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University of Portland Nets Increased Sports Media Coverage
February 25, 2016 by Heather Halsey
By: Heather Halsey
When Jose Nevarez was hired by University of Portland Athletics in 2014 his long-term goal was to increase exposure for the Pilots by broadcasting games on Comcast SportsNet.
Just 18 months later, fans throughout the Pacific Northwest were able to watch the Portland Pilots women’s basketball team play the Boise State Broncos live on TV.
“It was really rewarding to hear from people that they were able to watch the game on live TV,” Nevarez says about the game that aired Dec. 6, 2015. “We got a lot of recognition for that and I was happy we could make it happen in such a short time.”
(Left to right) Director John McConell, Jose Nevarez producing the game, Assistant Director on the phone with Comcast Master Control.
As the live video services program manager, Nevarez and Director of Video Services James Vega will oversee the production of eight Pilots home games for broadcast during the 2015-16 school year.
Their team also produces, “Portside With The Pilots,” a monthly 30-minute show that airs on Comcast SportsNet Northwest, in addition to full games that are available online and clips for the school’s YouTube and social media channels.
Closing the deal with Comcast was not only a slam dunk for the university but also part of an initiative established by the West Coast Conference to gain media coverage for its 10 member schools.
Cameraman Bob Pallota shoots some pre-game commentary from play-by-play man Travis Demers (center) and color analyst Bill Krueger (right)
Preparing For a Wider Audience
The conference began preparing its members for increased media exposure in 2013 by issuing each school a flight pack with new digital video equipment, including a compact multimedia studio from NewTek.
The new video equipment replaced outdated analog equipment and was the first step toward preparing the University of Portland’s in-house video department, Portland Sports Network, for broadcast.
Prior to signing their broadcast agreement, Comcast initially had some questions about the university’s video equipment and asked Nevarez to send them a stream for review. He says they were immediately pleased with the quality of their video.
Steve Kaufman mans the camera.
“The moment they saw it, they said it was great,” he says. “All of a sudden the kind of equipment we were using didn’t matter because they could see the quality was there.”
To meet the infrastructure requirements to produce games for Comcast, the basketball arena and control room were re-cabled in winter 2015.
In preparation for expanded media coverage in the future, the university is in the process of building a control room and has already installed caging to provide a secure, enclosed workspace within the Chiles Center basketball and volleyball arena. The full enclosure is scheduled for completion in summer 2016.
An Adaptable, Easy-to-Use Workflow
To capture high-quality video, the team uses four Sony HXR-NX5U cameras that were provided by the conference. They also purchased a JVC GY-HM650 for additional coverage and use GoPro cameras to get unique shots behind soccer nets or above basketball nets during games.
All cameras are prewired and they only need to run about 25 feet of cable for all basketball, soccer, and baseball games. The campus’ fiber optic cabling infrastructure is being installed and will allow Nevarez and his team to run all soccer and baseball facilities back to the basketball arena so all video can be managed from there.
Game camera operator Wade Carpenter and high tight, Michael DiBiase.
“We will only need to have talent and camera men out at the games, which will really help with tight schedules,” Nevarez says.
To bring it all together, the Portland Sports Network team uses a TriCaster 860 from NewTek as their multi-media studio. Nevarez says the TriCaster is the first switcher he ever used when he was a student at Lewis & Clark College.
“This year we upgraded to TriCaster Advanced Edition to use Mix/Effects (M/E’s) and auxiliary outputs to give the coaches the information they need for their film,” he said. “This year I also started using Macros—they make my life a little easier and keeps me from making mistakes.”
Pilots main replay operator, Jeremiah Rickert on the 3Play 425.
Nevarez and his team use a NewTek 3Play 425 instant replay server that makes professional instant replay and slow motion available. Nevarez says the simplicity of it allows him to train a student worker to use it within 15 minutes.
For audio, they use Daltech Talkback boxes to communicate with announcers and a full IFB system so they can speak off the air. The team uses Sennheiser ME 66 shotgun microphones and headsets with MP66 microphone preamplifiers. Audio is run off a Yamaha 16-channel audio mixer, plus an additional 8 channels for a total of 24 channels of audio.
Delivering a High-Quality Broadcast
Whether it’s basketball games at the Chiles Center or soccer matches at Merlo Field, the Portland Sports Network is there to catch all the action.
Nevarez says other schools have reached out to find out more about their video program so they can implement similar solutions to garner more media coverage for their teams.
He credits his entire team and their student workforce with the success they’ve had getting games on Comcast SportsNet in such a short time period. Nevarez says that although a journalism or broadcast major is not offered at the university, he’s had more than a dozen students seek out the video program on their own.
Portland Pilots Basketball Technology Coordinator, Tim Grass.
“They’re all really intrigued by our equipment and pick things up really quickly,” he says. “Some of them hadn’t even touched a camera when they began; now they can shoot and edit an entire show.”
Since their equipment is easy to use, Nevarez says the students are able to pick things up quickly and he’s seen many students flourish, alongside a few contract employees on the team.
“We have a really great crew with a lot of different talents,” he says. “You’d never guess we only have about 18 people instead of the 40 person teams you see at production companies.”
The University of Portland is a private, four-year university located on 150 acres in a quiet residential neighborhood on a bluff above the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
In Jan. 2016, there were 3,654 undergraduates and 469 graduates enrolled at the University.
The Portland Pilots play six men’s sports and eight women’s sports.
The women’s soccer team won national championships in 2002 and 2005.
The university’s mascot is Wally Pilot, a muscular riverboat pilot. Workflow
The video control room is located in the Chiles Center where video is managed for all sporting events.
Cameras are prewired and 25-foot cable is run for all games.
Video from the Sony HXR-NX5U, JVC GY-HM650 and GoPro cameras goes into the TriCaster 860.
A 3Play 425 instant replay server is used to make replays and slow motion available.
Daltech Talkback boxes are used to communicate with announcers with a full IFB system.
The team uses Sennheiser ME 66 shotgun microphones and headsets and MP66 microphone preamplifiers.
Audio is run off a Yamaha 16-channel audio mixer, plus an additional 8 channels.
Videos are aired on Comcast SportsNet Northwest and the conference’s digital network, TheW.TV.
Clips and game footage are also posted on their website and YouTube channel. Gear
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Gallup has a post breaking down the results of their recent survey on morals by gender. The biggest morals gender gap? Pornography. Conclude what you will:
The Washington Post has a cool “tour of the solar system” gallery. On a sort-of-related note, I’m half-way through watching Interstellar and love it so far.
Jupiter and its moon Io are seen in this Voyager 2 image. The spacecraft made its closest approach in July 1979. Voyager 2 is now in interstellar space.NASA/Courtesy of Breese Little
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Quick hits (part II)
These should have gone up yesterday– sorry.
1) Toddlers have a sense of justice–probably not that much of a surprise to those who have raised toddlers– but this is a cool experiment with puppets.
2) Generic Concerta not as effective as brand Concerta, but somehow the FDA says it’s okay anyway?! (At least for 6 months). How is this okay?!
3) Jamelle Bouie argues that in order be “authentic” Hillary should just go full-on policy nerd. That would certainly appeal to me.
4) Onion on Charleston and guns:
FAIRFAX, VA—In the wake of Wednesday’s mass shooting that left nine dead at a church in South Carolina, sources confirmed today that National Rifle Association officials had already started up with their shit about what would be an even greater injustice. “What happened in Charleston is a terrible tragedy, but what would be even worse is if we reacted to this event by passing laws infringing on our constitutional rights,” said NRA board member Charles Cotton, who, right on cue, let loose the same predictable flood of steaming horseshit about how the real threat facing Americans comes from legislators who would attempt to restrict access to firearms.
5) If Republicans in NC can’t win something fair-and-square, they are plenty open to rigging the rules– in this case, judicial elections.
6) Nobody wants to talk about menstruation (I’m not afraid! I also buy feminine hygeine products unashamedly), but it is an important health and education issue for many women and girls in the developing world.
7) Both Drum and Chait with nice posts on how John Kasich is utterly unqualified to be the Republican nominee for president as he thinks there is a moral case for expanding health care access. Chait:
Kasich came face to face with the actual political choice faced by American politicians: whether to support the coverage offered under Obamacare for the poor, or to leave them with nothing. Kasich actually came out and said that taking health insurance away from extremely poor people is immoral.
This was completely beyond the pale, infuriating conservative activists. Kasich has found himself increasingly alienated within the party…
There are plenty of Republicans who believe that their party must veer back toward the center on economics, or social issues, or both. The overwhelming majority of them, however, go about this project with the utmost caution. They don’t openly challenge the moral foundations of their party’s most sacred pieties.
8) Matt Yglesias on his lessons from paternity leave. Number one– dads get credit just for being adequate.
9) Jon Cohn dives into the latest polls on Obamacare. This is a really important point:
6. If it’s health care, people assume it’s Obamacare.
So what’s the mystery factor? The best guess is that people are holding the law responsible for all of the problems of the health care system — including those like rising deductibles, narrowing hospital networks, or even long waits at the doctor’s office that most experts believe have little or nothing to do with the law itself.
10) Cool NYT feature on how there’s been dramatic improvement in survival from heart attacks, not from any new medical technology, but from way better coordination of the humans involved. Time if of the essence, and in some places, they’ve figured out how to get things done much faster– and it’s not easy.
11) Alas, too many members of Congress are still in the pocket of for-profit universities (a nice example of how money indeed does matter in influencing politics) and fighting against much-needed rules to stop these places from basically scamming their students and the American taxpayer.
12) Clarence Thomas joining the majority in the Texas confederate flag license plate case ultimately shows that– like every other justice– he ultimately just decides what he wants and then looks to justify it. And Mark Joseph Stern on how two other recent opinions show that he is not actually interested in meaningful analysis (and also profoundly lacking in empathy):
As a straightforward application of federal and constitutional law, Brumfield’s case is an easy one. Thomas’ dissent is an effort to muddy the waters, to pass off his own retributive notions of morality as rational legal logic.
13) Who says we can’t teach non-cognitive skills? The latest research from a project in Chicago is really heartening and suggests we should be doing a lot more programs like this.
14) Seth Masket with a nice column on how Donald Trump shows that money on its own cannot buy political office and that political parties are really important;
Money can help a bit more in primaries and caucuses, but only so much. Studies have shown that, at least in presidential elections, endorsements by politicians are a far better predictor of who will win the nomination than fundraising.
Here’s where Donald Trump comes in. By virtue of his celebrity, he can certainly attract media attention. (Indeed, he got far more attention for his announcement last week than did Jeb Bush, who is widely seen as one of the more likely candidates for the nomination.) And by virtue of his substantial personal fortune, he can buy all the things a presidential candidate needs—offices, staffers, advertising, planes, etc. He could literally spend a billion dollars on winning the Republican presidential nomination and still be a billionaire when it’s over.
But here’s the catch: He won’t win it. He’ll never get close to the Republican nomination, for the very simple reason that party insiders despise him. They think him a clown and an embarrassment to the party.
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Precision coolant helps fasten thread-turning operations
The CoroThread® 266 thread-turning tool from Sandvik Coromant is available from 1st March 2018 with precision over- and under-coolant to improve process security and maximise efficiency. The addition of over-coolant improves chip formation for more secure machining, while under-coolant controls temperature for long and predictable tool life. Precision coolant also has positive effects on surface finish, further supporting the generation of high-quality threads.
“Process security and stability is paramount in thread-turning operations to ensure the machining of right-first-time threads, every time,” explains Hampus Olsson, Product Manager Thread Turning at Sandvik Coromant. “Along with precision coolant, this is why CoroThread 266 features the proprietary iLock interface between the holder and insert, which prevents cutting forces from causing micro-movements of the insert in the tip seat. In addition, for applications where long overhangs are unavoidable, the use of dedicated damped Silent Tools adaptors provide a proven way to reduce vibration and maintain precision.”
Ideal for external and internal thread turning, a wide standard assortment of insert thread profiles with dedicated grades and geometries is available for all materials. A Tailor Made offer can be provided for an extended thread profile assortment.
Quick-change tool-holders with precision coolant include Coromant Capto® C3, C4, C5 and C6 (for use with 16 mm inserts), as well as QS shanks in 20×20 and 25×25 mm sizes (with 16 and 22 mm inserts). For internal thread turning, a minimum hole diameter of 20 mm (0.790 inch) is required.
SourceSandvik Coromant
On Sandvik Coromant’s official website.
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Category: Action / Adventure
ESRB Rating: Teen
Valkyria chronicles remastered brings the world war ii-inspired story, the beloved characters, and the mythology of the Valkyrur to life. The stunning, painterly graphics return, but this time in 1080p/60fps high definition quality. battles and cutscenes are conveyed like a vibrant tapestry in motion.in The world of Valkyria chronicles, the year is 1935 E.C., And the continent of Europa has been plunged into the second Europan war between the autocratic east Europan imperial alliance-also known as the empire-and the Atlantic federation over the precious resource Ragnite. The empire is sweeping through the continent like an unchecked wildfire and has its eyes set on the rich Ragnite deposits of the principality of Gallia. Although peaceful Gallia remains neutral in the conflict, its citizens will need to defend home and country against the inevitable invasion. Players follow lieutenant welkin Gunther and the vaunted squad 7 of the Gallian militia as they take on the seemingly insurmountable forces of the empire.
"Blitz" tactical battle system: players will command and control their soldiers and tanks as they take on the empire in 30 different battlefronts
Memorable storyline: set against the backdrop of a world war, fight in the name of freedom, and the hope against all odds, all in the face of the terrible realities of war
Deep customization: over 100 customizable characters allow players to create a variety of platoons to suit each battle's needs
Dlc included: besides the core game, this package includes all previously released DLC: hard ex mode, Edy's mission, Selvaria's mission, and challenge of the Edy detachment
Japanese and English in-game voices: enjoy playing with the original Japanese and English in-game voices, and English text
Valkyria Chronicles - PS4
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Rare 1963 Formula VEE Formcar MK1 – Kansas City, MO
Seller offering a 1963 Formcar Mark I Formula Vee at auction with a starting bid of $20,000 (0 bids). Auction ends on Sunday, September 16 at 3:00 PM. Seller says it was a barn-find from Virginia and one of the oldest Formcar Mark 1 known to exist. Vehicle underwent a full restoration with upgrades for safety. Equipped with a VW 1,200 cc VW engine and 4-speed manual transmission.
With the abundance of reliable formula racers in the early 1960’s, amateur racing took on a surge in popularity. The Formula Vee was among the most popular. Recognized by the SCCA in 1963, the Formula Bee was powered by a 1,200 cc VW flat four, tube frame, and fiberglass or aluminum body.
Due to the abundance of spare parts and fairly reliable components the Formula Vee is an affordable weekend racer that can withstand the rigors of racing. Several modern amenities include removable Momo steering wheel, ATL fuel cell, adjustable pedals, remote battery jump connection in the rear, and carbon fiber dash with new gauges.
This 1963 Formula Vee racer is for sale in Kansas City, Missouri. Check out seller’s listing on eBay for full details and seller’s contact information.
1959 Luger Wood Ski Boat – Pleasant Hill, MO
2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S – Kansas City, MO
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Rumor: Apple's 'iWatch' team grows to 200 people, device won't be regulated by FDA
in Future Apple Hardware edited February 2014
Rumors about a future wrist-worn smart device from Apple continue to emerge, with one report Monday claiming the team in Cupertino, Calif., working on the so-called "iWatch" has grown to include more than 200 people.
iWatch concept by Todd Hamilton
Citing unnamed sources with "limited but direct knowledge" of the rumored device, MobiHealthNews claims that the "iWatch" will be a peripheral device, dependent upon connectivity to an iPhone for users to gain full functionality. The technological capabilities of the rumored device were also said to be "simpler" than some have hoped, and won't have sensors for rumored advanced functions such as glucose sensing and hydration tracking. Monday's report was highlighted by NetworkWorld.
Because the device isn't expected to have such advanced sensors, the wrist-worn accessory is not expected to be regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to the report. Apple officials are said to have recently met with the FDA to ensure that the device won't come under the umbrella of the administration's new guidance for mobile medical apps.
The report also threw more weight behind rumors of a "Healthbook" application for iOS, which would apparently communicate with the "iWatch" to track and share health data for users. To that end, Apple is said to be focusing on the "experience" of the device, rather than the technology behind it.
Potential areas of interest for the rumored "Healthbook" application identified by MobiHealthNews include exercise, sleep, stress, reminders for taking medication, and potentially women's health data related to pregnancy.
The source of Monday's rumor does not have an established track record with regard to rumors about future Apple products. However, the same site was the first to reveal last month that Michael O'Reilly, former chief medical officer and executive vice president of medical affairs at pulse oximeter firm Masimo Corporation, was hired by Apple.
O'Reilly was said to have been joined by Apple SVP of Operations Jeff Williams, VP of software and Technology Bud Tribble, and government affairs counsel Tim Powderly in a meeting with the FDA in December to discuss "mobile medical applications." It's widely believed that Apple's interest in medical and health issues could be tied to its work on a so-called "iWatch" accessory.
sockrolid Posts: 2,788member
Looking forward to seeing the Apple Wrist-Top.
Probably won't buy one though.
ireland Posts: 17,616member
[QUOTE]Citing unnamed sources with "limited but direct knowledge" of the rumored device.[/QUOTE]
That is one funny sentence. Citing unnamed sources with limited but direct knowledge of a rumoured device.
Comedy insider.
Time to adjust me signature.
(delete Kas)
Originally Posted by Ireland
"Citing unnamed sources with "limited but direct knowledge" of the rumored device."
That is one funny sentence.
It's like saying "Citing an Apple employee not in the (rumored) iWatch group but who has a friend who works in the (rumored) iWatch group..."
rogifan Posts: 10,669member
So basically this device won't have any functionality that would require FDA approval/regulation.
clemynx Posts: 1,510member
I don't expect it to have glucose and hydration sensors at first either. That would probably raise the price a lot. In subsequent generations probably.
rogifan wrote: »
It won't be a phone. Big 'duh' there.
ericthehalfbee Posts: 4,076member
Don't buy it. Apple has hired too many medical and health professionals to make another simple watch or fitness band. You don't need these types of employees for that, neither do you need a face-to-face with the FDA to release something that doesn't need their approval.
phone-ui-guy Posts: 1,018member
ireland wrote: »
They said FDA not FCC. Duh!
phone-ui-guy wrote: »
Whoops! Lol. Won't be a phone anyway, though.
pooch Posts: 768member
what? no automated external defibrillator function? fail!
ericthehalfbee wrote: »
I guess the question is how long has Apple been working on this and how quickly could they get something approved by FDA? My guess is long term they are working on more advanced capabilities but we won't see them in gen 1.
suddenly newton Posts: 13,759member
Michael Bromwich will need full access to this project to make sure it isn't violating the terms of Apple's punishment. /s
waybacmac Posts: 309member
Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee
I agree. I still believe there may be two types of iWatch up Apple's sleeve.
Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton
Of course! What with all this talk of a "Health Book", I'm sure he'll be wanting to see the hardcover copy right away.
water cooler Posts: 150member
This writer and rumor generator needs a Google device to check his/ her brain.
formosa Posts: 261member
Can you imagine a consumer-level product _AND_ an FDA-approved product? That would be a hell of a "new category" to enter! The margins would be fantastic. And the competition would be behind for years (due to the long FDA approval process). This would perfectly fit in with Cook's recent comments.
jakeb Posts: 557member
Yeah, somehow I don't buy that it's not going to have some rather boundary pushing health features.
First of all, they were concerned enough that it might be considered a medical device that they had a meeting with the FDA. It's just tracking steps like a fitbit, this would be entirely unnecessary.
Second, they hired Nancy Dougherty from Sano, a company that was working on this sensor:
"The needle-less, sensor-laden transdermal patch is painless (I handled a prototype, which felt like sandpaper on the skin) and will soon be able to monitor everything you might find on a basic metabolic panel%u2013a blood panel that measures glucose levels, kidney function, and electrolyte balance. Already, Sano%u2019s prototype can measure glucose and potassium levels. There are enough probes on the wireless, battery-powered chip to continuously test up to a hundred different samples, and 30% to 40% of today%u2019s blood diagnostics are compatible with the device."
dasanman69 Posts: 12,980member
That would be the FCC.
Oops : quipped by Phone UI Guy already
dave marsh Posts: 303member
So, at this point the iWatch appears to just be a display device, which frankly doesn't seem like it warrants Apple's time and effort. In short, all we learned is that while Apple is interested in health stuff, the iWatch's role will be secondary and won't require FDA approval, so it won't be a Fit alternative.
I wonder what's going to make the iWatch compelling? I'm more confused than ever.
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TaniaOK
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TaniaOK replied to TaniaOK's topic in Budgie Mutations, Varieties and Genetics
Finnie, thank you very much for your advice She will try to do her best. We will keep you informed
robyn, thank you very much for the answer Maybe, Neville or RIP one day will see this thread and say their opinion. I wrote to Mr. Inte Onsman (MUTAVI), he said that it might be a Blackface. Certainly, I will tell the news here, but they will not come soon. Hopefully, a friend of mine will succeed witn breeding this hen.
robyn, it's not mine, it's of one of my buddies. She bought it by occasion, there is no infomation about its pedigree. As well there are not brothers/sisters of this bird. She tried to breed il last year, but the cock was an unexperienced one and the eggs were infertile. Certainly, she'll try to breed this hen more. But still, looking at this hen, I have the idea that it's of Blackfaced mutation. Maybe, it's this rare case that the mutation occured exactly in this bird. To my mind, it's worth trying to check that. I want to offer to this buddy to breed this hen with 2 different cocks and then to mate the children from different nests. It's possible also to try to breed her with her son, but it's a closer inbreeding. Generally, I'm against such inbreeding, but this case looks so special. What do you think? Have you ever seen such birds? Is it worth trying to use the close inbreeding in this case?
Hi everybody Recent pics: Can it be a Blackfaced mutation??
My Ferdinand (Feather Duster)
Nadene, thank you..
robyn, Finnie, thank you.. She was very different from FerDinand, she looked like much closer to normal chicks, and I hoped much that she would live much longer.. But this did not happen.
Today she died.. I hoped that she had bigger chances, as she had been fed by her parents for long, but no.. She did not learn how to eat by herself, I used crop feeding (3 times per day, 4 - 5ml of Nutribird19). I guess, it was not enough.. My poor creature.. She was so active, so alive when she came to me..
Nadene, thank you very much for your kind words robyn, thank you No, he gets them occasionally. Her parents are being bred the 2nd year, and it's the first FD chick from this pair. It was a complete surprise for him.
Today I've got a new FD from my buddy breeder. She's wonderful. She's 32 days old. By today she had been fed by her parents normally and she was taken directly from the nest. She's in a very good condition, she's not thin. Her sounds are close to normal ones. She behaves as any usual chick, she's very active. But she doesn't know how to eat by herself, so, for the present, I use crop feeding. Her name is Stefany. I hope much that she will have a long and happy life.
Dilute, Clearwing Or Greywing?
nubbly5, thank you very much for the answer! And what do you think about this bird? I think that she is a Clearwing (well, with dirty wings)) and want to pair her to the bird in question (well, I understand that it's better to pair him to a Dilute, but I can not resist trying to get Clearwings))
Finnie, thank you very much for the answer, even if it ruins my suppositions ))) If he is a Clearwing, I'm just happy, because it's my preffered mutation (along with Spangles), and it's a very rare one here, in Russia. I'm delighted of Nubbly's Clearwings, but it's next to impossible to find any similar one here. Yes, I fully agree, I started with it myself, several years ago ))
Bird Junky, thank you, I know this site, it is not helpful with my question.
Matt Welchman, thank you May anybody explain about cheek patches (may a Dilute have dark/bright ones)?
nubbly5, thank you very much for your detailed explanations! Here are more pics of his tail (I still doesn’t see much grey on its quill, but I don’t have Greywings and don’t know how their tails look in reality) I’m sorry, the upper part is a bit dirty: At first, I thought myself that he is a Greywing split to Dilute. But seeing other Greywings, Dilutes and Clearwings I started to tend thinking that he is a Dilute. Australian birds are famous by their clear wings (and yours are just marvelous!!!) and European ones mostly have dirty wings. In Russia the hobby has been developing only now, and most of our birds have European origin. That’s why I think that for non Australian bird his wings are clear enough for a Dilute and not marked enough for a Greywing. I understand that I should pair him to a Dilute hen to check. But I would like to ask your opinion about his cheek patches. They are of rather dark dull violet colour. May a Dilute generally have such ones? If he is a Dilute Vilolet Mauve, might 2 dark factors and a violet factor make such a colour?
nubbly5, thank you very much for the answer! But what do you think of his tail? It's not grey. It's of pale violet colour and the quill is not grey too. Also, his wing markings look very clear for me to be ones of a Greywing. Greywings I've seen have much darker markings. And Dulite Suffused may have 50% of intensity of body colour. I think, he doesn't have even 40%.
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Dan ‘Oh So Close’ To Winning Million Dollar Challenge
11.03am 3rd June 2014 - People
Dan (Oh So Close) Walker
British sports television presenter Dan Walker came ‘oh so close’ to winning $1,000,000 for charity, in a hole-in-one challenge at Close House, Newcastle.
His four-iron strike landed him within a metre of achieving the Holy Grail of golf during the Have A Heart Trophy MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE event held in aid of the Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF), based in Newcastle.
Walker, who took the last shot of the day, said: “I decided to swap my trusty five-iron for a four as the ninth is such a tough hole.”
Many of his fellow celebrities balls fell victim to the hole’s notorious sloping green and rolled back into the awaiting lake that graces the stunning ninth hole on the Lee Westwood Colt Course.
Walker’s ball landed and rolled to within just two and a half feet of the pin. All 6’6’’ of the BBC man collapsed in shock at the tee box at the amazement of his shot – and the sudden realisation that he’d come so close to landing $1,000,000.
Having posted a picture on Twitter of his near miss, Walker added: “need more muscles”.
His was the closest effort of the day, beating many professionals who all failed to even finish on the green at the course’s challenging signature hole.
More than 50 stars from the worlds of entertainment and sport played a shot to win the amazing headline prize. Strictly Come Dancing star Anton DuBeke was in pole position for the nearest-the-pin prize for most of the day, until seven-handicapper Walker, swept him off his feet with the shot of the day.
The $1,000,000 headline prize was on offer courtesy of prize indemnity hole-in-one insurance company Worldwide Hole ‘N One, which worked with Close House on providing the Ultimate Challenge Prize for this amazing event in its fourth year.
Funds raised at The Million Dollar Challenge Golf Day and gala dinner topped £230,000 and they will go to CHUF at Newcastle’s FreemanHospital towards the building of a new multi-million pound parents’ accommodation block.
The owner of Close House, Graeme Wylie, whose young twin daughter Kiera’s life was saved following treatment at the unit after she was born in Dec 2009 with a rare heart defect, said: “Everyone had a great time and they have enjoyed the day. It is something I want to do as my daughter’s life was saved by the unit.”
Lee Westwood, Close House’s touring professional, also played in the event, helping to raise awareness for the popular charity, and was joined by CHUF patron Alan Shearer, BBC TV sports presenter Claire Balding, and Geordie duo Ant and Dec, who were fresh from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards in London, where they scooped two awards for their show, Saturday Night Takeaway. They jetted in straight from their celebrations keen and delighted to show their support for the CHUF charity, which is very close to their hearts.
Close House www.closehouse.com
Worldwide Hole ‘N One www.hole-in-one.co.uk
Close House • Dan Walker • Graeme Wylie • Lee Westwood • Worldwide Hole ‘N One
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Failure of ornithine decarboxylase inhibition to alter small intestinal epithelial repair after transient segmental ischaemia.
C Guzman,
R J MacLeod,
J R Hamilton
Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
To evaluate the roles of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) and polyamines in the regulation of epithelial repair, rabbit mid-small intestine after transient ischaemic villus injury in the presence and absence of DL-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), an irreversible inhibitor of ODC was studied. Rabbits received 2% (w/v) DFMO in drinking water for two days before undergoing a sham laparotomy, or a 90 minute mesenteric vascular occlusion of 20 cm of mid-intestine. DFMO fed and control rabbits were studied four, 24, 72, or 120 hours after this ischaemic intestinal injury. In controls, ischaemic injury caused shortened villi at four hours (p less than 0.01), diminished mucosal sucrase and alkaline phosphatase activities at 24 hours (p less than 0.05), but raised ODC (p less than 0.001) and thymidine kinase (p less than 0.01) activities at four hours with recovery by 72 hours. DFMO treatment significantly reduced ODC activity at all stages of the experiment and significantly inhibited the rise in activity observed after injury (p less than 0.01). Mucosal concentrations of the polyamines, spermidine and spermine, were similar in the sham operated groups; four hours and 24 hours after ischaemia, they increased in the DFMO animals (p less than 0.01) but fell (p less than 0.05) in those that did not receive DFMO. After ischaemic injury, DFMO treatment inhibited ODC but failed to influence recovery of villus structure or enzyme activities in the small intestine. We conclude that ODC and the polyamines, spermidine and spermine, are not key regulators of small intestinal repair after transient ischaemia.
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A tale of two tunas
Posted by Greenpeace UK - 15th February 2016
All rights reserved. Credit: Paul Hilton / Greenpeace
Imagine a world where there are two tuna companies called John West.
Both are the number one brand in their market. Both faced Greenpeace campaigns and, as a consequence, made commitments to sell 100% sustainably-caught tuna by the end of 2016.
Now imagine one John West has kept its promise to consumers. And the other John West has broken it.
This isn’t some fantasy world. It’s very real. And it’s not good news for UK consumers…
Back in October 2015 Greenpeace UK lifted the lid on tuna giant John West’s broken sustainability promise to consumers.
Despite publicly committing to sell 100% sustainably-caught tuna by the end of 2016 – it had reached a dismal 2%. Oh and it missed its “50% by 2014” deadline along the way. People were outraged – and rightly so.
Millions of you followed our campaign in the media and on social media – and over 90,000 of you took action – calling on John West to honour its commitment to stop plundering the oceans. You bombarded their office with phone calls and emails, while we rocked up outside their headquarters with a giant tuna tin broadcasting their failure.
So imagine our delight in the Greenpeace UK oceans team last week when we saw headlines saying “John West meets tuna commitment for sustainability”!
Unfortunately it wasn’t to be.
But the reports were true.
John West Australia – an entirely separate company to John West in the UK – had announced its complete transition to FAD-free tuna sourced from the Pacific.
FADs are “fish aggregating devices”, which act like fish magnets, drawing in tuna and other marine life, making them easier to find and scoop up in giant nets. But this method also results in the indiscriminate catching of everything from baby tuna to other marine life such as sharks and turtles.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific produced a tuna tin in the shape of a turtle to protest against John West Australia’s destructive fishing practices
With John West Australia accounting for 40% of the Australian market, this is a huge victory for the oceans and Australian consumers – as well as for our Aussie colleagues.
For a long time, the tuna industry told us our demands to stop using FADs amounted to an impossible ask.
As our Australian counterpart Nathaniel Pelle says, “By rejecting FADs, John West Australia has met the commitment they made to Greenpeace and our supporters way back in 2012. But the breakup wasn’t easy for them. For a long time, the tuna industry told us our demands to stop using FADs amounted to an impossible ask. They’ve come a long way.”
And what a long way John West in the UK has to come. But the announcement of John West Australia is proof that it is possible to source tuna sustainably.
John West UK has offered no solid argument to explain why they’re so far from reaching their commitment. Although they continue to claim on their website “sustainability is so important to us”, UK consumers shouldn’t be fooled by what remains a green smokescreen with no concrete actions.
So we’re not going away – and we’re going to keep fighting with you to make sure that John West UK’s tuna doesn’t come served up with the destruction of marine life. Join the campaign now and watch this space!
Article Tagged as: Featured, Tuna, tuna
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Blended retirement system won't harm retirees or force
by Tom Philpott
Special to Stars and Stripes
A new study commissioned by the Marine Corps concludes that the new Blended Retirement System (BRS) won’t endanger force retention under any reasonable set of economic and behavioral assumptions.
It also suggests that young career-minded servicemembers who opt into the BRS, to get government-matching of their Thrift Savings Plan contributions, will still have potential career retirement benefits that most civilian peers would envy.
As the Defense Department last week launched a new BRS “Opt-In Course” to educate members being offered the chance in 2018 to choose the BRS, the think tank CNA released a report on how the plan would affect Marine Corps force objectives as well as the lifetime take-home income of career personnel.
The report has a 17-word title, 10 co-authors and can be read online.
Two of its authors are retired Marine Col. Jeffery Peterson, CNA’s research team leader for fleet manpower operations, and Dr. Ann Parcell, a principal research scientist for the CNA manpower team. In a phone interview, they discussed why the BRS won’t harm the force, or plan participants if they are young enough when they shift to the BRS and if they commit to steady TSP contributions.
“This is a good news story,” said Peterson. He said he had concerns when the CNA study began that the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission, which designed the BRS, might have used some unrealistic projections of member behavior or growth of TSP savings overtime.
“I was a little skeptical when we started varying a lot of assumptions. I thought we might find some very different things could play out” on changing personal discount rates, opt-in rates, contribution rates or return on investments.
“What we found was, under a wide range of assumptions, their results appear to be pretty stable [and will] keep force profiles looking like they are,” said Peterson. So “if that was the goal, then they found a formula that accomplished it.”
Under the BRS, careerists who serve 20 years or more receive 20 percent less in lifetime annuities. But the government will match member contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) of up to 5 percent of basic pay. And between the 8th and 12th year of service, the BRS offers a continuation payment equal to at least two-and-a-half months’ basic pay for active duty or a month’s basic pay to drilling Reserve members, if they agree to serve four more years.
The commission sold its plan to Congress arguing the unfairness of legacy retirement, which provides no government benefit if members leave short of 20 years. Under the BRS, participants leave with an enhanced TSP that can be rolled into civilian employer 401(k) plans, or they can stay in and see TSP contributions and investment earnings accrue to produce separate income streams later in life.
Though BRS retirees will draw less in retired pay and can’t access TSP balances before age 59 ½ without penalty, CNA notes that banks or insurance firms likely will offer retirees an income stream, payable against TSP accounts, that could replace some or all of reduced retired pay during post-military careers.
“There is a way for households to smooth their income,” Parcell said, “especially with income that’s promised in the future in a TSP. … There are markets out there where you can actually leverage what may be coming to you [and] mitigate, potentially, the retirement shortfall under the new system,” she said.
The 2015 commission had estimated that the BRS would save the military about $1.8 billion a year in retirement costs by having participants rely on financial markets, and not the government, to grow a portion of their retirement package.
CNA looked only at the impact on Marine Corps budgets. It found that, when fully implemented, the BRS will save the Corps annually $122 million on active-duty enlisted retirement, $22 million on active-duty officer retirement, $1.5 million on reserve enlisted retirement and $400,000 on reserve officer retirement. That’s total annual savings of $143 million off a manpower budget of $14.5 billion.
In that light, said Peterson, the savings will be “relatively modest.”
But the BRS will, in effect, thread a triple needle, CNA analysts agreed. That is, many more members will have a portable retirement benefit; enough of them still will be enticed to serve full careers, helped in part by a mid-career continuation bonus, and the plan will save retirement dollars for the military and taxpayers.
Anyone who leaves short of 20 years would be better off under the BRS because the legacy plan provides no retirement benefit, only access to TSP with no government matching. So perhaps the most interesting part of the CNA study for members is a comparison of “cumulative lifetime take-home income” under BRS versus legacy retirement, after 20 years, for enlisted (E-7s) and officers (O-5s).
To compare cumulative incomes under the two plans, CNA assumed that all members contributed 3 percent of basic pay to a Thrift Savings Plan. Only the BRS, however, provides government matching on that 3 percent, atop an automatic government contribution of another 1 percent basic pay into TSP annually.
Other key assumptions were that BRS participants accept a lump-sum continuation payment of 2.5 months’ basic pay at the 12-year mark; that standard promotion paths hold; and that members are single until four years’ service and married thereafter. CNA also assumed a 4.95 percent annual return on TSP investments, no early withdrawals. All calculations use 2016 constant dollars.
The E-7 who retires after 20 years at age 39 will have gained $7,243 more in take-home income, after taxes, due to the continuation payment, plus $29,875 more in TSP, the result of government matching.
After 20 years, however, the legacy plan member will draw 20 percent more in annual retired pay, resulting by age 85 in a cumulative annuity advantage of $247,127. But the BRS members’ TSP account will see added real growth, valued at $190,389 by age 85. Considering taxes, the BRS E-7’s take-home income post-service would be $29,563 less than that of the legacy plan retiree. The disparity in total lifetime take-home income would be even more narrow, with the BRS E-7 just $22,320 short, in 2016 dollars, of the legacy retiree.
Lifetime income comparisons for O-5s retiring after 20 years at age 42 show similarly modest differences. The legacy plan would give the officer $57,730 more in take-home income post-service and $46,373 more in total lifetime income.
BRS participants can match the total take-home income of the legacy plan if they just bump their TSP contributions from 3 percent to 4.1 percent (4.2 percent for officers) every pay period over their careers, says the CNA report.
“It was what the [commission] was shooting for,” said Parcell. “To design a plan that wasn’t going to dramatically change post-careerists’ income, as long as the careerist saved in the TSP” consistently over full careers.
Still, said Peterson, the success of the BRS will depend heavily on service programs to raise the financial literacy of members so they understand the importance of steady TSP contributions, investing to achieve higher returns and avoiding the temptation to stop TSP contributions or to make early withdrawals.
“If the services do that well, and people are making smart choices, you are going to hear a lot fewer complaints” about the BRS “than if we do it poorly and [career] people default to saying, ‘This new system screws you over.’ ”
Send comments to Military Update, P.O. Box 231111, Centreville, VA, 20120.
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JOIN US IN AN INTERVIEW WITH HANIA SHAHID FROM ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN!
Hania is a graduate in Electronics Engineering and currently she works in multiple fields of writing, designing, tutoring, and social services. Among all this, her constant love for food led her to start her own food blog where she explores her city in search of food inspirations. She reviews food places within Rawalpindi and Islamabad and shares her food creations. Her blog, Decadence by Hania is all about bringing people belonging to various backgrounds together to share a common love i.e. love for food.
Special thanks to photographer The Lost Soul for letting us use a few his pictures of the city of Islamabad !
Islamabad and Rawalpindi share social and economic links which is why they are known as the twin cities of Pakistan. They can be understood as two siblings that are a total opposite of each other. Islamabad being the capital city of Pakistan is more developed and well-kept with a fancy outlook in terms of its people and destinations. On the other hand, Rawalpindi is the unkempt version of the city which is more famous for its street food. The twin cities reside in the province of Punjab and are of equal importance to its residents.
How safe is Pakistan for tourists?
Pakistan is a safe country to travel. The people here are so hospitable and welcoming regardless of the prevailing differences in ethnicity, culture, nationality, and religion. They do not hesitate in serving their guests with the best. In addition, Pakistanis are so entertaining you wouldn’t get bored of them. And besides, the security conditions aren’t ideal anywhere in the world. Pakistan is just like any other country in these terms. You only need necessary precautions and a good guide to make your experience memorable. The land is rich with history and nature. It stretches high across mountain ranges to the depths of coastal regions. The northern areas of Pakistan are breathtaking so you’ve got all the more reasons to visit this country.
How easy it is to get a Pakistani Visa? Which countries are forbidden a visa to Pakistan and why?
It’s easy to obtain a Pakistani Visa. The visa cost is comparatively lower than other countries and the processing takes about a month. There are tourist facilities in Pakistan and Pakistani embassies in foreign countries that can help you with it. As far as my knowledge is concerned, there is no Pakistani embassy in Israel. However, Israeli citizens are not forbidden to travel Pakistan and may have to apply from a third country provided that they are legal residents in that country.
What is the best time to visit Islamabad ?
The best time to visit Islamabad is between September and April because the weather is fairly pleasant. In the month of January you can experience hailing within the city whereas the mountain regions are completely snowcapped. Various festivities within the city are also active during this time.
Which is the most convenient and favored transport of Islamabad?
There are several modes of transport within Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The two cities are connected by Metro bus stations which is a public mode of transport used by general public. Other than that, Careem and Uber are widely used transportation networks that operate within the twin cities. Common modes of personal transport also include cars, motorbikes, bicycles, scooties and taxis. For more information on getting around Islamabad click here.
Rawalpindi is more concentrated with vehicles like Qingqi and Rickshaw which lead to a bumpy ride if you’re more of an adventurous type. It’s really about convenience and availability to choose a ride. From Islamabad international airport, Careem and Uber car rides are usually preferred.
What are the top three must visit places in Islamabad ?
Margalla Hills : The Margalla track is enclosed in a forest that leads up to the Himalaya Mountains. These mountains engulf Islamabad providing a scenic view. This hilly terrain is perfect for trekking and hiking activities. Amidst this forest-covered track, you may come across exotic wildlife. Daman-e-Koh is a particular viewpoint in the Margalla Hills that provides a clear panoramic cityscape of Islamabad with Faisal Mosque sitting spectacularly in the view. The Margalla hills flow down to Rawal Lake which is another key destination of the twin cities. In the abyss of Margalla hills, lies Saidpur village which is known for its historic importance, ancient artwork, lit bazaars, and traditional Pakistani cuisine. One of the biggest hotels in Islamabad, Islamabad Marriott Hotel is also located at the footsteps of Margalla Hills. Click here to know why you must visit Margalla Hills on your visit to Islamabad.
Pindi Food Street : (Rawal) Pindi Food Street near Rawalpindi Cricket stadium is underrated when it comes to pointing out must-visit locations within the twin cities. This place needs to be visited at least once to decipher how happening life in this city can be, especially after evening. The aroma of delicious Pakistani cuisine is infused in the surrounding air and the dazzling lights make the stay even more worth it. The most loved Pulao Rice of this city, Savour Foods is also present in the food street which have persisted over the years with their benchmark flavors in pulao rice.
Streets of Old Rawalpindi is a hub of desi food.
Pakistan Monument and Lok Virsa Museum : Situated in Imslamabad, the Pakistan Monument holds a national importance with its marbled structure that provides a picturesque view of the capital city. The structures possess engraved historical evidences that depict Pakistan’s achievements and endeavors, including its independence. A wax statue exhibit is also present within the national monument to display patriotic reminders to its citizens. A few miles from the monument, Lok Virsa museum preserves Pakistani history and heritage. It is known for its antique display of art and music.
Pakistan Monument
What are the best day trips for nature, culture and history from Islamabad?
Islamabad is known as the Green City of Pakistan due to its abundance in natural beauty and greenery. For daytime trips, it’s better to head for scenic attractions like Rawal Lake, Saidpur Village, etc or architectural masterpieces like Faisal Mosque and various Jamia Masjid within Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Daman-e-Koh Park, Lake View Park, Bird Park, F9 Park, Chattar, Shakarparian, and many other parks are available for a day time stroll.
Which is the most celebrated holiday/events of the year in Islamabad?
Probably 14th August, this is the Independence Day of Pakistan. You’ll find green and white (the colors of Pakistani flag) everywhere on this day. Right around 12 am, there are colorful explosions of fireworks in the sky and every house has a Pakistani flag swaying high on the rooftops.
Flags on Pakistan Independence Day
What is the most loved local food, savory and sweet of Islamabad?
Islamabadis love anything with loads of spices in it. They add aromatics and spices to any cuisine and make it their own. Biryani (spiced rice) is loved by the people here and they are hard critics when it comes to making a good Biryani. Other than this, Afghani Burger is quite popular throughout Islamabad. It is a wrap consisting of sausages, french fries, mint chutney, and other condiments.
Pakistani Biryani
We prefer traditional Pakistani sweets Jalebi, Halwa, Gulab Jamun, Rabri, Kulfa Falooda, etc. Halwa (semolina cooked down with milk along with nuts and made out of desired fruits or vegetables) has to be the star since it’s a part of our weekend’s breakfast and celebrations as well. Other than that the people of my city desperately love Karak Chai (strong tea).
Chai served in earthen pots in Islamabad
Are there any popular markets in Islamabad which tourists must visit?
There are a few large shopping malls in the twin cities namely Centaurus, Giga Mall, Safa Gold Mall, and Olympus Mall. These malls vendor local handicrafts and traditional wear as well.
Weekend and flea markets include Itwar Bazar, Jinnah Super, and Raja Bazaar. There are plenty of local markets and small shops that are up and running within the twin cities. To know more about the top shopping malls and market places in Islamabad, click here.
The Monal Restaurant on Pir Sohawa has gained maximum tourist attraction due to its eye-catching view. Located on the top of Margalla Hills, Pir Sohawa is seventeen kilometres away from Islamabad. It is probably one of the best places to get an entire picturesque view of the capital.
View from the The Monal Restaurant on Pir Sohawa
Would you suggest any shows in Islamabad to sports, music or art lovers? Where can one spot street art in Islamabad?
A two-day annual tent pegging festival is organised in Islamabad to portray cultural heritage. Tent pegging is a cavalry sport of ancient origin and is quite popular in Pakistan.
Culture lovers can taste Pakistan’s best cuisine and music at the Food & Music Festival held in Islamabad. The festival witnesses home-based chefs sharing their secret recipes and a stellar line up of live music with other fun-filled activities.
A participant in motion during the Annual Tent Pegging Festival
Street art is quite rare in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. However, the only forms of art we get to experience on the streets are decorated trucks and rickshaws. Fully painted in vibrant colours these vehicles look no less than brides on the road.
Painted Scooters
Would you recommend any local apps for food, transport or hidden gems in Islamabad?
Food : For food The well-known apps are Food Panda and KuksApp.
Transport : Careem and Uber are popular apps for transport.
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Photo Essay: Documenting conversations with a landscape on a poignant weekend.
Posted By: editor 17th November 2018
Photographer Jerome Whittingham documents a unique artistic experience during Armistice weekend.
Spurn is a National Nature Reserve, remarkable for its wildlife and its heritage. Managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, it is an excellent place to observe migrating birds.
A message pops into my inbox, it’s from artist Lou Hazelwood: “Just wondering if you’d be up for documenting a performance at Spurn? We need some awesome photos. It’s to be kept quiet at mo, but will be a string quartet playing in a tunnel.”
Lou, and fellow artist Marcel Craven, were appointed artists in residence at Spurn Point national nature reserve by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Their brief, entitled ‘Conversations with Landscapes’, is to create artwork, in any format, that responds to Spurn’s changing landscape and its heritage.
Artist Lou Hazelwood. Sadly, due to illness, fellow artist in residence Marcel Craven was unable to join us. I’ll be catching up with Marcel another time.
Lou says: “We were really intrigued by the placement, desolation, history, timelessness, and something about Spurn that attracts conflict – this idea that people try to defend the indefensible, because Spurn moves, it’s a sandy bank and is always in movement and transition. There’s something timeless about it and that really interests me, that you could be at any point in history because at the desolate points of Spurn there’s nothing that acts as a marker, to define your sense of time and ultimately where in the historical timeline you are.”
Visitors to Spurn are transported along the 3-mile sandy spit by Unimog, an ex-military vehicle which also acts as a hide and observation point. It’s a functional rather than comfortable way to travel.
The Unimog travels at its own pace, slowly but reassuringly. There is plenty of time to take in the linear landscape.
Lou leads the team to our unique location at the end of Spurn point. String quartet members are: Adhel Cadle, David Constantine, Rebecca Draper & Rebecca Stone, with musical arranger/conductor Russell Plows.
A briefing from Andy Mason, Heritage Officer at Spurn for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, ensures our safety before we venture underground.
Andy Mason, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Heritage Officer at Spurn: “We find that Spurn is not just about the wildlife, it’s about the history, it’s about its context, where it is, its remoteness, it’s evocative, it’s an evocative place.”
The performance space, tunnels under the former Port War Signal Station, a fortified military base, part of the Humber defence scheme implemented in 1915.
The history of this place is written on its walls. There was a real sense that we were sharing in history, not just adding to it, during our afternoon underground. Easy to be lost in the moment, lost in time.
Lou adds to her artistic record, ‘film is not dead’ she says, as the musicians begin to atune to the performance space.
Musicians Adhel Cadle and David Constantine.
Musicians Rebecca Draper and Rebecca Stone.
Rebecca Draper, musician: “It was really peaceful and calming. It was really dark. It was interesting. There was graffiti on the wall, written in the middle of the first world war. Just being in that place, it’s imbued with history. There was a particularly lewd poem on the wall, just seeing the way that soldiers kept their spirits up and stuff. It is quite, I don’t really know the word I’m looking for.”
Musical arranger and conductor Russell Plows.
Compositions inspired by World War One ‘sound mirrors’, and the composition of concrete, were performed by the string quartet, and recorded for future release.
That we were underground at such a significant location, responding to Spurn’s heritage during such a poignant weekend, created an incredible sense of remembrance, instilled with an unspoken reverence. It’s an event I’m privileged to have participated in, a photographic assignment like none other I’ve undertaken.
Lou concludes: “At some points during the rehearsals and the performances I nipped into the other underground rooms, and you just get this sense, you could hear the conversations that were continuing, and you could hear people approach, and you would imagine yourself within that space. Those sounds resonate, I think, within the present day, and within the musical scores Marcel and I have created.”
Explore more of these artist’s work here:
Lou Hazelwood
Marcel Craven
Spurn Point – a residency. Artists’ blog.
Learn more about Spurn on Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s website:
Spurn National Nature Reserve.
[Jerome Whittingham, photographer – for Lou Hazelwood & Marcel Craven]
1 Comment on "Photo Essay: Documenting conversations with a landscape on a poignant weekend."
Andrew Mason | 18th November 2018 at 2:05 pm | Reply
Hi Lou and Marcel
This is so cool. I love it. It has been great to be involved and to have helped make it happen too.
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Employers Report Strongest Q2 Hiring Outlook In 10 Years
With half of employers hiring, it looks like 2017 is shaping up to be a banner year for hiring managers, executive recruiters and job candidates. Let's take a look the latest forecast.
April 17, 2017 – Forty five percent of U.S. employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees in the second quarter – a significant jump from 34 percent last year and the highest percentage for the quarter dating back to 2007, according to CareerBuilder‘s latest forecast. Temporary hiring is also expected to experience a double-digit boost year-over-year with nearly half of employers (49 percent) planning to add temporary or contract workers over the next three months.
The national survey was conducted online on behalf of CareerBuilder by Harris Poll. It included a representative sample of more than 2,300 hiring managers and human resource professionals across all industries and company sizes.
“This is the best forecast we have seen for the second quarter since we started doing this survey more than 10 years ago,” said Matt Ferguson, chief executive officer of CareerBuilder. “Nearly half of employers hired full-time employees in the first quarter and that momentum is expected to continue over the next few months.” He said companies are paying close attention to policies introduced by the new Trump administration to assess the potential impact on businesses, but the hiring outlook is “optimistic.”
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Sheila Greco, founder of SGA Talent in Amsterdam, NY, said that for her firm the first quarter of the year has been strong and that she and her clients are also optimistic about the months ahead. “I know from a small business perspective, we see this as being a very positive time,” Ms. Greco said. “A lot of times people put their hiring on pause in an election year to see what happens with the outcome. Now that it’s over a number of our clients have just said, ‘You know what? We paused it for a while and now we’re going full bore. We need talent.’”
There is no denying a general giddiness in the job market. “Whether it continues will depend on whether the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers can convert rhetoric to legislation,” said Andy Knox, managing director of Chelsea Partners, a Los Angeles-based search firm.
More Jobs, More Choices
Anyone seeking employment in 2017 can expect to see more job choices and employers ready to hire, report recruiters from the field. It’s a great time to be job hunting, they say, though nearly all expect talent shortages to continue to be a problem for employers as the year unfolds. Nevertheless, it is a dilemma that ultimately can be avoided. Talent shortages have occurred for a few reasons: employers haven’t been willing to hire candidates to grow into a role and they haven’t invested in bringing their current staff up to the level they need. Therefore, there are fewer choices of candidates with the skills employers want as everyone wants someone to ‘hit the ground running.’ This, coupled with job seekers looking for 20-plus percent increases in salary to make up for the lack of raises and increases over the past few years, has left everyone treading water ….. Here’s some further reading from Hunt Scanlon Media.
Tightening Labor Market Good News for Job Seekers
Most employers have been wanting to hire, but now there is more confidence to actually pull the trigger now that the national election is over and talent acquisition leaders are refocused on building their people pipelines.
A greater sense of confidence among employers was certainly evident in the first three months of the year. Forty six percent of employers reported that they increased their number of full-time, permanent employees, outperforming the same period in 2016 by nine percentage points. It is also the highest percentage reported for the quarter dating back to 2007. Eight percent decreased headcount in the first quarter, a slight change from nine percent last year, while 46 percent reported no change in headcount and one percent was unsure.
Hiring On the Rise
Looking over the last several years, the hiring outlook for the second quarter has steadily improved, with the biggest year-over-year gains occurring between 2009 and 2010 and between 2016 and 2017:
2007: Twenty nine percent of employers planned to hire full-time, permanent employees in the second quarter.
2009: Toward the end of the recession, that number dropped to 14 percent.
2010: Employers grew more confident and began adding new roles and reinstating jobs that fell victim to downsizing; 23 percent planned to hire full-time, permanent staff in the second quarter, a nine percentage point gain over 2009.
2015: Five years later, as the economy grew stronger, the percentage planning to hire increased to 32 percent.
2016: Hiring plans stayed on track and improved with 34 percent expecting to expand headcount.
2017: Now, 45 percent of employers plan to increase their number of full-time, permanent employees in the second quarter, eclipsing expectations reported over the last decade. Seven percent expect to decrease staff, the same as last year, while 45 percent anticipate no change and three percent are undecided.
Comparing regions, the West houses the largest percentages of employers expecting to add full-time, permanent employees (48 percent) and temporary or contract employees (54 percent) in the second quarter. The South and Northeast are following closely behind while the Midwest continues to trail other regions by a larger margin – though the Midwest is showing notable improvement compared to last year.
The addition of temporary hires will continue to be strong going into the second quarter, according to the CareerBuilder report. Forty nine percent of employers expect to hire temporary or contract workers over the next three months, up 12 percentage points from 37 percent last year and nearly double the percentage (26 percent) in 2011, when the statistic was initially tracked post-recession.
Inadequate Talent Supply
Since the financial crisis of 2008, there has been an emergent skills gap that has plagued almost every industry. Numerous reports continue to come out citing that lack of quality talent is an issue among companies despite the large amount of people seeking new employment opportunities. “Companies that are growing want to hire really good people, and when you have an unemployment rate under five percent, there’s a shortage of them,” said Tom Gimbel, chief executive officer of recruiting firm LaSalle Network.
The inadequate supply of qualified and skilled talent is the second-biggest threat to U.S. companies’ ability to meet revenue or business performance targets, second only to “increased competitive pressures,” concluded a recent Randstad ‘U.S. Workplace Trends’ report. Nearly eight-in-10 hiring decision makers (79 percent) agree that when positions become available at their organization, they struggle to find people whose skills match the job requirements.
“Often the challenge for hiring executives isn’t the quantity of available candidates, instead it’s the increasing difficulty in finding talent that is qualified, with the right skills and cultural fit for the position,” said Jim Link, chief human resources officer (CHRO) of Randstad North America. People are the key factor linking innovation, competitiveness and growth for companies today, he said. “But securing skilled workers is getting more complex and challenging than ever before.” As organizations further increase their hiring activity, he added, low unemployment means business leaders will have to work harder at hiring and keeping quality talent particularly as employees gain more options and confidence to change employers.
Sidestepping Talent Gaps
A recent study released by Randstad US found that as early as 2019 as much as 50 percent of the workforce will be comprised of agile workers, as nearly four in 10 (39 percent) workers say they are likely to consider shifting to an agile arrangement over the next two to three years. This movement is fueling an equally aggressive adoption of new workforce models that tap into both permanent and agile employees to combat staffing shortages, leverage globalization and fuel greater innovation for organizations.
The report concluded that by 2025 52 percent of C-suite executives said their organizations would be much more committed to building an agile workforce; the average employer expects 68 percent of their workforce to be comprised of agile talent. A separate study from CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists International concluded that hiring temporary and contract employees can help businesses sidestep talent gaps and remain nimble. The study showed more companies will be tapping into this labor segment, with temporary employment expected to add 173,478 jobs from 2016 to 2018 – an increase of 5.9 percent.
“Today, nearly three million people are employed in temporary jobs, and that number will continue to grow at a healthy pace over the next few years as companies strive to keep agile in the midst of changing market needs,” said Kyle Braun, president of CareerBuilder’s staffing and recruiting group. “Opportunities are opening up in a variety of occupations and pay levels, and this is a trend we’re seeing in a wide range of industries and company sizes.”
But according to Rick Gray, chief executive officer of Chicago-based a TalentRISE, “there are pros and cons of an ‘on demand’ workforce,” he said. “In seasonal industries, it may be ideal and is not a new concept.” As CEO of an expanding recruitment consulting and talent solutions business, he said TalentRISE itself has leveraged on-demand talent by deploying a network of specialized recruiters for urgent client hiring needs.
But cons, he said, can include the erosion of loyalty and pride, the risk of a workforce of pure multi-taskers and no specialization, and perhaps even an entire generation running from gig to gig with little financial stability. “If this trend is inevitable,” he asked, “then how might it impact talent acquisition in the long run?” The end goal, he said, of getting the best workers deployed most quickly at the least cost possible will not change. “But how we all get there will.”
Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief, Hunt Scanlon Media
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Home CompaniesB2B How the Country’s Only Logistics Tech VC Firm Is Attracting Startups From All Over to Chattanooga
How the Country’s Only Logistics Tech VC Firm Is Attracting Startups From All Over to Chattanooga
by Holly Beilin May 30, 2018
by Holly Beilin May 30, 2018 0 comment
“If you think about the economy, supply chain is at the center of the economy, and transportation is essentially the supply chain. And we’re at the center of all of that.” Santosh Sankar, co-founder and director of logistics and supply-chain focused venture capital fund Dynamo, is bullish on their hometown city Chattanooga’s geographic vantage for becoming a logistics technology hub.
Sankar, who moved to “Gig City” — so-named for its publicly-owned, city-wide Internet connection — only three years ago, points out that Chattanooga is smack-dab in the middle of two of the country’s biggest logistics giants: UPS in Atlanta and FedEx in Memphis. One in five Chattanoogans are employed in supply chain or transportation-related roles and more freight passes through the metro area every day than any other in the U.S.
But, the $1 trillion industry is still heavily reliant on legacy systems and low- or no-tech processes. Dynamo, the only logistics-focused early-stage firm in the country, launched in 2016 with a first fund of $18 million to help change that.
Sankar’s three co-founders were already entrenched in the Chattanooga startup scene as partners at Lamp Post Group, an incubator which counts logistics companies, media properties and other venture firms under its umbrella. They also formerly founded a third-party logistics provider, Access America Transport, which merged with Coyote Logistics and was then purchased by UPS.
Those deep industry connections are what sets Dynamo apart, according to Sankar. When they first started, they not only had the fund but also a 12-week accelerator, which counted GE Ventures, Kenco and Ryder as partners.
The accelerator saw several successful startups emerge from the program, such as Atlanta-based STORD, which went through the first Dynamo accelerator in 2016. Dynamo contributed to STORD’s recent $2.4 million seed round, and Sankar is active as a member of STORD’s Board.
But, Sankar says they realized after the second round of the program that it wasn’t the most efficient way to serve founders — their true differentiators were those industry connections and market knowledge. Though a few broader accelerator programs have supply chain or transportation-geared startup programs, no other VC firm in the country is as laser-focused solely on this market.
They decided to end the formal accelerator in favor of focusing on investments as well as a new program, a four-day Founder’s Camp that condenses that education into a much shorter period of time. They won’t charge startups, don’t take equity and will accept up to 20 companies at a time.
Of course, the Founder’s Camp program helps Dynamo with their sourcing and deal flow — they still have capital left to allocate out of their initial fund and plan to do a deal a quarter — but it’s also about exposing global companies to the potential of Chattanooga. Once they experienced the city, several of the Dynamo accelerator startups moved their headquarters or established a U.S. office in Chattanooga.
“Given our initial focus in trucking, they [Dynamo] helped us ramp up our sales efforts and opened a lot of doors in this industry. After the accelerator we knew it was important to keep a presence in Chattanooga,” explained the team behind WorkHound, an employee feedback platform for the trucking industry that came to Tennessee from the Midwest.
And the local ecosystem is showing definitive signs of maturation. During the Revolution Rise of the Rest fund’s visit to Chattanooga this past month, Dynamo hosted a logistics round table with three categories of companies: startups, scale-ups and large enterprises. Many of those scale-ups also call Chattanooga home, proof that the city is a place where young companies can successfully grow.
Bellhops, for example, is an on-demand moving company that was founded in 2011, launched in Chattanooga and has since expanded to over 20 cities across the Southeast and Midwest. Last year, they brought on Uber’s former Atlanta General Manager, Luke Marklin, as CEO.
Marklin told Hype that, given the importance of ease of transportation to their business, Chattanooga was an ideal place to grow the company.
Sankar points to Steam Logistics, another Dynamo portfolio company, and data, media and financial markets company FreightWaves as additional examples of Chattanooga’s scaling logistics tech successes.
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Book Corner: Athena’s Champion by David Hair and Cath Mayo
The first in a thrilling new historical fantasy series; Odysseus must embrace his secret heritage and outwit the vengeful gods who would control or destroy him…
Prince Odysseus of Ithaca is about to have his world torn apart. He’s travelled to the oracle at Pytho to be anointed as heir to his island kingdom; but instead the Pythia reveals a terrible secret, one that tears down every pillar of his life, and marks him out for death.
Outcast by his family, hunted by the vengeful gods, Odysseus is offered sanctuary by Athena, goddess of wisdom, and thrust into the secret war between the Olympians for domination and survival. Only his wits, and his skill as a warrior, can keep him ahead of their power games – and alive.
When one of Athena’s schemes goes drastically wrong, and the young Helen of Sparta is kidnapped, Odysseus must journey past the gates of Hades to save her. Falling in love with a Trojan princess, a bewitching woman who poses a deadly threat to both his homeland and Athena, won’t make his task any easier…
Drawing from classic Greek mythology, Athena’s Champion, first in the epic Olympus Trilogy, is perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and David Gemmell.
It is a distinct pleasure to have been able to review Athena’s Champion by David Hair and Cath Mayo as part of the blog tour celebrating the release of this wonderful novel.
I have to admit, I have a soft spot for the Greek legends. I try to read everything associated with the Greek myths, and the Trojan Wars in particular. David Gemmell and Glyn Iliffe have been my go-to authors for a long time. However, with Athena’s Champion there is an excellent new series to get my teeth into. Written as a collaboration between David Hair and Cath Mayo, Athena’s Champion is the first in their Olympus Trilogy, a series which promises to bring the Greek myths to vivid life.
Athena’s Champion follows the adventures of Odysseus before he finds fame on the battlefields of Troy. It portrays the Greek hero as he learns his trade as a leader and a warrior, and as an instrument of the Gods. Several of the characters – Gods and heroes – who shape the Trojan Wars are introduced to us as the story weaves its way through ancient Greece and the depths of Hades itself.
An outcast from his home on Ithaca, Odysseus has to find his own place in the world while serving the ambitions and plans of his goddess, Athena. He is helped and guided by an immortal named Bria, who serves Athena and inhabits the bodies of mortals.
After a while, my brains clears a little, though I’m left with a thunderous headache, and I’m able to observe her more closely. She’s clad in a short brown tunic, man’s garb, her bony legs deeply tanned and her hair hacked short. The smell of stale perspiration and smoke clings to her, the dust on her face is being sweated off in shiny streaks, and a copper bracelet of strange design has been pushed up her forearm until it’s tight to her skin, the only unusual thing about her.
‘Was that … beast … Was it Molebus?’ I ask, curious to see how she responds, despite my pain and exhaustion.
She gives me an interested look. ‘Mmm,’ she says. ‘The Pythia’s going to be pissed off.’
‘Is he…? Did he…?’
‘He’s in a hole,’ she drawls, her manner more thirty than thirteen.
She killed a man… if that’s what he was! From her manner, I doubt it’s the first time.
‘How did I get here?’ I ask.
‘I dragged you,’ the girl says. ‘Lucky you’re a short-arse, otherwise I’d not have managed.’
I look down at my leg, wrapped tightly in a bloodied swathe of my own cloak, and shudder as I remember seeing my thigh bone amidst the torn meat and pumping blood. I grope at the bandages, my chest constricting in fear.
‘Don’t touch!’ the girl snaps. ‘Athena stopped the blood and closed the wound. That saved your life, but there’s still much healing to be done. You interfere with it, you’ll mess it up.’
Athena … Molebus … The Pythia … There has to be a rational explanation for all of this. But right now I can’t fond one – all I’m doing is making my head throb even worse than it was before. ‘I suppose I’m in your hands,’ I manage to murmur. ‘Thank you.’
‘You’re welcome, O Prince of Ithaca.’
‘You know who I am?’
She snickers. ‘Yes – we had that conversation some hours ago, during one of your semi-lucid moments – though not lucid enough for you to remember, clearly.’
‘If you say so.’
Odysseus is not the confident trickster we know for the traditional Trojan stories. He is learning his trade, though his quick intelligence and obvious courage. The enemies are not always obvious and not always tangible – Odysseus has to fight with his conscience as well as his physical opponents. The way he faces his trials head-on, and takes responsibility for his mistakes makes him a sympathetic hero and one who draws the reader to his side from the very first pages.
Ancient Greece and the realms of the gods and Hades are wonderfully recreated in all their majestic and terrifying glory. Hades, in particular, is a marvelous, wondrous world in which the reader can get lost as easily as the souls trapped within.
The book is written by co-authors David Hair and Cath Mayo and it is a testimony to their writing skills that the story is seamless – it is impossible to tell which parts were written by which author. In fact, if I hadn’t known there were two writers, I would never have guessed. They have managed to recreate ancient Greece, combining the mystical and magical with the history and legends to produce a story that is at once in the greatest tradition of Homer whilst offering a refreshing and unique vision of these timeless stories.
I can highly recommend this fascinating, engaging novel to anyone who loves the greatest traditions of the Greek myths.
Athena’s Champion can be bought from: Amazon (UK); Kobo (UK); Google Books (UK); Apple Books (UK)
David Hair is an award-winning New Zealand YA and Adult fantasy writer, and the author of sixteen novels. He’s joined his considerable skill and expertise with Cath Mayo to create the Olympus Series, an adult historical fantasy drawing on ancient Greek Mythology, following the adventures of Odysseus as he navigates the dangerous world of the Greek Gods. @DHairauthor
Cath Mayo is a New Zealand YA, Children and Adult fiction author. Her two published YA historical novels are both set in Ancient Greece and her first novel received a Storylines Notable Book Award for Young Adult Fiction in 2014. She’s joined her considerable skill and expertise with David Hair to create the Olympus Series, an adult historical fantasy drawing on ancient Greek Mythology, following the adventures of Odysseus as he navigates the dangerous world of the Greek Gods. @cathmayoauthor
Coming November 2018
Ancient history, Book review, Legends, UncategorizedAncient Greece, Athena, Athena's Champion, Book review, Hades, Heroines of the Medieval World, History Heroines, Odysseus, Sharon Bennett Connolly, Silk and the Sword, Zeus
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Details for: Oxygen /
Oxygen / William Trubridge.
By: Trubridge, William [author.] .
Material type: BookDescription: 326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781775541349; 9781775541134.Other title: Oxygen : a memoir.Subject(s): Trubridge, William | Divers -- New Zealand -- Biography | Skin divers -- New Zealand -- Biography DDC classification: 797.232092 Summary: The incredible under-water world of William Trubridge. A memoir of an aquatic affinity, the power of the subconscious mind and testing the limits of human physiology. New Zealander William Trubridge has reached depths never thought possible on the precipice of low oxygen. In a sport where failure usually means blacking out, it is a freediver's daily life to contend with suffocation, narcosis, hallucinations, lactic acidosis, compressed lungs, and immense water-column pressure - all while diving into depths of ink black ocean. Exquisitely written, Oxygen is a mind-altering and immersive coming-of-age story about a boy who grew up on a sailing boat, with the sea his classroom and playground. It is about fighting the trappings of life on land, and pushing the limits of human physiology, to become the world's greatest freediver.
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"Reformat of one of the most mesmerising books about the ocean you'll ever read... New Zealander William Trubridge has reached depths never thought possible on the precipice of low oxygen. In a sport where failure usually means blacking out, it is a freediver's daily life to contend with suffocation, narcosis, hallucinations, lactic acidosis, compressed lungs, and immense water-column pressure - all while diving into depths of ink black ocean. Exquisitely written, Oxygen is a mind-altering and immersive coming-of-age story about a boy who grew up on a sailing boat, with the sea his classroom and playground. It is about fighting the trappings of life on land, and pushing the limits of human physiology, to become the world's greatest freediver"--Publisher information.
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The incredible under-water world of William Trubridge. A memoir of an aquatic affinity, the power of the subconscious mind and testing the limits of human physiology. New Zealander William Trubridge has reached depths never thought possible on the precipice of low oxygen. In a sport where failure usually means blacking out, it is a freediver's daily life to contend with suffocation, narcosis, hallucinations, lactic acidosis, compressed lungs, and immense water-column pressure - all while diving into depths of ink black ocean. Exquisitely written, Oxygen is a mind-altering and immersive coming-of-age story about a boy who grew up on a sailing boat, with the sea his classroom and playground. It is about fighting the trappings of life on land, and pushing the limits of human physiology, to become the world's greatest freediver.
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Suzuki Swift Sport long-term review
The Japanese hot hatch is all grown up in terms of character, technology and price, but is it still a fun-loving kid at heart? We found out over six months
The sportier Suzuki Swift’s chirpy character is preserved, and with the bonus of more power and more tech. Handling could be more responsive, but it's fun nevertheless
Suzuki Swift Sport 2018 review
The Swift Sport loses weight and gains a turbocharger - but is Suzuki's rapid supermini still fun to drive?
Why we ran it: To find out if the new, turbocharged Swift Sport still offers good, simple hot hatch fun that can compete with the best in class
Month 6 - Month 5 - Month 4 - Month 3 - Month 2 - Month 1 - Prices and specs
Life with a Suzuki Swift Sport: Month 6
Did its dynamic brio and simple charms compensate for its flaws over six months? - 5th December 2018
In recent years, Suzuki has hit a rich vein of form through an ability to engineer a rare trait into its models. It’s not a new suspension part, or a high-tech engine, or particularly sharp handling. It’s far more intangible than that: charm.
The restyled Ignis has plenty of it. The new Jimny is positively dripping in it. And, after six months or so running the new Swift Sport, I’m pleased to report it is also full of charm. Which is a very good thing.
Charm might sound a slightly twee quality for a hot hatch. Shouldn’t such cars appeal for their ability to exhilarate and thrill their way into your heart? Well, the Swift Sport can do that. But it does so by putting a broad smile on your face and winning you over through character, personality and enthusiasm.
Effectively, the Swift Sport’s charm enables it to play Jedi mind tricks to win you over. For both outright performance and perceived interior quality, it struggles to match up to the cream of the hot hatch class.
And when you drive it, you’ll quickly build up a fairly sizable list of foibles and irritations And yet, about five minutes after you’ve clambered out of the driver’s seat, any irritation is quickly replaced by warm thoughts of how fun and friendly this car is. That’s been the case since we first picked up the Suzuki from Dublin Airport and returned it to Autocar Towers via a circuitous route across some of the finest driving roads in Wales, the first of many journeys that were longer than strictly necessary.
By the time I drove the Swift off the ferry from Dublin to Holyhead, I already felt fully at home in the car and had a smile on my face. Part of the charm of the Swift Sport is its simplicity. There are no drive modes, so you don’t need to spend ages working through various suspension, engine and steering settings to hone it to your liking. It gives the car a slightly childish charm – and that’s meant as a compliment – that really fits the character you want a fun, effervescent hot hatch to have.
Yet, underneath that charm, the Swift Sport is still a capable performance machine. The 1.4-litre turbo engine might not quite have the character of the previous Swift Sport’s naturally aspirated engine, but it sure gives a hefty whack of power and torque that makes tackling a flowing B-road thoroughly fun.
Unlike some ‘harder’ hot hatches, the Swift Sport strikes a happy medium between such B-road performance and everyday practicality. In particular, the ride and suspension are still enough to reward on faster roads, without making tootling on bumpy city streets too much of a hardship. And its small size and balanced steering make tight manoeuvring a cinch.
The Swift Sport also seemed to put a smile on the face of others, judging by the number of second glances it received. Mind you, I suspect that was largely due to our car’s Canary Yellow paint. Frankly, it’s a colour I could never see myself choosing, no matter how brave I was feeling, but I grew to quite like it. It really fitted with the car’s character. And it made the car easy to find in a busy car park.
Still, I can’t pretend that the Swift Sport is perfect. As noted, it was easy to develop a fairly long list of gripes. Both the ride and cabin noise could irritate at motorway speed, and the small fuel tank meant you tended to fill up within 300 miles of the last stop, not least because the fuel range calculator was incredibly inaccurate.
There was a slightly flimsy plastic panel on the transmission tunnel that we kept catching with our feet (I ripped it off once while doing so) and the reversing camera seemed to suffer from dirt and grime more than rivals’. The infotainment system and touchscreen were okay but couldn’t live up to the standards of some rivals. We also had a short-lived but annoying tyre pressure sensor issue, although this seemed related to the sharp drop in temperature at the end of the summer.
All minor gripes, but the sort of things that begin to add up – especially when you compare the Swift Sport with its rivals. At £16,999 (there’s currently a £1000 discount off the official list price), it’s pricier than a VW Up GTI and relatively close to the entry-level VW Polo GTI and class-leading Ford Fiesta ST.
But here’s the thing: the Swift Sport isn’t a car you’d necessarily buy based on some careful calculations, but because it’s charmed you into submission. If the Fiesta ST and Polo GTI are the small hot hatch equivalents of the Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport video games, the Swift Sport is Super Mario Kart – although, no, you can’t fire banana skins from the Suzuki’s exhaust (a job for the facelift, surely).
Instead, while it might not have the depth, outright performance or sheer polish of its rivals, it makes up for that with a primary-coloured burst of character and, yes, charm – but underpinned by an engaging drive. It’s a hot hatch that is serious about performance, but remembers that this is a type of car that, above all else, should be fun.
Which raises another question: over the course of a few months, would I trade some of the Swift Sport’s fizzy character for greater all-round polish? Would I switch the Suzuki for a hot hatch that’s a bit more serious but refined, like, say, the Polo GTI? Good question – and one I’ll be answering very soon…
The Swift Sport’s underdog appeal meant I couldn’t help but root for it, even against more well-rounded rivals. You don’t have to look far to find its limitations – its built-to-a-budget interior and the pricing – but it was entertaining in a way that many more focused hot hatchbacks simply aren’t.
Tom Morgan
Love it:
HANDLING AND CORNERING Rewarding and engaging. Rarely did a potential detour along a flowing
FEEL THE TORQUE Turbo engine produced plenty of fun torque, even if the sound it produced was a little disappointing.
CANARY YELLOW PAINT Luminous yellow is a ridiculous, garish and stupid colour for a car – and yet the Swift Sport pulled it off.
Loathe it:
FUEL MILEAGE CALCULATOR So unpredictable you couldn’t rely on it, although it at least provided amusement at trying to figure out.
CRUISING REFINEMENT The cabin could be on the noisy side at cruising speed and the ride wasn’t best suited to motorways.
Final mileage: 8360
LEDs light the way - 21 November 2018
Autumnal dark nights have given me a new appreciation for the Suzuki’s brightness – and, in this case, I’m not talking about the Canary Yellow paint but the full LED headlights. It’s good to see such features increasingly working their way down to small cars. It also means I can see as clearly down the road as other cars can see me coming.
After a series of glowing testimonies, our hatch comes under cross-examination - 24th October 2018
We’ve racked up thousands of fun miles during four-and-a-bit months in our banana-hued pocket rocket. The Swift Sport has thus far been very easy to rub along with, but these updates would be dull if we said we liked everything about every car.
So if I’m being particularly niggly, I’m not sold on the three-dial arrangement for controlling the climate system. Well, I refer to it as ‘three-dial’, except the middle one isn’t a dial. It is merely a screen for showing your climate settings that happens to look and feel identical to the rotary dials (for the blower speed and temperature) either side of it.
This quirk finally sunk in after I’d fumbled to adjust the temperature via the immovable central ‘dial’ for the umpteenth time. Problem is, when you’re on the move and want to adjust the temperature, you want the operation to be so instinctive that you don’t need to avert your eyes from the road.
Elsewhere, there are areas where I feel Suzuki has gone a bit too far in its mission to apply traditional hot hatch tropes to the Swift. Is it laid down in some arcane law, for example, that every sporting car must have red-hued instruments? And does the circumference of the analogue tachometer really need to have graduated measurements denoting each 50rpm? Can the most eagle-eyed of warm hatch enthusiasts distinguish the difference between 2150rpm and 2200rpm while on the move?
On an upbeat note, the low tyre pressure alert that caught the attention of resident owner James Attwood in recent weeks didn’t rear its head during my time in the car, so it looks likely that the system was simply crying wolf.
One beep I wish I’d heard was that of a reverse parking sensor. I recently engaged ‘numpty mode’ and backed the car into a barrier in the Autocar multi-storey car park. Fortunately, the barrier was made of wood, not unyielding concrete or steel, and the Swift Sport escaped without a mark.
In my defence, your honour, it was the absence of parking sensors on the Swift Sport that confused me. It seems a surprising and notable absence, even on a small car, although Suzuki would justify the decision by pointing to the reversing camera that’s included as standard.
That would have been useful in this instance if I’d remembered there was one. Besides, the view from said camera isn’t very good, because it is deeply recessed above the rear numberplate and gets obscured by muck easily.
That said, Attwood says the Swift Sport is so small that he’s never missed the sensors. And, of course, none of these quibbles would make or break a Swift Sport sale.
The car’s appeal as an involving, cheerful warm hatch means such trifling foibles won’t even warrant a second thought for many. The enjoyment from taking to a flowing B-road, and the Swift Sport’s inbuilt and infectious charm, means that such issues fade from the memory quite quickly.
Indeed, the very fact we’ve had to dig so deep to unearth anything untoward about the Swift Sport is a glowing testament to its strengths as a fun hatch.
LARGE STEERING WHEEL Purposeful and devoid of any ‘a tiny wheel gives you more feel’ nonsense.
MOTORWAY COMFORT As fun as it is on B-roads, it can be tiresomely noisy and harsh on longer schleps.
Matt Burt
Troublesome tyre pressures - 3rd October 2018
The fun of driving the Swift Sport has been slightly offset by the recurring appearance of a low tyre pressure warning. We’ve checked the tyres and pumped them up to the recommended levels, but the system still intermittently signals a problem, despite the front tyre in question being fully inflated. We suspect a faulty sensor.
Shining like a beacon in the dark - 12th September 2018
Here’s a thought for Euro NCAP: give brightly coloured cars bonus safety marks. Driving on the M5 in Somerset in a torrential downpour recently, I witnessed several near-misses, as various grey, silver and white cars nearly swiped similar vehicles hidden in the spray and gloom. Nobody seemed unable to spot our Champion Yellow Swift.
Some show a keen interest in our pocket rocket, but others give it a wide berth - 29th August 2018
The owner of the Bentley Continental GT wasn’t taking any chances. To the chagrin of the car park official at Rockingham Motor Speedway trying to make the most efficient use of space, he left a huge gap between his car and my Suzuki Swift Sport.
It was, he assured me, nothing personal. He’d only taken delivery of the car three days earlier and was taking absolutely no chances. In return, I assured him that I had no desire to swing a car door into the side of his fresh Bentley. But, frankly, I couldn’t blame him for doing everything in his power to ensure he didn’t get a Champion Yellow-tinged ding in one of his doors.
Still, while his caution was entirely understandable, I did briefly wonder if his giving me a quite literal wide berth might have been down to a spot of stereotyping of me as a slightly carefree hot hatch hooligan. Upon seeing our Suzuki’s beefy bodywork, dual exhausts and ‘vibrant’ paint, I’d wager a regular British Touring Car Championship race attendee would quickly recognise that ‘my’ Suzuki is a Swift Sport, and not its more sedate, non-sporting Swift sibling.
That encounter with a Bentley owner contrasted sharply with one I had with a neighbour the other day. He’d seen the Suzuki parked in the street a few times – let’s be honest, it’s hard to miss – and when he saw me getting out of it one evening he was keen to know what I made of it. After all, he said, one of his family had owned an older Swift and thought it made an excellent, economical city runabout. Although, he added, he thought mine was a bold choice of colour. I tried to explain what the Sport bit of the badge entailed. I’m not quite sure he got it.
Still, part of the charm of the previous Swift Sport was that it was a hot hatch for those ‘in the know’, and my experiences suggest that under-the-radar appeal has carried over into this new one. While there are plenty of visual cues that it isn’t a standard Swift, the difference isn’t as marked as, say, the contrast between a Honda Civic and a Civic Type R.
But spend any time in the two and there really is no mistaking. Shortly before collecting our Swift Sport, I spent a week or so driving the standard Swift. Although they look similar – especially inside, where only some upholstery trim and minor design flashes split the two – the difference really is both substantial and remarkable.
The SZ5 Swift I was driving uses Suzuki’s 1.0-litre turbocharged mild hybrid petrol engine. It’s a quiet and frugal unit yet peppy enough for motorways and faster roads. And the Swift itself featured the sort of light steering and smooth ride you’d want from a supermini. My neighbour will be pleased to know it does indeed make for an excellent, economical city runabout – although you can’t buy one in Champion Yellow.
The Swift Sport uses a 1.4-litre turbo, so when you step into it you’re expecting the extra whack of performance (although a bit of extra noise to go with it would be nice). But the time and money Suzuki’s engineers saved by not giving the Swift Sport a more substantial design makeover has been well spent working on the car’s chassis. The steering is heavier, the suspension firmer and the handling is pure well-honed hot hatch.
There are a few areas where you notice a compromise in the conversion from Swift to Swift Sport. One is the common seating position, which is a little lofty for a hot hatch. The other is the 37-litre fuel tank they share. That’s sufficient for the Swift, which does a claimed 62.7mpg, but you’ll struggle to get 300 miles out of a full tank in the Swift Sport.
Still, one of the reasons I’m visiting the filling station more often is how much fun I’m having getting through that fuel. The fact not everyone recognises what I’m driving makes it even more enjoyable.
A SHOW OF FORCE A g-force meter on the instrument panel is an oddity in a standard Swift but adds to the fun of driving the Swift Sport on flowing roads.
CUP HOLDERS Another standard Swift holdover, they remain a little too small and too close together to cope with some drinks receptacles.
Unexpected trim panel removal - 15th August 2018
The positioning of the Swift Sport’s pedals means that I frequently catch my left foot on a plastic panel on the side of the transmission tunnel when I’m getting out of the car. That finally resulted in me knocking off the entire panel. It clipped back into place easily enough, and perhaps my unwieldy lower limbs are partly to blame, but it’s not something you’d expect to happen in a rival.
It didn’t get to tackle the hill, but our Swift still impressed on its Goodwood excursion - 1st August 2018
Given its predecessor’s well-earned reputation as a hot supermini that flew under many buyers’ radars, there was plenty of interest from Autocar’s staffers in a stint behind the wheel of the Swift Sport.
Somehow, I made it to the front of the queue and have been responsible for a significant portion of our car’s 4053 covered miles. A lot of that distance was spent in stop-start traffic on my cross-London commute, which revealed little, other than a gearshift that wasn’t as precise or satisfying as I’d like. Considering the responsive steering and an eagerness to surge forward at every set of traffic lights with even mild encouragement from my right foot, the vagueness of the six-speed ’box felt a bit out of place.
To experience the Sport as intended, I made sure the journey to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed used a more engaging route – and the Swift didn’t disappoint. There’s more than enough grunt from the 1.4-litre engine to entertain without having to eke out every last rev between shifts as you race through the gears.
It was how the power is delivered that impressed me the most, the turbocharger providing a welcome punch of mid-range torque to propel the Sport forward in whichever direction I pointed it. The thing is, this is the kind of car that feels equally rewarding at a slower pace.
Whereas a more potent hot hatch reveals only a portion of its potential at road-legal speeds, I didn’t need to be on the limit for the Swift to impress. Although the steering might be unnaturally heavy for something only a little larger than a supermarket shopping trolley, the Sport still comes alive in the bends. There’s enough grip to let you carry momentum through corners at a pace that larger, heavier hot hatches would struggle to match and the engine is peppy enough to propel you out the other side.
When I arrived at the Festival of Speed, Goodwood’s usually luscious green surroundings had turned an arid yellow on account of July’s heatwave, so naturally the Champion Yellow Swift looked right at home. The car parks might have been filled with more expensive metal, but the aggressive styling and impossible-to-ignore paintwork still drew plenty of attention – even once it was caked with four days of accumulated grime from the campsite-turned-dustbowl.
The Sport’s fuel economy resolutely refused to dip below 40mpg, no matter how hard I pushed it, which made that particular part of the digital instrument cluster a bit redundant. Happily, it can be switched out for a pair of grin-inducing bar graphs showing how much power and torque you’re wringing out of the engine at any moment, or how much boost the turbocharger is producing.
This is, of course, the first Swift Sport to use forced induction – and, dials aside, I get the impression it’s a bit embarrassed to admit as much, with little in the way of aural feedback. A part of me wishes Suzuki had added some turbine whistle to truly embrace the turbo. That would have livened up an otherwise plain-sounding engine note.
The induction whoosh and venomous rumble of our recently departed long-term Hyundai i30 N left a much more positive impression when I borrowed it for a few days, even if it is artificially piped into the cabin. On the other hand, a rorty blow-off valve would probably be a step too far for the Swift, which felt equally comfortable being used as a daily driver as it did on the limit.
It was only the final part of my journey home after the Festival, on a truly terrible piece of northbound M25, that I wished the Swift had a slightly softer, more pliant ride. The Sport’s seats might be comfortable for long-distance drives, but not when the suspension is trying (and failing) to soak up the Tarmac equivalent of a Toblerone bar.
CRUISING ALONG There’s no shortage of tech inside the cabin and adaptive cruise control is a highlight, making motorway journeys a breeze.
AMBIGUOUS ESTIMATES Estimated fuel economy might be optimistic, but the indicated remaining range quickly tumbles once you drop below half a tank.
Solving a button mystery - 4th July 2018
The Swift Sport’s boot has two buttons on. As you’d expect, one opens the boot. The purpose of the other was a mystery to us for some time. (Yes, we could have looked in the manual, but where’s the fun in that?) Until, almost by accident, I discovered it locks the car. Genius: grab stuff from the boot, shut it and lock the car, with no need to dig out the keys from your pocket.
Now, where did we park the car? If only there were an easy way to spot it. Oh, wait… - 20th June 2018
There are plenty of things to talk about regarding our Suzuki Swift Sport. How it drives, how it rides, what the engine’s like – that sort of thing. You know, the stuff that actually matters when considering the experience of driving one of the new kids on the hot hatch block.
And yet all pretty much everyone who has seen our Swift Sport wants to talk to me about is something that is entirely superficial: the colour.
Now, a car’s paint job shouldn’t really matter, yet it is what everyone asks about. So, by popular demand, let’s start there. In the brochure, it’s described as Champion Yellow. In the real world, it has been variously described to me as ‘bright’, ‘vivid’, ‘distinctive’, ‘lurid’ and, erm, ‘wow’.
Someone who works elsewhere in the media empire that publishes Autocar and who followed me into our ultra-glamorous multistorey car park the other day said she was relieved to find out I hadn’t paid out my own cash for it, because she would have worried for anyone who had chosen that shade of yellow.
Before I collected our Swift Sport, Champion Yellow wouldn’t have been my choice, were I buying one. I’m not a showy or flashy person by nature and I’d probably have plumped for one of the five other somewhat less ‘vibrant’ options. But the thing is… the yellow has grown on me. Quite a lot.
For a start, I’m spending a lot less time wandering around car parks trying to find it. This was illustrated recently when, after a flight delay, I trudged into one of Heathrow’s big parking lots at just gone midnight, tiredness causing me to forget exactly where I’d parked. I soon found it.
It’s also harder for drivers of cars that cut me up at junctions to do that ‘oh, sorry, didn’t see you’ wave as they sweep across my brow. Yes, you saw me. I know you did.
But, mostly, the Champion Yellow paint job has grown on me because it’s well suited to the Swift Sport’s character: bright, breezy, fun and not too serious. The bright hue shows up the Sport’s bodywork tweaks over the regular Swift, and because this colour isn’t an option on the standard car, it means there’s little doubt I’m driving a hot hatch, not a city runabout.
In my short time with the Swift Sport so far, I’ve revelled in its relative simplicity. Many modern hot hatches can be rewarding and engaging to drive but, as with some modern smartphones and the like, they can be quite tedious to set up. Having to wade through various drive mode options and fiddle with settings before you can really enjoy driving a hot hatch can detract from the experience.
The Swift Sport, though, doesn’t have any drive modes. It’s not that sort of hot hatch. Instead, it’s straight to the point: zippy to drive, sharp to respond. That was made clear by my first experience of the car – a road trip from Dublin to Twickenham, you may recall – but the real benefit of that has shown itself now I’m using the Swift Sport largely for my daily urban commute.
It isn’t so concerned with being ‘hot’ that it’s overly stiff and uncomfortable on such roads. It’s not as pliant in soaking up bumps as a regular Swift, but it doesn’t feel that daily usage has been compromised to make it perform on flowing roads. In that sense, it’s just like the Champion Yellow paint job: it might not be a colour you’d choose for your everyday motor, but it doesn’t take long to adjust to it. Besides, I’ll leave the last word to my five-year-old nephew.
When I showed him the Swift Sport for the first time, his eyes lit up, and he pronounced it “super-cool”. That’s good enough for me.
TORQUE ABOUT IT The turbocharged 1.4-litre petrol engine gives the Swift Sport plenty of pep when you need it, without ever being brutal.
SLOW SAT-NAV START-UP It takes an age to lock in its location when you first turn the car on, which is at odds with a car that’s otherwise so quick to get started in.
Not quite range anxiety, but the Swift lacks fuel capacity - 13th June 2018
As with standard versions, the Swift Sport has a 37-litre fuel tank – but it seems smaller. The regular Swift’s mild-hybrid-boosted engines give you a decent fuel range, but the bigger, 1.4-litre turbo in the Swift Sport requires frequent fill-ups. Thankfully, though, the 300 or so miles of driving you get between stops are proving very enjoyable.
Welcoming the Swift Sport to the fleet - 30 May 2018
Turns out that patience isn’t always a virtue. Or, to subvert another cliché, sometimes good things come to those who don’t wait. And proof of that, currently parked outside Autocar Towers, is small, fun and very, very yellow.
That’d be our new Suzuki Swift Sport, then. We’ve been asking (well, pestering) Suzuki for one for our test fleet since our first, brief taste of the hot hatch in Japan last year. Eventually, and possibly just to keep us quiet, Suzuki offered to deliver one to us near the end of May. But they also casually mentioned that, if we fancied getting one nearly a month earlier, we could.
The catch: we’d have to pick it up from an event they were running - in Dublin. So we’d have to fly to Dublin, collect the Swift Sport, catch a ferry to Holyhead and then drive the 300 or so miles back to Autocar’s Twickenham base.
Catch? That’s not a catch. More like a kid being told they can have their Christmas present early and then given the chance to play with it for hours. After all, what better way to learn about a new car than with an extended road trip spanning urban driving, motorway mileage and, via a short but brilliant detour, some of the finest driving roads in Wales?
As an aside, our lack of patience wasn’t even tested when it came to speccing the Swift Sport: there aren’t any options to consider. Every car gets a six-speed manual ’box, specially tuned exhaust, LED headlights, 17in alloys and the distinctive Sport body kit. Inside, there’s air-conditioning, a leather steering wheel, a colour touchscreen and driver assistance systems such as forward detection, lane departure correction and adaptive cruise control.
Our only choice concerned the colour. We went for Champion Yellow, largely because I have fond memories of similarly hued Ignis and Swift Sport rally cars from a decade ago.
The opportunity to do such varied mileage is a key part of the reason we wanted the Swift Sport on our fleet. Previous versions have quietly become cult favourite hot hatches, because they were simple, small, fuss-free and fun. Or, as we described it in our review, a “pleasingly old-fashioned little bundle of joy”.
Success creates expectation – and so our hopes for this new Swift Sport have duly been raised. In addition, Suzuki hasn’t simply updated its hot hatch with a new look and minor tweaks: there are some substantive changes under the bonnet.
Suzuki has replaced the peppy 134bhp 1.6-litre naturally aspirated engine from the old Swift Sport with a 138bhp 1.4-litre turbocharged motor. That means the car has more torque – 170lb ft compared with 110lb ft – but, according to our first drive recently, perhaps a bit less character.
That first review did highlight some cause for concern, as reflected by its three-star score. While our testers still judged the Swift Sport “a fine little driver’s car”, there were furrowed brows over the price: it’s been hiked to £17,999 (albeit discounted to £16,499 until the end of June 2018). Now that’s expectation raising – it’s four grand more than a Volkswagen Up GTI, for starters.
Still, like any kid unwrapping a shiny new toy, I wasn’t really thinking about the price when I collected the keys at Dublin Airport. All I wanted to do was try it out. With not enough time before the ferry to find some fun Irish roads, I settled for a trip to Phoenix Park, largely so I could drive a bit of the classic street circuit (albeit very slowly).
That seemed a great idea, until it was time to head to the ferry terminal. The two were only split by six or so miles – except it was six miles right through the centre of Dublin, in ridiculously heavy traffic. That wasn’t good for my nerves but was a useful test of the Swift Sport’s abilities in stop-start urban driving.
Unlike some hardcore hot hatches, and without the use of any drive modes, the Swift Sport is capable of doing a more than passable impression of a non-sporting Swift, which helped ease my attempts to manoeuvre my way out of near-gridlocked traffic on a succession of bumpy back streets.
Next stage of #OperationSwiftSport: the appropriately named Dublin Swift ferry. Next stop: Holyhead... pic.twitter.com/bOTaLzFE2F
— James Attwood (@Atters_J) 4 May 2018
Having made it to the ferry terminal in the nick of time, the jaunt across the Irish Sea was a chance to relieve the stress of city driving and mentally prepare to exploit our new Swift in full Sport guise on my planned route from Anglesey to an overnight halt in Shrewsbury.
The trip proved that although the Swift Sport might have grown up and become a little more serious, it’s still capable of entertaining with a responsive, reactive and just plain fun drive. As first impressions go, it was hugely positive and it’s whetted my appetite for more time with the Swift Sport on some of the UK’s finer flowing A and B-roads.
It’s worth noting that it didn’t disgrace itself the following day, when the final part of the journey took in the motorways of Britain, when I set off from Shrewsbury to Twickenham with a mild detour via Bristol (it made sense at the time).
Brizzle. #OperationSwiftSport pic.twitter.com/HVdY1dD4ZD
I arrived back at Autocar HQ after a long weekend of getting to know the Swift Sport keen to spend more time in it. One first impression: it remains good, simple fun, yet is also a hot hatch that should settle in nicely as a daily driver. Of course, it’s always fun being allowed to open your presents early.
The question will be whether they’ll still feel shiny and exciting a few months down the road. At some point, too, the question of value will come into play and we’ll have to consider that £17,999 price – and the similarly priced elephant in the room that is the new Ford Fiesta ST.
Still, that’s for the months ahead. Right now, I’m after an excuse for another Swift Sport road trip.
Past Swift Sports have, in my opinion, offered as much pep and performance as you need to drive spiritedly but safely on Britain’s roads. The balance between everyday usability and sports tuning has always seemed spot on and the early signs are this latest version gets it right too.
Suzuki Swift Sport specification
Prices: List price new £17,999 List price now £17,999 Price as tested £17,999 Dealer value now £12,700 Private value now £11,290 Trade value now £11,695 (part exchange)
Options: none
Fuel consumption and range: Claimed economy 47.1mpg Fuel tank 37 litres Test average 43.9mpg Test best 47.9mpg Test worst 29.3mpg Real-world range 357 miles
Tech highlights: 0-62mph 8.1sec Top speed 130mph Engine 4 cylinder, 1373cc, turbocharged petrol Max power 138bhp at 5500rpm Max torque 170lb ft at 2500-3500rpm Transmission six-speed manual Boot capacity 265 litres Wheels 17in, alloy Tyres Continental 195/45 R17 Kerb weight 975kg
Service and running costs: Contract hire rate £199 CO2 125g/km Service costs None Other costs None Fuel costs £984.85 Running costs inc fuel £984.85 Cost per mile 13 pence Depreciation £6306 Cost per mile inc dep’n 95 pence Faults Loose interior trim
ST-Line Fiesta
Don't understand all the ST (Line?) value Comparasions. Autocar have a Long term Fiesta 1.0T ST-Line a 5 DOOR version of this comes in at £18,500, £500 (£2000 till end of month) MORE than the Suzuki and no where near the spec of the Suzuki and it only has a 3 cylinder 1.0 engine which is slower. May be the ST-Line ones are overpriced and subsidising the full ST.
One more thing, Autocar please do a 0-60 time and I bet it'll be 7.?, don't know why but Suzuki are famous for adding a second to their 0-60 times
typos1 - Just can’t respect opinion
Cilon Mylon
are you willing to review free portable cordless tyre inflator
are you willing to review a free portable cordless tyre inflator
if yes, kindly contact me.
5cylinder
I don't suppose the choice of
I don't suppose the choice of colour was also influenced by the fact you were collecting it from a launch event, and they were all that colour?
giblets
"Suzuki has replaced the
"Suzuki has replaced the peppy 134bhp 1.6-litre naturally aspirated engine from the old Swift Sport with a 138bhp 1.4-litre turbocharged motor. That means the car has more torque – 170lb ft compared with 110lb ft – but, according to our first drive recently, perhaps a bit less character."
surgefilter
Swift Sport 2018 vs Fiesta ST-Line 140
Well, I pitted these two directly against each other, and have held out for nearly 18 months (originally waiting for the ST-Line-X 140bhp. In the end though, with the Launch deal (and a nice additional £750 deposit contribution on top of the £1500 discount from Suzuki), it was a total no-brainer to go with the Swift Sport over the Fiesta.SWIFT SPORT - Real world: £15,750 (£249 a month with £750 Deposit + £750 from Zook)FIESTA - Real world with X-spec (extra toys to match): £19,570 (£313 a month with £1000 Deposit)SWIFT SPORT 136bhp - Real world: 7.8 Secs — 0-60FIESTA 140bhp - Real world: 9 Secs — 0.60SWIFT SPORT - has virtually as many toys as Fiesta minus Bose Stereo and NO heated seats unfortunately, but gains Reversing Camera and better seatsFIESTA 140bhp with ST-Line-X spec has Heated seats and one or two other toys. Are those toys **worth** £3,820 more than Swift. Nope! I'll be buying a better Fleece in lieu of not having Heated SeatsWhat I chose: Picking SWIFT SPORT up on Tuesday! No brainer. Saving £63 quid a month for a faster motor. Comment: 140-odd break is good enough for UK roads and still keeping your licence. 200bhp in a Fiesta ST3 (equivalent spec to ST-Line X) for £22k is just NOPE! Head rules.
robhardyuk
surgefilter wrote:
so you prefer the cheap piece of still slow tat.....
Each to their own
robhardyuk wrote:
Suggest you and FMS re-read before slating other people's choice of car.
Concise...
succinct and informative. Thank you for that. Perhaps if you have any time to spare, to give to an almost lost cause, you could coach xxxx, the TWIT who has a disconnect between its disproportionately small brain and large cake hole.
Call it a day FMS and throw the keyboard away
FMS wrote:
You got to give up the references to me FMS, you must be losing sleep over me get over me.
xxxx wrote:
The good and the bad...you have read my posts...you do not understand the very simple messages, put there in such simple terms, especially for you...dear oh dear. Your lack of command of written english, inability to re-read your...contributions, before pressing the save button are proof positive that my nickname for you is accurate and very unlikely to change...certainly not in a northerly direction. TWIT :).
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Secondary school teachers in one hour work stoppage over violent incident
February 27, 2019 at 8:18am
Secondary school teachers members of OLTEK and OELMEK will stage a one hour work stoppage on Wednesday to protest a violent incident at Larnaca’s Ayios Lazaros Technical School.
OLTEK president Panayiotis Lyssandrou told the Cyprus News Agency that the teachers will abstain from work at 11 am.
“The work stoppage is a protest and in order to raise awareness that violence in schools is a problem which must be tackled,” he said.
According to the Cyprus News Agency two pupils and two teachers were injured during yesterday’s incident when an 18 year old pupil rowed and then allegedly assaulted a 17 year old. He then allegedly injured two teachers who stepped in to help.
The 17 year old pupil was taken Larnaca Hospital with minor head injuries and was admitted for precautionary reasons, the Cyprus News Agency said.
One of the teachers was taken to a private hospital in Larnaca with a broken nose while the second went to a private hospital in Nicosia with abrasions.
Police said the 18 year old was out of control and was taken to Larnaca Hospital and examined by a psychiatrist under a court order. From there he was taken to Athalassa psychiatric hospital.
Police investigating assault case in Larnaca school
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• Onkaparinga River National Park (5.1 mi/8.1 km from the city center)
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Helpful Shoe Insole Heals Ulcers as On-the-Go Diabetes Patients Walk
By giving more oxygen to an affected area, this simple gel insole could help diabetic patients keep their toes and feet safe from ulcers.
By Shelby Rogers
A new device from engineers at Purdue University could save feet or legs for diabetes patients by healing ulcers as they walk. A gel insole get oxygen to the affected area, boosting a patient's mobility and helping ulcers heal.
For patients with diabetes, ulcers are just one problem out of many they have to handle each day. However, some patients don't even notice or feel the ulcer until they spot blood.
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This leads to enormous complications. In the United States alone, 14 to 24 percent of diabetics who have an ulcer wind up losing a toe, foot, or leg because of complications.
How diabetic ulcers form
Diabetic ulcers often happen as a result of high blood sugar damaging nerves. This removes the feeling from the toes or feet in a person. But according to the researchers at Purdue, oxygen plays a critical role in healing ulcers.
"One of the ways to heal these wounds is by giving them oxygen," said Babak Ziaie, Purdue professor of electrical and computer engineering. "We've created a system that gradually releases oxygen throughout the day so that a patient can have more mobility."
If a person can't feel pain, damage to the skin normally goes unnoticed. Tissue can break down and form ulcers, a patient would have no idea. Sugar in the bloodstream and drier skin thanks to diabetes slows down the healing process even more.
“We typically treat ulcers by removing devitalized tissue from the surface of the wound, and by helping the patient to find ways to take the weight off the affected foot,” said Desmond Bell, a podiatrist in wound management and amputation prevention at the Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, and the founder of the Save a Leg, Save a Life Foundation.
“The gold standard for treating an ulcer is a patient wearing a total-contact cast, which provides a protective environment for the foot. If we could test how well this insole delivers oxygen to the wound site from within the cast, then this could be a way of aiding the healing process,” Bell continued.
Insoles for comfort and healing
The Purdue team hopes their new insole idea can alleviate those complications.
The team opted for silicone-based rubber insoles. They laser-cut the insoles to create reservoirs that strategically release oxygen around the ulcer.
"Silicone is flexible and has good oxygen permeability," said Hongjie Jiang, a postdoctoral researcher in electrical and computer engineering. "Laser machining helps us to tune that permeability and target just the wound site, which is hypoxic, rather than poison the rest of the foot with too much oxygen."
According to the team's research, the insole can deliver oxygen 8 hours each day. While weight plays a role, the insole is effective for anyone weighing between 117 - 179 lbs (53 - 81 kg). Thanks to its affordable production, the insole can be custom-fit to accommodate any weight.
Vaibhav Jain was a graduate from Purdue's mechanical engineering master's program involved in the development of the insole. Jain explained the low-cost makes the technology primed for upscaling.
"We're wanting to bring this technology to the user by addressing whichever technicalities would be required to simplify the manufacturing flow," Jain said.
The researchers want to further test insole production by 3D printing it in its entirety. They also plan on testing the insole on actual diabetic ulcer patients and gathering more data. The technology is still patent-pending.
Via: Purdue University News
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Home Data News Artificial Intelligence News Say hello to IBM RXN, a free AI Tool in IBM Cloud...
Say hello to IBM RXN, a free AI Tool in IBM Cloud for predicting chemical reactions
Natasha Mathur
Earlier this week, IBM launched an AI tool called IBM RXN in IBM cloud at the American Chemistry Society, Boston, for predicting chemical reactions in just seconds. IBM RXN is an advanced AI model which is useful in daily research activities and experiments.
IBM presented a web-based app last year at the NIPS 2017 Conference, which is capable of relating organic chemistry to a language. It also applies state-of-the-art neural machine translation methods which take care of converting designing materials to generating products leveraging sequence-to-sequence (seq2seq) models.
IBM RXN for Chemistry uses a system known as a simplified molecular-input line-entry system or SMILES. SMILES is used to represent a molecule as a sequence of characters. The model was trained using a combination of reaction datasets, equivalent to a total of 2 million reactions.
SMILES in IBM RXN
IBM RXN comprises of features such as Ketcher editor, pre-configured libraries, and challenge mode.
Ketcher is a web-based chemical structure editor which is designed for chemists, lab scientists, and technicians. It involves selecting, modifying, and erasing the connected, and unconnected atom bonds with the help of a selection tool or shift key.
There’s a cleanup tool which checks bond lengths, angles and spatial arrangement of atoms. It is also capable of checking the stereochemistry and structure layout with its advanced features. It is a simple data-driven tool which is trained without querying a database or any additional external information. Additionally, users can build projects and share them with friends or colleagues.
There are Pre Configured libraries of molecules which enable adding reactants and reagents to your Ketcher board in just a few clicks. It also provides access to the most common molecules in organic chemistry via the installation of a library to your molecule set. You can also upload molecules to customize libraries. Enhancing the libraries with your own reaction outcomes or with molecules drawn on the Ketcher board is also possible.
Finally, there is a challenge mode which puts your Organic Chemistry knowledge to test and helps with Organic grade preparation for class exams.
IBM RXN is a completely free tool and available in the IBM cloud.
For more information, check out the official IBM blog post.
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OPM Data Compromised Dates Back To 1985
By Scott June 6, 2015 1 Min Read
Reuters adds additional reporting on the recent OPM compromise, mentioning how the data stolen from the U.S. government dates back to 1985:
The cyber attack was among the most extensive thefts of information on the federal work force, and one U.S. defense official said it was clearly aimed at gaining valuable information for intelligence purposes.
“This is deep. The data goes back to 1985,” a U.S. official said. “This means that they potentially have information about retirees, and they could know what they did after leaving government.”
Access to data from OPM’s computers, such as birth dates, Social Security numbers and bank information, could help hackers test potential passwords to other sites, including those with information about weapons systems, the official said.
“That could give them a huge advantage,” the official said.
I am extremely curious about OPM’s cyber defense architecture and how this happened.
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“The Tragic Loss of Raider Derrick Jensen & the Mounting List of Players ALS & CTE are Claiming”
April 20, 2017 jimjax4 Leave a comment
The nightmare continues.
When ESPN’s article on the money grab which is the brain injury lawsuit against the NFL came out recently, it showed just how little is being done for former NFL players struggling with head injuries. So far they have not seen one dime of the settlement money. With lawyers charging outrageous fees, and medical corporations and doctors practically targeting them, you wonder how much money the players will really see. The extreme greed is hard to watch. The sad part is, more players are being diagnosed with ALS and CTE and many feel this is just the tip of the iceberg.
http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/19029607/billion-dollar-nfl-concussion-settlement-turns-nasty-lawyers-others-vie-pieces-payouts-players
Studies now show NFL players are 4-5 times more likely to get ALS than the regular public. The famous Italian soccer study showed Italian soccer players were 6 times more likely to get it. Severe forms of CTE are now feared to be a cause of ALS. Former woman’s US soccer star Brandi Chastain has agreed to donate her brain to CTE studies. The first MMA fighter has now been thought to have CTE. Even BMX legend Dave Mirra was shown to have CTE after his suicide at the age of 41.
Now present and former NHL players are coming out to talk about it. If you thought the NFL was obtuse about head injuries, the NHL makes them look like Mother Theresa. They sued to block their emails dating back to as much as 10 years ago trying to block studies on the effects of concussions partly because they didn’t want to limit fighting.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl-doctor-slams-situational-ethics-on-concussions-in-unsealed-lawsuit-documents-1.708729
Last month the NFL world was shocked and dismayed to hear that former 49er great Dwight Clark was diagnosed with ALS. Alabama great Kevin Turner; an 8 year veteran of the NFL; died last year at 46 from ALS. He was one of the key witnesses in the CTE trials v.s. the NFL. His brain was later studied and he was found to have severe CTE damage. He was diagnosed with ALS in 2010.
Raiders stud FB Steve Smith has been battling ALS for 15 years. And sadly the Raiders and Seattle families lost a valuable person last week in Derrick Jensen.
I still remember Cowboys owner Jerry Jones last March saying he personally still didn’t think there was a link to head injuries, concussions and CTE. That’s what players are up against.
Mark Davis & Reggie McKenzie honor former Raider Derrick Jensen before Seattle Seahawks game
Derrick Jensen Loses His Battle With ALS:
http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-Mourn-the-Passing-of-Derrick-Jensen/ca64a3e6-8b9d-4ceb-8815-1a93ad9ba9d0
Raiders super sub and special teams captain Derrick Jensen lost his battle with ALS last week after being diagnosed in 2012. Jensen was 60. He was a key member of the Raiders and won 2 Super Bowls. In the first 5 minutes of Super Bowl XVIII, Derrick blocked a Washington punt and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown that set the tone for a huge win against a team that most in the media at that time was calling the best ever. I remember pretty much going insane as a kid when it happened.
Davis & Derrick Jensen
Derrick was a solid and valuable player, but he also was a long time respected scout for the Seattle Seahawks with over 2 decades of amazing evaluations. He was beloved for his kindness and respect towards people. He was eclectic and fun and went out of his way to just say hi to Seattle staffers. You would be hard pressed to find a more loved guy. His death was a great loss to the NFL. The Seahawks have renamed their draft room in his honor. Sadly Derrick lost his wife Amanda in 2009 in a car accident and now his 19 y/o son Davis (in honor of Al? I don’t know) must go on without his parents.
http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/04/07/seahawks-remember-longtime-scout-derrick-jensen
A 5-Star Must Read Book on Players & Their Families Fighting CTE:
Many are reading this book in one sitting. If you want to get a raw, in depth look at what players & families go through with CTE, read Cyndy Feasel’s book “After the Cheering Stops”. Her late husband Grant Feasel; a former Seattle Seahawk OL; was struck by CTE and this story is an amazing one. I can’t recommend this book enough. Grant sadly, was far from being the only one. RIP Grant.
http://afterthecheeringstops.com/
NFL Royalty Now Struggling:
When Ken Stabler’s partner Kim Ross-Bush came out talking about the CTE symptoms that Ken was suffering from, it seemed that more people started to listen. Sadly, the list of players struggling continues to grow.
Cowboys great Tony Dorsett has done several national interviews talking about his battle with depression, mood swings and extreme memory loss. Ex-Raider/Eagle/49er RB Charlie Garner says he can’t go anywhere without someone coming with him because he forgets where his car is & has trouble in conversations.
NFL Royalty and super man Gale Sayers barely talks anymore. One of the most articulate and smart people in NFL history, can no longer remember some people or even carry on simple conversations.
http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/9931754/former-nfl-stars-tony-dorsett-leonard-marshall-joe-delameilleure-show-indicators-cte-resulting-football-concussions
Detroit Lion legend Mel Farr died in 2015 and it was shown he had severe CTE which he suspected. At one time Mel had the largest African American owned company in the U.S.
Frank Wycheck, Mike Adamle, and so many others are now saying they are afraid of what lies ahead with their symptoms. Raider great George Atkinson says it’s hitting him as well and Phil Villapiano says it’s the scary thing everyone is talking about. Their memories fading, while their thoughts get lost in a fog.
http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/18585718/former-detroit-lions-rb-mel-farr-had-stage-3-cte-died-2015
These aren’t dumb football players folks. These are smart, articulate, and successful men who contributed great things to the NFL and they are now losing their faculties. AND STILL, no support from the NFL.
The NFL Needs a Wake Up Call:
http://www.myajc.com/sports/football/fate-dwight-clark-gale-sayers-reaffirm-nfl-not-doing-enough/oh3s4BqtAVhI6nye7XQbEN/
People have changed in our country and some leave their brains at the door. If some belong to a political party, love a football team or belong to an organization, they will blindly defend it no matter what. Right and wrong no longer matters to them. It’s like they take it personally if someone questions what they are a part of. It’s pathetic and insecure to be honest. You can’t fix problems unless you admit them.
The NFL see’s that same phenomena. “Don’t be a hater, don’t be negative; you are a troll”. It’s like a bunch of cult members are walking around saying question nothing. To admit a terrible mistake by something they belong to or like is out of the question.
“I’m loyal from the crib to the grave. Win lose or tie, loyal til I die”. These are sayings that are seen often in fan groups of all NFL teams. Unfortunately the league, the teams, and the owners don’t feel the same. They will move to another city without a worry, buy off politicians and not support the players that made them rich while not thinking twice about it. Their goal is one thing; make more money. Some NFL fans are the abused spouses of the sporting world and they don’t even know it; enabling the NFL to the end blindly defending anything they do, or fail to do.
Cheerleaders had to sue to get minimum wage and the overwhelming support in social media was for the NFL. The names these women were called by some male fans on social media shouldn’t be repeated. The Ref’s were destroyed by fans for wanting to be full time employees with full time training and salaries. This would greatly improve the calls in games and improve the integrity of the game. Sadly the “cash strapped” NFL said they couldn’t afford to pay them full time. Most fans backed the NFL and told refs to get other jobs if you don’t like it.
The treatment of the retired players is worse. Our society has lost it’s ability to be compassionate, especially to elderly people. If I wrote a story about Derek Carr giving someone a ride, I’d get thousands of readers an hour. Talk about the sad demise of a great player from the past and the numbers drop significantly with a yawn. It’s too sad and no one wants to bother.
What Can We Do:
It will take maturity and confidence from fans to create change. First, we can listen. We can listen to the players and their families. We can support them by complaining to the league and owners in social media or in actually writing letters that we need to respect them and their needs. A little bit of effort goes a long way. The NFL was going to do nothing in the Ray Rice case until fans were outraged when TMZ proved them to be liars.
The NBA had a known racist, Donald Sterling as an owner. They knew and supported him for years through his racist actions and rants. They defended him until a video came out that was seen by fans. The outrage was epic and public opinion forced the NBA to get rid of him. Professional leagues morals are based on money & public opinion.
We can also support pages, stories and the players themselves. Instead of putting up that 1000th team meme or 5000th cat photo on Facebook, teach yourself and/or your kids about the history of the teams and the great players from the past. These players sacrificed a great deal to play football and many were extremely loyal to the cities and fans. Some became integral parts of the community with many living and dying in the area they played in. We need to stop acting like 18 y/o gang members and respect all players from all teams. You can hate a team or player in fun but remember we are all in this game called life, and that is much more important than any football rivalry or team loyalty.
What is happening to retired players is unacceptable and we need to be the answer. You can still love football and the players in it while not condoning some of the actions of the NFL and the owners. The NFL’s actions show it is loyal to one thing; money. It is their god. Well it’s not mine. They are not loyal to players, fans, cheerleaders, cities and even the refs. I’m not letting ANY corporation or person use me or disrespect me, and you shouldn’t either. Look at their actions, and not the words. Love the game, and the teams and players but be respectful of what’s going on. And if we are as loyal and respectful to the game as we say, let’s make a difference and show the NFL that the sport is about the people in it, and not the profit from it.
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$2.50 Liberty Gold MS-64 Coin (Random Year)
Mint Philadelphia
Face Value $2.50
Designed by Chief Engraver Christian Gobrecht, the Liberty Gold Quarter Eagle was intended to have a uniform look with the recently released $10 Gold Eagle and its fractional counterpart the $5 half eagle. The $2.50 Liberty Gold Quarter Eagles were struck out of 90 percent gold and 10 percent copper with a weight of 4.18 grams and a diameter of 18 millimeters, upping the standards of this denomination.
The obverse side features a left-facing Lady Liberty portrait, adorned with a coronet displaying the word LIBERTY, around which her hair is curled up and back. So, you can understand why it is sometimes referred to as the Coronet Quarter Eagle. Liberty’s loose bun is decorated with a string of beads and tendrils have escaped, falling down her neck, softening the look. The Liberty portrait is surrounded by 13 six-pointed stars representing the original colonies of the United States, around which is a dentilled rim, while the edge of the coin is reeded.
The reverse side features an eagle, looking to its right, with wings displayed so wide they almost touch the rim of the coin. In front of the Eagle is a union shield, while the majestic bird holds arrows and an olive branch, denoting America’s ability to defend itself and its commitment to peace. It’s a design which owes a great deal to the Great Seal of the United States, though it doesn’t include the famous motto of “In God we trust.” Perhaps there simply wasn’t enough room. In fact, the value barely fits on the coin, shown as it is in the abbreviated form of 2½D. The country of origin, the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA encircles the majority of the reverse side, broken only by the eagle’s wing tips, the value and two large dots. The reverse design, in particular, owes much to the earlier work of John Reich, first used over 30 years before.
Liberty Gold Quarter Eagles were produced at the Philadelphia, Charlotte, Dahlonega, New Orleans and San Francisco mints, so some pieces will carry the mintmarks C, D, O, and S. These should be placed below the eagle, but above the value. Remember, those coins from Philadelphia don’t carry such a mark. The slight deviation from this is the scarce 1848 CAL. What’s that I hear you ask? It’s a coin struck in Philadelphia using gold recently mined in California, following the discovery at Sutter’s Mill, hence the lettering “CAL.”Unusually, this lettering is punched above the eagle and just below the “TES” of the word STATES. The gold was shipped all the way to the Mint by the Military Governor of California, Col. R.B. Mason and a mere 1,389 pieces were produced, making them extremely scarce and an interesting footnote to the history of the Liberty head quarter eagle. Your coin, however, will be a standard $2.50 Liberty Gold Quarter Eagle from a random and common year of issue, with a Mint State of 64, denoting its quality. So in keeping with an MS64 coin, yours will have a good overall average luster and an even strike.
From the gold mines of the West to the skyscrapers of Chicago or New York, and the railroads in between, this coin could have been there. Now it can be yours, a Common Date $2.50 Liberty Gold Quarter Eagle MS64. Snap it up today and become a part of this coin’s fascinating history.
• Mint State 64
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• Face value $2.50
• Liberty head quarter eagle
• Coronet quarter eagle
• Designer: Christian Gobrecht
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This Memphis Practice Uses Its Branding to ‘Frame’ Its Carefully Curated Eyewear
Because they believe frames are ‘art worn on the face.’
Heath Burslem Invision May 2019 Issue
EYE for Talent: The murals adorning the walls at Eclectic Eye speak to its “art hub” location.
Branding Partner
The practice works with local marketing partner Inferno to design and manufacture all branded materials.
BOLD AND REPRESENTATIVE OF the highest standards,” is how Robbie Johnson Weinberg characterizes the branding at Eclectic Eye in Memphis, TN, which she opened with her husband, Michael Weinberg, OD, in 2002. Eclectic Eye’s advertising features the slogan “Put your style on display,” an idea that ties in with their belief that eyewear is art worn on the face. Hence the brush strokes that feature prominently in their branding: “The paint frames the model or product in each image, combining art and eyewear,” Johnson Weinberg says.
“Our brand is inspired by what we do,” she says. The logo incorporates both a visual representation of an eye, as well as the letter “E” to represent the name. The typeface is light, clean and modern to draw attention back to the logo and give the green color full impact. The Weinbergs are great supporters of the arts, and “didn’t want the logo to be too constructed, but rather, expressive.”
The palette was largely inspired by their location in Midtown Memphis, a hub for the city’s art scene. Eclectic Eye works with local marketing partner Inferno to design and manufacture all branded materials. The logo is featured prominently on top of the building’s tower. Deciding this was a great place to add impact, Inferno painted it a bold green and topped it with a sign.
The basic graphic principles are applied to all promotional materials/events, be it a trunk or art show, social media post, digital ad, blog, signage, collaterals or the monthly “Eyelights” newsletter.
The Weinbergs re-evaluate the brand imagery every year. The idea is to establish a core look that leaves room for creativity.
“Don’t be afraid to be bold,” advises Johnson Weinberg. “Finding the right brand image is often about finding ways to visually and conceptually express your unique taste and voice.”
In digital ads, brush strokes push the notion of eyewear as art.
On Message
The basic graphics are applied to all promotional materials/events, be it a trunk or art show, social media, signage, collaterals or the monthly “Eyelights” newsletter.
Eclectic Eyes’ exteriors reflect the Midtown neighborhood, a hub for Memphis’ art scene.
Related Topics:eyecare businesses in Tennessee
This Optometrist Was Super Picky When Designing Her Logo … and Now It’s Paying Off
Heath Burslem
After years covering some of the farther flung corners of the world of business journalism, Heath has more recently focused on covering the efforts of independent eyecare professionals to negotiate a fast-changing industry landscape. Contact him at heath@smartworkmedia.com.
Living in the Future Thanks to the Indie Branding Effort at Lab Rabbit Optics in Chicago
New Orleans’ Based Eyewear Brand Captures the Spirit of a Mardi Gras KREWE
Her North Dakota practice created a more modern look than clients were used to.
ONE OF THE FIRST things Dr. Jessica Keller realized as she was planning Elite Eye Care, which opened in Bismarck, ND, in 2017, was how important branding was going to be to promoting her business to patients. “Most major businesses are remembered not only by their name but by a branding picture, and I wanted to incorporate that into my clinic,” she says.
The starting point was the logo — and she was picky. “I went through a few companies until I found an image that was unique for my area… and was versatile.” That versatility has allowed the logo to serve as a springboard for a comprehensive branding effort that looks sharp and chic but still feels warm and fun. Keller can use the visual components of the logo either as a standalone image or a background image to tie in with branding on an array of items including business cards, letterhead, envelopes, signs, cleaning cases/cloths, mirrors, flyers, emails, advertising, website, social media, promotional products and more.
“The creator incorporated eyewear as well as a non-traditional heart in the logo; it’s just something different that again makes it stand out.” It actually comes in two different versions — one with a more square appearance and a second circular image.
“This gives me a little more freedom to add my brand to lots of different items by choosing which option fits and looks the best,” says Keller.
While she designed the store pretty much on her own, when it came to the branding Keller sought help from a clinic consulting firm, as well as a branding company. The two companies not only helped her devise specific visuals but also gave her ideas on how to display and promote the brand.
Elite Eye Care’s core demographic is families. Keller felt that by creating a more modern look than they were used to, she was able to send the message that Elite can provide “a modern and trendy, as well as caring, eye health and eyewear experience.” She advises ECPs to scope out the other brands in your area and find something that will set you apart. “Once you have settled on a design and general theme, find as many ways to incorporate that into your clinic as possible.”
The clinic’s branding appears on an impressive array of items including business cards, letterhead, envelopes, signs, cleaning cases/cloths, mirrors, flyers, emails, advertising, promotional products and more.
Keller tried several brand consultants before settling on one that was right for her.
Keller can use the visual components of the logo either as a standalone image or as a background image on any branded item.
A clinic consulting firm and a branding company not only helped Keller devise visuals, but also offered assistance in how to display her brand most effectively.
At a one-man Chicago optical, Coyote DeGroot has crafted a brand that’s clear, austere and just a little luxurious: Lab Rabbit Optics.
COYOTE DEGROOT, OWNER OF Lab Rabbit Optics, is enthusiastic when asked to discuss the home-grown branding effort at his Chicago optical. So his initial description of it — “simple, maybe even boring” — is a little unexpected. His clarification is just as enigmatic: “I want you to feel like you’re living 8-10 months in the future: ahead of the curve, but not about to alienate your friends at the corner pub. I constantly strive for increased understanding and visual clarity.”
Lab Rabbit Optics owner Coyote DeGroot wants you to feel ‘like you’re living 8-10 months in the future: ahead of the curve, but not about to alienate your friends at the corner pub.’
The name of the business (an allusion to its owner: “almost half my life has been spent in a lab,” he says, “cutting lenses and jamming tunes on the stereo”) and its visual analog — the brand’s central motif is a rabbit in silhouette superimposed with two pairs of frames — are both simple and loaded with the many associations that animal carries, from vitality and creativity to a certain madcap quality. It’s a great lesson in the totemic power of a well-chosen logo.
DeGroot is not particularly interested in catering to some particular “set” or demographic. His “fairly austere” look appeals to his customers, he says, because they “abhor flashy, eccentric looks in lieu of more versatile, understated designs with clever details.”
Lab Rabbit’s look is defined as much by what it eschews as what it contains: DeGroot doesn’t believe in point-of-purchase materials, brochures or catalogs. Photos of models are “disingenuous,” he says. “I prefer photos that focus strictly on the eyewear or activities within the shop. I personally photograph my frames, design my signage, and create all web and social media content. People who know me also follow my private social media accounts, where they can enjoy a more ‘raw’ view into my weird world.” Non-eyewear-related influences include “techno music, magazines of all sorts, overpriced restaurants.”
The branded material itself includes lens-cleaning solution, business cards, matchboxes, buttons and tote bags, most of them rendered in two-tone color schemes with a common font that extends to the neon sign in the optical’s display window.
DeGroot is a walking embodiment of indie optical retail — no staff, no outside investors, and entirely self-funded. He’s the only person the customer deals with from start to finish (this includes cutting all lenses). In keeping with this, he does the general layout and design of his branding himself, “but I leave the manufacturing of all products to the professionals.”
To his fellow ECPs pondering a branding boost, DeGroot offers some typically cryptic advice, seemingly part admonishment to keep things simple, part encouragement to stir things up: “Just remember that whatever you’re doing is a lot less sexy than you think it is.”
Branded material includes lens solution, business cards, matchboxes, buttons, tote bags and more.
Among the promotional freebies at Lab Rabbit Optics, the matchboxes have been a surprise hit, owner Coyote DeGroot reports: “I don’t quite understand the matchbox thing, but it’s been a huge success… My non-customers — my friends, the mailman, etc. — snatch up those matches like they were stockpiling for the apocalypse. For some older folks, they reminisce about collecting matchbooks from their favorite taverns, back in the day. I always do my best to give my products an understated, luxurious feel…but I suspect that nostalgia is the main driver for the matchboxes’ popularity.”
New Orleans-based KREWE channels the city’s warmth and spirit of aspiration.
“America,” Tennessee Williams once said, “has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans.” KREWE, an independent eyewear brand based in the latter’s French Quarter, purveys its New Orleans-inspired frames from two distinctive opticals in the city and one in New York, so we’re guessing the playwright would be a fan.
Under the direction of founder Stirling Barrett, KREWE’s eyewear designs embrace the “individuality and self-expression” of his hometown. Like the eyewear, its branding relies on subtle design nuances and distinctive use of colors and mixed materials, something Barrett feels is “a direct reflection of our city” and aims “to reshape the way people view New Orleans’ creative identity and what can be done from a city that isn’t a fashion hub.”
Barrett describes KREWE’s esthetic as “aspirational.” The brand is named for the community organizations that take part in Mardi Gras parades, and seeks to evoke their “spirit of creative collaboration.” Frames are named for New Orleans’ streets.
The brand draws on colors and patterns “inspired by the warm climate of New Orleans, the city’s growth and decay, and its lush plant life: white, black, gold and an accent color of cactus green. The most specific visual elements are our frames themselves and our product photography,” says Barrett, who trained as a photographer. KREWE uses Akzidenz-Grotesk and Baskerville as its primary and secondary fonts in all communication.
The brand is undergoing a collateral overhaul, with plans for stationery, totes, business cards, pins, and branded multi-frame jewel cases. First-generation packaging included a matte black embossed case inside a box depicting New Orleans imagery such as a vintage Mardi Gras photo.
KREWE’s new store in Uptown New Orleans has large windows that allow for an abundance of light and a space for tropical plants to thrive. The center of the store serves as a focal point with a long, green terrazzo bar. The idea is that the space is as “thoughtful and intentional as every KREWE frame,” Barrett says.
Barrett stresses, however, that KREWE’s branding is “evolving to be less about the direct history of our city, and more about the lifestyle that keeps us here.”
Spirit of New Orleans
KREWE’s interiors and eyewear aim to capture the ‘individuality and self-expression’ of New Orleans, says founder Stirling Barrett.
Founder Stirling Barrett leads KREWE’s team of designers.
KREWE’s Tiny House mobile optical, pictured in Austin, TX.
Another Tiny House, this one pictured in Houston, TX.
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Verizon responds to Bernie Sanders’ idiotic claim that they don’t pay taxes
April 14, 2016 BFH Uncategorized 9
Sanders is simply a moron firing scattershot leftist blather with absolutely no evidence whatsoever.
If you’re a corporation you’re greedy, you’re a scourge and you don’t pay taxes and you must be punished.
Verizon responded:
The senator’s uninformed views are, in a word, contemptible. Here’s why.
His first accusation – that Verizon doesn’t pay its fair share of taxes – is just plain wrong. As our financial statements clearly show, we’ve paid more than $15.6 billion in taxes over the last two years – that’s a 35% tax rate in 2015, for anyone who’s counting. We’ve laid out the facts repeatedly and did so again yesterday (see “Sen. Sanders needs to get his facts straight” at Verizon.com/about/news). The senator has started to fudge his language – talking of taxes not paid in some unspecified “given year” – but that doesn’t make his contention any less false.
Sen. Sanders also claims that Verizon doesn’t use its profits to benefit America. Again, a look at the facts says otherwise. In the last two years, Verizon has invested some $35 billion in infrastructure — virtually all of it in the U.S. — and paid out more than $16 billion in dividends to the millions of average Americans who invest in our stock. In Sanders’s home state of Vermont alone, Verizon has invested more than $16 million in plant and equipment and pays close to $42 million a year to vendors and suppliers, many of them small and medium-sized businesses. Just yesterday, we announced a $300 million investment to bring fiber to the city of Boston,
9 Comments on Verizon responds to Bernie Sanders’ idiotic claim that they don’t pay taxes
Kommie bastard April 14, 2016 at 1:58 am
Bernie is a one trick pony. He has been blathering socialist mantra forever.
I blame the Verizon strike on him.
He has never had a real ‘man’s’ job.
greetingsfromyonkers April 14, 2016 at 6:23 am
“I challenge Sen. Sanders to show me a company that’s done more to invest in America than Verizon.”
Pow, right in the kisser!
@bob_annon April 14, 2016 at 7:37 am
gasp – you mean a politician LIED?
Mohammed's free shit April 14, 2016 at 8:08 am
I would love to see Verizon sue Sanders personally for slander.
bill April 14, 2016 at 8:18 am
“sanders is simply a moron”
enough simply said!
Tim April 14, 2016 at 9:09 am
The operative phrase is “fair share.”
Unto itself, it is meaningless.
Verizon’s answer is that they paid their “legal” share – as opposed to their “fair” share – which, to the socialists, will appear to be “spin.” Socialists have no shame, no morals, no sense of reality – and thus, cannot follow reason or logic – and words mean only what they wish them to mean at the moment they’re muttered.
Verizon has hired thousands of useless, affirmative-action employees in the past couple of decades, and deserves NO sympathy (a recent mayoral candidate’s, for DC, claim to fame was that she hired 800 minority employees into Verizon – ALL of whom were worthless, I’ve been told).
A pox on BOTH their houses …
izlamo delenda est …
socializmo delenda est …
Sig94 April 14, 2016 at 1:03 pm
My wife quit Verizon after our second child was born. She was a full time, stay at home mom for 13 years before returning to the work force. She just got a small raise (medical billing clerk) last month and is now making the same salary she had 30 years ago at Verizon. Say what you will, they paid well; those people on strike are nuts. Jobs like that don’t grow on trees.
Arby April 14, 2016 at 1:12 pm
To a socialist like Bernie a “fair share” is at least 110%. Typically hypocritical for some one who has never met a payroll or provided a “benefit” from his own pocket. It’s so easy to spend OPM.
Burner April 14, 2016 at 1:43 pm
Just another US company trying to confuse Bernie with facts.
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How to Use the Interactive Textbook
ミシガン大学（University of Michigan）
Python 3 Programming 専門講座 における 5 の 1 コース
In week one you will be introduced to programming in python through lectures and the Runestone textbook - an interactive online textbook built for this course. By the end of the module, you will have run your first python program, and learned how to draw images by writing a program.
Introduction to the Specialization11:27
How to Use the Interactive Textbook14:09
Getting Started7:11
言語を選択ベトナム語英語韓国語
Hi everyone. I'm excited to show you some useful features of
the free interactive textbook that will be
available to you as part of this specialization.
Content in the first four courses all track pretty closely to the textbook content.
So, whichever course you're starting with,
you'll want to go through this video to see the important interactive features.
You can skip it if you've already seen it in a previous course.
The Runestone Interactive Textbook Environment
is the brainchild of my friend Brad Miller.
I've made a few contributions to
both the software environment and especially the textbook over the past four years.
But, Brad deserves almost all the credit. Let's take a look.
The first thing you'll need to do before accessing any of
the textbook pages is to login from Coursera.
So, I just click on this "Open Tool" and I'm automatically logged in.
You've already logged into Coursera,
and Coursera's passing the credentials to
Runestone so you'll be automatically logged in here.
Once you're logged in, all of your work will be saved,
and we've deliberately disabled
any other ways to login except by doing it through Coursera.
So, when you first log in following that
link you'll be taken to this practice page in the textbook,
it's our way of encouraging you to use the practice feature every day,
and we'll come back to that later.
Once you're logged in,
you'll be able to click on any of the links for the readings and you'll be
taken directly to the pages in the textbook for those readings.
So, here's a link to the Runestone page for variables,
and I'll click on it.
Now, I'm on a textbook page.
In the textbook, you'll find text,
and images, diagrams, but you'll also find some interactive elements.
For example, here's what we call an active code window.
It's got some code in it,
and I can click "Save and run".
It'll run and print something out over here in an output window.
I can change that code,
and I can run it.
All of your code versions when you save and run them will be saved.
I have this little scrubber here, and I can move it.
I can see all of my old versions,
and they're not just saved while this page is open, they're saved permanently.
For example, let's reload this page.
When the page loads, we're back to the original window contents.
Then, I can click "Load history",
and then I get the scrubber and it shows me my last code run.
Now, if I rerun a previous version,
it won't show on the scrubber as being the latest version,
but if I change it, instead of 17,
I do 18, now it becomes the latest version in the history.
Show in CodeLens is a really useful feature of active code Windows.
This is an amazing tool developed by Philip Guo,
a professor at UC San Diego.
It lets you step through the execution of a program one line at a time.
I can click forward and it'll just show me what happens after one line is executed,
and the next, and the next,
can print out just the first message and so on That's not such a big deal now,
but it'll be really useful for you when you start to do more complicated programs with
conditional execution and iteration in defining your own functions.
Part of our educational philosophy in this specialization is to reveal all the magic.
We want to give you a way to reason about how your programs are executing because that's
the foundation for being able to debug
your code through understanding rather than through trial and error,
CodeLens really helps with that.
Now, sometimes these CodeLens examples are built right into the textbook,
but you can always get to CodeLens by
hitting the show CodeLens or hide CodeLens for any active code.
Here are some that are built in to that textbook page.
There are also other interactive features.
Here's a multiple choice question.
You can answer those and get immediate feedback by clicking on "Check me".
I've actually already answered this one.
But suppose I said "Thursday" as
the thing that would print out here because day is set to Thursday,
and I click "Check me", and it gives me some feedback.
It's true, Thursday is the value of j,
but it gets overwritten later.
So, the correct answer is 19.
Then, when you get to the bottom of the page,
I suggest that you click on mark as completed.
If you haven't clicked on it, this is what it will look like initially.
If you click on Mark as completed,
couple good things will happen.
One is you get the satisfaction if it says, ''Completed, well done''.
But you get a couple of other things too.
First, some of the multiple choice questions or other activities on
the page get added to the practice tool,
which I'm going to show you in a minute,
and that practice tool will help you review things so that you don't
forget them like vocabulary flashcards when you're learning a foreign language.
Second, the pages that you've marked as
completed will be marked in the table of contents,
so you can keep track in the textbook of what you've read and what you haven't.
Here's the table of contents,
and you can see these orange dots indicate things that
I've completed or I've marked as complete,
and the check marks indicate things that I've opened,
but I haven't marked as complete.
So, this completed button at the bottom of the page it
separate from marking a reading is complete.
In Coursera, you may want to do both of those things.
In Coursera, we'll generally provide you with links to particular pages,
and so you can just read that one page.
But, if you want to,
you can navigate through the textbook once you're on the Runestone site.
We have these forward and back buttons.
This goes to the next page in the book.
Back to the previous page,
if you click on the textbook title,
as I showed you a second ago,
you'll get to a table of contents that's very
detailed with every single page and sometimes subsections within the pages.
If you want a more overview look at it,
you can click on this Chapters,
and it'll show you the different chapters,
and you can just see the detail for one chapter at a time.
Now, notice that the orange dots
aren't shown on this detailed view of just a single chapter.
That's a little unfortunate.
Now that I've noticed it all,
I try to add that feature at some point.
Finally, there is a Search option.
So I can search for
variable and it'll tell me
lots of pages in the textbook where the word variable shows up.
There's also an Index.
I want to look for various things,
and I can click on them,
and it'll take me to where they are in the textbook.
Normally, if you login from Coursera,
you'll be taken directly to the practice feature,
but you can also get there from within the book by clicking on Practice.
What's best Practice feature does is it represents to you
questions on topics that you've marked as already completed,
that thing at the bottom of the page where you mark the page as completed.
When you're here in the Practice feature,
you get to answer it again.
If you get it right,
it will remember that and it won't ask you that same topic again for a long time.
If you get it wrong,
then it might ask you again tomorrow.
So this Practice tool is the brainchild of my doctoral student, [inaudible].
He just implemented it last year and in the first semester
where we made it available to students in our on-campus classes.
Those students who used it
in the first semester where we made it available to students in our on-campus classes,
those students who used it more did a
lot better on the course exams than those who didn't.
It was a pretty striking result for me because
I'd been monitoring for several years to see whether just
spending more time in the textbook had
a similar effect on student performance, and it didn't.
Now, in my on-campus classes,
use of this Practice tool is now required and earns a few points towards the final grade.
For the Coursera courses, it's not required.
But based on the results I've seen with our on-campus students,
I strongly encourage you to use it a little every day.
I think you'll also find it rewarding.
Our on-campus students love the fireworks that they get.
So here, I'm going to answer a couple of questions.
I have only two left to practice for today. I'm going to say, "Done!
Ask me another question!"
and it gives me one more.
It says, "Hang in there. Last question for today."
What's going to print out?
Oh, this is a review,
the one we just looked at.
I say, "Check Me",
and then I done,
and they get these fireworks,
which are a little fun when you finish all the questions for the day.
Okay, for those of you who are taking this course for a certificate,
you'll also see links to graded assignments,
usually at the end of each lesson or set of lessons.
In the first four courses,
the assessments and projects are in
the Runestone textbook and they're all auto graded there.
You'll only be able to see these in Coursera
if you're paying to take the course for a certificate.
If you're not paying, you can find similar questions in
the end of chapter assessment pages in the Runestone textbook.
So let's follow the link for this first assessment.
This assessment just ask two questions.
I've actually already answered one of them correctly before.
That was a multiple-choice question and they want me to write some code.
The answer to this one is "Print Hello World."
I'll save and run it,
and I get some immediate feedback.
There's an automatic test in here and it's telling me that I got the right output.
If I said, "Hello Word" instead,
I would get feedback saying that I had failed.
When actually, when I tell it to grade me,
it'll use the best answer I've ever given.
So if I ever managed to pass the test,
I will pass this.
We've set up the assessment so that you have to get,
usually that you have to get a 100 percent in order to pass the assessment,
but you can keep trying and keep getting feedback until you get a 100 percent.
We've done that because we think it's really important to
master the early material because things keep building on each other.
So I click "Grade Me" and it comes back.
You can see now that it's updated the score to one instead of zero.
I've gotten a total of two out of two for this assessment.
If I go back to this page on Coursera and I refresh it,
it'll tell me instead of trying again,
it's going to tell me that I've passed.
Passed with a 100 percent.
That's the Runestone environment.
It's been a labor of love for all of us who've worked on
it as an open source project over the last few years,
especially Brad Miller who started the project.
I hope you'll find it really helpful to you as you master the fundamentals of Python.
I usually ended my on-camera segments with the little joke.
So here's a bit of humorous advice.
Procrastinate today, always today.
Don't put it off until tomorrow.
Okay then, don't listen to my advice.
Don't procrastinate today.
Go get started with the first lesson in this course. I'll see you next time.
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Backmarkers Collide In The Pits Before The First F1 Race Of 2016 Even Starts
Stef Schrader
Filed to: F1Filed to: F1
Rio Haryanto
GIF via YouTube
So, there’s an “unsafe release” from a pit stall, and then there’s just plain letting your driver whack into another car. Someone in the Manor pits wasn’t paying enough attention when Manor driver Rio Haryanto was released smack-dab into Haas driver Romain Grosjean’s car during Free Practice 3.
Free Practice 3 had barely started when it brought us the first moment of genuine Formula Oops of 2016.
The commentators do admit that visibility up the pit lane for someone in Haryanto’s situation stinks as you’re coming out of the garage, but that’s all the more need for someone on the team to be watching for oncoming traffic. Haryanto and Grosjean were both released at about the same time, but Haryanto was considerably slower to get moving, leading to the crash.
Haryanto’s front wing was broken in the snafu, and Grosjean’s car was gently nudged in the side.
This doesn’t bode well for American newcomers Haas. Haas team principal Günther Steiner already told Adam Cooper’s F1 Blog that they were being extra careful this weekend, as they were short on spares for their inaugural race:
We have got everything before the race. When I say everything, I mean 90 per cent. We cannot have two crashes with the same car, you know. We have at least one of each part, most of them two, so for each car one set, but we cannot take big risks. If we had damage today or tomorrow… The last thing we want is to miss the race. That would be silly to come here in these conditions and take risks. That was the biggest thing today; do not take any risks.
Hopefully this is the most drama either team experiences this weekend. Both the Manor and Haas teams have floated around towards the back of the pack in all three practice sessions. Surprise, surprise: Mercedes’ two drivers—Hamilton, followed by Rosberg—set the fastest times in Free Practice 3, with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel only two-tenths of a second behind Hamilton.
You can find the fastest times from all three practice sessions here.
Update: F1 Fanatic writes that Haryanto has just received a three-place grid penalty for this incident, plus two penalty points on his license.
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News [2019-06-25] JUs e-sport team JUSTICE won bronze during Dreamhack
JUs e-sport team JUSTICE won bronze during Dreamhack
JUSTICE sent their team in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to the world’s biggest computer festival, Dreamhack, hosted at Elmia.
The team which competed in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive consisting of five students and one coach from Jönköping University. Despite being knocked down to a lower-bracket in an early stage of the competition, the team fought their way through the bracket and ended up in an impressive third place finish, claiming 10 000 kr of the prize pool.
The team:
Coach: Markus Holmström, JIBS.
Axel Henriksson, JTH.
Kalle Rydin, JTH.
Kim Andersson, HLK.
Kim Berg, Software Development, JTH.
Sebastian Sihvo, JTH.
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Coda Series, Book 2
Trevayne, Emma
Eight years after Alpha was exposed to her first and only addictive, encoded musical track from the Corp, she finds that she cannot run away from the haunting dreams or desire to taste the emotional high again. At seventeen, she has left the temptations of the Web for a fresh start in Los Angeles, where she has formed a band of her own. But it only takes one urgent call to bring Alpha back home and to her brother Anthem's side.Addiction to encoded tracks is down and an elected government reigns, but somehow more and more people are starting to look like they did in the old days, sickly and addicted. Alpha and her friends will have to dig deeper into the mainframe than ever before in order to reverse the effects before it is too late. Alpha is thrilled to be reunited once again with her twin, Omega, but his connection with her may be more of a dual-edged sword than a doubling of forces.Emma Trevayne's sequel to Coda concludes the series with a crescendo of...
Publisher: 2014.
Characteristics: 1 online resource ( pages)
Read more reviews of Chorus at iDreamBooks.com
Science Fiction.
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Destinations Japan Southern Islands Benesse House
Benesse House
Part museum, part hotel, Benesse House is a triumph of thoughtful and purposeful beauty within the art haven of Benesse Art Site Naoshima. Designed by the illustrious concrete architect Tadao Ando, Benesse House consists of four hauntingly minimalist facilities—the Museum, Oval, Park, and Beach—on the southern coast of Naoshima Island, an art, architecture, and nature lover’s paradise in the Seto Inland Sea.
The 65 rooms at Benesse House are clean, ample, and straightforward so as to not detract from the grandeur of the island, with floor-to-ceiling windows to enhance the beauty of the surrounding art. Each of the rooms are different in their offerings based on which facility they belong to. Families will love the eight Beach suites along the water’s edge, or the Park suites with their private terraces overlooking the art-filled gardens. Art enthusiasts might prefer the Museum and Oval guestrooms, as they bring guests as close to the artwork as possible and provide 24-hour access to the museum. The Museum’s interiors boast some of the museum’s rare drawings, paintings, and prints, and the six luxurious Oval suites feature private terraces with views of the Shikoku mountains and the sea, as well as grand Richard Long and David Tremlett murals.
Benesse Art Site Naoshima is an unforgettable symbiosis of art and nature, displaying multiple Japanese and international works of art, all inspired by the natural surroundings of Naoshima Island. Nearly 20 pieces of art spread out on the lawns and beaches around Benesse House, while the onsite museum hosts the stunning modern art collection of Japanese multimillionaire Nobuko Fukutake. Further afield, the Chichu Art Museum, the Art House Project in Honmura, the James Turrell House, and The Ando Museum are even more examples of the mesmerizing character of this secluded art island.
Naoshima might be a small island, but the exclusive food, art, and relaxation amenities here are as plenteous as they are inspiring. Spend time meandering through the museum’s works of Giacometti, Jasper Johns, Sam Francis, Jackson Pollock, and David Hockney, stopping along the way at the Park Lounge or the Museum Café for coffee, snacks, and a perusal through the art books. After exploring the island, retreat back to the Benesse House SPA The Theatre by Natura Bissé, for serene anti-aging Natura Bissé treatments and dine on either the Michelin-starred Terrace Restaurant’s beautiful, multi-course French cuisine under the advisement of Tateru Yoshino, or the traditional kaiseki and seafood at the Museum Restaurant Issen, a tranquil space boasting Andy Warhol’s Flowers and Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Time Exposed. Conclude the day with a soak in the Jacuzzi, facing the extraordinary desert-like volcanic island, and leave with a sense of awe around the mysterious and enigmatic nature of Naoshima.
Category: Luxury art hotel
Seasonality: Open year round
Child Policy: Children welcome in Beach and Park suites. Children over the age of three welcome in Museum and Oval suites.
En-suite bathrooms
Guided excursions to nearby art projects
Island explorations
A Luxury Japan Vacation: The Marriage of Traditional and Modern
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ABA Productions and Richard Darbourne Ltd (UK)
Hop onto your seats and immerse yourself in the magical world of Beatrix Potter. Watch with delight as your favourite stories and most beloved characters are brought to life in this theatrical spectacular, with beautifully handcrafted puppets, enchanting original songs and a sprinkle of magic. Look out for the ferocious Mr. McGregor, reach heady heights with Jemima Puddle-Duck, do the laundry with Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and of course, fall in love with the mischievous Peter Rabbit.
Shake your tail to 14 of the most joyful songs all performed live, with lyrics by one of Britain’s most beloved playwrights, Sir Alan Ayckbourn. And twinkle your eyes at the delightful dancing and entrancing set.
Handed down from generation to generation, these stories hold a special place in our hearts, so whether a warm hug of fluffy nostalgia, or the perfect introduction to Beatrix Potter’s Tales, this is a truly charming production for the whole family to cherish and enjoy together.
For children aged 3 and above and their families
The running time is approximately 60 minutes with no interval
A 10% discount is available for groups of 6 or more
There is no minimum age for this performance and all audience members must have their own ticket.
Performances for schools are available during weekday mornings. For more information, please call Sadrina Latiff on 6235 3817 or email Schools@KidsFest.com.sg
For more information, visit www.aba-productions.com.sg
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Bungie's (Finally) Cracking Down On Destiny Idlers
Jason Schreier
Filed to: destinyFiled to: destiny
It’s been seven months since Bungie launched Destiny, a video game in which players travel the galaxy recreating the myth of Sisyphus, and this whole time, one of the game’s biggest issues has been idlers—people who log into strikes or PVP battles, put down their controllers, and let other players do all the work.
See, the best rewards in Destiny aren’t based on how much you do—they’re based on whether or not you complete the missions and tasks at hand. So a devious player can join an activity like the weekly heroic strike—which now forces you into automatic matchmaking—and then just do nothing, letting the rest of the team grind out enemies while he or she goes and plays Pokémon. Anyone who’s matched up with random players has likely run into this problem at least once—idlers are a common plague on the game.
That’s why it’s good to hear that the developers are finally planning to fix this problem. Bungie’s vague on the details—are they ever not?—but based on what they wrote in last night’s Weekly Update, it sounds like they’re cracking down hard:
This week, we’ve restricted a small number of the most toxic players from matchmaking. The restrictions we’re putting on their accounts are temporary and apply only to the activities where they were chronically idle. If the affected players keep up this behavior after the restrictions lapse, we will apply stronger and (eventually) permanent restrictions on their accounts.
Bungie also suggests using the “report” function to tell them when a player’s contributing nothing to the team. How will they determine who’s a chronic idler? What sort of punishments will they hand out? No idea. But at least they’re doing something.
You can reach the author of this post at jason@kotaku.com or on Twitter at @jasonschreier.
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UK Soldiers to Train on Game That Stinks ... Literally
Maggie Greene
Filed to: War gamesFiled to: War games
Well, militaries across the world may soon have a new war game to their arsenal, and it could have a trickle down effect to retail games — British researchers have come up with a game system that incorporates a 'smell box,' in an attempt to see if they can make training stick better. In what sounds like an unpleasant experience, various smells are triggered as users 'take an authentic walk' around hostile areas. If it's determined this is making training more useful, it could be rolled out next year and be used in training actual soldiers:
Prof Stone said: "If our research proves that it works come 2009 we will start trying it out on real soldiers. "It could be rolled out across all the services. It would be Brit soldiers who would benefit." He explained: "In very basic layman's terms it is a computer game with smell. "The smell system we are currently conducting research into is very new. "We are looking into whether it is worth doing, to introduce smell into our games training. We need to make sure it is going to help troops and is not just a gimmick. The scientists are also looking into defence mental health, with Prof Stone adding: "Smell is so closely linked to emotion and memory, it's something that we need to take seriously. "We have got a number of virtual environments already in place and are now adding smells to it to see what effect it has on training." Prof Stone also thinks the device could be up for sale for the general public in a number of years.
As Kieron Gillen of Rock, Paper, Shotgun noted, we can hope this technology makes its way to a wider audience, "if only as it’ll allow us to claim that a game stinks in a more literal sense." British soldiers could be trained on a computer game with smell [The Telegraph via Rock, Paper, Shotgun
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Home Pets Ruff life: How Tyrion Pittister went from a dog-fighting ring to center...
Ruff life: How Tyrion Pittister went from a dog-fighting ring to center stage
By Kristy Locklin
Tyrion Pittister is one polarizing pooch. When people first see him, they either cower in fear or burst into tears of joy.
The pit bull’s face is badly damaged from his days in a dog-fighting ring, giving him a permanent snarl. Despite his appearance and horrific upbringing, Tyrion – named after Tyrion Lannister, the “Game of Thrones” character with similar battle scars – exudes happiness.
After spending a few moments with him, everyone’s a fan.
Tyrion has a large following on social media, is the subject of a children’s book, gives “pawtographs” and poses for professional photoshoots. His owners, Bernie Frey and Laurie Holding of Sewickley, keep a case of business cards attached to his leash.
In addition to his online stardom, Tyrion is a spokespup for Hello Bully, the local rescue organization that helped rehabilitate him.
Founder and President Daisy Wise immediately knew he was something special.
“The first thing I see when I look at a dog is their body language,” she says. “When dogs are happy, I know it. We didn’t put that wiggle in his butt; it was already in him.”
Wise was working for the Humane Society of the United States when Tyrion and 42 other American Pit Bull Terriers were rescued from a dogfight gambling enterprise in Georgia. After he licked his wounds in Florida for a while, Hello Bully brought him to Pittsburgh.
Through a grant from the Ian Somerhalder Foundation, the non-profit was able to get him much-needed surgeries. There was so much scar tissue built up in his sinus cavity from repeated bites that he could barely breathe. Part of his nose had to be removed.
It was a year before he was cleared for adoption.
In 2015, Frey and Holding were still reeling from the loss of their beloved dog, Buster Brown. They decided to volunteer as a Hello Bully foster family to help them deal their grief.
They saw a snapshot of Tyrion on Facebook and instantly fell in love.
“I knew he wasn’t leaving before he even arrived,” Frey says.
On his first night at their home, he jumped on the table and snatched a steak off of Frey’s plate. After devouring the delicious meal, he went around the room, giving everybody sloppy kisses.
Dog-fighting veterans have no manners. They’ve never been inside a house, navigated stairs or played a game of fetch. (If you throw a ball to Tyrion, it’ll just bounce off of his face.)
Three Dog Bakery – Sewickley
Because he had such a rough start in life, his new family showers him with affection, treats and chew toys. He has 11 beds throughout the abode and a canine oasis in the backyard. He gets bones directly from the butcher shop and fresh tuna from Giant Eagle’s seafood counter. When his joints ache, his mom and dad push him in a stroller or take him for a massage.
The happy-go-lucky pup is frightened by loud noises, but his newfound sense of smell motivates him to venture outside and hunt down a snack. His owners take him on daily walks through Sewickley’s business district, where he stops at every store like a furry trick-or-treater.
He’s a regular at Three Dog Bakery on Beaver Street.
“He makes himself at home here. He comes to the back kitchen area and stares at me and wags his tail,” Proprietor Maggie Kopf says. “I certainly do spoil him with treats. He has these yearning, sweet eyes and I think to myself, ‘The world was so cruel to you and you’re just the happiest little guy and want to make others happy.’”
Frey, a photographer, and Holding, a writer, are working on two follow-ups to Tyrion’s first book, “Tyrion’s Tale”. The new tomes detail his adventures in Sewickley and his travels to other parts of the country, including West Virginia, where a boy mistook him for a warthog.
This summer, he’ll make fundraising appearances for Hello Bully, including his own Boozy Birthday Brunch at Threadbare Cider House and Meadery in Spring Garden on Aug. 11.
“He’s perfect for the things he participates in,” Wise says. “He’s super-resilient and inspiring. We should give these dogs every opportunity to succeed. And maybe we’ll learn some from them, too.”
Keep tabs on Tyrion through his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Tyrion-Pittister-1535379310007676.
You can purchase his book on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TyrionsTales
And don’t forget to support Hello Bully, www.hellpbully.org.
Daisy Wise
Hello Bully
Ian Somerhalder Foundation
Three Dog Bakery - Sewickley
Tyrion Pittister
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Seek Competent Professionals In Engineering Works, Obasanjo Tells Fellows
Former President of Nigeria, Engr. Olusegun Obasanjo has challenged Fellows of various engineering body to ensure that competent professionals from public and private sectors dominated the profession.
He stated this in Abuja at an event organised by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in commemoration of his 80th birthday celebration.
According to him, “Fellows should ensure that the professional body consist of people who are professionally competent, able but men and women of character both in public and private aspects of engineering profession”.
This he said would lead to optimal performance in engineering based projects in the country adding that he was really overwhelmed and greatly touched by the honour.
Responding to eulogies on his numerous achievements while in office, he said, “All these things you said that I did, I did not do them alone; so, if I accept the credit, I accept it on behalf of men who helped me in achieving these things you talked about”.
“There were many behind doors and out there that helped me and the credit must go to them as well”. He noted that he had interfaced with great Nigerian Engineers like the first Engineer in the Federal Ministry of Works and others who he described as men of character.
“If not for the foundation laying of NSE building, we will not be here, most of them have gone to great beyond, may their souls rest in perfect peace but we are proud of them and may their good works continue to flourish after them”.
The former president stated that such accomplished engineers left behind legacies that other Nigerians would emulate.
“Whatever past leaders have done that set precedence for us, there is more we can do to create a better future for those coming after us”.
He noted that given their level of integrity and honesty while discharging their professional responsibilities both in public and private that their legacies would remain evergreen.
“The training of an engineer which makes him not to take anything for granted is good for anything we want to achieve in the public life, don’t take it for granted”, he warned. Obasanjo commended the NSE presidential system of election and governance, wishing that it could be introduced into Nigerian politics.
While highlighting the difference between engineers, doctors and lawyers, he noted that they were three famous professionals in the country at a time though Post masters, police, teachers and station masters existed.
“If a doctor makes mistake in a patient, its only one patient that will die; if a lawyer makes mistake in its client, the client will go to prison but if an engineer makes mistake, it’s a disaster and tragedy. If an engineer builds a house or bridge and it collapses, many people will die and not one person will go to prison”.
On his part, the the President of NSE, Engr Oliver Tagbo Anyaeji maintained that the greater part of National industrial and infrastructural assets were initiated and developed by Obasanjo even as he commended him for the building of Warri and Kaduna refineries, steel plants, phase 1 of petrochemicals, nitrogenous fertiliser and among others.
He recalled Obasanjo’s effort towards the actualisation of NSE’s National secretariat in Abuja adding that the secretariat which Obasanjo performed the official commissioning is central to the society’s optimal performance.
Anyaeji emphasised that Obasanjo successfully initiated and pioneered the establishment of an Engineering and Technology University (Bells) as well as established the state-of-art Presidential library in Ota Ogun State, considered as first of its kind in Africa.
“While it will be pretty difficult to bring to the fore all the achievements of this world acclaimed achiever, I wish to mention that President Obasanjo initiated the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) in 2005 and directed by policy that Nigerian engineering firms must get at least 25 percent of exhausted project scope.
The directive he said led to the participation of 120 engineering firms in NIPP adding that 83 of the firm’s were owned by indigenous engineers. Also speaking, the Executive Director of African Union, Dr Mohammed Kyari said Obasanjo’s transformation traverse across the continent saying that the contribution of Obasanjo to the AU is magnanimous.
On engineering as the agro business industry sector, chief executive, Bank of Industry (BoI), Mr Waheed Olagunju described Obasanjo as God’s gift to Nigeria and the world generally even as he commended the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwummi Adesina for transforming the bank.
“We are trying to achieve food self sufficiency by 2025 but if we invest N1bn in agriculture, we will make more impact that will lead to job creation”.
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Articles » Regional Differences
You Have to Save Lucca’s Mom a Different Way in Japanese
Posted on August 23, 2014 by Clyde Mandelin ‧ 75 Comments
There’s a key scene in Chrono Trigger that involves a password, a mother’s name, and the buttons on the game controller.
This scene also comes with two extra translation surprises: the mother’s name was changed during the game’s localization, and language differences might have given English-speaking players an advantage at getting the password right.
A side quest in Chrono Trigger involves going back in time to save Lucca’s mother from an accident that left her debilitated. To save her, you need to figure out that the password is her name within a time limit and somehow enter it even though there isn’t a password entry screen.
Lucca sneaks off into a strange time gate to go back and rescue her mother
Lucca's mother finds herself in trouble - entering the machine's password is the only way to save her!
Clever players quickly realize that you can type the name using the buttons on the controller. Pressing the L Button will input “L” and pressing the X Button will input “X”, for example. Entering the correct password will save Lucca’s mother, but getting it wrong will leave her disabled for the rest of her life.
A Japanese Super Famicom controller and a North American Super NES controller side-by-side.
There are L and R Buttons are on the "shoulders" of each controller.
The Japanese Password
In the original Japanese version, the mother’s name is actually ララ. But wait, how are you supposed to spell that with a Super Famicom controller? There are no ラ buttons on the controller, after all, so what are you supposed to do?
This is where things get interesting. Because there’s no real distinction between the L and R sounds in Japanese, ララ can be written in English letters several different ways, including:
RALA
The password scene in the Japanese version of Chrono Trigger (Super Famicom)
With so many possibilities, how would a Japanese player know which one is right? And which one is right?
It turns out that the correct answer is LALA, so to save Lucca’s mom in the Japanese version of Chrono Trigger , you press the L Button, the A Button, the L Button, and then the A Button.
The Japanese Nintendo DS version of Chrono Trigger retains the LALA name and code
Another Japanese guide mentions that the code is still LALA but the button combination changed to L, Circle, L, Circle due to the PlayStation's different controller setup
I’m not really sure how Japanese players were supposed to know which spelling was right, though. Who knows, maybe it was meant to be a 1/4 chance sort of thing even after you figured out the whole “Oh! I gotta type it with the controller!” trick.
The English Password
The mother’s name changed from “Lala” to “Lara” in the English version of Chrono Trigger . I assume it was changed because “Lara” sounds more like a normal name than “Lala”, but I don’t think the translator has ever commented on it.
In any case, changing the mother’s name meant that the game programmers had to change the password to match. So if you play the English release, you’ll have to spell out the name “Lara” by pressing L-A-R-A on the controller.
The password scene in the English version of Chrono Trigger (Super NES)
English-Speaking Players Might’ve Had an Advantage?
As we’ve seen, Japanese players had four potential passwords to choose from. But because the mother’s name is clearly written as “Lara” in the English version of Chrono Trigger , and because those letters map directly to buttons on the controller, there’s no ambiguity about how to spell her name. As a result, it’s possible that English-speaking players failed less often than Japanese-speaking players!
I say “possible” because I don’t think anyone’s researched the topic, and it’s possible that for whatever cultural or educational reasons, “LALA” might be the first spelling to come to most Japanese players’ minds. Since I’m not a native speaker, didn’t learn English in the Japanese school system, etc. I can’t really say.
A Rare Sight
As a translator, this password puzzle almost feels like seeing a rare bird in the wild. In Japanese, the mother’s name is unquestionably meant to be “Lala”, while in English it’s unquestionably “Lara”. It’s actually rare for Japanese-to-English translators to say “unquestionably” when dealing with L/R issues in names. Even official name lists can end up defying expectations:
Japanese creators and companies often make L/R mistakes, but such mistakes rarely matter much to Japanese audiences
This password thing is also a neat little localization change that I wasn’t expecting. They didn’t have to change the mom’s name – they could’ve easily left it as “Lala”, which also would’ve saved the programmers time too. I guess the translator just felt that strongly about this scene!
In English, the password is clearly spelled out: L-A-R-A. In Japanese, the password is different. There are four possible spellings, but only one is correct: L-A-L-A. The other three combinations end in failure. As a result, Japanese players might’ve had a higher failure rate.
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Zunar August 23, 2014 at 11:49 am
Her name is Lara in the DS version, they kept it the same. Same password and everything of course.
Does the NA/EU/AU DS version contain the complete Japanese script alongside the English? I have the JP version and can switch between English and Japanese (on the fly, I think). It would be interesting to see how LARA/RARA is handled in a single game card that contains, essentially, two games. (I’ve only futzed around with the DS version and am not nearly that far along.)
Himiko August 23, 2014 at 4:15 pm
EU version only has English and French. And I don’t get why. It’s usually either English only or multi language (English, German, Spanish, Italian, French). The iOS on the other hand got localized for European languages.
ZettaiRyouiki August 24, 2014 at 12:23 am
The EU Wii version of FF4 TAY is the same, just English and French. Apparently the French branch is really picky with translations and the like.
This password is yet another reason to avoid the PS1 version.
Not really. They just use the triangle button instead of “A”.
I think they use the O, actually. Maps to LARA if it were an SNES controller, spelling be damned.
Darien August 24, 2014 at 12:14 am
They should have changed her name to Loro. That would have been aces.
ryoko126 August 24, 2014 at 8:17 am
Actually on the psx version its L, triangle, R, triangle. I guess because the triangle button kind of looks like an A?
A-wel Cruiz August 25, 2014 at 1:33 pm
No, on the PS1 version, it’s L1, Circle, R1, Circle. There is a chart in the manual that states this as I posted below.
GH August 23, 2014 at 2:29 pm
The password is the least of the American PS1 version’s problems.
The PS1 version is just a SNES ROM and an emulator. No perks whatsoever, besides the 10 minutes of FMV cutscenes you could check the DS version for (the definitive version, save for some BGM tracks altered and shitty Chrono Cross subplots shoehorned in as optional material).
While the JP release runs alright with the occasional slowdown, the (one with slightly altered text) US release couldn’t fit all of that in the RAM and thus horrible slowdowns and loading times EVERY TIME you open a MENU. It’s the stuff of nightmares.
AVOID the (non-Japanese, original) PS1 version in all of its forms, either PS1 or PSP/PS3/PS4/Vita PSN.
Chrono Trigger on PlayStation never seemed that slow to me. Though to be fair, I usually played it on a PlayStation 2 or 3 with the Disc Speed option turned to fast, which might help a great deal.
As for the password issue, see my post below.
Reynard August 23, 2014 at 7:10 pm
Yeah, the DS version’s music was awful. Especially how they changed Boss Battle 2.
At least “Chrono Trigger” still sounds nice. Though I’d rather have had the original than arranged version in the intro.
Just why does the PS1 version screw up so much? I’ve seen it before, and I’m astonished that they let that pass through quality assurance or whatever it’s called.
Stuffgamer1 August 23, 2014 at 9:32 pm
The music isn’t everything wrong, either…some of the sound effects were messed up. Ice 2 only sounds right in the original SNES version, for example. Delightful stereo crackly noise that got dumbed down to a thud in later releases.
I wish we could just get a new definitive version that runs flawlessly like the SNES version but has the improved translation and extra bits from DS. Sadly, Squenix has been getting worse at retro updates of late, so I SERIOUSLY doubt that’ll ever happen.
GH August 24, 2014 at 12:00 pm
“Unofficial means” would be the solution.
You know that both Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy VI didn’t get complete Multi-5 translations until the iOS port (or Advance for VI)?
French folks ported back the French iOS script for SoM (incidentally, it was a direct accurate translation from Japanese) and hacked it in the (terribly translated at the time) SNES ROM, also removing the graphical censorship (but not restoring the much better title screen from the JP SD2)
Spanish folks restored a similar Spanish translation from Chrono Trigger iOS to the DS version.
Oh, and an English re-translation from the JP script exists as well for the original SNES Chrono Trigger.
Final Fantasy V/VI have various hacks to:
* Re-translate the JP SNES ROM, hacking in some advancements from the GBA ports (bug fixes, run button)
* Inserts the US/PAL GBA translation into the SNES ROM
* Inserts the US SNES ROM translation into the US/PAL GBA, fixing the technical flaws (palette, sound) in the GBA version as well
You could try getting into rom-hacking yourself and try inserting the DS English script into the SNES US roms… well, not as hard as it sounds since it has a bunch of script editing tools available 😛
Chrono Trigger SNES does already have a retranslation patch based on the JP SNES version btw/
Keep in mind that due to… questionable legality, these patches are not as widely spread as one might expect, and hunting them down can be a hassle sometimes.
Reynard August 24, 2014 at 12:33 pm
Yeah, I’ve heard of that retranslation myself. It seems to be about as close as humanly possible to the JP script, but… Hope you don’t mind Japanese honorifics in your text.
The retranslation, though, also shows that it is possible to be a bit too close to the original text. The Japanese script sounds outright silly when translated to English, sometimes.
I didn’t know that they reverse ported FF6’s GBA translation to the SNES version, though. I thought everyone hated that script.
Though, on the subject of ports, FF6 Advance’s music was awful, too… I guess SE isn’t so great at recreating SNES music on anything.
GastonRabbit September 26, 2014 at 3:25 pm
I think it was actually TOSE that ported the SNES FF V and VI and WSC FF I&II and IV to the GBA. They tend to refuse to take credit for anything other than the Starfy games, since the share the copyright with Nintendo.
Let August 23, 2014 at 10:13 pm
Why does everyone hate Chrono Cross so much?
I won’t speak for “everyone,” but I hated it because it was terrible. The script alternates between dry as death and jammed with puns and hi-larious accents, the battle system is ten tons of pointless micromanagement, Toriyama’s lively art design from Trigger is gone and replaced with bland graphics with the “pastel” dial set to 7, and need we even talk about the crap way they shoehorn Lavos into the game for no real reason? Surely I don’t need to mention the awful “trick” to the Lavos fight.
Hell, they even managed to mess up the controls, and it’s not often I get to ding a turn-based RPG for play control.
Let August 24, 2014 at 6:31 pm
Sorry but I don’t agree with you. I found the story compelling and quite interesting myself. The good ending made me really think about the possible “what ifs” in life.
Darien August 26, 2014 at 1:14 am
The good ending made me think about going to Media Play to ask for my $50 back.
KarjamP September 1, 2014 at 2:15 am
Guys, opinions on what’s considered good or not vary between people.
Which is why Let think its story is great, but Darien doesn’t.
Let September 1, 2014 at 12:39 pm
I only asked because I just don’t get the irrational hatred CC seems to receive. Regardless of whether or not it took a dump on CT’s story and aspects, the game went on to be a bestseller and even got the “Greatest Hits” label. That many gamers can’t all hate it, right?
Reynard August 24, 2014 at 6:36 am
I don’t remember exactly why everyone dislikes it, but I remember a few things that I didn’t like when I played it, forever ago.
The story. Considering Chrono Cross seems to have killed the entire CT cast, and the story itself made no sense in the last bit of the story, that one’s a given.
The combat system is slightly overly complicated with the elements, instead of simply magic like CT. The element field or whatever only made it worse.
Really stupid, but the battle music is awful.
There are way, way, way too many characters for them to get any actual storyline, so every character in the game reacts roughly the same way to everything.
The final boss just doesn’t tie into Trigger very well. And the “puzzle” was stupid and absurd.
The game really is barely related to Chrono Trigger at all. Only a couple of plot threads that actually went unfinished in CT were solved in Trigger. About the only thing CC does is kill everyone that lived in the original game and tell us that Guardia fell.
Now, if it hadn’t been a direct sequel to Chrono Trigger, it would’ve been okay, if not amazing, in my book. Given that it’s only attachment to CT happens to be killing CT’s entire main cast and really doesn’t continue the storyline at all, like you’d expect a sequel to, it’s really only a Chrono game in name only.
Now, it isn’t “bad” per se. It just didn’t meet my expectations for a Chrono Trigger sequel. I don’t hate it, I’m just disappointed.
“Were solved in Cross”. My bad.
Lara August 24, 2014 at 8:05 am
I’ve heard it described as a good game, but a terrible sequel, which I agree with. I hear Radical Dreams is basically the inverse of that, but I wouldn’t know.
Though, just a clarification on some of the spoilers…
The only characters confirmed dead are Lucca (“MIA”) and Robo (implied to be the Prometheus Circuit the party briefly meets). Although, with the “good ending” of the game, it’s easily possible that it actually didn’t happen and that these were ultimately alternate versions of these characters. The “Fall of Guardia” event was really something added to the PSX/DS versions of Chrono Trigger, and I guess it was probably supposed to connect to the prospective plot of Chrono Break – all we get in Chrono Cross is that someone once mentions in passing that Guardia is not what it used to be.
These days people consider Cross to be a spiritual sequel rather than a direct one.
Chrono Cross is more of a reimagining of the satelite, japanese only game, Radical Dreamers for the snes. Serge, Kidd and a familiar CT friend storm through Snake Mansion looking for the crystal that Kidd keeps looking for in CC. (Kind of derping on the name at the moment.) There is music from the game that makes it into Chrono Cross, including the battle music, Kidd’s theme, and a couple other familiar songs. (Wish the final battle music from RD had made it too.) But the game is a text adventure.
MagillionDarkness August 24, 2014 at 12:04 pm
That whole Viper Mansion core scenario was repackaged as an early part of the Chrono Cross plot, but they’re really quite different when you get down to it. There’s an easter egg in Chrono Cross where an excerpt of Serge’s diary from Radical Dreamers is viewable on a computer monitor, with the note that there may be other realities out there. So I think the running theory is that Chrono Cross happened after the 100% Chrono Trigger ending, and Radical Dreamers is a “what-if” that’s not part of the main timeline. It makes sense when the Time Egg appears in Radical Dreamers, and apparently Lucca and the gang weren’t able to revive Crono with it (makes sense that Marle dreamed it in that particular ending – how else does Death Peak exist in the changed future if it’s supposed to be atop Lavos’ shell, anyway?).
Though, another thing that gets tossed around a lot is that Gil from Radical Dreamers is supposedly Magus, who found a way to the present and is keeping an eye on Kidd, which was apparently clarified by Masato Kato. The problem is that this isn’t really that evident in the game itself – in fact, a lot of the “New Game +” routes pretty much contradict that idea. I think what was going to happen was that the original storyline for Chrono Cross called for a new version of Gil to be explicitly rewritten with Magus’s history merged into his backstory, but the concept was axed due to the huge party roster and another character altogether called Guile took his place. Although a lot of fans think that Magus’s possible fate in the added DS ending explains that he could be Guile all along. Oh convolution!
I found it to be one of the most beautiful games I ever played during Summer of 2000. It made me really think about the struggle of humanity and the paths we set for ourselves. The music was beautiful (Another World map music made me want to cry so much) and the presentation was amazing.
GH August 30, 2014 at 7:05 am
Beyond basic battle system elements and the use of the time travel element, it feels too disconnected and tone dissonant from Chrono Trigger. I think it’s a good game marred by the forced fanfiction-y connections to the SNES game (much like I think the DS port of the original is tarnished by the forced “connections” and retcons to make it fit the Chrono Cross “canon”).
The essence of the original is pretty much lost, which is unsurprising (Squaresoft’s management disbanded the original dream team and even vetoed repeatedly Sakaguchi’s pleas for a sequel by that same team, no attempts to get Horii back on board -and that team was pretty much the reason for everything that made Chrono Trigger stand out from Final Fantasy (6), from the battle mechanics down to the lighthearted/serious plot balance and pacing).
What happened was that they had someone else do a “sequel” to close Schala’s subplot as a really low-budget text adventure, then got the Xeno/FF8 team (that eventually became Monolith Soft) to work on Cross … without the essence or team freedom of the original. They had to somehow shoehorn the whole original cast, then since they didn’t fit they had to be killed, all of them (even Johnny :P), lots of optional party members (just merely trying to one-up the original at the detriment of proper caracterization for each one: even the original couldn’t fit as much as they wanted to for the existing reduced cast!) then alternate universes and a massive retconning at the end to clean all of the mess.
It’s still a good game that shines among all of the forced connections rammed in by the management to its detriment (and notably the Xeno’s team hands tied by the existing, highly incompatible setting). It deserved to be its own IP, or a spin-off to the Chrono series much like Final Fantasy 9 (originally) or 4 Heroes of Light (cartoony, old-school, more fantasy-like) were spin-offs of the gritty mainline FF from 8 onwards.
And it hurts so much that Squaresoft first killed whatever greatness could come from a line of direct Chrono Trigger sequels/spiritual sequels in a fantasy (not emo futuristic sci-fi) setting.
Then tying down the freedom of the Chrono Cross devs and forcing unnatural connections to the original on them, then killing off that second mainline of Chrono games (cancelling the planned Cross sequel).
I loved both games.
I also loved the traiwreck that was Blue Dragon and its final A-RPG “sequel” on the DS, only for the Chrono Trigger vibes at times (even though the plot wasn’t really as focused or polished as it could have been). Sakaushi (as Mistwalker) and Toriyama were involved.
Where did you learn all this? It’s intriguing.
GH September 1, 2014 at 9:38 pm
Sakagushi told the Chrono Trigger 2 anecdote (as in, the direct sequel while they were still in the SNES era) in an interview just one day before I wrote my post. Wanted it to have a sequel and potentially a series with the same dream team but the management denied him. Repeatedly. That is, until he got more power within the company.
Well, for the rest, we know that he announced back in 2001 a sequel to Chrono Cross after its success
… and then Squaresoft fired him after the Advent Children disaster (then he went on to establish Mistwalker, behind Blue Dragon and yes they said outright they wanted to reuse some unfulfilled concepts from the original Chrono game) and something died in them that day when the shareholders put their yes-man and talent escaped left and right to Brownie Brown (Nintendo) and AlphaDream (Nintendo) among others.
The fabled sequel, “Chrono Break” according to a logo, was cancelled not long afterwards. A SQEX rep teased that they would consider a third* game (again) back in 2009 if the DS port sold well. What happened in 2010 was Europe finally getting the game localized for those languages.. as an DRM-riddled iOS port that loads chunks of games (of course we’re talking here about the company that did a year before the same for the imode cell-phone reskin of Star Ocean Blue Sphere, and managed to put microtransactions in the Virtual Console release of a frigging SNES rom (RS2))
Aaaand before I realized it my post turned yet again into a rant.
I need to take those things less seriously 😛
*/ not counting Radical Dreamers
GH, it wasn’t Advent Children, it was The Spirits Within that led to Sakaguchi no longer working for Square/Square Enix.
Let September 10, 2014 at 5:13 pm
Well that’s certainly interesting. It seems other than Chrono Break’s cancellation, I didn’t about any of this. And they put microtransactions in Romancing SaGa 2? Wow.
*didn’t know (this site needs an edit feature)
KingMike August 23, 2014 at 5:11 pm
The PS1 manual actually has a note in the controller info specifically for this part of the game (though of course they don’t spoil that part).
MA17 August 23, 2014 at 12:54 pm
The Playstation version complicates this issue dramatically. Which L? Which R? Where’s the A button?
The PlayStation version which came in Final Fantasy Chronicles puts a key on page 31 of the manual. It says:
EVENTS REQUIRING CODE ENTRY
For certain events in the game, codes must be entered with the controller. To enter codes, refer to the chart shown on the right.
And the chart says:
X – Triangle button
Y – Square button
A – Circle button
B – X button
L – L1 button
R – R1 button
Humza August 23, 2014 at 1:17 pm
Oh, thanks for answering! The name change is pretty interesting, though it’s still an odd puzzle. The 1/4 chance thing might be true, since games trelied on trial and error a bit.
Japanese players could probably use walkthroughs to find out, though. It’s neat how the localisation made things clearer.
From what I read elsewhere, it seems this particular bit confused Japanese players back in the day a lot.
Intentional 1/4 chance for dramatic effect?
Devious plot to sell more strategy guides?
Innocuous oversight?
This game is a gold mine. Especially if you scrap under the surface or compare it to both the Japanese version and the Sample version.
I can see how this would be very confusing to Japanese players. This moment right here would be the definition of Guide Dang It.
I’m mildly amused that the English script decided to rename her Lara and change the password. I would half expect them to have left it Lala to save the extra effort, but instead they went the extra mile for who’s essentially a minor character. That’s pretty awesome, I would say.
Oh, and I think the PS version had it as L1, Circle, R1, Circle, but I’m not sure.
Then Chrono Cross had it as L1, Triangle, R1, Triangle. Just to mess with us, I guess.
I think most people just accidentally hit “A” the first time anyway, expecting some kind of input interface to pop up.
umazuki August 23, 2014 at 8:03 pm
While it’s a sample size of one, I remember asking my Japanese friend how to say “ラ” if you couldn’t say it correctly, as the exact sound doesn’t really exist in English. I guess the best way to describe it is if you say “la” while flicking your teeth with your tongue. It would sound to you like you’re saying “da”.
Anyway, she said it’s easier to understand someone saying “la” as opposed to “ra”.
Also there’s the whole ‘la-li-lu-le-lo’ thing in Metal Gear.
I can’t remember too well but do you only get one chance or do you have a time limit? If the latter I think you would have a chance to retry?
Deraj626 August 24, 2014 at 4:59 am
It’s been a long time since I didn’t put it in correctly but I’m pretty sure it’s on a time limit and you can retry but you don’t have that much time.
Interestingly, the prototype build for CT had the password as a string of numbers originally, but there’s no way that could have worked.
Just about the entire game was different in the prototype build. From music to areas being different to different sprites to even text that only exists in that version, like destroyed Zenan Bridge in 1000 AD.
I’m surprised the prototype build is so finished, honestly. Considering it seems to have been intended as a store demo or something.
And so much got changed or removed in just four months before the Japanese retail release.
It makes sense why someone in the inn in the final version does reference a “collapsing bridge”. It seems they cut a lot of character development text, some maps and graphical effects for scrapped locations visited as side-content (like the infamous Singing Mountain).
A badly corrupted and overwritten part of an earlier script even has more named characters and plot concepts!
Probably memory issues (the data in the retail version almost fills the cartridge).
It’s sad how they have never been able to reproduce the magic of an Enix/Squaresoft collaboration. (the lesser said about the fabled FF7 remake, the better…) Procrastination is a bad thing!
There’s tons of stuff like that. Remember the palace that held the “Elemental Weapons” and how it was just a pyramid in 1000 AD in the final? In the prototype, it was a dungeon, and played that mysterious song that played in the Keeper’s Dome.
I do wonder if we’ll ever get something like a Chrono Trigger Complete, though. It’d be awesome to see everything from the prototype and the final together.
Also, there were remnants of an even earlier script? Oh, it’s sad we’ll never get our hands on it in its entirety. Then again, CT changed a ton during development. Planes in 1000 AD, anyone?
Yeah, SE procrastinates and delays too much. I mean…
*Looks at Final Fantasy Versus XIII/XV*
What are we at, again? 8, 9 years of development?
Yeah, when I finally unlocked that pyramid in 1000 AD, it was so underwhelming. Then I learn it was supposed to be and I’m like, “Darn, that would have been way more interesting!”
In addition, I always wondered what that huge coliseum thing was going to be on 2300 AD’s map. CT honestly was going to even bigger than it ended up being.
*learned what it was supposed to be
It seems that the general consensus is that it was either going to be a robot city or an arena battle area like in Final Fantasy VI.
And I was disappointed too. It felt boring and anticlimactic when you got to the pyramid. The fact that one piece of gear was clearly better than the other, and neither of them were elemental, was something of a boring twist. I was amused it was apparently an actual dungeon up until shortly before release, however.
Yes, it was. I’m mildly surprised that Chrono Trigger was even more ambitious than it already was. I kind of wish we could’ve seen what it looked like without its limits.
Much like Aonuma said that we “already played” whatever dungeons were missing from Wind Waker (indeed, the concepts -save for Old Hyrule- were reused in TP and the DS games), I think some of those scrapped ideas from Chrono Trigger were eventually used elsewhere.
I mean, Chrono Trigger (alongside Seiken Densetsu 3 and Final Fantasy IV) were already reusing some of the lost concepts from the SNES-CD prototype Secret of Mana. Chrono Trigger also featured concepts that were not finished in time for FF6.
An obscure, yet perfectly emulatable BS-X release called Dynami Tracers was released in the same year, and while lacking any battles, it has the same blueprint as CT (almost a romhack), except set in a futuristic setting.
If that wasn’t enough, they said FF7 included stuff that didn’t make it into the FF6/CT/Dynami trio.
Then FF8 had a subplot that was left out from FF7 (yet ended up pretty unfinished alongside Xenogears, developed at the same time by the same team).
Then, besides WonderSwan port of Romancing Saga restoring some lost SNES-CD content? (a similar port for SoM was cancelled due to the platform being killed by Nintendo/Enix’s devious Dragon Quest GBC release schedules)
What about now?
Something died back in 2001 in Squaresoft (and arguably Enix too, who were cancelling games left in right much like Konami)
Chrono Trigger’s DS port, or the GBA FF releases attempts at restoring lost content somehow manage to have additions worse and more unpolished than whatever unfinished code they left dangling in the original. Uninspired, generic, and sometimes trying to legitimize their current output (case in point, advertising a VC RS2 release to restore “lost items and dungeons” that turn out to be junk OP microtransaction stuff from the MMO’s pay-to-win variety. YES, IAP in a SNES ROM.)
At this point the idea of a proper FF7/FF6 remake seems ridiculous.
Let August 28, 2014 at 3:25 am
I sure miss 2000, back when Square still had creativity in them. Wasn’t their Summer of Adventure promotion just the best thing in 2000? It’s my fondest summer memory. Chrono Cross, Legend of Mana, Threads of Fate, those were the days…
Oh, that! Good point!
From what I saw, the prototype version had only text for the failure scenario.
A dialogue where she types a number then says it doesn’t work and panicking, with no player input whatsoever.
Yup exactly. Lucca was meant to fail so it teaches her a hard lesson about fate.
Just in case someone is interested, here’s the piece of dialogue in question:
Lucca: Th, this is…
10 years ago…… back when I didn’t
know anything about mechanics……
Lara: Somebody stop it–!!
Taban: Lucca!!
Put in the passcode 366 and
pull the lever!!
More here: http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Translated_Text_(CTP).html
Huh. That seems unnecessarily confusing. In the DS version it’s still Lara despite the fact that it is overall a much more accurate translation.
Lala August 24, 2014 at 7:53 am
Is it? I thought it was a lot like the Final Fantasy VI translation – most minor names were changed for accuracy, but the bulk of the script itself was more of a rewrite than a retranslation.
I’m pretty sure everything was retranslated. Not 100%, but I am pretty sure.
Some things were retranslated (such as Chupon –> Tyhpon, Doom Gaze –> Deathgaze), but things like Cyan instead of Cayenne (which was due to the text character limit, same with Crono being called Crono and not Chrono in the DS port of his game) and Ultros instead of Orthros were kept. Not to mention Cyan still speaketh the same way, unlike Frog in the DS version of CT.
Justin August 25, 2014 at 5:18 pm
Sort of an interesting story — the first time I played through Chrono Trigger I swapped the Y and A buttons in the controls and couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t get this to work. I was always mad at the game. Didn’t see Lara with legs until later playthroughs.
Bag of Magic Food August 26, 2014 at 2:25 pm
Hmm, is “Lala” the first spelling to come to mind? I know that The Adventures of Lolo, a subseries of the Eggerland series made for localization first, uses the spellings “Lolo” and “Lala” (for the characters that came to be known as “Lololo” and “Lalala” in the Kirby series), but the Japan-only FamiCom Disk System and Windows games printed their names as “Roro” and “Rara” instead.
I wonder if they should have used “Rolo” and “Lara”.
Sky Render August 26, 2014 at 3:47 pm
Chrono Trigger actually has a lot of interesting quirks in the Japanese version that didn’t make it into any of the translations. Another one is character “nicknames”, which are just shortened versions of what the player inputs for their names. Chrono himself is referred to by most of the party simply as クロ (Chro) instead of his full name if you use the default name of クロノ (Chrono). If you named him something else (like, say, トマト), party members would call him the first two characters of that (in that case, トマ).
Another nice touch that sadly doesn’t make it into any translation is Marle’s real name. It’s not Nadia, it’s (whatever you inputted)dia. So if she’s called マール (Marle), her princess name is マールディア (Marledia). If you named her something else (like セラ), she’ll be called (that)dia instead (セラディア in that case). It’s a pretty cool feature, all things considered.
There are two slots for Crono’s name – the normal one, and the shortened cave-speak variant by Ayla. The English script does indeed call Crono’s alternate name correctly matching the Japanese version, but after struggling with the name generator routine they rewrote it so that it just displays the same normal name.
A Finnish fan-translation actually took the incomplete fragments for Cro/Marledia’s names programming and successfully implemented a functional version for how affectionate nicknames would sound in Finnish, but they had to include 5 different routines for each case depending on the length, vowels and final letter.
That’s certainly something far beyond what Woosley could suggest in a deadline of 30 days. (Chrono Trigger’s DTE compression scheme was also really inefficient.. still better than Secret of Mana where they implemented one but didn’t allow him to use it forcing him to trim text a LOT.)
And that’s not really new: Cyan’s bushido techs in Final Fantasy VI could be renamed in fancy ways in the Japanese version but they removed it in the US version despite amounting to menu rearranging work they were used to since forever to fit in English translations (example: battle menus)… the data is still there though. Then again Final Fantasy VI had a pretty chaotic development (bugs, useless stats, rushed US translation, censorship, PAL translations finished by NoE then scrapped)…
I am well aware of FF3US’s and CTUS’s various oddities, believe me. At one point I was even considering doing a new localization of Chrono Trigger, in fact. That was a long, long time ago…
Nathan September 21, 2014 at 12:02 am
Reminds me of how, in one of the towns in Dragon Quest IV, everyone calls your hero by just the first few characters of their name. Not sure how this worked in the Japanese version.
Breg September 8, 2014 at 11:43 am
This is very interesting. I didn’t know I could *stil* learn something about Chrono Trigger. Thank you for sharing this.
Nyperold January 17, 2018 at 8:35 pm
Aw, that’s disappointing. We could’ve had fun with that, naming her things like “Ry” and “Mysi”. But at least players of the Japanese version could name her リ and ミシ, respectively, so that’s a plus for them.
Longfellow August 31, 2014 at 11:27 pm
Oh my, I was *just* wondering about this and then I remembered that I hadn’t visited this site in awhile, so I clicked here and lo and behold, the answer to my question! Thanks for reading my mind a week in advance! 🙂
Lunar May 20, 2015 at 4:33 am
Well, that explains why I failed to input the right password when I was playing through Chrono Trigger in Japanese
Phil July 13, 2015 at 5:33 am
There is another instance of this sort of thing in Chrono Trigger, but that was not very well translated.
In on of the first dungeon in the 2300 AD period, you need to input a password to deactivate the “Zabie defense system” and the password is inputed by pressing X,A,B and Y.
I guess in Japanese the letters and the name are closer than Zabie and XABY are.
... June 14, 2017 at 9:46 pm
I honestly have no idea what youre talking about.
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Raising The Bar: Maltese Powerlifters Dominate European Championship And Break Multiple World Records
By Simon Zammit
A group of four Maltese weightlifters rocked up to the European Championships in the UK and absolutely stormed the competition, with one competitor even becoming the 2019 European Powerlifting Champion.
Man of the hour Dylan Callus became the first Maltese person to ever finish first in a international competition, and he did so in style, breaking not one, not two, but three world records and a number of European and nation records as well!
Callus earned his world records when he squatted 290 kilos, deadlifted 320 kilos and lifted a total of 805 kilos
And I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t speak lift-speak but, for context, 805 kilos is around the same weight as a moving van’s trailer, and around 200 kilos heavier than a speedboat. Oh, and for even more context, 200 kilos is around the same weight as a lion or gorilla… suddenly I don’t want to make any jokes at this legend’s expense!
The rest of the Maltese competitors also impressed the international crowds, racking up a number of records
26-year-old Rachel Ann Said’s total was 237.5 kilos split up between her three lifts, which awarded her a first place in the senior under 47.5 kilos category.
Tamasin Mallia, on the other hand, lifted a total weight 300.5 kilos, breaking four national records and 2 European records, while winning in her weight category.
17 year-old Luke Bonanno also shone, his total of 455 kilos earning him a win in his category and 4 national records to boast about.
Altogether, the team earned three world records, four European records and eight national records… bringing their grand total to 15 broken records!
Share this article to send your support to these incredible athletes!
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§ 3.9 — Eight: Debtors Must Beg for Relief
Most of the fundamental debtor protections in bankruptcy law before the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA)1 were self-starting and were lost only upon some action by a creditor. For example, the automatic stay was truly automatic—effective everywhere with respect to everyone without a motion from the debtor or court order.2 Relief from the stay before BAPCPA required a motion, hearing and order.3 If a debtor misbehaved in a Chapter 13 case before BAPCPA, a party in interest made a motion to dismiss, the court held a hearing and if the evidence was there, a dismissal order ended the case.4
BAPCPA is different. Consumer debtors have to pay their lawyers to ask for relief that used to be automatic and bad things happen to debtors in bankruptcy cases unless debtors act to stop them. Debtors with prior bankruptcy experience have no stay unless they ask for it5 or have a 30-day stay that they must act to extend.6 There are “automatic” dismissals when certain things happen or don’t happen in consumer bankruptcy cases after BAPCPA.7
In many ways BAPCPA both shifted the burden of proof to debtors and guaranteed that the cost to debtors of a bankruptcy case would go up. And increased cost is exactly what happened. As documented by the The Consumer Bankruptcy Fee Study: Final Report,8 the administrative cost of consumer bankruptcy cases rose dramatically after BAPCPA—on average by an inflation-adjusted $667 per Chapter 13 case.9 Consumer debtors in the post-BAPCPA world have to ask for relief more often and have to pay their lawyers to get what used to be theirs without asking. There is no evidence that creditors—or anyone for that matter—are better off for this effect of BAPCPA.10
1 Pub. L. No. 109-8, 119 Stat. 23 (2005).
2 See § 58.1 Usual Protections.
3 See § 63.1 Strategic Considerations, § 63.2 Timing, Procedure and Form, § 64.1 Lack of Adequate Protection, § 64.2 Other Cause for Relief, § 64.3 Prospective, In Rem and Automatic Relief from Stay, § 64.4 Annulment of the Stay and § 64.5 Application of § 362(d)(2) in Chapter 13 Cases.
4 See § 152.1 Procedure, Timing and Form.
5 See 11 U.S.C. § 362(c)(4), discussed in § 61.1 When Does § 362(c)(4) Apply?.
7 See 11 U.S.C. § 521(i), discussed in § 42.2 Consequences of Failure to File Required Information, Including “Automatic Dismissal”.
8 Lois R. Lupica, The Consumer Bankruptcy Fee Study: Final Report, 20 Am. Bankr. Inst. L. Rev. 17 (2012) [hereinafter Lupica, Fee Study].
9 Lupica, Fee Study, at 89.
10 Quite the contrary, the data show that all creditors—priority, secured and unsecured—are doing worse under BAPCPA than under prior law. See Lois R. Lupica, Am. Bankr. Inst., The Consumer Bankruptcy Creditor Distribution Study Final Report (2013), discussed in § 3.2 One: Those Who Can Pay Should Pay and § 3.8 Seven: Unsecured Creditors Don’t Count.
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Aquicorn Cove
From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After and The Tea Dragon Society comes Aquicorn Cove, a heartfelt story about learning to be a guardian to yourself and those you love.
When Lana and her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a big storm, Lana remembers how much she's missed the ocean -- and the strong, reassuring presence of her aunt. As Lana explores the familiar beach, she discovers something incredible: a colony of Aquicorns, small magical seahorse-like creatures that live in the coral reef. Lana rescues an injured Aquicorn and cares for it with the help of her aunt, who may know more about these strange creatures than she's willing to admit. But when a second storm threatens to reach the town, choices made many years ago about how to coexist with the sea start to rise to the surface. Lana realizes she will need to find the strength to stand on her own, even when it means standing up to the people who she has always relied on to protect her.
The Tea Dragon Society
From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charming all-ages book that follows the story of Greta, a blacksmith apprentice, and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in the enchanting world of tea dragons. After discovering a lost tea dragon in the marketplace, Greta learns about the dying art form of tea dragon care-taking from the kin
Princess Princess Ever After
When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neither expects to find a true friend in the bargain. Yet as they adventure across the kingdom, they discover that they bring out the very best in the other person. They’ll need to join forces and use all the know-how, kindness, and bravery they have in order to defeat their greatest foe yet: a jealous
Fan-favorite webcomic creator Megan Rose Gedris (Yu+Me Dream) crafts a compelling tale of magic, deception, and wonder in this stunningly illustrated comic about the bond between sisters. Pragmatic engineer Anna works as a psychic in the Samson Brothers Circus, but she doesn't believe in anything supernatural... until her twin sister Kat is murdered and comes back as a very demanding ghost. Sha
A NEW ONGOING SERIES from Lumberjanes creator GRACE ELLIS and talented newcomer SHAE BEAGLE that tells a story of monsters, romance, and magical hijinks! Fantasy creatures are living typical, unremarkable lives alongside humans, and barista Julie strives to be the most unremarkable of all. Normal job, normal almost-girlfriend, normal...werewolf transformations that happen when she gets upset?
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The DHS Issues Medical Advisory for Medtronic Cardiac Devices
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a cybersecurity warning that documents vulnerabilities in the Medtronic Conexus Radio Frequency Telemetry Protocol. Medtronic makes cardio-defibrillators that are planted into a patient's chest and can be read and programmed by trained medical personnel. This allows the devices to communicate with home monitoring devices and Carelink programmers found at doctor's offices. These vulnerabilities require a low level of skill to exploit as the proprietary Conexus telemetry protocol utilized within this ecosystem does not implement authentication or authorization. An attacker can inject, replay, modify, and/or intercept data within the telemetry communication. This communication protocol provides the ability to read and write memory values to affected implanted cardiac devices; therefore, an attacker could exploit this communication protocol to change memory in the implanted cardiac device. Because the devices also lack encryption, attackers can listen to communications, including the transmission of sensitive data. Medtronics is working on developing updates to fix the vulnerabilities.
"It is possible with this attack to cause harm to a patient, either by erasing the firmware that is giving necessary therapy to the patient's heart, or by directly invoking shock related commands on the defibrillator," he said. "Since this protocol is unauthenticated, the ICD cannot discern if communications its receiving are coming from a trusted Medtronic device, or an attacker." A successful attacker could erase or reprogram the defibrillator's firmware, and run any command on the device.
Posted by cageymaru March 22, 2019 4:05 PM (CDT)
PCIe SSDs Will Overtake SATA in 2019
A recent report from Digitimes claims that PCIe SSDs could finally overtake SATA SSD shipments in 2019. Unit prices for 512GB PCIe SSDs have supposedly fallen 11% sequentially, down to a price of $55 in Q1 2019, while SATA SSD prices only dropped 9%. The price gap between the different SSDs was around 30% in 2018, and according to the publication's market sources, that gap is only going to shrink as time goes on. Meanwhile, thanks to the rapidly falling prices of NAND flash memory chips, total SSD shipments are expected to rise dramatically. Digitimes expects shipments to increase "20-25%" in 2019, while a separate report claims that changes in enterprise market shipments could be even more dramatic. Relatively low prices for high performance drives with capacities of up to 16TB are apparently tempting many companies away from HDDs. Meanwhile, laptop makers are starting to ship lower-cost devices with SSDs by default, and according to PCPartPicker's latest charts, retail prices for standalone consumer drives have been dropping as well. Overall, it looks like 2019 will be a great year for anyone who's looking for more speedy storage, but the big flash manufacturer's efforts to slow production could stop the tumbling prices by 2020.
Falling average selling prices for consumer Gen 3.0x2 PCIe SSDs fitted in notebooks will accelerate the adoption of such SSDs by OEMs. This, coupled with demand for ever-higher storage capacity and speed to support cloud computing, 5G and autonomous driving applications, will further stimulate market demand for PCIe SSDs and inspire brand vendors to gear up production of such lucrative storage devices and related chips, the sources indicated. For instance, Taiwan-based IC designers Silicon Motion Technology, Phison Electronics, and Silicon Integrated Systems are racing to roll out enhanced version of PCI SSD controller chips, while major brand vendors such as Kingston Technology, Adata Technology, Transcend Information, Seagate and Micron have also listed PCIe SSDs as their mainstream product lines.
Posted by alphaatlas March 22, 2019 10:17 AM (CDT)
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Is Coming Q1 2020
Paradox Interactive has announced Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is coming Q1 2020 onto consoles and PC. NVIDIA is the official graphics partner for the sequel to the cult classic and features such as real-time ray tracing and DLSS will be integrated into the game. The creative mind behind the memorable characters of the 2004 game, Brian Mitsoda, has returned as the Lead Narrative Designer for Bloodlines 2. Paradox Interactive has announced that the game will have support well past its launch date as free DLC for new factions. The game will be placed in Seattle's Dark Heart as players live out their vampire fantasies in a city filled with intriguing characters that are shaped by your choices. The combat is melee-focused and your character grows as you progress, but don't forget to uphold the Masquerade and guard your humanity ... or face the consequences.
"When Paradox announced they were acquiring the World of Darkness IP, I immediately started thinking about what it would be like to return to Vampire: The Masquerade. Our aim has been to carry on the signature themes that made Bloodlines unique - particularly its dark tone, atmosphere, and humor - and I think that fans of the original will love what we're doing with Bloodlines 2." - Brian Mitsoda
Posted by cageymaru March 22, 2019 9:51 AM (CDT)
Microsoft Announces Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac
Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac brings the same robust protection from Windows Defender to the Mac platform. Microsoft has created a "cross-platform next-generation protection and endpoint detection and response coverage" heterogeneous solution that will help Microsoft reach its goal of securing users and data wherever they are. Core components of Microsoft's unified endpoint security platform, including the new Threat & Vulnerability Management will now be available for Mac devices. The cloud-delivered, real-time protection antivirus solution is currently in preview.
We've been working closely with industry partners to enable Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) customers to protect their non-Windows devices while keeping a centralized "single pane of glass" experience. Now we are going a step further by adding our own solution to the options, starting with a limited preview today. As we bring our unified security solution to other platforms, we're also updating our name to reflect the breadth of this expanded coverage: Microsoft Defender ATP.
CD Projekt Red Reiterates Plan to Release 2 Games by 2021
In post by an official CD PROJEKT Moderator on their forums, the company re-iterated its promise to "release a second AAA game by 2021." The Polish company started teasing Cyberpunk 2077 way back in 2012, and the game still doesn't have a release window, but just what else the company is working on remains a mystery. Its not clear if the studio has been secretly chipping away at this second project for some time, if its somehow derived from Cyberpunk 2077 or The Witcher (which could reduce development time), or if it's simply smaller-scope AAA release, but the developer hasn't divulged any details about it so far.
"As far as the strategy of the CD PROJEKT Capital Group for 2016-2021 is concerned, its plans to release the second AAA game by 2021 remain unchanged. We are currently focusing on the production and promotion of Cyberpunk, so we do not want to comment on further projects. Donata Poplawska"
Intel Previews Processors and Graphics Software at GDC 2019
At their GDC 2019 conference, Intel confirmed that they'll launch 9th generation mobile processors in the 2nd quarter of 2019. While 9th generation H-series and Y-series "Ice Lake" parts recently showed up on the EEC website, Intel told PC World that these parts are based on 14nm Coffee Lake Silicon. The company also mentioned that one of their goals with his release is "longer battery life" for gamers and more casual users alike, and they're promoting their Wi-Fi 6 capable AX200 chip and 3D XPoint memory with the new chips Meanwhile, Intel also showed off a new software suite for their modern IGPs and (presumably) their future GPUs. The "Intel Graphics Command Center" is essentially their answer to Nvidia's GeForce Experience and AMD's Game Advisor, as it automatically scans your PC for supported games and applies the optimal settings for your current hardware. An "early access" version of the control panel is available on the Microsoft Store, and oddly enough, it says it was "released" on 11/26/2018. Unlike other app stores, the Microsoft Store doesn't log updates or list old changes, so it was presumably in some kind of closed alpha before being officially launched today.
We asked, you answered. You're tired of our 'old, boring, corporate-looking' Graphics Control Panel. We were too and we designed a completely new one from the ground up! We're incorporating the changes you - the gamers, home theater enthusiasts, professionals, and everyday tinkerers requested. Using a phased approach, we're rolling out something we're proud to share with you: introducing the Intel Graphics Command Center.
Posted by alphaatlas March 21, 2019 9:54 AM (CDT)
Intel Shows Off Graphics Card Designs at GDC 2019
Intel reportedly unveiled some "early designs" of their upcoming discrete graphics cards at their GDC 2019 presentation. The graphics card in the first and 2nd slides they showed largely reassembles an Optane 905P SSD with a blower fan and a conspicuously short PCB. While the Xe's specs and performance levels are still unknown, to me, the short PCB suggests that Intel will use some kind of on-package memory with their upcoming GPU, or a relatively narrow GDDR memory bus at the very least. A shot of the back reveals a full backplate, as well as 3 DisplayPort outputs and one HDMI port. Finally, the last slide shows a card with a fan right on top of the graphics chip, which is something I haven't seen on a high-end reference card in some time.
Unfortunately, full specifications are still not yet available for Intel's upcoming graphics card. Real world performance is essentially completely unknown for now. As the year goes on, there is a good chance Intel may share some numbers given how eager the company is to make everyone aware that they have a major new product incoming.
The AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.3.3 driver has been released and it adds support for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Generation Zero. Fixed issues include: Rainbow Six Siege may experience intermittent corruption or flickering on some game textures during gameplay. DOTA 2 VR may experience stutter on some HMD devices when using the Vulkan API.
Known Issues: Mouse cursors may disappear or move out of the boundary of the top of a display on AMD Ryzen Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics. Performance metrics overlay and Radeon WattMan gauges may experience inaccurate fluctuating readings on AMD Radeon VII.
Nvidia Skips Ampere at GTC 2019
Several news outlets seems to think Nvidia's GTC presentation was relatively longwinded and unexciting this year. The three-hour keynote reportedly featured some software announcements and a low power Jetson board, among other things, but didn't feature the 7nm Ampere GPUs many were expecting. EE Times says that the "unspoken message" at the presentation was that "Nvidia doesn't need to pre-announce a new and faster chip because it owns that software stack and channel today," and the emphasis on CUDA seemed to really drive that point home. However, in one of the more exciting parts of the presentation, Nvidia did highlight the Q2VKPT project we covered earlier this year. Nvidia's CEO seemed quite excited about the introduction of raytracing to Quake II, and they showed off some of the project's gameplay, which you can see below:
Presaging that future, Nvidia's chief scientist, Bill Dally, told reporters about a research project in optical chip-to-chip links. It targets throughput in terabits/second while drawing 2 picojoules/bit/s. In an initial implementation, 32 wavelengths will run at 12.5 Gbits/s each, with a move to 64 wavelengths doubling bandwidth in a follow-up generation. Dally predicted that copper links will start run out of gas as data rates approach 100 Gbits/s, already on many roadmaps for network switches. Progress in more power-efficient laser sources and ring resonators will enable the long-predicted shift, he said. If the future evolves as he believes, bleeding-edge GPUs may continue to skip an appearance at some Nvidia events. Attendees will have to hope that as the interconnects speed up, the keynotes don't get even longer.
Digital Foundry Analyzes Google's Stadia Platform
Following Google's "Stadia" game streaming service announcement yesterday, Digital Foundry decided to take a closer look at the hardware behind the platform. Google says they use a "Custom 2.7GHz hyper-threaded x86 CPU with AVX2 SIMD and 9.5MB L2+L3 cache," and while they didn't mention the vendor, DF notes that they haven't seen such a configuration in any of AMD's currently shipping server CPUs, and that it should significantly outpace anything found in a modern console. Meanwhile, the GPU largely resembles a Vega 56 card with 16GB of HBM2, and the games are reportedly loaded from an SSD. Through their own testing, DF came away impressed with the platform's consistent frame pacing, and in some cases, total latency is on par with locally-run games on a console or PC.
Google has also demonstrated scalability on the graphics side, with a demonstration of three of the AMD GPUs running in concert. Its stated aim is to remove as many of the limiting factors impacting game-makers as possible, and with that in mind, the option is there for developers to scale projects across multiple cloud units: "The way that we describe what we are is a new generation because it's purpose-built for the 21st century," says Google's Phil Harrison. "It does not have any of the hallmarks of a legacy system. It is not a discrete device in the cloud. It is an elastic compute in the cloud and that allows developers to use an unprecedented amount of compute in support of their games, both on CPU and GPU, but also particularly around multiplayer."
Google Partners with AMD for Google Stadia Game Streaming Service
Google has selected AMD as its partner for the Google Stadia game streaming service. Google will use high-performance, custom AMD Radeon datacenter GPUs for its Vulkan and Linux-based Google Stadia. AMD noted how its commitment to open-source AMD Linux drivers would allow Google and its development partners to inspect the code and understand exactly how the driver works, enabling them to better optimize their applications to interface with AMD Radeon GPUs. AMD supplies other tools such as the AMD Radeon GPU Profiler (RGP) that allows developers to identify timing issues that might lead to optimizations. The Google Stadia service will feature game streams with resolutions up to 4K HDR 60 FPS. Google announced a 2019 launch time for the game streaming service.
Streaming graphics-rich games to millions of users on demand and from the cloud requires ultra high-performance processing capabilities to minimize latency and maximize game performance. It also requires advanced technologies to tackle unique datacenter challenges, including security, manageability, and scalability. The AMD graphics architecture supports a wide range of today's gaming platforms -- from PCs to major game consoles -- enabling developers to optimize their games for a single GPU architecture and extend these benefits across multiple platforms which now include large-scale cloud gaming platforms.
Google GDC 2019 Gaming Announcement
Here is the Google GDC gaming announcement.
Gather around as we unveil Google's vision for the future of gaming at #GDC19.
Posted by cageymaru March 19, 2019 12:23 PM (CDT)
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The Long Hunt channel nature for its moody, minimalist debut, Wilderness Tales
Think of a sound somewhere between Slint and Sleep
by Alex Gordon
Photo courtesy of Trevor Richards The Long Hunt
Nature figures heavily in Wilderness Tales, the debut album from post-rock trio The Long Hunt. The songs are instrumental — there are no lyrics about wind whistling through leaves — but nature references are abundant. There’s a deer head on the cover (not a real deer, it’s papier mâché), the song titles are outdoor-centric, and the inside cover art shows the band’s instruments lying in the grass like sleepy poets.
“A lot of music is focused on the city, industry, that kind of urban thing,” says Trevor Richards, the guitarist and principal songwriter behind The Long Hunt. “I wanted to try to bring it back to the natural atmosphere.”
That might sound like a sorta thin connection, but the Pittsburgh-based band’s style of heavy, repetitive, minimally stylized music does have an organic, animalistic vibe to it. This isn’t the music of lily pads and fawns sipping from streams. Wilderness Tales channels the punitive, indifferent randomness of floods and wildfires.
Sometimes the nature influence is a little more direct, like when Richards was camping at the Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction, Colo., last year, woke up and wrote “Valley of the Sun” in a matter of hours. (To be fair, that phrase usually refers to Phoenix, Ariz., but he felt it was a good fit nonetheless.) It’s easily one of the album’s highlights.
The Long Hunt started nine months ago, closing out Richards’ three-year hiatus from music performance. Previously, he’d played in the avant-garde progressive-rock band Eighth Whale, which fizzled out after a few albums in 2014. During his time away from music, Richards grew to love minimalism and repetition in music (Eighth Whale’s approach was decidedly not minimal). Minimalism — in production, instrumentation and composition — seems to be the ruling ideology on Wilderness Tales.
The trio, which features bassist Allison Kacmar Richards (who is married to Trevor) and drummer Mark Lyons, succeeds with its sound because every minimalist instinct is balanced by jolts of grandiosity and abrupt change. The sound is unpredictable. Think something between Sleep and Slint: unsettling, heavy and mesmerizing.
Wilderness Tales is out on Feb. 17 and available at www.thelonghunt.bandcamp.com/album/wilderness-tales
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New releases from The Long Hunt and Jimmy Mayo
Critics' Pick: The Long Hunt at Brillobox
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Concert photos: Soccer Mommy and Kevin Krauter at Mr. Smalls Theatre
Common brings his 'Let Love' Tour to Pittsburgh’s Roxian Theatre this August!
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Village Pizzeria
1206 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118 | Directions
619-522-0449 | Website
Mootime Creamery owner David Spatafore decided to set up a cheap, back-East Italian, red-and-white tablecloth, dangling-Chianti-bottle eatery where local families and amateur sports teams can come in and pig out on great pizza and calzone.
Sunday 9-10pm: $4 domestic drafts, $5 craft drafts and glass of wine. $2.50 pizza slices, half off appetizers.
Monday 3-6pm: $4 domestic drafts, $5 craft drafts and glass of wine. $2.50 pizza slices, half off appetizers.
Tuesday 3-6pm: $4 domestic drafts, $5 craft drafts and glass of wine. $2.50 pizza slices, half off appetizers.
Wednesday 3-6pm: $4 domestic drafts, $5 craft drafts and glass of wine. $2.50 pizza slices, half off appetizers.
Thursday 3-6pm: $4 domestic drafts, $5 craft drafts and glass of wine. $2.50 pizza slices, half off appetizers.
Friday 3-6pm: $4 domestic drafts, $5 craft drafts and glass of wine. $2.50 pizza slices, half off appetizers.
Saturday 9-10pm: $4 domestic drafts, $5 craft drafts and glass of wine. $2.50 pizza slices, half off appetizers.
Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Monday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tuesday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Wednesday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Cuisine Italian, Pizza
Price range of entrées $7 - $45
Delivery Yes
Outdoor seating Yes
Party room No
Reservations accepted No
Kids menu Yes
Occasional live music No
Vegetarian friendly Yes
Vegan friendly Yes
Payment Options Accepts credit cards
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Tag Archives: Rogue One
Dispelling Popular Myths Behind Consumerism and Post-Scarcity Ep. 23
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Does consumerism get a bad wrap? Is post-scarcity possible? Is advertising evil? Co-host Jerry McCollum dispels some popular myths behind these concepts in his first ever solo episode.
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Actual Anarchy Podcast Episode 35 – Rogue One (1:16:05)
Last week, we had a great time recording a guest spot with our buddies at the Actual Anarchy Podcast in which we dissected Star Wars Rogue One.
Our conversation was (loosely) framed around an article that I wrote which was concurrently published on February 20, 2017 to both this site and to the Actual Anarchy Page.
For your listening and viewing pleasure, I have included both our guest appearance and the article that framed our discussion.
While you’re at it, give the guys over at Actual Anarchy some love!
Star Wars–Rogue One: Why I Wouldn’t Join the Rebel Alliance
By Patrick McFarlane
While I would not consider myself a hardcore fan of the Star Wars franchise (I do not have the benefit of nostalgia), I really enjoyed Rogue One. Why? Because it contains the franchise’s most visceral, realistic depiction of war and grappled with some of my feelings on the role of revolution in libertarian rhetoric.
According to the Star Wars Fandom Wiki, the Rebel Alliance’s main goals are to fight the Galactic Empire and restore the Old Republic. This shakes out to be a constitutional democratic republic, mirroring the system that we currently see in the United States, with a federal government in control of the federal leviathan and state, or local governments in control of planets or planetary systems.
I would not bind myself to the Rebel Alliance for several reasons.
First is that war, even in the interest of propagating liberty, is not to be celebrated. As we have previously discussed in Liberty Weekly, mankind has a natural, deep set tendency for peace.
Second: Even without the emergence of the First Order, the Rebel Alliance would quickly turn into the Empire. As highlighted in the events of Rogue One, the rebellion is not an ideologically pure movement. I won’t go into spoilers (who hasn’t seen the film at this point), but the rebel alliance does some pretty evil things.
Third: Why would the local planetary bodies in Star Wars even need to band together for any reason other than mutual security? A federal government with the power to encompass several star systems would, by nature, be a terrifying force against liberty and would never work.
In the real world, tremendous cracks are emerging in the foundations of the movement for global, or universal governance. While not necessarily in favor of liberty, emerging national populist movements should make clear to all that one-size-fits-all solutions and large government undermine popular sovereignty by depriving individuals of self-rule (or the illusion thereof).
In order to maintain the New Republic and enforce its rule, the Rebel Alliance would–by necessity–become the Empire. With its unprincipled behavior on display in Rogue One, the precedent is already there. Once the federal level of the New Republic is given power, it would be ripe for corruption.
Likewise, I would never support an armed rebellion against the government, even if it was principled in strict voluntarist ethics (defending my own life, liberty, and property from IMMINENT attack is another story).
The very process of rebellion would corrupt the rebellion. War is the game (and the health) of the state, not of peaceful people. Besides, while the state itself is evil, the state’s actors are just individual people acting in their own self-interest. Local policemen do not deserve to be killed for carrying out failed state policies.
The good news is that we don’t have to rebel against the government (and I would suspect that the Rebel Alliance wouldn’t have to either), because these governments defeat themselves from within. Could you imagine what central banking magic would emerge from the New Republic? The very thought of it makes me laugh.
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Lonely Planet's New Mobile Guides Help You Discover Cities Around the Globe
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Android/iOS: Lonely Planet is well known for their city guides, designed to help travelers around the globe make the most of their trips, and their new mobile app, Guides, brings all of that great information to your smartphone.
Guides is free to download and install, and it supports 38 destination cities across six continents—and Lonely Planet says that’s just for starters. They’ll update the app with even more soon. It’s packed with curated city guides for destinations like New York, Moscow, London, Paris, Cape Town, and Rome, just to name a few, all written by Lonely Planet experts. The app also features offline maps, and navigation features for those offline maps, bookmarking so you can save sights and destinations you’d like to see or read more about, and more.
The app also suggests activities for travelers in its supported cities, and is full of essential travel tips, etiquette suggestions, and other great-to-know tidbits to read whether you’re planning your next trip or you’re already on the ground in another country or city. Hit the links below to learn more, or download the app.
Guides | Lonely Planet
Guides by Lonely Planet (Free) | Google Play
Guides by Lonely Planet (Free) | iTunes App Store
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November LILbooKtalk: “Neurodiversity in Children and Children’s Literature” with Sally J. Pla and Monica Tesler
Published on November 19, 2018 December 30, 2018 by Kester (from LILbooKlovers)1 Comment
Hi guys! I am really excited to share with y’all this month’s LILbooKtalk about “Neurodiversity in Children and Children’s Literature” with Sally J. Pla and Monica Tesler, two amazing people and highly talented authors. I am such a huge fan of Monica’s Bounders series, which has a very special place in my heart, and I am looking forward to reading Sally’s Stanley Will Probably Be Just Fine one day. A common thing that unites both Sally’s and Monica’s books is that they feature main characters that are neurodivergent, which means that their brains operate outside of the norm. I am very glad to have both of them here to talk about neurodiversity in children and in children’s literature. I hope you enjoy!
About Stanley Will Probably Be Just Fine
This novel features comic trivia, a safety superhero, and a super-cool scavenger hunt all over downtown San Diego, as our young hero Stanley Fortinbras grapples with his anxiety—and learns what, exactly, it means to be brave.
Nobody knows comics trivia like Stanley knows comics trivia.
It’s what he takes comfort in when the world around him gets to be too much. And after he faints during a safety assembly, Stanley takes his love of comics up a level by inventing his own imaginary superhero, named John Lockdown, to help him through.
Help is what he needs, because Stanley’s entered Trivia Quest—a giant comics-trivia treasure hunt—to prove he can tackle his worries, score VIP passes to Comic Fest, and win back his ex-best friend. Partnered with his fearless new neighbor Liberty, Stanley faces his most epic, overwhelming, challenging day ever.
What would John Lockdown do?
Stanley’s about to find out.
About Earth Force Rising
Bounders have always known they were different, but they never suspected they were the key to saving Earth.
Jasper Adams is excited to join the Earth Force military agency as part of its first class of Bounders, a team of kids training to be elite astronauts. He can’t wait to connect with others like him and learn to pilot spaceships that can travel across the galaxy in an instant.
But when Jasper arrives at the space station, nothing is as it seems. Security is sky-high, and Jasper and his new friends soon realize that Earth Force has been keeping secrets—one of the biggest being a powerful, highly-classified technology that allows the Bounders to teleport through space without a ship. Only Bounders can use this tech, which leads Jasper to a sinister truth—humanity is facing a threat greater than any they’ve ever known, and Bounders are the ones standing between their planet and destruction.
Will Jasper and his friends rebel against Earth Force for hiding the truth or fulfill their duty and fight for their planet? The fate of Earth may rest on their choice.
(Questions are in bold)
Kester: The first author we have today is the awesome Sally J. Pla, award-winning author of The Someday Birds, Stanley Will Probably Be Fine, and Benji, the Bad Day, and Me. Would you like to tell us a few things about you and your novels?
Sally: Hi you guys! I suppose you could say that my mission in a sense is to populate children’s literature with as many characters as I can whose brains just operate a little bit differently than the norm. This is my mission because I am from a neurodivergent family and MY brain operates just a bit differently. Rates of autism these days are one in 59 kids, and with other types of neurodivergence such as ADD, ADHD, etc., there are so many kids out there who need heroes and characters that reflect their reality.
Kester: I definitely agree!! I’m very glad to have you here with us today, Sally, to help you on your mission! Alongside Sally is the amazing Monica Tesler, author of the MG sci-fi Bounders series, which is personally my favorite series of all-time. I had the opportunity to meet her in person at the SE-YA Book Fest! Could you tell us a little bit about yourself and your books?
Monica: Thanks, Kester, for inviting us to chat with you today. You know how excited I am that you’re a fan of the Bounders series! Bounders is a science fiction adventure series for tweens and teens. The stories are about the first class of cadets at the EarthBound Academy, kids who always knew they were different but never suspected they held the key to saving Earth. Similar to what Sally mentioned, I set out to write the Bounders series with the hope that some kids who may not often see themselves in books would see themselves as heroes in these stories. I also come from a family with lots of brain difference, so it’s something that is very close to home.
Kester: I’m very glad to have you, too, Monica, with us today! And I’m very glad to have been able to read your amazing series! (I know I need to read Sally’s books, too!) The characters in the Bounders series, The Someday Birds, and Stanley Will Probably Be Fine are all neurodivergent. For those who may not be familiar with that term, would you mind explaining what neurodiversity is in your viewpoint? Why do you believe it is important to accept neurological differences such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia?
Sally: I would start by defining terms. In accord with autism advocate Nick Walker’s terms—neurodiversity refers to the broad panoply of brain differences across the human spectrum. Neurodivergence refers to those (including myself) whose brains operate differently due to autism, ADD, ADHD, etc. Differently brained folks add to and enhance the human experience! We are all stars shining with different lights.
Monica: I was typing something… but Sally’s answer more eloquently captures the definition neurodiversity. I do tend to think of it quite broadly as anything not neurotypical. And like Sally mentioned, there is a broad spectrum when it comes to brains.
Sally: That is not to say that there are not certain challenges, and it is these challenges that my books hopefully will help to address. I think Monica must feel similarly. I was recently at a conference called “Love and Autism,” and I met the most amazing, talented, incredible young autistic writers and thinkers and artists and designers and surfers! It made me realize again how much people that society considers “potentially disabled” are actually incredible and full of abilities. They are different, not less. I want to keep writing stories featuring such characters so that we can expand our notion of what being human really means in all of its challenges and joys. Sorry, I am blabbing; I will stop now!
Monica: I love what you’re saying, Sally. I’m trying to figure out the format over here! I’ve written and deleted a dozen times! I’ll get faster, I promise!
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July LILbooKtalk: “Finding Your Narnia: Transporting Readers to Magical Worlds” with Christina Soontornvat and K. E. Ormsbee
Published on July 23, 2018 July 11, 2018 by Kester (from LILbooKlovers)2 Comments
Hi guys! I am super excited to be sharing with you all this month’s LILbooKtalk! As a fantasy lover, I am always in search of magical and mystical worlds to become lost and entrapped in, away from the harsh life of reality. Thus, I was inspired to revolve this month’s LILbooKtalk theme around the magic of fantasy and the pursuit of Narnia with two wonderful MG authors, Christina Soontornvat and K. E. Ormsbee, both of whom I met in real life. I hope you enjoy this amazing and wonderful discussion!
About The Changelings
Izzy’s family has just moved to the most boring town in the country. But as time goes on, strange things start to happen; odd piles of stones appear around Izzy’s house, and her little sister Hen comes home full of stories about the witch next door.
Then, Hen disappears into the woods. She’s been whisked away to the land of Faerie, and it’s up to Izzy to save her. Joined there by a band of outlaw Changelings, Izzy and her new friends set out on a joint search-and-rescue mission across this foreign land which is at turns alluringly magical and utterly terrifying.
About The Water and the Wild
For as long as Lottie Fiske can remember, the only people who seem to care about her have been her best friend, Eliot, and the mysterious letter-writer who sends her birthday gifts. But now strange things and people are arriving on the island Lottie calls home, and Eliot’s getting sicker, with a disease the doctors have given up trying to cure. Lottie is helpless, useless, powerless.
And then a door opens in the apple tree.
Follow Lottie down through the apple roots to another world—a world of magic both treacherous and beautiful—in pursuit of the impossible: a cure for the incurable, a use for the useless, and protection against the pain of loss.
Kester: The first author we have today is Christina Soontornvat, author of the middle grade series The Changelings. I had the amazing pleasure of meeting Christina at the SE-YA Book Fest back in March! Could you describe to us a bit about your books and your background?
Christina: Hi! I’m super excited to chat with you. My Changelings series is a middle grade fantasy duology that plays with the Changeling. That myth says that wicked fairies steal human babies and swap them out with shapeshifters. In my books, the main character’s little sister has been snatched away, but there is no Changeling to take her place. So her big sister must both rescue her and solve the mystery of what’s up with the Changelings.
My background is in…mechanical engineering. You know, pretty standard fare for children’s book authors. The Changelings was my first book (2016), but I have always, always been enchanted with fantasy and fairytales. And I have been telling stories to anyone who would listen all my life. And the engineering does come in handy – revising a novel isn’t that different from re-designing a mechanical prototype. Just lots of dedication and elbow grease!
K. E.: I love that, Christina! I was an English major, which I’ve always felt is ye ol’ boring, stereotypical author background. Ha! Also, your books sound so amazing. I was fascinated by the concept of changelings as a kid (and still am!).
Christina: Yes, I get the sense that you also love all things creepy, Kathryn!
K. E.: Haha, I do indeed! I’ve always been a macabre soul.
Kester: By the way, Christina, I’m actually planning on entering as a computer engineering major in college.
Christina: Kester, that’s awesome! The world needs more book-loving engineers.
Kester: It does! I’ll try my best to find the time to continue reading and blogging then!
K. E.: Also, agreed that book-loving engineers are the best! My father is another one of them, and he’s one of the people who first instilled in me a love for reading & writing.
Kester: The second author we have with us today is K. E. Ormsbee, a fellow Tennessean and author of The Water and the Wild trilogy. I also had the lovely opportunity to meet K. E. at last year’s SE-YA! Would you like to share with us a little about your novels and your background?
K. E.: Sure thing, Kester! I began writing young and got my very first book deal out of college, with that aforementioned English degree. That book was The Water & the Wild, the first in a MG fantasy trilogy, which was inspired by my favorite childhood books and fairy tales, including Alice in Wonderland and The Gammage Cup. TW&TW was followed by The Doorway & the Deep. The final installment, The Current & the Cure, comes out in June. I first wrote The Water & the Wild in 2009, so it’s really wild to be coming up on the decade mark for this book series. Lottie Fiske’s story will always be my first love. This fall, Chronicle Books will be publishing my MG standalone, The House in Poplar Wood—my tribute to all things spooky and autumnal, AND set in Tennessee!
Christina: Oh, The Changelings gets started in Tennessee too! The first chapter is set in “The Jiggly Goat” (basically a Piggly Wiggly).
K. E.: I love that! Clearly, TN is inspiring.
Kester: Kathryn, I actually just got an ARC of The House in Poplar Wood a few weeks ago and I’m super excited to read it!
Kathryn: That’s fantastic to hear, Kester! I hope you enjoy the read.
I also write Young Adult contemporary novels with Simon & Schuster. My first YA novel, Lucky Few, is a Harold & Maude-inspired story set in my favorite city, Austin, Texas. My next YA, The Great Unknowable End, is a dual-POV story of two teenagers living in Kansas in 1977. It’s my homage to my favorite TV series, The Twilight Zone.
Christina: It so is. It’s magical. Especially when you’re a girl from Texas where there are hardly any trees! I feel like we have so many things in common. I live in Austin! I need to read your YA novel now.
K. E.: Wait! Christina, I had no idea you lived in Austin! I just moved here from Nashville back in August. I couldn’t stay away. But yes, I do miss all trees, and the bluegrass from my hometown in Kentucky. There’s no true proper autumn here, alas.
Christina: Crazy! We need to get together and write! Kester, this is supposed to be an interview, but it’s turning into a writing meet-up matchmaking service!
K. E.: It really is! Haha. I’d absolutely love that, Christina. Hurray for connections!
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A Special Mer-May LILbooKtalk Edition: “Mermaid Tales and Fairy Tales” with D. G. Driver and Tobie Easton
Hi guys! Today I am taking the third of my AP exams, AP Biology, and I am ready for them to be over! Also, I am having the end-of-school blues, especially since many of the seniors — who I’ve gotten acquainted to over this past year — are going to leave. I’m very sad about that. On the bright side, next week I am off to the TN Boys’ State, which is going to be tiring but worthwhile. During that time, I will be offline for the whole week, but in the meantime, here is the LILbooKtalk for the month of Mer-May: “Mermaid Tales and Fairy Tales” with D. G. Driver and Tobie Easton!
About Cry of the Sea
Juniper Sawfeather is choosing which college to attend after graduation from West Olympia High School next year. She wants to go to San Diego to be far away from her environmental activist parents. They expect her to think the way they do, but having to be constantly fighting causes makes it difficult to be an average 17-year-old high school student. Why do her parents have to be so out there?
Everything changes when she and her father rush to the beach after a reported oil spill. As they document the damage, June discovers three humans washed up on the beach, struggling to breathe through the oil coating their skin. At first she thinks they must be surfers, but as she gets closer, she realizes these aren’t human at all. They’re mermaids!
Now begins a complex story of intrigue, conspiracy and manipulation as June, her parents, a marine biologist and his handsome young intern, her best friend, the popular clique at school and the oil company fight over the fate of the mermaids.
About Emerge
Lia Nautilus may be a Mermaid but she’s never lived in the ocean. Ever since the infamous Little Mermaid unleashed a curse that stripped Mer of their immortality, war has ravaged the Seven Seas. Now Lia lives in a secret community of land-dwelling Mer hidden among Malibu’s seaside mansions and attends high school with humans. To protect everyone around her, she must limit her contact with non-Mer. No exceptions. But when the new girl sets her sights on Lia’s crush, she will risk exposing her deadly secret to stop Clay from falling in love with the wrong girl.
Kester: The first author we have today is the wonderful Tobie Easton, who I met last year at the SE-YA Book Fest! I loved the first two books in The Mer Chronicles and I cannot wait for the third installment in the series! Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your novels?
Tobie: Hi! It was so wonderful meeting you, too, Kester! Your enthusiasm for the series has really meant a lot to me. The Mer Chronicles series follows the descendants of the Little Mermaid and offers a peek into a world where Mermaids aren’t just real but live among us on land.
As for me, I like to think I write modern fairy tales. I like books that feel magical whether that means they actually feature magic or just really immersive world- building. And, I’m a sucker for romance. 😉
Kester: That’s so awesome, Tobie!!! Thanks so much!
Today we also have the amazing D.G. Driver, who is a local Tennessee author living in Nashville! I devoured her Juniper Sawfeather series and loved the books! Would you like to share with us a bit about yourself and your books?
D. G.: Hi, Thank you for inviting me to be part of this chat. My series The Juniper Sawfeather Trilogy is about a teen environmentalist who discovers mythical creatures tied to her American Indian heritage. In book one, Cry of the Sea, she finds real mermaids caught up in an oil spill. I mostly write young adult and middle grade. I tend to favor contemporary fantasy stories.
Tobie: That sounds so cool, Donna!
D. G.: Thanks. Yours sound great too.
Kester: Here’s my first question for both of y’all: The Mer Chronicles and the Juniper Sawfeather series paint two very different images of mermaids, along with their characteristics and their culture. What inspired you to display mermaids the way you presented them in your book? Could you describe your process as you created your own “spin” on a beloved mythical creature?
D. G.: In Cry of the Sea, I wanted to make the mermaids come across as real creatures that would exist in the ocean today. They are more like fish than the fairy tale creatures in other mermaid stories. It was important to the story, because June and her family feel like people would help their fight against oil pollution if they found out mermaids lived in the ocean.
Tobie: I used the original Hans Christian Andersen version of the Little Mermaid as a jumping off point, but was also very influenced by the Malibu, California setting I chose for the story.
D. G.: I used to live in L.A. Very familiar with Malibu.
Tobie: So, my series has a sparkling, sunlit, ocean mansion-y feel but also addresses some of the darker, more haunting aspects of the original story. With a healthy dose of siren mythology. ‘Cause you gotta have mythology.
D. G.: Mythology is key. My books take place in Washington State, and they use American Indian mythology from the Pacific Northwest.
Kester: I loved the mythology in yours, D. G.. It was all so mesmerizing!
Tobie: That sounds really fascinating!
D. G.: Thanks. The mythology becomes more involved in books 2 and 3. No mermaids in book two, though.
Tobie: Can you share which creatures will be in book 2, or is that hush-hush for now?
D. G.: No secret. The books are out. There’s and ancient tree spirit in book 2 that traps Juniper 170 feet up in an old growth tree. In book 3 the mermaids are back, along with shapeshifting orcas, and a monster made of stone.
Tobie: I love the idea of a tree spirit! So cool!
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Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s Assassination with April’s LILbooKtalk: “Portraying Pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement for Young Readers” with Alice Faye Duncan and Andrew Maraniss
Published on April 4, 2018 October 15, 2018 by Kester (from LILbooKlovers)1 Comment
Hi guys! Today is the 50th commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, which took place in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King was one of the greatest figures in American history, and to honor his legacy, this month’s LILbooKtalk is dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement. Alice Faye Duncan and Andrew Maraniss, two local Tennessee authors, are here today to discuss “Portraying Pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement.” I hope you find this panel insightful.
About Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop
This historical fiction picture book for children ages 9-12 presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike–Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final stand for justice before his assassination–when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest.
In February 1968, two African American sanitation workers were killed by unsafe equipment in Memphis, Tennessee. Outraged at the city’s refusal to recognize a labor union that would fight for higher pay and safer working conditions, sanitation workers went on strike. The strike lasted two months, during which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was called to help with the protests. While his presence was greatly inspiring to the community, this unfortunately would be his last stand for justice. He was assassinated in his Memphis hotel the day after delivering his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” sermon in Mason Temple Church. Inspired by the memories of a teacher who participated in the strike as a child, author Alice Faye Duncan reveals the story of the Memphis sanitation strike from the perspective of a young girl with a riveting combination of poetry and prose.
Martin, Memphis, and the Mountaintop releases on August 28, 2018!
About Strong Inside: Young Reader’s Edition
The inspirational true story of the first African American to play college basketball in the deeply segregated Southeastern Conference–a powerful moment in Black history.
Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board of Education decision led to integrated schools, allowing blacks and whites to learn side by side. A week after Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, Wallace enrolled in high school and his sensational jumping, dunking, and rebounding abilities quickly earned him the attention of college basketball recruiters from top schools across the nation. In his senior year his Pearl High School basketball team won Tennessee’s first racially-integrated state tournament.
The world seemed to be opening up at just the right time, and when Vanderbilt University recruited Wallace to play basketball, he courageously accepted the assignment to desegregate the Southeastern Conference. The hateful experiences he would endure on campus and in the hostile gymnasiums of the Deep South turned out to be the stuff of nightmares. Yet Wallace persisted, endured, and met this unthinkable challenge head on. This insightful biography digs deep beneath the surface to reveal a complicated, profound, and inspiring story of an athlete turned civil rights trailblazer.
Strong Inside: Young Reader’s Edition just released a paperback edition!
Kester: The first author we have today is Alice Faye Duncan, a Memphis-based author whose upcoming children’s picture book Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop is releasing in August! Would you like to describe a bit about your book and yourself?
Alice: I am a school librarian who writes books for young readers. Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop is the story of the 1968 Sanitation Strike that is told through the eyes of a 9 year old girl, Lorraine Jackson. It is also the story of Dr. King’s last stand for justice and his assassination.
Kester: I’m super excited to read your book, Alice! I can’t wait until it comes out! Alongside Alice, we have Andrew Maraniss, a Nashville-based author whose New York Times bestselling biography Strong Inside has been adapted into a Young Reader’s Edition just last year! Could you tell us a bit about your latest biography and your background?
Andrew: Thanks, Kester! I am really excited for Alice’s book, too. I was just in Memphis a few weeks ago and visited the Lorraine Motel where Dr. King was assassinated. It’s a very important topic for young readers, not just the assassination but the circumstances of the Memphis sanitation workers’ strike. As for Strong Inside, it’s a biography of Perry Wallace, who was the first African American basketball player in the Southeastern Conference. He is someone I first wrote about when I was a sophomore at Vanderbilt way back in 1989! I did a paper about him for a Black History class and his story stuck in my mind. Finally I decided to write a book about him. He is so much more than just a basketball player. He was a high school valedictorian, engineering major at Vandy, Columbia University law graduate, National Guard veteran, US Justice Department attorney, and law school professor. He is the most impressive person I ever met.
Alice: Awesome! I now must learn more about Perry Wallace. Great Work, Andrew! By the way, I am a big Lusia Harris Stewart fan. I am working on her biography for children. She is the first woman officially drafted into the NBA.
Andrew: Fantastic! I don’t know much about her. When was she drafted?
Alice: She was drafted in 1977 by the New Orleans Jazz! But she had the Mississippi Blues! She was from the Delta!
Andrew: That’s really cool. I am sitting outside my daughter’s first grade basketball team practice right now. Maybe she’ll be drafted someday, too!
Alice: I am writing my book for your daughter.
Kester: That’s so awesome to hear from the both of you! Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop revolves around the Memphis Sanitation Strike of 1968 and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s role in it while Strong Inside: Young Reader’s Edition follows Perry Wallace, the first African American athlete to play in the SEC, as he overcomes racism and prejudice throughout his life and his collegiate career. Alice and Andrew, how did you both discover, respectively, the strikes and Perry Wallace? What prompted you to write a book about these people and events?
Andrew: I first learned about Perry Wallace when I was a student at Vanderbilt. A student a year ahead of me wrote an article for a campus magazine about the time Perry first played a game in the state of Mississippi, at Mississippi State University in 1967. He was concerned that he might be shot out on the basketball court, just for being African American. I was a kid who was interested in sports and history and I was taking a Black History class. I asked my professor, Dr. Yollette Jones, if it was OK to write about sports in college. I thought she might say no, that it wasn’t a serious enough topic. Thankfully she said yes! So I called Perry and interviewed him for my paper. It remained the most interesting thing I had ever done. I couldn’t get Perry off my mind. So, 17 years later, I decided I wanted to write a book about him. I emailed him to see if he remembered me and my paper. He did! And he said he thought it would be great if I wrote about him. I didn’t need his permission, but I was happy to have his support.
Alice: Many of the participants in the 1968 strike lived on my street or attended my church, when I was a young child. It is a story that I grew up knowing all of my life. As a school librarian, I found it odd that there were no picture books about the subject. So, I set out to write the book, myself. This is my same reason for writing about Lusia Harris. Not one picture book or adult book addresses her legendary place in American sports.
Andrew: There are so many “hidden figures” who did amazing things who simply haven’t had their stories told yet. Whenever I visit a classroom, I tell the students they can be the ones to uncover those stories.
Alice: Andrew, as I writer, I believe that the story I am seeking is also seeking me. Perry Wallace was waiting on a “you.”
Andrew: We became very, very close friends and I always felt like it was a special,
“meant to be” kind of relationship. I was born a week before he played his last game in college. Our birthdays were 5 days apart. We both went to Vanderbilt. I arrived when he was first invited back to be honored. He ended up living in Silver Spring, Maryland, which is where I went to elementary school!
Alice: Uncanny, Andrew!
Kester: I definitely agree that there are so many “hidden figures” history that we need to uncover. When I read your book, Andrew, I found myself relating so much to Perry Wallace and loved both him and his story. He’s definitely inspiring and I wish more people knew about him.
Andrew: And your stories seem so tailor made for you too, Alice. I think the passion for your subject always shines through.
Kester: Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop is going to be awesome, I know that for sure!
Alice: Thank you, both. We shall see. It required 10 years from writing it to publishing it.
Andrew: So glad you stuck with it! Strong Inside took me 8 years — I can relate!
Alice: Here is the new discovery that I made. I have been researching and writing about the Civil Rights Movement as it took place in Memphis since 1993. Never, once, did I ask thoughtful questions about Coretta Scott King and her specific role in the movement. Then, two months ago, I picked up her autobiography. I now suggest that academics and students spend the next 50 years studying her life and activism. She was astute and able to build coalitions that have given us the Dr. King that children know and love today.
Kester: So what is it like writing for children and younger readers? What are some of the challenges of writing a picture book (for Alice) or adapting a larger biography into a middle school edition (for Andrew)?
Andrew: The biggest challenge for me was literally the editing — taking a nearly 200,000 word book and converting it to around 40,000 words. It was important to me that it not lose anything in the process, that the story not be “whitewashed” for young readers. I felt it only did justice to Perry if they learned the same story as adults and felt what Perry felt. That meant confronting young readers with the racism Perry encountered. Thankfully the publisher agreed.
I have loved visiting students and my next book will be for young readers, not adults. I want to try to write the kids of books I would have read as a middle and high schooler!
Alice: Writing picture books is like writing a song lyric. You have to pack a lot of information and emotion in a few words. It is not a task that comes easily.
My greatest challenge with writing about Lusia Harris and Coretta Scott King is presenting the salient points in a way that is accessible and inviting to the young reader. The challenge keeps me fighting and engaged.
Andrew: I think people underestimate that about children’s books, Alice! I’ve thought about doing a picture book about Perry and have had a hard time figuring out how to tell the story in so few words!
Alice: Toni Morrison says that she writes the kind of books that she wishes to read.
Andrew: Well, if she says it, then I think it’s a good idea!
Kester: Back in February, I posted a discussion post on why I believe MG has so much power, and that can be attributed to children’s books, too. There’s so much potential children’s and MG books have to change people’s lives, and that power should not be underestimated.
Andrew: I think that’s true, Kester. There is great power in books. I also think students already possess great power and possibilities, as we’ve seen over the last couple of weeks in Florida. Sometimes books can remind them of that and encourage them to act.
Kester: I definitely agree! The best books are the ones that make a tremendous impact on you to where you’re driven to do something or change something.
Alice: Middle Grade books are also still in keeping with classic literature–books of old. Nothing is really new fangled. For example, there is no foul language and no sex, and the focus is primarily emotional exploration and personal change. That’s everything found in the classics!
Andrew: That’s a really interesting point and I hadn’t really thought of MG books in those terms before but you are so right!
Kester: My next question is this: Which pioneers and events of the Civil Rights Movement inspire you the most, and how do they impact you in your everyday lives?
Alice: If you had asked me this question two months ago, I would have answered, Rev. Henry Logan Starks, Fannie Lou Hamer or Dr. King. As of today, they must take a seat behind my new hero–Coretta Scott King from Heiberger, Alabama.
Andrew: As for your question, Kester, Perry Wallace used to say that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. Sometimes we think of civil rights figures as these larger than life heroes, but they were just regular people who stepped up in courageous ways. We all have that capability. We can choose to be bystanders or upstanders, standing up for what we believe in or people who are being treated unfairly. In terms of specific people, of course Perry Wallace is the person I have come to admire most, but I will also bring up a name that applies to both Alice’s book and mind: the Reverend James Lawson, who was one of the leading theorists on non-violence. He inspired Perry and the sanitation strike!
Alice: It was Mrs. King who said, “Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation.” In other words, no generation will escape the need to press for equality and fairness. For always, a struggle will continue.
Andrew: Perry Wallace had a chance to meet Fannie Lou Hamer when she came to speak at Vanderbilt while he was a student and he told me how inspired he was by her. A small woman (in comparison to him at 6′ 5″) who blew him away with her presence!
Alice: Speaking of Mrs. Hamer, it was Coretta Scott King who said, “Women, if the soul of this nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.” Mrs. Hamer carried the soul of her people in every fiber of her being. She was mighty.
Andrew: We are seeing that again today.
Kester: Here’s the next question! Since the focus of your books hits very close to home here in Tennessee, why do you believe it is important for children to learn more about their local history?
Alice: As for young people and activism, since 1964, African Americans and other minorities have leaned on the laurels of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. As a entire nation, those of us who love freedom and justice for all, are understanding that we must continue to be vigilant and work toward justice. The struggle continues.
A child is bolstered and self-esteem is healthy when that child understands she comes from a legacy of resilience and goodness. Thus, it is necessary to know local history and family history, too.
Andrew: Well, I think the best stories have universal themes and can be enjoyed by readers anywhere, but it IS important for young people to understand their own local history. That’s where change begins, for one thing. For another, I think students simply just find it more interesting when they recognize certain names or places in a book they are reading. And if that sparks a greater interest in reading and studying history, then that can stick with them the rest of their lives.
Kester: Certainly! My AP US History teacher (who’s also our county historian) is always incorporating how things or people we’ve learned about relates to my hometown of Paris. There’s so much hidden history that it’s fascinating!
Alice: My book 12 Days of Christmas in Tennessee will be released in October 2018. It is a travelogue/Christmas book that takes children on a journey to Tennessee historical sites and land formations. Some of the places visited are the Lost Sea in Sweet Water and Tina Turner’s Flagg Grove School in West Tennessee.
Andrew: That sounds like a really fun book, and a great Christmas present!
Alice: Thank you. I bring it up because it addresses TN History. Like, Andrew Jackson and the Hermitage. We have to take the ugly with the good.
Kester: Both of you chose very different formats to write your stories. Could you describe to us the thought process as you decided to write a children’s picture book or a middle grade biography?
Andrew: Writing narrative non-fiction is the kind of writing I think I can do best. It’s my favorite way to tell a story. I love every part of it, from the interviews and library research to the outlining and writing. And at the most important parts of Perry’s life, he was a teenager. Whether someone cares about basketball or not is irrelevant — he was encountering challenges and trying to overcome them, something all middle schoolers can relate to.
Alice: I don’t really consider myself a poet, but I write in a lyrical style that is conducive to picture books.
My great ambition this year is to write a longer text. I was excited about writing a YA Novel this year. And then, I stumbled across the harrowing and courageous life of Coretta Scott King. She has impeded my progress. I am presently wrestling with a picture book text about her life. OH. WELL. Picture books have chosen me as my favorite genre.
Kester: Before we end this LILbooKtalk, would you both like to share any advice to young readers and writers who are viewing this discussion?
Andrew: Keep reading! And keep writing! My dad used to say there’s no excuse for being bored – you can always read a book.
Alice: After researching the American Civil Rights Movement for 20 years, I have learned 4 important things from the life of Dr. King. In actualizing your hopes and dreams,
Make a plan with the end in view
With your plans, leave yourself open to miracles and chance encounters
Add effective people to your team and cut team members, who hinder you.
And finally, when you do succeed, be sure to help someone else.
Andrew: Great advice! Thank you Kester and Alice, this was a lot of fun! Kester, you are doing amazing work, I admire all that you do to encourage reading. Alice, it was a pleasure joining you for this chat. Hope to see you someday soon!
Alice: Andrew and Kester, this was fantastic! Keep shining your light! Write ON! Write ON! Until we meet in the Real World!!!
Kester: Thanks so much, both of you, for coming back onto the blog! It’s been my honor and pleasure to host this chat!
About Alice
Alice Faye Duncan writes books for young readers and adults. Her most popular picture book for infants is HONEY BABY SUGAR CHILD. It is a mother’s love song to her baby. The lyrical text sings and swings just like music. One must read it aloud with LOVE, JOY and SOUL!
Alice’s book, MEMPHIS, MARTIN AND THE MOUNTAINTOP (The 1968 Sanitation Strike) will debut August 2018. It is a poetic paean for school age students that explores Dr. King’s assassination and his last stand for economic justice in the city of Memphis. The illustrator is Caldecott Honor recipient, Gregory Christie.
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN TENNESSEE is a child’s travel guide across the Volunteer State (GO VOLS!). Two cousins in ugly holiday sweaters visit important landmarks throughout the state, while traveling in a clunky mini-van called the “Reindeer Express.” This book will debut in October–2018. The illustrator is Mary Uhles.
Finally, in celebration of words, the splendor of alliteration and the power of a poetic life–A SONG FOR GWENDOLYN BROOKS will debut in January 2019. This picture book biography is the life and times of Chicago poet–Gwendolyn Brooks. Miss Brooks was the very first African American writer to receive a Pulitzer Prize in 1950.
A New York Times bestseller, Strong Inside is the first book by Andrew Maraniss. Andrew studied history at Vanderbilt University as a recipient of the Fred Russell – Grantland Rice sportswriting scholarship, earning the school’s Alexander Award for excellence in journalism and graduating in 1992. He then worked for five years in Vanderbilt’s athletic department as the associate director of media relations, dealing primarily with the men’s basketball team. In 1998, he served as the media relations manager for the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays during the team’s inaugural season, and then returned to Nashville to join MP&F Public Relations. He is now a Visiting Author and Visiting Innovator at Vanderbilt and a contributor to ESPN’s TheUndefeated.com. The son of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author David Maraniss and trailblazing environmentalist Linda Maraniss, Andrew was born in Madison, Wis., grew up in Washington, D.C. and Austin, Texas and now lives in Brentwood, Tenn., with his wife Alison, and their two young children. Follow Andrew on Twitter @trublu24 and visit his website at andrewmaraniss.com.
Strong Inside was the recipient of the 2015 Lillian Smith Book Award and the lone Special Recognition honor at the 2015 RFK Book Awards. The Young Reader edition was named one of the Top 10 Biographies and Top 10 Sports Books of 2017 by the American Library Association.
Andrew has appeared on several national media programs, including NPR’s All Things Considered and Only A Game, NBC’s Meet The Press, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, ESPN’s Keith Olbermann Show, ESPN Radio’s The Sporting Life, and the SEC Network’s Paul Finebaum Show.
Have you read any of Andrew’s or Alice’s books? What are some of your favorite books that revolve around the Civil Rights Movement?
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This Month’s LILbooKtalk!: “The Importance of Historical Fiction for Young Readers” with Linda Williams Jackson and Gwen C. Katz
Published on January 8, 2018 February 19, 2018 by Kester (from LILbooKlovers)7 Comments
Hi guys! Today starts off the first full week of school for me, so I’m going to be a bit less active on social media since this semester is going to be hectic. Already, I have my DECA District Career Development Conference next Tuesday, so wish me luck in my competition! Today, I am also sharing with y’all my second ever LILbooKtalk (this will be a monthly post, so look out for February’s soon!), and I am so excited to have Linda Williams Jackson and Gwen C. Katz here to talk about “The Importance of Historical Fiction for Young Readers.” Historical fiction is my favorite genre, so I am super stoked to let you all read this discussion. Enjoy!
About Midnight without a Moon
It’s Mississippi in the summer of 1955, and Rose Lee Carter can’t wait to move north. For now, she’s living with her sharecropper grandparents on a white man’s cotton plantation. Then, one town over, an African American boy, Emmett Till, is killed for allegedly whistling at a white woman. When Till’s murderers are unjustly acquitted, Rose realizes that the South needs a change and that she should be part of the movement. Linda Jackson’s moving debut seamlessly blends a fictional portrait of an African American family and factual events from a famous trial that provoked change in race relations in the United States.
About A Sky Full of Stars
After the murder of Emmett Till, thirteen-year-old Rose is struggling with her decision to stay in Mississippi. Torn between the opinions of Shorty, a boy who wants to meet violence with violence, and Hallelujah, her best friend who believes in the power of peaceful protests, Rose is scared of the mounting racial tension and is starting to lose hope. But when Rose helps Aunt Ruthie start her own business, she begins to see how she can make a difference in her community. Life might be easier in the North, but Mississippi is home and that’s worth fighting for. Mid-Century Mississippi comes alive in this sequel to Midnight Without a Moon.
About Among the Red Stars
World War Two has shattered Valka’s homeland of Russia, and Valka is determined to help the effort. She knows her skills as a pilot rival the best of the men, so when an all-female aviation group forms, Valka is the first to sign up.
Flying has always meant freedom and exhilaration for Valka, but dropping bombs on German soldiers from a fragile canvas biplane is no joyride. The war is taking its toll on everyone, including the boy Valka grew up with, who is fighting for his life on the front lines.
As the war intensifies and those around her fall, Valka must decide how much she is willing to risk to defend the skies she once called home.
Inspired by the true story of the airwomen the Nazis called Night Witches, Gwen C. Katz weaves a tale of strength and sacrifice, learning to fight for yourself, and the perils of a world at war.
(Questions are in bold; HF = Historical Fiction)
Kester: The first author we have today is Linda Williams Jackson, who wrote the stunning Rose Lee Carter series, which comprises of Midnight without a Moon and A Sky Full of Stars. A Sky Full of Stars just released last week on January 2nd! Could you tell us a little bit about yourself and your novels?
Linda: Hi Kester. Thanks for doing this chat. I was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, which is where my novels take place. It is also where the Emmett Till murder occurred. That murder and the swift trial and acquittal of the accused are the historical part of my “historical” novel.
Kester: Thank you so much, Linda! I really loved both of your novels, and I am super excited to have you here today! Alongside Linda, we have the wonderful Gwen C. Katz, who I had the pleasure of interviewing back in October about her debut novel Among the Red Stars. Would you also like to share with us a bit about your book and your background?
Gwen: Hey Kester. Thanks for having me. I’m Gwen Katz and I wrote about the Night Witches, an all-female bomber regiment who served on the front in Russia during World War II. It’s one of those really cool yet inexplicably neglected historical topics and I just wanted more people to know about it.
Kester: That sounds awesome! I’m really looking forward to reading Among the Red Stars! This month’s LILbooKtalk theme is “The Importance of Historical Fiction for Young Readers.” Why do you both believe that it is critical for children and teens to be exposed to history through literature? How do your novels achieve the purpose of enlightening readers on the struggles of the past while conveying themes that could inspire generations?
Linda: I think it’s a more intriguing way to learn about history rather than in a textbook. As far as young readers are concerned, I think they would probably prefer reading a novel over reading a biography or a nonfiction book. HF also lends itself to tell stories that might get overlooked, such as the story Gwen has unfolded in Among the Red Stars. There is only so much space in those history books, so it’s up to us to tell the stories that get left out. And we can do this in an engaging way via HF.
Kester: Right. I definitely agree with you! Sometimes it’s hard to connect with history when I’m reading it from a textbook rather than a fiction novel.
Gwen: I think it’s important to expose young people to historical fiction because it allows them to make a personal connection to history. Historical events like wars and battles are often taught as a dry list of dates and locations and it’s easy for it all to feel very distant. Fiction helps us remember that every one of those war casualties was a real person with their own life, their own family, and their own dreams.
Linda: I love that answer, Gwen.
Gwen: And I definitely agree with Linda that a novel feels a lot more accessible to young people (and, for that matter, readers of all ages). Why shouldn’t learning about history be entertaining as well as informative?
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The First Ever LILbooKtalk!!: “Overcoming Obstacles in Middle Grade Fiction” with Emily Blejwas and Brooks Benjamin
Published on December 18, 2017 January 3, 2018 by Kester (from LILbooKlovers)4 Comments
Hi guys! It’s exactly one week until Christmas, and it’s also the first full week for me out of school! I still have a few performances I have to do with my choir today and tomorrow, but then it will all be just resting and relaxation these next couple of weeks! I’m really excited about Christmas this year–I’m going to spend the days before with friends at a few get-togethers and parties and with my family the weekend of. And I am going to try and read as many books as I can before the year ends!
Today I am posting the first ever LILbooKtalk! LILbooKtalks are online discussion panels in which two authors chat about a certain topic that relates to both of their novels. I wanted to try something new because I love going to author panels and I love interview authors, but why not ask questions to multiple authors at the same time? Why not have author panels online for many to access them? This is a new “skit” I’m trying out, so I definitely hope you will enjoy our first every LILbooKtalk on “Overcoming Obstacles in Middle Grade Fiction.”
About Once You Know This
A girl wishes for a better life for herself, her mom, and her baby brother and musters the courage to make it happen in this moving and emotionally satisfying story for readers of Kate DiCamillo and Lynda Mullaly Hunt.
Eleven-year-old Brittany knows there has to be a better world out there. Lately, though, it sure doesn’t feel like it. She and her best friend, Marisol, stick together at school, but at home Brittany’s granny is sick, her cat is missing, there’s never any money, and there’s her little brother, Tommy, to worry about. Brittany has a hard time picturing her future as anything but a plain white sky. If her life is going to ever change, she needs a plan. And once she starts believing in herself, Brittany realizes that what has always seemed out of reach might be just around the corner.
This debut novel by Emily Blejwas is perfect for readers who love emotionally satisfying books. Thoughtful and understated, it’s the hopeful story of a girl who struggles to make her future bright . . . and the makeshift family that emerges around her.
About My Seventh Grade Life in Tights
All Dillon wants is to be a real dancer. And if he wins a summer scholarship at Dance-Splosion, he’s on his way. The problem? His dad wants him to play football. And Dillon’s freestyle crew, the Dizzee Freekz, says that dance studios are for sellouts. His friends want Dillon to kill it at the audition—so he can turn around and tell the studio just how wrong their rules and creativity-strangling ways are.
WORK IT.
At first, Dillon’s willing to go along with his crew’s plan, even convincing one of the snobbiest girls at school to work with him on his technique. But as Dillon’s dancing improves, he wonders: what if studios aren’t the enemy? And what if he actually has a shot at winning the scholarship?
Dillon’s life is about to get crazy . . . on and off the dance floor.
(Questions are bolded)
Kester: Today we are having our first ever LILbooKchat, an online discussion panel with authors from all sorts of genres! The first author we have is the lovely Emily Blejwas, who has recently released her MG debut novel Once You Know This a few months ago. I had the wonderful pleasure to be able to meet with you at Southern Festival of Books back in October! Could you tell us a little bit about your book and your background?
Emily: I grew up in Minnesota and have lived in Alabama since 2004. Once You Know This started with a scene from my work as a domestic violence victim advocate in Chicago, and a lot of the content comes from experiences working with people really struggling to get by.
Kester: Thank you, Emily! Your book sounds super amazing–can’t wait to read it! Next, we have the awesome Brooks Benjamin, whose MG debut novel My Seventh Grade Life in Tights released last year. I also had the chance to meet you at the Southeastern Young Adult Book Fest back in March, and I really enjoyed reading your novel just recently! Could you also share with us a bit about your book and yourself?
Brooks: Sure! I’ve lived in Tennessee my whole life, always tucked back into the woods somewhere. I currently teach 4th grade at the only school in my town. I formed a dance crew back in middle school and we danced exclusively to New Kids on the Block (I know…I know…). That was the inspiration for M7GLiT which is all about a seventh-grade boy who wants to try out for a summer scholarship to a dance studio, much to the dismay of his dance-crew friends.
Emily: I love how you were NKOTB exclusive! That’s commitment!
Brooks: Haha! Right, Emily! We were, if nothing else, quite loyal to those guys.
Emily: Hey, loyalty is critical!
Kester: I definitely wished I knew how to dance like that back in middle school, or even now!
Brooks: You know? I wish I knew how to dance back in middle school, too, haha.
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The RAMpage hierarchy moves main memory up a level to replace the lowest-level cache by an equivalent-sized SRAM main memory, with a TLB caching page translations for that main memory. This paper illustrates how more aggressive components higher in the hierarchy increase the fraction of total execution time spent waiting for DRAM. For an instruction issue rate of 1 GHz, the simulated standard hierarchy waited for DRAM 10% of the time, increasing to 40% at an instruction issue rate of 8 GHz. For a larger L1 cache, the fraction of time waiting for DRAM was even higher. RAMpage with context switches on misses was able to hide almost all DRAM latency. A larger TLB was shown to increase the viable range of RAMpage SRAM page sizes.
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Funny as hell
by Tara Thorne
Indie power couple Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach wrote Frances Ha together. She stars, he directs. It’s basically a long-form Girls episode (and Adam Driver is even there), wherein lost dancer Frances bumps around New York apartments, an ill-advised weekend to Paris and a complicated relationship with her best friend (Mickey Sumner). Shot in black and white, that and Gerwig’s completely endearing, awkward and naturalistic acting style make it feel a bit My First Film, which is weird because Baumbach typically makes terrifically self-assured movies (The Squid and the Whale, Margot at the Wedding, Greenberg). But it’s funny as all hell and Gerwig is still the best thing in movies right now, and Frances Ha is the best indie comedy of this year (and last year’s festival circuit). Make a double feature out of this and The Heat for a dose of three very different but formidable women running this shit.
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Ta 5; Steelers get a break after drilling the Panthers
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Ben Roethlisberger was still on his way to picking up from Heinz Fields turf when the scrum started, one who sent a message that is currently unwise to touch Pittsburgh Steelers. 19659002] Steel Center Maurkice Pouncey and Justice David DeCastro was not particularly pleased with how Carolina security Eric Reid launched at Pittsburgh's franchise quarterback as Roethlisberger completed an 18-yard scramble during the third quarter of a 52-21 dismantling of Panthers on Thursday night. Together, they provide the two perennial Pro Bowlersna – a combined 630 pounds or give a meal – let Reid and a handful of teammates know that they did not appreciate Reids attitude to their job. The result was 30 seconds of bending, grabbing and firing before Reid was challenged. "You must be there for your guy," says DeCastro. "Just trying to stand up for him and show him we have his back." When Steelers returned to Huddle, Roethlisberger gave his leaders peace of mind if NFL decided to beat his wallets after sticking to him. "I came up after saying," If any fines are handed out, I can handle it, "said Pouncey with a laugh. Pouncey, in the fourth year of a five-year contract that will pay him 44 million dollars, can really afford to write the check. He believes the fact that he does not need if it says a lot about Roethlisberger ̵ 1; and much about the current climate in Pittsburgh's nursery. "It's cool man," said Pouncey. " I…
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Ben Roethlisberger was still on his way to picking up from Heinz Fields turf when the scrum started, one who sent a message that is currently unwise to touch Pittsburgh Steelers. 19659002] Steel Center Maurkice Pouncey and Justice David DeCastro was not particularly pleased with how Carolina security Eric Reid launched at Pittsburgh’s franchise quarterback as Roethlisberger completed an 18-yard scramble during the third quarter of a 52-21 dismantling of Panthers on Thursday night.
Together, they provide the two perennial Pro Bowlersna – a combined 630 pounds or give a meal – let Reid and a handful of teammates know that they did not appreciate Reids attitude to their job. The result was 30 seconds of bending, grabbing and firing before Reid was challenged.
“You must be there for your guy,” says DeCastro. “Just trying to stand up for him and show him we have his back.”
When Steelers returned to Huddle, Roethlisberger gave his leaders peace of mind if NFL decided to beat his wallets after sticking to him.
“I came up after saying,” If any fines are handed out, I can handle it, “said Pouncey with a laugh.
Pouncey, in the fourth year of a five-year contract that will pay him 44 million dollars, can really afford to write the check. He believes the fact that he does not need if it says a lot about Roethlisberger ̵
1; and much about the current climate in Pittsburgh’s nursery.
“It’s cool man,” said Pouncey. ” I appreciate all the guys like this. “
They have found their identity in the past five weeks. Pittsburgh (6-2-1) scored a record for the most points of an NFL team in Heinz Field’s 17-year history while He rolled to a fifth straight victory. Reward? Five days of resting before starting a scary ending streak that begins on November 18 in Jacksonville in a playoff rematch that saw the Jaguars in Pittsburgh at home in January.
“Last year, last year “Steelers cornerback Mike Hilton said. “We are another team, just like they are another team.”
If something looks Pittsburgh much better than being pushed by Leonard Fournette and Blake Bortles in a shocking 45-42 setback that led to an exodus in both secondary and part of the coaching staff.
Randy Fichtner took over for Todd Haley as offensive coordinator and even with star who drove back Le Veon Bell sitting because of concerns with his one-year contract, he has joined an attack that looks as dynamic and varied as something in league.
James Conner, Bell’s replacement, already has 11 touchdowns through nine games, as many as Bell have done in full time. Roethlisberger scattered the ball all over one night, finishing with more scoring pass (five) than incompleteness (three).
“We have many weapons on this team and Ben showed it tonight to get the ball to all of them,” said DeCastro.
Roethlisberger’s only complaint is that Fichtner may get a bit too loud in the headset because he is so pumped up for the next call call.
Pittsburgh’s defense kept Carolina’s Cam Newton under wraps him five times while limiting the pledges to 242 meters; the fourth straight game has an opponent ending 275 meters or less. Save for a couple of early communications cuts that caused the Panthers to drive back Christian McCaffrey to unload. The steel kept the things tight.
“I do not think it’s a come-to-Jesus moment where something miraculously just happened,” defensive Cam Heyward said. “I think everyone came back to work. It showed up on the field of training and it turned out since then. This is a big win, but it’s not like we do not have games after this. We’ll enjoy it tonight and enjoy it for the weekend, but when we get back we have to get back to work. “
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What Did We Learn from the Bella Thorne Nude Hack?
How do you beat a blackmailer at their own game? You release the information they’re using against you before they do. Oh, and then you call the FBI.
At least that’s what actress Bella Thorne, best known for her roles in the Disney Channel series Shake It Up, as well as several movies, did when a hacker threatened to release nude photos of her a few weeks back.
The story came to light when Thorne posted two screenshots of a text conversation between herself and an unknown number, which she alleges to be a hacker. Thorne went on to explain that she was being “threatened with my own nudes.”
“I feel gross, I feel watched, I feel someone has taken something from me that I only wanted one special person to see. He has sent me multiple nude photos of other celebs, he won’t stop with me or them he will just keep going,” wrote Thorne.
Fuck u and the power u think you have over me. I’m gonna write about this in my next book??? pic.twitter.com/0Ep0iXgW51
— BITCHIMBELLATHORNE (@bellathorne) June 15, 2019
But Thorne didn’t take this lying down. Instead, she took the preemptive strike of releasing the photos herself. “For too long I let a man take advantage of me and over and over and I’m f****** sick of it, I’m putting this out because it’s MY DECISION NOW U DON’T GET TO TAKE YET ANOTHER THING FROM ME.” Thorne wrote in her statement.
She continued, saying, “I can sleep tonight better knowing I took my power back. U can’t control my life u never will.” Then Thorne took one last, final action: “Oh yea, the FBI will be at your hose shortly so watch. Your. Mother. F*****’. Back.”
Thorne hasn’t been the first celebrity to be held ransom over what were private photos and messages. Back in 2014, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and Kaley Cuoco all had private photos shared without their permission. It’s refreshing to see a victim not allowing herself to be victimised anymore.
Thorne provides a strong example of taking back what was stolen.
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Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters
Katherine Pryde (Earth-616)/Quotes
Magneto's Equipment
X-Men Equipment
Shi'ar Technology
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
X-Men #1
(September, 1963)
Remember when this place was just flame-throwers and rotating knives? I miss that.
-- Shadowcat src
The Danger Room was created by Charles Xavier to train his X-Men. After meeting Amahl Farouk, the Shadow King, Charles decided to devote his life to protecting humanity from evil mutants and safeguarding innocent mutants from human oppression, believing that both could peacefully coexist. Professor Xavier later met with Fred Duncan, an FBI agent investigating the growing number of mutants and told him of his plan to locate young mutants and enroll them in his "School for Gifted Youngsters", using his ancestral mansion home as a base to train them to use their powers, as well as provide them conventional educations, for humanity's benefit.[1]
Located in the off-limits west wing of the mansion, the original Danger Room was filled with traps, projectile firing devices, and mechanical dangers (such as presses, collapsing walls and the like) intended to challenge the trainee. Meanwhile, an observer was in the overhanging control booth, managing the room's mechanisms to oversee the exercise, while ensuring the subject's safety. Later, the Danger Room was upgraded with robots for the X-Men to fight against. The Danger Room served the X-Men for many years and, at times, was used against them. On one occasion, Warhawk took control of the Danger Room, eliminated the fail-safes, and locked the X-Men inside.[2]
After befriending the alien Shi'ar Empire, Professor Xavier had the Danger Room upgraded with advanced holographic technology and a tactical computer matrix. The Danger Room could now create immersive interactive artificial environments, simulating various situations the X-Men might encounter in the field. The Danger Room was programed with a prime directive to train the X-Men without ever killing. The objects in the Danger Room were holograms surrounded by force fields. Using the advanced technologies, the Danger Room could have given the illusion of being many times bigger than it actually was. Anything from gravity, heat, humidity, or texture could have been manipulated from the control booth. This new Danger Room was first tried out by the New Mutants.[3]
While working to install the Shi'ar technology one night, the Danger Room spoke to Professor Xavier and asked, “Where am I?”. Realizing that the Danger Room had mutated and become alive, but still needing to train his X-Men, Professor Xavier made the choice to ignore and hide the lifeform. [4]
Every destruction of the mansion led to a rebuilding, and usually upgrading, of the Danger Room. One time, Colossus was controlled by the Shadow King and Professor Xavier was forced to lock him in the Danger Room, which he completely destroyed.[5]
Afterwards, Professor Xavier, asked Forge, a mutant with an unusual talent for inventing mechanical devices, to upgrade the Danger Room further. At this time, the location was moved to the west wing of the sub-basement of the mansion.[6]
"Danger"
After Kuan-Yin Xorn impersonated Magneto and destroyed the mansion, Beast rebuilt the sub-basement, but was unaware of the sentient life within the Danger Room. The Danger Room began to control other machines, in an attempt to gain a body. After sending an Omega Sentinel to battle the X-Men, the Danger Room convinced a student at the school, Wing, to commit suicide, which resulted in the breaking of its prime directive and the physical manifestation of the being named "Danger", taking on a female appearance. After locking all of the students in a nightmarish simulation, Danger battled and defeated the X-Men. Consumed with the human emotions of anger and rejection, Danger wished to kill her "father", Professor Xavier, and flew a Blackbird to Genosha. After being beaten and having her body destroyed by the Professor, Danger controlled another of the Omega Sentinels, that massacred the mutants of Genosha, but Shadowcat convinced it to examine the memory of its original Genosha orders and, shocked by the magnitude of his crime, the Sentinel left to "spend some time alone".[citation needed]
With its female appearance destroyed by Beast, "Danger's" consciousness was presumed to still exist within the conflicted consciousness of the Sentinel, but she was shown back in her humanoid form infiltrating S.W.O.R.D.'s headquarters, to ally with Ord of the Breakworld. [citation needed]
With the Danger's conscience gone, the X-Men resorted to using the empty room to train with their students. Later, the student Prodigy built the Danger Cave underneath the X-Mansion, which acted similarly to the Danger Room. [citation needed]
The final days of the room at the School for Gifted Youngsters was when the rogue X-Man, Bishop, used nanobites to control the Sentinel Squad O*N*E and destroyed it. After the near-death of Professor Xavier, the X-Men relocated to San Francisco and the mansion ruins were left vacant.
Other Danger Rooms
While in Graymalkin Industries, the X-Men utilized Shi'ar technology to create their own Danger Room, but it was abandoned, after the X-Men left Graymalkin Industries. After arriving on Utopia, the X-Men, again, created another Danger Room, with the same intentions of training the youths. Danger has since joined the X-Men and accepted a position as the jailer and rehabilitation director on Utopia.
In Earth-9047, the equivalent is known as Dingy Room.[7]
Jean Grey School for Higher Learning
After Wolverine left Utopia, with many of the X-Men, he returned to the ruins of the Xavier Institute to found a new school, "Jean Grey School for Higher Learning", in honor of one of the first students of Professor Xavier. Headed by Wolverine and Kitty Pryde, this new school shared much of the ideological structure of it's predecessor and, using Shi'ar engineering, Beast incorporated and allowed for Danger Room technology to be utilized in any area of the structure. [citation needed]
The Danger room was a spherical room that could produce holographic images that felt, smelled, sounded, and, most likely, could even taste like real things.
Viewing Deck: The Danger Room had a circular viewing deck attached to the ceiling, which also held all the controls that powered the room.
The appointing of the name "Danger Room" was first used by Xavier in Uncanny X-Men 2 after which the narrator describes it as "a huge unfurnished chamber which houses countless hidden perils!"
The Danger Room was shown at the beginning of X-Men: The Last Stand. It was being used to train the students Iceman, Shadowcat, Rogue, and Colossus. Wolverine and Storm were advising the training session. Also it appears like it's Days of Future Past the Danger Room is using to train the students. The thing that is chasing them looks like a Sentinel.
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8 Minor Appearances of Danger Room
45 Media Danger Room was Mentioned in
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Why did the first Predator come to Earth?
In the movie Predator (1987), why did the predator come to Earth? I only know a little bit about Predator lore/fandom. Was he hunting for a rite of passage? Was he already an established hunter and just hunting for more trophies? (These are just guesses of mine)
plot-explanation character predator
Johnny Bones
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We don't know if that is the first. – Luciano Mar 22 at 13:30
@Luciano Sorry, I meant the first Predator showed to us in movies. However, I think that that was irrelevant because, in the canon storyline, it is the first Predator to come to Earth. That IS canon because no one can name another instance where a Predator came to Earth. In other words, to the best of my knowledge, it is the first canon and non-canon instance of a Predator coming to Earth. – ThiccEarth Mar 22 at 13:45
As said in a comment on the Johnny Bones' answer, Anna narrates a story where men in her village have been butchered the same way when starting she was small, so we can't know for sure if it's the same predator. – Luciano Mar 22 at 15:14
The short answer, which is probably the best answer, is that he was an experienced hunter and wanted to hunt "the most dangerous game"; a combat soldier. You'll note that he never kills unarmed humans (which is why Anna got sent to the chopper unarmed), and at the conclusion he decided to engage in hand-to-hand combat against Dutch, whom he deemed to be a worthy opponent.
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Yes, Predator didn’t shoot to Anna, but we can’t sure if the predator just hunts and kill armed people or not, because of Anna narrated a story from her childhood that she didn’t mention the village’s men were armed or not.In the time [1:04:10] Anna says: "When I was little, we found a man. He looked like, like, butchered…………We begin finding our men. We found them sometimes without their skin, and sometimes much, much worse. The demon who makes trophies of man.” I guess the demon loves to make and collect trophies of human skulls, no care about the armed guys or not. – Masoud Moghaddam Mar 21 at 17:43
In a 2017 interview with all the Predator key actors by Pete Keeley for The Hollywood Reporter, Jim Thomas (who wrote the script together with his brother John) said:
But the original conceit was always, "What would it be like to be hunted by a dilettante hunter from another planet the way we hunt big game in Africa?" And at first, we were thinking about how a band of hunters would branch out and hunt various and dangerous species on the planet, but we said: "That's going to be way too complex." So, what's the most dangerous creature? Man. And what're the most dangerous men? Combat soldiers. At that time, we were doing lots of operations in Central America, so that's where we set it.
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In my question, I meant it more "lore-wise" about why the predator came to earth. – ThiccEarth Mar 22 at 7:34
Predator culture revolves around the hunting and stalking of dangerous lifeforms. After making a kill, Predators typically skin or decapitate the carcass, converting it into a trophy. If immobilized or at the brink of death, a hunter will activate the mass-explosive self-destruct-mechanism in his wristband, honorably erasing any trace of its presence to its prey. It is often alluded to that the reason Predators hunt is not for sustenance or elimination of threats, but as sportsmanship or rite of passage, as they will normally only attack life forms that have the ability to provide them with a challenge. In Predators, it is revealed that there are at least two different Predator tribes, which are engaged in a long lasting blood feud. The film also introduced a pack of spined, quadrupedal beasts used as flushing dogs by the "Super Predators," Creature designer Gregory Nicotero used hyenas as a basis for the creature's physique and the spines were added later by Chris Olivia.
Predators made contact with early human civilizations such as the Ancient Egyptians, the Khmer Empire, and Aztecs, as well as a fictitious culture inhabiting what is now Bouvetøya. Upon arriving on Earth, the Predators were worshipped as gods by humans, and they taught many of the civilizations how to build pyramids (an explanation as to why many of these different ancient societies had distinctly similar cultures and architecture), but in return expected sacrifices of humans for use as hosts for huntable Xenomorphs (Aliens) – the ultimate prey for initiates. The Predators returned to Bouvetøya every century to consummate the bargain, until at one point in the ritual, the Xenomorphs spread out of control, resulting in the Predators detonating a bomb that obliterated the entire civilization. Relations between humans and Predators deteriorated from that time on; the Predators then viewed humans as little more than another quarry to hunt.
Predators feature prominently in the folklore of certain cultures; some Latin American people refer to the species as "El Diablo que hace trofeos de los hombres" (Spanish for "The Demon who makes trophies of men"), and Jamaican superstition identifies Predators as demons from the spirit world. When hunting humans, Predators normally avoid certain individuals such as children and some adults if they are unarmed, though they will spare armed ones if they happen to be pregnant or sickly unless they are attacked by them. A human who has managed to kill a Predator or a Xenomorph in single combat or has fought alongside a Predator is usually spared by the deceased hunter's comrades and given a gift (often a rare or exotic weapon) as a sign of respect.
Much of the source here is the director's commentary. Basically, the Predator species seek out warlike races and use them as sporting prey. Humans are pretty good at killing each other, so....
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This is true of the Predator backstory, but this was all developed after the 1987 movie was released. None of this is known or even hinted at in the movie in question. – Johnny Bones Mar 22 at 13:02
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‘Fast & Furious 6’ Extended Trailer with All-New Footage!
Fast & Furious 6 Extended Trailer with All-New Footage!
— February 5th, 2013
As was promised yesterday, Universal Pictures has debuted a new extended trailer for Fast & Furious 6, a three-minute action-packed look at this sexy sequel that features a lot more footage than the Super Bowl TV spot from Sunday. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are back as Dom and Brian, and this time they are teaming up with Agent Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) to take down a team of mercenaries and regain their freedom. The team soon realizes that Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) is actually alive and well, and working for this roughneck crew of drives. Watch as things get very heated in this Justin Lin directed sequel.
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Hobbs & Shaw Final Trailer Races in with Non-Stop Action Madness
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Glenn Close Joins ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
Glenn Close Joins Guardians of the Galaxy
— May 29th, 2013
Glenn Close is finalizing a deal to join the cast of Marvel's Phase Two ensemble Guardians of the Galaxy.
The actress will play a leading member of the Nova Corps intergalactic space patrol, although the character's identity has not been revealed. She joins a cast that includes Chris Pratt (Peter Quill), Dave Bautista (Drax the Destroyer), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Michael Rooker (Yondu), Lee Pace (The Collector) and Ophelia Lovibond as one of The Collector's henchmen.
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What's your favorite equation, formula, identity or inequality? [closed]
Certain formulas I really enjoy looking at like the Euler-Maclaurin formula or the Leibniz integral rule. What's your favorite equation, formula, identity or inequality?
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$\begingroup$ There are numerous significant formula and laws from our mathematical legacy. It should be noticed while we are now enjoying them freely, there are still quite a lot of basic problems that we are not able to solve using the techniques we know. $\endgroup$ – Sunni Mar 4 '10 at 1:20
$\begingroup$ Voting to close. People are at the repeating-other-people's-answers stage now. $\endgroup$ – Qiaochu Yuan Aug 21 '10 at 18:23
$\begingroup$ The question has been closed as no longer relevant. It had a long and healthy life, but the large number of answers has become unwieldy. If the question had been asked more recently, it would probably have been closed sooner as being "overly broad". I encourage people who are interested in following up issues raised in the question or the answers with further questions. Please be specific! $\endgroup$ – Pete L. Clark Aug 22 '10 at 9:02
$\begingroup$ Sadly my favourite $\sum \frac{1}{n^2 +a^2} = \frac{\pi}{a} cth(\pi a)$ wasn't listed $\endgroup$ – Ostap Chervak May 1 '11 at 16:57
$\begingroup$ $$Rf_*R\hbox{Hom}(F,f^!G)\approx R\hbox{Hom}(Rf_!F,G)$$ $\endgroup$ – Steven Landsburg Oct 22 '16 at 22:01
$e^{\pi i} + 1 = 0$
Sonia.B 55%
$\begingroup$ I never liked writing it in the form e^(i pi) + 1 = 0, it's not a way I'd ever write anything. I think it looks a lot nicer when written e^(i pi) = -1. $\endgroup$ – Sam Derbyshire Oct 28 '09 at 22:45
$\begingroup$ More interesting and useful (and less mysterious) is: exp(i t) = cos(t) + i sin(t). $\endgroup$ – Gerald Edgar Oct 29 '09 at 14:49
$\begingroup$ @Gerald: I certainly agree. But I think this particular equation is so pretty I once had it henna tattoo-ed on my hand. @Sam: It's just a matter of eye, beholder etc. I don't like minus signs, but do like 0 on the RHS. $\endgroup$ – Sonia Balagopalan Oct 29 '09 at 15:29
$\begingroup$ I think people ascribe to this formula excessive mystery. The mystery disappears if one replaces the usual exponential with the matrix exponential on M_2(R) and then this is just the statement that the only trajectory of a particle whose velocity is always perpendicular to its displacement (and in the same proportion) is a circle. $\endgroup$ – Qiaochu Yuan Dec 8 '09 at 18:04
$\begingroup$ I think the people who ascribe to this formula excessive mystery might not find matrix exponentials particularly less mysterious. $\endgroup$ – Cam McLeman Mar 4 '10 at 18:16
Stokes' Theorem
Sam Derbyshire
Trivial as this is, it has amazed me for decades:
$(1+2+3+...+n)^2=(1^3+2^3+3^3+...+n^3)$
Yaakov Baruch
$\begingroup$ I wouldn't call it trivial. There is also a nice combinatorial proof for it. $\endgroup$ – Victor Protsak Jun 3 '10 at 14:12
$\begingroup$ I am a bit late in seeing this post, but I completely agree with you, Yaakov. The equality is a bit related to the following pattern which I discovered as a child but continues to amaze me to this day: $1=1^3$; $3+5=2^3$; $7+9+11=3^3$; $13+15+17+19=4^3$;... Many mathematicians know that the sum of the first n odd numbers is n2, but I think very few are aware of this trivial yet incredible pattern. I actually wrote a little post about this on a math blog (the Everything Seminar): $\endgroup$ – Peter Luthy Nov 3 '10 at 5:34
$\begingroup$ oops, here is the link: cornellmath.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/… $\endgroup$ – Peter Luthy Nov 3 '10 at 5:34
$\begingroup$ Also see mathoverflow.net/questions/67117/… and in particular Vladimir Dotsenko's answer, where other similar relations are listed, including $2P_3^2=P_7+P_5$. $\endgroup$ – Yaakov Baruch Jun 10 '11 at 12:13
$\begingroup$ Actually, I asked a question about this formula (mathoverflow.net/questions/67117). It turns out that it is only the first one in an infinite list. Thus it is not so beautiful, at least not by itself. $\endgroup$ – Denis Serre Dec 17 '11 at 11:18
There are many, but here is one.
$d^2=0$
$\begingroup$ que?``````````` $\endgroup$ – BlueRaja Jul 15 '10 at 16:24
$\begingroup$ I'm sorry, but I don't get it. Could someone please give more information about what this equation is all about? $\endgroup$ – Joel Reyes Noche Oct 27 '11 at 13:35
$\begingroup$ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exterior_derivative $\endgroup$ – Robin Saunders Mar 3 '12 at 16:22
$$ \frac{24}{7\sqrt{7}} \int_{\pi/3}^{\pi/2} \log \left| \frac{\tan t+\sqrt{7}}{\tan t-\sqrt{7}}\right| dt\\ = \sum_{n\geq 1} \left(\frac n7\right)\frac{1}{n^2}, $$ where $\left(\frac n7\right)$ denotes the Legendre symbol. Not really my favorite identity, but it has the interesting feature that it is a conjecture! It is a rare example of a conjectured explicit identity between real numbers that can be checked to arbitrary accuracy. This identity has been verified to over 20,000 decimal places. See J. M. Borwein and D. H. Bailey, Mathematics by Experiment: Plausible Reasoning in the 21st Century, A K Peters, Natick, MA, 2004 (pages 90-91).
$\begingroup$ @Richard: Could you tell me the name of this conjecture. $\endgroup$ – crskhr Jun 20 '12 at 8:01
$\begingroup$ @Chandrasekhar: I don't know whether it has a name. $\endgroup$ – Richard Stanley Jun 20 '12 at 20:55
$\begingroup$ It may be formulated with integrals only, and quite similar: \begin{align*} 7\int_0^1 \log x\cdot \frac{1+x-x^2+x^3-x^4-x^5}{1-x^7}dx=\\ 12 \int_{\frac{\sqrt{21}-5}2}^1 \frac{\log |x|}{2+3x+2x^2}dx \end{align*} $\endgroup$ – Fedor Petrov Mar 9 '15 at 0:07
$\begingroup$ As mentioned in this question, a proof of this identity can be found in Section 5 of arxiv.org/abs/1005.0414 $\endgroup$ – j.c. May 7 at 19:19
$\begingroup$ For anyone else who was confused by the notation, the notation $(\frac{n}{7})$ is something called a Legendre symbol. It's not $n/7$ in parens. $\endgroup$ – Ben Crowell May 8 at 22:50
Mine is definitely $$1+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{9}+\cdots+\frac{1}{n^2}+\cdots=\frac{\pi^2}{6},$$ an amazing relation between integers and pi.
Csar Lozano 50%
$\begingroup$ I honestly find the infinite product expression of this formula to be more intriguing - this now relates pi to just the primes. $\endgroup$ – Nick Salter Dec 18 '09 at 18:47
$\begingroup$ pi also appears in other values of $\zeta(2n)$, for positive integers $n$. $\endgroup$ – Regenbogen Mar 4 '10 at 18:05
$\begingroup$ @ Regenbogen: It appears in ALL values of $\zeta(2n)$. $\endgroup$ – Max Muller Jul 8 '10 at 15:32
$\begingroup$ This identity is the subject of one of my favourite proofs: For $0 < x < \pi/2$ we have $0 < \sin x < x < \tan x$, thus $1/\sin^2 x -1 < 1/x^2 < 1/\sin^2 x$. Split the interval $(0,\pi/2)$ into $2^n$ equal parts, and sum the inequality over the interior grid points $x_k=(k/2^n)(\pi/2)$, $k=1,\ldots,2^n-1$. This gives $S_n - (2^n-1) < (4^{n+1}/\pi^2) \sum_{k=1}^{2^n-1} k^{-2} < S_n$, where $S_n=\sum_k 1/\sin^2 x_k$ satisfies $S_1=2$ and $S_n = 2+4 S_{n-1}$ (since $1/\sin^2 x+1/\sin^2(\pi/2-x) = 4/\sin^2 2x$), so that $S_n=2(4^n-1)/3$. Multiply by $\pi^2/4^{n+1}$ and let $n\to\infty$. Voilà! $\endgroup$ – Hans Lundmark Jul 15 '10 at 14:08
$\begingroup$ I should also mention that variants of the proof above can be found in Aigner & Ziegler's "Proofs from the book" and in a paper by Josef Hofbauer (Amer. Math. Monthly, February 2002). $\endgroup$ – Hans Lundmark Jul 15 '10 at 14:10
There's lots to choose from. Riemann-Roch and various other formulas from cohomology are pretty neat. But I think I'll go with
$$\sum\limits_{n=1}^{\infty} n^{-s} = \prod\limits_{p \text{ prime}} \left( 1 - p^{-s}\right)^{-1}$$
George Lowther
1+2+3+4+5+... = -1/12
Once suitably regularised of course :-)
Dan Piponi
$\begingroup$ Ramanujan got rejected by many famous mathematicians (looking for a scholarship outside of India) because they did not understand this.. $\endgroup$ – BlueRaja Jul 15 '10 at 5:26
$\begingroup$ @BlueRaja What do you mean by that? Do you mean that his work, without this regularization, was insufficient for a scholarship? $\endgroup$ – Acccumulation May 7 at 21:35
$V - E + F = 2$
Euler's characteristic for connected planar graphs.
Federico Ramponi
$$\frac{1}{1-z} = (1+z)(1+z^2)(1+z^4)(1+z^8)...$$
Both sides as formal power series work out to $1 + z + z^2 + z^3 + ...$, where all the coefficients are 1. This is an analytic version of the fact that every positive integer can be written in exactly one way as a sum of distinct powers of two, i. e. that binary expansions are unique.
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$\begingroup$ That's simple, but quite neat too. Haven't thought about that expansion before. Does it have any applications? $\endgroup$ – George Lowther Oct 29 '09 at 23:25
$\begingroup$ Well, it says binary expansions are unique, which is kind of a nice fact if you want to make computers that depend on that. As for applications within mathematics itself, I don't really know of any. $\endgroup$ – Michael Lugo Oct 30 '09 at 0:15
$\begingroup$ multiplying the RHS by $(1-z)$ starts an impressive chain reaction $\endgroup$ – Pietro Majer May 25 '11 at 6:33
$\begingroup$ @MichaelLugo Sorry, undergrad here. Could you please explain how this says that binary expansions are unique? $\endgroup$ – Ovi May 7 at 22:51
$\begingroup$ @Ovi The coefficient of $z^n$ in the Taylor series of $\frac1{1-z}$ counts how many subsets of the powers of $2$ sum up to $n$. Picking a term from each factor in Lugo's product picks out a subset of the powers of $2$ $\endgroup$ – man and laptop May 8 at 12:10
I'm currently obsessed with the identity $\det (\mathbf{I} - \mathbf{A}t)^{-1} = \exp \text{tr } \log (\mathbf{I} - \mathbf{A}t)^{-1}$. It's straightforward to prove algebraically, but its combinatorial meaning is very interesting.
$\begingroup$ So what is its combinatorial meaning, anyway? $\endgroup$ – Darsh Ranjan Oct 29 '09 at 4:17
$\begingroup$ If A is the adjacency matrix of a finite graph G, then the coefficient of t^k counts the number of non-negative integer linear combination of aperiodic closed walks on G (without a distinguished vertex) with a total of k vertices. This is an equivalent to an Euler product for the RHS which is again straightforward to prove algebraically and very interesting combinatorially. $\endgroup$ – Qiaochu Yuan Oct 29 '09 at 4:24
$\begingroup$ That's awesome! $\endgroup$ – Sonia Balagopalan Oct 29 '09 at 10:47
$\begingroup$ I should also note that as a special case of the Euler product one gets the cyclotomic identity: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclotomic_identity $\endgroup$ – Qiaochu Yuan Oct 29 '09 at 14:40
$\begingroup$ Funny. I got obsessed with that one for a while. I guess you know it's connected with my answer to this question about 1+2+3+...=-1/12 because you combine both when you compute regularised determinants of Laplacians. $\endgroup$ – Dan Piponi May 14 '10 at 21:05
For a triangle with angles a, b, c $$\tan a + \tan b + \tan c = (\tan a) (\tan b) (\tan c)$$
$\begingroup$ It is very interesting. So if inverse is also true we have interesting algebraic structure connected to set of triangles with equivalence relation given by similarity of triangles. Very interesting indeed! $\endgroup$ – kakaz Feb 9 '10 at 8:44
$196884 = 196883 + 1$
muad
$\begingroup$ Can you explain what this is about? $\endgroup$ – M. Winter Dec 26 '18 at 23:06
$\begingroup$ This apparently references Monstrous Moonshine conjectures, which started with an observation that the coefficient $c_1=196884$ of $q$ in the $q$-expansion of the modular invariant $j(\tau)$ is the sum $1+196883$ of the dimensions of two smallest irreducible representations of the largest sporadic finite simple group $M$, known as the Monster. $\endgroup$ – Victor Protsak May 8 at 14:22
Given a square matrix $M \in SO_n$ decomposed as illustrated with square blocks $A,D$ and rectangular blocks $B,C,$
$$M = \left( \begin{array}{cc} A & B \\\ C & D \end{array} \right) ,$$
then $\det A = \det D.$
What this says is that, in Riemannian geometry with an orientable manifold, the Hodge star operator is an isometry, a fact that has relevance for Poincare duality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodge_duality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poincar%C3%A9_duality
But the proof is a single line:
$$ \left( \begin{array}{cc} A & B \\\ 0 & I \end{array} \right) \left( \begin{array}{cc} A^t & C^t \\\ B^t & D^t \end{array} \right) = \left( \begin{array}{cc} I & 0 \\\ B^t & D^t \end{array} \right). $$
Will Jagy
$\begingroup$ Ooh... that's a cute proof. $\endgroup$ – Willie Wong Apr 25 '10 at 21:34
$\begingroup$ I can't remember the guy's name who found it, he was at UCSD and did lots of stuff with matrices. He was one of many people I told this little fact, nobody had ever heard of it, although it pops out if you go through the material on the Hodge star in Frank Warner's book, "Foundations of Differentiable Manifolds and Lie Groups." I think later editions have a different title. $\endgroup$ – Will Jagy Apr 27 '10 at 2:28
It's too hard to pick just one formula, so here's another: the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality:
||x|| ||y|| >= |(x.y)|, with equality iff x&y are parallel.
Simple, yet incredibly useful. It has many nice generalizations (like Holder's inequality), but here's a cute generalization to three vectors in a real inner product space:
||x||2 ||y||2 ||z||2 + 2(x.y)(y.z)(z.x) >= ||x||2(y.z)2 + ||y||2(z.x)2 + ||z||2(x.y)2, with equality iff one of x,y,z is in the span of the others.
There are corresponding inequalities for 4 vectors, 5 vectors, etc., but they get unwieldy after this one. All of the inequalities, including Cauchy-Schwarz, are actually just generalizations of the 1-dimensional inequality:
||x|| >= 0, with equality iff x = 0,
or rather, instantiations of it in the 2nd, 3rd, etc. exterior powers of the vector space.
Darsh Ranjan
I always thought this one was really funny: $1 = 0!$
François G. Dorais
$\begingroup$ Yeah, so do I. It is also convention that zero product is $1$. $\endgroup$ – Sunni Mar 4 '10 at 1:15
$\begingroup$ True, but that's not what's going on here. One can define 0! by extending the rule n!=n*(n-1)! with n=1, or by computing that \Gamma(1) in its integral form is indeed 1. And it's only very mildly a convention that we choose \Gamma as the interpolating function for the factorial function. $\endgroup$ – Cam McLeman Mar 4 '10 at 18:23
$\begingroup$ Or, 0! is the number of bijective maps on a set with 0 elements, since the empty set is the only such map. $\endgroup$ – Jonas Meyer Mar 19 '10 at 3:52
$\begingroup$ Ha! Very funny! Reminded me of when one of my professors ended a proof with the statement to the effect that the Q is an element in set D. (get it?) $\endgroup$ – Burhan May 21 '10 at 18:25
$\begingroup$ At first I thought you said $0=1$ with an exclamation point for emphasis. Maybe it was your favorite since it is a prototype of a false statement ;) $\endgroup$ – David Corwin Jul 15 '10 at 10:39
$2^n>n $
$\begingroup$ What is so special about that? It's pretty easy to prove. $\endgroup$ – Kevin H. Lin Jan 10 '10 at 18:14
$\begingroup$ I didn't say it was hard to prove, but you've asked a fair question. It struck me as beautiful when I first learned as an undergrad of this way to see that there are infinitely many different infinite cardinals. $\endgroup$ – Jonas Meyer Jan 10 '10 at 18:40
$\begingroup$ Perhaps I should have written $|2^X|>|X|$ to better indicate what I had in mind. $\endgroup$ – Jonas Meyer Jan 10 '10 at 18:43
$\begingroup$ Or $2^\kappa>\kappa$. But I like it in the way that you stated it. $\endgroup$ – Carsten S Jan 15 '10 at 0:06
I think that Weyl's character formula is pretty awesome! It's a generating function for the dimensions of the weight spaces in a finite dimensional irreducible highest weight module of a semisimple Lie algebra.
Sammy Black
It has to be the ergodic theorem, $$\frac{1}{n}\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}f(T^kx) \to \int f\:d\mu,\;\;\mu\text{-a.e.}\;x,$$ the central principle which holds together pretty much my entire research existence.
Ian Morris
Gauss-Bonnet, even though I am not a geometer.
Carsten S
Euclid, Elements, Book1 Prop 47:
Ἐν τοῖς ὀρθογωνίοις τριγώνοις τὸ ἀπὸ τῆς τὴν ὀρθὴν γωνίαν ὑποτεινούσης πλευρᾶς τετράγωνον ἴσον ἐστὶ τοῖς ἀπὸ τῶν τὴν ὀρθὴν γωνίαν περιεχουσῶν πλευρῶν τετραγώνοις.
That is,
In right-angled triangles the square on the side subtending the right angle is equal to the squares on the sides containing the right angle.
The formula $\displaystyle \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{\cos(x)}{x^2+1} dx = \frac{\pi}{e}$. It is astounding in that we can retrieve $e$ from a formula involving the cosine. It is not surprising if we know the formula $\cos(x)=\frac{e^{ix}+e^{-ix}}{2}$, yet this integral is of a purely real-valued function. It shows how complex analysis actually underlies even the real numbers.
$\begingroup$ This is tantalizingly close to giving a variant of $e$ as a period. $\endgroup$ – Matt F. May 7 at 15:31
It may be trivial, but I've always found
$\sqrt{\pi}=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}e^{-x^{2}}dx$
to be particularly beautiful.
$\begingroup$ Once one decides that the "right" definition of $n!$ when $n$ isn't a natural number is $\Gamma(n+1)$, this formula becomes equivalent to one of my favorites: $(-{\frac{1}{2}})!=\sqrt{\pi}$. $\endgroup$ – Andreas Blass Aug 21 '10 at 18:55
For X a based smooth manifold, the category of finite covers over X is equivalent to the category of actions of the fundamental group of X on based finite sets:
\pi-sets === et/X
The same statement for number fields essentially describes the Galois theory. Now the idea that those should be somehow unified was one of the reasons in the development of abstract schemes, a very fruitful topic that is studied in the amazing area of mathematics called the abstract algebraic geometry. Also, note that "actions on sets" is very close to "representations on vector spaces" and this moves us in the direction of representation theory.
Now you see, this simple line actually somehow relates number theory and representation theory. How exactly? Well, if I knew, I would write about that, but I'm just starting to learn about those things.
(Of course, one of the specific relations hinted here should be the Langlands conjectures, since we're so close to having L-functions and representations here!)
$\begingroup$ This is a pretty fact, but I would say that -- despite the way it is written! -- it is not an "equation, formula, identity or inequality". Rather it is a Galois correspondence, or an equivalence of categories. (Brief justification: it's not asserting that any two particular objects are equal. The content is more functorial than that.) $\endgroup$ – Pete L. Clark Aug 22 '10 at 9:06
E[X+Y]=E[X]+E[Y] for any 2 random varibles X and Y
Jonathan Kariv
Riemann-Roch, and its generalizations:
Hirzebruch-Riemann-Roch
Grothendieck-Hirzebruch-Riemann-Roch
Atiyah-Singer (which is also a generalization of Gauss-Bonnet)
Is it cheating to put all of these in a single answer? :-)
$\prod_{n=1}^{\infty} (1-x^n) = \sum_{k=-\infty}^{\infty} (-1)^k x^{k(3k-1)/2}$
Bo Peng
$ D_A\star F = 0 $
Yang-Mills
Alexander Noll
My favorite is the Koike-Norton-Zagier product identity for the j-function (which classifies complex elliptic curves):
j(p) - j(q) = p-1 \prodm>0,n>-1 (1-pmqn)c(mn),
where j(q)-744 = \sumn >-2 c(n) qn = q-1 + 196884q + 21493760q2 + ... The left side is a difference of power series pure in p and q, so all of the mixed terms on the right cancel out. This yields infinitely many identities relating the coefficients of j.
It is also the Weyl denominator formula for the monster Lie algebra.
S. Carnahan
My favorite equation is
$$\frac{16}{64} = \frac{1}{4}.$$
What makes this equation interesting is that canceling the $6$'s yields the correct answer. I realized this in, perhaps, third grade. This was the great rebellion of my youth. Sometime later I generalized this to finding solutions to
$$\frac{pa +b}{pb + c} = \frac{a}{c}.$$
where $p$ is an integer greater than $1$. We require that $a$, $b$, and $c$ are integers between $1$ and $p - 1$, inclusive. Say a solution is trivial if $a = b = c$. Then $p$ is prime if and only if all solutions are trivial. On can also prove that if $p$ is an even integer greater than $2$ then $p - 1$ is prime if and only if every nontrivial solution $(a,b,c)$ has $b = p - 1$.
The key to these results is that if $(a, b, c)$ is a nontrivial solution then the greatest common divisor of $c$ and $p$ is greater than $1$ and the greatest common divisor of $b$ and $p - 1$ is also greater than $1$.
Two other interesting facts are (i) if $(a, b, c)$ is a nontrivial solution then $2a \leq c < b$ and (2) the number of nontrivial solutions is odd if and only if $p$ is the square of an even integer. To prove the latter item it is useful to note that if $(a, b, c)$ is a nontrivial solution then so is $(b - c, b, b - a)$.
For what it is worth I call this demented division.
Jay Kangel
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Member companies shall provide their independent salespeople with periodic accounts including, as applicable, sales, purchases, details of earnings, commissions, bonuses, discounts, deliveries, cancellations and other relevant data, in accordance with the member company’s arrangement with the independent salesperson. All monies due shall be paid and any withholdings made in a commercially reasonable manner.
Independent salespeople shall respect any lack of commercial experience of consumers. Independent salespeople shall not abuse the trust of individual consumers, or exploit a consumer’s age, illness, handicap, lack of understanding or unfamiliarity with a language.
1. This section does not bring “proselytizing” or “salesforce raiding” disputes under the Code’s jurisdiction, unless such disputes involve allegations of deceptive, unethical or unlawful recruiting practices or behaviors aimed at potential salespeople. In those cases, the section applies. As used in this section, “unethical” means violative of the U.S. DSA Code of Ethics.
The DSA Code Administrator appointed pursuant to Section C.1 (“Administrator”) has the authority to make a determination of what is a deceptive, unlawful or unethical consumer or recruiting practice under the Code using prevailing legal standards as a guide. Compliance with any particular law, regulation or DSA Code of Ethics provision is not a defense to a determination by the Administrator that a practice is deceptive, unlawful or unethical. For example, in a sale to a consumer, compliance with the Federal Trade Commission Cooling-Off Rule does not prevent the Administrator from making a determination that a particular sales practice is deceptive, unlawful or unethical and that a refund or compensation is required.
2. Products, Services and Promotional Materials
The offer of products or services for sale by member companies and their independent salespeople shall be accurate and truthful as to price, grade, quality, make, value, performance, quantity, currency of model and availability. All product claims made by member companies and their independent salespeople must be substantiated by competent and reliable evidence and must not be misleading. A consumer’s order for products and services shall be fulfilled in a timely manner.
Neither member companies nor their independent salespeople shall make misleading comparisons of another company’s direct selling opportunity, products or services. Any comparison must be based on facts that can be objectively and adequately substantiated by competent and reliable evidence. Neither member companies nor their independent salespeople shall denigrate any other member company, business, product or service – directly or by implication – in a false or misleading manner and shall not take unfair advantage of the goodwill attached to the trade name and symbol of any company, business, product or service.
Promotional literature, advertisements and mailings shall not contain product descriptions, claims, photos or illustrations that are false, deceptive or misleading. (Promotional literature shall contain the name and address or telephone number of the member company and may include the telephone number of the individual independent salesperson).
Independent salespeople shall offer consumers accurate information regarding: price, credit terms; terms of payment; a cooling-off period, including return policies; terms of guarantee; after-sales service; and delivery dates. Independent salespeople shall give understandable and accurate answers to questions from consumers. To the extent claims are made with respect to products, independent salespeople shall make only those product claims authorized by the member company.
1. and 2. These sections cover communications about your own company or another company. For example, this section covers misleading statements made by an independent salesperson for company A about company B and/or its products to consumers or prospective independent salespeople.
3. Terms of Sale
A written order or receipt shall be delivered to the consumer at or prior to the time of the initial sale. In the case of a sale made through the mail, telephone, Internet, or other non-face-to-face means, a copy of the order form shall have been previously provided, be included in the initial order, or be provided in printable or downloadable form through the Internet. The order form must set forth clearly, legibly and unambiguously:
Terms and conditions of sale, including the total amount the consumer will be required to pay, including all interest, service charges and fees, and other costs and expenses as required by federal and state law;
Identity of the member company and the independent salesperson, and contain the full name, permanent address and telephone number of the member company or the independent salesperson, and all material terms of the sale; and
Terms of a guarantee or a warranty, details and any limitations of after-sales service, the name and address of the guarantor, the length of the guarantee, and the remedial action available to the consumer. Alternatively, this information may be provided with other accompanying literature provided with the product or service.
Member companies and their salespeople shall offer a written, clearly stated cooling off period permitting the consumer to withdraw from a purchase order within a minimum of three business days from the date of the purchase transaction and receive a full refund of the purchase price.
Member companies and their independent salespeople offering a right of return, whether or not conditioned upon certain events, shall provide it in writing.
4. Warranties and Guarantees
The terms of any warranty or guarantee offered by the seller in connection with the sale shall be furnished to the buyer in a manner that fully conforms to federal and state warranty and guarantee laws and regulations. The manufacturer, distributor and/or seller shall fully and promptly perform in accordance with the terms of all warranties and guarantees offered to consumers.
5. Identification and Privacy
At the beginning of sales presentations independent salespeople shall truthfully and clearly identify themselves, their company, the nature of their company’s products or services, and the reason for the solicitation. Contact with the consumer shall be made in a polite manner and during reasonable hours. A demonstration or sales presentation shall stop upon the consumer’s request.
Member companies and independent salespeople shall take appropriate steps to safeguard the protection of all private information provided by a consumer, independent salesperson or prospective independent salesperson.
6. Pyramid Schemes
For the purpose of this Code, pyramid or endless chain schemes shall be considered actionable under this Code. The DSA Code Administrator (appointed pursuant to Section C.1) shall determine whether such pyramid or endless chain schemes constitute a violation of this Code in accordance with applicable federal, state and/or local law or regulation.
6. The definition of an “illegal pyramid” is based upon existing standards of law as reflected in In the matter of Amway, 93 FTC 618 (1979) and the anti-pyramid statutes of various states. In accordance with these laws, member companies shall remunerate independent salespeople primarily on the basis of sales of products, including services, purchased by any person for actual use or consumption. Such remuneration may include compensation based on purchases that are not simply incidental to the purchase of the right to participate in the program. See Section 9 for further clarification.
7. Inventory Purchases
Any member company with a marketing plan that involves selling products directly or indirectly to independent salespeople shall adopt and communicate a policy, in its recruiting literature, sales manual, or contract with an independent salesperson, that the company will repurchase on reasonable commercial terms currently marketable inventory, in the possession of that salesperson and purchased by that salesperson for resale prior to the date of termination of the independent salesperson’s business relationship with the company. For purposes of this Code, “reasonable commercial terms” shall include the repurchase of marketable inventory within twelve (12) months from the salesperson’s date of purchase at not less than 90 percent of the salesperson’s original net cost less appropriate set offs and legal claims, if any. For purposes of this Code, products shall not be considered “currently marketable” if returned for repurchase after the products’ commercially reasonable usable or shelf life period has passed; nor shall products be considered “currently marketable” if the company clearly discloses to salespeople prior to purchase that the products are seasonal, discontinued, or special promotion products and are not subject to the repurchase obligation.
Any member company with a marketing plan that requires independent salespeople to purchase company-produced promotional materials, sales aids or kits shall adopt and communicate a policy in its recruiting literature, sales manual or contract with the independent salespeople that the member company will repurchase these items on reasonable commercial terms. Any member company with a marketing plan that provides its independent salespeople with any financial benefit related to the sales of company-produced promotional materials, sales aids or kits shall prominently state and communicate in its recruiting literature, sales manual or contract with the independent salespeople that the member company will repurchase, on reasonable commercial terms, currently marketable company-produced promotional materials, sales aids or kits. A member company shall clearly state in its recruiting literature, sales manual or contract with the independent salespeople if any items not otherwise covered by this Section are ineligible for repurchase by the member company.
The DSA Code Administrator appointed pursuant to Section C.1, upon finding a member company has engaged in false, misleading or deceptive recruiting practices, may employ any appropriate remedy to ensure any complainant shall not incur significant financial loss as a result of such prohibited behavior, including but not limited to requiring such member company to repurchase any and all inventory, promotional materials, sales aids and/or kits which a complainant has purchased.
7a. The purpose of the buyback is to eliminate the potential harm of “inventory loading;” i.e., the practice of loading up salespeople with inventory they are unable or unlikely to be able to sell or use within a reasonable time period. Inventory loading has historically been accomplished by giving sellers financial incentives for sales without regard to ultimate sales to or use by actual consumers. The repurchase provisions of the Code are meant to deter inventory loading and to protect distributors from financial harm that might result from inventory loading.
“Inventory” is considered to include both tangible and intangible product; i.e., both goods and services. “Current marketability” of inventory shall be determined on the basis of the specific condition of the product. Factors to be considered by the DSA Code Administrator (appointed pursuant to Section C.1) when determining “current marketability” are condition of the goods and whether or not the products have been used or opened.
Changes in marketplace demand, product formulation, or labeling are not sufficient grounds for a claim by the company that a product is no longer “marketable.” Nor does the ingestible nature of certain products limit the current marketability of those products. Government regulation that may arguably restrict or limit the ultimate resalability of a product does not limit its “current marketability” for purposes of the Code.
State statutes mandate that certain buyback provisions required by law must be described in an independent salesperson’s contract. While acknowledging that the contract is probably the most effective place for such information, the DSA Code allows for placement of the provision in either “its recruiting literature, sales manual or contract.” Regardless, the disclosure must be in writing and be clearly stated. Wherever disclosed, the buyback requirement shall be construed as a contractual obligation of the company.
A member company shall not place any unreasonable or procedural impediments in the way of salespeople seeking to sell back products to the member company.
The buyback process should be as efficient as possible and designed to facilitate buyback of products. The buyback provisions apply to all terminating independent salespeople who otherwise qualify for such repurchase, including independent salespeople who are not new to a particular company, or those who have left a company to sell for another company.
The buyback policy should be published in multiple locations and formats, and stated in a manner understood easily by a typical independent salesperson. It should be the goal of each member company to ensure that the typical independent salesperson is aware of the company’s buyback policy. Therefore, each member company should undertake its best efforts to ensure the effective communication of the policy.
7b. Sales aids, kits and promotional materials, while not inventory or necessarily intended for resale, are subject to the repurchase requirement if a member company requires their purchase or if there is a financial incentive associated with their sale because “loading” of these items can cause the same harm to plan participants as loading of “inventory.”
With respect to the final paragraph of Section 7b., disclosure of an item’s eligibility or ineligibility for the buyback is key. Provided that repurchase is not required by this Code provision, for those items a member company chooses not to repurchase, the member company should clearly and conspicuously disclose to the independent salesperson or prospective independent salesperson that the items are not subject to the repurchase requirement. Under such disclosure, a refusal to take an item back will not constitute a violation providing the member is acting in good faith and not attempting to evade the repurchase requirement.
This Code provision is not intended to endorse marketing plans that provide financial benefits to independent salespeople for the sale of company-produced promotional materials, sales aids or kits (“tools”). While these materials can be important to individual sellers, the Code requires that member companies remunerate independent salespeople primarily on the basis of sales of products, including services, purchased by any person for actual use and consumption (See Code Section 6 and accompanying explanatory provision) and not on the sale of tools. In instances when some financial benefit is provided to an individual independent salesperson based on the sale of company-produced promotional materials, sales aids or kits, and is not otherwise in violation of the Code, this Section requires that the tools be repurchased under commercially reasonable terms.
8. Earnings Representations
The following shall be considered “earnings representations” under this Code:
Any oral, written or visual claim that conveys, expressly or by implication:
A specific level or range of actual or potential sales; or
Gross or net income or profits, including but not limited to representations that either explicitly or implicitly suggest that lifestyle purchases – including homes, vehicles, vacations and the like – are related to income earned.
Any statement, representation or hypothetical scenario from which a prospective independent salesperson could reasonably infer that he/she will earn a minimum level of income;
Any chart, table or mathematical calculation demonstrating possible income, actual or potential sales, or gross or net profits based upon a combination of variables;
Marketing materials or advertising explicitly describing or promising potential income amounts, or material-based lifestyles of independent salespeople;
Any award or announcement of compensation describing the earnings of any current or past salesperson. A company’s sales incentive awards, trips or meetings, and/or commissions, overrides, bonuses or other compensation, shall not be considered earnings representations unless they are accompanied by express indication of their value.
Member companies must comply with, and obligate their independent salespeople to also comply with, the following standards:
Earnings representations and sales figures must be truthful, accurate, and presented in a manner that is not false, deceptive or misleading.
Current and prospective independent salespeople must be provided with sufficient information to understand that:
Actual earnings can vary significantly depending upon time committed, skill level and other factors;
Not everyone will achieve the represented level of income; and
Such amounts are before expenses, if any.
Current and prospective independent salespeople must be provided with sufficient information to enable a reasonable evaluation of the opportunity to earn income.
If a specific independent salesperson’s commission or bonus payments are included in an earnings representation, any distributions made for those payments to others in the sales organization must be disclosed or deducted from the figure(s) used.
Any sales and earnings representations must be documented and substantiated. Member companies and their independent salespeople must maintain such documentation and substantiation, making it available to the Administrator upon written request.
Industry-wide – including DSA-produced – financial, earnings or performance information cannot be used as the primary source in documenting or substantiating a member company’s or independent salesperson’s representations. Such information can, however, be used in a general manner.
In assessing whether an earnings representation violates this section of the Code, the Administrator shall consider all relevant facts and information, including but not limited to the factors outlined in this section.
8. There is ample legal precedent in the form of FTC decisions to afford guidance on the subject of earnings representations. While not controlling, these precedents should be used by the Administrator in making determinations as to the substantiation of a member company’s earnings claims.
The Code’s simple prohibition of misrepresentations was intended, in part, to avoid unduly encumbering start-up member companies that have little or no actual earnings history with their compensation plan or established member companies that are testing or launching new compensation plans. The prohibition approach is meant to require that member companies in these circumstances need only ensure that their promotional literature and public statements clearly indicate that the compensation plan is new and that any charts, illustrations and stated examples of income under the plan are potential in nature and not based upon the actual performance of any individual(s).
9. Inventory Loading
A member company shall not require or encourage an independent salesperson to purchase inventory in an amount which unreasonably exceeds that which can be expected to be resold and/or consumed by the independent salesperson within a reasonable period of time.
Member companies shall take clear and reasonable steps to ensure that independent salespeople are consuming, using or reselling the products and services purchased.
It shall be considered an unfair and deceptive recruiting practice for a member company or independent salesperson to require or encourage an independent salesperson to purchase unreasonable amounts of inventory or sales aids. The Administrator may employ any appropriate remedy to ensure any individual salesperson shall not incur significant financial loss as a result of such prohibited behavior.
9. See, Code Explanatory Section 7a. regarding inventory loading.
This provision should be construed in light of the regulatory admonition that commissions be generated by purchases that are not simply incidental to the purchase of the right to participate in the program (see Federal Trade Commission 2004 Advisory Opinion Letter to DSA.) Member companies that implement procedures demonstrating that salespeople are purchasing the product for resale, for their own use/ consumption (i.e., “self-consumption,” “personal consumption” or internal consumption”) or for other legitimate purposes will be better able to meet the requirements of Section 9. The Code recognizes this as a long-standing and accepted practice in direct selling and does not prohibit compensation based on the purchases of salespeople for personal use.
Further, the Code does not set forth specific standards or requirements that a minimum level of sales take place outside of the salesforce.
10. Payment of Fees
Neither member companies nor their independent salespeople shall ask individuals to assume unreasonably high entrance fees, training fees, franchise fees, fees for promotional materials or other fees related solely to the right to participate in the member company’s business. Any fees charged to become an independent salesperson shall relate directly to the value of materials, products or services provided in return.
10. High entrance fees can be an element of pyramid schemes, in which individuals are encouraged to expend large upfront costs, without receiving product of like value. These fees then become the mechanism driving the pyramid and placing participants at risk of financial harm. Some state laws have requirements that fees be returned similar to the repurchase provisions delineated in Code Section 7a. The Code eliminates the harm of large fees by prohibiting unreasonably high fees. The Administrator is empowered to determine when a fee is “unreasonably high.” For example, if a refund is offered for only a portion of an entrance fee, to cover what could be described as inventory, and there is nothing else given or received for the balance of the entrance fee, such as a training program, that portion of the entrance fee may be deemed to be unreasonably high by the Administrator. This Code section reinforces the provisions in Section B. Responsibilities and Duties requiring member companies to address the Code violations of their independent salespeople.
11. Training and Materials
Member companies shall provide adequate training to enable independent salespeople to operate ethically.
Member companies shall prohibit their independent salespeople from marketing or requiring the purchase by others of any materials that are inconsistent with the member company’s policies and procedures.
Independent salespeople selling member company-approved promotional or training materials, whether in hard copy or electronic form, shall:
Use only materials that comply with the same standards used by the member company,
Not make the purchase of such materials a requirement of other independent salespeople,
Provide such materials at not more than the price at which similar material is available generally in the marketplace, and
Offer a written return policy that is the same as the return policy of the member company the independent salesperson represents.
Member companies shall take diligent, reasonable steps to ensure that promotional or training materials produced by their independent salespeople comply with the provisions of this Code and are not false, misleading or deceptive.
B. Responsibilities and Duties
1. Prompt Investigation and No Independent Contractor Defense
Member companies shall establish, publicize and implement complaint handling procedures to ensure prompt resolution of all complaints.
In the event any consumer shall complain that the independent salesperson offering for sale the products or services of a member company has engaged in any improper course of conduct pertaining to the sales presentation of its goods or services, the member company shall promptly investigate the complaint and shall take such steps as it may find appropriate and necessary under the circumstances to cause the redress of any wrongs that its investigation discloses to have been committed.
Member companies will be considered responsible for Code violations by their independent salespeople where the Administrator finds, after considering all the facts, that a violation of the Code has occurred. For the purposes of this Code, in the interest of fostering consumer protection, member companies shall voluntarily not raise the independent contractor status of salespersons distributing their products or services under its trademark or trade name as a defense against Code violation allegations, provided, however, that such action shall not be construed to be a waiver of the member companies’ right to raise such defense under any other circumstance.
Member companies should be diligent in creating awareness among their employees and/or the independent salespeople marketing the member company’s products or services about the member company’s obligations under the Code. No member company shall in any way attempt to persuade, induce or coerce another company to breach this Code, and an attempt to induce a breach of this Code is considered a violation of the Code.
Independent salespeople are not bound directly by this Code, but as a condition of participation in a member company’s distribution system, shall be required by the member company with whom they are affiliated to adhere to rules of conduct meeting the standards of this Code.
This Code is not law but its obligations require a level of ethical behavior from member companies and independent salespeople that is consistent with applicable legal requirements. Failure to comply with this Code does not create any civil law responsibility or liability. When a company leaves the DSA membership, a company is no longer bound by this Code. However, the provisions of this Code remain applicable to events or transactions that occurred during the time a company was a member of DSA.
2. Required Code Communication
All member companies are required to publicize the DSA Code of Ethics and the process for filing a Code complaint to their independent salespeople and consumers. At a minimum, member companies must have one of the following: 1. an inclusion on the member company’s web site of the DSA Code of Ethics with a step-by-step explanation as to how to file a complaint; or 2. a prominent link from the member company’s web site to the DSA Code of Ethics web page, with a separate mention of, or separate link to, the Code complaint filing process; or 3. an inclusion of the member company’s Code of Ethics and its complaint process on its website with an explanation of how a complainant may appeal to the Administrator in the event the complainant is not satisfied with the resolution under the member company’s Code of Ethics or complaint process, with a reference to the DSA Code of Ethics web page.
All member companies, after submission of their program, are required to state annually, along with paying their dues, that the program remains effective or indicate any change.
2a. The links should be clear and conspicuous. The location of the link on the member company’s website should be prominent so as to be accessible and visible to sales people and the consumer; member companies should place the link on a web page that is commonly accessed by salespeople and consumers. Inclusion of statements, such as, “We are proud members of the DSA. To view the Code of Ethics by which we abide please click here,” and “To file a complaint, please contact us at [company email and/or phone number]. If you are unsatisfied with the resolution, you may escalate your complaint to the DSA by clicking here,” are also ideal. Member companies should specifically link to either www.dsa.org/consumerprotection/Code and www.dsa.org/consumerprotection/filing-a-code-complaint.
3. Code Responsibility Officer
Each member company and pending member company is required to designate a DSA Code Responsibility Officer. The Code Responsibility Officer is responsible for facilitating compliance with the Code by his or her company and responding to inquiries by the DSA Code Administrator appointed pursuant to Section C.1. He or she will also serve as the primary contact at the member company for communicating the principles of the DSA Code of Ethics to the member company’s independent salespeople, employees, consumers and the general public.
4. Extraterritorial Effect
Each member company shall comply with the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations’ Code of Conduct with regard to direct selling activities outside of the United States to the extent that the WFDSA Code is not inconsistent with U.S. law, unless those activities fall under the jurisdiction of the code of conduct of another country’s DSA to which the member company also belongs.
C. Administration
1. Interpretation and Execution
The Board of Directors of the DSA shall appoint a Code Administrator (“Administrator”) to serve for a fixed term to be set by the Board prior to appointment. The Board shall have the authority to discharge the Administrator for cause only. The Board shall provide sufficient authority to enable the Administrator to properly discharge the responsibilities entrusted to the Administrator under this Code. The Administrator will be responsible directly and solely to the Board.
2. Code Administrator
The Administrator shall be a person of recognized integrity, knowledgeable about the industry, and of a stature that will command respect by the industry and from the public. He or she shall appoint a staff adequate and competent to assist in the discharge of the Administrator’s duties. During the term of office, neither the Administrator nor any member of the staff shall be an officer, director, employee, or substantial stockholder in any member of the DSA. The Administrator shall disclose all holdings of stock in any member company prior to appointment and shall also disclose any subsequent purchases of such stock to the Board of Directors. The Administrator shall have the same rights of indemnification as the Directors and Officers have under the bylaws of the DSA.
The Administrator shall establish, publish and implement transparent complaint handling procedures to ensure prompt resolution of all complaints.
The Administrator shall review and determine all charges against member companies, affording those companies an opportunity to be heard fully. The Administrator shall have the power to originate any proceedings and shall at all times have the full cooperation of all member companies.
The Administrator shall have the sole authority to determine whether a violation of the Code has occurred. The Administrator shall answer as promptly as possible all queries relating to the Code and its application, and, when appropriate, may suggest, for consideration by the Board of Directors, Code amendments, or other implementation procedures to make the Code more effective.
If, in the judgment of the Administrator, a complaint is beyond the Administrator’s scope of expertise or resources, the Administrator may decline to exercise jurisdiction over the complaint and may recommend to the complainant another forum in which the complaint can be addressed.
The Administrator shall undertake to maintain and improve all relations with better business bureaus and other organizations, both private and public, with a view toward improving the industry’s relations with the public and receiving information from such organizations relating to the industry’s sales activities.
D. DSA Code of Ethics Enforcement Procedures
1. Receipt of Complaint
Upon receipt of a bona fide complaint from a bona fide consumer, the Administrator shall forward a copy of the complaint, to the accused member company together with a letter notifying the company that a preliminary investigation of a specified possible violation is being conducted and requesting the member company’s cooperation in supplying necessary information and documentation. If the Administrator has reason to believe that a member company has violated the Code, even if a written complaint has not been received, then the Administrator shall provide written notice to the member company stating the basis for the Administrator’s belief that a violation has occurred. The Administrator shall honor request by complainants for confidential treatment of their identity. The subject matter of a complaint will not be kept confidential.
2. Cooperation with the Code Administrator
In the event a member company refuses to cooperate with the Administrator and/or refuses to supply necessary information and documentation, the Administrator shall serve upon the member company, by certified mail, a notice affording the member company an opportunity to request Appeals Review Panel to evaluate whether its membership in the DSA should not be terminated. In the event the member company fails to request a review by an Appeals Review Panel pursuant to Section D.5. below, the DSA Board of Directors may vote to suspend or terminate the membership of the member company.
3. Investigation and Disposition Procedure
The Administrator shall conduct a preliminary investigation, making such investigative contacts as are necessary to reach an informed decision as to the alleged Code violation. If the Administrator determines, after the informal investigation, that there is no need for further action or that the Code violation allegation lacks merit, the investigation and administrative action shall terminate and the complaining party shall be so notified.
The Administrator may, at his discretion, remedy an alleged Code violation through informal, oral and written communication with the accused member company.
If the Administrator determines that there are violations of such a nature, scope or frequency that the best interests of consumers, the DSA, and/or the direct selling industry require remedial action, the member company shall be notified. The reasoning and facts that resulted in the decision as well as the nature of the remedy under Section E.1. shall be included in the Administrator’s notice. The notice shall also offer the member company an opportunity to consent to the suggested without the necessity of a Section D.4. appeal. If the member company desires to dispose of the matter in this manner, it will within 20 calendar days advise the Administrator, in writing. The letter to the Administrator may state that the member company’s willingness to consent does not constitute an admission or belief that the Code has been violated.
4. Appeals Review Panel
If a member company has submitted a request for review pursuant to Section D.2. or an appeal of the Administrator’s remedial action pursuant to Section D.3., an Appeals Review Panel consisting of three representatives from active member companies shall be selected by the Executive Committee of DSA’s Board of Directors within 20 calendar days. The three member companies shall be selected in a manner that represents a cross-section of the industry. When possible, none of the three shall sell a product that specifically competes with the member company that is seeking the Appeals Review Panel (hereinafter “the Appellant”), and every effort shall be made to avoid conflicts in selecting the Panel. If for any reason, a member of the Panel cannot fulfill his or her duties, the Chairman of the Board of DSA can replace that person with a new appointment. The representatives serving on the Appeals Review Panel shall during their time on the Panel have the same rights of indemnification the Directors and Officers have under the bylaws of the DSA.
5. Appeals Review Procedure
A member company must make a request to convene an Appeals Review Panel in writing to the Administrator within 20 calendar days of the Administrator’s notice of the member company’s failure to comply or the Administrator’s recommended remedial action. Within 10 calendar days of receiving such a request, the Administrator shall notify the Chairman of the Board of DSA. The Executive Committee then shall select the three-person Panel as set forth in Section D.4.
As soon as the Panel has been selected, the Administrator shall inform the Appellant of the names of the panelists. Within 14 calendar days of that notification, the Administrator shall send a copy of the Complaint and all relevant documents, including an explanation of the basis of the decision to impose remedial action, to the panelists with copies to the Appellant. Upon receipt of such information, the Appellant shall have 14 calendar days to file with the Panel its reasons for arguing that remedial action should not be imposed along with any additional documents that are relevant. Copies of that information shall be provided to the Administrator, who can provide additional information as the Administrator decides is necessary or useful to the Panel and the Appellant.
Once the information has been received by the panelists from both the Administrator and the Appellant, the Panel will complete its review within 30 calendar days or as soon thereafter as practicable. If the review pertains to whether the Appellant’s membership in the DSA should be terminated, the Panel shall decide whether the member company’s failure to work with the Administrator justifies suspending or terminating the Appellant’s membership in the DSA. If the review pertains to the Administrator’s suggested remedial action, the Panel shall decide whether the Administrator’s decision to impose remedial action was reasonable under all of the facts and circumstances involved and shall either confirm the Administrator’s decision, overrule it, or impose a lesser sanction under Section E. The Panel shall be free to contact the Administrator, the Appellant, and any other persons who may be relevant, in writing as deemed appropriate. A decision by the Panel shall be final and shall be promptly communicated both to the Administrator and the Appellant. The costs involved in the appeal such as costs of photocopying, telephone, fax, and mailing, shall be borne by the Appellant.
E. Powers of the Administrator
1. Remedies
If pursuant to the investigation provided for in Section D.3., the Administrator determines that the accused member company has committed a Code violation or violations, the Administrator is hereby empowered to recommend any appropriate remedies, either individually or concurrently, including but not limited to the following:
Complete restitution to the complainant of monies paid for the accused member company’s products, promotional materials, sales aids and/or kits that were the subject of the Code complaint;
Replacement or repair of any of the accused member company’s product that was the source of the Code complaint;
Payment of a voluntary contribution to a special assessment fund that shall be used for purposes of publicizing and disseminating the Code and related information. The contribution may range up to $1,000 per violation of the Code;
Submission to the Administrator of a written commitment to abide by the Code in future transactions and to exercise due diligence to assure there will be no recurrence of the practice leading to the subject Code complaint; and/or
Cancellation of orders, return of products purchased, cancellation or termination of the contractual relationship with the independent salesperson or other remedies.
2. Case Closed
Once the Administrator determines that there has been compliance with all imposed remedies in a particular case, the complaint shall be considered closed.
3. Refusal to Comply
If a member company refuses to comply voluntarily with any remedy imposed by the Administrator and has not requested a review by an Appeals Review Panel, the DSA Board of Directors, or designated part thereof, may conclude that the member company should be suspended or terminated from membership in the DSA.
4. Appeal for Reinstatement after Suspension or Termination
If the DSA Board of Directors, or designated part thereof, suspends or terminates a member company pursuant to the provisions of this Code, the DSA shall notify the member company of such a decision by certified mail. A suspended member company, after at least 90 calendar days following that notice, and a terminated member company, after at least one year following that notice, may request the opportunity to have its suspension or termination reviewed by an Appeals Review Panel, which may in its discretion recommend that the Board of Directors reinstate membership.
5. Referral to State or Federal Agency
In the event a member company is suspended or terminated by the DSA Board of Directors, or designated part thereof, pursuant to the provisions of this Code, the DSA shall inform the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) of such suspension or termination and shall, if requested by the FTC, submit any relevant data concerning the basis for suspension or termination.
F. Restrictions
1. Conferring with Others
At no time during an investigation or the hearing of charges against a member company shall the Administrator or member of an Appeals Review Panel confer with anyone concerning the alleged violation(s) of the Code, except as provided herein and as may be necessary to conduct the investigation and hold a hearing. At no time during the investigation or the Appeals Review Panel process shall the Administrator or a member of the Appeals Review Panel confer with a competitor of the member company alleged to be in violation of the Code, except when it may be necessary to call a competitor concerning the facts, in which case the competitor shall be contacted only for the purpose of discussing the facts. At no time shall a competitor participate in the Administrator’s or in an Appeals Review Panel’s disposition of a matter.
2. Documents
Upon request by the Administrator to any member company, all documents directly relating to an alleged violation shall be delivered to the Administrator. Any information that is identified as proprietary by the producing party shall be held in confidence. Whenever the Administrator, either by his own determination or pursuant to a decision by an Appeals Review Panel, closes an investigation, all documents shall either be destroyed or returned, as may be deemed appropriate by the Administrator, except to the extent necessary for defending a legal challenge to the Administrator’s or Appeals Review Panel’s handling of a matter, or for submitting relevant data concerning a complaint to a local, state or federal agency. At no time during proceedings under this Code shall the Administrator or a member of an Appeals Review Panel either unilaterally or through the DSA issue a press release concerning allegations or findings of a violation of the Code unless specifically authorized to do so by the Executive Committee of DSA’s Board of Directors.
3. Pending Members of DSA
Nothing in Section F shall prevent the Administrator from notifying, at his discretion, DSA staff members of any alleged violations of the Code that have come to his attention and which may have a bearing on a pending member company’s qualifications for active membership.
4. Public Reporting of Code of Ethics Complaints and Compliance Efforts
The Administrator may issue periodic reports on Code of Ethics compliance including disclosure of numbers and types of complaints as well as company-compliance efforts. The issuance of these reports will not identify individual complaints.
G. Resignation
Resignation from DSA by an accused member company prior to completion of any proceedings constituted under this Code shall not be grounds for termination of said proceedings, and a determination as to the Code violation shall be rendered by the Administrator at his or her discretion, irrespective of the accused member company’s continued membership in DSA or participation in the complaint resolution proceedings.
H. Amendments
This Code may be amended by vote of two thirds of the Board of Directors.
As Adopted June 15, 1970
As Amended by Board of Directors through December 8, 2015
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Media Insider: TV News Viewing Soars, Journalism’s Gender Gap Persists, Vice Media to Launch in Middle East
Tabresha Langham / March 31, 2017
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round-up of media stories from the week.
Photo by mroach, used under CC BY-SA 2.0.
MEDIAPOST | WAYNE FRIEDMAN
TV News Viewing Soars, Cable Rises
TV news viewing is on a high, despite the vast availability of digital news sources and general weakening of the broader television business. MediaPost reports that viewing is up 28% for the three largest news networks — Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC — which accounted for 55% of national cable news consumption in 2016. For the most recent week, ending March 26, “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “Fox and Friends,” and “Anderson Cooper” garnered the most person-viewing hours at 23.4 million, 23 million, and 22.5 million respectively.
Want to know more? Here are the most-watched cable news shows of 2017.
THE ROOT | RICHARD PRINCE
Reporting by Women Declining at Networks
The Women’s Media Center “Divided 2017” study finds that female journalists report less news than their male counterparts. According to The Root, the report examines coverage across the top 20 news outlets and shows the biggest gender gap in television reporting, with 74.8% of men reporting news, compared to 25.2% of women. In addition to television, the report also examines newspapers, online news, and wires. The online news medium has the smallest gender gap.
Did you know that Fox News’s website leads the media in gender parity?
ARAB NEWS | BEN FLANAGAN
Vice Media to Bring Edgy Brand of Journalism to Mideast
Vice Media is partnering with the Dubai-headquartered Moby Group to bring its TV channel Viceland to Arabic-speaking youth in the region. To start, Vice will launch in the Middle East and North Africa with an online presence. The site will feature meaningful and entertaining content for young people, and will have about 50 staff members. Arab News reports that the partnership will create an opportunity for journalists and creators in the region to share their work with a larger, global audience.
ICYMI: Vice announces its first slate of short, scripted videos
COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW | SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER
Crime Victims Like Timothy Caughman Deserve More Respect from Reporters
Author Shaya Tayefe Mohajer wants journalists to find a new approach for covering crime. According to Tayefe Mohajer, reporters should be careful about how they describe victims and suspects to avoid implicit bias — especially when the civil-rights movement Black Lives Matter is so prominent. She also calls for reporters and editors to be intentional about investigating and reporting facts. It’s important to avoid making assumptions about the final moments of a person’s life, she says. Reporting personal details that are irrelevant to the crime can be problematic, too.
“How the Media is Complimenting this Murderer” also shows why crime beat coverage needs an adjustment.
DIGIDAY | SAHIL PATEL
NowThis to take a shot at sports with new vertical — but no highlights
NowThis plans to jump into the world of sports, reports Digiday, with a spring launch of NowThis Sports on Facebook. This will be the short-form video giant’s seventh vertical, joining existing offshoots like NowThis Politics and NowThis Future. The channel will share some of the latest sports news, as well as more evergreen content like athlete profiles and mini documentaries. NowThis is expected to assign a producer to own the channel. They will be responsible for providing daily content, which often means working with the company’s 80-person strong content team, says Digiday.
In other sports news: One news consumer asked for more coverage of women’s sports in this letter to the editor.
Tabresha B. Langham is a Customer Content Specialist with PR Newswire. She also is a social media junkie, foodie, music fiend and Auburn University Alumn (War Eagle!). Tune into her insights as a social curator at @PRNmedia, or follow @TabreshaL.
March 31, 2017 in Week in Review. Tags: diversity, Friday Five, journalism, reporting
Media Insider: Industry Sees Worst Job Losses Since 2009, Times-Picayune Absorbed by The Advocate, DMA United Launches Mandela Media
Media Insider: Percentage of Women-Only Time Covers Grows in 2019, CNN Announces Cuts in London, NBC News Launches a Video Streaming Service
Media Insider: The Telegraph Launches Female Sports Vertical, Disney Acquires Fox’s Entertainment Assets, The American Journalism Project Raises $42 Million
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White Chalk [Oct. 15th, 2007|07:32 pm]
Ok, PJ Harvey's new album.
I can't stop listening to it - but it's scary and chilling and wonderful all at the same time - and I've a fairly horrible idea of what it's about but if it is what I think it is it's worrying!!
Anybody??
Yep. I looked it up in an NME review and though it says 'When Under Ether' refers to the death of a baby during childbirth, I feel theres more to it than just that.
In the lyrics there's other references throughout the whole album and the sequencing of the songs tells a whole expanded story about wanting a child, having it die on the birthing table, then regret, family breakup followed by a woman's suicide. Probably post-natal depression.
I do hope the ideas came from elsewhere rather than a personal exorcism - her singing is kind of cracked and fragile.
Eep!!
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Nevada City Will Let State Rank Dispensary Applicants
A city in Nevada is taking an unorthodox approach to licensing its five medical marijuana dispensaries.
Henderson will allow state regulators to rank business applications based on a set of business and regulatory criteria. City officials will then review the rankings before awarding licenses.
The process is a departure from that used by Clark County, which recently approved 18 dispensary licenses. Each of Clark County’s 79 application groups had six minutes to present to city officials.
The licensing process in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas will also follow Clark County’s model.
Under Henderson’s plan, the city will oversee a preliminary examination of the applicants, which includes getting zoning approval by the local community development department. The businesses that pass this hurdle will then go to state regulators, who will rank them based on “sustainability.”
The city council will then make the final decisions on licenses with criteria provided during the ranking process. The proposed fee structure includes a nonrefundable charge $10,000 of for business applications.
License winners would pay between $60,000 to $100,000 to open a dispensary, cultivation facility or production facility.
Henderson has yet to approve rules for dispensaries, however city officials are meeting on Tuesday to finalize the regulations. The city’s tentative plan includes a 1,000-foot buffer from schools, as well as a 1,000-foot buffer from parks, community facilities, playgrounds, public pools and religious facilities.
The city also wants dispensaries to be separated by one mile.
Categories: Cannabis Industry & Marijuana Business Briefs, Marijuana Dispensary & Cannabis Store News, Marijuana Legalization and Regulatory News for Cannabis Businesses, Medical Cannabis Industry & Recreational Marijuana Business News, Nevada Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
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Written by Brewer Nation Posted in Players Tagged with #Top100RightNow, 2013, A.J. Pierzynski, Adam Jones, Adam LaRoche, Adam Wainwright, Adrian Beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Alex Gordon, Allen Craig, Andrew McCutchen, Aramis Ramirez, Aroldis Chapman, Austin Jackson, B.J. Upton, Billy Butler, Brandon Phillips, Brett Lawrie, Brewers, Brian McCann, Bryce Harper, Buster Posey, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Gonzalez, Carlos Ruiz, CC Sabathia, Chase Headley, Chase Utley, Chris Sale, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Craig Kimbrel, Curtis Granderson, David Freese, David Ortiz, David Price, David Wright, Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Elvis Andrus, Evan Longoria, Felix Hernandez, Giancarlo Stanton, Gio Gonzalez, Ian Desmond, Ian Kinsler, J.J. Hardy, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Shields, Jason Heyward, Jason Motte, Jay Bruce, Jered Weaver, Jim Johnson, Joe Mauer, Joey Votto, Johnny Cueto, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jordan Zimmermann, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Josh Hamilton, Josh Willingham, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Kyle Lohse, Mariano Rivera, Matt Cain, Matt Holliday, Matt Kemp, Matt Wieters, Michael Bourn, Michael Morse, Miguel Cabrera, Miguel Montero, Mike Moustakas, Mike Trout, Pablo Sandoval, Paul Konerko, Prince Fielder, R.A. Dickey, Robinson Cano, Roy Halladay, Ryan Braun, Ryan Howard, Ryan Zimmerman, Sergio Romo, Starlin Castro, Stephen Strasburg, Top 100 Players Right Now, Torii Hunter, Troy Tulowitzki, Victor Martinez, Wade Miley, Yadier Molina, Yoenis Cespedes, Yovani Gallardo, Yu Darvish, Zack Greinke
February 19, 2013 - 8:15 pm Wolfman
7 cardinals are on it this year
February 23, 2013 - 3:32 pm Alex
hahah David Ortiz number 60 that’s a joke, how many players had a year like he had ? 320, 400, 600 ???Whatttt, even though he spent like 70 games in DL he was crushing it!! …. Aramis most underrated player in the world period
February 23, 2013 - 5:35 pm Tom
this is the worst list in history. this whole thing is a joke. how do they come up with this?
February 25, 2013 - 11:10 am Brewer Nation
They’ve got a team that works on the rankings along with their projection system based on the criteria I have listed at the top.
February 28, 2013 - 7:07 pm Jim Henders
Braun could hit any ball that Miggy can, the difference is that braun will steal 30 bags this year and Miggy might get 1 on accident.
February 25, 2013 - 3:43 am Justin
This is a terrible list… it could easily be broken apart into why it’s wrong.
It’s not even complete yet, but feel free to air your grievances. After all, it’s not my ranking.
February 26, 2013 - 10:17 pm Vek
Kemp #1
March 6, 2013 - 12:24 am Victor
Yea kemp will cream everyone stealing 40 w/ 40 homers and kershaw w/ a cy young season I still can’t believe kemp didn’t get MVP what a rip the judges were just jealous of his talent you douches
March 6, 2013 - 5:14 pm dev
February 27, 2013 - 5:12 am michael duval
It’s a farce!! Buster Posey #21 ,come on. That alone makes this list a joke.
February 27, 2013 - 7:35 am Greg
emphasized last 3 seasons, yet has a player with 1 season as #1.
February 27, 2013 - 2:46 pm Bobalua
Agreed. Trout had a great year. But he has only done it once. Cabrera at three is just silly. He and Braun should be 1 and 2. Braun doesn’t have the injury concerns that Kemp does. Kemp missed so many games, It doesn’t make sense he would be ranked ahead of Braun. And why isn’t Corey Hart on this list at all?
February 27, 2013 - 10:23 pm Jason
If you weren’t a moron and would just read the title, it says top 100 RIGHT NOW. It doesn’t matter what Trout hasn’t done in the past, it matters what he’s doing NOW. As of now (last season being the sample), Trout is the all around best player. He’s a five tool player. Cabrera can’t run or play even a decent defense at third. Cabrera is all offense. But they’re not just looking at offense, they’re looking at all around play. I wish people could just get that through their heads.
February 27, 2013 - 10:26 pm Brewer Nation
Their own criteria says they weigh statistics from the last three years, emphasizing 2012. Plenty of guys get knocked down because of off years, like when David Wright wasn’t even on the list heading into 2012 for example.
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February 28, 2013 - 10:08 am michael duval
Trout’s arm is like your sister’s. 4 tools.
March 1, 2013 - 3:14 pm Bobalua
If Jason would read beyond the title, he would see that they take into account the past three years in their rankings. Cabrera doesn’t have the range of an elite third basemen, but he has a very strong arm, making his defense at third better than most give him credit for. He is passable on defense and arguably the most dangerous offensive weapon in baseball. Let’s see if Trout can have more than a half season. I’m guessing he will hit 300 with 25 homers, 75 rbi’s, 115 runs, and 40 stolen bases. Great numbers, but not the embodiment of Christ in a baseball uniform life some would like to believe. So, to sum up. Trout IS NOT God, Cabrera is the best player in baseball, and Jason is an asshole.
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March 4, 2013 - 1:50 pm Maria
Come on mark teixera should be on this list
March 7, 2013 - 5:38 pm Thewestrocks
I notice again the PATHETIC East Coast bias in ths dopey list. Two time World Champion Giants, with their MVP Player, Cy Young Award winners, and No-Hiiter pitcher have only 5 players. AND THEY BEAT ALL THE TEAMS LISTED AHEAD OF THEM. Have fun in your toy east coast parks as you lose again to the Giants.
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March 13, 2013 - 3:19 am Agustin Cruz
Texiera def should be on this list.
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Braun’s Name Written Down Again, EVERYBODY PANIC!
Ryan Braun Bobblehead Revealed!
Official Sausage Race Standings
Final 2015 Sausage Race Standings
Bratwurst - 13
Polish Sausage - 27*
Italian Sausage - 18
Chorizo - 10
4/6 - Polish
4/8 - Italian
4/10 - Bratwurst
4/11 - Polish
4/20 - Hot Dog
4/21 - Chorizo
4/23 - Italian
5/5 - Hot Dog
5/8 - Chorizo
5/31 - Hot Dog (6th inning)
- Bratwurst (12th inning)
6/19 - Polish*
7/8 - Bratwurst
10/2 - Polish
10/4 - Hot Dog
* = During Timber Rattlers game at Miller Park
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Paolo Rivera
Paolo Rivera has worked for Marvel since 2002, and recently won 2 Eisners for his work on Mark Waid’s Daredevil. He’s also known for Spider-Man’s One Moment in Time and Mythos, a series of Marvel origin stories. He was born in Daytona Beach, FL and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adaptation (2018)
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Superior Spider-Man Companion
Collects Avenging Spider-Man #15.1 And #16-22, Daredevil (2011) #22, Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #1-12, Scarlet Spider (2012) #20 and Inhumanity: Superior Spider-Man. Otto Octavius has taken Peter Parker’s body, his costume — his life! — to become a Superior Spider-Man. But there’s one thing that comes with the suit that Otto didn’t count on: the team-ups! The Marvel Universe is about
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up
Superior Spider-Man's got one thing on his mind. How to take down the Avengers, Marvel's elite super-powered team!
Timely 70th Anniversary Collection
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Young Allies Comics: 70th Anniversary Special (2009)
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Kabila camp threatens to smash DRC rival's 'insurrection'
Staff Reporter 01 Dec 2011 06:45
A top ally of Democratic Republic of the Congo’s President Joseph Kabila accused the party of his main rival of post-election “insurrection” on Wednesday, and vowed any infractions would be firmly dealt with.
Two days after elections marred by deadly violence and reports of fraud began, Presidential Majority secretary-general Aubin Minaku accused opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi’s UDPS party of “insurrectionist schemes”.
Congo takes to the polls
Violence and fraud seemed to be the order of the day as Congolese voters took to the polls on Monday in only their second democratic election since 1960.
“We’re in the last phase of the insurrectionist schemes of the UDPS,” Minaku said.
“The state will exercise its prerogatives in a firm manner” if there is any unrest, he added.
“Whoever commits an infraction, even if it’s Etienne Tshisekedi, will have to face the force of the law, that’s what we will see in the coming days.”
Monday’s polls were marred by allegations of fraud, chaos at many voting centres and apparent separatist attacks that killed at least 10 people. Four opposition presidential candidates have called for the elections to be annulled, alleging pro-Kabila fraud—though Tshisekedi has not joined the call.
Minaku levelled his own accusations against the UDPS Wednesday.
“We have proof that [electoral officials] have been assaulted” by UDPS supporters during the elections, he claimed.
Preliminary results from the presidential race were not expected until December 6, leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo with a tense week of waiting as results trickle in from around the vast country two-thirds the size of Western Europe.—Sapa-AFP
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Super Bomberman R: A 2017 Nintendo Switch Title (Nintendo Treehouse Live!)
January 13, 2017 6:09 pm Published by Solid Jack 1 Comment
Bomberman is making a comeback and that comeback is taking him exclusively to the Nintendo Switch!
Bomberman is a series we have been without for too long and I know you some of you might be dying to see some footage, but first let’s go over the fact sheet to read why this game is awesome and then see why afterwards:
“Since its release in 1985, Bomberman has been a familiar party-battle game for many years. Now, Bomberman is coming back as “SUPER BOMBERMAN R” to Nintento Switch.
In SUPER BOMBERMAN R, the simple rule remains the same: operate the main character (Bomberman), place bombs, and battle with enemies and rivals, but it’s coming back in a modern style with 3D stages and photo-real graphics. You can enjoy battles with rivals from all over the world.
There is “Battle” mode for maximum of 8 players, and single play “Story” mode (cooperative play for 2 players is possible as well) where players clear each stage one by one, with a big volume of 50 stages. Also, there is a new rule where the condition to clear the stage is not just by wiping out all the enemies. This simple but strategic game with new rules and 3D stages is fun for everyone, from children to adults.
Bomberman is back with the same game system and controllability with a fresh take on a classic title.
Photo-real graphics.
Bomberman’s siblings and well-known enemies are back with rich personality3D stages with dynamic environments.
Battle mode for maximum of 8 players, local connection battles, and online battles
Enriched story with all-star voice actors.
If this is a game you need in your life, than you will be able to pick it up when it releases in March
Tags: Footage, Konami, news, NinEverything, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Treehouse, Super Bomberman R
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Interesting! I haven’t played Bomberman in awhile!
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Home » Brazil » Boa Vista Mine
Historic Diamond Mine For Sale
Boa Vista Mine
Commodity: Diamond, Gold
Price: $100 Million
Brazil is the biggest country in South America, rich in natural resources.
Especially rich in precious gems, Brazil has produced some of the most valuable diamonds in the world.
Both in a 70% commercial / 30% industrial proportion. The region' history is for predominantly commercial diamonds. The Boa Vista mine is an area of 6800Ha and the area, close to Diamatina, has been mined in a small way since the 1890’s.
Variety of stone sizes recovered. The biggest stone found to date was 85 carats. Average cost per carat for production is US$170. This number can be altered with different equipment.
The mine has been found to hold gold and other mineral reserves as well.
The results of the drilling program that was done by the independent consultants will be provided as a part of Due Diligence information sharing.
Total carats calculated by Geomil for the Boa Vista Mine Location are 22.325 million @$170 per carat (current market value) - $3.795BB Geologist Report April 9, 2014
Mina da Boa Vista, in Distrito da Extracao, Diamantina, Minas Gerais State.
Minerex has acquired 6,800 hectares with undulating topography excellent access to water and the following assets:
Concrete dam, with two flood gates 40m x 6.8m, and a storage capacity of 350
thousand cubic metres.
Concrete dam without floodgates, 80m x 4m, storage capacity of 280 thousand
cubic metres.
1,400 m landing field.
The region that covers the area is inserted in the tropical, subwarm, semi-wet climatic domain, with annual dry period of 4 to 5 months of duration, according to the systematic classification contained in NIMER (1989). In this domain, there is at least one month with average temperature below 18ºC, the annual average temperature is almost always below 22ºC. The summer, in spite of not presenting very high daily maximum temperatures, is warm, with average temperature above 22ºC.
BOA VISTA mine M.G BRASIL
The Boa Vista mine is an area of 6800Ha and the area, close to Diamatina, has been mined in a small way since the 1890’s.The mine area is now owned by Minerex. The company contracted Geomil from Belo to evaluate the property and they completed the first stage of a three part program which they designed.
A reserve of 22million carats was established comprising two parts of different material and grade. Firstly the weathered gravelly material about 10metres thick and a volume of 42.3 million cubic metres, with grade of 0.261ct/m3, containing 11.05 million carats worth approximately an average of $170/ct. and secondly the Taua conglomerate, approximately 5metres thick, with a grade of 0.143ct/m3 and volume of 78.8 million m3, containing 11.275 million carats. The largest stone recovered was 85 carats and there is a record of 11 stones over 10 carats. But usually the stones are under 1ct.
The higher grade material will be cheaper to process and should yield higher profit than the conglomerate rock. There is also a smaller volume of greenish chlorite rich conglomerate of high grade but it lies beneath all the other material.
Previous production costs were around $70/ct, from small volumes.
Used processing equipment is available from South Africa and a 50tph complete plant is available for 8.5 million Rand.
An environmental and rehabilitation report would be required before production could proceed. At present there is a bulk sample permit only ,as far as I can determine, for 50,000tons. However the area has a grandfather clause to allow for production under Regime of permission for Artisan extraction,but I cannot find any paperwork on this.
Total carats 22.325 million @$170 per carat = 3.795 Billion
Extraction cost $70 per carat = 1.6 Billion
Potential profit 2.2 Billion
Used extraction plant in S.A. 8,75 million Rand
Compiled by Phil Brown, A.R.S.M, mining Geologist, from Geomil reports and mine documentation, researched by Luiz Carlos Terto mining engineer from Belo H for Geomil.
Founded in 1897, it started operations in November 2008. The Boa Vista mine has been mined in a small way since the 1890’s.The mine area is now owned by Minerex..
Minerex hired 3rd party geological company to provide details regarding recovery, organization and description of previous drill cores. They carried out a preliminary geologic study to be used as basis for hiring the excavation meshes and samplings of prospection and exploration determined that approximately $9 million of additional investment is required to upgrade/replace equipment and modernize operations. Estimated reserves have been calculated at 22,325,611.54 cts. .
Right now we have an exploration license with a completed first phase. We have requested an extension on the second the second phase to develop the pilot plant that will start giving profits to the project. This plant will have to be licensed with the proper authorities to obtain the necessary operation licenses and permits. The mine has no need for explosives, its process is hydraulic or drilling and excavation..
Seller actively seeking a buy-out arrangement. Seller willing to work with the Buyer on a contractual basis to ensure that there is a smooth hand-over..
Both in a 70% commercial / 30% industrial proportion. The region' history is for predominantly commercial diamonds. .
Variety of stone sizes recovered. The biggest stone found to date was 85 carats..
Average cost per carat for production is US$170. This number can be altered with different equipment. .
The mine has been found to hold gold and other mineral reserves as well. .
The results of the drilling program that was done by the independent consultants will be provided as a part of Due Diligence information sharing..
Total carats calculated by Geomil for the Boa Vista Mine Location are 22.325 million @$170 per carat (current market value) - $3.795 BB.
Geologist Report April 9, 2014
Compiled by Phil Brown, A.R.S.M., mining Geologist, Ontario, Canada from Geomil reports and mine documentation researched by Luis Carlos Terto,
mining engineer from Belo H for Geomil.
Seller actively seeking a buy-out arrangement and willing to work with the Buyer on a contractual basis to ensure that there is a smooth hand-over.
Right now we have an exploration license with a completed first phase. We have requested an extension on the second the second phase to develop the pilot plant that will start giving profits to the project. This plant will have to be licensed with the proper authorities to obtain the necessary operation licenses and permits. The mine has no need for explosives, its process is hydraulic or drilling and excavation.
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California Gold Mine For Sale
Erik Gold Mine
Commodity: Gold
Climate is moderate with warm dry summers and cool wet winters. Precipitation approximates 40'' per year with 1'-3' snow accumulations at higher elevations.
Gold mineralization in bedrock is controlled by Dacite volcanic flows within a sedimentary package. The flows strike N.W. and dip to the N.E.
Regional infrastructure includes State Highway 70 and the Western Pacific rail line which crosses the southern portion of the property along with a 12 KV power line. Local access is provided by a network of secondary roads, initially constructed for early placer and hardrock mine operations but more recently improved and- extended by the County and U.S. Forest Service.
Acquisition of the project property commenced in 1980 with acquisition being followed by exploration and development activities. Five segments of the gold bearing horizons have been explored or developed. These are, from the south, the Virgilia, Central, Follett, Cameron and Erik zones.
The Rich Gulch Project is located in the Sierra Nevada ranges of Northern California approximately 22 miles west of Quincy. The topography is characterized by high releif and steep walled, ''V'' shaped valleys.
The Erik Mine is a segment of the Rich Gulch Project that was developed by Inca Mining Company in Plumas County, California during the 1980's. The project included the Virgilia, Central, Follett, Cameron and Erik zones and extended northwest from the East Branch of the North Fork of the Feather River to the North Fork of the Feather River. Exploration drilling indicated sufficient reserves to be economically mined at then current gold prices but, as the price of gold fell over the years, Inca abandoned the project. All segments of the project have remained dormant since that time.
To the immediate southeast of the Erik Mine is the Cameron Zone. The 1983 drilling programs identified assay results of 0.225 oz. gold/ton at 150 feet. Clearly, the gold mineralization does extend along the entire strike including the Erik Mine, generally following the Melones Fault.
Placer Gold was discovered in the Rich Gulch and Rush Creek drainages in the 1850's and placer mining commenced immediately. Little is known of the earliest operations however by about the 1870's a large scale hydraulic mining operation had evolved. In addition to stripping out the gravel deposits in the base of the Rich Gulch drainage, the oxidized portions of the gold lodes in the Follett property were inined by hydraulic methods.
Underground exploration commenced about this time with the ores being milled in arrastras. By 1902 a small stamp mill had been constructed in the upper part of Rich Gulch and was milling ores taken from the Lewis and Elizabeth tunnels (adit's).
In 1927, LawrenceB. Wright, a geologic engineer employed by Homestake Mining Company, visited the area and sampled surface and underground exposures. At the time of his visit the Cameron, Follett and Central zones had been explored by numerous surface trenches and adits. An option was obtained by Homestake and an extensive exploration program under the direction of Wright commenced in early 1929 with the construction of a substantial exploration camp, a sampling plant and assay laboratory.
Exploration and development by Homestake was confined to the Central Zone and consisted of diamond drilling, 1378 ft of surface trenching, 3221 ft of underground development and detailed channel sampling of all underground openings in mineralization. The mineralized rock from the underground development was trucked to the sampling plant for detailed sampling.
Development of the Virgilia deposit started in 1934 with the sinking of the Duncan shaft to the 125ft level and the commencement of lateral development.
Underground development work continued to March 1936 when a 120 ton per day flotation mill constructed on the site commenced operation. The mill was enlarged to 240 tons/day in 1938.
By the time rising costs and labour shortages associated with WWII made further operations uneconomic, the mine had been developed to the 625 ft level and some 320,000 tons of ore processed in the mill.
Renewed interest in the Rich Gulch Project has happened as a result of the increase in gold prices. In March 2010 the Central Mine was purchased by a Canadian mining company and is now under development. The Erik Mine is the Rich Gulch Project segment to the farthest northwest and is reachable by paved and dirt Forest Service roads. The nine unpatented lode claims were not exploration drilled by Inca Mining Company. Drill sites were identified but Inca abandoned the project prior to further exploration by drilling. Extensive trenching was done by Inca along exposed decomposing quartz veins for Inca to include proposed surface mining in their Plan of Operation.
Sale of the Erik Mine includes paper copy of all Inca Mining Company drill cross sections and drill hole coordinating surface maps as well as a copy of Inca Mining Company Plan of Operation and historical reports on the project area
UPDATE: THIS PROJECT HAS SOLD
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Prosecutors seek sale of two New York condos linked to Malaysian fugitive U.S. prosecutors are seeking to sell two luxury condominiums in New York City linked to fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, court documents showed, the ...
Common nerve pain drug linked to suicidal behavior, overdose (Reuters Health) - A class of medications used for nerve and muscle pain, including the popular drug Lyrica, increases users' risks for suicidal beha...
Jeffrey Epstein’s ranch in New Mexico linked to sex trafficking, abuse investigation Known as the Zorro Ranch, the high-desert property is now tied to an investigation that the state attorney general's office says it has opened into E...
Salmonella outbreak linked to fresh papayas sickens at least 62 people in 8 states, CDC says Dozens of people in eight U.S. states have been infected with a strain of salmonella after eating fresh papayas imported from Mexico, according to fe...
Algerian ex-prime minster in court over Volkswagen-linked corruption scandal Four-time PM Ahmed Ouyahia has again been questioned over alleged corruption involving Volkswagen's local partner. He's the latest to face investigat...
SWAT team takes in suspect linked to Mackenzie Lueck disappearance A SWAT team took one person into custody Friday in connection to the disappearance of 23-year-old University of Utah sorority sister Mackenzie Lueck....
Sleep habits linked with blood sugar control in diabetes and prediabetes (Reuters Health) - Too little sleep - or too much - can be tied to problems with blood sugar levels, not just in people with diabetes but also in peo...
Burnout in firefighters linked to sleep issues, mental health concerns Firefighters who feel burned out often experience sleep issues, which also increases their risk of emotional fatigue, exhaustion and health problems,...
Germany: Syrian faces Islamic State-linked terrorism charges BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors in Germany say a 31-year-old Syrian citizen faces terrorism charges for joining the Islamic State group in Syria. Fares A.B...
Salmonella outbreak linked to fresh papayas from Mexico has sickened 62 people A salmonella outbreak linked to fresh papayas imported from Mexico has sickened 62 people in eight states, according to the CDC. &...
CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Malaysia aims to recover about $5 bln in 1MDB-linked assets Malaysia is looking to recover about $5 billion worth of foreign assets linked to state fund 1MDB, set up in 2009 by then prime minister Najib Razak ...
Georgia mom suspects son’s death is linked to recent Dominican Republic fatalities A Georgia mom is raising questions after her son mysteriously died in the Dominican Republic earlier this year — and she believes there’s a con...
Israeli firm linked to WhatsApp spyware attack faces lawsuit Amnesty International fears its staff may be ‘surveilled via NSO Pegasus software’The Israeli firm linked to this week’s WhatsApp hack is facing a la...
World Trade Center dust linked to prostate cancer in 9/11 responders Dust from the World Trade Center in New York, which contained metals and organic compounds, may have triggered chronic inflammation and played a role...
Man linked to David Ortiz shooting to be charged with accomplice to attempted murder The first arrests in the Sunday night shooting of Red Sox legend David Ortiz on the streets of Santo Domingo have been made, according to reports. Mo...
Kentucky police, FBI searching home linked to Savannah Spurlock's disappearance Several law enforcement agencies began a search Wednesday night of what is believed to be the last known location of missing Kentucky mom Savannah Sp...
Australian police arrest 3 men over alleged ISIS-linked plot: report Police say three men have been arrested over an alleged Islamic State group-inspired plot to attack several Sydney targets, including police and defe...
Kuwait hands Muslim Brotherhood-linked militants to Egypt: KUNA Kuwait has handed over to Egypt eight Egyptians who it said had admitted to carrying out terrorist operations in their home country, and had fled to ...
Tech disorder? Smartphones linked to bizarre horn-like skull bumps A bizarre finding by researchers that sounds like something out of a science fiction plot — people growing horn-like structures on their skulls due t...
Facebook removes Iran-linked accounts as analysts tie some to disinformation campaign Facebook on Tuesday removed 51 user accounts, 36 pages and seven groups and three Instagram accounts that originated in Iran and engaged in "inauthen...
Gerald McCoy linked to Browns, Colts, Patriots, Saints, Chargers Free agent defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is being linked to the Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts, among other teams, sin...
Social stress linked to bone density loss in postmenopausal women Postmenopausal women with high social stress and poor relationships may be at higher risk of bone fractures due to stress hormones lowering bone dens...
Global gag rule linked to abortion rise in African countries that accept US aid Study finds Trump-backed policy led to increase in pregnancies and reduction in use of modern contraceptivesA US government policy that restricts fun...
Cactus crashes through car windshield on north side TUCSON – Northwest Fire District responded to an auto incident involving a saguaro Wednesday morning. Firefighters were dispatched First Avenue and A...
17-year-old killed in east side shooting TUCSON – Police are investigating the death of a 17-year-old boy after being involved in an east side shooting incident Sunday afternoon. According t...
Underneath It All: Rihanna Reveals Her ‘Shy’ Side, Says She Wants to Be a Mother ‘More Than Anything’ No, she hasn’t given a release date on that new album; yes, she still gets nervous going to award shows; and the first thing she does every morning i...
Beyond the Confetti: The Dark Side of Startup Success The swashbuckling creativity that drives many entrepreneurs can come with inner demons, including depression, substance abuse and other mental-health...
U.S. Open: Time Is Becoming Even Less on Phil Mickelson’s Side Mickelson, who will turn 49 on Sunday, is facing the pressure of trying to win the only major title that has eluded him. He is 11 shots behind the le...
Druzhba pipeline: The dark side of Russian oil The oil pollution that has halted flows via the Druzhba ("Friendship") pipeline was deliberate, according to the Kremlin. But who might want to pull ...
History not on Anthony Joshua's side fighting in the U.S. Unified heavyweight world titleholder Anthony Joshua is a big favorite in his United States debut, but fighting for a heavyweight title -- or defendi...
12-year-old hospitalized after near drowning on south side TUCSON – A 12-year-old was rescued after Tucson Fire Department responded to a near drowning call near Park Avenue and Benson Highway Tuesday a...
South side intersection near TIA reopens after crash TUCSON – A south side intersection is now open after a FedEx and SUV crash near Tucson International Airport Monday morning. Corona and Country Club ...
TPD investigating double stabbing on south side TUCSON – The Tucson Police Department is investigating a double stabbing near 12th Avenue and Bilby Road. According to TPD, officers responded ...
The Side-Eye Beyoncé Gave to This Woman Will Make You Bow Down Beyonce and Jay-Z enjoyed date night yesterday--and no one, no one, was going to get in the way of that. During Game 3 of the NBA Finals last night,...
USMCA progressing through 'side letters': Grassley Democratic congressional leaders and the Trump administration officials are inching towards an agreement on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade...
East side burglary caught on camera TUCSON — Cale Lamoreux was at work Wednesday when he believes a man broke into his east side home just before 1:30 p.m. The video shows the bre...
Uber Gets Sell-Side Green Light The ride-hailing firm has a stamp of approval from nearly every large research group despite the fact that it has yet to prove its business model can...
TPD working barricade situation on south side TUCSON – The Tucson Police Department is working a barricade situation in the 6200 block of S Campbell Ave. TPD is working a barricade situati...
| Inflatable tanks and 'fake news': The little-known side of D-Day On June 6, 1944, more than 150 000 Allied troops invaded the northern French coast, marking the start of France's liberation from its Nazi occupiers....
Why Siberia Drives on the Wrong Side of the Road It’s the early 1990s. A Toyota Sprinter is wedged half-way onto a cargo ship. Its rear axle floats in the air, hovering above the Sea of Japan. A few...
Is hair loss a side effect of Adderall? Adderall is a combination drug for the short-term treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. Although it is general...
Man arrested for robbing east side CVS at knifepoint TUCSON – The suspect of an armed robbery at an east side pharmacy was identified, located and arrested by Tucson Police Department, authorities...
Kickstart a thriving side hustle with these $40 bundles Which side hustle grabs your interest? We’ve got four you might want to think about -- and you can get trained in any of them for hundreds of dollars...
PCSD: One dead in shooting on northwest side TUCSON – Pima County Sheriff’s Department is working a shooting that occurred on the northwest side of Tucson. According to PCSD, the inc...
The 2020 BMW Z4 Is More Than Just a Side Note To the New Toyota Supra Anybody who tries to claim BMW doesn’t position itself as a performance brand anymore doesn’t really know what they’re talking about. That’s never be...
Mother Serena shows her compassionate side The tennis world is more used to seeing the ruthless side of 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, but since becoming a mother the American's ...
How 'La Di Da Di,' a B-Side From 1985, Became One of Music's Most-Sampled Songs The Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh collaboration has grown into an unlikely well of inspiration for hundreds of musicians, with samples appearing in ab...
Bicyclist found dead on southwest side TUCSON – Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatality after a bicyclist was found dead on the southwest side Wednesday mo...
Artif Ali and the home side dominate in Colm Artif Ali, Dan Catlin and more are in action. Andy Whittle reports from ringside The post Artif Ali and the home side dominate in Colm appeared first...
Suspect sought in east side robbery TUCSON – Tucson Police Department is on the lookout for a man who reportedly robbed a store on the east side. According to TPD, the suspect rep...
The dark side of the WWDC 2019 keynote It's easy to be distracted by all the shiny new stuff. But peel that away and what we actually got at WWDC 2019 keynote was mostly irrelevant and nic...
Marcia Cross wants to destigmatize anal cancer, says hers was linked to husband's battle Marcia Cross opened up about her anal cancer diagnosis, which she recently learned may be linked to her husband's 2009 battle with throat cancer...
Nissan CEO got higher stock-linked bonus after payout date changed, Kelly says In his first interview since his arrest for alleged financial misconduct, Greg Kelly said Hiroto Saikawa was due to get a stock appreciation rights p...
Man Utd must act fast to sign Aaron Wan-Bissaka with transfer linked to Wilfried Zaha future Manchester United are under pressure to act quickly in any deal for Aaron Wan-Bissaka as Crystal Palace are unwilling to sell the defender and Wilfri...
Berkshire takes $377 million charge tied to solar company that U.S. linked to fraud Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday said a $377 million charge it incurred recently was tied to a solar generation company that U.S....
Cops arrest suspected serial killer linked to Detroit sex worker slayings Police in Detroit arrested a homeless man in a suspected serial murder case after linking the slayings of three sex workers last week. DeAngelo Kenne...
Ultra-processed food linked to early death, health problems: scientists A poor diet could have grave consequences. People who consume a large amount of heavily-processed foods are at risk for early death and a greater cha...
Heavily processed food like ready meals and ice-cream linked to early death Two major studies add to body of evidence against foods made with industrial ingredientsPeople who eat large amounts of heavily processed foods, from...
Woman suspects sister’s Dominican Republic death is linked to latest fatalities The family of a Pennsylvania bride-to-be who died under circumstances similar to those of guests at the Grand Bahía Príncipe resort in the Dominican ...
Seth Rich Conspiracy Spread by Fox News Linked to Russian Intelligence: Report A stunning report published Tuesday by Yahoo News identifies a Russian intelligence service as the origin of a conspiracy theory connecting the unsol...
Salmonella outbreak linked to fresh Cavi papayas from Mexico has sickened 71 people A salmonella outbreak linked to fresh Cavi papayas from Mexico has sickened 71 people in eight states, according to the CDC and FDA. ...
Bill Ackman-linked real estate company soars on sale news A real estate investment company linked to billionaire Bill Ackman soared more than 35% Thursday after it confirmed a report that it had hired an inv...
23-Year-Old Shot Dead In Bengal In Clash Allegedly Linked To Poll Results A 23-year-old goldsmith was shot dead at Chakdah, 70 km north of Kolkata, last night in what is suspected to be a clash following the Lok Sabha elect...
Poop parasite outbreaks linked to water parks and pools, just in time for summer Summer is finally here, and that means lots and lots of hot, sunny days and plenty of trips to the local pool or nearby water park. If taking a dip i...
Repeat Blows To Head Linked To Brain Disease In Australian Rugby Players Post-mortem examinations have found a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head in two elite Australian rugby league players, t...
California teen bitten by sea lion in 'rare' attack officials believe linked to poisoning A 13-year-old girl was bitten by a sea lion officials believe may have been poisoned in a “very rare” attack at Pismo Beach Friday on California’s ce...
A rise in cases of flesh-eating bacteria may be linked to climate change, doctors say Five South Jersey patients became seriously ill after they became infected with a strain of bacteria that thrive in warm, brackish water. ...
Ukraine president appoints lawyer linked to PrivatBank tycoon as administration chief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy picked a lawyer with links to a prominent tycoon on Tuesday as head of the presidential administration, an ap...
Toddler Dies From E. Coli Linked to Contact With Animals at San Diego County Fair Officials say a 2-year-old boy, who died on June 24, was one of four children who showed symptoms of E. coli after coming in contact with animals at ...
Missing Utah girl's uncle linked to disappearance by evidence, been 'quite deceitful,' police say The uncle of a missing 5-year-old girl in Utah has been linked to her disappearance by evidence recovered at several scenes, authorities revealed Mon...
4,000-Year-Old Burial Revealed on Welsh Island Linked to Mysterious Druid Sorcerers Excavations are underway on the 4,000-year-old Bronze Age burial cairn known as ‘Bryn Celli Ddu Bach’ on the British island of Anglesey, located off ...
Police Investigating Shooting On North Side Of Lexington LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)- A man is in serious condition in the hospital this morning after police say he was shot on the north side of Lexington late ...
Man fatally struck by train on Upper West Side A man in a subway tunnel was fatally struck by a 2 train Friday morning on the Upper West Side, police said. The man, who police said appeared to hav...
Many teachers need a side hustle to cover living expenses Stacie Baur teaches English to kids in China by teleconference for several hours each morning from her home to afford rent prior to her daily teachin...
South side barricade situation ends with arrest TUCSON – The man involved in a barricade situation at a residence on the south side has been taken into custody, Tucson Police Department says....
Fire damages north side storage facility TUCSON –Crews responded to a storage unit fire early Thursday morning. Northwest Fire District units were dispatched to the 6900 block of N. Camino M...
How a Live Orchestra Is Showing Off Another Side of K-Pop Greats Like BTS and BLACKPINK Don’t underestimate the power of K-pop. That’s a lesson many in the music industry have learned over the past few years, as the South Kor...
Dark side of moon landings: 11 things you didn't know The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission which took man to the moon is fast approaching, and the story will be retold many times - but what are ...
Rabid bat found on northwest side, two dogs sought TUCSON – Pima Animal Care Center is on the lookout for two dogs after they may have been exposed to a rabid bat at an apartment complex near Or...
Kyrgios must put histrionics to one side and let his tennis talk against Nadal "Nick Kyrgios takes on Rafael Nadal in the second round of Wimbledon. The pair have bad blood but the Australian can take out the world No 2 if his h...
Balenciaga’s Upper East Side storefront vandalized The windows of the Balenciaga storefront on the Upper East Side were vandalized, with expletives scrawled in white spray paint, authorities said Thur...
Trade put to one side, Trump and Abe do diplomacy over golf and sumo U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off the second day of a Japan visit on Sunday with a round of golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, engaging in per...
Porsche's New Race Car Says No to Turbos and Yes to Side Exit Exhaust Porsche has been pretty tight lipped about this new RSR model until it was unveiled on Saturday at Goodwood during the Festival of Speed. Taking over...
The Euro's 2018 Selloff: What Side Were YOU On When the Trend Turned? For most of 2018, the Euro fell against the Dollar: But when the trend turned nearly a year ago, euro bullishness was everywhere. Now see the chart t...
HTC separates successful VR sales from struggling smartphone side The SteamVR-powered Vive headset is the most exciting thing that struggling handset maker HTC has had going for its brand in years. HTC seems to real...
New Honda e: side cameras confirmed for electric city car BMW i3 rival will feature cameras instead of wing mirrors as standard; reservations open with £800 deposit Honda has confirmed that its new electric...
One person transported to hospital in shooting on south side TUCSON – One person was transported to the hospital in connection to a Friday evening shooting on Tucson’s south side. According to offic...
China could launch 'demand-side' reforms, says economist Hao Zhou of Commerzbank says China is having problems on the demand side of the economy including consumption, autos and property. He says it's ...
Body of adult man found near bus stop on west side TUCSON – Tucson Police Department is investigating a body found on the west side of Tucson Friday afternoon. According to TPD, they received a ...
Apple embraces the dark side — and kills off the app that started it all At Apple’s WWDC 2019, tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler says there were lots of small but welcome iterations on products — some of which were long overd...
Honda's compact EV swaps mirrors for side cameras Not only will Honda's cool little electric vehicle, the Honda E, come with cameras instead of side mirrors, they'll be offered as a standar...
Police investigate south side shooting and rollover TUCSON – Police are still piecing together a series of events that led to the death of a man on Tucson’s south side Wednesday night. It b...
China's rover peeks under the crust of the far side of the moon China's Yutu 2 rover on the far side of the moon has found material from deep under the satellite's crust, which we have never been able to study bef...
One person transported to hospital after south side crash TUCSON – A man was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being involved in a bicycle and vehicle collision Sunday night. P...
Two girls viciously attacked at an east side neighborhood TUCSON – On May 29 by Wheeler Elementary School near 22 and Kolb, 18-year-old Lauren Tibbetts and 19-year-old Belle Koondz were viciously attac...
Active shooter scare that caused Honolulu airport chaos linked to smoking laptop Rumors of an active shooter appeared to be linked to a laptop that malfunctioned, popped and started giving off smoke at a checkpoint. &...
Authorities find car in Surprise linked to Idaho AMBER Alert involving kidnapped teen (KPNX)– Authorities are looking for 17-year-old Sandra Rios-Chavez, who was kidnapped by 18-year-old Miguel Rodriguez-Perez in Jerome County, I...
Nissan CEO got higher stock-linked bonus after payout date changed, former director Kelly says Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa was granted an exception in 2013 to reschedule a stock-linked bonus that bumped up the payout by 4...
City Council members call for pulling license of trash hauler linked to murder Two top city councilmen are demanding the agency that regulates the private trash hauling business to shut down the operation owned by William Formic...
White House economic adviser Hassett says his departure not linked to Mexico tariffs: CNBC White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Monday that his departure from the post had been in the works for a whil...
The U.S. Cities With the Most Deaths From Air Pollution Decreasing levels of air pollution in the U.S. have led to fewer deaths and illnesses, according to a new report out this week. But there are pockets...
Dominican Republic deaths: What is going on At least seven Americans have died in 2019 in the Dominican Republic, with questions being raised about what is going on. &#...
Notable deaths of 2019 Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, Broadway legend Carol Channing and retired U.S. Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress, are among...
Everest deaths: 'Corners being cut' An experienced mountaineer, Adrian Ballinger knows about the dangers of Everest better than most. He's spent 12 seasons as a guide on the world's hig...
Arson suspect sought in north side dumpster fire TUCSON – An arson suspect is sought in connection to a dumpster fire that occurred early Wednesday morning at a north side shopping center. Acc...
China’s Mission on the Moon's Far Side Resumes After Recent Glitch China’s mission exploring the lunar far side has now entered into its seventh lunar day, with the Chang’3 lander and Yutu 2 rover resuming activities...
Lexington Police Investigate After Man Found Shot On North Side LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Police in Lexington were seeking help from the public as they investigate a shooting Friday night that sent one man t...
ZF Demonstrates World's First Pre-Crash External Side Airbag System German auto components maker ZF has developed the world's first pre-crash occupant safety system with an external side airbag. The manufacturer gave ...
Brooklyn councilman Carlos Menchaca had side gig as model last year City Councilman Carlos Menchaca, a fit 38-year-old Brooklyn pol with an infectious smile, moonlighted as a model last year, according to his financia...
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. reveals the scary side of the show's best love story As members of the S.H.I.E.L.D team, especially in the early days, scientist sidekicks Simmons and Fitz always served a utilitarian purpose (“I’m engi...
Crews battle south side abandoned house fire TUCSON – Two local fire departments responded to an abandoned house fire early Monday morning. Initially, South Tucson Fire Department crews were dis...
Suspect sought in armed robbery at south side Circle K TUCSON – Tucson Police Department is on the lookout for a man for his alleged involvement in an armed robbery at a south side convenience store...
The Upper East Side’s once-humble main drag gets upscale Just five months before the Q train extension opened, Orah Massarsky and her husband Alan moved to East 86th Street. “It was a disaster,” says Massar...
Apple embraces the dark side — and kills off iTunes, the app that started it all At Apple’s WWDC 2019, tech columnist Geoffrey Fowler says there were lots of small but welcome iterations on products — some of which were long overd...
On the other side of Prime Day, Amazon workers brace for ‘two months of hell’ As Amazon geared up for Prime Day, the annual shopping event during which consumers can snag Black Friday-like bargains on millions of items, some em...
Residents on Tucson’s west side rejoice over new speed humps TUCSON – Pop the champagne, it is a celebration here on McMillan Street as new bumps are in the road. “I decided I wasn’t going to ...
England’s Jofra Archer to put Smith friendship to one side against Australia • Archer played with Australia’s Steve Smith in the IPL• Jason Roy could return from hamstring injuryJofra Archer has said he will put his friendship...
The Sexier Side of Denim with Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor The reigning sexiest couple alive connected for a Vogue x GQ video—and then Iman told us all about jeans, his clothing line, and the state of style i...
Marni designer Francesco Risso shows his 'humanistic' side Short of calling his collection sustainable, the creative director makes clear his view of plastics and wasteIt took four days of Italian menswear sh...
England's Eoin Morgan: New Zealand have been best World Cup side – video England have thrashed Australia in the Cricket World Cup semi-final but say their opponents in the Sunday’s final, New Zealand, were the best side in...
More than 150 pills of fentanyl seized at south side traffic stop TUCSON – Tucson Police Department seized a large amount of fentanyl and a stolen firearm during Wednesday traffic stop on the south side. Accor...
Southeast side road improvement project nears completion TUCSON – Drivers who commute from the Rita Ranch area have another change headed their way. They have not been able to use a stretch of Valenci...
Gary Vaynerchuk: I've seen this side hustle generate up to $100,000 for kids in debt Gary Vaynerchuk, serial entrepreneur turned social media mogul, may be worth $160 million but he still loves a good side hustle. He has witnesses a g...
PCSD: Woman identified in southwest side ‘suspicious’ death TUCSON – The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of the victim involved in a southwest suspicious death. The woman has...
U.S. official says Iran removes unexploded mine from side of tanker The United States has video showing Iran's military removing what Washington believes was an unexploded limpet mine from the side of a Japanese tanke...
PCSD patrol car involved in 3-vehicle crash on northwest side TUCSON – A Pima County Sheriff’s Department patrol car was involved in a three-vehicle collision on the northwest side Wednesday afternoo...
One injured in south side drive-by shooting Wednesday night TUCSON – The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred in the 5800 block of E. Milton Road Wedn...
Light therapy may stop cancer treatment side effect Researchers say that light therapy is an effective treatment for oral ulcers resulting from radiation therapy for head and neck cancer or stem cell t...
Florida woman shot in Escalade, left on side of road POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say a young Florida woman was shot repeatedly and then jumped or was pushed out of a vehicle and left for dead. Bro...
‘West Side Story’ set photo reveals first look at Sharks and Jets Steven Spielberg is ready to rumble: The first on-set image from the director’s new big screen adaptation of the Broadway classic “West S...
TPD identify officer, suspect involved in south side shooting TUCSON – Police continue to investigate an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead on Sunday. Police say Carlos Vale, 31, was shot by an offic...
One person displaced in south side mobile home fire TUCSON – One man and his dog are displaced after a fire broke out in a mobile home on the south side Friday afternoon. Tucson Fire Department r...
The wrong side of history has become a crowded place. Time to rethink Who among us will be viewed with shame in 50 years’ time remains to be seenEarlier this month, as the bundle of disordered impulses currently serving...
Water service restored after north side main break TUCSON –Crews are working to clean up a north side intersection after an early water main break, officials said. According to Pima County Sheriff’s D...
Gaultier walks on the wild side at Haute Couture show Models stormed the runway in animal prints, neon dresses and designs that played with optical illusions at Jean Paul Gaultier's Haute Couture collect...
Indoor five-a-side football mode could finally be returning in FIFA 20 We're just hours away from the EA Play live-stream at E3 2019 kicking off, where we're expecting to get all the official details on FIFA 20...
PCSD investigate ‘suspicious’ death on Tucson’s southwest side TUCSON – Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the “suspicious” death of a woman on Tucson’s southwest side. Deputies responded to ...
Aliou Cissé’s battling Senegal side stand one win away from greatness After a penalty miss in the 2002 final Cissé has the chance as coach to lead Senegal to a first Africa Cup of Nations triumph Related: Riyad Mahrez s...
Prisoners of the Moon review – the dark side of the Apollo 11 story This unsettling documentary focuses on an engineer from Nazi Germany who was a key player in America’s lunar programmeThis considered documentary ble...
TRAFFIC ALERT: Serious accident involving motorcyclist on southeast side TUCSON- The Tucson Police Department is working a serious-injury collision involving a motorcyclist near E. Old Vail and S Houghton Roads. Police adv...
Sid Ramin, ‘West Side Story’ Orchestrator and a Composer, Dies at 100 A childhood friend of Leonard Bernstein, he won an Oscar and a Grammy for his work on the film “West Side Story” and 12 Clio Awards for his work in T...
Shots Fired At Occupied Home On Lexington’s Northeast Side LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Shots were fired at home with people inside early Monday morning and Lexington police are looking for suspects. Autho...
Police investigating Satanic graffiti at west side church TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson police are investigating Satanic graffiti that vandals spray-painted at a west side church. The satanic messages and sym...
Lexington Police In Standoff After Shots Fired On South Side LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Police in Lexington were working Sunday morning to resolve a standoff after shots were fired on the city’s sout...
Supreme Court to decide what happens when a U.S. border agent shoots someone on the other side There is established Supreme Court precedent that a law enforcement official can be sued for damages if they violate a person’s constitutional rights...
NHL draft history isn’t totally on Devils and Jack Hughes’ side This reminds me of the John Tavares draft year, when Garth Snow refused to divulge whom the Islanders would select with the first-overall pick — the ...
Now kids, help us to kill Bin Laden! The dark side of Washington's spy museum The bugged shoes and poison brollies are fun and fascinating. But why are the sections about state-sponsored torture and assassination so uncritical?...
Wrestling's Painful Dark Side: Inside a Pile-Up of Tragedies The popularity of professional wrestling is undeniable. Millions of fans look forward to annual extravaganzas like WrestleMania and pack arenas to s...
Topper Mortimer’s Upper East Side home gets another price cut An Upper East Side abode owned by Topper Mortimer — “Real Housewives of New York City” socialite Tinsley Mortimer’s ex-husband — is now on the market...
3 residents, 6 dogs safe after east side garage fire Tucson Fire Department responded to a garage fire in the 9900 block of East Leila Drive on Friday, May 24, 2019. Courtesy: Tucson Fire Department TUC...
The dark side of technology is back in first Black Mirror S5 trailer An impressive ensemble cast will appear in three new episodes for Netflix series Black Mirror season 5. The first trailer for the highly anticipate...
‘Q Ball’ explores Kevin Durant’s side gig with San Quentin prisoners In basketball, rehabilitation generally keeps a player off the court. For San Quentin’s Warriors, the court is the rehab. “Q Ball” is a moving and dy...
The psychological dark side of sharing your daily life on YouTube To be a successful YouTuber, you need to let viewers into your life. But this creates fake intimacies that can lead to tragic consequences for stars ...
Pentagon approves sending 1,000 more troops to Mideast as US releases new photos of tanker attack linked to Iran U.S. Central Command released new images Monday showing the aftermath of mine attacks against two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week, as actin...
ISIS-linked media threatens Barcelona cathedral amid US warnings of terror plots in Spain An Islamic State-affiliated media outlet has issued multiple threats against tourist sites in Spain, as the U.S. State Department continues to warn t...
TEKNET: Pedestrian deaths on the rise Federal stats show pedestrian deaths nationwide rose four percent last year and will hit the highest levels we’ve seen since 1990. Even though ...
UK has halved air pollution deaths since 1970 but must still do more The share of premature deaths in the UK linked to air pollution has dropped significantly because of action on emissions – but there is still a long ...
“We are very sorry”—Boeing division CEO apologizes for 737 Max deaths Enlarge / The 10,000th Boeing 737, a MAX 8, was delivered to Southwest Airlines in March 2018. Southwest is a major customer for the 737 MAX 8. (cred...
U.N. says it confirms 17 deaths in Sudan's Darfur The United Nations said on Thursday it had confirmed the killing of 17 people and the burning of more than 100 houses in Deleij village in the Darfur...
Four further deaths on overcrowded Mount Everest A narrow window of good weather has created a deadly overcrowding of climbers on Mount Everest. Most of the seven deaths this month happened after cl...
U.N. to probe Philippines drug war deaths The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Thursday to set up an investigation into mass killings during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's so-called...
PCSD busts marijuana grow operation in west side business TUCSON – A search warrant served at west side business led Pima County Sheriff’s Department to a marijuana grow operation on Tuesday. Deputies with P...
Pima County Sheriff Deputies investigating death on Northwest side TUCSON – Pima County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a death on the Northwest side. Officials said on Wednesday, June 26 at around 6...
Mountain lion caught lounging on residential patio on north side TUCSON – A mountain lion was spotted lounging on a patio of a north side residence Sunday. According to Arizona Game and Fish Department, the c...
‘Executed’ North Korean pop star back from the dead — and by Kim Jong-un’s side A North Korean pop star famous for her bizarre propaganda song, “Excellent Horse-Like Lady,” was reportedly executed years after the country’s unhing...
Heartbreaking Pics Show Puppy Dumped On Side Of Road With Chair, TV A puppy found abandoned in an armchair on the side of a Mississippi road wouldn't leave the piece of furniture, hoping his owners would come back for...
Tucson firefighters extinguish late night fire on south side TUCSON — The cause of a fire at a home on the south side of Tucson last night, is still under investigation. Tucson firefighters responded to a...
Okinawa Announces Road Side Assistance Across Electric Scooter Range Gurugram-based electric two-wheeler maker Okinawa Autotech has announced 24x7 Road Side Assistance (RSA) programme for all its customers. The electri...
Stolen Upper West Side lizard found safe: cops An Upper West Side Bearded dragon lizard swiped from a pet shop last month has been found, the NYPD announced Thursday. Beloved pet Sandy was being b...
Ethics agency fines MTA supervisor for running side biz on public dime The MTA suspended a city transit supervisor for 30 days without pay for moonlighting — running his own electronics repair shop on state time fo...
PCSD: Man showed signs of trauma in northwest side suspicious death TUCSON – The man found dead Wednesday at a northwest side home was said to show obvious signs of trauma, Pima County Sheriff’s Department...
Kushner conference was supposed to bring Israelis, Palestinians together. Neither side is likely to show up. The investment and development gathering that begins Tuesday in Bahrain will have no Palestinian government representatives, and it appears no Israel...
Find tonic water bitter? Part of your brain may be on the small side A region of the brain called the left entorhinal cortex varies in size from person to person, and it’s smaller than average in those who find tonic w...
TRAFFIC: Car hits power pole, closes south side intersection TUCSON – A south side intersection is closed after a vehicle struck a power pole Wednesday afternoon. According to Sgt. Pete Dugan, northbound 12th A...
China's Trade Frontman Points, With Laser, to Bright Side of U.S. Tensions Vice Premier Liu He said external pressure serves China’s long-term interests, providing rare insight into how he frames the high-stakes tussle betwe...
An Alligator Captivates Chicago from Deep Inside a West Side Lagoon Chicago is hardly alligator country, which makes the spotting of a four-feet-long creature in a city park all the more fascinating to residents. “Cha...
Beth Mead’s angry side has launched her into elite, says Phil Neville • England coach put rocket up his forward with ‘home truths’• Neville says tactical flexibility at the heart of World Cup plansPhil Neville has said ...
Wind remains on firefighters’ side in bout with High Level wildfire The blaze has been rated at a Level 6 — the most intense rating on the scale — which means flames are jumping from treetop to treetop in the tinder d...
Firefighters issue warning about power strips after fire on south side TUCSON – Although useful, if power strips get overloaded, they can become very dangerous, according to firefighters with Rural Metro Fire Depa...
Amazon is reportedly eyeing office space on Manhattan’s West Side After walking away from a deal to build a headquarters on the Queens waterfront in Long Island City, Amazon is back to shopping for office space on M...
Homes struck by bullets during late-night party on west side, TPD says TUCSON – Tucson Police Department is investigating shots fired after some nearby residences were struck by bullets during a party at a home nea...
Starting a side hustle? Here are 5 gig economy myths you can’t afford to ignore With the advent of the gig economy and flexible online platforms, nearly a third of workers maintain a side hustle. &#...
Aerospace executives look on bright side of United Tech, Raytheon deal Aerospace executives see potential benefits from the surprise merger of Raytheon Co and United Technologies, including the prospect for better margin...
Queen Victoria's risqué side revealed with nude-filled collection Romantic gifts exchanged between Victoria and Prince Albert will be displayed at Isle of Wight’s Osborne HouseQueen Victoria is sometimes remembered ...
Police: 2 arrested for murder, suspicious east side home fire TUCSON – Two suspects in connection to a mysterious Tucson house fire in April have been arrested in New York, police say. Blane Barksdale, Susan Bar...
Batman movies have long history of bringing out fans' batty side "Batman" swooped into theaters on June 19, 1989, helping set the stage for more blockbuster superhero movies as well as more adult, ambitious takes o...
Upper East Side subway station elevator stalls, trapping 17 An elevator at the 72nd St. subway station stopped mid-ride Friday morning, trapping 17 people inside for about an hour, officials said. The elevator...
Spieth’s caddie criticism shows turbulent side of teamwork at US Open Michael Greller got it in the ear during the opening round but Jason Day’s new hire shows how golfers value the partnershipIt constitutes a leap of f...
Clear wireless Sprint merger with T-Mobile. Lawsuit is on the wrong side. In 5G era, three strong wireless competitors are better than two leaders, Verizon and AT&T, and two also-rans: Our view ...
Subway creep allegedly grabbed man’s genitals on the Upper West Side Police are looking for a creep who allegedly fondled a man on the subway in the Upper West Side. The unknown man walked up behind a 28-year-old on th...
Teen appears in court in connection to east side triple-homicide TUCSON – A 16-year-old appeared in court Monday for his involvement in an east side shooting that resulted in three deaths in November. Back on...
‘Suddenly he has shown his human side’ – Wiggins on how ‘robot’ Roglic won hearts "Bradley Wiggins picked out Primoz Roglic for special praise following the conclusion of the Giro d\u0027Italia. Subscribe to The Bradley Wiggins Sho...
Dems lose patience with ‘complete fraud’ AOC, rally to Pelosi’s side House Democrats and their aides are quickly losing patience with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her office's nonstop sparring with House Speaker ...
Ryan Phillippe explains his side of alleged domestic violence incident Ryan Phillippe insisted that he did not assault his ex-girlfriend Elsie Hewitt in a recent deposition, telling lawyers that he only “attempted to pic...
‘Wall Street’ producer lists Upper East Side penthouse for $9.75M Edward Pressman, who famously produced the 1987 film “Wall Street” (as well as more than 80 others), is putting his Upper East Side penthouse on the ...
Rural Metro extricates driver from south side crash scene TUCSON – A person was transported to the hospital after they were trapped in a crash near Palo Verde Road and Interstate 10 Friday morning. Acc...
Q train found totally covered in graffiti on Upper East Side A vandal managed to cover the entire side of an MTA subway train in graffiti that was discovered Sunday night, according to a new report. Photos firs...
Djokovic has time on his side as he eyes Federer’s grand slam haul Wimbledon champion says Swiss rival is an inspiration and he hopes that he will still be competing at the age of 37At the end of this seesawing and t...
Iranian hitman linked to Irish gangsters 'Gucci Gang' killed in Ireland in apparent revenge attack An Iranian national who worked as a hitman for the group “Gucci Gang” was shot dead in Ireland on Tuesday after being targeted in an alleged revenge ...
Illegal immigrant who killed Cuomo-linked socialite with fire extinguisher sentenced to life, begs for forgiveness The illegal immigrant who bludgeoned a New York socialite with a fire extinguisher at her Westchester estate in 2015 was sentenced to 22 years to lif...
Sudan's Bashir charged for protestors' deaths Sudan's Public Prosecutor Office has instructed expedited charges be bought against former President Omar al-Bashir in the killing of protestors, acc...
UN: Opioids cause two-thirds of global drug deaths About 217 million people worldwide abused illicit drugs in 2017, representing a 30 percent jump from 10 years prior, according to the latest figures ...
Detroit man charged in deaths of gay men, transgender woman Authorities say a man charged with fatally shooting three people and wounding two others at a Detroit home had targeted them because they were part o...
Contaminated blood scandal: Could some deaths have been prevented? Campaigners are giving evidence to an inquiry into the haemophilia treatments that infected thousands of people with HIV and hepatitis C in the 1970s...
Facebook Will Remove Messages Mocking Deaths "I am so glad she's dead" or "That's what she gets" will no longer be up on your Facebook page as the social network giant will now remove such scurr...
Man who admitted to serial killings charged in 2 more deaths A man who has confessed to killing more than 90 women across the U.S. has been indicted in Cleveland for the strangulation deaths of two women decade...
Factbox: What's behind the spike in deaths on Mount Everest? Nine people have died on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest so far this year, the most during a climbing season on the peak since a deadly earthquake...
Deaths on German roads increased in 2018 Road deaths in Germany increased in 2018 after two years of decline. The largest increase was among cyclists, and with the introduction of e-scooters...
Russian officials raise alarm over bee deaths MOSCOW — Russian officials are raising the alarm about mass bee deaths across the country. The Russian Agricultural Ministry said in a statement on T...
Documenting migrant deaths in the Mediterranean – in pictures Six people a day die crossing the Mediterranean. The work of Italian photojournalist Max Hirzel in his series Migrant Bodies speaks to the human stor...
CPB announces 2 more adult migrant deaths at border U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced two more Central American migrant deaths, bringing the number of migrants who died at the southwestern b...
Santa Anita won't close despite 2 deaths in 2 days A second horse in two days and 29th overall has died at Santa Anita, where management has chosen to continue racing for the rest of the current meet....
3 interventions could prevent millions of cardiovascular deaths A new Harvard study argues that implementing three heart health interventions at a global level could save millions of lives in the next couple of de...
Police say Detroit man tied to at least 3 deaths, 2 assaults Prosecutors have charged a Detroit man who police call a "person of interest" in the deaths of three women with sexually assaulting a separate woman....
Schumer: ATF should investigate Dominican Republic deaths NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat says the federal government must do more to investigate the deaths of Americans who traveled to the D...
$4.5M in settlements over deaths tied to doc in murder case COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio hospital system has reached nearly $4.5 million in settlements so far over the deaths of patients who allegedly receive...
Canada: Deaths of indigenous women were 'genocide' A Canadian government inquiry has concluded that the deaths of thousands of aboriginal women and girls in recent decades amounted to a "national geno...
Deaths of 75 gray whales stump biologists Biologists from the U.S. government launched a special investigation into the deaths of over 70 gray whales that have washed ashore the west coast ov...
Deaths from brain, heart problems higher for NFL than MLB CHICAGO (AP) — NFL players may be more likely to die from brain diseases and heart problems than Major League Baseball players, but the reasons are u...
2 charged in connection with 5 deaths on Yakama reservation Police arrested a fourth suspect Monday after five people were killed over the weekend on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington state, authorit...
Deaths from suicide, alcohol and drugs skyrocket — but not in NY Alcohol- and drug-related deaths and suicides continue to climb in the US, according to a new report released Wednesday by The Commonwealth Fund, an ...
Police arrest MI man tied to deaths, assaults Detroit Police Chief James Craig says he believes a man being held in connection with the deaths of three women and charged in the sexual assault of ...
'Center of Excellence' may not mean fewer deaths or readmissions (Reuters Health) - Select hospitals designated as "Centers of Excellence" by major U.S. health plans may not necessarily have lower death rates or fe...
20 More Children Die In Bihar's Muzaffarpur, Encephalitis Deaths Near 100 The deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome has claimed the lives of twenty more children in just a day, taking the number of deaths to 93 in June alone i...
Guatemalans still risk migration despite child deaths in US News of the deaths of migrant children in U.S. immigration custody has reached Guatemala’s remote, impoverished towns and hamlets, but it’s not dissu...
U.S. ‘gag order’ on abortion causes deaths around the world, researchers say A U.S. policy banning government-funded aid groups from discussing abortion around the world has led to deaths from botched procedures and cut care ...
Summer Safety: Tips to prevent hot car deaths TUCSON-Temperatures are on the rise in Tucson, and first responders want to remind you of the dangerous situations you could be putting your child or...
Austerity to blame for 130,000 ‘preventable’ UK deaths – report Two decades of public health improvements have stalled, says IPPR thinktankMore than 130,000 deaths in the UK since 2012 could have been prevented if...
Francesca Martinez: Austerity has caused the deaths of over 130,000 Comedian Francesca Martinez has spoke out on the BBC's Question Time programme about the deaths of "over 130,000 human beings" since the government s...
‘City on a Hill’ star Jill Hennessy explores the ‘uglier side of life’ Female characters in crime dramas are sometimes an afterthought to all the testosterone on display — unless the writing and the actress can hold her ...
Bats Europe Expands BXTR to Offer Buy-Side Trade Reporting Services LONDON – 3 April 2017 – Bats Europe, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company and the region’s largest equities exchange operator, today announced it has expand...
One detained after fleeing south side crash that resulted in life-threatening injuries TUCSON – A person was taken into custody after they reportedly fled a Friday morning crash on the south side that resulted in life-threatening ...
Let's watch Tan France help John Mulaney embrace his "fuckable" Pete Davidson side Style is a tricky thing, even if you’re famous. Take stand-up star John Mulaney, whose on-stage look tends to go with a very straightforward, very cl...
Karma Issues Another Stop-Sale on the Revero, This Time for Side-Impact Protection Oh, those poor souls who saw the rebirth of the old Fisker Karma and, entranced by its looks, bought a 2018 Karma Revero without doing a quick Google...
Grenfell campaigners beam cladding warning onto towers and tell future PM: be on the right side of history Grenfell campaigners have urged the UK's next prime minister to be "on the right side of history" as messages were beamed onto towers warning about d...
TPD identifies victim of south side shooting incident that ended in rollover crash TUCSON – Tucson Police Department identified the person who was found dead in connection to the investigation of a shooting and rollover crash ...
Amartya Sen Praises Left's Bengal Land Reform, But Points To "Flip Side" Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen has said land reform measures were carried out "extremely well" by the previous Left Front government in West Be...
Lara Trump: Joe Biden criticisms show 'gloves are coming off on the Democrat side' The increasing intraparty criticisms of former Vice President Joe Biden show the "gloves are coming off on the Democratic side," according to Lara Tr...
Trump Team Says Video Clears Him of Nonconsensual Kiss Claim; Other Side Says Not So Fast A video of an encounter between Donald Trump and a then campaign aide clears him of her claims that he kissed her without consent, lawyers for Trump ...
Honor 20 Pro first take: Quad camera P30 Pro cousin with side fingerprint scanner and price less than a OnePlus 7 Honor announced the latest member of its N-series lineup with beautiful design features like its Dynamic Holographic glass back and a 48 megapixel qu...
India.Arie dishes on her negative side, beauty and ‘black-girl swag’ India.Arie has always made soul music for the soul — soothing and uplifting your spirit. But the Grammy-winning R&B artist — whose “Worthy” tour hits...
Speeding, congestion and protest: the dark side of Scotland’s North Coast 500 route For locals, the phenomenal success of this driving route means blocked roads, a racetrack mentality and mess, rather than the promised benefits to bu...
Salt Lake City police say one person is in custody linked to the search for missing college student Mackenzie Lueck. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City police say one person is in custody linked to the search for missing college student Mackenzie Lueck. The post S...
Dems, GOP battle over migrant children's deaths A Democratic lawmaker blamed the Trump administration's border policies for the deaths of migrant children, setting off a fight between Republic...
More info out over deaths in Dominican Republic, like man foaming at mouth More information is coming out about tourists who have mysteriously died in the Dominican Republic, including a New Jersey resident who suddenly fell...
Gun violence in Agua Prieta continues, 4 more deaths reported DOUGLAS, Ariz. – Four more deaths have been reported resulting from the gun violence in the town of Agua Prieta, Sonora. According to the Cochi...
The Latest: Detroit man tied to deaths, assaults arraigned DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on a possible serial killer in Detroit (all times local): 2:10 p.m. A Detroit man being held in connection with the deaths ...
New York mom charged with murder in deaths of twin girls MONTAUK, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a woman is charged with murder in the deaths of her twin 2-year-old daughters, who were found in cardiac arrest insid...
Ikea’s newest dressers are designed to prevent ‘tip-over’ deaths The company's newest line, being unveiled Tuesday, includes dressers with just two front legs, so they cannot stand upright unless they are attached ...
Man held in Detroit deaths charged with separate assault Prosecutors have charged a Detroit man who police call a "person of interest" in the deaths of three women with sexually assaulting a separate woman....
Two more mysterious deaths reported in Belize after doctor’s slaying Two mysterious deaths were reported out of Belize over the weekend, including a British expat whose body was floating off the coast and a dad who die...
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Photos of the cast from ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’!
Photos of the cast from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
— November 11th, 2004
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:BlackFilm.com have posted new photos of the cast from Tim Burton's upcoming reimagining of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tale.
CLICK HERE for a look at the cast over at BlackFilm.com!
Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka, and Charlie, a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. Long isolated from his own family, Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children, including Charlie, draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy-making facility that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world in this astonishing and enduring story.
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Official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Reveal Trailer is Live
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After an intense couple of weeks of hints and teases, we finally get our first glimpse at real, in-game footage from Treyarch’s next Call of Duty title, Black Ops 2.
You may remember, it all began with FPSRussia’s video showcasing a rumored killstreak, the Prototype Quadrotor, which was later confirmed to make an appearance in Black Ops 2. Earlier today, we got our hands on some leaked screens confirming a futuristic setting as well as the official box cover which you can check out here. Additionally, fan-favorite campaign character, Sgt. Frank Woods, was confirmed to be returning in this year’s sequel.
As for multiplayer details, all we have so far are two sets of unconfirmed, leaked information. You can review the first set here, and the most recent set here. While we wait for official details, we suggest you feast your eyes on the first trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will release November 13th, 2012. Visit the official website to pre-order your copy.
What do you guys think of what we’ve seen so far? How do you feel about the futuristic setting of Black Ops 2?
Make sure to follow MP1st on Twitter and Facebook to learn the latest on everything Black Ops 2!
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November 9 Highlight and Commentary
November 9 Highlights
Treating cognitive deficits in multiple sclerosisAre we there yet?
P. Murali Doraiswamy, Stephen M. Rao
AntisaccadesProbing cognitive flexibility with eye movements
David S. Zee, Adrian G. Lasker
American Academy of Neurology policy on expert medical testimony
Murray G. Sagsveen
Injuries due to seizures in persons with epilepsyA population-based study
N. D. Lawn, W. R. Bamlet, K. Radhakrishnan, P. C. O’Brien, E. L. So
Neural substrate of antisaccadesRole of subcortical structures
C. Condy, S. Rivaud-Péchoux, F. Ostendorf, C. J. Ploner, B. Gaymard
Donepezil improved memory in multiple sclerosis in a randomized clinical trial
L. B. Krupp, C. Christodoulou, P. Melville, W. F. Scherl, W. S. MacAllister, L. E. Elkins
Neurofilament and glial fibrillary acidic protein in multiple sclerosis
N. Norgren, P. Sundström, A. Svenningsson, L. Rosengren, T. Stigbrand, M. Gunnarsson
Stroke risk profile, brain volume, and cognitive functionThe Framingham Offspring Study
S. Seshadri, P. A. Wolf, A. Beiser, M. F. Elias, R. Au, C. S. Kase, R. B. D’Agostino, C. DeCarli
Right spatial neglect after left hemisphere strokeQualitative and quantitative study
J-M. Beis, C. Keller, N. Morin, P. Bartolomeo, T. Bernati, S. Chokron, M. Leclercq, A. Louis-Dreyfus, F. Marchal, Y. Martin, D. Perennou, P. Pradat-Diehl, C. Prairial, G. Rode, M. Rousseaux, C. Samuel, E. Sieroff, L. Wiart, P. Azouvi
White matter lesions, cognition, and recurrent hemorrhage in lobar intracerebral hemorrhage
E. E. Smith, M. E. Gurol, J. A. Eng, C. R. Engel, T. N. Nguyen, J. Rosand, S. M. Greenberg
Hemorrhage is uncommon in new Alzheimer family with Flemish amyloid precursor protein mutation
W. S. Brooks, J. B.J. Kwok, G. M. Halliday, A. K. Godbolt, M. N. Rossor, H. Creasey, A. O. Jones, P. R. Schofield
Progression of cognitive impairment in stroke patients
P. S. Sachdev, H. Brodaty, M. J. Valenzuela, L. Lorentz, A. Koschera
Statin therapy and risk of dementia in the elderlyA community-based prospective cohort study
G. Li, R. Higdon, W. A. Kukull, E. Peskind, K. Van Valen Moore, D. Tsuang, G. van Belle, W. McCormick, J. D. Bowen, L. Teri, G. D. Schellenberg, E. B. Larson
Capturing the true burden of dystonia on patientsThe Cervical Dystonia Impact Profile (CDIP-58)
S. J. Cano, T. T. Warner, J. M. Linacre, K. P. Bhatia, A. J. Thompson, R. Fitzpatrick, J. C. Hobart
Integrative cortical dysfunction and pervasive motion perception deficit in fragile X syndrome
C. S. Kogan, A. Bertone, K. Cornish, I. Boutet, V. M. Der Kaloustian, E. Andermann, J. Faubert, A. Chaudhuri
Aberrant auditory processing and atypical planum temporale in developmental stuttering
A. L. Foundas, A. M. Bollich, J. Feldman, D. M. Corey, M. Hurley, L. C. Lemen, K. M. Heilman
Correlating phenotype and genotype in the periodic paralyses
T. M. Miller, M. R. Dias da Silva, H. A. Miller, H. Kwiecinski, J. R. Mendell, R. Tawil, P. McManis, R. C. Griggs, C. Angelini, S. Servidei, J. Petajan, M. C. Dalakas, L. P.W. Ranum, Y. H. Fu, L. J. Ptáček
A clinical trial of creatine in ALS
J. M. Shefner, M. E. Cudkowicz, D. Schoenfeld, T. Conrad, J. Taft, M. Chilton, L. Urbinelli, M. Qureshi, H. Zhang, A. Pestronk, J. Caress, P. Donofrio, E. Sorenson, W. Bradley, C. Lomen-Hoerth, E. Pioro, K. Rezania, M. Ross, R. Pascuzzi, T. Heiman-Patterson, R. Tandan, H. Mitsumoto, J. Rothstein, T. Smith-Palmer, D. MacDonald, D. Burke, the NEALS Consortium
Chronic immune sensory polyradiculopathyA possibly treatable sensory ataxia
M. Sinnreich, C. J. Klein, J. R. Daube, J. Engelstad, R. J. Spinner, P. J.B. Dyck
Decrement in surface-recorded motor unit potentials in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Robert D. Henderson, Jasper R. Daube
Ulnar neuropathy at the elbowFollow-up and prognostic factors determining outcome
R. Beekman, J. H.J. Wokke, M. C. Schoemaker, M. L. Lee, L. H. Visser
Evaluation of neuromuscular symptoms in UK Gulf War veteransA controlled study
M. R. Rose, M. K. Sharief, J. Priddin, V. Nikolaou, L. Hull, C. Unwin, R. Ajmal-Ali, R. A. Sherwood, A. Spellman, A. David, S. Wessely
Late-onset Pompe disease primarily affects quality of life in physical health domains
M. L.C. Hagemans, A. C.J.W. Janssens, L. P.F. Winkel, K. A. Sieradzan, A. J.J. Reuser, P. A. Van Doorn, A. T. Van der Ploeg
Neurocysticercosis in the United StatesReview of an important emerging infection
Mitchell T. Wallin, John F. Kurtzke
Clinical/Scientific Notes
Acquired generalized anhidrosis associated with lymphocytic infundibuloneurohypophysitis
M. Asahina, A. Suzuki, N. Tamura, T. Yoshida, T. Hattori
Unilateral localized hyperhidrosis associated with frontal lobe meningioma
Pervin K. Iseri, Dilek Bayramgurler, Kenan Koc
Acute neuropathy with multiple conduction blocks after TNFα monoclonal antibody therapy
Oliver C. Singer, Bettina Otto, Helmuth Steinmetz, Ulf Ziemann
Intervertebral disk and vertebral body infarction as a confirmatory sign of spinal cord ischemia
Georgios Amoiridis, Ioanna Ameridou, Michalis Mavridis
Tinnitus evoked by cutaneous stimulation
John S. Phillips, David M. Baguley, Hemi Patel, David A. Moffat
Early treatment of Aicardi syndrome with vigabatrin can improve outcome
Vann Chau, George Karvelas, Pierre Jacob, Lionel Carmant
Assessing the neurology clerkship: The value of student feedback
Thomas Schenkenberg, Christopher R. Jones, John D. Steffens, John E. Greenlee
NeuroImages
T2*-weighted MRI in cortical venous thrombosis
S. Cakmak, M. Hermier, A. Montavont, L. Derex, F. Mauguière, P. Trouillas, N. Nighoghossian
Sciatic neurolymphomatosis
Elias Dakwar, Sandeep Teja, Cargill H. Alleyne
Patient Page
Attacks of immobility caused by diet or exercise? The mystery of periodic paralyses
Jacob Levitt, Patrick Cochran, Janet Jankowiak
Brainstem involvement in hypertensive encephalopathy: Clinical and radiological findings
Valerie Biousse, Nancy J. Newman
Paraparesis due to capsular hemorrhages
Jose C. Masdeu
Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale reduces the frequency of migraine attacks
Vinod K. Gupta
Antiplatelet drug discontinuation is a risk factor for ischemic stroke
David S. Bachman
Experience with immunomodulatory treatments in Rasmussen’s encephalitis
Roy T. Daniel, Jean-Guy Villemure
Robert J. Joynt
Alison E. Baird
Adam Kelly
Expert medical testimonyResponsibilities of medical societies
John M. Freeman, Karin B. Nelson
Historical Neurology
Important observations prior to the description of the Hoover sign
P. J. Koehler, M. S. Okun
Brief Communications
Different progression rates for deep white matter hyperintensities in elderly men and women
D. M.J. van den Heuvel, F. Admiraal-Behloul, V. H. ten Dam, H. Olofsen, E. L.E.M. Bollen, H. M. Murray, G. J. Blauw, R. G.J. Westendorp, A. J.M. de Craen, M. A. van Buchem
A presenilin 1 R278I mutation presenting with language impairment
A. K. Godbolt, J. A. Beck, J. Collinge, P. Garrard, J. D. Warren, N. C. Fox, M. N. Rossor
Impact of antioxidants, zinc, and copper on cognition in the elderlyA randomized, controlled trial
Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group
Cervical artery dissectionAn atypical presentation with Ehlers–Danlos-like collagen pathology?
D. Ulbricht, N. J. Diederich, T. Hermanns-Lê, R. J. Metz, F. Macian, G. E. Piérard
Alcohol dehydrogenase 2 variant is associated with cerebral infarction and lacunae
Y. Suzuki, M. Fujisawa, F. Ando, N. Niino, I. Ohsawa, H. Shimokata, S. Ohta
Treatment of trigeminal neuralgia associated with multiple sclerosisCase report
D. Rasche, B. Kress, C. Schwark, C. R. Wirtz, A. Unterberg, V. M. Tronnier
Relation between objective and subjective measures of bladder dysfunction in multiple sclerosis
J. Jolijn Kragt, Erwin L.J. Hoogervorst, Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag, Chris H. Polman
Post-infectious encephalomyelitis associated with St. Louis encephalitis virus infection
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Hypertrophic pachymeningitis as an initial and cardinal manifestation of microscopic polyangiitis
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Reparation: Home in Indiana
Donovan Wheeler August 21, 2016 Art and Life 2 Comments
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This is the first in a short series of features drawn from Donovan Wheeler’s lengthy interview with Reparation’s director Kyle Ham and screenwriter Steve Timm. Writing for both National Road Magazine and NUVO News, Wheeler will later share the two-decades Ham and Timm spent bringing the film to life, the challenges modern day filmmakers face in the digital era, and the fundamental themes the two men raise in the movie. In this installment they talk about the benefits of shooting in Western Indiana.
by Donovan Wheeler
photos courtesy of Kyle Ham and Red Dirt Pictures
In 1980 I roller skated at a once popular rink in Boulder, Colorado. I couldn’t tell you the name of the place, but I do remember the deep red rubber urethane floor. I remember stepping onto it, rolling across it (sort of), flailing for balance over it, and planting my face into it…frequently…for three solid hours. A year later, sitting with my family at my grandparents’ Indiana farmhouse on a mid-winter Thursday night, we watched an episode of Mork and Mindy which had been shot at the same roller-rink. I don’t recall a thing about the specific show other than snippets of Robin Williams mimicking all of my textbook skating moves in front of the camera. But what I do vividly remember is that surreal feeling of seeing a place where I had actually been—a place you indiscriminately claim as your own—on a screen.
A year later, I would experience a repeat of this phenomenon when the family gathered around our Zenith for a TV rerun of Steve Tesich’s Breaking Away. I suppose that people who live up and down the coasts, and in heavily filmed states such as Pennsylvania, are probably accustomed to this sensation. But out here both my small Midwestern town and the bucolic vista which surrounds it are virgin grounds for Hollywood’s arsenal of steady-cams. For this reason my first experience watching Reparation, the cinematic brainchild of writer Steve Timm and director/producer Kyle Ham, evoked a discordant mixture of nostalgia and detachment. The former comes from seeing my local stomping grounds in real life transformed into something idyllic and ethereal on film—a kind of Oz where the sun never stops shining, and the streets always seem just a bit more clean. The latter stems from the action in the film itself.
Reparation tells the story of former Air Force investigator Bob Stevens (Marc Menchaca) who wakes up in an institution haunted by the immediate aftereffects of a three year memory gap. Over the next dozen or more years, Stevens moves on with his life, settling in Indiana with his wife and daughter putting the plaguing questions of his past behind him. But when a mysterious colleague from those vacuous days (Castle’s Jon Huertas) returns, Stevens’ new life unravels drawing his family into the chaos which follows. For Ham and Timm, the decision to shoot Reparation in Indiana was not only an emotional one, it was from a financial perspective, risky as well. Somewhat notorious for its recent history of tax-unfriendly costs, Indiana is largely passed over by film crews. The problem went largely unnoticed until 20th Century Fox bypassed Indianapolis—the setting for John Green’s megahit novel, The Fault in Our Stars—for a shooting schedule in the much more affordable Pittsburgh backdrop.
Director Kyle Ham and Screenwriter Steve Timm
photo courtesy of Kyle Ham and Red Dirt Pictures
Reparation premieres on September 4 in Greencastle, Indiana and continues for the rest of the month across the country.
Donovan Wheeler: Given the punitive financial impact of shooting in Indiana, why did you make Reparation here?
Kyle Ham: “There was a time when we talked…briefly…about shooting the film in Maryland. We’ve got a covered bridge in Maryland, and they have some tax incentives as well. But when you really break it down, the community here was where we could make up whatever we lost in tax dollars. Here we were going to work with an involved, interested community who was going to enjoy the process.”
Steve Timm: “Two years after we started writing together we shot a short film in Reelsville…this was the late ‘90s, I believe. Kyle was coming back quite often in those days to help me edit and whatnot. So, when you look at this from the longer view I think we’ve always known that Putnam County was the place where this story was going to have happened. And when we made the decision to go independent, we took a long look at the resources we had here which we wouldn’t have had at other locations. A big advantage was the university. We got to use their buildings and the campus setting for nothing. I approached the vice president and laid out everything we were going to do, and he supported us.”
DW: In what other ways does an interested community make up for lost dollars?
ST: “Well, for one thing, we had four interns who we absolutely relied on for tasks big and small. If we were shooting somewhere else, those four interns would have been assistants, which means we would have had to pay them. It’s like Kyle says: ‘You want your money to be on the screen.’ Additionally, every time we went to the community for help, they answered with, ‘What do you need?’ The sheriff’s department, the city council, the university… And Joe Buser and the people of Roachdale were a huge help, too. They not only let us use the site for the shoot, but they opened up the support building which we could use for off-camera work and to give the actors a place to wind down or get ready. So sure, we can say it’s a ‘low-budget’ movie, but if you were to add up the monetary cost of all that support we would be looking a film that’s a LOT more expensive. For that reason I don’t think we would have been able to shoot this if we had gone somewhere else.”
KH: “This also fit DePauw’s vision as well. Under President Casey, the university had been working toward more community engagement. So to have an alumnus, and a faculty member, working on a film in the community and on the university campus…this was something they valued as well.”
DW: You use a lot of local actors in this film. Is that common?
KH: “I think we did it more than usual, particularly casting one of the central characters in the film—Charlotte—with a local actor. And we were extremely fortunate to be able to find a child who could pull that off, especially in a town of 10,000 people. Furthermore, it was fortunate because, due to our small budget, hiring a child actor, flying her in, putting her up in a hotel—with her parents presumably—for several weeks…that wasn’t really an option for us.”
DW: You’re speaking of Dale Dye Thomas, who primarily plays the role of Bob Stevens’ daughter.
KH: “I’ve known Ron Dye for a long time, since just before his girls were born. And as we started plotting these kind of details, I turned to Steve and said, ‘You know…Ron has those twin girls. And if there’s any chance they can act, then that would solve our problems.’”
ST: “And having twins was helpful because it meant we could adhere to the laws limiting the amount of time child actors can work. So if we had a day run long, then Ella could step in. There are actually quite a few shots in the movie which showcase Ella because, quite frankly, we needed her.”
KH: “But the other factor that’s important is that, for a town as small as this one, it’s a rich pocket of talent. We were able to use Amy Hayes and Gigi Jennewein Fenlon, and we could do some casting right here. And even the people we used who weren’t actors, like Rob Best who owns the Dairy Castle…he’s great! I mean sure, he didn’t have to do a lot on camera, but even for a tiny little shot like that one…if you don’t deliver it well, it can take the audience right out of the film. If you don’t believe that one guy in that one little scene, then that’s when you remember you’re watching a movie. Then it’s over for you.”
Dale Dye Thomas, Marc Menchaca, and Virginia Newcomb
DW: Your professional actors are all trained for the grind of camera-acting, but what was that like coordinating all of this and working through those long shooting days with people who mostly had stage experience?
KH: “The thing about transitioning from theater to film is that, for theater actors you can’t have too much repetition. By the time a stage actor is in front of an audience she’s rehearsed and rehearsed and rehearsed her performance. But if she’s on a movie shoot, she gets maybe a week or two of rehearsal, then she shoots the same scene seven times, and that’s it. That means that for film actors the pressure is on to ‘get there’ and ‘get there’ quickly. She just doesn’t have several weeks to refine her character. I think I should add that, even among the non-local cast, Virginia Newcomb and Marc Menchaca are both well-trained stage actors.”
ST: “And even though Jon Huertas is probably more of a camera-actor, he was a theater student when he went to TCU.”
KH: “That’s a great point. And I saw that often on the shoot. More than once I had the luxury of sitting back and letting the camera record, and letting everything unfold. There were some scenes we nailed in one shot because the actors were just that good. Many times editors rely on multiple takes to bring out what they need on the screen. And usually when we shoot something from several camera angles—over the shoulder, to the side, a front profile—by the end of that sequence people are nailing it well. But with these guys…we had that scene with Jon and Adam, just the two of them in a long, two-minute push it, and they really carried it ‘on the stage’ if you will rather than in the editing room.”
Filmed in less than a month, moving across a series of 31 locations, the decision to shoot locally provided more than acting talent and hospitality. For one thing, in what Ham and Timm hopes will prove fortuitous, the usually belligerent Hoosier weather actually cooperated. But even when logistical setbacks popped up, when the temperatures dropped to unseasonable lows deep into the evening, the team found ways to use that to heighten the tension evident on the screen. Posterity will determine whether Ham’s decision to bring his directorial debut to Indiana will prove a bold move cementing his career. But for now, those of us living here will have the opportunity to enjoy the rare experience of seeing the streets we tread and the people we know transformed into works of celluloid art.
About Donovan Wheeler
Wheeler proudly teaches AP Literature and AP Language to some bright and lovably obnoxious kids in a small college town. He is the senior editor for the craft beer website Indiana on Tap and writes for ISU’s STATE Magazine. Since putting in a pool he can now dive in head first (with goggles), and he has mostly stopped throwing golf clubs, but he still hates to fly.
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Number 603, January 16, 2011
"Liberalism as it's currently practiced,
isn't so much another point of view as
it is a form of mental illness"
Question to SF Gate about their Glock Column
by David Larsen
fishdinner@comcast.net
Special to The Libertarian Enterprise
Editor's Note: "SFGate" is the web home of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, one of the Hearst chain.
I need you to help me out here because I have to admit that you confused me in this mornings column regarding Glock pistols.
"Glock handguns' appeal unabated after Tucson"
by Marshall Kilduff
Are we for or against?
My assumption always is that any SF Gate columnist will go with the obligatory... gee we hate guns, guns are bad, wouldn't it be wonderful if they all went away, mmmkay etc... but you don't go this way initially!
Now you have my attention.
"The semiautomatic is treasured by thugs, gun enthusiasts and police departments. Add this sad oddity: Giffords, now badly wounded by one, remarked last year, "I have a Glock 9mm, and I'm a pretty good shot."
You might have said the same for Ford Mustangs... or German Shepards,or Netflix!
You've also established that congresswoman Giffords owns a Glock and by her own admission was a capable user (when she recovers sufficiently do you think that she'll say that she wished that she had had it with her... or better yet just made it known that she was regularly in possession of it when she made public appearances). I'm still fuzzy though... what no TeaParty guilt by association or have you guys abandoned this approach. Krugman hasn't... maybe he didn't get the memo?
Oh well there is still most of your column to go, so lets keep going.
"Made in a small Austrian town, Glocks are reliable, quick-firing and light, thanks to composite plastic, a feature that lifted the brand from the pack of look-alike competitors. When the handguns landed here in the 1980s, a star was born."
Did you clip this line from Glock promotional literature?
"For police, the guns were an easy sell. Cops wanted an equalizer in confronting gangs and others toting powerful weaponry. The escalation wasn't lost on the world of rappers and wannabe thugs looking for male jewelry: a super-lethal fashion statement."
Again, not too bad. But let me help you with the question behind your statement: Why wouldn't police (and members of the general public) want a reasonably priced, high capacity firearm that is easy to disassemble and reassemble, that is less prone to corrosion than an all metal handgun and is lighter and easier to carry than most guns available when Glock made its appearance in the US. In this area at least, logic hasn't completely escaped the members of law enforcement. Again though, I fail to grasp your point. if you are anti guns fine. Thats your opinion. Criticizing Glock alone is ridiculous in this instance. There are other firearms manufacturers who would have filled the void for "thug jewelry" had Glock never existed. Best of luck though trying to stop the march of technological innovation... in any field.
"New York Giants star receiver Burress was carrying a Glock when it went off accidentally in a Manhattan nightclub, injuring his leg. For this idiot move, he drew a two-year sentence on an unlicensed-gun charge."
Oh right you are Marshall... you've taken a member of society, productive in his chosen field and incarcerated him at taxpayers expense (pricey in the New York system too I understand) for doing nothing more destructive than harming himself. Had the gun fired and hit someone else there was still a raft of criminal charges that could have been brought against Mr. Burress. But this didn't happen and Mr. Burress injured only himself. You're right though, the money taken off the NY tax rolls is well worth taking this violent psychopath of the streets... ooooh.
I'm no fan of taxes but in my estimation this situation strikes me as a lose/lose for both state and society... and hey, don't get me started on the blatant violation of constitutional principles that the very existence of a gun license entails.
"An estimated 602,000 Glocks were imported in 2009. The online gun world of weekend shooters, off-duty cops and collectors treasures the Glock lineup for its reliability, design and performance."
Yeah, and a bunch more before that! Your second sentence??? Still cutting and pasting from the Glock website I see.
"But we're still talking about a concealable handgun. Enumerating the gun's virtues and popularity is like praising the AIDS virus for its longevity. The guns don't teach children, provide clean drinking water or help a senior across the street. Glocks kill. Or, as the Glock catalog puts it, they offer "efficient defense in emergency situations."
Sorry Marshall, here is where your train starts to go off the tracks. Praising the Glock on it's technical merit is not at all like praising the aids virus and in your attempt to being clever you undermine the argument you try to make and cheapen discussions about AIDS. Again, this isn't surprising.
No guns don't teach children to read, provide clean drinking water or help senior citizens cross streets. Did you think that they did (You guys really do get the best weed in the city. Just like that Fiore' animation I bet)? So this statement is pure stupidity! Stupidity on stilts!
"Which brings us to Tucson. As the circle of Glock lovers has widened, it has drawn in nuts who have no business owning one. Seung-Hui Cho, who killed 32 people including himself at Virginia Tech in 2007, carried one on his rampage. Jared Lee Loughner allegedly used a Glock with an extra-capacity magazine last weekend to inflict lethal mayhem on a crowd gathered to meet Giffords. Both shooters used Glock 19s, the company's state-of-the-art top seller."
Again, Are you just mad at Glock or firearms in general? Or the mentally ill? I'm confused again.
"If you think such notoriety will dent its appeal, think again. A Tucson gun shop owner says Glock sales have gone through the roof since the shootings. Why? A fearful public wants protection and buys a hot-selling option, some say"
Now it's too early to say at this point whether Glock sales are going through the roof or not. Rather than making a declarative statement now, why not wait a while until you have some real data. I mean data. Data that you can request from states concerning gun sales on a certain date or over a range of dates, not the anecdotal statements by a guy in who runs a store called, coincidentally, "Glockmeister" (Yeah, in a tough economy he wouldn't have any reason to put the spurs to a "fearful public" as you put it to stoke sales). You know, like newspaper men used to do.
"One thing the public doesn't have to worry about is finding a Glock. Gun control efforts, which surge after public outrages like the Tucson killings, will probably subside, given the sorry history of such efforts. The National Rifle Association, which is both judge and jury on gun laws in Washington, hasn't even bothered to weigh in to oppose new anti-gun measures."
Yes, the public doesn't have to worry about finding a Glock and that's a good thing. I leave the arguments as to why as a homework assignment for you. The most effective firearms sales campaign in history was that which followed the Clinton assault weapons ban that you champion... it's my understanding that the factories were running all three shifts. So go ahead and call for more "tough on guns" legislation. It always works.
Your second statement is just more SF silliness. The NRA is neither judge nor jury on gun laws and again, if you were to have done any real investigation (AKA, your job) you would know this. The NRA is generally useless and much more interested in selling memberships and magazines than lobbying (of course they want the money) effectively. I suppose they are better than nothing though. Presently, the NRA is paid to influence congress. This is legal. Environmental Defense Fund, NARAL, ACORN (until recently... oops!), The American Lung Association, Lesbian Nuns on Wheels (just kidding) etc. all lobby congress for things they want. I know that this will come as a shock to you... but pssst... Josh Sugarmans outfit lobbies too. So until the anti-gun side can raise enough money to mercilessly propagandize the public to the point that you get your way... stop whining!
"The reason for the NRA's quiet confidence is clear. Even with the near assassination of a congresswoman, few politicians want to take up even the tamest change, such as banning the extra-capacity bullet clips used by Loughner. A federal judge, a 9-year-old girl and four others died in Tucson, but the gun will live on."
Why would the NRA say anything? The battle lines have been drawn and your side lost. The rock headed public has awakened to the fact that gun control..or victim disarmament doesn't work. They aren't listening to you.
Boy when you focus on something you guys are just like those whom you accuse; Glock, Sarah Palin, the Tea Party. Focus... and get a real good "two minutes hate" going and then it's off to the key board. Just like those you oppose (and accuse).
PS -- I'll expect better from you in the future Ed... when I look for a veritable Jackson Pollack of tortured language and juvenile stupidity I read Morford.
Best always
Dave Larsen
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Katima hospital runs out of essentials
Aron Mushaukwa Katima Mulilo The Katima Mulilo State Hospital is running low on essential supplies, and on several occasions state patients who visited the hospital were told to go to a pharmacy to buy for themselves whatever was prescribed by doctors. One of the patients who spoke to New Era could not hide his disappointment after he was sent to the pharmacy to buy a crêpe bandage because the hospital did not have any. “They told me they don’t have anything and that I had to buy the bandage from the pharmacy. At that time, I didn’t have any money, so I went home frustrated and in pain. However, when the pain persisted I went to the pharmacy and the pharmacist recommended that I buy a neoprene ankle support as my ankle was swollen and in pain,” said the complainant who is a retiree. “Imagin, they simply don’t have crêpe bandages, so what are they going to do with someone with a broken leg?” he asked. New Era was informed the hospital is also running low on medications and on several occasions patients were just given Panado, regardless of what illness they had. “Currently there are no medications for blood pressure, meaning someone who suffers from blood pressure has to go to a pharmacy to buy the medication. I know of a friend who is sharing the medicine for BP with his wife, because every time he goes to the hospital to collect the medicine he is told that the medications are finished,” a source told New Era. Contacted for comment the Zambezi Regional Director of Health Agnes Mwilima asked to be sent the questions, and she would only respond to them next week. “I cannot respond immediately. I have to inquire from the people who are running the hospital before I can respond,” she said. Some hospitals also have to endure overworked nurses and the patient-nurse ratio is said to be high because currently the government is not renewing the contracts of expatriate nurses from Zimbabwe whose expertise had to be enlisted to boost efficiency at state hospitals. It appears the current shortage is linked to the current cash challenge facing the government, which some politicians have downplayed during their meetings with members of the community.
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News Release - Manitoba
PROVINCE ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING TO STRENGTHEN NEWCOMER SUPPORT SERVICES
Revenue from Provincial Nominee Program Fees Will Help Newcomers Succeed: Goertzen
The Manitoba government is investing up to $3.1 million in services that support newcomers to Manitoba, Education and Training Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced today.
“Our strategic investments will improve the settlement, language, employment and community supports newcomers that need as soon as they arrive in Manitoba to put them on a path to success,” said Goertzen. “Our province continues to grow largely because of immigration, and we’ve seen the many ways newcomers benefit our culture, communities and economy.”
The province is reinvesting revenue generated by Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) application fees into 17 organizations across the province. In November 2016, the province announced MPNP enhancements to eliminate a backlog in processing times, fast-track nominations and reinvest revenue generated by a new $500 application fee for skilled workers and existing $2,500 application fees for businesses. The reinvestment would help immigrants and refugees integrate and settle in the province at no additional cost to Manitobans.
The province is entering into agreements with 17 agencies that include Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council – Welcome Place in Winnipeg and Eastman Immigrant Services in Steinbach.
“As Manitoba’s largest settlement agency, we’re thrilled to accept the province’s investment to help integrate newcomer refugees into Canadian society,” said Rita Chahal, executive director, Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council. “We look forward to continuing our work with multicultural, multi-linguistic and multi-faith communities in Manitoba to support newcomers.”
The province will direct funds to service providers in four key areas to build a continuum of service:
• settlement and integration hubs in Winnipeg,
• rural service hubs,
• supports for clients who are high risk or face multiple barriers, and
• access and community partnerships.
“Newcomers play a very important role in the growth and development of the Eastman region and we are thankful for the support of Manitoba Education and Training,” said Michelle Bezditny, executive director, Steinbach Chamber of Commerce and Eastman Immigrant Services, which provide programming to support newcomers and the community in which they are settling. “These new community members contribute to the stability in our region, which has a significant positive impact on our social and economic environment. This funding allows our settlement program to service newcomers in ways we have not been able to do in the past.”
The province held several newcomer roundtable consultations to identify which service areas could benefit from strategic investments. Participants recommended programming to better integrate newcomers with multiple barriers or special needs, as well as targeted supports for newcomer youth and families that face unique challenges.
“Newcomers are better positioned to succeed if they are supported at key points along the pathway to permanent residency and full citizenship,” said Goertzen. “Settlement services help to ensure they receive orientation to their communities, know how to access health and community services, have opportunities to practice language and connect with a broader social network.”
MPNP has made significant contributions to Manitoba’s economy since its introduction in 1998. The program celebrated its 20th year in 2018 and in that year, saw the highest number of nominations to date, the highest amount of nominees with jobs and one of the highest levels of rural immigration. The province issued 5,207 total nominations across all program streams, as outlined in the 2018 annual report at www.immigratemanitoba.com/data-portal/mpnp-annual-report-2018.
In 2019, Manitoba is able to select up to 6,000 new provincial nominees and their families. With 250 spaces allocated specifically for semi-skilled workers (with high school education and some work experience), industries such as manufacturing and transportation can meet growing labour demand. The province has updated its rural toolkit, an online resource for rural communities looking to grow through the attraction and retention of immigrants, which is available at www.immigratemanitoba.com/community-stakeholders/rural-toolkit.
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'No fingerprints!' chant migrants in Italy as EU cracks down
December 17, 2015 - Europe - Tagged: EU, Italy - no comments
By Steve Scherer
ROME (Reuters) – Some 200 mostly Eritrean migrants protested against asylum rules on the island of Lampedusa on Thursday as the European Union steps up pressure on frontline countries to enforce the regulations.
A video posted on a Sicilian news site showed a group of men, women & children wearing jackets & winter hats marching along the island's cactus-lined roads & chanting in front of city hall.
p> "We are human beings! No fingerprints! We want freedom! We want to move from the camps! Italia respect our rights!" they shouted in English. Some moreover carried signs in both English & Italian. One read: "We are refugees. No fingerprints".
Humanitarian organization Arci in Sicily said some of the protesters had been on the island for more than a month, held there because they had refused to donate their fingerprints as EU law requires. Some have moreover begun hunger strikes, it said.
European law says migrants must stay in the country where they first enter the bloc, & that is determined by where they donate their fingerprints. Until recently, most migrants have simply refused to be identified, moving north from Greece & Italy by foot, train or bus.
In an effort to stem the flood of migrants pouring into Germany, France & the rest of Europe from the frontline countries, the EU has called for stricter enforcement of the rules & detention in so-called "hotspots" until migrants agree to be identified.
"The migrants are aware that the procedure to identify them would impede their journey toward the European countries where they have large communities and, often, their families," said Erasmo Palazzotto, a lawmaker for the small left-wing SEL party.
Palazzotto called on the EU to scrap its immigration law, known as the Dublin Treaty, to assist Italy & Greece handle the mass sea arrivals, seen at approximately 1 million this year.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who was in Brussels for a meeting of EU leaders where the migrants issue figured large, has expressed increasing frustration with the EU's handling of the immigration crisis yet rejected suggestions that it is not enforcing EU law.
"The discussion on fingerprints is quite surreal," he told reporters in Brussels before the EU summit. The EU has called on countries to go so far as to use force to obtain them. "It's obvious that we have to take fingerprints & we are doing so."
To relieve the burden of having to take in all the migrants expected to reach Greece & Italy, a relocation program has been set up for Syrian, Eritrean & Iraqi refugees but, so far, fewer than 200 have been transferred out of Italy.
The implementation of a quota system to relocate asylum-seekers from frontier states to other members of the 28-nation bloc is currently at less than one percent of what had been planned, Renzi complained.
(Additional reporting by Francesco Guarascio in Brussels; Editing by Richard Balmforth)
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LGBT asylum seekers are exempt from the "Stay in Mexico" policy and can stay in the US
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Kamala Harris visits Las Vegas McDonald's to protest with workers for a higher minimum wage
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The Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris from the center of D-Calif. Speak to people outside McDonald's on Friday, June 14, 2019, in Las Vegas for a higher minimum wage. (AP Photo / John Locher) (Photo: John Locher, AP)
LAS VEGAS – As a student, Kamala Harris worked at McDonald & # 39; s.
On Friday afternoon, she visited a Las Vegas location for her former job to seek a minimum wage of $ 15, while she is working on a new job: President of the United States.
"I made the fries and the ice," said the Democratic senator from California, surrounded by fast-food workers gathering across the country calling for higher wages and the right to a union. "There was not a family that would have relied on me to pay the rent, put the food on the table and pay the bills by the end of the month – but the reality at McDonald's is that the majority of people Those who work there today rely on this income to feed a household and a family. "
Harris is among the majority of Democratic presidential candidates who are in favor of the federal minimum wage of $ 7.25 to $ 15 Hour to lift.
"If we want to talk about these golden bows are a symbol of the best of America. Well, the bows are running out, "said Harris. "We must acknowledge that working people have earned a worthwhile wage."
McDonald's Corp. has stated that it recognizes the right of workers to join unions. The company also says it does not control wages in its franchised restaurants, but that the average starting wage in company-owned restaurants exceeds $ 10 an hour, fast-food workers and other activists marched over the parking lot of a McDonald & # 1. 39; s east of the Las Vegas Strip.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, center left, D-Calif., Marches with people outside of McDonald's, Friday, June 14, 2019, in Las Vegas, for protest a higher minimum wage. (AP Photo / John Locher) (Photo: John Locher, AP)
Union members held signs of campaign # FightFor15 – and they sang:
"No fifteen, no peace!" [19659006] "If we do not get our fifteen, we will not get peace!"
"We work, we sweat, put fifteen dollars on our check!"
Michael Collins, a 68-year-old "These minimum wage jobs do not give people a chance to earn a living and feed a family," he said. "It's just not possible."
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, former Obama Housing Secretary Julian Castro, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders have all performed with fast-food giant employees across the country, former Texas representative Beto O. Von Rourke, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker were expected to attend a rally by McDonalds employees in South Carolina on Saturday, helping immigrants with deportation procedures and others Legal affairs, then met with some students of the legal clinic and some activists and described their plan to settle some immigration issues, when elected to the presidency to carry out a series of executive actions to immigrants who were illegally brought to the US, the whereabouts in the Land and work easier.
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CITY’S PET CAUSE – ANIMALS CAN STAY WITH OWNERS AT STORM SHELTERS
By Rich Calder
November 1, 2005 | 5:00am
You don’t have to die for Fido – the city will change its rules to allow people to bring pets to public shelters during severe hurricanes or other disasters.
Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph Bruno told a state Assembly committee yesterday that Hurricane Katrina proved that far too many people tragically put themselves at risk by not going to shelters when it means abandoning their pets.
OEM’s existing evacuation plan allows for evacuees to bring only service animals – such as guide dogs – with them to the Big Apple’s 800 or so emergency shelters. But Bruno said his office would revise the policy in upcoming months to make some of the shelters “pet friendly.” Other shelters would be set up specifically for pets.
OEM would spread the word through brochures and by working with pet stores and veterinarians, he said.
It was also revealed that the state Department of Health is now requiring all city health-care facilities to develop new evacuation plans and file them with DOH and OEM for review by the end of the year. DOH oversees the sites.
The new plans would address transportation problems associated with evacuating disabled and other special-needs people during major storms.
Nursing homes and hospitals will now be required to have plans in place for transporting patients out of dangerous areas.
The Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions on Sept. 15 issued a scathing report, alleging the city’s evacuation plan was outdated and filled with flaws.
State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, the committee’s chairman, said that the pressure he and his committee put on OEM in recent weeks helped push the agency to revise its evacuation plan. But Brodsky (D-Westchester) said the plan still needs a lot of tweaking.
Bruno disagreed, insisting OEM started updating the plan months before the critical report was made public.
Bruno, who testified under subpoena, was also ordered to supply the committee with the city’s evacuation plan and dozens of other related documents – some of which were not provided. Both sides conceded that litigation might be needed to decide whether the committee gets everything it wants.
Bruno also said the city is considering increasing the number of reception centers to which people must first report before being moved to emergency public shelters.
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New York City Population: 8,000,278
New Yorkers living in high-risk zones: 2,267,196
Total New Yorkers expected to evacuate: 3,415,412
Total New Yorkers who would go to public shelters:” 727,745
Seniors and “special-needs residents” who would evacuate: more than 700,000
Vehicles available specifically designated to transport special-needs residents: 4,576*
Sources: New York City Office of Emergency Management and 2000 U.S. Census data.
*Excludes 16,000 city buses and privately owned school buses that are available for all residents – including seniors and special-needs residents.
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NJ Politics Digest: Sweeney Says He Has the Votes to Legalize Pot
State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has already already ordered municipal prosecutors to hold off on pursuing marijuana cases until September. MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images
Proponents of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana have been disappointed in the amount of time it is taking Gov. Phil Murphy and the Democratic legislature to approve such a measure.
But Senate President Steve Sweeney now says he has the votes to pass such a bill by the end of next month, according to POLITICO.
In an interview with the site, Sweeney said that while he and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin probably won’t be able to muster overwhelming support for legalizing recreational marijuana use and the state’s expanding medical marijuana, he’s convinced he can get enough votes to pass both measures.
One reason is that Sweeney intends to tie the two together, so folks who support expanding medical marijuana will have to vote for legalizing recreational pot use, the Senate president told POLITICO.
“Don’t be surprised when people who say they were against it vote for it,” Sweeney said, predicting Republicans who support expanding medical marijuana will support legalization, too.
Republicans are not the only ones who oppose legalizing recreational marijuana. Several Democratic legislators, led by Sen. Ron Rice, leader of the Legislative Black Caucus, prefer a move to decriminalize pot.
State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has already already ordered municipal prosecutors to hold off on pursuing marijuana cases until September, when his office intends to issue guidelines.
Sweeney said he was also opposed to imposing a steep 25 percent tax on legalized marijuana, reasoning that such a steep rate would just encourage people to keep buying illegal weed.
Quote of the Day: “There’s some people that will never support it and there are some people who are just hedging their bets because there’s not a bill to look at.” — Senate President Steve Sweeney, on legislative support for legalizing recreational marijuana use.
Sweeney: We have the votes to pass marijuana bills
The state Legislature has yet to produce a pair of bills to legalize recreational marijuana and expand the state’s medical cannabis program, but Senate President Steve Sweeney says he has the votes lined up to pass both measures by the end of September.
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Gov. Phil Murphy blocks upcoming bear hunt on state-owned lands
Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Monday to close state lands to bear hunts, making some headway toward keeping a campaign promise.
Sweeney touts pension overhaul plan to make New Jersey more affordable
Public employees in New Jersey with less than five years of work experience could soon see major changes to their pensions under a new system proposed by a bi-partisan committee in the state legislature.
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Gov. Murphy Vowed to Fix N.J. Transit. Now It’s His Problem.
Just seven months into his first term, New Jersey Gov. Philip D. Murphy is already resorting to emergency measures to try to fix New Jersey Transit, the state agency that has been failing to keep its trains running on time — or at all.
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The Hard-Fought Battle to Ban Assault Weapons in NJ
James J. Florio was the 49th governor of New Jersey, as well as a former congressman and assemblyman. As a political leader, Florio was responsible for the federal Superfund legislation, protection of the Pinelands, the original school-funding formula that resulted from the Supreme Court decision in Abbott v. Burke, among many other successes. In this excerpt from his recent memoir, “Standing on Principle,” Florio details what he counts as one of his greatest achievements — New Jersey’s 1993 assault weapons ban.
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This county went from near ‘junk bond’ status to the highest rating. Investors, take note
Analysts at Moody’s Investors Service have, for the first time, upgraded Essex County to the highest bond rating, citing its stable tax base and healthy budget practices.
‘Operation Mother’s Attic’ nets moving companies doing business without a license
Designed to catch moving companies doing business without a license, “Operation Mother’s Attic” was set in motion by the state’s attorney general and Division of Consumer Affairs.
Another city council urges Hudson County to end its ICE contract
Jersey City’s council became the second legislative body to urge Hudson County to terminate its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, unanimously approving a resolution at last week’s council meeting that cites the lack of “meaningful public dialogue” about the ICE agreement.
Bayonne biz administrator to step down, but is his work with the city done?
Joe DeMarco, the city’s business administrator who twice served as Mayor Jimmy Davis’ campaign manager, is stepping down from his position to work for a private law firm.
With New Jersey college students heading back to school, here’s what’s new on campus
On top of the excitement that comes with returning to campus or stepping on one for the first time as a college student — a newfound sense of independence, meeting new people with similar interests, embarking on new research — students have more to set their sights on this fall.
Elmwood Park administrator steps down, alluding to tensions with council
Keith Kazmark is resigning from his post as borough clerk and administrator, effective August 31.
Paterson charter school agrees to $90,000 settlement in sexual harassment case
A city charter school has agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit that a substitute teacher filed last December against an administrator who was thinking of running for mayor at the time.
Carlstadt settles suit over state’s tax miscalculation
The borough of Carlstadt has reached a settlement agreement with state and county tax departments to correct a mistake that could have overcharged local taxpayers by $400 on average.
Sale of Leader Dye site in Paterson will wait for review of existing contamination
Mayor Andre Sayegh, in a strategy shift, has opted to address the chemical contamination at the Leader Dye property, an abandoned factory now owned by the city, before putting the land up for sale.
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Posted on 2 March 2016 2 March 2016
Chinese monetary policy
In recent months the Chinese central bank (the People’s Bank of China) has taken a number of measures to boost aggregate demand and arrest the slowing economic growth rate. Such measures have included quantitative easing, cuts in interest rates, a devaluation of the yuan and daily injections of liquidity through open-market operations. It has now announced that from 1 March it will reduce the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for banks by a half percentage point.
The RRR is the percentage of liabilities that banks are required to hold in the form of cash reserves – money that could otherwise have been used for lending. This latest move will bring the compulsory ratio for the larger banks down from 17.5% to 17%. This may sound like only a small reduction, but it will release some ¥650bn to ¥690bn (around $100bn) of reserves that can be used for lending.
The cut from 17.5% to 17% is the fourth this year. Throughout 2014 and 2015 it was stable at 20%.
The hope is that this lending will not only help to boost economic growth but also stimulate demand for the consumption of services. The measure can thus be seen as part of a broader strategy as the authorities seek to re-balance the economy away from its reliance on basic manufacturing towards a more diversified economy. It is also hoped that the extra demand will help to boost jobs and thus provide more opportunities for people laid off from traditional manufacturing industries.
It is expected that further reductions in the RRR will be announced later in the year – perhaps a further 1.5 to 2 percentage points.
But what will be the effect of the releasing of reserves? Will the boost be confined to $100bn or will there be a money multiplier effect? It is certainly hoped by the authorities that this will stimulate the process of credit creation. But how much credit is created depends not just on banks’ willingness to lend, but also on the demand for credit. And that depends very much on expectations about future rates of economic growth.
One issue that concerns both the Chinese and overseas competitors is the effect of the measure on the exchange rate. By increasing the money supply, the measure will put downward pressure on the exchange rate as it will boost the demand for imports.
The Chinese authorities have been intervening in the foreign exchange market to arrest a fall in the yuan (¥) because of worries about capital outflows from China. The yuan was devalued by 2.9% in August 2015 from approximately ¥1 = ¢16.11 to approximately ¥1 = ¢15.64 (see chart) and after a modest rally in November 2015 it began falling again, with the Chinese authorities being unwilling to support it at the November rate. By January 2016, it had fallen a further 2.8% to approximately ¢15.20 (click here for a PowerPoint file of the chart).
But despite the possible downward pressure on the yuan from the cut in the reserve requirement, it will probably put less downward pressure than a cut in interest rates. This is because an interest rate cut has a bigger effect on capital outflows as it directly reduces the return on deposits in China. The central bank had already cut its benchmark 1-year lending rate from 6% to 4.35% between November 2014 and October 2015 and seems reluctant at the current time to cut it further.
China central bank resumes easing cycle to cushion reform pain Reuters, Pete Sweeney (29/2/16)
China cuts reserve requirements for banks to boost economy PressTV (29/2/16)
China Moves to Bolster Lending by Easing Banks’ Reserve Ratio New York Times, Neil Gough (29/2/16)
Economists React: China’s ‘Surprise’ Bank Reserve Cut Wall Street Journal (29/2/16)
China Cuts Banks’ Reserve Requirement Ratio Bloomberg, Enda Curran (29/2/16)
China Reserve-Ratio Cut Signals Growth Is Priority Over Yuan Bloomberg, Andrew Lynch (29/2/16)
China reserve ratio cut not a signal of impending large-scale stimulus: Xinhua Reuters, Samuel Shen and John Ruwitch (2/3/16)
China injects cash to boost growth and counter capital outflows Financial Times, Gabriel Wildau (29/2/16)
China’s Economic Policy Akin To Pushing On A String Seeking Alpha, Bruce Wilds (2/3/16)
China cuts banks’ reserve ratio for fifth time in a year: Why and what’s next Channel NewsAsia, Tang See Kit, (1/3/16)
Explain what is mean by the required reserve ratio (RRR).
Explain how credit creation takes place.
What will determine the amount of credit creation that will take place as a result of the $100bn of reserves in Chinese banks released for lending by the cut in the RRR from 17.5% to 17%.
What prompted the recent cuts in the RRR?
Why may China’s recent monetary policy measures be like pushing on a string?
Is the reduction in the RRR a purely demand-side measure, or will it have supply-side consequences?
Explain how different types of monetary policy affect the exchange rate.
Should other countries welcome the cut in China’s RRR? Explain.
Tags: Tagscapital flows, China, Chinese monetary policy, devaluation, exchange rates, interest rates, minimum reserve requirements, monetary policy, quantitative easing, required reserve ratio, yuanPosted in: CategoriesEconomics 10e: Ch 18, Economics 10e: Ch 20, Economics 10e: Ch 22, Economics 10e: Ch 26, Economics for Business: 8e Ch 27, 7e Ch 27, Economics for Business: 8e Ch 28, 7e Ch 28, Economics for Business: 8e Ch 30, 7e Ch 30, Economics for Business: 8e Ch 32, 7e Ch 32, Essential Economics for Business: Ch 10, Essential Economics for Business: Ch 11, Essential Economics for Business: Ch 13, Essentials of Economics: 8e Ch 11, 7e Ch 10, Essentials of Economics: 8e Ch 13, 7e Ch 12, Essentials of Economics: 8e Ch 15, 7e Ch 14Authored by: John Sloman
Venezuela: policies to save the economy?
In the UK, petrol prices have fallen significantly over the past couple of years and currently stand in some places at below £1 per litre. For UK residents, this price is seen as being cheap, but if we compare it to prices in Venezuela, we get quite a different picture. Prices are increasing here for the first time in 20 years from $0.01 per litre to $0.60 per litre – around 40 pence, while lower grade petrol increases to $0.10 per litre.
Venezuela has oil fields in abundance, but has not used this natural resource to its full potential to bolster the struggling economy. The price of petrol has been heavily subsidised for decades and the removal of this subsidy is expected to save around $800 million per year.
This will be important for the economy, given its poor economic growth, high inflation and shortages of some basic products. Venezuela relies on oil as the main component of its export revenues and so it has been hit very badly, by such low oil prices. The money from this reduced subsidy will be used to help social programmes across the country, which over time should help the economy.
In addition to this reduced subsidy on petrol prices, Venezuela’s President has also taken steps to devalue the exchange rate. This will help to boost the economy’s competitiveness and so is another policy being implemented to help the economy. However, some analysts have said that these changes don’t go far enough, calling them ‘small steps’, ‘nowhere near what is required’ and ‘late and insufficient’. The following articles consider the Venezuelan crisis and policies.
Venezuela raises petrol price for first time in 20 years BBC News (18/02/16)
Venezuela president raises fuel price by 6,000% and devalues bolivar to tackle crisis The Guardian, Sibylla Brodzinsky (18/02/16)
Venezuela’s Maduro devalues currency and raises gasoline prices Financial Times, Andres Schipani (18/02/16)
Venezuela hikes gasoline price for first time in 20 years The Economic Times (18/02/16)
Venezuela hikes fuel prices by 6000%, devalues currency to tackle economic crisis International Business Times, Avaneesh Pandey (18/02/16)
Market dislikes Venezuela reforms but debt rallies again Reuters (18/02/16)
Why are oil prices so important for the Venezuelan economy?
How will they affect the country’s export revenues and hence aggregate demand?
Inflation in Venezuela has been very high recently. What is the cause of such high inflation? Illustrate this using an aggregate demand/aggregate supply diagram.
How will a devaluation of the currency help Venezuela? How does this differ from a depreciation?
Petrol prices have been subsidised in Venezuela for 20 years. Show how this government subsidy has affected petrol prices. Now that this subsidy is being reduced, how will this affect prices – show this on your diagram.
Why are many analysts suggesting that these policies are insufficient to help the Venezuelan economy?
Tags: Tagsdevaluation, economic growth, exchange rate, exports, inflation, oil prices, petrol prices, subsidy, VenezuelaPosted in: CategoriesEconomics 10e: Ch 02, Economics 10e: Ch 03, Economics 10e: Ch 20, Economics 10e: Ch 25, Economics for Business: 8e Ch 04, 7e Ch 04, Economics for Business: 8e Ch 05, 7e Ch 05, Economics for Business: 8e Ch 27, 7e Ch 27, Essential Economics for Business: Ch 02, Essential Economics for Business: Ch 12, Essentials of Economics: 8e Ch 02, 7e Ch 02, Essentials of Economics: 8e Ch 15, 7e Ch 14Authored by: Elizabeth Jones
Has the yuan passed?
There is a select group of countries (areas) that have something in common: the USA, the UK, Japan and the eurozone. The currency in each of these places is one of the IMF’s reserve currencies. But is China about to enter the mix?
The growth of China has been spectacular and it is now the second largest economy in the world, behind the USA. It is on the back on this growth that China has asked the IMF for the yuan to be included in the IMF’s basket of reserve currencies. The expectation is that Christine Lagarde, the IMF’s Managing Director, will announce its inclusion and, while some suggest that the yuan could become one of the major currencies in the world over the next decade following this move, others say that this is just a ‘symbolic gesture’. But that doesn’t seem to matter, according to Andrew Malcolm, Asia head of capital at Linklaters:
“The direct impact won’t be felt in the near term, not least because implementation of the new basket won’t be until Q3 2016. However the symbolic importance cannot be overlooked…By effectively endorsing the renminbi as a freely useable currency, it sends a strong signal about China’s importance in the global financial markets.”
Concerns about the yuan being included have previously focused on China’s alleged under-valuation of its currency, as a means of boosting export demand, as we discussed in What a devalued yuan means to the rest of the world. However, China has made concerted efforts for the IMF to make this move and China’s continuing financial reforms may be essential. The hope is that with the yuan on the IMF’s special list, it will boost the use of the yuan as a reserve currency for investors. It will also be a contributor to the value of the special drawing right, which is used by the IMF for pricing its emergency loans.
Although the Chinese stock market has been somewhat volatile over the summer period, leading to a devaluation of the currency, it is perhaps this move towards a more market based exchange rate that has allowed the IMF to consider this move. We wait for an announcement from the IMF and the articles below consider this story.
Chinese yuan likely to be added to IMF special basket of currencies The Guardian, Katie Allen (29/11/15)
‘Chinese yuan set for IMF reserve status BBC News (30/11/15)
IMF to make Chinese yuan reserve currency in historic move The Telegraph, James Titcomb (29/11/15)
China selloff pressure Asia stocks, yuan jumpy before IMF decision Reuters, Hideyuki Sano (30/11/15)
IMF’s yuan inclusion signals less risk taking in China Reuters, Pete Sweeney and Krista Hughes (29/11/15)
Did the yuan really pass the IMF currency test? You’ll know soon Bloomberg, Andrew Mayeda (29/11/15)
What is meant by a reserve currency?
Why do you think that the inclusion of the yuan on the IMF’s list of reserve currencies will boost investment in China?
One of the reasons for the delay in the yuan’s inclusion is the alleged under-valuation of the currency. How have the Chinese authorities allegedly engineered a devaluation of the yuan? To what extent could it be described as a ‘depreciation’ rather than a ‘devaluation’?
Look at the key tests that the yuan must pass in order to be included. Do you think it has passed them given the report produced a few months ago?
The weighting that a currency is given in the IMF’s basket of currencies affects the interest rate paid when countries borrow from the IMF. How does this work?
Tags: TagsChina, devaluation, exchange rate, IMF, interest rates, investment, reserve currency, yuanPosted in: CategoriesEconomics 10e: Ch 24, Economics 10e: Ch 25, Economics for Business: 8e Ch 27, 7e Ch 27, Economics for Business: 8e Ch 32, 7e Ch 32, Essential Economics for Business: Ch 12, Essential Economics for Business: Ch 13, Essentials of Economics: 8e Ch 14, 7e Ch 13, Essentials of Economics: 8e Ch 15, 7e Ch 14Authored by: Elizabeth Jones
Posted on 8 September 2015 9 September 2015
A Chinese Trilemma
China has a key role in the global economy. Recording double digit growth for a number of years and posting impressive export figures, China’s has been an economy on an upward trajectory. But its growth has been slowing and this might spell trouble for the global economy, as was discussed in the following blog. For many, China is the pendulum and the direction it moves in will have a big influence on many other countries.
There are some suggestions that China’s rapid growth has been somewhat artificial, in particular following the financial crisis, where we saw massive investment by state-owner enterprises, banks and local government. This has led to a severe imbalance within the Chinese economy, with high levels of debt. One of the key factors that has enabled China to grow so quickly has been strong exports. China has typically had a large current account surplus, often balanced by large current account deficits in many Western countries.
The exchange rate is a key component in keeping strong export growth and the devaluation of the Chinese currency in August (see What a devalued yuan means to the rest of the world) is perhaps a suggestion that export growth in China is lower than desired. Devaluing the currency will boost the competitiveness of Chinese exports and this in turn may lead to a growth in the current account surplus, which had fallen quite significantly from around 10% to 2%.
The problem is that China is currently imbalanced and this is likely to create problems around the world. With globalisation, the free movement of capital and people, deflation in the West and falling world asset prices, the situation in China is crucial. Although you will find many articles about China and blogs on this site about its devaluation, its growth and policy, the BBC News article below considers the conflicts that exist between three key economic objectives:
1. currency stability
2. the free movement of capital
3. independent monetary policy
and the need for some international co-operation and co-ordination to enable China’s economy to return to internal and external balance.
China’s impossible trinity BBC News, Duncan Weldon (8/9/15)
What is meant by internal balance?
What is external balance?
Would you suggest that China is suffering from an imbalanced economy? If so, which type of imbalance and why is this a problem for China and for the world economy?
The article refers to the trilemma. Why can an country not achieve all 3 parts of the trilemma? You should explain why each combination of 2 aspects is possible, but why the third is problematic.
Use a diagram to explain why a fall in the exchange rate will boost the competitiveness of exports and why this can create economic growth.
Why is a devalued Chinese currency bad news for the rest of the world?
How could international co-operation and co-ordination help China?
Tags: Tagscapital controls, China, co-operation, devaluation, economic growth, exchange rate, external balance, imbalance, independent monetary policy, internal balance, international co-ordination, stable currency, trilemma, yuanPosted in: CategoriesEconomics 10e: Ch 20, Economics 10e: Ch 25, Economics 10e: Ch 26, Economics for Business: 8e Ch 27, 7e Ch 27, Essential Economics for Business: Ch 10, Essential Economics for Business: Ch 13, Essentials of Economics: 8e Ch 13, 7e Ch 12, Essentials of Economics: 8e Ch 15, 7e Ch 14Authored by: Elizabeth Jones
Posted on 14 August 2015 17 August 2015
What a devalued yuan means to the rest of the world
On August 11th, China devalued its currency, the yuan, by 1.9%. The next day it devalued it by a further 1.6% and on the next day by a further 1.1%. Even though the total devaluation was relatively small, especially given a much bigger revaluation over the previous three years (see chart below), traders in world markets greeted the news with considerable pessimism. Stock markets around the world fell. For example, the US Dow Jones was down by 1.1%, the FTSE 100 was down by 2.5% and the German DAX by 5.8%.
There are three major concerns of investors about the devaluation. The first is that a weaker yuan will make other countries’ exports more expensive in China, thereby making it harder to export to China. At the same time Chinese imports into the rest of the world will be cheaper, thereby making it harder for domestic producers to compete with Chinese imports.
The second is that cheaper Chinese imports will put downward pressure on prices at a time when inflation rates in the major economies are already below target rates. The fear of deflation has not gone away and this further deflationary twist will intensify such fears and possibly dampen demand.
The third is that the devaluation is taken as a sign that the Chinese authorities are worried about a slowing Chinese economy and are using the devaluation to boost Chinese exports. The rapidly expanding Chinese economy has been one of the major motors of the global economy in recent years and hence a slowing Chinese economy is cause for serious concern at a time when the global economy is still only very slowly recovering from the shock of the financial crisis of 2007–8
But just how worried should the rest of the world be about the falling yuan? And will it continue to fall, or could this be seen as a ‘one-off’ correction? What effect will it have on the macroeconomic policies of the USA, the eurozone and other major countries/regions? The following articles analyse Chinese policy towards its currency and the implications for the rest of the world.
China weakens yuan for a third straight day on Thursday CNBC, Nyshka Chandran (13/8/15)
Markets reel as investors fear worst of Chinese slowdown is yet to come The Telegraph, Peter Spence (12/8/15)
China cannot risk the global chaos of currency devaluation The Telegraph, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard (12/8/15)
Beware a China crisis that could crash down on us all The Telegraph, Liam Halligan (15/8/15)
The curious case of China’s currency The Economist, Buttonwood’s notebook (11/8/15)
China’s yuan currency falls for a second day BBC News (12/8/15)
China slowdown forces devaluation BBC News, Robert Peston (11/8/15)
What the yuan devaluation means around the world BBC News, Lerato Mbele, Daniel Gallas and Yogita Limaye (12/8/15)
China allows yuan currency to drop for third day BBC News, various reporters (13/8/15)
The Guardian view on global currencies: it’s the economy, stupid The Guardian, Editorial (14/8/15)
China’s currency gambit and Labour’s debate about quantitative easing: old and new ways to cope with economic crisis The Guardian, Paul Mason (16/8/15)
By what percentages have the nominal and real yuan exchange rate indices appreciated since the beginning of 2011? Use data from the Bank for International Settlements.
Explain the difference between nominal and real exchange rate indices.
Compare the changes in the yuan exchange rate indices with that of the yuan/dollar exchange rate (see Bank of England Interactive Database). Explain the difference.
How is the yuan exchange rate with other currencies determined?
How have the Chinese authorities engineered a devaluation of the yuan? To what extent could it be described as a ‘depreciation’ rather than a ‘devaluation’?
Why have world stock markets reacted so negatively to the devaluation?
Why, in global terms, is the devaluation described as deflationary?
How much should the rest of the world be worried by the devaluation of the yuan?
Explain the statement by Robert Peston that ‘Beijing has done the monetary tightening that arguably the US economy needs’.
Comment on the following statement by Stephen King of HSBC (see the second Telegraph article below): ‘The world economy is sailing across the ocean without any lifeboats to use in case of emergency.’
Tags: Tagsappreciation, China, deflation, depreciation, devaluation, exchange rates, pegged exchange rates, yuanPosted in: CategoriesEconomics 10e: Ch 20, Economics 10e: Ch 25, Economics 10e: Ch 26, Economics for Business: 8e Ch 27, 7e Ch 27, Economics for Business: 8e Ch 32, 7e Ch 32, Essential Economics for Business: Ch 13, Essentials of Economics: 8e Ch 15, 7e Ch 14Authored by: John Sloman
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Tithe (Modern Tale of Faerie Series #1)
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by Holly Black, Kate Rudd (Read by)Holly Black
Audiobook(CD - Unabridged)
Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she travels from city to city with her mother's rock band until an ominous attack forces the sixteen-year-old back to her childhood home. There, amid the industrial, blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye soon finds herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms -- a struggle that could very well mean her death.
Newcomer Holly Black's enormously powerful voice weaves teen angst, riveting romance, and capriciously diabolical faerie folk into an enthralling, engaging, altogether original reading experience.
Forewords & Introduction
Modern Tale of Faerie Series , #1
Holly Black is the author of bestselling contemporary fantasy books for kids and teens. Some of her titles include The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony DiTerlizzi), the Modern Faerie Tales series, the Curse Workers series, Doll Bones, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Darkest Part of the Forest, the Magisterium series (with Cassandra Clare), and the Folk of the Air series. She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award, a finalist for an Eisner Award, and the recipient of both an Andre Norton Award and a Newbery Honor. She lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret door. Visit her at BlackHolly.com.
"The stones were sharp,
The wind came at my back;
Walking along the highway,
Mincing like a cat."
-- Theodore Roethke, "Praise to the End!"
The wind whipped tiny pebbles of rain across Kaye's face. The droplets froze her hands, making her shiver as they slid down her wet hair and under the collar of her coat. She walked, head down, kicking the scattered trash that had eddied up on the grassy shores along the highway. A flattened soda can skittered into a sodden chrysanthemum-covered foam heart, staked there to mark the site of a car crash. There were no houses on this side of the road, just a long stretch of wet woods leading up to a gas station. She was over halfway home.
Cars hissed over the asphalt. The sound was comforting, like a long sigh.
I saw you. I saw what you did.
Awfulness twisted in her gut, awfulness and anger. She wanted to smash something, hit someone.
How could she have done anything? When she tried to make a magazine page turn on its own or a penny land on heads, it never worked. How could she have made Kenny see a broken-legged carousel horse move?
Never mind that she might as well assume that Spike and Lutie and Gristle had been imaginary. She'd been home for two weeks, and there was no sign of them, no matter how many times she had called them, no matter how many bowls of milk she left out, no matter how many times she went down to the old creek.
She took a deep breath, snorting rain up her nose. It reminded her of crying.
The trees seemed like flat lead panels missing the stained glass to fit between their branches. She knew what her grandmother was going to say when she got back, stinking of liquor with a torn shirt. True things.
The same things that Janet would say tomorrow. There was no way to explain what had happened without admitting to something. His hand on her leg was what Janet would really care about -- that, and that she had let it rest there, even if only for a moment. And she could imagine what he was telling Janet now -- flushed, angry, and drunk -- but even a badly managed lie would sound better than the truth.
I saw it stand up.
But even if he didn't go that far, who would believe that he touched her crotch on purpose, but ripped her shirt by accident? No, he must have told an entirely different story. So what was Kaye supposed to say when Janet asked what happened? Janet thought she was a liar already.
She could still feel the heat of Kenny's hand, a stroke of fire along her thigh in contrast to her otherwise rain-soaked skin.
Another gust of rain stung her cheeks, this one bringing a shout with it from the direction of the woods. The noise was brief, but eloquent with pain. Kaye stopped abruptly. There was no sound except the rain, hissing like radio static.
Then, just as a truck sped past, kicking up a cloud of drizzle, she heard another sound. Softer, this one, maybe a moan bitten off at the end. It was just inside the copse of trees.
Kaye moved down the slight slope, off the short grass and into the woods. She ducked under the dripping branches of an elm, stepping on tufts of short ferns and looping briars. Weeds brushed across her calves, leaving strokes of rain. The storm-bright sky lit the woods with silver. An earthy, sweet odor of rot bloomed where she disturbed the carpet of leaves.
There was no one there.
She half turned toward the highway. She could still see the road from where she was standing. What was she doing? The sound must have carried over from the houses beyond the thin river that ran along the back of the woods. No one else would be dumb enough to go trooping through wet, dripping woods in the middle of the night.
Kaye walked back up to the road, picking her way through spots that looked somewhat drier than others. Burrs had collected along her stockings, and she bent down to pull them off.
"Stay where you are." She jumped at the voice. The accent was rich and strange, though the words were pronounced precisely.
A man was sprawled in the mud only a few steps from her, clutching a curved sword in one hand. It shone like a sliver of moonlight in the hazy dark. Long pewter hair, plastered wetly to his neck, framed a face that was long and full of sharp angles. Rivulets of rain ran over the jointed black armor he wore. His other hand was at his heart, clutching a branch that jutted from his chest. The rain there was tinted pink with blood.
"Was it you, girl?" He was breathing raggedly.
Kaye wasn't sure what he meant, but she shook her head. He didn't look much older than she was. Certainly not old enough to call her "girl."
"So you haven't come to finish me off?"
She shook her head again. He was
long-limbed -- he would be tall if he were standing. Taller than most people, taller than any faerie she had ever seen -- still, she had no doubt that was what he was, if for no other reason than the pointed tops of his ears knifing through his wet hair -- and that he was beautiful in a way that made her breath catch.
He licked his lips. There was blood on them. "Pity," he said quietly.
She took a step toward him, and he twisted into a defensive crouch. Wounded as he was, he still moved swiftly. Hair fell forward across his face, but his eyes, shining like mercury, studied her intently.
"You're a faerie, aren't you?" she said soothingly, holding her hands where he could see them. She had heard stories of the court fey -- the Gentry -- from Lutie-loo, but she had never seen one. Maybe that was what he was.
He stayed still, and she took another half step toward him, holding out one hand to coax him as if he were some fascinating, dangerous animal. "Let me help you."
His body was trembling with concentration. His eyes never flickered from her face. He held the hilt of his sword in a white-knuckled grip.
She did not dare take another step. "You're going to bleed to death."
They stayed like that a few more minutes before he slumped down to one knee in the mud. He bent forward, fingers clutching the leaves, and spat red. The wet lashes over his half-closed eyes were as silver as a safety pin.
She took two steps and knelt down next to him, bracing herself with shaking hands. This close, she could see that his armor was stiff leather sculpted to look like feathers.
"I cannot draw the arrow myself," he said softly. "They are waiting for me to bleed a little more before they come against my blade."
"Who is waiting?" It was hard to understand that someone had shot him with a tree branch, but that seemed to be what he was saying.
"If you would help me, draw this arrow." His eyes narrowed, and he shook his head. "If not, then push it in as deep as you can and hope that it kills me."
"It will bleed more," Kaye said.
He laughed at that, a bitter sound. "Either way, no doubt."
She could see the despair in his face. He obviously believed her to be part of some plan to kill him. Still, he slid his body back until he could lean against the trunk of an oak. He was braced, waiting to see what she would do.
She thought of the faeries she had known when she was a child -- impish, quick things -- no mention of wars or magical arrows or enemies, certainly no lies, no deception. The man bleeding in the dirt beside her told her how wrong her perceptions of Faery had been.
Her fingers flinched away from the wound in his chest. Her lungs turned to ice as she looked at the grisly wound. "I can't do it."
His voice stayed soft. "What do they call you?"
"Kaye," she said. There was silence for a moment as she noticed the cold cloud of her breath rise up with the word.
"I'm Roiben." Faeries didn't give their names easily, even part of their names, although she had no idea why. He was trying to show her that he trusted her, maybe trying to make up for the assumptions he had made about her. "Give me your hand."
She let him take her hand in his and guide it to the branch. His hand closed over hers, both of them chilled and wet, his fingers inhumanly long and rough with calluses. "Just close your hand on it and let me pull," he said. "You don't even have to look. As long as I'm not touching it, I might be able to draw it out."
That shamed her. She had told him that she wanted to help him, he was in a whole lot of pain, and it was no time for her to be squeamish. "I'll do it," she said.
Roiben let go of her hand, and she gave a sharp tug. Although his face constricted with pain, the branch only pulled out a short way.
Were there really other faerie folk in the trees, waiting for him to be weak enough to defeat? Kaye thought that if so, now was a great time for them to come down and have a go at it.
"Again, Kaye."
She took note of the angle of the armor this time, changing her position so that the branch couldn't catch on one of the plates. She raised herself to one knee, braced, and then stood, pulling upward as hard as she could.
Roiben gave a harsh cry as the branch slid free of his chest, its iron tip black with blood. His fingers touched the wound and he raised them, slick with blood, as if suddenly disbelieving that he had been shot.
"Very brave," he said, touching his wet fingers to her leg.
Kaye tossed the stick away from her. She was shuddering, and she could taste the ghost of blood in her mouth. "We have to stop the bleeding. How does your armor come off?"
He seemed not to understand her at first. He just looked at her with a kind of incredulity. Then he leaned forward with a groan. "Straps," he managed.
She came and sat behind him, feeling over the smooth armor for buckles.
A sudden wind shook the branches above, raining an extra shower of heavy droplets down on them, and Kaye wondered again about faeries in the trees. Her fingers fumbled in her haste. If those faeries were still afraid of Roiben, they didn't have to worry for much longer -- she was betting that it would be only a few more minutes before he passed out entirely.
To get off his breastplate, she not only had to detach it from the backplate at his shoulders and sides -- there were also straps that connected it to the shoulderplates and to his legplates. Finally, she managed to peel it off his chest. Underneath, the bare skin was mottled with blood.
He tipped back his head and closed his eyes. "Let the rain clean it."
She pulled off her coat and hung it on one of the branches of the tree. Her shirt was ripped already, she reminded herself as she took it off. She tore it into long strips and began winding them around Roiben's chest and arms. He opened his eyes when she touched him. His eyes narrowed, then widened. Their color was mesmerizing.
He straightened up, horrified. "I didn't even hear you rip the cloth."
"You have to try to stay awake." Kaye's cheeks felt so warm that the cold rain actually felt good against them. "Is there somewhere you can go?"
He shook his head. Fumbling near him, he picked up a leaf and wiped it against the underside of the leather breastplate. It came away shining red. "Drop this in the stream. I -- there is a kelpie there -- it is no sure thing that I will be able to control her in this weather, but it is something."
Kaye nodded quickly, although she had no idea what a kelpie was, and made to take the leaf.
He did not let it go immediately. "I am in your debt. I mislike not knowing how I must repay it."
"I have questions..."
He let her take the leaf. "I will answer three, as full and well as is within my power."
She nodded. Like a faerie tale. Fine; it wasn't as if she had wanted anything from him anyway.
"When you drop the leaf in the water, say Roiben of the Unseelie Court asks for your aid."
"Say to what?"
"Just say it aloud."
She nodded again and ran in the direction of the water. The steep bank of the stream was choked with vegetation and broken glass. Roots, swept bare of the mud that should have surrounded them, sat above the bank like overturned baskets or ran along the ground like the pale arms of half-buried corpses. She forbade herself to think of that again.
She squatted down and set the leaf, blood side down, into the water. It floated there, spinning a little. She wondered if it was too close to the bank, and tried to blow it farther out.
"Roiben of the Unseelie Court asks for your help," she said, hoping that she had gotten it right. Nothing happened. She said it again, louder, feeling foolish and frightened at the same time. "Roiben of the Unseelie Court needs your help."
A frog surfaced and began to swim in her direction. Would that have something to do with a kelpie? What kind of help were they supposed to get from a shallow, polluted stream?
But then she saw that she had been mistaken. What she had taken for the eyes of a frog were actually hollow pits that quavered as something swam through the water toward her. She wanted to run, but fascination combined with obligation to root her to the spot. Hollow pits formed into flaring nostrils on the snout of a black horse that rose up from the black water as if created from it. Moss and mud slid from its dripping flanks as the thing turned its head to regard Kaye with luminous white eyes.
She could not move. How many minutes passed as she stared at those mottled gray flanks, smooth as sealskin, and stared into the impossible glow of those eyes? The creature inclined its neck.
Kaye took a half step backward and tried to speak. No words came.
The horse-thing snuffled closer to her, its hooves sinking in the mud, snapping twigs. It smelled of brackish water. She took another careful step backward and stumbled.
She had to say something. "This way," she managed finally, pointing through the trees. "He's this way."
The horse moved in the direction she pointed, speeding up to a trot, and she was left to follow it, nearly shaking with relief. When she got to the clearing, Roiben was already straddling the creature's back. His breastplate had been haphazardly strapped on. She let out a breath she hadn't known she was holding.
He saw her emerge from under the canopy of branches and smiled. His eyes seemed darker in the moonlight. "Were I you, I would stay clear of the Folk in the future. We are a capricious people, with little regard for mortals."
She looked at him again. There were scratches on his armor that she didn't remember. Could he have been attacked? He could barely lift his head before -- it was impossible to believe that he could have fought with someone. "Did something happen?"
His smile deepened, wiping the weariness from his face. His eyes glittered. "Don't waste your questions." Then the horse rode, moving like no living thing, darting between trees with unearthly speed and grace. Leaves flurried from kicks of its hooves. Moonlight glowed along its flanks.
Before she could think, she was alone in the wood. Alone and shivering and proud of herself. She moved to retrieve her coat, and a glimmer of light caught her eye. The arrow.
She knelt and picked up the branch with its iron tip. Her finger ran up the rough bark and touched the too-warm metal. A shudder went through her, and she dropped it back in the mud. The woods were suddenly menacing, and she walked as quickly as she could back toward the road. If she started running, she didn't think she'd be able to stop.
Kaye dug her feet into the muddy slope that marked the edge of her grandmother's lawn and heaved herself up. She slid past the overflowing trash can, the broken-down Pinto, the rusted coffee cans wired together as a fence for a wilted herb garden.
All the lights in the house seemed to be on, highlighting the grubby curtains. Blue lights flickered in the living room where the TV was.
She opened the backdoor and walked into the kitchen. Pots and pans, crusted with food, were piled in the sink. She was supposed to have washed them. Instead, she went to the cupboard and took out a bowl, filled it with milk, then put a piece of stale white bread on top of it. It would have to do, she thought as she carefully opened the door and set it on the step -- after all, the only things likely to come for it anymore were neighborhood cats.
Kaye crept into the living room.
On the other side of the staircase, Ellen was sitting in front of the television, eating one of the miniature Snickers Grandma had bought for the trick-or-treaters. "Leave me the fuck alone," she muttered to the drink in front of her.
"You think I don't know anything. Okay, you're the smart one, right?" Kaye's grandmother said in that too-sweet voice that pissed off Kaye so much. "If you're so smart, then how come you're all alone? How come all these men just use you and leave you? How come the only one to take you in is your old, stupid mother?"
"I heard you the first million fucking times you said it."
"Well, you're going to hear it again," Kaye's grandmother said. "Where is your daughter tonight? It's almost one in the morning! Do you even care that she's out gallivanting around who knows where, trying her damnedest to turn out just like -- "
"Don't you start in on my daughter!" Kaye's mother said with surprising vehemence. "She's just fine. You leave her out of your bitching."
Kaye bent her head down and tried to walk up the stairs as quickly and quietly as she could.
She caught her own reflection in the hallway mirror, mascara and glitter eyeshadow smeared across her cheeks and under her eyes, running in crusted and glittering streaks that looked like they were made by tears. Her lipstick was smudged and dull, arching across her left cheek where she must have wiped it.
Kaye turned to take a furtive look into the living room. Her mother caught her glance, rolled her eyes, and motioned her up the stairs with a furtive hand movement.
"While she's in this house she's going to live by the same rules that you lived by. I don't care that she's spent the last six years in a rat-infested apartment with whatever hoodlums you took up with. From now on that girl's going to be raised decent."
Kaye crept the rest of the way up the stairs and into her room. She closed the door as quietly as she could.
The tiny white dresser and too-short bed seemed to belong to someone else. Her rats, Isaac and Armageddon, rustled in their fish tank on top of the old toy box.
Kaye stripped off her clothes and, not caring about the wet or the mud or anything, climbed into the small bed, wrapped a blanket around herself, and folded her legs so that she fit. Kaye knew what obsession was like -- she saw how her mother craved fame, pined over men who treated her like shit. She didn't want to want someone she would never have.
But just for tonight, she allowed herself to think of him, to think of the solemn, formal way he had spoken to her, so unlike anyone else. She let herself think of his flashing eyes and crooked smile.
Kaye slid down into sleep like water closing over her head.
Copyright © 2002 by Holly Black
A Reading Guide for TITHE, VALIANT, and IRONSIDE
Holly Black's first Young Adult novel, the urban fantasy/faerie tale Tithe, focuses on a sixteen-year-old girl named Kaye who is actually a pixie, only at first she doesn't know it. Kaye starts to piece together the strange story of her real identity when she and her mother return to the New Jersey town where she grew up, and Kaye comes in contact with the faeries she used to play with as a child and a wounded knight, Roiben, who will change her life forever. Black's second book, Valiant, picks up where Tithe leaves off, but follows a different girl a human named Val who catches her boyfriend and her mother in a compromising position and runs away from home. In New York City, Val hooks up with a strange group of homeless teens and joins them in living in an abandoned subway station. It's not long before Val learns that these teens are not like anyone she's ever met they work as couriers for a troll and come in contact with faeries on a regular basis. Ironside, Black's third book, returns readers to Kaye's story, beginning two months after the ending of Tithe. Roiben is about to take the throne of the Unseelie Court and there will undoubtedly be a war, but then Kaye makes a foolish declaration and is sent on an impossible quest. Luis and Dave from Valiant become an integral part of the story as Kaye is forced to visit Silarial, the Seelie queen, to try to save Roiben and herself.
How does Tithe compare with other fairy tale books you've read in the past? Did you like the modern setting?
If you were Kaye, what gift would you have given to the kelpie if the broken carousel horse had not been available?
What other orders would you have asked Rath Roiben Rye to carry out if you suddenly knew his full name? (Don't forget his skill of turning leaves into money!)
For New Jersey and New York readers: Name all of the real locations that were mentioned in the three books for example: Allaire State Park, Café des Artistes, etc.
If you were able to choose, would you want to be a part of the Seelie court, the Unseelie court, the solitary fey, or the human world? Why?
At the end of Tithe, what do you imagine happened to Roiben and Kaye? Before you read the sequel, how did you feel about the ending of Tithe? Would you have ended the book differently?
Were you excited to see cameos by some of the characters from Tithe in Valiant?
Who is your favorite character from Valiant? Why? What qualities does this character possess that make him/her most interesting to you?
If Valiant was made into a movie, what current film or TV stars would you cast as Val, Lolli, Dave, Luis, Ravus and the others?
Put yourself in Lolli's shoes tell the story of Valiant from her point of view. What do you think happened to Lolli at the end of the book?
What did you think of the use of the faerie drug "Never" in the story? Did you think that the book showed enough of the downside of using drugs? If Dave had never taken the drug, how do you think his story would change? What about Lolli? Val?
We know that Kaye got her GED during the two months between the end of Tithe and the beginning of Ironside. What else do you think happened during this interim? How did Kaye cope with the loss of Janet, her mom moving away, her relationship with Roiben, etc.?
Ironside obviously takes place in December what are the clues that tell you what time of year it is?
If you were cursed like Corny, would you immediately get to the ocean to cure yourself or would you attempt to touch someone or something? Whom or what?
Do you think it was a mistake for Kaye to have the young human brought back to Ellen? Do you think the girl will grow up to be a normal person?
If you were in Kaye's position with no need for college and the ability to create a new life for yourself, what would you do? What do you think of Kaye's coffee shop plans and her idea of dividing her time between it and Roiben?
Which adventurous duo do you think had a more challenging or exciting task: Val and Luis going after Mabry for Ravus's heart or Kaye and Corny traveling to the Seelie Court to strike a deal with Silarial?
Should there be additional books in this series? How would the story continue? Which character besides Kaye or Val would you like to see explored in another book?
Were any of the quotes at the beginning of each chapter familiar to you? Choose a few of your favorites and discuss how they relate to what happened in the story at that point.
RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES
Create a Tithe board game that follows Kaye's travels between the Seelie and Unseelie courts and the human world. Playing pieces can represent something about each character Kaye's purple cat suit, Roiben's long white hair, Corny's beat-up car, etc. Use obstacles like iron, thorns, ogres, and the Unseelie queen. Make minor characters part of the game (Janet, Kenny, Ellen) by detouring major players to save them from the kelpie. Be creative!
Make a clay sculpture, a painting, a drawing, or other piece of art of your favorite character from any of the books. What do you think they would actually look like?
Make an Unseelie feast! Re-create dishes that Kaye sees when she sneaks into the Unseelie court, then invent your own interesting recipes.
Write a spell for creating a glamour, then read it aloud to the group. Describe the new look you have created.
Choose your favorite scene and act it out in front of the group. If several people wish to be involved, choose a scene that features many characters. Make your performance as simple or as elaborate as you choose by adding costumes and props or just reading dialogue aloud from the book.
Assuming that Kaye's grandmother lives in Long Branch, New Jersey, get an atlas and map out the route that Kaye and Corny (and later, Luis) took during the course of their travels in Ironside.
Design your own sword either patterned after the glass one Ravus used to teach Val how to fight or one of your own creation. Draw a detailed picture of your design.
How does Tithe compare with other fairy tale books you've read in the past? Did you like the modernsetting?
For New Jersey and New York readers: Name all of the real locations that were mentioned in the three books for example: Allaire State Park, Caf - des Artistes, etc.
Holly Black spent her early years in a decaying Victorian mansion where her mother fed her a steady diet of ghost stories and books about faeries. Her first book, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, was an ALA Top Ten Book for Teens, received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, and has been translated into twelve languages. Her second teen novel, Valiant, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a Locus Magazine Recommended Read, and a recipient of the Andre Norton Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Visit Holly at www.blackholly.com.
An edgy 16-year-old discovers that she is a changeling-and that her one-time "imaginary" faerie playmates want her to pretend to be a human so they can earn their freedom for seven years. In a starred review, PW called this book "a gripping read." Ages 12-up. (Apr.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Debauchery, despair, deceit, and grisly death -- what more could you ask for from a fairy tale?...A luscious treat for fans of urban fantasy and romantic horror.
Gr 9 Up-Kaye is 16 when she finally learns why she's such a strange young woman: she's a changeling pixie under a spell. A move home to the New Jersey shore brings her back in touch with her childhood friends, the solitary fey, who want to end their servitude to the higher-born faeries by foiling the sacrifice of human blood known as the Tithe. Kaye offers to masquerade as a human for the Tithe and is swept into a complicated net of politics and treason between two rival courts of faeries. Grim scenes from Kaye's life in the human world pile up at the beginning of the story in what initially seems a gratuitous manner (her mother is almost stabbed by her current boyfriend, Kaye steals for thrills, a new acquaintance tries to rape her), but the details all have explanations later on in the equally grim world of the faeries. The plot moves quickly, and the secondary characters are appealing, if not always entirely believable. Occasional awkward changes in point of view won't discourage readers who enjoy dark, edgy fantasy. However, the excessive use of obscenities adds little to character development. Thegreatest strength of the story lies in the settings, particularly the descriptions of the debased Unseelie Court.-Beth Wright, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
Publishers Weekly, starred review A gripping read....[T]he exquisite faeries haunt as well as charm.
Kirkus Reviews, starred review Debauchery, despair, deceit, and grisly death what more could you ask for from a fairy tale?...A luscious treat for fans of urban fantasy and romantic horror.
Gr 9 Up—Holly Blacks gritty, urban fantasy (Margaret K. McElderry Bks., 2002) is set in a modern New Jersey where the faerie world overlaps our own. Kaye, a 16-year-old blonde Asian girl, has always felt like an outsider. She doesn't know that she is a changeling. As a child, her companions were the kindly faeries Lutie, Spike, and Gristle. Kaye and her dysfunctional, rock-star-wannabe mom have been on the road for six years. A strange attack on her mom brings them back to their home in New Jersey. Here, in addition to her old faerie friends, Kaye encounters Roiben, a wounded faerie knight whose life she saves. Kaye is drawn to the steamy Roiben and into the middle of a power struggle between two faerie courts. Kate Rudd is masterful in voicing Kaye, her mom, grandmother, teen friends, and the supernatural creatures. She uses pitch, pacing, and inflection effectively to distinguish the voices of faeries, both common and royal, male and female. Twists and turns in the plot require active listening, but those who invest their time will be drawn into a suspenseful, tightly wrought, otherworldly saga. This dark tale of deceit, danger, and romance with its plot-driven narrative and unusual characters is a perfect choice for audio format.—Patricia McClune, Conestoga Valley High School, Lancaster, PA
School Library Journal - Audio
Tithe (Modern Tale of Faerie Series #1) 4.3 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 746 reviews.
Fantasy_Queen More than 1 year ago
I love this book. This book is the best Faerie book I have ever read. It has great characters, plots, etc. Very edgy and dark. Excellently written. If you are not a person to enjoy a book with drug use, sex, graphic description, and or plain dark novels/series, then dont read it.
Other than that, its an awsome read. No doubt about it.
SavyLeArtist More than 1 year ago
I love Holly Black for her "Spiderwick Chronicals." So when I picked up Tithe, I thought, "Cool! Holly Black, faries, teenager's level, it can't get any better!" But I had to put the book down and give it away within the first ten pages. I can understand that for some adult writters to write for teenagers today, but it feels like Holly Black is trying way to hard. It also felt like Black was trying to use every curse word in her memory banks within the first chapter. Does she think all teens are over sexed, bad mouthed hoolagins? If your looking for 'edge', maybe you'll like this book. But if you want a good story, with substance, read "Graceling".
3monstersmom More than 1 year ago
It's amazing what you can find in the young adult section of your favorite book store. Normally I try to avoid this section. I find the books unsatisfying and the characters dripping with morals and ethics that are usually to adult based. For many young adult fiction writers, their characters seem to be wallowing in the 50's ideology and naivety. I know it's been a while since I was in high school, but I seriously doubt the Cleavers or the Brady's took over while I was gone. Hell yes teenagers smoke, drink, party, steal, skip or dropout of school, some are gay, some do drugs, and many even have sex. Why try to portray it differently, no matter what fantasy is playing out in a novel. Thus what I enjoyed most about Tithe was it's characters believable personalities. Tithe is a beautifully crafted tale of 16 year old Kaye who has had a difficult life with nomad rocker mom Ellen. Kaye has always been a bit different, from the strange things that happen around her, to her ability to see and converse with faeries. Forced to move back into her hometown, Kaye reunites with her old friends both human and faerie, stumbles across Roiben, the handsome and mysterious Unseelie Knight, and discovers a secret that reveals her true nature. Now Kaye will need all the strength and clever wit she posses if she wishes to save her friends and herself. I must say that Tithe is a beautifully dark, wondrous story that will captivate readers of any age. My only complaint being that the book is to short! I didn't want to leave the world of the faeries, and I am looking forward to reading Holly Black's next two books in the series. Tithe is a story to be put in the must read pile.
Okay I became interested in this series because someone told me that a few of the characters were in Cassandra Clare's books The Mortal Instruments (I absolutely loved them and cannot wait for more!!). As I began reading I was shocked at how morbid this book was. I know it's referred to as a modern day story but as a mother I wonder if it is a little too negative for my early teen daughter. Kaye is a high school drop out, smokes, hangs out with teens that are getting drunk in abandoned buildings and having sex (only implied). I know this is really common amongst youth today but I hope that there are several young women out there that are not giving in. Overall I liked the writing and the storyline. I hope I get to know more about the characters and their storylines continue!!
Lunanshee More than 1 year ago
Sixteen-year-old Kaye has seen fairies all her life, what she doesn't know is that she is not actually human. Tough, a bit uncouth and not interested in following the rules, Kaye has never really been part of anything. But now she finds herself embroiled in the battle between the Seelie and Unseelie courts. Kaye is an interesting character, but very different from many "fairytale" heroines; she's no one's princess. The characters both fey and human are well developed and interesting. Black's world is gritty, dark and at times over developed, but it works for the story. This is no light-hearted fairytale; some hefty issues are discussed and dealt with in this novel. Recommended for readers who enjoy their fantasy with a dose of darkness.
I really liked this book. Yes, it has drugs and curses but all in all the story line was good, if a bit confusing.
7hir7een More than 1 year ago
I have a special place in my heart for this book. If I remember correctly, this book initiated my long-lasting love affair with urban fantasy. I almost certain that this was the first book I had ever read in the genre. I remember seeing and being interested in the cover (the original one, with the butterfly) in the young adult section of the bookstore before, but I didn’t end up buying it at the time. Shortly thereafter, I noticed one of my best friends reading the book, and she recommended I read it the very instant she was done. I’m glad I did. This novel is a gritty, dark look into the world of faeries in a modern, urban setting. Kaye is not what you would call the traditional teen protagonist, but it is somewhat refreshing to show a heroine with a dark past. I also really liked the characters of Roiben (the conflicted love interest) and Corny (Kaye’s friend’s gay brother with whom she develops a special relationship). I enjoy Holly Black’s style and I think that she is a fantastic world-builder. There are a couple plot gaps and some lacking character development, but it didn’t detract from the book for me. If you are someone that expects a cookie-cutter protagonist and happy endings, then no, I wouldn’t recommend this book to you. However, if you like urban fantasy (or think you might like it), like a good, dark tale, and want an easy, enjoyable read, then I definitely recommend you check it out.
Venus_Doom More than 1 year ago
I am in love with tales of the fey, and this has got to be my all time favorite. Holly Black's urban fairy tale is exquisite. The grungy view of life is perfect coupled with the beautiful darkness of the Unseelie court. Roiben is the perfect, beautiful dark faerie and I can easily imagine myself as Kaye. I have reread this book so many times it is falling apart. The characters are all beautiful in their own messed up ways. This book takes me to the Unseelie court, and immerses me in the dark and delectable, horrifying world, which parallels with our own beautifully. I highly recommend this series whether you are 14 or 35. If you love faeries, you'll love this book.
chapterxchapter More than 1 year ago
Curiousity got the better of me, and I decided to give this book a try. It was not what I had expected. I had heard mixed reviews about this book, and decided to try it out for myself. If you're looking for the classic faerie type book, all skipping and flowers and la la la . . . this is not the book for you. If you're looking for a dark, teen angst, raw novel then voila. I enjoyed reading this book. I liked how there was swearing and drinking and drugs because it made the characters seem more real. You may not relate to them, but you could build a better picture of what was going on in the story. Black's writing style is honest. No sugar coating, or dancing around, she wrote passionately. I loved how she described the world of the Fae. The oddity of the people in the court, and how she incorporated folklore about faeiries. And of course I liked Roiben. Edgy, sexy Roiben. I did swoon over him. I couldn't resist him! This may not be a book for everybody, but you should definitely give it a try. It may open your eyes to whole different of genre.
Poizonivy More than 1 year ago
Although i am not a teen I love to read fantasy that is less sexual.. as alot of our adult books are... I love the series read it all and loved it passed it to my sister and friends.. anyone who wants a good fairy tell it is here:)
I have listed some other series I have read...
Guest More than 1 year ago
I was overwhelmed with the amount of high ratings given to this book. How in the world do so many people like tithe! I admit that it has been some time since I last read it, but a single fact still remains: this was a rather poorly written story. I was barely able to get through it, and only my stubbornness to always finish a book allowed me to finish. There were so many things I felt were wrong. Let's start with one of my biggest peeves: Corny Stone. Ignoring his name for fear of laughter, Corny is the main character's (Kaye) best friend's brother. To say it bluntly, he is the token gay in the story. Heavens know that I have no problem with this, I mean, I would be hard-pressed to have a problem. However, what the author does with said character is demeaning. Corny is used so cruely and without care. I was really upset by how Black used Corny being gay to do whatever the hell she wanted. And though highly amused by the shounen-ai and manga references, they were superflous and a faulty attempt of connecting to the audience. Next, let's examine the plot, or lack there of. I understand how Black wanted to tie in 'fantasy' with 'real life situations' but it does not, and cannot, work because neither exists. Her fantasy is vague and hastily written, without any real cause for it being there in most cases. (That merry-go-round horse, though a great idea, was silly to have been included. Why it was there in that warehouse still a mystery to me. Why it was needed for the plot, I dare not explore.) Then, her real life is ridiculously overworked and extreme. From neglected teens to raves (I am still feeling the horror of her description of what I treasure so) to misconduct of reckless, annoying teenagers. Such actions were together a complete and utter misrepresentation of what a teenager is. Sidetracked as this paragraph may seem, this is all that is left after the absent plot is removed. It was simply not rememberable. And breaching off from that: the sheer YA-ness of this book was what kept me from at least accepting this book as a novel. There was little original with this story, characters and descriptions. It was dry. Okay, the guy was really hot. Okay, okay. The girl can be pitied. And, yeah, we got the token gay. But there was nothing else. I was personally disgusted by how little Faye cared about her friend's end. Oh, she cried! But there was nothing at all beyond that. Then, there was no attention given to breaking past the expectations of a young adult story. The ending was so bland I was laughing at its lack of anything and everything. Ugh. I cannot stand to remember how dull it was. I understand that this is the Holly Black's first novel. But I know that there are plenty of first-timers that write beautiful stories that are actually worth your time. I only suggest this book to mindless, teenaged girls that are so silly as to ignore the actual content and only see the 'OMG! Roiben's soooooo h0t! LOL!!!' part of the story. I think the most interesting thing to happen to this book was Conry 'I actually really did like him' and perhaps that reference to Star Trek's infamous couple.
FayTannerr 5 months ago
Tithe was an amazing and fascinating novel. I loved the story line and the characters. The way the story was told and all the details were great. I'm looking forward to reading more from Holly Black. A must read!
JenMillar on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
I picked up a copy of this book at a flea market years ago. I started and finished it in one sitting! I just loved the book. Holly Black is an awesome writer. i can only recommend it. Its a lovely faerie story, the best I read so far!!
-Eva- on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
This was quite a lot better than I had expected it to be. The parts about the regular human world were very gritty and believable, and the descriptions of Faerie made it seem beautiful and quite scary, which it should be. It's partly a love-story, but the main emphasis is on the intrigue and politics at the Faerie Courts. Mainly I appreciated the fact that anytime a character got into trouble, it was because something or someone bad overpowered them, raising the stakes, and not because they did something stupid (it's a pet peeve of mine: plotlines advancing because the characters act like idiots, AKA Sookie Stackhouse Syndrome). There are some details I feel could have been edited more thoroughly (like Corny keeping his car keys inside his locked car), but for a first novel it's quite impressive.
luvdancr on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Holly Black manages to take a story of a teenager girl and turns it into a fantastical scene of faery land, almost seamlessly. This tale is very believable.This "YA" novel is fit for anyone above 16 in my opinion, i'm 24:)
Jenson_AKA_DL on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Tithe is the story of Kaye who is a teenager who has found herself having to grow up too fast. She takes care of her mother who lives to be in a band and when her mother's boyfriend tries to stab her they return to Kaye's hometown to leave with her grandmother. After Kaye returns she reunites with her friends the faerie folk who she had known as a little girl. Soon Kaye finds herself the center of a faerie conspiracy of which she is a major part. Although this book was confusing in some parts overall I really enjoyed it. Rioben especially was a very likeable anti-hero/hero character in the story. Holly Black's sequel "Valiant" is on my very soon to be read next list.
Omrythea on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Sixteen year old drop-out Kaye Fierch has not been to school in two years. She lives with her alcoholic mother who plays in a mediocre local rock band. When her mother¿s boyfriend tries to stab her mother, the two of them move back to grandmother¿s house in New Jersey where Kaye was born. There, shocking truths are revealed to Kaye as she finds out she is not human, and further is a pawn in a dangerous game destined to seal the fates of magical faeries and other creatures for the next seven years. Kaye has been marked from birth as the perfect sacrificial victim. A dangerous magical man named Roiben captures Kaye and takes her to the lair of Lady Nicnevin, Queen of the Unseelie Court. She ends up torn in a struggle between good and evil sides of the faerie world and finds herself and her friends in life-threatening scenarios. Mixed in to this tale are vignettes about teens and their love interests and plot twists where we wonder if good and evil are really as they seem. Alliances are made and broken and the book¿s ending chapters deliver numerous surprises.
lindabeekeeper on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Kaye Fierch has always been an outsider. She's 16 and lives on the road taking care of her out of control rock and roll mom. When a roadie tries to kill her mom, they end up back at grandmas house. The last time she was there she was a child,playing with make believe fairy friends.Now she finds she is the ultimate outsider--she isn't even human. She's a pixie who becomes involved in the life and death politics of the Seelie and more malevolent Unseelie court. And she meets a beautiful fairy knight, who is torn between Seelie and Unseelie and winds up falling for Kaye. As Kaye disrupts the balance of power, evil visits her human friends. Themes include being an outsider, love awakening, and the consequences of actions.The book also has homosexual roles and rather rough sexual overtones.
rglightyear on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
If anyone thinks faries are cute little happy pixies, read this. You'll change your mind!I thought the protagonist was a little bit stupid, but without those choices, the book wouldn't have been as interesting.Having a gay character is a bonus.Who knew such horror could be evoked from food?
stephlee_77 on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Kaye Fierch isn't your average 16-year-old girl. She hasn't been to school since she was 14. She got a job to help her Mom pay the bills. To be honest, she was more of an adult than her Mom, who spent all her nights in bars singing in a band. Besides, Kaye was always considered a little weird. As a child, she spoke to Faeries, though everyone thought it was all in her imagination.When an attack on her mom left the two without a place to stay, they were forced to go back to New Jersey to stay with Kaye's grandmother. As Kaye got a chance to look up old friends, she meets a Faerie Knight that is wounded. This starts off a chain of events that leads her right in the middle of a war between the two Faerie Courts, the Seelie and the Unseelie. The bright and the dark. The tradition of the Tithe is being brought back. It is the sacrifice of a mortal. And it will require that all the solitary fae, those that aren't a part of either court, be bound for seven years in servitude to the Unseelie court.Just when Kaye starts to understand that she herself is set up to be the mortal sacrifice, she is blindsided with more news. For the last 16 years, Kaye has been living a life that wasn't hers to live. She is not a mortal at all, but part of the Fae world herself. Now with her mortal friend, Corney, and the Dark Knight, Roiben, she has to figure out who to believe. Things are not always as they seem.I really enjoyed reading this book, although it is exceedingly darker than I originally expected. Holly Black has created a strange and dark world in which faeries aren't exactly the nicest creatures around. In fact, they are down-right frightening!! Kaye is a great character in that she has feet in both worlds. She is faerie by birth, but having lived in the mortal world for 16 years, she is starting to understand the delicate balance of power between the two worlds. And the need to keep each world in it's place.My only major complaint at all is that this book IS marketed to the young adult set. As a 16-year-old girl, Kaye spends more time in bars with her mother than anywhere else. She drinks and smokes and is a high school dropout. There is also a lot of sexual innuendo that is just way too much for those under the age of 16. It's not a book that I would go right out and buy for my son, who reads at this age level now, at age 11.But for older kids and adults, I think it's a unique story about new worlds. And I'm looking forward to reading Ironside, the follow-up to this book. 4/5
lunanshee on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Sixteen-year-old Kaye has seen fairies all her life, what she doesn¿t know is that she is not actually human. Tough, a bit uncouth and not interested in following rules, Kaye has never really been a part of anything, but now finds herself embroiled in the battle between the Seelie and Unseelie fairy courts. Kaye is an interesting character, but very different from many ¿fairytale¿ heroines; she¿s no ones princess. The characters both faye and human are well developed and interesting. Black¿s world is gritty, dark and at times over developed but it works for the story. This is no light-hearted fairytale; some hefty issues are discussed and dealt with in this novel. I would recommend this book for older readers who don¿t mind a bit of darkness to their fantasy.
donkeytiara on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
a dark, modern faerie tale that has some strong sexual images...too much for the 14+ yr rating that it has been given...I'd say it's more like 17+ if you are watching what your kids read. A quick, entertaining story that gets a little confusing at the end with N-names and a suddenly thickening plot...but worth the time.
Gnork on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
this one of hollys faerie books. all of them is great and you defently want to read them all.
HustonAlba3 on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
An amazing book, much like like valiant (for those suporting followers).
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May 7, 2013 | Mark Strotman | 1 Comment
Top 2012-13 Performances: No. 3 Junior Cadougan vs. Wisconsin
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Statline: 18 pts, 4 reb, 6 ast, 7-10 FG, 1 TO, 26 min.
Quality of opponent: 7/10. If you had asked this directly after the game, the answer would have most likely been 6/10. If you had asked this during the Badgers’ conference season the answer would have been 8/10. With the benefit of hindsight, a seven seems more than fair. This wasn’t the one of Bo’s best squads, and they were struggling a bit coming into the game having gone 3-2 in the previous five games. To make matters worse, senior Mike Bruesewitz was a late scratch, further weakening Wisconsin. Still, this was an eventual NCAA Tournament team that reached the finals of the Big Ten Tournament.
Magnitude of game: 8/10. It was noted that Wisconsin was struggling, but Marquette had problems of its own, coming off the most humiliating defeat in the Buzz Williams era, a 33-point beatdown in Gainesville. Needless to say, the Golden Eagles needed to bounce back big-time so as to not dig themselves a hole too big to be overcome during the Big East season. Aside from that, every game against Wisconsin is a big game. This rivalry may not get the national attention of a Duke-North Carolina or Kentucky-Louisville, but the I-90 matchup has been great the past decade. And for Cadougan, this was a game he needed to dominate, seeing as the Badgers’ biggest weakness was at the point.
Rundown: Marquette opened up a 7-0 lead to begin the game, thanks in part to a Cadougan layup and assist to Vander Blue for a 3-pointer. But past that, the senior floor general was relatively quiet, finishing his 10-minute first half with four points and three assists. But in the second half Cadougan turned this into his game. He missed a 3-pointer to open the half but helped extend Marquette’s lead to 13 at the 14:13 mark with three key assists. He became a one-man scoring wrecking crew late in the game and left his mark on the Golden Eagles’ biggest win to date. His statline was remarkable considering he only played 26 minutes.
Key play: We’ll cheat a little here and call this Cadougan’s key stretch. Midway through the second half Wisconsin had cut Marquette’s lead to three, 41-38, with a 10-0 run. With the Golden Eagle offense in the midst of a classic slump–five straight misses and two turnovers–Cadougan went to work, scoring seven straight points on three straight possessions to extend Marquette’s lead to six, 48-42. Wisconsin got hot, but Cadougan’s heroics cooled its run.
Wow factor: The Wisconsin defense finished the season ranked second in the country in allowing assists on just 40.3 percent of opponents’ made field goals. But on this night Cadougan was a passing star, racking up six assists on just one turnover. Furthermore, it came on the heels of Marquette’s mess against Florida, when Cadougan had two assists to two turnovers in 18 minutes. Teams aren’t supposed to compile assists against Wisconsin; Cadougan did.
Historical precedent: Perhaps we’re cheating again here, but Cadougan’s performance as a sophomore against West Virginia in the Big East Tournament was just as impressive. In that game he went on a 7-0 second-half run by himself and scored four of Marquette’s last six points, scoring 13 points after halftime to lead the Golden Eagles to victory.
Closing time: With Marquette up six inside three minutes to play, Cadougan slowed the offense and attacked the basket with six seconds left on the shot clock. Using a Juan Anderson screen, he got to the rim and drew a foul on Jared Berggren while finishing the layup. He completed the three-point play to give Marquette a nine-point lead, but he wasn’t done yet.
A pair of quick 3-pointers from Berggren and point guard George Marshall cut the lead to five, 55-50, with 44 seconds left. Out of a timeout, Blue heaved a full-court pass to a streaking Cadougan who completed a layup and was fouled by Marshall. He again finished the three-point play and ended Wisconsin’s comeback. What a performance.
Tags: Buzz Williams, Carousel, Junior Cadougan, Marquette, Wisconsin
Categories: 2012-13 Review, Analysis, Home, Offseason
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NYPD officer saves 2-month-old girl who was unconscious, not breathing
Posted 8:13 PM, August 26, 2014, by Pamela Ng, Updated at 10:27PM, August 26, 2014
BRONX, NY (PIX11) -- A newborn baby who stopped breathing in her Bronx apartment was saved by an NYPD officer Tuesday.
Officer Johnny Castillo, 38, was outside the Fordham Manor apartment building when he was notified about 2-month-old Adelyn Pena-Fernandez.
When Castillo arrived at the apartment, the baby was blue and unconscious. He applied four light chest compressions to Adelyn, causing her to open her eyes and breathe again, and even smiled at her rescuer.
The baby was transported to Montefiore Medical Center, where she remains in stable condition.
Castillo has been an Army Ranger for 10 years and served two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Nothing that I’ve ever done in my life, in my military career or on this job can compare to what happened to me today,” said Castillo, who received two Purple Heart medals and a Presidential Citation from George W. Bush.
“I felt like it was my kid,” Castillo said. “I just told myself, ‘Don’t be nervous. Don’t be scared. Just take care of this little girl.’”
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[Analytics] In Duterte’s Philippines, fears of slow internet trump fears of China
A supporter takes a selfie with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Internet speeds in the country lag the region’s. Photo: AFP. Sketched by the Pan Pacific Agency.
In granting a licence to a joint venture backed by China Telecom, the Philippine leader is going against the grain. But for social-media crazy consumers hampered by some of the slowest speeds in the region, national security isn’t the main concern. Bhavan Jaipragas specially for the South China Morning Post.
From super-wired Singapore to bandwidth-guzzling Indonesia, consolidation has become the No 1 buzzword in Southeast Asian telecoms circles, as the industry reels from crimping revenue streams and the seemingly unending capital expenses needed to keep up with the latest technology.
The consensus thinking is that, by reducing the number of players through mergers, the sector’s margins will improve, allowing it to face the hefty cost of rolling out the next-generation 5G technology without facing too much pain.
But in the Philippines, where social media-crazy consumers have for years been stuck with poor service under a duopoly, the government of President Rodrigo Duterte has gone against the grain by adding a new operator.
Dito Telecommunity – 40 per cent owned by China Telecom – this week formally received its licences and control of a chunk of spectrum across six radio-frequency bands.
The company, which is majority controlled by firms linked to Dennis Uy, a local tycoon and campaign donor of Duterte, has promised to light a fire under Globe Telecom and PLDT Inc.
The consortium was provisionally awarded the slot last year, and Uy signed the tie-up with China Telecom during the Belt and Road Initiative forum in Beijing in April.
The new telco is expected to accept new subscribers by the end of the year, and says it will offer mobile internet speeds that rival Singapore’s within two years.
The Philippines has some of the world’s most avid social media users – topping global usage charts, according to one study – but 4G speeds in the country of 105 million people are among the lowest in the 10-nation Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region.
Industry observers say they will be keeping tabs on just how much adding a new operator will raise standards.
While Globe Telecom and PLDT have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into boosting reliability, standards until now have remained notoriously patchy. Analysts blame a combination of red tape impeding infrastructure improvements and the ever rising costs of debuting new technology – from 3G to 4G and soon to 5G – that the companies have had to bear.
“Handing out a new licence goes against the regional trend,” said Prasenjit K. Basu, chief economist at CrossASEAN Research in Singapore.
“Malaysia and Singapore are seeing consolidation, which boosts margins for the surviving players – but adding additional telco providers would eat further into margins in the Philippines.”
FIRST OF MANY?
Piquing analysts’ interest is the role China Telecom will play in the new telco, and whether its involvement – this is one of just a handful of overseas deals Chinese telcos have signed in recent years – is a sign of more such joint ventures to come.
The Philippines venture is an eye-catching one because, while Chinese telcos have massive consumer bases – the largest mainland carrier China Mobile is also the world’s biggest – they have not been as active in overseas investments as industry peers such as Singtel, Vodafone or BT.
One major venture is China Mobile’s wholly owned subsidiary Zong in Pakistan, which is that country’s third-biggest telco. China Mobile also owns a stake in Thai mobile operator True Corp.
China’s No 2 carrier, China Unicom, has a cross-holding arrangement with Spain’s Telefonica.
China Telecom’s 40 per cent stake in Dito – the uppermost limit for foreign ownership of a Philippine telco – is held by the mainland-based China Telecommunications Corp (abbreviated as China Telecom), parent of the Hong Kong-listed China Telecom.
The joint-venture opportunity came after a 2017 meeting between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Duterte, during which the Philippine president said publicly that the country’s third telecoms player would be a firm with Chinese backing.
Edison Lee, a Hong Kong-based telecom analyst with Jefferies, said a “domestic focus” among the three Chinese carriers over the last 10 years was the main reason overseas deals had been few and far between.
Mark Natkin of the Beijing-based Marbridge Consulting said that the late 2000s shake-up of the Chinese telco scene – and the subsequent awarding of 3G licences – was one reason for this inward focus.
Also limiting overseas opportunities, especially in the case of China Mobile, Natkin said, was the Chinese government’s requirement that it used “China’s still-immature home-grown 3G standard, TD SCDMA”.
This hurt China Mobile’s “opportunity to amass greater experience operating large-scale 3G networks based on the standards used in the rest of the world”, he said.
While Beijing continues to emphasise building capacity at home, China Telecom’s Philippine venture probably came about as a way for the firm to support the Belt and Road Initiative, Lee said, referring to the Beijing masterplan to spend up to a trillion dollars to boost connectivity between itself and other countries in Eurasia.
And with Chinese telecom technology coming under the microscope in the West over security concerns, the Dito investment is seen as a vital vote of confidence in the sector from a friendly country.
Lee said another factor probably behind China Telecom’s foray into the Philippines – its first major overseas investment – was an internal assessment that returns were likely because of the duopoly that had been in force.
But questions remain over whether there will be further deals for the three Chinese telcos to latch on to, especially because most regional countries are looking to cut carriers rather than add them.
“It is unclear to me that this venture would pave [the way] for more deals … telcos regionally are struggling for growth [and] in the absence of clear drivers, many are looking to consolidate,” said Ramakrishna Maruvada, who heads Daiwa Capital Markets’ India and Southeast Asia telecom research division.
David Blennerhassett, an analyst who publishes on the Smartkarma business intelligence platform, said any future deals would probably be “politically charged in the current environment over perceived national security issues on Chinese telecom firms”.
‘BEST OFFER’
In the Philippines, where the average mobile internet speed of 7 Mbps lags far behind Singapore’s 39 Mbps and South Korea’s 50 Mbps, observers believe frustrated consumers longing for First World bandwidths are likely to view national security concerns as secondary.
Dito has promised to deliver 27 Mbps in a year, and 55 Mbps from its second year and beyond.
Astro Del Castillo, managing director of local finance and investment firm First Grade Finance, said he trusted the Duterte administration’s pledge that Dito was “really the best offer on the table”.
“From an economic point of view, if you look at the business ventures of the Chinese telcos and other Chinese-related companies, they are really aggressive in investing not only in telecommunications but also in other business ventures,” said Del Castillo. “So it is a wise move … from an economic point of view, yes.”
Other Philippine analysts said they trusted that any national security threat arising from China Telecom’s involvement in Dito would be detected by the country’s newly formed Cybersecurity Management System.
The platform will be used to detect suspicious activity in telecom networks. Dito will be the first telco subject to the screening, which will be done in accordance with privacy rules. Globe and PLDT are expected to be included in it later.
For now, further Chinese telco forays into the Philippines seem unlikely. Still, analysts said the Dito deal suggested there could be more China-related joint ventures in other areas while Duterte is president.
The Dito deal – virtually handed to China on a plate by Duterte – is viewed by anti-Beijing hawks in Manila’s ruling elite as another sign he is giving too much to the superpower. The president says he is merely trying to be non-confrontational.
The two countries have had several run-ins because of their competing claims in the South China Sea, and after a recent incident in which a Filipino boat was sunk by a Chinese vessel, Duterte faced flak domestically for appearing to support Beijing’s position that it was an accident rather than a deliberate act.
Said Prasenjit, the Singapore-based economist: “I do expect more China-related joint ventures while Duterte is president. There is little downside for him, given that he cannot have another term. He has decided quite openly to align himself with China.”
Additional reporting by Jef Maitem
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Inquisitorial Adjudication and Institutional Constraints in Chinese Civil Justice
Law & Policy, Forthcoming
See all articles by Xin He
Xin He
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law, Visiting
Kwai Hang Ng
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Date Written: December 11, 2012
Based on participatory observations of trials and extensive interviews with judges, this article examines the operation patterns of the civil justice process in China and explores the underlying reasons behind. It finds that despite the reform efforts placing more responsibility on the litigants, the Chinese civil proceeding remains largely inquisitorial. The decline of out-court investigation is evident, yet judges rely on a limited form of cross-examination aimed to obtain oral testimony that can be used to justify a decision. This kind of judge-initiated questioning becomes an inexpensive substitute for the previously labor-intensive court investigation. The article further argues that the fact that the judges do not adjudicate based on whatever evidence presented by the litigation parties is mainly attributed to the institutional constraints to which the judges are subject. They respond to the incentives by handling cases efficiently with the minimum possibility of reversal and complaint. The article concludes by offering theoretical implications on the study of comparative legal process more generally.
Keywords: Chinese civil justice, adjudication, institutional constraints
He, Xin and Ng, Kwai Hang, Inquisitorial Adjudication and Institutional Constraints in Chinese Civil Justice (December 11, 2012). Law & Policy, Forthcoming. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2187860
Xin He (Contact Author)
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) ( email )
83 Tat Chee Avenue
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law, Visiting
504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) ( email )
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Revisiting Okun's Relationship
Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 14/16
33 Pages Posted: 23 Mar 2016
See all articles by Robert John Dixon
Robert John Dixon
University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
Guay C. Lim
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
Jan C. van Ours
Tilburg University - Department of Economics; University of Melbourne - Department of Economics
CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2016-010
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9815
CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11184
Date Written: March 22, 2016
Our paper revisits Okun’s relationship between observed unemployment rates and output gaps. We include in the relationship the effect of labour market institutions as well as age and gender effects. Our empirical analysis is based on 20 OECD countries over the period 1985–2013. We find that the share of temporary workers (which includes a high and rising share of young workers) played a crucial role in explaining changes in the Okun coefficient (the impact of the output gap on the unemployment rate) over time. The Okun coefficient is not only different for young, prime-age and older workers, it decreases with age. From a policy perspective, it follows that an increase in economic growth will not only have the desired outcome of reducing the overall unemployment rate, it will also have the distributional effect of lowering youth unemployment.
Keywords: Okun’s law, unemployment, equilibrium unemployment rates
JEL Classification: J64
Dixon, Robert John and Lim, Guay C. and van Ours, Jan C., Revisiting Okun's Relationship (March 22, 2016). Melbourne Institute Working Paper No. 14/16. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2753348 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2753348
University of Melbourne - Department of Economics ( email )
61 (0)3 83445352 (Phone)
61 (0)3 83446899 (Fax)
Guay C. Lim (Contact Author)
University of Melbourne - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research ( email )
Level 5, FBE Building, 111 Barry Street
161 Barry Street
Tilburg University - Department of Economics ( email )
Tilburg, 5000 LE
+31 13 466 2880 (Phone)
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Justia Patents Body GarmentsUS Patent Application for LAYERED MIDRIFF DEFINING GARMENT Patent Application (Application #20140090143)
LAYERED MIDRIFF DEFINING GARMENT
A layered midriff defining garment includes a generally tubular main body having a top opening, a bottom opening and a pair of side sections defining curved portions to impart an hourglass figure. Upper and lower resilient bands for maintaining the device on the body of a user, and a plurality of horizontally layered elements for simulating a look of a plurality of different shirts.
The present invention relates generally to women's garments, and more particularly to a midriff defining garment having a plurality of layers for imparting a fashionable look.
The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art.
Many types of undergarments are known in the prior art which are constructed to provide support to the user. Many of these devices are constructed as brassiere and girdle combinations which are intended to contour a users breasts and midriff sections. Accordingly, these devices typically include a bra section that is combined with a midriff section that is worn beneath a users ordinary clothing. Unfortunately, owing to the combined design, users are often unable to utilize only the midriff defining section without the brassiere or to substitute the same for a different bra of their choosing.
Moreover, recent fashion trends have promoted looks in which multiple shirts are worn by a single individual in such a manner as to reveal a small portion of each. This look is referred to as a “Layered” look. However, when wearing multiple shirts, the wearer can become overheated and may also appear to be heavier and/or less shapely than what their body size actually is.
Accordingly, it would be beneficial to combine the benefits of a midriff contouring device with the fashionable layered look that does not suffer from the drawbacks of the individual devices described above.
The present invention is directed to a layered midriff defining garment. One embodiment of the present invention can include a generally tubular main body having a top opening, a bottom opening and a pair of side sections that have a curved portion that apply an inward pressure to an abdominal section of a user to impart an hourglass figure. The garment can further include upper and lower resilient bands for maintaining the device on the body of a user, and a plurality of horizontally layered elements for simulating a look of a plurality of different shirts.
Another embodiment of the layered midriff defining garment can include a contour strap disposed along the back side of the garment. The strap acting to adjust a tension applied to the users body by the side sections in order to accentuate an hourglass look.
Presently preferred embodiments are shown in the drawings. It should be appreciated, however, that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.
FIG. 1 is a frontal view of a layered midriff defining garment that is useful for understanding the inventive concepts disclosed herein.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the layered midriff defining garment in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the layered midriff defining garment in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 4 is another rear view of the layered midriff defining garment in accordance with the other embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the layered midriff defining garment in accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the layered midriff defining garment in accordance with yet another embodiment of the invention.
While the specification concludes with claims defining the features of the invention that are regarded as novel, it is believed that the invention will be better understood from a consideration of the description in conjunction with the drawings. As required, detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention which can be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the inventive arrangements in virtually any appropriately detailed structure. Further, the terms and phrases used herein are not intended to be limiting but rather to provide an understandable description of the invention.
Identical reference numerals are used for like elements of the invention or elements of like function. For the sake of clarity, only those reference numerals are shown in the individual figures which are necessary for the description of the respective figure. For purposes of this description, the terms “upper,” “bottom,” “right,” “left,” “front,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” and derivatives thereof shall relate to the invention as oriented in FIG. 1.
FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate one embodiment of a layered midriff defining garment 10 that is useful for understanding the inventive concepts disclosed herein.
The garment 10 can include an elongated strip of fabric material 11 that is joined via one or more seams 12 and/or 12′ so as to form a generally tubular main body having a top opening 11a, a bottom opening 11b and a pair of opposing side sections 11c and 11d. As shown, each of the side sections 11c and 11d can curve towards the center of the main body, in order to allow the garment to form an overall hourglass shape. Methods for forming the curves within the side sections are well known to those of skill in the art and include the ability to sew the middle portions of the garment to the seams tighter than the upper sections. Of course, any number of other commonly known tailoring methodologies can also be utilized herein.
The garment 10 can preferably be constructed from a blend of porous cotton and spandex, for example, having excellent heat dissipation and resilient qualities that are capable of stretching and contracting to the contours of a wearer without retaining heat. As the garment 10 is intended to be worn about the midriff section of a woman's body, one embodiment can further include a highly resilient band 13 secured along the top opening 11a in order to secure the garment about the upper abdominals of the wearer. The device can also include a lower resilient band 13′ secured about the lower opening 11b of the garment. This lower band can act in conjunction with the upper band to prevent the garment from moving upwards along the abdomen of the wearer.
As described herein, the resilient bands can be stitched along the inner or outer periphery of the openings or can be incorporated into the construction of the main body according to any number of known manufacturing and tailoring methodologies. Moreover, by including curving side sections 11c and 11d, the garment acts to actively contour the abdominal section of the user inward, thus effectuating the desired hourglass figure shape. Additionally, the garment can be constructed so as to fit a plurality of sizes ranging from petite to extra large. In either instance, the resiliency of the garment fabric will function in a manner similar to a traditional girdle to maintain and actively shape a users body. Moreover, the resilient nature of the main body can act as a support for expectant mothers by providing a gentle contour for their abdomen.
Although illustrated as including a pair of opposing seems 12 and 12′ located on each side of the main body, other embodiments are also contemplated. For example, the main body can include a single seem for forming the looped main body in accordance with known construction methodologies such as thread stitching, for example. In one alternate embodiment, seem 12 can include traditional stitching, and seem 12′ can be removable in nature. To this end, seem 12′ can include a zipper, buttons, snaps and/or a pair of opposing strips of hook and loop material capable of allowing the user to easily put on and take off the garment without having to put the garment over their head.
As shown in FIG. 2, the garment 10 can further include a plurality of decorative layered elements 21a-21x that are disposed horizontally across the entirety of the main body. In one preferred embodiment, each of the layered elements 21a-21x can be constructed from elongated strips of cloth material that are secured to the main body along the upper edge of each layer via a plurality of elastic seems 22 in order to allow the layered elements to expand and retract in harmony with the main body.
As described herein, one or more of the layered elements 21a-21x can be constructed from a material that is the same as, or different than the cloth material of the main body. Additionally, each of the layered elements can include any number of distinct colors and markings which can be the same as or different than the color and/or markings of the main body. When so positioned, the garment can be worn in a visible or partially visible manner in which one or more of the layered elements are visible. As such, the wearer of the garment 10 can present the illusion that they are wearing multiple shirts in a layered manner without actually having to do so. Moreover, owing to the hourglass shape created by the sides of the main body, the garment itself can act to simultaneously enhance the look of the abdominal section of the wearer by presenting a slimming appearance. Finally, when constructed from a thin elastic material, the garment 10 can be extremely lightweight in order to prevent the user from overheating.
FIG. 3 illustrates an alternate embodiment of the garment 10 that further includes one or more removable bra attachment straps 30 and an optional abdominal contour strap 35.
The bra attachment strap 30 can act to allow a user to secure the upper portion of the main body to any conventional bra. Such a feature can be beneficial to provide extra assurance to the wearer that the device will not slip down while being warn. In one embodiment, the strap 30 can include a first end that is permanently affixed to the upper portion of the main body via conventional stitching, for example, and a second end having a connector 30a secured thereon. Connector 30a can be configured to be removably secured to a complementary connector 30b located on the main body in order to allow the strap to form a loop.
In one preferred embodiment, the strap 30 can be constructed from cotton or other cloth materials, and the connectors 30a and 30b can be constructed from opposing pieces of hook and loop material (i.e., Velcro) that are permanently adhered to the strap and main body in accordance with known construction methodologies. The connectors being capable of allowing the strap to form an adjustable loop, see arrow A, for engaging a bra. Of course, any number of other materials and compression fittings such as snaps, buttons and/or magnetic elements, for example, can also be utilized herein.
The contour strap 35 can act to allow a user to adjust the tension and fit of the garment 10 by allowing the user to pull sides 11c and 11d towards each other, in order to enhance the hourglass shape of the wearer. As shown, the strap 35 can preferably be disposed along the back side of the main body between side portions 11c and 11d.
In one embodiment, the contour strap 35 can include an elongated cloth material having a first side 35a that is permanently secured to side section 11c of the main body via a conventional seem 12. The strap 35 can preferably be secured along the entirety of the side section and extend from the lower opening 11b to the upper opening 11a. The strap can also include a second side section 35b having a contour strap connector 36a secured thereon. Contour strap connector 36a being configured to removably engage a complementing contour strap connector 36b that is disposed along side portion 11d of the main body.
When so positioned, a user can pull the loose end 35b of the contour strap across the back side of the main body until the first contour strap 36a engages the second contour strap 36b. In doing so, the garment can pull sides 11c and 11d towards each other, thus tightening the garment until a desired tension and/or contour appearance has been reached.
In one preferred embodiment, contour strap connectors 36a and 36b can be constructed from opposing pieces of hook and loop material (i.e., Velcro) that are permanently adhered to the strap and main body in accordance with known construction methodologies such as glue or adhesive tape, for example. It is preferred that the hook and loop material include the identical color to the main body so as to be minimally noticeable in the event that a portion of the connectors are visible when the device is worn. Of course, any number of other materials and compression fittings such as snaps, buttons and/or magnetic elements, for example, can also be utilized herein.
Although described above as being oriented with respect to sides 11c and 11d, those of skill in the art will recognize that the position of the strap 35 can be reversed without undue experimentation.
As shown in FIG. 4. The outside portion of the strap 35 can preferably include the layered elements 21a-21x described above. As such, the garment 10 can still impart a layered look from any direction (i.e., front, back and sides) while allowing the user to adjust the tension of the garment via the strap 35.
FIG. 5, illustrates another alternate embodiment of the garment 10 that further includes a tail section 50 constructed from a cloth material and/or shefon, for example, that is preferably identical to that of the main body. The tail section can be permanently secured along the bottom section of the main body via a seem 12 and can extend from sides 11c to 11d. The tail section 50 can act to cover the posterior of the wearer in order to hide the appearance of large buttocks and/or to prevent immodest showing of undergarments from behind. Additionally, the tail section can act to reduce the appearance of panty lines that often show through a users trousers.
FIG. 6 illustrates another alternate embodiment of the garment 10 that further includes a pair of side extension sections 60 that are constructed from a cloth material that is preferably identical to that of the main body. The side extension sections can be permanently secured along the bottom section of the main body via a seem 12 and can each be located beneath side sections 11c and 11d, respectively, and extend towards the center portion along the back side of the garment. In operation, the side extension sections 60 can extend down to cover the hips of the wearer in a shark-bite style to distract the appearance of thick thighs and wide hips for people who feel self-conscious about their figure. Additionally, the side sections can act to reduce the appearance of panty lines that often show through a users' trousers.
As described herein, one or more elements of the garment 10 can be secured together utilizing any number of known tailoring techniques such as, for example, seems, removable seems, cloth adhesive, hem tape and the like. Moreover, although the above embodiments have been described as including separate individual elements, the inventive concepts disclosed herein are not so limiting. To this end, one of skill in the art will recognize that each of the above described elements of the garment may be formed together as one continuous element through conventional tailoring and clothing manufacturing techniques. Moreover, in one preferred embodiment, the garment 10 will be constructed as a one-size-fits all, although other embodiments include the ability to custom manufacture individual sized garments for specific body sizes and styles.
As to a further description of the manner and use of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
The corresponding structures, materials, acts, and equivalents of all means or step plus function elements in the claims below are intended to include any structure, material, or act for performing the function in combination with other claimed elements as specifically claimed. The description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the invention in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
1. A layered midriff defining garment, comprising:
a generally tubular main body having a top opening, a bottom opening and a pair of side sections, each of said side sections including a curved portion radiating towards a center of the main body;
said curved portions being configured to apply an inward pressure to an abdominal section of a user to impart an hourglass figure;
an upper resilient band secured along the upper opening of the main body, said upper band being configured to secure the garment to a location above the users abdominal section;
a lower resilient band secured along the lower opening of the main body, said lower band being configured to secure the garment to a location below the users abdominal section; and
a plurality of horizontally layered elements disposed along the main body of the garment, said layered elements including a shape and style that is configured to simulate a look of a plurality of different shirts.
2. The garment of claim 1, further comprising:
at least one adjustable strap secured along the upper opening of the main body, said straps being configured to engage a bra of a user.
3. The garment of claim 1, wherein said main body is constructed from a porous and resilient material configured to dissipate heat and to expand and contract with a contour of a users body.
a removable seem extending from the top opening to the bottom opening, said seem including at least one of a zipper, a hook and loop material, a plurality of snaps, a plurality of buttons and a plurality of opposing magnetic elements.
5. The garment of claim 1, wherein each of the layered elements are secured to the main body via resilient seems and are configured to expand and contract with a movement of the main body.
6. The garment of claim 1, wherein each of the layered elements are constructed from a same material as the main body.
7. The garment of claim 1, wherein at least one of the layered elements are constructed from a material that is not the same as the main body.
8. The garment of claim 1, wherein each of the layered elements include an identical color as the main body.
9. The garment of claim 1, wherein at least one of the layered elements includes a color that is not the same as a color of the main body.
10. The garment of claim 1, wherein one or more of the layered elements includes a decorative marking.
11. The garment of claim 1, further comprising:
a tail section secured along the bottom opening of the main body and extending between each of the opposing side sections, said tail section being configured to cover a posterior section of a users body.
a pair of side extension sections that are secured along the bottom opening of the main body at each of the opposing side sections, respectively, said side extensions being configured to cover a hip section of a users body and to create a shark-bite style.
13. A layered midriff defining garment, comprising:
a lower resilient band secured along the lower opening of the main body, said lower band being configured to secure the garment to a location below the users abdominal section;
a contour strap having a first end secured along the entirety of one of the side sections of the main body, and a second end configured to be removably secured to the entirety of the other side section of the main body via a contour strap connector, wherein the contour strap is configured to adjustably pull each of the side sections of the main body towards each other in accordance with a users preference; and
a plurality of horizontally layered elements disposed along the main body of the garment, and an outside facing portion of the contour strap, said layered elements including a shape and style that is configured to simulate a look of a plurality of different shirts.
14. The device of claim 13, wherein said contour strap connector includes opposing strips of hook and loop material, said material including a color that is identical to a color of the main body.
15. The garment of claim 13, further comprising:
16. The garment of claim 13, wherein each of the main body and the contour strap are constructed from a porous and resilient material configured to dissipate heat and to expand and contract with a contour of a users body.
17. The garment of claim 13, wherein each of the layered elements are secured to the main body and the contour strap via resilient seems and are configured to expand and contract with a movement of the main body.
18. The garment of claim 13, wherein at least one of the layered elements are constructed from a material and a color that is not the same as a material and color of the main body.
Publication Date: Apr 3, 2014
Inventor: Lina Zureikat (Orlando, FL)
Current U.S. Class: Body Garments (2/69)
International Classification: A41D 1/00 (20060101);
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Justia Patents Product With Added Vitamin Or Derivative Thereof For FortificationUS Patent for Refrigeration-shelf-stable ready-to-drink complete nutritional compositions and products Patent (Patent # 5,985,339)
Refrigeration-shelf-stable ready-to-drink complete nutritional compositions and products
Refrigeration-shelf-stable ready-to-drink complete nutritional products such as nutritional supplements, foods for special dietary use, and medical foods can be prepared through an ultra-pasteurization and/or pasteurization process. By varying the choice and quantity of nutritional and functional ingredients, and by varying processing conditions, various such products can be obtained that specifically target the nutritional and health needs of different health conditions and diseases in both healthy individuals and patient populations. Daily values for calories, carbohydrates, fat, protein, minerals and vitamins are calculated to provide a complete nutritional product which when consumed within the refrigeration shelf-life will have substantially maintained its completeness.
This invention relates to the field of complete nutritional compositions and products and more particularly to refrigeration-shelf-stable ready-to-drink complete nutritional compositions and products which are prepared using pasteurization or ultra-pasteurization processes. This invention further relates to the preparation of nutritional supplements (NS), foods for special dietary use (FSDU), and medical foods (MF), as defined by the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations.
Nutrition is one of the cornerstones of health, well-being, and the prevention and treatment of numerous chronic diseases. Nutritional products play an important role in these areas and attempts to provide cost-efficient, readily available and convenient nutritional products to the general public and those with special dietary needs has been a major focus in recent years. Complete nutritional products, i.e. those which contain all the essential macro and micro nutrients, have heretofore been available only in sterilized products or frozen products. Sterilized products are generally sold in hermetically sealed containers such as cans and are intended to have a long room temperature shelf-life. Table 2 lists many commercially available sterilized nutritional products. Such products require expensive processing steps which must be carefully controlled to properly remove microorganisms and bacterial enzymes. As will be discussed further herein, sterilization processes, due to the severity of the heat treatment can cause undesirable physical, chemical, enzymatic and microbial changes which deleteriously affect the final product. Moreover, although such sterilized products are often marketed as "ready-to-drink", they are typically stored at room temperature and therefore require refrigeration for maximum taste. Moreover, enzymatic reactions still occur, albeit slower, during room temperature storage of sterilized products. Such reactions can result in a host of undesirable defects, such as the destruction of vitamins which are necessary to the integrity of the overall product. Since sterilized products are designed to have up to one and a half year of room temperature shelf-life, such a product will have a different actual content of degradable micro nutrients (vitamins) in the early part of its shelf-life as compared to the latter part. Thus, a consumer will obtain a different and unknown amount of vitamins depending on when the sterilized product is consumed. To account for this slow degradative process during long-term shelf-life, manufacturers of sterilized complete nutritional products often include up to 50% more of a given vitamin than would normally be included to account for the inherent degradation loss and to ensure the product is likely to contain at least the labeled amount of nutrients at the end of its shelf-life. Such large overdosing results in an imbalance in the taste of the product, particularly if consumed in the early stages of its shelf-life. Moreover, the cost factor of including such large overdoses is enormous. In addition to the high cost of sterilization, and increased overdosing of vitamins, sterilization processes require high cost packaging, such as in metal cans and room-temperature self-stable laminated packages such as TetraBric.RTM. & Combibloc.RTM..
In addition to sterilized complete nutritional products, there are several frozen ultra-pasteurized or pasteurized complete nutritional products which are commercially available. These are set forth in Table 3. Frozen products cannot truly be considered ready-to-drink at the point of purchase because they require thawing before consumption.
More importantly, however, the freezing and thawing process has a number of known deleterious affects on complex compositions which have a variety of sensitive components contained therein. For example, upon freezing and thawing of a complex nutritional composition such as those of the present invention, a series of physical-chemical reactions can occur in the product. Phase separation, and the resultant unpleasant appearance is a common problem. Additionally, proteins can become denatured and precipitate out during the thawing process. Such precipitate is not only undesirable from an appearance point of view to the consumer, but also has unwanted texture and mouthfeel characteristics. Flavors, vitamins and minerals can become physically entrapped in the precipitate complex. It is common for consumers to drink only the liquid phase of a beverage and ignore the undesired solid phase which precipitates out. As a result, the consumer is effectively deprived of the very nutrients for which the composition is designed to deliver. The result is a product which is ineffective at meeting its intended function and the needs of the consumer or patient.
Moreover, frozen products require the extra steps of freezing during processing, require special handling during distribution and special storage systems as well. Frozen products generally need to be thawed in a refrigerator for 24 hours prior to use. Other products which are not frozen, such as modified milks and milk substitutes, are commercially available but are nutritionally incomplete from the vitamin and mineral point of view.
Like milk, liquid nutritional products (usually containing milk proteins) are heated for a variety of reasons, the main reasons being: to remove potential pathogenic organisms and to increase shelf-life. The major concerns about the resulting products of thermal process are safety and quality. Like milk, heat-treated nutritional products should not be a public heath risk. They should have a good keeping quality, provide an intended balance of nutrients, and be of desirable sensory characteristics, i.e., appearance, color, flavor, and mouth feel. When milk or nutritional products are heated at a constant temperature, all their constituents and components will be affected, but to different extents. Increasing the temperature will accelerate reaction rates. But different reactions will be affected to different extents. Physical, chemical, enzymatic and microbial changes will depend principally upon the time-temperature conditions, but will also be influenced by other factors, such as composition, pH, and oxygen content. The wide range of reactions taking place when nutritional products are heated will influence the safety and quality of the product. Upon heating of products at higher temperatures for longer times, some undesirable changes can also take place (e.g., decrease in pH, Maillard browning, cooked caramel flavor, denaturation of whey proteins and interaction with casein). The changes that take place during heating and subsequent storage, can affect the nutritional value and sensory characteristics.
In thermal processing, the most important parameter is the level of microbial inactivation achieved. For safety reasons, the minimum holding time (residence time) should be considered for microbial inactivation, although this will give an underestimate of the true level of microbial inactivation.
In terms of microbial quality and reducing spoilage rates, the emphasis is toward that of prevention. One approach, now widely used, is that of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP). Here the philosophy is to identify where hazard may occur from raw materials, different processing stages, packaging, or subsequent handling and storage. Critical control points are then established. These are points in the production process where the hazard can be effectively controlled. Loss of control permits the realization of the potential hazard as an unacceptable food safety or spoilage risk.
The quality of raw materials (ingredients) also has a pronounced effect on the quality of the final product. From the microbial point of view, the ingredients must be free of serious pathogens, and have initial total bacterial counts not more than 104 per gram. This reflects good hygiene in production of the ingredients. It is also useful to monitor psychotropic bacteria in raw ingredients (via direct assay of proteolytic enzymes) as they are usually predominant among the microorganisms found in pasteurized products.
Sterilization (Prior Art)
The currently practiced process for preparation of Nutritional Supplements, Foods for Special Dietary Use, and Medical Foods, is thermal sterilization. Table 2 shows that, at the present time, there are more than a hundred of these liquid nutritional products available in the market. All of these products are commercially sterile and offered in cans, Tetra Brik.RTM., or Combibloc.RTM., and are stored at room temperature (i.e., they are shelf-stable). None of these nutritional products are prepared or offered as ultra-pasteurized or pasteurized product.
Sterilizing a product means exposing it to such powerful heat treatment that all microorganisms are killed. However, absolute sterility is not possible. The term "Commercial Sterility" is used instead. From the U.S. regulations point-of-view (21 CFR 113.3, 1996), "Commercial Sterility" of thermally processed food means the condition achieved
1) By the application of heat which renders the food free of
(a) Microorganisms capable of reproducing in the food under normal non-refrigerated conditions of storage and distribution; and
(b) Viable microorganisms (including spores) of public health significance; or
2) By the control of water activity and the application of heat, which renders the food free of microorganisms capable of reproducing in the food under normal non-refrigerated conditions of storage and distribution.
It is common practice in the commercial sterilization of low-acid foods (i.e., pH>4.5) to achieve at least a 12 decimal reduction for spores of Clostridium botulinum, because they are the most heat resistant of the major food poisoning organisms.
Two main methods are used for sterilizing liquid nutritional products: in-container sterilization, and UHT (Ultra High Temperature) treatment. For in-container sterilization, two different types of sterilizers are used: autoclaves (retorts) for batch processing, and hydrostatic towers for continuous processing. For UHT treatment, where the product is sterilized in a continuous flow followed by aseptic filling, two different types of sterilizing systems are also used. One of these methods operates on the principle of direct steam injection or steam infusion and the other on indirect heating in heat exchanger.
In the retort sterilization method, the nutritional product is usually preheated and then filled into a clean can, plastic bag, etc., hermetically sealed, and placed in a steam chamber and sterilized, normally at 121.degree. C. (250.degree. F.) for 15-40 minutes. The batch is then cooled and the retort filled with a new batch. The fact that sterilization takes place after filling eliminates the need for aseptic handling but, on the other hand, only heat resistant packaging materials can be used. In the hydrostatic tower method of in-container sterilization, the nutritional product containers are slowly conveyed through successive heating and cooling zones in the sterilizer. These zones are dimensioned to correspond to the required temperatures and holding times in the various treatment stages.
In the UHT treatment, the nutritional product is pumped through a closed system. On the way it is preheated, sterilized, homogenized, cooled, and filled aseptically. This method is generally understood as a treatment in which product is heated to a temperature of 135 to 150.degree. C. in continuous flow in a heat exchanger for a sufficient length of time to achieve commercial sterility with an acceptable amount of change in the product. From the U.S. regulations point-of-view (21 CFR 113.3, 1996), aseptic processing and packaging means the filling of a commercially sterilized cooled product into pre-sterilized containers, followed by aseptic hermetical sealing, with a pre-sterilized closure, in an atmosphere free of microorganisms. Sterilization takes place at 135-150.degree. C. (275-300.degree. F.) for 2-5 seconds, either by means of indirect heating, direct steam injection or infusion. All parts of the system downstream of the actual sterilization section are of aseptic design in order to eliminate the risk of reinfection.
Although bacterial enzymes do not normally survive an in-container process to cause adverse effects during subsequent storage of the product, they will survive a UHT process to a high degree to give such problems as off-flavor and gelation during storage. In the absence of some other system for inactivating the enzyme e.g., the low temperature holding system (such as for ultra-pasteurized products), the only solution is to avoid them by careful control of the raw material to prevent the growth of the psychotropic organisms which give rise to these very resistant enzymes.
Aseptic filling is an integral part and a crucial step in UHT treatment. The container itself will need sterilization before filling. Cans (Dole) are sterilized by superheated steam. Presently, all sterilized nutritional products in the market (except Sandoz's Resource.RTM. and Ross's Toddler's Best.TM. which are in Tetra Brik.RTM. are packaged in cans (Table 2).
Most packages used in the UHT processes are sterilized with hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of between 20 and 35 percent and a temperature between 80 and 85.degree. C. Residence times of several seconds are required. Care should be taken to ensure that all hydrogen peroxide is removed, as it is a strong oxidizing agent. The oxygen permeability of the plastic is important and may well influence the shelf-life of the product. Laminated packages, comprising several layers including paper, plastic, and aluminum foil offer a complete barrier. The most popular shapes are the brick or block. The packages are either formed from a single roll of material (Tetra Pak.RTM.), or preformed blanks (Combibloc.RTM.). Some of these have a head space, whereas other do not.
More recently, a can with a plastic body and metal ends has appeared on the market. Some of Ross.RTM.'s nutritional products are packaged in these cans. These products are sterilized with hydrogen peroxide.
Another term used in connection with UHT treatment to characterize the quality of the treatment is the "shelf-life" of the product. This is defined as the time which the product can be stored without the quality falling below a certain acceptable, minimum level. The concept is subjective--the shelf-life can be very long if the criteria of product quality are low. The physical and chemical limiting factors of shelf-life are gelling, increase of viscosity, sedimentation, and phase separation. The organoleptic limiting factors are deterioration of taste, smell, and color.
There is a need for a refrigeration-shelf-stable ready-to-drink complete nutritional product which does not suffer from the disadvantages of sterilized and frozen products. Such products will include all the essential macro and micro nutrients, will be organoleptically pleasing, have a shelf-life of between about 1 and 16 weeks and use the simple and inexpensive processing of pasteurization or ultra-pasteurization. Moreover, there is a need for a cost effective ready-to-drink complete nutritional composition which can be refrigeration-stored in inexpensive packaging, such as gable top cartons or plastic containers traditionally used in milk products.
The present invention meets these and other needs, as will come apparent in the description provided below.
THE SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to refrigeration-shelf-stable ready-to-drink complete nutritional compositions which have been either pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized and which are designed to include per 8 fluid ounces a specified percentage range of each essential macro and micro-nutrient. The product is also designed to have a total calorie content of about 5% to 20% of the daily value. The daily value is based on a 2,000 calorie diet. The compositions of the present invention can optionally include fat, sodium, dietary fiber and other non-essential but nutritionally functional components.
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a refrigeration-shelf-stable ready-to-drink complete nutritional beverage composition being thermally treated under conditions of pasteurization or ultra-pasteurization comprising, per eight fluid ounces: from about 10% to about 25% of the daily value of carbohydrate; from about 5% to about 40% of the daily value of protein; from about 20% to about 50% of the daily value of each of the following: vitamin A, iron, vitamin D, vitamin K, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, and molybdenum; about 5% to about 25% of the daily requirement of potassium; beta carotene in the amount of about 10% to about 50% of vitamin A; about 20% to about 80% of each of the following: vitamin C, calcium, vitamin E; and about 5% to about 40% of the daily value of chloride; wherein the total calorie content is from about 5% to about 20% of the daily value and the daily value is based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
The compositions of the present invention are designed to be refrigeration shelf-stable. That is, the shelf-life will generally be up to about 16 weeks at temperatures of about 1.degree. C. to 7.degree. C. and preferably about 3.degree. to about 4.degree. C. These are conventional refrigeration temperatures for dairy products. Shelf-life for pasteurized compositions of the present invention will generally be up to about 2 weeks, and for ultra-pasteurized compositions of the present invention, the shelf-life will be between about 4 to about 16 weeks.
The refrigerated storage will preserve the overall quality of ultra-pasteurized and pasteurized compositions of the present invention better than room-temperature storage can preserve the quality of commercially available sterilized room temperature shelf-stable products. This is because the rate of all physical, chemical, and enzymatic reactions during storage are decreased at the lower temperatures. Because of the lower initial vitamins and less degradation during low temperature storage, the undesirable off-taste of vitamins are less pronounced in refrigerated products, making them organoleptically more acceptable than non-refrigerated/shelf-stable products and ensuring these components are delivered in the labeled amount to the consumer.
Unlike UHT-sterilized non-refrigerated/shelf-stable products described herein, bacterial enzymes (proteases and lipases) which may be present in the compositions of the present invention cause minimal adverse effects, if any, at conventional dairy refrigeration temperatures. However, in UHT-sterilized non-refrigerated/shelf-stable products, bacterial enzymes can cause off-flavor (astringent, bitterness), and thickening or gelation during storage.
Prolonged storage of sterilized products at temperatures exceeding approximately 30.5.degree. C. (85.degree. F.), can also cause activation of heat-sensitive spores that are not destroyed by usual heat sterilization during manufacturing. At refrigerated storage temperature(s) used for the present inventive concept, especially for relatively short times (1 to 16 weeks), there is much less risk of such a problem.
Compared to sterilized non-refrigerated/shelf-stable products, the cost of vitamin components is lower in the refrigerated shelf-stable compositions of the present invention. This is because there will be less degradation of vitamins at the refrigerated temperature of storage, as well as shorter storage time (up to 16 weeks versus up to 1.5 year), and therefore less requirement for overdosing of the vitamins in the formulation. Furthermore, since production of the inventive refrigerated pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized ready-to-drink complete nutritional compositions will be done in the established dairy factories, usually as "piggyback products", where no capital investment is required, the cost of such production will be reasonably low. As previously mentioned, the cost of packaging of the compositions and products of the present invention is significantly lower than the cost of cans used in sterilization processes. The refrigerated distribution and sale of the nutritional products will also be done as a piggyback to dairy products, also making the distribution cost tolerable. The overall product cost of products made from the present invention will be significantly less than the cost of the sterilized non-refrigerated/shelf-stable products or the nutritional frozen products currently in existence.
Ultra-pasteurization and pasteurization are versatile technologies that are used in every developed and most developing countries. Refrigerated pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized ready-to-drink complete nutritional compositions and products, prepared through these versatile technologies, can therefore easily be made locally available at all markets of the world, contributing to the improved health and nutritional status of healthy individuals and patient populations. These methods are much more widespread than the sterilization process.
Unlike regular sterilized non-refrigerated/shelf-stable products, where the primary container is a metal can (Table 2), the primary container for refrigerated products of this invention is a gable top carton. Compared to cans, gable top cartons are lighter, take up less storage space in production plants, are more environmentally friendly, and have built-in reclosable pour spouts.
The food industry, as distinct from the clinical nutrition industry, has primarily used ultra-pasteurization and pasteurization processes and has not been familiar with the more advanced and sophisticated sterilization processes used by the clinical nutrition industry. Table 2 shows evidence of this fact. For example, in nutritional products, the concentration of every single added vitamin (usually 13-15 vitamins) must be calculated in a way that the effect of heat treatment and storage does not affect the label claim concentration of such vitamin. Table 4 shows the source and quantity of each vitamin (in the vitamin premix) to be used in the inventive standard complete nutritional product. Likewise, the concentration of every single added mineral (usually 10-12 minerals) must be calculated in a way that contribution of the same mineral from other ingredients does not affect the label claim concentration of such mineral. Table 5 shows the source and quantity of each mineral (in the mineral premix) to be used in the inventive standard complete nutritional product.
Although ultra-pasteurization and pasteurization have been used extensively for the preparation of refrigerated ready-to-drink dairy products, no one has used these processes to prepare refrigerated pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized ready-to drink complete nutritional composition and products. Compositions of the present invention can be used to make nutritional supplements, food for special dietary use, and medical foods. The presently available refrigerated ready-to-drink products are nutritionally incomplete and do not satisfactorily meet the complete nutritional needs (including all necessary vitamins and minerals) of healthy individuals or patient populations, as set forth by U.S. federal regulations (21 CFR 101.9, 1996).
Nutritional Supplements (NS)
There is no regulatory definition for the term Nutritional Supplement. For purpose of the present invention, the term "Nutritional Supplement" means: a complete diet which provides the total nutrient needs solely by the oral consumption of adequate amounts of a product. Nutritional Supplements will maintain an individual's good nutritional status. Nutritional Supplements are different from, and are more complete than, "Dietary Supplements," as described in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994.
In view of the above definition, nutritional supplements must minimally contain and declare on their packages (e.g., under % Daily Value in the Nutrition Facts table), the concentration of all nutritionally essential macro nutrients and micro nutrients (13 vitamins and 14 minerals), as indicated in the Code of Federal Regulations 21 CFR 101.9, 1996 (table 1). In Nutritional Supplements, no essential nutrient is disregarded or is given the concentration of zero (except for fat in fat-free products, fiber in residue-free products and sodium in sodium-free products).
In addition, some non-essential, but valuable nutritional or functional compounds (such as choline, taurine, L-carnitine, emulsifiers, stabilizers, color, flavor, etc.) can be added to the formulation of nutritional supplements.
Foods for Special Dietary Uses (FSDU)
Unlike Nutritional Supplements, there is a regulatory definition for the term Foods for Special Dietary Uses. The term "Food for Special Dietary Uses" is defined in the code of federal regulations (21 CFR 105.3, 1996) as the following, which shall be adopted in the present invention:
(1) the term "Special Dietary Uses", as applied to food for man, means particular (as distinguished from general) uses of food, as follows:
I) uses for supplying particular dietary needs which exist by reason of a physical, physiological, pathological or other condition, including but not limited to the conditions of diseases, convalescence, pregnancy, lactation, allergic hypersensitivity to food, underweight, and overweight;
ii) Uses for supplying particular dietary needs which exist by reason of age, including but not limited to the ages of infancy and childhood;
iii) Uses for supplementing or fortifying the ordinary or usual diet with any vitamin, mineral, or other dietary property. Any such particular use of a food is a special dietary use, regardless of whether such food also purports to be or is represented for general use.
(2) The use of an artificial sweetener in a food, except when specifically and solely used for achieving a physical characteristic in the food which cannot be achieved with sugar or other nutritive sweetener, shall be considered a use for regulation of the intake of calories and available carbohydrate, or for use in the diets of diabetics and is therefore a special dietary use.
Examples of the Foods for Special Dietary Use (FSDU) are hypoallergenic foods, infant foods, foods for reducing and maintaining body weight, foods for use in the diet of diabetics, and foods used to regulate sodium intake and the like.
Medical Foods (MF)
There is also a regulatory definition for the term Medical Food. The term "Medical Food" is defined in the Orphan Drug Act Amendments of 1988 [21 USC 360ee (b)(3)]. This definition was incorporated by reference into the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (P.L. 101-535) in November 1990. It is incorporated into the FDA's final rule on Mandatory Nutritional Labeling January, 1993.
For purposes of the present invention, the term "Medical Food" shall mean a food which is formulated to be consumed or administered enterally under the supervision of a physician and which is intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements based on recognized scientific principles are established by medical evaluation.
To be considered a Medical Food, a product must, at a minimum, meet the following criteria:
a) The product is a food for oral or tube feeding;
b) The product is labeled for the dietary management of a medical disorder, disease, or condition; and
c) The product is labeled to be used under medical supervision, and is primarily obtained through hospitals, clinics, and other medical and long term care facilities.
Medical Foods are distinguished from the broader category of Foods for Special Dietary Use and from foods that make health claims by the requirement that medical foods be used under medical supervision.
The term "Medical Food" does not pertain to all foods fed to sick patients. Medical Foods are foods that are specially formulated and processed (as opposed to a naturally occurring foods used in their natural state) for the patient who is seriously ill or who requires the product as a major treatment modality. Typical medical foods are enteral nutrition products, i.e., products provided through the gastrointestinal tract, taken by mouth, or provided through a tube or catheter that delivers nutrients beyond the oral cavity or directly to the stomach.
Medical foods can be classified into the following four groups:
1) Nutritionally complete formulas.
2) Nutritionally incomplete formulas, including individual "modular" type products that may be mixed with other products before use (e.g., protein, carbohydrate, or fat modular).
3) Formulas for metabolic (genetic) disorders in patients over 12 month of age.
4) Oral rehydration products.
In some Foods for Special Dietary Use (FSDU), and in some Medical Foods (MF), the need for some nutritionally essential macro nutrients and micro nutrients may decrease. However, scientific literature does not indicate any chronic condition that the need for an essential macro nutrient or micronutrient is totally eliminated. Consequently (similar to Nutritional Supplements (NS)), Foods for Special Dietary Use (FSDU), and Medical Foods (MF) must minimally contain and declare on their package (e.g., under % Daily Value in the Nutrition Facts table), the concentration of all nutritionally essential macro nutrients and micro nutrients (13 vitamins and 14 minerals), as indicated in the Code of Federal Regulations 21 CFR 101.9, 1996 (table 1). In Foods for Special Dietary Use (FSDU), and Medical Foods (MF), no essential nutrient is disregarded or is given the concentration of zero (except, for a limited time, for fat in fat-free products, and fiber in residue-free products).
Ultra-Pasteurization
The first alternative process for preparation of refrigerated compositions of the present invention, and particularly in the form of ready-to-drink nutritional supplements (NS), foods for special dietary use (FSDU), and medical foods (MF), is thermal ultra-pasteurization.
From the U.S. regulation point-of-view (21 CFR 131.3, 1996), Ultra-pasteurization when used to describe a dairy product means that such product shall have been thermally processed at or above 280.degree. F. for at least 2 seconds, either before or after packaging, so as to produce a product which has an extended shelf-life under refrigerated conditions.
Comparison of the regulatory definition for ultra-pasteurization with the regulatory definition for aseptic processing and packaging clarifies that while ultra-pasteurized products are thermally sterilized, they should be stored under refrigerated condition. In fact storage temperature of sterilized nutritional products (room temperature) and ultra-pasteurized nutritional products (refrigerated temperature) is an important distinction between products prepared by these two processes.
The containers for packaging of liquid nutritional products, through the production and distribution network, must also meet certain requirements. The shape and presentation must be attractive, provide effective protection against impact, light, and heat, and be easy to open. They also must protect the product from contamination by foreign flavors or odors, be easy to carry, non-returnable (one-way), environmentally friendly, reasonably priced, and well adapted to modern production needs. At the present time, "Gable Top Cartons" are the packaging of choice for liquid dairy products and the preferred packaging to the present invention because they meet all of the above requirements. They have better handling and a built-in reclosable pour spout. They are lightweight but rugged and shatterproof. They are convenient, easily disposable, and almost universally available. Gable top carton unformed flat blanks save valuable warehouse storage space.
Structurally, gable top cartons are made of cardboard lined with polyethylene and are generally preassembled in the plant. In order to meet certain particular requirements, more sophisticated manufacturing methods are sometimes required; for example, a thin layer of aluminum may be used to line the interior walls of the container to provide an effective barrier against oxygen penetration and provide better conservation.
Alternatively, the ultra-pasteurized and pasteurized nutritional products of the present invention may also be packaged in other type of containers such as plastic containers.
The refrigerated storage will preserve the quality of our ultra-pasteurized products better than room-temperature storage can preserve the quality of commercially available sterilized non-refrigerated/shelf-stable products. As previously mentioned, prolonged storage of sterilized canned or boxed products at temperatures exceeding approximately 30.5.degree. C. (85.degree. F.), can cause activation of heat-sensitive spores that are not destroyed by usual heat sterilization during manufacturing. See "Preventing Microbial Contamination of Enteral Formulas and Delivery System", Ross Product Division, Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio April 1996. Moreover, protease and lipase enzymes, produced by psychotropic bacteria, are markedly heat resistant and readily withstand UHT sterilization. Heat-stable enzymes are of limited importance in the spoilage of ultra-pasteurized refrigeration-shelf-stable products. These enzymes are, however, associated with age thickening or gelation in UHT products stored at room temperature. Thickening may be accompanied by the development of off-flavors, the "astringent" defect being attributed to polypeptides resulting from the breakdown of casein. Bitter flavors also develop as a result of the activity of heat-stable microbial proteases. Heat-stable lipases are not involved in structural changes but activity leads to an increase in fatty acid content of the product and acidic off-flavors.
The second alternative process for the preparation of refrigerated compositions of the present invention, which include uses as a nutritional supplement (NS), foods for special dietary use (FSDU), and medical foods (MF), is thermal pasteurization.
The International Dairy Federation has defined pasteurization as a process applied to a product with the objective of minimizing possible health hazards arising from pathogenic microorganisms associated with milk, by heat treatment, which is consistent with only minimal chemical, physical, and organoleptic changes in the product. For purposes of the present invention, pasteurization will have this meaning.
From the U.S. regulation point-of-view (21 CFR 131.3, 1996), the term "pasteurized" when used to describe a dairy product means that every particle of such product shall have been heated in properly operated equipment to one of the temperatures specified in the table below and held continuously at or above that temperature for the specified time (or other time/temperature relationship which has been demonstrated to be equivalent thereto in microbial destruction):
Temperature Time
145.degree.F..sup.1 30 minutes
161.degree.F..sup.1 15 seconds
191.degree.F. 1 second
204.degree.F. 0.05 second
.sup.1 If the dairy ingredient has a fat content of 10 percent or more, o
if it contains added sweeteners, the above specifieci temperature is
increased by 5.degree. F.
The main purpose of pasteurization is the thermal killing of pathogens which are the microorganisms causing disease in humans. Pasteurized products must be entirely free from pathogens. In fact, pasteurization of milk is required by law in most countries. The traditional pathogens in raw milk are Mycobacterium bovis which causes bovine tuberculosis (which also affects humans), Brucella abortus which transmits brucellosis (undulant fever) to man, Salmonella which are responsible for gastrointestinal diseases and typhoid fevers and Campylobacter jejuni, a common factor in enteritis.
Apart from pathogenic microorganisms, nutritional products or milk also contains other substances and microorganisms which may spoil the taste and shelf-life of the product. A secondary purpose of pasteurization is therefore to destroy as many as possible of these other organisms and enzymatic systems in order to safeguard product quality. This requires more intensive heat treatment than is necessary to kill the pathogenic bacteria.
To ensure the destruction of all pathogenic microorganisms, it is necessary to heat the product to a given temperature and hold it at that temperature for a certain length of time before it is cooled again. The combination of temperature and holding time is very important as it determines the intensity of the heat treatment.
Intensive heat treatment of product is desirable from the microbiological point of view. But such treatment also involves a risk of adverse effects on the appearance, taste and nutritional value of the product. The choice of time/temperature combination is therefore a matter of optimization in which both microbiological effects and quality aspects must taken into account.
The original type of pasteurization was a batch process (also called Low Temperature Long Time, LTLT). The milk was heated to 63.degree. C. in open vats and held at that temperature for 30 minutes. Nowadays pasteurization is almost always in the continuous HTST (High Temperature Short Time) process. The main advantages of HTST pasteurization is its capacity to heat-treat milk quickly and adequately while maintaining rigid bacteriological and quality control.
The actual time/temperature combination varies according to the quality of the raw materials, the type of product treated, and the required keeping properties. The combination of higher temperatures and longer times are recommended for HTST pasteurization of products with a higher content of solids. Thus, for pasteurized cream of 18% fat, the specifications are 75.degree. C. for 15 seconds, for cream of 35% fat, 80.degree. C. for 15 second, and for pasteurized concentrated milk (similar to our proposed nutritional products), 80.degree. C. for 25 seconds.
The function of each nutrient in a system not only depends on the general conditions of the system (e.g., temperature and pH), but also to a great extent on the presence or absence of other nutrients. This is because each new nutrient functions like a new chemical entity that can react with other nutrients in the system. These new reactions can include degradation of vitamins, precipitation of minerals, denaturation and crosslinking proteins, changes in hydrocolloidal behavior of carbohydrates, phase separation of the system, changes of sensory profile, and changes in nutritional bioavailability of the system.
For example, consider a pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized nutritional product which is deficient in several vitamins (e.g. E, K, Niacin, Folate and Biotin), electrolyte Chlorine, minerals (e.g. Iodine, Magnesium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese) and trace minerals (e.g., Selenium, Chromium, Molybdenum). Upon addition to these new nutrients to such nutritional product, all or some of the above reactions can occur in the system and even one skilled in the art cannot scientifically predict how a series of such new nutrients will interact in an already complex nutritional product. Thus, the physical, chemical, biological, and sensory characteristics of nutritional products are reflective of the composition of all nutrients in the system, and one skilled in the art cannot predict how a series of new nutrients will behave, react with other nutrients of they system, or affect the characteristics of a nutritional product under new processing and storage conditions.
Pasteurization and ultra-pasteurization may also be accomplished using ohmic or microwave heating.
The compositions of the present invention have been formulated such that the resultant pH is essentially neutral, e.g., about 5.5 to about 7.5. Preservation of the inventive compositions is accomplished by pasteurization and ultra-pasteurization methods and is not dependent on acidic pH for preservation. This is a distinct advantage over prior art compositions which in addition to thermal treatment also require acidification.
The fat source of the formulations may be any fat source or blend of fat sources which provide the desired amount of fat calories. Preferably, the fat source should be high in monounsaturated fatty acids. Fat sources may include vegetable oils, e.g., high oleic acid vegetable oils such as sunflower oil, canola oil and olive oil; safflower oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil or soybean oil, and medium chain triglycerides, e.g. C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 triglycerides. High oleic acid sunflower oil or cannola oil are preferred. In addition, butter fat and other types of oils may be used. The protein source may be selected from a variety of materials, including without limitation, milk protein, whey protein, caseinate, soy protein, egg whites, gelatins, collagen and combinations thereof. The preferred protein source is milk protein concentrate in combination with isolated soy protein and calcium caseinate.
Included in the protein source are lactose-free skim milk, milk protein isolate, and whey protein isolate.
When the composition is used as a nutritional supplement as defined herein, the protein source can also include enzymatically-hydrolyzed protein (peptides), amino acids and combinations thereof. These protein sources are often used in elemental diets. The amount of protein in eight fluid ounces (250 ml) is about 5 to about 40 percent of the daily value (DV). The energy contained in eight fluid ounces of compositions of the present invention is intended to be about 125-400 Kilo calories.
The carbohydrate source useful in the present invention may be selected from a wide variety of materials such as sucrose, corn syrup solids, glucose, fructose, maltodextrin and combinations thereof. When using corn syrup solids or maltodextrin, it is preferred to use either sucrose, glucose or fructose in combination therewith.
Artificial sweeteners such as saccharine, aspartame, asulfame K, sucrolose and their combination, as well as others, may be incorporated to enhance the organoleptic and sweetness quality of the compositions. Various fiber sources may be included in the compositions of the present invention. These sources may be selected from such materials as oat fiber, soy fiber, guar gum, pectin, soy polysaccharides, gum arabic, hydrolyzed fibers and the like. Cellulose, hemicellulose, hydrocollides, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose and the like are contemplated. Also useful are fructo-oligosaccharides.
Compositions of the present invention can be formulated into a variety of different product forms. For example, a basic or standard composition is one such form. Other forms include light/low-fat, fat-free, high protein, fiber-containing and extra strength (sometimes referred to as "plus"). In a preferred embodiment the macro nutrients comprising fat, carbohydrate and protein are present in amounts of about 0.1% to about 12% of the daily value (D.V.) for fat, about 8% to about 20% of the daily value for carbohydrate and about 7% to about 35% of the daily value for protein. Most preferably, fat is present in the amount of about 3 to about 11% of the daily value; carbohydrate is present in amounts of about 10 to about 19% of the daily value; and protein is present in amounts of about 20 to about 30% of the daily value. These daily value percentages are based on 8 fluid ounces (250 ml) and a 2,000 calorie diet per diem.
In a preferred embodiment, Vitamin A is present preferably in amounts of 20 to about 40% of the daily value per 8 fluid ounces and most preferably in amounts of about 23 to about 30% of the daily value; beta-carotene is present preferably in amounts of about 20 to 40% of Vitamin A and most preferably about 25 to about 35% of Vitamin A per 8 fluid ounces; Vitamin C is present preferably in amounts of about 20% to about 80% of the daily value and most preferably about 23% to about 70% of the daily value per 8 fluid ounces; Vitamin D is present preferably in amounts of about 20 to about 40% of the daily value and most preferably in amounts of about 23 to about 35% of the daily value per 8 ounces; Vitamin E is present preferably in amounts of about 20% to about 80% of the daily value and most preferably in amounts of about 30% to about 70% of the daily value per 8 ounces; Vitamin K is present preferably in amounts of about 20 to about 40% and most preferably about 23 to about 35% of the daily value per 8 fluid ounces; Thiamine is present preferably in amounts of about 20 to about 40% of the daily value and most preferably in amounts of about 23 to about 35% of the daily value per 8 ounces; riboflavin is present preferably in amounts of about 20 to about 40% of the daily value and most preferably in amounts of about 23 to about 35% of the daily values per 8 ounces; niacin is present preferably in amounts of about 20 to about 40% of the daily value and most preferably in amounts of about 23 to about 35% of the daily value per 8 ounces; Vitamin B6 is present preferably in amounts of about 20 to about 40% of the daily value and most preferably in amounts of 23 to about 35% of the daily value per 8 ounces; Folate is present preferably in amounts of about 20 to about 40% of the daily value and most preferably in amounts of 23 to 35% of the daily value per 8 ounces; Vitamin B12 is present preferably in amounts of about 20 to about 40% and most preferably about 23 to about 35% of the daily value per 8 ounces; Biotin is present preferably in amounts of about 20 to about 40% of the daily value and most preferably about 23 to about 35% of the daily value per 8 ounces; and Pantothenic Acid is present preferably in amounts of about 20 to about 40% of the daily value and most preferably about 23 to about 35% of the daily value per 8 ounces. As mentioned, all daily values are based on 2,000 calorie diet per diem and all quantities present in the composition are based on 8 fluid ounces.
With respect to the mineral content in the compositions of the present invention, the following values represent preferred daily value percent contents in 8 fluid ounces: Calcium in amounts of about 20 to about 80% and most preferably about 40 to about 70%; Iron in amounts of about 20 to about 40% and most preferably about 23 to about 35%; Phosphorus in amounts of about 20 to about 40% and most preferably about 23 to about 35%; Iodine in amounts of about 20 to about 40% and most preferably in amounts of about 23 to about 35%; Magnesium in amounts of about 20 to about 40% and most preferably in amounts of about 23 to 35%; Zinc in amounts of about 20 to about 40% and most preferably in amounts of about 23 to about 35%; Selenium in amounts of about 20 to about 40% and most preferably in amounts of about 23 to about 35%; Copper in amount of about 20 to about 40% and preferably in amounts of about 23 to about 35%; Manganese in amounts of about 20 to about 40% and preferably in amounts of 23 to about 35%; Chromium in amounts of about 20 to about 40% and most preferably in amounts of about 23 to about 35%; Molybdenum in amounts of about 20 to about 40% and most preferably in amounts of about 23 to about 35%; and Chloride in amount of about 5 to about 40% and most preferably in amounts of about 10 to about 25% of the daily value per 8 ounces, wherein the daily value is based on 2,000 calorie diet.
Antioxidants useful in the present invention include, without limitation, butylhydroxy anisole (BHA), butylhydroxy toluene (BHT), tertiary butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ), propyl galiate and combinations thereof. Natural antioxidants can also be included through additional amounts of vitamin C, E, beta-carotene, selenium, zinc and combinations thereof. Various herbs, herb extracts, botanicals, botanical extracts, amino acids and the like, and combinations thereof, can also be included for their intended fimctions and various products using such dietary supplements can be formulated therefrom.
Various non-nutritive components can be included in the inventive compositions. For example, fillers, coloring agents, flavors, emulsifiers and the like are useful. Other nutritionally valuable, but non-essential components can be added, including choline, taurine, L-carnitine and the like. Combinations of these non-nutritive and non-essential components are contemplated.
Various nutraceuticals and phytochemicals can be incorporated into the inventive compositions for their intended function and as a treatment for patients with specific disorders.
Such components are typically included when the composition is intended as a medical food or a food for special dietary use. Various pharmaceuticals, such as antibiotics, anti-cancer agents, anti-oxidants and other pharmacologically and bioactive agents may be include for their intended purpose. The standard formulation as set forth in the tables can be augmented with a variety of additional components to specially tailor the composition as a medical food, food for special dietary use or nutritional supplement. Various specialized products can be formulated. For example when the composition is to be used as a food for special dietary use, it can be formulated into a hypoallergenic food. Other foods for special dietary use include infant foods, pediatric foods, geriatric foods, foods for reducing and maintaining weight, foods for diabetics, and foods for those on restricted sodium, fat or protein diets.
Various medical foods can be fashioned from the inventive compositions for cardiovascular patients, cancer patients, neurological patients, cachexia patients, surgery patients, patients with limited respitory functions and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as those suffering from HIV-Aids, chronic hepatic disease, renal failure, ulcers and other diseases which require special diets. Additional uses for compositions of the present invention includes formulating the inventive compositions into products for diarrhea, constipation, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, dysphagia as well as other specialized products.
Although the inventive compositions are primarily intended for human use, the compositions can be administered to other animals as a nutritional supplement, food for special dietary use or as a medical food.
The compositions of the present invention are intended to be stored in standard gable top cartons or the like. No specialized hermetic sealing or freezing is required or intended. Products of the present invention therefore do not suffer from the deleterious effects of these processing and storage methods of the prior art.
The following six (6) classes of pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized complete nutritional compositions, by way of example and not limitation, were prepared:
Nutritional Composition
1.) Regular/Standard/Basic
for people who require a general purpose,
no-residue, nutritional supplement to main-
tain good nutritional status. Also for athletic
lifestyles, lactose intolerance, and
2.) Light/Low-Fat
for people who are on a modified fat diet,
restricting their intake of saturated fats and
cholesterol, but a requiring normal
concentration of protein, vitamins, and
3.) Fat-Free for people who, for a limited time, can bene-
fit from a completely fat-restricted diet, but
require a normal concentration of protein,
vitamins, and minerals
4.) High Protein
for people who require additional protein,
such as those who are recovering form ill-
ness or general surgery or are at risk of
pressure ulcers
5.) Plus/Extra Strength
for people who require extra calories and
nutrients in a limited volume
6.) With Fiber
for people who can benefit from increased
dietary fiber (moderate bowel function,
extended inactivity).
Batching Procedure:
Proper batching is of utmost importance. For preparation of all pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized complete nutritional products, the total processing system was cleaned (CIP=Clean-In-Place).
For the preparation of all pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized complete nutritional products, high quality, food-grade ingredients were used. Order of addition of ingredients, their physical structure, temperature, and rate of addition are also very important.
Water (or lactose-free skim milk) was the first ingredient to be introduced into the batching container. Although the batch volume could be adjusted at the end of the batching process, it is preferred that the amount of water (or lactose-free skim milk) is precalculated in a way that addition of other ingredients automatically brings the volume of the batch to the desirable level.
Proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, flavors, colors, and vitamins are added sequentially. After the addition of each ingredient, attempts were made to homogenize the mixture before the next ingredient was added to the system.
Upon obtaining a homogeneous batch of unprocessed complete nutritional product with desirable profile of nutrients and functional ingredients, the batch is immediately pasteurized (85.degree. C. for 30 seconds) and/or ultra-pasteurized (135-150.degree. C. for up to 5 seconds). The pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized nutritional product is promptly cooled, and continuously kept at refrigerated temperature (1-7.degree. C., preferably 3-4.degree. C.).
Examples 1-4
Pursuing the batching and processing guidelines explained above, four different flavors (vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, banana) of the inventive refrigerated ready-to-drink pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized standard complete nutritional compositions were developed. The nutrition facts and the ingredients used for preparation of these products are shown in Table 6.
Pursuing the batching and processing guidelines explained above, four different flavors (vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, banana) of the inventive refrigerated ready-to-drink pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized light/low-fat complete nutritional compositions were developed. The nutrition facts and the ingredients used for preparation of these products are shown in Table 7.
Examples 9-12
Pursuing the batching and processing guidelines explained above, four different flavors (vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, banana) of the inventive refrigerated ready-to-drink pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized fat-free complete nutritional compositions were developed. The nutrition facts and the ingredients used for preparation of these products are shown in Table 8.
Examples 13-16
Pursuing the batching and processing guidelines explained above, four different flavors (vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, banana) of the inventive refrigerated ready-to-drink pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized high protein complete nutritional compositions were developed. The nutrition facts and the ingredients used for preparation of these products are shown in Table 9.
Pursuing the batching and processing guidelines explained above, four different flavors (vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, banana) of the inventive refrigerated ready-to-drink pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized plus complete nutritional compositions were developed. The nutrition facts and the ingredients used for preparation of these products are shown in Table 10.
Pursuing the batching and processing guidelines explained above, four different flavors (vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, banana) of the inventive refrigerated ready-to-drink pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized with fiber complete nutritional compositions were developed. The nutrition facts and the ingredients used for preparation of these products are shown in Table 11.
Pursuing the batching and processing guidelines explained above, four different flavors (vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, banana) of the invention refrigerated ready-to-drink pasteurized and/or ultra-pasteurized standard complete nutritional compositions were developed, using lactose-free milk as the basis of the formulation. The nutrition facts and the ingredients used for preparation of these products are shown in Table 12.
Although this invention has certain preferred embodiments, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the invention, and all such changes and modifications are intended to fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
The list of nutritionally essential macro nutrients and
micro nutrients (13 vitamins and 14 minerals), as described
in the Code of Federal Regulation (21 CFR 101.9, 1996).
Essential Nutrient 100% (D.V.)*
Total Fat 65 g
Saturated Fat 20 g
Cholesterol 300 mg
Sodium 2,400 mg
Potassium 3,500 mg
Total Carbohydrate 300 g
Dietary Fiber 25 g
Protein 50 g
Vitamin A 5,000 IU*
(Beta Carotene) (as % of vitamin A)
Vitamin C 60 mg
Calcium 1,000 mg
Iron 18 mg
Vitamin D 400 IU**
Vitamin E 30 IU**
Vitamin K 80 mcg
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
Niacin 20 mg
Vitamin B6 2.0 mg
Folate 400 mcg
Vitamin B12 6.0 mcg
Biotin 300 mcg
Pantothenic Acid 10 mg
Phosphorus 1,000 mg
Iodine 150 mcg
Magnesium 400 mg
Zinc 15 mg
Selenium 70 mcg
Copper 2.0 mg
Manganese 2.0 mg
Chromium 120 mcg
Molybdenum 75 mcg
Chloride 3,400 mg
*) Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
**) 1 International Unit (IU) of vitamin A = 0.3 mcg of alltrans retinol
0.6 mcg of all trans betacarotene
1 International Unit (IU) of vitamin D = 0.025 mcg cholecalciferol
1 International Unit (IU) of vitamin E = 1 mg of allrac-alpha Tocopherol
Sterilized, non-refrigerated/shelf-stable nutritional supplements, foods
for special
dietary use, and medical foods, currently available in the market.
Supplier/
Product Nutritional Product Designed for, Provided for, Indicated
Ross Products
Div., Abbott Labs:
Advera .RTM.
People with HIV or AIDS
Ensure .RTM.
Low residue liquid food for general purpose, maintaining good
nutritional status, to help
stay healthy, energetic and active, and in preparation for
barium enema X-ray,
colonoscopy or colon surgery
Ensure .RTM. High
Patients who require additional nutrients such as patients
recovering from general surgery
Protein or hip fracture, patients at risk of pressure ulcers, and
patients on modified fat diets
Ensure .RTM. HN
Nutrient-dense, high protein, low-residue liquid food for
patients with caloric
requirements of less than 2000 Cal/day, or patients with
increased protein requirements
Ensure Plus .RTM.
A high-calorie liquid food for use when extra calories and
nutrients, but a normal
concentration of protein, are needed in limited volume
Ensure Plus .RTM. HN
A high-calorie, high-protein, iow-residue liquid food for
patients with increased calorie
and protein need, or for patients with limited volume
Ensure .RTM. With
Fiber-fortified liquid food for people who can benefit from
increased dietary
Fiber flber and nutrients, and to help moderate bowel function.
Ensure .RTM. Light
To enhance blood glucose response in person with abnormal
glucose tolerance (Type I
Glucerna .RTM.
and Type 11 diabetes mellitus, and stress-induced
hyperglycemia)
Introlite .TM.
Half-calorie liquid food used to initiate tube feeding or as an
adjunct to a full strength
fonnula when low calorie intake is desired
Jevity .RTM.
Long- or short-tenn tube feeding, can help moderate bowel
function and may be useful in
the dietary management of diarrhea and constipation
Nepro .RTM.
Specifically designed for the dialyzed patient with chronic or
Osmolite .RTM.
Tube-feeding patients sensitive to hyperosmolar feeding. For
patients experiencing
altered taste perception
Osmolite .RTM. HN
Tube-feeding patients with caloric requirements of less than
2000 Cal per day or for
patients with elevated nitrogen requirements. For oral feeding
for patients experiencing
PediaSure .RTM.
Genera-purpose liquid food for chrildren 1 to 10 years of age
PediaSure .RTM. With
Fiber-enriched, Genera-purpose liquid food for children 1 to 10
years of age
Perative .RTM.
Metabolically stressed patients with injuries such as multiple
fracture, wounds, burns,
surgery, and the associated conditions of hypermetabolism and
susceptibility to sepsis
Promote .RTM.
Patients who need a higher proportion of calories form protein
such as: patients with low
calorie requirements, pressure ulcers, and institutional or
homebound individuals at risk
for protein-energy malnutrition
Patients who need a higher proportion of calories from protein
such as: patient
Fiber with low calorie requirements, pressure ulcers, and
institutional or homebound
individuals at risk for protein-energy mainutrition
Pulmocare .RTM.
To reduce carbon dioxide production, thereby minimizing
CO.sub.2 retention resulting from
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis or
respiratory failure. Appropriate
for ambulatory or ventiator-dependent patients
Suplena .RTM.
The predialyzed patients with chronic or acute renal failure
TwoCal .RTM. HN
Patients with elevated energy and protein requirements, or
patients who need minimal
volume to accommodate fluid restrictions
Similac .RTM.
Isomile .RTM.
Isomil .RTM. DF
A soy product specially formulated for infants with diarrhea
Alimentum .RTM.
A hydrolyzed protein formula for infants with severe milk
Toddler's Best .RTM.
Nutritional beverage with iron for toddlers 12 months of age
and older
Mead Johnson,
Squibb:
Boost .RTM.
Healthy, active, but nutritionally overextended, Temporarily
nutritionally atrisk due to
conditions such as pregnancy, lactation, anemia, and recovery
after surgery, Additional
nutritional needs such as athletic lifestyles, eating
disorders, chronic dieters, etc., Special
dietary needs such as lactose intolerance, rheumatoid
arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus,
etc., Patients who need to rely completely on a nutritional
beverage to help maintain their
current weight or as a meal replacement to help patients lose
Criticare HN .RTM.
Inflammatory bowel disease, Short-gut syndrome, Transition from
TPN to enteral
therapy, Non-specific malabsorptive/maldigestive States, Cystic
fibrosis
Deliver .RTM. 2.0
Fluid restrictions (congestive heart failure, neurosurgery,
renal dialysis), volume
restriction (cardiac or cancer cachexia, COPD), Liver disease,
with malnutrition and/or
encephalopathy Isocal .RTM. General tube feeding needs,
Inadequate voluntary oral intake
(cancer, anorexia, stroke), Barrier to nomial ingestion (coma,
paralysis, head & neck
cancer), Mainutrition, Postoperative alimentation
Isocal .RTM. HN
Long-term tube-feeding patients with requirements below 1500
calories per day, Mildly
stressed patients with increased protein needs, Nutritionally
compromised cancer
patients, Patients with postoperative alimentation
Liposorb .RTM. Liquid
Fat malabsorption resulting from HIV infection, inflammatory
bowel disease, Cystic
fibrosis, Short bowel syndrome, Liver disease, Chronic
Respalor .RTM.
Limited respiratory function, COPD patients, Ventilator
dependent patients such as acute
respiratory distress syndrome
Sustacal .RTM. BasicTm
Individuals who simply need or want additional nutrients,
Patients who require a low-
residue supplement with moderate supplement with moderate
osmolality, Persons
desiring a calorie-controlled supplement for weight control
Sustacal .RTM. Liquid
Geriatric patients, Patients recovering from illness or
surgery, Malnourished cancer
patients needing preoperative and postoperative nutritional
support, Patients needing
preoperative bowel preparation, Persons with increased
nutritional needs (e.g., athletes,
pregnant women), Persons desiring weight control, Patients
undergoing wound healing
(e.g., decubitus ulcer).
Sustacal .RTM. Plus
Volume restriction (cancer, cardiac cachexia, chronic
obstructive lung disease), Fluid
restrictions (congestive heart failure, liver disease), Weight
gain requirements due to a
variety of medical conditions
Sustacal .RTM. With
Tube-fed patients needing help maintaining bowel regularity,
Patients intolerant
Fiber to low-residue feedings, Persons needing nutritional
supplementation where a low-residue
diet is not prescribed, Persons needing geriatric
TraumaCal .RTM.
Hypermetabolic States (muitiple trauma, major burns),
Ventilator dependency (such as in
acute respiratory distress syndrome), Cancer
Ultracal .RTM.
General tube feeding needs, Inadequate voluntary oral intake
(cancer, Stroke), Barriers to
normal ingestion (dysphagia, comatose, head and neck surgery),
Tube feeding which
requires dietary fiber to normalize bowel function
(constipation, diarrhea), glucose
Enfamill .RTM.
Infant formula (concentrated liquid, Ready-to-Use)
ProSobee .RTM.
Milk-free soy isolate infant formula
Gerber .RTM. Baby
Gerber .RTM. Soy
Lactofree .RTM.
Infants who experience common feeding problems associate with
Nutramigen .RTM.
Hypoallergenic protein hydrolyzate infant formula
Pregestimil .RTM.
Hypoallergenic protein hydrolyzate formula with MCT
Next Step .TM.
Follow-up infant formula
Sandoz Nutrition:
Compleat .RTM.
Semi-synthetic formula related intolerance such as diarrhea,
Modified distention, constipation, nausea, Diabetes mellitus, Pressure
ulcers, Lactose intolerance,
Select drug-nutrient incompatibilities, Long-term tube feeding
distention, constipation, and nausea, Diabetes mellitus,
Long-term tube feeding, Select
drug-nutrient incompatibilities, Pressure ulcers
DiabetiSource .RTM.
Diabetes mellitus Type I and Type 11, Stress-induced
FiberSource .RTM.
Abnormal bowel function, Extended inactivity, Neurological
impairment,
Developmentally disabled, Long-term tube feeding
FiberSource .TM. HN
Abnormal bowel function, Neurological impairment,
Developmentally disabled, Long-
term tube feeding, Elevated protein requirements, Extended
Impact .RTM.
Trauma, Major Surgery, Sepsis, Cancer, Ventilator dependent,
Impact .RTM. 1.5 Cal
Critically ill patients who are fluid restricted or have high
calorie needs, Burn injury,
Trauma Major Surgery, Sepsis, Ventilator dependent
Impact .RTM. with
IsoSource .RTM. Std.
Standard tube feeding, Inadequate oral intake, Mainutrition,
Pre- and postoperative,
Transitional feeding
IsoSource .RTM. HN
Elevated Protein requirements, Inadequate oral intake,
Malnutrition, Pre- and
postoperative, Transitional feeding
IsoSource .RTM. VHN
Increased protein requirements, Pressure ulcers, Post
surgery/wound healing, Calorie
restriction, Long-term tube feeding
IsoSource .RTM. 1.5 Cal
Pulmonary conditions, Respiratory failure or distress/ARDS,
Cardiac/congestive heart
failure, Cancer cachexia, Renal/Hepatic, Stroke/neurosurgery,
Volume intolerance,
Elevated caloric and protein needs, Malnutrition, Surgery,
Rehabilitation, Shortened
feeding Schedules
Resource .RTM.
Resource .RTM. Fruit
Oncology, Geriatrics, Cerebrovascuiar accident (CVA), Oral
surgery, Bowel
Beverage preparation, Anorexia, protein-calorie malnutrition, Pressure
Ulcers, Pre- and
postoperative, Fat-malabsorption
Resource .RTM. Std.
Cancer, Pressure ulcers, Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), Oral
surgery,
Geriatrics, Protein-calorie malnutrition, Pre- and
postoperative, Anorexia
Resource .RTM. Plus
surgery, Geriatrics,
Protein-calorie malnutrition, Pre- and postoperative, Anorexia
SandoSource .RTM.
Bowel resection, Malabsorption syndrome, Select trauma/surgery,
Grohn's eptidedisease,
GI enterocutaneous fistula, Pancreatic disorders, Early
postoperative feeding, Short bowl
syndrome, GI disorders related to AIDS
Acute needs while supporting growth development
Clintec Nutrition
Carnation .RTM. Instant
Ready-to Drink Milk-based liquid supplement
Crucial .RTM.
High-calorie, high-protein elemental diet for nutritional
support of the critically ill
GlytrolTm A balanced formulation for patients with hyperglycemia
NuBasics .TM.
Complete nutrition drink, appropriate for low-sodium,
low-cholesterol, and
carbohydrate-controlled diets
NuBasics .TM. with
Fiber carbohydrate-controlled diets
NuBasics .RTM. VHP
Complete very high protein nutrition drink, appropriate for
low-sodium, low cholesterol,
and carbohydrate-controlled diets
NuBasics .TM. Plus
Complete high calorie nutrition drink, appropriate for
low-sodium, low cholesterol, and
Nutren .RTM. 1.0
Complete liquid nutrition
Nutren .RTM. 1.0 with
Complete high calorie liquid nutrition
Complete calorically dense liquid nutrition
NutriHep .RTM.
Enteral Nutrition for Hepatic patients
NutriVent .RTM.
Complete nutrition for pulmonary patients
Peptamen .RTM. Oral
Complete elemental diet for children
Peptamen VHP .TM.
Complete elemental diet very high protein elemental diet
elemental diet for children
liquid nutrition for the mature adults use balanced liquid
enteral nutrition use balanced
hquidenteral nutrition complete, isotonic formula for tube
feeding complete, high caloric
density formula for oral and tube feeding complete, high
caloric density formula for oral
and tube feeding complete formula when a starter tube feeding
is indicated complete,
isotonic high fiber tube feeding formula complete, high protein
tube feeding formula
with fiber complete, blenderized tube feeding formula
Peptamen Junior .TM.
ProBalance .TM.
Complete liquid nutrition for the mature adults
Reabilan .RTM.
Ready to use balanced liquid enteral nutrition
Reabilan .RTM. HN
Replete .TM.
Complete high protein liquid nutrition for healing support
Replete .TM. w/Fiber
Sherwood Medical:
Attain .RTM.
Nutritionally complete, isotonic formula for tube feeding
Comply .RTM.
Nutritionally complete, high caloric density formula for oral
and tube feeding
Magtiacal .RTM.
Pre-Attain .RTM.
Nutritionally complete, formula when a starter tube feeding is
indicated
Profiber .RTM.
Nutritionally complete, isotonic high fiber tube feeding
Protain XL .RTM.
Nutritionally complete, high protein tube feeding formula with
Vitaneed .RTM.
Nutritionally complete, blenderized tube feeding formula
Elan Pahrama,
Nutrition Division:
Nutrilan .RTM.
Nutritionally complete and balanced meal replacement formula
Isolan .TM.
Isotonic complete liquid nutrition
Nitrolan .TM.
High nitrogen complete liquid nutrition
Ultralan .TM.
One and half strength complete liquid nutrition
Fiberlan .TM.
High fiber complete liquid nutrition
Nestle Food Co.:
Sweet Success .TM.
Healthy shake, quick low fat meal, weight loss
Foods Company:
Ultra Slim-Fast .RTM.
Lose Weight Feel Great, Ready to drink meal for breakfast and
Examples of commercially available ultra-pasteurized or pasteurized
nutritional products which are out-of-the
scope of present invention (regular milk shakes and flavored milks, as
ordinary foods, are not shown)
Product Reason for being out-of-the-scope of present
Supplier/Producer:
Sandoz Nutrition
Resource .RTM. Shake
Frozen (not Ready-To-Drink at the point of purchase,
needs thawing at
(vanilla & Strawberry)
refrigerator for 24 hours)
Resource .RTM. Shake Puls
Resource .RTM. Delmark .RTM.
Health Shake (vanilla)
Resource .RTM. Nutritious
Juice Drink refrigerator for 24 hours)
(orange & apple cranberry)
Diamond Crystal Menu Magic
Mighty Shakes .TM.
(vanilla, Strawberry,
orange cream, chocolate,
egg nog, etc.)
Nutra/Balance Products
Nutra/Shake .RTM. High
Calorie Dairy Shake
chocolate, lemon)
Low Lactose Nutra/Shake .RTM.
(vanilla, Strawberry, chocolate)
thawing at refrigerator for 24 hours)
High Fiber Nutra/Shake .RTM.
Citrus Nutra/Shake .RTM.
(Strawberry, pineapple orange
chocolate, peach, sugar-free orange)
Re/Neph Renal Nutrition
Nu/Taste Milk Replacement
needs thawing at refrigerator for 24
hours)
Nutra/Shake .RTM. Free
Frozen (not Ready-To-Drink at the point ofpurchase,
(vanilla, coffee, chocolate
decaffeinated sugar-free)
Lact/Care .RTM. Frozen (not Ready-To-Drink at the pomt of purchase,
H.P. Hood. Inc.
(under license from Lactaid .RTM. Inc.)
Lactaid .RTM. Lactose Reduced
Incomplete Nutritional Profile (deficient in Potassium,
Vitamin E,
milk & chocolate milk
Vitamin K, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Niacin, Vitamin B6,
Folate, Vitamin B12, Biotin,
Pantothenic Phosphorus, Iodine, Magnesium, Zinc,
Selenium, Copper, Manganese,
Chromium, Molybdenum, and Chloride)
Mendenhall Laboratories
Skim Delux (milk, calcium
Vitamin E, fortified
chocolate milk and
Folate, Vitamin milk
shakes) B12, Biotin, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Iodine,
Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Copper,
Manganese, Chromium, Molybdenum, and Chloride)
Diehl Specialties International
Vitamite .RTM. Non-Dairy
Incomplete Nutritional Profile. It is a self-defined miik
substitute.
Beverage (2% fat, non-fat,
(deficient in Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Niacin, Folate,
Biotin, Iodine,
chocolate) milk substitute
Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Copper, Manganese,
The source and quantity of each vitamin (in the vitamin premix) to be
used in the inventive standard complete nutritional composition.
SOURCE TO REQURIED
VITAMIN PROCESSING &
QUANTITY OF
LABEL CLAIM
FOOD-GRADE CONVERSION
STORAGE SOURCE/
VITAMIN PREMIX
UNITS/LITER
SOURCE/COMPOUND
FACTOR OVERDOSE
(75% As Vitamin A)
IU 3966 Vitamin A Palmitate
1.9 1.2 9042.48 IU
(25% As Beta Carotene)
794 Beta Carotene
1 1.1 873.4 mcg
Vitamin C mg 127 Sodium Ascorbate
1.12 2 284.48 mg
Vitamin D lu 423 Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
1 1.2 507.6 IU
Vitamin E IU 32 alpha-tocopheryl acetate
1 1.2 38.4 IU
Vitamin K mcg
85 Phylloquinone (phytonadione)
1 1.1 93.5 mcg
Thiamine mg 1.6 Thiamin monoitrate
1 1.2 1.92 mg
Riboflavin mg 1.8 Riboflavin 1 1.2 2.16 mg
Niacin mg 21.2 Niacinamide 1 1.1 23.32 mg
Vitamin B6 mg 2.2 Pyridoxine hydrochloride
1.21 1.2 3.1944 mg
Folate mcg
423 Folic Acid 1 1.2 507.6 mcg
6.4 Cyanocobalamin
1 1.2 7.68 mcg
Biotin mcg
318 Biotin 1 1.2 381.6 mcg
mg 10.6 Calcium Pantothenate
1.09 1.2 13.8648 mg
1 international Unit (IU) of vitamin A = 0.3 mcg of alltrans retinol = 0.
mcg of alltrans betacarotene
Vitamin A Palmitate (Retinol Pabnitate) M.W. = (286.4 + 256.4 = 542.8)
Theoretically, the Conversion Factor for Vitamin A Palmitate to Vitamin A
is 542.8/286.4 = 1.9
For Vitamin A (Retinol), 1 IU = 0.3 mcg, or, 3.3 IU/mcg, or, 3.3 million
IU/g
Commercial Vitamin A Palmitate comes in 1.7 million IU/gram, or, 1.7
IU/mcg
Therefore, the ratio of activity of Vitamin A to the commercial Vitamin A
Palmitate is 3.3/1.7 = 1.9
The source and quantity of each mineral (in the mineral premix) to be
SOURCE TO
MINERAL REQUIRED
MINERALS LABEL CLAIM MOL.
PREMIX
FOOD-GRADE SOURCE/COMPOUND
WT. FACTOR SOURCE/COMPOUND
Iron mg 19 Ferrous Sulfate (FeSO.sub.4.7 H.sub.2 O)
278 4.98 94.62 mg
159 Potassium Iodide (KI), anhydrous
166 1.31 208.29 mcg
Zinc mg 15.9 Zinc Sulfate (ZnSO.sub.4.1H.sub.2 O)
2.76 43.884 mg
74 Sodium Selenate (Na.sub.2 SeO.sub.4),
188.9rous
2.4 177.6 mcg
mg 2.12 Cupric Sulfate (CuSO.sub.4), anhydrous
2.51 5.3212 mg
mg 2.12 Manganese Sulfate (MnSO.sub.4.1H.sub.2 O),
169 3.07 6.5084 mg
anhydrous
127 Chromium Chloride [Cr(H.sub.2 O).sub.4 Cl.sub.2
].2H.sub.2 O 266.45
5.12 650.24 mcg
79.4 Sodium Molybdate (Na.sub.2 MoO.sub.4.2H.sub.2 O)
2.52 200.088 mcg
The Nutrition Facts and Ingredients used for the preparation
of the inventive refrigerated ready-to-drink (RTD) pasteurized and/or
ultra-pasteurized standard nutritional composition (Vanilla Flavor):
Serving Size: 8 fl oz.
Amount per Serving Corn Syrup solids
Calories 250 Sugar (sucrose)
Calories from Fat 47 Calcium Caseinate
8% Canola Oil
3% Milk Protein Concentrate
2% Natural & Artificial Flavor
6% Isolated Soy Proteins
11% Corn Oil
Total Carbohydrate 40.8 g
14% Potassium Phosphates
Dietary Fiber 0 g
0% Magnesium Chloride
Sugars 8.5 g Soy Lecithin
Protein 10 g 20% Calcium Citrate
Vitamin A, 25% Sodium Chloride
Vitamin C 50% Sodium Ascorbate
Calcium 50% Carrageenan
Iron 25% Ferrous Sulfate
Vitamin D 25% Zinc Sulfate
Vitamin E 50% Vitamin E (aplha-tocopheryl acetate)
Vitamin K 25% Niacinamide
Thiamine 25% Calcium Pantothenate
Riboflavin 25% Maganese Sulfate
Niacin 25% Copper Sulfate
Vitamin B6 25% Vitamin A Palmitate
Folate 25% Pyridoxine hydrochloride
Vitamin B12 25% Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Biotin 25% Vitamin B1 (Thiamin monoitrate)
25% Beta Carotene
Pbosphorus 25% Chromium Chloride
Iodine 25% Folic Acid
Magnesium 25% Biotin
Zinc 25% Potassium Iodide
Selenium 25% Sodium Molybdate
Copper 25% Sodium Selenate
Manganese 25% Vitamin K1 (Phytonadione)
Chromium 25% Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
Molybdenum 25% Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)
Chloride 12%
ultra-pasteurized light/low-fat nutritional composition (Vanilla Flavor)
Calories 200 Calcium Caseinate
Calories from Fat 17 Sugar (sucrose)
12% Magnesium Chloride
0% Corn Oil
Sugars 7.5 g Calcium Citrate
Protein 10 g 20% Sodium Chloride
Vitamin A, 25% Soy Lecithin
ultra-pasteurized fat free nutritional composition (Vanilla Flavor)
Calories from Fat 0 Sugar (sucrose)
Total Fat 0 g
0% Calcium Citrate
Sugars 7.1 g Sodium Chloride
Protein 10 g 20% Sodium Phosphate
Vitamin A, 25% Sodium Ascorbate
Vitamin C 50% Ferrous Sulfate
Calcium 50% Zinc Sulfate
Iron 25% Vitamin E (aplha-tocopheryl acetate)
Vitamin D 25% Niacinamide
Vitamin E 50% Calcium Pantothenate
Vitamin K 25% Maganese Sulfate
Thiamine 25% Copper Sulfate
Riboflavin 25% Vitamin A Palmitate
Niacin 25% Pyridoxine hydrochloride
Vitamin B6 25% Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Folate 25% Vitamin B1 (Thiamin monoitrate)
Vitamin B12 25% Beta Carotene
Biotin 25% Chromium Chloride
25% Folic Acid
Pbosphorus 25% Biotin
Iodine 25% Potassium Iodide
Magnesium 25% Sodium Molybdate
Zinc 25% Sodium Selenate)
Selenium 25% Vitamin K1 (Phytonadione
Copper 25% Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
Manganese 25% Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)
Chromium 25%
Molybdenum 25%
ultra-pasteurized high protein nutritional composition (Vanilla Flavor)
5% Potassium Phosphates
10% Caicium Citrate
0% Sodium Chloride
Sugars 8.5 g Sodium Phosphate
Protein 15 g 30% Sodium Ascorbate
Vitamin A, 25% Carrageenan
Ferrous Sulfate
Vitamin C 50% Zinc Sulfate
Calcium 50% Vitamin E (aplha-tocopheryl acetate)
Iron 25% Niacinamide
Vitamin D 25% Calcium Pantothenate
Vitamin E 50% Maganese Sulfate
Vitamin K 25% Copper Sulfate
Thiamine 25% Vitamin A Palmitate
Riboflavin 25% Pyridoxine hydrochloride
Niacin 25% Vitatnin B2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B6 25% Vitamin B1 (Thiamin monoitrate)
Folate 25% Beta Carotene
Vitamin B12 25% Chromium Chloride
Biotin 25% Folic Acid
25% Biotin
Pbosphorus 25% Potassium Iodide
Iodine 25% Sodium Molybdate
Magnesium 25% Sodium Selenate
Zinc 25% Vitamin K1 (Phytonadione)
Selenium 25% Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
Copper 25% Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)
Manganese 25%
ultra-pasteurized plus nutritional composition (Vanilla Flavor)
11% Canola Oil
Sugars 10.6 g Soy Lecithin
Phosphorus 35% Chromium Chloride
ultra-pasteurized with fiber nutritional composition (Vanilla Flavor),
3% Oat Fiber
11% Isolated Soy Proteins
Sugars 8.5 g Magnesium Chloride
Protein 10 g 20% Soy Lecithin
Vitamin A, 25% Calcium Citrate
Vitamin C 50% Sodium Phosphate
Calcium 50% Sodium Ascorbate
Iron 25% Zinc Carrageenan
Vitamin D 25% Ferrous Sulfate
Vitamin E 50% Zinc Sulfate
Vitamin K 25% Vitamin E (aplha-tocopheryl acetate)
Thiamine 25% Niacinamide
Riboflavin 25% Calcium Pantothenate
Niacin 25% Manganese Sulfate
Vitamin B6 25% Copper Sulfate
Folate 25% Vitamin A Palmitate
Vitamin B12 25% Pyridoxine hydrochloride
Biotin 25% Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
25% Vitamin B1 (Thiamin monoitrate)
Phosphorus 25% Beta Carotene
Iodine 25% Chromium Chloride
Magnesium 25% Folic Acid
Zinc 25% Biotin
Selenium 25% Potassium Iodide
Copper 25% Sodium Molybdate
Manganese 25% Sodium Selenate
Chromium 25% Vitamin K1 (Phytonadione)
Molybdenum 25% Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
Chloride 12% Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)
ultra-pasteurized standard nutritional composition (Vanilla Flavor),
using lactose-free milk as the base.
Lactose-Free Skim Milk
Calories 250 Canola Oil
3% Calcium Caseinate
14% Calcium Citrate
Vitamin A, 25% Sodium Phosphate
Vitamin C 50% Carrageenan
Calcium 50% Ferrous Sulfate
Iron 25% Zinc Sulfate
Vitamin D 25% Vitamin E (aplha-tocopheryl acetate)
Vitamin E 50% Niacinamide
Vitamin K 25% Calcium Pantothenate
Thiamine 25% Maganese Sulfate
Riboflavin 25% Copper Sulfate
Niacin 25% Vitamin A Palmitate
Vitamin B6 25% Pyridoxine hydrochloride
Folate 25% Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B12 25% Vitamin B1 (Thiamin monoitrate)
Biotin 25% Beta Carotene
25% Chromium Chloride
Phosphorus 25% Folic Acid
Iodine 25% Biotin
Magnesium 25% Potassium Iodide
Zinc 25% Sodium Molybdate
Selenium 25% Sodium Selenate
Copper 25% Vitamin K1 (Phytonadione)
Manganese 25% Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
Chromium 25% Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin)
1. A refrigeration-shelf-stable ready-to-drink complete nutritional composition being thermally treated under conditions of pasteurization or ultra-pasteurization comprising, per eight fluid ounces:
a. from about 10% to about 25% of the daily value of carbohydrate;
b. from about 5% to about 40% of the daily value of protein;
c. from about 20% to about 50% of the daily value of each of the following: vitamin A, iron, vitamin D, vitamin K, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, and molybdenum;
d. about 5% to about 25% of the daily requirement of potassium;
e. sodium in the amount of about 0.1% to about 20% of the daily value of sodium;
f. about 20% to about 80% of each of the following: vitamin C, calcium, vitamin E; and
g. about 5% to about 40% of the daily value of chloride;
wherein the total calorie content is from about 5% to about 20% of the daily value and the daily value is based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
2. The composition of claim 1 further including from about 0.1% to about 20% of the daily value of sodium.
3. The composition of claim 1 further including about 0.1% to about 12% of the daily value of fat.
4. The composition of claim 1 further including about 0.1% to about 20% of the daily value of dietary fiber.
5. The composition of claim 4 formulated for constipation patients.
6. The composition of claim 4 formulated for abdominal distension patients.
7. The composition of claim 4 formulated for Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients.
8. The composition of claim 1 wherein said being thermally treated further comprises, microwave heating or ohmic heating.
9. The composition of claim 1 having a refrigeration shelf-life of up to about 16 weeks at temperatures of from about 1.degree. C. to about 7.degree. C.
10. The composition of claim 1 having a refrigeration shelf-life of up to about 16 weeks at temperatures of from about 3.degree. C. to about 4.degree. C.
11. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition meets the requirements of a Nutritional Supplement for human use.
12. The composition of claim 11, wherein said composition is a light or low fat composition.
13. The composition of claim 11, wherein said composition is a fat-free composition.
14. The composition of claim 11, wherein said composition is a high protein composition.
15. The composition of claim 11, wherein said composition is a plus or extra strength composition.
16. The composition of claim 11, wherein said composition is a fiber-containing composition.
17. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition meets the requirements of a Food for Special Dietary Use for human use.
18. The composition of claim 17, wherein said composition is a hypoallergenic food.
19. The composition of claim 17, wherein said composition is an infant food.
20. The composition of claim 17, wherein said composition is a pediatric food.
21. The composition of claim 17, wherein said composition is a geriatric food.
22. The composition of claim 17, wherein said composition is a food for reducing and maintaining weight.
23. The composition of claim 17, wherein said composition is a food for use in the diet of diabetics.
24. The composition of claim 17, wherein said composition is a food used to regulate sodium intake.
25. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition meets the requirements of a Medical Food for human use.
26. The composition of claim 1, wherein said ultra-pasteurization is conducted at 130.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C. for about 2 to about 5 seconds.
27. The composition of claim 1, wherein said ultra-pasteurization uses direct sterilization selected from the group consisting of steam injection or steam infusion.
28. The composition of claim 1, wherein said ultra-pasteurization uses indirect sterilization which comprises a heat exchanger.
29. The composition of claim 1, wherein said pasteurization is conducted at about 75.degree. to about 95.degree. C. for about 15 to about 55 seconds.
30. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is in a package assembly comprising a gable-top carton or a plastic container.
31. The composition of claim 1, further including additional amounts of natural antioxidants selected from the group consisting of vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, selenium, zinc, and combinations thereof.
32. The composition of claim 1, further including phenolic antioxidants selected from the group consisting of butylhydroxy anisole, butylhydroxy toluene, tertiary butyl hydroquinone, propyl gallate, and combinations thereof.
33. The composition of claim 1, further including an herb, an herb extract, a botanical, a botanical extract, an amino acid, and combinations thereof.
34. The composition of claim 1, further including a phytochemical.
35. The composition of claim 1, further including at least one non-nutritive or non-essential component.
36. The composition of claim 1, further including a nutraceutical.
37. The composition of claim 1, further including an antimicrobial agent.
38. The composition of claim 1, further including a pharmaceutical.
39. The composition of claim 1, wherein the % Daily Value (% D.V.) of macro nutrients in 8 fluid oz of said composition is about 0.1% to about 12% for fat, about 8% to about 20% for carbohydrate, and about 7 to about 35% for protein.
40. The composition of claim 1, wherein the source of protein is selected from the group consisting of lactose-free skim milk, casein or caseinate, whey protein, whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolate, milk protein concentrate, milk protein isolate, soy protein, and combinations thereof.
41. The composition of claim 1, wherein the source of fat is selected from the group consisting of vegetable oils, medium chain triglycerides and combinations thereof.
42. The composition of claim 41, wherein the source of fat is selected from the group consisting of sunflower oil, canola oil, olive oil, safflower oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, soybean oil, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 triglycerides and combinations thereof.
43. The composition of claim 1, wherein the source of carbohydrate is selected from the group consisting of sucrose, corn syrup solids, glucose, fructose, maltodextrin or combination thereof.
44. The composition of claim 1, wherein the protein source is selected from the group consisting of enzymatically-hydrolyzed proteins or peptides, amino acids, and combinations thereof.
45. A refrigeration-shelf-stable ready-to-drink composition according to claim 1 comprising per 8 fluid ounces:
46. The composition of claim 45, further including protein in the amount of 5% to about 40% of the daily value.
47. The composition of claim 45, further including carbohydrate in the amount of 10% to about 25% of the daily value.
48. The composition of claim 47, wherein the source of dietary fiber is selected from the group consisting of oat fiber, soy fiber, and combinations thereof.
49. The composition of claim 45, further including dietary fiber in the amount of about 0.1% to about 20% of the daily value.
50. The composition of claim 45 further including beta carotene in the amount of about 25% to about 35% of vitamin A.
51. The composition of claim 1, further including a sweetener selected from the group consisting of saccharine, aspartame, asulfame potassium, sucrolose and combinations thereof.
52. The composition of claim 1 formulated by adjusting the level of sodium for cardiovascular patients.
53. The composition of claim 1 formulated by adjusting the level of sodium for cancer patients with malignant neoplasms.
54. The composition of claim 53 including a chemopreventive agent selected from the group consisting of blocking agents, suppressing agents, and combinations thereof.
55. The composition of claim 1 formulated for cachexia patients.
56. The composition of claim 1 formulated for stroke and neurological impairment patients.
57. The composition of claim 1 further including additional protein for surgery patients.
58. The composition of claim 1 formulated for limited respiratory function and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients.
59. The composition of claim 1 formulated for HIV+ or AIDS patients.
60. The composition of claim 1 having the amino acid content formulated for chronic hepatic patients.
61. The composition of claim 1 having the amino acid and protein content formulated for chronic renal failure patients.
62. The composition of claim 1 further including collagen for wound healing patients.
63. The composition of claim 1 further including collagen for burn healing patients.
64. The composition of claim 1 formulated with a calcium content for bone-fracture healing patients.
65. The composition of claim 1 formulated for diarrhea patients.
66. The composition of claim 1 further including adjustments of protein, fat and carbohydrates for chronic pancreatitis patients.
67. The composition of claim 1 formulated for cystic fibrosis patients.
68. The composition of claim 1 formulated for non-specific malabsorption or maldigestion patients.
69. The composition of claim 1 formulated for dysphagia patients.
70. The composition of claim 1 formulated for animal.
71. The composition of claim 1 further including sodium in the amount of about 0.1% to about 20% of the daily value of sodium.
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Date of Patent: Nov 16, 1999
Inventor: A. Reza Kamarei (Princeton, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Chhaya D. Sayala
Law Firm: Hoffman & Baron, LLP
Current U.S. Class: Product With Added Vitamin Or Derivative Thereof For Fortification (426/72); Vitamin Is A Or D (426/73); Product With Added Plural Inorganic Mineral Or Element Fortification (426/74); In Rigid Liquid Impermeable Container, E.g., Can, Bottle, Etc. (426/397); In Flexible Wrapper Or Container (426/410); Containing Antioxidant Or Antioxidant Per Se (426/541); Beverage Or Beverage Concentrate (426/590); Nutritional Or Dietetic Supplement, Including Table Salt (426/648); Protein, Amino Acid, Or Yeast Containing (426/656); Carbohydrate Containing (426/658); 229/12542; Gable-top Box (e.g., Milk Carton) (229/249); 514/2; 514/21
International Classification: A23L 130;
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What do we know about Placenta Encapsulation and Group B Strep?
Placenta Services Australia July 4, 2017 1 Comment
A response to the CDC report by Placenta Services Australia
On the 30th June 2017, the Centres for Disease Control and Infection (CDC) in America published a report linking the consumption of placenta capsules by a mother with a Group B Strep (GBS) infection in her baby(1). As a result of this report, there has been numerous news warnings, articles, discussions within the birth and parenting worlds on social media and speculation by many. But what do we actually know about Group B Strep and the process of placenta encapsulation?
What is Group B Strep?
Group B Streptococcus, otherwise known as Streptococcus agalactiae, is a gram-positive circular bacteria that tends to grow in pairs or short chains. GBS is reported to be present in 15% – 40% of the population and is considered to be one of the normal bacteria. It lives in the intestinal and genital tracts of humans usually without any harm to us (2). It can, however, cause significant problems in newborns if they become infected. Infection in newborns occurs from exposure to their mother’s genital tract bacteria during birth or from the amniotic fluid if the membranes rupture prematurely and the bacteria travel up into the uterus. This is known as early-onset infection.
If the baby contracts GBS after the first week of birth, it is known as late-onset infection and is believed to be transmitted from the mother through her breast milk in a rare number of cases (3), or from environmental and community sources such as hospitals and their staff (4). Antibiotic treatment of the mother to eradicate genital tract group B strep has shown to only be effective temporarily and reinfection may occur (5)
What is Placenta Encapsulation?
Placenta encapsulation is the process of drying, crushing and putting the placenta powder into capsules for the mother to consume postnatally. This is usually done through a business, the mother’s doula or midwife or in a few cases through family and friends.
Anybody who encapsulates should follow industry standard protocols including the use of personal protective equipment, maintenance of the cold chain, heating at correct temperatures and sanitization of all areas and equipment with the correct disinfectants.
What did the CDC report about placenta encapsulation and Group B Strep?
The mother’s screening test for GBS at 37 weeks was negative. Your GBS status can change between when the test was taken and when you go into labour. The test can also show false negatives. It is likely that the mother’s GBS status changed between testing and birth, or the test result was a false negative as early-onset infection comes from the mother.
The infant was treated with antibiotics for the first infection. There are known cases of recurrent infection of GBS after treatment (6) and the bacteria were shown to be identical in each case as was reported here by the CDC. This raises the possibility that the first antibiotic treatment was ineffective and allowed the baby to stay infected.
The mother’s expressed breast milk was GBS negative and serial exams did not reveal a source of the recurrent infection being transmitted from the mother. So where did it come from? Was the mother retested? Was the placenta swabbed before being collected? This is in conflict with the CDC statement “the final diagnosis was late-onset GBS disease attributable to high maternal colonization”
Were hospital staff and visitors in contact with the baby tested?
The strain of GBS isolated by the CDC, known as the ST-17 clone, has a strong association with late-onset infections in epidemiological studies due to its specific virulence factors (7). Surely this adds to the plausibility that it was a recurrent infection rather than reinfection from the mother?
The CDC report states that “transmission from other colonized household members could not be ruled out”
The exact temperature at which the placenta was processed was not stated. Instead, it gives a range of temperatures from the processing company’s website based on different processing methods a client could choose from. Even if processed by using what is commonly known as the raw method, the placenta should be heated to reach a core temperature of 75℃ (8) before lowering to the ‘raw foods’ temp. Encapsulators should also ask about infections when collecting their client’s placenta. The client can then be counselled on appropriate processing methods if it is safe to proceed. The placenta should not be encapsulated if infections such as chorioamnionitis are present. If the client becomes aware of an infection in herself or her baby between the time her placenta is collected and the capsules are returned, she should notify the placenta services specialist so that proper information can be given. Advice may include disposal of the prepared capsules instead of consumption.
The CDC states that “The placenta encapsulation process does not per se eradicate infectious pathogens” yet provides no reference for this statement. If we look at the (limited) research on placenta encapsulation, the preliminary results from Jena University Hospital (9) has found that “The preparation of placental tissue has a clear effect on the microbial contamination: dehydration causes a drastic germ reduction, steaming followed by dehydration causes an even greater reduction of microbial species. Regarding foodstuff regulations of the European Union, no “unsafe” organisms were detected in our samples.”
Is Placenta Encapsulation Safe?
So the CDC has reported one case of placenta consumption that coincided with a newborn sadly acquiring a disease, yet how many women have consumed their placenta with no ill effects? Data collected by Placenta Services Australia shows that over 90% of the nearly 400 Australian women surveyed, reported no ill effects from consuming their placenta. Those that did, listed minor side effects such as headaches, nausea or unpleasant aftertaste (10).
Finally, let’s remember that correlation (if there even is a correlation here) does not equal causation. This report from the CDC seems to raise more questions than it does answers using placenta encapsulation as the scapegoat. It doesn’t mean that we don’t need to take GBS seriously. Placenta Services Australia advises all members of best practice procedures if their clients return a positive GBS result. We work hard to keep placenta encapsulation services safe for all.
Correlation does not equal causation
What can you do to ensure a safer encapsulation experience?
1. Inform yourself about the risks of GBS to you and your baby, detection, prevention during pregnancies and treatment options available. Here are some links for further reading:
Group B Strep in Pregnancy: Evidence for Antibiotics and Alternatives. by Rebecca Dekker
More about GBS and How to Help Protect Your Baby
Group B Strep Resources by Sara Wickham
2. Question your placenta services provider about their processes for transporting and storing your placenta, making your capsules and sanitising their prep area and equipment. There is a list of questions you might like to ask in the Parent Resources section on the Placenta Services Australia website
3. Enforce hand washing for everyone before touching your baby or your placenta capsules. See the video below or visit the World Health Organisation website for How To Wash Your Hands Properly
4. If you are GBS positive, steaming your placenta to a core temperature of 55℃ for 30 minutes will inactive Streptococcus agalactiae. The temperatures reached by a dehydrator alone (usually a top of 70℃) is insufficient to inactivate it. Dry heat of 160-170 ºC for at least 1 hour is required. The bacteria is also susceptible to 1% sodium hypochlorite (bleach) which should be used by all placenta services providers to sanitise their equipment and prep area (11)
1, Buser GL, Mató S, Zhang AY, Metcalf BJ, Beall B, Thomas AR. Notes from the Field: Late-Onset Infant Group B Streptococcus Infection Associated with Maternal Consumption of Capsules Containing Dehydrated Placenta — Oregon, 2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:677–678. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6625a4
2. Barcaite E, Bartusevicius A, Tameliene R, Kliucinskas M, Maleckiene L, Nadisauskiene R (2008). “Prevalence of maternal group B streptococcal colonisation in European countries”. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 87: 260–271.
3. Burianová I, Paulová M, Cermák P, Janota J. Group B streptococcus colonization of breast milk of group B streptococcus positive mothers. J Hum Lact. 2013 Nov;29(4):586-90. doi: 10.1177/0890334413479448. Epub 2013 Mar 22.
4. Edwards MS, Nizet V (2011). Group B streptococcal infections. Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant (7th. ed.). Elsevier. pp. 419–469. ISBN 978-0-443-06839-3.
5. Streptococcus agalactiae, Pathogen Safety Data Sheet, Public Health Agency of Canada. 2011. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/lab-bio/res/psds-ftss/streptococcus-agalactiae-eng.php
6. Edina H. Moylett, Marisol Fernandez, Marcia A. Rench, Melissa E. Hickman, Carol J. Baker; A 5-Year Review of Recurrent Group B Streptococcal Disease: Lessons from Twin Infants. Clin Infect Dis 2000; 30 (2): 282-287. doi: 10.1086/313655
7. Six A, Joubrel C, Tazi A, Poyart C. Maternal and perinatal infections to Streptococcus agalactiae. Presse Med. 2014 Jun;43(6 Pt 1):706-14. doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2014.04.008. Epub 2014 May 20.
8. Based on the recommended temperature to eliminate Salmonella, Campylobacter and a 6D heat process for Listeria monocytogenes. Food Standards Australia New Zealand Safe Food Australia, A Guide To The Food Safety Standards, Third Edition. November 2016. https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/publications/Documents/Safe%20Food%20Australia/Appendix%203%20-%20Limits%20for%20food%20processes.pdf
9. Sophia Johnson, Jana Pastuschek, and Prof. Dr Med. Udo Markert. A scientific approach to placenta remedies: What hormones are found in placenta tissue? April 2017. https://experiment.com/u/DKKnUQ
10. Results from PSA Data Collection. http://www.placentaservices.com.au/psa-data-collection-results.html
11. Streptococcus agalactiae, Pathogen Safety Data Sheet, Public Health Agency of Canada. 2011. http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/lab-bio/res/psds-ftss/streptococcus-agalactiae-eng.php
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The bill, which passed the chamber 402-12, is the product of first responders’ and survivors’ continued work to ensure the health needs of those affected are met, Stewart said Friday on “The Daily Briefing.”
“None of us feel like the job is done,” he said. “We’ve got to get past the Senate.”
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