harassment or harassing communications — a Class C misdemeanor that will be handled in Mobile Municipal Court.
He has an arraignment scheduled at 8 a.m., Sept. 26.
Reached by email, McDuffie directed all questions about the charges and allegations against him to his attorney, William “Chip” Bradford, who was unavailable to comment on this report prior to its publication. This story will be updated as additional information is received.
Updated at 3:21 p.m., Aug. 30, to correct typographical errors.
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Jason Johnson originally hails from Elba, Alabama, and graduated summa cum laude from Troy University in 2011. He’s been a reporter for Lagniappe since 2014, where he covers an array of topics with a focus on county government, local courts and education. Previously, Jason worked for the Southeast Sun (Enterprise, Alabama), the Alexander City Outlook and 94.7 WTBF FM (Troy, Alabama). He’s also been recognized by the Alabama Press Association with designations in general excellence, photography and education reporting. In his spare time, Jason is a guitarist and drummer who enjoys the benefit of regularly playing with musicians better than himself.
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TreeMaker
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Post date September 19, 2015
In 1989, I wrote an article for the magazine Engineering & Science about the state of technical folding, which, even then, seemed to be progressing by leaps and bounds due to an infusion of scientific and mathematical principles. In recounting some of the connections between origami, math, and technology, I wrote:
Computing succumbed to the appeal of folded paper when, in 1971, Arthur Appel programmed an IBM System 360 computer to print out simple geometric configurations at the rate of more than one hundred a minute. Ninety percent were considered unsuccessful, but it raises an interesting question: could a computer someday design a model deemed superior to that designed by man? Since so much of the process of design is geometric, the prospect is not as outrageous as it may seem.
A screen shot of the design screen for a scorpion using TreeMaker 4. The light blue lines define the tree; the desired lengths are entered as numerical values.
The ensuing decade saw this speculation turned into reality (and no one was more surprised than me!) Within the next few years, the powerful design techniques of circle-river packing had been discovered and systematized by multiple folders, including myself, Toshiyuki Meguro in Japan, and others. Building on these concepts, I set out in the early 1990s to do exactly what I’d speculated on in my E&S article: write a computer program that could “design” a non-trivial origami figure based on a description of the number, lengths, and connectedness of the flaps. After several months of work I had succeeded; and the result, was a computer program, which I dubbed TreeMaker, since it started with a particular type of stick figure (called a tree in graph theory).
Initially, TreeMaker was little more than a mathematical curiosity and a tool for exploring the mathematical theory of how to design a base. The first version did little more than solve the associated circle-packing problem, but gave no clue as to how to fill in the bulk of the creases. Over the years, as my understanding of crease patterns grew, I added what knowledge I gained to TreeMaker, adding algorithms for computing molecules, imposing symmetries, and introducing strain into the stick figure, releasing new versions every few years.
By 1998, I had finished version 4.0 of TreeMaker, which, in addition to including many algorithms for the origami design, incorporated a powerful numerical optimization code, CFSQP developed by Professor Andre Tits and his students at the University of Maryland (the code is now licensed and maintained by AEM Design; this made it run very fast. And suddenly, TreeMaker was no longer an academic curiosity; it had become a powerful tool, capable of constructing the full crease pattern for a wide variety of origami bases.
A screen shot of the computed crease pattern for a scorpion using TreeMaker 4. Circles corresponding to leaf nodes (terminal flaps) are shown to aid intuition.
In fact, version 4 of TreeMaker could solve for crease patterns that I couldn’t construct by any other way — by which I mean, using pencil and paper. I (and at this writing, most other composers of technical origami) have usually designed my/our compositions on paper using the geometric concepts collectively described as “circle/river packing.” (Those concepts are described in my book, Origami Design Secrets; see its page for details.) No computer is needed for this type of design; one simply sketches circles and the crease patterns known as molecules, constructs the crease pattern, and folds away. Occasionally a bit of algebra is needed to work out an initial reference point or two (see ReferenceFinder for more on this).
TreeMaker allows one to set up quite elaborate relationships between flaps, their lengths, and their angles: far more complex relationships than are possible using pencil-and-paper origami design. Which meant that it was now possible, with TreeMaker, to solve for origami bases that truly were more complicated than anything a person could design by hand.
The flip side of this power is: these complex crease patterns are extremely difficult to fold. Since all you’re given is the crease pattern, it’s up to you to devise a step-by-step folding sequence for all the creases, and the subsequent assembly into a base can also be fiendishly difficult. But the value of TreeMaker is that it combines novelty with efficiency: the patterns constructed are commonly the most efficient solutions possible for a given stick figure, and they are just as often totally new structures in the world of origami.
The folded base, and a finished model folded from this base. See here for some photographs of the origami figure.
And that opens up another question: if you are an origami composer (or wish to be), do you need to use TreeMaker? The answer is: absolutely not. The vast majority of the world’s composers of technical origami don’t use it; in fact, I don’t use it for the majority of my own designs. What I do use it for is for what you might call “rapid prototyping”; quickly examining 3 or 4 (or 5 or 10) different general arrangements of flaps in a base before settling on one particular configuration as the focus of my design. For that purpose, it’s an invaluable tool in my arsenal. And for several of my designs, notably the Scorpion varileg, opus 379, White-Tailed Deer, opus 550, Mule Deer, and Maine Lobster, opus , couldn’t have been designed them without it.
TreeMaker is a program for the design of origami bases. You draw a stick figure of the base on the screen; each stick in the stick figure (the “tree”) will be represented by a flap on the base. You can also place various constraints on the flaps, forcing them to be corner, edge, or middle flaps, and/or setting up various symmetry relationships (forcing pairs of flaps to be symmetric about a line of symmetry of the paper, for example). Once you have defined the tree, TreeMaker computes the full crease pattern for a base which, when folded, will have a projection (roughly speaking, its “shadow”) equivalent to that specified by the defining tree. The crease pattern can be printed out, or copied and pasted into another graphics program for further processing. Crease assignment (mountain or valley) are not computed, but with a few simple rules and some exploration by hand, the proper crease assignment can usually easily be found.
The Genesis of TreeMaker 5
In recent years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Professor Erik Demaine and Martin L. Demaine at MIT on various aspects of the mathematical theory of origami. One problem we have attacked has been the challenge of computing the full crease pattern for a TreeMaker base, and the related (and much harder) problem of proving that the algorithms of tree theory always give a correct solution (i.e., a flat-foldable base), or if they don’t, under what circumstances they do. In my initial development of tree theory, I had found early versions of TreeMaker to be an invaluable tool for testing and exploring mathematical concepts, and so in 2003 I set out to update TreeMaker to use in this further exploration.
The crease assignment problem is deceptively challenging, because we can identify most of the creases by simple inspection:
All ridge creases are valley creases;
All gusset creases are mountain creases;
Most axial creases are mountain creases.
The problem is, we don’t know which of the axial creases are mountain and which are valley. And the last family of crease — hinge creases — were completely unspecified. Fortunately, one could almost always find the crease assignment very quickly by experimenting by folding the pattern produced by TreeMaker 4, but it was an annoying lingering hole in the theory that I desperately wanted to plug.
Although it turned out to be far more complicated than I’d originally imagined, by late 2005, I had an algorithm for full crease pattern generation that worked for a wide range of structures and that was implemented in TreeMaker 5. Over the same period, I migrated the code base from an Apple Macintosh-specific GUI based on Metrowerks PowerPlant to the cross-platform class library wxWidgets, which offered the promise — now realized — of fully cross-platform versions of TreeMaker: this last accomplished with the invaluable assistance of Brazilian programmer Carlos Furuti for GNU/Linux porting and Polish programmer and wxWidgets team member Wlodzimierz ‘ABX’ Skiba for Windows porting (not to mention all-around help and advice on programming and wxWidgets from both of them).
One more nice development was that although CFSQP was incredibly faster than my own hand-rolled optimization code, the roughly 1000x improvement in numerical computing speeds over the last decade meant that my own optimization code was now fast enough. This meant that I could release the full TreeMaker code. And so I have; you’ll find it below.
What’s New in TreeMaker 5
Like its predecessors, TreeMaker 5 lets you draw a stick figure that represents the base you are after, specifying the lengths and connections between flaps, and lets you set various types of constraints that enforce symmetries in the base (e.g., mirror symmetry) and in the crease pattern (e.g., forcing particular crease angles). What TreeMaker 5 adds to the mix is:
Screen shot of TreeMaker 5, showing the full crease pattern, folded form, and the new Inspector for editing the design.
Full mountain-valley crease assignments;
An x-ray image of the folded form of the base;
Numerous new options for display and simplified editing.
The figure to the right shows TreeMaker 5‘s take on the scorpion design shown above, with the complete mountain/valley-assigned crease pattern, the folded form of the base, and the new “Inspector” window for editing the tree and its conditions. TreeMaker 5 is cross-platform: screen shots of supported platforms can be seen at these links:
GNU/Linux/Fedora Core 4
GNU/Linux/Ubuntu
The current version of TreeMaker is version 5.0.1. The version history is here. I will update this page as new versions are released to fix bugs or introduce new features. Email me at treemaker@langorigami.com if you find any bugs (but please check the Known Issues list below first). This software is free software with no warranty of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose; use it at your own risk, and enjoy!
Binary Downloads
At the moment, TreeMaker is available as downloadable binary for three platforms: Mac, GNU/Linux i386, and Windows. The documentation is part of the application, and can be printed from the Help menu.
Apple Macintosh OS X 10.4+: TreeMaker.dmg [7.2 MB]
Download and mount the disk image and drag the TreeMaker application to your Applications folder, then double-click to run. TreeMaker 5 is a Universal Binary that will run natively on Intel Macs; it requires System 10.4 or later.
Apple Macintosh OS 9, OS X 10.3.9 or earlier: TreeMaker 4.0 Manual
With Mac OS versions earlier than 10.4, you will have to use TreeMaker 4.1 running in Classic mode. Because of the licensing terms associated with TM4‘s use of CFSQP, you’ll need to email me the information described in the manual and I will email you the executable. (I strongly urge you to upgrade your Mac; TreeMaker 5 offers many enhancements over version 4.1.)
GNU/Linux i386: TreeMaker5Linux.sh_.zip [4.5 MB]
To install, unzip the archive, then execute the file, as in “sh TreeMaker5Linux.sh” (you’ll need write permission to the installation directory, or be the superuser). For details and requisites, click here. Tested on Mandriva 2006, Fedora Core 4, and Ubuntu 5.10.
Microsoft Windows: treemaker5-setup.exe_.zip [4.9 MB]
To install, just execute file “treemaker5-setup.exe” and follow the on-screen instructions.
Standalone Documentation
The TreeMaker documentation is included in the application, accessible and printable from the Help menu, but you can also download the documentation and view it separately without the application. Download this archive and expand it; then open the file “index.htm” with any web browser.
Documentation: treemaker_help.zip [2.8 MB]
The TreeMaker source code is released under the GNU Public License, which is included in this download.
Source Code: TreeMaker_src.zip [3.5 MB]
Linux users should also download and read this patch: tm5LinuxPatch081118A.tar.gz [204 kB]. This file might also be useful.
The source package includes full source code plus build systems for Mac, GNU/Linux, and Windows from the common code base. If you would like to try porting TreeMaker to a system not listed above (iPhone anyone?), I’d be happy to add you to the official development team.
Underlying Theory (English+Japanese)
The TreeMaker 4.0 Manual [pdf, 784KB] contains a chapter that describes the underlying theory in abbreviated form. (A much fuller description of the theory (and a lot more besides) can now be found in my book, Origami Design Secrets (2nd Edition).) Computer scientist Yohsuke Furuta has translated the theory chapter of the TreeMaker 4 manual into a bilingual edition (English+Japanese), so if you’d like to read the basic theory (in either language), you can download it here [pdf, 892KB].
TreeMaker 5 has gone through considerable testing and is fairly stable. if you find any bugs, please let us know and we’ll try to address them in a future bugfix release.
There are currently no known issues in version 5.0.1.
At present, I have no plans to update TreeMaker any further. Alas, with the continued evolution of operating systems and their dropping of backward compatibility, there are fewer and fewer computers on which it will work. However, I invite anyone who is interested to update any version for a current OS, and I’d be happy to post links here if you do.
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" Nip/Tuck " ends its lessons in " ordinary ugliness "
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Love it or hate it, "Nip/Tuck" did more to make cosmetic surgery and cosmetic surgeons hip than any other show on TV. And now, "Nip/Tuck" has filmed its final episode. The episode will air in 2011 and at number 100, makes "Nip/Tuck" the longest running cable series (with "Sex and the City" a close second at 94). For 'Nip/Tuck,' beauty fades - Los Angeles Times. I've spent a lot of time with "Nip/Tuck" for a book I'm writing on cosmetic surgery. I have to say, after watching three seasons of it while taking notes on things like "race" and "gender," I hate "Nip/Tuck" with a passion I usually reserve for the likes of Dick Cheney. I can't help it. Who wouldn't hate something as seductive and addictive as "Nip/Tuck," with its beautiful actors, gorgeous sets, and ridiculous story lines that is simultaneously teaching us that "beauty" is the only thing that can save us. I know "Nip/Tuck" tries to be critical. Its creator, Ryan Murphy (now of "Glee" fame) once said
I wanted to do a show that looked really, really glamorous and then underneath you’d see all the rot of everything and just how dark and dastardly and depressing that world is…. There’s a darkness to it. To go into a room and say I wanna change my face that’s a lot of self hatred…
Despite Murphy's clearly critical relationship to cosmetic surgery, the storyline showed us over and over again that white women are guilty of what can only be called "ordinary ugliness." In other words, most of the characters on the show are aging white women (or young white women afraid of aging). When someone else shows up, someone who's a man or of color, they come in for extraordinary reasons, like a tail or horrible disfigurement in an accident or a third breast. These bodies "need" to be fixed; the surgery on them is "reconstructive" rather than "cosmetic." Aging white women, however, come in over and over for the signs of ordinary ugliness- sagging breasts, wrinkles, tummies that bulge, ankles that are so sturdy as to be tankles, even vaginas that sag. Of course we do not know if TV shows like "Nip/Tuck" actually make ordinary women feel so badly about themselves and their ordinary ugliness that they rush off to a plastic surgeon's office, but there is some recent research showing that many patients in cosmetic surgery offices in the New Haven, CT area were influenced by plastic surgery shows on TV. In my own interviews with plastic surgeons, I've heard again and again that if a show like "Nip/Tuck" airs on a Thursday, then Friday will see an increased volume of calls from potential patients. Patients tell me they learn about the different procedures available from these shows. "Nip/Tuck" is not supposed to liberate us. It's just that when a smart and critical producer like Murphy manages to teach us what we already know, that aging female bodies are so extraordinarily ugly they require heroic medical intervention, and does it in a way that seduces us with cleverness, it is a relief to know that it will eventually be off the air.
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Banyan Leeds is the fourth ‘Banyan Bar & Kitchen’ to be opened in Yorkshire. Though you wouldn’t know from the exotic name, the ingredients are sourced from local suppliers; Banyan is very much a Yorkshire affair (and there’s 20% off for Lifestyle Yorkshire readers at the end of the post!) Situated on the site of the Old Post Office in Leeds City Square, (directly opposite The Queens Hotel), it is…
The Royal York Hotel
Situated next to the train station, The Royal York Hotel has always been a place we’ve walked past on the way to meeting family and friends in the city centre for a great day out. Hotels are places to stay and if you’re not going to be staying (or having a meeting), then there’s no reason to enter, right? Time to change that old way of thinking… The…
Bettys Ilkley
Our local Bettys is a place I love to frequent; their cakes and breads are simply divine and I’m always popping in to buy niceties for clients. Synonymous with quality, prestige and all things rather splendid, it’s a taste of days gone by and a bit of a Yorkshire institution… a reliable jewel in the ‘White Rose’ crown (so to speak). When friends or family visit from ‘down…
Carluccio’s
Though chain restaurants can get a bit of the down-thumbing among small independents, the bottom line has got to be, does the space serve a purpose for the community and those it wishes to attract? Carluccio’s opened in Ilkley this week and having received nothing but excellent service every time we have visited others in the area, (mainly Trinity Leeds), we were pleased to see its arrival on…
Green and Blacks does Yorkshire
Parkin. Apparently, not so many people outside of Yorkshire know what it is – making it quite a ‘Northern thing’ here in the UK. Parkin is a gingery, wholemeal oaty cake-like dessert, can be eaten hot or cold, on it’s own or with custard, ice-cream, cream or butter. Though as a rule I don’t do’ desserts , for me it’s one of the ultimate…
Jamie’s Italian York
When Jamie’s Italian asked me if I’d like to visit their restaurant in York, it didn’t take much time to consider. Though I have known about Jamie’s in Leeds and more recently, Harrogate, we still had not eaten there…why? I think it’s a case of ‘go with what you’ know but as you may be able to guess from the recent blog posts, now my little lady is growing up,…
FILMORE & UNION ILKLEY
In a small town, new shops and restaurants attract a lot of notice – places on the main street, more so. Filmore and Union was a name I was familiar with, a place I’d seen in Harrogate but never actually been to, when we heard it was opening in Ilkley, the town we live, we were excited try. Wanting to know more about Filmore before we…
CHRISTIANS CAFE BISTRO
Christians, Harrogate, is a place on my radar PURELY because of social media… Instagram to be precise. A couple of months ago I was followed by Christians and after numerous ‘likes’ on various posts of mine, cottoned on to the fact it was a restaurant in Harrogate. The photos in their feed of folks outside on sunlit evenings made me wonder how the heck I’d not…
Keelham Farm Shop ~ The Community Way.
Last week we visited the newly opened Keelham Farm Shop on the outskirts of Skipton, Yorkshire. It was a delight! Post school, I took one tired little lady (not that keen on the idea of going) who, once inside the doors, quickly became an excitable little lady ‘thrilled’ at what she experienced. There is simply everything to go at; fresh produce, a bakery, deli counters with fresh meats, pies,…
This year I succumbed to the juicing ‘thing’. Having seen countless pictures on Instagram of people’s jars of dark green sludge I wondered what the heck was the big deal… (I mean really)?! But a few months ago after a little research into the health benefits of ingesting so much goodness into the body in such a pure form, decided to get myself a machine…
CHESTERS by the RIVER
“Ooh this time last week”… do you ever say that? Well we are today because last Sunday we spent a large portion of the day at one of our favourite lifestyle places to hangout, CHESTERS. Chesters is everything you’d want for a relaxed and terribly civilised Sunday. Nestled by the River Brathay at Skelwith Bridge, everything within its doors is housed behind a beautiful slate facade looking every-bit the part…
Why we love toast house
The very smell of toast says ‘comfort’, ‘home’, ‘more-ish’ so although I don’t even eat bread/ toast (crikey- it’s carbs!) … I do here! toast house Ilkley is the brainchild of Natasha Byers and Lisa Jenkins. Opened just 6 months ago it is still a relatively new coffee house on the Ilkley scene but whereas Starbucks’ goal is to be third place (i.e 1.home,…
The Star Inn The City
Late 2013 The Star Inn The City opened on the bank of The River Ouse in York. Sourcing most of their produce from Yorkshire, we had to check it out in its first week of opening and were wowed. Andrew Pern has created a masterpiece. It has since been a first ‘port of call’ of the day to any outing to York and last…
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Green Hippo lights up the Eurovision Song Contest once again
LONDON, June 8, 2016
A record 204 Million viewers tuned in to see Eurovision light up The Globe arena, Stockholm, Sweden in spectacular fashion this May 2016. And what a show it was. Illuminating the radically-formed non-linear stage and video floor were an array of Barco HDQ-2k40 projectors and over 900 square meters of LED all driven by 19 Hippotizer media servers.
They formed a seamless canvas of geometric shapes onto which Video Content Designer Mikki Kunttu mapped out more than 32 unique and immersive media designs for most of the 42 entrants appearing in the two semi-finals and in Saturday’s grand finale. (10 of the participants provided their own content and design.)
This year’s event saw the chain of devices behind the projection and screens rise to a whole new level of technological advancement. With a huge pixel count of over 70million pixels on a live broadcast, once again the ESC team used Green Hippo technology to raise the bar on what is often heralded as the most viewed non-sporting broadcast in the entertainment world. The addition of several new broadcasting territories this year meant delivering a cutting edge, immersive show was all the more important.
Hippotizer’s 3D Visulizer was used to pre-program most of the show, with 3 programmers working simultaneously across the network making changes and updating the show as rehearsals and last minute changes appeared. Hippotizer also integrated with CAST’s BlackTrax video system,used to track x-y coordinates of 5 hover boards on stage for one of the interval shows.
The strength of Hippotizer remains strong. The ability to use video layers creatively hand in hand with the consoles timecoded timeline is what makes the workflow fast and efficient. A production like ESC is firstly all about how you manage time and secondly how you manage your creativity within that time. Yes, it’s four weeks on site, which might seem like a lot, but with 42 songs and all the opening and interval acts there’s not a lot of time to waste at all. I’m a big believer in hands-on layer control until the bitter end. This approach takes considerable amount of weight off the content rendering farm as a lot is heavily touched by the media servers. I like the fact that we are seeing new doors opening with features such as Shape and Visualizer, but I cannot stress enough the fact that the core approach to layer based content manipulation is what I love these guys at Green Hippo for. Especially in a production like ESC, where I have to see the changes on stage “now or never”. Mikki Kunttu
With such a large amount of pixels to process in realtime, the chosen video playback system needed to never skip a beat. Hippotizer delivered once again with stunning results both inside the arena and via the worldwide broadcast feeds.
“Green Hippo continues to provide large-scale video playback on a multitude of high profile events worldwide, but for me, Eurovision still remains a personal favourite,” comments Green Hippo Director James Heron. “Despite having sat in the audience, live, on numerous occasions, I still get a little emotional the moment the stage comes to life, partly because it is such an emotive competition but mainly because I’m seeing the hard work and endless development that our London team undertakes to make this show seamless and simply breath-taking. It’s a great feeling when your own products still inspire and amaze you!”
For over 15 years Green Hippo have developed and built Hippotizer media servers, providing top level professional quality video playback with real-time control. We are the leading brand name in the live events industry for video. Our proven platforms are the standard for video playback. Hippotizer’s have developed and expanded what is possible with scenic video, supporting the designers and artists to bring their visions to reality.
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Store International International Arbitration and Cross-Border Insolvency. Comparative Perspectives
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This book provides an in-depth analysis of applicable rules and policies under the current legal framework and case law of national courts and arbitral tribunals, emphasizing developments in five countries where high levels of international arbitration occur: England, the United States, France, Germany and Switzerland. Among the complex issues that arise when an insolvency disrupts an arbitration, the author examines the following:
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In addition to providing a comparative legal analysis of issues that arise in connection with the collision of international arbitration and cross-border insolvency, the author sets out proposals to clarify policy and procedure. Dealing with cross-border insolvency law issues in international arbitration presents an enormous challenge for arbitration practitioners, arbitral tribunals and national courts. This book will serve as a source of inspiration as well as a reference and provide a clearly marked path to an effective synthesis in this complex field.
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Glogower on the Constitutionality of a Federal Wealth Tax
Ari D. Glogower (Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law) has posted A Constitutional Wealth Tax on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Policymakers and scholars are giving serious consideration to a federal wealth tax. Wealth taxation could address the harms from rising economic inequality, promote equality of social and economic opportunity, and raise the revenue needed to fund critical government programs. These reasons for taxing wealth may not matter, however, if a federal wealth tax is unconstitutional.
Scholars debating the constitutionality of a wealth tax generally focus on a specific question: Would a tax on a base of a taxpayer’s wealth (a “traditional wealth tax”) be a “direct tax” under the Constitution that is subject to apportionment among the states by population? Apportionment would be impossible for such a tax, which explains the centrality of this question in the prior literature.
This Article argues, in contrast, that the possible constitutional restrictions on a traditional wealth tax may not matter. If the Supreme Court were to find that the Constitution foreclosed a traditional wealth tax, Congress could instead tax wealth indirectly, by adjusting a taxpayer’s income tax liability on account of her wealth. This Article describes three methods for making this adjustment (collectively, “Wealth Integration” methods): A taxpayer’s wealth could affect her base of taxable income (the “Base Method”), the applicable rate schedule (the “Rate Method”) or the availability of credits against tax (the “Credit Method”).
This Article first describes the economic effect of these Wealth Integration methods and why they may be more versatile than previously appreciated in the literature. As under a traditional wealth tax, Wealth Integration methods will account for a taxpayer’s wealth in determining her tax liability. The amount of this effective tax on wealth, however, will depend on the amount of the relevant income tax adjustment.
The constitutional analysis of Wealth Integration methods would be intrinsically different from that of a traditional wealth tax. The Court could strike down Wealth Integration methods only by overruling settled prior precedent, invalidating many current features of the income tax, and fundamentally restricting Congress’ power to tax income under the Sixteenth Amendment.
Finally, this Article considers the broader implications of Wealth Implication methods for the constitutionality of a traditional wealth tax. The possibility that Congress could instead tax wealth through Wealth Integration methods provides a new argument why the Court should uphold traditional wealth tax as well. Otherwise, the Court would have to choose between restricting the Sixteenth Amendment or introducing a formal distinction between economically similar taxes that would still diminish the effect of the apportionment requirement.
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Giovanni Caggiano Department of Economics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8RT E-mail: [email protected]
Gregg Huff is reader and Giovanni Caggiano lecturer, Department of Economics, Adam Smith Building, Glasgow G12 8RT, Scotland. Emails: [email protected] and [email protected] Earlier versions of this article were presented at seminars at All Souls, Oxford, the School of Oriental and African Studies, London and the Universities of Glasgow, Lancaster and Stirling. Thanks to seminar participants for many helpful comments and suggestions and to Bob Allen, Anne Booth, Nicholas Dimsdale, Mike French, Nick Harley, Bob Hart, Jane Humphries, Machiko Nissanke, Campbell Leith, Ramon Meyers, Avner Offer, Catherine Schenk, Nick Snowden, Ken Sokoloff, and Robert Wright. At different times both Jeff Williamson and Jan de Vries suggested the subject of this article as topic worthy of investigation and we are appreciative of their pointers. Thanks also to the editor of this JOURNAL for a number of useful ideas and clarifications which improved the article. We owe a particular debt of gratitude to two anonymous referees and to Ulrich Woitek for numerous valuable suggestions incorporated in the article, which shaped it in important respects. Huff gratefully acknowledges support provided by a Leverhulme Research Fellowship and grants for data collection from the East Asia National Resource Center, Stanford University, the Carnegie Trust, Scotland, the British Academy, and the Royal Economic Society.
Globalization, Immigration and Lewisian Elastic Labor in Pre-World War II Southeast Asia Between 1880 and 1939, Burma, Malaya and Thailand received inflows of migrants from India and China comparable in size to European immigration in the New World. This article examines the forces that lay behind this migration to Southeast Asia and asks if experience there bears out Lewis' unlimited labor supply hypothesis. We find that it does and, furthermore, that immigration created a highly integrated labor market stretching from South India to Southeastern China. Emigration from India and China and elastic labor supply are identified as important components of Asian globalization before the Second World War.
Prominent among the term-paper topics for W. A. Lewis's graduate economic history seminar at Princeton was "The peopling of Malaya". Certainly Malaya was remarkable enough to merit such attention. Nor was it the only Southeast Asian country that, as part of a late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century process of rapid globalization, was the recipient of mass immigration. Although only a handful of Europeans went to Southeast Asia, the region, reflecting its location on the main east-west shipping route, was the principal destination of the world's other two preWorld War II mass emigrant flows. These were from India and China. Writing about late nineteenth-and early twentieth-century globalization, Lewis spoke forcefully of the "unlimited supply of Indians and Chinese willing to travel anywhere to work on plantations for a shilling a day".1 In fact, emigration from India and China concentrated in the decades 1880 - 1939 and fed chiefly Burma, Malaya and Thailand (Siam). Our article on this emigration has three main purposes. First, it aims to analyze the forces behind migration to these Southeast Asian countries. Second, it attempts to establish if, as a part of the creation of global factor markets, an integrated market for Asian labor existed.2 Third, it investigates Lewis’s claim of unlimited unskilled labor in the long term. New statistics assembled for the article make a substantial contribution to filling a gap in the literature, since, as Knick Harley
Lewis, Evolution, p. 15. On the late nineteenth-century creation of global factor markets, see Williamson, "Land, Labor " which (p. 82) specifically draws attention to "Lewis's grand Third World research agenda". On Asian commodity market integration, see Latham and Neal, "International Market", pp. 260-80; Brandt, "Chinese Agriculture", pp. 169-77 and Commercialization, pp. 16-25.
observes, "analysis of the low-wage periphery, which is most relevant to modern [globalization] debate, is restricted by data availability".3 Before the Second World War, large voluntary migrant flows to Southeast Asia led some commentators to state what became the labor supply basis of the Lewis hypothesis. Singapore, a European resident wrote in 1931, is near "two unlimited sources of supply for cheap labour, namely India and China".4 Writing before Lewis, H. Bernardelli observed of pre-World War II Burma that experiments with importing indentured coolies "speedily became obsolete in view of the spontaneous growth of a free market which in an automatic, smooth, and self-regulating fashion connected the infinitely elastic supply of labour in India with Burmese requirements".5 And scholars subsequent to Lewis, when evaluating mass European migration to Latin America found Lewisian unlimited labour. Carlos Diaz Alejandro emphasized that in most years until 1930 immigrants to Argentina "poured into the country". Labor supply was in effect "perfectly elastic at the going real wage rate (plus some differential) in the industrial centers of Italy and Spain, the main sources of emigration to Argentina".6 Nathaniel Leff argues that for Brazil between 1880 and 1913 unrestricted immigration led to a constant real wage during a period of extraordinary output expansion.7 Recently, a literature, identified as “revisionist” by its authors, has questioned what it describes as “immigrant-augmented elastic labor supplies”. 8 Late nineteenth and early
Harley, "Review", p. 928. Rotary Club, Singapore, p. 2. 5 Bernardelli, "New Zealand and Asiatic Migration", p. 41. Bernardelli lived in Burma before the Second World War and wrote an appendix to the 1941 Report on Indian Immigration. Observers of other Southeast Asian countries paint a similar picture, especially after the turn of the century, of largely free labor markets and highly mobile immigrant labour. See Vlieland, "Population", p. 66; Bauer, Rubber in Malaya, pp. 217-18; Feeny, "Extensive versus Intensive", p. 697. 6 Diaz Alejandro, Essays, pp. 21-22. 7 Leff, Economic Structure, pp. 63-71. 8 The two quotations are from Williamson, “Real Wages, Inequality”, p. 123. For this revisionist literature see also Williamson, "Globalization, Factor Prices", pp. 22-23, 33-38; O'Rourke and Williamson, Globalization, pp. 139-41; Taylor, "Mass Migration", pp. 94-97, 109; and Hatton and Williamson, "Latecomers", pp. 55, 69; Age of Migration, p. 44; Global Migration, pp. 68-70. Although the concept of unlimited labor and a resulting constant real, unskilled wage is almost universally associated with Lewis, it can be shown that wage constancy need not arise from unlimited labor. Kelly and Williamson, “Writing History Backwards”, pp. 733, 739, 769-74. However, Ranis, 4
twentieth century Latin America did not draw on particularly elastic supplies of unskilled migrant workers: “the hypothesis [of immigrant-augmented elastic labor] is soundly rejected”.9 Moreover, for Asia from 1820 to1940 Jeffrey Williamson is categorical: "there is absolutely no evidence … that there was some Lewis-like constant real wage that characterized any part of Asia".10 We find, on the contrary, that Lewis's hypothesis of unlimited labor emerges with a remarkably clean bill of health for Burma, Malaya and Thailand between the 1880s and World War II. For these three countries abundant, responsive labor in India and China led to a Lewisian long-term horizontal labor supply curve. In conjunction with globalization and mass migration within Asia, an integrated labor market prevailed across an area stretching from South India to Southeastern China. Highly mobile, cheap labor and "vent-for-surplus" opportunities — both in the production for export of primary commodities in Southeast Asia and in the complementary export to Southeast Asia of labor from India and China — were defining features of late-nineteenth and early twentieth-century globalization in Asia and its integration into the world economy. TRADE AND IMMIGRATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Vent-for-surplus trade By the 1880s Western industrialization and a communications revolution, including the opening of the Suez Canal and adoption of steamships, created a new demand for products that Burma, Malaya and Thailand could produce on vast amounts of unused land. International trade provided the "vent" or outlet to utilize surplus Southeast Asian natural resources in the production of commodities which, unless exported, would not have been worth the effort of producing. Vent-for-surplus models vary. They may involve only land or other natural citing the work of Sen, observes that neoclassical explanations and horizontal labor supply curves do not easily fit together: “you have to work hard to make the preconceived theory fit the facts”. “Is Dualism”, p. 11. 9 O'Rourke and Williamson, Globalization, p. 141.
resources without alternative uses and which cannot be switched to domestic use.11 But the vent-for-surplus model of Hla Myint also requires surplus labor.12 In Burma this seems to have been available, and in the early stages of development Burmese cultivators, as well as working longer hours, "made use of formerly under- or-unemployed familial labor" to expand areas under cultivation.13 Not all labor in the new export industries was surplus. Some was drawn out of handicrafts or other traditional production. Nevertheless, as Ingram argues for Thailand, the shift of labor from other employment to rice cultivation "could not have been very great". Rather, the supply of labor "received important additions as the existing rice growers gave up leisure" in favor of spending time to cultivate more land.14 In the three Southeast Asian countries vent-for-surplus trade led to dramatic export expansion and specialization in a few primary commodities. Exports from the three countries, expressed in 1913 US dollars, increased from $59.5 million in 1871/73 to $919.9 in 1936/38, equivalent to 4.2 percent annual average growth. Rice comprised the bulk of exports from Burma and Thailand, and in both was grown by small farmers. In Malaya tin mining developed in response to the late nineteenth century innovation of tinned food in the West and until about 1910 remained a highly labor-intensive and largely Chinese industry. Starting in 1905, the spread of rubber cultivation, almost entirely due to the need for rubber tires for automobiles, gave Malaya what soon became its chief staple. Tin and rubber exports from Malaya went almost exclusively to the world economy's industrial core, especially the United States. Burma and, even more, Thailand were increasingly connected to the Malayan economy, which they supplied with rice. Immigration to Southeast Asia
Williamson, "Globalization, Factor Prices", p. 40. Caves, "'Vent for Surplus' Models". 12 Myint, "Gains" and "'Classical' Theory"; Findlay, Trade, pp. 70-74. 13 Adas, Burma Delta, p. 59, see also p. 26. 14 Ingram, Economic Change, p. 54. 11
Export expansion on the scale of Southeast Asia's, involving little, if any, technical change in agriculture, soon necessitated much larger inputs of labor than available in Southeast Asia itself. The colonial authorities in Burma and Malaya, both under British rule from the late nineteenth century onwards, regarded cheap labor as fundamental to economic growth and strongly encouraged its supply through immigration. In Burma, as a province of India, there were no restrictions on the immigration of Indians until 1938, when Burma became a separate British colony. Immigration to Malaya, apart from temporary controls during the early part of World War I, was unrestricted until the 1930s.15 Immigration quotas introduced in Malaya in August 1930 affected only male Chinese immigration until May 1938 when, because of a surge of female immigrants anxious to make up for now unavailable male earnings, quotas were extended to women.16 Thailand, nominally independent but a quasi-colony of Britain, did not restrict Chinese immigration until the 1932, when residence and permit fees were imposed and officials used literacy requirements arbitrarily to block immigrants.17 On either side of the Southeast Asian countries — as a near perfect complement to their resource rich but labor scarce factor endowments — geography threw up two exceptionally resource poor but labor abundant and low wage areas: South India and Southeastern China. Between them these areas accounted for the great bulk of Indian and Chinese immigrants to the three Southeast Asian countries. Negapatam, the great port of Tamil emigration from Madras, was only a little over 900 nautical miles from Rangoon, and about half as far again from Penang, the destination for most Indians coming to Malaya. Just west of Southeast Asia lay the provinces in Southeastern China of Kwangtung (Guangdong) and Fukien (Fujian). They were at most 1,500 nautical miles (a journey of no more than about a week) from Singapore and
Malaya, 1921 Census, pp. 21-22; Purcell, Chinese, p. 203. Blythe, Methods and Conditions, p. 3. 17 Skinner, Chinese Society, p. 177; Landon, Chinese in Thailand, pp. 206-7. 16
historically had extensive shipping links to Bangkok, either direct or via Singapore.18 Even by the 1880s these parts of India and China, with histories of hardship and periodic famine, could be described as excess labor areas.19 In 1881 comparative populations were 31 million in Madras, 37 million in Kwangtung and Fukien, and 14.3 million in the three Southeast Asian countries. At this time Madras and Kwangtung had population densities of 217 and 255 persons per square mile and Fukien a density of over 300 persons compared to a density of between 25 and 30 in the Southeast Asian countries. Burma, Malaya and Thailand were by no means the sole world outlets for emigration from India and China but they drew a large and increasing proportion of all emigrants from these two countries. Burma received chiefly Indian immigrants and Thailand mainly Chinese. Malaya, about equidistant between China and India, attracted large numbers of both Chinese and Indians. Immigration data for Southeast Asia come mainly from government reports compiled by port or customs officials. The reports have, on the whole, been judged reliable.20 Immigrants were overwhelmingly males of working age and until the inter-war years for Chinese arriving in Malaya and Thailand, almost exclusively so. Accordingly, officials often saw no need to record immigration by sex or the presence of children and comparatively little data exist for these categories of immigrants. Figures for emigrants from Southeast Asia are less accurate than for arrivals and until 1916 were not kept for Chinese leaving Malaya. Between 1881 and 1939 Burma, Malaya and Thailand received over 15 million Chinese and Indian immigrants, more that these countries' total 1881 population (Table 1). During this period, Malaya averaged immigrant inflows per decade of 826 persons per 1,000 resident 18
Distances are from Philip, ed. Philip's Mercantile Marine Atlas, endsheet table. On Thailand's shipping links see Skinner, Chinese Society, pp. 47-50. 19 See, for example, India, Census 1901, Madras Report, part I, pp. 27-32; India, Census 1921, Burma Report, part I, p. 31 and 1931, Burma Report, part I, p. 61; Kumar, Land and Caste, pp. 104-5, 144, 161-67; India, Census 1931, Madras Report, part I, p. 93; Buck, Land Utilization, pp. 76-77, 125-28.
population, almost five times the immigration rate to Argentina, which had higher rates than any other New World country. Immigrant inflows to Burma and Thailand were on a par with, or above, New World rates. Typically, immigrants to Southeast Asia intended to stay from three to at most five years, and over the six decades in Southeast Asia immigrant retention (net as a proportion of gross immigration) of under a fifth compares poorly with the United States' two thirds. But in Southeast Asia new arrivals more than replaced departures and, together with greater natural increase, continuously augmented labor supply. Figure 1 plots gross and net immigration per 1,000 population for Burma, Thailand and separately for Chinese and Indians coming to Malaya. The trend was upwards. But more striking are the extreme fluctuations in immigration to Southeast Asia. For all three counties the unmistakable impression is of a highly mobile immigrant population alert to economic signals and taking decisions on this basis. Swings in immigration were greatest during the interwar years and the most extreme in Malaya. For that country between 1926 and 1932 the loss of 650,000 persons implied by the drop in immigration rates in Figure 1 was equal to 20 percent of the 1921 population. In Malaya and Thailand gross and net immigration fluctuated similarly and had positive correlation coefficients of 0.82 and 0.79 respectively. The near absence in Burma of correlation between gross and net flows (a coefficient of 0.14) was at least partly due to significant seasonal migration. A first wave of migrants arrived between January and May for the preparation of rice land, mainly the repair of ridges of earth between adjacent fields, before seasonally-employed Indians again returned some months later for the harvest.21 Methods of immigration
Sources for all data in the article are given in Appendix 1. A 17-page appendix containing a full discussion of data and sources is available from the authors. 21 Furnivall, "Industrial Agriculture", pp 95-96.
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, various forms of slavery, debt slavery and corvée were still present, if with declining incidence, among indigenous Southeast Asians.22 But almost all immigration to Southeast Asia was voluntary. Indentured immigration never existed in Thailand or Burma and in Malaya ceased to be significant long before its final abolition for Indians in 1910 and for Chinese in 1914.23 One major system of immigration in Southeast Asia was personal recruitment, which depended either on individuals returning from the region to persuade others from their home area to emigrate, or on professional recruiters. Personal recruitment, for Chinese known as credit ticket immigration, usually bound the immigrant to specific employment until the debt for passage expenses could be repaid. A well-known feature of emigrant areas in Madras was extreme poverty. For many Indians, emigration with a maistry (experienced Indian worker acting as a labor recruiter) and an associated provision of finance lifted poverty as a barrier to emigration.24 Under this system, the maistry might already have arranged employment.25 Seasonal Indian immigrants organized in gangs could be booked in advance, a system which allowed farmers in Burma to be sure of work at fixed date and avoid having to find their own laborers.26 Credit ticket and maistry systems of immigration were clearly open to abuse. Although not formal indenture, they could be manipulated to create a hold over laborers once in Southeast Asia. Debt incurred for passage, food and lodging before immigrants started to work might be unreasonably inflated, and when sold on to employers, further increased through the monopoly sale of goods, supply of opium, or rigged gambling games. Abuse remained common and considerable. But its severity, and so accompanying labor tying devices, appear to have 22
Feeny, "Decline", pp. 291-95 and "Breaking", pp. 83-97; Gullick, Indigenous Political Systems, pp. 98-105. Skinner, Chinese Society, p. 53; Cheng, Rice Industry, pp. 117-24; Saw, Singapore Population, pp.46, 48; Sandhu, Indians, pp. 89-108; Blythe, Methods and Conditions, pp. 91, 97-98. 24 On the historical importance of poverty constraints, see Hatton and Williamson, Global Migration, pp. 43, 48, 5862, 140, 144. 25 Adas, Burma Delta, pp. 92, 120. 23
lessened markedly by the 1880s in Thailand and Burma, and in Malaya after 1890. Once in Southeast Asia, immigrants who did not themselves pay their passage seem generally to have succeeded in working free of debt. As such they were at liberty to move to other jobs. Even by the late nineteenth century and increasingly thereafter the picture is one of a substantially free Southeast Asian labor market and mobile workforce.27 A second major system of immigration was for those immigrating to Southeast Asia to pay for the journey themselves. For late 1880s Malaya, Wong Lin Ken points to "the increase in the number of immigrants who could pay their own passages, either because they were helped by friends and relatives who already had made some money from the tin mines or elsewhere, or because they were Chinese labourers returning to the Straits to make more money".28 In Burma, the maistry system became well developed only in conjunction with the great absolute increases in immigration after the early twentieth century.29 Moreover, maistry recruitment, even in its heyday, was only one strand of emigration to Burma. There was, as the author of the 1931 Madras census explained, "a strong current which is simply emigration in its natural sense, a movement abroad of people who depart when they like and return when they like; no agency assists their passage or controls their stay in the new country".30 Such emigration, said to have “been going on for a very long time”, was often a family-run and financed business: "One member of a family goes while the others keep the bits of land going on".31 During the twentieth century in all three Southeast Asian countries, immigration by individuals who
Furnivall, "Industrial Agriculture", p. 95. Bernardelli, "New Zealand and Asiatic Migration", p. 41; Blythe, Methods and Conditions, pp. 1-3; Andrew, Indian Labour, p. 37; Bennison, Enquiry, pp. 75-80; Skinner, Chinese Society, pp. 53-58; Feeny, Political Economy, p. 163; Cheng, Rice Industry, pp. 123-24; Baxter, Report, p. 75; Vlieland, "Population", p. 66; Bauer, Rubber Industry, pp. 217-18; Wong, Malayan Tin Industry, pp. 67-76; Look Lai, "Asian Contract", pp. 233-35, 256-58. 28 Wong, Malayan Tin Industry, pp. 66-67. 29 Adas, Burma Delta, p. 98. 30 India, Census 1931, Madras Report, part I, p. 80; and see Madras, Madras Census 1871, p. 75; Bennison, Enquiry, pp. 75, 76, 80. 31 United Kingdom, Royal Commission on Labour in India, vol. 7, part 2, p. 33 and see p. 39. The speaker, in evidence, was G. T. H. Bracken, District Magistrate and Agent to the Governor, Vizagapatam. See also India, Census 1911, Madras Report, part I, p. 26. 27
financed themselves increased considerably and by the inter-war years accounted for much of immigration. In 1907 Indian immigration to Malaya, unlike other migrant inflows, began to be organized under government auspices. The rubber industry was just starting and European estate owners and government officials alike were anxious to ensure a supply of cheap labor. In response, the government in Malaya established the Indian Immigration Fund to which all employers of Indian labor (effectively European rubber planters) were obliged to contribute. Immigration from India consisted overwhelmingly of Tamils from the Madras Presidency, and the 1931 census found three-fifths of Malaya's Tamil population to be employed on rubber estates.32 The Fund met all an immigrant's expenses, whether travelling, as the great bulk did, with a personal recruiter, known as a kangany, or individually, from India to the place of work in Malaya. Kanganies received a fee from employers who, in turn, claimed back recruiting allowances from the Fund. Immigrants arrived in Malaya without debt and free to change jobs subject to a month's notice. The decision to finance Indian immigration recognized the impossibility of enforcing any type of contract in Malaya's open labor market and aimed to forestall worker shortages and consequent upward wage pressure with readily abundant labor.33 Immigrant workers in Southeast Asia were typically able to save and remit money. In China, those returned from Southeast Asia were often distinguished by owing better houses, or by using savings to purchase land or start a business.34 Indian emigrants appear have aspired less than Chinese to social elevation.35 Even so, the author of the 1931 Madras census could argue for more emigration on the grounds of Victorian self-improvement. A man, he explained, "little removed from praedial serfdom in Tanjore, [who] finds himself treated on his own merits 32
Malaya, 1931 Census, p. 85. Bauer, Rubber Industry, pp. 220-22; Parmer, Colonial Labor Policy, pp. 38-39; Saw, Singapore Population, pp.46, 48 34 China, Maritime Customs Decennial Reports 1902-11, vol. II. Southern and Frontier Reports, p. 115; see also 1922-31 vol. II. Southern and Frontier Reports, p. 153. 35 Davis, Population of India, p. 104; United Kingdom, Royal Commission on Labour in India, vol. 7, part 1, p. 295. 33
like every one else when he crosses the sea, paid in cash for his labours and left to his own resources, must in the majority of cases benefit ... I have myself on several occasions had pointed out to me a house differing markedly from its neighbours as being that of some one who had been to Malaya or Ceylon".36 A MODEL OF IMMIGRATION TO SOUTHEAST ASIA Most immigrants to Southeast Asia had two related objectives. One was to save money for remittances home or to bring back a lump sum; the other to return to India or China after at most three or four years. In Burma the time horizon was frequently even shorter due to seasonal Indian immigration. The model in this section, developed by Timothy Hatton, focuses on the economic motives important to immigration to Southeast Asia and allows account to be taken of its often temporary nature and substantial annual fluctuations.37 For potential emigrants, a desire to remit and to accumulate sufficient savings to go home before long must have made wages in Southeast Asia a particularly pressing consideration. The model we use tests the role of wages in drawing immigrants to Southeast Asia. It also examines established immigrant presence in a receiving country and employment opportunities as explanations for immigration to Southeast Asia. The model, set out in equation 1, has as its dependent variable, M, arrivals in Southeast Asia per one thousand resident population and so measures immigration in Southeast Asia in the same way as figure 1: ⎛W ⎞ ⎛W ln M t = g o + g1 ln M t −1 + g 2 ln ⎜⎜ r ,t −1 ⎟⎟ + g 3 ln EM r ,t −1 + g 4 ln EM s ,t −1 + g5 ∆ ln ⎜⎜ r ,t ⎝ Ws ,t −1 ⎠ ⎝ Ws ,t + g 6 ∆ ln EM r ,t + g 7 ∆ ln EM s ,t + g8 ln MSt + g9t + g10t 2 + g11TRASt + εt
⎞ ⎟⎟ ⎠ (1)
Immigration (in logs) depends partly on short-term adjustments to changes between the
India, Census 1931, Madras Report, part I, pp. 93-94. Tanjore was a coastal district in the Madras Presidency located not too far south of Madras city. 37 See Hatton, "Model of U.K. Emigration" for a full discussion of the requirements of the model and its microfoundations; see also Hatton and Williamson, "After the Famine", pp. 580-83.
current and previous year in wages (W) and employment (EM), and partly on one-year lagged log levels in these variables. The size of immigrant groups already in Southeast Asia (MS), transport (TRAS) represented by Southeast Asian shipping freight rates, and a quadratic trend to take account of improved transport technology also appear as independent variables. Because the "pull" of opportunities in Southeast Asia and a "push" from home are not logically separable but contribute to a single decision, wages enter as the ratio of receiving and sending countries, Wr/Ws.38 Wage data are chiefly, but not exclusively, from government reports and for the most part are new.39 All wages are deflated by separate price indexes for Madras, Southeastern China and each of the three Southeast Asian countries to obtain real wages and are exchange rate adjusted in terms of US dollars. For Southeast Asia, price indexes go well beyond earlier work because, rather than using a single or at most two goods, they include rice, dried fish, sugar, tea, beer and ale, kerosene, tobacco, and white and grey shirting. Index weightings are based on contemporary budget surveys.40 Only estimates are possible for remittances from Southeast Asia as a share of immigrant earnings, and although figures as high as 80 percent have been guessed, the consensus is for far less, probably well under a half.41 To account for the near universality of remitting immigrants, and since for most of the period Malaya and Thailand were on a gold standard, but China was on silver, we adjust 30 percent of all receiving country wages by sending country prices and exchange rates.42 This 30 percent values receiving country wages in terms of their worth as remittances.
Gould, "European Inter-Continental Emigration", pp. 630-34. Compilation of all data and its sources are detailed in the appendix available from the authors. 40 Bennison, Enquiry, pp. 176-81; Andrew, Indian Labour, pp. 226-50; Malaya, Average Prices; Creutzberg, Changing Economy of Indonesia, 5, p. 78 (budget devised by Polak); Indonesia, Central Bureau of Statistics, "Living Conditions"; van Niel, Living Conditions; Runes, General Standards, pp. 19, 21. 41 Baxter, Report, p. 91, Adas, Burma Delta, pp. 93-94; Hlaing, Study, p. 49 ; India, Census 1931, India Report, part I, p. 70: Skinner, Chinese Society, pp. 224-27; Chen, Emigrant Communities, pp. 74-82; Singapore, Department of Social Welfare, Social Survey, pp. 108-21. 42 For discussion of the importance of the exchange rate to Chinese immigration, see Malaya, Census 1921, p. 22; Chen, Emigrant Communities, pp. 74-75. 39
Emigrants from India and China were almost all unskilled, largely men, and mainly from agricultural areas. Accordingly, for Madras and Southeastern China we use unskilled male, and predominantly rural, wages. A substantial proportion of immigrants to Southeast Asia took rural jobs. Even if immigrants stayed in cities, the importance of primary production in Southeast Asia's vent-for-surplus economies, their labor-intensive character, and well-integrated labor markets made employment in the staple industries typically the dominant influence in setting unskilled wages. Until 1910 Chinese wages in Malaya are for tin mining as the chief source of employment and thereafter for work on rubber estates. Indian wages in Malaya are for unskilled, chiefly plantation labor until 1910, and then for rubber estate employment. Burma wages for 1880-1901 are for agricultural labor and subsequently for coolie labor, predominantly in rice mills. Thailand is an exception both to the use of rural wages and to a new wage series. Wage data for anywhere in pre-World War II Asia must be treated with caution and information for Thailand is fragmentary, particularly before 1900. We rely on Thai wage data assembled by David Feeny and James Ingram.43 Wages are for unskilled urban labor and this reflects the overwhelming preference of native Thais to remain cultivators and the tendency for Chinese to congregate in cities, mainly Bangkok, and to engage in dock, railway or other institutional work. No adequate basis exists to adjust wages for unemployment and none of the six wage series includes every year. Gaps in series are interpolated by applying the Kalman filter, which uses known values to give a statistically best prediction of missing observations.44 Employment enters separately into equation 1 for receiving countries, EMr, and for India and China, EMs. The separation reflects the fact that at home at least some work was likely. In India, as an informed observer explained, "However wretched conditions were in the recruiting districts, the people had the choice of continuing to eke out a living in the fashion of their
Feeny, Political Economy, pp. 29, 132-33; Ingram, "Thailand's Rice Trade", p. 115. Harvey, Forecasting, pp. 143-47.
ancestors".45 By contrast, for most immigrants, although wages certainly served as an employment-signaling device, rather less certainty attached to finding a job in Southeast Asia. A clear exception was Indians taking assisted passage to Malayan rubber estates. Similarly, for Indian laborers travelling to Burma finding work does not seem to have posed a serious problem even if they had not emigrated in the company of a maistry. For Indians wishing to stay in Burma after the main rice harvest, however, employment became less certain, and many drifted toward Rangoon to look for work. Chinese immigrants could usually find some employment in Southeast Asia through local contacts of family and clan, if not necessarily in very remunerative occupations. In particular, they could work in urban service activities, many of which were capable of considerable expansion.46 No more than partial employment data exist for anywhere in Southeast Asia and for Madras, Kwangtung and Fukien no employment statistics are available. For all areas we use trade statistics to indicate employment. Its fluctuations are, following Hatton and Williamson, proxied by deviations from trend of the log of (in our case) either exports or imports.47 For Southeast Asia export volume serves as the proxy. In these economies, a few staples dominated exports and were important to the demand for labor, since workers had physically to harvest, handle, process and export commodities. The employment proxy for India and China is the real value of imports, because this indicates the capacity to import and therefore measures prosperity and so job opportunities. Chain migration, or a "friends and relatives" effect in which the existence of immigrants in a country generates further arrivals, is modeled as the term, MS. It measures the stock of Indians or Chinese domiciled in Southeast Asia divided by receiving country population. A
Bernardelli, "New Zealand and Asiatic Migration", p. 43. Huff, Economic growth, pp. 172-75; Baxter, Report, pp. 51-56. 47 Hatton and Williamson, "After the Famine", p. 583. Employment series are detrended for all receiving countries where a time trend was found to be significant. This is intended to capture the tendency of migrants to move at times of economic boom in Southeast Asia. 46
friends and relatives effect could be thought especially important for Chinese, because, unlike many Indians, they often did not emigrate to specific employment and because of the complex of village, county and clan ties in overseas Chinese society. As late as 1960 in the United States, for example, well over half of all Chinese could be traced to a single county in Kwangtung province.48 For Southeast Asia the anthropological studies of Chen Ta and of Maurice Freedman have comprehensively documented similar bonds.49 The lagged dependent variable Mt-1 has sometimes been interpreted as a friends and relatives effect but is perhaps more usefully thought of as adaptive expectations in response to "news" which reached potential immigrants to Southeast Asia through a variety of sources. These included remittances, letters from those in Southeast Asia and the activities of labor recruiters. Information flows, or this news effect, between the sending regions and Southeast Asia were good because distances were short and shipping connections regular, and because of remittances. A dense network of remittance firms covered Southeast Asia.50 In 1911 Swatow's emigrant traffic alone engaged 60 steamers of which 18 to 21 left the port monthly, and no less than 20 Amoy letter hongs (firms) dealt with remittances from the Straits Settlements.51 During the 1920s Singapore had some 250 remittance shops that transmitted money to China and arranged to write letters from the sender if asked.52 Emigrant ships from China to Singapore were so frequent as also to bring much of the city's supply of Chinese foodstuffs and provisions.53 By the 1880s, steamships had replaced sailing vessels for the carriage of immigrants, and good shipping existed across Asia. Transport (TRAS) is measured with an index of Southeast Asian shipping freight rates, since all immigrants first reached Southeast Asia by sea. 48
Hsu, Dreaming, pp. 3, 184. Chen, Emigrant Communities; Freedman, Chinese Family and Lineage Organization. 50 Sugihara, "Patterns", pp. 262-65. 51 China, Maritime Customs Decennial Reports 1902-11, vol. II. Southern and Frontier Reports, pp. 104, 118, 130. 52 Song, One Hundred Years' History, pp. 67-68. 53 Huff, Economic Growth, p. 155. 49
Immigrant shipping fares to Southeast Asia, typically between about half a week's to three weeks' wages of Chinese rubber estate workers in Malaya, were not high. So long as immigrants intended to remain for two or three years, transport costs were small compared to likely earnings.54 No doubt transport got better during the twentieth century as vessels specially designed for immigrant traffic were built, and as railroad services expanded.55 Inclusion of a quadratic trend component allows for the impact of transport technology advances on migration. Empirical results We estimate the model in equation (1) separately for each of the four immigrant inflows to Southeast Asia, namely Indians and Chinese entering Burma and Thailand respectively and arrivals of Indians and Chinese in Malaya. First, however, we explore time series properties of the data using the Kwiatowski, Phillips, Schmidt and Shin (KPSS) and the Elliot, Rothenberg and Stock DF-GLS tests for unit roots.56 Neither test provides evidence against stationarity.57 Table 2 reports estimation results for equation 1. Its double log specification allows interpretation of coefficients as elasticities. In expressing these we follow a tradition in the literature and analyze a 10 percent rather than a 1 percent change in the independent variables.
For data on shipping fares see China, Maritime Customs Decennial Reports 1902-11, vol. II. Southern and Frontier Reports, p. 130; Huff, Economic Growth, pp. 154-55; Skinner, Chinese Society, pp. 62, 65, 66. 55 Tregonning, Home Port Singapore, pp. 34-36, 53, 149-50; India, Report of the Agent in Malaya, 1931, p. 5; Shein, Burma's Transport, pp. 68-69; Silverstein, "Politics and Railroads in Burma", p. 82; Federated Malay States Railways, Fifty Years; Kakizaki, Laying the Tracks. 56 We do not formally test migrant stock for a unit root. By construction, it is a bounded variable that is unlikely to have a stochastic trend and, furthermore, created by linear interpolation. Accordingly, unit root tests are not applicable. 57 We test for a unit root in immigration, relative wages, employment series, and shipping freight rates. In all cases, the KPSS test cannot reject the null hypothesis of stationarity at 5 percent and the DF-GLS test cannot reject the null hypothesis of a unit root at 10 percent. This latter is comfortably within the 25 percent significance level suggested by Maddala and Kim (Unit Roots, p. 146). For Burma, the KPSS test statistics (5 percent critical values in parenthesis) are: 0.407 (0.463), 0.232 (0.463), 0.248 (0.463) and 0.082 (0.146) for immigration, relative wages, detrended receiving country employment and sending country employment respectively, and the DF-GLS test statistics (10 percent critical values in parenthesis): -1.833 (-1.612), -2.683 (-1.612), -3.189 (-1.612) and -3.9 (-2.89) respectively. For Thailand, the KPSS test statistics: 0.454 (0.463), 0.18 (0.463), 0.114 (0.463) and 0.304 (0.463), and DF-GLS test statistics: -1.642 (-1.613), -1.678 (-1.613), -4.065 (-1.613) and -2.283 (-1.613). For Malaya Indians, the KPSS test statistics are: 0.226 (0.463), 0.113 (0.463), 0.145 (0.463) and 0.082 (0.119) and the DF-GLS test statistics: -2.806 (-1.613181), -3.294 (-1.612), -1.972 (-1.612) and -3.9 (-2.89). For Malaya Chinese, the KPSS test statistics are: 0.099 (0.119), 0.403 (0.463), 0.145 (0.463) and 0.321 (0.463) and the DF-GLS test statistics are: -3.914 (-2.872), -2.226 (-1.613), -1.972 (-1.612) and -2.419 (-1.947). For shipping freight rates, the KPSS is 0.084 (0.463) and the DF-GLS is -3.465 (-1.612).
The term for transport costs, as might be expected from the short and relatively cheap journey to Southeast Asia, never attains significance. It is omitted from the table. Values for R2 of two thirds to over four fifths suggest that the variables in Table 2 explain most of the variance in immigration to Southeast Asia. Lagged relative wages and, for Chinese especially, migrant stock emerge as key determinants of immigration. The significance of lagged migration at the 1 percent level in three of four instances, and 5 percent in the other, is consistent, in our interpretation of this variable, with the importance of news fed back from Southeast Asia and rapid immigrant adjustment to it. Compared to lagged migration, appreciably larger coefficients attach to each of the three immigrant streams for which lagged relative wages are significant. For the remaining immigrant flow of Chinese to Thailand, lagged wages are wrongly signed but insignificant. In Malaya, rubber price fluctuations, the most extreme of any of the world's main primary commodities, were reflected in sizeable medium-term wage swings. These, in turn, elicited a large emigrant response. For Chinese a 10 percent rise in relative wages led to a 9 percent increase in immigration and for Indians a more than 10 percent increase. Overall, wage coefficients for India and China support the existence of a flexible labor supply in sending regions such that a small increase in wages brought forth even more immigrant workers. The significance of migrant stock for Chinese accords with the overwhelmingly literary evidence of that group's propensity for cooperation and the closely integrated nature of overseas Chinese society. In plural societies like those which became characteristic of Southeast Asia a variety of racial and ethnic groups exist side by side but remain largely separate occupationally, residentially and socially.58 In societies made up of substantially self-contained and racially demarcated population like Southeast Asia’s Chinese communities, a growing presence of one's
The term race, although strictly incorrect, is long sanctioned by Southeast Asian usage as a way to refer to Chinese, Indians and “indigenous” inhabitants of the region. Racial groups typically encompassed a number of ethnic groupings.
fellows tended strongly to encourage more immigrants of like kind. Their arrival, in turn, continuously reinforced the societal equilibrium of overwhelmingly group identities and loyalties. Whereas Malayan Chinese, if still linked by an overall notion of "Chineseness", were further subdivided by ethnic origin and often mutually unintelligible dialects, immigrants to Thailand came largely from the area in and around the port of Swatow. And most emigrants from Swatow went to Thailand.59 Such a localization of emigration created in Thailand, unlike much of Southeast Asia, a remarkably homogenous Chinese immigrant community. Its existence may help to account for the large Thailand coefficient for migrant stock. Migrant stock is also significant for Indian migration to Burma but not Malaya. For the latter, the explanation for this seeming unimportance of migrant stock is probably that the great majority of Indian workers on Malayan rubber estates, and so most Indians emigrating to Malaya, came as assisted migrants recruited by a kangany. Under these circumstances, Indians emigrated, in a quite real sense, along with their family and friends, since they traveled with someone born in or near their home village, and in the company of others from the same locale. Studies of immigration often emphasize the importance of receiving country employment, but we find this only for Chinese responsiveness to changed Malayan job opportunities. While in general our results point to wages, not job availability, as the crucial consideration, that finding must in some measure reflect the fact that for large numbers of Indians emigration was to more or less assured employment, and this made remuneration the chief issue. In Malaya regulation by European rubber planting interests and government to maintain plentiful labor and, insofar as possible, wage constancy is reflected in the significant and large positive relationship between a change of increased Malayan relative to Indian wages and more immigration. For Thailand, however, this relationship, although marginally significant, is negative and a result for which we cannot adequately account.
Skinner, Chinese Society, p. 179.
In the long-term all adjustments have occurred: the deltas in equation 1, now equal to zero, disappear and time scripts become unnecessary. Equation 1 can therefore be written as: ln M =
⎛W go g + 2 ln ⎜ r 1 − g1 1 − g1 ⎝ Ws
⎞ g3 g g ln EM r + 4 ln EM s + 8 ln MS ⎟+ 1 − g1 1 − g1 ⎠ 1 − g1
The long-run multipliers or elasticities are calculated as
gj 1 − g1
(1')
where g j is the parameter of
interest from equation 1 and g1 is the parameter, lnMt-1. Long-run equilibrium results indicate the percentage change in immigration to which a 10 percent change in the independent variables would ultimately lead. Thailand apart, all wage elasticities are positive and statistically significant (Table 3). Elasticities were highest in Malaya and especially among the Chinese whose responsiveness to wage incentives is well known. For Chinese a 10 percent rise in relative wages led to a 21 percent increase in immigration and for Indians a 17.8 percent enlargement. GLOBALIZATION, LABOR MARKET INTEGRATION AND LEWISIAN LABOR In the development literature the Harris-Todaro and Lewis models remain dominant theoretical formulations of the relationship between wages and immigration. They are, as Basu observes, complementary, since the Harris-Todaro construct is "an elaboration of a short-run segment in the Lewis process".60 Both models carry the message that because domestic urban and rural labor markets are linked, any rise in expected urban wages is soon extinguished by migration from the countryside. This section asks three questions. First, was there, as would be required for the Lewis and Harris-Todaro models, an integrated labor market in pre-World War II Asia? Second, were labor markets in Southeast Asia sufficiently interlinked as to lead to real wage convergence within the region? And third, even given market integration, can Asian labor supply be described as genuinely Lewisian? Did sending areas in India and China afford such
abundant labor as to cause a constant or near constant real wage in Southeast Asia's receiving countries?
i. Asian market integration Asian labor markets would be integrated if an equilibrium relationship existed between wages in sending areas and Southeast Asia's receiving countries. An error correction model is used to test whether such relationships existed and, if so, also to find how quickly equilibrium re-asserted itself after a shock. To establish the links between the error correction mechanism and the migration specification in equation (1), we first represent Southeast Asian labor markets in a demand and supply framework.61 Important advantages of such a labor market model are that it takes account not just of immigrant, but also of domestic, labor supply and, furthermore, accommodates the demand shifts and shocks to which Southeast Asia's economies were continuously subject. For each of Southeast Asia's receiving countries annual changes in labor demand, ∆Ldt , can be written as ∆Ldt = −α∆Wr ,t + Dt + ∆Dt + ut
where Wr ,t is the receiving country wage, Dt and ∆Dt are demand shifts in levels and changes respectively, and u t is a random shock. Changes in Southeast Asian labor supply, ∆Lst , depended on immigration, M t , and also on, N t , increases in the domestic labor force
∆Lst = M t + N t
Simplifying equation (1) gives
M t = β (Wr ,t −1 − Ws ,t −1 ) + γ Dt + δ∆Dt + et 60
Basu, Analytical Development Economics, p. 161. The models are Lewis, "Economic Development" and Harris and Todaro, "Migration".
where Ws ,t is wage in the sending region wage and et a random shock.62 Equating the right hand sides of equations (2) and (3) and substituting equation (4) for M t yields
∆Wr ,t =
1− γ
Dt +
1− δ
∆Dt +
Nt −
β 1 Wr ,t −1 − Ws ,t −1 ) + ( ut − et ) ( α α
or ∆Wr ,t = φ1 Dt + φ2 ∆Dt + φ3 N t + φ4 (Wr ,t −1 − Ws ,t −1 ) + ε t
In this error correction model, changes in receiving country wages depend on levels and changes in aggregate demand, domestic labor supply, and an error correction term,
r ,t −1
− Ws ,t −1 ) . Market integration requires a negative, and significant, coefficient, φ 4 , on the
error correction term. For a negative φ 4 , a rise in receiving relative to sending country wages (a positive equilibrium error) leads to downward pressure on receiving country wages in the next period. Conversely, a negative error correction term exerts upward wage pressure. The larger the coefficient, the more rapid is adjustment toward equilibrium. All four Southeast Asian labor markets have the required negative error correction coefficient (Table 4). For Indians and Chinese in Malaya significance levels are 1 percent and 5 percent respectively, while Burma attains significance at just over 5 percent and Thailand at 10 percent. Adjustment toward equilibrium was quickest for Indian immigration to Malaya, as might be anticipated in light of the strong planter-government efforts to promote immigration, and slowest in Thailand. This latter reflected the large number of Chinese employed on projects organized under government or other institutional auspices and rather inflexible wages for such work. To summarize, Asia from South India across Southeast Asia to Southeastern China had an integrated labor market; this integration arose from wage responsiveness.
Thanks go to an anonymous referee for this formulation and labor market model. In equation (4), immigration is expressed as a function of relative wages and demand in the receiving country and not as a function of past migration. This simplification can be considered as a shift from the loop in the migration model in equation (1) to a linear expansion of it.
ii. Southeast Asian wage convergence Immigrants to Southeast Asia had a choice in destinations. Indians could emigrate either to Burma or Malaya and Chinese to Malaya or Thailand. Furthermore, in Malaya job overlaps, including the many Chinese working on rubber estates, and considerable labor mobility allow one to speak, if not of a common Malayan wage, of wage movements fluctuating around the level obtaining for unskilled Indian workers. This level served as a benchmark for all workers in Malaya.63 The choice of destinations, contiguity of Southeast Asian countries resulting in similar transport costs, and substitutability of Indian and Chinese workers in Malaya suggest that, racial and ethnic job specialization in Southeast Asia notwithstanding, unskilled real wages in the region should have tended to converge. Did they? To answer the second question and test for full convergence, defined as stationary fluctuations of real wages in logs around a common Southeast Asian trend, we first estimate this trend using the entire data sample and generalized least squares. The common trend is then subtracted from each of the four Southeast Asian series (expressed in logs) and standard unit root tests applied to test for stationarity in the detrended variables.64 Before World War II in all three Southeast Asian countries full convergence was evident. For all wage series apart from Burma we reject non-stationarity at a 99 percent confidence level.65 The same result holds for all series including Burma when the 1930s is omitted from the sample.66 Thin data after 1929 make it difficult to account for the somewhat less clear-cut results for the 1930s. But evidence from the whole sample (notably, the strong pairwise convergence in labor markets of like racial composition) does suggest that economic depression may have 63
Malaya, Report of the Labour Department, 1938, p. 39; Soliva, Economic View, pp. 28-30; Bauer, Rubber Industry, p. 218. 64 For use of a similar technique, see Michelacci and Zaffaroni, “(Fractional) Beta Convergence”. 65 The ADF test statistics (p-values in parenthesis) are: -1.79 (0.07) for Burma, -3.82 (0.00) for Thailand, -3.28 (0.00) for Malaya Indian and –3.59 (0.00) for Malaya Chinese.
bolstered an existing tendency to hire according to racial or other discriminatory criteria. If so, this would explain, at least in part, a degree of post-1929 real wage divergence.67 Nevertheless, the larger point, even when incorporating the atypical 1930s, seems hard to dispute: that in Southeast Asia labor mobility and broadly competitive job markets fostered a convergence in real wages. iii. Lewisian labor supply Lewis’s hypothesis of unlimited labor and a long-term constant unskilled real wage in migrant receiving areas directly confronts the third question of the effect of globalization and associated mass immigration on Southeast Asian labor markets. To analyze this issue of wage constancy we first use wage series for unskilled labor markets in the three Southeast Asian countries to show trends in real wages expressed in 1913 US dollars between the 1880s and 1939 (Figure 2). Prominent in the figure is the largeness of variance relative to trend in wage series. All four labor markets experienced marked downswings, and some sharp spikes, in wages. None of the four show substantial and sustained wage advance. For both Indians and Chinese in Malaya trend was near zero. In Burma and Thailand there is a moderate upwards trend. However, it derives entirely from an end point in the late 1930s; the trend in wages through 1932 is flat (Figure 2A). For both Thailand and Burma the 1930s were an atypical decade. In Thailand, the new 1932 immigrant permit and residence fees together with scope for arbitrary official exclusion discouraged immigration from China with consequent upwards pressure on Thai wages. In Burma a series of anti-Indian riots similarly affected labor inflows from Madras. Figure 3 presents a stylized version of the Southeast Asian market for unskilled labor. The distaste of indigenous groups for wage labor is indicated by the figure's steep domestic labor supply curve, while the responsiveness of immigrant Chinese and Indian workers to wages and 66
The ADF test statistics (p-values in parenthesis) are: -3.6 (0.00) for Burma, -3.06 (0.00) for Thailand, -2.56 (0.01) for Malaya Indian and –3.98 (0.00) for Malaya Chinese.
job opportunities in Southeast Asia made labor supply highly elastic along W*. In fact, real exchange rate adjusted unskilled Southeast Asian wages, which were around six to seven US dollars, or something over one British pound for a 24-day month, remained close to the shilling a day indicated by Lewis as sufficient to attract Indian and Chinese emigrants. Even if Southeast Asian employers, themselves often Indian and Chinese, were willing to hire indigenous (non-Indian or Chinese) workers there was no reason to pay above the unskilled immigrant wage, W*. Although labor supply in Figures 2 and 3 conforms to a Lewisian constancy so that no employer in Southeast Asia need worry about bidding up the long-term unskilled wage rate, there is nothing to say that it came about as a result of Indian and Chinese immigration. Granger causality provides a way to try to establish if, as Lewis suggested, international immigration was indeed responsible for the horizontal labor supply curves observed in Southeast Asia. For Southeast Asian labor markets, Granger tests bear out the sequence of change that Lewis indicated (Table 5). Wages in sending regions Granger cause those in Southeast Asia at significance levels of 1 percent for Malayan Indians, 5 percent for Malayan Chinese and 10 percent for both Burma and Thailand. Granger tests can suggest causality by indicating precedence but they do not guarantee it. In the tests described, however, the likelihood of causation is strengthened, since for three of the four pairings the possibility of causality from Southeast Asia to India or China can be decisively rejected. In other words, Granger causality is unidirectional. Although the remaining instance of Malayan Chinese does not exclude two-way causation, the statistically more significant link runs from China to Malayan wages. For a pre-World War II labor market stretching across much of Asia, the Lewis hypothesis of unlimited labor fed by mass migration appears to be correct. 67
For the pair Burma – Malaya Indians the ADF statistic is –2.28 (0.02) and for Thailand – Malaya Chinese –2.44
CONCLUSIONS AND EXTENSIONS Vent-for-surplus expansion in late nineteenth-century Burma and Thailand, as already by the later 1880s in Malaya, would soon have been constrained by lack of labor had these economies been closed to immigration. Accordingly a vent-for-surplus model like Myint's which encompasses spare labor as well as land requires a geographically Asia-wide formulation if it is to keep touch with the realities of pre-World War II Southeast Asian economic development. In this article we have argued that late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century globalization had the effect of creating a highly integrated Asian labor market stretching from South India to Southeastern China, with Southeast Asia at its centre. It is illuminating to think of Southeastern China and South India as "hinterlands" of surplus labor sending workers to a "centre" of landsurplus Southeast Asia where, in turn, economies were driven by new opportunities for international trade. Over these areas of Asia, surplus natural resources and surplus labor were complementary. Globalization opened the markets which provided an outlet to vent both. In combination with surplus land, Indian and Chinese immigration allowed Southeast Asia's production possibility frontier continuously to shift outwards. This process, together with some imported technology, especially in transport and communications, and the specialization gains associated with Smithian growth, largely provided the basis for economic growth in Southeast Asia. It is a mistake to think of workers migrating to Southeast Asia as coming from all of India and China because emigration was so heavily from Madras in India and Fukien and Kwangtung in China. In these two Chinese provinces, at any one time a significant proportion of residents worked abroad. The 1931 Madras census found that in emigrant districts as much as 7 percent to 19 percent of population were overseas in Burma, Malaya or Ceylon.68 The loss to sending regions of India and China of so sizeable a percentage of workers and yet a constant (0.02).
long-term labor supply price lends support to the presence of surplus labor with a zero marginal product of men (or women) if not of a man hour.69 Findings in this article differ from the existing literature in two major respects. One is that a constant long-term real wage in Southeast Asia is less pessimistic than most earlier work. Ingram concluded that in the 1930s in Thailand the real wage in terms of rice, despite a sharp rise with the onset of the depression, remained within the range set in the seventeenth century.70 For Burma Aye Hlaing suggests a deterioration in unskilled real wages starting in the late nineteenth century. 71 In fact, in Southeast Asia, beginning in the 1880s with the onset of unlimited immigration, there was no sustained rise in unskilled real wages. Improvement had to await the post-World War II cessation of mass immigration, a greater willingness of governments to invest in human capital, and economic development associated with policies to industrialize. Second, even for labor abundant Asia a recent revisionist literature, cited in this article’s introduction, has rejected the existence of migration-fed elastic labor. A notable recent exception to this revisionism is that Dowrick and DeLong consider as valid for much of the tropics until 1913 Lewis's argument of a near constant real wage.72 The present article substantiates this Lewis unlimited labor hypothesis for Southeast Asia and extends it well beyond 1913. It may also be that in understanding late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century globalization, Southeast Asia's real wage experience and internationally generated Lewisian labor supply has a general relevance only now being rediscovered. APPENDIX: DATA SOURCES
India, Census 1931, Madras Report, part I, pp. 91-92 and see India, Census 1921, Madras Report, part I, p. 17. Sen, Choice, pp. 13-16. 70 Ingram, "Thailand's Rice Trade", p. 112 71 Hlaing, "Trends", pp. 120-121. On Thailand and Burma, see also Sompop, Economic Development, pp. 164-68. 72 Dowrick and DeLong, "Globalization", pp. 198-99. For other exceptions, see Fei and Ranis, Growth and Development, pp. 109-16, 156-60; Feinstein, "Pessimism Perpetuated", pp. 642-52; Little, Economic Development, p. 93. 69
IMMIGRATION: Burma: Baxter, Report, p 121; Cheng, Rice Industry:, pp. 262-3. Malaya: Indians: Saw, Singapore Population, p. 52. Chinese: Straits Settlements, "Protector of
Chinese", SSAR, 1881-1911; Malaya, 1921 Census, p. 21 and 1931 Census, p. 113: "Chinese Affairs", SSAR, 1930-1938; "Progress of the Straits Settlements", SSAR, 1934-1938. Thailand: Skinner, Chinese Society, pp. 61, 173; Sompop, Economic Development, pp. 207-8. United States: United States, Historical Statistics, part 1, pp. 8, 105-6; Kuznets and Rubin,
Immigration, pp.94-96. Net immigration figure for 1880-1910 as estimated by Kuznets and Rubin. Canada: Urquhart and Buckley, Historical Statistics, pp. 14, 23. Argentina: Diaz Alejandro, Essays, pp. 421, 424. Brazil: Brazil, "O Brasil em Numeros", pp. 5, 12. WAGES: Burma: Burma, Administration of Burma, 1868-1901; Burma, Indian Factories Act, 1897-1940; Burma, Quniquennial Wages Census 1916; Page, Report on Wages, pp. 11-51. Malaya: Indians: Straits Settlements, Report of the Labour Commission 1890, p. 46; Kaur,
"Impact", p. 698; Owen, "Mining", p. 84; Thorburn, Primary, pp. 285-86. Chinese: Jackson, Immigrant Labour, pp. 41, 154; Doyle, Tin Mining, p. 29; Becher, "Mining", p.101; Owen, "Mining", p. 67; Wong, Malayan Tin Industry, pp. 100, 175, 206, 219; Chen, Chinese Migrations, pp.89, 94; Planters' Association, Committee, appx. IV; Figart, Plantation Rubber, p. 179; Soliva, Economic View, p. 28; Drabble, Malayan Rubber, p. 40; Bauer, Rubber Industry, pp. 219, 232-43; Blythe, Methods and Conditions, pp. 33, 35; Malaya, Labour Department Report, 1938, p. 40. Thailand: Feeny, Political Economy, pp. 132-33; Ingram, “Thailand’s Rice Trade”, pp. 115-17. India: India, Prices and Wages, 1902, pp. 264-83, 1908, pp. 174-91 for 1873-1907 for average monthly wages for agricultural laborers. Subsequent years from: Madras, Wage Censuses, 1911-1941; United Kingdom, Royal Commission on Labour in India, vol.7, part 1, pp. 4, 296, 301 and part 2, p.2 and Royal Commission on Agriculture in India, vol. 3, p. 314. Fukien and Kwangtung: A representative wage series for Fukien and Kwangtung was constructed by combining the following wage series: China Imperial Maritime Customs, Decenial Reports, 1882-1891, p. 562 converted to real wages with a weighted index and prices on p. 561; Buck, Land Utilization, Statistics, pp. 149-50, 152, 329, 419; Gamble, "Daily 27
Wages", p. 72; T'ien and Gamble, "Prices, Wages", p. 106; Kwangtung Government, Reports; Lewis and Lien, "Farm Prices", p.86. PRICES: Southeast Asian countries: An eight-commodity price index provides a more representative measure than hitherto available for the cost of living for unskilled workers. The index consists of: rice (.58), dried fish (.06), sugar (.05), tea (.03), beer and ale (.12), kerosene (.04), tobacco (.03) and white and grey shirting (.09). Price data are: Rice: Burma: India, Index Numbers, 1868-1931, p. 10; Cheng, Rice Industry, pp. 37-38; Saito and Lee, Statistics, p. 98. Malaya: Huff, Economic Growth, pp. 373-81; Malaya, Foreign Imports, 1930. Thailand: Feeny, Political Economy, pp. 127-28. Dried fish and sugar: Huff, Economic Growth, pp. 373-81; Malaya, Foreign Imports, 1930, 1932. Tea, beer and ale, kerosene, tobacco 1880-1919: Shein, Burma's Transport, pp. 223-33; Burma, Annual Statement, 1912-1913 - 1922-1923; Malaya, Average Prices, 1926, pp. 24-25, 1930, pp. 23-24, 1935, pp. 35-36, 1939, pp. 35-36. White and grey shirting: Ingram, "Thailand's Rice Trade", pp. 123-24. Data not available for 1864, 18691870, 1886-1888 and 1890-1894 for which prices of grey shirting imports at Calcutta are used and from India, Index Numbers, 1861-1931, p. 9. Index weighing derived from the following standard of living and budget studies for Southeast Asia: Bennison, Enquiry, pp. 176-81; Andrew, Indian Labour, pp. 226-50; Malaya, Average Prices; Creutzberg, Changing Economy, p. 78 (budget devised by Polak); Indonesia, Central Bureau of Statistics, "Living Conditions"; van Niel, Living Conditions; Runes, General Standards. India: Price index to express nominal as real wages is a weighted average of the Madras retail price of the four main foodgrains of rice and the three coarse grains of jawar (cholum), bajra (cambu) and ragi. Prices are from Madras, Monthly Digest, 1950, pp. 59-60. Fukien and Kwangtung: As for wages and Chan, "Farm prices in Wutsin", Kiangsu; Buck, Land Utilization, Statistics, p. 150; Brandt, Commercialization, pp. 103-4; Wang, "Secular Trend", pp. 357-58; Chou, Chinese Inflation, p. 243. 28
EXCHANGE RATES: van der Eng, Silver Standard, p. 28 and for China: Hsaio, China's Foreign Trade, pp. 190-92 based on one Chinese silver yuan equal to 0.6218 Haikwan Tael. EMPLOYMENT: Burma: Shein, Burma's Transport, pp. 234, 241, 263-64; Burma, Annual Statement, 1912-1913, 1914-1915, 1920-1921; Andrus, Burmese Economic Life, p. 183. Thailand: Ingram, Economic Change, pp. 333-34. Malaya: Chiang, History, pp. 174-75;
Malaya, Return, 1921-28; Malaya, Foreign Imports, 1930-37; Malaya, Foreign Trade 1939. Madras: India, Annual Statement of Sea-borne Trade, 1879/80-1939/40. Kwangtung and Fukien: Data are for the Treaty Ports of Canton (Guangzhou) and Swatow (Shantou) in
Kwangtung and Amoy (Xiamen) and Foochow (Fuzhou) in Fukien. Kwangtung: Lin, Rural Economy, pp. 59-62. Fukien: China, Returns of Trade, 1880-1939. POPULATION, POPULATION DENSITY, MIGRANT STOCK: Burma: Hlaing, Study, p. 13. Malaya: Dodge, "Population Estimates", pp. 457-74; Malaya, Federated Malay States, 1911 Census, pp.18, 95; Malaya, 1921 Census, p. 18; Malaya, 1947 Census, p. 39. Thailand: Skinner, Chinese Society, p. 79; Kingdom of Siam, Statistical Yearbook, 1937-38 and 1939-40, p. 46. Madras: Kumar, Land and Caste, pp. 120-21 citing Madras Census, 1881; India, Madras Census 1921, Part I Report, p. 9; Madras Census 1931, Part II, Tables, p. 4. Kwangtung and Fukien: Perkins, Agricultural Development, p. 212. Area: Burma: Andrus, Burmese Economic
Life, pp. 24-25. Malaya: Malaya, 1921 Census, p. vi. Thailand: Ingram, Economic Change, p. 7. Madras: India, Census, 1921, vol. XIII Madras, Part II, Imperial table 1. Kwangtung and Fukien: Perkins, Agricultural Development, p. 219. TRANSPORT: Mitchell, International, pp.
683-85; Saito and Lee, Statistics, p. 167; Mohammed and Williamson, Freight Rates, appx. table A3C.
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TABLE 1 SOUTHEAST ASIA AND NEW WORLD IMMIGRATION, 1881-1939 (a) Immigration to the United States, Burma, Malaya and Thailand, 1881-1939 Millions of persons, total flow per decade
United States Burma Malaya Thailand Total Southeast Asia Southeast Asia as % of United States
1881-1910 Gross Net 5.91 4.10 1.45 0.26 1.87 0.34 0.12 3.66
1911-1929 Gross Net 3.20 2.15 3.27 0.50 2.75 0.78 0.81 0.27 6.83 1.55
1930-1939 Gross Net 0.70 0.21 2.64 0.17 1.62 -0.07 0.50 0.12 4.76 0.22
(b) Southeast Asia and New World Immigration Rates by Decade 1881-1890 - 1931-1939 (per 1,000 mean population) Burma Thailand Malaya United States Canada Argentina Brazil
1881-1890 85.3 22.4 921.9 91.6 193.4 267.4 40.2
1891-1900 138.4 39.6 994.5 52.5 67.1 163.8 69.8
1901-1910 219.7 75.9 993.5 103.8 268.4 292.9 33.2
Source: Appendix.
1911-1920 240.9 74.3 838.9 57.2 216.3 150.1 31.9
1921-1930 277.2 102.1 859.7 35.3 130.4 133.2 27.4
1931-1939 167.8 30.8 346.0 3.6 13.6 39.7 7.3
TABLE 2 DETERMINATES OF INDIAN AND CHINESE IMMIGRATION TO SOUTHEAST ASIA, 1880-1939 (dependent variable Ln(Mt)) Burma Constant Ln(Mt-1) Ln(Wr,t-1/Wst-1) Ln(EMr,t-1) Ln(EMs,t-1) ∆ ln(Wr,t/Ws,t) ∆ ln(EMr,1) ∆ ln(EMs,t) Ln(MSt) R2
20.97563 (9.764195) 0.310826** (0.153103) 0.392851** (0.191730) 0.575943 (0.397142) 0.167693 (0.172065) 0.112491 (0.145743) 0.366191 (0.295397) 0.027299 (0.203053) 6.949605** (3.278915) 0.822722
Malaya Indians
(10.14515) 0.476029*** (0.144871) (0.136176)
(10.88458) 0.413971*** (0.149831) 1.044181*** (0.338947)
(2.931716) 0.578400*** (0.125976) 0.886495*** (0.308112)
0.162598 (0.138459) -0.071847 (0.242323) -0.355391* (0.198469) 0.128776 (0.109859) 0.132700 (0.215661) 6.381667* (3.489988) 0.910629
-0.267490 (0.312233) -0.320179 (0.598598) 0.492146* (0.290688) 0.118308 (0.532907) 0.226429 (0.495529) 0.184406 (4.458272) 0.655016
0.340622 (0.227841) 0.364099 (0.453428) 0.522764** (0.233097) 0.723062** (0.355931) -0.057444 (0.394161) 1.191765** (0.611537) 0.774844
* = Significant at the 10 percent level. ** = Significant at the 5 percent level. *** = Significant at the 1 percent level. Notes: Standard errors are given in parentheses. The number of observations is: Burma: 45; Thailand: 53; Indians in Malaya: 46; Chinese in Malaya: 54. The Breusch-Godfrey LM test statistics for serial correlation are (p-values in parenthesis): Burma: 0.65 (0.53); Thailand 1.54 (0.23); Malaya Indians 2.23 (0.12); Malaya Chinese 2.6 (0.09). Source: Appendix
TABLE 3 LONG-RUN WAGE ELASTICITIES
Burma Thailand Malaya Indians Malaya Chinese
Long-Run Wage Elasticities, g2/(1-g1) 0.57* -0.42 1.78** 2.10**
(Estimated asymptotic variance) ( 0.118) (0.089) (0.598) (0.840)
Notes: Long-run wage elasticities are derived from equation (1). Since they are nonlinear functions of the estimated parameters g1 and g2, we use the delta method to estimate their asymptotic variances. Let g= g2/(1- g1) be the long-run wage elasticity. Then the estimated asymptotic variance of g calculated by the delta method is: 2 2 Est.Var.( g ) = (∂g / ∂g1 ) Var ( g1 ) + (∂g / ∂g 2 ) Var ( g 2 ) + 2(∂g / ∂g1 )(∂g / ∂g 2 )Cov( g1 , g 2 ) . See Greene, Econometric Analysis, p. 128. Source: Appendix.
TABLE 4 WAGE RELATIONSHIPS ( φ ) BETWEEN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND INDIA/CHINA, 18801939 Error Correction Coefficient, φ (p-value) Burma -0.241 ( 0.056) Thailand -0.089 (0.091) Malaya Indians -0.588 (0.000) Malaya Chinese -0.238 (0.028) Source: Appendix.
TABLE 5 ASIAN WAGE GRANGER CAUSALITY RELATIONSHIPS, 1880-1939 Causality F-statistic (p-value) India → Burma Yes 3.242 (0.077) China → Thailand Yes 3.022 (0.088) India → Malaya Indians Yes 5.019 (0.003) China → Malaya Chinese Yes 3.253 (0.019) Burma → India No 1.053 (0.391) Thailand → China No 1.210 (0.276) Malaya Indians → India No 0.542 (0.706) Malaya Chinese → China Yes 2.283 (0.074) Notes: Pairwise Granger causality is tested for all possible pairs of receiving-sending country series. The F-statistics test the joint significance of all lagged values of the regressor. Sources: Appendix.
Gross immigration Net immigration
Immigration per 1000 population
40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 -5 -10
12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 -4 1882
60 50 Gross immigration 40 Net immigration 30 20 10 0 -10 -20 -30 -40 1880 1886 1892 1898 1904 1910 1916 1922 1928 1934 1940
Malaya Chinese
100 50 0 -50 -100 1881
FIGURE 1 SOUTHEAST ASIA IMMIGRATION RATES, 1882 - 1939
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FIGURE 2 SOUTHEAST ASIA REAL EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTED WAGES, 1882 - 1939
FIGURE 2A BURMA AND THAILAND REAL EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTED WAGES, 1886 - 1932
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Mike Matheny is in the best shape of his life
Spring is here, and though the baseball season is fast approaching, we’ve been inundated with various versions of the “_______________ is in the best shape of his life” stories. You’ve seen them:
“Tommy Pham has been working out all offseason and has dropped his body fat to -3%”
“Adam Wainwright looks like he’s 10 years younger and just hit 90 on the radar!”
“Dexter Fowler’s is ready to be the best defensive right fielder in baseball! Jason Heyward, he’s coming for you.”
Even the dreaded Cubbies have gotten in on the act with their “Kyle Schwarber has dropped 100 pounds and is headed for a 50 SB season.” “He’ll probably be a Gold Glove left fielder!” As an aside, the way in which Cubs’ fans talk about Schwarber makes you wonder how many Schwarber family members actually live in Wrigleyville. Here’s a video showing Cubs’ fans’ reaction to his injury in 2016.
Well, Mike Matheny is also in the best shape of his life. This post is meant to play “Devil’s Advocate” to all the “Matheny should be fired” tweets that have filled the Twittersphere this offseason. (God knows, I’ll tweet something similar to that probably 50 times between now and when the team’s season ends so we may as well start the season with a positive attitude.)
Matheny has never been better equipped to have a good season than he is right now. Over the offseason, the front office made several changes specifically designed to help Matheny be a better manager. Matheny has been criticized by Cardinals’ fans and the St. Louis media for several things throughout his tenure — and rightly so. His handling of the bullpen has been questionable, at best, and he has too often left starters in far too long which has led to the starter losing the game before the pen can even be summoned. He has become over-reliant on specific relievers that he trusts (ahem…Matt Bowman) while he becomes unwilling to risk going to others he’s less certain of. He has been over-reliant on “proven veterans” while leaving younger, often better players (like Tommy Pham) sitting on the bench or playing in Memphis. At times, John Mozeliak had to send younger guys like Pham, Randall Grichuk, and Kolten Wong to the minors just to get them some playing time because Mike Matheny refused to play them.
The front office didn’t exactly buy Matheny a copy of “Managing for Dummies” and quiz him on it over the offseason (or maybe they did; I don’t really know) but they did give him a front office version of Spark Notes to help him get better at the stuff that he needs to improve on. Step 1 was replacing his pitching coach (Derek Lilliquist) with a new one — pitching guru Mike Maddux. The important quote from Mozeliak in the article discussing the fact that Lilliquist wouldn’t return to the Cardinals is this one: “Mozeliak said that they want to rethink the strategy of pitching use and have a pitching coach that is open to the data available and some modern views of how pitchers should be deployed.” That tells me the front office wants to modernize the team’s use of data on their pitchers, their pitch selection, and how their pitchers are deployed. The article from Jenifer Langosch about the hiring of Maddux had the following to say in explaining the change:
Before he started interviewing candidates for the open position, Mozeliak stressed that he was seeking a pitching coach willing to utilize advanced metrics, as well as the ability to “understand modern strategy, modern analytics and how we can leverage that to optimize our staff.”
The intent was to bring in someone who could have a louder voice alongside Matheny, who will be returning for his seventh season as manager. Maddux’s experience and coaching resume offers that sort of instant credibility.
“A louder voice alongside Matheny”…to me, this means that Maddux will have more of a say in pitching changes — when they should occur and which pitchers should be used — than Lilliquist did. Matheny has to recognize that the hiring of such a well-respected pitching coach wrests some control from Matheny.
Two other additions to the coaching staff should help give Matheny the tools he needs to be as successful as he can be. GM John Mozeliak specifically went to Florida to encourage fan and player favorite Jose Oquendo to return to the staff as 3rd base coach. Most everyone recognizes that the team was better fundamentally and defensively when Oquendo was manning the 3rd base coaching box and, since he’s often been mentioned as a potential manager, Matheny has to feel a little pressure from the front office to get things right.
While the change that brought Oquendo back to the team also brought in Willie McGee to the coaching staff, the other truly noteworthy change to the staff was moving Mike Shildt to the bench coach’s role. Shildt is basically the team’s data guy who’ll help Matheny with defensive shifting and in making other baseball decisions during the game. He was management’s addition to the coaching staff a couple of years ago and is being moved into this position by the front office to insure that Matheny hears the voice of the front office during the game.
The front office elected not to replace batting coach and Matheny buddy John Mabry but the other changes in the coaching staff have to send a message to both Matheny and Mabry that the offense needs to improve in 2018. For one thing, Matheny surely knows by now that Pham needs to be in the lineup every day and in center field. Mozeliak went to Las Vegas over the winter to meet with Dexter Fowler to talk to him about playing right field rather than center. There’s another decision taken out of Matheny’s hands.
With the addition of Marcell Ozuna, the emergence of Pham, and the movement of Fowler to right, the outfield is a lot more settled than it was at this time last season. Wong showed last season that he was a solid, league-average second baseman and one who can be in the lineup against lefties, if necessary. Shildt is on staff to help Matheny figure out when and how to deploy Matt Carpenter so that Jose Martinez gets maximum PA’s and Maddux is on staff to help Matheny with the pitching changes. Oquendo is there to help the team with defense and fundamentals and McGee is around to help improve the team’s base running. So Matheny has never had as many good tools at his disposal to help him make good decisions during the course of the season. Now it’s incumbent on him to utilize those tools to help get all those Cardinals’ fans off his back.
But who am I trying to fool? I’m going to go nuts the first time he insists on leaving Michael Wacha in to face the top of the Cubs’ order for the 3rd time in a tie game.
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HomeBarber's WireBarber’s Wire: Cooperatives and private companies work best in agriculture
Barber’s Wire: Cooperatives and private companies work best in agriculture
September 2, 2015 Editor Barber's Wire, In The Office
Good company performance demands clarity of purpose which is defined and monitored by a board of directors elected or appointed by the shareholders. There are five main types of company ownership structure that are or have been represented in New Zealand’s agricultural sector and each has advantages and disadvantages, explains Allan Barber.
The five are private and public companies, cooperatives, subsidiaries of an overseas company and State Owned Enterprises. Whatever the structure, good governance and direction are pre-requisites of success.
A privately owned company normally has the greatest clarity of purpose because of the simplicity of the ownership structure, although there is plenty of scope for disputes between individual shareholders, particularly family members. Private company structures range from very simple to more complicated, depending on relative size of shareholdings and the number and origin of the shareholders.
Examples of private agricultural, predominantly meat, companies are Talley’s, ANZCO Foods, Wilson Hellaby, Greenlea and Universal Beef Packers. This short list illustrates the possible shareholdings from 100% New Zealand to 100% overseas ownership with variations in between. Without exception these companies have a good track record of success over an extended period.
Cooperatives provide the other major ownership structure in agriculture because the sector is typified by large groups of producers or users with a common interest. Cooperatives exist to serve the interests of and are democratically owned and controlled by their members. Surplus profits not required for investment are returned to the members, in proportion to usage and shareholding as rebates or dividends.
In 2013 over half the 20 largest cooperatives were agricultural companies, Fonterra being the largest by far and Silver Fern Farms, Alliance, Ravensdown, Ballance Agri-Nutrients, CRT and Farmlands all in the top 10. Another very significant grower owned company, Zespri, is not technically a cooperative, but appears to comply with most of the characteristics of one.
Cooperative performance in agriculture production and marketing depends heavily on the state of commodity markets and on throughput. When prices are low, growers may earn less than their cost of production, as is currently the case with sheepmeat and dairy, and shareholder dissatisfaction can be expressed in different ways. Removal of sitting board members, shareholder minorities attempting to influence board direction and supplying another company are three options.
The difficulty with cooperative ownership is retention of sufficient funds for investment, particularly where long-term strategy conflicts with short-term grower returns. Fonterra’s value added strategy and Silver Fern Farms’ efforts to develop brand equity with a highly leveraged balance sheet are two prime examples of cooperative tension.
Public companies are subject to stock exchange scrutiny and performance is measured by share price movements. AFFCO’s experience in the 1990s as a listed company indicates the problem of meeting investor expectations and managing for optimal outcomes in a volatile commodity environment. As a result,there aren’t many agricultural listings on the NZX: exceptions are A2Milk, Comvita, PGG Wrightson, and Seeka Kiwifruit, as well as Fonterra units.
In the case of a State Owned Enterprise (SOE) which is required to operate like a company the taxpayers are the shareholders and two shareholding ministers oversee performance with the help of Treasury’s Commercial Outcomes group. An appointed board of directors is responsible for SOE governance and direction.
A recent example of confused SOE governance was Bill English’s statement, suggesting SOE Landcorp would have to sell farmland to reduce its very conservative level of debt. It wasn’t immediately clear whether this was a case of the Finance Minister being gun shy following Solid Energy’s voluntary administration or a sudden fit of the jitters as a result of the dairy downturn. Either way it wasn’t helpful to Landcorp’s board and management who have a long-term strategic direction aimed at spreading risk across a broad portfolio of farming types.
There are divergent views on whether the taxpayer should own a farming entity like Landcorp in the first place, but it shouldn’t be seen solely as a generator of dividends, because profits will fluctuate, as in any other farming enterprise. Landcorp’s value lies in its scale as the country’s largest farmer committed to sustainability, with an unmatched genetic databank and the ability to trial and develop innovative new products.
It is critically important for Landcorp to be able to maintain a long term view, not be required to respond to short term government demands.
The last business type which is no longer represented in New Zealand agriculture is the colonial outpost ownership by a large family owned trading company like Dalgety, Vestey and Borthwick. Although this lasted beyond Britain’s entry into the EU, it was a thing of the past by the 1990s. Overseas investment is now more likely to be in the form of a controlling, but not sole ownership stake.
There is clearly a place for several different forms of ownership in our agricultural sector, with private companies and cooperatives being the preferred options. Public listing is not generally the best form of ownership and the SOE model only has limited application.
Where there is a large shareholder supplier or user group and a clear business goal of rewarding members, the cooperative model works best. But equally the private ownership model works very well when there is a need for external investment and shareholders can agree on the business priorities.
The quality of the board and ability to stick to a clearly expressed business purpose is the ultimate determinant of success.
Allan Barber is a meat industry commentator. He has his own blog Barber’s Meaty Issues and can be contacted by emailing him at allan@barberstrategic.co.nz.
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Mumbai: David Alphonso worked as deal
Mumbai: David Alphonso worked as deal ‘finisher’ in fake call centre
Cops say the accused planned to use seized Jaguar for film shoots.
A day after David Alphonso was arrested for running a fake call centre in Andheri and allegedly duping several US nationals on the pretext of offering support to clean system malware, the Crime Branch Unit 9 officials are planning to call in for questioning his girlfriend of four years, a small-time actress and model Arti Saxena. The Crime Branch has learned that Saxena had Alphonso’s customised Jaguar and the two wanted use it for film shoots.
“Apart from Saxena, we will soon be summoning some of those who had invested in the 22-year-old’s call centre,” said a police official. In the meantime, Alphonso and his associate Sandeep Yadav (a technician) were produced on Saturday before a court which remanded them to police custody till September 15.
Shaggy Thakkar Part II: 22-yr-old Vakola man arrested for ‘conning’ scores of Americans
David Alphonso and his partner Sandeep Yadav are accused of operating a fake call centre to carry out the con.
Initial investigation into the fake call centre has revealed that the Alphonso started working with call centres after finishing his class 10 board exams. His first job for a Malad centre earned him a salary of Rs 15,000. He learnt about the business by working at one such place in Bhayander during his college days. He used data from his jobs to start his own call centre by taking a loan. Initially, he started with a small team, gradually expanding to a 40-seater floor. The employees, who worked between 10 pm and 5 am, were paid in cash and the anti-virus software was allegedly sold to customers for $15-30 but was never delivered. The payment was taken through gift cards and sometimes through debit cards. The centre had two toll-free US numbers to avoid being suspected by its American customers. The accused had, in fact, named the centre Xfinity after a prominent US-based entertainment company to pass off as genuine.
The police have learned that the call centre used a threestep process called ‘Opening, Closing and Finisher’. Initially, an employee used to take the call and identify himself as a caller from Xfinity and explain what malware is and offered anti-virus software. As part of the second step, the employee transferred the call to someone who explained the offer price for the software and the bargain deal. This call was further transferred to Alphonso who was the finisher; he closed the deal, allegedly without sending the software after the payment was made.
The Crime Branch recorded the statements of several employees on Saturday. One of the employees told Mirror, “I have previously worked in a couple of call centres. I learned about vacancies here through a friend. I never knew that the centre was fake; it looked like any other place I have previously worked at.” Another employee said, “I used to take around 80-100 calls everyday. I didn’t know that it was fake. We were at work on Friday when the police asked us to visit the Bandra Crime Branch office on Saturday to record our statements.”
Call-centre scam accused Shaggy’s sister arrested
The Thane Crime Branch on Thursday arrested Reema Thakkar, the sister
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Thread starter RealWonderman
DARTH MUPPET said:
How about hand the Muppets off to another Disney Division like Lucasfilm? Lucasfilm is doing a great job making star wars content for Disney and not just Movies but also TV shows, Books, Comics and Video Games and VR could be a wise idea! imagine Muppets treatment under Kathleen Kennedy...
Except that it’s Lucasfilm’s fault that the remaining Pigs in Space YouTube videos haven’t been uploaded—they were Star Wars parodies and the current head honchos at Lucasfilm don’t want people to associate comedy with Star Wars. All this was revealed in a recent interview with Kirk Thatcher.
This is also why a joke depicting Kylo Ren as a whiny spoiled manchild got cut from Ralph Breaks the Internet.
So it appears that the current Lucasfilm people need to lighten up. Hope they’ll do that after Episode IX comes out, if anything.
Duke Remington said:
I didn't know there weren't any new Pigs in Space videos on YouTube because of this. Thanks.
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https://muppefreak.blogspot.com/2019/04/17-02-04-end-of-muppets.html?m=1
This can't be happening... no...
DMHFan said:
"Muppets Live Another Day" should be joining Disney+, it shouldn't be cancelled! Besides, The Muppets are special to Disney.
Just my opinion mate. And I'm not too keen on Live another day tbh. I feel they have overused the muppets getting back together again nonsense and I would rather see something different
Yeah and it's just doesn't make sense to me.
Is it a comedy or a serious drama because if it's the latter I really couldn't take Olaf the snowman solving crimes with Zoot and Floyd Pepper seriously.
And it's apparently meant to erase all events from the last decade so that means no Walter and no Constantine which pretty much means the last 9 years has been a waste in my eyes
It's a comedy, I think.
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Native South
The Chickasaws' Place-World: The Mississippi River in Chickasaw History and Geography
Dustin J. Mack
10.1353/nso.2018.0000
The Chickasaws' Place-WorldThe Mississippi River in Chickasaw History and Geography
Dustin J. Mack (bio)
For over three hundred years Chickasaws have employed the Mississippi River to define their geographic homeland and history. Throughout the eighteenth and into the early nineteenth century this waterway delineated the western limits of Chickasaw Country.1 Chickasaw storytellers used the Mississippi to split west from east, while Chickasaw names for the river demarcated north and south. The Mississippi River divided time as well. According to Chickasaw migration stories, proto-Chickasaws crossed the Mississippi, traveling west to east, and thereafter the river marked a new era—the beginning of Chickasaw history. Other Chickasaw cultural constructs, like maps and titles, also demonstrate how the Mississippi functioned as a unifying symbol. In all these ways and more, the Mississippi River simultaneously served as a physical landmark and cultural touchpoint for the Chickasaw people.
The importance Chickasaws placed on the Mississippi has been overlooked, and clear interpretations of the past require contextualization within particular place-worlds.2 This understanding necessitates a reevaluation of Chickasaw activities and relationships along the waterway. Chickasaw villages sat nearly one hundred miles east of the Mississippi, yet Chickasaws frequented that river, which they called Sakti Lhafa' Okhina', meaning the "scored bluff waterway." Long before American settlers clamored to ship goods down the river, or Andrew Jackson defended it from invasion, or Mark Twain romanticized the Mississippi's waters—long before citizens of the United States arrived in the region—the Chickasaw Nation had done all three. Chickasaws managed and manipulated the river as they traveled by pirogue, utilized its resources, and patrolled its banks. Yet important beliefs expressed in [End Page 1] the stories they told about the Mississippi, the Chickasaws' names for the waterway, and the otherworldly characteristics they ascribed to it were no less important. The natural environment and Chickasaw social and religious constructs helped to define Chickasaw sovereignty along the Mississippi.
These dynamics became critical when colonial competition brought would-be empires to the Mississippi River Valley. Nations that systematically built relationships with the Chickasaws became part of their sociopolitical landscape and could expect to freely travel the Mississippi River past Chickasaw lands. However, Chickasaw warriors limited the mobility of those who entered this space uninvited, particularly around the "scored bluff," a natural bottleneck in the river known today as the Chickasaw Bluffs near Memphis, Tennessee. By controlling this important spot below the Missouri and Ohio Rivers, the Chickasaws became valuable allies or feared adversaries of France, Britain, Spain, and the United States. Any nation that wanted to travel the Mississippi River between the Missouri and Ohio Rivers and the Gulf of Mexico had to contend with the Chickasaws. Therefore, understanding Chickasaw conceptions of the Mississippi River is consequential for the study of colonialism and early American history.3
Careful reading of the Chickasaw migration story indicates that the Mississippi River helped define geographic space and historic chronology for the Chickasaw people. Though this story may have once been passed down in a single narrative form, written accounts vary considerably in detail. Driven by their own motivations, traders, missionaries, settlers, anthropologists, and Chickasaws put pen to paper chronicling the legend. Written accounts have been individually recorded over the course of the last three centuries. Throughout the years, authors in diverse locations have authored versions for various audiences. The writers' personal sentiments, cultural values, and religious beliefs undoubtedly colored how they documented the story. Language barriers also filtered many of the descriptions we are left with. Newer accounts may have been influenced by older reports, further compounding the problem of transmission. Such critical information is all too often missing from the historical record. Unfortunately, time and cultural distance obscure far more than the story can reveal. Consequently, scholars face serious limitations when employing these accounts to envision the past.4
While multiple variations of the story exist, they contain enough [End Page 2] continuity to explain how eighteenth-century Chickasaws might have conceptualized the Mississippi River. Since time immemorial Chickasaw people have told and retold how they came to settle their Mississippi homelands. These were not fictive accounts. They were, and still are, Chickasaw truths.5 Common tenets within the...
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Videoblocks Brings Content Libraries Together under New Brand, Storyblocks, to Make Room for Millions of Photos in a New Image Marketplace
PRNewswire September 19, 2017, 4:49 pm September 20, 2017
Videoblocks, the first subscription-based stock media company, announced the launch of its new brand, Storyblocks, to make way for expansion into new content categories. Storyblocks added an image Marketplace with millions of photos in tandem with the rebrand—furthering its path of industry disruption. The new name exemplifies the one-stop-shop for digital storytelling that the company has become, bringing together its libraries of high-quality, affordable stock media. This new identity and image Marketplace advances the company’s mission of supporting the mass creative class.
As part of the rebrand, the company has moved its former sub-brand, GraphicStock, completely under the new Storyblocks identity, but will maintain its video and audio sites as Videoblocks by Storyblocks and Audioblocks by Storyblocks.
Building on the evolution of its brand and responding to the high demand for photos, which make up 70 percent of the stock media industry, the new image Marketplace from Storyblocks is home to millions of photos, vectors and icons. This addition follows the success of its video Marketplace, which has already paid out over $6 million to artists. The new image Marketplace continues the unprecedented 100 percent commission to contributors and cements the company’s position as the most artist-friendly and affordable stock media offering in the industry.
TJ Leonard
“For us, introducing Storyblocks and the image Marketplace were the next logical steps on our journey to becoming first and last place creatives go when working on a project. The new Storyblocks brand captures our vision of bringing our libraries together into a more unified experience, allowing our members to find the right content quickly, without having to blow their budget or sacrifice quality,” said TJ Leonard, Storyblocks’ CEO.
Joel Holland
Founder and Executive Chairman, Joel Holland added, “Eight years ago, I started a stock media company with a single vision: to provide creative content that everyone could afford. This is still our mission as Storyblocks. Along with our new name, we are now offering our members 60% savings on millions of photos in our new image Marketplace and passing 100% of the earnings on to the original artists. There is a lot of great change happening, but our business model is staying the same. The creative community comes first every time.”
A transformative adventure, Storyblocks has evolved from a small, upstart content service, into a sophisticated platform with over 100 million downloads by creators worldwide. Along with this growth, the company recently moved to a new office in Arlington, VA to support its expanding roster of over 100 employees. The office, which is 22,000 square feet and overlooks the Nation’s Capital, is equipped with an Airstream RV room and “gym” game room—all part of a design effort to encourage employee collaboration. As a result of this and other initiatives, the company was recently awarded one of Washington. D.C.’s greatest places to work by Washingtonian magazine.
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Mental Health Bodies Recommend ‘opt out’
by Gerald | Jul 18, 2018 | Issues, News | 0 comments
Mental Health Bodies Recommend ‘opt out’ – Originally published in the New Daily
Australians with mental illnesses have been warned to consider opting out of the government’s My Health Record, over fears they will be discriminated against if their digital medical histories are stolen or leaked.
Three mental health bodies – Consumers of Mental Health WA, the Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council and the NSW peak organisation Being – said the risk of privacy breaches was too high.
“We’ve joined together to tell people with mental illness: ‘if you’re in doubt, opt out’,” CoMHWA chief executive Shauna Gaebler said on Wednesday.
“My Health Record increases the risk of discrimination and health inequalities for people with mental illness.
“Until we know there are reliable protections, and answers to our concerns, we can’t ethically encourage people to stay in this system.”
On Tuesday, about 20,000 opted out of the electronic health record system on the first day of a three month opt-out window, despite website glitches.
Young people were especially vulnerable to invasions of privacy by their parents, Ms Gaebler said.
“We are concerned that My Health Record could cause harm to young people,” she said.
“For mum or dad to see their most private health information could have catastrophic effects. We fear young people will stop seeking help as they don’t want mum or dad to know.”
Digital medical records also made it too easy for family violence abusers to access their victims’ health information, peak body Being warned.
“My Health Record increases the risk of privacy breaches already faced by consumers in health services, particularly when there’s violence and abuse within families,” said Irene Gallagher, CEO of Being.
“My Health Record makes it too easy for potential abusers to access health records, or even change them, if the person is deemed to ‘lack capacity’.”
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has admitted the My Health opt-out website had already experienced problems.
“There was a glitch yesterday I understand, but it’s been resolved I’ve been assured, and about 20,000 people did opt out online yesterday,” Mr Turnbull told 3AW radio in Melbourne on Tuesday.
A number of people reported on Monday not being able to log in or get through to a hotline to opt out of the scheme, but the problems were being ironed out.
The window closes on October 15, after which an e-health record will be created for every Australian by default.
Almost six million people have signed up for a My Health digital medical history over its six years of operations.
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Vic Mensa Debut’s ‘The Autobiography’
By Tom Jones Jul 27, 2017
Fresh off the back of his 4 track EP ‘The Manuscript’, Vic Mensa drops his brand new album ‘The Autobiography’ this Friday (28th). With the EP acting almost as a prequel to tomorrow’s release, Vic served up a sign of things to come allowing fans to see him transpire from rapper to artist.
In the run up to Mensa’s highly anticipated debut LP, the rapper let go of a string of dope visuals including videos for ‘OMG’ as well as the cinematic ‘Rage’ video, which staged Vic in a plane crash – far from your usual rap video. This alone stands testament to Vic’s growth as an artist creatively and conceptually.
Ahead of the album release the Roc Nation signee dropped the Pharrell assisted ‘Wings’, a carefully crafted and expertly produced track that delves into the trials and tribulations of the Chicago native’s life, career thus far and heavy struggles with drug addiction. It’s open and it’s honest, two traits we come to expect and welcome heavily on the album.
The album reads as the title suggests, an open book and provides a heavy glipse into the psyche of Mr Mensa. With the album being executively produced by No. I.D, who was the sole producer on Jay Z’s recent project ‘4:44’ you can expect the quality of production to be tight, well crafted and whole.
Collaborations are vast with fellow Chicago artists Chief Keef and Joey Purp making an appearance along side Ty Dolla $ign, The Dream, Pusha T, Pharrell and Saul Williams, Syd and Weezer.
‘The Autobiography’ is essentially a coming of age story. It takes you through the whirlwind of ups and downs of fame but done in such a way that Mensa’s pen game keeps you gripped the whole way through as much of what he says I’m sure is relatable to that average twenty something.
The album starts with an ode to his supportive parents on ‘Didn’t I’, which builds as the backbone to the project much like his life. Subject matter on the album tackles racial injustice on the Ty Dolla $ign assisted track ‘We Could Be Free’, past relationships on tracks ‘Coffee & Cigarettes’ and ‘Homewrecker’, to the lighter care free tracks ‘Down 4 Some Ignorance’ and ‘Rollin’ Like a Stoner’. Towards the later half of the album Vic touches on the violence within his hometown on ‘The Fire Next Time’, as well as the tragic murder of his friend on ‘Heaven On Earth’ a topic he’s spoken on passionately in the press recently.
Personally, I think ‘The Autobiography’ is first class and as someone who’s listened to Vic since first hearing ‘Darling’ by Kids These Days, it’s the growth from Vic both lyrically and musically that’s the most impressive. He’s always been more than the average rapper to me and it’s this debut project that marks the journey into stardom, the journey from a boy to a man and the journey from rapper to artist – Vic Mensa is a modern day rock star.
Tomorrow press play and take a walk through the mind of Vic Mensa.
“Didn’t I (Say I Didn’t)”
“Memories on 47th St.”
“Rollin’ Like a Stoner”
“Homewrecker” Feat. Weezer
“Gorgeous” Feat. Syd
“Heaven on Earth” Feat. The-Dream
“Card Cracker (Skit)”
“Down 4 Some Ignorance (Ghetto Lullaby)” Feat. Chief Keef & Joey Purp
“Coffee & Cigarettes”
“Wings” Feat. Pharrell Williams & Saul Williams
“Heaven on Earth (Reprise)”
“The Fire Next Time”
“We Could Be Free” Feat. Ty Dolla $ign
”Rage (Bonus Track)”
“OMG” Feat. Pusha T (Bonus Track)
Vic Mensa’s The Autobiography is available to stream or download from Friday 28th July.
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60th Grammy Award Nominees For 2018 Are Announced
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CT Sun Guard Layshia Clarendon Undergoes Successful Ankle Surgery
by Abigail Adams on Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 11:00PM
The Connecticut Sun will be without one of their top guards for quite some time.
Layshia Clarendon underwent successful surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital on Tuesday to repair the peroneal retinaculum and stabilize dislocated peroneal tendons in her right ankle, according to the WNBA. She recently sustained the injury during practice, which she says occurred when she stepped on another player’s foot, and has missed the Sun’s last two games.
Doctors anticipate it will take her three-to-four months to recover. Clarendon said Tuesday in a thread on Twitter that she likely won’t play again this season.
“As much as I hoped, wished & asked if there was a way to just like use some tape or brace to be able to play, it just wasn’t possible,” she said. ” … I worked so hard this off season and am in the best shape ever so this hurts even more.”
As much as I hoped, wished & asked if there was a way to just like use some tape or brace to be able to play, it just wasn't possible. Just like that, I probably won't play again this season. I worked so hard this off season and am in the best shape ever so this hurts even more.
— Layshia Clarendon (@Layshiac) June 26, 2019
The 28-year-old thanked the Sun’s medical staff and her teammates for the support she received in the last week.
“Overall, surgery went great and you know I’ll be back out there stronger than ever!” she said.
I can't thank the @ConnecticutSun staff from front office to medical staff and my teammates enough for the amazing support this past week. Overall, surgery went great and you know I'll be back out there stronger than ever! 👊🏽💪🏽 #Ouchie #ReallyDuringPrideMonth #SoMessedUp
Clarendon averaged 6.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in her nine games off the bench this season.
Thumbnail photo via Chris Poss/Connecticut Sun
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The Composite Prototyping Centre (CPC) has announced that Abaris Training Resources will be relocating its Griffin, Georgia, US, operation to CPC’s facility on Long Island.
CPC is dedicated to providing workforce development, prototype manufacturing and hands-on technical training in advanced composites manufacturing. Abaris’ decision to base its East Coast operations at CPC was prompted by its goal to expand beyond its current curriculum to incorporate the application of the sophisticated equipment that CPC houses. Also factoring in Abaris’ decision was CPC’s status as the designated Northeast centre for the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), of which both organisations are members.
“CPC has the advanced technology required in manufacturing using composites such as our automated fibre placement robot, large autoclaves, RTM/VARTM resin injection/infusion system and CNC router with five-axis alignment verification system for cutting, milling and machining,” according to CPC Executive Director, Leonard Poveromo. “We’re confident our resources will be extremely beneficial to Abaris in meeting its goal to broaden its course offerings.”
“We have been conducting our training at Atlanta Aerospace Composite in Griffin for almost 20 years and enjoyed an excellent relationship,” says Abaris President, Michael J. Hoke. “The sole reason for bringing our operation to CPC is to support our growth objectives in offering new courses that continue to meet the needs of the advanced composite manufacturing and repair communities.”
To prepare for Abaris, CPC will be setting up ten workstations for Abaris repair training classes. The aerospace industry is one of Abaris’ major markets and the company provides training both offsite and onsite for airlines such as Jet Blue for which it has provided training at LaGuardia Airport. Additionally, Abaris provides its advanced composite training to the DoD/armed forces and various government agencies including the FAA, NTSB and NASA. Its market reach extends to the commercial space industry, providing training to all of the major players.
Abaris will initially be using its current instructors, but Hoke projects that the company will soon be hiring locally.
“With the addition of new courses over the next year or two, we will be hiring instructors from the Long Island region with strong backgrounds in advanced composite materials, as well as the right teaching skills and personality to engage students in both the classroom instruction and hands-on workshop environments,” he says.
While Abaris gains access to CPC’s equipment and the ability to offer new courses, CPC will have access to training for its future employees. Joint initiatives are also likely.
“Just as Abaris has its core offerings, CPC will continue to independently provide its Composite Technician Certification programme,” says Poveromo. “We expect our symbiotic relationship to grow and evolve which, ultimately, will accrue benefit to our customers.”
The Long Island region is also expected to benefit from the economic and workforce development advantages stemming from Abaris’ presence at CPC. Local manufacturers will gain easy access to more advanced materials training programmes, which will enable them to build a more proficient, skilled workforce able to work with composite materials. This in turn will help position these manufacturers for greater subcontractor opportunities awarded by larger manufacturers.
“IACMI members Abaris and the Composites Prototyping Centre both play important roles in the continued growth of workforce development in the composites field,” adds IACMI Workforce Manager, Joannie Harmon Heath. “The CPC is home to the research of several IACMI projects and being in the Northeast corridor is also close to many IACMI members. Abaris’ proximity to the CPC will increase the opportunity for hands-on learning experiences and workforce development initiatives.”
Abaris will be setting up its operations at CPC in June with its first course, the five-day Advanced Composite Structures: Fabrication & Damage Repair – Phase I, scheduled for August 2018.
In addition to providing its Composite Technician Certification Programme to numerous Long Island companies, CPC is a Programme Partner of Stony Brook University’s Manufacturing Technology and Resource Consortium (MTRC), New York State’s only campus-based Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centre, and is a partner with Unique Electrical Solutions, which recently generated a contract to modify 16 vans for UPS. More recently, CPC was named the recipient of three significant grants for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education for high schools.
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November 2, 2010 · 21:58
Timeline: Burberry
Burberry. The 154 year old British brand.
Kate Moss- Burberry Campaign
1856: 21 year old Thomas Burberry, from Basingstoke, Hampshire opened his first store, originally specifying in outdoor clothing. The next fourteen years would see Burberry become a well established store.
1888: Gabardine; a waterproof, breathable fabric invented by Burberry himself was introduced to the brand.
1891: The business opened a new store (under the name Thomas Burberry & Sons) in Haymarket, London. This site remained its headquarters until 2008 when it moved to Westminster.
1901: The Burberry Equestrian Knight Logo was introduced including the Latin word ‘Prorsum’, meaning forwards. The logo became its trademark and is still used today.
1914: The War Office asked Burberry to develop their officer’s coat to suit their requirements. Following this, the trench coat became increasingly popular.
1920: A second trademark for Burberry was introduced. The famous Burberry check began as the lining to their trench coats. The trademark would later be used on its own for several other Burberry products.
1955: Burberry was awarded a Royal Warrant by HM Queen Elizabeth II. A second warrant was granted in 1989 by HRH Prince of Wales.
Agyness Deyn- Burberry Campaign
1955: Burberry was an independent company until 1955 when it was acquired by Great Universal Stores (GUS)
1967: By now, the Burberry Check was now used for a variety of accessories including; scarves, luggage and fragrances. Burberry’s popularity grew during this time, seeing many celebrities wearing the brand.
1980/1990s: During the 1980s, the brand expanded further, introducing more products to it’s line. In the 1990s, Burberry’s profit grew with the help of American CEO Rose Marie Bravo, who re-established the brand after a fall in sales.
2000s: Following its increase in popularity; Burberry saw a massive increase in sales. In 2001, Bravo hired Christopher Bailey, a designer who was at the time working for Gucci. Burberry added multiple new products to their range; including perfumes, which increased profits over the coming years.
Today: Burberry states that it is “an internationally recognised luxury brand with a worldwide distribution network.” The company recently revealed a 21% rise in its sales in the last six months.
Campaigns: Burberry has been well known for its high profile campaigns over the last decade. Starting with Kate Moss, Burberry has seen several well known celebrities and models front their campaigns including; Rachel Weiz, Agyness Deyn and most recently, Emma Watson.
Burberry’s Image: In recent years, Burberry’s image has been distorted due to the brand’s famous Burberry Check being copied. The check pattern became widely associated with “chav” culture; with the pattern being copied and used for various clothes items that were not from Burberry itself. Although Burberry became so associated with the “chav” image; it did not thwart the brand’s image for long.
Emma Watson- Burberry Campaign
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An NBA source said the league wouldn’t act until any official extradition move is made by Turkey and would work with the State Department if it occurs. Kanter decided against coming to London with the team to face the Wizards in its special showcase game in Britain held Thursday at O2 Arena.
“My stance is I think it’s very unfortunate Enes Kanter is not here with the New York Knicks,” Silver said. “I absolutely understand his reasoning why he elected not to come. Certainly there wasn’t a suggestion to the league not to come on this trip. We live in a world, these are really significant issues that he’s dealing with. I recognize for the NBA that by virtue of a fact we’re a global business, we have to pay attention to these issues.”
According to an NBA source, the league will not approach Kanter about toning down his anti-Turkey rhetoric. Kanter called the Turkish dictator “a lunatic” earlier this month and said he feared he would be killed by Turkish spies if he went to London.
“There’s nothing more important as commissioner of the league than the safety of our players,” Silver said. “We take very seriously the threats he’s received — even if it’s people on social media. I support Enes as a player in this league. I support the platform players have to speak out on issues that are important to them.”
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“No one likes Enes in Turkey right now,” said the contributor to the Turkish basketball website Trendbasket.net. “He likes to be dramatic.”
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Asked what the site does when Kanter has a 20-20 game, he said, “We talk about something else.”
Kanter lost fans in Turkey when he taunted Turkey’s National Team on social media after it lost in the European Championships in 2013, according to the website reporter. Kanter, however, was not invited to play on the squad because of his squabbles.
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Trump Announces Executive Order Protecting Free Speech on College Campuses
By Davis Richardson • 03/02/19 1:49pm
President Donald Trump speaks during CPAC 2019. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images.
“When he wants to recharge, he connects to his base here at CPAC!” Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) chair Matt Schlapp said ahead of introducing President Donald Trump.
Recharge the president did. In a wide-sweeping speech at CPAC, Trump lambasted old and new foe alike to a smattering of “Lock her up!” and “Build the wall!” chants.
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“They try to take you out with bullshit,” said the president about the Russia investigation, later mocking his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a Southern accent. “Robert Mueller never received a vote and neither did the person who appointed him.”
After attacking more targets including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), The Washington Post‘s Dave Weigel (“He doesn’t fly private”) and Hillary Clinton’s former campaign chairman John Podesta (“He still hasn’t gotten over getting his ass kicked”), Trump announced plans to declare an executive order targeting college campuses.
“We reject oppressive speech codes, censorship, political correctness, and every other attempt by the hard left to stop people from challenging ridiculous and dangerous ideas,” said the president.
Citing free speech laws, Trump said universities would risk losing federal funding if they failed to protect conservatives’ right to their viewpoints. To further make his point, he brought up Hayden Williams—a field representative of the Leadership Institute who was physically assaulted last month at the University of Berkeley’s campus.
“He took a hard punch in the face for all of us,” said Trump.
While few details are known on the order, the move would become the Trump administration’s latest policy aimed at curbing the influence exerted by colleges and universities. The Republican-led overhaul of the U.S. tax system in 2017 included a 1.4 percent tax on university’s endowment funds.
Filed Under: Politics, National Politics, Donald J. Trump, Matt Schlapp, college campuses
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Chicago Announces 64 Participants for Country’s First Architecture Biennial
Sarah Cascone, April 14, 2015
Faces of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Photo: courtesy of the Chicago Architecture Biennial.
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The art world may have its sights set on Venice for the upcoming Biennale (see The 2015 Venice Biennale List of Artists Is Out—See Our Exclusive), but here in the States, the Windy City is preparing to host the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial (see Chicago’s First Architecture Biennial to Debut in 2015). Bringing together no fewer than 63 architects from more than 30 countries on six continents, the Chicago event will run October 3, 2015–January 3, 2016.
The first architecture biennial ever held in the country, it is being billed as the largest North American gathering of international architects. Participants were selected by co-artistic directors Joseph Grima and Sarah Herda, with an advisory council that includes David Adjaye, Elizabeth Diller, Frank Gehry, and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
“We want to challenge and expand who people identify as voices who are leading the future of architecture,” Herda, the director of Chicago’s Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, told the Chicago Tribune. “Important ideas about architecture come from a lot of different places and people. We want the biennial to be a platform to explore that.”
With both emerging and established architects, including 10 local firms, the biennial hopes to explore architecture as a cultural practice, and to demonstrate how our interactions with the world are affected by design.
The Biennial headquarters will be at the Chicago Cultural Center, but exhibitions will also be held at sites across the city including Millennium Park, City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower, 72 E. Randolph, and the Stony Island Arts Bank, a new project by Chicago artist Theaster Gates (see Theaster Gates Splits Artes Mundi Prize Winnings with Nominees).
“The city of Chicago has left an indelible mark on the field of architecture, from the world’s first modern skyscraper to revolutionary urban designs,” said mayor Rahm Emanuel in a statement. “That’s why there’s no better host city than Chicago for this rare global event. The Chicago Architecture Biennial offers an unprecedented chance to celebrate the architectural, cultural, and design advancements that have collectively shaped our world.”
Faces of the Chicago Architecture Biennial.
Photo: courtesy of the Chicago Architecture Biennial.
Here is the full list of participants in the Chicago Architecture Biennial:
Al Borde (Quito, Ecuador)
allzone / Rachaporn Choochuey (Bangkok, Thailand)
Andreas Angelidakis (Athens, Greece)
Andrés Jaque / Office for Political Innovation (Madrid, Spain; New York)
Aranda\Lasch (Tucson, Arizona; New York)
Assemble (London)
Atelier Bow-Wow (Tokyo, Japan)
Iwan Baan (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Erin Besler / Besler & Sons (Los Angeles)
Tatiana Bilbao S.C. (Mexico City)
Bjarke Ingels Group / BIG (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Santiago Borja (Mexico City)
Carlos Bunga (Barcelona, Spain)
Bureau Spectacular / Jimenez Lai (Los Angeles)
Csutoras & Liando (Jakarta, Indonesia; London)
Design With Company (Chicago)
El Equipo de Mazzanti / Giancarlo Mazzanti (Bogota, Colombia)
Frida Escobedo (Mexico City)
Didier Faustino (Paris, France)
Moon Hoon (Seoul, Korea)
Indie Architecture + Paul Preissner Architects (Denver/Chicago)
John Ronan Architects (Chicago)
Johnston Marklee (Los Angeles)
junya.ishigami+associates (Tokyo, Japan)
Kéré Architecture / Francis Kéré (Berlin, Germany)
Kuehn Malvezzi (Berlin, Germany)
Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal and Frederic Druot (Paris, France)
Yasmeen Lari / Heritage Foundation Pakistan (Lahore, Pakistan)
Lateral Office (Toronto, Canada)
LIST / Ido Avissar (Paris, France)
MAIO (Barcelona, Spain)
Marshall Brown Projects (Chicago)
Mass Studies / Minsuk Cho (Seoul, Korea)
MOS / Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample (New York)
New-Territories/M4 / François Roche & Camille Lacadee (Paris, France/Bangkok, Thailand)
NLÉ / Kunlé Adeyemi (Lagos, Nigeria; Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Norman Kelley (Chicago; New York)
OFFICE / Kersten Geers David Van Severen (Brussels, Belgium)
Onishimaki + Hyakuda Architects (Tokyo, Japan)
OPEN Architecture/ Li Hu & Huang Wenjing (Beijing, China)
Lluís Ortega / Sio2arch (Chicago; Barcelona, Spain)
otherothers / David Neustein & Grace Mortlock (Sydney, Australia)
Pedro&Juana (Mexico City)
Pezo von Ellrichshausen (Concepcion, Chile)
Plan:b Arquitectos / Felipe Mesa & Federico Mesa (Medellin, Colombia)
PORT (Chicago)
PRODUCTORA (Mexico City)
RAAAF [Rietveld Architecture-Art-Affordances] (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Bryony Roberts (Los Angeles; Oslo, Norway)
RUA Arquitetos (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Rural Urban Framework (Hong Kong)
SO-IL (New York)
Sou Fujimoto Architects (Tokyo, Japan)
studio Albori (Milan, Italy)
Studio [D] Tale (Harare, Zimbabwe; Capetown, South Africa; London)
Studio Gang / Jeanne Gang (Chicago)
TOMA (Santiago, Chile)
UrbanLab / Sarah Dunn and Martin Felson (Chicago)
VTN / Vo Trong Nghia Architects (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
WAI Architecture Think Tank (Beijing, China)
Weathers / Sean Lally (Chicago)
Amanda Williams (Chicago)
WORKac+ Ant Farm / Amale Andraos & Dan Wood, Chip Lord & Curtis Schreier (New York)
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Ontario Providing Seasonal Access to Remote Communities
Construction to Begin under Winter Roads Program
December 9, 2014 11:00 A.M.
Ontario is making it easier for remote northern First Nations communities to get vital goods and services this winter.
Through a $5-million investment from the Ontario government, 31 First Nations and the Town of Moosonee will have access to a 3,160-kilometre network of temporary roads over frozen ground and waterways.
Each year, winter roads connect remote northern communities to a permanent provincial highway or railway system. Individuals and businesses use the roads from freeze-up until spring thaw.
Improving access for remote northern communities is part of the government's economic plan for Ontario. The four-part plan is building Ontario up by investing in people's talents and skills, building new public infrastructure like roads and transit, creating a dynamic, supportive environment where business thrives and building a secure savings plan so everyone can afford to retire.
Ontario’s 3,160-kilometre winter roads network is approximately the same driving distance as Timmins to Cranbrook, B.C.
Since October 2003, the Ontario government has invested more than $49 million through the Winter Roads Program.
View a map of Ontario’s winter roads.
Contact First Nations communities about their winter roads.
“Our government recognizes the economic and social benefits of a seasonal roads network in Ontario’s Far North. Through the province’s Winter Roads Program, we are making it more affordable and convenient for remote northern communities to access essential goods and services.”
Michael Gravelle
Minister of Northern Development and Mines
“Many remote First Nation communities rely on the Winter Roads Program to get the essential supplies they will need for the upcoming year. Continuing to invest in this program is one way we’re supporting access to essential goods and services and building strong, resilient northern and First Nation communities.”
David Zimmer
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
Mike Feenstra
Minister’s Office
mike.feenstra@ontario.ca
Julia Bennett
julia.bennett@ontario.ca
Driving and Roads Rural and North
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Dr. Maria Lamarque Named Hispanic Outreach Faculty of the Year - News and Events for Texas A&M University-Commerce in East Texas
Dr. Maria Lamarque Named Hispanic Outreach Faculty of the Year
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26 Aug 2013 Dr. Maria Lamarque Named Hispanic Outreach Faculty of the Year
Posted at 08:45h in Awards and Achievements, Press Release by 4 Comments
A&M-Commerce and the Office of Hispanic Outreach and Student Programs has awarded Dr. María Lamarque a Hispanic Outreach Faculty of the Year Award for 2012-2013. The award honors a professor who dedicates his or her experience, knowledge and scholarship to Latino students. Awardees must demonstrate commitment to academic excellence, diversity and service. Student nomination is required.
Lamarque, an associate professor in the department of Literature and Languages and the director of Spanish Graduate Studies, visited 15 high schools to recruit teachers for the Spanish master’s program last year. The student population in the program is 70 percent high school teachers. Under Lamarque’s leadership, the number of new Hispanic enrollees in the Spanish master’s program, including international students, and the number of Hispanic students graduating from the program have both doubled.
In his nomination, Gilbert Hernández, coordinator for Hispanic Outreach and Student Programs and former student of Lamarque’s, said that her willingness to clarify any questions and to seek financial support for her students makes her a worthy choice.
“Her charismatic approach for instruction and her high expectations of her students are the perfect combination for a great learning environment. Dr. Lamarque certainly leaves a positive impact on the lives of students at A&M-Commerce,” Hernández said.
Lamarque organizes the Hispanic Film Showcase and the Spanish Tertulia for A&M-Commerce, allowing the community exposure to Hispanic art and a space to practice Spanish in informal gatherings. However, Lamarque’s push for diversity and globalization extends beyond the campus. She has taught classes in Brazil and Spain. Her international research has produced 26 publications, and she has presented in more than a dozen countries.
Despite her achievements, Lamarque did not expect to receive the award.
“It was a great surprise for me,” said Lamarque. “It is a great honor to serve all students at the university and to promote a place free of prejudices and biases toward other cultures. My goal has always been to strive to be an advocate for integration and to make this university truly a ‘universe’ of globalized ideas and knowledge. I am sincerely grateful that I have this opportunity and thankful to have been even considered for such a nomination.”
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COHSSA Hispanic Outreach Maria Lamarque
Posted at 16:16h, 26 August Reply
Congratulations Professor Maria!
Angelica Barth
Parabens Professora Maria por tantas conquistas e por promover educacao de alto nivel a comunidade latina e americana.
Cindy Medina
¡Felicidades Profesora Lamarque! Gracias por toda su ayuda y apoyo
Alfredo Castro
Me alegro mucho por Usted apreciada Profesora Lamarque ÍBendiciones!
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NASA declares carbon dioxide is GREENING the Earth… reveals how Green New Death is a DEATH cult that would collapse global ecology
In direct contradiction to the scare stories about carbon dioxide being relentlessly pushed by the climate change alarmists, a scientific study published in Nature Climate Change and highlighted by NASA reveals that rising carbon dioxide levels are having a tremendously positive impact on the re-greening of planet Earth over the last three decades, with some regions experiencing over a 50% increase in plant life.
The study, entitled, “Greening of the Earth and its drivers,” used satellite data to track and map the expansion of green plant growth across the globe from 1982 – 2015. Published in 2016, this study found that rising atmospheric carbon dioxide causes “fertilization” of plant life, resulting in a remarkable acceleration of increased “greening” across every Earth continent. As the study abstract explains:
We show a persistent and widespread increase of growing season integrated LAI (greening) over 25% to 50% of the global vegetated area… Factorial simulations with multiple global ecosystem models suggest that CO2 fertilization effects explain 70% of the observed greening trend…
In other words, the planet is getting greener, and we have rising CO2 levels to thank for it, since rising CO2 accounts for about 70% of the increase in planet-wide greening, according to scientists. The more CO2 we release into the atmosphere, the more nutrients are available for plants, and the more rapidly the Earth is re-greened.
The following compilation map shows which land masses have experienced expanded greening since 1982. As the legend explains, the light green areas represent a 25% increase in green plants, and the dark green areas represent a 50% or greater increase:
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Image credit: Boston University / R. Myeneni
Natural News readers may note this is exactly what we’ve been reporting for over a decade. It’s basic science, of course, since plants use carbon dioxide to thrive. Higher CO2 means a greener Earth, since CO2 is the single most important molecule for sustaining plant life across the globe. It is beyond astonishing that the entire climate change cult denies the basic science of botany and photosynthesis.
Read my 2017 article which covers all this: All the biggest lies about climate change and global warming DEBUNKED in one astonishing interview.
NASA confirms the findings and even publishes a video touting the increase in global greening due to rising CO2
To the shock of many climate change alarmists, even NASA scientists confirmed that carbon dioxide is “greening” the planet. As stated on the NASA.gov website in an article titled, “Carbon Dioxide Fertilization Greening Earth, Study Finds“:
From a quarter to half of Earth’s vegetated lands has shown significant greening over the last 35 years largely due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change on April 25.
An international team of 32 authors from 24 institutions in eight countries led the effort, which involved using satellite data from NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer instruments to help determine the leaf area index, or amount of leaf cover, over the planet’s vegetated regions. The greening represents an increase in leaves on plants and trees equivalent in area to two times the continental United States.
NASA explains almost exactly what I’ve been explaining for the last several years: That carbon dioxide is a necessary component of photosynthesis, the biochemical process by which plants produce metabolic energy. Via NASA:
Green leaves use energy from sunlight through photosynthesis to chemically combine carbon dioxide drawn in from the air with water and nutrients tapped from the ground to produce sugars, which are the main source of food, fiber and fuel for life on Earth. Studies have shown that increased concentrations of carbon dioxide increase photosynthesis, spurring plant growth.
Results showed that carbon dioxide fertilization explains 70 percent of the greening effect, said co-author Ranga Myneni, a professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Boston University.
NASA even released a YouTube video that almost exactly mirrors the message Natural News has been advocating for years. The video is entitled, “Rising CO2 levels greening Earth”:
Why the Green New Deal would KILL the greening of the Earth
In direct contradiction to the real science on the greening benefits of carbon dioxide, Democrats routinely and mindlessly claim that carbon dioxide is a poisonous “pollutant” that will destroy the world. The anti-knowledge of lunatic Democrats demonstrates the extreme dangers of those who are scientifically illiterate yet spout “science” as their justification for demanding radical interventions in atmospheric chemistry.
In truth, rising levels of carbon dioxide will cause the following beneficial effects on Earth:
Reforestation due to Earth moving toward a warmer, wetter, more greenhouse-like environment
Acceleration of food production among food crops
An increase in the biodiversity of rainforests
Increased rainfall across Earth’s continents
The transformation of deserts into usable plains for grazing and agriculture
The acceleration of the greening of the planet, which is already far greener than it was 50 years ago
There are virtually no Democrats who recognize that carbon dioxide is the “miracle molecule” for plant life. “Green New Deal” proponents like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — who is scientifically and economically illiterate — think that carbon dioxide must be eliminated in order to save the planet. In fact, she warns that Earth only has 12 years to go before all life ceases to exist unless humans stop burning fossil fuels.
Not surprisingly, she has it all wrong: It’s the burning of fossil fuels that’s releasing beneficial CO2 into the atmosphere, causing the global greening that NASA has already confirmed (see above). If humans stop burning fossil fuels, the result would decrease atmospheric CO2, resulting in plants starving to death from lack of CO2.
This would, of course, lead to the mass global die-off of trees, grasslands, food crops and rainforests. The “Green New Deal,” in other words, would actually result in the mass killing of plant life across the entire planet. If the world were to follow the demands of Ocasio-Cortez, the world’s ecosystems would collapse, resulting in mass death of plants, animals and humans.
The Green New Deal is a “Death Cult”
It turns out that climate change alarmists, by vilifying CO2, are demanding actions that would make the planet less green by killing plants everywhere. Instead of a warm, wet planet with abundant rainfall and rainforests, Democrat seem to want a cold, dead world that’s devoid of plant life.
As any competent scientist would openly admit, the elimination of CO2 from the atmosphere would collapse the global ecosystem, leading to the complete wipe out of nearly all plants, animals and humans. Those who are calling for the elimination of CO2 are, as I have previously warned, actually advocating the terraforming of planet Earth into a post-human, post-life status that would collapse human civilization and annihilate nearly all food webs around the world.
As reported by Natural News, AOC’s “Green New Deal” seeks to eliminate the very molecule that turns planets green: Carbon dioxide, the molecule of life.
People like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are not the saviors of the planet, it turns out: They are the death merchants who threaten to destroy all life as we know it. Carbon dioxide isn’t a threat to planet Earth, but people like Ocasio-Cortez surely are. If anything should be eliminated from the atmosphere, it’s the hot air coming from the mouths of the climate alarmists who are spewing their death cult quackery that would devastate our planet if deployed.
If you really want to “green” the planet, stop the climate change lunatics like Ocasio-Cortez whose proposals would quite literally murder nearly all life on planet Earth.
Simply put:
More carbon dioxide = more green plants
That’s why CO2 is called a “greenhouse gas.” It turns the planet into a lush, plant-filled greenhouse that’s warmer, wetter and more abundant across all plant life. Why don’t Democrats and Leftists want Earth to be more green?
Stay informed. Read Climate.news for frequent updates.
Tagged Under: atmosphere, carbon dioxide, Chemistry, Climate, climate change, CO2, food crops, forests, global warming, greening, NASA, photosynthesis, plant life, rainforests, real investigations, research, satellite, truth
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A look at who is running Mark Kirk’s office in his absence
Annie Robbins on June 2, 2012 40 Comments
Mark Kirk’s recent legislation seeking to cut the number of recognized Palestinian refugees has brought new attention to the senator’s track record of being one of Israel’s strongest supporters in Congress (no small feat). But it is also well known that Sen. Kirk suffered a very serious stroke in January and has not made a public appearance since. I find it odd that Kirk would be sponsoring legislation during the early stages of his recovery process from a massive stroke. It simply does not make sense that in the course of months-long rehabilitation he would be focusing on the money Americans could save by slashing the funds paid out to UNRWA. Not logical. Look at Gabrielle Gifford’s legislation during recovery. Projects for the people of Illinois? Yes. Our troops? Sure. Legislating the number of Palestinian refugees? I don’t get it.
To understand where this legislation is coming from, it’s helpful to look at who’s running the shop in Kirk’s absence. A quick review of some of Kirk’s key DC staff reveals that this bill shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
The most immediately relevant staffer would seem to be foreign policy assistant Igor Khrestin. Khrestin was a researcher at the American Enterprise Institue (AEI) and has written about Israel and Iran for Daniel Pipes’s Middle East Quarterly, which would seem to be relevant as Pipes has been outspoken on the legislation. Khrestin has also written for the Kristol’s Weekly Standard, NRO and the National Interest.
Kirk’s Deputy Chief of Staff Richard Goldberg also has deep ties to the lobby and is clearly a partisan looking to use his position to help Israel.
There’s this call for a Hasbara Fellowships AIPAC After Hours Events:
AIPAC After Hours Event
Sunday, March 4th 2012 8-11 PM
The Warehouse Theater @ The Passenger
1021 7th street, NW (between New York Ave & L street)
http://www.hasbarafellowships.org/alumni-young-professionals-events
200 Young Jewish Professionals & Hasbara Fellowships alumni attended the Hasbara AIPAC After Hours cocktail event. Richard Goldberg, Deputy Chief of Staff for Senator Kirk (R-IL) and Lieutenant in the Navy Reserve spoke about the Arab Spring & implications for Israel & a casual “no-holds” bar.
But more importantly this speech he gave to the Ida Crown Jewish Academy last year: Richard Goldberg Addresses Class of 2011
Graduates, when I think about how much has changed in the last 10 years, I am struck more by what has stayed the same.
In June 2001, we sat where you sit now. For us, our childhood memories were of a wall coming down, Scud missiles falling on Israel and a decade of peace and economic boon. On graduation day, as I stood here to deliver the Senior Class address, none of us could have imagined how our world would change in just three short months.
But for you, September 11th defined your childhood – your adolescence spent knowing only an America at war.
At the same time, when it comes to Israel, it’s amazing to think how much has remained the same.
Ten years ago, we watched the explosion of the second Intifida – we prayed for the safety of three Israeli soldiers kidnapped on the Lebanese border – and our parents trembled as we prepared to set out for Israel or college campuses to face unknown danger and persecution.
Today, we prepare for a political tsunami in September with the potential to spur a third Intifada – we pray for the safety of an Israeli soldier kidnapped in Gaza – and I’m certain your parents are feeling the same trepidation that ours felt before them.
This morning, I returned from a week-long Jewish Federation mission to Israel led by one of the greatest champions of the U.S.-Israel relationship in Washington, Senator Mark Kirk.
Our focus was on the strategic relationship between the United States and Israel – and the range of threats now facing the Jewish state.
After meetings with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak, IDF Chief of Staff Gantz and many others, I can tell you one thing for certain – Israel needs you now more than ever.
Al tikra banaich ela bonaich. Do not call them your children, call them your builders. Take with you what you learned at the Academy – and together, build a life filled with Torah, chesed, yiddishkeit and an undying commitment to the safety and security of the State of Israel. You are the builders now – and, together, you will succeed.
Annie Robbins
Annie Robbins is Editor at Large for Mondoweiss, a human rights activist and a ceramic artist. She lives in the SF bay area. Follow her on Twitter @anniefofani
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philweiss on June 2, 2012, 9:58 am
This is unbelievable, Annie. Thank you for digging this up. Every time I get over my shock over the pervasiveness of the pro-Israel forces in the Congress, I get a bigger shock. I dont doubt that Mark Kirk is completely “sincere” in sponsoring this legislation, whatever political sincerity means, but you’d hope that his constituents might call his office out for this….
annie on June 2, 2012, 10:13 am
i about flipped when i read undying commitment to the safety and security of the State of Israel.
it’s so pervasive.
braciole on June 2, 2012, 10:48 am
It’s largely thanks to the Muslims that there are still people of the Jewish faith. With Israel continuing down the path it’s chosen and the possibility of the Christian Zionists demanding their pound of flesh will Muslims be as supporting of Judaism in the future?
Ellen on June 2, 2012, 11:00 am
True, it was Muslim communities and leaders who offered Jews refuge and even patronage at various times in history. Yet for political purpose and to demonize a people that memory has been erased .
http://www.amazon.com/Sarajevo-Rose-Balkan-Jewish-Notebook/dp/0863565921
CloakAndDagger on June 2, 2012, 11:18 am
@ braciole
Thank you for the link to that fascinating article! It is amazing how much historical understanding would improve our present.
thanks for the historical link braciole, appreciated
Fredblogs on June 2, 2012, 7:52 pm
And Germany was at one time very hospitable to Jews. Why in 1913, it was a fine place to be a Jew. Times change. Also, the ancient Muslim world was a relatively good place to be a Jew. Relative to parts of Europe where being Jewish was punishable by death. In absolute terms, well, they didn’t have equal rights and they were taxed extra for not being Muslim.
eljay on June 2, 2012, 10:00 pm
>> … in 1913, [Germany] was a fine place to be a Jew. … Also, the ancient Muslim world was a relatively good place to be a Jew.
And there you have it: The goal of Zio-supremacists in the 21st Century is to be at least as good as the ancient Muslim world, or 1913 Germany.
They win on technology, for sure, and maybe even on hygiene (except for when they spit on people). But when it comes to justice, morality, equality and human rights, the oppressive, colonialist, expansionist and supremacist “Jewish State” has a lot of work left to do.
But, yeah, I know, it’s not as bad as the worst. And, hey, it’s better than “the ancient Muslim world”!
tree on June 2, 2012, 10:40 pm
And, hey, it’s better than “the ancient Muslim world”!
No, its not. The ancient Muslim world didn’t put Jews under closure and curfew, they didn’t have checkpoints, they didn’t ethnically cleanse, they didn’t prevent Jews from practicing their religion nor convert their synagogues to cafes, or prevent Jews from attending their schools, and they didn’t strangle Jewish economic growth and then blame the Jews for their lack of economic progress.
Israel’s still got a long way to progress to the ancient Muslim world. Unfortunately they seem to have confused their direction and are regressing instead.
traintosiberia on June 3, 2012, 12:30 am
It is easy to look back through a modern prism and judge the past scrutinizing if it met the current criteria to be included in the “hall of Fame” of the western democracy. It did not.It did not for its citizen irrespective of the religion. Jews men rose to high postion in muslim Baghdad,in Spain,in Morocco and muslim Egypt.In 730 AD an enclave of jewish population was carved out of southern France by betrayal and covert fight against muslim Spain which was nurturing the Jewish subjects in Spain in its darkest hour This enclave survived for 30 -50 odd years.It was eventually absorbed by Carolinginas. Pogrom ( like todays periodic air attack against Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon to deflect attention away from peace proces and to gain more lands) prevalent in Europe was never a feature of Muslim rules .The only “massacre” that was harped on repeatedly by Jewish figures was at the tme of Islam’s birth .A certain number of jewish males were killed after being judged by their own jurisprudence conduted by jewish figures.Rest were allowed to go free .
Taxation on non-muslim population is another area. But back then Jews and Christians were not included in any defensive or offensive military activities. there was no taxation to support the adminsitration.Muslim used to pay Zakat. Jewish and Christain for protection were levied taxation like todya’s practice of supporting a standing army for protection. Sure this was abused by corrupt leaders.Its worst practice later emerged in many place including in Morish Spain that was under jewish admisnistration in many respects. The viciousness with which Spain unleashed its colonial war against Phillipnes, Goa, Latin America and parts of africa could be rooted in the deep hatred the Christian felt agaisnt muslim for “double whammy” subjugation . politically by muslim and economically,culturally by arrogant Jewish power of Spain.
Fredblogs on June 3, 2012, 1:03 am
@tree
Doesn’t that kind of depend on when you are talking about? As I recall, Mohammed did more than his share of butchering Jews and ethnically cleansing them.
RoHa on June 3, 2012, 2:09 am
“As I recall, Mohammed did more than his share of butchering Jews and ethnically cleansing them.”
Bearing in mind that the stories of Muhammad and the start of Islam were probably cooked up about a hundred years after Muhammad’s alleged time, could you support that by reference to the standard version of history?
Ellen on June 3, 2012, 4:57 am
Fredblogs, the more you write, the more you show that you have been fed a poor education.
Non Muslims were taxes separately because they did not send their sons into armies.
It was not a discrimatory tax, and fitting the social structures of the time — strange as it may seem to our modern understanding .
Woody Tanaka on June 2, 2012, 11:54 am
I can see why. It is pervasive and perverse.
American on June 2, 2012, 1:20 pm
This is nothing unusual. There are a lot of Jewish staffers and aides on capitol hill…. a lot of them former AIPAC’ers. AIPAC runs a “intern’ program that puts AIPAC’ers in intern positions in senate and congressional offices. Interning is a good way into a permanent job on the hill. I read an article about it long ago and there is site that list all the aides and staffers of each politician…will see if I can find it again.
Some of the most well know zios kicked off their Israel careers as aides to politicians….Richard Perle and numerous others. From AIPAC intern to aide to appointment to other gov jobs is how it goes for a lot of them.
annie on June 2, 2012, 1:22 pm
i know, it’s just so transparent when kirk can’t even make a public appearance months after his stroke, and he’s sponsoring the legislation. no breather, right on israel’s schedule.
“i know, it’s just so transparent when kirk can’t even make a public appearance months after his stroke, and he’s sponsoring the legislation. no breather, right on israel’s schedule.”..annie
Right, but he probably would have done it anyway…Kirk has received over $1,340,000 in campaign money from Jewish orgs during his time in office.
and they try to hide it. the stroke was not hardly mentioned during all this. april 24th it was reported “Kirk is participating in a research trial at RIC that will last several weeks” which i read is code for “don’t expect him around for another month”, and then whoops, the article is updated to read May 26th. they’ve released a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpBoYmKX-QQ
but he’s mostly offline when he’s talking.
my mom had a stroke in march, not nearly as debilitating as his..i just find it inconceivable he had anything to do with this while in recovery. it’s so transparent these guys do not even need to exist and this likud show marches on.
the cut a 4×8 inch section out of his scull to relieve the pressue. this was a very intense stroke.
CloakAndDagger on June 2, 2012, 2:29 pm
AIPAC runs a “intern’ program that puts AIPAC’ers in intern positions in senate and congressional offices. Interning is a good way into a permanent job on the hill.
And look at how many scandals involve interns and pages – both on the hill and in the WH. All the better to blackmail.
Monica Lewinsky comes to mind.
It is obvious that the lobby backs up its offensive on the US by not only corrupting a politician, it makes sure to surround him/her with enough sayanim to ensure that they do not waver from their obeisance to Israel’s interests. Most of us were shocked when Obama was elected, and immediately declared his cabinet, replete with Israel sympathizers like Rahm. Romney looks like he is going to make John Bolton his Secretary of State.
So, it won’t be enough to displace each politician, we will need to sever all the heads of the hydra – a Herculean task, indeed! Maybe, that’s why the French invented the guillotine – to literally sever the heads of the ruling class.
Kathleen on June 2, 2012, 11:21 am
Annie what a dig. Thanks. The I lobby driving Kirks office. Which seems like the case before and after the stroke. Thanks for digging up those names Goldberg and Kreshtin and what they have been up to.
I have been thinking about how the I/P issue and the I lobby owning the U.S. congress on U.S. foreign policy in the middle east was talked about and dealt with before Carter’s book “Palestine Peace..Not Apartheid” , Walt and Mearsheimer’s book “Israel Lobby” and Mondoweiss. I know U.S. citizens who have been lobbying(and many other efforts) their Reps to base their decisions on the I/P issue on facts for decades. But there was a distinct shift in the conversation on the internet B.M (before Mondoweiss) and A.M. (after Mondoweiss). You could go to Al Jazeera and hunt around for articles about the issue. Now all you have to do is come to Mondoweiss and still hunt around but not as necessary. David Corn did try to break through this about 10 years ago on his first website. Great conversations were taking place. But his site was really attacked by trolls etc. But now we have Mondoweiss and Al Jazeera. If only we could push the MSM outlets to take down their wall of silence on these issues. Dylan Ratigan and Chris Hayes are getting close. We need to keep pushing.
I want to thank Phil, Adam and their Mondoweiss team once again for all they are doing for human rights and justice on these critical issues!
The I lobby driving Kirks office
they don’t really need kirk there. he could have had a lobotomy instead of a stroke and they still could have sponsored the legislation. no one wonders why he has made no public appearances since january, and for months no one even mentions this stroke in the national news. the show must go on and this is the legislation israel wanted next, so him having a debilitating stroke didn’t hold that up.
justicewillprevail on June 2, 2012, 12:17 pm
True, most senators do indeed act and vote as if they have had a lobotomy, and are the Manchurian candidates for Israel.
MRW on June 2, 2012, 3:07 pm
Annie,
I second all the praise for this report. No shit that “they don’t really need kirk there.” In fact, they are making hay while he’s at home recuperating.
But here is the most telling comment: “Richard Goldberg, Deputy Chief of Staff for Senator Kirk (R-IL) and Lieutenant in the Navy Reserve.”
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Dempsey asked for a full report on the anti-Islam training throughout the military delivered to him on May 24th. We’ve heard nothing about it because I’ll bet he’s cleaning house (I read one report that there would be a military-wide house-cleaning, but that was all). You probably recall that it was both wired.com and Al-Jazeera that tracked those courses down. They both claimed it was the tip of the iceberg.
For a Lieutenant in the Navy Reserve to be making these comments, and to use his US military rank as a reason to be listening to him succor support for a foreign country is highly questionable.
I suggest everyone forward this to the office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs asking if our military is defending the US or Israel. This borders on sedition.
BTW, when I worked in DC as a consultant I learned a valuable lesson. It’s the unelected worker-bees who run the place. Complaining about the official is useless. Complaining to the official about the allegiances of their DC staff is the issue, and it gets noticed in DC if you complain to your local district, in writing.
General Martin E Dempsey has a Facebook page; only way you can contact him. I don’t (refuse to) have a Facebook account. Perhaps someone here who does have one could highlight Annie’s report on his page, and ask him who our military is defending, the US or Israel, and why our military is involved in making policy statements for Israel that appear to have the backing of the military. In every instance when a military person makes a personal statement, he or she makes clear that the statements are the utterer’s own and do not represent the US military. So what gives with Goldberg adding anything other than he is Kirk’s chief of staff, or whatever he is (not interested in scrolling up).
http://www.facebook.com/GENDempsey
mrw, kirk is in the navy reserves too. and check this out: http://www.fidf.org/page.aspx?pid=744
“their job is to look after israel, our job is to look after them”
grosses me out.
they are so embedded
annie on June 3, 2012, 2:41 am
mrw, i am not on facebook. this post, so far, has 4 ‘shares’. chances are no one has contacted Dempsey’s facebook page. the main story (a great one) has over 2000 in less than a day. the phenomena of the israel firsters is amazing/appalling. all we need is one. one person letting him know.
“I have been thinking about how the I/P issue and the I lobby owning the U.S. congress on U.S. foreign policy in the middle east was talked about and dealt with before”…kathleen
I have thought a lot about that too….looking at how it was able to grow and also how from the very beginning there was direct zionist influence on Truman for Israel…..and from the beginning also, many Americans in government who were opposed to the zionist political influence from the beginning.
Opposition to this influence has always been there,……. the 60’s senate hearings on the Zionist org., the Paul Findleys and a dozen more politicians who warned and warned about it.
So opponents to too much Jewish and zionist political influence have existed since the influence began. But it never really got to very much of the public until the net became what it is today because critics and criticism of Israel was blocked by the msm.
And I think in the end Israelis may find that the US 9-11 wasn’t as good for them as they think it has been. My observation is it kicked off a lot more interest in Israel and a lot more critics writing publically about all aspects of US-Isr. And the scrutiny has been on almost everything to do with Israel.
A few examples of how wide ranging the examination of Jewish/Zionist influence & the US -Isr scheme has been by critics ….and just a few…almost every aspect of Isr-USA has been written about but much more so publically since 9-11:
*Global Media Moguls. The Nation, November 29, 1999
At least four of nine featured “Global Media Moguls” in The Nation magazine are Jewish: Michael Eisner (Disney-ABC), Edgar Bronfman, Jr. (Seagram), Gerald Levin (Time-Warner), and Sumner Redstone (Viacom-CBS).
*Bonds of Affection. Multinational Monitor, April 1988
“In the mid-1970s, the Teamsters Union, under fire for its alleged ties to organized crime, was looking to brush up its public image. As part of that effort, the Teamsters became a major purchaser of Israeli government bonds, eventually investing more than $26 million in the low-interest securities. The bonds had ‘great PR value’ for the Teamsters.
*No Schmooze with the Jews,
The Economist (UK), April 6, 2002,
“Forget about infirmity of purpose. The most troubling criticism of America’s Middle East policy is that it is driven not by national interest but by a domestic lobby — the Jewish lobby. This criticism is an article of faith in the Arab world. It has been whispered in European chancelleries for years. Now a respectful American pundit, Michael Lind, has tried to detail the case in a respectable British magazine, Prospect.
*Why Bush Dances to [Israeli prime minister Ariel] Sharon’s Tune, Toronto Sun, April 14, 2002
“Who really is running America’s Mideast policy? Last week, the astounded world saw the grotesque spectacle of President George W. Bush pleading in vain with Ariel Sharon, leader of a nation of only 6.3 million people which receives almost $5 billion in annual U.S. aid, to cease laying waste the Occupied West Bank.
*Maureen Dowd: ‘Influential Jews’ Pushing Iraq War,
Newsmax, Monday, Oct. 7, 2002
“New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd was on the hot seat Monday morning for a paragraph buried deep in her Sunday column where she seemed to blame ‘influential Jewish conservatives’ for persuading President Bush to go to war in Iraq. ‘Influential Jewish conservatives inside and outside the administration have been fierce in supporting a war on Saddam, thinking it could help Israel by scrambling the Middle East map and encouraging democracy,’ contended the Irish Catholic liberal. Dowd’s suggestion that Jews in the Bush administration were putting Israel’s interests over the U.S.’s raised eyebrows on the ‘Imus in the Morning’ program. Asked about the Times columnist’s ‘influential Jewish conservatives’ reference, Newsweek’s Howard Fineman, a Dowd soulmate, insisted, ‘Maureen Dowd doesn’t have an anti-Semitic bone in her body.’ But moments later, when NBC Pentagon reporter Jim Miklaszewski was asked to explain what he thought Dowd meant by the remark, he said she was talking about a ‘what many would call a cabal within the administration.'”
I don’t know if you will ever break the zionist hold on the US msm until some major upheavel in the US. But the fact is, even without the msm tellling the real story on Israel and US zionist political control, it has seeped into the public now and it’s growing without the help of the msm.
Every time some politician declares his undying loyalty to Israel, every time Iran/Israel is mentioned it seeps into the public consciousness or unconsciousness and gets filed away to be later connected to something else they hear on Israel or US aid or Iran.
And all this is presented by the msm and press, because they can’t ‘avoid’ covering public political statements and campaigns. They can avoid mentioning Israel with Iran and spin and spin, but they can’t control the seepage and drip, drip, drip into the public.
Even the dumbest, most uneducated person knows when he “is confused” about different things he hears on a subject. Being ‘confused’ about what you are told or hear results in some people just ignoring the subject because it’s not immediately affecting them and some other people will try to unconfuse themselves by looking for the facts.
kathleen, i read your comment again, this time less absorbed with my specific train of thought/anger over the recent legislation. you make a lot of good points. i wasn’t really poking around about israel back then, it was off my radar. but it reminds me of the utter frustration i felt over ohio in the second stolen election. it was so hard to find anything in the news about it when conyers was holding the congressional hearings in the basement, when ohio was having the recount (that wasn’t)..just not in the msm, total blackout. a very dark time for me..i realized how the press controled our narrative in a way i had never before.
and i really do think times are changing. the tradjectory of israel’s ‘deligitimization’ is directly linked to the rise of the internet and social media. for decades they remained largely undetected by the masses. that is no longer the case.
thank you very much, very much. it takes all of us. we have to just keep plugging away and trust truth will set us free and .. set palestine free.
flyod on June 3, 2012, 3:01 pm
excellent investigation. somewhere i have my copy of donald neff’s “wariors at suez” published early 80’s if i recall. a real eye opener for me, as well as paul findleys’ “they dare to speak out”. anyway, yes the internet is making a huge difference. here is neff’s 1995 piece on the beginnings of our present dilemma. a must read;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/fallenpillars.htm
justicewillprevail on June 2, 2012, 11:33 am
A great symbol of how Congress is represented by faceless and integrity-free figureheads, whilst owned and run by networks of special interests, and of course in particular the pernicious, subversive Israel lobby. There can’t be democracy under these circumstances. This epitomises the irrelevance of the senators to the decisions that are made in their name, bought and sold to special interests.
HRK on June 2, 2012, 11:38 am
I’ve continually been thinking about what this “Jewish” thing all means. . . . That basic question: What is it?
It seems that, at least for many in the organized Jewish community, being Jewish is loving other Jews and showing love for Jews by actively helping or aiding the Jewish community.
“Take with you what you learned at the Academy – and together, build a life filled with Torah, chesed, yiddishkeit and an undying commitment to the safety and security of the State of Israel.
But the intensity of the love and commitment that some have for their fellow ethnics begs the question: Okay, they love there fellow Jews, but do they love the gentiles around them as much as they should? Why are we second best?
If I have two brothers but I proclaim that I love one more (and here I’m not simply talking about natural affinity but rather a will to love one more), is the brother I love less really a brother at all?
And for those who don’t like this question being asked: Would you really, really be able to respect me if I didn’t ask it?
gazacalling on June 2, 2012, 12:01 pm
Wow, great post! Very informative, thanks for that.
I can’t believe that is such a thing called the “Hasbara Fellowship.”
annie on June 2, 2012, 12:27 pm
where have you been? http://www.hasbarafellowships.org/
i recommend people opening goldberg’s address to the graduating seniors and reading it in full.
Bumblebye on June 2, 2012, 1:26 pm
Is it doable without throwing up over the keyboard?
Must ask, cos i’ve ‘jubileed’ with goat curry! (UK an’ all that, y’know.)
it wouldn’t be so bad if he wasn’t deputy chief of staff for a US senator. but heck, you kind of expect the staff to at least have the appearance they put the US first. i guess not.
dbroncos on June 2, 2012, 2:23 pm
Nice catch, Annie. Wow! An illuminating window into how the office of an Israel firster operates.
I can picture Kirk with a million mile stare, drooling on his shirt, being coached through the motions of putting his signature on the UNRWA legislation.
lysias on June 2, 2012, 3:06 pm
Anybody know whether the Illinois Senate seat now occupied by Kirk is the one that once belonged to Chuck Percy (whom AIPAC drove out of office)?
I know it’s the seat that belonged to Obama.
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HORROR YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: IT STAINS THE SANDS RED (2017)
July 31, 2017 by MonsterZero NJ in Horror You Might Have Missed and tagged Andrew Supanz, Blitz//Berlin, Brittany Allen, Clayton Moore, Colin Minihan, It Stains The Sands Red, Juan Riedinger, Merwin Mondesir, Michael Filipowich, Stuart Ortiz, The Vicious Brothers, zombie film | 2 Comments
IT STAINS THE SANDS RED (2017)
Offbeat zombie flick has erotic dancer and coke-head Molly (Brittany Allen) driving across the desert outside Las Vegas at the start of a zombie outbreak. She and her boyfriend Nick (Merwin Mondesir) are heading to a small airport to make a getaway with some of Nick’s friends. A mishap strands them in the middle of nowhere and an encounter with a lone zombie (Juan Riedinger) leaves Nick dead. Now Molly heads across the desert alone with the relentless walking corpse in pursuit and the desert heat taking it’s toll.
This is a very unusual zombie flick written by “The Vicious Brothers” Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz and directed by Minihan. It plays it’s tale out in a slightly twisted way as, at first, it’s a thriller with Molly struggling in her high heeled boots to keep ahead of the slow moving but ever persistent corpse and then turns into something else. As the desert sun beats down on her and she starts to get a bit delirious, Molly begins to form a weird relationship with her hungry pursuer, taunting and talking to it and even naming him “Small Balls.” The film shifts to an almost twisted buddy movie as Molly develops an attachment to the flesh eater while she also tries to keeps him at a safe distance. There is some clever stuff here and the film is effective enough to work as both horror and buddy/road movie despite that the initial intriguing premise of a lone woman pursued tenaciously by a lone zombie was interesting enough. Perhaps Minihan and Ortiz felt the story wasn’t enough to fill a whole film and thus it changers gears to the unusual bond between girl and ghoul and then to a last act deviation when Molly decides it’s more important to find the young son she gave up than to escape with Nick’s crazy friends. The narrative shifts are a bit jarring, but as individual parts do work well enough. There are also some Romero-esque messages about the evil men do, as when Molly meets two ex-cons, who are far worse a threat than the lumbering “Smalls” and some funny bits, such as Molly using a tampon to distract the hungry zombie from his pursuit and her dialogue in general aimed at her un-dead pursuer. There is plenty of gore despite the minimal cast and Minihan makes good use of the desert local. There is also an effective score by Blitz//Berlin, who scored Extraterrestrial and some nice cinematography by Clayton Moore to add atmosphere.
The minimal cast are all solid, especially the feisty Brittany Allen (Extraterrestrial). Allen’s Molly is spirited and tougher than her manicured nails and designer handbag would let on. She’s a survivor and while currently living an indulgent lifestyle, she does seem to learn from her experiences. It’s practically a one woman show and Allen carries the movie on her shoulders very well and can be very funny with her rambling dialogue bits with the silent Smalls. As zombie “Smalls”, Juan Riedinger does really good work emoting under all the make-up. Much like Day of The Dead‘s Bub, Smalls seems to have some sort of primal emotions under his relentless hunger and some trace elements of thought left, despite being a walking corpse. While he generally has simple animistic reactions, the actor conveys the tinges of thinking and emotion very well using just facial expressions, body language and his eyes. In support, Merwin Mondesir plays Molly’s “gangstsa” boyfriend Nick with the appropriate swagger, yet with a bit of a wink and Andrew Supanz and Michael Filipowich are suitably despicable a a pair of ex-cons who cross paths with Molly and Smalls.
Despite an eccentric narrative and deviating from a simple and effective horror premise that was basically a zombie version of Fredric Brown’s Arena, the film was entertaining and did work. Brittany Allen was sassy enough to pull off the bizarre relationship between Molly and Smalls and was effective in her more terror filled scenes early on and then at the point where she becomes a survivor and takes charge of her situation. Juan Riedinger made a fearsome and yet oddly sympathetic zombie and for fans of these flicks there was enough gore to meet requirements. There are some intense moments and some funny ones, too. Not a perfect flick and one might have wanted to see it simply play out as woman vs zombie, but it takes a less expected route and it’s offbeat enough to keep it from getting stale in an overplayed sub-genre. The “Vicious Brothers”…if they’re still called that…have yet to disappoint.
3 tampons.
July 30, 2017 by MonsterZero NJ in News and tagged Weekend Box Office | Leave a comment
Complete estimates are in for the weekend box office
(Remember, clicking the highlighted links brings you to the reviews here at The Movie Madhouse!)
1. “Dunkirk” $28.1 Million
2. “The Emoji Movie” $25.6
3. “Girls Trip” $20 Million
4. “Atomic Blonde” $18.5 Million
5. “Spider-Man: Homecoming” $13.4 Million
6. “War for the Planet of the Apes” $10.3 Million
7. “Despicable Me 3” $7.7 Million
8. “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” $6.8 Million
9. “Baby Driver” $3.4 Million
10. “Wonder Woman” $3.5 Million
BARE BONES: A CURE FOR WELLNESS (2017)
July 28, 2017 by MonsterZero NJ in Bare Bones and tagged A Cure For Wellness, Dane DeHaan, Gore Verbinski, gothic thriller, Harry Groener, Jason Issacs, Justin Haythe | Leave a comment
A CURE FOR WELLNESS (2017)
Flick has an up and coming executive named Lockhart (Dane DeHaan) being sent to a wellness clinic in the Swiss Alps to retrieve his company’s estranged CEO (Harry Groener). The man is needed to complete a crucial merger and his latest correspondence has the board questioning his sanity. What Lockhart finds is a strange place where there may be something very sinister going on despite the idyllic appearance. Trapped there after a car accident, Lockhart begins to investigate the institute and it’s equally strange founder, Dr. Heinreich Volmer (Jason Issacs). But what he finds is something straight out of a nightmare…unless he too is losing his mind.
Directed by Gore Verbinski from a script by Justin Haythe, this tries to be an old fashioned gothic chiller from the likes of Edgar Allen Poe or H.P. Lovecraft, but wears out it’s spooky welcome long before it’s over. The film’s biggest problems are it’s overindulgent running time of 146 minutes and the fact that it’s hero is kind of unlikable. The flick could have been at least forty minutes shorter and not lost any important story elements and it’s hard to feel for DeHaan’s Lockhart as he is just another stereotypical ambitious suit character. There are some creepy moments and Verbinski is a skilled visualist, but the movie runs out of gas long before it’s over and where it leads can be seen coming an hour before it does finally end. An interesting effort that could have been better if it didn’t take so long to tell a story that didn’t need so much time to tell it and we actually cared what happened to it’s lead.
BARE BONES: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2
July 26, 2017 by MonsterZero NJ in Bare Bones and tagged action adventure, action flick, Chad Stahelski, Claudia Gerini, Common, Derek Kolstad, Franco Nero, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, John Wick, Keanu Reeves, Lawrence Fishburn, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose | Leave a comment
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 (2017)
John Wick: Chapter 2 is a well-made sequel that returns Keanu Reeves’ “retired” assassin back to action. Here he must honor the marker from Italian crime boss Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) and go to Italy to assassinate D’Antonio’s own rival crime boss of a sister, Gianna (Claudia Gerini). Wick completes the mission, but is betrayed by D’Antonio with a contract put on his head for seven million dollars. Now every assassin in the NYC area wants the bounty, including Gianna’s vengeful bodyguard (Common).
Written and directed again by Derek Kolstad and Chad Stahelski, respectively, the duo deliver an action packed and fun sequel to the surprise hit John Wick. The action is slick and rapid fire with a larger body count as now Wick must battle his own kind. The locations are used well between Rome and New York City and Reeves is again solid as the stone faced assassin, who just wants to retire. It’s an entertaining action flick and a sequel that knows to stick close enough to the formula to not alienate it’s core audience and yet change’s things just a bit to keep it from being stale. Ian McShane returns as Winston as does John Leguizamo as Aurelio with Lawrence Fishburn appearing as the leader of a guild of homeless street people assassins in NYC.
TOMB OF NOSTALGIA: MARTIN (1978)
July 25, 2017 by MonsterZero NJ in Tomb Of Nostalgia and tagged Christine Forrest, George A. Romero, John Amplas, Martin, Tom Savini, vampire film | Leave a comment
This George Romero film made in 1976, before Dawn Of The Dead, tells the story of Martin (John Amplas), a young man who thinks he is an 84 year-old vampire. Despite his belief, he knows he can’t change into a bat, the sun won’t turn him to dust and crosses and garlic won’t harm him either. He does however feed on blood and uses a syringe and razor blades to do so. He is forced to live with his extremely religious uncle Tateh Cuda (Lincoln Maazel) in Pennsylvania, who thinks Martin is an actual vampire. Now Martin must be more careful in finding victims as his uncle would just as soon put an end to his vampiric habits the old fashioned way.
As written and directed by Romero, Martin is a somber and disturbing tale of a young man acting out some deep issues under the guise of vampirism. Martin’s obviously has more grounded psychological problems such as being socially inept, homicidal and fearful of normal sexual contact. Romero daringly portrays the latter by showing Martin disrobe and lie with his unconscious female victims implying the need for far more than blood. Sadder still, is that his uncle knows of his homicidal tendencies and is so backwards in his thinking that instead of getting Martin professional help, he fills the house with garlic and crosses. Even when Martin enters an actual affair with a lonely housewife (Elyane Nadeau), he still seeks other victims for his needs. Romero creates a character that is tragic and creepy in Martin, yet also makes the young man underneath the pseudo-vampire oddly likable. The director also cleverly uses black and white flashbacks to portray Martin’s ‘memories’ of being a vampire, pursuing his victims and being pursued by angry mobs from some past time. It shows how deep-rooted Martin’s belief is as he has created his own backstory in his head. The film has a deliberately moderate pace and despite Martin’s heinous acts, the not too unexpected climax comes across as tragic and a bit sad. Martin, after all, is not a monster just a very deeply disturbed young man.
The cast all perform well, especially lead John Amplas who is able to make Martin creepy yet sympathetic and sad. There is a facet of Martin that is oddly likeable and Amplas gives him an offbeat charm despite the character’s homicidal and sexually deviate activities. Lincoln Maazel is imposing and authoritative as Martin’s old world uncle and the Van Helsing of this vampire saga. He is boorish and borderline abusive as he tries to deal with his ‘vampire’ nephew. He exemplifies the outdated thinking that hampers the treatment of the mentally ill, especially at the time this was made. There is also Christine Forrest, the future Mrs. Romero, as Martin’s sweet and sympathetic cousin, Christina, FX legend Tom Savini as her macho boyfriend and a cameo by George Romero himself as a priest.
While not discussed as much as his zombie films, this is still a very interesting film from Romero. It makes commentary on mental illness and the outdated treatment of it through it’s tragic lead character, who thinks he’s a vampire and his old fashioned, narrow minded uncle who agrees. It takes an interesting point of view as Martin is very practical about his vampirism to the point of admitting there is nothing supernatural about it. It has some very disturbing moments and some early examples of Tom Savini gore, but also makes it’s homicidal, sexual deviate a bit sympathetic as with proper care, there might be have been a good kid inside him that could have come out. Another example of Romero’s unique slant on a familiar tale.
3 and 1/2 razors.
REVIEW: KILLING GROUND (2017)
July 24, 2017 by MonsterZero NJ in Reviews and tagged Aaron Glennane, Aaron Pedersen, crime thriller, Damien Power, Harriet Dyer, Ian Meadows, IFC Midnight, Julian Garner, KIlling Ground, Liam Parkes, Maya Stange, Riley Parkes, survival thriller, Tiarnie Coupland | Leave a comment
KILLING GROUND (2017)
Killing Ground is an Australian thriller that finds couple Ian (Ian Meadows) and Sam (Harriet Dyer) going on a camping trip in a rural part of the country. They find another vehicle and tent at the campground, yet no occupants seem to be around. Soon Ian and Sam encounter two local “hunters” (Aaron Pedersen and Aaron Glennane) who, unknown to the couple, know exactly what happened to the abandoned tent’s former occupants.
Written and directed by Damien Power, this is an effective but familiar survival thriller. His story is basically in the Wolf Creek ballpark with innocent travelers happening upon deranged locals in a rural setting. What we see is brutal and effective and while certain cruel acts are off-camera, just knowing what is going on induces chills. Power tells his story in a split narrative where we inter-cut scenes of Sam and Ian in the present with scenes from earlier on with the ill-fated family that resided in the now empty tent. It works well enough and once the stories meet it continues to it’s finish within the present timeline. It makes for a grim yet fairly involving 90 minutes, though there are some questions. What drove these two to get homicidal with this family, as it seems they are too sloppy to have done it before and not gotten caught. Also, they are well known to local police, so they would logically be prime suspects if something went askew in that jurisdiction…though the police portrayed here are done so as stereo-typically daft local cops. Still, the film does work well enough and the cast are effective in their roles.
Harriet Dyer is a fine heroine in Sam. She isn’t a damsel and is a fighter when she has something worth protecting. Ian Meadows’ Ian starts out as a likable character, though as the story progresses and it becomes a battle for survival, he shows some unfortunate true colors. As for our bad guys, Pedersen and Glennane make fine deranged locals and even if the characters are well-worn stereotypes, they play them effectively. Again, the problem with them aside from familiarity, is they seem too sloppy in their activities and if this isn’t the first time they’ve done this…previous jail time is mentioned but not why…it’s hard to believe they haven’t already been caught. If this is their first crime of this magnitude, what was it about this family that triggered the violence and cruelty? We never get to know them enough to gives us a clue.
In conclusion, this is an effective but familiar survival thriller. Damien Power directs well enough to make it work better than it should and we are chilled by some of what we see. The film is overall, though, nothing new and there are some questions we are asking once it’s over. Also stars Maya Stange, Julian Garner, Tiarnie Coupland and Liam and Riley Parkes as the ill-fated family whose grim tale unfolds during the film.
3 bullets.
2. “Girls Trip” $30.3 Million
3. “Spider-Man: Homecoming” $22 Million
5. “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” $17 Million
6. “Despicable Me 3” $12.7 Million
7. “Baby Driver” $6 Million
8. “The Big Sick” $5 Million
9. “Wonder Woman” $4.6 Million
10. “Wish Upon” $2.4 Million
BARE BONES: 12 FEET DEEP (2017)
July 21, 2017 by MonsterZero NJ in Bare Bones and tagged 12 Feet Deep, Alexandra Park, Diane Farr, Matt Eskandari, Michael Hultquist, Nora-Jane Noone, suspense thriller, Tobin Bell | Leave a comment
12 FEET DEEP (2017)
Supposedly fact-based flick has two sisters, Bree (Nora-Jane Noone from The Descent and Doomsday) and Jonna (Alexandra Park), trapped by unfortunate circumstances over a holiday weekend in an indoor Olympic pool, with the fiberglass cover shut. That’s not the worst of their troubles as the emotionally disturbed maintenance woman (Diane Farr) discovers them and turns their misfortune into a night of extortion and terror.
Director Matt Eskandari’s thriller has it’s scenario born out of some unfortunate conveniences happening all at the right…or wrong…time, but as it is based on an actual incident, it can’t be all that much of a stretch. Eskandari’s script, that he wrote along with Michael Hultquist, does pack in a lot of melodramatic elements, such as the sisters sharing a tumultuous relationship, Bree being a diabetic, Jonna out of rehab and the whole ex-con with a grudge, maintenance woman thing, but they are used in just the right amounts and the director does build some nice tension and suspense from some of the clichés. Both Noone and Park give good performances, which make the melodramatics work better than they should and endear us to the two ladies in distress. Farr’s ex-con maintenance woman also starts out as a cliché bad guy, but turns out to be a bit more layered than the simple villain she first appears. The film doesn’t overstay it’s welcome at only 85 minutes and overall is a tense and entertaining time on the couch, at least as much as two girls stuck in a pool could be. A well made little thriller that takes a simple premise, that could have been silly, and makes it work to entertaining good use. Also stars “Jigsaw” himself Tobin Bell as the grumpy pool manager who carelessly locks the ladies in. Definitely worth watching.
HORROR YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER (2015)
July 20, 2017 by MonsterZero NJ in Horror You Might Have Missed and tagged Elana Krausz, Elvis Perkins, Emma Roberts, Heather Tod Mitchell, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, James Remar, Kiernan Shipka, Lauren Holly, Lucy Boynton, occult thriller, Osgood Perkins, Oz Perkins, Supernatural horror | 3 Comments
THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER (2015)
Flick is a spooky supernatural horror set at a Catholic all girls school and focuses on odd freshman Kathryn (Kiernan Shipka) and upperclassman Rose (Lucy Boynton). Break is coming, but Kat and Rose are not being picked up by their respective parents. Kat has been put in Rose’s charge and soon Rose begins to feel there is something off with the young girl. As they are alone at school with only two chaperones (Elana Krausz and Heather Tod Mitchell) on campus, Rose starts to realize something is not right with the increasingly creepy Kat. Intertwined is another story of a lone young woman who calls herself Joan (Emma Roberts) and a couple (James Remar and Lauren Holly) who are headed to the school who offer her a ride. These stories are destined to collide, but how and why?
This is a very impressive debut from writer/director Oz Perkins, son of legendary horror icon Anthony Perkins. He drenches the film in atmosphere which helps keeps us unnerved and attentive as his two narrative’s play out. It seems a bit unconventional at first, but as the separate, but connected stories progress, we start to realize just how they are related and by the end credits it makes disturbing sense. There is some shocking violence in it’s last act and Perkins is smart to hold it off till then as it has jarring impact because the film was relying on mood and shadows to establish it’s unsettling ambiance. Though, the director doesn’t go overboard with that violence either, so it doesn’t overshadow his established atmosphere, just embellishes it. The stories of Joan and Rose and Kat are connected indeed and the added mystery adds to a film that already has a good grip on us as we realize Kathryn has some very disturbing secrets and Rose may be in danger. To say anymore would be to spoil a very creepy film from first time director Perkins, who went on to direct the equally spooky I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, which was oddly released first.
The cast are all good. Young Kiernan Shipka is very effective as the somewhat odd Kathryn. She gives us a young girl who seems a bit emotionally detached and yet offers tinges that there is something a bit disturbing about Kat. The actress is very effective in both maintaining an air of mystery and then being outright scary once we find out what she is really all about. Lucy Boynton is also good as the rebellious Rose. We like Rose, who has her own secrets, though far more grounded ones, and are along with her suspicions when she starts to believe there is something very “off” about Kat. Emma Roberts is also very good as mystery woman Joan. We know there is definitely more to this drifter and as things progress, we find we are right. Remar and Holly also do good work as Bill and Linda. They are good at making us very unsure about their motives, especially Bill’s, in picking up the pretty young drifter. There is something just as off about them as with Joan and the film and actors keep us guessing as to who we should be wary of most. A good cast that add to the atmosphere as does brother Elvis Perkins’s effective score.
Overall this is a very impressive debut film from a new voice in the horror genre. Being the son of legendary actor Anthony Perkins may be an interesting footnote, but Osgood Perkins is making his own name with two impressive and really spooky first features. The Blackcoat’s Daughter is a very atmospheric and creepy little movie with a good dose of mystery and Perkins connects all the dots in disturbing fashion by it’s end. It’s chilling, has a very effective visual style and even surprises us with some moments of shocking violence. A bone chilling debut from Oz Perkins!
2 and 1/2 carnivorous critters
BARE BONES: GHOST IN THE SHELL (2017)
July 19, 2017 by MonsterZero NJ in Bare Bones and tagged anime, Clint Mansell, Ghost In The Shell, Lorne Balfe, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-Fi | Leave a comment
GHOST IN THE SHELL (2017)
Based on the classic Anime of the same name, flick tells the future-set story of The Major (Scarlett Johansson), who is the first of her kind, a completely cybernetic being with a human brain. The Major is part of an anti-terrorist unit and is called to action when members of Hanka Robotics, the folks that created her, are being murdered. The Major’s journey to find those responsible takes a very personal turn which may compromise her mission and cost her, her life.
On one hand it’s amazing that Blade Runner and The Matrix are still influencing movies and film-makers today, while on the other hand it’s getting kind of tiresome to see the same neon drenched city-scapes and slow motion gunfight scenes. As for the 1989 Anime by Masamune Shirow, it was ground breaking in it’s day, but almost twenty years later, the story elements have been reused and warn out. So despite some hefty influences and classic source material, this live action version has nothing really to offer and director Rupert Sanders and his script by three writers can’t change that. It’s a dull affair with plot and visual elements that we’ve all seen countless times since the films that inspired them. Even Ms. Johansson’s charms are lost among-st all the “been there, done that” and barely make this watchable for. A cyberpunk snoozefest. At least the score by Clint Mansell and Lorne Balfe was 80s electronic cool.
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A Question of Silence 1982 . English subtitles. Субтитры к фильму на английском языке.
I'm busy.
Turn the volume down!
THE SILENCE AROUND
Whose's them ham and eggs
getting cold here?
Up yours, mate, I say.
Up yours.
Come and get it then!
Haven't I got enough to do?
Do your figure good.
Since when you been interested
in my figure?
You coming, then? If you don't
want it, I'll have it for you.
Give us a hot meat-roll.
- Hot meat-roll.
Undiminished pressure on prices
remains heavy...
especially in Germany.
AKH's personnel decreased by...
14 percent to... 3489.
Of these... what was last
year's percentage?
8 percent. Overseas 6 percent,
that's unchanged.
There are now 902 employees.
Note that, and see that I get the
results of the reorganisation.
Have this typed out.
Good morning, madam. Would you
accompany us to the police station?
We believe you may be able to assist
us in our inquiries concerning...
You keep out of this, An. Only thing
women know about economics...
is how to hold out the hand for cash
and open the legs as a reward.
Why don't you throw your hat
in the canal and crawl under it.
Don't fly off the handle.
Where's your sense of humour?
Haven't got one today.
The law is getting younger
alle the time.
Look! There's two of them,
cheaper than one with a dog.
They're coming to get me, lads.
I've been found out at last.
Now I'm for it. I'll spend the rest of my
life in the nick, between four walls.
You lot can come and visit me
with a file in the cake.
Sit down, lads.
Have one on me.
Mrs Jongman?
- Yes, lad. For 15 years.
And I'm glad I got rid of the bastard.
I sweated blood for that bugger.
What'll you have?
- We want to talk to you about...
I know, lads. I know.
Now come on, take the weight off
your feet and have a drink.
What've you done, An?
Cough up, An. You know me,
silent as the grave.
Murder, lads. Murder.
I done someone in.
I sat on top of him.
How, An?
Where's my knitting?
I throttled him...
I swear to God...
Honest...
No, that's impossible now.
She's busy.
Very well.
The police urgently want to see you.
Highly inconvenient.
First let's arrange my appointments.
Admit that I, on the morning of
10th March, 1981 ...
did bring about the death of the owner
of Boutique 22, van Houten...
together with Andrea Jannie Brouwer
and Christina Maria Molenaar.
This statement has been read to me
and I duly append my signature.
Sign here please.
- Anything to oblige. Let's have a read.
Andrea Jannie, Christina Maria.
Those your names?
Fancy!
You might have had the decency
to introduce us.
Didn't you know each other then?
No, never had the pleasure.
Now there's one more thing.
Who's going to look after my cat?
I don't know what to do, Janine.
But if you really want to,
you can get the facts.
If you're willing to dig deep enough,
you can still uncover a lot.
The West does not have
total censorship. Not yet.
Exactly, you admit it. Holland is
still one of the 10 or 1 1 countries...
without censorship.
Yes, but you don't see
what I'm getting at.
I'll do this.
Ruud means that the opportunity
to acquire information still exist...
but that people are systematically taught
not to look for it. Right, darling?
More or less.
Another sherry?
I call it preserving the Status Quo.
Who's winning?
How can you teach people
not to look? Anyone can...
Sure, by stimulating their preoccupation
with what is merely pleasurable.
What cannot give immediate pleasure...
is done away with,
considered unimportant...
Van den Bos...
Got Spasski on the run yet?
No, I'm the lawyer,
My wife's the psychiatrist.
It's for you, Janine.
No weekends off for a working woman.
- Help yourself to sherry.
Are you winning?
Van den Bos.
Mrs Van den Bos.
Coincidence meeting you here.
Of course, you're visiting
the three women.
So I heard from the investigating
magistrate.
It's an open and shut case.
They didn't deny a thing.
They weren't very clever
if you ask me.
If they wanted to get rid of someone, they
should have done it more professionally.
After you.
There's no doubt at all.
They're completely mad.
But I don't have to explain what
you already know professionally.
Of course you don't get cases
like this every day.
I assume you're usually
assigned to women.
What are you going to do with these?
- Talk to them, try to get to know them.
Women like those you can
recognise a mile away.
I've got to go to the investigating
magistrate now.
Visit for Mrs Molenaar.
Room 7.
I'm Mrs Van den Bos.
You knew I'd be coming, didn't you?
Your lawyer and the police officer
told you?
I'd like to talk to you a bit.
As you know I'm the psychiatrist.
Don't be scared of the cassette recorder.
That's just for me so I won't forget
important details.
I thought we might talk a bit
about what happened...
and about yourself.
I've had a chat with your husband.
The children are fine.
He took the eldest to his mother's
and the baby is with his sister.
May I call you Christine?
That's your name, isn't it?
Perhaps I can take a message
to your children?
Or your husband?
He'll manage alright.
You don't feel like talking, do you?
It's difficult to discuss something
like this suddenly with a stranger.
Did you know the man beforehand?
Seen him previously?
How old are your children?
I saw your husband
but not your children.
They're quite young, aren't they?
Why don't you want to see
your husband?
Shall we leave it at this for today?
I'll be back tomorrow.
Perhaps you'll feel like talking then.
You're not rid of me yet, you know.
I'm taking these ladies to
the High Block.
Lift to ward 4A, please.
My mother minded dreadfully.
Every time I went home, she tried
to find out if I'd hooked anyone.
Five years ago...
when she got desperate...
she tried to marry me off to someone
from the village, a widower with a child.
A good prospect, she said.
He turned out to be a commercial traveller
in coffee! Old coffee clot, I called him.
Why was your mother so anxious
for you to marry?
An unmarried daughter isn't
respectable. Not quite normal.
"Men don't like old maids.
You'll have to get a move on, girl..."
My mother always had my best interests
at heart. She wanted me provided for.
Married for financial security
and children for when I'm old.
What is so remarkable is the fact
that none of you knew this man.
You didn't either, did you?
Had you ever been in that shop before?
Why that man especially?
- Why not?
You didn't wake up in the morning
with the feeling that...
"Today's my day off, I'm going to murder
the owner of a dress shop."
Could it have been another man?
Could it have been a woman?
That's an irrelevant question.
It wasn't a woman.
Look, you're an intelligent woman.
You must have thought about this.
There must have been a reason...
Try to understand I want to help you.
Why that tone of voice?
What's your name, your Christian name?
You don't really want
to claim, Janine...
that you are so naive as to believe
you can help me?
My report can have a great
influence on...
It'll be of no influence whatsoever.
Why couldn't it have been a woman?
In spite of the fact that you could kill
some women because they're so stupid...
we would never have murdered
a woman at that moment.
Aren't some men stupid, too?
You've always worked with men,
haven't you?
For men.
Were they all stupid?
One of the best workers I ever had.
My right hand.
Since she left all my appointments
have got muddled up.
Did you notice anything
unusual about her?
Was she tense? Restless?
Didn't strike me. She did her work,
was punctual.
She was exceptionally good, you said.
Did you ever consider
having her on the board?
She was a secretary.
...development of the overseas network
and potential expansion.
Miss Brouwer.
I have examined the position of
Chemical United and Chemie National...
who like us have recently
established subsidiaries in Africa...
in those sectors essential for
future development...
Could you be brief, Miss Brouwer?
- Certainly.
Disappointing results from
certain Dutch companies...
and higher interest charges caused
by payment delays from West Africa...
make it inadvisable for us to expand
our investments in those countries.
Chemical Ltd have recently held
informal discussion...
with Mattinkro in Houston...
on radioactive...
radioactive isotopes.
Is there anything we can do about this?
I should like to propose not to expand
our activities in West Africa...
because prospects are
highly doubtful.
Good thinking, Bob.
Item Nr 8.
Company structure.
Most recent marketing data indicate...
No, we had a good marriage.
It was a very good marriage.
We had our problems, ok.
But who hasn't?
how she could do this to me.
The two eldest are with my mother,
they've got their school.
I've got work, see...
The baby is with my sister.
I just don't understand it. She could
have know I'm useless with kids.
No, she never talked much.
She was the quiet type,
never said a lot.
Never had much to say. I mean...
I worked hard, always have done.
I'd do anything for the kids, anything.
If you work hard the whole day,
you want a bit of peace and quiet.
Christine, she could have
kept them quiet for a bit.
I mean, she didn't have anything
to do all day anyway.
...was wearing this dress she'd
made herself, all frills...
with a plunging neckline...
and a flared skirt.
Very nice, but it was a job, I tell you.
I wouldn't have minded one
but she had no time she said.
I believe her, what with five
blokes hanging around...
the one more unemployed than the
other, say they can't get a job.
Moaning all day.
No-one could keep that up for long.
Jan's wife, the one
I was talking about...
you know how much she gets?
Couldn't feed a budgie on that.
I'm glad my bloke's gone, glad. He was
another, spend money like water.
I told him, I was very
reasonable at times...
I said, you can't go on like that,
lad, you just can't.
He didn't understand, no idea.
How long have you been living
alone now?
Let's see, that was when...
Just before Janneke married,
my daughter...
So that was about nine
or ten years ago.
Has your daughter visited you here?
- Her?
I haven't seen her for years...
and she won't show her face here...
unless I'm very much mistaken.
She's barmy, she wanted
to get married that bad.
What she didn't do to hook
that feller of hers.
A white wedding what wasn't
if you follow me.
He married her, I'll give him that...
but now she's stuck in that flat
with her kind.
And since then you've lived alone.
Did you have a bad night?
Do you like living alone?
Like? Like?
I can think of something
that's more fun.
But it's peaceful all right.
No one nagging...
Do this, do that, nothing.
Nice and quiet.
Weren't you happy in your work?
- Happy, that's a big word.
I mustn't complain, but happy...
It's not that I jumped out of bed
raring to go every morning...
but it was varied work and you
could have a laugh at times.
But the work was heavy, and
always the smell of that fat...
Did you ever try to get another job?
A bit of an innocent, aren't you?
An old women like me, who'd want her?
I was lucky to have what I had.
Didn't you ever want to remarry?
Do me a favour!
Got a cigarette?
Is anything the matter?
- Why would there be?
You haven't smoked for ages.
I felt like a cigarette.
Dinner's almost ready.
Where's my shirt, Christine?
Turn that radio off.
I'm late enough as it is.
Can't you feed your kids
a little earlier, or later.
Bloody hell! Keep your tea.
Too late now.
Bag?
Daddy's going to work now.
Be good.
...injuries over the whole body,
inflicted by blows and kicks...
with the hand, shoes and a number
of blunt and sharp instruments...
like coat-hangers, and one of those
carts, you know... a shopping cart.
Marks left by a ring or various
rings visible in the face.
The attacks were mainly
concentrated on the head...
the abdomen, and the genitals.
I just have to get a file.
Here you are, professor.
On the torso there is a deep cut
from the Adam's apple...
also heavily damaged, by the way,
to the lower part of the abdomen...
probably caused by a broken plastic
coat-hanger wielded with great violence.
The genitals are barely
recognisable as such.
That imbecile of an inspector...
came with a couple of shoes and
boots belonging to the women...
and asked lf I could establish
which kick had been fatal!
Absurd question, of course.
As if I could say from that mess.
The back of the head is crushed,
the temple smashed...
and the nose broken...
Do you want to see those shoes?
Yes, the ladies gave him quite a dusting.
But madam...
Now, look here, ladies...
And after that, what happened then?
Well, we began.
Doing what?
- Hitting and kicking and all that.
Do you know what I really
feel like now? Chocolate.
I could just murder someone for
a bit of chocolate.
But seriously, my mouth is watering.
Couldn't you bring me a bar
tomorrow? Yes? Lovely.
Put it on the bill.
Do you eat a lot of sweets?
- No, only now and then.
Good food, that's what I like.
Once in a while I prepared
a slap-up meal, just for myself...
really grand, genuine French cuisine,
got it from a cookery book...
the one you get with all those
coupons on packets of coffee...
with lots of garlic,
I don't mind if I smell.
And wine, usually I drink beer,
but it was wine then...
a good one, at least that's what
the bloke in the off license said.
Was it a special occasion?
- Oh no, just for me.
The best of everything. Delicious.
Got it from the cookery book.
The wine was really too expensive...
but believe me
it tasted like heaven.
And the beef! I got it from
that expensive butcher's...
much too expensive,
but he's very good quality...
When did you do this?
Can't remember. Sometimes he's got
these special offers...
Was it then, after the boutique?
Might have been. Steak the other day,
just under a quarter pound...
Was it the evening of the murder?
Jesus, who cares, girl!
Let me think.
Yes! That's when it was!
Did he cry?
Had you ever hit or kicked
anyone before?
Hurt anyone?
Did your father ever hit you?
Yes! He kicked my behind once
when I wouldn't eat my dinner.
He was furious.
Nothing else?
My mother didn't hit me either.
You don't feel like talking
about this?
But you joined in.
Were you angry?
Weren't you furious?
What did you feel, then?
Wasn't there anyone else
in the shop?
You three were alone with the man?
And no one came in the whole time?
Christine's child was there,
wasn't she?
Did she see any of it?
- No.
So no one saw anything.
Here Central Post to N6, over.
Why did you kick him, Christine?
Because of the dress?
Do you know why you killed him?
May I see what you've drawn?
Is that why you did it?
I'll bring some drawing materials
Wasn't there anyone else in the shop?
Hello. I've just popped in
to bring you the chocolate.
That's really nice. I was just
thinking what to do next.
Fruit and Nuts, delicious!
I could eat boxes full.
By the way, wasn't there
anyone else in the shop?
Do you know what she said?
She said it was as crowded as
a supermarket on Saturday.
And Christine, she doesn't talk,
she draws.
One drawing after the other.
I think she's slowly leaving
her catatonic state.
After all, she's already talking
through her drawings.
How much time have you got left?
I've asked the investigating
magistrate for a postponement.
That's annoying. Why?
I haven't finished with them.
- What do you mean?
Exactly what I said.
I don't know enough yet.
You've been working on it
long enough.
I shouldn't have thought
it was so difficult.
From what you've told me...
Well, it's obvious. These women
are completely deranged.
Or at least they were
at the time of the murder.
The photo's of the body
you showed me...
You mean they're mad.
- Yes, what else?
That's rather a rash judgement
for a layman.
I'm only a humble lawyer
and not a psychiatrist...
but what else can they be?
To mutilate that man in such a way...
Have you never seen photos
of war atrocities?
That's something else entirely.
Oh, that's all right, is it?
What's the matter with you, darling?
What makes this case different
from the others?
You're usually very much involved
with your patients...
- Clients. I beg your pardon.
But you don't think of anything else
but those women.
I can't reach them.
They're three very ordinary women...
people I meet every day, in the street...
at the butcher's, at my work...
You know,
they are such normal women...
in spite of the fact that one
doesn't talk at all...
the other far too much, and the third...
They are really very ordinary women.
Except that they...
Yes I know, but that's not
what it's all about.
That is what it's all about,
but I don't mean that.
You know... Andrea...
The secretary.
She's lying.
That's nothing new. Most of
your patients lie to you.
Not her. She's ruthlessly honest.
What's she lying about?
She says there wasn't
anyone else in the boutique.
And Christine was lying too.
How can she lie if she never talks?
I phoned the inspector.
"My dear lady", he said...
"theoretically it's possible
that others were present...
but then we should have found them,
or they would surely have reported it."
Or tried to intervene.
I don't think those women are insane.
700 guilders?
...one of the most undemocratic
systems you can imagine.
The defendant is allowed to testify, and is
listened to politely, but what he says...
Has no influence whatsoever
on the verdict.
Exactly. The Dutch legal system
is by no means impartial.
The defendant's social background
is taken into account...
but it's doubtful whether this
is to his advantage.
It's more a kind of blanket in which the
system can wrap up its sense of guilt.
The system is such that everything
has been arranged before the trial.
During the trial defending counsel is
more or less present as a formality...
so that the defendant has the
impression he's being defended.
Or she.
Or she, of course, that he's being
defended, but personally...
I think you can do precious little
as counsel for the defence.
The only thing the judicial system does
is to hurt people in the name of justice...
and legal retribution.
Aren't you exaggerating a bit?
Now there is a tendency to punish
physical violence more severely...
than a few years ago, when crimes
against property were severely punished.
Of course that development
was to be expected...
but one wonders what is solved
by stiffer sentences...
if the underlying factors,
I mean education, schooling...
...aren't changed.
That was a lovely dinner, darling.
You excelled yourself again.
That brandy was much better
than the one we had before.
I'll order a case tomorrow.
Come to bed, love.
Don't.
...those women are completely
deranged...
...they're utterly mad...
...she didn't have anything else
to do...
...your report will be of no
influence whatsoever...
Three children, the first two planned
and the third by accident...
and spends the rest of her life
stuck to the kitchen sink...
and a minor civil servant...
whose most exciting activity
is probably stamp collecting!
Do you really wonder why
Christine has stopped talking?
Nobody is listening.
But you said you'd never talked to her.
How do you know she's like that?
A blind child can see that.
What did you do after...
The murder?
I felt like an ice-cream.
What are you going to do
with all those tapes?
I'll get them typed out.
By my secretary.
Or would you like to do it?
No. Never again.
I'll never have to type out anything
again. I'll never have to work again.
The government will take care of me.
They won't shoot me or hang me,
they'll take care of me.
I'll be allowed to go
quietly mad in here.
Aren't you mad, then?
That's for you to establish.
That's what you're here for.
Did you have an orgasm?
You're here to establish
whether I'm insane...
not to ask after my sex life.
The one could have something
to do with the other.
Do you have many friends?
Are you often in love?
Have you had many lovers?
Have you?
What sort of man was that in the hotel?
The man wasn't important.
Did you come?
Why the hell should I have.
You don't understand people
at all, do you?
And certainly not women.
Was it different?
After the act...
the crime...
the release of tension?
Was it liberating?
Is it a good marriage?
What does your husband do?
- He's a lawyer.
What's your sex life like?
The sexual life of the psychiatrist
and the lawyer.
Do you do it often?
What's often?
During the day too?
Short? Long?
This way?
Or like this?
Or perhaps like this?
Perhaps you both pray to Freud
after fucking.
What'll happen to you for
the rest of your life...
doesn't that interest you?
I know what will happen.
Do you believe there are people
who won't think you're mad?
- Who?
Who? The others?
Christine? Mrs Jongman?
How can I do my job if you don't help me?
- I'm not talking about your job!
Do you know she still won't speak?
Christine?
Brave of her.
What's brave about it?
Turn that thing off.
Do you ever stop to think?
Why do you ask?
Can't you just for once give
a straight answer?
Did you ever try to imagine...
what kind of a person she was,
that child who murdered a man?
I do nothing else all day!
The only thing you do...
is to try and discover whether we're
fully responsible for our actions or not.
You parrot the book, you play
the understanding psychiatrist...
but that's the only thing
you want to know...
so that you can give the court a definite
answer as to our temporary...
or permanent insanity, after which
you can begin your next case...
and we can devote the rest of
our lives to really growing insane.
So you're not insane?
Isn't that what it's about?
- That's not what it's all about!
...or do they think you don't have
to clean your arse in the nick.
Filthy rotten bitches,
scabby whores.
I want a clean towel sod it...
and you with your stupid
questions, you scumbag.
What use are question to me,
sod it, I want a clean towel.
And if I get my hands on you
I'll do you proper...
Going on and on all the time.
I've been here three weeks...
talking myself hoarse,
are you stupid...
I've sodding had it, the only
thing I want is a clean towel.
I'm sodding sick of it all,
do you hear, sick of it...
I want a clean towel.
She won't come.
You still don't want to talk, do you?
Do you believe me
when I tell you...
I really would like
to talk to you?
Not only because I have to,
in my professional capacity, but...
May I open the curtains?
Please tell my husband he mustn't
forget to speak to Simon's teacher.
I'll tell him.
I'd like you to tell me why
you stopped talking.
You still don't want to, do you?
What do you want now?
Excuse me, wrong door.
You are Andrea Brouwer...
resident in Johan Kernstraat,
Christina Maria Molenaar,
nee Smith.
resident in Jaques Veltmanstraat,
Annie Jongman, nee Harmsen,
divorced wife of P.C. Jongman...
resident in Andries Snoekstraat,
I caution you to pay attention
to the proceedings...
you are not obliged to give evidence.
Will the Public Persecutor
please proceed.
The accused are charged with having
on 10th of March, 1981 ...
jointly and with malice
aforethought, wilfully...
murdered Antonius Paulus Mathias
van Houten.
The arraignment is one of murder
under Article 289...
on the indictment that they
did wilfully take his life...
by the application of blows and
kicks with pointed or sharp objects...
to the face and body with the intent
to injury him so grievously...
that death would inevitably follow.
On the further indictment that
they did, with malice aforethought...
cause grievous bodily harm as
the results of which he died.
Should no conviction ensue:
that a further indictment be laid of
grievous bodily harm resulting in death:
that they did severely injure
him with blows and kicks...
which injuries were followed by
his death, the causing being...
the wounds resulting from
those blows and kicks.
Ladies, you have heard
the Public Prosecutor...
and now know with what
you are charged:
that you did kill Mr Van Houten
by whatever...
Your Honour.
Before you proceed with the case,
may I urge that this trial held in camera...
in view of the case's intimate nature.
Evidence may be brought
of an extremely painful nature.
Evidence, that can better not be heard
in the presence of the press.
Request denied.
Around 11 o'clock I saw her
going into the boutique.
I just happened to look, I didn't
have anything special to do.
..I remember when it came
on the news...
...An... Mrs Jongman I mean...
Them what did it...
At the time I didn't know that An...
that they kicked his balls in...
because his clothes were much
too expensive...
...where I was taking down the
particulars of a traffic obstruction...
caused by a car illegally parked.
The lady in question arrived meanwhile,
I ordered her to remove the vehicle.
She was behaving in an odd manner...
What exactly do you mean by odd?
Have you ever, as a pathologist come
across such a brutal murder?
Your Honour, I object,
the question is irrelevant...
Let me put it differently.
Was not the body so mutilated
that it appeared...
as if a high-heeled army of Furies
had viciously and horrible inflicted...
Your Honour, this really goes too far.
Would the Public Prosecutor
be so good...
as to restrict himself
to less florid metaphors...
and to direct his question to...
...having taken all this into consideration,
I can come to no other conclusion...
than that the three women are
completely sound of mind.
I demand order.
The public gallery must be silent,
otherwise...
I shall be compelled
to clear the court.
Do you mean to say, madam...
that these women can be held fully
responsible for their acts?
That's for the court to decide.
But what do you think as a psychiatrist?
- I am speaking as a psychiatrist.
And as a woman, I assume.
Isn't it so, Mrs Van den Bos...
that these three women
have in cold blood...
committed one of the most hideous
and repulsive murders
I have ever come across?
And moreover, Dr. Van den Bos...
that they have shown not
a single sign of remorse.
Neither during the time they spend in
custody nor during this trial.
Isn't it so, esteemed expert witness,
that these women completely lack...
any moral sense whatsoever.
They are not only immortal...
they are cold-bloodedly a-moral
and a menace to society.
I wasn't aware that it was the
court's task to establish...
whether a defendant
feels remorse or not.
Nor was I aware that defendants have
to demonstrate their sense of morality.
Would you restrict yourself
to answering the questions.
This expert witness is stating personal
opinions not compatible with...
My opinion of these women is based on
years of experience as a psychiatrist.
In this capacity I judge whether people
are responsible for their actions.
But from a psychiatrist one might
at least expect...
even from a woman, an objective
attitude towards...
What you understand by an objective
attitude is your attitude.
So you approve of their crime!
You are putting words into my mouth.
I'm not here to approve or disapprove of
this crime or to pronounce sentence.
But my good woman...
We shall unfortunately have to postpone
discussion of you report...
to recess for lunch. The court
will reconvene at two o'clock.
What do you mean, if I go on like this?
Well, you do hold some very
peculiar ideas.
So you think in this case I'd better
not act according to principle?
Of course you should, after all they've
always brought you a lot of success.
You're a woman with a very impressive
record in threating criminals.
But perhaps you could express yourself
somewhat less vehemently.
I could say that I consider these woman
are not insane...
but that I might be mistaken?
Something like that. In that way you'll...
- Preserve my reputation?
And yours.
Darling, I'm not concerned with me.
Not in the first place.
I'm concerned about you.
You must realise that your views
will have repercussions on your career.
I don't matter.
Those women do.
What difference do they make!
I mean, they're going to be
locked away for years.
You really must be more realistic, dear.
There's no way you can score
one of your brilliant successes.
More beans?
So this "case" as you insist
on calling it although...
I've tried to explain more than once
that this isn't just a "case"...
Stop and think, darling!
If you get carried away by
momentary idealism...
Do you really think I'm such an imbecile?
- You must face the consequences!
I can't afford to lose clients
because of this sorbid affair.
If you back-pedal
on what you said in court...
I mean if you just tone it down a bit...
So if tomorrow...
there's a pleasing mention
in the paper...
then your name won't be tarnished
by this "sordid affair"!
Darling, you must think of yourself.
Don't worry. I will.
As those women did.
Mrs Van den Bos, if I might now refer
to a passage in your report...
on the defendant Molenaar...
in which you state
that her catatonia...
need not necessarily be caused by,
or be a consequence...
of her mental state during the crime.
Her catatonia is no indication
of diminished responsibility...
or possible insanity.
I consider that latent symptoms
of catatonia...
were already present in her life
before she committed the crime.
Do you mean she was already insane
before she committed the crime?
Long periods of lethargy...
of not talking, were normal
in Mrs Molenaar's life.
But she was aware of that.
Her refusal to speak now is the
consequence of a choice she has made.
She is capable of communication
but no longer sees the sense of it.
But why hasn't she talked to you?
I take it you have explained to her...
that the court always takes
a defendant's social...
and psychological background
into account.
And surely she knows that your report
is of the greatest importance...
in determining her sentence...
and that her future depends
to a large extent on...
The defendant seems to find
this highly amusing.
Dr. Van den Bos, I put it to you again.
We are confronted here
by three women...
who have confessed to a murder...
at which no one else was present
and which no one else saw...
of a man they did not know, and
against whom they held no grudge.
These women
did not know each other.
The police verified that they had no
connection with each other whatsoever.
You agree with me so far.
Hasn't it struck you
this concerns three women?
Of course it's struck me this
concerns three women.
It's a fact one can hardly overlook.
These three women however,
improbable as it sounds...
happen to meet each other in
a boutique one fine March day...
to buy dresses, blouses and suchlike.
But instead of indulging in this
harmless pastime...
I don't understand why you think
it necessary to describe...
buying clothes as "indulging
in a harmless pastime".
Do you buy your clothes like that?
Madam, please allow me to do my duty
without bothering me with trivialities.
These three women then,
indulged, no wallowed...
in the butchery of the proprietor
of the boutique...
Your Honour, I object to the
prosecutor's choice of words...
Would counsel be so kind
as not to interrupt.
With a savagery which should horrify
every decent minded person...
...provided of course
that they are sane.
And that this was done by women!
I ask you, Dr. Van den Bos, as an
experienced psychiatrist, why?
What was the motive of these women
to commit this murder?
It's not my task to establish motive.
But my dear madam,
you must have some idea!
But my dear sir, I gave you
some excellent reasons just now!
You chose to treat it flippantly.
As an experienced prosecutor...
you have clearly shown in your
entertaining speech...
that you do not really wish to go
into the motives of these women!
Mrs Van den Bos, you are
a highly qualified person.
Let me assure you
we are all convinced of that.
As a psychiatrist you have surely
more than enough experience...
to provide a diagnosis
in this matter too.
But perhaps, because of the
exceptional nature of this case...
you may prefer to offer a tentative,
provisional diagnoses?
If these women are sane,
as you state...
they must surely have had a motive?
It will not have escaped your
attention that these women killed...
a man who also happened to be
the owner of a boutique.
- That it's an important point!
If you refuse...
Do you mean they had something
against a man who happened...
to sell clothes as a job?
There are so many like him.
Exactly! Now don't you
understand that this man...
Really, Mr Van den Bos,
I see absolutely no difference...
between this case and, let's say...
if they had killed the female owner
of a shop, or the other way round...
if three men had killed
the female owner of a boutique.
Ladies, this is contempt of court...
Mrs Jongman, you're not doing
your case any good at all.
Ladies, this is impossible...
This is enough!
This disgraceful behaviour...
It's really quite funny.
- What did you say?
This is quite enough.
Officer, will you remove the ladies
with as little force as possible.
The case will now continue
in the absence of the defendants.
Mrs Van den Bos?
Dr. Van den Bos...
The case will continue in the
absence of the defendants.
Look where you're going, cunt.
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August 2002, VOLUME 110 / ISSUE 2
Oxygen Desaturation in Term Infants in Car Safety Seats
Joel L. Bass, Marilyn Bull
The need for a period of observation of infants born prematurely to monitor for oxygen desaturation, apnea, or bradycardia when positioned semireclined in car safety seats has been well established.1–3 Whether otherwise healthy term infants are at risk for similar episodes while positioned in car safety seats, however, has not been fully determined and warrants additional investigation. A recent study, published in this journal in which 50 term infants were monitored documented that when properly positioned semireclined in rear-facing car safety seats, the mean oxygen saturation levels declined significantly from 97% to 94% after 60 minutes.4 Also, 8% of these term infants had oxygen saturation values of <90% for longer than 20 minutes. A previous report of a series of selected term infants with preexisting health conditions believed to place them at risk for potential oxygen desaturation documented that 28.6% of those infants demonstrated oxygen saturations <90% when tested in their car safety seat for 90 minutes.5 In addition, the same report speculated that prolonged oxygen saturations under 96% while in a car seat may be associated with clinical consequences. One infant was described, after an apparent life-threatening event, to have oxygen saturations during a car safety seat test in the 90% to 95% range for 90 minutes. When that patient was retested in the supine position, saturations of 96% and above were noted for a full 90 minutes. A relationship between this infant’s predisposition to oxygen desaturation in the car safety seat and the apparent life-threatening event has been suggested but is unproven.
The same authors have also documented the death of a premature infant while positioned in a car safety seat.3 In addition, we are aware of several anecdotal reports of deaths attributed to sudden infant death syndrome of both term and preterm infants that have occurred while positioned semireclined in car safety seats. In other patient groups, specifically children with congenital heart disease, it is thought that chronic oxygen desaturation may have long-term consequences on cognitive function.6 Whether these findings are pertinent to infants experiencing oxygendesaturation associated with car safety seat positioning is unknown. We strongly recommend additional investigation of these potential relationships.
It is certain that the use of car safety seats is essential for prevention of injuries to children in motor vehicle crashes.7 Physicians must continue to encourage their proper use. Effectiveness of correctly used child safety seats in preventing death and serious injury to infants is clearly documented,8 but there is also a need for more research on the optimum design of child restraints and the effect of positioning on the respiratory physiology of young infants.
At the present time, the use of car beds for infants who experience documented apnea, oxygen desaturation, or bradycardia is a necessary alternative to the use of rear-facing car safety seats for safe transportation. The relative safety provided by these car beds compared with rear-facing car safety seats, however, has not been determined. Development of methods to evaluate the relative protection provided by these types of child restraints and the design of seats that properly accommodate small infants should also be encouraged.
Current information suggests that:
In addition to infants born prematurely, near term and term healthy newborns may experience oxygen desaturation when properly positioned upright in car safety seats. Until additional research on the potential significance of oxygen desaturation in car safety seats is available, consideration should be given to limiting the time spent in car safety seats to that necessary for transportation and ensuring children are not left unattended while in a car safety seat.
Positioning young infants in devices such as swings, infant carriers, backpacks, or slings may have similar physiologic effects in susceptible infants to positioning semireclined in car safety seats, and consideration should also be given to limiting the use of these devices as well.
We emphasize that these recent observations and the considerations proposed above are consistent with current American Academy of Pediatrics policy guidelines for safe transportation of children in motor vehicles. They are intended to provide a practical perspective on the recent report of Merchant et al4 as well as draw attention to important areas in need of additional research.
Dr Bass has worked on a research project funded by the Aprica Childcare Institute. As part of the project he has received compensation for travel reimbursement, but no honorarium. The Aprica Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of car seats and other juvenile products. Dr Bull has served in an advisory capacity to the Aprica Childcare Institute for development of a grant proposal to fund research that will evaluate the respiratory physiology of infants in rear-facing car safety seats and car beds. She has received compensation for travel reimbursement, but no honorarium in this capacity.
Received March 6, 2002.
Address correspondence to Joel L. Bass, MD, Newton Wellesley Hospital, 2014 Washington St (Six North), Newton, MA 02462. E-mail: jbass{at}partners.org
American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention. Safe transportation of premature and low birth weight infants. Pediatrics.1996;97 :758– 760
American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention. Safe transportation of newborns at hospital discharge. Pediatrics.1999;104 :986– 987
Bass JL, Mehta KA, Camara J. Monitoring premature infants in car seats: implementing the American Academy of Pediatrics policy in a community hospital. Pediatrics.1993;1 :1137– 1141
Merchant J, Worwa C, Porter S, Colmen JM, deRegnier RO. Respiratory instability of term and near term healthy newborn infants in car safety seats. Pediatrics.2001;108 :647– 652
Bass JL, Mehta KA. Oxygen desaturation of selected term infants in car seats. Pediatrics.1995;62 :288– 290
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Marianne Williamson, A Politics of Love: A Handbook for a New American Revolution (HarperOne, 2019)
6 Stars – The Only Authentic Democratic Candidate
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Review: Margin of Victory – Five Battles that Changed the Face of Modern War
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KINDLE: Reflections on The People’s Army, The Constitution, & Grand Strategy – What Nobody – Least of All Clinton or Trump – Wants to Talk About…
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The People’s Army – the Continental Army rooted in home-spun militias – was formed and fought and won a war before the U.S. Constitution was written and signed in 1787. The Constitution – and the Republic – exist because the People’s Army, the Continental Army led by George Washington – leveraged the twin advantages of a righteous cause and home court to eject what was then the greatest imperial power on the planet. Of the 55 men attending the Constitutional Convention, at least 29 served in the Continental Army, most of them in positions of command. Understanding the relationship between the people from whom the early militias were drawn, the Army, and the Constitution, is essential to evaluating where we fall short today.
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Worth a Look: Tragedy & Hope 101
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The information contained in this book contradicts nearly everything you’ve been led to believe about democracy and “representative government.”
Based on the groundbreaking research of respected historian Carroll Quigley, Tragedy and Hope 101 reveals an unimaginably devious political system, skillfully manipulated by a handful of elite, which is undermining freedom and democracy as we know it. The goal of those who control the system, in Quigley’s own words, is to dominate “all habitable portions of the world.” Using deception, theft, and violence, they have achieved more toward this goal than any rulers in human history.
However, the Information Age is quickly derailing their plans. The immorality of their system, and those who serve it, has become nearly impossible to hide. Awareness and resistance are growing…Tragedy is yielding to hope.
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Home INDIA & BEYOND Rape heinous crime but against blanket death penalty, Mulayam tells NCW
INDIA & BEYOND
Rape heinous crime but against blanket death penalty, Mulayam tells NCW
New Delhi, April 15 :
Amid a controversy over his remarks opposing death penalty for rape, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has told the NCW that he holds rape to be a heinous crime deserving stern punishment but believed that capital punishment should be used only in the rarest of rare cases.
Replying to a notice by the National Commission for Women (NCW), Mulayam Singh said he has the highest regard for women and has actively taken a number of initiatives for their upliftment.
The NCW had sent him the notice based on media reports on his remarks.
The Samajwadi Party chief said last Thursday that death penalty in rape cases was “unfair” as boys make “mistakes”. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister had also said that if his party leads the government at the centre, he would change the law.
The NCW Tuesday said that in his reply to the notice, Mulayam Singh said: “The offence of rape is a serious and heinous crime and the perpetrators of such crimes deserve to be dealt with sternly and swiftly.”
However, he added that it was his belief that “a death sentence is to be reserved for only the rarest of rare cases as has been laid down by the Supreme Court of India in the context of death penalties”, the NCW said.
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Tag: Harry Hargreaves
Wolverhampton bewildered by Liverpool’s skill
February 5, 1923 kjehan
February 5, 1923 Merit rewarded A hopeless task It is a truism that class will tell, and it was well illustrated at the Molineux Grounds,
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool 0-2 (FA Cup match: February 3, 1923)
February 3, 1923 Match: FA Cup, Second Round, at Molineux, kick-off: 14:45. Wolverhampton Wanderers – Liverpool 0-2 (0-1). Attendance: 40,709; gate receipts: £2,511. Referee: Mr.
Liverpool Reserves v Nelson 3-4 (League match: November 17, 1920)
November 17, 1920 Match: Central League, at Anfield. Liverpool Reserves – Nelson 3-4 (2-0). Attendance: 6,000. Liverpool (2-3-5): Harry McNaughton, Jim Penman, Billy Jenkinson, Frank
Liverpool v Nelson 3-0 (League match: March 13, 1920)
March 13, 1920 Match: Central League, at Anfield. Liverpool Reserves – Nelson 3-0 (1-0). Liverpool (2-3-5): Howard Baker, Jim Penman, Billy Jenkinson, Tommy Lucas, John
Nelson v Liverpool Reserves 3-1 (League match: March 6, 1920)
March 6, 1920 kjehan
March 6, 1920 Match: Central League, at Parkside. Nelson – Liverpool Reserves 3-1 (1-1). Referee: Mr. J. Twist. Nelson (2-3-5): Wright, Hurst, Sam Wadsworth, Jimmy
Liverpool v Stoke 2-0 (League match: December 18, 1915)
December 18, 1915 Match: Football League, Lancashire Section, at Anfield. Liverpool – Stoke 2-0 (1-0), (match played over 2 x 40 min.). Attendance: 15,000. Referee:
The rough battle at Stoke
September 20, 1915 It is a great pity that the game between Liverpool and Stoke at the well-remembered Victoria Ground should have been marred by
Stoke v Liverpool 2-2 (League match: September 18, 1915)
September 18, 1915 Match: Lancashire Section, principal tournament, at Victoria Ground, kick-of: 14:30. Stoke – Liverpool 2-2 (2-2). Attendance: 7,000; gate receipt: £191.. Referee: Mr.
Stoke Football Club: 1914-15
June 1, 1915 kjehan
Registered players for Stoke Football Club, season 1914-15: Samuel Baddeley, Thomas Bailey, John D. Benton, Richard Burton, James Bradley, Percy Brooke, Harry D. Davies, John
Birmingham v Stoke 2-0 (Birmingham Senior Cup Final: March 27, 1915)
March 27, 1915 Match: Birmingham Senior Cup, Final, at Victoria Ground. Birmingham – Stoke 2-0 (1-0). Attendance: 5,000. Birmingham (2-3-5): Stan Hauser, F. Jonas, Arthur
Stoke v Port Vale 2-1 (Birmingham Senior Cup Final: April 20, 1914)
April 20, 1914 Match: Birmingham Senior Cup, Final, at Victoria Ground. Stoke – Port Vale 2-1 (2-0). Attendance: 21,300; gate receipts: £633. Stoke (2-3-5): Richard
Port Vale v Stoke 0-0 (Birmingham Senior Cup Final: April 4, 1914)
April 4, 1914 Match: Birmingham Senior Cup, Final, at Old Recreation Ground (Hanley). Port Vale – Stoke 0-0 (0-0). Attendance: 17,000; gate receipts: £608. Port
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Nokia’s 8800 Carbon Arte – Coolest new phone of the year…
Filed under: Nokia | Tags: 8800, cellular, mobile, Nokia
…at least year to date.
OK, everybody has their touch screen, icon driven, 3G-iPhony, “me too” device, but Nokia introduced the coolest phone of the year today. Made of carbon fiber, titanium, polished glass and stainless steel, this 3G device has a 3.2 MegaPixel camera and 4G of storage, and features a touch sensitive pad to switch from phone to clock display. But the 8800 Carbon Arte is a “lifestyle statement” at over $1600.
Nokia’s Announcement
Nice piece by Pearce on Motorola
Filed under: cellular, James Quintana Pearce, mobile, Motorola, Nokia, Samusng
Nice piece in MocoNews by James Quintana Pearce today, “Motorola Doesn’t Need Another Hit Phone”. He argues that pundits who blame Motorola’s state on the lack of a hit phone are missing the point. Success in the industry has been driven by depth and variety in the product line, not a single hit phone.
Worth a read here….
Nokia Extends the Prism Line
Filed under: 7900, Crustal Prism, Daubal, mobile, Nokia, Prism
Nokia today announced the latest member of the Prism Collection, the Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism, extending the fashion conscious product line. Featuring a crystal center key, and the diamond pattern keypad of the other Prism phones, the Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism is the product of Nokia’s partnership with designer Frédérique Daubal. Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism will be available in the first quarter of 2008, and the 3G phone features a 2 megapixel camera, 1 GB of internal memory and a music player with matching headset. The keypad is also user customizable into one of 49 different colors….
Sony Ericsson Gets in the Music Business for Real
Filed under: Apple, EMI, iPhone, mobile, Music, Nokia, Sony, Sony BMG, Sony Ericsson, Universal, Vivendi, Warner Music
In a clear response to Nokia’s recent launch of a music portal with PC and mobile storefronts for purchasing and downloading tunes, Sony Ericsson has announced that it too will have a full-fledged music store for its customers by Q2 2008. S-E has always been able to sell tunes from the Sony BMG Music Entertainment, but has now reached agreement with the other three major labels (Universal Music Group (Vivendi), EMI Group PLC and Warner Music Group Corp). All of which means that Sony Ericsson customers will now be able to purchase the vast majority of the major label music that they can purchase through iTunes, Rhapsody, Nokia Music, etc.
The announcement yesterday was apparently timed to respond to both Nokia’s announcement last month, and the launch of the iPhone in Europe which takes place today.
Nokia Music Store Now Online
Filed under: AllAboutSymbian, iPhone, Loudeye, N81, N95, Nokia
…in the UK. Coming soon to a browser or N95 near you. Music from Nokia.
The AllAboutSymbian site reports the Nokia Music store, widely anticipated following the Nokia purchase of Loudeye last August. The company has cut deals with the 4 big labels and will be selling DRM’d tracks, initially only in the WMA format with other formats to come. The PC and mobile clients will interact to a limited extent and, and the PC client will support a plan for ‘all you can eat’ streaming of tracks (to be added to the mobile client later). Initially available on the N81 and N95 8G, you can expect that Nokia will soon incorporate the mobile client in many of their multimedia lines.
Looks like a solid offering to line up against iTunes + iPhone. It wil be interesting to see the rest of the industry respond.
Nokia Product Placement
Filed under: 7900, mobile, Music, Nokia, Prism, SugaBabes
Whoever is doing product placement marketing for Nokia deserves a bonus.
The top two music videos in the UK this week both feature the Nokia Prism 7900 prominently, most notably the SugaBabes “About You Now” which focuses on two Prisms repeatedly throughout the video. The other video is Shayne Ward’s “No U Hang Up” which opens with a shot of the Prism and then shows glimpses of it throughout the video. Sexy, trendy, Pop artists loving their phones…. You couldn’t ask for better placement…..
Motorola Passed on Navteq
Filed under: Motorola, Navteq, Nokia
According to an article in the Wall St. Journal today, Motorola CEO Ed Zander told a group of business school students at the University of Chicago that Motorola had passed on a chance to to acquire GPS mapping company Navteq, recently acquired by Nokia. “That’s not our strategy,” Mr. Zander said. “We are not in the applications business.” referring to Nokia’s strategy of acquiring or developing wireless applications, mapping applications and music services.
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John Lawson Butchers
16 East Main Street, UPHALL, West Lothian EH52 5DA
Tel: 01506 855634 | mail@johnlawsonbutchers.co.uk | www.johnlawsonbutchers.co.uk
John Lawson Butchers & Delicatessen was founded in 1979 by John & Linda Lawson. At Lawson`s we have always maintained the philosophy of selling good quality local produce at fair prices. All our beef and lamb is farmed locally by John`s brother Russell Lawson at Midseat farm Bathgate.
We have always been a family business. Now more so than ever, with John and Linda`s three sons now fully involved in running of the business. John, Stuart and Graham have grown up around the business and its core principles of selling only the highest quality local produce has been taught to them from a very early age.
We specialise in well aged, award winning, grass fed scotch beef reared with flavour and taste in mind. All our beef is matured on the bone of 21 days to ensure maximum tenderness.
We stock specially selected scotch pork, poultry and game.
Using our local produce we produce an extensive range of manufactured products such as haggis, black pudding, sausages and burgers. All handmade using traditional recipes.
In addition to the butchery we stock a vast array of deli products, the majority of which are handmade on the premises by our trained chefs. These include our award winning pies, ready meals and pastry products.
We currently have three shops in Uphall, Broxburn and Winchburgh.
Our first shop opened for business on the 5th of July 1979. Since then it has steadily grown and is a focal point in the village of Uphall in West Lothian, Scotland.
We have never stayed still in the past thirty one years, and now serve the surrounding area with many customers travelling from nearby Livingston and Edinburgh.
The Broxburn shop opened its doors in 1996 and the nearby Winchburgh shop opened in 1989.
We`ve always known we produce quality products so it`s nice to have that recognised by our peers:
Q-Guild Diamond award for Highland Blue Steak Burger and Steak and Wild Mushroom Pie, with the former also chosen as the best Scottish Beef product.
Quality Meat Scotland - Best Beef Product
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RD353 - The 2012 Virginia Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan
Author: Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Enabling Authority: Code of Virginia - § 28.2-203.1 (B.)
Results from the 2012 Bay-wide Winter Dredge Survey, conducted December 2011 to March 2012 by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Maryland Department of Natural Resources, indicate the blue crab stock was not overfished and overfishing did not occur in 2011. The 2011-2012 Winter Dredge Survey estimates of total abundance indicates a 66% increase in crabs of all sizes compared to the previous year’s survey. The total abundance of 764 million crabs was the highest estimate since the 1990 Winter Dredge Survey and was bolstered by the record number (587 million) of juvenile crabs. However, the number of spawning-age female crabs (97 million) was well below the long-term average for this survey.
At its November 2012 meeting the Commission closed the winter dredge fishery season for the fifth consecutive season in order to continue the protection of the spawning stock biomass but also passed a scientific study of incidental mortality that results from crab dredge gear. Four commercial crab dredge captains and their vessels will participate in the scientific gear study with staff members from the Commission and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). The study will examine incidental mortality associated with various gear configurations over different substrate type. The Commission approved the use of Marine Fishing Improvement Funds to support a December 2012 - March 2013 crab dredge gear study, designed by scientists at VIMS, with input from VMRC staff, that will provide an estimate of non-harvest (or incidental) mortality caused by crab dredge gear for future winter dredge management decisions.
At its November meeting the Commission also extended the 2012 crab pot season to December 15, 2012, and established gear-specific bushel limits for 2013 to compensate for the projected harvest. The Commission voted to restrict crab scrapes from the Albemarle and Currituck watersheds, but permitted the commercial harvest of crab pots and peeler pots because both are documented as historical gears, and there limited evidence suggesting peeler pots would cause a detrimental impact to stock juvenile fishes in the watershed. The Commission also approved the merging of two separate regulations into one, reducing regulatory complexity and establishing a uniform date of closure for all four blue crab sanctuary areas (May 16-September 15).
Virginia crab and oyster industries continue to benefit from disaster relief funds provided in 2009 by the Department of Commerce for the declared Fishery Disaster in the Chesapeake Bay blue crab fisheries. This Disaster Relief Fund has provided various crab industry members (harvesters, buyers, and processors) who experienced past financial setbacks from the very low abundance of the blue crab resource, from 1998-2008, an opportunity to work in resource or habitat enhancement projects. The total amount of funding from the Disaster Relief Fund was $14,995,000. Of the six project areas, two projects continue in 2012: the derelict crab pot and marine debris collection program, and the oyster aquaculture projects. They oyster aquaculture projects have stimulated technical advances in hatchery production which is needed for spat-on-shell projects.
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Results of Request for Pedestrian Crossing on Academy and Beaverbrook
Analysis of the pedestrian count data indicates that the crossing volume at this location is below the minimum threshold for further consideration of pedestrian crossing control based on the guidelines approved by the by the Standing Policy Committee on Infrastructure Renewal and Public Works on January 11, 2013 (Minute No. 41). Review of the collision history for the most recent 10 year period indicates there have been no reported pedestrian-vehicle collisions at the intersection of Academy Road and Borebank Street.
Based on the information above, the Winnipeg Public Service does not recommend the installation of pedestrian crossing control at the intersection of Academy Road and Borebank Street at this time. However, we have added this location as a candidate to the Pedestrian Crossing Control Priority List so that it can be reviewed again relative to other locations in the future.
Categories: Public Safety, Traffic
FAQs on Rail Line Rationalization
River Heights remains one of the best places to live in Winnipeg and it can be even better without rail lines.
The rail companies that run lines through this great neighbourhood have proposed increasing the usage of their lines and building facilities to unload rail cars onto trucks right in the middle of River Heights. This is a very serious issue for us all.
This potential increased use and the addition of transloading stations raise serious safety, noise and traffic concerns. The industrial use of the land negativity impacts our predominately residential neighbourhood.
To ensure that this does not happen, I've been working with the stakeholders to facilitate a rail line rationalization plan that would provide the opportunity to have BNSF and possibly CP abandon their spur line and withdraw plans to build a transloading station just north of Grant Avenue and/or reduce the use of the line(s).
Many of you have told me that the issue of rail line rationalization matters to you and that you have many questions about the process and how it is developing.
The City of Winnipeg and I, as your city councillor, have taken an active role in representing your concerns and questions to the federal government because the land use authority over these lands rests with them, not City Hall. So keep the questions coming and I will continue getting information for you.
I've listed some answers to questions I've been asked and I hope it helps you understand why it is important that we all work together to support rail line rationalization.
Q: What is rail line rationalization?
A: Rail line rationalization is the practice of rail companies sharing tracks to reach a destination, in this case CentrePort Canada. This activity can open the door for the decommissioning of spur lines, like those that go through River Heights.
Q: What is a transloading station?
A: A transloading station is a designated area where trains stop to load and unload their cargo to trucks or into storage, like the silos between Grant Avenue and Taylor Avenue. This is an industrial activity.
Q: If rail relocation happens, what happens to these lands?
A: This question can only to be answered once the issue of rationalization has been addressed; otherwise we are putting the cart before the horse. If rail rationalization does not happen and/or if only one or none of the rail lines are abandoned, the point is mute. I understand that the potential use of these lands is of interest to us all and, as such, the City of Winnipeg will consult with the neighborhood before any decisions are made.
Q: Why is it important that rail rationalization happens?
A: The recently announced task force that will study the potential relocation and rationalization of rail lines is part of my continuing efforts to ensure rail line lands in River Heights are not used for transloading operations, storage of dangerous material and increasingly transporting more dangerous material through residential neighbourhoods.
The study is a critical part of an overall strategy to have BNSF relocate three transloading areas, one active (Grant Avenue to Taylor Avenue) and two planned (Corydon Avenue to Grant Avenue) to CentrePort Canada.
Q: What started rail line rationalization discussions in River Heights?
A: In 2013, the rail lines had plans in place and were moving towards imminent opening of one of the planned transloading sites off Grant Avenue. It was through the activation of discussions about rail line rationalization that the plans were put on hold, pending the outcome of discussions.
Q: Why are there concerns about this situation?
A: The potential increase in the use of the BNSF track, the industrial activity present at the active transloading station at Tayor Avenue, the planned transloading station for Grant Avenue and the potential for another transloading station at Corydon Avenue is an issue for all. The concerns are:
The increased use of the rail lines to transport unknown, potentially dangerous, materials which could include petroleum products and chemicals through River Heights
The potential increase of storage of empty containers that have been used to transport similar products and chemicals
The noise, smell and dust created by transferring materials from trains to trucks at any time of day
The impact on traffic associated with the additional 30 trucks going in and out of the transloading station
The increase in the number of trains using the tracks
Trains blocking the tracks at intersections, backing up traffic along our regional routes and causing more traffic to reroute to residential roads
The effect of the proposed transloading station will be felt far beyond those whose property backs onto the tracks.
Q: Who owns the rail lines? Who has authority/jurisdiction over them?
A: The rail lines are owned by CP and BNSF, while the transloading lands are owned by BNSF. The federal government has sole jurisdiction over rail lands. This means that the City of Winnipeg cannot enforce zoning or regulatory by-laws over these lands, including use of, movement and storage of dangerous materials, noise control, etc.
The lands are governed by the Federal Transportation Act as the rail lines were established prior to Winnipeg’s growth around them. The lands are protected so that the rail companies can continue to use them for rail line operations.
Q: Have you challenged the federal jurisdiction?
A: Yes, when the silos were installed. The City of Winnipeg proceeded with a court challenge related to the placement of storage silos. It was lost (http://orlikow.ca/news/view/451) and the courts clearly gave jurisdiction of rail lands to the federal level of government.
Q: Is there broad support for rail rationalization?
A: I have been working on this project for a few years and recently was able to get provincial support and funding to consider rail line rationalization. It is a complex issue that requires subject knowledge and buy-in from the rail lines.
If you have further questions, please contact me at my office 204-986-5236 or email me at jorlikow@winnipeg.ca.
Categories: City Hall, Development, Infrastructure
FAQ: What is Spring Road Clean-Up and How Long Does it Take?
Q: What is spring clean-up?
A: Spring clean-up activities involve removing the build-up of street debris that collects during the winter months from roads and boulevards.
Q: How long does spring clean-up take?
A: Up to six weeks, depending on weather conditions.
Q: When does it start?
A: Street sweeping starts when the roads are clear of snow and the overnight temperatures remain above freezing.
Boulevard sweeping starts when there are no frozen or wet boulevard surfaces, or approximately a week or two after street sweeping begins.
Q: I have excessive sand and gravel sand on my boulevard. What do I do?
A: If your boulevard has an unusually large amount of debris (two wheelbarrows full or more), call or email 311@winnipeg.ca to request an inspection.
Q: Does the city sweep back lanes?
A: Yes, paved back lanes are swept once a year. The program begins after streets are swept in spring.
Q: Will there be parking restrictions? How will I know?
A: Temporary “No Parking” signs will be placed in advance in various areas. Please note that not all streets will be signed during spring clean-up. The city will only place signs on the streets where parked vehicles present a problem to street cleaning.
Daytime Sweeping
Parking prohibited from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Signs will be placed by 9:00 p.m. the previous evening
Evening Sweeping
Parking prohibited from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Signs will be placed by 9:00 p.m. that day
Q: What do I do if my car gets towed?
A: If you parked on a street that was signed to be cleaned PRIOR to a temporary “No Parking” sign being placed, contact 311 with your licence plate number for the location of where it was towed.
If you parked your vehicle on the street AFTER the placement of temporary "No Parking" signs, please contact 311 for the location of your vehicle.
Categories: Roads, Traffic, Waste Removal
FAQs on Power Smart LED Roadway Lighting Conversion Program
Manitoba Hydro has started their Power Smart LED Roadway Lighting Conversion Program. Over the next five to seven years the existing high-pressure sodium (HPS) street lights will be replaced with light-emitting diode (LED) street lights. All street and back lane lights within the City of Winnipeg will be replaced over this period.
Q: What group has the authority to make this change?
A: Manitoba Hydro.
Q: Why is Manitoba Hydro replacing all of the existing street lights?
A: LED roadway lighting provides a number of benefits over current HPS lights, including reduced energy consumption, longer life, reduced maintenance requirements and better colour rendering.
Q: Are LEDs brighter than the current street lights?
A: LEDs produce a different spectrum of light than HPS lights. The human eye perceives this light to be brighter because it creates more contrast between light and dark areas. Additionally, the white light allows the human eye to see colour, enhancing the perception of brightness.
Q: What if I find the lights too bright?
A: With any change, there is an adjustment period required to become accustomed to the new lights. However, some individuals may feel the light is still too bright after a period of time. LEDs are an extremely flexible technology and can be adjusted if necessary.
Q: Are street lights managed by the City of Winnipeg or the Province of Manitoba?
A: Street lights are under provincial jurisdiction and are managed by Manitoba Hydro.
Q: If the lights are out on my street, where do I call?
A: Please report it to Manitoba Hydro at 1-888-MBHYDRO or use the online form at http://bit.ly/1q6iek7. You can also call your provincial MLA.
Q: Will new lighting installs be LED?
A: Yes, Manitoba Hydro will install LEDs in new developments or as part of the city’s street renewal program. Any project involving the replacement of the street light standard will also be converted to LED.
Q: Do LEDs contain harmful substances like mercury?
A: LEDs are mercury-free and all LED components are fully recyclable.
Q: Will LEDs last in Manitoba’s weather?
A: LED roadway lighting has been installed in a number of cities in North America, such as Los Angeles, Seattle, Mississauga and Edmonton. Manitoba Hydro has also been actively testing LED street lights in Churchill, Thompson and Winnipeg to ensure they work year-round. When installed correctly, LEDs are able to handle any weather with ease.
Q: How many lights are being replaced?
A: There are over 130,000 street lights province-wide scheduled for conversion over the five-to-seven-year period.
Q: Will the light produced change what areas along the street are illuminated?
A: Manitoba Hydro provides the installation, maintenance and operation of street lighting. It was written into the contract that some spillage be kept to light the sidewalk as well. LED street lights have a more pronounced cut-off than HPS street lights, resulting in less light spillage into private properties alongside the roadway. However, Manitoba Hydro has specified spill lighting to ensure that the entire right-of-way has some degree of lighting to enhance peripheral vision.
Q: If I would like to request adjustments to the lighting, whom do I contact?
A: Please contact Manitoba Hydro to assist you with the request. They can be contacted by phone at 1-888-MBHYDRO or you can complete the online form at http://bit.ly/1q6iek7.
Categories: Infrastructure, Public Safety, Roads
FAQ on Waverley Underpass Project
Q: What is the background on this project?
A: Due to rapid growth in the southwest quadrant of the City and increasing traffic congestion due to heavy train operations, upgrading the Waverley crossing of the CNR Rivers rail line has become a priority in recent years. With approximately 30,000 vehicles and between 35 and 40 train movements passing through the intersection daily, the Waverley rail crossing has become a major bottleneck.
The project includes replacement of the existing at-grade railway crossing at Waverley and Taylor with an underpass along with reconstruction and rehabilitation of Waverley Street and increasing Taylor Avenue between Waverley Street and Lindsay Street to four lanes.
This project will not only improve traffic flow in the area but will also enhance safety, mobility and capacity as well as active transportation within the project area.
Q: What can I expect to see at the open house?
A: The City is holding an open house to give the community an update on the Waverley Underpass Project. At the open house you can view the detailed design for the underpass, learn about pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, intersection and road improvements, as well as construction timelines and detours.
Q: When will this be built?
A:Detailed design will take place throughout 2016 and construction will begin around January 2017. Construction will be complete by December 2019 with some minor work such as landscaping continuing into 2020.
Q: Will I still be able to use Waverley and Taylor?
A: Both Waverley Street and Taylor Avenue will remain open to traffic during construction via a detour. During construction, eastbound traffic on Taylor Avenue will be required to turn southbound on Waverley Street. Eastbound Taylor Avenue traffic is encouraged to use Grant Avenue as an alternate route. Additionally, southbound traffic on Waverley will be required to turn westbound on Taylor Avenue to access the detour – eastbound (left) turns at Taylor Avenue will not be permitted during construction. A proposed detour map is available on the City’s website.
Q: How much is this going to cost?
A: Total project cost is approximately $155 million. This is a Class 3 estimate (accurate within +30% to -20% of the final construction cost). Estimated costs will be refined to a higher level of detail as part of the detailed design process.
Q: How will the project be paid for?
A: The project will be funded by the City of Winnipeg, the Province of Manitoba and the Government of Canada, as well as contributions by CN who has a financial obligation for a portion of the rail crossing under an existing agreement with the City of Winnipeg.
Q: Can the rail line be moved out of the city?
A: Relocating rail lines is a long term concept that would require consensus from a multitude of stakeholders. The City needs to move forward now to accommodate the rapid growth in the southwest quadrant of the City and to alleviate the increasing traffic congestion in this area due to heavy train operations. Building the underpass will not prevent discussions in regards to rail relocation.
Q: Will properties be required, either during construction or post-construction?
A: The vast majority of the project can be built on City owned land and right-of-way. However, construction easements or small parcels of land are needed for the construction of this project. In order to ensure we meet the project timelines, property has been expropriated. However we continue to negotiate with these affected land owners. We continue to work with immediate land owners to address specific issues related to development on their property.
Q: How will transit be affected?
A: Bus routes and bus stops will be relocated or rerouted during construction. Please see the City’s website for links for the proposed temporary and permanent locations of transit routes and stops before, during, and after construction.
Q: How will active transportation facilities be affected?
A: Temporary active transportation pathway will be provided on the west side of the roadway detour to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists during construction. The final configuration of active transportation pathways is shown on the overall concept map available on the City’s webiste, and features pathways on both sides of Waverley Street, as well as a new pathway on the north side of Taylor Avenue.
Q: Was an overpass considered?
A: An overpass was considered early on in the design process. However, due to heights, clearance requirements, property impacts, and other engineering constraints, this option was deemed not feasible.
Q: What are the environmental impacts?
A: There are no environmental impacts of note that would result from this project. Soil sampling within the proposed underpass area indicates no issues of concern, and is consistent with Manitoba Conservation regulations. The project would also involve reconstruction of the existing rail bed and replacement of the rail tracks in the study area with seamless rail, which may decrease vibration and noise from rail activities.
Q: Will traffic increase as a result of this project?
A: The results of the transportation study and traffic modeling indicate that traffic as a whole may increase due to overall growth in the southwest quadrant of the city. However, traffic is expected to flow much better due to the elimination of the congestion caused by trains, resulting in an improvement to traffic in the area overall.
Q: Will the project involve changes to street function and design in River Heights, such as the current one-way designation on Waverley north of Grant?
A: No changes are proposed for the existing street functions and patterns in River Heights.
Q: Is a Sterling Lyon connection to Taylor or Pembina still being considered?
A: No, this option was examined by the City of Winnipeg, and is no longer being considered. The Waverley location continues to be the preferred rail crossing location, and has been identified as a potential crossing location since at least the early 1970s. The right-of way and property required for the Waverley Underpass is largely assembled, and would have minimal property impacts. In addition, there is an existing agreement in place with CN Rail for a grade separated rail crossing at Waverley, which obligates the railway to pay for a portion of the crossing.
Q: Will the four-way stop at the intersection of Taylor Avenue and Borebank Street remain in effect after construction?
A: Yes, the existing four-way stop at the intersection of Taylor Avenue and Borebank Street will remain in effect once the twinning of Taylor Avenue between Lindsay Street and Waverley Street is complete.
Q: Will Lindsay Street be widened or modified as part of this project?
A: No, there are no plans to do any work on Lindsay Street as part of the Waverley Underpass project.
Categories: Development, Infrastructure, Roads, Traffic, Transit
Proposed Changes to Winnipeg Transit Routes 84, 86 and 94
Winnipeg Transit is proposing changes to three routes, routes 84, 86, and 94. These changes were approved at SPC-IRPW on April 13, 2017, and the service is anticipated to take effect in fall 2017.
Will this improve Lindenwoods service?
For the majority of transit users in Lindenwoods, service will be upgraded. Currently in Lindenwoods on weekdays, the frequency of service on the 84 and 86 varies between 60-74 minutes between buses. With the modified service, the frequency is anticipated to be improved to 45 minutes.
What are the 94 Route changes?
Reintroduce two-way service on Route 94 which will benefit travellers headed to area schools, incorporate Whyte Ridge into area served by 94, and elimination of evening service into Wildwood.
What are the 84 and 86 route changes?
The 84 and 86 will no longer be “mirror images” of one another, they will be quite different now:
Whereas at present where the 84 and 86 only operate as far as Stafford terminal, (which has limited connectivity to other routes on Pembina Highway), the 84 and 86 routes will now terminate on the Southwest Transitway at Fort Rouge Station, making it possible to make transfers to rapid transit service routes north to the downtown or south to the U of M along Pembina..
Route 86 will no longer make use of Kenaston, returning to travel via Waverley. It will also now serve the Bridgwater area.
Route 84 will use Kenaston and serve IKEA and the new Seasons outlet mall. Service into the McGillivray/Kenaston shopping area will be simplified, continuing to be served by the 84 which will terminate here, whereas the 86 will pass through the area.
Neither the 84 or 86 routes will service Whyte Ridge, service to this area will instead be taken over by 94, which now will have 2-way service.
Will any stops be closed?
A small number of stops between Whidden Gate and Avon Gate will be closed; this will mean some users will have to adjust the stops they use.
Will stops be reinstated?
The changes reinstate service to the seniors housing immediately north of Sterling Lyon via Route 86.
Categories: Transit
Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP) - Neighbourhood Safety FAQ
Q: Are there any citizen-led groups helping with neighbourhood safety?
A: In addition to law enforcement groups, there is the Citizens on Patrol Program (COPP). This group consists of dedicated volunteers who work to address community safety-related issues.
Q: What is the main goal of COPP groups?
A: The primary goal of the COPP groups is to be additional “eyes and ears” in the neighbourhood, looking out for suspicious or criminal activity, record this activity and report to police if necessary. They work in the community together with the police to assist in reducing crime.
Q: Can I become a member of a COPP group?
A: Anyone interested in assisting with keeping the neighbourhood safe with an existing COPP group or by starting a new group can get in touch with the Provincial Coordinator of COPP by email at coordinatoratcopp@mpi.mb.ca or by phone at 204-985-8849. You may also apply online at http://www.citizensonpatrol.mb.ca/VolunteerAppForm.aspx.
Q: How can COPP groups reduce crime in the neighbourhood?
A: COPP groups have 3 major facets to their crime reduction program: Deterrence – providing a presence in the community through patrolling by vehicle, on foot, and by bicycle; Education – informing Manitobans about crime prevention; and Awareness – increasing Manitobans’ awareness on crime-related issues, for example auto theft and speeding.
Q: Who started COPP?
A: COPP was originally started in 1991 as a program guided by local law enforcement, with partnerships formed with communities to make those communities safer. In 2001, Manitoba Public Insurance partnered with Manitoba Justice to improve support and networking opportunities for the COPP groups.
Q: Are there many COPP groups?
A: There are currently 78 COPP groups registered with the Manitoba Citizens on Patrol Program.
Q: How can I find out if there is a COPP group in my neighbourhood?
A: More information on all registered COPP groups can be found at http://www.citizensonpatrol.mb.ca/Groups.aspx.
Q: Can anyone become a COPP member?
A: To find out what is involved in becoming a COPP member and any requirements, please visit http://www.citizensonpatrol.mb.ca/WhatsInvolved.html. All tasks/responsibilities, qualifications, and training details can be found here.
More information on COPP groups can be found at www.citizenspatrol.mb.ca.
Categories: City Hall, Public Safety
2016 General Assessment FAQ
Please be advised that the 2016 General Assessment roll has been certified and the formal Notices are now being mailed. Property owners should expect to start receiving their Notice within the next couple of days. Please find below some general information with respect to the 2016 General Assessment.
A: The 2016 General Assessment is based on a reference date of April 1, 2014. This means that the values we have produced for the 2016 General Assessment are based on the value as if the property were sold on April 1, 2014. The 2016 values update existing values which were based on an April 1, 2012 reference date.
A: The average city-wide assessment increase for all properties is about 10%.
While this is the average increase, the real estate market will have affected each property differently, with some properties increasing in value above, at, or below the 10% city-wide average.
A: It is too soon to determine the impact on property taxes. City Council, the various school divisions, and the Province of Manitoba (Education Support Levy) must first set their respective 2016 budgets and corresponding tax rates.
However, it is important to remember that an increase in the market value of a specific property does not necessarily result in a proportionate increase in the level of property taxes.
A: Property owners may file an appeal with the Board of Revision. The deadline for filing an appeal is June 25, 2015.
A: Additional information on the 2016 General Assessment can be found at our website:
Additional information on filing an appeal can be found at the Board of Revision website:
http://winnipeg.ca/clerks/TOC/boardofrevision.stm
If you require any further information, the 311 Contact Center and ask to make an appointment to talk with the assessment office.
Categories: Taxes and Fees
Q: What is the City working to control weeds?
A: The City is currently working to combat weeds by mowing frequently to reduce the height and appearance of weeds.
Q: What Legislation was passed last year that affects this?
A: Last year The province passed a law banning (limiting ?) pesticide and herbicide use in MB. ….. (write something here… send to JO for proof)
Q: Is the City spraying to control broadleaf weeds, such as dandelions?
A: The City currently does not have a spraying program for broadleaf weeds in lawns, per the Provincial legislation passed in 2014. This is in an effort to switch to the use of bio-pesticides and organic methods to control weeds on lawns.
Q: Is the City looking into alternative sprays for broadleaf weeds, such as dandelions?
A: Yes, the City is currently testing a product called Fiesta. Most alternatives provide only short-term control for smaller areas, such as yards, versus wide area usage. The testing with Fiesta will assess its level and duration of efficacy, on which the City can then base future decisions.
Q: What is the City doing about weeds on hard surfaces?
A: The City is currently using two products to combat weeds on hard surfaces: Ecoclear and Finalsan. Residents who see problem areas where weeds have grown in cracks on asphalt, concrete, etc are encouraged to phone or email 311 Services at 311 or 311@winnipeg.ca and report the location or address of the site.
Q: Are there any eco-friendly herbicides the City is using?
A: The City is currently using two alternative, eco-friendly products for hard surfaces: Ecoclear and Finalsan. The sprays are currently in the evaluation phase to assess efficacy so that going forward, we can present the best strategy to manage weeds.
Q: Does the City address fields of tall grass?
A: Yes, the City will attend to fields with grass heights of 6” or higher. If you see a field which needs attention, please call or email 311 Services at 311 or311@winnipeg.ca. Make sure to include the location or address of the field as accurately as possible.
Additional information on weed control and herbicides can be found at ***waiting to hear back from Rodney Penner if they have a dedicated site for this type of info (couldn’t find anything on Parks & Open Space city site)
Categories: Bugs, City Hall
How do I get a pot hole fixed?
Make your request by calling 311.
If the request is not dealt with satisfactorily or if you do want to call 311 please call Councillor Orlikow directly at 986-5236 or email me at jorlikow@winnipeg.ca.
Your call or email will be addressed within 24 hours, Monday to Friday, except for statutory holidays.
Categories: Roads
How do I find out if a street or back lane is going to be redone?
Contact me at 986-5236 or email me at jorlikow@orlikow.ca.
There are many streets that are considered in such poor shape that they must be replaced. Unfortunately, there are only a few residential streets and back lanes done per year.
Go to images/userfiles/2010RHFG_streets.pdf to see how your street is rated.
Go to images/userfiles/2011 RHFG_alleys(1).pdf to see how your back lane is rated.
or give us a call and we will look into it for you.
Please note that only those back lanes and streets that are rated poor are considered candidates for replacements.
Categories: Infrastructure, Roads
How do I request my back lane be fixed?
There are many back lanes that have failed or are in the process of failing. Presently, there are one to three back lanes, depending on the length of the lanes, reconstructed each year.
How to make your request for a new back lane
1. Check to make sure your back lane has failed by looking at the map. images/userfiles/2011 RHFG_alleys.pdf or call 986-5236
2. Call 986-5236 if you disagree with the map or have questions on the condition of your back lane.
3. If your back lane is listed as failed then make your request by calling 311. Your request will then be taken into consideration when lanes are chosen in July for the following year’s work.
4. Neighbourhood petitions are acceptable and can be sent to Councillor Orlikow.
How do I find out when my area is going to be sprayed for bugs and other bug information?
Information about Mosquito Control, Cankerworms, Dutch Elm Disease, wasps and other issues relating to bugs can be found at:
http://winnipeg.ca/cms/bugline/
Categories: Bugs
My garbage was missed, how do I get my garbage picked up?
If the request is not dealt with satisfactorily or if you do want to call 311 please call Councillor Orlikow directly at 986-5236 or email me at jorlikow@orlikow.ca.
For more information on waste collection please visit City of Winnipeg Web page at:
http://winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/garbage/default.stm
Categories: Waste Removal
What can I do about over grown grass and/or weeds?
If you see grass and/or weeds that are overgrown you can request that it be cut by calling 311.
The City is responsible for cutting and maintaining public spaces, parks and non-residential boulevards.
Home-owners are responsible for cutting and maintaining their lawns and boulevards.
Your request to get grass and weeded areas cut and/or cleaned up will result in an inspector inspecting the property.
If it is a residential property, the inspector will be checking for compliance. Then, if required, will notify the homeowner that they have to remedy the situation or the City will address the issue for the home owner at the home owner’s expense.
Your call or email to Councillor Orlikow will be addressed within 24 hours, Monday to Friday, except for statutory holidays.
Categories: By-laws, Green Space
What can I do about too much and too fast traffic using my street?
I am tracking concerns as I realize that this is one of the biggest issues facing all of our neighbourhoods.
Supporting initiatives that promote traffic moving around our communities and traffic calming within our neighbourhoods continues to be a priority.
Categories: Traffic
Who do I contact if I see a dangerous playground?
Report the problem by calling 311.
Categories: Green Space
How do I request traffic signals for an intersection?
Categories: Roads, Traffic
What does a person do if they expect that the sewer pipe is broken?
You own the sewer pipe from your building to the City's sewer main. This includes the part under your property and the part under City property.
A guide on what you need to do if you expect a break or back up is caused by failed water and/or sewage line is listed on the City of Winnipeg's web page at:
http://winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/sewage/pipeResponsibilities.stm
Where do I get information on Council and Committee meetings?
Agendas and minutes for all Council and Committee meetings can be found at www.winnipeg.ca/CLKDMIS/.
If you have any questions please contact Councillor Orlikow at jorlikow@orlikow.ca or by calling me at 986-5236.
Categories: City Hall
How do I know who my City Councillor is?
Click onto Neighbourhoods and a ward map is available for all those living in the River Heights/Ft. Garry Ward and in which neighbourhood.
http://winnipeg.ca/interhom/maps/ElectoralWardsMap.stm to find all City of Winnipeg wards and the respective City Councillor.
What day is my recycling picked up?
http://winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/recycle/ to find a calendar.
Is there a community guide to assist me in working with my community?
To help you, I have developed a Community Connection Guide that provides you or your group step by step assistance taking on a community project.
There are also supporting seminars provided free of charge to assist community groups.
This Community Connection Guide is available free to all by emailing me at jorlikow@orlikow.ca or call me at 204-986-5236.
Categories: City Hall, Community Centres
How do I set up a neighbourhood committee?
How do I get the snow cleared and get other information regarding snow clearing?
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/snowremoval/
To find information on:
Parking Bans Information
Subscribe to Parking Ban Email Notifications
Snow Clearing Policy
Snow Disposal Sites
Winter FAQ's
Why is there no public skating on retention ponds?
A resident inquired as to having an ice trail on retention ponds.
Due to the uncertain ice conditions and the lack of resources the City is unwilling to insure or provide resources operating budget.
It is a wonderful idea and a great way to connect a neighbourhood. I will continue to see if there are opportunities in the future.
Categories: Alternative transportation, Sustainability
What is a secondary plan?
A secondary plan is a general overview of the type of appropriate development for an area.
They provide a community voice, provide a guideline for developers and decrease the adversarial nature of the present system.
The secondary plan process involves community input and creates a guideline of the type of possible future development, if any, that is acceptable and can be expected for an area.
An outline of a secondary process is available at:
www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/planning_secondary.stm
Categories: Development
What are the issues associated with the Water and Waste Utility
Some of the key concerns are:
- cost/saving for the taxpayer questionable.
- conflict of interest guidelines for private partner.
- significant private ownership/involvement in decision making in a core public service.
- poor quality business plan presented to Council.
- lack of legislation protecting the taxpayer.
Categories: City Hall, Waste Removal
How can I be involved in decisions that are made at City Hall?
You can become a community advisor. This involves providing me with information on what your community needs are and providing feedback to decisions that I must make at City Hall.
You would select certain issues that you want to be notified when a vote is taken on the issue.
Your feedback would then be taken as information and used when deciding how to vote.
I believe that the best solutions are the ones that best take into account the needs of all stakeholders.
For more information on becoming a community advisor please contact me at 986-5236 or email me at jorlikow@orlikow.ca.
Reducing the Speed Limit on residential streets
There have been a number of request to reduce residential speed limits to 40 km/hr. to address safety issues associated with traffic going too fast down residential streets in our neighbourhood.
The response from the City's administration does not support doing so and requires Provincial approval which is not also supported.
The administration’s response to Councillor Orlikow's request was:
" It should be stressed that simply changing a speed limit sign to some arbitrary speed limit has proven, both here and in other jurisdictions, to have little, if any, impact on actual vehicle operating speeds. On this basis, speed limit reductions are not considered “traffic calming”.
I would also note that in the past, the Province has indicated no support for reducing speed limits in Winnipeg to less than 50 km/h."
Further information on this issue can be found at:
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/InformationAndResources/TrafficControl/SpeedLimits/default.asp
Consultant's answers to residents on the proposed Bike Boulevards
The answers below are the consultants's responses to the questions and comments made by residents.
Please let me know if you have comments, suggestions or concerns.
1. Question: Concern about removal of parking around the church on Grosvenor at Lanark
Answer: The parking lane along the north side of Grosvenor is under-utilized the majority of the time. In order to provide for a safe bicycle corridor this space is required; it is recommended that parking be shifted to Beaverbrook and Lanark. Alternatives for this current proposal are as follows:
a) End bike corridor at Lanark and revert to a shared roadway for cyclist traffic.
b) Look at constructing bump-ins to accommodate Church patrons and park users. However, this would be a drastic measure as mature trees would have to be removed and property would have to be acquired. As well, with the construction of bump-ins for parking, the sidewalk would have to be reconstructed further north.
2. Question: Where does the bike path goes once it dead ends at Lockwood?
Answer: The Grosvenor Bike Boulevard ends at Lockwood after crossing the former CN rail right-of-way by a 3.5 metre multi-use pathway. Via Lockwood, cyclists can cross Kenaston at the traffic signals at either Tuxedo or Lockston. Tuxedo currently has a cyclist activated button to give cyclists a priority green light ahead of the traffic on Tuxedo on the west of Kenaston. As part of the Route 90 widening project a bike path has been proposed for two-way cyclist travel on the west boulevard of Kenaston. The Grosvenor Bike Boulevard via Tuxedo and Lockston would connect to this future bike path. In addition Tuxedo to the west of Kenaston is currently on the City of Winnipeg Active Transportation (AT) Network map as a future AT route that would connect to Grosvenor.
3. Comment: For Fleet, Warsaw, Nassau to be a good route, say from CMU, it needs to have a foot path across the Rail Road track. It has slow RR traffic.
Answer: Unfortunately a footpath crossing of the CPR rail lines between Renfrew and Lindsay, while a good idea was not possible for many reasons. These reasons include budget, property issues and project timelines. We have recognized that that the east-west connections across the rail lines are important and have proposed multi-use pathways along the rail right-of-way on Lindsay St to Corydon Ave and on Corydon Ave across the tracks to Renfrew. By using these pathways cyclists and pedestrians will be able to connect from Fleet to John Brebeuf Pl.
4. Question: Some streets in R. Heights could have parking on the opposite side, i.e. some on East, some on West. This allows bikers to choose streets where they are not likely to run into an opening car door.
Answer: Due to the funding arrangement and timing deadlines we are not able to conduct a wider parking study on all streets within River Heights. We will pass your comment onto Kevin Nixon, the City of Winnipeg Active Transportation Coordinator for future consideration.
5. Question: Cycling N & S. in our area could be facilitated along the former RR track if narrow cross walks were built on the boulevards of Grant and Corydon. We like to go this route to Wellington and Assiniboine Park and is now even more feasible with nice black top along the new condos.
Answer: Unfortunately due to property ownership issues these routes cannot be pursued at this time.
6. Comment: My only concern is that the area to the south-east of Pembina is cut off from this route. I don't know if there are plans to put in a pedestrian bridge or tunnel to go across.
Answer: The city is currently looking at solutions to the Pembina underpass issue. While it is not a part of this project, it is something that the city will be looking at in the future.
7. Comment: Going through our neighbourhood, I much prefer Dorchester to Grosvenor; Lilac to Stafford or Harrow. Removal of some of the east-west stop signs would make Dorchester much more useable.
Answer: As there are limited amounts of funding and the corridors have already been chosen, removal of stop signs and required mitigation through traffic calming along Dorchester is not within the scope of works for the current project.
8. Comment: Grosvenor Avenue between Stafford and Wellington can be quite congested. Traffic lines up for the light; there is continuous parking; the street is not that wide. We always avoid Grosvenor, taking the alley or Dorchester. I cannot see adding bicycle lanes without eliminating parking, which would be a nuisance as the neighbourhood is quite densely populated.
Answer: Currently there are no bicycle lanes proposed on Grosvenor between Stafford and Wellington for the reasons that you mentioned and we agree that removing parking on that particular stretch is not a feasible option.
9. Suggestion: I would very much like to see standard signage alerting motorists that bicycles will be crossing or entering a major street.
Answer: This is something that we can consider as part of our signage strategy for the project.
10. Comment: We need to make sure that there are no gaps. One of these is the connection between the Maryland bridges and Wellington Crescent. Riders coming from downtown and heading south on Wellington will cross on the Sherbrook side, to save time and to eliminate three difficult road crossings. The bridge sidewalk is wide enough for cyclists to pass pedestrians, but there is no safe connection to Wellington. Cyclists should be prevented from turning onto the sidewalk in front of the synagogue, and instead, the street crossing should be made safer.
Answer: Unfortunately Wellington Crescent is not one of the funded routes that is part of the Infrastructure Stimulus Program and is not a part of this particular project. We will pass your comment onto Kevin Nixon, the City of Winnipeg Active Transportation Coordinator for future consideration.
11. Question: Because Fleet is a snow route, how does the bike boulevard change our designation?
Answer: No change would occur to Fleet's designation as a snow route.
12. Question: Snow plowing is hard enough without any bump outs
Answer: The City of Winnipeg Public Works Maintenance is kept fully aware of all proposed changes on all active transportation routes and the design of new roadway features takes into consideration snow clearing operations.
13. Question: Permanent "bike route signage" similar to the green signs on Balmoral and Wellington
Answer: The final design of the bike route signage has not been determined yet.
14. Comment: I think a number of suggestions you listed on your card may all help in calming traffic, with the exception of traffic circles. I have lived in a number of cities in Canada and have actually seen some of them removed over the years. I wonder if there is something to be learned in that before the city goes ahead and potentially wastes some time and money on that specific measure.
Answer: Traffic Calming Circles are known to calm traffic. Used at the proper frequency they can actually reduce the overall speed of the roadway by 10%. They can be used at intersections that do not have existing stop signs or at intersections with two-way or four-way stops. When implemented they reduce conflict points and decrease collision rates by up to 70%. They have been used successfully in the United Kingdom since the mid 1970s and have caught on quite dramatically in North America in the last ten to fifteen years. Their purpose along bike corridor is to provide cyclist route continuity and to also to calm and potentially reduce traffic.
15. Question: Are curb bump outs on Cambridge appropriate?
Answer: There are limited amounts of funding and the corridors have already been chosen, traffic calming measures implemented along Cambridge is not within the scope of works for the current project. Cambridge is identified on the City of Winnipeg Active Transportation Network as a future route, so curb bump outs or other traffic calming measures may be considered in the future as part of a new project.
16. Question: Is the intersection of Waverly and Grosvenor appropriate for a traffic circle?
Answer: The effect of installing a traffic circle at the intersection of Waverley and Grosvenor would have on Cambridge then I can safely say that it is anticipated that there will not be an impact. Traffic Calming Circles are primarily used to calm traffic rather than divert it elsewhere. In other words, traffic should remain on Waverley and Grosvenor. As an Active Transportation route it is anticipated that Grosvenor will become calmer and thus more successfully accommodate cyclists.
17. Question: Where was the consultation with the community?
Answer: The information gathered at the January Working Session on the Fort Rouge / River Heights Bikeway system was used to develop the information presented at the February 24 Open House. The presentation materials from February 24 are on the City of Winnipeg website.
18. Question: Will traffic calming be achieved by adding traffic circles?
Answer: Based upon Canadian engineering publications and sound engineering judgment we feel that the traffic calming circles are appropriate along this corridor.
a. Traffic Calming Circles are known to calm traffic. Used at the proper frequency they can actually reduce the overall speed of the roadway by 10%. They can be used at intersections that do not have existing stop signs or at intersections with two-way or four-way stops. When implemented they reduce conflict points and decrease collision rates by up to 70%. They have been used successfully in the United Kingdom since the mid 1970s and have caught on quite dramatically in North America in the last ten to fifteen years. Their purpose along this bike corridor is to provide cyclist route continuity and to also to calm and potentially reduce traffic. The traffic calming circles will be signed and marked appropriately so they are not dangerous to the travelling public. [I would like to know where and why the traffic calming circles are inappropriately placed.
b. As far as lane widths go, this is up to the discretion of the City of Winnipeg.[I would like the gentlemen to specify exactly where the lane widths or parking lane widths are less than desirable. ]
19. Question: Will there be an opportunity to attend an open house to discuss in more detail?
Answer: The Nassau Street information session will be held on Thursday April 8, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 525 Wardlaw Avenue.
20. Question: Why is the process so rushed?
Answer: The process is very rushed as we are reacting to the Federal Government’s time lines associated with the funding for this particular project. However the City of Winnipeg Council approved the active transportation program and have allocated resources to AT initiatives each year for the past 4 years in order to build its AT network.
21. Question: A resident inquired about the safety of adding of a traffic circle at Brock & Grosvenor, being the entry point to the park, is very busy with people with dogs, babies and small children.
Traffic Calming Circles are known to calm traffic. Used at the proper frequency they can actually reduce the overall speed of the roadway by 10%. They can be used at intersections that do not have existing stop signs or at intersections with two-way or four-way stops.
When implemented they reduce conflict points and decrease collision rates by up to 70%. They have been used successfully in the United Kingdom since the mid 1970s and have caught on quite dramatically in North America in the last ten to fifteen years.
Their purpose along this bike corridor is to provide cyclist route continuity and to also to calm and potentially reduce traffic. The traffic calming circles will be signed and marked appropriately so they are not dangerous to the public.
Currently there is not a four-way stop at the intersection in question.
There is a two-way stop for traffic on Brock Street while Grosvenor is free-flow. The addition of a traffic calming circle on Grosvenor will decrease vehicle speeds on Grosvenor, which should increase pedestrian safety.
22. Question: What signs will replace the removal of stop signs where traffic circles are going?
Answer: There will be yield signs at the traffic circles as the control device.
The traffic circles will also have plantings on them that will enhance the area.
Categories: Alternative transportation
Does a person driving a car or bike go around the traffic circle if they were turning left?
To make a left turn at a traffic circle, you will travel around the centre island in a counter - clockwise direction.
The traffic circles will be signed with Chevron Alignment signs which will direct traffic to travel counter-clockwise around the centre island.
Putting a multi-use path along the Renfrew Backlane
In regards to putting a multi-use path along the Renfrew Backlane the consultant replied to the constituents question is:
- There is not enough space (only about 3.5m between the tracks and the parking lot for Quizno’s/Mac’s Convenience Store) for a Multi-use path to go through from Corydon to John Brebeuf. This wouldn’t provide any clear zone (required for safety) between the parking fence and the track bed.
- Not enough lighting along the backlane to provide a safe location for multi-use path.
- Many trees along the rail right of way (would have to be removed)
What is a traffic circle and how do they work?
Winnipeg will benefit from the installation of its first neighbourhood traffic circles as part of the on-road infrastructure being introduced under the Active Transportation Infrastructure Stimulus Program (ATISP).
Traffic circles have become an essential aspect of design and engineering for active neighbourhoods in North America.
They have been used to great success in manycities including Edmonton, Minneapolis, Vancouver and Montreal and are increasingly being implemented in smaller urbancentres and suburban areas.
For more information please click on the link below:
images/userfiles/Traffic Circles Outline.pdf
Categories: Alternative transportation, Roads, Traffic
How do I request a sidewalk for my street?
The local improvement process provides a method for property owners to share the cost of constructing improvements when the owners of at least 60% of benefiting properties support the improvement. The Local Improvement process is not applicable to the renewal of existing structures (sidewalks, street and lane pavements, sewers, watermain, etc.)
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/services/LocalImprovements.asp
Will the Fleet Bike Boulevard extend to Brebouf?
On the original AT-ISP map John Brebeuf was not on the route, but we decided for connectivity we would propose to add a path to get across the tracks and simply place signage on John Brebeuf as a bike route.
Therefore, the are no traffic calming measures, removal of parking or addressing the four way stops along this section at this time.
Categories: Alternative transportation, Roads
Answers to Councillor Orlikow's Bike Boulevard Questions
Grosvenor – West Leg
Q: How does the Boulevard connect to Kenaston and has Kenaston pedestrian over-pass been accounted for?
A: The Grosvenor Bike Boulevard ends at Lockwood after crossing the former CN rail right-of-way by a 3.5 metre multi-use pathway. Via Lockwood, cyclists can cross Kenaston at the traffic signals at either Tuxedo or Lockston.
Tuxedo currently has a cyclist activated button to give cyclists a priority green light ahead of the traffic on Tuxedo on the west of Kenaston.
As part of the Route 90 widening project a bike path has been proposed for two-way cyclist travel on the west boulevard of Kenaston.
The Grosvenor Bike Boulevard via Tuxedo and Lockston would connect to this future bike path. In addition Tuxedo to the west of Kenaston is currently on the City of Winnipeg Active Transportation (AT) Network map as a future AT route that would connect to Grosvenor.
The pedestrian overpass proposed as part of the Route 90 widening project at Lockston then Grosvenor would link to this via Lockwood.
Q: Has the parking for Westworth United church been addressed?
A: The parking lane along the north side of Grosvenor is under-utilized the majority of the time. In order to provide for a safe bicycle corridor this space is required; it is recommended that parking be shifted to Beaverbrook and Lanark. Alternatives for this current proposal is as follows:
· End bike corridor at Lanark and revert to a shared roadway for cyclist traffic.
· Look at constructing bump-ins to accommodate Church patrons and park users. However, this would be a drastic measure as mature trees would have to be removed and property would have to be acquired. As well, with the construction of bump-ins for parking, the sidewalk would have to be reconstructed further north.
Q: Is it wise to remove four way stops?
A: Yes, The addition of a traffic calming circle on Grosvenor will decrease vehicle speeds on Grosvenor, which should increase pedestrian safety.
Traffic Calming Circles are known to calm traffic. Used at the proper frequency they can actually reduce the overall speed of the roadway by 10%. They can be used at intersections that do not have existing stop signs or at intersections with two-way or four-way stops. When implemented they reduce conflict points and decrease collision rates by up to 70%. They have been used successfully in the United Kingdom since the mid 1970s and have caught on quite dramatically in North America in the last ten to fifteen years. Their purpose along bike corridor is to provide cyclist route continuity and to also to calm and potentially reduce traffic.
Q: Is there a concern about removing the four way stop at the Waverley and Grosvenor intersection due to high volume of traffic.
A: No, The traffic count for this intersection does not exceed 1000 vehicles per hour therefore the intersection is within the limit for a fully functional traffic calming circle.
Q: Is the street measurements accurate for the West Grosvenor?
A: Yes the street width has been confirmed by survey and is wide enough for 2 bike lanes and 2 travel lanes (with parking removed).
Grosvenor – East Leg
Q: Is road wide enough? (Cambridge to Stafford).
A: The roadway is approximately 11 meters, a “road” diet is implemented which will enhance the traffic calming of the street with narrow lanes for both the cyclist as well as the vehicles. A parking lane will be provided in this section.
Q: What options are available for a one lane bike boulevard from Lilac to Stafford? (The citizen proposal was: link the Boulevard to Wellington down Dorchester St. from Wellington to Lilac then down Lilac to Grosvenor. Then remove parking on one side down to Stafford where it connects to the west leg)
A: A one lane bike boulevard from Lilac to Stafford is not an option since parking is required on both sides of the street at Stafford and Grosvenor (for the businesses). There is a proposal to have permanent parking on Grosvenor (on both sides of Grosvenor from Stafford to Wellington) with curb extensions to calm traffic as well as have a wider travel lane for the vehicles and cyclists to share, this is still under investigation.
Fleet – West Leg
Q: Where does it connect to and can the $50 K from Active Transportation go to connect straight across and/or up old rail line to Juba park?
A: As part of this project the Fleet / Warsaw Bike Boulevard will end at Centennial. The City of Winnipeg Active Transportation Network map shows a future connection from here to Route 90 that the City would like to pursue in the future. Route 90 is also proposed to have a future bike path alongside it as part of the widening project. Unfortunately this connection cannot occur as part of this project due to budget restrictions, project timelines and property issues.
Q: Can a pedestrian bridge be build over the CPR tracks?
A: No, the construction of a bridge over the CPR would not be feasible as there is not enough property at the end of John Brebeuf to accommodate the structures’ descent to street level (to be accessible for cyclists and pedestrians with disabilities).
Q: How will snow plows deal with raised crosswalks?
A: The City of Winnipeg Public Works Maintenance is kept fully aware of all proposed changes on all active transportation routes. Every effort is made to ensure that any proposed changes to roadways such as traffic calming on bike boulevards would not impact snow clearing. The raised crosswalk would be very similar to speed humps that currently exist on several roads in the city.
Fleet – East Leg
Q: There is a lot of traffic going through the Nathaniel and Fleet intersection. Is there any plans to deal with this intersection?
A: Nathaniel and Fleet is a T-intersection with large trees in the boulevard, no treatment is proposed. The stop sign is for Nathaniel which allows the cyclists and pedestrians to get through the intersection safely on Fleet.
Q: Is there parking allowed on Fleet and Warsaw?
A: There is no plan to remove any parking on Fleet or Warsaw at this time.
Q: How are cars and bikes going to be separated from each other and to allow for bikers to safely turn onto Thurso?
A: The intersection of Fleet and Thurso is currently a four-way stop and this will not change. Bike and motor vehicle movements will remain the same with all users of the intersection taking their appropriate turn to travel straight through or to make a turn.
Q: Is there going to be any help for people getting across Harrow?
A: With the cross walk at Jessie and Harrow for the school as well as not enough boulevard width and mature trees, this crossing will not be aided.
How do I find out if I will be paying more property taxes to the City?
You can go to The City of Winnipeg's assessment website
www.winnipegassessment.com
You can enter into "self service" at the top menu bar and then hit "property search".
Once in you can type in your address.
After entering in the appropriate information you can see your 2009 value (based on 2003 reference year), and the 2010 value (based on April 1, 2008).
This info can also be mapped, and they can see the 2009 and 2010 values of other properties by hitting the "Value Map" box in this area.
This information will allow you to selectively determine by area how much property values have increased.
If the value has increased more then 70% it is likely you will be paying more property taxes even through the City of Winnipeg did not increase the mill rate.
Safety Resources provided by Winnipeg Police Service
The Winnipeg Police Service has a web site that is one way that the Police Service uses to communicate with the public.
The web site has a lot of useful information such as recent break and enters and car thefts in your neighbourhood,Licence plates of possible stolen vehicles and valualble crime prevention information and tips.
Please visit the web page at www.winnipeg.ca/police
Categories: Public Safety
Will the City cut the boulevard in front of my home if I am unable to?
The City of Winnipeg will cut the boulevard for those people that are unable to due to medical reasons.
There is an application and interview required to be eligible.
To apply for this service please contact 311 to have an application sent to you.
Why not use Kingsway instead of Grosvenor Ave.?
While Kingsway is also a good route, it does not have a facilitated crossing at Harrow and is discontinuous at Harrow.
Its connection as an AT route to Wellington Crescent is also made difficult due to its proximity to Academy and queuing traffic at the lights there.
As well, part of the future plan for Grosvenor is to extend it westward to Lockwood across the old rail right-of-way by constructing a multi-use pathway.
How do I find out if I am in a buffer zone?
The only way to determine if a property is affected by a buffer zone is by calling 311.
There is no online capability for doing so.
How do I report disturbance related to Air Planes
The Richardson International Airport, The City of Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba have various by-laws and processes to ensure that noise from planes landing and taking off is addressed.
If you are concerned about the amount of the noise caused by planes in your neighbourhood then please call the Winnipeg Airport Authority at 987-9403.
Categories: By-laws
Why use Grosvenor Ave as a Bike Boulevard?
The City of Winnipeg is developing an active transportation bike boulevard on Grosvenor which entails implementing traffic calming measures and bike lanes to slow down vehicles and create a safer environment for pedestrians and cyclists.
The width of the roadway is not being reduced, however with the addition of curb extensions at certain intersections the driver will perceive that the road is narrower. The effect will be a speed reduction for vehicles and a shorter distance for pedestrians to cross the road.
On-street parking will be removed from the north side of a section of Grosvenor (west of Cambridge) as it is underutilized the majority of the time; the street is wide enough east of Cambridge to accommodate lanes for parking, vehicles and cyclists.
The addition of a traffic calming circles on Grosvenor will also decrease vehicle speeds on Grosvenor, which should increase pedestrian safety. Traffic counts for this street indicate it is within the limit for fully functional traffic calming circles. Traffic calming circles, used at the proper frequency, can actually reduce the overall speed of the roadway by 10%.
Grosvenor is an important east-west connection for cyclists due to its continuity and the controlled crossings at major intersections. Adding bike lanes and traffic calming measures on to Grosvenor creates a safer cycling environment while still allowing full vehicle access to the street.
Why was I not aware of the Bike Boulevards?
It is unfortunate that the attempts made to engage the community prior to construction, including Canada Post mail out to all Ward residents north of the CNR tracks, hand delivered letters to houses four in from the Bike Boulevards, numerous community paper ads, emails and three open houses was not successful in engaging the community.
I was shocked that no notification was also provided to the neighbourhood warning them about the upcoming construction. That was not acceptable and I twas able to at least get a commitment to put up signage along the routes providing some basic information and contact information.
Please help me communicate with you by signing up (www.orlikow.ca) for Community Connections bulletins that will be sent to you when issues or news occurs in your neighbourhood.
Why Place Curb Extensions on Fleet?
Curb extensions (or a widening of the boulevard), which narrow travel lanes, are a traffic calming technique used in residential areas.
Curb extensions improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists by:
-Reducing vehicle speeds
-Providing improved sight lines for cyclists by defining parking bays and preventing cars from parking too close to an intersection
-Reducing crossing distance for pedestrians
-Increasing pedestrian visibility
Curb extensions were designed on Fleet to be the same width as a parked car to allow for the above.
Cyclists ride approximately 1 meter off of parked cars / the parking lane, thus no weaving is required in the presence of a curb extension.
Categories: Alternative transportation, Infrastructure, Traffic
What is the purpose of curb bump outs?
The purpose of curb bump outs is two-fold:
1) They create a shorter distance for pedestrians to cross, making people standing at an intersection more visible
2) They slow down vehicular traffic. The general principal is that the wider and more open a street, the faster the cars will travel down it.
The space between the bump-outs are wide enough for both the bicycle lanes and traffic lanes.
So although the lanes are wide enough to accomodate both bicyclists and traffic, they give the perception of narrower lanes, which should slow down traffic.
Additional information bump outs can be found at:
http://www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca/cms/index.cfm?app=div_transportation&lang=en&currID=7783
http://www.pps.org/livememtraffic/
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/programs/environment-utsp-trafficcalming-1172.htm
Categories: Alternative transportation, Infrastructure, Public Safety, Traffic
How are traffic circles safer for pedestrian crossing?
August, 2010 - For instance lots of students walk across Waverley on their way to River Heights School.
Could you tell us how the traffic calming circles will improve safety for pedestrians?
At all intersections with traffic calming circles vehicles must yield to pedestrians crossing the road as laid out in the Manitoba Highway Traffic Act.
Traffic calming circles are designed to slow vehicle movements through intersections. A vehicle can “roll” through an intersection controlled by a stop sign, however, a traffic calming circle creates a physical obstacle in the roadway to attract motorists’ attention and slow them down. The combination of slower moving vehicles and more attentive drivers creates a safer pedestrian environment.
On Grosvenor the type of traffic calming circles constructed will not cause vehicles to encroach upon pedestrian movements.
As well, by design the traffic calming circle will reduce pedestrian-vehicle conflict points. Prior to the implementation of these circles the intersection of Waverley and Grosvenor had 24 pedestrian-vehicle conflict points, whereas it now has been reduced to 8 pedestrian-vehicle conflict points.
Sidebar re: Crash Reduction
There are two basic premises on which roundabouts achieve crash reductions of 50 to 90 percent when compared to two and four-way stop control and signalized intersections and greatly reduced severity on those few crashes that do occur.
One is the simple decision making combined with the low level of conflicts.
At a four-way intersection there are 32 possible conflict points between vehicles and only eight at roundabouts.
Pedestrians face six conflicts when crossing only one leg of the road whereas at a roundabout they only have two. (See figures attached to email. Traffic Circle 1 shows a regular intersection. Traffic Circle 2 shows an intersection with a traffic circle.)
Categories: Alternative transportation, Infrastructure, Public Safety, Traffic, Transit
What is C4?
1. C4 is a collaboration of 3 centres (Sir John Franklin, River Heights and Crescentwood Community Centres)
2. No centres will be shut down. C4 will serve one community out of 3 campus sites.
3. Each site has strengths and assets that are part of a comprehensive model for recreation, leisure, & wellness.
4. C4's goal is to provide a representative programming portfolio. C4 recognizes community needs go beyond an organized sport model. Centralized programming will help expand & coordinate program offerings, eliminate duplication, and centralize registration and calendars. In short - provide better service and more options through coordinated boards, staffing and volunteers. At the same time, C4 is committed to provide quality sport programs and venues.
5. C4 is in a process. C4 is gathering feedback regarding board and management amalgamation. They are excited to move forward and are looking for community support.
6. Facility concepts have been explored - so far as to confirm no shut-downs are required. Adaptive reuse is possible through innovation. Continued consultation and design development is required - again, C4 is in a process.
7. Facility projects are in a conceptual stage. Several million dollars per facility will be required - fundraising will be a collaboration of the three centres as the Central Corydon Community Campus (C4).
8. The Nov. 30 meeting will explain the process of program, management, and board amalgamation. Facility concepts will be shared.
Categories: Community Centres
Community Connection Bulletin
They are monthly updates on what is happening in your specific neighbourhood.
Why do I want one?
So you have the information you need to provide suggestions, express concerns or to enable you to make decisions.
What type of information can I expect?
You can receive information about what is happening in your specific neighbourhood and/or other neighbourhoods.
Email me at jorlikow@orlikow.ca and indicate that you want to sign up.
Answers to Questions from Councillor John Orlikow
Q- Concern about removal of parking around the church on Grosvenor at Lanark
A - The parking lane along the north side of Grosvenor is under-utilized the majority of the time. In order to provide for a safe bicycle corridor this space is required; it is recommended that parking be shifted to Beaverbrook and Lanark. Alternatives for this current proposal are as follows:
a) End bike corridor at Lanark and revert to a shared roadway for cyclist traffic was not approved by administration.
b) Look at constructing bump-ins to accommodate Church patrons and park users. However, this would be a drastic measure as mature trees would have to be removed and property would have to be acquired. As well, with the construction of bump-ins for parking, the sidewalk would have to be reconstructed further north which was not approved by adminstration or the Councillor.
Q - Where the bike path goes once it dead ends at Lockwood
A - The Grosvenor Bike Boulevard ends at Lockwood after crossing the former CN rail right-of-way by a 3.5 metre multi-use pathway. Via Lockwood, cyclists can cross Kenaston at the traffic signals at either Tuxedo or Lockston. Tuxedo currently has a cyclist activated button to give cyclists a priority green light ahead of the traffic on Tuxedo on the west of Kenaston. As part of the Route 90 widening project a bike path has been proposed for two-way cyclist travel on the west boulevard of Kenaston. The Grosvenor Bike Boulevard via Tuxedo and Lockston would connect to this future bike path. In addition Tuxedo to the west of Kenaston is currently on the City of Winnipeg Active Transportation (AT) Network map as a future AT route that would connect to Grosvenor.
Q - For Fleet, Warsaw, Nassau to be a good
route, say from CMU, it needs to have a foot
path across the Rail Road track. It has slow
RR traffic.
A - Unfortunately a footpath crossing of the
CPR rail lines between Renfrew and
Lindsay, while a good idea was not possible
for many reasons. These reasons include
budget, property issues and project
timelines. We have recognized that that the
east-west connections across the rail lines
are important and have proposed multi-use
pathways along the rail right-of-way on
Lindsay St to Corydon Ave and on Corydon
Ave across the tracks to Renfrew. By using
these pathways cyclists and pedestrians will
be able to connect from Fleet to John
Brebeuf Pl.
Q - Some streets in R. Heights could have
parking on the opposite side, i.e. some on E,
some on W. This allows bikers to choose
streets where they are not likely to run into an
opening car door.
A - Due to the funding arrangement and
timing deadlines we are not able to conduct
a wider parking study on all streets within
River Heights.
Q - Cycling N & S. in our area could be
facilitated along the former RR track if narrow
cross walks were built on the boulevards of
Grant and Corydon. We like to go this route
to Wellington and Assiniboine Park and is
now even more feasible with nice black top
along the new condos.
A- Unfortunately due to property ownership
issues these routes cannot be pursued at
this time.
Q - My only concern is that the area to the
south-east of Pembina is cut off from this
route. I don't know if there are plans to put in
a pedestrian bridge or tunnel to go across.
A- The city is currently looking at solutions to
the Pembina underpass issue. While it is not
a part of this project, it is something that the
city will be looking at in the future.
Q - Going through our neighbourhood, I
much prefer Dorchester to Grosvenor; Lilac
to Stafford or Harrow. Removal of some of
the east-west stop signs would make
Dorchester much more useable
A - As there are limited amounts of funding
and the corridors have already been chosen,
removal of stop signs and required
mitigation through traffic calming along
Dorchester is not within the scope of works
for the current project.
Q - Grosvenor Avenue between Stafford and
Wellington can be quite congested. Traffic
lines up for the light; there is continuous
parking; the street is not that wide. We
always avoid Grosvenor, taking the alley or
Dorchester. I cannot see adding bicycle
lanes without eliminating parking, which
would be a nuisance as the neighbourhood
is quite densely populated.
Currently there are no bicycle lanes
proposed on Grosvenor between Stafford
and Wellington for the reasons that you
mentioned and we agree that removing
parking on that particular stretch is not a
feasible option.
Q- I would very much like to see standard
signage alerting motorists that bicycles will
be crossing or entering a major street.
A - This is something that we can consider
as part of our signage strategy for the
Q - We need to make sure that there are no
gaps. One of these is the connection
between the Maryland bridges and
Wellington Crescent. Riders coming from
downtown and heading south on Wellington
will cross on the Sherbrook side, to save
time and to eliminate three difficult road
crossings. The bridge sidewalk is wide
enough for cyclists to pass pedestrians, but
there is no safe connection to Wellington.
Cyclists should be prevented from turning
onto the sidewalk in front of the synagogue,
and instead, the street crossing should be
made safer.
A- Unfortunately Wellington Crescent is not
one of the funded routes that is part of the
Infrastructure Stimulus Program and is not a
part of this particular project. We will pass
your comment onto Kevin Nixon, the City of
Winnipeg Active Transportation Coordinator
for future consideration.
Q - Because Fleet is a snow route, how does
the bike boulevard change our designation.
A- No change would occur to Fleet's
designation as a snow route.
Q - Snow plowing is hard enough without
any bump outs or traffic circles
A -The City of Winnipeg Public Works
maintenance is kept fully aware of all
proposed changes on all active
transportation routes and the design of new
roadway features takes into consideration
snow clearing operations.
Q - I think a number of suggestions you listed
on your card may all help in calming traffic,
with the exception of traffic circles. I have
lived in a number of cities in Canada and
have actually seen some of them removed
over the years. I wonder if there is something
to be learned in that before the city goes
ahead and potentially wastes some time and
money on that specific measure.
A- Traffic Calming Circles are known to calm
traffic. Used at the proper frequency they can
actually reduce the overall speed of the
roadway by 10%. They can be used at
intersections that do not have existing stop
signs or at intersections with two-way or four-
way stops. When implemented they reduce
conflict points and decrease collision rates
by up to 70%. They have been used
successfully in the United Kingdom since the
mid 1970s and have caught on quite
dramatically in North America in the last ten
to fifteen years. Their purpose along bike
corridor is to provide cyclist route continuity
and to also to calm and potentially reduce
traffic.
Why Traffic Circles?
Based upon Canadian engineering publications and sound engineering judgment we feel that the traffic calming circles are appropriate along this corridor.
Traffic Calming Circles are known to calm traffic. Used at the proper frequency they can actually reduce the overall speed of the roadway by 10%.
They can be used at intersections that do not have existing stop signs or at intersections with two-way or four-way stops.
Their purpose along this bike corridor is to provide cyclist route continuity and to also to calm and potentially reduce traffic. The traffic calming circles will be signed and marked appropriately so they are not dangerous to the travelling public
Preliminary Flood Outlook
The Province of Manitoba released its preliminary flood outlook on January 24, 2011. This early flood outlook suggests that in some areas of the city, property owners could experience a spring flood similar to that of 1997.
Based on this preliminary outlook, you may be required to build a dike to protect your property.
We ask that you:
1. Authorize someone to act on your behalf to oversee your property if you are planning to be away between March 1, 2011 and May 1, 2011. Please contact our 311 Centre and provide the contact information for this individual.
2. To assist us in communicating with you over the coming weeks, please contact our 311 Centre by February 25, 2011, and provide your contact information (i.e., phone numbers, email address).
We anticipate the Province of Manitoba will issue its next flood forecast toward the end of February. We will update you as more detailed flood information becomes available.
If you have any questions, please contact our 311 Centre, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca
Question and Answers – Spring 2001
Will we experience levels as high as 1997?
On January 24, 2011, the Province of Manitoba released its first 2011 flood outlook for Winnipeg; the upper-decile condition (i.e., 10% chance) is predicted to be 25.0 ft (James), which is slightly higher than the 1997 level of 24.5 ft (James). With higher flows predicted on the Assiniboine River, levels in the north area of Winnipeg are expected to be close to those of 1997; however, levels in the south end of the city could be up to 2 ft lower than they were in 1997.
If I need to build a dike around my house, how can I get help?
“At risk” property owners have a responsibility to build a dike around their homes;
however, the City of Winnipeg will provide:
o Surveying and staking (dike alignment) on property
o The required number of filled sandbags and plastic sheeting
o Dike building instruction
o Technical support
Will the City be organizing volunteers?
It may become necessary to support property owners with volunteer support and coordination. If the flood event requires a large number of volunteers, the City will organize volunteers with the assistance of 311.
Will affected property owners have to evacuate?
The City will only recommend evacuation where there is a threat to safety.
Advanced notice will be provided to affected homeowners if evacuation is anticipated.
I noticed surveyors collecting information in my neighborhood; should I be concerned?
There is no cause for concern; the City is continuously updating its flood database with additional information collected from field surveys.
Should I be clearing the snow from the designated dike area?
There is no need to clear snow for a dike at this time. If you have obstructions that are easily removed, they should be removed now.
Additional flood related information can be found on the City’s website at:
www.winnipeg.ca/emergweb
The Public Works Department will continue to communicate directly with affected property owners as more detailed flood information becomes available. To assist homeowners with technical questions, the Public Works Department will set up a technical call centre prior to the operational start of the flood event. It is anticipated the call centre will go live on March 7, 2011. In addition, the Dike Operation Centre (DOC) will provide initial and ongoing written correspondence with affected property owners including the contact information for the technical call centre.
City Administration Responses to Traffic Circle Suggestions
On December 12, 2010, Councillor Orlikow met with residents concerned about the safety associated with traffic circles. There were a number of suggestions recommended and the following is a reply from the City of Winnipeg’s Transportation Department's response to those recommendations.
Q - Add speed humps to slow traffic as cars enter the intersection but only ¾ the length of the road to allow for cyclist to travel at either side.
A - As per the City’s criteria for installation of speed humps (approved by the Standing Policy Committee on Public Works on January 13, 2003 and approved by City council on January 29, 2003), speed humps are not permitted to be constructed on a transit route, snow route or a residential collector streets. Grosvenor Avenue is a transit route, snow route and a residential collector street, thus does not qualify for speed humps.
- Speed humps are most effective when spaced at 100-125 metre intervals along a route to effectively reduce vehicular speeds along a route. It is not the City’s practice to construct one speed hump to reduce vehicular speed at a certain point.
- Providing an open area to allow cyclists to travel beside the speed hump as suggested may encourage motorists to swerve such that one wheel can bypass the speed hump to reduce the impact of the vertical deflection. This commonly occurs in parking lots. This creates safety concerns for motorists, especially when traveling at or near the speed limit, as well as for cyclists which may be traveling within the adjacent open area.
Q - Add Pedestrian-crossing corridors and signage to assure that pedestrians have the right of way.
A - All of the City’s traffic circles are signed as according to the “Canadian Guide to Neighbourhood Traffic Calming” developed by the Transportation Association of Canada and Institute of Transportation Engineers. The manual includes installation of a “yield” sign when entering the traffic circle on each approach. The “yield” sign indicates to motorists that they must yield (and stop when necessary) the right-of-way to those that are in front of them (i.e., other motorists, pedestrians wishing to cross the street and cyclists), before entering the traffic circle, and must not proceed until it is safe to do so.
A yield sign requires that drivers must yield the right-of-way to all motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians that arrive first to the intersection. As well, the City would not add a pedestrian crossing sign to a yield sign as it is not a proper traffic engineering practice to have two forms of traffic control devices at the same location. It should also be noted that there is a hazard marker below the yield sign on the approach to the traffic calming circle, which would be obstructed by a crosswalk sign. For the reasons stated above, the City is unable to recommend installation of pedestrian crossing signs at traffic calming circles.
Please note that the City is currently working with Manitoba Public Insurance to enhance their education campaign to remind the public about what they are expected to know as drivers/cyclists/pedestrians when approaching and traveling within a traffic calming circle. Please also note that MPI already published earlier this month ads in the Free Press information about traffic calming circles and other driving concepts required when driving through a traffic calming circle. Below are links to both MPI and the City’s website containing this information:
http://mpi.mb.ca/english/dr_tips/WFPColumn/TrafficCircles.html
http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/InformationAndResources/TrafficControl/TrafficCalming/TrafficCircle.asp
Q - Remove bump-outs due to the danger associated with merging of bikes and cars.
The bump-outs are designed to reduce vehicular speeds of motorists when entering the traffic calming circle. The bump-outs also help reduce the distance a pedestrian needs to walk on the street (hence reducing the collision potential) and increases the visibility of pedestrians. Removing the bump-outs may increase vehicular speeds which may decrease safety of both cyclists and pedestrians.
A continuous bike lane, that was suggested, through the intersection goes against proper traffic engineering practices as it would force drivers to drive over the bike lane in order to negotiate the traffic circle
Please note that under the Manitoba Highway Traffic Act, motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians have a responsibility to conduct themselves appropriately when approaching each other.
Categories: Alternative transportation, Traffic
Sump Pump Questions and Answers
What is the sump pump subsidy program?
The City of Winnipeg and Province of Manitoba have introduced a subsidy program to help homeowners protect their basement from flooding. Subsidies are available one time for the installation for either in-line backwater valves, sump pit drainage systems, or both. They must be installed since May 1, 2010. The subsidy covers 60% of invoiced costs, including eligible labour, materials, permit(s), and taxes up to $1000 for in-line backwater valves, and up to $2000 for sump pit drainage systems. More details are available at:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/drainageFlooding/basementFloodingProtectionSubsidyProgram.stm
A Frequently Asked Questions page is available at:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/drainageFlooding/basementFloodingProtectionSubsidyProgramFAQ.stm
After the appropriate permit(s) and inspection are obtained, you can fill out and send in the application form, along with the original invoice and copy of the permit(s) to:
Basement Flooding Protection Subsidy Program
City of Winnipeg, Water and Waste Department
110 - 1199 Pacific Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3E 3S8
Monday to Friday (except holidays) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Applications are reviewed on a first come-first serve-basis. Please review the webpage for the application form, more details on eligibility criteria, and conditions for labour costs:
How long is the wait time?
The City of Winnipeg will review your application within two weeks of the date it is received and send you a letter along with your original receipt. If approved you will received a cheque by mail within 30 days. If denied you will receive an explanation in the letter.
How do I get a permit?
Either a homeowner or a plumber licensed by the City of Winnipeg can apply for a permit. After installation, you can't close it up until the inspector comes out and inspects it. You can contact an inspector at 986-5300 and arrange a time for inspection.
You can contact the permits office at 986-5140. For a permit application you can go to the weblink below:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/permits_plumbing_reqmnts.stm
If a sump pump or backwater valve has been previously installed and inspected before the subsidy program, will a second inspection be required?
No. The inspection is on record with their permit on file.
Will there be enough subsidies for everybody who applies?
There are too many factors to get any reliable prediction. Anywhere from 330 to 1000 subsidies will be given on a first-come first-serve basis, depending on the eligible costs.
Why do we need a professional plumber? What defines a professional plumber?
Homeowners can do the installation themselves so long as they receive the permit. Installation will be subject to inspection. The city won't pay for the homeowner’s labour. Only the retail costs will be eligible if it's done at home. If a licensed plumber does it then the full bill, including labour can be reimbursed after the bill is paid. Property, Planning & Development (PP&D) licenses the plumbers.
Black Knot Fungus
What is Black Knot Fungus?
Black Knot is fungal disease affecting many species of cherries, plums and other members of the genus Prunus. The disease is distributed across North America and is widespread throughout the City of Winnipeg in susceptible plants growing on private properties, boulevards, parks and naturalized areas.
Is Black Knot prevalent in the River Heights/Ft. Garry Ward?
Black Knot disease is prevalent in the Linden Woods neighbourhood with the population of Shubert chokecherries that were planted when the neighbourhood was developed.
Can Black Knot be removed from a tree?
Once a tree has Black Knot Fungus it is extremely difficult to remove. It can be pruned out of a tree but it will continue to re-grow in time. Essentially once a tree has Black Knot it will always have Black Knot.
Will new trees planted by the City of Winnipeg also be at risk for contracting Black Knot?
The Urban Forestry Branch has not planted Shubert chokecherries for many years. We have also excluded Shubert chokecherry from the list of acceptable tree species for planting in new developments.
Will trees with Black Knot be replaced?
The City of Winnipeg pruned all of the park and boulevard trees in the Linden Woods area in 2008, removing whatever Black Knot was possible. Over time the worst-hit trees will be replaced with different species, but we do not have a program in place to cull out all of our Shubert chokecherries and replace them.
For more information on Black Knot Fungus see this link : http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/Forestry/PAMPHLETS/BlackKnot%20Info%202009.pdf
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Councillor Orlikow's contact information, www.orlikow.ca, jorlikow@orlikow.ca, 204-986-5236
What steps can I take to Reduce Opportunities for Arson?
The Winnipeg Fire Department provides an excellent outline, check list and action plan on what you can do to protect your home from arson.
For more information go to: images/userfiles/Homeowners Checklist.doc
Waverley St. Residents Want People to Slow Down
A traffic meeting with residents regarding Waverley between Fleet and Grant Ave was requested by a resident and on June 29 I met with about 20 residents regarding traffic concerns associated with Waverley St. between Fleet and Grant Ave.
There were many suggestions provided by the neighbours and I am committed to working with them in resolving the issue.
Q: What type of street is Waverly between Fleet and Grant?
A: Waverly between Fleet and Grant is a Local Residential Street.
Q: Visibility Issue associated with Grant Bus Bench Positioning.
A: It was mentioned that the bus bench at the corner of Waverly and Grant was at an acute angle and was blocking site lines for people wishing to turn. The bench has been turned, however is not flush with the road. If this continues to be a problem blocking sight lines for traffic please do let my office know and we will see if it can be rotated more.
Q: Can Speed Humps be used?
There was the request for speed humps, a prior attempt had failed due to street not meeting criteria.
A: Our office has been in contact with Cindy Desjardin a Traffic Engineer for the City of Winnipeg. Cindy arranged for the study to be redone. The speed study was conducted in front of 634 Waverley Street (June 21-24, 2011) which is located in the middle third of the street, where speed would be highest, before they start to slow down for the line up for the light. The dates in June fell within peek traffic times similar to those found in the fall when the community had asked for it to happen. The June dates had the added benefit of getting an answer quickly.
As approved by the Standing Policy Committee on Public Works on January 13, 2003 and adopted by City Council on January 29, 2003, the warrant criteria for installation of speed humps are as follows:
The street is a local residential street and is not a Transit route, snow route or a residential collector street; and
Submission of a petition indicating support for speed humps from at least 70% of the residents in the block; and
At least one of the following speed criteria is met:
(i) An average speed exceeding the speed limit (50 km/h); or
(ii) At least 15% of vehicles exceed the speed limit by 5 km/h or more (55 km/h); or
(iii) At least 10% of vehicles exceed the speed limit by 10 km/h or more (60 km/h).
Table 1 shows the summary of the study results compared to the speed warrant for installing speed humps.
TABLE 1: SPEED HUMP WARRANT CRITERIA ANALYSIS
Speed Criteria
Warrant Level
Warrant Met?
(i) Average Speed
> 50 km/h
(ii) Percent of traffic exceeding speed limit by 5 km/h or more
(iii) Percent of traffic exceeding speed limit by 10 km/h or more
It should also be noted that the 85th percentile speed of vehicles was found to be 52 km/h. The 85th percentile speed is a common transportation engineering indicator which refers to the speed at which 85% of vehicles are traveling at or below.
As indicated in the table, the speed criteria does not meet the approved warrant criteria, therefore the City is unable to proceed with installation of speed humps on Waverley Street between Fleet Avenue and Grant Avenue at this time.
For more information on speed humps @
How do I get information on how to get speed humps for my street?
Q: What Can the Community do to get People to Slow Down?
A: In response to a request for what the community can do we are providing information to the Manitoba Speed Watch program run through MPI, Adam Cheadle at 204.985.8998 or acheadle@mpi.mb.ca, One of the aspects of this program that after the speed board has been up for a time, MPI does an analysis of the data and shares it with the resident that organised the speed board.
For more information on this program @ How can the Speed Watch program help a Neighbourhood get People to Slow Down?
Q: Request for Lane signage “No Right Turn from Parking lot, Residents only”.
A: There was information provided that a number of cars are using the back lanes to access North and it was suggested that “No Right” sign be put up on the exit onto the back lanes from the commercial parking lots.
Our office has made the request to the City administration and is awaiting response.
Q: Can Speed humps be put into the Back Lanes?
A: There was a request for adding Speed Humps to the back lane.
Speed Humps can be placed in alleys. The threshold to be met is much lower for alleys than it is for front streets, as the speed limit for alleys is 30 kilometres/hr and our office is in the process of measuring the traffic.
The neighbourhood will have to agree to the idea and apply for the speed humps. This is been considered by the neighbourhood for the fall.
Information regarding the warrant criteria for installing speed humps in public lanes @ How can I get Speed Humps for my Back Lane?
.Q: Can 30KM Speed signs be put int the back lane?
A: The hwy traffic act states that the speed limit for back lanes is 30 KM unless otherwise posted. Therefore, to post something is to imply that it is the exception not the rule. For this reason the City of Winnipeg administration denies all requests of this nature.
Q: Barriers along parking lot edge of alley?
A: One suggestion that was brought up is the possibility of putting barriers along the edge of the alley located between Waverley and Montrose St. and the parking lot at the strip mall. This would prevent the patrons of the mall using the alley to cut through the alley to return to the heart of the area, hopefully directing them to Grant where they would use a front street.
A: Inquiries have been made with the Planning Department here at the City of Winnipeg to see if there is any impediment/ or merit to this idea. The reply is as follows
“There is nothing in the site's zoning history (conditions on variances, zoning agreements, etc.) that the City can use as a mechanism to require the property owner to erect a barrier on their property. However, there is also nothing in the Zoning By-law prohibiting them from doing this as well. Given that this barrier would likely be erected on private property, it would require the consent of the property owner.”
This would mean that it may be possible to approach the property owners with the suggestion which I will do.
The Work Continues
We will continue to update the information and add any new Q&A when additional questions and/or suggestions are raised by the community.
Kenaston Boulevard Widening.
Q. What are the traffic counts for the St. James Bridge 10 years ago, presently and predicted?
A. The average week day vehicle count for the St. James Bridges northbound and southbound is approximately 73,000 vehicles per day.
This number has remained relatively constant over the last 10 years. The Preliminary Design Report estimates a yearly compounded growth rate of 1% for the next 20 years based on the demand created by all of the development in the south, i.e.; Ikea, Waverley West, South Pointe, etc.
Q. What is the proposed access of north bound traffic from Academy?
A. Traffic travelling westbound on Academy Road, headed northbound, will be brought to the signalized Kenaston Boulevard intersection which will have dual right turn lanes. The west leg of Academy will be closed which will increase the capacity of the remaining T-intersection to accommodate the dual right turn. Bringing this movement to Kenaston will increase the available weaving distance for northbound traffic to change lanes into the eastbound off ramp to Portage Avenue, as well as reduce weaving conflicts. The existing westbound to northbound ramp will be closed.
Q. Does the project require a Federal or other environmental audit before it can begin?
A. If the project as a whole will include Federal funding it will likely require an environmental screening report which will be reviewed and approved by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. Approval from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans as well as a City of Winnipeg Waterways permit will be required for bridge work which is typical for all river bridge work in the City.
Q. How will people entering and leaving the condominiums on the East side Kenaston Blvd. from Grant Ave to Taylor Ave?
A. The City is working on incorporating an access road off Taylor St. that will provide access and exit for residents. The access road does not link onto Grant Ave from Taylor and is for use by local residents.
For information about the project go to - http://www.orlikow.ca/news/view/?nid=137
Categories: Infrastructure, Roads, Traffic, Transit
Why is the city licensing dogs now?
Dog licensing has been mandatory in Winnipeg for over a hundred years. Beginning Sept 1st, 2011 the city will be strictly enforcing it by modeling the dog licensing program on that of the City of Calgary, which has a 90% compliance rate. Winnipeg has a 40% compliance rate. With fewer dogs licensed, fewer dogs are returned home to their owners. After Sept 1st, unlicensed dogs will be subject to a fine of $250.
Where do I license my dog?
Online: https://payment.csfm.com/payments/winnipeg/form/index.php
Any veterinary clinic
Most pet stores
Most animal shelters
Winnipeg Animal Services: 1057 Logan Ave
How much does licensing cost?
It will cost $27 for spayed or neutered dogs and $62 for others.
How often does the license need to be renewed?
The license needs to be renewed every year. You can buy a two year license, which includes a ten per cent discount for the second year.
Where does the money I pay you for my dog license go?
100% of dog license fees stay with the Animal Services Agency to help offset the Agency costs. Your license fee allows Animal Services Agency to:
Feed and shelter your dog if it becomes lost until it can be re-united with you
Transport lost dogs that require emergency care to a veterinarian
Educate the public about responsible pet ownership
Help neighbours resolve their problems related to dogs
Return lost dogs to their owners
Reduces funding from taxes for the above and other animal related services designed to protect the public’s health and safety
Operate a Dog Adoption Program
In 2010 alone the shelter received just nearly 1700 dogs. While in care, all dogs are well fed and receive water, shelter, bedding space.
What are the benefits to buying a dog license?
A lost dog wearing its license tag is almost always re-united with its owner when found.
§ If we find your dog and it is wearing the license tag, the first ride home is free.
§ The dog license tells strangers that your lost dog is not homeless and is only one phone call away from going home.
§ You will not face legal action for failing to license your dog under the City of Winnipeg Pound By-law, thereby avoiding the time spent attending Provincial Court and the financial burden of paying the fine assessed by the magistrate.
Will I receive a reminder when it’s time to renew my dog license?
Yes. Animal Services Agency will send an invoice to you in the month prior to your license expiring.
Why are cats not licensed?
The city is currently looking into cat licensing.
Where can I find more information on dog licensing?
More information is available on the Animal Services web page and FAQ:
Dog Licensing web page: http://winnipeg.ca/cms/animal/licenses/default.stm
Dog Licensing FAQ: http://winnipeg.ca/cms/animal/faqs/licensing_faq.stm#4
You can also contact Animal Services directly with any questions at 986-2155.
Categories: By-laws, City Hall
How do I find out who owns a house?
Q: How do I find out who owns a house?
A: The City has public access terminals available at the following two city offices:
Assessment and Taxation Department,
510 Main Street, Winnipeg,
Assessment and Taxation Counter,
457 Main Street , Winnipeg
Both locations are open between 8:30 and 4:30 pm - Monday to Friday. These terminals provide duplicate copies of the original assessment notices and tax bills for viewing purposes which will include the information as to who owns the property in question.
Why do I need to get a dog license?
Dog licensing is very common in most major cities and municipalities in Canada. A dog license protects your dog and helps provide the essential service of animal control. This includes transporting, housing, and caring for stray dogs and attempting to reunite them, to attending house fires or car accidents and helping removed dogs, to providing an adoption program to get unclaimed dogs adopted instead of euthanized.
The code on a dog license tag provides a wealth of information to us regarding pet info, owner info with multiple phone numbers, and veterinary info. Dogs wearing licenses are almost always quickly reunited with their owners by Animal Services and 311.
Dogs impounded wearing a dog license are given a “free ride home” once a year where all impound and boarding fees are waived.
Our Animal Service Officers receive over 10,500 calls a year dealing with everything from stray dogs chasing children on school grounds, to barking dog complaints, to cases involving dogs which accidently got loose and need to be picked up.
Getting Academy Road Fixed
When was the last major maintenance done on Academy Road?
The City has completed concrete repairs and overlays on different sections of Academy each year for around the last 5 years.
What does a "failed" road mean exactly?
A failed road means it requires Rehabilitation or a Reconstruction due to the condition of the joints or slabs.
What is the current plan for the maintenance and/ or renewal of Academy Road?
The current plan is to add Academy from Elm to Harrow to a list of potential projects to be circulated to other departments for comments/recommendations for future works. If Academy is ranked high on the list of candidates it will be considered for a future Capital Program. If it does not then it is deferred to a future date.
What can be done to reduce the noise from vehicles, mainly trucks and buses, as they hit the cracks on Academy Road?
Street Maintenance will continue to provide patching on Academy until it reaches the Capital Program. I will continue to support and lobby for an interim asphalt overlay if reconstruction is not approved in the short term.
What can be done to limit the number of large trucks using Academy Road to reduce the shaking of home foundations even as far away as the fourth house from Academy Road? In every single e-mail we received, residents reported concern and distress over the increase in noise, banging and rattling caused by large vehicles on this road. Some have reported pictures falling and china rattling in cabinets. Others, who have lived in the area for several decades, feel that an increase in foundation cracking is connected to the increases in vibrations and rattling from the road.
The request to have Academy Rd delisted as a truck route was not supported by Public Works however I am open to exploring if there are other options including in-ground barriers.
There is an issue with that Academy Rd. is an important route to ensure that truck traffic does not use residential streets to cut through River Heights.
What can be done to enforce the speed limit of 50km/hr on Academy - many vehicles travel faster than 60km/hr. This is especially problematic around Guelph and Academy where the road curves and residents of this area have seen a number of trucks and semitrailers overturn at that corner when they were taking it too fast. For pedestrians, this blind corner is very dangerous to cross at as well.
The Community Police Officers and the Traffic Division will be providing additional radar enforcement activities on the street and a traffic study to determine actual speeds is in process.
What is your plan to address these and other related issues with the city committees and administrators? Many residents simply asked; when will the reconstruction begin?
I have and will continue to make the appropriate committees and administration aware of the need and the priority of getting Academy fixed. I wish I knew but can not say when the project will begin.
What is the estimated cost of a full reconstruction of Academy between Oak and Oxford?
The estimated cost to reconstruct Academy from Elm to Oxford is $1.8Million
What was the cost of the full reconstruction of Waverley Street (road only, not sidewalks) between Academy and Wellington Crescent?
The budget for Waverley between Academy and Wellington is $470,000. This work was done under the Local Street Renewal Program
In determining whether specific road work must be earmarked in the capital budget or whether it is funded out of a general ongoing maintenance budget, is there a dollar limit criterion, and, if so, how much?
Operating money is used small patching and the Rehabs, Mill and Fills, and Reconstructions are allocated through Capital Budget. The money for this project would come out of the Capital Budget which Council approves every year.
Can we expedite a solution to our immediate problem of the failed roadbed by fully reconstructing only the segment from Oak to Oxford now?
It may be an option and one that will be considered.
When is the next key date when decisions on prioritization of the road capital budget occur? How can we influence this process?
The Department has conferred with me this summer regarding what I believe the priorities are, the Department then assesses all the projects in the Ward and City based on available budget. These recommendations would then go to various City of Winnipeg Standing Committees for review and input and other consultative processes begin in the fall. Council would then vote on the Capital Budget.
It is suggested that all those affected call 311 to report the vibrations as this is a part of consideration when selecting candidates.
The City sent a resident that listed criteria for prioritizing road capital projects. Nowhere in this list was the costs imposed by failed road conditions on the residents of the area. The residents of houses in a band on either side of Academy along the failed segments endure multiple shocks and house tremors on a daily basis, and the annoyance cause by this failed road is a real private economic costs to residents. Are these costs considered by the City’s engineers in the road Capital prioritization process?
The answer is that a person can always make a claim against the City however I was told that there would be no way to accurately and objectively quantify the costs.
Is the traffic camera at Oak turned off at night?
As long as a camera is in the housing then it is turned on for speeding 24 hours a day. (Confirmed with Police services)
For more information regarding traffic cameras go to. http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/safestreets/faqs.stm
Categories: Infrastructure
Vision for Academy Road
On October 5, 2011, after two years of consultation with area residents, a draft vision for Academy Road (a Plan Development Over-lay (P.D.O), will be before the City of Winnipeg’s City Centre Committee for a formal public hearing and a vote.
Below are some of the questions and replies asked throughout the process.
Q: Parking lots behind Academy businesses where there is no east-west back lane are usually adjacent to a residential property. This resident requested that the PDO require landscaping where a parking lot abuts against a residential property in order to provide a pleasant transition and a sound barrier.
A: Section 172(5), Development Standards for Parking Areas – Landscaping, of the City of Winnipeg Zoning By-law 200/2006 deals with the landscaping requirements for parking areas. Sections 188-193 set out the general landscaping requirements for the city as well as specific requirements for Side and Rear Site Edge Buffering and Buffering of Residential Uses from Non-Residential Impacts [Section 190(7)]. The buffering of residential uses adjacent to parking lots is a requirement of the Zoning By-law but does not apply retroactively to parking lots in existence at the time of adoption of the by-law. The requirements would apply to any new parking lots being developed adjacent to existing residential development. Therefore, this issue is adequately addressed through the existing by-law provisions.
Q: What is the basis of recommended Mobile signs be removed?
A: Signs on private property are regulated by the City’s Zoning By-law 200/2006.
Note: A PDO is a tool available under the City’s Zoning By-law that provides “… a means to alter or specify allowed uses and/or development standards in otherwise appropriate zones, in unique or special circumstances, in order to achieve local planning objectives in specially designated areas. A PDO-1 zoning district is appropriate when additional zoning controls are required to address an area-wide (rather than site specific) condition, or to implement an area-wide plan for the proposed district”
[Section 57(1)]. Section 4.10 of the proposed PDO modifies the section of the City’s Zoning By-law dealing with signs and is an appropriate use of a PDO-1.
The following adopted PDOs prohibit mobile signs:
· Boulevard Provencher Planned Development Overlay (200/2006)
· St. Norbert Neighbourhood Main Street Planned Development Overlay 1 (Amending By-law 80/2010)
· Downtown Transcona Planned Development Overlay 1 (Amending By-law 118/2010)
Each of these PDOs applies to a neighbourhood main street shopping area.
The results from the public open house surveys and voting support the banning of mobile signs. Most respondents at the first open house indicated that mobile signs and advertising signs (billboards, etc.) were their least preferred types of signage. At the second open house, the majority of participants chose PDO options that included the banning of mobile signs. Those who made additional comments repeatedly indicated that they would support banning mobile signs.
The PDO provisions were based on the responses and input gathered through the public process that included both residents and businesses. This information, in our view, supports including provisions in the PDO that prohibit mobile signs within the PDO area.
When the Winnipeg Zoning By-law Review was underway, there was a targeted review of mobile signs on a city-wide basis. The Zoning Advisory Committee (ZAC) at the time worked with the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce to come to a compromise position on the proposed regulations for mobile signs through a Mobile Sign Working Group. The eventual conclusion was one that everyone could live with, but it was recognized more work would need to be done in future years.
The sign standards were revised to improve the character of the city’s commercial corridors and business areas, as called for in Plan Winnipeg, and in ways common to other large cities. The changes to the sign regulations were an attempt to balance business needs, community aesthetics and safety while, at the same time, promoting economic development and tourism. ”Mobile Signs” were limited to eight feet in height, maximum of two signs per lot, maximum time limit of 90 days three times each year (total of 270 days), together with a spacing requirement of 65 feet between signs on adjacent lots.
The intent of mobile sign provisions in the Zoning By-law is to provide a signage option for special events. The mobile sign regulations in the new Zoning By-law were designed to provide an opportunity for portable, temporary signage to advertise or provide notification of grand opening sales or other special promotional events. The intent was not to have mobile signs become a permanent form of signage. The consulting team on the Winnipeg Zoning By-law Review identified that Winnipeg’s control of mobile signs was one of the areas where the former Zoning By-law was furthest away from the mainstream of land use regulation compared to other cities.
Concerns were expressed about the cumulative impact of mobile signs on various streetscapes, their perceived impact on the overall image of the city and the impact on traffic safety through driver distraction. Mobile signs are viewed as an economical and reliable form of signage for many small businesses, and some larger businesses. The recommendation of the Working Group at that time was that the existing mobile sign provisions in the former Zoning By-law could be maintained if a program was employed to ensure that the regulations were enforced. The former regulations allowed mobile signs to be displayed for three 90-day periods in one year.
The new program included a 6-point strategy designed to put some accountability on the industry to operate within the rules, and some onus on the City to secure additional revenues or free up existing resources to more actively enforce the City’s by-laws. The Working Group’s recommendation, which was also endorsed by the ZAC, was to maintain the current duration (maximum three 90-day display periods) plus modest new limitations (height limit, reduce number of signs per zoning lot from 3 to 2, 65’ spacing requirement adjusted), and implement a 6-point enforcement strategy.
Zoning By-law amendments should be consistent with the City's development plan. While Plan Winnipeg is still in force, the City has recently completed a major overhaul of its Plan under the OurWinnipeg process. OurWinnipeg together with four Direction Strategies, will guide the future development of the city over the next 20 years following approval by Council. The concepts being put forward under that process speak to the desire to have complete communities and complete streets. Neighbourhood corridors like Academy Road should be oriented to the pedestrian and exhibit urban design features that make them safe, accessible and attractive for pedestrians and cyclists.
Q: Did the Community Support Mobile Signs?
Q: Was there any type of commercial signage that was supported by participants of the visioning sessions?
A: This category of signs was called “Business Identification signs” and was the most preferred type of signage. Respondents supported signage being pedestrian scale to conform to the character of the street, restrict third party signage and limit portable signs in the Central area. The general sense from the consultation was that pylon or free standing signs should not be allowed and that building mounted or canopies were the preferred sign type.
Q: Are there any comparable restrictions to signage within the City of Winnipeg?
A: For comparison purposes, we note that in the Boulevard Provencher PDO, all signage must be attached to buildings. In the Living Area provisions of the recently adopted Downtown Transcona PDO, free standing signs greater than 6 feet are not permitted. The Downtown Transcona Design Guidelines which are a supplement to the PDO request that all development shall incorporate signage that is designed primarily for pedestrians rather than vehicular traffic and be mounted on buildings as fascia, canopy, awning or projecting signs or located as window signs or monument signs.
Q: Are changes in variances from the past grandfathered? For instance, is a sign variance grandfathered?
A: Variances previously approved continue to be in force after the adoption of a PDO. A variance is attached to and stays with the land.
Q: According to the Zoning Bylaw it seems that a 2500 square foot restaurant requires one parking spot for each 100 square feet (Parking Category 22, p115). This would be 25 spots. Is this a requirement or a guideline/suggestion?
A: It is a requirement. Table 5.9 of the City of Winnipeg Zoning By-law identifies the required parking for various categories of development. These parking requirements, like all requirements of the zoning by-law, can be varied. Variance Orders are described in section 36 of the City of Winnipeg Zoning By-law 200/2006.
Section 57 (8) identifies “parking requirements for each use category or type” as a development regulation that can be modified by a PDO-1.
Section 171 of the City of Winnipeg Zoning by-law identifies three methods for a property owner to adjust the required parking downwards:
Urban Infill Areas – Those areas on maps 1 and 2 of Schedule C. The sections of Academy within the boundaries of the PDO are not within the Urban Infill Areas.
Combination of Uses – When multiple principal uses from different parking categories are located in one building the required parking is reduced to 80% of the aggregate of the required parking for each use on the zoning lot.
Parking Management Plan – An applicant may propose, to the Director, a parking management plan prepared by a professional traffic engineer of traffic consultant that demonstrates that a reduced number of parking spaces is adequate. If the Director concludes that the parking management plan provides adequate parking the Director may reduce the number of required parking spaces.
Q: Are rooftop patios allowed? If so, what options are available for sound control?
A: Rooftop patios are allowed.
A rooftop patio for outdoor dining larger than100 sq.ft. requires a conditional use. If it is to be licensed then all of the regulations of the MLCC apply.
Conditions dealing with sound control could be imposed on a rooftop patio through the conditional use process (e.g. no live bands, no music after 11pm, placement of speakers, etc…)
Q: Are overhangs allowed above the sidewalk? People felt that overhangs can make it more pedestrian friendly.
A: Overhangs above a sidewalk can be established.
If the overhang is to project into the right of way, above the city sidewalk, an encroachment agreement is required.
If the overhang extends into a required front yard, beyond the permitted projection identified in the zoning by-law, a variance would be required.
Q: Subject to the design guidelines of the PDO, will it be any easier/more difficult to change zoning from C1 to C2? From R1 to RMF?
A: The process to rezone a property within the PDO area does not change with the adoption of a PDO. The PDO will provide additional information to applicants, planners, committee members, elected officials, and the public regarding the established vision for the PDO area when evaluating rezoning applications.
Q: Character of buildings – metal vs. brick, etc. A resident asked about having building material standards in, such as limiting metal, stucco, or concrete. Is this a realistic option? Are design guidelines like this sometimes used?
.A: Design guidelines dealing with the particular building materials are sometimes used, however, including provisions as specific as limiting certain finishing materials in a zoning by-law can be problematic. Building materials, finishes, and colors are all matters of opinion that fall in and out of style, if they are to be regulated they must be regulated in a way that is more flexible than a zoning by-law. Focusing on the function of the building and the quality of the design rather than the cladding will create a by-law that is less likely to be misinterpreted and will not create an inordinate number of applications and public hearings (e.g. variances for cladding type).
It is more appropriate to manage development specific design details through design guidelines which do not form part of the zoning by-law. As part of the implementation of OurWinnipeg the Winnipeg Public Service will be developing an Urban Design Strategy. We expect that Urban Design Guidelines for Neighbourhood Main Streets will be part of this strategy and, once approved by Council, they would apply to Academy Road.
Q: Why was the condition that: "drinking establishments…must not be open later than 10 pm all days of the week" removed from the PDO.
A: The reason we removed this proposal was because a conflict with MLCC regulations which already have a prescribed closing time for drinking establishments allowing them to remain open until a later time. There would be confusion between the two sets of laws; one Provincial and the other City.
The MLCC requires service to seasonal patio areas to cease at 10 pm and the patio area to be vacated by 11 pm.
A Zoning By-law is not the appropriate place to regulate the hours of operation of various establishments which is an operational issue and relates more to licensing and regulation by MLCC. The ZBL designates that drinking establishments are an appropriate use; it is up to the operator to ensure that the facility and the occupants are managed well, is sensitive to the community and meets MLCC requirements.
Q: An inquiry came up at our visioning workshops on the Academy Road PDO project regarding the "Enderton Caveat".
A: The City conducted some further investigation into the Enderton Caveat issue which was a Building Restriction Caveat (BRC) that applied to a large part of the Crescentwood area. This BRC is no longer in effect. The Province passed legislation under The Real Property Act a number of years ago that results in any caveat over 50 years old being cancelled.
Q: What was the Enderton Caveat?
A: One of the major components of the Enderton caveat was the establishment of special yard setbacks, but there were also some land use restrictions. MB Historic Society information on the caveat reveals: They (home buyers) were lured in part by a caveat placed on all property in the district specifying required distances that houses be set back from the sidewalk, the minimum amount to be spent on the houses, and strict use limitations including a stipulation that homes be single family dwellings only. Throughout the years, the enforcement of the “Enderton Caveat” by the homeowners’ association maintained the character of the neighbourhood as a desirable area to live, close to downtown and yet providing the gracious ambience of the suburban life style.
Special alignments were put in place in the unified zoning by-law (Wpg Zoning By-law 6400) to reflect the "Enderton alignments". Those "special yards" have been carried forward in Schedule "I" of the new zoning by-law (Wpg Zoning By-law 200/06) which establishes front yard setbacks along Academy Road.
It appears that the larger setbacks (40-65') may have been established as a result of the Enderton caveat while others may relate to provision for future widenings (7'). Building alignments along the street will also be enforced through the Front Yard Building Alignments section in the Zoning By-law (Section 139).
The caveat is probably still attached to many Certificates of Title in the Crescentwood area. The Manitoba Land Titles Office could not perform a blanket removal of the caveat as the area and number of titles affected was too large. The caveat will be discharged from the titles as property transactions are processed on the affected properties. Owners can also request to have the caveat removed/discharged.
Q: Why was this PDO not done before, is it in response to potential development?
A: PDO’s are being created in other areas of the city such as St. Norbert and Transcona as well PDO’s are a proactive planning measure, that area Councillors have asked the city to take so the communities vision of what it would like to be can be better expressed and implemented. Q: Will the PDO affect the residential properties?
There will be no changes outside the PDO area, for example residential will stay as residential.
For more information go to:
Your Neighbourhood, your street, your say ...http://www.orlikow.ca/news/view/?nid=147
Future of Academy Road @ http://www.orlikow.ca/issues/view/?iid=33
City of Winnipeg @ http://www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/NhbdZoningReview/AcademyRd.stm
Categories: Development, Traffic
Why is there no free transit service to Jets games as there are for Bomber games?
Bomber Fane Fare service is subsidised by the Winnipeg Blue Bomber Football Club, which is why this service can be offered. Unfortunately, with the number of games involved in the hockey season it does not look like we can form the same sort of partnership with the Jets Hockey Team.
Categories: Alternative transportation, Transit
Westridge Community Centre Re-Opening
Q: When will the Westridge Community Centre be re-opened?
A: Expected third week of November, 2011
Q: What happened to the Westridge Community Centre?
A: On September 10, 2011 there was a fire outside the Westridge Community Centre.
Q: What has been done to reopen the Community Centre?
A: Shortly after the fire I spoke with City staff and asked them to take all steps possible to speed the reconstruction process and minimize the closure time of the Community Centre. As such cleanup of the building was initiated immediately after the fire, a structural engineers report was completed promptly, and the tender process was conducted in tandem to the cleaning and structural evaluation. This saved weeks of time.
Q: What is the schedule of the City work to be done at the Community Centre?
A: Insurance, contractor, trades and scope of work are concluded and exterior work will start November 1, 2011 with the installation of the exterior siding. Once the building is made weather tight the interior work can be completed.
The City is still awaiting the floorings arrival, when it comes in we have been assured it will be promptly installed. As long as there are no significant delays with the delivery of the new flooring the Community Center should be open in 3 weeks.
Academy Road Asphalt Over-lay Info
Q: When are overlays used?
A: Overlays are applied to roads that are graded Fair or better. They are used to prolong the life of a road. Several sections of Academy that are graded fair have received overlay in recent years, most recently Waterloo to Oak.
Q: Why wasn’t the Oak to Oxford section of Academy done earlier as it is in the worst shape?
A: Academy from Oak to Oxford is graded Poor. As such it did not qualify, as regular overlay deteriorates quickly when applied to poor foundations.
Q: What changed?
A: The city is testing a new thicker overlay on Academy from Oak to Oxford. This over-lay is unique as it is a new product developed as a treatment for issues associated with similarly poor graded streets.
This is a test to see if this new type of asphalt overlay will last over time and be suitable to assist sections of road graded poor. We need to know that the product will be cost effective.
This is a temporary measure until Academy can be programed into the Capital budget for rehabilitation and reconstruction.
Q: How much did it cost?
A: To overlay this section of road it cost $70,000.
Speeding Tickets on Nathaniel
Recently Winnipeg Police Services have been ticketing drivers for speeding on Grant just past Nathaniel. An article in the Winnipeg Free Press raised questions about the location and equipment in use. Following are answers to many of the questions constituents have been calling with.
Q: How can I have been going over 50 kms when I just turned the corner?
A: Although the radar equipment may be stationed close to the intersection, the vehicles speed is checked at a spot generally 100 Meters or more away from the corner. This is the length of a city block away from the Nathaniel corner.
Q: What is the maximum range police traffic radar can measure speed?
A: Radar range varies widely with radar, target (size/shape), and weather conditions. Maximum detection range can be as little as 100 feet, or greater than 1 mile
Q: The radar vehicle was to the side of the road, how can it possibly be getting an accurate reading.
A: The radar has a range in which the beam goes out. The best measurements are direct but there is a range. In this particular instance people are concerned that since the radar was at an angle, the reading were registering people speeding inaccurately. While there is a “Cosine effect” that result in less accuracy as the distance from the radar increases, the result is registering a lower speed than is actually traveled at the time. When the error occurs it is in favour of the driver. The Cosine Effect refers to the angle of the target vehicle in relation to the patrol vehicle where the radar is mounted. The traffic radar should be operated as parallel as possible to the targets, although it is hardly possible to do perfectly. When the angle between the radar beam and target becomes too significant, the relative speed will be less than the true speed producing a lesser speed reading than what the vehicle is actually traveling. Thus, the Cosine Effect is always in the favor of the motorist. The greater the angle the lesser the speed will be recorded compared to the actual speed of the moving target. http://www.radarguns.com/radar-and-cosine-effect.html
Q: How accurate and how often are the Intersection Safety Camera and Mobile Photo Radar camera systems tested?
A: The systems are approved by the Provincial Government of Manitoba Minister of Justice under the Highway Traffic Act Regulation 220/2000. The systems are tested regularly. For more information on the Image Capturing Enforcement Regulation 220/2002 of the Manitoba Highway Traffic Act, http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/pdf/h060-220.02.pdf
Challenging the Ticket
Q: How do I dispute/challenge/contest this offence notice/ticket?
A: The information is provided on the front and back of your offence notice/ticket. If you have lost or misplaced a portion of your offence notice/ticket containing the instructions you can view a copy of a blank offence notice/ticket by using the "visit this site" link below and then the link entitled http://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/fines/pdf/photoTicket.pdf (PDF 40Kb). For further information you can contact or attend the Provincial Court Office at 373 Broadway in Winnipeg (telephone: 945-3156), or any Regional Provincial Court Office. All Provincial Court Offices are open Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (excluding holidays). For more information visit the following site http://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/fines/index .
Q: Where can I dispute/challenge/contest an offence notice/ticket after it has been paid?
A: Contact or attend the Provincial Court Office at 373 Broadway in Winnipeg (telephone: 945-3156), or any Regional Provincial Court Office. All Provincial Court Offices are open Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (excluding holidays). For more information visit the following sitehttp://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/fines/index
Q: I received a photo enforcement offence notice/ticket that I don’t agree with. Who can I contact to further discuss this matter?
A: Once an offence notice/ticket is issued by the City, it becomes a Provincial Court matter. Options are listed on the front and back of the offence notice/ticket as to how you may dispose of or contest the offence notice/ticket.
Contact or attend the Provincial Court Office at 373 Broadway in Winnipeg (telephone: 945-3156), or any Regional Provincial Court Office. All Provincial Court Offices are open Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (excluding holidays). For more information visit the following site http://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/fines/index
As these enquiries relate to potential pending court cases, the Winnipeg Police Service is not in a position to comment. Unless there are special circumstances, such as the vehicle being reported stolen at the time of offence, it would be inappropriate for the Winnipeg Police Service to intervene in any way.
For more information and FAQ’ please go to City of Winnipeg, Photo Enforcement FAQ’s http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/safestreets/faqs.stm#20
Traffic radar http://www.radarguns.com/radar-and-cosine-effect.html
Fines and traffic tickets Province of MB, http://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/fines/index
Manitoba Highway Traffic Act, http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/regs/pdf/h060-220.02.pdf
Categories: By-laws, City Hall, Public Safety, Traffic
FAQ for Sterling Lyon Crossing
Q: Why is the train whistling at Sterling Lyon?
A: The City of Winnipeg and CPR have been working towards obtaining whistle cessation at this crossing by upgrading the Sterling Lyon crossing to meet the conditions contained in Transport Canada’s Railway Safety Directorate. Once Transport Canada confirms the crossing meets these conditions, CPR can issue a special instruction which would prohibit the application of the train whistle at this crossing.
Q: When will this happen?
A: We are presently waiting for the letter from Transport Canada to CPR to confirm the grade crossing meets the conditions contained in Transport Canada’s Railway Safety Directorate. The City of Winnipeg completed all work required to meet the requirements and CPR submitted an application for whistle cessation to Transport Canada in April 2011. Transport Canada is a federal jurisdiction and the time line is now under their control
Q: What happens once the letter arrives?
A: Once the letter arrives, a whistle cessation Agreement must be drafted and signed by the City and the Railway, then a “no Whistle” sign will be installed at the crossing letting the conductors know that they do not have to blow the whistle at the crossing unless they see a hazard.
Q: Will this mean that there will be no whistling from the crossing?
A: Conductors must blow the whistle if they see a “hazard” animals or people walking on or near the tracks would be examples of this
Categories: Public Safety, Roads, Traffic
Winnipeg Winter Parking Ban - Q&A
Q: How will I know if there are any parking restrictions on the street I am parking on?
A: In Winnipeg there are a number of winter parking bans that residents should be aware of. Information about all winter parking bans can be found at the following helpful links:
Website – http://www.knowyourzone.winnipeg.ca
Brochure – http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/Parkingbans/Documents/knowyourzone_en.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions – http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/Parkingbans/Documents/FAQ.pdf
The two main winter parking bans that people should be familiar with are:
a) The Annual Snow Route Overnight Parking Ban which applies to streets designated as snow routes and is put in place annually from December 1 to March 1 and prohibits parking between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. nightly. Every street designated as a Snow Route has Snow Route signs posted within 150 metres of one another and at least one sign on every block. This parking ban is put in place in order to allow for better snow clearing operations on regional and collector streets across the city.
b) The Residential Parking Ban, which applies to residential streets when the City makes the decision to plow residential streets due to large accumulations of snow. All residential streets are assigned to a snow zone (which is identified by a letter of the alphabet). Residential streets will maintain the same snow zone letter of the alphabet for the entire winter season.
When a residential snow clearing operation is required, the City will announce the schedule for clearing of streets by snow zone letters. Residential streets in snow zones will be cleared in 12 hour shifts between 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.. Under normal conditions, clearing of snow from residential streets will be completed within five 12-hour shifts, but it may take longer depending on plowing conditions. To find out when the residential parking ban will apply to a residential street you would like to park on, you can contact 311 or visit the City of Winnipeg webpage http://www.knowyourzone.winnipeg.ca
The City will make a public announcement through the media when a Residential Parking Ban is declared.
More answers to questions on Winter Parking Bans is also available here: http://www.orlikow.ca/faq/
Q: Why are residents being ticketed when there is no snow fall?
A:In the winter, it is essential that priority streets are kept clear of snow to ensure the fast, safe movement of emergency vehicles (ambulance, fire and police). These priority streets are designated as Snow Routes. The City’s Winter Parking Ban By-law (76/2011) prohibits parking between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. from December 1st to March 1st every year on streets designated as Snow Routes. This ensures that if weather conditions suddenly change and it suddenly snows heavily, crews can start working immediately on the main roads and not have to worry about many vehicles parked on a street. Maneuvering around parked cars slows down the process considerably. Keeping these priority streets free of parked vehicles overnight ensures crews can plow quickly and cover a larger area in a shorter period of time, should it suddenly snow heavily.
Q: Why doesn’t the City give a warning to drivers parked on snow routes, instead of a fine?
A: The Winnipeg Parking Authority (WPA) did not enforce it for the first week of December. This time was used as an opportunity to educate the public through warning tickets and the distribution of an informational pamphlet. Since that time enforcement has remained consistent, to act as a deterrent. Not enforcing could introduce some level of complacency from the public and may result in residents fighting tickets on the premise that enforcement was not carried out in full accordance or consistently with the By-law. When a snow fall does occur, it is essential that the city complete operations in a timely manner in order to make the streets safer and to effectively and efficiently use our public resources.
Q: Where is a non-resident supposed to park when all the available parking is marked as a snow route?
A: The City advises that with regards to parking on Winnipeg streets in the winter, vehicle owners/drivers are responsible for finding a place to park their vehicle, and to find a street to park on, which doesn’t have a winter parking ban currently in place. The City provides information about which streets have winter parking bans in place, at: http://cms00asa1.winnipeg.ca/
On this web page an individual can type in a street address and see what streets currently have a Winter Parking Ban in effect including the Snow Route Overnight Parking Ban. The map also shows surrounding residential streets where there is no Parking Ban in effect and people can choose to park there. The City of Winnipeg also operates many surface parking lots throughout the city where vehicles may be parked overnight for a fee.
Q: What can I do to challenge a ticket?
A: If you would like to challenge a ticket, it is your right to take a ticket to Provincial Court at 373 Broadway between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. You may plead either ‘not guilty’ or ‘guilty with an explanation’.
In order to appear at Provincial Court you must 1) have the ticket stamped at the Parking Store (495 Portage Ave), and 2) appear within 15 days of the ticket being issued. The province provides no options to contest a ticket by phone.
Q: I would like to challenge a ticket, but I have difficulty taking the time out of my day due to other commitments. What options do I have?
A: Under provincial law, the City of Winnipeg must have a ticket stamped in order for the ticket-holder to challenge a ticket before a public hearing. If as a ticket-holder, you are unable to have it stamped, you may have somebody else get it stamped on your behalf so long as you provide a signed letter giving permission to do so. This permission must come from the registered owner of the vehicle.
The purpose of having the ticket stamped is for review before it goes forward. For example, if there was in fact a license plate or date error, this would allow The Parking Authority to catch this before it went to the Provincial Courts.
Q: What can I do if I the ticket was given in error?
A: If the ticket was given in error, you may have the ticket reviewed by the Winnipeg Parking Authority. This can be done online at:
http://theparkingstore.winnipeg.ca/theparkingstore/
A review is limited to a determination of whether or not there were errors in the issuance of the ticket. The review must be requested within 15 days of the ticket being issued. The ticket is reviewable if you think the patrol officer recorded the wrong: location, date, make of vehicle, violation, or license plate. Anything else requires an attendance at Provincial Court.
Q: What was the purpose of changing the residential snow plowing system?
A: Having the residential streets clear of parked cars allows for better snow clearing operations in terms of improved public safety, safety of equipment operators, and higher quality of snow clearing. In addition, the City realizes better use of public funds by not having to replow the streets once the cars have been removed. Under the former ban, parking was restricted for a six hour period while snow clearing operations continued on a 24-hour basis.
Q: Is the city taking any feedback on the Winter Parking Ban?
A: You can give feedback or suggestions to City staff by contacting 311, which can be passed on to the department for consideration at your request. Please feel free to provide any policy suggestions or concerns to my attention at 986-5236 and I can look into this on your behalf.
Q: Can I have the Snow Route Overnight Parking Ban changed on my Street?
A: The City has found that one of the keys to having our citizens be respectful of the Snow Route Overnight Parking Ban is clear and consistent regulation. Therefore the Snow Route Overnight Parking Ban must be applied in a similar manner on all city streets that are designated as Snow Routes. If any exceptions are made, it tends to quickly make the ban much more confusing to the public and ultimately less effective in limiting the parked cars impacting on the City’s snow clearing operations.
If you feel there is good reason that a street or a portion thereof should not be designated as a Snow Route, you can bring this to my attention and I will follow up with the City administration, making sure that either I or the administration will get back to you regarding this concern.
Categories: By-laws, Snow Removal
Kenaston Widening from Taylor to Ness
A motion to accept Option 4 for the widening of Kenaston Blvd from Taylor to Ness was presented to Council and approved. Preliminary information about this plan is available on the City of Winnipeg website at the following address:
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/Route90/
Council meeting information:
http://winnipeg.ca/clkdmis/ViewPdf.asp?SectionId=298777
In 2007 the City conducted a preliminary design study for Route 90 between Ness and Taylor, which focused on improvements in areas such as safety, vehicular operations, Transit operations, Active Transportation opportunities, capital cost, and reducing neighbourhood and property impacts; such as reducing vehicular emissions, attenuating traffic noise and reducing neighbourhood shortcutting.
Q: Why is the Kenaston Expansion Project needed?
A: Route 90 is a vital north-south transportation corridor linking major residential, employment and commercial areas in the southwest and northwest quadrants of the City. It is a major truck route and is the Winnipeg link in the Mid-Continental Trade Corridor. Already one of Winnipeg’s busiest thoroughfares, Route 90’s role in the movement of people and goods will expand with developments.
City standards provide justification for widening to six lanes when the traffic volume reaches 35,000 vehicles per day. The current volume is over 50,000 vehicles per day. The volume is expected to increase to 70,000 per day by 2030 due to new development projects to the south. Insufficient capacity results in congestion and regional traffic spilling onto residential streets not designed for this traffic.
Q: What does the preferred alignment look like?
A: The preferred alignment expands Kenaston on either side of the current roadway. The portion that will have the most impact is that to the north of Tuxedo, where the proposed alignment expands slightly to the north. A detailed map is available here:
Q: What would the road and the intersections look like?
A: A cross-section of the street is available here:
Q: Where is the process presently at?
A: The preliminary design has been approved by the City of Winnipeg Council. The project cannot start, however, without Federal Government financial support. Until this support is secured, no construction will begin.
Q: Can the project begin before the Kapyong Barrack and Air Force Housing issues are negotiated?
A: Yes, the major work will involve adding an additional span to the St. James Bridge and re-alignment which can be done in a first stage. This would still require Federal Government funding and would add to the over-all cost of the project.
Q: Where are negotiations regarding the Kapyong Barracks lands and acquisition of a row of the PMQ (military base) housing?
A: Pending. Timelines are not available at this point however this motion will be used to help move matter forward at the Federal level.
Q: What steps were taken to consult with the public?
Community residents and businesses were consulted for this plan. These public consultations included first person interviews, small meetings, survey questionnaires and two public open houses between fall 2008 and fall 2009. A diagram of the consultation process is available here:
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/Route90/42031TimelineWebJan8-09.pdf
Citizen comments are available here:
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/MajorProjects/Route90/PDF/Route90-OpenHouse1Comments.pdf
In addition, I have taken it upon myself to speak with and meet local residents, find answers to questions, and to provide periodic updates for this project on my website. I have brought forward the concerns addressed by local residents and the broader community to the project manager and to Council before voting on this decision.
Q: How will this affect the River Heights/Ft. Garry Ward?
A: The proposed expansion will reduce commercial and through-traffic along adjacent streets for a time.
In order to reduce traffic noise levels, sound attenuation walls are proposed. The walls would range in height from 2.4m in rear or side yards to 1.2m in front yards. Removal of the local street and lane connections to Kenaston Boulevard will allow for longer continuous sections and more effective sound attenuation.
The new intersection alignments at Grant and Kenaston and Corydon and Kenaston will address safety issues.
Directly adjacent to Kenaston, 64 homes in the River Heights / Fort Garry Ward will need to be partially and fully expropriated in order to expand the road. (find out how many full as Corydon is less and increases at you go to Academy.)
In addition, an access road will connect Boulton Bay residents to Taylor, in order to better accommodate southbound traffic originating on Boulton Bay.
Q: How will Active Transportation be accommodated in the new design?
A: The proposed plan has a sidewalk on each side and a cycling path along the west side of Kenaston between Wellington Cres to the north and through the Kenaston underpass to the south. The plan recommends that the City connect the cycling path with other existing active transportation paths in the area. The plan also recommends a pedestrian and cyclist overpass across Kenaston at Lockston Avenue.
Q: Will there be an active transportation trail on the East side?
A: The plan has not been finalized however attempts will be made to get an active transportation trail on the East side however there may not be the room available.
Q: How will the new plans affect transit? Is there room for a future rapid Transit route along this corridor?
Route 90 has also been identified as a potential transit quality corridor in the City’s Transportation Master Plan. A Transit Quality Corridor is a major transit corridor that has a comprehensive set of coordinated transit priority measures.
Potential improvements for Transit operations along the proposed Kenaston expansion include queue-jump lanes, transit priority signals, upgraded centralized transit stops and real-time scheduling information displays. The location and specific types of improvements for each intersection will be determined at the detailed design stage.
Q: What other options were considered for the Kenaston Widening?
A: Five conceptual alternatives for widening Route 90 were developed by the project consultant team and an interdepartmental project steering committee and presented to the public at a two day open house event in January 2009. These options included the following:
Option 1 - Widen Kenaston on the west side
Option 2 - Widen Kenaston on the east side
Option 3 - Widen Kenaston on both sides
Option 4 - Widen Kenaston on alternating sides
Option 5 - One-Way Pair using the former Oak Point Rail line for northbound lanes
The three highest rated alternatives (Options 1, 4, and 5) underwent preliminary design and further assessment taking into account comments received during the initial Open House event. The resulting preliminary designs were then presented to the public at a second Open House event held in November 2009.
At both Open House events Option 4 (Widening on alternating sides) received the highest rating by the public and by the project steering committee and was therefore selected as the recommended widening option.
The most significant disadvantages of the other four options are the following:
Option 1 Widen West - This option was the second most preferred option; however, it requires land from the Manitoba Youth Centre and results in a poor alignment with the St. James Bridges.
Option 2 Widen East - This option was considered infeasible due to the substantial negative impact upon commercial and condominium properties. It requires the acquisition of developed properties on the east side for the full length of Kenaston Boulevard including all privately owned homes on the east side of Kenaston Boulevard.
Option 3 Widen on Both Sides - The property acquisitions necessary for this alternative are the highest of the 5 options. It requires removal of all homes on both sides of Kenaston Boulevard, yet offers no operational improvement compared to the preferred option 4.
Option 5 One Way Pair - While this option performs nearly as well as the other 4 options it creates an island effect, surrounding a pocket of homes and Carpathia School with high traffic volumes and introduces high traffic volumes into areas that currently carry only moderate residential traffic volumes. It also separates northbound and southbound transit movements making transferring more difficult. Due to recent building projects within the former Oak Point rail right-of-way the property acquisition costs for this alternative could be as much as $15M higher than the recommended alignment. By separating the northbound and southbound lanes, this option would also double the number of individual signalized intersections between Taylor Avenue and Academy Road.
Q: Has the City considered having a raised highway?
A: The enormous capital expense and ongoing maintenance costs, the added expropriation needed for onramps and off-ramps, and detrimental effects to the neighbourhood being under a freeway make this option an impractical solution for Kenaston.
Categories: City Hall, Infrastructure, Roads
Winnipeg Golf Courses Request of Interest
Q: What is the City considering regarding the future of publically owned golf courses in the City of Winnipeg?
A: The City sent out of Request of Interest (ROI) to developers and private golf operators to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) proposal for the development and/or operation of one or more of the following City-owned golf courses. What this means is that the City asked developers and private golf operators to propose plans for City-owned golf course land.
images/userfiles/430-2011_Expression_of_Interest.pdf
Q: Why?
A: A City of Winnipeg golf course audit indicated that golf services are not breaking even as independent semi-private businesses. The audit recommended that the City get out of the golf business and sell green space for development.
Q: What golf courses are available for development?
A: Canoe Club, Crescent Drive, Harbour View, John Blumberg, Kildonan Park, Tuxedo, Windsor Park were all included in the ROI.
Q: Are other options than continued golf or development available to repurpose the lands?
A: Not at this time
Q: Has the public been consulted?
A: Not at this point. Attempts to have public consultation have been blocked by a majority of Councillors. The rational for not allowing public input at this time is that the consultation process would begin when/if a development proposal comes forward.
Q: Why do some Councillors want to begin the public consultation process before development proposals are determined?
A: Providing developers first option on public green space requires the public to fight inappropriate developments through an adversarial rezoning process. Developers should know what lands and types of development are appropriate before submitting options. Allowing public consultations before the development proposals would allow the public to be proactive in providing input into the uses of these lands, rather than being limited to the reactive role in responding to developer proposals.
Q: Is there any protection for Heritage and Environmentally significant lands located in golf courses?
A: There is a policy that the City identifies and protects such lands, however, a motion that I presented to Council to ensure this policy is followed was rejected by a majority of Council. The policy may be followed, however, it should be done before any ROI process begins to identify what lands are potentially available for repurposing and/or are subject to appropriate development.
images/userfiles/ESNL Motion.pdf
Q: How many votes of Council are required if a development proposal is submitted to develop or lease lands on City owned golf courses?
A: The sale or lease of public lands requires 2/3 of Council to approve the sale.
Q: When will the matter come before Council for consideration?
A: It is expected that some information will come before Council in mid-March 2012, however, that decision is up to the Mayor’s discretion.
Q: Where is the opportunity for the public to have its voice heard regarding any development on golf courses?
A: There will be opportunities for the public to fight any inappropriate development after the proposals are presented to Council but there will not be the opportunity to explore alternative uses of the green space before development proposals are submitted.
Q: What is the general outline of the process going forward?
A: The general steps that the process will take are:
1) The sucessful proposals will be submitted to Council after the City Administration reviews the proposals. The first one is expected March 2012.
2) 2/3 of Council would have to agree to lease and/or sale any golf course lands.
3) A rezoning process would have to occur to change the zoning from Parkland to whatever zoning charges are required by the applicant.
Q: The Mayor has accused me of playing games. What indicators are available to justify my concerns?
A: My concerns arise from:
- The Golf Audit’s claim that Winnipeg has too much green space and the Mayor’s unwillingness to publically support that claim or not.
- The EOI process invited only golf operators and developers to provide ideas relating to golf services and/development proposals. The process excluded the public and non-profit groups.
- There is a need to find new money due to significant budgetary challenges this year and for the next few years
- Council “killed” a motion that would have had the City conduct an Environmental Sensitive Natural Land Assessment as per the Cities policy.
- Committee “killed” a motion to provide the public an opportunity to provide ideas on how they see golf course space being used, which includes continued golf, seniors park, dog park, river trails, a cross-country running and skiing facility, a seniors centre, etc. images/userfiles/City Centre public consultation Motion.pdf
Q: How many acres of land are available for possible development?
A: There are 687 acres of land available through the EOI, equal to $50 Million dollars.
Categories: City Hall, Development, Green Space
How Do I Get Speed Humps For My Street Or Alley?
Q: What are speed humps?
A: As described in the Transportation Association of Canada’s (TAC) Canadian Guide to Neighbourhood Traffic Calming, “a speed hump is a raised area of a roadway, which deflects both the wheels and frame of a traversing vehicle. … [Speed humps are] intended to produce sufficient discomfort to limit travel speeds yet allow the driver to maintain vehicle control. Its design is intended to limit effects on emergency, maintenance and transit vehicles while allowing cyclists to comfortably cross the speed hump.”
Q: How do they work?
A: Speed humps have been proven to have substantial benefits in reduction of vehicle speeds (Source: TAC). However, speed humps are not intended to address issues of high traffic volumes - studies of speed hump installations have shown only minor reductions in traffic volumes.
Speed humps provide a gradual rise and fall and are designed to prevent vehicle damage when traversed at the recommended speeds (indicated with advisory speed signs). The dimensions of a speed hump are approximately 4.0 metres (13 feet) wide and 80 mm (3 inches) high.
Q: What are the steps/ conditions to getting speed humps in a street or alley?
A: The Warrant Criteria, or steps, to getting a speed hump are as follows:
Warrant Criteria #1: The street/ alley is a local residential street and is not a Transit route, snow route or a residential collector street. If this is criteria is met go to Warrant Criteria #2
Warrant Criteria #2: Submission of a petition representing a minimum of 70% of the residents in the block (one signature per residence) on both sides of the street in support of the installation/removal of speed humps. Petitions can be found at: http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/trafficControl/trafficCalming/speedHumps.stm
If this is criteria is met the City Traffic Department will perform a traffic study of the street/ alley. These studies are scheduled in the spring and fall while school is still in and the traffic volumes are at their highest. This gives the most accurate reading of the peek volume and speed.
Warrant Criteria #3: At least one of the following criteria is met:
(i) Average speed exceeds the speed limit (50 km/hour) for streets, (30 Km/hours) for alleys; or
(ii) At least 15% of vehicles exceed the speed limit by 5 km/hour or more (55 km/hour); or
(iii) At least 10% of vehicles exceed the speed limit by 10 km/hour or more (60 km/hour).
More information and petition forms can be found at the City of Winnipeg website:
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/InformationAndResources/TrafficControl/TrafficCalming/speed_humps.asp
Speed Hump Brochure:
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/PDF/Transportation/2010SpeedHumpsStreets.pdf
Warrant criteria speed humps on streets: http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/Transportation/pdf/Warrant_Criteria_Installation_Guidelines_-_Street_Humps.pdf
Warrant criteria speed humps on lanes:
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/Transportation/pdf/Warrant_Criteria_-_Speed_Humps_in_Lanes.pdf
Categories: City Hall, Infrastructure, Public Safety, Roads, Traffic
Process for Getting a Loading Zone for Persons with Disabilities
Q: I have a physical disability and would like to have a loading zone in front of my home, clear of parked cars. How can I have this done?
A: If you qualify, you may have a loading zone in front of your home, restricting parking during specified hours. This requires a Disability Permit through the Society of Manitobans with Disabilities (SMD). To get the permit, a form needs to be filled out by a doctor and approved. You can contact SMD at 975-3010 for more information on obtaining and completing this form.
Once you have a disability permit, you can contact 311 to request a loading zone in front of your home, where nobody may park during specified hours. Somebody from the department will then contact you to discuss the hours and any other information needed. If approved, the loading sign will then be put up in between six and eight weeks by the City, allowing you access to the street clear of parked cars between the specified hours.
SpeedWatch, a Program from MPI to help Educated Drivers.
Q: What is Speedwatch?
A: Speedwatch is an MPI Program aimed at educating drivers about the actual speeds they are traveling on our roads and city streets.
Local volunteers borrow radar operated speed reader boards that display the posted speed limit as well as the driver’s speed. This educates the driver about the speed they are traveling and sends the message that speeding in our community is not acceptable. The aim is to prompt speeding drivers to slow down while giving positive reinforcement to those who choose to stay within the speed limit.
A: Local volunteers borrow radar operated speed reader boards that display the posted speed limit and the driver’s speed. They set up this equipment in a safe location off the road where drivers can see it, during the days and times when the volunteers feel speeding is the worst. Information about how fast drivers are traveling is forwarded to Manitoba Public Insurance for analysis.
The reward for volunteers is the knowledge that they are sending the message that speeding in their community is not acceptable. The volunteers can get an analysis of the results from MPI
Q: How does the program affect traffic?
A: The program is designed to:
a) Make drivers more aware of the speeds at which they are traveling by giving them a visual signal of their speed;
b) Prompt speeding drivers to slow down by comparing how fast they are traveling to the actual posted speed limit on the road.
Q: Who do I contact?
A: To participate in any SpeedWatch program, please contact:
SpeedWatch Coordinator
Road Safety Department
Manitoba Public Insurance
985–8737; toll-free 1–888–767–7640
Q: What do I have to do for the program?
A: MPI will supply everything you need to make your SpeedWatch program a success including
- Speed Reader Boards
- tracking sheets
- speeding information
- instructions on how to set up and take down the speed reader boards
All that is required of you and your team is:
a) Volunteers to stay with the board while it is in operation for the purposes of safety, vandalism and theft prevention, and to record vehicle numbers and speeds for analysis purposes
b) A commitment to return to MPI any stats collected during your SpeedWatch program so we can use the information to further enhance the MPI Road Safety Education Programming
SpeedWatch brochure images/userfiles/Wpg SpeedWatch brochure.pdf
Examples of tally sheet images/userfiles/2009 Operational Report for 70K+.doc
Categories: City Hall, Public Safety, Roads, Traffic
How Do I Address Through Traffic On My Street?
Increasingly, citizens are requesting measures to address their concerns regarding speeding vehicles traveling through their residential neighbourhoods. Often these concerns are related to issues of pedestrian and child safety.
There are two methods to address this problem in the community,
The MPI SpeedWatch program, Follow this link for more information -
http://www.orlikow.ca/faq/view/?fid=87
and the installation of Speedhumps. Follow this link for more information - http://www.orlikow.ca/faq/view/?fid=86
Kenaston Extension FAQ
Q: How will the traffic flow be guided through Waverley West from Kenaston Blvd, and how will the westbound traffic on Bishop Grandin Bv. be directed into Waverley West?
A: The segment of Kenaston Blvd currently under construction will connect North Town Rd (in Waverley West) to Bishop Grandin Blvd and be open to traffic later this fall. This is the first stage of the larger project extending Kenaston Blvd to the perimeter highway. This larger project includes construction of a "flyover" bridge to provide free flow for southbound Kenaston to eastbound Bishop Grandin Bv traffic.
Q: How will this connection be made to direct westbound traffic from Bishop Grandin Bv into Waverley West, and to direct traffic from Waverley West onto Bishop Grandin Bv.?
A: Initially (prior to construction of the bridge), all traffic movements will flow through a signalized intersection at Bishop Grandin Bv and Kenaston. Upon the opening of the bridge, all traffic moving between the existing Kenaston Bv and Bishop Grandin Bv will be free flowing (southbound to eastbound via the bridge and westbound to northbound via two by-pass lanes), while traffic moving to and from the extended portion of Kenaston will travel through a signalized intersection.
Q: Will pictures become available so we can see what is proposed?
A: We will soon have some diagrams up under the Major Projects page of the City website: http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/majorprojects/
Categories: Infrastructure, Roads, Traffic
What do I do if I have a problem with Geese?
The City of Winnipeg understands that many of our green spaces are not accessible due to geese dropping and have responded by setting up the Canada Goose Citizens' Information Network
The City of Winnipeg is providing groups and individuals the opportunity to learn techniques to encourage or discourage Canada geese particularly around retention basins and in parks.
As part of this project, we will also be monitoring geese populations in the city.
This will require gathering information about the locations of nests and numbers of geese in selected areas.
for more information go to: http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/naturalist/ns/Goose.asp
Categories: Green Space, Infrastructure, Sustainability
Secondary Suites Q&A
Winnipeg is currently in the process of preparing new legislation to allow for secondary suites. A Secondary suite is a second and subordinate housing unit added to a single lot. It can either be attached or detached to the primary home.
Q: What are secondary suites?
A: A Secondary suite is a second housing unit added to a single lot. It has frequently been referred to as a Granny Flat. It can either be attached or detached from the existing house/dwelling. In either case, the secondary suite is smaller in size than the main house /dwelling. It has its own entrance, bathroom and kitchen facilities.
· Secondary Suite Technical Information FAQ - http://www.orlikow.ca/faq/view/?fid=93
· Secondary Suites Neighbourhood Impact - http://www.orlikow.ca/faq/view/?fid=92
· Secondary Suite Application and Appeal Processes FAQ - http://www.orlikow.ca/faq/view/?fid=94
Secondary Suites Neighbourhood Impact
Q: Will Secondary suites change the character of my neighborhood?
A: Secondary suites do not change the design/ character of existing neighbourhoods. Properties with secondary suites generally mimic the existing built form.
Q: Will this affect my Property value?
A: No decrease in property value is expected. Based on several studies recently completed in Vancouver, existing neighbourhoods have not shown a decrease in property values.
Q: Will secondary suites affect street parking?
A: To minimize the impact of on-street parking, the proposed by-law requires that all houses with secondary suite have a minimum of two parking spots on the lot. The current zoning bylaw requires that single-family homes require only one parking spot.
Q: Will Secondary suites cause a significant impact on traffic?
A: No significant increase in traffic is expected as a result of secondary suites.
Q: Can both the main residence and the secondary suite be rented out?
A: There is nothing in the bylaw that requires the primary dwelling to be owner-occupied.
Q: Where can I find more information about secondary suites?
A: Public Open Houses Poster Boards, February 2012:
http://speakupwinnipeg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Secondary-Suites-Public-Open-House.pdf
Report brought to the Standing Policy Committee on Property and Development on April 10th:
You can contact my office at 204-986-5236 or by email at jorlikow@winnipeg.ca to bring forward any questions or concerns that you may have.
· Secondary suites Q&A - http://www.orlikow.ca/faq/view/?fid=91
Secondary Suite Technical Information FAQ
Q: What are the different forms that a secondary suite can take?
· Stand Alone Secondary suite - a suite in a stand-alone building separate from the principal dwelling and the garage
· Secondary suite within the existing dwelling above grade – a suite contained within the principal dwelling above the basement
· Garage Secondary suite at grade – a suite contained within the garage at ground level
· Secondary suite within the existing dwelling below grade – a suite contained within the basement of the principal dwelling
· Garage Secondary suite above grade – a suite above the garage
Q: Are Secondary suites currently allowed in Winnipeg?
A: Attached secondary suites are currently allowed in Winnipeg.
Q: Can a property have more than one secondary suite?
A: No. Any lot approved for a secondary suite may only have one attached or detached secondary suite.
Q: How big is a secondary suite?
A: Attached Secondary suite, if above ground, must be no more than one third of the living area, up to a maximum of 800 square feet.
Detached secondary suite may have no more than 600 square feet of floor space. The height may be no more than 15 feet if it is a stand-alone unit, or 25 feet if it is above a garage.
Q: Has the City held any public consultations regarding Secondary suites?
A: the City held general Public Open Houses (February 22 & 23, 2012 Millennium Library) and consulted the following groups: Neighbourhood Revitalization Corporations (Spence, West Broadway, North End, Central, Daniel Macintyre), Right to Housing Coalition, Province of Manitoba (Local Government Department & Housing Community Development Department), Chair of the Housing Steering Committee – Winnipeg.
Q: How will Secondary suites benefit my neighbourhood?
A: There are a number of benefits such as:
· A home owner who chooses to have a secondary suite can provide an independent home for family members.
· It will provide homes with secondary suites more options for upkeep and maintenance of existing housing stock.
· It will provide an additional opportunity for people to remain and maintain their homes.
· Secondary suites provide neighbourhood benefit resulting from increased density in a low impact manner.
· It provides an alternative to converting historic homes into duplexes, triplexes and other multi-unit buildings.
· Private landscaping and front doors help to beautify a back lane while bringing eyes to the property increases security.
Q: How are Secondary suites part of healthy communities?
· Supports Complete Communities - Secondary suites provide a diversity of housing types which supports the ability to ‘age in place’,
· Promotes smart development – increase density and therefore, could reduce some development pressure for greenfield development.
· Design and Character - Secondary suites do not change the design/ character of existing neighbourhoods. Properties with secondary suites mimic the existing built form,
· Addresses the historical decline in household size – Secondary suites add more people to the community without increasing the land supply. This strengthens the ability for neighbourhood services and amenities to survive, such as schools, libraries, and transit.
Q: What is the difference between a duplex and an attached secondary suite?
A: An Attached Secondary suite is accessory and smaller than a primary dwelling, whereas each duplex or side-by-side units are both primary dwelling units. Secondary suites also tend to be more hidden because only one entrance to a home may be located in the front of the primary dwelling unit, meaning the entrance to the secondary suite will not be at the front of the house.
Secondary Suite Application and Appeal Processes FAQ
Q: How do I apply for a secondary suite?
A: If this legislation is approved:
· Attached Secondary Suite -an applicant will be required to provide notification to the neighbourhood and get a development permit application for an attached secondary suite. If the plan does not conform to use specific standards then an additional conditional use application is required, which is subject to a public hearing before the Board of Adjustment.
· Detached secondary suite - will require a conditional use application subject to a public hearing before the board of adjustment. It will also require plan approval from the Director of Planning, Property and Development, and approval of a Development Permit application.
Q: What can I do if I do not approve of secondary suites on my street?
A: If you do not approve a detached secondary suite, you may go to a public hearing and state the reasons for your objection. If you do not approve an attached secondary suite there is 14 days’ notice period to appeal the application.
Q: Is there an appeal process for secondary suites?
A: Yes, but two different formats:
· An attached secondary suite notice would have to be posted for 14 days - and if it was appealed by any neighbours, a public hearing would be required. If there is no appeal, then it is approved.
· A detached secondary suite is approved through a public hearing process including the right to appeal. If the decision is appeal, the proposal will then be brought to the Appeal Committee for an appeal hearing. . The Appeal Committee decision is binding.
What are Community Resource Recovery Centres Outlined in the Waste Reduction Strategy?
Community Resource Recovery Centres will be established in the north, south, east, and west areas of the city. Residents will be able to drop off material that can be processed and reused, resold, or recycled for a $5 fee. This will increase waste diversion.
Q: When would these Centres be ready?
A: The first Centre at Brady Road Landfill could be operating in 2013, the second Centre would be in the north area of the city and could be operating in 2014 and the remaining two Centres (east area and west area) could be operating as early as 2015 and 2016.
Q: How much would it cost to drop off items at the Centres?
A: There would a $5.00 charge per visit if you are bringing items that require landfill disposal (e.g., drywall, shingles, renovation material, furniture, mattresses).
Q: Could residents take garbage to the Community Resource Recovery Centres?
A: No. The intent of the Centres is resource recovery and would not serve as a landfill or a landfill transfer station. Residents would be encouraged to drop off material that could be resold, reused or recycled.
Does the Waste Reduction Strategy Include a Curbside Yard Collection Program?
Q: What is the curbside waste collection program?
A: The City will be introducing curbside yard waste collection to provide residents an easy and convenient way to recycle their grass clippings and yard waste throughout the growing season.
Q: How does the Curbside Yard Waste program work?
A: Once every two weeks from April to November, residents can put their yard waste at the curb on their collection day, and the yard waste will be collected and composted. This program has the potential to keep 25,000 tonnes of organic material out of the landfill each year.
Q: When will it start?
A: this program will start the same time as the new garbage and recycling program.
Q: What kind of containers and bags would be required for leaf and yard waste collection?
A: Residents would be required to use compostable leaf and yard waste bags, or hard-walled containers (e.g., standard sized garbage can, blue boxes). Plastic bags would not be accepted as they are not biodegradable and would contaminate the finished compost.
Q: What would you do with the organic material collected from the curbside yard waste program?
A: The yard waste would be composted at the Brady Road Landfill site. Initially the finished compost would be used as a landfill cover material and made available to other City departments for soil amendment needs. Once the quality and quantity of the compost material has been proven, it could be marketed for sale.
Q: Would you continue to operate the seasonal yard waste depots once the curbside yard waste program is in place?
A: No. Since unlimited residential yard waste would be collected biweekly from spring to fall, there would no longer be a need for the seasonal depots. Yard waste could also be dropped off at one of the Community Resource Recovery Centres.
Q: Would the City continue to operate the annual Christmas tree depots?
A: Yes, because the curbside yard waste collection program would end in November each year.
How Will the Waste Reduction Strategy Affect Seniors and People with Disabilities?
Q: What about seniors and disabled persons unable to move the containers? What do they do?
A: Seniors and People with disability can apply for the “Walk Up Collection Service”
Q: What is walk-up collection service?
A: Our collectors will walk up to your home, empty and return any recycling and garbage containers.
Q: Who is eligible for this service?
A: Residents who:
· have difficulty getting their recycling and garbage to the curb or lane, and
· have no one who can do this for them.
Q: Is there a charge?
Q: How do I apply?
A: Complete the application form found at http://www.winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/pdfs/walk-upServiceApplication.pdf and return it to the City of Winnipeg. Our staff will visit your home to determine the best location for setting out your garbage and recycling.
Q: Do I need a note from my physician?
Q: How long can I receive the service?
A: We will provide the service as long as you need it. However, you need to reapply for the service each year. It is up to you to let us know if you no longer need the service or if there is a change in your service requirement (e.g., address change).
Q: How long before I know if I qualify for the service?
A: One or two weeks. We will phone you.
What Impact Will the Waste Reduction Strategy Have on Brady Road Landfill?
Q: Would the garbage tipping fees increase at Brady Road Landfill once the recommendations are implemented?
A: We would review the tipping fee structure after the recycling services are in place.
Q: Are you recommending garbage and recycling service changes because there is a concern about the limited capacity of the Brady Landfill?
A: No, the priority of the master plan is to benefit the environment and Brady Road Landfill by:
keeping valuable resources out of the landfill reducing harmful effects of garbage in the landfill
NON-RESIDENTIAL SECTORS
Q: Would you add programs for other sectors, such as industrial, commercial?
A: The City has begun consulting with other sectors and would expect to develop new diversion (recycling) opportunities as we identify them.
Is There a Curbside Kitchen Waste Collection Trial Program Included with the Waste Reduction?
Q: Why are you only planning a trial program for the curbside kitchen waste collection program?
A: We need to measure the interest and participation so that we can determine the best collection methods and the most efficient and economical composting facilities to handle the material.
Q: When would the trial program take place?
A: Since there would already be significant change taking place for garbage and recycling collection services in 2012 and 2013, we would start the trial once the transition to the collection services has stabilized, likely as early as 2014.
Q: Could residents express an interest in being part of the kitchen organics collection trial program?
A: Yes. The trial area hasn’t been determined yet, but we would welcome interest from residents. If you are interested in the program you can contact
What Type of Education/Consultation Has Been Done Related to the Waste Reduction Plan?
Q: What sort of information was sent out regarding this plan?
A: There were Community Consultations were held throughout Winnipeg
· Eleven open houses were held throughout the city, which included the Crescentwood Community Centre.
· Several round tables were also held at the Millennium Library focusing on accessibility and environment in addition to the Speak Up on Garbage Expo at the Convention Centre.
· Information and requests for feedback were posted on the City of Winnipeg web site.
· Information was posted on Councillor Orlikow’s website with requests for feedback.
· 4000 postcards were dropped in the Ward with a link to the Councillor’s website asking for feedback.
Q: Have other cities adopted a similar program?
A: Winnipeg is not the only city to switch to a form of automated garbage collection. Below are a few examples of nearby or similar cities to Winnipeg that have already converted.
City of Brandon - http://brandon.ca/main/nsf/pages+by+id/1314
City of Burnaby - http://www.burnaby.ca/cityhall/departments/engnrn/engnrn_snttnr/Automated_Garbage_and_Yard_Waste_Collection_-_Coming_Fall_2009.html
City of Moose Jaw - http://www.moosejaw.ca/cityhall/engineers/publicworks/automated_garbage_collection_faq.shtml
City of Prince George - http://www.city.pg.bc.ca/city_services/solidwaste/automatedgarbage/
City of Vancouver - http://vancouver.ca/ENGSVCS/solidwaste/garbage/howto.htm
Q: How would you inform residents about the service changes and opportunities?
A: We would prepare a comprehensive promotion and education plan. Detailed information would be included with each cart.
How Will the Waste Reduction Service Affect Other Waste Pick Up?
Q: How do I get rid of my bulky waste items (e.g., furniture, mattresses)?
A: Bulky waste can be collected for a fee of $5.00 per item, up to a maximum of ten items per collection, for all customers city-wide. Call 311 to arrange pick up.
Q: Would the abandoned waste collection program continue?
A: Yes. This service would continue to be funded as part of the garbage collection service. You can report abandoned waste by contacting the 311 Centre by phone, or email and the abandoned waste will be collected.
Q: Is an increase in abandoned waste expected if the recommendations are implemented?
A: No. In fact a decrease is expected in abandoned waste due to removal of the shared AutoBin system, a more user-friendly bulky waste collection program and fee structure, and the opportunity for residents to take reusable items to a Community Resource Recovery Centre.
For additional information the following PDF is available.
http://www.winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/pdfs/garbage/cartInfoPackage.pdf
How Will the Waste Reduction Strategy Affect Landlords and Tenants?
Q: I am a renter in a single-family dwelling/house. Does this affect me?
A: If the water bill is in your name, you will be responsible for the quarterly fee for garbage service. If the water bill is in the property owner’s name, the garbage collection fee may be added to your monthly rent.
Note: The carts belong to the property and not the resident. If you move, you must leave the carts behind.
Q: I am a property owner with renters. What does this mean for me?
A: As the property owner, you would be responsible for ensuring the carts are available for your tenants and, if the water bill is in your name, the fee.
City Booklet on New Waste and Recycling Services
The City of Winnipeg will be launching a new waste and recycling "Waste Reduction" service October 2012.
The information booklet that will be provided to all residents when the new bins are dropped off can be found at:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/garbage/newCollection/guide_en.stm
Categories: Sustainability, Waste Removal
Dursban Spraying
Q: Dursban, Why are we using it?
· It is currently the only effective product to use against Elm Bark Beetles that cause Dutch Elm Disease.
· There are no viable, effective alternatives at this time.
· Once a tree is treated and the product dries it is effective for two years against elm bark beetles.
Q: How it applied?
· It is sprayed on the ground within 22 cm of the tree trunks.
· Spray directly on the bottom 50 cm of the trunks of the tree.
· There is little to no spray drift.
· It is only being used by the Insect Control Branch as a direct spray on the base of elms trees where appropriate. (most jurisdictions in the US and any provinces that have a Dutch Elm disease program can use Dursban if they had access to product and licensed pesticide applicators)
Q: Is Dursban banned?
· It is for some uses but not for all uses, registered usage is still permitted in US as well as other provinces until the end of 2014; it cannot be used within structures but can be used to treat a variety of insect pests outside of homes.
· Dursban is only banned for application/use within houses, schools, apartments, etc (structures) for structural pest control.
Q: When is it safe to be near or on the sprayed area?
· It is safe to be near the treated area at any time once product has dried. The only time there is any perceived risk is when its wet on the bottom 50cm’s of t he bark but the smell of the Dursban would normally keep all away from touching or eating the bark.
· Notices would be present in public areas at the time of application to advise people of the products presence.
Q: How do I know what areas are to be sprayed?
· A map is provided that includes where the City intends on spraying Dursban and is attached at
· River Heights - http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/bugline/New%20IMA%20Map/images/Area_31_Map.gif
· Sir John Franklin, J. B. Mitchel, Mathers, parts of Central and South River Heights http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/bugline/New%20IMA%20Map/images/Area_30_Map.gif
· Lindenwoods, Linden Ridge and Chevrier - http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/bugline/New%20IMA%20Map/images/Area_24_Map.gif
· Beaumont - http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/bugline/New%20IMA%20Map/images/Area_25_Map.gif
· Rockwood, Grant Park http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/bugline/New%20IMA%20Map/images/Area_32_Map.gif
· Where it is being sprayed on private property (river properties) the residents receive notification.
· Signage is placed on all boulevards, park entrances and anywhere possible where treatment has occurred. Signs remain up for most of the day and removed at the end of the shift. Signs have dated sprayed, product used and 311’s # on it for further information.
Q: Is City Council approval required?
· Permission is granted for its registered use as a part of a Dutch Elm Disease management program and its proper urban use is identified on the label
· Permission for use is from the Pesticide Use Permit issued to the Insect Control Branch by the Province of Manitoba, Conservation.
· After 2014, the label/product is not being renewed and an alternative is not in sight at this time for the effective control of elm bark beetles.
Q: Notification how is the public notified?
· Official notification is done by the Insect Control Branch in the newspapers and on the website that the city would be using this product in that year http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/bugline/news_releases/default.stm
· Private, hand delivered notification are given to homes which back onto rivers where application will be done on private property.
· Web site information is available @ http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/bugline/dutch_elm/spraying.stm
Train Whistling Q&A
Recently there has been an increase in evening train whistling disturbing the residents of the Linden Woods, South River Heights, Mathers and Brockville Neighbourhoods (http://www.orlikow.ca/images/userfiles/Ward_Map.pdf) .
The following Q&A gives you a better understanding of why there is whistling, actions to stop it and what you can do to help.
Q: Why is there an increase in overnight Train Whistling?
A: The train whistling is a result of CNR delivery trains following federal train whistling regulations during scheduled deliveries.
Q: Can the City of Winnipeg prevent trains from whistling?
A: Depends - In order to have a ‘No Whistle’ crossing, the City must fulfill the appropriate safety requirements and send the corresponding documentation to the local railway company. It is then up to the rail company to apply for the ‘No Whistle’ sign with Transport Canada.
Q: What is a ‘No Whistle’ sign?
A ‘No Whistle’ sign informs a train crew that they need not whistle for the upcoming intersection. A train may still whistle if there is an obstruction on or near the railway, such as a pedestrian or an animal.
Q: Do the local crossings have ‘No Whistle’ signs?
A: All the crossings in the River Heights - Fort Garry Ward have “No Whistle” signs. The most recent sign went up at the Canadian Pacific Railway crossing at Sterling Lyon Parkway in spring 2012.
Q: Where are the train whistles coming from?
A: There are three railway crossings just west of Lindenwoods, within Paula Havixbeck’s Ward of Charleswood – Tuxedo.
CNR at Sterling Lyon
All the upgrades and requirements to make this crossing a ‘No Whistle’ crossing have been completed by the City. The City provided CNR the paperwork for them to submit to Transport Canada to approve the ‘No Whistle’ in 2010. CNR failed to file the paperwork with Transport Canada at that time. The City has since met with CNR urging them to re-initiate the ‘No Whistle’ process. We are presently awaiting confirmation that CNR has submitted the paperwork requirements to Transport Canada.
Lowson Spur Line
After discussing this issue of train whistling with Councillor Havixbeck, I understand that she has begun enquiries into upgrading this crossing.
Lindenwoods Drive West Crossing
The City has been informed by Transport Canada that it would not consider this crossing for ‘No Whistle’ at this time due to safety concerns about the configuration of the crossing and the nearby intersection.
Q: Is there any other way to cross a road without having to whistle?
A: Yes, It is possible for a train to cross a ‘Whistle’ crossing without whistling. The process is known as the ‘Stop and Proceed’.
My office is communicating with CNR to discuss this option.
My staff continues discussion with Member of Parliament Rod Bruinooge’s office as many issues are under Federal Jurisdiction.
Q: How is train noise governed?
A: Because trains cross the country and travel through many cities and municipalities, trains and train activity are under federal jurisdiction.
The cities take care of the roads that cross them, and work jointly with rail companies in working towards making crossings ‘safe’ as described by Transport Canada. Whenever we can do this it means that a crossing can be designated ‘No Whistle’, which results in less whistle blowing at that crossing.
Because activity on the rail property, like regulating train whistling, is under federal jurisdiction, your Member of Parliament is your representative who has authority over this area. The Member of Parliament for the Linden Woods area is Rod Bruinooge. The representative for the area to the north of Wilkes is Joyce Bateman. Their contact information is below:
Joyce Bateman
102-611 Corydon Avenue
Winnipeg Manitoba
R3L-0P3
joyce.bateman@parl.gc.ca
Ottawa Office:
311 Justice Building
Ottawa Ontario K1A 0A6
Rod Bruinooge
2855 Pembina Highway, Unit 27
R3T 2H5
Rod@bruinooge.com
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
rod.bruinooge@parl.gc.ca
You can also contact the rail companies directly:
CNR customer service is (613) 562-9732 during regular business hours.
CPR customer service is (403) 319-7000;
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· Choose option 7 for the Community Connect line
Q: What has your office done to stop the whistling?
· All intersections in the River Heights/Ft. Garry Ward have been upgraded to No-whistle
· Working with Rod Bruinooge’s office to supply possible resolutions to this problem. This includes the ‘Stop and Proceed’ procedure, and/or locating and asking for a rescheduling of train deliveries to daytime hours.
· Working with Councillor Havixbeck regarding nearby crossings in the Charleswood – Tuxedo Ward to work with her towards resolving this issue.
· Providing information and support to residents to lobby for change.
Q: What is in the Silos along Lindsay St.?
A: The silos contain a Magnesium Chloride Aqueous Solution. This solution is used as part of the application used for dust retardant and other applications.
The material data safety sheet scores the substance a:
- 1 on Health concerns, slight
- has a rating of 0 on Physical Hazard and Flammability and
- is rated “G” on Personal Protection, which is very general personal protection, wear gloves and eye protection stuff.
The requirements associated with spill cleanup are:
- Absorb the liquid and dispose of in labeled container for disposal under Provincial Federal guidelines, water down what is left.
The material data safety sheet is attached for your review.
Categories: Development, Public Safety
Q: Does Councillor Orlikow want the Silos removed?
A: Yes, The storage silos along Lindsay need to be removed and the City is working towards gaining the legal position to do so.
Who do I call in case of an Environmental Emergency?
Province of Manitoba
An environmental emergency is any release or imminent release of a contaminant that may pose a risk to public health or the environment.
When reporting an environmental emergency, please provide as much information as possible, including:
• your name and phone number
• exact location of the emergency
• type of emergency (spill, leak, fire, overturn, derailment, etc.)
• name and spelling of the product(s) involved, if known
• estimate of the amount of the product(s) (released or still in containment)
A member of the Manitoba Environmental Emergency Response Team will contact you immediately with information about emergency procedures and the potential dangers associated with the product(s) involved. On-site assistance will be provided as necessary.
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What are some Neighbourhood Crime Prevention Options?
There are a number of options however the best place to start is to contact the Citizen's Action Network. Information on this program and other programs are listed below.
Citizen's Action Network Provides Neighbourhood Safety Solutions @ http://www.orlikow.ca/news/view/547
COPP through MPI @ http://www.orlikow.ca/faqs/142
Neighbourhood Watch @ http://www.orlikow.ca/news/view/550
Citizens For Crime Awareness @ http://www.orlikow.ca/news/view/548
Block Parent Program @ http://www.orlikow.ca/news/view/549
· Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Block-Parent-Program-of-Winnipeg/1544558082453638
· On Winnipeg Police Services http://www.winnipeg.ca/police//TakeAction/block_parents.stm
How to drive a Traffic Circle
Slow your speed as you approach the intersection.
Stop in advance of the sidewalk if pedestrians are crossing.
Yield to vehicles that arrive first at the intersection.
Yield to vehicles on the right if arriving at the same time.
Keep to the right and travel around the traffic circle in a counterclockwise direction.
Categories: Alternative transportation, By-laws, Infrastructure, Roads, Traffic
How do Cyclist Travel Through Traffic Circles?
Cyclists must travel through the traffic circle in a counter-clockwise direction, entering and exiting the circle on the right.
A cyclist or motorist already in the circle has the right of way. If a cyclist and motorist arrive at the same time, the vehicle to the right has the right of way (similar to a four way stop).
How to cycle through a traffic circle
Safely merge from the bike lane into the traffic lane before entering traffic circle.
Watch for pedestrians. Be prepared to stop in advance of the sidewalk if pedestrians are crossing.
Yield to circulating traffic already in the intersection, on your left.
If arriving at the intersection at the same time, yield to vehicles and cyclist on the right, allowing them to enter the intersection first.
When clear, enter and keep to the right of the center island and travel around the traffic circle in a counter-clockwise direction.
Upon reaching your exit street, signal a right turn. Watch for pedestrians as you exit.
Return to the bike lane.
Since these traffic circles are a single lane in width, cyclist need to adjust their position closer to the center of the lane before the traffic circle and holding that position as you travel through.
Once you exit, return immediately to the most practicable position on the road.
Answers to August 16th Public Meeting regarding the Barricade at Harrow and Academy.
On August 16th, 2012, I met with a number of residents to discuss the purpose, side-effects, and any suggestions to the Harrow barricade at Academy Road.
I was asked a number of questions, which I have provided answers to below:
Why does Harrow have a barricade?
The barricade was placed as part of the City of Winnipeg Active Transportation network (insert link) and includes a traffic light, to make the Harrow/ Academy intersection safer for bicycle and pedestrian crossing, while not allowing for an increase in vehicle traffic to and from Wellington.
The traffic light was placed to allow safer crossing along Harrow at Academy Road. It connects the Harrow Active Transportation Corridor from Wellington Crescent to Pembina Hwy, and crosses the other Active Transportation Corridors at Grosvenor and Warsaw.
Providing a four-way light at Harrow would have provided access via Harrow St. to and from Wellington Crs.
The results would be making
- Increase vehicle traffic along Harrow and Wellington Crs as a through route for people going and coming from downtown.
- Harrow from Academy to Wellington Crs would be a lineup of cars waiting to cross Academy Rd in the morning, and a lineup of cars along Kelvin High School to cross over Academy to Wellington Crs going home.
- Increasing the amount of cars speeding along Wellington Crs
- Provide a less safe crossing point for cyclist and pedestrians to cross Academy Rd. to the Wellington Crs paths.
Before the barricade vehicle cut-through traffic originating at the Maryland Bridge would travel through Wellington and on to Harrow, as an alternative to Academy and Stafford which has more traffic lights.
Additional vehicle cut-through traffic originating from the east would travel through Wellington and on to Harrow, as an alternative to Academy to Stafford, which has more traffic lights.
Traffic counts along Harrow Street before the barricade were at 350 vehicles per day to the north of Academy, and 5500 vehicles per day to the south of Academy. The four-way light would have dramatically increased the traffic along Harrow, a non-regional street, to the north and south of Academy.
The barricade provides the safe crossing for bicyclists and pedestrians, while not increasing this vehicle traffic.
Did Council vote to have the barricade put up?
There was no council vote for the Harrow barricade. The barricade was a part of the 2009 Active Transportation Stimulus plan, which was a plan to design and construct a network of active transportation paths where they are most needed across the City of Winnipeg.
The City contributed one third of the cost, with the province and federal government paying the other two thirds.
The plan to fund an Active Transportation Stimulus Plan was adopted by Council on December 15th, 2009 as part of the 2010 Capital Budget. The infrastructure changes along the proposed routes were managed by the Public Works department with public input into the designs.
Were public consultations held before the Harrow barricade was constructed?
The coordinating consultant for the 2009 Active Transportation Stimulus Plan held public consultation events for input and feedback on the proposed changes for the Harrow, Grosvenor, Fleet, and Warsaw. The details are below:
January 30, 2010 - Earl Grey Community Centre
· Promoted through Free Press and community newspaper ads
· Colour posters along the routes and nearby commercial corridors
· Listed on the Winnipeg Active Transportation website
February 24, 2010 - Earl Grey Community Centre
· Promoted through the Free Press
· Letters hand-delivered to all households and businesses directly adjacent to the proposed routes
· Letter and package hand delivered to all local schools
· Emails to residents from first consultations
· Mall promotions
April 12, 2010 – Kelvin High School
§ Local Residents received invitations from the City of Winnipeg to an information session regarding the Barricade.
Were the Public Consultations Adequate?
I believe the public consultations fell short of what was required. As such, I took initiative in sending out post cards to all residents north of the CPR tracks in February 2010, notifying residents of the proposed changes, inviting them to attend the public consultations, and inviting any feedback or suggestions they may have. Additionally I sent out emails to as many residents and community leaders I could reach, provided neighbourhood updates on my website, and encouraged residents to sign up to my email updates on the issue.
Why was Harrow chosen as a bike path route?
The city conducted a bicycle route study in 2009, which showed that both Harrow and Stafford combined were one of the highest used bicycle routes in the city. The counts were consistent with the counts of the local bicycle lobbyist organization, Bike to the Future. Harrow was chosen as an Active Transportation Corridor because it’s a safer alternative to Stafford. Also, fewer bikes on Stafford would improve traffic flow along Stafford.
Have more bicyclists been using Harrow?
The city doesn’t have current bike counts for cyclists using Harrow to/from Wellington, although Bike to the Future counted bicyclists traveling along Harrow crossing Grosvenor. During the 2011-2012 counts, there was an increase of 136% in bicycles using Harrow at Grosvenor.
Were alternatives to the barricade considered?
The other choices reviewed by the department included crossing lights and pedestrians corridors but were considered as unsafe alternatives.
I met with a number of local residents in late 2010 to discuss suggestions regarding the Harrow barricade. Residents came up with an alternative design allowing westbound Academy traffic to access northbound Harrow, and allowing southbound traffic along Harrow to turn right onto westbound Academy. This option was designed to not allow for northbound Harrow traffic to cross the Academy intersection. The department reviewed the request and denied it in January 2011. The department stated these turns “would be contrary to the intent of having refuge areas for cyclists as they proceed across Academy Road. Allowing the turn movements would place the cyclists in conflict with turning vehicles.” In other words, the vehicles would need to drive over top of the bike lanes in order to make these turns.
I met again with local residents on September 16, 2012 and another alternative was presented by some community members which allowed traffic to go west bound onto Academy from Harrow. This alternative was denied by department for the same reasons as stated above.
What is the impact of the barricade on local residents?
Since the barricade has been put up, some local residents have expressed concerns about increased traffic in the lane between Guelph and Harrow, increased traffic along Guelph Street north of Harrow, exiting onto Academy from Guelph, accessing their properties and difficulty with parking along Harrow. :
What has been done about the increase in back lane traffic between Harrow and Guelph?
Once the barricade came in, a number of drivers began using the lane adjacent to Academy connecting Harrow and Guelph to go onto Harrow and then onto Wellington Crescent. Drivers also turned from Wellington onto Harrow, and down the lane to Guelph. While traffic counts were relatively high at first, a number of things were done to decrease the traffic volume.
· In June of 2011 and 2012 my office notified the local churches at the corner of Wellington and Academy of upcoming Sunday road closures and appropriate traffic routes for parishioners to use during Sunday closures.
· In June 2011, my office asked the city’s traffic control unit to ensure that clear passage is made along Wellington to allow vehicles to travel along northbound Guelph to eastbound Wellington Crescent. I ensured this passage has continuously been maintained.
· I requested that on Sundays ‘Local Access Only’ signs be installed along east and westbound Wellington for summer and fall 2011, and again 2012.
· I arranged for an additional “Local Access Only” signs to be placed at the intersection of Wellington Crs and Academy, facing incoming traffic, to remind them of the closure and divert them away from Wellington Crs. and towards Academy before they arrived at Harrow and Wellington Crs. and the Sunday road closure signs.
· I requested a traffic volume and speed study, which measured two full weeks of traffic between Sept 17 and Sept 30, 2011 along the back lane. The average daily counts were 113 vehicles per weekday, and 125 vehicles per weekend day. The city concluded this is below the expected normal volume of 9.8 vehicle trips per day per household (totaling 130 trips along Harrow per day). The majority of vehicles were below the 30 km per hour speed limit with the average speed being 21 km per hour and the 85th percentile being 29 km per hour.
· Speed humps were not installed along this lane because the speed study showed the percentage of speeders was too low to meet the city warrant criteria for speed humps.
Can anything be done about the increase in traffic on Guelph?
I have asked the department to do a traffic study and provide options to address this traffic.
Has anything been done about the parking on Harrow north of Academy?
Because the lack of motor vehicle traffic now makes this section of Harrow safer for cyclists, I requested that the parking be re-instated along Harrow, despite the bike lanes. The department re-instated parking along the west side of Harrow in December 2010. In July 2011, the department decided not to allow parking because it would encourage further traffic to use the lane between Harrow and Guelph. I also requested that this portion of Harrow be no longer designated as a no-parking snow route during the winter months. The criteria was reviewed and a decision will be made by the department shortly.
Is the barricade safe?
The barricade, with the traffic lights, allows pedestrians and cyclists to easily cross Academy with reduced conflict with motor vehicles. This intersection had dangerous crossing beforehand. While Sunday traffic has increased along the lane, I ensured a dead-end sign was installed in 2011, and have worked with the local churches to ensure visitors have received information about alternative routes. I will continue to work with residents to ensure side effects do not pose a safety hazard.
Can the crossing time at the Harrow light be increased?
The current light crossing time is approximately five seconds of green light time. The department chose this timing because they do not want to promote traffic on Harrow as an alternative to Stafford. The department noted this is sufficient time for several vehicles to get through and for most people to get across. Longer time would encourage more drivers to use Harrow as an alternative to Stafford.
I discussed the crossing time at this light with the department in July 2011, five months after the installation of the traffic counts. At that time 311 had not yet received a request for an increase in crossing time at this intersection. The department advises that this light provides more than sufficient crossing time at the average walking speed. Should you have any reason to request an increased in crossing time, I will be happy to ask the department to review it.
Can a park with trees be placed on Harrow instead of a barricade?
Possibly. This would likely further reduce the potential of vehicles making illegal turns, and replace the barricade with a beautified landscape. However, at this point, local residents continue to bring suggestions for changes or removal of the barricade. A park should only be considered if there is plenty of agreement amongst the community that this should be done.
Can the Harrow traffic light be put on Wellington Crs instead?
No. Wellington Crescent at Harrow is an intersection of two residential streets within a residential neighbourhood. The more logical location is the intersection of Harrow and Academy. Wellington Crescent is widely used as a leisure route, open to pedestrians and cyclists during Sunday closures. A traffic light would have a significant negative impact to the beauty of this street.
Could a photo radar camera enforce traffic movements, reducing the need for a barricade?
A photo radar camera can only monitor traffic – it cannot enforce it.
Categories: Alternative transportation, Infrastructure, Roads, Traffic
How do I get involved in enhancing a park?
There are many residents that want to take part in enhancing and preserving the quality of their local park and neighborhood.
The City of Winnipeg is here to help.
For more information go to: http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/ParksAndFields/Parks/AdoptAPark.asp
My car was improperly ticketed and/or towed during street cleaning what can I do?
Q: Can I ask for a review of the ticket?
A: You can request a review of your ticket by the Winnipeg Parking Authority on line by going to http://theparkingstore.winnipeg.ca/theparkingstore/contestTicket/requestReview.stm and filling out the on line form, or come into the Parking Store at 495 Portage Avenue the next business day after you get the ticket and speak to someone in person.
Q: What if I want to challenge the ticket?
A: If you would like to challenge your ticket using the court process you may contest the ticket by appearing at Provincial Court. Before you do, you must have your ticket reviewed by the Winnipeg Parking Authority. You can do this with the on line process noted above, in person, through 311 or at 311@Winnipeg.ca.
Once this is done, you may file a plea of Not Guilty, or Guilty with an Explanation with Provincial Court, and your case will be heard by a magistrate or Judge.
Q: Where can I get information about parking regulations?
A: Parking rules and regulations are outlined in Provincial Legislation and City of Winnipeg By-Laws:
The Manitoba Highway Traffic Act
The Manitoba Summary Convictions Act
City of Winnipeg Traffic By-Law No. 1573/77
City of Winnipeg Parking Meter By-Law No. 6547/95
City of Winnipeg Disabled Persons Parking By-Law No. 7171/98
City of Winnipeg Voluntary Payment of Fines By-Law No. 789/74
How are Developments Communicated to the Public
Requirements for public notice (posting) are outlined in both the City of Winnipeg Charter and the City of Winnipeg Development Procedures By-law:
Board of Adjustment - Variances / Conditional Uses
· posted on site a minimum 14 days prior to the public hearing
Community Committee - Rezonings / Zoning Agreement Amendments / Secondary Plan By-laws / etc.
· posted on site a minimum 14 days prior to the public hearing and,
· advertise in two newspapers minimum 14 days before the public hearing
The information on DMIS is typically published the Thursday before the Public Hearing. http://winnipeg.ca/clkdmis/
The City is required to send those registered at a public hearing a letter regarding the decision made and if there is an appeal hearing date, however the City not required to mail out letters to give notice of an upcoming public hearing.
Public Open Houses / Public Consultation by a Developer is optional however we often recommend it for large scale projects.
Please let us know if you have suggestions on how communication can be improved and our office will continue advocate for improvements.
Categories: By-laws, City Hall, Development
Neighbourhood Compatibility - 2012 Montrose Housing
Neighbourhood Compatibility
Large houses have recently been built in the neighbourhood including one on Montrose Street in River Heights. The houses towers over the next door houses and is set farther forward than most houses on the block.
I held a meeting on September 5, 2012 to discuss in-fill houses, answer questions, and to hear what the neighbourhood had to say.
I have since prepared a motion concerning this issue and continue to work on your behalf. Please view the Q&A below in response to questions heard at the meeting.
Q: Is the city councillor notified when plans are submitted for a new home?
Yes and No, plans are submitted to Community Committee for approval only as long as the home does not require a variance, which is a modification of a provision of a zoning by-law, or a re-zoning or subdivision.
If the home complies with existing zoning the councillor is not notified of plans for a home.
Q: Why could I not see these plans before the house was approved?
So long as a property-owner complies with the City of Winnipeg Zoning By-law, the plans for the property are protected by privacy legislation.
Q: What is been done so similarly large home are in context with the neighbourhood?
The issue of the set back that allowed a house on Montrose Ave to be built closer to the sidewalk than others on the block has been dealt with through a motion requiring the if two set backs are permitted the one that matches the existing houses will be used.
The other issue of height and masses of homes relative to the neighbours homes is part of the over-all by-law review presently been conducted by the City of Winnipeg.
Q: The distance of the new home on Montrose was a distance of 3 feet from the edge of the yard. How is this possible without a variance?
A residential single-family detached home zoned as large or medium, such as the zoning on Montrose, must have a side yard setback minimum of 4 feet. However, various projections are allowed that may extend to 1 or 2 feet form the property line, depending on the projection.
Q: Could we set up design guidelines for the neighbourhood?
There are a number of options to help influence in-fill homes including Plan Development Over-lays and design guidelines and ensuring the Zoning By-law is adjusted appropriately to allow some flexibility while ensuring homes are somewhat consistent with the character of the neighbourhood. All these approaches are in the process of review.
Q: What can we do to aide John to ensure this doesn’t happen again?
I am always open to hearing new suggestions for improvements in the neighbourhood and the city. Public support at committee and council meetings gives weight to issues discussed on the agenda. You can also talk to other councillors, or residents of other wards, to make our council decision-making a more engaging and collaborative process.
Why are All-way stop control signs not used as a speed control device?
Many requests received for additional stop signs are related to concerns of speeding.
Studies show that stop signs only influence motorists to slow down within approximately 30 metres before and after the stop sign and that speeds actually increase at mid-block locations to the original speeds and often higher as drivers attempt to make up for lost time.
All-way stop control does not reduce traffic volumes. Before and after studies show that stop signs have little or no impact on vehicular volume.
Unwarranted stop signs result in unacceptable levels of stop sign non-compliance and breeds disrespect for all traffic signs.
Stop sign compliance studies show that when all-way stop control was installed but not warranted, an average of 68% to 95% of the motorists approaching the intersection do not come to a complete stop. In general, if people see no reason for the stop sign, they disrespect the sign.
Excessive unwarranted stop sign usage breeds disrespect for all traffic signs. Inappropriate signs become part of the landscape and their effectiveness is reduced.
All-way stop control does not always increase safety or reduce collisions at an intersection. Disregard and disrespect of stop signs by the motorist may decrease safety.
Pedestrians may be lured into a false sense of security by the presence of a stop sign by assuming that motorists will stop.
Young children who are raised to believe that people obey laws are the most vulnerable victims.
Other motorists may also assume a motorist will stop because of the presence of the sign and enter the intersection when it is not safe to do so, thus resulting in the potential for a collision.
All-way stop control may reduce the number of right-angle and left with opposing through collisions. However, there is a potential increase in the number of rear-end and fixed object collisions, especially if there is a high volume of traffic being required to stop unnecessarily.
Unwarranted stop signs result in an increase of noise and air pollution and fuel consumption. Residents living nearest the intersection experience an increase in traffic noise resulting from vehicles stopping and accelerating (tire noise and engine noise). Stopping and accelerating also increases environmental emissions and fuel consumption.
The purpose of all-way stop control (3-way or 4-way) is to assign right-of-way to traffic approaching an intersection. Stop signs should only be used where an engineering analysis indicates the usage of stop signs is warranted. The following aspects are considered:
• Traffic Volume – All-way stop control may be recommended where there are large traffic volumes (vehicles and pedestrians) approaching the intersection from all directions and the volume of traffic approaching from each street is close to being equal.
• Collision History – All-way stop control may be recommended where there is a high incidence of right angle and/or left with opposing through collisions.
Answers to Questions raised by Beaumont and Maybank residents related to 2nd leg of rapid transit
Q: Through traffic: How will traffic going to and from the Rapid Transit line access the line from Pembina and Waverley?
A: Functional Design and service planning for Stage 2 of the Southwest Transitway has not yet been completed but options to minimize any impact on the neighbourhood will be of great importance.
Q: Protecting Green Space: Will the line go through forest or the line of trees that run along Parker?
A: The impact of Stage 2 of the Transitway on the tree areas along Parker will be better understood with the completion of the Functional Design Study for late 2013 or early 2014. Retaining the value of the green space remains a high priority.
Q: Noise: What type of noise can the neighbourhood expect and what measures are been recommended to minimize any noise?
A: One can get a very good sense of the noise associated with the Transitway by standing on the AT path alongside of Stage 1 of the Southwest Transitway.
Q: Active Transportation: Will there be an active transportation path built with the Rapid Transit Line?
A: Although details around the development of AT facilities will be better defined during Functional Design, the intent is to support Stage 2 of the Transitway with AT improvements.
Q: Dog Park: Will the Rapid Transit line impact the Brenda Leipsic Dog Park?
A: As with the Green Space questions, the impact of Stage 2 of the Transitway on the area will be better understood with the completion of the Functional Design Study in approximately 12 months’ time.
The retention of Leipsic Dog park, as with retention of green space, remains a priority.
Q: Safety: Are there any safety concerns associated with having rapid transportation run alongside an existing neighbourhood?
A: Similar to Stage 1, construction of the corridor will be sited near to existing and proposed residential developments in an effort to maximize the value of the service. Although construction of the Transitway presents risks similar to any other roadway, it is important to note that transit vehicles utilizing the corridor will be operated by professional drivers.
Q: Potential Expropriation: Are homes going to be expropriated?
A: The potential for some expropriation of properties does exist. The details of these expropriations will be better understood following Functional Design.
Q: Residential Access to the Neighbourhood: Are any of the present road access points into the neighbourhood going to be closed off?
A: The potential for the closure, or relocation, of some road access points does exist, particularly with Hurst Way. Again, the details surrounding this issue will be better understood following Functional Design.
Categories: Development, Transit
What do I do if I am having trouble getting my recycling and waste bins out for pick up
There is a service, provided at no additional cost to you, that has collectors walking up to your home, empty and return any recycling and garbage containers.
for more additional information go to:
http://winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/garbage/walk-upService.stm
Questions regarding McGillivray Village Proposal
I have been asked to respond to a resident’s questions regarding my opinion related to the rezoning process that is being considered for McGillivray Village - the site located between the MTS building on Waverley St. and Tangle Ridge Crs. off McGillivray Blvd - and specific concerns raised about:
- public access,
- traffic barrier on Falcon Ridge,
- and commercial zoning designation
The first question asked was how to ensure Inlett’s proposal, presented at the open house, to close public access onto Powder Ridge and that road access to Falcon Ridge will have a knock down barrier that restricts the traffic to emergency vehicles only, does happen.
This issue will be considered at the public hearing after input from various City of Winnipeg Departments and from the community.
A requirement to have the design plans come back to the City Centre Committee before building starts ensures that what is approved at the public hearing happens.
The amount of available parking was raised and possible alternatives can be presented at the public hearing however it is advised to contact the developer prior to the public meeting with suggestions.
In reply to the question related to what type of zoning designation will reply, the Planning Department informed me that zoning will be predetermined and advertised based upon the density and land uses that are proposed.
The question of what kind of businesses can occupy the commercial space, based on zoning, is determined at the public hearing however limiting commercial uses is possible through the public hearing.
It is important that the neighbourhood engages in the public hearing process to let me know if they support or do not support the project and why. The best infill projects come from the neighbourhood and the developer working together.
The date of the public hearing will be posted but has yet to be determined. We will let the neighbourhood know when the meeting is scheduled.
Let me know if you have any concerns or questions as I can discuss the project freely until a formal application is made. Afterwards, all information I receive and comments on development projects must be done publically therefore my ability to comment is limited to process questions only.
South West Rapid Transit
The questions below were asked by residents and the responses are from the Department.
These non-answers cloud the ability to ensure the best route is chosen and are needed to answered before a route is chosen.
Parker Rapid Transit Questions and Replies
Q: How will traffic going to and from the Rapid Transit line access the line from Pembina and Waverley?
Although Functional Design and service planning for Stage 2 of the Southwest Transitway has not yet been completed, access to the Corridor could potentially occur at Pembina and Jubilee, at Hurst/Beaumont, at McGillivray, at Bishop Grandin, at Markham, and/or at Bison.
Protecting Green Space
Q: Will the line go through forest or the line of trees that run along Parker?
A: The impact of Stage 2 of the Transitway on the tree areas along Parker will be better understood with the completion of the Functional Design Study in approximately 12 months’ time.
Q: What type of noise can the neighbourhood expect and what measures are been recommended to minimize any noise?
A: One can get a very good sense of the noise associated with the Transitway by standing on the AT path alongside of Stage 1 of the Southwest Transitway. Many people find that the operation of buses along the Corridor is surprising quiet, and in fact, very few noise complaints have been received since operation of Stage 1 began in April.
Q: Will there be an active transportation path built with the Rapid Transit Line?
Q: Will the Rapid Transit line impact the Brenda Leipsic Dog Park?
Q: Are there any safety concerns associated with having rapid transportation run alongside an existing neighbourhood?
Potential Expropriation
Q: Are homes going to be expropriated?
Residential Access to the Neighbourhood
Q: Are any of the present road access points into the neighbourhood going to be closed off?
As for the posting of the findings of the Stage 2 Southwest Transitway Alignment Study – we expect to have the report (and the maps in the report) posted to our website shortly.
For more information on the project go to:
http://winnipegtransit.com/en/inside-transit/futuredevelopment/
Categories: Green Space, Infrastructure, Roads, Sustainability, Traffic, Transit
Block Party Q & A
Q: Do I need a permit to have a block Party?
All Block Parties require street closure permits. Streets cannot be closed partially; the closure must be the full width of the street and between intersections.
Q: How do I apply for a Permit?
Applications must be received 7 days in advance of the event and accompanied by a 70% majority petition of all affected property owners.
A General Liability insurance policy in the amount of $2,000,000.00 is required, adding the City of Winnipeg as an additional named insured. Usually, homeowners come onto the City's rider for a fee (currently $133.00). This insurance has a $2,500.00 deductible per incident, to be borne by the applicant and does not cover carnival rides, fireworks or the sale of liquor.
Q: Who picks up and delivers the barricades?
Barricades required must be picked up by applicant and a deposit left with our Department. The deposit is refunded when barricades are returned by applicant.
Q: How do I contact permits for more info?
For more information, please call 204-986-6006.
http://winnipeg.ca/publicworks/Services/PermitService.asp#block
Q: Can I get assistance to cover the cost of the permit?
Our office supports Block Parties as an excellent means of community building therefore our office will cover the cost of the permit.
This community grant that can be applied for to pay for permits but you need to apply through our office at least one month ahead of the event.
Grants are awarded on a first come first serve basis.
Categories: Community Centres, Public Safety
2014 General Assessment Roll Certified
June 11, 2013, The 2014 General Assessment roll is certified and the formal Notices have been mailed.
Property owners should expect to receive the Notice within the next couple of days.
Please find below some general information with respect to the 2014 General Assessment.
A: The 2014 General Assessment is based on a reference date of April 1, 2012. This means that the values we have produced for the 2014 General Assessment are based on the value as if the property were sold on April 1, 2012. The 2014 values update existing values which were based on a April 1, 2010 reference date.
While this is the average increase, the real estate market will have affected each property differently, with some properties increasing in value above, at or below the 12% city-wide average.
Q: When will I be taxed based on this value?
A: The 2014 General Assessment roll will not be used for taxation purposes until 2014. But as in past General Assessments, the formal notices are issued well in advance of tax bills being created based on those values.
Q: What will my taxes be based on this new assessment?
A: The 2014 assessments will not be used for taxation purposes until the 2014 tax year. This is when City Council, the various school divisions, and the Province of Manitoba (Education Support Levy) set their various budgets and resulting tax rates are calculated.
Q: What if I disagree with this value?
A: Additional information on the 2014 General Assessment can be found at:
http://www.winnipegassessment.com.
Additional information on filing an appeal can be found at the Board of Revision web site:
http://www.winnipeg.ca/clerks/docs/bor/bor.stm.
Summer Wading Pool Hours - River Heights and Linden Woods
Q: Where and What Time are Wading Pools Open in River Heights?
A: Wading pools in River Heights and Linden Woods are at the following locations:
Brock Cordova : 372 Cordova Monday - Sunday 10:30 – 7:00pm
Crescentwood CC: 1170 Corydon Monday - Friday 11:00 – 5:30 pm
Harrow Park: 1000 Fleet Monday - Saturday 11:00 – 5:30 pm
Montrose Park: 631 Montrose Monday – Friday 11:00 – 5:30 pm
Sir John Franklin CC: 1 Sir John Franklin Thursday – Friday 11:00 – 5:30 pm
TR Hodgson: 303 Lockwood Wednesday – Friday 11:00 – 5:30 pm
William Osler: 787 Brock Monday - Wednesday 11:00 – 5:00 pm
River Heights Spray Pad: 1370 Grosvenor Ave Monday – Sunday 10:00 - 7:00pm
Lindenwoods Spray Pad: 414 Lindenwoods Dr. W Monday – Sunday 10:00 - 7:00pm
Operating schedules are subject to change. For the most current schedule information visit the City of Winnipeg Web site at www.winnipeg.ca or call 311 for additional information.
Q: When Causes Wading Pool Closures?
A: All wading pools are closed on days when Environment Canada forecasts either the projected high temperature for the day is 21°C or lower or the probably of precipitation is 70% or greater. For more information go to: http://www.winnipeg.ca/cms/recreation/facilities/pools/wading_pools/wadingpoolrules.stm#closure
Wading Pools may need to close unexpectedly - please check for more information.
Go to: http://www.winnipeg.ca/cms/recreation/facilities/pools/wading_pools/wadingpools.stm after 10:30 am for the most current wading pool information.
Please note: Each pool closes one hour earlier on its last operating day of the season.
Discoloured Water
Q: Why is my water dirty or discoloured?
A: Your dirty or discoloured water probably results from a change in the rate of flow of water in the system. This can cause sediment in the water pipes to loosen and be released into the water. The rate of flow may vary due to water main breaks, firefighting, water main cleaning, or increased water use during hot weather.
Q: What causes dirty or discoloured water?
A: Shoal Lake, our water source since 1919, contains algae, sediment and minerals which occur naturally in lake water. Before our new drinking water treatment plant started operating in December 2009, the material would settle on the bottom of the water pipes in the distribution system and form a lining inside the pipes. Although the drinking water treatment plant removes algae and sediment from the water, the buildup is still present in the water pipes. Whenever there is a change in the flow of water, the deposits may be disturbed, resulting in dirty or discoloured water.
Q: Why am I getting discoloured water on more than one occasion?
A: You are more likely to get discoloured water in the summer due to the higher demands on the water distribution system at peak times and the higher temperature of the water. Summer water use is higher than winter water use, due to warm weather and seasonal activities, such as:
· residential use in refilling pools, and watering gardens, flower beds and lawns,
· the use of fire hydrants for construction and landscaping, and
· installation of new water pipe.
Q: What are you doing to address discoloured water?
A: We are taking every measure possible, including:
· minimizing operations which might change the flow of water in the water distribution system (e.g., operating valves),
· cleaning a section of the city’s water mains every year to preserve the high quality of water and remove the buildup of deposits and sediment in our water pipes,
· continuing our extensive water quality monitoring and testing program,
· reviewing the chemistry of the water,
· looking for possible large unknown water leaks,
· identifying unauthorized water use, and
· arranging for an analysis of sections of water pipes.
Q: Is discoloured water safe?
A: Winnipeg’s water is tested each step of the way, from Shoal Lake to the tap, to ensure safe, high-quality drinking water. Drinking discoloured water should not make you sick, even if it does not smell, taste, or look pleasant. Although the discoloured water is not aesthetically pleasing, Winnipeg’s testing program shows that the water is safe. Our water continues to comply with the Operating Licence issued by the Provincial Office of Drinking Water, with Manitoba regulations, and with Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality.
Q: What should I do if my water is discoloured?
A: We recommend that you not use discoloured water for any purposes that require clean water, such as preparing food and beverages, or laundry. If your water is discoloured:
· Turn on a cold water tap and let the water run for a few minutes. It is best to use a bathtub tap as there is no screen to catch any sediment. You can collect this water and use it to water your plants.
· Catch some water in a light-coloured cup. If the water isn’t clear, wait 30 minutes and try again. Discoloured water usually doesn't last long. If your water still isn't clear after two to three hours, contact 311.
Q: What action do you take when I contact 311 and report discoloured water?
A: We will look at our operations to see if there is an explanation for the discoloured water in your neighbourhood (e.g., water main break). If there is a high number of reports of discoloured water in a neighbourhood, we will flush the water mains in the area (i.e., open the fire hydrants and drain the water into the street). This will usually solve the problem.
Q: Can I get reimbursed for running my tap to clear the discoloured water?
A: No, because the cost is low and the discoloured water can be used for other purposes (e.g., watering plants or the lawn). A typical residential tap running for 10 minutes will use approximately 60 - 80 litres of water. This will add 21-28 cents to the utility bill. The water is usually clear after running the tap for a few minutes.
For more information on Winnipeg’s drinking water:
· visit our website at winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/water
· contact our 311 Centre, open 24 hours every day, by email at 311@winnipeg.ca or by phone at 311
2013 Sewage Treatment Program Update
What will the upgrades do?
· The planned upgrades to the west end, south end, and north end sewage treatment plants are designed to reduce nutrient (phosphorus and nitrogen) contributions and meet environment act licence requirements from the Province of Manitoba.
Status – West End Sewage Treatment Plant
· Biological nutrient removal (BNR) upgrade to reduce phosphorus and nitrogen contributions completed in 2008 at a cost of $33M.
Status – South End Sewage Treatment Plant
· The approved 2013 capital budget (including the 5 year forecast – 2014-2018) for the upgrade is $272.75M.
· In September 2011, the City of Winnipeg submitted a plan for upgrading the plant.
· The Province approved the plan on April 18, 2012.
· In April 2013, the City of Winnipeg assigned Professional Consulting Services for Upgrading/Expansion project at a contract cost of $25,350,419.00.
· The City has been consistently working to execute our plan for the upgrades.
· The project is proceeding in accordance with our submitted and approved plan and is estimated to be completed in October 2016.
· The City has been (and will continue to be) in contact with the Province of Manitoba on the progress of the project.
Status – North End Sewage Treatment Plant
· Interim upgrades already implemented between 2006 – 2008 including effluent UV disinfection and centrate nutrient treatment for a total cost of $53M.
· In June 2011, The Save the Lake Winnipeg Act modified sections of the Water Protection Act requiring the City of Winnipeg to submit a plan within one year to the Province of Manitoba for the plant upgrades.
· In June 2012 the City of Winnipeg submitted the required plan.
· The Province of Manitoba approved the plan on October 2, 2012, and required a detailed Master Plan be submitted in October 2013. The City is on track and will submit the plan by the required date.
· The project is proceeding in accordance with our submitted and approved plan and is estimated to be completed in the Spring of 2020.
Biosolids Status
· The approved 2013 capital budget (including the 5 year forecast) for the Biosolids Management System is $165.64M.
- The Province of Manitoba requires the City of Winnipeg to submit a Biosolids Master Plan in October 2014 detailing how biosolids will be handled. The City is on track and will submit the plan by the required date.
· The City has been (and will continue to be) in contact with the Province of Manitoba on the progress of the project
Other Levels of Government Funding
· The total current estimated costs for the upgrades (completed and in progress) is $860.2M:
· The Federal government has committed $42M for these upgrades.
· The Provincial government has committed $25M for these upgrades.
· The Provincial government has also indicated, in a 2007 throne speech, a future $206M contribution.
· These current other levels of government contribution commitments represent 32% of the capital costs of the sewage treatment plant works (not including biosolids).
The remaining 68% of the capital costs are currently proposed to be funded by City of Winnipeg water and sewer rate payers.
Categories: City Hall, Infrastructure, Sustainability, Waste Removal
City Snow Removal for those that can't clear a path from the sidewalk to the road due to disability
There is a provision for the City to make sure that those that are unable have a path cleared from the sidewalk in front of theirhome to the road (in the winter).
People are only eligible for this service if all persons in the household are physically unable to do the work and there are no other options (family, friends, neighbours).
For more information, call the City at 986-7623.
Q: What will the City do to help out?
A: The City to make sure that you have a path cleared from the sidewalk in front of your home to the road (in the winter).
Q: What Will the City not do?
A: This service does not include the removal of snow on private property or a lane windrow after a back lane plow operation.
Properties with front approach access do not quality for this service.
Q: Do I have to Qualify?
A: Yes you have to qualify for the program, there are 3 criteria.
a) The property owner/occupant has a permanent disability/handicap and is physically incapable of shoveling snow (copy of medical certificate is required for all new applicants).
This service is not provided for those with a short-term disability/handicap (eg. knee surgery).
b) No other able-bodied person resides in the property owner's/occupants house.
c) The property owner/occupant is unable to arrange to have this work done by others due to financial circumstances.
Upon request, application forms for this service are mailed to residents to be filled out and returned to our office along with a copy of a Doctors Certificate.
Where applicable, a By-law Enforcement Constable will personally interview the applicant to verify the above criteria.
A: Call 311, if you meet the above qualifications. 311 will submit the application information to the department who will then contact you for follow up on the Medical Certificate requirements.
If you do not meet these qualifications, there are many agencies that assist seniors and persons with disabilities.
Q: Where can I go to find out about resources for seniors?
A: For more information on all types of services provided, not only snow removal, please call Community Home Services Project at 204-948-4392
or visit their website at http://seniors.cimnet.ca/
Categories: Snow Removal
2013 Senior Snow Removal
Snow Removal: There is a provision for the City to make sure that you have a path cleared from the sidewalk in front of your home to the road (in the winter). You are only eligible for this service if all persons in the household are physically unable to do the work and there are no other options (family, friends, neighbours). For more information, call the City at 311.
A: For more information on all types of services provided, not only snow removal, please call Community Home Services Project at 311
Categories: City Hall, Snow Removal
What is a Rumble Strip?
Rumble strips are a road safety feature that alerts inattentive drivers to potential danger by causing a tactile vibrations and audible rumbling, transmitted through the wheels into the car body. A rumble strip is usually either applied in the direction of travel along an edge- or centerline, to alert drivers when they drift from their lane, or in a series across the direction of travel, to warn drivers of a stop ahead or nearby danger spot. In favorable circumstances, rumble strips are effective (and cost-effective) at reducing accidents due to inattention. The effectiveness of shoulder rumble strips is largely dependent on a wide, stable shoulder for a recovery, but there are several other less obvious factors.
Why are rumble strips not used in Winnipeg?
Rumble strips are not being considered for use in Winnipeg at this time, for the following reasons:
1) The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)’s “School and Playground Areas and Zones: Guidelines for Application and Implementation” does not recommend the use of rumble strips in school zones as a method to slow down traffic.
2) Rumble strips are ineffective once they become snow packed, especially when used perpendicular to traffic flow, as in school zone applications, making maintenance difficult or impossible during winter months.
3) Rumble strips are not easily traversed and are potentially dangerous, for motorcycles and bicycles, and are difficult to avoid when used perpendicular to the traffic flow, as in school zones.
4) Rumble strips, particularly those used perpendicular to traffic flow, as in school zones, are not effective over time in reducing speed.
5) Other jurisdictions, such as Calgary, where rumble strips were tested in school zones, received negative feedback from a large number of residents regarding vibration and noise generated by traffic traversing the rumble strips.
Categories: Infrastructure, Public Safety, Roads, Traffic
How was the name for the Parker Neighbourhood selected?
The search of the Manitoba Historical Society site found that Parker was named in 1882 for journalist Elizabeth Fulton Parker, who assisted in founding of the YWCA in Winnipeg, the Women‟s Canadian Club, and the Alpine Club of Canada (MHS 2014).
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One dead after Fallowfield Road collision west of Eagleson Road
Ottawa Police Service. Tony Caldwell / Postmedia Network
One person is dead and two others injured after a two-vehicle collision on Fallowfield Road west of Eagleson Road on Friday evening.
Ottawa police tweeted just before 9 p.m. that Fallowfield west of Eagleson was closed for the investigation.
Two people had been taken to hospital in critical condition and another with minor injuries, an Ottawa Paramedic Services spokesman said.
Earlier, Ottawa Fire Services had issued a release stating that one of the vehicles was on its side after the collision and extrication was required for victims in both vehicles. It said it had been notified of the crash by police at 6:57.
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Pac-12 News
Bruin Women Post Top Time At Head Of The Marina
By Pac-12 Conference
RECAP -- Five UCLA crews competed at the Head of the Marina on Nov. 6, 2004, an annual event hosted by the California Yacht Club. The Bruin's Varsity 'A' team won the Women's Open Eight, with the best overall time of any Women's Crew at the event - 19:20.00.
The UCLA Varsity 'A' team finished 12 seconds ahead of the second place team and Marina Del Rey rival, Loyola Marymount. The UCLA Varsity 'B' crew completed the course following LMU, with a time of 20:17.00. All of the teams competed against the clock for the three mile (5000 m) course.
The UCLA Varsity ' A' lineup included Leah Wachtel, Erin Rice, Alexis Kalionzes, Jessica Holt, Jessica Fritz, Monica Grova, Kristin Bixel, Elizabeth Pallas-Jacobs and Megan McQuown (cox). The UCLA Varsity 'B' lineup consisted of Lauren Hamann, Jessica Rogers, Elizabeth Lee, Kelsey Hicks, Melanie Salter, Brittany Merchant, Jessica Meredith, Anna Lindel and Kirsten Potenza (cox).
Three Bruin Novice squads entered the Women's Novice Eight Competition. The UCLA ' A' Crew completed the race in 20:59.00 to finish second. The Loyola Marymount 'A' crew finished 11 seconds ahead to capture first place. The UCLA 'B' squad finished in fourth place, with a time of 26.23.00, and the UCLA 'C' squad followed behind in fifth place, with a time of 27:53.00.
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Pete Davidson leaves show after club owner jokes about Kate Beckinsale, Ariana Grande
By Francesca Bacardi
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Pete Davidson won’t stand to be disrespected at his comedy shows.
The “SNL” star left his scheduled show at the Stress Factory Comedy Club in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Monday after the club’s owner, Vinnie Brand, went on stage and joked about Davidson’s exes Ariana Grande and Kate Beckinsale.
We’re told Davidson asked Brand not to go out on stage, but he did anyway and sarcastically requested that the audience refrain from asking any questions about Davidson’s love life. So an angry Davidson departed the venue before his scheduled time slot.
He then took to his Instagram stories to apologize to everyone who had purchased tickets.
“I’m sorry that we had to leave the show before I got to go on. The owner, Vinnie Brand, disrespected me, and did something that I told him not to do,” Davidson said, “and I can’t perform under those circumstances.”
He added, “Sorry again. This isn’t your fault.”
Davidson and Beckinsale called it quits earlier in April after a few months of dating. He was previously engaged to Grande, though they ended their relationship in October.
Davidson said he would be performing a free show for all those who purchased tickets to Monday’s gig, but a source told us he still feels terrible about what happened.
“He is disappointed he wasn’t able to perform for the people who bought tickets to see him,” an insider told Page Six on Tuesday morning.
Attendees seemed to understand Davidson’s decision, as some took to Twitter to blast Brand.
“Yo the owner of the Stress Factory CT was wild, uncalled for and disrespectful to Pete so I don’t blame him for bouncing, I would’ve too,” tweeted one fan.
Another wrote, “There was apparently some miscommunication on how the owner was supposed to address telling the crowd to ‘behave’ about that… but I’m sure he was just trying to be a d–k. I don’t blame Pete for bailing.”
Brand, however, insists he didn’t joke about Davidson’s exes and was only doing what he was asked: Lay down the law with the audience and tell them they couldn’t heckle Davidson with mention of their names or they’d be “ejected immediately.”
“I love and respect Pete,” Brand told Page Six. “I’m heartbroken over what he did last night.”
Brand told us Davidson’s security team told him earlier in the day that the comic is “very adamant” about his no-cellphone policy and no hecklers. The club owner maintained that Davidson “never said” that Brand shouldn’t go onstage and tell the audience the rules.
“In fact, it’s quite the opposite,” Brand shared with us, adding that he went over the plan with Davidson’s security team.
“‘If you want, I will go on stage and lay down the law,'” Brand recalled telling them. “The security team agreed. They said, ‘That’s perfect. Say exactly that.'”
Once Brand did as he was told, he learned that Davidson was leaving and rushed outside to get him to stay. While outside, Brand claimed, one of Davidson’s security guards approached him in an attempt to hit him but people stepped in to stop it.
“As Pete was leaving he told me, ‘I hope you learned your lesson,'” Brand told us. Brand then went back inside and offered his guests a refund and gave them a free show.
“This is not a guy I would ever hurt,” Brand insisted. “I’m really devastated by this.”
Pete Davidson dated comedians and Ariana Grande before Kate Beckinsale
Filed under ariana grande , celebrity breakups , comedians , kate beckinsale , pete davidson
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2016 Recap: An Excellent Year
Our most significant contributions to the design and engineering professions occur through our focus on design that makes lives better. In 2016 we enjoyed many opportunities to realize these important successes.
Our project milestones reflect the diversity of our work throughout the year. From innovative medical school design and master plans for significant mid-twentieth century campuses to student-life buildings and brand identities for top tier universities, our work is shaping and improving academic environments across the country. Of particular note this year, under our award winning 2013 Medical District Master Plan, our Dell Medical School Health Learning Building was completed as the first phase of a 6.5 million-square-foot addition to The University of Texas at Austin downtown campus.
In 2016, Page design strategies brought benefits in many different areas. We worked with not-for-profits, including the National Domestic Violence Hotline and Austin’s Montessori for All. In Houston, one of our truly unique and award-winning projects, the Cistern, brought a defunct underground water utility back to life as a public space that accommodates temporary art installations and has already attracted thousands of visitors. We are reshaping skylines with new multi-story residential buildings in Washington D.C., Texas and Colorado. And our efforts with civic and government clients ranged from domestic municipal complexes to embassies in remote lands.
This spring, we introduced art + architecture, an evening in the garden that brought together allied design professionals in a discussion about promoting design in everything we do. We also created a new office lecture series dedicated to design. The Third Thursday events provide an opportunity for our designers to discuss our projects and trends with the entire firm.
Growth Milestones
Defining moments of the firm’s growth included the acquisition of Dyal Branding & Graphics, an award-winning design studio with a long tradition of collaborating with Page, both as the team in charge of our rebranding and a trusted collaborator on many projects. Early this year, we also introduced Page/houses, a dedicated design website for our luxury residential design. Additionally, we welcomed new directors of sustainability and landscape architecture in 2016.
Project Awards and Recognition
In 2016, our projects were honored with more than 20 design awards. Highlights include Interior Design Magazine’s recognition of the Cistern as a Pièce de Résistance in its Best of Year Awards. The Architect’s Newspaper honored our work in Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park as the winner of the Civic Institution category of the Best of Design Awards. Pierce Skypark and 2902 at the W Residences both received honorable mentions in the Best of Design Awards as well. We received three other national design awards from the Society of American Registered Architects for our projects the U.S. headquarters for Ottobock, The Hub at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and the Cistern.
Recognition throughout the year including the 2016 professional rankings—which identified Page’s inclusion in the ARCHITECT 50, Interior Design Giants and Architectural Record Magazine’s Top U.S. Firms—only affirmed our successes and reinforced our resolve to create designs that makes lives better. We are particularly proud of the fact that AIA Dallas named Page 2016 Firm of the Year.
Sharing Our Expertise
Throughout 2016, we shared our expertise from the podium at several significant industry conferences, ranging from NeoCon to the National Tribal Nations Healthcare Conference to the World Building Conference in Finland. Pagers were active in their local AIA conferences as well as the Texas Society of Architects (TxA) annual convention, where we made six presentations and participated on two panel discussions. The event was also the culmination of Page Associate Principal Paul Bielamowicz's role as president of TxA. Likewise, in his role as 2016 president of the AIA International Region, Page Senior Principal James M. Wright led the organization through a successful international conference in Toronto.
Our employees made notable contributions to the growth and promotion of our profession throughout the year. Principal Jamie Flatt co-presented an innovative discussion about leveraging neuroscience for creativity and learning that began as a Steelcase Fellowship for workplace research. Flatt also joined the Texas Architect Magazine Publications Committee while Principal Tom Earp continued his relationship as a contributor to Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine and joined its editorial advisory board. Senior Principal Mattia Flabiano participated on both the Downtown Dallas Executive Committee and Dallas Center for Architecture Board. Principal Wendy Dunam Tita was appointed to the Downtown Austin Commission and also served as 2016 AIA Austin President-Elect.
Additionally throughout 2016, Page voices and projects were featured in national, regional and local media outlets. Standout moments included Designer Devanne Pena’s interview with National Public Radio about her thoughts on diversity and women in architecture, a CityLab article about the Cistern, Texas Architect Magazine’s focus on our performing arts centers, and local media dedicated to Associate Principal Jen Bussinger’s work.
Page is proud to play a strong leadership role in the development of the communities we serve, and in 2016 we challenged ourselves to raise the bar in terms of our design mission, leadership in the profession, impact on our local communities and contribution to expertise in our field.
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Tag Archives: Federation.
by YLH | November 19, 2010 · 10:03 pm
Was Jinnah A Democrat?
A continuation from “Was Jinnah secular?” and “Did Jinnah want Pakistan?”.
By Yasser Latif Hamdani
There are many people who criticize Jinnah – quite incorrectly in my opinion- of having laid the foundations for subsequent periods of authoritarian military rule. They allege that Jinnah’s decision to become the Governor General was the first blow to parliamentary democracy in Pakistan. Unable to distinguish the argument of constitutional purists pleading the ceremonial and executive roles of president and prime minister i.e. head of state and head of government from that of democratic argument about the sovereignty of parliament, these authors etc make the fatal error of not making an effort in understanding both the constitution in place and the environment under which Jinnah exercised his constitutional authority. By confusing the two, they make a mockery not just of the latter issue, but history itself. In the process they end up abusing the one person in Pakistan’s history who can truly be called a liberal democrat in every sense of the word. Continue reading →
Filed under History, Jinnah, Jinnah's Pakistan
Tagged as "Discovery of India", Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Abraham Lincoln, Ataturk, Australia, autocrat, Canada, Congress, Constitutional dictatorship, Democracy, Democrat, Dominion constitution, Dr. Khan Sahib, Federation., Formative Phase, Gandhi, government of India Act 1935, India, Ismet Inonu, Jinnah, Lee Kuan Yew, Mountbatten, Nehru, NWFP, Pakistan, Partition, Patel, Quaid-e-Azam, US
A Giant Leap Forward for Pakistan!!
What an incredible achievement by Pakistan’s politicians, comparable to the historic national consensus reached in 1973 under the leadership of Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto when Pakistan’s Islamic, Federal and democratic constitution was voted in. Now 37-years after that, Pakistan’s politicians have done the entire nation proud once again, this time under the leadership of President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani, by adopting 18th Amendment to the same Constitution by the same or higher degree of consensus (when all political parties, small or big, provincial or national, bar none) have come together. These leaders have decided to do away the massive damage done to the constitution (and the national fabric) by military dictators over the years – by Zia and Musharraf. In one sweeping motion, with more than 100 changes in different articles of the constitution, most of the original spirit embodying the parliamentary and federal structure of the constitution is being restored. The biggest change is in granting of long-delayed provincial autonomy by abolishing the Concurrent List as was demanded by the smaller provinces and in renaming NWFP as Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa, thus restoring the Pakhtoon (or the Pathan) identity of the Frontier province after 250-years of its desecration begun by the British and perpetuated by Pakistan’s military-dominated establishment. The Concurrent List should have been abolished by 1983 under the 1973 Constitution but it took 27 additional years.
Congratulations to all. Pakistan would be a stronger, prosperous and more stable a country as a result of what happened today. Continue reading →
Tagged as 18th amendment, 1973, Benazir Bhutto, consensus, Constitution, Federation., General Kayani, Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa, Law, NWFP, Pakhtoon, Pakistan, PMLN, PPP, Punjab, Zardari, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
by YLH | January 11, 2010 · 10:17 am
50 Years Of Islamabad 1960-2010 : Capital Crown
Adnan Rehmat writes in The News
Taking a close look at a city is like reading the hopes, aspirations and pride of everyone who built it. Take a close look at Islamabad in all its pompous perplexity and clinical contradictions and not much popular ownership is apparent. Not that it prevents it from boasting a large number of peculiar characteristics even though these never show up in tourist brochures. It is, for instance, the ‘newest’ proper city in the country, the ‘newest’ city of Pakistan with a population of a million or more (the eighth in the country now) and even the ‘newest’ city in Asia that is also the capital of a country. Cynics could also emphasise Islamabad is the newest capital of Pakistan! (Karachi was the last, remember, anyone?) And, in this fact, emerges a side to the city that is debated little. Continue reading →
Filed under Islamabad, Pakistan, urban
Tagged as Abbotabad, Abuja, Ankara, Astana, Bangladesh, Brasillia, Capital city, Democracy, Dhaka, Federation., General Ayub Khan, Greeks, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, local government, Military dictatorship, Military take over, Pakistan, Pakistanis, Peshawar, rawalpindi, Turks
by YLH | August 13, 2009 · 4:29 pm
Pakistan’s Baloch: Life on the Margins of Punjab
(On our 62nd Independence Day, let us as a federation look also to the plight of those who we have alienated from the federation. Thank you RED DIARY for bringing this to our attention.-YLH)
By Karlos Zurutuza
Translated from the Spanish original by Daisann McLane
A woman walks slowly across the Dera Bugti desert, laden with wood for her cooking fire. She’s headed towards the town of Pir Koh. For several hundred meters, she follows the gas pipeline that extends north, towards the Punjab. She got lucky; it isn’t easy to find wood in the Dera Bugti desert. Islamabad also got lucky when it discovered natural gas beneath this rocky landscape. Thanks to the gas deposits, the Punjabis have been cooking, heating their houses in winter and producing electricity for half a century. But natural gas has yet to arrive in Pir Koh. Continue reading →
Tagged as Balochistan, Federation., Marginalized minorities, Pakistan
by YLH | July 12, 2009 · 10:19 pm
Whither Local Government?
By Ahmad Rafay Aam
The prime minister has announced that the local government elections have been postponed indefinitely because of the security situation. Not content with using the security situation as the excuse to deprive citizens of their rightful public spaces, the government has employed it to adjourn, sine die, the democratic process.
It is ironic that a democratically elected government has chosen to postpone an election. Is Democracy no longer The Best Revenge? Continue reading →
Tagged as city government, civilian rule, civilized, Constitution, Democracy, Democracy is the best revenge, democratic institutions, devolution, Federation., Islamic republic, local government, local governments ordinance, military rule, municipal government, Musharraf, no taxation without representation, Pakistan, Pakistani constitution, Pakistani Republic, PPP, Prime Minister, Prime Minister of Pakistan, representation, Republic, Yusuf Raza Gillani, Zardari
by Raza Rumi | March 25, 2009 · 8:07 pm
Sauce for the goose
Zafar Hilaly (NEWS)
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As the politicians squabble, officials disobey “illegal” orders and soldiers refuse to take on fellow Muslims in the borderlands (curiously, no such hesitancy was evident in East Pakistan). The refusal by some brigadiers to obey orders to fire on an opposition crowd in Lahore in 1977 was a trendsetter; earlier the police strike in Lahore continued this trend and last week’s defiance of the police to arrest or confine opposition politicians, again in Lahore, suggests that what is presently an infection may become a contagion. Politicians should pause to ponder the consequences of promoting indiscipline and brazen flouting of authority. Continue reading →
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World Potato trade value surge in 2016
World potato trade surged in both volume and value last year to record levels, with exports of potatoes, potato products, seed and sweet potatoes generating €12.042 billion compared with €10.899 billion in 2015. The figures are based on trade statistics for between 64 and 86 countries depending on the product and the direction of trade. Volumes and values had faltered in 2014 but the growth is now accelerating. There are however some uncertainties ahead such as trade restrictions, rising freight costs and increasing product prices.
Fries again the star performer
Fries were again the star performer last year, with exports generating a record €5.806 billion. North American exports had faltered in 2014, partly because of the US west coast ports dispute, but have risen strongly over the past two years to the equivalent of €1.838 billion. Exports by the five leading EU countries (including intra-EU trade) generated €3.489 billion, almost 15% more than in 2015. These seven countries have a stranglehold on world fry trade, accounting for almost 92% of the world export total.
Next in importance after fries are ware potatoes and HS 200520 dehydrated products, which include chips/crisps. Ware exports fluctuate according to regional shortages and surpluses but the value trend is upwards while there has been steady expansion of HS 200520 exports to €1.953 billion last year. Seed trade values fell back in 2015 and failed to recover last year.
Steady growth in product values
The growth in the unit value per tonne of both product imports and exports has been relentless since 2008 while ware trade prices fluctuate, increasing in 2010 and 2011 because of Russian demand and again in 2013 following a general decline in harvests in 2012. Only in 2007 did product prices show fluctuation and this resulted from the disastrous EU harvest in 2006
Imports of HS 200520 chips/dehy earned an average €2026/tonne last year while exports of that product earned €1874/tonne. Unit value of flake imports and exports also exceeded €1000/tonne while the average for flour trade was close to this figure. Fry export prices have been increasing steadily and exceeded €800/tonne last year. Ware trade values were just above €260/tonne.
Seed exports falter but import spending recovers
The Netherlands bestrides the world seed potato industry like a colossus, accounting for 55.6% of the total volume of this trade and 57.4% of the total value, but had a disappointing season last year.
World exports had expanded sharply in 2013 and 2014 but fell by 6.2% in volume and by 8.2% in value in 2015 and lost more ground last year. Dutch exports fell by almost 7% in volume but other EU exporters – mainly France, the UK, Germany, Belgium and Denmark – increased their sales by 2.7%. High seed prices from the 2016 harvest do not bode well for trade prospects in 2017, although Dutch exports are holding up well.
Imports by the 28 EU countries recovered after the 2015 decline but demand from African countries (primarily Egypt, Algeria and Morocco) fell after the 2015 increase. These two groups accounted for 81.5% of the total volume of imports.
The largest individual purchasers of seed potatoes are Egypt (spending the equivalent of €93 million, of which €34 million was on Dutch seed and €31 million on UK seed), Algeria (€74 million, including €52 million on Dutch seed) and Belgium (€59 million including €51 million on Dutch seed). There are continuing problems with the recording of the volume of Egyptian seed imports.
Canada and Mexico are by far the largest markets for US seed exporters while 94% of Canada’s exports of 79 549 tonnes went to the USA. Secondary markets for Canada were Uruguay and Venezuela. The average unit value of world seed exports has been remarkably stable and averaged €452/tonne last year.
Starch trade slippage
World exports of HS 110813 potato starch are dominated by Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. The trade faltered in 2013 and 2014 but made a strong recovery in 2015, although exports last year slipped to €421.910 million and imports fell to €554.180 million. Puzzlingly, France and Denmark do not record any starch exports.
The export volume fell by 11.1% to 682 001 tonnes product weight, with the German total of 266 886 tonnes down by 23.3% and Dutch exports of 192 959 tonnes falling by 13.1%. Polish exports on the other hand rose by 27.1% to 104 854 tonnes.
The main starch importers were the USA (98 740 tonnes), South Korea (74 210 tonnes), the Netherlands (60 419 tonnes) and the UK (53 504 tonnes). Germany took 50 401 tonnes while Belgium, China and Italy each purchased more than 40 000 tonnes and Spain and Mexico more than 30 000 tonnes.
Reproduced with permission from World Potato Markets Issue 311 – 4 April 2017
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Announcing Power BI Home General Availability (GA) & Roadmap
Nikhil Gaekwad
Product Manager, Power BI
As organizations grow their Power BI deployments and foster a data culture, users will have an ever-increasing amount of data available to them. This wealth of information makes it critical to have tools to find and organize relevant content.
Last September, we took the first step in improving our overall navigation experience by introducing a public preview of Power BI Home. Home was built to provide users a personalized landing page where they can keep track of their key business metrics at-a-glance and have one-click access to their most important content. Thanks to all the feedback and support from our community, we’ve also been able to make improvements to the experience by adding features such as recommended apps, on-boarding video, and more.
Today, I’m excited to announce that we’ve added more new capabilities and declared Power BI Home as generally available. What’s new in GA, you ask? Read on for an overview of the new capabilities and a roadmap of what we are working on next.
Note: We will be start to roll out new features for Home GA this week. It should be enabled for all users by April 30, 2019.
New features in Home GA
Here is an example of what Home will look like for a user with the latest GA features:
To all users who spend most of their time within workspaces, we added a dedicated section for you to access workspaces directly on Home. Like other sections on Home, the workspaces that you see here are sorted based how frequently you accessed the content list of that workspace; the only exception being My Workspace.
It gets better – not only will you be able to access your workspaces from this section, That’s right, workspaces will behave like first-class citizens in Power BI similar to apps, dashboards, and reports. You will also be able to see them under the Recents content list.
Note: As of now, workspaces can only appear under the Favorites + Frequents section if you access them frequently. If you don’t see workspace there, it probably means you have other content that you’ve accessed more, or you have more than nine favorites.
Favorite content
See something under the Favorites + Frequents section that you access daily and want to keep it there? Favorite it directly on Home! Now, you will see an empty star for all the items that you frequently use. Simply click on it to make it stay.
Note: The item that you just favorited will be sorted in alphabetical order under the Favorites + Frequents section when you return to Home the next time. We also don’t support favoriting workspaces.
Content type sub-text
Lastly, there may be instances where two artifacts (such as an app and a workspace) can have the same name. To help you quickly distinguish between the two on Home, we added a sub-text for each tile. You will now see that all your artifacts under Favorites + Frequents and Recents section have a sub-text describing the type of artifact.
Making Power BI Home as generally available is the first of many more milestones in improving the overall user experience in the service. We have more features and capabilities are on the way! Here’s an overview of what you can expect in the subsequent milestones scheduled for later this year:
Organizational branding – Allowing administrators to insert a company logo, change the header color, and add a background cover image on Home to match their corporate brand. Here’s a example of Contoso branding their Power BI tenant:
Promoted content – Allowing administrators or designated content creators to promote and set the default recommended content. By setting default content, an organization can ensure that users have a consistent and standardized experience for navigating within the service.
Configure learning resources – Allowing administrators to configure the documentation links in the “Learn how to use Power BI” section for their tenant.
User customization of pinned tiles – Allowing users choose which dashboards or reports show up on top of Home for an at-a-glance view of their key metrics.
Have comments, feedback, or ideas for next steps? We’d love to hear from you. You can vote on new feature ideas, or leave a comment below, or in the forums.
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INTRODUCTION Eutectoid transformation in Fe-C alloy
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Eutectoid transformation in Fe-C alloy (steel)
A eutectic system is known as a mixture of a few chemical compounds or elements that has a single chemical composition which will solidifies at a lower temperature. Therefore, this composition is known as the eutectic composition and the temperature for it is call the eutectic temperature. Eutectoid transformation is known when precipitation transformations are applied to phase transformation. This phenomenon is taken when there is a transformation from austenite to pearlite in iron-carbon (Fe-C) steel. The eutectoid reaction is usually defined as ?(0.76 wt% C) ? ? (0.022 wt% C) +Fe_3 C. From here, it can said that every transformation are able to observe through the iron-iron carbide phase diagram.
Figure 1.0.1: Iron-iron carbide phase diagram
1.1 Pearlite
Pearlite refers to an iron-based compound phase. In other words, it is known as a steels which consists of two-phase. With that, it is known as a layered structure which is consists of alternating layers of ferrite of 88wt% and also with cementite of 12wt% as shown in Figure 1.1.1 below. In the micrograph, dark regions are cementite and bright regions are ferrite. From here, ferrite are soft and cementite are brittle.
Figure 1.1.1: Lamellar structure of Pearlite
This phenomenon occurs in some steels and cast irons. Pearlite can be obtained during slow cooling of iron alloys where it forms by a eutectoid reaction. This is where the austenite is being cooled below the eutectoid temperature which is 723°C. The pearlite is formed by eutectoid decomposition of austenite upon cooling through the diffusion of carbon atoms.. However, when mild steel are used where carbon steel up to around 0.2wt% C. It consists mostly of ferrite and this is where the pearlite will tend to increase when the carbon content increased. Pearlite can also be achieved in two parts which is fine pearlite at low temperature and coarse pearlite at high temperature.
1.2 Bainite
Bainite is known as a phase which exist in steel microstructure after a specific heat treatment are performed on it. From here, bainite is the decomposition of products that may be formed when the austenite is cooled down the eutectoid temperature which is around 250°C to 550°C. The appearance of bainite is that it is a fine non-lamellar structure. Furthermore, bainite is commonly consists of ferrite, carbide and, retained austenite. Other than that, bainite is formed at a cooling rate which is slower than that for the martensite formation but it is faster than that for ferrite and pearlite formation. From here, two kinds of bainite can be achieved which is known as the upper bainite and also the lower bainite as shown in Figure 1.1.1 below. It is known that lower bainite is obtained by transformation at a lower temperature (250°C to 350°C) and in contrast upper bainite is obtained at higher temperature (350°C to 550°C). Bainite is known to be generally stronger but less ductile than pearlite.
Figure 1.1.1: Microstructure of Upper Bainite and Lower Bainite
PEARLITIC TRANSFORMATION
2.1 Austenite to pearlite transformation and undercooling
During the upper temperature, only austenite is present. This is where the 0.8% carbon being dissolved in solid solution within the FCC. As it is cooling down and through the temperature of 723°C, there are several changes occur simultaneously. As mentioned, pearlite is formed during sufficiently slow cooling in an iron-carbon system which locate at the eutectoid point as shown in Figure 1.0.1 above which is at the temperature of 723°C. During the cooling, the iron needs to change crystal structure from the FCC austenite to the BCC ferrite, but the ferrite can only contain 0.02% carbon in solid solution. Consequently, the excess carbon is then rejected and will then form the carbon-rich intermetallic which is known as the cementite. On the other hand, the net reaction at the eutectoid is the formation of pearlitic structure As shown in Figure 2.1.1 below, it can be seen that the carbon diffuse into cementite during the process to achieve BCC state and form pearlite. Through diffusion, a layered structure are formed which is due to the redistribution of C atoms between ferrite and cementite.
Moving on, after the temperature had pass the temperature of 723°C, an undercooling can be done to acquire different types of pearlite. For instance, a large undercooling will result in fine pearlite and in contrast a small undercooling will result in coarse pearlite. The differences can be explained using the Figure 2.1.2 below where the larger the difference in temperature means more undercooling which will result in fine pearlite and vice versa.
Figure 2.1.2: S-shaped curves at different temperature
As mentioned before, pearlite can be formed into two types which is the fine pearlite and coarse pearlite. This phenomenon can be further discussed as the s-shaped curves are used to construct the TTT diagram of the transformation for pearlite as shown in Figure 2.1.3 below. It can be observed that in the TTT diagram the austenite is being cooled down to a significant temperature as fine pearlite need to be cooled until lower temperature and coarse pearlite need to be cooled at a higher temperature. From here, the absolute layer thickness depends on the temperature during the transformation. This can be deduce where a higher temperature will form a thicker layer which results in coarse pearlite.
Figure 2.1.3: TTT diagram of formation of pearlite
2.2 Nucleation and Growth of Pearlite
Figure 2.2.1: Nucleation and growth of pearlite.
Based on Figure 2.2.1 above, it shows that nucleation of pearlite and how it continues to grow. From here, it can be seen that at the second phase the cementite nucleus starts to form at the grain boundary by heterogeneous nucleation. Following by that, ferrite will then form alongside of the cementite. As the formation continues where new cementite plate nucleates next to ferrite grains and producing a lamellar structure of ferrite and cementite as shown in the fourth and fifth phase above.
In addition, the nucleation and growth is said to result in reaction rate. For instance, taking Figure 2.2.2 below as an example. As the structure is cooled down just below T_E which is 723°C the nucleation rate is low and the growth rate is high. For the second one where it is cooled moderately below? T?_E, both the nucleation and growth rate is medium. However, for the third one where it is cooled way below the? T?_E, the nucleation rate is high and the growth rate is low. It can be observed that the third structure is the finest of all three.
Figure 2.2.2: Examples of structure cooled down to different temperature
2.3 Hypo-eutectoid steels
Figure 2.3.1: Microstructure of hypo-eutectoid steels
Hypo-eutectoid steels are known as the steels which are having less than 0.8% of carbon. The formation started where at high temperature the material is entirely austenite. After that, as it cools it enters a region where the stable phases are ferrite and austenite. Moving on, the low carbon ferrite will then nucleates and grows, where it leaves the remaining austenite richer in carbon. Continuing at 723°C, the remaining austenite is then assumed to be a eutectoid composition where it is 0.8% carbon. From there, it continues for further cooling and transform it to pearlite. Lastly, the resulting structure is a mixture of pro-eutectoid ferrite and regions of pearlite where pro-eutectoid is known as the ferrite that forms before the eutectoid reaction. The following reaction can be observed in Figure 2.3.2 below and the microstructure is as shown in Figure 2.3.1 above.
Figure 2.3.2: Formation of Hypo-eutectoid steel
2.4 Hyper-eutectoid steels
Figure 2.4.1: Microstructure of Hyper-eutectoid steels
Hyper- eutectoid steels are known to have more carbon than the amount of eutectoid as hyper means “greater than”. The process of formation ae similar to the hypo-eutectoid steel mentioned in part 2.3 above. The only differences I that the pro-eutectoid phase at hypo-eutectoid transformation is now cementite instead of ferrite. This phenomenon occurs as the carbon-rich phase nucleates and grows, the carbon content in the remaining austenite will then decrease and again reaching the eutectoid composition at 723°C. Moving on, the austenite will then transform to pearlite during slow cooling through eutectoid temperature. Therefore, the final structure formed will then consists of primary cementite and pearlite. However, the constant network of primary cementite will result in brittle material. The following reaction can be observed in Figure 2.4.2 below and the microstructure is as shown in Figure 2.4.1 above.
Figure 2.4.2: Formation of Hyper-eutectoid steels.
BAINITIC TRANSFORMATION
3.1 Formation of bainite
Figure 3.1.1: TTT diagram
Based on the TTT diagram shown in Figure 3.1.1 above, it can be observed that bainite forms through the decomposition of austenite which is same as pearlite. However, the temperature of decomposition is done above Ms but below the temperature where fine pearlite is formed. In this process, the material is kept isothermally in an appropriate medium which is the bainitic stage. It is then hold until the transformation is completed, then it will then be cooled down to room temperature. Likewise, as mentioned before that bainite is a mixture of ferrite and cementite. In bainite, the cementite is not neatly arranged in parallel plates as it may occur inside small grains of ferrite which consist of many irregular precipitates that are full of other defects such as dislocation. Bainite can be obtained as the pearlite structure gets finer and finer when the cooling rate increase. From here, there are two forms of bainite, known as upper and lower bainite as shown in Figure 3.1.2 below.
Figure 3.1.2: Types of bainite
NUCLEATION AND GROWTH OF BAINITE
3.2 Upper bainite
Figure 3.2.1: Upper bainite
Upper bainite as shown in Figure 3.2.1 refers to a structure which consists of needle ferrites that are separated by long cementite particles. In other words, it consists of clusters platelets of ferrite that are adjacent to each other and in almost identical crystallographic orientation. This is form so that a low-angle boundary arises whenever the adjacent platelets touch. Upper bainite commonly forms at temperature between 350 to 550°C. In general, low carbon steel exhibit fine bainitic laths where it is nucleated through shear mechanism at the austenite grain boundaries. Likewise, the carbon solubility of ferrite in bainite is much lower than austenite. This will then cause the carbon to be rejected into the surrounding. The cementite will then nucleates as discrete particles when the carbon concentration is high enough. From here, the cementite filament becomes more continuous. Therefore, the structure appeared are said to be feathery bainite. The mechanism are illustrated as shown in Figure 3.2.2 below.
Figure 3.2.2: Nucleation and growth of upper bainite
3.3 Lower Bainite
Figure 3.3.1: Lower Bainite
Lower bainite as shown in Figure 3.3.1 refers to a structure which consists of thin plates of ferrite that contains very fine rods of cementites. For lower bainite, the structure commonly forms at a temperature between 250 to 350°C. From here, the nucleation transformation is similar to upper bainite which is through partial shear. Moreover, the lower temperature does not allow diffusion of carbon easily. Thus, the iron carbides from are around 50-60° to the longitudinal axis of the main lath, contiguously with the bainitic ferrite. The carbide may precipitate as discrete particles due to low carbon. Therefore, the appearance of lower bainite look alike with martensite which is known as acicular bainite. The mechanism are illustrated as shown in Figure 3.3.2 below.
Figure 3.3.2: Nucleation and growth of lower bainite
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEARLITE AND BAINITE
PEARLITE BAINITE
DEFINITION A type of microstructure in steels that have two-layered phase of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite. A type of microstructure in steel having a plate-like structure
TEMPERATURE OF FORMATION When austenite cools below its eutectoid temperature (723°C) When austenite cools to a temperature where its structure is thermodynamically unstable
TYPES OF STRUCTURE Fine pearlite and coarse pearlite Upper bainite and lower bainite
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Jagmeet Singh - Trudeau Liberal Government Lied To Canadians About Electoral Reform
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So what are the consequences for the Trudeau Liberal government lying to the Canadian people about electoral reform? Asking for a country. #cdnpoli
https://twitter.com/theJagmeetSingh/status/1115676130671902721
Rhetorical quesiton: A risk that when the Liberals ooze sleaze, Canadians risk electing an extreme right government that they normally would not choose and that the majority will not support.
PR would have moderated the changes in government making parties want to reach for moderation enough to be able to work with one another and an angry minority would not get to govern with a majority.
Practically speaking -- a reminder that the Liberals will likely be outside government instead of participating within it due to their broken promise.
Yes, I hope Trudeau breaks Kim Campbell's record given this.
If he tanked that badly, it is possible the NDP could give Scheer a run for his money. A Liberal party merely damaged will guarantee a Conservative victory. We need demolition.
Fair Vote Canada is supporting implementing a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform.
I think this is a great idea!
Maxime Bernier could also split the right wing vote and Trudeau can also expect a majority and never learn from his sleaziness.
JKR wrote:
I think the politicians already know that the public will not turn against them in an election because they failed to implement electoral reform, and that the public will not vote for electoral reform when given the chance to do so in a referendum.
So why will the politicians suddenly sit up and take notice because a bunch of people who never liked FPTP to begin with hold a meeting demanding an end to FPTP, and call it a "National Citizens Assembly On Electoral Reform"?
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voice of the damned wrote:
I think the NDP and Greens will continue to support PR and if the situation arises, let’s say during a Liberal minority government, the NDP and Greens could try to establish a national citizens assembly on electoral reform in return for propping up a Liberal government. As it is. Quebec’s current government seems to be going ahead with electoral reform without using a referendum to upend the process.
Here's Justin's 'ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies" Trudeau.
I suppose there is no sense checking his truthmeter machine, as the one for Trudeau is surely broken by now.
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/02/03/trudeau-electoral-reform-heritage-minute_n_14600942.html?utm_hp_ref=ca-justin-trudeau-democratic-refor
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Didn't Trudeau support a Preferential vote where you get 2nd and 3rd choices, better than FPTP but Fair Vote Canada opposed to get Proportional, certainly the fairest ? But Preferential would have been a first step to Proportional.
Rikardo wrote:
Yes. He tried, but not hard enough - perhaps counting on his near certainty that this proposal wouldn't achieve consensus. But it's more fun to say: "He promised that would be the last FPTP election, and it's not, so he's a liar!"
He didn't have to give up on electoral reform after the Preferential model was rejected. He could have put up other models for consideration.
Yes he could have but so few people care that why would he? In anycase PR is the only system the NDP would have accepted and nothing was stopping the NDP for making a new proposal too.
Trudeau has lots weaknesses that would payoff better than the "he lied about electoral reform" angle.
Ken Burch wrote:
I don’t think Trudeau had much room to maneuver once the Conservatives and NDP on the electoral committee concluded that the committee would recommend that Canada have a national referendum on an unspecified fully proportional electoral system. I don’t think there was much Trudeau could do once the committee decided to self-destruct by recommending having a referendum that Trudeau was understandably opposed to having. Trudeau probably should have kept a Liberal majority on the electoral committee to ensure that the government could back the committee’s recommendation.
I thought that's what I said. "He tried, but not hard enough."
So: There was nothing Trudeau could do once it became clear the committee wouldn't tell him what he wanted. He should've made sure it'd tell him that. Hard to square with his endorsement of the noble and independent work of Liberal-controlled committees shutting down the JWR investigation, though.
You know, cco, I have little but contempt for Trudeau at the best of times. But seriously - would you have preferred that in the absence of consensus, he had simply legislated preferential voting in order to keep his dumb "promise" ("last FPTP election blah blah")? I don't think so. Yes, he didn't try hard enough. No, he didn't "lie" or "break a promise". Those accusations really miss the point.
No, of course not. I'd have preferred he implement the committee's recommendation. But I didn't expect him to, since the "promise" was clearly a knee-jerk reaction to the existential horror of the NDP being official opposition. Once that was rectified and the "red door/blue door" system had returned, so the Liberal spin team can scream "YOU HAVE NO CHOICE!" at Canadians again, there was zero chance of electoral reform. The only question was how they'd kill it.
The fact I expect something of the Liberals doesn't mean I won't criticize it, though.
cco wrote:
No, of course not. I'd have preferred he implement the committee's recommendation. But I didn't expect him to, since the "promise" was clearly a knee-jerk reaction to the existential horror of the NDP being official opposition. Once that was rectified and the "red door/blue door" system had returned, so the Liberal spin team can scream "YOU HAVE NO CHOICE!" at Canadians again, there was zero chance of electoral reform. The only question was how they'd kill it. The fact I expect something of the Liberals doesn't mean I won't criticize it, though.
Ok, I got it now. I agree!
Justin Trudeau's 2 biggest weaknesses on the left flank of his party are on electoral reform and the environment, and the fact that Singh is attacking Trudeau on these two issues is encouraging. He has the right issues in his focus.
I think his biggest weakness on the left is his polite racism towards Indigenous peoples. Which the NDP is also highlighting. But sure, it is worth pointing out that if the Liberals had kept their promise on voting systems, people would not face any prospect of a Conservative government. That they do can be blamed on Trudeau’s decision to abandon electoral reform.
I think people are really underplaying the significance of electoral reform in the next election. They miss two critical things:
1) Sure a majority of voters don't care. But they also do not matter. A majority of voters are in the bag already for a political party. The ones that do care are the people who provide the small number of swing votes that in winner take all FPTP can make a difference.
2) Still, most of the people if you ask them if they care right now, they might not even know what issue you are talking about. It is not on the radar. It won't be either until and unless the Liberals get close to the end of the campaign and worry about losing. The tactic they have used in the past, has always been -- look at how bad the Conservatives are, Green and NDP voters come to us. that is the exact point the right group of voters (the ones who could respond to such an appeal) will remember the broken promise.
So given the above, having the same, say, 3-4% of the population really pissed at you for putting them in the same position, despite the promise, is not ideal. If half of them, say 1.5-2% decide to say a big screw you then the last minute appeal to scoop up non-Liberal, anti, Conservative votes could fail accross a bunch of those very close ridings, decided in winner take all FPTP, by less than a percentage. The result could mean the difference between a Conservative majority and a Liberal Minority.
You can count on this story being pushed by every party but the Liberal party and by the media (since it is a good story). It is very possible that it will not come up until the last week of the election but it does not mean thtat this won't make a difference.
The Liberals fucking deserve this.
I think the Liberals could have succeeded if they meant it at some version of electoral reform. This means I consider them to have lied and I do not accept the spin here that they had no choice.
So: There was nothing Trudeau could do once it became clear the committee wouldn't tell him what he wanted. He should've made sure it'd tell him that.
I think Trudeau’s weak understanding of electoral systems also limited his ability to act on electoral reform. I think the obvious compromise between the NDP and Liberals was a semi-proportional system that used preferential voting. I think the NDP and Greens should have proposed such a system to Trudeau with the option of making the system more proportional over time. A preferential electoral system with something like 10% PR seats could have been proposed by the NDP with the possibility of adding PR seats gradually in subsequent elections if PR was shown to be an improvement over the status quo. In any case, a referendum should never have been part of the committee’s recommendations. A referendum was just a Conservative ploy to prevent electoral reform. The NDP should not have fallen for the Conservative’s ploy. The NDP should have put electoral reform ahead of short term petty partisan politics in teaming up with the Conservatives to score short term political points.
The NDP should have put electoral reform ahead of short term petty partisan politics in teaming up with the Conservatives to score short term political points.
Substitute anything at all where the Liberals claim to agree with the NDP in place of "electoral reform" and you have the classic Liberal talking point: "Criticizing Liberals helps Conservatives."
Actually the NDP+Greens did their damndest to get the Liberals to endorse something, even a half-measure phased in. Evidence: the NDP+Green Supplementary report:
"We believe the government should consider adopting one of the following models, both of which would result in a Gallagher score of less than four.
Mixed-member proportional representation (MMP), with 2/3 of the House of Commons elected to represent direct constituencies, and 1/3 elected as regional compensatory members. Regional compensatory MPs may be elected from an open list, flexible list, as recommended by the Law Reform Commission, or they may be elected as “best runners-up”, as per the Baden-Württemberg system. Open and flexible lists have the benefit of letting voters choose. The Baden-Württemberg option has the benefit of forcing all candidates to be scrutinized and supported by voters every election in order to win their seat. Compensatory seats would be drawn from territories, provinces, or sub-regions within provinces. As such, since it would not affect current riding boundaries, a full riding redistribution would be unnecessary. The government could decide to take an incremental approach by adding regional compensatory MPs in groups of 30-45 over the next three or four elections.
Rural-urban proportional representation (RUP), as first elaborated by former Chief Electoral Officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley, in which current riding boundaries are maintained, but current urban ridings are clustered into multi-member ridings of three to five MPs. To minimize the level of distortion between the popular will of the electorate and the resultant seat allocations in Parliament, in 2019, the government should add an additional 50 seats for regional compensatory MPs. Again, regional compensatory MPs may be elected from an open list, flexible list, or elected as “best runners-up”, as per the Baden-Württemberg system. Like our proposed MMP model, compensatory seats would be drawn from territories, provinces, or sub-regions within provinces. "
"The government could decide to take an incremental approach by adding regional compensatory MPs in groups of 30-45 over the next three or four elections?" Never NDP Policy, the NDP MPs were willing to settle for almost anything. No, the PMO had issued the orders: since we aren't going to get the ranked ballot which almost nobody wants, shut it down. That's why the NDP+Greens had to make a deal with the Conservatives in order to avoid a "no report" outcome.
Justin explained his reasoning very well on February 10, 2017:
"I always felt that we could make a clear improvement to our political process by offering people to not ever have to vote strategically again, to give a preference on your ballot. To rank your ballot. A lot of people don’t like it. A lot of people say it favours Liberals.
What it does is it favours parties who are good at reaching out to find common ground with broad groups of Canadians, to say, “How can I be your second choice?” That’s what it does. I think that’s probably a good thing, but I have heard very clearly that people don’t think that’s a good thing, or that they think it would favour Liberals too much. And therefore I’m not going near it, because I am not going to do something that everyone is convinced is going to favour one party over another."
So did he lie in 2015? Definitely. His platform said "We will make every vote count. We will convene an all-party Parliamentary committee to review a wide variety of reforms, such as ranked ballots, proportional representation . . ." This echoed the convention resolution which said "ranked ballots and/or proportional representation." He was claming to be open to PR. That was a lie. He was always dead opposed to it. Electoral reformers stopped the PMO’s bait-and-switch operation. We not only stopped it, we exposed it.
Great to hear from you Wilf and thank you and cco for your comments.
Trudeau was not going to accept PR. He would have accepted ranked or transferable. That would have been the compromise position between status quo and PR. The NDP decided FPTP is better than ranked.
Look look he broke promises! comes across as an infantile argument because we all know politicians break promises all the time. It only matters if the promises he broke matter more to people than the economy. Electoral reform isn't up there.
Pondering wrote:
Absolutely correct.
I would generally agree with what Pondering and Unionist have said.
BUT this time it may be different for Trudeau. He posed as a great reformer, a different kind of politician. At the same time many people had doubts about his sincerity, his depth and his abilities. They were prepared to overlook their doubts and give him a chance.
Those doubts have now surfaced in light of Lavalin, electoral reform and other issues. People feel like the true man is revealing himself -callow, narcissistic, without core beliefs. They feel betrayed.
Had he not put himself on such a pedestal his hypocrisy would not be rebounding against him like it is now.
Thanks for the useful info Wilf, hope you're doing well.
It is a sleeper issue -- one that will not come up unless the Liberals appeal to 3-5th party voters to prevent the Conservatives winning. This is an appeal the Liberals have done EVERY time they have come near to losing an election for the last 50 years.
It does matter because it puts a chill on any "lend us your vote" campaign by the Liberals and would create a backlash if they did. That backlash will not just come from the NDP and Greens who are concerned but will be amplified by the media and by the Conservatives who will do what they can to make sure this type of appeal does not work.
So this is not up there now in terms of priorities but it compromises a Liberal campaign strategy they have used in the past and it would very quickly be up there if the Liberals went there.
I think it is a big deal.
That's why the NDP+Greens had to make a deal with the Conservatives in order to avoid a "no report" outcome.
I think a “no report” outcome would have been preferable to the NDP and Greens making a deal with the Conservatives that included having a national referendum that was bound to be dismissed or fail. I think the NDP’s and Green’s policies on electoral reform should now be to support having a citizens’ assembly decide the matter of electoral reform with the assistance of a representative panel of experts on electoral reform and with a committee of the House of Commons also included in the electoral reform process. I think there should be a “triple lock” on electoral reform of (1) a citizens’ assembly, (2) electoral systems experts, and (3) politicians. All three groups should reach majority agreement on the most suitable system to replace our anachronistic 2-party FPTP plurality system. I think some kind of semi-proportional MMP system would be chosen from such a process.
Sean, I don't think the Liberals plan to use the "lend us your vote" approach.
If the Liberals are held to a minority then the NDP can force their hand so here's hoping.
nicky wrote:
There is still lots of time before the election. Current numbers are practically meaningless. Everyone is going on about him losing his sunny ways. They don't matter any more. Every election births a fresh strategy. This time around he will run on his record meaning the child tax credit which has lifted children out of poverty and the trade deals apart from other accomplishments.
People who feel like the true man is revealing himself are people who never voted for him in the first place. He has lost his lead due to the Lavalin controversy but that won't last and many of them went Conservative not NDP which tells me they are just telling Trudeau they are pissed off. Everyone answering these polls know we are not voting tomorrow and doesn't include "undecided".
Of course it is a slap on the wrist to Trudeau but he is far from out. If SNC Lavalin is still refused a DPA Trudeau will say see, we didn't insist. We just wanted JRW to get a second opinion. If they do get a DPA they will say see, it was legally possible to give SNC Lavalin a DPA thereby saving the jobs.
I think during the upcoming election, if the Conservatives and Liberals are both ahead of the other parties, strategic voting will still be part of another FPTP election, as that is what always happens in multi-party FPTP elections. This time around I think strategic voting will be an even a bigger issue as the the Conservatives will also be calling for strategic voting to prevent people on the right from splitting the right wing vote by voting for the new People’s Party.
Maybe the Conservatives will but the Liberals won't.
The Liberal Party officially might not but many on the centre-left probably will once again.
yes, sure. But the Liberal party will -- if not from head office candidates who fear losing to split voting will. For them it is a last desperate move when they see that they are trailing. The central campaign has not way to stop this. Due to the broken promise there will be quite a few looking for this and it will hit the news.
Totally naive to imagine that this won't happen. It always does but it has never been as big news as it will be.
I do wish we would collect all our predictions in one place for future reference.
I'm predicting that that won't happen.
This is an easy prediction to make: there is a national campaign and 338 candidates. If the Liberals are desperateeither the national campaign will try this or some individual candidates will. It will be recieved poorly. This is also an easy prediction since the competing parties know that the tactic will be hypocritical.
The Liberals will use it becuase it is a last ditch gamble they would use when nothing else has worked and there is nothing left to try. The other parties will attack it becuase they know about this and they can.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Liberals go back to the strategic voting well, its the last resort of a desperate campaign. To be fair Mulcair's NDP tried to appeal for strategic voting at the tail end of the 2015 campaign so it isn't a strategy that is exclusive to the Liberals.
As for people trying to reframe the narritive as the NDP and Greens being at fault for FPTP because they didn't concede... nonsense. The Liberals are the only party on the electoral reform committee that did not move one iota off their starting position, the Greens, NDP and Conservatives all changed off their starting position and reached a compromise. The onus was on the Liberals to reach a compromise position between ranked balloting and MMP, but instead they chose to take their ball and go home, instead they sent Maryam Monsef to walk up to journalists with a printed out placcard of the Gallagher index formula to mock established math like a good Conservative.
Point is it takes two to tango. The NDP could have simply agreed with the Liberal's choice just as the Liberals could have agreed with the NDP's choice. Nobody wanted to budge.
Would you have preferred that the Liberals impose their choice in order to keep their promise? If not then it isn't "not keeping their promise" that is your problem.
They were not at an impasse as you suggest. There were many options to continue to find a solution.
The Liberal choice was to shut down the process. No, the NDP did not have to agree to that.
One of which would have been to impose their solution. That would have been keeping their promise.
So the complaint is not that he didn't keep his promise. It is that he didn't keep it in a manner that would have satisfied you. Therefore, the core complaint is not about keeping promises. If he broke his promise to use P3s you would be saying he had seen the light and praising him not accusing him of being a liar.
Voters know this so they ignore that approach. Intelligent voters do want leaders to take into account new information during their mandate not just blindly keep promises so they can say they kept promises even if it is bad for the country.
Trudeau's argument is that there is no consensus amongst Canadians so it would be divisive to try to impose a change and a multiple choice referendum would be pointless and a waste of money. Considering what has happened in BC he was not wrong.
When it comes time to vote in October few people will priorize PR or lying. They will vote based on the issues important to them. Signs tell me that PR is not one of them. This angle is a waste of time and comes across as whiny. Everyone knows that PR would give the NDP more seats and more power so obviously the NDP will strongly support PR.
I honestly wish PR would come in so NDPers would have to accept that Canadians are majority centrist. Canadians are radically moderate. They want the country well run, low unemployment, the ability to buy a house and car, have a family, good health care system, that sort of thing. Well run now includes doing more about the environment and global warming but it is on the list not the sole or top priority. That's why Trudeau's economy and environment hand in hand line goes over so well. You can bet a thinktank worked on messaging. It says you can have your cake and eat it too while putting the economy at odds with the environment when the truth is greening is good for the economy and the environment even if it isn't good for Alberta's economy.
Anyone who is going to vote NDP based on the issue of PR already knows what went down. No need to pitch it. It isn't a "might as well" situation.
Absolutely everything said must be filtered by the question "who if anyone will be influenced to vote for or against us based on this statement?" That goes triple if Singh is saying it directly. You want to be sure that it will not lose you more voters than you gain. You want voters to believe you are focused on what is important to them. PR is seen as important to the NDP. Aside from all that you don't want the media distracted from your primary messaging.
Trudeau's lines had me gagging by the end of the 2015 election. I can't stand the phrase "the middle class and those striving to join it" nor "balancing the economy and the environment". They are like musical ear worms which is what makes them so powerful.
Trudeau is going to be bragging about trade deals and having lifted children out of poverty and low unemployment and progress on boil water advisories and the carbon tax and I am sure a lot of other things.
The NDP complaining about the PR thing will come across as insignificant at best. The NDP can't afford to lose a second of time to influence voters. Did we not experience the same flippidy-floppidy 2015 election in which the 3 parties bounced around all taking first position at some point? Conservatives never fell below second position. Both Liberals and NDP saw third place. PR is not a topic that will result in that kind of movement.
In Alberta Kenny won because voters put the economy ahead of everything else and they believe Conservative economic policy leads to prosperity. True Alberta has long been the most Conservative province in Canada but people across the country put a high priority on economic prosperity believing all else flows from that and they are not wrong. Economic prosperity is key to strong social programs.
The war we must win is to expose neoliberalism as bad for the economy because it is bad for the economy. Then people will vote for economically progressive parties and the overton window will shift left instead of right.
Obsessing over PR is a distraction so I wish we had it already. I sincerely hope that Legault keeps his promise about imposing it. I don't know where that is at right now.
The Liberals are the only party on the electoral reform committee that did not move one iota off their starting position, the Greens, NDP and Conservatives all changed off their starting position and reached a compromise.
What compromise did the Conservatives make? They always demanded that a national referendum had to take place in order for electoral reform to take place. I think the Conservatives were the big winners from the deal they made with the NDP and Greens. If the referendum recommended by the committee had taken place, both Conservatives and Liberals would have campaigned against PR, which likely have seen PR lose by a considerable margin against so much opposition. During a referendum Conservatives and Liberals would both have agreed that PR was being foisted on Canada in the interests of just the NDP and Greens. The Conservatives were completely opposed to PR and I think coming to an agreement with them was not a compromise and it was contrary to the interests of electoral reform.
You have this talent for when you do longer posts starting with somethings so off base that the desire to continue reading evaporates. I did not get past your second paragraph contradiction of your first. Yes, Trudeau could ahve imposed his promise that he ran and got elected on -- his way. We may not have liked it but it would have meant keeping his promise. Instead he did not compromise, did not continue the process to find a way through but instead shot it down. The complain is still that he ran on one thing, got a majority and then adopted the Conservative position of FPTP in violation of everything he said to voters becuase, plainly, this was now in his interest as he arrogantly could not see a time when he could not get a flase majority.
Due to the BS in your first two paragraphs I lost interest in whatever you went on to in the rest.
And your comment about P3s is just silly. Let me tell you this: your ability to interpret what other people are saying is your very weakest talent. Just don't bother. I would not have said he has seen the light. I might have been grateful that he did not continue but I would not ascribe any sincerity to Liberal decisions, even if I was puzzled by a change of heart on something.
Oh shit, despite my better judgment I kept reading. Your third paragraph is even more ridiculous than the first two. No way is any voter going to consider that Trudeau took in any new information other than his own self interest and the pressure of Liberals with their self interests.
Your next paragraph about division is not quite as silly but close. How do you suppose that this issue is so important as to be divisive and yet nobody cares? Hmmm.
The next paragraph shows that ou respond to things you do not read -- again. The issue of the broken promise on electoral reform does not have to be advanced by a party. It may come from individual candidates, third parties, voters themselves and the media. It may come from the Conservative side in politics as well and it won't look as direct or whiny as you put it as you imagine it would from the NDP. Besides only Liberals would consider such a significant broken promise about such an important issue to political representation as whiny. Pardon me and just about ANYONE who reads your post for returning to the assumption that you are driven by Liberal partisanship whether it is closeted or not and whether you are aware of your deep and undying loyalty to Team Trudeau or not...
However, your next paragraph actually discloses a little more about how Liberal your tendencies really are. Just about everybody makes assumptions about the majority being where theya re -- no matter where they are. As for the assumption about Canadians being centrist -- this is also another Pondering display of political ignorance. What they hell is centre? Many people would class all successful canadian political parties (those who elect MPs) and not just the Liberals as centrist. A few might exclude the so-called "people's party." The reality is that the Canadian political world is quite narrow like most countries. That does not mean that this centre would not be divided among a sub left and sub right that in Canadian terms are quite far apart from each other. But the truly goofy part of your post about the Canadians at the centre comes when you look at a political map of the provincial governments. unless you consider all Canadian parties as the centre and your statemnt to be silly, then you cannot see much of Canada electing centrists provincially. Look at the polls, you do not see them choosing centrists in great numbers federall -- that is unless the whole lot are centrists and your comment utterly meaningless.
Ok so this is where I have to stop reading having found already so many reasons to not believe there would be a shred of anything worth continuing for.
Let me just say I enjoy your posts, though, Pondering, in the way that I like to buy bag salad -- which comes chopped and ready -- you know, fast food. Your comments come pre-shredded like that.
I honestly wish PR would come in so NDPers would have to accept that Canadians are majority centrist. Canadians are radically moderate.
I don’t consider the Conservatives to be centrist. I think they are clearly right of centre. I think FPTP allows the Conservatives to win phoney FPTP ”majorities” even when the majority of the voters prefer parties to the left of them and that PR would prevent those kinds of unrepresentative right wing governments from winning power with just a minority share of the vote.
You know the Overton window has been moved right when the Liberal Party of today is referred to as on the left or progressive. Where we place the Conservatives on the spectrum is meaningless. What matters is what most swing voters think. Federally Conservatives and Liberals have traded places back and forth since Confederation have they not? They have similar fiscal policies do they not? Social conservatism is what has held Conservatives back. Harper reassured people that Conservatives would not touch abortion law nor LGBTQ rights.
This narrative that the Liberals and NDP split the vote on the left so if only the Liberals could be destroyed is self-defeating. It is as accurate to say the Conservatives and Liberals split the vote on the right. The Liberals aren't tricking Canadians into voting for them instead of the NDP over and over again.
It is as accurate to say the Conservatives and Liberals split the vote on the right.
I think opinion polls over the last 15 years have usually shown that relatively few voters switch between the Conservatives and Liberals. It will be interesting to see if the advent of the People’s Party can split the right of centre vote. If the Peoples Party can approach 10-15% of the vote, vote splitting may become more of a neutral phenomenon between right and left in Canada. It’s no accident that the Conservatives fight tooth and nail to keep FPTP as it currently gives them an advantage via vote-splitting.
You could say that the Conservatives and Liberals split policies on the right and the NDP and Liberals split votes on the left.
Ergo the run from the left and govern from the right Liberal bait and switch policy.
I make a point of not reading or responding to posts that aren’t worth reading. I start losing track and think “whatever, I’ll check another thread.” And away I go! Just like that. No warning or anything. POOF I’m gone!
My point remains you would not be complaining that he’s a liar and insisting he should keep his promise. The praising him part was sarcasm.
. No way is any voter going to consider that Trudeau took in any new information other than his own self interest and the pressure of Liberals with their self interests.
I didn’t say they would. In general voters expect politicians will change their minds based on changing conditions therefore not following through on an election promise isn’t in and of itself considered that big a deal unless the backtrack is on something significant to that voter, or more significant than other issues. They don’t go down the list of broken promises checking the reasons behind each. They know there will be a bunch.
Because PR is not important to most voters they will not care about the specific reasons why he didn’t follow through. It will just be one of those things politicians didn’t follow through on. Calling him a liar over it just seems overdone because it could be said about every politician facing a second or third term.
The complain is still that he ran on one thing, got a majority and then adopted the Conservative position of FPTP in violation of everything he said to voters becuase, plainly, this was now in his interest as he arrogantly could not see a time when he could not get a flase majority.
Really, is that a fact? How do you know he assumed he could always get a false majority? I had no idea that you are a mind reader so can divine people’s motivations. I see now why you mistakenly thought that I was posing as a fortune teller in the JWR thread.
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‘Just Another Piece In Their Games…’
Yes, in the vein of all you cool teenagers and shameful adults alike, I too have joined club ‘Hunger Games’. You know, I seriously thought I had buried this penchant for the puerile fantastic years ago – along with poor Dobby the house-elf hims-elf – in the bid to revel in the far more grown-up Anna Karenina and Vanity Fair. It turns out, however, that this grave for the juvenile was evidently a shallow one. (Sorry Dobby, my love, I’m afraid it’s still game over for you.) This latest slip into the realm of childish indulgence happened no sooner than when the credits of the first film in Suzanne Collin’s franchise had started to roll; replenishing both excitement and wonder to an imagination parched of both, and reinaugurating the ugly obsessive nature that tends to go hand-hand with a good children’s story. (Whatever I say in the next few hundred words about the books, I’d like to make it clear that I view the movie as an excellent and exciting piece of film-making; Gary Ross, I doff my hat to you, sir.) So where to go from there, I wondered. Why to the books of course! Before the film came into my life, I was unaware of the books’ existence, but a birthday favour later and I was the proud owner of the trinity: The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Here is what I made of them…
Book One: The Hunger Games (aka the eye-opener)
Having seen the first film I was obviously aware of what was going to go down in the first book. One may argue that this would perhaps defeat the purpose of even reading the story, however, I found that the heads-up gained from the viewing only allowed me to concentrate on details that had either been deliberately omitted from the books or proven too complicated to deliver on screen. One example of this would be the unfolding of the relationship between young tributes, Peeta and Katniss. In the film, it is not particularly clear as to what the nature of their relationship actually is, more specifically Katniss’ take on the whole thing. However, I do understand that the adaptation of a first-person narrative from print to picture will always prove to be a problem in the absence of a narrator. But yes, the book did adequately shed some more light onto the ‘Patniss’ (Peeta and Katniss, duh) love saga, which I was happy about. What I was not so thrilled with, on the other hand, was Collins’ decision to make use of that ghastly present tense and terse, pointed sentences in order to put us firmly in the ‘midst of the action’. Not when EVERY sentence apparently fits this description. No thank you.
Book Two: Catching Fire (aka the favourite)
By the time I had reached the second book – and I mean it was a struggle when up against such a tirade of tiny, tiny sentences – I can safely say that I was starting to grow weary of Katniss’ annoying whine of a voice. Yes, I realise that she is a typical seventeen year old girl, but all this to-ing and fro-ing between love interests, which is only matched by the to-ing and fro-ing she makes to the hospital, really devours any sympathy I once had for her. There really is no logic to her affections. ‘But there is no logic to love!’ I hear you cry… Shut up, no one who demands that amount of nobility for her actions should be that capricious. She is just too weak. Another gripe I was beginning to realise I had with the way Collins had chosen to tell her tale was the fact that every chapter seemed to end with some sort of cliff hanger; to the point where it was just getting ridiculous. There were moments in the chapter where, I must admit, I felt like screaming, ‘Really Suzanne?! Did that REALLY happen?!’ No, I don’t think it did. I think you are just terrified that no one will want to read on if you don’t end each chapter with some outrageous dramatic one-liner. Please. Have a little more faith in your own writing and give the reader a touch more credit to the fact that they will NOT slam the book shut in utter disgust that nothing astounding has happened in the last five pages. It’s all about subtlety, love.
Example from Catching Fire, p209, of a classic Collins-cliffhanger.
I would next like to address the issue of president Snow. The first book showed promise of a somewhat enigmatically calculating villain, and with the second book I was undoubtedly vying for a deliciously dark and troubled back-story to get my teeth into, to establish in my mind a smart and intimidating villain. It turned out that there was no real back-story – at least Volders had a troubled past that we could revel in; to explain why he was a twisted, cold-blooded killer. Snow just had some botox that went wrong…I don’t get the wrong impression here, I do in fact likeCatching Fire, especially the brilliance that is the second arena, complete with tactical alliances to boot. Fantastically intriguing. Let us only hope that justice will be done to this creation on the big screen!
Book Three: Mockingjay (aka the struggle)
‘Just another piece in their/his/her/my Games’, was the phrase that was now causing me physical and mental anguish every time I happened upon it, which was pretty much in every other chapter of Mockingjay. As if this wasn’t enough, the complete overkill of the rather pretentious name itself, Mockingjay, was answerable to a reflex of steaming anger bubbling up from inside of me every time it was mentioned. All in all, I have to say that I found this book incredibly hard to deal with, mainly on account of its clumsiness in addressing the rebellion, and its lack of our main man: Peeta. I felt that the poor boy, who, let’s face it, is the best written character in the whole saga, was rather made a mockery of. His absence was really quite telling, particularly when the romantic interest was in favour of Gale, as I found myself becoming really quite uninterested in the whole thing. What a DULL character Gale is. Clearly Collins thinks so too, as it goes to show back in Catching Fire. Subsequent to his whipping for crimes against Panem, we are informed that Gale was in a critical state being tended to night and day. Then in the next chapter we find out, in a rather off-handed reference, that Gale is back down the mines. Does Collins even remember he was injured?! Speaking of miraculous recoveries, Peeta’s plight against the Trackerjackers in what we commonly call a ‘highjacking’ was a rather dubious one. No light was ever really shed on exactly HOW our man was saved from this nasty fate. All the information we receive is that dear old Delly has been having a chat with him now and again, coaxing him out of his (righteous) hatred for Katniss. Hmmm, interesting.
Example from Mockingjay, p37, of ‘Mockingjay’ overkill.
Overall, I feel that Katniss’ final romantic revelation actually epitomised the way the series has been written: way too sudden and inadequately explained. ‘So yeah, by the way, I’m with Peeta now. I decided that Gale and I are too alike, oh well I guess that’s that. Sigh.’ Collins kicked things off with a great concept, managed to run with it insofar as creating a decent world and a handful of interesting characters (Hamish, Peeta, Finnick, Johanna and Beetee being among the elite), yet she has unfortunately stumbled at the final stretch. It just so happened that the ‘final stretch’ incorporates the entirety of the third book. Never mind, hey, it’s only a children’s book.
Chocolat, Joanna Harris
‘Witches… Jeez, great. And it was all going so well.’ – Just some of the thoughts that materialised in my slightly irked mind mere moments after reading the first few chapters of Joanne Harris’ Chocolat. Adamant that I was not going to enjoy the rest of the book, having so prematurely resigned myself to the fact that I was to be following the life and times of a hip and happening single witch mother for the next 200 or so pages, I was thrilled to discover that I had, in fact, made a serious misjudgment. Thank heavens. Yes, there are undercurrents of witchcraft, tarot and folklore, however they are not the driving force behind the story, à la Harry Potter and pals. Instead, Chocolat is principally centred around the efforts of a 30-something single mother aspiring to successfully integrate herself and her young daughter into quaint rural French life; all the while trying to avoid stepping on the wrong people’s toes along the way – it is a tale of fitting in and finding one’s place.
Let’s start by taking a closer look at the protagonists. Our leading lady is the charming, yet suitably mysterious Vianne Rocher, who quietly sets up shop in the middle of parochial French village, Lansquenet-sous-Tannes. Vianne is not alone in her quest to adapt to rural living after a long stint of temporary urban abodes, as she is accompanied by her delightful 6-year-old daughter, Anouk – owner of a very Pantalamon-esque (see Philip Pullman about that one) animal friend Pantoufle – who serves us well as the voice of innocence and enquiry. On the other side of the fence we find Lansquenet’s resident priest, Francis Reynaud, whose efforts to rid his perfect church-going village of those heathens, the Rochers, come to a rather comical climax. I won’t go into detail as I don’t want to give anything away – you need to read it! – but what I will say is that the whole affair is thoroughly well executed due to Harris’ excellent writing skills. There is a steady and subtle build up over the course of the novel, so that when that glorious moment finally arrives, we are cringing away with the best of them. It is very much a case of chocolate on the chops, as opposed to egg on the face.
If I had to pick a favourite character it would have to be stubborn Armande – an outlandish old dear with a feisty spirit, an affinity for folklore and everything gypsy. I simply love the precious relationship that she shares with her bashful grandson and I find the fact that he bought her red silky underwear for her birthday downright hilarious. Now, one not-so-precious relationship was the ‘coming together’ of Roux and Vianne. I think I can safely say that I did NOT enjoy this at all as it was so totally unnecessary and unbelievable. I mean I realise that Vianne probably hasn’t entertained a gentleman in a fair while – saying that the book only documents a time period of 40 days. How libidinous is this woman?! – but a grizzly red-haired old water dweller? Really?! No, it just wouldn’t happen. Sorry, Joanne.
The entire piece is told from an interesting perspective; interesting in that it is from two perspectives: an alternation between the extremes of Vianne and Francis. Due to the pair voicing opinions that are worlds apart, there was never a problem – when it came to making the distinction of who was narrating – that couldn’t be solved by reading the first 3 lines, thus allowing for smooth continuation in the telling of the story. Also, I’m sure the fact that both voices are centralised around the same plot and close-knit community helped matters. This juxtaposition of ideals was a different and thoroughly engaging way of reading people. On the one hand we had indulgence and the other, abstinence; the unorthodox and the religious in the form of the villager. Some other themes that turned my cogs were: the outsider contemplating one’s own moral views in the face of such opposite insularity; rebuilding one’s image after being chagrined by the clique; the lengths one will go to in order to ‘save face’; the everyday – I absolutely love the way Harris deals with the everyday. It is so tactile, so sensual; the sights, sounds, tastes, aromas. Delicious.
With the word count being 750 I feel that I should end now, and what better way to do it than with my favourite quote of the book, which basically sums it all up far better than I could write:
‘The battle of good and evil reduced to a fat woman standing in front of a chocolate shop, saying, ‘Will I? Won’t I?’ in pitiful indecision.’
Watership Down, Richard Adams
So then, let’s get started shall we?
My first encounter with the Watership Down story was, rather unfortunately, courtesy of Martin Rosen, whose particularly disturbing film rendition lured one and all into a deep false sense of security with thoughts of fluffy white rabbit tales – and indeed tails – before unleashing lagomorphic insanity upon unwitting and innocent children, myself included. To this day the haunting notes of ‘Bright Eyes’ chill me to the very bone – something I don’t think I can truly forgive Mr. Garfunkel for. Not to mention those empty, staring eyes and gnashing teeth (of the rabbits, not Art), which are enough to place the humble bunny firmly at number one in Steve Backshall’s ‘Deadly 60’.
Anyway, I digress. The book is what needs to be praised and not the film dismantled. First things first: location, location, location. We initially find ourselves delicately dropped into the heart of the gloriously idyllic English countryside – you can almost breathe the fresh, evening air – next to our main protagonist, a rabbit named Hazel. Adams has no trouble at all in evoking feelings of joy and nostalgia with his intricate descriptions of the wildflowers in the hazy twilight – those hours in which one’s senses are heightened. Throughout the novel, one has an notion of being not just an onlooker but actually a part of the environment, a necessity if we are to buy into this world.
Now let us turn to the players themselves. An interesting observation I have made during my reading career – with regards to my own affinity for fictional characters – is that instead of becoming immersed in the campaign of the hero as intended by the author, I tend to develop an adverse penchant for the more troubled soul. I have even been known to share in the tyrannical glee of the main antagonist as he/she wreaks havoc on his/her victims. How naughty. Anyway, back to those troubled ones with prime example being the dark and fitful Fiver, who is perhaps my favourite character. His blatant struggle with that rare form of rabbit – schizophrenia is admirable, bless him, although there are moments when his melodramatic moaning about blood and nightmares does prove to be more than a little tiresome. Why won’t Hazel just listen for once so that all can have a slight reprise from the all rabbiting-on…?
Which brings me nicely to my first real point of contention: Rabbit tales – are they necessary? Could not Adams merely have popped a little sign on a cowslip next to the entrance of the warren, marked FIB (fable in progress), allowing for us to opt out of consuming these scraps of narrative doled out by dear Dandelion and to instead continue with digesting the juicy meat of the real story? No? Oh. I suppose that Dandelion had to have some sort of quality other than ‘he runs fast’. But seriously, I do believe that the omission of these rather drawn-out tales would do wonders for the pace of the main story.
To end this waffle I shall finalise matters by saying that, all in all, I found this book to be a wonderful and absorbing read with veins of melancholic beauty running throughout this enjoyable stay in the countryside; spanning the breadth of the valley, following the course of the river and delving deep down into the temporary abode of the warren. The delightful world of rabbit relations envelops the reader entirely, causing an insatiable desire to speak Lapine; Silflay in the moonlight with good friends and whisper about the latest exploits of the merciless General Woundwart, who is enough to drive anyone Tharn…
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National Handwriting Day
“None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain pen, or half its cussedness, but we can try.” - Mark Twain
January 23, 2019The United States
Today, we celebrate National Handwriting Day! The art of handwriting is a powerful form of communication that has been nearly forgotten in the digital age. The simple joy of loading up a fountain pen with new ink and filling the page with your unique handwriting style has been replaced by typing away on keyboards and glass screens, utterly devoid of personality. The amenities of modern life have no doubt made a writer’s life much easier. Could you imagine having to literally copy-and-paste something? The horror! Don’t let this once-cherished art form vanish — fill up those fountain pens and start practicing your John Hancock today. #handwriting #calligraphy #moderncalligraphy #ink #handmade
Opening of Disneyland
“Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future.” — Walt Disney (Disneyland Opening Day Speech, July 17, 1955)
“It’s impossible to imagine where Volkswagen would be without the Beetle… While its time has come, the role it has played in the evolution of our brand will be forever cherished.” — Scott Keogh, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America
“He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo. Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic. Nothing is more sublime.” - Victor Hugo, French Poet and Novelist
The Hollywood Sign
“Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.” — Marilyn Monroe, American Actress, Model and Singer
“Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones.” — Keith Richards, Guitarist for The Rolling Stones
“Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself. It's a self-exploratory operation that is endless. An exorcism of not necessarily his demon, but of his divine discontent.” — Harper Lee, Author of “To Kill A Mockingbird”
“Do the impossible, because almost everyone has told me my ideas are merely fantasies.” — Howard Hughes, American Businessman, Aviator and Film Director
“I just happen to like ordinary things. When I paint them, I don't try to make them extraordinary. I just try to paint them ordinary-ordinary.” — Andy Warhol, American Pop Artist
First Woman to Join Air Force
"It's never easy being the first. The trail that Esther Blake blazed made it possible for other women to follow.” — Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Horn, Air University Command Chief
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.” - Charles M. Schulz, American Cartoonist and Creator of “Peanuts”
“I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.” — Frida Kahlo, Mexican Artist
“Now we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure.” — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863)
"When veterans show up at the stores… and they weep at the bottom of the flagpole, that's the conviction that I need to say it's just not going to come down.” — Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis
First Walmart Opens in 1962
“There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.” — Sam Walton, Founder of Walmart
“Ride as much or as little, as long or as short as you feel. But ride.” — Eddy Merckx, Winner of Four Tour de France Races (1969-1972)
Chevy Corvette Debuts in 1953
“Movement is the universal language of personal freedom.” — Louis Chevrolet, Founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company
National Camera Day
“A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.” — Annie Leibovitz, American Portrait Photographer
“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” — Elon Musk, Founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors & SpaceX
“Well if you ever plan to motor west Travel my way, take the highway that's the best Get your kicks on Route 66.” — Nat King Cole (“Route 66”, 1946)
“The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with caution.” — Albus Dumbledore (“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling)
Global Beatles Day
“You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will live as one.” - John Lennon (“Imagine”, 1971)
“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford (American Film Actress and Producer)
“Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering.” — Shigeru Miyamoto (Japanese Video Game Designer, Creator of Super Mario)
G.I. Bill
“Our servicemen and women are serving throughout the world as guardians of peace… They are visible evidence of our determination to meet any threat to the peace with measured strength and high resolve.” — U.S. President John F. Kennedy
“Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind and soul.” - Amit Ray (Indian Author and Yoga Master)
Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws”
"You're gonna need a bigger boat.” — Martin Brody (“Jaws”, 1975)
National Watch Day
“Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne (American Novelist)
National Go Fishing Day
“Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.” - U.S. President Herbert Hoover
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” — Emma Lazarus (“The New Colossus”, 1883)
“If the father's responsibilities are many, his rewards are also great — the love, appreciation, and respect of children and spouse.” — U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson
“Climb the mountains and get their good things. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy.” — John Muir (American Naturalist Writer and Conservationist)
“The things that the flag stands for were created by the experiences of a great people. Everything that it stands for was written by their lives. The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history.” — U.S. President Woodrow Wilson
National Sewing Machine Day
“I am certain that a sewing machine would relieve as much human suffering as a hundred lunatic asylums, and possibly a good deal more.” — Margaret Atwood, Canadian Author (“Alias Grace”, 1996)
Reagan's Speech at Berlin Wall
“As long as this gate is closed, as long as this scar of a wall is permitted to stand, it is not the German question alone that remains open, but the question of freedom for all mankind.” — U.S. President Ronald Reagan (Address at the Brandenburg Gate, Ju
National Little League Week
“I think Little League is wonderful — it keeps the kids out of the house.” — Yogi Berra, American Baseball Legend
Ballpoint Pen Day
“But words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew, upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.” — Lord Byron, British Poet and Politician
LGBT Pride Month
“All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.” — Harvey Milk (Gay Rights Activist and Politician, California’s first openly gay elected official)
“Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to God, and keep your face to the raising sun.” — Kanye West (“Family Business”, 2004)
“Mmm, donuts.” — Homer Simpson
“You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.” — General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied C
“Jay is teaching in a lot bigger classroom than I’ll ever teach in. For a young person growing up, he’s the guy to learn from.” — Warren Buffett (Forbes Magazine, September 2010)
The Awkward Royal Handshake
“The handshake of the host affects the taste of the roast.” — Benjamin Franklin, American Founding Father
Fishing & Boating Week in U.S.
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” — Henry David Thoreau, American Poet
“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.” — Babe Ruth, American Baseball Legend
“When playing a game, the goal is to win, but it is the goal that is important, not the winning.” — Reiner Knizia, World-Renowned Board Game Designer
“Big Ben was beginning to strike, first the warning, musical; then the hour, irrevocable.” — Virginia Woolf (“Mrs. Dalloway”)
The First Indy 500
"A driver must win with his skill as well as with the car. A good driver without a good car will never win and a good car with a poor driver also suffers." - Ray Harroun, Racecar Driver and Winner of The First Indy 500
Hillary & Norgay Climb Everest
"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." - Edmund Hillary, The First Explorer to Climb Mount Everest
“The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.” — John Muir (American Naturalist Writer and Conservationist, Founder of the Sierra Club)
“Our servicemen and women are serving throughout the world as guardians of peace — many of them away from their homes, their friends and their families. They are visible evidence of our determination to meet any threat to the peace with measured strength
The Last Model T
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t — you’re right.” — Henry Ford (Founder of Ford Motor Company)
“Star Wars” Premieres in 1977
"The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side" — George Lucas (American Filmmaker, Creator of “S
Rajai Davis
“I kept thinking to myself, what if I made a wrong turn?” — Jason Clinton (Rajai Davis’ Uber Driver)
Lucky Penny Day
“Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves.” — Benjamin Franklin (American Founding Father and Author of Poor Richard’s Almanack)
Harvey Milk Day
“It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions.” — Harvey Milk (Gay Rights Activist and Politician, California’s first openly gay elected official)
PASH Member Chris Stephens
PASH Member and board games Enthusiast Chris Stephens just launched a Kickstarter campaign for his homemade wooden Slim Dice Sleeves. PASH recently interviewed Chris about this exciting project:
Robert F. Smith
“Don’t sit around and wait for someone to anoint you ready for the next challenge. Don’t wait your turn. Bet on yourself and have the confidence to stand up and say my time is now.” — Robert F. Smith, CEO of Vista Equity Partners
“Cannes or any other major festival is basically an animal in its own nature, creating very specific perceptions of films in a moment.” — Alejandro González Iñárritu (Mexican Filmmaker, Jury President of 2019 Cannes Film Festival)
“Our servicemen and women are serving throughout the world as guardians of peace–many of them away from their homes, their friends and their families. They are visible evidence of our determination to meet any threat to the peace with measured strength an
NASCAR Day
"The winner ain't the one with the fastest car — it's the one who refuses to lose.” — Dale Earnhardt (NASCAR Hall of Fame Member and Winner of the 1998 Daytona 500)
The First Academy Awards
“There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.” — Frank Capra, Italian-American Filmmaker, Director of “It’s A Wonderful Life” (1946)
“He popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad twenty years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when the business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb, and disaster seemed right around the corner.” — Walt Disney
“I've never met an animal I didn't like, and I can't say the same thing about people.” — Doris Day (Actress, Singer and Animal Rights Advocate)
The Birth of FM Radio
“It ain't ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world, it’s the things people know that ain't so.” — Edwin H. Armstrong, American Inventor and Discoverer of FM Radio
"Motherhood: All love begins and ends there." — Robert Browning, English Poet and Playwright
“There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.” — Salvador Dali, Spanish Surrealist Artist
“Railroad iron is a magician's rod, in its power to evoke the sleeping energies of land and water.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet and Philosopher (Lecture read before the Mercantile Library Association in Boston, MA — February 7, 1844)
Hitchcock's “Vertigo”
“What is drama, after all, but life with the dull bits cut out?” — Alfred Hitchcock, English Film Director (“Hitchcock/Truffaut” by Francois Truffaut, 1966)
National Have A Coke Day
“This intellectual beverage and temperance drink... makes not only a delicious, exhilarating, refreshing and invigorating beverage, but a valuable brain tonic and a cure for all nervous affections — sick, headache, neuralgia, hysteria, and melancholy.” —
“Part of the journey is the end.” — Tony Stark / Iron Man, played by Robert Downey, Jr. (“Avengers: Endgame”, 2019)
"Friends" Finale
“How you doin’?” — Joey Tribbiani (played by Matt LeBlanc on NBC’s sitcom “Friends”)
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument. Enjoy a family-friendly weekend celebration today and tomorrow from 11am - 9pm. Free admission!
“The best thing about the Kentucky Derby is that it is only two minutes long. It is the quickest event in sports, except for sumo wrestling and Mike Tyson fights. Maybe drag-racing is quicker, but I have never been attracted to it.” — Hunter S. Thompson,
National Space Day
“This time, when we go to the Moon, we will stay. And then we will use what we learn on the Moon to take the next giant leap—sending astronauts to Mars.” — Jim Bridenstine, NASA Administrator
James Holzhauer
“I approach both sports betting and ‘Jeopardy!’ with the same attitude: What can I do differently than the average person to give myself an edge?” — James Holzhauer, “Jeopardy!” Record Holder (The Washington Post, 2019)
“Go ahead and do things, the bigger the better, if your fundamentals are sound. Avoid procrastination. Do not quibble for an hour over things that might be decided in minutes.” — John Raskob, Financier and Builder of the Empire State Building
John Singleton
“As a storyteller, when you see somebody who is the character you envisioned, you feel this energy in the room.” — John Singleton, Writer and Director of “Boyz N The Hood” (1991)
"A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.” — John James Audubon
Robert Noyce
“Optimism is an essential ingredient of innovation. How else can the individual welcome change over security, adventure over staying in safe places?” — Robert Noyce
“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science.” — Edwin Hubble, American Astronomer ("The Exploration of Space", Harper's Magazine, 1929)
Talk Like Shakespeare Day
"This was the noblest Roman of them all. All the conspirators, save only he, Did that they did in envy of great Caesar." - William Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar” (Act 5, Scene 5)
National Jelly Bean Day
“You can tell a lot about a fella's character by his way of eating jelly beans.” — U.S. President Ronald Reagan
“The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.” — Queen Elizabeth II
National Park Week
“There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.” - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
“D’oh!” — Homer Simpson
“The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.” — Conan O’Brien
“I don't blame you for writing of me as you have. You had to believe other stories, but then I don't know if any one would believe anything good of me anyway.” — Billy the Kid
“The deeper the truth in a creative work, the longer it will live.” - Charlie Chaplin
“The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.” - Jackie Robinson
TCM Film Festival 2019
Thursday April 11, 2019 – Saturday April 13, 2019
Chris Frazier
Poetry Enthusiast and PASHGroup Owner: Poet's Quarters
"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are." - Kurt Cobain
Caroline Murphy
24-Hour Countdown to G+ Shutdown: Featuring Everyday Enthusiast Caroline Murphy, PASHGroup Owner: Egyptology
John Costigan
5-Day Countdown to G+ Shutdown: Featuring Everyday Enthusiast John Costigan, PASHGroup Owner: Auto Enthusiasts
Jay Mac Bride
7-Day Countdown to G+ Shutdown: Featuring Everyday Enthusiast Jay Mac Bride, Gamer & PASHGroup Owner: Saturday Night Space Opera
Richard Bellingham
10-Day Countdown to G+ Shutdown: Featuring Everyday Enthusiast Richard Bellingham, Gamer & PASHGroup Owner: Fate Core
“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I think it is very important that films make people look at what they've forgotten.” - Spike Lee
"I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing." - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters.” - Grover Cleveland
“Be still and know that I am. Be still and know. Be still. Be.” - Saint Patrick
National Quilting Day
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” – Maya Angelou
“A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults.” - Don Vito Corleone (“The Godfather”, 1972)
“Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.” - Albert Einstein
2019 World Ag Expo
“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.” - U.S. President Thomas Jefferson
FDR's Fireside Chats
“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos.” - Mary Shelley, author of “Frankenstein” (1818)
“I think that inside every adult is the heart of a child. We just gradually convince ourselves that we have to act more like adults.” - Shigeru Miyamoto, Creator of Mario
“We didn't know how to run a business, but we had dreams and talent.” - Ruth Handler, Inventor of Barbie
National Proofreading Day
“Bad spellers of the world, untie!” - Anonymous
“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” - Elon Musk
“The least of us is improved by the things done by the best of us, because if we are not able to land at least we are able to follow." – Walter Cronkite, American Broadcast Journalist
“An American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans." - Mark Twain, American Writer
Marching Music Day
“Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.” - Plato
"The purpose of the memorial is to communicate the founding, expansion, preservation, and unification of the United States with colossal statues of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.” - Gutzon Borglum, American artist, sculptor of Mou
"How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?” - Dr. Seuss
“Our own freedom, and the future of freedom around the world, depend... on their ability to build growing and independent nations where men can live in dignity, liberated from the bonds of hunger, ignorance, and poverty.” - U.S. President John F. Kennedy
Atom Boys
“Almost all aspects of life are engineered at the molecular level, and without understanding molecules we can only have a very sketchy understanding of life itself.” - Francis Crick, What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery (1988)
“I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I'm not afraid to look behind them.” - Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress
The Grand Canyon
“It is the course of wisdom to set aside an ample portion of our natural resources as national parks and reserves, thus ensuring that future generations may know the majesty of the earth as we know it today.” - U.S. President John F. Kennedy
“Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.” - Tennessee Williams, American Playwright
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” - Steve Jobs, Stanford University Commencement Speech (June 12, 2005)
"Don't get excited. Obstacles make a better picture." ? Victor Fleming
The Miracle on Ice
“Great moments are born from great opportunities.” - Herb Brooks, Coach of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
Richard Trevithick
“I have been branded with folly and madness for attempting what the world calls impossibilities.” - Richard Trevithick
John Glenn
"We are more fulfilled when we are involved in something bigger than ourselves." — John Glenn, Keynote Address at Ohio State University's Commencement in 2009
“If you're going to be strong on the radio, you got to let it all out, even the ugly stuff. And you can't apologize for it.” - Howard Stern
“Of course Pluto is a planet: It's massive enough to have its shape controlled by gravity rather than material strength, which is the hallmark of planethood.” — Alan Stern, American engineer and planetary scientist
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” — Michael Jordan
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin
L.A. International Pen Show
“But words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew, upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.” - Lord Byron
"Some Cupids kill with arrows, some with traps.” — Hero to Ursula, William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” (1623)
“Whatever else has been said about me personally is unimportant. When I sing, I believe. I'm honest.” - Frank Sinatra to Playboy Magazine (February 1963)
"The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” - Julia Child
“Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.” - David Bowie
“Every kid has a toy that they believe is their best friend, that they believe communicates with them, and they imagine it being alive.” - Henry Selick, Filmmaker
“Dream as if you will live forever, live as if you will die today.” - James Dean
“I think it's wrong that only one company makes the game Monopoly.” - Steven Wright, Comedian
“Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work.” - John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.” – George Washington
“I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl.” - Pete Rozelle, NFL Commissioner
The Vince Lombardi Trophy
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” - Vince Lombardi, NFL Coach
Super Bowl Commercials
“Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.” - Mark Twain
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Preparing for state
By: Connor Allen - Updated: 1 year ago
Posted Jul 5, 2018
Paso 8U girls won three of six tourneys this year
PASO ROBLES — The Paso Robles 8U girls softball all-star team is heading to state competition in San Diego on July 13 after qualifying earlier this season. The team hosted an open tryout in May following the conclusion of the season and began practicing and playing tournaments together shortly after.
The team is comprised of 12 girls: Dani Rivas, Emma Krilling, Harlem Rickson, Izzy Murphy, Kallie Gatoloai, Katie Karp, Kayla Kratz, Kyla McGuckin, Madison Grennan, Natalie Davis, Preslie Lyles and Riley Moore.
The girls are currently 19-5 on the season, have won three of the six tournaments and placed third in their Santa Maria tournament, which was a state qualifier.
“We actually placed third in Central California,” said Kim Rivas, head coach of the 8U softball team. The tournament had 13 teams from throughout Central California participating and hoping to punch their ticket to the big tournament.
Last year’s 8U all-star team relied on lights-out pitching and cruised to victory more times than not, but with only three girls returning to the team this year the Bearcats were forced to make some changes.
“We had some really great girls tryout, which was nice,” Rivas said. “But we really didn't have the pitching, well, we didn't think we had the pitching that we had last year and the girls have really stepped up.”
This season the team rotates four pitchers, Rivas, Davis, Krilling, and Murphy with Rivas as the main pitcher throwing the most innings. Where the Bearcats really exceed is on defense, specifically their infield.
“Our infield has been nearly flawless,” Rivas said. “And I think we have only had a couple of errors through the tournaments.”
The girls have played in many close games this year and as their coach says, “They just don’t know how to give up, they just don’t have that attitude.” Time and time again, the girls have been able to stay calm and record clutch outs.
The Bearcats won the San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, and Templeton tournaments earlier this year and came into the Atascadero tournament seeded first, but took home third place after dropping their first game.
After the state tournament next week, the girls will play in one more tournament to support breast cancer awareness before getting the rest of the summer off.
© 2019-Paso Robles Press
Hounds beat ‘Cats to take first place in PAC 8
2018 CCAA Football Mountain League All-League Selections
Hitting zero
The Leadoff: Always skip the bowl game
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In Police Officers for Equal Rights v. City of Columbus, and has won numerous monetary awards and appellate decisions protecting and requiring the disclosure of records under Ohio's public records laws
Honored Ohio-NOW Legal & Education Fund's "Hammer of Justice" Award
Environmental Achievement Award, Ohio Environmental Council
"Courage" Award, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers'
"First Amendment Award" of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
He won a large jury verdict in a highly publicized case in Dayton, Ohio against union officials for the severe beating and shooting of two union members who sought to speak at a membership meeting
NAACP of Columbus' President's Award
Columbus Urban League Award for Excellence
ACLU of Ohio's statewide award for contributions to the preservation of civil rights and civil liberties, 1996
Columbus Recycling Center, 1987 - 1990
Columbus Legal Aid Society, 1988
State Chair, Ohio Employment Lawyers Association
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Former President, National Employment Lawyers Association, 1990
U.S. Federal Court, 1975
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1975
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Ohio, 1975
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Ohio, 1975
Chairperson, OSBA's Labor and Employment Law Section
Chair of the Civil Rights Committee, Ohio State Bar Association
Columnist, Ohio Trial Magazine
"Paper Promises: Race and Ohio Law After 1860," History of Ohio Law, Ohio University Press, 2004
Age Discrimination and Litigation, James Publishing, 2000
"Taxing Our Civil Rights," Employee Rights Quarterly, Summer, 2000
Co-Editor, Model Jury Instructions Employment Litigation, American Bar Association, 1994
An Overview of Wrongful Discharge Law, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1990
Thoughts About Direct and Cross Examination Reference Manual, Ohio Legal Center Institute, 1988
Litigating Wrongful Discharge, Age and Sex Discrimination Cases, Professional Education Systems, 1986 - 1987
Greeley v. Miami Valley Maintenance Contractors, Inc., Ohio, 551 N.E.2d 981, 1990050268, 1990
Hunter v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp., S.D.Ohio, 576 F.Supp. 704, 1983157621, 1983
Vincent v. Civil Service Com'n, City of Zanesville, Ohio, 560 N.E.2d 226, 1990138156, 1990
Helmick v. Cincinnati Word Processing, Inc., Ohio, 543 N.E.2d 1212, 1989123421, 1989
Police Officers for Equal Rights v. City of Columbus, S.D.Ohio, 644 F.Supp. 393, 1986147470, 1985
National Finalist, Westinghouse Science Talent Search
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(HAUNTED CEMETERY AT 2AM) CRAZY PERSON SHOWS UP
Talking To Ghosts at Haunted Cemetery and Caught THIS VOICE on Camera! **SPIRIT BOX/EVP RECORDING**
THE HAUNTED BRICK HOTEL - ANCIENT GHOSTS LIVE IN THESE HAUNTED ROOMS (PART 1)
(ANCLOTE HAUNTED CEMETERY) FOLLOWED BY GHOSTS, HUNTED BY PEOPLE, THIS PLACE IS CRAZY HAUNTED
Red dead 2 pvp bow and tomahawk kills. First person view.
HAUNTED Australian Outback Cemetery at NIGHT | Crazy GHOST Activity
I Experienced A Mute Person’s Worst Nightmare
Finding the New Cemetery & Ghost in this Haunted Map! - BeamNG Drive Gameplay - Scary Map
Top 5 Scariest First-Person Games
Whats happening with your person? The Ghosts of the Past are about to be Exorcised!
(HAUNTED CEMETERY) HAVING FUN, CHASING GHOSTS, WE ARE BACK STRONGER THAN EVER
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Sahaja Yoga Blog
Sahaja Yoga World Foundation Newsletter March 2019
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Global Sahaja Sangha
Jai Shri Mataji!
The World Foundation has great pleasure in updating you on some of our ongoing projects in Cabella. Enjoy.
Progres on Nirmal Temple's new Doors Project
A call by the Builders's Team:
Dear brothers and sisters, it was a great privilege for some of us to help and be part of a team of carpenters and builders to construct and realise the Nirmal Temple's new doors on the terraced side of the hanger during the last months of 2018. Our aim is to complete the doors at the stage side of the temple...
CISS: Call for staff and volunteers
To work in Cabella School means to dedicate time to deepening my own values, listening to and learning from everyone, young or old, to learn better ways to take up things. A time where thanks to Mother's attention I am lovingly pushed to improve myself in every respect: I seek, I hope with all of my heart, to reach the height of my ascent. I am profoundly thankful to have been able to experience all this. To work in Cabella School is truly an honour and a privilege. Veronica, caregiver.
To support all the activities organised in Cabella (School, Wellness, Puja seminars, Nirmal Arts Academy…) we are looking for:
- a professional Cook (on contract),
- a Cook Assistant.
For the last term of the school (21 April until 23 June) we are looking for:
- Caregivers (dorm aunties),
- Volunteers to help with cooking, cleaning, laundry.
Daglio Children Camp 2019: Looking for Camp Leaders and Volunteers
As many of you know each summer volunteers gather in Daglio, near Cabella, to run wonderful camps for young Sahaja Yogis (8 to 16yrs). Many children who don't have the opportunity to go to Sahaja schools get to experience collective life, learn about Sahaja Yoga and make new friends.
This year, due to limited availability of former organisers, the Daglio Team is urgently looking for yogis...
Nirmal Udyaan Project
Planting for beauty in Shri Mataji's garden: the Nirmal Udyaan Project
Spring is in the air and a strong desire has arisen in the hearts of some Sahaja Yogis of Cabella:
What if we dedicate some of our attention and effort into beautifying the land around the Castle and at the Nirmal Temple in Albera with the planting of wild flowers, greenery, rose bushes, etc. etc.?
This is an invitation to all those brothers and sisters in the Sahaja Yoga world, to come to ''a green weekend'' in Cabella.
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December 15 (Sat) 12pm- How a Helicopter Works
Saturday, December 15, 2018 - 12:00pm
We've all seen them flying around before, but how do they actually stay up there? What lets a helicopter hover, or fly backwards? How do you control something inherently unstable? What even is autorotation? "Black magic" is close, but not quite. In this seminar, we'll take an introductory look at how a helicopter flies and how to control them. The flight controls and mechanisms controlling the movement of the helicopter will be covered, as well as the aerodynamic phenomena that occur around it.
Michael Dutton is a private pilot with his Helicopter and ASEL ratings. Unlike many with such ratings, he started his flying career in helicopters and only touched a plane after he had acquired his rotorwing certificate. He's been flying for over five years with 250 hours logged, 140 of them in helicopters. He is a student at San Jose State University studying Aviation Operations, and works at both the San Carlos Flight Center doing video production, as well as on the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System team.
This event qualifies for FAA Wings credit.
Any questions, contact us at (650) 946-1700 or info@sancarlosflight.com.
San Carlos Flight Center is committed to promoting safety in general aviation through our evening safety seminar programs. Space is often limited so it is important to sign up early through the FAA event notification system at FAASAFETY.GOV. SCFC members may choose to watch the seminar live over the web at home. Contact your SCFC member service rep at (650) 946-1700 to confirm secure online access to any particular seminar.
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Critical Childhood Studies and the Practice of Interdisciplinarity
Disciplining the Child
Edited by Joanne Faulkner and Magdalena Zolkos - Contributions by kylie valentine; Elizabeth Drumm; Isobelle Barrett Meyering; Danielle Egan; Gail Hawkes; Shurlee Swain and Emily Soper
This book analyzes different figurations of childhood in contemporary culture and politics with a particular focus on interdisciplinary methodologies of critical childhood studies. It argues that while the figure of the child has been traditionally located at the peripheries of academic disciplines, perhaps most notably in history, sociology and literature, the proposed critical discussions of the ideological, symbolic and affective roles that children play in contemporary societies suggest that they are often the locus of larger societal crises, collective psychic tensions, and unspoken prohibitions and taboos. As such, this book brings into focus the prejudices against childhood embedded in our standard approaches to organizing knowledge, and asks: is there a natural disciplinary home for the study of childhood? Or is this field fundamentally interdisciplinary, peripheral or problematic to notions of disciplinary identity? In this respect, does childhood force innovation in thinking about disciplinarity? For instance, how does the analysis of childhood affect how we think about methodology? What role do understandings of childhood play in delimiting how we conceive of our society, our future, and ourselves? How does thinking about childhood affect how we think about culture, history, and politics?
This book brings together researchers working broadly in critical child studies, but from various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences (including philosophy, literary studies, sociology, cultural studies and history), in order to stage a conversation between these diverse perspectives on the disciplinary or (interdisciplinary) character of ‘the child’ as an object of research. Such conversation builds on the assumption that childhood, far from being marginal, is a topic that is hidden in plain sight. That is to say, while the child is always a presence in culture, history, literature and philosophy—and is often even a highly charged figure within those fields—its operation and effects are rarely theoretically scrutinized, but rather are more likely drawn upon, surreptitiously, for another purpose. « less more »
978-1-4985-2577-0 • Paperback • August 2019 • $36.99 • (£24.95)
Series: Children and Youth in Popular Culture
Subjects: Social Science / Children's Studies, Social Science / Popular Culture
Joanne Faulkner lectures in philosophy and women’s and gender studies at the University of New South Wales.
Magdalena Zolkos is senior research fellow at the Institute for Social Justice, Australian Catholic University.
Introduction, Joanne Faulkner and Magdalena Zolkos
Part One: The Child in Memory
Chapter One: Locating the Child within the History of Childhood, Shurlee Swain
Chapter Two: Theorizing Childhood in Second-Wave Feminism: A Re-Reading of Germaine Greer’s The Female Eunuch (1970), Isobelle Barrett Meyering
Chapter Three: “Ancestral Guilt”: Childhood as Redemption and the Question of Nazi Descendancy in German Cultural Memory, Magdalena Zolkos
Part Two: The Child in Imagination
Chapter Four: The Nature of the Child and the Child of Nature: Historical and Contemporary Continuities, Gail Hawkes and Danielle Egan
Chapter Five: Humanity’s Little Scrap Dealers: The Child at Play in Modern Philosophy and Implications for Sexualization Discourse, Joanne Faulkner
Chapter Six: Childhood, Character, and the Nineteenth-Century Novel, Elizabeth Drumm
Part Three: The Institutionalized Child
Chapter Seven: Investment, Risk, and Other Ways of Thinking About Children, kylie valentine
Chapter Eight: Discursive Children: Stolen or Just Forgotten? Racial Politics and the Figure of “the Child” in an Australian Culture of Liberalism, Emily Soper
Critical Childhood Studies and the Practice of Interdisciplinarity is a welcome contribution to childhood studies scholarship, particularly because of its explicit embrace of the field’s diverse epistemological practices and commitments. Its wide-reaching scope attests to the importance of children and childhood across multiple disciplines, and each chapter’s extensive bibliography represents a network of connected resources to facilitate and anchor ongoing critical engagement from readers. The book’s central promise to explore the notion of disciplinarity itself surfaces across individual contributions, and the book may find especially relevant application within the childhood studies classroom.
— The Lion and the Unicorn
With the increasing interest in child/childhood studies, the scholars in this edited collection brought together by Faulkner and Zolkos will no doubt make an invaluable contribution to the field. With its critical interdisciplinary edge to theory and method, the book challenges taken-for-granted understandings of the child/childhood, highlights the exclusionary practices that have marginalized children and their contributions to society and knowledge-making, and points out the various ways in which the child/childhood have been utilized to maintain broader relations of power in cultures and broader society.
— Kerry Robinson, Western Sydney University
The growth of children’s studies and the clustering of disciplinary interests that underpin that growth are well served by this excellent and rigorously edited volume. As a scholar of film, politics and childhood, I found all the contributions relevant and insightful. Childhood and children collectively offer a profound challenge to academic knowledge, and these authors grasp it bravely.
— Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, University of Liverpool
This book brings together researchers working broadly in critical child studies, but from various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences (including philosophy, literary studies, sociology, cultural studies and history), in order to stage a conversation between these diverse perspectives on the disciplinary or (interdisciplinary) character of ‘the child’ as an object of research. Such conversation builds on the assumption that childhood, far from being marginal, is a topic that is hidden in plain sight. That is to say, while the child is always a presence in culture, history, literature and philosophy—and is often even a highly charged figure within those fields—its operation and effects are rarely theoretically scrutinized, but rather are more likely drawn upon, surreptitiously, for another purpose.
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Neretva River Delta
43°02'N 17°34'E
Neretva River Delta. 18/01/93; Dubrovnik-Neretva County; 12,742 ha; 43°01'40"N 017°34'25"E. Important Bird Area, Protected Ornithological Reserve, Wilderness Area, Protected Landscape. The Neretva is the largest river of the eastern Adriatic watershed, and its final section stretches through Croatian territory, forming an extensive delta with large reedbeds, lakes, wet meadows, lagoons, sandbanks, sandflats and saltmarshes. The area is important stopover place during migrations of birds from middle and northeast Europe to Africa, situated on the route of the Central European (Black Sea/Mediterranean) Flyway. The river mouth is of greatest importance for migration of waders, the Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia, terns and gulls, as well as for breeding of the Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrines and the Stilt Himantopus himantopus. Reedbeds and water bodies shelter migrating and wintering ducks, coots and grebes, and the Neretva and its tributaries are exceptionally rich in fish species. The delta plays a very important role in flood control and sediment trapping. Besides the traditional agriculture landscape, there are large complexes of intensively managed agricultural land with plantations of tangerines and greenhouses with vegetables. The delta is also rich in cultural and historical heritage. The largest threats to the are connected to issues of water management and agriculture sectors (eutrophication, fertilizer pollution, land reclamation, and habitat fragmentation). Ramsar Site no. 585. Most recent RIS information: 2012.
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Tag: Forest Clearance
DRP News Bulletin 15 October 2018: Reuters Corroborates that Dams Played Major Role in Kerala Floods
Dams · DRP News Bulletin
October 15, 2018 October 15, 2018 SANDRPLeave a comment
International news agency, after independent research, have corroborated what SANDRP has been saying: Mismanagement of dams played big role in worsening Kerala floods.
-“The release could have started earlier so that by Aug. 9 there would have been left-over capacities in the reservoirs to store the water,” said Biswajit Mukhopadhyay, director of water resources at U.S-based engineering firm IEA, who analysed some of the publicly available data at the request of Reuters.
– Still, dozens of flood victims interviewed by Reuters, who live in villages dotting the banks of Kerala’s biggest river, the 244 km Periyar, say they faced no floods despite torrential rain in late July and early August. All of them said waters only rose overnight on Aug. 15. That was when more intense rainfall forced KSEB to rapidly ramp-up releases of water from Idukki and Idamalayar reservoirs, which feed into the Periyar.
– Kerala’s revenue secretary and head of disaster management, P.H. Kurien, told Reuters he has twice written to KSEB requesting EAPs and has yet to receive them. KSEB’s Pillai said EAPs and dam operation manuals were still being prepared. CWC said it was working with Kerala’s government to speed this up. The Kerala Chief Minister’s office did not respond to requests for comment. https://widerimage.reuters.com/story/did-dams-make-indias-once-in-century-floods-worse (11 Oct. 2018)
And this fantastic infographic: https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/rngs/INDIA-FLOOD/010080MF18N/index.html (11 Oct. 2018)
Continue reading “DRP News Bulletin 15 October 2018: Reuters Corroborates that Dams Played Major Role in Kerala Floods” →
Pawai Dam Project displacing people without Rehabilitation, allege PAFs
Irrigation · Madhya Pradesh
April 12, 2018 April 12, 2018 SANDRP1 Comment
Above: Broken, Silted Canals of under construction Pawai Project on Ken River in MP (SANDRP photo)
The Ken Yatra while going through the Panna district were told by Project Affected People that the Pawai Medium Irrigation Project (PMP) under construction is displacing the people without just compensation or rehabilitation.
The Ken Yatra observed that the construction work of the PMP is happening in full swing in Madhya Pradesh. The dam is being built at ‘Tendu Ghat’ on Ken River in Panna district to supply irrigation water to 9952 hectares (the board at the project site erroneously says it will irrigate 30 000 ha) of agricultural land falling in Pawai and Gunnor tehsils. The construction work also involves creation of a massive canal, including a few aqua-ducts on Ken river and its tributaries. Continue reading “Pawai Dam Project displacing people without Rehabilitation, allege PAFs” →
REUTER’s biased, misleading, erroneous reporting about Ken Betwa Project
Environment Impact Assessment · Interlinking of RIvers · NWDA
September 2, 2017 September 6, 2017 SANDRP2 Comments
ABOVE: A fabulous view of Ken river. Nesting sites of Long-billed vultures are to the right. All will go under water if Ken-Betwa linkup is carried out, Photo by AJT Johnsingh
On Sept 1, 2017, Reuters published a report[i] about Interlinking of Rivers, with focus on Modi flagging off work on Ken Betwa Project. The report was carried VERY widely, including in local, national and international media. [This note was sent as a letter to a number of persons at Reuters and Thomson Reuters on Sept 2, 2017, there has been no response so far as I publish this several hours later.]
Unfortunately, it’s a biased, very misleading, erroneous report with factual inaccuracies that one does not expect in a Reuters report. Continue reading “REUTER’s biased, misleading, erroneous reporting about Ken Betwa Project” →
Pranahita-Chevella Project: Gargantuan Project with Gargantuan Violations
Godavari · Interlinking of RIvers · Krishna River · Telangana
January 10, 2015 January 16, 2015 SANDRP6 Comments
Can you imagine a project-not any project, perhaps India’s largest irrigation project till date- going on for years without most statutory clearances? Can you imagine a project on which Rs 7000 Crores[1] have been spent already but its Dam height (FRL – Full Reservoir Level) is yet undecided? Can you imagine a project whose canal works are ongoing in full swing, without having any idea of the submergence? Can you imagine a Public Hearing where the Project Engineer says that the meeting is only about compensation not about environmental impacts or fundamental questions? Can you imagine a state which is set to lose thousands of hectares of rich forests, protected areas, villages for a project of a different state, but is happy to oblige? Can you imagine a Ministry which turns a stony Nelson’s Eye to a project continuing right under its nose without Environmental Clearance, Wildlife Clearance or Forest Clearance?
Continue reading “Pranahita-Chevella Project: Gargantuan Project with Gargantuan Violations” →
Submerged – what to expect if the Dibang river is dammed
Arunachal Pradesh · Environment Impact Assessment · Expert Appraisal Committee
November 13, 2014 November 14, 2014 SANDRP1 Comment
Guest Blog by: : Karthik Teegalapalli (kartix@gmail.com) a researcher with the Nature Conservation Foundation
In April 2014, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) decided to deny clearance to the 3000 MW Dibang Multipurpose Hydro-electric Project, the largest capacity hydro project in the country proposed to be developed by the National Hydropower Power Corporation (NHPC) in the biodiversity-rich Arunachal Pradesh State (Saikia 2014). The project was also denied clearance in July 2013. More recently though, the project has been recommended forest clearance by the FAC and Environment Clearance by the Expert Appraisal Committee. Therefore it is pertinent to look at the impacts the project may have in some detail.
Ecological impacts The project, in its earlier version involved diversion of more than 5000 hectares of relatively undisturbed grassland and tropical forest habitat. These and the adjoining forests harbour endangered species such as tiger, leopard, serow as well as the critically endangered takin, all of which are protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (these species are also listed as present in the area in the Environmental Impact Assessment report of the project, undertaken by National Productivity Council, Guwahati). The grasslands in the area harbour the critically endangered Bengal Florican, a grassland habitat specialist (Sinha et al. 2014). Other species recorded from the area include the critically endangered white-rumped vulture, the slender-billed vulture and the white-winged wood duck. The project site lies in an area identified by the Bombay Natural History Society as a Ramsar site and an Important Bird Area (Islam & Rahmani 2004). The habitat of six endangered plants (Aconitum ferox, Coelogyne mossiae, Dendrobium aurantiacum, Paphiopedilum fairieanum, Paphiopedilum venustum and Vanda coerulea) will be submerged by the reservoir (Chernaik 2007).
The project will also affect aquatic species; the dam will block the breeding migration of four species of fish: the Vulnerable snow trout Schizothorax richardsonii, Endangered golden mahseer Tor putitora, Near-Threatened mahseer Tor tor, and chaguni Chagunius chagunio. The recommendation of the Environmental Management Plan of the Project to establish fish hatcheries for these species is impractical and can have further damaging effects on the species due to collection of eggs and spawn from the wild population.
The project will have other collateral damages such as through Compensatory Afforestation (CA) that often involves converting an area with diverse native species into monocultures, as has been shown for other dams such as the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river (Bhatnagar 2004). The project involves CA of a relatively large area of over 100 sq. km (double the area of forest being affected by the project). The ill-effects of this conversion particularly for the project can be expected to be higher if tree-less natural grassland habitats in Dibang Forest Division, Namsai Forest Division and Anini Social Forestry that harbour grassland habitat specialists are planted with undesired native or non-native tree species. Perhaps the irreversible loss of biodiversity in the forests and grasslands that will be diverted for the project could never be ‘compensated’.
During the construction phase of the project, an estimated 32 lakh truckloads of boulders and 16 lakh truckloads of sand is to be extracted from the Dibang river basin. Unsustainable extraction of sand and boulders has significant negative effects on geomorphology, bank stability, flood character of the river, water quality, river flow, and the biodiversity in the river basin (Padmalal et al. 2008). The project during the construction is to generate 198 lakh cubic meters of muck which will be disposed in the river bank which will cause further loss of 120 ha of river habitat. Construction of new roads (64 km) and widening of existing roads (19.5 km) will also lead to removal of trees and increase the vulnerability of the region to landslides and erosion (Chernaik 2007).
Social impacts The Lower Dibang valley is currently a region of relatively low human population density (~14/km2); the entire population of the Idu-Mishmi tribe is about 12,000. The influx of approximately 6,000 project staff (which is very likely an underestimate) for a period of 8 years or more will affect their way of life, their culture and their tradition as well as open up access to relatively moderately disturbed habitat and biodiversity in the region.
Downstream effects include those on fisheries, agricultural lands and wetlands (beels) and the dam will also increase the vulnerability of the region to flash floods. For instance, in the year 2007, flash floods caused due to sudden release of water from the relatively smaller 405 MW Ranganadi project in the Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh swamped 83 villages and caused huge loss of lives and property in the Assam State. The project will have a considerable impact on the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in Assam which has not been studied in detail in the EIA.
On shaky grounds A critical issue with the project is that the site lies close to an active Fault Line in the Mishmi Thrust of the Mayudia Group in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh with a history of several seismic activities including the Great Assam earthquake of 8.6 magnitude in 1950 (Figure 1, Misra 2009). In the event of an earthquake, the project poses a risk of catastrophic submergence of several villages and vast areas of forests downstream. The recommendations of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of the project are cursory and suggest further research on the natural seismicity of the region as well as reservoir-induced seismicity, which should be the basis for the decision about the project.
Figure 1 (Modified from Misra, 2009) showing the location of the fault lines around the proposed project site. 1 is the location of the Fault line and 2 is the location of the proposed site.
Notwithstanding these, in Oct 2014 the project was cleared by the FAC constituted by the new Government, although the committee still had four of the six members who had earlier twice recommended rejection of clearance. Is this decision driven by changes made by NHPC in their project plan? Clearly not. Diversion of forests has now been reduced by a mere 9% to about 4600 hectares; instead of 3.55 lakh trees, the felling has been reduced to 3.24 lakh trees, the power generation capacity has been reduced by 2.3% and the height of the proposed dam reduced by 10 m. In fact, the FAC rejection of April 2014 was for this 10 m rejection proposal!
The beautiful Dibang valley, that faces the threat of submergence due to the Dibang Multipurpose Project (Photography by Soumya Dasgupta).
NHPC misleadingly and baselessly claimed that they ‘were not in a position to reduce the height of the dam any further, as it would significantly affect the power generation’. The decision to provide clearance to the project seems like a hasty one driven by the blinders of development and the consequences of such projects is evident from the fate of the Lower Subansiri Hydropower Project in the same State, also by NHPC. After 12 years since the LSHP was initiated and after an expenditure of over Rs. 5000 crores, the work has been on a standstill for the last 35 months as a result of India’s biggest anti-dam people’s movement (Dandekar & Thakkar 2014). Considering the economic, ecological, environmental and social costs of the project as well as the geophysical risk it poses, it would be prudent to withdraw the project till a credible, detailed cumulative study covering these aspects is undertaken in a transparent and participatory way. While the rest of the world is recognising the ill-effects of dams, with the largest dam removal project on the Elwha river in the United States completed just three months back, it is paradoxical that we are heading in the other direction; of building the highest dam in the country and largest capacity reservoir of the North East India without even basic studies, credible impact assessment and democratic decision making process.
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Dibang Project Rejected Forest Clearance for the Second Time
Arunachal Pradesh · Dams
May 17, 2014 May 18, 2014 SANDRP1 Comment
PROJECT UNABLE TO SUBMIT SATISFACTORY PROPOSAL EVEN SIX YEARS AFTER PM LAID FOUNDATION STONE!
In a remarkable decision, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of MoEF has rejected the forest clearance to 3000 MW Dibang multipurpose project for the second time in its meeting held on 29 -30 April 2014. In that meeting FAC considered the Dibang multipurpose project for diversion of massive 4577.84 ha of biodiversity rich forest land which would lead to cutting down of huge 3.24 lac trees.
The project was previously considered in the FAC meeting of 11-12 July, 2013 for diversion for 5056 ha of forest land which would have led to cutting down of 3.55 lac trees. In that meeting too, FAC had rejected forest clearance to the project. It is important to note that the foundation stone of this project was laid way back on 31st January 2008 by the Prime Minister of India (to know more on this, read our earlier blog on Dibang[1]). At that time the project had neither the environment clearance nor the forest clearance even though these two are most essential for a project to legally have foundation stone.
Over six years later, continuous rejection of forest clearance to this project reflects how government gives little importance to environment while planning for mega development projects such as Dibang. This kind of callous environmental governance, disregarding environmental concerns of large number of people was one of the major reasons for decimation of the UPA government, provided NDA government wants to learn anything from it.
Rejecting the forest clearance to this project, the latest FAC meeting proceedings stated, “In view of the above the committee has recommended for rejection of the proposal and felt that the proposed area is very rich in Bio-diversity aqua sensitive ecosystem being at the edge of hills and flood plains and having large number of endemic and endangered flora and fauna. Moreover, such project is most likely to have considerable downstream impact on the Dibru-Saikhowa NP in Assam which is not yet studied.”
SANDRP has been making submissions to the FAC & other authorities on this project at various points of time. Brief timeline regarding Dibang HEP is given in Annexure 1. Excerpts of our last submission dated 28th April 2014 are given in Annexure 2. The project also does not have environment clearance.
The affected people stopping the public hearing in 2008 since they knew that that was their only chance to be heard. Source: http://www.roingcorrespondent.in/this-circus-should-stop-no-public-hearing/
FAC Rejected CCI Recommendation to Give Clearance to Dibang Project While considering the forest clearance to Dibang project, the statutory body FAC was under pressure from the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) headed by the Prime Minister of India. In its recommendation to FAC the CCI had stated – “The Committee considered the note dated 25.10.2013 from the Ministry of Power (Vidyut Mantralaya) and in the light of all relevant facts, decided that Ministry of Environment and Forests may grant the requisite clearance for diversion of forest land expeditiously. The Committee further directed that appropriate measures for increasing the environment flow in the 1.2 Km along stretch between the dam and Tail Water Level (TWL) of the dam to Power House be taken and if required, adjustments in the project parameter be made at a later stage keeping in view the report of Water and Power Consultancy Services (India) Ltd.”
The project proponent NHPC Ltd had approached CCI after FAC meeting of 11-12 July, 2013 where the forest clearance to the project was rejected for the first time.[2] It is important to remember here that while rejecting the forest clearance to Dibang the FAC had clearly stated that “ecological, environmental and social costs of diversion of such a vast track of forest land, which is a major source of livelihood of the tribal population of the State, will far outweigh the benefits likely to accrue from the project.” CCI’s intervention in this matter, to push for the forest clearance for the project, was not at all based on merits of the issue. This also reflected a total disregard for the FAC clearance process. The FAC has taken a positive step towards conservation of the rich biodiversity of the Dibang valley, disregarding the CCI suggestion.
Rational for Rejection: FAC’s Observation Regarding Dibang project The FAC has made several significant observations in regard to this project and on the basis of which it has rejected the forest clearance to this project. Some of these observations in order of importance are listed here.
“The revised proposal envisages reduction in dam height by 10 meter which will bring down the submergence of the forest area by only 445 ha, a reduction by less than 9%. The number of affected trees is marginally coming down to 3.24 lakhs from 3.5 lakh. Such a marginal reduction in requirement of the forest land may not be able to reduce the adverse impact of project on such a biodiversity rich mature forest ecosystem to the extent which could make the project environmentally as well as socio-economically viable in forest dependent tribal society of Arunachal Pradesh. The revised proposal, therefore, does not address the concerns raised by the FAC in its last meeting where too the project was rejected.”
The reduction in power generation due to reduction of the Dam height by 10m it is to the tune of 2.3%. The User Agency has not given any convincing justification for their stand of not reducing the Dam height by more than 10 meter. Impact of reduction of the Dam height on the economic feasibility of the project has not been put forth before the committee.
The proposed forest land for Dibang Multipurpose Project is the major habitat of schedule I flora and Fauna. The major Schedule–I species like Elephant, Hollock Gibbon, Mishmi Takin, Clouded Leopard, Tiger, Leopard cat, Fishing cat, Mithun, Slow Loris, Snow Leopard and Himalayan Black Bear etc are found in the area.
As per the SIR (Site Inspection Report) of RO (Range Officer) Shillong, there will be significant effect on removal of trees in the general ecosystem of the area. As the proposed diversion site is having a steep slope with patches of Jhum cultivated area, removal of the trees will affect the micro climate of the area and the Wildlife and Flora endemic in the proposed sub-mergence area. The trees and shrubs all along the submergence are to be removed so that they will not be left submerged thereby causing decomposition and lead to the accumulation of the methane gas causing Green House effect. The construction of the dam itself may lead to the increase in the temperature in the submergence area which may also effect the micro aqua habitat.
Earlier NHPC had submitted three alternatives directly to the ministry reducing dam height by 10, 30 and 40m. However, these proposals have not been mentioned in the revised proposal of the state government.
The FAC also made some observations regarding the revised proposal submitted by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh (vide letter no FOR.10/Cor./2003/VolIV/287) on 13.02.2014. Corresponding details pertaining to the revised proposal such as suitable map (Survey of India topo-sheet, Digital GPS map, forest cover map, etc) have not been submitted by the State Government.
Compliance of Schedule Tribe and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 has also not been submitted by the State Government.
No clarification about the non-suitability of the land identified for Compensatory Afforestation, as per observation of the Regional Office Shillong made in the site Inspection Report, has been furnished by the state government.
CAT plan has not been submitted.
Earlier decision of FAC also noted, “Including Dibang HEP, there are several other HEP proposed in the same river valley. However there is no study conducted in to assess the cumulative impact of all these reservoir and it upstream and downstream impacts.”
Welcome decision It is indeed amazing that over six years after the Prime Minister laid foundation stone, the project is unable to submit a satisfactory proposal complete in basic details. How can the cabinet ask that such a proposal be cleared? This is also a fitting answer to all those who have been blaming MoEF for not clearing projects. How can projects be cleared if the project authorities are not able to provide even basic details as required under the law?
This categorical rejection of the Dibang HEP by FAC on merits is indeed a remarkable decision of the FAC and we hope the new government at the centre with strengthen this decision and learn lessons for the hydropower projects in North East India.
Parag Jyoti Saikia (meandering1800@gmail.com)
Annexure 1
Brief Timeline of the Dibang Project
Dates Matters Discussed Recommendations/ issues of concern
31 Jan 2008 Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh lays foundation stone for Dibang HEP No clearances, not even public consultations or impact assessments.
18 Aug 2011 State government submits proposal to MoEF MoEF asks Regional office to do site inspection through letter dated Sept 14, 2011. However, the proposal did not have sufficient information. Regional office informed on Aug 1, 2012 that due to lack of sufficient information from state government about the proposal and poor connectivity, site inspection could not happen. Significant part of the project also falls within 10 km radius of the Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary.
11- 12 July 2013 Diversion of 5056.50 ha of forest land in favour of NHPC for Dibang project on Dibang river in Lower Dibang valley of Lower Dibang district of Arunachal Pradesh, after site inspection The committee noted that the project involves huge forest area, having very good forest cover. Felling of more than 3.5 lakh trees most likely to have adverse impact on general eco-system of the area, recovery of which may be very difficult through any type of mitigative measures. Including Dibang HEP, there are several other HEP proposed in the same river valley. However there is no study conducted in to assess the cumulative impact of all these reservoir and it upstream and downstream impacts. The committee is of the opinion that ecological, environmental and social costs of diversion of such a vast tract of forest land, which is a major source of livelihood of the tribal population of the State, will far outweigh the benefits likely to accrue from the project/ The committee, therefore, recommended that approval for diversion of said land may not be accorded.
13 Aug 2013 Meeting between Secretary, MoEF & Secretary, Ministry of Power User agency to explore the possibilities of reducing the forest land requirement and send revised proposal to MoEF.
25 Oct 2013 Ministry of Power note to Cabinet Com on Investment Asks CCI to intervene to reverse the FAC decision
9 Dec 2013 Meeting of Cabinet Committee on Investment Cabinet secretariat, through OM dated 13 Dec 2013 sends the minutes to MoEF asking MoEF to clear the project expeditiously
13 Feb 2014 State government sends revised proposal to MoEF for FAC Marginal reduction in forest land required to 4577.84 ha through reduction in dam height by 10m, claiming further reduction is not possible as it will affect power generation of the project.
29 – 30 April 2014 Revised proposal regarding diversion of 4577.84 ha of forest land in favour of NHPC for Dibang project ….the committee has recommended for rejection of the proposal and felt that the proposed area is very rich in Bio-diversity aqua sensitive ecosystem being at the edge of hills and flood plains and having large number of endemic and endangered flora and fauna. Moreover, such project is most likely to have considerable downstream impact on the Dibru-Saikhowa NP in Assam which is not yet studied.
Annexure 2:
Submission made by SANDRP to the FAC on Dibang Project
SANDRP’s submission of 28th April 2014 which was also endorsed by Keshav Krishna Chatradhara of Peoples’ Movement for Subansiri and Brahmaputra Valley (PMSBV), had mentioned several pressing concerns regarding Dibang project. Some of these mentioned below:
1. Revised Proposal for Dibang HEP is incomplete, FAC cannot Consider on the basis of incomplete proposal – In our submission we had clearly mentioned that the revised proposal which is submitted by Government of Arunachal Pradesh on 13.02.2014 was incomplete which was very clear from the factsheet that was made available on the forest clearance website dated 21st April 2014.
o The revised proposal does not provide the details regarding Compensatory Afforestation (CA). Details such as the non-forest area/degraded forest area identified for CA, its distance from adjoining forest, maps showing the area identified for CA and adjoining forest boundaries, details of CA scheme, total financial outlay for CA have not been provided along with the revised proposal.
o The number of families which needs to be rehabilitated have increased to 115families in the in the revised proposal. In the previous factsheet of July 4th 2013 this was 68 families. The revised proposal also does not have the details of the rehabilitation plan.
o The recommendations from DFO, CCF, Nodal Officer and SG were not available.
o The revised proposal submitted by government of Arunachal Pradesh on 13.02.2014 was clearly incomplete since in the Form A submitted by the state government, the Part-II of the form was not been enclosed.
2. No Details about the Reduction in Land required for the project The proposal stated that the land requirement has been reduced to 4577.84 ha from the 5056.5 ha which implies that 478.56 ha of land has been reduced. But the factsheet mentioned about the reduction of 33.658 ha of area falling under the 10 km radius of Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary. But it has no information about the rest 445 ha of land. The revised proposal should provide detailed breakup of forestland, river bed and non-forest land coming under the revised submergence.
3. FAC concerns remain unresolved While rejecting the forest clearance to Dibang the FAC had clearly stated that “ecological, environmental and social costs of diversion of such a vast track of forest land, which is a major source of livelihood of the tribal population of the State, will far outweigh the benefits likely to accrue from the project.” There is nothing in the fresh proposal to resolve these issues.
4. Huge opposition to the project in Arunachal Pradesh and from downstream Assam: The project faces stiff opposition from Arunachal Pradesh and even more so in downstream Assam and any effort at pushing the project is likely to spark conflicts in this conflict prone region, like we are witnessing in Lower Subansiri HEP. FAC should not go ahead with the project without assessments, studies and participation to save future complications and wastage of resources. A video titled “Dibang Resistance (Arunachal Pradesh)” depicts the protest and blockade by local people against the Dibang dam. The video can be viewed here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8TCUKh2hQY
5. Impacts of Climate Change: North East is one of the 4 most vulnerable regions to Climate Change Impacts as identified by the Climate Change and India 4X4 Assessment Report of the MoEF. Detailed studies about the impact of the loss of 4577.84 hectares of forests needs to be conducted on various aspects, including adaptive capacity of the people, biodiversity and so on. Ironically, the Site Inspection Report only mentions that to decrease Green House Gas Emissions, trees surrounding the reservoir should be cut, which highlights the unscientific, misleading and myopic perspective on climate change and its impacts. There should also be assessment of impact of the loss of carbon sink, green house gas emission from the reservoir and local climate impacts. We are already experiencing the effects and impacts of climate change. It should now be obligatory for the FAC to consider climate change in its functioning.
6. Incomplete and Shoddy Downstream Impact Assessment The downstream impact assessment done for the Dibang multipurpose does not take into account impacts of the dam in Assam and hence it is incomplete and shoddy. The downstream impact assessment study does no assessment except the impact on Dibru-Saikhowa and whatever has been done is also very much inadequate. It is important to note that lack of adequate downstream impacts assessment of the 2000 MW Lower Subansiri HEP of the same developer NHPC Ltd is one of main reasons behind the ongoing anti dam protests in Assam. Due to these protests the work in the said project has been stalled for last 28 months since Dec 2011 after spending over Rs 5000 crores. Dibang multipurpose may also meet the same fate if project is pushed ahead without proper downstream impact assessment, which is also important for the downstream forest and protected areas.
7. No Public Hearing Held in Assam Even though the Dibang multipurpose will have severe impacts in downstream Assam, there was no public hearing held for the project in Assam. This is a clear violation of norms and this should be taken seriously by the FAC.
Similar concerns were resonated in the submission made by Shri Chow Rajib Gogoi, Secretary, All Tai Ahom Student Union, Jorhat on this project to the 68th meeting of Expert Appraisal Committee held on September 23rd-24th, 2013. In that submission it was said “The Dibang project will cause regular havoc in the downstream Assam, not just in terms of forest but also agriculture and livelihood. The EAC / MoEF is also aware of the widespread concerns in Assam about the downstream impact of dams and has respectfully repeatedly received petition on the same. We are disturbed that concerns still remain unaddressed.” But the reply to this by the project proponent reflects lack of seriousness on the part of the proponent. The project proponent stated, “The memorandum has not given the detail as to how Dibang project would cause havoc in the downstream in terms of forest, agriculture and livelihood.” It is surprising to read such a reply since it is the responsibility of the project proponent to get these studies done. But in stead, to cover up, it is asking a local student group to give all these details!
8. Severe Impacts of Migration of Outsider on Local Tribal Community and Fear of Demographic Imbalance Influx of migrant worker for construction of Dibang multipurpose will have severe impacts on the communities living there. The primary inhabitants of Dibang valley are Mishmi (Idu) which is a very small community with a population of 11,023 according to 2001 census. Due to this, they fear that influx of outsiders for dam building will lead to a demographic imbalance in the Dibang valley. According to NHPC estimates a workforce of 5800 people (labour and technical staff) would be needed for the Dibang multipurpose project. But All Idu Mishmi Students Union (AIMSU) has contested this figure and opined that a single project would bring about 15,000 people into the region. It is also reported that NHPC claim that the project will cause ‘negligible human displacement’ grossly undermines its harmful impacts on smaller ethnic community such as Idu Mishmis[3]. This is a serious concern regarding Dibang multipurpose project and severe demographic impacts which can be deduced from the figures above cannot be undermined.
Influx of labour at such a massive scale will increase the conflict potential of the region. As it is, the region is scarred with many conflicts and unrest surrounding water. MoEF needs to be sensitive about growing discontent and increasing conflicts in this region.
9. No Cumulative Impacts Assessment study undertaken: 3000 MW Dibang HEP is one of the 17 cascade of hydel projects coming up in the Dibang valley. When this is known, the FAC cannot consider Forest Clearance to 3000 MW Dibang Project in isolation. The FAC should first ask for a cumulative impact assessment study and Basin Study of the Dibang River, to be done by an independent consortium of experts (not agencies with conflict of interest and poor track record like WAPCOS), the study should include carrying capacity assessment and only based on such a study consider individual projects in this region.
END NOTES:
[1] https://sandrp.wordpress.com/2014/01/31/six-years-after-pm-laying-foundation-stone-no-clearance-no-work-for-3000-mw-dibang-dam/
[2] http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-16/news/43107142_1_forest-advisory-committee-dibang-multipurpose-project-nhpc-limited
[3] Mimi, R., “The Dibang Multipurpose Project, Resistance of the Idu Mishmi” published in “Water Conflicts in Northeast India – A Compendium of Case Studies” edited by Das, Partha J. et. all, 2013
Six years after PM Laying the Foundation Stone: No Clearance, No Work for 3000 MW Dibang Dam
January 31, 2014 January 31, 2014 SANDRPLeave a comment
The foundation stone of 3000 MW Dibang Multipurpose Dam was laid on 31st January 2008, by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Six years have passed since then but the project is yet to get the necessary forest and environment clearances. This in a way reflects the state of environment governance in India where the foundation stone of mega dam is laid without getting any necessary clearance.
This project was considered for forest clearance in the FAC meeting held on July 11th and 12th 2013. The FAC meeting minutes noted “Felling of more than 3.5 lakh trees most likely to have adverse impact on general eco-system of the area, recovery of which may be very difficult through any type of mitigate measures”.
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) on River valley and Hydroelectric projects considered Dibang multipurpose project in its 68th meeting on September 23rd 2013 for environment clearance but this was in complete violation of norms. Following the “Lafarge vs Union of India and others” case of 2011, the Supreme Court of India had said that a project without forest clearance cannot be considered for environment clearance. SANDRP had pointed this out in our submission to EAC dated 20/09/2013. But EAC seemed to take no account of that.
Out of the 168 projects proposed for Arunachal Pradesh, this is the only multipurpose project. The minutes of 68th EAC meeting states that this project has dual objectives. The primary objective is flood moderation while electricity generation is its secondary objective. This is highly doubtful though since the project does not have the adequate storage capacity. On the other hand, the installed capacity of the project i.e. 3000 MW is also one of the highest among 168 hydropower projects.
The Dibang multipurpose dam is located 1.5 km upstream of confluence of Ashu Pani with Dibang river at Munli village in Lower Dibang Valley district. Construction of this dam involves two districts of Arunachal Pradesh viz. Lower Dibang Valley and Dibang Valley districts. All the project components e.g. dam, power house will be are located in Lower Dibang Valley District while reservoir which will submerge 43 km length of the river will fall in both districts. The total land requirement for this dam is 5794.142 ha out of the 5022.842 is forest area with very rich bio-diversity. Submergence of such a huge forest is one of the major concerns associated with this dam and that is why the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has refused forest clearance to this project.
The Dibang multipurpose project plans to construct 288 meter high concrete gravity dam with an underground dam toe power house. The reservoir of this project will submerge 40.09 sq km area. The total cost of the project at November 2007 price level was estimated at 15886.39 crores.
It is important to note that the public hearing for the project faced vehement opposition of the local people. The public hearing of the project has been halted for several times. The local people expressed serious concern regarding Dibang multipurpose project and feared that influx of outsiders for dam building will lead to a demographic imbalance in the Dibang valley. This is a serious issue since the primary inhabitants of Dibang valley are Mishmi (Idu) which is a very small community with a population of 11,023 according to 2001 census. According to NHPC estimation a workforce of 5800 people (labour and technical staff) would be needed for the Dibang multipurpose project. But All Idu Mishmi Students Union (AIMSU) has contested this figure and opined that a single project would bring about 15,000 people into the region. It is also reported that NHPC claim that the project will cause ‘negligible human displacement’ grossly undermines its harmful impacts on smaller ethnic community such as Idu Mishmis. A video of the protest by local people can be seen here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8TCUKh2hQY
No cumulative impact assessment of dams in Dibang valley has been conducted e even though 17 projects have been proposed for this region. The TOR clearance had been given to 86 MW Ithum and 3097MW Etalin HEP in the basin by EAC. Without any cumulative impact assessment study of the basin no project should be given environment clearance. People from Dibang valley has also written to previous EAC on demanding cumulative impact assessment study. A letter to EAC from a local person Raju Mimi, dated January 31st 2013 stated “Since the 3097 MW Etalin project is on agenda again for the 64th EAC meeting to be held on Feb 1st – 2nd 2013, we re-iterate our demand to have prior cumulative impact assessment of multiple hydropower projects by urgently commissioning a Dibang river basin study.”
Other Glaring Issues of Dibang Multipurpose Along with the above mentioned issues SANDRP had made detailed submission to EAC pointing to some of the glaring concerns associated with the project. Some of these issues are –
Incomplete and Shoddy Downstream Impact Assessment: The downstream impact assessment done for the Dibang multipurpose does not take into account impacts of the dam in Assam. The downstream impact assessment study does no assessment beyond Dibru-Saikhowa and whatever has been done is also very much inadequate.
No Public Hearing Held in Assam: Even though the Dibang multipurpose will have severe impacts in downstream Assam, there was no public hearing held for the project in Assam.
Mining for the Dibang Multipurpose will lead to Catastrophes: Mining of boulder, sand and other construction material for the Dibang multipurpose project will have very severe impacts on the river as well as on the local environment. The amount of boulder required for the construction of this project is 193 lakh cubic meter as stated in the project document. This is really astonishing figure and impact of such mining on the river bed and nearby areas will be catastrophic. The fragility of the Himalayan mountain range is not unknown to anyone and mining in such a sensitive hilly area will area will only increase the risk of landslide and disaster. The catastrophe of Uttarakhand floods is a clear example of this.
No Climate Change Assessment Impact of climate change on the project and impact of the project on the local climate. No attempt has been made to assess the impact of green house gas emissions from the reservoir of the dam which extends to 43 km.
No assessment impacts of peaking power operations Impacts Detail assessment of impacts of peaking power operation during non-monsoon months not done. Impacts on the flow characters of the river due to this dam, what will be the changes and how these will impact downstream areas.
No Assessment of Disaster Potential Impact of the project on disaster potential in the project area as well in the downstream including Assam due to construction and also operation at various stages, say on landslides, flash floods, etc.
No Assessment of Silt Flushing Impact of changing silt flows downstream from desilting chamber and from silt flushing in monsoon on the downstream areas not analyzed. A detail account of how the silt from the dam would be flushed out annually and what would be the impact of this in the downstream as well as on the geo morphology, erosion, stability of structures etc was not done.
What did the EAC say in 68th Meeting The EAC in its 68th meeting did not recommend environment clearance to the project and instead pointed out several issues in the EIA – EMP report. Some of the important issue pointed out by EAC are –
1. Attempts may be made to avoid submergence of huge area of rich forest land. It merits mention that due to the very high forest land submergence, forest clearance has not yet been accorded by FAC.
2. Environmental Flow in the diverted portion of about 1.2 km i.e. between dam and TWL of dam toe PH is to be reassessed and a suitable quantity is to be proposed for release as per extant norms. 4% flow as suggested was found to be inadequate.
3. Numbers of Fish species reported was found to be on lower side and NHPC was asked to verify this and report accurately.
4. Number of plant species reported also appeared to be on lower side and to be rechecked by NHPC.
5.At this altitude of the project (about 3000m), snow leopard should have been sighted. It may be erroneous to report that leopard was not found in the study area. Therefore, this may be relooked.
6. Study area in back water/ submergence is also to be extended for proper inventory of both flora, fauna/bio-diversity.
The impacts of the Dibang multipurpose project are going to severe on the river, people and overall ecology of Dibang river basin. But sad part is that no proper assessment of these impacts has been done till now. Looking back at the six years since the laying foundation stone for the project we reiterate what Forest Advisory Committee said about the project “ecological, environmental and social costs of diversion of such a vast tract of forest land, which is a major source of livelihood of the tribal population of the State, will far outweigh the benefits likely to accrue from the project.”
Parag Jyoti Saikia
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A Few Simple Rules for Taking Care of One's Mogwai, Jensen.
Title: A Few Simple Rules for Taking Care Of One’s Mogwai Jensen.
Summary: When dealing with Jensen and sunlight Jared uses the rules laid down by ‘Gremlins’. Sadly the second unit director aka ‘the dick’ didn’t get the memo. A tale of Mogwai’s, blackmail and avenging nerd angels.
Rating: R.
Pairing: J2
Disclaimer: Sadly these gorgeous men are not mine, I have reached a deal with the crossroads demon, I bring him a fic he likes and I get to keep em! So with that in mind here we go again.
Notes: This started life as a response to a heatstroke/hypothermia challenge on spn_hurtcomfort , but so much time has passed it now stands alone. As always Beta’d by the wonderful bigj52 , and the images for my banner are from andreas_ri.
There were a few simple rules for the care and feeding of one’s Jensen, thought Jared. In fact, they were a lot like looking after a Mogwai. Getting Jensen wet sadly didn’t lead to multiple Jensens, which Jared thought was a shame and would have been fun in the shower. Squirting Jensen with a super soaker as he was trying to sleep, that did elicit a very passable Gremlin impersonation.
Secondly, the ‘never feeding after midnight no matter how much he begged’ Jared could get right behind that rule. Usually with a gas mask! No matter how much Misha called him Fartacus, he’d never been faced with the toxic emissions Jensen was capable of if you fed him late at night. This, sadly with their schedule was pretty much all the damn time.
Finally, and in Jared’s opinion, the most important rule of all. No bright light, especially sunlight, as it could kill him. With the show’s subject matter and how it was filmed, Jared was pretty much assured of the lack of sunlight; it just meant he had to take precautions with the lights on set. These precautions included spending lengthy amounts of time with Jensen under subdued lighting such as candles in the bedroom. Or better yet, under bedclothes to help protect Jensen’s delicate, freckled skin. He didn’t have a freckle kink, thank you. It was just being sensible, especially if you’d ever been faced with a sunburnt Jensen.
Jared shuddered at the memory of the last time it was this sunny. He and Jensen had gotten the day off and had spent it in the park with Harley and Sadie. Neither man had noticed Jensen becoming progressively redder, until they returned home. Not that covering Jensen in Aloe gel hadn’t been fun; in fact, it had been the best part of the whole ordeal as far as Jared was concerned. It was the misery of trying to sleep together later. Jared liked to wrap himself round Jensen. Who the hell wouldn’t? But after a long bruising night, where his ribs had taken the brunt of Jensen's elbow because, whenever he’d gotten close to touching him, he'd felt the heat rolling off Jensen and heard the whimpered, ’don’t touch me!’ under his breath. There had been three days of this and then Jensen had started to peel. Jared laughed and he found himself banished back to his old room, not an experience he wanted to repeat in a hurry.
As Jared contemplated these rules, he realized there was a suspicious lack of Jensen on the set. The weather gods for once had decreed a run of hot and sunny weather. Usually this caused much gloom to the ‘Supernatural’ directors as they tended to need grey and murky weather to add to the tone of the show, but at this present time it seemed to be a source of joy.
Misha stood watching his co-star with faint amusement. Jared was attempting to appear nonchalant, but he was beginning to resemble Sam more and more. The normally happy, grinning Jared was being herded into a corner by an increasingly bitch-faced Sam. Misha adjusted Castiel’s Trench coat and with a serenity that had Jared wishing for the Colt said, “Look! Is Jensen a vampire, and that’s why he works on the show? It’s only sunlight, Jared. It won’t kill him.” Jared resisted the urge to re-enact Sam versus Alistair and ran his fingers through his hair in frustration. This caused one of the make-up girls to smack at his hand as she walked by.
“Sorry dude, it’s just Jensen and sun don’t play too well together.” Misha made encouraging hand gestures for Jared to continue, “You’ve never been faced with a sunburnt Jen. Damn, it’s nasty.”
Misha nodded and smiled as if he’d been given the secrets of the Universe.
“So that explains why Jensen threatened every member of the crew not to tell you where they'd gone before they went on location. Look, why don’t we go over there? We’re on a break for a couple of hours and I'm sure they’ll indulge your mother hen instincts.”
Jared relaxed and Bob Singer, the director wandered into view. He waved his hand at the two of them, calling out “For God’s sake, Misha, take him to Jensen. He’s scaring the damn bad guys.” Misha glanced over to a bunch of surly-looking men who appeared to be more than a little terrified of the glowering Sasquatch.
Jared blushed and Misha guided him to where Cliff was waiting. Clapping Jared on the shoulder, smiling, he uttered the words “Just what's the worst thing that can happen?”
~~*~~
As far as Jensen was concerned the Second Unit Director they'd been sent with was a complete dick. The scenes they were to film should've been simple enough - Dean being chased through the wilderness, after escaping from hunters who'd taken him in an attempt to force him into saying yes to Michael. With Sam and Cas trying to find him. This had led to Jensen running full tilt through the uneven countryside for most of the morning and early afternoon; he'd gotten a stitch; his clothes were sticking to him. He’d fallen over more times than he cared to count and he was starting to get a damn headache. The guy couldn't make his mind up over what angle was best so he'd shoot at least five. Well, it was starting to feel like that. Then to makes matters even better, to ensure continuity, they were filming some of what should have been the following day's scenes.
These included Dean being caught by the hunters, and then being stripped of his jacket, shirts (all fifteen of them, according to Jared), and his hands tied. So now he was being dragged by his wrists through the same damn scrub, and shit, he stumbled again, and crashed to his knees.
“Dammit! Cut!” The dick bellowed. Jensen remained on his knees, breathing hard and fuck...why was he shivering? From what appeared to be a long way away he heard whining...sorry, the voice of the director “Jensen, we only have limited time on this, so can you please stay on your feet this time?”
Jensen shook his head; the floor seemed to be moving. He took a deep breath and muttered “Suck it up, Ackles” and staggered to his feet with the help of one of the crew.
The crew member looked concerned “Jen, are you ok?” Jensen was pretty sure he should be sweating but, thank God, he seemed to have stopped. The last time he'd tried to wipe his face he’d been bitched at for ruining the shot. Since then the sweat had been steadily dripping into his eyes, now he was quite happy because it had stopped. Jensen also wondered why the shirt he was wearing felt so damn tight, especially across the shoulders.
The crew member was still holding Jensen's arms. Jensen was swaying and he looked like crap. He seemed to be having trouble focusing and he was swallowing as if he was trying not to be sick. Before he could motion for help, the director was screaming about the shot again and the hunters took up position, ready to go. Jensen roused himself and gave a smirk; it was a faint shadow of his usual smirk. He let himself be pulled free of the crew member’s grip. He turned his head and croaked out “’M fine Dave, don’ worry.”
Dave watched Jensen as he turned and jogged back towards the rest of the Second Unit. He scanned their faces, and no, it didn't seem like he was being paranoid. They all looked as worried as he felt. Once Dave reached them, he motioned to one of the PA's.
“For the love of God, call Bob. This idiot's on a power trip, plus Jensen's been out there too long. And for Christ's sake, nobody tell Jared that Jensen looks like he’s dying on his feet.”
As Dave finished speaking Cliff's SUV pulled up. Misha and Jared climbed out; Dave went white and muttered “Holy flying fuck, somebody call an ambulance! I think we're gonna need it!” The PA looked horrified “Surely Jensen isn't that bad?” Dave shook his head “No, but I think the dick's gonna need it or we will for not pulling Jensen out sooner.”
Misha walked towards the crew; he always liked to chat with them, and then he noticed their expressions. “Has someone killed the dick? Err, I mean director? Where's Jensen? Tell him his Lord and Master is here. Oh and Jared has stopped by as well.”
Misha stepped forward and looked over at the action and froze. Before Misha could react to the state Jensen was in, Jared bounced over, looking for him, saying with a laugh. “Come on, then. Has anyone seen the bow-legged wonder? The object of fangirl obsession round the world.” He took in the worried faces surrounding him then glanced in Misha’s direction, just as he started to run.
Jared's head snapped round to follow the direction Misha had taken and it was if the colour drained from his vision. It bled away to sepia tones, the only colour registering was red. Jensen was flushed, shaking; he looked as if his legs no longer had the strength to keep him upright. Jared took off, sprinting past Misha. He couldn't help the desperate cry of “Jensen” that escaped from him as he passed his co-star...
The cry caused Jensen to jerk his head up. He couldn't understand why his head felt so heavy. He was sure he'd heard Jared, but that couldn't be right, he'd left him back on set. Jensen tried to focus on the figure hurtling towards him. His vision kept darkening. Funny, he was sure he'd put his contacts in and they felt so gritty in this heat. So why was he having trouble seeing? Jensen decided to move closer so he could see more clearly. He took one shaky step forward and his knees gave out. Before he could hit the ground a pair of strong arms engulfed him. He kept falling but at a more measured pace.
Jared hugged Jensen to his chest. Shit! He was burning up, and Jensen’s skin was almost scarlet and his freckles... usually Jared encouraged Jensen's freckles with some carefully-measured sun exposure. But this looked like an explosion in a freckle factory. Jared knelt still, holding Jensen, unable to move. He vaguely heard Misha calling for the medic and then “Jared, we need to get Jensen in the shade now.” Misha was urgently shaking Jared's shoulder. When Jared didn't move right away Misha went to take Jensen out of his arms; it had the desired effect Misha wanted. Jared pushed his hand away.
“Jen, Jen, can you hear me? We need to go now. Am I going have to pick you up like a girl?” Jared had still had one arm wrapped around Jensen's shoulders, the other hand cradling his head, his thumb brushing gently along his cheek. The only moisture there were tiny droplets of sweat entangled in Jensen's long eyelashes.
The eyelashes fluttered as Jensen tried to open his eyes. “Not a girl!” he rasped out. Jared winced at how raw the voice sounded. “Jay man, have you got my contact case? My eyes are killing me.” A chill ripped through Jared. His contacts? Shit! Jensen had had Laserik surgery in the summer; this was very bad.
Jensen tried to stand but he couldn't find the strength. His head drooped and he mournfully tried to raise his hands. “Can't stand up. My hands are tied.” Jared gave a laugh that sounded more like a sob; Misha knelt down and untied Jensen, throwing the rope away as if it burnt him. Jared adjusted his grip on Jensen, slipping his one arm just below his shoulders and the other behind his knees. He took a deep breath and got to his feet, thankful of Misha's help in steadying him. Jared walked back to the crew. They had set up some shade; the medic had finally arrived and preparations were under way to take care of Jensen.
A blanket had been laid on the ground. The medic, a no-nonsense brunette called Sue beckoned them over “It's only so I can access him to see if we can reduce the amount of time he’s gonna have to spend in the hospital. Jared, lay him down here.” Jared carefully placed Jensen down on the blanket and Sue started her exam, taking his temperature, checking his pulse. “Right! Don't just damn well stand there, you idiots. Get me some towels! Soak ‘em in tepid water, and bags of ice. See if Catering has some....Now, people!”
Suddenly the area was alive with motion, most of the crew just glad to be out of the range of the Bitch Face from Hell. A bottle of water was thrust into Jared’s hand “Try and get him to drink. Slowly, mind, we want him to try and keep it down. But I ain’t holding out too much hope.” Sue gave Jared a strained smile before patting his arm.
Jared gently lifted Jensen’s head, “Come on, Jen. I need you to have a drink, and I’m sorry it’s not coffee.” With that, Jared tilted the bottle against Jensen’s lips. At first the water trickled over his chin then slowly Jensen started to drink. As the warm liquid hit his burning throat, it made Jensen gag, but it was the sweetest-tasting liquid he’d ever tasted. Jensen started to gulp greedily at the water. Finally Jared was forced to take the water away. He felt terrible but Sue was right, Jensen badly needed the fluid to stay down.
Jensen lay wondering where the water had gone. Why did he feel so dizzy? Jensen started to swallow and he managed to go pale even under the fiery red of the sunburn. Jared recognized the signs; he’d dealt with a sick Jensen before. He grabbed Jensen by the shoulders and turned him onto his side, just as the director came stomping over with a face like thunder.
“Ah! Come the fuck on! It’s only a little bit of sun. Nobody told me he was this delicate a flower.” At this, Jensen promptly threw up every meagre morsel he’d eaten or drunk that day. A stream of watery bile spewed over the director’s shoes. He pulled a disgusted face but before he could open his mouth he was elbowed out of the way by the returning crew, bringing the requested towels and bags of ice.
Jared had sat open mouthed at what the bastard had said. But before he could get up and rip his head off, he found himself at the centre of a hurricane. Bags of ice were placed under Jensen’s knees, between his thighs and under his armpits. Sue handed Jared another bag of ice “Put it behind his neck and start wiping him down with this.” At that, a soaking wet towel was thrown and Jared caught it one handed. Jared gently wiped down Jensen’s face, carrying on down his torso before starting from the top again.
While the commotion had been going on the director had walked off to one side, shooting dark looks at the two men, unaware that he was being watched. Misha stood behind Jared, his eyes narrowed, his fists gently clenching and unclenching. He’d heard what had been said and from the state of Jensen it was more than just a little sun, it looked like sunstroke.
“Where the fuck is the ambulance?” Jared’s voice was shrill with panic. Misha laid a calming hand on his shoulder and looked round. He was relieved to see the vehicle making its way towards them. The ambulance came to a halt and the EMTs emerged.
“Right, what have we got?” the first EMT asked Sue, “It’s looking like sunstroke, sunburn and dehydration. We’ve started to bring his temperature down, and we’ve tried to give him water but he’s vomited it back and he’s confused.” The EMT nodded his thanks and knelt by Jensen. He was having trouble due to Jared’s steadfast refusal to move, until Misha gently took him by the shoulders “Come on, Jay. Let them work. He knows you’re here.” With that, Misha pulled Jared back.
The EMTs worked with a quick efficiency, setting up a drip, all the while speaking quietly to Sue, checking for allergies to save time once they reached the E.R. The second EMT fetched the gurney and they prepared to load Jensen onto it.
“Jay, we need to follow the ambulance. Didn’t you tell me Jensen hates to be alone in the hospital?” Jared nodded dumbly, unable to take his eyes off Jensen, as he was loaded onto the gurney and put in the ambulance. Misha pulled him to his feet and led him towards Cliff and the waiting SUV.
“Misha, I’ll tell Bob what’s happened. We’ll shut down and follow you guys as soon as we can.” Dave called after them as Misha led the shell-shocked Jared away.
Once in the vehicle Cliff prepared to follow. Jared was shaking, his breathing rapid “What the fuck did they think they were doing? I mean, come on, it’s not rocket science. You don’t let one of your leads get fried. Shit! Did you see the state of him? I swear I’m gonna kill that dick!” Misha sat beside Jared, a picture of calm, his hands folded loosely in his lap.
“Jesus, Misha. Aren’t you mad? How the fuck can you just sit there like that?” Jared was getting louder and louder. Cliff kept a close watch on the two men through his mirror, prepared to pull over if Jared didn’t calm down.
“Jay, this is not going to help Jensen. We need to remain calm and do our best to take care of him, and I’ll even help you apply the Aloe.” Cliff stopped breathing; Jared was going to kill him slowly.
Jared’s jaw dropped. “What the fuck did you just say?” his voice getting higher. He stared at his friend and detected a faint smirk. He began to splutter and Misha turned to look at him.
“Right, now I have your attention, we’ll get to the bottom of this, I promise. But you need to concentrate on taking care of Jensen, right? And the last thing he’ll need is you being arrested for murdering someone.” Jared slumped back against the seat, his head tilted back; he let out an explosive breath.
“You’re right, Misha. I gotta calm down. Then I’ll kill the bastard once Jen’s better.”
Misha nodded, smiling, reaching over and patting his hand. “Okay. We’re here; let’s see if we can find our errant Angel Condom.”
Jared couldn’t help but laugh at that. They walked into the E.R. and started to search for Jensen. Out of one of the cubicles a doctor emerged, it was a doctor Jared knew. He ran over to the woman who seemed to be waiting for him, “Good afternoon, Jared. What have they been doing to him this time?”
Jared smiled sheepishly and decided to introduce the doctor to Misha. “Misha, this is Michelle.”
“Well, I think I should be worried if you’re on first-name terms with a doctor. Good afternoon. I’m....”
“Misha. Yes, I know. We’re all fans here. After all, this is where they usually bring the walking wounded. The staff and I have a bet that one day Jared will get here before the ambulance.”
Michelle smiled at Misha’s shocked expression, “Oh, Jared and Jensen always come to the hospital if there is an accident on set, and I’m on first-name terms with them because I’m one of the few doctors who’s not scared of Jared when he goes full Captain Caveman over Jensen.”
She motioned them onwards, grabbing a clipboard as she went past the nurses’ station. “I met the boys when Jared had to bring Jensen in with food poisoning. It was a bad take-out, wasn’t it?” Jared nodded.
“As you can imagine it was pretty ugly and Jared was growling at all the nursing staff. Finally after he reduced one of our male nurses to a snivelling wreck I went in.”
“She threatened to use me as a pin cushion if I kept it up and if I wanted Jensen to get better then I better just stand out of the way while she worked. Then she handed me a bowl and told me to look after my boyfriend.” Jared grinned at the memory.
“Then, of course, we had the return visit. Due to his blind panic Jared forgot to throw the take-out away....”
“Oh dear God! Don’t tell me he ate it!” Misha sounded awed as he looked at Jared. “I can only imagine the smell... I mean. Oh Jared! You must have been very ill.”
Michelle laughed “No, you were right the first time. It got so bad that the only person who could cope was Jensen. We had them quarantined and I was ringing Jensen with instructions. In the end even Jensen had to step outside before he passed out; we had to give him oxygen. I suppose after that, you can’t really call them Mr Padalecki and Mr Ackles.”
Misha laughed at that. Michelle stopped outside a private room. “Okay then, Jensen is suffering from sunstroke and at the moment it’s affecting him like a migraine. His vision will settle as will the nausea, once the anti-nausea drugs and pain relief I’ve administered have kicked in. We will continue to cool him down with ice packs, bathe him with cool water and rehydrate him with a drip. Once the drip has finished I’ll check him again and we’ll see if he can go home. There shouldn’t be any lasting damage, maybe a few more freckles, though. “
“Jay, I’ll wait here for a while. I want to speak to the crew and I think Jensen wouldn’t want to be crowded. Now just remember he’s in good hands.” With that Misha wandered back up to the E.R.
Michelle ushered Jared through the door. Jensen was lying on his side, curled into a foetal position. All he wore were his boxers. He was holding a bowl and looked absolutely miserable. Faint tremors ran down his limbs, and he kept shifting in vain as he tried to get comfortable. There was no relief as every time Jensen relaxed his sore body, the burning raw sensation flared across his skin and he was forced to move again.
Jared looked wide eyed at Michelle as he took in Jensen’s appearance and the drip in the back on his hand, “As I said Jared, it probably looks a lot worse than it is. Just let the medication kick in. Just help me keep him calm, and I’ll even let you bathe him with cool water.” Michelle winked at Jared, resting her hand on his arm for reassurance.
“Jay, is that you? I think you might be right about me and the sun.” With that, Jensen reached out for Jared, squinting as if he was having trouble with his eyes.
“Jay, why is Misha’s head floating behind you?” Jensen was staring past Jared. He was just about to start making calming noises to the obviously-confused Jensen when Misha spoke and nearly gave Jared a heart attack.
“Jared, some of the crew have arrived. I intend to find out exactly what happened on set.” Jared whirled round to see Misha’s head poking round the door of the room they were in. Misha gave a reassuring smile in Jensen’s direction and disappeared, reminding Jared of the Cheshire Cat. The smile seemed to be the last thing that vanished from view.
As Misha disappeared, Jared muttered “You do that, Colombo.” As he walked away, Jared swore he could hear the trench coat swish with an air of purpose.
Jared walked over to the bed, then reached out and took hold of Jensen’s hand, making small circles on the back with his thumb. His other hand slowly began to stroke Jensen’s hair. “Jay, let me go and get this damn shirt off and have a shower. It’s way too tight. Do you think I’m putting weight on? I’m gonna hafta leave the chocolate cookies from Kraft alone,” The words were slow and slurred and Jensen struggled weakly as if trying to get up. Jared rested his forehead against Jensen’s and he was shocked at the heat pouring from him.
“It’s the sunburn, Jared. He’s been lucky. Although much longer and it could’ve been as bad as first-degree burns. I’ll make sure you have all the medicated cream you need to help ease that when he’s discharged.” Michelle spoke, picking up on Jared’s distress.
“Listen, Ackles. I don’t care how much you weigh. I still think you’re gorgeous. Now just lie still for me for a while, and we can sort out another shirt.” Jared’s face carried a wistful smile as Jensen attempted to follow what was being said.
Just then, two nurses walked into the room. One was carrying several bags of ice and the other carried a large bowl of water with a couple of cloths. Michelle smiled at them, “Right then, ladies, you know the drill, back of knees groin and armpits. Oh Louise, you can leave the water here, and then can you come back and check on Mr Ackles’ temperature later. Thanks.”
Jared smiled at the look of disappointment on the nurses faces once they realized they wouldn’t be the ones helping to cool Jensen down.
Michelle handed Jared a cloth, “Right, you know what to do, just keep bathing him down. All you can do is keep him calm and wait for the meds to take effect. Don’t worry, Jared. He’ll be fine. I’m almost certain I’ll be able to discharge him later.” Michelle left him to his work.
Jared dipped the cloth in the cool water, rung it out and started to wipe Jensen down. He was slow and methodical, beginning by wiping down Jensen’s face and continuing down his body. With each slow and gentle pass, Jensen’s agitation decreased. Jared began to relax. It looked like the meds were indeed kicking in; Jensen wasn’t quite so green now. The line in between his eyebrows, the one that always gave it away when he was in pain was starting to smooth out as well.
While he worked Jared began to talk to Jensen, “You know, they have this marvellous stuff called sunscreen....” Jared lifted one arm slightly and ran the cloth down it. “It has magical properties; it stops you burning to a crisp...” Jared carefully turned Jensen onto his side, and tenderly wiped down his back, wincing as Jensen moaned in pain.
“I mean, it’s not as if you haven’t gotten sunburned before, so you know what causes it. And when you’re feeling better we are going to have a long discussion on the difference between ‘Dean’ - a fictional character... and you.” Jared eased Jensen onto his back again, and prepared to begin wiping him down once more.
“What’s the difference?” A voice that sounded as if it had been baking in the fires of Hell or Vancouver on a sunny day croaked out. Jared’s head shot up and he found himself looking into a pair of pained but amused green eyes.
Jared stood up straight; he ran the cloth over Jensen’s chest, watching a strange mix of pain and pleasure cross Jensen’s face at the sensation. He was relieved that Jensen appeared to be lucid again. “We don’t have Warner Brothers’ ointment - the one where you can beat the crap out of Dean and by next week he’s fine. Turn you into a human hamburger and it’s gonna take days...weeks before you recover.” Jared stilled his movements and looked down at Jensen, “What happened, man? I know you’re more careful than this. Surely you knew something was wrong?”
Jensen’s throat worked as if he was trying to speak, “Shit! How dumb am I?”
“Look, I’ll be back in a minute with something to drink, I promise.” Jared gently brushed Jensen’s cheek as he spoke, reassuring him he wouldn’t be long.
Jared had just reached the door when he met Michelle; she was carrying two bottles of Gatorade. “I was just bringing you something to give Jensen. The drip will help replenish his fluids but he needs to drink as well. If he can drink this and keep it down, I’ll be happier letting him go home.”
From the bed came a quiet “Gimme. I‘ll drink whatever you want me to.” With that, Jensen started to cough. He curled in on himself as the spasm wracked his body. Jared was back beside him in an instant.
“Hey, come on, slow down. Breathe, that’s it. Look, if Michelle is happy we’ll be home soon. Right, Michelle?”
The doctor stood by the bed as Jared helped Jensen to lie back down. She handed Jensen the Gatorade, “Here, drink this. It will help to replace the salts you’ve lost. While I’m here I’ll check your temp.” Michelle started to work, checking the I.V, taking Jensen’s temperature, repositioning the bags of ice. She noticed that Jensen was shifting in discomfort.
“What’s wrong, Jensen? I’m sorry about the ice but it needs to stay in place a while longer. Your temp is coming down nicely. They should also help with the bruising to your legs and reduce the swelling on your left knee.” Michelle spoke, checking Jensen carefully.
“It’s not that. I’m starting to sweat and it feels gross and it kinda stings a bit. Sorry. I’m being a wuss.” Jensen was looking miserable once more; Jared quickly picked up the cloth and started to wipe him down again.
Michelle practically beamed at this news, “I hate to say it but that is good news. It means your body’s own temperature controls are coming back online. Sorry about how it feels but it’s looking more promising for you to go home. Now be a good boy and drink up. Jensen, I have to ask what happened out there.”
“That’s what I was just asking him. We’re usually pretty careful, because, for the most part we’re the only two regulars and we can’t afford to be out of commission for long. I don’t get why you didn’t call it, Jen. Shit, the show isn’t worth this.” Jared rested his hand on top of Jensen’s.
Jensen looked uncomfortable and Jared knew it wasn’t from the sunburn, dehydration or bruising; there was something else going on here. Just as Jared was getting ready to ask what it was, there was a commotion outside the room.
“Look, I’m telling you I’m going in there. I need to know when he will be back filming.” The voice was whiny and irritated.
“I don’t fucking believe it! It’s that damn dick! What the hell is he doing here? And back filming? I’ll kill him.” Jared was all but snarling when he recognised the director’s voice. Jensen groaned quietly and let his head fall back; this was the last thing he needed.
“Jay, can you open the Gatorade, please? I can’t get a grip.” Jensen was trying to distract Jared’s homicidal tendencies. Jared opened the bottle and Jensen made a pathetic show of attempting to drink it, unable to raise the bottle to his lips. Jared slipped his hand behind Jensen’s head and helped him lift the bottle to his lips, supporting him while he drank slowly. Jensen winked at Michelle who grinned in return.
Just then the door opened and the Second Unit Director burst through, followed closely by Bob Singer. Bob came to a sharp halt, staring in horror at the sight of Jensen, “Jesus! I’m never eating lobster again. Shit! Sorry, Jensen.” Bob cringed at what he said.
Jensen smiled wryly at the comment, “You and me both, Bob, and sorry about filming. I’ll be back tomorrow.” As he spoke Jared looked ready to start arguing.
“Well, thank fuck for that. I don’t want to lose two days filming for princess over there. Would you like to go back to what you were doing when we came in? Or should we wait outside until Jared’s finished taking care of you?” The Second Unit Director had a nasty smirk on his face as he spoke.
Jared growled and he took a step towards him when a quiet voice stopped him “No, Jay. It’s fine, I promise to be back tomorrow.” Jared turned back and looked at Jensen as if he’d lost his mind.
“Christ Jen, there is no way you’re filming tomorrow. We’ll work round it. What the hell is going on here?” Jared was growing angrier by the second. He spun back to face the director and he really wanted to wipe that smirk off his face.
Before he could act on his instinct, a beige blur burst into the room. There was the sound of a trench coat flapping like wings and Misha strode right up to the Second Unit Director. Misha drew his fist back and felled the man with a single punch. Jared gaped in shock, as his usually mild-mannered friend laid the dick out with one punch.
“Damn! I’m never saying Cas can’t fight ever again. Go nerd angel!” Jensen’s awestruck voice came from the bed.
“What the fuck did you do that for?” The director whimpered from the floor, holding his bloody nose.
“I’m saving your life, you worthless piece of crap because if Jared had hit you, we’d still be looking for your head.” Misha growled in full Cas mode.
“Why would I want to kill him, apart from the obvious?” Jared gestured to Jensen as he spoke.
Misha looked behind Jared to where Jensen was lying, his blue eyes searching the other man’s face. “He hasn’t told you, has he, Jared? He hasn’t said why he stayed out filming when he knew something was wrong and he needed a break.” Jared shook his head, looking back at Jensen who seemed to be avoiding his eyes.
“It seems our friendly dick here isn’t above a little blackmail to get what he wants. I’ve talked to the crew and they were all as puzzled as me. Then I started asking questions. You have to ask everyone who was there, no one heard the full conversation. It seems our friend here threatened to out you and Jensen to the world, saying it would ruin your action movie career before it even started. After all, who’s heard of a gay Conan?” Misha took a step closer to the cowering man.
“So whenever a crew member tried to get Jensen to rest he refused, saying he was fine. You didn’t even let him have a drink, you moron. The crew is out there ready to rip you apart. I don’t know whether to let them or Jared loose on you. But you strike me as the type to report Jared to the police so I think that it’s better I’m the one who hit you.” Misha stopped speaking.
Jared turned back to Jensen, “Damn it Jensen! I don’t give a crap about that! Don’t you know you’re more important than any film roles?”
“Ahh, ain’t that sweet? Well, it will all come out when I tell the police that maniac assaulted me.” The dick was slowly getting to his feet.
“What assault? You tripped when you came charging in here and hit your face.” Michelle said coldly.
“Friend, if you’re looking for witnesses, then you’re in the wrong place. As for your little stunt, I hate to tell you it’s not going to work. As far as Jared and Jensen’s relationship goes it stays on set. We’re all very fond of them and word of this is not going to get out and that’s a promise.” Bob addressed the shocked man.
“What are you going to do to stop me?” The dick was trying to muster up some courage as he looked round the room at the open hostility there.
“Oh, it’s simple. You see, if you talk to anyone I promise I will put the word out you’re not to be trusted. Do you think these two are the only gay couple out there being protected by their crew? By the time I’m finished you will be lucky to be able to direct infomercials. You will be pure poison. So is it worth your career?” Bob smiled sweetly at the stunned man.
“You wouldn’t... you couldn’t do that to me.” He whimpered at Bob, pleading for mercy.
“Why not? You were going to do it to these two. I happen to like the boys. You’re a whiny dick, and I’d lose no sleep over you. Now this is what we are going to do. Your services are no longer required. You will be paid for a full episode, but somehow I can’t see you being invited back to work with us again. Don’t worry. If asked, I’ll just say you didn’t get what the show was about. You know family. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.” Bob stepped out of the way and allowed the broken man to slink out of the room.
“Look, guys. I’ll be back in a minute. I want to make sure he gets past the crew in one piece. He deserves to be ripped apart but we can’t afford the lawsuit.” Bob quickly followed the dick out of the room.
Jared was grinning as Bob left the room. “Misha, dude, I don’t know how to thank you for that. And what a right hook! Who knew you had it in you?” Jared laughed happily as Misha stepped closer to the bed.
“I was watching him on set, there was no concern there. I knew there was something wrong as Jensen isn’t dumb enough to do that to himself. Once the crew started to compare notes it didn’t take us long to put two and two together. How are you feeling now? You scared the crap out of us. I didn’t think Jared would stop crying.” Misha smiled fondly down at the man on the bed.
“I’m sorry, guys, but I’ve met his type before. As long as I played ball he’d keep his mouth shut. As soon as we’d finished filming I was going to tell Bob and see what we could do. This might have worked out better, though. Misha, thanks. And if there is anything I can do just let me know.” Jensen smiled at his new hero.
“Well, actually there is something you can do for me.” Misha said.
“Like Jensen said, anything man.”
“Can I have one of his bags of ice? I think I might have broken my hand.” Misha held up his now swelling right hand to the laughter of the other men.
Michelle examined his hand and it turned out that he hadn’t broken it. So Misha stayed with Jared and Jensen while they waited for the drip to finish, his hand packed in ice to help with the swelling.
Jensen managed two bottles of Gatorade before threatening Jared with sleeping on the couch for a month if he tried to force feed him anymore. Michelle gave him one final check-up and announced she was happy to send him home; they left with strict instructions that if Jensen became confused again, or his temperature rose Jared was to bring him right back.
“I don’t need a wheelchair, I can walk. Please Jay, it’s embarrassing.” Jensen managed to flush an even deeper shade of red as he was being pushed through the E.R. to the applause of the crew.
“Says the man whose left knee is the size of a baseball. Shut up and relax. By the way, do you know how hot you look in scrubs? It clashes so nicely with your sunburn.” Jensen sulked the rest of the way while Jared laughed at him. Once at the car, Jared helped him climb in.
“Jared, I’ll travel back with the crew. I think the sooner you guys are home the better, and don’t let him bully you into letting him come to work tomorrow. “ Misha waved at Jensen through the window, watching Jensen fold his arms in disgust at being talked about.
“I promise not to let him brow beat me into submission, Misha.” Jared replied solemnly.
“Good to hear. Oh, Bob says, don’t worry about coming in yourself. We’ll work round it for tomorrow. Goodnight, Jared.” Jared said good night and got into the SUV beside Jensen.
“How are you, Jensen? And none of that ‘Dean, I’m fine’ crap. “ Cliff asked over his shoulder.
“I’ve been better, Cliff. My head’s killing me and my skin feels so tight it’s like it belongs to someone else. You know, like Chuck. I feel sorry for Jared; he’s got to put up with me for the next couple of days.”
“Ahh...poor baby. I’ll make sure he gets a medal, faced with having to apply lotion to you. Damn! I bet he’s distraught.” It was Jared’s turn to blush as Jensen and Cliff laughed at him.
After Cliff dropped them off at the house, Jared convinced Jensen to go right to bed. It was a quick argument, ending when Jared picked Jensen up and carried him upstairs. Jared helped Jensen get undressed; he stood silently looking at the bright-red painful-looking skin. “It’s alright, Jay. I’ll be fine in a couple of days and I even promise to take my painkillers so we get a good night’s sleep.” Jensen hissed softly as he hauled himself further up the bed.
Jared opened the lotion Michelle had given him. She gave him instructions to apply generously and whenever required. It would help to ease the burn as it contained mild local anaesthetic. After a couple of days Jared could use normal Aloe gel. “Come on. Lie down. This will help.” Jensen did as he was told.
Jared straddled Jensen’s hips; he squeezed a generous amount of lotion into his hand, rubbing his hands together so they were both coated with it. He began to carefully apply it to Jensen’s overheated, sensitive skin. Massaging the cooling lotion into his neck, Jared made a gentle sweeping motion, allowing his hands to glide over Jensen’s chest. He paused only when he needed more lotion; Jensen gradually became boneless under Jared’s talented hands, the combination of them and the lotion helped to ease the prickling tightness of his skin. Jared’s gentle touch helping to ease the pain, he squirms slightly as Jared’s hands tenderly skim along his ribs. Jensen gave a sigh as Jared worked his way along his abs before moving over his arms. Jared is careful not to miss an inch of Jensen’s skin as he works.
“Come on. Turn over for me, Jen.” Jared leans forward and whispers into Jensen’s ear. Jensen is slipping towards sleep. He sighs with contentment as he does what he’s told. Jared can tell that Jensen will slip away soon and get some rest, so he continues with his ministrations. Jared smoothes the lotion across his shoulders, taking his time working on them. Jared loves how broad they are and always enjoys massaging them when he has the chance. Eventually Jared runs his hands the length of Jensen’s back. Exploring the graceful curve, Jared splays his hands to the side letting his thumbs trace down Jensen’s spine. He applies the gentlest of pressure, knowing the merest touch can be agony, but this even pressure along with the lotion brings Jensen some relief from the unrelenting heat under his skin.
As Jared works he can hear Jensen humming softly to himself. Jared can’t help but smile as he listens. No matter what Jensen says, when he does that he sounds like Gizmo. If Jared mentions it, he blushes and stops so Jared remains quiet and listens. Finally the soft humming stills as sleep takes over and Jared finishes his massage.
He carefully moves Jensen until he is under the covers; he knows that Jensen will throw them off in the night because of the heat, but for now he will stay covered up. Jared sits and watches as Jensen sleeps. He slowly reaches out his hand and gently runs his fingers through the short light-brown hair. At the touch Jensen nearly purrs, making Jared grin.
In a minute he’ll go downstairs to make some sandwiches and bring them back up. Then in a little while he’ll wake Jensen up and get him to eat something. He’ll also make him drink a little more to help with his dehydration. Of course, he makes sure he is fed well before midnight. Jared will make him take his painkillers and wait for them to take effect. Jensen is always way too cute on painkillers, that’s why he hates them with a passion and Jared loves them. Although he could do without the pain they’re killing.
Jared slowly gets off the bed so not to wake the other man. He bends down and places the softest of kisses on his neck. As he stands up to leave, he uses the nickname Jensen absolutely loathes. Can Jared help it if he thinks Jensen is adorable when he pouts and flutters his eyelashes at him because of it? “Sleep tight, Gizmo. I’ll be back soon.”
Just as Jared reaches the door a quiet voice stops him, “For the last time Padalecki, will you stop comparing me to a midget Yoda in drag. I’m not a damn Mogwai.”
“Ok then. When you start to peel, I could paint you green and you could pass for a Gremlin with all that scaly skin.” He turns to run out of the room, but he is too slow, laughing as a pillow bounces off the back of his head.
Tags: fic, hurt jensen., j2
sadritsuka12 on August 4th, 2010 10:47 pm (UTC)
OMG!! LOVE IT.. AWWWWE POOR JENSEN.. HE BEEN YELLING AT!!.
AWWWE BUT HE STILL DID GAVE JARED A SCARE. .LOL
REALLY LOVE IT!!
O,O
*HUG
sasha_dragon on August 9th, 2010 12:20 pm (UTC)
Thank you glad you enjoyed it.
a_phoenixdragon on August 4th, 2010 10:56 pm (UTC)
Hee!! I enjoyed this thoroughly!! I reread where Misha hit that dick, just cause it was so damned satisfying! Awesome, bb!! sheer awesome!!
Thanks, happy you liked when Misha hit 'The dick' I thought it would make a nice change to see Misha go all warrior of the lord to stop Jared killing him.
serendip50 on August 4th, 2010 11:32 pm (UTC)
Awww, that's just lovely and hurty and just so adorable. xx
Thank you, happy to see you liked it.
borgmama1of5 on August 5th, 2010 12:38 am (UTC)
Very nice! Liked how matter-of-fact the relationship was.
Thank you, I'm realy pleased that you liked the relationship, I try to make it as matter-of-fact as I can.
mdlaw on August 5th, 2010 02:13 am (UTC)
Sunburn and Sunstroke, not a good combination. Good thing he had Jared to look out for him. m :)
Been there, done that, but sadly no Jared! thanks for the comment.
2sexyboys on August 5th, 2010 02:40 am (UTC)
Just the kind of fic I love. Hurt Jen, Protective, angry Jared and a bonus kick arse Misha....how awesome is that :)
Thank you, I have a weakness for that kind of fic too! and it;s nice to have a kick arse Misha as well.
mousedm on August 5th, 2010 02:43 am (UTC)
Hurt!Jensen and Protective!Jared - my favourites! Wonderful job!
Thank you, glad to have hit the target so to speak.
deansgirl7107 on August 5th, 2010 03:09 am (UTC)
Awwwwwwwwwwwww poor skin burn baby
It was good really nice
If only I could've offered to apply Aloe! is that too much to ask?
Thanks, happy you liked it.
sandymg on August 5th, 2010 03:49 am (UTC)
Nice! Gotta love all super protective Jared. And I liked that Jensen wasn't just careless ... that there was a reason for what happened. That little suspense worked really well.
sasha_dragon on August 10th, 2010 12:17 pm (UTC)
Thank you, I love protective Jared and Jensen is way too smart to let himself get into that state, so it all worked out well.
dawnintheforest on August 5th, 2010 04:46 am (UTC)
I most thoroughly enjoyed this! I loved the details. Loved the little background stories. And especially loved how you included Misha, Michelle, Bob, the crew, Cliff, and the dick director!
Thank you, I like writing stories that involve other characters, as wonderful as the boys are it's nice to have them interact with others.
deannawesson on August 5th, 2010 04:58 am (UTC)
*laugh* This i so cute! Yay for nerdy angels and captain caveman! I love Gizmo so comparing Jensen to him is just plain awesome. XD
Thank you, yes bless our captain caveman and the nerd angel. Gremlins was a favorite of mine from my mis spent youth and come on with those eyes? Jensen is a dead ringer at times.
(Anonymous) on August 5th, 2010 08:18 am (UTC)
Awesome story! Poor baby! And I love terrifying protective Jared and hero Misha almost as much as I love my poor hurt Jenny. Thankfully for darker skin, I've never experienced sunburn but what I used to think of as just people whining over a little discomfort, I've gotten from stories like this to realize that we really are talking like 1st and 2nd degree scalding burn pain here. The whole thing sounds really painful and sucky.
Thank you, there is nothing better than protective Jared and a heroic Misha. As for the sunburn , I speak from some very bitter expierience, most of the time it just stings, but it can get to those levels if not careful and when that happens you really want to curl up in a corner and whimper.
gypsy_atavari on August 5th, 2010 09:40 am (UTC)
Awww so sweet of Jared. Loved that the crew and Misha rallied around them. Poor Jensen!! At least he has Jared to make him feel better. :-)
Thank you, you get the feeling that the crew and the guys are very close so it isn't too hard to write that kind of reaction. And of course there is Jared to make him feel better.
witchy78 on August 5th, 2010 11:14 am (UTC)
Ah ah this really made me laugh : But this looked like an explosion in a freckle factory.
ANd coparing Jensen to a Mogwai is a good image ;o)
Thanks a lot for this hurt!jensen fic. This kind of fics is getting very rare in this fandom IMO.
Why thank you, I'm just so happy you enjoyed this. I enjoyed writing that line, and comparing Jensen to a Mogwai? way too easy, it's the eyes I tell you.
I will try and keep up the flow of hurt Jensen fic, I live the other serios stuff to thise who are much more talented.
spike247uk on August 5th, 2010 12:27 pm (UTC)
this was utterly adorable and so cute!!!
Thank you, happy you liked it.
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The dollar decreased by 3.4% after removing the circulation of 106,300 million dollars in the BCRA for three days
The Central Zone took over the market (this week removed the absorption of 105,000 million dollars) without the impact of the rate; For Sandler, the weight still "overloads" with shocks Source: Archive
Yesterday it seemed to be confirmed, compared to the excessive weight of the street, keeping the bike lanes.
The average price dropped 1.9% (from $ 38.46 to $ 37.72 for wholesale)
$ 39.54 and $ 38.80 for the public), at the end of a business-ending shorter than usual (according to the G-20, the activity ended two hours before) and
(BCRA) is committed to a very non-monetary commitment, not only on the operational side, but also on the gestures.
As a result, the card obtained a third wheel, followed by a drop, with an average delay of 3.4%, which was close to $ 40 at midday and returned to the affected level before threatening it. Begin the Sandleris era. This did not stop, however, closed weekly (currently the markets do not work for national holidays), grew 0.2% and accumulated a 5% recovery in November.
When the monetary entity doubled the efforts to reduce its market weight, the drop in the previous week decreased after December December (a month of declining demand). disarmed
(Leaving $ 120,000 million) an additional injection of $ 78,000 million is added to the renewal of the liens for liquidity expiration (Leliq).
But after demonstrating that this relaxation was almost a 7% average jump in two days, the trial decided to make another choice.
"This week, Leliq earned $ 469,267 million and gave new letters of $ 583,867 million, which is, without an absorption of $ 105,000, an average of 61.40% to 60.75%. Free book: Leliq stock of 718,711 million dollars He paid $ 6300 million in revenue for $ 6300 million this week, $ 9500 million in the week ahead, "said Christian Buteler, a financial analyst.
"This week, unlike the previous one, it was contracting, the BCRA absorbed approximately half of its deployment last week, and also advanced the benchmark rate that the dollar had lowered." To reduce the dollar rate without a dollar impact, the BCRA needs to be manipulated. " , said economist Gabriel Caamaño, according to Ledesma study.
Last Friday and Monday the bouncing jump bills triggered the Government's alarm when a "staggered" stabilized market began to run (at the end of the race, Macri's image fell) and it was prepared to convince the capitalized oil company to lower fuel prices at an international crude oil price And even if the domestic tax rate is rising in the coming days.
The easing test to reduce the test rate was lowered by the BCRA (next week) 60% off the floor to show the established commitment to prevent its goals. That's how the worst of the crisis was to be felt behind.
But the dollar's reactions forced the BCRA to revise its plans. "The earth remains high and our currency still reacts too much against internal and external shadows," yesterday acknowledged yesterday
Guido Sandleris
, When it appears in the Council of America. "If we are aware of our economy facing us, therefore, if we allow the base base to be a basic requirement," he argued, arguably, that he uses the prerogative of the agreement.
The base was down 6% in December. "We will only make money that we do not anticipate growth in demand," he said.
It is not a question of sharpening the debt of the G-20 repudiation
Argentine debt
Despite the fact that the Federal Reserve of the United States does not recover, despite the fact that they are not recovered, it accepts that the policy benchmarking of the economical benchmark rate can be paused but sustained. "Demand does not appear, so they have dropped 25 cents in the central section and with 50 curves, so they accumulate losses between 1.5 and 2% per week," said Sebastian Cisa. , SBS group. Due to this weakness, the country's risk rate remains more than 700 points (closed to 704), below the indicator (10-year-old bombing rate) dropped by 1% yesterday. , 3.0%.
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