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This SOE is shaping up to be a gem
By hope3702, November 19, 2017 in All About U2
Manohlive 1,127
LocationMilwaukee, WI
On 1/30/2018 at 12:16 AM, BigBunny said:
@Manohlive just ignore me... I find it's the only way to get rid of me
Why would I ignore you when you are making me laugh? haha
^ the bit in bold. from what I've heard your economy is doing better under Trump? thanks to W & Obama you guys got into... what was it 17 trillion dollar debt? that's bloody ridiculous.
I think we need to be careful not to delve too deeply into politics. It's bad in America right now. People are losing hope. One side is pitted against the other and most of them have guns. 170+ people a day are dying of narcotic overdoses and it's still being politicized.
America's national debt goes back a lot further than you've listed. Most of it is from corporate greed and political gain. I could keep going, but I hope I've made my point. It's easy to place blame and criticize. That's why I watch and read several different sources of news on a daily basis.
If you are going after President Obama, for me, those are fighting words. I don't want to fight. I want to dance and sing and laugh and love.
Can we please stick to the music and not jump too deeply into politics? A little is fine, however; I don't think you realize that you are lumping different administrations and policies into one. It's not how it works, nor is it how it happened.
I don't think it's you, BigBunny. I think it's part of a bigger problem. We get pitted against one another by those who take good hostage for their own personal gain. It's a very baited hook and it's easy to bite. I've done so many, many times.
I don't like the ha ah ah ah part of GOOYOW either. I still like that song. I love Adam's bass in it. I think they kicked butt on the Grammy Awards. I thought Kesha gave one of the best performances I've ever seen on the Grammy Awards. I think U2 following her was great. I also loved Elton John and Miley Cyrus. I thought she looked and sounded great. I love how Elton John gives the spotlight to those he supports as a musician.
I also still love SOE.
Edited February 1, 2018 by Manohlive
hestia 29
Playboy Mansion
Locationearth
I❤the new live video for GOOYOW! Very lovely mix with the images & live combination. A new edit with the Supermoon,Eclipse,bloodmoon, blue moon would be ominously luminous!!
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I go back & forth with Coldplay & U2 as far as favorite songs. I lean towards U2, as I feel more of an attachment, as they are so inclusive with their fans & honestly, SOE songs are so clear, lovely ,& well crafted, also down to ? earth.
2 minutes ago, hestia said:
ominously luminous!!
What a great combination of words!
4 minutes ago, Manohlive said:
That's U2 for ya!!
I'm consistently inspired!
BTW, can't wait for the AAAHH live! I can carry that tune!⭐?
Just now, hestia said:
I can too but only when I'm in the shower!
Shannon387 165
52 minutes ago, Manohlive said:
I think we need to be careful not to delve too deeply into politics. It's bad in America right now. People are losing hope. One side is pitted against the other and most of them have guns. 161 people a day are dying of narcotic overdoses and it's still being politicized.
Yep, what he said...
2 minutes ago, Shannon387 said:
I haven't seen the rest of the show. My connection is spotty.
Music is like an elixer for the truth sometimes., its how you take it ?
kastee 35
LocationSouth Australia
2 hours ago, Manohlive said:
Wise words, Manoh
Just now, kastee said:
Thanks. I did not know if I should leave it posted or not.
1 hour ago, hestia said:
If you did not see Kesha's performance...google it. It is well worth watching. I was tearing up when she was crying. She was very real and it was very moving.
BigBunny 79
LocationWestern Australia
the band are kind of shoving politics in our face with that GOOYOW South Park video. it's just not my cuppa tea and no I'm not going after Obama, if you look at my post I put W before him. I don't want to make this thread about politics but 3 songs on this album are about US politics. GOOYOW, American Soul & The Blackout. YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!!
oh and the Grammy's suck and they will continue to suck until they give Joe Satriani a Grammy Award.
1 hour ago, kastee said:
don't think it's you, BigBunny. I think it's part of a bigger problem. We get pitted against one another by those who take good hostage for their own personal gain. It's a very baited hook and it's easy to bite. I've done so many, many times.
I was not attacking you, BigBunny. I included myself in the mix when I said it's easy to bite. I don't know what the Blackout is about and I don't care right now. All I care about is that it kicks ass and it moves me and it makes me move and it makes me feel better while the world is spinning in chaos. I meant no personal offense.
I love SOE.
Njord69 28
LocationAland Islands
16 hours ago, Shannon387 said:
Nope. I love Coldplay. For me they're just behind U2 as a favorite band. Ive just learned not to talk about them here.
I'll feel that I have to listen to Shannon and not talk so much about Coldplay here.
I will share my feelings for the upcoming Experience Tour but first a last little quote from Bono too Chris I like (thanks sparky coldplaying forum and gai).
Bono on Chris
‘We were playing with (Every Breaking Wave) for the last album and Chris talked us out of it. He said, ‘That one deserves to be finished.’ The half-baked version would have denied us this, so we owe him for that… he’s a genius and a very self-effacing guy. He’s one of our bodyguards.’
That said I think Chris is more also an Adept to Bono. Last time I saw them was Chris behind the Piano and Bono singing.. Let's hope you not think Chris messed up the Innoncence album now. ?
The Innoncence Tour was one of the best concert I ever been at. I'll agree to Manohliv & Ken that it was visual majesty and well directed. But the cross over from Zooropa to Streets with Bono walking from that small stage to the bigger with that olive colored smoke to red around him still give me goosebumps just thinking of it.
A magical moment in Stockholm on the second night and I have mixed feelings on the critics from that album. I talked before the concert with a friend that is a among you Experience fan members and he told me - U2 never do a bad performance live and with the Innoncence album in mind and going home from that concert I will never doubt him on that again.
I though agree that all songs on Experience is not strong like other U2 albums except Pop in 1997 that had me begin to listning to another band. ?.
The grammy version of GOOYOW on that Flatboat in New York was not that good, there is only one in Dublin and with Gloria that I hope be on the setlist on this tour. It is though more true we will accept this version on the LCD and it will still work. ?
Coming from seeing them last in Dublin and the Joshua Tree tour I hope they pick some highlights from that tour on the Experience setlist. They were awesome not only I believe in Dublin..
New Years Day, Bad, Exit, Elevation, Mothers of the Disappeared.
From Innoncence Tour I would like to see them playing
Iris, Song for Someone or Every Breaking Wave.
6-7 songs that can be great live from the Experience album.
Lights of Home
Youre the best things about me
Get Out of your own way
The Little things that give you away
The Book of Love I Landlady
Then finally also
City of Blinding Lights, Gloria, Magnificient, Streets, Ordinary Love, Out of Control, All I want is You, ISHFWILF, 40, One.
26 songs I think ☺..
P.S Sorry for the Coldplay posts here. I will quote something very U2:ish that I experienced on last tour.
A Irish fan told on the train to Malahide about the guys ending the Dublin Joshua Tree concert with "The Little things that give you away" - Rubbish ?..
I can not been the only one loving that song but share it cause I know they wanted something older LOVE.
I didn't take it as an attack. Bono said The Blackout was about America in a video that was on the front page. when he said this an image of the Statue of Liberty had a wall built around her. I agree The Blackout does kick ass, one of the best Clayton bass grooves I've heard in ages and it drives the whole song. it's very high up in the mix which I love. nah, I didn't take offence. I just wanted to post that South Park thing on Bono, feck that's funny. YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!
I can't say I love SOE but my ears like it alot more now. the 2nd half of the album is really good, even The Showman sounds better to me now.
rixchix 3
14 hours ago, BigBunny said:
I hate what they did with the Beatitudes and to give Eugene Peterson the credit for it
edit: I didn't care for the performance on the Grammy's but then I don't like the song. also, were they playing live? or was the audio pre-recorded? I can't stand the 'aaha ha ahh' part, sounds stupid.
seems a bit too Taylor-Swifty for me
dmway 703
Location: Zoo Station
I loved their Grammy performances. I can understand people not enjoying the politics but I like hearing their point of view. I grew up with it. Much of who I am as a person is due in large part to them. I know some don't like it but hey...I do. Preach on Bono et al. Besides, the US is a mess right now. Bono is one of the ones people listen to. He captures your attention, on both sides.
Side note I really loved them signing in front of the Statue of Liberty and I thought JR's (http://www.jr-art.net/jr) contribution was great also. I'm liking the combo of U2 & JR.
The politics have always been a constant with them and, for me and many others, part of the reason I/we enjoy the band as much as we do.
I find it quite sanctimonious and pretentious of those who think that just because they themselves don't agree with the band's being political that they (i.e., the band) should stop being political. What a load of crap! If their politics bother you that much, don't buy the music and/or don't come to the shows. Those would be much more effective in getting your point across. Wheezing here or elsewhere about it and expecting it to actually be acted upon by the band is both silly and laughable...
Long may the band continue to be who they are and have always been: active musically AND politically.
7 hours ago, BigBunny said:
I'm happy to read you took no offense. I was worried you did.
15 hours ago, rixchix said:
I don't listen to Taylor Swift. does she "aah ah ah" alot?
11 hours ago, dmway said:
I am anything but sanctimonious & pretentious dmway. I just spend too much time on the internet I don't expect the band to change, actually Bono is the only one that annoys me. when I was 16 whatever he said was audio gold. now that I'm older, this anti-Trump thing of his getting old. no, he's not going to change. do I still love him... I think so. I think it's ok to disagree with Bono on something and still be a fan. if every U2 fan agreed with Bono... how boring it would be. Bono being Irish probably loves a good argument/debate and I think us Aussies are similar that way. you can disagree with someone and still be friends with them.
nah, don't worry. I'm used to making jokes on forums and having a laugh. even if we are talking abut something that may be considered a serious subject. maybe it's because I'm an Aussie, I don't know?
My comment wasn't directed towards you at all. That's why I didn't quote any of your posts before it. In fact, the one I did quote pretty much agreed with my original point.
I have no problem with anyone disagreeing with the band for any reason and posting such opinions here. That, quite obviously, is completely fine and part of the reason this board exists in the first place.
My specific point was addressing those who disagree with the band's being political and then sanctimoniously and pretentiously go even further in claiming that the band itself has no right to be as political as they are openly at shows or in public appearances. That opinion is complete BS. Just as you/I/we have the right to have any opinions and express them openly, so do the band members themselves - they are human beings just like we are. It's the petulance from those who would silence the band's politics unjustifiably that led me to my post.
My post really did have nothing to do with you or your posts.
Edited January 31, 2018 by dmway
KEV ANGELL 44
LocationIsle of Wight
Bono has always been a little bit awkward in his opinion and you think sometimes, why did you say that and I certainly don’t agree with him on a fair few occasions BUT when you see him live or on some chat shows in recent years he comes across as a very humble person. I Can see how he does/can annoy people but that is what makes the man he is and he certainly does far more good than is attributed for.
I have had on many occasions argued on his behalf to some of my mates saying their opinion of him is only based on how the media portray him and when you see him perform it shows a totally different side of him.
I remember the Milton Keynes Bowl gig in 1985 when the electronics went wrong at the start of Bad, he just casually if a little awkwardly told some jokes and it was that moment I saw a very humble man who treated you as a mate down the pub would.
Whatever his view is whether I agree or not I certainly respect him and find him very adhering.
The politics have always been a part of U2 and I love the way they have stood by this even when it has brought them in many ways unfair criticism.
i doubt there will ever be another band like U2 and I feel privileged to have grown up with them through my life, every step of the way.
adrnik 33
LocationSt Albans
In the past Bono has been described as a prophet for our time.
I'm not entirely uncomfortable with this description but as Kev Angell and others have said above, it is possible to disagree with Bono (or any other band mbr).
I loved the stuff the band has done with Drop the Debt and relief for Africa.
I felt the tax issue tainted and took away the good will attached the above and other political interests.
The stuff on SOE is very political but possibly because this is the first time criticism has been directed at USA ( I think this is correct?) since Bullet the Blue Sky it feels uncomfortable for some.
Maybe it's easier to accept other countries issues are being written about no matter where we live.
Edited January 31, 2018 by adrnik
I live in America. I suffered the State of the Union address last night. I despise President Trump. The reason I bring it up is that I love how the new cd and video shoots are political. I think they are spot on and being done through artistic expression.
Edited January 31, 2018 by Manohlive
Seconded and fully agreed.
sorry about that. I haven't seen anyone else post about Bono being a bit of asshat (I thought the South Park clip may of annoyed people) myself I find it hilarious.
please don't make this thread political lets keep this thread about SOE and how it's shaping up to be a gem
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Blantyre Soccer Academy growth continues
Written by Forde McGhee
Blantyre has always been proud of its football heritage having many clubs inside and in the surrounding areas team like Blantyre Victoria, Blantyre Celtic etc. But in 2010 there was a huge change in the community of Blantyre in a footballing sense when Blantyre Boys Club changed into Blantyre Soccer Academy soley at the 2003 age group and this would spark a bright future ahead for the people of Blantyre interested in the sport.
Since being founded back in 2010 Blantyre Soccer Academy now currently works with over 280 young people and the age range of this cohort ranges from 3 years of age through to 11 years of age. They also have an Under 19 and Amateur team which provides a full player pathway for The Academy. Blantyre Soccer Academy is, in line with our attempt is currently seeking to increase our number to 300+ active young people and adults over the next 12 months. After speaking to members of the club they think this is eminently achievable with assistance.
The Academy strives to promote positive living, nutrition, discipline and exercise and instill in young people the advantages of a healthy lifestyle. The Academy seeks to provide young people with positive role models and regularly invites successful sports persons to visit young people so as to encourage them to participate in the diversionary and positive activities promoted by the club.
At present Blantyre Soccer Academy require to travel throughout the local district attempting to source football pitches for our home matches. As a purely voluntary organisation this can be a somewhat arduous and time consuming process for our committee. As the vast majority of our young people come from the local Blantyre area, sourcing a permanent home in Blantyre would be enormously beneficial in assisting the club in moving forward and in consolidating our position as a force for cohesiveness, integration, fitness and our ability to continue to act as a focus for good in the area.
I recently got the chance to talk to Mary Sneddon who is part of the new Under 19's set up within the academy and asked her how her and the team on a whole were liking life being part of the academy and how they as a team wanted to build for the future and she told me:
"We are really enjoying being part of the academy, everyone has been very welcoming. The academy as a whole want its own facilities and also want to add more younger teams in the future to expand again, we as a team are encouraging our players to get in to coaching and helping out with the younger teams, we look to make the academy bigger and stronger for the future and think that is possible because we are in a very professional environment with a lot of supportive people around us".
Also recently BSA picked up the National Grassroots Community Champions Award at Hampden which was presented by Kenny Daglish and just shortly before that BSA Chairman and Under 19's coach Joe McGuire received the South West region's grassroots award for best volunteer in youth football. So promising times ahead for an already very successful soccer academy in the area of Blantyre.
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Heavy flooding damages homes, business in small Montgomery County town
By Katie Katro
GREEN LANE, Pa. (WPVI) -- Many residents living in Green Lane, Pa. said they are trying to rebuild their lives after flood waters destroyed homes on Lumber Street.
"My 18-year-old son and I were hanging out on the back roof waiting to be rescued by a raft," said Kathy Hollingsworth.
She and her son were trapped on the roof of their Montgomery County home on Thursday evening as they watched muddy flood waters rise around their home and cover their cars.
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Residents on Lumber Street live above Macoby Creek. A neighbor's cell phone video captured neighbor's belongings piling up in the creek and sending a shed downstream.
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Next door to Hollingsworth is where Andraya Waldyka lived. She had water up to her deck as the flood waters came in, and she said she's not able to live in her home anymore. She and her husband are spending the day packing up all their belongings to move out.
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"It hit the corner of my home, and it hit my porch," said Reinert.
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Authorities Warn: Don’t Eat Jim Beam-Soaked Fish
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Jim Beam-soaked fish sounds like something on the menu at a Kentucky restaurant. However, instead of representing a Southern delicacy, these Jim Beam-soaked fish are actually a current crisis in the Kentucky River.
In early July, a blaze erupted at a Kentucky Jim Beam warehouse containing an estimated 45,000 barrels of bourbon, some of which leaked into the nearby Kentucky River, which is now creating problems for local wildlife. According to WDSU News, "the aftermath of the bourbon spill was noticeable to those at the Kentucky River campground during the holiday (July 4) weekend. Hundreds of dead fish riddled the area."
According to a statement on social media by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, "the alcohol plume on the Kentucky River is approximately 23 miles long."
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The Jim Beam-contaminated water is expected to soon flow into the Ohio River as well, though the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet expects the alcohol to have less of an impact on the much larger body of water.
"The leading edge of the plume is located past Monterey and is now into the Ohio River at Carrollton," the Cabinet continues in its statement. "We expect the plume to dissipate quickly at it enters the much, much larger body of water. While there could be some impact to aquatic life immediately where the two rivers meet, we expect there will be little or no overall impact on the fish in the Ohio River."
State environmental officials noted they are continuing to assess the impacts on wildlife and are conducting fishkill counts along the waterways near the facility. According to WDSU News, the river cleanup process is expected to take weeks.
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Cars ablaze as Paris protesters clash with police in enduring demonstrations over rising fuel taxes, Macron's policies
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The violence started early Saturday morning near the famous Avenue des Champs-Elysees. Dozens of angry protesters, many of them wearing gas masks or ski goggles, threw rocks and projectiles toward French police. In turn, police attempted to disperse the crowd by firing tear gas and blasting water cannons.
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Avenues leading to the Arc de Triomphe are viewed from the top of the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysees during a demonstration, Dec.1, 2018 in Paris. A protest turned into a riot as police fired tear gas in street battles with activists.
Later in the day, violent protesters who were pushed away from the Arc de Triumph used plywood and other material to make barricades on various streets throughout central Paris. Demonstrators also set multiple cars and trash containers on fire over the course of the day.
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Philippe said some protesters attacked police forces “with a rarely seen violence.”
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Protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher diesel taxes, demonstrate near the Place de l'Etoile in Paris, Dec. 1, 2018.
The protest was part of the Yellow Jackets movement, named after the neon yellow security vests demonstrators have been wearing — vests all motorists are lawfully required to have in their vehicles.
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Protesters wearing yellow vests, a symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher diesel taxes, face off with riot police during clashes at the Place de l'Etoile in Paris, Dec. 1, 2018.
The nationwide protests started in small urban and rural areas of the country, where demonstrators have been blocking roads over the past three weeks. The movement has no clear leader and has attracted groups of people with a wide variety of demands.
Macron, who is currently in Argentina for the G20 summit, said earlier this week in a speech that he understood the complaints expressed by protesters but has so far refused to cancel the planned increased in fuel taxes.
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How Einstein Bots Work with Molly Mahar
By Gillian Bruce | July 12, 2018 | 0 Comments
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Today on the Salesforce Admins Podcast we’re joined by Molly Mahar, Product Designer of User Interface and User Experience at Salesforce, to help us demystify the Einstein machinery behind bots.
Join us as we talk about the types of bots that are out there, natural language processing, and how you can get your data in order to train your own bot with Einstein.
You should subscribe for the full episode, but here are a few takeaways from our conversation with Molly Mahar.
From astronaut to film production to UX.
When she grew up, Molly wanted to be an astronaut. “I went to this really nerdy science and tech high school,” where she learned about science and programming. “Probably some of the choices I’ve made in my life, since then, were still trying to reach for that astronaut, but getting there in different ways,” she says. After high school, she studied film and working in the industry for a long time. “When UX became a bigger thing,” she says, “where you need to combine technical knowledge and creative abilities into problem-solving for people.”
Today, Molly is a Product Designer at Salesforce working on Einstein bots. “I help work with our researchers to determine what our Admins and other customers need to be able to do in the product,” and then works with developers and product managers to figure out the how, what, and when of it. She also is in charge of figuring out visually how it will look, and the workflow and process behind it. She makes the magic happen.
Rule-based bots vs. natural language processing.
“You hear about AI everywhere right now, and it’s going into so many different products that you use, and you may or may not know that it’s within those products,” Molly says. Bots, as we discussed last week, are not AI but can involve AI. You can have a bot that is entirely rule-based, “which is basically just a computer program,” she says. You can also have an AI-based bot that uses natural language understanding that can interpret what a user is asking for without having everything explicitly programmed into it.
“You basically take a lot of data of the way that people say things, and you plug that into a very complicated algorithm that creates a model, which is a way of understanding the world, and through that model the computer is able to make predictions about what a customer is asking for,” Molly explains. Instead of computer programming rules, it uses a lot of examples from the data it has. You can mix these rule-based and algorithmic techniques, too.
No matter what you do, it’s important to remember that a bot is always going to be a work in progress. If you think about how many times you’ve misunderstood a text message, you can see where a bot can run into problems. “Make sure you’re always checking in on what customers are asking your bot, and where they might be problems so you’re ready to make updates as needed,” Molly says.
Getting started with Einstein bots.
If you’re looking to get started with Einstein in your org, how do you get started giving your bots data? “There’s a number of sources: chat transcripts from Live Agent, case records that have ways that people are asking for these things,” Molly says. However, “people tend to talk differently when chatting with a human than with a bot,” she says, so you need to keep that in mind. “We’ve built the ability to have packages of data for intents that map to your use cases, which you can find on AppExchange,” she says, and there will be more on the way.
That said, it’s not going to be an easy process to perfect your bot. One of the differences between Salesforce and other bot vendors is that “we want Admins and companies to maintain control over exactly what the bot is learning from,” Molly says, “it’s important that you trust the data going into it.” They find that, ultimately, the work you put into adds more value in the future. Salesforce gives you the ability to specify things like product names or order codes to help it cut through the lingo associated with your specific product or service.
Thinking about ethics and bots.
Ethics in AI is also an important thing to keep in mind because you want to make sure that the data you’re giving your bot represents all of your customers. “There are two points to that,” Molly says, “is all of your data representative of all the different types of people who are asking things?” And, “is the way that you are using a bot providing different service levels to different customers in a way that you might not want to happen?”
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Mere paas MA hai
By Niyati RanaNiyati Rana, Ahmedabad Mirror | Updated: Aug 11, 2018, 02:00 IST
When the Master of Arts course at Gujarat University commenced its academic session recently, a dental surgeon, an MBA, engineers and even sadhvis shared the class with Bachelor of Arts graduates. For those of us who love languages but have never had the opportunity to pursue it academically, there is reason to be happy. The School of Languages at Gujarat University that had struggled to get significant number of students for its seven masters courses till last year has for the first time opened its doors to graduates from other disciplines.
Of the nearly 300 applications received for the MA courses, 71 applications were from students who have not studied BA but were keen to study Master of Arts. According to varsity officials, students who were admitted to School of Languages includes a student with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery, an MBA, five students with BTech and BE degrees, three with BCA and one with BBA to mention a few.
It’s no one’s fault
The majority of students to switch streams have BCom degrees — 41of them will be part of the two-year master’s degree. The university school offers seven master’s degree courses, namely Hindi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, English, Prakrit, Urdu and Linguistics. This year, 251 students were admitted to these seven courses. Compared to last year, there was a rise of over a hundred admissions, an official said. “This is for the first time that we conducted screen test for students aspiring to study in MA. The test was to check their interest and understanding of the subject they wanted to pursue.
During our interaction with students, we found that majority of the students did not or could not pursue it due to various reasons. It’s likely that peer pressure, parent’s insistence or taking it up as a hobby might be reasons for pursuing it now. We are happy that so many students are now interested in pursuing MA,” said School of Languages Director Ranjana Argade. After struggling to get students for its MA courses, the varsity decided to admit students from non-arts background. Courses like Prakrit, Urdu hardly got any students. This year, for the first time, MA in Prakrit has received students in double digits — 15 students, including three Jain sadhvis.
A number of Jains are taking admission as they want to study Jain scriptures, officials said. A student who completed Bachelor in Dental Surgery and is now preparing for UPSC with Gujarati Literature as main subject is pursuing MA in Gujarati. “I was always interested in languages. In my college days, I wrote stories in Gujarati. My main subject in UPSC is Gujarati literature. Since academics up to third semester in MA similar to what we study in UPSC, it will be beneficial,” he said, requesting anonymity. He is also pursuing GPSC and exploring his chances by simultaneously pursuing everything. He is enrolled with SPIPA currently.
Officials claim it is mainly for the love of languages that students are pursuing MA this year. Take the case of Kamnath Trivedi who completed Bachelor of Engineering with 8.7 CGPA from LJ College in 2018. Since his interest lies in engineering and Sanskrit, he took admission in MA with Sanskrit. “My love for Sanskrit language and engineering are at par. My interest in Vedas and Puranas is deep and being a Brahmin I also perform traditional rituals. I want to gain more in-depth knowledge of our Vedas and Puranas that I can use it in karmkand (traditional rituals),” he said. To keep his interest in engineering alive, Kamnath has continued teaching engineering students in his college. “I guess, having a master’s degree in Sanskrit will help me in the long run as I also want to continue karmkand,” he said.
Shaily Bajaj, who studied BBA and Liberal Arts at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), developed an interest in languages after studying Chinese and French at PDPU. She studied Chinese later and thought of taking up linguistics study in MA. “I had my share of struggles to get a seat in the course. The passage was smooth after GU authorities decided to allow any graduate student to pursue MA. I am excited as I will be able to study as per my interest. This step will also break a stereotype of students only expected to study in one stream. Studying multi-stream will only help students enhance their knowledge of various streams and getting more degrees,” she said.
She said that Arts stream does not have any technical aspects to study, so it is not difficult for students from other streams to pursue it. “If students are interested in reading, understanding and writing, it should not be a problem. While it is good on university’s part, students also should act responsibility and study sincerely,” Bajaj said. The varsity has completed two rounds of admission, but with more students approaching them for admission in MA, the authorities are considering to conduct another round of admission to include more students.
Iam excited to pursue my interest. This step will also break a stereotype of students only expected to study in one stream.
Shaily Bajaj, BBA
This is for the first time that we conducted screen test for aspiring students. This was to check their interest and understanding of the subject
Ranjana Argade, director, School of Languages
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Psychobitches
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Psychobitches is a show that sees some of history's most famous women psychoanalyzed and talking about their thoughts, fears and flaws.
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If television could qualify for an Oscar, then the three standouts, Samantha Spiro, Julia Davis and Sharon Horgan should all be up for it.
It's a deliciously well-written script, directed, acted and edited perfectly.
There are some British characters that are unknown elsewhere, I hope that won't matter as the characters talk for themselves.
Oh yes, mind-bending potential. I have watched the two episodes so far, Beatrix Potter's dream at the end of episode two expanded the range of what was possible. No spoilers.
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How long do you have to take acyclovir for shingles?
For the treatment of shingles, 1,000 mg of valacyclovir is taken three times a day for seven days or until the rash has completely crusted over. Treatment is most effective if it is initiated within 48 to 72 hours after the first symptoms appear. Like acyclovir, valacyclovir rarely causes side effects.
Can acyclovir be taken on an empty stomach?
If you are taking acyclovir for the treatment of chickenpox, it is best to start taking acyclovir as soon as possible after the first sign of the chickenpox rash, usually within one day. Acyclovir capsules, tablets, and oral suspension may be taken with meals or on an empty stomach.
Is there steroids in acyclovir?
Acyclovir is an antiviral drug. It slows the growth and spread of the herpes virus so that the body can fight off the infection. Hydrocortisone is a topical (for the skin) steroid. It reduces the actions of chemicals in the body that cause inflammation.
What is acyclovir 400 mg used for?
Acyclovir is used to treat infections caused by certain types of viruses. It treats cold sores around the mouth (caused by herpes simplex), shingles (caused by herpes zoster), and chickenpox.This medication is also used to treat outbreaks of genital herpes.
How does an antiviral drug work?
Antiviral drug. Most antivirals are used for specific viral infections, while a broad-spectrum antiviral is effective against a wide range of viruses. Unlike most antibiotics, antiviral drugs do not destroy their target pathogen; instead they inhibit their development.
How many mg of acyclovir should I take during an outbreak?
The usual recommended adult dosage is 800 mg administered every 4 hours, 5 times daily. For the treatment of initial episodes of genital herpes, the length of acyclovir treatment is 10 days. The usual recommended adult dosage is 200 mg administered every 4 hours, 5 times daily.
Is acyclovir considered an antibiotic?
Acyclovir is used to treat infections caused by certain types of viruses. It treats cold sores around the mouth (caused by herpes simplex), shingles (caused by herpes zoster), and chickenpox. This medication is also used to treat outbreaks of genital herpes. Acyclovir is an antiviral drug.
How many aciclovir tablets should I take?
The normal treatment provided is aciclovir 200mg tablets, one tablet five times a day for five days. A longer course of aciclovir can also be prescribed to suppress herpes outbreaks. The normal treatment provided in this case is aciclovir 400mg tablets, take one tablet twice a day for three months.
How long should acyclovir be taken for shingles?
Treatment is most effective if it is initiated within 48 to 72 hours after the first symptoms appear. Intravenous acyclovir is used to treat more serious outbreaks of shingles. The oral dose used to treat shingles is 800 mg taken five times a day for seven to ten days (until the rash has crusted over).
Is acyclovir over the counter?
The antiviral medications available in pill form (acyclovir, valacyclovir, famciclovir) have been specifically developed for the treatment of genital herpes. Other topical treatments for oral herpes are available over-the-counter (OTC), but are not antiviral compounds like acyclovir and penciclovir.
Is acyclovir a controlled substance?
Acyclovir is used in the treatment of herpes simplex; cold sores; herpes simplex - congenital; herpes simplex encephalitis; herpes simplex, suppression (and more), and belongs to the drug class purine nucleosides. Acyclovir 200 mg is not a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
What is shingles and what does it look like?
Shingles, or herpes zoster, occurs when the dormant chickenpox virus, varicella zoster, is reactivated in your nerve tissues. Early signs of shingles include tingling and localized pain. Most, but not all, people with shingles develop a blistering rash. You may also experience itching, burning, or deep pain.
What organs can be affected by shingles?
Body systems that can be affected include the eyes, nervous system, lungs, liver, and brain. Internal shingles can cause symptoms such as persistent pain, fever, cough, abdominal pain, and headache. When shingles affects internal organs, it's a serious complication that requires urgent medical attention.
What is 800 mg of acyclovir used for?
Can you still go to work if you have shingles?
However, you can spread the varicella-zoster virus from the time that your symptoms start until your rash and blisters have crusted dry. If you have shingles and are otherwise healthy, you can still go out in public or to work. But you should be sure to follow these tips: Keep the shingles rash clean and covered.
How does acyclovir work in the body?
Herpes simplex viruses cause cold sores and genital herpes. Aciclovir works by preventing viruses from multiplying, and this reduces the severity of the infection and stops it from spreading. As well as treating infections, aciclovir can also be prescribed to prevent some viral infections from occurring.
Can steroids help shingles?
Steroids help to reduce swelling (inflammation). A short course of steroid tablets (prednisolone) may be considered in addition to antiviral medication. This may help to reduce pain and speed healing of the rash. However, the use of steroids in shingles is controversial.
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How long does it take for shingles to not be contagious?
The rash starts as blisters that scab after three to five days.” Can shingles be spread to others? A person with shingles can spread the disease through direct contact with the rash when the rash is in the blister phase. Once the rash has developed crusts, the person is no longer contagious.
How long does it take to get over the shingles?
Most cases of shingles last 3 to 5 weeks. Shingles follows a pattern: The first sign is often burning or tingling pain; sometimes, it includes numbness or itching on one side of the body. Somewhere between 1 and 5 days after the tingling or burning feeling on the skin, a red rash will appear.
How do I take acyclovir?
Treatment with acyclovir should be started as soon as possible after the first appearance of symptoms (such as tingling, burning, blisters). Take each dose with a full glass of water. Drink plenty of water while you are taking acyclovir to keep your kidneys working properly. Acyclovir can be taken with or without food.
What is the best pain reliever for shingles?
Shingles can cause severe pain, so your doctor also may prescribe:
Capsaicin topical patch (Qutenza)
Anticonvulsants, such as gabapentin (Neurontin)
Tricyclic antidepressants, such as amitriptyline.
Numbing agents, such as lidocaine, delivered via a cream, gel, spray or skin patch.
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Temple Run APK + Mod 1.9.6
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DeveloperImangi Studios
Temple Run APK 1.9.6 (41 MB)
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Temple Run Description
Games with the most innovative mode of operation and the most simple gameplay to bring players the most addictive experience.
Classical style of painting, whether it is with the color or scene with the temple are all portrayed very specific. However, the 3D picture is not very good or even rough, while too dull scenes are boring. But it is because of this monotonous and boring, it is easy to relax the vigilance, and ultimately lead to failure, which is the fun of the game itself.
It can be said that almost all of the games have only three sounds, the fast-paced classical percussion background, the breathing of the protagonist with each jump and lying and the screams of unidentified creatures behind the protagonist. Monotonous at the same time give a sense of urgency throughout, urging players to keep moving forward.
The mode of operation is very innovative, upward slide is the jump, slide down is to lie on the floor slide, slide control around, while shaking the screen to collect gold. This combination of somatosensory and touch-sensitive mode of operation is simple and innovative, giving players a different freshness.
There are a lot of parkour games, but like this for the player to run addictive very little. Temple theme and plot very adventurous taste, turning it into a parkour game is very fresh.
It is such a non-stop run, jump, turn a game but can attract countless players daily bored play. It's so simple, anyone can get started in 2 minutes, but it's so hard to fail, and you have to start over again. I think this is where fun comes.
An opening protagonist rushed out of a cave in a rainforest temple, followed by a few like the monkey's "unknown creature", and then is the non-stop bolted. Plot some adventure flavor, it is attractive. The protagonist must have stolen something very important in the temple, but under the scrutiny, found nothing in the protagonist's hand, there is no backpack, so Xiaobian personal identification, he is just running away.
The whole gameplay is very simple, with only a few actions to control the protagonist kept escaping while collecting gold. However, it is in such a simple gameplay, with rhythm super sound, give players a very exciting game experience. Often brought to bring the monster to eat the back of the immersion feeling. -Apkaward.Com
Collected gold is also very useful, you can buy some props and utility stores, if you are not satisfied with the protagonist, or even spend a lot of money to buy a new protagonist. For such a free game, the items inside the store are not expensive, most of the game props can be purchased through the purchase of gold. At the same time, players can experience the full content of the game without purchasing any items, which is very commendable.
For such a so addictive, so fun, you can experience the pleasure of the new operation and small size, free installation experience game, Xiaobian I think there is no reason to reject it. Spare time, come up with two weeks of mobile phone, what a pleasant thing.
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Organizers say Burt Reynolds will attend Georgia film fest
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Organizers of a film festival say they’re bringing Burt Reynolds to south Georgia.
The Valdosta Daily Times reports local production company RKDS Entertainment and Media announced the actor will appear at its RKDS Film Festival on July 12. The studio’s Roy Kirkland says Valdosta Mayor John Gale plans to declare the date Burt Reynolds Day and the actor will receive the key to the city.
The festival will also feature screenings of three of Reynolds’ movies — “Smokey and the Bandit,” ″The Last Movie Star” and the south Georgia-filmed “Gator.”
Ticket prices to attend the three-day festival range from $10 to $150.
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In 1986 the American Academy opened its doors in Despina Pattichi Street Limassol to both primary and secondary school pupils with an initial enrolment of 50 pupils.
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By 1990 the primary school moved to its current location Lefkas street to fit the growing number of enrolments for both schools.
In the year 2000, the school management was busy opening its first Nursery and Reception classes, creating boarding facilities to cater to international students as well as expanded its educational influence by creating an Educational Learning Center to assist students with extra lessons and top-up subjects as well as dealing with students which have learning difficulties such as Dyslexia.
In 2001 recognizing the demand for Private Greek education, the American Academy in Limassol started a Greek secondary school.
In 2006 – 2008 an additional floor was built in the Limassol Secondary school to satisfy increase in demand for students. By 2008 a new Nursery was established in Limassol.
2010 A management agreement was signed with Tanafoua Group of Companies for the establishment and operation of a series of schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Couture Consulting! Tiffany Couture Cleaners Owner Dan Del Rossi (at right) and his longtime dry cleaner Jose, “consulting with each other, as we do on many couture projects,” notes Del Rossi. “The gowns do belong to a Vegas headliner.” (Photo: Tiffany Couture Cleaners)
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We Are Family! Angel Suarez Sr., owner of Rey’s Cleaning in Miami, works at his desk. His family business has been servicing, for three generations, some of Florida’s most discerning clients. (Photo: Rey’s Cleaners)
Tim Burke | December 20, 2016
Couture fashions dry-cleaned with only the most exceptional care
CHICAGO — Gold, in all its forms, attracts the eye like nothing else. Sparkling silver is stylishly distinctive, too.
Nowhere is this more true than in the fashionable, upscale finery that adorns today’s well-to-do.
Garments of fine weave fit for a dinner with dignitaries; glittering gowns swathed in sequins to be “oohed” and “aahed” at during the ball; and unique outfits for those special moments in a person’s life must all be maintained and cleaned with the utmost care and perfection.
“Couture cleaning is a very specialized field in dry cleaning,” says Dan Del Rossi, who owns Tiffany Couture Cleaners in Las Vegas. His family-owned and -operated business has been serving Las Vegas for more than 45 years, servicing entertainers and shows on the Las Vegas strip, and other affluent clients.
“It is a hands-on, individual, and delicate process that is dealt with on a garment-by-garment basis,” says Del Rossi.
Specialist dry cleaners who work with only the finest raiments know all about the exquisite nature of couture garments and how to carefully and professionally clean them.
“In today’s market, most couturiers include ready-to-wear items that are immediately accessible to the client,” explains Angel Suarez Sr., owner, Rey’s Cleaners, Miami. His family-run business has been cleaning high-end fashions for 40 years.
“These are unique garments that have a limited production, and have been manufactured using the most exquisite fabrics and embellishments,” he notes. “Not all couture items today have been on the runway, and many times the term ‘couture’ is used very loosely.”
His company dedicates itself to the art of making garments look and feel new again.
“We use the most advanced techniques in cleaning and offer various methods of cleaning and solutions. The detergents and solutions we use in our process are far superior and more costly than those typically used in the industry.
“Our attention to detail and knowledge of stain removal and a real sense of appreciation for the garments we care for sets us apart.”
Suarez says his company’s heritage is rooted in a dedication to excellence and an unrivaled knowledge of the finest garment care methods and techniques.
“We have been servicing South Florida’s most discerning clients for three generations,” he says. “Our services extend from Ocean Reef in the south to the Palm Beaches in the northeast of Florida.”
Discerning clients in this high-end arena of fabricare cleaning expect no less than the best level of service to equal their most dazzling wardrobe. Thus, expectations are lofty.
A finely tuned expertise in cleaning is key to handling these delicate designs in the fabricare market.
“The challenges in couture dry cleaning are varied,” says Suarez. He notes how many of the designs are not made with cleaning in mind but on how it looks on the client and how the client will perceive the design.
“The use of multiple types of fabrics and embellishments in the design of high-end and couture garments make couture dry cleaning a true art form,” he says.
Sometimes, Suarez has to take a garment apart in order to clean the different parts, or for the precision hand-cleaning needed in order to remove stains without compromising garment construction.
“Another challenge,” he points out, “is the high cost of these items and the responsibility of handling difficult and unique items.”
He calls the opportunities “challenging but very rewarding, as the high-end market is not as affected by downturns in the economy and the clients are willing to pay a premium for a specialized service.”
In Las Vegas, Del Rossi’s company has had the reputation for caring for couture garments since the early 1970s, he says.
Couture cleaning can be considered “high risk” cleaning, Del Rossi says.
“It is defined as the designing, making and selling of fashionable, custom-made women’s clothing,” he says. “I define couture cleaning as specialized cleaning and handling of very delicate, expensive, and custom-made garments.”
Manufacturers and designers of show pieces and couture garments “tend to put the care and cleaning at the bottom of their list,” according to Del Rossi, “thus creating this specialized field.”
It would seem that the design of these “fancy” dresses sometimes comes before thoughts of how the garment will be cleaned, but that in itself creates opportunity.
Richard Atack, vice president of Barry-Regent Dry Cleaners in Chicago, has this take: “Couture is clothing that is not made for ‘everyday.’ It is worn for special occasions, perhaps only once or twice, and is therefore constructed with appearance as a priority over ‘cleanability.’”
The company he works for is a third-generation family business, founded in 1950, that has built a reputation for quality and service over the years and serves customers throughout Chicago and elsewhere.
The fashion industry constantly finds new ways to challenge the dry cleaner, according to Atack, but in doing so, it also presents one with an opportunity.
“Learning how to handle the toughest cleaning challenges, such as couture clothing, has a carryover into how we and our employees approach business and casual garments as well,” Atack says. “Our overall quality and our reputation benefit immensely.”
Certain garments require individual attention due to their materials or construction.
“We are fortunate to have employees and managers with decades of experience who can decide the best way to handle these garments,” he says. “We also have a variety of cleaning methods at our disposal, enabling us to meet most challenges.”
Check back Thursday for the conclusion.
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Lyrical Retrospective, Part 0: Triangle Heart and Lyrical Toy Box
Posted on December 18, 2016 April 22, 2018 by andrearitsu
After last night’s big finale for the overtly lesbian martial arts anime ViVid Strike! I was in a great mood. The spin-off of the classic Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise has easily been one of my most enjoyed anime this year and I felt it was time to properly revisit the franchise from the start. You see, I haven’t watched the original Nanoha series since it first aired back in 2004 through 2005. So with ViVid Strike! freshly wrapped up, a new season of Nanoha ViVid coming out next year and two new movies announced I dug all the way back to the start.
First I need to give thanks to my friend Richard Beaubien, who helped me put Nanoha‘s strange origins on the map. In case you don’t know, the franchise didn’t start in 2004 with the first Nanoha TV anime, it technically stretches further back to the 90s. Specifically it started with the pornographic visual novel Triangle Heart, released in 1998. Scenario writer Tsuzuki Masaki came up with the Takamachi family, including Takamachi Nanoha, for the series’ third entry in 2000; Triangle Heart 3: Sweet Songs Forever.
In the game, the young Nanoha was voiced by Hitomi, at the time credited as Hokuto Minami, who would continute to portray Nanoha for all pieces of media we’ll look at for this post. She didn’t play a major part in the game, mainly serving as the younger sister of the Takamachi family. A year later, players could obtain a fan disc called Triangle Heart 3: Lyrical Omochabako, which translates to “Lyrical Toy Box”.
Lyrical Omochabako was a collection of mini scenarios featuring the Takamachi family. It was still pornographic, since it was tied into the main game, but we’re not going to be looking at the actual game, even though Nanoha does briefly appear in it. We want to look at the animated music video that also came with the disc. The song, specifically titled Lyrical Magical ~Suteki na Mahou~, was performed by Hitomi to a fully animated sequence depicting Nanoha as a magical girl. This was the founding stone for what would eventually become the Nanoha series.
A lot of things are different from what we’d see in 2004. The characters that appear in the music video are all from Triangle Heart 3 and Nanoha’s transformation and general character seems to be presented as a more traditional magical girl than her final version. Personally I feel that the creators of Lyrical Toy Box were likely inspired by Carcdaptor Sakura more than anything else when making it. Still, it’s a catchy little song and a very fun look at what could have been the now famous Nanoha series.
Since it wouldn’t be fair to talk about the music video without showing it to you all, here’s the 2001 original appearance of Takamichi Nanoha as a magical girl… Lyrical Toy Box!
Pretty great, isn’t it? While I’m glad it’s not the direction the eventual anime took, it’s still a delight to behold when you look back at it as this strange little “what if?” scenario. Unfortunately, Nanoha wouldn’t be seeing any more animation again until a few years later, in 2003. When a four episode Original Animated Video (That was what we used to call OVAs) series based on Triangle Heart 3 released. That’s right, this is the real first anime series in the Nanoha canon. I hadn’t seen it until this weekend.
I now understand why.
Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever is one of the longest 90 minutes I’ve spent with an anime in a very long time. It’s quite impressive just how stalling and uninteresting the narrative is, not to mention how it doesn’t even try to offer itself as an entry point if you’ve not played the original game. It’s not exactly surprising to learn that the OAV was never rereleased or localized, even when the rest of the Nanoha library have been.
So what’s it about? Well, to be fair, the narrative itself is not bad. It follows three characters who are meant to serve as body guards for a singer, Fiasse Crystela, who’ve been issued a violent kidnapping threat. The bodyguards are Takamichi Miyuki and Takamichi Kyouyo, Nanoha’s older siblings, and Ellis McGaren, a former childhood friend of Kyouyo. Ellis is fairly skeptical of Miyuki and Kyouyo using traditional melee weaponry over guns, which remains the conflict between the two for the first two episodes.
As the story continues we learn that the reason for the kidnapping is that the villain, an older man who hangs bicycles from the ceiling for some reason, wants to marry Fiasse because he’s lover her ever since she was a child and because she has a big inheritance waiting in Canada. You don’t learn this until the final moments of the series however, because the biggest problem with Triangle Heart is that it refuses to tell the viewer anything.
Characters are brought into the story without any background or context given, everyone speaks as if you’ve missed an entire season’s worth of story before the OAV and the result is a plot that doesn’t move until the eventual climax with any major plot detail being jammed into the final moments just to get it out of the way. I realize this was made for fans first, but there’s a limit to how unwelcoming you can make a media debut like this. If they wanted more people to get into Triangle Heart, this isn’t how.
The first two episodes are by far the worst. Both contain decent enough action scenes, but neither of them have any weight to them. Instead the episodes are spent with people talking, mostly about nothing, and with cameos from the minor characters in the visual novel showing up every now and then for a joke or two. These moments are arguably the better ones, such as when Kinotori Akira and Houren Tobi, neither of which would return for Nanoha, are arguing and fighting behind Nanoha’s back.
I mentioned the action being decent, and that’s honestly the nicest word I can use for it. The combat scenes are generally more focused on obfuscating the action for dramatic effect for the most part, with fights taking place in the dark with zoomed in perspectives. This is done to a lesser degree once the final battle of the OAV comes around, which is a three-way fight scene that actually wind up quite entertaining.
But in the end that’s too little and too late, with the dry and dull nature of the presentation already having killed any interest I had in the story. I could talk about how Fiasse have magical healing powers when she sings or how one of the villains can turn into a shadow, but these things doesn’t even matter to the narrative, they’re just odd supernatural things that exist in an otherwise empty void of nothing.
Not even Nanoha’s three cameo appearances can make up for how unbelievably uninteresting Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever is. Is it awful? Not really, that would require it to leave a larger impression on me. It’s just awfully boring. It’s probably for the best that this remains a mostly forgotten chapter in Nanoha‘s origin.
If you for some reason still want to check out the OAV, perhaps out of the same unfortunate curiousity I had, then you might have noticed that I earlier mentioned the lack of a rerelease or localization. Thankfully, the series have been fully uploaded to YouTube and I highly doubt anyone would bat an eye over you watching it there.
Next up on the rewatch is the original 2004 Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, I’m very excited and I’ll make sure to write out my thoughts on the series as a whole once I’m finished watching it.
Thank you for reading and if you have any thoughts on Nanoha‘s origin material, please leave a comment! I’d love to hear it.
Part 0: Triangle Heart and Lyrical Toy Box
Part 1: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Part 2: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A’s
Part 3: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
Part 4: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st
Part 5: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 2nd A’s
Part 6: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid
Part 7: ViVid Strike! (Coming Soon… I hope!)
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Hehe i also fan of this anime series, is there upcoming season for nanoha??? I watch nanoha season 1,2,striker s,vivid strike and vivid stike about fuka reventon hmmm, so what next????, i cant wait to see the next one, the movie also awesome even though its the original from season 1 and 2, and i heard striker s also will be a movie any thought ??
andrearitsu says:
StrikerS is not getting a movie, but a brand new movie (Nanoha Reflection) comes out this year and also ViVid Season 2!
Oh that great, Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force this one i read will be released but didn’t know when???
goku (@bdj_goku) says:
Pues se ve interesante no sabia que tenia una visual novel solo eh estado al tanto con la serie manga y sus peliculas voy a buscarla deseenme suerte chicos
Zainal el mahou shoujo lyrical nanoha force dejaron el manga ya que segun si seguian no tendria relacion con el vivid o algo asi
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SA’s Palestine push on the edge | The Advertiser
DANIEL WILLS
A CONTROVERSIAL SA Upper House push from Labor and the Greens that calls for rapid recognition of a Palestinian state could be defeated, amid a last-minute push from a Liberal MP.
SA Labor this year became the first state government to call for Australia to recognise Palestine, using its numbers to pass a motion in the Lower House. It comes amid a push within national Labor to change its platform and soften a longstanding position of strong support for Israel.
Nick Xenophon Team MP John Darley looms as the key swing vote in the SA Upper House, and has told The Advertiser he is considering backing a compromise motion from by Liberal Andrew McLachlan that calls for both sides in the conflict “to resume direct negotiations in good faith”. It also makes Palestinian recognition contingent on an agreed two-state outcome.
Mr Darley said he would make a final decision today, ahead of a possible vote this week. “At this stage, it seems to go a long way to what I’d be looking at (supporting),” he said.
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Crytek CEO quietly confident after Unreal Engine 4 reveal
Exec sees CryEngine 3 as competitive with Epic's latest.
Dennis Scimeca - Jun 14, 2012 4:40 pm UTC
EA / Crytek
Crytek CEO and founder Cevat Yerli has a lot to be proud of. In just over a decade, his company has gone from a personal hobby to a major player in the game industry. Not only have its first-person franchises like Far Cry and Crysis become synonymous with top-of-the-line graphics, but its CryEngine 3 is being licensed for major upcoming projects including MechWarrior Online and the next game from Left 4 Dead developer Turtle Rock. The company is also investing heavily in the growing free-to-play first-person shooter market with Warface.
But Crytek faces significant challenges as well. While CryEngine 3 continues to be licensed by high-profile games, architectural firms and even the United States Army, the Unreal Engine has much deeper penetration in the video game space and drew considerable attention with the recent reveal of Unreal Engine 4. And while Warface is successful abroad, it is untested in the North American market.
Yet when I talked to Yerli at E3, he came across as one of the most relaxed people at the entire show. Perhaps it was just exhaustion, but he wore a consistent smile, laughed readily, and didn't seem at all like someone facing down threats from all sides.
I spoke with Yerli about the origins of Crytek, the future of CryEngine in an “Unreal” world, and why high-end PC gamers can be a tough audience to target.
Ars Technica: You began developing CryEngine as a college student. Was that your first experience in game development?
Cevat Yerli: I was 12 years old when I made my first game, [but] Crytek was formed in '99. It was a virtual company. It was a hobby for me more than anything else, really. I had friends all over the world, on the Internet, that shared my opinions and my thoughts, and they were happy with what I said and they joined the virtual teams. This was all for a hobby only, to make the kind of games we would love to make. I was 16 when I started my first endeavors to make games [with others], and I was 19 when the more serious efforts started.
Then in 1999, when I was 21, we had three different prototypes we had developed. One was called X-Isle, one was Silent Space, it was a space shooter, and the other one was called Engalus. And in 2000 I went to E3 and showed those three prototypes around, and people were blown away by the quality because we were doing this as a hobby. And when people said, “How come your hobby project is better than our pro project that we're showing at E3?” I was like, “I have no answer for that, but I know what we do is cool.”
We [Yerli and his brothers Avni and Faruk] were three Germans coming from Germany with [our] suits [on], and nobody was wearing suits here. I was like, “Alright, get rid of the suits!” the next day. We showed some of the stuff to publishers, and Ubisoft was the one that picked up X-Isle, which then became Far Cry.
When you were pulling together your original team to work on X-Isle, how did you sell them on the idea of designing an entire engine? That’s a huge project for a bunch of guys just as a hobby.
It was kind of like a chicken/egg issue. First we're like, “Okay, we want to build this game,” and we didn't want to compromise the idea. We didn't know what it meant to make this game, because we looked at the other [game] engines and said, “This engine cannot do the game we want to do.” We found that, back then, Unreal, or its software engine, was too “closed-spaces.” We wanted to have a terrain-based, open world engine for Far Cry, and that technology didn't exist. So we said, “Let's build it.”
And people didn’t really question the statement “Let's build it.” They just said, “Alright, so who do we need to hire?” And then I started hand-picking engineers and the tools guy and whatnot. Effectively, as we were building the company, as we were learning how to make games, we also built an engine team at the same time.
The odds of failure are huge at that point, but we had no fear and we had no understanding of the risk. We just did it. We didn't have the burden of previous experiences, so we could be mad enough to do it. If I would [build a new company] with today's experience, probably I wouldn't be that crazy.
If you think [about] our risk profile, there's three guys who want to make a game, so they pick the genre of shooters, which is most difficult at that time. They decide to make their own engine and a whole different game that had never been done before. Bright colors, open spaces, nonlinear, systemic AI, things like that, and [our] first engine, so the odds of failure [were] huge.
Where does the “Cry” in Crytek come from? Crytek, CryEngine...
I'm poor at coming up with names, that's why! [laughs]
It came from somewhere.
I wanted to have recognition around the Crytek brand. The conception of the Crytek name, the real reason is a secret, but I'll tell you another reason. It's the technology that should eventually be so emotionally true that it makes you cry, right? Then there's another reason, which is the original reason, which one day I will share, but not now. The idea is that we want to be sure there's a brand recognition with our games that we build, but we are relaxing this a little bit right now.
When you look around in the video game industry, do you see advances in technology that you think are clear responses to CryEngine?
Oh, yeah. A lot of them. A lot of them. I mean, if you honestly look back at the last six years, since 2007... when we put the first Sandbox video out, the CryEngine 2 editor where you could play the game inside the editor, nobody had done that before. So we see the Unity [engine] spawn off... and the Epic [Unreal] engine tried to mimic that, and Epic is still not there 100%, but Unity actually started like that, clearly inspired by Sandbox.
If I look at DirectX 9, DX10, DX11, progress is being put out constantly, every time there was a following wave, and if you really analyze [the] technical quality of the engine since [the] X-Isle tech demo, then Far Cry, then Crysis, then Crysis 2, I don't think there was ever a moment when CryEngine did not lead the pack. And I think it's because we are relentless in that regard.
We do not think of it as, “Do we really need the future?” We rather say, “Make it.” It's better for the gamer, it's cooler for the game. We don't [worry] over a ton of investment. We just go forward and say, “That's the best thing we can do, that's going to press the boundaries, that's going to innovate, that's going to allow this,” and we want the best to achieve that.
Our culture, our philosophy in our company, [is that] we let the guys come up with the new ideas. It's not very top-down and I say to [my] engineers, “Hey guys, can you do this and this for me?” Rather, [I say], “How do you think we can push the graphics forward? What can an animation do? What can physics do?” And those guys come up with tons of ideas which they pitch, and [I] say, “Go and do it.”
I don't ask them, “Did you check with [the] game team if they need it?” [I say], “Make a case, tell the game team how they can benefit from it.” That's how you get evolution. If you ask your customer, as in gamers, sometimes they don't know what they want yet, because if they can't imagine the future, it's difficult. So the best subject matter experts are the people who do the job, and if you tell them, “Where do you see the next two years going,” they come up with hundreds of ideas.
I'm just packaging them and saying, “Let's take this, this, and this” and then we go forward, and then tell the game team to use it. And that's how the best games are done.
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Sailirish_7 Ars Centurion
The thought of Crysis 3 gives me a brain boner
Infinity4011 Ars Scholae Palatinae et Subscriptor
He didn't answer the question about whether or not graphics quality will ever hit a wall. He just talked about what he did with CryEngine. Which is cool, but he didn't answer the question. And the answer is no, because not every game company has the need for bleeding edge visuals, or the money. And some companies just like their games to have a unique look that you can't always pull off with a licensed engine.
Hardcore gamers haven't embraced free to play games because there aren't any truly competitive F2P games. There are a lot of F2P games with competition in them, but there is usually enough pay to win in them that it skews the results in favor of people who can afford to throw money at their game.
He's right though, about retailers being able to influence and prevent change in the entertainment industry. Unfortunately, he didn't give his opinion on the next-gen consoles and their impact on future game design. that would probably have been the best question to ask.
StrangeWill Seniorius Lurkius
Infinity4011 wrote:
There are a lot of F2P games with competition in them, but there is usually enough pay to win in them that it skews the results in favor of people who can afford to throw money at their game..
League Of Legends?
Though that Corporate Mundo skin really does give you an edge, he really does go where he pleases.
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sonolumi Ars Tribunus Militum et Subscriptor
Yerli's confidence does not surprise me. I played around modding and mapping the first FarCry shortly after release. In a single evening I was able to produce, playtest & improve offroad/racetrack maps with my brother. No more than 1-2 hours effort and a lot of multiplayer fun.
Compare this pipeline to doing anything within the Unreal Engine. It's a monster. It's great to have thousands of bells and whistles but they are obscure and buried. No newbie can create anything of note within an hour or two.
With the CryEngine Sandbox I was able to produce, test and tweak something playable in an evening from scratch (being a total newb at modding). The Unreal Engine just makes me want to cry, it's not beginner friendly, easy to use or quick to produce anything. Epic is the effort involved to do anything with it.
CryTek have nothing to fear from the establishment engine of choice.
ClownRazer Ars Tribunus Militum
I'm sure Tribes Ascend would make you take that comment back. Seriously having more fun with that game -- at the moment that I've shelved games that I HAVE paid for and haven't played yet.
The game is so heavily skill/strategy oriented that a skillful noob/non-payer can compete. Not to mention that all content in the game can be "purchased" with in game experience earned by playing (as well as with "gold" purchased with real money). Anyway, off topic enough, but it's fun so I had to speak up ;- )
r3loaded Ars Tribunus Militum et Subscriptor
The free to play thing might have something to do with the population of console vs PC gamers in different countries. From my experience, India is very PC gaming focused and I imagine much of Asia is similar in preferring the PC. In Europe and NA, consoles tend to be more popular (with the possible exception of Germany), and deploying a F2P game on a console isn't exactly feasible.
Flit Ars Tribunus Militum
ClownRazer wrote:
Not to thread highjack here--
My friends keep wondering why I'm not playing Diablo 3 more, and it's thanks to Tribes Ascend. I've watched a few competitive matches... wow those guys are good, way way way beyond my level, but the game has enough diversity that scrubs like me can still find a way to contribute, even if I can't break 275 with a pathfinder :-/
Anyway, this Crytek Guy sounds like so many other people I've heard interviewed who start out on top (accidentally or otherwise), and then don't even realize how quickly the competition has caught up or even surpassed them (not knowing that UE4 can do real-time lighting changes was pretty surprising)
If his engine is so much better than everyone elses, why didn't everyone use it like UE3?
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Lestat Ars Legatus Legionis et Subscriptor
sonolumi wrote:
I haven't played with either engine (I work with non-realtime 3D), but ease-of-use isn't the only desirable quality. 3DStudio or Maya aren't easy programs to use and extremely difficult to master, compared to many other software packages, but the tools they offer are extremely capable.
It's possible that a game engine could be easy for a new user to create something cool in, but very hard for the professional to create exactly what he wants, since he'll need much more low-level tools.
Again, I have used neither engine, so it's possible CryEngine simply has a better user interface.
Flit wrote:
(not knowing that UE4 can do real-time lighting changes was pretty surprising)
I didn't take from it that he didn't know UE4 can do RT lighting. It sounds like he's talking about how CryEngine has been doing realtime lighting for 2-3 years, while UE can't - and UE4 has only just been unveiled, and probably isn't even ready for licensing yet. (At least it says UE3 everywhere on their licensing page).
I think he's pretty aware of the competition - he sounds like a real geek, so I assume he'd follow all developements in the market with great interest.
geoken Ars Scholae Palatinae
TF2? There's a pretty big competitive scene and every weapon is easy to obtain freely not to mention they're almost all side-grades. My load-out for most classes is extremely close to the stock load-out despite the fact that I have or have had almost every weapon in the game at some point. Most anything that gets purchased in TF2 is purely cosmetic (keys, nametags, paint, hats, miscs, keys for use as currency to obtain stranges, etc.)
LetterRip Ars Scholae Palatinae
when we put the first Sandbox video out, the CryEngine 2 editor where you could play the game inside the editor, nobody had done that before
If by 'nobody' he means Blender, which has had the ability since its inception. I know there were other game engine/game editors that could do that too. Unity was probably more in response to Blenders ability than to Crytek.
robrob Ars Praefectus
I heard about Tribes Ascend recently (good things), thought about buying it and it kind of confused me when it turned out to be totally free. Great game, no cost, what's the catch? kind of thing. Installed it, started playing and realised that I could likely dump some money into it. I've been heavily in D3 and wouldn't mind playing both but I have massive time constraints on that. I wouldn't mind being competitive via putting a small amount of actual money in (and since it was free, that's easy to justify).
pmlyon Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
I don't know enough about 3D.... is Crytek 3 really on par with this kind of rendering?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAsg_xNzhcQ
kripkenstein Ars Scholae Palatinae
Oh, yeah. A lot of them. A lot of them. I mean, if you honestly look back at the last six years, since 2007... when we put the first Sandbox video out, the CryEngine 2 editor where you could play the game inside the editor, nobody had done that before.
Worth noting that the open source 3D game engine Cube 2 (Sauerbraten) has had an editor in the game (or game in the editor, however you want to call it) since 2005 or so. Pressing 'e' pops you into and out of full edit mode from the game, and the game can keep running when in the editor. It even works in multiplayer mode, several people can play and edit the same level at once over the network.
But CryEngine has definitely been leading in the commercial space in that respect.
gmerrick Ars Praefectus
The shooters elbow should be inline with the arrow. Other than that. I hope the engine succeeds and I see it soon in products.
Matrices Ars Legatus Legionis
I'm disappointed that the interviewer didn't follow up about UE4 - that should have been the heart of the interview right there.
1. Why is your engine more or less ignored by the market while everyone else rushed to use UE3?
2. Why do you think UE4 got so much attention from press if your engine can already do all these things and more? Is this a marketing failure on your part or is there some other hitch?
13156 posts | registered Aug 9, 2003
dfflick Ars Praetorian
Unreal seems so much more, well, real.
Wolvenmoon Ars Scholae Palatinae
I think he's just putting up a front. UDK 4 probably has him pressured. I doubt he'll get a NA audience to do pay-to-win gaming for awhile yet. To me personally it's nasty, it looks like bribery. It's something I won't get in to.
On another note, hearing how he started off as a hobbyist reminded me that I need to find a group of people making mods/games as a hobby to run with...if anyone knows of any groups/teams that'll accept people who'll be pretty-useless for awhile (recoup from a long term back injury + learning curve), let me know? (e-mail: myArsUsername@Gmail.com)
Figuring out any of these tools by oneself is absolutely horrible. I learned Blender 3D 2.49 and then 2.5 BEFORE there was documentation for the new interface, am self-teaching Photoshop and occasionally poking Maya with a very long pole (it still bites me), and the UDK still confuses me. Worse yet, I'm still not great with the ones I figured out.
I wonder if/when one of these companies is going to go "You know, we have it pretty much running the game in here, but we don't have online matchmaking. This could really make it easier for people to team up and figure out what they're doing."
friedzombie456 Ars Scholae Palatinae et Subscriptor
Ugh, F2P experiences never feel complete, and that's my major qualm with them. It's the same reason I cannot play games like MMOs: they have no definitive end to them. All of my media ALL OF IT should be viewed as a feast, I spend time with it, I eat more things than others, but after a couple of days the meal gets stale and you throw it out, and wait until you get hungry again for something else.
Subscription based services require constant attention to get your $s worth that I'm not willing to devote to. F2P is like a puzzle that can never be truly completed trying to encourage you to buy that last new piece.
The bottom line is that they both try and tap into your dopamine levels in your brain so that you NEED the next iteration of the same the same title that you have been playing for a long time. The only saving grace for F2P is that if you work at it most games let you get by without paying a dollar.
Zak Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius et Subscriptor
Drop EA and put Crytek games on Steam again so we'll talk...
genma Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
this may be true, but seems to me they had more of a problem marketing this engine than usability. feature wise we can already assume they were lacking, since even if it was expensive to license, at least some people would use it if it was technically superior. we've heard nothing but crickets for anything till cryengine3 and mechwarrior.
meanwhile, epic has been offering ue2/3 free of charge for any startups until they generate x amount of profit, this has to be a major factor for devs that for some reason chose to learn and use one over the other. so far all I remember seeing for older cryengines are non profit and mod based projects with no real commercial value, they look pretty and all sorts of features are being showcased here but where are all the games?
EA is another problem altogether, that will also be holding them back from any real success until this code gets put to good use elsewhere.
Dennis_Scimeca Seniorius Lurkius
Matrices wrote:
Yerli makes it pretty clear why CryEngine has less market penetration - Crytek doesn't offer discounts and isn't going for wide use. It's not a marketing failure or a hitch according to Yerli - it's a choice. Whereas Epic made specific note of their competitive Unreal Engine 3 licensing deal structure and trumpeted the ability of the engine to run on mobile devices and in browser windows during their GDC presentation this year. They *are* going for deep market penetration!
Unreal Engine 4 has received a lot of attention from the press recently because they just began announcing it widely this year. Crysis 2 and CryEngine 3 were news *last* year. Perhaps had Crytek been making some announcements about CryEngine advances this year which weren't picked up on by the press your question would be valid, but as it stands of course UE4 got so much attention from the press. I bet if we look back at when CryEngine 3 was first hitting the market it got a lot of attention, too, right?
2 posts | registered Jun 12, 2012
Thorfkin Smack-Fu Master, in training
Sometimes I feel like the only person who reads "cloud" and nearly vomits. I have very little interest in online game features. I play my games offline unless I specifically feel like being social with my friends.
As I read this interview I recalled back to how nice looking Crysis was. With Crysis they really pushed the envelope of the visual experience. They did things on a PC nobody thought possible. Then with Crysis 2 they put all their effort into making the game run well on console systems and neglected to push the envelop for PC. To be fair the second game did look as good as the first. But I had been hoping for another giant leap in visual fidelity and when that didn't come I couldn't help but be disappointed.
Now read Cevat talking about "Cloud" and I feel even more disappointed than I did with Crysis 2. Who gives a rats-ass about the cloud Cevat?! Re-focus your efforts on something gamers actually appreciate. Did you see Bethesda chattering up the cloud with Skyrim? No! Work on what matters to gamers. Visual fidelity, audio fidelity, advanced physics, game mod-ability, and experience. I actually WANT to have to upgrade my machine to play your games and you've forgotten that.
Funny thing, Yerli can remain as unimpressed by Unreal 4 as he wants but that still doesn't change the fact that a bunch of the games I have liked over the years have ran on the first Unreal up to the current. Number of CryEngine games to fall into the same category? Maybe one. Sure CryEngine 3 can also be impressive but considering Crysis 2 lacked DX11 support on launch I'm not sure why it's important, both engines catered to consoles first.
Also comparing Unity to CryEngine seems awkward. Sure it has an in editor play button. Wow. Amazing right? Totally influenced by CryEngine! Except it's more geared towards indies and it runs on Macs (not a huge bonus). Sandbox I played around with...Unreal about the same, Unity I was able to figure out how to use quickly. Maybe his engine inspired everyone but that's like saying Everquest is awesomer because it's what inspired WoW. I still bet WoW is better known and makes more money.
Not to call it crap though, do what you love and all. T
Tribes lacks that and has been adopted for competitions, even before it was "released" though there are indeed many others that simply are P2W. Tribes really isn't since you can earn anything even if slowly.
lost Ars Scholae Palatinae
Hardcore gamers haven't embraced free to play games because there aren't any truly competitive F2P games.
Actually that is not true. One example:
World of Tanks ( http://worldoftanks.com )
This is just one example:
- that is 'truly' competitive F2P game
- it does not allow real 'pay-to-win', since main 'pay' benefit (faster leveling) does not give you any advantage in actual game due to you always fighting your peer levels
- it is already present on EU and US markets, and it started on RU market (regarding Yerli's statement about being 1st in west with eastern F2P approach)
Also there are many other successful, 'triple-A' , 'truly competitive' F2P games. And even more games that are not exactly F2P, but also revolve around in-game transactions model (which appears to be future for most games).
paketep Smack-Fu Master, in training
He's still a douchebag that doesn't understand shit about the industry, and that blamed low sales (he considered 1 million units sold of a pretty but fucking boring game LOW SALES) of a game that could only be moved by 2-3% of machines at the time on piracy, saying it would have sold 20 times more it it wasn't for it (yeah, 20 mill, sure).
friedzombie456 wrote:
I agree with what you say about incomplete experiences, but for me I like them because they don't require a time investment to fully enjoy. I can jump in to TF2, play for 10-20 minutes and get what I wanted out of it. Trying to do that with a story driven game gets frustrating. Doing it with a checkpoint driven game (or fixed save points) is even more frustrating since you'd obviously be replaying large portions of the game over and over again.
Also, with the good F2P games, you never really feel like you have to spend money. In TF2 you'd never get that feeling unless, for some reason, you felt the game would be unplayable if your engie isn't sporting a graceful blond mullet and your spy isn't wearing an illustrious George Washington wig.
LEONJERSEY Smack-Fu Master, in training
QUOTE: '[Editor’s Note: Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 adds this kind of real-time light calculation]'.
Good honest Journalism.
Respect.
ibad Ars Tribunus Militum
Thanks for the interiew Ars and Cevat. Yerli's one of my favourite devs....such a punk and obviously loves what he does.
H2O Rip Ars Scholae Palatinae
Hmm... the 'cloud' comment makes me skeptical too. But if one thinks about it from the confines of strictly an engine, it actually could be interesting. Say you had a render farm in the cloud you connect to with your game. There have to be plenty of static stuff and AI it could handle rendering / calculation of that isn't hugely latency dependent. Not on-live style or anything, (I'm still meh on latency for that), but something the PC can wait 100ms for without causing a degraded experience. I'm very curious how much you could split from being required to calculate <100ms on a local system and what could be done in the cloud.
*Random musings*
El Glob Seniorius Lurkius
A whole interview with him bragging about pushing the envelope on graphics and so on, and not a single question on how come Crysis 2 was visually crap.
El Glob wrote:
On the PC, after the big patch, it was not crap. It was the best looking game of 2011 (and 2012). Yerli might sound sore-loserish, but he telling the truth about his engine. It's been the far superior engine in the market for a while now. Unreal is just now catching up with features like real time lighting.
Someone else asked about this....and the answer is that better tech doesn't always win. Look back in history to see VHS beat Betamax. The market for shooter engines probably hinges on cost and support, and Epic just has the more established track record, and they have so much volume that they can easily reflect it in there pricing. That's why they win the engine war...no because they are the better engine.
torp Ars Scholae Palatinae et Subscriptor
This is a piece of history; Far Cry may have been the last FPS i actually attempted to play
I was so bored by the mindless shooting i haven't attempted another one ever since.
Well, except Serious Sam 3, who makes no excuses about the mindless shooting.
That might explain your "lost sales"?
ChaosEngine Smack-Fu Master, in training
For those asking why CryEngine wasn't used for more games, the answer is pretty simple. CryEngine was pc only until version 3 (i.e. Crysis 2) nearly 4 years after the debut of the current generation of consoles. Meanwhile Unreal Engine 3 had been available on consoles from pretty much day 1, giving developers a stable toolset to work with and consumers years of shiny modelling clay graphics
At this point the current generation is pretty much ruled by unreal. The graphics are "good enough" and there really isn't a compelling reason to retrain a dev team to use CryEngine. Maybe in the next generation, CryTek may start to make inroads, but it's unlikely. The only way I can really see it happening is if EA decide they'd rather see all their games made with cryengine (more profit for them).
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Google speeding up end-to-end crypto between data centers worldwide
New measure is a defense tactic against direct taps of fiber optic cables.
Cyrus Farivar - Sep 7, 2013 12:00 am UTC
NSA leaks
Op-ed: Why Obama should pardon Edward Snowden
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Snowden’s bias is blatant—but Gordon-Levitt makes its message powerful
Snowden to President Obama: I deserve a pardon
GCHQ tried to track Web visits of “every visible user on Internet”
On Friday, Google told The Washington Post that it was accelerating the implementation of end-to-end encryption between its data centers worldwide.
The search giant did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Ars.
“Google has data centers around the world, and when you have an e-mail stored, it’s stored at [something like] six data centers around the world,” Chris Soghoian, a privacy expert at the American Civil Liberties Union, told Ars. “Every single bit of data is now going to be encrypted, so now if the government is listening to that fiber, they won’t get that data.”
Of course, as Google and other companies are facing significant and varied vectors of attack from spy agencies—most notably the National Security Agency—this new defense tactic would probably only protect Google and its users from direct fiber taps, not any other forms of accessing user data and related keys.
“This is Google addressing the threat of interception one piece at a time,” Soghoian added.
The Post added that “Google officials declined to provide details on the cost of its new encryption efforts, the numbers of data centers involved, or the exact technology used,” and it added that “the project is likely to be completed soon, months ahead of the original schedule.”
Cyrus Farivar Cyrus is a Senior Tech Policy Reporter at Ars Technica, and is also a radio producer and author. His latest book, Habeas Data, about the legal cases over the last 50 years that have had an outsized impact on surveillance and privacy law in America, is out now from Melville House. He is based in Oakland, California.
Email cyrus.farivar@arstechnica.com // Twitter @cfarivar
sonicmerlin Ars Scholae Palatinae
This is the first of many examples of how the NSA's irresponsible compromise of international security methods has and will continue to harm the reputations and future prospects of US businesses.
fishcustard Smack-Fu Master, in training et Subscriptor
Seems to me that because Google has to comply with (and not report) NSLs, this ultimately is more for show.
brendanlong Wise, Aged Ars Veteran et Subscriptor
fishcustard wrote:
It's not just for show. The NSA seems to prefer low-profile methods of spying on people, so raising the bar is always good. Yes, they can still get specific people's data with NSL's, but it should be much harder for them to get *everything*.
mecaenas Ars Praetorian
Google are probably mainly doing this to protect from foreign government spying (i.e. Russia, China) and perhaps in an attempt to fool everyone into believing they're not totally compromised and a at the mercy of the NSA.
Google can't seriously pretend this will combat the NSA because
a) Google is a company and therefore amoral - the NSA's activities and civil liberties are irrelevant to making profit for its shareholders and
b) they're US based and must comply with the "Patriot Act" and National Security Letters.
RRob Ars Scholae Palatinae
Google knows about their NSLs and keeps records, even if they can't publish them. They don't know what fiber taps are in place, or who placed them. It's not just the NSA that's busy doing this.
StilesCrisis Ars Praetorian
mecaenas wrote:
The NSA stuff is high-profile enough that they stand to gain or lose business based on customers' perception of privacy. Even strictly from a business standpoint, I think it's in Google's best interest to minimize snooping or at least make it appear as if they are trying to do so.
DinoosaurJones Smack-Fu Master, in training
Yeah, I don't see how this protects against an adversary that has "direct access" to your servers. Against other adversaries, I guess it's wise (and surprised this was not the case all along).
Bearologist Ars Centurion
Google's business is based entirely around faith and mind share. If people no longer see Google as a desirable company to do business with, they lose business. It's not like telecoms where there are local monopolies. If growth begins to slow in some sector (say Gmail sign ups grow by only 0.5% in two consecutive quarters), someone will have their boss asking questions. That person will probably explain that people are concerned about snooping which is constricting growth. The boss will tell them to alleviate that concern. Plus, if the NSA can get in, others can - and Google doesn't just send our data over their networks, they send important, long-term strategic information too. The NSA wouldn't care much about those, but Microsoft would. The NSA has shown us that they are FAR from invulnerable - one fairly low level contractor was able to shatter their secrecy.
I've spoken with a friend who works for Google about the NSA snooping scandals, and he says that most Googlers feel mostly the same as the rest of us. They use Google services too, after all.
Jousle wrote:
“Every single bit of data is now going to be encrypted, so now if the government is listening to that fiber, they won’t get that data.”
And? if the government have a warrant they will have to turn the encryption off.
Well, if the government has a warrant, what's the problem, aside from FISA courts being a rubber stamp? Google can't do a whole lot to change that.
fjpoblam Ars Scholae Palatinae
The NSA is giving the Syrian rebels anti-surveillance technology — not U.S. citizens: http://is.gd/GDzGHo — I suspect nothing better is true of the Gorg
Balanza Ars Centurion
Every little bit helps. I can't stand the argument you will hear that says " yes, but what about such and such...that is still a vulnerability". Please stfu with that argument.
If you have a sign on your house that says "come in and take anything you want" and you then remove the sign you stuff is more safe. If you then close the door it is safer still. If you lock the door, safer still. And so on and so on.
Google is putting in a real barrier to the fiber tap here. That is significant. One thing the NSA likes to do is dragnet. Just scoop up as much data as possible anywhere possible. Maybe they will use it against you in 20 years. That is their thinking.
This just slows them down which is good. When Google is done with this they can erect another barrier. Kudos to Google.
bsharp Ars Praetorian et Subscriptor
I assume it isn't their fiber between all of their data centers. Why wasn't this already encrypted? Is it not standard to encrypt traffic over WAN links? Or is it that the standard encryption used for that is one of the potentially compromised methods.
Akzo Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
I'm surprised that a mega corp like Google doesn't use encryption already. Putting your companies secrets in the hands of "trust us" transit providers is an awful idea.
kanka Ars Centurion
This looks like a purely PR operation.
I'll consider reactivating my google account if google moves its headquarters outside the USA, or whatever mean it takes to put them out of reach from these crazy FISA-like laws.
Edit: typo
beebee Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius
Ya know, if some married Google exec was having an affair with an employee, they would take security seriously!
Sixclaws Ars Praefectus
What's the point anyway? All that's necessary is a Warrant Order (sometimes not even that) and *bam* your emails belong to the government. Which government? ANY government if Google or any tech giant wants to continue doing business within that nation.
bsharp wrote:
If it isn't standard, it certainly should be, and Google's move might inch us closer to that - IF its peers and competitors perceive that it has some effect on business, and follow suit, that is.
Some organizations may not do server-to-server encryption, if the two machines or networks are within their own organization, logically. Perhaps that's legacy, "one facility" thinking, but it needs to change. Even with machines or networks that are within the same physical facility, it should still be standard practice, so that any arm or leg of the network can later be placed somewhere else, physically, with no worries about leakage. LAN or WAN shouldn't matter.
Now, whether or not the encryption technology is compromised, well, I dunno. I think I trust Google to know - but not to tell us.
Puma720 Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
Ok, so I've been an engineer at Google for over 3.5 years. All details of Google's datacenter security practices are considered highly confidential, yet they are available for any Google engineer to read. None of it leaks because there aren't any backdoors to the NSA anywhere for anyone to find. That's point #1.
Point #2 is that the non-encrypted inter-datacenter links have been a known vulnerability for some time for large government spy organizations like the NSA and GCHQ with the means and motive to tap them, but Google did not want to make that information known to the public until the engineering work to encrypt all of these connections was well under way.
Since nearly all Googlers, including myself and the founders, obviously, are also Google users for all of our private and personal business. Google considers the NSA as a whole just as much an adversary as the Chinese military or any other government agency. As Bearologist said, Google's business is highly dependent on users trusting us to keep their data private and protected.
These NSL's have been very harmful to the reputations of all of the American cloud companies, but they only apply to the thousands or tens of thousands of specific individuals and account names that the government is providing to the respective companies. There's no global side channel funneling everyone's data to the NSA.
What apparently was going on was that the inter-datacenter cables had been tapped. Clearly the entire length of a transcontinental or undersea fiber cable isn't under Google's control and passive tapping has been known to be an issue. I think some of the links are rented, rather than owned, as well.
As to why the inter-datacenter links haven't always been protected with strong encryption, that's an issue of cost at scale. AES isn't free, and when you're dealing with X gigabits/second streaming through the link, the cost becomes significant. Now that newer Intel chips have built-in AES support and hardware routers have also recently become available to create strong encrypted tunnels between high-speed WAN endpoints, it's feasible for Google and other cloud providers to turn encryption on for all traffic, and thus thwart whatever taps have been placed on those cables by the spies.
(Usual disclaimer: this is all my personal opinion. I'm not speaking for or on behalf of Google.)
JTD121 Ars Praefectus et Subscriptor
Looks like a normal day at the NSA, then?
No, it's not standard to encrypt over private circuits you lease. Despite everyone's opinion on the matter.
As pointed out elsewhere, think how many internal Enterprise networks are tapped.
slymenstra hymen Ars Tribunus Militum
This is kind of meaningless after yesterdays revelations about the NSA/GCHQs encryption cracking power. We don't know what they can crack, we don't know what Google is using, we don't know if there's any backdoors in the hardware or if there's a mole engineer subverting it all.
It's going to be very hard to get that trust back especially after Google was caught lying about their involvement when this first broke.
RRob wrote:
It sounds like the hardware to create an encrypted tunnel between WAN endpoints isn't as mature as I would have guessed (I'm obviously not a network guy).
I'd be interested to see a pre-NSA leak risk analysis on not encrypting the WAN links and the business justification for keeping it clear; for Google or any other service provider that operates at their scale.
Syonyk Ars Legatus Legionis et Subscriptor
Encrypting a link is easy.
Encrypting a link at tens or hundreds of gigabits (or more) is a lot harder.
Anyone who claims it's easy have a link to a fiber router that will encrypt everything at line speeds?
therealeffingaeiouy Ars Praefectus
No. What this prevents is wholesale collection of massive amounts of user data via fiber taps. The government couldn't create nsl's fast enough to collect even a tiny smidgen of a fraction of the data that just can be sucked in via a fiber tap.
Timex wrote:
Sounds like a natural extension of Google's business model - whoring out their users. They already collect, archive, sort and sell all information on their users the NSA could possibly want (which was already disturbing before the Snowden leaks). They create instant shareholder value if they can sell it to the NSA (they've already done the "work"). Problem is, NSA can likely access Google's database without paying a cent. They can't get that Signet money if the NSA can get that information without paying. Shut out the NSA, and the NSAs wallet will open.
Almost all google services are free. The whoring out you claim is just an agreement between the user and google so the bills get paid.
Google is not whoring out their users. They trade services for them. And google does not really sell user information it simply tracks it and then connects users with advertisers. I am not sure you really understand googles business model.
Abhi Beckert Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius
Assuming google does this properly, and the NSA doesn't have a back door somewhere, it should mean emails sent from a Gmail user to another Gmail user will be secret.
But I'm sorry, I don't trust it. They are an american company and the NSA will probably have a back door, either one they force Google to put in place, or one Google doesn't know is there.
I cancelled my Google apps account a few weeks ago. This news today is not enough to make me go back, even though I've already had a few teething issues with the replacement.
Azethoth666 Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius et Subscriptor
Abhi Beckert wrote:
...I cancelled my Google apps account a few weeks ago. This news today is not enough to make me go back, even though I've already had a few teething issues with the replacement.
Well, don't leave us hanging. Are you going cold turkey on spreadsheets and word processors? Did you get a MS Office subscription? Did you switch to some crappy open source suite nobody else uses and you regret your decision? Are you going fully tablet for your office app needs? Lead by example, don't just bitch.
What exactly is the new security model you have that is so superior?
Azethoth666 wrote:
I'm paying $$$ for a VPS in my home country (where bandwidth is very expensive) with a hosting company I trust (I work for them, which is why I won't tell you who it is... conflict of interest and all that. You can google my name to find out who I work for), running cPanel (which is also expensive and mostly open source).
It doesn't make my email secure unless the person I'm communicating with has also setup S/MIME encryption, but it does show that I'm not willing to use any company that is based in america and cooperating with the NSA. If enough people do what I did, maybe Google/etc will put pressure on the US government to change their laws and policies.
I never used google apps for spreadsheets/word documents. I was only using it for email.
Last edited by Abhi Beckert on Sat Sep 07, 2013 12:55 am
Timex Seniorius Lurkius
therealeffingaeiouy wrote:
Really? Seems you're not quite sure what Google does. Google collects everything they possibly can on their individual users (and people who don't use their services - via their own ads, google analytics and whatnot) and advertisers call asking for people matching a specific profile. Google finds someone and then serves up that person on a silver platter. Better yet, if the person clicks the ad, the advertiser knows that individual fits their profile. No guesswork involved. They know. That's whoring out your users.
Purveyors of advertising don't have to whore out their users and can do pretty well without it. Ask most types of media - TV, newspapers, signage, radio, movies,non-tracking web ads, etc. When they sell ad space, all they know about the people that see the ad is they likely consume the specific product the ad is tied with. They may show advertisers the typical demographics their users tend to fall into (which they constructed using external surveys and whatnot) but what can they say about an individual who was "served" the ad? Nothing, except they saw it. They don't even have a list of names of people who did see it. That's not whoring out your users. That's selling ad space.
Get the difference?
4 posts | registered Sep 7, 2013
morphrinskell Seniorius Lurkius
Having been involved with a few cable landing stations, I can say there is always reserved space for [insert client/agency], just as there are always tax department routers in bank data centres. It becomes national interest if its an international link,
One of the companies we've done things for offers Comms switching to ensure data does not trunk through certain links, countries or cables. I imagine though the cost of setting up a consumer grade email service like gmail with trusted path links would be exceedingly expensive - so to see google perhaps take a step toward something where links between data centres is nice to see - theyve done it at their cost. It's doubtful very much there is an evil core of executives looking to provide back doors within Google. I would be mortified if I had crafted something like Gmail, only to find international entities had penetrated and made vulnerable my users. Just like some googlers have said they are disappointed, they likely really are.
Unfortunately things look like it has gotten out of hand - I actually think we're even less safe now that the leaks from Ed Snowden have surfaced, now there is going to be an escalation of Agencies to retain and improve their methods and legislation. On the other side here is so much apathy and complacency by society as a whole toward security and privacy, that I'm glad he did leak this stuff - but I wouldn't be surprised to see things forgotten soon. Even people close to me don't know about NSA leaks - so I don't have much hope here for us - so companies like Google have to watch out for the rest of us, because I do t think most care or will even know.
artanis00 Smack-Fu Master, in training
Puma720 wrote:
We can't trust you. I'm sorry. I want to, but I can't.
The sad part is, even if Google has a record of always completely transparent, completely honest, we still can't trust you.
That, I think, is the worst part of this whole NSA/NSL thing: people and companies we have trusted in the past have become untrustable. That's not even a word, but untrustworthy doesn't even work here. I feel Google, alongside a few other companies, is worthy of my trust.
But I can't.
59 posts | registered May 7, 2008
Kantastic! Seniorius Lurkius
Because no one should have all your information but Google /s
That said I like more encryption.
Edit: Perhaps I should explain more than just try and make witty comments. I'm not saying that the NSA or anyone else should have all my data, but I do think it is a bit much to treat Google like some white knight. Yes I know I give them all my data, and they provide free services in return, but they still seem to do whatever they want with my data.
Last edited by Kantastic! on Sat Sep 07, 2013 10:43 am
Supersecret Smack-Fu Master, in training
This isn't much use when the NSA can demand that Google hand over its private keys and/or provide a direct link to everything coming into or out of Google servers.
bvz_1 Ars Scholae Palatinae
I wonder if the (tiny) silver lining in this whole NSA fiasco is that proper encryption is becoming a more mainstream topic of conversation. If the desire for truly end to end encrypted communication really takes hold (and I suspect it will do so outside of U.S. borders first simply because - for citizens of the world other than the United states - the idea of a foreign government reading your email is doubly repugnant) then perhaps technologies will be developed that make it easier and more common than it is today. Right now, using proper encryption for email is an enormous hassle with public and private keys and what not. Trying to use it for anonymous web use is even harder.
Perhaps as a backlash all communication will someday be encrypted at the source (using strong and verifiable algorithms) and not be unencrypted until it arrives at its destination and be done in a manner that is easy to set up and use.*
Of course, to do something like this new technologies will have to be invented but this situation might just be the catalyst that pushes the research into the forefront.
*there will always be ways of getting at targeted individuals... key loggers, viruses, back doors, sloppy software implementations, etc. I'm just thinking that maybe strong, publicly verified encryption might be come so ubiquitous that it stops the wholesale vacuuming up of everyone's data without warrant or differentiation.
ShuggyCoUk Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius et Subscriptor
Ours have been for years, unimpressed google hadn't till now.
Political Geek Seniorius Lurkius
Whatever Google does, American software and hardware companies lost my trust for ever. We now know, one thing is what they say in public, and the other, is what they do in our back because secret laws don't allow them to say they are spying and weakening our software and hardware for their government.
It is "ok" government can access email account and cloud files, but this should be done transparently, through court orders. Not secretly on our backs. If Americans want my business, better give me the same rights as an American, and not simply assume because I am an European they can look to my data at will.
The cloud in terms of files, for me, is now essentially my home, with a Synology server, and some else home, where I rsync my files (through an encrypted connection and with files encrypted).
And, as soon as Mailpile has its version 1.0, and I'll have a little free time, I think I'll just install my own mail server at home.
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Kids Guess What The Other Looks Like Based On Conversation — And Realize How Wrong They Are
"I don't think there's boys at my school that have such long and beautiful hair as you."
We may not always realize it, but we all have biases. Many of us are quick to make assumptions about people based on our personal biases instead of allowing ourselves to actually get to know them.
In YouTube channel SoulPancake's series Reverse Assumptions, they show how bias and stereotypes affect the way we perceive others. "We wanted to put assumptions to the test to see what we're missing out on because we're so busy assuming we already 'know' a person," the series' description states.
To show people how wrong their assumptions about others can be, SoulPancake brings in strangers and has them sit back-to-back as they ask each other questions and guess what the other looks like based on their conversation. Then, they turn around and find out how wrong they were. In the past, the series has shown people can have a lot more in common with one another than they think and that people are so much more than their job description.
Recently, the series explored the assumptions kids make about one another. Four kids in sets of twos asked each other about things like their favorite animals, what their parents are like, and what they want to do when they grow up. Then, they guessed what the other looked like, how old they were, and what they were wearing.
Once the kids turned around, they were surprised to learn how wrong they were.
See their reactions in the video above.
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Disorder and Bewilderment
Free Public Lecture
Wednesday 3 Jul 2019 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Public Lecture Theatre
Old Arts
natalya.lusty@unimelb.edu.au
Macgeorge Visiting Speaker Award Lecture
Presented by Jack Halberstam, Professor of Gender Studies and English, Columbia University.
This event is now fully booked
In this talk, I want to access the alluring topic of disorder by presenting some work from a book in progress on wildness or 'queerness after nature'. Wildness is a great category with which to think – it references all at once the opposite of civilization; the idea of unsorted relations to knowledge and being – if, as Foucault proposes, there is an order of things, I propose there must also be a disorder of things; this is what I call 'nature after nature'; queerness after and before nature and life as an encounter with both the biopolitical forces of being and the necropolitical forces of unbecoming. And while we think of sexual and gender minority identities as ways of extending the meaning of embodiment, they actually introduce a wildness and a disorder into the system as a whole. Here and now, I offer three aesthetic frames with which to approach the trans* variable body in ways that elude language, bewilder, create wonder and curiosity and offer new or different landscapes of embodiment. –Jack Halberstam
Supported by the Macgeorge Bequest
Image: Chaos by D Simmonds.
Jack Halberstam, Professor of Gender Studies and English
Jack Halberstam
Professor of Gender Studies and English
**Jack Halberstam** is Professor of Gender Studies and English at Columbia University. Halberstam is the author of five books including: *Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and the Technology of Monsters* (Duke UP, 1995), *Female Masculinity* (Duke UP, 1998), *In A Queer Time and Place* (NYU Press, 2005), *The Queer Art of Failure* (Duke UP, 2011), *Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal* (Beacon Press, 2012), and *Trans*: A Quick and Dirty Account of Gender Variability* (Oakland: University of California Press, 2018) and has written articles that have appeared in numerous journals, magazines and collections. Halberstam has also coedited a number of anthologies including *Posthuman Bodies* with Ira Livingston (Indiana University Press, 1995) and a special issue of *Social Text* with Jose Munoz and David Eng titled “What’s Queer About Queer Studies Now?” Halberstam is currently working on several projects including a book titled *WILD THING* on queer anarchy, performance and protest culture, the visual representation of anarchy and the intersections between animality, the human and the environment.
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THE HUNTRESS’ GIFT
Jul 31, 2012 | Featured, Top Five, Volume 3 Issue 8, Will Frankenhoff | 1 |
By Will Frankenhoff
Night had fallen over Mistport. The twin moons of Pale and Prosper hung low in the cloudless sky, their light casting shadows along the narrow streets of the city’s Dockside. Home to the taverns, brothels, and gambling parlors which lined the bustling waterfront, the Dockside also housed other, less reputable businesses. Drug dens flourished within its dark alleys. Underground slave markets operated night and day. Stolen goods from a dozen kingdoms were fenced in the Dockside’s shops and cellars. Renegade magicians offered curses to slay the living; defrocked priests hawked potions to raise the dead. Anything and everything was for sale in the Dockside, provided you could pay the price. For the unwary, unwanted or just plain unlucky, the price was often their lives.
A woman stood in an alley, facing a trio of wolflings. She said, “You don’t want to do this.”
Two of the lupine warriors laughed, swinging their axes in slow, menacing arcs. The third Forest Lord didn’t move. Unlike his younger companions, Swiftrake was a veteran, his black pelt scarred by decades of battle. The woman’s confident tone unsettled him and the old wolfling trusted his instincts. He growled a command; his companions fell silent. “Maybe, maybe not,” he replied. “Maybe we think the information will cost you an extra fifty crescents.”
“You named the price. I paid. I don’t renegotiate.”
Swiftrake stroked his whiskers, studying the human. The woman was small, a full head shorter than the Forest Lord, with hair so fair it looked almost white. Her eyes were grey, her face lean and marked by a thin scar on (its/the) right cheek. She wore dark green garments woven of Dalian spidersilk, including a knee-length cloak fastened by a diamond brooch. Swiftrake thought the woman had seen the better part of thirty winters, but appearances meant little in the Dockside. Flaring his nostrils, Swiftrake tasted the woman’s aura, searching for the scent of an illusion spell. He found none. The discovery did little to quiet his unease.
Seeking to regain control of the situation, Swiftrake gestured at the woman’s elegant clothes.
“What are fifty silvers to you?”
“Very little,” the woman acknowledged. “It’s a matter of principle.”
Swiftrake tried a different approach. “Carrion—the person you seek—is one of the deadliest men in Mistport. We risk our lives talking to you.”
“That’s not my concern.”
The other wolflings snarled, their tufted ears going flat with anger. One of them turned to Swiftrake and demanded, “Why do we talk with this thin-skin? I say we kill her and take the silver from her corpse.”
Swiftrake winced. That was indeed his plan, but one he was rapidly reconsidering. He glanced over and found the woman watching him with amusement. Swiftrake didn’t know what disturbed him more—the fact the human read his mind so easily or that she didn’t consider three Forest Lords a danger.
The woman spoke, her eyes locked on Swiftrake’s. “We had a deal. I expect you to honor it.”
“And if we do not?”
“That would be…unfortunate.”
“You dare threaten us?” Before Swiftrake could stop him, the youngest Forest Lord, his clan tattoos barely healed, leapt forward. Grasping his axe in both hands, the warrior aimed a savage cut at the woman’s head. The woman ducked and the steel blade bit into the wall of the alley, sending wooden splinters flying. The wolfling wrenched his weapon free and swung again. The woman dodged and took two quick steps back.
“I don’t want to hurt you, Son of the Forest,” the woman said. “You can still walk away.”
The wolfling charged, axe held high. The heavy blade swept down and the woman danced aside, slamming a kick into the warrior’s knee. Even as the leg buckled and the warrior began to fall, the woman pivoted on her left foot, her right knee coming up to smash into the wolfling’s unprotected face. The blow catapulted the warrior backwards, blood spraying from his shattered muzzle. He tried to rise, but his eyes rolled up inside his head. He slumped down, his weapon clattering to the cobblestone street.
A roar reverberated off the alley’s walls. Swiftrake’s remaining companion raged toward the woman, axe whirling. This time, the woman didn’t wait. A black-gloved hand dove under her cloak, emerging with a fistful of objects she threw in the warrior’s path. The wolfling couldn’t stop in time and a howl of pain split the air as the metal fangs of the caltrops punched through his leather sandals, impaling his feet. He hesitated and the woman moved in fast. The warrior slashed at the green-cloaked figure, but the one-handed blow lacked power and the woman darted inside the swing, blocking the axe to the side. Grasping the wolfling’s wrist, she twisted counter-clockwise, forcing the arm behind the Forest Lord’s back. The warrior struggled, refusing to release his weapon. Clenching his fist, the woman swung a hammer blow against the trapped arm, snapping the forearm. The wolfling’s face went white, the axe falling from his nerveless fingers. The woman stuck again, a precisely-placed strike to the temple, knocking the warrior unconscious.
Swiftrake stood rooted in shock, looking down at his companions. His instincts had warned him the human was dangerous, but this…He looked up and found the woman watching him, arms once again folded beneath her cloak. “You could have killed them.”
“But you did not. Why?”
“Let’s just say I’ve always had a…fondness for the Erdei Testverae.”
Swiftrake’s ears twitched in surprise as the woman spoke his people’s true name. “You speak the Forest Tongue?”
A smile ghosted across the woman’s face. “Oh, yes. I’ve known your people a long time.”
Swiftrake waited for the woman to say more. When she didn’t, the Forest Lord shrugged. “Whatever your reasons, I thank you for the lives of my companions. They are young, convinced of their own immortality, and deaf to the teachings of their elders.” Swiftrake sighed and raised his axe to the guard position. “But they are my den-sister’s cubs, members of my Pack and family. They are my responsibility.”
A small crossbow appeared in the woman’s hand. “You don’t have to do this.”
“They are my responsibility.” Swiftrake repeated. His golden eyes met the human’s grey ones. “Honor must be satisfied.”
The woman nodded. “I understand.” The crossbow spat. The bolt hummed through the air and the tip of Swiftrake’s left ear disintegrated. Before Swiftrake could move, the crossbow whirred and a new bolt appeared, ready to be loosed.
“Is honor satisfied?”
“Quite.” Swiftrake reached up and gingerly felt his ear. “The formalities have been observed. First blood has been drawn, and Vadassa’s Code recognizes there is no disgrace in being bested by a worthy opponent.”
“And if I wasn’t a worthy opponent?”
The wolfling’s face hardened. “Then I would have died trying to kill you.”
“It’s rare to find a thief so concerned with honor and worth.”
“Who said I was a thief?” Swiftrake asked, bristling.
“Your young friend did—when he suggested killing me and looting my corpse.”
“Among Forest Lords, it is not considered thievery to profit from the death of a dishonorable person.”
The woman smiled faintly. “And you considered me dishonorable?”
“May I ask why?”
“Because of your interest in Carrion,” Swiftrake snapped. “He is a bloodmage, an eldritch assassin dedicated to Chaos. He sells his services to the highest bidder and kills without mercy, using his foul arts to capture the souls of his victims.” Swiftrake gripped his axe so tightly, the tips of his claws emerged from their sheaths. “More than one member of my Pack has perished at his hands; their chained spirits denied entrance to Vadassa’s Eternal Woods.” The old wolfling looked away, fighting to control his anger. When he continued, his voice was quiet. “All too many people make use of his skills. We thought you might be one of them. We were mistaken.”
“And I should have known Forest Lords wouldn’t sink to back-alley thievery.” The woman said. “It seems we’re both capable of misjudgments.” She holstered her crossbow, the deadly weapon vanishing beneath her cloak as quickly as it had appeared. “Perhaps a truce is in order?”
“Agreed.” Slipping his axe into the leather harness slung across his back, Swiftrake padded over to check on his companions. Both were still unconscious, but neither looked to have suffered any permanent damage.
“They should be fine,” the woman observed. “Nothing a couple of healing potions can’t fix.”
Swiftrake snorted. “There will be no expensive potions for these two. A little discomfort will be good for the cubs—teach them the dangers of underestimating an opponent.”
“I’m glad I could be of assistance,” the woman said dryly. “Now, honor our agreement. Tell me where to find Carrion.”
“Why are you so interested in the bloodmage?” The woman’s eyes narrowed. Swiftrake felt the fur on the back of his neck stiffen. “Not that it is any of my business.”
“You’re right. It’s none of your business.” The woman was silent for a moment. “But I do feel a sense of regret about your companions, so I’ll answer your question. My name is Allegra Kane, a bounty hunter out of Almaren. Carrion is my prey. The Matriarch of Aldatia has offered fifteen thousand gold orbs for his head.”
Swiftrake’s ears went flat. “You are the one they call the Huntress?”
“Among other things.”
Turning his head to the side, Swiftrake exposed his throat in a gesture of utmost respect. He said, “Please accept my apologies for any unintended insult, Allegra Kane. I never expected to see the most famous bounty hunter in the Untamed Lands prowling the Dockside.” He gave a bark of laughter. “You are going to make a lot of people nervous.”
Kane shrugged. “It’s an occupational hazard.”
Swiftrake laughed again. “I suppose it is.” He stared at the woman curiously. “The last time a bounty hunter dared walk these streets was close to thirty years ago. His body was found nailed to the city gates the very next day. He had been skinned alive. What makes you think you will not suffer the same fate?”
“Call it…intuition.” Kane’s smile didn’t reach her eyes.
“I hope you are right. The City Watch has not set foot in the Dockside for decades. Over half the outlaws in the Untamed Lands can be found here at any given time. They will be unhappy about your presence, Huntress.”
“Their happiness is not my concern, but I appreciate the warning.”
“Think nothing of it.” Meeting the woman’s gaze, Swiftrake said, “Carrion conducts business out of Eliabar’s. It is a restaurant in the eastern part of the Dockside. He has a meeting there later tonight.”
“Thank you for the information,” Kane said. “I’ll put it to good use.”
“You are going to kill him, are you not?”
“I certainly plan on it.”
Swiftrake bared his fangs in a savage grin. “Good. I would like to help.”
“That’s very generous of you. May I ask why?”
“Because Carrion is rossz-zuzava, and such a being needs to die.” Swiftrake growled.
Kane nodded in understanding. Rossz-zuzava—roughly translated into Common as “a defiler of the natural order”—meant a being too inherently malevolent to be capable of living in harmony with others. It was the deadliest insult in the wolfling language. For Swiftrake to label Carrion, “rossz-zuzava,” showed the depth of the Forest Lord’s anger. It also committed him to the bloodmage’s destruction, even at the cost of his own life. “Why haven’t you killed him yourself?” She gestured toward the silver and black patterning of the wolfling’s kilt. “I recognize those colors. Warriors of the Moon Stalker Pack aren’t known to shy from a fight.”
“My companions and I are the only members of our Pack in Mistport. We are warriors, not shaman.” He shook his head. “Without a way to counter Carrion’s magic, it would be suicide for us to face him.”
“I’m not a mage,” Kane said.
“No, you are the Huntress. You have killed more than sixty beings, many of them more dangerous than a bloodmage.”
“Then why would I need your help?”
“You probably do not,” Swiftrake conceded, “but you have the reputation of being a woman who leaves little to chance. The Dockside is an unpredictable place. It could not hurt to have someone watching your back.”
“Provided I could trust that person.”
Swiftrake raised his hand. Burnished claws gleamed in the moonlight. He clenched his fist, and then opened it. Blood welling from his punctured palm, Swiftrake said, “By my blood and my honor, I will not betray you, Allegra Kane.” The look he gave the woman held a note of challenge.
Kane said nothing, merely handed the wolfling a strip of cloth to wrap his hand. The Forest Lord had just sworn Eskuss-Aletah, an oath that bound him and his entire Pack to ritual starvation if he broke faith. “You’ll need time to make arrangements for your friends,” Kane said. “I’ll see you at the restaurant when you’re done.” She turned and strode from the alley, disappearing into the night.
Watching her go, Swiftrake realized the woman hadn’t bothered to ask his name.
Less than two hours later Swiftrake stood in the doorway of Eliabar’s, surveying the large, well-lit chamber. The oldest restaurant in the Dockside was surprisingly elegant. A flight of stairs led down into the rectangular room where tame fire elementals danced in a fireplace wide enough to roast an ox. On the left side of the chamber, opposite the fireplace, a mahogany bar ran the length of the room. Serried ranks of bottles lined the shelves behind the bar, their polished glass reflecting the light of the mage globes that hung from the dark-beamed ceiling. High-backed stools fronted the bar, and oaken tables were placed throughout the room, each far enough from its neighbors to allow private conversation. Liveried waiters glided silently among the tables while a six-armed Arachnorite played a harp in the corner, filling the air with a haunting melody. Most of the tables were occupied by humans, but Swiftrake saw members of a half-dozen other races scattered around the chamber. Spotting Kane at a table in the back, the wolfling made his way across the blond hardwood floor to join her.
Kane inclined her head in greeting as sat Swiftrake down beside him. The woman was smoking a thin black cigar. A glass of wine rested on the table before her.
“Carrion is not here,” Swiftrake declared.
“I know, but I expect he’ll be along soon.”
“What makes you think so?”
Kane nodded toward a table near the entrance where a pair of sallow-faced women sat, staring around the room with hard eyes. They were dressed in identical sets of black leather armor. One carried a battered greatsword; the other had a bandolier of throwing knives strapped across her torso. “There are bounties on those two. They call themselves, ‘the Sword and the Dagger.’ Kane didn’t bother to hide her amusement. “They work for Carrion.”
Swiftrake eyed the women with distaste. “Doing what?”
“They’re his bodyguards. Carrion hasn’t survived this long by taking risks. Bloodmages have many enemies, not the least of whom are other bloodmages intent on advancing within the ranks of their Order. Carrion won’t walk into a place—even one he knows well—without having it checked out first.” Kane nodded toward the women. “That’s where those two come in. They’re here to look it over, make sure it’s safe.”
“Are you not worried they will realize we’re after their boss?”
“No. There’s no reason for them to be suspicious of us. And if Carrion’s supplied them with a mind-stone, they won’t be able to read our thoughts.”
Swiftrake looked at the woman sharply.
“I’ve been doing this a long time. I’ve picked up a few tricks,” Kane said.
The Forest Lord decided not to ask. Instead, Swiftrake gazed about the room, studying its inhabitants. “I wonder who Carrion is meeting.”
“One of his employers, no doubt,” Kane replied. “Carrion needs to meet with his clients to receive the names of his targets and collect his fees. What better place than a restaurant where people come and go without notice?” Kane puffed on her cigar. “I imagine Carrion works out of six or seven similar establishments around the Dockside, varying the times and locations of his meetings. It’s another way he limits the possibility of an ambush.”
Just then a man entered Eliabar’s. He was a huge man, well over seven feet tall and weighing close to four hundred pounds, none of which was fat. His head was bald and covered in arcane sigils that seemed to shift and slither in the firelight. Similar sigils were etched down both sides of his face, drawing attention to his deep-set eyes and the cruel mouth filled with sharp, filed teeth. He wore a crimson robe adorned with the emblem of a barbed whip; it was cinched at the waist by a belt of human hair. His fingers were sheathed in rune-inscribed iron.
Swiftrake could smell the stink of the man’s magic from across the room. It coiled restlessly in the air, reeking of caked blood on cold stone and dead things in dark corners. “That’s Carrion,” he whispered.
“Interesting fellow,” Kane said. “A bit ostentatious for my taste, but bloodmages aren’t known for their subtlety.”
Carrion descended the stairs, moving lightly for a man of his bulk. He sat down at the table with his bodyguards and signaled to a waiter, who brought him a bottle of chilled Triesan ambrosia and a plate of mushroom-stuffed venison.
“He’s definitely a regular,” observed Kane.
“I told you he worked out of Eliabar’s.”
“I know, but I like to confirm these things myself.”
Carrion sat motionless as the bodyguards prepared his meal. Propping her greatsword up against the table, the tall one sliced the venison into bite-sized portions. Her smaller companion opened the bottle of ambrosia with a deft flick of one of her knives, poured a glass and offered it to the bloodmage.
Swiftrake snorted. “Are they bodyguards or serving wenches?”
Kane didn’t reply. She looked around the room thoughtfully.
After a moment Swiftrake said, “We could kill him now.”
“Because we’d be falling into a trap,” Kane said. Her gaze returned to the bloodmage. “Carrion’s smarter than I thought.”
“I mean the ladies seem to be strangely incompetent bodyguards.” Seeing Swiftrake’s puzzled expression, Kane explained, “The first rule of being a bodyguard is to keep your hands free. Free to draw a weapon, raise a shield, or simply to push your client out of danger. Yet those two have their hands full serving him food.”
“Maybe they are bad at their jobs.”
Kane regarded the wolfling as a teacher would regard a particularly dim student. “Carrion wouldn’t hire second-rate muscle. Which means—“
“—which means they are deliberately being careless. But why would they do that. . .” Swiftrake’s eyes widened. “They’re decoys!”
“Indeed. And Carrion has other men nearby, ready to strike if someone falls for the bait.”
“See the man seated at the end of the bar? He stopped drinking the moment the bloodmage arrived. Same with the Zanbian at the table over there. Each man checked his weapons, but didn’t draw them. That tells me they were on his payroll. That…and the fact both men wear rings engraved with the symbol of a barbed whip.” Kane nodded toward the bloodmage’s emblazoned robe. “Carrion’s symbol. The ladies wear similar rings.”
Swiftrake stared at the men. “Should we spring the trap? Try to turn it to our advantage?”
“No, the restaurant is too crowded. There are too many variables, too much room for error. Innocent people could get hurt.”
“Innocent people? In the Dockside?” Swiftrake snorted. “Half our fellow diners probably have prices on their heads.”
“Probably so, but I’m not here for them. I prefer to avoid unnecessary bloodshed.”
“That is a strange attitude for a bounty hunter.”
“Not at all. It’s a matter of professional pride. I’m here to kill Carrion. If I’m forced to kill his bodyguards as well, I will. Any bloodshed beyond that would reflect poor planning on my part.” Kane’s eyes were dark. “I don’t intend to let that happen.”
“So, what is the plan?’
“I’ll take him outside. There’ll be fewer people around, less chance some poor fool could stumble into the line of fire.”
Swiftrake leaned back in his chair. “If the bloodmage is as smart as you think, he will have other men stationed on the street.”
“Most likely,” Kane agreed. “That’s why I feel the need for a quick stroll.” She got up. “Make sure to order something. Carrion might notice you aren’t drinking and become suspicious. I’ll be back in ten minutes.”
It was closer to twenty minutes before Kane returned, enough time for Swiftrake to order a glass of ambrosia, finish it, and order a second. The waiter arrived with the second glass just as Kane sat down.
“What happened?” Swiftrake asked after the waiter moved away.
“There were a couple of Ssylarians sharing a bottle on a stoop down the street.”
The wolfing frowned. “Lizardmen do not drink. Alcohol is poison to them.”
Kane placed a pair of rings on the table. Each bore the emblem of a barbed whip. “They refused my suggestion to leave.”
Swiftrake bowed his head, whispering, “Vadassa bekea hos amikos lelshae.”
“Vadassa’s Peace rest upon their souls,” Kane said. “An appropriate sentiment.” She studied the wolfling, her eyes intent. “You are a follower of the Mistress of the Hunt?”
“I am a warrior of the Erdei Testverae,” Swiftrake said simply. “Vadassa is my Goddess. Her Code is my Code. It is to her I pray.”
“Has she ever answered?”
“Not that I am aware of,” Swiftrake replied with a quick grin. “But that is not surprising. According to my wife-mate, I am quite dense. Not to mention utterly incapable of understanding the female mind.” His gaze drifted to the rings on the table and his grin faded. “Won’t Carrion realize his men are dead the second he steps outside?”
Kane shook her head. “The Ssylarians were stationed near the end of the block. Carrion won’t expect to see them immediately. It should give me enough time to surprise him.”
“For us to surprise him, you mean.”
“No. I want you to stay here and watch my back.”
Swiftrake started to protest, but Kane cut him off. “When Carrion leaves, I’ll follow him. I expect he’ll have the Sword and the Dagger with him. I can handle them, but not if I have to worry about the Zanbian and his friend coming out after me. I need you to make sure they don’t.”
“And if they do?”
“Kill them,” Kane said. “Cut them down before they know you’re there.”
“A warrior does not strike without warning! It is dishonorable.”
“It’s not a matter of honor or dishonor. It’s a matter of survival. These people aren’t warriors. They don’t fight fairly and they’d slit your throat as soon as look at you. Don’t give them that opportunity.”
“You gave the Ssylarians an opportunity to surrender,” Swiftrake protested.
“You’re not me. I’m not risking my life in the hopes you’re as good as you think.”
Swiftrake stared at her. “You are a hard woman, Allegra Kane.”
“It comes with the job.”
“I do not think I would like being a bounty hunter.”
“It has its compensations: the money is good.”
“Somehow I do not think you do it for the gold,” Swiftrake said.
Kane smiled. “Perhaps not.” She glanced past the wolfling. “Speaking of gold, it appears Carrion’s employer has arrived.”
Swiftrake turned to see a man descend the stairs, walk to Carrion’s table and sit down. He spoke with the bloodmage briefly, handed over a purse, got up, and walked out. The entire encounter took less than a minute.
“Time to get ready,” Kane said. “Carrion’s business is done. He’ll be leaving soon.” She signaled and a waiter brought over the bill. Kane paid it, adding a generous tip.
“Are you sure you will not need my help outside?” Swiftrake asked.
“I’m sure. Carrion will be dead before he knows I’m there. If the ladies are smart, they’ll walk away. If not, they’ll have gotten to live for a few seconds longer.” She looked at Swiftrake. “Just keep their friends off my back.”
“It shall be as you say, Allegra Kane.”
“Good. Now, we wait.”
They didn’t wait long. Less than five minutes later, Carrion finished his meal. The blood mage rose, tossed a handful of coins on the table and headed for the exit. As Kane had predicted, he was accompanied by the Sword and the Dagger.
Swiftrake glanced across the room. The man at the bar and the Zanbian remained seated. The Zanbian had already ordered a drink. “Looks like they consider themselves off-duty,” he said.
“Make sure it stays that way,” Kane replied. She got up and moved quickly toward the door, exiting the building not ten seconds after Carrion. The bloodmage strode down the street, heading toward the corner stoop where the Ssylarians had sat. The Sword walked five paces in front of him; The Dagger trailed behind, guarding his back.
Kane closed the distance, her boots silent upon the cobblestoned street. At twenty paces, the Dagger happened to glance back. Her eyes widened in alarm. Before she could move, Kane’s arm came up and the crossbow spat, whirred, and then spat again. Carrion pitched forward, a pair of bolts buried in his skull.
The Dagger swore, her hands darting toward her knives. Kane shook her head and put a bolt in the woman’s shoulder. She gasped and fell to one knee just as her partner rushed up, greatsword drawn. She halted at the sight of the leveled crossbow.
“Your job is finished, ladies,” Kane said. “No use throwing your lives away over a dead man.”
“Easy for you to say! We have our reputations to consider,” replied the Dagger, her face tight with pain.
“Reputations are no use to dead women.”
“Just who in the Nine Hells are you?” Her good hand inched toward her daggers.
“I’ve many names, but the one you might recognize is the Huntress.”
The woman froze. Slowly—carefully—she moved her hand away from the knives.
“I’m glad you’ve decided to be reasonable,” Kane said. Her eyes flicked to the Sword. The woman’s face was pale. “Help your partner up, then both of you start walking. If I see either of you again, I’ll collect the bounties on your heads. Understand?”
The woman nodded. Sheathing her sword, she pulled her friend to her feet. They backed up, keeping their hands well clear of their weapons. When they reached the corner, they turned and quickly walked away.
Kane scanned the area. The street was deserted. Satisfied, she holstered her crossbow and strode over to Carrion’s body. She looked down at the dead bloodmage. “Rossz-zuzava, indeed,” she growled, “daring to enslave the souls of Erdei Testverae.” Kane’s eyes were no longer grey, but gold and ablaze with power. “I could take your soul as easily as you took theirs and condemn you to wander the Eternal Woods forever. Not as an honored guest, but as prey for the spirits of the Forest Lords who reside there.” Her power beat at the air, filling the street with the scent of dark earth and sun-dappled glades. She heard a faint gasp from behind her and smiled. “But I won’t. Such an act would make me rossz-zuzava myself, and force a beloved son to act against me.” Kane released her power and it faded into the night. Without turning her head, she said, “I thought I told you to watch my back, Swiftrake, son of Winterden.”
“And I thought you said you weren’t a mage,” the wolfling replied, emerging from the shadows.
Swiftrake looked at Kane with suspicion. “Then what are you? And how do you know my name?”
She sighed. “Honestly, Swiftrake, your pack-mate is right. You are about as perceptive as a rock. Perhaps this would help.”
Between one heartbeat and the next, Kane’s figure vanished, replaced by a female Forest Lord of impossible proportions. Standing twelve-feet tall on back-cantered legs, she had broad shoulders and a thick, powerful chest that tapered down to a narrow waist, all of which were covered by a silken pelt of the purest white. Her sharp features boasted a pair of blazing golden eyes set above a long muzzle displaying a formidable array of fangs. Clad only in a bejeweled harness, a glowing quarterstaff held loosely in one clawed hand, she was Power Incarnate.
“Vadassa?” Swiftrake whispered.
“Yes.” The mind that touched Swiftrake’s was vast and infinitely complex.
The old wolfling fell to his knees, bowing his head. “You honor me with your presence, Goddess.”
“No, Swiftrake. It is you who honors me. You have lived your life faithful to my Code and always been a staunch defender of your Pack. You are a true son of the Erdei Testverae. I could ask for nothing more.”
Swiftrake’s ears flattened in embarrassment. Desperate to change the subject, he blurted, “Why are you here?”
“Because you were right; Carrion needed to pay for his crimes against the Erdei Testverae. You were also right you would have died facing him alone. I could not let that happen.”
“But why pretend to be Allegra Kane?”
“I am not pretending to be Allegra Kane. I am Allegra Kane. Or, to be more precise, Allegra Kane is a part of me.”
Swiftrake’s head started to ache. “What?”
Vadassa smiled. “The issue is…complicated. Let us just say the Gods are governed by rules that limit our interference in the mortal realm. As Vadassa, I could not aid you directly, but as Allegra Kane, a mortal avatar of the Mistress of the Hunt, I could.”
“Why choose a human avatar?”
“Humans are everywhere. They can pass unnoticed where the Erdei Testverae cannot. It is a useful trait.” The Goddess’ mind-voice became gentle. “Swiftrake, I have as many avatars as there are races upon this world. How else can an immortal understand the lives of mortals? Some—“ Vadassa’s thought broke-off in mid-sentence and her great golden eyes grew distant, listening to something only she could hear. After a moment, she nodded. Turning back to Swiftrake, she said, “I must go. My manifestation on the earthly plane has not gone unnoticed. To stay longer would have unpleasant consequences for us both.” Vadassa reached out with her glowing staff and touched Swiftrake gently between the eyes. Power flooded through him and the old wolfling felt the years drop from him. He knew without looking that his scars had faded as well. “Be well, Swiftrake, son of Winterden. Know that I am well-pleased with you.” With those final words, Vadassa vanished.
Swiftrake stared at the empty space where his Goddess had stood, tears trickling down his face. After a while, he composed himself and looked around. The street remained deserted, but he knew it wouldn’t be for long. Rising to his feet, Swiftrake made his way over to Carrion’s body. He stared down at the corpse thoughtfully, then reached down and slung it over his shoulder. Vadassa’s Code commanded the Forest Lords to “waste not, want not,” and Allegra Kane had said the Matriarch of Aldatia was offering fifteen thousand orbs for Carrion’s head. Who was he to disobey a command of Vadassa, especially when he and his wife-mate were expecting another litter? As he padded off into the night, Swiftrake gave thanks to his Goddess for this, her final gift.
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Colin on August 1, 2012 at 8:33 am
This is a great story! I want to see more from this author for sure – I hope you publish him many more times.
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Alphabet's Waymo to launch robotaxis with no human in driver's seat
The test without a human in the driver's seat is a first in the United States as large tech companies, big automakers and well-funded startups race to develop fully autonomous cars.REUTERS | November 08, 2017, 07:34 IST
The service will be free at first, but Waymo expects at some point to start charging for rides, a potential way to earn revenue to help offset the steep costs involved in developing the technology.
By Alexandria Sage
SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc's Waymo will launch a ride-hailing service with no human behind the steering wheel and has been testing the fully self-driving cars on public roads in Arizona, Chief Executive John Krafcik said on Tuesday.
The test without a human in the driver's seat is a first in the United States as large tech companies, big automakers and well-funded startups race to develop fully autonomous cars.
While self-driving car companies test their vehicles in public, they routinely have a human in the driver's seat ready to take over if the technology fails.
Waymo said members of the public will begin riding in its fleet of Fiat Chrysler Pacifica minivans without human drivers in a test run of the service in the next few months in certain areas of Phoenix, Arizona, which has dry, predictable weather. Developers are still grappling with vehicle performance in snow or heavy rain.
Members of the public taking part in the company's trial in Phoenix will be its first customers, using a ride-hailing app.
At first, those passengers will be accompanied in the back seat by a Waymo employee, but eventually they will travel alone, although they will be able to hit a button to stop the car.
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It will roll out the service to the wider public at a later date, although it did not say when.
The state of Arizona has no restrictions on self-driving cars, unlike California and some other states.
"Because we see so much potential in shared mobility, the first way people will get to experience Waymo's fully self-driving technology will be as a driverless service," Krafcik said in prepared remarks after announcing the launch in Lisbon.
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration did not immediately comment on Tuesday but said in September last year that conventionally designed vehicles that can be operated autonomously faced no specific federal legal barrier.
With over eight years of testing under its belt, Waymo is a pioneer of self-driving technology and has tested its system in six states, the latest being Michigan.
Last week, U.S. auto retailer AutoNation Inc announced a multiyear partnership for vehicle maintenance and repairs for Waymo's self-driving car operations.
General Motors Co , which acquired autonomous driving start-up Cruise Automation for a reported $1 billion last year, has signaled its intent to test a robotaxi service in the near future.
GM Chief Executive Mary Barra said in October the company aims to take the driver out of its self-driving vehicles "in quarters, not years." The carmaker's goal for its Cruise self-driving car unit is to "safely develop and deploy self-driving cars at scale" in dense, urban environments, not suburbs.
Also Read: AutoNation to maintain, repair Alphabet's Waymo vehicle fleet
(Reporting by Alexandria Sage, Additional reporting by David Shepardson in Washington and Joe White in Detroit; Editing by Peter Henderson, Lisa Shumaker and Susan Thomas)
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2019 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R Bookings Open Ahead Of Launch
The third generation Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is now available for bookings at dealerships and online for an initial payment of 11,000, ahead of the launch on January 23.
By Sameer Contractor | Updated: Jan 14, 2019 12:37 PM
The third generation Maruti Suzuki Wagon R will compete with the new Hyundai Santro
The new generation Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is scheduled for launch on January 23, 2019, and ahead of its debut, the automaker has commenced accepting bookings for the all-new model. The third generation Wagon R is now available for bookings at any of the Maruti dealerships pan India for a token amount of ₹ 11,000, while customers can also book the model online on the company's website. The all-new Wagon R is not only based on a completely new platform but also packs in more features and more comfort over its predecessor. The new model is larger in proportions too over the outgoing version.
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4.65 Lakh * On Road Price (New Delhi)
Launched in India in 1999, the new generation Maruti Suzuki Wagon R completes 20 years of production this year and has been consistently one of the most selling models and in the country. Maruti says that nearly 51 per cent of Wagon R customers have purchased it as their first car, while close to 24 per cent have replaced their Wagon R with a new one.
Also Read: New 2019 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R Launch Live Updates
The 2019 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is larger in proportions and gets a larger engine option too
For the 2019 version, the third generation Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is underpinned by the fifth generation Heartect platform that only makes the car sturdier than ever but also improves overall safety and NVH levels on the vehicle. The model is about 143 mm wider than the current model, while retaining the tallboy stance that it is known for. The design too is evolutionary and instantly recognisable albeit with updates like a new front with a bolder grille, larger headlamps and new vertical taillights.
The cabin has been updated with more features on the third generation Maruti Suzuki Wagon R that not only remains practical but feature rich as well equipped with the SmartPlay touchscreen infotainment system. The SmartPlay studio will allow you to surf news, get latest updates on weather and locate eateries around. It's unclear if the system is equipped with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as well, or just Bluetooth connectivity. With respect to safety, the car will come with the driver side airbag, ABS with EBD; front seatbelts reminder, speed alert system and rear parking sensors as standard across all trims. It's disheartening though that the passenger side airbag is not a standard feature on the hatchback.
The big update though will be under the hood of the new generation Maruti Suzuki Wagon R. The car, for the first time, will get the new 1.2-litre K-Series petrol engine boasting of more power and better economy, while the 1.0-litre motor will continue to be on offer as well. Transmission options will include the 5-speed manual and AMT units.
The new Wagon R makes an entry into a very aggressive segment and will be facing stiff competition against the likes of the Hyundai Santro, Tata Tiago, Renault Kwid and Datsun GO. Pricing will be a big factor in how the models fares, but we do think they will be competitive. More details on the hatchback will be available on January 23.
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Drake and Adele Spend Time Together ‘As Friends’
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Drake and Adele's friendship is budding.
The pair were spotted spending time together in Los Angeles, according to a report from TMZ. Drake, 32, and the "Someone Like You" singer "hung out as friends and did a few fun things," a source told People.
The budding besties dined at Jerry's Famous Deli in Los Angeles before making their way to a private party at Pinz Bowling. Their night ended at Chill N Vape Lounge, sources said. None of the venues would share information about Drake and Adele's day out, however.
Their friendship started when Adele, 30, who rarely tweets, praised Drake on the social platform. Following a performance, she tweeted that it was the "best production" she had ever seen. Drake shared his appreciation on Instagram.
"Oiiiiii don't f---ing get me gassed right now I love this woman and she came to the show," he wrote. "Thank god nobody told me I would have been SHOOK."
Since then, the pair have apparently become friends offline. It does not appear there is anything more than that between the two musicians. It's unclear if they're collaborating on music.
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11 Things You Need to Know About Christina Aguilera’s “Your Body” Video 2 comments
Christina Aguilera ‘s new era is just around the corner, as she releases her latest studio album Lotus on November 13 of this year. She kicks off this era by releasing her first single Your Body on ITunes last September 17, and the music video just earlier this day. And to say that this video is great is probably an understatement. It was colorful, fun, fierce, and I’m not even talking about the overload of pop culture references from Lucille Ball to American Psycho, from Oranium the website to the Bits N Pieces cereal she ate there.
If you’re a real Christina Aguilera fan, you’ll realize that this music video is a big “FU” or “I love you” (whichever you prefer) to all her haters as she does a lot of references to all the things that were thrown at her since the last two years. And of course, as every real fierce beyotch knows, the correct way of addressing the issue is by showing it without even speaking a single word about it.
Here are eleven of them:
1. NICKI-TINA
Ever since Christina gained weight, the press have been nothing but negative about the change in her physical appearance even comparing her as a “second rate Nicki Minaj”. Xtina’s aware of this stuff, and gave them the comparison that they are waiting for. Wearing a purple wig, and ultra skimpy clothes, she really gives a resemblance of the Starships singer here.
2. THICK-TINA
Christina received major major flack when the world witnessed the increase in weight that she had, and even though she has cleared it many times that she is comfortable with her current state and that how much her boyfriend loves her body, the media still won’t stop criticizing her such as when poor C-lister Kelly Osbourne made fun of her for gaining weight. And amidst all of that, how did Christina addressed that in her video? By eating more. LOL.
3. PANTLESS-TINA
Another issue that they keep on bringing about Xtina is how inappropriately dressed as she choose to wear dresses and short skirts during the Live Rounds of The Voice last season, and the American Music Awards performance earlier this year with Maroon 5. Yet, X is still unstoppable by continuing the trend on her music video.
4. ADAM-TINA
With all the negative image that the latter part of The Voice Season 2 resulted mainly because of their child-like bickering, both Christina and Adam were pretty much on the same page fixing all of this together, and the Blind Auditions of Season 3 showed more of that. While one can say that there can be no other diva, when Xtina’s around, I guess he can fit one more in her video with this Maroon 5 frontman look-a-like.
5. RAZZI-TINA
Most of what fueled the media to take over Xtina and post all the negativities around her is mainly caused by the paparazzi. With that said, Xtina’s “Fuck the Paparazzi” shirt says it all.
6. DRUNK-TINA
Remember in early 2011 when Christina Aguilera was involved in a drunk-driving issue with the cops and had her mugshot even released by E! Turns out, she was just dragged in the issue as it wasn’t her who the cops were primarily after for, but since she’s the big star, all eyes were on her. In the video, we get a shot of Xtina accepting a drink from a random guy in the bar. Way to go, X. LOL.
7. FLUB-TINA
Xtina also caused major headlines last year when she flubbed over the lyrics of Star Spangled Banner at the Superbowl, and the non stop flack she received then were already worth a lifetime’s criticism. But of course, the diva knows how to move on about it, even wearing an American flag inspired tap in this part of the video.
8. TAN-TINA
Another thing they love to hate about Xtina is the stage in her career when she was obsessed with the tan sprays and tanning machines. People back then were quick to call her orangey and a human photoshop when she comes out with this very tanned look. Little did they know that Xtina loves them to the point of having one outside her trailer in the music video. Bonus points for having the lifesize snowman in the background.
9. SPRAY-TINA
During the late great Etta James’ funeral earlier this year, we saw Christina perform James’s greatest song “At Last.” In the middle of the performance, pictures of Xtina wiping something off her leg were released even overshadowing the actual purpose of her paying her respect to the singer. Now in the video, she cleared things up by having a scene where she’s spraying tan off her left leg, the same one where the infamous spray tan was photographed leaking that time.
10. TRASH-TINA
Haters easily labeled Xtina as a white trash with her diva attitude, her notable fashion clothing, and their mistaken perception of her confidence, and she gives them an instant trash look in the video with matching chewing gums (a blown out of proportion issue where in she was chewing gum while being interviewed during the Bionic era) to boot.
11. SLUT-TINA
Lastly, here comes Slut-tina. It’s easy for haters to label Christina as this promiscuous lady who doesn’t act her age, but come on. She’s freakin 31. She has the rest of her life still waiting for her. It’s not as if she’s dating every single guy on the planet. As a matter of fact, she dated just one guy, her current boyfriend, post her divorce with Jordan Bratman. But I love how she gave a taste of that aspect in her video.
I am really in love with this video, and this surpasses Come On Over as her most fun yet. For an artist that is underrated with coming up with sassy and intriguing music videos, Xtina never fails to bring up surprised up her sleeves, and Lotus era hopefully will deliver. And more than that, she knows how to address her haters properly. After all her necklace in this photo says it all…
And in case you want to watch the video, here it goes:
Posted September 29, 2012 by Nicol Latayan in Lists, Music
Tagged with christina aguilera, christina aguilera your body music video, the voice, xtina aguilera, your body, your body music video
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2 responses to “11 Things You Need to Know About Christina Aguilera’s “Your Body” Video”
hmm, very cool
Margret Olsen
Omg number 4 is Adamtina!!!
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Indian Army’s Modernisation Needs Huge Investment
By Arun Sahgal* | IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint
NEW DELHI (IDN | IDSA) - The NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government – headed by Prime Minister Narenda Modi – has identified defence reforms and building a self sustaining defence industrial base as a priority reform sector. To transform this into reality, it is not so much of the government commitment but its ability to take policy decisions and put processes in place by spurring public and private sector investments through higher indigenisation, transfer of technology, simplifying procedures, etc.
The Army’s war waging capability is increasingly handicapped. Concerned with dwindling operational preparedness and operationally hard pressed, it wants to induct advanced technology hardware that it perceives would serve its operational needs optimally. However its efforts at modernising be it combat or combat support arms are hardly encouraging – plagued by procurement and indigenous production delays and lack of timely planning.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence’s figures reveals that the army's equipment modernisation is steadily falling. In 2008-09, the army spent 27 paisa of every rupee on capital expenditure. This fell to 24 paisa in 2009-10; 23 paisa in 2010-11; 20 paisa in 2012-13 and just 18 paisa in the last two years. Resultantly the army’s ambitious plans to transform from a ‘threat-based to a capability force’ by 2020 are being consistently thwarted as a result of process driven MoD breaucracy and the Army headquarters delays in drawing up credible qualitative requirements.
Adding to this are procedural delays. Getting approvals is a long drawn out procedure entailing clearances from 18 MoD and related departments/agencies. Consequently, procurements mandated to be completed in 48 months invariably take twice as long. Even the urgently needed equipment via the Fast Track Procurement (FTP) route with a 12-14 month timeline, is rarely ever met.
Modernization Perspective
Let us take the armour first. Indian army’s mechanised fleet comprises T-72 and T72 M1s Main Battle Tanks (MBTs), T-90S MBTs and indigenously produced Arjun MKI tanks. The main issue facing operational efficiency of mechanised forces are two: night fighting capability and ammunition.
In so far as night fighting capability is concerned only the 650-odd Russian T90S MBTs along with indigenously designed Arjun MKI tanks have full solution night fighting capability. T-72 and T72M1s that form the backbone of 59-odd armour regiments along with some 2200 Soviet-designed BMP-II infantry combat vehicles (ICVs) lack night fighting capability.
Majority of the T72s await upgrades that will provide them with either full solution thermal imaging fire control systems (TIFCS) or third generation partial solution thermal imaging stand alone systems (TISAS) enabling all weather including night operations. Till date only 620 partial solution TISAS have been acquired.
In terms of armour ammunition there is critical deficiency of anti tank ammunition; 125 mm armour piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS). Indigenous production is held up on account of black listing of Israeli company, resultantly availability of 125 mm APFSDS including war wastage reserves have dropped to critical levels necessitating urgent imports of around 66,000 rounds from Russia at highly inflated prices.
Next major deficiency is that of Artillery, where no new gun has been inducted in last three decades. Despite years of attempts at modernisation; army’s artillery profile remains beseeched by the inability to decide on the 155 mm gun to replace the 180-odd field artillery regiments employing as many as six different calibres that are fast approaching obsolescence. Even the 32 artillery regiments equipped with 410 FH-77B 155 mm Bofors guns imported in the late 1980s-are reduced to half following cannibalization owing to the non-availability of spares. Upgradation of approximately 200 Soviet 130 mm M-46 carried out jointly by the Ordnance Factory Board and Soltam of Israel has been unsatisfactory resulting in CBI enquiry.
The proposal under the Artillery Rationalisation Plan to acquire by 2020-25 a mix of around 3000-3600; 155mm/39 calibre light weight and 155mm/52 calibre towed, mounted, self-propelled (tracked and wheeled) and ultra light weight 155mm/39 calibre howitzers through imports and local, licensed manufacture have been continually postponed for over a decade. Tenders for almost all these guns have been issued, withdrawn and re-issued, along with several rounds of inconclusive trials. Matters have been further complicated by the MoD completely or partially blacklisting at least four top overseas howitzer manufacturers.
The infantry’s F-INSAS (Future Infantry Soldier as a System) project that includes a fully networked, all-terrain, all-weather personal equipment platform as well as enhanced firepower and mobility for the digitalised battlefield of the future continues to be abnormally behind schedule. Similarly eight-odd Special Forces battalions face an identity crisis, operating without a specialised operational mandate, organisational support or “dedicated budget” resulting in piecemeal and incomplete weapon and equipment packages.
Adding to the Infantry’s woes is the shortages of credible assault rifles (ARs), carbines, ballistic helmets, lightweight bullet proof jackets and night vision devices. These are largely produced indigenously. Last year the MoD issued a global tender for 66,000, 5.56 mm ARs for an estimated $ 700 million to replace the locally designed Indian Small Arms System (INSAS). The eventual requirement for the proposed AR is expected to be around 2 million units for use not only by the army but also the paramilitary forces and the numerous provincial police forces in a project estimated to cost around $3 billion.
Other infantry shortages include; close quarter battle carbines, general purpose machine guns, light-weight anti-materiel rifles, mine protected vehicles, snow scooters for use at heights above 21,000 feet in Siachen, 390,000 ballistic helmets, over 30,000 third generation NVDs, 180,000 lightweight bullet proof jackets together with other assorted ordnance including new generation grenades.
Similar is the story of air defence. The bulk of the army’s air defence guns – Bofors L 70s and the Soviet Zu-23-2s and ZUS-23-4s and missiles like the Russian OSA-AK and Kradvat – date back 30-40 years and need replacing. The Army Aviation also faces similar shortages. There is an urgent need to replace obsolete aviation assets like the Chetak and Cheetah helicopters. Acquisition of 197 helicopters under the Army Aviation Corps Vision 2017 was postponed after the procurement of Eurocopter AS 550 C3 Fennec was scrapped in November 2007. Four years later after trials, evaluation and negotiation the contract is under re-assessment featuring Russia’s Kamov 226 and Eurocopter’s AS 550 models, with little chance of early conclusion.
Addressing Army’s Modernization Needs
The major issue that emerges is how will the army get out of the vicious cycle of delays in procurement, and get its modernisation plans back on track. Is it feasible to undertake an all encompassing procurement backed by indigenous production taking the transfer of technology (TOT) route? What are the likely constraints?
Let us take a look at the budgetary support first? The Defence Budget for 2014-15 has an allocation of Rs. 2, 29,000 crores ($38 billion) an increase of 12 per cent over the previous year’s allocation. The capital outlay is Rs.94, 588 crores ($15.7 billion), and the remaining allocation of Rs. 1, 34,412 crores is the revenue outlay. The sub allocation of capital outlay to Army is Rs. 20, 655 crores, Navy Rs. 22, 312 crores, Air force Rs. 31,818 crores, DRDO Rs.9298 crores and modernization of Ordnance Factories (OFs) Rs. 1, 207 crores. While the figures might look impressive it needs to be noted that fairly large amount of capital outlays get consumed by committed liabilities leaving fairly modest amounts for new procurements.
Second, even if the money was available how can the army make up such huge shortages in any acceptable time frame? Procurement procedures, deciding on vendors for transfer of technology, issues regarding off sets, participation of the private sector and above all skill development are long drawn process which in the best case can take anything from 5 to 7 years.
To deal with the problem two critical aspects need to be addressed: One, the nature of future threats both in short-and-medium-to-long-terms basis. If the trigger for conflicts is likely to be unacceptable provocation requiring immediate military response; this requires basic level of preparedness and modernization to deal with such contingencies. Two, the long-term capability needs require a more nuanced and detailed induction perspective more attuned to R&D, technology transfers and indigenous production, etc. The essential take away from the above analysis is two-fold – laying down induction priorities and tri service synergy.
*Brigadier (Retd.) Arun Sahgal, PhD, is Deputy Director Research and Head, Centre for Strategic Studies and Simulation, at the United Service Institution of India. He is a member of National Task Force on Net Assessment and Simulation, under the NSCS, Government of India. Views expressed are of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the IDSA or of the Government of India. This article first appeared as IDSA comment on July 31, 2014. [IDN-InDepthNews – August 2, 2014]
Image: Indian Army Flag | Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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I’ve a genuine interest in learning Urdu: Jacqueline Fernandez
By On August 24, 2017, 1:05 PM IST Bollywood Entertainment
Mumbai : She has Sri Lankan roots, grew up in Bahrain and is now loving her life in Bollywood. Actress Jacqueline Fernandez says she has embraced everything that Mumbai has to offer and now she has a keen interest to learn the “beautiful” Urdu language.
“I have a genuine interest to learn Urdu, a language that sounds so beautiful. At times, I read something and if I find any word that sounds interesting, I note it down, learn it and try to incorporate it in my conversation.
“In fact, once I learn the language, I want to read books in that language… It’s a gradual process, but I want to learn everything slowly,” Jacqueline Fernandez told IANS in an interview here.
It may be recalled that when Jacqueline was working on Salman Khan-starrer “Kick”, there was news that the superstar had brought on board a coach to give Urdu lessons to the actress.
But besides that, what Jacqueline enjoys is engaging in outdoor activities.
“Whenever I get time, I go for horse riding… I love that. I also play the piano, love cooking and reading books. I am not a video game person,” said Jacqueline, who was exposed to Hollywood films during her growing up days in Bahrain.
The actress’s new release is “A Gentleman”, a movie which has let her explore her action avatar even though she has been part of high-on-action films like “Kick”, “Brothers” and “Dishoom”. She’s now tempted to do more.
“When directors Raj and DK came to me saying there is a scene in the film where Kavya (the character) has to pick up the gun and shoot people, I was like ‘Wow! Finally I got a chance to do action’. I think action comes to me very naturally and I wish to do more action in future,” she said.
Asked about her priority while choosing films, she said: “Well, there is a bunch of things that I take into account… Whom I am collaborating with, how my character will be represented and if that interest me. In this film, my character Kavya is very adventurous by nature, like me… And I like that.”
Jacqueline started her Hindi film career with “Aladin”, and then featured in films like “Housefull”, “Murder 2” and “Race 2”, sharing screen space with actors like Salman, John Abraham and Varun Dhawan.
In “A Gentleman”, she features with Sidharth Malhotra.
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Yasmeen Lari
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Yasmeen Lari is the first woman architect of Pakistan. After initial schooling at Queen Mary’s, Adbistan-e-Soofia and Kinnaird College, Lahore, Pakistan, she graduated from Oxford School of Architecture (now Oxford Brookes University), U.K. in 1963 and was elected Member of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1969. As President of Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP) and first chairperson of Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners, Lari was instrumental in bringing about recognition for the professions of architecture and town planning through PCATP Ordinance 1983.
In 2006, in recognition of her services to the architectural profession and heritage conservation, she was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz, one of the highest civil awards, by Government of Pakistan. She established Lari Associates, Architects, Urban Designers in 1964 and took on the challenges as an architect dealing with issues in an industrially less developed country – from mud buildings, low income housing and improvements in spontaneous settlements to state of the art buildings. She retired from architectural practice in 2000 to devote full time to writing and heritage-related work.
In 1980, Yasmeen along with her husband, Suhail Zaheer Lari, established Heritage Foundation, as a family trust. Recipient of UN Recognition Award 2002 for promotion of culture and peace, Yasmeen's profile has been included among 60 Women from around the world who have contributed most towards the objectives of UNESCO. She was elected a Fellow of Ashoka, Innovators for the Public, USA, in 2004. Since October 2005 she has lead the relief and rehabilitation work among communities, particularly women and children affected by the Great Earthquake 2005 in district Mansehra, Pakistan.
As UNESCO's National Advisor (2003-2005) she led the team that saved the endangered Shish Mahal ceiling in the Shah Burj (the Royal Tower) of the Lahore Fort World Heritage site. She is a member of Punjab Government Steering Committee for Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens, member of UNESCO Consultative Committee for Moenjodaro, Board Member of Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) and Trustee of Transparency International Pakistan.
She is the author and co-author of several books including a publication on the historic Governor House, Lahore.
Source: Heritage Foundation of Pakistan website
Further information: Rebel Architecture (Aljazeera) and Le Monde
Naval Officers' Housing
Compressed Natural Gas Station
Ordinance Factory Housing
Wah, Pakistan
Army Barracks
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
1981/1401 AH
Anguri Bagh Housing
Housing for Disaster Victims
Various Locations in Pakistan, Pakistan
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Profile: Yasmeen Lari
Hasan-Uddin Khan
On Recreational and Tourist Complexes
Yasmeen Lari, Renata Holod, Darl Rastorfer
Photographs of Anguri Bagh Housing
Architect’s Record of Anguri Bagh Housing
Anguri Bagh Housing Project Summary
Anguri Bagh Housing On-site Review Report
Recreational and Tourist Complexes: An Overview
Yasmeen Lari, Suhail Lari, Linda Safran
Anguri Bagh Housing Drawings
Individual Houses: Indian Sub-Continent
Making of a Legend
Part II: My Un-learning Phase and the Angoori Bagh Project
Part III: The Concluding Years
The Lines Area Resettlement Project, Karachi
Yasmeen Lari, Margaret Bentley Sevcenko
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Mikel Obi not happy despite Middlesbrough’s win
John Obi Mikel has said he was not satisfied with Middlesbrough’s display, despite a 1-0 win over Hull City in their Championship game on Saturday.
A first-half strike from Britt Assombalonga, helped Tony Pulis’ men clinch their second win in nine games and first home victory since February.
The win saw the Smoggies climb to the seventh place in the log, one place adrift of promotion play-off spot, with 64 points from 42 games.
“I think the first half was a really good game.
“Maybe we could have killed it with one or two more goals.
“But we had to dig deep, it was one of those where we didn’t play really well but the guys put in a shift and we got the three points,” Mikel Obi told the club’s website.
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Pa Ayo Arebanjo, an elder statesman and Afenifere chieftain, has reacted to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over Nigeria’s insecurity.
Obasanjo had enumerated the huge security challenges in the land, proposed some solutions and asked Buhari to act now so that Nigeria can remain one.
But the letter activated a fresh wave of controversy, with notable personalities taking various positions.
However, Adebanjo in a statement yesterday, advised President Buhari to act immediately on the Obasanjo’s message to demonstrate his commitment to keeping the country together.
Adebanjo said: “I endorse what he (Obasanjo) has said hundred per cent. The situation in the country has got to a critical point that needs immediate attention. It is not a question of we shall do this or we are doing this. The thing has got to a boiling point.
“The situation in the country has got to a position where we have to decide two things: are we going to do restructuring now or we are going to do de-amalgamation? It has come to that stage. We are talking of restructuring because we believe under restructuring we can take care of our security if we do it properly then we can stay together. Anything that is not immediate now is just praying for time.
“Mr. President must do something positive immediately to show that he wants to keep the country together and all the complaints he sees to it. They are killing us right, left and centre; kidnapping us; no arrest has been made, not to talk of prosecution. You want to beat us and ask us not to cry?”
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Judge Roy Moore Files Defamation Suit Against Democrat PAC, Adding to List of Defendants
Peter D'Abrosca
A former candidate for U.S. Senate from Alabama has filed a defamation suit against a mysterious Democrat Political Action Committee, alleging that the group defamed him during his campaign.
“Today, Judge [Roy] Moore and his attorneys are filing suit against Highway 31 and related organizations and individuals who defamed him through false and malicious accusations during the U.S. Senate race of 2017,” said a press release from the Judge Moore Defense Fund.
Moore lost narrowly to Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) after allegations that he acted indecently with a minor 40 years ago.
Big League Politics reported:
“Last year’s special election to find a replacement for Alabama’s Junior Senator was rocked when Judge Roy Moore, who was poised to win the seat, was hounded by rumors of sexual assault from three women. Those claims were so damaging to his reputation that Doug Jones, an unknown Democrat candidate, was able to beat Moore on election night.
While the media played up the accusations against Moore being from nine or more people, Judge Moore’s legal counsel made it clear at a press conference that there were three women accusers, and any inflated numbers were false.”
BLP Passage Ends.
“We all know that politics have become very dirty, and no better example can be found than what Highway 31, a so called super PAC, did to Judge Roy Moore in the senate race of 2017,” said Moore’s attorney Melissa Isaac. “It seems that nobody ever stands up to political corruption or the biased media, but that ends today. The Highway 31 shopping mall ad was a political hit job, and the people behind this ad acted intentionally and with reckless disregard for the truth.”
Isaak was referring to an ad run by Highway 31 that said “Moore was actually banned from the Gadsden Mall … for soliciting sex from young girls.”
Moore has denied the allegation since it was made.
“Furthermore the truth is that Moore never solicited sex from young girls at the Gadsden Mall and no such false allegation has been alleged by anyone,” the Moore campaign said at the time of the accusation.
The Senate Majority PAC, was the primary financial backer of Highway 31. The PAC spent more than $4 million to defeat Moore, and was never required to disclose its donors due to “payment schedules.”
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New Haven Abacoa
Regarded as the greenest neighborhood in Abacoa, New Haven is an established community whose narrow streets are lined with magnolia, live oak, holly and maples trees and whose yards don dazzling red, purple and white impatiens. As the first of 16 communities built within the master development, New Haven homes benefit from the mature trees, landscape, and classic charm. The first 100 homes of Abacoa constructed by DiVosta became available for the residents of New Haven Jupiter in 1998. Today, the 114-acre community of New Haven Abacoa has 100 townhouses with 3-bedroom Abacoa Homes and 405 single-family homes with three to five bedrooms offered in both one and two-stories. On average, the size of the townhouses measure around 1,400 to more than 1,800 square feet including a 2-car garage. The dimensions of single-family homes are approximately 1,300 to 3,500 square feet and feature a 400 square foot private patio. The current market value for homes in New Haven is between $500,000 and $750,000, while the price point of townhomes is between $350,000 and $400,000. Read More
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New Haven is divided into sections by two parcels of land. Each section has its own swimming pool, clubhouse and playground. Homeowners Association fees for New Haven covers common area maintenance and basic cable television for both townhouses and single family homes. Amenities include two swimming pools, two clubhouses and two playgrounds. Although the homes share similar interior floor plans, the varying exterior gives each home its own character and charm. Residents appreciate the close proximity to restaurants, specialty shops, entertainment, and Jupiter’s A-rated schools. From the neighborhood, it will only take a few minutes to reach the Town Center, Roger Dean Stadium, Florida Atlantic University, Abacoa Golf Club, and, of course, Jupiter beach!
Abacoa Florida is a 2,055-acre development featuring urban style living with the idea of mixed-use neighborhoods connected by bike paths and greenways. It has 260-acre preserve wetlands running throughout Abacoa and New Haven’s backyard. This preserve offers nature trails, breeds bass fish, and serves as a sanctuary for tortoises and other native Florida wildlife.
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Rusty Blazenhoff / 4:56 am Mon, Dec 4, 2017
There's going to be a Mister Rogers documentary in 2018
There's going to be a feature documentary about Mister Rogers next year. It's aptly titled Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and will showcase "the lessons, ethics and legacy of iconic children's television host, Fred Rogers."
Fred Rogers led a singular life. He was a puppeteer. A minister. A musician. An educator. A father, a husband, and a neighbor. Fred Rogers spent 50 years on children’s television beseeching us to love and to allow ourselves to be loved. With television as his pulpit, he helped transform the very concept of childhood. He used puppets and play to explore the most complicated issues of the day—race, disability, equality and tragedy. He spoke directly to children and they responded by forging a lifelong bond with him—by the millions. And yet today his impact is unclear. WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? explores the question of whether or not we have lived up to Fred's ideal. Are we all good neighbors?
The film will be directed by Morgan Neville, who won an Academy Award for 20 Feet From Stardom.
Mister Rogers Documentary ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Acquired by Focus Features
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Blaster Master Zero 2 Review - Nintendo Switch
The first Blaster Master landed in 1988 on the NES. It gave control over a nimble tank in sidescrolling stages and the tank's pilot in overhead stages, providing players with two distinct playstyles that mixed of exploration, platforming, and enemy killing, something that would be described as Metroidvania today. Blaster Master proved popular enough to receive multiple sequels, the last being re-imagining of the first game on the Wii in 2010.
Fast forward to 2017 and Inti Creates released Blaster Master Zero on the Switch, a remake of the first game, using NES-like colour palettes and several plot points of the original.
Blaster Master Zero 2 was surprisingly announced and immediately released in 2019, posing itself as a direct sequel to Zero.
Blaster Master Zero 2 expands on almost everything Blaster Master Zero had. The story blasts off the main protagonist, Jason, into space, in search for a cure for Eve, a support droid now suffering a mutant infection.
Jason's vehicle, the G-Sophia, is now able to fly through space, with big and small planets serving as background for levels. Small planets often have only a boss and a couple of screens with self-contained challenges, while big planets offer more sprawling labyrinths with multiple bosses and bonuses. As levels are now divided between different locations, none is as complex or interconnected as in the previous title, with the exception of two planets. Dungeons are also a little bit more linear, both when piloting the G-Sophia or controlling Jason directly. Every planet, however, has its own gimmick and while environmental hazards never feel really dangerous, this does create a lot of variety and every single stage is fun to go through.
Even if stages feel more linear, they still offer a good degree of exploration and problem solving, although the game focuses on health and energy expansions, and for a game called "Blaster Master" the number of weapons isn't particularly high. G-Sophia can equip three main weapons and several subweapons, but of those subweapons a handful are used to solve environmental puzzles.
The game is closer to its monicker when Jason exits G-Sophia to explore overhead levels on foot. Here you have a good selection of weapons at your disposal, but only if you have enough energy for them. Getting damaged will reduce your energy and therefore block more powerful weapons. The game is kind enough to give you an energy guard powerup quite early, although you can bypass the dungeon holding that item. However, as all powerups appear on the map as blinking icons, getting to them isn't particularly tough, at least in normal mode.
In overhead stages all enemies, bosses included, have a weakness to a particular weapon, and part of the fun is finding out which weapon works best against enemies. The answer is to always use the spread shot, not all enemies might be weak to it but it's the most versatile and powerful weapon Jason can wield. Only one boss is particularly difficult if you don't use the correct weapon, and once discovered, it makes the fight a cakewalk.
There are three hidden, optional items, required for the perfect ending. Just like every other powerup, they aren't particularly hard to get a hold of (the game only gives hints about the planet they are on, but if you are on the right one, they are shown on the map) and are mostly kinda boring fetch quests.
The game never feels too difficult in normal mode despite not being afraid of killing players if they get too careless during exploration or boss fights. Blaster Master Zero 2 gets easier towards the end after collecting all health an energy powerups, and the later bosses feel less threatening than the first encounters, despite the larger repertoire of attacks.
The only difficult part is the final portion of the game, but it might end being more tedious than challenging. This final portion is a good twist to the game structure and it features the most complex stage yet, and despite all the gripes this section causes, it's fun to go around and explore it.
Blaster Master Zero 2 is a fun game, more or less on the same level as the first game. But as with all of Inti Creates' sidescrollers, it lacks that "something" to make it shine. I think Blaster Master Zero 2's fault in this case is that it's not as expansive as it appears to be during the first hours, and the challenge level, at least in normal mode, isn't particularly high. It's still a well put together sidescroller that doesn't overstay its welcome (slightly less than 10 hours from start to finish with 100% items), but it's not the greatest either.
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Dana Air Bags NANS’ Best CSR Company Award
June 20, 2018 July 19, 2018 Editor 0 Comments
Dana Air has been recognised as the’ Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Company of the year 2017/18,’ by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
Mr Jacky Hathiramani, the airline’s Chief Executive Officer, was also conferred with the Icon of Societal Development Award, for his “leadership acumen, giant stride in the aviation sector and humanitarian service.”
The organisers said the airline was recognized with the awards due to its passionate commitment to the society.
Mr. Odebunmi Idowu, the National Public Relations Officer of NANS, who made the presentation to the airline during a courtesy visit to Dana Air’s Murtala Mohammed Airport Two (MMA2) office in Lagos, said several companies did not understand the meaning of giving back to the society in which they operate in.
“Most of them believe is all about the industry and profit, leaving out the society and people who keep them in business. Today, we have decided to honour one of Nigeria’s finest airlines for their outstanding service delivery in the aviation industry and most of all, their passionate commitment to giving back to the society.
“We are aware of Dana Air’s discount for corp members and Nigerian students, Commitment to the fight against cancer in Nigeria, and constant support to the Nigerian entertainment industry and as patriotic Nigerians concerned about our development as a country, the leadership of NANs resolved in her best capacity to honour Dana Air management into NANS Hall of fame.”
Odebunmi who described the airline’s CEO as a very humble and accommodating personality also lauded him for his humanitarian service and extolled his management and leadership acumen.
Receiving the award on behalf of Dana Air and its CEO, Mr Obi Mbanuzuo, the Accountable Manager of Dana Air, said it was a well-deserved award for the airline.
He said Dana Air’s commitment to its broad community development initiatives could not be over-emphasised.
He thanked the airline’s guests for supporting Dana Foundation to achieve a lot in terms of sponsoring worthy causes and fulfilling its social responsibility.
By Olusegun Koiki, INDEPENDENT.NG
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Matt Lim has spent the majority of his life between British Columbia and California, where he graduated from U.C. Irvine with a degree in Economics. Matt is currently writing about business operations, best purchasing practices, and optimizing the individual & workplace.
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For hands-on summer fun and hours of discovery learning, invest in one (or all) of these try-it-at-home scientific experiment books*: Stomp Rockets, Catapults, and Kaleidoscopes: 30+ Amazing Science Projects You Can Build for Less Than $1, by Curt Gabrielson (Chicago Review, 2008); Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things (series), by Cy Tymony (Andrews McMeel, 2003); and The Way Toys Work: The Science Behind the Magic 8 Ball, Etch A Sketch, Boomerang, and More, by Ed Sobey and Woody Sobey (Chicago Review, 2008).
Caution: Some experiments involve electrical circuits and use of sharp hand tools or power tools. Parental Supervision is Necessary.
Stomp Rockets organizes its projects into six category chapters: Electricity and Magnetism; Sound, Light, and Perception; Mechanics; Fluids and Aerodynamics; Biology; and Chemistry. In the introduction, Gabrielson lists the tools needed for projects in the book. Most are household items—screwdrivers, scissors, rulers, duct tape—but some, such as a hot glue gun, hacksaw, vise, or hand drill, may need to be purchased, and Gabrielson encourages parental supervision when used. Most of the projects themselves can be constructed from recyclable materials or yard sale bargains. Gabrielson also offers common sense advice to parents on assisting and encouraging children without taking over the project or insisting on perfection.
Each chapter begins with a chart listing supplies and tools needed for the project, followed by a clear but brief overview of the basic concepts illustrated in the process of building a particular device. Detailed instructions for building the device, accompanied by black and white photos of each step in the process, guide the child through the project. Next comes a list of questions to prompt further experimentation and deeper inquiry, and finally, a more in-depth background section elaborates on the principles outlined at the outset, capitalizing on the knowledge a child has gained in the process of building and working the device.
Using a few simple household objects, children can see how electric circuits and magnetic fields make a miniature crane operate; how friction and sound waves produce music; how kinetic energy propels a rubber band racer; how the human heart pumps; how molecules behave in all states of matter. Gabrielson, director of the Watersonville Environmental Science Workshop, has field tested each project ten to thirty times over the past four years, ensuring that they “work,” when children follow directions carefully. He has built into each project several principles of chemistry, physics, geology, biology, and mathematics. He encourages innovative experimentation beyond the project itself and feedback directly to him on any “better way” children discover.
Stomp Rockets, recommended for children nine and up, is clearly and cleverly written and employs the principles of process-, discovery-, and inquiry-based learning. It is appropriate for gifted elementary children and all elementary and middle schoolers interested in how things work. The photographs accompanying the process, however, could be larger and in some cases more clearly focused. While Gabrielson stresses safety and parental supervision in the introduction, he does not always reinforce them throughout the steps involved in a given project. For example, in the chapter on building a crane with magnets and batteries, Gabrielson offers no precautions about sawing wood or drilling holes with an electric drill. And he poses the question, “What do you think would happen if you hook up a car battery to the electromagnet you made?” with no warning against trying such a potentially dangerous action. Also, his list of tools in the introduction should include protective eye wear.
Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things takes an innovative approach rather than a scientific one, though scientific principles account for how many projects work. Using predominantly common household items, Tymony explains how to make plastic or glue from milk and vinegar; how to make batteries from coins, paper clips, and fruit juice; how to find sources of electrical wire in your home or car; how to use ordinary magnets and batteries to activate electrical devices; how to make a radio receiver from a penny. His chapters on emergency survival and personal security employ principles of physics to build a fire without matches; make snowshoes and emergency flotation devices; gather drinking water from plants; make a compass; detect window and door break-ins; and protect yourself with coins or magazines.
Each chapter begins with a brief introduction to the gadget or device; a list of tools and supplies; instructions and diagrams; and references for more information, if applicable. A list of resources and a bibliography of further reading conclude the book, though most resources appear to focus on additional gadgets that can be made from common household items, environmental responsibility, and survival techniques rather than on scientific principles. In his disclaimer, Tymony stresses his purpose in writing the book as a source of “entertainment and edification,” not necessarily accuracy, and encourages readers to use electrical safety precautions and exercise responsibility and lawfulness in its applications.
While Tymony’s intended audience is not specifically children or even young teens, with supervision, Sneaky Uses and other books in the series (Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things, 2005 and Sneakiest Uses for Everyday Things, 2007) can be useful springboards for scientific inquiry. Most projects refer to scientific principles, such as friction or magnetism, in explaining how to make something work, but there is little explanation as to why, scientifically, something works as it does. The projects are appealing to children and preteens, and the instructions are clear and easy to follow, though the diagrams, particularly in the first book, in some cases are a bit confusing. The Sneaky Book for Boys (2008), however, assumes a children’s audience and contains clear instructions and diagrams, as well as a bit of basic scientific terminology, such as air pressure, gravity, and reflection, but again, no scientific explanations or questions for further inquiry. (The Sneaky Book for Girls will be available in the fall of 2008).
Tymony’s series is intended for fun and an understanding of basic scientific principles can also occur, but there is little follow-up reinforcement within the text. With supervision, it is appropriate for all elementary- and middle school-aged children.
The Way Toys Work operates from the premise of reverse engineering: taking things apart to discover the physics of how they work and then building a model from household or inexpensive hardware store items. Sobey and Sobey provide a list of tools needed at the outset, including basic tools such as screwdrivers and pliers, and more specialized items, such as a rotary cutting machine. The authors also provide an extensive list of safety precautions, including the use of protective eye wear.
Sobey and Sobey focus on fifty toys ranging from the complex (Nintendo Entertainment Systems and remote controlled robots) to the simple (yo-yos and hula-hoops) to the generic (stomp rockets, water pistols, and kaleidoscopes) to familiar games and toys (Rubik’s Cube, Operation, Etch A Sketch, and Erector Sets). For each toy, the authors provide a brief history, including the inventor and the toys evolution; a description of how the toy works, accompanied by photos, diagrams, and patent numbers; what you’d find inside the toy; how to build your own version from readily available items, if at all practical; further scientific experiments; and resources for further study where available, including books and web sites.
Children, teenagers, and adults can learn about friction and inertia using hula-hoops; air pressure and trajectory making stomp rockets; and electrical circuitry by dismantling the game Operation to discover its prototype and then making a similar game with original objectives. Anyone can build a simple kaleidoscope from 35 mm film canisters, microscope slides, clear rigid plastic, and beads or sequins.
Sobey and Sobey structure their book on the belief that children and adults learn more by doing, and that the process raises questions for further discovery. They encourage attention to the sense of awe and wonder that accompanies discovery learning, and their projects allow for collaboration, inquiry, processing, and projecting. The book is clear and well written, and the authors reinforce safety precautions throughout. Some instructions could use a bit more detail, and the black and white photographs and diagrams could be sharper in spots, but one the whole, the book is an excellent choice for gifted middle school students or budding engineers of any age.
—Sarah Boone, MA , MFA
Sarah Boone has a master’s degree in teaching and is certified in gifted education. She also holds an MFA in creative writing.
June 29, 2008 | TIP Research Staff Filed Under: Classroom Tagged With: science, summer enrichment
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How’s your … ?), ass-crack of dawn, assassin, assassin (faceless), assassination, assassination attempt, assassination attempt (on Liz), assassination plot, assassins, assault, assault (sexual), assets, assignment (I was an), Asst US Attorney Michael Sima, Asst US Atty Michael Sima, Assyrian relief, astrological sign, Astynomia, Asuncion Paraguay, asylum, asymptomatic carrier, At the right price I’ve found everything is for sale, ATF, Atlantic City NJ, Atria Chemical Corporation, attack, attacked a pregnant woman, attempted suicide, attention to detail, Atticus Rodrick, Attorney, Attorney General, Atwell, auction, auction ledger, Audi, audio recording, audit, auditorium, Austria, authentication code, authorities (conflicting), authority, autism, auto theft, auto-da-fé, autobiographical memory, automobile accident, autopsy, Ava Ziegler, avenging angel, Aviary, avocados pollinated, axe, axe murder, AXG Robotics, Axion Cryptosolutions, Ayela, Ayers, Azeri Financial, ‘06 Audi, ‘66 Mustang, “Sweetheart” (Call me … again), ‼️ALL POLLS‼️, ‼️ALL SCRIPTS ‼️, ‼️ALL SONGS (LIST)‼️, ‼️ALL SONGS (TAGS)‼️, ‼️ALL TAGS‼️, ‼️ALL TWITTER MOMENTS‼️, ♪ Poison in the Water, B 🔸➔, babies switched, baby, baby born, baby girl, baby girl born, baby kicks, baby pics with Red and Liz, baby store, babymoon, bachelors (hottest), backgammon, backstory, backstory (Cooper), backstory (Dominic Wilkerson), backstory (Dominic Wilkinson), backstory (Harold Cooper), backstory (Katarina Rostova), backstory (Kate Kaplan), backstory (Liz), backstory (Raymond Reddington), backstory (Red), backstory (Red’s), backstory (Reddington), backstory (Rostova), backstory (Wilkerson), backstory (Wilkinson), backwoods, bacon corn dog, bad boys (I have a weakness for), bad cops, bad guy (iconic), bad guys and blacklisters, bad luck, bad luck the best luck, bad man capable … of good, bad taste in women, bad things will find you, badass Liz, badge, badge (diplomatic), badge (Liz gets … back), badger, bag (shopping), bag of coins, bagels, Bahram Bakhash, bail, bail bond, bail bond business, bail jumper, bail money, Bailey (Elijah), Baker (Little Susie), bakery, baking, Baklava, balcony, baldness, Baldomero, Baldomero's gonna kill you, Baldur Magnusson, Baldwin, Ballad of the De La Cruz, ballerina, ballet, ballistics, Baltimore, Baltimore MD, Baltimore PD, banana (clue), banana safety word, Bandicott, Bank (Republic Commerce), bank accounts, bank accounts freezing, bank fraud, bank heist, bank robbery, Bank Vertrauen, banking, Banque Canadienne Du Nord, Banque Vertrauen, baptism, baptism in waterfall, baptized (the doctor has been), bar, bar (Red Brau Tavern), bar mitzwah, barber, Barber of Seville, barber shop, Barents Sea, Barerra, Barker, barn, Barnes, barrel (Reven Wright corpse in), Barrett, Basil Vladakis, Bastien Moreau, Bastien Moreau Pt 2, bath time with Brenda, bathtub, bathtub (heart-shaped), Bayram, Baz, Baz shot by Kate Kaplan, BDSM, beach, beach (bodies wash up on), Beach (Rehoboth), beach party, beachcomber, bean can surgery, beans and franks, Bear, bear hunting, bear trap, beard (fake), beast (slew the), beautiful (You are so). You’re the most beautiful, beautiful language, Because I like Ms Pacman, Beck, Beckner, Becky, becoming Raymond Reddington, bedroom (Masha's), beemaster, beer, bees, beetle larva, beetles, beetles (predacious diving), beetles (weaponized), before you embark on a journey of revenge dig two graves, Begby, beheading, being, being God, being like family isn't family, Beirut, Belfast it's breakfast, Belgrade, Belgrade Serbia, Believe it or not I'm you, believing that evil will triumph in the end, Bell, Bell peppers, bellinis, Beluga caviar, Ben Charnquist, Ben Mitchell, Ben Rowe, bendy straw (Glen), Benedict Arnold, benefactor, benefits outweigh costs, Beneventi, Bergita Olofson in her parents' rumpus room on a Saturday night, Bering Sea, Berlin, Berlin (city), Berlin (name), Berlin Germany, Berlin killed, Berlin Pt 2, Berlin Wall, Berlin-2, Berlin/Kirchoff, Bernice the Badger, Berthold Brecht, best and brightest, best of us are capable of – almost anything, bet, bet on yourself, Betadine, Beth, Beth's bracelet, Betray your own boss?, betrayal, Betsy (python), Betsy Nagel, better angels, better man (I'm the), betting on horse races, Beyoncé (Liz loved), Beyoncé concert, Beyond The Sea, bias, Biatch!, biblical, bicycle, bicycle crash, bicycle hit by car, bicycle/car accident, big boy (Tom’s a), big day (Lonnie's), Big Easy, big girl (I’m a), Big Pharma, big top, big wet kiss on the mouth (like a), Big Willie Wilkins, Bigsie Patel, bike helmet, bike helmet (Strap on your), Bill McCready, billionaire, billionaires, Billy, bilocation, Bin Hasaan, binary device, bio-hazard, bio-tech, bio-war, bioengineering, biohacker, biohacking, biohazard, biological virus infecting computer network, biological warfare, biological weapons, Biomimetics Bibliography, bioweapon, bipolar world, bird (piping plover), birds, birds chirping, Birmingham, Birmington (march), birth, birth anomaly, birth certificate, birth defect, birthright, Bishop, Bistecca alla Fiorentina, bit-banger's nightmare, bitch, Bitcoin, bite me, bizarre, black bank ledger, black beetles, Black Book, Black Ernz, Black Fist, black lives matter, black market, Black Mass 13, black Mercedes, black site, blacklight, Blacklist, Blacklist Redemption pilot, Blacklisters list, blackmail, blackmail is such a nasty business particularly among friends, Blackthorn Kincaid, bladder (plastic), Blaise, Blame It On Me, Blame It On Me ♪, Blanche DuBois, blanket (cotton knit), blast-radius projection, Bleak business Harold, blessing (having a child), blind, blind date, blind fish, blinded by a hero with some flaming stick, blinding light, blindness, blini, Blitz (Homburg Churchill wore during), blonde, blonde ladies ("willing"), blood (golden), blood alcohol limit, blood bank (walking), blood curdling scream, blood disease, blood donor, blood drop falls, blood money, Blood on My Name, blood transfusion, blood type, blood type (rare), bloodlines, Bloody Christmas Eve, bloody eagle, bloody rag, Bloody Sunday, bloody vinyl curtain, Bloom, blow up nuclear plant, blowfish liver, blown glass animals, blue eye/brown eye (Stav), blue line (the thin), blue room, blue white dilated pupils, bluffing, BND, BND (German Intelligence), board room, boarding school, Boatright, boats (messing about in), Bob Dylan ♪, Bob Lockemy, Bobbit, Bobby (of Invisible Hand), Bobby Fischer, Bobby Navarro, Bobby Navarro killed, Bockes, bodies are buried (where the), bodies frozen, bodies wash up on beach, body builder, body farm, body guards, body in trunk, body parts, Bogdan Krilov, boiler, boiler explosion, boiler room, Bokenkamp, Bolivian food, bomb, bomb DC Zoo, bomb disarmed, bomb maker, bomb threat, bomb threat (nuclear), bombing, bone cancer, bone marrow, bone marrow transplant, bones (suitcase/duffel full of), bones are Raymond Reddington’s, bones burned by Red, bones identity revealed, Bonnie and Clyde, Boone, Boone 420, Boone 422, Boone's baby born, boot loader, boot store, border control, border crossing, border wall, Boris Spassky, born in Moscow, Bosnia, Boston Legal, Boston MA, both half right, Both were doomed. Both would die, bottle of wine set aside, bounty, bounty hunter, bouquet, Bourbon Street, Bourbon Trail, bow tie, bowling alley, box, Box 642, box tops, Boy I can’t wait to hurt you someday, boy is just a boy, Boy Scout, Boy Scout (Ressler), boy soldiers, boyo, bracelet, bracelet (string), bracelet (your mother's), bracelet of seashells, Brad Lamply, Brady Boatright, Braille, brain damage, brain drain, brain injury, brain surgery, brainwashing, Brandenburg Gate, Brandon Graves, Brandons, Branson, brass knuckles, Braxton, Braxton 2, Braxton Hotel, Braxton killed, Brazil (customs of), bread pudding, break in, break-in (pharmacy), breakfast in bed, breaking promises, breakout, Brecht, Brenda Gilroy, Brenda Sullivan, Brenford NY, Brenner Randy, Brian Barrett, Brian Donnehy, Brian Osterman, Brian Shelow, bribe, bribery, bribery (a little … goes a long way), brick and mortar of who we are, Brickman, bride (impersonating), bridge (Kate Kaplan jumps from), briefcase, briefcase (impact-resistant), briefcase (metal), briefcases exchanged, brightest, brilliant, Brimley, Brimley getting hitched, Brimley’s son, Bring Agnes home, Bring the dog leave the poop, bringing an idea to market, British Intelligence, Brockton College, Brockton College Killer, Brokaw, broken heart syndrome, broken pipe, bronchodilator, Bronwyn, Bronwyn/Philomena, bronze Lincoln penny, bronze pennies, bronze penny/pennies, Brooklyn Martinez, brother, Brother Hershey, brother who died in Kandahar, brother/sister, Brothers, Brown (Norman O), brown-haired doll, Browning 9-millimeter semi-automatic, Brunei, Bruneian national, brunette, brush (record cleaning), Brussels, Brutka Club, bubble module, Buck Miller, bug juice, bug to kill a bug killer, bugging (wiretapping), bugs, bugs (insects), bugs (weaponized), Buhari, building codes, building inspector, Bulgaria, bulge at waistline, bull feces, bulldog, bulletproof glass, bullets vs words, bumper cars, Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Bungarus flaviceps (snake), Bunker, bunny, bunny rabbits (Do you like … ?), burglar, burglary, burgundy, Burgundy (a good), burial, burial of homeless man, buried alive, buried shipping container, burn notice, burned alive, burning Christmas tree, burning money, burning picture, burns money, bus (school bus), bus trip, busboy, business, business card (Levi’s), business card (tracking chip in), butcher, Butcher (The Tri-State), butcher filleting a salmon, butter (deep-fried), butterflies, butterfly kiss and a honeybee hug, buybacks (stock), bypass machine, Byzantine, C 🔸➔, C-4, c-section, C-sharp, C-sharp minor Prelude, Cabal, cabbage soup and herring, cabin, cabin in the woods, cabin in woods, cadavers, Caden Gard, Caesar, Caesarian section, cage, cage of rats, caged Ressler, Cain, cake pops, cake-cutter, calculations, Caleb Cronin, Caleb Hess, Calhoun, Caligiuri Marcus, Call me “Sweetheart” again, Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin Dawson, Cambridge (Fall of), Camden DE, Cameron Morella, Cameroon, camp song, campaign, campaign contibution (illegal), campaign contribution (illegal), campaign contribution from Russian oligarch, campaign finance, campaign promise, Campbell, camper/trailer, camping, camping in the altogether, campus killings, can of worms (Wonder what … we’re opening now), Can you forgive me?, Can you forgive yourself?, can't be forgiven, Canada, canary, can’t say, cancer, cancer (throat), candidate, candiru fish, candy (Fireballs), candy dispenser, candy factory, canons of decency and fairness, cant (circus language), cantilevered, Cape Breton, Cape May, caper, capital punishment, capitalism, Capote, Capra, Capricorn Killer, capsized trawler in Philippines, captain (I am the master of my fate I am the … of my soul), captain of a ship, captive (doctor held), captive audience, car accident, car bombed (not terrorist), car crash, car dealership, car hits bicycle, car in river, car repair, car sex, car theft, car/bicycle accident, Carabinieri, caramel sauce is an excellent lubricant, Caras, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide poisoning, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac surgery, Cardinal, Cardinal Richards, cardiomyopathy, cardiothoracic surgery, care about you, Care package, career, career suicide, Caretaker, cargo ship, Carl Davies, Carl Jung, Carla, Carlington, Carlo Androssani, Carlton is a bit goonish, Carlucci crime family, Carly, Carlyle, carnies, carnival, carnivorous butterflies, Caroline Eikendoll, carotid, carousel, Carraro, Cartagena, Cartel, cartel (drug), Carter, Carter (Glen), Cartwright, Cascabel’s, Cash (character), casket, cassiterite, castrate, castration, Castro, Cat, cat (Red's), cataclysmic event, cataclysmic insect die-offs, catacombs, catastrophically compromised, catatonic, catch-and-release, Catela Cartel, Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Caul, cavalry showed up, cave exploring, cave fish, caviar, cayenne, Cayman Islands, CDC, CDC shipment, celibacy, celibacy (oath of), cemetary, cemetery, CentCom, century (crime of the), CEO Pascal, certainly not dead, chained, chainsaw, chambers, Champagne, champagne (poisoned), champagne bottle, change identity, Chapman (Ziggy … and his kid brother Tip), character assassination, character death, Charades!, Charef, charity, Charlene confesses to Cooper, Charlene Cooper, Charles Albrecht, Charles Maker, Charleston (surname), Charlie Hepworth, Charnquist, Charpentier, chat room, Château Latour, cheap handguns, cheese dog, Cheese Nibs, Chef Hanzo, Chemical Corporation (Atria), chemical plant explosion, chemical spill, chemical weapon, chemicals, Chemist, Chernobyl, Chernobyl-like, Cherry Hill, chess, chess piece, chess player (world class), Chewbacca, Chicago restaurant, Chief Devin Walker, child (random), child abduction, child abuse, child bride, child genius, child kidnapping, child marriage, Child Protective Services, child separated from parents, child sexual abuse, child torture, child-bride support group, childbirth, childhood, childhood (Katarina's), childhood friends, childhood genius, children, children (abducted), children (having), children (lost), children the world almost breaks, children's magazine, chilled Beluga caviar, China, chinchillas, Chinese, Chinese (You're working for the), Chinese embassy, Chinese folk religion, Chinese freighter, Chinese Intelligence, Chinese intelligence service MSS, Chione, Chip-chop!, chipper, Chitra, Chloe, Choi, choice, choir, chopper, choreography, chose the child, chosen one, Chris Farnsworth, Chris Phalen, Christensen, Christian fundamentalism, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas fair, Christmas present’ (dropped off at the ER ‘like a), Christof, Christof Mannheim, Christopher Atwell, Christopher Hargrave, Christopher Miles, chrome ostentatious, chromosomal defects, Chuck, Chuck Christensen, Chuck Shaw, Chuckerman, Church, Church (surname), church (wedding), Churchill’s hat, CI, CIA, CIA informant, CIA operative, CIA v FBI, CIA's Surkov Task Force, cigar, cigar still warm, cigars, Cilizens United, cinnamon toothpicks, cipher, cipher (remote code), cipher code, circle of death, circus, circus language, Citizens United, city dog, civil war (Syrian), Claire Homan, clandestine operations, clandestine organization, Clark Gable, Class A infectious agents, class action lawsuit, class differences, Classified Evidence Protection Act, classified intelligence, classified medical records, clean air guy, clean bill of health, cleaner, cleaner keeper & confessor, cleaners, cleaning crime scene, clemency, clenched and pink and puckered, Cleveland Bandicott, Clever turn of phrase, client list, cliffhanger, climate change, climb into bed together just for a quickie, clinical trial, clinical trial (illegal), Clock, clock repair shop, closet scene, closure, Cloud Cult, clown, Clyde Tolson, CO2, cobalt mine, Cobalt. Cassiterite. Wolframite. They are the diamonds of tomorrow, cocaine as currency, cocktail of steroids, Coco, code breaking, code in pennies, code of ethics, coding, CODIS, CODIS database, coexist (can Red and Kate?), coffee, coffee can, cognitive defects, cohorts/coworkers, coin, coin (rare), coins (bag of), cold case, Cold War, Colder than an Alaskan outhouse, Coleman, Colin Kilgannon, Colin Knox, collapse into rubble, collapse of USSR, collapsed lung, collateral risk, college, college essay, college killings, college professor, college tuition money lost, Collins (William Floyd), Colombia, Colonel Wright, Colton Prison, Columbia Heights, coma, coma (Samar wakes from), combination, Commission Presidential, communications, communion wine, communiqué, commutation, como si dice?, Company (The), company man, competing narratives, compound, compress (honey of yarrow), compression, computer chip, computer leaks, computer virus, computing, Comrade Rostova, Con, con artist, con man, concealed firearm, concealed gun, concentric circles, Concierge, Concierge of Crime, Conclusion, Concord NH, concussion, Coney Island, confession, confession (false), confidence man, confidential informant, confidential medical records, confidentiality, conflicted feelings (Liz's about Kirk), conflicting authorities, conflicting narratives, Conformity doesn't interest me, Confucius, conglomerate (Red’s), Congratulations Elizabeth, Congressional Hearing, Congressman Edelstein, Connolly, Connolly killed, conscience, consent to marry, conservatism, consigliere, conspiracy, conspiracy against America, conspiracy theory, conspiring to commit murder, Constantin Rostov, Constantine Rostov, Constitutio Criminalis Theresiana, Constitution, construction, Construction (Eickendoll), construction project, Contagion, contagious, container ship, containment unit, containment unit (high security), contaminated land, contamination, contempt (Aram held in), contempt of court, contingencies (always make), contraband, contract hits, contract killer, contract on Samar, contractor, convalescent home, Conversation (The), Coogan Hudnutt, Cook, cookies, cookout, cool (I think it’s really), Cooligan, Cooper, Cooper (Gary), Cooper (JD), Cooper given patent information to Hitchin, Cooper’s backstory, Cooper’s father, coordinates, cop (Liz shoots), cop killer, Copeland, cops (bad), cops (crooked), cops (dirty), cops (killer), copycat, copycat killer, Corinne Walker, cormorants, corn, corn dog, Cornelius Goga, corny (sounds), corona of death, Coroner, corporate, corporate espionage, corporate raiders, corporate takeover, corporation, corporation (shelf), corpse, corpse (mummified), corpse (Reven Wright in barrel), corpse farm, corpse preservation, corpse trafficking, corpses, Correatown ♪, correctional facility, Correctional Facility (Greenville), Corrine Eagan, corrugated sardine can, corruption, Corsican, corticosteroids, Corvette, cost/benefit analysis, Costa, Costa Rica, Cotton (surname), cotton knit blanket, counter-intel unit, counter-missile, counter-narcotics, country, coup attempt, coup d’etat, couples massage, courage, courage to create, Courier, Court, court (Red represents himself in), court hearing, court records sealed, court-martial, courtesy phone, courthouse, courtroom, cover story, cover your plum, Covington, cow (milk this … all the way to the slaughterhouse), cow (milked this mad), coworkers/cohorts, Cox, coyote, CPA firm, CPS, crab cakes, crabs, Crandall, Crandall Cryonics, crash (airplane), crash (car), crash (plane), crazy like a fox, creation of scarcity, credit stick, Creel, Crespin, crime, crime (organized), crime families, crime family, crime family (Carlucci), crime of the 20th century, crime of the 21th century, crime of the century. decoder ring and periscope, crime pays (being here gives me the impression that), crime scene, crime scene (staged), crime scene cleaning, crime scene investigation, crime scene photos, crime you didn't commit, crimes (most expensive), criminal, criminal defense attorney, criminal empire (Red’s), criminal law, criminal lawyer, criminal profiler, Criminals are notorious liars, Crisanto, Crispin, Crispin Crandall, CRISPR, crispy beef, Critter Cabin, Croft, Cromwell VA, Cronin, cronyism, crooked as a dog’s hind leg, crooked cop, crooked cops, Crosby Stills, Crosby Stills ♪, cross, crossbow, crossbow hunting, crossed a threshold, crossword puzzle, crowd funding, crowd sourcing, Crown Life Pharmaceuticals, crucifixtion, cruel and unusual, cruise line (Whistler), crunching ice, Cruz, cry havoc, cryonics, Cryptobanker, cryptocurrency, Cryptosolutions (Axion), Crystal Cave, CSI, Cuba, Cuban secret prisons, cuckoo clock, cucumber dip, cucumber sandwiches, cuffed to dead man, cufflinks, cul-de-sac in an idyllic town, culinary negotiations, Culpepper County VA, cult, cult based on novel, cultural genocide, cunnilingus, Curie (The Lady), curiosity is understandable (Your), custody (protective), custody battle, Customs, cut corners, cut head off, cut off penis, cutthroat trout, cyanide poisoning, cyber tracker, cyberbullying, Cyclone, Cyclops, Cylovex, Cyntax, Cynthia Panabaker, cypher (remote code), Cypriot bank, Cyprus, Cyprus Agency, Cyrus Choi, D (Minister), D 🔸➔, Daddy mud, Daddy's permission, daddy/daughter, Daddy’s favorite little pickle-bites, daddygate, daffodils, Dagan, Dahle, Daily Double, Dale Pettigrew, Dale Rayburn, Damascus, Damascus (Ian Garvey), Damascus knife, Damavand highest peak, Dana Isaacs, Dance (painting), dance (Red and Liz), dance card, dance class, Dance lessons. What fun, dancing, dangerous (This man – whoever he is – he's), Daniel Nakamoto/Alex Sato, Daniel Rivera, Dantonio, Daring. Being, Dariush, dark ages, dark Internet, dark ops, dark web, darkness, darkness (light and), Darling I’m not uncivilized, dashing, Data (Star Trek character), database (CODIS), Database (Rare Blood), date (Aram's perfect), daughter (Dembe’s), daughters, Dave Sternberg, Davenport Academy high school, David, David Beckner, David Eckhart, David Flynn, David Foy, David Levine, Davies, Davis, Davis and Fox Entertainment, Davos, dawn, Dawson, day that you were born I was also born, De La Cruz, DEA, dead drop, dead man walking, dead not alive, Dead? Gone, Dead? Pishposh, deafness, deal with the devil, dealership (used car), Dean (Forest of), Dear Trouble ♪, death, Death (Angel of), death (circle of), death (fear of), death (no more cheating), death (perfect circle of), death (smell it in the air), death and decay (study of), death as entertainment, death crouching toward me, death faked, death is a process, death of Red’s ex (story of), death of Tom, death penalty, death penalty (Red faces), death penalty for Reddington, death row, death sentence, death warrant, death with a purpose, Deavers, debate, debate (presidential), debauchery, debt, debt (gambling), debt (here to collect my), Debt Collector, Dec 7 1990, decadence, decapitate, decapitating heads of state, decapitation, Decembrist, decency and fairness (canons of), deck (skydeck), Declaration of Human Rights, decomposed corpse, decomposition (study of), decryption, decryption Denver Colorado, deep state, deep-fried butter, deep-fried butter (like) I am unhealthy and yet irresistible, deepest desire, Deer Hunter, defaced firearm, defective merchandise, defense attorney, defense contractor, defibrillator, defuse bomb, Deidre Mori, Dekker, Delaine Uhlman, Delancey Street Station, delayed honesty, Della Whitmore, Delmar’s, Delores, delusions fiction, demands, DeMarco, Dembe, Dembe Aram’s role model, Dembe … determined to save my (Red’s) soul, Dembe backstory, Dembe beaten, Dembe captured, Dembe death (false), Dembe ex machina, Dembe goes missing, Dembe guards my life because he’s determined to save my soul, Dembe injured, Dembe innocent, Dembe is gone, Dembe kidnaps Aram, Dembe knows everything, Dembe leaves Red, Dembe light in the darkness, Dembe missing, Dembe prays, Dembe released, Dembe returns, Dembe saved my life that night, Dembe saves Red, Dembe secret keeper, Dembe shot by Hunter, Dembe spiritual counselor, Dembe tells Liz Red killed Kate, Dembe traces 911 call to Liz, Dembe undercover, Dembe Zuma, Dembe Zuma (episode), Dembe Zuma (title), Dembe's always saved my life, Dembe's daughter, Dembe’s retreat, dementia, democracy, demons, Denisov, Denner, Dennis Edwards, Dennison, dental work (transmitter in), dentistry, Denver CO, Denver map, Denver Mint, deodorized body odor, deposit box, deposition, depth perception will never be the same, Deputy Dawg, DeReamer, Des Foy, Desai, desalination process, descent into madness, deserves to know the truth, desperate thing to say, Detective Bell, Detective Elijah Bell, Detective Farwell, Detective Singleton, Detective Singleton killed, Detective Singleton working with Ian Garvey, detention (pre-trial), detonate, deus ex machina, devastatingly handsome, Devil, devil (deal with the), devil isn't finished, devil on one shoulder (I’m the) and you’re the angel on her other, Devils Tower, Devin Walker, Devlin, Devry, Dewan, DHS, DHS vs FBI, diabetes, dialysis, diamond, diamond necklace, diamonds, diamonds of tomorrow, Diane Fowler, Diane Fowler murder investigation, Diane Fowler murder re-enactment, Diane Fowler shot (re-enactment), diary, diary (Katarina's), Diaz, Diaz (Miriam) shot, dice (loaded), Dick Kendal, Dickens, Did I say “sex”? Sex, die-offs (insect), Diff'rent Drum ♪, dig the bow tie, Digby Tamerlane, digging for treasure, digging up graves, digital translator, dim sum (Liz loved), Dime (Mercury), Dime (Wingéd Liberty), dimpled mallet, diner, dinosaur (stuffed), Dionne, diorama, diplomatic badge, diplomatic cables, diplomatic pouch, diplomatic security, Diplomatic Security Service, dipsomaniac, direct democracy, Director, Director 2, Director abducted, Director killed, Director of National Intelligence, Director Pt 2, dirty cop, dirty rat, disability, disappearance, disarm bomb, disbarred, Discipline not faith, disease (kidney), disease (mental), disease … passed from father to son, disease-resistant crops, disgraced, disguise, dishonesty, dishonorable discharge, disinformation, disinter, disinterment, dismemberment, disrespect, dissociative personality disorder, dissolve bodies, Disturbed ♪, divided loyalties, diving for quarters, divorce agreement, Dixon, Djinn, DMV, DNA, DNA evidence, DNA matching, DNA paternity report (SVR): Kirk is Liz's father, DNA report, DNA research, DNA results, DNA test, DNA test (Bethesda), DNA test (Liz is Red’s daughter per), DNA test (Red is Liz’s father per), DNA test altered (Kirk claims), DNI, do I dare to eat a peach?, Do not go gentle into that good night, Do you like bunny rabbits?, Do you love him?, Do you trust him with your life?, Do you want to suffocate or have a heart attack?, Dobbs, Docent, doctor has been baptized, doctor held captive, Doctors Without Morals, document is all that matters, Doe (Jane), Does an opossum have 13 nipples?, dog, dog (Duke), dog (Kate), dog (Red kisses), dog (Sam's), dog (stuffed), dog grooming, dog house or White House, dog with tracking chip, doggie day care, doghouse, dogs, dogs of war, DOJ, doll, doll (brown-haired), doll (upside down), doll melting, doll.letter opener, Dom, Dom forgives Katarina, Dom is Oleander, Dom meets Liz, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti ('78), domestic abuse, domestic violence, Dominic Wilkinson, Dominic Wilkinson backstory, Don Giovanni ♪, Don Julio, Don't be ridiculous Raymond, Don't ever do that again, Don't shoot! He's got Agnes!, Donald Ressler, Donald Ressler kills Laurel Hitchin, done did him?, dongle, dongle has been inserted, Donnehy, Donnie-Wayne, donuts, Doppelgänger, Doritos, dossier, Dostoyevsky, double, double agent, double bacon corndog, double cross, Double espresso shot of milk, double jeopardy, double life, doubled down on extinction, doubloons, Douglas, Douglas (Michael), Dover DE, Down by the River, down the rabbit hole, Dr Adrian McCaffrey, Dr Adrian Shaw, Dr Adrian Shaw 2, Dr Adrian Shaw Pt 2, Dr Bogdan Krilov, Dr Corrine Eagan, Dr Dresner, Dr Ethan Webb, Dr Felix Dresner, Dr Grey, Dr Guillermo Rizal, Dr Hannah Moshay, Dr Hans Koehler, Dr Haverkamp, Dr James Covington, Dr Jonathan Nikkila, Dr King, Dr Koehler, Dr Krilov, Dr Linus Creel, Dr Lomay, Dr Lomay’s clandestine hospital, Dr Maguire, Dr Makeover, Dr Marcus Joffee, Dr Martin Luther King, Dr McCaffrey, Dr Melissa Lomay, Dr Nikkila, Dr Ogden Maguire, Dr Orchard, Dr Rayburn, Dr Reifler, Dr Rizal, Dr Sands, Dr Sebastian Reifler, Dr Selma Orchard, Dr Sharon Fulton, Dr Sonia Bloom, Dr Sophia Gallup, Dr Spalding Stark, Dr Suess (Liz loved), Dr Taylor Rayburn, Dr Who, Dr Woerner, Draconian, dragon (multi-headed), drama, Dramatus Interruptus, drawing, drawing (happy family), Draxton, Dreadlocks, dream, dream of a normal life, dream of falling, dream of flying, dream of Katarina (Liz's), Dresden, Dresner, dressing room, Drexel, drinking, Driscoll, driving lesson, drone, drop of blood falls, drop you off in time for dinner, dropped from plane, dropped token, drown, drowning, drowning woman, Drucker, drug addiction, drug cartel, drug cartel (skinhead), drug cocktail, drug dealer, drug den, Drug Enforcement Administration, drug gang, drug implant, drug mule, drug operation in candy factory, drug routes (list of), drug smuggling, drug syndicate, drug syndicate (Nash), drug trade, drug trafficking, drug war, drugging, drugs, drunk, drunk driving, drunkenness, dry well, DSS (Diplomatic Security Service), DuBois (Blanche), duck hunting (using a decoy), due diligence, Duerte, duffel bag, duffel revealed, duffel with bones [SEE under ➔ suitcase/duffel], duffel/suitcase with skeleton, duffle full of cash, Dugger, Duke (dog), dump, dump truck, Duncan, Dunning, Dupont Circle, Duquesne, dying on a cross, dying wish (Tom’s), Dylan ♪, Dylan Thomas, dynasty, dyslexia, dystopia, Dytiscidae, 👶, 💥, 💦POP💦, 💯, 🔥🔥🔥, 🔥Red Hot🔥, 🔥Red Hot🔥Fan Fiction, 🔥Red Hot🔥James Spader Pics, 🦆*quack* 🦆, E 🔸➔, e pluribus unum, e-commerce, E-Z Pass, Eagan, Earl, Earl Fagan, Earl Fagen, Earl King, Earl King VI, Earl Wilson, Early, Early is on time on time is late and late is unacceptable, earrings, Earth dies without insects, earth tones, Easter references, Eastern Europe, Easy Scripts, Easy Scripts 1, Easy Scripts 2, Easy Scripts 3, Easy Scripts 4, easy search, eat a peach, eavesdropping, eccentric billionaire, echo of the past, Eckhart, eco-terrorism, ecology, ecosystem, ecoterrorism, Edelstein, Eden, Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allen Poe, Edgar Grant, Edgar Legate, editing oneself, Edward Knobbs, Edward Waybur, Edwards, egg on my face, eighty-six bodies, Eikendoll, Eikendoll Construction, EJ Dionne, El Dorado, Elazar, Eleanor Dawson, election, election campaign, electrocution, elephant hunting, elephants, elevator, Eli Matchett, Elijah Bailey, Elijah Bell, Eliot TS, Elise, Elise and Aram fight, Elise's glasses, Elise/Aram, Elise/Janet, Elizabeth, Elizabeth is my daughter, Elizabeth Keen, Elizabeth Keen you are under arrest, Elizabeth. It's over, Ella, Ellis, Elroy (Mr), Elsie Stevens, emasculate, embassy (Chinese), embezzlement, embezzler, embezzling, Embrace the Struggle, embryology, emergency c-section, emergency room, emergency room doctor, Emerson (Riley), emigration, Emma (of Invisible Hand), Emma Knightly, Emmys, empty grave, empty vessel at the bottom of a fathomless sea, encrypted firmware, encryption, end of Cold War, endangered species, endgame, endgame (Kate Kaplan's), Endling, endorphins, Energy and Commerce Committee, engaged, engagement, engagement ring, engineered virus, England, English 101, English professor, engraving, enhanced interrogation, entering my world, entire arc of my life might have been different, entrance (Now there's an), environment, environmental toxins, environmentalism, envoy, EPA, epinephrine, episode, Episode 1, Episode 10, Episode 100 (of series), Episode 11, Episode 12, Episode 13, Episode 14, Episode 15, Episode 16, Episode 17, Episode 18, Episode 19, Episode 2, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 22, Episode 3, Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, ER, ER MD, Eratosthenes’ map of the world, ergot alkaloid, Eric Copeland, Erikssons v Vacarros, Ernesto Hidalgo, errand boy, erudite, escape, escape (failed prison), escape plan, espionage, estate, estate plan, estate planning, Esteban, eternal, Ethan Begby, Ethan Isaacs, Ethan Linley, Ethan Webb, Ethicist, ethics, ethics (code of), Ethiopian porridge, eugenics, eulogy, eunoch, eunochs, Euripedes, euthanasia, evacuation, evangelical, Evelyn Foy, Everly, every suicide – every single one: an act of terror, everyone dies, Everyone dies someday, Everyone here has a past, Everyone likes apples, everyone wants to know, everyone’s fate is negotiable, everything is for sale (At the right price I’ve found), Everything is not fine!, Everything you believed … has been a lie, Everything's killing us, evidence, evidence (inadmissible), evidence (stolen), evidence admissibility, evidence board (Liz’s ad hoc), evidence control, evidence file, evidence locker, evidence planting, evidence vault, evil will triumph in the end (believing that), evolution, ex machina, ex-con, ex-Navy Seals, ex-Seals, ex-wife, excommunication, execution, execution (mock), execution stayed, executions, executive order, exhilarating, exhuming corpses, exile, exit interview, exonerate, exonerate Elizabeth Keen, exoskeleton, expecting, experimentation (human), expert in pain management, explosion, explosion (gas), explosive bullet, explosives, exterminator, extinction, extortion, extremism, eye (artificial), eye (glass), eye drops poisoned, eye for an eye, eye scanner, eye surgery, eye twitch, eye witness, eyes like a wolf, eyes of The Hand, eyes remind me of someone, eyewitness testimony, Ezra, Ezra Mandel, F 🔸➔, F-22s attack, face (scarred), Face- whatever, faceless assassin, FaceTime, facial recognition, facial recognition (airport), facial reconstruction surgery, factory farming, Fagan, Fagen, fail-safe (pneumatic), Fairfax county, Fairy Godmother, fairy tale, faith, faith (Discipline not), faithful, fake apartment, fake beard, fake hospital, fake ID, fake news, fake news – curse of our time, fake passport, fake pregnancy, Fake Red. Faux Red. Fred, faked death, falafel, falcon, Falkirk, fall (fatal), Fall Finale, fall from airplane, fall from building, Fall of Cambridge, fall of the Berlin Wall, fall through ceiling, fallen in the midst of battle (How the mighty are), falling for people who aren’t what they appear to be, false confession, false flag, false flag operation, false identity, false imprisonment, false narrative, false testimony, false witness, falsification, Falstaff Theatre, family, family (fantasy of), family (what is a), family business, family curse, family isn't family (being like), Family isn’t about bloodlines, family reunions, family secrets, Famke, famous cucumber dip, fan fiction, fan fiction adult, fanfics, fantasy, fantasy come true, far-right, Faraday cage, farming, farms (Tansi), Farnsworth, Farook Al-Thani, Farwell, fascism, Fat Joe, fatal fell (in love), fate, fate (I am the master of my … I am the captain of my soul}, fate (I make my own), fate (Sometimes … makes you), fate is negotiable, fate will be sealed, father (surrogate), father a career criminal, father dying, Father for I have sinned!, father was kind and decent and beautiful, father-daughter, Fathomless Eyes, fathomless sea, fave, FBI, FBI (history), FBI badge, FBI CIA to share data, FBI Director, FBI ID, FBI v CIA, FBI vs DHS, FBI vs Secret Service, FDA, Fear is a liar, fear of death, feast, feathers, federal detention center, Federal Hill in Baltimore, Federal Medical Center, Federal Penitentiary, Federal Reserve notes, federal witness, fedora, feelings conflicted (Liz's about Kirk), Feels like God’s work, Feist, Felix Dresnee, Fellowship (Katai), Feltmeyer, female roles, female serial killer, female/male killer, female/male pay equity, femme fatale, Fentanyl, Fentanyl is like snake venom, fenugreek porridge, ferry, fertility clinic, fertilization (in vitro), fiancé (Marvin Gerard's), fiance, fiance (ex-), Fickman, fiction writer, Fidel Castro, Fidelity. Bravery. Integrity., fidgetspinner, field dressing, Field gets the glory; support gets the job done, Fifield, Fifth (plead the), Figaro, fight, fight club, file recovery, filleting a salmon, Fillmont University, final meal, final words, Finale, finance minister, financial holy grail, financial meltdown, financing terrorism, Find Leonard Caul, finder, Fine and Clean, fingerprints, fingerprints on coins, finish line (I'll be waiting at the), finish line (sprint to the), finish the job this time, Finn, Fiona Driscoll, fire, fire (house of the), fire (purification by), fire (race horse killed in), fire at Fritzles, fire in a crowded theatre (yelling), Fire in the Hole, fire suppressant, fire-prevention system invoked, firearm (concealed), firearm (defaced), firearm (unregistered), Fireballs (candy), firebug, firmware (encrypted), first edition of “Treasure Island”, First Lady, First Lady Miriam Diaz, First Lady shot, First World War, FISA, Fischer, fish, fish (candiru), fish hook, fish processing, Fisher, fishing, fishing (spearfishing), fishing boat, fishing charter, fishing metaphor (Panabaker), fishing pot, fishing vs… looking like an idiot, fisticuffs, Fitch, Fitch killed, fitness-for-duty evaluation, Fitzpleasure, five limbs of man, five senses, five-alarm fire to national security, fixer, flaccid penis, flag, flagellation, flaming stick (blinded by a hero with some), flammable liquid, flares, flash drive, flash point, flashback, flashbacks (series), flashing module, flashover, flat, flat tire, flaying, flesh eating butterflies, flipped, float plane, florist, FLOTUS, fly (I'd like to), fly fishing with Scalia, fly like a bird, Flying is life. Falling is death, Flynn, fob, folded flag, Foley, folk, folk religion, follow me (I don’t want you to), follow own path, Folta, food crisis, food kitchen, foot chained, foot massage, football (touch), footsie, For all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God, For the family!, For the Love of Lizzington, forbidden love, force field, Forecaster, foreclosure, foreign intelligence, foreign money to get elected, forensic accountant, foreplay, Forest of Dean, forged swords, forgery, forgery (art), Forget Bloodlines, Forget having your testicles scratched, Forgive me, Forgive me. For Kate. For everything, forgive me? (Can you), forgive yourself? (Will you be able to), forgiveness, Forgiveness doesn’t mean accepting what you’ve done, forgiveness vs revenge, forgiveness won't come, Forgiveness. For Kate, forked tongue, forlorn, fort (child's), fortune, fortune hunt, fortune teller, foundational elements, four Fireballs, four homonym for death, four of you against me: practice, four pennies, four spiders, Four spiders no gift, Fourth Amendment, Fowler, Fowler corpse found, Fowler crime scene, Fowler murder investigation, Fowler murder re-enactment, Fowler shot (re-enactment), fox (crazy like a), fox in the henhouse, Foxglove, Foy, fracking, frame (broken), frame (verb), framed, framed (Red by Cabal), framed (set up), France France, Francis Cotton, Francis King, Frank Capra, Frank Carraro, Frank Dobbs, Frank Hyland, Frank Sturgeon, franks and beans, fraud, fraud (mail), freak, Frederick, Frederick Barnes, free market, Free Syrian Army, freedom fighter, Freedom Tower, Freelancer, freelancing, freezer, freezer (locked in), freezing bank account, freezing bodies, French Revolution, French Riviera, french toast kabobs, fried butter, friend (You're my), friend of a friend (Your job’s to be the), friend or a mortal enemy (singular), friends (childhood), friends (I make...easily), friends in Hell, friends in low places, friendship, fringe, fringe order, Fritzles (fire at), frogmen, Front, front organization, frontal lobe surgery, Frost, frozen, frozen bodies, frozen thumbs, fruit basket, Fudo, fugitive, fugitives, fugu kimo, Fukushima, Fukushima on the Hudson, Fulcrum, full remission, Fulton, fundamentalism, fundraiser, funeral, furtive, future is a sucker's bet, futurism, G 🔸➔, G Gordon Liddy, G-Wagon, G3s, Gabinelli, Gable, Gabon, Gabor Museum, Gabriel Costa, Gaddafi, gaffer, gag (ball gag), Gagarin, Gaia, Gaithersburg MD, Gale, Gale (Julian), Gallup, Gallup/Vasquez, gambing, gamblers killing gamblers, gambling, gambling addiction, gambling debt, Game (character), gang, gang (drug), gang (motorcycle), gang war, garbage disposal, garbage dump, Gard, Garrick, Garrick-2, Garvey, Garvey (Liz recognizes), Garvey 2, Garvey double, Garvey impersonator, Garvey is US Marshal, Garvey kills Lena Mercer, Garvey kills Pete McGee, Garvey Pt 2, Garvey shoots Red, Garvey shot by Liz, Garvey working with Singleton, Gary Cooper, gas explosion, gas leak, gas station, Gaspard, Gavin Pruitt, Gavrilo Princip, gay, Gaza, gazillionaire, geek, geeks, gender, gender roles, gene, Gene & Georgetti's, gene editing, gene hacking, gene mapping, gene sequencing, General Assembly, General Ludd, General Shiro, General Yaabari, General Zhukov photo, generator, Genesis project, Genet, genetic disorder, genetic modification, genetic research, genetically modified organisms, genetics, genetics (plant), Geneva, Genghis Khan, genie, genitalia (they all look like … to me), genius, genius (child), genius (childhood), genius can’t be rushed, geniuses, Genny out again?, genomic research, genomics, genomics (plant), genomics research, genotyping, Gentle Bliss Massage Parlor, Geoff, Geoff Perl, Geoffroy Keino, geoinformatics, George Murphy, Georgetown, Gerald Dugger, Gerald Klepper, Gerald Sullivan, Gerald Todd Klepper, Gerard, gerbil on meth, German Intelligence, German nationalism, Germany, Gerrick, Gerta, get away with murder, get her back, Get out. He will kill you if you don’t, get-away car (wedding), get-out-of-jail-free card, getting hitched, getting through airport security, Ghaffari, Ghazi Safar, ghost, ghost (life’s full of them), ghost (like he’d seen a), ghost brides, ghost of Tom, ghost squad, ghost story, ghost whisperer, ghouls, giant in a bear costume, giant penis launching off from Earth, Giaochino Rossini, gibberish, Gideon (USS), gift (parting), gilding the lily, Gillette, Gilroy, gin and tonic, Gina kills The Major, Gina Zanetakos, Ginger Lumiere, Giovanni ♪, girl, girl in a cabin with a gun and a dog, girl is your only option, girlfriend, girlfriend (I paid Hannah to be my), Given up greed and avarice, Giza Barerra, Glanton, glass eye, glass jars, glass menagerie, glass shard, glass shards in ice, glasses (Elise's), Glastnost files, Glen Carter, Glen is a licentious cur, Glenforest Lodge, Glenn Carter, glitter, global food crisis, global smuggling, Global Systems Imports, global warming, globalism, glorified serial killer (You’re a), GMOs, go back, go gentle into that good night (Do not), goat skull, goats, God, God (there is no), God doesn't want me and the devil isn't finished, God’s work (Feels like), Goga, gold, gold bars, Gold Bug, golden blood, golf, golf (miniature), González, good and evil, good and evil cuts through the hearts of all of us (line dividing), good Burgundy, good fortune, Good one, good person (Am I a – ?), Good Samaritan Killer, good to be wanted, good to have friends in low places, goons, goons (Red's), Gordo (dog), Gordon (surname), Gordon Lightfoot ♪, Gorman, Gorrell, Gorrell abducted, gothic, Gougeres, Gouldsberry, government secrets, GPS, Grace Draxton, Grace Talbot, Graceland, graduation photo, Grafton County, Grafton WV, Grand Cayman, grand jury, granddaughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandmother (Liz’s), grant, grapefruit gushie, grave, grave (Tom’s), grave digger, grave of "Elizabeth Keen", grave robbing, graves (dig two), graveside, graveyard, Grayscape Seventeen (plans for), great team, greater good, Greece, greed, greed and avarice (Sworn off), Green, green energy, green guy swordfighting, green teeth, Greenbelt Maryland, Greene Drugs, Greenville Correctional Facility, greeting card, Gregg, Gregory Devry, grenade, Grey, Grey Matters, Greyson Blaise, grief, grief and anger, grieving, grieving surge, grifter, Grimm, grizzly, grizzly bear, Gromov, grotesque, Groveton, Grumman LLV, Gruyere cheese puffs, guard tower blown up, guardian angel, Guatavita, Guillermo Rizal, guillotine, guilt by association, guilty (Red pleads), guilty plea, GULAG, Gulfstream G650, gun (concealed), gun (unregistered), gun as evidence, gun running, gun smuggling, gunfight, gunfight at wedding, gunfire, gunmaker, gunrunner, guns (cheap), gunshot, gut you like a fish (I'm gonna), gutting, Gwen, gym, gymnasium, H 🔸➔, haberdasher, hack, Hack Star, hacker, hackers, hacking, hacking (genetic), hacking contest, hacking power grid, haiku, hair dyed brunette, Halbeck, Halcyon Aegis, half-sister, hallucination, hallucinations, hallucinations (hypnagogic), Halmi, Hamid Bakhash, hammer, Hammerstone Electric, Hammett, Hamzah, hand grenade, hand-forged swords, handcuffed to car, handgun (unregistered), handguns (cheap), handler, handsome, handsome (I'm sure you were always), hanging, Hannah, Hannah Moshay, Hannelore, Hans Koehler, Hans Von Hauser, Hanzo (chef), happy (You make her), happy family drawing, Happy thoughts?, harbormaster, harbormaster killed, Hardekopf, Harem, Hargrave, Harkins Museum, Harold, Harold Cooper, Harold Cooper’s backstory, Harold Cooper’s father, Harrington NY, Harris PA, Harris Van Ness, Hartmans, Hartswicks (cigars), Harvard, Harvard (turned down), Hasaan, hashish, Hassan Arkani, Hastings, hat (Churchill’s), hat (Homburg), hat (Winston Churchill’s), hat on my head (only thing you left me…), hatchet, hatchet murder, hate crime, hate to love, Hatley, Hauser (Von), Have you ever killed anyone?, Haverkamp, Havershim Hardware, having children, havoc, Hawkins, Hawthorne Biologics, Hayworth, hazardous materials, HAZMAT, hazmat suit, He didn’t miss, he does do a lot of good, He doesn't own her. He is her., he flipped, He is her, He owns you, He smells like money to me, He took your mother away from us, He traded himself for me, He was a good man…before his obsession with you, He was in love with your mother, He will not have my granddaughter, He would have wanted that too, He's a legend, he's dangerous (whoever he is – ), he's family, He's not who you think he is, He's obsessed with you, He's open-sourcing it, He's reckless; dangerous; Hobbs Rachel, head cut off, head in box, Headband, Headmaster, headstone, hear shapes, hearing, Hearing (Congressional), hearing aids, heart arrhythmia, heart attack (fake), heart transplant, heart-shaped bathtub, heat map, Heather Walker, heaven hell purgatory, He’s a nutjob, He’s evil. He’s my father. I must be evil, he’s just a man who loves you very much, Hebrew, Heddie Hawkins, hedging bets, Heiden, Heilman & Main CPA firm, Heinritz Psychiatric Center, heir, heiress, heist, heist (jewelry), Helai, Helen Dahle, Helen Litke, helicopter, Hell, Hell Gate, Hellfire, Hellfire missiles, Helmand Province Afghanistan, hematology, hematoma (subdural), Henkel, Henley, Henry Hawkins, Henry Morris, Henry Prescott, Henry Prescott killed, Hepworth, Herbie Hunnicutt, here I am (And), here you are (And), Heredias, Herman, hero with some flaming stick, herring (cabbage soup and), Hershey Hepworth, Hess, Hexapene, Hey! Who loves ya baby?, Hi! A girl! Hi, hi/lo (card game), hicks, Hidalgo, hidden treasure, hideous fish, hiding, high rollers, high school, high school (Davenport Academy), high security containment unit, high tech, High Temperature Accelerant, high value target, high-school fisticuffs, highest peak of Damavand, Highland Park, Highlights for Children, hightops, Hightower, Hightower Serpentarium, Highway, Highway (Kings of the), highway robbery, highwaymen, Highway~Kings of, Hill, hillbillies, Himalayan Field Rats, hippies, Hiracki, history, history (alternate), hit by car, hit job, hit man, Hit me hug me. Reddington's moral code in a nutshell, hit on Samar, hit-and-run, hit-and-run accident, hit-and-run was a murder, hitchhiking, Hitchin, Hitchin accused of murdering Reven Wright by Ressler, Hitchin exonerates Liz, Hitchin found dead, Hitchin gives patent information to Red, Hitchin killed by Ressler, Hitchin kills Wright, Hitchin’s body, HLR (Home Location Register), Hobbes, Hobbs, hobby swords, Hobson's Choice, Holcombe’s annual poker bash, hold lists (mail), holding cell, holding cells, holding hands, holding hands/never let go, hole in your carotid, Hollis, Hollywood, Holt, Holt Campbell, Holt Federal Detention Center, holy grail (financial), Holy Mary. Mother of God., holy nail, Homan, Homan (Red alias), Homburg he wore during The Blitz, Home, Home Location Register, Homeland Security, homeless, Homeless Woman, Homer, homework, homicides (86), homing device, Homo floresiensis, Homo solvos, homonym for death, homophobia, homosexual, homosexuality, honest with her (Why can’t you be)?, honesty, honesty (delayed), Honey Ginger Buck, honey of yarrow compress, honeydo list, honor, honor among thieves (no), Honor the sacred earth elders, Hoover, hope, Hopkins, Horizon Middle School, horned goat, hornswaggled, horror story, horse killed in fire, horse races, horse racing, horse ranch, horse track, horseshoe crabs, hospice, hospital, hospital (fake), hostage, hostage (Aram), hostages, hostile takeover, hostile takeovers, hot buttered bullet, hot dog, Hot Stuff, hot tub, hot wings, Hotchkiss, Hotel Macon, hotter than a 4-peckered billy goat, hottest bachelors, house by the water holding a gun in your mouth, house of the fire, How are the mighty fallen in the midst of battle, How can I forgive myself?, How can you eat that?, How long?, Howard Bishop, Howard County MD, Howard Hargrave, How’s your ass?, howl at the moon, HRT, HRT Commander, Hubbard, Huckleberry Finn, Hudnutt, Hudson (dog), Hudson River, hug, Hull (Isaiah), human (considered less than), human experimentation, human extinction, human genome, human heart in conflict with itself, Human Rights (Universal Declaration of), human sacrifice, human shields, human smuggling, human trafficking, Humberto, Hungarian folk legend, Hungary, Hunnicutt, hunted by KGB, hunter, hunting, hunting (crossbow), hunting charter, hunting humans, Huntington PA, hurt because you hurt, HVAC tubing, hybrid crops, hydrochloric acid, Hyland, Hyland death (story of), hyperthermia, hyperthymesia, hypnagogic hallucinations, hypnosis, hypodermic needle, hypothermia, I always knew someone was watching over me, I am but a humble killer, I am enough (pendant), I am her mother... and I am death to her, I am in love with someone else, I am not your son, I am not–, I am the lion, I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul, I am trying to save your soul, I am what I am, I can neither kill nor trust nor forgive, I can protect you, I can save your life, I can't take a hint, I can't think of anything more personal, I can't trust you, I can’t be with a person like that, I can’t forgive you, I can’t say, I can’t wait to hurt you someday, I care about you, I care for who you are, I chose the child, I could really use a banana, I depend on the kindness of strangers, I did done… do, I didn't go looking for trouble but it found me, I didn't lose any sleep over it, I dig the bow tie, I do love a good cookout, I do love…, I don't know your name, I don't want to die, I don’t care if she’s Queen Elizabeth, I don’t like irony, I don’t want you to follow me, I drowned that night. I saw the other side, I 🔸➔, I expect you to do the same for me, I had bullets he had words, I had no idea she was your mother, I hate him for it too, I hate needles, I have a secret and I need to keep it even from you, I have a secret too, I have a weakness for bad boys, I have my own Rubber Ducky, I have never lied to you, I have to go tinkle, I haven’t had a babysitter since Brenda Gilroy, I hired you to protect [Liz], I hurt people. I kill people, I knew she was too hot for him, I know the truth Red (about your family), I know the truth. I know everything, I know you murdered Reven Wright, I know you're my father (to Kirk), I know your dance card is full, I know…all your secrets, I love daffodils, I love magic, I love you, I loved her (Masha/Liz) enough to let her go, I make friends easily, I make my bed where I lay my head, I make my own fate, I might have been thinner and living in Maine, I mind. I mind, I never wear cufflinks, I paid Hannah to be my girlfriend, I prefer illiquid, I prefer revenge, I prefer to keep my nips and tucks to myself, I promise Ian Garvey will not get away from me, I really believed he was my father, I really wanted my dad here to see her grow up, I remember, I saw HER, I see my way home, I speak only with Elizabeth Keen, I suppose I'll need my pants, I think it’s really cool, I think we both know it's too late for that, I thought I’d lost you, I was all of those things once then my 17 year old son assaulted …, I was an assignment, I was framed by Katarina Rostova, I was just doing my job, I was younger then. Angrier, I was your friend. I protected you. I comforted you. I loved you, I will destroy him, I will mess that bitch up, I will never forgive you for this!, I Will Survive ♪, I wish I’d been the person you wanted me to be, I would have done anything to be with you, I'd die for five, I'd do anything for you, I'd like to fly, I'd like to put a bullet in your head, I'll be waiting at the finish line, I'll hold it for you, I'll need my pants, I'll rise unafraid ♪, I'll rise up ♪, I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours, I'm a violent man, I'm dying, I'm gonna get her back, I'm gonna gut you like a fish, I'm gonna honor Tom's dying wish, I'm gonna make you famous, I'm here to collect my debt, I'm his rabbi now, I'm just going to tell the truth, I'm not here, I'm pregnant, I'm scared for my little girl, I'm sure you were always handsome, I'm you, I've forgotten what she was…really like, I've heard steroids make your penis shrink, I've never seen anything like it, Iago, Ian Garvey, Ian Garvey (Liz recognizes), Ian Garvey 2, Ian Garvey double, Ian Garvey impersonator, Ian Garvey is US Marshal, Ian Garvey kills Lena Mercer, Ian Garvey kills Pete McGee, Ian Garvey Pt 2, Ian Garvey shot by Liz, Ian Garvey will not get away from me, Ian Garvey working with Detective Singleton, iatrogenic, I’d give almost anything to have a scratch, I’m a big girl, I’m a strange fellow, I’m a violent man a terrible powerful violent man, I’m almost always honest, I’m back, I’m coming for Tom’s killers, I’m feeling pretty alive. keeping promises, I’m gonna take everybody down, I’m in the darkness, I’m in your debt, I’m Moby Dick, I’m not uncivilized darling, I’m scared of you, I’m the better man, I’m the devil on one shoulder and you’re the angel on her other, I’m watching you Elizabeth, I’m your daughter. The one you abandoned, I’ve followed your path long enough. It’s time I follow my own, I’ve never killed for more, I’ve trusted you with my life, ICC, ice, Ice (Newcastle ), ice castle in the sky, ice crunching, ice machine (broken), ice queen, ice rink morgue, ice storage facility, ice storm, ice with glass shards, icon in the biohacking community, iconic bad guy, idea to market, identical triplets, identical twins, identities created (illegally), identity, identity (false), identity (new), identity (taking on new), identity change, identity theft, idetic memory, idiot savant, idyllic town, If it wasn't about sex why'd you have sex?, If the universe wants her to know…, If You Could Read My Mind ♪, if you love me if you ever loved me, iftar, Ilario Panetti, Ile-de-France, illegal campaign contribution, illegal clinical trial, illegal immigration, illegal not immoral, illegitimate, illiquid (I prefer), illness (mental), illusion, Ilya and Katarina, Ilya Koslov, Ilya Koslov becomes Raymond Reddington, Ilya saves Katarina and Dom, Ilyarina, Ilyas Surkov, Imam, immersive experience, immigration (illegal), Immigration and Customs Enforcement, immolation (self-), immortality, immune response, immunity, immunity agreement, immunity agreement (Red’s), Immunity Agreement restored, immunity deal, immunity deal (Kate Kaplan), impact-resistant briefcase, impaled by a unicorn, impalement, impersonating bride, impersonation, implant (drug), imposter, imposter (you’re really just an), imposter theory, impression that crime pays, In Belfast it's breakfast, in camera, in chambers, in come the Marines, In fact I was an assignment, in love with Red (Katarina was), in love with someone else, in love with the man I was sent to seduce and betray, in love with your mother, in love with…an American, in the altogether (camping), in vitro fertilization, inadmissible evidence, incandescent (She was), incentive (knives), incest, inconvenient (having a child), Incredible Hulk, indentured servant, index file, India (customs of), indictment, indictment (of task force), indoctrination, Indonesia, industrial farming, infant, infect, infection, infectious agents (Class A), infidelity, informant, informant (confidential), information flow, inglenook, inhaler, inheritance, Iniko, Initial: The Blacklist, Initiative, injection, injection (lethal), injection (Red gives himself), injection gun, injections, injector, injustice (smell of), inkblots, inner peace, Innkeeper, Innocence Project, innocent bystander (not an…among them), innocent until proven guilty, innovation vs regulation, insanity, insanity (legal), insanity defense, insect die-offs, insects, insects (weaponized), inside and out, Inspector Scutari, Inspector Wilcox, insulin, insurance, insurance fraud, insurance investigator, intellectual property, intelligence, Intelligence (Chinese), intelligence (classified), Intelligence Committee, intelligence leaks, intelligence officer, interest, interface unit, interloper, Internal Affairs, Internal Revenue Service, international brain drain, International Criminal Court, internet, Interpol, interrogation, interrogation (enhanced), intervention, intimidating a witness, intriguing college essay, invention, inventions, inverted pentagram, inverted star, investigation, investigative journalism, Investigator, investment, Invictus, Invisible Hand, Invocation Ceremony, Iowa, IP address, IRA audit, Iran, Iranian, Iraq, Irina, Irish, Irish Car Bomb (drink), Irish Mule, Iron Dome, iron lung, irony (I don’t like), IRS, IRS audit, Is she your daughter?, Is the sun past the yardarm?, Isaacs, Isabella Stone, Isabella Zuma, Isaiah Hill, Isaiah Hull, ISIS, Islam, Islam (inferred), Islamic State, island (You can have the), island escape, isolationists, Israel, Issa, it can't be, It feels good to be wanted doesn't it?, It Happened One Night (film), It just keeps getting worse, It was me or Masha, It wasn't personal, It wasn’t a request, It won't come. What? Forgiveness. For Kate, It's a proof of concept, It's Elizabeth, It's good to have you back Agent Keen, It's in the things I said to him... just before he died, It's legal in DC (pot), It's not a match, It's not that he died. It's not even the way he died, It's very sci-fi, Italian artist, Italian opera, Italy, It’s a secret not a lie, it’s good to have friends in low places, It’s too clean, it’s your story, item (An item? What item?), Ito, IV, Ivan, Ivers, IVF, Iztapalapa, J Alfred Prufrock, J 🔸➔, J Edgar Hoover, jack-o-lantern, jackpot, Jacob Mercer, Jacob Phelps, Jacobson and Orr, jail, jail (Red in), jailbreak, Jake Li, James Bond silencer, James Covington, James Folta, James Maddox, James Spader, James Spader as Outsider, James Spader pics, Jamie Pierson, Jan Chuckerman, Jane Doe, Janet Hatley, Janet MacNamara, Janet Sutherland, Janet/Aram, Janet/Elise, janitor, Jankowics, Japan, jars (glass), Jasek Financial, Jasmine Perez, Jasper, Jawal, Jay-Jay Brickman, jazz, JD Cooper, jealousy, Jean-Philippe Gaspard, Jedi mind trick, Jeez-and-Crackers!, Jeff Gregg, Jekyll Island, jello, Jelly Bean, jelly donut, jellyfish, Jenkins-Fowler virus, Jenn Parsons, Jennifer, Jennifer abducted, Jennifer kidnapped, Jennifer leaves, Jennifer Reddington, Jennifer Serry, Jenny Marciniak, Jerry (Jyothish) Jawal, Jersey accent, Jersey mob, jet airplane, jet injector, jewelry, jewelry heist, Jewish, jigsaw puzzle, jihad, Jillia, Jilly, Jin, Jingle Bells, job (just doing my), Jodi, Joe Perrachio, Joey Tyche, Joffee, jog, jogger, jogging, Johan Halbeck, John Isaacs, John LeCarré novel, John Waters, John's Restaurant, Johnson (Mr), Johnson Lake, joie de vivre, joint (smoking a), Jon Bokenkamp, Jonas Kruger, Jonas Salk, Jonathan Grimm, Jonathan Nikkila, Jones, Jones (Vontae), Jones Leslie, Jordan Loving, joro spiders, joro-gumo, Josef Mengele, Josephine, Josephine it’s done, Journal, journal (Katarina's), journalism, joy for life, Judaism, Judas, Judas cradle, Judge, Judge Denner, Judge Drucker, Judge Fisher, Judge Lindsay Drucker, Judge Roberta Wilkins, Judge Sonia Fisher, Judge Waybur, Judge Wilkins, judgment call, judicial history, judicial torture, Judith Snell, Judson, juke box, Jules and Jim, Julian Gale, Julian Powell, Julio (Don), Julius Hannelore, jumps from bridge (Kate Kaplan), June 29 2003, Jung, Junior Wallace, Jurgen, jurisprudence, jury, jury questionnaires, jury selection, just an echo of the past, just doing my job, just for a quickie, Just Married, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Department, Justice of the Peace, Justice Scalia, justice system, justice vs politics, juvenile marriage, Jyothish (Jerry) Jawal, K carved on tree, K 🔸➔, K.R. Dec 7 1990, Kabul Afghanistan, Kahil Shula, Kaja, Kalinowski, Kandahar, Kaplan, Kaplan 2, Kaplan by lake, Kaplan digs up suitcase, Kaplan discovered by man and dog, Kaplan gains consciousness, Kaplan jumps from bridge, Kaplan leaves The Hunter, Kaplan rescues Agnes, Kaplan shoots Baz, Kaplan shot, Kaplan vows revenge on Red, Kaplan's backstory, Kaplan's endgame, Kaplan/Nemec, Kaplan⁉️, Karakurt, Karakurt turned over, Karl Hartmans, karma, Karokaro, Katai Fellowship, Katarina (Red was in love with), Katarina abducts Red, Katarina and Ilya, Katarina and Red, Katarina and Red affair, Katarina and Red story, Katarina arranged Red’s surgery, Katarina disappears, Katarina doesn't know who Masha's father is, Katarina kisses Red, Katarina Rostova, Katarina Rostova backstory, Katarina Rostova betrays Red, Katarina Rostova disappears, Katarina Rostova file, Katarina Rostova is alive, Katarina Rostova myth, Katarina Rostova's backstory, Katarina Rostova‘s mother, Katarina was assigned to Red, Katarina was in love with Red, Katarina's backstory, Katarina's childhood, Katarina's diary, Katarina's father, Katarina's journal, Katarina's necklace, Katarina's pregnancy, Katarina/Red, Katarina’s mother, Kate, Kate (dog), Kate is alive!, Kate Kaplan, Kate Kaplan by lake, Kate Kaplan digs up suitcase, Kate Kaplan discovered by man and dog, Kate Kaplan gains consciousness, Kate Kaplan jumps from bridge, Kate Kaplan leaves The Hunter, Kate Kaplan rescues Agnes, Kate Kaplan shoots Baz, Kate Kaplan vows revenge on Red, Kate Kaplan's backstory, Kate Kaplan's endgame, Kate Kaplan/Kathryn Nemec, Kate shot, Kate shot by ex-con, Kate/Annie, Kate/Kathryn, Kathryn Nemec, Kathryn/Kate, Katya, katydids, Kaufman Food and Liquor, Kearns Nebraska, Keebler, Keen, Keen (ghost to Tom), Keen 501(c)4, Keen2, KeenX2, KeenXKeen, keep baby, Keep it close, keeper, Keino, Kelly Carter, Kendal (Dick), Kenneth (Red alias), Kenneth Jasper, Kenya (Liz alias), Kenyon, Kenyon Family, Kevlar, key fob, key hunter, key in bottle, key to island escape, key to lockbox, keypad lock defeated, keys fall in toilet, keys lifted, keystroke injection platform (Rubber Ducky), KGB, Khan Academy, kidnap, kidnapping, kidnapping (child), kidnapping (Jennifer), kidnapping (Lilly), kidnapping (Liz stages her), kidney disease, kidney transplant, Kilgannon, Kilgannon Corporation, kill inventions, kill shot, kill the inventor, kill you if you don’t. (Get out. He will), killed for less (You’ve), killed for more (I’ve never), killed my entire family (Dom's), killer, killer cops, killer of serial killers, Kimberly, Kimberly Owens, Kincaid, kind and decent and beautiful (my father was), kindness of strangers (I depend on the), King, King (Dr Martin Luther), King (surname), Kingmaker, Kings, Kings of the Highway, Kingwood WV, Kirby, Kirchoff, Kirk, Kirk 2, Kirk arrested, Kirk claims DNA test altered, Kirk crosses himself, Kirk in orange box, Kirk is Liz's father (per SVR DNA paternity report), Kirk not Liz's father (Bethesda DNA test), Kirk on ledge with Agnes, Kirk shoots Red (shoulder grazed), Kirk signals attack, Kirk tipped off, Kirk? Gone. Dead? Gone, kiss, kiss (passionate), kiss (Samar and Ressler), kiss hair, kiss illusion, kitchen thermometer, kitchen work detail, Kittredge Theater, kitty, Klepper, knife (Damascus), Knobbs, know all your secrets, knowledge ark, Knox (Colin), Koehler, kooky little white man, Kornish, Korpal, Korpal (Nik) funeral, Koslov, Koslov becomes Reddington, KOTH, Kotsiopolos, Kotsiopolus, Kotsiopoulos, krait (red-headed), Krilov, Kristof, Kristof Mannheim, Kristos Matthias, Kruger, Krushchev (Nikita), Kuala Lumpur, Kursk bombing, Kuwait, Kwik Money Gun & Pawn, Kyoto, L 🔸➔, L Ron Hubbard, L+SD, L14-20 male plug, labor of love, Lacrimal dissector, ladies ("willing blonde"), Lady Ambrosia, Lady Curie (shipping freighter), Lady Luck, lake, lake (Kaplan by), Lake Como, Lake Guatavita, Lake Hood, Lake Johnson, Lake Yvonne, Lamar, lamb chop, Lamply, Lamprey, Landry Knobbs, Langley, language (circus: cant), language (private circus: cant), Lansky, lap band surgery, laparoscopic, laparoscopic surgery, Large William, Largo al factotum, Largo Maryland. Lena Mercer, Larry Hotchkiss, larva, laryngotomy, last meal, last precious piece of herself, last resort, Last Supper, last will and testament, latex or memory foam?, laundering, laundering (money), laundromat, Laurel and Hardy, Laurel Hitchin, Laurel Hitchin found dead, Laurel Hitchin killed by Ressler, Laurel Hitchin kills Reven Wright, Laurel Hitchin’s body, Laurel’s as crooked as a dog’s hind leg, Lauren Kimberly, law-enforcement robot, Lawrence Devlin, Lawrence Welk, lawsuit (class action), Lawton, lawyer, Lazarum Systems International, LCR .357, Le Carré novel, Le Guin, Leach, lead poisoning, leadership about showing restraint, leaks (computer), Leary, leather book (clients), leaving the scene of an accident, LeBron, ledger, ledger (black bank), Leeds England, legal briefs, legal but morally reprehensible, legal history, legal in DC (pot), legal insanity, legally questionable yet morally justifiable, Legate, legend, legerdemain, lemonade stand, Lena, Lena Mercer, Lena Mercer shot/killed, Lena Volkova, Leo Andropov, Leon Cox, Leonard Caul, Leroy and Quackers, Lesbian, Lesbians, Lesbos, LesDoggg, Leslie Jones, let there be darkness, lethal injection, lethal shock, letter from Velov, letter opener (weapon), leukemia, level-10, leverage, leveraged buyouts, Levi Shur, Levi/Samar, Levi’s business card, Levine, lexical ambiguity, Li, Li Zhao, liar (fear is a), liar thief and murderer, Library of Congress, Libya, lice (pubic), licentious cur (Glen is a), Liddy, lie detector test, lie with (Biblical), Liechtenstein, lies damned lies and statistics, life (price of a), life (Red’s love of), life is often surprising. And death is even more so, Life on the Mississippi, lifetime hiding for no reason, lifetime to paint like a child, ligature strangulation, light (look for some), light and darkness, light in the darkness (Dembe), Lightfoot ♪, Lightfoot Gordon ♪, Lignes D'Avenir Construction, like a big wet kiss on the mouth, Like Bergita Olofson in her parents' rumpus room on a Saturday night, like deep-fried butter I am unhealthy and yet irresistible, like he’d seen a ghost, Lillian Roth, Lilly, Lilly abducted, Lilly kidnapped, Lilly leaves, limo, Limoges, Lincoln Penny, Lincoln penny/pennies, Linda McFaden, Linda Ronstadt ♪, Lindquist, Lindquist Concern, line dividing good and evil cuts through the hearts of all of us, Linley, Linus, Linus Creel, lion, lionfish, lions and tigers and bears, Lipet's, Lipet's Seafood, Lipet's Seafood Company, liposculpture, lipstick, liquid hydrogen, liquid nitrogen, liquidity crisis, Lisa Parker, list of drug routes, listening device, Litke, little ballet dancer, little fellow just lit right up, Little Mama you got spirit, Little Nikos, little pink hightops, live bunny, live forever, live to die another day, Liz, Liz (badass), Liz accepts Tom's proposal, Liz and Agnes reunited, Liz and Odette fight, Liz and Red dance, Liz and Red hug, Liz and Red reunited, Liz and Tom remarry, Liz and Tom wedding, Liz and Tom’s wedding (flashback), Liz arrested, Liz beaten in parking lot, Liz betrays Red, Liz burns money, Liz captured, Liz confesses, Liz death, Liz death faked, Liz decides to keep baby, Liz dies, Liz dreams about Katarina, Liz dyes hair brunette, Liz exonerated, Liz finds out she's pregnant, Liz framed, Liz gets badge back, Liz gets presidential pardon, Liz goes missing, Liz graduation photo, Liz gun, Liz hugs Red, Liz is alive, Liz is pardoned, Liz is Red’s daughter (per DNA test), Liz is reinstated, Liz kills Navarro, Liz kisses Red, Liz learns Red’s secret, Liz lets Dr Fulton escape, Liz meets Dom, Liz meets half-sister, Liz meets her grandfather, Liz mimics secretary, Liz mourns Tom, Liz out of control, Liz reads Katarina's journal, Liz recognizes Ian Garvey, Liz released from jail, Liz remembers her father, Liz remembers shooting father, Liz shoots Connolly, Liz shoots cop, Liz shoots Garvey, Liz shoots Jasper, Liz stages her abduction, Liz targeted, Liz tells Red she loves him, Liz tells Red she turned him, Liz tells Ressler Red’s true identity, Liz testifies for Red, Liz the One, Liz to bring Agnes home, Liz undercover, Liz vows to destroy imposter Red, Liz's "grave", Liz's baby born, Liz's baby kicks, Liz's backstory, Liz's bedroom, Liz's bedroom (as child), Liz's bunny, Liz's conflicted feelings about Kirk, Liz's father, Liz's father (Katarina doesn't know who), Liz's father only man her mother "really loved", Liz's funeral, Liz's grandfather, Liz's mother, Liz's mother alive?, Liz's scar, Liz/Masha, Liz’s code Love wins, Liz’s grandmother, Liz’s moral code, Liz’s new sense of agency, Lizzie, Lizzie (last word), Lizzington, Lizzy, Lizzy. Please don't go, llama, loaded dice, loans, lobbying, locator signal, lock combination, lockbox, locked in, locked in freezer, locked in kitchen, Lockemy, Lockemy Technologies, locker room, locket, Lodge at Glenforest, log splitting, logistical mastermind, logistics, Lomay, Lomay’s clandestine hospital, London, lonely little plover, Long Beach, Long Island NY, Longevity, Longevity Institute, Lonnie Perkins, Look at me. Anything?, look each other in the eye, look for some light, lookup, loosen your stool, Lopatin, Lord Baltimore, Loretta, Los Angeles CA, loser (amazing), lost boys, lost life, Lost my (shirt), lost world, lost you (I thought I’d), Lot (Biblical), Lotte Vermeek, lottery, lottery tickets, Lou, Lou Capote, Lou Lou McLellan, Lou Tyche, Lourve, love, love (Liz says I love you), love being powerless, Love brought you out of the shadows, love of art, love of life (Red’s), Love of Lizzington, Love Papa, Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock, Love. Love. Love., loved her (Marsha/Liz) enough to let her go, lovers (star-crossed), Loving (Jordan), loyalties (divided), loyalty, Luca, Lucerne, Luciana, Lucille Bockes, Lucinda, Lucinda's coffee cake, luck, luck (People make their own), luckiest half-wit in history, lucky day, lucky for you, Lucky shot, Lucy Game, Lucy in Peanuts, Ludd, lug wrench, lullaby, Lulu's, Lumiere, lunch meat (not your), Lundgren, lung, lung transplant, Luschen's Disease, lush, lust, Lust. Gluttony. Sloth. Three of my favorites, Luther Braxton, Luther Braxton 2, Luther Braxton Pt 2, Lutheran B-negative blood, Luxembourg, Lydia, lying there will be no peace (Until you stop), lyrics, M 🔸➔, M.O., M16, Macatee, Macedonia, Mach 7, MacNamara, Mad as a Hatter, mad cow (milked this), Mad Greek, Maddox, Maddox Beck, Madeline Pratt, madness (descent into), mafia, Maggie Driscoll, magic, magic tricks, Magnusson, Magoo cartoon, Maguire, mail fraud, mail hold lists, mailbox, mailman, Mailman (Tony), Main Justice, Maine (I might have been thinner and living in), Major, major character death, make you famous, Makeover (Dr), Maker (Charles), Mako, Mako Tanida, Malay Peninsula, male bonding, male domination, male relationships, male/female killers, male/female pay equity, Malik Charef, Malik Roumain, Malik Roumain killed, mallet (dimpled), mallet (meat), Mallon, malware, man in the hat?, man out window, man so ugly, man we hate to love, man who’s seen too much sorrow, Manbij Syria, Mandel, Manhattan, manicurist, manifest, manned robot, Mannheim, manual typewriter, Manuel Esteban, many names, Manzon, MAO-A, MAO-A 2R, map, map (treasure), map of Cabal's reach, map of Denver, map of the world (Eratosthenes’), map to a vast fortune, Marathon Man, Marciniak, Marcus Caligiuri, Marcus Duncan, Marcus Joffee, Marcus Whitmore, Mardale, Margo Parish, Marguerite Renard, Maria Theresia, Marie Antoinette, Marie Mortel, Marigny Foundation for the Arts, marijuana, marijuana (medical), Mariko Ito, Marinello, Mario Dixon, Marion Stamps, Mark Twain, Mark Walker, Markin Tommy, Marko Jankowics, Marlin Heiden, Marlon Milch, Marouche restaurant, marriage (arranged), marriage (child), marriage (juvenile), marriage (underage), marriage broker, marriage proposal, married (Liz and Tom re-), marry, marry or give up baby?, Marseille, Marshal (US), marshmallow disguised as a patrol officer, Martin Luther King, Martin Walcott, Martinez, Marty Stamps, martyrs brigade, Marvin Gerard, Marvin Gerard's fiancé, Mary Mallon, Maryland, Masbahi account, Masha, Masha (She’s not), Masha I'm your father, Masha Rostova, Masha's bedroom, Masha/Liz, Masha’s alive, Masik, mask, mask (ape), mask (monkey), Masked Man, mass execution, mass extinction, mass murder, massacre, massage, massage parlor, massage parlor (Gentle Bliss), Master James of St George, master of my fate (I am the) I am the captain of my soul, masturbating tigers, masturbation, Mata Hari, Matchett, matchmaker, Mateen Mosadek, math, Matias Solomon, matinee, Mato, Matt Pierson, Matt Quill, Matthew (goon), Matthew is actually quite erudite, Matthew Kincaid, Matthias (surname), mature, Mauler, Maurice (bail bondsman), Mauritius, mausoleum, Max Birmingham, Maxwell Ruddiger, May I?, May September, Maya Elazar, maybe you should arrest me, Maybelle, McCaffrey, McCready, MCDD, McFaden, McGee, McGee shot/killed, McGinnis, McGrath, McKenna, McLellan, McMahon, McMahon flips the tables, McMahon killed, ME, meat hook, meat mallet, meat tenderizer mallet, meat thermometer, Medical Center (Federal), medical examiner, medical experiment (underground), medical files, medical marijuana, medical records, medical records erased (Red’s), medical research, Medicinal South Sudanese cuisine, medieval, medieval cult, Meera killed, mega rodent (technical), Megan Boone, Megan Boone's baby born, Mejia, Melanie Reichman’s basement, Melissa Lomay, melted lead, melting doll, memories altered, memories erased, memory, memory (Katarina drowning), memory alteration, memory formation, memory loss, memory modification, memory recall, memory suppression, Men are coming Elizabeth, men escaping fire, Men just get in my way, men marrying children, Mengele, meningitis, mental disease, mental health, mental illness, mental spam folder, mentor, Mercedes, mercenaries, Mercer, Mercer shot/killed, Mercury Dime, mercy killing, mergers and acquisitions, Merkin, message in a bottle, message on a rat, messing about in boats, metal briefcase, metal pendant, methamphetamines, Mexican drug cartel, MI6, Mia Dawson, Michael Baldwin, Michael Douglas, Michael Falkirk, Michael rowed the boat ♪, Michael Sima, Michale Muhlbach, microprocessor, Middle East, Middle School (Horizon), Midtown Manhattan, Midwest, mighty fallen in the midst of battle (How are the), migraine, migraines, migration, Mike, Mikela Pariente, Milch, Miles, Miles (Christopher), Miles (surname), Miles dossier, Miles Gordon, Miles McGrath, Milhoan, Milhoun, Milian Sandquist, military funeral, military informant, militia, militia (alt-right), milk this cow all the way to the slaughterhouse, milked this mad cow, Miller (Buck), Miller Time, million dollars, milonga, Milos Kirchoff, Milosz, Milosz Kirchhoff, Milton, Milton Bobbit, mind and momentum of its own, mind-numbingly patient and thoughtful attention to detail, miniature golf, Minister D, Minneapolis MN, mint, Mint (Denver), Miriam Diaz, Miriam Diaz shot, mirror (cracked), misfortune, Miss Chloe, Miss Isaacson, Miss me?, Miss Rebecca Thrall, missed shot, missile defense, missiles, missing children, missing persons, Mitchell (surname), Mitchell Dunning, Mitchell Hatley, Mitchell Young, mitzwah, MJ, MJ Ward, MMPI, MMPI-2, mob, mobile hospital, mobile surgical unit, mobster, Moby Dick, mock execution, modern-day Bonnie and Clyde, modus operandi, Moira Tyche, Mojtabai, Moldova, mole, Mole and Rat, molecular virology, moles in your garden, molested, Molotov cocktail, molten lead, Mom’s famous cucumber dip, Mom’s obituary, Mombasa Cartel, Moments, Momo Marinello, Mona Najjar, Monarch Douglas, Monarch Douglas Bank, Monetary Authority, money burning, money in politics, money laundering, money on fire, Money or your life, Mongolian peasant, Monica, monkey mask, monkey wrench (lady riding a), monks, monopoly, monster, monstrous seas, Monte Carlo, Montenegro (Princess Sonya of), Montero, Montevideo Uruguay, Montreal, mood stabilizers, Moore, moral code, moral code (Liz’s), moral code (Red’s), moral crisis (Tolstoy’s), morality, morally justifiable but legally questionable, morally reprehensible in the eyes of The Hand, more alive than anyone I knew, Moreau, Moreau Pt 2, Morella, Morgan, morgue, morgue (ice rink), Mori, moron or traitor, Morozov, Morris, mortal sin, Mortel, mortgage, mortician, mortuary, Mosadek, Mosadek killed, Moscow, Moshay, mosque, Mossad, Mossad agent list, Mossad DC Station Chief Dagan, most certainly not dead, most dangerous criminal in Western Hemispere, Most Wanted, Most Wanted List, Most Wanted Poster, motel, Motel (Red Birch), motel (You live in a), mother, mother (I had no idea she was your), mother (Katarina’s), mother (Red’s), mother (Tom's), mother (You remind me so much of your), mother called him Picasso, Mother Courage, mother died of weakness and shame, mother love, mother/daughter reunion, mother/son, mother’s husband ≠ your father, mother’s love, motherhood, Motor Cortex Degenerative Disease, Motor Court (Pine Needle), motor lodge, motorcycle gang, Motorcycle Man (Ben Charnquist), motto of US, mourn, mourning, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, Mozart ♪, MPD, MPDC, MPDC internal investigation, Mr C, Mr Coleman, Mr Cotton, Mr Deavers, Mr Gregory Devry, Mr Homan, Mr Homan (Red alias), Mr Johnson, Mr Kaplan, Mr Kaplan (episode), Mr Kaplan 2, Mr Kaplan by lake, Mr Kaplan digs up suitcase, Mr Kaplan gains consciousness, Mr Kaplan jumps from bridge, Mr Kaplan rescues Agnes, Mr Kaplan shoots Baz, Mr Kaplan shot, Mr Kaplan vows revenge on Red, Mr Kaplan's backstory, Mr Kaplan's endgame, Mr Kate Kaplan, Mr Milian Sandquist, Mr Raleigh Sinclair III, Mr Sandquist, Mr Solomon, Mr Solomon 2, Mr Solomon Pt 2, Mr Thompson, Mr Vargas, MRI, Mrs Seivers, Ms Brady Boatright, Ms Pac-man, Ms Pacman, MSS, much less Baltimore, Muggs Kalinowski, Muhlbach, mule (drug), multi-headed dragon, multi-headed hydra, multi-national, multinational cabal, mumbly peg, mummified corpse, Muncie, Munich, munitions expert, murder, murder (get away with), murder by arson, murder for hire, murder of Reven Wright (Ressler accuses Hitchin of), murder of witness, murder scene (staged), Muriel Spark, Murphy, muscle man, muscle shake, muscle shakes, museum, museum (Gabor), music, Music Man (The), music program, music therapy, Muslim, mutilation, My bed is made, My eye! My eye!, my father was kind and decent and beautiful, My father. Raymond Reddington, My life for hers, my life my heart, My mother is alive, My mother understood, My perfect baby boy, My water just broke!, my way home, My word is my bond, My word is my bond. My currency, myocarditis (progressive idiopathic), Mysterious (No Mr?), Mysterious Woman, mystery, mystical reassurance (spare me the), myth (Katarina Rostova), myth of Katarina Rostova, mythic arc, mythic battle, mythic white knight, mythos, N 🔸➔, N-A-V-A-B-I, NAFTA renegotiation, Nagel, nailed to cross, Najjar, Nakamoto/Sato, nameless assassin, nanny, Naomi Hyland, Naomi Hyland death (story of), Napoleon diamond necklace, narcotics, narratives (competing), narratives (conflicting), Nash, Nash drug syndicate, Nash Syndicate, Nash Syndicate is protected by the cops, Nasim Bakhash, Nasim/Nasir, nasty look that takes practice. You must have sisters, Natalie, Natalie Luca, Nate & Ted’s RV Park, national security, National Security Advisor, nationalism, nationalism (German), Native American, nature, Nature – That’s my God, nature versus nurture, nature wins every time, naughty boy (You’ve been a), Navabi, Naval Academy, Naval Intelligence, Naval intelligence officer, Navarro, Navarro killed, navigating by the stars, Navy SEAL, Navy Seals, Nazi, NBC, NBC Bogdan Krilov, NCIC, NCS, Nebraska, neck bomb, necklace, Ned Green, needle (poisoned), negotiation, Neiland, neither confirm nor deny, Nemec, Nemec/Kaplan, Neo-Nazi, neo-Nazis, nerve agent, nerve gas attack, Nervous Banker, Ness (Harris Van), Netherlands, network, neurodegenerative disease, never die, never let go, never lied to you, never see me again, never to see her again, new actor in the mix, New Dawn Fertility Clinic, New Hampshire, New Haven, New Haven Cult, new identities created (illegally), new identity, New Jersey, New Martyrs Brigade, new memory formation, New Orleans LA, New Testament, new world order, New York (Southern District of), New York City NY, newborn, Newcastle Ice, Newcastle Investment Group, NexHack, Next time call a cab, NFC chip, NGO, Nice ride, Nice work Chief, Nicholas T Moore, Nick, Nick's Pizza, nick-nack paddy-whack, nickel tour, Nicki, Nicole Adler, Nietzsche, nightclub, Nik, Nik Korpal, Nik Korpal killed, Nik Korpal strangled, Nik Korpal’s funeral, Nik was helping Tom, Nik’s a big boy. He can take care of himself, Nikilla, Nikita, Nikkila, Niko Demakis, Nikolaus, Nikos (Little Nikos), Ninja Warrior (American), Nipah virus, nipples (opossum), nips and tucks, Nirah Ahmad, Nixon, NMB (New Martyrs Brigade), no choice (You had), no control, no convenient time to have a child, no good deed goes unpunished, no honor among thieves, No it can't be, no knock search warrant, No more cheating death, No Mr Mysterious?, No one has a shirt that expensive, No one listens. They’ll listen to this nuclear, No. 5, Noah's ark, NOC, Noel Gerrick, noggin, non-denial denial, non-event, non-profit, Nora Mills, Nora Mitchell, normal life, Norman O Brown, Norman Singleton, North By Northwest, North Star, not a match, Not a word. Pure gibberish, Not as coworkers but as cohorts, not guilty verdict, Not if you’re a lonely little plover, Not yet old friend, Not-So-Special Agent Cooper, notebook, nothing as satisfying as revenge, nothing was stolen (The Mint says), nothing…you can tell me to change my mind, Nova Scotia, novel, novelist, Novichok, Now there's an entrance, now trumps later, NSA, NSA contractor, NSA spying software, nuclear, nuclear bomb threat, nuclear meltdown, nuclear plant, nuclear reactor, nuclear scientist abducted, nudes (a hair splayed), nuke, nuke (Tactical friggin’), Number One on the Most Wanted List, Number One on the Wanted List, numismatic, Nurse, nurse (Dr Koehler’s), nurse (Dr Koehler’s) Oscar Sandoval, Nuss, Nut up and get your hack on!, nutjob, O 🔸➔, Oak Island Money Pit, oath (under), oath of celibacy, Obermeier, obit, obituary, obity, obsessive-compulsive, occult, Occupy Wall Street, ocean shore, ocean storm art exhibit, oceanside talk, Odette, Odette and Liz fight, Odette commits suicide, Odin Neiland, Odysseus, off the grid, Office of Naval Intelligence, Officer Andrew McGinnis, Officer Baldwin, Officer Jennifer Serry, Officer Michael Baldwin, Officer Simmons (Red alias), officer-involved shooting, Ogden Maguire, Oh what's this?, oil, oil and gas oligarch, oil depot, oil glut, oil painting, oil pipeline, oil prices, oil terrorists', ointments, Old French Opera House, old guard, old man digging in sand, Old Man Quimby, Oldsmobile, Oleander, Oleander is Dom, Oleg Gromov, oligarch, oligarchs, Olivia Olson, Ollo, Olson, Omar Najjar, One day I'm gonna prove it, one last precious piece of herself, One of my favorite Amendments, one offs, one percent, one percenter, one who got away, one-of-a-kind, ONI, only thing you left me is a hat on my head, Oof what a stink, open questions, open source, open-sourcing patent information, opera, opera house, Operation Tomodachi, opioid epidemic, opioids, opium, opium den, opium trade, opossum, optimism, Optimize, oral sex, Oran, Orange Box, Orange Whip, Orangetown Diner, Orchard, Orci, order (fringe), order (religious), Orea bombing, Orea building, Oregon Trail, organ donation, organ harvesting, organ repossession, organized crime, Orson, Orwell, osso-bucco, ostentatious, Osterman, Osterman Umbrella Co, otets, other half, other side (I saw the), Others create you destroy, Ottomans, our friends in Hell, our house, Our House ♪, Our stories are written in flesh, out buildings, out of feathers, out of many one, outhouse (Colder than an Alaskan), outside the lines, outsiders, outsourcing hits, over 25 large, over-boiled or under-cured, overdose, overdose death, overly Lizzington, Owen Ayers, Owens, oysters, Oz, P 🔸➔, P.O. box, Pablo shoots Cash, Pablo that was beautiful, PAC, Pac-man (Ms), pacemakers, packages (two unexpected), packet sniffer, Paco's Tacos, Paczki, Pad See Ew, pager, Pagiano impersonates Ian Garvey, Pagliaro, Paid cash, pain, pain grief and regret, pain management, paint like a child, paint like Raphael, paint outside the lines, painting, painting of tombstone, Palais Grand Ducal, pale horse, Palestine, pallbearer, Palm Thai, Panabaker, Pancevo Serbia, pancuronium bromide, Panetti, pants (Then I suppose I'll need my), paper mache, paperwork, papier mache, parade that on your perp walk, parades, paradise, Paraguay, paralized, paralyzed, paranormal, paraplegic, parental permission, Pariente, Paris, Paris Genet, Parish (surname), Parker, Parker Grimm, Parkinson’s, Parnell (USS), parole, parole hearing, Parsons, part of me dies with them, parting gift, party, Pascal, passcode Navabi, Passion and Passivity: Four Films, passionate kiss, passive packet sniffer, Passivity: Four Films, passport (fake), password Foxglove, password Frank Sturgeon, password Samar, past ➔ (see backstory), past grief and anger, pastrami, pastry chef, pat down, Patel, patent, patent information to be sold to Cabal, Patent Office, paternity report (SVR): Kirk is Liz's father, path (follow own), path (saw no other), Patient Zero, Patinka, patricide, Patrick Church, Pattie Sue Edwards, Patty Sutton, Paul Lamar, Paul Simon ♪, Paulo Beneventi, Pavlovich Brothers, pawn, pawn (chess piece), Pawn (Kwik Money Gun &), pawn shop, Pawnbrokers, pay equity, pay off, pay phone, peace (Until you stop lying there will be no), peach, peach orchard hog, peanut butter, peanut butter (poisoned), pecan pie, pedophilia, Pee-Wee, pendant, penis, penis (cut off), penis (flaccid), penis launching off from Earth, penis shrink (steroids make your), pennies/penny, pennies/penny (1943), pennies/penny (bronze), pennies/penny (rare), Penniless, Pennsylvania (rural), penny, penny ($3M), penny for your thoughts, penny stock, pentagram, People make their own luck, people rarely change, people think I'm weird (And), people who aren’t what they appear to be, Pepper, pepper spray, Pepper's key, percussive bullet, peremptory challenge, Perez, perfect alibi, perfect baby boy, perfect circle of death, perfect crime, perfect date, perfect Saturday night, perfectly healthy boy, performance art, periscope (decoder ring and), perjury, Perkins, Perl, Perp-loving cop hater, Perrachio, Persian, pest exterminator, pest-resistant, pesticides, pet café, pet rat, Pete McGee, Pete McGee shot/killed, Pete’s Tavern, Peter Caras, Peter DeReamer, Peter Kotsiopoulos, Peterson, Pettigrew, Petty Officer Virginia Sherman, Petworth, Phalen, pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals (Crown Life), Pharmacist, pharmaco-toxicology, Phelps, Philippines, Phillip, Philly, Philomena, Philomena/Bronwyn, Phoebe, phone (red courtesy), phone (rotary), phone call script, phone number, phone tap, phone tip, phonograph, photo Liz and Katarina, photo of girl, photo of Liz as little girl (alone), photo swing woman and girl, photographic memory, photos, physical abuse, Pi, Piaget, piano, Picasso, Picasso (mother called him), Picasso (stuffed dog), picking the sense from the nonsense, pickle-bites, pickpocket, pickup truck, piece of herself, Pied Piper, piercing, Pierson, Pierson Diagnostics, pietá, pig (gored by wild), pig roaster, pilgrimage, pillow (suffocation), pilot, Pilot (Ranko Zamani), pilot spin-off, pilot The Blacklist Redemption, pimento loaf, Pimmit Hills VA, Pine Needle Motor Court, pink and perfect, Pink Flamingo, pink hightops, pink room pink pajamas, pinko Mata Hari, Pinky Schmidt, pinned like a swallowtail, pipe (broken), pipeline, Piper, piping plover, piracy, pirates, Pishin Bombing, pissant, Pitt, pixie smile, placental abruption, plagiarism, plague, plague-bringers most feared, plane crash, planting evidence, plaster mask, plastic explosives, plastic surgeon, plastic surgeon held captive, plastic surgeon to criminal elite, plastic surgery, play dates, play footsie first, playing God, playlist, plea agreement, plead the Fifth, Please don't go, Please. Otets. Please father, pledge, plied with wine, plot against America, plot against US, plot to assassinate president, plover (piping), plug (L14-20 male), plume of her radiant feathers, Plunder of the Islamic State, pneumatic fail-safe, pneumatic tube system, pneumonic plague, PO box, poaching, podcast, Poe, poem, poet Wallace Stevens, poison, poisoned champagne, poisoned eye drops, poisoning, poisoning (aconitine), poisoning (carbon monoxide), poisoning (cyanide), poisoning (lead), poker, poker bash, Poland, polar bear, Polaris, pole dancing, police corruption, police evidence vault, Police Internal Affairs, police internal affairs investigation, police the police, police violence, policeman (Liz shoots), politically questionable formerly dashing strong men, politics, politics vs justice, pollution, Polpetto, polygamy, polygraph, Pomeranians, pontoon, pontoon plane, ponytail, Ponzi scheme, pool (swimming), pool shooting, poop (Bring the dog leave the), poor little fella must be lost, Pope.Francis, Popeye the Sailor Man, Poppy Flowers, Pops, pork pie (scrumptious), pornographic, porridge (fenugreek), Porsche, port manager, Port of Amsterdam, porthole, Portofino, portrait, Post Office, post office (actual), Post Office box, Postal Elite, Postal Service, Postbox Elite, pot (marijuana), pot (smoking), pot pies Lawrence Welk, potassium chloride, pouch (diplomatic), pound of flesh, pounds shoe, powder sugar donuts, Powell, power grid, power of glitter, power train control module, powerless (I’m powerless against … the way she loves you), powerless (over love), PR, practice (four of you against me), prairie wind, Pratt, prayer, pre-trial detention, preacher for truckers, precious (anything … you want to keep to yourself), precious piece of herself, predacious diving beetles, predilections, pregnancy, pregnancy (fake), pregnancy (Katarina's), pregnancy (teen), pregnancy massage, pregnant, prejudice, premonition, premonition of Tom’s death, prenup, prepositions, Prescott, Prescott killed, preservation, preserve corpses, President, President Diaz, President is part of a plot to assassinate himself, president resigns, President Robert Diaz, President-Elect Diaz, Presidential campaign, Presidential Commission, presidential debate, presidential election, Presidential limo, presidential pardon of Elizabeth Keen, press conference, Preston County WV, pretzels, Price (Roger), price of a life, price on head, priest, priest arsonist, priests, princess, Princess Sonya of Montenegro, Princip, Princip Initiative, Principles are a bitch, printing plates, prison, Prison (Colton), prison (Red In), prison break, prison escape (failed), prison gang war, prison in paradise, prison strike, prison takeover (remote), prisons (secret, private equity, Private Investigator, private language (circus: cant), pro/con list, prodigy like me, professor, professor (English), profiler, profits Smurfed, progressive aphasia, progressive idiopathic myocarditis, Prohibition, projector, promise is a promise, Promise me, promises, Promnestria, prong-horned antelope, proof of concept, proof of life, prophecy, prophet, Propofol, proposal (marriage), proposal (of marriage), prosecutorial discretion, prospects (pushing 40 with no real), protect, protect [Liz] (I hired you to), protection, protective custody, protege, protests, proud and ashamed, Proust, Proverbs 21 Verse 10, Prufrock, Pruitt, Pryor, Psalm 1:1, pseudonym, psychiatric evaluation, psychiatry, psychiatry (anomalistic), psychologist, psychology, psychopharmaceuticals, psychosis, pubic lice, public defender, public detention, public opinion, pudding (raisin bread), pudgy, Pug Lady, pugs, Puja Patel, Pulau Belitung, pumpkin, punctured lung, pupils dilated blue white, puppy, puppy (Red kisses), Pure gibberish, purest form of democracy, purgatory, purification by fire, Purloined Letter, Push her. Provoke her, push the red button, pushing 40 with no real prospects, Put it on ice, put out to stud, Putnam, Putnam killed, puzzle (children's), puzzle (crossword), pygmy three-toed sloth, pyoderma, Pyrrhic Victory, python, Q 🔸➔, Quack quack bitch, Quackers and Leroy, Quantico, quantum theory, quarantine, quarters (diving for), Quayle, Queen Elizabeth, questions, Quetzals, quickie, Quill, Quimby (Old Man), quit claim, quitting smoking, Quon Zhang, Qur'an, R 🔸➔, R&D theft, R-Squared, rabbi (I'm his … now), rabbit hole (down the), race, race horse, race horse killed in fire, racetrack, Rachael, Rachel Hobbs, Rachmaninoff, Rachmaninoff's C-sharp minor Prelude, racial injustice, racism, rack, Radar Love, radiation, Radical Face ♪, radio (VHF), radio frequency interference, radioactive gas, Rafferty Project, rag (bloody), rage, Raincloud LBO, raisin bread pudding, Raleigh Sinclair III, Ralph Ellis, Ramadan, ranch, Randolph, random child, Randy Brenner, Randy's Boot Emporium, Randy’s raisin bread pudding, Ranko Zamani, ransom, ransonware, rape, rape (spousal), rape kit, Raphael, rapimento, Raqaan Ghaffari, Raqqa Syria, Rare Blood Database, rare coin, rare pennies/penny, Rassvet, RAT, RAT (Remote Access Trojan), Rat and Mole, RAT farm, rate equation, rats, Rats (Himalayan Field), rats are fleeing the ship, Ratted Carlucci family, Ravi Desai, ray of light, Rayburn, Raymond, Raymond Reddington, Raymond Reddington (becoming), Raymond Reddington (bones belong to), Raymond Reddington (skeleton belongs to), Raymond Reddington backstory, Raymond they’re not going to make it, Raymond. How’s your ass?, re-create Fukushima on the Hudson, re-election campaign, Reagan International Airport, Reardon, rearview mirror, reassignment surgery, rebar, Rebecca Thrall, rebirth, rebuild empire (Red starts to), recompense, reconstructive surgery records, record-cleaning brush, recording, recording (audio), recording (tape), records (phonograph), records (reconstructive surgery), records (vinyl), records sealed, recovery, recreational vehicle, Red, Red abducted, Red abducted by Katarina, Red abducts Masha/Liz, Red admits plastic surgery, Red altered DNA test (Kirk claims), Red and Josephine, Red and Katarina, Red and Katarina affair, Red and Katarina story, Red and Liz dance, Red and Liz hug, Red and Liz reunited, Red arrested, Red beaten, red Bell peppers, Red Birch Motel, Red Box, Red Brau Tavern, Red burns bone, Red burns letter he wrote, Red burns skeleton, red button, red chocolate cake pops, Red cleans house, Red collapses, Red condemned to death, red Corvette, red courtesy phone, Red drugged, Red executes Liz's attacker, Red faces death penalty, Red fixes piano, Red framed by Katarina Rostova, Red gives himself injection, Red grrr, red hair green eyes no heart, Red hates needles, Red hit by Aram, Red hugs Dembe, Red hugs Liz, Red impersonator, Red imprisoned, Red in court, Red in jail, Red in prison, Red injects himself, Red is an imposter, Red is conned, Red is Liz’s father (per DNA test), Red is not Raymond Reddington, Red joins Cabal, Red kills gang leader, Red kills Quill, Red kills Smokey Putnam, Red kills Vargas, Red kisses puppy, Red laughing, Red lights liquor on fire, red lipstick, Red mourns Liz, Red pleads guilty, Red poisoned, Red prefers sex to drugs, Red refuses Liz's call, Red repairs piano key, Red represents himself in court, Red rules the block, Red saved by Dembe, Red saves Liz, Red saves woman from drowning, Red sells patent information to Cabal, Red sentenced to death, Red shoots Abe, Red shoots Kate Kaplan, Red shoots Mr Kaplan, Red shoots Sutton Ross, Red shoots T-Bone, Red shot, Red shot by Garvey, Red shot by Kirk (shoulder grazed), Red sick, Red starts to rebuild empire, Red steals car, Red suffocates Levi, Red thanks Aram, Red thinks Masha is his daughter, Red threatens to shoot Tom, Red throws a party, Red Vines, Red was in love with Katarina, Red whispers something to Kirk, Red's back story, Red's backstory, Red's cat, Red's coat, Red's goons, Red's justice, Red's love of art, Red's military past, Red's secret flat, Red's shoulder grazed, Red's storage locker, red-headed krait (snake), Red/Katarina, Redarina, Red’s childhood, Red’s code built on loyalty justice trust, Red’s code of ethics, Red’s criminal empire, Red’s daughters, Red’s ex (story of death), Red’s execution, Red’s execution stayed, Red’s immunity agreement, Red’s Immunity Agreement restored, Red’s keys lifted, Red’s last meal, Red’s love of life, Red’s medical files, Red’s medical records erased, Red’s moral code, Red’s mother, Red’s plastic surgery files, Red’s reputation destroyed, Red’s secret revealed, Red’s sentence commuted, Red’s treason trial, Red’s UN speech, Reddington, Reddington (becoming), Reddington (bones belong to), Reddington backstory, Reddington knows everything, Reddington Reddington?, Reddington task force (original), Reddington would come for you – anything for you, Reddington’s the biggest fish in domestic law enforcement, Reddy Bear, redistribution, reflexology, reformed, refrigerator truck, refugees, Reginald Turner, regulation, regulation vs innovation, rehab, Rehoboth Beach, Rehoboth Beach DE, Reichman Melanie, Reifler, reinterment, reinvention, relationship symbiotic, relics, religion, religious order, Rembrandt, remission, remote access Trojan, remote code cypher, remote control of vehicle, remote takeover of prison, Renard, Renata Ayela, René LeBron, rent actors, rent people, reporter, reptiles, Republic Commerce Bank, reputation, reputation destroyed (Red’s), Requiem, resilience of the young, resistant crops, respect, respirator, respirator (mechanical), respiratory distress, Ressler, Ressler accuses Director, Ressler accuses Hitchin of murdering Reven Wright, Ressler and Samar, Ressler caged, Ressler catches Liz, Ressler fires Samar, Ressler hesitates to identify Red, Ressler hugs Liz, Ressler kicks gnome, Ressler kills Laurel Hitchin, Ressler perform surgery, Ressler saves woman from fall, Ressler testifies, Ressler's brother, Ressler’s girlfriend, restaurant, restaurant (John's), Reston, restraint (leadership about showing), retinal scan, retinal scanner, retired systems analyst, retreat (Shell Island), Reuben dog, Reuther, Reva Jawal, Reven Wright, Reven Wright (corpse in barrel), Reven Wright murder (Ressler accuses Hitchin of), revenge, revenge (dig two graves), revenge (God's work), revenge (I prefer), revenge (Liz vows), revenge (nothing as satisfying as), revenge (poetic), revenge fantasies, revenge it will pass. forgive it won’t, revenge vs forgiveness, reverse aging, RF interference, RFI, RFID chip, Rh negative blood, Rh(null) blood, rhyolite, Ribowski virus, rich, Richard Fickman, Richard Game, Richard Nixon, Richards, Richmond VA, ridden hard by Agent Navabi, rifle (sniper), Rigby (zine), rigged, right and wrong, right wing, Riley Emerson, Rimona, Rinehart, ring (amethyst), ring (engagement), ring with poison needle, Ringling Brothers, riot, ripe apple falls, Rise Up ♪, risk (collateral), Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing, risotto, Rita Hayworth, ritual, Ritual is everything, rivalry, Rivera, Rivera Wants You, Rizal, road trip, roaster (pig), robbery, robbery (bank), robbery (Denver Mint), robbing the Denver Mint. Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Dahle, Robert Diaz, Robert Urwiller, Robert Vesco, Robert Wade, Roberta Wilkins, robotics, Rock Creek Park, Rock River Crew, rocket watcher, Rockville MD, Rod Uhlman, rodents, Rodrick, Roe, Rogelio, Roger Eikendoll, Roger Hobbes, Roger Price, rogue agent, role model (Dembe Aram’s), role playing, roles (gender-based), Rolex, Roman Catholicism, Roman Lemarc, Romani fortune teller, romanticized the life of an outlaw, Romeo and Juliet, Romi, Ronnie Glanton, Ronstadt ♪, rooftop, Room 8, Roque, Rorschach Test, Rosa Heredias, rose tattoo, Rosmin Hamzah, Ross, Ross (Sutton), Ross (Sutton) shot be Red, Ross is square with Baldomero, Rossini, Rostov, Rostova, Rostova backstory, Rostova betrays Red, Rostova file, Rostova is alive, Rostova myth, Rostova‘s backstory, Rostova‘s mother, rotary phone, Roth, rotovirus, Roumain, Roumain killed, routines, Rowan, Rowan Mills, Rubber baby buggy bumpers, Rubber Ducky, rubble (collapse into), Rubella, Rubella syndrome, Rubicon, Ruby Hightower, Ruby’s, Ruddiger, Ruin, rule of law, run like the prairie wind, Run Lizzie run, run on the bank, Run? Just standing here makes my hip flare, runway, rural PA, Ruslan Denison, Ruslan Denisov, Russell Chambers, Russell Springs KY, Russia, Russia (not Geneva), Russian, Russian apparatchik, Russian books, Russian Embassy, Russian lullaby, Russian oligarch, Russian oligarch (campaign contribution from), Russian Roulette, Russian spy, Russian war hero, Russian weather report, RV, RV Park, S 🔸➔, S01E01, S01E02, S01E03, S01E04, S01E05, S01E06, S01E07, S01E08, S01E09, S01E10, S01E11, S01E12, S01E13, S01E14, S01E15, S01E16, S01E17, S01E18, S01E19, S01E20, S01E21, S01E22, S0209, S02E01, S02E02, S02E03, S02E04, S02E05, S02E06, S02E07, S02E08, S02E09, S02E10, S02E11, S02E12, S02E13, S02E14, S02E15, S02E16, S02E17, S02E18, S02E19, S02E20, S02E21, S02E22, S03E01, S03E02, S03E03, S03E04, S03E05, S03E06, S03E07, S03E08, S03E09, S03E10, S03E11, S03E12, S03E13, S03E14, S03E15, S03E16, S03E17, S03E18, S03E19, S03E20, S03E21, S03E22, S03E23, S04E01, S04E02, S04E03, S04E04, S04E05, S04E06, S04E07, S04E08, S04E09, S04E10, S04E11, S04E12, S04E13, S04E14, S04E15, S04E16, S04E17, S04E18, S04E19, S04E20, S04E21, S04E22, S05E01, S05E02, S05E03, S05E04, S05E05, S05E06, S05E07, S05E08, S05E09, S05E10, S05E11, S05E12, S05E13, S05E14, S05E15, S05E16, S05E17, S05E18, S05E19, S05E20, S05E22, S06E01, S06E02, S06E03, S06E04, S06E05, S06E06, S06E07, S06E08, S06E09, S06E10, S06E11, S06E12, S06E13, S06E14, S06E15, S06E16, S06E17, S06E18, S06E19, S06E20, S06E21, S06E22, S1, S1E01, S1E02, S1E03, S1E04, S1E05, S1E06, S1E07, S1E08, S1E09, S1E10, S1E11, S1E12, S1E13, S1E14, S1E15, S1E16, S1E17, S1E18, S1E19, S1E20, S1E21, S1E22, S2, S2E01, S2E02, S2E03, S2E04, S2E05, S2E06, S2E07, S2E08, S2E09, S2E10, S2E11, S2E12, S2E13, S2E14, S2E15, S2E16, S2E17, S2E18, S2E19, S2E20, S2E21, S2E22, S3, S3E01, S3E02, S3E03, S3E04, S3E05, S3E06, S3E07, S3E08, S3E09, S3E10, S3E11, S3E12, S3E13, S3E14, S3E15, S3E16, S3E17, S3E18, S3E19, S3E20, S3E21, S3E22, S3E23, S4, S4 Unanswered Questions, S4E01, S4E02, S4E03, S4E04, S4E05, S4E06, S4E07, S4E08, S4E09, S4E10, S4E11, S4E12, S4E13, S4E14, S4E15, S4E16, S4E17, S4E18, S4E19, S4E20, S4E21, S4E22, S5E01, S5E02, S5E03, S5E04, S5E05, S5E06, S5E07, S5E08, S5E09, S5E10, S5E11, S5E12, S5E13, S5E14, S5E15, S5E16, S5E17, S5E18, S5E19, S5E20, S5E22, S6E01, S6E02, S6E03, S6E04, S6E05, S6E06, S6E07, S6E08, S6E09, S6E10, S6E11, S6E12, S6E13, S6E14, S6E15, S6E16, S6E17, S6E18, S6E19, S6E20, S6E21, S6E22, sabotage, Sachertorte, sacrifice, sacrificed his bishop, Safar, safe, safe combination, safe deposit box, safe houses, safety deposit box, safety word, safety word banana, Said the spider to the fly, sailboat (clue), sailing, sailors, saint (a sinner can also be a), Saint of Death (≃Santa Muerte), Sakiya, Salaam, sale of antiquities, Salk, saltpeter, salvage yard, Sam, Sam DeMarco, Sam Milhoan, Sam Whatley, Samantha Dawson, Samar, Samar (contract on), Samar (password), Samar abducted, Samar and Aram celebrate, Samar and Aram kiss, Samar and Ressler, Samar and Ressler kiss, Samar cancels transfer request, Samar didn’t find out about the raid. Samar planned the raid, Samar exits show, Samar fails polygraph, Samar fired by Ressler, Samar gives back ring, Samar has new papers different place to go, Samar in coma, Samar kidnapped, Samar leaves Aram, Samar memory, Samar misdials 911, Samar recovers Care package, Samar rescued by Aram, Samar resigns, Samar says yes, Samar targeted, Samar undercover, Samar wakes from coma, Samar's brother, Samar's raise, Samar/Aram, Samar/Levi, Samar’s aphasia, Samaritan, Sammy Davis Jr, Samoan, Samothrace (Winged Victory of), Sample No. 17, Samuel Aleko, San Jose Costa Rica, sanctions, sanctions list, Sanctum Corporation, sand castles, sand dollar, Sandman, Sandoval, Sandquist, Sands, sandwich (tuna salad), Sankov, Santa Muerte, Sara Mitchell, Sarah Ellen Winstead, Saram, Sarasota Springs, Sarkany, sashimi, Satanism, satellite, Sato/Nakamoto, sauce is burning, sauna, savant, save my (Red’s) soul (Dembe determined to), save your soul, saved my life (Dembe), saw no other path, sawed off shotgun, Say hi Baz, Sayatan Shah, Scalia (Justice), scalp massages, scalp products, scam, scanner (eye), scanner (retinal), scar, scar forms, scarcity (creation of), scarred face, Schmock, school, school bus, schoolyard ambush, Schrodinger, Schumann, sci-fi (It's very), SCI7, science fiction, scientists, Scientology, Scimitar, scions, scolding me, scones, Scotch, Scottie, Scottie Hargrave, Scottie Stansbury, scouts, Scrabble, scrawny brown ass, scream, script, script (for phone call), scripts, scripture, scrumptious pork pie, Scutari (Inspector), SDNY, Sea of Galilee, sea shore, Seaduke, Seafood, Seafood Company, SEAL, sealed, sealed court records, Seals (Navy), search and seizure, search and seizure (unreasonable), search warrant, seashell bracelet, seaside talk, Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5, Season 6, Season Final, Season Finale, Season Premiere, season tickets, seat belts, Seavers, Seawall Travel Agency, Sebastian Reifler, SEC, second chance, second class person, secret, secret (I have a … and I need to keep it even from you), secret (Liz learns Red’s), secret (Red’s … revealed), secret accounts, secret flat, secret keeper, secret keeper (You’re his), secret not a lie, secret prison, secret prisons, secret prisons (Cuba), Secret Service, Secret Service vs FBI, secret settlement. settlement (secret), secret societies, secrets, secrets (government), secrets (I know all your), seduction, see sounds, seeds, seen a ghost (like he’d), Seivers, seize the day, self (becoming true), self (true … hidden), self flagellation, self-immolation, self-restraint, Selma Orchard, semi-automatic (Browning 9-millimeter), semiotics, Senate Armed Services Committee, Senate Intelligence Committee, Senate staffer, Senator Christensen, Senator Chuck Christensen, Senator Cooligan, Senator Hawkins, Senator Robert Wade, Senator Wade, sense from the nonsense (picking the), Sensiprex, sentence commuted (Red’s), Serbia, serial blackmailer, serial killer, serial killer (female), serial killer (killer of), serial killer (You’re a glorified), serial killer who froze victims, serial murder, serial number, series, series flashbacks, Series Premiere, series synopsis, Serry, server room, settlements (structured), severed finger, Seville (Barber of), sex, Sex (Did I say “sex”? …) Shah, sex (in car), sex (with teen-ager), Sex and treasure, sex drugs rock and roll, sex reassignment surgery, sex scene, sexting, sexual, sexual abuse, sexual abuse (child), sexual abuse (spousal), sexual arousal, sexual assault, sexual dream, sexual harassment, sexual temptation, sexy (you're really), shackles, shadow, Shadow Five, shadow government, Shahin Navabi, Shahir Ahmad, Shaitan, Shakespeare (Liz loved), shallow grave, shaman, shame, shank, shank hook, shard of glass, Shariah, Sharon Fulton, sharp shooter, sharpshooter, shave, Shaw, Shaw 2, She deserves the truth, She deserves to know the truth, She had…a joy for life, She is a miracle, She lied to you about everything, She terrifies me, She was incandescent, She was more alive than anyone I knew, She was my life my heart, She was…dancing, She'd better be worth it, She's a beautiful girl, She's alive?, She's not my daughter, She's the one, She’s gone. She’s really gone, She’s not Masha anymore, she’s off-limits, Sheila Barker, shelf corporation, Shell Island Retreat, Shelow, shelter, Shermer school, ship, ship captain, shippers, shipping container, shipping container "home", shipping depot, shipping freighter (Lady Curie), shipwreck, Shirley, Shiro, shirt (lost my), shiv, shoe (pounds), shoe repair shop, shoot him, shooting (officer-involved), shootout in woods, shopping bag, shot, shot in forehead, shotgun, shoulder grazed, Shouldn't judges at least pretend to be impartial?, shovel, show business, show of force, Show time in 20!, showdown (Red v Kaplan), Shula, Shur, sibling rivalry, SID, side of beef, Sienna, sign language, signet ring, signing, Silas Gouldberry, Sima, Simmons (Red alias), Simon (Paul) ♪, Simon says, sin, sin eater, Sinclair III, Singapore, Singin’ in the Rain, single daffodil bad luck, Singleton, Singleton (Norman), Singleton killed, Singleton learn of Reddington task force, Singleton working with Garvey, singular friend or a mortal enemy, sinner can also be a saint, sinning, sins for which there is no absolution, Sins should be buried like the dead, SIPRNet, Sir Crispin Crandall, Siren (myth), sister, sister/brother, sisters, sisters (You must have), Sixth Amendment, skeleton, skeleton burned by Red, skeleton in suitcase/duffel, skeleton is Raymond Reddington’s, skeleton’s identity revealed, skimming, skinhead, skinhead drug cartel, skinheads, skinned, skip tracer, Skittles, skull nailed to a tree, skull of goat, skydeck, Skye Kincaid, Skyler, skyscraper, slap, slaughter, sleep (I didn't lose any … over it), sleeping with girls half his age, slew the beast, slideshows, sliding dice, slinging, slip-and-fall, sloth (pygmy three-toed), slush fund to finance murders, smallpox, smell of injustice, smile solnishko, Smith (Steven), Smithsonian, smoke, Smokey Putnam, Smokey Putnam killed, smoking, smoking (quitting), smoking cigars, smoking gun, smoking marijuana, Smoky Mountains, Smoll, smug little face of yours, smuggling, smuggling (global), smuggling (human), Smurfed (profits), snake, snake (Bungarus flaviceps), snake (red-headed krait), snake in the grass, snake venom (Fentanyl is like), Snakehead, snakes, sneeze, Snell, sniper, snitch, Snitch Jacket, SNL, snogging, snookered, snow shoes, snowmobiling, So soft, soak the rich, social media, social norms, sociopath, sodium thiopental, Sofia Bulgaria, Sogi-san, soldering gun, solitaire, solnishko, Solobotkin, Solomon, Solomon 2, Solomon jailed, Some people are truly alone in this world, some things can't be forgiven, Someone who'd miss you if you died?, Someone will come, Sometimes you make your own fate. Sometimes fate makes you, Somewhere Beyond The Sea, son, son drowned, song index, songs, Sonia Bloom, Sonia Fisher (Judge), Sonya (Princess) of Montenegro, Sophia (of Invisible Hand), Sophia Gallup, Sophia Gallup/Vanessa Vasquez, Sophia Quayle, Sorrento music box, Sorry I Shot You balloon, soul (I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my), soul (save your), soulmates, Sound of Silence ♪, sounds corny, soup kitchen, South Carolina, South Sudanese Embassy, Southern Cross ♪, Southern District of New York, Southern District of NY, Soviet Intelligence?, Soviet Navy, Soviet Union, soybeans, spa, space junk, Spader, Spader as Outsider, Spader tattoo, spaghetti Westerns, Spalding Stark, spare me the mystical reassurance, Spark (surname), Sparta KY, Spassky, speak to a woman, spearfishing, special, special kind of strange, special needs, Special Ops, special skills, spectrum of behaviors, speech (Red’s UN), speeding (auto), spiders, spiders (four), spiders (joro), spiders (whore), spies, spies to run, spilled beer, spin class, spin off, spin the bottle, spinach, spinal tap, spiritual advisor, spitfire (You sure are a little … aren’t you?), splayed nudes, splitter, splitting logs, splitting wood, spoon (stabbing with), sports bar, spousal abuse, spousal rape, spousal sexual abuse, spraying crops, Spring Premiere, Springfield, Springfield MO, Springfields, sprint to the finish, spy, spy movies, spy on Liz (You hired me to), Spy Who Came from The Cold (novel), spy who stayed out in the cold?, squirrel with the tiny nuts, SS, St Charles IL, St George (Master James of), St Louis MO, St Petersburg, St Petersburg (RU), stabbing, stabbing with spoon, Stacey Aguilar, staffer (Senate), stag fight, staged crime scene, staged murder scene, Stahley, stained glass window, stalking, Stamps (surname), Stand down!, Stanley Kornish, Stansbury, Stanton, star (inverted), star (shape), star (upside down), Star Trek character (Data), Star Wars, star witness, star-crossed lovers, star-gazing, staring into an abyss, Stark, stars, start-up, Starwood points, state sanctioned hit, state-of-the-art surveillance equipment, statistical model, statistics, statistics (lies damned lies and), Stav, Stav (blue eye/brown eye), stay of execution, Stay with me, steaks from Tuscany, stealth environmentalist, stealth fighter plans, steam explosion, steerage, stem cell donor, stem cell transplant, stem cells, step ahead, Stephen Altman, Sternberg, steroids, steroids make your penis shrink, Steve Homan, stevedore, Steven Feltmeyer, Steven Smith, Steven Tyson, Stevens, Stevenson, Stewmaker, Stick Up, Stickup (film), sticky wicket, still a step ahead, still my perfect Saturday night, still warm cigar, stink (Oof what a), Stinson Brook Falls, stitches, stitches (Red … Tom’s shoulder), stock buybacks, stock market, stock market fraud, stock trading, stolen artwork, stolen children, stolen evidence, Stone, Stone Canyon Storage Facility, Stone Park nuclear reactor, stones (diamonds), stool (loosen your), stop coddling me, storage (government secrets), Storage Facility (Stone Canyon), storage locker, stories are written in flesh, storm (ice), storm (winter), Storm on the Sea of Galilee, Stormare, stormy seas, story (it’s your), storybooks, strange (special kind of), Stranger, stranger (injured), strangers (I depend on the kindness of), strangle, strangulation, Strap on your bike helmet, straw in the wind, Streetcar Named Desire, strike (prison), string bracelet, string on a rat, strong (You look), strong men (formerly dashing), structured payments, structured settlements, stud (card game), stud (put out to), student driver, stuffed bunny, stuffed dog, stuffed people, Sturgeon, style points count, subdural hematoma, submarine, submarine sunk, subpoena, Sudanese (South) Embassy, sued for wrongful death, suffocate or have a heart attack, suffocation, suffocation with pillow, Sugarfoot, suicide, suicide an act of terror, suicide attempt, suicide bombing, suitcase, suitcase (Who’s in the?), suitcase (with guns instead of bones), suitcase (woman in), suitcase/duffel (skeleton in), suitcase/duffel full of bones, suitcase/duffel with skeleton, sulfuric acid, Sullivan, Summer Palace, Sun Dance, sun past the yardarm? (Is the), sundaes, Sundown ♪, super bug, Super PAC, Superfund site, superheroes, superpower, support group (child-bride), suppressed memories, Surat Thani, surgeon, surgeon held captive, surgery, surgery (cardiac), surgery (eye), surgery (facial reconstruction), surgery (heart transplant), surgery (lap band), surgery (laparoscopic), surgery (plastic), surgery (Ressler performs), surgery (weight loss), surgery interrupted, Surkov, surrogate father, surveillance, surveillance equipment, surveillance video, survival, survivalism, Susan Hargrave, Susan Hargrave has many secrets, Susan Stahley, Susie Baker, suspended animation, suspense, Sutherland, Sutton, Sutton Ross, Sutton Ross shot by Red, Sutton's Cabin, sutures, sutures (Red … Tom’s shoulder), Sven, SVR, SVR DNA report: Kirk is Liz's father, SVR paternity report: Kirk is Liz's father, swaddling, swallow fish hook, swallowtail (pinned like a), swimming pool, swindle, swing, swing photo, switch to a good Burgundy, switchblade, switched dice, Switzerland, swords, Sworn off greed and avarice, symbiotic relationship, synagogue, synthetic biology, synthetic biology (synthetic), Syria, Syrian civil war, syringe, system rigged, systems analyst, T 🔸➔, T Earl King VI, T insignia, T-bone (character), tacky, Tactical friggin’ nuke, Tadashi Ito, Taddicken Brothers, taggant, Tahiti, Tai Chi, tailor, tailor shop, Takahashi, takeover (hostile), takeover of prison (remote), takeovers (hostile), tako-tsubo, Talbot, Tale of the Mongolian Peasant, Taliban, Tamerlane, Tammy Grimm, Tammy Lynn Thompson, Tamworth NH, Tango Milonga, Tanida, Tansi Farms, tanuki, tap, tape, tape deck, tape recording, Tara Rayburn, Taser, Task Force (CIA's Surkov), task force arrested, taste color hear shapes see sounds, Tastes like Patty Sutton, tattoo, tattoo (red heart), tattoo (rose), tattoo artist, tattoos, Tavern (Pete’s), Tavern (Red Brau), tax law, taxes, Taxi Tycoon, taxidermy, Taylor County WV, Tea Party, teacup (clue), tear gas, tech start-up, technology, Ted King, teeming mane, teen pregnancy, teeth, Teflon Con, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Israel, teleguidance system, telematics system, Tell Agnes about me, Tell Elizabeth the truth, Tell me about Katarina, tell me someone’s gonna answer that, tell the truth (I'm just going to), Tempkin, temptation (sexual), Tenleytown DC, Tennessee Williams, tenor, Terrace Vista Motor Lodge, terrarium, Terre Haute IN, terrible actor, terror and suicide, terror attack, terrorism, terrorism (suicide is), terrorism funded by sale of artifacts, terrorist, terrorist oil, testicles, testicles scratched, testify, Testify Brother Hershey, testimony, testimony (eyewitness unreliability), tethered goat, Tetrodotoxin, Texas, Texas Hold 'Em, texting and driving, Thai food, thanatology, Thani (Farook Al-Thani), That bitch?, That's a good name, That's a load off, that's a nasty look that takes practice. You must have sisters, That's not your lunch meat, Thaw (podcast), The 400 Blows, The Age of Contagion, The Alchemist, The Alibi, The Apothecary, The Architect, The Artax Network, The Audrey, The Blacklist, The Blacklist Redemption pilot, The Box, the boy is just a boy, The Brockton College Killer, The Bunker, The Cabal, The Capricorn Killer, The Caretaker, The cavalry showed up, The Chemist, The Company, The Contagion, The Cook, The Coroner, The Corsican, The Courier, The Cryptobanker, The Cyclops, The Cyprus Agency, The day that you were born I was also born, The Debt Collector, The Decembrist, The Deer Hunter, The Director, The Director 2, The Director killed, The Director Pt 2, The Djinn, the doctor has been baptized, The document is all that matters, The Double, The Endling, the entire arc of my life might have been different, The Ethicist, The Factory, The Fall of Cambridge, the fire, The Florist, The Forecaster, The Freelancer, The Front, The Fulcrum, the girl, The girl is your only option, The Gold Bug, The Good Samaritan Killer, The Hague, The Harem, The Hunter, The Informant, The Innkeeper, The Invisible Hand, The Irish, The Judge, The Kenyon Family, The Kilgannon Corporation, The Kingmaker, The Kings of the Highway, The Lady Curie (ship), the last resort, The Lindquist Concern, the little fellow just lit right up, The Longevity Initiative, The Longevity Institute, The Mad Greek, The Major, The man in the hat?, The Mombasa Cartel, the Mossad, the one who got away, the only thing you left me is a hat on my head, The Osterman Umbrella Company, The Pavlovich Brothers, The Pawnbrokers, The Pharmacist, the poor, The Princip Initiative, The Red Birch Motel, The resilience of the young, The ripe apple falls, The Sandman, The Scimitar, The Sea of Galilee, The Sound of Silence ♪, The Spy Who Came from The Cold (novel), The spy who stayed out in the cold?, The Stewmaker, The Stranger, The Summer Palace, the thin blue line, The Third Estate, The Thrushes, The Toymaker, The Travel Agency, The Tri-State Butcher, The Troll Farmer, the truth today, The truth. I hold it dear, The truth? This is the truth, The Vehm, the way she loves you – I’m powerless against that, The Wind in the Willows, theater of the absurd, theatre, Theatre (Falstaff), the…today), TheBlacklist, theft (auto), theft (car), theft (identity), theft (sanctions list), theft of R&D, Then I suppose I'll need my pants, Then there was one, Theo, therapy, therapy (psychiatric), there are things in the darkness that can keep your heart from ever feeling the light again, there is no God, There was a girl. Of course there was, There was a woman I loved, There's a traitor in the family, There's always a choice, there's an entrance, There’s almost nothing as satisfying as revenge, There’s nothing…you can tell me to change my mind, There’s someone else, Theresa Morris, thermal paper, thermo-friggin’-nuclear, thermometer (kitchen), thermometer (meat), Thessaloniki Greece, they all look like genitalia to me, They decided to say that what happened never happened, They taste color hear shapes see sounds, they thrived, They're homeless!, They’ll be coming for you, They’re arresting everyone, thief, thief story, thieves, thieves (no honor among), thin blue line, think differently, Think like a criminal, Thinking time’s over, Third Estate, Third Estate Leader, This has to end, This is a non-event, This is madness Constantin, This life has a mind and a momentum of its own, This man – whoever he is – he's dangerous, This Old Man, This sucks, Thomas (Dylan), Thomas Dekker, Thompson, thoracic surgery, Those who believe so are wrong, Thousand Times Again ♪, Thrall, three-toed sloth, thriller, throat cancer, Thrushes, thumb drive, thumbs, thumbs cut off, thumbscrew, ticking clock, tidal charts, Tiger Branson, tigers (masturbating), Tigger and Pooh, tightly wound officiousness all clenched and pink and puckered, tiki-torch rallies, Tillisi, Tim Gorman, time capsule, time machine, timing chip, Timothy Leary, Timothy Peterson, tinkle, Tip the gentleman will you?, tire iron, tissue bank, titanium rods, TL (Tammy Lynn Thompson), To Katarina. Love Papa, to the many at the expense of the few, toast, toast (raise a), Tobias Carlyle, Tobias Reuther, toilet (keys fall in), token dropped, tokens, Tolson, Tolstoy’s moral crisis, Tom, Tom (ghost of), Tom and Liz remarry, Tom and Liz wedding, Tom and Liz’s, Tom and Ressler fight, Tom Brokaw, Tom captures Karakurt, Tom comes home, Tom confesses, Tom Connolly, Tom Connolly killed, Tom dies, Tom freed, Tom Hardekopf, Tom ignored my warning. That is why he died, Tom is killed, Tom is stabbed, Tom is your Tom problem, Tom Keen, Tom kills Asher, Tom on boat, Tom opens suitcase with skeleton, Tom photographs Liz’s FBI ID, Tom proposes, Tom returns, Tom shoots Solomon, Tom shot, Tom shot in shoulder, Tom stabbed, Tom surgery, Tom undercover, Tom was a man of many truths, Tom's boat, Tom's dying wish (I’m gonna honor), Tom's mother, Tom's past, Tom? (Liz writes), Tom’s a big boy, Tom’s dead, Tom’s death, Tom’s death (premonition), Tom’s grave, tombstone, tombstone ("Elizabeth Keen"), tombstone painting, Tommy Markin, Tommy Markin (last words), Tommy Wattles, Tomodachi Operation, tongue, Tony Mejia, Tony Pagiano impersonates Ian Garvey, Tony Pagliaro, Tony The Mailman, too Draconian even for me, too hot for him, too much sorrow (voice of a man who's seen), too., toothpicks (cinnamon), top of his class, topaz, torafugu kimo, Toronto Canada, torpedo, torture, torture (child), torture (judicial), torture (water), torture chamber, torture rack, touch football, touch of cayenne, tourniquet, Townsend Directive, toxicology report, toxins (environmental), Toymaker, Tracey Ivers, track(horse), tracking chip, tracking chip (Karakurt's), tracking chip in business card, tracking chip on dog, tracking device, Tracy Solobotkin, trade secrets, traded himself for me, trading (stock), tradition, Tradition First, Traditum order, Traditum Primarius – Tradition First, traffic light, trafficking (human), tragedy, tragically quixotic megalomaniac, trailer park, train hijack, train robbery, trained rat, traitor, traitor or moron, Tramadol, trance, tranche of softwares, Trans Am, transcript, transfusion, translator (digital), transmitter in dental work, transplant, transplant (bone marrow), transplant (heart), transplant (kidney), transplant (stem cell), trap, trash dump, Travel Agency, trawler in Philippines, trayf, treason, treason trial, treasure, treasure hunt, treasure hunter, Treasure Island, treasure map, treasure myth lives on (And so the), treasures buried, Treasury, tree with carved K, Tri-State Butcher, trial, trial (treason), trick is not minding, Trilateral Commission, triplets, Trojan, troll, Troll Farmer, trolling, Troop 14441, trouble (I didn’t go looking for … but it found me, troubled waters (she’s in), trout, truck (refrigerator), truck preacher, true believers willing to die for what we love, True Cross, true love, true self (becoming), true self hidden, true-crime drama, trunk (body in), trunk (locked in), Truro Nova Scotia, trust, Trust but verify, trust fund, trust fund babies, Trust me, trust me (You can), trust the process, trusted asset, trusted by those they betrayed, truth, truth (I know the). 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The Kite Runner PDF Summary
Posted on June 14, 2018 by 12min Team
No matter how life turns out to be for you, there’s always light at the end of the tunnel.
It’s never too late, to become a better person, and Khaled paves the way with hope and encouragement.
This is one way of recapping the story; you be the judge!
Who Should Read “The Kite Runner”? And Why?
This story shows you how a cowardice young man fearlessly embarked on a dangerous and noble mission to save a life. In all honesty, not many things are on the same humane wavelength as such actions.
“The Kite Runner” is an eye-opening novel, that we from the bottom of our hearts, recommend it to everyone.
Khaled Hosseini Biography
Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-American novelist, whose work is widely acclaimed. So far, he has written 4 novels.
As an award-winning author, he abandoned medicine to become a full-time writer and storyteller.
It all starts with an introduction of the leading characters, Amir, the son of Baba, and a young Hazara boy Hassan, who is also a servant in the house. They spend most of their time playing and kite fighting. What separates Hassan from the rest of the kids, is his ability to locate where the defeated Kite will end, without even watching it going down.
All the action in the first part takes place in Kabul, Afghanistan – a city enriched with culture and tradition.
Amir’s father, also portrayed as Baba, despite being the owner of the house, he is also a wealthy merchant. On numerous occasions, he is critical of his son and extols the virtues of Hassan. Amir finds shelter in talking to Rahim Khan, Baba’s best friend, who encourages him to do the right thing.
Unlike Baba, Rahim emboldens Amir to continue writing his stories, despite Baba’s comments that such orientation is for girls only.
Every story has its evil end, and this one is no different. Assef, a sadistic, and violent young man, makes fun of Amir for hanging out with Hazara boy. He believes that Hazara people, like Hassan, are inferior and don’t belong to Afghanistan.
Hassan even manages to save Amir from the brutality of Assef, by warning him that if he doesn’t stop with the mocking, he’ll shoot him with a slingshot. Assef “withdraws” from the battle and swears up and down that one day, he will get his revenge.
One beautiful day in the city of Kabul, Amir finally earns Baba’s praises by winning in a local kite-flying tournament. Hassan so happy and excited about Amir’s victory runs to take his prize (the defeated kite in the last round). After finding the fallen kite, he bumps into Assef, who gives him two options:
To give him the kite
To get beaten and ultimately raped.
Hassan refuses to hand over the kite, and as a result, he is severely beaten and sexually abused by Assef and his companions.
Amir finds himself in the heat of the scene but does nothing. He reckons that Baba would be much less proud if they don’t bring the last Kite home. After the incident, Amir refuses to talk to Hassan, because he is overwhelmed by a sense of guilt.
“To reduce the intensity of these feelings,” Amir decides to falsely accuse Hassan of being a thief, by planting a watch underneath his mattress. After being summoned by Baba to explain his role in this situation, Hassan confesses his guilt and Baba forgives him.
However, Hassan and Ali realize that life in that house would be unbearable, and they decide to leave once and for all. Amir feels disgusted with himself, and terrible memories continue to haunt him, which serve as a proof of his betrayal and timidity.
The Communist rule in Afghanistan takes a role in the 1979 Soviet intervention, which was launched with a single purpose in mind to fight and defeat the Mujahideen. Amir and Baba flee to Pakistan, mainly because of Baba’s recent negative comments on Communism.
War doesn’t negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.
Afterward, they settle in a small rented apartment in California, where Baba finds a job at a local gas station. After getting his high school degree, Amir decides to expand his skills by taking writing classes to nurture his prowess as a Wordsmith.
Baba and Amir make extra money selling goods at a flea market, where Amir lays eyes on Soraya Taheri -a refuge of Afghan origins. In the meantime, Baba gets diagnosed with terminal cancer and agrees to one last thing before passing away.
He does Amir a favor by asking Soraya’s father permission for marriage between Amir and Soraya. The Taheri family agrees, and Amir ends up marrying Soraya. They live happily and peacefully in America, but they are deprived of children.
Amir’s career as a novelist accelerates, but one day he receives a call from Rahim Khan that changes everything. He invites him to come to Peshawar, and says “There is a way to be good again.” Shocked by this surprising turn of events, Amir hits the road to meet an old friend.
Amir finds out from Rahim Khan, that a mine killed Ali, and the Taliban shotted Hassan because he didn’t allow them to confiscate Baba and Amir’s house. Rahim reveals to Amir that Ali was sterile and Hassan was not his son.
He is shocked to know that Hassan was his half-brother and cannot understand why Baba kept this secret away from him for so long. Nonetheless, Amir finds out that Hassan had a son Sohrab, who is now located in some orphanage in Kabul.
Amir doesn’t believe that he has the strength to find Sohrab all by himself and ask for assistance from a war veteran (Farid). Once there, they realize that Taliban officials bring cash in exchange for little girls or boys. Amir discovers that Sohrab was swapped in such “deal.”
Amir ends up meeting this man, who presents himself as Assef. This name does ring a bell, and Amir feels the intensity in the air. He decides to visit his house, where he founds Sohrab. Assef agrees to release Sohrab only if Amir beats him in a fight.
Assef hurts Amir badly, but Sohrab manages to fire a brass ball from the slingshot and hits Assef into his eye. Sohrab helps Amir to stand up, and they walk away.
The Kite Runner Epilogue
Amir reveals to Sohrab, that the plan is for both of them to return to the States, where he will live with them. American authorities demand proof or a document that verifies Amir’s claims that Sohrab is an orphan.
After a lot of struggle, Amir succeeds to take Sohrab to the U.S. At first; this scared little boy refuses to talk to them until Amir showcases some of Hassan’s tricks during a kite fight.
It all ends very emotionally; Amir runs to find the fallen kite and wholeheartedly says: “For you, a thousand times over.”
Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life. Silence is pushing the off button. Shutting it down. All of it.
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This Week’s Thoughts on Intellectual Property in Kenya
Posted by Victor Nzomo in CIPIT Insights
The major story in Kenya this week was the visit by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang to Kenya, accompanied by a 500-member delegation. During this visit, it is reported that Kenya signed 17 multi-billion shillings deals with China including grants of Sh 18.6 billion and loans of Sh 146.8 billion – totaling Sh 165.5 billion. This blogger can only hope that some of these funds will be directed towards promotion of Kenyans’ intellectual property (IP) with our Chinese trading partners as well as strengthening IP enforcement mechanisms throughout Kenya’s land, air and sea boundaries.
As always, your comments are invited on this week’s commentaries on the JB Maina-Safaricom settlement (see here) and WIPO’s new 6-year strategic direction (see here). What follows is our brief commentary on some of the other IP-related news from this week:
IP Boss Sent Home Over Illicit Liquor
Media reports indicate that the Acting CEO of the Anti Counterfeit Agency (ACA) was among 52 public officers sent home by the Cabinet Secretary for the Interior as a result of killer brews that have claimed the lives of over 100 Kenyans. It is reported that the ACA CEO Dr. John Akoten was axed for ACA’s “failure to enforce standards and regulations” thereby ” allowing the counterfeit to trade”.
A quick glance at the Kenya Anti-Counterfeit Act 2008 which establishes the ACA reveals that the tough-talking Cabinet Secretary may not have been too far off the mark in sending Akoten home. Section 5 of the Act lists the functions of ACA which include to “combat counterfeiting, trade and other dealings in counterfeit goods in Kenya” as well as to “coordinate with national organisations involved in combatting counterfeiting”.
Raising Intellectual Property Awareness in Africa: A Call to Action by Kenya’s Top Ambassador
In this month’s World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Magazine, there is an article by Dr. John O. Kakonge, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations in Geneva and the World Trade Organization (WTO). In this rather lack-lustre article titled: “Raising Intellectual Property Awareness in Africa: A Call to Action”, Kakonge merely advances the possible advantages of the IP system without providing any concrete action plans on the way forward. Kakonge’s piece is a largely descriptive account of the IP state of play in Africa, with examples such as the “Lion Lights” utility model in Kenya (See our commentary of this invention here). At the very least, one would have expected Kakonge to justify his continued present in Geneva by highlighting some of the steps made at the international level in bridging the IP awareness gap and his plans moving forward.
Image Rights in Kenya – The Case of Corazon
The tabloid Ghalfa! published a story of Corazon Kwamboka, a Kenyan plus-sized model, who claims that she was neither consulted nor paid by an American-based promoter who used one of her images on a promotional poster.
Corazon, who also happens to be a law graduate, is reported to have said as follows:
“This (sic) Americans be using my photos and not paying me any royalties… these are the things that make me wake up early to go to school, what makes me wanna become the best entertainment lawyer.. to defend myself and everyone (sic) model out there.”
This interesting case was brought to our attention by @iruten, who comments:
“Funny interaction about a serious matter. I would say they are both right but that the model is much “more right”. There isn’t a law for privacy (yet) in Kenya (although the Constitution provides it) but she could sue for unjust enrichment or potentially other tort grounds.”
From an IP perspective, Corazon would have a strong cause of action under copyright law if the photo in question was her commissioned work or if she and the photographer in question had agreed to share jointly in the proceeds of any commercial exploitation of the photo.
1. The Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) announced that it has decided to discontinue the carrying out of substantive examinations in relation to utility model (UM) applications with effect from 1 May 2014 in order to align the practice with the Industrial Property Act, 2001. However, UM applications shall continue to be subject to examination for compliance with all the other requirements of the Act and Regulations. In particular, UM applications shall be examined for compliance with filing date and formality requirements as well as for inventions that are excluded from protection and for non-patentable inventions under sections 21(3) and 26 respectively.
2. The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) introduced a declaration section in the application form for copyright registration. According to this disclaimer, all applicants are required to certify that they have been sufficiently informed about copyright registration, including:-
a) that copyright protection does not protect any ideas, concepts, phrases or slogans that may be contained in their applications for registration
b) that copyright registration system in Kenya is a voluntary system of notification
c) that registration of a copyright work does not prevent other persons who create similar works independently from marketing or practicing the idea contained in the copyright work and furthermore that it is the applicant’s sole responsibility to initiate any civil or criminal action for infringement of its work once registered
d) that registration by KECOBO does not constitute an endorsement of the work or efficacy of the business practices or confirmation of authorship by the applicant.
e) that the registration certificate should not be used for unlawful purposes and that the applicant is solely responsible for any liability arising from actions or use of the certificate that were not intended by law.
As many of you may have noticed, Nation Media Group recently rebranded its radio station “Easy FM”. “Easy FM” is now known as “Nation FM”. However, questions over the originality (or lack thereof) of Nation FM’s logo have surfaced. Here is a side-by-side comparison between the Nation FM logo and an image from Shutterstock:
You be the judge!
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Making Sense Of Recent HIPAA Enforcement Activity
In the first few months of 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued its first-ever civil monetary penalty, against Cignet Health, for alleged privacy violations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), exacted a $1 million resolution amount from Massachusetts General Hospital for alleged HIPAA privacy violations, issued a budget request seeking substantial funding for HIPAA compliance and enforcement activities, and announced a new program to train state attorneys general to enforce HIPAA.
Many HIPAA-covered health care providers, health plans and health care clearinghouses are struggling to put these developments into perspective. The sheer size of the Cignet penalty - over $4.3 million - and the fact that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) exercised its authority to assess civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for the first time led stakeholders to wonder if this development marked a sea change in enforcement attitudes. But concerns were tempered somewhat by the facts of the case, as the provider's abject noncompliance and refusal to cooperate with authorities made it seem like an outlier. The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) million-dollar resolution set the HIPAA community more on edge, as the breach - an employee accidentally left files containing medical records on a subway train while commuting - seemed like the type of incident that could occur despite an entity's sincere compliance efforts.
The OCR budget request and announcement of the new state attorney general training program added to an already tense environment. OCR is requesting about $46.7 million for fiscal year 2012, compared to its $44.3 million request for fiscal year 2011 and the $41.1 million enacted amount for fiscal year 2010. OCR is also reaching out to state attorneys general, offering substantial support in their efforts to enforce HIPAA using new authority granted under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009. OCR announced a series of intense two-day state attorney general training workshops, starting in April 2011, that will include instruction on issues ranging from HIPAA, HITECH and state legal requirements to investigative techniques for identifying and prosecuting potential violations to resources available to state attorneys general pursuing alleged HIPAA violations. Notably, HITECH allows courts to award damages (capped at $25,000 per calendar year for violations of the same requirement), as well as costs and attorney's fees, in such actions.
This article considers recent enforcement activity against the backdrop of the broader HIPAA enforcement timeline. When placed in context in this manner, the Cignet and MGH settlements seem to be more a continuation of a trend that has been slowly building over time than a shocking new development calling for drastic measures. Given the current environment, prudent covered entities should reinvigorate their HIPAA compliance efforts. This article continues to extract several lessons for covered entities from the enforcement timeline.
Putting Recent HIPAA Enforcement Actions Into Perspective
In the early days of HIPAA, outreach and education were the buzzwords of choice, as covered entities became acquainted with the new requirements. The promulgation of the interim final HIPAA privacy rule in December of 2000 marked the beginning of a period that would extend until compliance with the HIPAA security rule was mandated in 2005, during which covered entities focused on learning the regime and building compliance programs. Revisions to the regulations and the issuance of guidance documents made headlines. There were no seven-figure settlements, no resolution agreements with corrective action plans (CAPs) and no CMPs.
Providence: A Beginning
Then, in July 2008, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the first HIPAA resolution agreement, in which Providence Health System and a pair of related entities (Providence) agreed to a detailed CAP and a $100,000 resolution amount for alleged privacy and security violations. The incident giving rise to the resolution agreement involved the loss of backup tapes, optical disks and laptops laden with unencrypted protected health information (PHI) on 386,000 individuals, which were removed from the entity's premises and left unattended in a car. Affected individuals were notified as required under state laws, and HHS received over 30 complaints. The CAP required Providence to revise its HIPAA policies and procedures, train workforce members accordingly, conduct monitoring and submit compliance reports to HHS for three years. This litany will become rather common. In its press release announcing the resolution agreement, HHS emphasized that Providence's cooperation with regulators allowed HHS to resolve the case without imposing a CMP. These words will take on an almost eerie significance, post-Cignet.
Rite Aid and CVS: Underscoring the Significance of Major Regulatory and Legislative Developments
Fast forward to February 2009, and the passage of the HITECH Act brings major changes to the HIPAA regime. Beyond enhancements to privacy requirements and the extension of HIPAA to business associates, HITECH dramatically increased penalties (raising maximums from $25,000 to $1.5 million), created an elaborate tiered penalty structure, added a new mandatory federal breach notification requirement and created new enforcement tools - including HIPAA enforcement authority for state attorneys general.
Almost in the same breath, on February 18, 2009, HHS announced that OCR had concluded a joint investigation with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into alleged HIPAA privacy violations by CVS pharmacies, and that the chain had agreed to pay a $2.25 million resolution amount and to take corrective action. The investigation began following media reports that CVS was disposing of pill bottles and other items containing PHI in open dumpsters. OCR's three-year CAP called for new policies and procedures relating to disposal of PHI (including workforce training and sanctions for noncompliance), internal monitoring and third-party audits. CVS entered into a separate consent decree with the FTC.
With the proposal of HITECH regulations in the summer of 2010 came another announcement - this time describing a settlement with Rite Aid that included a $1 million payment and similar CAP terms, plus an FTC consent decree, at the conclusion of a joint OCR/FTC investigation into similar allegations.
Management Services Organization: The Wheels Churn, Quietly
Then, somewhat quietly, in December of 2010, HHS announced a resolution agreement with a covered entity arising from facts revealed during a Federal False Claims Act investigation. Coordinating with the HHS Office for Inspector General and the U.S. Department of Justice, OCR entered into a resolution agreement and CAP with Management Services Organization (MSO), a covered entity that had allegedly shared PHI with a related entity for marketing purposes without the requisite authorization from affected individuals. HHS found that MSO intentionally did not have safeguards in place to protect information from such unauthorized use or disclosure. MSO agreed to pay $35,000 and implement a two-year CAP calling for policies and procedures, workforce training, monitoring and reporting.
Cignet: Outliers Beware
On February 22, 2011, HHS imposed its first-ever CMP for HIPAA violations: a penalty exceeding $4.3 million against Cignet. OCR found that Cignet failed to provide 41 patients with access to their medical records as required under HIPAA and, quite inexplicably, obstructed OCR's investigation. On receiving complaints from affected individuals, OCR initiated an investigation and notified Cignet in writing of its obligation to provide access to the requested records. Cignet failed to comply for months, even after OCR issued a subpoena. Only after OCR filed a petition to enforce its subpoena in a U.S. district court, and the court ordered Cignet to produce the records, did Cignet act. And in doing so, Cignet ran further afoul of HIPAA, producing records - without securing authorization - for several thousand patients above and beyond the 41 at issue. Before issuing its proposed determination, OCR gave Cignet the opportunity to submit evidence of any mitigating factors or affirmative defenses. Cignet failed to respond. In its final determination, OCR noted that Cignet made no efforts to resolve the complaints and, when calculating the amount of the CMP, considered the patients' inability to obtain continuing treatment and the fact that OCR was forced to issue a subpoena as aggravating factors. Applying the HITECH tiered penalty scheme, OCR assessed a $1.3 million penalty for the individual rights violations, plus a $3 million penalty for its "willful neglect" in failing to cooperate with the investigation.
Massachusetts General: The Wheels Churn, Not So Quietly
On the heels of the Cignet announcement, on February 24, 2011, OCR announced a $1 million settlement with MGH for alleged HIPAA privacy violations. An employee commuting on the subway inadvertently left behind files containing PHI for around 200 infectious disease practice patients, including records containing sensitive HIV/AIDS information. OCR's investigation indicated MGH failed to implement reasonable and appropriate safeguards where PHI is removed from the hospital's premises. MGH agreed to a CAP requiring the hospital to develop policies and procedures (notably, addressing USB and laptop encryption as well as physical removal and transport of PHI) and train workforce members accordingly. A specially designated monitor will oversee implementation of the CAP for a three-year period and report back to HHS.
There is no sign that the timeline will not continue from here. Indeed, the enforcement wheels continue to churn. OCR officials have noted that every complaint received by OCR is reviewed and analyzed, and an investigation is initiated if the facts and circumstances alleged indicate a compliance failure. As a result of the HITECH breach notification requirements, reports of sizeable breaches have been mounting, posted on a website for all to see. OCR has indicated that the agency is following up on those incidents. Presumably, some will be resolved through a long-term resolution agreement and CAP, while others will be addressed through voluntary compliance without sanctions. In the MGH press release, OCR Director Georgina Verdugo noted, "We hope the health care industry will take a close look at this [resolution] agreement and recognize that OCR is serious about HIPAA enforcement."
Some Lessons For Covered Entities
The enforcement trail yields a number of lessons for covered entities. First, do not underestimate the importance of having reasonable and appropriate written privacy and security policies and procedures. Policies and procedures should be reevaluated at regular intervals, as well as when incidents occur. Entities should conduct common sense assessments to identify risks specific to their organizations and should be sure to incorporate low-tech (as well as high-tech) solutions. Entities should learn from incidents endured by others and should review the OCR breach notification website, case examples and statistics - as well as the CAPs - for ideas regarding potential areas of weakness.
Covered entities should take care to comply fully with their own policies and procedures. The CAPs emphasize the importance of training - and retraining - workforce members. Especially in areas deemed HIPAA risks, policies and procedures should be tested through thoughtfully considered internal monitoring and audits. Sanction policies should be clearly documented and applied as circumstances dictate. All compliance efforts should be documented. This documentation will be critical should OCR initiate an investigation. And, of course, it is important to cooperate with OCR during any investigations.
The enforcement trail also suggests that fundamental individual rights, like the right to access, may be held particularly sacred; that OCR may be losing patience for sloppy safeguards that result in lost or stolen data (especially where PHI is taken off-premises); and that the agency may come down especially hard where sensitive information (like HIV/AIDS information) is involved. The Rite Aid and CVS settlements also convey the message that OCR expects data to remain secure throughout its lifecycle, from creation through destruction. And, as both Cignet and MGH learned most recently, it is not necessary to have thousands of individuals affected by an incident for an entity to face significant consequences under HIPAA and HITECH.
In conclusion, enforcement efforts have been building and do not seem likely to subside. Only with hindsight will we know for certain whether the recent confluence of events should be taken as a sign that OCR is shifting to a far more aggressive tact on HIPAA enforcement. Covered entities should learn what they can from the enforcement trail and reinvigorate HIPAA compliance efforts.
Published April 3, 2011.
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Closer look at economic, political cooperation between Egypt, US - Daily News Egypt
In Focus Closer look at economic, political cooperation between Egypt, US
Closer look at economic, political cooperation between Egypt, US
Economic expert calls for new business map with US
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Daily News Egypt closely examines the political and economic relations with the US in the feature below in light of the latest updates through economic and political analysis, as well as from data obtained from governmental entities as well.
DNE exclusively received detailed data document from the General Authority for Investment (GAFI) showing that the financial sector is the most attractive area for US firms in terms of investments value with about $1.2bn, while industrial sector ranked number two with $882.62m of total American investments in Egypt worth $2.587bn.
The document added that services sector is the main economic sector that attract American firms, in terms of American companies numbers to recordh 509 firms, while the industrial sector came in second rank with 292, and total number of American firms in Egypt is 1,290.
The document mentioned that the industrial sector is the biggest sector that offers Egyptians job opportunities with 29,296 of total job opportunities valued at 48,620, offered by American firms operating in Egypt.
American firms operating in the construction sector offers Egyptians 72,48 job opportunities, said the document noting that American firms working on it offers about 43,14 jobs for Egyptians, according to the document.
There is a emajor potential to boost business cooperation with US
Moreover, Yomn El-Hamaki, economic expert told Daily News Egypt that there is a major potential to boost business cooperation with the US, adding that Egypt is recommended to benefit more from the QIZ agreement with the US, as it has not made full use of the agreement. A limited number of Egyptian firms and economic sectors benefit from the QIZ, however, there are more opportunities as well to use in the agreement, said El-Hamaki.
El-Hamaki added that the US enjoys a huge consumption market, many countries including China benefited from cooperating with it, adding, “the recent economic war resulted from the huge trade cooperation between China and the US.”
Egypt’s exportation to the US is modest and does not represent both countries great values, said El-Hamaki, adding, “I think that boosting Egyptian exports to the US is connected with increasing small and medium enterprises’ share in the QIZ agreement, which needs high level of governmental efforts to convince the decision makers to include SME’s in to the QIZ. I think this suggestion will be the ideal motivation for boosting QIZ exports.”
Notably, that Jim Boughner, minister counsellor of the US embassy, told Daily News Egypt in March that the two-way trade between the US and Egypt reached $5.6bn in 2017, which is a 13% increase over 2016, noting that textiles and petroleum sectors are the largest sources of Egyptian exports to the United States.
“Bilateral Free Trade Agreement discussions faced many obstacles, political directives prevail the scene in the past years. These challenges might not exist right now. There were many dialogues, but unfortunately both sides didn’t conclude the agreement,” said El-Hamaki.
El-Hamaki suggested that the Egyptian government should draw a new map for boosting the business relations with the US depending on sharing the US technologies offered by US firms.
“The new suggested map should take in to account Trump’s policy of America First, and make sure that the map includes incentives for the American side,” he added.
AmCham Egypt’s 40th Doorknock Mission went to Washington DC with 35 delegates, representing a wide range of industries, said Tarek Tawfik, president of AmCham Egypt in April, adding, “it was a marathon of more than 95 intense meetings in just five days, reaching most decision centres, think tanks, and media. I commend our Doorknock delegation, composed of a majority of young, professional Egyptian men and women, all representing the best of Egypt. The chamber clearly has a bright future with such a high calibre of young leaders.”
Meanwhile, Rakha Ahmed, former assistant of foreign affairs minister said that the American bilateral political relations witnessed many ups and downs over the last years, adding, “relations were always good, tense or very tense from 2009 till recent days.”
The US government welcomed the 25 January Revolution, where relations remained at a constant level, said Ahmed, noting that the US leadership also welcomed the Muslim Brotherhood’s rule, but after the 30 June uprising the American government showed its opposition and the political relations were tense.
“During Barack Obama’s mandate, president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was not invited to officially visit the US, but the situation was changed after Donald Trump became president of the US, he invited the Egyptian president for the first official visit in April 2017,” said Ahmed.
Al-Sisi is the first Egyptian leader to visit the White House since Egypt’s 2011 revolution, as well as the 2013 popularly backed military coup that brought him to power. Unlike Obama, who refrained from inviting Al- Sisi to Washington, Trump has had a warm relationship since meeting Al-Sisi on the side-lines of the UN General Assembly in September 2016, according to media reports in April 2017.
Trump congratulated his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, on his re-election in a phone call and reaffirmed the US’s strategic partnership with Egypt, the White House said on 2 April.
Egyptian Russian recent economic close cooperation may be the reason of slowing down American relations
Former assistant of foreign affairs minister commented that the warm signs between the American and Egyptian leaders did not translate into concrete outputs.
In August 2017, Egypt has criticized the United States’ decision to suspend $152m in military aid and its plans to cut $96m in other aids because of what Washington said regarding human rights concerns, according to a previous press statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Former assistant of foreign affairs minister said that there are many controversial issues between both countries, including the situation of the Palestinian issue and Syrian crisis.
On 21 December a total of 128 countries defied President Donald Trump’s threat and voted in favour of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to drop its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Israel considers Jerusalem its eternal capital, while Palestinians want the capital of an independent state of theirs to be in the city’s eastern sector, which Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed in a move never recognized internationally.
Ahmed added that Egyptian Russian recent economic close cooperation may be the reason of slowing down American relations, clarifying that Egypt collaborates with Russia in many businesses.
Moscow and Cairo signed an agreement in 2015 for Russia to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt, with Russia extending a loan to Egypt to cover the costs of construction.
Egypt’s official gazette said in 2016 that the loan was worth $25bn and would finance 85% of the value of each work’s contract, services, and equipment shipping. Egypt would fund the remaining 15%.
Egypt said on 1 July that the construction of its first nuclear power plant, to be built by Russia, will begin in the next two to two-and-a-half years. The 4,800 MW)capacity plant at Dabaa in the north part of the country, aims to be up and running by 2026, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy told Reuters.
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Coliseum Reuse Alternatives: Are We in Middle School?
September 6, 2016 Editor Uncategorized
September 6, 2016 – Are we back in middle school?
That’s the question that occurred to this observer today. But no, it was not middle school students in view, it was Memphis City Council members.
So what brought to mind middle school? Smirks, rolling of eyes, snide comments while someone else was making his point.
It was one of the most disrespectful displays by a public body seen by this writer in years.
One might say that the presentation by the chief executive officer of the DSG Group, Brian Saulsberry, in his attempt to get the council to consider his proposal for renovation of the Mid South Coliseum was not very persuasive. It began on a discouraging note for DSG, it could never get the full digital slide presentation to display properly on a big video screen. That may or may not have been DSG’s fault, it could have also been the limitations of the City Council’s computer system. Nevertheless, Saulsberry pressed on, referring to the same images that were in a handout given to council members which would have been seen on the large screen. Unfortunately for DSG and for those who might wish the coliseum remain a public amenity, the presentation did not get much better and was received by council members even worse.
Regardless of the Saulsberry proposal, the smirks between council members, the rolling of eyes, and the snide comments were juvenile.
One of the worse offenders was Allan Wade, the contract attorney for the council. He frequently looked to council members and smirked, even once was seen rolling his eyes, as Saulsberry made his pitch. Council member Janis Fullilove was inclined to laugh during the presentation as Wade made faces. Council chairman Kemp Conrad looked over to Chief Operating Officer of the City Doug McGowen and smirked. McGowan smiled back. Council member Worth Morgan was seen smirking at other council members or attorney Wade while Saulsberry was speaking. Council member Philip Spinosa, Jr. went so far as to criticize Saulsberry’s pronunciation of council member Frank Colvett’s last name by Saulsberry and that the documentation DSG had provided misspelled the name of a building at the Fairgrounds (the Pipkin Building). Maybe, or maybe not, such errors are worthy of dismissing a proposal for the use of city property.
Smirking is a pejorative word which this writer is using a lot in this article. It seems to fit better than any other, however. Clearly there was not native humor in the subject matter. The smiles were of derision. Usually such a conclusion should not be made by an observer and relayed as such to readers. Typically the facts are presented and the reader is left to draw her/his own conclusion. In the case of facial expressions and the timing of these, it is difficult, perhaps impossible, to relay to the reader the nature of those expressions without drawing the natural interpretation and referring to it in that way.
No matter how lame they may have thought the proposal by the DSG Group was, the behavior of some council members and their attorney was inappropriate and embarrassing for the citizens of Memphis.
Any alternative proposal for the use of the idle Mid South Coliseum as well as the commercial, private, for profit concept of Wiseacre Brewing deserved respectful attention, even if it falls far short of what a city official may think desirable.
Earlier this year council members listened to hours and hours of pitches from supposedly non-profit organizations that wanted money from the city, some pretty tenuous organizations with vague plans. No smirks were observed during these proposals.
The rapid acceptance by council members of the Wiseacre concept to convert the coliseum to a beer brewery already has to raise questions. Rarely has local government worked so fast. The behavior of council members to Saulsberry’s presentation before the “executive committee” of the council cannot but continue to make one wonder just what is going on.
At the formal council meeting later in the day, the council voted to adopt its minutes from its meeting two week ago which confirmed the city’s commitment to give a long term lease to Wiseacre Brewing to convert the Mid South Coliseum into a brewery. The beer maker now has 180 days to review the feasibility and to go forward or opt out of the deal.
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I really wish the Council would give the citizens more insight into how and why the decision in favor of Wiseacre was made so quickly (and so overwhelmingly). If businesses in Memphis are going to be helpful in supporting the “Memphis Brand,” it’s essential that they know what kind of treatment to receive at the hands of City decision makers. The behavior described by our legislators in this post doesn’t bode well for future efforts of business folks to engage in business proposals. Why did Wiseacre’s proposal experience such smooth sailing and Mr. Saulsberry’s get such rough handling?
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War Between the States Trivia Game
Trivia Question 11-16-18 & Bonus
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Trivia Master
The Keeper of Knowledge
Maybe you’ve carried a rabbit’s foot for luck or made a wish on a turkey wishbone. But you’ve probably never carried this good luck charm, given to a Confederate officer by his mother. What was the item and who was the officer?
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Gladys Hodge Sherrer
The good luck charm was a small hambone given to Confederate officer A. P. Hill, upon his departure of West Point, by his mother.
Bonus: Meriwether Jeff Thompson, "Swamp Fox of the Confederacy", commanded the First Military District of Missouri, which covered the swampy southeastern quarter of the state. How ironic, that he would succumb to tuberculosis after his attempts to tame the Louisiana swamps during the post-War era.
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Copperhead-mi
About 47 miles Northwest of the Canadian border
Friday Question - A. P. Hill carried a ham bone that his mother gave him when he left for West Point.
Source - Boys Life - Who Was That Heroic Man?
Friday Bonus - Meriwether Jeff Thompson, Missouri State Militia
Source - Wikipedi - M. Jeff Thompson
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BlueNGrey
General Ambrose Powell Hill carried a hambone given to him by his mother as a good luck charm.
A. P. Hill’s good luck charm was a ham bone that he received from his mother as a keepsake. He carried it for most of his life and was rumored to be without it on the day he died.
erenow.com/ww/secret-lives-of-the-civil-war-what-your-teachers-never-told-you/22.html
Bonus: Meriwether Jeff Thompson, "Swamp Fox of the Confederacy".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Jeff_Thompson
Brenal
A.P. Hill
A small hambone
https://erenow.com/ww/secret-lives-of-the-civil-war-what-your-teachers-never-told-you/22.html
Meriwether Jeff Thompson
FarawayFriend
Hm, could probably be a lot of things and a lot of Confederate officers, but I will go with a hambone, given to Ambrose Powell Hill by his mother when he left to become a West Point Cadet.
https://books.google.de/books?id=o_...qYKHQxfAMgQ6AEwB3oECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
Regular question:
Ambrose Powell "A.P." Hill carried a ham bone with him most of the time. His mother gave it to him when he left for West Point.
Sources: General A.P. Hill: The Story of a Confederate Warrior (p. 7-8), Boys' Life (Juli 1993) (p. 51), https://erenow.com/ww/secret-lives-of-the-civil-war-what-your-teachers-never-told-you/22.html
kholland
Howard County, Maryland
General A. P. Hill carried a ham bone given to him when he departed for West Point (and carried for the rest of his life)
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You are M. Jeff Thompson
M. Jeff Thompson was a senior officer of the Missouri State Guard who commanded cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.
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connecticut yankee
Ambrose Powell Hill carried a small hambone in his pocket, a good luck charm given to him by his mother when he went off to attend West Point.
"...mighta looked something like this"
Source: https://books.google.com/books?id=o...rate officer "good luck charm" mother&f=false
Stony
Eastern NC
A small hambone-Ambrose Powell Hill, Jr
source-Boys Life-1993.
Meriwether Jeff Thompson; (January 22, 1826 – September 5, 1876)
A.P. Hill received a ham bone from his mother for good luck
SWMODave
Southwest Missouri
What was the item and who was the officer? - This may get some interesting answers but AP Hill carried a small hambone given to him by his mother (source)
The dapper gent in the photo is Meriwether 'Jeff' Thompson, also known as the 'Swamp Fox of the Confederacy'. (source)
General A.P. Hill carried a small hambone in his pocket that was given to him by his mother when he left to attend West Point.
Boys Life - 1993 - page 51
You Are: Meriwether Jeff Thompson aka the "Swamp Fox,” at least according my source.
http://www.civilwarmo.org/educators/resources/info-sheets/meriwether-jeff-thompson
https://moconfederacy.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Thompson,+Meriwether+Jefferson
Thread Medic
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Trivia Master said:
Ambrose P. Hill (1825-1865) always carried a small ham bone given him by his mother as a good luck charm when he left home for West Point in 1842.
Meriwether J. Thompson (aka M. Jeff Thompson) (1826-1876).
Zella
A.P. Hill's mother gave him a ham bone when he left for West Point in 1842, and he carried it with him for the rest of his life.
https://books.google.com/books?id=-8Cai6KHXJ0C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false, p. 7-8
https://www.fredericksburg.com/town...cle_517f2425-f632-5fd9-9bcf-c9bd32c1fa5b.html
The gentleman in question is M. Jeff Thompson, a Missouri State Guard cavalry officer. He was nicknamed the "Swamp Fox of the Confederacy" and "Missouri's Swamp Fox."
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:General_M_Jeff_Thompson_at_Fort_Del_during_Civil_War.jpg
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10502/meriwether-jeff-thompson
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Finding fulfillment
By Dan Savage
I'm a 62-year-old woman. I was married for 33 years and left five years ago. We hadn't gotten along for years, but he never stopped wanting or valuing me for sex, in spite of treating me like a household appliance and cheating on me regularly. Not long after the marriage ended, I met a guy online (my same age) who ticked nearly every box on my partner checklist — one of which was an ongoing interest in maintaining sexual relations. In the beginning, things were hot and crazy, but they cooled after a few months (going from once or twice a day to maybe once a month). Other than that, the relationship continued to grow and we enjoyed being together. I tried to carefully broach the subject, but he was not forthcoming. I'm not proud of it, but I checked his internet history. Big surprise: LOTS OF PORN. No animals or children, but pretty much everything else, with an accent on trans. Eventually, I admitted my sleuthing and asked if his viewing habits were an indicator of his interests or the reason he had turned away from me. After the anger subsided, he explained that he had been single most of his life and had more or less gotten used to taking care of business solo. Also that the women he had been with who floated his boat sexually had been bad (crazy/unstable) in the partner department, and the good partners (me) had been less than satisfying for him in bed. The bottom line is that we are compatible in most every other area and have built a comfortable life together. We have intercourse every four to six weeks, and maybe once in between he will pleasure me. I enjoy both, and also take care of myself once a week. The struggle for me is more ego-driven. I'm no raving beauty, but I am reasonably fit and attractive for my age, and (used to) enjoy feeling desired and valued sexually. Can I get to the place of letting go of that and enjoy the rare occasions of physical congress?
-Sex Advice Please
"Good for her for getting out of a marriage where she was treated like a 'household appliance' and getting back in the dating game," said Joan Price, author of the books Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud About Senior Sex and The Ultimate Guide to Sex After 50. "But her new relationship, while it sounds comfortable and affectionate, doesn't sound sexually fulfilling."
This relationship doesn't just sound unfulfilling sexually, SAP, it sounds infuriating generally.
You entered into this relationship under false pretenses. You let your partner know that "an ongoing interest in maintaining sexual relations" was a priority for you, and he allowed you to believe it was a priority for him. In fairness to him, SAP, he may not have known himself to be incapable of sustaining a strong sexual connection, seeing as he's been single for most of his life. But even if he wasn't aware he couldn't meet your needs then, that doesn't change the fact that you aren't valued/fucked the way you want to be valued/fucked now.
"I think her best option is to stay friends with this guy but start dating and having sex with others," said Price. "She could continue to have occasional sex with this man if they both agree to a nonexclusive, friends-with-benefits arrangement. Or they could become platonic pals, if that's better for them. But it's imperative that she talk candidly with him."
You write that you tried to "carefully broach the subject, but he was not forthcoming," but Price wonders whether you were forthcoming yourself. "'Carefully broach' usually means 'I was vague,'" said Price. "Suppose, instead, she said, 'I really value you, but I don't think we're well-matched sexually. How can we adjust our relationship so we're not putting sexual pressure on each other and we're both free to find other sexual outlets?'"
Your partner has an outlet that works for him and pretty much meets all his needs — porn and his own hand — but you don't have an outlet that provides you with the feeling of being desired and valued sexually.
Watching porn and/or "taking care of yourself" isn't going to meet your needs. So the question is this: Do you have to exit this loving relationship to get your needs met, or can you stay with your current partner, a man who meets your emotional and social needs, while getting your sexual needs met elsewhere?
"SAP deserves a partner who matches her sexually," said Price. And I agree.
If you're telling yourself that you'll have to settle for someone who claims he can't perform for you because you're not unstable enough to turn him on — you do realize that compliment he paid you was actually a dishonest bit of blame-shifting/responsibility-dodging, right? — then you're selling yourself short.
"I know from personal experience and from the swelling of my inbox that many of us find hot, fabulous sexual partners in our 60s, 70s, and beyond," said Price. "It's never too late. She shouldn't settle for sex that's less than satisfying, and neither should he. If that means she looks for new partners and he returns to his solo pleasure with the porn he prefers and the hand that knows him best, they might both be happier."
Follow Joan Price on Twitter @JoanPrice. She blogs about sex and aging at NakedAtOurAge.com.
I'm a transgender woman married to a cis woman. Is cuckolding strictly a male-being-humiliated-by-his-woman-partner thing? Or does it apply to all couples?
-Cuckolding Holds Erotic Allure That Satisfies
A man can cuckold a woman, CHEATS, and a man can cuckold a man, and a woman can cuckold a woman, and an enby can cuckold an enby.
But women who are into being subs in a cuckold relationship — women who get off on being cheated on and erotically humiliated by their partners — are called cuckqueans, not cuckolds.
When I was younger and more stupid, I let my husband have intercourse with me or have me blow him or jack him off while I was on the phone with my sister. It was not something that I wanted to do, but I wasn't strong enough then to resist his pressure. For the last five years, I've asked him to respect me and not do this. He was good about it for a while, and I thought that we were on the same page. Now he has resumed pressuring me to do this. When I am on the phone with my sister, he will come in and harass me, grope me and attempt to remove my clothes. So I get off the phone. This makes him mad. If I say no, he emotionally withdraws, stops conversation about it, and tells me "no sex, no marriage." We do have a sex life that does include some of his kinks. What is your opinion about using unwitting people on the other end of the phone for sexual satisfaction?
-Persistent Husband's Obnoxious Needs Enrage Spouse
The imperfect, doesn't-always-apply adage "What you don't know can't hurt you" applies where your unwitting sister is concerned — so long as she doesn't know you're multitasking during your phone conversation, PHONES, no harm is done to your sister. But you know it's happening and you don't like it, and your husband knows you don't like it but insists on doing it anyway. And when you shut him down — which is your absolute right — he gets angry, engages in emotional blackmail and threatens to leave you ("no sex, no marriage"). But you are having sex with your husband — sex that includes some of his other kinks — so what he's really saying is, "All the sex I want, however I want it, whenever I want it, regardless of how you feel about it, or I'll divorce you." My advice: Divorce him yourself.
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Should we mourn the Clean Power Plan?
The Clean Power Plan would have made a difference in the Southeast. It would have driven significant emission reductions. This blog was originally published on June 18, 2019 and has been updated to reflect the release of the final CPP-replacement rule.
Maggie Shober | June 18, 2019 | Climate Change, Coal, Energy Policy
Today, the Trump EPA released its final Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) regulation to replace the Obama-era Clean Power Plan (CPP). Both rules regulate CO2 emissions from existing coal and gas power plants, but the similarities stop there. I spent over 3 years developing specific expertise in the now-defunct CPP to become the “CPP expert” at a global firm of ~450 energy consultants, and this is possibly the last chance I’ll get to make use of that now-obsolete knowledge, so here goes.
How did we get to the Clean Power Plan in the first place?
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The day after President Obama announced his Climate Action Plan in June 2013, I was assigned to include the power plant piece of the policy in our firm’s energy price forecasting. The policy went through some iterations and so did our assumptions.
First came the draft Clean Power Plan in June 2014. There was plenty of pontificating about how easy/hard compliance with the rule would be, and how many costs/benefits the rule would generate. I went around to various conferences, met with clients in person and over the phone, and always the same question: will the regulation really happen? What will it look like in 5-10 years? 20-30 years? I even remember moderating a panel at a 2-day conference focused solely on the CPP while I was 8 months pregnant. Now that’s not a typical sight at an energy industry event!
I also distinctly remember the day the final CPP rule came out because it was in the middle of my maternity leave. My husband cared for our baby for a few days while I voraciously read through the final rule, the Regulatory Impact Analysis, and the technical documentation. My team and our clients needed my take on the rule, assumptions and methodologies needed to be updated, report text needed to be written.
Questions got wonkier. Would any state really choose a rate-based option? Would any state really choose to go it alone? How will states ultimately enforce this rule? Many of these complicated questions were being studied at SACE as well.
Why is the Clean Power Plan dead?
During the CPP heyday, there were always questions swirling about whether or not the CPP itself would ever become regulation, particularly because it was undergoing intense litigation and was stayed by the Supreme Court in an unprecedented move. Some states were more proactive, setting up processes to draft plans. Other states were banking on the CPP never becoming law, and unfortunately that move appears to have paid off.
Then, the day after the 2016 election, I updated all our models to remove any carbon regulation. We knew the CPP would never go into effect. It felt like a big change to the assumptions, but actually it didn’t change the output very much. Economics, not the CPP, was driving coal plants to retire and utilities to invest in wind and solar. Load still wasn’t recovering to pre-recession growth rates as many utilities expected.
In fact, when we look at the CPP targets today, they seem quaint for most parts of the country. The EIA’s latest Monthly Energy Review shows that 2018 CO2 emissions from the power sector are already 27% below 2005 levels and the EIA’s latest Annual Energy Outlook forecasts CO2 emissions from the power sector to be 33% below 2005 levels in 2030. The sum of the CPP state targets was 32% below 2005 levels by 2030. This is not a detailed look at CPP compliance, but it indicates that at least some parts of the country appear to be on track.
However, the Southeast is not yet on track to reduce emissions, even at the minimal rate called for in the Clean Power Plan. As shown below, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee would miss all of their CPP standards.
Six Southeast states would not meet CPP targets under current emissions forecasts.
The federally-owned Tennessee Valley Authority is farthest away from CPP compliance of all the major Southeast utilities. Alabama Power, SCE&G, and Duke Energy Carolinas are also not doing so hot. Across much of the Southeast, there would be more pressure to develop clean energy and shift away from carbon pollution if the CPP had remained in effect. From this we can see that the CPP would have made a big difference in the Southeast, and residents of these states will suffer greater health and economic hardships as a result of its repeal.
The EPA is tasked with protecting health and welfare, and instead is protecting corporate profits.
I am outraged that an agency tasked with protecting the American people is using a finding that CO2 endangers public health and welfare so perversely. The proposed ACE not only rolls back the CPP, but it also a direct attack on a key provision of the Clean Air Act’s general protections of public health and welfare.
The proposed ACE would change what’s known as New Source Review (NSR), a Clean Air Act rule that requires plant owners that make a change that would significantly increase the plant’s annual emissions, then modern pollution controls must be installed. NSR ensures that older plants have to be brought up to modern standards instead of operating indefinitely with high pollution levels. Some highly polluting plants that were grandfathered into Clean Air Act regulations in the 1970s have put off investments so that they don’t trigger NSR.
The ACE proposes to change NSR so that it is triggered by increases in emission rates NOT increases in overall emissions. The emissions rate is related to total emissions by this formula:
Capacity (MW) x Capacity factor (%) x Emissions rate (tons/MWh) x 8,760 (hours/year) = Annual Emissions (tons)
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[Note: the final ACE rule states that “the EPA is not taking final action on the proposed NSR reforms in this final rulemaking action; the EPA intends to take final action on that proposal in a separate final action at a later date.” (Final ACE rule, page 65)]
However, there are many plant upgrades that will make a plant more economical to operate without increasing the emissions rate. This will lead to to the older, higher polluting plant being run more often (increasing the capacity factor), and newer, less polluting plants being run less often. That means more smog, heavy metals, and particulate matter that lodges in our lungs and gives our kids asthma. This is really nasty stuff, guys.
This change to NSR could allow owners to extend the life of these pollution-spewing coal plants, many located right here in the Southeast. Energy Innovation’s recent study found 74% of US coal plants were more expensive to keep operating than replace with new wind and solar. I dug into their data and found that 86% of the coal capacity in the Southeast costs more to operate than replacing it with new wind and solar.
The ACE rule could lead to higher CO2 emissions.
Remember that formula for emissions two paragraphs up? Well, the ACE rule proposes that states set CO2 emission standards (in tons/MWh) for each existing plant based on heat-rate improvements, i.e. improvements to the plant’s efficiency so the plan gets more MWh out of each unit of fuel.
Percent Change in Generation by Source with ACE compared to no CPP – from EPA’s Regulatory Impact Analysis of 4.5% HRI at $50/kW Case
Efficiency improvements sound like a good thing, right? Well, improving the efficiency of these plants will also likely reduce their cost to operate and thus the utility will run the plant more, increasing the capacity factor. This is a phenomenon known as the emissions rebound effect (for a more detailed look see this analysis by Resources for the Future).
The EPA’s own analysis of the proposed ACE rule shows the ACE rule drives more generation from coal power plants and less from renewables, gas, and nuclear, as shown in the chart to the right. This leads to the finding that the ACE rule would lead to an additional 1,400 premature deaths per year when compared to the CPP. Instead of fixing the rule to reduce the actual number of premature deaths, the EPA is proposing to just ignore those premature deaths by changing the methodology.
Needless to say, I am approaching the release of the final ACE rule in a rather different way than the final CPP rule. Instead of being on maternity leave, I just celebrated my son’s 4th birthday. I have moved on from consulting to advocacy. Instead of wondering how the EPA could set up a cap-and-trade-style program for CO2 emissions, I’m worried about how far back the final ACE rule can really take us and how it will affect our children’s future.
The EPA received over 1.8 million comments on its CPP replacement docket, and we will see this week how many of those comments were in favor vs. opposition of the rule, and how the EPA used those comments when updating the proposed ACE to craft the final ACE rule.
I want to close with a shout-out to all my fellow CPP experts, particularly the current and former EPA employees, and everyone else who put hours of thought, analysis, argument, writing, blood, sweat, and tears into the Clean Power Plan. I see you. I’m with you. And while the CPP itself is a thing of the past, the effort that went into writing, analyzing, and arguing the CPP will make carbon policy across the US better in the future.
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Ontario Solar Academy Triples Solar PV Training Capacity | Sponsored Post
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Article sponsored by Ontario Solar Academy.
On the heels of 694 recently approved renewable energy projects in the province, Ontario Solar Academy (OSA) has established itself a new 8,000 square foot facility in Vaughan, a city just north of Toronto. The move allows OSA to run three times as many training classes every month – an expansion deemed increasingly necessary due to capacity constraints and renewed interest in green careers across the province.
Since its launch earlier this year, OSA has graduated over 75 alumni, with another 27 slated for May. The Academy’s 5-day solar training courses have consistently sold out in advance. David Gower, Associate Director of OSA, explains, “To ensure our students master the necessary installation and safety principles, we must keep class sizes small. The only way to meet demand is to expand the number of solar courses we offer.”
The new solar classes also offer additional opportunities for students to meet important stakeholders in Ontario’s expanding solar community. OSA’s Director, Jacob Travis, explains, “Last month, James Goodnight of Schneider Electric spoke to our students about the launch of their domestic content-approved solar inverters. Before that, James Fraser of the Electrical Safety Authority, came to discuss the process his organization undergoes when approving PV installations for feed-in-tariff status.” He adds, “More classes means more opportunities for key solar industry leaders in Ontario to meet our students, and vice versa.”
Ontario’s solar industry is expanding rapidly, thanks to feed-in-tariff incentives and aggressive renewable energy legislation. However, a CanSIA labor market survey details how an impending bottleneck could curb continued growth in the absence of qualified solar professionals.
OSA offers monthly training classes in the Toronto area. The next three solar courses are June 14 – 18, June 21 – 25, and June 28 – July 2, with three to four courses per month thereafter. For more information on solar installation classes, visit Ontario Solar Academy.
Ontario Solar Academy offers CleanTechies readers a $100 discount off their courses. Simply use discount code ”CleanTechies100” when registering.
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Dealers, Installers, Customers and fellow Solar Advocates,
Recently the OPA has announced a proposed rate change for ground-mounted solar systems, effectively reducing the microFIT contract rate from 80.2c/kWh to 58.8c/kWh, a 27% decrease. They have based this change on the claim that ground-mounted systems are cheaper to install than roof mounted systems and therefore produce an unreasonable rate of return. Based on industry experience and information provided by installers and consumers this claim is clearly incorrect.
Within the same News release the OPA states, “The microFIT Program is designed to encourage home owners, farmers, small businesses and institutions to develop small renewable energy generation projects of 10 kilowatts or less”. Based on the OPA conference call on July 6th it is estimated that 10,000-11,000 of the received 16,000 applications are for ground-mount systems, which means nearly 70% of all applicants will be affected by this proposed rate change. As if a rate change was not bad enough, the applicants who in good faith applied for contracts as far back as January are going to be retroactively affected by the change should it be adopted.
The OPA’s proposed rate change has already sent ripples of uncertainty and disappointment through the industry, with the real damage yet to be done. This rate change will cripple the industry before it has even gotten off the ground. Fewer ground mount systems will be sold, and public trust in the integrity of the program will be lost if we do not act now.
The premise of the FIT and microFIT programs was to create green jobs in the sales, installation and manufacturing sectors. That call was answered, product was designed and fabricators have tooled up, and now with the rate change it looks like it may have all been for naught. The OPA has described this up and down rollercoaster as “the growing pains of a new industry”. For those who have invested their life savings, built businesses and endeavored to develop new products in Ontario this is much more than “growing pains”, these are crippling and quite possibly bankrupting blows.
The ultimate reliability and integrity of the FIT program now hangs in the balance of this final decision by the OPA.
This website and petition has been launched to help unify our voice with those who may be affected by this rate change. The intention is to show the OPA in a clear succinct manner what impact their decision will have, and why it is so important to leave the rates unchanged for all microFIT projects.
Please help us and our industry get back on track by signing our Petition and helping build our case to the OPA.
http://www.microfitaction.com
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June 27, 2019 / Brooklyn news
Brooklyn Paper hits the streets on new scooter rentals
Photo by Trey Pentecost
Reporter Kevin Duggan enjoys riding around the quieter streets of Park Slope.
By Kevin Duggan
Terrified: Reporter Kevin Duggan took his life into his own hands when he merged into the multi-lane maelstrom of traffic at Grand Army Plaza.
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It’s time to scoot over Brooklyn!
A Bushwick-based transit business unleashed hundreds of low-powered motorbikes onto the streets of northern Brooklyn earlier this month, making the sight of blue-colored scooters near ubiquitous overnight. But where did these crazy scooters come from? How does it all work, and what are they like to ride? This reporter hit the streets — literally — and snagged what’s possibly the biggest scoot of his career!
Revel Transit’s so-called “shareable” mopeds debuted in August, when the firm installed 68 scooters in Bushwick, Williamsburg, Greenpoint and parts of Queens.
That pilot period proceeded a rapid expansion that kicked off on May 29, when the transit firm parked an additional 1,000 bikes in 14 Brooklyn neighborhoods — including Park Slope, Gowanus, Red Hook, Dumbo, Downtown Brooklyn, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Windsor Terrace, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Sunset Park, Brooklyn Heights, Prospect Heights and Bedford Stuyvesant.
The company’s founder hopes that Brooklyn won’t be too alarmed by the sudden proliferation of scooters, saying his bikes will provide stressed out straphangers with a breezy, fun, and fast transit alternative.
“We are thrilled to bring a fun and easy way to get around more of Brooklyn and Queens,” said company co-founder Frank Reig. “During the nine-month pilot, we learned what worked well, what needed fixing, and what users wanted from the service going forward, and we took those lessons to improve the service for everyone.”
But that may be wishful thinking, according to one Dumbo man, who said that one day the streets were scooter free, and the next day they were everywhere!
“They’re all over the place — they’re like fleas,” said Dumbo resident Steve West, who stood outside his tavern, the 68 Jay Street Bar.
Much like Brooklyn’s other blue bike-share program, CitiBike, Revel scooters are available to rent via app, costing $1 to unlock, with an additional 25c-per-minute fee. The scooters can be dropped off at any legal parking spot within the company’s home zone, which covers most parts of the aforementioned neighborhoods.
Would-be riders must be 21 years or older, and Revel requires a valid driver’s license on sign up. The scooters do not require any special permits to operate, and Department of Motor Vehicles classifies the bikes as “limited use motorcycles” due to their low speed, which — in this case — tops out at around 30 mph.
And, in the interest of bringing Brooklyn Paper readers the full story, this reporter — who hasn’t driven in years, and has never ridden a motorcycle — signed up for Revel’s app and puttered at low speeds toward his latest byline:
My first surprise came during the application process. Revel had accepted my Irish driver’s license — don’t tell them we drive on the other side of the road!
I’d never driven a motorcycle before either, and while the company offers free driving lessons, there was no time for that — I had a deadline to keep. I ignored another call from my editor, found an underpowered ride, and cupped my ears to the sound of silence as the scooters electric motor whispered to life. Soon I was zooming through the streets at speeds resembling a brisk jog. Sluggishness had never been so thrilling.
I immediately gunned toward the traffic maelstrom of Grand Army Plaza, taking several laps around Brooklyn’s Arc de Triomphe, and as I leaned into the roundabout surrounding Kings County’s ode to classical architecture, I found myself transported back to the old country, where cars are far and few between, and Vespas reign supreme on the narrow, cobble-paved streets of my youth. And just as I felt safe, my revelry was shaken by the cold hard realities of American capitalism, manifested in the form of a 20-ton box truck careening mere inches off my right side. These weren’t the cycle safe streets of Europe — these were the mean streets of Brooklyn.
I was terrified out there, alone among the heavyweight SUVs cutting into my lane on the busy roundabout. But, once I got to calmer streets, most drivers kept their distance, while gawking curiously at this alien means of transit.
I met a handful other Revelers along the way, along with several interested Brooklynites, including one Kings County barkeep, who hadn’t quite made up his mind about these newfangled scooters.
“They really don’t know how to park them, because a lot of people don’t know how to ride motorcycles,” said West. ”This is their first experience. I’ve had to help people out many times trying to park these things.”
A senior rep from the company told me they’ve instituted a few safety policies, including cutting service between midnight and 5 a.m., and issuing fines that range from $5 to $500 for bad behavior.
“We unfortunately had an incident last week in McGolrick Park,” said the company’s New York City general manager Lauren Vriens. “There were multiple reports that there were seven users riding through the park and yelling at pedestrians and causing a lot of havoc.”
And, while service remains in its infancy, Vriens claims that a brief adjustment period should be expected with any new transit infrastructure, and that people will soon be scooting along as if they were born in the saddle.
“It’s only been a month, but we might see better behavior in the future. I think it will get better,” she said.
That said, several Brooklynites remain cautiously pessimistic about climbing onto one of Revel’s humble hogs.
“It’s really dangerous when you’re riding those things and there’s all this traffic — I wouldn’t trust myself,” said Dumbo resident Henry Florsheim.
But one Midwood woman was willing to give Revel’s scooters the benefit of the doubt, admitting that the underpowered bikes would come in handy for those courageous enough to tame them.
“It’s great for people who think they can handle it,” said Anne Murphy. “You can take lessons but who’s going to do that. The whole point is to make it more convenient. Who’s going to take time out of their schedule and go, ‘I’m going to go for a training.’”
Reach reporter Kevin Duggan at (718) 260–2511 or by e-mail at kduggan@cnglocal.com. Follow him on Twitter @kduggan16.
Updated 4:40 pm, June 28, 2019
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Wilbur D. Horse from Yourtown says:
Great. So now we have hordes of unlicensed and unskilled operators (I refuse to call them "drivers") unleashed upon the truck-filled city streets. These toy motorcycles cannot be insured, so if this joyriding reporter -- who is busy reliving her childhood -- had hit a pedestrian, perhaps a child, the victim would have to pay for her own hospitalization. Isn't that jolly. No training is required to ride one of these things in front of trucks and buses, but no worries -- if a joyriding scooter gets hit, it's automatically the TRUCK's fault, of course. Even this reporter admits that she was "terrified." Do us drivers and pedestrians really need hundreds of terrified, unskilled toy motorcycles, going 25mph without effort, skating from curb to curb, and running us over?
Mustafa Khant from Atlantic Ave says:
They are very unstable. One tap when you are backing into the space and they fall over.
Karina from Williamsburg says:
These are really great after a night out at the bar with your girlfriends. Cheaper than an uber, and you can drive them literally wherever you want! Street or sidewalk. I had the ride of my life! I thought I was going to fall over a few times, but somehow I made it home in one piece.
Vision Zero® from Zero Vision® says:
Hard pass! Already saw 2 chicks riding without helmets, 1 dude salmoning down a major street, and several who did not know what the hell they were doing. This is fine in Goa, but this isn't Goa, it's NYC.
Mike from Williamsburg says:
Congestion pricing can't come soon enough. Breaking car culture in NYC will make these even more attractive. The lead picture with this article reminds you of what a sewer of vehicles this city is and how nice it could be once we fix it.
Local from Here says:
If you are looking for a job in Brooklyn, there will soon be a major need for additional EMTs. Of course this scooter company will sit back and collect the profits while taxpayers foot the bills for the mayhem to come.
Jim from Cobble Hill says:
I have already seen many sitting on the street with their tires slashed. Hope to see more.
June 27, 12:03 pm
Dmitri S from Bensonhurst says:
Beware of this company, they are a scam. I started seeing these mopeds in Sunset Park, so I downloaded their app and signed up. Took one of these mopeds home in Bensonhurst, parked it, and when I clicked "end ride" the app informed me that I am out of service area, and can't end the ride, only pause it, while still being charged 10 cents per minute. I would have to ride it back to the service area (which basically only covers Sunset Park and Park Slope), pay for the ride back, and then find another way to get home. I called the support, and they claimed that somewhere on the bike there is information regarding where it can be parked. I checked and there isn't - in only says "Brooklyn and Queens only". The information regarding the service area isn't readily evident in the app either - there is not a word about it in the "how to ride" and "how to park" instructions. It is buried deep in the app. That evening it started to rain, and rained through the night and most of the following morning. I was charged $155 for that ride and overnight "pause", and all they offered is a measly $10 discount. Never using them again.
Frank from Furter says:
Seen a lot of teens and younger riding...Will be an enforcement nightmare. Also fyi federal law limits the companies liability if you get hurt by one.
Mathematician from Brooklyn says:
It's sad when someone doesn't want anybody to have a house or a car because he can't afford one.
Peter Pyle from Prospect Park says:
It may be fun ,but this is just another deBlasio special interest scam heavily subsidized and funded by the tax paying public. no wonder our mayor prefers to travel around outside our fair city
Mai Dai from Homecrest says:
A motorbike traveling at 30 miles per hour can cause plenty of damage and potentially many injuries ,even death. Does anyone really care?
Who said these are subsidized? Do you idiots just make $hit up because you don't like something?
Francis Marion from Kensington says:
25 cents a minute? Something is not kosher Doesn't sound possible to me. It has to be subsidized. If it does not sound right, it is probably because it is not true and deBlasio is capable of all kinds of lies
pushing the fun card! says:
Seriously! Wait till you see what someone looks like when they get run over on one of those things. It won't be a pretty site and that fun will be done!
Ro from Park Slope says:
Another danger to the safety of pedestrians as well as auto drivers--and bicyclists, too.
Marion Frances from Brooklyn Heights says:
What are the bike riders going to say when these scooters end up in bike lanes going 25+ miles per hour.
Marion Frances, the same thing we tell all the lard asses parked in the bike lane. "Get the F@#K out of the bike lane!" Cyclists don't support this crap.
Andrew Burnette from cobble hill says:
More than one poster is in extreme need of a valium at the least and maybe anger management at most with an intervention to go along with it. Profanity and vulgarity should never be tolerated in normal society
June 29, 10:42 am
Andrew Burnette sounds like he gets his ass kicked on a weekly basis. Keep clutching those pearls, Nancy.
Nicole from Prospect Heights says:
As an experienced motorcyclist I enjoy this service very much. Basic traffic rules apply, like don’t ride in bike lanes, don’t zig zag, don’t drink and ride, you will get fined or go to traffic court, cops are waiting for you! Obviously if you don’t feel comfortable riding you shouldn’t, scared and inexperienced riders are a danger to others and themselves. Practice first and don’t throw yourself in heavy traffic right sweat, take the scenic route, it is more fun anyway. Just like being a pedestrian, bicyclist or car driver, there are risks. Ride safe, pay attention and enjoy
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Paris Cheese Shop How-To: 6 Tips to Buy Cheese Like The French
Taka & Vermo, a Paris cheese shop in the 10th arrondissement.
Walking into a Paris cheese shop can be a daunting affair if you don’t know what you’re looking for, or how to ask. The great thing, though, is that most fromagers (cheesemongers) in the city are more than happy to help you select the perfect cheeses for your cheese plate.
Laure and Mathieu, creators of the artisanal cheese shop Taka & Vermo in the trendy 10th arrondissement of Paris, gave us* a tour of their shop and the aging cellar downstairs, where many of the cheeses are left to get nice and creamy in ninety-nine percent humidity.
Tips for a smooth Paris cheese shop experience
They allowed us to take the beautiful pictures that illustrate this post, and shared their passion for their craft. Visit them to taste their goods!**
Raclette is traditionally eaten in the winter, melted and poured over boiled potatoes. It is also quite popular to host raclette parties with friends, similar to those for fondue.
1. Know your cheese families
In your French cheese adventures, you’ll come across three major types of milk: cow, goat, and sheep. But within each milk type, the choices are endless: among goat’s milk cheeses alone you will find many different shapes and aging stages, from chèvre très frais (very fresh), to frais (fresh), crémeux (creamy), or secs (aged).
Tommes, those large, quintessential rounds of mountain cheese, can be found made of cow’s, sheep’s, or goat’s milk, but most cheeses with a flowery (or bloomy) rind, like Brie or Camembert, are made with cow’s milk (fromages de vache). Same for cheeses with a sticky orange rind (croûte lavée), which are often the most pungent, stinkiest cheeses of all — think Munster (the real French kind from Lorraine and Alsace) or Epoisses from Burgundy.
For a classic sheep’s milk cheese, or fromage de brebis, seek out Roquefort, a blue cheese from the south of France that is protected by a denomination of origin (AOC), and is a unique addition to any cheese plate. Our Paris cheese shop owner, Laure, lists it as one of her favorites.
2. Compose your cheese plate like a symphony
Most French cheese plates feature three, five, or seven cheeses (odd numbers are preferable for aesthetics), and you should strive to include cheeses from different regions and different families. Unless of course you are planning on featuring a themed cheese plate around a single region or even a single cheese.
Remember not to crowd your platter with too many of the strong, stinky cheeses, and conversely, don’t stick to just the milder, demure varieties. The ideal selection features a wide range of cheeses that complement each other.
An example of a well-balanced cheese platter might be: a whole Banon (a goat cheese from Provence wrapped in chestnut leaves), a piece of Morbier (a semi-soft cow’s milk cheese with a layer of ash in the middle), half of a Pont l’Évêque (a creamy square cheese from Calvados), a wedge of Abondance (a mountain cheese from Haute-Savoie), and a slice of Roquefort (see above). Hungry yet?
(L) Laure cuts a large piece of Emmental with a wire, (R) Bloomy rinds from a cow’s milk cheese, Chaource.
3. Be aware of seasonality
A good way to initiate the conversation with your fromager is to ask which cheeses are currently in season. Artisanal cheese-making, like produce, is governed by the season, and the best cheese shops will have close enough a relationship with their producers to make specific recommendations according to the time of year.
In the spring, seek out fresh, gleaming white goat cheeses: that’s when the kids are weaned, and artisanal goat cheese production can start again. Between October and March, Laure recommends the Mont d’Or, an oozy cow’s milk cheese from Franche-Comté, in the East of France, where Comté is also produced. It’s so oozy in fact, that it has to be contained by a box and a ring of spruce wood.
Mont d’Or is a popular cheese during the holidays, and it can be eaten warmed over potatoes or — pourquoi pas ? — simply with a spoon. Another classic way to prepare it is to carve a circular outline in the cheese with a spoon, pour in some white wine, and pop it in the oven for a fondue-like treat.
4. Learn the difference between good and bad
A good fromager will take the time to answer your questions, and allow you to taste a sliver of some cheeses if you ask. They likely won’t have you taste cheeses that would be ruined if they cut off a piece, though, except on a busy day when they may take one out for tasting. The fromager should also heed your instructions when you indicate how large a slice you want, without trying to force more on you.
Beware of fromageries that sell you cheese that’s under-ripe (it will be bland) or over-ripe (the flavors will be too harsh); you probably won’t be able to tell until you get home, but fool me once, etc. I am also not a fan of those Paris cheese shops that sell pre-cut, individually wrapped pieces, unless it’s an outlet that has a high turnover (I don’t want those cut pieces to sit around for days) and it is done to save time and keep the lines moving briskly.
5. Master cheese speak
You’re going to learn the vocab if you’re going to pass off as a Parisian. First off, remember the term affinage, the art of aging cheese: the mere fact that there’s a single word devoted to that concept is quite telling.
Next up, focus on how to order: the smaller cheeses, like goat cheese crottins (rounds), are sold entiers (whole), but you can ask for un demi (half) of a Camembert or Chaource, which are a bit bigger, and even un quart (a quarter) from larger round cheeses such as Reblochon.
With hard cheeses like Comté or Emmental, or big rounds like Saint-Nectaire, the fromager will cut it for you, and you can order une tranche (a slice) and gesture how big or small you want it. Learn how to ask for these below in the list of handy phrases!
6. Step out of your comfort zone
The most popular French cheeses? Laure says a majority of customers go for a crowd-pleasing Comté, a creamy Saint-Nectaire or a Camembert à point when entering a Paris cheese shop. These are all classics well known to any French cheese fiend, but don’t hesitate to branch out every now and then.
Some of the best French cheeses are unpasteurized, moldy, or even covered in bugs. Don’t let these cheeses scare you away! Think of cheese as the French do: a living thing that should be treated with care and devotion. In any case, remember that cheese doesn’t have an expiration date; just a point of peak ripeness when it tastes best.
Most cheeses can be eaten in their entirety, rind and all. This is true of fromages cendrés, those cheeses with a rind that’s coated with edible ash, and of course of cheeses whose rind has been rubbed with spices and liqueurs. Not so pleasant to eat are the rinds of hard cheeses, like Mimolette or Comté, though they make an excellent flavor boost for soup (be sure to remove any piece of paper label that may remain!).
Don’t hesitate to ask for recommendations from your fromager — this is how you foster a friendly relationship — and try new specialties to broaden your cheese horizons. Perhaps you’ll discover a new favorite, perfect to pair with a fresh, crisp baguette and some quince jelly after a lively meal with friends.
Embracing your love of cheese and unleashing your inner adventurer is the most French way of all to navigate a cheese shop.
Is this the dark side of the Moon? No, it’s Mimolette, a classic hard French cheese covered in tiny mites that contribute to its earthy flavor.
Ten Handy Phrases for Cheese Shopping
“Un peu plus” or “Un peu moins”
“A little more” or “A little less”
“Je voudrais un demi Reblochon.”
“I would like half a round of Reblochon.”
“C’est possible de goûter le Morbier ?”
“Is it possible to taste the Morbier?”
“Qu’est-ce qui est particulièrement bien en ce moment ?”
“What’s particularly good right now?”
“Il est comment, le camembert ?” “Il est à point !”
“How is the Camembert?” “It’s just right!”
“C’est fort, le Maroilles ?”
“Is Maroilles a strong cheese?” (The answer is yes, though people in Northern France are known for spreading it on their breakfast toast.)
“Qu’est-ce que vous me conseillez ?”
“What do you recommend?”
“C’est quel type de lait, le Roquefort ?”
What type of milk is Roquefort made with?
“Ça vient d’où, le Banon ?”
Where does Banon come from?
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* Please meet Anne Elder, my wonderful intern! She has come on board to be my editorial assistant for a few months, and she’s the one who shot the photos in this post. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram for behind-the-scenes C&Z stuff, and check out her blog, Hardly Snarky.
** Taka & Vermo, 61 bis rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010 Paris, +33 (0)1 48 24 89 29, M° Château d’Eau.
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Indieterria meets The Kecks
Music is a funny thing – it has this incredible power of bringing strangers together. And if right people meet, soon the word will spread around of another great band on the circuit. So, when our vast network of international spies (read other A&Rs) alerted us one day of a band from Hamburg that was catching a lot of attention, we had to investigate. Especially if a former bass player from Manuka Hive was involved. Few notes exchanged here and there and one email mishap later, we got in touch with The Kecks to discuss their new single, touring Germany and the state of music in the UK. But we found much more than just another band with potential. This four piece has passion, drive and artistic vision to take them a long way. Please meet “that band” that everybody keeps talking about these days.
The Kecks logo
The Kecks are:
Lennart Uschmann (vox)
Samuel Telford (guitar/vox)
Corentin Neyran (drums)
Joel Phillips (bass)
Official bio: The Kecks have rapidly established a reputation as an enigmatic must-see live act after only completing their lineup in October 2018 after a chance encounter on board a Berlin bound Flixbus to see The Growlers.
After throwing raucous bunker parties in their rehearsal room and several other Guerilla gigs, a buzz is beginning to bubble – culminating in two consecutive sold out shows at the renowned Astra Stube and European dates already in the calendar for 2019.
Drawing from a wide range of influences, not least the Australian, French, Austrian/German, and British nationality of its members – The Kecks offer a fresh and exciting take on guitar music. Delivering sophisticated yet spikey tunes that are expansive in ambition but remain authentic and raw by nature.
The Kecks photographed by Carlos Andres
https://www.carlosxandres.com/
The Kecks have earned themselves a reputation playing guerrilla gigs and throwing parties in a bunker. Also each member comes from a different country. Please introduce yourselves to the readers of Indieterria.
The Kecks: Hello! We are The Kecks from Hamburg! We have Sam on guitar shipped in directly from Australia, Lennart on vocals originating from Austria, Dragon is our sophisticated French stallion on drums and we’ve got Joel from the deepest darkest north of England on bass.
Lennart Uschmann: Dragon does have a real French name, Corentin. But none of us could pronounce it so we just christened him Dragon and it’s stuck. He even refers to himself as Dragon now!
There is a story about the band that we would love to confirm – is it true that you all met onboard a coach bus on a way to a gig? It`s such a perfect rock and roll story, it almost feels too good to be true.
Sam Telford: (laughing) Yeah, that one is completely true. Me, Lennart and Dragon had been jamming for a little while and getting ideas together but we needed a bass player to complete the line-up and push things forward. That’s when we bumped into this loose unit on the Flix Bus to Berlin to see The Growlers.
Joel Phillips: (also laughing) It was one of my first days in Hamburg actually! I was feeling a little unsure of myself so was having a beer at 10 am waiting for the bus to Berlin and everyone knows that nothing has more of a hypnotic pull to a Australian than a beer and a mullet. I drew Sam in like a moth to a flame. We spent the next three hours on the bus talking music and the rest is history.
On the way up. Photo by Carlos Andres https://www.carlosxandres.com/
You have recorded BBC Introducing session at the Tonhotel in Hamburg. Two songs from that session “Paris” and “Tonight Might Be Different” have been played on BBC Sheffield. Please tell us more about this particular session. Tonhotel is a cult studio and rehearsal space in Hamburg, quite similar to Magic Garden in Wolverhampton. You worked with Gerd Mauff, is that correct?
Corentin Neyran: That was an awesome experience recording the tracks live with Gerd. It was something that all came together a bit last minute and he was very accommodating and did not mind burning the midnight oil with us. He is just a really good guy who is totally into the music and not just there to take a pay check. He has loads of lovely vintage equipment which we were like kids in a sweet shot getting to play with. The studio itself is just a cool old German style house on a suburban street, walking past you would never even notice it amongst a quiet street. Once you get inside though the place has been completely converted into a super homely feeling musical heaven. We immediately felt relaxed and at home.
Your debut single “Stick In My Throat” is scheduled to come out on June 21st – please tell us something about this song. What`s the inspiration behind it?
Lennart Uschmann: We recorded the single at London’s vibey Buffalo Studios With Jean Baptiste Pilon. He was a joy to work with, he just totally got what we were about and what we were trying to do. He was totally into trying weird stuff and experimenting and was totally invested in the project. We even managed to get some omnichord on there which we found at the bottom of a storage box in the studio. Jean Baptiste introduced us to Giovanni Versari (Muse, Nic Cester) of La Maestà studio In Tredozio, Italy who did a wicked job mastering it.
Sam Telford: We just wanted to write something to really set our stall out and leave an impression of what we are about. It’s about those times when a loved one is trying to fight with you but you just don’t want anything to do with the conversation. That burning frustration you get inside when you just want to be left alone. I think we’ve all been there!
The single will be released via AWAL, rather than a regular label. Weren`t you tempted to get signed?
Joel Phillips: It would always be nice to have somebody else picking up the bill for the studio but we are very specific about what we want to do and how we want to sound and don’t want to have to compromise that at all. I think at this stage we have still got to go out and prove ourselves and what we can do off our own back before anyone significant would come on board anyway. The reality in 2019 is that you don’t need a label to get your music out there so if you truly believe in what you are doing, just do it yourself.
“Stick In My Throat” has already received radio airplay on BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio and gathered rave reviews from veteran DJs such as Jim Gellatly. We have heard the single and quietly expect it to become a significant release on indie circuit this year. What are you hoping to achieve with this song?
Sam Telford: It’s our debut release so we just wanted it to be a bit of a cock punch really and get into as many ears as possible. You only get once chance to make a first impression so we are just aiming to give everyone a proverbial “kicks in the nuts” and make our way into as many people’s earholes as possible. Nobody has heard us yet so we really appreciate people like yourselves giving us a platform.
Is there a chance that your debut single receives a physical release? The cover is amazing and would make an incredible record to own. Who is responsible for the sleeve design?
Lennart Uschmann: Physical release is definitely something we would like to do at some point, it is a bit of a musician`s wet dream to stand and hold your own physical vinyl in your hand so we would certainly love to do it in future. Carlos Andres who also directed our debut video was responsible for the artwork, he is a total wizard. All of our graphics stuff has either been created by Carlos or Sam.
Stick In My Throat sleeve – artwork by Carlos Andres
You have recently finished a video that will promote your debut release. It was directed by a close friend of the band – Carlos Andres. Do you have any date chosen for the premiere of the video?
Joel Phillips: Yes, Carlos “Mexi Kravitz” Andres is actually my flat mate. The guy is on another level with anything when it comes to visuals and a total pleasure to work with. It’s just like friends hanging out really. We are always helping each other out with various schemes and projects and it’s a really great dynamic to have. It also brings in another nationality into a weird little dysfunctional cross continental family as he is Mexican so another set of outside influences and ideas to the group.
You completed a short tour of Germany supporting Peter Perrett. Is there any chance to see you play shows in the UK?
Corentin Neyran: We are coming to the UK next month actually for a short run of shows around Tramlines Festival! A lot of our influence comes from historic British Rock ‘n’ Roll and the culture around it so it seems to make sense that our music feels most at home here. We are also in talks with This Feeling about doing a more comprehensive run later in the year, so we will be coming to the UK pretty often for sure.
Lennart Uschmann: The experience of touring with Peter was great, as it gave us our first opportunity to get out and play around Germany. It was important for us to be able to get out and play in these new cities and see how people react to nothing but the music and your performance, as they have no preconceived ideas about who or what you are. Opinions are formed right before your eyes and it was a real confidence booster to be so well received. Peter is a genuine legend who has seen it all and he had some unbelievable stories to tell and we will forever be grateful to him, his team, X-Ray Touring and FKP Scorpio for our first proper touring opportunity.
The Kecks come as a full package: incredible music, stunning visuals and perfect image
Being based in Germany gives you a much broader understanding of indie circuit. Looking from the outside on what is happening in the UK – how do you see music scene in Brexitland?
Joel Phillips: I suppose I have a bit of an advantage here as I only left the UK less than 12 months ago but from what I can see it’s never been healthier. You’ve got bands like The Blinders selling out huge venues. Calva Louise, Strange Bones, Yak all making serious inroads in the UK and in Europe. It’s all still painfully ignored by the mainstream but all of the shit around Brexit and Trump has created a whole new generation of angry youths with guitars and something to say which is a beautiful thing.
The best for the last (question): Let’s say that you can commission any company in the world to create the perfect equipment for you. What are you getting? New guitars? New drum kit? Amps?
Sam Telford: That would have to be me on this one and working with Earthquaker Devices on some super weird and wonderful guitar pedals! Again, I think we were inspired by seeing Kirin J Callinan open for The Growlers in Berlin and he blew our minds with his crazy guitar tones and performance. He had a whole horseshoe of pedals and effects and since then we have been all about weird pedals and making the guitar sound like a synth or a siren or something extra-terrestrial so the dream would be to work with those guys to make a Kecky Bois Supreme pedal that would just instantly melt your brain with far out tones!
The Kecks – perfect mix of creativity and indie hits
You can see The Kecks live on these days next month:
19th July – Vintage Rockbar, Doncaster UK Event Page (free entry)
20th July – Tramlines Festival, Sheffield UK Event Page
21st July – Yerrr Bar, Manchester UK Event Page Tickets
https://www.thekecksofficial.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thekecksofficial/
https://twitter.com/the_kecks
https://www.instagram.com/thekecksofficial/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm0wdB5kpFtz5VjJlblmlIQ
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rq4XneM5dE0uYeAoyMGGn?si=SD6WJsSaR9uBIck6pcusWA
Follow Carlos Andres here:
And as usual a bit of extra reading for your pleasures:
https://www.rgm.press/2019/06/21/the-kecks-stick-in-my-throat/
We will monitoring this band and hopefully will have many good things to report about them and their achievements.
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April 30, 2019 by Mal and Rita
Indieterria meets Gavin Monaghan
Living in West Midlands may seem less exciting than living in London or in a Greater Manchester area. Many of the smaller villages have few buses running in the evenings and trains are expensive – which obviously has an impact on access to entertainment. But our neck of woods produces amazing music and we have some real hidden gems close to us. We want to shine a light on those assets in our blogs. Not so long ago we had interviewed RawSound TV – an incredible service for local acts. Now we had a privilege to speak to Gavin Monaghan – prominent record producer and owner of famous Magic Garden Studios in Wolverhampton. On May 3rd 2019, Magic Garden will host a fundraiser for Musicians Against Homelessness in Birmingham and the line up is just unbelievable. So read on and grab yourself a ticket while they are still available.
Meeting Gavin is a marvellous experience – he is kind, soft spoken and welcoming. He produced some of the best records we have heard and his stories will leave you mesmerised. Thank you so much for sparing some time for us.
The Wizard of Wolverhampton – photo by Lisette Rex
You have earned the title of The Wizard of Wolverhampton by musicians you worked with. Please introduce yourself to the readers of Indieterria.
Gavin Monaghan: Hello Indieterra readers! I’m Gavin, my Studio is called Magic Garden, and I’m very pleased to meet you.
You are a producer and owner of Magic Garden Recording Studios that have been going for thirty years. Can you tell us something about the studio and its rich history? Did it change over the years?
Gavin Monaghan: I’ve been working out of Magic Garden for 30 years in the West Midlands. I’m currently in my third and hopefully final location. It’s been a wonderful journey so far, and I’m enjoying every minute of it!
We know that Magic Garden is expanding. What new features are you planning to add to the studio?
Gavin Monaghan: Joe, Liam and I are working with all sorts of inspiring artists in every genre, and my ambition is simply to keep doing more of the same, while practising Kai Zen (The Art of continuous self-improvement). I’m constantly adding new (and old) pieces of equipment and software to push things forward. We have recently finished construction on a dedicated mix and overdub room next door, which is now fully operational. It’s quite hard to contain my excitement! I look at Magic Garden as a piece of art in itself, which will hopefully never be finished.
In 2016 in interview with Louder than War you mentioned that you planned to start a record label with your colleague Mark Evans. What happened to those plans? Are they on hold or is the label up and running somewhere in the shadows?
Gavin Monaghan: Mark and I are always looking for interesting artists to work with, and develop. We’ve currently put out three releases in single vinyl 45 format. Please feel free to send music. It’s a tiny concern designed to champion new music or help people who are already planning a release with strategies so we don’t release that much.
Magic Garden Vinyl was conceived as an idea from two old friends before The Brexit Con was perpetrated by the awful Tory/UKIP machine on the country. Unfortunately, as Vinyl is mostly manufactured in European locations, this will send the cost of vinyl through the roof (I never saw that on the side of a bus) but where there’s a will, there’s a way. Watch this space.
The list of credits to your name is enormous: Twang, Editors, Ocean Color Scene – enough to make young bands speechless. And yet you are known to work and championing up and coming acts: The Blinders, The Novus, Pagans S.O.H, The Lizards. How do you regard your role as a producer. Do you have your own way of working with artists?
Gavin Monaghan: Every single artist and every member of every band is so different, that my approach is wildly varied depending on what they need to make the best record we can possibly create. We like to join the band for the time we are with them, and continue to do everything we can after they leave and go out into the world with what we have all created together.
I’m happy to be a sort of Rock And Roll helpline whenever I can, I’m so busy it sometimes takes a while for me to get back, but we always try to go the extra mile.
We are used to asking musicians about their influences. But what or maybe whom can influence a record producer?
Gavin Monaghan: I’m influenced by inspiring people in every category, existing or as yet uninvented: artists, film makers, poets, activists, singers, musicians, chaos, order, kindness, humanity, animals, revolutionary concepts. Magick and changing the outcome of reality with beautiful intent. What if every good thing you could think of was true or could become so? A life without limits. I find that fascinating.
Before moving to Wolverhampton you worked in London’s most prestigious studios such as Maida Vale or the legendary Abbey Road. Why did you leave the capitol for West Midlands?
Gavin Monaghan: I originally left London to be with family. I ended up staying and it’s home now, though I do work in lots of other places (mostly residential studios) when the need arises. As long as I have speakers in front of me and beautiful music pouring out of them, I’m happy.
Gavin at work
On May 3rd 2019 Magic Garden will organise a gig for Musicians Against Homelessness. The line up is absolutely mind blowing with Methods, Pagans SOH, The Novus, The Lizards, Moses and The Bohos attending. Can you tell us how the gig idea started?
Gavin Monaghan: I’ve been putting Magic Garden nights on in one form or another since the early 2000’s and quite a few people playing them have gone on to do really well. It’s lovely to watch them grow from a small start into something that people enjoy in a larger scale. The gigs are a lot of fun, and I’m only doing them to benefit various charities these days.
What can we expect on the night and where is the gig taking place?
Gavin Monaghan: We can expect an incredible night of music, as every band is hand-picked for their awesomeness.
Famous last question – tell us the weirdest thing that ever happened to you in a studio.
Gavin Monaghan: I was working in residential studio with A very famous band years ago, and a heavy silver candelabra jumped off the grand piano on its own and dented the wall while the singer was playing it. The same night, seven large crows flew into a bay window at the studio Manor House and smashed it to pieces. Weird is definitely an understatement.
Thanks for asking me to do this, I’m delighted to talk about this path I’m on, and look forward to many more studio adventures.
Gavin at Magic Garden Studios
You can follow Gavin Monaghan and Magic Garden Studios online:
https://www.facebook.com/iamgavinmonaghan
https://www.facebook.com/MagicGardenRecordingStudio/
https://twitter.com/gavinmonaghan
https://twitter.com/MagicGardenUK
https://www.instagram.com/magicgardenstudio/
Poster for Magic Garden fundraiser for Musicians Against Homelessness
On May 3rd (Friday) a fundraiser for Musicians Against Homelessness will take place at The Wagon and Horses in Birmingham (Digbeth area). You will have a chance to see some of the best new indie acts with Methods, The Pagans S.O.H, The Novus, Moses, The Bohos and The Lizards – all hand picked by Gavin and the staff at the Magic Garden Studios. We can hardly wait!
Event page:
You can get your tickets (£5) at the address below:
We are hoping you will come down with us to party in West Midlands and celebrate not only our incredible scene – but also the incredible studio and the man behind it. After all somebody mentioned 30th anniversary, right? Who knows, there may even be a cake! 🙂
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Indieterria meets Memes
They appeared out of nowhere, with no warning and within a month have been BBC 6 Music single of the week, had Amazing Radio on their team and BBC Scotland taking notice. If that is not a very definition of taking the indie circuit by storm, then we don’t know what that would be. We have sat down with Memes to talk about their new single, future gigs and their lyrics. This band combines post punk fury with intelligence and wit of The Fall. Mark E Smith is probably looking down, nodding his head with approval and saying to John Peel that there are still good bands in the UK.
You can listen to Memes on 60 seconds CV on Steve Lamacq’s Recommend’s show at:
https://cocamidemea.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/memes_60-seconds_cv_steve-lamacq-recommends_25.04.2019.mp3
They are going viral and we couldn’t be happier!
Memes logo
Memes are:
John McLinden
Paul McLinden
At Indieterria, we take pride in researching each band we interview. However we weren’t able to find much about Memes. We learnt only that you come from Glasgow and that the band is made out of two friends named John and Paul. Introduce yourselves properly to our readers.
Memes: Memes is John McLinden and Paul McLinden and we are cousins and we are a new duo from Glasgow.
We love your enigmatic attitude. You have no biography on social media, just an email address and a couple of pictures are available. Tell us more about Memes. When did you start playing? Have you been involved in any previous projects?
Memes: To be honest, the mystery hasn’t really been intentional, the missing bio and lack of information on the band is mostly down to the fact that the band is being so new! That said, it’s hard for bands to maintain any mystique in the social media age, which is a shame, as it is one of the things we like about some of our favourite bands.
Memes came about from some downtime in another band we play with (we have been involved in various projects before). We just got together to record some ideas that Paul had written. We were just messing around really and DIY recording in a loft in Glasgow, but we liked the end result of ‘Blah Blah Blah’ and thought we would put a single release together to see if we could get any reaction. We only started working on Memes in February 2019.
Scottish blog Turn Up The Volume compared your music to The Fall and The Smiths with a “healthy dose” of Idles. What are your inspirations?
Memes: Very flattering of them to say so, we would count those bands as favourites of ours for sure. We like anything that is interesting or provocative in some way. That could be anything from Talking Heads to Frank Sinatra to Steve Reich.
“Is that a picture of your grand pa?” – photography by Gary Dickie
In another review you were described as “Fast and furious lo-fi post punk that sounds like a frantic Mark E Smith after a day spent watching BBC Parliament”. And we have to admit that your lyrics have the same wit and edge as the lead singer of The Fall. We will risk saying that he`d be a fan. You are not afraid to be outspoken and yet do it in a subtle way. That’s a very rare quality in music these days.
Memes: There isn’t much in the way of being outspoken (or saying anything really) in the mainstream, but there are bands and individuals out there causing a stir. We haven’t deliberately set our stall out to say anything specific but hopefully the songs catch the imagination.
You just released your debut A side single “Blah Blah Blah”/”Funny man” and captured attention of everyone in the business. You have been a single of the week at BBC 6 Music as chosen by Steve Lamacq himself, you have been championed by Jim Gellatly on Amazing Radio, Tom Robinson from Fresh on the Net is also very fond of the song. This Feeling added the single to their Best New Bands playlist. Is this attention something you have expected?
Memes: No, not at all. We liked the music and hoped others would, but having the airplay we have had for such a new project has been fantastic, we just have to back it up now! Music is a difficult nut to crack and we have only released two songs at the moment, but hopefully our next release will raise the game!
Talking about debuts, The Duct Tape, Edinburgh zine swears that 4 months before “Blah Blah Blah” came out you have released another song that was distributed during underground punk gathering. Sadly we haven’t been able to confirm this piece of news anywhere else. True or not?
Memes: Hmmm news to us! Could be another band called Memes but it definitely wasn’t us.
We would like to ask you about the story behind “Funny Man”. Are you able to disclose the person about whom the song was written?
Memes: It’s not about any one person in particular, just the many “funny” and supposed “characters” out there that you meet…that aren’t funny and have no character, you know the ones!
We keep mentioning The Fall in this interview and on 13th of June you will be supporting Imperial Wax Band (whose members were the longest serving and the last line up of The Fall). You must have the date marked on your calendars!
Memes: Yeah, looking forward to that one. Given that The Fall has been mentioned as part of our sound, it will hopefully go down well with the Imperial Wax crowd.
Memes are just getting started – but you must have some plans made for the future. What can we expect? A new single more gigs or perhaps a bigger release such a EP?
Famous last question. Imagine you can play any venue in the world. Which one would you choose?
Memes: This would have to be the Barrowlands in Glasgow, simply a great venue.
Memes ready to take on the world – photo by Gary Dickie
You can follow the band on social media:
https://www.facebook.com/memestheband/
https://soundcloud.com/memestheband
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAozXPvxbmFDRGmKhGVK8fQ
https://twitter.com/memestheband
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4UHOCHsbn2JNwXQJWzO2WT?si=zx3wwhmwQqWzSmIWdyeo8w
Memes can be contacted at: memestheband@hotmail.com
Additional reading :
https://turnupthevolume.blog/2019/04/08/scottish-post-punks-memes-hit-hard-twice-with-double-debut-single-blah-blah-blah-and-funny-man/
Memes will share the stage with hottest new indie bands – Tiger Mimic and Lower Loveday at iconic venue Nambucca on April 27th 2019. The event is free entry:
Showcase poster
You can find more info on socials at:
We will be reporting on Memes in the future since they are about to go though the roofs. Just give them few months, they will give Sleaford Mods a good run! (and we like Mods, actually them and Memes on a tour is such a good idea!).
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Indieterria meets Tiger Mimic
There are many bands on the indie circuit: the cool ones, the mysterious ones, the ones you like. And then there are bands that you simply love from the first note. It`s so good to be a music obsessive – as Steve Lamacq says – you can fall in love at least twice a week! So yeah – here we go again being head over heels with a new band. They are Tiger Mimic, they are based in London and they will headline Vandian Avenue first showcase on April 27th at the iconic Nambucca.
We cannot tell you how excited we are and how grateful too. We sat down with Jess Rhodes of Tiger Mimic to speak to her about the band history, their excellent debut EP and even video games.
This is the band you need to know. No excuses!
Tiger Mimic Logo
Official bio: Tiger Mimic is a London-based band with a sound that ranges from bitcrushed anthems to sinister bass grooves to rapid-fire rock poetry and more. Their debut EP, “Elephant Skeleton”, was recorded with Grammy Award winning producer Matt Lawrence at London’s Livingston Studio. Released in January 2019, its five songs showcase their diverse range of styles and influences.
Tiger Mimic:
Jess Rhodes (vox, synth)
Bram Johnson (guitar, vox)
Ben Willis (bass, vox)
George Latham (drums)
You named the band after a butterfly that mimics appearance of its poisonous cousin, but you are one of the most original bands we have heard this year. Please introduce yourselves to the readers of Indieterria.
Jess Rhodes: Ah, thank you so much. That’s a very kind thing to say. We’re Tiger Mimic, we’re based in London, and usually we say we’re an “indie rock” band just to keep it simple, but we do have a lot of different influences. Jess sings and plays synth, Bram sings and plays guitar, Ben plays bass and sings back-up, and George plays drums.
You may have just released your debut EP, but the band has quite a history – including a relocation to another continent. Jess and Bram started out their respective projects while living and working in NYC. They met Ben and George after coming to London. Do you think that having musicians from both sides of the Pond helped to forge your unique sound?
Jess Rhodes: I was actually born and grew up (mainly) in Europe! I was exposed to music from every genre. My mom loved Arabic and Kurdish music (I didn’t really) but sometimes people tell me my melodies have a middle-eastern tinge to them, so it’s funny how you can get influenced by what you get exposed to growing up.
Moving from NYC to London was the best decision ever, and the fact that we met Ben & George was crazy lucky. We all have diverse influences and grew up listening to so many different things, but there is also a lot of overlap, so it’s hard to say how much effect geography had. Each member brings their own style to the band, though, and it has definitely given us a sense that nothing is off limits when it comes to writing songs.
Tiger Mimic – photo by Alan Wells
https://www.facebook.com/thealanwells/
When preparing to this interview we have found information that Jess is classically trained operatic singer. Can we confirm if this is true? We interviewed some amazing and unique artists on the blog but a soprano with a degree from Italian music conservatoire would be a first!
Jess Rhodes: I was indeed classically trained. I studied with amazing teachers in Paris, Italy, and NYC. I actually only did 6 months in Milan, and then decided to move to NY. I then went a different route and studied theatre. I love singing opera, I haven’t practiced in a while, but it’s something I really enjoy singing at times. However, I didn’t have a deep passion for it, and if you’re not 100% dedicated, you can forget about it. I wanted to write my own songs, and so I did. Once you’re trained to sing a certain way, it’s actually quite hard to break that, and so I really struggled to find my voice for a while. I always felt I needed to be as loud as when I sung opera, and then I realised I really didn’t.
Your EP “Elephant Skeleton” was released in January 2019. For this record you worked with Matt Lawrence, Grammy winning producer known for helping Adele. The story is that after hearing your demos Matt wanted to work with you and most of the material was written in his studio. Were you scared to collaborate with such a big calibre name?
Jess Rhodes: We were a little anxious before meeting him that we wouldn’t be a huge priority for someone with a CV like his, but he put that to bed immediately. It was amazing to work with him! He’s such a nice, talented, humble person. We actually didn’t write much in the studio, though, most of the songs had been written in NY and Paris right before coming to London. There were a few little flourishes and lyric tweaks and things like that, but the songs were pretty fully fleshed out when we went in.
Matt did give us some great guidance in rehearsals before heading into the studio, but he always posed it as a question, such as “Well, would this song be better if you added a bridge?”, or “What would it sound like if this part had a slightly different groove?”
One of the things we really appreciated was that he liked the music and didn’t want to change what we were already doing, but he would put forward these questions that made us consider whether we had explored all the possibilities with a given song. It was good to be challenged like that and I think we came out of that process with a much more critical ear for our work.
The future looks bright – photo by Alan Wells
The EP is promoted by two singles – “Don’t Cover Up My Eyes” and the title track. We want to ask you about the video to “Elephant Skeleton”. It shows a 8 bit point and shoot game where an animal tries to recover his bones while the band members serve as evil bosses. Where did you get the idea from and who directed it. Also – will there be a continuation?
Jess Rhodes: The video game idea started sort of accidentally. Bram made a really short video of a dandelion seed floating over some hills just as a short promotional video teaser for Elephant Skeleton and it had that sort of lo-fi, video game look to it. We started talking about turning it into a full length idea and that’s when we decided to make the story about the elephants.
After one night of goofy brainstorming, we drew a little storyboard and then Bram put the whole thing together. He’s not trained in animation, so it was a huge learning curve and took quite a while, but it was fun watching it come together bit by bit. We sometimes think about cooking up a sequel video, but Bram is still a little traumatised from staring at a computer screen for months, so it’ll have to be for a future song.
The band just played first major festival – Cro Cro Land, taking to the stage next to such established acts as Bang Bang Romeo and The Lovely Eggs. We imagine it must have been a lot of fun and a lot of nerves in equal measure. Did you like it?
Jess Rhodes: Oh my God. It was the most incredible day ever. We would’ve gone to Cro Cro even if we hadn’t been invited to play, because the lineup was absolutely sick. I can usually get quite nervous before a gig, and although that was our biggest gig, I wasn’t as stressed as I thought I’d be! Maybe it’s because there was such a huge supportive community feeling going on the whole day!
Bram, on the other hand, had non-stop nightmares the night before about getting bumped from the show or something else going wrong, so it was a huge relief for him when we actually walked out on stage. Seriously, though, everyone involved was incredible. Angela Martin, Julia Woollams, the bands, journalists, photographers, event staff, engineers (sound and light), just everyone was so wonderful.
Your music has been described as a mix of guitar based indie, ska and 1960s pop bands. But outside how the music critics see you – do you have your own term for your sound?
Jess Rhodes: It’s like you say, we get a lot of different reactions to our sound, so we actually struggle a bit to settle on a genre when people ask. Indie Rock has been our go-to, since it’s a fairly broad category, but a lot of people have really specific (and sometimes angry) opinions about what Indie Rock actually is, so we have yet to find a term that satisfies everyone. Any ideas?
Poster for Nambucca headline gig
Tiger Mimic will headline iconic London venue Nambucca on 27th April – what can we expect from your live shows?
Jess Rhodes: Oh man, we can’t wait! We’ll be playing with the awesome Lower Loveday and Memes, and we already know it’s gonna be a great night! Nambucca is a really great venue, too, and we’re so happy to play there again. Our live show has a lot of dynamic shifts, trading vocal parts, harmonies, and riffs. One thing we’ve always appreciated hearing after a show is that each song sounds completely different from each other, but they all still sound like us. That’s about as cool of a compliment as we could hope for.
We want to ask you about the story behind your song “I Took Off My Body”. It is probably the saddest song on the EP lyrics wise. At points it feels traumatic especially in the age of Me Too movement.
Jess Rhodes: I Took Off My Body was actually written a few days before we went in to record it. Bram had this really cool instrumental guitar part and was playing it for fun, and I just started improvising over it and insisted we take it to the studio. It tells the story of someone removing the many layers of their body in an effort to find themselves inside (waiting in the dark, waiting for a light).
It’s a reflection on the world’s tendency to make judgements with their eyes, while ignoring whoever is inside that body. It is definitely a problem that’s been going on for a long time. It’s really sad that we live in a world where we have to be on our guards at all times.
For instance, I went to a gig a few days ago and a man kept bothering me, so I moved to the other side, and talked about it to a friend who was there too. Turned out he had also touched her and another woman inappropriately. So in the span of 5 minutes, he managed to make 3 (or more) women feel extremely uncomfortable. He was just seen by everyone else as the “annoying drunk guy” but his behaviour should be seen for what it is: completely unacceptable and absolutely disgusting. The Me Too movement is incredible, I think it shows just how powerful victims can actually be when they get together, and also shows how there should be no stigma or shame around the word “victim”. The only people who should feel shame are the perpetrators, harassers, and abusers.
Tiger Mimic are ready to take over – photo by Alan Wells
In one year you have accomplished more than many bands in their whole life span: working with top producers, releasing EP, playing festivals. What else have you got planned for 2019 and beyond?
Jess Rhodes: Aw, that’s nice of you to say. We definitely try to work as hard as we can on this, it’s our dream and the main reason we came over to London. We’ve been lucky to connect with a lot of awesome people, there are so many unsung heroes around town who are so supportive of the scene and that’s been incredible.
As for 2019, we’re heading down to Brighton for the first time in May for the Brighton Mix-Up festival, which is super exciting. We’re hoping to get back in the studio in May too, if we can swing it, we have a lot of new songs ready to go. After that we’ll see what comes up. There are a few exciting rumours floating around, but nothing we can share yet, so hopefully we’ll have some big announcements soon.
Last question – if Tiger Mimic could become characters in a video game what title would it be? Final Fantasy? Tomb Raider? Mortal Kombat or would you have your own title. You can pick any game.
Hmmm… aside from the Elephant Skeleton video, in which we’ve already been game-ified, here are some nerdy answers for you:
Ben Willis: I’d be Commander Shepard from Mass Effect. I still remember my first inter-species love affair with fondness.
Bram Johnson: I’d be Manny Calavera from Grim Fandango. He’s a grim reaper in a crime noir version of the Mexican Land Of The Dead who spends years going to any lengths trying to save a soul that was cheated out of their rightful afterlife. I always liked that he was a regular guy, no bulging muscles or guns or anything, just tenacity.
Jess Rhodes: I’d be Sindel from Mortal Kombat. I’d love to be able to kick ass just by whipping my hair!
George couldn’t be reached for comment, but we’ll ask him next time we rehearse. Important information to know.
We absolute love Tiger Mimic. They are one in a million.
https://www.tigermimic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/tigermimicband/
https://www.instagram.com/tiger.mimic
https://twitter.com/TigerMimic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7qT0D9stk05ym53ziRGwzg
https://soundcloud.com/tigermimic
https://open.spotify.com/artist/296hyITffv9hw30ypToBi7?si=Khrq4iL0RT6Rbm2Bf0426g
You can purchase the EP “Elephant Skeleton” at the link below:
http://www.smarturl.it/tigermimic
If you fancy a bit of extra reading – here are some fantastic articles about the band from other independent blogs:
https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2018/9/16/interview-tiger-mimic
https://gigradar.co.uk/introducing-tiger-mimic/
https://www.croydonist.co.uk/tiger-mimic/
https://thegirlsattherockshow.com/song-of-the-day-tiger-mimic-dont-cover-up-my-eyes/
Tiger Mimic will headline the Nambucca on April 27th in London. The entry is free. You can find the info for the event on socials:
We hope you enjoyed this little blog. We will be back
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Indieterria meets Ivory Wave
West Midlands scene, although sadly overlooked in the mainstream press, has a long and proud musical heritage. From Duran Duran and Black Sabbath to the ever popular grime scene, Birmingham and the neighbouring cities are producing high quality musical talents at an amazing speed. And slowly things are beginning to change. The new influx of bands such as The Cosmics, MeMe Detroit, Table Scraps, Cherry Pickles, The Novus, The Pagans S.O.H or The Clause are changing the popular perception that only London and Manchester are the music hot-spots to go to. The Second City’s DIY scene has never been stronger and it is ready to take on the world. Indieterria spoke to Sebastian Baldwin, the drummer of the newest star of the scene, the Ivory Wave, about Madlands, plans and an incoming tour.
George Johnson (vocals)
Luke Morris (bassist)
Connor McMinn (guitar, vocals)
Rob Clarke (keyboard, vocals)
Seb Baldwin (drums, vocals)
Official Bio: Birmingham band Ivory Wave have released their new single ‘Gold’. The band have landed support slots with DMA’S, The Twang and Superfood to name a few as well as playing festivals such as Isle of Wight, Truck and Shiiine On. Their growing army of fans are now packing out venues up and down the U.K. “Gold” is an infectious swagger drenched banger that relentlessly surges hyped up energetic tones into your ears. With a punchy bassline creating a funk flavoured strutting foundation, this track is fun vibrant and full of youthful adrenaline. Slick guitars glide and jingle between snappy drums, while flickering speckles of scintillation through swirling soundscapes. With attitude smothered vocals and pure unadulterated raw energy this swanky groove infested track is an instant shot of vitality and is sure to have you dancing and bopping carelessly.
About the track front-man George Johnson said: “Gold is about realizing your full potential, grabbing it with both hands and running with it.“
Ivory Wave picture taken by James Kay
Ivory Wave is a very poetic name. The story goes it was used in a conversation you once overheard in a pub and thought it would make a great name for a band. Is this true?
Seb Baldwin: (laughing) That’s exactly the case! Our singer George and bassist Luke were sat in a pub discussing potential names and caught the name from a nearby conversation!
You are based in Birmingham and according to your bio, you formed at the beginning of 2016. Please introduce yourselves to the readers of Indieterria and tell us more about your beginnings. How did you meet?
Seb Baldwin: Ivory Wave is made up of singer George Johnson, bassist Luke Morris, guitarist Connor McMinn, Rob Clarke on keys and of course me. We’d all played in different bands before and ended up forming through mutual friends and connections. We wrote the first few songs and it all just clicked.
We listen to hundreds of bands per year but we can safely say that nobody plays like you do. You remind us of the golden days of The Hacienda, Mancunian rock mixed with rave beats, but with a contemporary twist. Ivory Wave is not just a nostalgia play, but something brand new. It is fresh and exciting. What do you think?
Seb Baldwin: It is the same with us! We all listen to such a wide and varied mixture of music and styles that it’s hard to pin point specific influences down. We’ve all listened to most of what came out of Manchester scene so there are undoubtedly nods to that sound. But we have never laboured to create something that replicates a specific sound but rather focused on writing something that feels real and genuine to us.
You have been compared (but of course!) to every Madchester legend there is, from 808 State, Stone Roses, The Charlatans, New Order and Inspiral Carpets to Happy Mondays and even The Beautiful South. But you come from Birmingham! How did that happen that a Brummie quintet started playing Manchester inspired music in the middle of West Midlands?
Seb Baldwin: I think it is because we listened to all those bands growing up and although we have never consciously tried to write anything that sounds like them, those sounds have crept into the music we produce.
BBC Introducing in West Midlands described Ivory Wave as a “perfect combination of rave, acid hip hop and classic rock a la Duran Duran”. This is the first description of that sort we ever heard! Who inspires you to write?
Seb Baldwin: We are inspired by such a wide range of different artists, it wouldn’t feel fair to name few individuals. The key to our sound has always been the range of different genres that our music tastes cover. From hip-hop to rock, from pop right across the spectrum to grime, we all indulge in a wide enough range that when it comes to writing our own music, we all bring different dynamics and angles to what we put out.
The band is known to keep to “no label, no management, no agent” rule. Although you are not the only ones in the business to do so (Jordan Allen, Strange Bones or The Clause also decided to follow that path) it means doing everything yourselves. Does day to day managing of the band affairs have an impact on the creative process?
Seb Baldwin: Most definitely. To take the time to manage the bands social media, book shows, engage and organise meetings with a people across a range of parts of the industry to name a few things, all while we are working full time obviously takes a decent wedge of time away from creating music and playing.
Ivory Wave supporting the excellent DMA’S at the sold out gig at O2 Academy in Birmingham. Picture by James Kay
You are credited with creating the “Madlands” musical movement. Who else, besides you is in the league and what bands should we all be looking out for?
Seb Baldwin: (laughing) This is a common misconception! Jacky-P, ex-BBC WM Introducing presenter and DJ for Scxrlxrd actually coined the term, although we are more than happy to champion it. And we have to name every band in the area who is pushing for the common goal of putting the Second City back on the map musically: The Clause, Riscas, The Novus, Violet and Sugerthief to name but a few as the list goes on and on and on.
Ivory Wave supported established acts as The Twang and DMA`s and appeared on festivals such a Truck, Shiiine On and Isle of Wight. This year, you are already booked for Live at Leeds and Lakefest among others. Are you eager to take your music to the next level?
Seb Baldwin: We are all grinding and pushing as hard as we are able. Getting to play bigger and better shows is already an amazing and humbling confirmation that our music is being well received and that we are establishing ourselves more and more as time goes on. Onwards and upwards.
April and May will see you hitting the road and going to Preston, Manchester, Nottingham and Leeds. Are you planning to add more dates? What about London or Glasgow? Any plans on playing there?
Seb Baldwin: We cannot say much yet, but we have a number of shows in the pipeline and will be announcing details of all of these soon!
Your current single “Gold” was released in January 2019 to a phenomenal response. It was a song of the week for BBC West Midlands and gave you several spins on BBC 6 Music by Steve Lamacq himself. The song also amassed over 18K streams on Spotify. We can easily say that this song is going through the roof. Did you expect such a positive response from public and music business alike?
Seb Baldwin: We had been playing “Gold” for well over a year in our live set, and although we all loved it as a track we hadn’t thought of it as a standalone single until the fans started to beg for its release. After an influx of tweets and messages asking us to release it next, we went back into the studio and the result it out for the world to hear.
They say “ride the wave until the grave” – so we want to know, where is Ivory Wave taking you next?
Seb Baldwin: We are in this for the long run, although we couldn’t call exactly where we will end up. We are all driving at the band building and growing as time goes on. Long live Ivory Wave.
You can follow Ivory Wave on social media:
Their new single “Gold” can be purchased at: http://smarturl.it/ivorywavegold
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivorywaveuk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ivorywaveuk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivorywaveuk
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ivory-wave
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLbEaJZ0E38tBKO_zjFiqAg
https://counteract.co/interview/interview-ivory-wave-discuss-their-biggest-gig-to-date/
https://www.shiiineon.com/blog/ivorywave/
http://www.uniquelullaby.co.uk/2019/01/interview-w-ivory-wave.html
https://wordsformusic.blog/2019/01/27/band-profile-ivory-wave/
https://www.musicglue.com/ivorywaveuk/bio
Catch Ivory Wave on tour and you can now win two tickets for their homecoming gig in Birmingham.
Please come back soon as we have some very interesting interviews and reviews coming later this month.
Catch you soon!
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Indieterria meets Raw Sound TV
Some might say that there’s never been a better time to be a musician. Internet gives you access to billions of users, streaming platforms are easily to set up and curators are at the stretch of the palm. You can set up professional recording studio in your own bedroom as the equipment is getting better and cheaper and it is not hard to master its use. It seems, the rock and roll dream is just around the corner and ready for grabs.
Others might argue that the technological edge is the same for everybody and it is hard to break through thousands of other bands competing for attention. There are also external factors that need to be taken into consideration: lack of funding, closure of local pubs and venues, austerity, quickly changing musical trends, constant search for something new fueled by social media and Instagram influencers. DIY musical scene can also be divided and lack of unity affects the bands and gig goers altogether. You could say that for every ray of sunshine, there is a big rainy cloud covering it.
Yet the DIY scene is holding on despite the odds. Bands are recording, exciting music is somehow making it to the national radio stations and new opportunities are springing up here and there. Indieterria sat down to speak to Mark Piddington the man behind RawSound TV to speak about the new ideas to help emerging artists, production techniques and their plans to permanently change West Midlands musical scene.
You call yourselves an “old school MTV” style music show in the Internet era. Please introduce yourselves to readers of Indieterria.
Mark Piddington: Hi. I’m Mark Piddington. Producer and Presenter of RawSound TV. Part of the reason for the idea of RawSound TV was that I could see that there was a lack of decent live music “tv” shows. Especially for unsigned artists. A show in the style of “The Tube”, “The Word” and many other iconic TV shows from the past that I felt the older generation were missing and the younger generation were missing out on.
Raw Sound TV is live music show recorded at Glass Onion Studios in Birmingham every two weeks, broadcasting on your YouTube channel on the Sundays in-between. Your shows include interviews with unsigned and new artists doing live performances and featuring videos along with interviews with the bands and occasionally live gigs. You’ve had 4 seasons so far and are currently working on a new season which is due to broadcast on the April 14th. Can you tell us how the recording and filming process works?
Mark Piddington: We invite bands and artists to our studio which is fully equipped for recording and filming. After they arrive and meet the crew, we set them up for a sound check/ rehearsal, during which time the crew get audio levels for recording and camera angles worked out. After a short break it’s on to recording. The red light goes on and we film them performing three live tracks. After a short break we then conduct a short interview. We go through this process twice as we usually have two live bands featured per episode. After the bands have gone we do our ‘bits to camera’ which includes introduction to the show and individual intros to the bands. It can be a long night! Then, once all this is done, its on to editing the show for broadcast on the follow Sunday which usually takes well over 40 hours over the week.
Raw Sound TV at work – photo by Danielle Clarke
How long does it takes for a band to appear on Raw Sound TV? How do you select the bands? What do you look for?
Mark Piddington: We encourage bands and artists to get in touch with us if they want to appear on the show. Selection is very difficult for us as there are so many fantastic bands and artists around at the moment. We know that a lot of them unfortunately won’t get to appear on the show as we are only able to feature two bands per show. We don’t let our own personal tastes influence who appears on the show. We try to look for quality in musicianship, song writing and what/ who we feel our viewers should be seeing and would appreciate.
Besides the music show, you also offer other services: recording live performances, making and editing videos and even access to a recording studio/rehearsal space. We know many artists look for those services – so please tell us about what you also offer and how bands go about this?
Mark Piddington: The recording studio is a separate entity to RawSound TV. I established Glass Onion Recording Studio in 2003 and have been recording bands there since. As well as recording, I also offer rehearsal space, studio dry hire and also music video production. If anyone wish to use any of the studio facilities/services, they can contact me via any of our social media platforms or at RawSoundTV.com.
Money matters are hard to talk about – but essential for both businesses and artists alike. Can you tell us about the fees and other charges that artists approaching you should consider?
Mark Piddington: Firstly, to clarify, we are not a business. RawSound TV do not charge anything for bands and artists to appear on the show. It is totally free. As the crew and I do not get paid and the studio given for free, we are currently trying to get the show funded in some way so we can continue to offer this opportunity to unsigned bands without them having to pay. Having been there myself I know that young musicians don’t generally have the funds to afford what some companies charge for ‘promotion’ and what they get for their money.
You’ve featured and worked with an exciting array of West Midlands acts: Alex Ohm, The Clause, The Cosmics, The Verse, Ivory Wave, Karkosa, Lady Sanity, MeMe Detroit, The Novus, Sugarthief, Violet, Lycio, La Dharma, The Goodwater and Candid – the list is endless. If an artist or band wants to get involved, how can they reach you?
Mark Piddington: We have worked with over eighty bands and artists in the twenty months since we started. Some of whom are most definitely destined for big things. If an artist wants to appear on this show they can contact us on our website at RawSoundTV.com and navigate to the ‘want to be on the show?’ section.
You have filmed performances in many different places in West Midlands: The O2 Institute, Castle and Falcon, Square One in Coventry and The Flapper to name just a few along with outdoor festivals such as Lunar and the Bewdley Music Festival. Is it harder to record in a small, intimate club or in a large arena?
Mark Piddington: They both have their difficulties. As opposed to the studio which is a controlled environment set up for filming and recording, live venues are not. Therefore, we always have obstacles to overcome when filming away from the studio. More often than not, sound recording and lighting problems are the usual suspects as we have little or no control or influence over these.
Raw Sound TV have recorded many, many bands and concerts over the last couple of years but we are sure some of the performances must have stood out from the others. Do you have any favourites?
Mark Piddington: That’s a very difficult question. If I’m honest the ones that have stood out for me are when the whole recording process and post production has gone smoothly or when the crew have had a particularly good session and the band have performed well and, more importantly, enjoyed themselves. It is great to see the bands’ reaction to the whole process from ‘our side’ of the process. Festivals are always good fun for the crew but the days are long and can be a logistical nightmare (especially when it rains)!
Imagine that you can film any artist in the world, where and why?
Mark Piddington: Ahh, you might want to keep your eyes peeled for something exciting we “might” be doing over the summer that will answer this question. So watch this space!
Is there anyone you’d like to invite to appear on the next series or future series?
Mark Piddington: There is no one in particular I have in mind. The plan is to keep on inviting the best new, unsigned bands and artists on to the show.
Last question – we are only in April, but what are your plans for the upcoming months. Anything exciting to tell us about any what you’ll be including in forthcoming shows?
Mark Piddington: Every show is exciting for us. Being able to give young artists this kind of platform and the excitement and enthusiasm they have for the show gives myself and the crew a massive buzz and makes the whole thing worthwhile. We also get a huge lift from the positive comments on social media from the bands who have now become friends and their fans alike.
No rest for technical crew – photo by Danielle Clarke
Lights, camera, action – photo by Danielle Clarke
You can follow RawSound TV on their socials:
Official website: http://rawsoundtv.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rawsound.tv/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawsoundtv
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsoundtv/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzvfJMPXYhK65X2VRDIkifg
Please contact Mark if you’d like to be included in the next series of concerts. Also, if you have performed for RawSound TV in the past and you’d like to share your videos, please contact us and we will be more than happy to share your experiences.
We also have some incredible artists to showcase this month and we are thrilled to be sharing our new interviews with you soon.
Thank you for reading and see you soon!
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No. 23 Iowa St's 3-point barrage beats No. 18 K-State, 78-64
By DAVE SKRETTA - Feb. 16, 2019 06:40 PM EST
Iowa State forward Michael Jacobson (12) fouls Kansas State forward Makol Mawien (14) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Iowa State was drilled at home by TCU a week ago, then had to sit around without another game until Saturday, left to brood over its uphill climb to get back into the Big 12 race.
The Cyclones finally released that pent-up angst against No. 18 Kansas State.
Lindell Wigginton hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Talen Horton-Tucker buried six 3s and had 20, and the No. 23 Cyclones pulled away late for a 78-64 victory over the Big 12-leading Wildcats on Saturday to answer a chorus of critics that had been surfaced over the past seven days.
"Soft on defense. Not moving the basketball. Not running the floor. Not sharing. Not being engaged in huddles. Not executing out of timeouts," Cyclones coach Steve Prohm said, reflecting on what needed to change after the TCU loss. "We had a list of things that weren't very good."
Oh, the Cyclones (19-6, 8-4) were quite good against the Wildcats.
They had three double-figure scorers with Marial Shayok contributing 13 points and 13 boards. They went 14 of 24 from beyond the 3-point line, shooting right over Kansas State's vaunted defense. And they dished out 19 assists while turning it over just 10 times.
"When our A-team shows up," Prohm said, "we have a chance to do good things. The things the B-team does, we have to keep them as far away as we can."
Barry Brown had 23 points for the Wildcats, but he didn't get a whole lot of help. The rest of the team was a combined 2 of 13 from the 3-point arc and 11 of 34 from the field.
Making matters worse, the short-handed Wildcats — already without top backup Cartier Diarra because of hand surgery — lost senior forward Dean Wade with 9:18 to go. The preseason Big 12 player of the year limped off the floor and spent the remainder of the game sitting on the end of the bench.
Wade missed several weeks earlier this season with a right foot injury.
"He had some soreness in his foot all week. He didn't practice. He was in a boot," Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. "It's not the same injury as before. He tweaked it. ... We'll just have to see."
The Wildcats' half-court defense held Iowa State in check until late in the first half, when Horton-Tucker spoiled even good coverage. The freshman guard hit four 3s and finished with 14 first-half points, one of them a fade-away from well beyond the arc as the shot clock expired.
"What are you going to do?" Weber said. "It seemed like they had us spread out, they got us down the line. It's the same team we held to 57 at their place. They're good offensively."
Iowa State was poised to carry a big lead into the break, but Nick Weiler-Babb's miss with a couple seconds left gave Brown a chance to unload a 3-pointer from just inside the mid-court line.
It rattled home, giving Brown 16 points in the half and drawing Kansas State within 38-31.
Horton-Tucker answered out of the locker room with a 3-pointer from about six feet beyond the arc, and the Cyclones still led 50-41 when Wigginton buried a 3 with 13 1/2 minutes to go.
Kansas State pecked away at its deficit, pulling within 57-56 on Mike McGuirl's follow shot with 7 minutes left. But the Cyclones continued to respond with a barrage of 3s, and it was Wigginton whose two fall-away 3s in succession allowed them to regain control.
They put the game away when Cameron Lard threw down a dunk with 2:50 to go, and Horton-Tucker buried one last 3-pointer from in front of his celebrating bench.
"We just battled the whole game," Wigginton said. "When everyone was doubting us, we came in and responded every time. We've got toughness. We didn't show it last week but we did today."
Iowa State is right back in the Big 12 title picture after avenging its loss to the Wildcats at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones were coming off a surprising home loss to TCU, but otherwise they've won seven of their last nine games — including four of their last five on the road.
Kansas State's margin for error was trimmed considerably, especially with a trip to Kansas still on the docket. The Wildcats now lead Texas Tech by just a half-game in the standings, and the Cyclones and Jayhawks are within striking distance in what has become a four-team race.
Iowa State returns home to face Baylor on Tuesday night.
Kansas State heads to West Virginia on Monday night.
More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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JB Dewar Tractor Restoration Program: Fueling Excellence Since 2001
Posted by Mark Diaz | May 6, 2019 | 0 |
Since 2001, the JB Dewar Tractor Restoration Program has helped promote ingenuity, hard work and determination in Central Coast youth. The program not only encourages budding entrepreneurs to learn the logistics of record keeping, the importance of time management and the value of sweat equity but also offers cash prizes up to $4,000 and all participants retain the rights to their tractors.
Any high schooler living in San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara Counties are welcomed to participate in the competition. For those who do not have access to a dilapidated tractor, JB Dewar company will provide a tractor free of charge as long as the participant signs a contract promising to finish the restoration. Rachel Dewar, program coordinator, said that there are numerous local businesses who lend their support to the participants.
The JB Dewar program directly reflects the requirements of the Chevron Delo Tractor Restoration Competition, so if the student wishes they can compete on a national level. A major difference from the Chevron program is that it only accepts 12 entries whereas Dewar does not limit the number of participants.
“We accept as many people who want to restore a tractor,” Dewar said. “We love it, the more people the better.”
Kyle Sorrow, a senior who has restored two tractors in two years — a 1948 Farmall Super A and a 1958 Farmall 460 — said he first became interested in the program from his friends’ participation.
He also plans on furthering his career as a diesel mechanic by attending the Caterpillar Service School and felt that the program was a good idea.
Casey Havemann, a sophomore who worked on a 1951 Farmall Super C, became interested through his brother’s involvement when he made the cut in the Chevron Delo contest in 2017.
“It was more fun restoring a tractor than playing sports for me,” Havemann said.
Viewing the Tractors
Tractors will be on display at the Warbirds Wings and Wheels Car Show and Swap Meet happening Saturday, May 11 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Estrella Warbird Museum, located at 4251 Dry Creek Road in Paso Robles and the Best of the West Antique Equipment Show Friday through Sunday, May 24 – 26 at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch. The tractors are displayed at the Mid-State Fair each year. People can also see them annually at the Paso Robles Pioneer Day Parade.
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Eastern Highlands
Some Kenya birding sites in the eastern highlands are Nairobi National Park (one of the oldest park and close to the capital city 10 minutes drive)
Mount Kenya Forests (Castle, Bantu &Irangi), and the Aberdares Ranges Forest, which includes the Gatamaiyu(most visited/preferred by Birders) Kinale, Kereita and Kijabe Forests.
Birding sites on the western side include the Mau/Molo Grasslands, the Mau Narok region to the south, and the Kongelai Escarpment, Cherangani Hills and Ortum Hills to the northwest of Kitale.
The Great Rift Valley in Kenya encompasses the eastern half of the larger African Rift Valley. The valley extends southward from Lake Turkana of northern Kenya into northern Tanzania.
This is where numerous freshwater and alkaline lakes are found. The alkaline lakes attract huge numbers of flamingos, especially at Lake Nakuru and Lake Bogoria but also in Lakes Elementaita and Oloidien.
The major freshwater lakes are Lake Naivasha and Lake Baringo, which is actually slightly alkaline.
These attract different aquatic birds than those found around the soda lakes.
Much of the surrounding habitat is bushland and scrub.
The Rift Valley is also where the Serengeti Plains of Tanzania is located along with its northern extension into Kenya, Maasai Mara.
These dotted plains are home to vast herds of migratory Wildebeest(Gnus) Zebras, Giraffes, many species of antelope such as the Impalas, Topis, Elands Gazelles (Thompson’s and Grant’s) , big cats such as; Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs and Hyenas plus other big mammals; huge herds of Buffalos and Elephants.
Additionally they are home to many species of birds.
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The last remaining rainforest in Kenya is located there, the Kakamega Forest.
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The well marked and kept nature trails are very productive, walking while birding allowed in the forest.
An altitudinal gradient coming down the Kongelai Escarpment onto the Western Plateau adds to the diversity of bird species.
Habitat such as Papyrus swamps and other lakeshore vegetation around Lake Victoria is home to its own set of specialty birds, while the lake itself attracts numerous aquatic species.
The Busia Grassland near the northeast shore of Lake Victoria is home to several localized bird species and is fast turning into agricultural fields,
The Coastal area
Covers the entire eastern half of Kenya.
This low-lying region is hot and largely featureless.
It's characterized by several river floodplains and low plateaus and forests that gradually rise in elevation.
Amboseli and Tsavo West National Parks near the border with Tanzania are found in this region.
Taita Hills with its endemic species
North Coast we have Arabuko Sokoke Forest.
Which is the largest stretch of coastal dry forest, 420km2 the ecosystem comprises of three forest types;
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There are 270 birds, 261 butterflies, 79 amphibians, 52 mammals and 600 plants species.
The Clarke's Weaver an endemic bird breeds in the forest, other unique and rare bird Sokoke Scops Owl, Sokoke Pipit, East coast Akalat, Amani Sunbird and intra migrant Spotted Ground Thrush,.
Three mammals which are endemic species: - Aders duiker, Sokoke Bush Tailed Mongoose, and Golden rumped Elephant Shrew.
Mida Creek, Dakatcha woodlands, Sabaki River Estuary and Tana River Primate Reserve, are also close to Arabuko Sokoke Forest and are worthy visiting.
Birding is best in the cool hours of early morning and in the late afternoon when the day's het has started to dissipate
South Coast is Shimba Hills National Reserve, (the second largest forest after Arabuko Sokoke Forest) notable for Sable Antelope as well as several range-restricted bird species such as the Green- headed Oriole, Asian lesser Cuckoo, not found elsewhere in the country.
The southern coast is rocky and ruled continuously with coral reefs.
Northern Plains
The region is rather dry. It includes Lake Turkana, semi-desert savanna west of Lake Turkana, and the Chalbi Desert to the east and Marsabit National Park.
The region is only lightly populated. Samburu Game Reserve, Samburu Shaba and Samburu Buffalo Springs Reserve are located in the southern area of this region.
These reserves are home to the Samburu people and features birds of semi-arid savanna such as ;
Vulturine Guineafowl, Somali Ostrich, Somali Bee-eater, Stone Patridge.
As well as some interesting mammals such as Beisa Oryx, Reticulated Giraffe, Striped Hyena and the healthy population of the largest and rare Equid; Grevy's Zebra.
Wildlife in the area depends hugely on Ewaso Nyiro river which cuts through the three reserves
It originates from Aberdares Ranges
The river provides the much needed water and the lush green vegetation,especially during the dry season.
Not far from Samburu is Meru National Park which has abundance of wildlife
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On most of our birding Kenya tours we aim to see a wide variety of species, while taking time to enjoy other wildlife, as well as other diversities of interest.
With over 1,000 bird species recorded, several endemics and many near endemics, and birding which starts in the capital Nairobi, Kenya can justifiably be depicted as a haven for birders.
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Video: Kotex Apologizes For Years Of Euphemistic Ads
3.24.10 2:56 PM EDT By Ben Popken
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In this new Kotex ad, the 90-year old tampon company sends up, well, Kotex. “How do I feel about my period? I love it…Usually, by the third day, I really just want to dance,” says the actress as trio of women frolic and twirl. “The ads on TV are really helpful because they use that blue liquid, and I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s what’s supposed to happen.’” It’s to launch their new line of feminine hygenie products called “U,” which pander to women’s desire to feel like they’re not being pandered to.
Another spot, which will make its debut next month, opens with a woman strolling confidently toward the camera. “I’m a believably attractive 18- to 24-year-old female,” she says. “You can relate to me because I’m racially ambiguous. Market research shows that girls like you love girls like me.”
The sense of an ad somehow deconstructing itself continues, as she says, “Now I’m going to tell you to buy something. Buy the same tampons I use. Because I’m wearing white pants, and I have good hair, and you wish you could be me.” Screen text near the end of the spot asks, “Why are tampon ads so obnoxious?”
– NYT
The better question is, why do they even bother advertising tampons? It’s not like they won’t be purchased.
Rebelling Against the Commonly Evasive Feminine Care Ad [NYT]
3.24.10By Ben Popken
New York’s Tampon Tax Will Soon Be A Thing Of The Past
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Legislators Put The Kibosh On New York’s Tampon Sales Tax
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Illinois Could Be Next State To Do Away With “Pink Tax” On Feminine Hygiene Products
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At CHI 2018, we look forward to your panel submissions that inspire new ideas, are innovative in approach, and likely to engage the conference attendees. Panels & Roundtable Discussions at CHI are not intended to be a series of short papers in which panelists share similar perspectives or simply agree with each other – we would like to see stimulating panels that ignite thoughtful debates and discussions on new issues or existing issues related to HCI research and practice. Panels can take the form of a traditional panel of discussants with a moderator, a fireside chat in which an individual gets interviewed by a moderator, or a roundtable in which the moderator(s) pose the questions to the audience for discussion. We would like you to be creative in proposing a format for your panels! Panels offer the unique opportunity to bring multiple people on stage at the same time and we highly encourage you to recruit a diverse group of panelists who represent different disciplines, methods, and perspectives from academia and industry.
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Frame the discussion as a debate with a clear question.
Pick speakers with naturally opposing viewpoints, positions and backgrounds.
Ensure that speakers are prepped and debriefed for the session.
Effective panels have been designed in many forms and formats. For example, a panels session may include a group of experts who debate a topic or theme, enact some aspect of their expertise, or reflect on and compare their diverse experiences. Panels & Roundtable Discussions must include involvement from the audience, through questions and answers, voting or critique of the experts’ presentations, and discussion, using web-based or mobile technologies, use of the physical room, or other mechanisms, and your proposal should clearly explain how you would involve the audience. Panels can take the form of a traditional panel of discussants with a moderator, a fireside chat in which an individual gets interviewed by a moderator, a roundtable in which the moderator(s) pose the questions to the audience for discussion, or another proposed format. While we encourage discussions that provide multiple perspectives and controversy, rancor or ad hominem attacks are not professional and must be avoided.
We highly encourage panel organizers to minimize the number of panelists to provide for fruitful and cohesive discussion; we will not allow more than five panelists and note that the best panels tend to have fewer speakers and more interaction with the audience. We also encourage debate and discussion.
It is important to us that panels represent the diversity of CHI’s community, including diversity of gender, experience, national origin, native language, race, ethnicity, and sexual identity. Panels that have all representatives from one part of the globe or one gender may be less favorably considered. Additionally, a diversity of ideas is strongly encouraged. Panels can cover issues of pragmatic or applied importance in addition to research issues. Panels are a great place to sound some of the major debates of the field, whether about how we develop scholarly knowledge or teach and apply that knowledge.
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Panels proposals must be submitted via the PCS Submission System by January 15, 2018 12pm (noon) PST / 3pm EST. The Panel proposal must submit an extended abstract submitted as a single PDF file.
Extended Abstract. A maximum 6 page proposal (including references), in the Extended Abstracts Format: The extended abstract should include the title of the panel; the names and affiliations of the organizer(s), confirmed invited participants, and participants who have been invited but not confirmed. Although they can be invited only at the time of the submission, we encourage organizers to get confirmation from as many participants as possible prior to submission. All participants must be confirmed at the time of camera ready, no exceptions. Within the 6-page constraint you should summarize the main topic(s) to be presented, debated, discussed, enacted, and any lessons or experiences you hope to convey in the session, as well as contrasting or controversial perspectives on the topic(s). You need to persuade the chairs that your panel will be exciting, enjoyable, well-attended, and relevant to the CHI community. You must list who will participate, how they have been recruited, why these people were selected, what qualifications they bring, and so on.
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Your proposal must stand alone; readers must be able to get something out of the abstract even if they do not attend the panel session. Regardless of the topic, all session proposals should include a plan for engaging audience members in the interaction.
Experience suggests that it is better to have fewer panelists. Again, we will not allow more than five panelists except in extreme circumstances.
Submissions should not contain sensitive, private, or proprietary information that cannot be disclosed at publication time. Submissions should NOT be anonymous. However, confidentiality of submissions will be maintained during the review process. All rejected submissions will be kept confidential. All submitted materials for accepted submissions will be kept confidential until the start of the conference, with the exception of title and author information which will be published on the website prior to the conference.
Panels will have a mix of invited and curated content. All proposals submitted through this open call will be Curated. We will determine which panels are accepted on the basis of the review criteria below, and may decide to bring in outside experts for further review. Organizers will be provided with the reviews of their submission after the decision is announced. There is no mechanism for author response in the review of panels, and decisions are final. In some special cases, the Panels Chairs may request changes to the panel proposal as a condition of its acceptance: a “conditional accept.” We encourage panel organizers to respond to suggestions from the Panel Chairs as part of the conditional accept rapidly and to engage in constructive dialog to produce the best overall panel experience for the conference.
Authors will be notified of acceptance, conditional acceptance or rejection on 9 February 2018. The organizer (i.e., the “contact author”) of accepted panels will receive instructions on how to prepare and submit the camera-ready version of their panel. These will be due on 19 February 2018.
Panels present ideas that are novel, controversial, or engaging, inspiring the audience to respond and further elaborate the ideas. We aim to select a balance of panels to appeal to the wide variety of CHI attendees. The review criteria will consider the extent to which the session includes:
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Your panel will be included in the conference program, and will have an 80-minute slot in its own room (subject to other requirements). Panels & Roundtable Discussions will take place during the main conference in parallel with other sessions. Session organizers are strongly advised to meet with their invited participants prior to their session to ensure a coordinated effort. If any special logistics are involved (e.g., seating, student volunteers, special A/V) organizers should also check in with the panels co-chairs (panels@chi2018.acm.org).
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Chicagoan ‘Stelly’ honored as lifelong Twins coach, but will always be a one-time Cub
By George Castle - CBM Historian on November 8, 2017
Photos and baseball card courtesy of John Wroblewski.
John Wroblewski (left) chatw with old South Chicago neighbor Rick Stelmaszek (right) during a visit to Minneapolis’ Target Field.
Rick Stelmaszek garnered deserved respect at the longest tenured Minnesota Twins employee and the third-longest serving coach, at 32 years, in big-league history.
But it was then-catcher Stelmaszek’s cup-of-coffee as a Chicago Cub that I brought up whenever I’d say hello to “Stelly,” his nickname known to all in his innumerable visits back home to Guaranteed Rate Field, nee U.S. Cellular Field, and built in 1989-90 as new Comiskey Park. And he had 10 seasons coming through the original Comiskey Park across the street.
I witnessed Stelly’s sole big-league homer off Hall of Famer Don Sutton in a lost-cause game on Aug. 20, 1974 at Wrigley Field. The last of four catchers the Cubs employed in that 96-loss, last-place season, Stelly’s blast reached the catwalk with a man on in the sixth inning. Over the decades, other accounts no doubt have the blast lengthening ‘til it banged off a building on the other side of Sheffield Avenue.
Category Baseball Under Glass Blog, Chicago Baseball History News Tags
Player: Carlton Fisk
Birthplace: Bellows Falls, VT
Debut: September 18, 1969
Primary Position: Infield (C)
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WGN-Radio and 720 signal best possible 2018 home for White Sox
For too many years the White Sox radio home has been signal-constricted, on directional-east-at-night AM-1000 whether named WCFL or WMVP, on degraded WLS or at the nadir, the network of low-wattage suburban AM stations (WTAQ La Grange) and an Evanston FM outlet in 1971-72.
Only the team’s varying tenures on AM 670, be it WMAQ or The Score, offered a night-time skywave in all directions. But the announcement of their move to WGN-Radio on 720 AM is the best radio deal the South Siders could have come up with in the 21st century.
To be sure, the 720 frequency is not quite the blowtorch 50,000-watt clear channel of Franklyn MacCormack’s “Meister Brau Showcase,” John Mallow’s “Music Unlimited” or Jack Taylor’s “Music for Squares” of mid-20th century. A Las Vegas station also operates on 720. The signal is still far better than the after-dark radiation on 890 AM of WLS, the station that kicked the Sox off its airwaves. Only 40 miles north of its Tinley Park, Ill. transmitter, right by Interstate 80, WLS fades just enough to allow its 890 frequency to permit reception of all-news WCBS, at 880 AM, out of New York — formerly impossible in WLS’ “Rock of Chicago” era
Darrin Jackson’s announcing presence will be no stranger to WGN-Radio after his early Cubs career was broadcast on the station.
Better yet, WGN still has a panache from its No. 1-rated heyday, when only the half-hour “It’s Milking Time” farm show with Orion Samuelson and Bill Mason separated MacCormack’s 5:30 a.m. signoff from the 6 a.m. start of Wally Phillips’ all-time popular drive-time show. WGN may forever be associated with the Cubs, its meal-ticket programming most of the time from 1958 to 2014, when Theo Epstein’s rebuilding program hit hard at ratings and ad cash flow. Many critics laugh at WGN bailing out just before the Cubs surged upward — but all North Siders’ broadcast outlets took a ratings and revenue beating going through 2014. Both Tribune Co. suits in the early 1990s and later Cubs president Andy MacPhail new the team’s broadcast outlets, under common ownership with the team, would be hurt by a complete rebuilding program, and opted not to engage in the teardowns.
Radio color man Darrin Jackson returns to the outlet that broadcast his early Cubs career in the 1980s. He’ll surely offer a different sound than Harry Caray doing the middle three innings.
The Sox and WLS were an ill-fit, anyway. Parent Cumulus Broadcasting’s bankruptcy put the rights deal out of its misery. The station’s legendary background was Top 40, incompatible with baseball. That yielded to all-talk in 1989 without a big news or sports base. WLS did not hold the rights to a major Chicago sports team since the 1930s. Listeners were not attuned, so to speak, for sports on the (less) Big 890.
The Sox on WGN, AM-720? Far stranger things have taken place as the internet, in which consumers expect free content — often un-vetted — anytime, anywhere, on any device small and smaller, has roiled all forms of media. Programming, formats and familiar, big-name personalities and managements have been coldly sacked. Strange bedfellows have popped up.
Even with right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting closing in to assume ownership of all Tribune Broadcasting properties, WGN still has the format base to boost the Sox. News-talk programming without a political bent can feature Sox personalities and coverage outside the play-by-play. The station will feature a year-round Sox show. Cross promotion and piggybacking is possible with Blackhawks and Northwestern play-by-play.
Sox announcer Bob Elson was a WGN mainstay in radio’s early days, and in 1940 summoned Jack Brickouse from Peoria to work at the station.
The Sox are part of WGN’s ancient history anyway. The station carried games in Bob Elson’s prime from 1927 to 1943, when commitments to the Mutual Broadcasting System’s afternoon bloc of children’s programs prompted WGN to drop play-by-play. The Sox moved to WJJD, with Jack Brickhouse filling in for an Elson absent due to World War II. Elson returned as Sox broadcasts first were aired on a combination of smaller stations, then for a long tenure on WCFL and its nighttime directional signal that could not be heard in DeKalb. Meanwhile, the Cubs went to WIND for a 14-run before returning to WGN for its memorable run.
Other Chicago teams have called WGN home. The Bears have had two different runs on the station. The Bulls’ first radio outlet in 1966 featured home games only with the familiar team of Vince Lloyd and Lou Boudreau at the mic. Hawks home games aired in the late 1960s, with a young Rich King producing, signing on for the second period at around 8:15 p.m. due to owner Arthur Wirtz’s paranoia about too much free exposure of the Chicago Stadium contests. College teams have cast their fortunes going back decades with WGN.
All kinds of new media have fractured the landscape. No one can predict what sports broadcasting will look like in the early 2020s, when the Cubs were projected to dip into a cash cow from their own TV network. Whoa, not so fast. Through the seeming chaos, baseball teams always make sure they still have a big-time, legacy AM radio outlet if possible. See the case of the St. Louis Cardinals, who partially owned a lower-wattage AM station before returning the broadcasts to their rightful home on KMOX, AM 1120, bigger proportionally in its market than WGN ever was in Chicago.
The concept will require some getting used to. But anyone other than the most media-disseminated Millennial knows his/her way to 720 on the AM dial. Any port in a storm — yet the Sox have safe harbor at WGN.
Category Chicago Baseball History Feature Tags
← Peter Bourjos must untangle outfield logjam to make Chicago Cubs
Yu Darvish signing in better line with Cubs’ luck for free-agent starters →
Player: "Shoeless" Joe Jackson
Birthplace: Pickens County, SC
Batted: Left
Debut: August 25, 1908
Primary Position: Outfield
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Lumumba, Mandela and Africa’s Next Strategy
Posted on February 24, 2014 May 18, 2014 by chikaforafrica in Essays
January 2014 marks the 50th commemoration of the assassination of Patrice Emery Lumumba. Lumumba was one of the greatest forces behind the wrestling of Independence from the unwilling hands of Belgian colonizers of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Africa’s most celebrated freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela exited this realm at the 50 year mark of Patrice Lumumba’s assassination. Mandela’s transition and Lumumba’s commemoration hold deep meanings for a continent that remains structurally, intellectually and economically shackled by existing and emerging internal and external forces and factors.
Mandela’s peaceful transition on the eve of the 50th year remembrance of Lumumba’s violent exit signifies the end and the beginning of an era for Africa. Both men stood for freedom and spoke truth to power. Both gave their lives. Lumumba’s was cut short. Mandela’s was taken in installments, the longest of which was 27 years. Both men represented sometimes synchronized, sometimes divergence strategies in their fight for freedom, but at the core, both demanded political liberation and both got it, at least in-principle, prior to their demise.
The glaring realization for Africans left behind to savor political freedom is that what is yet to be gained for Africa, is – shocking to admit – way beyond what was painfully gained by Lumumba and Mandela. In a post Mandela and post 50th Lumumba era, Africans need a novel plan of action, a change of strategy in order to consolidate on the political freedom brought by the martyrs. The desperate need of Africans of today is intellectual and economic freedom. Take those two away and the next fifty years for the continent will meet the next generation of Africans marking 100 years of Lumumba’s exit, 50 years of Mandela transition and 150 years of Africa’s underdevelopment.
Only recently, it was quite a common but erroneous assumption across Africa, that freedom from external political oppression held the magic wand to all other freedoms. For decades after the words were uttered, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah’s “seek ye first the political kingdom and all other things shall be added unto you,’ resonated across the continent south of the Sahara. But by the time Nelson Mandela was released from prison, the oppressor was willing and ready to give political freedom, which was no longer to his advantage. Fresh from prison, Mandela was handed blueprints and fine prints to ponder, with the likes of Jacob Zuma whose unfortunate background did not grant the privilege of any form of classroom learning or interaction. There was no Google to quickly check through facts and precedents and read up theories, strategies and tactics. The South African apartheid regime impressed it upon Nelson Mandela and his team that they were fighting for political freedom and that they could have it. The words of Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah sounded fresh in the ears of Mandela and his negotiating team. Yes, political power was everything they needed. With a satisfactory smirk, the apartheid regime gave political power with the left hand, and with the right hand, the hand of might, held on the most fundamental power needed in the present dispensation – economic power.
Africa’s nationalists fought and gave their blood for political power, present day Africans must fight for economic power. And in the present dispensation, economic power is not fought for and secured with iron and blood, but with brains and wit. Africans must change the way they think and view the world. The intellectual cum economic battle Africa needs to fight begins with what Africans allow in their mental space, be it through the media or through more formal learning channels. Input equals output. Western and other media have made a sport of showing Africans that they are not worth anything much but ethnic and religious conflicts, hunger and malnutrition. Africans have to ignore that uncivilized attitude and focus on building themselves up by celebrating their strengths and victories and objectively dissecting their shortcomings. In this manner the continent can have sound expectations and projections for the future.
Education at the formal, informal and non-formal levels holds the key to Africa’s long term and sustained advancement in every conceivable sector. In their quest to secure political freedom, Africa’s nationalists could not scratch beyond the surface in terms of addressing the fundamental needs of Africans to be properly educated. While Africa’s leaders continue to hold onto political power, the continent’s former colonialists and other emerging economic interests target the minds of Africans. Africa’s battle must now move to the classroom, boardroom, conference room, newsroom, sitting room and chat rooms. The mind of the African mind must be liberated from sub-service, ‘copy catism’ and misinformation.
At the formal level, every single subject of study and course of instruction in Africa, from the kindergarten to the post-graduate level must be thoroughly reviewed. Curriculum will have to be redrafted to reflect facts and home-grown realities and not superimposed western realities as bequeathed by the colonial masters. Education when it is drawn from the learner’s immediate environment leads to spontaneity of thought, which is the harbinger of creativity and innovation.
Africa’s media, entertainment and other non-formal learning mechanisms including religious and civil society organizations must wean itself of foreign ideas. This is not to say that Africa should delink from the world. Not at all. Emerging global realities and trends must be closely followed and observed and best practices studied and understood, but not copied. The West, Asia and much of South America all got to the present level of development through home-grown strategies; by simply placing value on who they are and what they have, while concurrently seeking to understand others and learn from them.
When Lumumba gave his life and Mandela gave 27 years of his to secure political power, it was because of the urgency of the situation. It was an emergency. Today, the intellectual battle that will herald Africa’s economic independence, while it must be urgently addressed, is unlikely to be secured urgently. Africa has to learn to grow by being and doing. By trying various well thought out strategies and by taking calculated risks; by studying best practices all over the world to understand and glean wisdom, but to be careful not to copy. The numerous externally planned and executed poverty alleviation, poverty reduction and other similar grand sounding programs that promise magic turn around for Africa have all without fail, failed. Africans must now look deeply inward in order to patiently and practically draw from authentic African experiences and indigenous African knowledge in order to build the continent up.
The post Mandela and post- 50th Lumumba dispensation is a period for Africa to invest positive thoughts in itself. Africans must begin to look out for and celebrate positive experiences, teach authentic African knowledge and package home-grown strategies, without ignoring emerging global realities. Pockets of this stance can be spotted across the continent, but there is need for a scaling up. Rwanda, for instance has succeeded to a large extent through the indigenous Gacaca legal system to show that western legal system ought not to be the sole recourse for Africans in ensuring justice for victims and in the reintegration for offenders. Nigeria is leading in the entertainment sector by churning out home-grown alternatives to Hollywood. But it too far from Uhuru. There is so much to be done. Where is indigenous African architecture being studied and improved? How about indigenous African cuisine? How much is known about indigenous African political systems and practices? How about indigenous science and technology? The list is endless.
Of note are certain fundamental characteristics that Lumumba and Mandela’s generation shared – a combination of integrity, character, strength and fortitude. These were men and women who learned from their deeply rooted fathers; men who spoke words and kept to their words, who knew that without their brother’s happiness, their own happiness would be short-lived and at best, shallow. Unfortunately, present day Africans are falling short of these virtues. The un-strategized, greed fueled monetization of Africa’s economy during colonialism, among other damages, resulted in the commercialization of the African’s integrity. The heart and mind of the African has to a large extent become a cash and carry phenomenon. Wherever quick money is to be made, there the African is to be found. Several African researchers, for instance, clamor to conduct research on only those areas that western organizations are willing to fund, and not on the pressing challenges facing Africa. But it is often forgotten that the numerous research efforts that led to the discovery of much of what we still depend on today were conducted without external funding; think of the telephone, electricity and even more recently, Facebook. Research in Africa has become driven by western market and not by the needs of African people. How appalling.
50 years after Lumumba was assassinated and at the passing of Nelson Mandela, Africa’s strategy must now emphasize intellectual and economic freedom. The necessary liberation must now be secured through incisive independent knowledge founded on strength of character, courage and fearlessness. Civility with external powers is needed because Africa needs others just as others need it. But civility does not spell compromise. Africans must learn to respectfully and firmly say no to exploitation and oppression. Most crucial, and the enduring foundation upon which intellectual and economic freedom shall be secured is the needed courage for Africans to place value on building themselves up as individuals, based on the shared positive values which abound within the continent.
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Posted by Author on November 23, 2007
By Mary Silver, Epoch Times Atlanta Staff, Nov 17, 2007-
Amidst increasing international outcry over evidence of China’s systematic and large-scale organ harvesting of unwilling Falun Gong practitioners and others, Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) recently announced that all doctors from China intending to broker organ transplants are banned from entering Taiwan.
The announcement came as part of a collaborative effort by the MAC, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Justice to issue administrative regulations stopping transplant tourism to China and to conduct criminal investigations into illegal organ brokering between Taiwan and China.
“What kind of country does Taiwan intend to build?” said Democratic Party Legislator Tian Qiujin at an Oct. 29 press in Taiwan’s Legislature, according to Taiwan’s Liberty Times. “If we kept silent about the atrocity of killing or organ-harvesting that occurred in our neighborhood today, we children might eventually take it for granted and follow suit.”
Tien Chiu-chin held the press conference to address allegations that Taiwan doctors were involved in brokering unethical organ transplants for Taiwan citizens in mainland China.
Tien said healthy prisoners in China may be killed for their organs, not executed for their crimes, according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency. The cash value of the prisoners’ organs, which are sold to waiting transplant candidates, motivates their executions, said Tien. She decried “transplant tourism” to China and called for penalties against Taiwan doctors who facilitate it.
The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Justice have proposed to increase punishments for Taiwan doctors who have brokered organ transplants in China.
Hsueh Jui-yuan, director of the Department of Health Bureau of Medical Affairs, said at the press conference that doctors who solicited patients to travel to China for organ transplants could face sanctions from reprimand to revoking their medical licenses.
“The Ministry of Justice says they are waiting for us to give more cases; they will conduct an investigation of all Chinese doctors visiting here,” said Theresa Chu, an international human rights attorney in Taiwan and the Asia director of the Human Rights Law Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to defending human rights.
International human rights attorney David Matas and David Kilgour, co-authors of a report titled “Bloody Harvest,” which investigates allegations of organ harvesting in China, held a public hearing in Taiwan’s Congress last October, Chu told The Epoch Times. “Since then Taiwan began to seriously pay attention to organ sources in China.”
An unnamed official of the MAC cautioned potential transplant recipients to work through legal channels. He said international media have reported that Falun Gong practitioners and prisoners in China have been killed for their organs. A recipient could be party to human rights violations.
One recent high-profile case involves Zhu Zhijun, chief of the transplant department of the Tianjin First Medical Centre in China. Zhu has visited Taiwan on several occasions—including March this year—to conduct evaluations on Taiwanese seeking organ transplants in China.
He and two Taiwan doctors are said to have examined liver transplant candidates in hotels in preparation for the patients going to Tianjin for transplants. Zhu’s hospital is said to be the largest liver transplant center in Asia, handling 600 to 700 transplants a year.
Any medical exchanges between China and Taiwan require the permission of the Ministry of Public Health. However, according to Xue Ruiyuan, head of the Ministry’s medical department, Zhu Zhijun had not received permission from the Ministry to conduct his organ brokering.
If the allegations that he facilitated the sale of organs are proven, Zhu can face a prison term of six months to five years if he returned to Taiwan, said the China Post.
Hsueh Jui-yuan said the Department of Health Bureau of Medical Affairs had asked the Taipei City government Department of Health to investigate Zhu’s visit and to find the names the two Taiwan doctors he worked with.
The Taiwan hospital which invited Zhu, the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Kaohsiung, may face unspecified penalties based on a current statute governing relations between Taiwan and China.
Theresa Chu said other Asian countries will be closely watching what Taiwan is doing to prevent unethical transplant practices. “This matter is very important,” she said.
– Original report from the Epochtimes
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Gladius (GC)
Written by joshofstl
Category: GameCube
Published by: LucasArts
Developed by: LucasArts ESRB Rating: T for Blood and Gore, Comic Mischief, and Violence
For: PS2, XBOX, and GC
Review of: GC (Note: the reviewer as also spent several hours with the PS2 version and both are essentially the same)
As most of you probably know, LucasArts is the gaming arm of Star Wars guru George Lucas, and that means that most of LucasArts? games are Star Wars-related. Not that that?s a bad thing ? the world would be a less happy place without the classic X-Wing combat sims or the masterpiece that is Knights of the Old Republic. But that?s not all LucasArts has been up to. I originally discovered this game by accident; my sister and I were looking for a co-op game to rent for her PS2, and Gladius happened to be available. So we took a flyer on it. Suffice to say, I liked the game enough that I later acquired the GameCube version to call my very own. And while the game is not perfect ? it suffers from the ever-present threat of repetition ? Gladius remains a really interesting strategy RPG. For the GameCube in particular, this is a nice addition to the slim RPG library. The plotline starts out simply enough. Two countries, Nordagh and Imperium, were formerly enemies at war but now settle their differences in the controlled environment of the gladiatorial arena. You choose your main character, either Ursula ? the daughter of Nordagh?s barbarian king ? or Valens ? the son of a famous gladiator from the Roman Empire-like Imperium. From there, it?s on to the arenas of the lands to earn fame and glory for your gladiatorial school. Without giving too much away, a larger plot starts to unfolds in the shadows of your arena contests that eventually changes the aims of your travels.
In talking about game play, it should be known from the outset that this is not an action game, though there are some dynamic elements to it. This is a strategy RPG in the vein of Final Fantasy Tactics, and if that is not your cup of tea, you probably won?t get into this game. Traditional role-playing gamers, however, will enjoy a system that tries to keep a bit of button-pushing in the fray. Gladius is a pretty long game. Each character?s quest will take between 40 and 50 hours to complete, adding up to an impressive 80 to 100 hours of gameplay in total. The two plotlines of Ursula and Valens are similar at some points and different in others, leading to a familiar but nonetheless distinctive experience when playing them one after another. The plot is a little hard to follow at times, but eventually you start to catch on to what is actually happening outside of your day-to-day arena contests. And that is where the vast majority is spent, namely in the arenas of various regions, winning contests in order to qualify for other competitions. Some of the circuits are open contests, allowing you to enter a certain number of characters. Other leagues have conditions placed on them, such as a ?couples? series (one male and one female competitor) or the ?beasts-only? circuit (for a chance to unleash all your wolves and bears).. There are also competitions that take their cues from king of the hill or capture the flag. The different kinds of circuits keep a little variety in the competition and keeps it from getting too repetitive most of the time. And there is some freedom in which competitions you enter; you do not necessarily have to beat all of them to win the game. As you start to earn victories, you will have the opportunities to recruit new fighters to your squad, each with their own set of strengths and weaknesses. A lot of these characters (particularly some of the spear-throwing support types) can fill valuable niches in your battle rosters, though in critical situations you will find yourself going back to your main characters, most of whom will remain your best fighters throughout the game. In addition to recruiting warriors, money also lets you upgrade weapons and equipment. The game offers an impressive variety of swords, spears, hammers, and other goods that can often be handled by more than one class of gladiator. Like other RPG?s, you will find yourself weighing your purchases carefully, lest you find better gear just down the road. You?ll also have to think carefully about the affinity of your gear and how that will impact your effectiveness on the field. Character development in Gladius follows the time-honored system of experience and leveling up. Each time a character gains a level, moreover, he or she is awarded skill points which they can then use to purchase new skills. Whether or not to spend your existing points or save up for bigger and badder skills is one of the many nice complexities of this game. Battle is turn based with a few twists (see Control, below), with each character?s turn dependent on their initiative skill, much like Final Fantasy X. Thus, faster characters may have more opportunity to attack than slower, larger characters. Each character has a variety of standard and special attacks at their disposal. Plus, as mentioned earlier, the arenas are laid out in a FF Tactics format. Many arenas have varying terrain that allows you to scale hills or climb on boxes. Having a height advantage in battle gives the player offensive and defensive bonuses. This comes into play particularly when you are outnumbered, as it allows you to rally together on a hillside and fend off your foes. Out of the arenas, the game does offer a few sidequests. Not many, but a few. They range from mediocre to fairly interesting, and at worst offer you opportunities to score some hard to find items or even an occasional new member of your team. They also provide a decent diversion from the arena battle scene, though the heart and soul of this game is not in the sidequests. One more notable game play point: Gladius offers multiplayer co-op and versus play. The versus mode falls a little flat, but the co-op mode offers a decent twist to get multiple players into the game. At heart, Gladius is more a single player experience than a multiplayer one, and unfortunately there are a few points in the game where the co-op system is not usable. But there is a certain charm to having others along for the ride, and my sister and I actually got a good many hours out of the co-op function. The game play is, in sum, pretty good, although some gamers will find the combat a little repetitive after awhile. The issue of repetitiveness is probably the biggest liability of this game, although LucasArts makes a credible effort to keep things mixed up, especially during the final few hours of the game. It is for these reasons that gameplay is probably the hardest thing to evaluate about this game, and some players are liable to find my score too high or too low. My suggestion is, rent this game, if you can, before you buy it, as your opinion on the gameplay will go a long way toward your perspective on the game as a whole.
Graphically, LucasArts has done a pretty good job. The character models are realistic and well-crafted, and they move well in combat. The arenas are all distinctive and for the most part beautiful, with nice terrain. The crowds in the background aren?t quite as natural, but they are a nice presence nevertheless. The game?s weapons are all distinctive in their shape, color, and refinement. The battle engine runs smoothly enough, with no real hiccups to speak of. Framerate is steady, but such should be expected from a game like this. If there is a graphical gripe, it lies in the special effects. Namely, that they?re rather subdued. Perhaps it is that my sensibilities are used to the splashy, colorful effects of Japanese video games, and Gladius doesn?t have nearly as much of that. Just the same, if you like giant meteor storms or massive bolts of lightning, you?re not going to get much here. There are a few giant effects, but even those are rather bland in color and don?t convey the kind of glorious power that one of Final Fantasy?s famous area attacks would.
Almost all of the dialogue in the game features voice work. The cast features industry veterans ranging from Michael Rosenbaum (who plays Lex Luthor in the WB?s Smallville) as Valens, to Kim Mai Guest (who plays Mei Ling in the Metal Gear Solid series) as the mysterious Eiji. Some of the voice work, particularly that of Ludo (played by Jason Marsden) and Urlan (played by the venerable Kris Tabori), is very good. In other cases, however, the acting seems uninspired and falls a bit flat. Although voiceover work in games is still a developing science, bad voice work can really dull a dramatic scene, and in a couple of cases such is the case in Gladius. Musically, Gladius features the kind of music you would expect from George Lucas. All of the game?s tracks are fully orchestrated, with several brassy numbers that really capture the feel of gladiatorial combat. Each region in the game has its own characteristic sounds, from the barbaric tones of Nordagh to the Arabian flair of the Southern Expanse. Additionally, the game music changes when one side or another is near to defeat, adding a genuine level of tension (or thrill) to the battle.
The battle controls are easy to learn, but take a little more time to truly master. Standard attacks are accomplished with a sort of golf-style swing meter that you must stop at the correct time (using the A button) to achieve maximum damage, and bad timing can cause your character to miss entirely. Special attacks require all sorts of different feats, from elaborate swing meters to specific button combination to simple mashing of a single button as many times as possible. The game gives you the option to turn these meters off, but how dull would that be? Besides, with practice I found it easy to nail critical hits on my foes, and that becomes important later in the game when your opponents get better at blocking lesser hits. Special attacks are regulated by two meters ? a special attack meter and an affinity gauge. The special attack meter is where most of your special attacks draw from, but it automatically accumulates one point per round, so holding off on special attacks for a round or so can be tactically useful. The affinity gauge refers to the specific elemental affinity of your character, which depends on the weapon and equipment the character is wearing. The affinity gauge is built up by successful special attacks, which in turn allows you to unleash special elemental affinity attacks (i.e. earth, wind, fire, and water) on your foes. Affinity is an important consideration in strategy, given that your foes will have certain resistances that you have to take into account. Attacking a fire-breathing dragon with a fire affinity attack, for example, is likely to be a waste of a turn. The game, however, allows you to see the affinities of your opponents, allowing you to consider your strategy.
Appropriateness:
Gladius is rated T, mostly for violence. This game is about arena combat, after all. There is a bit of blood and gore, but nothing overly gratuitous, so if you?re looking for severed limbs, this isn?t the place. There is really no profanity to speak of in the game. Unfortunately, Gladius is the latest in a long line of fantasy games that suffers from too little female armor. Most of the women of Gladius take to fighting in the most unprotective, and thus provocative, of costumes. Although it isn?t quite as bad as some of Tecmo?s fighting games, the presence of women in armored bikinis is still a head-scratcher. (Some outfits are worse than others.) In addition, although it is not mentioned on the box, there are also a couple of instances of sexual innuendo and suggestion that is a little unsettling, and the game could probably have gone on just fine without it. There is also a magical and religious mythology to Gladius that is central to the game?s plotline. Gladius is a fantasy game, set in an alternate reality, so most Christian gamers probably won?t have much trouble with it, if at all. I also found interesting the exploration of certain moral issues, such as loyalty and determination, that were explored in the game.
Final Ratings: Gameplay: B Graphics: B+ Sound: B Control: A- Appropriateness: C+
Overall 86%
joshofstl
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He also made two pillars for the front of the house, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on the top of each was five cubits. He made chains in the inner sanctuary and placed them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates and placed them on the chains. He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.
He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits. There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished. Now he made the sea of cast metal ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its height was five cubits, and thirty cubits in circumference. Under its brim gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, completely surrounding the sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast with the rest. It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it could hold two thousand baths. Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits. This was the design of the stands: they had borders, even borders between the frames, and on the borders which were between the frames were lions, oxen and cherubim; and on the frames there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side. Its opening inside the crown at the top was a cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round. The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself. On the top of the stand there was a circular form half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its stays and its borders were part of it. He engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders, cherubim, lions and palm trees, according to the clear space on each, with wreaths all around. He made the ten stands like this: all of them had one casting, one measure and one form. He made ten basins of bronze, one basin held forty baths; each basin was four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin. Then he set the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south. Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars; and the ten stands with the ten basins on the stands; and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea; and the pails and the shovels and the bowls; even all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were of polished bronze. In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; the weight of the bronze could not be ascertained. Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold. Thus all the work that King Solomon performed in the house of the LORD was finished And Solomon brought in the things dedicated by his father David, the silver and the gold and the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, ...
Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great. Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders in all Israel, the heads of fathers' houses. And Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness, was there. (But David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.) Moreover, the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord. And Solomon and the assembly sought it out. ...
The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him? So now send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. Scripture Verse Wall Art
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About Greenbrier weekly era. (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1854-1861
Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.] (1854-1861)
Greenbrier weekly era. : (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1854-1861
Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]
Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia | View more titles from this: City County, State
Joseph S. Crane & James E. Middleton
Ceased May 25, 1861.
Vol. 4, no. 4 (Sept. 16, 1854)-
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The Greenbrier Era and Greenbrier Weekly Era
The four-page Greenbrier Era first hit the streets of Lewisburg in Greenbrier County, Virginia (later West Virginia), in August 1851. Despite the near constant changes in ownership and editorship over the subsequent decade, the Greenbrier Era nevertheless developed into one the largest and most influential antebellum newspapers in western Virginia.
The Greenbrier Era was initially published by William F. Farish and Joseph S. Crane, with Charles Hamilton as editor; Crane had prior experience managing the earlier Western Era newspaper in Lewisburg. Over the next several years, however, the paper changed hands multiple times, with Joseph Crane weathering these changes to remain the sole continuous link in the Era's early years. In 1854, the weekly newspaper was renamed the Greenbrier Weekly Era, which would remain the publication's title for the remainder of its existence.
The front page of the Greenbrier Weekly Era usually entertained its readers with bountiful short stories, humorous anecdotes, and poetry. The second page offered local, state, and national news, along with editorial columns. Much of the remainder of the paper was filled with advertisements for various goods and local services. The Era enjoyed a wide circulation and healthy advertising revenue.
Politically, the Greenbrier Weekly Era worked to remain "independent as the wind," noting that "the Whig and Democratic Parties are "dead" to us." Yet while the Era's editors spurned the mainstream political parties of the 1850s, they embraced the new Know-Nothing movement wholeheartedly. The Know-Nothings were a nativist political organization that opposed foreign (notably Catholic) immigration and influence within the United States. By the mid-1850s, the Era's editors enthusiastically trumpeted the Know-Nothing platform, proclaiming "Let Americans rule Americans. Let the influence of foreigners be ignored- let their votes be forgotten at the ballot box." The Weekly Era's editors backed these words with action, supporting the nativist American Party and Millard Fillmore for president.
By 1861, the reality of Southern secession and the possibility that Virginia would leave the Union shook the nation and the Era's editors at the time, Adam C. Snyder and J.S. Johnston. "The present is dark and lowering," the Era's editors mourned, and they urged politicians to work towards a compromise and preserve Virginia's place in the Union if possible. Yet with Virginia's eventual secession and with war looming, the Era's final two editors made their loyalties clear. In May 1861, Adam Snyder left the paper to join the Confederate army, writing in his final editorial that "The justice of our cause insures our success...Abe Lincoln, his diabolical advisers and sycophants will enjoy the superlative torments of a special and intense hell." Snyder survived the war and practiced law, eventually becoming a justice on the West Virginia Supreme Court.
With Snyder's departure and the outbreak of war, the Greenbrier Weekly Era ceased publication. Its presses, however, would be used at least once during the Civil War. In the summer of 1862, Union soldiers of the 44th Ohio Infantry occupied the offices of the press to briefly publish a regimental newspaper entitled the Yankee.
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The story of Thomas Coram
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Charles Dickens, who died on June 9, 1870, grew up near the Foundling Hospital, as Coram was originally known, and was a supporter of Thomas Coram’s home for abandoned and destitute children.
He was so moved by the stories of the children helped by Coram that he raised funds and wrote about the Foundling Hospital in some of his most famous works.
Dickens wrote of the Hospital:
“Nineteen years after good Captain Coram’s heart has been so touched by the exposure of children, living, dying, and dead, in his daily walks, one wing of the existing building was completed and admission given to the first score of little blanks (foundling children).”
First editions of Dickens’ books.
Foundlings in Dickens’ work
Dickens raised awareness of the Foundling Hospital through his work. In 1837 he moved to Doughty Street, near to the Foundling Hospital, where he would go for regular walks through the grounds. There he wrote Oliver Twist, about an orphan boy, or ‘foundling’, as children with no parents to care for them were known.
The book also contains the character John Brownlow, probably named after the Hospital Secretary at the time, who had himself grown up in its care. Dickens rented a pew in the Hospital Chapel, a vital source of income for the school, and this may have been how he met Brownlow, who collected the pew rents.
In Little Dorrit, the character Tattycoram grows up in the Foundling Hospital. And in his play No Thoroughfare, written in 1867, the character Walter Wilding grows up in the Hospital’s care before being reclaimed.
Like Thomas Coram, Dickens was appalled by child poverty, and campaigned against social injustice. He even set up his own charity for destitute women – many of whom would have no option but to bring their child to the Foundling Hospital to be brought up.
Dickens featured the Foundling Hospital most prominently in an article called Received, a blank child for the journal Household Words in 1853. The poignant title was taken from the entry forms of the children who entered the Foundling Hospital, which included a space for the child’s name.
Coram’s continuing relationship with Dickens
Nearly two centuries on, Coram works to further the vision of a fairer society that drew Charles Dickens to the Foundling Hospital.
Source: Pugh, Gillian, London’s Forgotten Children: Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital (Stroud: Tempus, 2007)
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American Counties List / Guide to Florida
There are a total of 68 counties in the state of Florida. Among them, Escambia County is the oldest one (established in 1821) while Gilchrist County is the youngest (established in 1925). With population of 2,662,874, Miami-Dade County is the most populated. The biggest county by land area is Palm Beach County (5,268 km2) and the smallest is Union County (622 km2). Below please see all Florida counties which are listed in alphabetical order.
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Category: The Single Life
The Single Life – Episode 6
Hey folks, sorry for the delay, have had a strange few weeks. First up is one of my favourite songwriters of all time, Michael Waugh, with This Song Reminds Me. If you love Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start the Fire, Matty Cornell’s My Soundtrack and Adam Toms’ song then you will love this. If you are of a certain age (like me), you will recognise the wonderful artists that Michael mentions. Top song.
Very excited that one of my fave American female country music singers is about to release a new album after a long time. Tanya Tucker is due for a new album, While I’m Livin’ due out soon but in the meantime, a new single, The Wheels of Laredo has been released. This is so exciting for me. I am such an unabashed fan. If you love pure country, then it doesn’t come much more pure than this. Tanya has a very distinctive voice and sound. I have missed her. New material so far sounds awesome.
Leonie featured a new artist on 2RRR yesterday, who has a unique and beautiful sound – her name is Ria Brcic. She is from out Camden way in NSW. The single is Home by the River. Holy happy ears, this is just stunning. Can’t wait to hear some more.
My favourite Kernaghan, Tania, has a new song out, called Better Worn in, one for all of us who are getting a bit long in the tooth but haven’t packed it in yet. Get on the dance floor and work on your boot moves. Go Tan!
I am reviewing Amber Lawrence’s new album soon, and the singles are coming in rapid fire. I think Heart, Outrageous and Hey have been released so far. This album is a beauty…all the songs could be released as singles.
Andrew Swift’s 5th and final single to be released from the Call out for the Cadbury album, Ball and Chain, written by Cathy Dobson and re-worked by Swifty is out and firing up the charts. Hopefully, we will be getting a new album from Swifty soon.
While I was away, I missed Jetty Road’s new song, No Heartbreaks. It is a good rocking, catchy song. Hopefully, this means a new album soon.
Please let me know if you are releasing new singles. Sometimes it is hard to keep up with them, I am more of an album person. Happy to promote cool country music!
Author kindartPosted on June 16, 2019 Categories The Single LifeLeave a comment on The Single Life – Episode 6
Aaron D’Arcy is releasing a new song, officially, on 31st May, called Postcard, featuring Dani Young. It is currently being flogged on Community Radio as it should be. It is a beaut track. A bluesy number that is just a bit longer than most commercial singles, but well worth the listen. Aaron has an album later in the year, but this is just a great start. Gareth Leach has released another single of his last album, (Death and Taxes) – this one is Better or Worse…..the tune sounds like gunslingers coming into town. It fits the lyrics. Gareth and Aaron have a similar energy. (Check out the 2018 album if you haven’t already, it is very good). From two bluesy sounding boys to the sweetness and mellowness of Cassidy-Rae with More. It is a good role model song for teenage girls, in particular. Cassidy-Rae sings a bit like Aleyce Simmonds, I look forward to hearing more. It is a knockout song. I would have to be hanging from the Moon to sing notes that high.
Toyota Starmaker winner for 2019 this year, Blake O’Connor has released a new song, Beautiful as You. Blake is quite an extraordinary singer who makes great choices in what he sings. I really like this song and can’t wait for the album. One of the busiest boys at Tamworth this year was Liam Kennedy-Clark. The Kiwi who is now firmly ensconced in Australia can play just about anything. His album, Another Habit, will be released soon but this song, Bottom of an Empty Bottle is a pure country song featuring two of the essentials of pure country songs, booze and a broken heart. Liam has a beaut, big, booming voice, that can also mellow out. I can’t wait for the whole album, the three songs that I have heard so far are just fabulous.
If you have a single, let me know.
Author kindartPosted on May 19, 2019 Categories The Single LifeLeave a comment on The Single Life – Episode 5
The hits keep on coming! Wonderful Tamworth gal, Ashleigh Dallas’s new album is out soon, but in the meantime, we have her new single, Vacation to trip on…when in Tamworth in January, I heard Matt Scullion, who won the Kazzie award last year for Male Songwriter of the Year, debut his upcoming and now released single, Aussie As. This Karen known as Kaz (you’ll get it when you hear the song), just loves it. The long awaited single from Liam Brew has finally been released, A Few More Roads. The last time that the then curly haired Liam released an album, he won a Kazzie. One of my favourites, Brad Butcher has just released a new song, Nature’s Course. Can’t wait for the album. This song has more guitars than usual but a song in the tradition of all good Brad songs. Newlywed, Amber Lawrence has released Hey, to be featured on her upcoming album, Spark. Amber is showing her positive vibes and it is obvious that she is enjoying life at the moment. The song that sounds so familiar from the beginning (it is featured on Saturday Night Country) New Harmony from another wonderful Tamworth girl, Felicity Urquhart, is a great song from the Frozen Rabbit album. If you have a new single, let me know, and I will do my country flashdance on this blog post.
I am an album girl, but this is kind of fun. Hit me with them.
Author kindartPosted on May 9, 2019 Categories The Single LifeLeave a comment on The Single Life – Episode 4
Bolting out of the stables is a bluesy, raunchy track – Next Big Thing (Rukkus Room Remix) by Hayley Jensen, the toast of Tamworth this year (along with Andrew Swift) – they were everywhere. My country music daughter, Amber Lawrence released Hey from her upcoming Spark album. It is a rollicking track with some awesome lyrics. It will get the crowds singing and dancing, but it has a message too. The woman with the most fabulous name in the business, Kelly Brouhaha, belts out 40,000 Star Hotel from her upcoming album which will just blow everybody away. If Bonnie Raitt and Janis Joplin had a little sister, this would be her. Just a friendly warning, radio, she does say fudge. Awesome song. Anita Tresidder has released Bucket List which more than mentions Beccy Cole. A song that dreams are made of….give it a spin. My County Music son, Adam Toms, released one of his most beautiful songs yet, This Old Mandolin. It is a bit slower for this country rocker, but I love it. Sara Storer released How Sweet The Voice (see my album review of Raindance) – a really sad and beautiful song – a bit different, like the album. Have some tissues handy. New Harmony by Felicity Urquhart has been getting a lot of airplay in part on Saturday Night Country as part of her theme song, but now we get to hear it in full (See my album review on Frozen Rabbit). Little Heartbreaker by Karen Craigie is entering the charts, featured on the album review that I have written this week.
Keep alerting me of new singles. I’ll keep promoting them.
Author kindartPosted on May 1, 2019 Categories The Single Life2 Comments on The Single Life – Episode 3
I am normally a reviewer of Albums, Gigs, EEPs and EPs. However, young K T Jayne has convinced me to promote singles. Not everybody can produce and album or Ep or EEp straight away. Herewith my first attempt….it will be different!
One of my faves, Gayle O’Neil has just released a single called Open Arms. In the great hands of Michael Carpenter, Gayle has released this catchy, very country, song which will power up the charts. I can’t wait for the album. Katie Jayne has released the awesome power ballad, Use Me, which is a vocal triumph and hopefully a springboard to bigger things. My old partner in crime and radio, Bob Browne has released Poppa Browne’s Boys, a deeply personal account with his trio Never Too Late. Michael Carpenter has also contributed with The April Family’s new single, Blue which is the best of the three singles released to date. Hits at the heartstrings. Michael Wilks has released a new single, Little Things, which is probably his best song to date, a very heartfelt song, though not totally autobiographical, because I think that Mick has boys! Alan and Trace have released a song called Country’s What I am – and an original! Well done Alan…Alan and Trace are known mainly for their great covers of classics together but this is a beaut original. Being a Tamworth girl, I can totally relate to this song. Natalie Henry has released a you beaut album, Apple and Pride and the title track is the current single. It is a great indication of the awesome album which you all must have. Hayley Marsten recently released a fabulous song called Wendy. This is a fantastic single. I was impatient and bought this ahead of time. The forthcoming album is being produced as we speak. Get on board the Hayley train and help her out. If this song is any indication then it will be a bottler. Free Air, the song by Phoebe Jay and Tommy Emmanuel is an awesome song and one that will support a great cause. Please get behind this, I love this girl, she is just amazing. Will Day has come up with a wonderful song that most musos will relate to, In The Real World. I have loved this guy for a long time and he is totally underrated. Get behind this single. It is an awesome track. The next single is totally, totally biased, because he is my country music brother and as far as I am concerned, one of the most amazing artists in Australia. He is just the best and few people know him. Get behind him Australia, Darren Colston, with I Saw You Smile. He has a unique voice and always has a message in his songs. Amber Lawrence has one of the most anticipated albums of the year coming out in June with Spark and her current single Outrageous is catchy but also it is very important. Give everything a go, no matter how outrageous it seems. My little friend, Kate Hindle as an awesome track out called Heart Bleed which is a power ballad and so enpointe. Christie Lamb released a very catchy shower song a little while back called Hot Hot Kiss. It is a shoulder shifting up beat track.
Let me know if you are releasing a new single. I hope you have enjoyed the first episode!
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Feathered dinosaurs?
Have quill knobs and feathers been found on dinosaurs?
Published: 8 September 2018 (GMT+10)
Steven T. from US wrote the following comment on our movie review of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
Artist’s reconstruction of how Archaeopteryx may have appeared
I have read that the ‘raptors’ in Jurassic Park were called Velociraptor because Gregory Paul folded the genus Deinonychus into the genus Velociraptor in his 1988 book Predatory Dinosaurs of the World (he has since split them into two genera again).
Since the original book was written, several dromaeosaurid species roughly the size of the Jurassic Park ‘raptors’ have been discovered: Utahraptor, discovered around the time the first movie came out, Achillobator from Asia, and Dakotaraptor, which actually looks like a giant version of Deinonychus, and hence more like the “raptors” in the movies than other dromaeosaurids.
A fossil forelimb of Dakotaraptor shows quill knobs on the forearm similar to those of modern feathered birds. In general, the big dromaeosaurs like Dakotaraptor look like larger versions of feathered animals like Archaeopteryx and Microraptor, so it seems reasonable to suppose that they were likewise feathered.
Question: why are birds not dinosaurs? On your own principles, an eagle, a penguin, and a hummingbird do not share a common ancestor; they are not “birds” by virtue of being a single “kind”. Similarly, you don’t deny that birds are vertebrates, even though surely vertebrates are a plethora of distinct “kinds”.
Given that many theropods share similarities (e.g. hollow bones, bipedality, etc.) with modern birds that they do not share with other “dinosaurs” like Triceratops, why can both T. rex and Stegosaurus be “dinosaurs” but an ostrich or toucan cannot? It cannot simply be because birds were created on the fifth day while most dinosaurs were created on the sixth; by that standard whales and bats cannot be mammals.
CMI USA’s Joel Tay responds:
These tiny bumps [are] too small to realistically represent real quill knobs … the bumps on these bones are spaced too irregularly, and the direction of some of these so-called quill knobs even face the wrong direction.
I am aware of the account of Gregory Paul’s role in the naming of Velociraptor. Actually, I own a more recent dinosaur encyclopaedia by Paul.1
There may have been multiple reasons why the name Velociraptor was used. Michael Crichton is reported to have told John Ostrom that he chose Velociraptor over Deinonychus as it sounded more dramatic. Why Velociraptor and not another dinosaur name? They are closely related and possibly from the same dinosaur kind. Taking into account Paul’s influence behind the film, Velociraptor sounded like a reasonable alternative.
If you are going to lecture us on our ‘own principles’, then you would do well to learn what they actually are! Speciation is not a problem for Biblical creation and it is an important aspect of the biblical creation model, so this diversity within each animal kind fits nicely with what we would expect—and what creationists expected even before Darwin! We have no idea why you would think that creationists believe that birds are a single created kind, when the Ark account explicitly specifies kinds (plural) of birds (Genesis 7:2–3).
You also raise the issue of homology, as if it clearly proves common ancestry rather than common design. But then, the ornithischian dinosaurs, including Triceratops and Stegosaurus that you mention, by definition have ‘bird-like hips’, but evolutionists assert that birds evolved from saurischians, i.e. ‘lizard hipped’ dinosaurs. So the common hip structure of birds and ornithischians must be homoplastic not homologous, supposedly the result of convergent evolution.
You mentioned that quill knobs have been found on Dakotaraptor and that this is evidence that they were feathered. Quill knobs are ligamental attachment sites for Sharpey’s fibres and are often found on some, but not all, flying birds, so if quill knobs have indeed been found, it suggests to some that some dinosaurs have feathers. However, I don’t believe that an unbiased examination of these tiny bumps on dinosaur bones supports the conclusion that these are quill knobs.
These tiny bumps are not quill knobs, but are attachment sites for other structures.
To understand why some evolutionists think that these tiny bumps are quill feathers requires a bit of background. Most evolutionists believe that dinosaurs evolved into birds. This was long before they had any evidence of ‘quill knobs’. Unfortunately, as we have often pointed out, presuppositions tend to colour the way the evidence is interpreted. In this instance, the desire to show that dinosaurs evolved into birds led many evolutionists to interpret tiny bumps on dinosaur bones as quill knobs—anchor sites for feathers.
So, what did they actually find? First, we need to note that no actual feathers have been found with these dromaeosaurs. What was first discovered were six extremely tiny bumps on the central third of a Velociraptor bone. These bumps on the Velociraptor bone appear to be far too smooth and too tiny when compared to the quill knobs of many birds today. They even had to be magnified for proper study. This is quite different from flying birds today that have prominent quill knobs (although the albatross lacks them). Unfortunately, many evolutionists jumped on this as proof that dromaeosaurs had feathers. From that time on, whenever evolutionists find these bumps on the arms of dromaeosaurs, it almost automatically gets interpreted as proof of feathers.
Second, not only are some of these tiny bumps too small to realistically represent real quill knobs, but in some cases the bumps on these bones are spaced too irregularly, and the direction of some of these so-called quill knobs even face the wrong direction. For example, in the case of Concavenator, the bumps seem to be on the lateral side of the ulna (towards the ‘outside’ of their arm), rather than to the back of their arm as expected if these knobs are attachment points for flight feathers.2 True quill knobs should also be evenly spaced, but these tiny bumps are often spaced irregularly in these dinosaurs.
Wikimedia commons/Josef Reischig
Microscopic image of feathers
Unfortunately, evolutionists, driven by their assumption that these dinosaurs evolved into modern birds have, for the most part, ignored all these challenges and continued to interpret these tiny bumps as quill knobs. Dakotaraptor likewise display some of these bumps on their limbs, but if these bumps are not really quill knobs to begin with, then these cannot be proof of feathers. The evidence for feathered dinosaurs is very flimsy and based more on ideology rather than the evidence.
As we have pointed out previously, unlike evolutionists who have an incentive to prove that dinosaurs evolved into birds, creationists have no problems with God creating dinosaurs with feathers. We just do not believe the evidence currently leads us towards such a conclusion. Besides, birds have feathers all over their body, yet birds that fly only have quill knobs on certain parts of their wings, and these are the parts where particular feathers need to be strongly attached-on for flight. But dromaeosaurs had small arms and did not fly, so why should we interpret their tiny bumps as quill knobs?
Animals sometimes have weird, irregularly spaced tubercles arranged in lines on various of their bones … I’ve seen them on mammal bones and on a theropod tibia—Darren Naish
More likely than not, these tiny bumps are not quill knobs, but are attachment sites for other structures. Thomas and Sarfati point out in a paper earlier this year:
In contrast, the supposed quill knobs on the few feathered dinosaur candidates with forearm tubercles have more variations in size, show irregular spacing, and instead of a neat row along the rear (caudal) ulna, are oriented at different angles along the bone. This latter feature means that if the tubercles were quill knobs, their attached feathers would stick out in places unfit for wings and possibly unfit for anything.3
Even the evolutionary palaeontologist Darren Naish, addressing what has been presented as quill knobs on Concavenator, admitted in his blog:
[A]nimals sometimes have weird, irregularly spaced tubercles arranged in lines on various of their bones, typically located on intermuscular lines (they presumably represent partially ossified attachment sites for tendinous sheets or similar structures): I’ve seen them on mammal bones and on a theropod tibia … .4
In other words, these bony structures are unlikely to be quill knobs. As mentioned in the movie review, we do not have problems with God creating dinosaurs with feathers, but the evidence just doesn’t seem to support such a conclusion.
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References and notes
Paul, G.S., Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, 2nd Edn, Princeton University Press, 2016. Return to text.
Thomas, B., Do ‘Quill Knobs’ Show Dino-to-Bird Evolution? icr.org, 3 December 2015. Return to text.
Thomas, B. and Sarfati, J., Researchers remain divided over ‘feathered dinosaurs’, J. Creation 32(1): 121–127, 2018. Return to text.
Naish, D., Concavenator: an incredible allosaurid with a weird sail (or hump) … and proto feathers., scienceblogs.com, 9 September 2010. Return to text.
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Steven T.
US September 8th, 2018
Thank you for your response to my comment.
I understand your position on "kinds" and speciation; my point was that you recognize large categories (e.g. mammals, or vertebrates, that you do not regard as "kinds," and there seems no particular reason you could not call birds "dinosaurs" as easily as you call whales, "mammals."
Despite the name, ornithischians don't really have "bird hips" (and this has been noted for a long time: decades ago, when birds were not thought to have evolved from dinosaurs, I read a book on dinosaurs that noted this). Modern birds (and ancient birds like Archaeopteryx), have "reptile hips" with the pubic bone bent backwards (in a sort of "C"-shape) towards the ischium, rather than straight and parallel to the ischium as in the so-called "bird-hipped" dinosaurs. This same "opisthopubic" hip structure is seen in dromeosaurs like Velociraptor.
Concavenator is regarded by evolutionist paleontologists as a carnosaur, more closely related to Allosaurus than to birds. The "birds are dinosaurs" idea could accommodate the idea that Concavenator had pennaceous (fully-developed) feathers, but it would require that such feathers appeared much earlier in dinosaur evolution than is commonly thought, so most evolutionists would be happy if its "knobs" turned out to be unrelated to feathers. As for Dakotaraptor, given that some birds known to have feathers don't show quill knobs, and that no one would expect a half-ton animal to be capable of flight, so we wouldn't expect quill knobs as well-defined as in some flying birds.
Joel Tay
1. If you had read my article more closely, you would read the article I linked to by Brian Thomas which explains that there are clear unique traits between birds and dinosaurs that indicate that these are two very distinct creatures. E.g. mentioned in the article is the completely perforate acetabulum which is a diagnostic trait of dinosaurs, but which is missing in birds. We do not have any example of a dinosaur (completely perforated acetabulum) with real feathers. Hence, it is contrary to good science to conflate dinosaurs and birds as one. In the same way, it would be ridiculous to group reptiles and mammals as one just because they shares certain homologous characteristics, but that is exactly what you are doing when you call dinosaur, birds. Dinosaurs and birds display unique diagnostic characteristics not shared between both groups. If you had read the article I linked, this should have been clear.
2. The two classification on hips were first coined by evolutionists, not creationists. So this is an evolutionary problem, not a creationist problem. And this classification is still used widely today. Evolutionists had to backtrack from this several times, not creationists, who point out that bird hips are actually very different from that of dinosaurs (e.g. dinosaurs have a completely perforate acetabulum). You are also wrong about extant birds having a reptile-like hip. They actually have a hip that more closely resemble a bird-like hip compared to a lizard-hip.
But of course, the dinosaurs that have a bird-like hip are the dinosaurs that evolutionists do not believe evolved into birds, so they have to appeal to a story of how a lizard-like hip evolved into a bird-like hip in extant birds. So they explain this via not homology, but by means convergent evolution, where the lizard-like hip went on to evolve a similar appearance as a bird-like hip, and although they look like bird-like hip, they insist it developed from the lizard-like route. In other words, they propose that the hip evolved twice independently even though they lack fossil evidence for this. The appear to convergent evolution is an attempt to save their dinosaur-to-bird theory. Then they went about to see how they can to explain this from the fossil record via confirmation bias.
3. It is untrue that evolutionists did not believe that birds evolved from dinosaurs decades ago. On the contrary, evolutionists have been teaching that birds evolved from dinosaurs as far back as Thomas Huxley in 1868. Later on Harry Seeley came along and classified dinosaurs into bird-like and lizard-like hips, and because that was contrary to what evolutionists expect, evolutionists had to appeal to convergent evolution as a means of explaining why the reptile-like hip ones rather than the bird-like hip ones gave rise to birds. So evolutionists assumed dinosaurs evolved into birds long before they had any of the evidence we have today, and this coloured their interpretation of the data today. You are also confused over the archaeopteryx ‘hip’ vs. most extant birds. The two are quite different (c.f. Alan Feduccia’s Riddle of the feathered dragon, p.81, 2012, for a comparison.) And Archaeopteryx despite being an extinct order of birds, is regarded by most evolutionists today to be a side chain unrelated to the evolution of extant birds, so your point is not only confused, it is also irrelevant to the issue. Furthermore, archaeopteryx is believed by most evolutionists to be older than the first ancestor of extant birds today. Lastly, most Dromaeosaurs have a lizard-like (saurischian) hip, not a hip like extant birds today. Contrary to what you claim, velociraptor has a lizard-like hip that is very different from extant birds today that have, by definition, a bird hip.
4. As for Dakotaraptor, given that many flight bird today do not even have quill knobs even when they can fly (they are only present in certain parts of the wing that experiences high stress and the need for strong attachment of specific feathers), you will not expect to see any quill knobs in Dakotaraptor even if they had non-flight feathers. So obviously the bumps cannot be quill knobs, and as we have mentioned, they do not even resemble quill at all! Rather, the extremely tiny bumps fit well as connective tissue sites that have nothing to do with feathers. It betrays an underlying desire to massage the feathered-dinosaur theory into the data even when the evidence does not lead to such a conclusion. Again, as the paper I linked to (which you would have known if you read it) said, “Why must these fossil bone bumps carry quill knob status when they fail to match avian quill knobs?”
Roseanne A.
IN September 8th, 2018
What Steven T is not getting is that Speciation is just not a problem for creation rather tht is wht we need by loss of information, mutation and reproduction...As been cleared several rimes by CMI that as Archeoptryx first known to be the *first* bird while then as this claim got down the next was it is a feathered dino which also proved to be fatal as it is clearly seen to be a perching bird with a significant extended vertebrae which is seen that the tail is undifferentiated with the soft tissues showing that we hve to be skeptical abt the tail... The most famous ones the i know of as a featherwd dino was Sinosauropteryx which showed to hve collengen fibres in its fossil.... and yet again this another claim...... Evolutionist will never stop claiming dino to bird evolution even if the evidences strongly shows something else
Alexander L.
GB September 8th, 2018
"Artist’s reconstruction of how Archaeopteryx may have appeared" art work of this sort is wishful thinking, the evolutionist desperately want this strange "creature" to be a transitional form.
I do not think anyone truly knows what this thing is, "Is it a genuine fossil" or is it just another hoax.
Archaeopteryx is clearly a perching bird capable of flight. While it is a from an order of extinct birds, it does not have any traits that are unique to dinosaurs, but it has many traits that are unique to birds. Hence, it is correctly identified as a bird.
James K.
The recent classification fiasco placing theropods and ornithischians together in a new order called “ornithoscelida” makes less sense. Hadrosaurs even have more than 3 fingers on their hands compared to the average theropod. This is significant because the similar number of digits has always been an argument for the relation between birds and theropods. With five fingered iguanodonts (including thumb spike) being placed close to theropods cladistically one sees a pattern of blatant ‘double standards’ in the evolutionary camp.
Also so what if dinosaurs had feathers? There’s a creature called the chalicothere which supposedly clusters close with artiodactyls (cows horses etc) yet walks on its knuckles like a gorilla and has claws like a sloth. Why such a creature is not interpreted as a missing link is purely because of rigid preconceived evolutionary dogma.
The dino to bird digit numbering is problematic for evolution.
The following is lifted from Michael Oard's article: Did birds evolved from dinosaurs?
Bird and dinosaur limb digits differ in their development
Evolutionists argue for a link between dinosaurs and birds based on comparative morphology, even during embryonic development. Birds and dinosaurs have similar features, called ‘shared derived characteristics’ (see cladistics analysis below). However, a major morphological feature supports an opposite conclusion. During embryonic growth, bird limb digits developed from a five-finger arrangement into one that has only the second, third and fourth digits (II, III, IV). On the other hand, dinosaur growth exhibits a different embryonic pattern—I, II, III.77–79 The bird trend in the past had been a little uncertain but has been verified.80,81 This is powerful evidence as adduced by paleontologists.
One obvious interpretation of these data is that birds did not evolve from dinosaurs. However, those who refuse to accept that conclusion have developed the ‘frame-shift hypothesis’—part of avian evolution included a frame shift in the expression of the digits.82 During the transitions from dinosaurs to birds, the embryonic expression somehow shifted from I, II, and III to II, III, and IV. Unfortunately, bias and circular reasoning permeate this hypothesis:
“One solution to the problem of avian digit homology [similarity] in favor of the II, III, IV hypothesis is to assume that birds are not theropod dinosaurs … Removing birds from theropods implies that the similarities between the hands of Archaeopteryx and that of theropods are convergent and not homologous. This is, however, not a very satisfactory explanation for the available data [emphasis mine].”83
‘Frame shift’ advocates point to a theropod fossil discovered in China that hints at such a shift.84 But the dinosaur in question not only reduced digit I, but also IV and V, so that it only had two long digits. Proponents cannot find an ‘adaptive’ reason for the proposed shift either.81 I.e. there is no evolutionary advantage that would accrue from this shift. Nor is there any advantage to the intermediate steps required by this shift.
Feduccia asserts that there is no evidence for the frameshift hypothesis.51 James and Pourtless IV conclude that it was simply made up to explain away the digit contradiction by those that were adamant that birds evolved from dinosaurs:
“ … these data do not alter the logical status of the frame-shift hypothesis as an ad-hoc auxiliary hypothesis … It was introduced for the explicit purpose of restoring agreement between predictions of the BMT [birds are maniraptoran theropod dinosaurs] hypothesis and repeatedly obtained falsifying observations.”85
Despite all this, Chiappe steadfastly maintains his faith in a dinosaur origin for birds, but his analysis is not convincing.86 This type of reasoning is why many critics say evolution cannot be falsified.
Joel E.
US September 10th, 2018
With much due respect, I think Joel Tay may have missed the point of Steven T's question. I'm not even certain Steven T thinks birds are related to dinosaurs (although the use of "you" instead of "we" is admittedly a hint). The main thrust was not about quill knobs, but about classification. Steven was asking why, in light of the many similarities between therapods and birds (quill knobs being an example), creationists object to classifying birds as dinosaurs. It seems a more appropriate way to address the question would be something like, "Dinosaurs don't have quill knobs, but even if they did, this is why we don't put birds in the same category as therapod dinosaurs." Please correct me if I'm wrong in understanding his question and your response.
No. You are misreading what the inquiry is all about. He is saying that since dinosaurs have quill knobs (that is, it is assumed that they have feathers), why aren't birds classified together with dinosaurs. I pointed out that they do not have quill knobs and there is no good reason to believe that dinosaurs have feathers. The evidence for feathered dinosaurs is very flimsy. Rather, since these are not quill knobs, there is really no reason why you should group dinosaurs and birds together. The anatomy of birds and dinosaurs are very different.
As I understand it, Geneticists are finding reproductive barriers within DNA that prevent cross kind mutation as it applies to one kind of creature becoming another regardless of any number of hypothetical mutative steps. It has also long been known that different species of the same kinds can interbreed to produce hybrids, (some times fertile). It seems to me this would be better evidence that birds are not a mutation derived from lizards, (Dinosaurs) since this evidence involves empirical testable data? Are evolutionists postulating that these barriers are some new DNA trait that didn't exist in the past? If so, why would natural selection go this way if it is non intelligent and cannot make choices? Speciation appears to be pre-programmed into each kind which points to an intelligent creator. It seems to me evolutionists need to first answer this dilemma before postulating any kind of cross kind mutation hypothesis?
We know that two creatures are of the same kind if they can hybridize, but I am not sure we the same applies the other way. That is, if they cannot hybridize, they are from a different kind. For example, we know that goats and sheep can hybridize and therefore they are the same kind. But not all sheep and goat can do this. If we just examine the incompatible ones, we might come to the wrong conclusion that they are from a different kind even though they are actually the same. As for dinosaurs, most evolutionists think that dinosaurs evolved from a different line as many reptiles today, and then from that dinosaur lineage, you can birds today. So in an evolutionary worldview, the distance between modern day reptiles and birds are quite distant, meaning that they would not necessarily be expected to hybridize (and we do not have good quality dinosaur DNA at this point in time to do a comparison—even though there has been several tests that detected the presence of dinosaur DNA.)
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Intel plans new Centrino chip
The processor for laptops and handheld devices will have increased IT management and security features as well as an 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter.
Intel said it would launch this quarter a Centrino Pro mobile processor that includes the company’s vPro technology, which increases previous security levels and gives an IT staff the ability to manage a notebook over a wireless network.
Code-named Santa Rosa, the new package includes a Core 2 Duo processor, an improved graphics chipset code-named Crestline, and an 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter.
The vPro technology includes Intel’s Active Management Technology, which in conjunction with third-party applications provides for controlling PCs from a central location to fix problems. Also built into the platform is technology for discovering a PC even when it is powered off.
Other key features in the upgrade include Intel’s Trusted Execution Technology, previously code-named LaGrande, which, among other attributes, gives software developers the option of programming to features in the chipset that protect applications once a virus or other malicious code has invaded a desktop system.
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Behind the bar with Ancora's Matt Cooke
DH Vancouver Staff Dec 09, 2015 10:00 am
Welcome to Behind the Bar, where we get to know a Vancouver bartender and what’s shaking (or stirring) where they work.
It truly was the end of an era in Vancouver dining when C Restaurant closed up in 2014, but when the elegant Ancora moved in, it was clear an exciting new chapter was about to unfold. Behind the bar at Ancora is Matt Cooke, who was tasked with coming up a drinks menu to complement the Japanese Peruvian fare, and creating a set of cocktails for a sophisticated crowd.
Cooke, who previously was at the Homer St. Café and has worked with Odd Society Spirits, says he hadn’t had much exposure to the spirits of Japan and Peru prior to landing at Ancora, so he immediately turned to the food for inspiration.
Matt Cooke (Photo courtesy Ancora)
Two chefs rule the roost at Ancora, which has a slightly unusual dining format; Executive Chef Ricardo Valverde runs the stoves and brings the vibrant flavours of Peru to the menu, while Chef Yoshi Tabo mans the sushi station.
“I like to look to the kitchen a lot so that my flavours complement their flavours,” explains Cooke, with a nod to Valverde and Tabo. “The inspiration comes from local things, this richness, and the seductive flavours you get out of the umami of sushi.”
To go with the flavours, Ancora’s drinks menu spotlights key spirits from Japan and Peru, and is divided into three sections: House Cocktails, Pisco Classics, and Classic Cocktails. To celebrate Japan, Cooke is showcasing Nikka Whisky, including offering a tasting flight served on wooden boards Cooke made with the help of his grandfather.
Cooke jokes that the whisky is “just like our Yoshi Tabo–made in Japan.”
Cooke presents the board and glasses for the Nikka Whisky tasting flight (Lindsay William-Ross/Vancity Buzz)
To honour the Peruvian side, Ancora’s bar features pisco, the grape-based high-proof spirit of South America that has come to be known in the signature Pisco Sour cocktail. Additionally, Cooke has stocked the Ancora bar with some Peruvian rums.
When it comes to the Ancora Pisco Sour, Cooke says it’s a tweaked version of a recipe he’s perfected over the years. Cooke explains that since Ancora launched, he’s had the chance to chat with several diners from Peru, and each one has a slightly different idea of what makes a perfect Pisco Sour.
“In Peru, every bar in every neighbourhood in every city has its own take on it,” Cooke elaborates, pointing to variables in the lemon to lime ratios, sugar to lime ratios, how much of a foamy egg white layer should be on top, or how many drops of bitters (Cooke puts five on his Pisco Sour).
The Pisco Sour is by far Ancora’s best seller, perhaps because its “freshness and liveliness” lends itself so well to Valverde’s ceviches and fish dishes on the menu.
Cooke believes that customers are primarily seeking balance in their cocktails, so he strives to satisfy that with his creations. One perfect example is the Red Sea Dead Sea, a drink that riffs on a recipe Cooke says they found from C Restaurant, and named accordingly.
Red Sea Dead Sea (Lindsay William-Ross/Vancity Buzz)
“It’s got this upfront sweetness, but a bitter, lingering finish,” explains Cooke. “The Creme de Cassis and the ginger are sweet, but you have the savoury-ness of the Akavit and the bitterness of the Punt e Mes.”
In an era where bartenders and drinkers are always on the lookout for new flavours, Cooke is happy to take part by seeking out ingredients that are fun and not found elsewhere, like Chicha Morada–a traditional Peruvian drink made of purple corn. At Ancora, it makes an appearance in the Chicha Libre, a play on the classic Cuba Libre, made with Havana Club 7yr rum, apfel korn, lime, and the aforementioned chicha morada.
There are patrons, however, that go to restaurants looking for drinks and spirits they are familiar with and loyal to. Cooke is happy to serve them, though he says he may elevate the experience a bit. If you’re looking for a Jack and Coke, Ancora is stocking Single Barrel Jack Daniels, so your Jack and Coke is going to be a very good one.
The customers are also benefitting from the opportunity to try spirits that are a break from the cheaper and less nuanced well versions, though when it comes to local craft distillers, no two vodkas (or gins) are alike, and not all play well with other ingredients. Cooke brought Sheringham Vodka in from Vancouver Island, because of its subtleties, and is pleased they’re stocking Unruly Gin, which is made from mead made with B.C. honey.
Purple corn, Sheringham Vodka (Lindsay William-Ross/Vancity Buzz)
What’s also unique about Ancora is that it is situated off the beaten path, at least in terms of its proximity to other bars and restaurants, so quite often customers are coming in and staying in for a full night of dining and drinking, rather than popping in then exiting to hit up another venue. Cooke says that’s been a bonus, because tables are kicking off their meal by ordering cocktails, then moving on to a bottle of wine with dinner, then perhaps winding it down with the whisky flight, and the experience is more rounded and enjoyable for everyone.
And it’s the customer that remains key for a gig like tending bar, and whether Cooke is making Ancora’s Japanese Cocktail (Improved) or a Negroni, he’s glad to have the chance to serve his drinks to a receptive crowd.
“I want people to sit at the bar, because I want them to interact. If they have questions, I want them to ask, and I want them to trust me,” he explains. “That’s why you’re coming to a restaurant–for the experience. I want them to trust me…and have a great experience.”
Address: 1600 Howe Street
Twitter: @ancoradining
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, Bar is open 3 p.m. to midnight; dinner served 5 to 11 p.m.
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"Chief McCormack was extremely respected by not only the members of the department, but throughout the Dutchess County fire service.
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Population structure and genetic diversity of 417 USDA sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) accessions originating from 8 broad geographical regions (Africa, Australia, Caribbean, Central America, Far East, North America, Pacific Islands, and South America) were determined using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified with a genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) protocol, GBSpoly, optimized for highly heterozygous and polyploid species.
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Salinity tolerance is highly desirable to sustain alfalfa production in marginal lands that have been rendered saline. In this study, we used a diverse panel of 198 alfalfa accessions for mapping loci associated with plant growth and forage production under salt stress using genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The plants were genotyped using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS). A greenhouse procedure was used for phenotyping four agronomic and physiological traits affected by salt stress, including dry weight (DW), plant height (PH), leaf chlorophyll content (LCC), and stomatal conductance (SC). For each trait, a stress susceptibility index (SSI) was used to evaluate plant performance under stressed and non-stressed conditions. Marker-trait association identified a total of 42 markers significantly associated with salt tolerance. They were located on all chromosomes except chromosome 2 based on the alignment of their flanking sequences to the reference genome (Medicago truncatula). Of those identified, 13 were associated with multiple traits. Several loci identified in the present study were also identified in previous reports. BLAST search revealed that 19 putative candidate genes linked to 24 significant markers. Among them, B3 DNA-binding protein, Thiaminepyrophosphokinase and IQ calmodulin-binding motif protein were identified among multiple traits in the present and previous studies. With further investigation, these markers and candidates would be useful for developing markers for marker-assisted selection in breeding programs to improve alfalfa cultivars with enhanced tolerance to salt stress.
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Turkey’s Twitter ban has been overturned
The Turkish governments ban on Twitter was probably always a losing battle, given the various workarounds available to the countrys tech-savvy citizens. But now the six-day-old ban is also losing in the courts, according to a report from the Hürriyet Daily News. The newspaper says a Turkish court has issued a stay of execution on the ban, meaning it should be lifted until a final decision is made.
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Shahrimanyan, Jirayr: Sonata, for Viola and Piano, 2009
Composer: Jirayr Shahrimanyan
Format: A4 - Paperback
Instrumentation: Piano, Viola
Shahrimanyan, Jirayr: Sonata, for Viola and Piano, 2009 quantity
Jirayr Shahrimanyan
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Piano, Viola
Jirayr Shahrimanyan (Armenian: Ժիրայր Շահրիմանյան) is a native of Yerevan, born on February 5th, 1988, in the family of musicians. Jirayr began his musical education at the age of 7, when he entered the Avet Gabrielyan music school (N12), where he studied piano and later also composition. During 2003-04 he took private lessons of composition and music theory from composer Martun Israelyan. Jirayr Shahrimanyan: In 2004 he entered the Yerevan State Conservatory (class of professor M. Israelyan). He completed it with excellence in 2009 as a bachelor, and in 2010 as a master of composition. Shahrimanyan cooperates with such ensembles as Sinfonia Toronto (Canada), New Trombone Collective (Netherlands), Trio Terroir (USA), organist Dragan Trajer (Croatia), State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, State Chamber Choir of Armenia among others. Shahrimanyan’s honours include: Second Prize in The Vocal Works Competition after Lazarus Saryan (2008) Compulsory piece during The Acomponists Competition after Heghine ter-Ghevondyan (2010) Second Prize in The National Competition for a children choruses, (2010) First Prize in The 1900+ World Piano Music Competition (2011) The Special Prize in The 7th Aram Khachatryan International Competition for symphonic works (2011) The Finalist in The “Cro patria” choral music competition (Split, Croatia 2011) A winning award in The World Armenian Congress selection for the best composition for young composers (2011) The Special Prize in the “Ave Maria” Swiss-Armenian competition (2012) The First Prize in National Competition of young composers chamber music 2012 Selection in top 5 best works from 60 works in the Slide Factory International Festival (Rotterdam, Netherlands 2013) The catalogue of his works include cantata “Winter peaceful strophes”, Symphony, Sinfonietta, two string quartets and many chamber, choral and vocal works which have been performed in various concerts and festivals in USA, Canada, France, Netherland, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Russia, Iran and Armenia. Shahrimanyan’s works are published in Armenia, Italy, Netherlands, and in the USA, most recently in the “Amalgam Publishing” where he is a member composer since 2014. Shahrimanyan’s works are published in Italy, Netherlands, USA and Japan. He is a member of Armenian Composer’s Union since 2013.
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Home The Sharing Corner Putting the ‘future’ in ‘football’: on the importance of lifelong learning
Putting the ‘future’ in ‘football’: on the importance of lifelong learning
Genevieve Ng
Ever since our beginning days (that’s 2014, by the way!), we at Digital Senior have always highlighted the importance of lifelong learning.
We’ve gone on so much about this that we feel like a grumpy parent who’ll nag you about something every morning. Something quite like this:
“Ah boy ah!! Learn something new every day ok!! Must future proof yourself—EH AH BOY U LISTENING NOT??”
Can you hear us yelling in the distance?? Surely you must!
But in a field where career stability isn’t guaranteed and early retirement is the norm, this is something of grave importance.
Any guesses which field (hint!) we’re talking about, yet?
It’s football, where many retire during what we’d consider the prime of our lives … finding themselves at a loss for what to do next. Even the biggest stars can find it hard to adjust after hanging up their boots, when football and a lavish lifestyle is all they have known from a young age.
Perhaps former Blackburn Rovers striker Simon Garner puts it across best. In an article from The Guardian, he shares how “it’s tough getting used to not playing football every day. You think you’re going to play for ever, but then you’re 35 before you know it”.
So this round, we’re bringing in the calvary and featuring someone who walks our talk!
Fazrul Nawaz
2-time Suzuki AFF Cup winner
Club: Hougang United
spending time with family
going out to watch movies
working out at the gym
playing football recreationally with friends
hanging out at the beach
Currently: Playing pro-football whilst reading a part-time Diploma in Sports and Exercise Sciences (awarded by PSB Academy)
It’s not every day you hear of professional footballers going back to school.
Why, then, is Fazrul (along with a few other colleagues) bucking the trend? We ask him why and he shares how this came about. It turns out that this was a decision a long time in the making, and studying sports and exercise sciences, a natural progression from his passion for playing football!
“It came to me five years ago when I started thinking about furthering my career after football”, he shares with Digital Senior.
“Due to the serious injuries I sustained during my football career, I felt the need to learn more about how to prevent and recover from them through the ‘Sports and Exercise Sciences’ course. Even as a player, I expanded my knowledge by reading about sports injury terminologies as well as taking my doctor’s recommendations into account during my own recovery process”.
After asking friends for recommendations, he eventually settled on PSB Academy.
PSB’s Sports and Science Exercise Lab @ their STEM Campus
The football aficionado is supported in his learning journey by a study grant, the fruits of a memorandum signed between the school and the Football Association of Singapore (FAS). It is available to all Singapore Premier League (SPL) players who enroll in a course with PSB Academy.
Going ahead, Fazrul hopes to “dabble in fitness training and eventually becoming a fitness coach”. Not only so, he would like to help young footballers understand the importance of fitness in furthering their football career. Sounds like a plan.
Fazrul on professional football:
“We may train two to three hours, which may be a short amount of time to some, but the intensity of the training can be a very taxing process. Everyone is trying to reach further heights with each session. You need to learn to take care of yourself and develop a positive mindset to handle the criticism from fans, coaches and teammates.”
It takes a village (to raise a footballer)
A supportive environment was a huge reason for Fazrul’s journey into competitive football—his family is athletically-inclined and his father was a national boxer)—and remains key in Fazrul’s educational pursuits. It’s something he and fellow athletes studying at PSB Academy really need and are very appreciative of.
“Despite my busy schedule, the course is easy to commit to and accommodates my training needs,” he reveals, and packed his days are indeed: the father of three has classes at least thrice a week and heads for them immediately after his daily training.
Joining him are Muay Thai exponent Terrence Teo, who studies the same discipline, and para-athlete Adelia Naomi Yokoyama, who won Singapore’s first ever gold medal in the Deaflympics in the bowling women’s masters event (2017). The latter credits PSB Academy’s “generosity in accommodating to [her] schedule”, as vital in her pursuit of sports and study.
The people Fazrul met at PSB Academy also help keep him going, with meeting people with interesting backgrounds (like yoga instructors) being something Fazrul enjoys.
“This experience has been valuable to me because it allows me to create friendships and bonds that may benefit me in the future, in terms of potential career prospects and business opportunities. It’s also opened my eyes to alternative routes I did not notice before in the sports industry”.
He doesn’t deny that it’s taxing, but he keeps the end goal and a positive mindset in mind.
We asked him if he had any advice for those who, like him juggle part-time work and study. This is what he has to say.
“Time management is most important and it will be tough in the beginning, but you will get there”.
So press on, and if you have, like Fazrul, friends and colleagues undertaking the same quest, connect with them and lean on each other for support!
We’re wishing Fazrul all the best, and we hope his sharing will inspire you to never stop learning.
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Drum is King Piccolo's fourth son following his release. He's a large, humanoid, frog-like Namekian, and very much resembles his brother
Tambourine in appearance and outfit, with the exception of a more emerald shade of green skin and the lack of wings, as well as being much larger than Tambourine, with his structure being like his other brother Cymbal.
Even though he's the shortest-lived son of King Piccolo, up to this point he was the strongest since King Piccolo created him when he was in his prime. King Piccolo spits him out just as Tien arrives to try and trap King Piccolo in the Evil Containment Wave. Drum attacks Tien, and clobbers him quite easily, and at one point is almost trapped himself with the technique. Later, Goku arrives, at which point Goku flies at him and kills him with a single kick to the head. His body is later destroyed by King Piccolo during his fight with Goku. Like all of King Piccolo's sons, Drum is sent to Hell after his death, though he is never seen again.
Drum's name is a pun of the Musical instrument, the Drum.
Goku kills Drum much like Tambourine killed Krillin, with one kick to the head, though Drum's death is slightly more graphic.
Drum and Tambourine are among the few of King Piccolo's spawn who bear any resemblance to ordinary Namekians.
Though he's never seen flying, it's probable that he could (using ki), like his brothers, Piano and Piccolo Jr., who also lacked wings.
Drum is strangely the first Namekian portrayed with purple blood. (In the
*anime there is a scene where Tien Shinhan punches him in the face and blood comes out of his apparent nose.)
Drum's character model makes a brief appearance in Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and later its sequel as part of one of King Piccolo's attacks, Your name is Drum, where King Piccolo spits out an egg and it hatches into Drum, who then attacks the opponent.
He appears in the Dragon Ball: Advance Adventure game as one of the strongest bosses, with the additional ability to fire electric blasts. His speed is reflected in that it appears that he's teleporting rather then moving.
Drum also appears as a playable character in Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo
Drum is the only one of King Piccolo's sons besides Piano (who never fights) to not use any ki attacks.
Japanese Dub: Daisuke Gori
FUNimation Dub: Dan Woren
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Youngsters On The Air - YOTA - Ethiopia
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December is Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) month. The idea is to show the amateur radio hobby to young people and to encourage youngsters to be active on the amateur bands.
https://www.ham-yota.com/december-yo...ation-is-open/
As part of YOTA month, Bob Johnson, W9XY, and Ken Claerbout, K4ZW will travel to Ethiopia to team up with the club at the Addis Ababa University, Institute of Technology and club station ET3AA. More details will be forthcoming. But in the meantime, let us know what bands and modes you need ET on. You can take the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/982K53W
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[Updated] Tokopedia, OVO team up to offer the payment service on the e-commerce platform
OVO explained that its partnership with Tokopedia is part of its three-prong strategy to introduce mobile payment to the wider Indonesian customers
Updates: We have included new information about OVO replacing TokoCash on Tokopedia platform starting on Saturday.
Indonesian e-commerce giant Tokopedia and Lippo Group-backed cashless payment service OVO today announced a new partnership that will make OVO available as a payment option on Tokopedia’s online marketplace platforms.
In mid-October, Tech In Asia reported about the possibility of Tokopedia shutting down its e-wallet feature TokoCash, to be replaced by OVO, as the former continue to struggle in securing e-payment license from the authority.
On Saturday, Tokopedia confirmed the replacement by making an announcement for its customers that TokoCash has been “changed” into OVO.
Customers’ TokoCash credits will be automatically transferred to their new OVO account once they activate it; the OVO account can also be used for transactions on other online platforms or offline retailers.
Tokopedia Head of Corporate Communications Priscilla Anais stated that, “Tokopedia is focussed on providing our customers with the best customer experience and the partnership with OVO’s open ecosystem will provide the best e-money solution for our users. OVO has the widest acceptance in offline retail and O2O services, with a presence in 90 per cent of all malls as well as market-leading O2O services across 500 cities in Indonesia.”
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In a press statement, OVO explained that its partnership with Tokopedia is part of its three-prong strategy to introduce mobile payment to the wider Indonesian customers: By partnering with offline retails (shopping malls, warungs, grocery stores), online-to-offline (O2O) services such as ride-hailing giant Grab (where it has replaced GrabPay as Grab’s payment feature in the Indonesian market), and e-commerce platforms such as Tokopedia.
As a result of the partnerships, OVO claimed to become the largest mobile payments platform in Indonesia by transaction volume and reach.
The company expected to add in Tokopedia’s 80 million monthly active users and four million merchants to its existing user base of 60 million.
“We expect the surge in new users and additional transactions from e-commerce to drive market leadership for OVO across the board,” said OVO CEO Jason Thompson.
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Cattle and White-Tailed Deer Competition for Forbs
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Las Coloraditas Grazing Research and Demonstration Area
Native rangelands are important for food, water, and wildlife habitats. Among other things, rangeland health and productivity are dependent upon properly adjusting cattle numbers to align with available forage. The South Texas Sand Sheet experiences frequent drought, which reduces available forage and complicates cattle grazing management and wildlife conservation efforts.
The East Foundation has initiated an operational-scale project aimed at getting a better picture of the relationships among cattle grazing (two different densities under continuous verses rotational situations), forage availability and plant responses, and wildlife populations in the Sand Sheet. This project is the largest grazing study ever performed in Texas, encompassing more than 18,000 acres of native rangelands.
Key project design features include:
Average pasture sizes of 4,600 acres, which will allow for outcomes to be applied at the ranch-scale
Two cattle stocking densities, representing moderate and high grazing intensities that are common to the region
Rotational and continuous grazing will be applied, producing outcomes that will allow cattle raisers and ranch operators to determine which performs better in achieving their objectives
Long-term – at least 10 years – in duration, which will capture common oscillations in rainfall patterns and corresponding responses outlined below
Key responses to be monitored throughout the study include:
Cattle performance and economics
Forage production and use, as well as changes in wildlife habitat and plant communities
Wildlife populations, including birds, small mammals, reptiles, and amphibians; a significant effort is being directed at assessing bobwhite quail and white-tailed deer population responses through aerial surveys
During 2014, cattle were removed from the Las Coloraditas site to rest the rangelands. This action, coupled with a period of above average rainfall, resulted in a 98% increase in available grass from late 2013 to mid-2014. Cattle outfitted with electronic individual animal identification will be reintroduced to the site early in 2016, when the study will officially begin. The above responses will be monitored for at least 10 years.
A considerable amount of infrastructure improvements, such as new cross fencing and cattle working pens, have made this one-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art research and demonstration project possible. All of this is aimed at producing outcomes that are important to the South Texas rancher, charged with feeding a growing United States population, and benefitting future land management.
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Vote for 2017's 'NextGeneration EdTech Leaders' in America
Written by Wyatt Kash
Jan 30, 2017 | EDSCOOP
The polls are now open to vote for the “NextGeneration Leaders” bringing education technology to America’s school districts.
School leaders, teachers and IT supporters across the country will have from Jan. 30 through Feb. 17 to cast their vote and help recognize some of America’s rising educational technology leaders of tomorrow.
Altogether, 30 semifinalists were selected from nominations submitted from school districts and education officials across the nation from Dec. 9, through Jan. 13. The semifinalist’s names and profiles are now open for review — and your vote.
We need your votes now, however, to select the finalists and recognize a rising class of leaders guiding America’s K-12 schools in the innovative uses of technology in the classroom and their communities.
You can vote for up to 10 candidates from this year’s list of semifinalists. The voting closes at midnight on Feb. 17.
The NextGeneration Leaders program, now in its second year, is sponsored by the Consortium for School Networking and EdScoop. The winners will officially be announced and recognized April 4 during CoSN’s annual conference in Chicago.
“CoSN’s NextGeneration Leadership Program gives school districts the opportunity to formally recognize the accomplishments and potential of their future leaders,” said CoSN CEO Keith Krueger. The program also aims to help “advance the skills of tomorrow’s education technology leaders.”
In order to qualify for the competitive program, candidates had to be currently employed by a K-12 school, district or education service agency; have worked five or fewer years as an education technology professional; and have demonstrated leadership in the schools and districts they serve. Additionally, candidates from, or serving, underrepresented schools or populations were given additional consideration.
The semifinalists represent school and district technology leaders from all over the country, from districts small and large, rural and urban. They are technology directors, virtual education specialists, heads of innovative learning, blended learning specialists and tech integration coordinators.
But they all have something in common — a record of leadership and desire to go above and beyond in serving their schools and districts, finding the best instructional apps, software, hardware and devices, and helping students and teachers integrate technology to enhance teaching and learning.
This year’s candidates include a teacher at a New York high school who is rolling out computer science instruction to all 1,500 of the school’s sophomores; a technology and media specialist in Montana who built the first school-owned fiber network in her state; and a North Carolina school district instructional technology coach who is now sharing her successes with schools in other states.
Last year, five individuals were singled out for top honors during CoSN’s annual conference in 2016. They were: Michele Eaton, virtual education specialist at Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township; Travis Eldridge, technology integration specialist at Laramie County School District #1; Roshni Lakhi, blended learning specialist at the Highlander Institute; Andrew Neiburg, instructional technology resource teacher at Henrico County Public Schools; and Nathan White, IT operations manager at Elmore County Public Schools.
Voting closes at midnight on Feb. 17. Cast your vote now!
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Hoje, 8 de março, a Comissão Europeia assinou com o Instituto Camões um projecto de 18 milhões de euros, entitulado PROCULTURA, para apoiar os países africanos de língua oficial portuguesa e Timor-Leste- Angola, Cabo Verde, Guiné-Bissau, Moçambique, São Tomé e Príncipe e Timor-Leste. O PROCULTURA
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EU Supports Projects Aimed at Using Social Entrepreneurship for Developing Armenia’s Regions
The EU-funded Community Development through Social Entrepreneurship (CODE-SE) programme contributes to a sustainable community development and to enhancing the capacities of CSOs in generating income through running social entrepreneurship (SE) projects for the benefit of the communities in seven
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Resumen de la cooperación Unión Europea- Cuba y los proyectos en funcionamiento dentro del área: "Apoyo a las inversiones por apalancamiento de créditos de bancos de desarrollo –Programa LAIF"
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How Does Obesity Affect Acid Reflux
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In acid reflux, the LES relaxes at the wrong time, causing food and acid to travel backwards into the esophagus through the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). It is not clear why the LES sometimes fails to close properly, but when it does not close, it allows acids from the stomach cavity to enter the.
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A Norwegian study has found that obesity increases the risk of gastro-oesophageal reflux, or heartburn, as previously suspected. But the effect is particularly. with acid regurgitation up into the gullet (the oesophagus). It can be a.
Acid reflux is caused by acidic digestive juices creeping up from the stomach and entering back into the esophagus. An acid reflux diet can help symptoms.
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OBESITY could be driving a 50 per cent rise in people suffering acid reflux over the last decade, a research suggests. Concern is mounting because the condition can trigger oesophageal. said occasional reflux affects as many as one.
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Q. Does drinking water help acid reflux ? A. Drinking a copious amount of water during meals could help dilute the stomach acid formed during digestion.
Acid reflux also causes heartburn, and heartburn can lead to throat cancer. Acid reflux can also occur without heartburn. Silent refluxers have symptoms such as hoarseness, chronic throat-clearing and cough, difficulty swallowing, post-nasal drip, and asthma-like symptoms. There are over the counter medications for.
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Acid reflux or gastric esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common conditions affecting Americans today. This condition is characterized by a. When the stomach does not have enough acid the LES remains open and acid can spill into the esophageal region and damage the tissue. Additionally, when the.
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May 6, 2013. A. The risks of simple indigestion and gastroesophageal reflux disease are frequently cited as reasons to follow your mother's advice and enjoy a leisurely meal. There is also some evidence linking speedy eating to disruption of chemical signals of fullness, leading to overconsumption and obesity. Photo.
Reflux is painful because the acid irritates the lining of the esophagus It increases the chance of developing cancer and scarring of the esophagus The acid can be inhaled into the lungs, causing lung issues, and can irritate and damage.
The medication gave her a whopping headache, a common side effect. from acid reflux and had inflammation in her esophagus a sign of gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. Williamson’s experience is not an uncommon one;.
Stress may increase your risk of acid reflux. Learn the connection as well as tips to manage stress.
Studies and speculations linking late night eating to weight gain have been circulating for years, but is it really the one way ticket to obesity it’s made. be at risk of heartburn and acid reflux which could affect the quality of your sleep.
When the valve relaxes too often or does not close all the way, stomach acid can move up into the esophagus and cause of acid reflux. The condition affects both men and women. their weight gain like women do.” Obesity, diet,
Jul 23, 2014. Most episodes of acid reflux are brief and do not cause symptoms or injury to the esophagus. However, when there is an. Other triggers include lying in a reclining position too soon following a meal, late-night meals or snacks, eating large meals, smoking, alcohol, obesity and pregnancy. Some common.
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Heartburn, Reflux & GERD. Everyone occasionally has heartburn. This occurs when stomach acid flows backward into the esophagus, the food pipe that.
Heartburn/GERD Overview. Heartburn or acid reflux symptoms include chronic cough and chest pain and burning. Knowing your triggers, such as certain foods, medications.
Heartburn and a sour taste in the mouth are signs of acid reflux. Dr Shalini Arulanandam, Associate Consultant from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Singapore General Hospital explains its causes and symptoms.
Apr 28, 2010. Hiatal hernias often present themselves as heartburn or acid reflux disease, which are common problems affecting women of all ages. The problem develops when acid in the stomach backs up into the esophagus. Heartburn is initially treated with medication taken by mouth. However, if medications do not.
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Years after struggling from the pain, discomfort and embarrassment of severe acid reflux, both are pinning their hopes. “This device is a huge advance for the treatment of reflux, which affects millions of people in the U.S.,” Lipham said.
Apr 30, 2012. Acid reflux and heartburn can be triggered by certain food, smoking, and alcohol. Medical. "This causes acid to essentially be pulled up into the chest and keeps the LES from working appropriately," says Dr. DeVault. You could have a. Obesity in general may do the same, and weight loss can often help.
Medco’s data, released in May, showed that use of drugs to treat acid reflux problems in children, often aggravated by obesity, increased 137 percent. how it’s excreted by the body, does vary, from babies all the way up to.
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Jul 9, 2012. The acids from your stomach irritate and burn the lining of your esophagus and can cause chest pain, a lump in your throat, hoarseness, and a sour taste in your mouth. The acid can also spill into your lungs, leading to wheezing, pain, and shortness of breath. If these symptoms happen a few times a week,
Symptoms of reflux. protective effect of the blood thinner Plavix in patients taking both medications. In severe cases of GERD, surgeons can tighten a loose muscle between the stomach and esophagus to inhibit the upward flow of acid.
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Her2 activation mechanism reflects evolutionary preservation of asymmetric ectodomain dimers in the human EGFR family
Anton Arkhipov,
Yibing Shan ,
Eric T Kim,
Ron O Dror,
David E Shaw ,
D. E. Shaw Research, United States;
Columbia University, United States;
Research Article Jul 16, 2013
Cited 19
The receptor tyrosine kinase Her2, an intensely pursued drug target, differs from other members of the EGFR family in that it does not bind EGF-like ligands, relying instead on heterodimerization with other (ligand-bound) EGFR-family receptors for activation. The structural basis for Her2 heterodimerization, however, remains poorly understood. The unexpected recent finding of asymmetric ectodomain dimer structures of Drosophila EGFR (dEGFR) suggests a possible structural basis for Her2 heterodimerization, but all available structures for dimers of human EGFR family ectodomains are symmetric. Here, we report results from long-timescale molecular dynamics simulations indicating that a single ligand is necessary and sufficient to stabilize the ectodomain interface of Her2 heterodimers, which assume an asymmetric conformation similar to that of dEGFR dimers. This structural parallelism suggests a dimerization mechanism that has been conserved in the evolution of the EGFR family from Drosophila to human.
ErbB proteins are found in most multi-cellular organisms, and are involved in the regulation of a number of important cellular processes, including proliferation, migration, and differentiation. Humans have four ErbB proteins, which span the plasma membrane of cells. These proteins respond to interactions with molecules outside the cell—such as growth factors and hormones—by sending signals along the appropriate signaling pathway within the cell.
ErbB proteins have three portions: an ectodomain that extends outside the cell; a single helix that spans the membrane; and a cytoplasmic domain inside the cell. When a signaling ligand molecule outside the cell binds to the ectodomain of an ErbB protein, this protein must then combine with another ErbB protein to form a dimer before a signal can be sent within the cell. These dimers can include two copies of the same ErbB protein or two different ErbB proteins. However, one of the ErbB proteins—Her2—works in a different way. It cannot bind ligands outside the cell, and it can only send a signal within the cell if it first forms a dimer with an ErbB protein of another type, which itself must be bound to an external ligand.
The four ErbB proteins diverged from a common ancestor relatively recently, yet they are now diverse enough to play key roles in a variety of complex signaling networks. In particular, the fact that Her2 cannot bind external ligands, and that it must form a dimer with a different ErbB protein before it can send a signal, has led to suggestions that the role of Her2 is to amplify the signals from other ErbB proteins. Since high levels of Her2 are associated with aggressive forms of breast and ovarian cancer, understanding how it is activated could improve our understanding of these cancers.
Arkhipov et al. have now used computer simulations to model how Her2 forms dimers with other ErbB proteins in human cells. They based these simulations on crystal structures of human ErbB proteins and dEGFR, a growth-factor receptor found in fruit flies that closely resembles the ErbB proteins found in humans. They found that the dimers were stable as long as one protein within the dimer was bound to a ligand. Removing this ligand, however, distorted the ectodomain of the host protein, creating a gap that weakened the dimer and prevented Her2 from sending a signal within the cell. Similar results were obtained with the fruit fly dEGFR proteins. These simulations suggest that ErbB proteins form dimers and send signals through a mechanism conserved in evolution. Research in this field might help ongoing efforts to develop new treatments for human tumors characterized by high levels of Her2 expression.
Her2 (also known as Neu or ErbB2), a receptor tyrosine kinase belonging to the human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family that also includes EGFR/Her1, Her3, and Her4, is an important component of cell-signaling networks, and is implicated in the growth of a variety of cancers (Hynes and Lane, 2005; Riese et al., 2007; Baselga and Swain, 2009; Lemmon and Schlessinger, 2010). The receptors of the EGFR family activate through dimerization (Figure 1A), which is promoted by the binding of ligands from the EGF family (Ushiro and Cohen, 1980; Schreiber et al., 1983; Chung et al., 2010) to the receptors’ extracellular regions (‘ectodomains’). This activation process relies on a number of allosteric interactions in the extracellular, transmembrane, and intracellular portions of the receptor (Endres et al., 2011, 2013; Arkhipov et al., 2013), which lead to the formation of a specific asymmetric active dimer of the intracellular kinase domains (Zhang et al., 2006). Her2 is unique in the family in that it does not homodimerize under normal conditions, and its ectodomain does not bind ligands. Instead, it activates through heterodimerization with other members of the family (EGFR and Her3, in particular) when they are bound to ligands (Citri and Yarden, 2006; Baselga and Swain, 2009).
Receptors of the human EGFR family and conformations of their ectodomains.
(A) Left: the four members of the human EGFR family, each consisting of an ectodomain, a single-pass transmembrane helix, and an intracellular module that includes a kinase domain. As shown, Her2 bears a closed ligand binding site and does not bind EGF-like ligands. Her3 is kinase-dead, and its intracellular module is thus colored gray. Right: common homo- and heterodimers of the EGFR family. The Her2 homodimer is rendered semitransparent to indicate its instability in normal cell conditions. (B) Schematic of the ligand-free Her2 ectodomain monomer, as observed crystallographically (PDB entries 1N8Z, 2A91, 1S78, 3N85, and 3MZW). Domain II is bent. (C) Schematic of the crystal structure of the 2-ligand EGFR ectodomain dimer (PDB entry 1NJP). The dimer is symmetric, and domain II is straight in both subunits. (D) Schematic of the crystal structure of the dEGFR ectodomain dimer (PDB entry 3LTF). Although Spitz ligands are bound to both subunits, the structure is asymmetric; domain II is straight in one subunit but bent in the other. Domain V and part of domain IV were not resolved in this crystal structure and are not shown in the schematic. The conformations of the bent and straight domain IIs in (B), (C), and (D) are indicated by the black lines.
The complexity of signaling underpinned by homo- and heterodimerization of EGFR family members emerged relatively recently in evolution. EGFR families in invertebrates have only one member, but gene duplication gave rise to two-member EGFR families in early vertebrate species, such as fishes. Further gene duplication eventually generated the four members of the mammalian EGFR family (Stein and Staros, 2000). The increase in the number of EGFR family members, accompanied by increasing diversity of the extracellular ligands they interact with, gave rise to a complex signaling network: homo- and heterodimerization of various EGF receptors, induced by ligand binding, began to generate a variety of unique signaling outputs controlled by the identity of the bound ligands.
The unique dimerization properties of Her2 are believed to be essential to its critical role as a potent signal amplifier for the other receptors of the EGFR family. The Her3–Her2 heterodimer is particularly prevalent and potent in signaling. The prominence of Her3–Her2 heterodimers is particularly intriguing, since Her2 itself lacks an activating ligand and Her3 is impaired in its kinase activity (Figure 1A). These receptors act primarily through heterodimerization. The unique partnership of Her2 and Her3 has been aptly dubbed ‘the deaf and the dumb’ (Citri et al., 2003). By activating several downstream pathways, including those of MAPK, PI3K, phospholipase C, protein kinase C, and Janus kinase, the Her3–Her2 heterodimer plays a pivotal role in the determination of cell lineage in a variety of tissues in epithelial organs. Experiments have shown that knocking out Her2 and Her3 genes leads to defective development of the heart, mammary gland, and nervous system in mice phenotypes. It is thus not surprising that Her3–Her2 heterodimers are implicated in a number of forms of cancer (Citri et al., 2003) or that Her2 is an important drug target in cancer therapeutics.
The structural mechanism underlying Her2’s dimerization properties remains incompletely understood. In particular, the conformations of Her2 homo- and heterodimers remain obscure, and how these conformations relate to the dimerization affinities is uncertain. Moreover, the manner in which ligands binding to Her2’s heterodimerization partners regulate the conformations and stability of the heterodimers is poorly understood. Although various structural and electrostatic factors that may affect Her2 dimerization have been discussed in the literature (Cho et al., 2003; Franklin et al., 2004; Garrett et al., 2003; Alvarado et al., 2009, 2010; Liu et al., 2012), further structural elucidation is needed for a better molecular understanding of Her2 activation.
Crystal structures of the ectodomains of human EGFR-family receptors (Lemmon, 2009) provide a starting point for elucidation of the structural mechanisms of Her2 heterodimerization. In these structures (Figure 1B,C), the ectodomains (each consisting of four domains numbered I, II, III, and IV) are found either as monomers or as symmetric homodimers with ligands bound to both dimer subunits (Garrett et al., 2002; Lu et al., 2010; Ogiso et al., 2002; Liu et al., 2012). In the homodimer structures, domain II constitutes most of the ectodomain’s dimer interface (Figure 1C), and its conformation is critical to ectodomain dimerization. A bent domain II is found in all ligand-free, inactive ectodomains of the EGFR-family receptors (Figure 1B), while a straight domain II is associated with the (ligand-bound) active dimer (Figure 1C). The domain II of Her2 appears to be constitutively bent (Cho et al., 2003; Garrett et al., 2003; Franklin et al., 2004; Alvarado et al., 2009), which is consistent with its poor homodimerization. Unfortunately, no crystal structure is available for human EGFR family heterodimers with only a single ligand bound, as is the case for Her2 heterodimers.
Intriguingly, recent crystal structures of Drosophila EGFR (dEGFR) ectodomains reveal asymmetric dimers that bear only one fully formed ligand binding site, with the other partially closed, regardless of whether one or both subunits are ligand-bound (Alvarado et al., 2009, 2010). These dEGFR structures hint at a possible structural mechanism for Her2 heterodimerization, but translating the dEGFR results to human Her2 is difficult due to differences between these receptors. First, dEGFR dimers assume an asymmetric conformation even when ligands are bound to both dimer subunits, whereas all existing human EGFR-family dimer structures exhibit a symmetric conformation. Second, the ectodomains of Her2 and other members of the human EGFR family each comprise four domains, whereas the dEGFR ectodomain includes a fifth domain, consisting of 166 residues immediately N-terminal to the transmembrane helix.
Here we investigate the dimerization of Her2 using molecular modeling and long-timescale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. We modeled and simulated the EGFR–Her2 and Her3–Her2 heterodimers as well as the Her2 homodimer. The heterodimers were found to be stable when a ligand was bound to the EGFR or Her3 subunit. Our simulations further showed that, when the single bound ligand was removed from a Her2 heterodimer, a substantial gap developed in the dimer interface. A similar gap was also observed in our simulation of the Her2 homodimer, which explains the weak homodimerization of Her2. Structural analysis shows that such a gap arises from the bending of the domain IIs in both subunits due to the absence of bound ligands. These observations are strikingly similar to the findings from the crystal structures of dEGFR homodimers (Alvarado et al., 2009, 2010): the ligand-free, but not the ligand-bound, dEGFR dimer exhibits a gap in the dimer interface, which explains the reduced dEGFR dimerization in the absence of ligands. In agreement with the recent experimental data showing that a single bound ligand is sufficient to activate an EGFR dimer (Liu et al., 2012), our simulations demonstrate that the activation mechanism of the receptors of the human EGFR family and of Her2 in particular conserves Drosophila EGFR’s capacity to form stable asymmetric ectodomain dimers upon the binding of a single ligand.
Simulations reproduce the gap in the interface of the dEGFR dimer
The general approach of this study was to use long-timescale MD simulations to infer from crystal structures of EGFR ectodomain dimers the structures of dimers with different constituent receptors or with different bound ligands. To examine the validity of this approach, we first applied it to dEGFR, for which the structures of both the ligand-bound and ligand-free ectodomain dimers (Alvarado et al., 2009, 2010) have been resolved. Our simulations correctly demonstrated that, once the ligands are removed from the ligand-bound structure, a substantial gap between the two subunits develops, leading to a reduced dimerization interface.
Unlike the symmetric human ‘2-ligand’ EGFR dimer (in which both subunits bear fully formed and occupied ligand binding sites; Figure 1C), the 2-ligand dEGFR dimer is asymmetric: although both ectodomain subunits are ligand-bound, only one bears a fully formed ligand binding site and a straight domain II (Figure 2A). The ‘1-ligand’ dEGFR dimer (in which only one subunit is ligand-bound) is essentially identical to the 2-ligand dimer, except for the missing ligand. The gap between the two subunits is closed in both dEGFR dimers. Conversely, the ligand-free dEGFR dimer is symmetric, featuring a bent domain II in both subunits, and a gap in the dimer interface. We removed both ligands from the crystal structure of the 2-ligand dEGFR dimer (PDB entry 3LTF) and simulated the resulting system. In two independent simulations, a substantial gap emerged in the dimer interface, and the resulting conformation resembled that of ligand-free dEGFR crystal structures (Figure 2A,B). Figure 2C shows a significant reduction in the surface area buried within the dimer interface, consistent with the buried areas in the crystal structures of the ligand-free dEGFR dimers. We note that the dimer conformation drifted away from that of the ligand-free crystal structure after ∼2 µs. This reflected the high flexibility of the simulated dimer, likely a result of the truncation of the domain IVs in the resolved crystal structure from which the simulations were initiated and the lack of inter-subunit contact between the two domains. The fact that our dEGFR simulations were able to reproduce the gap in the dimer interface found in the crystal structures of ligand-free dEGFR dimers lends support to the approach we adopted for the analysis of Her2 dimerization.
Simulations reproduce the gap in the interface of the dEGFR ectodomain dimer.
(A) The schematic shows the 2-ligand dEGFR ectodomain dimer on the left. In simulations initiated from this structure with both ligands removed, gap opened in the dimer interface, as indicated by a V-shaped outline in the right diagram. In the ligand-free dimer, domain II is bent in both subunits. The simulation snapshots are shown below the schematic diagrams. (B) The simulated dEGFR dimer from (A), at t = 0.5 µs, is compared with the crystal structure of the ligand-free dEGFR dimer (tan). Molecular renderings (A, B) omit domains IV and V for clarity (although the crystallographically resolved portion of domain IV was present in simulations). (C) The surface area buried within the dimer interface (counting the contributions from domains I, II, and III). The results of three independent simulations are shown, two starting from the 2-ligand crystal structures (after removal of the ligands), and one from the ligand-free crystal structure.
Models of the EGFR–Her2 heterodimer and Her2 homodimer
The 2-ligand EGFR homodimer has been resolved crystallographically (Garrett et al., 2002; Ogiso et al., 2002; Lu et al., 2010) and studied previously using MD simulations (e.g., Tynan et al., 2011; Zhang and Wriggers, 2011). Given the close homology between the EGFR-family receptors (‘Materials and methods’), this crystal structure may serve as a starting point for the modeling of Her2 homo- and heterodimers.
The first model we constructed was that of the ligand-bound EGFR–Her2 heterodimer, in which the EGFR subunit is ligand-bound and the Her2 subunit is ligand-free. We assumed that a 1-ligand EGFR homodimer is structurally similar to this EGFR–Her2 heterodimer and thus may serve as a template. To obtain a structure of the 1-ligand EGFR homodimer, we removed one ligand from the crystal structure of the 2-ligand EGFR homodimer (PDB entry 3NJP [Lu et al., 2010]) and simulated the remaining complex (Figure 3A). In all three independent simulations performed, the dimer assumed an asymmetric conformation, in which the ligand-free subunit differs from the ligand-bound one. In the former, the space previously occupied by the bound ligand between domains I and III is closed and domain II is bent (Figure 3B), in agreement with a recent MD study (Tynan et al., 2011). It is notable that the removal of one of the two ligands from the ectodomain dimer did not lead to substantial decrease in the area of the dimer interfaces (Figure 3E), suggesting that, in agreement with recent experimental findings (Liu et al., 2012), a single bound ligand is sufficient to maintain a stable ectodomain dimer of EGFR. By comparison, no significant conformational changes were observed in the control simulations of the 2-ligand EGFR dimer.
Bending of domain II.
(A) A schematic showing how the model of the 1-ligand EGFR dimer (right) is generated by simulation after the removal of one EGF ligand from the crystal structure of the 2-ligand dimer (left). The resulting structure is asymmetric: domain II of the ligand-free subunit is bent and the binding site is closed, whereas domain II of the ligand-bound subunit is straight and the binding site is open (as is the case in both subunits of the 2-ligand dimer). The angle θ, which characterizes the bending of domain II, is measured between the Cα atoms of EGFR residues 194, 239, and 296. (B) Bending of domain II. A simulation snapshot of the ligand-free subunit (red) from the 1-ligand EGFR dimer is overlaid with the crystal structures of a subunit from the 2-ligand EGFR dimer (green). EGFR residues 240–309 are used for reference. (C) An overlay of the ligand-free subunit of the 1-ligand EGFR dimer, generated by simulation (red), with the crystal structure of Her2 monomer (cyan). In the interest of clarity, domain IV is not shown. (D) The angle θ (illustrated in [A]) is shown as function of time in the three independent simulations of the 1-ligand EGFR homodimer, for the ligand-free subunit (middle) and for the ligand-bound subunit (right). The value of θ in the crystal structure of Her2 monomer is indicated by a straight line. (E) The buried surface area at the interfaces of 1-ligand and 2-ligand EGFR dimers in simulation.
The conformation of the ligand-free subunit in the simulated 1-ligand EGFR homodimer resembles the crystal structure of Her2 monomer (Figure 3C), especially in the bending of domain II. (The bent domain II is also observed in the crystal structures of ligand-free EGFR monomers [PDB entries 1NQL and 1YY9; Ferguson et al., 2003; Li et al., 2005].) The bending in domain II can be characterized by the angle θ formed by the top, middle, and bottom regions of the domain II dimerization interface (Figure 3A,D). In our simulations, this angle was ∼150° to 160° in the ligand-free subunits and ∼170° in the ligand-bound subunits, with the former values being very close to that of the Her2 crystal structure (156°). The EGFR–Her2 heterodimer was thus modeled by superimposing a crystal structure of the monomeric Her2 ectodomain (PDB entry 3BE1 [Bostrom et al., 2009]) onto the ligand-free EGFR subunit in the 1-ligand EGFR dimer using the portion of domain II directly involved in dimerization (EGFR residues 240–309; see ‘Materials and methods’).
We subsequently modeled the ligand-free EGFR–Her2 heterodimer and the Her2 homodimer using a similar approach. In the former case, the ligand was removed from our model of the EGFR–Her2 heterodimer and the resulting ligand-free heterodimer was then simulated. In the simulations, domains I, II, and III of the EGFR subunit again assumed a ‘Her2-like’conformation. This model of the ligand-free EGFR–Her2 heterodimer was then used as a template for the Her2 homodimer, in the same way that the model of the 1-ligand EGFR homodimer was used as a template for the EGFR–Her2 heterodimer (‘Materials and methods’).
Dynamics of the dimer interfaces in the EGFR–Her2 heterodimer and Her2 homodimer
We subsequently simulated the EGFR–Her2 heterodimer and Her2 homodimer starting from these models. In these simulations, the ligand-bound EGFR–Her2 heterodimer remained stable (Figure 4A), the dimer interface was largely intact, and the ligand wedged between domains I and III of the EGFR subunit, preventing any bending in this subunit’s domain II. In contrast, a large gap opened in the dimer interface of the ligand-free EGFR–Her2 heterodimer (this was consistently observed in two independent simulations) between the N-terminal portions of the domain IIs (Figure 4B; Video 1). This occurred as domain II of the EGFR subunit bent away from the dimer interface upon the removal of its bound ligand. Similarly, a gap at the dimer interface was also observed in two independent simulations of the Her2 homodimer (Figure 4C). Plots of the buried surface area show that the size of the gap fluctuated in the simulations (Figure 4B), but on average, was significantly lower in the ligand-free EGFR–Her2 heterodimer and Her2 homodimer than in the ligand-bound heterodimer.
Simulations of the EGFR–Her2 heterodimer and the Her2 homodimer.
(A) The EGFR–Her2 heterodimer with the ligand bound to EGFR (‘+EGF’). (B) The ligand-free EGFR–Her2 heterodimer or EGFR–EGFR homodimer (‘−EGF’). (C) The Her2 homodimer. Top: snapshots from the simulations. Middle: plots of the surface area buried within the dimer interface (counting the contributions from domains I, II, and III) as a function of simulation time (for EGFR–Her2 [−EGF] and Her2–Her2, results of two independent simulations are shown). Bottom: schematics illustrating the conformation of domain II and the dimer interface. Conformations of the bent and straight domain II are highlighted by the black lines, and the gap in the dimer interface is indicated by a V-shaped outline when present. For clarity, domain IV is not shown.
The simulation of the ligand-free EGFR–Her2 ectodomain heterodimer with Her2 colored red and EGFR blue. A gap between the N-terminal portion of each subunit’s domain II develops during the simulation.
In terms of their location and potential impact on dimer stability, the gaps observed in our simulations are reminiscent of the one in the crystal structure of ligand-free dEGFR dimer (Alvarado et al., 2009, 2010). The dEGFR gap results in a reduced dimer interface area of ∼2300 Å2, compared to ∼3400 Å2 in the 1- and 2-ligand dEGFR dimers, where the gap is closed (Figure 2). This reduction of the dimer interface area is believed to account for the relatively weak dimerization affinity of the ligand-free dEGFR, which is ∼30 times lower than that of ligand-bound dEGFR. Figure 4 shows that the reduction of the dimer interface is similarly observed in our simulations of the ligand-free EGFR–Her2 heterodimer and Her2 homodimer: when the gap is wide open, the surface area buried within the interface is ∼2600 Å2, compared to ∼3500 Å2 in the ligand-bound heterodimer. We thus suggest that the same structural mechanism that weakens ligand-free dEGFR homodimers (Alvarado et al., 2009, 2010) also disfavors ligand-free EGFR–Her2 dimerization and Her2 homodimerization. On the other hand, ligand binding in the EGFR subunit helps to keep domain II straight, which prevents the opening of the gap and stabilizes the dimer interface of EGFR–Her2 heterodimer (Figure 4). This is reminiscent of the recent finding (Liu et al., 2012) that one bound ligand is sufficient to activate an EGFR dimer.
Her3–Her2 heterodimer
Among the dimerization partners of Her2, Her3 is particularly notable in that the Her3–Her2 heterodimers are potent signaling units, and in that the normal and pathogenic signaling through Her2 and Her3 relies strongly on Her3–Her2 dimerization (Baselga and Swain, 2009; Lemmon, 2009). We thus studied the Her3–Her2 heterodimer in ways similar to our study of EGFR–Her2 heterodimers and the Her2 homodimer. We first modeled the Her3–Her2 heterodimer using the resolved crystal structure of the Her3 monomer (Cho and Leahy, 2002) and our model of the EGFR–Her2 heterodimer as templates (‘Materials and methods’). The EGF-like domain of the Her3 ligand heregulin-alpha (HRG) was then introduced into the Her3 binding site between domains I and III, in accordance with the pose of EGFR-bound EGF.
The resulting model of the Her3–Her2 heterodimer was then simulated, first with HRG bound, in which case the dimer interface remained stable (Figure 5A). After ∼4 µs of simulation the ligand was removed, and the resulting ligand-free heterodimer was then simulated again. Without the ligand, the Her3 subunit underwent conformational changes similar to those described above for the ligand-free EGFR subunit, including a bending of domain II. As a result, a gap again emerged in the dimer interface. In the first series of simulations the gap in the Her3–Her2 heterodimer was often partially closed, but re-opened repeatedly and resulted in a significant decrease in the buried surface area in the dimer interface. In the second series, the gap was steadily open once the ligand was removed (Figure 5B). These observations suggest that Her3–Her2 heterodimerization, similar to that of EGFR–Her2, is promoted by the stabilization of the dimer interface following ligand binding.
Her3–Her2 heterodimer.
(A) Snapshots from the simulations of the Her3–Her2 heterodimer with (left) and without (right) HRG bound to Her3. At the end of the simulation with HRG bound to Her3, HRG was removed, and the resulting system was resolvated and further simulated without the ligand. A gap opened in the dimer interface, as illustrated by the snapshot on the right. For clarity, these images omit domain IV. (B) The surface area buried within the dimer interface, counting the contributions only from domains I, II, and III, plotted as a function of time. Two independent sets of two simulations each (with and without HRG) are shown.
Atomic detail of the dimer interfaces in the asymmetric dimers
Our simulations suggest that ligand binding promotes the formation of asymmetric dEGFR or EGFR-family dimers by allowing specific favorable interactions between the domain II N-terminal regions of the two subunits. We found that the asymmetric dimers we examined—the EGFR–Her2 and Her3–Her2 heterodimers, the 1-ligand EGFR homodimer, and the 1- and 2-ligand dEGFR homodimers—all shared certain key atomic-level interactions between subunits. In particular, hydrogen bonds between Gln194 (in EGFR or Her3 numbering) of the ligand-bound subunit and Cys213 and His215 (in Her2 numbering; Figure 6A) of the ligand-free subunit (Figure 6B) were particularly stable. The presence of these hydrogen bonds is consistent with the reported crystal structures of the dEGFR asymmetric dimers after a 180° χ2 rotamer flip at the histidine (which would presumably be consistent with the same electron density). In contrast, these hydrogen bonds are not present in the crystal structure or in simulations of the symmetric 2-ligand EGFR dimer, and they are precluded by the gap in the dimer interface of all ligand-free dimers we examined (including the ligand-free dEGFR crystal structure and our simulations of ligand-free EGFR and Her2 homodimers and EGFR–Her2 heterodimers). Our observations suggest an important role for Gln194 of the ligand-bound subunit in stabilizing 1-ligand dimers. Notably, the glutamine residue is conserved in EGFR, Her3, Her4, and dEGFR, which bind ligands, but not in Her2 (Figure 6A), which does not. Mutating Gln194 in EGFR and Her3 may thus hinder their heterodimerization with Her2, and mutating the corresponding residue (Gln189) in dEGFR may hinder its homodimerization.
Details of the dimer interfaces in Her2 heterodimers.
(A) The sequence alignments of EGFR, Her2, Her3, and dEGFR for the part of domain II corresponding to EGFR residues 167–286. Three sets of residues (green, red, and blue, respectively), which are involved in three sets of important interactions at the dimer interface, are highlighted. (B) Top: the role of EGFR residue Gln194 in the EGFR–Her2 dimer interface. Hydrogen bonds and salt bridges are indicated by red dashed lines. Bottom: the distances between the key atoms involved in these hydrogen bonds are shown as functions of time. (C) Left: superimposition of 1-ligand EGFR homodimer and 1-ligand EGFR–Her2 heterodimer, with dimerization arms highlighted by the red box. Middle and right: Her2’s dimerization arm in the EGFR–Her2 heterodimer is conformationally less stable than the dimerization arm of the ligand-free subunit of the 1-ligand EGFR homodimer, likely because the Tyr251–Arg285 cation–π interaction is only present in the latter dimer. Dark blue is used for the EGFR dimerization arm in the EGFR homodimer, and dark gray for the EGFR dimerization arm in the EGFR–Her2 heterodimer.
Certain inter-subunit interactions appeared to be unique to Her2 heterodimers. In particular, Arg228 of EGFR interacted stably with Glu243 of Her2 through a salt bridge in our simulations of the ligand-bound EGFR–Her2 heterodimer (Figure 6B). Similarly, Arg228 of Her3 interacted stably with the same glutamate through a water bridge in our simulations of the Her3–Her2 heterodimer. Although this arginine is present in both EGFR and Her3, it is not present in Her2, Her4, or dEGFR. Notably, EGFR and Her3 are the two common dimerization partners of Her2 in the EGFR family, and only Her2 bears a negatively charged residue at the position of the Glu243 (Figure 6A). This is consistent with the notion that Her2 has been fine-tuned for heterodimerization with EGFR and Her3.
Experimentally, heterodimerization between Her2 and ligand-bound EGFR or Her3 ectodomains is much weaker than homodimerization of EGFR, Her4, or dEGFR ectodomains (Horan et al., 1995; Ferguson et al., 2000). Our simulations suggest that this difference in stability may be due to unique conformational dynamics in the dimerization arm of Her2. The dimerization arm plays a key role in maintaining dimer stability, and dimerization arm-mediated interactions are very similar in crystal structures of dEGFR and human EGFR dimers (Alvarado et al., 2010). In our simulations, however, the dimerization arm of Her2 in the EGFR–Her2 dimer deviated significantly from its initial conformation in the course of the simulation, whereas the dimerization arms of EGFR and dEGFR in homodimers did not (Figure 6C). A cation–π interaction at the tip of the dimerization arm in the 1-ligand EGFR dimer between Tyr251 and Arg285 of the unliganded subunit (Figure 6C) appears to be particularly important in stabilizing the dimer. The residue at the position of Tyr251 is conserved as tyrosine or phenylalanine in dEGFR and all members of the human EGFR family. The residue at the position of Arg285 is conserved as arginine, except in Her2, where it is replaced by leucine (Leu291; Figure 6A). It is tempting to suggest that this missing arginine in Her2 may explain its weak ectodomain heterodimerization compared to the homodimerization of dEGFR, EGFR, and Her4, and that an L291R mutation in Her2 may promote Her2 heterodimerization and facilitate the crystallization of a Her3–Her2 or EGFR–Her2 dimer.
Given the implication of Her2 in disease and its central role in mediating cell signaling, elucidation of the molecular mechanisms regulating Her2 activation is of great importance. The long-timescale MD simulations reported here support the notion of a simple and evolutionarily conserved structural mechanism controls homo- and heterodimerization of Her2, and thereby Her2 activation. Our simulations revealed inherent instability in the dimer interfaces of the ligand-free EGFR–Her2 and Her3–Her2 heterodimers and the Her2 homodimer, and indicated that the binding of a single ligand is sufficient to stabilize the heterodimer interfaces. These observations complement the crystallographic analysis, shedding further light on the structural mechanism underlying the preference of Her2 to partner with a ligand-bound EGFR or Her3, rather than with Her2 or ligand-free EGFR or Her3 (Lemmon, 2009; Graus-Porta et al., 1997; Nagy, et al., 2010).
Our simulations showed the conformation of domain II, which is determined by ligand binding, to be critical to the stability of the dimer interface. A ligand bound to EGFR (or to another member of the family) acts as a wedge that pushes domains I and III apart, straightening the otherwise bent domain II (Alvarado et al., 2009). (Domain II is bent in the crystal structures of ligand-free EGFR, Her2, Her3, Her4, and dEGFR.) We simulated the transition from the straight to the bent conformation of domain II upon removal of the bound ligand in EGFR and Her3 and the consequent development of the gap in the dimer interface. Our simulations suggest that, for the gap to open, both domain IIs of the two subunits in a dimer need to adopt a bent conformation.
One feature unique to the dimerization and activation of receptors of the EGFR family (Her2 included), but not to other families of receptor tyrosine kinases (Lemmon and Schlessinger, 2010), is that the dimer interface is mediated by the receptors and does not involve any direct contribution from the bound ligands. Instead of directly participating in the dimerization, a bound ligand regulates the conformation of domain II and potentiates it for dimerization. In this context, it is not surprising that the seemingly minor effect of ligand binding on the conformation of domain II in the heterodimerization partners of Her2 demonstrated by our simulations is of great importance to the regulation of Her2 activity. Our consistent observation of the gap that disrupts the dimer interfaces in the ligand-free EGFR–Her2 and Her3–Her2 heterodimers, and in Her2 and dEGFR homodimers, as well as the fact that domain II is bent in crystal structures of ligand-free EGFR, Her2, Her3, Her4, and dEGFR, suggests that the structural mechanism for the control of dimerization has been preserved from Drosophila to the human EGFR family.
Modeling of dimers
Because EGFR, Her2, and Her3 are closely related phylogenetically and share a high degree of sequence identity, we used the EGFR ectodomain homodimer as a structural template for the modeling of the Her2 ectodomain homodimer and the EGFR–Her2 and Her3–Her2 ectodomain heterodimers. The sequence identity between the ectodomains of EGFR and Her2 is 40%, while that between the ectodomains of EGFR and Her3 is 41%. In the structural alignments for the modeling, we used the region corresponding to EGFR residues 240–309, since this is the part of domain II that appears to be essential for dimerization (Dawson et al., 2005), and since in our simulations of EGFR the N-terminal portion of domain II exhibited bending around the hinge situated approximately at residue 240 (Figure 3). In this region, sequence identity to EGFR is 50% and 46% for Her2 and Her3, respectively (Figure 6A).
The Her2 subunit of the EGFR–Her2 heterodimer was modeled based on the Her2 monomer crystal structure from PDB entry 3BE1 (Bostrom et al., 2009), and missing residues in domains I–III were filled from PDB entries 1S78 (Franklin et al., 2004) and 2A91 (Garrett et al., 2003). The Her2 monomer was aligned with the ligand-free EGFR subunit from the 1-ligand EGFR dimer using EGFR residues 240–309 (and the corresponding residues of Her2) for reference. The part of domain IV of Her2 that is missing in the crystal structures (beyond residue 608) was modeled based on the EGFR structure. The minor clashes between Her2 and EGFR in the original model were resolved by adjusting the side chains of the amino acids involved. To obtain the Her2 homodimer, the Her2 monomer was used to replace the EGFR subunit in the ligand-free EGFR–Her2 heterodimer.
The Her3–Her2 heterodimer was modeled based on our model of the EGFR–Her2 dimer taken at t = 0 (i.e., before simulation). Individual domains from the crystal structure of the tethered Her3 ectodomain (PDB entry 1M6B [Cho and Leahy, 2002]) were aligned on the respective domains of the EGFR template. Because domain II is straight in the EGFR template and bent in the Her3 crystal structure, the alignment was carried out in three separate steps. Specifically, Her3 residues 166–188, 189–238, and 239–307 were separately aligned with their EGFR counterparts. The residues at the borders between the parts of Her3 that were aligned as rigid bodies were then adjusted to ensure appropriate connectivity; a few minor clashes between the domains of Her3 and between Her3 and Her2 were eliminated by adjusting amino acid side chains. HRG was taken from PDB entry 1HAE (Jacobsen et al., 1996) and aligned with the EGF bound to the EGFR template, using EGF’s residues 26–46 for reference (as this part appears to be most similar structurally between the two).
Domains IVs of receptors of the EGFR family are generally more flexible than the other ectodomains and are commonly unresolved in crystal structures. Thus, structural analysis of domain IVs starting from homology models may be particularly challenging. Although domain IVs were included in our models and simulations, they were not a main concern of this study.
Simulation details
The simulations were performed on the special-purpose supercomputer, Anton (Shaw et al., 2009), using the CHARMM22* force field (MacKerell et al., 1998; Piana et al., 2011) for proteins and TIP3P (Jorgensen et al., 1983) as the water model. The simulated systems were solvated in water with NaCl (Na+ ions were first added to neutralize the net charge of the system, and then equal numbers of Na+ and Cl− were added so that the concentration of Na+ reached 0.15 M), with residues set to their dominant protonation states at pH 7. As an equilibration stage, the protein backbone atoms were first restrained to their initial positions, using a harmonic potential with a force constant of 1 kcal mol−1 Å−2. The force constant was linearly scaled down to zero over 50 ns. Simulations were performed in the NPT ensemble for the equilibration step and in the NVT ensemble afterwards, with T = 310 K, p=1 bar, and Berendsen’s coupling scheme (Berendsen et al., 1984) with one temperature group. Water molecules and all bond lengths to hydrogen atoms were constrained using M-SHAKE (Kräutler et al., 2001). Van der Waals and short-range electrostatic interactions were cut off at 12.5 Å. Long-range electrostatic interactions were calculated using the k-space Gaussian split Ewald method (Shan et al., 2005) with a 64 × 64 × 64 mesh. The simulation time step was 1 fs for the equilibration stage and 2.5 fs for production simulations; the r-RESPA integration method was used with long-range electrostatics evaluated every 5 fs (Tuckerman et al., 1992).
The simulated systems included the EGFR ectodomain dimers with two EGF ligands (three simulations) or one ligand (also three simulations); 1-ligand EGFR–Her2 ectodomain heterodimer (one simulation), ligand-free heterodimer (two simulations), Her2 homodimer (two simulations), 1-ligand Her3–Her2 heterodimer (two simulations), and ligand-free Her3–Her2 heterodimer (two simulations); and ligand-free dEGFR dimer (two simulations starting from the 2-ligand crystal structure and one from the ligand-free crystal structure). The size of the simulated systems was ∼270,000 atoms, in a periodic box of approximately 140 × 140 × 140 Å3. Modeling, analysis, and visualization were performed using VMD (Humphrey et al., 1996). The data for buried area shown in the figures was averaged over a 200-ns window.
Repeated simulations of a given system produced largely similar results. In both simulations of the ligand-free EGFR–Her2 dimer, for example, a gap consistently developed at the dimer interface (Figure 4B). Three simulations of the 1-ligand EGFR homodimer (Figure 3D), generated average structures with a root-mean-squared deviation of 1.9–4.8 Å from one another, as measured based on the Cα atoms of domains I–III. By the same measurement, the two crystal structures of the 2-ligand EGFR homodimer (PDB entries 1IVO and 1MOX) differ from one other by 4.0 Å.
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General assessment:
The mechanism of Her2 activation and signaling is of considerable importance considering its role in human disease (including cancer) and as a drug target. The available biochemical data suggest that the activation process upon ligand binding requires formation of a heterodimer consisting of Her2 and Her3. Her2 lacks ligand binding (or binding is weak), whereas Her3 does not have significant kinase activity. Thus, it is only upon hetero-dimerization that ligand binding can initiate kinase activity. Yet, structural studies by x-ray crystallography of the human EGFR-family receptors ectodomains showed only symmetric dimers with ligands bound in both monomers. Intriguingly, crystal structures of Drosophila EGFR ectodomains showed asymmetric dimers with only one ligand bound. The question, however, was if the Drosophila crystal structures are representative, what is going on for the human EGFR receptors as well. This work now suggests that this is indeed the case: starting from the crystal structures of the human Her2 homodimer as well as the Her2-Her3 heterodimer, long-timescale (microsecond) molecular dynamics simulations were performed. The simulations were first successfully tested starting from the Drosophila heterodimer structures.
The simulations show that a model of the human Her2 homodimer is not stable, but, rather, that the dimer interface opens to produce a large gap. In contrast, a model of the Her2-Her3 heterodimer with one bound ligand was stable. This work thus suggests that the asymmetric Drosophila EGFR ectodomain crystal structures indeed represent the norm, rather than the exception.
While this is an important finding, the simulations should allow the authors to draw some mechanistic conclusions about how the conformational changes within the various dimers occur and how the different interfaces are stabilized. Such additional mechanistic insights would also illustrate the power of their long-time simulations and considerably strengthen this work.
Required revisions:
1) By taking the richness of the MD simulations and reducing them to cartoons in Figures 3A, 4, and 5, the authors do not go much beyond simply confirming conclusions already drawn from the studies of Drosophila EGFR. Surely the purpose of simulations such as those described here is to generate informative models that make experimentally testable predictions? In the crystallographic studies of dEGFR, identification of residues involved in interactions across the asymmetric dimer interface was informative. The nature of this new interface is crucial for understanding the fly receptor, but here the authors unfortunately give no details for the analogous interfaces in the human heterodimers studied. This omission deprives those in this field of the most useful information to be gleaned from the simulations presented. Are the interfaces (e.g., at the top of Figure 4A) similar to those seen in dEGFR? Do they involve conserved residues?
2) The “structural explanation for the preference of Her2 to partner with a ligand-bound EGFR or Her3, rather than with Her2 or ligand-free EGFR or Her3” is not really a result of this paper. Quite frankly, this was already clear from the Drosophila work. What the present (excellent) study does add to this, though, is the potential of a detailed view – yet the authors disappointingly describe no details that can be used for designing experiments. The brief discussion does not suffice and key areas of contact are omitted from Figure 6B. Are there key residues in the domain II interface in the asymmetric hEGFR dimer (outside the region shown in Figure 6B) that are well conserved? Can predictions be made for mutations that might selectively destabilize the asymmetric hEGFR dimer but not the symmetric 2-ligand dimer? These would be useful outcomes of the modeling studies and analysis of these questions are likely to yield valuable insight in and of itself.
3) Why are heterodimers formed between the EGFR and Her2 (or Her2 and Her3) ectodomains so much weaker than EGFR-EGFR ectodomain homodimers? This is a clear experimental result in the literature. In fact, EGFR-Her2 ectodomain heterodimers have not yet been directly observed, following ligand binding, although there are hints from biophysical studies that weak Her2-Her3 ectdomain dimers may form (this varies from study to study). By contrast, EGFR and dEGFR ectodomain dimers are strong (at least 50-fold stronger). The simulations might address the question of different dimerization strengths. By ignoring the well-established affinity differences – when taken at face value – the presentation in this work is a little misleading. For example, what do the authors mean by suggesting that the Her3-Her2 heterodimers are particularly robust? If they mean that the affinity of Her3 for Her2 is particularly strong, they are not correct – there is no evidence for this. Evidence for heterodimer formation is qualitative at best, and the only quantitative data show that EGFR-EGFR homodimers and Her4-Her4 homodimers are much “tighter” than any homodimer, at least where ectodomains are concerned. Analysis and description of the dimer interfaces could provide insight into this issue too.
4) Although this manuscript is well-written and beautifully illustrated, it is spoiled by its logical framework. For example, Figure 1B shows the symmetrical human EGFR (hEGFR) dimer. It also shows tethered and untethered forms of the monomer, but specifically does not address them. If these are not addressed, why illustrate them. The fact that Her2 without a ligand looks superficially like hEGFR with a ligand makes one want to assume that this is how Her2 works. Also, it should be made clearer (e.g., in the figure caption) which specific crystal structures of which domains and homo or heterodimers have been determined, along with their PDB IDs.
5) Figure 2A shows the symmetric Drosophila EGFR (dEGFR) dimer, the logical counter-part of the symmetric human EGFR dimer in Figure 1. It also shows the effect of a simulation on dEGFR without both its ligands. Figure 3 shows a simulation of hEGFR without one its ligands. It seems that both the human and Drosophila x-ray structures should be introduced together so as to emphasize their different symmetries.
6) The results of parallel simulations in both hEGFR and dEGFR need to be shown. This may require additional work as hEGFR has been simulated without one ligand whereas dEGFR has been simulated without both ligands.
7) The results of the MD simulations seem reproducible in that two independent several-micro-second simulations give similar results for this huge system with almost 300,000 atoms. This remarkable result could be emphasized more explicitly by comparison of the final structures of the respective pairs of simulations.
We thank the reviewers for these comments. In the revised manuscript, we have dedicated an updated figure (Figure 6) and a new sub-section of the Results to highlight the residue–residue interactions that are key to the stability of these asymmetric EGFR family dimers. We have also added suggestions for mutations that may enhance the stability of these asymmetric dimers and potentially facilitate their crystallization.
In the revised manuscript, we provide further details of the dimer interfaces observed in our MD simulations. In particular, we report residue-specific details of the interfaces of asymmetric EGFR family dimers in the new sub-section of the Results and the new version of Figure 6.
Based on the conformational dynamics of the dimer interfaces, we determined that the interactions of Gln194 (EGFR numbering) with Cys213 and His215 (Her2 numbering), which are stable in our simulations of the 1-ligand EGFR homodimer and the Her2 heterodimers with ligand-bound EGFR or Her3, are critical to the stability of these asymmetric dimers. These interactions are also formed in the crystal structures of the asymmetric dEGFR dimers. We have added a discussion of these interactions, and of the conservation of the residues involved, to the revised manuscript.
We agree that the overall structural mechanism of Her2 dimerization may largely be inferred from the structures of the dEGFR dimers, and that much of the value of our work lies in its potential to provide a detailed view of the relevant dimer interfaces. As the reviewers suggested, we have thus revised the manuscript to place more emphasis on the atomic details of our Her2 heterodimer models, with a particular focus on the dimer interfaces. We have also revised the relevant high-level statements in the manuscript to reflect this understanding. The new version of Figure 6 presents important details of the interactions between the N-terminal regions of the domain IIs in the asymmetric dimers, in addition to the interactions around the “dimerization arms”. Because the interactions centered on Gln194 (EGFR numbering) are stable in the asymmetric EGFR family dimers but not in their symmetric counterparts, we suggest in the revised manuscript that mutation of this residue would destabilize the former more than the latter dimers. Additionally, we have now highlighted the salt bridge between Arg228 (EGFR numbering) and Glu243 (Her2 numbering), which is likely important to the stability of the Her2 dimers. In the revised manuscript we further suggest that mutating Arg228 may hinder the heterodimerization of EGFR and Her3 with Her2, but not the homodimerization.
The reviewers are correct that there is no evidence indicating that the affinity of Her3 for Her2 is particularly strong. We have revised the sentence of the original manuscript that appeared to suggest otherwise, and we have clarified the point we intended to convey, which was the functional importance of full-length Her3–Her2 heterodimers.
In the revised manuscript, we have also attempted to address the reviewers’ question of why ectodomain heterodimerization of Her2 and Her3 is weaker than ectodomain homodimerization of dEGFR, EGFR, and Her4. To elucidate the structural basis for the different dimerization strengths, we re-examined the interactions at the dimerization interfaces. In the revised manuscript, we now identify variance at key residues that may explain the strength of dEGFR and human EGFR homodimers relative to Her2 heterodimers. Specifically, we suggest that a cation–π interaction between Tyr251 and Arg285 (EGFR numbering) in the homodimers may be key to the stabilization of the dimerization arms in the dimer interfaces. Furthermore, we suggest that the replacement of the arginine in Her2 by a leucine, which distinguishes it from dEGFR and the other members of the EGFR family, may explain the weak ectodomain heterodimerization of Her2 ectodomains relative to the homodimerization of dEGFR and human EGFR ectodomains. We further speculate that the L291R Her2 mutation, which may stabilize Her2 heterodimers with EGFR and Her3, may facilitate crystallization of Her2–Her3 and Her2–EGFR dimers.
4) Although this manuscript is well-written and beautifully illustrated, it is spoiled by its logical framework. For example, Figure 1B shows the symmetrical human EGFR (hEGFR) dimer. It also shows tethered and untethered forms of the monomer, but specifically does not address them. If these are not addressed, why illustrate them. The fact that Her2 without a ligand looks superficially like hEGFR with a ligand make one want to assume that this is how Her2 works. Also, it should be made clearer (e.g., in the figure caption) which specific crystal structures of which domains and homo or heterodimers have been determined, along with their PDB IDs.
As suggested, we have removed the tethered conformation from the figures and specified which crystal structures the cartoon diagrams represent by including their PDB IDs. We have also attempted to improve the manuscript’s logical framework by presenting the dEGFR dimer together with the symmetric EGFR dimer in the revised Figure 1, as described below in our response to reviewer comment 5.
In the revised manuscript, the 2-ligand asymmetric dEGFR dimer is now juxtaposed with the symmetric EGFR dimer in Figure 1 to emphasize their different symmetries. We have also revised the text so that the two dimers are introduced together.
In the revised manuscript we now report parallel simulations of the ligand-free EGFR dimer and show that a gap develops at the dimer interface, as we had previously observed for the ligand-free dEGFR dimer (Figure 4B).
7) The results of the MD simulations seem reproducible in that two independent several- micro-second simulations give similar results for this huge system with almost 300,000 atoms. This remarkable result could be emphasized more explicitly by comparison of the final structures of the respective pairs of simulations.
We agree that the reproducibility of our simulations warrants a more explicit discussion. At the end of the Methods section in the revised manuscript, we now report that the average structures observed in three simulations of the 1-ligand EGFR homodimer differ by 1.9–4.8 Å in terms of the RMSD of the Cα atoms, which is comparable to the Cα RMSD between the two available crystal structures of the 2-ligand EGFR dimer (4.0 Å). This comparison differs only slightly from the one the reviewers suggested in that the average, rather than the final, conformation of each simulation is used, in light of the fact that the average conformation of a simulation generally represents the ensemble of conformations sampled by the simulation better than the final one.
Anton Arkhipov
D. E. Shaw Research, New York, United States
AA, Conception and design, Preparing and performing simulations, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting or revising the article
The authors declare that no competing interests exist.
Yibing Shan
YS, Conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting or revising the article
Yibing.Shan@DEShawResearch.com
Eric T Kim
ETK, Preparing and performing simulations
Ron O Dror
ROD, Interpretation of data, Drafting or revising the article
David E Shaw
Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Columbia University, New York, United States
DES, Conception and design, Interpretation of data, Drafting or revising the article
David.Shaw@DEShawResearch.com
We thank John Kuriyan, Michael Eastwood, and Stefano Piana for helpful discussions, Ansgar Philippsen for assistance with graphics, and Mollie Kirk and Berkman Frank for editorial assistance. We also thank the reviewers for their helpful suggestions.
Axel T Brunger, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University, United States
Accepted: June 17, 2013
Version of Record published: July 16, 2013 (version 1)
© 2013, Arkhipov et al.
Article citation count generated by polling the highest count across the following sources: Scopus, Crossref, PubMed Central.
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Home | Sports | El Paso Sports | EPCC Half Marathon Teams Place at Nationals
EPCC Half Marathon Teams Place at Nationals
Staff Report November 18, 2017 Comments Off on EPCC Half Marathon Teams Place at Nationals
Isotopes scorch Chihuahuas 12-3
Gallery+Story: Force is strong with Chihuahuas, Isotopes shutout 7-0
Topeka, Kansas—El Paso Community College (EPCC) women’s half marathon team finished in second place at the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship (NJCAA) held in Topeka, Kansas.
Sophomore Shalet Mitei received All-American honors finishing second. The men’s team finished fifth in the national competition.
“I am proud of how the runners matured as the season progressed,” Felix Hinojosa, EPCC Athletic Director and Half Marathon Head Coach said.
“Each team member is a leader and they depend on each other to excel.”
At nationals, the Tejanas women’s cross country team was led by Mitei who placed 2nd in the 13.1 mile run. Iowa Central Community College finished first in the women’s division.
The Tejanos men’s cross country team was led by Michael Kirwa who finished in 9th place.
Iowa Central Community College placed first in the men’s division.
The Tejanas times are as follows:
1 Shalet Mitei 1:21:35
8 Ocean Stevens 1:27:27
10 Michelle Renteria 1;28:06
24 Celeste Zamarron 1:38:15
39 Merari Valenzuela 1:50:40
The Tejanos times are as follows:
9 Michael Kirwa 1:11:57
20 Sammy Rono 1:15:509
23 Michael Flores 1:15:58
For more information on EPCC Athletics, visit www.epcc.edu/athletics.
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Sex tourism in Egypt
A bride for the summer
Hundreds of under-age Egyptian girls enter temporary marriages with rich tourists from the Persian Gulf during the summer in return for money for their families. These unions – dubbed summer marriages – are not legally binding and end when the foreigners return to their own countries. By Elizabeth Lehmann, Eva Plesner and Flemming Weiss-Andersen
It was a summer′s day in 2008 when someone knocked at the door. Howeida was 15 years old at the time. A man stood in the doorway. He spoke briefly to her father and her step-mother. Then the matter was settled: Howeida would be married to a man from Saudi Arabia for a sum of around 1750 euros. The "marriage" lasted a whole 20 days, during which Howeida was repeatedly raped. Then, the man simply departed. His summer vacation was over.
Howeida was a so-called "summer bride" – a romantic name for prostitution. Every year, rich tourists from the Gulf states travel to Egypt and choose a girl for the summer.
The dowry was an unimaginably large sum for the family – several annual salaries. "It all sounded so enticing. My family told me that I would get clothes and presents. I was still so young. In the end I gave my consent," recounts Howeida. Her family bought a refrigerator and a washing machine with the dowry.
Marriage contracts found in any bookshop
The paperwork for such summer marriages is quickly dealt with: marriage contracts can be found in any bookshop. A whole network of intermediaries and lawyers ensure that the marriages take place quickly and discreetly. They are not officially registered. As such, the marriages can be annulled just as quickly as they were concluded.
Howeida is now 28. She has been married 8 times, each time for only a few days. She is ashamed of her past and does not wish to state her real name. She wears a black niqab that only reveals her eyes. Concealed underneath is a pretty woman with fine skin and shoulder-length black hair.
Lawyer Ahmed Moselhy has already brought one successful case against a ″summer bride″ matchmaker. Such temporary marriages constitute a form of prostitution in Egypt. Extramarital sex is forbidden in Islam. Sex – even with minors – is made possible and legal, however, through this quick and easy form of marriage, for which no official form of registration is required. Lawyer Ahmed Moselhy is fighting to put a stop to the practice. He also advises NGOs in cases of prostitution and human trafficking
When she was married for the first time, she lived with her father, her step-mother and her six half-siblings in three small rooms in a village on the outskirts of Ouseem, some 20 kilometres northwest of Cairo.
Things were not as simple as Howeida imagined it would be at the time. "I was still innocent. I still believed in love. The first night was just awful. Afterwards, I had psychological problems." Nonetheless, that did not prevent the family for marrying off Howeida again the next summer. This time, it was to a man from Kuwait, yet he only paid around 600 euros, as Howeida was no longer a virgin.
Addicted to the money
Howeida's story is not unusual, explains Ahmed Moselhy. The lawyer advises NGOs in cases of prostitution and human trafficking. "Many girls want to help out their families and enter into the marriage voluntarily. And then over and over again, as the money can be addictive," says Moselhy. He then makes a macabre calculation: "The families here in the surrounding area usually have eight or more children. Every daughter equals a car or a new storey on the house."
The outskirts of Cairo are incredibly poor. A quarter of the residents here have to make do on less than two dollars a day. This plays into the hands of sex tourists. Sometimes they will even pay more than 100,000 euros for a girl – depending on her looks, age, duration of the marriage and whether or not she is a virgin
The outskirts of Cairo are incredibly poor. A quarter of the residents here have to make do on less than two dollars a day. This plays into the hands of sex tourists. Sometimes they will even pay more than 100,000 euros for a girl – depending on her looks, age, duration of the marriage and whether or not she is a virgin. There are even package deals, including hotel room or apartment. The "groom" can maintain a clear conscience, as extramarital sex is forbidden in Islam. Nor does he face any risk of criminal proceedings as a result of the marriage contract.
Impact of legal proceedings limited
The same cannot be said for the intermediary. In 2012, Moselhy, the lawyer, took the matchmaker "Ousha" and her accomplices to court – a total of eleven persons. They received prison sentences ranging from six months to 18 years. The charge was human trafficking. Yet, business hardly suffered as a result. There are no official figures, but NGOs estimate that thousands of men continue to come to Egypt each year in the search for a summer bride.
Howeida has since abandoned the business. She still lives with her father and step-mother. "I no longer fear them, but I hate them. Especially my father. Why did he allow this to happen?" Howeida is now looking for the right man for a genuine marriage.
In real terms, however, her fate is sealed. As a former summer bride, she is no longer regarded as a "respectable woman." There is hardly a man in Egypt's conservative society who would consider marrying such a woman.
Elizabeth Lehmann, Eva Plesner and Flemming Weiss-Andersen
Translated from the German by John Bergeron
Prostitution in Tunisia: The big revealNabil Ayouch's film "Much Loved": Sinner or saint?First women's film festival in Cairo: Between passing love and prostitution
Muslim women, Prostitution/Human trafficking, Sexism and violence against women, Women in the Islamic world
Retrospective of Egyptian film director Atteyat al-Abnoudy
Advocate of the people
The Egyptian filmmaker Atteyat al-Abnoudy gave a voice to those people the state had forgotten – and preserved their pride and integrity. Her work provides a picture of social ...More
Previously unpublished work
Naguib Mahfouz' "The Quarter"
Last year, Egyptian critic Mohammed Shoair made an unusual and thrilling announcement: the discovery of never-before-seen stories by Egyptʹs only Nobel laureate for literature, ...More
Military dictatorships in the Middle East
The real enemies of the Arab Spring
For people in the Arab world to be able to throw off the yoke of military rule, a new balance must be struck between political and social forces and the military. Though it is now ...More
Political activism in the Gulf
The UAEʹs policy of zero tolerance
The repression of political dissidents such as Ahmed Mansoor belies the UAEʹs well-publicised attempts to brand itself as a promoter of tolerance, argues Joe Stork. Yet the West's ...More
Social utopia on the Nile?
Sisiʹs new breed of Egyptians
According to the Egyptian government, Egypt is once again experiencing a great civilizational awakening. A campaign aimed at producing a new multicultural identity has been ...More
Book review: Susannah Heschel on "Jewish Islam"
Jewish Orientalism?
In her book Susannah Heschel investigates the role of Islam in the emergence of a Jewish identity and seeks to pay tribute to the academic legacy of Jewish-German scholars of ...More
Elisabeth Lehmann & Eva Plesner
Egypt, Gulf Region, Saudi Arabia
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Cairn India
Tata Group
Brand Finance
Tata still India's top brand, Coal India top gainer, Adani, Cairn India, Suzlon biggest losers: Brand Finance
As many as seven of 12 conglomerates, including Tata, Reliance and ITC, saw their brand value drop in the latest edition of consultant Brand Finance’s listing of India’s top 100 brands.Sagar Malviya | ET Bureau | July 20, 2016, 07:04 IST
As many as seven of 12 conglomerates, including Tata, Reliance and ITC, saw their brand value drop in the latest edition of consultant Brand Finance’s listing of India’s top 100 brands.
The Tata Group, however, retained its No. 1 rank despite a 11 per cent fall in its valuation from a year ago.
Tata’s decline was largely owing to the vulnerability in the steel industry along with a huge exposure in the UK market.
ITC, Royal Enfield, Coal India and Yes Bank were the top gainers in terms of ranking while Suzlon Energy, IDBI Bank, Adani and Cairn India were the biggest losers.
“Adani s US $10 billion controversial Carmichael mine, rail and port project in Queensland also now looks under serious threat after facing long delays due to legal challenges from environmental groups and a lack of investors due to the plunge in coal prices,” the UK based consultancy firm said in its report.
At 91%, brand valuation of Royal Enfield jumped the most followed by CIL (82 per cent) and Yes Bank (68 per cent).
Ranked two notches higher at 5th position, IT heavyweight Infosys saw its brand valuation rise 40% from last year, helped by renewed leadership and ambitious goalposts set for value creation.
The total brands value of the top 100 amounted to $120.01 billion. Here’s a look at the top 15...
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Ranjan Gogoi
power purchase agreement
Mumbai High Court
Maharashtra State Electricity Board
indian trade
Centre of Indian Trade Unions
Enron-Dabhol power project: Supreme Court closes case of alleged corruption
A bench comprising CJI Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna allowed the plea of Maharashtra government to close the case.PTI | April 11, 2019, 15:02 IST
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday closed the case of alleged corruption involving politicians, bureaucrats and corporates in the Enron-Dabhol power project, taking note of the inordinate delay in the case that was filed in 1997.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna allowed the plea of Maharashtra government to close the case.
The USD 3 billion mega power project was set up in Maharashtra by US-based Enron and its associates Dabhol Power Corporation in 1996 after signing of Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) in 1993.
The apex Court had in 1997 admitted the petition of the Centre for Indian Trade Union (CITU) challenging a Bombay High Court order upholding the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and issued notice to MSEB on the role of government and its officials in the signing of the PPA.
Tags : Power, Ranjan Gogoi, power purchase agreement, Mumbai High Court, Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Maharashtra, indian trade, Centre of Indian Trade Unions
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← Top Tens of the Week – World Cup Qualifying Special
Top Tens of the Week – 21 Oct 2011 →
Posted on October 14, 2011 by Ralph Hannah
Round up from last week
The South American qualifiers got off to a rather predictable start with all four home sides winning in the opening round but on Tuesday night we saw Colombia win in La Paz for the first time, Venezuela beat Argentina for the first time and Uruguay seconds away from their first win in Asunción in the Qualifiers (although there was a record in that game, see below)
NEYMARWATCH: Silly Billy award goes to the Santos man this week, booked and then booked again for ironically applauding the referee as the Peixe crashed to a 2-1 defeat.
ITURBEWATCH: Juan Manuel took advantage of the international break to take his girlfriend around Rome and gave us plenty of photos via his Twitter Feed while using the same medium to emphatically deny rumours Luis Suarez spent the night with his ex-girlfriend. “That old bird was never my girlfriend” he tweeted.
This Weeks Stories
Forlan finds record while Roque continues to wait
The Paraguay vs Uruguay game saw both Diego Forlan and substitute Roque Santa Cruz one-goal away from being the all-time top goal scorer for their respective countries. While Forlan found his 32nd strike at international level, Roque was denied by a fantastic save from Fernando Muslera and remains on 25 goals.
Niger are new boys thanks to Bafana blunder
There were bizarre goings on in Africa as the South African side played for a draw not realising that it would put them out on Head to Head which was the tiebreaker rather than goal difference as they thought. It meant the bafana bafana’s 0-0 draw with Sierra Leone wasn’t enough and Niger go into their first ever African Nations Cup which is missing some big names – Egypt, Nigeria, Cameroon and Togo are all absent. Ivory Coast and Ghana will be the favourites to lift the trophy in Gabon/Equatorial Guinea.
New method sees Maradona voted best player in the world again
The fabulous Football Pantheon has come up with their 100 greatest players of all time, they looked at Ability, Club Career, International Career to give each player a score. As expected the 1-2 was Maradona and Pele with the Argentine pipping the Brazilian 100 to 99 in ability, interestingly Maradona’s 1 World Cup to Pele’s three still saw him outscore his rival 90 to 84 and only in club career did Diego lose out 79 to 81. To have a browse through the full list take a peek here.
Holders out in South America
The Copa Sudamericana holders Independiente crashed out of this year’s tournament despite winning their second leg 1-0 in Avellanada. LDU Quito had won by two goals in Ecuador and progress to the Quarter Finals where they await the winner of Libertad (Paraguay) against Rivaldo’s São Paulo. It also means Boca Juniors still hold the record of being the only team to have retained the trophy (2004/2005).
Van Dijk continues to rule in Australia
The A-League is now in the second week with today’s game that saw Adelaide Utd bounce back from an opening day defeat to overcome Melbourne Victory 1-0. The goal was from Dutch-born Indonesian Sergio Van Dijk who finished top scorer for the South Australia unit in last year’s tournament with 17 goals in 30 games. It comes after two successful seasons at Brisbane Roar where he managed 12 and 13 goals respectively.
Greece growing at right time
The Greeks qualified for the European Championships on the back of a 16-game unbeaten streak, a new national record, having beaten Georgia 2-1 away. In fact the last defeat was their final group match of the 2010 World Cup against Argentina, since then the full record reads Pld 16 W 10 D 6 L 0 GF 19 GA 8
Ecuador turn a corner
Ecuador’s Copa America finished in the group stages with a 4-2 defeat to Brazil, it was their 10th game of 2011 and they still hadn’t won a game. On Tuesday night they beat Jurgen Klinsmann’s United States 1-0 in a friendly in New Jersey to record their fifth straight victory since the Copa America. Admittedly three of the games were in the altitude of Quito but along with the US victory they had also overcome Costa Rica in San Jose. A stern test awaits in their next game, Paraguay in Asunción where Ecuador have visited 10 times and lost every single game, the last meeting in 2007 was a 5-1 reverse.
Egypt Cup Final ends in nasty scenes
ENPPI a football club born from the Egyptian Gas & Oil company in Cairo won their second Egyptian Cup on Tuesday night beating Zamalek in the final. Despite being a goal down the underdogs turned the match around to win 2-1. After the game it was too much for Zamalek’s attacking midfielder Shikabala who went for a photographer quietly snapping away and fans were seen setting fire to the stadium. El-Ahly have won the trophy the most times, 35.
Stat of the Week
425 – minutes had passed since Paraguay’s competitive goal when Richard Ortiz finally netted for the Albirroja.
Ronaldinho spanks home this free kick for Brazil against Mexico – classic.
Top Ten of the Week
For the first time ever I have a guest Top Ten, I read Steven’s (not Mirko’s) excellent Sprit of Mirko blog regularly and this week he put up the top average attendances at Euro 2012 qualifying which I’m repeating here. Go to his site for a more in-depth look at the qualifying attendance figures or if you are just interested in the myriad of stats he has there.
10. Russia – 36,443 average attendance
9. Georgia – 36,600
8. Austria – 37,660
7. Turkey – 41,800
6. Netherlands – 41,855
5. Ireland – 42, 551
4. Scotland – 43, 475
3. Germany – 53, 528
2. France – 65, 152
1. England – 77, 071
So despite the eternal doom and gloom surrounding Capello’s England they are by far the best supported team, not too much surprise that France and Germany follow. A good showing in general from the home nations with Scotland in fourth and Wales are in 16th. Incredible that Georgia (population 4.4 million) outdid their neighbours Russia (141 million) that is some patriotism! Also where were the big boys, Spain (just 18,524 on average), Italy (18,573) at least Portugal came 13th with 29,940 turnout on average.
By Ralph Hannah
@paraguayralph
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Howlround – Torridon Gate (A Year In The Country)
Torridon Gate will transport you – from Jupiter’s Moons to the Mines Of Moria. You might be led to believe that the Gate is an extraterrestrial artifact to fold space and time, but in fact, it’s just an ordinary garden gate.
Howlround is the joint effort of that much loved sonic alchemist Robin The Fog, who has gained an extra set of ears and hands in the personage of Chris Weaver. Robin The Fog has been using microphones and ferric tape to conjure the secret life of inaminate objects for a while now, most notably with The Ghosts Of Bush, one of our favorite records, where Robin The Fog approximated the soul of the grand Bush House, former home to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
The Radiophonic Workshop is a telling touchstone for “Torridon Gate,” as all of these squeaks, rattles, and flickering pulses were taken from one field recording of a garden gate in Torridon, in Hither Green, London, using only a trio of tape machines, with “all electronic effects or artificial reverb strictly forbidden.” All of these recordings were then masterfully molded into one long, immersive, agape-inducing dark ambient track.
“Torridon Gate” could easily be a top notch Lustmord spookhouse, a rather innovative ambient dub techno album, or a really far out hi-fi test record from the late ’50s. Squeaking hinges are given gull wings, while phantom harmonics are transformed into Dalek Death Knells. Seriously, Ms. Derbyshire and Mr. Hodgson would be proud.
What makes for a masterful dark ambient recording is a topic of great interest to us, as there is no textbook on the matter. It is a subjective thing, dependent on the listener. It’s kind of ironic, that for all of the hours and months of years of listening to, dissecting, and commenting on abstract music of all kinds, we must fall back on “you know it when you hear it.” But that’s part of the joy! And when we find it, when we hear something that stands the hair on our arms on end, we know to peer closer, to investigate, and try and learn something.
In the case of “Torridon Gate”, and all of Robin The Fog and Howlround’s output, the care with which these soundworlds are constructed is communicated, even subliminally. You get the sense of creators’ hands; you can feel the seismic fissures of razors on tape. The composers have taken their times to layer and arrange these deep rumbling tones, and high scraping frequencies MEANT SOMETHING to the creators, even if they were working intuitively. They seem to have an idea in mind, some sort of narrative, which prevents this from being merely a preset-hacking snoozefest of static noise and flat drones. Instead, you have a slowly unfurling soundworld, that sucks you in, that will make you see stars.
Have you ever looked so closely at an object that it ceases to make sense? Where it is no longer a recognizable object. “Torridon Gate” is the sound of looking really, really closely at a gate in London. The closer you get, the deeper you sink, as you begin to wonder about all the people who have passed through it, and by it. You wonder about who made it, even wonder on its material make-up. There is so much mystery, in one inanimate object. That is the joy of these hand-modulated field recordings – they change the way you look and listen to the world around you. They engage you, as an antidote to crass capitalism and marketing, which doesn’t want you to peer further, only wants you to be easily manipulated and consume, consume, consume!
We strive to locate mastery in all of the genres that we write about, to guide us all through the dithering digital noise that threatens to fog our life. In this, Howlround are a guiding light, leading us back into our lives, our own art. They teach us to pay attention to the world around us, and to dream up worlds never before imagined. Something distinctive and unique and highly personal, which then becomes universal, oddly enough.
“Torridon Gate” was released in limited Day and Night editions, from the awe-inspiring A Year In The Country, who are doing great work in bringing insightful art, quality objects, and meaningful discourse into the ether. A Year In The Country, and Howlround, continue to be an inspiration, as well as a very useful archive of avant-garde 20th Century experimental music techniques and philosophies.
Highest Possible Recommendation! Get this now!
@RobinTheFog
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2 comments on “Howlround – Torridon Gate (A Year In The Country)”
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Great article, another album I must have. I’m a big fan of Robin The Fog, the Ghosts of Bush LP is a frequent listen here. Keep spreading the word my friend.
This one’s really good. I highly recommend it. I also love Ghosts Of Bush, and also return to it frequently, but there’s something really interesting about such a close up recording, like placing yr face too close to an object, or saying a word over and over, until it no longer makes sense. A certain tenuousness to the ground beneath you, which is always the mark of a keeper, in my world! Thanks for the reply!
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Costume desgin for Mr. and Mrs. Beetle
MS-3-18, Box 1, Folder 1, Item 7
Part of Robert Doyle fonds
Item is a coloured pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of The Insect Comedy. The costumes are for characters named Mr. and Mrs. Beetle. The sketch shows a male figure and a female figure wearing the costumes.
Costume design : an Apothecary
MS-3-18, Box 3, Folder 33, Item 1
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1987 production of Romeo and Juliet. The sketch shows an unidentified person who is wearing a cloak and holding a bright light. The sketch's caption says "An A...
Costume design for 2 and 4 "Muscovites"
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1996 production of Love's Labour's Lost. The costumes are for two Muscovites and the sketch shows two figures wearing the costumes. There are fabric swatches t...
Costume design for Abdullin the shopkeeper
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1981 production of The Government Inspector. The costume is for a character named Abdullin the shopkeeper. The sketch shows a male figure wearing the costume. There are fabri...
Costume design for Abram
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1987 production of Romeo and Juliet. The costume is for Abram, a servant to Montague. The sketch shows a male figure wearing the costume. The sketch is mounted on a dark...
Costume design for Albertine and Charlotte
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1986 production of Bonjour, La, Bonjour. The costumes are for two characters named Albertine and Charlotte. The sketch shows two female figures wearing the costumes and looki...
Costume design for Allison
Item is a watercolour and gouache sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1982 production of the Canterbury Tales. The costume is for Allison from "The Miller's Tale." The sketch shows one female figure wearing the c...
Costume design for Althybiades
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1992 production of The Trojan Women. The costume is for Althybiades and the sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume and holding a scroll.
Costume design for Andromache and son
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1992 production of The Trojan Women. The costumes are for Andromache and her son and the sketch shows one female figure and one young male figure wearing the costumes.
Costume design for Angelica
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Love for Love. The costume is for a character named Angelica. The sketch shows one female figure wearing the costume. The sketch is cut out and mounte...
Costume design for Anna : Act I, scene I
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1981 production of The Government Inspector. The costume is for a character named Anna in Act I, scene I, played by Paulina Sillis. The sketch shows a female figure wearing t...
Costume design for Anna : Act II, scene II
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1981 production of The Government Inspector. The costume is for a character named Anna in Act II, scene II, played by Paulina Sillis. The sketch shows a female figure wearing...
Costume design for Anne
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of Mary Stuart. The costume is for Anne and the sketch shows one female figure wearing the costume. The sketch has been torn from a spiral bound notebook.
Costume design for Antonio
MS-3-18, Box 1, Folder 2, Item 13
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of Twelfth Night. The costume is for a character named Antonio. The sketch shows a figure wearing the costume.
Item is a pastel and pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of The Tempest. The costume is for Antonio and the sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume. The sketch is drawn on dark blue heavyweight p...
Costume design for Ariel
Item is a pastel and pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of The Tempest. The costume is for Ariel and the sketch shows one figure wearing the costume and swimming. The sketch is drawn on dark blue heavywe...
Costume design for Arkadina
Item is a sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1979 production of The Sea Gull. The sketch is executed in watercolour and gouache. The costume is for a character named Arkadina. The sketch shows a female figure wearing the costume.
Costume design for Arkadina : Act II
Item is a sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1979 production of The Sea Gull. The sketch is executed in watercolour and gouache. The costume is for a character named Arkadina to wear in the second act. The sketch shows a femal...
Costume design for Armande : second costume
Item is a watercolour and gouache sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of Moliere. The costume is the second costume for a character named Armande. The sketch shows a female figure wearing the costume.
Costume design for Audrey
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design from Dalhousie Theatre's 1990 production of Shakespeare's Women. The costume is for Audrey from As You Like It. The sketch shows one figure wearing the costume.
Costume design for Baby Face : Act I
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Happy End. The costume is for a character named Baby Face and the sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume and holding brass knuckles. The ske...
Costume design for Balthazar
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1987 production of Romeo and Juliet. The costume is for Balthazar and the sketch shows a male figure wearing the costume. The sketch is mounted on a dark red matboard.
Costume design for Barbara Allan
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1988 production of Dark of the Moon. The costume is for a character named Barbara Allan and the sketch shows one female figure wearing the costume.
Costume design for Baylor
Item is a coloured pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of A Lie of the Mind. The costume is for a character named Baylor. The sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume.
Costume design for Bearjest
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1994 production of The Lucky Chance. The costume is for a fop named Bearjest. The sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume. There are fabric swatches attached to...
Costume design for Beatrice
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design from Dalhousie Theatre's 1990 production of Shakespeare's Women. The costume is for Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing. The sketch shows one figure wearing the costume.
Costume design for Ben
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Love for Love. The costume is for a character named Ben. The sketch shows one male figure with a beard wearing the costume and leaning on a ledge. The...
Costume design for Benedick, Hamlet, Romeo, Orsino
MS-3-18, Box 5, Folder 19, Item 18
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design from Dalhousie Theatre's 1990 production of Shakespeare's Women. The sketch shows two costumes for an actor named John Beale who played Benedick, Hamlet, Romeo, and Orsino. The sketch shows two...
Costume design for Benvolio
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1987 production of Romeo and Juliet. The costume is for Benvolio and the sketch shows a male figure wearing the costume. The sketch is mounted on a dark red matboard.
Costume design for Beth : Act I, scene II
Item is a coloured pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of A Lie of the Mind. The costume is for Beth to wear in Act I, scene II. The sketch shows one female figure wearing the costume.
Costume design for Beth : Act III
Item is a coloured pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of A Lie of the Mind. The sketch shows two costumes for Beth to wear in Act III. The sketch shows two female figures wearing the costumes.
Costume design for Beth in a vision : Act II
Item is a coloured pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of A Lie of the Mind. The costume is for Beth in a vision in act II. The sketch shows one female figure wearing the costume.
Costume design for Betty
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Cloud Nine. The costume is for a character named Betty. The sketch shows one figure wearing the costume and holding a parasol.
Costume design for Betty : Act II
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Cloud Nine. The costume is for a character named Betty in Act II. The sketch shows one figure wearing the costume. The sketch was torn from a spiral bound ...
Costume design for Bianca
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design from Dalhousie Theatre's 1990 production of Shakespeare's Women. The costume is for Bianca from the Taming of the Shrew. The sketch shows one figure wearing the costume.
Costume design for Bigod
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1995 production of Red Noses. The costume is for a character named Bigod. The sketch shows one figure wearing the costume.
Costume design for Bill Cracker
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Happy End. The costume is for a character named Bill Cracker and the sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume and holding a hat. The sketch is...
Costume design for Bo'sun
Item is a pastel and pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of The Tempest. The costume is for a character called the Bo'sun and the sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume and standing on a sh...
Costume design for Bob Acres : first costume
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1982 production of The Rivals. The costume is the first costume for a character named Bob Acres. The sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume. There are fabric s...
Costume design for Bob Acres in a new suit
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1982 production of The Rivals. The costume is for a character named Bob Acres wearing a new suit. The sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume.
Costume design for Bonville and Madame Bonville
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1995 production of Red Noses. The costume is for two characters named Bonville and Madame Bonville. The sketch shows one male figure and one female figure wearing the co...
Costume design for Bottom
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1983 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The costume is for Bottom, played by Andrew Cox. The sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume.
Costume design for Boutros Brother #1
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1995 production of Red Noses. The costume is for one of the Boutros Brothers, who is missing his left leg. The sketch shows one figure wearing the costume and leaning on...
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1995 production of Red Noses. The costume is for one of the Boutros Brothers, who is missing his right leg. The sketch shows one figure wearing the costume and leaning o...
Costume design for Boyet
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1996 production of Love's Labour's Lost. The costume is for Boyet and the sketch shows one figure wearing the costume. There are fabric swatches taped to the s...
Costume design for Brother Ben
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Happy End. The costume is for a character named Brother Ben and the sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume and holding a book. The sketch is...
Costume design for Buckram
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1989 production of Love for Love. The costume is for a character named Buckram. The sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume and holding a book. The sketch is cu...
Costume design for Caliban
Item is a pastel and pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1991 production of The Tempest. The costume is for Caliban and the sketch shows one male figure wearing the costume. The sketch is drawn on dark blue heavyweight p...
Costume design for Callimaco
Item is a pencil sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's production of Mandragola. The costume is for a character named Callimaco. The sketch shows a large close-up of the mask and a small figure wearing the entire costume.
Costume design for Camille and Marie
Item is a watercolour sketch of a costume design for Dalhousie Theatre's 1995 production of Red Noses. The costumes are for two whores or courtesans named Camille and Marie. The sketch shows two female figures wearing the costumes.
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Proctored Examinations: The Key to Integrity for Online Learning
Margaret O'Hara | Director of E-Learning, University of North Carolina System
Proctored examinations help qualify a student’s achievements in distance education, but the responsibility should be on the institution to ensure that proctors are found, reliable and accepted by all parties.
Academic integrity is of major concern in online and blended learning environments, and a wide range of choices are available to an instructor who wants to ensure integrity. For writing assignments these could include using software to uncover plagiarism, asking students to expand on a difficult concept in a submitted paper, or having students reflect on an assignment in a discussion forum. For online exams and quizzes, strategies could include setting a strict and tight time limit for an exam to prevent looking up answers, setting a short window in which the exam can be taken to limit question sharing or randomizing questions, question order and answer choice order to limit sharing of information.
While all of the above methods discourage academic integrity violation, proctored examinations still rank highest in ensuring it. Many instructors, however, are reluctant to enforce required proctored exams, and with good reason. Vetting possible proctors and then sending out paper exams or passwords is a very time-consuming process. Without a database to record previously approved proctors, new students start the search process anew every semester. Also, the process may result in inconsistencies across instructors as one may approve a proctor and another instructor may find the same proctor unacceptable. Finally, there is the sense among students and faculty that an online course should not have a face-to-face component.
When I first started teaching an online course in 2001, I never considered not having at least one proctored exam for my course. Perhaps it is my business background, but I expected employers to ask how a university awarding a degree could ensure that the person receiving the degree had actually earned it. So, from that first semester and for the next four years, I managed my own proctoring network. Students would find acceptable proctors, and I would vet them. At exam time, I would either email the exam as an attachment to be faxed back or the password to a computer-enabled exam, typically within the learning management system. Students who could attend a physical exam meeting did so. These sessions were on-campus and I proctored them.
There were some issues in the early stages, of course. Not all faculty teaching online in the college supported the same things, which led to great confusion for the students when one instructor approved a proctor and another did not. Although professors used departmental fax machines in their home department, proctors sometimes faxed all exams back to one number, making finding the exams challenging. In 2005, the college implemented a more formalized, but still manual approach to proctoring. Proctor approval and exam distribution were centralized. Faculty now sent exams and exam information to the proctoring office which then distributed them. There was a small space for in-person proctoring for students who could come to campus. The office collected completed exams and sent them to the instructor. Some automation took place, but the process was still largely manual and very time consuming. Faculty and students from other units at the university often asked the office to assist them with their exams as well.
In an attempt to update the process, the university met with information technology staff at the University of North Carolina General Administration Office in 2009 to begin development of an automated proctoring system. In fall 2010, the system was put into production on one UNC campus. It is currently being used on six campuses.
The network standardizes and streamlines the proctoring process for instructors, students, and proctors. While some universities in the US have made approved proctor lists available to students and others have internal proctoring systems, the University of North Carolina system is the only one that offers this level of automation to all its campuses. The network is, in essence, a “one-stop” process for all. Instructors add exams; students register with a proctor; the proctor accesses the exam materials. The network filters available proctors based on student location, exam type, length, and time window. The network allows students to auto-schedule exams with proctors who use all the features of the system, taking the onus off students.
A recently added feature of the system is the use of electronic, real-time proctors. E-proctors enable students enrolled in UNC Online courses to complete their exams from any location they choose. The only requirements include a computer, a reliable Internet connection, and a web camera and microphone. This helps working adults in particular as they juggle career, family, and education.
Since fall 2010, the system has processed nearly 6000 exams. More than 700 approved proctors are available. These proctors come from more than 40 states as well as 20 countries, including Israel and Venezuela. While scheduling exams is limited to students at UNC institutions, anyone can use the system to search for a nearby proctor.
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Patricia Bowman 2012/12/12 at 10:49 am
Academic integrity is certainly a major concern with online learning. In addition to a proctoring system such as the one described here, integrity can and should also be safeguarded by the instructor, their teaching style, and their course and assignment design. Choices can be made when designing assignments and evaluations to minimize the risk of cheating, and in a class, an instructor can work to cultivate an environment of integrity, trust, fairness. Set up your students for success by designing courses with this in mind.
Otto Greiss 2012/12/13 at 6:32 am
There is of course a risk of cheating online, and some would argue that it is a greater risk than in a face-to-face class; sure, there are perhaps more avenues for cheating online, including issues with student authentication and test supervision. But the most widespread form of cheating, I believe, is still plagiarism, and that is no easier online than it is face-to-face. Proctoring is of course very useful, but if we are addressing academic integrity, plagarism deserves some attention to, and we can’t forget that cheating doesn’t just happen online– it happens face-to-face too.
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AbruptSLR
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Re: Conservative Scientists & its Consequences
Obviously, the topic of climate sensitivity is highly politicized (including within the IPCC process). Nevertheless, the desire of climate skeptics (denialists) to stay (for at least a couple of decades) on our current path is the most convincing argument of all that society will stay on a BAU pathway which will activate many non-linear positive feedback mechanisms; which in-turn will raise climate sensitivity above the current value to higher levels this century. In this sense all of the arguments provide by Nic Lewis (a clear denialist) are just proving my point.
“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.”
― Leon C. Megginson
I will be on vacation until Dec 8, 2014 so I will not be posting any replies in that period.
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The link leads to an open access pdf for a paper by Sornette & Ouillon (2012) on the mechanisms, statics and evidence for Dragon King events. The Sornette & Ouillon paper did not model climate change Dragon King events, because we have never experienced such an event (even the PETM was slower to develop than what we are experiencing now). Nevertheless, if positive climate feedback mechanisms were to begin to harmonically align, then some small tipping point could pull the fat-tail of the Dragon King; which none of us would enjoy. Certainly, if ECS is actually 4.5 C instead of 3 C, and the reduction of masking factors such as negative aerosol feedback (or the end of the recent "faux hiatus" period), then it is plausible that some positive Earth System feedback mechanisms may be accelerated faster than previously expected; which in-turn could lead to a Dragon King event such as a transition of the atmosphere into an equable climate pattern before the end of this century.
Didier Sornette and Guy Ouillon, (2012), "Dragon-kings: mechanisms, statistical methods and empirical evidence", Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 205, 1-26.
Abstract: "This introductory article presents the special Discussion and Debate volume “From black swans to dragon-kings, is there life beyond power laws?” We summarize and put in perspective the contributions into three main themes: (i) mechanisms for dragon-kings, (ii) detection of dragon-kings and statistical tests and (iii) empirical evidence in a large variety of natural and social systems. Overall, we are pleased to witness significant advances both in the introduction and clarification of underlying mechanisms and in the development of novel efficient tests that demonstrate clear evidence for the presence of dragon-kings in many systems. However, this positive view should be balanced by the fact that this remains a very delicate and difficult field, if only due to the scarcity of data as well as the extraordinary important implications with respect to hazard assessment, risk control and predictability."
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You are sure you don't want to stay in hollyday...that would make life easier !!!
Lennart van der Linde
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It may be fair to say that we - humankind - are the Dragon King event that could harm us most severely? IPCC estimates about a 10% chance of ECS being around 6 degrees C. Our climate forcing may become up to 100 times stronger than the PETM-forcing, according to Diffenbaugh & Field 2013. That could tip ECS over the top. So we better hit the brakes and brace for impact.
Quote from: Lennart van der Linde on December 10, 2014, 01:19:21 PM
Lennart,
While the IPCC's estimate of about a 10% chance of ECS being around (or above) 6 C certainly sounds frightening enough for most rational people to take serious action against climate change, I believe that we should all recognize that the IPCC process (Frequentist leaning) should be considered a lower bound estimate (one that errs on the side of least drama), as the IPCC AR5 estimates are so riddled with caveats as to look like Swiss cheese to me. For example:
1. The deal reached at the 20th Congress of the Parties in Lima Peru this week, all but guarantees that RCP 2.6 will never be realized; however, the AR5 estimates include this now non-realizable scenario in all of its calculations.
2. AR5 includes probabilities for low (say 1.5 C) values of ECS that Shindell (2014) has shown are biased on the side of least drama.
3. AR5 leaves out the methane emissions from permafrost degradation (nor for possible high methane emissions from tropical rainforests suffering from accelerated degradation from climate change driven fluctuations of drought and flood cycles, say from stronger ENSO fluctuations) for higher RCP scenarios.
4. The AR5 GCM's do not adequately consider possible non-linear synchronization of positive feedback factors that a ESM like ACME may verify within the next 7 years.
I could go on but to accommodate Laurent I will ease gradually back into posting after my vacation.
ASLR,
One of the less conservative scientists out there is Jason Box, who thinks six feet of SLR by 2100 is by no means a worst-case:
http://www.rollingstone.com//feature/greenland-melting
And who calls on his colleagues to be less reticent:
Box doesn’t shy away from bold strokes. As he sees it, the general public has been betrayed by the reluctance of climate researchers to speak about the dangers of climate change with sufficient urgency. For Box, this has never been a problem. In 2009, he announced the Petermann glacier, one of the largest in Greenland, would break up that summer – a potent sign of how fast the Arctic was warming. Most glaciologists thought he was nuts – especially after the summer passed and nothing happened. In 2010, however, Petermann began to calve; two years later, it was shedding icebergs twice the size of Manhattan. Another example: In early 2012, Box predicted there would be surface melting across the entirety of Greenland within a decade. Again, many scientists dismissed this as alarmist claptrap. If anything, Box was too conservative – it happened a few months later. He also believes that the climate community is underestimating how much sea levels could rise in the coming decades. When I ask him if he thinks the high-end projections of six feet are too low, he doesn’t hesitate: “Shit, yeah.”
« Last Edit: December 10, 2014, 07:36:00 PM by Lennart van der Linde »
Just a welcome joke Abruptslr. Nice being feed with informations...
« Last Edit: December 10, 2014, 06:33:49 PM by Laurent »
As Laurent can handle more feedback factors not fully accounted for in AR5, I offer the following partial listing :
1. The following linked reference indicates that the addition of forcings are generally non-linear resulting in larger radiative forcing than most models assume that are used to advise policymakers:
http://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/4/253/2013/esd-4-253-2013.html
The sensitivity of the modeled energy budget and hydrological cycle to CO2 and solar forcing by: N. Schaller, J. Cermak, M. Wild, and R. Knutti; Earth Syst. Dynam., 4, 253–266, 2013; www.earth-syst-dynam.net/4/253/2013/; doi:10.5194/esd-4-253-2013
2. The following linked two references discuss the positive feedback caused by the acidification of the oceans reducing sulfur flux from the ocean which then results in more radiative forcing than considered in AR5:
http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1981.html
Global warming amplified by reduced sulphur fluxes as a result of ocean acidification; Katharina D. Six, Silvia Kloster, Tatiana Ilyina, Stephen D. Archer, Kai Zhang & Ernst Maier-Reimer; Nature Climate Change; (2013); doi:10.1038/nclimate1981
http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/nc/en/communication/news/single-news/article/climate-change-ocean-acidification-amplifies-global-warming.html
3. The following linked reference discusses the risk of decades-old carbon being emitted into the atmosphere due to global warming. This could be a significant positive feedback factor (that has not been included in most models yet) if the world stays on the BAU path that it is currently following:
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/06/07/1120603109.abstract
Warming accelerates decomposition of decades-old carbon in forest soils;
by: Francesca M. Hopkins, Margaret S. Torn, and Susan E. Trumbore; PNAS June 11, 2012; doi: 10.1073/pnas.1120603109
4. The linked reference indicates that there is considerable uncertainty in the amount of potential CO₂ contribution to the atmosphere from Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) particularly under RCP 8.5, and greater uncertainty means greater risk:
http://www.earth-syst-dynam-discuss.net/4/1035/2013/esdd-4-1035-2013.html
Nishina, K., Ito, A., Beerling, D. J., Cadule, P., Ciais, P., Clark, D. B., Falloon, P., Friend, A. D., Kahana, R., Kato, E., Keribin, R., Lucht, W., Lomas, M., Rademacher, T. T., Pavlick, R., Schaphoff, S., Vuichard, N., Warszawaski, L., and Yokohata, T.: Global soil organic carbon stock projection uncertainties relevant to sensitivity of global mean temperature and precipitation changes, Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss., 4, 1035-1064, doi:10.5194/esdd-4-1035-2013, 2013
5. The linked reference indicates that terrestrial vegetation will stop acting as a carbon sink after a 4 degree C mean global surface temperature rise, while this high degree of climate sensitivity is not captured by most GCMs:
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/12/12/1222477110
Andrew D. Friend, Wolfgang Lucht, Tim T. Rademacher, Rozenn Keribin, Richard Betts, Patricia Cadule, Philippe Ciais, Douglas B. Clark, Rutger Dankers, Pete D. Falloon, Akihiko Ito, Ron Kahana, Axel Kleidon, Mark R. Lomas, Kazuya Nishina, Sebastian Ostberg, Ryan Pavlick, Philippe Peylin, Sibyll Schaphoff, Nicolas Vuichard, Lila Warszawski, Andy Wiltshire, and F. Ian Woodward, 2013, "Carbon residence time dominates uncertainty in terrestrial vegetation responses to future climate and atmospheric CO₂", PNAS December 16, 2013, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1222477110
6. The linked reference provides the first evidence that as water vapor invades the stratosphere it is serving as source of a significant positive feedback mechanism (which in not fully modelled by most GCMs):
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/09/26/1310344110.abstract?sid=8069b689-eb9f-44f1-8e4e-13e764b3d5fc
A. E. Dessler, M. R. Schoeberl, T. Wang, S. M. Davis, and K. H. Rosenlof, (2013), "Stratospheric water vapor feedback", PNAS, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1310344110
7. The linked reference (with a free access pdf) indicates that the albedo of both melting snow and ice are affected at least two times more adversely than non-melting snow and ice by black carbon. Therefore, as the polar areas continue warm-up the positive feedback from black carbon will likely increase:
Marks, A. A. and King, M. D.: The effect of snow/sea ice type on the response of albedo and light penetration depth (e-folding depth) to increasing black carbon, The Cryosphere Discuss., 8, 1023-1056, doi:10.5194/tcd-8-1023-2014, 2014.
http://www.the-cryosphere-discuss.net/8/1023/2014/tcd-8-1023-2014.html
8. The following linked research indicates that emissions of methane of biological origins increase rapidly with increasing warming, even on a seasonal, or ENSO, basis:
Gabriel Yvon-Durocher, Andrew P. Allen, David Bastviken, Ralf Conrad, Cristian Gudasz, Annick St-Pierre, Nguyen Thanh-Duc & Paul A. del Giorgio, (2014), "Methane fluxes show consistent temperature dependence across microbial to ecosystem scales", Nature, Volume: 507, pp: 488–491, doi:10.1038/nature13164
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v507/n7493/full/nature13164.html
9. The linked reference makes it clear that the boreal forests (in the taiga, see the attached image for the extent) are at greater risk of destruction than previously realized, most significantly due to the thawing of the permafrost, which promotes fires, droughts and insect attack. Not only would this destruction turn a large CO₂ sink into a CO₂ source, but would also eliminate a major source of aerosols emitted by the boreal forests which facilitate cloud formation (which reflects sunlight and reduces global warming):
Moen, J., Rist, L., Bishop, K., Chapin, F. S., Ellison, D., Kuuluvainen, T., Bradshaw, C. J. (2014), "Eye on the taiga: removing global policy impediments to safeguard the boreal forest", Conservation Letters, DOI: 10.1111/conl.12098
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/conl.12098/abstract
10. The linked reference indicates that methane emissions from livestock is greater than previously thought, and with meat consumption in Asia increasing rapidly, the coming increases livestock will contribute to increasing atmospheric methane concentrations:
Wecht, K. J., D. J. Jacob, C. Frankenberg, Z. Jiang, and D. R. Blake (2014), Mapping of North American methane emissions with high spatial resolution by inversion of SCIAMACHY satellite data, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, doi:10.1002/2014JD021551.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2014JD021551/abstract
11. The linked article about current Canadian wildfires indicate that the current weather pattern contributing to the wildfires were not predicted by the GCMs to occur for another 40-yrs:
http://www.adn.com/article/20140717/worst-wildfire-season-decades-canada-s-northwest-territories
12. The linked article (with a free access pdf) indicates that as global temperatures increase, methane emissions from peat bogs will also increase:
van Winden JF, Reichart G-J, McNamara NP, Benthien A, Damsté JSS (2012) Temperature-Induced Increase in Methane Release from Peat Bogs: A Mesocosm Experiment. PLoS ONE 7(6): e39614. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039614
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0039614
13. The linked reference indicates that the Earth System Sensitivity, ESS, may be bigger than previously thought; however, it does not indicate how quickly the positive feedback from the synchronization of the North Pacific and North Atlantic climates:
Summer K. Praetorius, Alan C. Mix, (2014), "Synchronization of North Pacific and Greenland climates preceded abrupt deglacial warming", Science 25 July 2014: Vol. 345 no. 6195 pp. 444-448 DOI: 10.1126/science.1252000
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/345/6195/444
14. The linked reference found that aerosol-cloud associated changes in the amount of the clouds and changes of their internal properties are both equally important in their contribution to cooling our planet. Moreover, they found that the total impact from the influence of aerosols on this type of cloud is almost double that estimated in the latest report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. These finding could lead to an increase in the observed global warming as China begins to clean-up its air pollution:
Yi-Chun Chen, Matthew W. Christensen, Graeme L. Stephens & John H. Seinfeld, (2014), "Satellite-based estimate of global aerosol–cloud radiative forcing by marine warm clouds", Nature Geoscience, doi:10.1038/ngeo2214
http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ngeo2214.html
15. The linked reference (with a free access pdf) provides evidence that the main source of uncertainty for Arctic climate variability, and its predictability, is the North Pacific. As we know that the North Pacific is projected to warm-up over the next 25 years in order to synchronize with the North Atlantic, it seems likely that we can expect the Arctic to warm rapidly as the North Pacific warms:
Dmitry V. Sein, Nikolay V. Koldunov, Joaquim G. Pinto, William Cabos, (2014), "Sensitivity of simulated regional Arctic climate to the choice of coupled model domain", Tellus A, 66, 23966, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v66.23966
http://www.tellusa.net/index.php/tellusa/article/view/23966
16. The linked 2013 article focuses on changes in the Arctic Ocean, and indicates that changes in the plankton there could result in a positive feedback (that will likely become more important with time) associated both with lower dimethyl sulphide production and lower CO2 absorption:
http://www.egu.eu/news/76/tiny-plankton-could-have-big-impact-on-climate/
17. The reference cited below indicates that atmospheric hydroxyl-radical concentrations are about the same in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. This is bad news as it implies that methane emissions in the Northern Hemisphere are likely higher than researchers have previously assumed (as it was expected that the Northern Hemisphere would have more hydroxyl-radicals than the Southern Hemisphere, and it appears likely that greenhouse gases such as methane are consuming part of store of atmospheric hydroxyl-radicals in the Northern Hemisphere).
P. K. Patra, M.C. Krol, S. A. Montzka, T. Arnold, E. L. Atlas, B.R. Lintner, B.B. Stephens, B. Xiang, J. W. Elkins, P. J. Fraser, A. Ghosh, E. J. Hintsa, D. F. Hurst, K. Ishijima, P. B. Krummel, B.R. Miller, K. Miyazaki, F.L. Moore, J. Mühle, S. O’Doherty, R.G. Prinn, L.P. Steele, M. Takigawa, . J. Wang, R.F. Weiss, S.C. Wofsy, and D. Young, (2014), "Observational evidence for interhemispheric hydroxyl-radical parity", Nature, doi:10.1038/nature13721
http://www2.ucar.edu/atmosnews/just-published/12346/wheres-atmospheres-self-cleaning-power
The linked article provides more evidence that the Amazon basin is more susceptible to degradation from the predicted increasingly frequent El Nino events; which will likely contribute to higher climate sensitivity than previously expected:
Thomas Hilker, Alexei I. Lyapustin, Compton J. Tucker, Forrest G. Hall, Ranga B. Myneni, Yujie Wang, Jian Bi, Yhasmin Mendes de Moura, and Piers J. Sellers, (2014), "Vegetation dynamics and rainfall sensitivity of the Amazon", PNAS, vol. 111 no. 45, 16041–16046, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1404870111
http://www.pnas.org/content/111/45/16041.abstract
Significance: "Understanding the sensitivity of tropical vegetation to changes in precipitation is of key importance for assessing the fate of the Amazon rainforest and predicting atmospheric CO2 levels. Using improved satellite observations, we reconcile observational and modeling studies by showing that tropical vegetation is highly sensitive to changes in precipitation and El Niño events. Our results show that, since the year 2000, the Amazon forest has declined across an area of 5.4 million km2 as a result of well-described reductions in rainfall. We conclude that, if drying continues across Amazonia, which is predicted by several global climate models, this drying may accelerate global climate change through associated feedbacks in carbon and hydrological cycles."
Abstract: "We show that the vegetation canopy of the Amazon rainforest is highly sensitive to changes in precipitation patterns and that reduction in rainfall since 2000 has diminished vegetation greenness across large parts of Amazonia. Large-scale directional declines in vegetation greenness may indicate decreases in carbon uptake and substantial changes in the energy balance of the Amazon. We use improved estimates of surface reflectance from satellite data to show a close link between reductions in annual precipitation, El Niño southern oscillation events, and photosynthetic activity across tropical and subtropical Amazonia. We report that, since the year 2000, precipitation has declined across 69% of the tropical evergreen forest (5.4 million km2) and across 80% of the subtropical grasslands (3.3 million km2). These reductions, which coincided with a decline in terrestrial water storage, account for about 55% of a satellite-observed widespread decline in the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). During El Niño events, NDVI was reduced about 16.6% across an area of up to 1.6 million km2 compared with average conditions. Several global circulation models suggest that a rise in equatorial sea surface temperature and related displacement of the intertropical convergence zone could lead to considerable drying of tropical forests in the 21st century. Our results provide evidence that persistent drying could degrade Amazonian forest canopies, which would have cascading effects on global carbon and climate dynamics."
http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/13-year-record-of-drying-amazon-caused-vegetation-declines/#.VIm8OTHF_1h
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/11091/20141211/dried-out-amazon-could-speed-up-climate-change.htm
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Ten Years of RealClimate
In the spring of 2004, when we (individually) first started talking to people about starting a blog on climate science, almost everyone thought it was a great idea, but very few thought it was something they should get involved in. Today, scientists communicating on social media is far more commonplace. On the occasion of our 10 year anniversary today it is worth reflecting on the impact of those changes, what we’ve learned and where we go next.
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People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
While it may be obvious to most readers, I thought that I would mention that the 3 C ECS values used in most IPCC projections is the mode of the PDF; which may be acceptable when climate change is only an Inconvenient Truth as it is today; however, as global warming continues it will be unacceptable to society to use environmental loading parameters associated with normal operational conditions. As we are now beginning to transition into a climate condition of Hard Truths, the IPCC will need to report projections based on an ECS with a higher confidence level; and if we stay on a BAU pathway for a few more decades we will transition to climate conditions with Sad Truths.
GeoffBeacon
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ALSR
After a few minutes thought and guessing that ECS was Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity, I realised what you said should frighten the youngsters and even the middle aged. Specifically you said
the 3 C ECS values used in most IPCC projections is the mode of the PDF
Last night I posted on a UK Labour Party discussion board
many elected vanguards know so little. (e.g. Could many do well in a climate quiz? http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2014/0827/Climate-change-Is-your-opinion-informed-by-science-Take-our-quiz/Gas)
"elected vanguards" was not my term! See Social democrats face irrelevance at best, extinction at worse http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/12/social-democrats-face-irrelevance-best-extinction-worse] [url]http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/12/social-democrats-face-irrelevance-best-extinction-worse[/url]
I like your concise formulation. It has impact - to those that are "most readers". Although, I admit I didn't actually know the IPCC used the mode. The trouble is even "elected vanguards", who see themselves as do-gooders are left far behind - and the do-badders are pulling in the opposite direction.
I'll ask those political contacts I have that might listen if they have any sensible suggestions? Has anyone here?
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Thanks for your comments. Unfortunately, in the US the majority of policymakers (particularly our "conservative" Congress) still heavily discount possible future damage from climate change and heavily emphasize their other priorities that they are promoting (typically growth of the economy including growth of fossil fuel consumption). This allows these policymakers to focus on conditions (& votes) today by conveniently ignoring the risks of Black Swan and Dragon King climate change related events. Moreover they do not seem to either realize, or do not seem to care, that if they are barely funding their other higher priority issues (eg national defense, fracking, etc.) today; once the consequences from climate change kick-in over the next few decades, the costs of funding these other priorities will increase due to the impacts of climate change, and thus they may not be affordable in the future (eg climate change will negatively impact future national security, disease, hunger, and economic growth).
The only way that I see to motivate policymakers is to get at least 51% of the voter to realize that not only are policymakers currently using mode PDF values in their projections, but also that the Frequentist based IPCC process tends to: (a) discount the fat-tails (where the Black Swan and Dragon King events hide) of the various feedback mechanisms when constructing the ECS PDF; and (b) as increasing temperatures activate the various positive feedback mechanisms, the PDF for the "Effective" ECS (or rather the Earth System Sensitivity, ESS) may increase non-linearly.
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Sounds bad, ASLR, but in an early civilization collapse scenario, it may ironically be good.
I would also like to note that PDFs actually represent our ignorance as much as our knowledge, and it is my opinion that Bayesian Learning should be applied to the climate sensitivity PDFs on at least a monthly basis in order to get new current PDFs. This could be possible to achieve if state-of-the-art programs like the DOE's ACME (accelerated climate model energy) program, through their "Big Data" module. I do not know whether the DOE would provide such a service but it would be rather valuable to help decision makers as climate change mechanisms become increasingly active with continued warming.
The topic of the possible future impacts of methane on future global warming has been extensively discussed in other threads in this forum (which I will not summarize). Nevertheless, I thought that I would say that of all of the multiple synergistic dragon tails that the IPCC process has ignored, the methane dragon tail (including both anthropogenic [eg: fracking, transmission lines, abandoned wells, coal mines, farm animals, rice crops, etc.] and natural positive feedback mechanisms [eg: permafrost degradation, rainforest degradation, methane hydrate degradation, etc.]) is the one that concerns me the most. In particular, as the planet is currently warming at a rate of about 100-times faster than during the PETM, I am concerned that atmospheric methane will accumulate faster than the OH in the atmosphere will be able to begin the chemical process in the atmosphere to convert methane to carbon dioxide; which (if the case) could significantly increase the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of methane.
In this regard the first attached image from NOAA's Mauna Loa station shows that not only is the atmospheric methane concentration increasing but that last month the reading temporarily jumped above 1900 ppb. The second attached image from Jason Box's Meltfactor site shows that similar jumps (which he calls dragon breaths) are common in the Arctic region, but this is the first time (a possible harbinger) just a large jump has been reported for Mauna Loa.
http://www.meltfactor.org/blog/
Quote from Meltfactor's, "Is the climate dragon awakening?" (July 27th, 2014): "Methane records from this network include occasional spikes. Green symbols on the charts below indicate these extreme positive outliers. A reasonable hypothesis for the outliers marked below by me with dragon breath? [I had these labled WTF? ] would be: extreme outlying positive anomalies represent high methane concentration plumes emanating from tundra and/or oceanic sources. Another reasonable hypothesis would be: extreme outlying positive anomalies represent observational errors. What NOAA states: the outliers “are thought to be not indicative of background conditions, and represent poorly mixed air masses influenced by local or regional anthropogenic sources or strong local biospheric sources or sinks. ” Fair enough. But, the dragon breath hypothesis has me losing sleep."
While no one knows for sure where Box's "dragon breaths" come from, I note that they typically occur during the winter months when both: (a) methane is chemically converted to carbon dioxide more slowly due to the cold temperature (see the third attached image from Christensen 2014), and (b) winter storms can promote brief releases of methane by such means as: (i) breaking the ice over lakes in the tundra/boreal regions (note biogenic methane accumulates beneath ice); (ii) breaks local regions of Arctic Sea Ice beneath which hydrate methane can accumulate) and (iii) stir-up sea water over the East Siberian Shelf (ESS) which is saturated with methane that is released by the agitation.
Furthermore, the fourth attached image (from Christensen 2014) shows that wetlands (particularly Arctic wetlands) is the largest natural source of methane with the greatest uncertainties.
Torben R. Christensen, (15 May 2014), "Climate science: Understand Arctic methane variability", Nature, Volume: 509, Pages: 279–281, doi:10.1038/509279a
http://www.nature.com/news/climate-science-understand-arctic-methane-variability-1.15196
Extract: "Highly productive methane 'hotspots' have been identified. Many of them are sporadically active. Storms trigger emissions in the East Siberian Sea Shelf by ventilating surface waters. Shallow lakes formed from thawing permafrost can belch methane from decomposing organic deposits, of which there are huge amounts in the Arctic. When added to the wetlands emissions, these potentially important sources reach a total level of emissions that does not match up with the atmospheric observations."
Next, the following links discuss the Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment (CARVE) study that is being conducted by NASA's JPL, and the following extract from a preliminary CARVE report indicates that model projections of possible methane emissions from the Arctic and boreal ecosystem may be shockingly high, but the researchers have a high degree of uncertainty in the matter (remember that high uncertainty means high risk):
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-323
Extract: "Lead author Josh Fisher of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, analyzed 40 computer models of the amounts and flows of carbon in the Alaskan Arctic and boreal ecosystems. His team found wide disagreement among the models, highlighting the urgent need for more measurements from the region.
Models represent scientists' integrated understanding of Earth processes and systems. They are used both to test that understanding, by comparing their results with real-world observations, and to gain insight into how current trends may affect our planet's future.
"We all knew there were big uncertainties in our understanding, and we wanted to quantify their extent," said Fisher. That extent proved to be greater than almost anyone expected. "The results were shocking to most people," he said.
"The general feeling is that the Arctic will be a big source of carbon to the atmosphere, but the uncertainty is a little too high to say for sure," Fisher said. "CARVE measurements will quantify the present-day carbon sources and help to reduce that uncertainty."
http://science.jpl.nasa.gov/projects/CARVE/
https://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/09/29/when-it-comes-to-the-arctic-methane-monster-what-we-dont-know-really-could-kill-us-nasa-model-study-shows-very-high-carbon-release-uncertainty/
Finally, an example of an anthropogenic methane dragon tail not considered in the IPCC process includes emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells around the world (see Kang et al 2014):
Mary Kang, Cynthia M. Kanno, Matthew C. Reid, Xin Zhang, Denise L. Mauzerall, Michael A. Celia, Yuheng Chen, Tullis C. Onstott. Direct measurements of methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2014; 201408315 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1408315111
Abstract: "Abandoned oil and gas wells provide a potential pathway for subsurface migration and emissions of methane and other fluids to the atmosphere. Little is known about methane fluxes from the millions of abandoned wells that exist in the United States. Here, we report direct measurements of methane fluxes from abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania, using static flux chambers. A total of 42 and 52 direct measurements were made at wells and at locations near the wells (“controls”) in forested, wetland, grassland, and river areas in July, August, October 2013 and January 2014, respectively. The mean methane flow rates at these well locations were 0.27 kg/d/well, and the mean methane flow rate at the control locations was 4.5 × 10−6 kg/d/location. Three out of the 19 measured wells were high emitters that had methane flow rates that were three orders of magnitude larger than the median flow rate of 1.3 × 10−3 kg/d/well. Assuming the mean flow rate found here is representative of all abandoned wells in Pennsylvania, we scaled the methane emissions to be 4–7% of estimated total anthropogenic methane emissions in Pennsylvania. The presence of ethane, propane, and n-butane, along with the methane isotopic composition, indicate that the emitted methane is predominantly of thermogenic origin. These measurements show that methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells can be significant. The research required to quantify these emissions nationally should be undertaken so they can be accurately described and included in greenhouse gas emissions inventories."
Summary: "Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown, and possibly substantial, source of the greenhouse gas methane to Earth's atmosphere. After testing a sample of abandoned oil and natural gas wells in northwestern Pennsylvania, the researchers found that many of the old wells leaked substantial quantities of methane. Because there are many abandoned wells nationwide, the researchers believe the overall contribution of leaking wells could be significant."
Mauna Loa Methane December 2014.PNG (93.35 kB, 643x488 - viewed 643 times.)
Meltfactor dragon breath figure July 27 2014.PNG (248.02 kB, 620x467 - viewed 640 times.)
Methane Atmospheric Variability 2014.PNG (408.06 kB, 793x639 - viewed 190 times.)
Christensen Global Methane Sources and Uncertainties.PNG (167.45 kB, 426x566 - viewed 641 times.)
As another example of a dragon tail not fully accounted for in the IPCC AR5 process, the following linked reference (Liu et al 2014) indicates that: "…. increased temperatures led to strong dust activity, while decreased temperatures resulted in weak dust activity in the northern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau."
Increased dust activity can lead to episodic abrupt temperature rise in regions impacted by the dust, and if combined with Sudden Stratospheric warming events (see: http://neven1.typepad.com/blog/2013/04/sudden-stratospheric-warmings-causes-effects.html), such increase dust activity (with increasing global warming) could result in episodic abrupt temperature rise in the Arctic and Greenland areas, in the coming future (particularly as the permafrost in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is also degrading rapidly, which will likely contribute further to future local dust activity):
Xingqi Liu, Zhitong Yu, Hailiang Dong & Huei-Fen Chen, (2014), " A less or more dusty future in the Northern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau?", Scientific Reports, 4, Article number: 6672, doi:10.1038/srep06672
http://www.nature.com/srep/2014/141022/srep06672/full/srep06672.html
Abstract: "Dust plays an important role in climate changes as it can alter atmospheric circulation, and global biogeochemical and hydrologic cycling. Many studies have investigated the relationship between dust and temperature in an attempt to predict whether global warming in coming decades to centuries can result in a less or more dusty future. However, dust and temperature changes have rarely been simultaneously reconstructed in the same record. Here we present a 1600-yr-long quantitative record of temperature and dust activity inferred simultaneously from varved Kusai Lake sediments in the northern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, NW China. At decadal time scale, our temperature reconstructions are generally in agreement with tree-ring records from Karakorum of Pakistan, and temperature reconstructions of China and North Hemisphere based on compilations of proxy records. A less or more dusty future depends on temperature variations in the Northern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, i.e. weak and strong dust activities at centennial time scales are well correlated with low and high June–July–August temperature (average JJA temperature), respectively. This correlation means that stronger summer and winter monsoon should occur at the same times in the northern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau."
Following the relatively weak out-come of the UN Climate Change conference in Lima, Peru, I would like to point-out that it would be a bad idea for the USA to wait until the Paris conference to take further active action against climate change (for example we currently have a bill await in the Senate for a carbon fee and dividend plan that is structured to allow the USA to act unilaterally without damaging our economy). As in the words of General George S. Patton:
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week."
The following reference (with an open access pdf) discusses the use of a Bayesian approach to complex climate modeling:
Schmidt, G.A., and S. Sherwood, 2014: A practical philosophy of complex climate modelling. Eur. J. Phil. Sci., early on-line, doi:10.1007/s13194-014-0102-9.
http://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/docs/early/Schmidt_Sherwood_1.pdf
Summary: "We give an overview of the practice of developing and using complex climate models, as seen from experiences in a major climate modelling center and through participation in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP). We discuss the construction and calibration of models; their evaluation, especially through use of out-of-sample tests; and their exploitation in multi-model ensembles to identify biases and make predictions. We stress that adequacy or utility of climate models is best assessed via their skill against more naïve predictions. The framework we use for making inferences about reality using simulations is naturally Bayesian (in an informal sense), and has many points of contact with more familiar examples of scientific epistemology. While the use of complex simulations in science is a development that changes much in how science is done in practice, we argue that the concepts being applied fit very much into traditional practices of the scientific method, albeit those more often associated with laboratory work."
Some readers of my posts on Bayesian vs. Frequentist approaches have been turned-off by the whole topic, if so you can stop reading now. Others have been confused by this unfamiliar line of thought, if so please read the relatively straight forward discussion of this topic in the following link. As the following quote indicates the Bayesian approach: " … provides as close to a mathematical description of “the scientific method” as we’re likely to see." Furthermore, I believe that the Bayesian approach is the only one of these two scientific methods that has a chance of providing appropriate guidance for addressing climate change in a reasonable timeframe:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/life-and-physics/2014/sep/28/belief-bias-and-bayes
Quotes: "One of the things that gets people fired up is that Bayesian statistics can introduce a level of subjectivity into the scientific process that some scientists see as unacceptable; whereas its counterpoint, the frequentist approach, can be seen (as Peter puts it) as answering the wrong question and is certainly prone to highly subjective (mis)interpretations. Emotive stuff. At this point I probably ought to make my own attempt at saying what Bayes’ theorem actually is, so here goes.
Climate change is another good example. If you have a prior assumption that modern life is rubbish and technology is intrinsically evil, then you will place a high prior probability on carbon dioxide emissions dooming us all. On the other hand, if your prior bias is toward the idea that there is a massive plot by huge multinational environmental corporations, academics and hippies to deprive you of the right to drive the kids to school in a humvee, you will place a much lower weight on mounting evidence of anthropogenic climate change. If your prior was roughly neutral, you will by now be pretty convinced that we have a problem with global warming. In any case, anyone paying attention as evidence mounts would eventually converge on the right answer, whatever their prior – though it may come too late to affect the outcome, of course.
On the more positive side, Bayes (who was an 18th century priest, by the way) allows us to acknowledge, and therefore somehow accommodate, our prejudice and bias, as well as the weight of prior evidence, and therefore, in my opinion, provides as close to a mathematical description of “the scientific method” as we’re likely to see."
In research with relevance to the Sherwood et.al. (2014) reference on the influence of tropical atmospheric convective mixing on equilibrium climate sensitivity, ECS, the linked reference (Tomassini et.al. 2014) projects values of ECS from "… a little over 3 °C to more than 10 °C". The fact that the AR5 models poorly represent/understand convective mixing processes (particularly in the Tropics), indicates to me that no one reading this forum thread should express surprise if within the next ten years both observational measurements, and/or state of the art Earth System Models (like the ACME model being developed by the US – DOE) demonstrate that ECS is currently substantially higher than 3 oC.
Tomassini, L., Voigt, A. and Stevens, B. (2014), "On the connection between tropical circulation, convective mixing, and climate sensitivity", Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc.. doi: 10.1002/qj.2450
Abstract: "The connection between the large-scale tropical circulation of the atmosphere, convective mixing, and climate sensitivity is explored in a wide range of climates through a perturbed-parameter ensemble of a comprehensive Earth System Model. Four parameters related to the representation of atmospheric moist convection are found to dominate the response of the model. Their values govern the strength of the tropical circulation, the surface temperature, atmospheric humidity, and the strength of the tropical overturning circulation, largely through their influence on the atmospheric stability. The same convective parameters, albeit in different combinations, also have a strong influence on the equilibrium climate sensitivity of the model, which ranges from a little over 3 °C to more than 10 °C. The importance of the most poorly represented processes in determining important aspects of the behaviour of the model argues for the need to move beyond statistical approaches to estimating climate sensitivity and to focus on the development of a better understanding and representation of convective mixing, particularly in the Tropics."
The linked reference indicates that for an abrupt 4×CO2 forcing, the effective climate sensitivity can increase by about 20% in a 75-year period as compared to the conventional ECS (which my immediate prior post indicates could be appreciably greater than 3 C), due to a relatively large positive ozone-circulation chemical feedback mechanism in the atmosphere. While RCP 8.5 may be less extreme than an abrupt 4×CO2 forcing, nevertheless, this study does not focus on possible/probable other positive earth system feedback mechanisms that will likely be activated/accelerated with continued strong radiative forcing:
Peer J. Nowack, N. Luke Abraham, Amanda C. Maycock, Peter Braesicke, Jonathan M. Gregory, Manoj M. Joshi, Annette Osprey & John A. Pyle, (2014), "A large ozone-circulation feedback and its implications for global warming assessments", Nature Climate Change (2014) doi:10.1038/nclimate2451
Abstract: "State-of-the-art climate models now include more climate processes simulated at higher spatial resolution than ever. Nevertheless, some processes, such as atmospheric chemical feedbacks, are still computationally expensive and are often ignored in climate simulations. Here we present evidence that the representation of stratospheric ozone in climate models can have a first-order impact on estimates of effective climate sensitivity. Using a comprehensive atmosphere–ocean chemistry–climate model, we find an increase in global mean surface warming of around 1 °C (∼20%) after 75 years when ozone is prescribed at pre-industrial levels compared with when it is allowed to evolve self-consistently in response to an abrupt 4×CO2 forcing. The difference is primarily attributed to changes in long-wave radiative feedbacks associated with circulation-driven decreases in tropical lower stratospheric ozone and related stratospheric water vapour and cirrus cloud changes. This has important implications for global model intercomparison studies in which participating models often use simplified treatments of atmospheric composition changes that are consistent with neither the specified greenhouse gas forcing scenario nor the associated atmospheric circulation feedbacks."
While not news to those reading the Antarctic folder, I thought that I would note here that since the 1950's the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, ACC, has been moving southward, in large part due to the increase in the Westerly winds over the Southern Ocean due to anthropogenic climate change. The linked science daily articles indicate (see attached image) that as the ACC moves southward (note that the Subtropical Front marks the north boundary of the ACC, see the image at the Cape of Good Hope) more warm salty ocean water from the Indian Ocean's Agulhas Current leaks (Agulhas Leakage) into the South Atlantic Ocean (around the Cape of Good Hope), where it stimulates the great oceanic conveyor belt current, which in turn then carries more warm ocean water via the "Gulf Stream" into the North Atlantic and subsequently into the Arctic Ocean basin. This in turn decreases Arctic Sea Ice extent, which reduces Northern Hemisphere albedo, which thus serves as a positive feedback mechanism for global warming. I also not the computer model projections indicate that this trend will accelerate with continued anthropogenic global warming.
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The linked reference provides evidence from coral in the western Pacific indicating a strong relationship between variations in Pacific trade wind strength at decadal timescales and the rate of mean global surface air temperature change. Also, as the PDO appears to be entering a positive phase, we can expect two to three decades of relatively low Pacific trade wind strength, and consequently a relatively high rate of mean global surface temperature increase.
Diane M. Thompson, Julia E. Cole, Glen T. Shen, Alexander W. Tudhope & Gerald A. Meehl, (2014), "Early twentieth-century warming linked to tropical Pacific wind strength", Nature Geoscience, doi:10.1038/ngeo2321
http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/pdf/ngeo2321.pdf
Abstract: "Of the rise in global atmospheric temperature over the past century, nearly 30% occurred between 1910 and 1940 when anthropogenic forcings were relatively weak. This early warming has been attributed to internal factors, such as natural climate variability in the Atlantic region, and external factors, such as solar variability and greenhouse gas emissions. However, the warming is too large to be explained by external factors alone and it precedes Atlantic warming by over a decade. For the late twentieth century, observations and climate model simulations suggest that Pacific trade winds can modulate global temperatures, but instrumental data are scarce in the early twentieth century. Here we present a westerly wind reconstruction (1894–1982) from seasonally resolved measurements of Mn/Ca ratios in a western Pacific coral that tracks interannual to multidecadal Pacific climate variability. We then reconstruct central Pacific temperatures using Sr/Ca ratios in a coral from Jarvis Island, and find that weak trade winds and warm temperatures coincide with rapid global warming from 1910 to 1940. In contrast, winds are stronger and temperatures cooler between 1940 and 1970, when global temperature rise slowed down. We suggest that variations in Pacific wind strength at decadal timescales significantly influence the rate of surface air temperature change."
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coral-clues-hint-at-looming-global-warming-spike/
Nice short comment by paleo-climatologist Maureen Raymo on the climate science community usually underestimating the rate of climate change:
Also see this blogpost with comments by Raymo and Rob DeConto:
http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/06/12/400-ppm-world-part-2-rising-seas-come-with-rising-co2/
DeConto is quick to caution that modeling studies of ice sheet growth and decay have plenty of limitations. Alarmism is, unfortunately, not one of them. “Time and again, we have a problem making models as sensitive as they need to be. They are not sensitive enough to match the geologic record. If anything, our models are too conservative. And that’s scary,” says DeConto.
The linked reference includes several authors of the RCP scenarios and they state: "We show that CO2 emissions track the high end of the latest generation of emissions scenarios, due to lower than anticipated carbon intensity improvements of emerging economies and higher global gross domestic product growth." I read this as an admission that these scientists erred on the side of least drama when developing the RCP scenarios.
P. Friedlingstein, R. M. Andrew, J. Rogelj, G. P. Peters, J. G. Canadell, R. Knutti, G. Luderer, M. R. Raupach, M. Schaeffer, D. P. van Vuuren & C. Le Quéré, (2014), "Persistent growth of CO2 emissions and implications for reaching climate targets", Nature Geoscience, Volume: 7, Pages: 709–715, doi:10.1038/ngeo2248
http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v7/n10/full/ngeo2248.html
Abstract: "Efforts to limit climate change below a given temperature level require that global emissions of CO2 cumulated over time remain below a limited quota. This quota varies depending on the temperature level, the desired probability of staying below this level and the contributions of other gases. In spite of this restriction, global emissions of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion and cement production have continued to grow by 2.5% per year on average over the past decade. Two thirds of the CO2 emission quota consistent with a 2 °C temperature limit has already been used, and the total quota will likely be exhausted in a further 30 years at the 2014 emissions rates. We show that CO2 emissions track the high end of the latest generation of emissions scenarios, due to lower than anticipated carbon intensity improvements of emerging economies and higher global gross domestic product growth. In the absence of more stringent mitigation, these trends are set to continue and further reduce the remaining quota until the onset of a potential new climate agreement in 2020. Breaking current emission trends in the short term is key to retaining credible climate targets within a rapidly diminishing emission quota."
If you are on Twitter (and if you are not, it's easy to sign up: www.twitter.com):
"List of people who tweet about climate change, all pro-science, many key scientists and communicators:"
http://twitter.com/gregladen/status/551050196806017025
Good piece by Oreskes in NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/04/opinion/sunday/playing-dumb-on-climate-change.html?_r=0
Long piece by Michael Mann on the Serengeti strategy used by the denial machine to intimidate and scare scientists into keeping silent and stay as conservative as possible:
http://bos.sagepub.com/content/71/1/33.full.pdf+html
The linked article shows (see extract below) how while it may not be possible to prove many of the stronger climate change risks, it is relatively easy to disprove denialist claims. Now we need to convince policymakers that history will not be kind to their legacies if they ignore the risks of climate change.
https://philosophynow.org/issues/104/Climate_Science_and_Falsifiability
Extract: "Science may not do proof, but it certainly does do disproof. So although it may not be possible for climatologists to prove their case conclusively, it is possible to look at the contrary hypothesis and refute it. And the contrarians do have a hypothesis: it is that man-made carbon dioxide will not have a severe effect on global climate. This angle transforms the debate into a question about the degree to which the global climate will change given the known increase in greenhouse gases.
There is no reasonable doubt that, ignoring feedback mechanisms, a doubling of carbon dioxide will raise the planet’s surface temperature by about 1.2°C, because this fact is derived from calculations based on universally accepted textbook physics, and is accepted by climatologists and reasonable contrarians alike. The real debate is about climate sensitivity – or what will result from this 1.2°C rise. The Earth’s climate is a complex system of interrelated energy flows, and any warming will result in an array of changes in the system. Most of these changes provide positive feedbacks – that is, they will further increase the initial warming. A number of different lines of evidence drawing from known or deduced changes in global temperature, recent and palaeological, all converge on an eventual temperature rise of between 1.5-4.5°C, with the most likely value being 3°C. Against this, classical climate contrarians put forward a value of 0.5-1°C as their figure for the final temperature increase resulting from a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. This is their hypothesis; and it is refutable through measuring and calculating the known positive feedbacks – increase in atmospheric water vapour, changes in ice and snow albedo (reflectivity), changes in vegetation, and from secondary releases of carbon dioxide and methane from soil and ocean. The main negative feedbacks (temperature reducers) are a change in heat distribution in the atmosphere, which can be calculated as slightly reducing the positive water vapour feedback, and an increase in total energy radiation from the warming Earth (a feedback which probably sets a limit to extreme planetary overheating). Several attempts have been made by sceptical climate scientists to substantiate their 0.5-1°C warming hypothesis, but each of these has ended in failure. Contrarian scientists placed their faith in clouds to provide a strong negative feedback, for instance, but recently, measurements by Andrew Dessler have shown that the net effect of clouds is more positive than negative (see Science, Vol.330, 10 December 2010).
Perhaps as a result of realising the unsustainability of the idea of ultra-low climate sensitivity, a small sub-set of climate sceptics has emerged recently, the ‘lukewarmers’, who argue for a figure somewhere below that of the consensus view but above that of the classical contrarians. However, given that their evidence base is much smaller than the evidence for higher climate sensitivity, this group is in a very weak position to claim that there is no need decarbonise the global energy supply.
In conclusion, despite the complexity and ongoing uncertainty in understanding the future effects of greenhouse gases on the climate system, one thing is certain: the hypothesis that the effect of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is trivial and warrants no action simply does not hold up. It does not match the facts. It has been refuted. Journalists may not be able to understand science or the philosophy of science to any great depth, but they can understand the concept of ‘disproven’, and climate scientists can indeed disprove the contrarian hypothesis that greenhouse gases will have no significant effect on the global climate."
Quote from: AbruptSLR on January 06, 2015, 09:21:40 PM
Can anyone provide a pdf of this article? I'd like to forward it to a few of my local folk to help deal with deniers. Thanks.
Edit: Nevermind. Found one.
https://www.gn.apc.org/blog/climate-science-falsifiability
« Last Edit: January 07, 2015, 07:24:22 PM by ritter »
While many/most of the viewers of this thread are aware of the "Faustian Bargain" consideration cited by Hansen et al and well summarized by Robert Scribbler at the following linked article (see extracts from the May 2014 Scribbler article), indicating that modern society is living in a short-term "Fool's Paradise" due to climate change masking factors (or temporary negative feedback mechanisms) such as: (a) atmospheric sulfates & other aerosols that could drop out of the atmosphere with 2-years of the air pollution beginning cleared up; (b) a recent (and probably temporary) bust of CO₂ absorption by certain land-based vegetation; and (c) the recent negative (cooling) phases of both the PDO and the AMO.
However, I would like to add the following to Scribbler's list of consideration that could be leading the world to a "…. Permian or PETM type, anoxic ocean, extinction event, at around 800 ppm CO2e, become possible under BAU by 2060-2080.":
1. The Brookings Institute estimates that an explosion of middle class population from about 1.9 million in 2010 to 4.7 million by 2030, will keep the world on a BAU pathway until at least 2030.
2. Recent findings by Pollard, DeConto & Alley (2015) doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2014.12.035, indicate the possibility that a possible collapse of the WAIS could contribute more than 2m to SLR by 2100 (following a BAU pathway to about 2050); and if this were to occur it would push sufficient warm water through the Bering Straits to markedly increase Arctic Amplification.
3. Current trends in both the PDO and the AMO indicate the probability of relatively rapid warming of both the North Pacific and the North Atlantic over the next 20 to 30 years, that will still further increase the rate of Arctic Amplification.
http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/a-faustian-bargain-on-the-short-road-to-hell-living-in-a-world-at-480-co2e/
Extract from Scribbler May 2014: "… what is the full strength of the current human emission and how long will it last? There’s a term for this number: CO2e. In other words — the equivalent CO2 forcing of all greenhouse gasses added together.
Fortunately for our exploration, there’s been a bit of work done on just this subject. Last year, MIT’s Advanced Global Atmospheric Gasses Experiment issued a report describing model data that determined the current CO2 equivalent forcing from all of the more than 50 greenhouse contributing trace gasses in the atmosphere. And the results were somewhat disconcerting. As of June of 2013, that amount was equal to 478 parts per million CO2. Or a CO2e of 478 parts per million when all the other greenhouse gasses were added to the already high and rapidly rising levels of CO2. Adding in the current rate of CO2 rise, we end up with about 480 parts per million of CO2e from all greenhouse gasses by this year.
So subtracting out the net effect of sulfates and other aerosols brings us to a total net forcing from all factors related to human changes to the atmosphere of about 425 ppm CO2e. A rather disturbing final number both due to its departure over the current 400 ppm CO2 value and due to the fact that though most greenhouse gasses have atmospheric residence times of decades to centuries, the cooling sulfates would likely last for 1-2 years before falling out entirely. This means that once fossil emissions stop, we may as well just add +55 ppm CO2e to the current total.
It’s worth noting that this best possible future, where the risk of a mini-runaway in warming to PETM or Permian levels remains low, probably won’t happen as business as usual fossil fuel emissions continue unabated with no sign of being rationally held in check. Under the current regime, a CO2e of about 550 ppm, enough to warm the Earth between 5-6 C long term, is locked in within 25-30 years. A climate state that pushes the risk of a mini-runaway to moderate. Meanwhile, levels that would almost certainly set off a Permian or PETM type, anoxic ocean, extinction event, at around 800 ppm CO2e, become possible under BAU by 2060-2080."
Many climate scientists appear to be conservative because their GCMs (General/Global Circulation Models) give conservative projections, for reasons including:
(a) Their computers are too slow and consequently their meshes are too coarse; and
(b) The GCMs need to be replaced by state-of-the-art Earth Systems Models, ESMs (such as the ACME [Accelerated Climate Modeling for Energy], see links below), project currently being developed by the US DOE).
http://climatemodeling.science.energy.gov/
http://climatemodeling.science.energy.gov/sites/default/files/publications/acme-project-strategy-plan_0.pdf
The first attached image shows that the ACME project includes a "Big Data" module in an attempt to try to pre-identify critical trends in the literature that are not yet being captured by the current (AR5) GCM projections, in order to better focus the effort of the new ACME ESM projection on what is critical. In this regard, I hope that the ACME "Big Data" module uses a human-driven approach to screening their big data base such as that used by Palantir (see link and extract)
https://www.palantir.com/
Extract: "What We Do
We make products for human-driven analysis of real-world data
We’re focused on creating the world’s best user experience for working with data, one that empowers people to ask and answer complex questions without requiring them to master querying languages, statistical modeling, or the command line. To achieve this, we build platforms for integrating, managing, and securing data on top of which we layer applications for fully interactive human-driven, machine-assisted analysis."
Furthermore, if ACME (or similar future efforts) do adopt a human-driven approach to pre-screening their big data base, I hope that they would include an on-line link to the Internet to take advantage of screened crowd-sourcing, so that people such as those contributing to this forum could help identify trends in the extant data/literature. An example of such a crowd-sourced contribution to enriching the ACME's big data base is as follows:
(1) Tag the 36-month European Union effort called the: EU Cloud Intercomparison, Process Study & Evaluation Project, EUCLIPSE. As the linked pdf describes this effort focuses on how to generate grids & models to capture sensitivity (ie non-linear) responses with ESMs; and in-particular this project will focus on atmospheric convective mixing in the tropical zone, which Sherwood et al (2014) indicates could cause the current Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity, ECS, to exceed 4 C, and which Tomassini et al (2014) indicates has the potential to increase ECS rapidly with global warming (possibly up to 10 C by 2100):
http://www.euclipse.eu/downloads/D4.2_Comparison%20study%20of%20the%20model%20sensitivity%20to%20the%20numerical%20structure%20of%20the%20computations%20(grid%20and%20time%20step)%20with%20the%20parameter%20sensitivity%20of%20the%20model.pdf
Sherwood, S.C., Bony, S. and Dufresne, J.-L., (2014) "Spread in model climate sensitivity traced to atmospheric convective mixing", Nature; Volume: 505, pp 37–42, doi:10.1038/nature12829.
Tomassini, L., Voigt, A. and Stevens, B. (2014), "On the connection between tropical circulation, convective mixing, and climate sensitivity", Q.J.R. Meteorol. Soc., doi: 10.1002/qj.2450
(2) Then link the EUCLIPSE tag to on-going research about the increasing El Nino-like conditions with global warming in the Pacific Tropical zone [see Burls & Fedorov (2014) and Song & Zhang (2014)]; which could change rapidly to El Nino-like conditions circa 2040:
N. J. Burls and A. V. Fedorov, (2014), "Simulating Pliocene warmth and a permanent El Niño-like state: the role of cloud albedo", Paleoceanography, DOI: 10.1002/2014PA00264
Xiaoliang Song and Guang J. Zhang, (2014), "Role of Climate Feedback in El Niño-like SST Response to Global Warming", Journal of Climate; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00072.1
(3) Then link the El Nino-like Tropical Pacific to research about the teleconnection (through both the atmosphere and the ocean) of energy from the Tropical Pacific to the West Antarctic (eg Fogt et al), which will likely rapidly warm the West Antarctic to the extent that the sea ice extent in this area is rapidly reduced beginning around 2050, and that significant ice surface melting begins circa 2050 to 2060:
Fogt, R. L., D. H. Bromwich, and K. M. Hines, (2011), "Understanding the SAM influence on the South Pacific ENSO teleconnection", Climate Dynamics, 37, 2127-2128
(4) Then link the potential rapid warming of the West Antarctic to the potential marine ice sheet cliff failure and hydrofracturing mechanisms identified by Pollard et al (2015) for Pliocene-like conditions that could cause the WAIS to contribute about 1meter to SLR per decade beginning around 2060 (see the second and third attached images), also see Bassis and Jacobs (2013):
Pollard, D., DeConto, R.M. and Alley, R.B., (2015), "Potential Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat driven by hydrofracturing and ice cliff failure", Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 412, 15 February 2015, Pages 112–121, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2014.12.035
Bassis, J.N., and Jacobs,S., (2013), "Diverse calving patterns linked to glacier geometry", Nature Geoscience, 6, 833–836, doi:10.1038/ngeo1887.
(5) Think link the marine ice sheet cliff failure and hydrofracturing mechanisms to the University of Alaska Fairbank's website focused on Lake Elgygytgn research, and the extract following the link is from an article Posted on February 4th, 2014 by Laura Nielsen on "Inter-hemispheric climate coupling". The extract emphasizes that in the paleo-past the Antarctic generally responded more quickly to orbital induced solar insolation variations, and that repeatedly paleo-collapses of the WAIS resulted in subsequent Arctic amplification, due both to changes in ocean currents, and to increases in sea level pushing more warm Pacific water through the Bering St. into the Arctic Ocean. If the WAIS collapses this century, we may soon see a marked increase in Arctic amplification:
http://frontierscientists.com/tag/lake-elgygytgyn/
Extract: "Antarctica and the Arctic Climate at the North and South pole are connected. Sediment records from Antarctica show that the West Antarctic ice sheet melted at various times in history. Following many of those events, the Arctic warmed. These recurring intervals of paired warming show that climate in the two hemispheres is linked – it’s called inter-hemispheric climate coupling.
“When the West Antarctic ice sheet pulls back we see a corresponding warmth in the high lattitudes again, probably affecting the size of the Greenland ice sheet with major implications for changes in sea level,” says Julie Brigham-Grette. “Our results mesh with what glaciologists are seeing today. Seven of the 12 major ice shelves around the Antarctic are melting or are gone. We suspect the tipping point for the gradual de-glaciation of Greenland and the Arctic may be lower than glaciologists once thought.”
Earth is a complicated place. We can’t explain past warming using only orbital dynamics or levels of Carbon Dioxide. Scientists affiliated with the project outlined some past events that might explain the rapid warming the sediment records show occurred in both Antarctica and the Arctic around similar times.
When you imagine Antarctica, the picture includes large ice shelves that hang off the rocky edge of the ice-covered continent. Normally that ice keeps nearby ocean water very cold. The cold water travels along currents toward the north Pacific where it wells up to the surface. Ocean circulation can be affected, though. If Antarctic ice sheets disintegrate or melt away, they no longer enforce cold water currents that journey to the Arctic. Instead, surface ocean waters in the Arctic become warmer.
When Antarctica’s ice sheets disintegrate the ocean gains more water and sea levels rise globally. The Bering Strait usually restricts how much warm surface water approaches the Arctic from the south, but higher sea levels would mean warm surface water didn’t have to squeeze through such a narrow space, letting more warm water past the Bering Strait into the Arctic Ocean.
Either way, a warmer ocean means higher temperatures and more rainfall for the Arctic, which impacts paleoclimatology and sea ice history. Grasping the climate connections between the hemispheres gives us insight into our near future."
(6) Then link the observations by Laura Nielsen and Julie Brigham-Grette that a collapse of the WAIS will drive warm Pacific ocean water into the Arctic Ocean to research about the stability of submerged permafrost and methane hydrates on the continental shelves of the Arctic Ocean.
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jai mitchell
A rather disturbing final number both due to its departure over the current 400 ppm CO2 value and due to the fact that though most greenhouse gasses have atmospheric residence times of decades to centuries, the cooling sulfates would likely last for 1-2 years before falling out entirely.
Excellent post! I just wanted to elaborate that the vast majority of cooling effects from Aerosols occurs in the mid/lower Troposphere and, due to precipitation, these aerosols are removed from the atmosphere on a scale of 1-2 *weeks* with a remainder of effects from the stratosphere and a longer residence time.
http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/people/faculty/djj/book/bookchap8.html
The bulk of the atmospheric aerosol mass is present in the lower troposphere, reflecting the short residence time of aerosols against deposition (~1-2 weeks; see problem 8. 1 ). Aerosol concentrations in the upper troposphere are typically 1-2 orders of magnitude lower than in the lower troposphere.
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The linked article states that today The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved their Doomsday clock forward by 2 minutes due to concerns including climate change (see extract). This shows that while professionally scientists are conservative, they are so smart that they know that society is in eminent danger (including from climate change):
http://mashable.com/2015/01/22/doomsday-clock-adjust/
Extract: "As of Thursday, the clock was set at three minutes to midnight. Since January 2012, the hands of the clock had been set at five minutes to midnight. The minute hand moved forward, for the first time in three years, due to rising nuclear concerns and increasingly dire climate science findings."
« Last Edit: January 22, 2015, 08:17:24 PM by AbruptSLR »
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Michael Hauber
The doomsday clock was set at 2 minutes for much of the 50s, and 3 minutes for a spell in the 80s.
Climate change: Prepare for the worst, hope for the best, expect the middle.
Quote from: Michael Hauber on January 22, 2015, 10:19:47 PM
During the height of the cold war each time decision makers rolled the dice there was as much chance of improving global stability as de-stabilizing it, as nuclear war dominated any doomsday scenario. Now dire climate change scenarios following our current BAU pathway (note that as many ingenious human minds are working for the fossil fuel industries to promote more fossil fuel fed growth as there are ingenious human minds looking for more sustainable options) act as stress risers for all other doomsday scenarios (wars, disease, famine, biosphere collapse, etc); thus now each time that decision makers roll the dice, the dice become progressively more loaded to come up with disasters each time they are rolled (CO2 remains in the atmosphere for centuries) so that I imagine that following even a green BAU by 2050 society will be at 1/2 minute to doomsday.
Anyone who thinks that society can zoom right up to a 2 C mean global temperature rise threshold and then just stop any further climate change risk growth is living in a "Fool's Paradise".
Yes, it was. Why do you bring this up?
Eric Rignot on scientific conservatism and the inevitable collapse of WAIS:
Timescales, timescales...
Quote from: Lennart van der Linde on January 23, 2015, 09:34:32 PM
One way of judging the value in a prediction is to consider the accuracy of past predictions.
Do you think this is not appropriate in this instance? If so how would you assess the value of this prediction?
Quote from: Michael Hauber on January 27, 2015, 06:39:04 AM
One way of judging the value in a prediction is to consider the accuracy of past predictions
There may be a slight misunderstanding here, with regard to the Doomsday Clock: It being set to 2 minutes to catastrophe doesn't mean the world will end in 2 minutes. In other words it isn't a *prediction* at all, and thus you cannot judge the precision of this non–prediction.
The Doomsday Clock is an indicator of the level of danger the present world is in. The purpose of setting it is to alert leaders and populations about these dangers. It is an act of communication that assumes some sort of intelligent reception on the other end, which, if you will, has been naive and is still naive, as no–one cares about anything else than making a short–term profit.
Like viddaloo says, the doomsday clock is not a prediction, but a warning of danger. We can assess it by looking at the reasons given for this warning. In the case of global warming we're doing this in this forum all the time. In the case of the nuclear threat others are doing this, such as for example Eric Schlosser in his book Command and Control:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/29/command-control-eric-schlosser-review
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/25/eric-schlosser-nuclear-weapons-command-control
Over the past 70 years we've come very close to nuclear war or very big nuclear accidents more than once. We've just been lucky that so far no situation has escalated out of control, but it could have easily happened, and it can still happen, if we're not careful.
That's why I think it's not wise to dismiss this recent warning without any argument, particularly not by misunderstanding it to be a prediction instead of a warning.
"One way of judging the value in a prediction is to consider the accuracy of past predictions."
Sooo, we haven't already blown ourselves to smithereens, so that means there was never any threat of that happening???
I'm not saying its a great method, but its certainly one way. Do you have a better way?
A previous argument on this thread was that the IPCC was conservative because it ignored carbon cycle feedbacks.
The recent paper Uncertainties in CMIP5 Climate Projections due to Carbon Cycle Feedbacks analyses 11 earth system models from this ensemble and finds that when forced with RCP8.5 emissions and ran as an earth system model that the projected warming increased from 3.7 to 3.9 degrees. So including carbon cycle feedbacks results in a not at all scary 0.2 degrees extra warming over the next century.
But wait there is more. These same models also estimate higher concentrations of Co2 in 2005 than actually occurred. If this tendency to overestimate Co2 concentrations was corrected for then presumably the projected warming would be lower.
And yes CMIP 5 earth system models are capable of [ulr=http://nipccreport.org/articles/2013/jul/30jul2013a4.html] modelling permafrost[/url] changes. Alost note that some of these models are significantly overestimating the current state of permafrost degradation. Of course the fact that the these models still show serious flaws suggests that maybe when these are fixed up they will predict much greater warming. Or maybe they will predict less warming?
The reason that they model only a slight increase in CO2 for the RCP 8.5 is because they delay the bulk of the emissions to the end of the century and due to the logarithmic forcing function of concentration the incremental increase in forcing within this scenario is very low due to the 850PPMv abundance already in the atmosphere due to anthropogenic emissions, oh, and they only expect a total of around 100 gigatonnes of CO2, even though some model runs emit over 600 gigatonnes.
That being said, they still neglect to include frozen soils and this paper out today:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.12876/abstract
Shows that in northern Alaska alone there is 25 kg of high-carbohydrate carbon that is easily digestible per square meter. By my calculation this is about 600,000 Square kilometers of soil in Alaska.
By my calculation then this northern Alaska soil holds 75 gigatonnes of easily accessible carbon.
And remember, they model this being released in the latter half of the century under continued RCP 8.5. However, we understand that a much more rapid arctic transition is occurring now than the models held previously. So with a much smaller atmospheric abundance the earlier emissions from frozen soil with produce a greater warming potential than if it was produced later and at a higher level of atmospheric abundance.
So, it takes significant mental yoga to pretend that with recent understandings of arctic ice loss, Antarctic mass loss and topography and frozen soils potential for emissions that the IPCC isn't severely understating the damage loss functions of carbon emissions.
Quote from: jai mitchell on January 28, 2015, 08:21:39 AM
The reason that they model only a slight increase in CO2 for the RCP 8.5 is because they delay the bulk of the emissions to the end of the century and due to the logarithmic forcing function of concentration the incremental increase in forcing within this scenario is very low due to the 850PPMv abundance already in the atmosphere due to anthropogenic emissions,
That is reality. Any time there is exponential growth the bulk of that thing will be at the end. Under perfect exponential growth (extended back in time forever) the percentage of Co2 emitted in the last 20 years (or 10 or 40 etc) will be the same in 2100 as it is now. As a consequence if BAU continues (not possible in my opinion) then in 2100 we will be just as much waiting for long term feedbacks to kick in as we are now. Its only when exponential growth stops that the proportion of newly emitted Co2 starts to drop and we can start to expect to see whatever long term impacts Co2 will have.
oh, and they only expect a total of around 100 gigatonnes of CO2, even though some model runs emit over 600 gigatonnes.
Not sure what you are referring to here.
That being said, they still neglect to include frozen soils
The paper I refer to does consider frozen soils.
Arctic ice loss is in the ocean, frozen soils are on land. This is the same mistake as those that point out that Antarctic sea ice is increasing therefore Antarctic ice caps can't be melting. In particular one of the key issues with Arctic ice loss is the 'Warm Arctic Cold Continents' pattern. If part of the extra Arctic melt is caused by cold air leaving the Arctic for the continents then this mean that frozen soil loss will be slowed down, not sped up.
Also we don't know if the faster than modeled Arctic ice loss is a permanent fault of the models in failing to capture a key Arctic process, or whether it is due to natural variation which may reverse some time in the future. If it is natural variation, then consider that with faster than expected Arctic ice loss global temperatures have been going up slightly slower than expected. If the Arctic feedbacks are so important for total global temperature change then when whatever natural cycle is speeding up Arctic melt reverses then the extra warming for the extra Arctic melting will disappear and global warming will slow down.
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Arguments for moderation policy reform
Who needs it, who got it, who hands it out and why.
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Neo Art
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by Neo Art » Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:53 pm
I couldn't care less about complaints being made. I care about how they're dealt with.
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by Bluth Corporation » Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:54 pm
Unreasonable people will complain no matter what, yes.
Reasonable people will not complain when they're satisfied that everyone's being given a fair shake, because there'll be nothing for reasonable people to complain about (aside from the rules themselves).
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Katganistan wrote:
Muravyets wrote: Yes, it is me being sarcastic, but your comment was still utterly irrelevant, for the reasons I stated in my finally fully edited (added to) post.
How so? Neo Art pointed out we have a private channel. So do other players. How is that irrelevant?
Because, insofar as it pertains to moderation of NSG (the topic of the conversation, after all) whatever private channels we may or may not have, and what may or may not have on those hypothetical channels have absolutely 0 baring on the moderation of NSG (again, the topic of this thread).
Yours do. Which is the point we've been making all along.
The fact that we may have a private channel is irrelevant to the discussion of moderation of NSG because, once again, we're not moderators of NSG. And since the topic of this thread is "arguments for moderation policy reform" what people who are not moderators do is in no way relevant to that topic.
So discussion of what people who are NOT moderators may or may not do on sites other than NSG doesn't pertain to moderation of NSG, it doesn't pertain to this topic. Which makes it irrelevant.
Last edited by Neo Art on Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Katganistan
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by Katganistan » Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:02 pm
Bluth Corporation wrote:
Katganistan wrote: The judges in this case are not inviting only one party. A group of moderators, that is, the legal experts, who were not involved in the dispute are invited to the conference. They look at the evidence, they discuss it, they come up with an answer. The original moderator is barred from a vote in the discussion and answers questions if asked.
Rather like a defendant, I'd say.
Are you serious? You're comparing the moderator who made the original ruling to the defendant? Seriously?
That's absolutely ludicrous!
The original moderator doesn't stand to be sanctioned in any way if his or her original ruling is overturned, assuming it was the result of an honest error of fact or logic rather than any sort of malice or dishonest intent. He or she isn't the one with anything to lose or gain by it.
The person being ruled against is the one most easily comparable to the "defendant," for the obvious reason that he's the one who stands to lose from the proceedings if a ruling is made that is not in his favor. He's not the one who has "made his ruling and now must stand by it"--he's the one challenging the ruling, so if anyone needs to be present to make a case it's him.
And again, are cameras allowed in the jury room? Is anyone allowed to hear their discussion before the decision? Because honestly, if this is the argument that people are making, that it should be more like a legal proceeding, and that there should be unlimited transparency, if we're going to be honest, that's not what happens in a courtroom.
Again, an absolutely awful analogy, so much so that I have trouble believing that someone with your education and background could honestly think it was legit. The jury room is where decisions are made, sure, but it's not where arguments are presented. All that is being asked is that the arguments being presented, which will later be deliberated upon, are made in public with the individual bringing the appeal having the full opportunity to make his case in public. No one's expecting deliberations to be made in public--but we should certainly be able to make our case in public.
Again: the appeal is made publicly. That is part of the function of the moderation forum: for people who believe they were unfairly treated to say so. Yes? To question policies publicly, as has been done in this thread and in the one on loosening moderation policy in the General forum. The cases are made publicly.
Clearly the thrust of the thread about loosening moderation policy was quite public, the cases were made, and then policies were loosened after private discussion that took into account everyone's side. Yes?
This is a fairly simple concept, and making ad hominem attacks about my "education and background" simply because you may disagree with a question I asked and an analogy I made is singularly unnecessary. I asked a civil question, and made an analogy. The responses have been less than civil. Why?
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2377&start
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2378
Why I Should Be One of the New Moderators
viewtopic.php?p=35477357#p35477357
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic ... 8#p4025378
http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic ... #p12513611
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My guess? That the analogy was so nonsensically bizarre as to suggest that it's made less in a real attempt at fostering conversation, and more an ad hoc attempt and reflexively defending existing policy in such a way as to create the impression that the moderation staff as a whole is utterly unwilling to entertain the notion that there MIGHT be a problem.
If in defending a system "as is" you draw analogies to a situation in such a way that don't bear even the slightest resemblance to the actual system you're drawing the analogy to, the only implication is that you either truly don't understand the thing to which you draw the analogy, or you're trying to come up with whatever rationale you can.
You tried to defend policy as is using "existing" legal procedure, only what you described...resembles no legal system I am in any way familiar with.
The Cat-Tribe
by The Cat-Tribe » Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:06 pm
Czardas wrote:
Neo Art wrote:
Thanks for proving my point.
Okay, what do you view as the primary difference between you contacting the mods privately to explain why you are appealing a decision, and me contacting the mods privately to explain why I made a decision?
Apart from the fact that I'm a moderator and you're not, that is, since when one of my decisions is under question I cannot rule on it -- rendering the issue of authority moot in this case.
1. I was under the impression one was not supposed to contact individual Mods privately about Moderation complaints. From FAQ: Reporting in Moderation:
Telegramming a moderator is not advised. You are encouraged to use the three official channels that we have, the Getting Help page, the Moderation forum and the IRC channel (#themodcave). If you telegram a mod, chances are your request will not get a respond and likely be ignored. You may also be referred to either the forums or Getting Help because typically moderators will not field complaints or queries from telegrams. The latter varies from moderator to moderator. It is always a prudent idea to use the official channels.
2. Although I understand it is possible for me to do so, I do not currently have access to #themodcave. Perhaps I should correct that. Are you advising posters that they can argue their moderation appeals in #themodcave AND that they will be listened to the same as the Moderator whose decision they are appealing? If not, you are being disingenuous at best.
I quit (again).
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The Cat-Tribe wrote: With that, I am done with these shenanigans. Do as thou wilt.
Can't miss you until you're gone, Ambassador. Seriously, your delegation is like one of those stores that has a "Going Out Of Business" sale for twenty years. Stay or go, already.*snip*
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Geniasis
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by Geniasis » Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:07 pm
Czardas wrote: Frequently the reason a decision is appealed is because not enough information is supplied by the mod making the decision. Note the average length of a mod ruling (one line or so: "That's not acceptable. You are warned for flaming. Consult the OSRS to avoid a longer forumban in future.") as compared to court proceedings, where evidence is exhaustingly presented, intent must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, judges write multi-page decisions full of references to legal precedent etc etc. Thus, particularly when the mods disagree with the original ruling, they'll ask the original mod what the hell he was thinking to get a sense of why the decision was made in the first place.
Rulings are not expected to be justified when they are made because, well, there's rarely much to justify. "He called some guy a douchebag, so I warned him for flaming." Rarely is an appealed ruling so straightforward, but if the mod making the ruling thinks it's straightforward, that's about all that will be said until it's called into question.
Then why not simply make it policy for a mod to assume that someone will ask "what the hell were you thinking" and thus to include an adequate explanation in the post? I don't think we're asking for multi-page legal briefs, especially not for a set of rules that is significantly smaller in size than what a judge would deal with, but I imagine a paragraph wouldn't go amiss.
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Bluth Corporation wrote: Are you serious? You're comparing the moderator who made the original ruling to the defendant? Seriously?
Again: the appeal is made publicly. That is part of the function of the moderation forum: for people who believe they were unfairly treated to say so. Yes?
The initial ruling is distinct from the appeal. Every time someone questions a ruling once it's been made, they're told to "file an appeal via a GHR."
To question policies publicly, as has been done in this thread and in the one on loosening moderation policy in the General forum. The cases are made publicly.
Again, I have trouble believing that you're not just being deliberately disingenuous. We're not talking about open discussions on what the rules should be (which is what your analogy refers to), but how a case is handled when someone allegedly breaks those rules. Those are totally different processes, and while it's great that the first process has been opened up somewhat, that in no way ameliorates the problems with the second.
Because your analogies have been so far off the mark that, coming as they do from someone such as yourself, it's hard to believe that they were anything other than an intellectually dishonest attempt to evade the real issue.
Neo Art wrote: Why should you have an opportunity to justify your position twice, When I can only argue against it once?
Your decision stands or falls on the record you leave when you made it. If you failed to do that then you failed to do your job.
Let me ask you. Why should you be afforded the opportunity to explain your ruling a second time. In private?
Frequently the reason a decision is appealed is because not enough information is supplied by the mod making the decision. Note the average length of a mod ruling (one line or so: "That's not acceptable. You are warned for flaming. Consult the OSRS to avoid a longer forumban in future.") as compared to court proceedings, where evidence is exhaustingly presented, intent must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, judges write multi-page decisions full of references to legal precedent etc etc. Thus, particularly when the mods disagree with the original ruling, they'll ask the original mod what the hell he was thinking to get a sense of why the decision was made in the first place.
The bolded is exactly the point. Either:
1) the issue is simple, and thus the ruling is simple, and as such, the rationale for that ruling should be obvious on its face, and no further conversation with that mod should be necessary, or;
2) the issue is complex, and the moderator took sufficient time to explain his rationale in such a way that the record leaves no doubt as to his reasoning, and no further conversation with that mod should be necessary, or;
3) the issue is complex, but the moderator failed to leave a sufficient record to explain the rationale of his decision.
In the first two examples, the moderator did their job sufficiently well so no contact is needed. In the third example, this is the moderator failing to do his job right. If the appellate moderators can't get a sense of why the moderator made his decision the way he did from the explanation the moderator left, then that moderator failed. Plain and simple.
Why in the world should a moderator be afforded the opportunity a second bite at the apple, and be allowed to further justify himself when he didn't do so in the first place? Your entire reasoning is "we have to let the mod explain his decision because he might not have done a good enough job in the first place".
That's not a good answer. Sorry, it's not. Especially as I, the player, often am not even afforded the opportunity to explain myself ONCE. If I HAPPEN to see a report in moderation, and HAPPEN to respond to it before the mod weighs in, then maybe I get a chance. Provided a report is made in the first place and the mod happens to see allegedly violating conduct and make a decision then and there. Your entire justification for the system as is basically boils down to "well, we can't trust the moderators to explain their decision well, or give proper consideration the first time".
I'm sorry, but if you can't trust the moderator to do his/her job right the first time, that person shouldn't be a moderator. Perpetuating a system that rewards bad moderation isn't a good one.
Czardas wrote: *snip*
See, what confuses me slightly is that the four of you have continued to argue against something that doesn't happen. The idea that mods can make decisions on appeals of their own rulings seems to be something of a misinterpretation of what we're saying: while the view of the mod who made the original ruling is considered, just as that of the player appealing it is, neither one has any direct control over the outcome. "Private access" doesn't give the mod an advantage over the player since mods don't have a vote on their own appeals; nor does having the private phone number of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court give you any greater weight in the next case at vote.
*snip*
1. "The four of us" (and whoever else has joined in) are responding to Melkor's posts and past posts from other Mods explaining how the appeals process "actually works." Correct him and them if they misspoke.
2. I will take you at your word that the Mod whose decision is being appealed does vote on the appeal, but they are directly involved in the discussion of the appeal. That is a bit more access than merely having Chief Justice Roberts telephone number. It is an access that posters do not have. Moreover, it would make sense for the appealing poster to have such access but not the Mod whose ruling is being appealed. That is standard procedure in not just U.S. courts, but copious administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial systems.
3. It bothers me a great deal that this all appears to be ignoring the constructive comments and suggestions that were made -- including ones Melkor said he thought were good ideas -- in order to circle the wagons around a few things that were said less than eloquently by Melkor about the appeals process. Rather than dump on us, just correct the record and move on.
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FFS when did I start agreeing with BLUTH?
The Cat-Tribe wrote:
2. I will take you at your word that the Mod whose decision is being appealed does vote on the appeal, but they are directly involved in the discussion of the appeal. That is a bit more access than merely having Chief Justice Roberts telephone number.
Moreover, the question I asked before still stands. Exactly how many phone calls do you think ole' Johnny takes from litigants in an active case?
I'm guessing few. And by few I mean "none"
That is like saying "its OK that the Judge had private communications with the Prosecutor where they agreed to convict the Defendant" because "everyone has access to telephones."
This discussion has become nonsensical.
I am saddened to say it seem that it has been made so deliberately by two Moderators I hold in high esteem. If I'm right, shame on you.
For the time being, there doesn't seem to be any point in talking to brick walls. That is extra frustrating because I thought we were having a productive conversation -- Melkor seemed to think we were.
With all due respect Kat, you are being disingenuous in several ways.
If you want to make a legal analogy, you utterly fail.
1. The Moderator is not the defendant. He/She is the judge below. As such he/she would never be allowed to participate in the appeal in any facet whatsoever.
2. An appeal is not a trial. It is an appeal. You are mixing and matching legal terms and concepts haphazardly. (For example, there is no jury on appeal.)
3. The "defendant" (actually the "appellant") would be the party who filed the appeal. They would be allowed to present their case and answer questions from the appeals judges.
4. No one has, to my knowledge, called for "unlimited transparency" - so that is a cute strawman.
I thought we were having a productive conversation, that got slightly derailed by Melkor's perception that an appeal is an attempt to "punish" the Mod making the original ruling. I note in all your clever sophistry about flaws in our suggestions (which don't really address our actual suggestions -- with which at least some Melkor agreed), you don't defend that position.
I don't think I am being disingenuous at all. The moderator is accused of wrongdoing, as a defendant is -- in that they are having their judgment called into question. The person who brought the charges -- that is, the player who is pointing out what may or may not be wrongdoing, gets to do it publicly. The group of uninvolved moderators need to gather information about what happened, then deliberate on whether wrongdoing happened or not. If it did, and a ruling was unfair, it is rescinded, usually by the moderator who gave it. If there was no wrongdoing, and the ruling was fair, it is upheld.
It seems as if the feeling here is that the person whose judgment is being called into question should never get a change to explain oneself.
And again, why is it that a few questions and an analogy are dismissed as "ingenuous" and "sophistry" when I ask for clarification -- why is it that there is open hostility to my attempting to discuss this and get more understanding? Why the insults about my intelligence and the unfair characterization of me and the rest of the mods not listening?
I am curious to see how this will be justified. Because honestly, I'm not feeling like we're having a problem listening to players. I feel like we're having a problem with a few players even entertaining the notion that we might have something to contribute to the process. And I would say that the fact that for every one post I've made, there are four or five picking at them and not even allowing any kind of coherent answer... well, that's pretty much a very public record from which other posters can draw their own conclusions.
Given the age and education range here, the one thing I can say without reservation is that our forum-goers are pretty darned smart.
Frequently the reason a decision is appealed is because not enough information is supplied by the mod making the decision.
Note the average length of a mod ruling (one line or so: "That's not acceptable. You are warned for flaming. Consult the OSRS to avoid a longer forumban in future.") as compared to court proceedings, where evidence is exhaustingly presented, intent must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, judges write multi-page decisions full of references to legal precedent etc etc. Thus, particularly when the mods disagree with the original ruling, they'll ask the original mod what the hell he was thinking to get a sense of why the decision was made in the first place.
I endorse NA's comments.
I highlight Czardas's statement because I can't believe that any Moderator would think that reality is not only a good thing, but justifies further unfairness in the appeals process.
Katganistan wrote: I don't think I am being disingenuous at all. The moderator is accused of wrongdoing, as a defendant is -- in that they are having their judgment called into question.
What is amazing about this is that it so eloquently confirms what so many players have said, and so many moderators have vigorously denied.
It's taken personally when a moderator's ruling is appealed. How exactly am I supposed to "trust" in a moderator being unbiased when here one straight out admits she perceives an appeal of her ruling the same as being personally accused of wrongdoing?
How can ANY of us be expected to believe that the moderators operate without bias or vendetta in those circumstances?
It seems as if the feeling here from moderators is that moderators somehow, inexplicably, weren't given the opportunity to explain their ruling when they made it
I am curious to see how this will be justified. Because honestly, I'm not feeling like we're having a problem listening to players.
When a moderator openly admits that she feels that when a player appeals her decision this is the same as accusing her personally of wrongdoing, it becomes impossible to believe that this moderator has any interest what-so-ever in making the appeals process more accessible to players.
Yes we are, and a great many of us are quite gifted at not just reading, but reading between the lines.
Hold on, isn't that what has been explained at great length as being exactly what an appeals process isn't?
What troubles me further is that the moderators seem very confused as to what the rules they actually enforce ARE.
One moderator, when confronted with the belief that the moderator being appealed has greater access to the deciding moderators, says that we can always TG other mods directly. The rules say direct TGs are discouraged.
Another moderator says appeals are public. The rules say appeals should be filed with a getting help request, which are anything but public.
I operate under the assumption that the moderators know the rules. When I critique moderation, I critique the process as outlined in the rules as written. To be met, as a response with that criticism, with statements and suggestions that directly contradict those actual rules I'm actually discussing, I'm left extremely disheartened.
And, as I've been saying before, if a system is predicated on "we're doing the right thing, trust us" how can I POSSIBLY trust you, when you say one thing, then do another, demonstrably so?
No, honestly, what is eloquent about this is that oftentimes, the accusation of mod bias is made first and foremost when a ruling is disagreed with, and that we take everything personally, and that it is a vendetta. Those perceptions and accusations have been a great deal of the content of this thread. And yet, I have not been disrespectful to anyone here, but have been very eloquently and eruditely been accused of bias, of being uncaring and unhearing, of equivocating, and have been treated with hostility. I've also had the enduring pleasure of having no fewer than four people employed in this sport at the same time, rendering it impossible to answer any one person. And still, I am having difficulty in understanding why, if the purpose of the thread is to reform moderation, that some appear to feel that the moderation team should not express themselves or have any input into the process.
I say again: our forum-goers are quite intelligent, and I agree: they CAN read between the lines.
Katganistan wrote: No, honestly, what is eloquent about this is that oftentimes, the accusation of mod bias is made first and foremost when a ruling is disagreed with, and that we take everything personally, and that it is a vendetta.
Here's the thing though. That's exactly what you just admitted. If you perceive my appeal of your decision as an accusation of personal wrongdoing, which is exactly what you said you do, how can I possibly believe that you'll act without bias or vendetta?
I'm not making things up, I'm not putting words in your mouth, that's what you said. And how you can see that admission as not grossly disrespectful to every person you hold authority over is something I truly, utterly can not fathom.
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Muravyets
by Muravyets » Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:48 pm
Katganistan, I feel like I just got dragged off the Monopoly board and onto the chess board of Lewis Carroll's Looking Glass World by your post.
How you can see posts in which people are telling you that you're not getting their points and explaining how those points are the opposite of what you're saying they are, and come back with how you don't think you're having a problem hearing us...
How you can post remarks that imply doubts about either our intelligence or honesty, or both, and then challenge us to "justify" things we never argued, because you think we're smart...
And how I'm sure you will likely reveal that you think you're not being the slightest bit snarky or hostile...
Is all inconceivable to me.
I am stunned at the stonewalling I am seeing from you and Czardas at this point. Archregimancy and NERVUN invited this discussion. NERVUN has responded positively to suggestions offered. Melkor responded positively (not 100% to my personal liking, but hey, that's me and Melkor). Now you come in and seem to be essentially brushing us off with nonsensical arguments that ignore the content of the thread (only five pages long, btw).
You claim we're demanding levels of access and transparency that no one has called for. You want to know what's wrong with deliberating moderation matters in total secrecy, when that very question has already been addressed and explained at length in the thread. You act as if there's no difference between private chats and secret deliberations over penalties leveled against players -- I agree with Bluth that it is hard to believe that you, Kat, of all people really can't see the difference between those things. You make arguments of fact about how legal systems work that anyone with google could fact check and see that you're mistaken, and when the known RL lawyers in the thread correct you about how courts work, you give them an argument?
It's one thing if you just don't want to make any changes to the system at all. Fine, dismiss everything we've said and ignore us. But please don't piss on our backs and tell us it's raining, ok?
Kick back at Cafe Muravyets
And check out my other RP, too. (Don't take others' word for it -- see for yourself. ;) )
I agree with Muravyets because she scares me. -- Verdigroth
However, I am still not the topic of this thread.
FFS, your first paragraph shows how you are either misperceiving or deliberately twisting the situation being discussed:
1. When a trial judge in federal or state court has her decision appealed to an appellate court, is she a defendant? Is she accused of "wrongdoing"? Is she allowed to appear in the appellate proceeding or even contact the appellate judges about the appeal? (The answers are "no," "no," and "no.")
2. Appeal via GHR are not public. Neither are the decisions that result from them.
3. The "group of univolved moderators" -- and I am glad to hear definitively that is who makes the decision on the appeal alone -- doesn't solict further input from the poster who filed the appeal. Their only input is the brief GHR (and anything that may have been previously posted in Moderation). The Moderator whose ruling is in question gets the input of his/her original ruling and rationale, anything posted in Moderation, and as much information as they want to give privately to the "univolved moderators." That is not an even playing field. (Not that it should even be seen as a contest -- it is a warped view that sees it as a contest in the first place.)
4. The person whose one ruling (not his or her "judgment") is being called into question gets a chance to explain themselves when they make the ruling.
I am honestly not trying to make this into an "us" vs. "them" discussion, but it seems that you, Czardas, and (to a degree) Melkor are. I made clear I respect you all and think you do a good job. This thread is for suggestions of how things could be better, not how you are all evil schemers. I apologize if anything I have posted gave that impression.
My view of how things should work is this: when a Moderator rules, he should explain the basis for the ruling. If a poster asks for a second opinion, the Moderator and the poster both have a chance to post more information about their perspectives. (There is therefore no need for the ruling Moderator to privately consult with the Mod making the second ruling.) The second ruling should also come with an explanation. If the poster then files an appeal via GHR (which is private), that is the end of the ruling Mods input. His/her decision should stand on its own merits and public explanation. The uninvolved Mods deciding the appeal may refer to private information such as a poster's history, but there is no reason to consult the ruling Mod and it is unfair for them to do so. They ultimately uphold or reverse the original ruling -- which could be any number of reasons having nothing to do with "wrongdoing," "poor judgment," or "incompetence" on the part of the original ruling Mod. They may just disagree with the original ruling or consider it a mistake.
How is this view unrealistic, unfair to anyone, or insulting to anyone?
Me, earlier in this thread wrote: The original moderator doesn't stand to be sanctioned in any way if his or her original ruling is overturned, assuming it was the result of an honest error of fact or logic rather than any sort of malice or dishonest intent.
We're all quite capable of understanding the distinction.
Katganistan wrote: No, honestly, what is eloquent about this is that oftentimes, the accusation of mod bias is made first and foremost when a ruling is disagreed with, and that we take everything personally, and that it is a vendetta. Those perceptions and accusations have been a great deal of the content of this thread. And yet, I have not been disrespectful to anyone here, but have been very eloquently and eruditely been accused of bias, of being uncaring and unhearing, of equivocating, and have been treated with hostility. I've also had the enduring pleasure of having no fewer than four people employed in this sport at the same time, rendering it impossible to answer any one person. And still, I am having difficulty in understanding why, if the purpose of the thread is to reform moderation, that some appear to feel that the moderation team should not express themselves or have any input into the process.
You are one of my favorite Mods and I hate to argue with you like this, but you are being unreasonable and overreacting.
I don''t believe I have accused you of bias or of being uncaring and unhearing. I have tried not to be hostile.
I have accused you of being disingenuous, because (to my great disappointment) I think you are.
Mods should join in this discussion, express themselves, have input, correct misimpressions we may have, etc. But you aren't suceeding at doing any of that.
YOU came in this thread with (whether you meant to or not) a very hostile approach to what had been (mostly) an attempt at a productive discussion.
You specifically said that an appeal of a moderator's ruling is perceived as a personal attack on the judgment of that Moderator, that the ruling Mod is akin to a criminal defendant accused of wrongdoing, etc. What are we to conclude from that?
I really think this particular exchange has been beneath you. This will sound arrogant, but perhaps you should take some time to cool off.
What again makes this so utterly bizarre to me is my own perspective, and my own situation. As mentioned before, my job is one that requires me to make decisions, every day. I'm no stranger to the process, I'm no stranger to the idea. My job is to review facts, interpret law, apply one to the other and make a decision. And these decisions carry weight. hundreds, thousands, often tens of thousands of dollars is at stake in each one, and I make...what...30 a week?
I do what you do every day, in a professional capacity, with real laws, real policies, real procedures, and real things at stake. This isn't a hobby to me. It's not a pass-time. It's my work. It's my profession. It's the thing that puts food on my table. I am paid for my ability to make sound, reasoned, and rationale decisions. And if my ability to make sound, reasoned and rationale decisions ever becomes suspect, I won't be uninvited to the secret club. I won't be not shown the secret handshake.
I'll lose my job. So I have a HELL of a lot more riding on my ability to do it than the moderators here do on theirs, at least as far as NSG goes. That's not insulting, that's not demeaning, it's merely pointing out that the things you all do as a hobby, I do as my profession, and there's a lot more riding on my ability to do that for me, than there is on your ability for you. If you can't do it, you get asked to not be a moderator anymore.
If I can't do it, I get asked to not have a job anymore.
So if I, who has EVERY reason to be a LOT more protective of my reputation as someone who is seen as a person capable of making sound, reasoned, and rational decisions, doesn't consider it an attack on me when someone has the temerity to suggest that I might have gotten it wrong (which happens a whole lot), then why in the WORLD would people, with, let's be honest, so very little actually at stake, take SUCH a personal affront as to equate an appeal of A DECISION they made with an accusation of PERSONAL wrongdoing?
it's...unfathomable to me, and is truly indicative of a systematic problem here, that moderators truly do take being questioned personally.
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