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__label__wiki	0.960249	0.960249	Is Chicago Done With Tribal Voting? While their opponents ginned up their ethnic bases — a Chicago tradition — Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle were running issues-based campaigns. By Edward McClelland Photo: Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune For 32 years, ever since Harold Washington died, black politicians in Chicago have striven to put another one of their own in the mayor’s office. It was assumed the way to win in Chicago was to unite the community behind a single candidate, as this map shows Washington did: Next up for visualization is the 1983 Democratic mayoral primary in Chicago – incumbent Jane Byrne facing challengers Harold Washington and Richard Daley. This map is of Harold Washington’s support by precinct. More will follow Monday. pic.twitter.com/cASIKVzqRS — Chicago Elections Project (@ChiElections) March 3, 2019 Some candidates even ran under the banner of the Harold Washington Party. When Carol Moseley Braun took a run at mayor in 2011, her slogan was “From Harold to Carol.” U.S. Rep. Danny Davis cut an ad for the campaign telling listeners that “any man who will not support his own house is worse than any infidel.” But all those efforts failed. Moseley Braun won a single precinct, in the Minnie Riperton Apartments. Come May, we’re finally going to have another black mayor — but Chicago’s tradition of electoral racial solidarity doesn’t appear to be the reason. Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle are in the runoff because their campaigns transcended ethnic boundaries, something no other candidates in this race were able to achieve. Jeremiah Joyce and Bill Daley, the two Irishmen, won only majority-white wards. Susana Mendoza and Gery Chico won majority-Latinx wards. Neither Preckwinkle nor Lightfoot took the black vote. That was Willie Wilson, who won most of the wards on the South and West sides. Lightfoot’s strongest appeal was among white progressive North Siders. In most of those wards, Preckwinkle ran close behind her. While their opponents were playing a century-old game of assuming voters would cast ballots along ethnic lines, Lightfoot and Preckwinkle blew that paradigm to pieces. They won because they did the best job of articulating the progressive agenda that at least a plurality of Chicagoans want. And in doing so, they may have changed Chicago politics permanently. We can say now that the racially polarized mayoral election of 1983, Harold Washington’s first victory, in which ethnic voting patterns reached their peak, is no longer a reflection of modern-day Chicago. A city in which 49 percent of the electorate voted for a white Republican, for no other reason than to prevent the election of a black mayor, is not the Chicago of today. Related: Why Chicago Has Nonpartisan Mayoral Elections But we can also say that Lightfoot and Preckwinkle’s victories have their roots in that election. Washington, contrary to white voters’ fears that he would turn Chicago into another Detroit or Cleveland, ran a fair, competent administration. He inspired a succession of black politicians — Carol Moseley Braun, Barack Obama, Kwame Raoul — who have made Illinois the state with the most black statewide electoral victories. More than in any other demographically similar city, white voters in Chicago are used to electing black candidates. Preckwinkle honed her multiracial appeal as the alderman for Hyde Park, the same community of white independents and middle-class black voters that produced Obama, Moseley Braun, and Raoul. On the City Council, Preckwinkle built an independent record that appealed to North Side progressives — say, voting against Mayor Richard M. Daley’s sale of the parking meter concession. During her run for Cook County Board President in 2010, Preckwinkle told me she’d “decided we were going to run a campaign that was countywide and not parochial, provincial, ethnic-based, geographic-based,” appearing in both majority-black neighborhoods and majority-white suburbs. As for whether Obama had prepared white voters for a black candidate, she said, “I think I surely benefited from the fact that many of these voters had voted for an African-American for president, but we had to make our case ourselves.” Later, Preckwinkle announced her candidacy for mayor in front of a mostly black crowd at the Lake Shore Hotel, emphasizing issues important to that community. She criticized school closings, promised to invest in distressed neighborhoods, and declared that she wouldn’t tolerate police misconduct. Lightfoot is also a transplant to Chicago. She grew up in Massillon, Ohio, and arrived here in 1986 to attend law school at U of C. She now lives in Logan Square. With no experience representing Chicago’s black community, Lightfoot couldn’t count on its vote. So instead, she ran as the reform candidate. Nearly all of her victories were in majority-white wards. While her opponents — a field of experienced Chicago politicians — were trying to gin up their ethnic bases, Lightfoot was roving all over the city, running an ideological, issues-based campaign focused on ending corruption and police misconduct. The Sunday before the election, Lightfoot was at Cards Against Humanity’s Bucktown headquarters, accepting endorsements from Ald. Scott Waguespack, former county clerk David Orr, and U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly. Meanwhile, Susana Mendoza spent Monday at Los Comales restaurant in Little Village, accepting the endorsement of Marty Castro, former chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Earlier in the race, Bill Daley famously skipped a televised debate to accept the endorsement of Plumbers Union Local 130. That would be the group run by James F. Coyne, who is also chairman of this year’s Downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Finally — and maybe I just noticed this because I wrote a book about Midwestern dialect — Preckwinkle, Lightfoot, and Amara Enyia, who grew up the daughter of Nigerian immigrants in the south suburbs, were the only candidates without strong regional accents. Who knows? That may have helped them appeal to independent North Side voters, who associate the Chicago accent with hack Machine politicians from Bridgeport and Beverly. Whatever the reasons for a Preckwinkle-Lightfoot runoff, its candidates — who in 1983 would have suffered more prejudice than any of their opponents — signal a departure from Chicago’s longstanding tradition of tribal voting. That feels worth celebrating. Other Politics stories Are Pritzker and Lightfoot Playing Nice? Why Patti Vasquez Wants a State Senate Seat	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11434
__label__cc	0.691092	0.308908	Airgear Discussion (spoilers chap 146+) 44 posts • Page 1 of 2 • Postby Mave » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:06 am Ok so this is about a manga where ppl fight wearing roller blade-like gear called Air Trecks (AT). In the world of AT, 'stormriders' form groups, fight for territory and for power. I don't know how I got suckered into this because there is a good amount of fanservice and swearing (you have been warned). It must be the nice art and how some female characters do a good job fighting and winning (if you ignore the fanservice part). Anyway, I've already read up to chapter 146 so this thread is meant for most recent chapters discussion. I don't expect others to respond to this...except for UC. Moving forward...... Now that Ikki and Ringo have fought, does that mean he doesn't have to fight SF anymore? I thought that the Sleeping Forest was the ultimate obstacle and Ikki technically defeated Ringo (kind of...). Well, they both didn't lose their emblems since they reached the goal together. Is he planning to have another showdown with Ringo in the future? I am officially confused as to who the players are in this battle. There are the Kings, Sleeping Forest, Ikki's group (can't spell the name) + Genesis, and other bunches of Stormrider groups (ranging from E-A levels). Are there any other groups that I missed out? Some ppl seem to be individuals like Simca before Genesis....but like I said, I'm quite confused as to who's affliliated to whom. What is your view on Agito/Akito's brother? I can't decide whether to like him or not. Once moment, he seems like a caring brother, the next moment he's blowing holes in his brother. Is this because he cares for Akito but hates Agito? Maybe I missed this but how did Agito get into Akito? So many questions....la la la. Mave Postby uc pseudonym » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:52 pm I'll move straight into spoilers. If anyone misses all the notes regarding what part we're discussing, they have brought it upon themselves. Mave wrote: Now that Ikki and Ringo have fought, does that mean he doesn't have to fight SF anymore? I thought that the Sleeping Forest was the ultimate obstacle and Ikki technically defeated Ringo (kind of...). Well, they both didn't lose their emblems since they reached the goal together. Is he planning to have another showdown with Ringo in the future? My thought was that since he pretended it was a tie (though it's probably fair, given that she'd have won if she just left him behind instead of messing around) neither team is forced to disband. That would imply there will be future conflict, particularly given the issue of the oath type thing (involving the cross emblem in various peoples' eyes). I also expect Kilik to play a bigger role in aggravating the conflict. Mave wrote: I am officially confused as to who the players are in this battle. Basically, it is just Ikki's team versus Sleeping Forest. I don't know if there are any unaffiliated Kings, but almost all of them are in one of those two teams. The enforcement people (ie Akito's brother) might also be serious players. Other than that, all the other teams are just bit characters and are unlikely to come in much. With the exception of members of Tool Toul To (the tuner/mechanic people) essentially all the important characters are in one of the two big teams. Mave wrote: What is your view on Agito/Akito's brother? I can't decide whether to like him or not. Once moment, he seems like a caring brother, the next moment he's blowing holes in his brother. Is this because he cares for Akito but hates Agito? Right now I believe it is all an act (as per what he said after allowing Akito to leave following the truck scene). You could argue that he was using this excuse to hide his real compassion for his brother. Mave wrote: Maybe I missed this but how did Agito get into Akito? When his brother forced him to fight so many AT teams, Akito created an alter ego Agito to be the "evil side" and shield him from all the violence. This gets explained during the arc where Ikki's team fights Behemoth. Postby Mave » Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:08 pm uc pseudonym wrote: My thought was that since he pretended it was a tie (though it's probably fair, given that she'd have won if she just left him behind instead of messing around) Didn't she mess around for a good reason? I thought she was protecting him from this god of death thingy <--- oh yes, another thing I don't understand. If she didn't mess around, what would have happened to Ikki? Basically, it is just Ikki's team versus Sleeping Forest. I don't know if there are any unaffiliated Kings, but almost all of them are in one of those two teams. The enforcement people (ie Akito's brother) might also be serious players. So technically, there are kings spread out across both teams, you mean. OK, got it. This dude is so unpredictable, I want to nominate him for the "PMS Mood Swing" award. He's just as bad as his little kid brother. I wonder why doesn't he have the same power as Akito. I almost consider Ringo's Crazy Apple as an alter-ego. - What is the most bizarre character in AT for you so far? I want to award that to the character who has the metal body, generates ghostly illusions and has little kids running around him. Hehehehe...... well, ok that other insect/bug-looking dude was also weird. - To you, is the actual goal/target clear of what our 'heroes' are seeking clear? To me, all it seems like is having the right to stand on top of that tower and say, Hooyeah! "The End. Thank you for reading AirGear." OT: I had a closer look at Tenjo Tenge yesterday. TT has so much more fanservice than AG......... Postby uc pseudonym » Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:24 am Mave wrote: Didn't she mess around for a good reason? I thought she was protecting him from this god of death thingy <--- oh yes, another thing I don't understand. If she didn't mess around, what would have happened to Ikki? Uncertain. My impression, however, is that it was meant more generally. She felt that unless she made Ikki give up his dream, it would eventually bring him into contact with aforementioned god of death. Mave wrote: So technically, there are kings spread out across both teams, you mean. OK, got it. If you want it laid out in immense detail: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_and_Roads_%28Air_Gear%29 Mave wrote: - What is the most bizarre character in AT for you so far? I want to award that to the character who has the metal body, generates ghostly illusions and has little kids running around him. Hehehehe...... well, ok that other insect/bug-looking dude was also weird. Nue (the little kid guy) probably wins that, yeah. But characters that are simply weird don't interest me all that much. Do you have any favorites so far? Mave wrote: - To you, is the actual goal/target clear of what our 'heroes' are seeking clear? To me, all it seems like is having the right to stand on top of that tower and say, Hooyeah! Unless a greater plot is revealed, it strikes me as the generic shonen motivation: they want to be the best at whatever the manga is about. I have no idea how it will end, because the mangaka has never actually finished a significant manga of this sort. Mave wrote: OT: I had a closer look at Tenjo Tenge yesterday. TT has so much more fanservice than AG......... Does it? TT's is much more graphic than AG, but the latter has always struck me as having pretty consistent fanservice. As interesting as Crazy Apple was, I couldn't take her that seriously because she felt like one giant excuse for fanservice. Postby Mave » Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:37 pm uc pseudonym wrote: Uncertain. My impression, however, is that it was meant more generally. She felt that unless she made Ikki give up his dream, it would eventually bring him into contact with aforementioned god of death. I still don't understand why Ikki will encounter the god of death with the power he's sorting for. Maybe he's not ready for it? Thanks. Holy moly, I think I've lost track of these kings and who's who. They're rather fragmented to me throughout the story. I barely have any memories of the Gem and Rumble King. Favourites? It's kinda hard to pick but if I had to, I guess the male character would be Fang King, just because the two personalities are so different (amusingly sometimes) and he/they fights pretty well, if I remember correctly. I rarely like the multiple personality disorder idea in manga but this works. As for the female character, I think BenKei is my fav. at this point although she didn't have to fight in those strange cowboy-like pants, which covers up everything except for the most important parts (sigh). That outfit reminded me of Christina Agilera's 'Dirty' MTV, which is not a good thing. But fighting-skill and personality-wise, she's quite a good supporting character. Ah? You mean he has never completed a manga series yet? I thought Tenjo Tenge (which I assume he started first before AG) would be over by now... I found the graphicness of TT more offensive than AG. Some scenes in TT qualify as soft porn. I would have liked characters such as Ringo, Rika and Benkei better if they weren't used for fanservice so much. Now, I can't bring myself to like Simca, Inu and that chick from Behemoth's group at all. That's my limit for over-sexualizing. Postby uc pseudonym » Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:59 am Mave wrote: I still don't understand why Ikki will encounter the god of death with the power he's sorting for. Maybe he's not ready for it? To be honest, I barely remember this part. What did she say, specifically? I probably shouldn't talk further before I'm sure on particulars. Mave wrote: I barely have any memories of the Gem and Rumble King. That's not bad, really, because neither has done much. Mave wrote: Favourites? It's kinda hard to pick but if I had to, I guess the male character would be Fang King, just because the two personalities are so different (amusingly sometimes) and he/they fights pretty well, if I remember correctly. Myself, I like Kazu for some reason. He just seems better than Ikki to me overall. I'd like to say Sano, but sadly the mangaka decided to turn him into a flaming homosexual. If you remove the "comedy" scenes with him, though, he seems an ordinary human being and very competent ATer, like he did as a member of Behemoth. Plus, the only time we've seen him serious in a fight he smashed a motorcycle over someone's head. How cool is that? Mave wrote: As for the female character, I think BenKei is my fav. at this point although she didn't have to fight in those strange cowboy-like pants, which covers up everything except for the most important parts (sigh). That outfit reminded me of Christina Agilera's 'Dirty' MTV, which is not a good thing. But fighting-skill and personality-wise, she's quite a good supporting character. I arbitrarily like Mikan, though she hasn't really done much of anything yet. She is relatively low on the fanservice scale, though. Mave wrote: Ah? You mean he has never completed a manga series yet? I thought Tenjo Tenge (which I assume he started first before AG) would be over by now... They're running concurrently, which is why both release so slowly. Postby uc pseudonym » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:18 pm So... recent chapters indicate we'll be going into a flashback for a good bit. Tenjou Tenge did the same thing (twice) and both times were very long and poorly handled. Hopefully this one will be more meaningful and more concise. Actually, I'm expecting this arc to explain some things that have been in need of an explanation for some time. Postby Mave » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:09 pm Ack, I barely found the time to catch up on this. It's good to see all of Sleeping Hollow in one spot in the recent chapters. uc pseudonym wrote: To be honest, I barely remember this part. What did she say, specifically? I probably shouldn't talk further before I'm sure on particulars. Actually, I've decided not to follow up on this. It's Ok. There are so many questions floating around in AirGear and Tenjo Tenge, that I think maybe it's wiser not to bother. That happens a lot, doesn't it? We end up preferring any other character over the main protagonist. But yeah, I never liked Ikki and don't understand why Ringo likes him. I agree, he can be quite a cool character. I didn't quite expect him to fling motorcycles around haha. XD Well, we finally get to know more about Kilik, Simca and the ex- Wind King but I don't like how he chose to put the flashback right in the middle of Aya's fight with that eh...swords guy and worm gal (I don't remember their names). Mave wrote: Actually, I've decided not to follow up on this. It's Ok. There are so many questions floating around in AirGear and Tenjo Tenge, that I think maybe it's wiser not to bother. Yeah. I can never bring myself to care all that strongly about it, so I don't theorize too much on the plot. With TT I've probably forgotten details, but it isn't worth the effort in most cases. Mave wrote: But yeah, I never liked Ikki and don't understand why Ringo likes him. I'm going to go with "because he's the protagonist." Mave wrote: but I don't like how he chose to put the flashback right in the middle of Aya's fight with that eh...swords guy and worm gal (I don't remember their names). Switching manga, are we? No problem, it just took me off guard in mid-sentence. I don't like this development either. TT does not need more flashbacks. The one in Air Gear I can accept. It might finally explain some things. Postby uc pseudonym » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:44 pm Bringing this back because I have something to say. You can read it whenever you have time to catch up (they're certainly releasing chapters quickly, aren't they?). But seriously, I've had more than enough of dramatic reversals at this point. Whatever happened to characters fighting one another on about even ground and putting their skills on the table? When the course of the fight swings dramatically every time I begin to care less. Or, to put it less specifically but more amusingly... Sora: Ha, I kill you! Kazu: !!! Spitfire: Ha, we're actually over here! We hit you lots! Sora: Ha, I'm completely unharmed! Spitfire: Ha, we caused internal damage! You're almost dead! Sora: Ha, we're actually robots! Kazu: I killed all of you five minutes ago and I'm at home playing solitaire, but I'm so fast you're still seeing my afterimage! All: !!! Postby MasterDias » Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:03 pm Well, a lot of these last couple volumes have been pretty dramatic reversals really. Were there ever any hints earlier that Sora was an evil, manipulating jerk, and not the friendly, helpful guy in the wheelchair he always appeared to be? And there is the fact that no one so far outside of Ikki and Kazu has expressed any sort of surprise at all about this. It's like a bunch of people besides Kilik either knew or suspected. Although, I'm not sure I particularly like Kilik. He seemed somewhat decent in the flashbacks but currently he seems pretty arrogant. "Always seek to do good to one another and to all." "Every story must have an ending." - Auron - Final Fantasy X "A small stone may make a ripple at first, but someday it will be a wave." - Wiegraf - Final Fantasy Tactics MasterDias Postby Mave » Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:23 pm uc pseudonym wrote: I'm going to go with "because he's the protagonist." I'll just say that there are rare cases where I'm terribly fond of the protagonist. Yuusuke of Yu Yu Hakusho is one of the best examples, rivaling my fangirling over Hiei. Have I said Oops? XD Luckily, the Airgear flashback wasn't too long and it helped to explained the background of The Sleeping Forest (oh wow, a meaningful flashback by Oh Great! XD). As much as Kilik seems arrogant and overbearing right now, the flashback helped to give us a better picture of each character and why they became the way they did. Ok, Sora's character change was too drastic for me. MasterDias, as far as I can remember, there was NO indication of his real character before. In the flashback, I don't understand what all the other characters saw in him enough to make them turn to him against Kilik. Is Sora that charismatic? UC, your summary of the current fight is right-on and hilarious! Yeah, the fight has such sudden shifts, it's hard to take any attack seriously anymore. Even more so, now that I know what happens in the end [spoiled myself with wikipedia fufufu] so I'm more than willing to skip the fight. It's too bad because there was barely any character development in Spitfire and Aeon Clock was getting cooler and more likeable by the chapter. Postby uc pseudonym » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:22 pm MasterDias wrote: Well, a lot of these last couple volumes have been pretty dramatic reversals really. Were there ever any hints earlier that Sora was an evil, manipulating jerk, and not the friendly, helpful guy in the wheelchair he always appeared to be? If this had been better foreshadowed, I'd have liked the plot twist. That double-page panel where he stands worked well for me. But I was actually referring to reversals in the fight: it rubs me the wrong way when one side is dominating and then the next moment things are revealed to be the exact opposite. Mave wrote: Even more so, now that I know what happens in the end [spoiled myself with wikipedia fufufu] so I'm more than willing to skip the fight. Heh. So far I've been resisting the urge to look at Wikipedia, though I do know a number of things about the results. Postby MasterDias » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:40 am Mave wrote: Ok, Sora's character change was too drastic for me. MasterDias, as far as I can remember, there was NO indication of his real character before. In the flashback, I don't understand what all the other characters saw in him enough to make them turn to him against Kilik. Is Sora that charismatic? Yeah, I would have bought this better even if it was just someone giving a small verbal warning to Ikki like "Don't get too close to Sora. He is not all he appears to be." etc. From what I gathered from the flashback, Sora was generally more well liked and Kilik held some unpopular viewpoints. Why he didn't show them the police report is beyond me however. I don't know. It wasn't very clear to me either. I'm guessing Rika either somehow really doesn't know or her affection for Sora is blinding her. Postby MyrrhLynn » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:29 pm Oh wow. You have no idea how hard that made me laugh. XD I've seen the anime and spoiled myself on wikipedia so I know what is going on. That like practically summarizes the whole story. XD Maybe if you get to the top of the tower though and finish saying "Hooyeah!" a magical prize drops from the sky that is the world's best gear ever!!!!!11111oneoneone :x:Anti Yaoi Fans :x: Daystar Design :x: MyrrhLynn.NET :x: Need an avatar? Then Click here! "Another Sane Sig brought to you by MOES." MyrrhLynn Postby Mave » Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:51 am I'm generally not too pleased with what happened to Spitfire and Aeon Clock since I thought both of them were among the few interesting and likeable characters in AG. Sigh.... I'm still curious enough to know what Kazu does eventually, even if he's fleeing to save his skin now. I can't help wondering why Akira's hair looks exceptionally curly all the sudden..... MyrrhLynn: XDDDD Postby uc pseudonym » Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:02 pm What I do like are the most recent chapters, which can basically be summarized as "Ikki doesn't matter." As of Chapter 166 he retires from Air Gears and becomes a gourmet chef, leading the manga to abruptly become a comedy. Postby MyrrhLynn » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:33 pm Mave wrote: I'm generally not too pleased with what happened to Spitfire and Aeon Clock since I thought both of them were among the few interesting and likeable characters in AG. Sigh.... Yeah that ticked me off too. Spitfire was my favorite character and Aeon Clock was close behind. They didn't feel like cookie cutter sterotypes like some of the other chracters in this series. But that's how it always goes for me. My favorite male characters either die or never get the girl. :\ UC: .... XD XD Postby uc pseudonym » Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:20 pm For those who haven't been with the thread from the beginning, I'm sad to see Spitfire and Sano go too. Aeon Clock was pretty cool and Spitfire was impressive in his only fight. My hope is that Kazu will eventually become as cool as them, which would be a small consolation. More seriously, I'm curious about how this will go in the future. Kilik hasn't struck me as a good guy at all, but Sora obviously seems to be set up as the villain (though I'm not convinced he isn't just being cruel to Ikki to motivate him). Perhaps the main characters will end up against everyone. MyrrhLynn wrote: My favorite male characters either die or never get the girl. :\ Did someone say fanfiction? Postby MasterDias » Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:11 pm I've been having trouble following the sequence of progression in the last handful of chapters. When did Akira get beat up? I missed that. Maybe I need to read these chapters over again... Perhaps the main characters will end up against everyone. Yeah, I'm still convinced Kogarasumaru will go up against Sleeping Forest at some point. Postby Mave » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:17 am What I do like are the most recent chapters, which can basically be summarized as "Ikki doesn't matter." I know what you mean but what worries me is the future chapters become "Ikki matters ahecka LOT more now that the cool characters who would have been on his side are now dead. Looks like it's up to Ikki to save the day, folks! Whee!" groans As of Chapter 166 he retires from Air Gears and becomes a gourmet chef, leading the manga to abruptly become a comedy. Why do I suddenly think of Yakitate Japan? XDDDD My favorite male characters either die or never get the girl. :\ I support fanfiction featuring Spitfire and AeonClock appearing towards the end where Ikki is getting his behind kicked by [insert identified and confirmed bad guy] and winning along side a more matured/skilled Kazu. All of them decide that the thrill of reaching the top of the tower and going HooYeah is overrated and really isn't that important in life. So, they destroy the tower and all the regalias or better still, disenable those gadgets and sell them off ebay as funky high end rollerblades at a pretty little price. After that, they retire from their AirGear life and become gourmet cooks with Ikki specifically focusing on cooking meat and Kazu becoming a little less skinny by eating more protein. Best of all, the climatic experience of destroying the tower was so profound and thought-provoking that Aeon Clock gives up being gay (take that, canon yaoi!), Simca and other gals wear more clothes (take that, fanservice!), Kilik returns to his jolly old self when he was younger (take that, angst!), Agito miraculously stops swearing (take that, bad language!) and Kaito stops abusing his brother (take that, violence and abuse!). Instead, they all learn to appreciate the joys of eating gourmet food. My hope is that Kazu will eventually become as cool as them, which would be a small consolation. Oh pls, I sure hope so too. Kilik hasn't struck me as a good guy at all, but Sora obviously seems to be set up as the villain (though I'm not convinced he isn't just being cruel to Ikki to motivate him). Perhaps the main characters will end up against everyone. I think Kilik is a decent guy whose good intentions get a little skewered due to his inability to deal with betrayal and disappointment of his fellow airgear experts. I guess everyone will eventually fight each other since to me, the good/bad guy isn't exactly clear at this point. Well, ok Sora and brother do a great job looking so evil it's almost amusing, deceiving their buddies and killing their old friends off so far but I'll wait to see what the others do first.... When did Akira get beat up? I missed that. Eh? As far as I remember, the only time he got beaten up is in his dual with Ikki in the Behemoth arc. Postby MasterDias » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:02 pm h? As far as I remember, the only time he got beaten up is in his dual with Ikki in the Behemoth arc In 164, the screen where Sora was appeared to briefly show a beat up and unconcious Akira hanging from his handcuffs. Postby uc pseudonym » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:09 pm But he showed up beaten in recent chapters. I agree that this was poorly handled. When I saw it I assumed that he participated in the attack by Agito's brother and was owned quickly enough that it wasn't even shown. Which is unfortunate, because after featuring so prominently earlier I was hoping he'd have a dynamic return later in the plot. Mave wrote: I know what you mean but what worries me is the future chapters become "Ikki matters ahecka LOT more now that the cool characters who would have been on his side are now dead. Looks like it's up to Ikki to save the day, folks! Whee!" Let me frolic in my meadow of delusion a while longer. MasterDias wrote: Yeah, I'm still convinced Kogarasumaru will go up against Sleeping Forest at some point. That does seem likely. My hope is that we'll finally get to see some of our main characters do things again. This mangaka has a tendency to forget about people for lengthy parts of the story. Postby uc pseudonym » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:19 pm This is a double post, but that's okay, because: uc pseudonym wrote: Perhaps the main characters will end up against everyone. I called it. Otherwise, I'm not pleased with the recent swarm of chapters. We have enough tournaments already and I don't want to see one filled with a lot of fights that will feel like nothing more than rematches (how long has it been since we've seen most of these guys, really?). Ikki annoyed me and I can't bring myself to care about his new road. As usual, Kazu seems better by actually trying to do something about the situation instead of moping. Postby MasterDias » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:52 pm Since this tournament appears to be where everything was headed towards, I suspect the series will end following it...if it settles all the plot threads. I sort-of doubt all of the unimportant characters will get anything more than really brief battles or appearances though, so that will probably be over pretty quickly. The main opponents should be Sleeping Forest, Genesis, and Sora/Nike/whoever they team up with. Although, Kogaramasu only has like six people. The other major teams will likely outnumber them, and I know Sleeping Forest does. Postby mechana2015 » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:03 am I actually suspect that it may not be over, but is a midpoint battle, (the likely upcoming trophaem tower fight), since there still is the issue of where the gravity children are being made (Ringo et. al.) meaning most likely another tower, probably bigger meaner and tougher than the trophaem. My Deviantart "MOES. I can has Sane Sig now?" mechana2015 Postby MasterDias » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:23 am mechana2015 wrote: I actually suspect that it may not be over, but is a midpoint battle, (the likely I've considered something similar... But, I haven't been able to figure out just how big a deal this "Gravity children" thing will be. Will it matter greatly in the long run to the point of having a plot arc dedicated to it, or is it mainly a background thing to provide an air of mystery to the supporting characters? In my opinion, Oh Great! hasn't been clear on this. I doubt I'd like another tower however. That would just be repetitive. Postby uc pseudonym » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:23 pm Agreed. I think I would prefer this to be a climactic arc (after all, it has all the major characters involved) but for there to be a few volumes after that. A tournament is a poor way to end a series. Alternately, it'd be much better if the tournament was interrupted and we move to a less formulaic plot. Postby MyrrhLynn » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:38 pm Mave wrote: All of them decide that the thrill of reaching the top of the tower and going HooYeah is overrated and really isn't that important in life. Oh I love that line. uc pseudonym wrote: Alternately, it'd be much better if the tournament was interrupted and we move to a less formulaic plot. Oh yes. Sure. Like that is going to happen! The main point of this series has always been "get to the top of the tower" although other plots have overshadowed it at one time or another. So I wouldn't be suprised if this series more or less ends with a tournament. Although now that I think about it a tournament is kind of a dumb idea. If the main point is to get to the top of the tower then all you have to do is stand at the bottom and kick everyone's @** as you go up the stairs. HooYeah! End of series. But no we get to have oh-so-fun sideplots and strange twists so that you appreciate Ikki and then end HooYeah! all the more. Well now that I just depressed myself over where this series is going, here's a wallpaper! I haven't shown this to anyone else yet so you guys get to be the first ones to see it! Let me know what you think. Postby Mave » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:27 am MyrrhLynn wrote: So I wouldn't be suprised if this series more or less ends with a tournament. Although now that I think about it a tournament is kind of a dumb idea. Now, you've got and done it. Oh Great! probably read your post, thought your suggestion was a great idea but quite didn't understand the meaning of the english word 'dumb.'	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11435
__label__wiki	0.83548	0.83548	— Main Menu —Home Write Away Blog Books - Books - Trompe l’Oeil - Heart Land - Gothic Spring - Ballet Noir - Book Excerpts Video Interviews Press - News - Print Interviews - Plays - Ballet Noir in the Press - Trompe l’Oeil In The Press - Gothic Spring In The Press - Heart Land Reviews Contact About Resources - Writer Resources - Favorite Blogs - Favorite Artists Write Away Blog Heart Land Gothic Spring Ballet Noir Ballet Noir in the Press Trompe l’Oeil In The Press Gothic Spring In The Press Heart Land Reviews by Caroline Miller POOH BEAR, POUND CAKE AND EZRA POUND Courtesy of tenor.com Sunday, I took an imaginary walk in the park. In reality, I was somewhere else, but as it was a sunny day, my mind kept wandering to the place where there are trees, a duck pond and an expanse of grass to sit upon. In my mind, I laid out a blanket, a thermos of tea, some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and a slice of pound cake. Not long after, as I sat in the shade of a tall birch, glad for its dappled shade, Pooh Bear wandered by. I suspect the strawberry jam attracted him. “Good afternoon,” he said, nestling himself beside the slice of pound cake that lay between us. “It’s a good day to be hungry, isn’t it?” I agreed that it was and said nothing as his paw drifted toward the confection. He tore off a corner and popped it into his mouth. “I’ve been thinking about sticky words again,” he said with a full mouth. “I was wondering, are there many of them? Would they fill a tea cup or a cookie jar do you suppose?” I told him I’d never considered the question, but if one were to include all the languages in the world, then I should think a bathtub would be insufficient. “That’s good,” Pooh smiled. “Because I don’t much care for bathtubs…unless they’re filled with honey.” He took another square of cake while I took a third. We sat together, ruminating. “My friend Christopher Robin goes to school and he told me some experts believe that Eskimos have lots and lots of words to describe snow. Why do you think that is?” “If it’s true,” I replied, “and some people don’t agree, I suppose it’s because Eskimos view snow differently than we do. It’s also been said that Zulus have a bazillion words for green.” Pooh Bear looked surprised as he reached for the last corner of cake. “Really? I never think of Africa as being green. In fact, I seldom think of Africa at all. Is it very far?” “A continent away,” I told him. The little bear sighed. “So many continents. So many words. It’s all confusing.” “True, but wouldn’t it be wonderful to know more about both? A writer could do worse than travel and study languages. Ezra Pound was a great poet and a student of languages. He sometimes used foreign words in his writing. Having a large life, he needed a large number of words. A single language couldn’t hold or describe all of his thoughts… Yes, now that I think of it, I agree with myself. A writer could do worse than travel and study languages.” “All this talk about words and traveling has made me tired. It’s time for a nap.” Pooh Bear rose, bowed and disappeared into the shadows of the trees — but not before wishing me “Adieu.” (Originally published 6/7/2010) Portland, Oregon author Caroline Miller had distinguished careers as an educator, union president, elected official and artist/advocate. Caroline just published a serialized novelette, Marie Eau-Claire, on the website, The Colored Lens Her third novel, Trompe l"Oeil, is available in October, 2012 from Koho Pono, LLC. Caroline published Heart Land and Gothic Spring in 2009. “Heart Land: A Place Called Ockley Green” is available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The novel is also available as an eBook (Kindle and Nook. Or buy directly from the publisher by clicking on the “Buy Now” button below. Soft cover (+S/H) $14.95 USD Interview: Caroline Miller on Back Page with Jody Seay Banner art “The Receptive” by Charlie White of Charlie White Studio Web Admin: ThinPATH Systems, Inc support@tp-sys.com Subscribe to Caroline's Blog Contact Caroline at carolinemiller11@yahoo.com Sitemap \| Privacy Notice AUDIO & VIDEO VAULT View archives of Caroline’s audio and videos interviews. Copyright © Books by Caroline Miller	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11439
__label__cc	0.748998	0.251002	Walk #242: Easington to Skeffling via Spurn Head P2002A210002 Easington Church. P2002A210014 A fork in the road - one way leads to the sea. County Humberside Start Location Easington End Location Skeffling Description This is what should be a highly enjoyable walk taking in Spurn Head, and one that could easily be extended to encompass a whole day. If the weather is bad, however, then Spurn Head can be a cold place, as we found out today. Pack Today I carried my 30-litre Karrimor HotRock rucksack, which was filled with my packed lunch, waterproof coat, water bottle and a couple of spare shirts, together with the usual assortment of odds and ends. Condition I am absolutely fine, if a little wet, after this walk, with no real problems to report. Both of my Achilles hurt for five minutes after the prolonged lunch stop but fortunately this soon cleared up, and I had a little pain with my right knee, which was aching slightly. Weather Today was probably the wettest day of the trip so far. The day started off inauspiciously as it had rained all night and the morning shoed no signs of this letting up. The walk along the back down to the car park to meet Sam was wet and windy, but the rain stopped for our walk down to Spurn Head. Unfortunately just as we were looking for somewhere to eat our lunch at the head it started to rain heavily, and it was two drowned rats that made it back to the van. The rain eased off slightly for some of the last part of the walk, but my left boot still got soaked by many of the large puddles that lay menacingly on the path. OS map Landranger number 107 (Kingston upon Hull & surrounding area) P2002A210018 The low light and the high light. P2002A210024 The beach near the hotel in Kilnsea. This was a highly unusual day's walk. On this trip I have become used to walking fifteen miles day and progressing what seems to be a long distance on the map; today I have walked a medium distance and only ended up a couple of miles from where I started. I should find this depressing, but in reality doing a short day was the wise thing to do, especially due to the awful weather. Sam joined me for the Spurn Head part of this walk, which was a really nice treat for me. The first part of the walk down to the point was dry, and we had a long chat, although the views were obscured by the general murk that lay around us. When we got to the point we started to look around, and then decided to find somewhere to sit down. There is a caravan that serves as a caf�, but it turns out that this is only open at weekends, but we used the benches outside it to sit down on. Unfortunately as soon as we had done so the rain started coming, and it was two very wet people who made it back to the campervan which was parked in the car park of the Bluebell visitor centre. Although the Bluebell visitor centre was closed, it was still quite interesting as on the outside it had two little stone plaques. One of these stated 'Built in the year 1847, 534 yards from the sea', and the other stated 'Restored 1994 190 yards from the sea'. These figures show the fast rate of erosion of this section of coast, and indeed recent measures have slowed this down somewhat. These measures are now being removed, as over a long period Spurn Head has been moving slowly westwards. The measures had actually kept it further east whilst the coast eroded away to the west, which means that Spurn Head was our of line with the coast and more likely to get cut off in winter storms. The new plan is to allow it to move, and the road surface being put down in sections is made up of little concrete segments that can easily be moved when the time comes. We than sat down to eat the rest of our lunch whilst I waited for the rain to stop. After a while it had not stopped, so I wrapped myself up in my waterproofs and set out once more. Fortunately the rain started to ease after a few minutes, and although it never really stopped it did become lighter and easier to cope with. Because of the rain I decided to not walk as far as I had been intending, and so I ended the walk at the car park which is at the bottom of a road which heads to the estuary from Skeffling. Once we had finished the walk I was a bit of a drowned rat, and so I got out of all my wet clothes and changed into some dry ones. We then went into Easington so we could visit a shop to buy some food, and we then got told that the Crown and Anchor pub in Kilnsea, which I had passed earlier in the day, served food all day. We therefore decided to eat out rather than cook, and went to the pub. Unfortunately when we got there it turned out that we had been misinformed, and that they did not serve food all day. We stayed there for about an hour whilst I had a couple of pints and chatted to some locals. All in all this was good but should have been brilliant, the weather letting us down in a major way. Spurn Head is a fantastic place, and I intend to come back and visit it another day when I will actually be able to see things and will not get soaked. Despite the weather I can look back on a very memorable day, and in a perverse way I would like to see it in a storm when really big waves come rolling in. I have been asked to mention that dogs are not allowed on the nature reserve of Spurn Head, as since 1962 the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have had a policy of no dogs on site, not even in cars. This way situations of disturbance and conflict do not arise. This walk starts off at Easington Church. Walk eastwards along the B1445 road out of the village. Pass the Methodist church the road curves slightly to the right and becomes a local road. When the road curves to the right once more to head southwards continue straight on down a minor road which passes a caravan site before ending abruptly at the sea. Turn right and follow the beach southwards for a couple of miles. Fairly soon the cliffs on the right become sand dunes, and some lagoons are visible on the far side of them. If the tide is high then there is a track marked on the OS map that runs slightly inland along the coast; this track was indistinct and eroded in places on the ground. Past the end of the lagoons I joined a green lane that headed south for half a mile past a caravan park until it ended at a road junction beside the Bluebell visitor centre and car park. At the road junction continue straight on southwards along the tarmac road. When it starts to turn to the left there is a gate, where the public road ends and the road to Spurn Head starts. There is a little building here that is run by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, who collect tolls from drivers who want to drive down to the Point. Continue on along the road and follow it for a little over three miles as it curves around to the lighthouse at Spurn Head. The ground underfoot is good, although sandy in places, and care has to be taken not to take any of the old roads that have been washed away. Having said that, the beach could easily be walked along if you wanted a different route. Having reached Spurn Head and having explored it, turn back and head back to the Bluebell visitor centre. At the road junction turn left and walk along it for a short distance into the little village of Kilnsea. In Kilnsea the road turns to the right beside a pub called the Crown and Anchor. Just after the pub a little path heads off to the left away from the road, following the top of the sea bank northwestwards. This path passes behind a hotel (I walked along the little beach for this section), and continues on. The directions are incredibly simple; just stay on this path for about three miles until the little car park is reached beside an Environment Agency building to the south of Skeffling. Easington Church Spurn Head visitors centre 2.8 46 46 Spurn Head visitors centre Spurn Head 4.1 50 50 Spurn Head Spurn Head visitors centre 4.1 50 50 Spurn Head visitors centre Skeffling 3.8 69 89 This makes a total distance of 14.8 miles, with 215 feet of ascent and 235 feet of descent. We stayed at the St Quinton caravan site, Sandalwood, Hull Road, Easington, Hull, HU12 0TE, tel. 01964 650273. The pitch cost us six pounds for the night, although as the owners were away we had to put the money through the letterbox. 241 Mappleton to Easington 19.7 243 Skeffling to Paull 18.9 359.9 of 6294.3	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11443
__label__wiki	0.798025	0.798025	2010 Bests, Worsts and Just Wrong Looking back on 2010 I can't say it was a perfect 10 of a year for me. Maybe it was for you. But news wise it was very interesting. We Can Never Forget The year kicked off with devastation when a big earthquake rocked Haiti. It felt like we were watching Hurricane Katrina all over again. Bloomberg News reports about 230,000 people were killed. Now the country has another battle on its hands: cholera outbreak. The world poured in a lot of money to help the earthquake victims. Like the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, I still question after all of the money, volunteers and aid sent to ease the devastation what's taking so long for a recovery? Most Inspirational Chile was also hit with a deadly earthquake early in the year. The 8.8 quake took the lives of hundreds. I've been in 7.0 quake and I can not imagine the rumble and fear from one that size. But there was a ray of hope later in the year when 33 Chilean miners were rescued after being trapped underground for two months. And you thought spending the snowed-in holidays with your in-laws was bad. Juiciest Guilty Pleasure News It rained golf clubs and jump offs in 2010. Oh, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger. The scandal began around Thanksgiving 2009 when rumor was Woods' wife Elin could swing the heck out of a golf club and had good aim, especially if you were caught cheating on her--allegedly. The number of women claiming to have romped with Tiger kept growing. The man had more side dishes than the dinner buffet at the Rio Hotel in Vegas--allegedly. All of that, ahem, playing cost Woods his marriage, endorsements, reputation and a lot of money. First Lady and Daughter Most Graceful Under Fire From her chiseled arms to her initiative to curb obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama gets criticized for the most ridiculous things. But Mrs. Obama still keeps doing her thing. Earlier in the year some in the media labeled her "Marie Antoinette" after her lavish trip to Spain during hard economic times. Lady O says she made the private trip to visit a close friend who lost her father. Most Lame John Mayer dropping the "N-word" and comparing his penis to a "white supremacist" because he's not sexually attracted to black women. Which is why I denied his bootleg "Hood Pass." Watch your hands Regis. Most Disrespectful Regis Feelbin or Philbin? I didn't blog about this earlier but Regis Philbin patting Nicki Minaj on the butt was sooooo disrespectful. I'm not a Niki Minaj fan and I know her lyrics aren't the most PC. I also know she wore a tight knit dress to her performance on "Live with Regis and Kelly." But that doesn't give Regis the right to touch her without permission. When I saw the video, my mouth dropped open like the time Kanye crashed Taylor Swift's acceptance speech. I'm sure plenty of women have come on the show with tight clothes. Look at the tape. He looked at Minaj's butt like it was a pork chop. Philbin did not apologize for the butt pat. I think he disrespected not just Minaj, but his wife. Mrs. Philbin may or may not care. His tasteless act definitely changed my view of Regis Feelbin, I mean Philbin. In October, Judge Cassandra Mullen sentenced Tony Simmons, a New York juvenile probation counselor who plead guilty to raping and sexually assaulting 3 teen girls to PROBATION. There's debate over whether the judge was too easy or the light sentence came through a plea deal. Still, a confessed rapist of children who abused his powers is punished with probation. What the...??? The teen, now 20 years old, who reported the rape 5 years ago was sentenced to a year for a falsified report. Of course, officials now know the accusations were true. Now Judge Mullen may stiffen the punishment because the counselor has shown no remorse and she considers him "a danger to the community." Apparently he thinks the alleged sodomy, rape and oral sex were all consensual. Maybe he would've gotten a harsher punishment if he killed dogs. Made Me Sick The capture of the alleged Grim Sleeper serial killer who murdered poor, black women in South Los Angeles for two decades. Now pictures of 180 women found in his home have police questioning how many he really killed. Biggest Mess BP's oil spill in the gulf. It hurt our environment and small businesses. BP's cheesy commericals didn't help either. Most Strength I want boxing gloves like Elizabeth Edwards. Even through the cancer, the loss of a son and her husband fathering a child outside of their marriage, she still held her head high. Mrs. Edwards fought for her life and her family with admirable class and grace. That is an example of true strength. Fly Ladies We'll Miss I ain't gonna let you go that easy you've got to say you love me too Teena Marie is gone? Teena Marie? I can't believe it. She was only 54 and died day after Christmas. Her songs are part of the roots to my love for music. I remember listening to her records in my uncle and aunt's den with family. She had a beautiful voice and lot of soul. Leena Horne, Dorothy Height, Rue McClanahan and Dixie Carter are some fly ladies we lost this year. Favorite Interview Photographer Saddi Khali Saddi Khali is just as fascinating as his work. I enjoyed our interview and learned so much from him about survival, pursuing your dreams, self-love and appreciating the chunks and chips of life's pleasures. Another favorite, Joey Mazzarino, head writer of Sesame Street, heart-touching story about making the "I Love My Hair" sketch that went viral of the internet. Plus it was cool talking to someone who works with Big Bird and Elmo. I listened to Janelle Monae's The ArchAndroid so much I had to stop for a while. I could hear the songs in my sleep. Take me back to Wonderland. The woman is super-crazy talented and underrated. If Justin Beiber and Katy Perry are big hits...I'm just sayin'. Andy Allo's UnFresh Favorite New Artist Love, Love. Love ANDY ALLO. Her album UnFresh is hella fresh. And she has an inspiring story. Immigration rally in LA photo cred: Jenee Darden Don't Underestimate The Latino Vote. California governor candidate and former Ebay CEO Meg Whitman spent the most money on a campaign and had a strong lead in the polls. Her ratings took a dive when her former maid, a Latina went public claiming Whitman knew she was an undocumented immigrant but fired her after deciding to run for office. Sarah Palin isn't going anywhere soon. Liberals are wishing for Sarah Palin to run in 2012 but don't underestimate this woman. I've said this a million times. Palin is well liked by many and knows how to draw people in. Most Over Exposed Speaking of Palin,I need a break from the former governor and her Alaska family. I was done after Bristol's run on "Dancing with the Stars." It was too much. But I know Sarah "Everyday I'm Hustlin'" Palin and her family aren't going anywhere. Please STOP If Lindsay Lohan weren't a movie star, but some young woman from Fresno who worked for Walgreens she would still be sitting in a jail cell. I'm tired of her foolishness making headlines. Just Ridiculous Airport security pap smears and prostate exams pat downs and screening photos. There has to be a better way to ensure our safety. Seriously, there has to be. Don't Mess with Her Michelle Rhee Michelle Rhee upset a lot of people with her tough approach to fixing Washington, D.C public schools. Voters made sure the Chancellor didn't come back. But that hasn't stopped Rhee. She's taking her passion to a national level with her non-profit Students First. I've worked in public schools and a change is needed. The U.S. will not remain a superpower with the poor-quality education many of our children receive. I'm looking forward to what she has in store for 2011. Det. Ferris Jones NYPD Officer Ferris Jones was off-duty and getting her hair done when some fool decided to rob the salon. Officer Jones shot the gun out of the robber's hand. She was promoted to Det. Jones. Don't mess with a woman during her "Me Time." For the History Books Pres. Obama signing DADT repeal Healthcare Reform passes but it cost the Dems the house. Julian Assange founder of WikiLeaks who can't hold water or top secret government documents. The UConn Huskies Women's Basketball Team breaking UCLA Men's team winning-streak record Don't Ask Don't Tell is gone. No questions asked. If you have 2010 Best Worsts or Just Wrongs speak your mind in the comments. Andy Allo Dorothy Height earthquake Elizabeth Edwards Janelle Monae John Mayer Judge Cassandra Mullen Michelle Obama Michelle Rhe rape Regis Philbin Saddi Khali Teena Marie Tiger Woods	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11444
__label__cc	0.585211	0.414789	Журнал Films & Festivals Theatre HD BTS Music #АртЛекторийВкино Programming Contacts Theatre HD Live in Cinema 2016-2017: Cinemas: Cinema Park Europa City Mall Choose city for details: Kherson Novoagansk Nur-Sultan (Astana) Гойя – Образы из плоти и крови Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood Director: David Bickerstaff Genre: exhibition film Translation: russian subtitles, russian Time: 1 hour 34 minutes Francisco Goya is Spain’s most celebrated artist and considered the father of modern art. Not only a brilliant observer of everyday life and Spain’s troubled past, he is a gifted portrait painter and social commentator par excellence. Goya takes the genre of portraiture to new heights and his genius is reappraised in a much-anticipated landmark exhibition at The National Gallery, London. The film uses this exhibition to look in depth at Goya’s eventful life. Through extensive location footage, Goya’s revealing letters and a unique exhibition of masterpieces from great collections across the world, this film builds a fascinating portrait of the painter and the colourful world he painted. Influenced by Rembrandt and Velázquez, Goya explored a new realism where he did not flatter and was not afraid to reveal what he saw physically and psychologically. Yet this did not stop him securing major commissions from powerful individuals seeking the prestige of being painted by the best artist of the day. Royalty, aristocrats, politicians and close friends were subjected to his highly modern approach that captured rapid changes of expression, gesture and emotion. Goya’s powerful vision and technical brilliance makes him one of the most admired and revered artists in the world today and indeed among the greatest painters to have lived. © CoolConnections, 2001–2019	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11446
__label__wiki	0.918534	0.918534	ONG&ONG wins Singaporean mosque competition Email image Pin image The mosque’s new design creates symbolic links with the past while taking it into the 21st century http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276020/large/ONG1.jpg$, The main prayer hall and dome http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276020/large/ONG1.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276021/large/ONG2.jpg$, The inside of the prayer hall dome features a geometric pattern http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276020/large/ONG1.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276021/large/ONG2.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276022/large/ONG3.jpg$, The new extension allows the space to be filled with daylight and air http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276020/large/ONG1.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276021/large/ONG2.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276022/large/ONG3.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276023/large/ONG4.jpg$, The plaza floor, over which sits the new extension http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276020/large/ONG1.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276021/large/ONG2.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276022/large/ONG3.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276023/large/ONG4.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276024/large/ONG5.jpg$, A mesh facade wraps the new extension http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276020/large/ONG1.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276021/large/ONG2.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276022/large/ONG3.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276023/large/ONG4.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276024/large/ONG5.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276025/large/ONG6.jpg$, ONG&ONG as retained the mosque’s blue dome and minaret, familiar features amid the housing estates http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276020/large/ONG1.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276021/large/ONG2.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276022/large/ONG3.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276023/large/ONG4.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276024/large/ONG5.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276025/large/ONG6.jpg$,http://www.designcurial.com/Uploads/Project/9538/images/276026/large/ONG7.jpg$, ONG&ONG was able to create a happy medium between tradition and contemporary design for the popular Al-Ansar Mosque, Singapore that was in need of extending and upgrading. Words by Emily Martin Images by Jiwen Client: Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) Architect: ONG&ONG Duration: Three years The Al-Ansar Mosque in Bedok, Singapore, prides itself as a community mosque. It has long served the established Malay community and was one of the first mosques to be built, in 1981, under the Mosque Building Fund programme, established to build new mosques in new housing estates. Accommodating up to 3,500 people, the Al-Ansar Mosque has a tall minaret and distinctive blue onion-shaped dome, both familiar features to the residents of neighbouring Chai Chee and Bedok Estates. But the growing Muslim community needed a larger mosque, and in October 2011 it was announced that the Al-Ansar Mosque would see a major renovation, starting the following year. The new building would need to accommodate up to 4,500 people, and a national competition was organised by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Architects, to decide who would design and orchestrate the rejuvenation of the building. 'KD Architects, now part of the ONG&ONG Group, was declared the winner, with a mosque design that retained features linking architecture with past traditions, while also serving contemporary and future needs,' says Kurjanto Slamet, principal architect at ONG&ONG. The practice completed the project last year. The new mosque embraces both new and old in one body, with elements such as the minaret and dome of the main prayer hall retained and integrated with new structures to provide new facilities, including classrooms and a nursery. The design focuses on creating an open and inclusive atmosphere, which is inviting to worshippers and the community through a series of multipurpose spaces. A new 300-seater auditorium can be used as an extended prayer space as well as an events venue. The main design addition is the introduction of a large covered community plaza -- or 'urban room' -- at the front of the site, which also serves multiple functions including a space for informal gatherings, extended worship and numerous social events. The podium, comprising a cantilevered steel-girder box and housing the new auditorium and classrooms above, shelters the plaza. The extension is wrapped in a steel-frame facade that features a simple geometric, yet intricate, pattern inspired by the arabesque. By using a square and layering it on secondary structures and external screening, a delicate pattern is created giving the mosque a distinctive face and enabling natural daylight to filter inside. Air flows to naturally ventilate the building like a 'porous, open volume' and aiding a transparent quality. The mosque also needed to embody certain symbolic elements, which represent the core beliefs and values of the Muslim community, and the multicultural environment in which it exists. 'The mosque had to be designed so that it appeared open and inclusive and to reach out to the community at large...and represent the contemporary, forward-looking aspects of Islam,' explains Slamet. ONG&ONG has retained the mosque's blue dome and minaret, familiar features amid the housing estates Retaining the building's 'traditional' minaret and domed prayer hall, ONG&ONG has maintained a visual link with both tradition and the building's past. The dome has also had a careful aesthetic update and now features a pattern of lines on the exterior side, while the interior showcases an eight-cornered star, both created from a geometric contiguity. But, as well as maintaining an important link to the past, the building's updated design forges a new chapter for the Al-Ansar Mosque Surfaces and Flooring Goodrich Global Earth Arts SM systems Hoyi system FX MAGAZINE SINGAPOREAN MOSQUE ONG&ONG AL-ANSAR MOSQUE EMILY MARTIN KD ARCHITECTS The Garden of Earthly Worries by Studio Libeskind David Kohn Architects design new V&A Photography Centre Stanton Williams 'open up' the Royal Opera House Ty Pawb arts centre, Wrexham by Featherstone Young The Design Citadel Brintons supply carpets for the grand re-opening of the Victoria Palace Theatre The Stoic City ACO Channel Lighting Systems Patina External Cladding Sheets Screening / Fencing Corian® Exterior Cladding Vogue by Cevica	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11451
__label__cc	0.523156	0.476844	SHE: Sanitary pads made from discarded banana tree material Sustainable Heath Enterprises (SHE) manufactures affordable sanitary pads made from banana tree fibres to keep Rwanda’s girls and women in school and work. Posted 27 Jul 16 By Tracy Swain African Design • Design Activism • Product Design Creative Work / Design News Comments Every 28 days half of the planet menstruates, yet millions of girls in Africa, South America and Asia cannot afford sanitary pads. For women in urban locations menstruating may be an inconvenient time of the month but for women and girls in rural areas, it impedes their lives. The lack of affordable sanitary pads and unhygienic bathroom facilities often leads to many days of missed work and school. In Rwanda, there are 2.8million menstruating females, for each of them who are working that is R3082 in lost income each year. An astonishing 18 per cent of female learners miss school because they cannot afford sanitary pads with many of them resorting to using unsafe alternatives such as mud, rags and leaves that could lead to infections and diseases. Harvard Business School graduate Elizabeth Scharpf, learned of this phenomenon amongst factory workers while in Mozambique working at the World Bank. According to one of the factory owners, 20 per cent of the employees missed work for up to 30 days each year because of menstruation. The reason for this: Sanitary pads cost more than a day’s wages. Using seed money from Harvard, Stanford and MIT as well as a non-profit organisation called Echoing Green, Scharpt launched SHE: Sustainable Health Enterprises and spent several years researching and engaging with materials experts. Finally, after much experimentation with naturally absorbent materials, banana fibres seemed to do the trick. “When the trunk of a banana tree is peeled back, it’s like an onion,” Scharpf explains. “The inside of the tree has different layers of fibers.” She enlisted the help of a North Carolina State University professor whose expertise lies in pulp and paper science together with the chemical engineering assistance from MIT. Together they developed a technique to transform the banana fibres into fluffy material that could provide the absorption ability of the “green” sanitary pads. From a small manufacturing pilot project in Rwanda the project will be expanded into an industrial-scale factory that will produce 600 sanitary pads per hour and employ approximately 10 people. Currently, a 10-pad pack sells for R32.26 but SHE’s sanitary pads will sell for 50 cents once it is manufactured on a large scale. Presently SHE is working with 600 small-scale banana farmers in Rwanda with the majority of them being women. The organisation is also simultaneously working with the Ministry of Education in Rwanda to fast-track sanitary pad access to girls aged nine to 14 years old in the various schools. “We have hundreds of people reaching out to us saying, ‘How can you help me do this in my neck of the world?'” said Scharpf. “I feel like as a founder, one of my goals has already been accomplished: helping start a global conversation.” A donation of R1,400 can provide sanitary pads to keep 140 girls in school for a year. Go to sheinnovates.com to see how you can get involved. More on Product Design Caroline Smeenk makes it easier for rural women to independently monitor their health Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:17 • 11 Jul 19 Skip the trip to the fertility clinic with Yo Home Sperm Video Interviews • 11 Jul 19 Next Generation • 11 Jul 19 A future where calling a human stand-in is as easy as calling an Uber	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11452
__label__cc	0.627514	0.372486	Wind in the sales Mihir Shah The Indian consumer sector has been a stock market darling, outperforming the Sensex by over 25 percentage points over the last two years. Please listen to our Podcast on that topic +91(22)7180 4034 mihir.shah@db.com The Indian consumer sector has been a stock market darling, outperforming the Sensex by over 25 percentage points over the last two years. What are the megatrends to drive growth in the next five years? Are consumers beginning to mobilise in India to the exponential degree seen in other emerging markets, or are the structural issues that have held India back still too entrenched? India is a massive country with a large and diverse population - about 65% of whom still live in rural areas. It has always been a consumption-led economy and we believe it will continue to be so, given: its improving income pyramid – whose shape has now changed from a pyramid to a diamond with the rising middle class, increasing urbanisation, the strong demographic dividend - with one of the youngest populations in the world (about half of India’s population is under 25), the declining dependency ratio, and a rising preference for better goods and services. Structural issues do exist, given low per capita incomes and the still relatively high dependency on monsoon. However, the Indian consumer sector is witnessing one of the fastest growths vs. other geographies across the world, developing or developed, and we do see some structural changes. We identify three megatrends that will drive strong high-teen earnings growth for next five years, with a more meaningful impact in FY21-24e. Firstly there is the rise of direct reach in India. This is essentially increasing sales servicing to mom & pop FMCG retail outlets in Tier 2 & Tier 3 towns. We expect this to structurally propel volume growth higher for longer. Secondly there is the rise of e-tail, which is creating a market for niche and premium products. Online retailing is breaking down distribution barriers, and brand managers are excited, as this is helping them to test new categories and different products, which otherwise would not have been made widely available and would have fallen short of a commercial launch. We see an avalanche of new product launches – which will act as a new engine for sales volume growth. The third megatrend is the rise of Ayurvedic products – with a second wave discovering new opportunities and markets. We believe the second Ayurvedic wave will be created by mainstream companies, as these products continue to grow by twice the sector average, as the category is accepted both at the premium end and in the mass-market. How are companies incorporating Ayurvedic products into their offering? Ayurvedic products essentially means products made from natural ingredients that have health benefits. It is just another branch of the organic/naturals trend that is rising across the world. Consumer companies in India had to do R&D and launch Ayurvedic-based products to insulate themselves from the rise in this trend. Now, having invested in R&D and products, we expect companies to create a new revenue stream by taking these products global and leveraging their investments. If we combine all these things, what does this mean for volume growth for the sector? We expect companies that are key beneficiaries of these megatrends to see a leg up in volume growth. For the next three years, we expect average volume growth to be about 10% vs. 6.5% for the past 10-year average. Is there much evidence of companies premiumising their products? Does this feed into it? To an extent this is at work. Companies are becoming more sophisticated about providing premium products at accessible price points, to recruit consumers. Premiumisation of the portfolio adds c.2-3% to sales and also improves margins. The margins of almost all consumer companies have increased over the past decade on the back of this strong underlying trend. So has the sector peaked? We don’t think so. We see the sector undergoing structural changes: companies are increasingly premiumising their products, lowering costs and consolidating logistics, and they are becoming more sophisticated about their online offerings and boosting gross margins above physical retail. After a long time, we are seeing additional new growth vectors for the consumer sector. We believe all these factors will continue to drive elevated c.18%-20% earnings growth. Once Indian companies catch up with some of the management and investor techniques that have been established in more developed markets for some time, will the potential will also dry up, or are there Indian-specific factors that are driving the sector? It is true that some Indian companies are catching up to international norms (on data analytics, tech, diversification, etc) but there are several India-specific factors, including a strong R&D and innovation pipeline and investment in direct reach, which differs enormously in its potential compared with developed markets. We believe there are three ways to increase sales of consumer staples products: 1. Increased penetration; 2. Frequency of use; and 3. Premiumisation. India continues to benefit from all three, unlike developed countries, which will have premiumisation as the main driver. We believe India’s consumer story is a multi-decade one.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11458
__label__wiki	0.858766	0.858766	DVD Review & High Definition Home entertainment information, news and reviews since 1997 Hidden Features Home » Diane Lane “Justice League” powers up in March Warner Brothers Home Entertainment has just announced the upcoming release if the superhero mash-up Justice League, scheduling a 4K UHD, Blu-Ray and DVD release in March. Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, [...] After a string of rather average movies, including stints in the comedy genre, Sylvester Stallone decided to get back to his roots in 1994 and do a full-blown action movie with the comic book adaptation of "Judge Dredd." This no-holds-barred, [...] It has been rather quiet around Diane Lane in recent years with only a few low-key movies to show for. With "Untraceable" she is back with a fierce performance that will undoubtedly bring her back on the radar of many Hollywood filmmakers. This [...] June 9, 2006 // 0 Comments German director Wolfgang Petersen is no stranger to the sea. Not only has he been raised close to the sea, he also brought us one of the most memorable high-seas war movies of all times with his 1981 epic "Das Boot." But Petersen is also no [...] At first sight ’Unfaithful’ appears to be a lot like ’Fatal Attraction, ’ a previous film by the same director, Adrian Lyne – and that’s what I expected. Instead, the movie turns out to have much more in common with ’Basic Instinct’ – [...] Francis Ford Coppola’s 30’s period piece ’The Cotton Club’ is another one of his stylish films that are full of hauntingly beautiful images and an almost poetic visual style, underscoring the filmmaker’s rather artistic take on movies as opposed [...] October 17, 2000 // 0 Comments My Dog Skip Does Hollywood create enough wholesome family films and do they put them out on DVD? Well, there is certainly not as much family entertainment available on DVD as on VHS, but every once in a while some great films come along nonetheless, like "My Dog [...] Zhang Yimou’s “Shadow” arrives in August Well Go USA Entertainment has just added Master Filmmaker Zhang Yimou’s acclaimed Wuxia Action Film Shadow for release on 4K UHD, Blu-Ray Disc and DVD in August. With this [...] Review: The New York Ripper “The Walking Dead” are shambling your way for Season 9 Sony is bringing “Zombieland” to life in 4K Review: The Fifth Cord “The Curse of La Llorona” makes its debut in August “The Alienist” is on its way to Blu-Ray and DVD Warner Bros is celebrating 35 years of “Gremlins” in ultra-high definition Shout! Factory brings us “Silent Hill” in July Warner Bros. brings you “Shazam!” in July Lionsgate invites you to play “Rock, Paper, Scissors” this summer Sony takes you to the “Moon” in July “Critters Attack!” in July “Orange Is the New Black” goes Blu Liam Neeson is in “Cold Pursuit” DVD Review Twitter Feed Action Adult Animation Anthony Hopkins Arnold Schwarzenegger Ben Affleck Boris Karloff Brad Pitt Bruce Willis Christopher Lee Christopher Walken Clint Eastwood Comedy Donald Sutherland Drama Ed Harris Gary Oldman Gene Hackman Geoffrey Rush George Clooney Horror Jim Carrey Johnny Depp Kurt Russell Mark Wahlberg Matt Damon Matthew McConaughey Mel Gibson Michael Caine Michael Douglas Morgan Freeman Music Nicolas Cage Other Owen Wilson Robert DeNiro Robert Downey Jr. Robert Redford Samuel L. Jackson SciFi Sean Connery Steve Buscemi Thriller Tom Cruise Tom Hanks The content of these pages is copyright © 1997-2019 by “DVD Review” and may not be copied or reprinted without the written consent of the publisher. Logos, pictures and names are used by permission and are property of the according parties. “DVD Review” is represented by Gorilla Nation. Please contact Gorilla Nation for ad rates, packages and general advertising information.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11463
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__label__cc	0.582406	0.417594	Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal \| Past issues \| Volume 17, 2011 \| Volume 17, issue 7 \| Ethics of medical care for body packers (drug smugglers): untangling a web of fears and conflicts of interest Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Volume 25, 2019 Register for email alert/RSS How to order print copies Ethics of medical care for body packers (drug smugglers): untangling a web of fears and conflicts of interest M. Baljevic1 and P. Rodríguez del Pozo1 أخلاقيات الرعاية الطبية لمبتلعي اللفائف المخدرة لتهريبها: تكشف شبكة من المخاوف وتضارب المصالح محمد باليافيتش، بابلو رودريجوز ديل بوزو الخلاصـة: يعتبر بلع مهربي المخدرات للفائف، أي نقل الأدوية غير المشروعة في عبوات يتم بلعها أو إقحامها في أحد تجاويف الجسم، واحدةً من الظواهر العالمية التي أصبحت تزداد انتشاراً. وتثير الرعاية الطبية لهؤلاء المرضى مشاكل طبية وأخلاقية صعبة. فبالرغم من تحليل الجوانب الطبية المتعلقة بمعالجة مبتلعي اللفائف تحليلاً منهجياً، إلا أن القضايا الأخلاقية لم تَحْظَ إلا بقدر ضئيل من اهتمام النشريات. فقد يكون المريض قَيْدَ التوقيف من قِبَل الشرطة أو قَيْدَ البحث عنه من قِبَل راعيه الإجرامي، وربما استدعى ذلك إجراء تحقيقات واتخاذ إجراءات طبية محفوفة بالمخاطر، ممَّا قد يَنْتَقص من إمكانية الحصول على موافقة صحيحة ومستنيرة من المريض الـمُحْتَجَز. وبالإضافة إلى ذلك قد يخشى الأطباء دائرة الاتصالات الإجرامية للمريض. ويحلِّل هذا المقال تضارب المصالح الذي قد يواجهه الأطباء عند معالجة مبتلعي اللفائف، ويقترح بعض المبادئ لتعزيز الدلائل الإرشادية المؤسسية المتَّبعة في معالجة هؤلاء المرضى. ABSTRACT: Body packing by drug smugglers—the transport of illicit drugs in packets swallowed or inserted into body cavities—is a global phenomenon and is becoming more prevalent. The medical care of these patients raises difficult medical and ethical problems. While the medical aspects of treating body packers have been systematically analysed, the ethical issues have received little attention in the literature. The patient may be under police custody or being sought by their criminal patron which may result in imposed interrogations and risky medical procedures. Obtaining informed valid consent for procedures from the patient-detainee may thus be compromised. In addition, physicians may be intimidated by the patient’s criminal contacts. This article analyses the conflicts of interest that doctors may face when treating body packers, and proposes some principles to promote institutional guidelines for the treatment of these patients. Éthique des soins médicaux aux passeurs de drogues in corpore : démêler l’écheveau des peurs et des conflits d’intérêts RÉSUMÉ: Le transport de drogues in corpore par les trafiquants, c’est-à-dire le convoyage de drogues illicites ingérées ou insérées dans des cavités corporelles sous forme de boulettes, est un phénomène mondial de plus en plus répandu. Les soins médicaux prodigués à ces patients soulèvent des questions éthiques et médicales difficiles. Si l’aspect médical du traitement des passeurs de drogues in corpore a été systématiquement analysé, les questions éthiques n’ont pas bénéficié de beaucoup d’attention dans la littérature scientifique. Le patient peut être sous surveillance policière ou recherché par le patron de son réseau criminel, ce qui peut entraîner des interrogatoires imposés et des procédures médicales risquées. Dans ces conditions, l’obtention d’un consentement valable et pris en connaissance de cause par le patient-détenu, en ce qui concerne les actes médicaux requis, peut être compromise. En outre, les médecins peuvent être victimes d’intimidations de la part des relations criminelles du patient. Le présent article analyse les conflits d’intérêts auxquels sont confrontés les médecins lors de la prise en charge d’un passeur de drogues in corpore et présente certains principes afin de favoriser l’élaboration de directives institutionnelles sur le traitement de ces patients. 1Department of Public Health, Division of Medical Ethics, Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar (Correspondence to M. Baljevic: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Received: 27/07/09; accepted: 07/10/09 Body packing—the transport of illicit drugs concealed as packets swallowed or inserted into body cavities—is increasingly common in the international narcotics trade. This risky practice represents a medical emergency that not only threatens the body packer’s life, but also raises difficult ethical issues. While the clinical and forensic aspects of body packing have been thoroughly discussed [1,2], we have found no equivalent analysis of the ethical questions that emerge. The illegal nature of the patients’ problem and the inevitable involvement of law enforcement agents put at risk the rights of patients and the ethical duties of their attending doctors. Although there are no published studies on this phenomenon, there is a consistent body of anecdotal evidence that suggests that these problems are a particular concern in low-income, underdeveloped countries, where law enforcement agencies may operate under different codes of conduct. In this article, we explore the ethical conflicts that emerge in the medical care of body packers. We will first briefly describe the medical and non-medical events seen when such patients are admitted to hospital, including the role of law enforcement agents and the risk of threats from the body packers’ own contacts. We will then analyse the dual loyalties and conflicts of interest that doctors face in these cases, and will propose some principles and practical guidelines that we believe should contribute to creating a pressure-free environment where doctors can focus on the patient’s rights and quality of care. It should be made clear that the prevalence and the seriousness of the problems described here vary widely among different countries and regions. Nevertheless, any hospital in the world could find itself dealing with this by-product of the global drugs trade. Body packing Body packers may come to the emergency room with symptoms of intestinal obstruction, acute intoxication by drug leakage, or both [3]. These life-threatening, and in the case of cocaine packets, highly lethal, events have become somewhat less common today than they were in the past, since drug packing methods seem to have become less dangerous [4,5]. This might explain the growing involvement of women and children in the practice [1,6,7]. What doctors commonly encounter today is a young, asymptomatic, uncommunicative and frightened individual, who is brought to hospital by law-enforcement officers suspecting a case of body packing. Occasionally, terrified patients refer themselves to hospital alone. In either case, the patient may show mild abdominal distention and a tender mass on deep palpation. X-rays may show multiple oblong nuggets from radiolucent to radiopaque, depending on the substance and on the packing method, scattered throughout the abdomen [4]. Normally, the person admits to having ingested between 50 and 100 packets of a drug [1], stays in observation for a day after the cargo has passed, and is subsequently discharged. Throughout this time, the patient is likely to be under police custody [2], which often results in imposed interrogations and fast evacuation of the cargo being carried. This is mostly to further the criminal prosecution agenda. In the case of self-referred packers, their criminal patron may wish to locate them in the hospital to prevent any information leakage or to recover the highly valuable cargo [8]. These undesirable situations need to be avoided for the sake of all concerned: doctors, nurses and the patient, as well as other patients in the hospital. It may be detrimental to the patient’s care to have the police, much less any suspicious visitors, present in the wards. In this climate of rush and pressure, medical procedures may be performed more in the interest of speeding the process up, rather than protecting the best interests of the patient. Informed consent may receive very little attention. In the following section we will discuss informed consent, dual loyalty and other conflicts of interest in the medical care of body packers. The ethical issues Informed consent to diagnostic and treatment interventions is perhaps the first victim of the hectic environment that surrounds the care of body packers. It is tempting to argue that consent is not necessary in these cases, since body packers’ judgement is too impaired by their fear of the law, of their patrons and accomplices, or of dying from drug intoxication. It would be no less tempting to state that refusing treatment brings no possible medical, legal or goal-related advantage to these patients, making the rejection of treatment too irrational to be respected. We do not agree. We believe, instead, that body packers’ judgement, except in the case of drug intoxication from package rupture, should not be considered more impaired than that of any other patient, and that these patients retain their full right to informed consent and refusal. This includes the right to make unwise medical decisions. This is particularly true when some of the medical procedures are not necessarily in the patient’s best clinical interest, but rather represent decisions made by doctors under pressures from criminal investigation officers. As Milgram’s experiments showed in 1963, obedience to a legitimate authority tends to be high among “ordinary people, simply doing their jobs”, to the point that “without any particular hostility on their part, they can become agents” of processes that compromise a person’s rights and physical integrity [9]. Doctors thus may be caught amid different loyalties and conflicting interests. Dual loyalty and conflict of interest Interrogation of any detainee, hospitalized or not, is aimed at administering justice and preventing further harm or danger to self or others [10]. In the case of a body packer, interrogation per se can have harmful clinical consequences [11], and yet the intimidating presence of the police can push doctors to make concessions to the law enforcement agenda. For instance, enemas and other methods to speed up the evacuation of the cargo, much desired by the law enforcement officers, are not the optimum treatment [2,12], and may increase the risk of packet rupture. When treating body packers, serving the patient-suspect may imply hampering the law; but the unchecked service to the law may harm the patient. This dual loyalty is the doctor’s true dilemma. The international dual loyalty working group of Physicians for Human Rights characterized this dilemma as the conflict between professional duties to a patient versus the expressed or implied, real or perceived, obligations to the interests of a third party such as an employer, insurer or the state [13]. In a wide variety of contexts and clinical settings, health professionals are pressured by influential third parties to subordinate patients’ rights to their demands. Bloche sees loyalty conflicts arising when 3 different type of goals are pursued: (a) furthering public health, as when reporting a communicable disease; (b) serving non-medical ends, such as state security, as when collaborating with the law; and (c) evaluating individuals for social purposes, such as receiving public benefits, evaluating requests for asylum, determining criminal responsibility, joining the army or transporting dangerous merchandise [14]. No doctor–patient relationship occurs in complete isolation. There are always third parties with some kind of interest to be served, from the need to make time for the next patient in the waiting room, to supporting the health system’s cost-control policies. However, doctors’ primary loyalty should be reserved for their patients. Sometimes doctors have no reason to refuse serving their secondary allegiance, e.g. if a patient asks the physician to forge information to support a fraudulent insurance claim [6]. It is also widely accepted that higher social purposes can legitimately be the first priority served by doctors [15]. Examples of that would be reporting fraud against the health care system, as well as health conditions that interfere with transport safety (driving, flying a plane, operating a train or controlling air traffic) [15]. More importantly, secondary loyalties are legally binding in many circumstances [16]. Serious conflict arises, however, when doctors—whose primary role is, or is perceived by the patient to be, providing clinical care—are pressed to subordinate their patient’s interests to those of a third party, to the point of violating the patient’s rights [17]. As a matter of principle, no social purpose should make this permissible. The situation is complex, however, in the case of body packers. Doctors who deal with body packers are trapped in a web of conflicting loyalties and fear. On the one hand, body packers are brought to hospital to receive care; on the other hand, the law demands cooperation with investigations into the suspected drug trafficker. Doctors may feel intimidated by the presence of police but at the same time may fear that the suspect, or his criminal patrons, will seek revenge if the doctors cooperate with the law [14]. Doctors and hospital administrators may want to spare other patients and their families the uncomfortable presence of the police in the wards. The thought of having the patient’s patrons or an accomplice obtaining entry to the wards is especially alarming. It thus becomes convenient for everyone but the patient to expedite the patient’s medical care in this situation. In addition, doctors in some cases may feel scrutinized by colleagues and staff over their commitment to support the legal processes. Treating body packers: some general principles Health institutions often have no explicit, well-developed guidelines for doctors dealing with patient-suspects in general, much less with body packers in particular [15]. In the case of police inquiries regarding confidential patient information, Health Information Privacy regulations that govern the ethical conduct of physicians in a professional environment do not have clearcut guidelines either [14,18]. Physicians are left with no clear guidance to deal with the potential interference of law enforcement agencies in medical treatment. Even in the case of a body packer seeking help on their own, physicians in most health care centres around the world would be left to their own judgement as to whether to alert law enforcement officials or not [14]. In the absence of well-structured decision-making strategies for doctors and hospitals, it is no surprise if there are violations of patients’ rights and avoidable adverse medical outcomes [15]. We would like to put forward some principles of practice that could form the basis for discussing institutional guidelines on the care of body packers. Body packing and the doctor–patient relationship The doctor–patient relationship in the context of body packing should be indistinguishable from any other clinical relationship, because it is, with very few nuances, a clinical relationship, and so are its goals, conditions and rules of consent and confidentiality. As a general principle, the examination and treatment of body packers should serve the best medical interest of the patient, which in this case mainly consists of preventing complications, such as intestinal obstruction, perforation, peritonitis or drug packet rupture and subsequent overdose. The demands from third parties should not result in invasive examinations or accelerating the evacuation of the cargo, even if the patient consents, since this may only increase the risk of packet burst. Doctors should focus instead on what is medically indicated, namely, to monitor the patient in an intensive care unit and wait for the spontaneous passage of drug packets [1,18]. Informed consent is not always a legal requirement in these cases. Nevertheless, doctors should respect body packers’ moral right to informed consent when the suspect is able to make decisions. Even if there are reasons to believe that the web of misinformation, pressures and fear in which the patient-suspect is caught hampers the process of obtaining a valid consent, doctors should guarantee that all possible elements of the informed consent process are evoked [19]. Physicians are thus responsible for giving body packers well-explained, accurate and complete information. This should include explaining to the patient that in some circumstances, refusal to give consent may result in the search being carried out by a police officer rather than by a medical practitioner, and making the patient fully aware of the deadly risks of drug packets and the need to know their exact location to anticipate and prevent their splitting. Body packers should also be informed of the risks associated with the search itself, and that, due to the police involvement, the confidentiality of personal medical information might not be kept. Consent is imperative prior to any form of examination. It should be obtained only after the patient-suspect has understood all the information and clarified his/her doubts. However, in the circumstances of detention, free consent can easily be compromised by pressures on the patient, such as a lack of privacy during an interview, by a patient’s misinformed expectations, such as the hope of being released sooner in exchange for consent, or by the patient’s fear that refusal would be considered a tacit confession of guilt. Guaranteeing a pressure-free environment and explaining to the patient-suspect the repercussions of consent are professional duties in these circumstances. However, preserving the physical integrity of those who could be harmed by a violent patient, and/or the integrity of the patient-suspect him/herself can of course justify non-consensual emergency medical interventions [14]. Physicians are usually asked to cooperate with the police, but this may imply breaching confidentiality in some cases. Confidentiality can be legitimately broken to avoid clear and immediate risk of harm to others that cannot be stopped by other means [15]. However, this is an exception, and when dealing with body packers, doctors can hardly take the role of police informants without betraying the basic ethics of the patient–doctor relationship. Treating body packers: drafting guidelines In the stressful dynamic of treating body packers, doctors might be affected by the perspective of a third party, losing sight of professional duties towards the patient-suspect. Other times, in siding with the weaker party, they may over-sympathize with their patient-suspect, putting themselves or others at risk, or jeopardizing the legal investigation. The International Dual Loyalty Working Group has proposed some guidelines to help physicians and institutions find their way through the maze of doubts, pressures and mixed feelings faced when dealing with patient-detainees. The recommendations include training doctors in human rights, helping them identify loyalty issues, and encouraging the exercise of clinical judgement independent of any other interest or consideration [17]. The guidelines state that military physicians’ duty to care for enemy combatants “must supersede any blanket notion of loyalty, obligation, allegiance or patriotism” [13]. We do not see why it should be otherwise for body packers. The working group recommended that health care institutions keep the health profession independent of state pressures or influence, protecting health professionals from third party hostility, and increasing a proper understanding of the doctor’s role among law enforcement agents and hospital administrators [17]. The working group’s recommendations, along with some advice found in the literature, are a useful guide. In this paper, however, we would like to propose more specific measures that would help enact these recommendations. We believe that all conflicts of values, views and dual loyalties at the body packer’s bedside are the result of third party pressures on doctors. In the context of these pressures and in seeking to shield doctors from them, we propose the following: To channel all police requests related to body-packer patients through the hospital’s office of the director, or the office of the legal advisor, and prohibit doctors from interacting directly with law enforcement agents. The police role on the ward should be limited to the body packer’s custody, in addition to the protection of other patients, doctors and health personnel. To keep all information regarding physicians’ involvement and cooperation with police/state authorities or feedback on the way a physician has dealt with a body packer out of the physicians’ individual, hospital or any other records. Removing the threat of being labelled as uncooperative would minimize any need for physicians to consider their own self-protection. The successful implementation of these two measures needs to be supported by the strengthening of at least two basic general strategies that might too often be taken for granted. They are: Having detailed and strictly implemented institutional guidelines for dealing with both detained and self-referred body packers, so that doctors do not find themselves pressured to implement their own rules. This would help prevent any disparity and inconsistencies in the way body packers are managed as patients, in legal and clinical terms, concerning their consent and treatment. It is easier for physicians to resist pressures when they are simply abiding by the rules and there is no margin for autonomous actions. Last, but not least, having in place a clear plan for high-security measures to be automatically triggered at the doctor’s request if a suspected body packer is admitted to hospital. This would allow any unwelcome visitors related to the body packer’s illicit trade to be dealt with in a safe manner. Body packing is a growing global phenomenon that many hospitals may be forced to deal with sooner or later. Body packers are not a comfortable or desired presence in the hospital. They elicit fear, they invite police presence to the wards and they give rise to conflicting loyalties. Doctors may try to ameliorate the situation by yielding to their fears and to the pressures of law-enforcement authorities. However, a doctor’s primary loyalty is to the body packer as a patient, and no secondary loyalty should supersede this. Body packers as patients deserve the same respect as any other patient, and doctors would betray their professional duties if they primarily tended to interests other than those of the body packer. This implies that standards of care and confidentiality, together with the process of information and consent, should be indistinguishable from those received by all other patients in the same clinical settings. Nevertheless, doctors should be aware of when, by exception, it is morally valid to deviate from the general rules, particularly regarding matters of confidentiality. Institutions do not usually have a specific set of guidelines to deal with body packers. There are some recommendations at the international level, but they tend to be too general or too difficult to enact because they require the action of the state. Hospitals can, nevertheless, implement relatively simple strategies to help doctors deal in a fair and ethical way with body packers in clinical settings. A stronger corpus of evidence on how ethics and patients’ rights can be compromised in the case of body packers is still needed. We hope this article will encourage further research in this field. 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Law enforcement interviews of hospital patients. Journal of the American Medical Association, 2006, 297:822–825. Gómez Antúnez M at al. Complicaciones en transportadores intestinales con paquetes de cocaine. Estudio de 215 casos [Complications of intestinal transporting of cocaine packets. Study of 215 cases]. Medicina Clínica, 1998, 111:336–337. Singh JA. American physicians and dual loyalty obligations in the “war on terror”. BMC Medical Ethics, 2003, 4:4. Bloche MG. Clinical loyalties and the social purposes of medicine. Journal of the American Medical Association, 1999, 281:268–274. Mandatory reporting. CPSO policy statement #3-05. Ontario, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 2006. Ashcroft RE, Dawson A, Draper H. Principles of health care ethics. West Sussex, John Wiley and Sons, 2007:371–377. Physicians for Human Rights. Dual loyalty and human rights in health professional practice: proposed guidelines and institutional mechanisms. 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The ASSIST package is the result of more than 10-years work by WHO and an international group of researchers in the framework of the WHO ASSIST project. It is WHO’s response to the growing demand for guidance on how to best manage problems of substance use in non-specialist health care settings. This approach is quick and easy to learn and is useful for all substances including alcohol and tobacco, and drugs such as cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants, cocaine and opioids. Its effectiveness has been demonstrated in different cultural settings and it is set to become a keystone in the health care response to substance use. Further information about the work of WHO in the area of substance abuse can be found at: http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/en/ EMHJ Guidelines on Ethical Conduct and Publication of Health Research WHO journals WHO Bulletin Pan American Journal of Public Health The WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health (WHO SEAJPH) Submit comments or queries about the EMHJ	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11477
__label__cc	0.715852	0.284148	Fractional Jet Program Overview JetPASS® Jet Card Overview Which Program Is Right For You? Nextant 400XT® Legacy 600® OCC Tour Scheduling & Dispatch Flight Options is a prominent leader in the changing world of aviation. We take pride in recruiting, developing, and retaining the best talent in the industry. We have a culture that is built on 3-Fundamental Principles: Employees are the foundation of a service company. Pay fanatical attention to detail. Take a long-term approach to relationships. Flight Options provides our employees the tools to strive to their fullest potential and the opportunity to contribute at a high level. From the very first day of employment the commitment to our employees is apparent. We offer our employees the use of cutting edge technology, the ability to continue learning, and a fast-paced, exciting atmosphere. Additionally, Flight Options is proud to be a ten time recipient of the prestigious North Coast 99 award. This award recognizes our company as one of the top 99 places to work in Northeast Ohio and acknowledges our commitment to excellence in all that we do. Watch the video below or here. In 2013, Flight Options was presented the Legacy Award. This award was given in recognition of earning the North Coast 99 award for 10 consecutive years. Along with competitive compensation, Flight Options also provides their employees with a comprehensive benefit package. This package includes, but is not limited to: Medical Insurance with Vision and Prescription coverage Paid-time off Company paid Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance and Short-Term Disability We are always looking for highly motivated professionals in all facets of our company. From Accounting to Operations, Flight Options has something to offer for just about anyone. If you are interested in applying for an opening please use the link provided below to read all open positions and how to submit your resume. Continue to our career opportunities here. You are also welcome to view current career opportunities in Flight Options’ affiliated companies, Flexjet, Sentient Jet and Skyjet. View the Flexjet career page View the Sentient Jet career page View the Skyjet career page 26180 Curtiss Wright Parkway Copyright © 2017 Flight Options, LLC. All Rights Reserved Flight Options®, JetPASS® and the Flight Options logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Flight Options, LLC.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11481
__label__cc	0.68694	0.31306	Board index ‹ GPM2 ‹ Season Campaigns Taking Marussia to the top Grand Prix Manager 2 Season Campaigns Discussion by hickto » Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:05 pm I've decided to document my 2012 campaign with Marussia... and I will do this as like a Blog type theme. New Team Principle at Marussia Following on from the re-brand of the team from Virgin Racing to Marussia F1, it has been confirmed today that Marussia have appointed a new Team Principle ahead of the 2012 season. Since joining the Formula One paddock in 2010 under than name of Virgin Racing, Marussia have failed to get the grips with the sport and start moving up the field. Cory Hickton will take over from John Booth as the Team Principle at Marussia and will certainly be looking to make an impact in next year’s Formula One season. I have been lucky enough to get a brief interview with Cory Hickton, the new Team Principle. Interviewer: What made you apply for the role of Team Principle at a team such as Marussia? Cory Hickton: The challenge mainly, I mean they have been racing in Formula One for the last 2 seasons and have yet to break into the points nor challenge the midfield teams. It’s something I can really get stuck into and hopefully start pushing the team forward. Interviewer: How are you going to push the team forward then? Let’s face it, the team haven’t really made any big leaps since starting out in 2009. Cory Hickton: John [Booth] built a solid foundation for me to work from. We already have some really good engineers and designers, it’s just about making the right changes with the leadership team to drive the team forward and start getting the results we’re looking for. Interviewer: So what is it you’re hoping to achieve in 2012? Cory Hickton: Points, we’re looking hard at points. Not consistent points, but some points on the board is our aim next season. Three years is a long time in Formula One and is an even longer time to not score points. From there we can then build and build to look at scoring consistently in the next few years. Interviewer: You don’t come from a Formula One background, what make you think you can make it work here? Cory Hickton: Formula One is as much a business as it is a sport these days. Each team is in effect its own company, and regardless of what the company specialises in, I am here to make the right decisions within the team and get the right people working in the right places. I don’t personally think you need a Formula One background to succeed here. Look at Bernie [Ecclestone], he was a used car salesman before he managed a team, now look at him and where he has got to. One thing is for certain, things are either going to drastically improve at Marussia, or they are going to continue to run at the back of the pack along with Caterham and HRT. James Hunt: The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel. It's a wonderful way to live. It's the only way to drive. hickto Re: Taking Marussia to the top Winter Testing - Marussia Marussia completed around 200 laps of testing at Silverstone this week. The main aim of the test was Max Chilton completing some really long runs working on reliability and chassis performance. The quickest time set by the young reserve drivers was a 1:32.542. This time is still quite some pace off the leaders, though has proved the team have made progress over the winter. Timo Glock and Charles Pic both completed several runs, mainly focusing on further setup tuning and pit stop practice. I asked Timo Glock how he was getting on with this year’s car. Interviewer: Timo, since joining the team back in 2010 when they first entered, how does this car compare to its predecessors? Timo Glock: The car this year is very different, there have been a few rule changes this year, especially around the blown diffuser, but the foundations for a decent car are there. Interviewer: You sound fairly optimistic then? Timo Glock: You could say I’m feeling optimistic yeah. The car is around a second quicker than last year’s already and I know there will be more parts coming through the year. The cassis feels ridged and responds well, that’s something us drivers like other than the speed of the car. Interviewer: How has Cory Hickton settled into the team now? Timo Glock: Cory is a great guy and seems to know what he’s doing. Some of the plans over the next few years look and sound rather big, but if its going to move the team up the leader board, then it needs to be done. We’ve lingered down at the bottom of the list for the last two years now, maybe under his control we can start attacking the midfield teams by the end of this year. Well, Glock sounded very optimistic in his interview with me. I expect Marussia may make some ground on Caterham and HRT this year, maybe even beat them in the championship this year, but if the pace from this week is anything to go by, then I don’t think we’ll see many points on the board just yet. Round 1 - Australia 1st HAM 2nd ALO 3rd MAS 4th BUT 5th VET 6th WEB 7th SCH 8th KOB 9th RAI 10th GRO 21st GLO 23rd PIC Still pretty much the same as last year, Marussia are fighting with the likes of HRT for the back spot of the grid. Glock sits just in front of De la Rosa’s HRT followed by Pic then Karthikeyan. Cory Hickton quoted; “We’re still happy with the performance of the car. We’re not going to jump places over night, but it will get there” Too right Cory, Caterham qualified 15th and 19th, showing that they have been able to make some gains over the winter. Let’s see tomorrow if Marussia can work their way up a little. 1st ALO 2nd MAS 3rd VET 6th MAL 7th HAM 8th PER 15th GLO DNF PIC Pic was forced to retire on lap 12 of the Grand Prix with a rear suspension failure. Pic did well not to lose the car out of turn 8 and made it back to the pits without much more damage to his racer. “It was disappointing to not finish the race yeah, but all I can do is look forward and wait for Malaysia now” Glock on the other hand managed to finish the race, only 1 lap behind the leader but was the last runner in 15th place. “The speed just wasn’t there today. On the plus side, the car handles well, but we have a lot of work to do going forward.” Cory Hickton wasn’t showing any emption about the finish of the single Marussia as last runner. He quoted; “Today proved difficult. We ran the best strategy we could, but the car does need to improve over the course of the year. We have some really good people working behind the scenes, so give us a couple of races and we’ll be a lot more competitive.” Only time will tell if Cory’s running of the team can move them forward, especially as he only has two years on his contract to improve things here. by hickto » Wed Jun 18, 2014 12:09 pm Round 2 - Malaysia 1st GLO 2nd HAM 3rd ALO 4th MAS 7th GRO 10th PIC A rain hit Malaysia saw some real surprises today in qualifying. Both the Marussia’s were queuing at the end of the pit lane before the green light came on and they managed a couple of quick laps on dry tyres before the rain started – no one else seemed to make a dash at the start thus qualified in the damp. The result, Marussia’s first ever pole position. We asked Cory Hickton how he felt about this; “I couldn’t be feeling any better right now. We really didn’t think we would be able to do anything here as we generally have a draggy car when it comes to aero dynamics at the moment, but pole position… Wow!” It certainly proves even if there is a chance of rain in qualifying it is better to get out there early. Roll on tomorrow’s race! 2nd VET 3rd GLO 9th VER 10th KOB Glock took the first points for Marussia with a podium finish today. He wasn’t the quickest by far with a train of cars behind him for the most of the race. Glock lead into turn one and kept the lead until lap 47 when he made a final stop. “3rd place for our first ever points, off the back of our first ever pole position is huge! Hopefully this result will give us the momentum to continue for the rest of the season.” Pic experienced mixed fortunes through the race, he made is as high as 5th place during the first pit stops, but a drive through penalty for speeding in the pit lane during his second stop hampered his points chance. “I was unlucky not to score points today. There was only 15 finishers again this weekend and if it wasn’t for my stop-go for speeding in the pits I would have been on for some points.” The Team Principle was obviously overjoyed with today’s result, not only points which he set out to do, but a podium too in only his second race in charge; “Timo drove a perfect race today, he put the car where it needed to be every time someone pressured him. It’s an amazing result for us and to get a podium as well as our first points… I can see us partying long into tonight.” It was a great result here for Marussia this weekend, mixing it up with the big boys. But was it due to the mixed weather yesterday which gave them this chance? Maybe, but they did take the chance when it was presented which is what they really need to do this year. Return to Season Campaigns	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11485
__label__cc	0.518383	0.481617	Industry leaders seek infrastructure investment push from government Industry leaders have urged the Indian government to accelerate infrastructure investment and help revive mega projects to boost business sentiment and revive sagging economic growth. The president of industry body Assocham, Mr Rajkumar Dhoot, met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to present an agenda for revival, while a CII delegation of CEOs met the PM's Principal Secretary, Mr Pulok Chatterji and the chairman of the PM's economic advisory council Mr C Rangarajan, to push for effective government action. Mr Dhoot suggested quick progress in high-profile infrastructure projects such as the dedicated freight corridor and the industrial corridor between Mumbai and Delhi. CII raised similar concerns. Mr Vinayak Chatterjee, who leads infrastructure initiatives of CII, said “We have asked the government for short-term interventions for development of the sector. There are sovereign obstacles and policy hurdles which need to be looked into. There are several projects on which huge amount has been spent but are stuck in the pipeline. We have asked the government to set up a fast track board to regulate these projects.” Industry leaders also highlighted the need to set up a 'special purpose vehicle' for infrastructure projects, which would be responsible for getting all clearances in advance, before bidding for projects. It also asked for relaxation of restructuring norms by the banking sector and permit two time restructuring of stressed infrastructure companies. Apart from these, the group also asked for measures looking into issues of the power sector related to fuel scarcity, tariff pass through discoms and gas based projects turning into non-profitable assets.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11487
__label__cc	0.736056	0.263944	Interview: Zola Jesus on her new record Conatus Russian-American artist Zola Jesus, aka Nika Roza Danilova, releases her third album Conatus today. This follows the excellent Stridulum II, which propelled her into the wider consciousness, especially over here in the UK. She is one interesting lady, with a background in opera and a degree in French and Philosophy, she now resides in LA, but grew up in rural Wisconcin among acres of forest. Having listened to the record, there are some really beautiful moments, some gorgeous piano playing by Nika, and more of same, epic electronic tracks which show off her belly-aching howls. Hear her talking to me all about the new album at Bestival a few weeks ago, that and working with M83's Anthony Gonzales on the opening track on his forthcoming double synth-pop behemouth Hurry Up, We're Dreaming.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11491
__label__wiki	0.967251	0.967251	Lists Mar. 30, 2010 NYC Food’s Three Under 40 By Aileen Gallagher Maile Carpenter Photo: Patrick McMullan Crain’s New York lauds three food scene machers in its annual “40 Under 40” list: chef Michael White, Craft exec Katie Grieco, and Food Network Magazine editor-in-chief Maile Carpenter. White has a bold expansion plan: “In five years, Mr. White says, he wants to have restaurants around the world and revenues of $100 million. Then he corrects himself: ‘We will be a $100 million company.’” Grieco was Tom Colicchio’s assistant at Gramercy Tavern and then went on to supervise the launch and operation of all the restaurants in the Craft empire. (Are you taking notes, Michael White? Colicchio’s restaurants are worth a mere $50 million.) Grieco is married to Hearth owner Paul Grieco, which makes her part of a food power couple just like fellow Crain’s pick Maile Carpenter, who is married to Wylie Dufresne. Carpenter, a former TONY food editor, launched one of the decade’s most successful magazines. katie grieco maile carpenter	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11504
__label__wiki	0.69512	0.69512	NH dogs Here are a few local places that are all about hot dogs. Dube Dogs N More (259 Commercial St., Manchester. Find them on Facebook) is open Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Double D Dogs (340 Gibbons Highway, Wilton, 464-9853. Find them on Facebook) is open Monday through Wednesday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Puppy Love Hot Dogs (50 N. Main St., Concord, puppylove@puppylovehotdogs.com, puppylovehotdogs.com) is open Monday through Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. D.H.’s Dog House (1451 Front St., Manchester. Find them on Facebook) is open Wednesday through Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Dog House (766 Elm St., Milford). There is no phone number or website for this hot dog stand, so hours are unknown. Toasty and topped There’s great debate over how to dress a dog Beyond the iconic image of a hot dog lined with yellow mustard and ketchup lies a world of toppings that are just as popular, and whether that dog and its toppings belong on a steamed or toasted bun is a matter of some contention. Beyond ketchup New Hampshire hot dog stand owners rarely cite ketchup as their most popular topping. “A lot of people think it’s sacrilegious to put ketchup on a hot dog, but kids love it and I don’t judge. People should have whatever they want on a hot dog,” said Gretchen Peters, the owner of Puppy Love Hot Dogs in Concord. That’s not to say ketchup isn’t popular as a topping. It is, especially among younger generations, according to Peters. But at least at Puppy Love, Peters said, the most popular topping arrangement is a combination of mustard, relish and onions. In fact, that is what she finds most people mean when they ask for “the works.” Her second most popular topping combo is chili and cheese. “I couldn’t show up to work without my chili or I’d be in big trouble with all my regulars,” Peters said. Her chili doesn’t have any beans and it isn’t spicy, she said. And she uses a mild cheese sauce. Shawn Bouchard, the owner of Double D Dogs in Wilton, said chili and cheese is his top seller and probably the most traditional arrangement for New England. “That is definitely the biggest seller. Then, I would have to probably say sauerkraut is also a very big seller,” Bouchard said. “Certainly, chili and cheese is a New England thing.” He uses all kinds of cheeses for toppings, such as Velveeta, Swiss, American and mozzarella. One particular hot dog on his menu is the Reuben Rottweiler, which includes sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and a line of Thousand Island dressing. Another popular topping Bouchard likes to add to hot dogs is bacon. A menu item called the Scooby Dog is made with a fresh strip of bacon, chili and cheese. “People love bacon on their hot dogs,” Bouchard said. For New England customers, Bouchard said, celery salt is also a popular seasoning. Occasionally, Peters has customers who ask for mayonnaise or coleslaw, but those items spoil easily in the heat so she doesn’t carry them in her cart. Coleslaw with hot dogs appears to be more popular in the South, Peters thinks, but it could be growing in popularity. For the most part, her New Hampshire customers like to go easy on the toppings. “They like it straight up and … they want to taste the hot dog and not have it swimming in condiments,” Peters said. Best buns Peters and Bouchard represent the varying opinions about how best to prepare a bun. “I think, by far, steamed is best,” Peters said. “In my opinion grilled is better and I sell more grilled than I do steamed,” Bouchard said. Bouchard offers the choice, and the dogs themselves can be steamed or grilled. Generally the dog and bun are both prepared the same way, but Bouchard has a few rare customers who ask for a grilled dog in a steamed bun. The benefit of a steamed bun is the softness of the bread. But with softer bread comes less structural integrity. If the bread is toasted on a griddle, it gets hard and crunchy and can hold more toppings as a result, Bouchard said. There’s also a slight flavor that’s conveyed to the bread when it’s grilled. “When you season a griddle, you tend to have more flavors in a griddle, … so when you grill a hot dog [bun] you tend to pick up more of those flavors,” Bouchard said. But ultimately, they agree, it’s a matter of personal preference. “I think it depends on what you grow up with too,” Peters said.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11506
__label__cc	0.723205	0.276795	Tag Archives: BTC Using Solder Preforms to Reduce Voiding in BTCs Posted on June 8, 2016 by Dr. Ron Let’s see how Patty and the team are doing on their presentation on voiding for Mike Madigan … Patty was kind of down. Like millions of others, she and Rob watched, in horror, as Jordan Spieth had his meltdown at the 2016 Masters Golf Tournament. Some newscasters considered it the biggest meltdown in golf history, but Patty considered Rory McIlroy’s 2011 and especially Greg Norman’s 1996 meltdowns to be worse. She felt the NY Daily News did the best job of comparing the five worst Masters meltdowns. She agreed that Spieth would surely recover, certainly better than Ken Venturi in his famous collapse in the 1956 Masters. She was surprised that so many newscasters often seemed to not put history in as strong a perspective as it deserved. As she sat in her office, she was reminded that she needed to finish her part of the presentation that Mike Madigan needed on minimizing voiding. Her topic was, “Using Solder Preforms to Minimize Voiding.” To her, voiding appeared to be the hottest issue in electronics assembly. Especially voiding under bottom-terminated components, or BTCs. Rob and Pete were coming by in a few minutes to review her progress. Just as she finished, they were at her door. “Hey, Professor! What’s the scoop on using solder preforms to minimize voiding?” Pete asked, clearly teasing by calling her “Professor.” They all chuckled a bit and Rob added, “Yes, Professor. Let’s hear it.” Patty began, “Remember a few years ago the standard approach to using preforms, to minimize voiding under BTCs, was to use a flux-coated solder preform and place it on the thermal pad on the PWB after printing a minimum amount of solder paste?” “Sure! A great paper was written on it, by some of the folks at Indium Corporation,” Rob said. Then Pete added, “I gather there is a new approach?” “Well, think about the motivation to find another technique,” Patty replied. “A specialized preform needed to be made, it needed flux coating and placing it was a bit of a challenge,” she continued. “So, what’s the new technique?” Rob asked. “Well, I chatted with Tim Jensen. Although the original technique is still used, a preferred technique using 0201- or 0402-sized solder preforms has been developed. The preforms are purposely placed off center so that the BTC is at an angle. This angle allows the solder paste volatiles to escape. Since these preforms are a standard size, and not flux-coated, they will typically be less expensive and easier to handle in the assembly process,” Patty elaborated. “How well do they work?” Pete asked. “They work quite well. Look at these data,” Patty replied. (see Figure 1). Figure 1. Preforms of either 0201 or 0402 reduce voiding by up to 50%. Note that the standard deviation is also tighter by using preforms. “Looks like the 0402 preforms do a little better than 0201s,” Rob commented. “Yeah! And using two of them instead of one seems to help a little,” Pete added. “It’s also striking how the preforms tighten the data up. Look at how much the standard deviation is reduced by using them,” Rob added. The trio spent the next several hours collating all their PowerPoint slides into one 45-minute presentation. Patty then scheduled a meeting with Mike Madigan to review the entire presentation. Epilogue: Patty, Rob and Pete reviewed the presentation with Mike Madigan using WebEx. Mike implemented the recommendations after reviewing them with his critical customers. By using the best solder paste, making minor modifications to the SMT processes, and using solder preforms where appropriate, ACME was able to reduce voiding to less than 10% in all products and less than 5% in most. Posted in Dr. Ron \| Tagged BTC, Dr. Ron Lasky, Patty and the Professor, preforms, solder voiding To Minimize BTC Voiding, Start with the Right Solder Paste Posted on May 8, 2016 by Dr. Ron Let’s see what’s up with Patty …. Patty was just dropped off at O’Hare airport after finishing a 3 day workshop on Lean Six Sigma statistics, design of experiments, and statistical process control. Interestingly, the students were lawyers. In recent years more and more service-based organizations were adopting lean Six Sigma and it was a long time since Patty had taught such a workshop to engineers. She noted that although the lawyer’s math skills were a bit rusty, they were very good listeners and picked up the math behind lean Six Sigma topics very quickly. After paying the cab driver, she entered the terminal and went to see an agent. She was early enough to get an early flight home, so she had called the people at the online ticket agency during the cab ride. They said the change fee would be over $300, she felt that was just too much to pay. She was delighted to see that it was only $75 at the terminal. She looked at her paper boarding pass and saw that she had more than two hours, just enough time for a relaxed lunch at Wolfgang Puck while she read USA Today. Patty was the only person her age that she knew who enjoyed reading a paper newspaper, she guessed that she picked the habit up from her dad. The two hours went by quickly and she was standing in line waiting to board the flight to Boston’s Logan Airport. She had now been at Ivy U for a few years and traveled much less than when she worked at ACME. She had forgotten how stressful and unpleasant traveling was. As she stood in line, the man in front of her put his smartphone on the scanner and the scanner could not read the QC code. He and the agent fumbled for a while before they got it to work. This was another place where, in her opinion, paper was still king. Patty got on board and settled into her middle row seat. She groaned a little bit at how uncomfortable and cramped it was. Patty was reminded of what her dad used to say in situations like this; “I know it is a bit uncomfortable, but just think what the 49ers went through to get to California,” he would tease. After takeoff, she turned on her laptop. She absolutely had to send some emails, so she signed on to the onboard WiFi. She got sticker shock when she saw that it cost $18.95! Even though Ivy U would pay for it, the high price galled her. After she finished the emails, a wave of fatigue swept over her and she needed a break. She chuckled to herself when she thought of a recent event. She had taken two of her best teaching assistants (TAs) to lunch and the conversation somehow came to discussing people who hid Jews from the Nazi’s in World War II. Patty mentioned to her two young protégés about an excellent book and movie she read and saw as a teenager, The Hiding Place. The story is about Corrie Ten Boom and her family and how they hid, and hence saved, many Jews from the Nazis in Holland during WWII. Although the movie was made before she was born, it was shown at Patty’s church every few years, for the new sets of youngsters who came along. Patty mentioned to her two superstar TAs that the film was produced by Billy Graham’s organization. “Who is Billy Graham?” they both asked in unison. Patty struggled to keep her composure as she explained who he was. How could they not know this? She decided to examine the situation a bit further. “OK, you two. Who was Mickey Mantle?” Patty asked. The youngster’s both looked at each other. “We have no clue,” they chuckled. Patty though she would try a few more, “Nikita Khrushchev?” “Roy Orbison?” Patty started humming a few bars of Orbison’s most popular song. “Oh, Pretty Woman,” the boys said in unison. Patty thought to herself, “Each of these young lads are the best student in every class that they take and yet they don’t know these ‘celebrities’?” The next day Patty arrived at her office early to meet with Rob and Pete to discuss how the presentations that they were making for Mike Madigan on voiding were coming. Patty had arrived so late the night before, that Rob was already asleep. She did not see him in the morning as it was her turn to get the boys ready for school and he was off early to get in his 90 minutes of exercising. So, they had no chance to discuss the progress of the presentation. “Pete, your presentation of BGA voiding is terrific. How is my hubby doing on BTC voiding?” she chuckled as she looked at Rob. “I feel like I’m going to get yelled at ’cause I didn’t do my homework,” Rob said sheepishly. “Yikes! We only have a few days,” Patty responded. “And I have yet to do my part on using solder preforms to minimize voiding,” she went on. “I’m only teasing. I have quite a bit of info,” Rob said. “We have been out of the mainstream for a while and one thing is for sure, voiding is the number one issue among assemblers today. So many people are assembling QFNs and are struggling with voiding. Voiding with some solder pastes can be over 50% of the area,” Rob went on. “Wow! With 50% voids, think of how poorly the heat is being transfer away for the BTCs,” she looked at Rob and chuckled. “Remember, ‘BTC’ not ‘QFN,’ Patty went on. “Yes ma’am,” Rob jokingly replied. “Can you imagine the effect on reliability and field issues with so little heat being removed? The ICs inside the BTCs must be frying” Pete added. “Voiding at this level has got to be really costly,” Patty mused. “One of the things that really helped me was that I found quite a few experiments on voiding,” Rob added. “What were some of the key points?” Pete asked. “Well, as you might expect, the solder paste is typically the most critical part of the process. Some pastes have voiding lower than 10% with others above 50%,” Rob replied. “What about the process?” Patty asked. “Well, the reflow profile can be very important, as is controlling the PWBs and components. But, with the best pastes, it has been found that you can control the voiding content even if you can’t change the reflow profile and the PWBs and components have some issues,” Rob responded. “Look at the x-rays of poor and good voiding between two pastes,” Rob said. “What a difference,” Patty and Pete said in unison. “What about the stencil design and venting?” Pete asked. “Chris said that stencil design for venting is not as critical as once thought, although a window pane design is usually used,” Rob replied. Figure 1. The window pane design for the stencil is used to permit venting. “So it sounds like starting with the best solder paste solves 90% of the problem and adjusting the process, say with the right reflow profile, helps refine the result,” Patty summed up. With this Rob went off to put the finishing touches on his PowerPoint® slides for his part of the presentation, while Patty started working on her part of the presentation on using solder preforms to reduce voiding. Two weeks later. Patty’s mom and dad came for a visit on a Sunday. Her mom had graciously offered to bring a complete Sunday dinner. Patty, Rob and the boys were grateful for the delicious meal. As they began to eat, Patty shared the story of her best students not knowing Billy Graham, et al. “But, what was even more surprising was that I ended up asking 10 or 20 more students and only one had ever heard of any of these four ‘famous’ people,” Patty sighed. “It’s your age,” Patty’s mom replied. Thirty years old was not that far in the rear view mirror for Patty and she really didn’t consider herself old. “These youngsters were born in the late 1990s, a generation after these people were prominent,” her mom went on. “Mom’s right. Do you know Billy Sunday, Ty Cobb, Glenn Miller, and Trotsky?” her dad asked. “Who?” Patty asked. And then she chuckled, getting the point. After a brief pause, she said, “I do know who Trotsky was; tell me about the others.” As always, this story is based on true events. Posted in Dr. Ron \| Tagged BTC, Dr. Ron Lasky, Patty and the Professor, QFN, SMT, solder paste, voiding Voiding: A Critical Issue in Electronics Assembly Looks like Patty and the team have a new assignment from Mike Madigan. Let’s look in …. Patty had just waved to her twin boys as they got on the school bus when her mobile phone rang. The voice was unfamiliar. “Professor Coleman, this is Mel Ott. I’m doing some classroom trading for a bunch of Navy Seals and Army Rangers at a location about an hour from Ivy U. I wondered if you could conduct a workshop on critical thinking for these folks?” Ott asked. Before Patty knew it, she had agreed to do it. As she drove to the university, she kept on thinking, “Me teaching Army Rangers and Navy Seals!?” However, a few moments later, an outline for a workshop was forming in her mind. One topic would be: Which animal is implicated in more human fatalities in the US each year? A few moments later, Patty was in the Engineering building complex and was rounding the corner to her office. She saw Pete and Rob waiting outside the door. “By the looks on your faces, I can tell that we must have another assignment from Mike Madigan,” she said with a chuckle. “This one is a little strange, even for him,” Pete began. “Yeah! Look at this note he sent us,” Rob chimed in. Ever since the three of them left ACME to join the ranks of Ivy University, ACME CEO Mike Madigan continued to use their services. They were paid a fair consulting fee, which all agreed more than paid for Christmas presents and vacations. In addition, Madigan convinced the board of directors at ACME to generously contribute to Ivy U’s general fund. In the three times Patty had met Ivy U’s president, he pointed this out to her with his appreciation. So, the bottom line was that the three of them were quite responsive to Mike’s requests. Together they read his note: “Team, our biggest customer is concerned with voiding. They claim it to be their number one concern. Since the three of you left, we have drifted a bit in keeping on top of these things. I am away for a week in Eastern Europe and my wife and daughter are joining me after that for a bit of a vacation in Slovakia. My wife’s heritage is from there, steeped in the traditions of the Rusyn peoples. So, she wants to visit the hometown of her great grandfather. Bottom line is that I will be gone for more than two weeks, without reliable Internet access, so I will be out of touch. I need you to prepare a presentation on voiding that I (with you) will give to the customer’s president the day I get back. The presentation should have recommended actions. The pitch is at 2PM, 20 days from today. Come at 11AM and join us for lunch.” Mike “It’s just like Mike to give us an assignment with no details and we can’t ask him any questions and he schedules the meeting without asking if we are available,” grumbled Pete. “I, for one, think it is great he is going on vacation,” Patty said brightly. “Good point,” Rob added. “I can’t recall him ever taking time off.” “Well, what is our plan?” Patty asked. “I’m almost certain that they are not interested in champagne voids, Rob pointed out. “I agree, since they are mostly associated with immersion sliver finish while ACME’s customers mostly use OSP finish,” Pete added. “I think the big issue today is voiding in quad flat pack no leads (QFN) thermal pads, BGA voiding is sort of passé,” Rob suggested. A BGA void image, taken by CALCE. “Oops! We are supposed to call them bottom-terminated components (BTCs), right?” Patty asked. “OK. You’re right on that one,” Rob chuckled. “So, let’s focus on BTC thermal pad voids. But, I think, for completeness, we should cover BGA voids, too,” Patty said. “Pete, if you can cover BGA voids Rob and I will pull together something on BTC voids. Let’s put it on our calendars to meet one week from today to review our material,” Patty sort of commanded. “Yes, ma’am,” Pete and Rob said in unison. Patty was about ready to get annoyed, but they all burst into laughter as they got up to leave her office. Even though Patty was now a prof, she still had a lot of manager in her! Posted in Dr. Ron \| Tagged bottom-terminated component, BTC, champagne void, Dr. Ron Lasky, Patty and the Professor, voiding	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11512
__label__wiki	0.632592	0.632592	What Is a Landmine? Why the Ban A History of Landmines Arguments for the Ban Why Landmines Are Still a Problem The Treaty Treaty in Detail Treaty Text Implementation support documents Treaty Status Treaty Meetings Meetings of States Parties Review Conferences UN First Committee Finish the Job Join the Treaty Clear Mines Complete Mine Clearance Extension Requests Assist Victims Six Pillars of Victim Assistance A Promise Not Yet Fulfilled Fulfil Other Treaty Obligations International Cooperation and Assistance Ensuring Compliance National Implementation Measures ICBL Calls to Action Ten Things You Can Do Campaigning Tools ICBL 25th Anniversary Logo Finish the job 2025 logo Lobbying Letters Victim Assistance Advocacy Tools ICBL Leaflet ICBL Campaign Chronology ICBL Statements ICBL-CMC Newsletter:10th Edition ICBL-CMC Newsletter: 9th edition ICBL-CMC newsletter: 3rd edition (April 2012) ICBL-CMC newsletter: 2nd edition (February 2012) ICBL-CMC newsletter: 1st edition (November 2011) ICBL News, September 2007 ICBL News - November 2007 ICBL Activities at the Eighth Meeting of the States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty NINTH LANDMINE MONITOR REPORT TO BE RELEASED ON 12 NOVEMBER STAGE 2 OF THE OSLO PROCESS: THE LIMA CONFERENCE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS – SUPPORT FOR A NEW TREATY GROWS ACHIEVING SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIC INCLUSION FOR SURVIVORS – ACCESS TO CAPITAL: ONE OF THE KEYS TO SELF-EMPLOYMENT Landmine Update #1, April 2000 COUNTDOWN TO THE 8TH MEETING OF STATES PARTIES Landmine Update #10, April 2003 The ICBL December 2006 Newsletter is On-line! Landmine Update #11, September 2003 Landmine Update #12, February 2004 Landmine Update #13, June 2004 Landmine Update #2, September 2000 Landmine Update #3, December 2000 The ICBL Governance Board ICBL in Action Endorse the Calls Agree to Membership Pledge Mines/ERW casualties increased in 2014 In 2014, recorded casualties caused by mines, victim-activated improvised explosive devices that act as antipersonnel mines, cluster munition remnants, and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) rose 12% compared to 2013. Children continue making a significant part of the victims, as in 2014 children accounted for 39% of all civilian casualties. And same as in 2013, women and girls made up 12% of all casualties. This tragedy goes on in 2015. Read below stories of landmine and explosive remnants of war survivors who have been killed, injured or disabled in 2015, in two of the most mine affected countries in the world, Afghanistan and Colombia. Qudratullah, 28, landmine survivor Qudratullah, 28, was seriously injured in a landmine accident in October 2015 in the province of Paktika (Afghanistan) as he was coming home from the food market. He lost his left leg and left hand in the accident. After the accident, he was moved to Kabul where he received some medical support from the Emergency Hospital in Kabul, and he is now waiting to receive an artificial leg. At first, he believed that losing a leg and a hand was like losing his life and he was hopeless. He thought he would no longer be able to support himself and his family. “My family has a negative perception of disability and believed that I could no longer be of any use and would no longer be able to support the family financially”, Qudratullah said. Before his accident, Qudratullah was a street vendor. He is now planning to move back to Paktika and learn tailoring in order to open his own tailoring shop and be able to financially support himself and his family. “I strongly condemn the use of landmines which should be strictly prohibited, and enough support should be provided to landmine and explosive remnants of war victims to reduce the social barrier so that survivors can be active members of their family and community.” The Afghan Landmine Survivors' Organization (ALSO) met him in Kabul’s Emergency Hospital and provided peer counselling to Qudratullah. Juan Sebastian Acosta, 15, killed by an explosive remnants of war On 25 February 2015, Juan Sebastian Acosta, a 15-year-old boy living in the municipality of Puerto Asis (Putumayo, Colombia) went out boating in a canoe with friends across Putumayo river, a major transport route in the south of the country. On their way, the children stopped a few minutes to play on the beach and found an unexploded grenade. Juan Sebastian, who did not know it was a bomb, decided to put it in his pocket and take it home. Two days later, Juan Sebastian was playing with the grenade at home as he did not have to go to school that day. Around 9:30 he inadvertently activated the device, which exploded in his hands and damaged his hand and foot. Juan Sebastian died immediately. A friend of the family who heard the explosion came to the house and took Juan Sebastian to hospital, but he had already passed away. According to Juan Sebastian’s father Laureano Acosta, the family has not received any support. Nine months after his son died, Laureano is still waiting to receive some support from the state. For Juan Sebastian’s parents, the absence of their son at home left a vacuum that will never be filled. His siblings Maria Fernanda and Nelson also think about him every day. Roger Christopher Barrera, 47, explosive remnants of war survivor In June 2015, Roger Christopher Barrera, a 47-year-old cattle breeder, joined a group of workers who were digging out a place to anchor power poles and light the village of Puerto Arturo, in the municipality of San José del Guaviare (Guaviare, Colombia), where he lived. On 22 June Roger was digging with two friends when part of the earth fell back to the bottom of the hole and triggered an improvised explosive device. The three of them were taken to hospital in Concordia, where they received first aid. The accident left him hearing impaired, and he sustained injuries in his leg which he has already recovered from. He has also been psychologically affected by the accident. Five months after the ERW accident, Roger Christopher Barrera has received a certificate delivered to victims of the internal armed conflict, which gives him the right to receive public assistance. The Solidarity and Guarantee Fund (Fosyga), which is the government body responsible for managing the resources of the General Health Social Security system, covered all the expenses of Roger’s recovery, while New EPS and the International Committee of the Red Cross covered the costs of transportation and per diems in the cities of Bogota and Villavicencio, where he has monthly appointments for the treatment of his ear. ICBL&commat;minefreeworld Who doesn't enjoy a good bath to cool off in the summer heat? This Explosive Detection Dog (EDD) is taking a break… https://t.co/4l0ykk3P9S © 2009 to 2019 International Campaign to Ban Landmines	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11516
__label__cc	0.70547	0.29453	Episode 4×07 – Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man Ya know that shadowy unnamed villain? How would you like to know all of his secrets? OR what if we waste over 44 min of your life by giving you a ton of garbage that in no way matches up with the show you’ve been watching up to this point? Better yet let’s try and force you to sympathize with him whilst hijacking the murders of actual humans for our shitty TV show. It’s ok we’re baby-boomers we own history and can exploit tragedy for commercial tat all we want! P.S. If you don’t like it it doesn’t even matter #Loophole #FuckYou Chris joins us to discuss “Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man” and the Millennium episode “Blood Relatives” http://www.introtox.com/ Where nonsense conspiracy theories will always have hammers dropped on them. Tags: "Hey I'm just trying to keep up", 1962, 1963, 1991, 1992, 1996, A fouty four minute fuck you to the audience, A troubled orphan, all the facts, All The President's Men, Anita Hill, Apology Thwarting, Apparently Chris Carter was among the people that didn't have a fucking clue what was happening in this episode, Arbitrary use of black and white, assassinations, Baby Boomers, Bane, Baywatch Nights, Bill Mulder, Brad Cupples, Bruce Harwood, Buffalo Bills, Chris JC, Chris Owens, Cigarette Smoking Man, Claire Laffar, Coincidence, CSM-25 countermeasure filter, Dan Zukovic, Dana Scully, David Duchovny, David Fredericks, Dean Aylesworth, Deep Throat, Dermot Mulroney, Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour Podcast, Donnelly Rhodes, Dummy-Repeating-Exposition-Detective, Dutch, Einstein's Twin Paradox: A New Interpretation, Everybody can have plenty of blame there's no reason to serve it just to Chris Carter, Feel free to send us candy money pizza or scotch, Forrest Gump, Fort Bragg, Fox Mulder, Frank Spotnitz, Frohike should be dead, Fuck you baby-boomers, Fun Ride is the cloak of cowards, Gecko, General Francis, Gillian Anderson, Gingervitis, Glen Morgan, Greer Cort, Hacky, Henry IV part one, Hordak, How the fuck was anyone associated with this garbage nominated for anything other than unemployment?, I can kill you whenever I please... but not today, I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate this episode, Indiana George, introtox, introtox.com, J. Edgar Hoover, Jack Colquitt, James Earl Ray, James Wong, Jerry Hardin, JFK, Jimmy Olsen, Joe DiMaggio, John F. Kennedy, John Fitzgerald Byers, Just listening to this to write tags is raising my blood pressure, Last Breath, Laurie Murdoch, Laziest fucking writers room on the planet, Lee Harvey Oswald, Life is like a box of chocolates, Lone Gunman, Lydon, magazine, Martin Luther King Jr., Melvin Frohike, Millennium, Miracle on Ice Hockey Match, Morgan Weisser, Movies, Mr. Hunt, Mul-dor bland minion of Skeletor, Mulder was a smug douche as a baby, Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man, My advice? Burn it! It stunk, Nicotine Patch, Oliver Stone is a crank, Paul Jarrett, Peter Hanlon, Quantum Leap, Rang Dang Do, Raul Bloodworth, Red Dwarf, Red Skull, Resignation letter, Robin Burdge, Rodney King Trial, Roman a Clef, Ronald, Smoking Man, So there were no aliens between Roswell and 1991 now? Is Samantha still part of the mythology or should we ignore that like every other piece of 'mythology' that gets obliterated on a weekly basis?, Soap, Space: Above and Beyond, Spooky, Super Bowl, Swashbuckling George, Take a Chance: A Jack Colquitt Adventure, Tammy Ginader, Teliko, Terry O'Quinn's Mustache, The Comedian, The Commedian, The Lone Gunmen, The Magic Bullet, The Mark Snow - Murray Gold - Hanz Zimmer of our Generation, The New Mustache Man, This episode is completely disposable, Tom Braidwood, Trust no one, UFO wreck, ugh Frohike not being killed off is the cherry on the top of this shit sundae, UN resolution 1013, Wasted Opportunity, We devise at least two dozen better versions of this ep, We're not exactly sure of what happened on Millennium but it was still better than X-Files, What is the new Interpretation Scully? WHAT IS IT?, What the fuck happened between George arriving and leaving to make him not kill Frohike?, Where the fuck are the elders? Or anyone, Where the hell is Darin Morgan, Who the fuck put an alien on a ventilator?, Why do they have a sign?, Why does the alien have a ventilator?, William B. Davis, Winnie The Pooh, Winter Soldier, X-Files, xfiles, You're Skeptical of Victim's Services? Really?, Young William Mulder	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11529
__label__wiki	0.710587	0.710587	Human rights defenders play a critical role in identifying, preventing, mitigating and ensuring accountability for corporate human rights abuses. Despite this, around the world, there are increasing reports of human rights defenders who advocate for corporate accountability — whether in relation to labour rights, land rights, Indigenous rights or otherwise — being the subject of attacks, threats and harassment, including judicial harassment. Our work with human rights defenders who advocate on business and human rights issues strengthens and builds their capacity to seek corporate accountability for human rights abuses. Our work also ensures that such defenders are adequately protected from intimidation and harassment, attacks and restrictions associated with their work. Read more about our impact. Latin America \| The Escazú Agreement: a light of hope for those standing up for the environment HRC39 \| States must respond to allegations of rights abuses Business \| Concrete ways to support human rights defenders Supporting Defenders \| Intense & Inspiring - Human Rights Defender Advocacy Programme 2018 HRC38 \| Critical situation of environmental defenders should serve as benchmark for diplomatic support	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11531
__label__cc	0.648603	0.351397	MainJudaismYitro: No need for Fantasy Island Was Yitro emblematic of a fantasy island scenario or was he in fact perfect, not needing any altered reality to bring him back in line? Steven Genack, 25/01/19 11:13 \| updated: 14:36 INN:SG Mr. Genack is the author of the upcoming book, Articles, Anectodes & Insights, Genack/Genechovsky Torah. Gefen Publishing House. More from the author ► Growing up, there was a wondrous show that I would watch with my family on Saturday nights. It was called "Fantasy Island." Despite the seeming innocent name, it was quite a frightening show. The premise was that each guest to the island would embark on a chosen fantasy but unbeknownst to them their fantasy was really about confronting their actual reality, that is a reality that they faltered upon in the past and now needed to rectify. This was no fantasy but a reality to the greatest degree. Looking at parsha Yitro, one may ask whether Yitro was emblematic of a fantasy island scenario or was he in fact perfect, not needing any altered reality to bring him back in line. The answer is quite obvious. Where other nations faltered in facing the might and Divinity of the Jewish nation, Yitro recognized it immediately. Unfortunately, even the Jews faltered in embracing the Divine reality, though they are still characterized as a nation that followed G-d in a barren desert. The Torah uses the language, "vayichad Yitro." The language is telling. It immediately thrusts the notion forward that he believed in "chad," the oneness of G-d, and like Rashi explains, he felt great joy and inspiration from G-d's mighty miracles and revelations. Furthermore, the name "Yitro" if rearranged can be read as "Tori," metaphorically to mean my Torah, to mean, Yitro became in individual banner for the Torah. Yitro has a parsha named after him for good reason. He reached perfection without having to face an alternate reality. His fantasies were truly glorious and majestic, and he went on to become a key figure to alter how G-d's law was administered, not a coincidence for someone who could tune into reality with no interference.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11532
__label__wiki	0.953189	0.953189	DATE OF ORDINATION 1 Rev. Fr. Patrick Isichei Asaba 27/03/37 9th June 1966 2 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Pius Nwaobi Issele-Uku 13/06/39 31st Dec. 1972 3 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael Mozia Ubulu-Uku 28/07/43 23rd Dec. 1973 4 Rev. Fr. Anthony Echekwube Ebu 10/09/47 29th Sept. 1974 5 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Dennis Arimoku Ime-Obi Agbor 22/03/41 29th Dec. 1974 6 Rev. Fr. Anthony Chinakwe Igbodo 09/09/49 21st Dec. 1975 7 Rev. Fr. Parker Matthew Ogboe Idumuesah 13/04/50 24th March, 1979 8 Rev. Fr. Peter Aduba Onitsha 24th March, 1979 9 Rev. Fr. Augustine Ohanwusi Onicha-Olona 24/05/55 15th March, 1980 10 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Stephen Uzomah Onicha-Olona 25/07/52 15th March, 1980 11 Rev. Fr. Stephen Ayogbe Ubulu-Uku 12/07/47 22nd March, 1980 12 Very Rev. Fr. John Aduba Ubulu-Okiti 28/01/52 31st Oct 1981 13 Rev. Fr. Kevin Ori Ogbe-Ahiara 05/08/53 31st Oct. 1981 14 Very Rev. Fr. Hilary Nwadei Ibusa 13/12/57 14th Feb. 1982 15 Very Rev. Fr. Augustine Ojei Ibusa 27/11/47 14th Feb. 1982 16 Very Rev. Fr. Bob Ehirim Mbieri 09/04/47 14th Feb. 1982 17 Very Rev. Fr. Melitus Eze Obollo-Afor 23/06/50 14th Feb. 1982 18 Very Rev. Fr. Pius Okwuagwu Umunede 11/07/54 14th Feb. 1982 19 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Buchi Aninye Issele-Uku 18/12/54 14th Aug. 1983 20 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter Uzor Atta 07/07/55 18th Aug. 1984 21 Rev. Fr. Benedict Okonkwo Adazi-Nnukwu 12/11/57 18th Aug. 1984 22 Rev. Fr. Michael Onwuegbuzie Isheagu 24/08/56 16th Aug. 1986 23 Very Rev. Fr. Michael Nwaokolo Ogwashi-Uku 29/09/49 16th Aug. 1986 24 Rev. Fr. Ignatius Dibieashi Ibusa 24/01/61 7th Oct.1989 25 Rev. Fr. John Nwanze Ibusa 24/06/64 7th Oct.1989 26 Rev. Fr. Fidelis Igwenwanne Issele-Azagba 24/06/59 28th April, 1990 27 Rev. Fr. Stephen Chukwuma Akumazi 05/06/62 18th Aug. 1990 28 Rev. Fr. Michael Osemene Ute-Ogbeje 11/02/55 15th Aug, 1992 29 Rev. Fr. Paul Ifeadi Ogwashi-Uku 06/12/64 14th Aug. 1993 30 Rev. Fr. PeterClever Ugoagwu Mbise 29/06/63 14th Aug. 1993 31 Rev. Fr. Chukwuekwu S. Nwutu Ewulu 31/12/67 14th Aug. 1993 32 Rev. Fr. Godwin Ukaegbu Umuagwo 15/03/50 14th Aug. 1993 33 Rev. Fr. Victor Ibude Emuhu 11/05/67 4th Dec. 1993 34 Rev. Fr. Jude Onyebadi Issele-Uku 28/09/66 4th Dec. 1993 35 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Akalue Ezi 30/10/63 20th Aug. 1994 36 Rev. Fr. Anthony Banye Onicha-Uku 05/09/63 20th Aug. 1994 37 Rev. Fr. Charles Uganwa Okpala 01/10/61 20th Aug. 1994 38 Rev. Fr. Dominic Chukwudi Isheagu 11/07/68 17th Aug. 1996 39 Rev. Fr. Paschal Nduka Idumuje-unor 14/04/68 17th Aug. 1996 40 Very Rev. Fr. Festus Okocha Egbudu-aka 11/11/67 17th Aug. 1996 41 Rev. Fr. Nobert Uchuno Ibusa 01/06/68 17th Aug. 1996 42 Rev. Fr. Alexander Nwannearizi Mbiri 13/02/62 27th June 1997 43 Rev. Fr. Leonard Biachi Asaba 03/06/66 16th Aug. 1997 44 Rev. Fr. Jude Orazulume Nnokwa 25/02/66 16th Aug. 1997 45 Rev. Fr. Samuel Rapu Asaba 09/05/68 16th Aug. 1997 46 Rev. Fr. Samuel Igwenwanne Issele-Azagba 02/10/68 18th July 1998 47 Rev. Fr. Peter Nkadi Ogwashi-Uku 07/11/70 18th July 1998 48 Rev. Fr. Henry Ogonwa Ejeme-Aniogor 16/09/71 18th July 1998 49 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Onyekwe Ezi 18/12/63 18th July 1998 50 Rev. Fr. James Ndubisi Uzoma Ngugo, Ikeduru 30/10/60 24th July 1999 51 Rev. Fr. Paul Adione Issele-Uku 01/11/67 7th Aug. 1999 52 Rev. Fr. Mario David Dibia Owa-Nta 01/01/71 7th Aug. 1999 53 Rev. Fr. Peter Mokwunye Issele-Uku 04/01/67 7th Aug. 1999 54 Rev. Fr. Peter Ndinwa Ukala Okpunor 05/03/71 7th Aug. 1999 55 Very Rev. Fr. Stanislaus Odiegwu Onicha-Uku 07/05/69 7th Aug. 1999 56 Rev. Fr. Francis Ofozor Umueze Anam 04/10/62 7th Aug. 1999 57 Rev. Fr. Sylvester Chukwurah Ibusa 03/12/67 21st Aug. 1999 58 Rev. Fr. Patrick Ojobu Mbiri 24/06/66 4th Sept. 1999 59 Rev. Fr. Augustine Abude Ime-Obi Agbor 20/08/67 12th Aug. 2000 60 Rev. Fr. Michael Ashibuogwu Ogwashi-Uku 16/10/71 12th Aug. 2000 61 Rev. Fr. Peter Chukwura Ejeme-Aniogor 27/07/72 12th Aug. 2000 62 Rev. Fr. Julius Ijekeye Isheagu 07/09/71 12th Aug. 2000 63 Rev. Fr. Paulinus Iwueke Emii 19/02/65 12th Aug. 2000 64 Rev. Fr. John Mordi Alisimie 27/04/71 12th Aug. 2000 65 Rev. Fr. Joachim Okpalaji Uga 25/11/63 12th Aug. 2000 66 Rev. Fr. Anthony Azuwike Ifakala 03/01/76 1st Sept. 2001 67 Rev. Fr. Stephen Ogonwa Ejeme-Aniogor 07/02/71 1st Sept. 2001 68 Rev. Fr. Francis Onwordi Snr. Ubulu-Uku 23/05/68 1st Sept. 2001 69 Rev. Fr. Anthony Ibekwe Amuzi 28th Sept. 2002 70 Rev. Fr. Jude Mordi Okpanam 07/02/72 28th Sept. 2002 71 Rev. Fr. Jude Nwankwo Ibusa 22/05/75 1st Nov. 2003 72 Rev. Fr. Sylvester Modebe Ibusa 29/05/74 1st Nov. 2003 73 Very Rev. Fr. Peter Mobuogwu Ubulu-Uku 04/10/76 8th Nov. 2003 74 Rev. Fr. Uche M. Nwaonwochei Ewulu 29/05/73 8th Nov. 2003 75 Rev. Fr. Anthony Dibia Illah 28/08/73 8th Nov. 2003 76 Rev. Fr. Franklyn Odiaka Ubulu-Uku 09/03/74 15th Nov. 2003 77 Rev. Fr. Calistus Elue Akumazi 07/07/72 11th Sept. 2004 78 Rev. Fr. Peter Enuanwa Ubulu-Uku 08/07/71 11th Sept. 2004 79 Rev. Fr. DSP. Ambrose Igumbor Idumuje-Ugboko 15/04/76 11th Sept. 2004 80 Rev. Fr. Valentine Mobuogwu Ubulu-Uku 26/04/77 11th Sept. 2004 81 Rev. Fr. Mark Nwoko Idumuje-Ugboko 25/04/73 11th Sept. 2004 82 Rev. Fr. Ignatius Offor Nsukwa 17/07/76 11th Sept. 2004 83 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ogbolu Onicha-Olona 10/09/76 11th Sept. 2004 84 Rev. Fr. Jude Okocha Abavo 24/01/75 11th Sept. 2004 85 Rev. Fr. DSP. Pius Onwuegbuzie Akumazi 02/06/75 11th Sept. 2004 86 Rev. Fr. Joseph Ugboh Oki 23/05/76 11th Sept. 2004 87 Rev. Fr. Joseph Adigwe Ibusa 15/08/66 20th Aug. 2005 88 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ikediuba Issele-Uku 05/11/74 20th Aug. 2005 89 Rev. Fr. Victor Ofili Ubulu-Uku 05/10/75 20th Aug. 2005 90 Rev. Fr. Leonard Onwugbonu Ute-Okpu 10/10/77 20th Aug. 2005 91 Rev. Fr. Peter Okafor Ubulu-Uku 15/11/77 20th Aug. 2005 92 Rev. Fr. Jude Awunor Ezi 25/04/72 19th Aug. 2006 93 Rev. Fr. Jude Azuh Ubulu-Uku 21/06/74 19th Aug. 2006 94 Rev. Fr. Hilary Ibegbulem Otolokpo 05/02/76 19th Aug. 2006 95 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ikenga Abatete 03/04/79 19th Aug. 2006 96 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ilekenri Akumazi 25/12/78 19th Aug. 2006 97 Rev. Fr. Jude Iloba Akumazi 22/02/74 19th Aug. 2006 98 Rev. Fr. Cyril Ofuonye Onicha-Olona 27/06/75 19th Aug. 2006 99 Rev. Fr. Kingsley Ajufo Ibusa 26/11/76 18th Aug. 2007 100 Rev. Fr. Kingsley Idehen Oki 23/01/77 18th Aug. 2007 101 Rev. Fr. John Konyeke Ejeme-Aniogor 01/05/78 18th Aug. 2007 102 Rev. Fr. Solomon Moweta Asaba 16/05/76 18th Aug. 2007 103 Rev. Fr. Andrew Nwulo Ewulu 01/10/77 18th Aug. 2007 104 Rev. Fr. Jude Okwudi Ubulu-Unor 25/10/73 18th Aug. 2007 105 Rev. Fr. Peter Nwakwu Ubulu-Uku 21/01/77 26th June 2008 106 Rev. Fr. Cyprain Osakwe Ozubulu 16/08/74 26th June 2008 107 Rev. Fr. Eugene Usifoh Onicha-Ugbo 04/01/83 26th June 2008 108 Rev. Fr. Peter Osekwute Akumazi 19/07/74 2nd Aug. 2008 109 Rev. Fr. Dennis Arinze Obior 13/07/80 16th Aug. 2008 110 Rev. Fr. Gabriel Azuh Ubulu-Uku 11/05/78 16th Aug. 2008 111 Rev. Fr. Kenneth Imasua Otolokpo 30/08/79 16th Aug. 2008 112 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Nwankwo Amenu Okposi 17/09/74 16th Aug. 2008 113 Rev. Fr. Gabriel Ogboli Issele-Mkpitime 04/04/78 16th Aug. 2008 114 Rev. Fr. Andrew Anah Adazi-Ani 02/11/78 15th Aug. 2009 115 Rev. Fr. Justin-Anthony Anene Abagana 08/12/77 15th Aug. 2009 116 Rev. Fr. Donatus Chukwuedo Abavo 18/06/80 15th Aug. 2009 117 Rev. Fr. Isdore Igwekaile Ihiala 18/03/73 15th Aug. 2009 118 Rev. Fr. Francis Mekako Ovwian 22/03/80 15th Aug. 2009 119 Rev. Fr. Malachy Okonkwo Umudioka 10/09/75 15th Aug. 2009 120 Rev. Fr. Peter Omezi Ime-Obi Agbor 20/03/74 15th Aug. 2009 121 Rev. Fr. Francis Onwordi Jnr. Ubulu-Uku 01/08/80 15th Aug. 2009 122 Rev. Fr. Samuel Agwameseh Umunede 12/01/76 21st Aug. 2010 123 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Akumabor Umunede 25/12/79 21st Aug. 2010 124 Rev. Fr. Jonathan Allana Asaba 16/06/70 21st Aug. 2010 125 Rev. Fr. Ignatius Chigbo Umumba Ndi-Uno 27/07/79 21st Aug. 2010 126 Rev. Fr. Stephen-Mario Edward Abavo 02/05/79 21st Aug. 2010 127 Rev. Fr. Kenneth Ezeme Obollo-Etiti 04/11/76 21st Aug. 2010 128 Rev. Fr. Elias Ezeuzo Adazi-Ani 18/04/79 21st Aug. 2010 129 Rev. Fr. Andrew Ijegbulem Idumuesah 29/02/80 21st Aug. 2010 130 Rev. Fr. Innocent Chikemagwa Otolokpo 11/04/79 21st Aug. 2010 131 Rev. Fr. Benson Irabor Owa-Oyibu 03/07/79 21st Aug. 2010 132 Rev. Fr. Augustine Odu Onicha-Uku 18/10/73 21st Aug. 2010 133 Rev. Fr. Benjamin Okafor Okpanam 14/01/72 21st Aug. 2010 134 Rev. Fr. Charles Okeke Eziowelle 06/11/80 21st Aug. 2010 135 Rev. Fr. Michael Okonwor Abatete 26/07/82 21st Aug. 2010 136 Rev. Fr. Leonard Onumba Umunuko-Ukpor 10/09/79 21st Aug. 2010 137 Rev. Fr. Sylvester Achapu Ogwashi-Uku 10/08/75 20th Aug. 2011 138 Rev. Fr. Anthony Chimekwene Akumazi 02/25/83 20th Aug. 2011 139 Rev. Fr. Frederick Chukwuemeke Ekuku-Agbor 17/09/81 20th Aug. 2011 140 Rev. Fr. Benedict Egbuchunam Ekwuoma 25/04/79 20th Aug. 2011 141 Rev. Fr. Casmir Irechukwu Umuchu 11/07/77 20th Aug. 2011 142 Rev. Fr. Francis Okafor Okpanam 14/04/84 20th Aug. 2011 143 Rev. Fr. Paul Okolie Isah Ogwashi-Uku 07/01/71 20th Aug. 2011 144 Rev. Fr. Francis Okpulu Akumazi 10/12/80 20th Aug. 2011 145 Rev. Fr. Godfrey Okwunka Enugwu-Ukwu 25/02/81 20th Aug. 2011 146 Rev. Fr. Charles-Mary Onochie Mbiri 28/05/79 20th Aug. 2011 147 Rev. Fr. Romanus Onwusonye Ngugo, Ikeduru 01/10/78 20th Aug. 2011 148 Rev. Fr. Edwin Osaigbobu Abavo 14/05/74 20th Aug. 2011 149 Rev. Fr. Christopher Ubah Ezi 15/10/79 20th Aug. 2011 150 Rev. Fr. Romanus Utomi Ubulu-Okiti 18/04/78 20th Aug. 2011 151 Rev. Fr. Christian Agha Utchi-Umuochi 15/12/80 25th Aug. 2012 152 Rev. Fr. Vincent Agholor Abavo 28/06/75 25th Aug. 2012 153 Rev. Fr. Evaristus Anene Issele-Azagba 29/01/72 25th Aug. 2012 154 Rev. Fr. George Chiedu Onicha-Ugbo 20/10/82 25th Aug. 2012 155 Rev. Fr. Joseph Ebegbuna Issele-Uku 15/05/79 25th Aug. 2012 156 Rev. Fr. Charles Egwuenu Okija 27/05/78 25th Aug. 2012 157 Rev. Fr. Michael Ibe Uga 10/07/79 25th Aug. 2012 158 Rev. Fr. Kevin Nwaegbu Agulu 24/05/85 25th Aug. 2012 159 Rev. Fr. Francis Nwanedo Osina 28/06/79 25th Aug. 2012 160 Rev. Fr. Jude Nwaigwa Ezza Effium 06/01/84 25th Aug. 2012 161 Rev. Fr. Benedict Okafor Okpanam 03/01/86 25th Aug. 2012 162 Rev. Fr. Paul Okobi Ibusa 28/06/79 25th Aug. 2012 163 Rev. Fr. Joseph Okoli Otokwu Mmaku 13/03/77 25th Aug. 2012 164 Rev. Fr. Innocent Ogbu Umuma-Isiaku 29/01/81 25th Aug. 2012 165 Rev. Fr. Gerald Ononaiwu Atta 15/01/79 25th Aug. 2012 166 Rev. Fr. Stan-Collins Ubaka Egbudu-Akah 19/12/82 25th Aug. 2012 167 Rev. Fr. Jude Udeagu Igbo-Ukwu 23/05/83 25th Aug. 2012 168 Rev. Fr. Judethierry Ugbome Onicha-Uku 13/09/81 25th Aug. 2012 169 Rev. Fr. Anthony Ukwadi Ubulu-Okiti 23/10/78 25th Aug. 2012 170 Rev. Fr. Anthony Umeanadu Ezinifite 11/03/80 25th Aug. 2012 171 Rev. Fr. Christopher Unigwe Ozubulu 19/05/83 25th Aug. 2012 172 Rev. Fr. Francis Ezechikwelu Adazi-Ani 18/12/79 24th Aug. 2013 173 Rev. Fr. Moses Ochei Igbodo 21/03/82 24th Aug. 2013 174 Rev. Fr. Patrick Adigwe Ibusa 06/04/82 24th Aug. 2013 175 Rev. Fr. Peter Agholor Abavo 24/12/77 24th Aug. 2013 176 Rev. Fr. Darlington Edobor Owa-Alero 10/05/82 24th Aug. 2013 177 Rev. Fr. Matthew Enebeli Ejeme-Aniogor 04/01/82 24th Aug. 2013 178 Rev. Fr. Johnbosco Ezeonwumelu Uga 11/12/81 24th Aug. 2013 179 Rev. Fr. Barnabas Izegede Abavo 05/03/82 24th Aug. 2013 180 Rev. Fr. Simon Njoku Amuzi, Ahiazu 26/06/75 24th Aug. 2013 181 Rev. Fr. Michael Ogboi Idumuesah 12/11/72 24th Aug. 2013 182 Rev. Fr. Pius Okawele Ubulu-Okiti 06/04/80 24th Aug. 2013 183 Rev. Fr. Hilary Okoye Adazi-Ani 26/06/84 24th Aug. 2013 184 Rev. Fr. Festus Owakwue Ewuru-Agbor 22/05/85 24th Aug. 2013 185 Rev. Fr. David Ufoegbune Issele-Uku 22/04/83 24th Aug. 2013 186 Rev. Fr. Israel Dibia Ukwu-Nzu 09/08/76 23rd Aug. 2014 187 Rev. Fr. Anthony Akalue Ezi 19/10/86 23rd Aug. 2014 188 Rev. Fr. Romanus Anayeokwu Otolokpo 09/08/80 23rd Aug. 2014 189 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Dibia Ubulu-Uku 13/12/77 23rd Aug. 2014 190 Rev. Fr. Collins Isimoya Abavo 10/12/73 23rd Aug. 2014 191 Rev. Fr. Martins Iyamah Ewulu 10/11/76 23rd Aug. 2014 192 Rev. Fr. Andrew Mozia Ubulu-Uku 19/05/86 23rd Aug. 2014 193 Rev. Fr. Paul Nwokolo Akumazi 04/09/76 23rd Aug. 2014 194 Rev. Fr. Victor Owah Ekuku-Agbor 20/02/82 23rd Aug. 2014 195 Rev. Fr. Ignatius Adinkwu Abah-Unor 10/05/79 22nd Aug. 2015 196 Rev. Fr. Stephen Beonyebideme Akumazi 23/03/73 22nd Aug. 2015 197 Rev. Fr. Christopher Dunkwu Ezi 24/02/82 22nd Aug. 2015 198 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emordi Asaba 01/07/85 22nd Aug. 2015 199 Rev. Fr. Jude Iwediunor Igbodo 25/05/86 22nd Aug. 2015 200 Rev. Fr. Augustine Monye Ubulubu 09/09/83 22nd Aug. 2015 201 Rev. Fr. Philip Mordi Egbudu-Akah 21/02/85 22nd Aug. 2015 202 Rev. Fr. Mark-Anthony Nwoko Nsukwa 28/10/87 22nd Aug. 2015 203 Rev. Fr. Simon Nkwor Ekuku-Agbor 28/02/85 22nd Aug. 2015 204 Rev. Fr. Cornelius Okeibunor Ute-Ogbeje 12/06/84 22nd Aug. 2015 205 Rev. Fr. Anthony Okolie-Alfred Ubulu-Uku 26/02/81 22nd Aug. 2015 206 Rev. Fr. Simon-Stanley Owuzo Abavo 11/03/84 22nd Aug. 2015 207 Rev. Fr. Valentine Anagwo Akokwa 01/04/87 20th Aug. 2016 208 Rev. Fr. Cyril Anene Agulu 10/07/86 20th Aug. 2016 209 Rev. Fr. Patrick Chibuzor Ukala-Okpunor 01/10/85 20th Aug. 2016 210 Rev. Fr. Philip Chukwurimazu Umunede 09/11/84 20th Aug. 2016 211 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ikem Umunede 20/05/87 20th Aug. 2016 212 Rev. Fr. Franklin Nnamdi Obomkpa 17/03/79 20th Aug. 2016 213 Rev. Fr. Augustine Nwabuzor Asaba 24/07/87 20th Aug. 2016 214 Rev. Fr. Callistus Nwadiolu Otolokpo 30/03/87 20th Aug. 2016 215 Rev. Fr. Anthony Nwaeni Ogwashi-Uku 21/05/86 20th Aug. 2016 216 Rev. Fr. Clement Odia Ime-Obi, Agbor 30/06/83 20th Aug. 2016 217 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ofili Okpanam 04/07/84 20th Aug. 2016 218 Rev. Fr. Anthony Onyegasi Onicha-Ugbo 16/10/84 20th Aug. 2016 219 Rev. Fr. Solomon Ugwummadu Abala-Oshimili 10/05/86 20th Aug. 2016 220 Rev. Fr. Linus Ijeh Ute-Ogbeje 19/03/90 19th Aug. 2017 221 Rev. Fr. Innocent Nwannunu Oki 31/12/82 19th Aug. 2017 222 Rev. 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__label__wiki	0.541195	0.541195	Step Up Revolution (2012) Movie Review And yet another dance movie. I started loving dance movies when I watched "You Got Served" on my then trustee computer, but then with the not so long ago disappointment of StreetDance 2, I'm a bit hesitant to watch this as I'm scared it might turn out to be another big let down. Step Up Revolution dances is also about street dance style but the plot is that the dance crew who's called "The Mob" appears at unexpected places and time to take everyone by surprise and creates a scene with their dances to attract attention. In other words, a flash mob. Their first main objective in doing so is to gather enough hits so that they can achieve a reward prize money for a YouTube competition. 3 of the crews work at a swanky hotel including the lead actor Sean who's a waiter over there. Sean met the daughter of the hotel owner, Emily, and had a connection with each other. Emily aspires to be a professional dancer but her father much wanted her to take on his footsteps and help him manage some of the properties but allows Emily to try and fulfill her dream by trying out in the audition to be the apprentice of a well known dancer at her own dance institution and if she fails at it, she will have to help her father out instead. Sean later introduced Emily to the world of "The Mob" and Emily was so fascinated with it, she wanted to join. After much pestering, Sean gave in and introduce to his best friend, Eddie, for his approval. She was then accepted to join the dance crew but her identity was kept a secret because it would mean the disapproval of Eddie should it be revealed. Pretty soon, the neighborhood of the dance crew was in jeopardy as Emily's father decided to take over the neighborhood and tear it down to make way for constructions. "The Mob" then, shift focus to send messages in their dances of their disapproval of this with Emily's participation. It all went well until Eddie found out who Emily is and decided to expose her and went rogue with the crew without Sean. It turned ugly and the dream of everyone started to fade away. This movie is a good watch since it's not just awful clips of fancy moves here and there like how StreetDance 2 was, but rather contains ALL full routine of their dances in which I enjoyed watching should their choreographed dance routine is interesting enough and this one was entertaining enough. Especially the end dance routine, where they brought back some from Step Up 3D resuming their characters to dance. Overall, I'd give it 3.5 stars out of 5. Labels: movie, review Haiz.. I was supposed to go watch this but William had to work late and we missed it :( Oh well, there's always alternatives. LOL Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D (2012) Movie Review Hennessy Artistry aka H-Artistry, September 8, 201... The Expendables 2 (2012) Movie Review ParaNorman 3D (2012) Movie Review Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) Movie Review... Hantu Gangster (2012) Movie Review Total Recall (2012) Movie Review The Bourne Legacy (2012) Movie Review Greedy Ghost (2012) Movie Review SS2 One Recipe Cafe Food Review Hot Magazine 200th Issue Party	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11539
__label__wiki	0.77288	0.77288	Sacramento police stop man from jumping off highway overpass, video shows By Ryan Moran, KTVU SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTVU) - Sacramento police and dispatchers used their revamped approach to situations involving a mental health crisis earlier this month when a man threatened to harm himself. Police responded to the area of Tribute Road and Highway 160 on March 4 around 10:30 a.m. regarding a man threatening to jump off a highway overpass. Dispatch personnel immediately initiated efforts to de-escalate the situation, including techniques over the phone until officers arrived. After arriving on scene, body cam footage shows the officers walking towards the man while they ask if he feels up to talking with them. The man, who later in the video tells officers he is 18 years old, attempted to jump off the overpass but an officer was able to wrap his arms around him. Video shows the officers prying the man off the railing before trying to calm him down. They continue letting the man know he’s not in trouble and they want to help. “We’re here for you, bud. We’re here for you,” an officer said. Mobile users watch the body cam video here The man was taken to the hospital for treatment. His face, along with the officers, was blurred in the video and no one involved is being identified. Police said the body cam footage was released Thursday to “inform our community on the complex, difficult and dangerous job of our police officers and dispatchers." They added that the video demonstrates difficulty associated with responding to people in crisis. Last year, Sacramento police officers responded to 10,999 calls for service that were mental health related and so far they’re at 2,951 for 2019, according to the department. In repsonse, they created a Mental Health Unit last year to ensure the department “has a comprehensive approach to mental illness” within the Sacramento community. Additionally, all academy graduates complete a 40-hour course on crisis intervention training before they report for duty. If you need help or know of someone in need, the National Suicide Hotline is there for you: 800-273-8255 or suicide and crisis hotline (855) 278-4204. KTVU reported this story from Oakland. More Now Trending Stories Senator Feinstein says President Trump's tweets only 'divide our country' By Aja Seldon, KTVU President Trump ignited a firestorm of criticism after he suggested that four congresswomen of color should go back to where they came from. Senator Dianne Feinstein responded to Trump Monday saying," President Trump’s tweets attacking four congresswomen have but one goal: to divide our country. They promote hate and fear and they’re absolutely unacceptable." She added, "Every time the president engages in such personal attacks, he only further lowers political debate in America and tarnishes our reputation as a country of openness and inclusion." Couple takes epic wedding photos in Costco aisle where they first met A Hawaii couple found love over a case of mac and cheese. Jessica was shopping at a Costco in Waipahu, Hawaii with her roommate when she spotted a box of mac and cheese. She couldn't decide whether or not to buy it, so she recorded an Instagram Story, asking her followers for a bit of help. Unbeknownst to Jessica, her future husband would make the final call. Brandon overheard her saying, “It’s good for you. It’s cheese – and it’s Costco.” Trump stands by racist tweets against lawmakers, says ‘if you're not happy here, you can leave' President Trump was unbowed by criticism of his racist tweets against four U.S. congresswomen of color, saying, “If you're not happy here, then you can leave.” Trump said Monday at the White House, "If you're not happy in the U.S., if you're complaining all the time, you can leave, you can leave right now." “These are people who hate our country,” Trump added.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11540
__label__cc	0.578036	0.421964	kevinEats Sushi Kimagure (Pasadena, CA) Sushi Kimagure Ike 220 S Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105 Thu 12/27/2012, 07:00p-10:25p One of the more notable sushi openings of recent times has been Sushi Kimagure in Pasadena, and I'm actually surprised that it's taken me this long to give the place a try. The restaurant is run by one Hiroshi Ikeda, better known as Ike-san. He's the man behind the longstanding Sushi Ike in Hollywood, which he opened way back in 1985. For over 20 years, it was the spot for sushi in the area, and garnered a large, loyal following. However, Ike-san sold the joint back in the latter part of 2010, and, from what it seems, the quality has taken a precipitous drop since then. Ikeda's best customers, though, have followed the chef to his new joint in Pasadena, which opened at the end of August 2011 in the former spot of cheese steak slanger Philly's Best, on the ground floor of the Del Mar Metro station complex. As for Sushi Kimagure's menu, there's not much to it: omakase is the only way to go here. There's the flagship $80 "Matsu," the shorter $60 "Hana," as well as a $60 sushi-only choice. We went with the first option, supplemented by a few extra courses of sushi at the end. To drink, think the typical selection of beers, as well as a decent list of sakes. Click for larger versions. To drink, we began with the Asahi Select [$3.80], probably my favorite of the standard Japanese beers. It's actually got a lot of flavor for a Japanese macro lager, with a good amount of malty character and a hint of fruit. Smooth and easy drinking. 1: Seafood Salad The salad course brought along three types of seafood. First was the scallop, which I found creamy and fresh, with a clean, sweet relish and a tangy counterpoint in the form of that yellow sauce (I'm actually not sure what it was, tamamiso perhaps?). The Japanese mackerel, meanwhile, was spot on: firm and fishy, yet delicate and restrained at the same time. Rounding out the trio was the shrimp, snappy and supple, which had an inherent sweetness that paired well with its lemon-y overtones. 2: Yaki Tako Ike-san's legendary for his grilled octopus, and it's obvious why. This might've been the tenderest preparation of the cephalopod that I've ever eaten, even beating out the remarkable example I'd had not long ago at Bestia. It was positively pillow-y in texture, with a fantastic char crispness to boot. Besides the stellar consistency of the tako, its taste was spot on as well: sweet and saline, yet with a wonderful bitterness and just a splash of citric tang on the finish. So good. 3: Sashimi Our next course comprised no less than five varieties of sashimi. First up was the toro, which I found fatty, oily, and meltingly tender, albeit a bit sinewy--tasty alone, but it really opened up when taken with a dab of the included wasabi. The regular tuna, meanwhile, was soft and sticky, with a mild relish keenly accented by the application of 'sabi and soy. Crab was delish, cool and sweet, while the kanpachi was superb when brushed with a bit of murasaki. We ended with my favorite item on the plate: firm, fleshy cuts of halibut, fantastic when eaten with scallion, seaweed, and a dash of the included dipping sauce. Moving on to sake now, we had here a bottle of the Akita Toji (Ginjo) [$65] from Akita Prefecture's Kimura Shuzo Brewery. I found it eminently balanced, a lovely blend of floral and fruity flavors with an undercurrent of rice and alcoholic nuances. Delicious. 4: Tempura It'd been a while since I'd had a good tempura, so I was quite looking forward to Kimagure's presentation. It did not disappoint, with the light, crisp batter forming a fitting foil to the various items on the plate--mushroom, shishito, shrimp, squash--while letting their true character really shine through. The included tentsuyu dipping sauce, with its small pyramid of grated daikon, was quite appreciated as well. 5: Chawanmushi Chawanmushi was hot, hearty, and satisfying, with the light egg custard playing off of the earthy mushrooms and various bits of seafood in expert fashion. 6: Toro The sushi portion of the meal got off to a strong start with this cut of toro. It may not have looked like much, but displayed a perfect texture and fattiness that really was sort of the paradigmatic presentation of the tuna belly. 7: Kani Crab legs were delightful, sweet and succulent, with a great salinity that melded beautifully with the band of nori here. 8: Tai Sea bream was similarly delicious, supple and clean, with a fantastic, minty contrast from the sliver of shiso folded in. 9: Ikura / Uni Some egg on egg action here. Salmon roe conveyed great pops of salinity, while the sea urchin was even better, with a creamy, sweet, ocean-y goodness that worked faultlessly with its seaweed wrapper. 10: Anago Sea eel arrived dressed in a sweet-ish sauce, and showed off a citrus-y tinge that gradually transitioned to the brine of the anago. Its appearance marked the end of the standard sushi set, but we weren't quite full yet, so we requested a few more pieces to fill us up. To pair with the rest of the dinner, we enjoyed a small bottle of Tsukiyo (Tokubetsu Honjozo) [$20], also from Kimura Shuzo. This one was drier, crisper, with more intensity and a stronger alcoholic presence, yet still smooth. Awabi Our first supplemental course was abalone, and it was just what I expected: a crunchy, briny eating experience duly highlighted by the burn of wasabi near the close. Mentaiko-Yamaimo Temaki Next, Ike-san prepared a hand roll featuring marinated roe and mountain yam. As you'd expect, the mentaiko displayed an intense saltiness that was countered by the crisp, mild, mucilaginous bits of yamaimo within, all while the greenery added a sharp, biting astringency to the course. Engawa The halibut fin was one of my favorites, with a marvelously chewy consistency and a slight lemon-y tang that really set off the fish. Nice! Kohada Our last savory course brought us kohada, or gizzard shad. This one was expectedly firm, with a fishy flair tempered by a thin sheet of battera kombu (pickled kelp). My complaint here was that too much skin was left on, resulting in some extra chewing being required. 11: Fruit To close: a fruit platter, quite a welcomed sight after the heft of all the fish that we'd had. Save for a couple peccadillos here and there, this was a strong showing from Ike-san, and should do well in appeasing old fans of the Hollywood spot. The food isn't too fancy here; instead, the Chef offers up a solid take on traditionalist sushi, intermingled with an appealing array of non-sushi dishes as well. I am curious to try the sushi-only tasting though. Some people are calling Kimagure the best sushi bar ever to hit Pasadena, and I can certainly believe it. posted by kevinEats at 7:00 PM Charlie Fu said... ha funny, I was just there on Friday. I enjoy the place, but compared to other high quality sushi joints, I feel his rice leaves something to be desired. But Ike is super friendly and it's not overly expensive for what you're getting. Good quality fish and generous cuts. Stone brewery also has an outpost right next door! There is also Sushi Ichi in Pasadena (about .5 miles away) which is a bit more expensive but delivers a rarer breed of fish variety and seats like 6-8 people a night. It was about $100/pp last time I went (not including alcohol). Thursday, January 10, 2013 11:44:00 AM Although the pieces of fish are big, the quality isn't that great here. They try to hide it with massive amounts of wasabi on each piece. Most of the fish doesn't measure up to the quality at Sugarfish or Go's Mart. Also, the fish and rice both border on being too cold, especially the rice. Tuesday, July 01, 2014 10:33:00 PM I've also visited Sushi Ike in Hollywood recently and that place isn't any better or worse. Just a typical high end sushi place that still isn't top notch in terms of quality. Name: kevinEats Location: The OCLA Kasen (Fountain Valley, CA) [2] Ceviche Nights (Los Angeles, CA) Alma (Los Angeles, CA) Bereket Kitchen (Los Angeles, CA) CUT (Beverly Hills, CA) [4] Bestia (Los Angeles, CA) LudoBites 10.0 at Gram & Papas (Los Angeles, CA) Eveleigh (West Hollywood, CA) Gorge (West Hollywood, CA) Valentino (Santa Monica, CA) [2]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11544
__label__cc	0.67527	0.32473	Government to create three BOI zones March 27, 2018 Harshana 0 Comments 125,950 views The government will speed up creating three new Board of Investment (BOI) zones at Bingiriya, Mawathagama, Milleniya and Charlimount (Matara). A budgetary allocation of Rs. 2.5 billion has beeng approved to develop these new zones. This was disclosed at a BOI held investor facilitation and networking event at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel to engage in a dialogue with investors in Sri Lanka who have re-invested in Sri Lanka. By confirming their trust in Sri Lanka and in the Board, these investors had sent a very positive message to potential investors both in Sri Lanka and overseas. At the function the audience which consisted of nearly 200 existing investors who had opted to reinvest in the country were addressed by Chief Guest Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Finance and Mass Media, Malik Samarawickrama, Minister of Development Strategies and other BOI members. In recent times the BOI has identified existing investors as a major potential source for future investments in the country. Hence more investor friendly mechanisms are being set up to fast track the approval and implementation of projects are additional reasons and the fact that there are currently more opportunities to invest in new areas. Also new liberalized laws covering the foreign exchange regime, simplified taxation laws that reduce upfront costs and efforts to improve facilitation are also important considerations. The BOI strategy in that respect is to identify specific targeted sectors for reinvestment and then actively promote it with the investor to expand his/her investment. In addition the BOI has been engaged in facilitation which includes identifying new lands for new zones to channel the investor to that location. The reinvestment strategy of the BOI focuses mainly on developing the manufacturing sector which is the main target with a strong emphasis on attracting electronics, industrial machinery, automotive, electrical equipment, food products and pharmaceutical to name just a few. Furthermore, reinvestment is also sought in services which are also promoted including IT and software development, BPOs, tourism and education. BOI has also set up a new reinvestment team which has identified several activities that will encourage reinvestment. Firstly this would include communicating with companies which are known to be pleased with investing in Sri Lanka as well as some of the largest investors in term of the value of investments, exports or employment generated. Another consideration of the reinvestment team of the BOI is to encourage new investors like their suppliers or partners in the supply chain to invest by using the good offices of existing investors. ← Vehicle registrations rebound following duty cuts Recurring losses compelling price rises in petrol and diesel says Lanka IOC →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11549
__label__wiki	0.833105	0.833105	Divine Comedy (Volume I) By Dante Alighieri The Divine Comedy describes Dante's journey through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio), and Paradise (Paradiso), guided first by the Roman poet Virgil and then by Beatrice, the subject of his love and of another of his works, La Vita Nuova. While the vision of Hell, the Inferno, is vivid for modern readers, the theological niceties presented in the other books require a certain amount of patience and knowledge to appreciate. Purgatorio, the most lyrical and human of the three, also has the most poets in it; Paradiso, the most heavily theological, has the most beautiful and ecstatic mystic passages in which Dante tries to describe what he confesses he is unable to convey (e.g., when Dante looks into the face of God: "all'alta fantasia qui mancò possa" — "at this high moment, ability failed my capacity to describe," Paradiso, XXXIII, 142).With its seriousness of purpose, its literary stature and the range — both stylistically and... More > subjectwise—of its content, the Comedy soon became a cornerstone in Italian..< Less e-Kitap Projesi (Creative Commons Attribution 2.5) Translation based on "The Rev. H. F. Cary, M.A" http://www.lulu.com/shop/dante-alighieri/divine-comedy-volume-i/ebook/product-21225200.html italy literature renessaince book dante purgatorio by dante divine comedy is divine dante dante divine circles of hell circles hell More From Dante Alighieri Divine Comedy (Volume II) By Dante Alighieri eBook:	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11554
__label__cc	0.662129	0.337871	Border Crossings: Transgressions of National and Gender Identities in Twentieth Century Polish Fiction By Jack J. Hutchens A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Slavic Languages and Literature in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016. Jack J Hutchens (Standard Copyright License) Hardcover (casewrap) http://www.lulu.com/shop/jack-j-hutchens/border-crossings-transgressions-of-national-and-gender-identities-in-twentieth-century-polish-fiction/hardcover/product-22664747.html?ppn=1 Marian Pankowski Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz Julian Stryjkowski More From Jack J. Hutchens A (very) Short... By Jack J. Hutchens eBook: A (very) Short... By Jack J. Hutchens Paperback:	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11556
__label__wiki	0.872015	0.872015	Corriganville Movie Ranch: A 1947 Photo Tour By Jerry L. Schneider The Corriganville Movie Ranch was created by B-Western actor, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, when he purchased the 1600+ acre ranch in Simi Valley, California. While his ownership of the land ceased in 1964, the ranch, now a park, continues to be used by the filmmaking business. This booklet contains the location photographs taken by representatives of RKO Studios in 1947 when they scouted the ranch. Full sized photographs. Corriganville Press (Standard Copyright License) Corriganville Press http://www.lulu.com/shop/jerry-l-schneider/corriganville-movie-ranch-a-1947-photo-tour/ebook/product-20839487.html More From Jerry L. Schneider Spicy Western Stories By Jerry L. Schneider eBook: Thrilling G-men Stories By Jerry L. Schneider eBook: BEWARE! and THE... By Edgar Rice Burroughs & Jerry L. Schneider Paperback: The Complete Text... By Jerry L. Schneider Paperback: CORRIGANVILLE: The Reel... By Jerry L. Schneider Hardcover:	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11557
__label__wiki	0.62674	0.62674	American baseball player Benintendi with the Boston Red Sox in 2016 Boston Red Sox – No. 16 Born: (1994-07-06) July 6, 1994 (age 25) Bats: Left Throws: Left August 2, 2016, for the Boston Red Sox (through July 14, 2019) Boston Red Sox (2016–present) World Series champion (2018) Golden Spikes Award (2015) Dick Howser Trophy (2015) Andrew Sebastian Benintendi (born July 6, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks of the University of Arkansas. The Red Sox selected Benintendi in the first round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 170 pounds (77 kg), he bats and throws left-handed. 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career Amateur career[edit] Benintendi receiving the Dick Howser Trophy in 2015 Benintendi attended Madeira High School in Madeira, Ohio. As a senior, he batted .564 with 12 home runs, 57 runs batted in (RBIs), and 38 stolen bases for the Mustangs baseball team, and was the ABCA/Rawlings National High School Player of the Year and Ohio Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[1] He finished his high school career with an Ohio-record 199 career runs scored.[2][3] He also played high school basketball, earning 2011-12 Cincinnati Enquirer Division III Co-Player of the Year honors and setting school records in career points (1,753) and season points (638), career 3-pointers (180), and points per game in a season (25.5).[4] Benintendi was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 31st round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft,[5] but he did not sign. Benintendi enrolled at the University of Arkansas to play college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team. As a true freshman, he played in 61 games, with 60 starts and hit .276/.368/.333 with one home run and 27 RBI.[6][7][8] In 2015, Benintendi led the Southeastern Conference in batting average (.380), home runs (19), on-base percentage (.489), slugging percentage (.715), and walks (47). He was named the SEC Player of the Year.[9] He also won the Baseball America College Player of the Year Award,[10] the Dick Howser Trophy,[11] and the Golden Spikes Award.[12] Benintendi was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. Professional career[edit] Benintendi was drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the seventh overall selection in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[13] He signed with the Red Sox, receiving a $3.6 million signing bonus.[14] Benintendi made his professional debut with the Lowell Spinners of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.[15] Andrew finished the 2015 season playing 19 games for the Class A Greenville Drive going 26/74 (.351) and posting an OPS of 1.011. He began the 2016 season with the Salem Red Sox of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, and received a promotion to the Portland Sea Dogs of the Class AA Eastern League on May 15.[16] The Red Sox promoted Benintendi to the major leagues on August 2, 2016, straight from Double-A, only 421 days after being selected in the draft.[17] He made his major league debut on August 2, against the Seattle Mariners as a pinch hitter, and recorded his first major league hit off of Hisashi Iwakuma on August 3.[18] Benintendi recorded both his first major league triple and home run against the Detroit Tigers on August 21 in a 10–5 loss.[19] On October 6, in Game 1 of the 2016 ALDS against the Cleveland Indians, Benintendi hit a home run in his first postseason at bat, off of Indians' pitcher Trevor Bauer. With the feat, Benintendi became the youngest Red Sox player to hit a home run in a postseason game.[20] However, the Indians won the game by a score of 5–4 and swept the series in three games. Benintendi ended the 2016 season with a .295 batting average, 31 hits, 14 RBIs, two home runs, and one stolen base in 34 games played.[21] Benintendi started the 2017 season as part of the Red Sox' Opening Day roster, batting second as Boston defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 5–3.[22][23] On July 4, against the Texas Rangers, Benintendi went 5-for-5 with 6 RBIs, two home runs, and a double in the 11–4 victory.[24] He finished second in the American League Rookie of the Year voting, despite receiving no first-place votes due to Aaron Judge winning unanimously.[25] Overall, during the 2017 Red Sox regular season, Benintendi batted .271 with 20 home runs and 90 RBIs in 151 games played. In the ALDS against the eventual World Series champions, the Houston Astros, he batted .250 (4-for-16) with a home run and two RBIs in four games. For the 2018 Red Sox, Benintendi was again on the Opening Day roster. Through the first half of the season, he was the team's regular left fielder, usually batting second, behind Mookie Betts. On July 8, Benintendi was named as a candidate in the American League's All-Star Final Vote, for a spot in the 2018 MLB All-Star Game.[26] At that point in the season, Benintendi had a slash line of .293/.379/.515 with 14 home runs and 55 RBIs. In the Final Vote, fans selected Jean Segura of the Seattle Mariners.[27] In the 2018 MLB playoffs, Benintendi recorded the final outs to seal victories for the Red Sox in Games 4 and 5 of the 2018 American League Championship Series, the first of the two a diving effort to prevent a bases loaded hit in a two run game.[28] The Red Sox won the World Series over the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving Benintendi his first championship title.[29] Benintendi began the 2019 season as Boston's regular left fielder. Manager Alex Cora initially made him the team's leadoff hitter,[30] until the start of June when Cora moved Benintendi to second in the order with Mookie Betts batting first, as was the team's usual order in 2018.[31] Through the end of May, Benintendi batted .257 with six home runs and 25 RBIs. On June 11, he was ejected for the first time in his MLB career, for a comment he made about the home plate umpire (Ángel Hernández) that was heard by the first base umpire (Vic Carapazza).[32] Benintendi's paternal grandparents immigrated to the United States from Italy.[33] He grew up a Cincinnati Reds fan.[34] Benintendi resides in St. Louis, Missouri, during the offseason, and during the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, he voiced his support for the St. Louis Blues as opposed to the Boston Bruins.[35] ^ "Arkansas Baseball Signee Named Player Of The Year". Arkansas News. Retrieved June 17, 2015. ^ "30 Years of Honoring The Future: Former POY Andrew Benintendi on a major power surge". 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Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors) Arkansas Razorbacks bio Andrew Benintendi on Twitter Andrew Benintendi on Instagram 1978: Horner 1979: Wallach 1980: Francona 1981: Fuentes 1983: Magadan 1984: McDowell 1986: Loynd 1987: Abbott 1988: Ventura 1989: McDonald 1990: Fernandez 1991: Kelly 1992: Nevin 1993: Dreifort 1994: Varitek 1995: Kotsay 1996: Lee 1997: Drew 1998: Burrell 1999: Jennings 2000: Bouknight 2001: Prior 2002: Greene 2003: Weeks 2004: Weaver 2005: Gordon 2006: Lincecum 2007: Price 2008: Posey 2009: Strasburg 2010: Harper 2011: Bauer 2012: Zunino 2014: Reed 2015: Benintendi 2017: McKay 2018: Vaughn 2019: Rutschman Dick Howser Trophy 1987: Fiore 1989: S. Bryant 1990: Fernández 1991: Rodriguez 1992: Kieschnick 1995: Helton 1996: Benson 1998: Furniss 2000: Teixeira 2006: Lincoln 2010: Rendon 2011: Jungmann 2013: K. Bryant 2016: Beer 2018: Singer Baseball America College Player of the Year Award 1981: Sodders 1982: Ledbetter 1985: Incaviglia 1986: Close 1988: Olerud 1991: McCarty 1998: Austin Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year Award 1986: Swindell 1987: Robinson & Ventura 1988: Benes 1989: Bryant & McDonald 1991: Jones 1992: Peever 1994: Jackson 1995: Helton & Kotsay 1998: Mench 2006: Kulbacki & Roemer 2007: Price & Thomas 2010: Sale 2012: Petree 2016: Lauer 2017: McKay & Rooker 2018: Spillane Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year 1976: Glance 1977: Seivers 1978: Givens 1980: Macy 1981: Gaines 1982: Belue 1984: Hoage 1986: B. Jackson 1987: Bennett 1988: Perdue 1989: D. Thomas 1990: Kessler 1991: O'Neal 1993: Mashburn 1994: Williamson 1996: Wuerffel 1998: Manning 1999: Couch 2001: Boeker 2002: W. Davis 2003: Cragg 2005: Lochte 2006: Carter 2008: Tebow 2010: Ingram 2011: Smith 2012: A. Davis 2013: Manziel 2016: Lawson 2017: Rooker 2018: Dressel 1984: Caulkins 1985: Hauschild 1986: Gillom 1987: Leatherwood 1988: Torres 1990: Foster 1991: Charles 1992: Goetze 1993: Haislett 1996: Roundtree 1997: Johnson 1998: Holdsclaw 2000: Kowal 2001: Yoder 2002: Pickens 2003: L. Thomas 2004: Rice 2005: Coventry 2006: Augustus 2008: Parker 2009: Kupets 2010: S. Jackson 2011: Hoffman 2012: Pancake 2013: Schmitt 2014: Rogers 2015: Haeger 2016: Sloan 2017: Williams Southeastern Conference Baseball Player of the Year 1997: Hudson 1998: Pickler 1999: Bledsoe 2001: Burke 2002: Peters 2003: Hill 2004: Head & Zeringue 2005: LaPorta 2006: Strieby 2008: Beckham 2009: Matthes 2010: Morris 2012: Rhymes 2013: Kemp 2016: White 2018: India 2019: Bleday 2015 College Baseball All-America Team consensus selections SP Taylor Clarke SP Michael Freeman SP Carson Fulmer SP Alex Lange RP David Berg RP Tyler Jay 1B Will Craig 3B David Thompson SS Dansby Swanson OF Andrew Benintendi OF Donnie Dewees OF DJ Stewart 2015 Major League Baseball Draft First Round Selections Kyle Tucker Tyler Jay Carson Fulmer Cornelius Randolph Tyler Stephenson Josh Naylor Garrett Whitley Kolby Allard Trent Clark Phil Bickford Kevin Newman Richie Martin Ashe Russell Beau Burrows Walker Buehler DJ Stewart Taylor Ward Mike Nikorak Mike Soroka Jon Harris Chris Shaw Ke'Bryan Hayes Nolan Watson Christin Stewart Kyle Funkhouser Ryan Mountcastle Boston Red Sox first-round draft picks 1965: Conigliaro 1966: Brett 1967: Garman 1968: Maggard 1969: Jenks 1970: Hacker 1972: Bishop 1974: Ford 1976: Hurst 1977: Madden 1981: Lyons, Burrell 1982: Horn, Parkins, Ledbetter 1983: Clemens 1984: Marzano 1985: Gabriele 1986: McMurtry 1987: Harris, Zupcic 1988: Fischer 1989: Blosser, Vaughn, Morton 1991: Sele, J. Johnson, Hatteberg 1993: Nixon 1994: Garciaparra 1995: Yount, Jenkins 1996: Garrett, Reitsma 1997: Curtice, Fischer 1998: Everett 1999: Asadoorian, Baker, Fossum 2000: Dumatrait 2003: Murphy, Murton 2005: Ellsbury, Hansen, Buchholz, Lowrie, Bowden 2006: Place, Bard, K. Johnson, Clay 2007: Hagadone, Dent 2008: Kelly, Price 2010: Vitek, Brentz, Ranaudo 2011: Barnes, Swihart, Owens, Bradley 2012: Marrero, B. Johnson, Light 2013: Ball 2014: Chavis, Kopech 2016: Groome 2017: Houck 2018: Casas Boston Red Sox current roster 2 Xander Bogaerts 3 Sandy León 7 Christian Vázquez 10 David Price 11 Rafael Devers 12 Brock Holt 16 Andrew Benintendi 19 Jackie Bradley Jr. 22 Rick Porcello 23 Michael Chavis 28 J. D. Martinez 32 Matt Barnes 37 Heath Hembree 40 Marco Hernández 41 Chris Sale 44 Brandon Workman 48 Andrew Cashner 50 Mookie Betts 54 Colten Brewer 57 Eduardo Rodríguez 59 Sam Travis 64 Marcus Walden 65 Ryan Weber 70 Ryan Brasier 72 Josh Taylor Inactive roster 5 Tzu-Wei Lin 56 Travis Lakins 63 Darwinzon Hernández 66 Bobby Poyner 67 Josh Smith 71 Trevor Kelley 73 Mike Shawaryn 76 Héctor Velázquez 79 Denyi Reyes -- Joey Curletta Injured list 15 Dustin Pedroia 17 Nathan Eovaldi 18 Mitch Moreland 25 Steve Pearce 35 Steven Wright 61 Brian Johnson Manager 20 Alex Cora Bench 30 Ron Roenicke First base 82 Tom Goodwin Third base 52 Carlos Febles Pitching 60 Dana LeVangie Hitting 51 Tim Hyers Asst. hitting 58 Andy Barkett Bullpen 53 Craig Bjornson Asst. pitching 86 Brian Bannister Boston Red Sox 2018 World Series champions 5 Ian Kinsler 19 Jackie Bradley Jr. (ALCS MVP) 23 Blake Swihart 25 Steve Pearce (World Series MVP) 31 Drew Pomeranz 36 Eduardo Núñez 46 Craig Kimbrel 50 Mookie Betts (AL MVP) 56 Joe Kelly 20 Alex Cora Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Benintendi&oldid=906395451" All-American college baseball players All-Star Futures Game players American sportspeople of Italian descent Arkansas Razorbacks baseball players Baseball players from Ohio Boston Red Sox players Greenville Drive players Sportspeople from Cincinnati Lowell Spinners players Major League Baseball outfielders People from Madeira, Ohio Portland Sea Dogs players Salem Red Sox players Use mdy dates from January 2019 Pages using baseballstats with numeric value in cube parameter	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11564
__label__wiki	0.649244	0.649244	a: Book ~ b: Jew of our culture What: "The book is fast becoming the despised Jew of our culture. Der Jude is now Der Book. Hi-tech propogandists tell us that the book is a tree-murdering, space-devouring, inferior form of technology; that society would simply be better-off altogether if we euthanized it even as we begin to carry around, like good little Aryans, whole libraries in our pockets, downloaded on the Uber-Kindle." Writer: Alan Kaufman LCC: Z http://www.evergreenreview.com/ Date: Nov 28 2009 5:02 PM # 178 Critique Analogy a: Facebook ~ b: Starbucks What: "Facebook is like a Starbucks where everyone hangs out for hours but almost never buys anything." Writer: Chris Dixon LCC: H http://www.businessinsider.com/stickiness-is-bad-for-business-2010-3 Date: Apr 11 2010 8:08 AM Facebook As Colonial b: colonial What: "I can't help but reflect that Facebook policy is rather like colonial policy. We're traditional owners of our information, they just get to keep all the rights and sell it as they want." Writer: daniel lende http://blogs.plos.org/neuroanthropology/2012/01/25/facebook-as-a-colonial-power/ Date: Feb 3 2012 7:56 PM # 1638 Critique Analogy Facebook As Ponzi Scheme b: a Ponzi Scheme What: "People go to Facebook to interact with their friends. It is fundamentally different from the ad platform that is Google. People go to Google to find something they need, possibly ready to buy, which a good percentage of the time can in fact be solved by someone's ad." Writer: Joseph Perla http://www.jperla.com/blog/post/facebook-is-a-ponzi-scheme Facebook Is Like Little House On The Prairie b: Little House On the Prairie What: "There was always some sort of drama occurring on Little House. Someone might get lost, the crops might not come in and then, of course, there was Mary going blind. If you need a little drama in your life today, facebook is full of it, especially if you have any teenage girls as facebook friends http://www.dslserviceproviders.org/blog/10-ways-facebook-is-like-little-house-on-the-prairie/ Facebook As Being Stuck Next To A Freak b: being stuck next to a freak on a plane What: "If Facebook is the dude with questionable hygiene who sits next to you on the plane and is voted most likely to end up in the newspaper in a story ending "...and then turned the gun on himself." Writer: James Rhodes http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/ Some Resaons Facebook Is Like Bob Dylan b: Bob Dylan What: Reason # 4. There are 6 of them. "Facebook is a game-changer. Like him or not, Bob Dylan's music has influenced thousands of musicians - The Beatles most notably (their music took a more insightful, creative turn after meeting Dylan in 1964). His music changed not just folk music, but popular music." Writer: Christine Geraci http://www.talentzoo.com/digital-pivot/blog_news.php?articleID=12532 b: a tattoo What: "Facebook is like a tattoo. Make it trashy and it will keep you from getting jobs in the future. Keep it classy and it will be something you have your whole life." Writer: Emily Wolfram: http://bradberens.com/2011/12/26/social-media-quote-of-the-year-facebook-is-like-a-tattoo/ Face Book As 3rd Grade Girl Thing b: passing notes in 3rd grade What: The source of this quote is not clear. But it is funny. Facebook As Ford Motors In The 20s b: Ford Motors In The 1920s b: Ikea What: "But a defining idea behind Wikipedia, Facebook, and blogging platforms such as WordPress is that if you give people the right tools, they'll use them to create wonderful things in collaboration with each other or with the organization that provides the catalyst." I hope Facebook has better quality furniture than IKEA. Writer: Tim Harford http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/the_undercover_economist/2008/01/how_facebook_is_like_ikea.html Facebook As Halloween Party? b: a slanderous Halloween Party What: "Get a Facebook page. But use em' like you'd mingle at a Halloween party:You introduce yourself. You smile and you're friendly. But everyone is disguised behind a mask so you always gotta be on your toes." An account how you have to be careful about marketing on Facebook. Writer: Wes Murph http://www.dentalmarketingdynamite.com/?p=2024 Facebook As Old Network b: Compuserve What: "The more i have to deal with Facebook the more it reminds me on CompuServe decades ago. Getting a bloody welcome page up for non Fans is takes already ages. Especially when I get this trying to create an app for iFrames:" Writer: Manfred "Luigi" Lugm b: Your Rotary Club What: "You want to connect with other people in your community. This isn't about advertising, it's about connection. There are people who will love your business and what you do because of common interests and values. Rotary helps you locate those people in your community." The article has a list of reasons of why these 2 groups are similar. A very pointed and logical article. Writer: Joanne Steele http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2011/05/how-facebook-is-like-rotary-club/ Orwellian Grouping Stuff b: 1984 What: "Facebook is like 1984, only you have a social media site watching your every move scares the hell out me. A big part of their revenue model is selling info, private and otherwise.. personal will soon be a bad word" Writer: Dan http://benwerd.com/2011/09/23/facebook-timeline-nearest-digital-identity-creepy-hell/ Hotel Facebook b: an Eagles Song What: "It was then that I made the interesting discovery that you can't actually leave Facebook once you have joined. Like the Hotel California, it is a place that you check out of but you can never leave." Writer: Andrew Brown https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/dec/20/facebook.privacy Facebook As Smoke Monster b: LOST's Smoke Monster What: "For all the outrage and negative press...what exactly were people expecting? Oh God, a multimillion-dollar company told us one thing and then changed its policy and is now doing another thing! Shocker. It's like how Ben Linus thought he had control over the Smoke Monster. Really? That's somehow revelatory? That an invulnerable, immortal, giant-ass column of smoke that pops out of the jungle and eats people couldn't be trusted or controlled?" Writer: paulbalcerak http://paulbalcerak.com/2010/05/19/how-facebook-i/-/-/ke-losts-smoke-monster-and-why-you-shouldnt-quit/ Digital Scrapbook b: our digital scrapbook What: "For many of us Facebook is like our digital scrapbook where we can manage all our information to share with our friends, family or keep private to ourselves." Writer: Chris Groves http://blog.mad4flash.com/2011/10/10-amazing-facebook-timeline-covers-and-photos/ Facebook As Auto-tune b: auto-tune What: "Which is to say, Facebook is like auto-tune. It's like Starbucks. It's like the Honda Civic. It's like the thing no one really loves at any substantial depth, but millions are addicted to and don't really know why." Writer: Mark Morford http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/morford/article/Facebook-in-sweet-decline-3631427.php Date: Jun 13 2012 9:17 AM b: driving down a street lined with billboards I look at my Facebook feed every day or so. I'm hesitant to put anything up. The idea of posting something that will be monetized is annoying. Within the last 6 months there is a radical increase in the amount of ads inserted into the stream. It's endless. It like driving down a long street that is lined with billboards on either side for miles on end. The ads interfere with the content. They will soon swamp out the content. Writer: Lucrezia Date: May 7 2014 6:39 PM a: Yearbook ~ b: choir performance "The colophon and disclaimer are informative for parents who know nothing about how a yearbook is produced. It explains that the yearbook is like a choir performance or a football game - a flat note or a misread play is going to appear sometimes because the participants are students." Writer: Elizabeth Braden http://www.walsworthyearbooks.com/blog/03025/ Date: Feb 2 2015 12:09 PM b: a cult "Yearbook is more than just a class or activity, it's more than just a family," Heller said. "Yearbook is like a cult. Yearbook kids are really the only kids that understand how terrible it is to sometimes be a yearbook kid and how amazing and hilarious and just awesome it is. Nobody else understands it, and most people think the book poofs out, in like, two days." Writer: Caroline Heller http://www.kspaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Irena-Jasperson.pdf b: virtual high school for adults Indeed. But you know what? Who or what adult really wants High School, real or virtual. It's something that is past and should probably stay in the past. b: blue meth It's very addictive and much of the time of little value, at least on my feed. Date: Jul 31 2015 3:57 PM b: Walmart of social media "Facebook is ubiquitous, but has a reputation for low-quality content. It's become the Walmart of social media." Writer: RoninK https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments//-/-//facebook_is_ubiquitous_but_has_a_reputation_for/ Date: Aug 9 2015 3:38 PM b: a private road "See Facebook is not quite like a public road that everybody can drive on, it's a private road that they give you permission to drive on. The problem is that they like to have this public image that they are more like the former than the latter. " Writer: POLICESTATE https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/-/-//the-big-myth-facebook-needs-everyone-to-believe/ Date: Jan 28 2016 4:48 PM b: Times Square And you are there with 50,000 of your closest friends and family and everyone else in the world, and there are sensors and cameras and people that monitor and record your EVERY comment, photograph, and movement. Writer: Lucretia b: Coca-Cola "Think of it this way. Every media outlet has its own culture and voice. If The New York Times is urban liberal, Fox News is conservative, and Playboy is racy, you could say Facebook aspires to be nice - a global brand that's as easy to swallow as Coca-Cola. (In this provocative talk at Harvard's Shorenstein Center, law professor and author Jeffrey Rosen says Facebook favors "civility" over "liberty.")" Writer: AARTI SHAHANI http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/201/-/-/ke-news-the-content-crisis-facing-mark-zuckerberg b: greatest hits "Isn't this one of the primary negatives about Facebook? People don't realize that they are looking at the "greatest hits" of other people's lives." https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/7nb34v/most_people_believe_others_social_lives_are/ Date: Jan 1 2018 11:06 AM b: curated self-image machine (And I realize the irony of posting this comment on Reddit, but the difference is that Reddit is a glorified anonymous forum, and Facebook is a curated self-image machine that defines everyone's (mis)understanding of their friends' and family's lives.) https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/a7i8iv/facebook_allowed_microsofts_bing_search_engine_to/ Date: Dec 19 2018 11:54 AM a: My Facebook Feed ~ b: Potemkin Village https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potemkin_village Facebook As Acura a: Facebook ipo price ~ b: Buying a used Acura for $100,000 What: Facebook is a really good idea and nice website, if you like that sort of thing. But, it is way overvalued, as everyone now knows. It is like an overpriced Acura. Acuras are great cars, some of the best. Even the used ones retain there value better than many cars But you would never pay $100,000 for a 5 year old Acura. It's just not worth that. Facebook at $38/share, is just not worth that price. Writer: LucreetiaMia Date: May 30 2012 7:47 PM a: yearbook committee ~ b: bird watching committee "yea yearbook committee is like bird watching committee no one gives a shit before of after." Writer: icanhazpoop https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/26hi5c/shes_missing_the_d_literally/?limit=500 b: extra class "The yearbook committee is like having an extra class, because it involves lots of creativity, and lots of homework" Writer: Caroline Nigoghosian http://caroline-nigoghosian.blogspot.com/2012/10/creativity.html Questionable Popularity a: Facebook popularity ~ b: dubious popularity What: "Being popular on Facebook is like sitting at the cool table in the cafeteria at a mental hospital."	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11581
__label__cc	0.70125	0.29875	Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering Home > View Article Split ring resonator structure on microstrip patch antenna and other microwave application design: a review Nornikman, H1, Ahmad, B.H2, Abd Aziz, M.Z.A3, Othman, A.R4, Malek, F5. Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer Engineering (Volume 7, No. 2, 2015, Pages 83 to 88) Times cited: 0 Beyond 2000, the number of investigation and fabrication on metamaterial especially of split ring resonator structure has developed exponentially. Two main enhancement by split ring resonator structure in microstrip patch antenna is the miniaturized of patch size and multiband effect for many application by a single patch antenna. In this review paper, the several examples on the previous researcher on microstrip patch antenna with different structure of split ring resonator had been done. Before that, a sample of split ring resonator on others microwave range applications such microwave filter, frequency selective surface, pyramidal microwave absorber, amplifier and oscillator are discussed. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia Download this article (This article has been downloaded 11 time(s)) Visit external link Volume 10, No. 3-2, 2018 Volume 10, No 1-17, 2018 Volume 10, No 1-9, 2018 Volume 10, No. 4, October-December 2018 Volume 10, No. 3, July-September 2018 Volume 10, No. 2, April-June 2018 Volume 10, No.1, January - March 2018 Volume 9, No. 3-11, 2017 Volume 9, No. 3-9, 2017 Volume 9, No. 4, October - December 2017 Volume 9, No. 3, July - September 2017 Volume 9, No. 2, April - June 2017 Volume 9, No. 1, January - March 2017 Volume 8, No. 12, 2016 Volume 8, No. 9, Sept - Dec 2016 Volume 8, No. 5, May - Aug 2016 Volume 8, No. 1, Jan - Apr 2016 Rank 28/38,Q3(Engineering & Technology) 28/38,Q3(Engineering & Technology) Indexed by Scopus (SCImago Journal Rankings 2016) Impact Factor 0 Rank Q4 (Computer Networks and Communications) Q4 (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) Q4 (Hardware and Architecture) Additional Information 0.112 (SJR)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11583
__label__cc	0.726237	0.273763	Random Record Rants: Erik Tagg “Rendez Vous” Erik Tagg’s obscure album “Rendez Vous” is one of those albums you don’t come across much. I guess at times I’m a lucky bastard, for I have found… Random Record Rants: Samuel Jonathan Johnson “My Music” I grew up buying vinyl so for me music was always something special. Something you would go out and search for. The first record store I grew fond… Category archive: Random Record Rants Random Record Rants: The Forgotten Art of Album Covers With the death of Ohio Players frontman Leroy ‘Sugarfoot’ Bonner (69) in 2013, room was left to make the legacy of funk group Ohio Players even more significant to Funk music in general. For those who are not yet familiar with the Ohio Players, Bonner co-founded the group back in 1964 with the former members of The Ohio Untouchables and the group skyrocketed the charts with major hits like ‘Love Rollercoaster’, ‘Fire’ and ‘Sweet Sticky Thing’. Album covers, especially in the 70’s, were specifically created to serve as a visual extension of the music. In these triumph years of a changing and revolving social and political climate, records and their album covers often pushed the awareness amongst the listening audience. Music was not the only tool anymore. The visual aspect of powerful album art became equally important in drawing in new listeners and revolutionists. I first became aware of the Ohio Players and their fascinating album art at a record fair in Rijswijk, about 6 or 7 years ago. I had just gotten into the world of crate-digging and enthusiastically let my amateur fingers glide through thousands of records in the funk/jazz/soul section. This all under the careful guidance of my dear crate-digging peer Nilez. I always knew our shared love for records would someday venture into a business mainly revolving around music, but that’s another story. As I felt the records slide through my, still rusty, fingers I stumbled upon this 1973 Westbound Records released Ohio Players album named ‘Ecstasy’. What drew my undivided attention that particular moment was the insane unconventional photography art by Joel Brodsky. Central on the album cover graced this dominant, bald African-American dancer and model Pat Evans. Though the chains around neck her suggest submission, it contradictory expresses everything but a submissive model. Empowerment, individuality, controle and the freedom of choice for women of color became important social and political movements in the 70’s. They are the basis of nowadays liberties for women of color. Granted, we aren’t near where we should be on these matters, but as with every revolution, a seed must be planted first in order for it to grow into a tree, deeply rooted in society. No longer the victim in chains, but rather power contained, and released by choice. Unfortunately in nowadays music industry the social and political aspects are becoming less and less important. Esthetics have taken the front seat, together with commercial goals. No seat belts there, I might add. The front car window being the representation of our society as it presently is. With the rise of the influence of major labels, came the decline of artistic freedom of artists as well as designers, illustrators and photographers. It is time to tip the scale again in favor of creativity, social and political awareness. They always precede positive change and revolution. Erik Tagg’s obscure album “Rendez Vous” is one of those albums you don’t come across much. I guess at times I’m a lucky bastard, for I have found two copies of this wonderful LP. And get this at the same record shop. One of my favorite record stores is located just a few blocks from where I grew up and I remember visiting it first at the age of fifteen. As a youngster my knowledge of records was not what it is now…almost two decades later. The small shop is ran by a guy called Erik (is this a coincidence or what?), who has been the nicest guy for almost twenty years. The shops basement once housed over twenty-thousand records, but throughout the years numbers have decreased. A few years back Erik was cleaning up the basement and I helped him alphabetize a couple of thousand records. Of course I came up with more one great finds, most memorable being a copuple Erik Tagg or Eric Tagg albums. Erik Tagg was born in Illinois and began his musical career in the Netherlands as band member of Beehive (1973-1974) and Rainbow Train (1975-1979). During the 1980’s he worked with Lee Ritenour. His Rendez Vous album on Poker is not only a rare find. It contains “Got To Be Lovin’ You”, which is one of my favorite AOR songs. His blue eyed soul was recognized worldwide and in 2001 Zafsmusic and Mark Goodvibes Taylor licensed the previously unreleased track “Living Off The Love” for the compilation album Americana: Rock Your Soul – Blue Eyed Soul And Sounds From The Land Of The Free. Sorry it took me almost two years to do a follow up Random Record Rants post. I realize this is a great way for some of you to get to know me a little better and I truly hope you will dig the records I’m sharing here. I grew up buying vinyl so for me music was always something special. Something you would go out and search for. The first record store I grew fond of was Dance Tracks (R.I.P.) and after that Fat Beats came to Amsterdam. I spent many hours (and all my allowance) hangin’ out in records shops, soaking up every bit of knowledge I could. Just a few blocks from my house was this dusty old record spot that had a huge basement full of records. Must have spent weeks in there. I still visit this place on the weekend and hang out and talk music with old guys. In the second half of the nineties I came in contact with Soul, Funk, Jazz, Disco and many other forms of black music. Before that it was all about Hip Hop and R&B music. Now when I first met Nevill, he wasn’t into vinyl as much I was. It wasn’t something of his generation, yet years later we share the same passion. He introduced me to music from FlyLo, AFTA-1 and Sa-Ra. I introduced him to Leon Ware, Pleasure and Leo’s Sunshipp. We’ve been talking about posting about our love for old records and thought now would be as good as timing as ever to start. These Random Record Rants will shine some light on our personal taste in music and might open a whole new world for some people. For us it’s just a way to share our passion! Yesterday Front2blaq helped me remember about this Samuel Jonathan Johnson record I hadn’t heard in quite a while. Arranged by Richard Evans (Soulful Strings) and with John H. Hammond as executive producer this album can only be good. It’s no secret I love smooth & sexy songs, so if I have to pick a winner of this album I’d personally go for “Just Us”. After having read the following quote on the back of the sleeve, I soon realized Samuel was one smooth fellow. “Age exists only to disclose the perpetual advancement of time, but love exists mainly to unveil the resolute purpose of man’s existence.” This Samuel Jonathan Johnson record is going straight into my record bag that I’m bringing this Sunday to the North Sea Jazz club this Sunday. Going to play some mellow rare groove classics for sure!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11587
__label__cc	0.594347	0.405653	Challenging weekend at Hockenheim for the PREMA Theodore Racing F4 squad Theodore Racing Sunday 6th May, 2018 It was an up and down weekend for PREMA Theodore Racing at Hockenheim. The Italian squad lined-up for the second round of the ADAC Formel 4 championship with a four-car roster but faced hard luck with a tough qualifying experience plus some unfortunate incidents throughout the races. Nonetheless, the team’s stable was able to secure a podium finish overall with British ace Olli Caldwell, plus a triple second place among rookies with Australian Jack Doohan, who started off his Prema adventure with a bang. The two Brazilians from the Ferrari Driver Academy, Enzo Fittipaldi and Gianluca Petecof were among the less lucky of the field. Fittipaldi struggled in qualifying and then had to start from the back of the pack in race 3 due to a contact in the previous heat. Nonetheless, he put up an impressive recovery up to P7. Petecof was hampered by two incidents in race 1 and 2 before climbing up to P9 overall in race 3. Gianluca Petecof, #5 Qualifying 1: P14 Fastest Lap: 1:42.192 Qualifying 2: P7 Fastest Lap: 1:41.705 Starting Grid Race 1: P14 Race 1: DNF Starting Grid Race 2: P7 Race 2: P18 Starting Grid Race 3: P18 Race 3: P9 “Pretty tough weekend for us, we were struggling a bit with pace especially with new tires in FPs and also qualy. The result of qualy 1 was not the one we were expecting at all, ending up P14. We made a change on the car for qualy 2 and recovered some pace up to P7, with the best time for the Prema cars which was positive. In race 1 somebody clipped my rear right tire in the first corner and I had a puncture so I retired in lap 1. In race 2 we were there, fighting for the top-5, but I had an incident, losing my front wing. I ended up with a good pace but still one lap behind. Race 3 was positive. All the Prema cars were starting from the back due to some incidents but I recovered well from P18 to P9, finishing in the points. Again strong pace, the same as the guys in front. We are very confident going into next weekend’s round at Paul Ricard, we tested there before so I’m really looking forward to it.” Jack Doohan, #33 Starting Grid Race 2: P8 Race 2: P6 “Qualifying 1 wasn’t the best, I struggled to put everything together which resolved in me being 12th. Qualifying 2 was a little bit better but unfortunately, some traffic kept us from achieving a second row start so we ended 8th. In Race 1 the pace was good, we came from 12th to 8th. Race 2 was even better, having plenty of speed but just getting held up a little bit coming from 8th to 6th. Race 3 was very tough. I struggled with the tyres a lot and was in P3 with 4 laps to go but couldn’t hold the other drivers off so we ended P5.” Olli Caldwell, #64 Starting Grid Race 2: P12 Race 2: P15 “We started the weekend off well with a P3 in race one but unfortunately had a contact in race two and then struggled with tires in race 3. Our overall pace was very good and now looking to carry it on to the next rounds.” Enzo Fittipaldi, #74 “We didn’t have the best weekend because we struggled a bit in qualifying and that kind of messed us up for the first two races in which we started P6 and P10. In race 1 we managed to move up at the start but then we got a penalty and had to give back the positions, finishing P5. In race 2 we put together another brilliant start but we made contact with another competitor during the opening lap and that messed us up for race 3 as we had to start last. We went from the back to P7 so it was a very good race and the car was great. This wasn’t our weekend but I’m really looking forward to the next at Paul Ricard.” Related ItemsFeaturedPodium ADACF4 Formula 4 ← Previous Story Daim Hishammudin joins BAR for 2018 China F4 About Theodore Racing	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11588
__label__wiki	0.545584	0.545584	"Acting allows you to live other people‘s lives without having to pay the price." Movies.com > Straight Outta Compton HD Trailer On DVD: Now \| On Blu-ray: Now Rated: Language Throughout, Drug Use, Strong Sexuality/Nudity and Violence Director:F. Gary Gray Cast:Corey Antonio Hawkins, O'shea Jackson, Jr., Jason Mitchell, Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown, Jr.. Full cast + crew Entrenched in the racial tumult of Los Angeles in the mid-1980's, a group of aspiring rappers banded together to revolutionize the global consumption of hip-hop and popular culture. NWA was born out of racial frustration and the disadvantaged economics of their South Central neighborhood. F. Gary Gray directs this biopic about the rise to stardom for the act that earned the moniker of "The World's Most Dangerous Group", featuring more New VOD and Digital Releases, Plus: 'SPECTRE' Available to Download to Own on January 22 New VOD and Digital Releases, Plus: Unrated 'Straight Outta Compton' Drops Home Two Weeks Before Disc See all Straight Outta Compton news Straight Outta Compton (Uk Trailer) Straight Outta Compton: Jerry Heller Defends The Nwa Straight Outta Compton: Dre Gets A Call Other Critics 71 out of 100 Metascore® Generally favorable reviews All Straight Outta Compton photos Corey Antonio Hawkins O'shea Jackson, Jr. Neil Brown, Jr. All Straight Outta Compton cast + crew photos Boyz 'N the Hood Get Rich or Die Tryin' [title]:[tagline] [title] [mpaa rating] Movie Details Get Movie Times	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11591
__label__cc	0.517724	0.482276	True Leaf Appoints Vice-chair of its Board of Directors She has more than 20 years of success in the retail, wholesale, digital and direct-to-consumer industries. Nature's Logic Appoints CEO He brings a decade of executive experience at a leading natural pet food company, and more than two decades in the health and sustainability industries. President and Owner of Petland Discounts Dies Neil Padron was 74. Whippet Wins Best In Show at AKC National Championship The AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin was held Dec. 15-16, in Orlando, Fla. PBI-Gordon Appoints COO He was previously an audit partner and the managing partner of Ernst & Young’s Kansas Cit, Mo., office from 1999 through his retirement in 2015. Andis Co. Welcomes Five Pro Groomers as Educators for Animal Division The new educators further strengthens Andis’ team of elite grooming specialists, according to officials for the Sturtevant, Wis.-based company. Petco Names Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary She will be responsible for leading Petco’s legal affairs department. PSI Names 2019 Pet Sitter of the Year Pet Sitters International presents this award annually to a pet-sitting business owner who embodies the passion and professionalism of the pet-sitting industry. APPA Promotes Employee, Welcomes New Hire The promoted employee has been with the association for six years. Sleepypod Debuts Lounge Aimed to Help Small Animals with Pain Management The company teamed up with Assisi Animal Health to design the device, which aims to accelerate healing, reduce inflammation and alleviate pain in small animals.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11605
__label__wiki	0.651333	0.651333	KRYSTHLA Friday, November 6, 2015 7:00 PM 19:00 Saturday, November 7, 2015 11:00 PM 23:00 The Balck Heart 2 -3 Greenland Place London, NW1 0AP United Kingdom (map) Forged into being in 2012, this five-piece from Northamptonshire proudly boasts four of the original members of UK metal legends Gutworm and influential frontman Adi Mayes of metal heavyweights Deadeye (2000-2009). After spending over two years writing and perfecting a new sound and crafting tracks worthy of taking on the music world once again, Krysthla are without a doubt already stamping their mark on the UK metal scene, with the release of their debut album 'A War Of Souls And Desires' out now. http://www.krysthla.co.uk/ “An instant, unpleasant wake-up call that leaves you dazed and disorientated for ages afterwards. 9/10" - Metal Hammer " band poised to take the metal scene by brute force!" - Metal Gods TV Colours to Shame A four-piece from Glasgow taking an all-encompassing, no holds barred approach to creating heavy music, the band have been setting themselves apart from their peers since forming in 2010. This show will be in support of their most recent release; 'Who is the Fifth?', self-released digitally in November 2014. Mixed and mastered by Justin Hill (SikTh) it has been awarded the track of the week by The Guardian and Team Rock Online. http://colourstoshame.bandcamp.com/ A London based progressive metalcore who formed, wrote and recorded their debut EP and have been receiving rave reviews for it, all in the space of 9 months! This is an outfit that's turning heads with their visceral intensity combined with surreal grandeur; a combination of the ferocious and the sublime. Their debut EP 'An Odyssey For The Living' belongs in your ears. http://youtu.be/9p5vID761gI £6.00 adv. / £8.00 otd. THE SLOW READERS CLUB AND SAHARA	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11609
__label__cc	0.515139	0.484861	Found Jim Finnis' personal blog Tag music 0 comments By Jim Filed in Imported Tagged with music June 16th, 2009 @ 10:01 am Something I just learned – you know the tune Chopsticks? Well, if you ask an American and a Brit to hum it you’ll get different tunes. prog trumps 0 comments By Jim Filed in Imported Tagged with funny, music, tshirt March 20th, 2009 @ 11:22 am T-shirt design found on eBay. Piae Cantiones 0 comments By Jim Filed in Imported Tagged with music February 11th, 2009 @ 4:18 pm Listening to an instrumental version of the old carol Hodie Personent on the North Sea Radio Orchestra’s lovely new album Birds, I had a hankering for the words. Which led me to discover that it’s from a 16th century Finnish manuscript, Piae Cantiones. As is Gaudete and Tempus Adest Floridum (better known as the tune to Good King Wenceslas). I then found an online facsimile of the book, so if you have the hankering and a group of musical friends, you could resurrect some of these lovely old songs yourself – after all, it worked for Steeleye Span. If you can’t read white mensural notation, in which these songs are written, here’s a handy guide. How are they going to do Das Hokey Cokey now? 0 comments By Jim Filed in Imported Tagged with music January 6th, 2009 @ 11:20 am According to the BBC, Florian has left Kraftwerk! Roly-poly Amanda Palmer 2 comments By Jim Filed in Imported Tagged with music December 1st, 2008 @ 1:52 pm Apparently Amanda Palmer (of the Dresden Dolls) has given her record label the push – they refused to market her current single and album unless she allowed them to remove shots of her "fat" belly from the video for Leeds United. 1 comment By Jim Filed in Imported Tagged with music November 27th, 2008 @ 4:38 pm From Peppermill Records, and available for free download, the Box. A 3 CD collection of eclectically odd renditions of TV theme tunes, including Bill "Cardiacs" Drake’s delicate reworking of The Dukes of Hazzard, a lovely shivery retelling of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood by X.O.X., and a truly odd Airwolf rendition. Some of the stuff I don’t recognise – and I’d love a list – but also featuring are Rockford Files, the Sopranos, the Muppet Show, Inspector Gadget, M.A.S.H (done in French as lounge)… and that’s just the first CD. Alas, poor Andre 0 comments By Jim Filed in Imported Tagged with music, theatre November 26th, 2008 @ 1:34 pm Apparently, the skull used in the Tennant Hamlet we saw last month was a real one. It belonged to a concert pianist and composer – a chap by the name of Andre Tchaikowsky – who died in 1982 and left his body to science, and his skull "to the Royal Shakespeare Company for use in theatrical performance." No actor until Tennant has had the nerve to use it on stage. "It was sort of a little shock tactic. Though, of course, to some extent that wears off and it’s just Andre, in his box," [Director] Doran told the Daily Telegraph. Here’s a website about him. No relation to the famous Peter, though – Tchaikowsky was the name on the false papers he was given when he was smuggled out of the ghetto in Warsaw in ’42. There are links to him playing some of his own compositions here. And more on the skull bequest here – apparently the funeral directors initially refused, claiming it was illegal. There was a phone call to the Home Office to sort this out (it is illegal now – Human Tissue Act 2004) David Tennant says: ‘When I heard he had done this,’ he says, ‘I thought, that’s brilliant, that’s what I’m going to do, but apparently you can’t any more, the law’s been changed.’ And a quote from a friend, Michael Menaugh, showing the sort of mixed feeling that close associates must have with this kind of thing: "Unfortunately, the fact of the skull will not go away for any of us. It is something that ultimately we have all to come to terms with, to reconcile with the Andre we knew and loved. I don’t think Andre realized the effect such a bequest would have, both on his friends and on his own reputation. Andre didn’t always understand that the world of ideas and the world of real people, real reactions and real events just did not coincide. He had spoken to me of leaving his skull for the RSC to use in Hamlet back in 1966 when he wrote the music for my Oxford Hamlet. In my undergraduate way, I thought the idea wonderfully entertaining. When a great actor may hold the skull of a real man, a real man who ‘set the table on a roar,’ a wonderful man who had his ‘gibes and gambols and songs,’ when that great actor says, ‘A fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy,’ might not that electrifying flash of truth (transmitted by the actor) light up the play? Andre would have liked that idea, I think. In nostalgia news… 0 comments By Jim Filed in Imported Tagged with music November 7th, 2008 @ 11:05 am Ultravox have apparently reformed. I imagine they need the money. Anyone posting comments about how this news means nothing to them will not be appreciated. Also, Blur may well reform, according to Albarn. Webern 0 comments By Jim Filed in Imported Tagged with music November 3rd, 2008 @ 9:32 pm I’m listening to Anton Webern’s orchestration of Bach’s famous Ricercar from his Musical Offering and I can only think, strewth, he must have really hated Bach. Awful. You can hear it on the tail end of this ”Late Junction” iPlayer edition (3 days left from today) starting at 1:47ish. There’s some good stuff in there – a Terry Riley piano piece, some good folk, and dear old Gai Toms. Things must really be bad – AC/DC are number one 0 comments By Jim Filed in Imported Tagged with music October 27th, 2008 @ 10:36 am An article in today’s Graun notes that the ancient Aussie rock bands’ greatest successes coincide with periods of financial turmoil. They suggest this is because people want something nice and simple when life is complicated, but my colleague Harry, who knows about such things, reckons it’s simply because this album is a return to form. 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__label__cc	0.720355	0.279645	I do love good balanced reporting Over to the Express and Star for another installment of local taxation rises. This time with Walsall Council announcing a 2.94% increase which is heralded in the Express and Star with the headline ‘Tax rise lowest in area’. There are two issues that seem to crop up in relation to this. Firstly that I questioned as to why the article on council tax rises for Wolverhampton only reported the ‘Band D’ figure and it’s good to see that the Express and Star have reported the actual figures for all the bands for Walsall but anyone would think the Express and Star were biased and I’m sure it would have nothing whatsoever to do with the political control in the respective boroughs. However, and this really does indicate rather poor journalism in the use of the headline. Now I’m not exactly sure what the Express and Star determines to be ‘area’. Is it Wolverhampton and Walsall? In that case then yes, factually accurate but at lease from my perspective, if we are talking about comparisons then I would consider ‘area’ to mean the four Black Country boroughs (please, no arguments about the boundaries of the Black Country) of Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley and Sandwell. This is strange because Sandwell Council put out this press release the other day. Now forgive me for questioning the mathematically competency of your average Express and Star hack but isn’t 2.9% less than 2.94%? That said and I’m sure like any other householder, the figure that’s really important to me is the bottom line actually cash amount. I know I should do a nice table with all the bands in it but it’s late and I can’t be bothered so here’s ‘Band A’ as that’s what is of more concern to me in actually living in one. Sandwell: Â£855.88 Wolverhampton: Â£941.52 Walsall: Â£948.94 Dudley don’t announce theirs till March 3rd so we’ll have to wait on them but it’s fair to say, Walsall, despite the nice headlines isn’t exactly the cheapest place to live. Let’s not get on to the quality of services either shall we. This entry was posted in Black Country, Dudley, The War on Crap Journalism, Walsall MBC, Wolverhampton by PoliticalPenguin. Bookmark the permalink. 2 thoughts on “I do love good balanced reporting” Parallel on February 28, 2008 at 3:23 pm said: Dudley’s budget may not have gone through council yet but we all know its council tax will still be a lot lower than Sandwell’s, and that’s without the massive extra amounts Sandwell gets from central government to make up for its incompetence. As Orwell might have said “Four stars good, two stars bad”. I don’t think the star rating system was around at the time of Orwell. That is of course if you give any credence to the system in the first place. My local authority (Walsall) has been getting lots of stars in recent years. Doesn’t change my view that they’re a shite council. (Note to self, threaten to take them to the Local Government Ombudsman tomorrow for maladministration, they might just do something then on an issue that they’ve been not working on since January), (further note to self, think of an use for the brown wheelie bin they sent me on Monday as my garden is only 25m square-ish and produces no non-compostable organic waste), (further further note to self, try to see if one of the only two people Walsall Council employ to clean drains [after they got rid of the others last year] can unblock the storm drain outside my house, only been blocked for the last 6 years).	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11613
__label__wiki	0.970591	0.970591	History of British Newspapers Newspaper Investigations & Campaigns Deloitte Report on UK News Media UK News Media Infographic Free the Press Free the Press Coverage Graphics and Videos Media Ownership Media & The Environment Public Sector Competition Digital News Environment Royal Rota Press Cards Agency Recognition Ad Points to Watch Editorial and Commercial Briefings US Study: Google Receives Estimated $4.7 Billion Revenue From US News Publishers’ Content The News Media Alliance, the trade body for the news media industry in North America, has published findings from a new study that analyses how Google uses and benefits from news. Among the major findings of the study is that news is a key source on which Google has increasingly relied to drive consumer engagement with its products. The amount of news in Google search results ranges from 16 to 40 percent, and the platform received an estimated $4.7 billion in revenue in 2018 from crawling and scraping news publishers’ content – without paying the publishers for that use, the Alliance said in a press release. The study, containing analysis conducted by Keystone Strategy and written by the Alliance, includes a qualitative overview of Google’s usage of news content, an analysis of the amount of news content on Google Search and Google News, and an estimate of revenue Google receives from news. Alliance president and chief executive David Chavern said, “News publishers need to continue to invest in quality journalism, and they can’t do that if the platforms take what they want without paying for it. Information wants to be free, but reporters need to get paid.” The figures in the study are conservative estimates of the revenue Google makes through its use of news content. The actual value of news content to Google is more difficult to quantify because of the various ways the company uses news content to drive traffic, develop its products and entrench its dominant position. In addition to using news content for product development, such as training its artificial intelligence services, Google is tailoring its products – ramping up its use of news – to keep users in the Google ecosystem, the Alliance said. According to the report, since January 2017, traffic from Google Search to news publisher sites has risen by more than 25 per cent to approximately 1.6 billion visits per week in January 2018. Corresponding with consumers’ shift toward Google for news consumption, news is becoming increasingly important to Google. “The findings clearly point to Google responding to an increase in consumers searching for news, creating and tailoring products that keep users within its ecosystem. This means more money goes back to Google and not the publishers producing the content,” Mr Chavern said. Google’s news products also allow it to capture valuable user data that help it improve its core services. According to the report, in 2018, the number of unique monthly visitors in the U.S. to Google News eclipsed that of top news websites such as The New York Times, CNN and Huffington Post. “We have called for legislation that would provide a limited safe harbour for news publishers to be able to collectively negotiate for better terms with platforms such as Google and Facebook,” Mr Chavern said. “This is the only solution to correcting the current marketplace imbalance, which allows the platforms to dominate the web and related advertising infrastructure, as well as control who sees publishers’ content and when.” A bill that would accomplish this – The Journalism Competition & Preservation Act – has been introduced in the House and in the Senate. The News Media Alliance has testified at a House Judiciary Committee Congressional hearing 'Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 1: The Free and Diverse Press' on the need to protect the future of journalism through granting news publishers a "safe harbour" to negotiate for better business terms with the big tech platforms, such as Facebook and Google. The Alliance submitted written testimony, ahead of the hearing. Print Email Share Like Tweet Share News Media Association 16 - 18 New Bridge Street EC4V 6AG E: nma@newsmediauk.org @newsmediaorg The NMA uses cookies on its website. These are necessary for the website to function. We don’t use any cookies for the purposes of marketing, or pass on any information to third parties. Cookie information is available on the Privacy and Cookies page, where you will also find our Privacy Policy.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11618
__label__wiki	0.98822	0.98822	Tim Tebow crazy about Kenny Hill's season debut By Chase Goodbread College Football 24/7 writer Published: Aug. 30, 2014 at 11:08 a.m. Updated: Aug. 30, 2014 at 12:43 p.m. CFB Social: Cardale Jones gets scare, Urban Meyer photobombs Is SDSU TE Dallas Goedert NFL's next matchup nightmare? Chuck Burton/Associated Press SEC Network analyst Tim Tebow is a fan of new Texas A&M QB Kenny Hill. For all that Kenny Hill did Thursday night to get Texas A&M fans behind his place as Johnny Manziel's replacement, he picked up yet another core of fans on Saturday morning: Tebow Nation. While much of the sentiment on the SEC Nation broadcast panel was cautionary about Hill's spectacular debut -- a school-record 511 yards in a 52-28 win at South Carolina -- Tebow boarded the Hill train and put it in fifth gear. Brooks: Hill dynamic in debut Kenny Hill's dynamic debut thrust Johnny Manziel's successor among the top quarterbacks to track in the coming years, Bucky Brooks says. More ... » 7 things to know from Thursday "This kid is ready to go. Kenny Hill was the 2012 Texas (high school) Player of the Year. He's succeeded at every level, his dad was a major league player, and this kid can play," Tebow said. "His first start, on the road, No. 9 team in the country, you throw for 511 yards. ... Why Texas A&M has a chance to win every game they play in this year, is because Kenny Hill has poise. He has great decision-making and there isn't a situation that is too big for him." To be sure, Texas A&M's offense had the look of a well-oiled machine in the absence of Manziel, and did so against a ranked opponent on the road. But if there truly isn't a situation too big for Kenny Hill, he'll have to prove Tebow right in situations bigger than that one. Hill must travel to Alabama Oct. 18, where the opposing defense will be far more stout than the swiss cheese defense South Carolina played Thursday night. Hill must also travel to Auburn, where the Tigers' explosive offense could potentially match him score for score. LSU will challenge the Aggies in College Station to end the regular season. Regardless, Tebow's most compelling remarks Saturday morning on the SEC Network's two-hour preview show amounted to a stamp of approval for the Aggies' answer to Manziel. Or, as the case might be, pre-approval. Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter @ChaseGoodbread.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11619
__label__wiki	0.959769	0.959769	Colorful Performances John Ross breaks record, but tight ends shine Saturday By Nick Shook NFL.com Published: March 4, 2017 at 07:40 p.m. Updated: March 4, 2017 at 08:21 p.m. It stood for many years, and it even garnered its own chain and custom pendant, but let the record show that on March 4, 2017, Chris Johnson's 40-yard dash record finally fell. Washington receiver John Ross was the culprit who unseated CJ2K, running a blazing fast 4.22 40 that even "looked fast in slow motion," as NFL Network's Ike Taylor said Saturday. It sent shockwaves through Twitter, with thousands mentioning him by name and more than a few questions about why he didn't try to run the 40 in adidas cleats and win himself his own private island. "I really can't swim that well," Ross told NFL Network's Michael Irvin. "And I don't have a boat, so you know, I had to run in Nikes." Shoes worn by John Ross on #NFLCombine-record 40 run. A moment worth more than an island to @Nike. pic.twitter.com/75stnBNjS3 â Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) March 4, 2017 It didn't take long for the social team at Nike to post a photo of the famed 4.2 Nikes, or for the company to sign Ross to an endorsement deal. It'll likely take a little longer for him to come off the board, though, because his speed was a known commodity entering the combine and won't make much of a difference in his draft stock. "I knew John Ross was going to run 4.35, 4.30, so when you say 'does it help him?' I mean he jumped 37 inches, he broad jumped 11-1, he had an extremely athletic workout," NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock said. "The problem is -- and I love John Ross, his tape is great -- so when you put the speed on top of that and all the rest, the issue is going to be medical. His small frame, he's had multiple knee operations, he's going to get his shoulder done, today he cramped up, couldn't finish, so that's going to be a theme for him going forward. There's no doubting the speed or the talent. We all knew he was fast." Ross sat out the remainder of the combine after posting the blistering 40 time, which was a wise business decision, citing calf tightness and poor hydration as the reason for his premature finish. No need to bring a record into question, or attempt a second take when the first will do. It's remarkable and a testament to modern medicine when considering Ross' path to here. The Huskies star rebounded from a torn ACL and ran the 40 Saturday with a torn shoulder labrum, which he's having repaired next week. "I'm just thankful beyond measure, blessed and just really happy to be in this situation because two years ago, I was sitting on the couch for the whole season, torn ACL, and now to be in this position, I'm really thankful," Ross said. Fastest group of tight ends ever? The 2017 tight end class averaged a 40-yard dash time of 4.66 seconds, fastest among any TE group at the combine since 2003 https://t.co/1Po0Rrfi8Q â NFL Research (@NFLResearch) March 4, 2017 The duo of Mayock and Rich Eisen gushed over the tight end class, which could go down as one the greatest in history. They didn't disappoint, breaking records in multiple events and posting blinding 40 times for the position. "It's the freakiest athletic group we've ever seen," Mayock said. Evan Engram followed up a 4.43 40-yard dash with a 4.42, proving his straight-line speed is legit. It matches up with the tape, too, and scouts are salivating, according to NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah, who spoke with a 30-year veteran of talent evaulation Saturday. "Evan Engram, this guy they'd pick in the middle of the second round, (the scout) said we will not be seeing Evan Engram in the second round of this draft," Jeremiah said. The class improves from there, with perhaps the safest pick in the draft in Alabama tight end O.J. Howard, who turned in a 4.51 40 and finished with 22 reps on the bench at 249 pounds. Howard simply looked good in all areas. "Catches the ball easily, in-line blocker, knows what he's doing, wide base ... I think he's a first-round pick all day long, despite the two drops (in receiving drills)," Mayock said. Hurricane rising Njoku's first attempt at the 40 underwhelmed, but he picked up more than half a tenth of a second on his second attempt, and it only got better from there. Njoku's known as a tight end who is a jumper -- athletic enough to win almost every jump ball, and make plenty of plays in the open field to extend and end up in the end zone. His 37 1/2 inch vertical jump and 11-foot, 1-inch broad jump were examples of that. What stood out most, beyond his ability to run precise routes and catch passes away from his body, was his blocking form. While the position continues to trend toward a hybrid between receiver and traditional tight end, only a handful of the tight ends showed experience in a three-point stance and with blocking. Even Howard took a false first step in the bag drill. But Njoku, Toledo's Michael Roberts and Ashland's Adam Shaheen demonstrated sound footwork and technique in blocking. "You can tell the guys that are used to playing in the three-point, and guys that aren't," NFL Network guest analyst Greg Olsen said. "Those are little things that coaches are looking for, again not a deal-breaker, but just to know where these guys are at." The latter two are bigger tight ends who are expected to excel in the area, while Njoku gives up 16 pounds to Roberts and 33 to Shaheen, who could be a good blocking tight end for a team in the later rounds. "I just want to know if they're willing to put their face in somebody's chest," Mayock said of the tight end class. "This Njoku guy, who quote 'only ran a 4.64,' is a freak, and he'll stick his face right in the fan. You've got to put him in the conversation." David Njoku looks like he's been carved out of stone. â Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) March 4, 2017 Signal-caller spotlight Saturday was billed as the big day for a polarizing quarterbacks class, but a familiar face finished the afternoon atop Mayock's rankings. "The guy I was most impressed with was Deshaun Watson," Mayock said. "I thought his footwork was better than I expected coming out of the spread, and I thought his accuracy was outstanding. Once you've played Alabama twice in the National Championship Game, the combine's not going to phase you." Mayock referred to North Carolina's Mitchell Trubisky as "polished," and bookended a glowing review around his concerns regarding a lack of experience. "I thought (Trubisky's) tape was the most consistent of all the quarterbacks here," Mayock said. "Thirteen game starter. Maybe I'm old school, that bothers me. I don't feel like he's had enough experience to step in and play Day One. But man, he's got arm strength, athletic ability, ran a 4.67 today, he throws with timing, has good pocket awareness, he can step up in the pocket, drive it." Mayock had an interesting comparison for former Red Raider Patrick Mahomes II, who he aptly referred to as one adept at letting it fly. "He's a gunslinger," Mayock said of Mahomes. "Every throw -- he doesn't really like being in the pocket. He wants to be out of the pocket and he wants to win every snap. He throws from every platform -- sidearm, overhand, underhand, to his left, to his right -- he's looking to make a big play every snap. That was Brett Favre. Brett Favre made as many bad throws as any quarterback in the history of the NFL and he's a Hall of Famer." "Live" from Berkeley Coming from the upward-trending pedigree of Cal passers (Aaron Rodgers, Jared Goff), Webb is an imposing figure, even more so in person. Olsen marveled at how large the Golden Bears passer was, and how much distance he covered on a five-step drop -- "11 yards, golly" -- during the passing drills Saturday. But what Mayock, Olsen and David Carr kept marveling over when Webb threw was his arm strength. "He rips it," Olsen said while standing on the field watching Webb throw. "You can tell his hasn't done many five or seven stop drops in the pocket. His feet don't look completely natural but I think that comes more natural the more he does it." The footwork adjustment period is typical of many quarterbacks these days, with fewer colleges incorporating any under-center formations. It's a minor ding on a quarterback who garnered recognition as a premium value prospect from Saturday and should benefit from his pro day on March 24. Let's not overlook the fact... Ohio State's Curtis Samuel ran a 4.31 in the 40, but got about 4.31 seconds worth of a mention, because it came almost immediately after Ross' record-breaker. He had a solid workout that seemed to fade into oblivion. That tends to happen when a counterpart makes history, but it didn't go unnoticed by us. So much for the trenches Saturday wasn't an offensive lineman day in the traditional sense (we're excluding tight ends from the group here), but Mayock had an interesting note about the strength of the draft class. "I think the offensive tackle class, as good as this draft is, that's where the weakness is," he said. "I think you can find some interior offensive linemen, but once you get past the first two guys, there's a bunch of question marks. ... There have been an average of 10 offensive tackles to go in the first three rounds. I've only got about four with grades in the first three rounds. Some other guys are going to get pushed up, I think." Quick hitters Here are some of Saturday's best short takeaways from Mayock and fellow NFL Network experts: » Arkansas tight end Jeremy Sprinkle: The bigger tight end ran a 4.69 40, but looked "pretty smooth for a big kid" in his cuts and in catching passes while moving through drills, Olsen said. "If you play for Bret Bielema at Arkansas, and you're a tight end, you're going to block," Mayock said. "He's a good blocker, and a pretty good receiver." » Mississippi tight end Evan Engram: "What's he look like? A wideout or a tight end? That's why he's a hybrid. Look at him get up and go get it, and finish it. And now in the run game, he stays engaged. Did he knock him on his back? No, he stayed engaged. He's willing. I look at these tight ends, I'm getting excited," Mayock said. » Michigan State defensive end Malik McDowell: "Malik McDowell's a talented kid. Tomorrow's a big day for him. His football team wasn't as good last year as it's been in previous years. I think he's just got to prove that he can be more consistent. He's certainly flashy. We'll see how he is athletically tomorrow, which I think will be good, but he just has to be a more consistent person as far as his habits are concerned, his work ethic and his gameplan," Mayock said. » Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson: "He gets an awful lot of information from the sideline, which isn't going to happen in the NFL. So it's a transition for him pre-snap and post-snap. Dak Prescott did a heck of a job, we've seen different quarterbacks do a good job with it, but for the most part it's a huge transition. What I see with him is when he gets past that first look, it breaks down a little bit, especially with the underneath coverage." » "The guy who's really helped himself in the Senior Bowl/combine process is Taylor Moulton from Western Michigan. A lot of people thought he might be a guard, I think he's going to be a tackle," Mayock said. » Penn State receiver Chris Godwin: "Probably helped himself as much as anybody out here with his performance. Mike (Mayock) mentioned it, when you watch him on tape I saw the same things, maybe a high 4.5 type of player, he came out here and ran low 4.4 and had an outstanding field workout, really really helped himself," Jeremiah said. » USC receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster: "So many people we wondering about his speed, questioning his suddenness, I thought he had an excellent workout here, thought he ran his routes really well and we know he's strong around 220 pounds and goes up and gets the football, so I thought he had an excellent day here," NFL Network's Charles Davis said. » East Carolina receiver Zay Jones: "Great Senior Bowl, great combine, ran fast, had an excellent field workout," Jeremiah said. » Eastern Washington receiver Cooper Kupp: "Everyone's disappointed about the time he ran in the 40, go ahead and throw it out," Davis said. "This guy runs some of the best routes we're going to see in the 2017 draft, catches everything, crafty route runner, he's going to be an excellent player in the NFL." » Mayock on emoji use: "Keeping it real is 100? OK. I've never used an emoji in my life. I don't want to be an emoji guy. ... So he wasn't just 100, he was four of them. Does that mean I'm more sincere?"	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11620
__label__cc	0.631116	0.368884	These Predators Lacrosse Club players have excelled in the classroom, on the field, and in life. They have been chosen and have committed to play college lacrosse for the corresponding schools. These players have spent countless hours outside of the Predators Lacrosse Club honing their skills. We may have nudged them along, but the real credit goes out to their Parents, Teachers, and all of the Coaches who have helped them throughout their lives. These players are a celebration of our awesome community. Committed Players Jace Baldwin Jace is a "Do It All" Defensive Midfielder / Defenseman who has committed to play at Colorado State University! Outside of lacrosse, Jace was a participant in All-State Choir and was voted Homecoming King his senior year. Jace plans on studying Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University. Graduation Year: 2018 Current School: Grandview High School Cormac Dowling Cormac is a lock down close defenseman who can push transition with flare. He is also an avid photographer in his free time. Cormac plans on studying Business and Marketing at Carthage College. Current School: Fairview High School Grant Miller Grant Miller is the emotional leader and lynchpin of the defense. He has great ball stopping and clearing abilities. In addition to lacrosse, Grant enjoys singing in the Jazz Choir, playing percussion in the Marching Band, and volunteering. Grant plans to study Political Science and Mathematics at Monmouth College. Ben Parker Ben is athletic 2-way midfielder with excellent offensive awareness and a rocket shot. He will be a great addition to a talented Panther offense. Ben plans to study Chemistry at Chapman University and hopes to get involved with the News Paper. Jacob Brown Jacob is a commanding presence on the defensive end! His knowledge of the game, ball stopping ability and field play have helped set him apart from the pack! Current School: Chaparral High School	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11625
__label__wiki	0.862564	0.862564	Judge to help feds against Google Thread: Judge to help feds against Google #1 Judge to help feds against Google Zayne.H <div class='quotetop'></div><div class='quotemain'>SAN JOSE, Calif.--A federal judge hearing arguments in the Department of Justice's records fight with Google said Tuesday that he would grant federal prosecutors at least part of their request for excerpts from the search giant's massive database. U.S. District Judge James Ware said he intends to release his decision "very quickly," and that he might give the Justice Department access to a portion of Google's index of Web sites, but not its users' search terms. Ware said he was reluctant to give the Justice Department everything it wanted because of the "perception by the public that this is subject to government scrutiny" when they type search terms into Google.com. On Jan. 18, the Justice Department asked Ware to order Google to comply with a subpoena. It demands a "random sampling" of 1 million Internet addresses accessible through Google's search engine, and a random sampling of 1 million search queries submitted to Google in a one-week period. During negotiations, the Justice Department narrowed its request to 50,000 URLs and said it would look at only 10,000. It also said it wanted 5,000 search queries and would look at 1,000. Ware said that the reduced demand coupled with the government's "willingness to compensate Google" for up to eight days of its programmers' time had convinced him to grant the Justice Department at least some of what it had requested. During the hearing, which lasted about 90 minutes, Google's lawyer, Al Gidari, stressed that there is an alternative for the Justice Department's social science research, which is designed to show the flaws of filtering software and defend an antipornography law in court. "They can go to Alexa," Gidari said. "They have 4 billion URLs." Gidari said that Alexa Internet, which is owned by Amazon.com, is a site that offers Web analytics services that can produce similar information "without entangling us in litigation going forward." That point was raised repeatedly by Ware, who seemed concerned that if he granted the request, "a slew of trial attorneys and curious social scientists could follow suit." "Now Google could face hundreds of university professors (saying), 'I've got a study I'd like you to conduct,'" Ware said. The outcome will determine whether the Justice Department will be able to use Google search terms in a social science research project that will be used this fall to defend an antipornography law. The Bush administration argues that criminal sanctions in the 1998 law--which has been placed on hold by the courts--are more effective ways to shield children than antiporn filtering software. Though the Justice Department also demanded that Yahoo, Microsoft and America Online hand over similar records, Google was the only recipient that chose to fight the subpoena in court. The other companies have stressed that they turned over search terms and logs but not information that could be linked to individuals. If the Justice Department does win, Google would likely face a second round of subpoenas from the American Civil Liberties Union for follow-up information. The ACLU is challenging the 1998 Child Online Protection Act, or COPA, which makes it a crime for a commercial Web site to post material that some jurors might find "harmful" to any minor who stumbles across it.</div>http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6049493.htmlGASHP!!!! WTF? WTF? What has google done? Nothing...This is just their way of helping people search for stuff...And all this over porno? Who cares? Men need to look at naked women when they need a fix!!! Its natural! Kids doing because it is natural!!!! GAHHHHHHH	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11634
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__label__wiki	0.627314	0.627314	Tag: christmas game app Christmas themed mobile games updates released from G5 Entertainment The firm has issued a slew of holiday-themed content in several of its most popular game apps. G5 Entertainment has launched updates for Christmas themed mobile games in many of its most popular apps. These have allowed players to continue enjoying the games they love while getting into the holiday spirit. Many game developers have jumped onboard the tradition of decorating their apps for the season. In fact, when it comes down to it, many of the G5 Entertainment updates for Christmas themed mobile games arrived later than those from… Featured News Mobile Apps Technology News	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11636
__label__wiki	0.726311	0.726311	Klamer: people will suffer on Corkscrew Hill Ben Saunders, Sports Editor Published Apr 28, 2018 at 8:00 am (Updated Apr 28, 2018 at 4:30 pm) Rachel Klamer crosses the line first to win the opening series race in Abu Dhabi (Photograph by Janos M. Schmidt/ITU Media) Calm before the storm: Flora Duffy, right, shares a joke with Kirsten Kasper on Hamilton Harbour yesterday (Photograph by Ben Saunders) Smith ruled out of Pan Am Games Youngsters follow in the footsteps of Duffy Butterfield places seventh in Boulder Team Ladybugs beat cash target Family wheelchair team ‘humbled’ by help Effort to improve disability access Rachel Klamer has already been impressed with the island’s excitement for MS Amlin World Triathlon Bermuda today, and Flora Duffy in particular, and expects competitors to “suffer” the wrath of Corkscrew Hill. Klamer, the series leader after winning the opening race in Abu Dhabi eight weeks ago, praised the Bermudian’s impact on the sport and said that the island’s enthusiasm for the event is obvious. “It’s awesome that there’s new girls coming in and Flora is currently world No 1,” said the Dutchwoman after the triathletes went through a course familiarisation yesterday. “Of course, we’re all going to do our best to change that, but it’s amazing to see what Flora does for women’s sport and any other girl. “Just now, when we were doing the course familiarisation, so many people were already cheering. I told the other girls it looks like we are already racing. Everyone is so excited — it’s awesome.” Klamer, 27, is now prepared for what should be an interesting course, with the feature being Corkscrew Hill, up which the triathletes will ride ten times today. The elite men’s race starts at 1.06pm, with the women getting under way three hours later. “The last couple of days we looked around a bit, checked out the course, we saw the steep hill,” she said. “It’s different in a big bunch because now all the athletes are together, so you always have to be a bit more careful; you can’t take the lines like you wanted to.” Nevertheless, there could be some fascinating moments up the hill, especially with those triathletes who will need to play catch-up to be in contention. “If there are big gaps, you have to give everything and try to get into a good pack,” Klamer said. “Doing that hill ten times is going to be tough; one time is already tough. And then coming off the bike and [on to the] run, people are going to suffer.” Klamer also acknowledged that triathlon is tougher now, coinciding with Duffy’s rise to the top of the world rankings. “This sport has changed in the last couple of years,” Klamer said. “It used to be [that] you could just stay on the bike and it would become a running race; it’s not like that any more. You have to be a really good swimmer, a really good biker, a really good runner. This sport is getting harder.” Bermuda — Corkscrew Hill, in particular — is set to give today’s competitors a little extra challenge this afternoon.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11637
__label__cc	0.698081	0.301919	The CRU hack: Context — gavin @ 23 November 2009 This is a continuation of the last thread which is getting a little unwieldy. The emails cover a 13 year period in which many things happened, and very few people are up to speed on some of the long-buried issues. So to save some time, I’ve pulled a few bits out of the comment thread that shed some light on some of the context which is missing in some of the discussion of various emails. Trenberth: You need to read his recent paper on quantifying the current changes in the Earth’s energy budget to realise why he is concerned about our inability currently to track small year-to-year variations in the radiative fluxes. Wigley: The concern with sea surface temperatures in the 1940s stems from the paper by Thompson et al (2007) which identified a spurious discontinuity in ocean temperatures. The impact of this has not yet been fully corrected for in the HadSST data set, but people still want to assess what impact it might have on any work that used the original data. Climate Research and peer-review: You should read about the issues from the editors (Claire Goodess, Hans von Storch) who resigned because of a breakdown of the peer review process at that journal, that came to light with the particularly egregious (and well-publicised) paper by Soon and Baliunas (2003). The publisher’s assessment is here. Update: Pulling out some of the common points being raised in the comments. HARRY_read_me.txt. This is a 4 year-long work log of Ian (Harry) Harris who was working to upgrade the documentation, metadata and databases associated with the legacy CRU TS 2.1 product, which is not the same as the HadCRUT data (see Mitchell and Jones, 2003 for details). The CSU TS 3.0 is available now (via ClimateExplorer for instance), and so presumably the database problems got fixed. Anyone who has ever worked on constructing a database from dozens of individual, sometimes contradictory and inconsistently formatted datasets will share his evident frustration with how tedious that can be. “Redefine the peer-reviewed literature!” . Nobody actually gets to do that, and both papers discussed in that comment – McKitrick and Michaels (2004) and Kalnay and Cai (2003) were both cited and discussed in Chapter 2 of 3 the IPCC AR4 report. As an aside, neither has stood the test of time. “Declines” in the MXD record. This decline was hidden written up in Nature in 1998 where the authors suggested not using the post 1960 data. Their actual programs (in IDL script), unsurprisingly warn against using post 1960 data. Added: Note that the ‘hide the decline’ comment was made in 1999 – 10 years ago, and has no connection whatsoever to more recent instrumental records. CRU data accessibility. From the date of the first FOI request to CRU (in 2007), it has been made abundantly clear that the main impediment to releasing the whole CRU archive is the small % of it that was given to CRU on the understanding it wouldn’t be passed on to third parties. Those restrictions are in place because of the originating organisations (the various National Met. Services) around the world and are not CRU’s to break. As of Nov 13, the response to the umpteenth FOI request for the same data met with exactly the same response. This is an unfortunate situation, and pressure should be brought to bear on the National Met Services to release CRU from that obligation. It is not however the fault of CRU. The vast majority of the data in the HadCRU records is publicly available from GHCN (v2.mean.Z). Suggestions that FOI-related material be deleted … are ill-advised even if not carried out. What is and is not responsive and deliverable to an FOI request is however a subject that it is very appropriate to discuss. Fudge factors (update) IDL code in the some of the attached files calculates and applies an artificial ‘fudge factor’ to the MXD proxies to artificially eliminate the ‘divergence pattern’. This was done for a set of experiments reported in this submitted 2004 draft by Osborn and colleagues but which was never published. Section 4.3 explains the rationale very clearly which was to test the sensitivity of the calibration of the MXD proxies should the divergence end up being anthropogenic. It has nothing to do with any temperature record, has not been used in any published reconstruction and is not the source of any hockey stick blade anywhere. Further update: This comment from Halldór Björnsson of the Icelandic Met. Service goes right to the heart of the accessibility issue: Re: CRU data accessibility. National Meteorological Services (NMSs) have different rules on data exchange. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) organizes the exchange of “basic data”, i.e. data that are needed for weather forecasts. For details on these see WMO resolution number 40 (see http://bit.ly/8jOjX1). This document acknowledges that WMO member states can place restrictions on the dissemination of data to third parties “for reasons such as national laws or costs of production”. These restrictions are only supposed to apply to commercial use, the research and education community is supposed to have free access to all the data. Now, for researchers this sounds open and fine. In practice it hasn’t proved to be so. Most NMSs also can distribute all sorts of data that are classified as “additional data and products”. Restrictions can be placed on these. These special data and products (which can range from regular weather data from a specific station to maps of rain intensity based on satellite and radar data). Many nations do place restrictions on such data (see link for additional data on above WMO-40 webpage for details). The reasons for restricting access is often commercial, NMSs are often required by law to have substantial income from commercial sources, in other cases it can be for national security reasons, but in many cases (in my experience) the reasons simply seem to be “because we can”. What has this got to do with CRU? The data that CRU needs for their data base comes from entities that restrict access to much of their data. And even better, since the UK has submitted an exception for additional data, some nations that otherwise would provide data without question will not provide data to the UK. I know this from experience, since my nation (Iceland) did send in such conditions and for years I had problem getting certain data from the US. The ideal, that all data should be free and open is unfortunately not adhered to by a large portion of the meteorological community. Probably only a small portion of the CRU data is “locked” but the end effect is that all their data becomes closed. It is not their fault, and I am sure that they dislike them as much as any other researcher who has tried to get access to all data from stations in region X in country Y. These restrictions end up by wasting resources and hurting everyone. The research community (CRU included) and the public are the victims. If you don’t like it, write to you NMSs and urge them to open all their data. I can update (further) this if there is demand. Please let me know in the comments, which, as always, should be substantive, non-insulting and on topic. Comments continue here. Comments (1,074). 1,074 Responses to “The CRU hack: Context” RaymondT says: 23 Nov 2009 at 3:52 PM Gavin, Thanks for your prompt reply to my previous question (post 1075: RaymondT 22 Nov2009 at 10:45pm ) and congratulations for your excellent website. The paper by Kevin Trenberth (An imperative for climate change planning: tracking Earth’s global energy) has rekindled a question I have about the methodology used in climate modelling concerning the tuning of the radiative forcings used in history matching the temperature history. Dr Trenberth in his paper outlines a multitude of potential explanations for where the radiative forcing has gone in order to explain the stabilization of the surface temperature in recent years. This paper shows that we are just starting to understand natural variability. Mojib Latif in his power point presentation given at the WCC3 asks: “How much did internal decadal variability contribute to the warming during the recent decades ? My question is then: How do we remove the natural variability beyond the ENSO time scale (i.e. on a multi-decadal scale) from the temperature record ? [Response: Great question. And if you have a good answer, write it up and submit it to Science straight away! Joking aside, it is a hard problem. There are multi-decadal variations in both the internal variability and the forcings. Our measurements of the historical variations don’t extend back over more than one or two multi-decadal cycles so it is almost impossible to do a statistical separation. Therefore you are left with a model-based approach, but there is quite a lot of variation in the model realisations at this frequency, and so it is not particularly definitive. One could theoretically extend the instrumental data with the proxy records – at least for a couple of centuries – to get some bounds on the magnitude though, and that indicates that it is relatively small in the global mean, but larger in certain regions. But of course, that comes with its own issues. – gavin] Charles Nash says: the really interesting bits appear to be the programmers’ notes in HARRY_READ_ME.TXT. No idea if they are real, but a summary here appears to be damning. Here, the expected 1990-2003 period is MISSING – so the correlations aren’t so hot! Yet the WMO codes and station names /locations are identical (or close). What the hell is supposed to happen here? Oh yeah – there is no ‘supposed’, I can make it up. So I have :-) ..You can’t imagine what this has cost me – to actually allow the operator to assign false WMO codes!! But what else is there in such situations? Especially when dealing with a ‘Master’ database of dubious provenance (which, er, they all are and always will be)… [Response: Read the full transcript starting a page or five up. The issue he/she is working with is that different databases had different metadata and had been updated differently. He is then trying to reconcile the data as best he can with “reference to the good databases”. These things happen. The issue is whether he was able to fix this and reconcile the issues. Note too this is a reference to the CRU TS 3.0 dataset which is not the same as the more commonly used HadCRU data – it includes different stations, and does much more interpolation. Errors in databases are inevitable (try working with one over 30 years), but these work records indicate that there is a thorough and ongoing attempt to update and check them. What would you have them do instead? – gavin] Ghillie says: The why and how of the information release is disturbing. The abuse about skeptics and manipulation over contrary publications is human – if sometimes verging on the infantile. But it is unsurprising when folk who hold a strong opinion position feel challenged – regardless of whether they are right or wrong. These are not the issues for me. The law is. The people at CRU are public servants, and there is no case for their work correspondence to be “private”. In UK, government officials’ correspondence is “in the public domain” from the moment it is signed off. The FOI in UK is a very strong law and non-compliance has to be based on the national interest (security). I doubt whether climate science can invoke that as a cause for exemption. Even the University of East Anglia (UEA – home of CRU) states on its website: “What does the Freedom of Information Act mean for the University? There are two main obligations imposed by the Act on the University: 1. That UEA must maintain a Publication Scheme, which lists the types and format of information the University routinely provides to the public 2. That any individual making a request for information is entitled to be informed in writing by the University whether or not the University holds the information, and if it does to have the information communicated to them within the specified time limit of 20 working days.” The e-mails show that: – there was encouragement to stop people being told that UK has a FOI; – there was instruction to delete e-mails, and; – the UEA FOI administrator was persuaded by Prof Jones not to comply with a FOI request. These appear to show clear intent to pervert the law. The UK Information Commissioner has been asked to investigate, and if he finds against CRU, UEA or an individual, they can be heavily fined. This is what may cause the lasting damage and could be the mud that sticks. So it is all fine and dandy decrying tha hacker/leaker. If Jones or his employers are found guilty of a crime, that will be the real issue. Tsai Chi says: Quick note of support from an ordinary member of the public. As someone who has been subjected to commercial advertising for most of my life and seen how politicians distort facts, in my opinion you don’t need to worry too much about this affair. Us ordinary citizens have a gut feel for when a ruler or merchant lies to us and they do that often. Always when I see a scientist say something, the sentence has a very precise meaning. It almost seems as if it can be either true or false and the person who says it has made sure of the facts before the time. To me it shows the integrity of the speaker. For trying to make a difference, you are my heroes. Good luck in your battle of defence against those who would attack your work. Jonathan Gilligan says: Re #79: Speaking of tobacco, the Washington Post has a very nice interview with Spencer Weart, who points out just how weird this is: Even the tobacco companies never tried to slander legitimate cancer researchers. In blogs, talk radio and other new media, we are told that the warnings about future global warming issued by the national science academies, scientific societies, and governments of all the leading nations are not only mistaken, but based on a hoax, indeed a conspiracy that must involve thousands of respected researchers. Extraordinary and, frankly, weird. He goes on to emphasize: Historians … spend countless hours trying to understand the context; scholarly reputations have been ruined by interpretations that turned out to be mistaken. The risk of misinterpretation is far greater with emails, and compares this to the recent Bear Sterns trial: hedge fund managers who were accused of misleading investors. The prosecutors based their case on a few seemingly incriminating sentences drawn from a mass of emails. When the jury saw the whole set of emails, they quickly found that there was no crime, just ordinary business chatter. There seems to be some doubt about the timeline of events that led to the emails hack. For clarification and to save me going through this again, this is a summary of my knowledge of the topic. At around 6.20am 7.20am (EST) Nov 17th, somebody hacked into the RC server from an IP address associated with a computer somewhere in Turkey, disabled access from the legitimate users, and uploaded a file FOIA.zip to our server. They then created a draft post that would have been posted announcing the data to the world that was identical in content of the comment posted on The Air Vent later that day. They were intercepted before this could be posted on the blog. This archive appears to be identical to the one posted on the Russian server except for the name change. Curiously, and unnoticed by anyone else so far, the first comment posted on this subject was not at the Air Vent, but actually at ClimateAudit (comment 49 on a thread related to stripbark trees, dated Nov 17 5.24am (Central Time I think)). The username of the commenter was linked to the FOIA.zip file at realclimate.org. Four downloads occurred from that link while the file was still there (it no longer is). The use of a turkish computer would seem to imply that this upload and hack was not solely a whistleblower act, but one that involved more sophisticated knowledge. If SM or JeffID want to share the IPs associated with the comments on their sites, I’ll be happy to post the IP address that was used to compromise RC. has realclimate done an article on the divergence problem and it’s relevance to paleo reconstructions? I have found separate points on it, but not an overall article, although I may have missed it. I ask because there are a lot of arguments around to the effect that the problem makes paleo temperature reconstructions impossible, but these arguments are given without context to published science and sound a little extreme. An article laying out some scientific context about the subject would be cool. [Response: Try this review (page 10) – gavin] Gavin, lets be honest. You are obviously very well connected to the people and interests of CRU. While on this blog you claim to only filter noise, you until recently have used your position of moderator to filter most differences of opinion. While I understand how as a blogger you would want to push your point of view, I raise issue with the fact that this website is run by Climate Scientists. WUWT and other don’t claim to be scientists, although many contributors are. Therefor it is less important that they remain unbiased. The efforts here at RC are meant to sway the public and involve activism rather than pure science. The reasons for this are numerous including involvement with Fenton Communications. I am not trying to be insulting, I am just frustrated when those whom you trust to give unbiased information, much like doctors, have vested interests in the outcome of their research and experiments. I understand that you and the other climate scientists are no different than any of us in your humanity, we all look a little rough under a microscope. [Response: We are unbiased when it comes to the science. We are not when it comes to politically-motivated nonsense that passes for science in forums where people seem to be most frequently motivated by wishful thinking. And Fenton did our press release.. ooh… 5 years ago. We’ve never talked to them since. – gavin] #53 Ray Ladbury says: Don’t you think you ought to at least spend a couple of years familiarizing yourself with the subject matter before you consider yourself sufficiently knowledgeable to comment on it? Ray, no doubt you’ve read about the Dunning-Kruger effect, “a cognitive bias in which ‘people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it.'” It’s a hypothesis with great explanatory power. The E mails make fascinating reading, especially: [Response: Really? It is likely a draft of this, rather dull, report. – gavin] “1. There needs to be a clear statement of why the instrumental and proxy data are shown on the same graph. The issue of why we dont show the proxy data for the last few decades ( they dont show continued warming) but assume that they are valid for early warm periods needs to be explained.” – 1150923423.txt Can anyone please point me to a paper/discussion on why this data is not valid now, but is valid for early warm periods? Thanks. Dialla says: Saw your response on #17, makes sense Are you going to post the updated code to dispel this mess? [Response: Not my code or project. Ask ‘Harry’ ;) – gavin] jeff id says: What do you guys think, should I tell him? Steve LeMaster says: Is this so-called “hacking” being investigated by the authorities? Mike Sigman says: It’s troubling that realclimate seems to be single-mindedly defending all the data and emails from the CRU hack as being “no big deal… all of this happens all the time”. I suspect more credence would derive from a bit less-obvious defense of the status quo on the AGW side. The fact that data has not been released, peer-review has been affected, and so on, should result in some calls from Real Climate for oversight and not so much “nothing here folks… move on”. tharanga says: Is publicly posting IP addresses a wise choice here? Assuming there is some sort of investigation here into what happened, you might want to consult with whoever is doing that investigation. Philip Machanick says: On why not all data is public: this was raised about HadCRUT after a bit of a tussle with deniers. CRU had 2 reasons for not releasing all raw data: some of it was paid for with limited use licenses, and data processed in the 1980s could not be kept because of the cost of disks. At the time that issue was doing the rounds, I calculated what it would have cost in 1980 to store one year of climate station raw data and the amount was in the millions of dollars. Hard to believe today when you can buy a 1TB USB disk for next to nothing, but this is the effect of an ongoing exponential drop in the price of computer technology; my bottom of the range cell phone has more computing power than a 1975 $5-million Cray. No serious nature-based science project at the cutting edge of available data volumes can afford to store all its raw data indefinitely. Today we could store all the data from weather stations, but we should also be pushing the envelope by including more data from more diverse sources. I would be surprised if absolutely all that data were stored long-term, professionally curated and easy to find. I’ve certainly run into problems in research in areas less in the public eye than climate science where data isn’t where it’s supposed to be, the wrong version was uploaded to the repository, everyone doing related work has a different standard for data layout or the software that used the data is now in a new version, and no longer works to reproduce the reported result. Despite all this, good discoveries are made and science advances. Why? Because scientists are for the most part jealous of their reputations and highly competitive. If they make a major mistake, most try to make good before someone else spots it. There are exceptions of course, many of which are found in the climate denial camp like those who have no compunctions about flatly contradicting themselves or talking complete rubbish (e.g. Bob Carter recently in The Australian said we should be planning for rising sea level based on local tide gauges rather than global averages: excuse me Bob, but didn’t you notice that the oceans are all connected)? Sadly, we live in a world where science funding is constrained. Presumably the people who are demanding that every scrap of raw data be preserved, easy to find, well documented and free to access are utopian social[not spam]ists who believe that the sciences should be funded to whatever degree necessary to achieve good results, but the rest of us live in the real world where we have to live with these imperfections. Good on Gavin and those who do go the extra mile to make their data accessible. In Australia, the denial camp for some time has been demanding a Royal Commission (an enquiry with wide powers to assemble evidence) into the alleged manipulations of climate scientists. I’ve countered by proposing a similar investigation into their campaign, at which point they fall very silent. What we are dealing with here is developing all the characteristics of a war, without the shooting. Why should we be surprised? The rational response to AGW is to move rapidly to renewable energy, a hard but not impossible project even with currently known technologies. The fossil fuel industry and their acolytes don’t want this to happen any time soon, and are willing to risk the biosphere for a few more years of profits. The sorry thing is that if we reach a point where extreme measures are called for, they will go out of business very fast, rather than slowly over decades – and this will most likely be at the point where catastrophe is undeniable. This isn’t like the tobacco companies’ war on health, where it was always possible to find a new gullible group once old markets were tapped out and regulated to the extent of making expansion hard. This is all or nothing, because the fossil fuel industry wants it that way. If some magic pudding solution (unknown to us and certainly unknown to them, otherwise they would have produced it by now) saves us from extreme climate change, they keep on as before. If not, they go down with the rest of us. The thing they seem to forget is that they don’t have another planet any more than the rest of us do. Geoff Wexler says: UEA should share all the data-sets? Yes that would be a good goal. But not now! We don’t know the cause of the break-in. But whatever the answer, appeasing the anti-scientific campaign now, would be seen as the success of a highly aggressive campaign which assumes that it is entitled to do anything and tell any lie. What would the next stunt be ? I don’t think this gang should appear to be rewarded for its misdeeds or it will just escalate them. Any group of people might be discredited this way by harrassment, invasion of privacy, hyping and misrepresenting the revelations. This morning BBC’s Radio 4 interviewed Nigel Lawson and Prof. Robert Watson over the issue. The former argued for a public enquiry to avoid British science being tainted! I think we should first have an enquiry into the lack of proper science reporting on Climate issues by Channel 4 and BBC 2. For years, Lawson , who has been trying to emulate James Inhofe, has been campaigning for the abolition of the IPCC with a knowledge of climatology based on short term trends with no value and the hockey stick libel (see RC and Open Mind on both issues). Prof. Watson was quite effective in the short time available but of course had to give priority to defending the UEA so that the short term temperature behaviour got rather too little attention. This is a bad omen. The contrarians are using this ad-hom nonsense to flood the media so that there is no time to deal with their climate convusionism… just as planned. FredT34 says: The hack is a shame, and so are all these “skeptics” comments. I just hope it will appear that the hackers were paid by some wuwt or morano… The worse is that none of these stupids will recognize they’re wrong when the temps go higher than 1998 in 201X. Anyway, I hope this stupid noise will stop soon. It seems another occurrence of their “delay” strategy. Isn’t this a bit too close from Copenhagen ? Will we see other stolen emails, from, say Jim Hansen, in the following days ? Hope you can soon go back to your terrific real work we badly need ! Mike C. says: I hate to bother you with more questions about the attack, but perhaps you might have a few more details: 1. Who initially discovered the hacking and prevented Real Climate from being hijacked? 2. Did this same person identify the offending IP as originating in Turkey? 3. Are you aware of any measures being taken presently to track down the offender? 4. It sounds like a fairly sophisticated attack; are you confident the hole has been plugged by IT or are the methods used by the hacker still obscure? 5. Is there any additional reason–besides the obvious–to suspect the timing of the attack might be suspicious? [Response: Me. Me (via ARIN Whois for what that’s worth). No. Yes… errr… maybe. Not really (though see the BBC blog by Hudson). – gavin] Paul Klemencic says: There are claims from spokespeople defending the criminal acts in this case. Several have suggested that these criminal actions were the work of whistleblowers. These spokespeople suggest in fact, that the hacked file was prepared under a FOI (Freedom of Information) directive. If that is the case, then it opens up some intriguing possibilities: A whistleblower is someone in an organization, that realizes that it is hiding or concealing information from legal authorities and decides to go directly to the legal authorities. Or alternatively, the whistleblower realizes the organization is publicly saying one thing, and internally has information saying significantly different. The second case is damaging, if opponents or critics don’t have access to the information. In this case, apparently the emails were contained in a file that was assembled for a FOI demand in Britain. The British authorities apparently turned down the request, likely because the information wasn’t material to use as requested by the applicants, i.e. it isn’t useful for scientific purposes. Surely the attorneys for the applicants saw this information during discovery, so agents for the applicants did have private access to the emails. But the British courts said no to public disclosure. It is possible that in order to get around the British courts, the emails were \”hacked\” and used for cyber sabotage. If so, any legal defense of these criminal acts disappears. And in no way, can these acts be considered whistleblowing. Only if the information was illegally withheld from the British authorities, could whistleblowing be considered justified. It appears possible, that the applicants didn’t like the decision by the British authorities, and decided to do an illegal end run. The possibility exists that court documents have been illegally disclosed. It also interesting to note, that some of the spokespeople defending these criminal acts, received the hacked files either before or contemporaneously with the cyber sabotage attack on RealClimate. David Horton says: George Monbiot at the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/nov/23/global-warming-leaked-email-climate-scientists is more or less suggesting that the emails change everything, and calling for the resignation of Jones, and apologising to his readers. I have taken him to task – others might like to have a quiet word to him too. The thread, is, not surprisingly, full of triumphant denialists, including one, bizarrely (or perhaps not) saying that not only is AGW all a hoax, but so was the evidence for tobacco causing harm, and all of that nonsense about anti-smoking campaigns should be stopped. We are in fantasy world once again. Brian Dodge says: The Wall Street Journal put an interesting spin on the editors of Climate Research resignation in protest of the publication of the Soon & Baliunas paper. “The result: Messrs. Soon and Baliunas were treated as heretics and six editors at Climate Research were made to resign.” Making it appear that editors were forced to resign because they supported the paper instead of resigning to protest that such crap got published over the objections of peer reviewers. Of course the “true skeptics” buy this kind of subtle misinformation hook, line, & sinker. Paul H says: Interesting, Gavin, have you double checked that this IP isn’t a proxy server? I can’t see how this information about the RC hack, which you already vaguely mentioned, squares with the screeching about how this was a legitimate whistle blowing by a concerned FOI officer. This was a malicious attack perpetrated by someone aiming to cause humiliation. Where does coal come from? Does coal contain carbon? Where did the carbon in the coal come from? Where was the carbon before it was in the coal? Moira Kemp says: “Climate scientists have suffered a huge black eye.” Ed — 23 November 2009 @ 12:34 PM You mean they’ve been mugged? I couldn’t agree more. pjclarke says: George Monbiot has just written that Phil Jones should resign for unscientific behaviour, and he apologises to his readers because “I was too trusting of some of those who provided the evidence I championed. I would have been a better journalist if I had investigated their claims more closely.” (He then engages is some of the most leaden satire I have read in quite a while). I think he is jumping the gun and I’ve expressed this in the comments (PhilClarke). BBC 2 Newsnight just came on with this as its lead item. Poor and shallow. Bob Watson was confronted with Fred Singer who made the same demands as Nigel Lawson, without any reservations, and managed to combine it with an attempt to rubbish MMGW (he does not want the public to know there is such a thing as science , only data-sets). Bob Watson said that there were two other data-sets which showed similar results. The public will not know about Singer’s record as lobbyist as a campaigner for the tobacco and CFC manufacturers. The item was introduced by its BBC science correspondent Susun Watts and Jeremy Paxman, the main presenter. On this occasion Jeremy seemed better clued up (or less timid?) than Susan. Someone said that one climate model forecast no warming for a couple of decades ; isn’t this just a continuation of the misunderstanding over Latif’s talk? It was not contradicted. What has it to do with the emails? Perhaps global warming is man-made. I’ve said it before..I doubt it is…but all I am waiting for is better proof Since you equate climate science with intelligent design and other pseudo-science it seems clear that nothing will convince you. Your post also makes it clear that it’s the political implications that lead you to the position that it must be pseudo-science. Meanwhile, whether you believe it or not … 1. Burning fossil fuels adds CO2 to the atmosphere 2. CO2 absorbs IR If it were possible to prove either of these statements wrong, it would’ve been done long ago. The truth of both makes it clear that our activities will warm the planet, the only question is, “how much?”. And, of course, going back to this absolutist statement: Perhaps global warming is man-made This is a strawman because no scientist in the field would make such an absolutist statement. Human emissions of CO2 and other changes to the planet contribute to climate change. Obviously other factors like changes in the sun’s output, orbital factors, etc also contribute. Gavin (125) — Unfortunately one cannot assume just because the IP address used was one assigned to a computer in Turkey that in fact that (or any other specific) computer was actually part of the attack. The ability to “spoof” IP addresses is rather widely known and attempting to track down the computers actually used is rather a nightmare and best left to speciialists. Instead, I have a quaetion: if the attempt on RealClimate a crime in the locality of the server hosting RealClimate? If so… I think that both sides should be open with their findings and methods … I have to admit that the skeptic side is extremely open with their findings and methods … of course, this is because they have none to speak of, making the task easier … Antocalypse says: I’d never heard of RealClimate until today, when I was reading through posts on the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). The e-mail hack was already being jumped on by “skeptics”, and someone referenced this site for an explanation. I’m glad he/she did. I’m literally bored to tears with the ongoing “debate” over AGW. How there isn’t still a global debate over whether smoking causes lung cancer is beyond me, given the lengths to which the “skeptics” will go. Anyway, please keep up the good work, gavin et al. It is a powerful thing to see someone SMART deflecting one moronic comment after another. I wish I could do as well on the CBC! Eli Snyder says: Re: 90 “It is exactly this attitude, that we must save the world, that has caused these people to forget their scientific training, so that the end justifies the means, and science violations occur. You are not helping anybody. Keep your secret knowledge of impending doom to yourself, and let some real science ensue.” I’m sorry, I think I’ve been misinterpreted, which is not surprising. I don’t have any knowledge that anybody else lacks — I do think that the question of what is going on with our climate is the most important question facing our species at the moment. As my background is in science, I assumed it would go without saying that the greatest service a scientist can provide to the species is to provide accurate information about the physical world. Apparently it does not go without saying, and needs to be stated explicitly. I don’t think any scientist would be doing the world any favors by distorting data or misrepresenting science, and I get the impression Gavin understands that. I did not intend to imply that scientists should allow these considerations to influence their judgment on scientific issues — rather, quite the opposite, they must hold themselves to a much stricter intellectual standard. My point, and I admit I put it in a rather eccentric manner (it was quite late at the time) was simply that, given the extremely high stakes of this matter, scientists working in this field can expect to be held to a higher standard of behavior than others, and maybe that’s a good thing. My intent was to provide encouragement and inspiration to continue this vitally important work despite the stiff opposition they are currently facing. David Appel: http://davidappell.blogspot.com/2009/11/cru-hack.html —–excerpt follows—– I saw that my name popped up in a few places in the emails. I don’t have much to say about them (which is neither a confirmation or a denial of whatever was claimed) except I do not at all recall ever threatening Sonia Boehmer-Christiansen (editor of Energy & Environment) with “litigation” (mail file 1068239573.txt) I can’t imagine doing that as a journalist, and even if I wanted to I don’t know what I’d threaten, unless it was to tell her I was going to file a FOIA, which I certainly did not do in this case since (a) I didn’t think that that any of her internal journal correspondence was subject to a FOIA, as it was unrelated any government function, and (b) I don’t even know if an American can file whatever the equivalent of a FOIA is in Britain. I do, though, plead guilty to having called her multiple times, whether it annoyed her or not. That’s my job. J. Bob says: 1089, That’s OK Hank, I wouldn’t say a word you peak at WUWT. However the point is whose curves are more realistic? Whose shows the global temperature flattening over the past 8-10 years, as shown on the figure below? http://www.imagenerd.com/uploads/climate4u-lt-temps-Ljbug.gif It seems to me that the science that is being conducted within the climate field is extremely difficult. To simplify it the whole field seems to be about correlations. Causality is theoretically extremely hard to dig out. The physical basis- causality – for AGW was first proposed about 150 years ago, and the physics for CO2s direct contribution more or less fully worked about by the 1950s. The correlation – the signal separating from the noise – followed. In other words, warming due to increasing CO2 in the atmosphere was a prediction by science which observations have borne out. Modern climate science has made other predictions, i.e. stratospheric cooling, which observations have also borne out. Where are you getting your [mis]information? Hi, been reading more and more global warming stuff lately. Came to this blog from a link from the Guardian newspaper. Nice site. Just thought I would post my two pennies. I love the subject of global warming; it must be an absolute nightmare for policy makers who are being asked to decide to make policy that will be seriously damaging to the quality of life enjoyed by those in the developed world who elected them based on statistical science. I am left rather bemused by the focus on “proving” that people are responsible for global warming. Surely this adds very little to the debate? Obviously no computer model will be able to (I work in computer modelling for electronics) “prove” global warming (p.s I’m not saying that their is no value in climate science – I’m very impressed by it). Therefore why bother to argue with those who hold a sceptical position on this point? Surely it is enough for policy makers to say that we are a species heavily dependent on a particular ecosystem and we have decent evidence that our activities might be altering that ecosystem. No one (to my knowledge) has been able to convincingly show that human activity does not affect the climate therefore we should stop (or try to reduce) harmful activities until such time that either someone is able to show this or until our level of technology has advanced to the point where we could mitigate any effects? Why do we not hear this sort of argument more often? I think it is much more convincing than hearing the latest confidence factors of the latest climate models quoted or the percentage of leading scientists currently convinced etc… This sort of argument is used to justify other difficult to quantify policies. For example (not a very good example probably) it would be very difficult to “prove” that we will be invaded in the future but we have convincing evidence to justify that we might be – and so we maintain the armed forces? Ben. Angelika Maier says: hy folks, why didn`t you make all of the date and codes free open to anybody? if it is the turn of global meanings, it should be, you do not think like me? sorry, but here is much to explain and i do not see a positiv reaction by those peoples involved in all these thinks. why are you defending? what ist to defend? Robert.I says: On the first issue I am deeply disappointed to discover this “divergence problem”, if tree rings can’t record the recent climate warming how can we assume they would have recorded warming events in the historical record? If the data has been over-hyped then it needs to be admitted [Response: If you want a fair assessment of what the real issues are and what is being done to deal with the imperfections that exist in any idea about what happened in past climate, read the relevant chapter in the IPCC report. The ‘divergence problem’ doesn’t affect every tree ring series and many attempts have been made to see how far you can get without using tree rings at all. – gavin] Gavin, if I may ask a follow up question. I don’t understand how correlated, reliable temperature proxies can be gathered from Tree-rings, regardless of where they are in the world. My (probably limited) understanding of what affects tree ring growth can include a combination of Sun, Cloud, Wet, Dry, Shade, Not Shaded, Forest Fire, Nutrients Supply etc etc. Given this, why would we use tree rings as a temperature proxy? Surely with the influences above, it would impossible to know what the climate is like year on year for a thousand years. (Was it Sunny and Wet, Sunny and Dry, Sunny, Dry and with a forest fire that year?) [Response: All of the above. But the use of tree-rings for temperature means looking for places and situations where temperature is the dominant control. See here for instance. There is also a book by Fritts that is worth googling. – gavin] Anne van der Bom says: I for one would like to know the true facts. If you haven’t found them, I think you have never looked for them. The scientific publications underpinning the AGW theory are public and for all to see and falsify. What have you done to find those facts? You could start with this one. Naw, the news is already out: Jeff ID thinks that Ball and Watts are credible, insightful people. [removed to prevent confusion] It’s troubling that realclimate seems to be single-mindedly defending all the data and emails from the CRU hack as being “no big deal… all of this happens all the time”. It’s troubling that you’ve missed the fact that gavin has, more than once, described Jones’ e-mail suggesting people delete e-mail as “ill-advised”. The fact that data has not been released I’m still waiting for a rational explanation as to why researchers should release data they’ve only gotten access to by signing agreements stating they wouldn’t release it. I’m still waiting for a rational explanation as to why, if researcher A says “I can’t release data from B”, denialists just don’t get off their lazy ass and ask for data from “B” rather than file FOI requests trying to force researcher A to violate the agreement entered into. And then why the FOI filer bitches when the FOI compliance officer says “sorry, we can’t do that”. Explain it to me in baby-steps so I can understand, please. James Tait says: As a fellow scientist I would be horrified to find my email account had been hacked. I have no doubt I’d be sacked forthwith. We often email internally regarding data etc and how best to present data. Even sending GM cells to other labs require a group meeting to discuss the potential political implications of sending material to potential competitor collaborators. However badly I feel for fellow scientists this is a lesson to us all. Do not ignore FOI requests. This is where I fear it will all ends in tears. This is no longer about science. When the government become involved heads will roll. It will get the headlines off their corruption and point it to the ‘mad’ scientists. The people involved have failed to recognise they are nothing but political puppets regarding climate change. This will become too political and the sceintists involved are finished. See the writing on the wall and walk away. You know what will happen if you don’t. Goodluck. BTW: to the PhD student asking if he has a future in science after this mess…..if he needs to ask….that’s a good sign. Asking questions is what science is all about. The world goes on, and is not about to end because of this debarcle. If SM or JeffID want to share the IPs associated with the comments on their sites, I’ll be happy to post the IP address that was used to compromise RC. Comment by gavin — 23 November 2009 @ 4:00 PM Gavin, I would suggest that in the spirit of co-operation, you should email JeffID and Steve Mc with the IP details. I am sure they will do the honarable thing and respond in kind. At times like this, sometimes you need to trust that the right things will happen. Comment by jeff id — 23 November 2009 @ 4:58 PM What do you have to lose? I would do this privately even though we know comments are moderated here. (Sorry Gavin!) David Gordon says: Hi, I’m new to all this and find the controversy fascinating. I downloaded the files and inspected them (what I could understand, anyway) myself, since I don’t like to have anyone else telling me what to think. One thing I am curious about is the file 1256760240.txt, which contains two emails from a Dr. Don Keiller. He asks six questions in the two emails. Can you please tell me if his emails were responded to? If so, may we see the response? If not, why not? [Response: You know as much as we do. And we aren’t privvy to the rest of everyone’s emails. However, the answers to his questions are probably addressed in the pages that Briffa put up in response to the Yamal brouhaha. The cru server is down but the Google cache still has them: google “briffa yamal site:uea.ac.uk”. – gavin] I read Hudson as meaning he recognised an email thread that he was party to back in October in the released archive, rather than seeing the whole thing then. But the man is not the most lucid journalist in the world so I could be mistaken. I don’t know Gavin, but it’s dubious even if it’s not illegal. Meanwhile, WUWT is demanding firm evidence that RC was hacked. debreuil says: First, kudos to you for this marathon, I understand it must not be fun, and appreciate the huge effort. I have been a programmer for 20 years plus, but like most people looking at this stuff not a climate expert in any way. That said, I do understand working with data and the daily travails of code massage. A lot of things causing arm waving are just normal day in the life stuff imo, but I do have two questions. 1) Just to verify my assessment of the fortan code, it seems that through out the code there is a cutoff of about 1960 (not always exactly that) where proxy data is replaced, weighted, or blended with other more accurate measurements due to the proxy data not matching a known signal. Some of the comments use unfortunate language in retrospect, but people should try to make comments clear in any case so I have no issue with those. So it isn’t a comment issue, just I want to be sure that I understand correctly that the pre-1960 and post-1960 data is coming/influenced from two different sets… is that a fair assessment? 2) The Harry file seems normal enough (not best practices I’m sure, but the poor guy had his work cut out for himself with that data, ugh! Hat tip to him). It seems to have started as just improving existing code, but for most of the remainder been a log of creating the 3.0 datasets and code (is that correct?). It seemed to me in general the new set isn’t considered correct until is gives a close match to the old set. Was that the goal (and I understand that can be a legitimate goal), or was 3.0 meant to be a second set of data/code to compare and verify the first? Thanks very much for your time, [Response: The 1960 issue only applies to a single reconstruction (Briffa et al, 1998), but not more generally. In the WMO figure, pre 1960 was proxy, post 1960 was observed, and the smoothing was done assuming they were coherent. For your point 2), there is no reason why TS 2.1 should be the same as TS 3.0 – new data, fixes etc. will all make a difference. Obviously you would want to know what the reasons for the differences were. – gavin]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11648
__label__wiki	0.565405	0.565405	Lawmakers meeting in Juneau fall short of budget veto override, another vote planned Dunleavy Signs Narrow Capital Budget, Urges Legislature to Complete Unfinished Business and Find Adequate Funding Sources By MARY KAUFFMAN Wednesday PM (SitNews) Alaska - Rather than attending the special session in Wasilla as called by Governor Michael Dunleavy, 38 legislators chose to meet in Juneau and today held a joint floor session of the House and Senate. With a 37-to-1 vote, these Alaska legislators voted to reject the governor's "damaging, poorly vetted budget vetoes". However with 22 legislative members in Wasilla where the Special Session was called to meet on Monday, the Juneau legislators' vote today failed to meet the constitutional 45-vote threshold required to override the governor's vetoes. Senator Tom Begich (D-Anchorage) in a prepared statement said on Monday, “We do not work for the Governor. We represent the people of Alaska. It is unfortunate and disappointing that some lawmakers did not show up for work today. The Governor has created an unnecessary crisis when we should be focused on the future of this state and overriding these unnecessary vetoes. We must work together across caucus and party lines to do what is best for Alaska. Those of us who have come to Juneau, agree that the vetoes should be overridden. Our Capitol has the ability to conduct and conclude business cost-efficiently and is accessible to the statewide public. " Wasilla protesters chained in front of door to Wasilla Middle School Photo courtesy Defend the Sacred AK, Alaska Rising Tide, Fireweed Collective, Alaskans Take a Stand, Native Movement, and the Poor People’s Campaign Begich called upon every lawmaker to come to Juneau and put politics aside. “There are three branches of government: the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary. The leadership of our branch has issued a call to meet in Juneau, and we should respect the call of our leaders. Juneau is the location we are constitutionally obligated to have this special session.” Although the leadership acknowledged they were one vote short of the forty vote threshold required to call themselves into their own special session agenda. Representative David Eastman (R-Wasilla) blogged on July 8th, "When a majority of legislators voted against distribution of this year’s PFD, and then followed up by voting to pay retroactive per diem to legislators, Governor Dunleavy responded by exercising his authority under state law to call them back into session in a location where most legislators are legally prevented from collecting per diem." Eastman continued, "This same group of legislators immediately tried to gather the number of votes necessary to change the location of the legislative session back to a place where they would be authorized to continue to collect per diem ($302 per day). However, after falling short on multiple attempts, they eventually gave up trying to convince their fellow legislators to vote to change the location." Wasilla protesters with signs in front of Wasilla Middle School Governor Dunleavy called the legislature into a second special session on July 8th in Wasilla to pay a full statutory Permanent Fund Dividend and expanded the call to include a capital budget once the Legislature can resolve where it will conduct business. Following legislative gridlock on the Permanent Fund Dividend throughout a 121-day regular session and month-long special session, Governor Michael J. Dunleavy on June 13, 2019 issued a proclamation calling the Alaska Legislature into special session to provide for a full PFD as outlined in Alaska statute. The special session proclamation called lawmakers into session in Wasilla beginning July 8, 2019. “While the legislature has avoided a no budget scenario, their work is not finished until they provide Alaskans with a full PFD outlined by statute. Today [June 13, 2019] I am calling a second special session in Wasilla so lawmakers can complete their work and follow the law,” said Governor Dunleavy. “At this point, a change in venue is necessary to refocus the conversation and remind lawmakers about the people and their PFD. Once the issue of the PFD is solved, these other budgetary issues will fall into place quickly.” In June, Governor Dunleavy said, “Our focus has been on bringing the people and legislature together on the PFD. But instead of convening in Wasilla, legislative leadership is attempting to retreat back to Juneau. This move to negate the special session in Wasilla has no legal basis. A governor is clearly empowered to call a special session in a location of their choosing (AS 24.05.100).” Dunleavy said, “The Senate President and Speaker of the House admit they lack the votes to change the venue or call a special session of their own, yet they are committed to thwarting the law and the voice of the Alaskan people. This is all part of why Alaskans have lost trust in their lawmakers. How can we with a straight face expect people to follow the law when the legislative leadership ignores, breaks, and skirts the law at every turn?” Wasilla protester occupies the seat of Sen Costello However, on June 24th Alaska House and Senate leadership announced their intention to return to the isolation of Juneau for a second special session beginning July 8th. In a memo issued by the House Speaker and Senate President, legislative leaders stated that they planned to ignore the location on the governor’s call and instead convene away from the Mat-Su Valley although one vote short of the forty vote threshold required to call themselves into their own special session agenda. Regardless, House Speaker Bryce Edgmon (D to I-Dillingham) and Senate President Cathy Giessel (R-Anchorage) stated in a joint news release dated June 24th, “Although we are one vote short of the forty vote threshold to call ourselves into our own special session agenda, the majority of legislators in both bodies considers it our right to determine the location and venue best equipped to conduct business on the Governor’s special session call, while providing the most access to as many Alaskans possible." After the announcement House Minority Leader Rep. Lance Pruitt (R-Anchorage) said, “The fact that legislative leadership plans to run away from the Mat-Su Valley back to their hiding places in Juneau is extremely illuminating.” Pruitt said, “The legislative leadership has already tried to have these conversations on the budget, PFD, and education in the dark back rooms of far-away Alaska; they haven’t found answers. Now, we should be having these conversations in full view of the public.” Quoting an Alaska House Majority Coalition news release whose members chose to meet in Juneau rather than Wasilla, "Alaska is on the brink of a self-inflicted economic recession as a result of the $444 million in vetoes. Among the many impacts of the 182 vetoes, the University of Alaska could lose accreditation and be forced to close a campus. Payments that amount to more than 25 percent of income for hundreds of our most financially vulnerable elders have been suspended. Grants that pay service organizations to help dying people bathe, cook, and get to medical appointments have been suspended. All of those decisions could be reversed by the Legislature." “The Legislature can still act to restore essential services, and we are committed to fighting until this is resolved,” House Speaker Bryce Edgmon (I-Dillingham) said today. “These are not partisan decisions: Democrats, Republicans, and Independents from the House and Senate voted together today. We must stand together for Alaska.” Wasilla protesters. "Go to Juneau" According to the Alaska House Majority Coalition, legislators who were not in attendance in Juneau today for the vote to override the governor's vetoes will, however, have another opportunity to represent their districts by voting on this issue during a joint floor session that is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Apparently in Juneau. Defend the Sacred AK, Alaska Rising Tide, Fireweed Collective, Alaskans Take a Stand, Native Movement, and the Poor People’s Campaign supported the Wasilla protesters. Quoting a news release, "Deeply concerned with Governor Dunleavy’s budget vetoes, Alaskans gathered today at Wasilla Middle School to protest the legislators' refusal to participate in a productive dialogue with their colleagues. Wasilla is an illegitimate, inadequate, and expensive meeting location for legislative activities, creating a political impasse instead of doing their job, representing Alaskans. Legislators need to return to Juneau to vote to override the vetoes." "The 182 line-item vetoes to eliminate at least $444 million from the operating budget do not uphold the duty of government laid out by the Alaskan constitution. By using executive power, Governor Dunleavy sets a dangerous precedent for future governors. Specifically, the protest today is focused on rejecting the cuts which benefit large corporations at the expense of working Alaskans. This places oil companies profits in direct competition with Alaska’s PFD. We are demanding legislators to choose Alaskans to do their job, represent their constituents, take a vote, and value people over these oil companies. These cuts are already placing Alaskan lives at risk by defunding the senior benefits program, raising rates at our pioneer homes, and defunding Medicaid and homeless programs. These cuts will force Alaska’s economy back into a recession, just as we’re making our way out of the past one, threaten job stability, cut thousands of jobs, and decrease the ability for small businesses to operate successfully." stated the news release. Wasilla protesters take seats of legislators. According to the supporters of the protesters - some of whom were chained to the front door of Wasilla Middle School - this nonviolent direct action was planned because concerned Alaskans want to remind elected officials of our power as the people who voted them into office. It is the responsibility of our legislators to do their job and represent us in the Capitol. The protest was described by Senator Shelly Hughes in a Face Book post: "Hecklers opposed to budget reductions rushed and took legislators’ seats today on the floor. Here’s what happened. We met today for our technical gathering in Wasilla. Sen. David Wilson had returned from his work trip and joined the group here today. Unfortunately when he led us in the pledge and Rep. Sharon Jackson led us in the opening prayer, protesters against the budget reductions yelled loudly the entire time and a number rushed onto the floor in an unruly fashion into empty seats designated for legislators. We remained calm and professional throughout, continuing to follow the law and uphold our representative republic that is based on the constitution, which, btw, is what guarantees the freedom of speech expressed today. Ironic that some in Juneau were worried about the PFD supporters being rude in Wasilla - and yet they were extremely calm and civil while this group took a different approach. " At the request of Senate Majority Leader Mia Costello and House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt, Governor Dunleavy announced on July 5th that he would amend the call for the Second Special Session to include items pertaining to the capital budget when the Alaska State Legislature convened in Wasilla on Monday because the current work on the capital budget is incomplete, failing to include an adequate funding source and leaving more than $1 billion of federal transportation dollars on the table. Wednesday, the governor transmitted a narrow Fiscal Year 2020 capital budget, sending a message to the Legislature that – by failing to capture more than a billion dollars in federal infrastructure dollars and to provide an adequate funding source – their work thus far constitutes an incomplete. “Unfortunately, the capital budget I received back from the legislature lacked the support needed to fully fund projects and programs critical to the development of Alaska,” wrote Governor Dunleavy in a letter to the Legislature today. “I look forward to a swift resolution on the 2019 Permanent Fund Dividend, so the legislature can quickly move on to fully funding a capital budget to support jobs and families across Alaska, and ensure Federal funds are not forfeited and critical road, infrastructure, and life, health safety projects receive funding.” The FY 2020 capital budget totals nearly $1.202 billion, including $58.4 million in general funds; however, lacks the proper funding sources due to the legislature’s inability to reach consensus. Nearly $1 billion in federal funding remains at stake until the legislature appropriates state matching funds, leaving future statewide transportation and infrastructure projects on hold indefinitely. In a transmittal letter to the legislature, Governor Dunleavy urges the legislature to provide a fully funded capital budget using appropriate funding sources once the statutory dividend is approved, click here to read. Source of News: Alaska House Majority Coalition www.akleg.gov www.gov.alaska.gov Defend the Sacred AK, Alaska Rising Tide, Fireweed Collective, Alaskans Take a Stand, Native Movement, and the Poor People’s Campaign Representations of fact and opinions in comments posted are solely those of the individual posters and do not represent the opinions of Sitnews. 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__label__cc	0.529492	0.470508	PRODUCER ENTERS 3rd WEEK OF HUNGER PROTEST AFTER SABC PROPOSES SLASHING LOCAL CONTENT 24 August 2009, Johannesburg Johannesburg producer/director Michael Lee has now entered the third week of eating nothing and drinking only water as a protest in support of local content. He is taking this action in the face of threats to slash local content by local broadcasters, with fatal consequences for programme diversity and production industry livelihoods. This actually began as a personal, week-long water fast. Then, on day 2, August 12, the SABC announced what seems to be its turnaround plan: cutting spend on local content next year by over half a billion rand, threatening the death of some of the country's most popular shows, and the survival of much of the TV industry. This was too much now,” Lee says. “Their solution is to stop making programmes? Isnt that their core business? Making quality shows that build the voice of the nation? What will World Cup visitors see when they turn on our TV?” So he announced on Facebook his fast was now a protest in support of local content and the response was encouraging. “I decided to see how long I could go. So far, I'm on 15 days. That's twice my original goal. I don't think I've gone 15 hours without food before, but it's not hard. Lots of people do it actually.” Lee says his method is designed to highlight the inhumanity of the approaches being used by the supposedly public broadcaster and its seeming lack of concern for anything but itself. The total fast goes back more than 2000 years, mainly as a personal protest against nonpayment of debt, usually on the offender's doorstep,” Lee states (an echo of the SABC’s current debt of millions to independent producers, because of mismanagement and extravagance). “Over the last 150 years, the fast became a form of individual and collective stance against society-wide unfairness, tyranny, and inhumanity. This action is aimed to highlight local broadcasters' inhuman approach to this situation, and total abdication of their public responsibilities.” With his protest, Lee is not only highlighting the situation for his friends and colleagues who are struggling to feed their families; he aims also to call attention to the bigger picture: the starving of local content and how that will narrow the public conversation in this country. Local content is vital to South Africa's identity and economy,” Lee points out.” Slashing local content will violate regulatory mandates, crush diversity that has taken years of sacrifice to achieve, and cause massive job losses and company collapses, reducing the programme makers to a few favored companies cranking out in bulk. Ultimately it's the audience that doesn't get value for their TV licences, and the nation's identity and unity that suffers.” Lee demands that the SABC put a stop to this devastating plan and commit to a way forward that takes the public and the economy into account. Lee has called on others who support the cause to join this protest. “Audience, industry, anyone,” he says. “Even for just a day or two. Let's let the broadcaster know in a clear, communal way, we won't tolerate the starving of local content.” He advises such a fast be done under the consultation of a doctor, if it goes longer than two days. Lee is a board member of the South African Screen Federation (SASFED) and will be in attendance at the action planned at the SABC this Thursday by the Television Industry Emergency Coalition (TVIEC). For more information, contact Khalid Shamis, Co-Secretary, SASFED, info@sasfed.org, 083 700 0149. Posted by SASFED at 8/24/2009 08:12:00 AM Labels: SABC SASFED Submission to Department of Communication's... Media coverage of the Protest Action on 27 August Hard Hitting Protest "Theatre" outside SABC Protest Action 27 August 2009 Out in Africa Film Festival - Opening Night and Re... The 4th World Summit on Arts and Culture SABC board nominee list Public Service Broadcasting Discussion Document wo... MEDIA ALERT: GUERILLA PROTEST ACTION PRODUCER ENTERS 3rd WEEK OF HUNGER PROTEST AFTER S... Update on IP meeting with SABC TVIEC slogans Further Update on SABC Payment 17 August 2009 Local TV Producer Michael Lee on hunger strike aga... Women Of the Sun Producer Seminar - with Angus Fin... Out In Africa Film Festival - Meet the guests and ... TVIEC UPDATE WIFTSA Women’s Film Festival Durban plans film mart for 2010 Help save the industry From GFC: DOC invites comments on Public Service B... SABC - PRODUCTION INSURANCE - An industry objec... RESIDENCE DU FESTIVAL - DEAD LINE FOR APPLICATION SABC can afford pay increase SABC coffers should cope, says Charnley Enough money available to pay SABC staff Compromised Icasa toothless against SABC	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11657
__label__wiki	0.874025	0.874025	Policy revision at SABC causes raised eyebrows by Linda Ensor, Business Day Live, 24 January 2014 A move by the SABC to revise its editorial policies has led to suspicions that it is seeking to tighten state control over the public broadcaster, especially ahead of the general election when political parties vie for valuable airtime. The SABC on Thursday extended the deadline for written submissions from December 13 to February 14 to give stakeholders a further opportunity to make submissions on the policies which essentially provide the framework within which SABC staff take decisions about the content on radio and television programmes. Public hearings will be held in all provinces before a draft policy is released for public comment. Congress of the People MP and communications spokeswoman Juli Kilian was suspicious of the process, stressing that there was "absolutely nothing defective" about the SABC’s editorial policy. "Why fix something that is not broken? We know that this is part of the grand scheme of (SABC chief operating officer) Hlaudi Motsoeneng to turn the SABC into a state broadcaster and control the political direction of news bulletins." Ms Kilian said she was aware of threats of disciplinary action being taken against journalists who did not toe the line regarding the content of news stories. While the Right2Know Campaign, a lobby group, also has its doubts about the policy review, national co-ordinator Mark Weinberg said the process provided an opportunity for the framework to be improved, and more especially its implementation. This is also the view of the SOS Coalition to save the national broadcaster. Mr Weinberg said the Right2Know Campaign was participating in the review process in good faith. He believed that the most important issue was the SABC’s "upward referral" policy regarding consultations by staff with editors about their work. The SABC stresses that its current upward referral policy is "not intended to disallow the production and broadcasting of controversial and compelling programmes", but the Right2Know has in the past highlighted a growing trend of "blatant censorship" and a lack of editorial independence at the broadcaster. Mr Weinberg was concerned that as the SABC’s chief operations officer, Mr Motsoeneng, was responsible for its commercial viability, but was also the editor in chief. This is widely regarded as an unacceptable arrangement as it risks contaminating the independence of the news. Editorial control was also overly centralised and did not allow enough autonomy to the different divisions, Mr Weinberg said. Of crucial concern was the implementation, monitoring and accountability of the editorial policy, which currently did not include mechanisms to ensure that this took place and that those who violated the policy were held accountable. "There are a number of areas where the policy is completely ignored," Mr Weinberg said. SOS coalition co-ordinator Sekoetlane Phamodi believed the review process was an ideal opportunity for the public to become involved in shaping their public broadcaster. He said the problem lay not so much with the policies themselves but the way the way they were applied. Of particular concern was the current centralisation of editorial line of authority, and the institutional culture of the SABC. http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/media/2014/01/24/policy-revision-at-sabc-causes-raised-eyebrows Posted by SASFED at 1/24/2014 06:41:00 PM Labels: Industry Speaks, Policy Review, SABC Ugu Film Festival Call for submisions Invitation to Peacefulfish's 2014 Berlinale Inform... WGSA Knowledge Share Session in Durban CCMS Intern Journalist Position Writers' Guild of South Africa Muse Awards nominat... Rose St Film Collective present a film night hooku... Natural History Unit Africa (NHU Africa) looking f... Deadline looms for proposals to access the Durban ...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11658
__label__wiki	0.855299	0.855299	Coalition for Little Assawoman Bay urges changes in DNREC aquaculture regulations December 23, 2016 / Diane Maddex The Coalition for Little Assawoman Bay welcomes two aspects of an order issued by DNREC Secretary David Small on December 20 to govern aquaculture leases in the inland bays. However, the group representing 581 nearby homeowners in Fenwick Island remains concerned about two key unresolved issues that impact the long-term health of this bay. The Secretary’s order permits use of a blanket Statewide Activity Approval process in considering applications to lease state subaqueous lands for shellfish aquaculture. SAA aquaculture permits will be issued for five years, followed by a renewal process. One change in the proposed program that is supported by the coalition is the elimination of oyster farming in Little Assawoman Bay, where aquaculture would be restricted to growing hard clams. The Secretary’s order also reduced, on a nonpermanent basis, the number of plots available for lease in Little Assawoman Bay to the 43 acres negotiated with the coalition over the past two years. This is a 75 percent reduction from the 118 acres proposed by DNREC in 2014 for this bay, which lies within Fenwick Island State Park in southeastern Sussex County. “The first change needed in the current DNREC regulations is reduction of the excessive markings that are mandated,” said Diane Maddex, a founder of the coalition who is president of the Water’s Edge homeowners association. “Installation of up to 172 6-inch wide, PVC marker poles extending at least 5 feet above the water surface remains a possibility and a danger. Four of these poles on every acre plot, as required, will be a threat to recreational boating along the bay’s eastern shore, where the plots are located. Kayakers, paddleboarders, and novice sailors can’t be expected to maneuver safely around obstacles like these.” Excessive markings should also be reduced, notes the coalition, because clams are grown commercially under the waterline, rather than in the floating cages used for oysters. Clam farming thus eliminates the need for poles to warn watercraft to avoid collisions with equipment on the leased acres. Sally Ford, a Seatowne homeowner, added: “We are frankly disappointed that DNREC has ignored its own SAA regulations, which state that it ‘may adopt statewide activity approvals for specified activities with limiting dimensions and criteria which are considered to have minimal impacts on subaqueous lands, water quality, and habitats.’ These poles, driven into the sensitive subaqueous lands, are not minimal impacts.” Jack Neylan, the coalition’s cofounder, addressed its second key issue. He pointed out the necessity of making permanent the plot reductions agreed to by Secretary Small. “The 75 deleted acres must be permanently removed from the DNREC aquaculture regulations,” said Neylan, vice president of King’s Grant, “and they must also be excluded from the blanket federal shellfishing permit the state has requested from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.” The coalition has previously urged DNREC to revise its aquaculture regulations both to lessen the marking requirements and to hold the deleted plots in permanent abeyance. DNREC should also step up water-quality monitoring in Little Assawoman Bay, advises the coalition. In September 2016 Michael Funk of Ocean City died from Vibrio vulnificus while cleaning his crab pots in the nearby Assawoman Bay. “Vibrio, a virulent flesh-eating bacteria occasionally found in shellfish, can cause serious illness if one ingests raw or undercooked clams or oysters,” said Jack Neylan, a retired Environmental Protection Agency employee. Funk died four days after being infected. It is expected that the DNREC Secretary’s order will be in force until the Corps of Engineers issues an opinion on whether to grant Delaware a nationwide permit authorizing aquaculture in its waterways. That may occur in the spring, two years after the public submitted comments on the proposal. The aquaculture program was passed by the General Assembly in 2013. Numerous area environmentalists and fishermen have also questioned DNREC’s regulations on shellfish markers such as poles. Marking all four corners of a multiacre lease “is regulatory overkill [and] will significantly diminish local aesthetic considerations,” noted John W. Ewart of the Delaware Sea Grant Program at a 2014 hearing. At the same hearing, Chris Bason, executive director of the Center for the Inland Bays—which developed the aquaculture program—conjured up “the spectra of a forest of PVC pipes that will be created by four pipes for each one-acre plot.” Robert Kotowski observed that the regulations “will discourage paddlers from using the bay because they will replace the pristine natural sites with a forest of ugly PVC pipes….” Steve Friend, a local fisherman, also criticized the requirement that leaseholders create a 20-foot navigation corridor in multiacre leases. “I think somebody is going to hit our equipment, and I think that that shouldn’t be allowed.” Issuance of the SAA order follows a June 8 public hearing, during which most speakers—including members of the Coalition for Little Assawoman Bay, residents, local elected officials, and aquaculturalists—pressed the department not to lease the state’s subaqueous lands through this streamlined process. They cited the potential harm the plans pose to the bay’s natural environment and to its widespread recreational use by thousands of residents and visitors. “Why is Delaware inserting commercial businesses right in the middle of this bay, in one of our most fragile state parks, and requiring the drilling of destructive poles?” asked Diane Maddex at the June hearing. “Our state must see the value in saving our own irreplaceable natural areas and must find less intrusive ways to clean up our bays.” The Coalition for Little Assawoman Bay (www.saveourassawoman.org) has worked since fall 2014 to ensure that any Delaware state aquaculture program respect the environmental and recreational qualities of Little Assawoman Bay, the smallest of the three inland bays. Shellfish growers can now apply for Inland Bays leases DNREC limits our bay to clams and 43 acres	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11660
__label__wiki	0.803594	0.803594	Bluebird Parade Undefinable excellence Bluebird Parade is a genre-defying collective that features an eclectic group of musicians from the East Midlands and beyond, including songwriter Jon Read (former trumpet-player for ska legends The Specials, trumpet-player for Prince Buster, dep for innumerable others). Our songs mix acoustic, electric, and brass instrumentation to craft a sonic landscape against the counterpoint of Ming Nagel’s distinctive vocals. The band began as bedroom-based Summerhouse in 2001, producing the homespun Ghost Writing and playing a number of gigs in Leicester before retreating into the more mundane aspects of human existence, such as post-graduate qualifications, paid employment, and poultry breeding. Jon, displaced New Yorker Ming, and soulful trombonist Russ Coleman rose from the ashes to form Bluebird Parade in 2006, at that point enlisting the talents of Jon’s old comrade Styx (like the river), who still moonlights as the serenely compelling drummer for folk-punk cult faves Loscoe State Opera. In 2011 we released – or passed on to close friends and intimates – our debut album, The Wednesday Night Island. House-builder extraordinaire and crossword aficionado Will Lindsay took over from Laura Hudson on bass in 2012 in addition to his duties with Leicestershire rude boys and girls the Moderators, and Thure Gade Johansen replaced Mark Price on guitar in 2014, adding to the band’s socialist and cosmopolitan credentials. And because six band members just weren’t enough, in 2015 we poached everyone’s favourite music teacher, the ubiquitous Su Robinson, from ourselves (Kingsize ska band) to add coolness and depth to our wonderful brass section. In addition to headlining in our own right, Bluebird Parade have had the pleasure of supporting talented artists including The Dandy Warhols, The Men they Couldn’t Hang, Alejandro and the Magic Tombolinos, Declan Bennett, and Jersey Budd. We’ve also been proud contributors to the Specialized Project for the past five years, covering songs by the Specials, the Beat, Madness, The Clash, and Bob Marley in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Our version of Rock the Casbah was released as a charity single for TCT and Youth Music UK on June 20th, 2015. Ming Nagel: Vocals. Jon Read: Trumpet/Flugel, Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals. Thure Gade Johansen: Lead Acoustic/Electric Guitars. Styx: Drums . Russ Coleman:Trombone, Vocals. Will Lindsay: Bass Guitar. Su Robinson: Saxophone, Clarinet.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11667
__label__cc	0.699284	0.300716	GET INVOLVE Certificate Verification SEMS Welfare Foundation (SWF) SWF is a Not for Profit entity, established to work in the areas of Education, Social Welfare, Women Empowerment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Livelihood Generation & Employability, Health, Research, Culture, International Cooperation, Sports, Environment Protection or any other similar sector. We promote healthy lives, balanced and active communities, and strong businesses. It allows the Volunteer Members to concentrate their Energies and Efforts on Long-Term Goals, when freed from day-to-day Details. Programme Goals SEMS Welfare Foundation is a professional, not for profit Company registered under Section 8 of Companies Act, 2013 bearing Registration Number U80904DL2019NPL347912. SEMS Welfare Foundation is a part of SEMS Group which consists of Society of Engineering and Management Sciences (SEMS) and SEMS Webz Solutions Pvt Ltd existing for over 3 years. SEMS Welfare Foundation is actively working in training youth in Digital Marketing Program for over 500 students PAN India. In its short time of existence SEMS Welfare foundation is executing skilling project of 900 inmates across 2 jails in state of Haryana. Additionally an MOU has also been signed to execute training in domains of Entrepreneurship, Livelihood Generation and Capacity Building to nearly 4000 students and Upskilling of Faculty members of a prestigious university in Uttar Pradesh SEMS as a Group strongly believes in Women Empowerment and has conducted awareness program in Digital and Financial literacy, Digital Marketing, Career Development in various industries like Travel & Tourism, Construction, Retail, Finance, Apparel, Handicraft, Food Processing across states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand impacting the lives of over 1000 women. SEMS Group has conducted 4 International Conferences in emerging technologies in states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh and has an active network of 5000 plus Engineers, Managers, Researchers, Industrialists, Consultants and Public Bodies who share interest in contributing to the Society through the academic means of Education and Research. SEMS Group has also organized more than 100 Education and Basic Health Care Camps for under privileged children in slum areas of Uttar Pradesh. SEMS Group additionally promotes Digital and Financial Literacy and has organized more than 100 camps in rural places and for senior citizens across India. SEMS Welfare Foundation is registered with Niti Aayog in their NGO Darpan portal. SEMS Webz Solutions is the technical arm of SEMS and handles the entire online activities, content generation, market approach, social media interaction and IT enabled activities. SEMS Webz Solutions is recognized as a Startup by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), MCI. SEMS Webz was involved in the prestigious project of Ardh Kumbh 2019 at Prayagraj. PROGRAMME GOAL Women and girls from the most marginalised communities are empowered, live in dignity and their households have secure and resilient lives. SEMS India aims to accomplish this goal by working with 50 million people to help them meet their health, education and livelihoods entitlements and aspirations SEMS aspires to be the leading Association of Management and Engineering professionals across the Globe. SEMS envisions producing scientific and educational material and events, to help people share thinking and experiences via effective linkage between technical/managerial institutions, industry & society, to make the world a better place. Want SEMS India newsletter in your Inbox? Sign up for our email updates to receive news, features, and opportunities to make a difference! SUPPORT US THROUGH YOUR CONTRIBUTION Our Work \| Get Involved \| Refund Policy \| Terms And Condition \| Copyright © SEMS Welfare Foundation. All Right Reserved \| Website Designed by SEMS Webz.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11669
__label__wiki	0.595173	0.595173	SermonIndex.net : Christian Books : THE NEW FORM OF THE OLD LAW Expositions Of Holy Scripture A by Alexander Maclaren THE NEW FORM OF THE OLD LAW 'Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.18. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.19. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.20. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.21. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22. But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire.23. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24. Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.25. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.26. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.' -- MATT. v.17-26. This passage falls naturally into two parts -- the former extending from verse 17 to 20 inclusive; the latter, from verse 21 to the end. In the former, the King of the true kingdom lays down the general principles of the relation between its laws and the earlier revelation of the divine will; in the latter, He exemplifies this relation in one case, which is followed, in the remainder of the chapter, by three other illustrative examples. I. The King laying down the law of His kingdom in its relation to the older law of God. The four verses included in this section give a regular sequence of thought: verse 17 declaring our Lord's personal relation to the former revelation as fulfilling it; verse 18 basing that statement of the purpose of His coming on the essential permanence of the old law; verses 19 and 20 deducing thence the relation of His disciples to that law, and that in such a way that verse 19 corresponds to verse 18, and affirms that this permanent law is binding in its minutest details on His subjects, while verse 20 corresponds to verse 17, and requires their deepened righteousness as answering to His fulfilment of the law. The first thing that strikes one in looking at these verses is their authoritative tone. There may, even thus early in Christ's career, have been some murmurs that He was taking up a position of antagonism to Mosaism, which may account for the 'think not' which introduces the section. But however that may be, the swift transition from the Beatitudes to speak of Himself and of the meaning of His work is all of a piece with His whole manner; for certainly never did religious teacher open his mouth, who spoke so perpetually about Himself as did the meek Jesus. 'I came' declares that He is 'the coming One,' and is really a claim to have voluntarily appeared among men, as well as to be the long-expected Messiah. With absolute decisiveness He states the purpose of His coming. He knows the meaning of His own work, which so few of us do, and it is safe to take His own account of what He intends, as it so seldom is. His opening declaration is singularly composed of blended humility and majesty. Its humility lies in His placing Himself, as it were, in line with previous messengers, and representing Himself as carrying on the sequence of divine revelation. It would not have been humble for anybody but Him to say that, but it was so for Him. Its majesty lies in His claim to 'fulfil' all former utterances from God. His fulfilment of the law properly so called is twofold: first, in His own proper person and life, He completes obedience to it, realises its ideal; second, in His exposition of it, both by lip and life, He deepens and intensifies its meaning, changing it from a letter which regulates the actions, to a spirit which moves the inward man. So these first words point to the peculiarity of His coming as being His own act, and make two daring assertions, as to His character, which He claims to be sinless, and as to His teaching, which he claims to be an advance upon all the former divine revelation. As to the former, He speaks here as He did to John, 'thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.' No trace of consciousness of sin or defect appears in any words or acts of His. The calmest conviction that He was perfectly righteous is always manifest. How comes it that we are not repelled by such a tone? We do not usually admire self-complacent religious teachers. Why has nobody ever given Christ the lie, or pointed to His unconsciousness of faults as itself the gravest fault? Strange inaugural discourse for a humble sage and saint to assert his own immaculate perfection, stranger still that a listening world has said, 'Amen!' Note, too, the royal style here. In this part of the 'Sermon' our Lord twice uses the phrase, 'I say unto you,' which He once introduces with His characteristic 'verily.' Once He employs it to give solemnity to the asseveration which stretches forward to the end of this solid-seeming world, and once He introduces by it the stringent demand for His followers' loftier righteousness. His unsupported word is given us as our surest light in the dark future, His bare command as the most imperative authority. This style goes kingly; it calls for absolute credence and unhesitating submission. When He speaks, even if we have nothing but His word, it is ours neither 'to make reply' nor 'to reason why,' but simply to believe, and swiftly to do. Rabbis might split hairs and quote other rabbis by the hour; philosophers may argue and base their teachings on elaborate demonstrations; moralists may seek to sway the conscience through reason; legislators to appeal to fear and hope. He speaks, and it is done; He commands, and it stands fast. There is nothing else in the world the least like the superb and mysterious authority with which He fronts the world, and, as Fountain of knowledge and Source of obligation, summons us all to submit and believe, by that 'Verily, I say unto you.' Verse 18. Next we have to notice the exuberant testimony to the permanence of the law. Not the smallest of its letters, not even the little marks which distinguished some of them, or the flourishes at the top of some of them, should pass, -- as we might say, not even the stroke across a written 't,' which shows that it is not 'l.' The law shall last as long as the world. It shall last till it be accomplished. And what then? The righteousness which it requires can never be so realised that we shall not need to realise it any more, and in the new heavens righteousness dwelleth. But in a very real sense law shall cease when fulfilled. There is no law to him who can say, 'Thy law is within my heart.' When law has become both 'law and impulse,' it has ceased to be law, in so far as it no longer stands over against the doer as an external constraint. Verse 19. On this permanence of the law Christ builds its imperative authority in His kingdom. Obviously, the 'kingdom of heaven' in verse 19 means the earthly form of that kingdom. The King republishes, as it were, the old code, and adopts it as the basis of His law. He thus assumes the absolute right of determining precedence and dignity in that kingdom. The sovereign is the 'fountain of honour,' whose word ennobles. Observe the merciful accuracy of the language. The breach of the commandments either in theory or in practice does not exclude from the kingdom, for it is, while realised on earth, a kingdom of sinful men aiming after holiness; but the smallest deflection from the law of right, in theory or in practice, does lower a man's standing therein, inasmuch as it makes him less capable of that conformity to the King, and consequent nearness to Him, which determines greatness and smallness there. Dignity in the kingdom depends on Christ-likeness, and Christ-likeness depends on fulfilling, as He did, all righteousness. Small flaws are most dangerous because least noticeable. More Christian men lose their chance of promotion in the kingdom by a multitude of little sins than by single great ones. Verse 20. As the King has Himself by His perfect obedience fulfilled the law, His subjects likewise must, in their obedience, transcend the righteousness of those who best knew and most punctiliously kept it. The scribes and Pharisees are not here regarded as hypocrites, but taken as types of the highest conformity with the law which the old dispensation afforded. The new kingdom demands a higher, namely a more spiritual and inward righteousness, one corresponding to the profounder meaning which the King gives to the old commandment. And this loftier fulfilment is not merely the condition of dignity in, but of entrance at all into, the kingdom. Inward holiness is the essence of the character of all its subjects. How that holiness is to be ours is not here told, except in so far as it is hinted by the fact that it is regarded as the issue of the King's fulfilling the law. These last words would have been terrible and excluding if they had stood alone. When they follow 'I am come to fulfil,' they are a veiled gospel, implying that by His fulfilment the righteousness of the law is fulfilled in us. II. We have an illustrative example in the case of the old commandment against murder. This part of the passage falls into three divisions -- each occupying two verses. First we have the deepening and expansion of the commandment. This part begins with the royal style again. 'What was said to them of old' is left in its full authority. 'But I say unto you' represents Jesus as possessing co-ordinate authority with that law, of which the speaker is unnamed, perhaps because the same Word of God which now spoke in Him had spoken it. We need but refer here to the Jewish courts and Sanhedrim, and to that valley of Hinnom, where the offal of Jerusalem and the corpses of criminals were burned, nor need we discuss the precise force of 'Raca' and 'thou fool.' The main points to be observed are, the distinct extension of the conception of 'killing' to embrace malevolent anger, whether it find vent or is kept close in the heart; the clear recognition that, whilst the emotion which is the source of the overt act is of the same nature as the act, and that therefore he who 'hateth his brother is a murderer,' there are degrees in criminality, according as the anger remains unexpressed, or finds utterance in more or less bitter and contemptuous language; that consequently there are degrees in the severity of the punishment which is administered by no earthly tribunal; and that, finally, this stern sentence has hidden in it the possibility of forgiveness, inasmuch as the consequence of the sin is liability to punishment, but not necessarily suffering of it. The old law had no such mitigation of its sentence. Verses 23, 24. The second part of this illustrative example intensifies the command by putting obedience to it before acts of external worship. The language is vividly picturesque. We see a worshipper standing at the very altar while the priest is offering his sacrifice. In that sacred moment, while he is confessing his sins, a flash across his memory shows him a brother offended, -- rightly or wrongly it matters not. The solemn sacrifice is to pause while he seeks the offended one, and, whatever the other man's reception of his advances may be, he cleanses his own bosom of its perilous stuff; then he may come back and go on with the interrupted worship. Nothing could put in a clearer light the prime importance of the command than this setting aside of sacred religious acts for its sake. 'Obedience is better than sacrifice.' And the little word 'therefore,' at the beginning of verse 23, points to the terrible penalties as the reason for this urgency. If such destruction may light on the angry man, nothing should come between him and the conquest of his anger. Such self-conquest, which will often seem like degradation, is more acceptable service to the King, and truer worship, than all words or ceremonial acts. Deep truths as to the relations between worship, strictly so called, and life, lie in these words, which may well be taken to heart by those whose altar is Calvary, and their gift the thank-offering of themselves. Verses 25, 26. The third part is a further exhortation to the same swiftness in casting out anger from the heart, thrown into a parabolic form. When you quarrel with a man, says Christ in effect, prudence enjoins to make it up as soon as possible, before he sets the law in motion. If once he, as plaintiff, has brought you before the judge, the law will go on mechanically through the stages of trial, condemnation, surrender to the prison authorities, and confinement till the last farthing has been paid. So, if you are conscious that you have an adversary, -- and any man that you hate is your adversary, for he will appear against you at that solemn judgment to come, -- agree with him, put away the anger out of your heart at once. In the special case in hand, the 'adversary' is the man with whom we are angry. In the general application of the precept to the whole series of offences against the law, the adversary may be regarded as the law itself. In either interpretation, the stages of appearing before the judge and so on up till the shutting up in prison are the stages of the judgment before the tribunal, not of earth, but of the kingdom of heaven. They point to the same dread realities as are presented in the previous verses under the imagery of the Jewish courts and the foul fires of the valley of Hinnom. Christ closes the grave parable with His solemn 'Verily I say unto thee' -- as looking on the future judgment, and telling us what His eyes saw. The words have no bearing on the question of the duration of the imprisonment, for He does not tell us whether the last farthing could ever be paid or not; but they do teach this lesson, that, if once we fall under the punishments of the kingdom, there is no end to them until the last tittle of the consequences of our breach of its law has been paid. To delay obedience, and still more to delay abandoning disobedience, is madness, in view of the storm that may at any moment burst on the heads of the rebels. Thus He deepens and fulfils one precept of the old law by extending the sweep of its prohibition from acts to thoughts, by setting obedience to it above sacrifice and worship, and by picturing in solemn tones of parabolic warning the consequences of having the disobeyed precept as our unreconciled adversary. In this one case we have a specimen of His mode of dealing with the whole law, every jot of which He expanded in His teaching, and perfectly observed in His life. A gospel is hidden even in these warnings, for it is distinctly taught that the offended law may cease to be our adversary, and that we may be reconciled with it, ere yet it has accused us to the judge. It was not yet time to proclaim that the King 'fulfilled' the law, not only by life, but by death, and that therefore all His believing subjects 'are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law,' as well as endowed with the righteousness by which they fulfil that law in deeper reality, and fairer completeness, than did those 'of old time,' who loved it most.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11670
__label__wiki	0.792552	0.792552	More businesses finding ways to adapt Robert Beatty— July 21, 2011 AP Business Writer In a slow economy, small business owners know what to do: adapt. “We have to constantly keep adjusting,” says Janice Cutler, president of North Raleigh Florist in North Carolina. She has changed her marketing strategy since the start of the recession in late 2007. That has kept people buying – even though flowers aren't always a high priority. At Graphic Imagery, a printing company in South San Francisco, owner Rachel Imison and her husband are working harder for each sale. And they've invested in new equipment that gets the work done better. Here's a look at how four small business owners have adapted to an economy that keeps limping along: Marketing your way to better sales Cutler says her floral business has done well despite the recession because people still need flowers for holidays, special occasions and big events like weddings. “But the economy has definitely affected us in that we would be doing better” if some customers weren't cutting back on regular purchases, she says, for example, consumers and companies that used to order flowers regularly as decorations. Her answer to the recession was to market her flowers differently. “We do more than just sell flowers. It's a sentiment,'' she says. The strategy has been working. Cutler says, “we've honestly had double-digit growth every month.” This time of year is normally slow for her business. So, “there are weeks that we seem to work harder” to make a sale, Cutler says. Finding a way to do more, better, faster At Graphic Imagery, “we are working longer hours, customers are demanding more for less, the average value of each sale is lower,” Imison says. But she understands that her customers are under as much pressure as her company is. To meet customers' greater demands, Graphic Imagery invested $500,000 in equipment that allows it to print more efficiently and cheaply. It's able to make booklets and brochures faster — sometimes in as little as a day. The company is also trying to keep its costs down. It's putting off hiring because, while business has been good, “we're not confident yet,” Imison says. One reason why: April was a terrible month for printers in her area and she's not sure why. Imison says May, June and July have been busy “but we're not out of the woods yet.” Her family is putting off its vacation this year, something it also did during the recession. “We're still anxious,” Imison says. Doing a different kind of work Alan Gaynor & Co., a New York-based architectural firm, was primarily doing interior design work for companies before the recession. That meant redesigning lobbies, offices and other spaces. That type of business began to slow down at the start of 2008. But the firm started getting more projects to renovate building infrastructure. “We realized that was a good market for us,” says Michele Boddewyn, the firm's president. She says that after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, the market for corporate interior design “was very dead.” The interior design market has recovered somewhat but projects are smaller. Boddewyn says of clients, “If they have a wish list of 10 things, maybe they're hitting seven of those 10.” And they're shying away from flashy décor. Boddewyn says Gaynor has seen the design business slip again the last few months along with the economy. She says some clients might inquire about a project but “they're having cold feet about it.” Give customers their money’s worth Brian Butler's dry cleaning business in Columbus, Ohio, caters to affluent customers. He says Dublin Cleaners held on to them by giving them superior service. Like Graphic Imagery, his company invested in new equipment and technology that improved the quality of its work and also made it easier to satisfy customers' needs. Some of the equipment is in his plant. But his delivery people now have cell phones so customers can reach those employees if there's a problem and get it resolved faster. Dublin had its best sales in 2007. Business fell in 2008 through 2010 but Butler says sales were down only two percent to four percent each year. That was below the industry average of 10 percent. He says the company is back up near its 2007 level. He attributes the comeback to two things: “My quality and my customer service.” Next post Davie real estate agent earns special designation for short sale transactions Previous post Career Day will put spotlight on construction	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11672
__label__cc	0.522393	0.477607	Although having a relatively high population density for South Oxfordshire and experiencing some significant housing development in the past 30 years, the villages of Shiplake have retained the much valued charistics of being both peaceful and rural. Albeit over subscribed, the benefit of good education at the highly rated local primary schools is a significant asset to the parish. The SODC Core Strategy for housing recognises that Shiplake does not have the infrastructure to sustain significant additional development. There are, however, threats to the villages from housing developers and proposals within the Harpsden and Henley Neighbourhood Plan. The SVP report includes Action Plans to protect the expressed views of the residents of Shiplake be much improved.....follow progress through this section of the website SOHA...Good News Update It is always good to have positive news on a Friday....it seems that the parish council's (PC) lobbying has paid off...SOHA have shared their provisional plans for the Sydney Harrison site (attached - see below) with PC representatives. There will be 5 one bedroom flats and 7 two bedroom flats over 3 floors for SOHA residents. The community room will be available for community use and will be bigger than the existing room - great news! The estimated timetable is for the formal applications to be submitted in about 6 weeks; planning consideration to take about 3 months and, if approved, for the work to start early Autumn with completion (guessing) in Spring of next year. The scheme is being funded by the development of four semi-detached five bedroom dwellings, two sharing a garage block and two having individual garages. The houses will follow the existing street pattern which is semi-detached. Two new exits on to Mill Rd will be needed for these houses. The PC planning group will need to review the full plans when they are submitted but it is felt the community will very much welcome this update. Click here for Site Plan and here for outline layout for SOHA residents & Community Room Tudor Taylor & Geof Thomas - Shiplake Parish Council Article created / last edited: 19 February 2016 Housing & Development - SVP Plans Access the SVP Housing & Development section of the report by clicking on the link below: More information on Action Plans outlining how residents' interests are best represented are contained in the SVP Report and can accessed by clicking on the link below: Housing & Development Action Plans Joint Henley & Harpsden Neighbourhood Plan Joint Henley & Harpsden Neighbourhood Plan (JHHNP) Given the inclusion of three proposed development sites immediately on our Parish Boundaries within the current JHHNP consultation process, namely Thames Farm, Mt. Ida and the Wyevale Garden Centre, the Parish Council has made clear to the JHHNP project team and their consultants, Nexus, the unsuitability of these sites for development. Development of these sites would be contrary to SODC’s recently adopted Core Strategy, as highlighted by the unanimous rejection by the SODC Planning Committee, of the planning application for more than 100 houses at Thames Farm on 30th of October 2013. As clearly shown in the recent SVP survey and report, the impact of such housing developments on our boundaries would be untenable and against the significant majority of Shiplake residents’ wishes. We are currently awaiting the JHHNP response. Geoff Thomas – Shiplake Planning Working Group Article created / last edited: 7 February 2014 New Parish Boundaries New Parish Boundaries? This question has arisen because SODC conducts a periodic review of parish boundaries as part of a Community Governance Review and asked us for our views. The main purpose of the process is to align parish boundaries and housing in the most meaningful manner. There are a number of houses on the edge of the villages e.g. in Bolney Road and Northfield Avenue that are very much part of Shiplake in terms of access and facilities but are in Harpsden Parish; these residents were included and accounted for in the SVP surveys and subsequent recent report. Similarly, there are also a significant number of houses in Woodlands Road, which are currently in the Parish of Shiplake, whilst others reside in Harpsden Parish. Shiplake Parish Council responded to SODC, submitting what it believes to be a considered and logical request for changes in the parish boundaries to take account of these considerations i.e. that Shiplake Parish be extended to include the whole of Bolney Road and Northfield Avenue, with Bolney Lane thence as the boundary running up to the junction with the A4155 and continuing towards Woodlands Road. Harpsden Parish Council appear sympathetic to some of our requests but not all and the Parish Council has responded to SODC taking account of their viewpoint. In order that we have some indication of the level of support for our proposals, we have conducted a simple, hand delivered survey to gather the views of affected householders. 24 out of 32 households responding to the survey (over 60 delivered) were in favour of the requested boundary changes. The majority of those in favour are residents of Bolney Road and Northfield Avenue. In the survey we emphasised that a process of formal consultation would be undertaken by SODC, with all interested parties able to express their views openly and fully before any final decisions are reached. This assumes, of course, that SODC agree in whole or part with our proposals. SODC’s recommendations and any subsequent consultations should be made and occur in the Spring of this year.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11674
__label__cc	0.501234	0.498766	Seadrill’s Plunge Deepens; Analysts Slash Target by 88% by ShippingHerald Headlines, Offshore, The Wire, Top Stories Seadrill Ltd. plunged to the lowest since it emerged from bankruptcy less than year ago after Carnegie Investment Bank AB recommended selling the shares and slashed the price target by 88% amid mounting recovery concerns. The offshore rig market recovery is “not happening fast enough” for Seadrill, Carnegie said in a note to clients on Monday. The investment bank cut its recommendation from a buy and lowered the target price to 25 kroner from 210 kroner. The rig company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen emerged from bankruptcy protection in July after a protracted battle with creditors. Despite raising new capital and cutting liabilities, Seadrill still has almost $6 billion of bank debt that was pushed down the road to enable it to wait for better times. Seadrill fell as much as 17% to 39.22 kroner a share on Monday, the lowest level since re-listing at the end of July. The stock has dropped continuously since Thursday, when oil’s worst day of the year pushed industry shares down. Seadrill had $7.8 billion in liabilities at the end of the first quarter, including $5.7 billion in secured bank debt. It will start amortization payments in 2021 at the latest and face the first maturities the following year, and Carnegie estimated annual interest costs at $400 million. “We see a high probability of liquidity drying up by 2021/22,” Carnegie analysts Frederik Lunde and Lauritz Georg Karvel said in the note. “The severe cut in target price is a function of the high debt.” Recent contracts for ultra-deepwater drillships owned by Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., due to start in 2020 and 2022, indicate a significant improvement in future rental rates — but not enough for Seadrill to meet its debt maturities, Carnegie said. The Diamond rates, estimated at as much as $295,000 a day, are almost twice the current price, according to the bank. But that compares to assumptions of around $400,000 for 2020 and 2021 in Seadrill’s December 2017 business plan underpinning the company’s restructuring. “Simplistically, one could say that the recovery is way behind schedule,” Carnegie said in the note. When contacted by Bloomberg on Monday, a Seadrill spokesman referred to comments by Chief Executive Officer Anton Dibowitz last week that he remains confident that the market will recover in time. Carnegie is the only bank advising clients to sell Seadrill, which has 12 buy and one hold recommendation. Seadrill Drops to Record Low as It Warns of Shareholder Losses Rival Drilling Tycoons Place Bets on Offshore Oil-Rig Recovery Seadrill Warns Chapter 11 ‘Likely’ Seadrill Agrees Joint Restructuring Deal with Creditors Seadrill Drops to Record Low After Warning on Shareholder Losses Billionaire Fredriksen “close to” Seadrill debt restructuring deal	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11675
__label__cc	0.589064	0.410936	Described as: Search for any of these words: Classified as: Back to The Antipodes The Antipodes “Endlessly fascinating…The Antipodes leaves you glowing with a wondering satisfaction. I mean the happy satiety that comes from being in the hands of a real right-brain/left-brain author who channels her ineffable instincts with a master artisan’s practical skills…Ms. Baker has established herself as one of the freshest voices in American theater. Here she also provides evidence of her peerless ear for contemporary language.” —New York Times “Tantalizing…In John, a play set in a quaintly eerie bed and breakfast, Baker flirted with occult suspense. Here, in a drama confined to a fluorescent room…she edges into symbolist territory. Baker’s signature hyper-realism makes room for an irrational dimension that lightly evokes the supernatural enigmas of Maurice Maeterlinck and August Strindberg.” —Los Angeles Times “A paradoxical, puzzling, compellingly hypnotic work.” —Village Voice In Annie Baker’s The Antipodes, a group of people sit around a table telling, cataloging, and theorizing stories. Their purpose is never clear: are they brainstorming ideas for a TV show? A film? A mythology? This is a world where ghostly fables co-exist with mundane discussions of snacks and sexual exploits, where the vague instruction to tell stories about “something monstrous” though “it might not be a literal monster” becomes maddeningly impossible. Part satire, part sacred rite, The Antipodes asks what value stories have for a world in crisis. Annie Baker’s other plays include The Flick (Pulitzer Prize), John, The Aliens (Obie Award), Circle Mirror Transformation (Obie Award), and an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Her plays have been produced at more than two hundred theaters throughout the U.S. and in more than a dozen countries. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Steinberg Playwright Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, and the Cullman Fellowship at the New York Public Library. List Price: $14.95 USD Member Price: $10.50 USD Back to Product Details Please login to add items. Sorry, this item can only be purchased by current members. Log in to receive your price Want to save more? Log into see if you qualify for a lower rate. Members save $4.45 USD or more Join Are you sure you want to report this review as abusive? The review has been flagged as inappropriate and will be checked by our staff. Back to Product Detail There are not any reviews for this product. Looking for TCG's Individual Member page? Click here. If you have not registered for your username and password please contact Customer Service at 212-609-5900. If you are not currently a member, find out more information about TCG's membership and affiliate programs.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11683
__label__wiki	0.74752	0.74752	Overview for Maximilian Schell Freshman, The (1990) August 03 (ET) - REMINDER FOR Maximilian Schell YOU CAN The Thorn... One of the most-watched TV miniseries of all time, "The Thorn Birds" (1983),... more info $31.96was $39.98 Buy Now The Assisi... This gripping story of the crucial work done by the people of Assisi to rescue... more info $11.45was $19.95 Buy Now The Rose... In modern-day Germany, an aging Jewish man is on trial for his seemingly... more info $23.95was $26.95 Buy Now Return from... A chess champion (Maximilian Schell) sees his wife (Ingrid Thulin) dragged off... more info $11.45was $19.95 Buy Now Young... Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Plummer, Franco Nero, Marthe Keller, Maximilian... more info $17.56was $21.99 Buy Now Avalanche... U.S. undercover agent Harry Wargrave has a straightforward assignment: escort a... more info $15.96was $19.99 Buy Now Young Lions, The - (Original Trailer) A Jewish soldier faces anti-Semitism when he enlists to fight World War II.more A Jewish soldier faces anti-Semitism when he enlists to fight World War II. less Return from the Ashes - (Original Trailer) A gigolo (Maximilian Schell) marries a wealthy widow, seduces her stepdaughter...more A gigolo (Maximilian Schell) marries a wealthy widow, seduces her stepdaughter and plots to kill them both in Return from the Ashes (1965). less Topkapi - (Original Trailer) An international band of thieves plots to steal a priceless treasure from a...more An international band of thieves plots to steal a priceless treasure from a heavily guarded museum in Topkapi (1964). less Freshman Love - (Original Trailer) A college coach (Frank McHugh) uses a beautiful blonde to woo athletes into...more A college coach (Frank McHugh) uses a beautiful blonde to woo athletes into joining his team in Freshman Love (1936). less Judgment at Nuremberg -- (Original Trailer) Eleven Academy Award nominations went to this all-star Stanley Kramer...more Eleven Academy Award nominations went to this all-star Stanley Kramer production Judgment At Nuremberg (1961). less Odessa File, The - (Original Trailer) Jon Voight is a journalist who discovers a strange link between his family and...more Jon Voight is a journalist who discovers a strange link between his family and a cabal of fugitive Nazis in The Odessa File, 1973, directed by Ronald Neame. less Deadly Affair, The - (Original Trailer) A secret agent investigates the tangled affairs surrounding a government...more A secret agent investigates the tangled affairs surrounding a government official's suicide in The Deadly Affair (1966) starring James Mason. less Bridge Too Far, A - (Original Trailer) "Sean Connery, Robert Redford, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier and an all-star...more "Sean Connery, Robert Redford, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier and an all-star cast are featured in A Bridge Too Far (1977), an epic World War II drama." less	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11685
__label__wiki	0.613112	0.613112	PROOF: Beddington incinerator is not needed October 27, 2015 All you need to know about the South London IncineratorPaul Pickering The simplest and most effective argument against the incinerator is: it is not needed (see above flyer from 2009). However, the authorities and Viridor have always presented the case as an either/or situation: landfill or incineration. Yet, respected environmental consultants Eunomia, who work for the South London Waste Partnership, have long been reporting that residual waste over-capacity is around the corner. Then at last month’s South London Waste Partnership Joint Committee meeting, the Contract Manager pointed out that the judicial review had delayed the incinerator’s construction. Those present heard her indicate that for 8 months all the residual waste would be sent to Viridor’s Colnbrook incinerator (45,000 tonnes of our waste is already being transported there). Evidently, it is not so either/or. I asked for clarification and finally received the emails below from Andrea Keys. In short, waste produced by the South London Waste Partnership can all be shipped just 12 miles away to Colnbrook, which has available capacity. WE DON’T NEED AN INCINERATOR IN BEDDINGTON. Good morning Mr Khan, I believe you raised the following clarification question around the Beddington landfill: Q – When will landfilling cease at Beddington Farmlands? A – The section 106 states that Viridor and Thames will …. “cease the landfill of non-inert waste at the Site by 31st December 2017…”. I have also attached a link to the section of the Viridor website that contains planning documentation associated with Beddington Lane landfill and the ERF. I hope this is of assistance. * I then asked when the incinerator (ERF) would be operational and subsequently received this reply….* It is estimated that the ERF will be operation in the financial year 2018/19. Andrea Keys South London Waste Partnership Email Ends. With so much over-capacity, there is little doubt that once operational, the incinerator in Beddington will burn waste imported from overseas and recyclables, bearing in mind we are stuck with it for a minimum of 25 years. By Shasha Khan We can’t say it will kill people, we can’t say it will not. An investigation into the South London ERF Health Impact Assessment by Craig (A-Level Physics teacher) This investigation is a critical review of Viridor’s Health Impact Assessment (HIA) for the South London Energy Recovery Facility, highlighting gaps in analysis, careful selection of evidence from papers, and the use of careful wording, including the use of caveats (‘get out clauses’). The HIA has informed the planning process, and this investigation highlights how a more favourable impression of the evidence base has been created, allowing public regulatory bodies –the Environment Agency (EA)and Public Health England – to deem it acceptable to locate the incinerator in a highly densely populated area, and to assert that there is no evidence that modern, well monitored, well run incinerators pose a risk to public health. This investigation is an attempt to seek out any intrinsically positive spin on the HIA, taken from the basic viewpoint that the chimneys are there for a reason. They do work, insofar as they spread pollution sufficiently far afield to reduce pollution exposure to individuals. However, they could also be said to work in a more insidious way – they make it more difficult to get a clear picture of the epidemiological evidence, enabling doubt to be placed on any claims of public health impact. The following is a summary of the possible weaknesses in the HIA : places where wording refers to absence of effect in immediate vicinity; health effects may not occur in the immediate vicinity of incinerators, but will be detectable further afield, albeit at a lower level; places where the HIA has taken advantage of inadequate collection of low level exposure data; so that, although there may be a significant pattern of health effects around incinerators, the public can’t prove that it was the incinerators that did it; comparisons with diesel emissions , as a way of normalising health impacts; this should no longer be acceptable. The World Health Organisation has finally managed to reclassify diesel particulates, from ‘probable carcinogen’ to ‘carcinogen’, and we are now trying to ban diesels from central London; furthermore, nanoparticles from incinerators are more likely than not to be more dangerous than diesel particles, as they are known to be coated in trace metals; claims that ‘newer’ incinerators are safer than ‘older’ ones, gives an impression that public health issues have been fixed; however, without a clear definition of ‘old’ and ‘newer’ however, it is unclear whether identified health effects might come from ‘newer’ incinerators. There is an implied definition that ‘older’ incinerators refers to those of the 1950s and 60s only, and that therefore 1970s onwards are ‘newer’. All of these points could make a case that we should be using more precaution. Although there is no certain evidence of harm to the public, there is equally no certain evidence of safety –further research is necessary. It is left up to the public to prove that the 4 hour pollution windows, typically permitted in incinerator contracts, are causing harm over a long time period. Appendix A5 (Incineration and Public Health, p94-103) is copied here, with comments embedded in blue, sometimes referring to the 5 main points given above. A4 AIR QUALITY A4.2.2 COMEAP Advice and Reports The Committee on UK Medical Effects of Air Pollution (COMEAP) published a report in February 2006 that assessed the possible effects of outdoor air pollutants on cardiovascular disease within the UK (1). The report presents a comprehensive review of the available literature on the cardiovascular effects of air pollution that leads to the following conclusions: •Clear associations have been reported between daily and long term exposure to air pollutants and the effects on the cardiovascular system, including death and hospital admission. •The association seen between air pollution and cardiovascular effects is likely to be causal and therefore the precautionary principle (2) should be adopted. •That it is not possible to be certain which components of the ambient pollution mixture is responsible for the health effects, but that particulate matter is likely to play a part. Therefore, COMEAP concluded that there is a causal link between air pollution and cardiovascular effects which is important for public health. However, the impact of factors such as family history, smoking and hypertension will have a greater impact. The subsequent COMEAP reports, published in 2009 and 2010, on the effects on mortality of long-term exposure to air pollution (3)(4)4, also contain important material on the cardiovascular effects, since it is thought that much of the mortality observed is attributable to cardiovascular effects. A4.2.3 Mechanism of Action Two principal mechanisms have been proposed to explain the association between particulate matter and cardiovascular effects which are not mutually exclusive. The first suggests that particles cause inflammation in the lung and that this can trigger changes in blood clotting and also that chemical changes in the blood affect the stability of fatty deposits(plaques) found on artery walls, especially those around the heart muscle. The second suggests that inhalation of particles, or some gases, could trigger a reflex that leads to a (1) COMEAP (2006) Cardiovascular Disease and Air Pollution. Department of Health. Available at http://comeap.org.uk/documents/reports.html (2) The precautionary principle is the ‘better safe then sorry’ approach to assessing and managing health risks especially those associated with environmental hazards. Wherethere is sufficient evidence to believe that a risk exists, prudence and ethical norms and values require that action be taken to reduce or minimise that risk, even if the evidence is not conclusive (A Dictionary of Epidemiology, Fourth edition, Last) (3) COMEAP (2009) Long term exposure to air pollution: effect on mortality. Department of Health. Available at: : http://comeap.org.uk/documents/reports.html (4)4COMEAP (2010) The Mortality Effects of Long Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution in the United Kingdom Available at: http://comeap.org.uk/documents/reports.html ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTSOUTH LONDON ENERGY RECOVERY FACILITY subtle change in the rhythm of the heart. Both are based on the suggestion that inhaled pollutants will cause an inflammatory response but have yet to be proved and do not explain the relationship between cardiovascular diseases and gaseous pollutants. A4.2.4 Effects of Short Term Exposure Evidence exists of an association (of similar strength and statistical significance) between daily average concentrations of a number of ‘classical’ pollutants and the daily number of deaths and hospital admissions related to cardiovascular disease. There is, however, no evidence to suggest daily ozone levels are associated with hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease. A4.2.5 Effects of Long Term Exposure The evidence of the effects of long term exposure to air pollutants on cardiovascular disease is growing and current thinking is that such exposure contributes to a loss of life years. Even if the associations are relatively weak, in terms of the number of people exposed, the public health impact is large and therefore the precautionary principle has been adopted by COMEAP. For the population of Great Britain, COMEAP estimates that the effect on lost life years is greater than passive smoking or motor vehicle traffic accidents. A4.2.6 Attributable Air Pollutant It is not possible to determine which ambient pollutant(s) are exerting the effect, but the COMEAP report suggests that fine particles play a part. The Committee also notes that; •“Particles are likely to be playing an important part in causing the health outcomes described.” •“Our tentative conclusion is that neither nitrogen oxides nor carbon monoxide, at ambient concentrations, are as likely to be causally linked with cardiovascular disease as are fine particles.” •“We are unable to come to firm conclusions regarding the importance of the associations between ozone and cardiovascular disease. “ •“As regards sulphur dioxide, evidence from both short and long term studies suggests an association with cardiovascular disease.” A4.3 OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH POLLUTANTS A4.3.1 Particulate Matter Particulate matter describes airborne solid particles and/or droplets which vary in size, composition and origin. PM is a mixture of particles that can adversely affect human health, damage materials, and form atmospheric haze that degrades visibility. PM is usually divided into different classes based on size, ranging from total suspended matter (TSP) to PM2.5(particles less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter) (1). The source of the particulate matter will affect the toxicity of the particles. Evidence suggests that fine particle size fractions (eg PM2.5) are more hazardous to health than larger particle size fractions (eg PM10), although the latter still have a negative health effect. Positive implications of reductions in ambient PM concentrations on public health have been shown after the introduction of clean air legislation (2). Health outcomes associated with short term exposure to particulate matter include: •Lung inflammatory reactions; •Respiratory symptoms; •Adverse effects on the cardiovascular system; •Increased medication usage; •Increased hospital admissions; and •Increase in mortality. Long term exposure to particulate matter is associated with; •Increase in lower respiratory symptoms; •Reduction in lung function in children; •Increase in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); •Reduction in lung function in adults; and •Reduction in life expectancy, owing mainly to cardiopulmonary mortality and probably to lung cancer. The available evidence indicates, in summary, that: •there is strong evidence that exposure to particulate matter brings forward all non traumatic deaths; •there is moderate evidence that long term exposure increases death from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and that and COPD and asthma in the over 65s; •there is moderate evidence that particulate matter increases emergency hospital admissions for all circulatory, respiratory and heart diseases; •chronic exposure to increased concentrations of particulate matter also increases deaths; and (1) Definition of PM from http://envirocitizen.inknoise.com/cleanenergy/2005/02/14/0001 (2) Health aspects of air pollution with Particulate matter, ozone and Nitrogen dioxide. Report on a WHO working group Bonn Germany January 2003 •there is a linear relationship (1)between and health effects with no known threshold (2), a result supported by the WHO but with a cautionary note that the linear relationship cannot be extrapolated below 20 μgm-3 or above 200 μgm-3 as these are outside the range of the observed PM10 (3)The public health implications of the long-term effects of exposure to PM are an order of magnitude greater than those of the short-term effects as measured by life years lost, although it is difficult to disentangle the two entirely (4). The WHO, therefore, recommends guidelines for both short and long term exposure levels. A4.3.2 Nitrogen Dioxide Health effects associated with short term exposure to ambient levels of nitrogen dioxide include; •effects on pulmonary function, particularly in asthmatics; •an increase in airway allergic inflammatory reactions; •an Increase in hospital admissions; and •an increase in mortality. The health effects associated with long term exposure include; •reduction in lung function; and •increased probability of respiratory symptoms. In summary, the evidence suggests that: •a linear relationship between health outcomes and NO2 exists and no threshold level has yet been established; •causality has yet to be established between health effects and NO2; •health risks from nitrogen dioxide may result from NO2 itself or its reaction products, including O3 and secondary particles; •associations between NO2 and health effects need to be interpreted with caution, since it could be that NO2 is in fact acting as a ‘marker’ for other pollutants associated with road traffic emissions; •‘uncertainty remains about the significance of nitrogen dioxide as a pollutant with a direct impact on human health at the currentambient air concentrations in (1) This means that the percentage chance of an outcome remains the same for a given increment in the pollutant (2) Health Aspects of Air Pollution with Particulate Matter, Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide. Report of a WHO working group Bonn Germany January 2003 (3) WHO Regional Office for Europe (2000) Air Quality Guidelines for Europe, 91 (2nd ed) edn (4) WHO (2004) Health Aspects of Air Pollution- results from the WHO project “systematic review of health aspects of air pollution in Europe” available at www.who.euro.int the EU and there is still no firm basis for selecting a particular concentration as a long term guideline for nitrogen dioxide’ (1), according to the WHO; •the setting of a 40μgm-3 as an annual average may not be justified, although it may be a useful precautionary principle; •nitrogen dioxide is associated with circulatory deaths, emergency admissions for asthma in younger adults and emergency admissions for cardiac diseases; and •there have been no recent peer reviewed studies which have shown that a reduction in NO2 has a positive impact on public health (2) A4.3.3 Sulphur Dioxide In summary, the evidence on health effects from exposure to sulphur dioxide states that: •there is linearity in the dose response relationships and reports conclude that there is no evidence that there is any threshold below which the effects do not occur; •there is evidence that sulphur dioxide causes symptoms in asthmatics, as it is a potent irritant and induces reversible change in lung function in both children and adults; and •sulphur dioxide is also related to all cause mortality, cardiovascular deaths and respiratory deaths and admissions. A4.3.4 Other Pollutants A wide variety of other pollutants are also known to result in health effects at sufficiently high oncentrations, but they are of less significance in terms of health for populations, as their ambient concentrations tend to be extremely small for most locations. Many of these have to be considered in terms of risk, since they are carcinogens, such as some volatile organic compounds and some metals. A4.4THE CLEAN AIR FOR EUROPE PROGRAMME Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) was a European Commission programme of technical analysis and policy development, initiated in 2001. The CAFE programme developed a methodology for assessing the health impacts of changing air pollution and for cost benefit analysis of any change. CAFE (1) WHO (2004) Health Aspects of Air Pollution- results from the WHO project “systematic review of Health aspects of air pollution in Europe” available at www.who.euro.int. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTSOUTH LONDON ENERGY RECOVERY FACILITYA19 adopts a no threshold assumption as the primary basis for its quantification methodology; an assumption consistent with a variety of other studies. CAFE uses the following linear equation to quantifying acute health effects for air for those pollutants where epidemiology has identified an association: ∆E = βx ∆C x P x E, where: (∆)E = (change in) background rate of events; β= exposure-response coefficient; ∆C = change in concentration of pollutant; P = population exposed. Although the time series epidemiological studies are based on 24-hour concentrations of pollutants, an assumption of no lower threshold of effect means that the relative risk ratios can be applied to annual average concentrations, making the computation much simpler. Acute morbidity related to exposure to particulate matter is considered by CAFE for the following outcomes: •Chronic bronchitis (adults); •Respiratory hospital admissions; •Cardiac hospital admissions; •Restricted activity days (adults); •Respiratory medication use (adults); •Respiratory medication use (children); •lower respiratory system symptom days (children) and; •Lower respiratory system symptom days (adults). For mortality, takes the view that the results should be expressed in terms of life years lost, rather than numbers of deaths. This represents the current consensus view of the subject and is also consistent with the view of COMEAP. The CAFE methodology takes the increased incidence of certain heath outcomes (based on relative risks) for exposure to particulate matter as shown in Table A4.1 below. These increased incidences are from studies that are statistically significant at a conventional 5% level, with one exception. Table A4.1 Increases in Health Outcomes from Exposure to an Additional 1 μg m-3 PM Increase (based on Relative Risk)(1) PM type Chronic exposure Change in mortality hazards Chronic bronchitis (attack rates) Acute Exposure Cardiovascular hospital admissions Respiratory hospital admissions Consultation with GPs (asthma, April –Sept, 15 –64 years age) Restricted Activity Days Lower respiratory symptoms (wheeze, shortness of breath , phlegm production) (in children) Lower respiratory symptoms (in adults) % PM10 (1)Relative Risk: The relative risk estimates the magnitude of an association between exposure and disease and indicates the likelihood of developing the disease in an exposed group relative to those who have not been exposed. It is defined as the ratio of the incidence of disease in the exposed group divided by the corresponding incidence of disease in the non exposed group. A4.5 VULNERABLE GROUPS Groups that are particularly vulnerable to exposurefrom air pollution include foetuses, young children, the elderly, those with cardio-respiratory disease and the socio-economically deprived. A4.6QUANTIFICATION OF HEALTH EFFECTS FROM INCINERATOR EMISSIONS The existence of exposure-response relationships for pollutants such as PM2.5, PM10 and NO2 make the quantification of health effects resulting from EfW plant emissions a feasible task. Several examples exist in several Environmental Statements submitted in recent years,but also in scientific literature, such as Mindell and Barrowcliffe (1), and more recently, Forastiere et al (2). Such studies find that the impact of waste incineration emission on the population, in terms of mortality, is quite low, when seen in the proper context. Estimates of life years lost tend to range from minutes to days on a per person basis. Such numbers can seem alarming to a reader not acquainted with such statistics, but are in fact not at all high when compared with other forms of environmental pollution or hazards encountered in everyday life. The Forastiere et al study produced an estimate for life years lost that was strongly influenced by the assumption that NO2 contributes to mortality. Not all experts would agree with this assumption, including COMEAP. Roberts and Chen (2006) (3) assessed the potential health impacts of a waste to energy plant, designed to burn 52,500 tons of refuse derived fuel (RDF) annually (assuming current EU regulations on emissions are in force). Making the worst case scenario that the plant could emit the maximum permitted levels of every chemical of interest throughout the normal operating period, (1) Mindell J and Barrowcliffe R (2005) Linking environmental effects to health impacts: a computer modelling approach for air pollution Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 59 1092-1098 (2) ForastiereF et al Health impact assessment of waste management facilities in three European countries Environmental Health 10 53 (3) Roberts RJ, Chen M (2006)’Waste incineration – how big is the health risk? A quantitative method to allow comparison with other health risks’ J of Public Health 28(3):261-266 they calculated the impact on the local population of 25,000. They estimated that if the plant operated for 25 years it might contribute to a cancer increase of 0.018 per million of population. In addition, 0.46 deaths per million of the population might be brought forward due to sulphur dioxide and 0.02 deaths per million brought forward due to particles (this study did not consider the effect of PM2.5 in terms of life years lost or the most recent COMEAP exposure response relationship for mortality). The overall risk of dying as a consequence of the plants operation calculated to be 2.49×10-7. The overall conclusion is that the impact of the proposed planton the health of the local community would be negligible. A4.7 DUST A4.7.1 Introduction The potential for dust to be emitted during construction is strongly dependent on the type of activities taking place, on wind speed and on whether winds carry emitted particles towards sensitive receptors, such as hospitals, schools and residential property. A4.7.2 Health Effects of Dust Dust emissions arising from construction activities can cause outside the site boundary causing annoyance to neighbours by the soiling of property, in particular, windows, cars and washed clothes that have been hung out to dry. Construction sites are a temporary operation and some degree of nuisance would normally be tolerated if the activity lasts for no more than a few months. Recent studies by the Building Research Establishment also suggest that nuisance is unlikely to occur at distances greater than 50 metres from a construction site boundary (1). One particular study (2)has also shown that at least half the people living within 50 metres of the site boundary of a road construction scheme were seriously bothered by construction nuisance due to dust, but that beyond 100 metres less than 20 percent of the people were seriously bothered. (1)Buildings Research Establishment (BRE) (2003). Control of dust from construction and demolition activities. Kukadia, V., Upton, S. and Hall, D. BRE Bookshop, London. February 2003. (2) Baughan, C.J. (1980) Nuisance from road construction : a study at the A31 Poulner Lane Diversion, Ringwood: TRRL Supplementary Report 562. In: Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, 1994. A5 INCINERATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH A5.1 INTRODUCTION A dominant concern and anxiety within host communities where a new EfW plant is proposed relates to the emissions to atmosphere of a number of substances. In recent times, the emerging knowledge relating to particles and health has reinforced such concerns. In terms of the available evidence, this is more than adequately addressed by the preceding section on general air pollution. There is nothing unique about particles generated by EfW facilities relative to other combustion processes and every reason to suppose that the effect of such particles on human health at the population level around any facility is entirely similar to that observed in the large scale epidemiological studies. A more long standing concern relates to substances such as dioxins and metals, which have been associated with waste incineration. Any health effects from exposure to these substances would be through prolonged exposure and manifest themselves as chronic effects. Some of the substances are carcinogens and a fear commonly expressed is that the incidence of cancer will increase. Unsurprisingly, given that waste incineration is a waste treatment practice with a long history, there is a wealth of scientific literature examining the evidence for health effects in the vicinity of such plant. In excess of 650 peer reviewed papers on the subject can be found in the literature. This section provides a review of the most useful of these, concentrating on those that are reviews and those that relate to modern EfW facilities. It is not intended as a comprehensive review, which would occupy a report in itself. A number of literature reviews have been carried out and these provide a useful point of reference for the range of literature available (1)(2)(3)(4). The conclusions drawn are variable and sometimes reflect the views and affiliations of the authors. A5.2 SOURCES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF DIOXINS Dioxins are emitted from many sources including vehicles, bonfires, domestic and industrial combustion process. Uncontrolled burning of waste is a major (1) Allsopp M, Costner P and Johnston P. Incineration and human health: State of knowledge of the impacts of waste incinerators and human health, Environmental science and pollution research 8(2) 141-145 (2001) (2) Health effects of waste incineration: A review of Epidemiologic studies. Hu and Shy, Journal of air and waste management association 51:1100-1109 July 2001 (3) Health Risks of Air Pollution from Incincerators: a perspective. Rabl and Spadaro Waste Management and Research;16;365-388 1998 (4) Incineration and Human Health, State of Knowledge of the impacts of waste incinerators on Human Health. Michelle Allsopp et al Greenpeace research laboratories source of dioxin emissions. The main route of dioxin exposure is through food. Each year, many new publications on aspects of the toxicology and epidemiology of dioxins appear. Dioxin concentrations in food and the general environment throughout the western world have been falling, but public concern and new research results in frequent evaluations of acceptable levels of these chemicals ( by national and international bodies). Many of the new studies showing effects of dioxins come from the Far East, where general pollution levels have been rising. The overall conclusion of many studies is that at body burden levels, within an order of magnitude of those found in the general western population, subtle adverse effects may occur. However, it should be noted that body burden of dioxins have been falling over the past two decades in Europe and this trends appears to be continuing. This is confirmed by a DEFRA review (2004) (1), which stated that even in a rural environment any increased deposition of dioxins from an incinerator would be too small to be of concern with regard to health. The consensus view is that dioxins increase the risk for all cancers combined. However, the magnitude of this increase appears to be low and no statistically significant increase in any particular type of cancer has been identified. A substantial dioxin exposure leads to elevated incidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes although other studies challenge this conclusion. In workers a persistent skin condition (termed chloro-acne) may occur handling contaminated materials. In animals, dioxin is a teratogen. There is clear evidence of immune suppression following exposure as a foetus. However, there is no good evidence among exposed communities such as the Seveso population of impaired immune competence. In other human studies there is some rather limited evidence of effects on the immune system. There is insufficient information from human studies to determine the threshold level directly. In a number of studies dioxins were found to be endocrine disrupters, a property it has in common with a number of persistent polyhalogenated aromatic chemicals. Dioxins are generated from many processes as trace contaminants. The levels of individual congeners (related structures) of dioxins vary considerably by source. In view of this fact a standardised form of expressing the overall toxicity is required. The internationally accepted form is to use Toxicological Equivalents (TEQs), which is based on an allocation of a toxicity rating to each congener (so called toxic equivalency factor TEF)).The most potent – 2, 3 , 7, 8- tetrachlorodibenzodioxane (TCDD) – is assigned a value of 1 and the remaining 17 dioxin congeners with chlorine in the 2, 3, 7 and/or 8 positions are assigned a value lower than 1. A TEQ for a particular source can be calculated using measurements of the percentage of each congener in the total amount of dioxin, and its concentration. (1) DEFRA (2004) Review of environmental and health effects of waste management, HMSO: London Ingestion is the primary exposure route in relation to dioxins. In 1998, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed a revised Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) of 1-4 pg/kg body weight for dioxins, on the basis of a comprehensive review of the health effects of these chemicals. The WHO emphasised, in its analysis of the risks from dioxin exposure at different levels, that (as far as the protection of the public is concerned), it is the exposure over a prolonged period of time (rather than short term fluctuations in levels) that is important. In the UK, the Committee on Toxicity has recommended a Tolerable Daily Intake of 2 pg/kg body weight, over a lifetime. It reached this decision on the basis of developmental effects, not carcinogenicity, which would have produced a higher number. Most countries have not set ambient air quality guidelines or standards for dioxins in air and have concentrated on applying the WHO standards for dioxins in food instead. A5.3 EXPOSURE AND BIO–MONITORING STUDIES An evaluation of the likely impacts arising from emissions from the operation of an EfW facility can be made by considering the available publications on: • Measurements of the concentrations of certain chemicals of interest (exposure investigations)in air, soil and plants; and • Measurements of certain chemicals of interest in human blood and breast milk (biological monitoring). The focus of research in the last two decades has been on measurements of dioxins and metals as these are most likely to persist in the local environment. Dioxin concentrations in ambient air are very low, in part a reflection of their very low volatility and declining emissions. Maximum quarterly concentrations of dioxins and furans in major cities in the UK are currently in the range (approximately) 10-100 fgTEQ m-3. Rural concentrations are in the range 5-15 fg TEQ m-3(1).Part of the reason for the decline in ambient concentrations is that the emissions from modern EfW facilities in the EU countries are a minimum of 2 -3 orders of magnitude lower than was the case in the 1950s and 1960s. An investigation of dioxin concentrations in soil and vegetation around a municipal waste (MSW) EfW plant in Spain by Domingo et al (2001) (2), that emitted somewhat higher levels of dioxins that are currently permitted, resulted in the conclusion that, “in comparison with other emission sources of PCDD/Fs in the same area” (traffic, other industrial activities, bonfires) “the current PCDD/F emissions from the MSW incinerator would be of small significance for the population living in the neighbourhood of the MSW incinerator”. (1) The Lancaster Environment Centre (2010) Annual \|Report on the UK Toxic Organic Micro-Pollutants Monitoring and Analysis Network, for Defra (2) Domingo JL, Schuhmacher M, Granero S and De Kok HAM (2001)’Temporal variation of PCDD/PCDF levels in environmental samples collected near an old municip al waste incinerator’ Environ Monitoring and Assessment, 69:175-193 Caserini et al(2004) (1)examined air and soil concentrations of dioxins around three MSW EfW facilities in Italy. At all three sites, dioxin concentrations in soil were at the lower limit of the average values for rural areas. Mari et al (2007) carried out a temporal assessment of environmental contamination around a modern hazardous waste incinerator. The authors’ conclusion was that the EfW Facility did not significantly increase dioxin concentrations in soils around the plant. Marti-Cid et al(2008) (2)measured PCDD/PCDFs in foodstuffs in Tarragona (Spain) near a hazardous waste incinerator (in operation since 1998). The authors concluded that the concentrations of dioxin were higher prior to the installation of the EfW facility and concluded that‘the notable decrease in the atmospheric levels of PCDD/PCDFs over the world would explain notable differences between the results in the dietary intake in the base line, 2002 and current surveys’. Both for humans and animals the intake of dioxins (and dioxin-like materials) is influenced by the nature of their diet, regardless of age. Diet high in fat (particularly oily fish) will lead to relatively high intake of dioxins. In an investigation of the blood levels of dioxins in a local population, Spanish authors compared measurements made in individuals before and for two years after a new MSW EfW plant became operational (Gonzales et al 2000) (3). Two population groups were selected: one living within 1.5km of the plant and the other 3.5-4 km away. There was a control group, which lived in an area without an EfW facility. All three populations showed increased blood levels of dioxins over the two-year period regardless of the distance from the incinerator. A similar, (1) Caserini S, Cernuschi S, Giugliano M, Grosso M,Lonati G, Mattaini P (2004) ‘Air and soil dioxin levels at three sites in Italy in proximity to MSW incinerator plants’ Chemosphere 54, 1279-1287 (2) Marti-Cid, Bocio A and Domingo JL (2008) Dietary exposure to PCDD/PCDFs byindividuals living neara hazardous waste incinerator in Catalonia, Spain: temporal trend’ Chemosphere 70, 158-159 (3) Gonzales CA, Kogevinas M, Gadea E, Huici A, Basch A, Bleda MJ, Ergo OP (2000)’Biomonitoring study of people living near or working at a municipal solid-waste incinerator before and after two years of operation’ Arch Environ Health 55, 259-267 (4) Yoshida K, Ikeda S, Nakanishi J (2000)’Assessment of human health risk of dioxins in Japan Chemosphere 40:177-185 (5)Evans RG, Shadel BN, Roberts DW, Clardy S, Jordan-Izaguirre D, Patterson DD, Needham LL,(2000)’Dioxin incinerator emissions exposure study Times Beach, Missouri’ Chemosphere, 40: 1063-107 but smaller, reduction was also found in the control population. Two studies conducted in Portugal found no increase in either blood levels or in breast milk in the local population in the vicinity of modern incinerators compared to a control population (Reis et al2007a, 2007b) (1)(2). Measurements of dioxin in air around waste incinerators that are performing to current EU emission standards indicate ambient air levels that are indistinguishable from those in other urban locations. There is little or no indication of increased blood or other breast milk levels of dioxins. Numerous studies also show that background dioxin levels have been falling in food over the past decade. Kulkarni et al(2008) (3)stated ’over the past several years there has been a shift in the major sources of dioxins in large part due to regulations and focused voluntary efforts.’ The published literature in relation to dioxins in the local environment around modern incinerators may be summarised as follows: •No detectable increases in blood levels, breast milk levels or umbilical cord blood samples; •No detectable increases in contamination of plants or animals; •No measurable increases in soil or air concentrations. These studies are useful and persuasive, because they the most direct measure available of the ‘imprint’ that an EfW plant might have on the local environment. It is much harder to isolate and measure any health outcomes in a local population that might be directly attributable to the emissions than it is to isolate and measure a ‘marker’ substance strongly associated with the emission. A5.4 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES A great many epidemiological investigations have looked at various diseases in populations living around incinerators compared with the incidence of the same diseases in ‘control populations’ in terms of the incidence of: •effects on the lung; •cancers; and •reproductive effects. An important constraint in reviewing the data is that the key studies are all retrospective and therefore are focussed on incinerators that are poorly performing by today’s standards. A selection of papers from the literature are briefly summarised here. A complete review would form a report in itself. (1) Reis MF, Miguel JP, Sampaio C, Aguiar P, Melim JM, Papke O (2007a)’Biomonitoring of PCDD/Fs in populations living near Portuguese solid waste incinerators: Levels inhuman milk’ Chemosphere 67: S231- 237 (2) Reis MF, Miguel JP, Sampaio C, Aguiar P, Melim JM, Papke O (2007b)’Determinants of dioxins and furans in blood of non-occupationally exposed populations living near Portuguese solid waste incinerators’ Chemosphere 67: S224- 230 (3) Kulkarni Ps, Crespo JG and Afonso CAM (2008)’ Dioxin sources and current remediation technologies-A review’ Environ Int 34, 139-153 Hu et al, (2001)(1)investigated chronic health effects in communities living near to three separate MSW EfW plant in the USA (which performed to levels that are substandard to the current EU ones between1992 and 1994). Participants in the study were assessed each year by a spirometric test. The results were not statistically significant between lung function and proximity of residence to any of the three incinerators. Gray et al(1994) (2)compared the prevalence of asthma in children living around a sludge burning incinerator and in a control area. No significant differences were found. Miyake et al(2005) (3)examined the possible contribution to respiratory symptoms (and some other effects) in young Japanese school children whose schools were near incinerators. The authors conclude that the presence of a school close to the incinerators causes a small increase in the prevalence of one or more of the symptoms. However, the design of this study makes the interpretation of the findings very difficult. The main contributor to foetal abnormalities appears to be genetic. The overall level of congenital abnormalities in the UK is generally rather constant from year to year. Dolk and Vrijheid (2003) (4) reviewed the epidemiological studies for correlations between congenital abnormalities and exposure to chemicals associated with environmental pollution and considered a number of possible causes and contributory factors. The authors concluded that there are relatively few environmental pollution sources for which strong conclusions can be drawn regarding their potential to cause congenital abnormalities. Cresswell et al, (2003) (5)conducted a study in a population around the Byker (Newcastle- upon-Tyne) waste combustion plant. No significant overall association between the number of congenital abnormalities and geographical proximity to the plant was found in the study. Zambon et al(2007) (6)investigated the incidence of sarcomas in a case control study involving individuals living in an area which had some 22 incinerators of various kinds as well as a number of other industrial plants. The data were collected in the 1990s and relate to old incinerators. They found an increased incidence of sarcomas which they attributed to dioxins. No direct evidence was put forward to link the sarcomas either to the incinerators or to dioxins. A Finnish research project which studied the association between soft-tissue sarcoma and dioxin identified that the highest risk of sarcoma was found at (1) Hu SW, Hazucha M, Shy C (2001,a) Waste incineration and pulmonary function; an epidemiologic study of six communities, Air and Waste Manage Assoc, 51, 1185-1194 (2) Gray, E.J.; Peat, J.K.; Mellis, C.M.; Harrington, J.; Woolcock, A.J (1994). Asthma Severity and Morbidity in a Population Sample of Sydney School children’ NZ J.. ed. 24, 168-175 (3) Miyake Y et al(2005) Relationship between distance of schools from the nearest municipal waste incinerator plant and child health in Japan. Environ Epidemiology 20, 1023-1029 (4) Dolk H and Vrijheid M (2003) ‘The impact of environmental pollution on congenital anomalies’ British Medical Bulletin68:25-45 (5) Cresswell PA, J. E. S. Scott, S. Pattenden and M. Vrijheid(2003)’Risk of congenital anomalies nearthe Byker vaste combustion plant’ J of Public Health 25(3):237-242 (6) Zambon P, Ricci P, Bovo E, Casula A, Gattolin M, Fiore AR, Chiosi F and Guzzinati S (2007) ‘Sarcoma risk and dioxin emissions from incinerators and industrial plants: a population-based case-control study (Italy)’ Environmental Health, 6, 19 low levels of dioxin concentration (Tuomisto et al, 2004) (1). No increased risk associated with increased dioxin concentration was found. One of the best conducted studies on possible adult cancer risks was that of Elliott et al, (1996) (2). They used postcode data to investigate the cancer incidence among 14 million people living near any of the 72 MSW incinerators in the UK. A statistically significant trend for a decline in risk was observed with increasing distance from the incinerators for all cancers combined (and for stomach, liver and lung cancers specifically). When allowance was made for socio-economic deprivation scores in each location no adverse effects could be identified. Knox (2000) (3)studied possible health risks to children from both landfill and incineration emissions the study focused exclusively on child deaths from cancer (both solid tumours and leukaemias). Knox’s view was that with proximity (7.5-km) to very old MSW waste incinerators and old hospital incinerators there was a small increased relative risk for children to develop cancer. If these very old incinerators are omitted, there is no identifiable increased cancer risk. Knox acknowledged that this‘seemed to exonerate the more modern plants’ (built in the 1960s and 1970s). In another review, the authors stated that there is no clear relationship between childhood cancer and incinerator emissions, even if some results were statistically significant (Franchini et al, 2004) (4). In Italy, Federico et al, 2010 (5) examined cancer incidence in people with residential exposure to a municipal waste incinerator, using data recorded between 1991-2005. Three bands of increasing distance from the incinerator up to a radius of 5 km were used as surrogate markers of exposure. Over the 15 year period over 16,000 cases of cancer were identified within the three bands. Three significant clusters were identified but their shapes could not be associated with the MWI location. The authors’ final conclusion reads as follows: ‘Bearing in mind the intrinsic limits of the study, the results suggest that there is no detectable increase of cancer risk for people living in proximity to the Modena MWI’. There are so many published papers investigating the possible effects on health of waste incinerators that it is not surprising that there is a diversity of opinion and results. This breadth of literature also lends itself to some reviewers taking a selective or partial view of the literature, or even of (1) Tuomisto JT, Pekkanen J, Kiviranta H, Tukianen E, Vartiainen T and Tuomisto J (2004)’ Soft-tissue sarcoma and dioxin: a case-control study’ Int J Cancer, 198:893-900 (2) Elliot t P, Shaddick G, Kleinschmidt I, Jolley D, Walls P, Beresford J and Gruny G (1996)’ Cancer incidence near municipal solid waste incinerators in Great Britain’, Brit J Cancer, 73, 702-710 (3) Knox EG((2000)’Childhood cancers, birthplaces,incinerators and landfill sites’ in Int J of Epidemiology, 29:391-397 (4) Franchini M, Rial M, Buiatt E, Bianchi F (2004)’Health effects of exposure to waste incinerator emissions: a review of epidemiological studies’ Ann Ist Super Sanita, 40(1):101-115 (5) Federico M, Pirani M, Rashid I, Caranci N and Cirilli C (2010)The cancer incidence in people with residential exposure to a municipal waste incinerator: an ecological study in Modena (Italy) 1991-2005’ Waste Management,30:1362-1370 individual papers. For example, Tango et al(1) report that there is a small but statistically significant peak decline risk with distance from 63 MSW incinerators for infant mortality beyond 2 km up to10 km. Opponents of incineration often cite this result, but fail to mention that the authors also states; ‘However, due to the lack of detailed exposure information to dioxins around the incinerators, the observed trend in risk should be interpreted cautiously and there is a need for further investigation to accumulate good evidence regarding the reproductive health effects of waste incinerator exposure’, or that the study showed no significant excess of outcomes in the distance 0-2 km. Moreover, the incinerators selected were deliberately chosen as those with emissions of dioxins above 80 ng (TEQ) m-3(as compared with the current EU limit value of 0.1 ng (TEQ) m-3.) In fact, it is noticeable that many of the studies that purport to show an association between health outcomes and proximity to incinerators are based on data gathered in Asian countries where emission were historically high. The published literature in relation to the epidemiology of health effects around incinerators is retrospective and does not include modern incinerators. The findings for older incinerators with substantially higher emissions may be summarised as follows: •No consistent increase in the incidence of respiratory effects; •No consistent increase in the incidence of reproductive effects or effects on the developing foetus; •No detectable increase in childhood cancers; •A possible small increase in sarcomas; and •No identifiable increase in other cancers. In other words, for some outcomes, there is some degree of evidence that older forms of waste incineration were associated with adverse health outcomes, but this evidence is far from conclusive. Finally, it should be noted that that are some reviews of the subject that are often cited by campaigners against incineration and which therefore achieve undue prominence. One such report has been publish ed by the British Society for Ecological Medicine, in 2008 (2). This report was strongly criticised by the Health Protection Agency in a formal response (3), part of which states, ‘The BSEM report is not a systematic review of the literature and there is no critical assessment of the quality of the included studies. Consequently, the report presents a selective and limited use of the scientific literature.’ (1) Tango et al (2004) Risk of adverse outcomes associated with proximity ot municipal solid waste incinerators with high dioxin emission levels in Japan Journal of Epidemiology 14(3) 83-93 (2) Available at : http://www.ecomed.org.uk/publications/reports/the-health-effects-of-waste-incinerators (3) Available at: http://www.ecomed.org.uk/content/IncineratorHPA.pdf The response goes on to state: ‘the report does not distinguish adequately between hazard and risk, ie the intrinsic hazard associated with a chemical/s, as opposed to the likelihood of health impacts (which is dependent upon exposure).’ A5.5 ULTRAFINE PARTICLES A topic that is often raised in applications for new EfW facilities is that of the effect of ultrafine particles on health. These are defined as being those particles with a diameter of 0.1 μm or less. Particles of such small dimension pose a potential problem for human health, as they are able to pass through the bronchial epithelium (ie the lining of the lung) into the bloodstream. Evidence is accumulating that ultrafine particles may be associated with health effects in a more potent way than larger particles. The term nanoparticles is sometimes used interchangeably with ultrafine particles, chiefly because this term has entered the language through the debate on the safety of nanotechnology. There is no widely accepted definition of the size of nanoparticles. Strictly speaking, they should refer to particles of diameter 1 nm, but in practice, the term is taken to include particles up to 50 nm, or 0.05 μm. Ultrafine particles are generated very effectively by combustion processes and an EfW plant would be a prime source of such particles, were it not for the fact that such plant operates with fabric filters. It is commonly assumed, and frequently asserted, that ultrafine particles are released freely and without restraint by EfW plants. This is not the case. The physics of filtration lead to the conclusion that a fabric filter is actually extremely efficient for very small particles, where the process of diffusion attracts the ultrafine particles with near 100% efficiency to the fibre and filter cake. The minimum efficiency, with respect to particles size, occurs in the range 0.1 μm to 1 μm, although even here the collection efficiency is easily in excess of 97% at the lowest point. Until recently, the evidence base for measurements supporting the theory was very weak. In the last few years, however, a number of Italian studies have demonstrated that fabric filtration is indeed highly efficient at removing fine and ultrafine particles. The work done by Buonanno et a l (1)shows that the efficiency with which particle numbers are reduced across a fabric filter in a working EfW plant is 99.995%. This same paper also reports measurements of ultrafine particle numbers downwind of a major road and demonstrates that the road traffic is a significantly greater source of ultrafine particles than is the EfW plant. Similar observations on the magnitude of ultrafine particle numbers have been reported by Buonanno et al (2), Cernuschi et al (3) and (1) BuonannoG et al (2010) Ultrafine particle apportionment and exposure assessment in respect of linear and point sources Atmospheric Pollution Research 1 36-43 (2) Buonanno G et al (2009) Size distribution and number concentration of particles at the stack of amunicipal waste incinerator Waste Management 29 749-755 (3) Cernuschi et al (2010) Ultrafine partciles in the flue gas from four waste to energy plants Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste, Venice, Italy, 8-11 November 2010. Angeluci et al(1). The use of particle number concentrations as a metric, rather than the one based on mass, is significant, as thismetric is strongly biased towards the ultrafine fraction. It is a more useful measurement if the emphasis is on the very smallest particles. (1) Angelucci et al (2010) Ultrafine particles in emission of a municipal solid waste incinerator and wood stove Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste, Venice, Italy, 8-11 November 2010.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11690
__label__wiki	0.759233	0.759233	Andy Voice named Sodexo Chef of the Year Thursday, January 24th 2019, 11:57 Written by: James Stagg Andy Voice has been named Sodexo Chef of the Year having beaten six other finalists at a live cook off at the Foodservice Show in Birmingham. The senior sous chef for the caterer’s schools division Independents by Sodexo at Dorney Lake, Eton impressed the judges with his menu of savoury carrot cake, loin and neck of lamb with celeriac and artichoke, and a blood orange soufflé for dessert. Voice has previously won gold, ‘best in class’ and ‘best in show’ at competitions including La Parade des Chefs at last year’s Hotelympia and Sodexo’s salon culinaire competition. David Humphreys, development technologist for Tillery Valley Foods was named runner up by the judges, who included National Chef of the Year Kuba Winkowski, Coworth Park executive chef Adam Smith, Brian Turner and the Craft Guild of Chefs chairman Andrew Bennett. Voice said: “Sodexo and the guys I work with have put a lot of effort into supporting and mentoring me. They have been there from the beginning when the ideas were on paper, the first dishes, adding things, changing how things look on the plate – their feedback is what’s most important to me because I know they will be honest.” David Mulcahy, food development and innovation director at Sodexo UK & Ireland added: “A massive congratulations to Andy on winning and of course well done to all the finalists who competed. “Andy is a dedicated chef and has worked extremely hard to triumph this year. They all presented excellent menus to the judges and the outcome is a testament to their determination, training and the supportive Sodexo teams around them.” Awards, Contract Catering, Chef and Sodexo. More Food service news Independents by Sodexo wins £4.25m King’... Bartlett Mitchell to work with vegan and... Amadeus secures £12m contract with Farnb...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11701
__label__wiki	0.535691	0.535691	Download Migos and Quality Control’s Solid Foundation Mixtape DJ Drama and QC the Label team up for the latest Gangsta Grillz installment with the Migos-centric Solid Foundation tape. By Meaghan Garvey Quality Control, a new Atlanta label anchored by Migos and their manager Kevin "Coach K" Lee, has teamed up with DJ Drama for the latest Gangsta Grillz installment, Solid Foundation. It's a Migos-focused compilation, with four new tracks from the trio ("Dramatic," "Kick The Door Down," "QC Addiction," and "Get Down," which features a Gucci Mane verse). Atlanta up-and-comers Jose Guapo, Johnny Cinco, Rich The Kid, and MPA Duke, whose "When We Ride" is a highlight, also appear. Download: QC the Label, Solid Foundation Gucci Mane Migos jose guapo Meaghan Garvey Gucci Mane, Hip-Hop, jose guapo, Meaghan Garvey, Migos, qc	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11704
__label__cc	0.659489	0.340511	FREE TICKETS 100 EXPERT SPEAKERS 200 SUPPLIERS BLOGS & NEWS EXHIBITOR LOGIN ALONGSIDE: The World's Leading Flood Exhibition and Conference Wednesday 11th 10am - 5pm Thursday 12th 10am - 5pm NEC, BIRMINGHAM Digital Showguide Time Until Doors Open: Networking Area The Flood Expo is the world’s largest exhibition and conference designed to help the most progressive flood professionals and property owners discover the latest innovative products, services and strategies that transform the way flooding is predicted, prevented, and managed. The Flood Expo Runs Alongside Tim Beech Thames Water Tim is leading an ambitious £60m Surface Water Management programme for Thames Water, the UK’s largest water and wastewater services company. Since starting at Thames Water in 2010 Tim has focused his career on reducing the risk of sewer flooding, working closely with councils, stakeholders and customers to improve the resilience of the wastewater network. In 2015 Tim began his involvement with the companies £20m SuDS programme and has gone on to shape an industry leading strategy to manage surface water in partnership. Tweet about this seminar Our innovative approach to managing surface water in partnership Thames Water is working in one of the most densely populated and urbanised regions in the UK, placing a lot of pressure on drainage. Without action, population growth, urban creep and climate change would increase the likelihood of flooding and pollution. Historically their response has focussed on engineering solutions but during Tim's session he’ll outline their shifting emphasis towards reducing the volume of surface water entering their sewers with partnership in mind. EVEN MORE SEMINARS Duncan Hill Sigurd Melin Geordie Palmer Peter Marchant Mark Radford Travel/Directions Prysm FDE LTD, a company registered in the United Kingdom, with registered number 09025319 and with its registered office at 4 Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4ST. Copyright © 2009–2019 Prysm FDE LTD. All rights reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11705
__label__wiki	0.726908	0.726908	Harms way tour HARM'S WAY ANNOUNCES U.S. HEADLINE TOUR IN JULY The Beautiful Ones and Eternal Sleep to Support / Harm's Way on tour now in Europe "...an industrial-by-way-of-metallic-hardcore-by-way-of-Triptykon multidimensional rager that is going to turn a lot of heads." - Decibel Harm's Way are continuing to tour in support of their new LP, Rust, which came out this past March on Deathwish Inc. The band's UK/European jaunt is in full swing now, as they are on the road as part of the Deathwish Fest alongside Converge, Trap Them, Young & In The Way, and more. Following, Harm's Way will play a week of shows with The Southern Oracle through mid-June and shortly after their arrival back home to the states, Harm's Way will kick off a three-week-long U.S. headline tour with The Beautiful Ones and Eternal Sleep supporting. Check out their full tour routing below. Recorded at Bricktop Recordings by Andy Nelson (Weekend Nachos, Dead In The Dirt), mixed at God City Studios by Kurt Ballou (Converge, High On Fire), and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Obituary, Nails), Harm's Way's Rust is brutally and meticulously refined. The album brilliantly combines industrial repetition (think Godflesh), metal attack (think Sepultura, Helmet, Celtic Frost), and hardcore aggression, showing that Harm’s Way have emerged from the wreckage of past genres as the new high watermark of heavy in contemporary aggressive music. Most recently, Kerrang! premiered the new music video for "Left To Disintegrate" - check that out here and stay tuned for more Harm's Way news coming soon. Harm's Way - On Tour: July 8 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Music Garage * July 9 Reno, NV @ Holland Project July 10 San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside * July 11 Los Angeles, CA @ Los Globos * July 12 Pomona, CA @ PBW * July 14 Phoenix, AZ @ Pub Rock Live * July 15 El Paso, TX @ Mesa Music Hall * July 16 Dallas, TX @ Son of Hermann Hall * July 18 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird * July 19 Louisville, KY @ New Albany Production House * July 20 Pittsburgh, PA @ Cattivo * July 21 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory * July 22 Baltimore, MD @ Side Bar * July 23-26 Philadelphia, PA @ This Is Hardcore Festival ^ = (DW Fest Europe) w/ Converge, Trap Them, YAITW, and more % = w/ The Southern Oracle * = w/ The Beautiful Ones, Eternal Sleep	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11716
__label__wiki	0.751797	0.751797	PortsCurrently selected Port Price RegulationCurrently selected Port Price Determination Statement of Approach Utilities Commission / Ports / Port Price Regulation The Ports Management Act and Ports Management Regulations establish the Commission as the regulator for the access and pricing regime for the Port of Darwin. The Commission’s role is to regulate prices for the Port of Darwin. The regulatory framework specifically states that the Commission must use price monitoring as the form of price regulation. Further, price regulation only applies to prescribed services. Under the legislation, the Commission has made a Price Determination which is consistent with the regulatory framework about the charges fixed by a private port operator for prescribed services. Changes to Tariffs for Standard Charges for Prescribed Services for the Port of Darwin (1 July 2019) On 1 July 2019, Darwin Port Operations Pty Ltd (DPO) increased all but one of its charges by 2 per cent. The exception being port induction fees which decreased by $25 over two years due to now being biennial instead of annual. In accordance with its price determination, the Commission uses the National Consumer Price Index (CPI) to monitor and report on pricing for prescribed services at the Port of Darwin. The 2 per cent increase to DPO’s port charges is marginally higher than the National (CPI) rise for the 12 months to the March quarter 2019, which was 1 per cent. DPO’s updated Tariff Schedule effective 1 July 2019 is available on DPO’s website. 2019-2022 Prescribed Port Services Final Price Determination for the Port of Darwin On 13 February 2019, the Utilities Commission issued a final price determination in accordance with section 132 of the Ports Management Act and section 20(1)(a) of the Utilities Commission Act. The Commission is required by section 17(3) of the Ports Management Regulations to make a determination no later than three months after the appointment of the private port operator. On 16 February 2016, the Commission made a determination relating to the charges fixed by the private port operator (Darwin Port Operations Pty Limited) for the provision of prescribed services at the Port of Darwin and the manner in which the Commission will monitor those prices. In accordance with section 132(4) of the Ports Management Act, a price determination cannot have effect for a period of more than three years. Therefore, the 2016 price determination expires on 15 February 2019 and is replaced by the 2019-2022 Prescribed Port Services Final Price Determination for the Port of Darwin. In December 2018, the Commission published a draft version of the new price determination, inviting submissions from port stakeholders. Two submissions were received, which were considered before the issuing of the final determination. 2019-2022 Prescribed Ports Services Final Price Determination PDF Submission from DPO on the draft determination Submission from AMEC on the draft determination PDF 2019-2022 Prescribed Port Services Draft Price Determination for the Port of Darwin released for public consultation (closed) In 2016, the Commission made a determination relating to the charges fixed by the private port operator for providing prescribed services at the Port of Darwin. The determination will expire on 15 February 2019 and the Commission intends on replacing it with a new determination - the 2019-2022 Prescribed Port Services Draft Price Determination for the Port of Darwin. The Commission invites submissions on the draft determination from all stakeholders involved in the ports industry by Wednesday, 9 January 2019. Submissions on the draft determination will inform the final price determination, which will be released by the Commission by 16 February 2019. In the interests of transparency and to promote informed discussion, the Commission will generally make submissions publicly available. Persons wishing to submit confidential information should: clearly identify the relevant sections of the submission that are confidential; and provide a copy of the submission suitable for publication with any confidential material removed. Confidential information is defined in section 26 of the Utilities Commission Act as information that could affect the competitive position of a licensed entity or other person or is commercially sensitive for some other reason. To facilitate publication, submissions should be provided electronically by email to utilities.commission@nt.gov.au in Abode Acrobat or Microsoft Word format. Any questions regarding the draft price determination should be directed to the Utilities Commission by telephone (08) 8999 5480 or email utilities.commission@nt.gov.au. Changes to Tariffs for Standard Charges for Prescribed Services for the Port of Darwin (1 August 2018) On 1 August 2018, Darwin Port Operations Pty Ltd (DPO) increased its tariffs by 1.9 per cent, except for port induction fees which did not change. The 1.9 per cent increase is consistent with the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) rise for the 12 months to the March quarter 2018. DPO also adopted a lower rate for privately operated cranes, removing alternative charges based on crane capacity in order to reduce existing administrative burdens. The Schedule of Port Charges has been updated to provide additional information or clarity to port users about tariffs. The updated schedule commenced on 1 August 2018 and is available on DPO’s website. Changes to Tariffs for Standard Charges for Prescribed Services for the Port of Darwin (1 August 2017) Since it became a private port operator, Darwin Port Operations Pty Ltd has increased the standard charges for prescribed services once. The new charges came into effect on 1 August 2017. All charges for prescribed services (except one) increased by 1.1 per cent. The exception, the charge for bulk liquid fuels (inbound) increased by 3.6 per cent. The port operator has explained the reason for the higher increase for this service was to receive an acceptable rate of return for the bulk liquids fuel berth infrastructure upgrades. A new standard charge for a prescribed service was introduced in August 2017 – the Bladin Channel port dues levy, which will apply to vessels larger than 20 000 gross tonnage (GT) accessing the Bladin Channel. The port operator has informed the Commission that the reason for the new charge is to provide a recovery mechanism for investment in pilotage, harbour control and management facilities to support the safe management of large vessel traffic. Large vessel traffic is expected to increase once INPEX starts operation in 2018. 2017 Port of Darwin Comparative Report and 2017 Port of Darwin Price Benchmarking Report Released The Ports Management Act requires the Utilities Commission to complete a review of the Northern Territory ports access and pricing regime by 15 November 2018. To inform this review the Commission completed a comparative report of annual reporting information about the operational activities of the Port of Darwin for the previous four years. The Commission also engaged the specialist services of GHD Advisory to undertake a benchmarking study of port prices for the Port of Darwin against comparable interstate ports. The ports included in the study were Darwin, Broome, Port Hedland, Fremantle, Adelaide, Cairns, Townsville and Gladstone. Both of these reports are included as appendices to the Issues Paper for the 2018 Ports Access and Pricing Review. 2017 Port of Darwin Comparative Report 2017 Port of Darwin Price Benchmarking Report Notice of Making of a Determination (closed) Prescribed Port Services – Port of Darwin – Final Price Determination The Commission is required by section 17(3) of the Ports Management Regulations to make a determination no later than three months after the appointment of the private port operator. It relates to the charges fixed by the private port operator (Darwin Port Operations Pty Limited) for the provision of prescribed services at the Port of Darwin and the manner in which the Commission will monitor those prices. The 2015-2018 Final Determination is available on the Utilities Commission website or by contacting the Commission on utilities.commission@nt.gov.au or +61 8 8999 5480 . Draft Price Determination (closed) On 17 December 2015, the Commission released a draft determination which the Commission is authorised to make under section 132 of the Ports Management Act and section 20(1)(a) of the Utilities Commission Act. It relates to the charges fixed by Darwin Port Operations Pty Ltd (the private port operator) for the provision of prescribed service at the Port of Darwin. The Commission is required by section 17(3) of the Ports Management Regulations to make a determination no later than three months after the appointment of the private port operator. The Commission must provide a copy of a draft determination at least 30 days prior to the making of a final determination to the Minister, the private port operator and other stakeholders the Commission consider would likely be affected by the determination. The Commission notes that this is the first determination for the Port of Darwin under the Ports Management Act. Section 23 of the Utilities Commission Act makes provision for the Commission to enforce a determination. Section 121 of the Ports Management Act also requires the Commission to report annually to the Minister on any instances of non-compliance by a private port operator with a determination, with such a report to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The draft determination is available here or by contacting the Commission office. Dr Patrick Walsh Utilities Commissioner Submissions Received The Commission recieved two submissions on the Draft Price Determination. One submision was identitfied by the submitting stakeholder as commercial-in-confidence. Submission – Department of Treasury and Finance	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11721
__label__wiki	0.50129	0.50129	Filter: Sometimes Always Monsters Showcase at Bit Bazaar 2019 June 22, 2019 from 12:00 to 7:00 at the wonderful and spacious Toronto Media Arts Center (32 Lisgar St.), we’ll be showcasing playable versions for all of our games at the annual Bit Bazaar event. This will be the first public demo for Burger Patrol, and another good chance to get a preview of Sometimes Always Monsters before it releases next year. If you’ve never been to one of these things, we highly recommend you attend if you’re nearby the city. There are plenty of independent developers to interact with, lots of new games to explore, weird kitsch to buy, and a smattering of tasty foods and beers to enjoy while you get down with it all. It’s a great opportunity to integrate with the local developer culture, and visit us for a mindless chat in the process. We look forward to your faces, and hope you have a great time exploring all the fun our city’s got to offer. Tagged: BitBazaar Sometimes Always Monsters, Always Sometimes Monsters, Announcement, Devolver Digital Devolver Digital Reunites With Vagabond Dog For ASM Sequel Coming Soon To Steam Not to be confused with 2014's critically acclaimed title, Always Sometimes Monsters, sequel Sometimes Always Monsters is set for late 2016 release, and also probable confusion no matter how hard we try to explain the two different titles Your Guarded Desires - Vagabond Dog and Devolver Digital have reignited their romance to publish a sequel to the lauded, semi-biographical, digital novella, RPG, life-sim, Always Sometimes Monsters, called Sometimes Always Monsters, scheduled for release in late 2016. (No, YOU'RE using commas wrong.) Fans attending PAX East this weekend can get the original title (Always Sometimes Monsters) for free by playing the sequel (Sometimes Always Monsters) in the Indie Megabooth. During PAX East, the original title from 2014 will be 90 percent off through Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/274310/. In this upcoming sequel, you've finally arrived: the love of your life is at your side, your book is on the best-seller's list and everything is as it should be – stable, comfortable and well-deserved. But success isn't all it's cracked up to be. Despite all of your achievements, whispers from the shadows grow, calling you a monster, manipulative, and unrepentant. Only you can decide if they're right. Seeking inspiration, you join a cross-country bus tour with a band of like-minded authors as each stop presents a new city to explore. Fans and strangers alike invite you into their lives – forever shaping their worlds for better or worse as you pass through town with a whirlwind of choice and consequence. Fork Parker explained, "When they first brought it to us, we got so confused by the title. Totally thought it was their first game, the one I'd already paid for. Figured the Vagabonds were trying to scam us. Put a bounty on their head and everything. Thankfully one of the interns opened the damned thing, cleared the whole mess up. The game's incredible. Would have been a total shame if one of my hitmen finally got to them." "These games are antithetical to one another, and so their naming must mirror that," clarified Justin Amirkhani, Creative Director at Vagabond Dog. "We spent a long time considering alternatives, but this was the only thing that we felt truly fit. Adding a number to the end just didn't make sense because this game doesn't feel like a forward progression. It's more like an opposite, or a reflection of the first." Sometimes Always Monsters is set for later this year, in the meantime stay in touch on Twitter @VagabondDog and keep up to date with Devolver's various ramblings at @DevolverDigital. Tagged: Free, PAX East 2016 Events, Media, Sometimes Always Monsters, Blog Vagabonds Melt Aussie Hearts, Win International Favor We may have travelled halfway around the world, but you Australians definitely made us feel at home. Thanks to everyone who visited our booth during PAX Australia, to all the welcoming indie developers we met, and to everyone that made sure the show ran smoothly. It was a pleasure getting to talk to some of you more distant fans, and we are glad you all had such a good time playing Sometimes Always Monsters. We're already making changes to the game based on feedback and observations during the demos. The Australian press was also on-hand and ready to hear more about the games. We had some great conversations with the following folks that delve more into what SAM is really all about: Resident Entertainment Another Dungeon OK Games While it's hard to say when we'll be back in Melbourne, we anxiously await our next opportunity. Until then, some memories: Tagged: PAX Australia 2015 Events, Sometimes Always Monsters Witness Our PAX Pitch With Ifinite Lives Rarely do we get the opportunity to fully explain our games. Conventions often afford us the time to interface with people one-on-one and talk at length, but even that can be insufficient. Thankfully, the crew from the Infinite Lives Podcast came by our booth at PAX Prime with a camera and all the right questions. While there is no substitute for the Vagabond Dog booth experience in real life, we hope this video will satisfy. Sometimes Always Monsters is an ambitious game, and we sincerely appreciate you taking the time to understand. Tagged: PAX Prime 2015 Vagabond Dog Pilgrimages To Pax Prime 2015 Yes, the rumours are true. Vagabond Dog will be attending PAX Prime 2015, and we'll be bringing our public build of Sometimes Always Monsters for you all to play. To make things a little more exciting, we've decided to pre-load each of our demo stations with save files sent to us through Project Continuity. This means that each player will have the option to see how Sometimes Always Monsters begins by starting as a brand new player, or by stepping into the shoes of an existing character. The differences in experience are interesting to note. We'll also be selling the same shirts you can get at store.vagabonddog.com, but they're on sale right now. We've also enabled a free convention pick-up shipping option for all orders. If you're planning on buying a shirt from us in person, you can save a few bucks and make sure we've got your size in advance. It's really exciting to get another opportunity to see you all. It feels like forever since we've last talked. You'll find us somewhere inside the Indie Megabooth. More specifically Booth 869. What's Sometimes Always In A Name? There's this very old concept that naming something gives it power. Once given a name, we take shape and form ourselves. Identity starts with a name, the wonder at what that label means. Sometimes Always Monsters is not an easy name. Neither was Always Sometimes Monsters, but it's what the game had to be called. Artistic expression is driven by the absolute necessity of creation. In many ways a game like this makes itself, we just put the pieces in place. We spent a long time considering alternatives. Adding a number to the end didn't make sense because this game doesn't feel like a progression forward. It's more like a reflection. Similarly, this game is intended to showcase an almost opposite side of life. You're married, you're successful, everything is going well. The game begins with an awareness that the troubles you face are by your design more so than by the natural harshness of life. When you become a monster this time, there will be no surprise it's your doing. With all of that in mind, the concept of always running into situations where we would sometimes choose to be villains provides too much absolution. Instead, we are now examining the notion of sometimes running into situations where you must always become a monster. As confusing as the difference between these may seem, it is a critical one in discussing morality. It's easy to understand if you think about it like ASM is the slow climb up the ladder, and SAM is the quick ride down the slide. They are opposites in direction, acceleration, and sensation but both exist in pursuit of something greater. One cannot exist without the other. The theme of interrelation is something core to the concept of both games. In the end, we could have chosen something else. Almost anything else would probably have been easier to explain. However, the game's called Sometimes Always Monsters and we'll be waiting patiently until we understand exactly what that means. Tagged: Thoughts Sometimes Always Monsters, Announcement Vagabond Dog Announces Sometimes Always Monsters Vagabond Dog is proud to announce their second title, Sometimes Always Monsters, is coming to PC in 2016. Sometimes Always Monsters is an atypical role-playing game about our life choices, the circumstances that drive us to them, and their inevitable consequences. Set in the modern world, players take control of a newly married author struggling to find the inspiration needed to write their second novel. With pressure to provide for your household mounting, you set out on a cross-country promotional tour with a band of like-minded scribes. Along the journey, players will encounter those who have been changed by their words. For better or for worse, the role you play in their lives will echo through the story. As you decide your place in a world that would seek to idolize or destroy you, responsibility is what you make of it when we're Sometimes Always Monsters. "I like to think of it more like an antithesis than a sequel," boasts Creative Director Justin Amirkhani. "Where ASM was largely about the gruelling struggle to go from nothing to something, Sometimes Always Monsters is about the thrilling free fall from something to nothing." While Sometimes Always Monsters will support save file imports from Always Sometimes Monsters, this new game focuses on a different story with fluid ties to the original. Decisions made in ASM will impact the world of SAM in unexpected fashion. As the journey continues on, regardless of how the story ended, you will come to new understandings as you scrutinize the decisions of your former self. To aid our efforts in preserving the unique canon of every player's experience, and to help with our cross-compatibility testing, we are asking fans of ASM to send their save files to continuity@vagabonddog.com Sometimes Always Monsters will be playable at PAX Prime booth 869 inside the Indie Megabooth. Media are asked to send appointment requests to gypsy@vagabonddog.com soon. Sometimes Always Monsters will be available in 2016. Fans can follow development at blog.vagabonddog.com or via @VagabondDog on Twitter. Tagged: Press Release, PAX Prime 2015 Always Sometimes Monsters, Sometimes Always Monsters A Good Continuity Is A Terrible Thing To Waste Although it is not required, Sometimes Always Monsters will allow you to import your completed save file from Always Sometimes Monsters. Doing this will alter key factors about the narrative, as well as retain characters and continuity across both stories. We'd like you to send us your completed ASM save files. That little universe you cultivated with your decisions is important to us, and we'd like to make sure the most important parts of it are preserved as we develop SAM. Having access to real player data will help us better understand how you interacted with the game, help our testing process, and inform our design going forward. Just e-mail a copy of it to continuity@vagabonddog.com You can find it in your ASM install directory on your PC. If helping us make better games is not enough, we also offer your world some permanence as it will be carried on the Vagabond Dog pilgrimage to PAX Prime 2015 and beyond. The chosen few will receive free swag from the show. Don't worry if you haven't finished yet. There's still plenty of time before Sometimes Always Monsters releases. It's not like we're judging you anyway, right? Tagged: Continuity, PAX Prime 2015	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11722
__label__wiki	0.608393	0.608393	by Hailie Hay in Bands to Watch, Interviews, Metal, New Music Monday, News Nov 13, 2011 Nov 16, 2011 1 Comment0 LikeLike 1,150 Left to right: Kyle Wallinger (drums), Adam McDaniel (guitar), Jake Quarle (upside-down)(vocals), Alyssa Porras (bass), and Jared Charles (guitar). Just upstate from the birthing grounds of such great thrash pioneers as Slayer and Metallica comes Archea, a rather rambunctious young group with a definite and ferocious sound. Coming straight out of Pleasant Hill, California, (an otherwise quiet town dwindling in the glare of the lights of San Francisco), Archea can only be described as a crazy delicious blend of metals that you won’t want to miss, and that you wouldn’t soon forget. I was lucky enough to have been able to sit down for an interview with four of the five members of this band, which is definitely up-and-coming, but coming up fast. Interviewer (Hailie): Please introduce yourselves and your respective instruments. Jared Charles: I’m Jared Charles, and I play guitar. Jake Quarle: Jake Quarle; lead vocals. Adam McDaniel: Adam McDaniel; guitar. Kyle Wallinger: Kyle Wallinger; drums…and we are missing a member. Interviewer: Who are you missing? Jared: Lyssie! Kyle: We’re missing Alyssa (Lyssie) Porras, who plays bass for us. Interviewer: Why is she not here today, do you know? Adam: She had a really bad sickness and was in the hospital a few days ago, so…she was just kinda like, ‘it’s probably not the best idea to come here and kind of…infect everybody’. Interviewer: Yeah…but do you guys infect people with your music? Kyle: Yeah, we’re spreading the disease. [laughs]. Interviewer: Thought so!… Alright, speaking of disease, is it “arkeea” or “arkayah”, officially? Jake: “Arkayah”. Adam (and Kyle): “Arkayah”. Interviewer: Alright, you heard it here first… [laughs]. Adam: A-R Jake: C-H-E-A… In the dictionary, it’s pronounced “a-r-k-a-y-a-h.” Jared: I don’t even know what Archea is… [laughs]. Kyle: We’re talking about this WAY too much… Interviewer: What is it, for people who don’t know? Jake: What is it? Jared: It’s like some bacteria or something… Jake: I’ve heard it’s a bacteria found in farts or something. Interviewer: It’s found in farts? Adam: Well, actually, no; that’s the original way of spelling “archaea”…the way we spell it is actually just…us. Interviewer: Just you guys? Jake: No, the way we spell it is different than the actual spelling… Interviewer: Oh! Jared: Yeah, so we’re not actually associated with farts. Interviewer: So, why did you choose Archea? Jared: Because it sounded hella* cool… [laughs]. Adam: Uhh…we spent like a few months looking at names, and it was either “Archea” or “Flatulent Holocaust”. Jake: Our good friend Adam Zaro suggested it to me….and I suggested it to the rest of the band. Jared: I wanted it to be “My Left Nut”, but then everyone would ask… Interviewer: So, how’d you guys form? Was there a band before this one that kind of… Adam: Oh, fck, Kyle…don’t you DARE say it! [laughs]. Kyle: Me and Jared were just kind of jammin’ in the garage a few times, and then we got, uhh…we got Adam and one of our ex members, who played bass for us, and then we got a THIRD guitarist, and then… Jake: Our first bassist was Brandon Malcom… Kyle: Are we allowed to release names? Interviewer: Yeah! …You can’t say that Brandon Malcom murdered somebody, but… Adam: Well, our third guitarist was Will Barnett, and we had to… unfortunately, we had to go back down to two guitarists. Kyle: And, actually, Jake was our second bassist, and he moved up to vocalist. Jake: Yeah, I came in as a bassist; we looked for a vocalist for like, 20 years, and then I finally decided, ‘hey…I’ll try vocals’. Adam: We had tried out people like Josh Calder from Necrosin to be our singer, and …it just didn’t work out. Jake: Yeah, and Brad from Eviscerated. Kyle: Yeah, he was gonna be our singer. Adam: Yeah… Eviscerated is a …death metal band? Jared: Eventually, me… Jake: Yeah, Jared tried vocals… Adam: Jared tried and then– Jared: I was too good for the band. Interviewer: Oh, really? [laughs] Adam: I tried out once and said ‘no’, then– Kyle: ‘Cause you couldn’t hear him on the P.A. Adam:…and then we just decided, ‘let’s have Jake [try],’… then, yeah. Jake became our singer. Jake: Yeah, I was bassist AND singer for a while, but then we decided that I sounded cooler with just vocals, so we recruited our good friend Lyssie for bass… Interviewer: Who is not here, unfortunately… Jake: Yeah… Interviewer: Anyway, so what subgenre would you consider yourselves, if you go for that sort of thing? Jake: We are Archea metal. Adam: ATM. Interviewer: Why did you decide to be a metal band? Why didn’t you go for… Adam: Well, you see– Kyle: Because everything else sucks balls. Adam: You see, Kyle’s hair…because of Kyle’s hair… Kyle: We started the whole band because of my hair. [laughs] Adam: No, the truth is is that Kyle, Jared, and I had a lot of common likes musically… and we decided…why not? Jared: Yeah, we all like Britney Spears, and… [laughs] Interviewer: Oh, I figured. Adam: Madonna. Jared: Avril Lavigne. Kyle: BRING ME THE HORIZON! Interviewer: This kid’ s serious. Adam: Jake was actually in a band before this one… I think it was actually at this school– Jake: I was in a band before, but… I don’t really consider what it was a ‘band’… I’m not really sure what direction it was going… It was going in like a…Disturbed/Avenged Sevenfold direction… Interviewer: Oh yeah, I remember that… Kyle: It was called Undropped Testicles. Jake: That’s EXACTLY what it was called. [laughs]. Jared: Wasn’t it called Death’s Apprentice? Jake: Yeah, it was some gay ass shit called Death’s Apprentice…so fuck Death’s Apprentice. Interviewer: Really? Could you…could you say that again? Jake: Fuck Death’s Apprentice. Interviewer: Yell it out loud or I won’t hear you! Jake: FUCK DEATH’S APPRENTICE, and fuck you, Jeremy Fryman…you motherfucker. Kyle: Hey, use Jake vocals. Interviewer: Good. Adam: So, I was at the mall one time, and, basically, I saw Jake and I said, “hey, if your band doesn’t work out, come join us.” Jake: Yeah, right in front of my old drummer… Adam: Yeah. Jake: But, um…yeah. Around when I started to hang around them, I was really into, like… AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, and the Doors… but then I slowly started getting into metal, starting with Slayer, of course… Interviewer: That’s usually how it goes… Jake: And then we all started to develop common likes… Kyle: Slipknot. Jake: I never really liked Slipknot that much… Adam: Manson. Kyle: Yeah, you did… Adam: Marilyn Manson. Kyle: He loved Manson for like a whole month. Jake: Yeah, Manson’s great. Interviewer: Sweet dreams are made of these. Kyle: No they’re not. Interviewer: Oh…Well… Anyway, what’s the coolest thing like a crowd has ever done for you? Adam: Oh, geez…uh… Jake: Well, this one kid… Kyle: Jake crowd surfed, that was pretty cool. Jared: No, this one kid attempted to crowd surf, but he landed on his face… Adam: Yeah, and he…um…he kicked the back of his head… He tried to crowd surf, and someone held onto his legs… so he just fell and smacked his face onto the ground and kicked himself in the back of the head, basically. Jake: He looked like a backwards folding chair. Adam: And we were just kinda sitting there, still kinda playing the song, and Jake’s like, ‘oh, are you okay, bro?’, and he didn’t really move for a bit, and we were like ‘oh, shit.’ Kyle: And I didn’t even notice. Adam: But it was awesome, you know…He was a good guy…he got back up and kept moshing. Jake: Yeah, even though he was about to pass out, and shit… Interviewer: Poor guy… Jared: My dad got him water. Adam: I think the other good thing was like when we had people singin’ along with our songs. Jake: There was this one time at Red House where we were playing “Slow Extinction” and, like, the whole front…there was a group of kids headbanging, and in the back there was a huge pit…it was probably the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Kyle: Yeah, I think that was our first headlining show, wasn’t it? Adam: Yeah, all the kids up front were just yelling the vocals the whole time, and I remember Jake was like, handing them the mic and shit. Interviewer: That’s pretty cool. Jake: Yeah, it was insane. Interviewer:Let’s flip this question around… what’s the coolest thing you’ve ever done for a crowd? [laughs] Interviewer: Let’s flip this question around…what’s the coolest thing you’ve ever done for a crowd? Jake: I crowd surfed. Kyle: I wore a dress. Interviewer: You wore a dress? Adam: It would have to be at Big Four, I was in the mosh pit and I had to go to the bathroom and they wouldn’t let me out…so, I kind of unzipped my pants and ran around pissing on everyone… Interviewer: No, I mean, as a band [laughs]That was Adam McDaniel, guys… Jake: Adam McDaniel pisses on everyone. Interviewer: How long have you guys been performing? Jake: Since April. Interviewer: Since April? Adam: Yeah, since April, uh…I think we’ve done about…just about 20 shows now, and um…we’re— Kyle: Looking for more. Adam: Yeah, we’re looking for more… Right now, we’re working on a demo…it should be coming out, hopefully, sometime in the next month… Jake: It’s gonna have the oh-so-clever name of ‘Archea Demo 2011’. Interviewer: Really? Adam: Oh yeah…or, ‘Laugh ‘Till Death’. Jared: … Or, ‘Flatulent Holocaust’. Jake: I’m down for ‘Flatulent Holocaust’. Adam: We’re gonna name the demo ‘Flatulent Holocaust’ by Archea. Interviewer: Well, it’s memorable. [laughs] Jake: We should get Archea brands, and brand people. Interviewer: THAT would be cool… Adam: We’re gonna play at Slim’s, on December 4, and that’s hopefully when/where we’re gonna release the demo… Interviewer: Cool, that was actually gonna be my next question… Jake: Slim’s, San Francisco…that is awesome. Interviewer: Any comments about that, like…should they come? Should they break their necks headbanging? Kyle: Yeah, we’re opening for Slayer. Interviewer: Really? At Slim’s? Kyle: No! [laughs]Adam: People should come…try to come, and hangout… Jake: Anyone who likes to rock n’ roll should come. Adam: Umm…We’ll be throwing, like…random shit into the crowd, like, you know…stickers, glow sticks… Jared: Condoms. Interviewer: Alright, so uh…any last comments, or final words…or, places you’d like to perform?…Announcements? Adam: Umm…Well we’d like to perform at AT&T Park, the Oakland Arena, um… Jared: Madison Square Garden. Kyle: We’ll start with the Warfield. Adam: We wanna play at the Warfield really badly… Interviewer: The Warfield’s pretty cool… I actually saw the Dead Weather there last year. Adam: We wanna hit, you know… Germany, Russia, of course, Canada… and good ole Tennessee! Interviewer: Oh, yes, I forgot to ask your influences! Kyle: Should we go as a group, or individually? Interviewer: I’d say collectively…as a group. Kyle: Collectively, our biggest influences are…well… Jared: Big Four. Kyle: Our sound is a combination of Thrash/Groove Metal and, uh… Adam: Crossover. Kyle: If you listen to songs like “Slow Extinction”, it’s got the really chunky guitar, like groove metal, but, if you actually listen to it, Jake actually sounds like a crossover vocalist, so it’s a really cool mix…and every one of our songs sounds different. Adam: We try to have as diverse shit as possible…umm…for one of our songs, we’re gonna have Jared just fart into a mic the whole time. Interviewer: It’ll probably sound like dubstep, if you do it correctly… [laughs] Adam: We’re gonna name it “Fuck Dubstep”, and it’s gonna be on the demo-type thing… Jake: It’s gonna be a bonus track on the Japanese version. Jared: It’s gonna be a secret track, and people are gonna listen…and once the track is over, people are gonna be like, ‘”what the fuck is this?”[laughs] Interviewer: Just have it be like a secret track and see if anyone can peg it for anything… [laughs] Jared: Or, we could just have it be a new CD, and call it “The Misinterpretation of Silence”. [laughs] Jake: That’s a really epic name, actually. Kyle: We spent a good amount of this interview talking about fuckin’ farts. [laughs]. Interviewer: Anything else you guys want to talk about before I hit the stop button? Jake: We like to party. Kyle: Ummm…Fuck Deathcore. Adam: We really wanna, like…start doing some house parties, and stuff… we want to see more of that out here in San Francisco…we see a lot of that in L.A., uhh… Jared: L.A. sucks. Adam: Hopefully, this summer, we’ll be doing a tour down in L.A. and up here in San Francisco… Jake: Yeah, along with our good buddies in Necrosin and, uh…Hemotoxin. Adam: We just got offered to play in Oregon and Reno this summer, also. Kyle: We did? Adam: Yeah…and other places like that, so we’re probably gonna be on tour for most of the summer… Jake: Please stand by as we fight for food… [laughs] Adam: We’d really like if you, um…you know, if everyone could come out and support us… Jake: We would absolutely love that. Adam: …on December 4 at Slim’s, so…yeah. All of you come out and party with us! There’ll be all kinds of different party supplies… Interviewer: Party supplies? Kyle: Smoke beer. Interviewer: Smoke beer? Adam: But, yeah…that’s about it. Jake: Oh! Our main influences are Slayer, Megadeth, Metallica…old Metallica… D.R.I., Suicidal, Josh Caulder from Necrosin, who I love… Jared: Metallica with Lou Reed… [laughs]. Interviewer: Well, I’ll be putting ALL of this in the interview…I’ll be putting ALL of this in print…although it may take me a few days… but, uh… Yeah, so…it’s been fun talking! Kyle: We appreciate it very much. Adam: We’d love to do some more interviews with you, maybe a little more serious when, you know…one or two of us aren’t drunk or high… [laughs] Interviewer: Yeah, especially not me…it’s bad when the interviewer is drunk AND high… [laughs] So I’ll wrap up the interview on this note: Kyle’s a good kid who never smokes, ALL of you are sober, except for me [laughs], and you guys are gonna have a show on December 4. Jake: We love you guys! Take it from one who has been to a few of their shows and mixed it up in the pits their angsty musical concoctions create: Archea is not a band you want to miss. For tickets to their show at Slim’s , go to their Facebook page or contact the venue directly. hella– Northern Californian slang for “a lot” or “very”; something of a combination of “hell” and “of”, concocted by the lazy populous of Northern Californian teens, particularly those of the San Francisco Bay Area. Tagges: 2011ArcheaNew MusicSan Franciscothrash metal By Hailie Hay Journalist, musician, and photographer coming out of San Francisco, Calif. 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__label__cc	0.684997	0.315003	Consumers use a private VPN service, also known as a VPN tunnel, to protect their online activity and identity. By using an anonymous VPN service, a user's Internet traffic and data remain encrypted, which prevents eavesdroppers from sniffing Internet activity. VPN services are especially useful when accessing public Wi-Fi hotspots because the public wireless services might not be secure. In addition to public Wi-Fi security, a private VPN service also provides consumers with uncensored Internet access and can help prevent data theft and unblock websites. As stated previously, most implementations of PPP provide a limited number of authentication methods. EAP is an IETF standard extension to PPP that allows for arbitrary authentication mechanisms for the validation of a PPP connection. EAP was designed to allow the dynamic addition of authentication plug-in modules at both the client and authentication server. This allows vendors to supply a new authentication scheme at any time. EAP provides the highest flexibility in authentication uniqueness and variation. The RADIUS server receives a user-connection request from the VPN server and authenticates and authorizes the connection attempt. In addition to a yes or no response to an authentication request, RADIUS can inform the VPN server of other applicable connection parameters for this user such as maximum session time, static IP address assignment, and so on. While everything makes sense and all is good, what were the speed test results for China? Sorry for being so upfront but I have gone through a dozen or so websites to find a vpn that works in china. I have an upcoming business trip to china and a vpn would be really handy. But with complicated cyber laws in china, its hard to put a finger on anyone service. I used a free vpn service, like zenmate, when I was in Germany and it worked perfectly. What would you advise, which service is best for china? Also, can I purchase the service once I am in China or should I buy it before? Pls reply! Using a VPN is a little trickier for ChromeOS users, however. While Google has worked to make it easier to use a VPN with a Chromebook or Chromebox, it's not always a walk in the park. Our guide to how to set up a VPN on a Chromebook can make the task a bit easier, however. In these cases, you might find it easier to install a VPN plug-in for the Chrome browser. This will only secure some of your traffic, but it's better than nothing. BILLED {{orderCtrl.getIntervalPrice('coupon', 'coupon', true)}}{{orderCtrl.currencySymbolSpaced}} FIRST YEAR, THEN {{orderCtrl.getIntervalPrice('coupon', 'coupon', true)*2}}{{orderCtrl.currencySymbolSpaced}} YEARLY One of today’s leading VPN providers and another worthy mention on our list of top 20 VPN services, PureVPN is known for its service quality and customer support. The service has 450 servers in 101 countries, allowing users to surf the Internet and use any online solution without having to reveal their IP address. This is very useful to those who want to bypass Internet censorship. The service’s no logs policy means that it does not store user online activity data and promises not to release them unless required by law, ensuring that your information is in safe hands. What sets this service apart from others is its refund policy. Users are able to use it for up to 10 hours or 10GB of bandwith and still get a refund, a far more generous policy than what others have to offer. The biggest advantage of RIP is that it is extremely simple to configure and deploy. The biggest disadvantage of RIP is its inability to scale to large or very large networks. The maximum hop count used by RIP routers is 15. Networks that are 16 hops or more away are considered unreachable. As networks grow larger in size, the periodic announcements by each RIP router can cause excessive traffic. Another disadvantage of RIP is its high recovery time. When the network topology changes, it might take several minutes before the RIP routers reconfigure themselves to the new network topology. While the network reconfigures itself, routing loops might form that result in lost or undeliverable data. ExpressVPN earns a spot on our list thanks to its feature-filled service that is easy to use for both technical and non-technical users. ExpressVPN consistently ranks as one of the fastest VPN providers in our official BestVPN Speed Test. This makes it a fantastic option for streaming HD content. Robust encryption keeps hackers at bay and no usage logs means the company can’t share your personal browsing data. With servers in plenty of countries around the world, “stealth” servers to help users in China bypass the firewall, and Smart Domain Name System (DNS) service that keeps streaming sites like Netflix running smoothly, you can see why ExpressVPN continues to impress our experts and remains one of our most popular VPN providers. Try ExpressVPN today with a 30-day, no-quibble, money-back guarantee. VPN uses robust protocols to safeguard netizens’ activity from snoopers and hackers with the help of military-grade encryption packets which causes a slight, or sometimes a visible reduction in your Internet speed. But does that mean using a VPN will compromise your connection speed? Not necessary! Though the speed of a VPN always depends on individuals’ usage, it can be an essential element to help you decide which one to buy. That is where your search for the fastest VPN service or high-speed VPNs starts. However, you need to be selective while choosing a fast VPN as it involves various factors that influence the speed of the connection. These services offer many ways to connect, including without the service's client software; support operating systems and devices, such as routers or set-top boxes, beyond just the "big four" operating systems (Windows, Mac, Android and iOS); have hundreds, or even thousands, of servers in dozens of countries; and generally let the user sign up and pay anonymously. When we initially researched and tested VPNs for this guide in early 2018, technical and legal reasons prevented app developers from using the OpenVPN protocol in apps released through Apple’s iOS app store. During 2018, both the technical and licensing hurdles were removed, and VPN providers started adding OpenVPN connections to their iOS apps. We’ve already noted that our top pick, IVPN, has added it, as have ExpressVPN and PIA. In a future update, we’ll specifically test these upgraded iOS apps, but in the meantime the updated IVPN app has worked as promised for several Wirecutter staffers who use it regularly. Because this OpenVPN support makes it much easier for anyone with Apple devices to create a reliably secure VPN connection, we wouldn’t recommend a service without it to anyone with an iPhone or iPad. Jurisdiction – From the point of view of privacy, nothing is more important than the jurisdiction in which a VPN provider operates. VPN providers based in countries like the UK, the US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia have to follow data retention laws and cooperate with agencies for surveillance purposes. However, if a VPN provider truly follows a zero-logging policy, then users can consider their privacy secure even if the VPN is based in one of the countries as above. Nonetheless, given the choice, you should avoid VPNs that fall in the jurisdiction of agencies notorious for their surveillance programs. I had to know why Goose VPN was so named. My first order of business was to reach out to the company's co-founder and ask. Geese, I was told, make excellent guard animals. There are records of guard geese giving the alarm in ancient Rome when the Gauls attacked. Geese have been used to guard a US Air Defense Command base in Germany and a brewery in Scotland. IVPN exceeded our requirements for being trustworthy and transparent. It also offers good performance without sacrificing security, and it's easy to set up and use on nearly any device running Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS. Other VPNs we tested had faster connections at particular server locations or lower prices, but they came up short on essential factors such as transparency about who exactly runs them. If you're ready for a VPN, we think IVPN is worth the price, even considering competitors with cheaper options. If you're not ready to commit, you can try it out with a seven-day money-back guarantee. It's easy and obvious to turn off automatic billing, too. VPNs also cloak your computer's actual IP address, hiding it behind the IP address of the VPN server you're connected to. IP addresses are distributed based on location, so you can estimate someone's location simply by looking at their IP address. And while IP addresses may change, it's possible to track someone across the internet by watching where the same IP address appears. Using a VPN makes it harder for advertisers (or spies, or hackers) to track you online. Contact us at webmaster@x10vpn.com \| Sitemap xml \| Sitemap txt \| Sitemap	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11733
__label__wiki	0.962852	0.962852	‘Friends’ leaves Netflix in 2020 CBS All Access Releases Key Art For Picard Show Are Pooja Batra and Nawab Shah secretly married? #JusticeForRocky Singers Spark Outrage Over ASAP Rocky Imprisonment In Sweden! Details Inside Negotiations Between House Dems and Mueller 'BREAKDOWN,' Testimony Possibly Delayed Ed Sheeran, Eminem And 50 Cent Hop On "Remember The Name" Stranger Things 3 Tops Netfix Most-Watched Series This Week Brenda Watkins Actress Felicity Huffman tearfully pleaded guilty on Monday to paying to rig a college-entrance exam for her daughter, part of a wide-ranging scandal in which wealthy parents used fraud to secure their children spots at prominent US universities. All that is far from ideal, but things could be a lot worse for Huffman; her daughter has yet to get embroiled in any yacht- or influencer-related drama, and her husband, the actor William H. Macy, has yet to face any charges. Whereas the identity of the family that paid $1.2 million was only recently learned, Huffman, who paid the comparatively teeny fee of $15,000 to boost her daughter's SAT scores, has been making headlines for weeks-particularly after seven Federal Bureau of Investigation agents took her into custody in mid-March, prompting her to pay a $250,000 bail. This was 400 points higher than her Preliminary SAT scores. Prosecutors have said they will seek between four and 10 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani asked Huffman if she was pleading guilty without any threats or pressure. During the hearing, prosecutors said they will recommend that Huffman which is one of dozens of parents ensnared in the nationwide admissions cheating scandal serve four months in prison, pay a $20,000 fine and spend a year on supervised release after her prison time. Sentencing ultimately falls on the judge's shoulders, and as part of the agreement Huffman waived her ability to appeal the judge's decision up to 20 years in prison, according to USA Today. In a statement last month, Felicity said she was in "full acceptance" of her guilt. "Everything else Mr. Rosen said I did, I did", she said. Real Madrid boss Zidane: Barcelona UCL exit doesn't change our season On Bale's future, Zidane said: "We have not talked about that and we're not going to talk about that". Zidane had positive words to say about players like Isco and Marcelo. Several parents have already pleaded guilty, including Gordon Caplan and Bruce and Davina Isackson. The following day, when a counselor at her daughter's school told Huffman she would have to take the test at her own school, the actress emailed Singer again: "Ruh Ro!" Huffman's daughter took the SAT in December 2017. Two months later, Huffman and Macy paid $15,000 to Singer's foundation. Huffman paid Singer $15,000 to have a proctor correct her older daughter's SAT answers and considered going through with the plan for her younger daughter before deciding not to, authorities say. A California businessman has pleaded guilty to paying $250,000 in bribes to get his son into the University of Southern California as a fake water polo recruit. Parents still fighting the charges include fellow actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli. Google Pixel 3a XL: How To Get It Elon Musk Wants Global Broadband Internet. Here's His First Step BBC Sport pundit gives his prediction for Tottenham v Everton United States targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes Just One Premier League Player Played Every Minute Of Every Game Christoph Waltz Could Be Set to Reprise Role in Bond 25 FIRE DEAL! Amazon's Fire TV Stick is now only £19.99 Kangana Ranaut will not apologise: Rangoli Chandel on spat with reporter Craziest Voice Shopping deals by Amazon to its Prime members Djokovic beats Federer in titanic Wimbledon final This new "Old Town Road" remix features Young Thug and Mason Ramsey This Man Was Accused of Invading Meghan Markle's Privacy at Wimbledon Kane Williamson breaks another record at World Cup	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11738
__label__cc	0.51302	0.48698	06 Mar YuuZoo Launches YuuVillage in India, A Unique New Platform Bringing Social Commerce to India’s 800 Million Rural Population Posted at 17:25h in News by Public Relations YuuVillage, built from scratch by YuuZoo, empowers India’s vast rural population with an online ecosystem offering robust social networking services and access to products from the private as well as government sector The platform, launched in partnership with Apple’s biggest distributor in India iComp Digital Media, will make its debut in Karnataka It will be marketed and distributed by a projected over 50,000 partially government-owned Common Service Centers (CSCs), reaching all of Karnataka’s 27 districts, with a population of over 66 million1 The YuuZoo-patented platform supports the government’s national Digital India campaign Singapore, 6th March 2017: Singapore Exchange listed YuuZoo Corporation Limited (“YuuZoo” SGX:AFC) – together with its new franchisee in India, iComp Digital Media, the biggest Apple distributor in the country, today announced the launch of its newest platform called YuuVillage (http://www.yuuvillage.com/). Following YuuZoo’s sale of regional franchise license to iComp Digital Media, the two companies have decided to focus on empowering India’s huge rural population to rise from poverty through the use of digital services. By introducing YuuVillage to India’s huge rural population, YuuZoo and iComp Digital Media provide farmers and rural villagers with an efficient and robust digital ecosystem that enables them to reach the world’s fastest growing online economy. Through YuuVillage, local farmers will be able to bypass middlemen and sell directly to end consumers, thereby transforming themselves into competitive business owners and traders. The platform will anchor on two core aspects: (1) social, linking farmers, consumers, insurance companies, banks and investors to each other and enabling smooth, direct and instant communication with each other and (2) commerce, whereby consumers can purchase goods directly from the farmers through individual purchases or via subscriptions offering discounts to consumers and a stable order stock to farmers. Payments will be done using YuuZoo’s own payment platform YuuPay. The project will kick-off in Karnataka, the eighth largest state in the country. Karnataka’s capital is Bangalore, known as the Information Technology hub of India.2 YuuVillage will give YuuZoo and iComp Digital Media a strong head start in tapping the massive and virtually untouched e-Commerce potential in rural India, which comprises more than 65% of India’s population.3 Says Mohandas, Head of South and SouthEast Asian Operations at YuuZoo: “In the digital world, our unique franchise business model is based on tying up with the best on-the-ground entrepreneurs who understand the local market and therefore can localise our platforms in the optimal way, leading to maximum user acquisition, retention and monetisation. iComp is a perfect example of an ideal franchisee. They have complete understanding of the digital economy, the web and mobile services. They also have a very strong presence on the ground. Together with us, iComp has worked very hard since we signed our agreement four months ago. As a result of the hard work, the YuuVillage platform has now been launched. It leverages off a key government initiative and will bring millions of new users in the State of Karnataka into the digital world. We are very excited about the launch and are already planning for its launch in other states in India.” Says Uma Mahesh, Managing Director at iComp Digital Media: “We are very happy to have launched the YuuVillage platform within four months of signing the franchise deal with YuuZoo. We truly believe that this platform will revolutionise the Digital India movement throughout the village landscape in India. YuuVillage uniquely stands apart from the fast-growing e-commerce landscape in India. YuuVillage is much more than another e-commerce platform. YuuVillage closes the internet literacy gap between the urbanites and the villagers through interest-specific social networking and commerce. The real-time commerce takes place on the YuuVillage platform with hyper-local attention, creating personalised experiences for users, based on the data that is accumulated by YuuZoo’s patented Real Time Contextual Insights technology which is integrated into the YuuVillage platform. YuuVillage sits perfectly in the Indian government’s strong push for a digital and cashless agenda” he concluded. ABOUT YUUZOO: Headquartered in Singapore and listed on the SGX mainboard (SGX: AFC), YuuZoo has built a patent-supported mobile and online technology platform on which several in-house developed products in a unique, and for each market fully localized manner, offer targeted social networking, e-commerce, e-Sports gaming and payments to hundreds of millions of consumers across all continents. With franchisees and partners covering 69 countries with more than 4 billion consumers, YuuZoo reaches a huge global audience through smartphones, computers and TV sets. To see the YuuZoo platform, log-in to: http://www.yuuzoo.com. For more information about the company, please log on to: http://www.yuucorp.com. ABOUT ICOMP DIGITAL MEDIA: iComp Digital Media Pte Ltd is a technology company focused on implementing digital solutions throughout India. They work with businesses to transition their brands and products from traditional to digital. Leveraging on the potential of the web, they have been giving companies the added edge to stand apart and stay ahead of their competition. iComp Digital is part of the iComp Solutions Group whom are the leading distributor and the largest partner for Apple India. The iComp group has won many awards in the industry, including Outstanding Performance and Most Number of Apple Products sold in India for 2015 and 2016. Their primary clients include most of the top Fortune 500 companies, the Government of India (Federal and State), major media companies and startups. The iComp group is headquartered in Bangalore and maintains strategic offices in Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Hydrebad and Kerala. They also have commercial relationships with more than 200 resellers in India. To see the YuuVillage platform, log-in to: http://www.yuuvillage.com/. Angelique Magno, Marketing Manager DID: +65 6577 0677 Email: angelique.magno@yuuzoo.com 1 http://www.indiaonlinepages.com/population/karnataka-population.html 2 http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/karnataka/ 3 http://www.iamwire.com/2016/08/potential-of-ecommerce-in-rural-india/140447 Archives Select Month April 2018 March 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 August 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 April 2014 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 May 2013 April 2013 January 2013 May 2011 November 2010 July 2010 December 2009 June 2008 May 2008 Alibaba Alisports Camigo Media LLC CEO CIG CIG 2015 Circle of Champions E-Sports ESCC Financial Results Franchise Gaming Licence IAHGames ICYOU AB India Media Rock S.A de C.V Nigeria Powershot Challenge Profits Reseller Revenue Striker Challenge Valuation WESG XG AMA	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11740
__label__cc	0.6249	0.3751	New proposal would allow NJ cities to tax parking A new proposal would let New Jersey’s six biggest cities charge a 3.5 percent tax on parking in public and private facilities. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File California mulls texting tax to help poor people get phones California regulators are considering a plan to charge a fee for text messaging on mobile phones to help support programs that make phone service accessible to the poor, according to a newspaper report Wednesday. November 25, 2018 - 11:47 am This is why Cyber Monday shoppers will see more sites charging sales tax Shoppers heading online to purchase holiday gifts will find they're being charged sales tax at websites where they weren't before. Amazon's Long Island City HQ in 'opportunity zone' for Trump tax break Much of the Queens neighborhood selected by Amazon for one of its new headquarters is in a federal "opportunity zone," a designation created by President Donald Trump's tax overhaul that offers developers potentially millions of dollars in capital gains tax breaks to invest in high-poverty, low-... NYC to consider tax deduction limit workaround NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York City councilman wants to help residents get around a new federal law that puts a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill in April that allows municipalities to issue tax credits for donations to public education funds and... Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for William Hill Race & Sports Bar Murphy's tax return shows income climbed 48 percent in 2017 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's tax return indicates that his gross income went up roughly 48 percent to $6.8 million in 2017. The Democratic governor on Tuesday released a couple of pages from his 1040 form and a summary of his income and taxes paid going back to 2010. Murphy... Oliver Contreras/SIPA USA Trump engaged in fraud, shady tax schemes in 1990s: Report NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The New York State Taxation Department is reviewing fraud allegations against President Donald Trump, reported Tuesday by The New York Times . "The Tax Department is reviewing the allegations in the NYT article and is vigorously pursuing all appropriate avenues of... Roger Stern/1010 WINS Pain at the pump: New Jersey raises gas tax by 4.3 cents Beginning Monday there will be more pain at the pump in New Jersey. Midland Police Department March 13, 2018 - 12:16 pm Police Take On IRS Scammers In Hilarious and Informative Video It seems no one is safe from IRS scammers... not even the police!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11742
__label__cc	0.674747	0.325253	New Ways to Move the Needle on Fuel Efficiency May 16, 2018 \| Author: Julie Vasquez Air carriers need all the help they can get. Rising fuel prices put enormous pressure on the bottom line and operators seek new and better ways to squeeze more fuel economy out of their existing fleets. After all, the airframe itself is the most critical factor in the fuel-economy equation. But replacing an entire fleet with aircraft that weigh less and are more fuel efficient is a slow process which could take years, even decades. Airlines cannot rely solely on new aircraft purchases to improve fuel efficiency. They are setting challenging goals and launching new fuel saving initiatives. Though, frankly, the low-hanging fruit has been harvested. Carriers need to identify new and innovative ways to save fuel. They also need to be able to prove that fuel-saving strategies and tactics are being applied and track the results of their initiatives. Overwhelmingly, airlines are turning to Honeywell for assistance. More than 35 major airlines and airline groups, including IAG, Etihad, Japan Airlines, Turkish Airlines, KLM and Lufthansa use our GoDirect Flight Efficiency software. With GoDirect Flight Efficiency, we’re providing a unique software solution that helps airlines reduce the fuel bill and add millions to the bottom line. How many millions depends on a lot of factors. But real-world operating experience on dozens of airlines indicates that GoDirect Flight Efficiency enables fuel reductions of up to 5 percent. These are not short-term savings. The impact of improving fuel efficiency year over year can result in $100+ million in fuel savings for a carrier with 50 tails over the course of a five-year program. GoDirect Flight Efficiency uses cutting-edge algorithms and sophisticated data analytics to inform fuel-saving decisions in the operations center and on the flight deck. It provides a flight data analytics platform that lets operators find and attack inefficiencies. It also informs pilots about shortcuts, optimal climb speeds, cruise altitudes and other opportunities to reduce fuel consumption. Saving just a hundred pounds of fuel can impact airline profitability when multiplied by thousands and thousands of flights. The platform provides a powerful platform to collect, analyze and apply fuel-consumption data to inform the decision-making process and create meaningful reports on fuel savings and environmental impact. It creates an end-to-end view of fuel efficiency for a given flight. It gathers data covering more than 1,000 parameters, validates the input and reports the results. It uses easy-to-interpret reports and graphs that are available on configurable dashboards and on the flight crew’s electronic flight bag. With this information so readily available, the flight operations and cockpit teams can work together to map out a multidimensional flight strategy that both conserves fuel and enables on-time performance. And, they can see the impact changes in their flight profile or operational procedures have on fuel efficiency. For example, GoDirect Flight Efficiency helps airlines with fuel planning by identifying routes that regularly experience large quantities of unburned extra fuel – a condition that can cost an airline millions because of extra weight and unburned fuel penalties. The software analyzes historic fuel consumption data and takes things like wind, weather and load factors into account to more accurately estimate the right amount of fuel to load. GoDirect Flight Efficiency also can help airlines take advantage of inflight shortcuts, which can trim miles off an aircraft’s flight between two planned waypoints. Analytics identify airport pairs between which shortcuts are available and brings them to the attention of the flight crew. Flying shortcuts can amount to significant savings in fuel cost and time. Particularly on long transoceanic flights, airlines can save enormous quantities of fuel by flying the most direct route under the most favorable conditions. GoDirect Flight Efficiency uses continuously updated flight information, such as winds and temperatures, helps pilots determine the optimum cruise altitude and provides guidance on the most fuel-efficient way to climb or descend to that altitude. As fuel prices continue to rise, airlines need to reduce fuel consumption and improve operational and bottom-line performance. We’re here to help with GoDirect Flight Efficiency. Julie Vasquez Senior Product Manager for Flight Support Services at Honeywell Aerospace Jay Mesick This is a wonderful article. I worked with airlines when I worked at Boeing on 777 and 787 airplanes to capture information related to airplane inefficiency (drag) and engine efficiency. We also identified engine maintenance that would improve engine fuel burn. One area was engine efficiency after overhaul, and how many flights would it take to get an accurate fuel efficiency after the engine was rebuilt as information from engine test cells was not that accurate 20 years ago. the information we defined was for ACMF reports that would be sent to the ground. Please let me know if I can help in your program in any way.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11746
__label__cc	0.744264	0.255736	Posts Tagged ‘cyber security experts’ New Cyber Security Website Launched Specifically for Airports: airportcybersecurity.com Posted: March 31, 2014 in Africa, Airlines, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Aviation & Airports (General News), China, Cyber Security, Europe, Pakistan, Russia, Scandanavia, UK, USA Tags: Airport, Airport CyberSec, Computer security, Cyber Security, cyber security experts, Cyber Security Policies, cyberscec.com, CyberSecurity, Monitoring Compliance, National Security Agency, San Francisco, Security, ServiceTec, Social Engineering, United States [airportcybersecurity.com] ServiceTec is delighted to announce the launch of a new website for its cyber security division, Airport CyberSec. Airport CyberSec offers airports all over the world a full range of Cyber Security services designed to keep their staff, passengers and data safe. Airport CyberSec’s cyber security experts work alongside airport IT and security teams to help protect against all aspects of cyber-attack. Aside from an overview of the services offered by Airport CyberSec, the site will feature expert opinion and insight on the latest developments in the field of cyber security from the team, including Dr. John McCarthy, a world renowned authority on cyber-security strategy, development and Airport CyberSec services include: Social Engineering Training, to protect against the practice of manipulating people into subverting security procedures or divulging confidential information CyberIMMUNE, a unique software that mitigates the threat of malware by disabling its ability to write to disk and therefore preventing it from delivering its payload. This unique and powerful tool offers greater protection than any alternative against a zero-day attack – a threat that exploits a previously unknown vulnerability, i.e. one that is so new that the airports IT security team have had no time to address it. Network & Web-site Security – the integrity of an airport’s network, intranet and website as well as its data security policies will quite obviously have a major influence on that airport’s vulnerability to cyber-attack. Airport CyberSec offers network security audits to test the integrity of an airport’s entire IT infrastructure. Cyber Security Policies – Airport Cybersec can offer assistance in the preparation and reviewing of cybersecurity policies based on world-wide best practice. Monitoring Compliance with CyberSAFE – once best practice cyber-security policies are established staff may know what they should do, however it is also necessary to ensure staff are compliant with the policy on a day to day basis. CyberSAFE assists with both monitoring and enforcement. The website can be found at www.airportcybersecurity.com ABOUT SERVICETEC ServiceTec specialises exclusively in the provision of Managed IT Services to the world’s airport and ,airline industries, and has been doing so since 1989. ServiceTec operates globally, with headquarters in the UK and the USA, and offices in Canada, Germany, The Netherlands and Japan. Airports served include JFK, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Nashville, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Berlin, Please visit http://www.servicetec.com Servicetec Airport Services Letchworth, UK – 27th March 2014 Cyber Ninjas security firm moving to Sarasota Cyber-security: Hagel, at NSA headquarters, promises more transparency (+video) Additional cyber threat disclosures could be harmful, warn US experts	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11747
__label__cc	0.538184	0.461816	The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Plain text, RIS, BibTex M. Garcıa-Comas, et al. On the quality of MIPAS kinetic temperature in the middle atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12(13), 6009-6039, 2012; doi: 10.5194/acp-12-6009-2012 v2.2 Temperature URL, PDF, RIS, BibTex The kinetic temperature and line of sight elevation information are retrieved from the MIPAS Middle Atmosphere (MA), Upper Atmosphere (UA) and NoctiLucent-Cloud (NLC) modes of high spectral resolution limb observations of the CO2 15 μm emission using the dedicated IMK/IAA retrieval algorithm, which considers non-local thermodynamic equilibrium conditions. These variables are accurately derived from about 20 km (MA) and 40 km (UA and NLC) to 105 km globally and both at daytime and nighttime. Typical temperature random errors are smaller than 0.5 K below 50 km, 0.5–2 K at 50–70 km, and 2–7 K above. The systematic error is typically 1 K below 70 km, 1–3 K from 70 to 85 km and 3–11 K from 85 to 100 km. The average vertical resolution is typically 4 km below 35 km, 3 km at 35–50 km, 4–6 km at 50–90 km, and 6–10 km above. We compared our MIPAS temperature retrievals from 2005 to 2009 with co-located ground-based measurements from the lidars located at the Table Mountain Facility and Mauna Loa Observatory, the SATI spectrograph in Granada (Spain) and the Davis station spectrometer, and satellite observations from ACE-FTS, Aura-MLS and TIMED-SABER from 20 km to 100 km. We also compared MIPAS temperatures with the high latitudes climatology from falling sphere measurements. The comparisons show very good agreement, with differences smaller than 3 K below 85–90 km in mid-latitudes. Differences over the poles in this altitude range are larger but can be generally explained in terms of known biases of the other instruments. The comparisons above 90 km worsen and MIPAS retrieved temperatures are always larger than other instrument measurements. @article{acp-12-6009-2012, author = "M. Garcıa-Comas and B. Funke and M. Lopez-Puertas and D. Bermejo-Pantaleon and N. Glatthor and T. von Clarmann and G. Stiller and U. Grabowski and C. D. Boone and W. J. R. French and T. Leblanc and M. J. Lopez-Gonzalez and M. J. Schwartz", title = "On the quality of MIPAS kinetic temperature in the middle atmosphere", journal = "Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics", volume = 12, pages = "6009-6039", month = "Jul", keywords = "v2.2 Temperature", doi = "10.5194/acp-12-6009-2012", url = "https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/12/6009/2012/" Site Navigation Publication index Dataplots	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11750
__label__wiki	0.781759	0.781759	Celebrities Like Lady Gaga Celebrate New York Pride 2019: Photos + Tweets Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images Celebrities are out in full force celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and Pride Month at New York City's Pride events. Every day in June the city hosted a variety of events to support LGBTQ+ people and show their Pride. Lady Gaga, Whoopi Goldberg and Alicia Keys attended and spoke at the 50th Stonewall Anniversary event, Pride Live’s Stonewall Day Concert. Gaga gave a speech at the event and spoke about how the LGBTQ+ community has changed her as a person. She also spoke candidly about her bisexuality. Frankie Grande attended the event among other festivities and wrote a heartfelt tribute to Stonewall on his Instagram. Laverne Cox, Billy Porter and Angelica Ross spoke at the Barclay's Center on June 28 at the World Pride Ceremony. YouTube personality and artist Todrick Hall performed an epic choreographed number kicking off the event along with a performance from pop star Daya. Jonathan Van Ness attended a number of different Pride parties and tweeted that he attended the Pride Prom. He also shared a video on how different his own high school prom was from this event. Charli XCX performed a once-in-a-lifetime concert outside with the city's skyline lit up in the background to promote World Pride. Lizzo also performed an unforgettable concert donning a pair of chaps at a kickoff event. See how celebrities celebrated Pride Month in NYC and on social media, below! Bisexual and Pansexual Celebrities Source: Celebrities Like Lady Gaga Celebrate New York Pride 2019: Photos + Tweets Filed Under: Alicia Keys, Billy Porter, Charli XCX, Daya, Frankie Grande, Jonathan Van Ness, Lady Gaga, Laverne Cox, Lizzo, Todrick Hall, Whoopi Goldberg	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11758
__label__cc	0.543955	0.456045	Sports Top Stories Wild Video Shows NFL Player Fighting Cop After Getting Tased posted by Bill Galluccio - Jul 9, 2019 TMZ Sports obtained insane surveillance camera footage that captured a brawl between former Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Malik McDowell and a police officer. The crazy incident occurred inside a gas station convenience store in Lathrup Village, Michigan in February. McDowell was pulled over after an officer witnessed his Jeep speeding and swerving out of control on the snowy roads. Malik stopped at a nearby gas station and started arguing with the officer. The officer instructed McDowell to remain in his vehicle, but the 6'6", 230-pound tackle got out and went inside the convenience store. The officer tried to handcuff McDowell, but he fought back, and two began to wrestle on the ground, knocking over shelves of food. The cop pulled out his taser and ordered McDowell to get on his stomach. McDowell refused and demanded to speak to the officer's supervisor. The officer then tased McDowell, who got up and tackled him to the ground. The two continued to brawl until backup officers arrived and managed to subdue McDowell. McDowell was taken into custody and charged with two counts of felony assaulting and resisting, one misdemeanor count of operating while intoxicated and misdemeanor driving on a suspended license. His blood alcohol content was .189, which is over two times the legal limit. WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11759
__label__wiki	0.795291	0.795291	including Tipton & from Republic of Ireland / Éire including Whatmore. Celtic Traditional Techno & Trance Page 1 of 4 sort by select sort order price (highest) price (lowest) new and back in stock artist a-z artist z-a title a-z title z-a brand new oldest format page size 10 30 40 50 100 150 200 Latest Sales Awards arrivals from around the world available @ 991.com The Darkness - Permission To Land - Multi-Platinum THE DARKNESS Permission To Land (Official 2003 UK B.P.I. Certified Multi-Platinum LP award issued to commemorate sales in the UK of more than 1,500,000 copies of the Atlantic album. This nicely framed and glazed award measures 48" x 21" in size, ... more Free - Free Forever FREE Free Forever (Rare official 2006 UK B.P.I. Certified gold award issued to commemorate sales in the UK of more than 25,000 copies of the Universal Island double DVD. 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__label__cc	0.74004	0.25996	Dr. Prasanna Mohan Raj M. prasanna.mr@alliance.edu.in Dr. M. Prasanna Mohan Raj is Assistant Professor of Marketing and Branding at the Alliance School of Business, Alliance University, Bangalore. His main fields of interests converge on Brand Management, Marketing Research & Analytics. Dr. Prasanna Mohan Raj pursued his doctoral work from the prestigious National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy. Prof. Prasanna's article on “An empirical model for brand loyalty measurement", was published in the Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketing, Palgrave Macmillan, U.K. and rated as one of the most read articles by the publishers and getting more citations. He has published many research articles in scholarly, international journals with more citations. He is on the editorial board of some leading journals. He has professional experience of thirteen years including both in industry and academia. He worked in the area of Brand Development in the new Indian Express. He worked in research & analytics and developed white papers/case studies at Hexaware Technologies. ‘Impact of Demographic variables and Risk Tolerance on Investment Decisions – An Empirical Analysis’, published in the International Journal of Economics and Financial, Issues 6 (1), 7, Jan-16, Scopus Score (IPP): 0.209 ‘Psychographic Profiling of Indian Young Adult Consumers of Smartphone-VALS Approach’, published in the Management Studies and Economic Systems, 2 (2), 2015 ‘An Empirical model for Brand Loyalty Measurement’, published in the Journal of Targeting, Measurement and Analysis for Marketing, Vol: 15, No: 4, September 2007 ‘An Examination of Factors Influencing Repatriates’ Loyalty’, published in the International Journal of Management and Business Research, published by Islamic Azad University, Iran Autumn, 2014, Science Impact Factor:3.12 ‘Impact of Brand Image on Consumer Decision-making: A Study on High-technology Products’, published in the Global Business Review 16 (3), Sage Publications, SJR (SCImago Journal Rank) Business and International Management, 16 (3), Scopus Score: 0.211,& 166/325 ‘Brand Positioning of Green Cars: A Correspondence Analysis Approach’, published in the IUP Journal of Brand Management, Volume 11 (3), 7, 2014 ‘Indian IT Industry--A Model Based Approach to a Shift Towards a Prominent Presence in the Global Market’, published in the Research Journal of Business and Economic studies,Vol.3, Issue:7, 2014 ‘Measuring Customers’ Choice and Commitment of Petrol Retail Outlets-Comparative Study between Cosmopolitan City & Tier-2 City’, published in the Journal of Marketing and communication, Vol.9 (2), December 2013 ‘A Study on Customers Brand Preference in Suvs and Muvs: Effect of Marketing Mix Variables’, published in the Researchers World, Vol. IV, Issue 1, January 2013 ‘Effect of Organized Retail on Small Retail Outlets in an Emerging Economy - An Empirical Study’, published in the Research Journal of Social Science & Management - RJSSM, The International Journal, Singapore, Vol.2, Issue.no:1, March 2012 ‘Superior customer experience through brand positioning: empirical study on branded shirts’, published in the Drishtikon: Journal of Management from Symbiosis,Vol:1, Issue.No:2, 2010 ‘Sikkim: Tourism product development with reference to seven P’s framework : A case study’, published in the Pragyaan: Journal of Management,Vol:8, Issue 1, June 2010 ‘A Study on Customer Satisfaction through Importance-Satisfaction Matrix in Mobile Telecom Service Providers’ published in the “Udyog Pragthi”, Journal from NITIE, April-June, 2009, Vol.33, No.2 ‘A Study of the impact of Values and Lifestyles on Brand loyalty with special reference to English Newspapers’, published in the “Vilakshan”, XIMB Journal of Management, Vol. III, Issue.no:2, Sep.2006 ‘A study on Brand Preferences of washing soaps in Rural Market’, published in the Indian Journal of Marketing, Vol. XXXVII, No:3, March 2007 ‘Conceptual framework on role of seven P’s in influencing Expectations and perceptions of customers in service sectors’, published in the “Pragyan”, Journal of Management, IMS, Dehradun, Vol 6: Issue 1, June 2008 ‘A Study of Brand Awareness and Brand Loyalty In Branded Commodity Products’, published in the Icfai Journal of Marketing Management, Vol. V, No:2, May 2006 ‘A Conceptual Framework on Brand architecture in Indian Context, published in the SCMS Journal of Management, Volume III, No:1, January-March 2006 ‘A study on Brand Cultism with special reference to The Hindu’, published in the PSG Journal of Management Research, Vol. 1, No.4, October-December 2006 ‘A study on Heritage Brands with reference to English newspapers’, published in the Advertising Express, December 2005 ‘Personality Profiling Of Potential Car Buyers – Cluster Analysis’, presented at the International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence, December 2015, IIM-B ‘Compulsive buying behavior of Indian urban youth: A Cluster analysis approach’, presented at the International Conference on Business Analytics and Intelligence, December 18-19, 2014, IISc, Bangalore. ‘Joss sticks (Agarbattis): A Journey from a commodity to brand’, presented and published in the proceedings of GREAT LAKES – NASMEI International Marketing Conference, December 29-30, 2014 ‘Knowledge Management – A Road Map for Winning Organization’, presented and published in the proceedings of International Conference on Knowledge Management, February, 2011, SSIM, Hyderabad ‘The Perception of consumers towards B segment cars and an evaluation of the effect of B-segment car communication on potential car consumers in Bangalore’, presented at the GREAT LAKES – NASMEI International Marketing Conference, December 29-30, 2012 ‘Gaining Competitive Advantage Through positioning strategies’, presented at the Strategic Management Forum, May , 2006, Indian Institute of Management (IIM-K) Book Chapter Publications ‘Measurement of Brand Preferences Brand Loyalty in Business Magazines’, published in the book New Age Marketing: Emerging Realities, 2008, Excel Books ‘Developing a Model of Film-induced Tourism: A qualitative Research study’, published in the book Tourism Business, Emerging Trends and evolving Practices, Himalaya Publishing House ‘A conceptual model for Corporate Branding in Indian context’, published in the book Corporate Branding- Perspectives and Experiences, Icfai University press, ISBN: 978-81-314-1531-3	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11761
__label__wiki	0.668147	0.668147	The Bachelor 2019 Recap, Week 6: Who Isn't Here for the Right Reasons? By Mike Krolak \| Feb 11th, 2019 When we left off at the end of Week 5 of The Bachelor, Bachelor Colton Underwood stumbled upon Onyeka and Nicole arguing over who was a bully and who was there for the Right Reasonstm, and Colton finally just said Foop this Soup and took off, leaving the cocktail party and sending all the ladies into panic mode. Did he ever come back? Well, it would have been a pretty short episode if he didn't, and this one was packed lots of drama, so yeah, he came back. You can watch The Bachelor season 23, episode 6 right here on ABC.com or in the ABC app, or read on for highlights and spoilers to find out who went home on The Bachelor! You're the Bully! No, YOU'RE the Bully! Onyeka and Nicole continued yelling at each other for a bit when Week 6 kicked off, but Colton didn't take long to cool down and get on with the Roze Ceremony. In fact, he might have wanted to do it while angry, because when the roses were handed out, two ladies were left without: Onyeka and Nicole. If Colton was trying to send a message to the rest of the ladies that bickering will get you nowhere, well, message received. The remaining ladies flew from Thailand to Vietnam for the next stage of their journey. Hannah G, who got the First Impression Rose back on the first night, had the first 1-on-1, a spa day that revolved around pampering, and apparently, making out. The two made out while getting massages, then made out while getting facials, then made out while wrapped up in palm leaves, then made out in a mud bath. You know, typical first date stuff. Colton said that though he was really into her, he felt like he didn't really know Hannah G all that well, but after a dinner where she opened up to him about her childhood and the like, he gave her the rose and the two made out some more. The group date featured a lot less smooching and a lot more punching, as the ladies learned Vovinam, a form of Vietnamese martial arts. There was lots of giggling, but things got ugly quick once the punches started flying: Things stayed serious at the cocktail party. Feeling like Colton just wasn't giving her as much as he was giving the other women, Sydney sat Colton down for a chat: And that was that. Tayshia received the group date rose. On the Hunt for Love Kirpa had the next 1-on-1 date, and she and Colton spent their time out on the water, swimming, snorkeling, and hunting for sea urchin, which they later ate right there on the boat. Colton definitely seemed like he totally enjoyed eating it so very much: Kirpa hadn't gotten much screen time before now, so this was our first big look at her relationship with Colton, which seems like it's progressing nicely, as the two shared easy, open conversation. Kirpa revealed that she'd been engaged previously—and to a virgin! (Not on TV though, and not while he was dating 29 other women, so this whole situation is still pretty new to her.) Kirpa received a rose at the end of her date. That night, Demi decided it was time for a bold move. (And when Demi says that, well, buckle your seat belts.) She snuck out and headed for Colton's bungalow, declaring "Hopefully, after tonight, Colton won't be a virgin anymore." And without further ado, Demi's Bold Move: Oof ouch owie my heart... No More Mr. Nice Colton (Okay Fine, He's Still Nice, But He Means Business) If you were paying attention, you'd have noticed that Sydney and Demi both mentioned a little something upon their farewells: That there are some women here who are easy choices, but they're either not ready, or not right for Colton in some way. So after the Rose Ceremony, when it was Katie's turn to say goodbye, and she said something along those lines too, Colton just lost it: Everyone's on notice now. No messing around. And amidst all that, it sure sounded like Tayshia and Kirpa were talking like they were going to put some sort of plan in motion. Maybe something good? Maybe something bad? Tune in next week to find out... Don't miss The Bachelor, MONDAYS 8\|7c on ABC! News The Bachelor 2019 Finale Part 2 Recap: Who Did Colton Pick? News The Bachelor 2019 Finale Recap, Part 1: Colton Breaks Up with Two Women News The Bachelor 2019 Recap: The Women Tell All Spoilers and Recaps	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11764
__label__wiki	0.966369	0.966369	Santa Fe High School shooting 10 dead, 13 injured in shooting at Santa Fe High School SANTA FE, Texas (KTRK) -- A 17-year-old carrying a shotgun and a revolver opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. Thirteen people were confirmed to be injured during the shooting. The shooting was the nation's deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun control. The suspect was identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis. MORE: What we know about school shooting suspect The suspected shooter, who is in custody on murder charges, also had explosive devices, including a Molotov cocktail, that were found in the school and nearby, said Gov. Greg Abbott, who called the assault "one of the most heinous attacks that we've ever seen in the history of Texas schools." Authorities offered no immediate motive for the shooting. The governor said the assailant intended to kill himself but gave up and told police that he did not have the courage to take his own life. Late Friday afternoon, Pagourtzis appeared before Galveston County Magistrate Judge Mark Henry. During the appearance, the teen acknowledged understanding the charges against him, only saying "yes, sir" and "no, sir" when asked questions. He was ordered held without bond. Santa Fe shooting suspect, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, appears before judge for first time RELATED: Crime scene tape surrounds home in Santa Fe Pagourtzis plays on the Santa Fe High School junior varsity football team and is a member of a dance squad with a local Greek Orthodox church. Acquaintances described him as quiet and unassuming, an avid video game player who routinely wore a black trench coat and black boots to class. The suspect used a shotgun and .38-revolver obtained from his father, who owned them legally, Abbott said. It was not clear whether the father knew his son had taken them. WATCH: Sheriff Ed Gonzalez cautions death toll could rise Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzales brief media on the shooting at Santa Fe HS "Eventually it was going to happen here" "It's been happening everywhere. I've always kind of felt like that eventually it was going to happen here too," Santa Fe student Paige Curry said. "I don't know. I wasn't surprised. I was just scared." A Santa Fe High School student said she wasn't surprised by a mass shooting at her Texas school. Governor Abbott also confirmed during a press conference Friday afternoon that 10 people were wounded in the shooting. The wounded included a school police officer who was the first to confront the suspect and got shot in the arm. Michael Farina, 17, said he was on the other side of campus when the shooting began and thought it was a fire drill. He was holding a door open for special education students in wheelchairs when a principal came bounding down the hall and telling everyone to run. Another teacher yelled out, "It is real!" Students were led to take cover behind a car shop across the street from the school. Some still did not feel safe and began jumping the fence behind the shop to run even farther away, Farina said. "I debated doing that myself," he said. Witnesses say the shooting took place in an art class on campus between 7:30 and 7:45 a.m. Students were evacuated from the building, and backpacks were searched before they were transported to Alamo Gym at 13306 Highway 6 to be reunited with their parents. VIDEO: Students escorted out by law enforcement Santa Fe High School students being escorted out by officers after active shooter incident "We thought it was a fire drill at first but really, the teacher said, 'Start running,'" student Leila Butler said. MORE: Student's first person witness account Santa Fe High School student Leila Butler talks to ABC13 about the active shooter on campus. President Donald Trump offered his condolences amid the tragedy. President Trump gives remarks on the Santa Fe High School shooting. We grieve for the terrible loss of life, and send our support and love to everyone affected by this horrible attack in Texas. To the students, families, teachers and personnel at Santa Fe High School – we are with you in this tragic hour, and we will be with you forever... pic.twitter.com/LtJ0D29Hsv Friday's assault was the deadliest in Texas since a man with a semi-automatic rifle attacked a rural church late last year, killing more than two dozen people. Santa Fe is roughly 36 miles outside of Houston. According to the Texas Education Agency, the high school enrollment is about 1,400 students. santa feschool shootingofficer involved shootingsanta fe high school shooting Family of Pakistani student killed in shooting visits Santa Fe Man who said he survived Santa Fe shooting was never there Santa Fe High School shooting trial to be moved to Fort Bend Co. Santa Fe HS shooting victim honored at graduation ceremony	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11765
__label__cc	0.6069	0.3931	coluber2001 Reply Sat 30 Jun, 2018 11:12 am 5000 years from now an historical encyclopedia will have a short paragraph describing the United States of America. What will it say? Link to this Topic Type: Question • Score: 8 • Views: 2,729 • Replies: 29 [+5] - tsarstepan - 07/02/2018[quote="oralloy"] [quote="Kolyo"]But if you believe we will be the last free country, you'll probably allow that our most striking technological advances are yet to... [+4] - izzythepush - 07/16/2018[quote="Blickers"] We have no aristocracy-that was a first. [/quote] Oh yes you do, you may not give them titles but they're there alright. And you're considerably more deferential... [+4] - izzythepush - 09/01/2018No I'm not saying that at all. Your country suits the super rich far more than ours. If you want to pretend you're in some workers paradise then go ahead. At least we can spot our... Kolyo Probably that we were first to the moon. That's the sort of thing historians care about. oralloy Reply Sat 30 Jun, 2018 09:34 pm First use of nuclear weapons, which were used to attack military targets. Last free country in the world, due to our Second Amendment. @oralloy, oralloy wrote: Definitely, advances in technology (including military) for which we were responsible. But if you believe we will be the last free country, you'll probably allow that our most striking technological advances are yet to come. laughoutlood Reply Sun 1 Jul, 2018 01:07 am @laughoutlood, the emperor's new clothes were given to immigrants at the border.... @Kolyo, Kolyo wrote: But if you believe we will be the last free country, you'll probably allow that our most striking technological advances are yet to come. We're already the last free country on the planet. Unless you know of some other country where citizens still retain the right to have arms for self defense? tsarstepan Reply Mon 2 Jul, 2018 06:38 am @coluber2001, We created the internet where Heaven and Hell literally reside in the same virtual place. You're not particularly bright. Gun ownership is legal in dozens and dozens of countries. A simple frakking Google search destroys your sadsack bit of trivial ignorance. Someone who is a self-proclaimed passionate gun rights expert should f***ing know these bits of trivia already. Do other countries have a constitutional right to bear arms? Haiti, Mexico, Switzerland.... For now, however, the famously neutral government [of Switzerland] not only permits gun ownership, but also issues an automatic rifle to every male when he becomes eligible for military service at age 20. 10 Best Countries for Gun Owners Finland, Norway, Panama.... Overview of gun laws by nation @tsarstepan, tsarstepan wrote: You're not particularly bright. That is incorrect. I am brighter than a supernova. Gun ownership is legal in dozens and dozens of countries. There is a huge difference between a country where people have the right to have guns, and a country where the government lets selected people have guns if it feels like it. Bold talk, but let's see which one of us is actually correct. All three only allow people to have a gun if they can convince their government that they have a good reason for having that gun. Additionally, Mexico denies people the possession of anything powerful enough to be useful for self defense, and does not allow people to carry guns in public. When people exercise their right to free speech, they aren't required to convince the government that they have a good reason for speaking before they are allowed to speak. When people exercise their right to vote, they are not required to convince the government that they have a good reason for voting before they are allowed to vote. These examples that you have provided of countries where people are allowed to have a gun only if they convince their government that they have a good reason for having that gun are in no way examples of places where people have the right to have guns. TooFriendly112 Reply Wed 4 Jul, 2018 05:12 am About it's history, the moon landing and nasa, technology and the white house! A cautionary tale about how utterly mankind can destroy the world and extinguish humanity when greed wins. Or, a wonderful redemptive triumph of how citizens who were sick as hell of corruption bought a bunch of guillotines from France and took the trash out, installed decent humans to term-limited roles and saved themselves and the world. Reply Thu 5 Jul, 2018 06:23 am Teodrose (GhionJournal) seems to be a tad more negative about contemporary America than I am: The Illusion of Ocasio-Cortez: New Faces Won’t Mend a Cancerous Political System I‘ll admit, for a minute I fell for it again. Watching a young, telegenic woman take on and defeat an entrenched politician produced a temporary moment of euphoria mixed with schadenfreude. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s unbelievable knockout of Democratic party boss Joe Crowley almost made me believe that these two equally bankrupt political parties can be fixed from within. The feeling proved to be short-lived; no person is more powerful than the institution they are desperate to join. I am no longer the naive loyalist who believed that a little known Senator from Illinois would deliver the change we have been waiting for. As much as I want to root for Alexandria, I know that in the end she too will be co-opted by the DNC and party leaders. The problem in DC are not the candidates but the system as a whole. A government hijacked by two mafia parties will not allow true change agents to survive let alone prosper. In this paradigm, even the most well-intentioned of people will end up conforming to the norm and have zero chance of transforming our broken state of politics. Yet, year after year, election after election, we keep falling for the latest fresh faces who promise to go to DC and drain the swamp of corruption and nepotism. The results always end up the same way, hope being paid back with hopelessness as the politicians we put our faith in sell their souls in order to retain power and celebrity. This is how the establishment remains fixed no matter who gets elected; the people in charge are not the politicians we elect but the donors who fund their campaigns and the insiders who determine rank and privileges within the party infrastructure. Elected officials who are team players get rewarded with stature and are prominently splashed across mainstream media outlets. Those who ruffle feathers and refuse to play by the rules don’t last long. The sheer amount of money and resources it takes to run for national positions demands that politicians don’t stray too far from their lanes or risk being primaried by their own party or have a media driven firestorm chase them out of office. In a landscape where winners and losers are determined by the largess of moneyed interests and by the access they are given to mainstream media, the will of voters is always subverted by the demands of the neo-aristocracy. Alexandria knows this full well, this is the reason she course corrected and started to tone down her rhetoric the minute she won the New York Democrat primary last Tuesday. In less than a week, she latched on to the bullshit Russia narrative, started echoing the half-baked “vote blue no matter who” mantra, and endorsed the very establishment she is seeking to topple by embracing Hillary Clinton. People who join the very institutions they are supposedly fighting against and cast their lot with the status quo are not revolutionaries, they are given platforms in order to lure disenchanted voters back to the very parties that are mauling them. Keep paying attention to Alexandria’s rhetoric, you will notice subtle drifts away from her original positions. In politics, they call this pivoting to the middle, otherwise known as selling her principles in order to jockey for position. As long as Democrats and Republicans have a choke-hold on power in Washington, DC and on ballot boxes throughout America, the chance for change to occur in our lifetime is zip to zilch at best. We have to stop treating politics like a reality show; just because they throw out new characters and new plot lines does not mean we are witnessing progress on policy fronts. Tokenism must come to an end, the political fortunes of the “first black president” or the “first Latina woman” is meaningless unless they address the root issues that are leading to vast economic inequalities on the home front and upheaval throughout the world. Alexandria’s accomplishment last week was not a victory for progress, it was a triumph for the status quo. A two faction scam that is rejected by a vast majority of Americans—when independents are combined with people who have been driven out of voting participation—is now being given a veneer of legitimacy by the latest media darling. Instead of finding ways to dismantle these two criminal enterprises who collude to commandeer our government, we will be navel gazing at yet another cult of personality. When will we learn, pouring gallons of milk into vats tainted with bacteria will only intensify the pathogens. Republicans were duped by the Tea Party in 2010 only for the party to appropriate the movement. The Blue Wave of 2018 is the left version of the Tea Party, the same playbook is being used on both sides. When are we going to wake up to this hoodwink—#DemEnterIsDemEnted. Click To Tweet If you take away nothing else from this article, I hope it’s this one overriding message. Do not be lured by the bait of actors and narratives. Unless you think that one person is powerful enough to sweep away decades, if not centuries, of rooted corruption built on the backs of these two malicious political parties, it is imperative that we focus on the systemic graft that allows them to fester. If your lawn is infested with weed, are you doing anything to solve the problem by planting a rose in the midst of the outbreak? Likewise what good is an injection of fresh blood in a party infected by corporate Ebola? The only way to address the incorporated sham that is passed off as a representative democracy is by opening up our elections and letting ideas compete instead of allowing the duopoly to reign supreme using gimmicks and slogans to hide their malevolence. On this Independence Day, instead of accepting the way things are and being sold a bill of goods by the duopoly, let us commit to being imaginative and finding a way out of the wilderness. Stop letting the media-politico complex bamboozle us with fresh faces only to lead us to the stale institutions which keep kneecapping all of us. No more voting for the lesser of two evils and no more listening to people who try to convince you that supporting ideas outside of the Democrat/Republican divide is wasted energy. Don’t fall for the merry-go-round of personalities who keep being unleashed to sheepdog voters back to this two-party racket. PS. More than 90% of mainstream media is owned by six corporations (read six people), they don’t allow true change agents to have access to the airwaves. Be cautious and twice skeptical when unknown candidates are given millions in free advertisement by the same interests they’re supposedly fighting. Reply Thu 5 Jul, 2018 10:52 pm Well, for one thing, we are the first constitutional democracy in the modern world. We have no aristocracy-that was a first. And we were the first to establish rights for the common man from the beginning. Also, we were the only country to have Elvis. vikorr Reply Mon 16 Jul, 2018 03:26 am Considering China will probably come to rule the world within the next 100 years or so, I suspect the legacy of the US will come from a Chinese perspective - probably something along the lines of financial imperialists with frustrated colonialist agendas (it always pays to demonise your enemies). Of course, maybe Islam will come to rule the world within the next 200 years. I suspect then, the US will come be seen as the great Satan. Or maybe it will be the Corporations, and America will come to be seen as the seat of the great (if slow) ideas revolution. Or maybe AI takes over the world... Or maybe the world becomes a Nuclear wasteland... People worry too much about legacy. And legacy depends on who writes it, does it not. My personal perspective is that better questions involve who we are now, and the direction we head. We have no aristocracy-that was a first. Oh yes you do, you may not give them titles but they're there alright. And you're considerably more deferential towards them than we are. izzythepush wrote: Reply Thu 30 Aug, 2018 08:29 pm And y'all are seriously delusion. Of course you have an aristocracy. It's just not called that. And we were the first to establish rights for the common man from the beginning. Yeah right!!! The US was founded on terrorism and genocide. The US has been at war for 93% of its years as a "nation". The US has been waging a genocide against Native Americans since before it was hatched. Quote Blickers: h yes you do, you may not give them titles but they're there alright. And you're considerably more deferential towards them than we are. We have wealthy and influential people. We have wealthy and influential families who pass down their wealth through succeeding generations. But we have wealthy and influential people who have humble beginnings as well. And many of our wealthiest and most influential families were poor immigrants just a couple of generations ago, as opposed to going back to the Dark Ages. @camlok, And we [The US] were the first to establish rights for the common man from the beginning. Quote camlok: The US was founded on terrorism and genocide. The US has been at war for 93% of its years as a "nation". The US has been waging a genocide against Native Americans since before it was hatched. As long as all your posts are one long rag on the US, I think you owe the board a revelation of which country spawned you. So for the fifth time, what country are you from?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11766
__label__wiki	0.903213	0.903213	Donna Anna — Don Giovanni Merola \| San Francisco, CA "Soprano Amanda Woodbury gave a powerful, transfixing performance as Donna Anna, the noblewoman whose traumatic encounter with Don Giovanni sets the opera in motion. Her singing was bright, beautifully colored, and full of strength and passion, with a fluidity to the phrasing that did nothing to lessen the overall potency of her delivery. "Or sai chi l'onore," the Act 1 aria in which she first realizes the Don's culpability and dedicates herself to vengeance, was a crowd-pleasing thrill." —Joshua Kosman, SFGate "Amanda Woodbury performed the role of Donna Anna in a grand manner, directing her facial expressions and gesticulations toward the last rows of the audience more than her colleagues. She had an impressive command of Anna's music and sang "Non mi dir" with luxuriant tone and spot on coloratura that left many of us wanting to hear more from her."—Jeffrey S. McMillan, Opera News "The true standout among the evening’s cast was Amanda Woodbury as Donna Anna. A recent winner at the Met’s National Council Auditions and a participant in the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program, Woodbury’s voice is unique, clear, and penetrating—the kind you actually remember hearing because it’s so distinct. She made an immediate impression and garnered a well-deserved sustained ovation during the first act with “Or sai chi l’onore,” and from there continued to deliver all evening long.” —John Marcher, A Beast In A Jungle "Soprano Amanda Woodbury, riding a wave of strength, immediately impressed the audience with her large, edgy voice & sustained focus. Even though she was completely potent, it felt like she was using only half her reserves. She received extended ovations for both of her arias." —Alex Feldheim, Not For Fun Only "Amanda Woodbury sang and acted Donna Anna fearlessly, giving the best vocal performance in the role I've heard since Elza van den Heever made her debut at the San Francisco Opera." —Michael Strickland, Civic Center "Amanda Woodbury (Donna Anna) has a bright, lovely voice. Her arias were some of the best moments of the evening.” —Charlise Tiee, The Opera Tattler "Amanda Woodbury's Donna Anna reigned over the hall, a soprano assured of an important career.” —Janos Gereben, SF Performing Arts Examiner Patricia Corbett Theatre, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music "The wronged Donna Anna, who suffered attempted rape and her father’s death at the Don’s hands, was magnificently sung and acted by Amanda Woodbury. A rich-toned soprano, she conveyed pathos and tragedy realistically. Her Act II scene (“Non mi dir”) was deeply felt, with stunning coloratura passages." —Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati.com Amanda Woodbury (Donna Anna) and Benjamin Werley (Don Ottavio) in Merola Opera Program's 2014 production of Don Giovanni. Photography by Kristen Loken	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11767
__label__cc	0.618972	0.381028	Tag: Michelle Wolf Michelle Wolf on Fresh Air speaking about her voice Comedian Michelle Wolf was on NPR’s Fresh Air recently and the host, Terry Gross, asked her about her voice (at around 12:30 in this interview): Let’s talk about your voice. I wasn’t sure how you’d sound as yourself, not on stage but just, like, talking to me. And I’d say your voice sounds, you know, sounds a little different when you’re just talking to me. Does your voice change on stage naturally? Do you emphasize certain qualities in it when you’re on stage? I bring this up because things could have gone very bad at this moment… but they didn’t! I was bracing for some bad linguistics that thankfully never came. Wolf talks about how she wants to sound better in the interview because she respects Gross’s voice and Gross stresses that she thinks Wolf’s voice is fine and that her own voice changes when she tries to speak louder. But this is interesting because the interview plays a clip of Wolf making jokes about people complaining about Hillary Clinton’s supposedly shrill voice. The term shrill is only applied to women and it’s some dog-whistling misogyny. As Gross and Wolf discuss in the interview, people’s voices change when they are speaking on stage – and that’s fine! Think about how Chris Rock speaks in his comedy specials. I don’t remember anyone ever asking him about his bombastic tone. Or how Jerry Seinfeld’s whining delivery (dare I say his “shrill tone”?) is endearing. No one sees that as a problem. So it was nice to see the Fresh Air interview not go down a language-shaming rabbit hole. I wish more discussions between non-linguists on women’s voices were like this. Author Joe McVeighPosted on June 1, 2018 June 1, 2018 Categories dialects, linguisticsTags Fresh Air, linguistics, Michelle Wolf, voiceLeave a comment on Michelle Wolf on Fresh Air speaking about her voice	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11771
__label__cc	0.646808	0.353192	Chapter one of House of Sundering Flames is now online! July 15, 2019 at 1.59 PM - 0 comments A quick reminder that as we approach the publication of The House of Sundering Flames (less than two weeks!!), you can read chapter 1 here! Come back to a Gothic devastated Paris where dragons, magicians and Fallen angels fight for dominion–and where a devastating explosion ensures that nothing will ever be the same… (also: Vietnamese dragons! Queer relationships and queer families! Creepy trees and even creepier birds! Sarcasm, flirting and murder()) ()not always in that order or indeed, not always in the same scene Waterstones Book Depository Amazon Tags: dominion of the fallen house of sundering flames Share on: Twitter Facebook Google+ House of Sundering Flames excerpt! June 26, 2019 at 8.47 PM - 0 comments It’s almost a month before publication of the final Dominion of the Fallen book, The House of Sundering Flames (coming July 27th from Gollancz), so here’s a little snippet from the beginning: In Emmanuelle’s dreams, the world was fire. Angels rose on wings of flame towards a distant, unattainable City: a concoction of mother-of-pearl buildings, enameled domes and white, eye-searing streets in which featureless shapes flowed past each other. At the top of the highest tower was the light of a burning sun—it couldn’t be watched, couldn’t be held within her field of vision without hurting her eyes or burning her face. She reached out towards it—towards Him—and everything fell apart, the flames becoming the jagged shards of a vast, unknowable puzzle raining down on her. She woke up, and everything hurt. She lay on her back for a while, staring at a sky that wasn’t gray—that wasn’t even the cornflower blue of Lucifer Morningstar’s eyes, or of the heavens as they had been, before the war, before the pall of pollution. It was an odd shade of purple, shading into indigo. As she watched, sounds intruded: distant clatters, and a rumble, like stones collapsing atop each other. It was hot—too hot. She needed to get up. What to expect: a Gothic Paris devastated by a magical war, a bi dragon prince with a gift for trouble, explosions, back stabbings and creepy birds! (oh, and creepy trees, too. Because apparently nature is scary insofar as I’m concerned). If you want to know more, there’ll be a longer excerpt (the whole of chapter 1, which has dragon prince Thuan as an additional point of view character) going out tomorrow with the newsletter: you can sign up here! More info about the book here. The Tea Master and the Detective won a Nebula Award! May 19, 2019 at 1.59 PM - 0 comments The funny thing about living in Europe is that I blearily woke up this morning, made a tea to try and wake up while still rubbing my eyes, and while I was making a bottle of milk for my youngest I saw that my twitter mentions had exploded. Which is basically how I found out that my gender-swapped space opera Sherlock Holmes retelling The Tea Master and the Detective (set in the Xuya Universe and published by Subterranean Press and by JABberwocky) had won a Nebula Award for Best Novella (the awards were in Los Angeles so 9 hours behind me). °_° Below is the full text of my acceptance speech as kindly delivered for me by my good friend Fran Wilde, acceptor extraordinaire: Uh. Whoa. That was not expected. I would like to thank Fran Wilde for accepting this award on my behalf, my editor Yanni Kuznia, Geralyn Lance, Bill Schafer, Gwenda Bond and everyone at Subterranean Press who worked on this book; my cover artists and designers Maurizio Manzieri, Gail Cross at Desert Isle Design and Dirk Berger, my agent John Berlyne as well as the JABberwocky team (Joshua Bilmes, Lisa Rodgers, Patrick Disselhorst) for the non-American edition. To my friends and supporters: Likhain, Zen Cho, Alis Rasmussen, Tade Thompson, Vida Cruz, Victor Fernando R. Ocampo, Cindy Pon, Kari Sperring, Liz Bourke, D Franklin, Zoe Johnson, Jeannette Ng, Nene Ormes, Ken Liu, Elizabeth Bear, Stephanie Burgis, Alessa Hinlo, Inksea, and Mary Robinette Kowal, as well as everyone who spread the word, nominated this and voted for it. I wrote this book for fun: it was a story that mashed together two of my childhood idols, Sherlock Holmes and Judge Dee, one that came with no deadlines or expectations attached to it. One thing I realised was that it’s easy for writing–for any writing–to feel frivolous and self-indulgent. There are always more important things to do, especially as a mother of colour–children, family, day job, politics in an environment that feels like it’s swinging back to darker days, with people stopping me in the streets and telling me to go back home. It’s so easy to take the path of least resistance and put writing last, to always find something more important that needs to be done. It’s so easy to choke for lack of self-care. The truth, of course, is that writing matters. It is frivolous, it is self-indulgent, but it is also necessary. It is breathing space and act of resistance and escapism on my own terms. Stories shaped me as a child and continue to shape me as an adult. And it is a great and potent reminder of how far this particular one has gone to be accepting this award, now. (picture thanks to Fran Wilde) Tags: awards nebula Announcing “Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight”, my first short story collection May 9, 2019 at 6.55 AM - 0 comments Very pleased to reveal my upcoming short story collection with Subterranean Press. Isn’t it gorgeous? The title was my choice, as it brings together several of my preoccupations! The cover is by artist and friend Maurizio Manzieri, and the cover design by Gail Cross of Desert Isle Design. A major first collection from a writer fast becoming one of the stars of the genre… Aliette de Bodard, multiple award winner and author of The Tea Master and the Detective, now brings readers fourteen dazzling tales that showcase the richly textured worldbuilding and beloved characters that have brought her so much acclaim. Come discover the breadth and endless invention of her universes, ranging from a dark Gothic Paris devastated by a magical war; to the multiple award-winning Xuya, a far-future space opera inspired by Vietnamese culture where scholars administrate planets and sentient spaceships are part of families. In the Nebula award and Locus award winning “Immersion”, a young girl working in a restaurant on a colonized space station crosses paths with an older woman who has cast off her own identity. In the novelette “Children of Thorns, Children of Water”, a shapeshifting dragon infiltrating a ruined mansion finds more than he’s bargained for when his partner is snatched by eerie, child-like creatures. And in the award-winning “Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight”, three very different people–a scholar, an engineer and a spaceship–all must deal with the loss of a woman who was the cornerstone of their world. This collection includes a never-before seen 20,000-word novella, “Of Birthdays, and Fungus, and Kindness”, set in Bodard’s alternative dark Paris. It will be published in September 2019 in a gorgeous hardback edition, and include my favourite stories from the Hugo-award nominated Universe of Xuya, as well as some Dominion of the Fallen fiction set in my Gothic devastated Paris (the universe of The House of Shattered Wings, The House of Binding Thorns and the forthcoming The House of Sundering Flames). The original novella, “Of Birthdays, and Fungus, and Kindness” is a comedy of manners set in the Dominion of the Fallen universe, where Fallen angel Emmanuelle attempts to throw a relaxing birthday party for her partner, and everything goes wrong in all the worst possible ways. Complete with supernatural fungus in a ballroom, meddling immortals and Emmanuelle desperately trying to keep it all going smoothly in spite of her enemies–and of her friends! Preorders are now open: Subterranean website \| Amazon US \| Amazon UK \| Amazon FR This is a limited print run. If you want a copy, now would be a good time: my previous novella for Subterranean Press, the Hugo and Nebula award finalist, The Tea Master and the Detective, went out of print relatively fast. Cymera May 9, 2019 at 6.49 AM - 0 comments - Events I’ll be a guest at Cymera, Scotland’s festival of science fiction, fantasy and horror at The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9TJ. My schedule is as follows: Saturday, June 8, 13:15 to 14:00: Short is the Hour (reading of short fiction), the Bar Sunday June 9, 10:00am: Joint interview with Tade Thompson and Aliette de Bodard. Book tickets here. The Universe of Xuya and The Tea Master are Hugo finalists April 2, 2019 at 3.47 PM - 0 comments I’m shocked and delighted that my long-running space opera series, The Universe of Xuya, and its latest outing, The Tea Master and the Detective, are finalists for a Hugo Award for Best Series and Best Novella, respectively. I conceived of Xuya as a sandbox where I could tell my stories –of family, and children, and what is passed on between generations, of a galactic empire taking its cues from Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism as in the stories I grew up with–of people of Vietnamese descent who got to go into space and build their own societies and stories. The universe has been with me for a long time, growing alongside my career. It means a lot to me to see this recognised. My deepest thanks to everyone who nominated it and spread the word. Thanks as well to everyone who made this possible by publishing the stories, and in particular the latest book, The Tea Master and the Detective–many thanks to Yanni Kuznia, Geralyn Lance, and everyone at Subterranean Press for a gorgeous and much successful book–and to John Berlyne, Joshua Bilmes, Lisa Rodgers, Patrick Disshelhorst and everyone at JABberwocky for the non-North American edition. And to my friends and to my fans, for the support that always keeps me going. Also many congratulations to everyone on the ballot as this is a truly awesome list. Tags: awards hugo awards tea master and the detective xuya 2018 awards consideration post January 16, 2019 at 7.05 PM - 0 comments So here we go again, it’s 2019, which means it’s time for my big end-of-year-ish recommendations post! In 2018 I published The Tea Master and the Detective (Subterranean/JABberwocky Literary Agency Inc.),a gender-swapped Sherlock Holmes in space, where Holmes is an abrasive down-on-her-luck scholar, and Watson is a traumatised ex-transport ship discharged from the army who brews tea for space travel. It’s gotten a lot of press from people who aren’t me: “a window onto a beautifully developed world that widens the meaning of space opera, one that centers on Chinese and Vietnamese cultures and customs instead of Western military conventions, and is all the more welcome for it.” Amal El-Mohtar, The New York Times The Tea Master and the Detective is the Sherlock Holmes retelling I always wanted and now I have it. And I want so much more of it. Ana Grilo, Kirkus This novella reads like the lovechild of Sherlock Holmes and the Ship Who Sang, dropped into a wormhole inside a space capsule made of Asian history. I need a spaceship who brews tea in my life. Tansy Rayner Roberts and Rivqa Rafael, Tor.com It’s set in my Xuya universe but absolutely no prior knowledge of the universe is required. You can read an excerpt here, and get the ebook here (North America) or here (UK and other countries). The US edition is officially out of print at the publisher’s–there are a few copies around already in warehouses, so grab one if you see it! There’s also a brand new non-North EU print edition. (Amazon UK \| Amazon DE \| Amazon ES \| Amazon IT \| Amazon FR). (PS: because several people have asked: the f/f Beauty and the Beast retelling with a dragon, In the Vanishers’ Palace, from JABberwocky Literary Agency Inc., is a novel for awards purposes–it’s at this uncomfortable 48K length, but that’s just the way things turned out 🙂 Also, yes, the Xuya series as a whole is eligible for whole series, see Tea Master above for the instalment published this year) And here’s my list of things I loved this year! (I will update when/if I find time to read other stuff but wanted to get this out there first) Fran Wilde, “Ruby, Singing” is a heartbreaking story of gems, murder, and memory. T Kingfisher, “The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society”: a hilarious take on the fairy lovers that skewers several well-known myths. Elizabeth Bear’, “She Still Loves the Dragon”: a powerful and lyrical tale of a woman and a dragon, and fire and love and what it all comes to mean. Iona Sharma’s “Refugees; or a Nine-Item Representation of a Better World” : a gut-punch, evocative tale of people who take in refugees for temporary respite, and the impact it has on them. Ian Muneshwar, “Salt Lines” : a story of a man and a monster, and everything that separates them–and everything that doesn’t. So powerful. Isabel Yap’s “Asphalt, River, Mother, Child”: this one is dark and informed by current events (in the Philippines, specifically), which makes it all the more poignant and urgent. It takes an unflinching look at the police killings and the toll they take–and the prices to be paid, in the end. Vanessa Fogg, “The House of Illusionists”: heartbreaking and harrowing, the story of teachers and their child students in a city under siege, and the power of magic. RSA Garcia’s “The Anchorite Wakes” : a compelling story of religion, and the bond between an anchorite sister and an abused child. Dark and imaginative. Izzy Wassterstein, “Unplaces: An Atlas of Non-existence” is a short and super poignant list of places that do not exist, and how they connect to the life of the narrator, a queer researcher hiding for militias in a supremacist America overrun by Lovecraftian monsters. A.C. Buchanan, “Girls Who Do Not Drown”: a story of a small town and the sea, and a girl’s inner strength. Zen Cho’s “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again” is the story of an imugi (as the author says, “the failboat of the dragon world”), a Korean creature who must earn its ascent to dragonhood–except, of course, that things don’t go quite as planned. It’s sweet and powerful and just right. (there’s also a very sweet story coda here) Usman Malik, “Dead Lovers on Each Blade, Hung”: a super creepy story of a missing woman, drug dealers, and snakes. Does exactly what horror is supposed to do: gets under one’s skin and clings there. Stephanie Burgis, Spellswept: an ambitious woman has to save a party held in an underwater ballroom from utter disaster–and to find the man of her heart. Very sweet and with Steph’s usual eye for distinctive and memorable characters. Juliet Kemp, A Glimmer of Silver: a great compelling good at life on an ocean planet and the way accommodations are reached (or not) between very different people and creatures. (note: the original publisher of this was The Book Smugglers) Premee Mohamed’s The Apple-Tree Throne: set in an alternate 19th-Century England, this is the story of a veteran returning from a war and his uneasy relationship with the family of his dead commanding officer–while the ghost of said officer haunts him. Haunting and elegiac, and infused with a strong sense of atmosphere and memorable characters. Tade Thompon’s Rosewater is probably not eligible for anything save the UK awards, as it was already published in the US once–the 2018 Orbit edition marks its first UK publication, though). Even if you’re not nominating, though, you should check it out, because it’s a super original alien invasion story chockfull of ideas and atmosphere. Tasha Suri’s Empire of Sand is an enchanting epic fantasy set in a Mughal Empire-inspired world, dealing with power and oppression and love and the dreams of the gods CL Polk’s Witchmark: a queer sorcerer hiding his identity teams up with an immortal to find a murderer. Flirting, kissing, bicycle chases, and investigation amidst political intrigue in the wake of a war Rebecca Roanhorse’s Trail of Lightning: post-apocalyptic fantasy with magic, a hard-bitten heroine and her new assistant who kill monsters in a world where the Navajo monsters are real and the First Nations reservations have become beacons of civilisation. Sergey and Marina Dyachenko’s Vita Nostra: so I originally read a self-published version of this, and it was already pretty awesome. I’m so glad that this book has got a large editor behind it and the cover and buzz it deserves. It’s dark Harry Potter on steroids, with bonus metaphysics, and it never quite went where I expected it to go. Juliet Kemp’s The Deep and Shining Dark is queer epic fantasy with chewy characters, an intriguing magic system, and the best good chaotic trans magician. Fiction things I haven’t read but which I believe you should check out: Yoon Ha Lee’s Revenant Guni (novel), Claudie Arseneault’s Baker Thief (novel) Best Related Work Marissa Lingen, “Hard Enough”: on genre definition, hard SF and cliques and so much that I just want to cheer about. Best Fan Writer Liz Bourke, for her “Sleeps With Monsters” column at Tor.com and her columns in Locus and the work she does in general highlighting women and queer and marginalised folks. Bogi Takács, for eir website “Bogi reads the World”, championing of diverse literature and regular worldbuilding threads. Charles Payseur, for Quick Sip Reviews, for its focus on short fiction and queer short fiction in particular Best Fan artist I’m totally biased as she’s a friend, but I think Likhain is still doing stellar work. This year, she did a bunch of really awesome pieces, most notably those two linked prints for In the Vanishers’ Palace: link to the prints here and here. I believe Tasha Suri (mentioned above) is eligible. Jeannette Ng is in her second year of eligibility (following the publication of Under the Pendulum Sun by Angry Robot, which is just the kind creepy Gothic fantasy that sticks in the mind, and which you should check out if you haven’t). Rivers Solomon is also in their second year of eligibility. Izzy Wasserstein (see “Unplaces: An Atlas of Non-existence” under short stories) is also eligible. ETA: RSA Garcia (see above “The Anchorite Wakes”) should also be eligible. Book announcement: The House of Sundering Flames November 22, 2018 at 10.26 AM - 0 comments So very pleased to announce that book 3 of Dominion of the Fallen, The House of Sundering Flames, will be published by Gollancz on July 26th 2019. Official information at the The Bookseller. This is basically a book inspired by Rebecca Solnit’s A Paradise Built in Hell, about how the post apocalypse would involve fighting for survival but also extraordinary kindness. Featuring: hawks, explosions, queer families, Vietnamese dragons and murderbirds(). Focusing on House Harrier in Grenelle (15e arrondissement of Paris), though most of the cast of the prior two books will be making a comeback. ()not the hawks, but the deadly combination of a deadpan do-gooder bi dragon prince and his husband, best described as lawful evil with ground rules and no scruples. Given a run for their money by the tag-team of an insecure but ruthlessly protective leader and her idealistic partner, entirely resigned to the trouble that follows them around. Tags: dominion of the fallen the house of binding thorns the house of shattered wings the house of sundering flames Protected: Newsletter exclusive: Dominion of the Fallen snippet November 16, 2018 at 10.24 PM - 0 comments In the Vanishers’ Palace preorder offer! October 15, 2018 at 1.05 PM - 0 comments So, hum, I have In the Vanishers’ Palace, a dark sapphic retelling of Beauty and the Beast coming out tomorrow, and I asked Likhain (who’s a fabulous artist) to draw me some art to go with it. Because we all want colourful dragons, right? Preorder In the Vanishers’ Palace or buy in the first two weeks of release, and get exclusive Likhain wallpapers, as well as a discount on the (gorgeous) prints from her shop! Ebook US Amazon Kobo Barnes and Noble iTunes Google Ebook UK Amazon Kobo iTunes Amazon US Amazon UK (more book info here) And here is the art! (offer valid for both ebook and print purchases until 29th October, midnight Pacific Time–sorry for the cutoff date but I’ll be travelling to WFC afterwards and will probably be too jetlagged to answer emails!). If you’ve already preordered the ebook (or got the print book) prior to this blog post obviously the offer is also valid. Just fill in the contact form with a receipt of your purchase (NB: please remove all identify details such as physical address etc. from your receipt!) and send it on! (contact form closed as offer no longer valid) Prints can be bought here: In the Vanishers Palace I In the Vanishers Palace II Tags: vanishers palace Sign up for my newsletter, and get news on my latest releases, behind-the-scenes content, exclusive recipes, and cool things like free ebooks (like the one below for "Children of Thorns, Children of Water", my Hugo award and Locus award nominated novelette, which was sent free to my subscribers). Out Now: The House of Binding Thorns A new standalone novel set in the ruined and decadent Paris of the award-winning The House of Shattered Wings… As the city rebuilds from the onslaught of sorcery that nearly destroyed it, the Great Houses of Paris, ruled by fallen angels, still contest one another for control over the capital. House Hawthorn, a place of ruined gardens and decaying state rooms, now stands near the apex of power–and plots to gain more. Its schemes bring together the lover of a Fallen angel, a shapeshifting dragon prince, a washed-out alchemist with a self-destructive addiction, and a resentful young man from the Far East seeking to revive a dead friend. As the Houses seek a peace more devastating than war, those four will have to find strength—or fall prey to a magic that seeks to bind all to its will. Out now from Ace(US)/Gollancz (UK/RoW). Order from Amazon US \| Amazon UK \| Book Depository \| Waterstones	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11777
__label__wiki	0.877576	0.877576	Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/094e947a45d149138773a90060cb6a16 Scott Pruitt Dem lawmakers seek criminal corruption probe of EPA’s Pruitt By MICHAEL BIESECKER and ELLEN KNICKMEYERJune 8, 2018 FILE - In this April 26, 2018 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt listens to questions as he testifies before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Democrats are asking the Justice Department to investigate Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for any potential criminal conduct. They allege he repeatedly violated federal anti-corruption laws by seeking to leverage his government position for personal gain. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Friday formally requested that the Justice Department investigate Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for potential criminal conduct. In a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray and Justice criminal division chief John Cronan, six Democratic lawmakers with oversight of Pruitt’s agency allege he repeatedly violated federal anti-corruption laws by seeking to leverage his government position for personal gain. As evidence, the Democrats cite Pruitt’s $50-a-night lease of a Capitol Hill condo tied to a lobbyist seeking to influence his agency, directing an EPA aide to contact a senior Chick-fil-A executive as part of an effort to land his family a franchise, and a $2,000 payment to his wife from organizers of a conference the administrator then attended at taxpayer expense. Justice Department spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle confirmed officials there were aware of the request to investigate Pruitt. He declined further comment. EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox referred questions to Pruitt’s outside legal counsel, though he did not respond to requests to provide the name of the administrator’s defense lawyer. Pruitt acknowledged last month that friends and supporters had established a legal defense fund, which Democrats and ethics watchdogs quickly derided as a potential “tip jar” for polluters seeking favorable treatment from his agency. Friday’s letter was signed by Democratic Reps. Gerald Connolly and Donald Beyer of Virginia, Jamie Raskin of Maryland, Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Ted Lieu of California. Connolly is a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and serves as the ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee on Government Operations. President Donald Trump signaled Friday he is still standing by his embattled EPA chief, even as Pruitt’s support among other Republicans has started to erode. “Scott Pruitt is doing a great job within the walls of the EPA,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “I mean, we’re setting records. Outside he’s being attacked very viciously by the press. And I’m not saying that he’s blameless. But we’ll see what happens.” There are now at least a dozen ongoing investigations related to Pruitt by EPA’s Office of Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office and congressional oversight committees. But if the Justice Department acts on Friday’s request from House Democrats, it would be the first criminal probe into Pruitt’s ethical conduct. For his part, Pruitt sought to laugh off the controversy this week over his using government resources to seek a “business opportunity” with the fast-food fried chicken chain whose owners are known for supporting conservative Christian causes, including outspoken opposition to same-sex marriage. “I mean, look, my wife is an entrepreneur herself. I love, she loves, we love Chick-fil-A as a franchise of faith,” Pruitt said in a TV interview on Wednesday. Pruitt last year directed his EPA scheduler to reach out to a top executive at Chick-fil-A to inquire about a “business opportunity.” That business opportunity turned out to be Pruitt’s desire to acquire a fast-food franchise for his wife. Federal ethics codes prohibit having staffers conduct personal errands and bar officials from using their position for private gain. EPA travel vouchers also show Pruitt charged taxpayers last September for a $1,210 one-way flight and $669 in hotel costs to appear at a conference of a New York City-based nonprofit, Concordia. At Pruitt’s overture, the group hired his wife, Marlyn Pruitt, to help arrange logistics for the conference, Concordia chief executive Matthew Swift told The Washington Post. She was paid $2,000 plus travel expenses. Concordia did not return emails from the AP seeking comment, and the group’s website lists a non-working phone number. Democratic senators this week accused Pruitt of withholding records of the trip, where Pruitt also met with U.S. and international business leaders and former government officials. The senators asked EPA Inspector General Arthur Elkins Jr. to investigate the agency’s compliance with open-records laws in the matter. Virginia Canter, an ethics counsel for the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said there were a “number of criminal conflict of interest statutes and regulations” that could be brought into play by Pruitt speaking at events that he or his family had received payment for. In their letter, the lawmakers make the case that Pruitt’s behavior rises to the level of criminal activity. “At the very least, we know that federal ethics laws bar public officials from using their position or staff for private gain,” the Democrats wrote to Wray and Cronan. “Administrator Pruitt has certainly done just that. Further, his actions related to his wife’s employment and the quid-pro-quo condo situation with industry lobbyists may have crossed a line into criminal conduct punishable by fines or even by time in prison.” Follow Associated Press investigative reporter Michael Biesecker at http://twitter.com/mbieseck and environmental writer Ellen Knickmeyer at http://twitter.com/KnickmeyerEllen	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11787
__label__wiki	0.657155	0.657155	SK Group South Korea's SK Innovation bets on Europe, China electric vehicle demand The company expects the battery business to break even in 2020, a senior manager said at a news conference on Wednesday at the company's plant in Seosan, a three-hour drive from Seoul. REUTERS \| December 27, 2018, 09:58 IST New Delhi: South Korea's SK Innovation , a supplier of electric vehicle (EV) batteries to Daimler and Volkswagen , aims to boost production capacity more than tenfold by 2022, betting on global demand. The company expects the battery business to break even in 2020, a senior manager said at a news conference on Wednesday at the company's plant in Seosan, a three-hour drive from Seoul. The outlook comes days after Mercedes maker Daimler said it would buy battery cells worth more than 20 billion euros ($23 billion) by 2030 as it readies mass production of hybrid and electric vehicles. Daimler and other European automakers are aggressively expanding in electric vehicles as European regulators clamp down on diesel emissions. SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has put more focus on the conglomerate's EV battery business as its memory-chipmaking unit SK Hynix faces a slowdown in demand from smartphone makers after a two-year-long boom. On a wall at the Seosan plant, a handwritten message from Chey reads: "Til the day when all vehicles run with our batteries, and replace gasoline (vehicles), SK's battery team will be up and running." Late to the EV battery market compared with rivals LG Chem and Samsung SDI , SK Innovation has announced investment plans worth about $3 billion since late 2017, to build new factories in China, Hungary and the United States. China's pledge to phase out subsidies for electric and plug-in hybrids by 2020, and an increase in the country's EV sales quota will benefit SK Innovation, said Lee Du-beom of the company's battery team. Currently, EVs using South Korean batteries are not eligible for generous subsidies in China. "We are not that worried about the China market," Lee said. "We believe that global automakers as well as Chinese carmakers will need to obtain batteries from foreign battery manufacturers." SK Innovation plans to boost annual battery production capacity to 55 gigawatt-hours by 2022, from 4.7 gigawatt-hours a year currently, said Kim Tae-hyeon, who heads SK Innovation's battery business team. The company, which also owns South Korea's top refiner SK Energy [SKENGG.UL], counts Hyundai Motor Co as a client. Tags : Industry, South Korea, SK Group, Samsung, Hyundai, Hungary, Electric vehicle Most Read in Industry I am not convinced Niti’s EV plan will work: Rajiv Bajaj India-born exec to head Audi India Auto sector applies breaks on new hiring, stares at downsizing	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11802
__label__wiki	0.817305	0.817305	Watch This Girl Perfectly Explain The Problem With Sexist Children's Clothing "It's unfair because everybody thinks that girls should just be pretty." When 8-year-old Daisy Edmonds went clothes shopping with her mom Becky, she noticed something alarming about the T-shirts available for boys and girls. The girls' clothes had slogans like "beautiful," "hey," and "I feel fabulous." Meanwhile, the T-shirts offered to boys have "desert adventure awaits" "think outside the box" and "hero" written across them. Becky captured Daisy's reaction on video and shared it her Facebook page. "It's unfair because everybody thinks that girls should just be pretty and boys should just be adventurous," Daisy said. "I think that is wrong because why should boys and girls clothes even be separated? We're just as good as each other." She then takes a look at the boys' shirt that says "think outside the box." "What does this mean? It means go on your adventures. Let nothing stop you. Go for your own dreams," she said. Then she walks over to the girls' shirt that just says "hey." "I don't find that inspiring. What part of "hey" is great? I don't get it." she said. "What does that mean? What does that inspire you to do?" Daisy then takes matters into her own hands and grabs the clothes that have inspiring messages meant for boys and puts them in the girls' section of the store. The video has been shared over 16,000 times amassed over 15,000 likes since it was posted to Facebook just over a week ago. Some commenters were concerned that Daisy's opinion may exclude the girls who do want to wear "pretty" clothing. Daisy's dad assured commenters that she does, in fact, love traditionally "girly" things, too. "She loves wearing pretty clothes, she loves pink, glitter, nail polish and frilly dresses etc," he wrote. "All three of my daughters sleep in a massive pink castle I made for them! It's not that she's a tomboy and wants all clothes to be perfect for climbing trees it's more that WHEN they choose to put a slogan on a shirt that it's more meaningful than just 'Hey'." Some designers have started to make steps in the right direction by offering clothes with slogans that empower young girls as well as boys clothes that push against gender stereotypes. Kids should be able to express themselves through their fashion choices without having to worry about whether a piece of clothing is considered "boyish" or "girlish." Tags: kids clothes gender stereotpyes, children clothes, kids clothing, sexist children's clothing, gendered clothing News Clarissa-Jan Lim Actually, What Hillary Clinton Said About Bernie Supporters Was Not At All Condescending And no, she didn't call them "basement dwellers." Lifestyle Claire Peltier One Year After Giving Birth, Eve Torres Doesn't Have Her Pre-Baby Body. And That's Totally OK. "I realized that the only 'after' picture that matters is a happy, healthy mommy with her happy, healthy baby." Joe Biden Powerfully Defends Veterans Following Donald Trump's Comments On PTSD He calls him "thoroughly, completely uninformed."	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11808
__label__cc	0.586253	0.413747	I want to write a new dissector. Should I use the development source or the latest version source. What's the difference? tlofton1 cmaynard 10492 ●9 ●185 ●163 https://www.igt.com/ I am new to working with wireshark code and am not sure why I would want to use the older version development source. 21524 ●4 ●304 ●217 https://www.wireshark.org Basically it depends on what you're intending to do with the dissector. If you're keeping it private, within a company you may want to just run the stable release version. If you're going to submit the dissector back to the Wireshark project, then as per the Wireshark Development Submitting Patches wiki page, you should base your change off master (i.e. development). Bug fixes only can be backported to the stable versions, a new dissector will only be in the development version until that's released (see the LifeCycle wiki page for more notes about releases and backports) . Thank you for the quick response. This will be for troubleshooting equipment that uses Ethernet to communicate between the devices on a closed network. It is a locally developed protocol and would be of no value to anyone else. For that reason it will remain private. tlofton1 ( 2018-10-17 12:40:49 +0000 )edit Then it's up to you. If you're likely to want to maintain it in future and use with newer Wireshark versions, then probably best to start with the dev sources. The drawback of the dev sources is that things change rapidly, sometimes lots of changes in a short time so if you're tracking against master you might have more rework to do. Having said that the API that a dissector uses seems fairly stable at the moment. grahamb ( 2018-10-17 13:05:24 +0000 )edit My own 2 cents: For internal dissectors that I maintain, I stick with the latest stable release, and then migrate to the next stable release whenever it comes out, usually once per year. There usually aren't that many changes that need to be made when migrating, and by sticking with the latest stable release, I avoid any changes occurring in development that may or possibly may not make it into the next stable release. cmaynard ( 2018-10-17 14:33:48 +0000 )edit Last updated: Oct 17 '18	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11813
__label__wiki	0.543936	0.543936	Mustn’t Grumble by Posy Simmonds (1993) In 1987 cartoonist Posy Simmonds brought down the curtain on the weekly strip cartoon she’d been drawing for the Guardian newspaper and which featured the everyday lives and woes of a gaggle of well-meaning middle-aged, middle-class mums and dads, coloured by a feminist slant on the tribulations of being a stay-at-home mum, or a working mum, or a young woman, or just a woman, in a sexist, man’s world. The strip focused in particular on the married couple George and Wendy Weber, he an earnest, hunched-over, mustachioed lecturer in sociology at a London polytechnic, she an ex-nurse and harassed mother of six trying to do night school classes, the pair of them united by a commitment to touchy-feely liberal socialism, and vegetarianism and environmentalism. They felt a bit out-dated when they first appeared in the paper in 1977, and they and their world had failed to move with the times, with the triumph of Thatcherism, the unashamed declaration that ‘greed is good’, the ‘Big Bang’ deregulation in the City of London which brought tsunamis of new money coursing through the capital, out into the Home Counties and bought tens of thousands of holiday homes around the countryside, while the Thatcher government did its best to dismantle the post-war welfare state, demonised single mums and welfare scroungers, and huge tranches of heavy industry were denationalised or scrapped. In 1987 Simmonds axed the Posy strip and concentrated on writing and illustrating children’s books. She continued to do miscellaneous illustrations for the Guardian and other newspapers and magazines. Then in 1992 she returned to the paper with a new strip which lasted a year, chronicling the misadventures of a grumpy, middle-aged, male novelist, J.D. Crouch. (Why, I couldn’t help thinking, does a vehement feminist devote a strip to a man, and a grumpy, middle-aged man at that? Is it because men are more interesting to write about – but surely that’s feminist heresy. Or is it because men, middle-aged grumpy men, are such fun to lambast and satirise?) This volume, Mustn’t Grumble, brings together that miscellaneous work, plus some of the Crouch series, so feels a bit bitty. I think the title, Mustn’t Grumble, is ironic. I assume it is an ironic comment on what would nowadays be called the white privilege of most of the characters, who are members of the comfortably-off, London, middle-classes – with a particular focus on Crouch and the London world of writing and publishing – who, despite living what a lot of the rest of the British population would regard as a life of luxury, still manage to be unhappy and find fault with everything. A calendar from 1988 Simmonds created large-format, monthly cartoons – more illustrated texts – for the Spectator magazine through 1988 and 1989. The calendar format allowed Simmonds to focus on a completely new range of characters, one a month, whose lives are taken to typify the ‘greed is good’ decade as it ended and gave way to the 1900s. Thus: January Miles Upmaster (42) LMX broker at Johnson, Duff, Morant, lives in Parsons green with wife Vanessa and daughters Jojo and Davina February Chloe Banister (37) design consultant at a top Soho consultancy, a house in Dulwich Village with husband Hugo (TV commercials director) and son Jack, who’s down for Westminster. March Jackie Green (29) bed and breakfast landlady, husband’s off work ill, Jackie’s doing lots of jobs to make ends meet and can no longer afford to live in the seaside village of her birth. April Desmond Duff (82) retired engineer and resident of Deddingham Court Rest Home. May Mr Robin Chutney-Darke, a dealer in 18th and 19th century paintings, educated at Eton. June Katie Gilleyman (7) is having a birthday party, which in true bilious Simmonds style, is an opportunity for her to describe the snobbery, hypocrisy and showing off among the various mums. July Tony McVitie and Lorraine, waiting exhausted in the departure lounge for the plane back to England from Malta, where they’ve been on holiday and Lorraine’s lovely long legs got a) sunburnt b) bitten by mosquitoes. August Farmer Hughes facing financial ruin. September Prissie Rugeley, mother of four and and wife of a British Army infantry officer stationed in Germany. October James Dalston Crouch (59) fading novelist, is at Euston accompanied by sexy young publicity girl from his publishers, having arrived back from a dismal outing to a book signing in Manchester where only six people turned up. November Simon Sandercock (33) single, company director, rugger player, in blue and white striped tie and bright red braces, what a hoot he is! December A characteristically cynical and downbeat take on Christmas, Simmonds focuses on an ageing failed actor named Gerald, who had high hopes, played a number of roles in provincial theatres and a few sitcoms, and now is reduced to working as Father Christmas in a department store. What’s striking is how wordy these profiles are, how densely worked-out everyone’s backstory is, as if they are characters in a novel. There’s nothing particularly comic or even entertaining about the characters, except, maybe, the wry smile of recognition which I identified earlier as the prime pleasure from a Posy Simmonds cartoon. And they’re in colour, full colour, unlike all the Posy strips, attention to colour which will come into its own in the later graphic novels. Six bounden duties I had to look up the meaning of this phrase. A ‘bounden duty’ is ‘a responsibility regarded by oneself or others as obligatory’. Each of the six is in the page-sized format of the Posy strips. Conservation A message from Aubrey Shyte, owner of Grade II listed Rakesham Hall, in which he spouts the usual crap of owners of very big houses which are largely funded from the public purse, and explains why it is necessary to close the public footpath through his deer park. Numeracy and literacy As if for children, the strip compares the world of Smilies (1st class travel, 1st class service, 2nd homes, 2nd cars, 3 hour lunches etc) and Grumblies (1 parent families, 2nd class citizens, 3rd world conditions etc) i.e. the gleeful rich and the miserable poor. The sentiment is hardly novel, and the tone is bleak and bitter. The entertainment, such as it is, comes in the format and in the satirical use of child-style drawings to convey this bitter truth. A sense of humour Simmonds parodies a range of different comic styles with dead humourless, depressing, grim content i.e. the first little strip is about the gender wage gap, then how we’re killing the planet with radiation, then the health gap between the rich and the poor, then a working class woman complaining about male chauvinism… Hard to see who this kind of thing is aimed at… Is it preaching to the choir to make them feel more bitter and angry? Keeping the lines of communication open Middle class parents in the kitchen with a bottle of wine open discussing their awful children, lazing around reading porn all day… while the teenage kids are in the living room saying their parents are grumpy because they’re going through the menopause and mid-life crisis – both teams saying it’s just a phase the others are going through. This just feels bleak and depressing. Not to change one’s spots A comfortably off middle class family claim they haven’t changed a bit, well, they’ve sold the old C CV and bought a Volvo, sold the bean bags and Che Guevara posters, and built a new conservatory on the back of the house, still running a poster shop which is doing frightfully well, and as to politics it’s not them that’s changed, it’s the Labour Party. — Obviously the point is to show how they have changed out of all recognition from their young adult selves. To record Some kind of satire on the middle class compulsion to record everything with a camera and on video, with a bit of extra satire / bitterness thrown in at the end saying there are some events top traumatic to be photographed… and that’s when the bloodsucking media step in… The cherry orchard A satire on Londoners and their second homes in the country, cast in the form of a parody of the Chekhov play, with the middle class couple lamenting the fact that the orchard across the road was sold by the farmer to a developer who’s built a bloody great garden centre there! The couple can’t wait to sell up and get back to London. Hard Times (1992) As mentioned above, Simmonds returned to the Guardian with a new strip rotating about the failing novelist J.D. Crouch, but giving herself the freedom to feature other ad hoc characters and even – the occasional cameo appearance from the old Weber favourites. Hard times An ironic strip in which reinsurance broker Miles Upmaster gets home and berates his young wife for having friends round, eating expensive food etc, seeing as he’s had no bonus for two years, the firm’s reorganising and he might even be sacked. In the final picture he lies back on an elaborate, swagged and bow-tied four-poster bed and laments how hard his life is. An explanation by J.D. Crouch, Author Crouch explains that the recent interview and photos of him at home with his family are a travesty, that he dislikes his grown-up son and is going through a rough patch with his second wife. Mid-life libido in forward and reverse J.D. Crouch first of all rants to his wife that their son had a pretty young woman over to stay and how dare he use the place as a knocking shop. When his wife puts him right, that they’re not shagging, just friends, he slept on the floor etc, Crouch switches to the polar opposite position and says, Good God, why on earth is his son not knocking off such a fabulous ‘piece’, lovely bum in figure-hugging leather. In other words, Men, eh! Lascivious hypocrites. Mens sana Crouch and his adult son have an argument because the old man is always having epic baths, which triggers a trip down memory lane, remembering all the baths he’s had in all the cheap shitty flats, and how much he cared about Thom Gunn and Suez in the 50s, and Ferlinghetti and Czechoslovakia in the 60s, and the more luxury bath he got when his first novel made it big and was adapted for TV. Now we find Crouch splashing about in a huge jacuzzi! Literary party Crouch tells us about a literary party he went to, giving his version of events in which he nonchalantly sailed through the crowd, but this is counterpointed by sub-titles pointing out what really happened which is barely got close to the people he said he talked to, nobody was interested in talking to him except a waitress who said she thought her granny likes his stuff. Depressing portrait of a man on the way down. Club ability Crouch’s wife Sophie is invited to his club where a crusty old cigar-smoking bore explains to her why they don’t allow women members and she proceeds to take the mickey, yes, my God, what would happen if women were allowed in to remind men of their child-rearing responsibilities or maybe drinking all alone at the bar or… Feminism = helping middle-class women join exclusive London clubs. Haves and have-nots An idealistic young teacher is trying to teach a junior school class to pretend to be flower buds in the soil which slowly wriggle upwards and burst into the light. One little boy gets it, but when she asks the others to do the same they explain he’s only showing off because he’s got a brand new pair of Nike Air trainers. Lost Eden A Victorian picture of children playing in the street is criticised by do-gooding modern parents, tut tut, they might be knocked down by a lorry or abducted by a paedo… contrasted with a picture of today’s young people, packed inside onto a sofa, eating junk food and watching violent videos on TV. Noises off A well-off middle class woman is in bed with her husband and the can hear the coughing of the vagrant who sleeps in their doorway all night, and she then has an aria describing how awful it is and how awful she and her husband feel, and that’s why they’re double glazing the window so they won’t be able to hear him any more. The vileness of penury Vanessa, blonde wife of reinsurance broker Miles (who we’ve met several times by now) answers the door to her ex-cleaner. Miles has been laid off so they’ve had to sack all their staff and the strip consists of a sequence of speeches in which Vanessa asks the tracksuit-bottomed cleaner to feel sorry for her, now that they’re both in the same boat and all. Common market A stuck-up posh mum walks round a London market lamenting the scruffy way the common fruit and veg are displayed and comparing everything negatively with the simply super markets you get in France (where she, of course, has a second home) – and wonders why all the stall-keepers scowl at her. Insecurity Miles and Vanessa Upmaster (again) she wakes up in the middle of the night (in their wonderfully curtained and beribboned double bed) because she hears something outside and her subsequent fears give a list of all the burglars and criminals a posh white lady can imagine, up to and including the hiss of an ocy-acetylene kit until they realise… it’s the sound of someone having a piss in their doorway. Beneath the ivory tower The life of a writer is a hard one, grinding away, wasting time in all kind of displacement activities. And so grumpy J.D. Crouch goes to the grocers where he buys some peas and some such while listening to customers discussing the ups and downs of Lady Di’s marriage to Prince Charles (they were married on 29 July 1981, during 1992 the book about her by Andrew Morton, plus leaked phone recording revealed their marriage was a sham). Crouch takes a characteristically pompous and high line that he doesn’t read ‘newspapers’ or mucky his fingers with current affairs. Whereas we then see him take the groceries home wrapped in a newspaper which he feverishly unfolds, straightens out and reads. Agony and ecstasy The Webers haven’t completely disappeared. Here George makes a reappearance. An old friend from the poly took early retirement and was irked when, shortly afterwards, the poly upgraded to a university. Now he meets George and colleagues in the pub who set him right about how working conditions are ten times harder, no-one will fund their course, the seminar room is always booked, the students are doing so many other modules they can’t concentrate on your courses, and so on… Object lesson A mum who bears a resemblance to an older, grey-haired Wendy Weber, tries to comfort her daughter who’s convinced she’s fat and ugly, the mum telling her she’s not and she should be glad not to be treated as a ‘sex object’, the result of all the battles her mum and the feminists of her generation fought, and any way she’s bombarded with phone calls from boys. That, mum, the girl is explained, is because I can drive. They want me to be their taxi driver. As she slopes away she sobs, ‘I’d rather be a sex object.’ Dating a single parent Man arrives to take a woman on a date. Her little one bursts out crying and needs to be comforted. When she asks the teenage daughter to look after the toddler, the teenager bursts out that mum doesn’t care about her revision or her exams. So they all end up crying in a cuddle, and when the mum eventually extricate herself to go with her date, she looks frazzled. Being a woman is so hard! Coming cleanish Crouch is having an affair with a young woman (do writers do anything else, in Posy Simmonds?) and spends the strip working through different scenarios how to tell his wife, ending up with bottling out and not telling her at all. Acquiring the habit Crouch comes across his teenage children quietly reading books and is astonished and delighted and tells wife Sophie to keep quiet, but she insists they’re a load of old rubbish they found at the jumble sale, full of nauseating stereotypes and their bickering puts the kids off reading so they turn on the TV and get glued to the box. Fireworks At a fireworks party a grandad is arguing with his teenage grand-daughter, complaining about her generations’s pessimism, they’ve never had it so good etc. The mother intervenes to break up the fight but finds both the others turning on her, the grandad saying the 60s generation had it lucky, with an economic boom, growth in higher education, jobs galore, cheap flats, sex on tap thanks to the pill, yes and all before AIDS says the daughter and before you know it, old and young have ganged up on the middle-aged mum. It’s touch being a middle-aged woman! Sunbeam corner A bizarre strip in which a balding middle-aged man conducts a smiling exercise, in order to keep optimistic, although the words underneath spell the grim news headlines of the day (Maastricht, wages freeze, subsidiarity, British steel, Downing Street, Public spending freeze, Price increases etc. We’re dreaming of a white Christmas Aubrey Shyte, the pompous rich landowner, has become a real hate figure for Simmonds, and leads this hypocritical rendering of ‘White Christmas’, against the backdrop of a dingy, rundown street somewhere in London with a couple of homeless people sleeping in doorways, until the snow covers up the homeless and the street looks remarkably scenic and festive. God, Simmonds hates Christmas! Of the ten or so Christmas cartoons she’s done, all are dyspeptic. Another series of page-large pieces, each featuring a person of the month, described in immense wordy detail and accompanied by a full-scale, colour cartoon, with a spattering of other smaller ones illustrating the text. Janvier Mme Rutherford, harassed French teacher, two young children in daycare, husband works at a garden centre, worn down with stress by the horrible kids, growing class sizes, LEA cuts so she has to cover other teacher’s lessons, and soon. God, it’s hard being a woman (teacher). February Conversation among a gaggle of middle-aged men and women attending a health spa in the country, ending with the sort of comedy that they sneak out to scoff a packet of maltesers in the car park. March A soliloquy from Australian dentist Warren McMurdo moaning about the bad state posh patient Simon Sandercock arrives in. April Rachel (14) on her horse Sultan, at this year’s First Gashford Hunt. May Dido is 18 from Haverstock Hill and at a super private school. June Etiquette for the new landed gentry: Dealing with trespassers i.e. if you’re nouveau riche and bought a whopping house in the country you need to clear trespassers off your land but be damned certain they’re oiks and walkers, and not other members of the gentry who you need to keep buttered up. July Gillian Button (25) with a first in French and Drama, is now a PA at the BBC, and a surprisingly heavy smoker. August Clive Troutley (37) a golf addict. September When harassed housewife Pippa gets to W in the alphabet book she’s reading her kids, she realises everything named in it is either a health hazard or threatened with extinction (panda, whale etc). Depressing. October Adam Nubleigh (27) went to a North London comprehensive but dresses and sounds as if he went to a posh private school and flogs fake antique furniture to the over-rich. November Posh Naomi Padfield is a big opera fan. She is given a soliloquy about how she’s driven up to Covent Garden from Beaconsfield despite the beastly traffic on the M40. December Colin Cockley is managing director of Retouché Studios, here he is at the firm’s Christmas party. how everyone is white, heterosexual and all are either Londoners or from the sunny Home Counties. Black, Asian or immigrant experience, lower-middle or working-class experience, are things beyond Simmonds’s ken and which she therefore, wisely, avoids. The use of rich deep colouring. The very heavy use of text. At least half, sometimes more, of the space is text. There’s little funny or amusing about these caricatures, but a great deal of effort has gone into thinking through each of the characters’ backstories. Bumping along the bottom Being a further set of the weekly strips Simmonds devoted to failing novelist J.D. Crouch, with appearances from other characters, and a few cameo appearances from our old friends George and Wendy Weber. Does ‘bumping along the bottom’ refer solely to Crouch, or to the entire middle class which was hit hard by the recession of 1991-2? Bumping along the bottom Miles Upmaster, who we’ve met a number of times, is now officially unemployed and trying to sell his house, reduced to scrubbing and cleaning it and then keeping his temper while prospective buyers walk round it poking and prying. Scene from a literary life J.D. Crouch takes his dog for a walk on the common and, noticing people stopping and staring, egotistically assumes because he was on TV last night doing an interview. Simmonds gives him plenty of room to preen and swank before pulling back to reveal that all this time his dog is being shagged by another dog. That’s why people are staring and pointing. Missing persons Canvassers for political parties are shown working their way along a busy road of suburban houses, and the inhabitants making all kinds of excuses for not speaking to them. Only at the end does one of the frustrated canvassers explain they’re all dodging the poll tax (which required that you had to register to pay the council tax in order to get on the electoral register. An estimated million people preferred to have no vote and so avoid paying the tax). Election fever A satire on the Crouch household getting ‘election fever’, told from the point of view of the wife, Sophie, who feels dizzy and nauseous for three weeks (being a Labour voter) compared to grumpy old Crouch the novelist who votes Conservative (Why? ‘Because of my wallet’), the strip follows through election night when, contrary to all the opinion polls, the Conservatives under John Major returned to power (9 April 1992). Tired old sociologist George Weber sits, alone and alienated, in a shopping centre and marvels that people are still continuing on the same mindless consumerism which characterised the 1980s, despite the economic crash, unemployment, bankruptcies and so on. His musings are transformed into those of a naturalist studying the great herds of the African savannah. Topped balls Crouch is trying to get membership of an exclusive golf club but his attempts are ruined by his wife, Sophie, who insists on coming along, bring the two small children and picking mushrooms. Spot the difference Using the split screen or binary technique she’s used elsewhere, Simmonds contrasts the fortunes of a dealer in oil paintings and watercolours at their 1988 ‘view’ and the same event four years later in 1992 i.e. at the 1992 view, he can’t afford canapés, the wine is cheap and nobody is buying. Terminal belly ache Waiting at the airport department lounge with his wife and children, Crouch volunteers to go and get a magazine for his wife to read. When he returns after some delay he is in a filthy mood, complaining about the junk people watch and read and eat and drink. Wife Sophie knows what this means. He didn’t find a copy of one his books in the bookstall. Déjeuner sur le patio A simply lovely English middle-class couple lament that their simple holiday hideaway in rural France has been ruined by all kinds of pollution (from the septic tank, the chlorine in the swimming pool, the copper sulphate they spray the vines with), there seem to be endless repairs, snarling dogs if you go for a walk and they’re the only ones in the village who didn’t vote for Le Pen. God how they wish they could return to the simple life in London! Old rose-tinted spectacles Two big pictures contrasting Then and Now. Once, grown-up folk cast friendly eyes on children… Now they’re scared of them. Old rose-tinted spectacles by Posy Simmonds (1993) One man’s meat A middle-class couple agonise about what to take to their kids’ school’s International Picnic to represent British cuisine. Everything they think of (bacon, ham, sausage rolls, pork pies) will offend one or other religious or cultural sensitivity. The brood Seems to be the Weber family’s kitchen in which are Wendy Weber, now that much older and with grey hair, talking to her married daughter Belinda, who appears to have had a baby, and eldest girl Sophie. She’s thinking about having a baby, seen something on the telly about how over-50s can be fertilised. Belinda and Sophie think thats gross and more to the point, she should be investing her time and savings in them and their babies. P.C. PC 43 A heavy-handed satire about a police constable who uses only politically correct language e.g. referring to the homeless as ‘the involuntarily undomiciled’. A lecture Crouch is invited ‘all the way out here’ to the polytechnic where George Weber works to deliver a lecture. Now, afterwards, George is accompanying him to the train station. Initially Crouch complains about the poor attendance and the bad food and the crappy wine and slowly George – an older, grey-haired George Weber – turns the tables and starts to lecture Crouch about how hard it is trying to keep an underfunded university lit and working despite not having the advantage of fancy-ancy Oxbridge colleges. Sour grapes of wrath Crouch is at a book signing and seethes with jealousy because no one is asking for his signature but crowds are flocking around comedian Nigel Doyle and working mum and TV presenter Denni Welch. His loathing bursts out into muttered insults and abuse with his PR people telling him this isn’t going to persuade people to come over. This struck me as sad, not funny and is, I think, the third book signing strip we’ve seen. The perfect present As usual, Christmas brings out the bilious, cynical and bad-tempered in Posy Simmonds, as she describes the tribulations of a young woman who has become the girlfriend of a married man who left his wife for her. This Christmas the ex-wife is holidaying with her lover in Luxor and the girlfriend knows that, whatever she buys and no matter how much effort she goes to, her boyfriend’s kids will vent all their rage and anger at their parents’ break-up onto her. I’m dreaming of… Packed with resonance for fans of the Posy strip, this shows Belinda, eldest daughter of George and Wendy Weber, now married to her banker, (options trader) Alistair Razor-Dorke and director of her own upmarket catering company, as they ponder whether to spend Christmas with her parents (George and Wendy in their poky terrace conversion) listening to them moan against the government, or with his parents (frightfully posh but live in a draughty old country house and will serve posh but decrepit old food) – or stay in their swish two-bedroom, waterfront, duplex apartment, hmmm, it’s not a difficult decision. I’m dreaming of… Reappearance of the appalling alcoholic Edmund Heep who rings work to say he’s too sick to come in and describes the night before when he went on a pub crawl with a friend, downing an appalling amount of booze, nearly getting into a fight with skinheads before stumbling into a late night caff and ordering scrambled eggs. Now he is claiming it was the eggs, the eggs that made him ill. Christmas: The adoration of the general public As usual, Simmonds’s take on Christmas is jaundiced and cynical. Her Christmas strip for 1988 consisted of one large cartoon showing two sides of Christmas (this binary juxtaposition of past and present or idealised and actual, is an extremely common device). On the left we see the crib with the baby Jesus in it and Mary worshiping surrounded by angels, in the style of a Renaissance painting. On the right we see the identical stable but in this one Father Christmas is doling out presents to excited kiddies whose parents are queueing up in front, under the watchful eye of a security guard with walkie-talkie. There is a comic touch in that many of the mums and dads are saying ‘aaah’ at the religious scene, but the security guard is saying into his walkie-talkie ‘aaah… over.’ The end of January 1989 Once again, this is done in a calendar format, with one strip for every month of the year. I didn’t understand why they’re titled ‘The end of…’ January, February etc. The pictures are smaller than ever and overwhelmed with explanatory text, which sometimes begin to read like short stories. The end of January A wordy sequence explaining the career of Kevin Penwallet, once an anthropology lecturer who quite working at the same polytechnic as George Weber to set up a shop in the sweet Cornish?) seaside village of Tresoddit. He started with health foods in 1979, but was forced to bend to prevailing commercialism and in 1989 turned it into Ye Olde Gift Shoppe full of twee knick-knacks before, in 1988, turning it into an upmarket delicatessen catering to the ever-increasing numbers of wealthy Londoners, to a chorus of disapproval from the locals, and from his old friend George Weber who accuses him of ‘collaboration with the consuming interests of the over-rewarded.’ The end of February George Weber is appalled by the mother’s day cards his daughters are browsing and points out to Wendy that they all present reassuring images of motherhood, mostly from the 19th century, and this is because we, as a society, are traumatised and sacred of numerous new hazards – streets full of muggers and addicts, paedophiles, country full of radioactive sheep and cows with BSE, rivers full of junk and pesticides, ozone layer being eaten away, sex is dangerous (AIDS) – and so need mummy’s hand to cling on to. Trouble is, when he tries to envision a perfectly up-to-date vision of mother caring for her young ones, what he sees is… a child-minder. The end of March A sustained blast against the comprehensive pollution and desecration of the countryside, as seen by the endless flow of bumper-to-bumper traffic heading down our polluted motorways. The end of April A soliloquy from an unbearably posh upper-class lady telling us how they’ve done up their house, and the whole neighbourhood is gentirified and you can buy decent proscuttio and the tramps have been kicked out of the square which has been turned into a wildflower garden and they can afford the best private education for their kids, mind you all this comes at the high cost of security, security locks, security buzzers, a panic room and an electrified truncheon. The end of May: Jerusalem A satire on the new young rich and their passion for redecorating their stonking new homes, set to a parody of Blake’s Jerusalem: ‘And did those brogues in ancient times, Walk upon Nigel’s verdant sward, Or were they only just acquired, In Bond Street with an Access card…’ and so on. The end of June: Our friendly neighbourhood Use of the frequent juxtaposition technique, two large pictures showing past and present or appearance and reality, in this case showing the polite greetings made between a cross-section of modern young people out walking, set against…the ferociously aggressive messages conveyed by their huge and frightening dogs. The end of July: Turning back the floral clock A history of the floral clock on the seafront parade of some coastal town, as it evolved from 1959, 1969, 1979 to 1989, with tut tutting comments from each generation of locals. The end of August This is a laboured satire on a middle class family with two tollder children, just back from shopping at their local organic grocers’, who proceed to find various slugs and maggots in all the fruit and veg, much to the children’s disgust, but the patronising father assures them this is a good sign, shows no pesky pesticides were used. The end of September: A Jeremiad for the new academic year We’re in the staff room of George Weber’s poly where the staff are grimly depressed about the start of a new year, and where the principal lecturer in information design brings them even lower by revealing that his students are doing signs for the new massive ‘Phosco’ superstore being built on the edge of town. The end of October Soliloquy by one of Simmonds’s trademark posh mums with massive hairdo who spends the first half lamenting what blood-sucking bastards the people who bought their house are… and the second half explaining how they’ve screwed a great deal out of the people they’re buying from. Hypocrisy doesn’t come much purer. The end of November: The march of feminism as shown by the changing shape of women’s shoes from 1969 to 1989, with a bit of satire thrown in the the Forward March of feminism seems to be being held up by sisters in the 1980s. Tut. A Christmas Carol A typically sour Simmonds take on Christmas in which the spirit of Christmas, looking very much like our old friend, the alcoholic Edmund Heep, appears to a sleek, well, manicured City banker, all to the accompaniment of a parody of the festive hymn: ‘While Shepherd watched his stocks by night, And monitored the pound, The other chaps went down the pub, And Gloria stood a round…’ As mentioned, there’s so much text and information in some of these cartoons that they read almost like short stories. This affects the size of the pictures, which are often very small and crammed with narrative text, and then further filled with speech or thought balloons – quite a stuffing of text and meaning until the ‘reading’ experience becomes quite complicated or demanding. All this anticipates the style of her graphic novels with their dense interplay of different types of text (narrative, dialogue, thoughts, along with parodies, songs and quotes) with very tightly-drawn pictures arranged in very precise and rather cramped compositions. Negative and depressing When I first read through the six books collected in Mrs Weber’s Omnibus I came to the end deeply disliking Posy Simmonds for her unremitting negativity and satire which I felt lacked wit but overflowed with bile. Having taken the time and trouble to go through and itemise pretty much every cartoon in Mrs Weber’s Omnibus, I now realise the negative feeling I took away largely stems from this final collection, Mustn’t Grumble, for in it the tone really darkens, she stops being very funny at all and the satire – for example against brutal rich bastards like Aubrey Shyte – becomes genuinely bitter. Meanwhile the extended series of cartoons about the failure and self-loathing of past-it novelist J.D. Crouch also – for me – had nothing redeeming about it, it’s just episodes from the life of a middle-aged man who is failing and angry against the world. And the twenty-four calendar characters from the Spectator similarly have next to nothing humorous about them but are all-too-accurate barometers of a society becoming steadily, relentlessly more greedy, self-serving, and shamelessly unequal. So I realise now that it was mainly this last book which left such a bitter aftertaste in my mind, and overshadowed the fact that most of the earlier collections are much lighter in tone, and do contain genuinely comic moments which are worth savouring and remembering. Abandoning the Weber family meant, to some extent, abandoning the containment of her bitter vision of the world within the cosy arena of the regular gallery of comic characters. Set free, unconstrained, but also unsoftened, by the mollifying filter of the Weber characters, Simmonds’s vision emerges in this final collection, as one of real anger and bitterness at the social injustice and the revolting hypocrisy of the new, rich middle classes of Thatcher’s Britain. Mrs Weber’s Omnibus on Amazon Other Posy Simmonds reviews Mrs Weber’s Diary (1979) Pick of Posy (1982) Very Posy (1985) Pure Posy (1987) Mustn’t Grumble (1993) Gemma Bovery (1999) Literary Life (2003) Tamara Drewe (2007) Cassandra Darke (2018) Posy Simmonds: A Retrospective @ the House of Illustration by Simon on June 16, 2019 • Permalink Posted in Books, cartoon, Comedy Tagged 1993, A Christmas Carol, a stay-at-home mum, Adam Nubleigh, Alistair Razor-Dorke, Aubrey Shyte, calendar, Chloe Banister, Christmas, Clive Troutley, Colin Cockley, Denni Welch, Desmond Duff, divorce, Edmund Heep, family, Feminism, George Weber, Gillian Button, Hard Times, holiday homes, J.D. Crouch, Jackie Green, James Dalston Crouch, Jerusalem, Katie Gilleyman, Kevin Penwallet, marriage, middle class, Miles Upmaster, Mme Rutherford, motherhood, Mr Robin Chutney-Darke, Mrs Weber's Omnibus, Mustn't Grumble, Naomi Padfield, parody, pastiche, Posy, Posy Simmonds, Prissie Rugeley, satire, Simon Sandercock, six bounden duties, Thatcherism, the Guardian, the Spectator, Tony and Lorraine McVitie, Tresoddit, Warren McMurdo, Wendy Weber Posted by Simon on June 16, 2019 https://astrofella.wordpress.com/2019/06/16/mustnt-grumble-posy-simmonds/ Pure Posy by Posy Simmonds (1987) Literary Life by Posy Simmonds (2003)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11814
__label__wiki	0.628896	0.628896	Home » Ayurveda News » AYUSH Ministry bags an increase of 13 per cent in Budget allocation AYUSH Ministry bags an increase of 13 per cent in Budget allocation 1 February, 2018 Praveen Prabhakar All India Institute of Ayurveda, Allocation, AYUSH Ministry, Budget, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, Kolkata, National Institute of Homoeopathy, Union Budget NEW DELHI: The Union government has proposed in the Union Budget to increase the outlay for AYUSH ministry by more than 13 per cent to Rs 1,626.37 crore. The allocation to the ministry in the previous Budget was nearly Rs 1,429 crore. The total expenditure on central sector schemes and projects carried out by the ministry has been estimated at Rs 71.36 crore. For the year, 2017-18, it was Rs 68.86 crore, however in the revised Budget for last fiscal, it was increased to Rs 87.64 crore. The allocation has been increased for statutory and regulatory bodies – Central Council of Homoeopathy and Central Council of Indian Medicine in New Delhi, and autonomous bodies – such as All India Institute of Ayurveda, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, National Institute of Homoeopathy, Kolkata – under the ministry. For statutory and regulatory bodies, the outlay is Rs 9.60 crore vis-a-vis Rs 7.99 crore in the last fiscal; while for autonomous bodies it is Rs 906.70 crore compared to Rs 804.30 crore in the previous budget. Under medical and public health head, the budget has been increased to Rs 1,041.14 crore compared to Rs 914.85 in the last fiscal. All India Institute of AyurvedaAllocationAYUSH MinistryBudgetCentral Council for Research in Ayurvedic SciencesKolkataNational Institute of HomoeopathyUnion Budget ← NEET mandatory for UG admission to AYUSH courses Mohit Malhotra named as new CEO of Dabur → Pumpkin Festival helps struggling farmers, Ayurveda shares its responsibility Naturals to foray into Ayurveda-based treatments After farmer protests, FSSAI agrees to revisit Organic Food regulations What is Panchkarma? Is Reiki a religious practice? The food body	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11817
__label__cc	0.591994	0.408006	New Start Up Established Agency E: info@backofficesupportservices.co.uk Recruitment? By robot? Could it happen? Is it possible? Are humans, ironically, about to become redundant in the recruitment process? Let’s look at the latest developments… An article caught our eye on the BBC News website a couple of weeks back. Headed ‘the job interview robot who won’t judge you’, it’s about a new development in Sweden, where recruiters are testing the world’s first robot designed to carry out unbiased job interviews. Now call us old-fashioned, but we at Back Office have always believed recruitment is a people business. In these days of chatbots and virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri though, is the idea of an interviewing robot really that far-fetched? Perhaps not. This particular robot’s name is Tengai (sounds more Japanese than Swedish!), and it’s a project is run by Furhat Robotics, an artificial intelligence and social robotics company that’s come from a research project at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Over the last four years, they’ve created a human-like computer interface that mimics subtle facial expressions as well as how we speak. The intention is to make it less scary than being interviewed by a traditional robot – although Tengai consists only of a ‘head’ sitting on a table! Seriously though, Swedish recruiters have been using the trials to see if they can carry out interviews without any of the subconscious biases that humans naturally make. For example, if an interviewee plays the same sport as the interviewer, there can be more of an affinity than with someone who doesn’t play – even though it’s unintentional. Tengai doesn’t do chit-chat. Instead, it asks all questions in an identical way, to offer a fairer, more objective interview. A transcript of each interview is then passed to managers to determine who should go forward to the next stage. Where there’s a big recruitment drive with a lot of candidates, Tengai could certainly help with the screening process. And it’s true that there would be no bias regarding gender, looks, age, ethnicity, accent or disability, just a focus on competency and skills. But could Artificial Intelligence do more? The aim with Tengai is that eventually the technology will be sophisticated enough to decide for itself whether a candidate should go forward to the next stage, avoiding the need for script reviews. That’s some way off – although the robot does start interviewing people for real in May this year. In other areas, technology’s certainly coming into play more and more. Recent research by the Fosway Group found that 76% of organisations are increasing investment in HR tech, to simplify administrative HR tasks for employers and managers. And advances in recruitment technology, such as AI through chatbots and natural language and machine-learning technology, can prevent recruiters and HR teams getting wrapped up in time-consuming, costly hiring processes and give them the time to make human connections and assess candidates’ cultural fit. At Back Office, we firmly believe people are still the most important part of any recruitment process – and certainly they are in our role in providing back office support, as our clients testify; the personal touch and talking to someone you can trust counts for everything. So while technology almost inevitably has a part to play in the future of recruitment, perhaps we won’t be losing the ‘human’ from human resources just yet. What are your thoughts on technology in recruitment? Would you trust a robot to carry out an important interview? How would you feel being interviewed by one? Join the discussion on Twitter & LinkedIn #robotrecruitment! Back Office Support Services 28.06.2019 Is staff turnover hurting your business growth? Everyone wants to grow their recruitment business. Somewhat ironically though, recruitment as an industry has legendarily high churn rates – ... Mind the gap – how recruiters could solve the IT skills shortage It’s a vicious circle – a perfect storm that’s been brewing for a few years now. As ‘digital transformation’ continues ... Hello, my name is Have a chat to find out more Receive a visit to find out more Receive a quote Tips and Guidance T: 01260 280 290 \| E: info@backofficesupportservices.co.uk	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11819
__label__wiki	0.838998	0.838998	You are here: Home › atlanta braves Tag Archives \| atlanta braves New for 2019: CoolToday Park By Kevin Reichard on December 4, 2018 in Major-League Baseball, News We have a name for the new spring-training home of the Atlanta Braves, set to open for a single 2019 game on March 24 before becoming the teams full-time home in 2020: CoolToday Park. (more…) Adam English Named Stripers Vice President and GM By Ballpark Digest Editors on November 28, 2018 in At the Ballpark, The Front Office The Gwinnett Stripers (Class AAA; International League) have made a significant personnel decision, naming Adam English as their new Vice President and General Manager. (more…) SunTrust Park in Running for 2021 All-Star Game By Zach Spedden on November 19, 2018 in Major-League Baseball, News The Atlanta Braves may host an All-Star Game in the coming years, as Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred recently confirmed that SunTrust Park is in the running for the 2021 game. (more…) Battery Atlanta Lands in October Spotlight By Zach Spedden on October 8, 2018 in Major-League Baseball, News As the Atlanta Braves play their first postseason series at SunTrust Park, the adjacent The Battery Atlanta finds itself in the spotlight. (more…) Fiscal Impact Study Gives High Marks to SunTrust Park, The Battery By Zach Spedden on September 20, 2018 in Major-League Baseball, News The Atlanta Braves‘ SunTrust Park and adjacent The Battery Atlanta are providing a strong annual economic impact for Cobb County, according to a new study. (more…) Johnson, Massengill Resign From Gwinnett By Zach Spedden on September 18, 2018 in At the Ballpark, The Front Office Two top executives have departed the Gwinnett Stripers (Class AAA; International League), as vice president and general manager North Johnson and assistant general manager Shari Massengill have each resigned. (more…) Cobb County Okays Settlement With Braves On Tuesday, Cobb County commissioners granted approval to a settlement with the Atlanta Braves, resolving a dispute over millions in fees associated with SunTrust Park and The Battery development. (more…) Ballparks That Live On: Turner Field By Zach Spedden on August 31, 2018 in At the Ballpark, Ballparks That Live On, Features, Major-League Baseball The former Turner Field has lived several lives in the past 22 years. After opening as Centennial Olympic Stadium for the 1996 summer games, it was converted into a ballpark for the Atlanta Braves. (more…) Braves to Top Off New Spring Training Facility Friday By Zach Spedden on July 20, 2018 in Major-League Baseball, News The Atlanta Braves will celebrate a milestone on Friday morning, whey they host a topping off ceremony at their upcoming spring training complex in North Port, FL. (more…) Beer-Tap Inventor Found Dead Inside SunTrust Park Beer Cooler By Zach Spedden on June 28, 2018 in Major-League Baseball, News A man was found dead on Tuesday when his body was discovered inside a walk-in beer cooler at SunTrust Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. Todd Keeling, 48, died while installing his beer-tap invention, according to his family. (more…) Preview Center for New Braves Spring Training Facility Opens By Zach Spedden on April 17, 2018 in Major-League Baseball, News Fans can now learn more information about the future Atlanta Braves spring training complex, as the team has opened a preview center in North Port, FL. (more…) 2018 Preview: Atlanta Braves, SunTrust Park By Zach Spedden on March 29, 2018 in Features, Major-League Baseball, News Ballpark Digest is previewing what every MLB team is doing to begin the season, both on and off the field, as the 2018 campaign launches today. Up next: the Atlanta Braves and SunTrust Park. (more…) Who Has The Best Player-Development Facilities? We Rank From Bottom to Top, Part 2 By Ballpark Digest Editors on March 23, 2018 in Major-League Baseball, Minor-League Baseball The backbone of any successful MLB franchise is a successful player-development system. And these days successful player development means strong MiLB and spring-training facilities. We continue our ranking of MLB organizations by the quality of their player-development facilities with part two, covering organizations 24-19. (more…)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11821
__label__cc	0.706667	0.293333	Jaws – Robert Shaw as Quint Robert Shaw was born 90 years ago today, August 9, 1927. To celebrate the birth of this iconic actor and writer, BAMF Style presents another contributor post submitted by BAMF Style reader “W.T. Hatch”. Enjoy! Robert Shaw as Quint in Jaws (1975) Robert Shaw as Quint, grizzled and tough shark hunter and U.S. Navy veteran Amity Island, July 1974 Film: Jaws Costume Design: Louise Clark, Robert Ellsworth, and Irwin Rose Y’all know me. Know how I earn a livin’. I’ll catch this bird for you, but it ain’t gonna be easy. In 1975, director Steven Spielberg scared the bejesus out of America with the summer blockbuster hit Jaws. Based upon author Peter Benchley’s novel of the same name, Jaws is the harrowing tale of a 25′ man-eating shark which terrorizes the small beach community of Amity Island. Technical problems forced Spielberg to largely abandon the mechanical shark, dubbed “Bruce” after his attorney, instead using mood, music, and a set of yellow barrels to suggest the beast’s on-screen presence. One viewing of the film is enough to make even the bravest soul think twice before taking a swim in the ocean. But one other persona in the movie is more frightening than the shark. I speak of the shark’s archenemy known only by the name of Quint. No doubt inspired by another single-minded sea captain, namely Ahab of Moby Dick, Quint is one of cinema’s most enigmatic, famous, and all-around badass characters. What’d He Wear? A hardened veteran of WWII, Quint eventually left the United States Navy returning to Amity Island to pursue a career in charter fishing and shark hunting but his attire still reflects that of a career sailor. Indeed, with the exception of wearing a black work coat when ashore and a wool sweater in his shop, Quint wears the same clothes throughout the entirety of the picture. He is a complex man – independent, intelligent, and irreverent – who clearly cares little for the trappings of modern fashion. Quint’s daily “uniform” is utilitarian in nature and befitting of a working man who spent his life at sea. Brody and Quint at sea. Once aboard the Orca, Quint the irascible fisherman rapidly transforms into Quint the U.S. Navy sailor still very much at war with his old enemy the shark. He dons a M1951 field jacket retained from his time in the U.S. Navy as shown by the faded nametag bearing QUINT in stenciled military block letters above the right breast pocket. The coat is made of 9-ounce cotton material in olive green (OG) shade 107. First developed at the height of World War II in 1943, the field jacket is a ubiquitous item issued to generations of U.S. military servicemembers (this author still has his from basic training). While the M1951 is not truly waterproof, the jacket may be worn under a separate wet weather coat or with a removable inner liner for additional warmth. This layering system allows the wearer to easily adapt to changing weather conditions and is perfect for off shore fishing. Quint wears his jacket open with the sleeves rakishly unbuttoned. The coat has four large pockets with snap enclosures and a drawstring waist. Unlike so many other movies featuring staunch blue-collar characters, Quint’s jacket shows clear evidence of extended use. The left breast pocket flap is missing and the coat’s shell, much like Quint’s body, shows the ravages of hard living with several stitched repairs, small holes, and lost buttons. Quint’s field jacket has doubtless seen plenty of adventure… and plenty of beer. Under the field jacket, Quint wears a standard issue U.S. Navy enlisted man’s chambray long-sleeve shirt. The pocket flaps and longer collar tabs point to this being a 1970s era version rather than a remnant from his wartime service of the 1940s. The shirt, a composite blend of 65% polyester and 35% cotton, has two large chest pockets and black plastic buttons. Always a man looking to shock his friends, he uses the left chest pocket to store the dental appliance worn in place of a tooth lost in a fight long ago. Quint runs the gamut in the wear of his shirt, from almost completely unbuttoned (and his pants undone) when he and Hooper toast to their shared scars to fully buttoned to the neck in his final moments aboard the doomed Orca. Quint at play and at work in his trusty blue chambray shirt. Briefly visible while attempting to land the beast with rod and reel, Quint dons a white thermal underwear top, i.e. “long johns,” underneath his chambray shirt. One may assume he adjusts the buttons and adds the long johns to match the Atlantic’s changing weather patterns throughout the hunt for the titular shark. Quint’s thermal undershirt is visible beneath the battered half-buttoned cuffs of his chambray shirt and field jacket. Quint’s signature clothing piece is his broken-brimmed and much soiled baseball cap. The hat itself is the subject of no small amount of online debate as to its origins and material. Several sources, citing the military-themed style and khaki color, suggest the hat is a WWII Navy flyer or mechanic cap although there is no agreed-upon answer. This author believes Quint’s hat is either a custom-made piece or locally purchased in a sporting goods store. The cap has a broad brim to keep the sun from the wearer’s eyes and two small pockets on the front below the peak. Quint’s hat appears to be made of waterproof waxed canvas and is fitted without adjustment tabs. Quint sizes up his new mates. In his final scenes, Quint exchanges his cap for a dark blue bandanna rolled “DeNiro style” to keep the sweat from his eyes while attempting to breathe life into the Orca’s failing engines. Again, this choice reflects Quint’s pragmatic nature as a brimmed baseball hat would be a detriment whilst working in the confines of the boat’s cramped engine room. Much like his chambray shirt and field jacket, Quint’s bandanna is a hangover from his days fighting in the sweltering Pacific theater on the ill-fated heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis. Quint’s pants also emphasize function over fashion. Their faded black color (he also wears a brown pair) hide the inevitable oil, diesel fuel, or blood stains inherent to commercial fishing. The pants are likely made of cotton cloth with a straight leg cut, flat front, and four large pockets. Quint is not a blue jeans man as cotton dries faster than denim and wears more comfortably through a long workday. Quint wears a plain, if broad, black leather belt with brass hardware. A good day for a Narragansett. For his footwear, the no-nonsense Quint wisely chose a pair of tan cotton canvas tennis shoes with taupe laces and rubber soles perfect for negotiating wet, slippery decks. These shoes, worn with and without his brown socks, have the additional benefit of being easily removed if need arises to abandon ship. Quint, a survivor of one tragic wartime boat sinking, certainly remembered that life changing experience in his shoe selection. Classic canvas sneakers are a nautical classic. Quint wears no visible jewelry nor a watch which comes as no surprise given his chosen profession. Bracelets, necklaces, and watches pose safety hazards as they may catch on machinery, ropes or other fixtures on the boat. Given his unsentimental nature – after all the man celebrated his third wife’s demise by entering an arm wrestling contest in San Francisco – Quint also eschews a wedding ring. What to Imbibe Quint is a man who likes his drink. He quaffs Narragansett beer while fishing and humorously negotiates two cases of apricot brandy (and a color TV) in his shark hunting fee. Hooper stares in awe of Quint’s guzzling prowess. Quint is something of a bootlegger himself, offering Chief Brody his own homebrew. The Orca‘s galley stocks include a bottle of Canadian Club and a large bottle of vodka. During Quint’s iconic Indianapolis speech – arguably the finest moment ever captured on film – he drinks an unidentified alcohol from a white china coffee mug. A man of Quint’s demeanor strikes me as an inveterate whiskey drinker. Given his Irish heritage, I am betting Quint is a Jameson man. It is a safe bet that an evening spent drinking with Quint would be memorable… if you survived it. How to Get the Look Apart from his hat, every item in Quint’s rather spartan closet is easily found online or in vintage clothing stores. While not appropriate for formal events, the look is ideal for a day of sharkin’ or far less arduous tasks about the house. Olive drab (OD) M1951 field jacket with button/zip front, four bellows pockets, epaulettes, button cuffs, and drawstring waistband Blue chambray long-sleeve U.S. Navy surplus shirt with long point collar, front placket, two chest pockets with button-down flaps, and 2-button rounded cuffs Black cotton flat front work trousers with belt loops, side pockets, jetted back pockets with snap closure, and plain-hemmed bottoms Wide black leather belt with squared brass single-prong buckle Tan canvas five-eyelet sneakers with off-white rubber outsoles White thermal long-sleeve underwear top Fitted brown waxed cotton cap with two front pockets Readers may learn more about the saga behind a reproduction of Quint’s iconic hat here Dark blue bandanna … and the best mutton chops this side of Logan. The Gun Quint employs several weapons including a fishing rod, harpoon gun, and even a machete in his ultimately forlorn attempt to kill the shark. Quint’s personal arsenal also includes the venerable, reliable and hard hitting .30-caliber M1 Garand rifle of WWII fame. Quint fires at his foe. Like much of Quint’s clothing, the M1 is likely a relic from his US Navy days… indeed, one expects Quint “liberated” the rifle from the ship’s armory as a souvenir of the war. Spoiler alert: after Quint’s rather graphic death (shudder), Chief Brody seizes the M1 rifle and ultimately uses it to kill the shark with a well placed bullet to one of Hooper’s SCUBA tanks. On a related note, interested readers may wish to peruse Mythbusters‘ special Jaws episode which puts this particular tactic to the test. Do Yourself a Favor and… Check out the movie. Better yet, read the gripping true story of the USS Indianapolis in In Harm’s Way by Doug Stanton. The Quote Anyway, we delivered the bomb. For more great takes on the costuming in Jaws, check out Chris Scott’s Primer article from summer 2015. – Nick Written by luckystrike721 Posted in Casual, Contributor Post Tagged with 1970s, Baseball Cap, Blue Shirt, Casual, Chambray Shirt, Field Jacket, Fisherman, Jaws (1975), Military-Inspired, New England, Quint, Robert Shaw, Sneakers, Summer, What to Wear at Sea August 9, 2017 - 9:41 am Eric Langlois The vertical seams on the cap, as well as the shape of the bill, make it look like the WW-2 era B-1 cap, although I’m sure you’ve come across that theory already. It would fit with Quint’s general milsurp style. Great article, Hatch! August 9, 2017 - 6:25 pm RM Ha! Put in a request for Quint & crew’s clothes on BAMF Style just the other day. August 10, 2017 - 6:54 pm Sir Edward Percival Fox-Ingleby, Bt How did you do that RM? I’ve been waiting years. July 23, 2018 - 4:53 pm R80 Quint’s ‘tennis sneakers’ aren’t tennis sneakers. They’re Sperry Top-siders, purposely designed for sailing. I think Hooper and Brody also wear them in the film. There is a modern version called the Sperry Striper. June 18, 2019 - 10:10 am Boss Threads Actually, the modern version is the Cloud CVO June 17, 2019 - 11:42 pm BossThreads Quint’s shirt doesn’t appear to be standard issue. Notice the two button cuffs. Quint’s shirt doesn’t appear to be standard issue US Navy shirt. The two button cuffs and scalloped pocket flaps make it more likely a Levi’s shirt. George Lazenby’s Glen Plaid Suit as 007 Philip Lombard’s Blue Chalkstripe Suit	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11822
__label__cc	0.742069	0.257931	Seventy Years of Hells Angels from RealClearLife Hells Angels at 70: Rebels With a Cause The infamous motorcycle gang now does brisk business selling branded merchandise and politicking. By Kevin B. Sullivan Motorcycles are parked on the street outside the Hells Angels motorcycle club headquarters in New York. (AP Photo/Tom Hays, File) In the early hours of December 11, 2016, while cruising New York City’s East Village neighborhood, 25-year-old David Martinez and his friends encountered a problem. Driving down E. 3rd Street, the group suddenly found themselves stuck behind a livery cab. Noticing an orange parking cone obstructing their way around the cab, Martinez hopped out of the passenger side door of his black Mercedes-Benz in order to move the cone and squeeze by the livery cab. Unfortunately for Martinez and his companions, that cone had been deliberately placed there by the notorious Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, who have long called that stretch of 3rd Street between First and Second avenues home. The club’s illegal practice of saving spaces for motorcycles in front of their East Village clubhouse was common knowledge for those in the local know, but one with potentially deadly consequences for the uninitiated. A melee ensued over the cone, as Martinez and his friends clashed with a handful of Hells Angels members. It was then that Anthony Iovenitti – a security guard and reported “prospect” with the club – pulled a firearm and shot Martinez in the stomach. [ click to continue reading at RCL ]	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11827
__label__cc	0.558482	0.441518	Can a Limited Partnership Have a Subsidiary? By: Eric Feigenbaum What Are the Different Types of Partnerships? Limited partnerships provide their investors the liability protection of a corporation while allowing them the tax benefits of a partnership. Limited partners simply buy interest in a partnership but remain completely uninvolved in business decisions and operation. As a result, the law absolves them of legal responsibility for the actions of the general or managing partners in charge -- who bear full liability for their business. Unlike with corporate shareholders, the law allows limited partners to claim business profits and losses on their personal income taxes, which many investors like. However, just like corporations, limited partnerships can buy and create assets including other companies and hold them as subsidiaries. Limited partnerships, like both simple partnerships and corporations, can own assets. This includes acquiring other companies or businesses. Owning and operating businesses for additional revenue or to complement a current business is perfectly legal under both state and federal laws. Companies often develop their own subsidiaries by investing in new ideas, creating new branding and diversifying their lines of business. Limited partnerships can also engage in this. Limited partnerships can apply to their counties of operation for fictitious business names or "doing business as" names to give different branding identities to their various subsidiaries and ventures. They can also create corporations fully owned by the limited partnership -- using the partnership as a shell or holding company. Assets, expansions and subsidiary corporations have tax implications for business partners -- both limited and general. Increased revenues, shifts in profit-sharing and valuation of assets can shift owners' tax liabilities, often increasing them. Because taxes fall to the individual owners, rather than the business itself -- as they do in corporations -- limited partners may find their personal income tax rate and liability increase through no fault or action of their own. The decisions of general partners in driving a business can significantly impact limited partners -- especially as general partners' business considerations usually don't take limited partners' personal finances into account. Accounting and Disclosure Limited partnerships must be open and transparent about the assets they own, including subsidiaries. Failure to report assets or income to the Internal Revenue and state tax authorities can result in penalties and even criminal charges. Similarly, partners should avoid mingling personal assets with their limited partnership to evade taxes. Anything listed as subsidiary or company asset should truly belong to the partnership -- and not be placed there in an attempt to reduce a partner's personal valuation or liability. U.S. Legal: Limited Partnership Law & Legal Definition Saul Centers: History Bloomberg Businessweek: First Potomac Realty Investment Limited Partnership Greenstein, Rogoff, Olsen & Co.: Family Limited Partnerships - Pros and Cons Eric Feigenbaum started his career in print journalism, becoming editor-in-chief of "The Daily" of the University of Washington during college and afterward working at two major newspapers. He later did many print and Web projects including re-brandings for major companies and catalog production. What Are the Advantages of a Single Member LLC Compared to a Sole ... Who Are the Principal Owners for a Limited Liability Partnership? How to Create a Business Entity Difference Between a Partnership and a Limited Company What Is an LLC, S or C Corporation? Can a Husband & Wife Own a Sole Proprietorship?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11830
__label__wiki	0.841862	0.841862	Tag Archives: Private Company Cox Media Group/Cox Enterprises Posted on April 7, 2013 by Autumn Boatner Autumn Boatner http://www.coxmediagroup.com/ Headquarters Contact Info: 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd. Overview [1] Cox Media Group is an integrated broadcasting, publication, direct marketing, and digital media company which is a part of Cox Enterprises that includes Cox Target Media. Cox Target Media operates two leading American companies which are Valpak (direct marketing), and savings.com (online savings). The company’s operations currently include 19 broadcast TV stations, one local cable station, 87 radio stations, eight daily newspapers and more than 100 digital services. CMG’s reach includes more than 30 media markets and 52 million Americans weekly, which includes 18 million radio listeners, 32 million TV viewers, and more than four million print and online newspaper readers. 2012 Key Metrics [2] Revenue: 1.9 Billion TV Stations: 19 Local Cable Channels: 1 Television Markets: 11 TV Viewer Reach: 30+ million AM Radio Stations: 15 FM Radio Stations: 72 Radio Markets: 20 Combined Weekly Radio Listeners: 18 million The Business of Communications A duopoly is a specific type of oligopoly where only two producers exist in one market. In context, Cox Media Group is a duopoly due to the fact that it is one of two firms with dominant control over the communications market. Cox Media Group is in the process of changing its structure as part of a new business strategy to sell off their stations in smaller markets. The broadcast realignment was announced in July 2012 by CMG President Doug Franklin following the purchase of duopolies in larger markets — Jacksonville, Fla., and Tulsa, Okla. — from Newport Television . [3] CMG’s strategy is focused on larger markets, cross-media collaboration, and heightened reach in fewer markets. “This simplified structure will enable CMG to capitalize on continued growth and synergies, while retaining its size financially,” said Franklin. Simultaneously, CMG is realigning leadership structure to fit the new broadcast portfolio. Leadership changes in 2013 are as followed: January 11th – Romeo Solomon Named General Sales Manager at KICU-TV January 14th – Cox Media Group Appoints Matt Dalton as National Sales Manager of Long Island’s 106.1 WBLI-FM and 102.3 WBAB-FM January 30th – CMG Orlando Tammie McGrath promoted to Director of Sales for six stations [4] February 7th – CMG Tulsa Radio Promotes Matt Ledbetter to Director of Sales for Its Five Station Cluster [5] March 1st – Tom Calococci Joins CMG Miami as New Program Director East Coast March 8th – Cox Media Group Atlanta Names Adam Wolfson New General Sales Manager March 11th – Greg Bilte named general manager, Suzanne Nadell named News Director for CMG Tulsa March 13th – CMG Jacksonville Named Eric Lauer GSM, CMG San Antonio Names Jeff Garrison as New Program Director of Y100 [6] April 1st – Lee Rothenthal named News Director at KUTV in Indianapolis [7] On February 12th, Cox Media Group announced the sale of radio stations in six markets to SummitMedia – a Birmingham, Ala.-based ownership group which includes David DuBose, Cox Media’s Birmingham Vice President and market manager. Source: http://www.freepress.net/ Cox Media Group also sold three Southern Connecticut radio stations and contract rights for an additional station to Connoisseur Media based in Conn. Four stations were sold to Connoisseur and 21 stations were sold to Summit. In southern Connecticut, Cox sold WPLR-FM, WEZN-FM, WFOX-FM, and contract rights for WYBC-FM to Connoisseur Media for $40 million. SummitMedia paid $66.25 million for a number of stations in Birmingham, AL, Greenville, SC, Louisville, KY, Richmond, VA, and Hawaii, according to documents filed with the FCC. [8] As part of the broadcast realignment, Cox recently added four TV stations to its broadcast portfolio: WAWS-TV (fox) and WTEV-TV (CBS) in Jacksonville, Fl, and KOKI-TV (fox) and KMYT-TV (MyNetwork) in Tulsa, OK. [9] Source: www.sbgi.net/ Sinclair Broadcast Group had the opposite strategy, and acquired four COX small television stations for $99 million on February 25th, 2013; the purchase was part of a string of over thirty acquisitions over the past year and a half. [10] They also purchased 18 stations from Barrington Broadcasting Group for 370 million. [11] Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. is a Hunt Valley, Maryland-based diversified television broadcast company. The four stations Sinclair purchased from Cox were: KFOX (Fox) El Paso, Texas DMA 91 WJAC (NBC) Johnstown-Altoona, Pa. DMA 102 KRXI (Fox) Reno, Nev. DMA 108 WTOV (NBC) Wheeling, W.Va.-Steubenville, Ohio DMA 158 FCC rules prohibit ownership of two stations in markets as small as Reno, Nev., therefore Sinclair plans on getting past this loophole by operating MNT affiliate KAME Reno under contract with a third-party licensee, Deerfield Media. [12] Sinclair said it expects to finance the deal through a bank loan, the deal will close in the second quarter and is pending FCC approval. Sinclair is arguably taking this strategy because there are less medium-sized stations for sale, but small stations provide large profits through local advertisements. [13] “Over the past 18 months, we have led the industry’s consolidation efforts in the mid-sized markets, purchasing 30 TV stations and creating over $400 million of equity value,” said David Smith, Sinclair President and CEO. On March 4th, 2013, Broadcast stock analyst Marci Ryvicker and Wells Fargo Securities approved the Sinclair buy. “We like SBGI’s scale, leverage and opportunistic approach to M&A and anticipate there is more to come,” stated in an investor’s note. According to the note, Sinclair is paying a reasonable 4.6 times cash flow for Cox and 5.2 times for Barrington while maintaining a healthy debt profile of 5.1 times projected for the end of 2013. [14] Other news concerning COX Source: RadioInk.com On January 18th, Cox Media Group made radio history with Tampa 97X by giving local listeners total control of the music by utilizing social media. Listeners chose songs they wanted to hear by selecting from over 1,800 songs listed on 97X app and website. The app gave listeners the ability to interact with an ‘Open Mic’ feature which enabled them to record and upload themselves introducing songs. [15] On March 6th, Cox Media Group was accepted into the Google AdWords (TM) Premier SMB partner program. This partnership allows CMG to be a leading provider in digital marketing solutions for local and regional advertising clients. Premiere SMB partners meet Google’s highest criteria for qualification, transparency and customer service, which include completing extensive Google product and account management training to provide businesses with the most effective AdWords advertising solutions. In addition to in-depth AdWords knowledge, PSP partners provide campaign management, detailed reporting, one-on-one customer support, and broad marketing guidance to help advertisers make the most of their advertising campaigns. [16] 1 & 2. http://www.coxmediagroup.com/about/ 3. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-02-26/business/bs-bz-sinclair-acquires-cox-stations-20130226_1_sinclair-plans-station-owner-stations-in-mid-sized-market 4. http://www.coxmediagroup.com/news/2013/jan/ 5. http://www.coxmediagroup.com/news/2013/feb/ 6. http://www.coxmediagroup.com/news/2013/apr/ 7. http://www.coxmediagroup.com/news/2013/may/ 8 & 9. http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/193537/cox-sells-25-radio-stations.html#axzz2PoUSjKxl 10. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-02-26/business/bs-bz-sinclair-acquires-cox-stations-20130226_1_sinclair-plans-station-owner-stations-in-mid-sized-markets 11. http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/print-edition/2013/03/08/sinclair-broadcast-group-tuning-into.html?page=all 12.http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/65729/sinclair-buys-four-cox-tvs-for-nearly-100m 14. http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/65893/ryvicker-gives-thumbs-up-to-sinclair-buys 15. http://www.coxmediagroup.com/news/cmg-press-releases/tampa-bays-97x-does-it-again/nTzz2/ 16. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cox-media-group-selected-as-google-adwords-premier-smb-partner-2013-03-06 Posted in Radio Companies, TRF235.1, TV Business \| Tagged broadcast, broadcast realignment, CMG, consolidation, Cox Media Group, Doug Franklin, duopoly, larger markets, Private Company, Radio Business, savings.com, SBG, SummitMedia, Valpak, Wells Fargo	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11834
__label__wiki	0.618567	0.618567	Betty's Bake Goods (New update coming sometime in 2019) Thanx for stopping by Any feedback please fill out the contact form Cakes/Pies Specialty Treats Italian Jews adopted the cookie because it has no flour or leavening (the agent that raises and lightens a baked good, like yeast, baking powder and baking soda instead, enjoyed during the eight-day observation of Passover. It was introduced to other European Jews and became popular as a year-round sweet. Italian Jews adopted the cookie because it has no flour or leavening (the agent that raises and lightens a baked good, like yeast, baking powder and baking soda—instead, macaroons are leavened by egg whites) and can be enjoyed during the eight-day observation of Passover. It was introduced to other European Jews Read more at: http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cookies/cookies2/history-of-macaroons.asp Italian Jews adopted the cookie because it has no flour or leavening (the agent that raises and lightens a baked good, like yeast, baking powder and baking soda—instead, macaroons are leavened by egg whites) and can be enjoyed during the eight-day observation of Passover. It was introduced to other European Jews and became popular as a year-round swee Macaron cookie was born in Italy, introduced by the chef of Catherine de Medicis in 1533 Italian Jews adopted the cookie because it has no flour or leavening (the agent that raises and lightens a baked good, like yeast, baking powder and baking soda—instead, macaroons are leavened by egg whites) and can be enjoyed during the eight-day observation of Passover. It was introduced to other European Jews and became popular as a year-round sweet. Black & White Cookies black and white cookie, half-and-half cookie, or half-moon cookie is a round cookie iced or frosted on one half with vanilla and on the other with chocolate. ... The origin of the black-and-white cookie in New York City is commonly traced to Glaser's Bake Shop in Yorkville, founded in 1902 by Bavarian immigrants. peanut butter cookie is a type of cookie that is distinguished for having peanut butter as a principal ingredient. The cookie generally originated in the United States, its development dating back to the 1910s Jumbo Madeleine's are little cakelike cookies that are baked in special molds that give them a delicate shell shape. According to one story the name "Madeleine" was given to the cookies by Louis XV to honor his father in-law's cook Madeleine Paulmier. Louis first tasted them at the Chateau Commercy in Lorraine in 1755 Polvoron Cookies (Puerto Rican Shortbread) polvoron is a soft dense & crumbly cookie, popular in latin America,Spain & Philippines Originally these cookies were discovered in Andalusia, dating back to the 16th Century My 1st Attempt of Flowers Cookies Yrs Ago Not Bad For The First Time My Jumbo size Chocolate Chips I make these with 3 different chocolates Chocolate chip cookies are commonly made with white sugar; brown sugar; flour; a small portion of salt; eggs; a leavening agent such as baking powder; a fat, typically butter or shortening; vanilla extract; and semi-sweet chocolate pieces Invented‎ in ‎1938 Snowball Cookies known as Wedding cookies & Russian tea cookies or tea cookie Snowball cookies are a favorite at Christmas time. but these nut filled cookies are scrumptious all year 'round. Shortbread is a Scottish biscuit traditionally made from one part white sugar, two parts butter, and three parts flour. Other ingredients like ground rice or corn flour are sometimes added to alter the texture Italian Flag Cookies Super-moist almond sponge cake is dyed to resemble the Italian flag, then layered with apricot or raspberry jam and topped with chocolate. the crinkle cookie recipe originated in the first half of the 20 century Jewish Shortbread Cookies These cookies are a rich & nutty & sweet at the same time can't go wrong with sugar & cinnamon & ground nuts of your choices Claimed to have been first baked in the 17th century Now who doesn't love brownies Early 20th Century around 1896 The brownie, one of America's favorite baked treats, was born in the U.S.A Some Of The Platter of Christmas Cookies back in the day Subscribe Here To Get Notify Of All Updates A+ Recommendation Just Click The Name Fat Burning Kitchen The Diabetes Lie	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line11838

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